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Buncombe gets a checkup p.16 County Transformations in health p.20

Conventional, alternative medicine meet in the middle p.22

A nourishing policy: Asheville's food action plan p.30

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p. 14 A wellness checkup Pulse, blood pressure, temperature and respiration rate — these measures provide a quick, simple assessment of a patient’s health. But how do you measure a community’s overall health? How do you improve it? In this issue, we explore some of the initiatives aimed at changing our health stats, as well as shifting attitudes about how alternative health approaches fit in the mix.

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New Belgium plan wins approval; Council punts on drive-thru question

12 vAcANt BUildiNg collApsE oN cARoliNA lANE 13 BUNcomBE commissioNERs: JoNEs vs. BElchER Who will be vice chair?

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As an Asheville voter and supporter of an often lone representative of the people's interests, I resent this parody. I suggest those responsible for the "Asheville Disclaimer" select targets less vulnerable to damage.

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During my search for a new SUV, I stopped at one local car dealer that completely failed to listen to me. I left feeling disrespected and frustrated by the gimmicks and tricks. Luckily, I stopped by Harmony Motors to drive a Tiguan. I was absolutely wowed by the friendly staff, and that is not easy to do since I have been in customer service for 13 years. Harmony Motors made me feel welcome and best of all, they weren’t pushy and matched me with the perfect vehicle. As an MBA student and general manager for the freshly renovated Residence Inn Biltmore, it’s important that I have reliable transportation in all types of weather. And it drives like a sports car!

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correction The 2012 Bites and Sips tasting event, mentioned in the Jan. 23 food story “What Slow Season?” took place at UNCA’s Kimmel Arena. event was inclusion and diversity. This man’s goal of being at this event was to get people to ask questions so that he could raise awareness about his alternative yet valid point of view.

In contrast, [the kids' actions] seemed to further perpetuate the unfortunate stereotype that privileged white men are smug, self-centered and insensitive to the plight of those who do not share their unearned and unmerited social status.

If you're interested in such behavior, please stay home from the MLK events next year. You ... set back the cause of those of us who do share your unearned and unmerited social status, and who still choose to work every single day for progress, equality and respect for all.

— Claire Weber Asheville

allow the thirsty to drink!

For years my wife and I have traveled to Hot Springs (flinging cash in every direction while traveling through Asheville) to soak and bring back some of its fine spring water for drinking.

Imagine our surprise when we found the state of North Carolina has banned the use of this pure, healthful water which has flowed for millennia from the Appalachian bedrock.

Citing an obscure multiple-use regulation, a last spasm of the bankrupt regular Democratic party bureaucracy has taken another of our rights away. A conspiracy-minded person might conjecture that some anonymous functionary, knowing he is about to be kicked out on his der-

riere by the voters, has bowed to the wishes of the bottled-water industry and made free healthful water unavailable (perhaps in exchange for a cushy position with the pushers of plastic trash).

We should call upon the newly empowered Republicans to put their money where their mouths are and allow the thirsty to drink!

Meanwhile I guess I will just hold my breath and take another hit of Vitamin Water.

— Preston Loch Hoffman Burke County

call FroM the Mountains As an Asheville native and an environmental science major at UNC-Chapel Hill, I have always loved state parks. In fact, my choice to major in environmental science branched from the experiences I had in state parks while growing up. From mountain biking in Bent Creek, to visiting Purchase Knob to participate in ozone research, to backpacking in Linville Gorge, I have come to learn that these precious places give our community and families more than we could ever hope to give back.

Every year [that] the Land and Water Conservation fund is renewed, a certain amount of money is used to fund the State Parks of North Carolina. In this year’s budget, Congress has proposed to direct 93 percent of those funds to other causes, leaving the State Parks with only 7 percent of its intended funds. Without that 93 percent, we cannot effectively protect our world-renowned, precious ecosystems from overdevelopment, pollution, and contamination. Without that 93 percent, families from around the country will be unable to experience the diversity and beauty that our mountains have to offer.

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don’T leT coal ash spoil The french broad revival by harTWell carson As I guided a group of paddlers 117 miles down the French Broad River over nine days last summer, we passed dozens of boaters, fishermen, tubers, swimmers and other folks out enjoying the river’s beauty. Our trip marked a watershed moment: the opening of the Western North Carolina Alliance’s French Broad River Paddle Trail, whose backcountry camping sites link more than 140 river miles.

The vision for the paddle trail was born in explorations of the river from its meandering headwaters down to where it tumbles through national forest land as mountains tower above.

Built with the input and sweat of hundreds of volunteers backed by local businesses such as REI and Parsec Financial, the new trail is changing the face of the French Broad.

Where once the river conjured images of being “too thick to drink and too thin to plow,” it now supports a thriving recreational scene.

In the not-too-distant past, I could have the river to myself almost any day of the week.

Now those images of industrial waste have been replaced by frequent sightings of standup paddleboarders, canoers, kayakers and people out fishing.

The French Broad’s growing reputation as a superb recreation destination is well-deserved.

The river also directly supports hundreds of local jobs while serving as the community’s critical lifeline.

But our work isn’t done.

Just south of Asheville, where the river widens and quickens its pace, our group of paddlers was greeted by a harsh reality as we stared up at Progress Energy’s smokestacks.

Thanks to North Carolina’s Clean Smokestacks Act, these scrubbed stacks no longer spew toxic coal ash, as their predecessors did — but they don’t magically dispose of it either.

Instead, the coal ash — which contains arsenic, mercury and a slew of toxic heavy metals — is sluiced into two lagoons from which many of those metals leach into the groundwater and pollute the French Broad.

sounding off Garry Whisnant, the manager of Progress Energy’s Asheville plant, can be reached at Garry.whisnant@pgnmail.com.

The Wnc alliance and iTs parTners have filed suiT To force progress energy To clean up The illegal polluTion from iTs coal-ash ponds.

Despite years’ worth of data showing a consistent pattern of heavy metals migrating from the ponds toward the French Broad, neither the Environmental Protection Agency, the state nor Progress Energy has a cleanup plan in place.

And, until now, there’s been no thought about how to move Asheville beyond coal and toward a clean-energy future.

After a coal-ash dam burst in eastern Tennessee in 2008, releasing 1.1 billion gallons of toxic ash into the Clinch and Emory rivers, the EPA proposed two possible standards for handling coal ash. But thanks to intense pressure from coal and other corporate interests, the agency has consistently delayed implementing such a rule.

Because the EPA has refused to act, the WNC Alliance and its partners at the Southern Environmental Law Center and Sierra Club have filed suit to challenge the state’s cleanup process and force Progress Energy to clean up the illegal pollution from its coal-ash ponds, which are dumping toxic heavy metals such as boron and manganese directly into the French Broad.

Sadly, even as the EPA has stalled on taking action to protect the public from this toxic waste, Congress has used the delay to advance dangerous measures that would further compromise

public health and delay the cleanup of coal ash.

During the last Congress, the House of Representatives passed a transportation bill containing an amendment that would have stripped the EPA of the authority to regulate coal ash, handing off that power to the states — which haven’t acted to protect human health and the environment from toxic coal ash during the last 50 years.

We must find a better way to meet our energy needs than blowing up mountains and burying streams to get the coal that these power plants burn, poisoning our air, water and communities and producing toxic ash in the process.

But entrenched interests such as Progress Energy aren’t going to take that step voluntarily.

They need to hear from everyone that we will no longer stand for seeing the French Broad River used as a dumping ground (see box, “Sounding Off”). They need to see that our community fully embraces the river’s new future as a worldclass recreation destination. X French Broad Riverkeeper Hartwell Carson works for the Western North Carolina Alliance, a grassroots group promoting livable communities and environmental protection. He can be reached at 258-8737 or at riverkeeper@wnca.org.

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neW belgium plan Wins approval; council punTs on drive-Thru quesTion by david forbes By midnight, Asheville City Council members might have suffered from déjà vu: Two familiar cases involving strong neighborhood passions, traffic fears, and economic development dominated the nearly seven-hour Jan. 22 meeting.

One public hearing focused on the New Belgium Brewing Co. facility planned for the River Arts District. The other centered on a dispute over potential drive-thru businesses on-site at a new Harris Teeter grocery store on Merrimon Avenue.

In both, Council members wrestled with urbangrowth issues.

The breWery comeTh About 30 people packed into the front of the chambers, as everyone who wanted to speak

Traffic counTs merrimon avenue 1,736 trips a day — traffic near the Merrimon Avenue Harris Teeter site, with a drive-thru fast-food restaurant.

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hayWood road 2,878 trips/day — truck traffic on the Haywood Road-Interstate 240 entrance, after New Belgium is fully operational in 2022.

2,141 trips/day— average Haywood-I-240 truck traffic in 2012 2,289 trips/day — truck traffic at the Haywood Road/Riverside Drive intersection, after New Belgium is fully operational in 2022 1,703 trips/day — average truck traffic at Haywood/Riverside in 2012 — data provided by the city of Asheville

on New Belgium's proposal had to be sworn in. More attendees watched from their seats in the packed room, waiting on the outcome. With Mayor Terry Bellamy absent due to illness, Vice Mayor esther Manheimer led the hearing, noting that some hadn't seen such a turnout since the battles over an east Asheville Wal-Mart in the mid-2000s.

The product of months of economic-development negotiations and slated to open in 2015, New Belgium’s proposed $175 million, 205,737-square-foot facility will create 130 new jobs and bring the major brewer into the heart of Asheville. Jay Richardson, manager for the company's local operations, thanked city officials and said Ashevilleans and local organizations have “welcomed us and challenged us …

These groups have proven what can be accomplished with honest dialogue.”

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all in: At the Jan. 22 public hearing on New Belgium Brewing Co.’s plans for a River Arts District facility, Asheville City Clerk Maggie Burleson led a group swearing-in of the many citizens who wanted to speak. Photos by Max Cooper As for the plan details that most concern residents, traffic from the brewery will add an estimated six trucks to Haywood Road's traffic in its first year, but by 2022, when operations are in full force, 52 trucks. The city's study determined that the latter volume would double the area's truck traffic.

Some West Asheville residents say those numbers are too conservative.

“I'm familiar with New Belgium's credentials, so I know they're the real deal,” said Joshua Martin, representing the East West Asheville Neighborhood Association. “But this big factory in our little neighborhood and all it brings with it definitely brings it home. The neighborhood most impacted didn't have a voice [in planning], so we got organized and made clear our main concern: 24/7 truck traffic.”

In their report, city staff mention, "While the traffic study indicates that Haywood Road can handle the additional truck traffic, the additional trucks would create more conflicts for other users of the roadway, including bikes and pedestrians."

To address residents’ concerns, the city has proposed setting aside $220,000 for sidewalk improvements and has committed to studying whether it’s feasible to improve Riverside Drive

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Throughout the hourlong hearing, representatives of a slew of other neighborhood and business associations sounded a similar tone to Martin’s: welcoming, but nonetheless concerned about the traffic issue and asking for action.

Some noted that a low-clearance train trestle over Riverside would hinder, if not outright prevent, large trucks using that route.

"Small, mom-and-pop businesses … will be threatened by all these trucks," said Jonathan Wainscott, of West Asheville Watch, a community-advocacy group. "I don't want to see the growth and progress that has grown slowly and steadily turned back."

But in the end, Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell made a motion approving the brewery plans. He is often critical of development that may negatively impact neighborhoods, but in this case, he said, “I think that the problems that have been presented are definitely solvable.”

Manheimer praised the process as a model of government, business and neighborhoods working together, saying, “I hope this will be an example to other cities.”

Council approved New Belgium's brewery plans 6-0.

drive ouT The drive-Thrus The other major development debate posed more acrimony and less comity.

A new Harris Teeter grocery store on Merrimon Avenue is already under construction, but Council still has to sign off on the placement of some buildings included in the overall

in process: A new Harris Teeter is under way on Merrimon Avenue.

Residents say that including a drive-thru business on the site is not a good fit for the neighborhood. plan. And the developer, MPV Properties, is requesting that one of those be a business with a drive-thru.

The latter issue has been contentious. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission split 3-3 last year, unable to agree on what conditions the developer must meet. The site is zoned Highway Business, which is more common for major thoroughfares like Tunnel Road. Further, city traffic engineers signed off on the project last year, but that was before Trader Joe's — another grocery chain — announced in July that it would also build a store between Greenlife and Harris Teeter.

So at the Jan. 22 hearing, Council members heard a litany of complaints from many people from the Five Points neighborhood, located between Merrimon and Broadway.

“Idling cars produce so much carbon. There are air quality issues,” said resident Heather Rayburn. “We feel like you don't have to have a drive-thru to have a prosperous restaurant there. We have a community consensus on the fact we don't want a fast-food drive-thru, and that's nonnegotiable.”

Rayburn also noted concerns that the development, especially with drive-thrus, would produce more cut-through traffic and commercial trucks. She suggested that the developer pay for

traffic-calming features on adjacent neighborhood streets. Rayburn also noted that the development company was listening to residents and “had heart.” Some residents wouldn't mind a bank or another business, she said.

But sue schweitzhart voiced strong opposition, saying, “I have this vision of people going down the road, eating their chicken sandwich, and some elderly woman walks across the road and they can't stop in time. What if that was your mother?”

Developer steve vermillion, a lead partner for MPV Properties, responded that they'd already conceded by requesting just one drivethru: Under the site’s existing zoning, they could potentially build two and not have to get City Council approval.

Council members seemed lukewarm to the drive-thru proposal, some of them remarking that the zoning rules limited their ability to stop it and that, by law, they can't specify what type of business gets built. Council member Marc Hunt, who moved to delay a vote until Feb. 12, said he hoped for continued dialogue.

Before Council voted on the motion, Bothwell asked Vermillion if he would promise there would not be a fast-food restaurant on the site.

He would not, and Bothwell responded that he saw little hope that two weeks would see any agreement reached.

“I don't want to pretend we're going to negotiate to some other result by delaying this,” he said.

Council voted 6-0 to approve Hunt’s motion to delay action until Feb. 12. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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unauThorized Work leads To vacanT building collapse on carolina lane by david forbes Police cars and fire trucks blocked off Walnut Street downtown on Jan. 24 after when a building at 15 Carolina Lane collapsed. Workers were already in the process of demolishing the building before the collapse, but no one was injured.

The two-story structure was built in 1917 and last used as apartments, Asheville Fire Department spokesperson Kelley Klope says.

"Apparently, it's been vacant for awhile. There were two people involved in the demolition, but they're accounted for,” she reports.

"It came down inward," she adds, explaining that, as a precaution, the fire department evacuated some nearby buildings.

"There was no permit for no work whatsoever," says Asheville Building Safety Director Robert Griffin. "Any work that was going on, by the owner, contractor, or anyone else, was not authorized."

Preliminary investigations attribute the collapse to the removal of a load-bearing wall on the inside of the building, he says. The city is reviewing who was involved with the work, and will turn over the results of its investigation to North Carolina’s Licensing Board for General Contractors.

Bouchon French Bistro, which leases the space, applied for a permit last September for work by contractor Mountain Brook Homes, according to Griffin. The work included installing a canopy overlooking the adjacent courtyard, but that permit was never approved.

The property is owned by dawn lantzius and managed by Leslie and Associates, which sent construction crews out overnight to clean up the debris and allow area businesses to reopen.

Company President Tom leslie tells Xpress that Bouchon planned to use the spot for a catering and event space.

Surrounding businesses were also affected as the damage limited access. Liquid Dragon Tattoo had to shut down completely, and four others, including Bouchon, have had their maximum capacity reduced by the city until damage is cleared.

David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 137, or at dforbes@mountainx.com X

all fall down: The 15 Carolina Lane building fell after a load-bearing wall was removed.

City staff say the work was not authorized. Photo from the Asheville Fire Department

WhaT We remember abouT 15 carolina lane

“There Was so much happening Then and righT There” by rebecca sulock At a certain point, it was possible to live downtown even if you were poor-ish, and spent most of your time making, recording and listening to music.

Or photographing it. The 15 Carolina Lane building was a recording studio for at least 10 years, and a ramshackle living space before then — the scene of much partying during a grittier era for downtown.

The exact dates aren’t clear, but dan Rosenthal ran Alleysound recording studio somewhere around 1995 to 2000, then Paul Conrad had Onionmusic for a couple of years, then Todd Kelley had Altamont Recording. sparklehorse, lou Barlow and emily Haynes of Metric all recorded in the building. We asked Conrad to share what he remembers, and he sent us a bunch of “uninteresting stuff” (says he).

“During my brief tenure a lot of great bands played there, rehearsed and recorded. Running the

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business end of it quickly fell apart and there was nothing left to do but party and rock out,” Conrad writes. “It’s really a big blur, but recording the Drug Money EP there was huge. ...

“One of the appeals was its versatility — recording studio / rehearsal studio / apartment / party space, it overlooked Vincent’s Ear and we used to run a 150-foot, 16-channel cable snake down to the stage at Vincent’s and record bands like Isotope 217.

Shit, its proximity to Vincent’s Ear during that stage of the game was priceless. Also Carolina Lane. We could just roll down to The Big Idea, or the gallery Rob and Eli rented from me [Conrad bought 31 Carolina Lane in 1994] and played big parties with Drug Money, Piedmont Charisma, The Makeout Room, The Bitter Pills, Ostinato (Dan Judson’s great band), Dig Shovel Dig, Lube Royale, Luv6 or versions of the Luv6. There was so much happening then and right there. It was a friendly community.”

From Rosenthal: “I began leasing upstairs in ‘95. Totally open inside, and condemned at the time. Spent about eight months (and many dollars) remodeling and turning it into a recording studio.

Had a great five years. Recorded 13 or so full-length albums, and probably 100 little projects, demos, TV/radio spots, rehearsals and other craziness.

Many killer parties and jams. Had some national people in there, and everything else (Elvis impersonators, dog barking tapings, live albums from Gatsby’s and The Ear and naked recording sessions (you know who you are) ... The old Food Co-op was indeed there back in the day, at 13 Carolina (left side). Too many memories to count. Thanks, you big old hulk of a brick beast. ...”

Rebecca Sulock can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 113, or at rsulock@mountainx.com

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Jones vs. belcher

Who Will be vice chair oF the

buncombe commissioners?

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second in command: Democrat Holly Jones (left) and Republican Joe Belcher (right) are both vying to be the vice chair of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Photo by Max Cooper

Jake Frankel For the first time in several years, the vicechair position on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners is being contested.

Democrat Holly Jones and Republican Joe Belcher are both vying for the job, which is determined by a simple majority vote of the commissioners.

Historically, the post has been largely ceremonial. Duties are mostly limited to presiding over commissioner meetings when the chair is absent.

However, the job pays more: Regular commissioners earn $26,475 per year; the vice chair makes $30,732 (the chair gets $34,989).

The job also may have political significance, indicating a future interest in running for chair.

Current Chair David Gantt, a Democrat, was vice chair before defeating Republican Nathan Ramsey in the 2008 elections and earning the top job.

For now, both Jones and Belcher say their interest shouldn’t be seen as a sign that they’ll one day run for chair. “I’m not pursuing vice chair because I’m interested in chair,� Jones maintains.

She was recently re-elected to her second fouryear term, and, other than Gantt, she is the only board member with previous experience as a commissioner. “I’m familiar with systems and procedures,� she says. “So I think I would do a good job in that regard. In the infrequent times David has to be out of town, I think it’s really important that

someone’s well versed in how things run. ‌ I’m happy to play that role and offer that service.�

Meanwhile, Belcher suggests that his appointment could help build a sense of bipartisan accord. “I feel like I could bring some consensus to the board and be a help that way,� he says. “I want to grow as a leader. I’m not interested in going after a chair position or anything like that. I want to be able to help the entire board and help the county; I can contribute there.�

Four Democrats and three Republicans serve on the board. After a long delay due to a series of legal challenges to the election results by District 2 Republican candidate Christina Kelley G. Merrill, Democrat Ellen Frost was sworn in Jan. 15, giving her party the majority.

The decision over the vice chairmanship could be the new board’s first split vote, with Frost tipping the balance in Jones’ favor.

Voicing support for Jones, Frost says, “We need someone on [the board] who has been there and done that, who knows procedure and policy [and] who knows the ropes.�

The last vice chair was Bill Stanley. Beginning in 2008, he was appointed unanimously to four consecutive one-year terms, but the 82-year-old opted not to run for re-election last year. He had served on the board for 23 years.

The commissioners will likely elect the new vice chair at their next meeting, Feb. 5.

Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or jfrankel@mountainx.com.

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W e l l n e s s The health of an individual, and especially the health of a community, relies on a complex, interconnected system.

Maintaining a healthy weight supports a fit heart. Having access to good food choices affects obesity rates in any community. Individual choices and largescale policies can both make a difference. An alternative approach may help one patient; a high-tech solution helps another. So in Asheville and Buncombe County, how do these and other factors all fit together? And what can we do about it?

In this first part of a two-issue look at both broad questions and specific ideas, we give Buncombe County a check up, explore where alternative and traditional medicine meet, note Asheville City Council’s adoption of a Food Action Plan, and report some of the health-andwellness news that comes across our desks each day. We invite you to explore the topic with us.

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Vital signs By caitlin Byrd In less than 10 minutes, a doctor or nurse can get a read on a patient’s overall health and well-being just by checking a few key indicators: pulse, blood pressure, temperature and respiration rate. But how do you assess an entire community’s vital signs? And if you don’t, how will you know what the biggest problems are and how best to allocate scarce resources?

“There's so many different levels and layers of work that need to happen,” notes Buncombe County Health Director Gibbie Harris.

To get a better read on the county’s overall health status, Harris’ agency teamed up with its counterparts in 15 other counties and assorted hospitals in a regional partnership last year. In the first half of 2012, WNC Healthy Impact collected data, conducted phone surveys and facilitated community listening sessions to prioritize needs, track trends and identify attitudes.

Released in December, the results of those efforts both draw on and complement the countywide assessments all health departments in North Carolina must conduct at least once every four years to maintain their state accreditation. Based on those assessments, each health department must then craft an action plan; the Healthy Impact partnership seeks to help standardize the data different counties collect.

Also completed in December, Buncombe County’s 219-page Community Health Assessment (see sidebar, “What the Numbers Say”) hints at the kind of layered work Harris believes will be needed regionwide to substantially improve residents’ health and well-being. Other WNC counties, she expects, will face similar struggles in attempting to address two key areas identified by Buncombe’s assessment: access to care and chronic diseases such as obesity.

“They're not simple issues, and they're not going to be fixed with simple answers,” notes Harris, adding, “None of this work gets done in isolation.”

Buncombe County, however, aims to take its next action plan one step further.

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a more comprehensive improvement plan that takes into consideration more stakeholders and more types of work that's happening in the community,” Community Development Specialist Marian Arledge explains.

Due this spring, the plan will address how well current practices are working, target duplications of resources and track specific projects to ensure accountability.

Still, cautions Harris, even the best county health department can do only so much.

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whaT The nuMbers say Buncombe County’s 2012 Community Health Assessment identified four priority areas. Here are some key stats drawn from that assessment and other sources, grouped under each of those priorities.

woMen's PreconcePTion healTh The county’s death rate for white infants was 4.7 per 1,000 live births. For African-American infants, it was 11.7.

North Carolina’s infant mortality rate is among the highest in the U.S., ranking 46th out of 50, according to the 2011 America’s Health Rankings.

healThy weighT and healThy living • 91 percent of Buncombe County respondents said they don’t eat the recommended five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day. — telephone survey conducted by WNC Healthy Impact • More than nine out of 10 Buncombe County residents polled said they think it's important that communities make it easier for people to access farmers markets and increase public access to physical activity spaces such as trails, parks and greenways. — WNC Healthy Impact

iMProve children's healTh and early child develoPMenT The average wait time for families seeking child care subsidies in Buncombe County has increased by two months during the past year. In September 2012, Buncombe County served 1,969 children and had 1,285 children on the waiting list. — Community Health Assessment

access To PriMary and MenTal healTh care • 75 percent of Buncombe County residents surveyed cited cost or lack of insurance as the primary reason they didn’t get needed medical care.

• 32 percent cited cost or lack of insurance as the primary reason they didn’t get needed mental health services.

• 15 percent said they weren’t able to fill a prescription they needed at some point in the past year. — WNC Healthy Impact

Taking charge Harris isn’t the only one hoping to ramp up Buncombe County’s health quotient. Frank Castelblanco’s plan focuses on education and community outreach.

Since last fall, Castelblanco, the director of cardiac emergencies at Mission Health, has personally taught compression-only CPR to more than 1,200 county high school students. In addition, Mission provides free screenings to underserved communities.

“We go into neighborhoods where we know it's going to be lower-income housing. We know a lot of those residents do not have a primary-care physician because they don't have insurance — because they can't necessarily afford it,” Castelblanco explains.

In the WNC Healthy Impact survey, almost 75 percent of more than 300 respondents from Buncombe County cited cost or lack of insurance as the primary reason they didn’t get medical care.

But access to care is only one piece of the puzzle. Dr. Rebecca Bernstein, who chairs Mission Health’s Diversity Committee, says she’s as concerned about what happens to her patients after they leave the hospital as she is when they arrive.

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“We care for all comers here — even the uninsured — but when I go to discharge them, my issues come up. When I say, ‘I need you to get to this health care provider or I need you to take this medication,’ there's some solutions in there, like $4 medications that I can try to find for my patients,” she explains.

“But even if I do find them, sometimes they can't get to Wal-Mart to get them.”

“Preventive medicine,” notes Dr. Lucien Rice, “is not just before there’s anything wrong. It also occurs all along the way when you’ve already

had some problems.” Guided by that concept, Rice and physiologist Lesli Andrews recently founded Asheville Medical Aging Prevention.

Mission Health shares the philosophy, says Bernstein, but applying it to different demographic groups entails additional challenges. The hospital, she notes, has collected data on race and gender in the past, but the Diversity Committee is now taking a closer statistical look at what kinds of “health disparities” (variations in health care and health outcomes among different populations) exist in Buncombe County.

“Disparities are complex, and our health care system is changing very, very quickly,” says Bernstein. “So we're going to have to think about creative and efficient ways to care for our population, to try to close the gaps in care.”

Thus, Mission’s outreach doesn’t end with free screenings. It’s also about building relationships and seeing patients follow through on their health needs.

“It’s your health; it’s your life. You have to take charge of it,” stresses Castelblanco.

“That’s what I’m trying to instill in people when we go out and do these screenings.”

But finding the key that will inspire a particular individual to take better care of their health, notes Castelblanco, can take time — nearly four years, in one case he remembers.

“She’s in her 70s, and she’s raised children, grandchildren and, now, she's going to be raising great-grandchildren. But her blood pressure has always been high, and I just told her, ‘You need to take care of this for those kids. They need to have you around, because you are helping to raise them,’” he says, tearing up. “For years, I've seen her at every screening we do, saying, ‘I know, I know, I know.’ And finally, she made an appointment and actually went to the doctor and got the medication she needed.”

“Ideally,” he continues, “you want to head toward that wellness, that prevention component, where we're not being reactive but proactive about our health.”

Beyond Band-aids To that end, Dr. Susan Mims, vice president of Mission Children's Hospital, is looking ahead to the next generation. Educating parents and children about the critical importance of establishing healthy habits early on, she believes, could avoid some of the chronic ailments county residents and their caregivers are now dealing with.

“We're putting a Band-Aid on a lot of [things that] could be prevented,” says Mims, the former medical director of the Buncombe County Health Department.

“It's really about getting the message out there that sugar-sweetened beverages at an early age speaks to obesity, speaks to dental health, speaks to a lot of things.”

In the meantime, though, there’s a high probability that the people who aren’t being reached, and who lack access to primary care, will wind up in the emergency room, says Stephanie Whitaker, interim director of Mission Hospital's Emergency Department.

“The Emergency Department isn’t just for emergencies anymore: It's also for those primary-care needs,” she reveals. “We are here because someone's emergency is their perceived emergency. They may not have lost a limb and be bleeding, or they may not have been in a terrible car accident or are having a stroke or a heart attack, but we're here to treat everyone.”

That shift, however, carries a high price. “We have seen a steady increase in Emergency Department visits,” notes Whitaker. The 61-bed facility now sees upward of 100,000 patients a year (about 300 per day, on average), she estimates.

“We end up utilizing our hallway beds a lot of times, because every day, we're full.”

Compounding the logjam is the fact that emergency services can’t operate on a firstcome, first-served basis: Patients with more critical needs must be tended to first.

“We don't see a lot of patients who come to us when they first start with the sniffles or minor illnesses: They try to treat themselves at home, using homeopathic or over-

the-counter remedies; oftentimes they don't have primary care available. So when they do arrive in the emergency room, they're often sicker than [people in] communities with more primary-care resources,” Whitaker explains. “We'll always be here, but it's just better for patients, and it's also more affordable, if they can find that primary care first.”

At the same time, the Emergency Department has also become the de facto catchall for mental and behavioral health problems. One key reason, she notes, is the state-mandated mental health reform in 2001. With fewer mental health facilities and resources, more of these patients are now ending up in emergency rooms.

In 2010, psychiatric disorders were the most frequent diagnosis resulting from Emergency Department visits in Buncombe County (20.08 percent), far outstripping the next most common problem (chest pain and ischemic heart disease, 11.79 percent), according to public health data collected via NC DETECT. “Sometimes the Emergency Department is controlled chaos,” says Whitaker.

“Everyone's coming in with a different need and different stressors.”

owning up Although local physicians, other health care providers and community leaders may differ over how best to address Buncombe County’s “vital signs,” for Harris, the fundamental challenge is clear.

"These are communitywide issues that the community has to own if we're going to make any difference," she maintains.

“When a community ‘owns’ an issue, we all recognize our shared responsibility to take action. For example, at the recent Weight of the Nation event, a dozen organizations helped bring together more than 200 individuals from diverse sectors to address healthy living in our community.

“When our community takes ownership of the issue of healthy living and obesity, we see one another adding miles of greenways for physical activity, purchasing more local produce, taking our children out to play, and coming together — because the obesity epidemic cannot be the responsibility of a single institution or individual alone (see sidebar, “Connecting the Dots”).

“As we move toward the community ‘owning’ our health outcomes, we are moving toward a collective-impact approach in which many entities work toward a common goal, sharing our successes and challenges.”

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Making healthy choices the easy choice is a key goal of the project, notes Ferguson, who’s responsible for Buncombe, Henderson and Madison counties.

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“We know that health starts where we live, learn, work and play,” she explains.

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Inclusiveness is crucial. A wheelchair user, Ferguson explains, can’t comfortably push the button at a crosswalk.

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But support can also take the form of education. In Madison County, for example, the Community Transformation Project is working with the Health Department and the Madison Community Health Consortium to develop the Madison@ Heart campaign.

Heart disease is the No. 2 cause of death in both Buncombe and Madison counties. To promote awareness, heart pins and educational materials will be available at participating Madison County businesses and organizations during February. Ferguson says they’ll ask people to wear the heart pin on their sleeve if they have heart disease, love someone with heart disease or simply want to express concern for the wellbeing of people living with the disease.

“Just 30 minutes of exposure to secondhand smoke can trigger a heart attack in someone who has heart disease,” she notes. “That’s powerful information, and I know that people who choose to smoke want to know that, too. Part of this work is about helping people think about their own choices and make more informed choices.”

Bringing more voices to the table, helping groups connect and educating residents, Ferguson believes, will lead to a healthier, more forward-thinking region.

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Since 2009, however, this bastion of mainstream medicine has boasted an Integrative Healthcare Department whose staff includes nurses trained in aromatherapy, massage, guided imagery and biofeedback. The staff physician works alongside an acupuncturist and a musical therapist; massage, yoga and tai chi are offered as outpatient services. In the last three years, the department has seen some 19,000 patients; it now averages 40 to 50 consultations a day.

“It's really about what we can do to enhance the patient's experience,” lourdes lorenz, the department’s director, explains. “We look at the patient as a whole. We look at their mind and body to maximize the healing process.”

Thoroughly trained in conventional medicine, Lorenz has spent three decades in the field, including a stint as a critical-care nurse. To her, inegrative health care is just another way to make sure the patient heals; accordingly, she dislikes the term “alternative.”

“Alternative means ‘instead of’; this is a combination,” Lorenz points out.

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changing times It wasn’t always like this. When Cissy Majebe founded the Chinese Acupuncture Clinic in 1985, she faced skepticism and outright hostility from the established medical community and the public alike.

“When I first moved to Asheville, if I told people that I was an acupuncturist, they were surprised,” Majebe remembers. “They'd never met one; they hadn't even heard of it. It was out of the mainstream knowledge base.”

And while there were some supportive physicians back then, many warned their patients against acupuncture, Majebe recalls. She received critical letters from physicians and was

even raided by the State Bureau of Investigation. Majebe and others fought back, however, and in the early ’90s, North Carolina established its Acupuncture Licensing Board.

Today Majebe’s clinic has seven full-time acupuncturists and offices in Asheville, Hendersonville and Waynesville. “Acupuncture is probably the alternative practice most widely accepted by the Western

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Lorenz, too, has seen a sea change in the medical establishment’s approach to its onetime rivals. “More and more hospitals,” she says, “are incorporating [such practices] into their programs. I think primarily it was driven by the public,” which has increasingly gone outside the mainstream for treatment.

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Nonetheless, obstacles remain. Many insurance providers don't cover integrative health care: Mission's own insurance program, for example, covers acupuncture, but in North Carolina, Medicaid and Medicare don't. Meanwhile, VA hospitals now incorporate the practice in treating pain, Lorenz notes.

“I think we've reached a tipping point: It's finally getting looked at.”

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“Anytime you have an integration you have positives and negatives,” she notes. “There may be some watering down or loss of some parts of Chinese medicine. We're being asked to come into their system and integrate, rather than two systems being asked to see the strengths of each one.”

Lorenz, however, believes it’s a twoway street. Influenced by the “patientcentered” focus of many of the practices her department uses, mainstream medical professionals are paying more attention to “trying to be a healing presence,” she points out. As a result, patients “are going to be more comfortable, and whether it's the placebo effect or the fact that they're relaxed enhances the medicine they're receiving, why not?”

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Hospital mergers usually seek one of two approaches: a full affiliation or a management affiliation.

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Western Highlands Board Chairman Charles e. vines (who is also Mitchell County manager) says the agency was able to close a $4.2 million budget gap and end 2012 in the black. He says that was accomplished largely through the state increasing the “per member per month” rate last fall, along with cost-cutting measures undertaken by Western Highlands staff and consultants hired to help the agency get back on its feet.

“As of December, we are back in the black,” says Vines.

Western Highlands connects people who need government services for mental health, developmental and intellectual disabilities and substance abuse with providers of those services. The network covers eight Western North Carolina counties: Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania and Yancey.

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Since then, the agency has been operating under the leadership of Interim CEO Charles schoenheit.

At a special meeting Jan. 17, Western Highlands board members interviewed a third candidate for the CEO position, Vines says, though no decision was made. Board members are specifically seeking a chief executive officer with managed-care experience.

The agency also has begun looking for a new chief financial officer to replace CFO sharon lentz, who is retiring at the end of June, says Vines.

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On Jan. 22, Council members voted 6-0 to adopt the Food Action Plan, drafted by the Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council. (Mayor Terry Bellamy was absent.)

The plan doesn’t cost anything; rather, it encourages the city to address foodrelated issues. “Anything they bring forward is done in the light of this standing policy,” says Gordon smith, a member of both City Council and the FPC. Fellow Council member Marc Hunt praised the plan and credited Smith’s leadership for helping to bring it about.

“I appreciate how different ones of us pick up an issue and focus on it. This has inspired me to pay attention” to food issues, he said.

FPC member susan Garrett told City Council members that the plan was the first step toward “a vision of local abundance,” a city filled with local food at all levels, and “extensive edible landscaping.”

The plan will shape future city initiatives by promoting nutrition and access to food for all residents, Smith explains,

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Wanna go?

The FPC is supported solely by volunteers — nearly 350 of them. If you’d like to get involved, their next meeting is Friday, Feb. 1, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the Mountain View Room of UNCA’s Sherrill Center.

The FPC is also celebrating its first birthday. Over the last year, it’s coordinated the activities of dozens of local organizations that promote local agriculture, food security and environmental sustainability.

Many small groups make up the FPC, so prospective volunteers can find a niche within a cluster that suits their skill sets and interests.

For more information, visit abfoodpolicy. org or search for “Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council” on Facebook.

To read the full plan, visit avl.mx/pj.

Gordon sMitH, a memBer of the food policy council and city council, says the food action plan encourages a dialogue that Will maKe nutrition and food security part of future city programs. PHoto by Max CooPer

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noting that it now becomes part of the Sustainability Management Plan, adopted by Council in 2009.

The latter plan deals with a broad range of issues that can affect food policy and community health, such as emissions and transportation. The Food Action Plan expands the scope of the sustainability plan. For example, it steers the city toward looking at curbside composting along with easing restrictions on local food production and farmer’s markets, among other measures.

“When community development is looking at where to place housing, they’re also going to be considering, ‘Where are the food deserts? Can this housing include a market? Can it include a garden?’” Smith says.

A food desert is an area in which fresh produce and nutritious food are difficult to access, he explains, noting that the problem is especially challenging for people who don’t own cars. In food deserts, people often rely on convenience stores, fast food and delivery items.

The plan also addresses food security: “All citizens should have access to healthy, nutritious food and … our community should be able to sustain its nutritional needs year-round,” it states.

FPC members hope that in the next three to six months, the city will gather information about access to healthy food and agricultural resources. With the plan’s goals in mind, staff and FPC members will work together to inventory Asheville’s food-related resources. They’ll also examine Buncombe County’s emergency preparedness and consider how long local food supplies would last in the event of a disruption in national food distribution.

In the future, the city may allocate funds from the Community Development Block Grants for foodrelated projects. The plan calls on the city and the county to “designate funding/staff/CDBG monies to support a ‘Resilient Neighborhoods’ program, to assist neighbors in developing awareness of food security and planning for food shortages, including planting gardens.” X Emily Patrick can be reached at food@ mountainx.com. David Forbes can be reached at dforbes@mountainx.com

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Local physical therapist damon Rouse recently opened a “medical” gym — Asheville Family Fitness Physical Therapy and Spine Center on New Leicester Highway. “As a physical therapist, I see all sorts of patients,” he explains. “Sometimes people suffer an injury or surgery and need help recovering. Other times, I see athletes trying to improve performance or people just simply looking to enjoy normal daily activities without pain or reduced mobility.” A medical gym helps patients transition from physical therapy, taking into account previous injuries or limitations and emphasizing a program that reduces their chances for future injury, he says. There are nearly 1,000 such gyms in the United States, and just two in our area (the other is Southeastern Fitness & Rebabilitation). To learn more about Asheville Family Fitness, call 225-3838 or visit the gym’s Facebook page (avl.mx/pi) or website (GetFitAsheville.com). Photo and text by Stephanie Rodrigue

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• MONDAYS, 5-6:15pm & WEDNESDAYS, 1:45-3:15pm - Women’s Expressive Dance Wave. $5-$15 suggested donation.

• WEDNESDAYS, 4-4:45pm - Kids yoga. $5-$10 suggested donation. A parenting group will be held during kids yoga. Additional $5-$10 donation.

• THURSDAYS, 4:30-5:30pm - Qi Gong and Tai Chi basics. $5-$15 suggested donation.

• SA (2/2), 2:30-4:30pm - Yoga for spiritual development. $20 suggested donation.

• TUESDAYS, 6-7:15pm - Men’s yoga. $5-$15 suggested donation.

Daoist traDitions College oPen house • WE (2/6), 5:30-7pm - Learn about programs of study and financial aid at the Daoist Traditions College winter open house. Jeffrey Yuen, Dean of Classical Studies, will also present a talk on Chinese medicine. 382 Montford Ave. Please RSVP: csalinda@daoisttraditions. edu. free health sCreenings • TUESDAYS (2/5) through (2/26), 8am-noon - Health screenings, including cholesterol, glucose, BMI, blood pressure and body fat percentages, will be offered in the Mission Heart Tower lobby. Appointments requested but not required. Info: www.heart.mission-health.org. go reD Day • FR (2/1) - Celebrate Go Red Day with free health screenings, including BMI, blood pressure and body fat percentage. 6-10am: Mission Memorial campus lobby; 4-8pm: Mission St. Joseph’s campus lobby. Info: www. heart.mission-health.org. healing arts yoga • SATURDAYS, 10:30am-noon - ASU offers yoga in the Turchin Center’s Mayer Gallery. All

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levels. $10/$5 ASU students. Info: www.tcva. org/calendar/super/id/853. healthy eating 101 • WEDNESDAYS, 5:30pm - Asheville Family Fitness and Physical Therapy, 149 New Leicester Highway, hosts “a refreshing, informal class on all things health and wellness — especially food.

Free for members. Nonmembers free through Jan. 31/$10 after. Info: www.ashevillefitspine. com. heart Disease Presentation • TU (2/5), 6-7:30pm - A program on heart disease will be offered by Mission Health at Hendersonville Cardiology, 691 County Road 1180. Free. Info: www.mission-health.org or 213-1111. living healthy with a ChroniC ConDition • WEDNESDAYS through (3/13), 4pm - Learn self-management skills to live a healthy life during this six-week workshop for those with chronic health conditions and their loved ones.

Held at the Lakeview Center, 1 Rhododendron Road, Black Mountain. Free; donations accepted. Registration required: 251-7438.

• THURSDAYS through (3/14), 1pm - Additional workshops will be held in Hendersonville at Park Ridge Health (855-PRH-LIFE) and in Asheville at Vanderbilt Apartments, 75 Haywood St. (2517438). Registration required. living healthy with Diabetes • THURSDAYS through (2/14), 2:30-5pm - Find balance with diabetes through this six-week selfmanagement program. Open to people with diabetes and their caregivers. $30 suggested donation. Held at the YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave. Registration required: 251-7438.

Managing Pain anD inflaMMation • WE (1/30), 7pm - Dr. Cory Noll will present natural treatments for pain and inflammation as part of the Healthy Lifestyles Series at Edgewood Chiropractic and Wellness Center, 68 Grove St., Suite C4. Free. Info and RSVP: 254-3838.

MeMory Cafe • 1st MONDAYS, 1st WEDNESDAYS, 3rd SATURDAYS, 3rd THURSDAYS - Memory Cafe invites those with memory challenges and their caregivers, family and friends to socialize in a safe and supportive environment. Free. Info and locations: LBrown@fbca.net, bettyrobbins@morrisbb.net or asstminister@uuasheville.org.

Posture basiCs • TH (2/7), 5:15-6pm - Fairview Chiropractic Center, 2 Fairview Hills Drive, will host a program on the importance of posture. Free; registration required. Info: 628-7800. reD Cross blooD Drives 100 Edgewood Road. Info: www.redcrosswnc. org or 258-3888. Appointment and ID required for blood drives.

• SU (2/3), noon-4pm - Blood drive: Louise’s Kitchen, 115 Black Mountain Ave., Black Mountain. Info: 1-800-REDCROSS.

• WE (2/6) & TH (2/7), 11am-4pm - Blood drive: UNCA. Info and campus location: www. redcrossblood.org.

• WE (2/6), 9:30am-2pm - Blood drive: Mountain Credit Union, 1453 Sand Hill Road, Candler. Info: 667-7245. --- 10am-2pm - Blood drive: Givens Estates, 2360 Sweeten Creek Road. Info: 271-6935.

• TH (2/7), 1:30-6pm - Blood drive: Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, 117 Montreat Road. Info: 669-6729. --- 2-6:30pm - Skyland United Methodist Church, 1984 Hendersonville Road. Info: 684-7283. veterans living healthy with a ChroniC ConDition • WEDNESDAYS through (2/27), 1pm - Learn self-management skills to live a healthy life during this six-week workshop for veterans with chronic health conditions and their spouses/caregivers. Held at the Charles George VA Medical Center, 1100 Tunnel Road. Free.

Registration required: 298-7911, ext. 5056. woMb healing CirCle • WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - It’s Natural, 70 S. Market St., hosts a weekly womb wellness discussion, featuring topics based on the book Sacred Woman by Queen Afua. Donations appreciated. Info: itsnatural11@gmail.com. woMen’s healthy heart event • SU (2/3), 1:30pm - Frank Castelblanco, director of cardiac emergencies for Mission Hospital, will discuss “What Women Need to Know About Heart Disease” in Mission Hospital’s Glenn Theater, Heart Tower. Free; donations accepted. Info and registration: (786) 457-7964 or kfk0501@gmail.com. yoga for sexual health • TH (2/7), 7-9pm - A workshop on women’s yoga for sexual health and vitality will be held at Jubilee!, 46 Wall St. $10. Info: heathercohen16@hotmail.com.

• SA (2/9), 7-9pm - An additional workshop will be held at Asheville Community Yoga, 8 Brookdale Road. $20. yoga for veterans • THURSDAYS, 4-5pm - Yoga for veterans, service members and their families will be offered

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• FRIDAYS, 7pm - “Inner Child” study group.

Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: 989-8075.

• SUNDAYS, 2pm - “Inner Child” study group, Canton Branch Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton. Info: 648-2924.

• SUNDAYS, 3pm - A confidential study group based on the twelve steps of ACOA. Everyone welcome; no age or gender restrictions. Meets at the Clyde Town Hall, 8437 Carolina Blvd.

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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.wncalanon.org or 800-286-1326.

• WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am - “Daytime Serenity,” Pardee Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. --- 7pm - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. --- 5:45pm - Al-Anon meeting for women, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. • MONDAYS, noon - “Keeping the Focus,” First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte Street. --- 6pm - “Attitude of Gratitude,” Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 7pm - First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain.

--- 7:30pm - First United Methodist Church, Jackson and Church Streets, Sylva. --- 8pm - “Al-Anon Spoken Here,” Ledger Baptist Church, U.S. 226 near Bakersville. --- 8pm Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road.

Asheville Women’s empoWerment And discovery • TUESDAYS, 6pm - A 16-step group for women overcoming dependencies/addictions of all kinds. All women welcome. Meets above the French Broad Food Coop, 90 Biltmore Ave. Donations accepted but not required.

Info: nicerhugs@gmail.com. chronic pAin support Group • SUNDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Open to those with chronic pain, friends and family. Feb. 3 featured speaker: physical therapist Damon Rouse. Held at Unity Church of Asheville, 130 Shelburne Road. Donations accepted. Info: 423-8301. debtors Anonymous • MONDAYS, 7pm - Debtors Anonymous meets at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., Room 101. Info: www.debtorsanonymous. org.

Food Addiction Group • MONDAYS, 2pm - It Works, a 12-step program for individuals struggling to overcome food addiction, meets at Pardee Hospital, 800 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. Info and directions: 489-7259.

GrAndpArents rAisinG GrAndkids • 1st TUESDAYS, 7pm - A support group for grandparents raising grandchildren will include playtime for children. Held at McDonald’s, 401 Smoky Park Highway. Info: dangel1965@ gmail.com. hiv/Aids support Group • 1st & 3rd TUESDAYS, 6pm - This facilitated, confidential support group meets at WNCAP, 554 Fairview Road. All are welcome, regard-

less of age, gender, race or sexual orientation.

Info: positivelyspeaking1974@yahoo.com. mAn to mAn/prostAte cAncer support • TU (2/7), 7pm - Man to Man, a prostate cancer support group for men and caregivers, meets at American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park. Info: 254-6931. memorycAreGivers netWork: Fletcher • 1st TUESDAYS, 1pm - MemoryCaregivers Network support groups are free and open to anyone caring for a person with memory loss. Held in Fletcher Seventh Day Adventist Church’s lower level conference room, 1141 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher. Info: Info@ parkridgehealth.org. nAr-Anon • TUESDAYS, 7pm - Nar-Anon provides support to relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one.

“We share experience, strength and hope.”

Meets at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road; enter through back door.

Info: robinplemmons@gmail.com.

• WEDNESDAYS, 12:30pm - First United Methodist Chuch, 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Enter through side parking lot.

Info: 891-8050. overeAters Anonymous A fellowship of individuals who are recovering from compulsive overeating. A 12-step program.

• THURSDAYS, noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road. Info: 277-1975.

• SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: 424 W. State St. Open relapse and recovery meeting. Info: 686-8131.

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway. Info: 697-5437.

• MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 2524828.

• TUESDAYS, 10:30am-noon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Info: 626-2572. smArt recovery • THURSDAYS, 6pm - This peer support group is dedicated to helping individuals gain independence from all types of addictive behavior (drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, etc.). Meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: smartrecoveryavl@gmail.com or 407-0460.

WorkAholics Anonymous • WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Workaholics Anonymous. Info and directions: www.workaholics-anonymous.org or 301-1727. more Wellness events online Check out the Wellness Calendar online at www.mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after February 7. cAlendAr deAdline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. WednesdAy, one week prior to publication.

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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 30 february 7, 2013 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 CoMMunity PartnershiP for Pets • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, noon3pm - Community Partnership for

Pets will offer spay/neuter vouchers at the K-Mart entrance of the Blue Ridge Mall, 4 Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Info: 693-5172 or cpforpetsinc@aol.com. free sPay vouChers • The Humane Alliance offers free spay services for female felines. Pick up a Dudley Fund voucher at Humane Alliance, Pet Harmony, BWAR, Friends 2 Ferals or Asheville Humane Society. Info and appointment: www.humanealliance.org or 252-2079. outwarD hounDs • WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am-1pm - Brother Wolf Animal Rescue invites the public to take adoptable dogs on local hikes. Meets at BWAR, 31 Glendale Ave. Free. Info: www. bwar.org or 505-3440.

Pet loss suPPort grouP • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - A support group for anyone who has

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glass meets metal: The Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 will host Fire and Ice: Pottery, Glass and Metalwork through Saturday, Feb. 9. (pg. 38) Pictured: River by Aaron Shufelt.

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• Through SA (2/9) - Pieces of the Puzzle, works by ASU's community outreach programs, will be on dis-

aMeriCan folk art anD fraMing Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: www.

play in the Community Gallery. art at brevarD College Exhibits are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www.brevard.edu/art or 884-8188.

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• Through FR (2/22) - The Mestizo

• Through WE (2/6) - Still and

Spirit will be on display in the

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Spiers Gallery. Mon.-Fri., 8am-

Southern artists.

3pm.

• Through FR (2/22) - Works by Henry Stindt will be on display in the Spiers Gallery. art at Mars hill College Weizenblatt Gallery: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Info: www.mhc.edu.

• Through TH (2/28) - Silent Symphony: Land, Body, Water, works by Vadim Bora.

• WE (2/6), 2pm - Curator's lecture. --- 3-6pm - Reception. art at unCa Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www.unca.edu.

• Through MO (2/4) - Recollection and Intention will be on display in Highsmith University Union.

• Through SA (2/9) - Portraits of Uganda, photos by Carrie Wagner, will be on display in the Blowers Gallery.

• Through TU (2/5) - The Annual Drawing Discourse Exhibition will be on display in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery.

• TH (2/7), 7-9pm - An opening reception for Valeria WatsonDoost's “Affrilachian” works will

be held in the Intercultural Center.

Refreshments served. art events at wCu Held at the Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Thurs., 10am-7pm. Free, but donations welcome. Info: www.fineartmuseum.wcu.edu or 227-3591.

• Through FR (2/1) - North Carolina Glass 2012: In Celebration of 50 Years of Studio Glass in America. asheville area arts CounCil: the artery Community arts facility at 346 Depot St. Tues.-Sat., 11am-4pm.

Info: www.ashevillearts.com or 258-0710.

• Through SA (2/2) - Home Is Where the Art Is, works by patients in Mission Children's Hospital's Arts for Life program.

• FRIDAYS through (2/22), 9-11am - Artist business brainstorming sessions will feature one-on-one opportunities for artist entrepre-

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25. Info: info@haywoodarts.org or 452-0593.

neurs. Free or by donation. Call to confirm dates.

• TU (2/5) through TH (2/7) Joshua Spiceland will present a live mural installation as part of the My Name Is a Verb exhibition. asheville art MuseuM Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: www.ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

• Through SU (6/9) - The Philadelphia Story: Contemporary Figurative Work Drawn from the Academy will be on display in the North Wing.

• SU (2/3), 2-4pm - Opening reception for The Philadelphia Story and Aaron Siskind: Abstract Expressionist Photographer • Through SU (3/31) - Survivors and Liberators: Portraits by Wilma Bulkin Siegel will be on display in the East Wing.

• Through SU (4/14) - In the Camps: Photographs by Erich Hartmann will be on display in the East Wing.

• SA (2/2) through SU (5/26) - Aaron Siskind: Abstract Expressionist Photographer will be on display in the North Wing. bella vista art gallery 14 Lodge St. Winter hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 11am-4pm. Info: www.bellavistaart.com or 7680246.

• Through MO (4/1) - New works

by Karen Margulis and Monika Steiner. blaCk Mountain Center for the arts Old City Hall, 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.Wed. and Fri., 10am-5pm; Thurs., 11am-3pm. Info: www.

BlackMountainArts.org or 6690930.

• Through SU (2/24) - Chasing the Image, curated by James Thompson, will be on display in the Upper Gallery. blaCk Mountain College MuseuM + arts Center The center is located at 56 Broadway and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College. Tues. & Wed., noon-4pm; Thurs.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Info: www. blackmountaincollege.org or 3508484.

• Through SA (6/1) - No Ideas but in Things, works by Black Mountain College alumnus John Urbain.

• TH (1/31), 7:30pm - "A Brief History of Collage in 20th Century Art," an illustrated lecture with Julie Levin Caro. $10/$5 members and students.

Center for Craft, Creativity anD Design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville. Mon.-Fri.,

CoMMunity founDation of henDerson County sCholarshiPs • Through FR (3/1) - The Community Foundation of Henderson County will accept college scholarship applications from Henderson County students through March 1. Info: www.

CFHCforever.org.

Desert Moon Designs stuDios anD gallery • Through FR (2/15) - Desert Moon Designs Studios and Gallery, 372 Depot St., seeks submissions from established or emerging artists and fine crafters from WNC through feb. 15. Info: www.desertmoondesigns-studios. com/call-to-artists. eCo arts awarD • Through TH (1/31) - Eco Arts Awards will accept submissions for its songwriting, art, literature, video, photography and repurposed-material competitions through Jan. 31. Info: www.ecoartsawards.com.

a big-nosed battle of the sexes: Aquila Theatre returns to Diana Wortham Theatre with Cyrano de Bergerac on Friday, Feb. 1 and The Taming of the Shrew on Saturday, Feb. 2. (pg. 43) Photo by J. Michael Worthington, Jr. noon-5pm. Info: www.craftscreativitydesign.org or 890-2050.

• Through FR (3/1) - Topography, textiles by Ismini Samanidou. folk art Center MP 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Open daily from 9am6pm. Info: www.craftguild.org or 298-7928.

• Through TU (3/19) - Works by Valerie McGaughey (fiber) and Virginia McKinney (mixed media).

• Through SU (4/21) - Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts exhibition. haen gallery 52 Biltmore Ave. Wed.-Fri., 10am6pm; Mon., Tues. & Sat., 11am6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: www. thehaengallery.com or 254-8577.

• Through TH (2/28) - Wintertide 2013, a rotating exhibition of Haen Gallery artists.

• Through SA (2/9) - Fire and Ice: Pottery, Glass and Metalwork. kristalyn bunyan • Through TH (2/28) - Mono and transfer prints by Kristalyn Bunyan will be on display at True Blue Art Supply, 30 Haywood St. Mon.-Sat., 10am-7pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: www.kristalyncreations.com or www.trueblueartsupply.com.

MaDison County arts CounCil exhibits Located at 90 S. Main St. in Marshall. Info: 649-1301.

• Through FR (2/22) - "Madison County Stories" will feature works by documentary photographer Rob Amberg, as well as Madison County youth and Duke University students.

hanDMaDe in aMeriCa Located at 125 S. Lexington Ave. Info: www.handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121.

• Through FR (2/22) - Flux: A Craft Exchange, an exhibit exchange with Flux Studios of Mount Rainier, Md.

n.C. arboretuM Located at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way. 9am-5pm daily.

Programs are free with $8 parking fee. Info: www.ncarboretum.org or 665-2492.

• Through SU (4/7) - Seeds Up Close, works by Nancy Cook.

• Through SU (5/19) - A Painter’s Journey, works by Ann Vasilik.

haywooD County arts CounCil Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC's Gallery 86, 86 N. Main St., Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: www. haywoodarts.org or 452-0593.

PhotograPhy at west enD bakery • Through SU (3/3) - A photography exhibit of landscapes, urban environments, barns and birds will be on display at West End Bakery, 757 Haywood Road. Mon.-Fri.,

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7:30am-6pm; Sat. & Sun., 8am3pm. Info: www.westendbakery. com. seven sisters gallery 117 Cherry St., Black Mountain.

Summer hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm and Sun., noon-5pm. Info: www.sevensistersgallery.com or 669-5107.

• Through TH (1/31) - Trees, Trees, Trees, paintings by Kim Rody. street PhotograPhy • Through TH (1/31) - Asheville street photography by Joe Longobardi will be on display at A-B Tech's Holly Library. Info: www.joelongobardiphotography. com. swannanoa valley fine arts league Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 West State St., Black Mountain. Thurs.-Sat., 11am-3pm.

Info: svfal.info@gmail.com or www. svfal.org.

• Through TU (2/26) Epiphanies, Experimentation and Collaboration.

• WEDNESDAYS through (1/30), 10am-noon - Artist roundtable and collaboration. Free. transylvania CoMMunity arts CounCil Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:30am4:30pm. Info: www.artsofbrevard. org or 884-2787.

• Through TH (1/31) - Works by Transylvania Vocational Services clients.

audiTions & call To arTisTs aPPalaChian Pastel soCiety • Through MO (3/18) - The Appalachian Pastel Society will accept entries for its On Common Ground: Pastel Paintings from the Mountains to the Sea exhibition through March 18. Info: www. appalachianpastelsociety.org. aPPalaChian trail hall of faMe • Through TH (2/28) - Nominations for the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame will be accepted through feb. 28. Info: http://avl.mx/oy. arbuCkle sCholarshiP • Through MO (4/1) - The Community Foundation of Henderson County will accept applications for the Arbuckle Scholarship through april 1. Info: Lhenderson-hill@CFHCforever.org or 697-6224. blue riDge national heritage • Through MO (2/25) - The Haywood County Arts Council will accept pottery and clay submissions from Blue Ridge National Heritage area artists through feb.

hanDMaDe in aMeriCa • Through FR (2/15) - HandMade in America will accept submissions for its Breaking Ground: Innovative Craft exhibit through feb. 15. Info: www.handmadeinamerica.org. lake eDen arts festival • Through WE (1/30) - LEAF will accept applications from handcraft artists for its spring festival through Jan 30. Info: www.theleaf.com.

MontforD Park Players logo • Through FR (3/1) - The Montford Park Players will accept submissions for its new logo design through March 1. Info: www. montfordparkplayers.org. north Carolina writers' network • Through FR (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. tC arts CounCil Applications available at tcarts@ comporium.net or 884-2787.

• Through WE (3/6) - TC Arts Council will accept applications for The Great Outdoors exhibit through March 6.

• Through TU (2/5) - TC Arts Council will accept submissions for its Material World exhibit through feb. 5. thoMas wolfe fiCtion Prize • Through WE (1/30) - The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize will accept submissions through Jan. 30. Info: www.ncwriters.org. tryon fine arts Center sCulPture exhibit • Through MO (4/1) - Tryon Fine Arts Center will accept submis-

sions for its sculpture exhibit and sale through april 1. Info: www. tryonarts.org or 859-8322. wilD south Conservation awarD • Through WE (2/13) - Wild South will accept applications from environmental educators, youth and journalists for its Roosevelt-Ashe award through feb. 13. Info: www. wildsouth.org.

benefiTs hike-n-soak • SU (2/3), 9am - Shoji Spa, 96 Avondale Heights Road, will offer a guided hike on the Mountainsto-Sea Trail, followed by hot tubs, sauna and a cold plunge.

50 percent of proceeds benefit southern appalachian highland Conservancy. $40. Info and registration: www.shojiretreats.com or 299-0999. isaaC DiCkson eleMentary sChool • WE (2/6) - Mela Indian Restaurant, 70 N. Lexington Ave., will donate a portion of the day's proceeds to isaac Dickson elementary school. Info: www. melaasheville.com. light the night • FR (2/1), 7pm - Light the Night, to benefit Claxton elementary, will feature a silent auction, music

by DJ Deft Touch and local food.

Held at Homewood, 19 Zillicoa St. $25. Info: www.clxpto.blogspot. com. love the arts gala • SA (2/2), 6:30pm - "Love the Arts" gala, to benefit brevard College's fine arts programs, will include food, wine, dancing, student performances and an art exhibition. Black tie optional. Held in the college's Porter Center. $50.

Info: music_info@brevard.edu or 884-8211. toast asheville: wine anD beer tasting • TH (2/7), 5:30-8:30pm - The asheville art Museum will host a wine and beer tasting with hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants, live music and a silent auction.

Proceeds benefit the museum. 2 S. Pack Square. $30/$35 nonmembers/$40 door. Info: www.ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

business & Technology abwa Meeting • TH (2/7), 5:30-7:30pm - The American Business Women's Association will host a dinner meeting at Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Resort Drive. $25. Info and reg-

istration: www.abwaskyhychapter. com.

CoMPuter Mouse basiCs • TU (2/5), 2-4:30pm - A class on computer basics will focus on using a mouse. Geared towards those with little or no computer experience. Held at Pack Library, 67 Haywood St. Free. Registration required: cheryl.middleton@buncombecounty.org or 250-4754.

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Mountain bizworks workshoPs 153 S. Lexington Ave. Info: 2532834 or www.mountainbizworks. org.

• MONDAYS, noon & WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - An informational meeting about Mountain BizWorks' programs will help businesses make the first step toward accessing the organization's services. Free. Info and registration: victor@mountainbizworks.org or 253-2834.

• MO (2/4), 6-9pm - FARE Foundations Business Planning Course for food, agriculture and rural enterprises. Learn the business-planning process while building business skills. This eight-week session meets Mondays at BRCC. Sliding scale. Info and registration: 253-2834 or ashley@mountainbizworks.org. tax assistanCe • SA (2/2) through MO (4/15) - Tax assistance will be offered at local libraries. Bring Social Security card, tax return, W-2 forms etc. Info: 277-8288.

• MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 10am-4pm; SATURDAYS, 10am2pm. Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • TUESDAYS, 9am-4pm - West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road.

• TUESDAYS, 10am-4pm Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty St.

classes, meeTings & evenTs 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 9:30 - 10:30am.

Mondays in February - Mac OS X Basics, February 5th - iPhoto, February 12th - Safari, February 19th - iCloud, February 26th iMovie. iPad Basics will be held each Wednesday in February from 10:45am - 12:15pm. Registration is just $9.99 at classes@charlottestreetcomputers.com. faCebook for business (pd.) Thursday Jan. 31, 6 PM 8:30 PM Learn how to use the Facebook Business tools to create quality connections with your customers, and track your online trends. $25 at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte St. Info

Square, Hendersonville. Free. Info: 694-1619. afriCan DruMMing Class • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm "Djembe master" Adama Dembele leads West African drumming classes at Asheville Music School, 126 College St. All ages and skill levels welcome. Bring or borrow a drum. $15. Info: www.ashevillemusicschool.com. asheville aniMe Club • SATURDAYS, 3pm - The Asheville Anime Club features "geeky films and fun" at Firestorm Cafe, 48 Commerce St. Free. Info: www. firestormcafe.com or 255-8115. asheville Chess Club • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-10:30pm - The Asheville Chess Club meets at North Asheville Community Center, 37 E. Larchmont Drive.

Children's club meets from 5:156:30pm. $5 per session. Info: www. wncchess.org or 299-3715. asheville raDiCal Mental health ColleCtive • TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - This "radical mental health community for those who experience self/world in ways that are often diagnosed as psychiatric disorders" meets for social time and discussion at the Vendor's Lounge in The Downtown Market, 45 S. French Broad Ave. Info: radmadasheville@theicarusproject.net.

When you love someone, you want to shout it from the mountaintops. What better way to let the world know about the people and things you truly love than with a homemade valentine?

Profess your love for your partner, your friends, your neighbors and our fair city of Asheville with Xpress‘ Valentine Contest. Send us your hand-drawn valentines, big and small, and we’ll select the best ones for publication in our Valentine’s Day issue.

The contest is open to kids and adults alike and the only rule is that the cards must be handmade.

Mail or hand deliver your valentines (no bigger than 8 1/2 x 11), to: Mountain Xpress, attn: A&E department, 2 Wall St., Asheville, N.C. 28801 The deadline is Monday, Feb. 4.

Let Xpress make Valentine’s Day special with a public declaration of love for the people, pets, friends or trees you adore!

and registration http://charlottestreetcomputers.com/classes/ facebook-for-business. new to asheville?

Contact us! ashevillenewcomersclub.com 150th anniversary of the Civil war • ONGOING, 10am-5pm Henderson County Heritage

(pd.) A great opportunity for

Museum will observe the 150th

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lasting friends, explore the surroundings and enrich their lives.

with never-before-seen artifacts including military weaponry and uniforms at 1 Historic Courthouse

asheville sCrabble Club • SUNDAYS, 2-6pm - The Asheville Scrabble Club meets at Atlanta Bread Company North, 633 Merrimon Ave. Info: www.ashevillescrabble.com. astronoMy Club of asheville • 1st THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - The Astronomy Club of Asheville meets in UNCA's Reuter Center.

See website for stargazing events. $20 per year. Info: www.astroasheville.org. blue riDge toastMasters • MONDAYS, 12:15-1:25pm - Blue Ridge Toastmasters offers "Speak Up Asheville" to develop speaking and leadership skills, Feb. 4-25. Weekly meetings held at Asheville Chamber of Commerce/ Lenoir Rhyne University, 36 Montford Ave., Room 317. Info: www.blueridgetoastmasters.com/ speechcraft. builDing briDges • MONDAYS through (3/25), 7-9pm - Building Bridges seminar will focus on the "dynamics of racism and an exploration of how race has impacted our relationships, communities and institutions." Held at MAHEC, 121 Hendersonville Road. $30. Info and registration: www.buildingbridgesashevillenc.org or 777-4585. eMbroiDerers' guilD of aMeriCa • TH (2/7), 9:30am-noon - The monthly meeting of the WNC

chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America will be held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe. Info and cost: 654-9788. fiber evenings • TUESDAYS, 4pm - Echoview Fiber Mill, 76 Jupiter Road, Weaverville, invites the public to bring knitting, spinning, weaving or other fiber projects for an evening of socializing and creativity.

Free. Info: www.echoviewfarm. com. folk Cabaret: stanD uP for PeaCe • TH (1/31), 7-9pm - "Folk Cabaret: Stand Up for Peace" will kick off a "campaign of awareness as we build towards the Wave Around the World" with music, spoken word, art and more. Held at Timo's House, 5 Biltmore Ave. Free. Info: rachel.fifer@gmail.com. gooDwill granD re-oPening • WE (1/30), 8am - The newly remodeled West Asheville Goodwill, 1616 Patton Ave., will celebrate its grand re-opening with 20 percent more retail space and a redesigned layout. Info: 771-2192. helios warriors: PraCtitioner Meet anD greet • WE (2/6), 4-7pm - Helios Warriors, a holistic therapy program for veterans, invites practitioners, board members and administrators to meet one another, as well as the new community outreach director Fiora, at 251D Haywood St. Info: www.helioswarriors.org or 299-0776.

Mah Jong • WEDNESDAYS, 1pm - Mah Jong will be played at Albert CarltonCashiers Community Library, 249 Frank Allen Road. Info: 743-0215. sChool shooting Panel DisCussion • TH (1/31), 6:30-7:45pm - WCU will host a panel discussion about the Newtown school shooting and its aftermath in A.K. Hinds University Center's multipurpose room. Free. Info: carpenter@wcu. edu or 227-7311. western Carolina aMateur raDio soCiety • 1st THURSDAYS, 7pm - The Western Carolina Amateur Radio Society meets monthly at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. $20 for year-long membership; meetings free to attend.

Info: www.wcars.org, 254-0513 or wd4cnz@charter.net. youth outright • SU (2/3), 4-6pm - Youth OUTright will present a program for LGBTQ youth at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Meeting will focus on the recent National Conference on LGBT Equality in Atlanta. Free.

Info: www.youthoutright.org.

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COMEDY DISCLAIMER STAND-UP LOUNGE • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm - Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge will be held at the Dirty South Lounge, 41 N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: www.

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JOE PETTIS • WE (1/30), 9pm - Disclaimer Comedy presents Joe Pettis at Dirty South Lounge, 70 W. Walnut St. Free. Info: www.

DisclaimerComedy.com.

What: Chase Away the Blues, to benefit the Tryon Fine Arts Center.

Where: TFAC, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

When: Saturday, Feb. 2., 5-11 p.m. $25; $75 VIP tryonarts.org.

Why: Don't let the winter blahs set in.

Celebrate the blues with Tryon Fine Arts Center's Chase Away the Blues marathon. The center will be transformed into three separate venues, including a relaxed piano bar, a highenergy Main Stage, plus interludes in the Mahler Room.

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

The evening will overflow with seven musical acts, including Mac Arnold Plate Full O'Blues (pictured), the Shane Pruitt Band, Dr. Blues Chuck Beattie and many others. At the end of the evening, the musicians will come together to jam on the Main Stage for a set of impromptu music created just for the occasion. So don't let winter get you down; heat up the Tryon Fine Arts Center with hot blues and sweet sounds. Photo by Stephen Stinson

ELEVATE SCHOOL OF LIFE AND ART • Through FR (3/29) - Elevate School of Life and Art offers dance classes at 34 S. Lexington Ave. Dance apprenticeships for teens and adults available. $6 per class. 45 percent of proceeds go toward building a new community center. Info: www.elevatelifeandart.com or 318-8895.

HENDERSONVILLE BALLROOM DANCE CLUB • 1st & 3rd FRIDAYS, 7:30-10pm - The Hendersonville Ballroom Dance Club will meet at the Elks Lodge, 546 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. $15 annual membership; $7 non-members/$5 members. Info: d.c.dance.studio@ morrisbb.net or 654-9708.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASS • FRIDAYS, 7:30pm - Featuring lively jigs, reels and strathspey social dances. "This is Scotland's ballroom dancing." Partner not required. Comfortable, informal dress. Open to ages 11 and above. Held at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road. Free for beginners. Info: dancing.trees. designs@att.net.

ECO

ing of the Sierra Club at Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Edwin Place.

Free. Info: www.wenoca.org.

FILM 40 YEARS LATER: NOW CAN WE TALK? • TH (2/7), 11am-12:30pm - A-B Tech will host a screening of the documentary 40 Years Later: Now Can We Talk? in Ferguson Auditorium. Free. Info: www. abtech.edu.

FOOD & BEER CALDWELL CUISINE

ECO HERITAGE TREE SALE • Through MO (2/11) - ECO will host a sale of heritage trees, including apple, chestnut, blueberry and persimmon. Trees will be available for pickup Feb. 11; advanced orders strongly recommended. $25 per tree. Info: www. eco-wnc.org or 692-0385.

• TH (2/7), 6pm - Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute's culinary arts program will present a dinner on the theme of "The Deep South" in the college's J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, featuring pork loin, smoked bacon chowder and cherry crumble. $21.

Info and registration: www.cccti. edu or 726-2402.

SIERRA CLUB MEETING • WE (2/6), 7pm - Kelly Martin of the N.C. Beyond Coal Campaign will discuss transitioning from coal to clean energy during a meet-

FOOD POLICY COUNCIL • FR (2/1), 4-6pm - The AshevilleBuncombe Food Policy Council will meet in UNCA's Sherrill Center.

Free. Info: www.abfoodpolicy.org.

GARDENING MASTER GARDENER HOTLINE • TUESDAYS, 10am-1pm & FRIDAYS, 9am-noon - The Master Gardener Hotline will accept phone calls about local gardening questions. Info: 255-5522.

MEN'S GARDEN CLUB OF ASHEVILLE • TU (2/5), 11:45am - The Men's Garden Club of Asheville will meet at First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St., for a program on water-wise landscaping. Lunch reservations required by Jan. 29. For those not purchasing lunch, the meeting begins at 12:45pm. $12 for lunch/ free to attend. Info: 329-8577.

REGIONAL TAILGATE MARKETS Markets are listed by day, time and name of market, followed by address. Three dashes indicate the next listing. For more information, including the exact start and end dates of markets, contact the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. Info: www.buyappalachian.org or 236-1282.

• WEDNESDAYS, 11am-3pm Asheville City Market South, WCU campus, 28 Schenck Parkway, Biltmore Park Town Square.

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• SATURDAYS, 9am-noon Haywood Historic Farmers Market, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville. --- 10am-1pm Asheville City Market, Haywood Park Hotel atrium, 1 Battery Park Ave. --- 10am-1pm - Jackson County Farmers Market, 23 Central St., Sylva. --- 10am12:30pm - Woodfin Reynolds Mountain Neighborhood Y Winter Tailgate, the LOFTS at Reynolds Village, Building 51. --- 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 10am-2pm - Madison County Indoor Winter Market, Madison County Cooperative Extension, 258 Carolina Lane, Marshall.

--- 2nd SATURDAYS, 10am-2pm - Bakersville Farmers Market, 11 N. Mitchell Ave. --- 3rd SATURDAYS, 2-6pm - Spruce Pine Farmers Market, Mountainside Wine, 271 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

BUNCOMBE GREEN PARTY MEETING • 1st MONDAYS, 6pm - Meetings held in The Fortune Building, 727

Haywood Road. Info: Free. www. buncombegreens.org.

HENDERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATS • SA (2/2), 9-11am - The Henderson County Democrats will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast at 905 Greenville Highway. $8. Info and registration: 692-6424.

OCCUPY ASHEVILLE GENERAL ASSEMBLY • 1st SATURDAYS, 2pm - Occupy Asheville will hold a general assembly meeting in Pritchard Park. Free. Info: www.occupyasheville.org.

KIDS CARDIO KIDS FITNESS PROGRAM (pd.) Ages 5-8 Tuesdays, Thursdays 4:30-5:15pm 8 week program $115 for 2 Days/Week $60 for 1 Day/Week Starts January 29th River Ridge Business Center Contact 298-4667 or hrehafitness@ bellsouth.net OPEN HOUSE FOR NEW FAMILIES AT ARTSPACE CHARTER SCHOOL (pd.) Tuesday, February 5, 6:007:30. Now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year!

Call 828.298.2787 or visit www. artspacecharter.org. This K-8 School of Distinction is located at 2030 US Hwy 70 in Swannanoa.

ASU TURCHIN CENTER WORKSHOPS Info and registration: www.tcva. org/workshops.

• WEDNESDAYS, 2:30-4:30pm - Room 13 after-school arts program invites kids to choose drawing and construction projects.

Free.

• FRIDAYS, 3-4:30pm - Blazing Easels kids workshop will be held in Turchin Center Room 3200.

Free.

• TUESDAYS, 3-4:30pm - A drawing club for kids will be offered in Turchin Center Room 3200. Ages 6-12. Free.

CAROLINA DAY SCHOOL 1345 Hendersonville Road. Info and registration: alawing@carolinaday.org or 274-0757.

• TH (1/31), 9am - A lower school open house will meet in the Nash Lobby.

COLBURN EARTH SCIENCE MUSEUM Located in Pack Place at 2 South Pack Square. Info: 254-7162 or www.colburnmuseum.org.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 1pm - Each month features a new theme on topics like heliophysics, life beyond earth, black holes and more. Free with membership or admission.

COMMUNITY YOUTH CHORUS • THURSDAYS, 6-7:45pm - The Celebration Singers of Asheville Community Youth Chorus invites children ages 7-14 to join. Please prepare a song and bring sheet music if possible. Rehearsals held at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St. RSVP for audition: 2305778 or www.singasheville.org.

FIRST ROBOT CLUBS • THURSDAYS, 7pm - Ashe-Bots is a FIRST Robotics Team and nonprofit STEM-based program for high school students ages 14-18.

Group meets weekly at A-B Tech's Dogwood Building. Engineering and tech professionals are invited to mentor participants. Info: brookside891@att.net or http:// avl.mx/ml.

• 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 3-5pm - Buncombe County 4-H sponsors NXT FLL robot classes for serious beginners and experienced youth, ages 10-14, at 94 Coxe Ave. 4-H affiliation not required. Parental participation encouraged. Info: bearberry@ charter.net or 258=2038.

HANDS ON! This children's museum is located at 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm. Programs require $5 admission fee/free for members, unless otherwise noted. Info: www.handsonwnc.org or 697-8333.

• WE (1/30), 11am - Crazy Chemistry: snow spray. Ages 3 and older. Registration requested.

• FR (2/1) through SA (2/2) Children are invited to draw a groundhog for Groundhog Day. All ages.

• TU (2/5) through FR (2/8) Children are invited to learn about Chinese New Year traditions and make hung bao.

Music Workshop • SATURDAYS, 11am-noon - Sonia Brooks hosts a music workshop for kids at Grateful Steps Bookstore, 159 S. Lexington Ave. Free; donations accepted. Info: www.gratefulsteps.com or 277-0998. play and learn literacy prograM • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS, 9am - Play and Learn, an eightweek pre-literacy program for 3-5-year-olds, will be held at various locations in Buncombe County. Sponsored by Smart Start.

Free. Info and registration: marna. holland@asheville.k12.nc.us or 350-2904. riverlink's voices of the river • Through WE (3/20) - RiverLink will accept submissions for its Voices of the River Art and Poetry Contest from children grades K-12 in the French Broad River Watershed through March 20.

Info: www.riverlink.org/earthdaycontest.asp. super science saturday • SATURDAYS, noon-2pm - Super Science Saturday features handson activities with museum facilitators at The Health Adventure, 800 Brevard Road #620. All ages.

Free with museum admission. Info: www.thehealthadventure.org. the civil War • Through TH (1/31), 10am & noon - School groups, homeschoolers and families are invited to attend The Civil War, a theater production focused on the "war that divided the nation." Grades 3-9. Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square. $7/$6 groups of 11 or more. Info: www.dwtheatre.com or 257-4530.

Music song o' sky shoW chorus (pd.) TUESDAYS, 6:45pm Rehearsal at Covenant Community UMC 11 Rocket Dr. Asheville, NC 28803. Guests welcome. Contact: www.songosky.org Toll Free # 1-866-824-9547.

863-4377 or www.polkcountyfarms.org. first Monday chaMBer series • MO (2/4), 12:30pm - Brevard College's First Monday Chamber Series will feature the McIver String Quartet in the college's Scott Concert Hall. Free. Info: www.brevard.edu.

aMiciMusic • TH (1/31), 6:45pm - "Jewish Jewels" will feature music

by Jewish composers including Prokofiev, Milhaud, Benny Goodman, Gerswhin and others at a private home. $35 includes food and drink. Registration required.

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

• SA (2/2), 7:30pm - An additional concert will be held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. $15/$5 students.

Info: www.whitehorseblackmountain.com.

• SU (2/3), 4pm - A fundraising concert will be held at Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave. Light food and drink included. $25/$20 in advance/$18 CMI members/children 18 and under free. Info and registration: admin@bethisraelnc.org or 2528660.

• SA (2/2), 2pm - AmiciMusic presents "Tango," featuring the Asheville Tango Orchestra, in Pack Library's Lord Auditorium. Free.

Info: www.amicimusic.org.

gershWin reMeMBered • MO (2/4), 7:30pm - "Gershwin Remembered: 75th Anniversary Tribute to George Gershwin" will feature Opus Two performing Porgy and Bess, An American in Paris and Girl Crazy in Brevard College's Porter Center. Free. Info: www.brevard.edu.

appalachian JaM class • THURSDAYS, 6pm - An Appalachian jamming class will focus on playing traditional music as a group. All instruments welcome. Held at First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville, 30 Alabama Ave. $10. Info: michael.ismerio@ gmail.com or (503) 808-0362.

open Mic • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm-midnight The Sly Grog Lounge, 45 S. French Broad Ave., inside The Downtown Market, hosts a weekly open mic for poets, musicians and performers of all types. Info: http://avl. mx/n4.

Blue ridge orchestra Info: www.blueridgeorchestra.org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - 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. Info: www.blueridgeorchestra.org or 251-6140.

pan harMonia Info: www.pan-harmonia.org.

• FR (2/1), 7pm - "Winds in the Winery" will feature works by Charles Koechlin, Heitor VillaLobos, Francis Poulenc and John Rutter at The Classic Wineseller, 20 Church St., Waynesville. $5-$20 suggested donation.

• SU (2/3), 3pm - "Sunday Afternoon Sound Check" will feature Kate Steinbeck (flute), Fred Lemmons (clarinet) and Rosalind Buda (bassoon). Held at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 1 Dundee St. Free; donations encouraged.

youth Bridge • SATURDAYS, 10:30am - The Asheville Bridge Room hosts youth bridge for 6-8th graders at storefront C1 in the River Ridge Shopping Center, 800 Fairview Road. Free. Info: 658-9398 or lindan49@charter.net.

Blue ridge orchestra chaMBer players • SU (2/3), 4pm - The Blue Ridge Orchestra Chamber Players and Apollo Winds will perform works

by Vivaldi, Mozart and Bach at St. Giles Chapel, Deerfield Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonville Road. Donations encouraged. Info: www.blueridgeorchestra.org.

youth sledding • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS until (3/1) - The Town of Beech Mountain offers free sledding for kids, featuring man-made and natural snow. Held adjacent to the Visitors Center, 403A Beech Mountain Parkway. Weekdays: 1-5pm; weekends and holidays: 9am-5pm. Free. Info: www.beechmtn.com or (800) 468-5506.

classical guitar concert • FR (2/1), 7pm - Matthew Smith and Chance Glass will perform classical guitar pieces with Spanish and Latin influences, along with baroque compositions and more, at the Mill Spring Agricultural Development Center, 156 Mill Spring Road. Proceeds benefit the Mill Spring Agricultural Center's Farm Store. $10. Info and tickets:

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first sunday gospel singing • SU (2/3), 2pm - The Depot, 180 S. Main St., Marshal, hosts gospel singing with Homeward Bound and Solid Ground, featuring homemade desserts and beverages for sale. Free. Info: 206-2332.

grind cafe 136 West Union St., Morganton.

Info: www.facebook.com/grindcafe or 430-4343.

• TH (1/31), 7:30pm - The Harris Brothers (traditional American music). $5.

• TH (2/7), 7:30pm - Brooks Williams (singer-songwriter). $20.

the Birdland Big Band • TH (2/7), 7:30pm - The Birdland Big Band (jazz) will perform in Caldwell Community College's JE Broyhill Civic Center. $24/$15 children. Info: www.broyhillcenter.com or 726-2407.

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unCa faCulty showCase • TH (1/31), 7:30pm - UNCA music department faculty will present a showcase concert in the university's Lipinsky Auditorium. $5/students free. Info: www.unca.edu.

eCk worshiP serviCe - “the Mysterious workings of goD’s love” (pd.) “Be assured that all which enters your life—the good and seemingly bad—is done to reconcile you with yourself. It is better known as working off karma.

This interconnected system of life reveals the way God’s love works.” Experience stories from the heart on this topic, beautiful music and more, followed by fellowship and a pot-luck lunch.

(Donations accepted). Date: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 11 a m to 12 noon, Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Rd. (lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828-254-6775. www.eckankar-nc. org

ouTdoors events at rei Located at 31 Schenck Parkway.

Info: 687-0918 or www.rei.com/ asheville.

• TH (2/7), 7pm - A bike maintenance class will teach participants how to lube a chain, fix a flat and make minor adjustments. No need to bring bikes. Free; registration required.

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an evening of saCreD sounD anD Cellular alignMent (pd.) MON (2/4), 7-8:30pm - An evening of sacred sound and cellular alignment, a nourishing tonic for your heart & soul, a gift to yourself. Bring blanket, mat, pillow; chairs available. Crystal Visions, 5426 Asheville Hwy, $20, 575-770-6894, devayasmith1@ gmail.com, www.crystalvisionsbooks.com

Mother2Mother eMPowerMent series • FRIDAYS, 10am - Join other women to discuss educational decisions, parenting obstacles, economic struggles, career choices and more during this 14-week empowerment series at the YWCA, 185 S. French Broad Ave. Free. Info and registration: 254-7206, ext. 113.

Mountain ChilD Care ConneCtions • Mountain Child Care Connections offers free childcare referral services in Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Polk, Rutherford, Swain and Transylvania counties.

Parents receive referrals to meet their individual needs. Info: 1-877752-5955.

Pre-literaCy PrograM • TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Play and Learn, an eightweek pre-literacy program for 3-5-year-olds, will be held at Asheville City Schools Preschool, 441 Haywood Road. Must reside in Buncombe County to participate. Free. Info: marna.holland@ asheville.k12.nc.us or 350-2904.

public lecTures Mars hill College • TH (1/31), 7pm - “The Role of the Chestnut in Appalachian Life,” with Dr. Charlotte Ross. Held in Peterson Conference Center's Blackwell Hall. Free. Info: hfurgiuele@mhc.edu or 689-1571.

PubliC leCtures & events at unCa Events are free unless otherwise noted.

• FR (2/1), 11:30am - A lecture on hearing loss and preservation will be held in the Reuter Center.

Info: olliasheville.com or 251-6140.

--- 11:25am - "Industrialization,

an elegant affair: Support Brevard College’s fine arts programs with dining, dancing and entertainment at the school’s “Love the Arts” gala on Saturday, Feb. 2. (pg. 39)

Capitalism and Alienation," with Jeff Konz, professor of economics and dean of social sciences.

Held in Lipinsky Auditorium. Info: humanities.unca.edu. --- 2pm "Architecture of Asheville," with Richard Hansley. Held in the Reuter Center. Info: www.olliasheville.com or 251-6140.

• MO (2/4), 11:25am - “Ancient Israel,” with Dennis Lundblad, adjunct instructor of humanities.

Held in Lipinsky Auditorium. Info: humanities.unca.edu or 251-6808. the Pollinator's CorriDor • WE (2/6), 7pm - Aaron Birk, creator of the graphical novel The Pollinator's Corridor, will present "The Anarchist's Apiary: Guerrilla Gardening, Urban Architecture and Restoration Ecology" at Warren Wilson College's Cannon lounge.

A book signing will follow. Info: www.aaronbirk.com or http://avl. mx/pb. worlD affairs CounCil PrograMs Info: www.main.nc.us/wac.

• TU (2/5), 7:30pm - The World Affairs Council of WNC and the National Foreign Policy Association present "The New Egypt," with Dr. Samer Traboulsi, in UNCA's Reuter Center, Manheimer Room. $8/free for members and students.

• WE (2/6), 10am-noon - An additional program will be held in

BRCC's Thomas Auditorium. $10.

Info: ww.brcll.com. --- 3-4:30pm - A final program will be held in Brevard College's Myers Dining Hall. Registration required. Info: 884-8251.

seniors aarP volunteer Driver safety instruCtors neeDeD • AARP seeks driver safety instructors for its refresher courses in Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania County. Info: maybloomer@yahoo.com or 298-6600. aDvanCe Care Planning

• FR (2/8), 2-4pm - An additional program will be offered in UNCA's Reuter Center.

• FR (2/15), 2-4pm - A final program will be offered in UNCA's Reuter Center.

spiriTualiTy astro-Counseling (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

• TH (2/7), 3pm - A workshop on advance care planning will focus on communicating treatment wishes to loved ones and caretakers, along with ethical and legal concerns . Held in UNCA's Reuter Center. Free. Info: olliasheville.com or 251-6140.

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.

MeDiCare ChoiCes MaDe easy • WE (2/6), 3-5pm - "Medicare Choices Made Easy" will be offered by the N.C. Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. Free. Info: www.coabc.org or 277-8288.

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pier, more peaceful, and focused mind. Our caring community environment provides added support and joy to one's spiritual awakening processes. Open to adults.

By donation. Wednesdays, 7pm8:30pm. Sundays, 10am-11:30pm.

Meditation, Dhamma talk, and discussion. 29 Ravenscroft Dr., Suite 200, Asheville, NC. Info/directions: (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com asheville insight MeDitation (pd.) Free introduction to Insight or Mindfulness meditation. 2nd and 4th Thursday. 7pm. Asheville Insight Meditation, Suite 200, 29 Ravenscroft Dr, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com oPen heart MeDitation (pd.) Experience easy, wonderful practices that opens your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Free 7pm, Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 2960017 or 367-6954 http://www. heartsanctuary.org a Course in MiraCles (pd.) A truly loving, open study group. Meets second and fourth Mondays. 6:30 pm in East Asheville. Groce United Methodist

kriya yoga: lessons in ConsCious living (pd.) A progressive program of higher learning and spiritual practice in the Kriya Yoga Tradition.

Starting Tuesday Feb. 5 for the next four Tuesdays. 6:30pm to 7:55pm. Please call 828-490-1136 or visit www.csa-asheville.org 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. unConDitioneD PresenCe weekenD intensive (pd.) FEB 8-10th. Learn to hold unconditioned presence for whatever arises in daily life. Dynamic group format supports presencing open awareness in a deep inquiry process. Jerry 252-0538 www. effortlessbeing.net CeltiC Christian holiDay serviCe • SA (2/2), 3-4pm - A service to honor the holiday of Imbolc (Brighid's Day) will be held at a private home in Weaverville. An optional vegetarian potluck will be held after the service. Info and

location: www.avalongrove.org or 645-2674.

DreaM interPretation workshoP • TU (2/5), 7-9pm - A dream interpretation workshop will be held at Jubilee!, 46 Wall St. $10. Info: heathercohen16@hotmail.com. exoDus ChurCh bible stuDy • WEDNESDAYS, 11am-noon - A community discussion on the New Testament. This group is open to all who are searching for new friends or a new beginning in life. Meets at Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St. Info: 252-2535. finDing PeaCe, PatienCe anD CoMPassion • SUNDAYS through (2/10), 7pm "Peace, patience and compassion are the foundation of happiness and the ability to help others."

Held at Montford Books and More, 31 Montford Ave. Classes include guided meditation, talk and discussion. $8/$5 students and seniors. Info: www.meditationinasheville.org or 668-2241. first Congregational ChurCh in henDersonville Fifth Avenue West at White Pine Street, Hendersonville. Info: 6928630 or www.fcchendersonville. org.

• SU (2/3), 9:15am - Adult forum: "The Baha'i Faith: Breathing New Life into the Age Old Vision of Peace on Earth." gong Journey • MO (2/4), 7-8:30pm - "An evening of sacred sound and cellular alignment, a nourishing tonic for your heart and soul, a gift to yourself." Bring a blanket, mat or pillow; chairs available. Held at Crystal Visions, 5426 Asheville Highway. $20. Info: 575-770-6894, devayasmith1@gmail.com or www. crystalvisionsbooks.com.

Martin luther seMinars • WEDNESDAYS through (3/6), 6:30pm - Trinity Lutheran Church, 235 St. John’s Road, Suite #50, Fletcher, will host a nine-week seminar on Martin Luther and the early Lutherans. Free. Info: www. trinitylutherannc.org or 684-9770.

MoDern Day MeDitation • MONDAYS, 8pm - "Experience a powerful meditation practice for this age that will help open your heart, deepen your connection, calm your being and clear your mind." All levels welcome; 18 and over. Held at 24 Arlington St. $10.

Info: neals@miracle.org. new seeDs Priory • WEEKLY - New Seeds Priory, a Christian-Buddhist practice community, offers a variety of weekly and monthly services in Black Mountain. See website for schedule and location. Info: www.newseedspriory.weebly.com. thursDay nite in Class • THURSDAYS, 6pm - This circle of spiritual friends gathers weekly

for meditation, drumming, sweat lodge, vision quest and a celebration of creation. Free. Info and location: stevenmitch@charter.net. wnC Pagan anD MagiCkal fellowshiP • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - WNC Pagan and Magickal Fellowship hosts Pagan's Night Out at The Bier Garden, 46 Haywood St. Restaurant prices apply. Info: www.meetup.com/ ashevillepagans. woMen's bible stuDy • TUESDAYS through (2/19), 6:30pm - The Cove at the Billy Graham Training Center, 1 Porters Cove Road, hosts a women's bible study on Psalm 23 with Kendra Graham. Free. Info: 298-2092 or http://avl.mx/o7.

• TUESDAYS through (2/26), 9:30am - A morning bible study will be led by Jane Derrick. Free.

Info: 298-2092 or http://avl.mx/o8.

spoken & WriTTen Word aCCent on books 854 Merrimon Ave. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www.accentonbooks.com or 252-6255.

• SU (2/3), 3pm - Dershie McDevitt will present her new novel Just Holler Bloody Murder. blaCk Mountain Center for the arts Old City Hall, 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Wed. and Fri., 10am-5pm; Thurs., 11am-3pm.

Info: www.BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• FR (2/1), noon-1pm - Tina Barr will lead a workshop on publishing poems. Free; registration required. bunCoMbe County PubliC libraries library abbreviations - All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n ea = East Asheville Library (902 Tunnel Road, 250-4738) n eC = Enka-Candler Library (1404 Sandhill Road, 250-4758) n fv = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) n PM = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) n sa = South Asheville/Oakley Library (749 Fairview Road, 2504754) n ss = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 2506488) n sw = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) n Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • TH (1/31), 6:30pm - Family Fun Night will feature Fish the Magish.

PM • TUESDAYS, 11am - Mother Goose Time. Ages 4-18 months. fv • TU (2/5), 6-8pm - Knit-n-Chain. ss

• TU (2/5), 7pm - Book club: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

by Rachel Joyce. eC • WE (2/6), 5-7pm - Swannanoa Library Knitters. sw • WE (2/6), 3:30pm - Mangadrawing class. Ages 6-12. PM • TH (2/7), 6:30pm - Book club: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. ea

recprograms@townofwaynesville. org or 456-2030.

frenCh book Club • ONGOING - The French Book Club will meet in Hendersonville to read and discuss books in French.

Info and location: 435-1055.

asheville PeDal Punks • WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Asheville Pedal Punks will host a fitness ride for beginners; departs from Tod's Tasties, 102 Montford Ave. Free.

Info: http://avl.mx/p2.

MalaProP's bookstore anD Cafe 55 Haywood St. Info: www.malaprops.com or 254-6734. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

• FR (2/1), 7pm - Three music biographies will be presented by John Jeter, Michael Supe Granda and Don Silver.

• SA (2/2), 1pm - A class on using Kobo eReaders will be presented

by Kevin Mann. --- 7pm - Four YA authors will present their latest books.

• SU (2/3), 3pm - Poetrio: Caleb Beissert, Molly Rice and Al Maginnes.

• MO (2/4), 7pm - Kim Harrison will present her book Ever After.

"All Romance All the Time" book club will meet after the signing to discuss Kim Harrison's Dead Witch Walking.

• MO (2/4), 7pm - Bridging Differences Book Club: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie.

• WE (2/6), 7pm - Book club: The Cove by Ron Rash.

• TH (2/7), 7pm - Robert Jacoby will present his book The Map To Love: How to Navigate the ART of the HeART. wolfe literary awarDs CereMony • SU (2/3), 2pm - Kathryn Newfont, winner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award, will be honored at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Site, 52 N. Market St. A reception will follow. Free. Info: Info: www.wolfememorial.com.

aDult kiCkball league • Through FR (3/15) - Registration for Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation's adult kickball league will be accepted through March 15. Info: jay. nelson@buncombecounty.org or 250-4269.

Pilates Class • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - The Waynesville Recreation Center will host pilates classes at 550 Vance St. Regular admission/free for members. Info: recprograms@townofwaynesville. org or 456-2030. valley of the lilies half Marathon anD 5k • Through SA (4/6) - WCU will offer a training program for runners interested in the Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon and 5K, scheduled for April 6. Free. Info and departure location: halfmarathon.wcu.edu or valleyofthelilies@ wcu.edu. zuMba riPPeD • SATURDAYS, 11am-noon Waynesville Recreation Center hosts Zumba Ripped at 550 Vance St. Free with daily admission/free for members. Info: recprograms@ townofwaynesville.org or 4562030.

TheaTer ain’t i a woMan • SU (2/3), 2pm - Core Ensemble will present Ain’t I a Woman! in Warren Wilson College's Kittredge Theatre. $10/WWC students, staff and faculty free. Info: theatre@ warren-wilson.edu or 771-3040.

(pd.) All skill levels welcome.

HAVE FUN. MEET PEOPLE. PLAY POOL. Sign up now to play on a pool team. Compete for fun and prizes. 828-329-8197 www.

BlueRidgeAPA.com ONGOING – weekly league play

asheville CoMMunity theatre Located at 35 E. Walnut St. Tickets and info: www.ashevilletheatre.org or 254-1320.

• TH (1/31), 7:30pm - Listen to This: Stories in Performance will feature original stories and songs. $10.

• SA (2/2), 10am - Bright Star Touring Theatre presents Bella Under the Bigtop, an all-ages show about a traveling circus.

--- 11:30am - Harriet Tubman, a celebration of a leader of the Underground Railroad. $5 per show.

20/20/20 fitness Class • MONDAYS, TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-7:30pm Waynesville Recreation Center, 550 Vance St., hosts 20/20/20 fitness classes featuring equal sessions of cardio, weights and floor exercises. Free with daily admission. Info:

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

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

• WEDNESDAYS through SATURDAYS (2/6) until (2/16) - A

sporTs aMateur Pool league

Tribute to the Music of Dolly Parton will be performed at the downtown location. 8pm. $24.

MagnetiC MiDnight • FR (2/1), 11pm - Magnetic Midnight, a monthly open mic for artists of all types. Submit pieces of theater, music, dance, poetry or performance art. Arrive at 10pm to perform. The first 13 works will be accepted. $5.

PerforManCes at Diana worthaM theatre Located at 2 South Pack Square.

Info: www.dwtheatre.com or 2574530.

• FR (2/1), 8pm - Aquila Theatre will perform the "beautifully funny, poignant and often heart wrenching Cyrano de Bergerac, one of the most famous romantic adventures in world literature." $35/$30 children/$15 children.

• SA (2/2), 8pm - Aquila Theatre will perform Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, "the story of the timeless battle of the sexes." $35/$30 children/$15 children.

Info: 257-4530 or www.dwtheatre. com.

• MO (2/4), 10am - An additional matinee performance of Taming of the Shrew will be presented for $11. tC arts kiDs talent show • FR (2/1), 7pm - The TC Arts Kids Performing Arts Talent Competition will feature youth ages 10-17 performing for professional judges. Final rounds will be held at TC Arts, 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. $5. Info: 884-2787. the MagnetiC fielD 372 Depot St. Info: www.themagneticfield.com or 257-4003.

• THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (2/2) - Sex and How to Have It!, a "light blue" sketch comedy starring Brian Claflin, Kathryn Langwell, Valerie Meiss and Glenn Reed. 7:30pm.

volunTeering asheville City sChools • Through (2/8) - The Asheville City Schools Foundation seeks volunteers to work with K-12 students as tutors, artists, mentors and coaches. Info: www.acsf.org or jay@acsf.org. 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 volunteers to mentor 1 hr/week in schools and after-school programs.

Volunteers 18 and older are also needed to share outings in the community twice a month with

youth from single-parent homes.

Activities are free or low-cost. bunCoMbe County Jail • Volunteers are sought for a variety of programs with inmates from Buncombe County Jail. Must be 21 years or older. Info: 989-9459.

ChilDren first/Cis • Children First/CIS seeks volunteers for its learning centers and after school program for elementary school children living in public and low-income housing. Mon.Thurs., 2:30-5:30pm. Volunteer for one hour a week and change the life of a local child. Info: www.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; mileage reimbursement is available. Info: www.coabc.org or 277-8288. hanDs on ashevillebunCoMbe 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.

• SA (2/2), 9am-noon - Help sort and pack food at MANNA FoodBank.

• MO (2/4) - Cookie night invites the public to make cookies for hospice patients at CarePartners' John Keever Solace Center. literaCy CounCil of bunCoMbe County Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info: 2543442, ext. 204.

• Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in basic literacy skills including reading, writing, math and English as a Second Language.

Tutors provide one-on-one or small group instruction to adults in our community. No prior tutoring experience required. Tutors will receive 15 hours of training as well as ongoing support from certified professionals. Info: literacytutors@ litcouncil.com Motherlove Mentor • The YWCA MotherLove program seeks volunteers to provide support and encouragement to teen mothers. A commitment of eight hours per month required. Info: 254-7206.

Partners unliMiteD • Partners Unlimited, a program for at-risk youth ages 10-18, seeks volunteer tutors and website assistance. Info: partnersunlimited@ juno.com or 281-2800.

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BEER-nanza WNC BREW lovERS, WE CAN NEvER HAvE Too MuCH, iT SEEMS

by Thom o’hearn The man walking toward you is Ken Grossman, founder and owner of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. He’s standing in the basement of the Mills River site where the California-based brewery just broke ground on its first East Coast location.

There’s no clearer harbinger for Asheville Beer in 2013 than Sierra’s arrival.

Before we dig into all that’s opening, moving and changing in the year ahead, let’s take a moment to appreciate the big event.

Sierra nevada will be brewing 300,000 barrels of beer per year at the new Mills River facility — that’s more than all the other asheville breweries combined.

But local brewers seem to be welcoming the giant’s arrival: “They’re folks with real integrity,” says Wedge Brewing’s Tim Schaller.

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Sierra Nevada is not just big; it’s the No. 2 craft brewer in the country. it’s not just dropping a million or two out East. its $100 million expansion will yield 300,000 barrels of beer per year in Mills River — more than all other Asheville breweries combined. Sierra will eventually hire about 100 people. its shipments will change the way the railroad runs.

And it seems our brewing community is legitimately excited. Maybe it’s because Sierra hosted our brewers and brewery owners at its “Beer Camp” in Chico, Calif.

Maybe it’s because Sierra’s upper manage-

ment decided to drop by one of Asheville’s homebrew club meetings. Whatever the reason, people are saying good things. Tim Schaller of Wedge Brewing Co. may have summed up local sentiment when he told Xpress: “Sierra Nevada is probably the most important player in our craft beer world. …

You might think they would be a faceless corporation. Not so. They’re folks with real integrity.”

That bodes well for the entire local brewing scene, which will be busier than ever this year.

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If your New Year’s Resolution is to change careers, Oskar Blues may be able to help with that. The brewery recently partnered with Blue Ridge Community College to offer “Brew School.” Classes alternate between Blue Ridge’s Transylvania County Campus and the new Oskar Blues brewery in Brevard.

In addition to on-site training, Oskar Blues will host guest speakers and allow students to develop and brew a beer on the pilot system. The first session is already underway, but you can contact Ben Kish at Blue Ridge Community college (b_kish@ blueridge.edu) for more information on future sessions.

WHAT ABOuT New BelgIum?

The other big brewery coming to town will also break ground soon, but that doesn’t mean it’s opening this year.

According to New Belgium’s PR Director Bryan Simpson, “Site deconstruction is scheduled to being at the end of this month. we will be mitigating the flood plain and removing material throughout the summer and plan to start construction in fall of 2013.” The goal is for the entire facility, complete with tasting room, to open in the first quarter of 2015. until then, we’ll have to tide ourselves over with New Belgium beer and events. And let’s face it, sipping la Folie outside at Clips of Faith is a pretty good consolation prize.

Smaller new brewerieS Besides the new big guy in town, there will be at least three other breweries opening up in the coming months. burial beer will likely be first, opening at 40 Collier Ave., “as soon as spring,” according to owner Jessica Reiser. Burial will focus on Belgian ales and German lagers, but also offer a few American-style beers. Among the initial offerings, you can expect to see beers like Reaper Tripel, a Belgian-style beer made with local malt and honey, as well as Hatchet North Carolina Lager, an American interpretation of a light Munich lager. Burial can already be found on Twitter: @BurialBeer Around the corner, Twin leaf brewery will be opening at 144 Coxe Ave. It plans to have five core beers on tap at all times, plus seasonals and other one-offs. Not many details yet on the beers, though owner Steph Weber assured me the upstart plans to keep at least a dozen on tap, and, “They will be amazingly delicious, and will cover a wide range of styles.” She also said to expect “some crazy, experimental stuff.” There’s no firm opening planned yet, but you can follow Twin Leaf on Twitter for now: @TwinLeafBeer Jason Schultz will be opening One world brewing in the basement of the Leader Building. (The main floor will be Farm Burger, a venture of his brother-in-law, Jason Mann.)

In addition to brewing for Farm Burger, One World will offer a unique proposition to Asheville beer drinkers. It plans to sell beer to everyone, but hopes to be a “community-supported brewery” by offering “memberships,” which will include a set number of growler fills per month and discounts on pints. mOving in Or mOving up?

Local favorite Catawba valley brewing Co., based out of Morganton, will be opening an Asheville taproom and distribution center in 2013. Owner Scott Pyatt has yet to

Oysterhouse is one of a few smaller breweries set to open this year. It’s just across the street from Sunny Point, making the wait for breakfast an even more fun experience.

announce the exact location, but said they are “real close.”

He added that the taproom will have live music and be a home for Catawba’s pilot system. “The brewers are doing their homework … their creative brewing caps are on right now as we get ready for this,” said Pyatt.

Beer bar and brewery Thirsty monk’s South location will have an inter-Asheville move in 2013, from Gerber Village to Biltmore Park Town Square. It will have more space all around, including expanded outdoor seating and space for a larger brewing operation. Owner Barry Bialik said he hopes to open the doors in April, around the corner from Neo Burrito.

Oyster House brewing Company will soon have an Asheville location of its own for the first time. Billy klingel will be moving his brewing operation out of the basement of downtown seafood restaurant The Lobster Trap over to West Asheville. And yes, you will be able to order oysters with your Oyster Stout, and other food. The location is 625 Haywood Road in West Asheville (the former location of Viva Deli). Waiting for a table at Sunny Point is about to get a whole lot better. altamont brewing Company, which has been around as a bar long enough to have plenty of regulars, just made good on the “brewery” part of its name. Altamont’s first beers, a Porter, ESB and American Pale, hit taps the first week of 2013. blue mountain pizza and brew pub in Weaverville introduced its first beers around the same time. With a small, two-barrel setup, brewers Mike Vanhoose and Joey Cagle are busy cranking out beer. To kick things off, they plan to keep two taps flowing with a mix of American and Belgian ales.

HappilY nOT mOving A handful of established breweries made sure they aren’t going anywhere in 2013 by purchasing additional

space and/or equipment. Mike Healy of lexington avenue brewery bought the building next door in 2012, and 2013 will be the year he puts it into use. The new space will be anchored by a fast-casual “farm-to-wok” restaurant, according to Healy. He also plans to install new tanks and a lab for the brewery. That’s right: brewery tours will soon include a glimpse of the lab at the LAB. A group of Highland brewing investors recently completed the purchase of 30 acres and 110,000 square feet at its current location, and now owns the entire space that was once Blue Ridge Motion Pictures. Highland has announced no immediate plans for the new space, but is happy to have security (and space to grow). In 2013, we can continue to look forward to new seasonals. Last year, Highland saw huge success with offerings like Little Hump Spring Ale and Thunderstruck Coffee Porter. This year it's kicking things off with Devil’s Britches, a new red IPA named in honor of the trail of the same name. Like all Highland seasonals, the unique name comes from a Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy protected site, and it will partner with SAHC on multiple events to release the beer. See Highland’s website for details on the tasting-room party, hike and more: highlandbrewing.com greenman brewery just underwent an expansion in which it bought additional space and equipment. (See the Jan. 16 Brews News at avl.mx/pg for more.) In addition to meeting demand for its core beers, they will soon have six packs and plenty of brand-new beers at the taproom and around town. wedge brewing Co.’s Tim Schaller and other investors last year purchased the Wedge building in the River Arts District. While many were hoping that meant the brewery would expand and start bottling again, Schaller said the 2013 changes will be less about Wedge Brewing and more about the rest of the Wedge building. If the other new tenants are anything like the first one announced (a restaurant involving Drew Wallace of the Admiral and Matt Dawes, formerly of Table), it will be quite a year.

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MEET THOM O’HEARN, Beer Scout

HEADWATERS CAN’T BE HEADWATERS ANYMORE Headwaters Brewing of Waynesville was sent a cease-and-desist order earlier this month over its name. The dispute came from Victory Brewing Co. of Downington, Pa., makers of popular beers like HopDevil, Prima Pils, Golden Monkey and, you guessed it, Headwaters Pale Ale. Who was using the name first?

Headwaters owner Kevin Sandefur won the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce grant for promising new business with the company in 2010, but the grand opening of Headwaters to the public was in May of 2012.

Victory released their Headwaters Pale Ale in bottles for the first time in-between those dates, in early 2011.

However, Victory claims to have been developing the beer since 2010.

No matter who used “headwaters” first, Victory was the first to pay the $2,500 required to copyright it. And that’s what matters.

“It’s a sign of the times,” said Headwaters owner Kevin Sandefur.

“Breweries are growing quickly and the days of handshake agreements are starting to disappear.”

Since they had been using the name in commerce, the company could have continued on as Headwaters Brewing — but only in the state of North Carolina. Rather than commit to in-state brewing for the life of the company, Sandefur decided to change the name. “We’re installing

a bigger [15 barrel] system later this year …. We didn’t want to be pigeonholed,” said Sandefur.

Thus the company finds itself in the process of officially becoming BearWaters Brewing. It’s only a twoletter change from the old name, and the logo and other branding will remain very much intact. “It allowed us consistency,” said Sandefur. “Our logo has had a very strong response.”

The new name also plays well with their beer names, which include: Whitewater Hefeweizen, Ripcurrent Red, Angler’s Amber, Stiff Paddle IPA and Skipping Stone Stout.

What are “bearwaters?” Sandefur said it’s a vague term, but one with the right spirit for the company.

“We’re very much about the flavor and region of WNC,” said Sandefur.

“The new name evokes the outdoors, whether it’s a bear grabbing a fish … or pristine [bare] water with no pollution.”

The change of two letters will cost the company plenty. They have to replace all their pub visuals, marketing materials, and file all new paperwork across the board. Not to mention paying to copyright the new name. “It was an expensive lesson, but it’s all part of the learning curve,” said Sandefur. “We’re staying positive. And we’re happy with the support we received from local breweries and the Asheville Brewers Alliance.”

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Breweries aren’t the only big news this year. Asheville has a new beer writer. Our longtime Brews News columnist, Anne Fitten Glenn, departed last year to join Oskar Blues, and we’d like to introduce you to the new guy.

Meet Thom O’Hearn, Beer Scout: The man who’s taking on the muchcoveted beat. A Florida native, he’s worked in the New York publishing field, but has now wisely settled in Asheville. He edits at Lark, so we knew his copy would be clean. He offered us scoops in his cover letter, so we could tell he was paying attention.

And, bonus! He home brews.

“As far as beer cred goes, I know y’all like my beer (I won the Mountain Xpress Brewgasm award at Just Brew It in 2011),” he wrote. “Seriously though, having a homebrew nerd run the column would give it that little something extra.” We hope you’ve enjoyed his articles so far, on Oskar Blues, Wicked Weed and Greenman. Got beer news?

Send to him directly at avlbeerscout@ gmail.com, and follow him on Twitter @avlbeerscout. We asked him a few questions, so you could get to know him better.

How did you get into homebrewing?

O’Hearn: I think a lot more people would brew if the image of making beer on your stove was more romantic. Professionals use expensive, shiny equipment. It doesn’t seem possible that you can create the same beer using a stockpot at home. But beer isn’t wine. You don’t have to own the same land for generations and fuss with grapes. You can buy the same ingredients as the pros. That means with good sanitation and a little practice, you can make the same beer Why do you think people are so fascinated by beer? It’s exciting partly because so many people can and are

making it. … Look at the number of people just in our town who are brewing, and whose parents didn’t brew and [who] aren’t brought up brewing.

Anyone can do it. You can buy the ingredients that anyone else can buy.

Because you have so many more viewpoints ... you get a lot more creative results.

Brewers are like chefs. They come up with recipes. There is so much variety in beer that if someone says, “I don’t like beer,” really, the only reason is not liking carbonated beverages. It’s hard to think of another product that has changed so much over the last 20 years, to the point that you can put five different beers down on the table and none of them have a ton in common. You can go from 4 percent alcohol to 15 percent alcohol or higher. One can be smoky; one can be hoppy; they can have all different flavor profiles, and people are really having fun with that. … I think we’re more creative now than we ever have been.

What are you excited about covering this coming year? First off, and not to be too corny: I’m excited to have the opportunity to cover beer in Asheville.

I can’t think of a city that will experience more change when it comes to breweries in the next few years. It’s crazy.

But mega-brewery openings, expansions and Cold Mountain are only part of what makes this a great beer city. I’m also looking forward to covering things a little off the beaten path when I can.

I’m not talking “secret” stuff here. But sometimes great beer just gets lost. For example, we’re spoiled from December to February with award-winning local Russian Imperial Stouts. But when is what available and where can you find it? I’m going to write about that.

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lovin’ Tenders food truck comes to West asheville and The lot Craig Hoge proudly mans his brightyellow bread truck, which is decked out with pictures of anthropomorphic sausages and tiny hearts. it’s an eye-catching homage to “anything meaty, tasty and juicy,” as he describes the products he will serve from the lovin’ Tenders food truck, which opens this week on Haywood Road at the intersection with louisiana avenue (across from ingles). a selection of chicken, pork and steak tenders in different styles will issue from the carry-away window. Get them battered and fried or grilled on Hoge’s 6-foot char-broil grill. They come in three, five, 10 and 20-piece boxes to suit the peckish, hungry and famished. “i’m mainly going for street food,” Hoge says. “The street-food culture is one of the biggest, growing markets in

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meaT on The STreeT: lovin’ Tenders owner craig hoge is excited about taking his truck to festivals around town. Photos by Max cooper

the food business.” accordingly, he’ll also offer sausages, such as bratwurst and weisswurst.

Sides include German potato salad, curly sweet-potato fries and grilled vegetable sticks. lovin’ Tenders also does dessert, including Frushi, Hoge’s personal creation that combines coconut sticky rice and fruit in a soy-paper wrapper. “it’s this wonderful-looking dessert that looks like sushi, but it’s not,” he says. “it’s something that i made up.”

For the specials, he has more elaborate plans. He’s starting out with a london broil and bearnaise sauce dish, and he hopes to include seitan, goat, alligator, bison, lamb and even soft-shell crab in that rotation. all and all, lovin’ Tenders serves an idiosyncratic mash-up of global cuisines and novelty meats.

Hoge came to asheville three years ago from Memphis, Tenn., where he

owned an eatery called Great lil’ Place, and, before that, worked as food and beverage manager at The Memphis Zoo and Mud island River Park. while Hoge opened last week in west asheville, he’ll soon have a presence at The lot on Coxe on Saturdays. The city allows 10 food trucks to operate out of that parking lot, which was at capacity until recently. lovin’ Tenders will take the place of our Taco Truck.

Marni Graves, owner of our Taco Truck, says she has closed the business to focus on her career at Spaceplan architecture. “i opened the food truck when the construction industry fell so bad,” she says. “i’m a licensed architect, so i’m going to pursue that more.”

She plans to sell the truck and equipment online.

For more information about lovin’ Tenders, visit lovintenders.com or check out the truck’s Facebook page.

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Asian-inspired eatery, Stirhaus, a brewery expansion and more are in the works

The big, dark cavern and sometime parking area next door to Lexington Avenue Brewery is about to burst open with an effusion of Asian-inspired eats and craft beer.

That’s a dramatization. But fireworks aside, LAB co-owner Mike Healy plans to open Stirhaus — a “farm-to-wok” restaurant, as Healy brands it — in addition to a brewery expansion and a banquet hall in the long-vacant space next door to LAB. The project will bring 15,000 square feet of food, beer and good times to LAB’s block.

Keep in mind, at 7,500 square feet, LAB is big. The expansion, then, is bigger than big.

At the front of the building, which is currently just a plywood door, Stirhaus will provide fast, street-side fare. “In and out in five to eight minutes is the idea,” Healy says. “Quick, fresh, healthy, local.” Healy plans to make it so quick, in fact, that diners won’t need to actually come inside.

He hopes to install a pass-through window to the street, so customers can take the wok-seared meals to-go or eat them at one of the sidewalk tables he wants to add.

Indoor diners will enjoy the benefits of a glass wall looking onto the street and an indoor tree. (That is, the architectural plans call for an indoor tree. Growing a tree, Healy admits, is another matter.) The space also includes an open cooking area and about 90 seats.

Diners select their meats and veggies from a line (kind of like a California-style burrito joint), and the cooks give them a toss in a wok with some light sauces. “We’re talking al dente, crispy veggies,” Healy says, not “a big, brown glob of food.” The idea of over-sauced, over-cooked stir-fry makes him cringe, he explains.

A glass wall will separate Stirhaus from the brewery expansion, so diners can see the brewers working the tall, stainless steel tanks beyond. On the second floor, above the brewery, there’s room for a canning line and packaging facility.

The brewery annex isn’t a public space, but it will be open for tours.

And the banquet hall and event space on the first floor, around the corner from Stirhaus, will provide an excellent vantage point for watching the brewery action. The room, which seats about 100 people, will include a wall-sized window to the beer goings-on. “It will feel like you’re in the same room with the brewery tanks,” Healy says.

Healy first told Xpress about LAB’s expansion a year ago. At that time, he planned a tasting room for the space, but he decided to create Stirhaus instead to avoid redundancy (LAB already has a substantial bar). The project hasn’t been quick to get started, he admits, but he says construction will begin soon.

ALL In duE TIME: Healy announced the LAB expansion about a year ago; LAB was about four years in the works.

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Carmelita: certified good food Looking Glass Creamery slates Carmelita as a sauce. True, it’s good on apples, bread and ice cream, but it might be best unaccompanied, with a spoon.

Some of the nation’s top confection connoisseurs agree. On Jan. 18, Carmelita won a Good Food Award at a San Francisco ceremony hosted

by Alice Waters of Chez Panisse and delicious cookbook fame. The golden, goat-milk caramel was among 11 win-

The Asheville confection earns a national award ners in the confections category. The contest is nationwide in scope.

In short, Carmelita is a caramel sauce made of goat’s milk from Round Mountain Creamery in Black Mountain. The deep, tangy flavor of the milk makes it a complex

and thought-provoking treat. Looking Glass Creamery makes three flavors of Carmelita — traditional, coffee and bourbon-vanilla — but the company’s focus is goat cheese. Owners Jennifer and Andy Perkins are founding members of the WNC Cheese Trail, a group that promotes tourism to WNC’s cheese-making sites.

For more information about Looking Glass Creamery, visit ashevillecheese.com.

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by emily Patrick

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To market, to market in the morning, the neighborhood grocer wakes up and enjoys a breakfast at home with his family before sauntering down the steps to his shop. There, he spends the day with his neighbors, who are also his customers, before calling it quits in the evening and completing his twominute walking commute back to his home. in novels and movies, the neighborhood grocer is a familiar character. in February, asheville welcomes two new specialty foods stores whose proprietors hope to be real-life community shopkeepers.

During the first week of February, chef Brian Ross will open Dough on Merrimon avenue. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, he’s throwing a grand opening party. and in woodfin, a few miles up the road in the Reynolds village development, livi’s Pantry will open quietly around wednesday, Feb. 6, says owner Missy Culver.

Both Culver and Ross know their neighborhood. Culver, who co-founded luella’s in 2007, lives in one of the lofts above her new store. “i like the

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TaSTy TeaChingS: chef/owner Brian Ross, armed with a battalion of home-kitchen appliances, is excited to open his classroom.

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Two specialty grocery stores open this month

keeping Shop: owner Missy culver hopes livi’s Pantry will become a gathering place for the Reynold’s Village community. Photos by Max cooper

idea of a walking community where you live, work and shop in the same spot,” she says. “it’s easy.” livi’s Pantry stocks an array of natural foods and home supplies in addition to gourmet items, beer, wine and local products. “i sort of picture it as a combination between a convenience store and a natural foods store,” Culver says.

“People will be able to get their eggs and their milk and also some specialty cheese, wine and toilet paper if they need it.”

Self-serve coffee and tea as well as house-made grab-and-go meals, soups and sandwiches will all be available for take-out or dine-in. The shop includes a cozy lounge with sofas and wi-Fi as well as a few café tables.

Dough has a similar model. The layout includes space for shoppers and diners. Sandwiches on house-made bread and other light fare, as well as draft beer, are available. Shoppers will find plenty to keep them busy, including specialty flours, cured meats, fresh seafood, prepared foods from the large kitchen, pastries and imports.

Ross lives just down the street from his new shop, so despite all its modern architectural flare — the polished-concrete floors, wall-to-wall windows and jauntily angled roof — there’s an oldschool quality to Dough. Ross hopes to nurture that feeling with an emphasis

on service, cooking classes, group dinners and special-order products.

He plans to cultivate both a slowpaced shopping experience and a bit of bakery buzz. “we’ll be baking in the oven all day long, and you can see people working there,” he says.

Dough is also a casual cooking school.

Ross, formerly a chef at the Biltmore estate and the Richmond Hill inn as well as an instructor at l’academie de Cuisine, will teach classes on technical topics, such as knife skills and pickling, as well as recipe-based sessions, that focus on soups, seafood, pizza and chocolate desserts.

Ross got his start in just such a cooking school, where he washed dishes in exchange for the chance to audit classes. He hopes to set up a similar program at Dough, in which volunteers would work in exchange for vouchers for merchandise and instruction. “You never know: we could have a volunteer that turns out to be the next [big thing],” he says.

Dough, 37 Merrimon ave., will open seven days a week. For more information, visit doughasheville.com or see the store’s Facebook page. livi’s Pantry, 41 N. Merrimon ave., will open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, visit livispantry.com or the shop’s Facebook page.

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More beer to South Slope Twin leaf Brewing to open on lower coxe avenue The South Slope neighborhood is growing like a weed on a sunny, south-facing bank. The up-and-coming neighborhood — and subject of a January Xpress cover story — will be home to Twin leaf Brewery.

Steph and Tim weber, husband-and-wife co-owners, recently announced that the brewery will be located at 144 Coxe ave., and they hope to open by the end of 2013.

They’ve been scouting asheville locations since moving from a suburb of Philadelphia in July, Steph says. in their 5,000-square-foot space, they hope to open a brewery and tasting room, and still leave room to grow. “we just like that section of town,” Steph says. “Things are picking up there, and i think it’s going to be an area of town where there’s a lot going on in the coming years.”

The webers plan to serve five core beers and a rotating cast of smallbatch brews, for a total of 12 to 16 beers on tap. Steph says the tasting room will host live music, games and community activities. “we’re not going for any certain demographic or any certain type of person,” she says. “we want it to be a really fun and inclusive place where people can come with kids and people can come to hang out with their friends.”

Twin leaf’s location is just around the corner from Greenman and asheville Brewing, as well as the also just-announced location of Burial Beer. Steph says she’s not worried about oversaturation of the brewery market, even after Craggie Brewing closed in December. “if anything, it’s an advantage to have that many breweries within walking distance, because beer lovers are pretty promiscuous,” Steph says. “i think to have that many in one area will work to all of our advantage because people can go on a little brewery tour.”

Bill Drew, owner of Craggie Brewing, says a deal is still in the works for the nearby 197 Hilliard ave. brewery. “we’ve basically got an agreement in place; we just have to get it signed,” he says.

The new tenant will take over by March 1 if the changeover goes as planned, he says.

CounTing on Coxe avenue: Steph Weber, one of the owners of Twin leaf Brery, says she expects big things from the South Slope neighborhood.

Photo by Max cooper

as of today, there are a dozen breweries with asheville addresses, including Twin leaf and Burial Beer. But that number could change any time. in September, Scott Pyatt of Catawba valley Brewing in Morganton told Xpress he’s looking for an asheville location.

For more information about Twin leaf Brewery, see twinleafbrewery. com or the brewery’s Facebook page.

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by Maggie cramer

The full-year farmer There are signs of life all over Hominy valley Farms land and Cattle, even on a cool winter day: cows grazing, chickens foraging and owners/operators Frank and Jeanette wilson readying the land for spring. as i pulled up to their appalachian Grown-certified farm in Candler, Frank and Jeanette were pulling up the last of the season’s Brussels sprouts. Not for themselves, though, they were quick to note. Rather, for their pigs who wouldn’t care much if the veggies were a little less than perfect. They pointed out the last of the kale in the field, which they have been enjoying at their dinner table.

Then, Frank headed off to take hay to their animals and work on a trellis for forthcoming blackberries and black raspberries. Meanwhile Jeanette and i headed over to their greenhouse — or high tunnel — which they heat part of the year. She tidied up a bit and checked on some salad greens she planted as a trial in mid-December. we all met back up at their on-farm store to chat and take in the winter landscape. ahoy, Spring while the greenhouse isn’t overflowing now, soon it’ll be a very different story. Next month, the greenhouse will be home to dahlias, a new passion of Jeanette’s. and just after, it’ll be much ado about ‘maters. “we seed our tomatoes this month and transplant them into the high tunnel in mid-March,” says Frank. “That means we can get them to yield in late May/early June and offer them up to you earlier than almost anybody in the region.” in other words, they’ve only got a few weeks left to order seeds and clean and disinfect flats and pots for planting. when asked what seeds they’ll order this year, Jeanette admitted she has a little fun with the process: “i’ll probably decide on impulse!”

Selecting seeds is just one thing you can be doing at home now for a spring or summer garden, Jeanette

STeady WiTh The ploW: Frank and Jeanette Wilson’s hominy Valley Farm has labors for every season.

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at hominy Valley, late winter is early Spring

says. “while i’m hesitant to talk about farming being the best way to earn a living,” she cautions, “i think everyone should be proficient or be gaining proficiency in growing their own food — whether a large garden or just a pot on the porch.” The wilsons order a lot of their seeds from Johnny’s Selected Seeds (johnnyseeds.com); for home growers wanting to buy locally, Sow True Seed is an option (sowtrueseed.com).

The farmers also suggest testing your soil now, with help available from the local Cooperative extension offices. “we’re testing so that we’ll understand what nutrients are already in the soil and what need to add,” says Frank. “we’re looking for micronutrients or an absence of micronutrients that could really make or break a crop.” if you’re starting early or are growing now — the wilsons already have their strawberries in the ground — utilize row cover to keep your veggies warm and deter insects, especially with greens, Frank notes.

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meeT me aT The markeT with more winter farmers markets this year in wNC than ever before, Frank and Jeanette are also busy bringing their meats and eggs into town (they’ll have veggies to offer likely come March). Find their beef and pork at asheville City Market downtown on Saturdays in the Haywood Park Hotel atrium, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. or, stop by their farm store at 76 Hominy valley Drive on wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. You can also visit the store by appointment and order for delivery if you’re near the area. Hominy valley Farms can be reached at 665-0933, or visit hominyvalleyfarms.com.

For a full list of wNC winter farmers markets, visit asapconnections.org or fromhere.org. at From Here, also find an online farmers market calendar and a food and farm events calendar chock-full of

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Farmer’S FanCy: When ordering seeds for the year, Jeanette has fun with projects, and says she often “decides on impulse” what to get.

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by Alli MArshAll “Can you squeeze art into commerce?” asks John Jeter, author of Rockin' a Hard Place: Flats, Sharps & Other Notes From a Misfit Music Club Owner. “I have serious doubts that you really can.”

Jeter has spent nearly 20 years as co-owner of live music venue The Handlebar in Greenville, S.C. Rockin’ recounts the hard lessons Jeter has learned as a self-taught talent buyer and promoter.

Which sounds cool, and more than a little bit glamorous (the Handlebar has hosted legends like Joan Baez and up-and-comers like Sugarland and The Zac Brown Band when those acts were just getting started). In fact, Rockin’ is a cautionary tale.

So is Clive: Working for the Man in the Age of Vinyl by Ashevillebased author Don Silver. (Silver joins Jeter and writer Michael Supe Granda at the Malaprop’s event Three Music Biographies this week.)

That memoir recalls the two years Silver spent working in artists and repertoire (aka A&R) for Arista Records under the tutelage of music industry executive Clive Davis.

“Clive didn’t believe a record would or wouldn’t be a hit. He knew,” Silver writes of the man who inspired his foray into hitmaking — a foray inspired by a love of music. It was the late ‘70s, Silver was in his early 20s and living in New York City: “I was one of maybe 50 people in the country with a job that everyone I met found fascinating. I got into any club I wanted and was generally treated like a rock star,” he writes.

But the job soon brought disillusionment: “I learned a lot about how, if you love something, you should protect it from the urge to commercialize it,” Silver tells Xpress. “It was a costly lesson for me.

It’s a costly lesson for all of us in the creative world.”

Jeter, too, came to the music business as a fan. Early in Rockin’ he reveals, “Our idea — half-baked as it was because nobody actu-

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ally thinks an idea All The Way Through — came from somewhere. Ours came from McDibb’s, a magical listening room in the heart of Black Mountain, a two-hour drive away in western North Carolina.”

With his brother, Stephen, and wife, Kathy, Jeter opened the first iteration of The Handlebar in an old textile mill. Their inaugural act, Livingston Taylor, informed the newly minted club owners that “you all are at the bottom of the food chain” in the music business. The lesson was driven home, over and over, as Jeter and company learned the ins and outs of booking bands, promoting shows and trying to work out why some shows would sell out while others — wonderful shows by the musicians they loved best — were woefully under-attended.

But Rockin’ also recalls triumphs: “We discovered a powerful tool in the music business: a black Magic Marker,” Jeter writes about learning how to deal with the crazy requests made on band riders. “With it, a promoter can legitimately and legally redact line after line, page after page of ‘requirements’ that ranged from truly important to downright impudent.”

And to Xpress he imparts this bit of wisdom: “The most successful bands are actually small businesses that happen to sell music.” Which is to say, as the corporate end of the music industry continues to decline, musicians have to become Jacks of all trades, able to book their own shows, negotiate contracts and promote their performances.

john jeTer, don silver And MichAel supe grAndA reAd And sign copies of Music biogrAphies AT MAlAprop’s fridAy, feb. 1 (7 p.M., free. MAlAprops.coM) The Handlebar, says Jeter, receives around 4,000 queries per year from acts hoping to fill one of the venue’s 300 slots: “The whole infrastructure is so thorny,” says Jeter. “After years of booking artists because they’re great artists, now, unless they sell tickets, we’re not doing it.”

Silver’s role in the music business also morphed. “There was a definite need for curators,” he says of his work in A&R. Discovering bands and hit songs was what he’d dreamed of doing. The reality was different — his job was more often about turning down hopeful artists. “If I was to glorify myself, I’d say I was a curator. But that’s bullshit. I wasn’t a curator at all. I was an exterminator.”

So, after two years of working for Davis, he and a colleague formed their own production company where they worked with a number of acts, most notably Orleans. One memory from those days: “I found them ‘Let It Be Me,’ that great Everly Brothers song,” says Silver. “They sang it so beautifully. But right as we were recording it, Willie Nelson did it and came out with a huge hit.”

Silver says he enjoyed the production company, “just like I enjoyed working at Arista, for Clive, because I learned a phenomenal amount.” But, he continues, “when the learning stopped, it was still the early ‘80s and it really wasn’t all that much fun to try to make records that fit into the tiny little constraints that pop music required.”

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Even though Clive recounts only a few years in the music world, it’s a peek into an industry that’s all but gone. “Technology unseated these (mostly) dudes, because they never would have let go of their own volition,” says Silver. The accessibility of tools like multitrack recording programs, drum machines and auto-tune drastically changed the landscape of record labels.

Jeter has seen changes, too. It was John Mayer who, more than a decade ago, sold out the Handlebar due to his success on Napster.

Now there’s Spotify and Pandora, says Jeter.

“What we’re seeing is that the bands who are the most successful are the most social-media savvy.” He tells Xpress that, at a recent meeting, a powerful Nashville agent said, “With the labels being gone, we don’t know how to develop bands any more.”

Talk to Jeter and Silver, and it sounds like the publishing industry is going the same way. Both writers have previously published novels through mainstream literary houses; both chose an independent route for their memoirs (small press Hub City for Jeter and self-publication for Silver). Those decisions — like their turns to writing as a creative pursuit — were at least in some way informed by their music business experience.

“You have to make your own terms for all art,” says Silver. “You do it for the love, for the muse.” X

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downTown books And news fAcTs And TriviA dbn is open seven days a week, 365/6 days a year.

The 2012 storewide book inventory: 29,260. dbn once produced custom astrological charts, for locals and by phone. dianne Tinman, dbn’s senior book buyer, has been with the store the longest (since 1997).

According to store manager julian vorus, before it was a bookstore, 67 n. lexington Ave. had stints as a chicken slaughter house, a shoe store and a jewelry store. retail the cat (pictured) lazily occupied a corner of dbn’s counter for about 18 years. “she was born in the parking lot, wandered in and never left,” vorus says. retail went to the great pillow pile in the sky in 2008. her cremated remains are kept in the store. dbn carries magazines and newspapers from around the world, including The Nikkei Satellite from japan.

Among its finer holdings, dbn obtained a circa 1808, three-volume set of The Federalist by Alexander hamilton, et al. once it’s finished with some minor repairs at the book binder, the set will retail for about $3,000. The set was part of a lot purchase from a storage unit. it once belonged to the late kingston van winkle, an area attorney and founder of the van winkle law firm.

by Alli MArshAll If you've lived in Asheville for longer than a few years, try to imagine your life here without Downtown Books & News (aka DBN). The shop on Lexington Avenue sells used books, newspapers, magazines and local artwork. It also hunts down rare and out-of-print books and buys books for cash or store credit.

That's the quick rundown. "Grumbliest used bookstore in downtown Asheville. Been here and open every single day for round about 24 years," is how the shop describes itself on Facebook. Grumbly or not, DBN celebrates a quarter-century this year, making it — along with such mainstays as TOPS for Shoes — one of Lexington's anchoring establishments. And DBN, particularly, represents what makes (and

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Brewing (which began in Barley’s basement), before Laughing Seed (started as a juice bar under the downtown YMCA at that point), before, even, Xpress.

open every dAy keeps) Asheville so pitch-perfectly odd.

Speaking of pitch-perfect: DBN’s infamous "Drink. Smoke. Read." slogan. It kind of started with Elizabeth Gilbert's 2006 book, Eat, Pray, Love. Malaprop's Bookstore, DBN's “new books” counterpart, hosted Gilbert on tour with the memoir, and began using its slogan — Eat. Sleep. Read. — around the same time. (Eat. Sleep. Read. comes from IndieBound, a national

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marketing organization for independent bookstores.) Malaprop's general manager Linda Barrett-Knopp suggested the snarky DBN variation. Both Malaprop's and DBN are under the larger umbrella of Renaissance Bookfarm.

But back to the bookstore’s cornerstone status. You'd have to have lived in Asheville prior to 1988 to remember a time before DBN, which is also before Barley's Pizzeria, beforeHighland

DBN's tenure has had its drama. Like the rumor a handful of years ago that DBN would lose its location to make way for more downtown parking. "Periodically, things come up," says manager JulianVorus, who has been at the helm since 2005. "The parking deck plan didn't happen. Since then, the landlord has been really helpful with getting repairs done."

great," Vorus says. And, while DBN felt the effects of the economic downturn in '08, Vorus points out that they have “profoundly inexpensive books." The thing is, people like to buy things and they like books. When the economy is bad (and even when it's good) people look for bargains. DBN has some books for $1.

AdvenTures in book buying "With Downtown Books and News, there are exceptions to every rule," says Vorus, who moved to Asheville from New York City, where he had also managed a bookstore. "Everything is guidelines."

He's talking about buying books. DBN pays cash or store credit for second (or third, or 10th)hand books. But how do DBN employees know what to buy and what to turn down? "It's a matter of working in a store and knowing what sells," says Vorus. "You get a sense of what we have."

The "Inner Arts" (spirituality) section "definitely pays the bills," says Vorus. Looking for something from, say, the theosophical movement? Or pan-millennialism? Head to these shelves. Fiction is also popular. "We decide what we're going to buy, but we can't predict what our buying choices will be from week to week," Vorus explains.

On the other hand, "All of our sections do well, because we're buying the books that are being read by our community. It cycles on itself." He adds, "Because our books come from the commu-

nity, we are a direct reflection of the community."

Sometimes Vorus goes to assess the book collections of estates, turning up interesting finds — correspondences to Henry Rollins, a signed Eudora Welty book and a first edition by Zelda Fitzgerald top that list. "I once bought a 300-yearold Rosicrucian text," Vorus recalls. "It was really great to handle something that was considered a magical text."

Last year, the someone sold the store a signed, Modern Library edition of Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. “A seriously rare and valuable book,” said DBN’s Facebook. “We are doing something right to get that into our inventory.”

Once, DBN acquired a $1,000 set of books by Aleister Crowley.

Recent changes have also impacted DBN. Vorus told Publisher's Weekly last year, “We do hear people mentioning they are selling most of their books to us and going to e-readers."

But a lot of people (readers) are just selling books to buy more books. More choose store credit than cash, says Vorus. The exchange rate is higher that way. The bookstore is fine with either. What they care about is getting more smart/weird/interesting/spooky/popular/ brainy/strange/amusing books for their smart/ weird/interesting/spooky/popular/brainy/ strange/amusing readers.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published as a two-part feature at mountainx.com. X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@mountainx.com.

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One major and recent upgrade: air conditioning. Which, now that it's winter, doesn't sound like such a big deal. But think back to the sweltering days of August. "We do great business in the summer," says Vorus. "People go in the bookstore and sit in there for hours."

That was before AC. But, climate controlled or not, DBN has always been cool with readers, browsers and hanger-outers.

They're so OK with all of that, that they're open every day. Every. Single. Day. "We may have closed early once," Vorus says. Full disclosure. But the bookstore is even open on Christmas. "The Christmas before last, we had a spontaneous potluck in the store. We do plenty of business as well — we're one of only a couple of businesses that are open," says Vorus.

And there's more to DBN than just books.

More than just a wide selection of national and foreign newspapers and magazines and locally made art.

Music events happen sporadically. Last June's special programing brought in the likes of lute player Will Tocaben, guitarist Tashi Dorji and the Jandek-like Body of John the Baptist. "I tell people, 'You have to provide an audience, because we're not known as

a venue," says Vorus. He says he loves it when unsuspecting tourists walk into the store and find themselves face to face with "something unique and special” — like the acrobatic old-time group The Sugarfoot Serenaders (Serenader Patrick Kukucka works at DBN).

Or playwright John Crutchfield. Or the Juniper Bends author collective, which sometimes holds its reading series events at DBN. Improvements make events more viable, such as a new customer bathroom (in the works). "It's a dusty, creaking old store, but I like it," says Vorus. "It was such a classically dilapidated used book store. You can't hurt it — you can only make it better. Now we have nice rugs on the floor. It's an endless project."

Vorus says the last part with a sort of contented resignation. He mentions that, while he's not opposed to change, so much about the store has worked and functioned for so long.

He says that Rennaisance Book Farm’s owner Emoke B’racz once told him that if you put your energy into something, that energy will draw other people to it. "The best evidence of that," says Vorus, "is if you're shelving a section, people will wander into that section."

As evidence of B’racz’s maxim, the bookstore does a brisk business. "Our sales are

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drawing discourse at unca Now in its fourth year, Drawing Discourse at UNCA’s S. Tucker Cooke Gallery has drawn national attention, pulling in more than 1,000 submissions. Often overlooked as a precursor to painting, this juried exhibition explores contemporary drawing as an art form in its own right.

The 33 selected pieces encompass the variety of media considered to be under the umbrella of drawing. Janvier Rollande’s portrait of a dying mother displays impressive skill and detail in graphite, as does Chris LaPorte’s striking 23-foot-long floor-to-ceiling drawing that garnered a $250,000 award from ArtPrize.org. Other pieces are more stylistic and experimental, such as drawings made of duct tape, abstract marks made directly on the wall in charcoal and gold leaf and even a sculpture lit to cast “drawing” shadows on the gallery floor. Drawing Discourse is on view weekdays at Owen Hall until Feb. 5. unca.edu. — Bridget Conn

southeast guild of bookworkers While the practical fate of the book remains unclear, as an art form, the book thrives now more than ever. BookWorks of West Asheville hosts the first annual juried exhibition of the Southeast Guild of Bookworkers, up through Feb. 24. While books are traditionally valued only by the information they contain, the Guild unites papermakers, bookbinders, calligraphers, and those who hand-set letterpress type into an eclectic show that celebrates the book in all its varied and unexpected physical forms. Viewers can handle the books, the formats of which range from blank journals to scrolls and volvelles. There are also books with traditional narratives, such as the challenges of being a military spouse, or an exploration of Theia Mania (literally, “divine madness,” it also describes the instant feeling of connection to a stranger). Expect to spend some time both reading and appreciating every well-tuned detail of these beautiful objects. BookWorks is at 428 ½ Haywood Road. ashevillebookworks.com. — Bridget Conn

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megan kirby at bobo gallery It’s not necessarily an exhibition, but Lexington Avenue’s BoBo Gallery is currently housing three artworks you shouldn’t miss. Megan Kirby, an Asheville artist by way of Lancaster, Pa., is showing pieces from her series “Faux Life.” The roughly 2-by 3-foot pieces are still-life scenes captured in the vanitas style, a 16th-century Dutch painting mode that draws attention to our mortality. These works incorporate human bones, flowers and rotting food. While Kirby’s pieces draw immensely from this period, a closer look reveals these are photographs, not paintings. And the items depicted within the golden, ornate frames are also artificial, thus “Faux.” bobogallery. com. — Kyle Sherard

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(828) 318-6765 upload at upstairs artspace The information age has yielded new formats of art-making and curatorial opportunities.

Last December at Art Basel Miami, for example, a gallery exhibited only animated gifs culled from various websites. Now in Tryon, a collection of more than 100 images created and edited via cell phones and tablets is currently on display at Upstairs ArtSpace.

Cumulatively Upload acknowledges a new era of creative expression now accessible to a broad range of people. Furthermore, the line between artist and non-artist is blurred when these types of photos are shown in a gallery setting. After placing an informal cyber-call for mobile-phone pictures, Upstairs ArtSpace received responses from as far away as Turkey. Participants emailed the gallery their images, which were then printed and pinned to the wall, close together, running the length of the gallery, as if in a scroll on a phone. What is meant to be viewed on an LCD screen, lit from behind, does not always translate suitably onto paper, but the transference of media is intriguing. A compelling documentation of contemporary culture emerges within the imagery. Upload will be on display until March 2. More at upstairsartspace.org. — Ursula Gullow

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charles ladson at blue spiral 1 Charles Ladson’s work isn’t new to Blue Spiral 1, but a current collection by the Georgia-based artist has a refreshed appeal on the gallery’s second floor. The oil paintings have an almost-hallucinatory atmosphere. There’s an overwhelming sense of isolation, as many of the scenes take place in old, barren homes. Their hard-lined shadows and boxed-in settings bare similarities to Edward Hopper compounded with the graininess of Andrew Wyeth works. But Ladson flattens a subdued Hopper-esque color scheme and blends his figures, human and inanimate, into the ragged hardwood flooring and dingy baseboards. In his statement, Ladson calls the works a “collection of mostly bad ideas.” And this may be true when you see a young boy playing with an electric chord or a figure hoisting a rake over his head while standing in the middle of the road. bluespiral1.com. — Kyle Sherard

survivors & liberators at asheville art museum Immediately striking is the age of the subjects and their larger than life documentation — all are senior citizens, rendered in bright pinks, peaches and yellows in fluid watercolor and gouache. The expressions of each, and their accents of clothing and jewelry are remarkable. Every wrinkle and whisker is commemorated with Wilma Bulkin Siegel’s adept handling of materials. Photos and other memorabilia embedded into the paintings provide personal and historical insight. The show is titled Survivors and Liberators because each of the 50 subjects is a survivor of the Holocaust. At an artist talk on Saturday Jan. 12, Siegel explained that in 2003 she embarked on this series, inviting survivors to sit and share their stories while she drew them. Samples of their dialogue are included, so the exhibit serves as both testimonial and memorial for a demographic whose numbers decrease with each passing year.

Grab a headset, listen to the stories and immerse yourself in this compelling audio/visual tribute.

Survivors and Liberators is up through March 31.

Be sure to also visit In the Camps: Photographs by Erich Hartmann, a haunting collection of black-andwhite photos of concentration camps located on the upstairs level. ashevilleart.org. — Ursula Gullow

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Torche Solas The Grove Park Inn has ramped up its concert series in celebration of the inn’s centennial. February’s Celtic Adventure Weekend brings an especially explosive music event: Solas in concert. The Irish-American group formed in New York in ‘94. Its past and present members (including Seamus Egan, Karan Casey and Asheville-based John Doyle) have gone on to achieve luminary status in Celtic music. Solas’s new album, Shamrock City (out Feb. 5) contains themes of “immigration, mining, murder and the remarkable history of Butte, Mont.” Concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1. $39. (Gaelic Storm performs at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2. $49.) groveparkinn.com.

Scott H. Biram It’s not every day that a performer spikes his show with a yodel or two. But a quick glance at the bio of self-proclaimed “Dirty Old One Man Band” hillbilly/ blues/country/punk artist Scott H. Biram reveals he’s no run-of-the-mill troubadour.

He released his first album in 2000. But it was his ‘03 recording, Rehabilitation Blues EP — made while he was bedridden following a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer — that cemented his staying power.

He returns to the Grey Eagle on Thursday, Jan. 31, with Black Eyed Vermillion and Whiskeydick. 9pm. $10/$12. thegreyeagle.com.

Torche is a study in contradictions: A “pop doom stoner psychedelic” act from sunny Miami, fronted by guitarist/vocalist Steve Brooks, one of the few openly gay musicians in the metal scene (he was interviewed on that subject by The Stranger). As for disparate influences in the band’s sound, drummer Rick Smith had this to say in an interview: “We take what we like from what we grew up on and use it as creatively as we can. I think the meshing of different sounds comes naturally just because we all have different musical backgrounds yet have a ton of common interests.” Torche takes the stage at Broadway’s on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Delicious also performs. 9 p.m., $10/$12. torchemusic.com Photo by Gary Copeland.

Aquila Theatre Aquila Theatre is based in both New York and London and, being dual in nature, brings not one but two productions to Diana Wortham Theatre this weekend. On Friday, Feb. 1 it’s Edmund Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, “One of the most famous romantic adventures in world literature,” according to press. French sailor and swordsman Cyrano keeps his love for the beautiful Roxanne a secret because he believes his huge nose will turn her off. Then, on Saturday, Feb. 2, Aquila presents the Shakespeare comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, a “timeless battle of the sexes.” 8 p.m. nightly.

Pre-show discussion for ticket holders at 7 p.m. $15/$30/$35. dwtheatre.com.

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barley's taProoM Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm

one stoP Deli & bar Brews, Bluegrass & BBQ w/ Kendall Huntley, 5-8pm Jeff Sipe Trio (jazz, fusion, funk), 10pm

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blaCk Mountain ale house Dulci Ellenberger & Daniel Shearin (Americana, folk), 9pm

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blue Mountain Pizza Cafe Paul Cataldo (Americana), 7pm

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grey eagle MusiC hall & tavern Scott H. Biram (blues, country, punk, metal) w/ Black Eyed Vermillion & Whiskeydick, 9pm

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grove Park inn great hall Two Guitars (classical), 10am-noon Bob Zullo (jazz, pop, guitar), 6:3010:30pm

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orange Peel Big Gigantic (live electronics, jam) w/ Two Fresh & DJ Acolyte, 9pm

harrah's Cherokee 96.5 House Band (hits), 2-6pm hotel inDigo Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 7-10pm isis restaurant anD MusiC hall Jazz showcase w/ Billy B, 8pm

PaCk's tavern A Social Function (dance, hits), 9pm Phoenix lounge Brushfire Stankgrass (bluegrass), 9pm

the hangar lounge Karaoke, 10pm tiMo's house Jam night (multi-genre open jam), 10pm treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am westville Pub Trivia night, 9pm

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asheville MusiC hall Funk jam, 11pm

lobster traP Leo Johnson (hot club jazz), 7-9pm

Club eleven on grove Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance w/ The Swing Asheville Jazz Band, 8:30pm

Monte vista hotel Jared Gallamore (standards), 11am

Pisgah brewing CoMPany Chalwa (reggae), 8pm

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PurPle onion Cafe Scoot Pitman (singer-songwriter), 8pm

one stoP Deli & bar Bluegrass brunch w/ The Pond Brothers, noon-3pm

reD stag grill Eric Ciborski (piano), 8-11pm

orange Peel Super Bowl party, 4pm

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root bar no. 1 The Wilhelm Brothers (folk rock, roots), 9pm

southern aPPalaChian brewery Superbowl party

grove Park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm

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the altaMont theater Leon Redbone (jazz, blues, Tin Pan Alley), 8pm

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blaCk Mountain ale house Karaoke, 9pm

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The corner 575-2449 craggie brewing company 254-0360 creature’s cafe 254-3636 creekside Taphouse 575-2880 adam dalton distillery 367-6401 dark city deli 257-5300 desoto lounge 986-4828 diana Wortham Theater 257-4530 dirty south lounge 251-1777 dobra Tea room 575-2424 The dugout 692-9262 eleven on grove 505-1612 emerald lounge 232- 4372 firestorm cafe 255-8115 fred’s speakeasy 281-0920 french broad brewery Tasting room 277-0222 french broad chocolate lounge 252-4181 The gateway club 456-6789 good stuff 649-9711 grey eagle music hall & Tavern 232-5800 grind cafe 430-4343 grove house eleven on grove 505-1612 The grove park inn (elaine’s piano bar/ great hall) 252-2711 The handlebar (864) 233-6173

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hangar lounge 684-1213 harrah’s cherokee 497-7777 havana restaurant 252-1611 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 Jus one more 253-8770 lexington avenue brewery 252-0212 The lobster Trap 350-0505 The lower level 505-8333 luella’s bar-b-que 505-RIBS mack kell’s pub & grill 253-8805 The magnetic field 257-4003 mike’s side pocket 281-3096 monte vista hotel 669-8870 odditorium 505-8388 one stop bar deli & bar 255-7777 o.henry’s/Tug 254-1891 The orange peel 225-5851 pack’s Tavern 225-6944 pisgah brewing co.

669-0190 pulp 225-5851 purple onion cafe 749-1179

rankin vault 254-4993 red stag grill at the grand bohemian hotel 505-2949 rendezvous 926-0201 root bar no.1 299-7597 scandals nightclub 252-2838 scully’s 251-8880 shovelhead saloon 669-9541 smokey’s after dark 253-2155 southern appalacian brewery 684-1235 spurs 575-2258 static age records 254-3232 stingrays 926-4100 straightaway cafe 669-8856 Tallgary’s cantina 232-0809 rocky’s hot chicken shack 575-2260 Thirsty monk south 505-4564 Timo’s house 575-2886 Tolliver’s crossing irish pub 505-2129 Trailhead restaurant & bar 357-5656 Treasure club 298-1400 Tressa’s downtown Jazz & blues 254-7072 vincenzo’s bistro 254-4698 Westville pub 225-9782 White horse 669-0816 Wild Wing cafe 253-3066

Daughters of Atlantis (acoustic rock), 10pm

allstars sPorts bar anD grill Karaoke, 9pm

JaCk of the wooD Pub Old-time jam, 4pm

tallgary's Cantina Techno dance party, 9:30pm

barley's taProoM Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30pm

the bywater Open mic, 9pm

blue Mountain Pizza Cafe Open mic, 7pm

oDDitoriuM The Moon & You (folk) w/ Robertino Russell, 9:30pm

tolliver's Crossing irish Pub Trivia, 8:30pm

CreeksiDe taPhouse Open mic, 9pm

treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am

Dirty south lounge Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm

westville Pub Blues jam, 10pm white horse Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm wilD wing Cafe Karaoke, 9:30pm

Wednesday, feb. 6 aDaM Dalton Distillery DJ dance party (EDM, bass), 10pm

elaine's Dueling Piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am gooD stuff Stephen Babcock (indie pop), 7pm grove Park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm harrah's Cherokee Throwback DJ ('70s-'90s), 6-close hollanD's grille Karaoke, 9:30pm

olive or twist Cadillac Rex (oldies, swing, rock), 8-11pm one stoP Deli & bar Soul/jazz jam w/ Preston Cate, 10pm orange Peel Bob Burnette (indie rock) w/ Thomas McNeely, 8pm Phoenix lounge Dan Shearin (singer-songwriter, folk), 8pm reD stag grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 7-10pm tallgary's Cantina Open mic/jam, 7pm the Dugout Karaoke, 8pm the hangar lounge

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Karaoke, 10pm

Bluegrass jam, 9pm

tiMo's house Blues Jam, 10pm

lexington ave brewery (lab) Back stage: Waylon Speed (alt-country, Western, metal) w/ Pick Your Switch, 9:30pm

trailheaD restaurant anD bar Kevin Scanlon's old-time jam, 6:30pm treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am vanuatu kava bar Open mic, 9pm white horse Krista Weaver (singer-songwriter), 7:30pm wilD wing Cafe Ashley Rose (acoustic), 8pm

Thursday, feb. 7 allstars sPorts bar anD grill Dance night, 10pm asheville MusiC hall Zoogma (electronic, rock) w/ Sounduo, 10pm barley's taProoM Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm blaCk Mountain ale house Ten Cent Poetry (folk, pop), 9pm boiler rooM Benefit for Miss LOS E.O.Y, 10pm Club eleven on grove Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School (live drawing), 6:30pm CreeksiDe taPhouse The Blue Ribbon Healers (old-time jazz, folk), 9pm elaine's Dueling Piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am eMeralD lounge Dead Nite w/ Phuncle Sam (rock, jam), 9pm frenCh broaD brewery tasting rooM The Brave New Gravelys (Americana, roots, rock), 6pm grey eagle MusiC hall & tavern Abigail Washburn (old-time) w/ Kai Welch and Wu Fei, 8pm grove Park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm harrah's Cherokee Karaoke, 8pm-midnight

Back stage: River Whyless (indie folk) w/ Birds & Arrows, 9:30pm Monte vista hotel Laurie Fisher (vintage country), 6pm native kitChen & soCial Pub CarolinaBound (Americana, folk), 8pm

lobster traP Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm

oDDitoriuM The Independents (horror punk, ska) w/ Demon Waffle, Suicidal Crack Babies & Dharmamine, 9:30pm

oDDitoriuM Sarah Mac & Leigh Glass (rock, blues, singer-songwriter), 9:30pm

one stoP Deli & bar Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm

olive or twist Heather Masterton Jazz Quartet, 8-11pm

orange Peel Conspirator (electronic, dance, rock) w/ Break Science, 9pm

one stoP Deli & bar Brews, Bluegrass & BBQ w/ Kendall Huntley, 5-8pm

PaCk's tavern Aaron LaFalce Duo (acoustic rock), 9pm

orange Peel The Used (alt-rock) w/ We Came As Romans, Crown The Empire & Mindflow, 7pm

Phoenix lounge Jazz night, 8pm

Phoenix lounge Bradford Carson (rock, jam, blues), 8pm

Pisgah brewing CoMPany Sanctum Sully (bluegrass, jam) w/ Bear Down Easy, 9pm

Pisgah brewing CoMPany Woody Pines (ragtime, blues, country), 8pm

reD stag grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 8-11pm

PurPle onion Cafe Letters to Abigail (country, Americana), 7:30pm

sCanDals nightClub Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

reD stag grill Eric Ciborski (piano), 7-10pm

straightaway Cafe Mardi Gras party w/ Steve Weams, 6pm

south siDe station Karaoke, 8pm

tallgary's Cantina Contagious (rock), 9:30pm

tallgary's Cantina Asheville music showcase, 8pm

tiMo's house DJ Jet & guests (hip-hop), 10pm-2am

the Market PlaCe Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 6-9pm

town PuMP Paul Edelman Duo (Americana), 9pm

tiMo's house Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 10pm-2am town PuMP The Fustics (rock), 9pm trailheaD restaurant anD bar Cajun night w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm

global grooves: Diali Cissokho and Kaira Ba, led by Senegalese griot musician Diali Keba Cissokho, combines jazz, blues and West African folk for an infectious dance groove with global appeal. Catch the multicultural performance at Pisgah Brewing Company on Friday, Feb. 1. Photo by Patti White

treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am wilD wing Cafe Ashley Heath (acoustic), 9pm

friday, feb. 8

hollanD's grille Dr. Brown's team trivia, 8pm

5 walnut wine bar The Blue Ribbon Healers (old-time jazz, folk), 10pm

JaCk of hearts Pub Old-time jam, 7pm

allstars sPorts bar anD grill Sharkadelics (rock, pop, covers), 10pm

JaCk of the wooD Pub No Strings Attached (bluegrass), 7-9pm

asheville MusiC hall Rainbow Mountain Children's School

toy boat CoMMunity art sPaCe Seduction Sideshow (burlesque, vaudeville, circus), 9pm treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am vanuatu kava bar Seraphim Arkistra (electro-coustic, ambient, improv), 9pm wall street Coffee house Open mic, 9pm

benefit, 6pm athena's Club Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am bier garDen DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am blaCk Mountain ale house Mountain Feist (bluegrass, Americana), 9pm boiler rooM All as One w/ Keeper of the Sea, Chivalry & Vanisher (metal), 9pm

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eMeralD lounge Duende Mountain Duo (rock, funk) w/ The Deluge & Marvelous Funkshun, 9pm

2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm

frenCh broaD brewery tasting rooM Sarah Mac Band (folk, blues), 6pm

harrah's Cherokee Contagious (rock) w/ DJ Moto, 8pm-2am

gooD stuff Live music, 8pm grey eagle MusiC hall & tavern Cotton Jones (indie folk, gospel, soul) w/ Kovacs & the Polar Bear, 9pm grove Park inn great hall Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer),

hollanD's grille Jump Your Grin (blues), 9:30pm hotel inDigo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm JaCk of the wooD Pub Bayou Disel (Cajun, zydeco, dance), 9pm lexington ave brewery (lab)

white horse Vollie McKenzie & the Western Wildcats (swing, country), 8pm wilD wing Cafe Crossridge Band (rock), 9pm

saTurday, feb. 9 allstars sPorts bar anD grill Saloon 5 (rock, country, covers), 10pm athena's Club Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock),

7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am bier garDen DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am blaCk Mountain ale house DJ Munn (dance), 9pm broaDway's U.S. Girls (lo-fi, experimental, noise, pop) w/ Slim Twig & Nest Egg, 10pm elaine's Dueling Piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am

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eMeralD lounge Brushfire Stankgrass (progressive bluegrass) w/ The Shack Band & The Blood Gypsies, 9pm frenCh broaD brewery tasting rooM Staying for the Weekend (rock), 6pm grey eagle MusiC hall & tavern Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet (jazz, fusion), 9pm grove Park inn great hall Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm harrah's Cherokee Crocodile Smile (rock) w/ DJ Moto, 8pm-2am hollanD's grille Karaoke, 9:30pm hotel inDigo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/ flamenco guitar), 7-10pm JaCk of the wooD Pub JP Harris & the Tough Choices (honkytonk, outlaw country) w/ Ray Cashman, 9pm oDDitoriuM Lifecurse w/ Bloodoath, Johari Window & DSR (metal), 9:30pm olive or twist 42nd Street Jazz Band, 8-11pm one stoP Deli & bar Bluegrass brunch w/ Jay Franck (of Sanctum Sully) & friends, noon-3pm orange Peel Railroad Earth (Americana, roots), 8:30pm PaCk's tavern Lyric (rock, soul, funk), 9pm Phoenix lounge Crooked Pine Band (folk), 9pm Pisgah brewing CoMPany Phuncle Sam (rock, jam), 6:30pm PurPle onion Cafe Shane Pruitt Band (Southern rock), 8pm reD stag grill Eric Ciborski (piano), 8-11pm sCanDals nightClub Mardi Gras party, 10pm straightaway Cafe Carver & Carmody (country, Americana, blues), 6pm tallgary's Cantina Carolina Rex (blues, funk, R&B), 9:30pm the altaMont theater California Guitar Trio (rock, blues, surf, world), 8pm town PuMP Late to Bloom (Americana), 9pm toy boat CoMMunity art sPaCe Seduction Sideshow (burlesque, vaudeville, circus), 8pm treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am white horse Les Femme Mystique (burlesque), 8pm wilD wing Cafe A Social Function (rock, dance), 9pm

Asheville FM hosts dozens of weekly shows that run the gamut of musical styles and tastes (you name it, they’ve got it). But don’t take our word for it: take theirs. Xpress brings you this weekly feature — direct from the DJs — highlighting a few of the station’s stellar offerings. ashevillefm.org. blue ridge blues is a road trip to the heart of the blues, a two-hour Greyhound ride through the Mississippi Delta, New Orleans, Chicago and London — anywhere there’s a story to be told and a song to sing it with. The program covers all kinds of blues (acoustic, roots, electric, English, blues-rock) from artists like BB King, John Mayall, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Hammond, Albert King, John Lee Hooker and many more. Tuesdays from 10 p.m. to midnight with Paul Clipper (aka DJQ).

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theaterlistings Friday, FEBrUary 1 ThUrsday, FEBrUary 7 Due to possible last-minute scheduling changes, moviegoers may want to confirm showtimes with theaters.

movie reviews & listings by ken hanke

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Skyfall (pG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00

Stand Up GUyS

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Director: Fisher stevens Players: al Pacino, christoPher Walken, alan arkin, Julianna Margulies, Mark Margolis, lucy Punch, aDDison tiMlin Crime drama Comedy

n Carmike Cinema 10 (298-4452)

argo (r) 6:55, 9:50

rated r

The Story: Twenty-four hours in what may be the last day — certainly the last big day — for three elderly gangsters, one of whom has been assigned to kill another.

The Lowdown: An oddly stylized little film that mostly serves as a pleasant showcase for stars Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin, who make the most of the opportunity — and in turn make the film seem better than it probably is.

While I was watching Fisher Stevens’ Stand Up Guys I found that some of the film — especially the early scenes — had a strangely forced feeling. The scene where Doc (Christopher Walken) first takes freshly-released-from-prison Val (Al Pacino) to his crummy little apartment struck me as particularly awkward. Now, part of that is ultimately explained by the plot — Doc, it turns out, has been given orders to kill Val, and Val suspects that’s the case — but something about it still feels stilted to me. (Maybe a second viewing would change this.) But as the film went about its business, I gave in to its decidedly offbeat, but strangely non-quirky vibe. (That I saw Movie 43 a couple hours later may have had some influence, but not all that much.)

I like the fact that Stand Up Guys never pretends to be much more than a showcase for its three stars (Alan Arkin joins Pacino and Walken later), and — whether it’s budget or for deliberate effect — I like the odd feeling given to the film by its complete lack of nonessential characters. We see no one in the entire film who isn’t somehow functional and much of the action takes place in a city that appears mostly deserted and devoid of much in the way of law enforcement. Realistic?

Not at all. But it gives the movie an unusual tone that keeps the focus exactly where it belongs. In

lookhere Don’t miss out on Cranky Hanke’s online-only weekly columns “Screening Room” and “Weekly Reeler,” plus extended reviews of special showings, as well as an archive of past Xpress movie reviews — all at mountainx.com/movies.

Broken City (r) 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Gangster Squad (r) 2:00, 4:45, 7:45, 10:25 the impossible (pG-13) 1:30, 4:10, 7:00. 9:45

Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin and Al Pacino as three over-the-hill gangsters out for one last hurrah in Fisher Stevens' entertaining comedy-drama Stand Up Guys. the world established by the film, I can easily accept casual, undetected break-ins; walking out of a nursing home with a patient in tow; and even the prospect of burying someone in a public cemetery at night without arousing the caretaker.

In a less stylized film, I’d be saying, “Really?” a lot. Whether this stems from director Fisher Stevens (who I know only as an actor, and mostly know from his “Oh, my goodness gosh” comedic Indian schtick in the Short Circuit movies) or from playwright-turned-screenwriter Noah Haidle, I don’t know. Haidle, however, clearly writes dialogue in a theatrical style and perhaps thinks in deliberately artificial terms.

Apart from the tension of when, where or if Doc is going to whack Val, the film mostly consists of the three over-the-hill gangsters (Arkin being the third) having one last hurrah, no matter how tired they might be. Some of this is poignant, one part is surprisingly violent, but mostly it’s played for comedy of a slightly wistful and quietly amusing kind. There are a lot of expected jokes about aging — yes, including a Viagra gag (better than most of its kind) — and nothing here can be called groundbreaking, but everything is handled by performers who know how to make the most out of the material, and they very much do. (And Pacino’s good roles have been pretty scarce for a long time, though Arkin and Walken have fared pretty well.) There are certainly far worse ways to spend your moviegoing time than watching three old pros do what they do best. Rated R for language, sexual content, violence and brief drug use. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14

HanSel & Gretel: WitCH HUnterS JJJ

Director: toMMy Wirkola (DeaD Snow) Players: JereMy renner, geMMa arterton, FaMke Janssen, Pihla viitala, Derek Mears FantaSy aCtion

rated r

The Story: Fairy-tale stalwarts Hansel and Gretel have grown up, make a living hunting witches and are out to bring down the witches behind a series of kidnappings.

The Lowdown: A disposable, superfluous fantasy/action hybrid that’s slight, goofy and occasionally fun in a hokey kind of way.

Hansel and Gretel have become unstuck in time. Not just in the sense that this latest re-imagination of a classic fairy tale has them toting all sorts of high-powered firearms in some centuries-old European landscape backwoods. Tommy Wirkola’s Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is also a movie that feels out of place, like a forgotten film from a decade ago, reminiscent of the post-Matrix cinematic landscape, where everyone wears leather trenchcoats and fights goofy monsters in slow motion. Think of it as a mix of Van Helsing (2004), Terry Gilliam’s The Brothers Grimm and Underworld (2003) and you get the gist.

This dated approach is more peculiar than effective. All off our primary characters — Hansel (Jeremy Renner), his sister Gretel

10:10 movie 43 (r) 11:40, 1:50, 4:00, 6:10, 8:20, 10:30 parker (r) 11:20, 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 a royal affair (r) 11:00, 6:30 Silver linings playbook (r) 11:10, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 Stand Up Guys (r) 11:00, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15

the last Stand (r) 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20

Warm Bodies (pG-13) 11:00, 1:20, 3:40, 6:00, 8:15, 10:30

les miserables (pG-13) 1:10, 4:40, 8:10

zero dark thirty (r) 11:45, 3:10, 6:30, 9:45

life of pi 3d (pG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:45, 10:00

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life of pi 2d (pG-13) 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15

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rise of the Guardians (pG) 1:55, 4:30

zero dark thirty (r) 12:30, 4:00. 7:30

Skyfall (pG-13) 2:10, 5:25, 8:35 zero dark thirty (r) 1:50, 5:20, 8:50 n Carolina aSHeville Cinema 14 (274-9500)

django Unchained (r) 12:30, 4:00, 7:30 Hansel & Gretel: Witchunters 3d (r) 1:40, 3:50, 8;10, 10:20 Hansel & Gretel: Witchunters 2d (r) 11:30, 6;00 the Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey 2d (pG-13) 11:00, 2:30, 6:00, 9:30 Hyde park on Hudson (r) 2:00, 4:15, 9:30 the impossible (pG13) 11:15, 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 les miserables (pG-13) 11:30, 2:50, 6:10, 9:30 lincoln (pG-13) 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 10:00 mama (pG-13) 12:40, 3:00, 5:25, 7:45,

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Hyde park on Hudson (r) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, late show Fri-sat 9:30 Silver linings playbook (r) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, late show Fri-sat 9:30 n FlatroCk Cinema (697-2463)

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(Gemma Arterton, Tamara Drewe) and the bevvy of witches they battle — look like they’ve been kicked out of some late ’90s goth industrial band. There’s also the fact that Hansel & Gretel is coming far beyond the tail end of the whole post-modern fairy-tale fad.

In this case, we get a grown up Hansel and Gretel, who — after seemingly being abandoned by their parents as children and after killing off a witch who wished to eat them — make their living hunting down witches and executing them in various bloody, splattery ways. When a whole slew of kids go missing in one town, they’re hired to get to the bottom of it.

Every inch of the film oozes the overbearing need to be “cool,” something director Wirkola (Dead Snow) reminds you with every silly one-liner. No one’s under the impression that Hansel & Gretel should be anything more than dumb fun. This is pure fluff with a paper-thin plot that never slows down, and is thankfully short on filler. As much as the film does wrong, there are certain refreshing aspects to Wirkola’s movie. The production design is a bit uneven, but when Hansel & Gretel gets things right, there’s some imagination on display. Many of the witches who pop up in the movie’s big climax are interestingly designed and reminiscent of Guillermo Del Toro, but the real treat is Edward the troll (Derek Mears, Predators). That the highlight of a film is a man in a giant rubber troll costume probably says more about my feelings about the modern state of CGI-heavy-effects work, but it’s certainly refreshing to see well-conceived creature effects solidly presented onscreen. That the approach is so simple and old-fashioned holds a certain charm.

Unfortunately, this ebb and flow between good and bad, combined with Hansel & Gretel’s already thin script make for a movie that — while perfectly harmless — isn’t very memorable. While I can’t say I minded watch-

ing it, I’ll be amazed if it leaves much of a lasting impression.Rated R for strong fantasy horror violence and gore, brief sexuality/nudity and language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7

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Director: Peter Farrelly anD others Players: Kate Winslet, hugh JacKman, naomi Watts, anna Faris, Dennis QuaiD, greg Kinnear infantile Raunch coMedy

Rated R

The Story: A bunch of tasteless strungtogether comedy sketches with famous people making horses’ rectums of themselves.

startingfriday Bullet to the head

The real question with Walter Hill's Bullet to the Head is just how far 1980s nostalgia will carry him and star Sylvester Stallone in today's market. (It didn't pan out so well for Der Arnold a week or so ago.) And honestly, that's all that the smattering of good reviews are praising: the idea of a Walter Hill movie starring Stallone. The studio only tells us this: "Based on a graphic novel, Bullet to the Head tells the story of a New Orleans hitman (Stallone) and a D.C. cop (Sung Kang) who form an alliance to bring down the killers of their respective partners."

If you're already sold on the director-star combo, that may be enough. (R)

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See review in "Cranky Hanke"

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Writer-director Jonathan Levine had a big hit in 2011 with 50/50 (which he didn't write) and now he's back with what has been described as the zombie version of Romeo and Juliet starring Nicolas Hoult (you know, the kid from About a Boy, who's no longer a kid) as zombie Romeo (or R) and Teresa Palmer as as non-zombie Juliet (or Julie). No, this isn't a joke. The trailer suggests it might be better than the basic idea sounds — besides it seems to have riled the zombie fans. (PG-13)

The Lowdown: This is what happens when movie stars owe favors, want to be good sports or don’t think what they’re doing will ever be seen. Tasteless, unfunThere’s also a framing story involving a hagKnoxville (ye gods!) in the outtakes at the end. ny, tedious, infantile, boring and a strong It is my contention that the movie is called gard looking Dennis Quaid as a Hollywood writcontender for 2013’s worst film.

Movie 43 for the simple reason that they knew er pitching his movie to producer Greg Kinnear It’s a lucky thing for the hapless — though hardly blameless — stars appearing in the God-awful Movie 43 that crimes against art and humanity aren’t punishable by revocation of your SAG, AFTRA, or Actors’ Equity cards.

If that was the case, a lot of people would be out of work or making those indie things that only appear at the lowest end of regional film festivals. That might be extreme punishment.

I’m not saying that some manner of price — besides personal embarrassment — shouldn’t be paid, but a few hundred hours of public service would probably suffice. If you make the mistake of wandering into a showing of Movie 43, you may not feel so charitable. I laughed once — and that was at an ad-lib from Johnny

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theater owners would balk at putting the far more apt Utter Crap on their marquees. (I will probably sneak the word I’m really thinking of into the online version of this review.)

Now, understand that I was in no way offended by the movie’s puerile "dirty" jokes, its over-fondness for nearly every bodily excretion known to science (I think they missed earwax) or its nonstop efforts at bad taste. No, what I’m offended by is that all these efforts are aimed at an audience the responsible parties seem to think has the mentality of a hormonal 13-year-old boy who laughs at every "dirty" word as if it qualifies as a joke on its own. I’m also offended by being assaulted by a string of unconnected short films, all of which reveal their one-joke premises in the first minute or two and then beat that joke to death for the next five to seven minutes. I’m offended by the squandering of the array of talent suckered into appearing in this. I’m mostly offended by the fact that the damned thing primarily just bored the living Clapton out of me for 90 minutes — not to mention that I drove into town to subject myself to this wit-free effluvium.

Theoretically, this thing is the work of a dozen directors, nine writers and sixteen producers, co-producers, executive producers, line producers and associate producers. (When your biggest name director is Brett Rattner, you’re already pretty much screwed.) But it mostly apppears to have been the work of Peter Farrelly, who hasn’t made anything remotely worth seeing in 10 years. This does nothing to change that. Somehow he managed to hoodwink, bamboozle and hornswoggle such people as Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Emma Stone, Anna Faris (none to choosy anyway), Kieran Culkin, Justin Long, Uma Thurman, Kristen Bell, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Grace Moretz, Richard Gere, Gerard Butler, Halle Berry and more into embarrassing themselves.

that apparently takes its inspiration from W.C. Fields in Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941).

Unfortunately, inspiration is all it takes. A great deal of Movie 43’s footage has, it seems, been lying around for ages — the Jackman-Winslett skit is reportedly five years old — and, unlike wine or cheese, age has not improved it. My guess is that most of the actors — none of whom are promoting this mess — were hoping it would never be released. The best joke is on them — it was released. I’m sure there is some kind of audience for it. It has, after all, garnered two good reviews (out of 37) on Rotten Tomatoes, and some user (who admits to being a Tim and Eric fan) on IMDb has said that it’s, "vile, insane and a good time if your [sic] immature and still find bathroom humor funny." That may well be true.

It doesn’t keep this from being a good candidate for worst movie of 2013. Rated R for strong pervasive crude and sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, language, some violence and drug use. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7

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Director: taylor hacKForD (Ray) Players: Jason statham, JenniFer loPez, michael chiKlis, WenDell Pierce, cliFton collins, Jr. cRiMe action Rated R

The Story: A criminal sets out for revenge after his accomplices steal his cut of a job and leave him for dead.

The Lowdown: A surprisingly amateurish, needlessly serious and egregiously overlong action flick that wastes a decent cast.

Director Taylor Hackford has been making movies for upwards of three decades now, which is only a small part of what makes his latest, Parker, so frustratingly awful. While the reasons why this has occurred are pure speculation, there is a sense that the 68-yearold Hackford — who hasn’t had a hit since Ray nearly a decade ago — is simply going through the motions. There’s a certain amount of basic technical prowess on display, but this is a film doomed by lack of energy, imagination or personal vision. The lack of artistry combined to make an impotent, languid movie that’s little more than an overlong bore.

Parker feels like filmmaking for the sake of a paycheck.

The pity in all of this is that there’s some potential here. The movie resurrects Donald E. Westlake’s callous, unrepentant anti-hero Parker, who was most famously played by Lee Marvin in John Boorman’s Point Blank (1967).

Cast in the role is Jason Statham, modern cinema’s most charismatic and — if the Crank films, for instance, are any indication — least serious action hero. Parker should be a flippant revenge flick centered around an unscrupulous — yet likable — reprobate, played by one of the few actors who’s built for that sort of weightless role. But Hackford has decided to make a straight-faced action flick with zero energy, fun or forward momentum. Think of Parker as the anti-Crank: slow, plodding, flaccid and completely void of creativity. It’s not that difficult to get it right. Good — or even decent — action films have a simple formula, and Hackford gets all of it wrong.

Besides the aforementioned lack of verve, there’s the runtime. There’s simply not enough plot to justify the nearly two hours of film we get. All we have is Parker out for revenge against the former partners who double-crossed him and left him for dead.

Actually getting to the revenge part takes a whole lot of meandering. There’s just too much fat and too many divergent tangents — from Leslie (Jennifer Lopez), a real estate agent who decides to help Parker as a means of keeping the bank from repossessing, yes, her Mazda, to a hitman out to off our protagonist — and the film grinds to a halt too often because of them. Then there’s the meager budget, which isn’t totally the film’s fault, of course, but Hackford has no sense of economy and relies on distractingly chintzy CGI blood and flat cinematography. (All of which ties into Parker’s lack of inspiration.) One incredibly gratuitous scene featuring Lopez in her underwear is the least sensual “sexy” scene I’ve ever witnessed, as the camera leers over her like some creepy old perv. And this isn’t even getting into the jumbled mess that Parker pawns off as fight scenes. Parker’s cast — who don’t seem to have been informed they’re acting in such a dreadful film — are the only thing keeping Hackford’s movie from being completely worthless or being released straight to DVD. Rated R for strong violence, language throughout and brief sexual content/nudity. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7

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nowplaying AnnA KAreninA JJJJJ

Keira Knightley, Jude law, aaron taylor-Johnson, domhnall gleeson, Kelly macdonald, alicia ViKander Highly Stylized Drama Bold new film version of the Tolstoy novel about the ill-fated love of a married woman falling for a dashing young man. The most remarkable — certainly the most visually stunning — film of the year, this rethinking of Anna Karenina is a glorious spectacle of theater and film fused into a remarkable experience. Rated R

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hugh JacKman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, sacha Baron cohen, helena Bonham carter, eddie redmayne Musical Drama Film version of the immensely popular stage-show musical adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel. Fans of the show will probably rejoice.

The uninitiated may feel differently about this extremely long, over-emphatic and self-serious film version. Rated PG-13

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Ben afflecK, Bryan cranston, alan arKin, John goodman, Victor garBer Drama/Thriller The “true story” of the CIA’s attempts at removing diplomats from Iran during the hostage crisis by having agents and the diplomats pose as Canadian filmmakers working on the sci-fi picture Argo. A well-crafted, entertaining and intelligent crowd-pleaser that’s a bit too pat and Hollywood-ized to really transcend into greatness. Rated R

suraJ sharma, irrfan Khan, ayush tandon, gautam Belur, adil hussain, rafe sPall, gérard dePardieu Allegorical Action Drama The story of a young man and a tiger adrift for 227 days in a lifeboat and their struggle to survive. Ang Lee’s film is a triumph of technical wonders and magnificent images, but how satisfying it is on thematic and dramatic levels is likely going to be a question of personal beliefs and baggage. Rated PG

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marK wahlBerg, russell crowe, catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey wright, Barry PePPer Neo-Noir A private eye is hired by the mayor of New York City to prove his wife’s infidelity. A basic, none-too-surprising piece of neo-noir that works due to strong direction and a remarkable cast. Rated R

DjAngo UnChAineD JJJJJ

Jamie foxx, christoPh waltZ, leonardo dicaPrio, Kerry washington, samuel l. JacKson Tarantinoesque Revisionist Excess A former slave and a bounty hunter team up to retrieve the ex-slave’s wife from a notorious plantation in 1858. Excessive and overblown in the grand Tarantino manner, the film is both deliberately shocking and provocative, while being extremely funny and a bracing blast of moviemaking for its own sake. Not to be missed. Rated R

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Josh Brolin, ryan gosling, sean Penn, emma stone, nicK nolte Warmed-Over Gangster Flick A group of rogue L.A. cops are assembled to take down a notorious mob boss. Despite a name cast, the film is betrayed by a lack of both energy and originality, and a cloying desire to be taken seriously despite a pretty lame script. Rated R

hAnsel & gretel: WitCh hUnters JJJ

Jeremy renner, gemma arterton, famKe Janssen, Pihla Viitala, dereK mears Fantasy Action Fairy-tale stalwarts Hansel and Gretel have grown up, make a living hunting witches and are out to bring down the witches behind a series of kidnappings. A disposable, superfluous fantasy/action hybrid that’s slight, goofy and occasionally fun in a hokey kind of way. Rated R

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marlon wayans, essence atKins, daVid Koechner, nicK swardson, andrew daly Horror Spoof A spoof of found-footage horror films, in which a couple moves into a new house and are haunted by a demon. A dumb movie making fun of dumb movies with all the weed and fart jokes you could imagine. Rated R

the hoBBit: An UnexpeCteD joUrney JJJJ

ian mcKellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, Ken stott, graham mctaVish, James nesBitt Fantasy Stick-in-the-mud hobbit Bilbo Baggins allows himself to be coerced into joining a group of dwarves, along with the wizard Gandalf, to help the dwarves regain their homeland from the dragon Smaug. It’s longer than it needed to be and it’s certainly not in the same league as the Lord of the Rings films, but The Hobbit is more entertaining than not. Rated PG-13

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Bill murray, laura linney, samuel west, oliVia colman, oliVia williams Historical Anecdote In the midst of his burgeoning affair with a distant cousin, FDR has to entertain visiting British royalty on a mission to involve America in World War II. Pleasant, but very slight comedy-drama helped by several strong performances. Rated R

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naomi watts, ewan mcgregor, tom holland, samuel Joslin, oaKlee Pendergast Disaster Drama The true life tale of a family torn apart by a tsunami and the chaos that ensues. Occasional fits of spectacular filmmaking are too often undercut by schmaltzy tendencies and a too formulaic script. Rated PG-13

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arnold schwarZenegger, forest whitaKer, eduardo noriega, Johnny KnoxVille, luis guZmán Action With an escaped drug lord headed his way, the sheriff of a sleepy Arizona border town plans to bring him to justice. An aging action star and a meandering, dunderheaded script drag down the movie’s handful of inspired action pieces. Rated R

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daniel day-lewis, sally field, daVid strathairn, JosePh gordon-leVitt, James sPader Historical Drama President Abraham Lincoln attempts to pass the 13th Amendment to the Constitution while the Civil War rages and various political pitfalls loom in the background. A far too dreary, stylistically drab and solemn biopic that’s buoyed by a handful of strong performances, mostly from Daniel Day-Lewis. Rated PG-13

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Jessica chastain, niKolaJ coster-waldau, megan charPentier, isaBelle nélisse, daniel Kash, JaVier Botet, Jane moffat Horror Two little girls raised in the wilderness by a disturbed — and disturbing — spirit are taken to live with their uncle and his girlfriend. Unfortunately, the jealous spirit goes with them. Atmospheric and creepy ghost thriller with solid performances and a persuasive evil — yet sad — spirit. There are some plot holes and some of the material feels familiar, but overall it’s a worthy horror picture — of which we get too few. Rated PG-13

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Kate winslet, hugh JacKman, naomi watts, anna faris, dennis Quaid, greg Kinnear Infantile Raunch Comedy A bunch of tasteless strung-together comedy sketches with famous people making horses’ rectums of themselves. This is what happens when movie stars owe favors, want to be good sports or don’t think what they’re doing will ever be seen. Tasteless, unfunny, tedious, infantile, boring and a strong contender for 2013’s worst film. Rated R

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Jason statham, Jennifer loPeZ, michael chiKlis, wendell Pierce, clifton collins, Jr. Crime Action A criminal sets out for revenge after his accomplices steal his cut of a job and leave him for dead. A surprisingly amateurish, needlessly serious and egregiously overlong action flick that wastes a decent cast. Rated R

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alicia ViKander, mads miKKelsen, miKKel Boe følsgaard, trine dyrholm Historical Drama Fact-based drama about King Christian VII of Denmark, his marriage to England’s Princess Caroline and both of their relationships with a German doctor who becomes Christian’s advisor. A fascinating — and relevant story — housed in a beautifully crafted film blessed with three powerful performances. A must-see that fully deserves its Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language film. Rated R

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Bradley cooPer, Jennifer lawrence, roBert de niro, JacKi weaVer, chris tucKer, anuPam Kher Romantic Comedy Unusual screwball romantic comedy about two very dysfunctional people. Richly rewarding, funny, fresh and touching romantic comedy that both adheres to the genre while taking it to new places. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence make for a very appealing couple — and get great support from the rest of the A-list cast. Rated R

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daniel craig, Judi dench, JaVier Bardem, ralPh fiennes, naomie harris, alBert finney, Ben whishaw James Bond Action James Bond comes to grips with whether his type of agent still has a place in the modern world while taking down a revenge-seeking cyber-terrorist. Slick and good to look at, Skyfall does some things very well, but goes on too long and wants to be weightier than it is. Rated PG-13

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Jessica chastain, Joel edgerton, Jennifer ehle, Jason clarKe, James gandolfini, marK strong Fact-Based Drama The story of the ten year hunt for Osama bin Laden. Efficient and professionally made, but not all that involving due to a lack of characterization and a detached approach. How you feel about its controversial and off-hand depiction of torture will likely play a role in your assessment of the movie. Rated R

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The Devil Wears PraDa JJJJ ComeDy raTeD PG-13 In Brief: Meryl Streep (when she was still trying), Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci keep this comedy going about the ins and outs of the fashion magazine world — and in the process, they buoy up Anne Hathaway (whose role is more at fault than she). It’s mostly a lot of good fun with some terrific performances, but when none of those first three names are onscreen (fortunately, they mostly are onscreen), things tend to bog down.

The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Devil Wears Prada Sunday, Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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Drama raTeD r In Brief: A beautifully shot — with some incredible fantasy sequences — and emotionally engaging film about two refugees from Guatemala making their way to the United States and the reality of what they find as opposed to what they expect. Splendid on nearly every level, though compromised a little by melodrama that might have been more subtly handled. Definitely worth catching.

Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present El Norte Friday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, http://www.ashevillecourtyard.com

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love & humaN remaiNs JJJJJ Dark ComeDy-Drama mysTery raTeD r In Brief: Remarkably dense and complex dark comedy — with elements of drama, mystery and romance — involving the intertwined relationships of a gay former child star, the ex-girlfriend he lives with, the friend who feels alienated, the actor’s psychic/dominatrix friend, the woman his ex is “experimenting” with and the 18-year-old busboy with a crush on him. Oh, yes, there’s also a serial killer. A very odd but consistently entertaining film from one of Canada’s best filmmakers who, much like the film, has kind of fallen through the cracks in recent years.

The Asheville Film Society will screen Love & Human Remains Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

TaraNTula JJJJ sCi-Fi horror raTeD Nr In Brief: Quite possibly the apex of 1950s giant-insect-fear films, Tarantula is no less preposterous than any of the films that surround it, but it manages to keep a straight face and actually seems to believe its own nonsense. Combined with reasonably sound performances, OK special effects and the good sense to keep its monster offscreen as much as possible (while fulfilling the promise of its title), the movie makes for an agreeable 80 minutes of sci-fi horror.

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Excellent benefits. Must be able to pass background check and drug test. Please visit our facility to fill out an application. 101 Lions Way in Black Mountain or FAX your resume to 828-669-5003.

NURSe-RN Help make your community a better place.

Mountain Area Recovery Center is seeking an RN to work in outpatient clinic up to 30 hours per week.

Criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen required for all final candidates. EOE.

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ACTT RN – Mars Hill • Actively participates as a part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team to provide clinical expertise. Attends daily staffings and updates team members with relevant information. Will provide medical/medication management by coordinating consumer needs with health care providers, monitoring medication compliance and giving injection per prescriptions.

Coordinates internal psychiatrist schedule to assure clients are seen regularly. Case Management by providing transportation for clients to access community resources.

Emergency services/ on call duty on rotation that may include commitment procedures, after hour assessments, crisis planning, and hospital diversion. Travel to community to see clients and provide needed assistance.

REQUIREMENTS: Education: Requires RN. Prefer Bachelor or Graduate degree in nursing. Experience: Must have at least 4 years of experience working with individuals with

severe and persistent mental illness. Requires QP status according to 10A NCAC 27G.0104 or be an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) according to NCGS Chapter 90 Article I, Subchapter 32M. Please send resumes to info@octoberroadinc.com or fax to Human Resources at (828) 350-1300

AVAILABLE POSITIONS • MeRIDIAN BeHAVIORAL HeALTH Cherokee County: JJTC Team Clinician Seeking Licensed/Associate Licensed Therapist in Cherokee County for an exciting opportunity to serve predominately court referred youth and their families through Intensive In-Home and Basic Benefit Therapy.

For more information contact Aaron Plantenberg, aaron.plantenberg@meridianbhs.org JJTC Team Leader Seeking Licensed Therapist in Cherokee County for an exciting opportunity to serve as team leader. Case load is predominately court referred youth and their families receiving Intensive InHome and Basic Benefit Therapy. For more information contact Aaron Plantenberg, aaron.plantenberg@ meridianbhs.org Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) Must have Master’s degree and be licensed/license-eligible. For more information, please contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy.whitaker@meridianbhs.org Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) Must have mental health degree and two years experience. For more information contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy.whitaker@meridianbhs.org Haywood County: Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) Must have Master’s degree and be licensed/license-eligible. For more information, please contact Amy Wilson, amy.wilson@meridianbhs. org Program Assistant Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) Responsible for providing administrative support for the Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) by generally organizing, coordinating and monitoring all non-clinical operations of the ACTT, under the supervision of the ACTT Team Leader. Must be detail oriented, have strong communication and computer skills and be able to work in a team environment. Two years of clerical/office experience preferred.

High School Diploma or GED required. For more information please contact Jen Hardin, jen.hardin@meridianbhs. org Haywood/Jackson County: Program Assistant Offender Services Program Must be an organized and detail-oriented team-player who is able to multi-task, is proficient with computers and various software programs, i.e Microsoft Office, possesses strong communication skills and can effectively manage emotions when dealing with those we serve. Three years of clerical/ office experience and two years of office management preferred or experience in a person-centered service.

High School Diploma required and post-secondary education or training preferred Please contact Diane Paige, Program Coordinator, diane.paige@meridianbhs.

org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www. meridianbhs.org/open-positions.html

exciting opportunity with Family Preservation Services of Rutherford County! Become a part of an established team. Seeking NC licensed or provisionally licensed therapists to work with children and their families in the school, home and community. Candidates must have a minimum of 1 year experience with children, school based experience a plus. FPS offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package. Resumes to klockridge@ fpscorp.com.

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CLINICAL TECH • Four Circles Recovery Center, a wilderness substance abuse recovery program for young adults, is seeking a full time Clinical Tech to assist clients and families in all aspects of continuing care planning and education in a way that maximizes independence and family empowerment. Duties include client care and continuing care treatment planning, coordination between client, family, and primary therapist, crisis intervention, psycho-education, and case management.

A Master’s Degree or PhD in a behavioral health or like discipline required. Licensure in behavioral health preferred.

Must have strong clinical and interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Wilderness experience preferred. Please send all inquiries to jobs@ fourcirclesrecovery.com.

PROFeSSIONAL/ MANAGeMeNT CONSTRUCTION SeRVICeS VOLUNTeeR COORDINATOR • Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity seeks a full-time Construction Services Volunteer Coordinator to recruit, schedule and retain volunteers for Habitat’s home building, home repair, and deconstruction programs.

The position works closely with sponsoring groups and community partners. Substantial experience in volunteer recruitment and coordination is required. Event planning and public speaking is helpful. The capacity to work in a team environment and with a diverse group of people is necessary. Competitive salary and benefits. Visit ashevillehabitat.org for complete job description. To apply, email cover letter and resume to preeves@ashevillehabitat.org.

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EOE. HOMe RePAIR MANAGeR • Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity seeks a fulltime Home Repair Manager to manage the day-to-day responsibilities for the entire Home Repair program. Experience in construction and/or remodeling is required. Must

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To apply, email cover letter and resume to preeves@ashevillehabitat.org. No phones calls or walk-ins. EOE. HOMe RePAIR PROJeCT MANAGeR • Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity seeks a Home Repair Project Supervisor to manage the day-to-day operations of all Home Repair projects. Experience in construction and/or remodeling is required. Qualified candidate will have experience working with subcontractors, selecting and ordering materials, and be knowledgeable about current building codes. The ability to organize work and motivate staff and volunteers is essential. Competitive salary and benefits. Visit ashevillehabitat.org for complete job description. To apply, email cover letter and resume to preeves@ashevillehabitat. org. No phones calls or walkins. EOE. HUMAN ReSOURCe MANAGeR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER. www.MACFC. org 2586 Riceville Rd. Asheville, NC 28805 or email dclark@macfc.org. Deadline: February 8th.

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• Requirements: Experience preferred but not required.

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ReStore VOLUNTeeR COORDINATOR • Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity seeks a full-time ReStore

Volunteer Coordinator to recruit, schedule and retain volunteers for the ReStore, the retail division of Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. Experience in volunteer recruitment and coordination is required. Event planning and public speaking is helpful. The capacity to work in a team environment and with a diverse group of people is necessary. Competitive salary and benefits. Visit ashevillehabitat.org for complete job description. To apply, email cover letter and resume to sstetson@ashevillehabitat. org. No phones calls or walkins. EOE.

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This includes responsibility for curriculum development and assessment, personnel, budgeting, and equipment in the department. The chairperson must exhibit the knowledge and skills needed to prepare students for careers centered on the use of information communications technologies.

• MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Related Field; 2.

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freewillastrology AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Poet Jacob Nibengenesabe was a member of the Swampy Cree, a First Nation tribe in Canada. He wrote shamanic poems from the point of view of a magical trickster who could change himself into various creatures. In one poem, the shapeshifter talked about how important it is to be definite about what he wanted. “There was a storm once,” he said. “That’s when I wished myself / to be a turtle / but I meant on land! / The one that carries a hard tent / on his back. / I didn’t want to be floating!” By the end of the poem, the shapeshifter concluded, “I’ve got to wish things exactly! / That’s the way it is / from now on.” I hope that will be the way it is from now on for you, too, Aquarius. Visualize your desires in intricate, exact detail. For example, if you want to be a bird for a while, specify what kind.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Wageni ni baraka is a Swahili proverb that means "guests are a blessing." That's not always true, of course. Sometimes guests can be a boring inconvenience or a messy burden.

But for you in the coming weeks, Aries, I'm guessing the proverb will be 98 percent correct. The souls who come calling are likely to bestow unusually fine benefits. They may provide useful clues or missing links you've been searching for. They might inspire you to see things about yourself that you really need to know, and they might even give you shiny new playthings. Open your mind and heart to the unexpected blessings.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) "I feel my fate in what I cannot fear," said Theodore Roethke in his poem "The Waking."

I invite you to try out that perspective, Taurus.

In other words, learn more about your destiny by doing what makes you feel brave.

Head in the direction of adventures that clear your mind of its clutter and mobilize your gutsy brilliance. Put your trust in dreams that inspire you to sweep aside distracting worries.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) It's the First Annual Blemish Appreciation Week — for Geminis only. One of the best ways to observe this holiday is to not just tolerate the flaws and foibles of other people, but to also understand them and forgive them.

Another excellent way to celebrate is to do the same for your own flaws and foibles: Applaud them for the interesting trouble they've caused and the rousing lessons they've taught. I may be joking a little about this, but I'm mostly serious. Be creative and uninhibited as you have fun with the human imperfections that normally drive you crazy.

to accept this deluge. Second, go with the flow, not against it. Third, promise yourself not to come to premature conclusions about the meaning of these feelings; let them evolve.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) "I want to know more about you" may be the most potent sentence you can utter in the coming week. If spoken with sincere curiosity, it will awaken dormant synergies. It will disarm people who might otherwise become adversaries.

It will make you smarter and work as a magic spell that gives you access to useful information you wouldn't be able to crack open with any other method. To begin the process of imbuing your subconscious mind with its incantatory power, say "I want to know more about you" aloud ten times right now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) My hotel was nice but the neighborhood where it was located seemed sketchy. As I returned to my room after a jaunt to the convenience store, I received inquiries from two colorfully-dressed hookers whose sales pitches were enticingly lyrical. I also passed a lively man who proposed that I purchase some of his top-grade meth, crack, or heroin. I thanked them all for their thoughtful invitations but said I wasn't in the mood. Then I slipped back into my hotel room to dine on my strawberry smoothie and blueberry muffin as I watched HBO. My experience could have something in common with your immediate future, Virgo. I suspect you may be tempted with offers that seem exotic and adventurous but are not really that good for you. Stick to the healthy basics, please.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

When I turn my psychic vision in your direction, I see scenes of heavy rain and rising water, maybe even a flood. I'm pretty sure this has a metaphorical rather than literal significance. It probably means you will be inundated with more feelings than you've experienced in a while. Not bad or out-of-control feelings; just deep and enigmatic and brimming with nuance. How to respond? First, announce to the universe that you will be glad and grateful

West Coast DJ named Shakti Bliss wrote a remarkable status update on her Facebook page.

Here's an edited excerpt: "In the past 24 hours, I did yoga in a bathtub, hauled furniture by myself in the rain, got expert dating advice from an 11-year-old, learned the lindy hop, saw a rainbow over the ocean, had thrift store clothes stolen out of my car by a homeless man, made a magic protection amulet out of a piece of cardboard, was fed quinoa soup by the buffest 50-year-old South African woman I've ever met, bowed to a room full of applause, and watched two of my favorite men slow dance together to Josephine Baker singing in French." I suspect

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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) "Everyone is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day," said writer Elbert Hubbard.

"Wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit."

Judging from my personal experience, I'd say that five minutes is a lowball figure. My own daily rate is rarely less than half an hour. But the good news as far as you're concerned, Sagittarius, is that in the coming weeks you might have many days when you're not a damn fool for even five seconds. In fact, you may break your all-time records for levels of wild, pure wisdom. Make constructive use of your enhanced intelligence!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) "Most humans have an absolute and infinite capacity for taking things for granted," said Aldous Huxley. If that's true, Capricorn, it's important that you NOT act like a normal human in the next few weeks. Taking things for granted would be a laziness you can't afford to indulge. In fact, I think you should renew your passion for and commitment to all your familiar pleasures and fundamental supports. Are you fully aware of the everyday miracles that allow you to thrive? Express your appreciation for the sources that nourish you so reliably.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) As you sleep, you have at least a thousand dreams every year. But if you're typical, you may recall only a few of them. Doesn't that bother you? To be so ignorant of the stories your subconscious mind works so hard to craft? To be out of touch with what the Iroquois call "the secret wishes of your soul"? Now is an excellent time to develop a stronger relationship with your dreams, Pisces. It's high time to explore the deeper strata of your life's big mysteries.

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