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letters Hip-hop hypocrisy I was just reading the Dec. 28 “A-List” issue of Xpress and was reminded of the huge Bele Chere hip-hop controversy this summer. It brought up a few things that had apparently been swimming just below the surface of my awareness for a while.

I remember Moog’s Emmy Parker making a big, big deal about the lack of hip-hop at Bele Chere. I am not a huge fan of hip-hop, but I thought it was cool that she and Moog were sticking up for it. Looking back on the second half of 2011, though, I can’t really say it was all good. It’s way easy to criticize Bele Chere.

Everyone does it for a bunch of valid reasons, but Moog had a huge chance to show the world the right way to book a festival with Moogfest 2011 — and they blew it!

Moogfest 2011 had a slight dusting of hiphop hidden away on smaller stages, but it was not significantly more than Bele Chere.

Considering that Bele Chere is a family festival, and that Moogfest is as far from one as you can get (anyone else hear the dude from Flaming Lips say from the stage that the mayor said it was OK to smoke weed that weekend?) combined with how huge hip-hop is worldwide and how much of it is way electronic — if Moogfest wasn’t 25 to 50 percent hip-hop, something is way whacked out here.

Looking back at old Mountain Xpress articles online (great resource!) to make sure I was remembering the Bele Chere tussle right, I also

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see the recent article mentioning that Moog’s Mike Adams basically asked the APD to step up the pressure on Occupy Asheville because they were “hassling employees,” etc. I hang out in that area quite a bit and I never saw anyone hassling anyone. But am I remembering correctly that “coincidentally” the Occupy folks were evicted from their spot within eyesight of the Moog factory right before Moogfest? I never met Bob Moog, but from what I’ve heard, he would have been out there camping with the Occupy folks and listening to more hip-hop at Moogfest!

This all makes me very sad.

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You are always welcome at Moog Moogfest is about celebrating the innovative spirit of Bob Moog and its lineup seeks to set the stage for amazing performances that change the way we listen to and experience music.

Along with AC Entertainment and the Bob Moog Foundation, Moog Music is very proud of the diverse artists that came to Asheville to help us celebrate Bob’s legacy in 2011. That includes the wide variety of hip-hop and its sub-genres that was featured at Moogfest 2011, such as: Childish Gambino and Chromeo on the Renaissance Hotel parking-lot stage; SBTRKT at the Asheville Civic Center; Flying Lotus

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at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium; Zomby, Kode9 and Gold Panda at the Orange Peel; and AraabMuzik at the Asheville Music Hall. Not to mention the fact that Atmosphere and his whole camp played Halfway to Moogfest at the Orange Peel in April 2011.

As far as Occupy Asheville goes, Moog Music supports peaceful demonstrations, but it’s our direct responsibility to ensure the safety of Moog employees as well. I don’t know any boss that wouldn’t try to protect his or her employees if they were physically prevented from entering their jobs and harassed verbally.

That being said, no one at Moog ever asked for the protestors to be removed from the area.

Our concern and primary focus has been, and always will be, designing and building innovative tools for musicians.

Please feel free to come by the Moog factory Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to play the lovingly handcrafted electronic musical instruments, tour the manufacturing facility and to see what’s going on inside. You are always welcome at Moog.

— Emmy Parker Moog Music Asheville

Page 46 of the Jan. 4 Xpress literally made me cry I’m not Italian, but I was raised in a working-class Italian neighborhood in New Jersey.

“Wop” isn’t amusing; there are no “disclaimers.” Use of this word in the “Behind the Times” segment in the Jan. 4 Asheville Disclaimer is more than inexcusable — it is disgusting. I would very much like to leave the Bible Belt immediately.

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Born again and again Just when I think I have found the secret to loving Jesus, it eludes me. I have had some very close encounters. I am not a slacker seeker.

I have been curious about God long enough to know I am due some understanding. Many people I love have that light about them and credit Jesus.

I had a personal encounter recently at a courthouse in Tennessee where a man pled guilty and read an apology letter to my son for entering his home — a stranger — and stabbing him in his face while he slept, and leaving him for dead. This man went on to read about all of his good works as a kid, and the judge loved him. He said he reminded him of his own son and then I saw that light of the love for Jesus go on in that judge, listening to the recounting of that young man’s early life. It was a good

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For other Molton cartoons, check out our Web page at www.mountainx.com/cartoons story. I even wanted to see this guy back doing his good work like the judge ordered.

But then I saw the reality-check look to my son’s face (some serious life-saving surgery work there) and I realized this was another one of those close encounters with being born again that leaves me feeling a strong need to, well, be born again. It was not long after that I got my chance — this time closer to home.

I met an angel on the courthouse steps in Asheville, at 5 a.m. She had been picked up in Hickory on a mistaken warrant. We had a couple of hours while she waited for a ride.

God came into the conversation. This was the day Jesus sat down right between us and kept us warm and we could not get enough of the peace we felt talking out loud about our doubts and fears and agreements.

It makes me look back on that day in the courtroom and the judge’s miscreant hero-worship with new perspective. My boy suffered a second crime of passion that day. I am with the people on this one. Disappointed, yet gratefully aware. Maybe even born again.

— Sally Duryea Weaverville

Considering the madness of nuclear power As a member of this magnificent crew on the astounding blue planet Earth, I feel compelled to address you all in a matter of great urgency.

My heart is pounding and my eyes well up when I learn of the ways of the human condition.

I have great hopes and admiration for the capacities of us, the human beings, and I believe that we still have the option for exercising great love and compassion for each other.

The time has come for an intense and groundshaking change in order to ensure our future on this planet. Mother Earth gives me food, clothing and shelter, no matter my origin, skin color, religious beliefs and spiritual orientation.

Our mother loves us without judgments and conditions.

It is time to refocus our energies into what really matters and honor our true potential and responsibilities for the future generations.

We must regroup and set aside our differences on all levels. We must reconsider how we manage our resources. The focus must be that of sharing and realizing our basic needs and how we all must chip in and readjust our comfort levels in order for all living beings to continue their presence on this beautiful planet.

Please muster your courage and be the powerful human being that you are. Be the one who proudly tells the children that you are doing all that you can to preserve the future for them and their children. For the love of our mother and her children: Please stand up for the life that really matters and help each other heal the planet with whatever means that you have to your disposal. Let the future of our mother be full of people who are healthy and happy.

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The gospel according to Jerry Free advice for the Occupiers

by Jerry sternberg I’ve been having a hard time getting my head around the Occupy Asheville movement. After reading many news reports, I’m still bewildered.

I may be classified as a member of the 1 percent, but I strongly believe that many in the 99 percent are getting the short end of the economic stick.

Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time fighting against institutional economic discrimination against the 99 percent, perhaps because I resided at the lower end of that 99 percent in my early days. I understand their plight.

I’ve taken on banks, insurance companies, medical practitioners and even food-stamp bureaucrats on behalf of friends and employees in an effort to get them fair and honest treatment.

In December, I visited the Occupy campground on a hallowed little piece of city property.

I was surprised to find a mostly orderly array of tents, with little trash. What was very disturbing was the lack of sanitary facilities.

I read all their signs and saw several people in the encampment, but no one engaged me in discussion. Not wanting to intrude, I moved on with no additional knowledge of where they were going with this.

I decided that while I found their protest method disingenuous, I didn’t think these idealistic people should be without toilet facilities, risking their health and that of the general public.

In the spirit of the season, I called an official at City Hall and offered to pay to have a portapotty placed at the site. I was shocked to find out that this was not legal: No one in the group was willing to sign a permit, which created a liability issue.

Apparently, part of the Occupy philosophy is that they shouldn’t have a leader. They base this on an anarchistic belief that there should be no government structure. Yet when they were having problems with outsiders at their previous camp on Lexington, they called the police. Isn’t that a government structure?

I guess my major problem is that I’m a linear person, and I’ve somehow failed to grasp exactly what they’re trying to accomplish — and what they’re asking sympathetic citizens to do.

There’s a strange analogy in John Gray’s book Men Are From Mars, Women Are from Venus. When a woman presents a problem to a man, he writes, the man instinctively offers solutions. The woman, however, doesn’t want that: She just wants to talk about it.

When the Vietnam War began and the president instituted the draft, many of those who, like me, had answered the call when our government asked us to fight previous wars didn’t understand why the young men of that era objected to going to Vietnam.

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Dressed respectfully and behaving peacefully, AfricanAmericans were occupying Woolworth lunch counters many years before most of you guys were born, and they were very successful in ending racial segregation.

There were huge protests led by long-haired people who looked like refugees from HaightAshbury and Woodstock. Their appearance and militant actions turned off Middle America, and most (including me) refused to join their protests, even though it turned out that their cause was eminently just: The Vietnam War was one of the stupidest military adventures this country has ever attempted.

It came down to this: Were these protesters more interested in offending mainstream people or bringing the war to an end? If the protesters had worn conventional attire and made their case in a forceful but rational manner, I’m convinced the war would have ended two years sooner.

Take a page from the civil rights movement.

Dressed respectfully and behaving peacefully, African-Americans were occupying Woolworth lunch counters many years before most of you guys were born, and they were very successful in ending racial segregation.

The bottom line you’re turning off many of the 99 percenters you wish to help. Besides finding your appearance and your camping on city property unappealing, they see your unconventional efforts as a negative because of the cost to taxpayers and the extraordinary pressure put on law enforcement and city employees.

Here’s some free advice, which you may deem worth exactly what you’re paying for it:

6. develop allies. If you approached them properly, I’ll bet you could enlist the cooperation and support of the small-business community and the small commercial investors who’ve been totally screwed over by banks that call their loans without reasonable provocation or won’t renew the real estate loans of people with good credit who’ve never missed a payment. This has seriously impacted our job market.

You must decide: Do you want to win or do you just want to talk about it? X Asheville native Jerry Sternberg, a longtime observer of the local scene, can be reached at gospeljerry@aol.com.

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1. Change your tactics. Dress up for your protests and public appearances. This will generate much more attention and shock value.

2. Move out of the camp. I don’t think your idealistic sacrifice is effective and worth the danger and discomfort. There’s nothing to stop you from protesting every day in City/County Plaza or anywhere else.

3. explain yourselves. Develop a bill of particulars that spells out what you wish to accomplish.

4. Help local people. Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity or Pisgah Legal Services, aiding the homeless or preventing illegal foreclosures, and make sure your efforts get publicity.

5. Practice smart salesmanship. Dress to win, appear before officials with specific requests and be prepared to defend your position with logic, not rhetoric.

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By DaviD ForBes In a short but busy Jan. 10 session, Asheville City Council members approved a number of changes to the Unified Development Ordinance. One took center stage: allowing fresh-food markets in residential areas.

The change allows institutional buildings in residential areas (such as schools, churches and community centers) to host “fruit and vegetable markets.” Other foods such as meat and eggs may also be sold, though nonfood items are discouraged to “prevent a more fleamarket style use,” Assistant Planning Director shannon Tuch explained.

J. Clarkson of MANNA FoodBank endorsed the move. “Perhaps you’ve heard reports about the extraordinary level of food insecurity in our area,” he said. “By and large, fresh fruits and vegetables are not getting to the people that most need them.”

MANNA, he added, is working with the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project to enable more tailgate markets to accept food stamps.

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observe and report: Asheville City Council members Gordon Smith and Chris Pelly, along with city staff, take in a report at the Jan. 10 meeting. Photo by Bill Rhodes

“When we get these markets into areas where people can access them, it works,” reported Clarkson. “The problem now is, we don’t have them in enough neighborhoods.

These areas are where people can walk to.”

A national study released last month by the Food Research and Action Center ranked the Asheville metropolitan area the seventh worst in the country for food hardship.

“If we can have these markets available when the most people can be there, we can really start to make a dent in this,” noted Council member Gordon smith. Accordingly, he questioned a provision, aimed at ensuring adequate parking, that the markets couldn’t operate during the host institution’s primary hours.

Nonetheless, Council unanimously approved the measure, along with some other UDO tweaks.

a rooF overheaD Council also unanimously approved $420,000 in loans from the city’s Housing Trust Fund to two proposed developments.

One, a rental project on Johnston Boulevard in West Asheville, requested and received $200,000 in city loans. The cottage-style development will create 18 affordable units.

The remaining $220,000 was earmarked for Mountain Housing Opportunities’ renovation of the historic Glen Rock Hotel in the River Arts District. The project, which will include 22 affordable units plus commercial space, is phase three of the Glen Rock Depot development.

Council member Marc Hunt praised both projects but voiced concern about depleting the fund, since the city’s planned contribution this year ($300,000) is less than the cost of the two loans.

“I think replenishing this is something we need to look at for the next fiscal year,” said Hunt.

Staff replied that they expect to have enough money left to meet any additional requests this fiscal year.

“Both these developers have a great history with us; these projects wouldn’t happen without the Housing Trust Fund,” said Council member Jan davis. “We’ve seen this mature enough to see a lot of the fruits of this come forward. Hopefully, the fund and the housing stock will continue to grow.”

other Business Council members also: • Heard a report on a $2 million offer from the Diocese of Charlotte to buy parcels across the street from the Basilica of St. Lawrence. A diocese representative expressed concern about potential damage to the historic structure during construction by another developer.

Under the terms of the deal, the city would receive $1 million immediately and another $1 million once the diocese finalized plans for developing the site — perhaps as a small plaza. In exchange, the city would have to tear down an abandoned storefront and derelict parking garage and convert the property into surface parking in the interim.

City Manager Gary Jackson encouraged Council to assess the proposal carefully, considering the property’s value and how it might help the city meet its goals. • Directed staff to draft a permitting policy for the Occupy Asheville encampment in time for Council’s Jan. 24 meeting. Council’s Public Safety Committee rejected a camping ban proposed by staff, instead proposing temporary permits for individual campers participating in a protest action. • Unanimously approved adding parts of south Asheville to the list of areas eligible for incentives under the city’s land-use policy. The move was encouraged

by Biltmore Farms, the developer of Biltmore Park, noting that the incentives could encourage denser, smarter growth in the rapidly urbanizing area. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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Cause for concern: Commissioner Holly Jones said she doesn’t think many of the county’s personnel policies are fair, including making new employees wait six months for health-insurance benefits. Photo by Bill Rhodes

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state, she’d felt a need to be more vigilant in scrutinizing personnel policy. (After the news broke, Tensions ran high as the Buncombe County they slashed their own pay and stipends and Board of Commissioners met Jan. 10 to consider allocated $150,000 for an extensive compensation employee-compensation policy. study.)

In a memo to the commissioners and the On Jan. 10, consultant Drake Maynard, county manager last month, as well as an email Human Resources Manager Lisa Eby and Social newsletter to supporters, Commissioner Holly Services Director Mandy Stone, reported on Jones criticized the county’s two-tiered system the study’s initial phase, which focused on the of health-insurance benefits and longevity pay, which gives employees hired before certain dates Health and Human Services Department. Efforts to improve worker recruitment and retention more extensive coverage and bigger bonuses.

And though she didn’t mention County have mostly been successful, they said: Since Manager Wanda Greene by name, Jones did initiating a new recruitment-and-retention plan allude to problems with her leadership, con- in 2005, the county has saved money by attractdemning a lack of transparency in the county’s ing more experienced applicants and reducing budget process and the decision to increase lon- turnover. This has been achieved by bringing gevity pay. “Sadly,” wrote Jones, “a major new compensation in line with what the state’s other ($540,000) personnel expense, which requires full more populous counties offer, noted Stone.

In 2006, she said, just 31 percent of social public vetting during the budget process, was neither disclosed in any budget documents or worker applicants had prior experience in the hearing nor was it even mentioned to me prior to field; last year, 100 percent did. Experienced workers are cheaper and easier to train and tend our budgetary vote.”

Jones also maintained that since last February, to have higher retention rates, Stone explained, when she learned that she and her fellow com- resulting in better service and savings of roughly missioners were among the highest paid in the $1.28 million over five years.

“When you have a siX-month Waiting perioD For health insuranCe, it’s Wrong. … that’s not a reCruitment tool: that’s pitiFul.” Commissioner holly Jones Challenges remain in other divisions, however. For nutritionists in the Women, Infants and Children program, “The turnover rate is 40 to 60 percent. It’s unacceptable,” noted Eby. Jones called the report “fantastic,” peppering staff with questions about how to address the challenges and make further progress. “I’m wide open to thinking through how we develop a menu that meets those different needs, not one-size-fits-all,” she said.

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humble opinion,” she declared. “Let’s celebrate the milestones we’ve reached, but what about going forward?”

Workers With BeneFits Greene, however, defended the personnel policies, many of which she’s orchestrated.

“Most counties have gone to a two-tiered system, whether it’s longevity or vacations,” she said.

“We have 1,400 employees, and they do feel like their benefits are being threatened. It makes it hard to keep morale up and keep them working and focused. … They love the work they do … and I’m proud of them. I’m proud of the packages we put together and how we changed them going forward.”

Tearing up as she spoke, Greene added: “This is really emotional for me. But thank you for supporting the work force, and I’d love for them to feel confident that they can depend on the benefit package that they have and can get back completely focused on work.”

Commissioner Carol Peterson’s eyes were also wet as she noted that several county department heads were present. “To be hurt in any way by this commissioner — or by the majority of the commissioners sitting here — as far as your compensation package, your work conditions, I want you to leave here today and spread the word that in this commissioner’s opinion, that’s not going to happen,” she proclaimed. “I want each of you to know how much we appreciate you.”

Over the objections of Jones and board Chair david Gantt, Vice Chair Bill stanley then made a motion to adjourn that was supported by Peterson and Commissioner K. Ray Bailey.

Technically, the meeting was a continuation of the Jan. 3 session, so the commissioners chose not to include a public-comment period. The compensation report wasn’t on the Jan. 3 agenda, and there was no agenda for the Jan. 10 continuation. X

But when Greene later asked the commissioners how they’d like to proceed with compensation studies for other departments, Jones appeared frustrated.

“I hope we will fix our policy. ... When you have a six-month waiting period for health insurance, it’s wrong,” she asserted. “We’re going to be forced to go to three months, thank gosh, because the federal government tells us to. … But that’s not a recruitment tool: That’s pitiful.”

Jones also second-guessed the commissioners’ unanimous decision last year freezing entry-level pay.

“I didn’t ask enough questions about that,” she said. “I didn’t understand ... what that meant to attract EMS workers, the skilled people in public health that we need. … I now know that that was a bad, bad message; I hope we can undo that as a board.”

In addition, Jones said the county’s two-tiered system of health-insurance benefits and longevity pay “doesn’t seem fair; that doesn’t seem like a very good recruitment tool. We have to protect our taxpayers and our investments, but let’s do it right.”

Tension mounted as Jones asserted that her asking questions is being interpreted as a threat.

“It makes me so irritated to feel like asking questions somehow means I’m going to try to destroy a system, or undermine employees. I’m asking questions, and I’m going to keep on asking Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or questions. That’s what I was elected to do, in my at jfrankel@mountainx.com.

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by nelda holder The future of Asheville’s water system will be on the table when a legislative study committee holds its first meeting Jan. 23 in Raleigh. Chaired by Rep. tim moffitt, a first-term Buncombe County Republican, the Metropolitan Sewerage/Water System Committee is delving into the politically troubled history of the city-owned system and considering potential changes.

Moffitt’s initial proposal last spring sparked considerable controversy; in the following excerpts from an extensive Jan. 11 interview, Moffitt discusses the impetus for proposing the study and the process the committee will follow. The full transcript is available online at avl.mx/92. mountain Xpress: i’m here to put before the public the process for study bill hB 9 5.

Would you like to give me some introductory remarks about how it came into being? tim moffitt: Some of the main things I’ve focused on once I got elected were any issues regarding forced annexation. I constantly heard over the years that [Asheville] justified their need for annexation simply because, due to not being able to charge differential water rates to water customers outside the corporate boundary of the city, they did not have the tools ... that would encourage people to be voluntarily annexed.

... But I have some basic knowledge of history of the water system — that’s the primary reason for the study, because I would like to have as much knowledge as I can. ... I’m very interested in understanding the Sullivan Acts [and] to what extent the city taxpayers have funded the construction and maintenance of the system, [and] to what extent the county taxpayers have done the same. I’m equally as interested in understanding what private developers and private industry have spent in regards to extending water lines and putting in basic infrastructure, only to turn over ownership of those to the water system itself.

the introductory bill that was filed had different wording from the study bill. Could you explain ... how the wording got changed?

That was probably an awkward moment for a new legislator. One of the things that you learn as someone new to a legislative process is there are calendars that you have to follow. ... I just really wanted to anchor a spot [by the deadline] so we had time to change the language, draft the study bill and move this into the [public] venue. how did msD get into the original draft?

The county of Buncombe, a number of years ago, had basically stated that they felt the most appropriate next step for the water system was to combine it with [the Metropolitan Sewerage District]. MSD seemed to be working fine as a regional authority. It took the animosity out from in between the city and the county, and allowed for the delivery [to the customer]. So that particular model had been discussed before.

Can you describe how you are formulating your study?

We have the first [meeting] scheduled [for] Jan. 23 at 2 o’clock. Our second meeting [in February] is going to be, from my standpoint, the most important meeting. I’ve got approval to have that meeting here, so it will be a local meeting ... anywhere from eight to 12 hours. Each section of our community will have a couple of hours where they can come in and speak publicly about how they feel about it ... say two hours for city residents [and] where they feel this is going to lead us, and what’s their understanding of the history, and where would they like to see it go. Same for counties [Buncombe and Henderson]. They have a stake in it too. But I also want to hear from the business community, [which] I think sometimes has been frustrated with the water issue. ... So it’s going to be a long day — I think it’s a meaningful day, and I want this to be a very, very transparent and open process. and what is your point of contact right now with the city of asheville?

Sadly, we don’t have enough contact with them, and most of the contact I have is, ironically, through Rep. [Chuck] McGrady [of Henderson County]. But I did indicate to them that out of respect for Vice Mayor [Esther] Manheimer [who was appointed city liaison, along with Council member Jan Davis], they could have free access [to staff] — that they didn’t necessarily have to go through me. ...

Esther will be testifying in that first meeting [in Raleigh].

When are you supposed to wind up? is there a deadline?

If I’m not mistaken, we have to report out by the end of April. so how can people stay in touch with what’s happening with the committee?

I purchased a URL: avh2o.com. The committee’s going to have its website regarding this, so I’ll probably just make that a hot link with that particular website. Everything that we come up with in this, once it’s presented in committee, we get things loaded into the site. are the meetings recorded? how will people who can’t go to raleigh have access?

I believe that every one of our meetings is on live and you can listen to it [live or archived]. and people who want to have something to say aside from when you have the public meeting in asheville — what kind of access is there to communicate with you?

They can certainly send written comments to my legislative email address, which is Tim.Moffitt@ncleg.net. I will take all those comments and push those out to the other members of the committee as well as staff, so they can be part of the record. I would encourage them to stay in contact with Vice Mayor Manheimer and Councilman Davis and communicate with them, because they will forward information to me as well. ... I’ve heard from a lot of people so far.

There was some concern because of my involvement with the Committee on Public-Private Partnerships that there was a covert attempt to privatize our water and sell it out to some corporation. Nothing could be further than the truth. ... The presentations that [the committee] has had are typically presentations that are given to ... bring us up to speed, and those presentations have been given to other committees prior, so there’s no veiled attempt to get something under the radar. and when you get to the end of the four meetings, what happens?

I’m not sure. This is my first rodeo; this is a very important topic. At the very end we may report out that this is such a vast issue that we recommend a continuance in a secondary [Legislative Research Commission] format. ... We could report out, given the preponderance of the history thus far, that things remain status quo. Or we could revisit the city’s and county’s previous attempt of establishing an independent regional authority. And I think all those issues are out there. X Freelance writer Nelda Holder can be reached at nfholder@gmail.com.

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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 18 - 26, 2012 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

Animals Asheville Aussie Club • MONTHLY - This social club meets regularly to connect Australian Shepherd lovers. Call or email for activities and monthly meeting times: (704) 806-

7300 or kspotential@aol. com.

Backyard Chickens • TH (1/19), 6pm Chickens are easy and inexpensive to maintain, provide fresh and nutritious eggs, are excellent for bug and weed control and manufacture the world’s best fertilizer. Learn more about their care at this course with Ashley English.

Presented at A-B Tech. Info and registration: www1. abtech.edu/ce/registration.

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue A no-kill organization. Info: www.bwar.org or 5053440.

• DAILY, 8am-8pm - Pet Adoption Day at the rescue center, 31 Glendale Ave. Open from 8am-6pm on Sundays.

Dog Agility Trials • FR (1/20) through SU (1/22), 8am-3pm - Dog agility trials will be held at

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Due to the abundance of great things to do in our area, we only have the space in print to focus on timely events. Our print calendar now covers an eight-day range. For a complete directory of all Community Calendar groups and upcoming events, please visit www.mountainx.com/events..

Calendar information In order to qualify for a free listing, an event must cost no more than $40 to attend and be sponsored by and/or benefit a nonprofit.

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Free Listings To submit a free listing: * Online submission form (best): http://www.mountainx.com/ events/submission * E-mail (second best): calendar@mountainx.com * Fax (next best): (828) 251-1311, Attn: Free Calendar * Mail: Free Calendar, Mountain Xpress, P.O. Box 144, Asheville, NC 28802 * In person: Mountain Xpress, 2 Wall St. (the Miles Building), second floor, downtown Asheville.

Please limit your submission to 40 words or less.

Questions? Call (828) 251-1333, ext. 365.

Paid Listings Paid listings lead the calendar sections in which they are placed, and are marked (pd.).

To submit a paid listing, send it to our Classified Department by any of the following methods. Be sure to include your phone number, for billing purposes. * E-mail: marketplace@mountainx.com. * Fax: (828) 251-1311, Attn: Commercial Calendar * Mail: Commercial Calendar, Mountain Xpress, P.O. Box 144, Asheville, NC 28802 * In person: Classified Dept., Mountain Xpress, 2 Wall St. (the Miles Building), Ste. 214, downtown Asheville.

Questions? Call our Classified Department at (828) 251-1333, ext. 335.

WNC Agricultural Center’s McGough Arena. No outside dogs. Free. Info: www. blueridgeagility.com or 713-3278.

Pet Biggest Loser Contest • Through SU (5/20) - All Pets Animal Hospital and Rehabilitation Center will hold a Pet Biggest Loser Contest to promote a healthy lifestyle in pets.

Info: 645-5252.

Puppy Info Session • SA (1/21), 10am-noon - Understand age-appropriate behavior, establish good habits to prevent problems from developing and take advantage of your puppy’s socialization window at “Puppies W.I.N.” For owners of puppies under 5 months of age.

Please leave pets at home.

Hosted by Patton Avenue Pet Company, 1388 Patton Ave. Free. Info: www.pattonavenuepet.com.

Art American Folk Art and Framing The gallery at 64 Biltmore Ave. is open daily, representing contemporary selftaught artists and regional pottery. Info: www.amerifolk.com or 281-2134.

• Through TU (2/7) - Still Season, works by selftaught artists from the Southeast.

Animal House ... and a Few Veggies • Through SA (1/28) - This photography exhibit depicts an Appalachian farm couple’s first year using bio-dynamic methods. Held at Rosetta’s Kitchen, 116 N. Lexington Ave. AnTHM Gallery Located at 110.5 W. State St. in downtown Black Mountain. Info: www.anthmgallery.com.

• Through TU (1/31) - Resurrection, works

by Amy Greenan, and Abstracts and Writings, works by Lou Majors.

Art at UNCA Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted.

Info: www.unca.edu.

• Through WE (2/8) - Perception, works by UNCA’s student art orga-

nization, will be on display in the Highsmith University Union Gallery.

• Through FR (2/3) - The annual Drawing Discourse Exhibition will be on display in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery.

• Through TU (2/28) - Caprice, mixed media pieces by Vasily Polevoy, will be on display in the Blowers Gallery.

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: www.ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

• FR (1/20), noon-1pm - Lunchtime Art Break: The Elemental Arts will feature artistic interpretations of air, earth, fire and water.

• SA (1/21) through SU (2/26) - Winning selections from the WNC Regional Scholastic Art Awards, a juried competition for students grades 7-12, will be displayed in this group exhibition.

• Through SU (3/4) Homage2 will pay tribute to Josef Albers.

• TH (1/26), 7pm - A preview party and new media screening for Prime Time: New Media Juried Exhibition will be held at CityMac, 755 Biltmore Ave. $5.

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. and Fri., 10am-5pm; Thurs.

11am-3pm. Info: www.

BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• Through FR (1/27) - A teacher/student exhibit will feature works from BMCA Clay Studio.

BookWorks 428 1/2 Haywood Road.

Info: www.ashevillebookworks.com or 255-8444.

• Through WE (2/29) - Time Travelers: Historical Bindings.

Caribbean Christmas Exhibit • Through TU (1/31) Caribbean Christmas, travel photography by Sara Shea,

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* events are free unless otherwise noted.

Join Asheville Green Drinks for “Red, White and Water,” a discussion about water

wed conservation and the history of the environmental movement on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 5:30 p.m. Presented at Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Ave. Info: ashevillegreendrinks.com.

Browse new paintings by Fleta Monaghan, founder and director of River’s Edge Studio and

thur 310 ART Gallery, as Nourish and Flourish, 347 Depot St., Suite 201, hosts an opening reception

on Thursday, Jan. 19 from 6-8 p.m. Drinks and snacks provided. Info: nourishflourishnow. com or fletamonaghan.com.

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Asheville Playback Theatre invites the public to share personal stories and watch them transformed into improvised performance pieces at Playback on Broadway. Held at the Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St., on Friday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. Info: ashevilleplayback.org or 274-8315.

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Learn about age-appropriate behavior for pets and how to establish good habits at “Puppies W.I.N.” on Saturday, Jan. 21, 10 a.m. to noon. Hosted by Patton Avenue Pet Company, 1388 Patton Ave., for owners with pets under 5 months of age. Please leave puppies at home. Info: pattonavenuepet.com.

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Lake James State Park, N.C. Highway 126, will host two presentations about wild animals on Sunday, Jan. 22. A discussion of winter wildlife feeding begins at 1 p.m. and a lecture on animal tracks starts at 2 p.m. Info: 584-7728.

YWCA Club W will host an open house, featuring mini-fitness classes and door prizes, at 185

mon S. French Broad Ave. on Monday, Jan. 23, 4-7 p.m. Info: ywcaofasheville.org or 254-7206. tue

A staged radio adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula will be presented by Western Carolina University, 1 University Drive in Cullowhee, on Tuesday, Jan 24 at 7:30 p.m. $10. Info: wcu. edu or 227-2479.

will be on display at Havana Restaurant, 1 Battle Square.

Info: www.havanaasheville. com or 252-1611.

Grace Centre • Through MO (2/20) Standing at Just 24, works

by Monique Johnson, will be on display at Grace Centre, Highway 280, Mills River. Info: www.graceinfo. org.

Haen Gallery Located at 52 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville.

Hours: Mon., Wed. and-Fri., 10am-6pm. Tues. and Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., noon5pm. Info: www.thehaengallery.com or 254-8577.

• SA (1/21) through WE (2/29) - Wintertide 2012, a rotating group show.

• SA (1/21), 5:30-7:30pm - Opening reception.

Haywood County Arts Council Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC’s Gallery 86 in Waynesville. Hours: Mon.Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: www.haywoodarts.org or 452-0593.

• Through SA (2/4) - A Muralist’s Private Artwork, works by Laurel Tewes.

New Works by Fleta Monaghan • TH (1/19), 6-8pm Nourish and Flourish, 347 Depot St., Suite 201, will host an opening reception for new works by Fleta Monaghan. Drinks and snacks provided. Info: info@nourishflourishnow. com.

Pat Passlof Retrospective • TH (1/26) through FR (5/25) - A retrospective of the late Pat Passlof’s work will be on display in WCU’s Fine Art Museum, 1 University Drive, Cullowhee, and Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center, 56 Broadway St. Info: ddrury@wcu.edu or 2272553.

• TH (1/26), 6pm - An opening reception will be held at the WCU Fine Art Museum.

Push Skate Shop & Gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave., between Stella Blue and the Kress Building. Info: www. pushtoyproject.com or 225-5509.

• FR (1/20) through TU (2/28) - Time Drug, works inspired by the poetry of Oliver Kelly.

• FR (1/20), 7-10pm - An opening reception will celebrate Nest Egg’s album release.

Seven Sisters Gallery This Black Mountain gallery is located at 117 Cherry St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm and Sun., noon-5pm.

Info: www.sevensistersgallery.com or 669-5107.

• Through SU (3/11) - A Blue Ridge Rhapsody, works by Paul Hastings.

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Located at 362 Depot St. Info: www.fineartsleague. org or 252-5050.

• TH (1/19), 5-8pm - Into My Space, works by Renee Whisnant.

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.Fri., 9:30am-4:30pm. Info: www.artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787.

• FR (1/20) through FR (2/24) - Five Elements, works by Southern artists.

• FR (1/20), 5-7pm Opening reception.

Transylvania Heritage Museum Located at 189 W. Main St., Brevard. Hours: Wed.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Donation. Info: www.transylvaniaheritage. org or 884-2347.

• Through SA (3/31) - From Tallow Candles to Dynamos.

Auditions & Call to Artists Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame • Through WE (2/29) - Nominations for the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame will be accepted through Feb. 29. Info: http://avl.mx/8m.

Asheville Talent Slam • Through SA (2/4) - Submissions for the Asheville Talent Slam will be accepted online through Feb. 4. Info: http://avl. mx/8q.

Auditions for “We Are the 99%” • WE (1/18) & FR (1/20) - Anam Cara Theatre Company, 203 Haywood

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Crafty kids What: There’s nothing like crafts to spice up history. Children above the age of 9 are invited to learn about the settlers of the late 1880s at a program called “Oh Pioneers.” Kids will make a pioneer craft to take home, and a barn dance will close out the festivities. “The pioneer settlers of the late 1880s were tough folks,” says Smith McDowell House Museum’s Lisa Whitfield. “It’s hard to imagine in our modern world what their lives were like.” Let your kids peek into the past with the Crafty Historian this Saturday.

When: Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Where: Smith McDowell House Museum next to the Asheville campus of A-B Tech.

Price: $5. Registrations suggested.

Kids under age 9 require adult supervision.

Contact: wnchistory.org or 253-9231.

Road, will hold workshop-style auditions for its next mainstage play, We Are the 99%. Show runs March 9-11 and 16-18. See website for audition times. Info: www. anamcaratheatre.com.

Bele Chere Call to Artists • Through FR (2/24) Applications from entertainers interested in performing at Bele Chere will be accepted through Feb. 24. Info: www.belecherefestival.com.

• Through WE (2/29) - Bele Chere will accept applications for its official artwork through Feb. 29. Info: www.belecherefestival. org.

• Through FR (3/9) - Bele Chere will accept applications from arts and crafts vendors through March 9. Info: www.belecherefestival. org.

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville.

Info: www.flatrockplayhouse.org or 693-0731.

• Professional musicians sought for Flat Rock Playhouse’s musical productions and the “Music on the Rock” series. Mail audio or video samples, with resume, to P.O. Box 310, Flat Rock, 28731.

No emails or phone calls.

Flood Gallery Juried Show • Through WE (1/25) - Flood Gallery will accept submissions for its next juried show, Wolf in

Sheep’s Clothing, through Jan. 25. Info: www.sheepsclothing. tumblr.com.

North Carolina Writers’ Network • Through WE (2/15) - The North Carolina Writers’ Network will accept short fiction for its Doris Betts Fiction Prize through Feb 15. Info: www.nclr.ecu.edu.

Outdoor Photography • Through MO (2/27) - TC Arts Council will accept submissions for its outdoor photography exhibit through Feb. 27. Info: tcarts@ comporium.net or 884-2787.

Saluda Arts Festival • Through TH (3/15) - The Saluda Business Association will accept applications for the Saluda Arts Festival through March 15.

Info: sswelsh@tds.net or 7493900.

Taste of Asheville • Through TH (4/5) - A Taste of Asheville will accept applications from local restaurants through April 5. Info: kperez@ashevillenc. gov or 259-5800.

Truly Live Theater • Through WE (2/22) - Truly Live Theater uses audience feedback and improvisation to create full length “dramedies.” Currently seeking experienced actors to form a troupe. Send resumes and inquiries to madhyanandi@ gmail.com.

WNC AIDS Project Info: www.wncap.org or 2527489.

• The WNC AIDS Project encourages bilingual actors to audition for its radio novella about AIDS/ HIV. Acting experience encouraged, but not required. Selections will take place during the month of January. Info: vpalomino@ wncap.org.

Business Arts2People Artist Resource Center • The Arts2People Artist Resource Center seeks instructors with business management skills. Classes are geared towards creative professionals. Info: www. ashevillearc.com.

Internet Security Class • FR (1/20), 9am-4pm - This PC security class will cover topics like computer viruses, worms, spyware, security encryption, phishing defenses and password tips. Held at A-B Tech’s Madison Campus. $35. Info and registration: www.abtech.edu/ce/registration.

Beer Catawba Valley Brewing • FR (1/20) - Catawba Valley Brewing Company will release its new canned beer at Barley’s Taproom, 42 Biltmore Ave. Info: 255-0504.

No Whey • FR (1/20), 6-7:30pm - “No Whey” will feature international

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cheeses paired with local beer at Highland Brewing, 12 Old Charlotte Highway #H. $15. Info: www.ashevillebeerfest.com.

Team Trivia Tournament • TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - This three-month tournament will include new beer trivia rounds and a chance to win a New Belgium cruiser bicycle. Hosted

by Thirsty Monk South, 1836 Hendersonville Road. Info: www. monkpub.com.

Winter Warmer Beer Festival • SA (1/21), 3-7pm - The Asheville Winter Warmer Beer Festival will be held at the Asheville Civic Center, 87 Haywood St. $39 includes samples, food and a souvenir mug.

Info: www.brewscruise.com

Classes, Meetings, Events & Lectures Aerial Basics Class (pd.) Every Sunday 4-5pm & Monday 6-7pm. Sign up or contact us at www.aerialspace.org or 828.333.4664. This class is perfect if you are curious, new to aerial arts, or if you are looking to fine tune the basic skills and proficiency you already have. This class involves work with mixed apparatuses: static trapeze, silks, sling, and lyra. You will leave this class with a solid foundation of basic aerial skills, a list of basic and beginning level aerial tricks,

as well as increased strength, flexibility, and grace.

Asheville Newcomers Club (pd.) A great opportunity for women new to the area to make lasting friends, explore the surroundings and enrich their lives.

Contact us! ashevillenewcomersclub.com or l 828.654.7414.

Gal Pals Of Asheville (pd.) Come join Asheville’s Most Fabulous group: Lesbian Social Group for Women, ages 35 - 55 SINGLES ONLY event once a month - For more info: groups.yahoo.com/group/ GalPalsofAsheville Learn to Knit at Purl’s Yarn Emporium (pd.) On Wall Street downtown: Beginning Knit :1st and 2nd Wednesdays, 6-8pm; Intermediate Knit: 3rd and 4th Wednesdays. • $40/4 hours of instruction. 828253-2750. www.purlsyarnemporium.com Mac Basics Classes at Charlotte Street Computers (pd.) Mac Basics Computer Classes are being held at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte Street. Class time is 12:15 - 12:45pm. Mondays Mac OS X, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month - iPhoto, 2nd Tuesday - iWork Essentials, 4th Tuesday - iMovie Basics, 5th Tuesday - Garageband, Wednesdays - iPad Basics.

Registration is just $9.99 at

classes@charlottestreetcomputers.com.

The Artist’s Way Workshop with James Nave at NYS3 (pd.) Free: internationally know poet, writer and creativity facilitator James Nave will preview his 12week class designed to help cultivate your individual higher creativity. 1/21/12 12:30 www.nys3.com The New York Studio of Stage and Screen in Asheville (NYS3) (pd.) Ten Professional Instructors from NYC and LA. Twenty-seven unique classes and workshops in theatre, film, and design. www.nys3.com (917) 7102805.

Acrylic Painting Class • WEDNESDAYS (through 4/25), 10am-noon - Acrylic painting classes will be offered by the Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road. $30 per session includes supplies (except brushes).

Registration required. Info: harvesth@ashevillenc.gov or 350-2051.

ACT vs SAT Comparison Test • SATURDAYS, 9am & SUNDAYS, 1pm - Asheville students are invited to take an “ACT vs SAT Comparison Test” to determine which represents their best match. Held at Chyten Educational Services, 1550 Hendersonville Road, Suite 104, Asheville. Free. Info and reservations: www. chyten-asheville.com or 505-2495.

Adventures in Africa • TU (1/24), 6-7:30pm “Life on Safari: Adventures in Africa” will be hosted by Hendersonville Sister Cities at Henderson County Public Library, 301 N. Washington St. Info: www.hendersonvillesistercities.org.

Asian-American Weekly Social • WEEKLY - These regular meetings allow Americanborn Asians to share experiences with those of similar backgrounds, learn more about Asian culture and meet new people. Must be 21. Foreign-born Asians welcome. Info and location: sueannaj@gmail.com.

Backgammon Club • TH (1/19), 6pm - Hosted by Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St. Beginners welcome; bring a Backgammon board.

Info: www.wallstreetcoffeehouse.webs.com.

Building Bridges • MONDAYS (1/23) through (3/19), 7-9pm

- “Building Bridges: Going Beyond Racism through Understanding and Respect” will be held at 121 Hendersonville Road.

Info and registration: www. buildingbridges-asheville. org or 777-4585.

Celebration for Holly Jones • TH (1/26), 5:30-8:30pm - The YWCA will celebrate Holly Jones’ 16 years of service and promotion to Southeast region manager at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. All are welcome. Info: www.ywcaofasheville.org or 254-7206.

Chorus Rehearsals • TUESDAYS, 7:30pm Land of the Sky Chorus will hold rehearsals at Francis Asbury UMC, 725 Asbury Road, Candler. New singers and guests welcome. Info: www.ashevillebarbershop. com or 866-290-7269.

Coupon Class • Through TU (3/27), 7-8pm - A coupon class will be offered every other Tuesday at the Old Armory Recreation Center, 44 Boundary Street in Waynesville. $10. Info and registration: nicole2k@aol. com or 456-9207.

Crochet Slipper Socks Class • TH (1/19) & TH (1/26), 6pm - Learn to crochet in the round and create a textured, rib-like cuff. Bring worsted weight yarn and an H or G hook. Participants should be comfortable with basic crochet stitches before joining the class.

Held at A-B Tech. Info and registration: www1.abtech. edu/ce/registration.

Evergreen Information Session • TH (1/26), 5-7pm - Families interested in learning about Evergreen Community Charter School are invited to an information session to hear an overview of available programs, including expeditionary learning, environmental education, adventure PE and crew. Info: www.evergreenccs.org.

Financial Goal Workshop • TH (1/19), noon-1pm - A class on saving and setting financial goals, for women only, will be held at OnTrack WNC, 50 South French Broad Ave. Free. Info and registration: 255-516.

Homebuyer Education Class • SA (1/21), 9am-3pm - A two-part homebuyer education class, offered

by OnTrack, will be hosted at Glen Rock Depot, 64 Clingman Ave. $35. Info: www.ontrackwnc.org.

International Association of Administrative Professionals • TH (1/26), 5:30pm - The International Association of Administrative Professionals will present a program on work/life balance at Arden First Baptist Church, 3839 Sweeten Creek Road. www.iaaplandofthesky.org.

Italian Conversation Class • FRIDAYS through (1/20), 10-11am - An Italian conversation class will be offered at Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. $40. Info: 6920575.

Laughing Place Forest Faerie Crafting Circle • TUESDAYS, 1-4pm - This free crafting circle is held weekly rain or shine. Bring your own crafting supplies and projects, extra materials for swap and skills and interests to share. Held in Fairview. Info and location: 707-0154 or http://avl. mx/8b.

Lessons in Leadership • TU (1/24), 5pm “Lessons in Leadership” will feature motivational speaker Brian Biro. Held at UNCA’s Kimmel Arena. $20. Info: www.wncleaders.com.

Money Buddies Series • THURSDAYS through (2/16), 5:30-7pm - “Money Buddies Series” partners women struggling with financial independence as part of this six-week series.

Held at OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling, 50 South French Broad Ave. Info: www.ontrackwnc.org.

Money Management Class • TUESDAYS through (1/24), 5:30-8pm - A three-part series on money management and financial independence will be held at OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling, 50 South French Broad

Ave. Info: www.ontrackwnc.org.

Money Management for Women • TU (1/24), 5:30-7pm & TH (1/26), noon-1pm - “10 Rules of Money Management,” a program for women, will be held at OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling, 50 South French Broad Ave. Info: www.ontrackwnc.org.

Mural Meeting • WE (1/25), 6pm - A meeting to discuss the proposed mural in Magnolia Park will be held at the Montford Community Center, 34 Pearson Drive.

Info: druggiero@ashevillenc.gov or 259-5815.

Pan Harmonia Get-Together • TH (1/19), 5:30-6:30pm - Pan Harmonia will host a get-together at a private studio. Info, directions and registration: info@panharmonia.org or 505-7259.

Public Lectures & Events at UNCA Events are free unless otherwise noted.

• TH (1/19), 7pm “Celebrating Life in the Mountains” will discuss native plants and natureinspired garden elements in UNCA’s Reuter Center. Info: 251-6140.

• FR (1/20), 11:25am - “Political Revolution: The Atlantic World,” with Tracey Rizzo and Ellen Pearson, associate professors of history, will be held in Lipinsky Auditorium. Info: 251-6808.

—- 11:25am - “Poverty and Plenty,” with Shirley Browning, professor of economics, will be held in the Humanities Lecture Hall.

Info: 251-6808.

• MO (1/23), 11:25am - “Egypt,” with Gary Nallan, associate professor of psychology, will be held in the Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: 251-6808. —11:25am - “What Middle Ages? The Golden Age of

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mulch clearing, underbrushing, views, pasture restoration, and more.

Muslim Civilization,” with Ann Dunn, humanities lecturer, will be held in Lipinsky Auditorium.

Textile Study Group • WE (1/18), 5:30-7pm - “Textiles and Natural Dyes in India,” with Catharine Ellis, textile artist and educator. This study group will explore what Ellis learned during a recent trip to West Bengal, India. Held at HandMade in America, 125 S. Lexington Ave., Suite 101. Info: http://www.handmadeinamerica.org.

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Located at 362 Depot St. Info: www.fineartsleague. org or 252-5050.

• MONDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Open drawing class with live models. $7/$5 students.

WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility • FR (1/20), 12:30-2pm - A meeting of WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility will be held at a private home.

Directions: www.wncpsr. org.

Dance Beginner Swing Dancing Lessons (pd.) 4 week series starts first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm. $12/ week per person. • No partner necessary. Eleven on Grove, downtown Asheville. Details: www.

SwingAsheville.com Bharatanatyam Classes • Adult • Children (pd.) Bharatanatyam is the sacred classical dance form of India. Adult and children’s classes now forming. Traditional Kalakshetra Style. • DakshinaNatya Classical Arts. Riverview Station. • Call Tess: (828) 301-0331. Learn more: www.riverviewstation.com

Clogging and Irish Step Dance Classes (pd.) For Tiny Tots, Kids, Teens and Adults: Mondays at Joyful Noise Community Music and Arts Center in Weaverville. $10/class.

Registration/Information: (828) 712-7559. joyfulnoisecenter.org Dance Classes • WEEKLY - Dancing Feete and Ballroom Dance Center, 2682B Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, hosts intermediate waltz and foxtrot classes, along with salsa and East Coast swing for beginners. Info, days and times: 674-5253 or dancingfeete@bellsouth.net.

Dinner and Mountain Circle Dance • FR (1/20), 6-8pm - A dinner and mountain circle dance will be held at Asbury Memorial UMC, 171 Beaverdam Road. Info: 253-0765.

Southern Lights SDC Held at the Whitmire Activity Building, 301 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville.

Info: 883-5706.

• SA (1/21), 7pm “Hawaiian Luau: Halfway Dance.” Advanced dance at 6 p.m.

Eco Red, White and Water • WE (1/18), 5:30-7pm - Asheville Green Drinks and Appalachian Voices present “Red, White and Water,” a discussion about water conservation and the history of the environmental movement. Held at Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Ave. Info: www.ashevillegreendrinks. com.

RiverLink Events Info: www.riverlink.org or 252-8474.

• TH (1/19), 11:45am-2pm - A bus tour of the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers will depart from the Asheville Area Chamber of

FBRMPO invites the public to participate in the Human Services Transportation Plan Update 2012 for Buncombe, Haywood and Henderson Counties.

Human Services Transportation plan will help the region identify the unmet transportation needs for the elderly, disabled individuals and low-income individuals seeking access to jobs and job training.

The following public input meetings are scheduled around the region: • Buncombe County: January 24th, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Pack Memorial Library, Lord’s Auditorium, 67 Haywood Street, downtown Asheville; February 1st, 5:30 PM-7:00 PM, during Green Drinks at the Posana Café, downtown Asheville • Haywood County: February 7th, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Haywood Community Connections, 81 Elmwood Way, Waynesville • Henderson County: February 14th, 9:30 AM-1:00 PM, Kaplan Auditorium, Henderson County Public Library, 301 N Washington Street, Hendersonville Final adoption to take place at the FBRMPO TAC meeting on March 29th, 2012, 12:30 PM, at Land-of-Sky offices. http://www.fbrmpo.org/transit_and_tsm/hst_plan Email mpo@landofsky.org or call 251-6622 xt 127 with questions

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The Science of Oil and Gas Exploration • TH (1/19), 4:30-6pm - “The Science and Technology of Oil and Gas Exploration” will be presented at UNCA’s Reuter Center. Info: 251-6140.

Festivals Blowing Rock Winterfest • TH (1/26) through SU (1/29) - Blowing Rock Winterfest will feature a chili cook-off, polar bear plunge and music throughout the weekend in downtown Blowing Rock.

Info: www.blowingrockwinterfest.com.

Gardening Ikenobo Ikebana Society The Blue Ridge Chapter of Ikenobo Ikebana Society (Japanese Flower Arranging) meets monthly at St. John’s in the Wilderness Parish House (Rt. #225 South and Rutledge Road) in Flat Rock. Info: 696-4103.

• TH (1/19), 10am Monthly meeting will focus on Wabi Sabi.

Terrarium Workshop • TH (1/26), 10am - Explore new trends in the art of terrariums with Mary Martin. Held at the Bullington Center, 33 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville. Bring a glass container; all other materials provided for participants to make their own. Info and registration: www.bullingtoncenter.org or 698-6104.

Kids Aerial Kids Class (pd.) Every Sunday 3-4pm and every Thursday 5-6pm .Sign up or contact us at www.aerialspace.org or 828.333.4664 Using low

hanging static trapeze, aerial sling, aerial fabric, and lyra this class is a fun aerial playground. All classes are taught over safety mats with hands on spotting by experienced aerial instructors. Our emphasis on safety and proper technique allows students to have loads of fun while learning body awareness and building self confidence.

Affordable Family Fun For Winter! (pd.) Sweet Tee mini Golf indoors at Biltmore Square Mall. 10 hole course,Toddler Course, Game Area, Putt Bowling, FREE Events. Look us up 4FUN! (828) 333-1152. www.SweetTeeMiniGolf. com Art and Poetry Contest for Kids • Through FR (3/9) - RiverLink will accept submissions from children in grades pre-K through 12 for the Voices of the River Art and Poetry Contest through March 9. Info: www.riverlink.org or 252-8474.

Hands On! This children’s museum is located at 318 North Main St., Hendersonville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm.

Admission is $5, with discounts available on certain days. Info: www.handsonwnc.org or 697-8333.

• Through FR (1/20) Curiosity Week will feature art projects, word searches, mazes and more.

• WE (1/18), 10:30am Book ‘n Craft.

• WE (1/25), 10:30am - Crazy chemistry will focus on “jewel and gem goop” for ages 3 and older.

Registration required.

• TH (1/26) - Snowflakemaking activities will be offered throughout the day.

Kid’s Club at the YMCA • SATURDAYS, 2:30pm - Kid’s Club is an opportunity for children to learn, play and make new friends.

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Open to children ages 7-15.

Held at 30 Woodfin St. Info: www.ymcawnc.org/centers/asheville.

Lake James State Park N.C. Highway 126. Info: 584-7728.

• SA (1/21), 1pm - A children’s story about bats and a bat craft will be offered in the Catawba River Area basement. Ages 4 and up.

Mother Goose Story Time • MONDAYS & SATURDAYS, 10:30-11am - Sweet Tee Mini Golf will host Mother Goose Story Time at the Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road.

1 1/2 years and under, siblings welcome. Info: 333-1152 or www.sweetteeminigolf.com.

School Dance • FR (1/20), 7-9pm - A school dance for grades 3-5 will be held at the Old Armory, 44 Boundary St., Waynesville. $5. Info: 4562030.

Smith-McDowell House Museum Period rooms grace this antebellum house on the campus of A-B Tech Community College, 283 Victoria Road. Info: education@wnchistory.org or 253-9231.

• SA (1/21), 10:30am - The Crafty Historian: Oh, Pioneers! will feature hands-on activities, stories, a barn dance and pioneer crafts to take home. $5 children/adult chaperones free. Reservations suggested. Inclement weather date: Jan. 28.

Outdoors Lake James State Park N.C. Highway 126. Info: 584-7728.

• SA (1/21), 10am - A waterfowl workshop will depart from the Paddy’s Creek Area office. Bring warm clothes and binoculars, if possible.

• SU (1/22), 1pm - A discussion of winter wildlife feeding will be held in the Catawba River Area basement classroom. —- 2pm A class about animal tracks and signs will be held in the the Catawba River Area basement classroom.

Registration required.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland • SA (1/21), 10am - An easy-to-moderate hike on the Mountains-to-Sea trail will meet at MP 381.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Bring water, a snack and be prepared for inclement weather. Registration and weather updates: 2985330.

Performance & Film Song O’ Sky Show Chorus (pd.) TUESDAYS, 6:45pm - Rehearsal at First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) 20 Oak Street Asheville 28801.(Enter Fellowship Hall-lower level). Guests welcome. Contact: www. songosky.org Toll Free # 1-866-824-9547.

The New York Studio of Stage and Screen in Asheville (NYS3) (pd.) Ten Professional Instructors from NYC and LA. Twenty-seven unique classes and workshops in theatre, film, and design.

(917) 710-2805. www. nys3.com The New York Studio for Stage and Screen in Asheville (NYS3) (pd.) Open House Saturday, January 21, 2012 2:006:00pm. 2002 Riverside Drive (Riverside Business Park) Studio-O Asheville, NC 28804. www.nys3.com Free Acting Class The New York Studio for Stage and Screen (NYS3) (pd.) Will be offering a free acting class on Monday 1/23 from 7:00-10:00pm

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RSVP at info@nys3.com. www.nys3.com. (917) 710-2805.

AmiciMusic AmiciMusic is an Ashevillebased chamber music organization dedicated to intimate performances in non-traditional spaces.

• FR (1/20), 7:30pm - The Power of Four, piano quartets by Mozart and Faure, will be performed at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St. $20/children free.

Info: daniel@amicimusic. org or 505-2903.

• SA (1/21), 7pm - An additional performance will be held at a private Grove Park house. $35 includes food and wine.

Reservations required.

• SU (1/22), 4pm - An additional performance will be held at First Baptist Church, 63 N. Main St., Weaverville. $15/children free.

• TH (1/26), 7pm - A final performance will be held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105 Montreat Road. $15/$5 students.

Asheville Community Theatre Located at 35 E. Walnut St. Tickets and info: www. ashevilletheatre.org or 2541320.

• TH (1/26), 7:30pm - “Wigging in a Winter Wonderland: Tales From the Snowpocalypse” will be presented by Tom Chalmers. $10.

Asheville Playback Theatre $10/$5 students (but no one turned away). Info: http://avl.mx/6x.

• FR (1/20), 8pm Playback on Broadway will feature improvised personal stories provided by the audience at the Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St. Pay-what-you-will. Info: www.ashevilleplayback.org or 274-8315.

Blue Ridge Orchestra Info: www.blueridgeorchestra.org or 650-0948.

• WEDNESDAYS, 79:30pm - Open rehearsals for the Blue Ridge Orchestra will be held most Wednesdays in the Manheimer Room of UNCA’s Reuter Center.

Free. Call for confirmation.

Classic World Cinema Foreign Film Series Presented by Courtyard Gallery, 109 Roberts St., Phil Mechanic Studios, River Arts District in Asheville.

Info: Cranky Hanke’s Reviews under “Special Showings,” www.ashevillecourtyard.com or 2733332.

• FR (1/20), 8pm - Grin Without a Cat (France 1977) by Chris Marker.

Come Together and Create • FR (1/20), 8pm & SA (1/21), 6:30pm - “Come Together and Create,” a celebration of local performing artists, will be held in UNCA’s Carol Belk Theatre. Fri. free/Sat. $8/$6 in advance. Info: www. unca.edu or 251-6600.

DePue Brothers Band • TH (1/19), 8pm - DePue Brothers Band (bluegrass, classical and rock) will perform at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 South Pack Square. $30/$25 student/$12 children. Info: www.dwtheatre.com or 257-4530.

Dirt! The Movie • WE (1/18), 6-8pm Transition Hendersonville will screen Dirt! The Movie at Black Bear Café, 318 Main St., Hendersonville.

Free. Info: www.transitionhendersonville.com.

Jam Session • 3rd SATURDAYS, 1-3pm - An old time jam session will be held at Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S. 441. Info: www.nps. gov/grsm.

Kimberly Cann • WE (1/18), 12:45pm - Kimberly Cann (piano) will perform in UNCA’s Lipinsky Auditorium. Free. Info: 251-6432.

NC Stage Company 15 Stage Lane in downtown Asheville. Info: 239-0263 or www.ncstage.org.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (1/19) until (2/4), 7:30pm - Fight Girl Battle World, “the story of E-V, the last human female in all the known galaxies.”

Matinee performances offered at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday. Pay-what-youcan day Jan. 21 at 2 p.m.

Black Mountain Center for the Arts • SA (1/21), 7:30pm - One Leg Up (gypsy jazz) will perform at Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State St. $10 donation at the door. Info: 669-0930.

Performances at Diana Wortham Theatre Located at 2 South Pack Square. Info: www.dwtheatre.com or 257-4530.

• SA (1/21), 8pm - Susan Werner and David Wilcox (folk). $30/$25 student/$12 children.

Sierra Hull • SA (1/21), 7:30pm - Singer/songwriter Sierra Hull (bluegrass) will perform at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, 1913 Hickory

Blvd., Lenoir. Sweetbriar Jam opens. $15. Info: www.sierrahull.com or www.broyhillcenter.com.

Slice of Life Comedy • TH (1/19), 8:30pm - Stand-up comedy and booked open mic. Free snacks, drink specials and a raffle for charity will be provided for $5.

Professional video taping available for performers.

Held at Pulp, below the Orange Peel, 103 Hilliard Ave. Info and booking: sliceoflifecomedy@gmail. com.

Stingrays • FR (1/20), 10:30pm - Rehab will perform at Stingrays, 2914 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. $15.

Info: www.stingraysmaggievalley.com.

Theater at WCU Unless otherwise noted, all performances take place at the Fine and Performing Arts Center. Tickets and info: http://fapac.wcu.edu or 227-2479.

• TU (1/24), 7:30pm - A staged radio adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. $10.

Seniors Events at Pardee Hospital All programs held at the Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Free, but registration is required unless otherwise noted.

Info and registration: www. pardeehospital.org or 6924600.

• TU (1/24), 1-3pm Health insurance guidance for seniors.

Fab Friday • FR (1/20), 11:30am - Fab Friday, with rheumatologist Ellison Smith, will be presented in UNCA’s Reuter Center. Info: unca. edu/ncccr or 251-6140.

Fitness Class for Seniors • MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS through (3/23), 11amnoon - Fitness classes for seniors will focus on swimming, cardio and weight training. Held at Waynesville Parks and Recreation Center, 550 Vance St. Free with membership or admission. Info: 456-2030.

Spirituality Aquarian Compassionate Fellowship (pd.) Metaphysical program inspired by spiritual growth topics of your choice.

Meditation, potluck, St. Germain live channeled

piano music. • Second and Fourth Wednesday.

6:30pm. • Donation. (828) 658-3362.

Asheville Center for Transcendental Meditation (“TM”) (pd.) Discover why TM is the world’s most effective and scientifically validated meditation technique.

Clinically proven to boost brain function and reduce anxiety, depression, addiction, and ADHD. Allows you to effortlessly transcend the busy, agitated mind to experience inner peace and unbounded awareness. • Free Introductory Class: Thursday, 6:30pm, 165 E. Chestnut • Topics: How meditation techniques differ • Meditation and brain research • What is enlightenment? (828) 254-4350. www.MeditationAsheville. org Astro-Counseling (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

Bharatanatyam Classes (pd.) Bharatanatyam is the sacred classical dance form of India. Adult and children’s classes now forming. Traditional Kalakshetra Style. • DakshinaNatya Classical Arts. Riverview Station. • Call Tess: (828) 301-0331. Learn more: www.riverviewstation.com Compassionate Communication (pd.) Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication.

Great for couples! Group uses model developed

by Marshall Rosenberg in his book “Non-violent Communication, A Language of Life.” Free.

Info: 252-0538 or www. ashevilleccc.com. • 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 5:006:15—Practice group for newcomers and experienced practitioners.

Events To Uplift Humanity With Bill Bowers (pd.) Bill Bowers Guidance: Connect with Spirit in a private or group session.

• Contact Bill: (828) 2169039 or visionsjtf@hotmail. com • www.billbowersguidance.com Mindfulness Meditation Class (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and

presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241. www.billwalz. com. Mondays, 7-8pm – Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation.

Ananda Marga Yoga • TUESDAYS, 7pm Ananda Marga Yoga hosts weekly meditation, chanting and philosophy sessions at 22 Ravenscroft Drive. Free.

Info: 989-6227.

Bible Study at The Cove • TUESDAYS, 9:45am & 6:30pm - A free women’s Bible study will be hosted at The Cove at The Billy Graham Training Center, 1 Porters Cove Road. An optional lunch is available at the morning class. All are welcome. Info and registration: www.thecove.org or (800) 950-2092.

Chant for the Planet • 4th SUNDAYS, 1-4pm - Soka Gakkai International invites the public to “chant for the planet” as part of this large and diverse Buddhist organization. Held at French Broad Coop, 90 Biltmore Ave. Free. Info: www.sgi-usa.org.

Cloud Cottage Sangha Location: 219 Old Toll Circle in Black Mountain.

Info: www.cloudcottage.org or 669-0920.

• WEDNESDAYS, 67:30pm & SUNDAYS, 8-10am - Weekly meetings will feature seated and walking meditation, Dharma talks and chanting.

Dharma Class • TUESDAYS, 7pm - Dharma class with Venerable Pannavati Bhikkuni. All are welcome; by donation. Held at 60 Caledonia Road #B (the carriage house behind the Kenilworth Inn Apartments).

Info: 505-2856.

First Congregational Church in Hendersonville Fifth Ave. West at White Pine St., Hendersonville.

Info: 692-8630 or www. fcchendersonville.org.

• SU (1/22), 9:15am - “Implications of the Marriage Amendment: Legal, Psychological and Social” will be presented by Clay Eddleman as part of the adult forum series.

Meditation in the Kriya Yoga Tradition • SUNDAYS, 9 & 11am; THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - The Center for Spiritual Awareness will host meditation in the Kriya

yoga tradition for spiritual and personal growth. By donation. Info and location: www.csa-asheville.org or 490-1136.

Spiritual Law of Consciousness • SU (1/22), 11am12:30pm - “Soul is the thinker of thoughts. The consciousness responds when directed by Soul, which is beyond all thought, beyond all matter, space and time.” Held at Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Road. Info: www. eckankar-nc.org or 2546775.

Unity Center Events Located at 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: www.unitync. net or 684-3798.

• WEDNESDAYS through (1/25), 7pm - “Prosperity: Living a Life of Joy and Abundance,” a five-week seminar on inner peace and financial freedom, will be presented by Dan Beckett.

Love offering.

• SU (1/22), 12:45pm - Friendship potluck. Bring 6-8 servings of main dish, salad or desert.

Unity Church of Asheville Located at 130 Shelburne Road. Info: www.unityofasheville.com or 252-5010.

• TUESDAYS, 2-4pm - A Search For God A.R.E. Study Group.

• SUNDAYS, 11am Spiritual celebration service —- 12:30-2pm - A Course in Miracles study group.

Spoken & Written Word Attention WNC Mystery Writers • TH (1/19), 6pm - The WNC Mysterians Critique Group will meet at Atlanta Bread Company, 633 Merrimon Ave #A. For serious mystery/suspense/ thriller writers. Info: www. wncmysterians.org or 7125570.

Books and Bites • TH (1/19), 11:30am - Rose Senehi will speak about her latest novel, Render Unto the Valley, at the Lake Lure Inn’s Books and Bites Literary Luncheon. 2771 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure. $25 benefits the Mountains Branch Library. Info and reservations: 625-0456.

Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS - Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n FV = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484)

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

fatty acids as well as a number of vitamins and minerals. Moral of the story: Keep pigweed conThe Macy’s ad I saw in the newspaper had a One way or another, you will be more famous in tained — don’t let it grow out of control — and blaring headline: “Find Your Magic 2.0.” The the coming months than you’ve ever been before. it will be your friend. Does anything in your life items that were being touted to help us discover That might mean you’ll become better known fit that description? our upgraded and more deluxe sense of magic or more popular . . . or it could take a different were luxurious diamond rings. The cheapest turn. To tease out the nuances, let’s draw on was $2,150. I’m going to try to steer you in Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Famous.” “The river As he approaches his 70th birthday, retiree and another direction in your quest to get in touch is famous to the fish. // The loud voice is famous Michigan resident Michael Nicholson is still with Magic 2.0, Aries. I do believe you are in to silence, / which knew it would inherit the earth hard at work adding to his education. He’s got an excellent position to do just that, but only if / before anybody said so. // The cat sleeping on 27 college degrees so far, including 12 master’s you take a decidedly non-materialistic approach. the fence is famous to the birds / watching him degrees and a doctorate. Although he’s not an What does your intuition tell you about how from the birdhouse. // The tear is famous, briefly, “A” student, he loves learning for its own sake. to hook up with a higher, wilder version of the to the cheek. // The idea you carry close to your I nominate him to be your role model for the bosom / is famous to your bosom.” (Read the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Your opportunities primal mojo? whole poem here: bit.ly/FamousToWhom.) for absorbing new lessons will be at a peak. I

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

The U.S. Constitution has survived 222 years, longer than the constitution of any other nation on the planet. But one of America’s founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, might have had a problem with that. He believed our constitution should be revised every 19 years. Personally, I share Jefferson’s view. And I would apply that same principle of regular reinvention to all of us as individuals — although I think it should be far more frequently than every 19 years.

How long has it been since you’ve amended or overhauled your own rules to live by, Taurus?

Judging by the astrological omens, I suspect it’s high time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) “It is respectable to have no illusions — and safe — and profitable and dull,” said author Joseph Conrad. Taking our cue from his liberating derision, I propose that we protest the dullness of having no illusions. Let’s decry the blah gray sterility that comes from entertaining no fantastic fantasies and unreasonable dreams. How boring it is to have such machine-like mental hygiene! For this one week, Gemini, I urge you to celebrate your crazy ideas. Treasure and adore your wacky beliefs. Study all those irrational and insane urges running around your mind to see what you can learn about your deep, dark unconsciousness. (P.S.: But I’m not saying you should act on any of those phantasms, at least not now. Simply be amused by them.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Three famous actresses formed the British AntiCosmetic Surgery League last year. Rachel Wiesz, Kate Winslet, and Emma Thompson say they believe people should be happy with the physical appearance that nature gave them. Is it rude of me to note that unlike most of the rest of us, those three women were born gorgeous? It’s easy for them to promise not to mess with their looks. Do you ever do that, Virgo? Urge other people to do what’s natural for you but a challenge for them? I recommend against that this week. For example: If you want to influence someone to change, be willing to change something about yourself that’s hard to change.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) I predict major breakthroughs in your relationship to intimacy and togetherness in 2012, Libra — if, that is, you keep in mind the following counsel from psychologist Dr. Neil Clark Warren: “Attraction and chemistry are easily mistaken for love, but they are far from the same thing. Being attracted to someone is immediate and largely subconscious. Staying deeply in love with someone happens gradually and requires conscious decisions, made over and over again.” (Read more

by Warren here: tinyurl.com/WiseChoices.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

hope you take full advantage of all the teachings that will be available.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The Bible addresses the subjects of money and possessions in about 2,000 verses, but devotes only 500 verses to prayer and 500 to faith.

As you know, my advice in these horoscopes usually tends to have the opposite emphasis: I concentrate more on spiritual matters than materialistic concerns. But this time, in acknowledgment of the specific cosmic influences coming to bear on you, I’m going to be more like the Bible. Please proceed on the assumption that you have a mandate to think extra deeply and super creatively about money and possessions in the coming weeks. Feel free, too, to pray for financial guidance and meditate on increasing your cash flow.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Here’s one of my favorite quotes from American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson: “I hate quotations. Tell me what you think.” The current astrological omens suggest that this is an excellent message for you to heed. It’s crucial for you to know your own mind and speak your own thoughts. It’s smart to trust your own instincts and draw on your own hard-won epiphanies.

For best results, don’t just be skeptical of the conventional wisdom; be cautious about giving too much credence to every source of sagacity and expertise. Try to define your own positions rather than relying on theories you’ve read about and opinions you’ve heard.

Purslane is a plant that’s also known colloquially as pigweed. It’s hearty, prolific, and spreads fast.

In a short time, it can grow out-of-control, covering a large area with a thick carpet. On the other hand, it’s a tasty salad green and has a long history of If you were a medieval knight going into battle being used as a cooked vegetable. As a medicinal with a full suit of armor, the advantage you had herb, it’s also quite useful, being rich in omega-3 Why did Mark Gibbons strap a washing machine from the metal’s protection was offset by the to his back and then climb to the top of Mount extra energy it took to haul around so much Snowdown in Wales? He did it to raise charity extra weight. In fact, historians say this is one money for the Kenyan Orphan Project. If, in the reason that a modest force of English soldiers coming weeks, you try anything as crazy as he defeated a much larger French army at the Battle did, Pisces, make sure it’s for an equally worthy of Agincourt in 1415. The Frenchmen’s armor cause. Don’t you dare take on a big challenge Imagine that one of your heroes was much bulkier, and by the time they slogged simply to make people feel sorry for you or to comes to you and says, “Teach through muddy fields to reach their enemy, demonstrate what a first-class martyr you can me the most important things they were too tired to fight at peak intensity. The be. On the other hand, I’m happy to say that you you know.” What would you say? moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned: To could stir up a lot of good mojo by wandering FreeWillAstrology.com. win a great victory in the coming weeks, shed as into previously off-limits zones as you push past many of your defense mechanisms and as much the limitations people expect you to honor. © Copyright 2011, 2012 Rob Brezsny of your emotional baggage as possible.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

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n SS = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 250-6488) n Library storyline: 250KIDS. • TH (1/19), 2:30-4pm - Book club: A Clearing in the Distance by Witold Rybczynski. SS —- 7pm - Book club: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner. FV City Lights Bookstore Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva. Info: more@ citylightsnc.com or 5869499.

• TH (1/19), 10:30am - Coffee with the Poet will feature Michael Revere.

• SA (1/21), 7pm - Robin Whitley will read from her book Southern Closet and discuss the benefits of journaling.

Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St. Info: www.malaprops.com or 254-6734.

• TH (1/19), 7pm “Discover the special significance of your birthday and the card associated with it,” short astrological readings with Robert Lee

Camp. —- 7pm - Stitchn-bitch.

• FR (1/20), 7pm - Pisgah Review editors will read from their recent works.

• SA (1/21), 3pm - Jay Rubenstein will read from his latest book Armies of Heaven: The First Crusade and the Quest for the Apocalypse.

• SU (1/22), 3pm - Jubal Tiner and Steve Mitchell will read from their new collection of short stories.

• TU (1/24), 7pm - The All Romance All the Time book club will discuss His at Night by Sherry Thomas.

• TH (1/26), 7-8pm - Life coach David Lamoureaux will discuss his book Recycling Your Past.

Judith Toy • SU (1/22), 2-3:30pm - Judith Toy will read from her new book Murder as a Call to Love, A True Story of Transformation and Forgiveness at Jubilee!

Community Church, 46 Wall St. Donations accepted. Info: www. murderasacalltolove.com or 669-6000.

Sports Adult League Kickball • Through MO (3/12) Registration for Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation’s adult kickball league will run through March 12. $30. Info: jay.nelson@ buncombecounty.org or 250-4269.

Jus’ Running Weekly coach-led runs.

Meet at 523 Merrimon Ave., unless otherwise noted. Info: www.jusrunning.com.

• MONDAYS, 6pm - Fivemile group run, 10-11 minutes per mile.

•TUESDAYS, 6:30pm - Run from the store to the UNCA track for a maggot track workout. There will also be a post-workout get together at a local restaurant.

•WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Eight-mile group run.

•THURSDAYS, 6pm - Eight-mile run from Jus’ Running store.

N.C. Flag Football Union Registration

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• Through SU (3/18) - The new North Carolina Flag Football Union (NCFFU) is currently accepting team and free agent registrations for its inaugural statewide kickoff. Info and registration: www.ncffu.org.

Spin Class • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 5:306:30pm - A spin class will be offered at Waynesville Recreation Center, 550 Vance St. Daily admission charge/free for members.

Info: recaquatics@ townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030.

YWCA Club W Open House • MO (1/23), 4-7pm - The YWCA Club W open house will feature mini-fitness classes and door prizes.

Held at the YWCA, 185 S. French Broad Ave. Info: www.ywcaofasheville.org or 254-7206.

Zumba Class • THURSDAYS, 6:10-7pm - Zumba classes will be offered by the Asheville Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St. Advance registration suggested.

$10. Info: Rochelle@jccasheville.org or 253-0701.

ZumbaPump • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 6pm This weekly class consists of 30 minutes of cardio dance followed by 30 minutes of toning with light weights. Bring your own mat. Held at 1070 Tunnel Road, Suite 30. $6. Info: lesliearcpt@gmail.com.

Volunteering Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC Located at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Room 213, in the United Way building.

The organization matches children from single-parent homes with adult mentors. Info: www.bbbswnc. org or 253-1470.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks people to mentor one hour a week in schools and after-school sites. Volunteers age 18 and older are also needed to share outings in the community twice a month with youth from singleparent homes. Activities are free or low-cost. Info:

www.bbbswnc.org or 253-1470. Information session Jan. 25 at noon at the United Way building, S. French Broad Avenue, Room 213.

Cell Phone Donation • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS, 8am-5pm - RiverLink will accept unwanted cell phones at its offices, 170 Lyman St. Info: www.riverlink.org or 252-8474.

Center for New Beginnings • The Center for New Beginnings seeks volunteers for community awareness and services for crime victims and survivors of traffic fatalities, suicides and other death-related incidents.

Info: contact@centerfornb.org or 989-9306.

Children First/CIS Children First/CIS is a nonprofit advocating for children living in vulnerable conditions. Info: VolunteerC@childrenfirstbc.org or 768-2072.

• Through TU (5/1), 2:305:30pm - Volunteers are needed at least one hour per week, Mon.-Thurs.,

to help K-5th graders with homework and activities.

Info: VolunteerC@childrenfirstbc.org or 768-2072.

Council on Aging • Volunteers are needed to drive seniors to doctor appointments as part of the Call A Ride program.

Volunteers use their own vehicles and mileage reimbursement is available.

Info: www.coabc.org or 277-8288.

Fabric Needed for Donated Quilts • St. Mark’s Lutheran Church seeks large pieces of fabric (82” x 64”) to make quilts for charity.

Drop off at 10 N. Liberty St. Info: 263-0043.

Foster Parenting Classes • TUESDAYS through (3/13), 6-9pm - A 10 week class for potential foster parents will meet the training requirements for becoming a foster parent. Free. No commitment required. Info and location: familiesforkids@buncombecounty.org or 250-5868.

Hands On AshevilleBuncombe Choose the volunteer opportunity that works for you. Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision. Info: www. handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project.

• WE (1/18) - 6-8pm - Cookie Night: Help bake cookies for hospice patients at CarePartners’ John Keever Solace Center.

Supplies provided.

• TH (1/19), 6:30-8:30pm - OnTrack: Copy and collate packets for distribution to individuals and families that benefit from OnTrack’s various financial assistance programs.

• SA (1/21), 10am-1pm & TH (1/26), 4-6pm - Fair-Trade Stock-Up: Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fair-trade retail store that sells handcrafted items made by artisans in more than 30 developing countries.

• SU (1/22), 2-3pm - Knitn-Give encourages knitters of all skill levels to make hats for the Buncombe County Dept. of Health’s Community Health Program and Homeward Bound of Asheville.

• MO (1/23), 4-6pm - Help tidy and organize the play rooms of the family visitation program.

• MO (1/23), 7-8:30pm - Help bake homemade cookies for families who are staying at the Lewis Rathbun Center, which provides free lodging for families from out of town who have a loved one in an area hospital.

• TH (1/26), 6-8pm - Help sort and pack food at MANNA Food Bank to be given to agencies serving hungry people in 17 Western North Carolina counties.

Name That Creek • Ideas sought for the “Name That Creek” project, sponsored by RiverLink.

Info: volunteer@riverlink. org.

New Opportunities Thrift Store • The Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway in Hendersonville, seeks donations for the New Opportunities Thrift Store.

Volunteers also needed during store hours. Info: 692-0575.

Partners Unlimited • Partners Unlimited, a program for at-risk youth between the ages of 10 and 18, seeks volunteers for its fundraiser and program committee. Info: partnersunlimited@juno.com or 281-2800.

Road to Recovery • The American Cancer Society seeks drivers to provide transportation to cancer patients as part of its Road to Recovery program. Volunteers must be available weekdays and willing to use their own vehicle. Info: 254-6931.

Upcycling Bin • Hip Thrift, 201 Haywood Road, will collect and distribute clothing as part of its upcycling program.

Donations of old, stained or torn items will be given to local crafters to be turned into something new.

Clothes can be donated or picked up Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Info: info@hipthrift.org or 423-0853.

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What: A swing concert, featuring The Western Wildcats, to benefit Homeward Bound of Asheville’s A HOPE Day Center.

Where: The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave. When: Sunday, Jan. 22 from 6-9 p.m. A two-step dance lesson will precede the concert at 5:30 p.m. $10 donation. hbofa.org or 252-8883.

Why: Winter is a particularly terrible time to be homeless.

The rain, snow and ice are treacherous for all of us, but imagine having no place to take refuge. Homeward Bound of Asheville believes that “homelessness is solvable” and “housing is the answer.” Its programs strive to help the homeless population get off the streets and find permanent homes.

This weekend’s concert will raise funds for A HOPE Day Center, a branch of Homeward Bound of Asheville. A Hope is WNC’s only center for people who have no place to spend their days, according to the organization. The initiative helps clients fill out housing applications and provides phone numbers and answering machines to those searching for work.

It is open Monday through Sunday, from early morning until midnight. Approximately 200 people visit A HOPE each day.

This important program needs funds to continue its work.

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The Western Wildcats, featuring Vollie McKenzie and Kari Sickenberger, will support Homeward Bound of Asheville with its honky-tonk Western swing. Kari will teach a two-step lesion at 5:30 p.m. and The Western Wildcats will take the stage immediately afterward. The concert is an easy way to help people in need while having a good time.

Homeward Bound of Asheville served 3,161 people last year, proving it to be a successful and much needed program. So get on your dancing shoes and lend a hand.

Want to hear what it’s like to succeed after homelessness?

Go to avl.mx/8t for an audio documentary about Patrick Littlejohn, a formerly homeless musician who pulled himself out of poverty through music.

benefitscalendar CALENDAR FOR JANUARY 18 - 26, 2012 Contra Dance Fundraiser • SA (1/21), 6:30-10pm - A contra dance fundraiser will benefit the Mountain Heritage High School Ecology Club’s recycling and water-quality monitoring program.

Held at Burnsville Elementary School, 395 Burnsville School Road. $5. Info: 682-4030.

Drama Department of East Henderson High • TH (1/19), 7pm - A performance of Terra Nova will benefit the drama department of East Henderson High at Flat Rock Playhouse’s downtown location, 125 South Main St., Hendersonville. $10/$5 students. Info: 6974768.

“Drop Your Pants” Clothing Drive • Through TU (1/31) - “Drop Your Pants” clothing drive invites the public to donate jeans and pants to benefit Interfaith Assistance Ministry. Held at 10 Presbyterian Church Road, Mills River. Info: 891-7101.

Heritage Tree Sale • Through SA (2/11) - A heritage tree sale, to benefit ECO, will offer apple, chestnut, peach and other trees.

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Limited quantities; early reservations suggested. $25.

Info: www.eco-wnc.org or 692-0385.

Homeward Bound Fundraiser • SU (1/22), 5:30pm - The Western Wildcats will perform at the Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave., to benefit Homeward Bound’s A HOPE Day Center. $10. Info: www.hbofa.org or 258-1695.

Isaac Dickson Hot Chocolate 10K • SA (1/21), 9am - The Hot Chocolate 10K and Kids Hill Climb will benefit Isaac Dickson Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization. Departs from 125 Hill St. Advance online registration required. Info: www. hotchocolate10k.com.

Owen High Theater Department Benefit • FR (1/20), 8pm - A benefit for Owen High School’s theater and music departments will be held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105 Montreat Road. $10. Info: www.whitehorseblackmountain.com.

Rummage Sale • SA (1/21), 8am-noon - A rummage sale, to benefit Asheville Middle School’s 8th grade trip, will be held at

197 S. French Broad Ave. Items will include toys, baby clothes, electronics, books and more. Info: 350-6200.

Special Olympics Benefit • SATURDAYS through (2/11), 11am-8pm - Sweet Tee Mini Golf will raise funds for the Special Olymics at Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road #590. Nine holes for $3. Info: jay.nelson@buncombecounty or 250-4260.

Winesdays • WEDNESDAYS, 5-8pm - Winesdays wine tastings will benefit a different organization each week at the Wine Studio of Asheville, 169 Charlotte St. $5. Info: www. winestudioasheville.com or 255-5955.

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newsoftheweird Lead story Obsessions: (1) Don Aslett, 76, recently opened the Museum of Clean in Pocatello, Idaho, reflecting his lifelong devotion to tidying up. Highlights include several hundred pre-electric vacuum cleaners plus interactive exhibits encouraging kids to clean their rooms. In December, Aslett told London’s Daily Mail that people who don’t understand his dedication must never have experienced the satisfaction of making a toilet bowl sparkle. (2) Dustin Kruse, age 4, is so knowledgeable about toilet models and plumbing mechanics that the Kohler Co. gave him an advanced, dual-flush commode for Christmas.

Dustin has been known to explain toilet technology to other Kohler showroom visitors.

$764,825 to study how college students use mobile devices for social networking (which Silicon Valley entrepreneurs surely have already done). Also on the list: $15.3 million in continuing expenses for Alaska’s notorious “bridge to nowhere” (widely ridiculed in 2005 but apparently refusing to die).

Chutzpah!

Convicted serial rapist Steven Phillips was exonerated in 2008, one of a continuing string of wrongly convicted Dallas-area “criminals” proved innocent by DNA testing. Under state law, he was awarded about $4 million, tax-free, for his 25 years behind bars. Recently, Phillips’ ex-wife filed a petition demanding a portion — even though the couple had been divorced for the last 17 years of his incarceration, and the ex-wife had remarried • Predator drones, an important anti-terrorism and had a child. (She claims Phillips originated weapon in Afghanistan, Yemen and other coun- the divorce, and that she’d given up on him only tries, helped catch stateside cattle rustlers in June. because of his “disgusting” history as a “peeping After being arrested, the rustlers jumped bail and Tom” and flasher.) holed up on their vast ranch near Lakota, N.D., but the Department of Homeland Security used an unarmed predator to pinpoint their location, trig- (1) Dan D’Amato, 45, partying in an Orlando, gering a raid that ended without bloodshed.

Fla., motel room in December, was accidentally • Government Inaction: India’s legendarily plod- shot by a stranger who was having a dispute ding government bureaucracy had long stymied with another partygoer. As his wounded hip was Hakkul, a snake charmer whose conservation being treated at a hospital, doctors discovered and permit had been authorized at one level but removed two “huge” tumors in D’Amato’s abdodelayed locally. In November, the exasperated men that had so far gone unnoticed. The tumors Hakkul walked into the land-revenue office in weren’t cancerous, but if they hadn’t been found, Harraiya with several sacks of snakes (including they would soon have disabled him. (2) At a home cobras), turning them loose as clerks and visitors in Taylorsville, Utah, in December, one housemate climbed furniture or fled. “Almost all” the snakes accidentally shot another while chasing a mouse have since been rounded up, recent news accounts in the kitchen. Police then discovered a 13-yearreported.

• In December, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control old girl hiding in a closet. A third housemate, Paul warned about the dangers of Campylobacter jejuni Kunzler, 28, was arrested and charged with carbacterial infections on sheep ranches whose work- rying on a months-long sexual relationship with ers employ an old-fashioned castration method. her.

The CDC strongly urged them to use modern tools rather than biting off the sheep’s genitals.

• In December, Sen. Tom Coburn’s latest list of the John Whittle, 52, was charged in December with most “unnecessary, duplicative and low-priority” robbing a Wells Fargo Bank in Port Richey, Fla. federally funded projects included: $75,000 to pro- Police said Whittle ordered a beer at the Hayloft mote awareness of Michigan’s role in producing Bar shortly after 1 p.m., then excused himself, Christmas trees and poinsettias; $48,700 to pro- returning a few minutes later to finish his beer. In mote Hawaii’s Chocolate Festival; $113,227 for a the interim, they said, he’d walked to the bank and video-game preservation center in New York; and robbed it.

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Clichés come to life (1) In November, a 28-year-old New York City man quietly excused himself the morning after his wedding, took a taxi to a Harlem River overlook, and jumped to his death. The man’s suicide note said he “couldn’t take it anymore.”

(2) In December, Luna Oraivej, 37, sued the creator of an anger-management course a Seattle court had ordered her to take the year before to settle a domestic-violence charge. A fellow attendee stabbed her in the arm during a classroom dispute triggered by a video of “Dr. Phil” the instructor was playing.

Least-competent criminals Rookie Mistake: Tyechia Rembert, 33, was arrested and charged with robbing a Burger King drivethrough cashier in York, Pa., in December. After making a clean getaway, she called the restaurant to reassure herself that none of the witnesses had noted her car’s license-plate number. None had, but police then used cell phone records to trace the call.

Update In June, Shelby, Ohio, police arrested Peter Bower, based on evidence he’d had sex with his dog, “Maggie,” and had written her “love” letters.

By November, however, prosecutors frustrated by the state’s lack of an anti-bestiality law were willing to settle for minimal punishment. The only law Bower could have been charged under, they explained, is “animal cruelty,” and they might have had trouble showing harm to the apparently adored dog. (At the time of Bower’s arrest, a search had uncovered human/animal pornography and a life-sized, inflatable sheep.)

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parenting from the edge by Anne Fitten Glenn

Improving what young kids eat I’ve heard of lots of ways to get young kids to eat healthier — from pureeing vegetables and adding them to pizza sauce, to using cookie cutters to make food into fun shapes.

But the Rainbow in my Tummy program is one of the best models I’ve come into contact with to encourage toddlers to eat healthy foods.

After all, what kid doesn’t want a rainbow in her or his tummy? I was almost inspired to eat some green peas when I saw RIMT in action at Mountain Area Child and Family Center in Swannanoa. Almost.

The idea is that children at MACFC and several other preschools in the area get access to a wide variety of healthy and yummy foods while at school (up to two-thirds of some children’s weekly food intake is at their day care centers). Each food that the kids eat is grouped according to color. The students can chart the colors they eat (that’s the rainbow part — see photo). The goal is to decrease child obesity while increasing vitamin and mineral levels through a diet rich in “a rainbow of colors” for the wee-est ones up to age 5.

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The program was developed by Leslie Blaylock, MACFC operations director, and Susan Patrice, former MACFC kitchen manager in 2008.

“Both the teachers and the kids were initially resistant,” Blaylock says. “The teachers would say, ‘Kids aren’t going to eat eggplant.’”

But the kids in this program do eat eggplant, and happily. Seventy-five percent of the 92 children at MACFC are classified as low income, but none of them are classified as obese. Yet 16 percent of Buncombe County’s low-income children ages 2 to 4 are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

There was also resistance from some kitchen staff to the changes, according to Blaylock. The RIMT goal is the eliminate trans-fats and high fructose syrup and serve non-processed whole foods. Cutting up fresh vegetables instead of opening a can requires slightly more prep time when cooking for lots of eaters. But the results seem worth it.

“The program’s awesome, and I’ve seen lots of change in the kids’ eating habits,” says Jenny Edgmon, who has been the MACFC kitchen manager for a year. “I would never have expected some of the foods they love, like lentil curry and turkey meatballs and salads. I get call-backs for more salad all the time.”

The program also encourages family-style meals. Children eat with their teachers in their classrooms.

“Everyone’s eating the same foods and the teachers are modeling good food choices,” Blaylock says. “We want to make mealtimes a happy, positive time for our kids.”

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Color me healthy: The students are all smiles when they have Rainbows in their Tummies. Photo by Anne Fitten Glenn “We’ve learned that kids will eat the same foods as grownups, especially if those foods are introduced early,” Blaylock adds.

Nor are meals rushed. Children are encouraged to take their time eating.

“A factor that plays into obesity includes kids throwing down non-substantial empty calories in a rushed manner,” notes Blaylock.

So far, Blaylock and Patrice have helped five other WNC childcare centers implement RIMT, including the YWCA, the Irene Wortham Community, Kaleidoscope Child Care, Eliada Child Development Center and Hominy Baptist Church. The program has received funding

from The United Way and Mission Hospitals to expand to other childcare centers in 2012 as well.

I asked one 4-year-old what her favorite food is. “Peas!” she answered.

Guess it’s unfortunate Rainbow in My Tummy wasn’t around when I was that little.

Want to try Rainbow in my Tummy yourself? On Monday, Jan. 23 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, MACFC is hosting an open house that will include a lunch for families with children ages 0-5. RSVP required. For more information or RSVP, call 298-0808 ext. 105 or email shackett@macfc.org.

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Pap smears are key to combating cervical cancer by megan dombroski As an Owen High senior, Hali ledford watched through tears as a hairdresser cut her mother’s long, brown locks before they were lost to chemotherapy. sherry ledford was diagnosed with stage four cervical cancer in the spring of 2008; despite a full hysterectomy, she died less than a year-and-a-half later. Even with short hair, Hali recalls, her mother was the most beautiful woman she’d ever seen.

“I got through my first year of college at UNCA, and mom got sicker,” she wrote in her testimonial for the American Cancer Society. “I didn’t think my time with her would ever run out, but it did. That summer she got really sick and couldn’t fight anymore. On July 27, 2009, I lost the most important person in my life.”

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, reminding women about the importance of regular pelvic exams for HPV and cervical cancer prevention. Every year, Ledford tries to increase awareness of the disease that took her mother’s life.

“The first January that my mom passed, I made teal-and-white ribbons and handed them out to all our family members to wear on our shirts, because you don’t see that ribbon often,” Ledford reveals.

“People are used to seeing the pink ribbon for breast cancer or red ribbon for AIDS awareness, but when people see that ribbon and ask, ‘What is that for?’ you can say ‘cervical cancer awareness,’ and then they know.”

In 2011, about 12,710 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed, and 4,290 women died from the disease, the American Cancer Society estimates.

Between 1955 and 1992, the cervical cancer death rate in the United States dropped 70 percent due to increased use of Pap smears. Regular pelvic exams can help doctors catch cell abnormalities before they become cancerous and diagnose cervical cancer when it’s more treatable. During the exam, doctors look at the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus where it joins the top of the vagina, and collect a sample of cells using a small brush.

Ledford believes regular checkups could have caught her mother’s cancer before it was so advanced. “She wasn’t getting them regularly. When I talk about cervical cancer awareness, one thing I stress is for women to have regular Pap smears, because it does save lives,” she explains.

“If my mom had had one just a year earlier, she would probably still be here.”

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Many women postpone gynecological visits because of the potential discomfort and awkwardness surrounding pelvic exams.

“People don’t like to think about, talk about or have doctors do anything about ‘down there,’” notes Amy lanou, associate professor of health and wellness at UNCA. Misconceptions can also hinder reproductive health. “There are myths, like you only need gynecological exams if you’re sexually active. But those parts are still there and being used even if you’re not,” she explains.

Another source of confusion is the role of HPV, a common sexually transmitted infection. Although more than 99 percent of cervical cancer diagnoses are related to HPV, the virus doesn’t cause the disease, and not all cervical cancers are related to sexual activity, the Cancer Society stresses.

Another barrier could be the recent change from recommending annual Pap smears to one every other year, starting at age 21. Lanou believes that may have been a mistake. “I understand, from a public-health standpoint, why they’ve done that: to save money. And there’s not a big difference between a year and every other year. But I think individuals hear they don’t have to have it as often, and that decreases the importance of it.”

Anyone nervous about getting a first Pap smear should try visiting Planned Parenthood with a friend for support, she suggests.

“They’re there to help you, and doctors are too, but somehow it’s just a little friendlier.

There are people there who aren’t the doctor or the nurse who will understand what’s going to happen,” Lanou explains. “People hear Planned Parenthood and they think it’s all about contraception or abortion, when really it’s about good gynecological care.”

For Ledford, the fear of cancer outweighs a few minutes of discomfort. “As uncomfortable as a Pap smear is, going through cancer treatments is a million times worse,” she points out. “It’s not only hard on yourself, it’s difficult on everybody around you. Once you’ve seen someone go through cancer, it’s always in your head.”

Last March, as part of her own healing process, Ledford got a tattoo on her back honoring her mother and promoting cervical cancer awareness. “It never fails. Someone will ask me what the history behind my tattoo is,” she notes. “I’m more than proud to say, ‘This is a cervical cancer ribbon, and the dove is for my mom.’ Usually someone will follow that up with, ‘Can you tell me more?’ And I’m glad to say yes.” X Megan Dombroski is a senior journalism student at UNCA.

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Are You Trying To Force Yourself To Change? (pd.) Emotional Brain Training (EBT) is a structured program that addresses the Emotional Root Cause of using Food, Alcohol/Drugs, Overspending, Overworking to feel pleasure, numb out, and/or comfort and soothe ourselves. • Create a healthy lifestyle that promotes self compassion, brain health and grounded joy. Call 231-2107 or empowering.solutions@yahoo.com or visit website: www.ebt.org Crystal Energy Healing (pd.) To restore balance and bring relaxing peacefulness, generating heightened awareness, personal development, transformation and a deep sense of wellbeing. Kim Hageman, DD, DMP, CLT. By appointment: (828) 275-2755. www. acrystalsanctuary.com Health LifeStyle Coaching Program (pd.) Ready for a change? Want to feel better? Need support and motivation?

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Contact Gloria @ healthwatcher15@ gmail.com. Visit: http://gloria-coppola. healthcoach.integrativenutrition.com The REAL Center (pd.) Offers life-changing skills including Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Radical Honesty, and Somatic Awareness. Learn to stay centered in any situation, be flexible without being submissive, and more. $120/8-session class in Asheville with Steve Torma, 828-254-5613. http://www.theREALcenter.org 28-Day Challenge • TUESDAYS through (2/21), 6:307:30pm - A 28-day challenge to improve healthy food consumption will be hosted

by Greenlife Grocery, 70 Merrimon Ave. Registrations suggested and available at customer service desk. Info: adam. budd@wholefoods.com.

Eat and Move to a Healthy Weight • WE (1/18), noon - Learn strategies to lighten up at the Hominy Valley Welcome Table at Francis Asbury United Methodist Church, 725 Asbury Road, Candler. Held as part of the Healthy Hominy Valley Lunch ‘n’ Learn Series.

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Events at Jubilee!

Located at 46 Wall St. Info: www.jubileecommunity.org or 252-5335.

• TU (1/24), 7-9pm - “Love the Skin You Are In: Natural Skin Care for All.” $10 donation.

Events at Pardee Hospital All programs held at the Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Free, but registration is required unless otherwise noted. Info and registration: www.pardeehospital. org or 692-4600.

• MONDAYS & THURSDAYS, 9:30am; WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 3pm - Flu vaccine. $25. Registration not required.

• Free blood pressure screenings will be offered throughout the week. Call for times. Appointment not required.

• TH (1/19), 8:30-10am - Ask the Dietitian.

• FR (1/20), 9-10am - A1c screening for diabetics. Fasting not required. $20.

• SA (1/21), 10am-12:30pm - NAMI Four Seasons business meeting, for those with mental illness and their loved ones. Registration not required.

• WE (1/25), 8-10am & SA (1/28), 9-11am - Cholesterol screening. Fasting required. $20.

• WE (1/25), 3:30-5pm - Celiac support group. Registration not required.

Free Health Consultations • TUESDAYS, 1-6pm - The Faith Community Nurse will be at SOS Anglican Mission, 370 N. Louisiana Ave. Suite C-1, to discuss health concerns, assist with resources, provide free blood pressure screenings, pray with the public or “just spend time together.”

Coffee and refreshments provided. Info: 768-0199.

High Intensity Laser Therapy Demonstration • TU (1/23), 5:15-6pm - A demonstration of High Intensity Laser Therapy will be offered at Fairview Chiropractic Center, 2 Fairview Hills Drive. Info: www. fairviewchiropracticcenter.com.

How to Stay Young Lecture • WEDNESDAYS, 5pm - “How to Stay Young: the first 100 years,” held weekly at Fairview Chiropractic Center, 2 Fairview Hills Drive. Free. Info: www. fairviewchiropracticcenter.com.

Medicare Choices Made Easy • FRIDAYS, (1/20) & (1/27), 2-4pm - “Medicare Choices Made Easy” will be offered by N.C. Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program at UNCA’s Reuter Center. Free. Advanced registration: 277-8288.

Qigong • THURSDAYS, 1:45-3pm - Level one Qigong class will meet at the Lakeview Clubhouse, 401 S. Laurel Circle Drive, Black Mountain. $10. Info: 669-8610.

Red Cross Events & Classes Red Cross holds classes in CPR/first aid for infants, children and adults; babysitter training; pet first aid; bloodborne pathogens; swimming and water safety; and lifeguarding. All classes held at chapter headquarters, 100 Edgewood Road. To register call 258-3888, ext. 221. Info: www.redcrosswnc.org. : Bloodmobile Drive dates and locations are listed below. Appointment and ID required.

• WE (1/18), 9:30am-2pm - Blood drive: 199 College St. Info and registration: 231-3055.

Vegan Favorites • SA (1/21), 10am-noon “Strengthening Winter Vegan Favorites” will be offered at Natural Import Company, 9 Reed St. $30/$25 in advance. Info: 299-8657.

Support Groups Adult Children Of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families ACOA is an anonymous 12-step, “Twelve Tradition” program for

women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Info: www.adultchildren.org.

• FRIDAYS, 7pm - “Inner Child” meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: 989-8075.

• SATURDAYS, 9:45am - “There is a Solution” meets at Unity Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River.

Info: 749-9537.

• SUNDAYS, 3pm - “Living in the Solution” meets at The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St. Open big book study. Info: 989-8075.

• SUNDAYS, 2pm - Inner Child study group meets at 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton. Info: 648-2924.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - “Generations” meets at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. 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: www.wnc-alanon.org or 800286-1326.

• WEDNESDAYS, 5:45pm - An Al-Anon meeting for women will be held at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. at Gracelyn Road.

Newcomers welcome.

• WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am - “Daytime Serenity,” Pardee Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. —- 7pm - Al-Anon meeting at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. at Gracelyn Road.

Newcomers welcome. —- 8pm “Listen and Learn,” St. John’s Episcopal Church, 339 S. Main St., Marion.

• THURSDAYS, 6pm - An Al-Anon meeting for women will be held at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3020 Sweeten Creek Road. Newcomers welcome.

• THURSDAYS, 7pm - “Parents of Children with Alcoholism,” West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road. —- 7pm - Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road, Flat Rock. —- 8pm - Fletcher United Methodist Church, 50 Library St., Fletcher.

• FRIDAYS, 12:30pm - “Keeping the Focus,” First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. —- 5:30pm - “Family Matters,” First United Church, 66 Harrison Ave., Franklin. —- 8pm - “Lambda,” Cathedral of All Souls, 9 Swan St. • SATURDAYS, 10am - “One Day at a Time,” First Baptist Church, Buncombe and 5th Avenues, Hendersonville.

—- 10am - “Grace Fireside,” Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. —- 10am - “Saturday Serenity,” St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte Street at Macon Avenue. —- noon - “Courage to Change,” Bess Sprinkle Memorial Library, Weaverville.

• MONDAYS, noon - “Keeping the Focus,” First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. —- 6pm - “Attitude of Gratitude,” Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. —- 7pm - Meeting at First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain. —- 7:30pm - Meeting at First

wellnesscontinued United Methodist Church, Jackson and Church Streets, Sylva. —- 8pm - “Discovery,” Ledger Baptist Church, U.S. 226 near Bakersville. —- 8pm - Meeting at Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road.

• TUESDAYS, 4pm - Grace Church, 242 Highway 107 N., Cashiers.

—- 5:30pm - “Steps to Recovery,” Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road. —- 7pm - “One Day at a Time,” First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. —- 8pm - Transylvania men’s meeting, Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, 249 E. Main St. Autism Parent Support Group • 4th THURSDAYS, 6-8pm - Meet parents of children with autism, share your experiences and learn from others. RSVP by 3rd Thursday to ensure childcare. Held at St. Gerard House, 718 Oakland St., Hendersonville. Info: www.stgerardhouse.com.

CAPES Support Group • MO (1/23), 5-6:30pm - Caring for Aging Parents Education and Support (CAPES) meets monthly at Mission Hospital’s Wellness Resource Center, 50 Doctor’s Drive, Asheville. CAPES serves anyone caring for or concerned about an aging parent or adult. Info: 277-8288 or 213-4542.

Co-Dependents Anonymous A fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.

• SATURDAYS, 11am - Meeting at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 779-2317 or 299-1666.

Debters and Underearners Anonymous • MONDAYS, 7pm - The local chapter of Debtors Anonymous, a 12-step program, meets at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road.

Underearners Anonymous meets at 8pm.

Info: www.debtorsanonymous.org, underearnersanonymous.org or 704-299-8909.

DivorceCare • WE (1/18), 6:30pm - DivorceCare, a support group for those experiencing separation or divorce. Held at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 200 Mount Carmel Road.

Info: 254-4688.

Eating Disorder Family Support Group • 3rd SATURDAYS, 10-11:30am - A support group for family members of individuals struggling with eating disorders will be held at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. Info: 337 4685.

Eating Disorder Support Group Individuals are welcome to come to one or all of the support groups. Info: www. thecenternc.org or 337-4685.

• 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.

Events at Pardee Hospital All programs held at the Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Free, but registration is required unless otherwise noted. Info and registration: www.pardeehospital. org or 692-4600.

• WEDNESDAYS, noon-1:30pm & 5:30-7pm - Vet Center Out Station, a support group for veterans. Registration not required.

• WE (1/18), 10-11:30apm - Diabetes support group. Registration not required.

—- noon-1pm - Sjogren’s syndrome support group. Registration not required.

—- 1-3pm - Myasthenia Gravis support group. Registration not required.

• TH (1/19), 6:30-8pm - Us Too, a support group for men with prostate cancer and their significant others. Registration not required.

• MONDAYS, 2-3pm - “It Works,” a 12step program for individuals struggling to overcome food addiction. Registration not required. Info: 489-7259.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous • THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous will meet at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road. Info: 989-3227.

Grief Support Groups • CarePartners’ bereavement support services are available to anyone who has suffered a loss through death. Weekly grief support groups, a relaxation group, a Grief Choir, Yoga for Grievers and oneon-one counseling available. Donations accepted. Info: kcaldwell@carepartners. org or 251-0126.

Magnetic Minds • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm-9pm - A meeting of Magnetic Minds, the local chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, provides support, information and advocacy for those with mood disorders. Friends and family welcome. Held at 1314F Patton Ave. Info: 318-9179 or www.magneticminds.weebly.com.

Marshall Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting • FRIDAYS, 8pm - AA meeting at Marshall Presbyterian Church, 165 South Main St. Info: soletpj@gmail.com.

NAMI Connection Support Groups • WEEKLY - The National Alliance on Mental Illness Connection Groups support recovery for people living with mental illness. Groups are held 1st Saturdays at 10am, 2nd and 4th Mondays at 11am and 3rd Tuesdays at 6pm. All groups meet at 356 Biltmore Ave. Info: www. namiwnc.org.

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, 6pm - A support group for men.

• TUESDAYS, 7pm - A support group for women.

Overeaters Anonymous A fellowship of individuals recovering from compulsive overeating. A 12-step program.

• THURSDAYS, noon-1pm - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road. Info: 298-1899.

Pot Luck Parents • Pot Luck Parents seeks foster parents to form a support group. Date, time and location to be determined. Info: leighlo@ yahoo.com or 226-3876.

Sexaholics Anonymous • DAILY - A 12-step fellowship of men and women recovering from compulsive patterns of lust, romance, destructive relationships, sexual thoughts or sexual behavior. Daily Asheville meetings. Call confidential voicemail 237-1332 or e-mail saasheville@gmail.com. Info: www. orgsites.com/nc/saasheville SLAA (Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous) • SATURDAYS, 10-11am - Do you want to stop living out a destructive pattern of sex and love addiction over which you

are personally powerless? This 12-stepbased recovery program meets at 20 Oak St. Info: www.slaafws.org or ashevilleslaa@gmail.com.

Transgender Support Group • Looking for a safe environment to explore your gender? Everyone is welcome to a transgender support group, offered on a sliding scale. Info, dates and location: mgeesee23@gmail.com WNC Adoption Network • TH (1/19), 6-8pm - Adopted? Curious about search and reunion, how to find birthparents, what’s next after reunion or legal and medical issues? Come to learn, share or just observe. Held at Magnolias Restaurant, 26 East Walnut St. Open to adoptees and birthparents. Info: www.

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WNC Brain Tumor Support Welcomes family as well as the newly diagnosed and longer-term survivors. Info: www.wncbraintumor.org or 691-2559.

• 3rd THURSDAYS, 6:15-8pm - WNC Brain Tumor Support Group will meet at MAHEC Biltmore Campus, 121 Hendersonville Road, Asheville.

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The center will research and test ASAPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theory of food-system change, an idea grounded in the conviction that local food has the power to contribute to the greater good. ASAP preaches a gospel that insists local food can strengthen local economies and farms, encourage sustainable agriculture and improve both individual

Initial support for the center (to be located at existing ASAP headquarters) is being provided by donors as well as the USDA Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program and the National Institute of Food and Agricultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.

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by Mackensy lunsFOrD Oxygen, along with extreme temperatures, vibration and sunlight, is the enemy of wine. One local oenophile’s big idea is fighting the good fight for fresher, “greener” wine and to stay on the forefront of her trade.

“It’s sexy, right?” Baden says. “But it’s all lipstick on the pig, so to speak. What’s inside is what’s important.”

From those gleaming taps, lines impermeable to oxygen run to pony kegs — six red, six white. “The gas [that pushes the wine through] is sort of what they use to push Guinness, a combination of nitrogen and CO2. Oxygen will never touch this wine,” Baden says. “They’ve worked diligently on the technology side to make sure that what comes out of the keg is not affected, and that means a fresher product for my customers,” she says.

So why keg wine? Wine Spectator reports that the growth of the popularity of wine on tap in the U.S. is “explosive,” though Europeans have been doing it for eons.

Though tap wine seems to be catching on everywhere, it’s primarily popular in larger cities among a younger generation of wine drinkers who are more likely to spend their money on “greener” products. And tap wine is greener wine; the kegs are reusable and eliminate the need for labels, corks and bottles. Each keg represents approximately 26 bottles of wine

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Carla Baden, the owner of Santé Wine Bar, closed the place for renovations at the start of the new year, reopening less than a week later as a taproom — but not in the way you might think. Santé now boasts a gleaming, $10,000 stainless-steel wine kegerator, becoming the first wine bar in North Carolina to offer a “real” draft-wine system (she offers a small selection of beer on tap, too). The dual-zone machine (enabling reds and whites to be served at their ideal respective temperatures) sports 12 elegantly shaped tap faucets.

i’D taP that Not only does Santé have an innovative wine-tap system, the wine bar also offers beer on tap, says owner Carla Baden. in a lighter package, reducing shipping costs and fuel consumption.

There are economic benefits to offering wine on tap, too. From a labor standpoint, filling a glass from a spout is quicker than opening bottle after bottle, meaning less bartenders can serve more people faster.

Recyclable packaging, no corks or caps and no label artwork also mean less cost to the winemaker, a savings that gets passed on to the consumer. And with kegs, the waste from pouring out bottles that have been open too long is eliminated. “I hate pouring stuff down the drain, of course — I mean, who wants to do that?” Baden says.

The kegs need to be returned to the winemaker for refilling, says Baden, so Santé will initially pour mostly West Coast wines from their taps. “Getting the kegs back and forth from Europe, obviously, is a little bit more challenging,” she says. A

local distributor carries recyclable kegs from Austria, however. Once you’re done with the keg, you simply put it in a recycling bin.

Wines from other regions will still be available from the bottle at Santé, but the big deal is the new tap system, which are now flowing with a handful of quality new-world wines. It’s all in the name of staying on the forefront of wine technology.

“This is a giant leap for me,” she says.

“As a small-business owner, I’ve had to borrow more money to make all this happen, of course. I’ve had to re-evaluate my commitment to Santé, to our wine program and to getting out there on the leading edge of how [wine] is done — and where it’s going.”

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The big idea with local restaurants this year is going green, and we’re not talking about collards and kale.

In an effort to achieve Green Certified Restaurant status through the national Green Restaurant Association, member businesses from Asheville Independent Restaurants are installing (or have already put into place) solar panels to heat water.

Sound like a small step? According to ENERGY STAR, restaurants use about 2.5 times more energy per square foot than other commercial buildings. Heating water for cooking and washing dishes is a large part of that equation.

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Board of Science and Technology’s Green Business Fund, will aid the restaurants’ efforts toward increased energy efficiency and conservation.

AIR-member Posana Café is one of only eight GRA-certified restaurants in North Carolina. Tupelo Honey Café (downtown and south) and The Green Sage (downtown) are also certified. Seventeen AIR restaurants will utilize funds from the grant, helping to make the Asheville dining scene — a tourist draw in its own right — one of the greenest in the nation.

Not all restaurants are stopping at solar panels (in fact, most of them aren’t). The Market Place (an AIR-member restaurant that paid for its own solar panels out-ofpocket) installed a new concrete bar made with sand from the French Broad River as part of a recent renovation. The restaurant

also boasts new recycled-bamboo floors, reused hardwood butcher-block table tops and high-efficiency refrigeration and lighting, says chef and owner William Dissen.

The Market Place also recycles, uses local farm products and is working to coordinate with Danny’s Dumpster to compost daily and uses green cleaning supplies.

Dissen was named one of “40 chefs under 40” by the Mother Nature Network for sustainable restaurant practices and was awarded as a “Seafood Watch Ambassador” by the Monterey Bay Aquarium for his use of sustainable seafood.

And, he points out, he’s married to an environmental engineer. If only our spouses could count toward grants.

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The Family Bike Ride One Saturday afternoon Mom suggests a bike ride through the countryside to enhance “quality time and family bonding.”They don their funny little biking outfits and start taking the back-roads towards Swannanoa following the“bike route”signs. As they round a corner near Riceville they see a man aiming a rifle at a pig. Pop! — A well placed shot and the hog drops like a feed sack. They slow in horror as a young boy on a tractor hoists the hog by its back legs while an elderly lady slits the throat to bleed it out. Paralyzed

with disbelief they watch as the pig is lowered into a scalding vat. A few minutes later the hog is removed from the vat and several young children swarm the lifeless carcass with jar lids scraping off the hair.

We’ve got to get out of here,”screams Mom.“The children will have nightmares about this horrible afternoon.”They promptly leave the area feeling lucky to escape with their lives.

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raw deal: Oysters on the half-shell are among the dinner offerings at Blue Water Seafood, now open until 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. File photo

Blue Water seafood expands into dinner service Craving straight-up and very fresh seafood come suppertime? Blue Water Seafood on Charlotte Street is now open for dinner.

The pilot concept for the dinner menu is a simple one, says owner Tracy Griffin. “Initially, it’s going to be like Vinnie’s Raw Bar in Charlotte — lots of steamed shrimp, oysters, lobsters, clams, mussels, crab legs, lobster rolls, soups, gumbos and étouffée.”

The restaurant already does a brisk lunch business, with a menu of salads, steamer buckets, sandwiches and a cioppino that the restaurant’s website promises “will knock your socks off” (we can confirm that it’s quite good).

Blue Water Seafood limits alcohol offerings to beer and wine for now, but a liquor license is coming, Griffin says. She adds that no reservations will be accepted for the tiny space — seats are first-come, first-served. That approach adds to the intentionally casual feel of the eatery, says Griffin. “It’s super laid back. We just want everybody to relax and have a good time,” she says.

And after dinner, guests can purchase a little piece of the coast to take home with them, says Griffin. The seafood market remains open to diners and walk-in business alike until 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. “Most of our customers said that, yes, it would be nice to be able to come in late and get fish,” she says.

Griffin reports a substantial growth for the business since the Charlotte Street location opened (the Griffins opened the original Blue Water Seafood in Hendersonville in 2009). “We’ve been doing two or three times [the business] we did last year, every day,” she says. She credits the brisk business in part to the food trifecta that Blue Water Seafood forms with its neighbors, The Chop Shop Butchery and City Bakery. City Bakery is doing well enough that a third location will open on Main Street in Waynesville this year, and The Chop Shop’s customer base continues to grow daily.

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“I’ve got to tell you, with the bread and the fish and the meat, that’s a dream little block right there,” she says. Griffin says she hasn’t ruled out future expansion of her own, especially if the business continues to grow at the current rate. “You never know what the years will bring. We’d want to stay right in this neighborhood, though,” she says.  Blue Water Seafood is located at 94 Charlotte St. in north Asheville, next to the City Bakery. For more information, visit bluewater seafood.net.

Quick bites Fiore’s South, Anthony Cerrato’s second Italian restaurant, is now open for special events only — lunch and dinner are no longer being served there.

But have no fear, Asheville. The Fiore’s mini-empire is alive and well. The downtown restaurant is still open for business and the Asheville Airport serves a number of baked goods and other grab-and-go items made by Cerrato and crew. (south.fioresasheville.com) The Junction kicked off a new brunch menu on Jan. 7. The RAD restaurant is open for brunch from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The menu features chef Camp Boswell’s sweet-tea fried chicken, shrimp and grits and a spin on eggs Benedict with smoked salmon, braised collards and grit cakes.

For brunch, bar manager Sharon Wallace offers her take on the classic Bloody Mary as well as something called the Salty Dog with Luksusowa potato vodka and freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice, served on the rocks with a sea-salt rim. (thejunctionasheville.com) And welcome back to business for both the White Duck Taco Shop and 12 Bones Barbecue. The restaurants are both emerging from their long winter nap this month. 12 Bones (12bones.com) employees report back to work on Wednesday, Jan. 18 and Monday, Jan. 23 marks the return of the White Duck (whiteducktacoshop.com).

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Their goal in Asheville? Visit nine breweries in one day, then identify the local beers they’d tasted in a blind taste-test. Host Zane Lamprey and his sidekick Steve McKenna successfully visited nine breweries (partially because Lamprey says it’s easy to get around and find parking here. Of course, he lives in Los Angeles).

Find out which breweries they visited and watch the beer challenge on HDNetTV on Wednesday, Jan. 18. (HDNet networks are available nationally via DIRECTV and Dish Network and locally on AT&T UVerse, Charter Communications, Comcast and more).

Xpress caught up with Lamprey via phone last week. Here’s what this professional drinker had to say about his time in Asheville:

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pump it up: Zane Lamprey draws a pint of cask ale at Green Man Brewery.

Xpress: tell me about your asheville visit. or was it all a blur? lamprey: Well, we start out every morning sober. It was very cool, although I suppose it was a blur seeing all the places and drinking all that beer. There are not many cities where you can visit nine breweries in a day.

As a professional beer drinker it was an awesome place to visit.

Did you do anything fun other than visit our awesome breweries?

I went to Biltmore. I live in L.A., and we don’t get the opportunity to walk around many pretty places, so it was great to walk around the grounds at the Biltmore at the height of summer. you drink a lot of beer. Were any of the asheville brewed beers you tasted particularly memorable?

I remember them all. The Oysterhouse

Stout — that was interesting because I expected it to have more oyster flavor.

It was memorable because it was a well-balanced beer, which is what I consider to be good beer. I was interested that the calcium carbonate on the oyster shells made the stout work.

I like drinkability and everything I got to have in Asheville was drinkable.

We had a great time in all the places we went. Asheville’s a nice town.

Visiting a town that’s so enthusiastic about its beer is great.

Why did you choose to visit asheville?

Because it’s Beer City! I hadn’t been there before. We built that trip around Asheville. We film at four or five places on each trip. This one, we hit Memphis, Nashville, Asheville, Charlotte and Charleston and filmed in each. We’d previously filmed in Portland, Ore., your rival, so we had to hit Asheville. Asheville clearly has its own identity around beer and has a

specific drinking culture. Good beer is one component and great people are the other. Asheville and the Asheville breweries we visited had both. the most memorable part of your visit for me was after the Beer Challenge when you mixed nine asheville beers into a couple of pitchers and served them to those of us sitting behind you at the Beer Challenge...

Was that a sin or a crime?

Both, i think.

Yeah, well, I’d been drinking. actually, the mixture tasted like Fire escape — guess the jalapenos made it palatable.

The (Asheville Brewing Company) Fire Escape isn’t a beer I’d want to drink regularly. It’s a novelty, but it was interesting. I got to eat lunch with the ABC guys in the movie theater and got to taste several of their beers — they were all good. Those guys are a lot of fun.

Why is the show called Drinking made easy? isn’t drinking already easy?

That’s the joke. People know what they like, but they don’t know why they like it. Sometimes it’s a little too easy because people don’t know the difference between fermentation and distillation or different beer styles. We think the better-educated people are about what they’re drinking the more they enjoy it. We’re trying to educate people about drinking.

Catawba valley Brewing Can release After more than a year of testing and tinkering, Scott Pyatt is finally ready to release a few of his beers in cans. Pyatt, brewer and co-owner of Catawba valley Brewing Company in Morganton, will offer Firewater IPA, White Zombie Belgian White and Farmer Ted’s Farmhouse Cream Ale in the highly portable, recyclable packaging. The release party is planned for Friday, Jan. 20, at Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria at 42 Biltmore Ave. The CVBC cans also will be available that day from select retailers (Bruisin’ Ales, Weinhaus) and at The Bar of Soap, a new can-centric bar and Laundromat located at 333 Merrimon Ave. The release comes just before the first Canned Craft Beer Day, slated to occur on Jan. 24. Raise a can and say cheers, y’all!

honoring an asheville icon On the one year anniversary of Asheville artist Vadim Bora’s death, Wedge Brewing Company honored him by naming its raspberry Russian Imperial Stout in his honor. “Vadim was much more than an artist. He was an important part of the community,” says Tim Schaller, Wedge owner. “This is an excuse to keep people talking about him.” Wedge also named beers for deceased community icons Julian Price and John Payne. There will be an official naming event for the Vadim Bora Russian Imperial Stout at the Wedge on Jan. 30. X

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Hosted by Laurey’s Gourmet Foods, 67 Biltmore Ave. $35. Info: http://avl.mx/8u or 236-1282.

Cajun Cook-Off • SA (1/21), 2pm - A Cajun cook-off and Art and Oddities Auction, sponsored

by Asheville Mardi Gras, will be held at Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues, 28 Broadway St. $10 donation. Info: www. ashevillemardigras.org.

Food Policy Council • MO (1/23), 3:15-6pm - The Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council will meet at UNCA’s Health and Wellness Center. Returning attendees should arrive at 4pm. Info: wncfoodpolicy@ gmail.com.

Healthy Eating Demos

• WEDNESDAYS through (2/1) Healthy eating demos will be hosted by Greenlife Grocery, 70 Merrimon Ave. Info: 254-5440.

Indoor Winter Market • WEDNESDAYS through (4/25), 26pm - An indoor winter tailgate market will be held at Biltmore Park Town Square, 2 Town Square Blvd., Suite 170. Grand opening events Jan. 18 and 25. Info: www.asapconnections.org or 236-1282.

Long Term Food Storage • TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS, 6:30pm - Learn how to safely package foods for the future and what types of foods will store long-term.

Registration required. $25 for participant and one guest. Info & RSVP: www. maiasgarden.net or 275-6707.

Pantry Makeover Tours • WEDNESDAYS through (2/8) - Pantry makeover tours will teach participants how to stock their pantries with healthy

food. A sample grocery list, recipes and shopping guides will be provided. Held at Greenlife Grocery, 70 Merrimon Ave. Registration suggested and available at customer service desk. Info: 254-5440.

Retro Happy Hour • THURSDAYS, 5:30-8:30pm - A retro happy hour invites young professionals to wear retro clothes (optional) at The Market Place, 20 Wall St. Free. Info: lushlifemgmt@gmail.com or 515-1081.

Wine Studio of Asheville 169 Charlotte St. Info: www.winestudioasheville.com or 255-5955.

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• SA (1/21), 2-8pm - Free wine tastings will be offered throughout the day to celebrate the studio’s anniversary.

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Wearable art by local designer Stina Andersen as part of the Fringe Festival in 2008.

Asheville’s always been edgy — on the edge of either a breakthrough or a nervous breakdown, or a bit of both. The theater, architecture, history, fashion, music and food is all a part of keeping this town weird. That there is a Fringe Festival is not what’s odd, but that this first one, dreamed up by Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre artistic co-directors Susan and Giles Collard, didn’t happen until 2003.

The first Asheville FringeArts Festival had 13 performance pieces at the BeBe Theatre. These included French dancer Severine Gaubert-Rousseau and movement-and sign-language artist Shiner Antiorio in collaboration with dancer Jenni Oldham; painter Tami-Lu Barry and dancer Joyce Nash in collaboration with her brother, saxophonist Daniel Nash; and Vendetta Creme, who returns this year.

This year’s festival — the 10th — extends four days, covers three venues (one of which is mobile) and includes 23 acts. But it’s not so much that the festival has grown, it’s more about how the fringe arts (those without an obvious audience or venue, those that push the envelope in terms of media or subject matter) have, in the past decade, found space in Asheville beyond the annual festival.

Here’s a look back over the past nine Fringe Fests by artists, organizers and audience members (in their own words), and a look forward at what the 10th annual Asheville FringeArts Festival has in store.

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giles Collard, festival co-creator, artist, venue host (BeBe theatre), audience member Fringiest moments: “Men dancing outside, fully dressed for a blizzard (it was freezing), with 12-foot-long four-by-fours and a fire twirler (even the police showed up to witness it); Jim’s body being painted for three hours as he slowly moved around the BeBe stage once, then ran around in circles full speed at the end; a family, carefully eating McDonald’s food with crystal, porcelain and silverware as the ballerina waitress got fatter and fatter while a legion of waiters sung opera and cleaned everything with baby wipes. Too much fun.”

Jenny greer, artist Looking back: “When I first moved to Asheville, I played and sung ‘Nothing But Flowers’ by Talking Heads while Jim Julien held up index cards with commentary on consumerism and ate a large vat of chocolate pudding, very slowly and casually with a spoon. In 2009, Jen and the Juice was asked to perform the opening ceremony and we went all out [with] cool costumes upcycled by Glo [Babcock] and a marionette I designed and made with Hobey Ford and Lisa Sturz. J.P. Hess played his homemade modified keytar with the band.”

Why Fringe? “I think art should be shocking and thought-provoking. It’s cool to have an event that encourages and nurtures the ‘weird.’ ... A happy fetus puppet singing about how its mommy never gave it a chance to live in a happy cheery way in front of

a crocheted background. A few girls in burnt up white wedding dresses curling and silently screaming in terror and and flopping around in pain.

I found out later this was Butoh, and they were disturbingly beautifully acting out the pain of the women in India that are burned because they has sex before marriage. ...There was a person who slimed around as a caterpillar then turned into a butterfly.”

Fringiest moment: An installation of a “large chicken coop with dead/ naked chickens. Was there a lady in there covered in feathers? Was that at Fringe Fest? It was at John Payne’s Wedge studio. Ah, I love Asheville.

I’m glad my weird moments blur together.”

UNC-Asheville group human energy Field creates exotic ambient sounds.

peter Brezny, artist, videographer, audience Fringiest moment: “Being bound and gagged on stage while my ‘partner’ encouraged audience members to spank me while [I was] wearing Speedos with ‘F--k Bush’ printed on them. Yep, it was early 2005, and we were angry.”

This year: Brezny performs in an eightminute piece written by Julian Vorus in which “three men primarily speaking as a single character describe the detrimental transformation and deteriorating condition of one’s scrotum under unfortunate self-imposed circumstance.”

Aerialists heather poole and alex Berkow perform aerial lifts.

moving Women will collaborate with several artists to creating a space for the audience to move through.

Julian vorus, peter Brezny and sean David robinson have teamed up on a performance piece that is largely secret except for its reported usage of fluids.

Cripps puppets installs a Toybox Theatre featuring hundreds of toys, altered through circuit bending.

Julie Becton gillum and sarah Baird have collaborated on an interactive and traveling Butoh piece.

Vaudeville performer krisha newport serves as emcee on the LaZoom bus.

Kelly Barrow and Aaron Price perform as cabaret duo vendetta Creme.

ACDT performer and choreographer lola york has created a video titled “Nest.”

Jim Julien has created a shadow puppet story about swallowing.

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ative Butoh that will have audience moving around the theater.

Local costumer and designer organic armor crafts intricate decorative accessories, from headgear to corsets and wings. Dancer Claire Dima performs as a warrior archetype using the costume pieces. spyce, performer Looking back: “I’d witnessed [Fringe Festivals] in New York, Los Angeles and a few other cities. Each festival has its own flavor, and here it’s very dance-oriented. As a musical comedian who is not that much of a dancer, I had to figure out a way to add my own ‘spice.’ That first year I did so by creating the Fringe’s very own theme song, based on the music to ‘Fame.’”

Fringiest moment: “Last year we created an interactive experience of the filming of a TV show about fashion shows where we joined the models and designers ‘backstage.’ It all took place at an actual design studio in the River Arts District, where people played exaggerated characters of themselves. It was so much fun that I found myself talking as ‘Spyce Rivahs, Confashional’s fabulous host,’ for days.”

Irene Moon, an entomologist, performance artist, musician, playwright, actor and filmmaker, at the Asheville FringeArts Festival in 2006.

Jim Julien, artist, managing director, audience member Looking back: “Over the last 10 years, I have been so amazed and (occasionally puzzled, vexed) by the wealth of talent and experimentation in this community. Artists like Kathy Meyers Leiner, Julie Becton Gillum, John Crutchfield, Julian Vorus, Lisa Sturz and Madison Cripps are my heroes because they are always pushing the boundaries of performance. ... As a Fringe audience member, I want to be surprised and challenged by the work and every year, something mind blowing and unexpected walks through the door.”

Fringiest moment: “Last year, a electronic DIY musician from Spartanburg, Thomas Boettner, came in with a old suitcase filled with effects boxes and handmade electronic equipment and blew me away with a fierce set of ambient noise. He set the air on musical fire. It was jaw-dropping.”

Veteran Asheville drum circle participant Freedom will provide a percussion thread through the BMCM+AC show.

lindsey kelley is a local dancer and storyteller. She has choreographed a piece with her brother that deals with family.

Dashiell lewis and his group have planned an experimental music and painting mixed-media experience.

Jennifer lauzon, venue host (laZoom tour bus)

Local artists Whimzik perform “top of head puppetry” in which various characters are played by puppets that sit on top of the puppeteers’ heads.

Tap dancer Joe mohar’s piece will involve other performers and audience participation.

Local artists Amanda Levesque and Tom Kilby make up interweave.

Their improv performance examines how physically challenged people move.

A group of young hip-hop dancers from Asheville’s Urban Arts Institute make up eternity elite Dance Crew.

Looking back: “The bus has been a moving stage since 2007. There have been captivating, strange, beautiful and fringe-y acts upon it.” lisa sturz, artist with red herring puppets Fringiest moment: “Last year I performed a 10-minute shadow play called ‘Beesting’ using overhead projectors. The show won the Fringe award for breaking boundaries between personal and public expression.” (Sturz notes, “‘Beesting’ was conceived while the author was undergoing chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer. Her personal struggle becomes a metaphor for society and

Brooklyn’s Lonely Goat Dance Company performs a modern piece about bad dating decisions at this year’s Fringe Fest.

the environmental contamination of our planet.”)

Outstanding memory: “I like seeing Julie [Becton Gillum] push the limits with her Butoh dance. A woman of advancing years bare-breasted and painted white, but showing restraint, control and inner beauty.”

This year’s performance: “I am partnering with Mark Blessington, Rebecca Williams and Jerry Pope.

We are doing a piece with oversized masks and hand puppets that offers historical insight into the current economic crisis and the sentiments of the Occupy movement.” X

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Helios Cafe sits in Raleigh’s trendy Glenwood South neighborhood. Its decor is dominated by bold colors and plain metal furniture, and it’s a favorite hangout of the city’s young professionals. Woody Weatherman, bassist for institutional Raleigh metal band Corrosion of Conformity grabs a drink at the counter and then takes a seat. His eyes are hidden by a ratty trucker hat as he opens his metal MacBook. Singer and guitarist Mike Dean soon arrives, wearing a denim coat and jeans, his mechanic-inspired wardrobe making him stick out amongst the coffee shop’s smartly dressed weekday patrons.

The three men that make up CoC these days chose this location for our interview, instead of a conventional metal band spot like a bar or dingy practice space. For this band, unconventional is par for the course.

Corrosion of Conformity is one of the most mercurial loud bands in the history of North Carolina music. Emerging 30 years ago during the famous first wave of Raleigh hardcore, the band’s style was fast and dirty, grunted vocals adding additional grit to roughshod punk riffs. 1985’s famed Animosity saw a move away from that style and closer to thrash, blurring the line’s between hardcore’s tenacious assaults and metal’s menacing power. In the ‘90s, CoC hewed towards stoner metal, indulging in darkly fuzzed-out tones and adopting more blues-inspired structures.

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Dean, Weatherman and drummer Reed Mullin, the lineup that created Animosity, reunited in 2010 for the first time in 23 years.

They’ve been touring on and off while taking the time to track a new self-titled record to be released in February. It’s the band’s first LP since 2005.

“You can’t just go out and be the guys that are on the nostalgia tip,” Dean says, snacking on a power bar on Helios’ stone patio as he describes their first post-reunion outing. “You see that a lot, and it’s kind of not so good.

So we kind of insisted on having a little new material to play on the trip. We released a single on Southern Lord, so we’d have a little bit of new vinyl to sell. It was cool. People that didn’t even own a turntable would purchase it because it was an object, a beautiful object that they were confused by as to what you were supposed to do with it.”

The new LP is a behemoth, and it ranges through most every style that has defined the band’s now legendary career. Their elevated status is thrown into sharp relief by the album’s recording process. Dave Grohl, former drummer of Nirvana and leader of the Foo Fighters, invited them out to his studio in Los Angeles. There, they were the first band to record with his newly installed mixing board, rescued from Sound City Studios. It’s the same board that was used on Nirvana’s Nevermind and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. Despite the setting, Dean says the trip was a workman-like affair.

“It was very efficient,” he says. “We stayed out in Ventura county, out in the agricultural area, away from the distractions of anything really. We’d drive over the Santa Susana pass every day and see San Fernando valley go to work, put in 10 or 11 hours, drive back and then do it all again.”

Their efforts paid off in a powerful record, one that serves as a reminder of the band’s storied past while enforcing that they are very much a vibrant entity in the here and now.

“River of Stone” unites the trio’s thrashing speed with their stoner impulses, resulting in a six-minute epic that speeds through riff-fueled tantrums before crashing into heady walls of strung-out distortion. “Rat City” is a rough and ragged two-and-half-minute blast that harks back to their hardcore days while maintaining their burly metal tones. In all, it has the effect of an impressionistic history, mixing the band’s many influences into a thrilling melting pot that highlights their stylistic flexibility.

“There are people who have their certain eras of CoC that they like and that they want to hear, which is understandable,” Weatherman says. “There’s a lot of people that like all of them, that like all the incarnations. They just want to see something, you know?”

“And you find a way to disappoint them all,” Dean adds with a wry smile. Mullins and Weatherman burst into laughter. “But just enough that they talk and give us free publicity, and we ultimately prevail. That’s been our strategy since day one.” X Jordan Lawrence is editor at Charlotte-based Shuffle Magazine and a contributing writer at The Independent.

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Can Be Found: The Orange Peel, Friday, Jan. 20

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riyD: Disco Biscuits, Big Gigantic. you should go if: You’re hoping to understand women better by watching The Bachelor; you nod constantly even when you’re pretty sure you don’t really agree; the last party you had was BYOB and invited people to help you paint your bathroom and dispose of all the remaining leaves in your yard; you’re still trying to heal from … your guidance counselor telling you that “Brains aren’t everything.”

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The descriptions of fan qualities and quirks are intended to be a playful take on what’s unique about all of us. The world would be a better place if everyone went out to see more live music.

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lovestruck suckers Singer/songwriter Silas Durocher (known for his own band Everybody Knows, group project Soulgrass Rebellion and cryptic quotes like, “There are many mansions in the house of music”) returns with a new endeavor: the Lovestruck Suckers. The quartet is Durocher (singing soulful songs) backed by Opal String Quartet members Amy Lovinger (violin), Kara Poorbaugh (viola) and Franklin Keel (cello). The band’s first show is at The Grey Eagle on Thursday, Jan. 19. Holiday Childress opens. 8 p.m., $7. thegreyeagle.com.

erick Baker Knoxville-based singersongwriter Erick Baker knows his way around a love song (he also writes and sings about hope, fear and loss).

Xpress has been following his career since he debuted in 2008 with It’s Getting Too Late To Say It’s Early and opened for James Blunt at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. It’s taken Baker awhile to make his way back to Asheville (he’s been busy releasing other albums, touring and performing for U.S. service members) but now, in advance of a new spring release, he’ll play at the Altamont Theatre on Friday, Jan. 20. British singer-songwriter Callaghan also performs. 8 p.m., $10. myaltamont.com.

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clubland

where to find the clubs • what is playing • listings for venues throughout Western North Carolina CLUBLAND 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.

Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Front stage: Carey Murdock

Graveyard w/ Radio Moscow (psychedelic rock)

Jennyanykind (rock, Americana)

Barley’s Taproom

Lobster Trap

Barley’s Taproom

Rotation

Dr. Brown’s Team Trivia, 8:30pm

Valorie Miller (Americana, folk)

Alien Music Club (jazz jam)

Get Down

Black Mountain Ale House

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Jack 9 (Americana)

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, country)

Paint Fumes w/ Thee Loud Crowd & The Krektones (surf rock)

One Stop Deli & Bar

BoBo Gallery

Good Stuff

Two People Playing Music (pop, rock)

Open mic

Graviton Project w/ Molly Parti (Paper Tiger DJ set)

Burgerworx

Gene Peyroux & the Acoustalectric Pedals of Love (rock, funk, soul)

Creatures Cafe

TallGary’s Cantina

Open mic, 7-9pm

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Open mic, 7pm

Creatures Cafe

Sofia Talvik (folk, pop)

Lovestruck Suckers (Silas Durocher & Opal Strings) w/ Holiday Childress

Diana Wortham Theater

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Battle of the Songwriters w/ Billy Owens, 8pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Salsa night (free lessons, followed by dance)

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and

Dirty South Lounge

Blues

Wax in the Back, 9pm

The Hard Be-Bop Explosion

Fred’s Speakeasy

Westville Pub

Karaoke French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Asheville Sax Duet (jazz)

Max Melner Orchestra (jazz, funk), 10pm Wild Wing Cafe

Jeff & Justin (acoustic)

Good Stuff

Thu., January 19

Silent Movie Night w/ Jake Hollifield Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Wed., January 18

Garage at Biltmore

5 Walnut Wine Bar

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm

Cailen Campbell (violin), 8-10pm

Handlebar

ARCADE

Karaoke, 10pm

G. Love & Special Sauce (blues, jam, hiphop) w/ Kristy Lee

Athena’s Club

Harrah’s Cherokee

Trivia, 9pm

Live comedy, 8:30pm

Asheville Music Hall

The Space Heaters (swing, jazz), 8-10pm Altamont Brewing Company

Linda Mitchell (blues, jazz) ARCADE

DePue Brothers Band (progressive bluegrass)

Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm

Dirty South Lounge

Handlebar

The Weathers (alt-country) w/ Fever Parade & We Live Like Animals

Dirty Bingo, 9pm Emerald Lounge

Mister Baby (Americana, alt-country) w/ The Slaves

Harrah’s Cherokee

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Hoopers Creek Cafe

The Acoustic Wind (singer/songwriter), 7pm Lee Whipple (singer/songwriter), 8pm

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Karaoke w/ Chris Monteith Open mic & bluegrass jam w/ Sherry Lynn

Fred’s Speakeasy

Back stage: Exhaust the Fox (indie, folk, blues) w/ Sarah McCoy

Jazz night, 7:30pm

Lobster Trap

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”) Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

DOWNTOWN ON THE PARK

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1/19

LoveStruck SuckerS

(Silas Durocher & opal Strings) w/ Holiday childress 8PM 3rD AnnuAL

1/20

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1/22 Bound’s AHoPe center w/ vollie & kari & the Western Wildcats 5PM

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Jon Stickley Trio (bluegrass) Pisgah Brewing Company

Spiritual Rez (reggae, funk)

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Purple Onion Cafe

Angela Easterling (country, folk) Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

DJ Marley Carroll, 9pm Red Stag Grill

Eric Ciborski (piano) Scandals Nightclub

Talent search night w/ Adara McDaniels TallGary’s Cantina

Asheville music showcase Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

The Midnight Masquerade Ball, 9pm Westville Pub

Corduroy Road (roots)

pinball, foosball, ping-pong & a kickass jukebox kitchen open until late 504 Haywood Rd. West Asheville • 828-255-1109 “It’s bigger than it looks!”

Wild Wing Cafe

Acoustic music w/ Sloantones

Fri., January 20 Altamont Brewing Company

Carolina Story w/ Humming House (Americana, bluegrass) ARCADE

Downstairs: “No Cover, No Shame” dance party w/ Abu Dissaray, 9pm Upstairs: DJ Capital, 9pm Athena’s Club

Mark Appleford (singer/songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Black Mountain Ale House

Ken Kaiser (singer/songwriter), 6pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Acoustic Swing Club Metropolis

Spicy Moustache & the Flavor Saviors (funk, soul, rock) Craggie Brewing Company

Live music, 7pm Creatures Cafe

Same Ol’ Sound w/ Terina Plyer Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Friday Night Live w/ Disclaimer Comedy (standup) & Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long) Emerald Lounge

Grown Up Avenger Stuff w/ Saint Solitude & Stereofidelics (indie, rock, pop) Firestorm Cafe and Books

Amy Steinberg (singer/songwriter), 7:30pm Fred’s Speakeasy

Live music French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Dehlia Low (bluegrass, country) French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Jason Moore (jazz) Garage at Biltmore

Housetival 4 Get Down

Blue Jeans & Khaki Pants (“X-rated honkey-tonk”) w/ Pat Fudgin’ Hinson (comedy) & Slim Chance and the Can’t Hardly Playboys Good Stuff

Kathy Kelley Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

3rd annual Django Reinhardt birthday party Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 5:30-7:30pm The Business (Motown funk), 8-11pm Handlebar

Blackberry Smoke (Southern rock) w/ Hammerdown Harrah’s Cherokee

My Highway, 7pm DJ Shane, 11pm

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Jackal & Hyde w/ Disc-Oh!, epoch, DJ Acolyte, In Plain Sight & secret_nc

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

48 Madison (rock) Iron Horse Station

Craggie Brewing Company

Westville Pub

Highland Brewing Company

Barb Turner (rock, country, R&B) Jack of Hearts Pub

Chompin’ at the Bit Stringband (old-time)

Fri, Jan. 20

Jack of the Wood Pub

Erick Baker

Jackass Flats (Americana)

Friday, Jan. 27

Steve Conn $10 | 8pm

Thursday, Jan. 19th Thirstdays 4-8PM

Friday, Jan. 20th

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Winter Warmer Beer Festival

Wyndy Trail Travelers (newgrass)

Creatures Cafe

White Horse

Affliction Asylum w/ Relentless Flood Diana Wortham Theater

Spirit Winds (Native American drum, flute & story)

Susan Werner & David Wilcox (folk, singer/ songwriter)

Wild Wing Cafe

Back stage: mindshapefist (metal) w/ Saint Famine Society

Fred’s Speakeasy

Sun., January 22

Lobster Trap

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Calico Moon (Americana, folk, country)

Jeff Johansson & Field Heat

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Saltwater Grass (funk, rock)

Brian Turner (jazz)

One Stop Deli & Bar

Garage at Biltmore

Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm An Evening w/ The Dead Kenny G’s (punk, jazz), 10pm

Wichdokta w/ Annunaki, Herbivore & more Get Down

Orange Peel

Good Stuff

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

with Callaghan $10 | 8PM

Carolina Rex (blues, funk)

BoomBox (electronic, dance) w/ Eliot Lipp Pack’s Tavern

Scott Raines (rock, country) Pisgah Brewing Company

The Bright Light Social Hour (funk, soul, psychedelic)

Karaoke

The Krektones (surf rock) w/ The Monterreys & Aqualads Strong as Life Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Langhorne Slim (Americana, rock) w/ Last Year’s Men & Jon Lindsay Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Purple Onion Cafe

Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 5:30-7:30pm

Fred Whiskin (piano)

Handlebar

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

Mat Kearney (acoustic rock) w/ Robert Francis

Live jazz

Harrah’s Cherokee

Scandals Nightclub

Emporium, 7pm DJ Dizzy, 11pm

Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

Highland Brewing Company

Southern Appalachian Brewery

DogTale (folk rock, Americana)

Merck & the Wolfman (blues, folk rock), 8pm

Iron Horse Station

Straightaway Cafe

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, country)

Ben Scales

Jack of Hearts Pub

The Altamont Theater

Asheville 24/7s feat: Cary Fridley (blues)

Erick Baker w/ Callaghan (folk, Americana, pop)

Jack of the Wood Pub

The Chop House

WSNB (blues)

Live jazz w/ Mark Guest, 5-10pm

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

The Market Place

Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, world, roots), 7:30pm Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Tennessee Jed (rock, bluegrass) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Al “Coffee” McDaniel & Friends (blues, soul) Westville Pub

Trivia night White Horse

Owen High music & theater benefit w/ Hannah McIawain

SaT., January 21

Back stage: Johnny Sexx CD release w/ The Treatment & Zombie Queen Lobster Trap

Jazz trio Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Lazybirds (roots) One Stop Deli & Bar

CinderCat w/ Duende Mountain Duo Orange Peel

Donna the Buffalo (Americana, roots) w/ Woody Pines Pack’s Tavern

Nitrograss (newgrass)

Contagious (rock)

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Jerome Widenhouse & His Roaring Lions (jazz), 7-9pm ARCADE

Hallelujah Hullabaloo w/ DJs Jamie Hepler, Whitney Shroyer & friends Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Linda Mitchell (blues, jazz) Dirty South Lounge

Drive-by Sci-Fi, 9pm Get Down

Karaoke Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Homeward Bound benefit/swing dance w/ Vollie Kari & the Western Wildcats (swing) Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Two Guitars (classical), 10am-noon Bob Zullo (jazz, pop), 6:30-10:30pm Hotel Indigo

Ben Hovey (multi-instrumentalist, electronic, soul), 7-10pm Jack of Hearts Pub

Blues Bruch w/ Chuck Beattie Jack of the Wood Pub

Irish session, 3 & 5pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Front stage: Aaron Price (piano) Lobster Trap

Leo Johnson (hot club jazz), 7pm Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Open mic w/ Ami Worthen One Stop Deli & Bar

Bluegrass Brunch w/ The Pond Brothers, 11am Orange Peel

Corrosion of Conformity (metal) w/ Hail!Hornet & Slow Southern Steel (documentary) Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Psychobilly Sock Hop Sundays Scandals Nightclub

Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12am The Altamont Theater

Sunday jazz, noon White Horse

Drum circle, 2pm

Altamont Brewing Company

Purple Onion Cafe

Spicy Mustache & the Flavor Saviours (funk, soul, rock)

Chuck Beattie Band (Chicago blues)

Mon., January 23

Red Stag Grill

5 Walnut Wine Bar

ARCADE

Eric Ciborski (piano)

CaroMia Tiller (singer/songwriter), 8-10pm

Downstairs: “Bear Exploder” dance party w/ DJ Kipper Schauer, 9pm Upstairs: DJ Capital, 9pm

Scandals Nightclub

Dirty South Lounge

Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

Tears in My Beers (DJ set), 9pm

Athena’s Club

Shovelhead Saloon

Contra dance, 8pm

Gary Cody & Desperado

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Southern Appalachian Brewery

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

Joel David Cornes & Jamey Adams (folk, indie), 8pm

Handlebar

Mark Appleford (singer/songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Black Mountain Ale House

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Straightaway Cafe

Andy the Doorbum w/ Med School & Justin Aswell

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Ian Harrod

North Forty

Jack of Hearts Pub

The Chop House

Club Metropolis

Live jazz w/ Mark Guest, 5-10pm

Coping Stone, 9pm

Singer/songwriter in the round feat: Valorie Miller, Aaron Burdette & Linda Go

clubdirectory 5 Walnut Wine Bar 253-2593 the 70 la Cantinetta 687-8170 all stars sports Bar & grill 684-5116 altamont Brewing Company 575-2400 the altamont theatre 575-2400 arCaDe 258-1400 asheville Civic Center & thomas Wolfe auditorium 259-5544 asheville music hall 255-7777 athena’s Club 252-2456 avenue m 350-8181 avery Creek pizza & ribs 687-2400 Barley’s tap room 255-0504 Beacon pub 686-5943 Black mountain ale house 669-9090 Blend hookah lounge 505-0067 Blue mountain pizza 658-8777 Blue note grille 697-6828 Boiler room 505-1612 BoBo gallery 254-3426 Broadway’s 285-0400 Burgerworx 253-2333 the Bywater 232-6967 Clingman Cafe 253-2177 Club hairspray 258-2027 Club metropolis (No phone) the Chop house 253-1852 Craggie Brewing Company 254-0360 Creature’s Cafe 254-3636 Curras nuevo 253-2111 Desoto lounge 986-4828

Diana Wortham theater 257-4530 Dirty south lounge 251-1777 the Dripolator 398-0209 Dobra tea room 575-2424 ed Boudreaux’s Bayou BBQ 296-0100 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 speakeasy 281-0920 Fred’s speakeasy south 684-2646 French Broad Brewery tasting room 277-0222 French Broad Chocolate lounge 252-4181 the garage 505-2663 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 guitar academy of WnC 775-7841 the handlebar (864) 233-6173 hannah Flanagans 252-1922 harrah’s Cherokee 497-7777 havana restaurant 252-1611 haywood lounge 232-4938

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Roaring Lions (ragtime, jazz) The Bywater

Bluegrass jam, 8pm

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highland Brewing Company 299-3370 holland’s grille 298-8780 the hop 254-2224 the hop West 252-5155 iron horse station 622-0022 Jack of hearts pub 645-2700 Jack of the Wood 252-5445 Jerusalem garden 254-0255 Jus one more 253-8770 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 the magnetic Field 257-4003 midway tavern 687-7530 mela 225-8880 mellow mushroom 236-9800 mike’s side pocket 281-3096 mo-Daddy’s Bar & grill 258-1550 northside Bar and grill 254-2349 olive or twist 254-0555 o’malley’s on main 246-0898 one stop Bar Deli & Bar 236-2424 the orange peel 225-5851 pack’s tavern 225-6944 pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 poppie’s market and Cafe 885-5494 posana Cafe 505-3969 pulp 225-5851

Tue., January 24 5 Walnut Wine Bar

The John Henry’s (jazz, swing), 8-10pm Altamont Brewing Company

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Open mic w/ Zachary T, 8:30pm

Sharon LaMotte (vocal jazz), 7:30pm

Black Mountain Ale House

Westville Pub

Trivia night w/ Matt Shelnut, 7pm

Open mic

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Wild Wing Cafe

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, country)

Karaoke

Eleven on Grove

purple onion Cafe 749-1179 rankin vault 254-4993 the recovery room 684-1213 red stag grill at the grand Bohemian hotel 505-2949 rendezvous 926-0201 root Bar no.

299-7597 scandals nightclub 252-2838 scully’s 251-8880 shovelhead saloon 669-9541 skyland performing arts Center 693-0087 shifters 684-1024 smokey’s after Dark 253-2155 southern appalacian Brewery 684-1235 straightaway Cafe 669-8856 tallgary’s Cantina 232-0809 red room 252-0775 rocky’s hot Chicken shack 575-2260 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 the village Wayside 277-4121 vincenzo’s Bistro 254-4698 vortex 659-9151 Wedge Brewery 505 2792 Well Bred Bakery & Cafe 645-9300 Westville pub 225-9782 White horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe 253-3066

Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance w/ One Leg Up, 8:30pm Firestorm Cafe and Books

Country Gold w/ Micheal “Lucky” Luchtan (golden-era country), 9am Garage at Biltmore

Friday, January 20th CHOMPIN AT THE BIT

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VINYL DJ’S QUINTO & BENHAM ROBINSON SPINNING SOUL JAZZ AFRO FUNK & SKA

COMING UP

FRI FEB 3 - PIERCE EDENS SAT FEB 4 - HEAD FOR THE HILLS BLUEGRASS BAND FRI FEB 10 - THE 23 STRING BAND KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS AND ENTER VS. KIMOCK (XVSK) FEB 11 - BRUSHFIRE STANKGRASS FEB 14 - VALENTINE’S DAY - SHOVELS & ROPE AND BROKEN LILACS FEB 26 - REV DEAD EYE & MOLLY GENE FEB 27 - ZEE AVI FEB 28 - JAY REATARD DOCUMENTARY SCREENING “BETTER THAN SOMETHING” WITH THE REPORT CARDS, FEAT. GREG CARTWRIGHT, HOOTEN HALLERS & VIVA LE VOX

Rowdy Old Time String Band

Saturday, January 21st ASHEVILLE 24/7s Feat. Cary Fridley – Pre-war Electric Blues

Sunday, January 22nd BLUES BRUNCH 1pm, Feat. Chuck Beattie

Monday, January 23rd SINGER SONGWRITERS 6:30-8:30pm, Feat. Valorie Miller, Aaron Burdett & Linda Go

Friday, January 27th JACKOMO

Cajun/Zydeco/Dance/ Honky-Tonk

Saturday, January 28th ERIN MCDERMOTT

Americana Folk Bluegrass

LOOKING AHEAD FEB 3 - NIKKI TALLEY Southern Rock & Blues

FEB 4 - SWAYBACK SISTERS Old Appalachian Folk Songs

FEB 5 - SUPERBOWL PARTY FEB 11 - LOVES IT Clawhammer Driven Country Punk-Folk Duo

FEB 14 - SECRET B-SIDES A Band for Lovers, fresh sounds of classic R&B and Soul

ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SELECT SHOWS

Phat Tuesdays Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Blind Boy Chocolate & the Milk Sheiks (old-time) w/ Jessy Carolina & Hot Mess

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Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm Handlebar

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

Ben Hovey (multi-instrumentalist, electronic, soul), 7-10pm

t H u r . Jan . 19

exhaust the f Ox w/ sarah mccOy f ri. Jan . 20

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w/ saint famine sOciety Sat. Jan . 21

jOhnny sexx cd release party w/ the treatment & zOmbie queen O n t h e f r O n t s ta g e

Wed. Jan. 18 - Carey MurdoCk Sun. Jan. 22 - aaron PriCe tueS. Jan. 24 - Jake Hollifield MariaCHi Monday

Live Mariachi Band at 6pm $2 Tacos | $5 Tortas | $2 Tecate and Modelo

Music & EvEnts

thur, january 19

Doors 8:00 pM - shoW 9:00 pM - $7

spiritual rez fri, january 20

shoW 9:00 pM - free shoW

the Bright light social hour thur, jan 26 - the fritz fri, jan 27 - Brushfire stankgrass Details & aDvance tickets:

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Taproom Hours: M-W: 4pm - 9pm th-sat: 2pm - 12am | sun: 2pm - 9pm

Jack of the Wood Pub

Graviton Project w/ Alexthe5th & Brad Bitt

“The Power of Four” feat: Daniel Weiser, Franklin Keel, Amy Lovinger & Kara Poorbaugh (classical)

TallGary’s Cantina

Wild Wing Cafe

One Stop Deli & Bar

Open mic, 7pm

Acoustic music w/ Sloantones

Westville Pub

Fri., January 27

Max Melner Orchestra (jazz, funk), 10pm Wild Wing Cafe

Jeff & Justin (acoustic)

Now You See Them (folk pop)

Thu., January 26

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Front stage: Jake Hollifield (blues, ragtime) Lobster Trap

Ben Hovey (multi-instrumentalist, electronic, soul), 8-10pm

Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7pm

ARCADE

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Trivia, 9pm

Swayback Sisters (folk, Americana)

Barley’s Taproom

One Stop Deli & Bar

Alien Music Club (jazz jam)

Music trivia, 8pm Funk jam, 10pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Burgerworx

Tuesday Rotations w/ Chris Ballard & guests, 10pm Root Bar No. 1

Waavy Hands TallGary’s Cantina

“Garyoke”

Second Breakfast Open mic, 7-9pm Creatures Cafe

Singer/songwriter night Dirty South Lounge

Dirty Bingo, 9pm Firestorm Cafe and Books

Original music series, 8pm

Alex Krug’s Sidecar Project (folk, blues, oldtime), 7pm

The Bywater

Fred’s Speakeasy

The Altamont Theater

Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 8:30pm

Jazz night, 7:30pm

Westville Pub

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Blues jam

Alarm Clock Conspiracy (rock, pop)

White Horse

Garage at Biltmore

Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm

Rotation

Wild Wing Cafe

Gene Peyroux & the Acoustalectric Pedals of Love (rock, funk, soul)

Video trivia, 8pm

Wed., January 25

Good Stuff

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm

Cailen Campbell (violin), 8-10pm

Handlebar

ARCADE

Downstairs: “No Cover, No Shame” dance party w/ Abu Dissaray, 9pm Upstairs: DJ Capital, 9pm Asheville Music Hall

Kings of Prussia (metal) w/ Zombie Queen & As Sick As Us Athena’s Club

Mark Appleford (singer/songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Black Mountain Ale House

Hope Griffin (folk, country), 6pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Acoustic Swing Craggie Brewing Company

Naren Schoenacher (folk, rock), 7pm Creatures Cafe

A Thin Place Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Friday Night Live w/ Disclaimer Comedy (standup) & Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long) Emerald Lounge

The Nova Echo (rock, electronic) w/ The Winter Sounds & Old Flings Firestorm Cafe and Books

Rooster Scratch CD release (indie, rock) Fred’s Speakeasy

Live music French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Nikki Talley (country, rock) French Broad Chocolate Lounge

High Gravity Jazz Garage at Biltmore

Burnstitch (metal) w/ Lifecurse & Alarka Get Down

Karaoke, 10pm

Future Islands (indie, synth-pop, rock) w/ Exploding Clouds

Athena’s Club

Harrah’s Cherokee

Good Stuff

Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm

Karaoke w/ Chris Monteith

Dave Desmelik (Americana, roots)

Hoopers Creek Cafe

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Barley’s Taproom

Open mic & bluegrass jam w/ Sherry Lynn

Dr. Brown’s Team Trivia, 8:30pm

Lobster Trap

Jimbo Mathus & the Tri-State Coalition (blues, rock)

Black Mountain Ale House

Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Open mic w/ Dave Bryan

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Eric Sommer (folk, Americana)

Open mic

One Stop Deli & Bar

Creatures Cafe

BPL w/ Neck Breaka Society

Salsa night (free lessons, followed by dance)

Orange Peel

Dirty South Lounge

Back N Black (AC/DC tribute)

Wax in the Back, 9pm

Pisgah Brewing Company

Fred’s Speakeasy

The Fritz (jazz, funk)

Karaoke

Purple Onion Cafe

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Swayback Sisters (folk, country, bluegrass)

Chloe Davidson (jazz)

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

DJ Marley Carroll, 9pm

ARCADE

The Shaniqua Brown w/ Pawtooth

Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 5:30-7:30pm The Business (Motown funk), 8-11pm Handlebar

Perpetual Groove (jam, rock, fusion) w/ Four 14 Harrah’s Cherokee

Hoss Howard Band, 7pm Vietnamese concert feat: Bang Kieu, Minh Tuyet & more, 9pm Holland’s Grille

Free Flight (rock, dance) Hoopers Creek Cafe

Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer B’s (favorites by request), 8-11pm

Scandals Nightclub

Harrah’s Cherokee

TallGary’s Cantina

Southern Songwriters on the Creek feat: David Mann, Brandon Turner, Quentin Marshburn & Joe Littlell

Asheville music showcase

Iron Horse Station

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Jay Brown (Americana, blues)

Peggy Ratusz & friends (blues)

Jack of Hearts Pub

Lobster Trap

Westville Pub

Jackomo (cajun, zydeco, honkey-tonk)

Valorie Miller (Americana, folk)

Dark Eyes (swing, jazz, gypsy)

Jack of the Wood Pub

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

White Horse

Erin McDermott Band (bluegrass, folk)

Live comedy, 8:30pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Front stage: Shane Perlowin

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Jack 9 (Americana)

Asheville Icons w/ Chyna

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Richie Owens & the Farm Bureau (roots, rock, country) w/ Tennessee Jed Lobster Trap

Leo Johnson & the Space Heaters (acoustic, jazz, swing) Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Southbound Turnaround (honkey-tonk) w/ Pleasure Chest One Stop Deli & Bar

Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm Orange Peel

Emancipator (electronic) w/ Little People & Marley Carroll Pisgah Brewing Company

Brushfire Stankgrass (bluegrass) Purple Onion Cafe

Fred Whiskin (piano) Root Bar No. 1

Linda Mitchell (jazz, soul) Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

Live jazz Scandals Nightclub

Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am Straightaway Cafe

South Forty The Altamont Theater

Steve Conn (singer/songwriter, piano) The Chop House

Live jazz w/ Mark Guest, 5-10pm The Market Place

Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, world, roots), 7:30pm Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

A Great Disaster (folk, Americana, soul)

SaT., January 28 ARCADE

Downstairs: “Bear Exploder” dance party w/ DJ Kipper Schauer, 9pm Upstairs: DJ Capital, 9pm

Highland Brewing Company

Asheville Music Hall

Ashley Heath (soul, blues)

DubConscious w/ Dub Kartel & DJ Chalice Athena’s Club

Mark Appleford (singer/songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Black Mountain Ale House

Bayou Diesel (cajun, zydeco) Iron Horse Station Jack of Hearts Pub

Erin McDermott (Americana, folk, bluegrass) Jack of the Wood Pub

Woody Pines (old-time, country) Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Back stage: Aaron Berg & the Heavy Love (folk, pop) w/ Moses Atwood

Barrie Howard (blues, one-man band)

Lobster Trap

Boiler Room

Trevor’s Jazz Trio

Dead Light Pulse (rock, metal) w/ Severance & Forgive Me for Yesterday

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

‘80s dance party, 9pm

Craggie Brewing Company

Skunk Ruckus (“hillbilly stomp”), 8pm Emerald Lounge

Wooden Toothe (rock) Firestorm Cafe and Books

Thomas Kivi & Sarah Pray (folk) Fred’s Speakeasy

Phuncle Sam (rock, jam) Orange Peel

The Breakfast Club (‘80s tribute) Pack’s Tavern

DJ Moto (dance, pop) Purple Onion Cafe

One Leg Up (jazz, swing)

Karaoke

Scandals Nightclub

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Porch Dog Revival (Americana, roots)

Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Straightaway Cafe

Asheville Sax Duet (jazz)

Gary Segal

Garage at Biltmore

The Altamont Theater

Anaphorica feat: Histree, Whodi, DJ Story & Crate Digital

Balsam Range (bluegrass), 8pm

Get Down

Live jazz w/ Mark Guest, 5-10pm

Pick Your Switch (rock, Americana) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Killer Beaz (comedy)

Benji Hughes (indie, rock, pop) w/ Floating Action

Westville Pub

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Vortex

Taylor Moore Band, 7pm DJ Shane, 11pm

The Chop House Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

J. Glenn (psychedelic, alt-country) w/ Benanthrope, 10pm Westville Pub

Big Daddy Love (roots, rock)

White Horse

Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 5:30-7:30pm

Asheville Jazz Orchestra

Handlebar

Asheville Tango Orchestra

Wild Wing Cafe

Gaelic Storm (Celtic)

Wild Wing Cafe

Country Fried Friday w/ Drake White

Harrah’s Cherokee

Crocodile Smile (rock)

Trivia night

White Horse

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Director: Michel hazanavicius Players: Jean DuJarDin, Bérénice BeJo, John GooDMan, JaMes crowMwell, PeneloPe ann Miller rATed PG-13

The Story: A silent movie star finds himself left behind when talkies come on the scene, while the girl whose career he helped launch becomes a big star.

The Lowdown: The very fact that a silent movie — done in period style — is coming out today is cause for some celebration, and while The Artist may not be quite as remarkable as the claims that precede it, it has charm to spare and is a must-see.

Well, here it is, the film I’ve been asked about more than any other: Michel Hazanavicius’ 2011 offering The Artist, the brand new silent movie. It finally comes to town this Friday, and I expect to see much rejoicing among film fans. And, yes, it’s a very good film with tons of charm, a generally spot-on period look and an obvious love for the movies. Plus, it’s just plain pleasant to encounter something simple and quiet these days. I enjoyed it a great deal (more on a second viewing than the first) and I hope that not only will people turn out en masse to see it, but that it will make them seek out silent films from the era it evokes. Now that I have enthused — honestly — over The Artist, let me say that, no, I don’t think it’s the best movie of the year, nor do I think it’s the greatest thing to come along since synchronized sound.

A great deal of the appeal of The Artist is the pure novelty of the experience. It will probably be a lot of people’s first exposure to any silent film — at least as an entire feature-length movie — and in that respect, I suspect the film’s calculations are very shrewd indeed. Making it a movie about silent movies — and their demise — makes it feel authentic (even if it’s not very), as well

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Jean Dujardin in Michel Hazanavicius’ brand new black-and-white silent movie, The Artist, a film of great charm and style — and one of last year’s most anticipated films — finally hits town. as fun and unthreatening. It doesn’t demand much of the viewer to get into a vibe that itself is based on the idea that silent movies are old-fashioned stuff, and that their quaintness is part of their charm. At bottom, it’s a silent movie for — and, I can’t help but feel somewhat by — folks whose idea of silent movies comes from Singin’ in the Rain (1952).

The film’s story deals with the advent of sound, and how that new development impacts the career of dashing silent-film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin). While Valentin’s name suggests Rudolph Valentino (who died in 1926 and never faced the sound revolution), his appearance and persona has more to do with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. The film is actually quite clumsy in establishing just why George doesn’t make the transition to the talkies. He’s just suddenly out on his ear and goes off to make his own silent movie — a pre-determined disaster. In the meantime, the pretty starlet, Peppy Miller, whose career he helped launch only climbs higher and higher in the realm of talking pictures.

If all this sounds familiar, it has a lot to do with A Star Is Born (any version), which itself owed a lot to What Price Hollywood? (1932).

There is, however, much to be said for keeping things familiar and simple with a project like this.

The Artist is meticulously crafted and full of nice touches (catch what’s on the marquee George walks past after things go wrong).

It looks like a film of the era (though I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a silent movie with optical wipe scene transitions). It seems to

have been shot with uncoated lenses, making every point of light slightly sparkle, and its exteriors have that feeling of being suffused with unspoiled California sunshine that you see in silent and early sound comedies. With its evocations of other movies, The Artist is clearly a labor of love. Without working at it, I caught references to Love Me Tonight (1932), The Thin Man (1934), Citizen Kane (1941), Singin’ in the Rain (1952), and Valentino (1977).

But you’ll notice a curiosity about that list — its evocations are from talkies, not silents.

When I first saw the film, the minute the house lights went up co-critic Justin Souther remarked, “Well, it’s no Sunrise,” referring to F.W. Murnau’s 1927 silent masterpiece. I countered that few things are and that the comparison was unfair. But was it really?

Stripped of its novelty value, just how good is The Artist? A lot of the appeal is certainly grounded in novelty and a general ignorance today of film history. (One big-name critic — oblivious to the fact that by 1927 a lot of movies had synchronized music and soundeffects tracks — made an issue of the film not really being a silent because of the music and sound effects.) If it really was a film from the final days of silent movies, The Artist would be considered a charming minor work, but today it has the allure of a freshness it may not entirely deserve, but one that makes it go down very smoothly. Rated PG-13 for a disturbing image and crude gesture. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14 and Fine Arts Theatre

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The trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s latest film (yes, the reports of his retirement were somewhat exaggerated) doesn’t look like anything special — at least on the basis of plot, which is the old saw about the betrayed secret agent out for revenge on the betrayers. The catch is that the agent in this case is played by mixed martial arts champ Gina Carano (performing her own stunts, of course) in her lead-role debut. That the rest of the cast has folks like Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender and Michael Douglas is a plus, too. Subtract a point or two for the studio using the term “adrenaline-fueled” in their promotional release. Interestingly — though it doesn’t include many heavy hitters — the early word is surprisingly positive. (R)

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Former second-unit director Anthony Hemingway gets a feature credit of his own with Red Tails, a film about the Tuskegee Airmen of WWII — the black pilots who overcame prejudices to fight in the war. It’s obviously aimed for maximum uplift value, and the trailer is a little too full of not-very-convincing CGI for my comfort. And then there’s the presence of Cuba Gooding Jr., which is almost never a good sign. Throw in the fact that it hasn’t been screened for critics — rare with a movie that’s obviously supposed to fall into the “important” category — and skepticism seems the best approach. (PG-13)

UnderWorLd: aWaKeninG

Did we really need another Underworld picture — with or without Kate Beckinsale (in this case, with)? Whether or not we did, we’re getting one. The idea this time is that the usually warring vampires and werewolves are going to have to band together to fight off attempts by mankind to eradicate them both. No, it hasn’t been shown to anyone — apart from one lonely IMDb “reviewer,” who is very enthused — and who, of course, has never posted any other reviews.

Funny how that happens. (R)

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Director: Baltasar KormáKur Players: marK WahlBerg, Kate BecKinsale, Ben Foster, giovanni riBissi, caleB lanDry Jones Crime drama

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The Story: In order to keep his family safe, a former smuggler must come out of retirement for one last run.

The Lowdown: A decent cast isn’t enough to save the film from its own incredibly convoluted plot and shoddy photography.

I’m not sure what kind of movie I expected going into Baltasar Kormákur’s Contraband, but I never expected something this amazingly convoluted. I’m talking about a Shakespearean (or at the very least, Tyler Perry) level of twists, turns and duplicity. An Americanized remake of the 2008 Icelandic film Reykjavik-Rotterdam (which director Kormákur actually produced and starred in), the film’s true purpose is to exist as a gritty crime drama about smugglers. Unfortunately, this supposed grittiness is just window dressing, since Contraband — filled to the gills with plot and melodrama — turns out to be a pretty silly movie once everything’s said and done.

Contraband’s tangled plot isn’t a complete drawback, since the overstuffed nature of

the film is admittedly amusing. The whole thing revolves around Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg), a former world-class smuggler (he’s described as the “John Lennon of smuggling” in one of the film’s silliest lines) who’s now on the straight-and-narrow. But he gets pulled back in when his brother-in-law (Caleb Landry Jones, X-Men: First Class) gets into some trouble with a local thug (Giovanni Ribissi), meaning Chris must go on one last smuggling run to Panama in order to keep his family safe. As we all know, “one last job” never goes well in these movies.

Things soon start to get out of hand as the film becomes increasingly determined to prove exactly how stressful smuggling is. Not only is it difficult to protect his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and kids from various thugs while he’s away, Chris also has to deal with issues involving his former partner (Ben Foster). We also get crazed Panamanian criminals led by a psychotic madman (Diego Luna). Chris also gets entangled in an armored-truck robbery and accidentally ends up with a satchel full of drugs — and all this happens in the first two-thirds of the film. The screenplay just keeps piling on hard luck and complications for Chris, yet the film’s surprises are rarely as shocking as Contraband’s writers seem to think they are. Most of these twists are telegraphed (the film’s secret bad guy is obvious from the beginning), while some things — like the subplot involving a Jackson Pollock painting — are clever to begin with, but drag

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out so long that it’s obvious where things are headed reels before the movie catches up.

Contraband tries to undercut its inherent silliness with stylized grittiness. In execution, however, this means grainy, under-lit handheld camerawork that’s drained of color, and big on extreme close-ups. Being in focus also seems to be low on the list of the movie’s concerns. It’s conflict over whether it’s a serious-minded crime film or a completely silly action movie even bleeds over into the acting.

Wahlberg, Luna and J.K. Simmons give solid performances, but then we also have Giovanni Ribissi as a tattooed greaser, giving one of the most confounding performances I’ve ever seen. The character he creates — and there’s no other way of describing it, since he’s obviously in the Brando-mumbling-method acting mode — is pretty embarrassing, with Ribissi coming across more constipated and whiny than hardened and bad-assed. I guess his performance is fitting in a film that tries for hard-nosed but mostly ends up being kind of goofy. Rated R for violence, pervasive language and brief drug use. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema7

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The Story: A young boy whose father was killed in the World Trade Center on 9/11 searches New York for what he believes is a message from his father.

The Lowdown: Well-crafted and wellacted, but too contrived in its story to quite ring true.

As an admirer of Stephen Daldry’s films — and despite my misgivings about the material and, worse, the poster — I was keen on seeing his latest, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. That it was a disappointment was probably inevitable — something that I might have been better prepared for had I gone into it realizing that the screenplay was by Eric Roth, whose work I am not an admirer of. Had I known that from the onset, I would have been expecting Oskar Schell (Kid Jeopardy champ Thomas Horn) to be in the “magical misfit” mode of Forrest Gump (1994) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) — which is what I got. How much of that is from the source novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, I don’t know, but it all feels very Rothian.

That said, I’m not calling Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close bad. But it is shamelessly manipulative and incredibly — and unbelievably — contrived. It’s also the only Stephen Daldry film I’ve seen that I don’t expect to

feel the need to revisit. I’m sure others will find the film intensely moving in its own right. I wish I could join them.

In case you don’t know, the film is about a boy, Oskar, whose father, Thomas (Tom Hanks), dies in the World Trade Center on 9/11 — an event Oskar understandably calls “the worst day.” Also not surprising is the fact that he becomes terrified of something else like it happening again. It’s also understandable that he has started fixating on his father, especially since his mother, Linda (Sandra Bullock), has become withdrawn in the aftermath. The hook for what follows, however, comes when Oskar accidentally breaks a vase from a closet shelf and discovers a key in an envelope marked, “Black.” Since his father was prone to devising searches for Oskar to undertake, the boy is convinced this is another one — and one that will lead to a message from his father.

When a locksmith suggests that Black is probably a name, Oskar determines to track down every person by that name in all the New York boroughs in the hopes of decoding his message. Two points immediately come to mind with this scenario. The first is the extreme improbability of a 9-year-old making his way on his own — at least till he teams up a character known as the Renter (Max von Sydow) — all over New York without trouble.

This gets explained later, but the explanation is even harder to swallow. The second is that the end of a quest like this in any movie is going to have a lemon of an answer. This is no different, but it’s by no means the sourest such lemon I’ve encountered.

The overall tone of the piece isn’t hard to guess — especially given the screenwriter.

Everyone with whom Oskar comes into contact will changed by the experience. It works on that basis, but it’s a cliched concept and it’s handled with an equal abundance of cliches — however well made it is, and it is well made. But there is one major exception in the Max von Sydow character — and von Sydow’s performance. Giving the Renter a traumatic experience — having lived through the firebombing of Dresden in WWII, which has driven him not to speak — as a parallel to Oskar’s mental state is a little on the convenient side, but it’s easily the most effective thing in the film.

For everything that the film doesn’t do right — or overdoes — it cannot be accused of being poorly or indifferently acted. Aside from von Sydow, Viola Davis and Jeffrey Wright are excellent. For that matter, even though I don’t entirely believe their characters, I can’t fault Tom Hanks’ or Sandra Bullock’s performances, given the material. Newcomer Thomas Horn’s performance works, but how much of that is acting and how much is owed to the fact that the character requires a certain mannered awkwardness is another matter. Whatever the case, the actors are better than the material. Rated PG-13 for emotional thematic material, some disturbing images and language. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

Joyful Noise JJJ

Director: toDD Graff (Camp) Players: Queen latifah, Dolly Parton, KeKe Palmer, Jeremy JorDan, Dexter DarDen Comedy with musiC

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The Story: Two strong-willed women fight for control of a choir.

The Lowdown: The film mostly wastes the talents of Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton — who are what makes the movie watchable in the first place — but it’s not so much bad as it is corny and mediocre.

Todd Graff’s Joyful Noise — his latest film showcasing some aspect of the performing arts — isn’t outright bad, but it can hardly be called good. If you saw his first film, Camp (2003), you might think of this as something similar — with gospel (and very ersatz gospel) replacing show tunes and with a notable lack of gay kids. It’s rather as if Graff has been inhabited by the spirit of Tyler Perry. As grim a prospect as that is, there’s something much worse here — the chunks of faux-Southern canny wisdom that issue from Dolly Parton’s character. I haven’t encountered writing like this since my college roommate insisted on watching Hee Haw on TV back in 1972.

While I didn’t relish this experience, I admit there was a woman a few rows down from me who was convulsed with mirth every time Ms. Parton said something like, “Trying to fool me is like trying to sneak sunrise past a rooster.” Tastes vary.

The plot begins with choirmaster extraordianaire Bernard Sparrow (Kris Kristofferson) expiring during a performance. (Never fear, the special-billed Kristofferson is brought back — or in light of this film’s bid for religious value, resurrected — for a fantasy duet.) His widow, G.G. (Parton), thinks she will naturally take over the choir, but the church board — seemingly comprised solely of Pastor Dale (Courtney B. Vance, Final Destination 5) — has opted to go with the

more traditionally minded choice of Vi Rose Hill (Latifah). Naturally, this results in a battle of wills between G.G. — who wants to tart things up — and Vi Rose, who prefers a more straighforward gospel approach. Their first clash promises something far worse than we finally get, since the initial decision to back their bickering with “cute” music is quickly dropped. That deletion doesn’t improve the script, but it certainly lowers the annoyance factor.

This is all wrapped within about a half-dozen subplots and another two or three stumbling blocks to keep the little Georgia choir from making it to the Joyful Noise competition in Los Angeles and the movie’s preordained conclusion.

(The film’s vaguely defined religious leanings may be Southern Baptist, but its plot is pure Calvinist predestination.) The biggest subplot involves a romance between G.G.’s wayward grandson, Randy (stage actor Jeremy Jordan) — who has been tossed out by his parents, perhaps because he appears to be pushing 30 — and Vi Rose’s teenage daughter, Olivia (Keke Palmer).

Naturally, Vi Rose distrusts him. Just as naturally, he’s a terrific musician and singer — and so on and on.

OK, the songs are well performed, though I have some questions about reworking and repurposing Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed” as being about God rather than Linda McCartney.

(Apart from the dubious theology, I think most Beatle fans would object to her deification.)

Similar fates befall Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” and Sly and the Family Stone’s “I Want to Take You Higher,” but I guess it doesn’t matter all that much. It all sounds fine. And anyway, lessons will be learned — “Jack shall have Jill; Nought shall go ill,” as Mr. Shakespeare said, though he never dealt with gospel competitions. But apart from being easily 15 minutes too long, the movie is harmless enough. Rated PG-13 for some language, including a sexual reference. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

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and community. Candidates

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Community Treatment Team

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children, school based

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Swain County: JJTC Team

excellent benefit package.

Seeking Licensed/

Resumes to

Provisionally Licensed Therapist in Swain County for an exciting opportunity to serve predominately court referred youth and their families through Intensive In-Home and

klockridge@fpscorp.com.

F/T QP FOR IIH PROGRAM • To help troubled adolescents build skills to help them

Basic Benefit Therapy. For

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challenges. Position is open

Aaron Plantenberg,

in the Waynesville area.

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Location: 33 Sharon Lynne

meridianbhs.org For further information and to complete an application, visit

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Stacie’s Personal Care Services Home Care Is What We Do Openings for CNA’s and RN’s for Nuring Pool in in Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Yancey, Henderson, Transylvania, Jackson, Mitchell & Swain Counties.

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FAMILIES TOGETHER INC. Due to continuous growth in WNC, Families Together, Inc is now hiring licensed professionals and Qualified Professionals in Buncombe, McDowell, Madison, Rutherford, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties.

• Qualified candidates will include • LPC’s, LCSW’s, LMFT’s, LCAS’s, PLCSW’s, or LPCA’s and Bachelor’s and Master’s Qualified Professionals. • FTI provides a positive work environment, flexible hours, room for advancement, health benefits, and an innovative culture.

• www.familiestogether.net • Candidates should email resumes to humanresources@ familiestogether.net

Way, Clyde NC 28707.

our website:

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FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF HENDERSONVILLE, has opportunities for Qualified Mental Health Professionals to join our team. Qualified candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in a social services field and a minimum of 1 year experience with children with mental illness.

FPS offers a competitive and comprehensive benefit package. To join our team, please send your resume to jdomansky@fpscorp.com

HOUSE & OFFICE CLEANING Responsible, experienced woman willing to come to your home or business and do a standard or extensive cleaning.

Available day, evening or weekends.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE NC Mentor is offering free informational meetings to those who are interested in becoming therapeutic foster parents. The meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday 6:30pm-7:30pm (snacks provided) and 4th Friday 12pm-1pm (lunch provided).

• If you are interested in making a difference in a child’s life, please call Rachel Wingo at (828) 696-2667 ext 15 or e-mail Rachel at rachel.wingo@ thementornetwork.com • Become a Therapeutic Foster Family. • Free informational meeting. NC Mentor. 120C Chadwick Square Court, Hendersonville, NC 28739.

THE ASHEVILLE OFFICE OF FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES • Is seeking the following for adult service lines: LCAS/CCS or CSAC, QDDP/QMHP, and licensed or provisionally licensed therapist.

Also seeking an experienced receptionist/scheduler (parttime). Please send resumes to csimpson@fpscorp.com.

THERAPIST • CAROLINA OUTREACH for Intensive In-Home Team in Buncombe County, licensed or provisional, cover letter and resume to westernregion@ carolinaoutreach.com JFS SOCIAL WORKER/CASE MANAGER • Part-time Position Now Available • Jewish Family

SEEKING QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT SPECIALIST • Eliada Academy is seeking a Qualified Profession to provide direct preventative care and therapeutic intervention within a day treatment environment.

• Full time with benefits. M-F daytime schedule! • Applicant must have Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or related field with two years post graduate experience working with a similar population.

For more information or to apply, visit www.eliada.org/employment.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR Mountain Area Recovery Center is seeking a Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor to fill a position in our outpatient opioid treatment facility located in Clyde, North Carolina.

Candidates will provide substance abuse services, including but not limited to, assessments/screening, intake, client orientation, person centered planning, case management, intervention, client education, and plan and lead structured process and theme centered groups.

We offer competitive pay WITH benefits…medical, dental, life, short-term disability, flexible spending account, 401-K, pto, paid holidays, and a flexible work environment in this challenging, yet highly rewarding field. If you are up to the challenge, please e-mail your resume to rhonda.ingle@marc-otp.com or fax to attention: Rhonda Ingle at 828.252.9512. Equal Opportunity Employer.

WNC GROUP HOMES FOR AUTISTIC PERSONS • Is hiring for Residential Counselor positions. Full Time 2nd shift, 3rd shift, Part Time 1st shift and weekends. • Each qualified applicant must have High School Diploma and 2 years experience, or College degree. Apply in person at 28 Pisgah View Ave Asheville.

Please view our website for additional information. www.wncgrouphomes.org

Services of WNC, Inc.(JFS), seeks an experienced Bachelor’s level (BSW) Social Worker/Case Manager to be responsible for providing client assistance services to eligible individuals and families at all life stages. • As a member of

Caregivers/ Nanny NANNY/CAREGIVER • Looking for experienced live in or out care giver for our 4 year old son. The right individual will be a nurturing individual who is both flexible and reliable, someone that we can count on. • We are not looking for someone who is simply looking for a job but for someone that has a real interest in caring for and becoming part of our son’s life long term. • We provide a car for use during the day and competitive salary. Our son is a fun, kind and loving little boy that is just a joy to be around.

• We live in Brevard NC. • Childcare experience and excellent references is an absolute must, no exceptions.

We can be reached at jpauer@ halorecoveryservices.com.

the JFS team, this person identifies client needs to develop, coordinate, and monitor appropriate client service plans. • BSW degree, excellent communication and computer skills, and relevant experience required.

• Experience and knowledge of older adult needs and programs preferred.

Knowledge of available resources in WNC is helpful.

• The JFS Social Worker supports the mission of JFS to assist, educate and empower individuals, families and the community by providing and coordinating resources in a manner consistent with the Jewish values of social responsibility, helping people to help themselves, respect for each person’s dignity, and maintaining the highest ethical standards to be worthy of the community’s trust. • Send resume and cover letter to: alison@jfswnc.org or mail JFS, 236 Charlotte St, Asheville, NC 28801 Deadline is 1/31/2012.

Professional/ Management COMPTROLLER/FINANCIAL COORDINATOR • Sundance Power Systems, Inc. is seeking a dynamic team player for the position of Comptroller/ Financial Coordinator for our renewable energy operations in Weaverville. • Responsibilities include all aspects of financial management, including accounts receivable and payable, cash flow, maintaining and securing records, payroll and reporting. • Candidates should have exceptional managerial and organizational skills, proficiency in accounting systems and computer programs, including Excel and service management software, and the ability to work in a high energy office environment.

• Only qualified, experienced candidates need apply. • Please submit a letter of interest along with your resume and references to hr@sundancepower.com.

We will accept resumes through 2/1/2012.

PARALEGAL-LITIGATION • Full time in five-attorney downtown law firm.

• Responsibilities include drafting, serving and organizing pleadings and correspondence, online case searches, trial preparation and support, general typing and filing.

• Requirements: 3-5 years litigation experience, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Westlaw/Lexis-Nexis, Internet, reliable, organized, detailoriented, self-starter, ability to work for multiple attorneys.

Submit resume to Paralegal Application, One Rankin Avenue, 3rd Floor, Asheville 28801 or app@dunganlaw.com

Computer/ Technical INTEGRITIVE, INC. SEEKS SENIOR PHP / MYSQL DEVELOPER TO JOIN TEAM Seeking a web developer w/strong communication, problem solving and programming skills.

Online application: www.integritive.com//apply/ apply.php Detailed job description: www.integritive.com/ senior-developer.html No Calls!

LEAD OUR WEB TEAM Mountain Xpress is seeking the right person to fill the position of web manager and continue the evolution of our online presence.

You must have: • excellent web skills (HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, mySQL, Expression Engine, WordPress), • ability to manage staff, • willingness to be a team player, and • commitment to a locally focused, social-media-engaged media outlet.

The ideal candidate will have experience developing custom, database-driven solutions, as well as modifying existing software. You will also need experience managing a LAMP web infrastructure with highavailability principles.

• Salary based on experience and skill, with benefits package.

• Send cover letter (that demonstrates your passion and why you'd like to work with us) and resume to: webmanager@mountainx.com.

No phone calls please.

SEO/SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZER/WEB MARKETER Growing WNC Internet marketing firm seeks a selfstarter with analytical skills and attention to detail.

Temp-to-perm, background check/drug check. goodjobsyes@gmail.com

Teaching/ Education ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT • POSSIBLE LEAD TEACHER We’re seeking an employee who has the aspiration to be a lead teacher, willing to train for the job and take a course (paid for by Bell’s School) to acquire the NC Early Childhood Credential. This position will start as an “in house” substitute and assistant to the administrator and develop into a full time lead teacher position by summer. BS/BA in another field acceptable. Top pay and real possibility of advancement, paid vacations. The age of the children are 3-4 years old and the class size is maximum 12 children with two teachers.

Exceptional and established school located near the airport.

Send resume to bellsschoolforpe@bellsouth.net or call 654-0664.

TEACHER ASSISTANT NEEDED • Eliada Homes is seeking a Teacher Assistant for its NC Pre-K Program. Must be a creative and organized individual. • Responsibilities include activity planning, r ecord keeping, and supervision of children. • Must have NC Childcare credentials and be enrolled in early Childhood classes OR have NC Childcare credentials and an Associate Degree. All interested and qualified applicants, please apply at www.eliada.org/employment

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Announcements COMMUNITY ACTION OPPORTUNITIES Is applying for the 2012-2013 Office of Economic Opportunities Community Service Black Grant for Buncombe County in the amount of $391,322. The application is to assist lowincome residents to become self-sufficient through intensive case management and support services which provide education and training opportunities, promote positive work ethics, and access to permanent employment, reliable transportation, adequate childcare, economic literacy, and financial assistance. The Board of Directors Executive Committee will review the proposal on February 7, 2012 at 2:00 at Community Action Opportunities offices at 25 Gaston Street, Asheville, NC 28801. For any more information, call 828.252.2495. communityactionopportunities.org

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Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF CHEROKEE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 11-CvD-573 Å CHRIS HUNTER Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you, has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: MOTION FOR EX PARTE AND CUSTODY COMPLAINT You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 30th day of January, 2012, said date being 40 days from the first publication of this notice, or from the date your Answer is required to be filed, whichever is later; and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 21st day of December 2011. BEVERLY B. COOK, Attorney for Plaintiff.

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Pets for Adoption

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EVIE • Dachshund Miniature Wirehair Puppy. AKC Black and Tan. Sweet, open and friendly little girl. Sire is an AKC Champion.12 weeks old.

Will probably weigh about 9 pounds when grown.

She is looking for a forever home where she will get the love, training and attention she deserves. Vet checked and 1st Vacs. $600. Limited Registration .828.713.1509 or email me davarner1@gmail.com

home where he can get all the love he deserves?

Stop by Animal Compassion pets, Pet Harmony located at 803 Fairview Street, Asheville, North Carolina 28803 to shop

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and sweet. He’s a great dog

year old, Treeing Walker Coonhound Mix. He is an inquisitive, energetic, playful guy. He LOVES toys and needs a little bit more work on his leash, but is very affectionate with a lot going for him!. Stop

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SMALL ESTATE FURNITURE SALE I.) Matching Two-Seater Arm Couches: Sold Together = $100.00; Sold Separately = $65.00 each. II.) Swivel Arm Chair: $50.00. III.) Glass Entry Way Table: $50.00. phone: 1.828.279.6895. email: Digginupdirt@bellsouth.net

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