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p. 36 Get resolved Xpress taps local resources and experts for doable goals and simple steps to make them work. Our sources tell us that small steps and reasonable expectations are key — as is enjoying yourself — so we added in plenty of socializing, friend-making, dancing, trivia-answering, tattoo-getting, zip-lining, adventure-having fun to the list. Cover design by Carrie Lare Photograph by Jonathan Welch

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Do you suffer from tingling, numbness, coldness, pain or burning in your feet?

Sewer-line extension policy hits snag in the pipes

12 the hunt for work

Rick Elingburg notes number of new jobs raises hopes

14 The Beat: The year’s top hits

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letters Hooray for Hanke When I moved back home to Asheville after a lengthy sojourn in the [Research ] Triangle, I was thrilled to find that Asheville had its own film critic and that he actually reviewed real movies that played in real movie theaters that real people went to see. You see, in the Triangle at that time, movie criticism tended to involve extolling the virtues of such things as Iranian cinema. While I didn’t begrudge the Iranians their cinema (or the Finnish theirs, for that matter), I did find hifalutin’ film criticism to be haughty. Ken Hanke never puts on airs, though. While Ken tends to love more films than I do, I have never seen a movie that Ken hated that I loved. If I am deciding how to spend entertainment dollars, a quick reference to Ken is always helpful. He is an Asheville treasure. Congratulations on your first decade, Ken, and well done, Mountain Xpress! — J. Matthew Martin Asheville

Buchi supports their employees in a number of ways I currently work at Buchi and have never felt more at ease in a working relationship between a supervisor and myself than I do with Jeannine Buscher and Sarah Schomber, the owners of Buchi. I have always had complete confidence in voicing any concerns I have to them without fear of losing my job. They give everything they have to the company

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“Local” doesn’t guarantee ethical business The recent article on the firing at Buchi Kombucha should serve as a reminder that “local” business doesn’t inherently mean fair business [“Bottled in Bond,” Dec. 22 Xpress]. Often the economic re-localization movement presents “local” as a panacea for a wide variety of economic and social woes while ignoring the systemic pressures brought to bear on a business to expand, cut wages and harm the envi-

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For other Molton cartoons, check out our Web page at www.mountainx.com/cartoons ronment in the pursuit of higher returns on investments and loans. While re-localization is certainly a necessary step toward creating a just, fair and sustainable economy, we must remember that it is in no way sufficient. Historically, local businesses have presaged modern global abuse, from “local” coal companies keeping their workers in virtual slavery with company scrip to “local” railroads corrupting public officials and “local” factories dumping toxic waste. Our current economic woes have grown out of small, successful local businesses that followed the logic of the market and decided to grow. Today we can see small business abusing workers and harming the environment both globally and locally. From local businesses that force overtime and avoid paying Social Security, to local farmers who dump pesticides on their fields, “local” is by no means a guarantee of what many in the local business community want to stand for. In order to create sustainable workplaces that provide fulfilling, creative work that can sustain a family, we need to look beyond a change in scale to a change in structure. So long as some people work while others benefit from their labor, and capital is dispensed to those who provide the highest profit rather than the highest return to the community, local business will continue to imitate global business, and we will not achieve the type of economy we need. — Joe Rinehart Asheville

Will work for Kombucha I do not consider kombucha a “luxury” [”Bottled in Bond,” Dec. 22 Xpress]. It is a health drink in many cultures and essential to my healthy lifestyle. If I were employed at a business where I was given two bottles as part of my wages, I would consider it a benefit. Perhaps other local businesses could follow Buchi’s lead and add Buchi as a healthy choice for their employees. I applaud Sarah

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Buchi story more vendetta than journalism I was rather surprised by your recent article “Bottled in Bond” [Dec. 22, Xpress]. This “reporter” is a joke and has written a completely biased, libelous and one-sided smear piece to further [his] friend’s obvious vendetta. The Mountain Xpress should be ashamed of publishing such tabloid yellow journalism. I have it on good authority (my friend works at Buchi at $14 per hour) that [the Buchi employee] only worked for 23 days as a temp contractor — yet, as your piece states, she [attempted] to claim unemployment. LOL! Does the insanity of this escape you? The lack of the full story is quite telling and even my attempts to make comments [online] about such have been censored. So this [employee] couldn’t make it from temp contractor to hired employee — big deal. In my opinion, looking at this mess, it’s not hard to imagine why Buchi decided not to hire her on permanently. Does your organization have some vendetta against Just Economics, Buchi and Herb Mountain Farms? I would expect that any decent publication [would publish] some corrections in the next

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issue. At minimum, Xpress should have investigated the claims for validity and told more than one side of the story. Shameful behavior from a publication I was actually quite fond of, and have often been a part of advertising in. By attacking Just Economics, Xpress attacks over 200 local businesses that are in the program. I would wager many of them advertise in your publication. Is [the decision to publish the story] smart, given this issue is entirely fabricated for someone’s vendetta? Couldn’t you have at minimum given Just Economics a voice in this debate? — Josh Yazell Asheville

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Capitalism has undergone massive restructuring on a global scale, including the outsourcing [of] labor to other markets to keep costs down, the proliferation of extremely flexible, nonproductive work and new surveillance techniques in the workplace. While the labor movement has weakened almost to the point of extinction, the interests of capital are as robust as ever, albeit with a more friendly face. In Asheville, local businesses are valorized as a more ethical form of capitalism. It might seem that local businesses are better than their alternatives. In reality, they can be as exploitative as non-local businesses. As convenient as it is to gloss over, the fundamental class relationship between owner and producer still prevails (wherein the owner tries to extract as much cheap labor as possible from the employee in order to maximize the production of value or capital). This doesn’t make the owner a horrible person; unfortunately, these are the conditions of capitalism. As workers, it’s important that we aren’t fooled by the charade and protect the gains made by our predecessors. It’s regrettable that Kila Donovan had to be fired from her job at Buchi for us to be able to see local capitalism for what it really is: totally integrated with the globalized system of exploitation. It’s embarrassing the way people, especially service workers, cheerlead for local business in this town, as though by their proximity, businesses can escape the ruthlessness of capital. Ultimately, organizations like Just Economics serve to perpetuate wrongheaded thinking about small businesses by giving them a free pass to mistreat their workers, and then cry foul when their practices are called into question. — Alice Zamboni Asheville

The Ingles loan doesn’t add up Math — arithmetic we called it back then — always made my head hurt, so I try to stay away from the stuff. But my eighth-grade math teacher, Mrs. Sears, always told us, “If you can’t figure something out, round off the numbers.” And that’s what I did when I read about how [Buncombe County Commissioners] approved a $99.74 million loan to the Ingles grocery chain to build a new warehouse and distribution center, which would create a whopping 190 local jobs [“It’s the Economy Stupid,” Dec. 15 Xpress]. Well, those are numbers I don’t divide well. But, recalling Mrs. Sears’ dictum, I just rounded it off: $99.74 is almost $100 million; 190 might turn out to be 200. Even I can see that each job will cost [roughly] $500,000. Where I come from, half a million dollars is a lot of money. I figure each job will make about $30,000 a year — normal for this area. It will take 16.3 years to pay off each created job, not accounting for interest fees, etc. I modestly propose the following moneysaving modification: The federal government, the source of the loan, should simply give a $250,000 check to the first 200 applicants (I

intend to apply). This money can be spent anywhere, in any way, as an economic stimulus package. Pay off the house, go to Vegas, buy a Mercedes — the list is endless. I doubt that the [commissioners] would do this. Like me, I am sure they aren’t rocket scientists, either, speaking mathematically. And, well, the story did have “stupid” in the title and … oh dear. I’m getting confused again. Head is starting to hurt … — John Nation Asheville

Deal with your authority issues with the authorities I saw the [Molton] cartoon [”Asheville 11,” Dec. 15 Xpress] the other week and had no reaction. This past issue I read two letters addressing both sides of the “Asheville 11” situation. As someone who has a dog in this hunt, I think the random violence was adolescent behavior. I am out my deductible and an afternoon to get the windows replaced because these malcontents decided it would be fun to attack a parked car and break out the back and side window. Way to go, kids. If you want sympathy, do not take it out on innocent citizens. Deal with your authority issues with the authorities, not regular folks. I do not care if all of you go to jail or not — but we do have some litter around town that needs attention. — Larry Layton Asheville

Smart destruction can be good for preservation I felt a little sick when I heard that dead trees along the Joyce Kilmer Forest trails would be “cut down.” But after visiting the forest last month, I believe the Forest Service did the right thing — both in what they did and how they did it. The point of preservation of the virgin forest is for people to see it, not seal it up in a capsule — thus the inclusion of minimum-impact trails and the prohibition of motorized vehicles and equipment within the forest, including no chainsaws. Only dead or dying hemlocks along the trails were “blown up,” meaning that a small charge was placed in each tree trunk at a place to cause the decaying trunk to fall in a direction resulting in the least impact upon its surroundings. The trees were then left lying as if wind-blown, not removed, where they will replenish the forest floor. The Forest Service clearly showed great skill in setting the charges, and I saw little evidence that falling trees had damaged their living neighbors. The impact of any human action or nonaction on the forest is not black and white. A totally anti-anthropocentric stance would decree that no trails should exist in the forest and that no human should ever set foot in it — but then that would defeat the ultimate purpose of its preservation, wouldn’t it? — Betty Cloer Wallace Asheville

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175,000 square feet of City Council treason by Bill Branyon Asheville City Council’s recent vote abdicating much of its responsibility for overseeing downtown development was redolent of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, which opened the door to unlimited corporate campaign contributions. Both decisions reflect a treacherous assault on our democracy and a gargantuan shift toward corporate domination. On a 6-1 vote, Council members ordained that downtown developments involving less than 175,000 square feet would henceforth be reviewed only by planning staff and appointed committees, rather than elected City Council members. Super Walmarts average around 190,000 square feet, and in my experience, most development committees are dominated by pro-growth advocates. Thus, future projects of approximately super-Walmart dimensions are all too likely to be rubber-stamped, with little or no public discussion. It’s a growth-obsessed developer’s wildest dream — and a sustainability-minded

stated were “Get a handle on development” and “Don’t move here.” Yet we keep electing Council members who mainly represent developers!

Attack of the “market forces” monster

True, hundreds of dedicated residents recently waged a heroic fight forcing developers to make aesthetic and other concessions. Google “Downtown Master Plan Asheville” and you’ll eventually find a hundred-page document describing the outcome. It’s replete with pictures of Asheville shot from interesting angles, cheery photos of many of your friends and neighbors, and funny slang such as “culture vultures” and “desk pilots.” Ironically, the plan also purports to quake with fear of a rampaging monster called “market forces,” which could “threaten downtown’s most celebrated assets” and “kill the goose that laid the golden egg.” But while it references many of the awards this city has won for its livability and arts scene, the overall assumption is that the Asheville we have now isn’t good enough. We need

Perhaps residents’ own surrender to such patently false assumptions as “Growth is inevitable” has something to do with why we’ve so often been bamboozled by Council. resident’s worst nightmare. Furthermore, as each new development drives up downtown rents, our unique, humane, locally owned businesses may be driven out.

Super-sizing blindness

Only Council member Cecil Bothwell opposed this treason. That should make him the hero of those who believe that the people, and not just the profit seekers, should control what happens to Asheville. Perhaps his Council colleagues have been frightened by the heroic citizen resistance to other recent development proposals. Remember the high-profile opposition to the parking garage that threatened to engulf the Battery Park Apartments? And the attempted magnolia-tree murder by the 90,000 square foot Parkside condos? With this new law, Council can dodge most such debates, proclaiming that it’s out of their hands, and thus avoid the negative publicity. But we, the people, are the ultimate cause of this horror. In 2008, the city spent $15,000 on a survey to determine our priorities. According to a Nov. 23, 2008 Asheville CitizenTimes article, two of the top three priorities

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change, and that means establishing “design guidelines to be current, clear and to promote sustainable development.” The plan does outline methods by which residents can weigh in on certain development proposals. As noted, however, most people don’t have the time or energy to review every developer’s whim. And in all probability, the Technical Review Committee, Downtown Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment will all continue to be dominated by development interests, since their members are chosen by our growth-obsessed City Council. So despite imposing many commendable architectural limitations, the master plan eventually surrenders to market forces by constantly encouraging “sustainable development.” Or, perhaps more accurately, conjuring sustainable delusions about the impact development will have on our golden downtown goose. Still, considering what gigantic developmental forces ordinary citizens were fighting, the Battle of the Master Plan was indeed a noble effort.

Growth is inevitably assumed

Meanwhile, Mr. Bothwell noted: “I have not yet heard an explanation that makes sense to me about why the 175,000 figure was picked. In Durham, the city has to approve all projects over 10,000 square feet. This [175,000 square foot figure] seems fairly arbitrary to me.” What’s more, it almost doubles the previous 100,000 square foot threshold, which was put in place only a few years ago. At this rate, Council members will soon double the present limit, and developments as large as The Ellington and Tony Fraga’s twin towers will also be able to avoid Council review. Perhaps residents’ own surrender to such patently false assumptions as “Growth is inevitable” has something to do with why we’ve so often been bamboozled by Council. In fact, however, we Ashevilleans could decide what population and building density we want to have competing with our magnificent natural and cultural environment. There would still be plenty of room for construction, but most of it would consist of putting clothes on the bare buttocks of such existing downtown monstrosities as the BB&T building.

Plutocracy’s democracy

Eventually the entire world must confront these same growth decisions or be subject to Malthusian overpopulation and overdevelopment horrors that will make today’s Patton Avenue resemble a pastoral parkway. And Asheville seems a likely place for all this to begin, since we have so much more beauty and life quality to lose. For now, however, at least we know exactly where all but one of our City Council members stand on this issue: “Asheville is a jewel to be exploited for the maximum benefit of developers with as little citizen input as is politically possible.” It’s always clarifyingly terrifying when America’s big-business plutocracy exposes its hidden face, shark teeth gleaming. The Citizens United decision did this nationally, and now, City Council has done the job locally, ensuring that future almost-superWalmart-size downtown developments will be barely a blip on Asheville’s democratic radar. X Freelance historian Bill Branyon is presently marketing his latest book, Liberating Liberals: A political synthesis of Nietzsche & Jesus, Vonnegut & Marx (Groucho, not Karl), Gandhi & Machiavelli.

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Sewer-line-extension policy hits snag in the pipes by Christopher George In a 6-5 vote on Dec. 15, the Metropolitan Sewerage District board tabled plans to implement a new cost-sharing policy for sewer-line extensions in new developments and annexed areas until January. Despite getting the go-ahead from the MSD Planning Committee on Dec. 2 (in what was also a close vote), the board heeded a request from the Council of Independent Business Owners that the issue be postponed for a month. The delay raised the ire of some board members, who promised to skip the Jan. 19 meeting in protest. If implemented, the “hybrid” plan would create a two-tiered system with differing rules for new public agency and private developments or annexed areas not currently served by MSD (See the Dec. 13 online post “MSD Considers Sharing Cost of Sewer-Line Extensions”). The proposal calls for MSD to contribute 50 percent of its revenue from newly annexed areas and new public-agency developments for up to 10 years, or until the full cost of the line extension is met. For private developments, MSD would contribute 100 percent of its revenues to the developer for five years. Under the current system, MSD makes payments to whoever pays for running the new line

based on estimated rather than actual revenues. But the idea was deferred after Mike Plemmons, director of the Council of Independent Business Owners, asked the board to delay their vote so his group would have time to craft a presentation on the potential effect of the new cost-sharing plan on small- to medium-sized developers. “We think [those developers] are the two groups that could probably utilize that policy more so than the large developers,” said Plemmons. “I just want to remind everyone that CIBO is the group that put this thing together,” he added. “We want to be a part of the process no matter how it goes.” MSD board member (and Asheville City Council member) Bill Russell agreed with Plemmons and made a motion to table the proposal. Russell also raised concerns that the full board wasn’t present, specifically citing Mayor Terry Bellamy’s absence. Board member Max Haner disagreed with the delay, arguing that issues regarding small developers could be handled after the motion was passed. “I would be supportive of setting up a process, an ad hoc committee or whatever, to get to where we need to go and not delay this,” said Haner. Asheville City Council member Esther Manheimer addressed the board, noting the city’s desire to move the process along and willingness

to work with MSD to make the final cost-sharing plan more palatable to everyone involved. “The city would certainly invite another month to talk with you all and work on this, assuming we would have an opportunity to make some changes to this so that it would be supported by a majority,” said Manheimer. MSD board Chair Steve Aceto then called for the vote, but Haner and Bill Stanley (who is vice chair of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners) said they would intentionally skip the next meeting in protest. If they follow through, it will bump the final decision on the new policy back to February: Aceto made it clear that the proposal would not be considered unless all members were present. To do otherwise, he said, would imply that “Some board members are more equal than others.” Aceto added that all comments on potential changes to the proposal should be submitted before the board’s next meeting on Jan. 19. X Freelance writer Christopher George lives in Spartanburg, S.C., where he reports local government news on his blog FlyingOskar.com.

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whynew? by David Forbes Currently, when the city of Asheville annexes an area or extends sewer service to one already within the city limits, it has to foot the entire bill for building new sewer lines. The city then turns those lines over to the Metropolitan Sewerage District, which collects the fees for providing the service. Under the proposed cost-sharing agreement, however, that could change. If Asheville installed a new line, the city would get half of MSD’s fee revenues from those customers for up to 10 years or until the infrastructure cost was reimbursed, whichever came first. “It would help offset some of the city’s financial situation,” City Council member Esther Manheimer explains. “With regard to the newer annexations, we were prepared to put in those lines regardless — it’s in the plan; we’re doing it — but there are some projects that might not be able to happen if this policy is not

adopted. ... It would be very helpful as we try to restructure the city’s finances in numerous ways to try to tame some of the shortfall.” Although Manheimer expects the newly GOP-controlled N.C. General Assembly to prohibit involuntary annexation, the new policy would enable Asheville to extend sewer lines to such currently unserved areas as Azalea Road, near the Nature Center. “Without this policy, for example, we wouldn’t be able to run sewer to that pocket,” she says. “I think it’s clear that annexation is going to go away in this next legislation, so the benefit is capped. What we’re really talking about is the cost associated with what we’ve got.” The city, she adds, “is working very closely with MSD to come up with a policy acceptable to their board.” David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 137, or at dforbes@mountainx.com.

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Annual job fair shows hopeful signs Jake Frankel About 2,000 people in search of work braved icy roads on Dec. 28, to attend the annual Homecoming Job Fair at Biltmore Square Mall in Asheville. They were greeted by approximately 86 local employers looking to fill an estimated 1,800 jobs over the next few months, according to Rick Elingburg of the N.C. Employment Security Commission. The job openings are a sign that the economy is on the rebound, Elingburg suggested. “The sense is that locally, in the Asheville, Buncombe and Henderson areas, the economy is getting better,” he said, citing statistics that show unemployment in the area hovering at 7.2 percent, compared with 9.8 percent statewide. “There are a lot of employers here looking to fill jobs, where last year they were looking just to make a showing — being here as a morale boost — but they weren’t really hiring,” explained Ellie Waters, a counselor at the Mountain Area JobLink Career Center. Businesses at the fair included about 25 manufacturers, as well as a number of banks, call centers and health care providers. Elingburg estimated that the positions being advertised at the fair pay an average of $12 to $14 per hour. “That’s somewhat typical of our area,” he explained. “We don’t have a lot of technical or higher management positions readily available. That’s one thing we continue to work on: bringing more businesses to the area that would hopefully bring more of the upper management kind of jobs. But unless you’ve got their headquarters, offices, more regional offices or something here, then you’re not typically going to get those kinds of jobs.” The annual Homecoming Job Fair is sponsored by a host of local organizations and businesses; the two major organizers are the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Coalition. X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or jfrankel@mountainx.com.

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On the hunt: About 2,000 job seekers visited the annual job fair, including Charlene Kingrea, who recently moved here from Florida. photo by Jonathan welch

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The Mountain Xpress website can often appear to be a publication unto itself. In addition to showcasing much of the content thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s published in our weekly print edition, the online outlet offers a plethora of exclusive breaking news, videos, reviews, slideshows, podcasts, personals, community forums, aggregated citizen reports and much more. In 2010, eyes and ears tuned into that world like never before, with Web visits up nearly 40 percent over 2009. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a look at some of the most visited areas of Xpressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; online landscape. As of mid-December, the news story with the most online views in 2010 was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local Family Feels Vindicated by Breakthrough Research.â&#x20AC;? The article, written by Xpress contributor Nelda Holder, was the third in a series of stories tracking a Black Mountain familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nightmarish experience after an unidentified source accused Lisa and Rodney Baldwin of medically neglecting Ryan, their only child. This installment included an interview with Ryan after he was diagnosed with XMRV, a rare neuro-immune disease. Recounting his time in the custody of the Buncombe County Department of Social Services, Ryan explained that he â&#x20AC;&#x153;was put in homes that were not wheelchair-accessible, [where] I would be forced to climb steps. In addition, I was given physical and psychological treatments designed to either exercise my disabilities away or to convince me that they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist in the first place. â&#x20AC;Ś I definitely believe that changes need to be made in how social workers handle these sorts of situations.â&#x20AC;? Another most-viewed news story was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Social Media for Businesses: No Longer Just an Option,â&#x20AC;? by contributor Anne Fitten Glenn. The piece highlighted the growing importance of socialmedia sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube as small business survival tools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;According to social-media experts, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just about promoting a product or service, but also about networking and interacting,â&#x20AC;? wrote Glenn. And in a late-breaking update, Senior News Reporter David Forbes stirred up the most views of 2010 for his Dec. 22 investigative report â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bottled in Bond,â&#x20AC;? which details a Living Wage controversy. Also in the top-viewed stories was Forbesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sustainable for Whom,â&#x20AC;? which reported on Montford residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; potential evictions for violating city occupancy rules, which stipulate that more than five unrelated people canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live in the same house. But the owner of a Montford home, Bernard Carman, argued that sharing his residence with seven roommates provided much-needed affordable housing (he rented rooms for $400 per month).

A&E: Vaudeville, FANATICON and Feeling the Moog Spirit

Topping the list of popular arts-and-entertainment articles was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vaudeville! Burlesque! Cabaret!â&#x20AC;? The cover story by contributor Steven Samuels took an in-depth look at Ashevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;fringe-yâ&#x20AC;? theater community, profiling local movers and shakers such as Cookie LaRue and asking this question: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will the scene explode into greater prominence, as it sometimes seems poised to do; remain mostly as it is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; underground; or implode while trying to transition between the two?â&#x20AC;? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to see how the predictions play out in 2011. The runner-up was â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Non-Geeks Guide to FANATICON,â&#x20AC;? which previewed Ashevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-ever comic-book, sci-fi and fantasy convention. The creative feature by contributor Miles Britton went far beyond the who-what-when-and-where details of the event, offering readers everything from an in-depth analysis of zombies (theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Oldsmobiles of monsters,â&#x20AC;? he wrote) to a list

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of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Five Things Not to do at FANATICON.â&#x20AC;? (An example: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do not eat or drink anything from someone claiming to be a wizard.â&#x20AC;?) The last of the top three was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Feeling the Moog Spirit.â&#x20AC;? The article by Staff Reporter Jake Frankel previewed a unique benefit for the Moog Foundation that brought renowned keyboard maestro Erik Norlander together with an orchestra of local musicians. Norlander trucked in his 400-pound analog modular synthesizer to the Orange Peel from California. His roadies coined the massive 6-by-7-foot musical monolith the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wall of Doom.â&#x20AC;?

Blasts in the Blogosphere: Google, Haiti, the Obamas and Downtown After Five

In exclusively online content, Publisher Jeff Fobesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blog, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The FINAL HOURS: Ashevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Push for Google Fiber (via Twitter),â&#x20AC;? got the most overall hits. The post aggregated tweets that reported on local efforts to lobby Google to install an ultrahigh-speed Internet cable in the area. Google plans to announce the winning city in early 2011.

The second most-viewed blog was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Helping Haiti: Ongoing Coverage, Links, Resources â&#x20AC;&#x201D; With Twitter News Feed.â&#x20AC;? The post (credited to Anonymous but featuring contributions by UNCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lorin Mallorie) aggregates articles and information related to local support for Haitians in the wake of the earthquake that devastated their country last January. Rounding out the top three was another experiment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Obamas Visit Asheville: Ongoing Twitter-Based Reporting.â&#x20AC;? Fobesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; post collected staff and citizen reports on the first coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spring vacation, which included visits to 12 Bones Smokehouse, the Biltmore House and the Blue Ridge Parkway. After the trip, the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff told the Washington Post that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obama kind of fell in loveâ&#x20AC;? with Asheville. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been no word of when they might come back. The most-viewed A&E blog was â&#x20AC;&#x153;2010 Downtown After Five Lineup,â&#x20AC;? by A&E reporter Alli Marshall. Last year the popular street parties featured performances by stephaniesid, Josh Phillips Folk Festival, Spam Allstars and many more. An Edgy Mama post about proper male toilet-seat etiquette (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edgy Mama: Guys, If You Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Put the Lid Down, Then Sit Downâ&#x20AC;?) and a blog by co-managing editor Rebecca Sulock revealing the Moogfest lineup (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holy Moogerfoogers Batman! Moogfest Lineup Announcedâ&#x20AC;?) completed the top three.

Yule logs, anarchy in the CafĂŠ, wind turbines and hot-air balloons

In Xpressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ongoing explorations of the local gastro-verse, Food and Features Coordinator Mackensy Lunsford had the two most popular food stories. Her article,â&#x20AC;?Small Bites: Holiday Boxes, Baskets and Bites,â&#x20AC;? highlighted holiday treats ahead of Christmas, including the Hop Ice Cream Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yule logs and Creme Patisserieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot cross buns. And in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Anarchistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cookbook,â&#x20AC;? Lunsford profiled Ashevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Firestorm CafĂŠ, a business that its worker-owners called an â&#x20AC;&#x153;anarchist project. ... This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just a business. We are, in fact, creating a new model for running something that is serving a community and manages to produce an active critique of the way that businesses are typically run, [by creating] reciprocal relationships within a community instead of [existing] strictly to enrich an individual or individuals,â&#x20AC;? explained Emma Olivia. Contributor Eric Crews scored the biggest hit on the environmental beat. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green Scene:

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The most-viewed Xpress video was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Asheville Vacation Begins,â&#x20AC;? which captured the moment when Air Force One touched down at the Asheville Regional Airport. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fashion and Fun: Scenes from PUSH Ashevilleâ&#x20AC;? got the secondmost views, with its evocative imagery of local models strutting their stuff on the runway at the PUSH Asheville fashion show. Both videos were produced by Frankel. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular podcast was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local Matters: From the Asheville 11 to Top-Secret Rosman.â&#x20AC;? Listeners tuned in to hear contributor (and former managing editor) Jon Elliston discuss what the National Security Agency had been doing in Rosman decades ago. During the 16-minute dispatch, Forbes also primed listeners on the alleged â&#x20AC;&#x153;Asheville 11â&#x20AC;? vandals and Frankel discussed farmland conservation efforts around the region. As for the most-viewed photo of the year , our Web stats seem to indicate a photo of longtime GFE emcee and local hip-hop DJ Adam Strange as he performed at the Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but Anne Fitten Glenn, who gets photo credit online, says she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take it. The image shows Strange wearing a Sen. John McCain T-shirt as he performs. What made the photo so popular? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mystery weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll carry into this new year. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jake Frankel

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Cross-country skiing is the key to winter wonderlands by Eric Crews â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every mile is two in winter.â&#x20AC;? So wrote 17thcentury Welsh clergyman and metaphysical poet George Herbert, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to see where he was coming from. Anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever trudged any considerable distance through even marginally deep snow knows full well that traveling through a snow pack is hard work and not easily enjoyed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; unless, that is, one is cross-country skiing. First developed in prehistoric times as a way to travel efficiently across the vast, snowy frontiers of the Scandinavian Peninsula and surrounding areas, cross-country skiing revolutionized winter transportation. By the 1850s, Norwegian and Swedish immigrants had introduced the sport to North America. Among the most notable of those pioneers was the legendary Jackrabbit

youready? Ready to hit those wintry trails? Here are some recommended crosscountry ski destinations and places to gear up:

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Snow traveler: The time-honored art and sport of cross-country skiing offers locals like Ross Prince a chance to get into the backcountry when trails are transformed by snow. Photos by John Thompson

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outdoorscalendar Calendar for January 5 - 13, 2011 Asheville Track Club The club provides information, education, training, social and sporting events for runners and walkers of any age. Please see the group website for weekly events and news. Info: www.ashevilletrackclub.org or 253-8781. • SUNDAYS, 8:30am - Trail run for all paces. Meet at the NC Arboretum, Greenhouse Parking Area. Info: 648-9336. Blue Ridge Bicycle Club For more information on the club, or to view a current and comprehensive club calendar: www.blueridgebicycleclub.org. • WEEKLY - Leads road rides ranging from novice to advanced skill levels. Rides usually have a designated Ride Leader and participants will not be left behind. Carolina Mountain Club CMC fosters the enjoyment of the mountains of WNC and adjoining regions and encourages the conservation of our natural resources, through an extensive schedule of hikes and

Johannsen, who lived to be 111 and reportedly still glided through the snowy woods on a daily basis well past the age of 100. Perhaps not surprisingly, Johannsen attributed his extraordinary longevity to his love of skiing. And indeed, these days, cross-country skiing is seen more as a recreational activity than a means of travel. The two aspects remain closely related, however, binding the sport to its roots. In the midst of winter, hiking to the snowy vistas and wind-swept summits of North Carolina’s highest peaks and balds can pose daunting challenges. When the snow drifts high across the trail and the cold wind whips across the open fields,

“The total immersion you get in nature, particularly in the most spectacular winter locations, makes it just that much more enjoyable.” — Randy Johnson, author, Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway

many fair-weather trekkers simply batten down the hatches and resort to indoor exercise. But for avid hikers like Randy Johnson, the author of Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway and three other guides to exploring the North Carolina mountains, cross-country skiing offers a chance to sample some of the best of what the region has to offer. The sport, he explains, “allows me to get into some of the most beautiful places around, places that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to access. The total immersion you get in nature, particularly in the most spectacular winter locations, makes it just that much more enjoyable.” And once you’ve mastered the various moves, Johnson notes, whole new worlds open up. “If you’re one of those people who like hiking and you like physical exercise, cross-country has that

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physical element, certainly, but there are also the other times that you’re going downhill, or you’re going across the flats and you’re striding and gliding, using different techniques, such as skating, and it becomes just a really rhythmic, sensual ski experience.” Compared with downhill skiing, he maintains, “It’s much more diverse and all encompassing, and that’s what I truly love about it.” The same holds true for John Thompson, general manager of Black Dome Mountain Sports. When there’s snow on the ground and JT (as his friends know him) isn’t hard at work, odds are he’ll be out on some snowy trail, blazing twin tracks toward a wintry vista atop one of his favorite peaks. The Blue Ridge Parkway and the trails that branch off it rank among Thompson’s favorite ski destinations. The scenic road’s close proximity to town and multiple local access points enable him to catch prime skiing conditions when he gets off work. “If we get an inch or two in town, then that’s usually enough snow to head up to the Parkway,” Thompson reveals. “Because of the elevation difference, a small snow in Asheville usually translates into a bigger snow event along the Parkway. It’s definitely the most convenient, it’s a lot of fun, and it’s just a great area for those who are first learning the sport.” It doesn’t hurt, either, that various stretches are often closed to vehicles during the winter. For Thompson, however, cross-country skiing is more than just a way to get exercise in winter. Besides elevating his heart rate and exhausting his legs, it gives him a renewed appreciation of natural beauty. “Once you get the technique of kicking and gliding down, skiing turns into just a very graceful sport that allows you to experience nature in all its winter perfection,” says Thompson. “The woods and mountains are a quiet, peaceful place in winter, and being able to get out there and experience that in person is just truly amazing.” X Freelance writer and adventure-sports videographer Eric Crews spends his time roaming the forests between Boone and Asheville.

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calendar categories community events & workshops / social & shared-interest groups / government & politics / seniors & retirees / animals / technology / business & careers / volunteering / health programs / support groups / helplines / sports groups & activities / kids / spirituality / arts / spoken & written word / festivals & gatherings / music / theater / comedy / film / dance / auditions & call to artists Calendar for January 5 - 13, 2011 Unless otherwise stated, events take place in Asheville, and phone numbers are in the 828 area code. Day-by-day calendar is online Want to find out everything that’s happening today — or tomorrow, or any day of the week? Go to www.mountainx.com/events. Weekday Abbreviations: SU = Sunday, MO = Monday, TU = Tuesday, WE = Wednesday, TH = Thursday, FR = Friday, SA = Saturday

Community Events & Workshops East End/Valley Street Neighborhood Association’s Monthly Meeting • 2nd THURSDAYS, 6:308:30pm - The community is all of us. Join us at St James AME Church Fellowship Hall, 44 Hildebrand at Martin

Luther King Jr. Drive. Info: 253-6389. Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) Info: 966-4097 or www. pari.edu. • TH (1/6), 6-8pm - Area girls ages 9-14 are invited to a “Science Cooks” program at PARI. The program is part of the monthly SciGirls series and is affiliated with the national effort to engage girls in science. WNC Agricultural Center Located at 1301 Fanning Bridge Road in Fletcher. Info: 687-1414. • FR (1/7) through SU (1/9) - Indoor Motorcross. • SA & SU (1/8 & 9) - Knife and gun show.

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Alpha Phi sorority will meet at Tupelo Honey South, 1829 Hendersonville Road. Info: Jrandolph919@aol.com or 230-8764. Artistic Asheville Singles Group • WEEKLY - Meeting locations vary. For single people under 35. Info: coolspiritualartistic@gmail.com. Asheville Local Exchange Trading System (LETS) A community network that allows members to exchange services without the use of cash. Info: www.ashevillelets.org. • 2nd TUESDAYS, 6:30pm Interested in joining Asheville LETS? This orientation meeting will be held at Firestorm Cafe & Books, 48 Commerce St. Gal Pals of Asheville Asheville’s newest lesbian social group for women ages 30-50. Info: groups.yahoo.com/group/ GalPalsofAsheville. • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6:308pm - Meet at Battery Park Book Exchange, 1 Battle Square. Land of Sky Toastmasters SpeechCraft Event • TU (1/18) - Land of Sky Toastmasters’ four-week workshop, SpeechCraft, designed to develop public speaking and leadership skills, will begin. Participation is limited. Register by Jan. 12. The workshop will be held at the Reuter YMCA.

Government & Politics Green Party Meeting • SA (1/8), 10am-Noon - Buncombe Green Party’s business meeting will be held upstairs in the Fortune Building, 729 Haywood Road, W. Asheville. Free and open to the public. Info: 225-4347. LibertyOnTheRocks.org A national nonpartisan social group connecting liberty advocates. • MONDAYS, 7pm - The Liberty on the Rocks social meets at El Chapala Restaurant off of Merrimon Ave. Info: infinitybbc@gmail. com. Nuclear Information and Resource Service Info: www.nirs.org or 2528409.

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• FR (1/7) - A charter bus will leave from Asheville to the meeting in Augusta, Ga., of the Commission on America’s Nuclear Future to set nuclear waste policy. Round trip in one day. $25/ seat (scholarship funds available). Call to reserve a seat.

Seniors & Retirees Events at Pardee Hospital All programs held at the Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville. Free, but registration and appointments required unless otherwise noted. To register or for info: www.pardeehospital.org or 692-4600. • TUESDAYS (1/15) & (1/25), 1-3pm - Health Insurance Guidance. North Carolina Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (NC-SHIIP) counselors will help retirees with Medicare supplement options, health insurance and long-term care policies.

Animals Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation The Foundation’s mission is to save healthy, adoptable animals in the Haywood County Animal Control facility. Located at 1659 S. Main St., Waynesville. Info: www. sargeandfriends.org or 2469050. • TH (1/13), 6pm - Annual meeting at the Haywood County Library on S. Haywood St. in Waynesville. Speakers featured at the meeting will be Katherine McGowan Shenar, Interim President/CEO and Jennifer Brehler, Director of Operations of the Asheville Humane Society.

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weeklypicks Events are FREE unless otherwise noted. about area greenways and get an update on coal ash at the first WNC Sierra Club wed Learn meeting of the New Year on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place. Info: www.nc.sierraclub.org/wenoca or 251-8289.

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Take in Dance is the New Visual Art, a video installation on dance and movement, at the opening reception for the exhibit on Saturday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. at Flood Gallery, located in the Phil Mechanic Studios building, 109 Roberts St., in Asheville's River Arts District. The exhibit was created by Cilla Vee Life Arts Director Claire Elizabeth Barratt, and will be on display through Jan. 31. Info: 254-2166 or www.floodgallery.org.

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April Moon, local chef and co-owner of Sunny Point Cafe in West Asheville, will discuss her second cookbook, Breakfast & Beyond: Comfort Food from Dawn to Dark, on Sunday, Jan. 9, at 3 p.m. at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood St., Asheville. Info: 254-6734 or www. malaprops.com. On Monday, Jan. 10, stop by the Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State St. in Black

mon Mountain, to view the Gallery Pottery Show, featuring works from Black Mountain Center for the Arts Clay Studio teachers and students. The exhibit will be on display through Jan. 21. Info: 669-0930 or www.blackmountainarts.org.

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Blue Ridge Concert Series presents a flute recital on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at Blue Ridge Community College's Thomas Auditorium in Flat Rock. $10/$3 students. Info: 6941860.

ABWA brings together business women of diverse occupations to raise funds for local scholarships and enhance the professional and personal lives of its members. Info: www.abwaskyhy. com. • TH (1/6), 5:30-7:30pm - The January meeting will be held at Chef Mo’s, 900 Hendersonville Road. Janet Slacks, coaching entrepreneur, will be the guest speaker focusing on the subject: “Making your business a bold business.” RSVP: 681-9688.

Technology Free Mac Computer Classes Classes are held at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte St. To register: classes@charlottestreetcomputers.com. • MONDAYS, 12:1512:45pm - Mac OSX. • TUESDAYS, 12:1512:45pm - iPhoto class. • WEDNESDAYS, 12:1512:45pm - iPad. • THURSDAYS, 12:1512:45pm - iPad.

Macintosh Asheville Computer Society • 2nd THURSDAYS, 7pm - MACS user group meets. Visitors welcome. Info: 6650638 or http://web.me.com/ macsnc. Check website for bad weather cancellation.

Eco Christmas Tree Recycling Day • SA (1/8), 10am-2pm - WNC Arborist Tree Care will be hosting a free Christmas tree recycling day at the Lower Tennis Courts near Lake Tomahawk, Cragmont Road and Swannanoa Ave. Kids are welcome. Mulch will be donated to the Black Mountain Community Garden. Info: info@wncarborist.com. RiverLink Events RiverLink, WNC’s organization working to improve life along the French Broad, sponsors a variety of riverfriendly events. Info: 2528474 or www.riverlink.org. • RiverLink is currently seeking suggestions for nameless creeks throughout the watershed, including eight counties in WNC and

four in Tennessee. E-mail volunteer@riverlink.org if you know of any creeks that ought to be named. • TU (1/11), 4-6pm - Meeting at the Marshall High Studios on the island in downtown Marshall. Information gathering session regarding a possible canoe camping trail along the French Broad River in Buncombe and Madison counties. TNC Winter Workday at a Southern Appalachian Bog • WE (1/12), 10am-3pm - Help restore a native bog and turtle habitat by removing invasive vegetation. Work will be moderate to strenuous. Poison sumac is on site. Info: 350-1431, ext. 105 or mtns_volunteers@tnc.org. WNC Sierra Club Members of the WNC Sierra Club Chapter work together to protect the community and the planet. The mission of the Sierra Club, America’s oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth. Info:

www.nc.sierraclub.org/wenoca or 251-8289. • WE (1/5), 7-9pm - Social followed by a program at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Charlotte and Edwin Place in Asheville. Stephanie Pankiewizz, City of Asheville Greenways Commission, will talk about greenways, and there will be an update on coal ash.

Volunteering Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Seeks Volunteers • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 5-8pm - Head to Habitat and get a workout while volunteering in the Home Store warehouse. Info: volunteer@ashevillehabitat. org or call 210-9377. Blue Ridge Literacy Council Info: 696-3811 or www. litcouncil.org. • WE (1/12), 3-4:30pm Orientation class for individuals interested in tutoring or teaching basic writing skills in English or in a second language. Hands On Asheville-Buncombe

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Choose the volunteer opportunity that works for you. Youth are welcome to volunteer on many projects with adult supervision. Info: www.handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project. • MO (1/10), 7-8:30pm - Cookie Night: Help bake cookies for families staying at the Lewis Rathbun Center. The center provides free lodging for families from out of town who have a loved one in an area hospital. Supplies provided. • TU (1/11), 6-8pm - Help sort and pack food at MANNA FoodBank to be given to agencies serving hungry people in 17 WNC counties. • TH (1/13), 5-7pm - Meals for Hope. Cook and serve a meal for 15-25 women and children who are part of New Choices, an empowerment program for displaced homemakers in need of counseling and assistance. Meals On Wheels Meals On Wheels delivers meals to more than 500 homebound elderly people each weekday through the help of a network of more than 300 volunteers. Info: 253-5286. • Meals On Wheels of Asheville/Buncombe County is seeking individuals interested in volunteering as substitute drivers to deliver meals to the homebound elderly. Free gas cards are provided. Mills River Presbyterian Church Located at 10 Presbyterian Church Road in Mills River. Info: 891-7101. • Through MO (1/31) - Area residents are encouraged to donate gently used and clean outerwear to the “Warm Coats, Warm Hearts” clothing drive. Donated coats, gloves, hats, mittens and scarfs will be transported to the Interfaith Assistance Ministry in Hendersonville to support those in need. Volunteer with Four Seasons The nonprofit end-of-life care organization seeks volunteers to help fulfill its mission to the patients and families it serves in Buncombe and Henderson counties. Located at 571 South Allen Road in Flat Rock. Info: Volunteer@ FourSeasonsCFL.org or 692-6178. • TH (1/13), 1-4:30pm - An orientation class (required for all volunteer positions) will be offered.

Health Programs A New T’ai Chi Class! (pd.) Chen style T’ai Chi, moving and meditative Qi Gong with emphasis on

nurturing aspects of the curriculum. Improve health, concentration, balance. Beneficial for any fitness level. • $80: 8 week session or $12 drop-in. • Starts January 12. Wednesdays, 6pm-7pm. Downtown Asheville. • Registration/information: 3377118. chentaiji@charter.net ADD/ADHD and Meditation: Introduction Scientific findings from medical journals on the applications of the Transcendental Meditation technique for treatment of ADHD and other learning disorders. Discussion, video and Q&A. Free. Info: www.adhd-tm.org. • WEEKLY - Meets at the Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Info: 254-4350. Art of Intimacy Learn life-changing communication and relationship skills, drawing from the work of Marshal Rosenberg (Nonviolent Communication), Brad Blanton (Radical Honesty), Susan Campbell (Getting Real), John Bradshaw (Homecoming) and others. $60/4-session class. Info: 254-5613 or www.theREALcenter.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 7:309:30pm - Meeting. C.L.O.S.E.R.R. Community Liaison Organization for Support, Education, Reform and Referral. The group offers support, networking, education, entertainment and fellowship for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Straight and their Allies. • TUESDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets in the social room at All Souls Episcopal in Asheville. Events at Pardee Hospital All programs held at the Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville. Free, but registration and appointments required unless otherwise noted. To register or for info: www.pardeehospital.org or 692-4600. • TH (1/6), 10:30-11:30am - “Breast Self-Examination Education.” A registered nurse will provide instruction on the correct technique for breast self-exams using silicone models —- 3-4:30pm “Keeping Your Brain Young,” with speech therapist Lucy Butler. The discussion will focus on “brain plasticity” and how to use this method to help prevent cognitive decline. • MO (1/10), 11am-12:30pm - “Good News About Hip and Knee Pain,” with Duane Young, physical therapist. Young will discuss the possible causes of joint pain and the available treatments.

Free Blood Pressure Clinic • TUESDAYS, 1-6pm - The Faith Community Nurse at SOS Anglican Mission will offer free blood pressure checks at 370 N. Louisiana Ave, Suite C1. Info: rchovey@sos.spc-asheville.org. Henderson County Red Cross Red Cross holds classes in CPR and First Aid for infants, children and adults; Standard First Aid in Spanish; Babysitter Training; Pet First Aid. Located at 203 Second Ave. East, Hendersonville. Info: 693-5605. : Blood Drive dates and locations are listed below. Appointment and ID required. • WE (1/5), 9am-1:30pm - Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Info: 693-5605. • SA (1/8), 9am-1pm - Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2557 Chimney Rock Road. Info: 692-0170. • MO (1/10), Noon-4:30pm - Selee Corporation, 700 Shepherd St. Info: 697-2411. Living Healthy: A Chronic Disease Self Management Program • THURSDAYS (1/13 through 2/17), 2pm - Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Take charge of your health with this 6-week workshop for people with chronic health conditions and caregivers. At Highland Farms, 200 Tabernacle Road, Black Mountain. Free. Registration required: 251-7438. Post-Polio Resource Group • 2nd SATURDAYS, 1-3pm - Meets at CarePartners Health Services, Seymour Auditorium, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Info: 254-5723.

Support Groups Adult Children Of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families ACOA is an anonymous Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Info: http://adultchildren.org. • FRIDAYS, 7pm - “Inner Child” meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. Info: 989-8075. • SUNDAYS, 3pm - “Living in the Solution” meets at The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St., Asheville. Open big book study. Info: 989-8075. • MONDAYS, 7pm “Generations” meets at First Congregational United Church Of Christ, 20 Oak St. at College, Asheville. Info: 474-5120. Al-Anon

Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: 800-2861326 or www.wnc-alanon. org. • WEDNESDAYS, 7:30-9pm - Newcomers meeting 7:30pm, Discussion meeting 8-9pm: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Enter through parking lot door. Info: 225-0515. • WEDNESDAYS, 8pm - AlAnon in West Asheville: Meeting at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Rd., across from Ingles. Newcomers meeting at 7:30pm. Info: 258-4799. • THURSDAYS, 7pm - Discussion meeting for parents of children with addictions: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Info: 242-6197. • FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (GLBT) group of Al-Anon is a gay-friendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, and holds their weekly candlelight meeting at All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 670-6277 (until 9pm). • FRIDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Discussion meeting: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131. • SATURDAYS, 10am - Al-Anon North: Meeting at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. • SATURDAYS, 10am - Saturday Serenity at St Mary’s Episcopal Church on the corner of Charlotte and Macon. Beginners welcome. • SATURDAYS, Noon - Weaverville discussion meeting at First Baptist Church on N. Main St., next to the library. Enter via side glass doors. • SUNDAYS, 5-6pm - Discussion meeting: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road. Info: 281-1566. • MONDAYS, 7pm - Black Mountain Al-Anon: Meeting at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 201 Blue Ridge Road (corner of Blue Ridge Road and Hwy. 9). Info: 669-0274. • MONDAYS, 12-1pm - Discussion meeting: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131. • TUESDAYS, 5:30pm - 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Study at Kennilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road.

• TUESDAYS, 7pm Discussion meeting: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. ALS Group Resource and support group for people with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease), their family and friends. Meetings are held at 68 Sweeten Creek Rd. Info: 252-1097. • 2nd SUNDAYS, 3-5pm Meeting, with refreshments. Bipolar and Depression Support Group • WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm - Magnetic Minds meets at 314-F Patton Ave., in the Parkwood Business Park. Peer support, empowerment, recovery and advocacy. Info: 318-9179. Crystal Meth Anonymous • MONDAYS, 8pm - This 12step meeting welcomes anyone who has a desire to quit using crystal meth. The group meets at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St. Info: 252-8729. Eating Disorders Individuals are welcome to come to one or all of the support group. Info: 337-4685 or www.thecenternc.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm - Support group for adults at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. Focus is on positive peer support, coping skills and recovery tools. Led by licensed professionals. Free. Journaling Group • THURSDAYS - Want to better know yourself? The single most essential instrument for nurturing your spirit is a personal journal. Sharing a journal with others can help clarify your thoughts, your emotions, and your reactions to certain people or situations. Info: 989-9811. Mild MS Group Forming • 2nd TUESDAYS, 6:30-8pm - Interested in a new group for folks with mild MS? Talk about doctors, meds, vent, ask questions and laugh! Meets in Fletcher. Info: 6761344 or ginamagar@yahoo. com. National Alliance on Mental Illness Dedicated to improving the lives of persons with severe mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, OCD, PTSD and anxiety disorders. Free connection recovery support groups. Info: 5057353. • 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 11am - Group meets at 356 Biltmore Ave., Suite 298. Overcomers Recovery Support Group A Christian-based 12-step recovery program. Provides

a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems. Meetings are held at S.O.S. Anglican Mission, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., suite C-1. All are welcome. Info: rchovey@ sos.spc-asheville.org or 575-2003. • MONDAYS, 6:30PM - A support group for men will meet. Overeaters Anonymous A fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. This 12-step program welcomes everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. Meetings are one hour unless noted. • THURSDAYS, Noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Rd. (S. 25 at Yorkshire). Info: 298-1899. • SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: Carver Parks & Recreation Center, 101 Carver Ave. off Blue Ridge Road. Open relapse and recovery mtg. Info: 6868131. • MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Meth. Church, 2567 Asheville Hwy. (Hwy. 25). Open mtg. Info: 1-800-5804761. • MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Open mtg. Info: 277-8185. • TUESDAYS, 10:30amNoon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Open BBSS mtg. Info: 280-2213. S-Anon For those affected by someone else’s sexual behavior. Info: 545-4287 or 606-6803. • WEEKLY - Three meetings are available per week. Sexaholics Anonymous SA is a 12-step fellowship of men and women recovering from compulsive patterns of lust, romance, destructive relationships, sexual thoughts or sexual behavior. Call confidential voice mail 681-9250 or e-mail saasheville@gmail. com. Info: www.orgsites. com/nc/saasheville/. • DAILY - Asheville meetings. TOPS Open House • TU (1/11), 4:30pm - TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a support group for weight loss, is having an open house at Grace Church, 495 Cardinal Road, Mills River (3 miles west of the Asheville Airport off Hwy. 280).

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Sports Groups & Activities Amateur Pool League (pd.) New years resolution? HAVE FUN. MEET PEOPLE. PLAY POOL. Beginners welcome. Sign-up to play on a team. 828-329-8197. www. BlueRidgeAPA.com Ongoing weekly league play. Filipino Martial Arts Kuntao: Traditional emptyhand system of self defense. Kali: Filipino method of stick-and-knife combat. First two lessons are free. Info: 777-8225 or http://kuntao. webs.com. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7pm - Classes at Asheville Culture Project, 257 Short Coxe Ave. Special Olympics Buncombe County Info: 250-4265 or grace. young@buncombecounty. org. • SA (1/15), 2pm Powerlifting Meeting: The first meeting for parents/caregivers and athletes will be held at WNC Barbell, 237 Sardis Road in Asheville. Open to athletes age 14 and older. Register by Jan. 11. Waynesville Recreation Center Located at 550 Vance St. in Waynesville. Info: 456-2030 or recoutdoorprograms@ townofwaynesville.org. • Through MO (1/10) - 10th Anniversary Celebration: Membership is free for the general public. Take a cycling class, play racquetball, lift weights and check out the facility. On Jan. 10, from 5:30-6:30pm, complimentary hot dogs, chips and drinks will be served.

Kids Swim Lessons (pd.) In the YWCA’s solarheated pool. All levels welcome. Saturday classes available. Info: 254-7206 x 110 or www.ywcaofasheville. org. Asheville Playback Theatre An improvisational theatre experience building a community of neighbors and honoring personal stories. $10/$5 students (but no one turned away). Info: www. ashevilleplayback.org. • SA (1/8), 2-3:30pm - A special performance for children will be performed at NC Stage Co., 15 Stage Lane. Kids from the audience tell

true stories from their lives, and the troupe will turn those stories into spontaneous theatre. Celebration Singers of Asheville Community children’s chorus for ages 7-14. For audition/ performance info: 230-5778 or www.singasheville.org. • THURSDAYS, 6:30-7:45pm - New singers are invited to join the chorus. Rehearsals at First Congregational Church, downtown Asheville. Hands On! This children’s museum is located at 318 North Main St., Hendersonville. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Admission is $5, with discounts available on certain days. Info: 697-8333 or www.handsonwnc.org. • FR (1/7), 10:30am “Music and Movement,” with Jenny Arch. Cost to attend is included in $5 admission (free for members). • TH (1/13) - Wacky Tacky: Wear a silly outfit day. Waynesville Parks and Recreation Info: 456-2030 or recprograms@townofwaynesville. org. • TH (1/13), FR (1/14) & MO (1/17), 7:30am-5:30pm - Day camp for children in grades 1-5. Bring a lunch, two snacks, a swimsuit, towel and a quiet activity such as a book. $15 members/$20 nonmembers. Info: youthprogramsupervisor@ townofwaynesville.org.

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suffering, feelings of inadequacy and self-judgments. 2 hour sessions, 8 session course. • Beginning week of January 17. • Evening and daytime courses. • Fee $140 includes all materials and book. • Enrollment ends January 10. • Course limited to 8 participants/group. Call 231-2107 for more information. Open Heart Meditation (pd.) Learn easy, wonderful practices that opens your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Free. 7pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 645-5950 or 296-0017. http://www.heartsanctuary.org An Evening With Spirit • MONDAYS, 6-8pm - You are invited to an evening with Spirit. Theo Salvucci channels messages from the angelic realm at The White Horse, 105c Montreat Road, Black Mountain. Donations only. Info: 713-2439. Avatar Meher Baba “I have come not to teach but to awaken.” Info: 274-0307 or 274-7154. • SUNDAYS, 4pm - Meetings occur most Sundays in Asheville. Share Meher Baba’s inspiring message of divine love and unity in the midst of diversity. Call for locations. Awakening Practices Study the works of Eckhart Tolle and put words into action through meditation and discussion. Info: Trey@ QueDox.com. • 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets at Insight Counseling, 25 Orange St. Community Worship Service With Fellowship Meal • SUNDAYS, 2-4pm - Join SOS Anglican Mission, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Asheville, for a worship service, followed by an Agape Fellowship meal. Edgar Cayce Study Group • TUESDAYS, 2-4pm - Meet at West Asheville Unity Church, 130 Shelburne Road. Info: 298-8494 or jasonference@bellsouth.net. Meditation Group • SUNDAYS, 8-9pm Meditation followed by tea ceremony. By donation. “Yoga without meditation is like driving a car with no steering wheel.” Deepen your asana practice by cultivating mindfulness through meditation. Donations optional. Info: info@yogasouth-asheville. com. Mindfulness Meditation Class Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info:

258-3241 or www.billwalz. com. • MONDAYS, 7-8pm - Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon Ave.). Donation. Mother Grove Events Info: 230-5069, info@ mothergroveavl.org or www. mothergroveavl.org. • SUNDAYS, 10am - Drum Circle —- 10:30am - Weekly devotional service at the Temple. A simple service to ground and center you for the week. Spend some quiet time with the Goddess, with song, readings, meditation and prayer. At 70 Woodfin Place, Suite 2. • MONDAYS - Book discussion group, facilitated by Antiga, on the book The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lemer. Info: 2859927. Puja at Maha Shakti Mandir • SATURDAYS, 6-8pm - Gathering at Maha Shakti Mandir (Temple of the Great Goddess). Join Yogacharya Kalidas for Puja, chanting and spiritual discourse. Services offered on a donation basis. Spiritual Didgeridoo Workshop • SA (1/8), 3-5pm - This interactive workshop explores the use of breath and sound frequencies to create a serene state of consciousness for healing, meditation, prayer and creativity. No musical experience necessary. Leader Phil Jones is an interfaith minister/singer. $20. Info & directions: uusv.org. Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi Meditation Group Receive initiation into Sri Swamiji’s one-hour meditation technique. One-hour of silent meditation followed by Bhajans (devotional singing). Fairview location directions: 299-3246. Info: www.shivabalamahayogi.com. • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm “Silent Meditation.” Free. St. Germain Aquarian Consciousness Fellowship Sacred space using the St. Germain Violet Flame to support ascension clearing is created with live high-frequency intuitive piano music from classical composers and includes the Atomic Accelerator Chair and Water into Golden Elixir ceremonies. Info: 658-3362. • WEDNESDAYS, 6:309:30pm - Meditation and potluck in the Weaverville area. Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville Located at the corner of Charlotte St. & Edwin Pl. Info: 254-6001 or www.uuasheville.org.

• SUNDAYS, 9:15am & 11:15am - Services. Unity Center Events Celebrate joyful, mindful living in a church with heart. Contemporary music by Lytingale and The Unitic Band. Located at 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: 684-3798, 8918700 or www.unitync.net. • WE (1/5), 7pm - Film screening: Mythic Journeys, featuring insights from spiritual leaders Deepak Chopra, Sobonfu Some, Michael Meade and Michael Beckwith. Love offering. • SU (1/9), 2-4pm - “M & M’s I Love You Therapy,” a heart-healing session with Mario and Mary Lou. “I Love You Therapy stimulates the energy and the consciousness of oneness in every cell through the experience of being love and giving love.” Love offering. • WE (1/12), 7pm “Quantum Touch,” with Rev. Pam Hurt. Learn about quantum energy and how different techniques can heal the body. Love offering. Unity Church of Asheville Looking for something different? Unity of Asheville explores the deeper spiritual meaning of the scriptures combined with an upbeat contemporary music program to create a joyous and sincere worship service. Come join us this Sunday and try it for yourself. Located at 130 Shelburne Road, W. Asheville. Info: 252-5010 or www.unityofasheville.com. • SUNDAYS, 11am - Spiritual Celebration Service —12:15-1:30pm - A Course in Miracles classes with Rev. Gene Conner. Windhorse Zen Community Meditation, Dharma talks, private instruction available Tuesday and Thursday evenings, residential training. Teachers: Lawson Sachter and Sunya Kjolhede. Main center: 580 Panther Branch, Alexander. City center: 12 Von Ruck Court. Call for orientation. Info: 645-8001 or www.windhorsezen.org. • SUNDAYS, 9:30-11am - Meditation, chanting and a Dharma talk. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm Meditation and chanting. • FRIDAYS, 5:30-7:15pm - Meditation and chanting at the City Center.

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(open on Sun. May-Oct. only). Info: 236-2889 or www.16patton.com. • Through SA (1/8) Paintings and drawings by select staff and students of The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas and Reflections, a solo exhibition by Lori Gene, will be on display. American Folk Art & Framing The gallery at 64 Biltmore Ave. is open daily, representing contemporary self-taught artists and regional pottery. Info: 281-2134 or www. amerifolk.com. • Through TU (1/25) - The Ladies Room. Art at the N.C. Arboretum Works by members of the Asheville Quilt Guild and regional artists are on display daily in The Visitor Education Center. Info: 665-2492 or www.ncarboretum.org. • Through SU (1/9) - The Soul Tree: Poems and Photographs of the Southern Appalachians, a collaboration between Laura Hope-Gill and Asheville Citizen-Times photographer John Fletcher, Jr. Art at UNCA Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted. • WE (1/5) through SU (1/30) - Essence of Asheville, an exhibition of fused glass and encaustic art by Marsha T. Balbier, will be on display at Blowers Gallery in the Ramsey Library. Art League of Henderson County The ALHC meets and shows exhibits at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Hwy. (25N) in downtown Hendersonville. For viewing hours: 692-0575. Info: 6987868 or www.artleague.net. • Through FR (1/7) - 2010 All Member Art Show at the Opportunity House. Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org. • Through SU (4/24) - The Olmsted Project. • Through SU (3/13) - The Director’s Cut: 1995-2010. Black Mountain Center for the Arts Located in the renovated Old City Hall at 225 West State St. in Black Mountain. Gallery Hours: Mon.-Wed. & Fri., 10am-5pm (closed Sat. during winter months). Info: 669-0930 or www. BlackMountainArts.org. • Through FR (1/21) - Gallery Pottery Show, fea-

turing works from the Black Mountain Center for the Arts Clay Studio. Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center The center is located at 56 Broadway, and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College through permanent collections, educational activities and public programs. Info: 350-8484, bmcmac@ bellsouth.net or www.blackmountaincollege.org. • Through SA (2/5) Paintings by Don Alter and W.P. “Pete” Jennerjahn. Events at the Turchin Center Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is at 423 West King St. in Boone. Info: 262-3017 or www.tcva.org. • Through SA (3/19) - The Hemlocks! The Hemlocks!: Grief and Celebration by Lowell Hayes in Gallery B and Mayer Gallery, West Wing —- In the Void, sculpture by David Meyer in Gallery A, West Wing. Flood Gallery Events Located in the Phil Mechanic building at 109 Roberts St. in Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: 254-2166 or www. floodgallery.org. • Through SA (1/8) - The Birds On Acid, work by Aaron Sizemore. • SA (1/8) through MO (1/31) - “Dance is the New Visual Art,” an installation of multiple video pieces on the subject of dance and movement, created by Cilla Vee Life Arts Director Claire Elizabeth Barratt. • SA (1/8), 7pm - Opening reception for “Dance is the New Visual Art.” Haen Gallery Located at 52 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm, Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., Noon5pm. Info: 254-8577 or www.thehaengallery.com. • Through MO (1/31) Wintertide, a rotating group exhibit of works from many of The Haen Gallery artists. Seven Sisters Gallery This Black Mountain gallery is located at 117 Cherry St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and Sun., Noon-5pm. Info: 669-5107 or www.sevensistersgallery.com. • Through MO (3/28) - Earth and Water, oil paintings by Martha Kelley. Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org. • FR (1/7) through FR (2/4) Winter Wonderland exhibit.

More Art Exhibits & Openings Art at PULP Located underneath the Orange Peel at 101 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Info: www. pulpasheville.com. • Through MO (1/31) Paintings by Asheville artist Brian Haynes. Art at the N.C. Arboretum Works by members of the Asheville Quilt Guild and regional artists are on display daily in The Visitor Education Center. Info: 665-2492 or www.ncarboretum.org. • Through MO (2/28) - Emissaries of Peace: The 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations, an exhibition on display in the Baker Center. Art at West Asheville Library • Through MO (1/31) - A multimedia exhibition by local artist Mimi Harvey will be on display at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. Info: 250-4750. Push Skate Shop & Gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave. between Stella Blue and the Kress Building. Info: 2255509 or www.pushtoyproject.com. • Through MO (1/31) - Birdsong, new drawings, paintings and installation by David Hale.

Classes, Meetings & Arts-Related Events Collage Mandala Class (pd.) 2nd Floor Wedge. River Arts District, 129 Roberts Street. $100 includes 2 classes/all materials/one painting. • Registration/information, call Amy at LangeArt, (630) 200-9410 for details! The Painting Experience (pd.) Experience the power of process painting with Stewart Cubley as described in the groundbreaking book Life, Paint & Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression. • January 21-23 in Atlanta and February 18-20 in Chapel Hill. (888) 6398569. www.processarts.com Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org. • FR (1/7), Noon-1pm - Art Break: A docent-led tour of the exhibition Sewell Sillman: Pushing Limits. Laurel Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America Holds monthly meetings and smaller groups dedicated to teaching different types of needlework. The chapter is

also involved in numerous outreach projects. Guests are always welcome at meetings. Info: 654-9788 or www. egacarolinas.org. • TH (1/6), 9:30am Registration followed by a short business meeting and a project involving creating a pulled-thread bookmark. The chapter is stitching bookmarks for area children. At Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe. New Meetup of The Artists Way • Julia Cameron’s popular 12-step program to help artists and artist-want-to-bes get unblocked will start in mid January. If interested in being a part of this support group, call (865) 964-5616. The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Located at 362 Depot St. in the River Arts District. Info: 252-5050 or www.fineartsleague.org. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Open figure drawing sessions. Four 5-minute poses and four 20minute poses. $5.

Spoken & Written Word Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org. • TU (1/11), 3-5pm Discussion Bound Book Club: The Bird Artist: A Novel by Howard Norman. A young man confesses to the murder of the village lighthouse keeper. His gift for drawing birds becomes both his physical and his emotional release. Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center The center is located at 56 Broadway, and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College through permanent collections, educational activities and public programs. Info: 350-8484, bmcmac@ bellsouth.net or www.blackmountaincollege.org. • TH (1/13), 7-9pm - “MadHat’s Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes: Episode 2.” Katherine Soniat, Robert Zachary, Jeff Davis and David Madden will read. $7/$5 BMCM+AC members and students. Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS Each Library event is marked

by the following location abbreviations: n BM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) n FV = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) n LE = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 2506480) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) n WV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 2506482) n Library storyline: 250KIDS. • WE (1/5), 3pm - Book Club: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. WV —- 5-7pm - Library Knitters: A casual knitting and needlework group for all skill levels. SW. • TH (1/6), 7pm - Book Club: Cutting for Stone by Abraham A. Verghese. SW —- 7pm - Library Knitters. A casual knitting and needlework group for all skill levels. BM • TU (1/11), 1pm - Book Club: The Painted Drum by Louise Edrich. LE —- 4-6pm - “Send the News Soaring.” Youngsters ages 5-12 are invited to try their hand at making paper airplanes from recycled newspaper. BM • TH (1/13), 1pm - Book Club: Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. FV. Events at Malaprop’s The bookstore and cafe at 55 Haywood St. hosts visiting authors for talks and book signings. Info: 254-6734 or www.malaprops.com. • WE (1/5), 5:30pm - Book recommendations from Algonquin Books with Craig Popelars. Popelars will be joined by Heidi Durrow, the author of The Girl Who Fell from the Sky. Wine will be served —- 7pm - Malaprop’s Book Club: American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell. • FR (1/7), 4:30-6pm - Freelance Friday: Join hosts Joe D’Agnese and Denise Kiernan for a monthly discussion about freelancing —- 7pm - Local cartoonist, writer and musician David Cohen will discuss “Political Cartooning.” • SA (1/8), 3pm - James and Kent Loy, a husbandand-wife writing team, will discuss their book Emma Darwin: A Victorian Life —- 5:30pm - Warren Wilson College’s MFA Faculty Reading. • SU (1/9), 3pm - April Moon, local chef and coowner of Sunny Point Cafe in West Asheville, will discuss Breakfast & Beyond: Comfort Food from Dawn to Dark.

freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

“A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve,” mused 19th-century author Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Advice that wild could just as well have been dispensed by a feral saint living in a cave in the woods. And now I’m passing it on to you, Aries, just in time for the beginning of what may be your wildest year in a decade. In my astrological opinion, you are ready to be a connoisseur of mysteries that purify the mind and nurture the soul … a daredevil of the spirit in quest of seemingly impossible dreams … a fierce adept of the wisdom of uncertainty who’s in love with unpredictable teachings.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

What confusing commotion would you like to walk away from and never come back to? What lessons have you learned so well that you’re overdue to graduate from them? What longterm healing process would you like to finish up so you can finally get started on the building phase that your healing will give you the power to carry out? These are excellent questions to ask yourself as you plan your life in the next six months.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

The Strait of Gibralter is the narrow passage between Europe and Africa where the Mediterranean Sea joins the Atlantic Ocean. According to legend, in ancient times the Latin phrase “ne plus ultra” was inscribed in the rock overlooking this gateway. It meant “not further beyond,” and served as a warning to sailors not to venture out to the wild waters past the strait. Eventually, that cautionary advice became irrelevant, of course. With a sturdy vessel, skilled crew, good preparation, and expert knowledge based on the experience of others, venturing out past the “ne plus ultra” point wasn’t dangerous. I hope you’ll take that as your cue in 2011, Gemini.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

There were problems with the soccer balls used in the World Cup last year. Many players felt they were difficult to control. Their trajectory was unpredictable. Brazilian forward Luis Fabiano went so far as to say that the ball “doesn’t want to be kicked.” Other players said the balls were poorly made, like those “you buy in a supermarket.” I bring this to your attention as a cautionary metaphor, Cancerian. In 2011 you will be taking part in your equivalent of the World Cup. It will be crucial to have the very best tools and accessories. You can’t afford to play with balls that don’t respond accurately to your skillful means.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Biological diversity refers to the variety of life forms in any particular area, while cultural diversity measures the richness of social forms of expression. Then there’s biocultural diver-

sity, which measures both together. Can you guess the places on the planet where biocultural diversity is highest? They’re Indonesia, Malaysia, Melanesia, the Amazon Basin, and Central Africa. I would love it if you had a chance to immerse yourself in environments like those in 2011, Leo. If you can’t manage that, find the next best thing. You will thrive by exposing yourself to a kaleidoscopic mix of human types and natural influences.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

When I started my rock band World Entertainment War, I was guided by a vision of us having two lead singers, me and another person. Ultimately I chose a woman named Darby Gould as my collaborator. While I have decent skills as a vocalist, her talent is geniuslevel. I knew that our work together would push me to be at the top of my game and allow me to write ambitious songs that I didn’t have the chops to sing by myself. I’ve always been pleased with how that strategy worked. Would you consider giving yourself a similar challenge in 2011, Virgo? It’ll be the Year of Collaboration for you. Why not put yourself in a position to transcend the limitations you have when operating solely under your own power?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Africa is cracking open in preparation for the birth of a new ocean. The whole process will take 10 million years, but the first sign occurred in 2005, when a 37-mile-long fissure appeared in Ethiopia. Eventually, say geologists, the rift will grow enormous and fill up with seawater. I expect a metaphorically comparable development for you in 2011, Libra: the subtle yet monumental beginning of a new “ocean” you’ll be enjoying and learning from and dealing with for many years to come.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

In 1967, the U.S. had 31,225 nuclear warheads. But by 2010 it had a mere 5,113. The world’s most militarized nation hopes to scale down to an even more modest 3,000 or so by 2021. In the coming year, Scorpio, I’d love to see you be inspired by that example to begin reducing your own levels of anger and combativeness. You don’t have to do away entirely with your ability to fight everyone who doesn’t agree with you and everything you don’t like; just cut back some. I’m sure that’ll still leave you with plenty of firepower.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

“The heart is forever inexperienced,” said Thoreau. He believed our feeling nature is eternally innocent; that no matter how much we learn about the game of life, sadness or lust or rage or joy hits us as hard the thousandth time as it did in the beginning. But is that really true? Are you as likely to plunge into mind-exploding infatuation with your fourth lover as you were with your first? Are you as susceptible now to having your world turned upside-down by flash floods of emotion as you were at

age 15? Over the years, haven’t you acquired wisdom about your reactive tendencies, and hasn’t that transformed them? I disagree with Thoreau. I say that for the person who wants to cultivate emotional intelligence, the heart sure as hell better be capable of gaining experience. What do you think, Sagittarius? If you’re aligned with my view, 2011 will educate and ripen your heart as never before.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

“We have to stumble though so much dirt and humbug before we reach home,” wrote novelist Herman Hesse. “And we have no one to guide us. Our only guide is homesickness.” That’s the bad news, Capricorn. The good news, according to my analysis, is that 2011 could very well be the year that your homesickness drives you all the way home. For best results, keep this tip in mind: To get the full benefit of the homesickness, you shouldn’t suppress it. Only by feeling it deeply, as a burning, grinding ache, will you be able to ride it all the way home.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

In the past, few dog shows allowed mutts to compete. Pure breeds were prized above all others. That’s changing, though, now that the American Kennel Club has opened up a new category just for mongrels. They won’t be judged by guidelines specific to a particular breed, but rather according to their natural talents. This shift in standards mirrors a comparable development in your world, Aquarius. In 2011, it’ll be easier to find success simply by being your mottled, speckled, variegated self. There’ll be less pressure for you to live up to standards of perfection meant for the pure breeds.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

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What: Asheville Youth Mission & The YMI Cultural Center present Hearts with Haiti: A Benefit for Rebuilding Where: There will be an evening concert at Diana Wortham Theatre (2 South Pack Square) and an afternoon show at The Orange Peel (101 Biltmore Ave) in downtown Asheville.

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When: Friday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m., at Diana Wortham Theatre. A cast greeting and reception will follow ($30 in advance/$37 day of show. Info: dwtheatre.com or 257-4530). Saturday, Jan. 8, at 1 p.m., at the Orange Peel. ($14. Info: theorangepeel.net or 225-5851). Why: Haitian drummers and dancers with Resurrection Dance Theatre are touring through North and South Carolina to raise funds for Hearts with Haiti, a nonprofit dedicated to housing abandoned children. In all, Hearts with Haiti runs three facilities (the St. Joseph’s Home for Boys in Port-au Prince, Wings of Hope in Fermathe and the Trinity House in Jacmel) that shelter and care for disabled and homeless children. As stated on heartswithhaiti.org, Resurrection Dance Theatre has “allowed the boys [served by the St. Joseph’s Home] to express their history in the form of dance, and has been a very positive affirmation in their ‘resurrection’ from life on the streets.” Come witness these stories and help support the tremendous effort to rebuild a nation in need.

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• FR (1/7), 7pm - Performance at Diana Wortham Theatre, with a reception and cast greeting to follow. Info: www.dwtheatre.com. • SA (1/8), 1-2:30pm - Benefit performance at the Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. $14. Info and group rates: 231-4634. RiverLink Benefit All proceeds benefit RiverLink. Info: 252-8474 or www.riverlink.org. • “Save the French Broad River” raffle tickets will be sold. Sponsored by Asheville Adventure Guide. Win outdoor gear and prizes while helping the local nonprofit achieve its mission to revitalize the French Broad River and watershed as a place to live, work and play. $5. To purchase tickets, stop by the RiverLink offices at 170 Lyman St.

10^10 Benefit • WE (1/12), 6:30-9:30pm - Soul/rock/blues band Ol’ Hoopty will perform, and the founders of the new nonprofit 10^10 will introduce their venture. At 29 Carolina Lane, downtown Asheville. A benefit for SEED_Haiti, the nonprofit’s inaugural 10^10 global project. Info: http://10to10.org. ECO Events The Environmental and Conservation Organization is dedicated to preserving the natural heritage of Henderson County and the mountain region as an effective voice of the environment. Located at 121 Third Ave. W. Hendersonville. Info: 692-0385 or www. eco-wnc.org. • Through SA (2/5) - Heritage apple, peach and chestnut trees will be available for order. Maintain biodiversity while raising money for ECO. $25/tree. Trees must be picked up at the Hendersonville Visitor’s Center parking lot on Feb. 5. Hearts With Haiti Dance & Drum The Asheville Youth Mission and The YMI Cultural Center partner with Resurrection Dance Theatre (Haitian performers, drummers and dancers) to raise funds for Hearts With Haiti, a nonprofit that runs three facilities in Haiti. Info: www.heartswithhaiti.org, www.ymicc.org, www.ashevillyouthmission.org or 252-4614.

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• WE (1/12), 7pm - Literary Trivia, hosted by booksellers Lauren, Seth and Stella Harr. • TH (1/13), 7pm - Dr. David Starkey, director of Asheville Lyric Opera, and Dr. Vance Reese, musical director of Asheville Lyric Opera’s production of Brundibar, will discuss the upcoming performance. Poetry at The Pulp • WE (1/5), 7-9:30pm Asheville Poetry Review and Asheville Wordfest present Poetry at The Pulp, featuring poet Pat Riviere-Seel, followed by an open mic. The Pulp is located beneath The Orange Peel, 103 Hillidard Ave. $5 for members/$10 nonmembers. Info: www. pulpasheville.com.

Music Concerts at Blue Ridge Community College Performances are held in this Flat Rock college’s Patton Auditorium unless otherwise stated. Info: 694-1743. • TU (1/11), 7:30pm - Blue Ridge Concert Series presents a flute recital, Thomas Auditorium. $10/$3 students. Concerts at Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville Located at 1 Edwin Pl. Info: 299-4171 or www.uuasheville.org. • SU (1/9), 7pm - Mountain Spirit Coffee House presents: Chuck Brodsky. $12/$8 students. Haywood Community Band Concerts are presented at the Maggie Valley Pavilion, adjacent to the Maggie Valley Town Hall, and are free to attend. Bring a picnic dinner. Info: 452-5553 or 452-7530 or www.haywoodcommunityband.org. • THURSDAYS, 7pm - Rehearsals at Grace Episcopal Church, 394 N. Haywood St., Waynesville. All interested concert band musicians are welcome to attend. Henderson County Public Library System Unless otherwise stated, all events take place in Kaplan Auditorium of the main branch library, located at 301 N. Washington St. in Hendersonville. The county system includes branches in Edneyville, Etowah, Fletcher and Green River. Info: 6974725 or www.henderson. lib.nc.us. • SA (1/8), 3pm - “The Music of Andre Rieu,” a DVD presentation by Tom Nebbia. Land of the Sky Chorus For men age 12 and older. Info: www.ashevillebarbershop.com or 768-9303. • TUESDAYS, 7:30pm Open rehearsals at Emmanuel

Lutheran Church, 51 Wilburn Pl. Mountain Spirit Coffeehouse Concerts are held at the Unitarian Universalist Church on the corner of Edwin and Charlotte St. in Asheville. $12 adults/$8 students. Info: 299-4171 or www.uuasheville.org. • SU (1/9), 7pm - Chuck Brodsky will perform. Song O’ Sky Chorus (Sweet Adelines International) The chorus is always looking for women 18+ who want to learn how to sing barbershop harmony. Please visit a rehearsal. Info: 1-866-8249547 or www.songosky.org. • TUESDAYS, 7-9:30pm Rehearsals at Reed Memorial Baptist Church, 756 Fairview Road. St. Matthias Musical Performances These classical music concerts take place at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Asheville, 1 Dundee St. (off South Charlotte). Info: 252-0643. • SU (1/9), 3-5pm - The Rich Willey Jazz Band will perform. Swinging jazz by Rich Willey, trumpet; Walter Kross, tenor saxophone; Bill Gerhardt, piano; Grant Cuthbertson, bass; Russ Wilson, drums. Goodwill offering. Info: 285-0033. WCU Musical Events Unless otherwise noted, performances are held at the Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. Tickets or info: 227-2479 or http:// fapac.wcu.edu. • TH (1/6) through SU (1/9) - Mountain Dulcimer Winter Weekend. At the Terrace Hotel at the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. $40 nonparticipant rate includes attendance at jams, nightly events and Sunday morning singing. Info: 227-7397.

Theater Asheville Playback Theatre An improvisational theatre experience building a community of neighbors and honoring personal stories. $10/$5 students (but no one turned away). Info: www. ashevilleplayback.org. • FR & SA (1/7 & 8), 8pm & SU (1/9), 2pm Improvisational theatre based on audience members’ true stories on the theme “Life Stages.” Singer/songwriter Danny Ellis will open for the evening shows. The Sunday performance will feature an all-women cast. Events at 35below This black box theater is located underneath Asheville

Community Theatre at 35 E. Walnut St. Info: 254-1320 or www.ashevilletheatre.org. • SU (1/9), 2:30pm - Play Reading for Pleasure: The Devil’s Disciple by George Bernard Shaw. Flat Rock Playhouse The State Theater of North Carolina is on Hwy. 225, 3 miles south of Hendersonville. Info: 6930731 or www.flatrockplayhouse.org. • FR (1/7), 7pm & SA (1/8), 2pm & 7pm - William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Having studied the play during the fall, the Conservatory Class of YouTheatre will present a treatment of the script in the Second Stage space of the rehearsal hall. $10 suggested donation.

Film Movies at the Asheville Art Museum Located at 2 S. Pack Square. Showings are free with membership or museum admission. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org. • SA & SU (1/8 & 1/9), 2pm - Film screenings of First Works. A diverse group of film directors such as Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee and Ron Howard discuss what it was like to direct their first film.

Dance 7pm Wednesdays* • InterPlay Asheville (pd.) Play with us, and tap into body wisdom, with movement, reflection, voice, and 1 minute stories. It’s easy and Fun, plus, you can’t do it wrong! (Really!) (*except not the first Wednesday.) $5-15. • New Address: Sacred Embodiment Center, 31 Carolina Lane, Asheville, NC 28801 downtown Asheville! Info: www. interplayasheville.org Studio Zahiya (pd.) • Tuesday: 9-10am: Hip Hop Fitness • 6-7pm: Beginner Bellydance • 8:10-9:10pm: Intermediate/ Advanced Bellydance • Thursday: 9-10am: All Levels Bellydance • 6-7pm: Bollywood and Bhangra • 8:10-9:10pm: Hip Hop. • Drop-in anytime. $12/class. • Info: (828) 242-7595 or www.lisazahiya.com Asheville International Folk Dancers • TUESDAYS, 7-9:30pm - We do a variety of dances from all over the world, but mainly line dances from Eastern Europe, particularly the Balkans. At Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road, Asheville. No partner,

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Asheville Movement Collective AMC hosts weekly dancewaves for personal and community transformation. First wave is free. Info: www. DanceAMC.org. • FRIDAYS, 7-9pm - Meet at the Terpsicorps Studio of Dance, above The Wedge in the River Arts District. $5. • SUNDAYS, 8:30-10:30 am & 10:30am-12:30pm - Meet at Studio 11, 11 Richland St. in West Asheville. $5. Swing Asheville Info: www.swingasheville. com, 301-7629 or dance@ swingasheville.com. • TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Beginner swing dance lessons at ‘Eleven on Grove’, 11 Grove St. Downtown Asheville. $12 per week for a 4-week workshop. No partner needed. Classes start first Tuesday of every month. Swing dance from 8pm11pm every Tuesday night! West African Dance • TUESDAYS, 7:30-8:30PM - Classes will be held at the Terpsicorps Dance Studio, above the Wedge in the River Arts District. Open to dancers of all ages. $10.

Auditions & Call to Artists Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre Performances are held at BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St., Asheville. Info & tickets: 254-2621. • Dancers are needed to participate in ACDT’s annual 48 Hour Dance Project, which begins on Feb. 25. The project culminates with a public performance at the BeBe Theatre on Feb. 27. Open to adults with dance experience only. Respond with name, email and phone number. Info: office@acdt.org. Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org. • Now accepting applications for winter 2011 exhibits. Open to all artists. Call or email tcarts@comporium.net to get an application.

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Biologists Studying Rare Species Need to Be Quick: Early in 2010, researchers learned about a new monkey species in Myanmar that sneezes constantly and boasts a nose so recessed that it collects rainfall. According to an October National Geographic dispatch, however, by the time scientists arrived to investigate, natives had eaten the monkey. (The sneezing makes them easy for hunters to detect.) (Researchers studying a rare species of Vietnamese lizard had an easier time in November. After learning of the species and rushing to Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, a two-man team from La Sierra University in Riverside, Calif., found the lizards being routinely served in several restaurants’ lunch buffets.)

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• Parents of the 450 pupils (ages 3 to 11) at Applecroft primary school in Welwyn Garden City, England, were given individualized yearbooks recently with all the children’s faces obscured by black bars over the eyes (except for photos of the recipient’s own children, which had no obstructions). Headmistress Vicky Parsley ordered the precautions (described by one parent as “creepy,” like kids were “prisoners”), fearing that clear photos of children would inevitably wind up in child pornography. Last year, Parsley famously prohibited parents from taking photographs during school plays — of their kids or any others — for the same reason. • The Joys of Democracy! (1) The women’s group Femen is growing in popularity in Ukraine (according to a November Reuters dispatch), helped in large part by its members’ willingness, during the group’s ubiquitous street protests, to remove their tops. (2) The Socialist Party in Spain’s Catalonia region offered an election video in November on the joy of voting, in which an attractive, increasingly excited woman simulates an orgasm as she fills out her ballot, climaxing at the moment she drops it into the slot. (3) The nativist Danish People’s Party called in November for an anti-

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“Sex strikes” (the withholding of favors) are sometimes employed to influence political leaders’ decisions, typically in patriarchies where females have little other leverage. In December, Stanley Kalembaye of Uganda’s National Resistance Movement, battling to unseat the ruling party, publicly called for the nation’s men to withhold sex from their wives unless they promised to vote for the Resistance.

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• In November, outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist initiated pardon proceedings (granted in December) excusing now-deceased singer Jim Morrison of The Doors for his 1969 indecent-exposure conviction in Miami Beach. However, Crist has ignored petitions from still-living, still-incarcerated convicts who almost certainly suffered unfair prosecutions. Orlando Sentinel crusader Scott Maxwell has reported on many people convicted by trainer Bill Preston’s dogs, which supposedly tracked crime-scene scents through water and other obstacles, sometimes months later and despite much site contamination, directly to the defendant on trial. Judge after judge permitted Preston’s “expert” testimony until one demanded a live courtroom test, which Preston’s dog utterly failed. In 2009 two convicts were released after DNA tests proved the sniffs were erroneous, but as many as 60 similar convictions still stand. • News That Sounds Like a Joke: The good news for investigators covering the November shooting of a 53-year-old man in Fort Bend County, Texas, was that several witnesses helped an artist sketch the shooter’s face. The bad news was that the shooter was wearing a full-face “Halloween” mask the whole time. Nonetheless, the Fort Bend

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Sheriff’s Office distributed the sketch of a man’s indistinct, masked features to the media. • Glenn Crawley, 55, who describes himself as a “man of the water,” flipped his catamaran off the coast of Newquay, England, in September and had to be rescued for the 13th time at a total cost of nearly $50,000. Although officials have pleaded with “Captain Calamity” to give up sailing, Crawley said: “I do what no one else is doing. So I’d appreciate it if people would get off my case and give me some support.”

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Not Ready for Prime Time: Bonnie Usher, 43, was arrested in Manchester, N.H., in November and charged with robbing a Rite Aid pharmacy after being spotted fleeing the store’s parking lot in her car (license plate: “B-USHER”).

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Mary on a barbershop wall in Bakersfield, Calif. (Finder’s reaction: “like a miracle, actually”; November). Jesus in an MRI image in Greer, S.C. (“I don’t care what anybody else thinks”; October). Jesus in a cherry tree limb in Midway, N.C. (“Am I nuts or not? I don’t know”; October). Jesus on a stone in the road in Granbury, Texas (“Even the rocks will cry out,” Luke 19:40; July). Mary on spilled baby lotion in Riohacha, Colombia (July). The final date on the tour is now set for May 21, 2011, according to evangelist Harold Camping, who in July told his followers to prepare.

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Alan Patton, 59, of Dublin, Ohio, was arrested again in November under the state’s newly passed “Alan Patton” law (inspired by his prior arrest) for hanging around men’s rooms to collect and then consume fresh urine from young boys. Earlier laws afforded insufficient punishment, legislators explained. After Patton’s 2006 arrest, one detective said: “Listening to him describe [his fetish], it’s like listening to a crack or cocaine addict. He’s addicted to children’s urine.”

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Memorable moms of 2010 It’s time again to look back on some of the memorable moms of the past year. These women aren’t necessarily listed here because I agree with who they are or what they stand for, but they’re moms who struck me as memorable in some way during 2010. As always, this column is my opinion. Here they are, in no particular order: Most memorable mom: Elizabeth Edwards. During Edwards’ recent memorial service after her death from breast cancer, she was lauded again and again for her dedication to her four children. She was so much more than a mom (attorney, author, health care activist, policy advisor to, ummm, her ex), yet she seemed to balance mothering and the rest of her life with grace and flair. North Carolinian Edwards was buried next to her son, Wade, who was killed in a car accident at age 16. She leaves behind children Cate, 28, Emma Claire, 12, and Jack, 10. Scariest mom: Sarah Palin (her third year in a row on this list). She scares me. Ms. P’s illogical rhetoric and reactionism unnerve me — though I admire her persistence and

spunk. She’s a mother of five, grandmother of one and clearly, a force to be reckoned with. I’ve said it before, but she’s that train bombing down the track toward the end of the line that always manages to put on the brakes just in time. Or have her handlers brake it for her. Scariest mom, Part II: Bristol Palin. Bless her heart, as we say in the South. Teen mom, political liability, Dancing with the Stars contestant, and abstinence spokesperson. (Does anyone really take her seriously on the abstinence stance? Do I even have to ask that question?) America’s face of “do as I say, not as I did,” paints a typical teen-mom portrait — including celebrity photo spreads with baby for People Magazine and speaking engagements where she pulls in up to $30,000 per appearance. Bless her heart. Most intriguing celebrity mom: Sandra Bullock. After the actress filed for divorce from bad boy Jesse James, she adopted baby Louis, born in New Orleans, and became a single mom at age 46. She also continues to spend time with James’ children from his

previous marriage. In 2010, she donated $1 million to relief efforts in Haiti following the earthquake. Respect-worthy. Local activist mom: Leslie Boyd. After Boyd’s son Mike Danforth died of colon cancer at age 33, she left her long-time reporting job at the Asheville Citizen-Times to start a health-care advocacy organization called Life o’ Mike. Because, to paraphrase Leslie, Mike didn’t really die of metastatic cancer — he died from lack of health insurance. As do other people in this country every day. In addition to advocacy, the organization offers a peer support group for people diagnosed with serious or chronic diseases. This is just another example of a mom’s heartbreak morphing into life-saving work for other people’s kids. Cause each of us is somebody’s child. Mom making a difference locally: Cindy Weeks. Co-founder and rental investments manager at Asheville nonprofit Mountain Housing Opportunities, Weeks has had a

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year in the spotlight — and it’s been a little too toasty at times (she told me so — though in slightly less colorful words). Like the folks whom she helps find affordable homes in the area, Weeks once struggled to support herself and her children as a single mom. Having been there has enabled her to bring passion to her work, despite some occasional heated community opposition. This year, MHO’s mixed-use development and LEEDcertified Glen Rock Depot opened in the River Arts District and Asheville City Council approved MHO’s Larchmont development in North Asheville (construction slated to start in January). Weeks has been a driving force behind both.

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Rocky Lindsley’s addiction is your addiction, Asheville. After taking an all-too-long hiatus, the fried-chicken meister is bringing back his popular Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack, and with it, the recipe for what is considered to be the most addictive chicken in town. While on tour as a professional drummer in ‘94, Lindsley became hooked on a certain sinussearing brand of fried chicken from a Nashville hole-in-the-wall called Prince’s. Once back home in Asheville, Lindsley tried to recreate the eyewatering fowl, to great success. Eventually, he opened Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack in an aesthetically challenged building beside Highway 25 in Arden, serving the mercilessly hot bird to all who dared to venture in. The Shack quickly achieved a solid underground following. Though Lindsley’s brand of fried chicken was available plain, it was the ghost-chili-enhanced hotter-than-hot that made true believers out of the brave. The restaurant’s sweating devotees seemed to issue a silent challenge to newbie diners: only grandmas order the plain chicken. But the spiciest bird, that was for toughmen who wanted to prove their mettle ... and conceivably hallucinate from pain. The

sheer deliciousness of the chicken, combined with both the bravado that it took to stomach that spice and the ensuing addiction — that’s what earned Rocky’s Chicken Shack a culinary cult following. But, as is is the case all too often, the popularity of any good thing can often bring it trouble. Following a string of articles revealing the hidden gem and an ensuing ground swell of success, the Shack abruptly closed. Talk about playing hard to get. But to Lindsley, it was rather simple. He was tired, his wife was sick of it, and his landlord was thinking about charging him more. “I was working there five nights a week, playing music four nights a week and it was literally kind of killing me,” says Lindsley. “My wife was also letting me know that it didn’t matter how good it was doing, it ain’t worth it if I’m a zombie.” When the landlord upped the rent, Lindsley says, he took it as a sign and flew the coop. What he failed to grasp, evidently, was exactly how popular Rocky’s had become. “I was constantly running into people who were so upset, and it was very flattering,” Lindsley says. “I was sort of surprised at the reaction.” A few chicken-addicted potential investors even approached him about reopening the Shack. It’s easy to imagine them trembling from with-

drawal and clutching fistfuls of cash. Finally, Lindsley’s 12-year-old daughter made him Google himself. Admittedly not much of a computer guy, Rocky was a bit shocked when he discovered just how deeply the public’s addiction to his food ran, especially after finding scores of positive reviews and a Facebook page devoted to bringing his chicken back. “It blew me away. That was sort of a catalyst for me to partner up with these investors and get back into it.” After a number of trial runs, Lindsley says he’s ready to get back in the game of spicy chicken. “I made myself a test run and kicked my own ass in my own kitchen, so I’ve still got it,” he says. Lindsley reports that the Shack will reopen in mid-spring, though he won’t reveal the exact location. “It looks like it’s a done deal, but there are some hoops we’ve got to jump through before it’s settled, so I don’t want to jinx anything by giving it away,” he says. He divulges that West Asheville, his old ‘hood, will be the site of the Rocky’s revival. “It’s kind of cool to be back in my stomping grounds,” he says. Fortunately, very little of Lindsley’s successful formula will change, save the addition of a few side dishes. “We’re going to keep the chicken exactly the same way — simple, to the point and hot enough to melt glass.” Lindsley adds that plain (but still really good) fried chicken is available as before for those that don’t really go for a full face-melter at lunch. “If [Rocky’s] was going to change, and [the investors] were going to try to take it to Vegas and make it something

that it’s not, I wouldn’t be interested in doing it,” he says. “And because the investors got why it worked in the first place, they want to keep it soulful and they want to keep it honest and keep it simple,” he says. Rocky’s, Lindsley assures Xpress, will stay rough around the edges, offering counter service and no wait staff. “Just come in, place your order, sit down. Pretty much the same joint. If you’re going to have the word ‘shack’ in your title, you need to keep it that way.” Rocky’s Chicken Palace, after all, just doesn’t have the same ring to it. “No,” agrees Lindsley. “That doesn’t exactly scream soul food to me.” To what does Lindsley attribute the near-cult following success of his chicken? He tries many times to explain it and falters. “I’m almost glad I don’t know how to answer that,” he says. “It’s almost part of the folklore of it in a way. I’m amazed at how well it did.” He partially attributes his success to consistency — that is, the hot wings will be just as mouthnumbingly hot each time. Then, Rocky takes one more stab at what makes his chicken so good, and nails it. “When somebody makes something the right way, it doesn’t matter if it’s fries or boiled peanuts or hot dogs, you can tell. When somebody really gives a shit about what they’re doing and they really put their heart into it, you can really taste it.” X Send your food news to Mackensy Lunsford at food@mountainx.com.

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Sandwich aficionados that have been around town for a bit will likely recall Viva Europa. The convenience store and deli turned out awesome sandwiches from the little building on the corner of Montford and Pearson that now houses Todâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tasties and To-Gos. When Viva Europa closed, many lamented the loss of the turkeybrie sandwiches, among others. Take heart: Viva Europa is now open at 625 Haywood Road, re-christened â&#x20AC;&#x153;Viva Deliâ&#x20AC;? and boasting new digs with expanded seating, hours and overall space. According to Stacy Kropp, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening Viva Deli with partner Peter Callahan and Glenn Goldberg (her brother), the kitchen will now be large enough to allow the Culinary Institute-trained Goldberg to expand his menu. Goldberg plans to roast many of the eateryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meats, including corned beef, beef brisket, chopped liver, roasted turkey and hot, medium and mild Italian sausages. A number of housemade cheeses will also be featured. Expect to find house-made ricotta, various flavored cream-cheese schmears and a from-scratch mozzarella. Additionally, Viva Deli plans to feature house-baked breads and sandwich rolls, as well as pastries, bagels and desserts. Kropp tells Xpress that fans of the original Viva Europa will find plenty on the menu that they recall â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and plenty of new options to try. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of the sandwiches that Viva Europa had, we will be carrying and adding more to the menu as well,â&#x20AC;? she says. Viva Deli will be open

7 days a week, staying open until 11 p.m. on weekdays and 1 a.m. on weekends. Kropp adds that she and her partners will still carry a limited number of convenience items like toilet paper and paper towels. Beer and wine will be available once the eatery obtains a license, which (by law) will be after the venture has opened, says Kropp. For more information, call 575-2055. The website is not yet live, but will be vivadeli.biz.

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The Magnetic Field CafĂŠ, Bar and Performance House recently opened at the brand-new 372 Depot Street building in the River District. Owner Chall Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new establishment offers dinner (and lunch, too) and a show with style. The Magnetic Field stage opened with the 27th Annual Bernstein Family Christmas Spectacular â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a hit by most accounts. Over in the cafĂŠ and bar, however, a different kind of show is taking place. For one, Ken Klehm, former owner of the Rocket Club, is mixing up drinks. The dinner and lunch menus also showcase some fairly interesting offerings, including a sticky rice, fried egg and lardon bowl with seaweed. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a twist on a Monte Cristo sandwich featuring blackberry preserves. Liam Roland and Jason Roland â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who are unrelated â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are heading up the culinary team at the new venture. Though the duo will turn out a number of dishes served on plates, their hearts lie in what they call â&#x20AC;&#x153;bowl food.â&#x20AC;? Think a pulled-pork and coleslaw bowl or a spicy

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All ears: Chef Stewart Lyons poses with his dish, Mexican street-corn, at Boca, Lexington Avenue’s newest eatery. chicken gumbo bowl. “This idea of having a lot of flavor in one bowl is obtainable,” says Liam. “I think that Jason and I really want to work with the idea of what someone would want to eat at home, but at the same time, how can I add that extra kick, that extra notch up that makes it special.” Taking it up a notch is the aforementioned egg and rice bowl with its toppings that read like a Korean hangover cure via the Southeast. “Something about that egg yolk rolling in there with seaweed, lardon, sushi rice and kimchi — you don’t really expect it, but it’s awesome. It’s a really great dish,” says Jason. And awesome it is. As far as soul in a bowl, this dish has it. And at a good price, too, at only $8.75. “I’m all about bowl food. Boys love bowl food. Everything in a bowl,” says Jason. Girls love bowl food, too, I remind him. For more about the Magnetic Field, visit themagneticfield.com

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In November, Xpress reported that Boca was opening on Lexington Avenue. At the time, owners Anoop Krishnan of neighboring Mela Indian Restaurant and business partner Markus Procida had little to tell us about the menu, which was still very much a work in process by chef Stewart Lyons, formerly of Curras Dom and Nuevo. Boca recently threw its doors open, and has been, for the most part, very well-received. There have been a few early complaints of a certain light-handedness with the heat. It’s true that my enfrijoladas — a dish of tortillas, queso fresco, beans, smoked peppers and rice — could have been spicier. If you want something with more kick than Texas Pete, ask for it. Boca’s hiding some sort of crazy-hot sauce bearing a warning for people with heart conditions. Here’s the skinny on Boca: if you’re the kind of breakfast-eater that likes huevos rancheros, chilaquiles and all other manner of south-of-the-

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border-flavored cheesy, runny, tortilla-studded egg dishes with dollops of crema and pico de gallo, get yourself to Boca. Breakfast is served daily. Should you dig smoothies or granola and fruit, though, Boca’s got them. Also? There’s a French toast dish made with jalapeño cornbread that’s served with jalapeño jelly that’s definitely on my radar. Boca serves lunch and dinner, too. Dinner dishes look promising, with grilled lamb Tbones and a kobe beef torta. A New Year’s dinner revealed that some fine-tuning is in order, but Boca is still getting its sea legs and is heading in the right direction. Boca is located at 68 N. Lexington Ave. Call 285-8828 or visit Boca’s Facebook page for more information.

Quick Bites

• Both the south Asheville and the Riverside locations of 12 Bones Smokehouse have closed for the restaurants’ annual winter break. Those addictive ribs will be available again on Wednesday, Jan. 19. 12bones.com. • Salsa’s is moving away from the the cramped quarters on Patton Avenue it has occupied for over a decade. Hector Diaz’s flagship Mexican/ Caribbean eatery is moving to 25 Broadway in the space that once held the Old North State, a business that has since moved to Battery Park Ave. salsas-asheville.com. • Chai Pani will offer daily $5.99 lunch specials, Monday through Friday, all winter long, as well as free chai with meals and free delivery to downtown Asheville (Monday-Friday, lunch only) Also, says owner Meherwan Irani, the restaurant will feature an expanded special menu at dinner that will showcase some of the more creative Indian/world fusion items the kitchen has been toying with lately. Tandoori pork chops, anyone? chaipani.net. X Send your food news and story ideas to Mackensy Lunsford at food@mountainx.com.

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What’s on tap for WNC beer this year There’s been lots of growth and expansion in the WNC craft beer industry in 2010 — and you can expect more of the same in 2011. The residents of Beer City (and of the larger WNC region) routinely show their appreciation for both craft beer and buying local. It’s a perfect storm for our breweries.

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Lexington Avenue Brewery to start bottling

“We want to play while the fish are biting,” says LAB Master Brewer Ben Pierson. Pierson says the 35,000-square-foot building at 37 N. Lexington Ave. next to the LAB has been gutted and is being renovated. Two floors of the building will be dedicated to brewing and bottling the LAB’s beers, while the ground floor will become a tasting room and bar (one way to handle overflow from next door). The new brewery will contain a 20-barrel system, and Pierson hopes to produce up to 5,000 barrels in the first year, which will help keep all beers on tap at the LAB and give him surplus suds to bottle and keg. First up on the bottling line will be the LAB’s popular White Ale and Oktoberfest brews. For more information, visit lexavebrew.com.

Thirsty Monk to open a nanobrewery

A nanobrewery is a really small brewery — typically, a one-barrel system. Thirsty Monk owner Barry Bialik has hired award-winning local home-brewer Norm Penn to head up his new nanobrewery, which starts producing beers out of the Monk’s south location within the next month or so. Bialik says he’ll add to his existing taps at both Monk locations, offering up to 30 draught lines at the south locale and up to 42 downtown. At least two of the lines downtown and up to six in the south location will be devoted to Monk beers. For more information, visit monkpub.com.

Appalachian Craft Brewery to reopen in Hendersonville

ACB has moved their brewery to 822 Locust St. in Hendersonville from their original location in Fletcher, but owners Andy and Kelly Cubbin are awaiting their state license in order to start

selling their beers again. Once they get their beers back out to area restaurants and bars (in January, they hope), they’ll continue to work towards opening Hendersonville’s first tasting room. For more information, visit acbrewery. com.

Boone-based brewery approved and ASU fermentation programs to expand

Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees authorized the university’s educational nonprofit Ivory Tower Brewery to apply for state and federal production licenses. This will enable them to sell beer if they so desire (and keep the A.B.C. happy). Chemistry professor and brewery founder Brett Taubman is also working to expand the university’s fermentation programs, creating both a fermentation concentration in the chemistry department and a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in fermentation. If approved, the four-year program may be one of the first such in the country. For more information, visit broyhillinn.com/events/asubrewery.

Wedge Brewing expanding into rail yard

Wedge owner Tim Schaller worked out a lease agreement with the railroad to fence in a good bit of the dirt parking area between his brewery and the tracks. This will offer more seating and a more consistent spot for the brewery’s warmweather movie nights. Schaller also says he wants to add a seven-barrel system sometime in 2011, in order to go back to making enough lovely Belgian ales to bottle in 22-ounce flip-tops. For more information, visit wedgebrewing.com.

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It’s official: the trees are completely bare. And that’s just the way our shiitake mushroom farmers like it. “Shiitake logs must be harvested when the leaves are off and the tree is dormant,” says Paul Littman, who owns and operates Ivy Creek Family Farm in Barnardsville. Littman says that most of the work in growing mushrooms happens from late fall to early spring. “It’s the kind of work that’ll keep you warm when the weather is cool,” says Rodney Webb of Salamander Springs Gardens in Marshall and the North Carolina Mountain Mushroom Cooperative. “The logs are the heaviest when they’re fresh,” he explains. You have to move them from where they’re cut, to where they’re to be inoculated and then to wherever you plan to stack them for about a year.” That’s right — a year. That’s because shiitake logs take an average of one full year to begin fruiting harvest-ready mushrooms (fruiting happens from spring to fall). Once a freshcut section of tree (typically oak) is harvested, logs of around 40 inches in length are cut, and a series of about 30 to 40 holes are drilled in each log. Littman and Webb, like most mushroom growers, harvest their logs sustainably. The holes are filled with an inoculated sawdust medium, painted over with molten cheese wax or beeswax and stacked in a shady spot. Then, the waiting begins. As farmers, Webb and Littman are used to waiting on crops, although it’s a different experience with mushrooms. “With our vegetable crops, we see the results of our efforts change daily,” says Littman. “With shiitake logs, these changes take place inside the bark and are impossible to see.” But things are happening, thanks to what he calls “miracle mycelium.” “The groundwork, or rather ‘under-groundwork,’ is being laid days and years in advance of when a mushroom pops up,” Webb says, referencing the mycelium, or the actual fungal organism of the mushroom. “The mushroom,” he clarifies, “is the reproductive part, full of spores, ready to be released when conditions are right.” In that way, Webb finds similarities to his other crops. “Think of the mushrooms as fruit on the tree.” Mushroom growers and lovers alike agree that there’s also something miraculous about the “fruit” itself. Shiitakes are extremely high in protein, and are believed to have many immuneboosting and cancer-fighting properties. Webb began growing shiitakes after his wife was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1997. “We began practicing macrobiotics, and shiitake mushrooms became a regular part of our diet,” he says. But the mushrooms they

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Holy shiitake: Shiitakes fruiting on the log at Ivy Creek Family Farm in Barndardsville. Shiitake season runs April through October, though most of the work to grow shiitakes is happening now by our area farmers. Photo by Nicole Saunders

were eating were imported from Japan or China — hardly local. So, he started growing them himself in the spring of 1998. Since then, Webb has learned a lot about mushroom cultivation. He manages his logs in a way that ensures that he’s no longer dependent on the timing of natural flushes, or when the mushrooms actually pop up. He can force the flushes, which guarantees him a steady supply of shiitakes over the season. That’s a great thing for him and the other NCMMC growers. Webb and fellow Madison County farmer Glenn Esterson formed the

mushroom-growing co-op in the spring of 2008 after noticing all the area’s mushroom producers were knocking on the same doors at the same times. Now, in a partnership with Madison Family Farms, the co-op fills orders from restaurants and grocers each week, thanks to its six regular member-producers — a group that can often grow larger. Madison Family Farms assists NCMMC with their marketing, packaging and delivery, which has helped the co-op quickly become a brand in its own right. NCMMC has big plans for the future. They’ve recently received a U.S. Forest Service Recovery

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Act grant geared toward cultivating local underutilized forest products. The grant will help them have access to trees cut down during logging or forest-thinning jobs. It will also help co-op farmers experiment with growing oyster mushrooms on invasive exotic plants and sawmill byproducts. According to Webb, Pennsylvania supplies 90 percent of all the mushrooms in the entire country. “We have vast amounts of forest resource byproducts here,” he says. “It make sense to get this protein source locally.” As with other fruits and veggies, local mushrooms stand out. “Most ‘trucked-in’ mushrooms are mass-produced and grown on sterilized sawdust mediums inside warehouses,” Littman says. “Shiitakes grow naturally on logs are a more robust mushroom in every sense — from flavor to nutrition to freshness.” Just as Littman and Webb do, you’ll have to wait to enjoy their flavor. The main shiitake season runs April to October. Webb and other

growers are working to offer oyster mushrooms as a growing season extension, and to utilize some indoor production. Once spring arrives, look for local shiitakes at tailgate markets (Littman sells his at the Weaverville and North Asheville markets), on the menus of area restaurants and on the shelves of the French Broad Food Co-op and other groceries. As our farmers assure you, they’re worth the wait. Think spring and search Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s online Local Food Guide by product for all the locations offering up local shiitakes and other mushroom varieties. You can even search by keyword to find farmers growing your favorite type. To learn more about the NCMMC, visit ncmountainmushroom.com. Rodney Webb and Salamander Springs Gardens can be reached at 380-3150 or salamandersprings@gmail.com. Paul Littman and Anna and Paul’s Farm can be reached at 828-712-4644 or wncfarm@gmail.com. X

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New year’s resolutions worth making (and keeping) by Alli Marshall Like the noisemakers, champagne and fireworks of New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day has its set of traditions: Eating black-eyed peas and collard greens (for luck and prosperity) and ticking off a hopeful list of resolutions. And then a week or a month later, there’s another grand tradition: Breaking all those well-intended resolutions. Well, not this year! Xpress has tapped local resources and experts for some doable goals and simple steps to make them work. Pick a few and give them a try. Our sources tell us that small steps and reasonable expectations are key — so is enjoying yourself, so we added in plenty of socializing, friend-making, dancing, trivia-answering, tattoo-getting, zip-lining, adventure-having fun to the list. (All addresses are in Asheville, unless otherwise noted.)

The Buncombe County Library system provides not only lots of reading material, but plenty of opportunities to read and discuss with fellow bookworms. The Weaverville Afternoon Book Club (Weaverville Library, 41 N. Main St.) discusses I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 3 p.m.; Swannanoa Book Club (Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St.) discusses Cutting for Stone by Abraham A. Verghese on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m.; Leicester Book Club (Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road) discusses The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 1 p.m.; Fairview Afternoon Book Club (Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road) discusses Zeitoun by Dave Eggers on Thursday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.; North Asheville Book Club (North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave.) discusses The Help by Kathryn Stockett on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. More info at buncombecounty.org/governing/ depts/library. Local bookstores also hold reading and book-discussion events. Malaprop’s hosts the Malaprop’s Bookclub, which discusses a work of fiction on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. and the Bridging Differences Bookclub on the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Visit malaprops.com/book-clubs for the current reading selection. Accent on Books hosts the AOB Reading Group, which meets next on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at 3 p.m. More info at accentonbooks.com.

Write more

There are a number of local groups for writers of all genres and skill levels. Consider: Accent on Books hosts a Writer’s Support Group that meets next on Thursday, Jan. 13, at 6 p.m. (accentonbooks.com); WNC Mysterians (wncmysterians.org) was established in 2009 “for serious mystery, suspense & thriller writers” and meets

next at Books-A-Million (136 S. Tunnel Road) on Thursday, Jan. 13, 5:45 p.m.; The Asheville Writing Enthusiasts group — AWE — (davidpereda.com/awe.html) is for “Anyone who has a sincere interest and passion for writing” and meets first Saturdays (with guest speakers) and third Saturdays (with critiques) of each month, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the boardroom at Pack Place (2 S. Pack Square); Tell It Like It Is Writing Classes for women are held on Wednesdays from 1-3:30 p.m. near the VA Hospital in East Asheville and cost $240 for six weeks (clarityworksonline. com/classes/tell-it-writing-class). Is poetry more your style? Try out a poetry open mic. Poetry at the Pulp is a monthly event co-hosted by Asheville Poetry Review and Asheville Wordfest and held at Pulp (below the Orange Peel, 103 Hilliard Ave.) the first Wednesday of the month, 7-9:30 p.m. (facebook. com/AshevillePulp). Firestorm Cafe & Books (48 Commerce St.) also holds a monthly poetry open mic. Check firestormcafe.com for the January date.

Save money

“Craft a commitment that is both specific and measurable,” says Laurie Knowles, director of education at OnTrack. The financial education and consulting nonprofit United Way agency offers counseling sessions and classes on financial topics. According to Knowles, a major stumbling block to accomplishing a goal to save money is being too global — instead of saying, “I want to save some money,” try, “I want to save $1,000 in 2011.” Then break that amount into increments, such as a monthly sum to deposit into a savings account. OnTrack offers a new year-oriented “Making A New Money Start” class (goal setting and budgeting will be covered) on Thursday, Jan. 6. For women only, the free, six-part “Money Buddies” series begins Thursday, Jan. 13. The monthly “Manage Your Money” series for February kicks off Monday, Feb. 7. Info at ontrackwnc.org.

New year, new page: Put some mileage on your library card or join a book club. Here, our New Year’s Resolvers read books at Pack Memorial Library downtown. PHOTOS BY Jonathan Welch

Get fit

The Surgeon General recommends 30 minutes of daily exercise to maintain a healthy weight and 60 minutes to lose weight. But how to get started? “Set a realistic goal and find an activity you love,” says Health & Fitness Director Susan MacDonald of the YWCA of Asheville. Then, find a place you love to work out — for some people it’s outside. MacDonald suggests the mall for a wintertime workout — and a buddy or trainer to “give you a level of accountability.” Ready to try a gym? The YWCA offers a range of programs, from water aerobics and Tai Chi to popular cardio dance classes and Pilates. Says Membership Coordinator Carol Severance, “We’re real people, all sizes and shapes. We

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Let’s get physical: The fellows attempt a yoga “bridge” at the YWCA of Asheville, which offers a full schedule of fitness classes.

don’t have too many ‘Spandex’ folks, but we do have a couple.” According to Severance and MacDonald, the YW focus on the new and out-ofcondition, with adaptive equipment and classes. They recommend new exercises, trying a variety of options, and then sticking to those classes and instructors you most enjoy. Want to give it a try? The YWCA offers free enrollment through Monday, Jan. 31. Info at ywcaofasheville.org, or contact Severance at 2547206, ext. 105 or carol.severance@ywcaofasheville. org.

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It’s easy to want to lend a hand or join a community-service project — what’s tricky is making the time to do so. Hands On Asheville-Buncombe understands that and has added a pledge to volunteers in 2011 on its home page. “When they pledge, we’ll give them the option of getting quarterly reminders from us ... so they don’t forget about their goal halfway through the year,” says Sarah Wohlmuth, agency director. “People seem to get busier by the year ... trying to juggle families, jobs, volunteering etc. Our model of flexible projects makes it possible for even the busiest people to fit volunteering into their lives. We surveyed Hands On volunteers last year and found that 93 percent preferred signing up for ‘one-time’ projects as they were able, vs. making a long-term commitment to a specific project or agency.” At Hands On, many projects last just two to three hours and don’t require a long-term commitment. There are even projects that can be done from home. New project “Teacher’s Pet,” which supports elementary students in Asheville City Schools, has both short-term volunteer dates and a portable, e-mail component for those who want to work on their own schedule. Learn more at handsonasheville.org.

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Buy local

“Local Independent Businesses recycle more money back into the local economy and give greater support to a community’s nonprofit and civic needs,” says the website for Asheville Grown Business Alliance. “They are better positioned to respond to the special needs of the community and more tied to the community’s future.” So supporting local businesses makes sense — but how to get started? First, visit ashevillegrown.wordpress.com and peruse the list of supporters for ideas on where to buy crafts (Asheville Etsy Street Team), flowers (Lady Luck Flower Farm), drinks (Wedge Brewery), eats (Tupelo Honey), T-shirts (On A Roll) and more. Check out Asheville Grown’s Facebook page at facebook.com/ashevillegrown for updates on local business happenings like trunk shows, openings, craft fairs, sales and shopping events.

Drive less

So you want to spend less time in your car? Asheville On Bikes (ashevilleonbikes.com) is a local organization dedicated to making cycling in and around Asheville more convenient and safe. AOB lobbies for infrastructure (bike lanes) and holds events like group-riding events (often in costume), as well as providing free bicycle corrals at festivals for those who want to cycle without the hassle of finding a bike rack.

Don’t be fancy, just get dancey: Meet people, have fun and learn something new with dance lessons. Or just try dancing on the streets of downtown Asheville to the music of buskers like Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks. City busses are equipped with bike racks, so on cold days cyclists can get a lift. And, with a little planning, riding the bus can be a cost-effective way to cut down on driving. According to information on ashevillenc.gov/residents/transportation/city_bus, “Asheville Transit provides bus service throughout the City of Asheville and other local areas with 24 bus routes running from 6 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Routes originate from the Transit Center, located at 49 Coxe Ave. in downtown Asheville (next to the U.S. Post Office).” Adult cash fare on the bus is $1. Monthly passes and 11-ride books are also available. Seniors, students, the disabled and Medicare recipients qualify for discounted fares.

Eat local food

“ASAP’s mission is to help local farms thrive, link farmers to markets and supporters and build healthy communities through connections to local food,” says Maggie Cramer, communications coordinator for Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP). Here’s how to get more local food into your diet: Shop at a tailgate market. “Our region is home to dozens of bustling markets that offer everything from fresh produce, meats and dairy products to flowers, homemade household cleaners, handcrafted soaps, jewelry and much more,” says Cramer. “You could even set a number and pledge to

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visit x number of the area’s exciting tailgates in x weeks. Want another tailgate challenge? Try pledging to spend a certain dollar amount each week at area farmers markets during the season (April through December).” Cramer also suggests “getting your friends on board and starting a weekly local-food potluck. Each person can bring a dish made with local items from their CSA, neighborhood tailgate market or area grocery store.” And, speaking of CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), subscribing to one means that, during the growing season, each week you’ll receive a share of locally grown produce — that means fruits and veggies, but also other products like eggs and honey, depending on the farm. Find farms that offer CSA subscriptions at buyappalachian. org. “January is the perfect time to subscribe, as many farms sell out of their subscriptions by the time spring rolls around,” says Cramer. “In our area, you can also subscribe to a winter CSA through Winter Sun Farms and Blue Ridge Food Ventures. Once a month from December through March, members ... receive fruits and vegetables from local farms frozen at their peak of freshness.”

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Break out the Parcheesi: Blitzkrieg Game Night is “a board game night co-sponsored by Firestorm Café & Books and Blitzkrieg Games. Bring your favorite game or come to play someone else’s.” Check firestormcafe.com for the January date. Kipper’s Totally Rad Trivia Night (kipperstrivia.com) is held every Monday, 9 p.m. at Broadway’s (120 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville) and, according to its website, “focuses on pop culture from the ‘80s onwards. That means movies, music, TV, comic books, video games, celebrity gossip and a healthy dose of the weird, wacky and profane.” Other local trivia nights include Quizzo at Jack of the Wood (95 Patton Ave.) on Mondays from 8-10 p.m., and Westville Pub (777 Haywood Road) hosts a trivia night every Friday, 9 p.m.-midnight. For a noncompetitive, but still thought-provoking social outing, try Asheville Green Drinks, which meets Wednesdays from 5-7 p.m. at Craggie Brewing (197 Hilliard Ave.). The group is “a social drinking and networking event that connects communities with discussions around sustainability, the environment, social justice, media and action.” For more info, visit ashevillegreendrinks.com. Or mix exercise and slick dance moves with your socializing at any number of dance nights. Try Tango, swing, Zumba and Zydeco at the Grove House (11 Grove St.) — check elevenongrove.com for dates and times. Contra dances are held at the Grey Eagle (185 Clingman Ave.) on Mondays at 8 p.m. and at Warren Wilson College’s Bryson Gym (701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa, oldfarmersball.com) on Thursdays at 8 p.m. For more local dance groups, clubs, workshops, performances and resources, visit danceasheville.com. Finally, for dance and movement with less direction and more of a spiritual feel, consider the Asheville Movement Collective, which seeks to inspire “authenticity and healthy community through free-form dance.” The group meets Sunday mornings at 9 and 11 a.m. at Studio 11

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Local yokels: Spending your money at independent businesses benefits the local economy. Above, checking out retro wares at Hip Replacements on Lexington Avenue. (11 Richland St.) and Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. at Terpsicorp Studio in the Wedge Building (123 Roberts St.). Info at ashevillemovementcollective.org.

Go green

Contrary to the “it’s not easy being green” refrain, an environmentally minded lifestyle is well within reach. Small steps first: Carry a reusable cloth or string bag with you to reduce plastic-bag consumption, keep a travel mug handy to cut down on to-go cups, and brownbag your lunch in a cute carrier that will put your elementary school-era Dukes of Hazzard lunch box to shame (Nest Organics at 51 North Lexington Ave. is a great place to look for eco basics). Ready to take a bigger step? According to

Sundance Power Systems’ website (sundancepower.com), residential solar panels are “More affordable than ever ... Generous government incentives, the ability to sell your own energy, and increased resale value on your home all add up to a sound investment.” On the automobile front, biodiesel stations have increased from just a few half-a-decade ago, to 10 supported by local biofuel producer and distributor Blue Ridge Biofuels. Go to blueridgebiofuels.com/products/pump-locations. html for a list and map of pump locations. Also, electric-car charging stations are in the works, thanks to a $500,000 federal grant that will fund 25 charging stations around Asheville in the next year. Anderson Nissan (629 Brevard Road) is taking pre-orders on electric cars for this spring.

Learn something new

“‘Know thyself,’ said the old philosopher, ‘improve thyself,’ saith the new.” — Edward Bulwer-Lytton To that end, consider mastering a language, a skill, a craft or a recipe for a really delicious Bundt cake. A-B Tech’s continuing-education program includes offerings in art, dance, food, music, practical skills (upholstery, sewing, quilting, residential landscaping, picture framing), special interest (writing, fitness, motorcycle safety, personal finance) and languages, all for bargain prices. Starting in January, embark on a 10-week beginners course of French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish or American Sign Language, all for $59 each. Or, learn to raise chickens in your own backyard (a two-and-ahalf-hour course is offered Friday, Feb. 4, and Wednesday, Feb. 23, for $39). Or, bone up on the basics of stock options and trading (six-week course begins Wednesday, Jan. 26, for $59). Or, learn the art of cake decorating (eight-week course begins Monday, Jan. 24, for $59). More info at abtech.edu. Speaking of cakes, Log Cabin Workshops (at 111 Bell Road, Haw Creek) offers pioneer-cooking classes. “You’ll think you’re in granny’s kitchen as you tie on a vintage feed-sack apron and bake up pies, biscuits, our garden veggies and more using retro kitchen gadgets, mixers, bowls and a 1928 Home Comfort wood cookstove,” says the website. Vegetarian substitutions are available. E-mail Barbara Swell at swellcookin@hotmail. com for upcoming classes, or join the informal “Aunt Barb’s Wednesday Night Supper Club” on Jan. 15, 6-9 p.m. “Made-from-Scratch Soups & Biscuits” is the topic, bring a notebook to write down recipes, wine or a beverage to share, and $10 for materials. Info at nativeground.com/logcabin-cooking-classes.html. If you’re not into parlez-vous-ing Français or whipping up a batch of biscuits, you might be in the mood to knit or sew: The Drygoods Shop (474 Haywood Road) offers plenty of classes on those and other handy skills. Check the calendar at thedrygoodsshop.blogspot.com.

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What have you been considering (and putting off) for years? You don’t need a bucket list to accomplish those once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Make 2011 the year to take the leap. Perhaps literally. Navitat Canopy Adventures (navitat.com) opens for the season on April 1 with “10 zip lines, from 120 to over 1,100 feet in length” and “two rappelling experiences, two suspended sky bridges, three short hikes.” The three-anda-half hour tours on over a mile of suspended cable are fun and safe and promise not only an adrenaline rush but an up-close learning experience about the environment. Want to keep your feet on the ground? How about getting your rush from the stage? A number of local theatre companies have regular casting calls for performances. Asheville Community Theatre’s auditions are open to the community, and upcoming shows include Arsenic and Old Lace (auditions Tuesday, Feb. 22, and Wednesday, Feb. 23, 6-8 p.m.), Dixie Swim Club (Tuesday, April 5, and Wednesday, April 6, 6-8 p.m.) and Honky Tonk Angels (Tuesday,

Inward bound: Meditation, yoga, kirtan and other peaceful pursuits will make for a harmonius 2011. Above, om-ing in Pritchard Park. June 14, and Wednesday, June 15, 6-8 p.m.). Info at ashevilletheatre.org/auditions.html. Or take acting lessons — The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (stellaadler-asheville.com) “is now accepting interviews for its Spring adult and youth (ages 15 and up) Core Technique Acting Programs.” Or, if you really want to up your spontaneity ante, go for a tattoo. Asheville has lots of tattoo artists and studios from which to choose. In 2010, Xpress readers named Danny Reed at Hot Stuff Tattoo (428-C Haywood Road), Kitty Love at Liquid Dragon (66 N. Lexington Ave.) and Tiffany Lemeaux at Freaks & Geeks Tattoo Sideshow (745 Haywood Road) among their favorites.

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The dark and chilly days of winter might not inspire long walks or porch parties, but they do set the tone for inner pursuits like yoga, meditation or a spiritual practice. Many yoga studios

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around Asheville offer free yoga classes several times a year (at Lighten Up Yoga — lightenupyoga.com — the next one is Saturday, Jan. 22) so prospective students can try out the studio. Asheville Community Yoga (ashevillecommunityyoga.com) offers free classes all the time (they do accept donations). A number of meditation groups meet in and around Asheville — check Xpress’ Community Calendar (mountainx.com/events) to find the right one for you. Or try a free session at The Heart Sanctuary (heartsanctuary.org) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Kirtan (for those who need something more dynamic than silent, seated meditation) is calland-response devotional chanting based on Hindu tradition. Sangita Devi (sangitadevi.com) leads a popular, ongoing kirtan (with music provided by local talent) at the Sacred Embodiment Center (31 Carolina Lane) on Tuesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. $5-$15 donation. X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.

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Deciding which shows you should see, so you don’t have to The band describes its music as “cosmic Americana” mixed with bluegrass-laced roots rock. Brothers Jeff and Johnny Mosier along with fiddler David Blackmon were founding members of Blueground Undergrass. Even though BU had a sizeable and dedicated following, Jeff Mosier felt the need for a change. The Mosier Brothers is quieter; the band plays acoustic instruments with a “kinder, gentler drum role” but still playful. “Bluegrass was the disco music of the moonshiners,” says Jeff. Can Be Found: MoDaddy’s, Friday, Jan. 7. RIYD (Recommended If You Dig): Yonder Mountain String Band, Acoustic Syndicate. You Should Go If: This is the year when you’re finally going to invent your own line dance; you’re optimistic about 2011 because you’re this close to having indoor plumbing in your Marshall log cabin; you celebrated the New Year by forcing family members to listen to your banjo renditions of Johnny Cash’s greatest hits; a healthier 2011 for you means eating pork products only once a day.

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This Beatles tribute band specializes in the Fab Four’s studio years, giving fans a chance to hear what the music may have sounded like live (The Beatles stopped touring in 1966). ARL’s home base is Athens, Ga., and they pride themselves on bringing to life the complexity and exuberance of the Beatles’ music, rather than mimicking the group’s look or instruments. Can Be Found: The Orange Peel, Saturday, Jan. 8. RIYD: The Beatles. You Should Go If: This is the year when you’re finally going to make 20-something-year-old son get his own apartment; you’re optimistic about 2011 because your 20-something-year-old son won’t be sucking your already limited resources completely dry; you celebrated the New Year by having all your son’s friends over for a pizza party; a healthier 2011 for you means not letting anyone (especially your 20-something-year-old son) make you feel guilty for taking care of you (and maybe some yoga).

Frontman Oso Rey moved here from California with an impressive résumé: He’s played with Sublime, Leftover Salmon and No Doubt. He began collaborating with Silas Durocher (of Laura Reed & Deep Pocket) and the rest of the band came together through the Lexington Avenue Living Room Series, a singer/songwriter showcase at BoBo Gallery. Their shows have a party-like atmosphere and are all about “… making people dance, feeling good.” Can Be Found: The Grey Eagle, Saturday, Jan. 8. RIYD: Ray LaMontagne, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes. You Should Go If: This is the year when you’re finally going to grow decent dreadlocks; you’re optimistic about 2011 because you have to be — that’s just how you roll; you celebrated the New Year by throwing a clothing-optional dance party with bonfire in your West Asheville back yard; a healthier 2011 for you means only Dumpster diving in restaurants that serve local vegan food.

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Asheville resident Chuck Brodsky is often compared to Greg Brown, John Prine, Bob Dylan and even Mark Twain. He is best known for his songs about sports (he’s performed three times at the National Baseball Hall of Fame) but many of his songs have a political bent; his website contains a heading called “truths” with about 30 political links, including one to George Bush’s résumé. And just when you’re least expecting it, he might even throw in a love song or two. Can Be Found: Unitarian Universalist Mountain Spirit Coffee House, Sunday, Jan. 9. RIYD: Greg Brown, Slaid Cleaves. You Should Go If: This is the year when you’re finally going to stop being so argumentative about everything; you’re optimistic about 2011 because … okay, define optimism; you celebrated the New Year by … okay, you didn’t. You’re actually going to start celebrating the Chinese New Year — isn’t that where all this is going? A healthier 2011 for you means religiously following whatever the absurd government-issued food charts dictate, of course, until they change it all again next year.

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album favorites ‘Lost One’ and ‘Doo-Wop (That Thing)’ ... Her set was passionate, emotional and moved many to tears.” The only complaint was that Hill struggled with a few falsetto notes, though listening to rich, soulful offerings like “I Find It Hard To Say” off this year’s informally released, unofficial album Khulami Phase, rumored to be partially populated by tracks from an unreleased 2004 studio album, it’s hard to care if Hill can hit the high notes. It’s the silken anguish and earthy warmth of her lower register that defines her voice. In a rare interview with NPR, she said, “I think one of the things I’m trying to do is just open up my range, really sing more. With [’90sera hip-hop group] The Fugees, initially, and even [solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill], it was still very hip-hop oriented ... most people never really heard me sing.” And most musicians would kill for a polished album that carries the emotional heft and substance of what, on Khulami, appears to be partially culled from live takes, rehearsals, and Hill’s own philosophical musings. Really, besides these songs and a handful of singles released since 1999, all we have of Hill is her two-disc catalog with The Fugees and her Grammy-winning/chart-topping-butnonetheless-singular solo album, Miseducation. According to MTV News, in 2007, Hill was looking to get back in the studio. “She theoretically has a library of unreleased material in the vault,

since she has consistently recorded over the past decade (we just haven’t heard anything yet),” MTV reported. “But the hip-hop star’s camp says Hill has cooked up a batch of fresh new material and there will probably be some collaborations once the project is finally released.” Similar rumors have surfaced recently, confirmed (to some extent) by Hill herself who, to NPR, said about a potential next record, “I think it’s just time, and I’m starting to get excited again.” It’s hard not to hear that and get excited, too. Even though it’s been said before. Even though Hill’s been gone for so long. Even though, in her “Killing Me Softly” prime, with her roughdiamond beauty and her enviable wardrobe, she appeared uncomfortable in the spotlight. The anger she channeled into her scowling role on Sister Act 2 seemed like she might have been playing herself. And then, as quick as she appeared, she was gone from view. She raised five kids, her oldest (namesake of the song “To Zion”) now 13. She needed time, she’s said in interviews, to live a normal life. And — this to NPR — “There were things about myself, things I needed to go through and experience in order for me to feel like it was worth it.” Hopefully is was worth it; hopefully it is worth it. Welcome back, Ms. Hill. X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.

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more? You can always get a membership to the Asheville Art Museum and go whenever you want. Benefits include access to the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s library and free admission to museum events. Also showing at the Asheville Art Museum: an exhibit called The Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cut. Museum Executive Director Pam Myers has chosen works from the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permanent collection. The mish-mash of styles is extreme, but worth a visit if only to see the painting by Zelda Fitzgerald. Through March 13. And, The Olmsted Project: Photographs by Lee Friedlander. Black-and-white photographs by Friedlander that showcase details of public spaces originally designed by the father of American landscape architecture: Frederick Law Olmsted. Through April 24.

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Pushing Limits: Above, untitled drawing, ink on paper, 21-by-27 inches. (Florence Griswold Museum. Gift of the Sewell Sillman Foundation). Below, Sewell Sillman working on a mural in Yale Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art and Architecture Building, 1963. (Photo by John Hill. Collection of James McNair). Photos courtesy Asheville Art Museum

established artists hampered his own identity as an artist. Sewell Sillman: Pushing Limits is the first time that these particular Sillman pieces have been presented publicly. There is something eerie about seeing a lifetime of work that describes an otherwise nondescript person. Much of the exhibit’s allure lies in the fantasy that many artists secretly harbor: Being “discovered” without having to deal with the riff-raff of an inscrutable art world. According to Cole Hendrix, assistant curator of the Asheville Art Museum, Sillman worked as a printmaker and teacher, but was very private about his own art-making. In spite of his absence from the public art scene, Sillman kept his work well-organized and packaged in archival boxes. “Obviously he had an awareness and some pride in what he was doing,” says Hendrix. The collection at the museum represents three distinct phases of Sillman’s creative evolution. The first: Color prints produced shortly after Sillman’s stint at Black Mountain College, reflecting Albers’ obvious influence on Sillman. The second phase is Sillman’s exploration of line in the late ‘60s, and the work is as much about the process of making it about the final product. Here, Sillman has drawn contours of syncopated lines hundreds of times, reflecting the infamous Albers’ assignment to “draw a continuous broken line.” At first glance, the lines look like they might have been produced via machine, but the hundreds of contoured waves that ebb against each other reveal a human’s hand at work. “I can’t even imagine the kind of patience required to make this kind of work,” says Hendrix. In the 1970s, Sillman made a shift to watercolors and the works culled from this period of his life are geometric studies using a limited color palette. Says Hendrix, “It’s another example of Sillman setting a strict set of rules for himself and then figuring out the visual possibilities.” The last works of Sillman’s life are his gravest. At this point Sillman knew he was dying and the meticulously inked gradation of grays of these

“Black Caprice,” Watercolor on paper, by Sewell Sillman, 1990. paintings merge together like a solemn death march. The interlocking shapes create the illusion of the feathers of an arrow, lending a descriptive name — flèche, from the French for arrow — to these works. In “Swarm,” one of the last pieces Sillman ever produced, black shapes emerge in a visual notation and may well be considered Sewell’s final masterpiece. To find out more about events and exhibitions at the Asheville Art Museum visit ashevilleart. org. X Ursula Gullow writes about art for Mountain Xpress and her blog, artseenasheville.blogspot.com.

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TUES. Live Jazz 8-10 Feat. Corbin and Bones

WED. Live Music 8-10

THUR. Wine Tasting 5-7 with Parris (Our Wine Director)

SUN. Sparkling Wine Specials with Parris

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What’s on the iPods and record players of local characters [Editor’s note: This issue, we launch a new shortie asking local folks what they’re listening to right now. ... it’s not groundbreaking, but it will be interesting. We’ll check in with local musicians, business owners, politicians and characters. Know of someone with a dynamic iPod? Let us know at ae@mountainx.com. — R.S.] Considering he’s the veteran frontman for local garage-rockers Reigning Sound, we were expecting some pretty in-depth, expertly obscure answers, and Greg Cartwright didn’t disappoint. (Seriously, Google every band mentioned below.) And be sure to check out Strychnine Dandelion, the new album from his side-project The Parting Gifts — a collaboration with The Ettes’ singer Coco Hames — which features guest appearances by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and Patrick Keeler of The Raconteurs.

Hey Greg Cartwright, what’s your spin? Listening to now: Ira & Charlie Louvin: A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers.

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Most recent album/song bought: I recently picked up a copy of Warm Waters by Charles Lloyd, a jazz musician from Memphis who had his heyday in the late ‘60s. This one’s from 1971 and sounds nothing like his other previous LPs. Side one has a great fragile folk vibe, and other parts of the record things get grittier and I would almost swear I hear the influence of Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. This record is in a dollar bin near you. Jazz aficionados hate it. Lucky us. Most recent concert attended: When I go to a concert it’s usually in a working capacity, but that’s not so bad. I get to see a lot of cool bands. We played at a festival in San Francisco last month and I got to see Ty Segall, the Icky Boyfriends and a lot of other great bands, as well as see Roy and Cyril from the Flamin’ Groovies playing together!

First concert ever attended: That’s tough because my parents took me to some concerts when I was a kid. The first concert I paid my own money to see was either Mad Parade, a punk band from the West Coast, or Alice Cooper. Favorite local/regional act: Locally, I really like the Mad Tea Party. And if we’re looking around the region a bit, there’s the Spider Bags from Chapel Hill. They’re great, too. Favorite band/artist of all time: I don’t have a favorite artist of all time, but there are definitely artists with higher batting averages in my book, like Dan Penn, Doug Sahm, Carl Perkins, Gene Clark and lots more. Guilty pleasures: In the ‘80s, some of my friends thought it was goofy that I liked Roxy Music. In the early ‘90s, acquaintances turned their noses up at my love for Thin Lizzy. Of course, Roxy Music was always very hip (just not in my circle at the time) and Thin Lizzy has a much larger audience now, outside of fans of classic rock radio. Music fads come and go. But what’s good is good.

smartbets Asheville Playback Theatre

Taking its material directly from its audienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal experiences, Asheville Playback Theatre performs personal, improvisational shows. Four upcoming themed performances called Life Stage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; FridaySunday, Jan. 7-9 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;include a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show (Saturday at 2 p.m.) and an all-womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show (Sunday at 2 p.m.). The 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday shows feature singer/ songwriter Danny Ellis, whose â&#x20AC;&#x153;eclectic music paints a rich emotional landscape with songs that elegantly straddle the borders of his Irish roots and the pop and rock that buoyed him as he grew up.â&#x20AC;? N.C. Stage Company. $10 adults, $5 students. ashevilleplayback.org. PHOTO BY SAM GANLY

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New Times Three

Every year at this time, Blue Spiral 1 rolls out its diverse New Times Three exhibition, introducing â&#x20AC;&#x153;artists who have never before exhibited at the gallery.â&#x20AC;? This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show includes Catharine Brown (clay and glass sculpture), Jeffrey Lloyd Dever (polymer clay sculpture), Andy Farkas (printmaking), Drew Galloway (painting on metal), Lilian Garcia-Roig (printing), Mia Hall (wood and mixed media), Ric Standridge and Thomas Sully (both painters). Also donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss the Southeastern Emerging Clay Artists exhibit in the Showcase Gallery. Through March 26, opening reception Thursday, Jan. 6, 5-8 p.m. bluespiral1.com.

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Aerial Space winter student showcase

Looking for a new hobby â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something more daring, more spectacular, more gravity defying than, say, latch hook? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your chance to check out aerial movement (trapeze, lyra, silks, aerial dance, aerial yoga) without actually leaving terra firma. Aerial Space (46 New Leicester Hwy) hosts its Winter Student Showcase and One Year Anniversary Party on Saturday, Jan. 8, 1-5 p.m. (showcase) and 5-7 p.m. (party). $5-$10 donation, proceeds benefit Insurance Fund 2011 for Aerial Space. aerialspace.org.

Club phone numbers are listed in Clubland in the (828) area code unless otherwise stated; more details at www. mountainx.com/clubland. Send your Smart Bet requests in to ae@mountainx.com for consideration by the Monday the week prior to publication.

Bending rules and mixing styles, on a mission to transform and reinvigorate the classical audience.

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clubland

where to find the clubs • what is playing • listings for venues throughout Western North Carolina 7.#´S 5PSCALE !DULT 2OOM 3PORTS ,OUNGE

C lubland rules •To qualify for a free listing, a venue must be predominately dedicated to the performing arts. Bookstores and cafés with regular open mics and musical events are also allowed. •To limit confusion, events must be submitted by the venue owner or a representative of that venue. •Events must be submitted in written form by e-mail (clubland@mountainx.com), fax, snail mail or hand-delivered to the Clubland Editor Dane Smith at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801. Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland. •Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed. •The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues. •Deadline is by noon on Monday for that Wednesday’s publication. This is a firm deadline.

Wed., January 5 Athena’s Club

Best Dance Prices in Town Nightly Drink Specials Enjoy Our Awesome Smoking Deck (where you won’t miss a minute of the action)

WNC’s only “Spinning Pole”!

see for yourself at

TheTreasureClub.com Mon. - Sat. 6:30pm - 2am

(828) 298-1400

520 Swannanoa River Rd, Asheville, NC 28805

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Blue Note Grille

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Jazz jam, 9pm

Old-time jam, 6pm

Nitrograss (bluegrass)

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Broadway’s

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Front stage: Woody Wood (soul, pop)

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Bluegrass jam, 7pm

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Lobster Trap

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”) Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill

Eleven on Grove

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety)

Zydeco lesson & dance, 7pm

Mela

Emerald Lounge

Belly dancing

Dead Nite w/ Phuncle Sam

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Fat Cat’s Billiards

DJ Twan

J.P. Harris & the Tough Choices w/ Cary Fridley (country, folk)

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Olive or Twist

‘80s night, 10pm Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Emerald Lounge

Paulie Juhl’s B-Day Bash feat: members of Kung Fu Dynamite, Discordian Society, Sanctum Sully & Cinder Cat Fairview Tavern

Soul & jazz jam Olive or Twist

Heather Masterton Trio (swing, jazz) Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

“Hits & Shits” w/ Jamie Hepler Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Open mic

Open mic w/ Brian Keith

Frankie Bones

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)

Bluegrass jam

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Town Pump

Dave Desmelik (roots, Americana, singersongwriter)

Open mic Vanuatu Kava Bar

Good Stuff

Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert

Open mic

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (requests), 7-11pm

Here’s to the Long Haul (Americana, folk) w/ Innocent Flannel

Swing dancing w/ Heather Masterton & The Swing Station Band

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Pack’s Tavern

The Turnpike Trio (bluegrass)

Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Steve Whiddon the pianoman

Scott Raines (acoustic, rock)

The Get Down

Westville Pub

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (requests), 7-11pm

Jammin’ w/ Max & Miles

Handlebar

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Gringo Star (psychedelic, rock)

Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm

Holland’s Grille

Marc Keller (singer-songwriter)

Thu., January 6

Jason & the Scorchers (“cowpunk”, rockabilly) w/ Stacie Collins

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Havana Restaurant

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Paul Cataldo (singer-songwriter)

Salsa dance, 7pm

Aaron LaFalce (piano)

Open mic

Over 30 Beautiful Entertainers

Blue Note Grille

Peggy Ratusz & friends

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828.232.0809 tallgaryS.Com

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Fri. 1/7

Sat. 1/8 Wed. 1/12 thur. 1/13 Fri. 1/14 Sat. 1/15

Matrimony and Native Sway and Distribution Band 9pm Soulgrass Rebellion w/Sanctum Sully 9pm

Intimate Stranger 9pm Truth & Salvage Co.

w/ A Thousand Horses 9pm

The Walkmen

w/ Lower Dens 9pm

Abigail Washburn 8pm

Chris Pureka, David Mayfield Parade, Crooked Fingers, NO AGE, Rooney, Dan Bern, Tapes N’ Tapes, Budos Band, Jonathan Richman, James McMurtry, SCOTS & Tennis

Coming soon:

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185 Clingman Ave. 232-5800

Westville Pub

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Bloodroot Orkaestarr (gypsy folk) White Horse

Matrimony (folk, rock, indie) w/ Native Sway & Distribution Band

Andrew Magill w/ Duncan Wickle

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Fri., January 7

Donna Germano (hammer dulcimer), 2-4pm Steep Canyon Rangers (bluegrass), 8pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Handlebar

Acoustic Swing Blue Note Grille

The Winter Sounds (indie, rock) w/ Joel Hamilton, East/North & Mountain Homes

Mark Guest Trio (jazz)

Highland Brewing Company

Craggie Brewing Company

Bayou Diesel (cajun, zydeco)

Jeremy Indelicato (singer-songwriter)

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Iron Horse Station

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Chelsea LaBate (folk, acoustic)

Screech Owl Serenade (country, Western swing) The Get Down

Enoch (metal, psychedelic,rock) w/ RBTS Win The Warehouse Live

Live music Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Live music Town Pump

Travers Brothers (jam, improv) Vanuatu Kava Bar

Space Medicine (ambient, folk, jam) w/ Mary Sparks & friends Vincenzo’s Bistro

Bobby Sullivan (piano) White Horse

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Eleven on Grove

Jerusalem Garden

EDM w/ RavenRage Productions

Belly dancing w/ live music

Emerald Lounge

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Sound Pimp w/ NXT LVL & Selector Timothy (reggae, dancehall)

Back stage: Johnson’s Crossroad (acoustic, Americana, country) w/ The Honeycutters

Feed and Seed

Lobster Trap

Appalachian Song

Space Heaters (acoustic, swing)

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

28th to Hausman to Pershing, Oh My! (dance)

Mosier Brothers CD release show (bluegrass)

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Pack’s Tavern

Woody Wood (rock, blues)

96.5 House Band (dance)

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Root Bar No. 1

High Gravity Jazz Trio (jazz, soul)

Jim Duff & the Necessities (blues, soul, rock)

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Garage at Biltmore

Stella Blue

Telic (metal, hardcore)

Emerald Lounge

Good Stuff

Brushfire Stankgrass (rock, bluegrass, progressive)

Megan Davis Watercolor w/ J.P. Delanoye

Straightaway Cafe

Asheville Jazz Orchestra

Matt Hill & the Buzzkills (“deep fried R&B”)

Sat., January 8 Athena’s Club

Mark Appleford (Americana, blues), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Patrick Fitzsimons (folk, blues, roots) Craggie Brewing Company

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Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Off I-26 Exit 40 - Airport Rd.

Greg Olson (folk)

(behind McDonald’s)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

WED. 1/5

Benefit for Our Voice feat: Velvet Truckstop (Americana, rock) w/ The White Trash Goddess & friends

Open 11am • $3.50 Gin & Tonics

NFL PLAYOFFS ON 11’ SCREEN

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Woody Wood 9pm

$3.50 Gin & Tonics

SAT. 1/8

NFL PLAYOFFS ON 11’ SCREEN • All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast • $1 Off Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas

Appetizers - Buy One Get One ½ Off $4 Margaritas! Wii Bowling on 11 ft. Screen

TUES. 1/11

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Real New Orleans Po Boys $1 off all Whiskey

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Gavin Conner (singer-songwriter)

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Fairview Tavern

Live music Fat Cat’s Billiards

Carolina Rex (rock, blues) Feed and Seed

County Farm

Featuring the Best Food Ever! (Seriously)

Upscale Tavern Cuisine Fresh Ingredients & Creative Recipes 33 Brews on Tap – Beer City, USA

-JWF .VTJD Thur. 1/6

Scott Raines [acoustic / rock]

96.5 House Band

[da-da-dance!]

Sat. 1/8

Fri. 1/7

Jason Wyatt live dj [‘80s / ‘90s Night]

SPORTS ROOM in the “South Bar”

NFL Playoffs College Bowl Games Basketball 110” HD Projector Screen + 8 HD Big Screen TV’s Chips & Salsa Bar

Firestorm Cafe and Books

A Question of Meaning w/ Arthur Hancock & Katie Brugger French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Peggy Ratusz (blues, rock)

FREE Parking weekdays after 5pm & all weekend (behind us on Marjorie St.)

20 S. Spruce St.

(off Biltmore Ave. beside Pack Square Park)

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Satin Steel Jazz Ensemble Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Gas House Mouse (blues) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Marc Keller White Horse

Turku, Nomads of the Silk Road (“3000 year old rock & roll”)

Tuesday Night Funk Jam Frankie Bones

Aaron LaFalce (alternative, acoustic) Garage at Biltmore

Phat Tuesdays Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (requests), 7-11pm Handlebar

Sun., January 9

Tuesday swing dance, 7pm Gene Dillard Bluegrass Jam, 8:30pm

Alex Krug (Americana, roots)

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Iron Horse Station

Good Stuff

John Cook (blues, folk)

Open mic w/ Jesse James, 7-10pm

Daniel Lefkowitz

Craggie Brewing Company

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Front stage: Jake Hollifield (blues, ragtime)

Soulgrass Rebellion (reggae, folk, rock) w/ Sanctum Sully

Hangover in the Hangar: “Bring your vinyl and we’ll spin it; Bring your own food and we’ll grill it,” 2-8pm

Lobster Trap

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Mike’s Tavern

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (requests), 7-11pm

Classical guitar duo, 10am-12:30pm Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 6:30-10:30pm

Handlebar

Hotel Indigo

Rock for Scott Benefit feat: A Vacant Soul, Swingin’ Richards & Star City Meltdown

Sunset Sessions w/ Ben Hovey (“sonic scientist”), 7-10pm

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Irish session, 3pm

Hotel Indigo

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Sunset Sessions w/ Ben Hovey (“sonic scientist”), 7-10pm

Lobster Trap

Iron Horse Station

Back stage: Brenn (rock, electronic) Linda Mitchell (jazz)

An Evening with the Madison County Arts Council feat: Mark Bumgarner (Americana)

Orange Peel

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Taylor Martin’s Engine (roots) Jerusalem Garden

Belly dancing w/ live music Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: The Brand New Life (world, jazz, funk) w/ The Secret B-Sides Lobster Trap

Jazz night Midway Tavern

Live music Mike’s Tavern

Men From Uncle (garage, psychedelic) Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Lauryn Hill (hip-hop, soul, R&B) “Vinyl at the Vault” w/ Chris Ballard Scandals Nightclub

DJ dance party & drag show The Get Down

Secret Police (metal) w/ Pox Americana & School Night Vanuatu Kava Bar

Anything Goes Poetry Slam

Jay Brown (country, blues) Andy Cobb (folk) Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

The Archrivals (jazz, rock, fusion) O’Malley’s On Main

Open mic Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

“Vinyl at the Vault” w/ Chris Ballard Stella Blue

Goddamn Gallows (psychobilly, punk) w/ James Hunnicut & Jayke Orvis & the Broken Band Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Blues night Vincenzo’s Bistro

Marc Keller & Company (variety) Westville Pub

Blues jam White Horse

Jonna Rae Bartges & Steven Hanauer (toning)

Wed., January 12 Athena’s Club

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Disclaimer Underground Comedy Series feat: Dave Waite, Tom Scheve & guests

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Mon., January 10 Emerald Lounge

Bubonik Funk (funk, jazz) w/ Actual Proof

Open mic

Olive or Twist

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Open mic Broadway’s

‘80s night, 10pm Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

42nd Street Jazz Band

Contra dance

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Orange Peel

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Fairview Tavern

Resurrection Dance Theater (dance, drum), 1pm Abbey Road Live (Beatles tribute), 8pm

Handlebar

Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 6:30-10:30pm

Pack’s Tavern

Jason & the Punknecks (punk, country)

DJ Jason Wyatt (‘80s & ‘90s)

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Red Stag Grill

Common Foundation (ska)

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)

Root Bar No. 1

Open jam session

Chompin’ at the Bit String Band (old-time, acoustic)

The Get Down

Scandals Nightclub

Town Pump

Masters Bluegrass Jam

Stella Blue

Hilary Hawke & the Flipsides (country, bluegrass, swing)

Freepeoples Frequency (psychedelic, trance)

Vincenzo’s Bistro

DJ dance party & drag show

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Town Pump

Emerald Lounge

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Root Bar No. 1

Open 7 Days (11am - ‘til)

Live music

Straightaway Cafe

David Zoll (jazz) Temptations Red Room

Super duper dance party w/ live DJ The Get Down

The Critters (rock, punk, psychedelic) w/ Ivan & the Terribles, Ghost Beach & Adam Thorne The Warehouse Live

Marc Keller

Tue., January 11 Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Paul Cataldo (singer-songwriter) Eleven on Grove

Beginner swing & tango lessons, 6-7pm Dance w/ live band or DJ, 8pm

Open mic Frankie Bones

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter) French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Juan Holladay (soul, indie, funk) Good Stuff

Open mic Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Intimate Stranger (rock, pop, indie) Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (requests), 7-11pm Handlebar

Bonobo (DJ set) Holland’s Grille

Marc Keller (singer-songwriter) Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Jack Of The Wood Pub

Old-time jam, 6pm

clubdirectory The 170 La Cantinetta 687-8170 Asheville Civic Center & Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 259-5544 Athena’s Club 252-2456 Avenue M 350-8181 Barley’s Tap Room 255-0504 Beacon Pub 686-5943 Blue Mountain Pizza 658-8777 Blue Note Grille 697-6828 Boiler Room 505-1612 BoBo Gallery 254-3426 Bosco’s Sports Zone 684-1024 Broadway’s 285-0400 Club Hairspray 258-2027 Craggie Brewing Company 254-0360 Curras Nuevo 253-2111 Desoto Lounge 986-4828 Diana Wortham Theater 257-4530 The Dripolator 398-0209 Ed Boudreaux’s Bayou BBQ 296-0100 Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar 252-2711 Eleven on Grove 505-1612 Emerald Lounge 232- 4372 Fairview Tavern 505-7236 Feed & Seed + Jamas Acoustic 216-3492

Firestorm Cafe 255-8115 Frankie Bones 274-7111 Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill 281-0920 French Broad Brewery Tasting Room 277-0222 French Broad Chocolate Lounge 252-4181 The Garage 505-2663 The Get Down 505-8388 Good Stuff 649-9711 Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern 232-5800 Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 The Grove Park Inn (Elaine’s Piano Bar/ Great Hall) 252-2711 The Handlebar (864) 233-6173 The Hangar 684-1213 Hannah Flanagans 252-1922 Harrah’s Cherokee 497-7777 Havana Restaurant 252-1611 Highland Brewing Company 299-3370 Holland’s Grille 298-8780 Infusions 665-2161 Iron Horse Station 622-0022 Jack of the Wood 252-5445 Jerusalem Garden 254-0255 Jus One More 253-8770

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Laurey’s Catering 252-1500 Lexington Avenue Brewery 252-0212 The Lobster Trap 350-0505 Luella’s Bar-B-Que 505-RIBS Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill 253-8805 Midway Tavern 687-7530 Mela 225-8880 Mellow Mushroom 236-9800 Mike’s Tavern 281-3096 Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill 258-1550 Olive Or Twist 254-0555 O’Malley’s On Main 246-0898 The Orange Peel 225-5851 Pack’s Tavern 225-6944 Pineapple Jack’s 253-8860 Pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 Posana Cafe 505-3969 Pulp 225-5851 Purple Onion Cafe 749-1179 Rankin Vault 254-4993 Red Stag Grill at the Grand Bohemian Hotel 505-2949 Rendezvous 926-0201 Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill 622-0001 Root Bar No.1 299-7597

Scandals Nightclub 252-2838 Scully’s 251-8880 Skyland Performing Arts Center 693-0087 Stella Blue 236-2424 Stephanie’s Roadhouse Bistro 299-4127 The Still 683-5913 Straightaway Cafe 669-8856 Switzerland Cafe 765-5289 Tallgary’s 232-0809 Temptations Red Room 252-0775 Thirsty Monk South 505-4564 Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub 505-2129 Town Pump 669-4808 Tressa’s Downtown Jazz & Blues 254-7072 Vanuatu Kava 505-8118 Vincenzo’s Bistro 254-4698 The Warehouse Live 681-9696 Wedge Brewery 505 2792 Well Bred Bakery & Cafe 645-9300 Westville Pub 225-9782 White Horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe 253-3066

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Westville Pub

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Front stage: Woody Wood (soul, pop)

Jammin’ w/ Max & Miles

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

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Jack Of The Wood Pub

Soul & jazz jam Olive or Twist

Heather Masterton Trio (swing, jazz) Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

“Hits & Shits” w/ Jamie Hepler Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Open mic w/ Brian Keith The Get Down

The Departures (punk) Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Bluegrass jam Town Pump

Open mic Vanuatu Kava Bar

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Tom & the Whiting Brothers Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Mark Guest (jazz guitar) Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

The Cigar Brothers (jazz, acoustic) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Truth & Salvage Company (Americana, rock, roots) w/ A Thousand Horses Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (requests), 7-11pm

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Havana Restaurant

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

Salsa dance, 7pm

Bluegrass jam, 7pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Rayland Baxter (folk) w/ Hilary Hawke & the Flipsides (bluegrass, swing) Lobster Trap

Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”) Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill

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Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

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Westville Pub

Acoustic Swing Craggie Brewing Company

Screaming Jays (blues, experimental, folk) Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

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Electronic dance w/ local producers/DJs, 10pm

Beacon Pub / Buffalo Wild Wings / Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parkside Pub & Grill / The Hangar / Infusions / Midway Tavern / Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malleys on Main / Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grille

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Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dueling Piano Bar

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Folk Soul Revival Feed and Seed

Ric Ledford Band French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Owen Tharp (jazz, pop) Garage at Biltmore

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Utah Green (acoustic, indie, roots) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

The Walkmen (indie, rock) w/ Lower Dens Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Donna Germano (hammer dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (requests), 7-11pm

Cancun Mexican Grill / Chasers / Club Hairspray / Harrahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cherokee Fairview Tavern / Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill / Shovelhead Saloon / The Still

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Mindelixr (electronic, dub, dance) Highland Brewing Company

Jar-e (soul, R&B) Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Iron Horse Station

Honey Locust w/ Jesse Isobel (Americana) Jack Of The Wood Pub

The Red Wellies (Celtic) Jerusalem Garden

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Back stage: Col. Bruce Hampton (jam, jazz, Southern rock) Lobster Trap

Kon Tiki (tropical, swing) Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern

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Oliver Wood (jazz, experimental) feat: Michael Bell & the AS-IS Ensemble Orange Peel

Greensky Bluegrass CD release show w/ Railroad Earth (bluegrass, Americana)

Non-stop rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Midway Tavern

Crocodile Smile (dance) Pisgah Brewing Company

Emerald Lounge

Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern

Pirates of the Blue Ridge (bluegrass, acoustic)

Purple Onion Cafe

John Douglas Company (rock, alternative) w/ Supercollider

Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill

Fred Whiskin

Fairview Tavern

Yonrico Scott & friends (funk, jam)

Stella Blue

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Olive or Twist

Johnny Cash tribute & benefit for VH1 Save the Music Foundation

Fat Catâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Billiards

42nd Street Jazz Band

Sound Extreme DJ

Orange Peel

Straightaway Cafe

Feed and Seed

Hazelcreek Bluegrass

Local showcase feat: The Nova Echo, Sonmi Suite, Paper Tiger & Dep

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern

The Archrivals (rock, jazz, fusion)

Kevin Scanlon (acoustic, folk) The Get Down

Biggy Stardust and His Wretched Hive (punk) w/ Megahurtz & Blowtorch Circumcision The Warehouse Live

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Matt Getman (jazz, pop)

DJ Jason Wyatt (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s & â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s)

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Purple Onion Cafe

Linda Mitchell (jazz, pop)

Stereofidelics (rock, indie)

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Red Stag Grill

Abigail Washburn (singer-songwriter, folk)

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Scandals Nightclub

DJ dance party & drag show

Bobby Sullivan (piano)

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (requests), 7-11pm

Stella Blue

White Horse

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

The Goodies (rock, comedy)

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

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Mark Appleford (Americana, blues), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, bluegrass, country) Craggie Brewing Company

A Ghost Like Me (instrumental, rock) Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Greg Olson (folk) Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dueling Piano Bar

Dave Desmelik (Americana, singer-songwriter) Jack Of The Wood Pub

Red June (roots) Jerusalem Garden

Belly dancing w/ live music Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Nataraj (world, dance) Lobster Trap

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theaterlistings Friday, JANUARY 7 - Thursday, JANUARY 13

Due to possible last-minute scheduling changes, moviegoers may want to confirm showtimes with theaters.

Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. (254-1281)

11:35, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:20 (No 11:35 or 2:15 shows Sat Jan 8)

Please call the info line for updated showtimes.

True Grit (PG-13) 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:10

The Social Network (PG-13) 7:00, 10:00

Yogi Bear 3D (PG) 12:10, 2:50, 4:45 (No 12:10 or 2:50 shows Sat Jan 8)

Toy Story 3 (PG) 1:00, 4:00

Carmike Cinema 10 (298-4452) n

Carolina Asheville Cinema 14 (274-9500) n

127 Hours (R) 12:25, 2:40, 5:05, 7:50, 10:15 (Sofa Cinema) Black Swan (R) 11:45, 2:15, 4:40, 7:20, 9:45

Cinebarre (665-7776) n Co-ed Cinema Brevard (883-2200) Little Fockers (PG-13) 1:00, 7:00 Tangled (PG) 4:00 n Epic of Hendersonville (693-1146)

Fine Arts Theatre (232-1536)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG) 11:40, 2:05, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 (Sofa Cinema)

The Fighter (R) 11:30, 2:00, 4:35, 7:30, 10:00 (Sofa Cinema)

The King’s Speech (R) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, Late show Sat. 9:50

Gulliver’s Travels (PG) 12:15, 2:45, 4:55, 7:15, 9:20

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13) 12:00, 7:00 (Sofa Cinema)

How Do You Know (PG-13) 1:00 (Fri-Sun), 4:00 (MonThu), 7:00 (Fri-Sun)

How Do You Know (PG-13) 7:35, 10:05 (No 10:05 show Sat Jan 8)

Little Fockers (PG-13) 4:00 (Fri-Sun), 7:00 (Mon-Thu)

I Love You, Phillip Morris (R) 11:55, 2:25, 4:40, 7:55, 10:00 (Sofa Cinema) The King’s Speech (R) 11:45, 2:25, 5:00, 7:40, 10:10 Little Fockers (PG-13) 12:05, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:25 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) 11:00 p.m. Sat Jan 8 only Season of the Witch (PG-13) 12:00, 2:35, 5:05. 7:40. 10:20 The Social Network (PG-13) 12:20, 3:00, 7:00, 9:40 (No 12:20 or 3:00 shows Sat Jan 8) The Tourist (PG-13) 3:05, 9:55 (Sofa Cinema) TRON: Legacy 3D (PG)

Black Swan (R) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, Late show Sat 9:30

Flatrock Cinema (697-2463)

n Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 (684-1298) n United Artists Beaucatcher (298-1234)

Country Strong (PG-13) 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10 Gulliver’s Travels 3D (PG) 1:30, 3:50, 7:20, 9:30 Gulliver’s Travels 2D (PG) 1:50, 4:20, 7:50, 10:00 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (PG-13) 1:00, 4:40, 8:00 The Tourist (PG-13) 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:05 TRON: Legacy 3D (PG) 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 True Grit (PG-13) 1:30, 4:10, 7:10, 9:45

For some theaters movie listings were not available at press time. Please contact the theater or check mountainx.com for updated information.

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2010atthemovies Cranky Hanke’s 10 best This strikes me as a curious year — a good year, but not quite a great one. Maybe that’s why I’ve spent more time struggling with this list than in any previous year. I’ve shifted more titles around than usual. I never did get on board The Social Network bandwagon (it was entertaining, but I wasn’t that impressed). I was on the Inception one, and then I wasn’t — until I saw it again. Inception was on the list at least three times, but in the end, came in a runner-up. One day I may regret that. I also wonder how much my feelings on the year were impacted by seeing both Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) and Ken Russell’s Tommy (1975) in the theater, because no matter how good the 2010 offerings were, they didn’t resonate with me the same way that those two films do. Who knows? Anyway, here is how it shakes out for new movies for me — a great year for thrillers, that’s for sure. 1. Shutter Island I believe this is the first time that the first five-star film of a year has ended up in the number-one position. Far from indicating that Martin Scorsese’s best work is behind him, Shutter Island suggests to me that he is as good as ever — and possibly better. This is a nigh-on-toperfect marriage of technical mastery, thematic complexity and moral weightiness. 2. The Ghost Writer Following the disappointment of Oliver Twist in 2005 (which there was nothing wrong with, except it was another version of Oliver Twist), it was a real treat to see Roman Polanski make a huge return to form with this brilliant meditation on the nature of identity wrapped in the guise of a political thriller. The more you know your Polanski, the richer the film becomes, with its echoes of Repulsion (1965), Cul-De-Sac (1966), Chinatown (1974) and, most particularly, The Tenant (1976). 3. The King’s Speech Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech is perhaps the single greatest entertainment of the year: a completely satisfying, artistically impeccable, human and moving work that

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Mark Ruffalo and Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island — the movie that topped both Ken Hanke’s and Justin Souther’s “10 Best” lists. also operates (without compromising itself) as a “crowd pleaser.” I do not believe there’s a single false step in this beautiful film that, if nothing else, will probably snag a long overdue Oscar for Colin Firth.

present with almost alarming effortlessness. The film manages to work as a thriller, an emotional drama and a political critique all at once. Everything about Juan José Campanella’s film works.

4. Micmacs Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s latest qualifies as the most completely creative outburst — and I use the term deliberately — of cinematic fireworks this year. Its full French title is Micmacs à tire-larigot, which translates as “Nonstop mixups” or “Nonstop funny business,” and that’s a good description of the movie — both in terms of its boundless cleverness, but also its deliciously convoluted story. Micmacs perhaps got me higher than any other film this year.

8. The Extra Man In some ways, Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s The Extra Man is my personal favorite film of the year, though I admit that there clearly are better movies. But this offbeat comedy of strange relationships and journeys of self-discovery resonated with me on a personal level as few films did this year. That it also offers terrific performances from Kevin Kline and Paul Dano helps immensely.

5. Black Swan Well, if Polanski made a comeback of his own this year, Darren Aronofsky certainly evoked something of his spirit with this psychological horror/drama about a ballerina’s descent into madness. But it isn’t imitation Polanski, since it also recalls Michael Powell’s The Red Shoes (1948) and is filtered through Aronofsky’s own sensibility. Chilling, involving and disturbing. 6. True Grit The Coen Brothers’ version of True Grit probably comes in second only to The King’s Speech as entertainment, but it’s a close call. I do think True Grit is the most beautifully photographed film of the year, which is saying something when you look at the options. Forget the 1969 Henry Hathaway film True Grit — it was never very good to begin with. This is the goods. 7. The Secret in Their Eyes A rich and richly rewarding thriller that manages to span 25 years — switching back and forth between past and

9. Nowhere Boy The Weinstein Brothers managed to kill whatever limited box-office chances Sam Taylor-Wood’s biographical film on the young John Lennon had with some of the worst bookings imaginable. Locally, the film cried out for the Fine Arts or The Carolina, but ended up — with no fanfare — at the Beaucatcher, which has only rarely had any luck at all with “art” titles. Don’t miss this warm, authentic-feeling film when it hits DVD later this month. 10. I Am Love As magnificently operatic as movies come, Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love was something of a surprise hit when it played here — and a deserved one. Complex and content to leave a lot of the subtexts to the viewer, the film has a wonderful central performance from Tilda Swinton and makes brilliant use of the music of John Adams. It’s all pretty great, but the breathless ending is likely the most exciting single stretch of filmmaking I saw all year.

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Dany Boon (with magically appearing symphony orchestra) in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, a film that made both Xpress critics’ “10 Best” lists. Runners-up (some of which have been on and off the “10 Best” list several times): Inception, Mother, I Love You, Phillip Morris, 127 Hours, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Get Low, Winter’s Bone — and I’m only slightly stretching it to include Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Machete and Easy A.

Hanke’s 10 worst 1. I Want Your Money Essentially a 90-minute commercial for the Tea Party, which even Tea Partiers refused to see. Spectacularly inept and intellectually and historically dishonest, this was, thankfully, as bad as it got.

2. Cyrus While there were worse movies this year than the mumblecore mess that is Cyrus, I can recall no film that so completely annoyed and bored me. The mumblecore “movement” continues to allow people with no discernible talent to make movies. Why? I do not know. 3. Furry Vengeance It could have been called 50 Ways to Humiliate Brendan Fraser and been more honest. This is a movie strictly for people with a desire to see a raccoon urinate in Fraser’s mouth. I never knew such a market existed. 4. How Do You Know This tedious witless crapfest from James L. Brooks is so dumb it doesn’t even realize its title needs a question mark.

startingfriday COUNTRY STRONG

In hope of awards-season booty — that the early reviews suggest this country-musicworld soaper isn’t likely to garner — Country Strong was given a very limited December release, but is now going wide this week. Gwyneth Paltrow stars as an emotionally unstable, substance-abusing singer on the skids, who becomes involved with a young songwriter (Garret Hedlund) — an event followed by inevitable complications. The trailer looks trite and cliché-ridden, and the early reviews indicate the movie delivers on its trailer’s promise. But, hey, four painfully obvious studio shills on the IMDb loved it. (PG-13) Early review samples: • “Themes and clichés plucked from countless country lyrics fuel a thoroughly unconvincing show business story about a largerthan-life, crash-and-burn star and her unruly entourage of self-serving personalities.” (Kirk Honeucutt, Hollywood Reporter)

• “When the starting point is a world in which even the toughest guys wear their hearts on their sleeves, the trick for filmmakers is how to walk the line without getting stuck in the muck, and that is a problem the filmmaker hasn’t yet figured out.” (Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times)

SEASON OF THE WITCH

A great start for the new year: Nicolas Cage in a long, greasy black wig (left over from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) starring in a PG-13 rated 14th century opus about knights, witches, monks and the black plague. Rob Perlaman, Stephen Campbell Moore and the venerable Christopher Lee are also on hand. What’s not on hand are any reviews. Wasn’t this thing being advertised nearly a year ago? It might be wiser to hold out for Cage’s February release, Drive Angry 3-D. (PG-13)

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5. Yogi Bear tied with Marmaduke. Two of the dumbest talking-animal movies ever made are locked in a grudge match for the number five slot. Marmaduke gets extra demerits for wasting Lee Pace, while the cast of Yogi Bear pretty much deserved what they got. 6. Paranormal Activity 2 The original was a onenote gimmick that kind of worked on novelty. This one’s the same gimmick minus any novelty, but with extra tedium. 7. The Bounty Hunter In a year of absolutely awful romantic comedies, this unpleasant, unfunny and unromantic pairing of Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler was the cream of the crap. 8. Our Family Wedding The highlight of this movie is a gag where a goat eats Forest Whitaker’s Viagra and goes on a rampage of horniness. Need I say more? 9. Remember Me Robert Pattinson failed to break out of his Twilight mold with this interminable romance/drama where he spends most of the film sulking. So did I — right up to the ending, which manages to be both tasteless and so preposterous that it’s funny. 10. A Nightmare on Elm Street I don’t object to remakes and rethinkings as a matter of course, but there’s no evidence of any thinking at all here, let alone any rethinking. The coveted Pootie Tang Award this year goes to Vampires Suck, a movie so cosmically god-

awful that it’s an insult to Pootie Tang to give it this award.

Justin Souther’s 10 best 1. Shutter Island After much deliberation, Martin Scorsese’s stylish, overtly creepy thriller finally won out. And not just because it’s a master filmmaker reveling in the freedom of film, but because it’s such a dense, complicated, layered work of modern noir, with a cumulative impact that’s impossible to ignore. 2. True Grit On the surface, this film is a straightforward Western, but one with all the idiosyncrasies the Coen Brothers are known for. The most entertaining — and surprisingly funny — film of the year, coupled with this year’s best cast. 3. Black Swan No film this year approached the ambition of Darren Aronofsky’s “Polanski on PCP” descent into madness. A totally intense, emotionally charged, absolutely committed piece of filmmaking. 4. The Secret in Their Eyes With several of the most striking, memorable (and with any justice, iconic) scenes of any movie this year, Juan José Campanella’s film is a remarkable work, made more powerful by its assured, classy and often brilliant direction. A jaw-dropping film at times.

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Director: Richard Elfman (Forbidden Zone) Players: Julius Harris, Meg Foster, Aeryk Egan, Becky Herbst, A.J. Damato, Bo Sharon, Darris Love Black Comedy/Horror Rated R The Thursday Horror Picture Show starts off 2011 with Richard Elfman’s deliciously deranged and deliberately cheesy Shrunken Heads (1994) — one of the best comic-book movies ever made, even if it wasn’t based on a comic book (it looks, feels and plays like one). Elfman is best known for the cult classic Forbidden Zone (1981) — as well as for being Danny Elfman’s big brother — and while Shrunken Heads isn’t as outrageous as Forbidden Zone, it’s an appropriately screwy follow-up. This, after all, is a movie about a retired member of Haiti’s infamous Tonton Macoute, Mr. Sumatra (Julius Harris), who has become a newsstand owner and part-time voodoo witch doctor in New York City. It is he who reanimates the three shrunken heads of some nice kids who are killed in a gang-slaying, so the boys can have their revenge. There’s also an unrecognizable Meg Foster as a very butch lesbian crime boss named (what else?) Big Moe — and, of course, three flying shrunken heads. Who could ask for more? The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Shrunken Heads Thursday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

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Director: Preston Sturges Players: Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallee, Lionel Stander, Barbara Lawrence, Edgar Kennedy Dark Romantic Comedy Rated NR Unfaithfully Yours (no, not that ghastly 1984 remake with Dudley Moore) marked the end of Preston Sturges’ meteoric career in terms of fully formed projects — and what a spectacular farewell it is. It’s easy to see why the film flopped when it came out in 1948; it was way ahead of its time. That was not an era attuned to black comedy involving attempted murder, attempted suicide and suspected infidelity — not to mention a movie grounded in three pieces of classical music. It was simply too sophisticated all the way around. It seems a lot less bizarre — but no less creative — today. Rex Harrison stars as English symphony conductor Sir Alfred De Carter, who — along with his uptight brother-in-law (Rudy Vallee) and a private detective (Edgar Kennedy) — becomes convinced that his considerably younger wife (Linda Darnell) has been unfaithful. During a concert, he fantasizes how to handle the situation, envisioning a murder to Rossini, forgiveness to Wagner and suicide to Tchaikovsky. The real trouble begins afterwards, when he tries to put each imaginary scenario into practice. Let’s just say his fantasies are more successful than his attempts. It’s a perfect comedy blend of some of the cleverest dialogue you’re ever likely to hear and the broadest physical comedy imaginable. The Asheville Film Society will screen Unfaithfully Yours Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther. Hanke is the artistic director of the Asheville Film Society. For Cranky Hanke’s full reviews of these movies, visit www.mountainx.com/movies.

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5. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Hyper-stylized and extraordinarily fun, Edgar Wright’s film is the perfect romantic comedy for a generation raised on Adderall and video games. Michael Cera be damned. 6. Mother Wonderfully quirky and odd, in a year of excellent thrillers, Joon-ho Bong’s film is the most idiosyncratic — and maybe the most beautifully heartbreaking, too. 7. The Town One review of this crime drama called director/star Ben Affleck “Hollywood’s new Clint Eastwood.” If only Eastwood had ever made something this smart and taut.

8. The Ghost Writer Vintage Roman Polanski. Here he takes a straightforward political thriller and turns it into an examination of paranoia and identity, all coated in an overbearing sheen of dread. An old master making it all look so easy. 9. Micmacs Signature Jean-Pierre Jeunet: effortlessly stylish and imaginative, with a plot that runs like clockwork. A movie that never forgets it’s a movie, and is all the more wonderful because of it. 10. The Extra Man A sometimes eccentric, often hilarious, surprisingly touching movie

about loneliness and friendship. Sad, yet hopeful, witty, yet introspective, it’s a nice little movie that has been overlooked.

more hours of talking about shoes and orgasms. But no elaborate diarrhea jokes this time around? You’ve come a long way, baby!

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6. The Virginity Hit No “10 Worst” list would be complete without yet another lazy mockumentary/found-footage entrant. This year the genre has been advanced to the point of dick and fart jokes. Well done, gents, you do your boring genre proud.

1. Skyline A couple of meatheads decide to make science fiction, but instead make a stupid, unoriginal, unimaginative amalgamation of every big sci-fi film from the past decade and cross it with a rap video. It’s like Michael Bay without the budget or Uwe Boll without the charm. My heart has broken just a little each time someone, anywhere, has bought a ticket to go see it. 2. Flipped Speaking of meatheads, Rob Reiner made a movie. It sucks — no surprise there. But it’s the lazy plotting and the schmaltzy take on growing up that pushes the film into the realm of the teeth-grindingly obnoxious. 3. N-Secure They tried for Tyler Perry and ended up with Tommy Wisseau. 4. Takers In the “dumbest casting of the year” category, Hayden Christensen plays a tattooed, tough-guy greaser. He at least gets shot in the movie, which shows that at least somebody in the chain of command had some sense. 5. Sex and the City 2 Two-and-a-half

7. Chain Letter It’s like Saw, but stupider. Yes, this is possible. 8. MacGruber So someone decided to make a really bad spoof of MacGyver? So now how do I get my Airwolf parody made, huh? 9. The Last Song Honestly, I don’t remember much about this movie except that Miley Cyrus and a raccoon are in it. I don’t think the raccoon ever bit her, but in my mind, I like to pretend it did. 10. Alpha and Omega I’m sure Yogi Bear and Marmaduke are worse, but by the grace of the Almighty, I managed not to review either. So instead, this year’s unfunny, annoying talking-animal movie goes to Alpha and Omega. Congrats.

specialscreenings Le Samouraï

The Young in Heart

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville Players: Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Cathy Rosier, Jacques Leroy

Director: Richard Wallace (A Night to Remember) Players: Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Roland Young, Billie Burke, Paulette Goddard, Minnie Dupree

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Neo-Noir Crime/Thriller Rated PG Perhaps more important as a template for neonoirs to come than on its own merits, Jean-Pierre Melville’s elegantly spare and sparely elegant Le Samouraï (1967) still has much to be said for it in its own right — and it’s a film that makes a fascinating companion piece to John Boorman’s Point Blank (1967). (The two films so complement each other that it’s hard to believe they were made independently; but they were.) The story is a simple one. Hitman Jef Costello (Alain Delon) is a consummate professional who never gets caught — at least up till the hit that’s central to the film, the one where he spares a jazz-pianist witness (Cathy Rosier). Melville’s interest is in the details of Costello’s world and in the path he is on. The film is never rushed and never melodramatic, but somehow its very methodical nature — and its inexpressive star — make it compelling. Classic Cinema From Around the World will present Le Samouraï at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, at Courtyard Gallery, 109 Roberts St., located in the Phil Mechanic Studios building in Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: 273-3332.

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Romantic Comedy Rated NR When The Young in Heart (1938) showed up on the list of January titles for the Hendersonville Film Society, I not only realized I hadn’t seen it, I’d never heard of it — something that seemed unlikely from that year and with that cast. So I was interested to see it and fill in the gap. What I found was a pleasant little romantic comedy with a cast that was a little too good for it — which might explain its relative obscurity. It just seems like it ought to be better than it is, but it certainly isn’t bad. Story-wise, it’s a slightly screwball comedy about an impoverished family of fortune hunters who fall in with an apparently rich old lady (Minnie Dupree), who they set out to fleece. The results are predictable, but entertaining in a minor key. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Young in Heart at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. For Cranky Hanke’s full reviews of these movies, visit www.mountainx.com/movies.

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Tangled JJJJ

James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Clémence Poésy, Treat Williams, Kate Burton Fact-Based Drama A fact-based story about Aron Ralston, who chose to cut off his arm rather than die when he was trapped by a boulder in the walls of a narrow canyon. A harrowing, brutal, yet ultimately life-affirming film from Danny Boyle. It’s virtually a two-man show—director and star James Franco— and one of the movies of the year. Rated R

Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder Psychological Thriller/Horror The Story A ballerina in a Lincoln Center opera company lands the lead role in a production of “Swan Lake”—and the experience threatens her sanity. A rewarding, disturbing, full-blooded essay in psychological horror of a kind we rarely see—and one of the best films of 2010. Rated R

Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter, Gary Sweet Allegorical Fantasy The Story The two younger Pevensie children are whisked back to Narnia for further adventures. Dull adventure, debatable religious themes and childish fantasy are doled out in massively halting slabs in this third installment in the Narnia series. Rated PG

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Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O’Keefe, Jack McGee Biographical Boxing Drama The Story The reallife story of boxer “Irish” Mickey Ward and his rise to fame against all odds—including the help of his family. A good, creatively made boxing biopic that never breaks through into actual greatness, despite fine work from Mark Wahlberg and Amy Adams. Rated R

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Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly Comedy A goofy New Yorker gets sucked down a whirlpool in the Bermuda Triangle and transported to a world of very tiny people in this update of Jonathan Swift’s classic. A pretty unfunny film that might rise to the heights of mediocrity if you can handle the overload of Jack Black’s usual screen persona. Rated PG

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Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson, Kathryn Hahn Theoretical Romcom-Dram A woman whose pro softball career is over has to choose between a pathologically unfaithful pro baseball player and a nice guy who might be going to jail for corporate fraud. Flat, uninspired, uninvolving, unfunny, unromantic and mostly just unlikable. Rated PG-13

I Love You, Phillip Morris JJJJJ

Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Antoni Corone, Brennan Brown Fact-Based Romantic Comedy/Drama A fact-based story of the romance between a con man and the young man he meets in prison. An unusual and very good movie that will ruffle some folks’ feathers, owing to its unabashed gay content, but if that isn’t a problem for you, catch this one. Rated R

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon Historical Drama The story of Britain’s King George VI and his attempts—with the help of an unorthodox therapist—to overcome his speech impediment to become the wartime voice of his people. An improbable subject becomes a magnificently enjoyable and moving film experience that needs to be seen. Rated R

Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Barbra Streisand, Dustin Hoffman Flaccid Comedy Feeling his own mortality, series regular Jack Byrnes decides to appoint son-in-law Greg Focker as his successor as family patriarch. A mostly tedious, occasionally tasteless attempt to milk more money out of this tired situational premise. Unfortunately, it will probably succeed in that aim. Rated PG-13

(Voices) Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Muprhy, Ron Perlman, M.C. Gainey Animated Fairy Tale Animated variation on the “Rapunzel” fairy tale. A largely successful, charming, beautifully made animated film that is neither too smart for its own good, nor too gooey. Rated PG

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Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff, Rufus Sewell Would-be Romantic Thriller The Story An American tourist meets a mysterious woman on a train and finds himself plunged into a web of intrigue. It ought to be an effervescent bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne, but this supposed romantic thriller is more flat ginger ale than anything else. Neither the stars nor the scenery can save it from tedium. Rated PG-13

TRON: Legacy JJJJ

Garrett Hedlund, Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, Michael Sheen Sci-Fi/Action A young man—in an attempt to track down his long-lost father—gets trapped in a digital world. Short on plot, but heavy on style—and less corny than the original—the movie manages to be engaging, thanks, in part, to a good performance by Jeff Bridges. Rated PG

True Grit JJJJJ

Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper Western/Drama A young girl, a drunken U.S. Marshal and a self-satisfied Texas Ranger pursue the murderer of the girl’s father into Indian Territory. A stunner of an entertaining movie from the Coen Brothers—one of their best and one of the best films of the year. Rated PG-13

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Dan Aykroyd (voice), Justin Timberlake (voice), Anna Faris, Tom Cavanagh, T.J. Miller, Andrew Daly Semi-Animated Kiddie Cash Grab A greedy mayor wants to sell off Jellystone Park to logging interests. A hardly inspired TV cartoon is turned into an even less inspired feature film. Rated PG

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