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C O NT E NT S OUR 24TH YEAR OF WEEKLY INDEPENDENT NEWS, ARTS & EVENTS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA VOL. 24 NO. 17 NOV. 15-21, 2017

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PAGE 14 FOR LAND’S SAKE Protecting threatened land lies at the heart of conservation nonprofits’ missions. But caring for the land once it’s been protected is also critically important — and it’s a job that never ends. COVER PHOTO Courtesy of Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy COVER DESIGN Scott Southwick

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60 FLORA TO FEAST The science behind Asheville’s plant protein products

64 WHAT’S IN A (BEER) NAME? Asheville-area breweries share the stories behind their more oddly dubbed releases

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38 WELCOMING AND SENSORY-FRIENDLY Local support grows for those with autism, sensory processing disorder

68 WORD-OF-MOUTH Distinguished storytellers gather for TELLABRATION!

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8 ELECTION EFFECTS Diversity, experience are big winners in Asheville city contests

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69 KING OF THE ROAD The Freeway Revival celebrates the release of its debut album

22 TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL Students explore arts, careers and recreation with In Real Life 26 GRASSROOTS GREEN Grant program helps community groups 32 STAYING THE COURSE Dedicated residents keep dream of a regional history museum alive 36 ASHEVILLE ARCHIVES Red Cross, Masonic Temple respond to 1918 flu pandemic 38 WELCOMING AND SENSORY-FRIENDLY Local support grows for those with autism, sensory processing disorder 41 ACROSS THE TABLE Asheville volunteers turn donated food into Thanksgiving feasts 44 ART WITH HEART Local nonprofits foster well-being through creative expression 5 LETTERS 5 CARTOON: MOLTON 7 CARTOON: BRENT BROWN 12 BUNCOMBE BEAT 14 GREEN SCENE 38 WELLNESS 48 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 50 CONSCIOUS PARTY 60 FOOD 62 SMALL BITES 64 BEER SCOUT 66 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 72 SMART BETS 76 CLUBLAND 82 MOVIES 84 SCREEN SCENE 86 FREEWILL ASTROLOGY 86 CLASSIFIEDS 87 NY TIMES CROSSWORD

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How do antifa square tactics with First Amendment? [Regarding “Everyday People: Local Activists Strive for Social Change” Nov. 8, Xpress]: What does it mean when ... “a core strategy of antifa protesters is denying those who promote fascist ideology a soapbox”? How is that different from forcibly denying First Amendment rights of free assembly and free speech? How can the antifa call themselves “nonviolent” if they announce their intention to forcibly prevent others from exercising their constitutional rights? If not by force, then by what means? “Crowding out” implies force. Quoting Frida, if, in her judgment, it’s “hate speech,” then “I don’t think there’s room for it.” Does she mean there’s no room in the public square for free expression of opinions that we find wrong and disgusting? Who is to be the judge of that? Apparently, Frida and other antifas have not heard, or do not agree with, that fundamental principle of a free society: “I wholly disapprove of what you say — and will defend to the death your right to say it.” I keep asking myself: Are these young people simply naive or deeply narcissistic? Do they sincerely believe that some higher power (their

own strong feelings) gives them the right to decide which opinions can be allowed or denied public expression here in the “land of the free”? Do they really believe their tactics are furthering the cause of tolerance, mutual respect, love and understanding? — John Sterling Asheville

Could you be the voice for a child? Since Jan. 1, 343 children have entered the Guardian ad Litem program [in Buncombe County] — this means that 343 kids are alleged to have been abused/neglected and are in the court system. [Through] no fault of their own, these kids are typically removed from their homes and placed in foster care or a kinship placement. Why were they removed from the home? Maybe their parents abused substances, had untreated mental health [issues] or engaged in domestic violence — maybe it was a combination of these factors. Either way, it’s the kids who pay the ultimate penalty as their lives are uprooted; they often change school districts and are taken away from everything they know. There are so many parties in a Department of Social Services abuse/ neglect case: the judge, parents/care-

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takers, parents’ attorneys, DSS attorneys, GAL attorneys, investigative/inhome/foster care social workers — it’s easy to see how the kids get lost in the system. That’s where the role of the Guardian ad Litem comes in: to advocate and ensure the voice of the child is heard in court, that their wishes for permanency and best interest are made known to all parties. With so many kids in the GAL program, our office is overwhelmed with cases, and we have a critical need for volunteers to represent children’s best interests in court. There is no experience necessary, and we provide all training and support. Being a GAL is a challenging and demanding role, but also incredibly rewarding as you literally ensure the child’s voice is heard in court throughout the life of the case. Our next training begins mid-January — visit www.volunteerforgal.org to complete a volunteer application, or call the office at 828-259-3443 for more information. Could you be the voice for a child? — Jenna Jackson Asheville

Yay, more beer In the Carolina Beer Guy’s article about the expansion of the French Broad Brewery [“French Broad River Brewery Looks to the Future,” Oct. 18, Xpress], he neglected to mention that it comes at the cost of losing a valuable community space. The brewery’s expansion has forced the closure of the Toy Boat Community Arts Space, via a nonrenewal of the lease, a not-so-smooth move many of us recognize as the unofficial “Asheville eviction.” Toy Boat has been home not only to arts and theater, but also countless other community events like meetings, classes and fundraisers, often at no charge. A brewery expansion is a poor substitute. We don’t need more beer or breweries. We need more space for people to have real, multifaceted lives beyond the Disney-fied dystopian construct that Asheville has become at a cost to all else. — Milo Marlow Marshall Editor’s note: An article on the loss of Toy Boat’s space, “Toy Boat

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Crowd out short-term rentals Gentrification is caused by unit density limits, not short-term rentals, which are an idiotic scapegoat. STRs should be crowded out of existence by affordable housing density, not regulated like a bureaucratic scapegoat. The North Asheville liberal elite zoners are barking you up the wrong tree again, so crowd them out, too. — Alan Ditmore Leicester

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ELECTION EFFECTS Diversity, experience are big winners in Asheville city contests BY CAROLYN MORRISROE, ABLE ALLEN AND VIRGINIA DAFFRON news@mountainx.com Rain didn’t keep Asheville voters away from the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, as they turned out in relatively high numbers to re-elect two incumbents and increase the diversity of City Council. Mayor Esther Manheimer easily secured a second term with 80.8 percent of the vote, while challenger Martin Ramsey garnered 18.6 percent. Vijay Kapoor and Sheneika Smith racked up enough votes to snag two of three open spots on Asheville City Council, and incumbent Gwen Wisler held onto her seat. Kim Roney, Rich Lee and Dee Williams ran vibrant campaigns for Council but ultimately fell short at the polls. Even before all the votes were tallied, it was clear that voter turnout was high for a municipal election, Manheimer observed from a gathering at Well Played on Wall Street. “It’s really exciting. I feel like people have really gotten engaged since the presidential election. And engagement is good,” she said. “We’ve got people who’ve never participated in municipal elections before, and they’re here, they’re volunteering on campaigns and they’re voting. And that’s a different experience than I’ve previously experienced.” Voter turnout this year ran higher than in the past two municipal general elections, at 19,633 out of 84,814 registered voters in Buncombe County municipalities, or 23 percent. In the 2015 general election, 14,080 registered voters cast ballots, or 17 percent. In 2013, 15,791 people voted, or 19.27 percent. Manheimer, an attorney who first joined City Council in 2009 before becoming mayor in 2013, tentatively thanked those who voted for her as early returns gave her a sizable lead. “I’m feeling flattered that the people of Asheville overwhelmingly seem to be reelecting me,” she said.

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A COMMANDING VICTORY: Mayor Esther Manheimer watches results on Nov. 7 as she cruises to a second term. Photo by Virginia Daffron COMING OUT ON TOP First-time candidate Kapoor drew voters from his own neighborhood of South Asheville but displayed broad appeal to take 22.8 percent of the votes for City Council. A municipal budget consultant of Indian and Polish descent, Kapoor becomes one of three people of color on the city’s top board. At a gathering at Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack in South Asheville on election night, Kapoor said, “I’m feeling very good, humbled, thrilled to be joined by all the volunteers, my family. They worked really hard to try and get our message out throughout the city. It’s rewarding that it actually seems to be working.” Earlier in the campaign, Kapoor endorsed Smith and Wisler, whom he’ll now join on Council after a Dec. 5 swearing-in ceremony. Getting there was at times a damp prospect,

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though. “I was standing in the rain with a sign that said, ‘Vote today,’ in South Asheville,” Kapoor said of his Election Day. “And then I was standing in the rain in Montford. Then the sun came out, and I was greeting voters up in Montford.” Coming in second place with 19.9 percent of the votes and winning a spot on City Council, Smith said she came into this race looking to shift power in Asheville. “I’ve been inspired by a lot of social movements that are going on and were going on in the last four to five years: Occupy, definitely movements around environmental justice, Black Lives Matter,” she said on election night at the Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center. “I decided to step forward because you can’t just be a community organizer forever and not move forward to influence policy.” Smith, a first-time candidate and

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community engagement coordinator at Green Opportunities, ran on a platform of equity and inclusion. “I took a step forward [to] represent my community that has been underrepresented on a City Council level for some time,” she said. “I’m glad to share the space with Mr. Keith Young, the first time two AfricanAmericans have served on Council in 30 years. So, we’re history makers.” The themes of collaboration and coalition-building resonated throughout Smith’s campaign, and she attributed that intersectionality with helping build momentum and broaden her base. “The African-American community, we don’t have enough numbers to pull an entire election,” she said. “But I believe the message of hope for community and family sustainability and suppressing gentrification actually pulled enough numbers and supporters that we were actually able to pull second place.”

HOT COUNCIL RACE: Candidate Vijay Kapoor monitors the ballot count on election night at Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack in South Asheville along with supporters and volunteers. Kapoor came away with 22.8 percent of the votes for City Council. Photo by Able Allen Wisler, former CEO of the Coleman Co., was first elected to Council four years ago and was named vice mayor in 2015. She took the third spot, with 18.2 percent of votes, a 1,586-vote margin above fourth-place finisher Roney. She believes voters were drawn to her experience. “I think some folks got nervous that it would be a completely brand-new group on the Council. And I think people think I voted the right way on most things.” Her inclination to rein in shortterm rentals in accessory dwelling units inspired a little pushback for the incumbent, but Wisler is looking ahead and said she would accept the vice mayoral title if it comes her way again at the Council’s organizational meeting on Dec. 5. On election night at Pack’s Tavern, cheering broke out as supporters watched Wisler’s vote tally increase. “Thank you, everyone, I couldn’t have done it without you,” she said. “I’m really excited to move forward and continue the work.” COMING UP SHORT Roney, a piano teacher, bartender and alternative transportation advocate, said on election night the she felt “really, really, really encouraged” by her finish, even though she narrowly missed winning a seat on Asheville City Council. “We came in fourth place out of 12 candidates this season,” she said, alluding to the 12 candidates who were whittled to six after an October primary. Roney says she’ll be honored to serve on the Multimodal

Transportation Commission with Smith on Council. “I’m so proud of her as a friend, as a community leader, and we still have a lot of work to do in the city, so I’m about getting back to work. I think the community is ready to do that with me,” she added. Financial adviser Lee, running for Council a second time, collected 900 more votes than he did in 2015, but with higher voter turnout, those ballots weren’t enough to win him a seat in the competitive race. “I’m excited to see another record-breaking turnout for a city election,” he said. “It shows the larger project of getting people engaged on local issues is working.” Lee said he’s grateful to his partner, Lindsay Furst, the volunteers and all the voters who supported him. “We stayed focused on issues and brought new ideas to the table. Looking at the field, you see the mayor’s endorsements, the Sierra Club slate, all the usual machinery of local elections, but also a lot of grassroots candidates making great strides,” he said. “All in all, I think we ran a solid race in a qualified field. Congratulations to all the winners.” Williams, a Green Party candidate and business owner who put up several unsuccessful bids for local elected office prior to this election, struggled to translate her rhetoric into votes, coming in last with 10 percent of the vote. At an election night gathering at the Charlotte Street Pub, Williams thanked the small room of supporters for believing in her. “I think

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N EWS our message captivated a lot of people,” she said. “It has changed the ground that the Green Party and these candidates will walk on forever.” “I want to be a trailblazer for other people,” Williams added. “This is something that no matter what happens after tonight, nobody can take away.”

up of City Council, Newman said that diversity has many aspects that reflect a cautiously evolving city. “It’s an interesting mix of new faces on the local political scene as well as people who have served before. I think that’s a good dynamic in terms of experience and new ideas coming in,” he said. “I think that the voters are saying that they want to see some new ideas, but they also appreciate some of the efforts that the veteran elected officials have been making on behalf of the community.”

COMING AWAY WITH A NEW COUNCIL Current City Council member Julie Mayfield celebrated with Wisler on election night and reflected on why Kapoor nabbed the top spot in the Council votes. “One thing is, if South Asheville actually shows up, that’s a lot of votes,” she said. But she added that she spent Election Day in West Asheville and saw a great amount of support for Kapoor there. Beyond the geographical aspects, Mayfield said Kapoor was the best campaigner of the field. “He’s very personable on the stump and at those forums,” she said. “He brings a measure of some gravitas and some seriousness and intelligence, and I think people really respond to that.” Kapoor and Smith will join Young to bring more racial diversity to Asheville City Council, as the newcomers take seats held by white males Gordon Smith, who chose not to run for re-election,

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NEW FACE ON CITY COUNCIL: Sheneika Smith, second from left, celebrates her election to Asheville City Council at the Arthur R. Edington Center. Photo by Able Allen and Cecil Bothwell, who did not garner enough votes in October’s primary to continue. With Mayfield, Wisler, Smith and Manheimer, the new Council will also be predominantly female, balanced unevenly by three men: Kapoor, Young and current Council member Brian Haynes. Like many people watching the City Council race play out this fall, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chair Brownie

SMILING FACES: Gwen Wisler, left, celebrates winning re-election at Pack’s Tavern with Council member Julie Mayfield. Photo by Virginia Daffron

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Newman said on election night that it was hard to predict what the outcome would be. “I really didn’t know what was going to happen. People had hard choices to make between them,” he said. “The three folks who won I know are going to do a great job. I look forward to working together where we can between the county and the city.” As Asheville residents wake up to the prospect of a more varied make-

A referendum to provide for six single-member electoral districts governing the nomination and election of Asheville City Council did not pass, with 75 percent of voters saying no. Asheville City Council voted in July to amend the city’s charter to create districts for seats on the Council. The new plan would replace the current at-large system, in which all six seats are elected by citywide vote. The change was to go into effect “only on approval by vote of the people,” according to Council’s resolution. The referendum specifically asked voters to weigh in on a new state law creating election districts in Asheville based on legislation that was introduced by Republican state Sen. Chuck Edwards in March.

STILL ‘BOUT IT BEING BETTER: Kim Roney did not manage to snag a seat on Asheville City Council but says there’s still a lot of work to do in the community. Photo by Able Allen

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MOVING FORWARD: At an election night gathering, Dee Williams tells supporters, “Do not feel bad, do not feel regretful. It is time to pick up and start planning for the next campaign or the next candidate.” Photo by Able Allen In a release on Nov. 8 after Asheville voters rejected the state’s district plan, Edwards points a finger at Asheville City Council for not complying. “Unfortunately, the City Council doesn’t seem to understand what most ordinary citizens do — that following the law isn’t optional,” he states. “For months, they have blatantly ignored the law, then organized and helped defeat a referendum in an attempt to preserve the status quo system from which they personally benefit.” Edwards claimed Asheville officials wasted taxpayers’ time and money on “a sham of an election” that he says will not change the state law. “Asheville is a city that prides itself on standing apart, but today its leaders are standing out for all the wrong reasons,” he states. Democratic state Sen. Terry Van Duyn declares in a Nov. 8 release that the failure of the ref-

erendum shows that Edwards is out of touch with his constituents. “From its inception, the idea of dividing the city of Asheville into a district-based council has lacked bipartisan support,” she states. “We were elected to serve the people, and Sen. Edwards is choosing to ignore his constituents and instead forcing his personal agenda onto Asheville.” Van Duyn points to Kapoor’s victory as evidence that the at-large system of council representation is effective. “Yesterday’s election resulted in new representation in South Asheville, with the election of Vijay Kapoor, proof positive that the current system in place is working for the people of Asheville,” she states. X

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Newman loses procedural power to the agenda as long as it was presented through the proper channels one week before the formal meeting. However, a bipartisan push of Commissioners Joe Belcher, Ellen Frost and Al Whitesides brought forward a new policy of only allowing three commissioners to have that procedural ability. “There was concern that the chairman was allowed to put items on the agenda by himself. And that creates conflict,” stated Belcher, adding that the chair could face “undue pressure” from individuals or groups to shuttle items onto the agenda. Frost stressed that the move didn’t have anything to do with the current chair or other members of the commission. “We’ve seen what happens with unilateral decisions. This gives us protection and transparency moving forward,” she added.

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted to repeal a power previously held by the chairman during its meeting on Nov. 7. While commissioners cited the move as a continuance of transparency measures amid the county’s managerial transition, Chair Brownie Newman hinted at another motivation for the move and cast the lone vote against the policy. Last month, Newman floated proposed changes to the county’s personnel ordinance that would have put a moratorium on cost-of-living increases for senior management and cut commissioners’ salaries, among other amendments. The proposal caused a slight kerfuffle and never made it to the agenda as commissioners publicly sparred over whether it met due process to appear before them. In the past, either three commissioners or the chair were able to add an item

However, after the vote, Xpress asked Newman if he thought the issue was punitive, stemming from last month’s attempt to have his personnel ordinance changes added to the agenda. “That this just coincidentally came up after proposing cutting county commission salaries … it’s funny timing. But I don’t know,” he said. “The chair doesn’t get any more voting authority than any other commissioners, so the ability to help manage what comes on the agenda is really the only sort of procedural authority that the chair had,” Newman told Xpress. “When there’s been issues I want to have the commission consider, in virtually all cases I do ask other commissioners to join in sponsoring. Because at the end of the day you need four votes to get it passed.”

Newman said there have been very few times that he’s tried to put something on the agenda. “But to say that the chair cannot do that ... I just don’t agree with that,” he said, noting that sometimes it’s pragmatic for the chair to be able to fast-track an issue onto the agenda. Ultimately, the move to negate the chair’s ability to put an item on the agenda in favor of solely having three commissioners have that power was approved by a vote of 6-1. A recent spate of personnel ordinance changes, transparency initiatives and other county shake-ups comes with the shadow of former County Manager Wanda Greene’s FBI investigation looming over operations. In fact, Newman went so far as to state there is “eroding public trust” as his primary thrust for last month’s attempt to further personnel ordinance changes.

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Apartments stall, townhomes get green light During a more than three-hour meeting, a nearly standing-roomonly crowd waited as the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment deliberated two housing development projects on Nov. 8. Amid crowd jeers, pleas to halt development and the usual frustrations about traffic, a 62-townhome project in Arden moved forward, while a 296-unit apartment complex in the north Asheville area will return for consideration in December. ACHY BREAKY TRAFFIC A proposed 296-unit apartment complex will ultimately need a jump-start from a North Carolina Department of Transportation study if it wants to get back on track. The project comes from Atlanta-based Hathaway Development and would sit on 29.5 acres of land near the intersection of Aiken Road and Country Oak Drive, just south of Weaverville. Before the hearing got underway, board member James Wilson recused himself from the agenda item. “Hathaway is a business partner of mine,” explained Wilson to a resounding chorus of boos. Board Chair George Lycan addressed the throng of people waiting to give public comment: “One or more of you will be speaking about 12

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CIVIL DISCUSSION: Chris Day, civil engineer for a proposed 296-unit apartment complex, outlines plans during the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment’s meeting on Nov. 8. The project’s hearing will be continued next month, as board members requested to see the traffic study at their Dec. 13 meeting. Photo by Dan Hesse traffic. We’d like to not be repetitive.” With that, the procession of traffic woes left the station. Stanley Aiken identified himself as being the road’s namesake and noted that speeding is a “significant” issue and that he worries for his grandchildren. “I’m concerned about traffic safety, because there is insufficient sight distance due to the curvature [on Aiken Road]. My driveway … I’ve got less than 100 feet of sight distance. It doesn’t even give you reaction time,” he lamented.

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“The decision you make today could very well impact our lives for 15, 20 years. It could impact my children’s lives for as long as they’re there. I don’t want them to sell their land because they think they need to get somewhere safe,” Aiken said. Marilyn Ball, whose home is off Aiken Road, told the board the thoroughfare is the most dangerous she’s ever seen. “I would say, on a 35-mile-per-hour road, these cars are going 50-60 miles per hour all day long. When you get to end of Aiken [Road] you can’t even see if cars

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are coming,” she said, piggybacking on previous speakers’ concerns about limited vision on parts of the road. The public comment period lasted more than 90 minutes and saw people pile on traffic, safety and other concerns with about 40 people in attendance, many of whom were there offering silent support. Chris Day, the project’s civil engineer, noted that the NCDOT was already engaged with a traffic study. “Data is underway now to account for school traffic, and it should wrap up in three weeks. Most multifamily projects of this size that we’ve worked on, NCDOT has typically required turn lanes, and turn lanes appear feasible based on rights of way,” he noted. Members of the board then deliberated among themselves, with a trend of traffic woes becoming a major sticking point. Board member Keith Levi noted the neighborhood has legitimate concerns. “We all see impact of traffic and sense changes in the county. … At a minimum, I would like to see a traffic analysis and hear a traffic expert speak and give us more information. I can’t feel comfortable supporting this, that I’ve done due diligence.” Day advised the board that he would be happy to oblige. “I have no problem requesting a continuance and coming back. We’ll put the missing pieces back into this conversation,” he said.

NEWS BRIEFS by Max Hunt | mhunt@mountainx.com BUNCOMBE COMMISSIONERS MEET NOV. 21 The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 5 p.m. at 200 College St. The agenda will be posted Wednesday, Nov. 15, and you can view it at avl.mx/4ay. EDINGTON CENTER HOSTS SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER Local nonprofit Green Opportunities and the Asheville Housing Authority have teamed up to host the fourth annual Southside Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Edington Center on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 5-7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. GO’s Kitchen Ready team will prepare a turkey dinner with ham, side dishes, desserts and drinks available. Several local representatives, including state Rep. John Ager, and Asheville City Council members Gwen Wisler, Brian Haynes and Julie Mayfield will help serve the meal. Last year’s Community Thanksgiving event saw more than 650 guests from across Asheville attend, in addition to providing 200 boxed dinners to

elderly and homebound community members. Organizers expect this year’s dinner will serve even more residents. Organizers request that residents wear soft-bottom shoes and refrain from high heels, in order to avoid damaging the Edington Center’s new gymnasium floor. More info: email gwen@greenopportunities.org, call 828-3984158, ext. 112, or visit avl.mx/4as APD UNVEILS NEW CRIME-TRACKING TOOL The Asheville Police Department has released a new online tool geared toward helping residents research crime statistics in their area. The Community Crime Map, developed in partnership with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, allows residents to view a grid map of the city and access crime statistics going back to 2012, with basic information about particular incidents, the type of crime, location, date and time. Users can also sign up for neighborhood watch reports through the tool. The Community Crime Map automatically updates with APD’s most recent records. The map is available through APD’s website or at communitycrimemap.com. More info: avl.mx/4b4

With that, the board unanimously approved a motion to have the hearing continued to its December meeting with the caveat it would only focus on findings from the traffic study and testimony from an expert. It’s the first time Xpress has seen the board not defer traffic issues to the NCDOT’s portion of the permitting process, commonly referred to as the driveway permit. AFFORDABLE ARDEN Arden will be getting 62 townhomes that local developer Ken Jackson has dubbed as “close to affordable housing.” The project is slated for 7.2 acres at 67 Baldwin Road. “Regarding affordable housing, this project comes as close as possible to it,” said Jackson, noting the price range would be in the low $200,000 range. “If you search South

BUNCOMBE HHS CONFIRMS RABIES CASE NEAR BREVARD ROAD Buncombe County Health and Human Services confirmed another case of rabies in Buncombe County near Brevard Road on Nov. 7. The infected raccoon, captured on Forever Friend Lane near the Asheville Humane Society on Nov. 3, was tested by the North Carolina State Lab, which returned a positive rabies result. This is the third confirmed case of rabies in Buncombe County since the beginning of October. A raccoon captured at Beaver Lake in North Asheville and a fox found in Swannanoa previously tested positive for rabies. Buncombe County HHS cautions that a known colony of feral cats lives near the site of the raccoon’s capture on Brevard Road, adding that nearby residents should avoid strange or wild animals. Health officials advise residents to ensure pets are up to date on their rabies vaccination and to seek medical help immediately if they believe they’ve come into contact with a rabid animal. If you believe your pet has had a run-in with a rabid animal, contact the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office at 828-

Buncombe, you won’t find something close to [these prices].” And while affordable housing might be welcomed by some, the influx of cars was of concern to a number of people in attendance. Ira Palmer, president of the nearby Baldwin Cove Cottages homeowners association, said safety concerns about increased traffic and speeding prompted the association to ask the county engineer to look into the issue. “The determined average speed was 49 miles per hour and [the county engineer] said very little can be done about that,” said Palmer, adding the NCDOT recently lowered the speed limit from 35 to 30 miles per hour. “But, as suspected, it’s had little or no change to actual speed. It’s an accident waiting to happen.” About four other nearby residents spoke against the project, both citing increased traffic as a primary concern. “Thank you for the comments. What I keep hearing is traffic is an

250-6670 or the Asheville Police Department at 828-252-1110. More info: avl.mx/4b1 BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER TO MOVE The Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center will move from its current downtown Asheville location on Broadway to a new facility at 120 College St. on Pack Square Park. The museum will open in its new location in September 2018 with a new exhibit, Between Form and Content: Perspectives on Jacob Lawrence and Black Mountain College. The new facility offers 6,000 square feet, nearly double the museum’s current footprint, with a path-to-ownership option over the next five years. The museum plans to devote 2,500 square feet of flexible exhibition and event space, a permanent Black Mountain College history and research center, an expanded library, retail bookshop and on-site storage. The move is made possible in part by a $200,000 grant from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority. More info: avl.mx/4b2 X

issue,” said Warren Suggs, the project’s civil engineer. “We’ve submitted to NCDOT for driveway permit, so NCDOT will handle things involved with that. We aren’t in control of speed limit,” adding they are looking into adding additional landscape buffers to mitigate noise concerns. Board member Andy Ball said he wasn’t satisfied that traffic wouldn’t be unduly cumbersome and mentioned the effects of noise and pedestrian and auto safety. “I think we need more detail,” he said, wondering how developers arrived at the conclusion that increased traffic would not be an impact. With that, the board approved the project 6-1, with Ball casting the dissenting vote.

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TAKING OUT THE TRASH: In 2011, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy acquired an 88-acre tract adjoining the 2,767-acre Sandy Mush Game Lands west of Asheville. During one workday in 2016, volunteers removed 180 tires and 12 contractor-sized bags of garbage. Photo courtesy of SAHC

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“We tend to think that there is a certain unchanging static past that is the way the forest is supposed to be,” says David Moore, professor of archaeology at Warren Wilson College. But the reality is that humans have been living in Western North Carolina for at least the last 15,000 years — and our presence has shaped the land in countless ways. For land conservation organizations like the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, that means efforts to acquire or protect ecologically, culturally and aesthetically valuable lands are just the beginning. While local forests, meadows and balds may appear timeless, they are in fact always changing, meaning they require active management. Jess Laggis, director of Blue Ridge Forever, a coalition of local land trusts, points out that most of this area’s land conservation organizations were founded about 20 years ago. As the organizations mature, Laggis says, many of the nonprofits are directing more of their resources to the care of conserved land. “Each of the land trusts have staff members that are specifically

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focused on the stewardship of the land,” Laggis explains. “And those staff members are out on each protected parcel at least once every year, and more if there’s some sort of problem there.” That’s a good thing, according to Andy Tait, director of EcoForesters, a nonprofit that consults with private landowners and conservation organizations. Forest lands need ongoing management to stave off increasing threats from invasive species, pests and the as-yet-unknown impact of climate change, he says. WITHERING UNDER THE VINE “It’s a lot easier to get funding to save a beautiful piece of property and protect it forever,” Tait says. “It’s easy for people to get behind that and give money.” But protection by itself isn’t enough. “If just left alone, most forests will be damaged by invasive species, so forests must be monitored for invasive plant infestations and pest or pathogen outbreaks,” Tait notes. Although kudzu gets plenty of attention for its tree-swallowing ways, Tait actually thinks Oriental bittersweet wreaks even more havoc in our region since the vines can “tolerate shade and slowly overtake a for-

est.” Multiflora rose and autumn olive are among other non-native plants that have grown into big headaches, according to Tait. One of the worst infestations of invasive species in Western North Carolina can be found on thousands of protected acres in the Sandy Mush community west of Asheville, Tait says. “Invasives like areas that have been more disturbed,” he explains. The qualities that have made the Sandy Mush area ideal for mountain agriculture also make it appealing to invasive plants. “They like sun, they like moisture, they like rich soils, and Sandy Mush has all those things because of the open and abandoned agriculture and pasture lands, which are very common out there.” Plus, Tait adds, unsustainable forestry practices over the past 100 years have created opportunities for invasive species to move in and, in a short time, become established. “I’ve actually seen areas where the forests have been destroyed out there,” Tait says. “I’ve seen an acre of forest where the trees have been covered up by Oriental bittersweet. It has killed the trees. The trees have fallen down, and then the

invasive plants are growing over the tops of these dead trees. It’s just a head-high solid thicket of invasives, literally impenetrable.” “Just because it’s green doesn’t mean that it’s healthy,” adds Wade Johnston, EcoForesters’ digital mapping expert. EcoForesters is working with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, which has protected thousands of acres in the Sandy Mush area, to develop plans for addressing the problem of invasives in the community. One big issue the nonprofits face is cost. Tait says a “conservative estimate” for treating a single acre infested with invasives is $200. Multiplied over 4,000 acres of affected land, the price tag approaches $1 million, and the treatment must be repeated every five to 10 years to be effective over the long haul. TINY TERRORS “Non-native insects and diseases have wiped out the American chestnut, many elms and have already decimated the hemlocks in the

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STAYING BALD: Hikers on Jane Bald near Roan Mountain enjoy an ecologically valuable high-elevation landscape that’s maintained through ongoing mowing, raking and other maintenance activities. Photo courtesy of SAHC Appalachians,” says Tait of another danger for conserved lands. He notes that several local conservation organizations have made efforts to control the woolly adelgid, especially in areas with high conservation value, either by releasing predator beetles that eat the pests or apply-

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ing chemical insecticides. According to SAHC’s Angela Shepherd, the organization works with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative to treat trees for invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. “Ash trees are under threat now from the non-native emerald ash borer insect, which has been found

FA LL N ON PR OF I T in Buncombe County and kills all untreated ash trees in just a year or two,” Tait continues. To be effective, treatment really needs to be applied before the pests attack the tree — and the protection only lasts a year or two. As with invasive species, the costs are high: “For a tree that’s a foot in diameter, it could be $100 to treat that one tree,” Tait estimates. While hemlocks and ash each make up less than 5 percent of the trees in the forest overall, they are integral parts of an ecosystem that’s already absorbed a number of shocks, Tait says. “The chestnut has been decimated; ash probably will be, too. The chestnut may never come back. If they do, it will be decades.” And there’s little reason to believe these losses will be the last. “Other major forest threats are sure to emerge in the future,” Tait predicts. BURN, BABY, BURN Because the characteristic mixedhardwood forests of the Southern Appalachians evolved in an environment of periodic burning — first by native inhabitants and later by

European settlers — maintaining the same fire-adapted species requires modern landowners to adopt similar practices. “Native peoples were burning to clear brush to encourage browse for turkeys and deer, to clear away the undergrowth and let new growth come up. They were managing the forests for both nuts and for game. That process over thousands of years had an impact on the process of forest succession,” says Moore. For example, oaks thrive in the semishaded forest conditions that burning creates. But in today’s heavily shaded forests — the result of three-quarters of a century of forest policy focused on suppressing forest fire — oaks struggle to regenerate, allowing more shade-tolerant species like mountain laurel, red maple and yellow poplar to proliferate, Tait says. The resulting decline in younger oak trees could reduce food crops for wildlife, among other impacts. (See “Talkin’ ’Bout My Regeneration: Bent Creek Study Tests Method for Reversing Oak Decline,” Xpress, Dec. 7, 2016)

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GR EEN SCEN E But undertaking controlled burns, whether to encourage fire-adapted species or reduce the risk of dangerous wildfires, is challenging for nonprofit landowners due to liability issues and costs, Tait says. “We recommend that any forestland owner that has a dry oak or pine forest type and is interested in burning contact the local county ranger of the N.C. Forest Service. They are the prescribed burn experts that execute the vast majority of controlled burns in WNC,” he advises. Despite the costs and complexity of burning, Tait notes, controlled burns are generally more economical than thinning a dense forest mechanically, manually or using herbicides. DOWN ON THE FARM Some landowners who place conservation easements on their properties — thereby permanently removing the possibility of many kinds of development — continue to use the land for agricultural purposes. As overseers of the easements, organizations like SAHC monitor activities to ensure that agricultural use doesn’t degrade the conservation value of the land.

In general, SAHC tries to work with individual landowners to create and monitor management plans that meet agricultural and conservation goals, says Shepherd, who serves as the organization’s communications director. “If SAHC monitors a conservation easement property and notices an agricultural issue, we’ll ask the landowner/farmer and district conservationist to work together to come up with a plan to address it,” she says. “We try to work within existing networks of agricultural expertise. If conservation easements are funded by NRCS (the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a U.S. Department of Agriculture program), they require land to have a conservation plan and to follow it.” One size definitely does not fit all. “Nationally, land trusts are advised not to use caps on the number of animals that graze on a parcel, as a sustainable number of animals on a parcel can differ with different grazing practices,” Shepherd says. For example, the impact of rotational grazing is different from keeping fields in continuous use, she explains. At SAHC’s Community Farm in Alexander, the nonprofit has under-

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Teaching parents about caring for kids with mental health issues NAMI Western Carolina is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental health issues. People with mental health issues can lead full, meaningful lives. Treatment works. Recovery happens. The purpose of NAMI WC is support, education and advocacy. This year, four members of NAMI WC (Neil Friedman, Share Friedman, Marianne Olson and Angela Stott, pictured from left) went to Raleigh for training to teach NAMI Basics, which is a six-session class that teaches parents the fundamentals of caring for a child or adolescent with mental health issues. NAMI Basics is a free class. It includes information about the following: • The biology of mental health issues and getting an accurate diagnosis. • An overview of treatment options that work. • Tools for the toolbox — communication skills, problem-solving, crisis preparation and response, handling challenging behavior, relapse planning and impact on family members.

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NAMI Western Carolina members • Record-keeping and the systems your child is involved in (school, juvenile justice, mental health). • Stories of recovery. NAMI WC has completed two Basics classes in Asheville, one in the spring and one in the fall. We look forward to our next class. If you are interested in signing up, please contact 828-5057353 or info@namiwnc.org. For other NAMI programs, check out our website at namiwnc.org. — Paulette Heck, board president, National Alliance on Mental Illness Western Carolina

FA LL N ON PR OF I T taken a number of management projects. “We have worked in partnership with a lot of other agencies on these projects, and we use this Community Farm property as an educational site,” Shepherd says. The farm’s Bee Yard, managed in partnership with N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Apiary inspector Lewis Cauble, is an example of one such collaboration. BY THE CREEK Another Community Farm project restored over 3,000 feet of streambank for tributaries flowing into Newfound Creek in the French Broad River watershed. “We worked with landscape architects and contractors who specialize in such restoration projects to repair eroded, steeply incised stream banks on the property,” Shepherd says. “In the process, we created riffle pools for aquatic habitat and a 150-foot buffer on each side of the stream channel. The buffer in the stream restoration area was planted with over 25,000 native trees and shrubs for slope stabilization and wildlife habitat.” Moore cautions that streambank restoration projects and other con-

servation efforts may inadvertently damage archaeological sites. “In our federal environmental legislation,” Moore notes, “those kinds of considerations have to be a part of the process that federal agencies make when they are transferring property or otherwise clearing under federal permits.” Still, Moore says, “I love working with conservation groups. Many of them are very concerned about if we’re taking on this property, are there archaeological resources that we should be aware of?” IN THE FOOTHILLS All the organizations interviewed for this article agreed that protecting water quality is one of the highest land conservation priorities. The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina focuses on protecting watersheds, environmentally significant habitats, forests and farmlands in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell and Rutherford counties. Established in 1995, the organization has preserved more than 51,000 acres, 14,410 acres of which it has

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GR EEN SCEN E • N ON PR OFIT donated to North Carolina as state parks and 24,933 acres to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Protecting the headwaters of the foothills region’s three major rivers — the Catawba, Broad and Yadkin — is a special focus of the conservancy’s work. In September, the organization announced its latest conservation success: an agreement to preserve a 183-acre property along Tim’s Creek in Icard Township of eastern Burke County. “It is gratifying to know that the natural beauty of this place that we love so much will be preserved through our partnership with Foothills Conservancy and that it will remain a habitat for native plants and wildlife,” says landowner Diane Geitner, who with her husband, Jacques, donated a conservation easement for the property. When the Foothills Conservancy began, says Beth Willard-Patton, the organization’s development director, 80 percent of its funding came from public sources, with 20 percent from private donors. That ratio has flipped, with the majority of the nonprofit’s financial support now coming from donations and family memberships. Patton-Willard sees the shift as a positive development that will “allow for more growth in the conservancy.”

In the end, says SAHC’s Shepherd, “The most common reason to preserve land is due to a desire to see beloved places remain much the same as they have been in the past.” But as archaeology professor Moore points out, human settlement in the Southern Appalachians has always brought change to the land. “I think it’s useful to realize that sometimes we idealize the forests as a never-changing environment,” he says. “Humans have been having an impact for thousands of years. Obviously, the scale and scope of what we can do today far outweigh what native people could do in the past.” To match the scale and scope of modern inhabitants’ impact on the land — as well as to preserve the positive aspects of the legacy of human management — conservation groups increasingly recognize the critical role of active management and stewardship of protected lands. Keeping things the same, it turns out, takes a lot of hard work and ongoing attention. X

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Inspired to take a chance on Oreo Thousands of animals come to Asheville Humane Society each year: animals who are sick, injured, lost, neglected or homeless — each needing a second chance. With help from volunteers and supporters, we provide these animals with food, shelter, medical/behavioral rehabilitation and enrichment. However, it is the adopters who give them a forever home and a life worth living. Oreo is a 16-year-old Shih Tzu who first came to Asheville Humane Society dirty, matted and with a skin infection covering much of his body. Sadly, he also had a heart murmur, dental disease, an ear infection, several masses on his body and was even missing part of his lower jaw! After weeks of TLC from our medical team, including medicated baths, grooming and surgery, Oreo was officially ready for adoption. Brandy saw Oreo on our website, noticed his age of 16 years, and immediately came to meet him. Despite Oreo’s litany of medical issues, in Brandy’s mind, he was perfect! Brandy told us she hopes to have Oreo for a long time, but even if he only has six more months to live, she will make those months his very best. Hope, not heart-

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Oreo, left, and Brandy ache, inspired Brandy to take a chance on Oreo, and hope is what motivates us to keep fighting for our most vulnerable pets. Loss is heartbreaking and inevitable, but thanks to our animal-loving community, more lives are being saved than ever before. For that, we are forever grateful. — Meredith Riddick Pitcairn, communications and digital fundraising manager, Asheville Humane Society

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TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL When life began to unravel for Melanie Lee Whitney, she did her best to keep her family together and to provide for her six children. But the family landed in a neighborhood that’s plagued by violence, and Whitney began to wonder how she could enrich her children’s lives when they had little access to arts and culture, or even to fresh air after school. It was an after-school program at Asheville Middle School that got her children engaged in activities like Latin dance, making their own cosmetics and exploring careers in engineering and medicine. Joseph Whitney, 13, has discovered the joy of creating pottery; his twin brother, Robert, brought his silly side to the fore with Circus Arts. The program serves some 250 students at Asheville Middle School, partnering with businesses, nonprofits and volunteers to offer a wide variety of after-school experiences, ranging from health care to arts and fitness.

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The program began a decade ago, as the city experienced an increase in juvenile crime. The nonprofit Asheville City Schools Foundation began a yearlong listening project in 2007 to address the issue, says Kate Pett, a former teacher and executive director of the foundation. One unidentified student told the foundation, “If you don’t have something to do, you’ll find something to do, and it will be the wrong thing.” Gene Bell, who was on the Board of Education when the process began, thinks it is illogical to lock the doors of a school after classes let out. “It just doesn’t make sense to have a facility like this sit empty,” he says. What grew from the listening project is Lights On After School: In Real Life, better known as IRL, a program to engage middle school students based on the Providence [R.I.] After School Alliance. It offers students dozens of choices, allowing them to explore new interests or pursue existing passions, and everyone gets a healthy snack and

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transportation to and from programs that take place off-site. The cost of Asheville’s program is about $200,000 a year for the 250 students, less than the average cost of $1,000 to $2,000 per student in such programs nationally, Pett says. According to Austin Napper of the foundation, about 25 percent of program participants are students of color, and over 55 percent live in poverty. The program, he says, fills many gaps in providing after-school care and enrichment for lower-income families, since “its already reasonable $7-per-day program fee slides all the way down to 50 cents per day.” Without IRL, Joseph Whitney admits he might be doing homework, or he might be playing video games. Joseph’s sister, Abby, 12, participates in Iron Girls, a CrossFit program that uses weightlifting and gymnastics to help girls improve their self-image and gain strength both physically and emotionally.

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“It empowers us to acknowledge our inner strength,” Abby Whitney told a group of about 50 community members who attended a recent tour at the middle school. A program developed by third-year MAHEC family medicine resident Lateef Cannon allows students to get some small experience in medical careers. At one session, a very expensive android announces she is about to give birth as the students enter the room, and students get to assist in a simulated delivery. “We see some pretty surprised looks on their faces,” Cannon says. “We also let them use an ultrasound machine to try and identify objects in gelatin.” Down the hall, Kristen Kirby, who is with the Girl Scouts, conducts the Natural Beauty class, where Danielle Taylor, 12 is making sunscreen and a bracelet with beads that change color when exposed to sunlight.

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LIFE LESSONS: Students in the In Real Life after-school program develop social and emotional skills and explore interests that might lead to future careers. Photo courtesy of Asheville City Schools Foundation. BRIGHT MOMENTS OF 2017

Moving from homelessness to stability and a better life Homeward Bound is ending homelessness in Asheville and Buncombe County by moving individuals and families into housing and providing the support they need to stay there permanently. With the help of the community, Homeward Bound has found homes for more than 1,840 people, and 89 percent have not returned to homelessness. Our brightest moment is when we move someone out of homelessness and their life changes for the better. Michelle is a great example of this. When Homeward Bound’s Room in the Inn coordinator Sharon Blythe met Michelle, she was sleeping in her storage unit, cold and terrified. With very little family support, Michelle relied on drugs and bad relationships to numb her feelings, and she ultimately became a victim of severe domestic violence. Michelle joined Homeward Bound’s Room in the Inn program in January 2016, and through case management support, she learned how to overcome her challenges and gained skills and confidence. She attended school to become a peer support specialist. Michelle moved into her home in April

Building Relationships While Promoting Better Housing Community Housing Coalition of Madison County is an independent non-profit, improving housing and building community, one house and one neighbor at a time. In 2017: • 139 individuals served Michelle, center, and members of WCU’s IT department 2017 with the help of the Western Carolina University’s IT department through Homeward Bound’s Sponsored Move-In program. Michelle found a new life through the stability of having a home and a fulfilling job. She now is helping others overcome similar life challenges as a peer support specialist. Michelle works with her Homeward Bound case manager regularly and is an active and engaged member of the community. — Eleanor Ashton, director of resource development, Homeward Bound of WNC

• 77 homes repaired by summer and Neighbors Helping Neighbors year round volunteers & CHC grant dollars • 34 accessibility improvements for low income elderly and disabled • 8 roofs replaced • 5 well and septic systems installed or repaired • 142 families awaiting assistance

CHC welcomes volunteers and donations. Join us! Community Housing Coalition of Madison County P.O. Box 1166, Marshall, NC 28753 Phone: 828-649-1200 Website: www.chcmadisoncountync.org Email: chc@chcmadisoncountync.org

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“Say you want to have a job making these products,” she says. “Now I know what goes into them, and it’s more fun than being on the computer.” IRL seeks to engage students in a social-emotional learning experience, says co-director Brian Randall, who the day before the public event, spent the afternoon monitoring a baking competition between two teams of middle school boys, who had to make one sweet and one savory pastry. The result was some burned “s’more biscuits” and something to do with hot dogs. The photos weren’t completely clear, although Randall says the pastries were tastier than they appeared in the photos. The important thing about the competition was that the students split into teams and chose leaders. “They had to figure out how to listen to each other and work together,” Randall says. “They had to resolve conflicts and make decisions. … It enhances what they’re learning in school, but with a handson approach.” The rules of IRL are simple: Show up, be kind and be engaged. The focus of the programs is on what Randall calls The Big Four: emotion

understand how to start a garden and source foods locally, theater and cooking. A parks and recreation program at the Montford Community Center allows students to try a variety of outdoor activities, including climbing, disc golf, archery, biking and more. In all, some 98 programs are offered with the help of dozens of community partners, including the United Way of Asheville-Buncombe County, Duke Energy, MAHEC, the Grove Park Inn, The Collider, Sisters of Mercy, the YMCA, Thermo Fisher Scientific and

AS REAL AS IT GETS: Students in the Medical Careers program participate in a mock delivery as part of the In Real Life after-school program at Asheville Middle School. Photo courtesy of the Asheville City Schools Foundation

the city of Asheville. Whitney says she appreciates how her children’s lives are being enriched by IRL.

management, teamwork/social awareness, empathy and decision-making. But as much as students are expected to treat the people who offer the programs with respect, the students get respect in return.

And surveys of the students show they appreciate the effort put into IRL: 89 percent reported they had fun, 80 percent said they felt loved, and 96 percent said they felt safe. About two-thirds of participants rated the programs in which they participated as five stars. The programs are as varied as the students and include yoga, debate, running, hip-hop and street dance, a farmto-table program that helps students

“Latin dance is not something my kids do at home,” she says. “And Joseph would never have known how much he enjoys working with his hands because he was always in a book, and we didn’t have the materials to allow him to try making pottery at home. … It expands their knowledge and experience.” X

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The Western North Carolina AIDS Project provides HIV-related client support, prevention, education and advocacy activities guided by the belief that all people are entitled to equal access to health care and disease prevention. In the world of HIV treatment, we have a saying: “Housing is health care.” What it means is that it is very difficult to link people living with HIV/AIDS to health care if they do not have stable housing. That’s why we try our utmost to connect our clients with a place to live. And I’m happy to say that just a few weeks ago, we got three of our clients housed in a single week. That’s in addition to the dozen or so people who found housing through WNCAP in the past year. The look on a person’s face when they realize that they don’t have to sleep on the street or in a shelter that night is indescribable. The whole community pitched in to donate dishes, blankets, shower curtains,

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WNCAP’s Norma Canada-Smith delivers donated household items to a client. and all those other household items that make a house a home. It is my greatest source of joy, and it truly makes me grateful for all the things in my life I tend to take for granted. At WNCAP, our clients’ success stories are our success stories. And this is a big one. — Norma Canada-Smith, medical case manager at WNCAP

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GRASSROOTS GREEN The disparity between white and black residents of Buncombe County is stark. Black babies are two times more likely to be born premature and 3.1 times more likely to die before their first birthday. On average, about 35 percent of black students in grades third through eighth are reading at grade-level proficiency, compared to 71 percent of white students. The percentage of the total population living below the poverty line is 33.9 percent among blacks and 14.5 percent among whites. “There are staggering differences in outcomes for people depending on their race,” says Rachael Nygaard, director of strategic partnerships with Buncombe County. “What we know is that programs and services alone are not enough, that health and safety and well-being — those things that need to be in place for people and neighborhoods to thrive and be resilient — those foundational elements are culturally created, not professionally prescribed.”

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THE GIFT OF WORDS: Isaac Coleman Community Investment Grants will go in part to Asheville Writers in the Schools and Community, which provides youths of color opportunities to voice their experiences. Photo by Sekou Coleman courtesy of AWITSC

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Inspired by and named for late local social justice advocate Isaac Coleman, the new Isaac Coleman Economic Community Investment Grants offer a way to foster these culturally created values by focusing on smaller, community-based organizations, county officials say. “Buncombe County has funded community work for a long time and partnered with community organizations in a lot of different ways, but many of the partners that we’re engaging with through Isaac Coleman are not sort of your traditional, institutional nonprofit organizations,” Nygaard says. “Maybe they’re newer, maybe they’re still in a formative stage and don’t have a nonprofit in place yet.” The program’s first round of funding was administered this year with the county awarding a total of $635,426 split among seven grassroots organizations. SPEAKING YOUTH TO POWER Word on the Street, a bilingual online magazine, showcases journalism and multimedia projects completed by local high school students. It offers a paid internship for the stu-

dents, who fill the magazine’s website with poems, short editorials, articles and video projects. “It’s based on their interests,” says Tamiko Murray, co-director of Asheville Writers in the Schools & Community who oversees Word on the Street. “They can learn web design or they can learn writing and editing or they can learn documentary film — that kind of stuff.” In its second year, students participating in the program work on the magazine during the summer and meet weekly during the school year. And with the aid of the Isaac Coleman grant, officials will be able to enroll more students, jumping from 19 last year to a maximum capacity of 25 this year. Murray says the money will help pay for a second youth coordinator and an additional staffer to assist with marketing and development. Asheville Writers in the Schools & Community, which serves as an outlet for youth to express themselves through art and writing, is one of three organizations that will benefit from a $116,435 grant issued by the county, along with the My Community Matters

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N EWS Empowerment Program and Positive Changes Youth Ministries. My Community Matters hosts a camp over the summer that teaches life skills to young people, and Positive Changes Youth Ministries is focused in part on supporting career readiness and promoting higher education. All three organizations are based out of the Arthur R. Edington Education and Career Center in Asheville. “Through our collaboration, we’re working to create a pipeline toward opportunity — college education, career readiness, et cetera,” Murray says. Students who participate in one program oftentimes participate in another, and Murray sees many opportunities for the three organizations to bolster each other’s work. “One of our goals is to provide this kind of wraparound support for the youth that we work with,” Murray says. The largest allotment of funding from the county — $125,000 — went to the Shiloh Community Association. Part of the funding will go toward a garden program coordinator to oversee events held in the neighborhood’s community garden. It will also boost matching savings for students in the association’s stipend program, which teaches young people personal finance skills such as saving money, writing

receipts and other business-related activities. Students who participate in the program can use the stipend for future education. The grant money will also facilitate the Pearson Plan, an initiative coordinated by the Shiloh, East End and Burton Street neighborhoods to promote cooperation and shared economic development. It’s a way to “see how we can enhance one another and help each other,” says Norma Baynes, an assistant liaison for the Shiloh Community Association. GRANT SNAPSHOTS Five other organizations received funding through the Isaac Coleman Economic Community Investment Grants, and they’ve made the following agreements with the city: • $53,707 went to the Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement, which will help the organization establish a workerowned home care cooperative that will “address the social determinants of health, specifically around education and economics,” according to the contract ABIPA signed with Buncombe County. Part of their work includes planning opportunities and training that would lead to employment. Self-Help Credit Union and

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Learning from the rich history of YWCA Asheville This year, YWCA Asheville is proud to celebrate our 110th anniversary! To honor our 110 years of social justice work and community building, we partnered with UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library Special Collections to include recently donated historical photos to the YWCA archive. The YWCA hosted community photo-viewing events to help identify the people, activities and stories of these photos. To ensure that the broader community has access to the photos for years to come, they were included in the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center at UNC Chapel Hill. To capture more stories, UNC Asheville students studying African-American history also conducted interviews with YWCA elders and published the recordings and “digital storyboards” of their memories and connection to the YWCA online. At an event to share these projects with the community, living former YWCA Asheville executive directors and board presidents were invited to share their

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YWCA executive directors and board presidents visions and blessings for our future. By learning from our rich history and honoring the women who fought for gender, racial and social justice here in Asheville, we are challenged to live up to that legacy every day. — Beth Maczka, CEO of YWCA Asheville Editor’s note: For links to the YWCA archive, oral history project and the digital photo collection, visit www.ywcaofasheville.org/history.

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TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: Participants in the Word on the Street program produce stories and video for a bilingual online magazine. Photo by Sekou Coleman courtesy of AWITSC Mountain BizWorks will serve as partners on the project. • $44,520 went to Buncombe County Schools as part of a partnership with the

residents of the Deaverview neighborhood. The system will establish a family outreach coordinator, who will act as “a liaison for communication and support

between the Deaverview neighborhood, Johnston Elementary School, the school system and other area groups,” according to the contract the system signed

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NEWS ent engagement and establish stipends for volunteer opportunities. • $71,460 went to CIMA, which will partner with the Emma Community Ownership Project to foster “dignified housing, meaningful education, sustainable employment, economic equity and civic engagement” in West Asheville’s Emma community. The community will hold classes about small businesses, organize a community legal clinic and develop a recorded history of the Emma neighborhood. The Emma Community Ownership Project will partner with Nuestro Centro as a co-recipient of Isaac Coleman grant funding. The funding will allow Nuestro Centro expand its RAICES program to include summer programming and more parent instruction. • $111,804 went to United Community Development of North Carolina, which will develop an economic revitalization plan for the Southside community “focusing on businesses, jobs, affordable housing, arts, culture and using data to influence policy,” according to the organization’s contract with the city. It will also establish a business development training program and small-business incubator. • $112,500 went to YTL Training Program to help provide summer and after-school programs for students that

LENDING AN EAR — AND A HAND: Representatives from organizations that received Isaac Coleman grant funding participate in a panel at the African-Americans in Western North Carolina Conference at UNC Asheville on Sept. 21. Photo courtesy of UNC Asheville “provide access to mindfulness practices, academic tutoring, social skills building and artistic expression,” according to the organization’s contract. It will also provide programs for families about mindfulness, leadership, self-advocacy, connection to arts and culture, and job skills.

FROM THE GROUND UP Of the 17 applications submitted to the county for funding, 12 were approved for a second phase of review. “That phase was more in-depth,” Nygaard says. “[I or] other designated employees set up a phone conference with each of the groups to gather extra information.”

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Supporting community through Southside Arts & Agricultural Center This fall, Green Opportunities was one of 23 organizations from across the U.S. to receive a $200,000 two-year grant as part of The Kresge Foundation’s initiative, Fresh, Local & Equitable, which supports neighborhood-scale projects leveraging healthy food and creative placemaking for equitable economic development. After being selected to participate in FreshLo in 2016, GO, in partnership with the Southside Community Gardeners and Southside residents, completed a oneyear planning phase for the Southside Arts & Agricultural Center. During the past year, the coalition hosted workshops and garden parties in the Southside Community Garden, introduced a grab-and-go food cooler stocked with free, healthy snacks to the Edington Center and strengthened relationships with community-based arts organizations, including Word on the Street and Asheville Writers in the Schools and Community. The purpose of the Southside Arts & Agricultural Center project is to support healing, restoring and reclaiming community culture; support emerging leaders; grow food; and incubate economic development. The center will celebrate black culture, creativity, arts and agricul-

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Bentley Harper-Pierce helps out in the Southside Community Garden. ture. Specifically, this grant will provide funding for the Southside Community Garden as well as the renovation of the auditorium in the Arthur R. Edington Education and Career Center. The Asheville Housing Authority will raise the remaining funds required for the auditorium renovation. — J Hackett, executive director of Green Opportunities

FA LL N ON PR OF I T Officials in charge of reviewing the applications used a reference document that lays out criteria in six different categories that define strong applications. “Each of those pieces … was taken into consideration,” Nygaard says. “So if a group had strong partnerships and good ideas and was mobilizing people and also had a good design and outcomes that aligned with the project outcomes and had a sensible budget … those were the things that made those applications stand out.” Of the amount awarded by Buncombe County, $500,000 was specifically allocated by the county, which was supplemented by additional funding totaling $135,426 that the county received through other grants. Nygaard says it’s too early to tell what the total funding pool will be for next year’s grant recipients, but the county intends to keep the program in place for at least three years. All of the organizations that received funding through the Isaac Coleman grant program will also participate in the Isaac Coleman Learning Collaborative, a series of classes held monthly on topics that include budgeting and fundraising. “Isaac Coleman is really focused on amplifying the talents and resources that exist indigenously within the dif-

ferent neighborhoods in our community,” says Lisa Eby, the county’s communications director. “It’s about taking what’s already happening and then building capacity and helping to connect resources and then really stepping back and letting it grow as it evolves within the neighborhoods.” In essence, Eby says the county is working toward greater community agency — “a sense that we can do great things when we come together.” In addition to Isaac Coleman grant recipients, the collaborative is also open to organizations that didn’t receive grant funding through the program and groups that received Tipping Point Grants, smaller grants up to a maximum of $5,000 that are intended to help fledgling groups grow. The Isaac Coleman Learning Collaborative offers a way for community members to build on their skills and develop peer networks, allowing them to expand on their resources in the community. “I think efforts that grow from the inside of a community and involve community members in their own future and in designing how that’s going to be developed is inherently much more sustainable than things that are applied to communities,” Eby says. X

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STAYING THE COURSE Dedicated residents keep dream of a regional history museum alive When Ron Holland arrived in Oteen back in 1978, he had a mission: heading up the newly formed Western Office of Archives and History. Originally, he says, the bill that called for establishing the facility included plans for a regional museum. But the funding for that component was cut from the final version of the state law. “We didn’t have a museum, but we did all kinds of work in the areas of archaeology, historic preservation, archives and records management,” Holland explains. Still, the idea of a Western North Carolina history museum never left his mind: Such institutions, he maintains, are the best way to educate the masses, particularly students. “Our schoolchildren are certainly shortchanged, because it’s very difficult and expensive for them to make a trip to Raleigh”

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to visit the North Carolina Museum of History, says Holland. “There are a number of very good local museums that interpret pieces of our history … but there’s not a single place that puts all the history in context and pulls it all together. That’s what I feel like we need.” Holland retired in 2001, and he and some other historians and organizations have been trying to make it happen ever since. The earliest and most promising attempt came in the early 2000s, when the Western North Carolina Historical Association tried to raise $1.8 million to acquire the former Biltmore High School property on Hendersonville Road for that purpose. But the 2002 recession and other difficulties hindered the organization’s fundraising campaign, and the proper-

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Ramp allows bingo lover to live at home The woman on the other end of the phone was frantic. It had been six months since she had welcomed a sweet, vibrant 63-year-old lady into her home. However, the 63-year-old recently had knee surgery and was unable to get up and down stairs. The caller explained her situation: lots of exterior stairs and a stair-shy roommate. Outside agency support was needed to keep the living situation possible. So I got to work. I made multiple phone calls to agencies willing to help, but because of the oddity of the circumstances, they were unable to assist. However, after a bit more digging and extensive paperwork, I requested funding through the RL Mace Universal Design Institute. Victory! When it was all said and done, it took about three months, but the end result was well worth it. A beautifully built ramp, 80 feet in total, will effectively keep these two ladies living at home for years to come. Most important, it will allow them to make it to bingo on Thursdays.

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Council on Aging finds funds for a much-needed ramp. As the woman states, “[COA] stepped in when nobody else would and found the answer. I will never be able to thank [them] enough.” — Grace Collins, service coordinator for the Council on Aging of Buncombe County

STAYING THE COURSE: Ron Holland, left, and Ray Elingburg have been working to bring a regional history museum to Western North Carolina since the early 2000s. Photo by Thomas Calder ty was sold for private development. Although the effort lost some steam after that, Holland and local historian Ray Elingburg, a former Buncombe County clerk of superior court, scouted other sites and conducted feasibility studies. Those efforts, however, didn’t bear fruit. Undaunted, the two men are still working on turning this white whale of an idea into a brickand-mortar museum. Most recently, they’ve focused on establishing a steering committee to help raise awareness and funds for the current version of the project. This time they intend to start the museum off as an independent nonprofit rather than a state-run enterprise, though they still hope to eventually hand it over to Raleigh. Holland feels a grassroots effort has the best chance of landing future support from state legislators. “We need to show that we can raise money and that there’s interest in it,” he says. But while many in Asheville voice support for the idea, some local individuals and businesses have gone ahead with less comprehensive ways to honor and preserve the region’s rich history. And in the short term, some argue, simply strengthening the connections among the existing entities could be a way to create a kind of museum with-

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N EWS out walls. LIFTING ALL BOATS “We could certainly handle more visitors,” says Elaine Blake, house manager at the Smith-McDowell House. Attendance, she notes, has increased slightly compared with last year’s numbers, but visibility remains an issue. “We do not have a budget for advertising beyond the Chamber of Commerce,” she explains, leaving most folks to find their way to the historic homestead on their own. In Holland’s view, one big benefit of a regional history museum would be its ability to steer visitors to other smaller, more specialized institutions. Jeff Futch, regional supervisor at the Western Office, agrees, saying, “I think it would bring attention to the local museums … and could help push visitation there.” That kind of synergy makes sense to Tom Muir, site manager at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. “Working together,” he says, “can only benefit all the cultural institutions.” Meanwhile, back at the SmithMcDowell House, Blake aims to attract more Asheville residents as well as tourists to her facility. “There are so many local people who have never been here, don’t know what we have, don’t know what we are,” she points out, adding, “We’re trying to broaden our appeal.” DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HISTORY A desire to boost local awareness of the city’s past was what inspired Marilyn Ball to write her 2015 book, The Rise of Asheville: An Exceptional History of Community Building. Ball, who moved here in 1977, says the idea grew out of an entrepreneurial conference she attended around 2010. Participants were asked to give their name, what they did and what they loved about Asheville. Many were new to town, Ball recalls, “and were talking as if there was no history — as if Asheville had just started exactly the way it is right now.” So when Ball stood to introduce herself, she asked how many in the group had lived in the area for more than five years. When very few raised their hands, Ball took it upon herself to share stories about the city’s past. Later that evening, she says, folks approached her, expressing gratitude for the impromptu history lesson. The newbies, of course, have continued to arrive in droves. According to

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North Carolina’s Office of State Budget and Management, Buncombe County’s population — 258,406 in July of 2016 — is projected to increase to 270,935 by 2020 and exceed 300,000 by 2030. For this reason, Jack Thomson sees a regional history museum as a crucial asset. “We’re a relocation community,” says Thomson, who is executive director of the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County. “I think it’s really important for the survival of a lot of our mountain culture that an experience with history be made available not only to future generations, but also to the current generation of folks that are new to Asheville.”

nonprofits. So far, the company has completed projects for the Asheville Radio Museum and the Urban Trail, and local content coordinator Lauren Bacchus says audio tours are in the works for the Vance Birthplace and the Basilica of St. Lawrence (in reference to the church’s architect, Rafael Guastavino). But Fahrer is concerned about the disjointed nature of these efforts. “If we’re going to make this a museum without walls,” she argues, “all these different places need to incorporate information that people can follow in some sort of order.” CONNECTING THE DOTS

DOLLARS AND CENTS Besides serving the newly arrived, Thomson maintains, a well-designed, interactive regional history museum could help boost the area’s tourism revenue. Tourists, he says, might spend an extra night in a hotel or buy a souvenir. A 2016 study by Tourism Economics, a consultant hired by the Tourism Development Authority, found that visitors spent $1.9 billion, which generated $2.9 billion in total business sales. But while the 10.9 million who visited the area spent an average of $107 per day, most were daytrippers: Only 3.8 million of them stayed overnight (see “2016 Numbers Reflect Continuing Strength in Buncombe County Tourism Industry,” May 16, Xpress). Holland, too, believes a regional museum could help turn some of those one-day visits into more extended stays. At the same time, he understands the obstacles the project faces. Asheville, notes Holland, has always been a difficult place to raise money, and previous failed ventures haven’t helped. One recent example is the Health Adventure’s ill-fated attempt to build a $25 million facility in Montford. “More than 100 donors contributed $8 million to the proposed 39,000-square-foot project, which was supposed to go up off Broadway. All of that has been spent,” the Asheville Citizen-Times reported on April 17, 2011. Derailed by the Great Recession, declining donations and escalating expenses, the project foundered: the Health Adventure filed for bankruptcy that year, and the property was subsequently acquired by UNC Asheville. Nonetheless, Holland believes that if not for the 2002 recession, the plan to turn the Biltmore School property into a museum would have succeeded. He also notes that the fundraisers offered to return all financial donations made to the project. “The money that people did not ask to be

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PAST EN PLEIN AIR: Sharon Fahrer, author and founder of History @ Hand, has created and installed more than 30 interior and exterior history panels for area businesses, as well as UNCA. Photo courtesy by Laurie Johnson Photography given back was used by the Western North Carolina Historical Association,” Holland reports. “A lot of it helped maintain the Smith-McDowell House,” which the nonprofit operates. BITE-SIZE PIECES Meanwhile, some local history buffs have found other ways to channel their passion for the region’s past. Sharon Fahrer of History @ Hand offers walking tours of various parts of the city, including downtown, Biltmore Village, Riverside Cemetery and Montford. Since the early 2000s, Fahrer has also created and installed more than 30 interior and exterior history panels for area businesses, as well as UNCA. More recently, she and a small team of local artists, designers, researchers and community members installed four panels at two bus shelters on Montford Avenue that highlight former buildings, residents, activities and events in the historic neighborhood. Fahrer considers her work a museum without walls. Other such efforts include the mural at Triangle Park on The Block, which celebrates key moments in local African-American history, and the Asheville Urban Trail, whose 30 outdoor stations scattered around downtown honor notable people, places and events in the city’s history. More recently, UniGuide, a free app offering audio tours of many U.S. destinations, has begun generating and hosting free content for local museums and

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Tour guide DeWayne Barton, who founded Hood Huggers International, sees possibilities and difficulties in both approaches. For a museum without walls, he says, the challenge is finding ways to connect the dots — and then keep them connected. One way to do this, he notes, is simply by making more effort to promote one another. And while a regional history museum could increase the visibility of these other organizations and projects, continues Barton, “It’s got to be inclusive and tell everybody’s stories.” Too often, he asserts, certain histories get excluded. “That’s the whole reason we did Hood Huggers: We weren’t seeing people talk about and try and highlight the African-American presence here.” Local author and public relations consultant Elizabeth Sims shares Barton’s concern, citing women and Native Americans as other underrepresented groups. Sims, who worked on this summer’s Urban Trail relaunch, says that given the long-standing pattern of exclusion, as well as the region’s considerable diversity, trying to capture the complete narrative in a single museum would be “a real challenge.” And in the meantime, she advocates strengthening the connections among the existing institutions and projects. “I’m not coming out against a brickand-mortar facility,” stresses Sims. “I just think we could do a better job with the resources we have.” MULTIPLE MODELS Jim Stokely is president of the Wilma Dykeman Legacy, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the noted local author’s core values: environmental integrity, social justice and the power of the written and spoken word. Run entirely by volunteers, the organization has no physical loca-

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INTERACTING WITH HISTORY: Darin Waters, assistant professor of history at UNCA, is not opposed to new methods of teaching history, but believes traditional brick-andmortar museums “allow the visitor to engage history and historical artifacts in a way that you just can’t do online.” Photo by Peter Lorenz tion — and that, says Stokely, who is Dykeman’s son, eliminates a wide range of potential headaches. “We don’t have to worry about clogged gutters, wet drywall and the thousand other maintenance issues that can arise,” he points out. That freedom, he continues, means the group can focus on research and development. One key strategy is establishing mutually beneficial partnerships. “We can piggyback on a facility and their established audience while we provide the specific programming,” he explains, citing ongoing relationships with the Thomas Wolfe Memorial and the Asheville High School Speech and Debate Club. As Stokely sees it, there is no single best way to preserve and present history. If anything, having multiple models fosters interdependence and connectedness, making the overall community stronger. “I really think the combination is better than just relying on one,” he says. THE MONEY HUNT And whichever way future efforts may go, “It takes local folks with a passion for local history to keep the dream alive,” says Jeff Futch from the Western Office of Archives and History. Holland and Elingburg, he notes, have “had so many meetings with folks, and I know it can be extremely frustrating for them, but they’ve steadily plodded along. … I think they feel like right now is such a wonder-

ful time, because Asheville is growing. … There are so many in the area that aren’t native but come to have a real interest in the history.” That, of course, still leaves the question of money. But Darin Waters, an assistant professor of history at UNCA, sees various possibilities for raising the needed funds. “There are grants out there that can be pursued to build this museum,” he says. Based on his recent involvement in talks between the university and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Waters believes the federal agency might be interested in helping facilitate such a project. He also maintains that while a grassroots effort is the best way to launch, major institutions like UNCA might be conduits for future grant proposals. And as a special assistant to the chancellor for community outreach and engagement, Waters could serve as a point of contact for Holland and Elingburg. “I would be one of the people to help facilitate that conversation with the chancellor,” he points out, adding that community engagement “is a very large piece of our strategic plan. I know the university would be interested in these conversations.” X

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The Red Cross and Masonic Temple respond to the 1918 flu pandemic On Oct. 5, 1918, The Asheville Citizen informed readers that “8,000 cases of FALL Spanish influenza have been reported in North Carolina, with known deaths resulting from pneumonia following the influenza exceeding 50.” At the time, Wilmington was the state’s hardest-hit area, with 6,000 infected. According to the paper, several cases had been recorded in Asheville. Because of this, the city commissioners and health officers ordered schools, churches and theaters closed. Restrictions were also placed on serving drinks at soda fountains and cafés. By December 1918, The Asheville Citizen reported that the area’s numbers had skyrocketed to 4,498 cases and 138 deaths. According to the the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, at least 20 percent of the state’s population was infected between 1918 and 1919. The state’s total death toll neared 14,000. Worldwide, the pandemic would claim an estimated 20 million to 50 million lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Oct. 13, 1918, an emergency call for volunteer doctors, nurses, housekeepers and cooks was placed in The Sunday OPENING ITS DOORS: During the 1918 flu pandemic, the Masonic Temple offered its property as a place to house the infected resiCitizen. It read:

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THE INFLUENZA COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS CALLS FOR VOLUNTEER WORKERS The epidemic of Influenza is sweeping Asheville. Our people are suffering for lack of attention as never before. More Asheville people are dying of Influenza at home than are dying from all causes on the battle-fields of France. The Red Cross has established this Committee as a clearing house between workers and patients and this

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TO THE MASONIC FRATERNITY OF ASHEVILLE: Your directing officers ask that, if you have not already done so, you will at once begin your co-operation with the Red Cross Influenza Committee. The Masonic Temple conveniences have been placed at the disposal of the committee, and an Emergency Kitchen is busy preparing nourishing food for the needy.

is issued for Doctors, nurses and workers both white and colored to keep people in Asheville from dying from starvation and lack of other attention. ...

The call went on to reiterate the type of volunteers needed, before ending with the signoff:

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And suffering relieved by rendering your service now.

Work will be paid for when necessary but we appeal first to your patriotism. In co-operation with the City Health Office, Headquarters have been established in the City Hall, Telephone 152, where volunteers should call and where assistance should be asked. Office hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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On Oct. 22, 1918, The Asheville Citizen reported that the influenza committee had established two emergency hospitals for the sick: “The executive committee of the Asheville chapter of the American Red Cross devoted most of yesterday afternoon’s session to consideration of the influ-

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enza epidemic situation. Following the report of Chairman Raoul of the influenza committee, which was supplemented by statements from Dr. S. Westray Battle (see ‘More than a Citizen,’ Sept. 26, Xpress) and Dr. Carl V. Reynold, the committee reiterated its assurance that the committee was given unlimited power, including the establishment of other hospitals, one for the colored people, who will be, as stated by Dr. Battle, ‘given the same attention as that given white people.’” The same article included a transcription of a report provided by Mrs. Thomas S. Rollins, commander of the Red Cross auxiliary motor corps, who offered a breakdown of the organization’s activities that week. Rollins noted that on Friday, Oct. 18, “the old city high school on Woodfin street was selected … as the most practical building available [to set up an emergency hospital].” The following day, “it was completely equipped with fifty beds and a patient received.” At the time of Rollins’ report (Oct. 21), the hospital’s patient count had increased to 25. Rollins predicted that all 50 beds would be filled within the next 24 hours. She also noted that an additional 25 beds might be acquired. Rollins continued:

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“No rooms are available for colored patients in the main building of the emergency room and I have just been offered any part of the Masonic temple as an annex to the hospital. I have accepted this offer of the Masons and two wards for colored people are now being established on the second and third floors in the front of the temple. These two wards together will hold from fifteen to twenty patients and there will be about as many beds for colored people as we have for white people in proportion to population … “We have made no general request for contributions, but Asheville has responded in a wonderful way. We now have collected from voluntary contributions about $2,000. … “Word cannot express the gratitude the Red Cross and the people of Asheville owe to the Masonic order in our city. As individuals, the members have been generous with their contributions of money, and the order as a whole has turned out to meet this emergency and has practically given over its entire building and equipment to our use. This debt the city of Asheville should never forget.” X

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WELCOMING AND SENSORY-FRIENDLY Local support grows for those with autism, sensory processing disorder

A multi-generational event with Veterans and cadets in the ROTC.

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ENCIRCLED: At Arms Around ASD, students participate in Moving Meditation, a class that fosters relaxation and focus, builds internal energy and sharpens executive functioning skills. Photo by Michele Louzon

Meet, honor and share with those who have served and are planning to serve at an informal intergenerational event. Guests include: ROTC cadets from area high schools, young military veterans, older veterans, and Mountain Region AARP volunteers. Refreshments provided.

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disorder as nonprofits, mental health organizations and neighborhood businesses strive to provide sensoryfriendly environments. “Children can have sensory processing disorder or sensory integration issues all by themselves and not have autistic

behaviors, but it does flip. If a child has autism, usually they have sensory processing disorder,” says Janet OpilaLehman, a naturopathic physician and occupational therapist at WellSpring Wellness Center in Asheville. Opila-Lehman explains her area of specialization within occupational therapy: “I focus on the bodywork, the hands-on part of it, which helps all of the sensory systems to calm down and be focused.” Her naturopathic treatments are part of a biomedical approach designed to work alongside more traditional treatments. She notes that “biomedical has been around for a long time; it’s a well-established, evidence-based practice.” Opila-Lehman offers presentations on various subjects regarding ASD and SPD, including one titled Autism Health Care — The Natural Way. Opila-Lehman is one of many volunteers offering a portion of their time at Arms Around ASD, a local nonprofit that serves children, teens and adults with autism spectrum disorder. “People on the autism spectrum who have success in life (and how they define that is getting a job and keeping a job) have developed their executive function skills. Executive function skills are not something we are born with, none of us. It’s something that we all work to develop and hone, probably not even consciously,” says Michele Louzon, founder of Arms around ASD. Offerings at Arms Around ASD include acupuncture, guided meditation, pet therapy, social skills group, stop-motion animation creation, tai chi/ qi gong, yoga and Zumba. “All of those things serve to develop executive function skills, so that has been our push at this point, to offer these services that will develop those skills. And all of those things that we do are also just nice, and they feel good, and people walk out and feel kind of refreshed or calm or grounded,” says Louzon. Arms around ASD is made up of volunteer practitioners, teachers and others who support the ASD community.

Opila-Lehman suggests walking around and looking at the space with fresh eyes. Are the lights too bright? Is the music too loud? Are the textures gentle to the touch? Those in retail can go a step further and provide a space for children while parents are shopping within sight. “You can take a corner, even a closet, at a business and make it a safe space. It doesn’t have to be large, but nice colors and quiet music and a box of tactile feelies or just a special space [help],” says Opila-Lehman.

“So, if they’re working with the parents, maybe retail or buying something, and the child needs a space, it’s an easy corner to set up.” Veronica Coit, a stylist at Ashevillebased WestSide Shears, offers haircuts for children with special needs on Sundays, when the salon is closed. “Basically, I offer a quiet, safe space,” says Coit. “I’m able to lock the door and turn the lights down. We talk throughout the whole haircut. I never touch or change tools without telling them

what I’m doing.” Coit joins children on the floor during the haircut if needed, provides the option of watching a children’s TV show and offers breaks. “I’m not going to get impatient or rushed. I book a full hour, so that way I can take my time.” Osega Gymnastics in Mills River holds a free, drop-in open gym time for children with special needs. During this time, there are no other programs tak-

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TAKING AN EXTRA STEP Select local businesses are taking an extra step to provide a welcoming environment for those with autism spectrum disorder and sensory processing disorder. “Anything that changes in their daily routine is a challenge. So once the families get a system put in place, then they try to stay with it as close as they can,” says Opila-Lehman. So what can be done to make an environment more welcoming and sensory-friendly?

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WELLN ESS • N ON PR OF I T ing place in the facility. All children with special needs are welcome to attend. Brandon Hudson offers therapeutic yoga sessions for children with special needs, including ASD and SPD, at Black Mountain Yoga. “Children that have special needs like this, they often have a lot of anxiety. So we focus a lot on breath, on breathing, cueing them to take a deep breath, practicing breathing in a very quiet, controlled and safe environment. So when they start to feel anxious in an environment that’s not in their control, they can use these strategies and techniques of breathing to help them calm and focus and center,” says Hudson. Private sessions feature gentle warmups, breath work, partner activities and a visualization or relaxation exercise. Hudson also offers a yoga teacher training course for teachers and parents. “It has a yoga therapy component to it, and so trainees that come to the training will learn how to do lesson

planning to address a certain need, whether it be a child that has autism or a child with sensory processing or a child with attention and focus needs,” says Hudson. Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 & RPX movie theater holds a My Way Matinee once a month. During this time, movies are shown in a sensoryfriendly, welcoming environment. The theater is not as dark as usual, the volume is lower, and children are free to clap, cheer, sing and make other noises. This month’s offering, The Star: The Story of the First Christmas, will show Nov. 15 at 10:30 a.m. Anne Finch, an Asheville mother of an 11-year-old son with ASD, explains that when her son was younger, it helped when business owners would check in regarding her child’s comfort level and adjust the environment accordingly. “If you meet the most vulnerable person in the room [on their terms],” she says, “everyone will be OK.” X

MORE INFO WHAT My Way Matinee WHERE Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 & RPX 292 Thetford St. Asheville WHEN Monthly. Showtimes available at goo.gl/MgfDdi COST $6.50 per person

WHAT Therapeutic yoga — private sessions with Brandon Hudson WHERE Black Mountain Yoga 116 Montreat Road Black Mountain WHEN Upon availability COST $60 for 45 minutes. Includes 30-minute session and 15-minute debriefing with parent. growwithyoga.life

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WHAT Autism Health Care: The Natural Way presentation by Janet Opila-Lehman WHERE Arms around ASD 191 Charlotte St. Asheville WHEN Wednesday, Nov. 8, 6:30-8 p.m. WHERE WellSpring Wellness Center 966 Tunnel Road Asheville WHEN Monday, Nov. 13, 6:30- 8 p.m. COST Free. RSVP to Dr.Janet@ WNCNaturopathicMedicine.com WHAT Special needs class WHERE Osega Gymnastics 24 Sterling Place Mills River WHEN Saturdays, 1-2 p.m. COST Free

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Asheville volunteers turn donated food into Thanksgiving feasts

BY JAMESON O’HANLON brewkitchen86@gmail.com It’s a busy time for the food charities of Western North Carolina. As the holiday season draws near, local organizations are mobilizing to serve the homeless, the displaced, the lonely and the working poor a memorable Thanksgiving meal. Providing holiday dinners for the thousands of people in need in WNC seems like a monumental task — Buncombe County alone had an estimated 34,340 food-insecure residents in 2015, according to data from Feeding America. But local nonprofits will meet the challenge by doing what they do every day: Harnessing the energy of concerned individuals, they will source and repurpose unused food donated by businesses large and small, including grocery stores, restaurants and bakeries, to feed the hungry. ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN MINISTRY Aaron Schnurbusch, assistant director of crisis ministries for Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, says the organization’s four WNC locations and two satellite residential facilities are staffed by volunteers who do everything from picking up donated food to preparing and serving it. “Our volunteers collect two big van loads per day from Whole Foods, Greenlife, Earth Fare, Fresh Market, Bi-Lo, Food Lion, Publix, Aldi’s, Lennys [sub shop] and others,” Schnurbusch says. “We also receive multiple dona-

TEAMWORK: Chef Eric Cox leads a team of volunteers in preparing three meals a day for nearly 350 people at Veterans Restoration Quarters. Photo by Jameson O’Hanlon tions of canned goods and dry goods from area churches each day.” Local grocery stores, many of which also help fight the battle against food insecurity through donations to MANNA FoodBank and other organizations, contribute an enormous quantity of food to ABCCM. Shannon Dickson, Whole Foods South Region mission and purpose field specialist, explains that culled items first go to the Prepared Foods department to be used, and from there are sent out to the community. In the last fiscal year, Greenlife donated 39,000 pounds of food, and Whole Foods on Tunnel Road donated 65,000 pounds, with the vast majority going to ABCCM.

“We feed humans first,” Dickson says. “After we feed humans, we feed animals.” The stores keep bins in the back to hold vegetarian food waste that goes to local farms to feed cows and other farm animals. “We try as much as possible to divert from landfills,” she adds. According to ABCCM, another business that regularly helps feed clients at its crisis minstry is the Lennys Grill and Subs franchise on Biltmore Avenue. The shop, owned by Assef Alnasraween, contributes fresh food twice a week. Alnasraween says he enjoys making the contributions, and his store has a long history of donating food to the community. “I’ve owned Lennys for six years, and

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they donated bread, cookies and meat before I came,” he says. Schnurbusch says the downtown ministry relies on 15-20 volunteers per day and last year served nearly 20,000 meals. They also gave out almost 30,000 bags of food, plus a large amount of bread and produce that’s distributed from its lobby on weekdays. Ian Wuolle, who has been volunteering at ABCCM three to five days a week for about 15 months, says experiencing a period of homelessness in his life inspired him to give back. “I began volunteering at food banks and homeless shelters so I had some sense of contributing to my community,” Wuolle says. “We are all one people, and life is not competitive but cooperative. It feels good to be able to contribute and actually see the gratitude on some of our clients’ faces and hear their thanks.” Schnurbusch says, “Ian is a godsend.” Volunteers normally work about once a week, he explains, so Wuolle’s commitment to be there more often has benefited the organization by providing “more stability to the way the kitchen is run.” ABCCM will serve a community Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Schnurbusch says it is a popular day to volunteer, and he welcomes any help that people want to give. VETERANS RESTORATION QUARTERS Located on Tunnel Road in a former Rodeway Inn, Veterans Restoration Quarters is a transitional housing facility for homeless veterans oper-

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FOOD ated by ABCCM. VRQ’s programming is aimed at helping male veterans acquire the skill sets they need to get jobs or go to school and eventually find permanent housing. Director Tim McElyea says that for people experiencing homelessness, just surviving is a struggle. “Physically you’re not taking care of yourself; you’re just trying to make it day to day,” he says. “A lot of our guys have physical or mental health issues. Being homeless, you don’t take medicine or maintain your health the way you need to. We help them get stabilized.” Chef Eric Cox, director of food service operations for ABCCM, was originally a chef at A-B Tech but now contracts with the college to teach culinary job skills to residents through a 26-week course. He also leads a large group of volunteers in preparing three meals daily. “We feed about 270 people a day [at VRQ], plus 55 women and children at the Steadfast House [an ABCCM facility for homeless women and children],” Cox says. “I could not do that with our paid staff of three. We average about 12 volunteers per day who slice vegeta-

COMMUNITY CORNUCOPIA: Rev. Shannon Spencer, fourth from left, founded 12 Baskets Café to feed the hungry, keep edible food out of the garbage and bring diverse folks together around the table. She is pictured with volunteer “companions,” from left, Zoe Hadley, Donna Earnshaw, Willa Van Camp, Steve Leventer, Anne Leventer, Dan Allen, Fran Durden and Laura Hughes. Photo by Jameson O’Hanlon bles, make bag lunches for the residents that will not be here for the meal — even clean floors and equipment. They are truly our lifeline.” Many come out as part of local religious groups, such as Emmanuel

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Helping people with intellectual disabilities take part in the community Irene Wortham Center has been improving the lives of children and adults with intellectual developmental disabilities for over 55 years. This year, our Adult Day Activities Program has been focused on supporting our consumers (the people we serve) to be fully integrated within their community. So far in 2017, we have offered over 550 opportunities for community integration. The consumers have enjoyed volunteering with various agencies as well as enjoying leisure aspects of their community by exploring museums, parks and other historic areas of Western North Carolina. They also have been able to explore healthy leisure activities by participating in sports, going to the gym and hosting a cooking class every week, where they learn about delicious healthy snacks. We have supported our consumers in exploring their artistic sides by engaging in arts and craft projects, rhythmic arts, dances and other various artistic activities. The consumers also have had the chance to engage with other members of the community by working with them to develop therapeutic relationships with service animals. Currently, the consumers at the Adult Day Program are getting in the

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Adult Day Program participants enjoy community activities. holiday spirit by working with various agencies to help organize Christmas presents for children and families. The Adult Day Activities Program is very excited for all of these opportunities that they have had to meet new folks and to become a part of the community in which they live. — R. Matthew Henry, executive director, and Joanna Atwater, Adult Day Activities assistant coordinator Irene Wortham Center

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Lutheran Church, Beth Ha Tephila Synagogue and Beverly Hills Baptist Church. But civic organizations like the Rotary Club of Asheville and Buncombe County Democratic Outreach also help out, as do businesses such as MB Haynes Plumbing and Crawley Lee & Company Accounting. Cox admits he’s a little worried about this Thanksgiving. “We’re a little antsy because there’s only one turkey in the freezer, and we need 35-40 just for Thanksgiving,” he says. “The community usually pulls through and helps us out, but the cupboards are bare right now.” VRQ will serve three meals on Thanksgiving for their residents and for the Steadfast House, and different groups will volunteer for each meal. McElyea says they can always use more help, but not just for preparing food. “People ask me all the time what they can do. Can you listen? Can you talk?” he says. “Our guys need friends, a support structure, places to go and people to turn to when they walk out these doors. We welcome anybody that’s interested in serving veterans.” 12 BASKETS CAFÉ In creating West Asheville’s 12 Baskets Café through her Asheville Poverty Initiative organization, Rev. Shannon Spencer devised a way to bring broad sectors of the local community together through food. Her idea for a free café that feeds those in need by saving unused but edible food from the garbage began to take shape in 2015 when she reached out to grocery stores and restaurants to see if they would donate food.

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Earth Fare Westgate’s food service department was the first to step up, followed by MANNA FoodBank, and 12 Baskets launched in the Kairos West Community Center on Haywood Road in October 2016. Now the café has partnerships with a wide variety of businesses ranging from Mission Hospital’s Morrison Healthcare to local restaurants like India Garden, Mela, Biscuit Head and West Village Market. Between eight and a dozen volunteers — whom Spencer refers to as “companions” — show up each weekday to dish up free lunches to anyone who shows up. The companions pick up the prepared food using their own vehicles and reheat it in the café’s tiny kitchen. Dishes are listed on a blackboard menu, and companions don aprons to take orders, fill handmade stoneware plates with food and serve diners. “The food is actually a hook to get people to come in and share a meal,” says 12 Baskets companion Fran Durden. “It’s great to feed people, but we want to give out hugs. I equate it to the bar Cheers — everybody knows your name.” The free, high-quality food draws in folks experiencing homelessness as well as others from all walks of life. And this sharing helps break through some stereotypes. “Poverty is rarely due to someone’s poor decisions,” says Spencer, who is working on a doctor of ministry degree at the Pacific School of Religion. “It’s generational poverty — what they’ve always known. Or folks who work two minimum-wage jobs but can’t sustain a place to live. If we can use healthy food that would be thrown away to help people get food in their bellies, then they don’t have to choose

FA LL N ON PR OF I T between rent or their heating bill or their prescription drugs and food.” “We talk so much about the fact that we don’t have enough food to feed everyone, and that’s why people go hungry — that’s ridiculous,” says Willa Van Camp, an intern at 12 Baskets. “We throw out 40 percent of our food [in the U.S.], much of which goes to the landfill. [At 12 Baskets], we have five freezers full of food, and all of it was destined for the trash. There is enough. We just need to get it out and share it.” 12 Baskets serves 75-100 people a day Monday through Friday and will hold its community Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 23, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Spencer welcomes companions to prepare and serve, stressing the value of participating in the experience of feeding others. “The friendships I’ve made with people who are in poverty and what I’ve learned from them have significantly impacted my life,” she says. “When we learned how much already prepared food was getting thrown away, it just became natural to sit down, share stories, break down barriers and challenge stereotypes by sitting across the table eating good food.” X

Who is serving Thanksgiving dinner? The following organizations will offer a free Thanksgiving lunch or dinner: 12 Baskets Café 610 Haywood Road Thursday, Nov. 23, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Volunteers are always welcome. Details: Rev. Shannon Spencer at (828) 231-4169 or ashevillepovertyinitiative@gmail.com Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry 24 Cumberland Ave. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Volunteers are always welcome. Details: (828) 398-6805 or abccm.org BeLoved Asheville 36 Grove St. (across from BeLoved Resource Center) Mexican Fiesta/International Appetizers Lunch — Thursday, Nov. 23, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Volunteers are needed at 10 a.m. to help serve and after the meal to deliver food to working people. Details: belovedasheville@gmail.com Blue Mountain Pizza 55 N Main St.,Weaverville Buffet-style lunch on Thursday, Nov. 23, noon-3 p.m. Donations needed: uncooked turkeys, cash Details: manager@bluemountainpizza. com, (828) 658-8777

Southside Community Thanksgiving Dinner Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center 133 Livingston St. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 5-7 p.m. Volunteers are welcome before, during and after the meal. Details: (828) 398-4158 ext. 113 or visit avl.mx/4as

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Haywood Street Congregation 297 Haywood St. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Volunteers are needed Tuesday, Nov. 21, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. and after the meal for cleanup on Wednesday, Nov 22. Details: emily@haywoodst.org or haywoodst.org THE BLOCK off biltmore 39 S. Market St. Vegan potluck and benefit for Animal Haven of Asheville — Thursday, Nov. 23, social hour starts at 6 p.m., celebrations starts at 7 p.m. Please bring vegan salads, appetizers and entrées (no meat, eggs, dairy, honey, gelatin, etc.) Musicians interested in volunteering to perform at the benefit should email info@theblockoffbiltmore.com or call (828) 254-9277 Details: theblockoffbiltmore.com Western Carolina Rescue Ministry 225 Patton Ave. Thursday, Nov. 23, 4-6 p.m. Volunteers are welcome. Contact: Jessica May at jessica@westerncarolinarescue.org

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ART WITH HEART BY ALLI MARSHALL amarshall@mountainx.com There’s much virtue to extol and benefit to applaud in experiencing the arts — attending an exhibition, going to a concert, strolling through a craft show — or signing up for a class in, say, plein-air painting or silversmithing or woodworking. But some Ashevillebased arts organizations are focused on more than teaching technique to those in search of a new skill. Sure, learning how to use the tools is no small accomplishment, but these initiatives use artwork to expand horizons, explore self and community, and heal wounds both physical and emotional. Some groups originated locally while others have national affiliations (yet still find a distinctly Western North Carolina approach to area programming). Populations served include young people, the differently abled and veterans. Read on for three of many such efforts.

ARTS AND FOR VETERANS In 2014, former North Carolina poet laureate Joseph Bathanti teamed up with Dr. Bruce Kelly of the Charles George VA Medical Center, which provides health care services to military veterans in Western North Carolina. The writer and the doctor crafted a poetry program for Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. That innovative approach to healing — funded initially by a grant from the Asheville Area Arts Council and continued for two years with funding from the N.C. Arts Council and N.C. Humanities Council — culminated in standing-room-only poetry performances at the Asheville Community Theatre and the AAAC, and publication of the chapbook Brothers Like These. “Since 2016, the Asheville Area Arts Council has developed collaborative working relationships with teaching artists, doctors and therapists at the Charles George VA Medical Center and

Local nonprofits foster well-being through creative expression Odyssey ClayWorks to plan and deliver more arts experiences to veterans in our community,” says Janelle Wienke, grants manager at the AAAC. The arts council plans to reach 200 veterans — women and men of all ages — during the first year of its Arts and Wellness program, an offshoot and expansion of the original poetry-writing initiative. Local writer and workshop leader Mary Ellen Lough was approached by Kelly 3 1/2 years ago to work one-onone with the Vietnam veterans. It’s an incredibly successful program, she says. After it was decided that the AAAC would spearhead the project, “We’ve been able to fund my continuing work and expand that,” says Lough. “Another artist is doing expressive arts therapy, and a writing therapist will take over where Joseph Bathanti left off and will do an eight-week class.” Some offerings take place the VA Medical Center, Lough says, includ-

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ing the Veterans Restorations Quarter (which houses homeless veterans), Steadfast House (transitional housing for women) and the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (an outpatient treatment facility), but other locations, such as Odyssey ClayWorks and — in the future — the Refinery Creator Space, are in the mix so there are fewer barriers for veterans who don’t wish to go to the VA. “There’s a difference between art therapy and expressive arts [or] poetic medicine,” says Lough, who points out that the instructors in the Arts and Wellness for Veterans program are not registered therapists. Instead, they’re “artists who bring art as a means of self-awareness and self-expression,” she says. “One of our hopes is that people will [gain] resources to bring to their everyday lives that help with stress reduction … help with symptoms of trauma [and] bring means of beauty.”

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Helping a father prepare for his daughter’s future care When James suffered a stroke, he was rushed to Mission Hospital, where he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given only weeks to live. As his daughter’s only surviving parent, what could James do? For more than a decade, Mission Health and Pisgah Legal Services have worked together through the HEALS Project, a special medicallegal partnership that addresses critical legal issues that impact the health of low-income patients. Carey Baumgarten and Kim Battle at Mission Cancer Center contacted PLS attorney Tom Gallagher about James and his daughter, Melody. Tom and volunteer attorney Ray Reiser moved quickly to obtain Social Security benefits for James and to ensure Melody will receive maximum benefits later. They also created a will, a health care power of attorney, and a standby guardianship for James’ best friend to someday care for Melody. “Our goal was to work together and do everything we possibly could for James and his daughter, Melody,” says Gallagher. Tears fill James’ eyes when he looks at Melody, but he takes comfort knowing

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Melody, left, and her father, James that his wishes for her future care are in place. “Thank you for all that you’ve done for us,” he says. Each year, hundreds of families in WNC are helped through the HEALS program, and more than 15,000 people are served by Pisgah Legal Services. This program is a 2017 recipient of Community Investment funds from Mission Health. To learn more, visit www.pisgahlegal.org. — Evie White, communications manager Pisgah Legal Services

CREATIVE TOOLBOX: Artist Erin participates in a kinesthetic drawing class at Open Hearts Art Center, a local organization that provides day programs for adults with intellectual disabilities. “Some come to the program with not much experience,” says Salley Williamson. “They discover what they love through all the different activities that are offered here.” Photo by Brit Davis “We want [the veterans] to have a personal connection to their healing, through the arts,” says Wienke. “But we also want to create opportunities to help them connect within the community, not only to their fellow service members but to outsiders who are reaching out … who care deeply about helping.” Upcoming efforts include collaborative work, where veterans can combine writing and clay. Some of the works in progress will be submitted to the National Veterans Creative Arts Competition. “We’re also hoping to expand and do textiles, partnering with Local Cloth,” says Wienke. A grant proposal has been submitted to fund that project. But even as offerings increase, the important thing is for the service members to have access to art in any form that works for them. The state of creative flow “can open up new insight pathways and self-awareness,” says Lough. “That’s the main focus.” Learn more at ashevillearts.com OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER In Western North Carolina, there are only a small number of day programs for adults with intellectual disabilities, “and none that focused solely on the arts as a therapeutic approach,” says the website for Open Hearts Art Center. Art enthusiasts Sonia Pitts, Jessie Francis and Debbie Harris founded the center in 2005. “It’s like a big family here,” says Salley Williamson, development and

communications manager. “Some of the artists have been coming for more than 10 years.” The program focuses on visual arts as well as dance, drama, music and yoga. “We try to mix it up as much as possible, to keep things interesting here for the artists,” says Williamson. There are currently about 60 participants, most of whom are Medicaidfunded, and they have a wide range of abilities — some only need verbal instructions while others receive oneon-one assistance. Many of the artists discover their creative penchants through the opportunity to work in various mediums. “Some come to the program with not much experience … and they discover what they love through all the different activities that are offered here,” says Williamson. “There was one artist in particular who I don’t think had ever painted. Now she’s prolific … she makes these beautiful, colorful paintings.” Some go on to develop and market products through a supported employment arm of the center. Close to 15 businesses in Asheville are selling the works of Open Heart Art Center participants. The artists receive 50 percent of the proceeds of the sales, and the rest goes back into the program to pay for supplies. A couple of the participants have written books, says Williamson, and “we also have an artist who is getting training to become a DJ.” Programming also includes daytrips to local studios, to learn more about area creatives. A recent outing stopped

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by electronic instrument manufacturer Moog Music. The center unveiled its new facility and front gallery on the South Slope with a September grand opening. The event included visual art, a fashion show with apparel designed by program participants, and food and beer. “We’ll have continuing exhibits up,” promises Williamson. Open Heart Art Center holds its annual talent event — a variety show and CD release party — on Saturday, Nov. 18, 4:30-7 p.m. at the center’s 217 Coxe Ave. location. Tickets are $10 (only 100 are available). openheartsartcenter.org ART STUDIO WORLD “This is my life’s work,” says Rae Hughes, who was still in college when she started writing art program curricula. Her plan was to become a teacher, but, through various internships, she realized her ideas were not a good fit for school systems. Instead, while employed in the corporate world, she continued her efforts as a teaching artist on the side, earning various certificates and implementing her programs — called Creative Vision at first, and later Creative Holistic Art Integration, or CHAI Life — in homeless shelters. An illness sidelined her hands-on volunteer activities, but Hughes wasn’t ready to set her vision aside. “Giving, for me, is part of my purpose,” she says. So, while based in Florida, where she lives part time for her health, she started sharing her curricula with other teaching artists. The group achieved nonprofit status in 2008 and adopted the name Art Studio World, instituting Hughes’ CHAI Life concepts. “We use holistic arts to learn about other things — academics, career development, life skills,” explains Hughes. “We’re [even] teaching kids how to drive.” Part of the idea is to fill in holes resulting from the defunding of arts

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education in many public schools. The Art Studio World approach allows each student to “do and feel what works for them. … Everyone works differently, but there are commonalities,” says Hughes. “When we’re using dance as a tool, the holistic aspect is that we’re allowing each student to express themselves in their way.” While the Art Studio World curriculum is already in place in New York, where Hughes is from originally, and Florida, Hughes is also in the process of creating a base for her work in Asheville. The group is already working with local artists such as Albien Gilkerson, whose vision is to “empower people through creating their own art in a safe environment,” according to Hughes. And, “for the last two years, we’ve been focusing on festivals and networking with people,” she says. Earlier this year, Art Studio World hosted the Nonprofit Arts Arcade — an umbrella for nonprofits, healing arts and sustainable businesses — at the inaugural Xpand Fest. Art Studio World also has a land trust in Candler, with a retreat center and yoga studio. There, through a partnership with the Forest School, kids will be able to study in outdoor classrooms. There will also be mini-field trips and cultural exchange opportunities all based on a three-level model of sustain, train and serve. “We want to make this our training hub,” says Hughes. “The reason I was drawn to this area is because there’s already an understanding what creative, holistic art integration is here,” she continues. “In Asheville, you have a painter who is also a yoga instructor.” In other places, Hughes has to hire two instructors — a visual arts teacher and a holistic teacher — to implement her curriculum. Here, she jokes, she can multitask because “you find people who are bridging both worlds.” Learn more at artstudioworld.org X

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MEMORY LOSS CAREGIVERS network@memorycare.org • 3rd TUESDAYS 1-3pm – Held at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road MY DADDY TAUGHT ME THAT mydaddytaughtmethat.org • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 6-8pm - Men’s discussion group. Free. Held at My Daddy Taught Me That Meeting Place, 16-A Pisgah View Apartments OUR VOICE 35 Woodfin St., 828-252-0562, ourvoicenc.org • Ongoing drop-in group for female identified survivors of sexual violence. • FR (11/17), 12:30-2:30pm - “Soul Collage,” therapeutic collage workshop for survivors of sexual violence and the loved ones of survivors. Registration required: 828-252-0562 ext. 110 or rebeccaw@ourvoicenc.org. Free.

ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER 828-505-8428, openheartsartcenter.com • Through TH (11/30) - Exhibition of art from Open Heart Art Center. Held at Ultimate Ice Cream Company, 1070 Tunnel Road OUR VOICE HEART WORKS SURVIVORS ART SHOW 828-252-0562, ourvoicenc.org • Through TH (11/30) - 16th Annual Heart Works, Survivors’ Arts Show, exhibition of art works created by survivors of sexual assault. Held at Blue Spiral 1, 38 Biltmore Ave.

CHILDREN FIRST CIS OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY 828-259-9717, childrenfirstbc.org • TH (11/16), 4-10pm - Donations and ten percent of food sales at this GiveLocal fundraising event benefit Children First/Communities In Schools. Free to attend. Held at Virgola, 2 Hendersonville Road MUDDY SNEAKERS muddysneakers.org • FR (11/17), 7pm - Proceeds from the Mountainfilm event featuring adventure documentary films, raffles and presentations benefit Muddy Sneakers. Give!Local donations at the event benefit Muddy Sneakers. $20/$15 advance. Held at Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Highway OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER 828-505-8428, openheartsartcenter.com • SA (11/18), 4:30-7pm - Proceeds from this variety show and CD release party with live music, dance, spoken word, art show and refreshments benefit Open Hearts Art Center. $10. Held at Open Hearts Art Center, 217 Coxe Ave.

ECO MOUNTAINTRUE 828-258-8737, mountaintrue.org • TH (11/16), 1-3pm - Volunteer to remove invasive plants from Karen Cragnolin Park. Located in the fenced in area between Amboy Road River Park and Carrier Park. Held at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road • MO (11/20), 6pm - Presentation concerning the impact that raising animals

for food has on regional waterways by MountainTrue’s French Broad and Green Riverkeepers, Hartwell Carson and Gray Jernigan. Free to attend. Held at Sanctuary Brewing Company, 147 1st Ave., Hendersonville • TU (11/21), 1:30-3:30pm - Volunteer to remove invasive plants from West Asheville Park. Held at West Asheville Park, South end of Vermont Ave.

PARENTING BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave. Ste. #213., 828-253-1470, bbbswnc.org • TH (11/16), noon - Information session for single parents with children ages 6-14 interested in learning more about connecting children with a Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor. Free.

VOLUNTEERING HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUP 828-252-7489 • 1st & 3rd TUESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - Sponsored by WNCAP. Held at All Souls Counseling Center, 35 Arlington St. HOMEWARD BOUND OF WNC 218 Patton Ave., 828-258-1695, homewardboundwnc.org • THURSDAYS, 11am - “Welcome Home Tour,” tours to find out how Homeward Bound is working to end homelessness and how the public can help. Registration required: tours@ homewardboundwnc.org. Free.

Raising funds for these nonprofits Give!Local 2017 benefits these fine local organizations: • Appalachian Wildlife Refuge • Asheville 103.3 FM • Asheville City Schools Foundation • Asheville Humane Society • Asheville Museum of Science • Asheville Poverty Initiative • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina • Children First/Communities in Schools of Buncombe County • Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective • EcoForesters • Friends of the Smokies • Friends of the WNC Nature Center • Friends2Ferals • Green Built Alliance • Habitat for Humanity • Helpmate • Homeward Bound WNC • Just Economics • MemoryCare • Ministry of Hope • Mountain BizWorks • MountainTrue • Muddy Sneakers • My Daddy Taught Me That

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WINTER WONDERLAND: The historic Grove Arcade is kicking off its annual Winter Wonderland celebration Friday, Nov. 17, 5-8 p.m. with a performance by the Asheville Symphony Chorus, story time and photos with Santa Claus, ornament making activities and a tree-lighting ceremony. There is no cost for the event, but attendees are encouraged to bring pet food and monetary donations for the Asheville Humane Society Santa Paws Fund. Ongoing Winter Wonderland events at the arcade include return appearances by Santa Claus 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, 10 and 17. Starting Monday, Nov. 22, the building will feature a gingerbread house display in partnership with The Omni Grove Park Inn’s national gingerbread house competition. For more information, visit grovearcade.com. Photo courtesy of Grove Arcade (p. 54) ANIMALS FELINE URGENT RESCUE OF WNC 38 Safe Haven Drive, Waynesville • SA (11/18), 1-4pm Open house and kitten adoption day. $20-$35 adoption fees. FULL MOON FARM WOLFDOG RESCUE 828-664-9818, fullmoonfarm.org • SA (11/18), 1-5pm "Howl for the Holidays," open house and tour to learn about and meet wolfdogs. Refreshments provided. Admission by donation. Contact for directions. SARGE’S ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION 828-246-9050, sargeanimals.org • Through SA (1/13) Proceeds from this holiday pet photo contest benefit Sarge's Animal Rescue Foundation. Information: sargeanimals.org. $15 per entry.

BENEFITS Some events from this section may be found in the Give!Local calendar on p. 48 AMICIMUSIC 802-369-0856, amicimusic.org • WU (11/19), 4pm - Proceeds from “Appassionata: The Romance of Italian Opera” fundraising event with food, drinks and live musical performances benefit benefit the Saluda Historic Depot. $60. Held at The Orchard Inn, 100 Orchard Inn Lane, Saluda ASHEVILLE GARDEN CLUB 828-550-3459 • Through MO (11/20) - Proceeds from sales of locally crafted wreaths benefit the Asheville Garden Club. Order by calling 828-670-1417. Pick-up on Saturday, Nov. 25, 9amnoon. $25-$40. Held at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road

BLUE RIDGE ANARCHIST BLACK CROSS brabc.blackblogs.org/ pplwn/ • WE (11/15), 6:30pm Proceeds from “Ping Pong for the People,” pingpong tournament benefit Blue Ridge Anarchist Black Cross legal fund. Registration: blueridgeabc@riseup.net. $10-$30. Held at Standard Pizza, 755 Biltmore Ave. EMBODIMENT CENTER ASHEVILLE 120 Coxe Ave 3rd Floor, 828-225-1904, embodyyogaasheville.com • FR (11/17), 7:30-9pm - Proceeds from this "Gratitude Kirtan" chanting and music event with Cat Matlock benefit Light A Path's mission to bring yoga and other wellness tools to underserved populations in WNC. Admission by donation. FLOOD GALLERY RELIEF BENEFIT 2160 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, 828-273-3332, floodgallery.org/ • SA (11/18), 5-9pm Proceeds from donations and sales this art auction,

photo exhibit and sale and live music concert featuring Steven Pelland, Ash Devine and Ves Frank benefit hurricane relief in Puerto Rico through The Hispanic Federation’s Unidos Fund. Free to attend. FLORA BENEFIT 428B Haywood Road • TU (11/21), 6pm - Proceeds from this "Thanksgiving Centerpiece" class in which participants leave with their own arrangement benefit natural disaster relief organizations. Registration: 828-2528888. $125. FOLKMOOT USA 828-452-2997, folkmootusa.org • FR (11/17), 6pm Proceeds from the Middle Eastern Friendship Dinner, featuring a traditional Middle Eastern meal, film screening of Bon Voyage and a discussion of the journey of refugees with Fadia Afashe, Jay Abdo and Abeer Aman, benefit Folkmoot USA. Registration required. $15/$10 students. Held at Folkmoot Friendship

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’80s Dance Party WHAT: A night of retro music and dancing to benefit AHE WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 22, 8:30 p.m.-midnight WHERE: Isis Music Hall, 743 Haywood Road WHY: In her search for an entertaining fundraiser for Africa Healing Exchange, founder and Executive Director Sara Stender found inspiration in her YMCA hip-hop class friend Eleanor Watson. The classmate had been wishing there was more ‘80s music around town and suggested a dance party focused on that decade, an idea Stender immediately supported. “I was born in 1977, so I was in my early childhood in the ‘80s,” Stender says. “I definitely have fond memories and I love the music and the fashion. It just seems really fun — it’s really danceable and lots of the songs are celebratory and that’s kind of the theme we’re going for.” Stender’s friend Jim Arrendell, a music manager with EastCoast Entertainment, offered to help with the event and suggested Ashevillebased band A Social Function. The seven-piece ensemble plays a combination of ‘80s covers and original works, was about to do a CD release and had been looking for opportunities to make a party out of the occasion. Factor in the band’s wishes to engage in community efforts and its interest in AHE’s nonprofit mission, and Stender calls the partnership a “triple win.” A Social Function will play Wednesday, Nov. 22, 8:30-10:30 p.m. at Isis Music Hall, after which DJ Satch and DJ Salty Salty will spin records until midnight. Attendees are encouraged to crimp their hair, don a Members Only jacket and a pair of acid-washed jeans and otherwise dress in accordance with the era’s style. AHE recently set up its offices in downtown Asheville and launched its Restoring Resilience program in Buncombe County. The organization is also looking for local nonprofits to partner with it and in turn offer training in the Resilience program, primarily for mothers and caregivers of youth. AHE’s mission is to end the cycle of trauma and give adults more tools to pass on to the children with whom they work.

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IT TAKES TWO: A Social Function lead singers Ric Luther and Jesse Barry will belt out a variety of fun retro covers during AHE’s ’80s Dance Party benefit at Isis Music Hall on Nov. 22. Photo courtesy of the band “That’s something really new, because in the past we were working in Rwanda building this model and now we’re offering it here locally,” Stender says. “So that’s what this party is all about. It’s to let people know we’re local, we have local services and some of them are very low cost and accessible.” The ‘80s Dance Party takes place 8:30 p.m.-midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Isis Music Hall. $20. www.isisasheville.com X

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MUTUAL AID FOR MEXICO • FR (11/17), 9pm Proceeds from “Mutual Aid For Mexico: A Comedy Benefit Across Borders” hosted by Moira Goree and featuring Kira Magcalen and Chesney Goodson benefit earthquake relief efforts in Mexico. $10. Held at The Mothlight, 701 Haywood Road

BLUE RIDGE HOLISTIC NURSES 828-989-4981, brholisticnurse@gmail.com • SA (11/18), 10amnoon - General meeting. Retired, active and student nurses welcome. Free to attend. Held at EarthFare - Westgate, 66 Westgate Parkway

THE COLLIDER 1 Haywood St., Suite 401, athecollider.org • TH (11/16), 6-9pm Proceeds from the “Climate City Soiree” with live music from One Leg Up, sweet ‘n’ savory local foods, wine, craft beverages from Catawba Brewing, silent auction and a raffle benefit The Collider. $30/$25 advance. TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville, 828-6926114, trinitypresnc.org • SA (11/18), 7:30pm - Proceeds from The Warmth of Home Benefit Concert featuring Tom Fish and Letters to Abigail benefit the Interfaith Assistance Ministry to help Henderson County residents with heat. $10.

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler, 828-398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • TH (11/16), 6-8pm "DOR: Sales and Use

FLETCHER AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION jim@extraordinarycopywriter.com • 4th THURSDAYS, 11:30-noon - General meeting. Free. Held at YMCA Mission Pardee Health Campus, 2775 Hendersonville Road, Arden FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER 2160 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, 828-273-3332, floodgallery.org/ • THURSDAYS, 11am-5pm - "Jelly at the Flood," free co-working and collaborative space event hosted by Ty Hallock. Free. G&W INVESTMENT CLUB klcount@aol.com • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 11:45am - General meeting. Free to attend. Held at Black Forest Restaurant, 2155 Hendersonville Road, Arden

CLASSES, MEETINGS & EVENTS CLASSES AT VILLAGERS (PD.) • Fermentation: Tools, Techniques, and Benefits: Sunday, November 19. 5:30-7:30pm. $35. • Making Sacred Hand Drums: Wednesday, November

29. 6:30-9:30pm. $75. Registration/information: www.forvillagers.com EMPYREAN ARTS POLE CLASSES (PD.) Pole Spins & Combos on Sundays 5:45pm. Beginning Pole on Tuesdays-5:15pm and Wednesdays-5:30pm. Pole Dance on Mondays7:45pm. For more information go to Empyreanarts. org or call/text us at 828.782.3321. HOLISTIC FINANCIAL PLANNING (PD.) January 8-9, 2018, 9:00am5:00pm Burnsville Town Center, 6 South Main Street, Burnsville, NC 28714. Learn how to make financial decisions that support farm & family values and build profit on your farm. LULAROE HOLIDAY POPUP FASHION SALE (PD.) Saturday, Nov. 18, 10am6pm. LulaRoe MultiConsultant Boutique Sale. Hundreds of unique items. WNC Agricultural Center, Boone Bldg, Gate 5. 761 Boylston Hwy, Fletcher.

activities like gardening, food preservation, cooking, herbalism, and more. 278 Haywood Road. www.forvillagers.com AARP 828-380-6242, rchaplin@aarp.org • SA (11/18), 3-5pm - Meet, honor and share with veterans and those who are planning to serve at an informal intergenerational event. Refreshments provided. Registration: 828-380-6242. Free. Held at Arthur R. Edington Education and Career Center, 133 Livingston St. ASHEVILLE ASPERGER'S ADULTS AND TEENS UNITED meetup.com/aspergersadultsunited/, wncaspergersunited@ gmail.com • 3rd SATURDAYS, 4-7:30pm - Gaming group and potluck. Free/Bring a dish and games to share. Held at The Autism Society, 306 Summit St.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT PURPLE CRAYON (PD.) • Mini-Gourd Ornament Painting: 12/2, 10:00am12:00pm. • Let’s Make a T-Shirt Quilt!: 1/6, 10:00am3:00pm. • Creating Children’s Picture Books: 1/20, 10:00am-2:00pm, and 1/21, 11:00am-2:00pm. More info at www.purplecrayonavl. com/workshops

BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (11/15), 7pm - WEDS (11/15) 7p.m. - Suggestions and questions accepted regarding a new East Asheville library building. Free. Held at St. John's Episcopal Church, 290 Old Haw Creek Road • MO (11/20), 10am - "Itch to Stitch," knitting and needlework group for all skill levels. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville

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CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE cityofhendersonville.org • WE (11/15), 1-5pm - "GIS Day 2017," event for public

to learn about GPS mapping, drone technology and online GIS. Free. Held at Henderson County Public Library, 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville DISABILITY PARTNERS ASHEVILLE OFFICE 108 New Leicester Highway, Asheville, 828-298-1977, disabilitypartners.org • FR (11/17), 2-5pm Holiday card making class with chili dinner at 3pm. Supplies for card making provided. Bring a chili side dish to share. Free. ETHICAL HUMANIST SOCIETY OF ASHEVILLE 828-687-7759, aeu.org • SU (11/19), 2-3:30pm “The Nature and Nurture of Passion,” presentation by Gregg Levoy. Free. Held at Asheville Friends Meetinghouse, 227 Edgewood Road FRIENDS OF CONNECT BUNCOMBE weconnectbuncombe.org/ about • WE (11/15), 5:30-7pm Annual meeting featuring keynote speaker Scott Carpenter, the community development director for Burke County and Fonta Flora State Trail. Free. Held at Comfort Suites Outlet Center, 890 Brevard Road HENDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville, 828-697-4725 • 3rd TUESDAYS, 2-4pm - Apple Users Support Group. Free. HOMINY VALLEY RECREATION PARK 25 Twin Lakes Drive, Candler, 828-242-8998, hvrpsports.com

• 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm Hominy Valley board meeting. Free. IKENOBO IKEBANA SOCIETY 828-696-4103, blueridgeikebana.com • TH (11/16), 10am “Landscape Using a Suiban Emphasizing Juniper and Cedar," monthly meeting. Free. Held at First Congregational UCC of Hendersonville, 1735 5th Ave. W., Hendersonville LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828-774-3000, facebook.com/Leicester. Community.Center • 3rd THURSDAYS, 7pm - The Leicester History Gathering, general meeting. Free. ONTRACK WNC 50 S. French Broad Ave., 828-255-5166, ontrackwnc.org • WE (11/15), 5:30-7pm & MO (11/20), 5:307pm - "Budgeting and Debt Class." Registration required. Free. • FR (11/17), noon-1:30pm & MO (11/20), 5:30-7pm - "Understanding Credit. Get it. Keep it. Improve it." Registration required. Free. PEOPLES PARK ASHEVILLE facebook.com/peoplesparkAVL/ • TUESDAYS, 9am - "Keep Asheville in Stitches," gathering of people who crochet, cross-stitch, knit and otherwise puncture the status quo. Free. Held at 68 Haywood Outdoor Space, 68 Haywood St.

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COM M U N I TY CA LEN DA R SENIOR OPPORTUNITY CENTER 36 Grove St. • MO (11/20), 1:30-3:30pm - "Holiday Gift Making," bath-bombs body care gift workshop. Registration required. $5. TRANZMISSION Tranzmission.org, Info@Tranzmission.org • MO (11/20), 6pm Transgender Day of Remembrance, community observance with the reading of names of those lost to transphobic violence over the last year. Organized by Tranzmission, Blue Ridge Pride and the Campaign for Southern Equality. Information: facebook.com/events/ 132503667500476. Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St. VETERANS FOR PEACE 828-490-1872, VFP099.org • 3rd TUESDAYS, 6:30 8:00PM - General meeting. Free to attend. Held at Center for Art & Spirit at St. George, 1 School Road

WEAVERVILLE TOWN HALL 30 S. Main St., Weaverville, 828-645-7116 • TH (11/16), 6-8pm - Town hall on the topic of opioids. Free. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AIDS PROJECT 828-252-7489, wncap.org • MO (11/20) through SA (11/25) - The NAMES Project and the AIDS Memorial Quilt, exhibition commemorating those who have died from AIDS. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin Ave. WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY wncpsr.org • 3rd FRIDAYS, noon-2pm - Monthly meeting. BYO lunch. Free. Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St.

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DANCE ASHEVILLE'S PREMIER COUNTRY DANCE (PD.) This Friday, November 17, 7-11pm, Asheville Ballroom. Dance lesson 7-8pm with Richard and Sue Cicchetti. Dancing 8-11pm. Dance/Lesson $15, Dance only $10. (828) 333-0715. naturalrichard@mac.com • www.DanceForLife.net EXPERIENCE ECSTATIC DANCE! (PD.) Dance waves hosted by Asheville Movement Collective. Fun and personal/community transformation. • Fridays, 7pm, Terpsicorps Studios, 1501 Patton Avenue. • Sundays, 8:30am and 10:30am, JCC, 236 Charlotte Street. Sliding scale fee. Information: ashevillemovementcollective.org STUDIO ZAHIYA, DOWNTOWN DANCE CLASSES (PD.) Monday 12pm Barre Wkt 5pm Bellydance Drills 6pm Hip Hop

Wkt 6pm Bellydance Special Topics 7pm Tribal Fusion Bellydance 8pm Lyrical • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 4pm Kids Creative Movement 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 2 8pm Advanced Bellydance • Wednesday 5pm Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Bhangra Series 7pm Ballet Series • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 4pm Kids Hip Hop 5pm Teens Hip Hop 6pm Bellydance Drills 7pm Stiletto Sculpt Dance • Friday 9am Hip Hop Wkt Saturday 9:30am Hip Hop Wkt 10:45 Buti Yoga Wkt • $14 for 60 minute classes, Wkt $8. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. www.studiozahiya. com :: 828.242.7595 OLD FARMER'S BALL oldfarmersball.com • THURSDAYS, 8-11pm - Old Farmers Ball, contra dance. $7/$6 members/$1 Warren Wilson Community. Held in Bryson Gym Held at

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SOUTHERN LIGHTS SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE CLUB 828-697-7732, southernlights.org • SA (11/18), 6pm "Shindig in the Barn" themed dance. Advanced dance at 6pm. Early rounds at 7pm. Squares and rounds at 7:30pm. Free. Held at Whitmire Activity Center, 310 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville

ECO Some events from this section may be found in the Give!Local calendar on p. 48 FARM DREAMS (PD.) December 2, 2017, 10:00am - 4:00pm Mountain Bizworks 153 S Lexington Ave., Asheville, NC Farm Dreams a great entry-level workshop to attend if you are in the exploratory stages of starting a farm and seeking

MANAGING FARM LABOR: HOW TO STRUCTURE LABOR ON THE SMALL FARM (PD.) December 4th, 2017 4:008:40 pm, 180 Mag Sluder, Alexander, NC. This 4-hour workshop is a great to attend if you have been farming and are looking to take your farm to the next level by bringing on additional labor support. ASHEVILLE GREEN DRINKS ashevillegreendrinks.com • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Informal networking focused on the science of sustainability. Free to attend. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St. ASHEVILLE GREENWORKS 828-254-1776, ashevillegreenworks.org • SA (11/18), 10am-2pm Hard 2 Recycle event for recycling dead batteries, televisions, electronics, small appliances, styrofoam, books, select

Terracycle items, building supplies and pet donations. Held in the parking lot beside Dairy Queen, 2310 Hendersonville Road GREEN GRANNIES avl.mx/0gm • 3rd SATURDAYS, 4pm - Sing-a-long for the climate. Information: singfortheclimate.com Free. Held at Pritchard Park, 4 College St.

FARM & GARDEN HAYWOOD COUNTY EXTENSION CENTER 589 Raccoon Road, Suite 118 Waynesville, 828-456-3575, haywood.ces.ncsu.edu • Through FR (12/1) Applications accepted for 2018 master gardener teacher training. Training sessions held Tuesday mornings from (1/9) through (4/24). Information: 828-456-3575 or sarah_scott@ncsu.edu.

POLK COUNTY FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE BREAKFAST polkcountyfarms.org • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 7-8am - Monthly breakfast with presentations regarding agriculture. Admission by donation. Held at 4-H Center, Locust St, Columbus RAINBOW COMMUNITY CENTER 60 State St. • SA (11/18), noon4pm - "Introduction to Mushroom Cultivation," workshop. Registration required: leif@ pisgahgourmet.com or 828-779-1348. $40.

FOOD & BEER ASHEVILLE GREEN OPPORTUNITIES 828-398-4158, greenopportunities.org • TU (11/21), 5-7pm Southside community family-friendly, Thanksgiving dinner with food prepared by Asheville Green Opportunities. Please wear soft soled shoes. Free.

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Held at Arthur R. Edington Education and Career Center, 133 Livingston St. ASHEVILLE VEGAN SOCIETY meetup.com/The-AshevilleVegan-Society/ • 1st TUESDAYS & Third SATURDAYS, 10am - Social meeting. Free to attend. Held at Firestorm Cafe and Books, 610 Haywood Road CALDWELL CUSINE

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(828) 299-3000 800 Fairview Road

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726-2478, kandreasen@cccti.edu • TH (11/16), 6pm Caldwell Community College culinary program Caribbean dinner. Registration: 828-297-3811, x.5222. $21. Held at J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, 1913 Hickory Blvd SE. Lenior DOWNTOWN WELCOME TABLE haywoodstreet. org/2010/07/ the-welcome-table/ • SUNDAYS, 4:30pm Community meal. Free. Held at Haywood Street Congregation, 297 Haywood St. FAIRVIEW WELCOME TABLE fairviewwelcometable.com • THURSDAYS, 11:30am1pm - Community lunch. Admission by donation. Held at Fairview Christian Fellowship, 596 Old Us Highway 74, Fairview LEICESTER COMMUNITY CENTER 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, 828774-3000, facebook.com/ Leicester.Community. Center • WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am1pm - Welcome Table meal. Free. • 3rd TUESDAYS, 2:303:30pm - Manna FoodBank distribution, including local produce. Free. MILLS RIVER FARMERS MARKET millsriverfarm@gmail.com • SA (11/18), 9am-1pm Mills River Holiday Market featuring traditional farmers' market fare, holiday goodies, arts and crafts. Free to attend. Held at Mills River Elementary, 94 Schoolhouse Road, Mills River

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FESTIVALS ASHEVILLE HOLIDAY PARADE 828-251-9973, ashevilledowntown.org • SA (11/18), 11am Asheville holiday parade. Free. Held along Biltmore Ave. and Patton Ave. CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE cityofhendersonville.org • TH (11/23), 8:30am - 5K Turkey Trot, run/walk event open to all ages & fitness levels. $11. Held at Historic Downtown Hendersonville, 145 5th Ave E, Hendersonville DOWNTOWN LENOIR Lenoir • SA (11/18), 10am-4pm - Christmas festival with live entertainment, craft vendors, food vendors, and a kids zone. Free. GROVE ARCADE 1 Page Ave. • FR (11/17), 5-8pm - Winter Wonderland with a performance by the Asheville Symphony Chorus, story time and photos with Santa Claus, refreshments, holiday activities and pet food collection for the Asheville Humane Society. Free. PACK SQUARE PARK 121 College St. • SA (11/18), 6pm - "Winter Lights Downtown," lighting ceremony with hot chocolate. Free. RAINBOW COMMUNITY SCHOOL 574 Haywood Road, 828-258-9264 • TU (11/21), 1:30-2:30pm - "Tofurkey Trot," community run on the track. Information: mark.strazzer@ rainbowlearning.org. Free.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS CITY OF ASHEVILLE 828-251-1122, ashevillenc.gov • TH (11/16), 6pm - "South Slope Visioning," community meeting. Free. Held at The Refinery, 207 Coxe Ave. HENDERSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS lwvhcnc.org • TH (11/16), 4-5:30pm - "Affordable Housing

STORYTELLING FOR CHANGE: Local nonprofit, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Buncombe County is teaming up with Attic Salt Theatre Company to present Big Stories from the Attic — a fundraiser for both organizations that features regional professional storytellers David Joe Miller, Betsy Puckett and Raymond Christian. Big Stories kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Attic Salt’s location at The Mills at Riverside. The event includes tapas donated by Verbena Events and Catering and optional brews donated by Sierra Nevada. Tickets are $50, with all of the proceeds going to BBBS and Attic Salt. For more information or tickets, visit bbbswnc.org/big-stories or call 828-253-1470. Photo of David Joe Miller courtesy of BBBS in Henderson County," presentation and general meeting. Free. Held at Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce, 204 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville OUR REVOLUTION HENDERSONVILLE 828-702-7969, ourrevolution.com • SU (11/19), 4-6pm - Meet and greet to share ideas, set goals and connect. Free. Held at Hendersonville Community Co-op, 715 S. Grove St., Hendersonville PROGRESSIVE WOMEN OF HENDERSONVILLE pwhendo.org • FRIDAYS, 4-7pm Postcard writing to government representatives. Postcards, stamps, addresses, pens and tips are provided. Free to attend. Held at Sanctuary Brewing Company, 147 1st Ave., Hendersonville

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KIDS ASHEVILLE ULTIMATE CLUB ashevilleultimate.org, ashevilleultimateclub@ gmail.com • THURSDAYS through (12/14), 4-6pm - High School ultimate frisbee, open practices. Free. Held at Martin Luther King Jr Park, 50 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • FR (11/17), 4pm - Teen cosplay club. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • SA (11/18), 11am - Bright Star Touring Theatre presents "Holidays Around the World,:" performance for ages 5 and up. Registration required: 828-250-4738.

Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road • SA (11/18), 11am12:30pm - Holiday card making workshop for ages 8-11. Registration required: 828-250-4750. Free. Held at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road • MONDAYS, 10:30am - "Mother Goose Time," storytime for 4-18 month olds. Free. Held at Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • MONDAYS, 10:30am - Spanish story time for children of all ages. Free. Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • TU (10/21), 4-5:30pm Kids read with Olivia the Therapy Dog. Registration required: 828-250-6482. Free. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N. Main St., Weaverville

children. Admission fees apply. • TU (11/21), 11am - Mad Scientists Lab: "Slime Time," activities for ages 3 and up. Registration required. Admission fees apply.

FIREFLY CRAFT GALLERY 2689 D Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, 828-231-0764 • SA (11/18), 1-3pm Lenore Barnett presents her children’s book, The Night Ship. Free to attend.

Enjoy breathtaking views of Lake Lure, trails for all levels of hikers, an Animal Discovery Den and 404foot waterfall. Plan your adventure at chimneyrockpark.com

FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115 • SATURDAYS 10:30am & 11:30am - Weekly drop-in Spanish classes for kids. Class for 3-5 year olds at 10:30am. Class for 6-10 year olds at 11:30am. A portion of proceeds benefit the Buncombe Partnership for Children. $10.

BIG IVY COMMUNITY CENTER 540 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville, 828-626-3438 • SA (11/18), 9am - Turkey shoot. Priced per shot.

FLETCHER LIBRARY 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 828-687-1218, library. hendersoncountync.org • WEDNESDAYS, 10:30am - Family story time. Free. HANDS ON! A CHILDREN'S GALLERY 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 828-6978333 • Through FR (11/17), 10am-4pm - "Critter Craft – Turkeys," crafting for all ages. Admission fees apply. • WE (11/15), 4-5pm - “Mad Scientists on Wheels,” science activities for children. Registration required: 828-890-1850. Free. Held at Mills River Library, 124 Town Center Drive Suite 1. Mills River • TU (11/21) through FR (11/24), 10am-4pm - "Let’s Play Games!" Activities for

MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-2546734, malaprops.com • WEDNESDAYS, 10am Miss Malaprop's Story Time for ages 3-9. Free to attend. SPELLBOUND CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOP 640 Merrimon Ave., #204, 828-708-7570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • FR (11/17), 6pm - Teen book club. Free to attend.

OUTDOORS CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK (PD.)

CHIMNEY ROCK AT CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK 431 Main St., Chimney Rock, 828-625-9611, chimneyrockpark.com • SA (11/18), 9am-noon Guided ridge hike. $12-$22. LAKE JAMES STATE PARK 6883 N.C. Highway 126 Nebo, 828-584-7728 • SA (11/18), 9am - Ranger guided bird watching hike. Free. • SU (11/19), 10am - "Photo Safari," ranger led walk focused on nature photography. Free. SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY 828-253-0095, appalachian.org • SA (11/18), 9amnoon - "Leave No Trace Awareness," workshop. Registration required. Free/ Bring a bagged lunch. Held at Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy's Community Farm, 180 Mag Sluder Road, Alexander

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PARENTING Some events from this section may be found in the Give!Local calendar on p. 48 CLAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 241 Merrimon Ave., 828-350-6500 • TH (11/16), 6:15pm - "Children Aren't Colorblind: Talking to Your Children About Race," presentation. Sponsored by Buncombe Partnership for Children. Registration: buncombepfc.org. Free. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-6934890, gracelutherannc.com • WEDNESDAYS through (11/15), 5:30-7:15pm When is the Right time for "The talk," series for parents of children ages 9-12. $25 donation to Children and Family Resource Center to cover cost of materials. Registration required.

PUBLIC LECTURES AT WCU wcu.edu • TH (11/16) - 5pm - “The Gavilan and the Gila: Aldo Leopold, Two Rivers and Wilderness,” presentation by Aldo Leopold, a founder of wildlife management science. Free. Held at H.F. Robinson Administration Building, Cullowhee

YOUTH OUTRIGHT 866-881-3721, youthoutright.org • 3rd SATURDAYS, 11am - Middle school discussion group. Free. Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St.

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PUBLIC LECTURES BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • TH (11/16), 6:30pm - Presentation by Ken Patterson, director of Global Grassroots Advocacy for RESULTS Educational Fund, discusses advocacy for education. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain OLLI AT UNCA 828-251-6140, olliasheville.com • TH (11/16), 7:30pm World Affairs Council: "Unravelling the Kashmir Knot," presentation by Aman Hingorani on the origins of the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Free. Held at UNCAsheville Reuter Center, 1 Campus View Road

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PEOPLES PARK ASHEVILLE facebook.com/peoplesparkAVL/ • WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - "Science in the Park" lectures and discussions regarding popular science, environmental and natural phenomena.. Free. Held at 68 Haywood Outdoor Space, 68 Haywood St. • MONDAYS, noon "Asheville Past in the Park," lectures and discussions regarding local history. Free. Held at 68 Haywood Outdoor Space, 68 Haywood St.

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ashevillenewfriends.org • TU (11/21), 9:30am-noon - Carpool to a community hike for seniors at Carl Sandburg Estate. Free. Held at Ingles Market parking lot, 301 Long Shoals Road, Arden JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF WNC, INC. 2 Doctors Park, Suite E, Asheville • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 11am-2pm - The Asheville Elder Club Group Respite program for individuals with memory challenges and people of all faiths. Registration required: 828-253-2900. $30. SENIOR OPPORTUNITY CENTER 36 Grove St. • TUESDAYS, 2-3pm "Senior Beat," drumming, dance fitness class. For standing or seated participants. $3.

SPIRITUALITY ASHEVILLE INSIGHT MEDITATION (PD.) Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation. Learn how to get a Mindfulness Meditation

by Abigail Griffin practice started. 1st & 3rd Mondays. 7pm – 8:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 175 Weaverville Road, Suite H, ASHEVILLE, NC, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation. com. ASTRO-COUNSELING (PD.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229. FAMILY MEDITATION (PD.) Children and adult(s) practice mindfulness meditation, discuss principles, and engage in fun games. The 3rd Saturday monthly. 10:30am – 11:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 175 Weaverville Road, Asheville, 828-808-4444, ashevillemeditation.com. OPEN HEART MEDITATION (PD.) Now at 70 Woodfin Place, Suite 212. Tuesdays 7-8pm. Experience the stillness and beauty of connecting to your heart and the Divine within you. Suggested $5 donation. OpenHeartMeditation. com SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER (PD.) Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and Sundays, 10-noon • Meditation and community. By donation. 60 N. Merrimon Ave., #113, (828) 200-5120. asheville.shambhala.org CENTER FOR ART & SPIRIT AT ST. GEORGE 1 School Road, 828-258-0211 • 3rd SATURDAYS, 7:309:30pm - "Dances of Universal Peace," spiritual group dances that blend chanting, live music and movement. No experience necessary. Admission by donation. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-6934890, gracelutherannc.com • WEDNESDAYS (11/15) & (11/29), 5:45-7pm - DVD discussion-based adult classes titled “Faithful: Christmas through the

Eyes of Joseph.” Optional dinner at 4:30pm for $5. Free. GREAT TREE ZEN TEMPLE 679 Lower Flat Creek Alexander, 828-645-2085, greattreetemple.org • 3rd SATURDAYS, 4-5:30pm - Women’s zen practice circle with meditation, discussion, study, creative expression and building community. Admission by donation. KAIROS WEST COMMUNITY CENTER 604 Haywood Road, Asheville, 828-367-6360, kairoswest.wordpress.com • 3rd SUNDAYS, 11am12:30pm - Introduction to Buddhism meeting. Sponsored by Soka Gakkai International - Asheville. Free. SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER 60 N Merrimon Ave., #113, 828-200-5120, asheville.shambhala.org • 3rd SUNDAYS, 10am6pm - Full day of meditation practice (Nyinthun). Admission by donation.

SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD BARNES AND NOBLE BOOKSELLERS ASHEVILLE MALL 3 S. Tunnel Road, 828-296-7335 • SA (11/18), 3-6pm - Wiley Cash, book signing event. Free to attend. BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • SA (11/18), 3pm - Book Club: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. Free. Held at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road • SA (11/21), 7pm Fairview Evening Book Club: The Power of One by Bruce Courtenay. Free. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview • TU (11/21), 7pm Mystery Book Club: Spider Woman's Daughter by Anne Hillerman. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115

• 3rd THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Queer Women's Book Club. Free to attend. JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 310 Keener St., Sylva, 828-586-2016, fontanalib.org/sylva/ • SA (11/18), 2pm - “The CCC Boys of the Great Smokies,” music and storytelling program about the Civilian Conservation Corps. Registration required: 865-436-7318, x. 349. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 236 Charlotte St., 828-253-0701, jcc-asheville.org • WE (11/15), 7pm Presentation by 2016 Orison Prize-winner David Ebenbach. Free to attend. LITERARY EVENTS AT UNCA unca.edu • WE (11/15), 12:30pm - David Ebenbach presents his novel, Miss Portland. Free. Held at UNC Asheville - Karpen Hall, 1 University Heights MALAPROP'S BOOKSTORE AND CAFE 55 Haywood St., 828-254-6734, malaprops.com • SU (11/19), 3pm Writers at Home, event with readings from The Great Smokies Review literary magazine. Free. NEW DIMENSIONS TOASTMASTERS 828-329-4190 • THURSDAYS, noon1pm - General meeting. Information: 828-3294190. Free to attend. Held at Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, 33 Meadow Road

• SU (11/19), 3pm Storytelling event featuring Doug Elliott, Chet Allen, Lee Lyons, Becky Stone and Charlie St. Clair. Registration: 828274-1123 or 828-7779177. $10. Held at Folk Art Center, MP 382, Blue Ridge Parkway

VOLUNTEERING Some events from this section may be found in the Give!Local calendar on p. 48 JOURNEYMEN ASHEVILLE 828-230-7353, JourneymenAsheville. org, JourneymenAsheville@ gmail.com • FR (11/17), 3 PM Volunteer enrollment and information session for male mentors ages 25-45 for weekly mentoring opportunities to model authenticity, accountability and foster emotional intelligence and leadership for adolescent boys. Registration required. Free. LITERACY COUNCIL OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY 31 College Place, Suite B-221 • WE (11/15) 5:30pm & TH (11/16) 9:00am Information session for those interested in volunteering two hours per week with adults who want to improve reading, writing, spelling, and English language skills. Free.

SALUDA HISTORIC DEPOT 32 W. Main St., Saluda, facebook.com/savesaludadepot/ • FR (11/17), 7pm - Saluda Train Tales: "Remembering E.M. Patterson, Engineer of Helper Train on Saluda Grade. Free to attend.

N.C. ARBORETUM WINTER LIGHTS 828-665-2492, ncwinterlights.com • Through (12/31) Volunteers needed to help with ticketing, wayfinding, crafts, model train, fire pits and more. Complete three shifts and receive two free tickets to the light festival. Registration: ncarboretum.org/volunteer. Held at NC Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville

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A TURKEY TAIL TUTORIAL (PD.) With Bob Broadhead. Saturday, November 18, 1-5pm, Earthaven Ecovillage. $45. Learn to identify, harvest, process and use this medicinal mushroom found locally. (828) 669-1965. Cultures Edge.

BREAST AND TESTICULAR CANCER PATIENTS DESIRED FOR FREE HEALING WORK (PD.) • SU & MO (12/10-12/11) 9am-3pm both days. Breast aornd testicular cancer patients needed as clients for advanced hands-on healing students. Earth-based healing school. Free. Interested parties register at registrar@wildernessFusion.com. Montreat, NC. (828) 785-4311, wildernessFusion.com

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SECRETS OF NATURAL WALKING (PD.) Workshop, Sat. Nov. 18th, 9-5pm. $150. Call to register, 828-215-6033. natural-walking.com. Proper alignment = healthy joints, energized body, calm minds. "Let Your Walking Be Your Healing." SHOJI SPA & LODGE • 7 DAYS A WEEK (PD.) Private Japanese-style outdoor hot tubs, cold plunge, sauna and lodging. 8 minutes from town. Bring a friend to escape and renew! Best massages in Asheville! 828-299-0999. www.shojiretreats.com BAPTIST RETIREMENT HOME 213 Richmond Hill Drive, 828-254-9675, brh.org • WE (11/15), noon "Preparing Your Immune System for the Winter," lunch and learn with Dr. Elizabeth Pavka, holistic nutritionist. Registration required: sdavis@brh. org. Free. FIRESTORM CAFE AND BOOKS 610 Haywood Road, 828-255-8115 • 4th WEDNESDAYS, 5:30pm - Radical Reproduction, monthly discussion group. Free to attend. PEOPLES PARK ASHEVILLE facebook.com/peoplesparkAVL/ • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 9am - Outdoor yoga class. Admission by donation. Held at 68 Haywood Outdoor Space, 68 Haywood St. THE FREE CLINICS 841 Case St, Hendersonville • FR (11/17), 10am-1pm - Health screenings. For best results, fast for three to four hours before the screening. Free.

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HELPING HANDS: Support groups take place on a regular basis across Western North Carolina, offering community, guidance and information. Photo by Thinkstock

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SUPPORT GROUPS Some events from this section may be found in the Give!Local calendar on p. 48 ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS & DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES adultchildren.org • Visit mountainx.com/ support for full listings. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS • For a full list of meetings in WNC, call 254-8539 or aancmco.org ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP 828-231-2198, bjsmucker@gmail.com • 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS, 7-8:30pm - Learning and sharing in a caring setting about dealing with one's own anxiety. Held at NAMI Offices, 356 Biltmore Ave. ASHEVILLE WOMEN FOR SOBRIETY 215-536-8026, womenforsobriety.org • THURSDAYS, 6:308pm – Held at YWCA of Asheville, 185 S French Broad Ave. ASPERGER'S TEENS UNITED facebook.com/groups/ AspergersTeensUnited • For teens (13-19) and their parents. Meets every 3 weeks. Contact for details. BRAINSTORMER’S COLLECTIVE 828-254-0507, puffer61@gmail.com • 3rd THURSDAYS, 6-7:30pm - For brain injury survivors and supporters. Held at Kairos West Community Center, 604 Haywood Road

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 828-213-2508 • 3rd THURSDAYS, 5:30pm - For breast cancer survivors, husbands, children and friends. Held at SECU Cancer Center, 21 Hospital Drive CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS 828-242-7127 • FRIDAYS, 5:30pm - Held at First United Methodist Church of Waynesville, 556 S. Haywood Waynesville • SATURDAYS, 11:15am – Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St. • TUESDAYS 7:30pm Held at Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 22B New Leicester Highway DEBTORS ANONYMOUS debtorsanonymous.org • MONDAYS, 7pm - Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St. DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE 828-367-7660, depressionbipolarasheville.com • WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm & SATURDAYS, 4-6pm – Held at 1316-C Parkwood Road DIABETES SUPPORT 828-213-4700, laura.tolle@msj.org • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 3:30pm - In room 3-B. Held at Mission Health, 509 Biltmore Ave.

and adults with autism to meet, share and learn about autism. Childcare provided with registration: aupham@autismsocietync.org. Meet in classrooms 221 and 222. FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 8284236191828-242-2173 • SATURDAYS, 11amHeld at Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 22B New Leicester Highway FOUR SEASONS COMPASSION FOR LIFE 828-233-0948, fourseasonscfl.org • TUESDAYS, 3:304:30pm - Grief support group. Held at Four Seasons - Checkpoint, 373 Biltmore Ave. • THURSDAYS, 12:30pm Grief support group. Held at SECU Hospice House, 272 Maple St., Franklin GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS 828-483-6175 • Held at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 378 Hendersonville Road GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • 2nd THURSDAYS, 1-3pm - Seeds of Hope chronic condition support group. Registration required: 828-693-4890 ex. 304.

EATING DISORDERS ANONYMOUS 561-706-3185, eatingdisordersanonymous.org • FRIDAYS, 4:30pm Eating disorder support group. Held at 12-Step Recovery Club, 370 N. Louisiana Ave # G4

GRIEF PROCESSING SUPPORT GROUP 828-452-5039, haymed.org/locations/ the-homestead • 3rd THURSDAYS, 4-5:30pm - Bereavement education and support group. Held at Homestead Hospice and Palliative Care, 127 Sunset Ridge Road, Clyde

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ASHEVILLE 5 Oak St., 828-252-4781, fbca.net • 3rd THURSDAYS, 6:308pm - Support group for families of children

LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP 386-801-2606 • TUESDAYS, 6:30-8pm For adults managing the challenges of life limiting illnesses. Held at Secrets

of a Duchess, 1439 Merrimon Ave.

Anglican Mission, 1944 Hendersonville Road

MADISON COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE 258 Carolina Lane Marshall • TU (11/21), 5:307:30pm - Special needs support group for parents and caregivers. Childcare and free meal provided. Registration required: 828-712-2586.

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MINDFULNESS AND 12 STEP RECOVERY avl12step@gmail.com • WEDNESDAYS, 7:308:45pm - Mindfulness meditation practice and 12 step program. Held at Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 22B New Leicester Highway MOUNTAIN MAMAS PEER SUPPORT GROUP facebook.com/mountainmamasgroup • 3rd SATURDAYS, 11am-1pm - Held at First Congregational UCC of Hendersonville, 1735 5th Ave. W., Hendersonville NARANON nar-anon.org • MONDAYS, 7pm - For relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one. Held at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road • WEDNESDAYS, 12:30pm - For relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one. Held at First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville, 204 6th Ave. W., Hendersonville NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS 828-505-7353, namiwnc.org, namiwc2015@gmail. com • 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - For family members and caregivers of those with mental illness. Held at NAMI Offices, 356 Biltmore Ave. • 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - Connection group for individuals dealing with mental illness. Held at NAMI Offices, 356 Biltmore Ave. OVERCOMERS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 828-665-9499 • WEDNESDAYS, noon-1pm - Held at First Christian Church of Candler, 470 Enka Lake Road, Candler OVERCOMERS RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP rchovey@sos-mission. org • MONDAYS, 6pm - Christian 12-step program. Held at SOS

SUNRISE PEER SUPPORT VOLUNTEER SERVICES facebook.com/ Sunriseinasheville • TUESDAYS through

THURSDAYS, 1-3pm - Peer support services for mental health, substance abuse and wellness. Held at Kairos West Community Center, 604 Haywood Road

T.H.E. CENTER FOR DISORDERED EATING 50 S. French Broad Ave. #250

Magical Offerings • 1st and 3rd Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm – Family Support Group. • WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm – Adult support group, ages 18+.

• Regional number: 2771975. Visit mountainx. com/support for full listings. RECOVERING COUPLES ANONYMOUS recovering-couples.org • MONDAYS 6pm - For couples where at least one member is recovering from addiction. Held at Foster Seventh Day Adventists Church, 375 Hendersonville Road

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What qualifies a dish for main-course status on the holiday table? The traditional standbys — a stuffed turkey, a glazed ham, a standing rib roast — all revolve around a singular, showstopping cut of meat. But the derivation of dinner from the animal kingdom is secondary to the feel of the meal: a savory flavor and satisfying texture between the teeth. Asheville-area makers of plant proteins argue that this sensory experience can just as readily arise from sources beyond the world of meat.

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Through the clever manipulation of basic ingredients, these manufacturers are forging animal-free alternatives suitable as the centerpiece for a Thanksgiving celebration. As No Evil Foods co-founder and operations manager Mike Woliansky explains, achieving the feel of meat doesn’t necessarily require a complicated combination of components. “When you look at the market for plant-based meats, there’s a lot of techy stuff happening right now, but we try to appeal to the customer who wants to see a short ingredient list,” he says. “It’s a focus for us to be better than what you might find coming out of a laboratory.”

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Nevertheless, a good amount of science animates the process behind No Evil Foods’ products. Their key ingredient is vital wheat gluten, the protein-packed portion of wheat flour that remains after washing away all of its starch. When mixed with water and kneaded, the glutenin and gliadin proteins in gluten come together and begin to stick — new chemical bonds form between the once-separate molecules, creating a massive network of elastic protein. Taken together, those countless microscopic links transform the powdery vital wheat gluten into a stretchable, chewy dough. By adding different plant ingredients to this

gluten and controlling variables such as moisture and temperature, No Evil Foods can create meatless mixtures that mirror a wide variety of traditional products. “Each of our formulations is unique and replicates a unique counterpart in the animal world,” says co-founder and product development head Sadrah Schadel. “They share some similarities as far as what goes into them, but the quantities and cooking methods are different.” For example, the company’s Italian sausage mimic, The Stallion, includes chickpea flour and uses less water to achieve a firm, snappy texture. In contrast, the Mexican chorizo counterpart of El Zapatista omits the chickpea flour and lists filtered water as its first ingredient. The results are softer and juicier, and the product crumbles easily into smaller pieces. Schadel’s approach to flavor, however, is as conventional as it comes. “It sounds strange coming from my vegetarian and vegan background, but I scoured sausagemaking message boards to figure out what the long-standing, bestever seasoning blends were,” she says. “I applied the same technique to plant protein as other people might do for animal proteins.” Chad Oliphant, co-founder of Smiling Hara Tempeh, takes a different course to producing a filling filet of vegetable matter. “We consider ourselves fungus farmers,” he explains. A traditional product from the Indonesia island of Java, tempeh is made by incubating a substrate of soaked beans or grains with a mold from the genus Rhizopus. Over the next 48 hours, the fungus spreads a rootlike network of growth known as the mycelium throughout the substrate, binding individual pieces together into a solid cake that can be sliced and cooked just like a hunk of animal protein. The complex flavor that develops during the process has sweetly earthy notes of nuts and mushrooms. Oliphant emphasizes that tempeh has benefits beyond taste alone. “The Rhizopus breaks down the proteins in the substrate into simple amino acids, so your body doesn’t have to do that work,” he says. “That makes it easier for you to digest — you don’t get the gassiness that you get from just eating straight beans.” Smiling Hara is unique among tempeh manufacturers in using hemp seeds as part of its substrate mix. Although not part of the traditional Indonesian process, hemp provides significant amounts of essential amino

acids through its protein and is a source of the omega fatty acids more commonly associated with fish. Oliphant says he’s eager to include hemp for environmental reasons as well: “In their rotations with soy, some farmers can switch from corn, which is very demanding on the soil and mostly grown for animal feed, to hemp, which has a lot of advantages across the board,” he says. Future products in development at Smiling Hara include a chickpea and hemp tempeh, designed for customers with an allergy to the peanuts in the company’s current soy-free product, and a tempeh sausage. When asked how the process will vary for those offerings, however, Oliphant chooses not to share details. “Some of the secrets you’ve got to keep,” he says with a laugh. X

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BIG WINNERS: Drew Shelfer, right, and Chicken Cabra teammate Will Summer hoist their trophies from last year’s multiple wins. The team will fire up the pit again for this year’s competition. Photo courtesy of Shelfer Meat and plenty of it will be prepared, sampled and judged at the ninth annual Knuckle Deep BBQ Fest to be held this year at Wedge Foundation. The brewery’s general manager, Shelton Steele, describes the event as a celebration of backyard cooking and “a fun way to sample a lot of different food.” Along with grilled goods, puns will abound. There are 17 teams competing, with names such as Sweet Child O’ Swine, Seitan Is My Motor, Deez Butts and Pig Dragon. Last year’s multiple winner, Chicken Cabra, will return to defend its titles. Team member Drew Shelfer says he’s excited about the new location at Wedge Foundation. The chilly autumn temperature, he adds, also “makes it nice to have a hot pit fired up.”

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First-, second- and third-place rankings will be determined for best chicken, ribs, pork, brisket and freestyle. Additional single-winner categories will offer awards for the People’s Choice, Best Midnight Snack and the Grand Champion. Judges include Jeff Miller of Luella’s Bar-B-Que, Joe Scully of Corner Kitchen and Chestnut, Matt Helms of The Chop Shop Butchery, Hunter Berry of Taco Billy, Jamie Ager of Hickory Nut Gap Farm, Dave MacFarland of Wild Wing Café and Dave Rice of Moe’s Original Bar B Que. For Ager, winning plates will offer “the correct amount of tenderness on the meat,” he says. “And some good sauce.” Meanwhile, Miller, who holds the official title of table captain, returns

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for his sixth year of assessing entries. “Knuckle Deep always brings out the best group of people in pursuit of making really tasty food and having a damn good time,” he says. “Plus, it’s nice to sit down and geek out on other people’s barbecue for an afternoon.” Knuckle Deep BBQ Fest runs noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19. The suggested donation for a plate is $5 or $20 for a plate and t-shirt (while supplies last). For details, visit avl.mx/4aj. FERMENTATION: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND BENEFITS Lars Peterson of Fermenti, a Marshall-based business that specializes in fermented foods, beverages and seasonings, will host a workshop on Sunday,

Nov. 19, at Villagers. According to the event’s Facebook page, the class will cover “basic tools, techniques and general recipes for fermenting fruits and vegetables at home.” Samples will be available during the session, and participants will take home a quart of kraut, a brine chart and recipes. Fermentation: Tools, Techniques and Benefits runs 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19. at Villagers, 278 Haywood Road. Tickets are $35 and are available at forvillagers.com. QUEEN ANNE’S REVENGE AT KNIFE & FORK Nate Allen, owner and chef of Spruce Pine’s Knife & Fork, considers the restaurant’s latest pop-up series, Queen Anne’s Revenge, a sneak preview of possible future plans. On Wednesdays throughout November, Allen is offering an assortment of small-plate seafood dishes prepared over an open wood fire. “I’m going to do some extemporaneous, experimental cooking to develop ideas that one day may be my next restaurant,” he says. “Outside of the world of oysters, we’ll probably be sticking to all North Carolina offerings.” Inland Seafood is the food supplier. The events are casual, no-reservation, fast-paced dining experiences. Cocktails will be available. Queen Anne’s Revenge happens Wednesdays through Nov. 29, 5-9 p.m., at Knife & Fork, 61 Locust St., Spruce Pine. For more information, visit avl.mx/4ai. CURRAGH CHASE POP-UP Curragh Chase, a pop-up restaurant created by chefs Matt Brown and Brittany Kroeyr, is teaming with Trade and Lore Coffee to host a dinner Thursday, Nov. 16. According to the event’s Facebook page, the two chefs will offer an “updated approach to traditional pub food in order to create a

dining experience that is as comforting as it is creative.” Curragh Chase Pop-Up: A New American Pub runs 8-10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at Trade and Lore Coffee, 37 Wall St. Tickets are $65 and are available at avl.mx/4b6. MILLS RIVER HOLIDAY MARKET The Mills River Farmers’ Market and Mills River Elementary School will partner for this year’s Mills River Holiday Market. The indoor event will offer traditional market fare, including winter vegetables, eggs, mushrooms and bread. Sweet treats, including fudge and peanut brittle, will also be available. In addition to food, the holiday gathering will feature handmade jewelry, makeup, personal care items and clothing. The Mills River Holiday Market runs 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Mills River Elementary School, 94 Schoolhouse Road. For details, visit avl.mx/4b5. VINTAGE KAVA LOUNGE MOVES TO WEAVERVILLE Vintage Kava Lounge has relocated from its West Asheville space to Weaverville. The move comes three months after the shop opened on Haywood Road. Its new Reems Creek Road location is on 6.5 acres and includes a 500-square-foot patio. In a press release, the new space is described as “a cozy homelike sanctuary.” It comes equipped with a meditation and yoga room, small thrift shop, mountain views, a lookout tower, bonfire pits, a gardening area, a picnic table, a ping-pong table, outdoor hammocks and a tire swing. Along with kava, the shop offers yerba mate, kratom and CBD products made from hemp. Vintage Kava is at 141 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville. Hours are 11 a.m.-11 p.m., seven days a week. For more information, visit vintagekava.com.X

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What’s in a (beer) name? Asheville-area breweries share the stories behind their more oddly dubbed releases

IN MEMORIAM: Wedge Brewing Co. brewer Carl Melissas pours a glass of Vadim Bora Russian Imperial Stout, which is named after the late River Arts District artist who frequented the brewery. Photo by John Fletcher Photography, courtesey of Wedge Brewing Co. In the early days of local craft brewing, picking names for the beers wasn’t that tough. In the late 1990s, there were just a few Asheville breweries making a handful of ales and eventually lagers. Now it’s another story. Buncombe County is home to 37 breweries, with more than 70 total in the Western North Carolina mountains. Some of them turn out dozens of beers each year, including small-batch releases, each needing a clever and memorable name. The process becomes even more complicated as breweries must avoid using identities already claimed and protected by more than 5,300 U.S. craft breweries. A wrong move can lead to legal action, something Asheville Brewing Co. has faced with its popular Ninja Porter. The company has protected the brand with a trademark, but brewery President Mike Rangel says he continues to discover the name being used by other producers. In each instance, he must decide what action to take, be it a simple conversation to straighten out the matter or a potentially costly court battle, the latter of which he’s so far been able to avoid. New Belgium Brewing Co., however, has not been as fortunate. In 2015, it took action against the much smaller

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Oasis Texas Brewing Co. of Austin over the use of Slow Ride IPA. New Belgium holds the national trademark to the name, but the matter was settled out of court in 2016 with Oasis Texas continuing to use Slow Ride solely in the Lone Star State — where New Belgium’s product goes by the name Session IPA — and New Belgium using it everywhere else. As for the Asheville area’s more oddly dubbed beers, many are nods to real people. Such is the case with Oskar Blues Brewery’s G’Knight Double Red IPA, which brewery spokesman Aaron Baker says “has the best story behind it” of any of the brewery’s creations. The beer is named for the late pioneering Colorado brewer and fireman Gordon Knight, a friend of Oskar Blues founder Dale Katechis. Knight was killed in a 2002 helicopter crash while fighting the Big Elk Meadows forest fire near the brewery’s original hometown of Lyons. In a similar vein, Asheville Brewing drew inspiration for its Putin’s Unicorn Dance Party Baltic Porter primarily from current events. Russian President Vladimir Putin “was on the news all the time,” says Rangel. “We just wanted to have some fun.” As for the rest of the

name, Rangel turned to his own fascination with unicorns, the mythical beast with a single horn coming from its forehead. He notes that it’s difficult to find a beer name not already in use and that he starts with a Google search to ensure that the intended moniker isn’t already claimed. “Anything with the word ’dog’ in it has been used a thousand times,” he says. “When we came up with Lemon Space Dog [American Wheat Ale], we needed several names. It couldn’t just be Lemon Dog or Space Dog — it had to be Lemon Space Dog.” Highland Brewing Co.’s Jet Flyin’ IPA likewise has celebrity roots. The small-batch beer comes from a quote by wrestler Ric Flair, who described himself as “the Rolex wearin’, diamond ring wearin’, kiss stealin’, wheelin’, dealin’, limousine ridin’, jet-flyin’ son of a gun.” It’s the only Highland beer that has any sort of wrestling connection, according to brewery President Leah Wong Ashburn, who notes that there’s been a recent fascination with Flair among the production department. In choosing names, Ashburn says Highland is often more playful with its small-batch pilot beers, which are usually only sold in the brewery tasting room.

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“You can get crazy with those,” she says, pointing to the brewery’s Lunch with Alpacas Brown Ale, which came from Troyer’s Country Amish Blatz in Fairview, whose deli makes enormous sandwiches and has a few of the titular animals on the property. “If you’re doing a beer that will be made year-round or three months and it will be in your whole distribution system, it’s got to fit on a label, and the name has to make sense to consumers,” she says. “It’s hard to do.” Turning its attention to local figures is Wedge Brewing Co. Its Vadim Bora Russian Imperial Stout, which makes its annual return Thursday, Nov. 16, is named for the late artist who was a regular at the River Arts District brewery. Wedge also has beers named for the late local philanthropist Julian Price and the late Wedge Studios building owner John Payne. “We don’t want people to forget who they were,” says brewery owner Tim Schaller. Elsewhere, Hillman Beer’s Four Fat Baby Belgian-style Quad is named for the baby figurines found in Mardi Gras king cakes, while Currahee Brewing Co.’s Kawi Coffee Milk Stout comes from the Cherokee word for coffee. “We utilize Cherokee words for many of our beers, including our year-round lager Wayah [which means ‘wolf’],” says brewer Taylor Yates. Creative as the above names may be, thinking outside the box isn’t reserved for seasonal and one-off creations. Now Catawba Brewing Co.’s best-selling flagship beer, White Zombie Belgianstyle Witbier was originally a Halloween seasonal that earned its name both from the holiday and its color. “The name stuck even after it became a yearround offering,” says marketing director Brian Ivey. Then there’s New Belgium’s Fat Tire Belgian-style Ale, one of the most popular craft beers in the country. The name appropriately comes from the company’s origin story, a nod to the type of bicycle co-founder Jeff Lebesch rode across Belgium from bar to bar, a trip that inspired him to start the brewery on his return to the U.S. X

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Asheville-based rapper Larry Williams, aka Po’folk, was watching football when he first learned of the challenge. Without warning, fellow local lyricist Davaion Bristol, aka Spaceman Jones, had released “Champ Sh*t,” a diss track meant to unseat Williams as one of — if not the — most respected MCs in town. Instead, the musical ploy awoke a sleeping giant. “It lit a fire, because I really rap, so somebody coming at me like that with some good stuff, I liked it. It made me come at him,” Williams says. “I listened to it. I even learned the words. But then also, honestly, I thought he could have came a lot better.” Within 24 hours, Williams “came back and hit [Spaceman] in the head” with “King Po’folk,” a rebuttal that he says has silenced doubters who momentarily thought a new top dog had emerged. “When he said that he could rap better than me and basically end my career, there were a whole bunch of cosigners,” Williams says. “But we did our songs, and I don’t hear those co-signers no more.” Far from finished with their newfound rivalry, the two MCs take their beef out in the open on Saturday, Nov. 18, with a rap battle at New Mountain’s Sol Bar. (The evening also features Chachillie versus SK the Novelist and Mr. 15ive versus Mayor Black, with DJ Migo spinning backing tracks.) The live showdown will be Williams’ first — “I don’t think anyone wanted to try me,” he says — and the latest step in a life that’s been defined by overcoming obstacles and amassing personal confidence. A native of Charlotte, Williams made his way to Asheville through the prison system and staying in halfway houses. Set on making the most of his second chance, he enrolled at AshevilleBuncombe Technical Community College and became close with a group of fellow students who rapped and made music after school. One of those friends moved to Augusta, Ga., where he connected with a producer and shared some of the tracks the A-B Tech crew had recorded. The producer liked what he heard, especially from

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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: Unlike many local rappers who dream of a music career from childhood, Larry Williams, aka Po’folk, didn’t start rhyming until his 20s. “I love making music, and I love Asheville for giving me that,” he says. “I never would have done it if I would have never moved here.” Photo by A.D. Weighs Williams, who’d never rapped before. The positive feedback gave Williams the confidence to try his hand at a career in music, but the opportunity proved too good to be true. “It ended up being a scam, where I ended up having to owe them money somehow,” he says. “So, my first experience with anything doing [music] was kind of a bad one.” Williams persisted with his education and graduated in 2007 with a degree in human services. Fatherhood further cooled his musical interests, as did a weight problem that saw him balloon to 717 pounds and landed him in the hospital. Narrowly escaping death, he emerged from the experience with a new outlook on life. “I decided I wanted to do that musical thing one more time, because I

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didn’t know how long I was going to be here,” Williams says. “I shot my first video in 2012, and I was like two days out of the hospital. I could barely stand, but I rapped and then when [the director] would say ‘cut’ or whatever, I literally had to fall down and just gather myself.” Williams has since learned how to eat a healthy diet and take care of himself, resulting in the loss of 315 pounds. In that time, his career has flourished, thanks to such connections as Young Buck from G-Unit. Williams got the 50 Cent associate to play Asheville Music Hall in 2015, and the two filmed the video for local group Ponkinhead Allstars’ “One Chance” at the Hotel Indigo. The video aired on MTV and BET, attention that Williams has since parlayed into more than 67,000 fol-

lowers on his Facebook page, where he’s lately turned his attention to making comedy videos instead of rapping. When Spaceman Jones came at him, however, it forced Williams to change his focus. “I think [rappers] underestimate me because I laugh and I’m a big guy, but I’m a wordsmith,” Williams says, alluding to the battle’s true purpose. “Spaceman Jones is an honorable guy. We can do this and still be cordial and honorable with one another. We won’t go below the belt — we already discussed that. It’s about hip-hop and the culture. It’s not like I really beef with him, because I respect him. But then when we get in that ring, I won’t pull no punches. I’m talking all kinds of sh*t about him.” Williams hopes the event will help shed light on the Asheville hip-hop community and show other artists how to express themselves in a positive way. It’s also his goal that an evening of high-quality battles and music will lead to invitations for artists from his community to perform on larger stages. The ongoing absence of such connections mystifies him. “It’s hard for the urban guys to even get an opportunity to perform

or to show their skills. If you’re Austin Haynes [of Free Radio], if you’re Colston [Bryan Godleski of CrazyHorse & Colston], you get a show like it ain’t nothing,” he says. “The Orange Peel will have certain hip-hoppers, and [the opening acts don’t] even correspond with the type of music [as the headliners]. I don’t think Austin Haynes or them should be rapping for Nas or rapping for Scarface. They need someone like me, and we don’t get that and I don’t know why. I know I make just as much noise as those rappers. If anything, a lot of those rappers look up to me.” X

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WORD-OF-MOUTH In 1977, Doug Elliott trekked up to Jonesborough, Tenn., with a possu m named Blossom on his shoulder. He was 30 then and looking to spin a few yarns at that year’s National Storytelling Festival. “I figured they had to let me tell some possum stories,” says Elliott, a naturalist and nationally acclaimed storyteller. And that he did. According to a New York Times archive, “Elliott … recounted possum lore, such as the fact that a possum’s brain cavity will hold only 25 dried beans to a raccoon’s 125, and that a possum does not play dead, it simply overstimulates and passes out.” Today, 40 years later, Elliott continues to craft these signature narratives. His stories, complete with an Appalachian drawl, backcountry myths and the occasional marsupial, will speak for themselves at Asheville’s TELLEBRATION! on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Folk Art Center. Founded in 1988 by the late J.G. “PawPaw” Pinkerton, TELLEBRATION! is a trademarked event that invites guilds from across the world to host a celebration in their own city the weekend before Thanksgiving. Elliott will be joined by Asheville Storytelling Circle’s Chet Allen, Lee Lyons, Mary White and Becky Stone. A longtime force in local storytelling, Stone says when her family moved to North Carolina in 1978, the artist community was very small. “Everyone knew each other,” she remembers. It didn’t take long for her to bump elbows with Barbara Freeman and Connie Regan-Blake. Best-known for their two-act play Mountain Sweet Talk, these tellers encouraged the then-newcomer to North Carolina to join them for the National Storytelling Festival.

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GO TELL IT: Doug Elliott, left, is a naturalist and nationally acclaimed storyteller known for his songs about catfish, harmonica interludes and possum lore. He will headline Asheville’s TELLEBRATION! Becky Stone, right, is a longtime force in local storytelling and will also present at the upcoming event. Photo of Elliott by Mike Burke, photo of Stone courtesy of the artist First organized by high school journalism teacher Jimmy Neil Smith in 1973, the National Storytelling Festival is often credited with sparking a storytelling revival of sorts. Back in 1977, when Elliott made his debut, 400 guests gathered to hear about man-eating hogs and hoop snakes (“the poisonest thing there is,” according to a presenter). More than 10,000 attend the festival these days. Over the years, Stone has watched Asheville’s storytelling scene grow, too. “It’s a privilege to have known people as they were just getting started,” she says. Stone rattles off a few North Carolina-born tellers who have garnered national acclaim: Sheila Kay Adams, David Holt and Joe Penland. “I’m probably missing some,” she acknowledges. These household names have made Western North Carolina a magnet for

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aspiring tellers. For eight years, Mimi Shackleford and Leslie Anderson even organized Tell It in the Mountains, an annual festival that beckoned performers such as the late Ray Hicks, a Watauga County man known for his Jack Tales, and Glenis Redmond, a renowned poet from Greenville, S.C. Though Shackleford and Anderson no longer produce their event, similar events have cropped up. In 1995, for instance, Sandra Gudger founded the Asheville Storytelling Circle. ASC now sponsors shows such as Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch, stand-alone performances such as David Joe Miller’s WORD at Pack Memorial Library and, of course, TELLABRATION! “I might tell the story of how I was able to read God’s handwriting on the back of a trout or about the time I got banned in

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California,” Elliott says, musing about his headlining performance at this year’s TELLABRATION! Both he and Stone agree that storytelling has gained ground over the past few decades. But they also note that the stories have changed. “Traditional storytellers have always told traditional stories. A while back, a lot of us started thinking, ’What’s more interesting than our own tales?’” says Elliott. “It’s a movement now.” The campaign he’s referring to — a shift from old wives’ tales to personal narratives — is evident in “The Moth”style story slams. Regularly hosted at The Mothlight or The Odditorium on Haywood Road, these stage shows are open to anyone with a five-minute story relevant to the night’s theme. Prompts like “beauty” and “lies” have elicited unexpected and introspective pieces in the past. Still, Stone prefers more conventional storytelling. She thinks it’s important that kids are familiar with Aesop’s fables and Greek mythology. “These cultural tales have lasted for centuries because of what they bring to the listener,” she says. “I don’t want us to lose them.” And so, for TELLEBRATION!, Stone might spin “Fat Cat,” a traditional Danish folktale in which a ravenous feline swallows everything in sight. She might also present “The Crooked Mouth Family,” a quirky Appalachian yarn, or Ovid’s “Echo and Narcissus.” “Whatever it is, it’ll come from my heart,” says Stone. “They aren’t great tellings unless they come from the heart.” But when asked what else makes a lasting story, she’s at a loss. “I’m really not sure,” says Stone. She pauses before surmising, “It’s just like you’re visiting with a friend.”X

WHAT TELLEBRATION! ashevillestorycircle.org WHERE Folk Art Center Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382 WHEN Sunday, Nov. 19, 3 p.m. $10

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The Freeway Revival celebrates the release of its debut album

HIGHWAYMEN: Asheville-based quintet The Freeway Revival weds a strong focus on vocal harmony and songcraft to a Southern rock foundation. The band’s debut album, Revolution Road, is being celebrated with a Nov. 18 show at Isis Music Hall. Photo by Libby Gamble The Freeway Revival starts with a foundation of concise, structured songs, then builds upon that with elements of Southern rock, deftly weaving in displays of vocal and instrumental prowess. In celebration of the release of its first full-length album, Revolution Road, The Freeway Revival plays Isis Music Hall Saturday, Nov. 18. The band got its start when brothers Adam and Jonathan Clayton (on keyboards and guitar, respectively) put the project together in 2015. After some personnel shifts, the band settled on its current lineup of the Clayton twins plus guitarist Tim Husk, drummer Cartwright Brandon and bassist Kenny Crowley. In 2016, the band recorded a self-titled EP, live, in a studio inside a friend’s barn in Durham. A year later — and with a fresh batch of songs — the band approached the Revolution Road sessions in a manner at once very similar and quite different. The group recorded all of its basic tracks at Audiogrotto Studio in Newport, Ky., over the course of five days, again playing together live in the studio. “But then we came home and did a lot of the overdubs [ourselves], sending them over the internet,” Crowley says. That approach had advantages and drawbacks. “People got to work out

their melodic parts a lot tighter, and write some cool guitar solos and piano melodies,” Crowley says. But the backand-forth nature of file sharing meant that the undertaking took longer than the band might have liked. “The process definitely had some trials and tribulations, but it ended up great,” Crowley says. To finish the album, The Freeway Revival decided it best to travel back to Kentucky and record all of the vocal parts live. “There’s something that happens in the blend when you’re singing together,” Crowley says. Four of the five band members sing, and all five are songwriters. The musicians make the most of close vocal harmony Soon! whenComing ever possible. “It comes effortlessly, and everyone can switch parts if they need to,” says Crowley. He adds that the band’s collective songwriting process focuses upon building songs around the layered vocal parts they’ve developed. “One of us brings a song to the table, and we all finish it together,” Crowley says. “Or sometimes — like last night — we have a rehearsal and a new song just comes out. Then we take the time to work it out. So, in that sense, the songs all are all really crafted together.” The group, Crowley notes,

ing the wheel or anything,” Crowley admits. “But we very specifically have our own sound.” Though rooted in Southern rock, The Freeway Revival’s sound draws inspiration from many sources. A listen to “Soul Survivor” may conjure thoughts of both ’60s-era power trio Cream and a New Orleans second-line jazz band. And, though the band is only a five-piece, The Freeway Revival’s sound is redolent of bigger outfits like Tedeschi Trucks Band. While the band has built a local following, its focus is on the bigger picture. “I guess we would say we’re in the Asheville scene,” Crowley says. “But Asheville is so eclectic, and there are so many venues. It can be challenging to get embedded in any particular scene here.” The Freeway Revival has played as far north as Burlington, Vt., and did what Crowley characterizes as “a couple unofficial gigs” last spring during the annual South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. “We’re mainly focusing on the East Coast now,” he says, hastening to add that the band will happily “branch west if there’s a good opportunity.” X

is dedicated to song structure and taking listeners on a journey. The band’s sonic character developed through a combination of the varying yet complementary styles each songwriter brought to the band. “The brothers are a little more country and kind of rock ’n’ roll; I’m more folk-rooted, influenced by Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and the great songwriters of that era,” Crowley says. Husk grew up on a steady diet of jam bands and old-school rock, and Brandon plays in the style of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham. “It’s not like we’re reinvent-

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SIMPLY RED: Alex Daly, left, and John Hall star in Red, an intense drama about painter Mark Rothko. Photo courtesy of Mockingbird Theatre Productions The 35below space is re-envisioned as an artist studio with a clutter of frames, paints and brushes. A large white canvas hangs on the back wall, while art, philosophy, psychology and humanity unfold in in John Logan’s play Red, presented by the Asheville-based collective Mockingbird Theatre Productions. The show runs through Sunday, Nov. 19. Painter Mark Rothko was primarily known for his abstract expressionist paintings of solid-color rectangles. He also possessed the self-loathing nature of many tortured artists. The play finds Rothko in the late 1950s, when pop and commercial artists are replacing painters of his ilk. He feels contempt for the trends that threaten to invalidate his work. At this phase in his career, Rothko believes that color is merely an instrument that informs emotion. As he ages, Rothko feels the same pressures that, a 70

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generation earlier, he proudly imposed on the likes of Picasso. He brags of having helped destroy the cubist movement. But now, Rothko has taken a commission from Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc., for a restaurant in a new Four Seasons hotel in New York. It represents everything he has grown to hate in commercialized art. Longtime Asheville-based actor John Hall inhabits Rothko with ease. He pivots from egomaniacal to fearful and angry among a world of change he cannot tolerate. Sharing the stage with Hall is Alex Day, as Ken, a young painter who has been hired to work as Rothko’s assistant. Ken wants to look up to and admire Rothko but, instead, finds himself questioning and challenging the artist in ways that expose the hidden truths and fears of both men. Day is every bit Hall’s equal in this tightly

coiled duel of ambition, integrity, ideals and passions. Rothko fears that black will overtake the red, as a metaphor for his fading relevance. Ken reveals that he is haunted by the color white, which reminds him of the snow outside the window of the room where his parents were brutally murdered. These two men could not be more opposite, but both are grasping for emotional connection. The struggle of opposites rages around discussions of art (and the artist’s power to elicit feelings and interpretations through it), Nietzsche and personal hardships. This is heady and riveting stuff, and the two sharp actors slice at each other with razor-edged passions. At one point, Hall and Day cover the canvas, in silence, with red paint, kindling myriad emotions as the color red floods the blank space. Without words,

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Brown Bag Songwriting Competition For the past 10 Wednesdays, local musicians have placed a $3 entry fee into a paper bag, taken it to the One Stop stage and each performed an original song. The winners from each of these showcases will now gather upstairs in Asheville Music Hall and compete to be the overall champion of the 11th annual Brown Bag Songwriting Competition. Series host Debrissa McKinney and a panel of renowned judges will award first-, second- and third-place prizes — among them cash and recording time at Echo Mountain — while the audience will dub one artist the People’s Choice recipient. Past winners include such area notables as Woody Wood and Chelsea La Bate (Ten Cent Poetry). The finals take place Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. $10. ashevillemusichall.com. Photo of McKinney by Cindy Kunst

The Cheeksters Long before The Upside Down, Eleven and Will Byers captivated millions on Netflix, The Cheeksters got ahead of the pop cultural curve with its debut album Stranger Things Have Happened. Since that 1992 release, the Asheville rock band has dropped five more collections of original tunes that reference not the synth-heavy ’80s of Hawkins, Ind., but the sonic and lyrical qualities that have kept ’60s pop in regular rotation. A sixth disc, tentatively scheduled for a spring 2018 unveiling, is currently underway in Nashville’s Creampuff Studios, where the group holds true to its retro roots by recording on analog tape. The band will share a few new tracks along with selections from its back catalog in the lounge at Isis Music Hall on Friday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. $10 advance/$12 day of show. isisasheville.com. Photo courtesy of The Cheeksters

Darko Butorac with Asheville Symphony Belgrade, Serbia-born (and Seattle-raised) conductor Darko Butorac is the second finalist to lead the Asheville Symphony Orchestra through a Masterworks concert. Throughout this season, all six contenders for the music director position will helm the local symphony. This performance is Butorac’s opportunity to introduce himself and his take on classical music to the Asheville audience. Preview the event by seeing the musician’s charming TedxUMontana talk, “The Language of Conducting.” Then, take in the concert at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, featuring Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 (with guest soloist Lisa Smirnova), Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 and the 21st-century piece “Rainbow Body” — inspired by the medieval mystic Hildegard of Bingen — by Christopher Theofanidis. “One of my passions is to create programs that bring together deeply contrasting works, which share an underlying thread,” says Butorac. Saturday, Nov. 18, 8 p.m. $24-$69. ashevillesymphony.org. Smirnova’s photo, left, by Joyce Rohrmoser; Butorac’s photo courtesy of the conductor

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Craft in Toyland With the holiday season coming up fast and the latest batch of high-tech gadgets and gizmos ready to land in family homes, Grovewood Gallery offers a glimpse back at a simpler era. The Craft in Toyland group exhibition features handcrafted toys and games by 10 artists from across the U.S., among them local makers Paul Frehe, Greg Krolick, Sarah Owen and Alicia Williams. These creations will be available for purchase and will be accompanied by antique works made by Tryon Toy Makers & Wood Carvers, on loan (and not for sale) from the personal collection of Rick Dunn. Considered the country’s highest-quality toys at that time, the company’s surviving items are now highly coveted collectors’ items. The show opens Saturday, Nov. 18, with a 2-5 p.m. reception, and remains on view through Dec. 31. Free. grovewood.com. Image of push toys courtesy of Wolfum

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PUERTO RICO BENEFIT: On Saturday, Nov. 18, 5-8 p.m., Flood Gallery Fine Art Center is hosting a free art auction and exhibition of historical photos of Puerto Rico benefiting the Federation’s Unido Fund to provide direct aid to Puerto Rican families. In addition to the art, the event features live music by folk songstress Ash Devine, soul musician Ves Frank and guitarist Steven Pelland. Art auction items can be viewed online at bit.ly/2ADlmtA and artists can still donate pieces for the auction by calling 828-707-1859. For more information, visit floodgallery.org. Photo of Ves Frank courtesy of Flood Gallery Fine Arts Center (p. 49) ART 20TH VOORHEES FAMILY ART SHOW 2017 (PD.) Saturday, November 18, 10am-5pm. Sunday, November 19, 10am-4pm. 55 Woodward Avenue, North Asheville. 7 artists in paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography, stained glass, textiles and book arts. www.voorheesfamilyart.com ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts.com • FRIDAYS through (12/15), 1-4pm - "Pottery for Veterans," class for veterans living in Buncombe County. Registration required: ashevillearts.com. Free. Held at Odyssey Clayworks, 236 Clingman Ave, Asheville THE ASHEVILLE DARKROOM 207 Coxe Ave. Suite 16, 828-572-3275, theashevilledarkroom.com • 3rd MONDAYS 6-8pm - "Darkroom basics," workshop. $10.

THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY & DESIGN 828-785-1357, craftcreativitydesign.org, info@craftcreativitydesign. org • SA (11/18), 2-5pm "Craft City Food & Art Tour," guided walking tour of local craft food and drink. $75. THE COMMUNITY TABLE 23 Central St., Sylva, 828586-6782 • 3rd THURSDAYS, 4:30pm - Free community arts and crafts session sponsored by the Appalachian Art Farm. Free.

ART/CRAFT STROLLS & FAIRS ART HOP facebook.com/ artgallerytrailwnc1, artgallerytrailwnc1@gmail. com • 3rd FRIDAYS, 4-7pm - Self-guided tours of 13 fine arts and crafts galleries in Historic Hendersonville and Flat Rock. Free to attend. Held at Art Gallery Trail WNC, S Main St, Hendersonville

ART SPACE CHARTER SCHOOL 2030 US Highway 70, Swannanoa • SU (11/19), 10am-3pm - Holiday art and craft fair. Free to attend. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1245 6th Ave W, Hendersonville, 828-693-4890, gracelutherannc.com • SU (11/19), 9am-noon - World Relief Fair Trade Christmas Gift Market with handcrafted items from 30 countries around the world. Free to attend. MILLS RIVER FARMERS MARKET millsriverfarm@gmail.com • SA (11/18), 9am-1pm Mills River Holiday Market featuring traditional farmers' market fare, holiday goodies, arts and crafts. Free to attend. Held at Mills River Elementary, 94 Schoolhouse Road, Mills River ST. BARNABAS CHURCH 109 Crescent Hill Road, Arden • SA (11/18), 8:30am-2pm - Frosty Village Bazaar, holiday sale with handcrafted gifts, holiday foods, baked goods and seasonal music. Free to attend.

MEDIEVAL MARKET facebook.com/events/ 1032478996895246/ • SA (11/18), 10am-4pm - "Medieval Market," renaissance themed market featuring local arts, crafts and live music and dance. Free to attend. Held at The Odditorium, 1045 Haywood Road

ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION 828-350-6135, Julia.Shuster@asheville. k12.nc.us • Through (12/4) Applications accepted for Asheville area artists interested in teaching in an arts-integration program. Information: acsf. org/tapas-call-to-artists.

LITERARY EVENTS AT UNCA unca.edu • Through FR (12/1) Applications accepted for UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library Community Author Award for a poet, playwright or graphic novelist in Western North Carolina. Information: library.unca. edu/RLCAA. MOUNTAIN BIZWORKS 828-253-2834, mountainbizworks.org • Through FR (11/17) Submissions accepted for craft entrepreneurs interested in teaching upcoming peer-to-peer workshop series. Contact for guidelines. Held at The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, 67 Broadway TOWN OF SYLVA sylvanc.govoffice3.com/ • Through FR (12/15) Submissions accepted for Town of Sylva public mural project. See website for guidelines.

THE WCU BARDO ARTS CENTER 199 Centennial Drive, 828-227-2479, wcu.edu/ bardo-arts-center/ • TH (11/16), noon-7pm Handmade Holiday Sale featuring handmade arts and crafts created by students, staff and alumni. Free to attend. TOWN AND MOUNTAIN TRAINING CENTER 261 Asheland Ave. • FR (11/17), 2-7pm - "Fantastic Friday," holiday art, craft and gift fair featuring local artists and companies. Free to attend. VOORHEES FAMILY ART SHOW & SALE 828-698-8775, voorheesfamilyart.com • SA (11/18), 10am-5pm & SU (11/19), noon-5pm Art exhibition and sale of artworks by the Voorhees family and two guest art-

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ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 828-254-7046, ashevillesymphony.org • SA (11/18), 8pm "Masterworks 3: Versus," program that includes Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, featuring pianist Lisa Smirnova, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, and Theofanidis’ Rainbow Body. $24 and up. Held at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood St. BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • SA (11/18), 7:30pm - Acoustic Corner instructor's concert featuring Laurie Fisher, Matt Kinne, Gary Mackey, Billy Presnell and David Zoll. $20. BLUE RIDGE SYMPHONIC BRASS facebook.com/ Blue-Ridge-SymphonicBrass-472866629591180/ • SU (11/19), 3pm - Brass choir concert. Free. Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ASHEVILLE 40 Church St., 828-2531431, fpcasheville.org • SU (11/19), 3pm - "While I Still Have

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Breath,” concert featuring 120 singers from The Reuter Center Singers and Givens Estates Vesper Choir. Free. HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 905 S. Greenville Highway, Hendersonville, 828-692-6424, myhcdp. com • 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - "Strings and Things," folk pop music jam. Free. MUSIC AT WARREN WILSON 1800-934-3536, warren-wilson.edu • TH (11/16), 7:30pm Warren Wilson College Jazz Ensemble directed by Jason DeCristofaro, fall concert . Free. Held in Kittredge Recital Hall PAN HARMONIA 828-254-7123, panharmonia.org • SU (11/19), 3pm - Asheville Baroque Concerts presents "Angel and Devil," concert featuring viola da gamba, theorbo and harpsichord. $25/$20 advance/$5 military and students. Held at Oakley United Methodist Church, 607 Fairview Road TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828-859-8322, tryonarts.org • FR (11/17), 6pm Elizabeth Child, piano concert. $20/$8 students. WNC HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION wnchistory.org • SA (11/18), 1-3pm - "Jamming at the Museum," old-time music jam and lawn party. Open to all skill levels and instruments typically found at oldtime jams. Free. Held at Smith-McDowell House Museum, 283 Victoria Road

THEATER 35BELOW 35 E. Walnut St., 828254-1320, ashevilletheatre.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (11/19) Red. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. $15.

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One University Heights, 828-251-6610 • THURSDAY through SATURDAY (11/16) through (11/18) & SU (11/19) - Into the Woods, student production. Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students.

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BREVARD HIGH SCHOOL 609 N Country Club Road, Brevard, 828-8839025 • SU (11/19), 5pm - The Nutcracker, presented by the Brevard Ballet. $22/$11 students.

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DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE 18 Biltmore Ave., 828257-4530, dwtheatre. com • FR (11/17), 8pm - The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents All the Great Books (abridged). $40/$35 student/$20 children.

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DIFFERENT STROKES PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTIVE 828-275-2093, differentstrokespac.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS until (11/19) - Othello, presented in collaboration with the Montford Park Players. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2:30pm. Reservations required. Free to attend. Held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE 2661 Highway 225, Flat Rock, 828-693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (11/17) until (12/22) - Christmas Spectacular, original musical. Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun.: 2pm. Wed. & Thurs.: 7:30pm. Fri. & Sat.: 8pm. $15-$50. FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, 828-693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (11/19) - Pinkalicious, musical for children. Thurs. & Fri.: 7pm. Sat.: 1pm & 5pm. Sun.: 2pm. $12.50-$25.

Hendersonville, 828-692-1082, hendersonvillelittletheater. org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS through (11/19) - Stage Kiss, comedy. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm. dents/$12 children. NC STAGE COMPANY 15 Stage Lane, 828-239-0263 • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (11/19) - Rapture, Blister, Sat.: 7:30pm. Sun.: 2pm. $16-$34. THE CONUNDRUM 1 Battle Square, 828-214-7824 • FR (11/17), 7pm & 9pm - Naughty Or Nice Holiday Cabaret, holiday inspired dance and comedy. $15. THE MAGNETIC THEATRE 375 Depot St., 828-279-4155 • THURSDAY through SATURDAY until (11/18), 7:30pm - Uranium 235, play by David Brendan Hope. $16/$12 previews. THEATER AT WCU 828-227-2479, bardoartscenter.wcu.edu • THURSDAY through SUNDAY (11/16) until (11/19) - Company, Stephen Sondheim musical presented by WCU School of Stage and Screen. Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30pm Sun.: 3pm. $20. Held at Western Carolina University Hoey Auditorium, 176 Central Drive, Cullowhee TRYON LITTLE THEATER 516 S. Trade St., Tryon, 828-859-2466, tltinfo.org • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (11/19) Outside Mullingar. Thurs.Sat.: 8pm Sun.: 3pm. $16/$11 students.

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ART AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY mhu.edu • Through FR (12/15) - Living Section Retrospective of My Fertility, exhibition of work by Martha Skinner. Held at Weizenblatt Art Gallery at MHU, 79 Cascade St, Mars Hill

When: Saturday, Nov 18th 10am-6pm

ART AT UNCA art.unca.edu • Through TH (11/30) - Illustrated Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, exhibition. Held at UNC Asheville - Ramsey Library, 1 University Heights ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL 828-258-0710, ashevillearts.com • Through WE (11/22) - Latitude & Longitude : 35*35’15.1” N – 82*33’16.6” W, exhibition curated by Victor Palomino. Held at The Refinery, 207 Coxe Ave. ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM 175 Biltmore Ave., 828-253-3227 • Through SU (1/21) Unwrapped: Gifts from the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project, exhibition. ASHEVILLE CERAMICS GALLERY 109 Roberts St. • Through TH (11/30) - Exhibition of ceramics by Martha Grover. ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART 82 Patton Ave., 828-251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • Through TH (11/30) - Small Works, exhibition of the work of 22 member artists. BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 828-669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • Through WE (11/22) - Social Studies: Drawn to Life, drawings by Alex Alford. CHIEF JOYCE DUGAN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER 86 Elk Crossing Lane, Cherokee • Through TH (11/30) - Native Pop, contemporary Native American art exhibition. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES WESTERN OFFICE 176 Riceville Road, 828-296-7230 • Through SA (1/6) - Treasures from Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s

Where: WNC Agricultural Center Boone Building - Gate 5 761 Boylston Hwy Fletcher, NC 28732 AMERICAN LANDSCAPES: The internationally recognized plein air oil paintings of West Virginia artist Lynn Boggess are on exhibit at the Asheville Haen Gallery through Thursday, Nov. 30. Lynn Boggess: An American Master features work that depicts rushing rivers, snow-covered hillsides and thick forest vegetation in a style that combines elements of abstract expressionism and photorealism. “I’m not one to use the word ‘master’ lightly,” says gallery director Chris Foley. “For decades Lynn Boggess has produced compelling paintings at such a consistently high level that I am completely comfortable describing him as such. His work is unmistakably original and truly groundbreaking. He has transcended the genre of landscape painting and created a unique, authentic vision of the natural world.” For more information, visit thehaengallery. com. Painting by Lynn Boggess courtesy of The Haen Gallery Revenge, exhibition of artifacts from the wrecked pirate ship. GALLERY 1 604 W. Main St., Sylva • Through TH (11/30) - Exhibition of small works by gallery members. GROVEWOOD GALLERY 111 Grovewood Road, 828-253-7651, grovewood.com • SA (11/18) through SU (12/31) Craft in Toyland, group exhibition of handcrafted toys and games. Reception: Saturday, Nov. 18, 2-5pm. JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 310 Keener St., Sylva, 828-5862016, fontanalib.org/sylva/ • Through SU (12/31) - Exhibition of photography by James Geary. MADISON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 90 S. Main St., Marshall, 828-6491301, madisoncountyarts.com • Through TH (11/30) - Ragtime Willy Pottery, exhibition of functional works by Andy Gordon. MORA CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY 9 Walnut St., 828-575-2294, moracollection.com

• Through TH (11/30) - Stay Gold, exhibition of gold jewelry curated by Liz Kantner. ODYSSEY COOPERATIVE ART GALLERY 238 Clingman Ave., 828-285-9700, facebook.com/ odysseycoopgallery • Through TH (11/30) - Exhibition of ceramic art by Cat Jarosz, Jenny Mastin and Vivian Saich. • Through TU (11/31) - Exhibition of ceramic art by Elaine Lacy, Cat Jarosz and Vivian Saich. PINK DOG CREATIVE 348 Depot St., pinkdog-creative.com • Through SU (12/17) Furtherance, exhibition of paintings by Ralston Fox Smith. POSANA CAFE 1 Biltmore Ave., 828-505-3969 • Through TH (11/30) - WINGS, group art show. SWANNANOA VALLEY FINE ARTS LEAGUE svfalarts.org • Through SA (12/30) - The Power of Line, Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League group exhibition. Held at The Red House, 310 West State St., Black Mountain

THE ASHEVILLE SCHOOL 360 Asheville School Road, 828254-6345, ashevilleschool.org • Through TH (12/14) Confluence: Abstraction & Landscape Coming Together, exhibition of artwork by Cindy Walton. THE GALLERY AT FLAT ROCK

TRANSYLVANIA HERITAGE MUSEUM 189 W Main St., Brevard, 828-884-2347, transylvaniaheritage.org • Through SA (12/23) - Aluminum Christmas Tree Museum, exhibition of vintage trees and ornaments. Free to attend.

702-A Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, 828-698-7000, galleryflatrock.com/ • Through SU (11/26) - Ancestors and Other Strangers, exhibiton of the artwork of Bobbie Polizzi & Christopher Charles Curtis.

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373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, 828-859-8323 • Through SA (12/23) - The Holiday Gift Show, group exhibition.

52 Biltmore Ave., 828-254-8577, thehaengallery.com • Through TH (11/30) - Lynn Boggess: An American Master, painting exhibition.

34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828-859-8322, tryonarts.org • Through SA (11/25) - Biennial Sculpture Exhibit, group exhibition.

TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 828-884-2787, tcarts.org • Through FR (11/17) - Exhibition of deep space photographs from Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute.

UPSTAIRS ARTSPACE 49 S. Trade St., Tryon, 828-8592828, upstairsartspace.org • Through FR (12/1) - Feast Your Eyes, group art exhibition. Contact the galleries for admission hours and fees

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GROWING PAINS: Nashville-based rock outfit Bully is growing into its own. Frontwoman Alicia Bognanno’s banshee-meets-beautiful vocals rest upon hard-driving melodies reminiscent of Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr. and early 90s alternative. Through the fuzz and feedback, Bully explores topics ranging from women’s rights to Millennial Generation alienation. Tap into the raucous heart of things when Bully stops by the Mothlight in West Asheville for a 9:30 p.m. show on Sunday, Nov. 19. Photo by Alysse Gafkjen WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 185 KING STREET Vinyl Night, 6:00PM 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Les Amis (African folk), 8:00PM 550 TAVERN & GRILLE Karaoke, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Brad Hodge & Friends, 7:30PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Open mic w/ Mark Bumgarner, 7:00PM CROW & QUILL Sparrow & Her Wingmen (swing jazz), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Classic Country Vinyl w/ DJ David Wayne Gay, 10:00PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN E.N Young w/ Sensi Trails, 8:00PM

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HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Woody Wood Wednesdays (rock, soul, funk), 5:30PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Sue Richards & Robin Bullock, 7:00PM An Evening w/ James Maddock, 8:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Old Time Open Jam Session, 5:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Cigar Brothers, 6:30PM MG ROAD Salsa Night w/ DJ Mexicano Isaac, 7:00PM NOBLE KAVA Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert (7:30 p.m. sign up), 8:00PM ODDITORIUM The Fake Moth (fake storytelling), 8:00PM Woolly Bushmen w/ Dose, Styrofoam Turtles (rock), 9:30PM OLE SHAKEY'S Sexy Tunes w/ DJs Zeus & Franco, 10:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Brown Bag Songwriting Competition, 5:30PM Evil Note Lab, 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Billy Litz (funk, soul, singer-songwriter), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Yelawolf w/ Mikey Mike, Big Henri & Cookup Boss, 9:00PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Passafire w/ Positive Mental Attitude, 8:00PM POLANCO RESTAURANT 3 Cool Cats (dance lessons @ 7:30 p.m.), 8:00PM POST 25 Albi & The Lifters (American swing, French chanson), 7:00PM

STANDARD PIZZA Ping Pong for the People, 6:30PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Indivisible Asheville (beer & politics), 5:30PM Pause Art Opening, 6:00PM Zati Dance Party, 10:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Rotating jazz bands, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Caleb Klauder Country Band, 9:00PM THE PHOENIX & THE FOX Jazz Night w/ Jason DeCristofaro, 7:00PM THE SOUTHERN Disclaimer Comedy Open Mic, 9:00PM

POUR TAPROOM Music Bingo!, 7:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE DJ Scratch Battle Asheville w/ DJ drew, 8:00PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Hendersonville Democratic Party Trivia Night, 7:00PM

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

SLY GROG LOUNGE Get Weird Wednesdays, 8:00PM

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ALTAMONT THEATRE An Evening w/ Mishka & Black Diamond, 8:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Will Ray & The Space Cooties, 7:30PM BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Alien Music Club (jazz), 9:00PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Billy Litz, 7:00PM BYWATER Well Lit Strangers, 6:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ Sawyer Johnston, 8:00PM CONUNDRUM SPEAKEASY & INTRIQUE LOUNGE Cynthia McDermott (swing), 7:00PM CROW & QUILL Carolina Catskins (gritty ragtime jazz), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Gospel Night w/ The Highway QC's, 10:00PM ELLINGTON UNDERGROUND Nex Millen (hip hop), 10:00PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Great Blue, 7:00PM Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line w/ Miss Tess & the Talkbacks, 8:30PM

SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Anthony Lapalomento, 7:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Roanoke w/ Scott Moss & Wintervals, 8:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Mountain Feist pre-jam, 7:00PM Bluegrass Open Jam Session, 9:00PM

STATIC AGE RECORDS MCQUEEN (comedy, music), 8:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Heavy Night w/ DJ Butch, 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Hank Bones, 6:30PM NOBLE KAVA Vinyl Night, 9:00PM

SWEETEN CREEK BREWING Vinyl Night, 6:30PM THE FAIRVIEW TAVERN Live Band Karaoke Jam w/ Old School, 9:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE The Burger Kings, 9:00PM

ODDITORIUM Doll Baby w/ Bat Boy, Cloud City Caskets & Cannonball Jars (poppunk), 9:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT The Moth: True Stories Told Live ("control" theme), 7:30PM

OLE SHAKEY'S Karaoke, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Mitch's Totally Rad Trivia, 7:00PM Electric Kif & Lemon City Trio (funk), 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Rossdafareye (funk, reggae), 9:00PM

ARCHETYPE BREWING Papa Vay Landers, 7:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Jody Carroll (roots, blues), 7:30PM ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band w/ The Maggie Valley Band, 9:00PM BARTACO BILTMORE DJ Phantom Pantone, 5:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Acoustic Swing, 7:00PM

DOUBLE CROWN Rock & Soul Obscurities w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 10:00PM

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Frank Bang w/ Dan Johnston, 7:30PM

GOOD STUFF Jim Hampton & friends perform "Eclectic Country" (jam), 7:00PM

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HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Roots & friends open jam (blues, rock, roots), 6:30PM

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caleb klauder country band

NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/ AMPHITHEATER Random Rab, 9:00PM

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11/18

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the moth: true stories told live (theme: control) chris rodriguez & abby the spoon lady

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ODDITORIUM A World of Lies w/ Built on the Ruins & Telic (metal), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Acoustic Tunes by the River, 4:00PM

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NOBLE KAVA Ryan Oslance & Simon T George, 9:00PM

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PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Fin Dog, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION The Motet & Dopapod, 9:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Postcard Party, 4:00PM Trio de Janeiro, 8:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE George Terry MacDonald & Glenn Fink w/ Chelle Fulk & Rob Page, 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Unite! Open Mic Night, 7:30PM Ton Of Hay (Grateful Dead tribute), 10:00PM THE CONUNDRUM Naughty Or Nice Holiday Cabaret, 7:00PM THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ sets, 9:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Mutual Aid For Mexico (comedy benefit), 9:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE Bassquerade w/ DJ Bent-it & ShyGuy, 8:00PM TOWN PUMP Eric Sommer, 9:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Westsound (soul, motown), 10:00PM UPCOUNTRY BREWING COMPANY India Ramey, 8:00PM VIRGOLA Adi The Monk (jazz, blues), 6:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN A Night Of Jobim & The Bossa Nova w/ Paula Hanke, 8:30PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL WXYZ electric w/ DJ Abu Disarray, 8:00PM

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18

ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Brown Bag Songwriting Competition 2017 Finals, 6:00PM BLACK MOUNTAIN ALE HOUSE Kevin Williams (Americana), 7:30PM BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Gene Holdway, 7:00PM BYWATER Chicken Coop Willaye Trio (Appalachian roots), 8:00PM CAPELLA ON 9@THE AC HOTEL Capellas on 9 w/ Naked Scholar, 9:00PM CORK & KEG 9th Street Stompers (swing, jazz), 8:30PM CROW & QUILL House Hoppers (swing, jazz), 9:00PM DOUBLE CROWN Pitter Platter, 50s/60s R&B + RnR w/ DJ Big Smidge, 10:00PM DOWNTOWN BOOKS & NEWS Voice of the Sidhe w/ Hope Huntington (medieval archaic rock), 7:00PM ELLINGTON UNDERGROUND Laura Reed & Natural Born Leaders, 9:00PM FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER Benefit Concert & Art Auction for Puerto Rico, 5:00PM FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREWPUB String Junkies (bluegrass), 10:00PM GOOD STUFF Nate Hall, 8:30PM GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL & TAVERN Tyler Ramsey w/ House & Land, 9:00PM HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS Saturday Improv Double Header, 7:00PM ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Brian Ashley Jones Trio, 7:00PM Dangermuffin & The Freeway Revival (album release), 9:00PM

ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Free Dead Friday w/ members of Phuncle Sam, 5:30PM The Reality (funk, rock), 10:00PM

185 KING STREET High Flying Criminals, 8:00PM

ONE WORLD BREWING Another Country (bluegrass, pop, classic rock), 9:00PM

5 WALNUT WINE BAR Matt Walsh (blues, rockabilly), 9:00PM

JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Cary Fridley Band (oldtime, country, jazz), 9:00PM

550 TAVERN & GRILLE Daddy Rabbit (blues, rock), 9:00PM

JARGON The Page Brothers Trio (jazz), 10:30PM

ALTAMONT THEATRE Peggy Ratusz & Alien Music Club, 8:00PM

LAZOOM BUS TOURS Firecracker Jazz Band, 5:30PM

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Hard Rocket w/ The Mid Majors, 7:00PM

LAZY DIAMOND Krektones w/ Ouroboros Boys & DJ Devyn (surf rock), 10:00PM

ORANGE PEEL Slowdive w/ Soccer Mommy, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN DJ Moto (dance, pop), 9:30PM

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LOBSTER TRAP Sean Mason Trio, 6:30PM MG ROAD Late Night Dance Parties w/ DJ Lil Meow Meow, 10:00PM NEW MOUNTAIN THEATER/ AMPHITHEATER Pink Talking Fish (Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, Phish tribute), 9:00PM NOBLE KAVA In Flight, 9:00PM ODDITORIUM Starbenders w/ The Velvet Wolves & Zin Vetro (rock), 9:00PM OLE SHAKEY'S Saturday Night Fever, 10:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Debrissa & the Bear King (trip hop, R&B), 10:00PM ONE WORLD BREWING Purple (jazz, funk, soul), 9:00PM ORANGE PEEL Kid Hop Hooray! (indoor kids' dance party), 10:00AM Mipso w/ The Brothers Comatose & The Lil' Smokies, 9:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Grand Theft Audio (classic rock), 9:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Holiday Craft Fair, 11:00AM Airpark w/ Strange Avenues, 8:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE The Lonesome Road Band, 8:00PM SALVAGE STATION Phuncle Sam, 6:00PM SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY Yoga for the Sanctuary Farm, 10:00AM King Possum, 8:00PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Vintage Electronics Flea Market, 12:00PM The Spiral w/ Sidewalk Surfers & more, 9:00PM THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE 2umbao Salsa Lesson, 9:30PM Latin Rhythms & Saturday Salsa Dance w/ DJ Malinalli, 10:30PM THE CLASSIC WINESELLER Mean Mary James (roots, bluegrass, blues), 7:00PM THE MOTHLIGHT Chris Rodriguez & Abby The Spoon Lady w/ The Paper Crowns, 9:00PM THE ODDITORIUM Asheville Medieval Market, 10:00AM

THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Mozart's Piano Concerto 23 w/ Asheville Symphony, 8:00PM TIMO'S HOUSE Vinyl Revisions w/ Shuka & NightTrain, 8:00PM TRESSA'S DOWNTOWN JAZZ AND BLUES Josh Singleton & Pattrick Dodd (live music), 7:30PM Ruby Mayfield & The Friendship Train (live music, dance), 10:00PM VIRGOLA The Gravyhouse Storytellers (jazz), 6:00PM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Mean Mary James (album release), 2:00PM The Cody Blackbird Band, 8:00PM WXYZ LOUNGE AT ALOFT HOTEL WXYZ live w/ Jordan Okrend, 8:00PM

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 5 WALNUT WINE BAR Purple (jazz, funk), 7:00PM ARCHETYPE BREWING Post-Brunch Blues w/ Patrick Dodd, Ashley Heath & Joshua Singleton, 3:00PM ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR Musicians Jam & Pot Luck, 3:30PM

ISIS MUSIC HALL & KITCHEN 743 Wendy Jones & Richard Shulman, 5:30PM World Peace for Animals (album release, benefit), 7:30PM JACK OF THE WOOD PUB Celtic Jam Session, 3:00PM LAZY DIAMOND Cankro w/ Adderall (hardcore punk), 10:00PM LOBSTER TRAP Phil Alley, 6:30PM LUELLA'S BAR-B-QUE BILTMORE PARK Gypsy Jazz Brunch w/ Leo Johnson, 1:00PM ODDITORIUM 80s/90s Dance Party, 9:00PM ONE STOP AT ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL Bluegrass Brunch, 10:30AM ORANGE PEEL Gaelic Storm, 8:00PM PACK'S TAVERN Unplugged Sunday Afternoon Tunes w/ A Social Function, 4:30PM PISGAH BREWING COMPANY Sunday Travers Jam, 6:00PM PURPLE ONION CAFE David Childers & The Serpents, 7:30PM SLY GROG LOUNGE Sly Grog Open Mic, 7:00PM

BARLEY'S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA Keith Davis Trio, 7:30PM

THE FAIRVIEW TAVERN Hallelujah Hilliary's Comedy Revival, 9:00PM

BLUE MOUNTAIN PIZZA & BREW PUB Ben Phan, 7:00PM

THE IMPERIAL LIFE Select DJ sets, 9:00PM

BYWATER Drew Matulich Back Porch Pickin', 3:00PM

THE MOTHLIGHT Bully w/ Aye Nako, 9:30PM

DOUBLE CROWN Killer Karaoke w/ KJ Tim O, 10:00PM

THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Straight No Chaser, 7:30PM

FLOOD GALLERY FINE ART CENTER True Home Open Mic Night (music, poetry, comedy), 5:00PM

TIMO'S HOUSE Bring Your Own Vinyl w/ DJ ShyGuy, 8:00PM

FUNKATORIUM Gypsy Jazz Sunday Brunch, 11:00AM

TOWN PUMP BlackKingCoal, 9:00PM

HABITAT TAVERN & COMMONS A Taste of Soul Brunch, 12:00PM

WHISTLE HOP BREWING CO. Chicken Coop Willaye Trio (Appalachian roots), 4:00PM

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

WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN Big Dawg Slingshot, 7:30PM

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Wonderstruck HHHHS DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes PLAYERS: Millicent Simmonds, Oakes Fegley, Jaden Michael, Julianne Moore, James Urbaniak, Tom Noonan, Michelle Williams DRAMA RATED PG THE STORY: In 1927 New York, Rose runs away from home to see her favorite movie star on Broadway, while in 1977, Ben searches the city for details about his long-lost father. THE LOWDOWN: An underrated master delivers one of the best films of the year.

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haters) builds upon and deepens the themes he’s been sowing into his own private cinematic universe ever since he first rolled film on his Barbie collection. He’s goofy, profound, sexy, arrogant, generous, true of heart and has a pronounced allergy to anything set in the present day. He’s stolen from all his heroes and done them one better every time out, never settling and refusing to compromise on his almost supernatural ability to create entire worlds that feel at once completely fantastic and painfully human. Wonderstruck, the most deceptively simple and straightforward tale he’s yet presented, is the culmination of all that effort (for now, anyway). As I said, he’s got a perfect track record. Even Carol, which I’ve only seen once and wasn’t crazy about as I watched it, left me with the distinct impression that I was missing some-

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HHHHH = thing, that Haynes was right and I was wrong. I trust him completely. And Wonderstruck helped me hit upon the reason why. You’re always looking for the big reveal, trying to find the key to the thing so you can unlock it and have it make sense for you. But there’s no mystery. Life isn’t like that. We can romanticize all the ways we’re interconnected, but the truth is that our search for meaning is our own. If we happen to stumble over someone else’s, then great. We can help each other. But just as often we’re missing all the answers while looking for the clues. So in presenting two separate stories set 50 years apart and daring us to figure out how they’re linked (outside of one significant detail that will be obvious from the start), the film shows us two sides of the same world before finally, gracefully pulling back so we can see the whole picture. We meet 11-year-old Rose in 1927 as she goes to see her favorite film star, Lillian Mayhew, in Daughters of the Storm (I love you, Todd). In 1977, we see Ben, at the same age as Rose, listening to “Space Oddity.” They’re kids of their times, and, appropriately, their respective segments are presented each in their own cinematic styles. Rose lives in a buttoned-up silent film while Ben tears across 1970s New York through the lens of Scorsese or Lumet. We are dropped completely into their orbits with the sweetness of a great children’s film and all the tension of a thriller. Their parallel runaway adventures — Rose to meet Mayhew as she’s set to make her Broadway debut; Ben to find the bookstore that holds clues to what happened to his father — are so enthralling that, by the end, you barely notice that nothing much actually “happens” over the course of the film. But Wonderstruck puts all the pleasures of watching movies on full display, along with all the heart it has to take to bring such a specific point of view to life. Rated PG for thematic elements and smoking. Now playing at the Carolina Cinemark. REVIEWED BY FRANCIS X. FRIEL MOVIEJAWNX@GMAIL.COM

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DIRECTOR: Simon Curtis PLAYERS: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Alex Lawther, Stephen Campbell Moore, Vicki Pepperdine, Richard McCabe, Geraldine Somerville, Phoebe WallerBridge, Will Tilston

ing the difficulties he encountered reintegrating into polite society. We see his career as a playwright fizzle,

BIOPIC RATED PG THE STORY: Author A.A. Milne creates a cherished series of stories based on his son’s toys in an attempt to cope with his own trauma. THE LOWDOWN: Often treacly and superficial but seldom overtly objectionable. As someone who has largely taken Winnie-the-Pooh for granted, Goodbye Christopher Robin bordered on revelatory. While too often superficial and on-the-nose, there is enough background insight into the creation of the iconic children’s books for the film to carry both narrative and historic weight, even if it feels occasionally slight and oversimplified. But be forewarned — this is a film about PTSD and the social consequence of war just as much as it is a story about the most famous teddy bear in the world. It’s not the most compelling biopic out there, nor is it the best film about the creative process or the sharpest criticism of warfare — but if the whole is less than the sum of its parts, Goodbye still has enough going for it to warrant a qualified recommendation. Narratively, the film follows Pooh creator A.A. Milne immediately following his service in WWI, recount-

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his wife chafe under the burden of his postwar malaise and the birth of his son Billy Moon (née Christopher Robin) as an alien and somewhat unwelcome presence. The bulk of the story takes place in the English countryside, where Milne drags his young family in a desperate attempt to escape his PTSD — a strategy that obviously doesn’t pan out. When his wife leaves indefinitely and the nanny has to return home, Milne appears to create the Pooh stories out of the necessity inherent to his role as sole caregiver. The film’s structural conceit is something of a double-edged sword, with a contrived flash-forward framing device serving a purpose that I assume functioned more effectively at the script level than in the finished product. Rooting the film’s conflict in Milne’s WWI flashbacks works in that it underscores the duality of his post-war experience, ground-

FILM BUNCOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES buncombecounty.org/ governing/depts/library • WE (11/15), 6pm - The Trail of Tears, documentary screening and discussion. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave.

• FR (11/17), 4:30-6:30pm - Pixar Film Series: Ratatouille. Free. Held at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road • WE (11/22), 6pm - The Trail of Tears, documentary film screening. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave.

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ing his creation of a beloved children’s character in a very personal struggle with deep and unremitting psychological wounds. The pitfall of this approach is that those coming to the film with no foreknowledge of Milne’s history may well be shocked by the degree to which the author’s difficult backstory may have influenced the creation of a seemingly frivolous kiddie story — and the extent to which the damage incurred by the English nation’s collective unconscious left it primed to embrace such a work. Domhnall Gleason does a commendable job of conveying Milne’s inner turmoil, reacting to PTSDinspired hallucinations with the sort of visceral apprehension that such experiences might entail without hamming up the more dramatic aspects of the process. Margot Robbie, on the other hand, overplays her role as the ostensible villain of the piece in her turn as Milne’s party-girl wife, crossing the boundary from relatable to reprehensible early and with little subtlety. The always welcome Kelly MacDonald is a bright spot as the sole person in the film who seems to have any sort of emotional warmth, but she’s given far too little to work with for her presence to rectify the film’s tendency toward shallow characterization. Ultimately, director Simon Curtis was ill-suited to delivering a nuanced portrayal of his subject, yet his depiction of Milne’s process is not without its charms. Had his grasp of narrative temporality or character development been stronger, there might have been the potential for Goodbye to be a poignant meditation on the lost innocence of a culture and one author’s indelible efforts to reclaim it — but as it stands, it’s mostly Pooh. Rated PG for thematic elements, some bullying, war images and brief language. Now Playing at Fine Arts Theatre. REVIEWED BY SCOTT DOUGLAS JSDOUGLAS22@GMAIL.COM

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I HEAR BANJO MUSIC: A still from The Time Travelers, in which members of the U.S. men’s rafting team attempt to set a record by rowing all 277 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 34 hours. The documentary will be screened as part of Mountainfilm on Tour’s stop at Highland Brewing Co. on Nov. 17. Photo courtesy of Mountainfilm • Following the 6:45 p.m. screening of The Florida Project on Thursday, Nov. 16, at Grail Moviehouse, 45 S. French Broad Ave., BeLoved Asheville will host a panel discussion as part of its activities for National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. The panel will be composed of homeless and formerly homeless citizens who are involved in BeLoved Asheville’s Homeless Voice and Street Medic projects. Tickets are $7 for senior citizens and students/$9 for adults, and are available online and at the Grail box office. grailmoviehouse.com • Habitat Brewing Co., 174 Broadway, hosts Spoiler Alert! on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. Comparable to “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” Rifftrax Live or “The Benson Interruption,” the event involves the screening of a cult movie, during which host James Harrod and guest comedians Ben Atkins and Kira MagCalen will interject colorful commentary, poking fun at its acting, dialogue and plotting. November’s selection is Time of the Apes (1987), in which three intellectually challenged humans stumble into a cryogenic freezer and wake up in a future where monkeys populate Earth. Admission is $5 and includes popcorn. habitatbrewing.com • The Pixar film series at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road, continues on Friday, Nov. 17, at 4:30 p.m., with a screening of Ratatouille. The feature presentation will be preceded by the Pixar short film Lifted. Free. avl.mx/1z5

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• Mountainfilm on Tour stops by Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Highway, on Friday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. The featured works are a selection of outdoor adventure documentaries that were screened at the 2017 Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colo. All proceeds from the event benefit Muddy Sneakers’ school programming in Western North Carolina and its efforts to introduce public elementary students to the benefits of learning outside. Tickets are $15 in advance online/$20 at the door. highlandbrewing.com • Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St., continues its monthly Legends of Music film series on Monday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m. with Memories of Duke. The documentary chronicles Duke Ellington and his band on their 1966 tour of Mexico. Free. avl.mx/ff • Catawba Brewing Co., 32 Banks Ave., hosts a screening of Planes, Trains and Automobiles on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 9 p.m. Free. catawbabrewing.com • The North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave., continues its fourpart Native American Documentary Series with part 2 of Trail of Tears on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at 6 p.m. Produced by the Native American company RichHeape Films, the feature covers the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation. Viewers need not have attended the first part to find the second part engaging and informative. Complimentary tea will be provided, and there will be a post-film discussion. Free. avl.mx/251 X

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Justice League

Comic book action spectacle directed by Zack Snyder, starring Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot and Jason Momoa. According to the studio: “Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes — Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash — it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions” No early reviews.(PG-13)

The Star

Animated faith-based children’s film. According to the studio: “a small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a lovable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations. Along with three wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new friends follow the Star and become unlikely heroes in the greatest story ever told – the first Christmas.” No early reviews. (PG)

Wonder

Tween-lit adaptation from writer/director Stephen Chbosky, starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay. According to the studio: “Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to find their compassion and acceptance, Auggie’s extraordinary journey will unite them all and prove you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.” Early reviews are mixed.(PG)

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Good Night, and Good Luck HHHHS DIRECTOR: George Clooney PLAYERS: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Frank Langella, Robert Downey Jr. HISTORICAL DRAMA Rated PG Good Night, and Good Luck marked George Clooney’s second time as a director — and taken in connection with his first film, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) — it seemed to firmly establish Clooney as a major filmmaker. Then came Leatherheads (2008), The Ides of March (2011) and this year’s The Monuments Men — and the inevitable downgrading of Clooney’s luster. But go back to Good Night, and Good Luck and see how very good Clooney’s take on broadcaster Edward R. Murrow and his takedown of “red baiting” Sen. Joseph McCarthy is — and how good Clooney might yet be. This excerpt was taken from a review by Ken Hanke published on May 20, 2014. The Hendersonville Film Society will show Good Night, and Good Luck on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

Night Tide HHHHH

DIRECTOR: Curtis Harrington PLAYERS: Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson, Gavin Muir, Luana Anders, Marjorie Cameron FANTASY THRILLER Rated NR Curtis Harrington is one of the most overlooked talents of the mid-century cinema, and Night Tide (1961) may well be his masterpiece of movie marginalia. And though it has been marginalized, it’s far from trivial — this evocative mood piece carries the mantle of producer Val Lewton more justifiably than almost any other modern filmmaker that comes to mind (and I am including Paul Schrader’s remake of Lewton’s Cat People in that assessment). Night Tide stars a young Dennis Hopper as a sailor who falls for a woman that may or may not be a mermaid, but the plot’s not really the point to all of this — it’s the underlying sense of paranoia that Harrington establishes on the periphery, the intimation of dread inferred by the audience, that makes it such a creepily effective little film. Though Harrington never got the attention he rightly deserved, his pedigree speaks for itself — Maya Deren was his mentor, he worked closely with Kenneth Anger and befriended Josef von Sternberg. If you’re unfamiliar with Harrington, the AFS’ screening of Night Tide is an excellent — not to mention rare — opportunity to remedy that unfortunate oversight. The Asheville Film Society will screen Night Tide on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at The Grail Moviehouse, hosted by Xpress movie critic Scott Douglas.

The Triplets of Belleville HHHHH

DIRECTOR: Sylvain Chomet PLAYERS: Michele Caucheteux, Jean-Claude Donda, Mari-Lou Gauthier, Michel Robin ANIMATED FANTASY Rated PG-13 The specters of Max Fleischer, Tex Avery, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Jacques Tati hang heavily over Triplets (there’s even a poster for Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday on the wall of an apartment); it’s the mixing of these elements that’s unique, and clearly Chomet’s vision. The director doesn’t merely copy his inspirations; he creates his own takes on them. Whether you’ll actually accept it on those terms is definitely a question of personal taste, but I doubt anyone will walk away from Triplets and not think they’ve really seen something different for a change. As a side-note to those of you who are allergic to subtitles, cheer up: There’s not a single one in sight; the story is told almost entirely in visuals and sound effects. What little intelligible dialogue the film contains — no more than a few lines — has been dubbed into English. This excerpt was taken from a review by Ken Hanke published on March 17, 2004. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present The Triplets of Belleville on Friday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 U.S. 70, Swannanoa.

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after,” observed Henry David Thoreau. The spirit of Thoreau’s observation is true about every one of us to some extent. From time to time, we all try to satisfy our desires in the wrong location, with the wrong tools and with the wrong people. But I’m happy to announce that his epigram is less true for you now than it has ever been. In the coming months, you will have an unusually good chance to know exactly what you want, be in the right place at the right time to get it and still want it after you get it. And it all starts now. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I predict that during the next ten months, you will generate personal power and good fortune as you ripen your skills at creating interesting forms of intimacy. Get started! Here are some tips to keep in mind. 1. All relationships have problems. Every single one, no exceptions! So you should cultivate relationships that bring you useful and educational problems. 2. Be very clear about the qualities you do and don’t want at the core of your most important alliances. 3. Were there past events that still obstruct you from weaving the kind of togetherness that’s really good for you? Use your imagination to put those events behind you forever. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may be entertaining an internal dialog that sounds something like this: “I need a clear yes or a definitive no . . . a tender revelation or a radical revolution . . . a lesson in love or a cleansing sex marathon — but I’m not sure which! Should I descend or ascend? Plunge deeper down, all the way to the bottom? Or zip higher up, in a heedless flight into the wide open spaces? Would I be happier in the poignant embrace of an intense commitment or in the wild frontier where none of the old rules can follow me? I can’t decide! I don’t know which part of my mind I should trust!” If you do hear those thoughts in your brain, Gemini, here’s my advice: There’s no rush to decide. What’s healthiest for your soul is to bask in the uncertainty for a while. CANCER (June 21-July 22): According to storyteller Michael Meade, ancient Celtic culture believed that “a person was born through three forces: the coming together of the mother and father, an ancestral spirit’s wish to be reborn and the involvement of a god or goddess.” Even if you don’t think that’s literally true, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to have fun fantasizing it is. That’s because you’re in a phase when contemplating your origins can invigorate your spiritual health and attract good fortune into your life. So start with the Celtic theory, and go on from there. Which of your ancestors may have sought to live again through you? Which deity might have had a vested interest in you being born? What did you come to this earth to accomplish? Which of your innate potentials have you yet to fully develop, and what can you do to further develop them? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I predict that starting today and during the next ten months, you will learn more about treating yourself kindly and making yourself happy than you have in years. You will mostly steer clear of the mindset that regards life as a numbing struggle for mere survival. You will regularly dream up creative ideas about how to have more fun while attending to the mundane tasks in your daily rhythm. Here’s the question I hope you will ask yourself every morning for the next 299 days: “How can I love myself wth devotion and ingenuity?” VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): This may be the most miscellaneous horoscope I’ve ever created for you. That’s apropos, given the fact that you’re a multifaceted quick-change artist these days. Here’s your sweet mess of oracles. 1. If the triumph you seek isn’t humbling, it’s not the right triumph. 2. You may have an odd impulse to reclaim or recoup something that you have not in fact lost. 3. Before transmutation is possible, you must pay a debt. 4. Don’t be held captive by your beliefs. 5. If you’re given a choice between profane and sacred love, choose sacred.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The next ten months will be an ideal time to revise and revamp your approach to education. To take maximum advantage of the potentials, create a master plan to get the training and knowledge you’ll need to thrive for years to come. At first, it may be a challenge to acknowledge that you have a lot more to learn. The comfort-loving part of your nature may be resistant to contemplating the hard work it will require to expand your worldview and enhance your skills. But once you get started, you’ll quickly find the process becoming easier and more pleasurable.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” — Charles H. Duell, Director of the U.S. Patent Office, 1899. “Heavierthan-air flying machines are impossible.” — Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895. “All the music that can be written has already been written. We’re just repeating the past.” — 19th-century composer Tchaikovsky. “Video won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a box every night.” — filmmaker Darryl F. Zanuck, commenting on television in 1946. I hope I’ve provided enough evidence to convince you to be faithful to your innovative ideas, Scorpio. Don’t let skeptics or conventional thinkers waylay you.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Of all the signs in the zodiac, you Sagittarians are most likely to buy a lottery ticket that has the winning numbers. But you’re also more likely than everyone else to throw the ticket in a drawer and forget about it, or else leave it in your jeans when you do the laundry, rendering the ticket unreadable. Please don’t be like that in the coming weeks. Make sure you do what’s necessary to fully cash in on the good fortune that life will be making available.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the game of basketball, if a player is fouled by a member of the opposing team, he is given a “free throw.” While standing 15 feet away, he takes a leisurely shot at the basket without having to deal with any defenders. Studies show that a player is most likely to succeed at this task if he shoots the ball underhanded. Yet virtually no professionals ever do this. Why? Because it doesn’t look cool. Everyone opts to shoot free throws overhand, even though it’s not as effective a technique. Weird! Let’s invoke this as a metaphor for your life in the coming weeks, Capricorn. In my astrological opinion, you’ll be more likely to accomplish good and useful things if you’re willing to look uncool.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1991, Aquarius rock star Axl Rose recorded the song “November Rain” with his band Guns N’ Roses. It had taken him eight years to compose it. Before it was finally ready for prime time, he had to whittle it down from an 18-minute-long epic to a more succint nine-minute ballad. I see the coming weeks as a time when you should strive to complete work on your personal equivalent of Axl’s opus. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor whose work led to the creation of electric lights, recorded music, movies and much more. When he was 49 years old, he met Henry Ford, a younger innovator who was at the beginning of his illustrious career. Ford told Edison about his hopes to develop and manufacture low-cost automobiles, and the older man responded with an emphatic endorsement. Ford later said this was the first time anyone had given him any encouragement. Edison’s approval “was worth worlds” to him. I predict, Pisces, that you will receive comparable inspiration from a mentor or guide or teacher in the next nine months. Be on the lookout for that person.

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