Mountain Xpress, March 02 2011

OUR 17TH YEAR OF WEEKLY INDEPENDENT NEWS, ARTS, & EVENTS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA VOL. 17 NO. 32 MARCH 2 - MARCH 8, 2011

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10 A done deed

Reisinger tapped as DeBruhl’s successor to register of deeds office

12 diversity or damnation?

Asheville City Council approves equality resolution

16 deep roots, hot licks

Annual Organic Growers School sprouts again

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The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady: scientific drama vs. family drama

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letters Annexation is rural robbery In the Feb. 16 Xpress article “Hard Rocks, Few Places,” David Forbes [says] that Asheville should have used involuntary annexation as a greater source of income as it brings in significant new revenue. Picking pockets is also a source of revenue. Involuntary annexation is essentially the same thing.

Asheville’s budget problems are the result of constantly increasing spending over the years, often for pet social and environmental projects.

While this has happened with the approval (apparently) of city voters, it has not had the approval of those who would be forcibly annexed. They had no voice in it and should not be dragged into the city to balance the budget.

The tired argument of county residents benefiting from Asheville’s services but not paying for them (the term “freeloading” has been used at times) is hollow and used to justify the revenue/land grab by the city. Basic services, like water, parking and transportation, are fully funded by the users of those services through fees, and only a few (festivals and Civic Center) have the need for some support from the General Fund.

The residents of Asheville and the county have had to tighten their belts in a down economy, while the city General Fund has coasted along in a steady, upward manner. To try to perpetuate this on the backs of those who did not approve and do not wish to be part of this is totally outrageous and only possible due to a bad law that was passed several years ago.

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How is it that the municipalities in most other states manage to thrive and grow without forced annexations, while Asheville (and let’s not forget “neighbors” like Woodfin and Weaverville) can’t seem to live without it.

— Gerard Worster Asheville Editor’s response: The article, as an analysis of Asheville’s budget situation, does not endorse involuntary annexation or any of the other possible ways to balance the budget. Instead, it notes that annexation (involuntary or otherwise) is a significant source of revenue for many cities, and that Asheville has not used it as much as others in the state. However, like the other courses mentioned (raising taxes, cutting services), it has consequences and drawbacks. My analysis specifically noted that involuntary annexation is a controversial issue and that most states do not allow it. Readers are invited to look at the possible courses the city could take and form their own opinions about the best way to solve Asheville’s budget issues.

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Fight for freedom without and within When I first read the letter “Channeling Your Inner Revolutionary” [Feb. 9 Xpress], I wondered if Norman Plombe has external rules in his home, his house, or with his children. I suspect there must be some. Most rules are made to help life run more smoothly. Structures in their best design are aimed at increasing function and efficiency.

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Being a parent, I can empathize with the complexities of raising a child in this world. It is full of challenges, particularly with a special-needs child. But please consider the overview of trying to “parent” our community’s health and our health care system. That is why these rules were made: to conserve our resources and to take better care of ourselves.

Would you like to live where water wasn’t controlled? Where animals and people could put any waste in the water if they wanted to?

And you lived downstream?

Have you met anyone with polio, Mr. Plombe?

I suspect they wish they had had the opportunity to be vaccinated.

We are all in this together and just as we follow driving rules for the common good, health laws are based on the same principal — the overall good.

Freedom is something we can always find within ourselves; external rules cannot take that away from us. May you find peace and freedom within and without, Mr. Plombe, and consider that the policeman and our rule makers for public health are not the enemy.

— Lynda Letourneau Alexander

Women’s rights are eroded by retrogressive politics and religion The new wave of conservatism in America is nothing new. The combination of politics and religion has always, for centuries, been geared toward the aggrandizement of men and the subjugation of women, and so it is happening once again with moralistic fervor.

The human-rights gains made during the last century by half our population — the female half — are being eroded with alarming speed,

and we stand around swatting at gnats while vultures circle overhead.

Heath Shuler’s brand of anti-women politics and religion is dangerous and scary. Everyone with mothers, sisters and daughters needs to wake up. We have really not come that far from the centuries-old political and religious reformations inherited from Europe that have consistently disenfranchised women and continue to suppress the rights of women even to this day.

The personal life and body of each and every woman are her own — and hers alone. No one has the right to tell her what to do with them: not fathers, preachers, lovers, husbands, doctors, politicians — not anybody.

Conservative politicians and religionists bemoan the decline of marriage; they bemoan the decline of traditional patriarchal marriage in which the woman is a second-class citizen.

No woman in her right mind chooses to be subject to such a marriage, and complacent young women nowadays will have a rude awakening when they discover that the laws of this country have stripped away their basic human rights, dignity and economic wherewithal and set them back a century.

— Betty Cloer Wallace Asheville

Is Asheville ready for the fiscal flood?

In 2004, Hurricane Frances hit Asheville and caused significant flooding and widespread damage. Frances caused nearly $200 million worth of destruction in Western North Carolina.

In 2011 there is worse weather headed our way, and it isn’t driven by warm waters in the Atlantic, but [by] an unsustainable burden of debt created by the N.C. state Legislature and the U.S. Congress. When the flood of red ink flowing out of Raleigh and Washington, D.C., hits, will Asheville be ready for it?

Surplus funds are an important measure of a city’s financial strength. The current City Council has overseen a 37 percent reduction in surplus funds over the last four years. The

beginning 2007-08 budget saw $21.8 million in surplus funds, but those same funds for the 2010-11 budget have fallen to $13.6 million. After the raiding of surplus funds by the Asheville City Council, our ability to deal with the economic downturn is diminished, and this impacts livability within our city.

City Manager Gary Jackson issued the report “Asheville 2010: A Financial Crossroads.” In this report, he said the city would have to spend $10 million per year for 20 years to implement all of the “priorities” of the 16 plans Asheville’s City Council has adopted.

Jackson said that unless the city has new revenue streams, it cannot accomplish the goals it has set and may not even be able to maintain the current level of services. City officials have been warned that a flood of red ink is heading our way, but still have not been forthright with the citizens of Asheville.

City expenses for basic services will continue to increase, while revenue taken in by the city will be flat for years. With fiscal discipline, Asheville can overcome this challenge. Many of the city “priorities,” as adopted by Asheville City Council, will be washed out in the flood of red ink and this must be communicated directly and honestly to the citizens of Asheville. If not, we are most likely headed in the same fiscal direction as many of the other progressive cities around the country.

Asheville will not escape the flood of red ink.

— Mark Cates Asheville

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news A done deed

Reisinger tapped as DeBruhl’s successor

by Jake Frankel The heated race to determine Buncombe County’s next register of deeds ended Feb. 23 when the local Democratic Party’s Executive Committee elected Drew Reisinger to succeed Otto DeBruhl, who retired Jan. 31.

The committee — made up of Buncombe County precinct chairs and vice chairs, Democratic elected officials and other party leaders — chose Reisinger, a 27-year-old party activist, over both longtime Assistant Register of Deeds JoAnn Morgan and current local party Chair Charles Carter.

After no candidate collected 51 percent in the first round of voting, the deliberations continued late into the night. Carter was eliminated after garnering 19 percent of the vote compared with Reisinger’s 41 percent and Morgan’s 40 percent. After that, it took a good while for everyone to vote again and for those votes to be counted. In the second round, Reisinger defeated Morgan 53 percent to 47 percent.

After being sworn in by the county commissioners March 1, Reisinger will fulfill the remaining two years of DeBruhl’s term. He’ll oversee an office with a multimillion-dollar budget and responsibility for securing and distributing public records such as property deeds, birth certificates, death certificates and mortgages.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity for me and my wife,” Reisinger gushed after winning the job. “I couldn’t be happier about the direction we can take this register of deeds office in. It’s an exciting time.”

In his pitch for the position, Reisinger promised to save taxpayers money by modernizing the office and giving himself a hefty pay cut.

At the time of his retirement, DeBruhl (who’d held the position for 32 years) was one of the highest-paid registers of deeds in the state, making $128,850 a year. During the committee meeting, Reisinger vowed to slash that figure by 40 percent when he takes up his new duties March 2, telling the party faithful that it would help him hold onto the post in the 2012 election.

“We can’t underestimate the public perception of our county government — you’ve read the news reports about the income of the county commissioners,” Reisinger explained. “I’m willing to get ahead of the curve. I offer new leadership and immediate taxpayer savings. … I want to offer the highest level of service at the lowest cost.”

A party divided

Paired with a grass-roots campaign of reaching out personally to committee members, Reisinger’s message proved sufficient to win. But his slim margin of victory capped a sometimes contentious race that highlighted a split between the party’s old guard and youth contingent.

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The new deed man: Drew Reisinger, left photo, former campaign manager for N.C. Rep. Patsy Keever, won the votes of Buncombe Democrats — he’ll replace Otto DeBruhl, right photo, as register of deeds. DeBruhl announced his retirement from the deeds office and recommended his long-time assistant JoAnn Morgan, far right, to replace him. But she came in second in the votes (Buncombe Democratic chair Charles Carter was third). photos by Jerry Nelson

When DeBruhl announced his departure, he made it clear that he wanted his assistant of 32 years to take the helm, declaring, “There is not a more qualified register of deeds in the state of North Carolina than JoAnn.” During her campaign, Morgan stressed that her years of experience would help ensure the security of public documents, telling the committee, “We need to continue running the office as smoothly as it has been.”

Buncombe County Clerk of Superior Court Steve Cogburn echoed those sentiments when he officially nominated her, asserting, “The thing that separates JoAnn Morgan is experience and knowledge.”

Morgan also had the strong backing of current office staffers, all of whom signed a letter of support that was waiting on committee members’ chairs as they walked into the local party headquarters. “Some people see JoAnn’s age as a liability,” it read (she is 70). “But to us in the office, we just see her years of valuable experience.”

Earlier last month, Morgan had alleged that both Reisinger and Carter were motivated more by personal economic reasons than by a desire to serve the public.

“I’m not looking for a job,” she asserted. “I know Charles Carter wants it very bad because of his business, and he needs an income. Drew, of course, is in the same boat.”

Both men denied the charge.

“We’re doing very well with the coffee shop,” countered Carter, who owns Mountain Java on Merrimon Avenue. “I’m not going to get into the name-calling or into trying to bring anybody down. … It has no place in this.”

However, as the election drew near, Carter dismissed Morgan’s experience and criticized Reisinger’s call to lower his salary as a “political stunt.”

“I’ve never seen Drew manage anything more than Patsy’s campaign,” Carter asserted. “I saw some of the effect on Gordon Smith‘s campaign, but I didn’t see much more than that. And JoAnn, I’ve never seen her manage,

Reisinger’s slim margin of victory capped a sometimes contentious race that highlighted a split between the party’s old guard and youth contingent. because she’s always been Otto’s assistant and just kind of executed what he did.”

Doug Jones, a former Democratic candidate for Statehouse, cited Carter’s prior stint as a state senator, emphasizing that the local party chair “is the only one of the candidates who’s run and won countywide repeatedly.”

But though Reisinger was unemployed at the time of the vote, he and his allies stressed his years of experience as a political organizer.

He recently managed Patsy Keever’s successful Statehouse campaign and worked to elect Asheville City Council member Gordon Smith, U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler and President Barack Obama.

“I’ve seen him keep his head and motivate his team in pressure-cooker situations,” said Tom Sullivan, who serves on the N.C. Democratic Party’s State Executive Committee. Singling out Reisinger among the 150 or so committee members, Sullivan declared, “There’s the future, right back there.”

But that vision didn’t seem to sit well with DeBruhl.

“I just feel like [Morgan] didn’t get what she was due,” he said after the final results came in. “They turned down a trooper. I thought that as much as she’s done for this party and for the county and for the city, that there wouldn’t be a race. … I’m surprised.”

After the vote, Morgan said she intends to resign when Reisinger takes over.

Carter, meanwhile, summed up the night’s events by saying, “That was democracy in action.

I wish the best to Drew.” X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or at jfrankel@mountainx.com.

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Council approves equality resolution after lengthy public hearing

by David Forbes

Feb. 22 meeting

The chamber was packed 20 Ingles expansion vote postponed minutes before the Asheville City Council’s Feb. 22 meeting even Development rules tightened began. Outside at Pack Square, a crowd rallied before a rainbow flag. Inside, assorted local ministers sat together in a row, recalling prior fights over similar proposed legislation they felt was immoral and chatting about their belief that the Antichrist will emerge from the European Union.

The cause of all the hubbub was an equality resolution on the evening’s agenda. Pushed by Council member Gordon Smith and several groups promoting LGBTQ rights, the ordinance was first unveiled in January at a rally organized by People of Faith for Just Relationships.

The sweeping resolution calls for: adding protections for sexual orientation, gender and gender identity to the city’s employment-discrimination policy; crafting an ordinance prohibiting bullying on city grounds; creating an official domestic-partner registry; and endorsing the idea of civil-marriage rights for same-sex couples.

“I know the heartbeat of Western North Carolina,” the Rev. Wendell Runion declared during the hearing. “This is not in line with the values of our community. Where will we go from here if this passes? Will we go then to pedophiles or, even further, to sex offenders?”

Asheville resident Tom Astik said he and his wife would consider moving out of the city if the resolution passed.

“God is not mocked,” proclaimed Randy Bray, telling Council members they’d have to answer to divine authority for their vote. “You have eternal consequences for the actions you make. You’ll have a great number of people praying for you.”

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And the Rev. Larry Sprouse warned Council about “abominations before the Lord. ... I never thought in America we’d be debating this issue.”

But most speakers favored the resolution, saying it represented Asheville’s best trait: a celebration of diversity.

“It is still true that a person in our community can be fired because of their sexual identity; there is no way for a same-sex couple to be in a partnered relationship that allows them the 1,100 rights and privileges heterosexual couples have.” In introducing the proposal, the Rev. Joe Hoffman of People of Faith for Just Relationships asserted, “The resolution we have presented is a civil rights document.”

Angel Chandler of GetEQUAL NC said, “Everyone in this room has the right to believe whatever they want, but the government does not have the right to pick one religion over another or one denomination over another.

“Personally, if you really want to go Bible, start reading it: There should be motions before this Council that divorce be made illegal, because Jesus clearly stated that. You better shut the Lobster Trap down too, because there are people over there cracking shellfish,” she added. “Our government should treat us all equally. I’m a citizen, a homeowner and a taxpayer, and I don’t get near the rights as all these people complaining earlier.”

Speaking as a transgendered person and a Buncombe County native, Yvonne Cook-Riley said: “Asheville has afforded me the right to walk down the street without being attacked; to be with my friends and dress as weirdly as we want while having fun safely. This resolution

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Just Us for All: A rally prior to Asheville City Council’s Feb. 22 meeting showed support for an equality-for-all resolution that calls for such actions as creating an anti-bullying ordinance and creating a domestic-partnership registry. photo by Jerry Nelson

addresses that safety and [our] ability to live here as citizens of this community.”

Simon Thompson said he and his partner have been together for 12 years and own two businesses in Asheville.

“I guarantee every member of Council has frequented a business run by someone in the LGBT community,” he asserted.

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After more than an hour-and-a-half of public debate, Council members took up the matter directly.

“Our job as Council isn’t to prefer one religious view over another,” argued Smith. “Nothing we do here tonight will restrict you from believing what you want to believe. What we do here tonight will address the equality and safety of all the residents living here in Asheville. This is about justice.”

Council member Cecil Bothwell, who seconded the motion, quoted the Golden Rule, saying, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I can’t think of a higher law than that, and that’s why I’m

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Jan Davis, who voted against last year’s proposal to extend benefits to domestic partners of gay and lesbian city employees (those benefits are slated to take effect July 1), said he was “conflicted” about the current resolution but felt he had to vote for it.

“Take religion and government out of the issue and it’s about rights for people,” said Davis. “I do not fear that day when I stand in front of God. What would give me fear is if I went against the teachings of Jesus in love and respect for other people.”

Mayor Terry Bellamy wanted a delay to consider the matter further, but she found no allies on Council, though they did agree to clarify the details of the forthcoming anti-bullying ordinance.

And as Vice Mayor Brownie Newman and Council member Esther Manheimer also voiced support, it became clear that only Bellamy opposed the resolution.

The mayor then launched into a long, emotional speech concerning both the current proposal and the public reaction to her previous stance against domestic-partner benefits. In the wake of that vote, Bellamy said she’d had trouble getting served in restaurants or helped in stores.

“I have never had a malicious thought about a gay or lesbian person, but I’ve been demonized because of my views,” the mayor declared. “In Asheville, N.C., in 2010, I was threatened. To say that discrimination is going to go away because Council approves this is just not true. It’s unfortunate I can’t say I’m against same-sex marriage without being condemned.”

“People believe I shouldn’t be at an event or don’t represent them: That is a lie from the pit of hell!” Bellamy proclaimed angrily. “I represent them, like it or not — all citizens of Asheville. I won’t be pushed into a corner.”

In response, Smith assured Bellamy that he has “the utmost respect” for her. “If the bullying ordinance comes back and it’s against free speech, I’ll be the first to vote against it,” he vowed. “But this sets an important direction.”

Council member Bill Russell was absent due to illness, as he had been for the domestic-partner-benefits vote. The resolution was approved 5-1, with Bellamy dissenting. Applause broke out, and the mayor banged the gavel, trying to calm down the audience.

Smith, countering Runion’s earlier reference to the 1994 LGBTQ rights fight, cited the change between then and now, noting that this time, opponents hadn’t filled the chamber.

“This is an idea whose time has come,” Smith declared.

After the vote, opponents (including many of the ministers) made their way out, shaking their heads as they wondered how such a measure could have found overwhelming support in a place that, as one speaker put it during

public comment, “used to be the heart of the Bible Belt” — and, in their eyes, still ought to be.

Meanwhile, proponents (some of whom burst into tears of joy as the long-awaited resolution was approved), adjourned to the nearby Pack’s Tavern, where — joined by Manheimer, Newman and Smith — they hoisted beers, toasting, “to equality!”

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No vote on Ingles expansion

In other business, Council: • Delayed consideration of a major expansion of the Ingles grocery store on Smokey Park Highway until March 22, to give the developer time to reconsider lighting, parking, tree and sidewalk plans that don’t conform to city guidelines. Ingles was seeking an exemption from these requirements, but staff disagreed, saying they seemed to be based on the business’s preferences rather than actual needs dictated by the site.

Attorney (and former vice mayor) Gene Ellison, representing Ingles, cited safety concerns in explaining why the proposed design failed to satisfy those requirements. But several Council members were skeptical, noting that big-box developers such as Walmart have met them in the past.

• Approved new development rules requiring developers to wait up to a year before re-submitting a project for consideration after Council has rejected it, and increasing the minimum space between two projects for them to be considered separate.

Manheimer didn’t participate in the 5-0 vote: The Caledonia Apartments project developer had retained her law firm, posing a potential conflict of interest. After City Council unanimously rejected the controversial project last fall, the developer re-submitted it as two separate proposals not requiring Council approval, which sparked the push for the new rules. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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“Complainants include Tate MacQueen, spokesperson with the advocacy group Citizen’s Monitoring Council, which has worked to get the [contamination] issue noticed and addressed, and Lee Ann Smith, whose young sons were treated for cancer after they were exposed to high levels of contaminants in a stream flowing from the CTS property near their home.” Meanwhile, state officials updated their health study related to ground- and surface-water contamination near the site, where CTS operated an electroplating facility for about 30 years (see our Wellness column in this issue).

In other news, a slight majority of North Carolinians “don’t want the state budget gap closed either by making a sales tax hike

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permanent or by cutting state workers’ jobs,” the Asheville Citizen-Times reported on Feb. 25. (”Elon Poll: North Carolina Residents Oppose State Job Cuts”). The Associated Press report went on to say, “The poll also found that residents’ opinions are evenly split on Gov. Beverly Perdue. Forty-one percent disapprove of the job she’s doing, while 40 percent approve.”

And more on Perdaue: Xpress Contributing Editor Nelda Holder provided updates on the line being drawn in the sand between the

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governor and Republicans, who now control both the North Carolina House and Senate: “Perdue Vetoes Republican Deficit Bill.” Says Holder, “At 3:05 p.m. on Feb. 22, [Perdue] exercised her veto power to send SB 13, “The Balanced Budget Act of 2011,” back to the General Assembly. It was the first veto by the Democratic governor for this Republicanmajority legislative session.”

In less contentious news, at its Feb. 16 “We’re for Business” luncheon, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of various awards — from Clean Streak to Sassy’s Computers, from “innovative” to “over the top” customer service.

New Chamber president Kit Cramer emceed the award luncheon, and local business owners announced the winners: “Over the top” customer service: Sassy’s Computers (under 30 employees) and BMW of Asheville (more than 30); “Commitment to Community”: Charlotte Street Computers (under 30) and Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care (more than 30); “Out on a Limb” (innovation) winners: Mind Your Business (under 30) and Biltmore Farms (more than 30); and “Green business”: Clean Streak (under 30) and CarePartners Health Services (more than 30).

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Organic Growers School sprouts again

by Susan Andrew Another growing season is upon us, and that means gardeners, indie farmers and assorted other earth lovers will be gathering for this year’s Organic Growers School Spring Conference, slated for Saturday and Sunday, March 5-6 (see box, “Just the Facts”).

Now in its 18th year, the event will once again play out on the UNCA campus. Dozens of new classes and workshops are planned, plus a Saturday-evening social event at The Orange Peel. At press time, the exhibitor space was filled to capacity, and organizers were taking bids for overflow space.

OGS board member Ruth Gonzalez says the conference offers something for everyone: “The whole range, from novice gardeners to community growers,” will be there, thriving on the excitement of a new growing year.

The Organic Growers School coalesced in the early ’90s around the vision of building a network of prosperous, independent farmers throughout the Southern Appalachians. Aiming to deliver practical information about all aspects of organic

agriculture at a reasonable cost, the first edition hosted just over 100 participants. But the event has grown steadily since then, attracting nearly 1,400 farmers, gardeners, educators, students, consumers and chefs from more than 17 states and Canada last year. Organizers say it’s the biggest event of its type in the Southeast, covering everything from sustainable ways to increase agricultural yields to beneficial insects, artisanal bread-making, beekeeping, livestock production and small-scale wind and solar energy for farm operations.

More than 70 sessions are organized into tracks such as food preservation, permaculture and sustainable forestry. New tracks this year include fruit production, urban farming, primitive skills and raising poultry. Participants can choose up to four classes per day, with many offered more than once to give folks a better chance of fitting them in.

Half-day workshops give a more in-depth look at topics such as fermentation (as in making your own kimchi or sauerkraut), mushroom cultivation or building a wood-fired oven. Costing an extra $5 each, these hands-on intensives enable participants to take their work home.

There is a season: There’s something for everyone at the 18th Annual Organic Growers’ School, set for Saturday-Sunday, March 5 and 6, on the UNCA campus.

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The primitive-skills track, which will cover things like felting, rope-making, friction fire-starting and other traditional techniques, comes in response to demand from local homesteaders. “It’s something people have asked for every year,” conference organizer Meredith McKissick reports.

A special program aimed at kids ages 7 to 12 will feature yoga, nature crafts and a special session titled “Rabbits Galore” (which will include collecting greens to feed the bunnies while also exploring rabbits’ role in feeding humans). Another session will invite young participants to expand their knowledge of the origins of various foods that end up on our plates.

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justthefacts The 18th annual Organic Growers School Spring Conference happens Saturday and Sunday, March 5-6, at assorted sites on the UNCA campus. To register online ($55 per day, $110 for both days), check the website (organicgrowersschool. org; you can also view the schedule there) Online registration starts at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Highsmith University Union.

The Saturday-evening FarmSoiree runs from 8 p.m. to midnight at The Orange Peel (101 Biltmore Ave.; doors open at 7:30). Tickets are $15 for adults ($12 with conference registration), $7 for children.

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12:30 to 2 p.m. each day, four Asheville restaurants will be selling food made from local and organic ingredients. (Organizers suggest bringing cash, as many vendors are unable to accept plastic.) And the ever-popular Seed & Plant Exchange Table will be open in the Highsmith University Union throughout the conference, so growers can bring seeds and small plants to share, barter or trade.

A hot time in the old town

The headline social happening will be the FarmSoiree, an 8 p.m. Saturday benefit at The Orange Peel. The innovative event will feature a multimedia presentation on the theme of food, using a trademarked format known as Ignite.

An intriguing lineup of presenters includes Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell, Camille Kingsolver (daughter of author Barbara Kingsolver, with whom she co-authored a recent book) and Xpress Senior Editor Peter Gregutt. Each will use 20 original slides that advance automatically every 15 seconds, for a total presentation time of precisely 5 minutes per speaker.

A first for Asheville, Ignite was born in Seattle and has since been seen in more than 100 cities worldwide. “It’s an exciting format,” says Gonzalez. “It’s powerful and dramatic. Each [presenter] is an eater and an activist and has a bundle of knowledge and passion to share about our most sacred, yet most embattled right: food.”

Following the Ignite presentations, the conflagration will continue with sizzling licks by the Firecracker Jazz Band. X Send your environmental news to Susan Andrew (251-1333, ext. 153, or sandrew@mountainx.com).

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Presented by the City of Asheville Office of Sustainability and Asheville Green Opportunities. Held at the Shiloh Community Center, 121 Shiloh Road in Asheville. Free.

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FarmSoiree • SA (3/5), 8pm-Midnight - In conjunction with the 18th annual sustainable living conference, the Organic Growers School presents FarmSoiree, featuring eight quick-fire ignite presentations on food from community and regional leaders and a performance by the Firecracker Jazz Band. Held at the Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. $15/$12 if you purchase a ticket with a registration to the Organic Growers School Conference/$7 for children ages 3-12. Info & registration: www.organicgrowersschool.org or www.theorangepeel. net.

“On Coal River” at A-B Tech • WE (3/2), noon - Screening of On Coal River, a locally produced documentary about mountaintop removal and its impact on the environment and the people who live close to it. Sponsored by Green Power and held at A-B Tech’s Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Road. A Q&A with the director will follow. $5 suggested donation/Free for students. Info: 254-1921 or www1.abtech.edu.

RiverLink Events RiverLink, WNC’s organization working to improve life along the French Broad, sponsors a variety of riverfriendly events. Info: 252-8474 or www.riverlink.org.

• Through FR (3/4) - RiverLink, through grant funds from the Pigeon River Fund, is collecting input from the community about the development of the French Broad River Paddle Trail. Maps are on display at the RiverLink’s office until March 4. Info: 252-8474, ext. 14 or nancy@ riverlink.org.

• TU (3/8), 7pm - “South America as Told by Water,” a slide show presentation by Cathy Holt. Holt recently spent six months in Ecuador and Peru working with locals on water quality projects ranging from digging water-harvesting swales on steep slopes in Ecuador to making clay and sawdust ceramic water filters in Peru.

Holt is also seeking volunteers and donations for her

project. Volunteers for the Listening Project would travel to Peru May-July; permaculture volunteers in June-Oct. A Q&A session will follow. Info: www.kleiwerks.org/category/network.

Tree Seedling Sale • TH (3/3), noon-5pm, FR (3/4), 9am-5pm & SA (3/5), 9am-4pm - The Buncombe County Soil & Water Conservation District tree-seedling sale will be held at Jesse Israel & Sons Nursery at WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Road. Eastern White Pine, Black Walnut, Southern Crabapple, River Birch and White Ash tree, among others, will be for sale. 25 cents for pine-tree seedlings/75 cents for all hardwoods. All proceeds benefit conservation education and public outreach. Info: www.buncombecounty.org/common/soil/newsletter.pdf.

WNC Alliance Members of the WNC Alliance and the public are invited to be agents of change for the environment. Info: 2588737 or www.wnca.org.

• TH (3/10), 6:30-8pm - Learn about “White Nose Syndrome (WNS) of Bats” at this panel discussion. Bats are important for healthy ecosystems and East Coast populations have been declining for years. Info: lori@ wnca.org.

WNC Sierra Club Members of the WNC Sierra Club Chapter work together to protect the community and the planet. The mission of the Sierra Club, America’s oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth.

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Prep, plant and pray Tis the season for gardening

Savvy farmers, growers and enthusiasts have already bought their seeds and are preparing their fields and flower beds. Here at Xpress, green thumbs are awakening too: In the coming weeks and months, we’ll provide a growers’ mix of garden news. Here are a few early notes.

Composting bonanza

Have questions about composting? On Saturday, March 19, the Hendersonville-based Environmental and Conservation Organization — in partnership with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service — is offering a composting bonanza. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Extension Office located in Jackson Park. Guest speakers will make a presentation early in the day. In the afternoon a vermicomposting workshop will provide participants with hands-on lessons and take-home, active worm bins. The cost is $15 dollars for the presentation only, and $35 for the whole event. Registration is required; for more information, call ECO at 692-0385.

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There’s a regular newsletter too (http://bit. ly/icGARw), which offers seasonal garden tips and more.

Plan now for spring plant sales

A perennial favorite is the annual plant sale at the Botanical Gardens of Asheville, located near UNCA. Plants from many regional vendors and stock from the greenhouse will be on sale Friday, April 29, from 1 to 6 p,m., and

on Saturday, April 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Members will receive discounts at the Gazebo and in the Gift Shop. Food and beverages will be served in the gardens on Saturday. This is the first year that plants form the new greenhouse will be on sale. For more information, call 2525190, e-mail bgardens@bellsouth.net or visit www.AshevilleBotanicalGardens.org

Tailgate markets

Looking for an authentic taste of Western North Carolina? Spring marks the opening of Asheville-area farmers and tailgate markets.

Explore stalls of fresh fruits, vegetables and locally produced food. It’s a unique and fun way to support sustainable agriculture, community farmers and the local farm-to-table movement.

Stay tuned for regular updates as markets open — and note that the WNC Farmers Market on Brevard Road is open year-round. X Send your garden news to mvwilliams@mountainx. com or call 251-1333, ext. 152.

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• TH (3/3) & FR (3/4), 10am-5pm - Learn successful business and cultivation strategies, explore issues from economics to integrated pest and disease management, gain insights and resources.

Optional brewery tour on Friday. At A-B Tech, Madison. $25. Info: NaturalProducts@abtech.edu or 254-1921, ext. 5843.

Events at A-B Tech • TH (3/3) & FR (3/4), 10am-5pm - “Natural Products Business: Hops for the Prospective, Beginning and Intermediate Hop Grower.” $25. Info: www.abtech.edu/ce/registration/default.asp.

Park Ridge Hospital Park Ridge Hospital is located in Fletcher and hosts a number of free events, including cholesterol screenings, vision screenings, PSA screenings, bone density checks for women, lectures, numerous support groups and a Kid Power program. Info: 687-3947 or www.parkridgehospital.org.

• WE (3/2) - “Gardening 101: Beginning Gardening Using Raised Beds,” with Adam Sutton, RN, who will discuss ways to maximize the quantity and quality of food grown at home. The discussion will also focus on the nutritional, physical and emotional benefits of involving children in gardening.

Pearson Community Garden Workdays • WEDNESDAYS, 3-9pm - Gather in the Pearson Garden at the end of Pearson Drive in Montford to grow some food. A potluck and produce to take home often follow the work.

Swannanoa Community Garden A garden in Swannanoa where community members can rent plots for individual or group use.

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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 March 2 - 10, 2011 Unless otherwise stated, events take place in Asheville, and phone numbers are in the 828 area code.

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Weekday Abbreviations: SU = Sunday, MO = Monday, TU = Tuesday, WE = Wednesday, TH = Thursday, FR = Friday, SA = Saturday

Community Events & Workshops AARP Tax-Aide Free tax preparation for seniors and low-and middle-income taxpayers. Electronic filing available. Call the individual location for details on what to bring. Info: www.aarp. org/taxaide. Questions and

requests for homebound individuals: 277-8288.

• Through MO (4/18) - Free tax preparation available at Pack Library, 67 Haywood St., Mon. & Wed., 10am-4pm (628-3662); West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road, Tues., 9am-3pm (658-9718); Weaverville Library, 41 North Main St., Thurs., noon-5pm (713-9381); and Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Tues., 10am4pm (505-4373).

Asheville LGBTQ Rights Conference • SU (3/6), 2:30-4:30pm - The Asheville LGBTQ Rights Conference will feature a panel discussion with Constance McMillen, who made national news in 2010 when she challenged her Mississippi school district’s decision to forbid her from bringing her girlfriend to the prom; Christine Sun, senior counsel member for the ACLU; and Dan Fotou, the regional director for GetEQUAL. All are

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welcome to attend this community conversation focused on the state of equality in North Carolina and in the nation. Held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place. Donations accepted.

Email questions and topics to getEQUAL.NC@gmail.com.

Info: www.blueridgepride. comor www.getequalnc.org.

Events at Historic Johnson Farm Located at 3346 Haywood Road in Hendersonville. There are two nature trails (free), and guided tours are offered. Info: 891-6585 or www.historicjohnsonfarm.org.

• TU (3/8), noon - Lunch and Learn: “Cherokee Lore,” with storyteller Virginia Blackfeather.

Hear truths and legends of the people native to the Western North Carolina Mountains.

Bring a lunch. Coffee, tea and water provided. Reservations recommended. $5.

Goat Farming Workshop Workday • SA (3/5), 10am - Goat farming workshop. Learn the basics of goat farming for milk and meat at The Gryphon’s Nest homestead in Black Mountain.

Enjoy a lunch of goat stew, then help finish a new manger, milking room and field.

Register by March 3. Info: 664-9564. Love offering.

International Women’s Day Celebration • SA (3/5), 2pm - Ten Thousand Villages, 303 Lookout Road in Montreat, presents the 100th anniversary celebration of International Women’s Day, an event that recognizes the economic, political and social achievements of women around the world.

Festivities include a performance of Jewish, Muslim and Christian songs by the Sahar Women’s Peace Choir, a sampling of fair-trade chocolates and much more. Info: www. montreat.tenthousandvillages. com or 669-1406.

League of Women Voters LWV is a nonpartisan organization encouraging political involvement by increasing the public’s knowledge of and participation in the electoral process. Membership open to all men and women over 18. Info: 251-6169 or www. ablwv.org.

• SA (3/5), 10am-noon - The League will celebrate Women’s History Month at the YWCA with a screening of Iron Jawed

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Angels. The film examines the work of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns during the women’s suffrage movement. Snacks provided. Free.

Leicester Community Supper • SA (3/5), 5-7pm - The community is invited to the Leicester Community Center for a roast beef supper with beans, slaw, bread, dessert and a drink. Proceeds will benefit upcoming projects at the community center. Info: leicestergreg@bellsouth.net.

Penland School of Crafts A national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives.

Located at 67 Dora’s Trail, Penland, NC. Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. Noon -5pm. Info: www.penland.org or 765-2359.

• SA (3/5), 1-5pm - Hands-on workshops and demonstrations will be held in the studios of the Penland School of Crafts. Free.

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

• FR (3/4), 11:25am - Humanities Lecture: “Imperialism in Popular Culture and in Asia,” with Holly Iglesias, UNCA lecturer, and Ted Uldricks, UNCA professor of history, at Lipinsky Auditorium and “Representation and Cultural Intersection,” with Seamus McNerney, UNCA lecturer, at the Humanities Lecture Hall.

World Affairs Council Great Decisions 2011 • TU (3/8), 7:30-9pm - “The Horn of Africa,” with Bob Bond, a businessman who has completed several U.S. AIDsponsored projects in Africa. In a region of internal instability, weak governments and rivalries, how can the U.S. protect its national interests? Held on the UNCA college campus, Reuter Center, Manheimer Room. $8/Free for members.

Social & SharedInterest Groups Artistic Asheville Singles Group • WEEKLY - Meeting locations vary. For single people under 35. Info: coolspiritualartistic@ gmail.com.

Asheville Front Runners Asheville Front Runners is group of LGBTQ Ashevillans

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On Coal River, a locally produced documentary about mountaintop removal and its impact on the environment and the people who live close to it, will be screened on Wednesday, March 2, at noon. A Q&A with the director will follow. Held at A-B Tech, in the Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Road. $5 suggested donation/free for students. Info: 254-1921 or www1.abtech.edu.

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An opening reception for the “Art Front Exhibit,” featuring works in various media by members of UNCA's student art organization, will be held on Thursday, March 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Highsmith Gallery, Highsmith University Union. UNCA is located at One University Heights. Info: unca.edu.

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Put on dancing shoes and join a Circle Mountain Dancing event on Friday, March 4, at 6 p.m., at Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 171 Beaverdam Road. $5 includes dancing and dinner. Info: asburymemorialumc.com.

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The community is invited to an International Women's Day Celebration on Saturday, March 5, at 2 p.m. Ten Thousand Villages, 303 Lookout Road in Montreat, will host the celebration, which features a performance of Jewish, Muslim and Christian songs by the Sahar Women’s Peace Choir, a sampling of fair-trade chocolates and much more. Info: http://bit.ly/hB0e0J or 669-1406.

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Celebrate Mardi Gras in the mountains as the Mystic Mountain Krewe presents the "Homegrown, Fancy and Free" Mardi Gras parade in downtown Asheville on Sunday, March 6, at 3 p.m. The "zany, exuberant and irreverent" event, which starts in front of the Asheville Community Theater and ends at Pack Square, is family friendly. Info: http://on.fb.me/ik6Kwk.

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The Magnetic Field, 372 Depot St., in Asheville's River Arts District, invites the public to its bi-monthly Synergy Story Slam, a community-based open mic storytelling event, held on Monday, March 7, at 7 p.m. The theme of the night is "Man's Best Friend," and a portion of proceeds will benefit Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. Info: http://on.fb.me/dVWooB.

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Pick up tips to help conserve energy and save on utilities at the Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Improvement Workshop on Tuesday, March 8, from 6 to 8 p.m., presented by the City of Asheville Office of Sustainability and Asheville Green Opportunities. The event will be held at the Shiloh Community Center, 121 Shiloh Road in Asheville. Wear old clothes. Info and RSVP: rrogers@ashevillenc.gov.

and straight allies who strive for equality. Info: www.ashevillefrontrunners.com.

• SUNDAYS - Join us for a run or walk at Carrier Park’s picnic tables. Check website for time.

Asheville Singles Golf Association (ASGA) -Asheville Chapter • 2nd TUESDAYS, 5:45pm Singles who enjoy playing golf are invited to a social meeting at Travinia’s Italian Kitchen in Biltmore Park. Info: www. asheville.singlesgolf.com.

Asheville Train Show • FR (3/4), noon-7pm & SA (3/5), 9am-4pm - The Asheville Train Show will be held at the WNC Agricultural Center with operating layouts and hundreds of vendor tables.

All scales and gauges of collectibles. Info: www.AshevilleTrainshow.com.

CLOSER Looking for gay folks in your age group? CLOSER is Asheville’s oldest LGBT social club serving all boomers and seniors. Providing entertainment, education and fellowship. Info: 776-0109.

• TUESDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets in the library at All Souls

Cathedral on All Souls Crescent in Asheville.

Concerned Bikers Association The A.B.A.T.E. of North Carolina, Buncombe County Chapter, is dedicated to protecting and promoting motorcyclist safety. “Let those who ride decide.” Info: 281-3613 or info@buncombecba.com.

• 2nd TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - Meet at Baba’s Restaurant, 1459 Merrimon Ave. Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 255-8115 or www.firestormcafe.com.

• MO (3/7), 6pm - “Radical Mental Health” meet up.

First Friday Meetup • 1st FRIDAYS, 7-9:30pm - First Friday is a monthly gathering for individuals who are passionate about ending extreme poverty and injustice around the world. Topics vary monthly and feature keynote speakers, movies, discussions and Q&A sessions. Held at Firestorm Cafe & Books, 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: www.first-generation.org.

Helios Warriors Health Care Program for Veterans

A nonprofit alternative therapy program for veterans. Info: 299-0776, info@helioswarriors.org or www.helioswarriors.org.

• FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS - Offering complementary/ alternative therapies. Needed: professional licensed/insured practitioners willing to offer a minimum of three hours per month of their service.

Just Economics An Asheville-based nonprofit dedicated to working toward closing the gap between earning a minimum wage and a “living wage,” taking into consideration the cost of living in Asheville. Info: www.justeconomicswnc.org.

• Through (4/25) Applications for “Just Brew It,” a homebrew beer festival and competition, will be accepted.

Info: Markhebbard@justeconomicswnc.org.

Laurel Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America Holds monthly meetings and smaller groups dedicated to teaching different types of needlework. The chapter is also involved in numerous outreach projects. Guests are always

welcome. Info: 654-9788 or www.egacarolinas.org.

• TH (3/3), 9:30am Registration, followed by a short business meeting and a program on seasonal nametag stitching by Rosemary Kostansek. At Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe. Info: 697-8198.

LGBT Politics in North Carolina • TU (3/8), 7-9pm - Rebecca Mann, Equality N.C.’s director of community organizing and outreach, will speak on the state of LGBT rights and legislation in North Carolina, with an emphasis on the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Held at All Souls Cathedral in Biltmore Village.

Directions: 274-2681.

Transition Asheville Aims to bring the community together, develop practical solutions and improve the quality of life for everyone in light of peak oil, climate change and the ensuing economic tensions. Info: (423) 737-5162 or 296-0064.

• WE (3/2), 7pm - Meet up, learn about Transition Asheville,

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Veterans for Peace The public is invited to the regular business meeting of the WNC Veterans for Peace Chapter 099. Info: 258-1800 or vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot. com.

• TH (3/3), 6:30pm - Meeting VFP HQ at the Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St. (the corner of Haywood and Roberts), Asheville.

Government & Politics Blue Ridge Republican Women’s Club The club’s purpose is to elect Republicans and improve the community. Most members are working women.

Programs feature speakers from Republican leadership.

Free. Info: 683-2567 or www. buncombegop.org/brrwc.

• TH (3/3), 6:30pm - A dinner meeting to discuss health care, featuring guest speaker Dr. C. L. Gray, will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin St., in Asheville. Info: 778-4186.

Buncombe Green Party SA (3/5), 10am-noon - Meet at the Fortune Building in West Asheville, on the corner of Haywood and Brevard Road. All are welcome. Come “help us build a sustainable economy and grassroots democracy.” Info: 225-4347.

Buncombe County Republican Women A group dedicated to electing and supporting conservative Republicans.

• TH (3/10), 11:30am - Meet at Cornerstone Restaurant, 102 Tunnel Road in Asheville.

Following a short business meeting at noon, two candidates for the chair of the Buncombe County Republican Party, Christian Eck, a retired U.S. Marine, and Henry Mitchell, a substitute teacher in the Reynolds School District, will speak. Info: 277-7074.

Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 255-8115 or www.firestormcafe.com.

• TH (3/3), 2pm - “Against Equality: Queer Challenges to the Politics of Inclusion” —- 8pm - Open Discussion: “What is effective grassroots organizing?”

•FR (3/4), 8pm - Open Discussion: “What’s left?

Learning from the right.”

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States. The group discussion will also examine the way 21st century right-wing movements (from the anti-immigrant core in Arizona, to the Tea Party, to the climate denial machine) have learned from the left.

LibertyOnTheRocks.org A national nonpartisan social group connecting liberty advocates.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - The Liberty on the Rocks social meets at El Chapala Restaurant off Merrimon Ave. Info: infinitybbc@gmail.com.

The Green Tea Party Free and open to the public. Info: 582-5180 or ts.greenjobs@gmail.com.

• THURSDAYS, 6pm - You are invited to a brewing of homegrown ideas steeped in traditional values. Meeting at Dobra Tea Room, 78 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville.

Seniors & Retirees 60+ Exercise Smarter (pd.) Learn better ways to exercise. Make every movement lighter, freer, easier.

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FormFitnessFunction.com Fitness at Battery Park Apartments • FRIDAYS, 10:40-11:40am - Interested in fun exercise?

Come get healthy! Chairs are available to accommodate all fitness levels. Located at 1 Battle Square, across from the Grove Arcade. Free. Info: 252-7397.

Animals Henderson County Animal Services Located at 828 Stoney Mountain Road in Hendersonville. Info: 697-4723.

• MO (3/7) through SU (3/12) - Henderson County Animal Services, in conjunction with 15 Henderson County veterinarians, will offer $7 rabies shots for cats as part of the annual Cat Clinic. Appointment required. Call for participating locations.

Business Ready To Sell Or Buy A Restaurant In WNC? (pd.) We work exclusively with the food and beverage industry.

• Contact National Restaurant Properties in Asheville: (828) 225-4801. jeffnra@bellsouth. net • www.restaurantstore. com American Business Women’s Association ABWA brings together business women of diverse occu-

pations to raise funds for local scholarships and enhance the professional and personal lives of its members. Info: www. abwaskyhy.com.

• TH (3/3), 5:30-7:30pm - Meet at Chef Mo’s, 900 Hendersonville Highway.

Michelle McCain will discuss marketing initiatives of the 21st century. RSVP: 777-2229.

Asheville SCORE Counselors to Small Business If your business could use some help, SCORE is the place to start. Free and confidential.

To make an appointment: 271-4786. Our offices are located in the Federal Building, 151 Patton Ave., room 259.

Seminars are held at A-B Tech’s Small Business Center, room 2046. Free for veterans.

Info: www.ashevillescore.org.

• SA (3/5), 8:30am-noon - “Business Plan.”

• TH (3/10), 6-9pm - Social Media Networking for Business.

CREIA Women Investors Focus Group • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - A diverse group of women meet to talk about real-estate investing, share experiences, network and learn together.

CREIA is a nonprofit, educational organization for people interested in growing wealth through real estate. $15 nonmembers. Info: 779-2550 or www.creianc.org.

Technology Asheville Adobe User Group • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 67:30pm - Free Adobe meeting.

Join other Adobe users in a discussion group. Time-saving tips and new Adobe workflows.

Everyone is welcome.

Visit website for monthly meeting details: wwww.irishguy. us/adobe-user-group.

Free Computer Classes Classes are held at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte St. To register: classes@charlottestreetcomputers.com.

• MONDAYS, 12:15-1:15pm - Mac OSX. • TUESDAYS, 12:15-1:15pm - iPhoto class.

• WEDNESDAYS, 12:151:15pm - iPad. • THURSDAYS, 12:151:15pm - iPad. • FRIDAYS, Noon-1:30pm - Google docs —- 2-3:30pm - Windows 7 —- 4-6pm Facebook/YouTube.

• SATURDAYS, Noon-1pm - Protecting your PC. • SUNDAYS, 12:15-1:15pm - GarageBand.

Volunteering Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Seeks Volunteers

Info: volunteer@ashevillehabitat.org or 210-9377.

• TUESDAYS or THURSDAYS, 5:30-8pm - Skip the gym and head to Habitat. Get your workout while volunteering in the home store warehouse.

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

• FR (3/4), 11am-12:30pm - Shake and Bake: Cook and serve a homemade lunch to the men staying at the ABCCM Veteran’s Restoration Quarters & Inn. Both men and women are encouraged to participate.

• TH (3/8), 6-8pm - Help sort and pack food at MANNA FoodBank to be given to agencies serving hungry residents of 17 WNC counties.

• TH (3/10), 5-7pm - Meals for Hope: Cook and serve a meal for 15-25 women and children who are part of New Choices, an empowerment program for displaced homemakers in need of counseling and assistance.

HATCHfest Seeks Volunteers Volunteers of all types are needed to help set-up design types, VIP types, artist types, etc. Volunteers will receive T-shirts, free tickets and more.

For more info on the festival: www.hatchasheville.org. To volunteer: 333-8280.

• HATCH’s operation team is searching for key volunteer positions: A food and beverage coordinator, a VIP coordinator’s aid and a transportation coordinator’s aid, among others. Info: 333-8280.

Relay For Life of Biltmore South • TU (3/8), 5:30-6:30pm - A meet for all interested volunteers who would like to participate in this year’s Relay for Life event will be held at Quality Inn & Suites, 1 Skyland Inn Drive in Arden. This year’s Relay For Life of Biltmore South will be held at Biltmore Baptist Church on May 20 and 21. Info: http://on.fb.me/f1P8JS or 337-6552.

The Nature Conservancy Info: 350-1431, ext. 105 or mtns_volunteers@tnc.org.

• SA (3/5) - Help keep Bluff Mountain beautiful by clearing fire lines and trails for an upcoming prescribed burn. Registration and info: mtns_volunteers@tnc.org or 350-1431, ext. 105.

Thunderbirds Global Action Team Recruitment • FR (3/4) - The team is seeking three volunteer search and rescue members. Wilderness survival skills, basic medical background, available for training, deployment, willing

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• SUNDAYS, 8:30am - Trail run for all paces. Meet at the N.C. Arboretum’s greenhouse parking area. Info: 648-9336.

Bikes and Beers • 1st & 3rd SUNDAYS, 4:30pm - Join the Asheville Pedal Punks on a social ride for all skill levels (beginners encouraged). Rides begin at the corner of Hillside Street and Mount Clare Avenue and conclude with a drink at The Bywater on Riverside Drive.

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Carolina Mountain Club CMC fosters the enjoyment of the mountains of WNC and adjoining regions and encourages the conservation of our natural resources through an extensive schedule of hikes and a program of trail building and maintenance. $20 per year, family memberships $30 per year. Newcomers must call the leader before the hike. Info: www.carolinamtnclub.org.

• WE (3/2), 8:15am - Kitsuma Peak to Old Rt. 70. Info: 2814530, cnkdeal@charter.net.

• SU (3/6), 7:30am - Chasteen Creek to Hughes Ridge and Bradley Fork (strenuous).

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• WE (3/9), 8am - Wagon Road Gap MST to Big East Fork. Info: 252-6327 or tomsanders@carolinamountainclub.org.

Events at Headwaters Outfitters • SU (3/5), 2pm “Smallmouth guide Michael Sprouse will be tying two patterns that bass and big predatory trout find irresistible.”

Located at 25 Parkway Road in Rosman. Free. Info: www. headwatersoutfitters.com or 877-3106.

Healthy Parks, Healthy You 5K Run/Walk • SA (3/5), 10:30am - Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation will host the second annual Healthy Parks, Healthy You 5K Fun Run/Walk at the Buncombe County Sports Park in Candler.

Late registration begins at 9am. $12/$5 for children ages 4-15.

Info: 250-4260. Registration: www.buncombecounty. org/parks.

The Practice of Chi Running • TH (3/10), 6-8pm - A chi running presentation with Danny Dreyer will be held at Lululemon Athletica, 15 A Broadway St., in downtown Asheville. RSVP: Casey@ChiLiving.com or 252-9828.

Sports Groups & Activities Annual Western North Carolina Aquatic School (pd.) Held on April 29, 30 and May 1. The training will be held at the Zeugner Recreation Center indoor pool, South Asheville. The following courses will be taught: • Lifeguard Training teaches participants the knowledge and skills needed to respond to an aquatic emergency. Minimum age is 15. • Lifeguard Instructor Training teaches participants to instruct students in basic lifeguarding skills. Candidates for this training must have completed Lifeguard Training and be at least 17 years old. • Water Safety Instructor Training teaches participants to instruct students in basic water safety.

Minimum age is 16. The cost is $185 per participant.

Upon successful completion of the three day course, participants will receive Red Cross Certification. Deadline to apply is April 22, 2011. The Zeugner Center is located at 90 Springside Drive, behind TC Roberson High School. • For information call Teri Gentile at (828) 684-5072 or email her at teri.gentile@buncombecounty.org Horse Back Riding Instruction

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Adult League Kickball Must have at least 10 players per team. The season will consist of 10 games and a league championship game with trophies for the winning team. $25/person. Info: 250-4269 or jay.nelson@buncombecounty. org.

• Through FR (3/4) - Register for the spring season. Season begins March 29. Games are played on Tues. and Thurs., 69pm at the Buncombe County Sports Park.

Filipino Martial Arts Kuntao: Traditional empty-hand system of self defense. Kali: Filipino method of stick-andknife combat. Free introductory lesson. Info: 777-8225 or http://kuntao.webs.com.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7pm - Classes at Asheville Culture Project, 257 Short Coxe Ave. Introductory Wing Tsun (wing chun) Class • SATURDAYS, 1-1:45pm - An introductory Authentic WingTsun (Chinese Boxing) class will be held at Asheville Dance Revolution, 63 Brook St. The class involves selfdefense/fighting techniques and no experience is required.

Safe and friendly training environment. Sponsored by The Cultural Development Group, a local nonprofit. Donations encouraged. Info: 277-6777.

Parenting 13 Dinosaurs Leave Biltmore Park Town Square Saturday March 12 (pd.) Several dinosaurs come to life with hand held controls at Dino Kinetics! • 14 foot high T-Rex. • Look for the green awning. • WednesdaySaturday, 10-6, Sunday, 12-6. • Hurry, final weeks!

676-1622 • 301-3797. www. dinokinetics.com How to Become a Foster Parent • TU (3/8), 6-8pm Buncombe County DSS hosts an information session on the steps needed to become a foster parent in North Carolina.

A Q&A session will follow.

Free. Location and registration: 250-5868 or familiesforkids@ buncombecounty.org.

Mama-Time • WEDNESDAYS, 11am-1pm - A circle of postpartum moms meets weekly to share the highs and lows of life with a new baby. Plus, stress management skills and group discussions. Siblings/newborns welcome. $6-$10. Fees support 4th Trimester, a non-

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Parenting Classes at Pardee Hospital All classes are held in the orientation classroom of Pardee Hospital, 800 N. Justice St., in Hendersonville. Free, but registration is required. Info: (866)-790-WELL. • THURSDAYS (3/3) & (3/10), 6:30-9pm - Childbirth Classes.

This two-session class for expectant parents will cover the labor and delivery process, relaxation, breathing patterns, birth options, positioning and comfort measures. A tour of the Pardee Women & Children’s Center is included.

Waynesville Parks and Recreation Info: 456-2030 or recprograms@townofwaynesville. org.

• FRIDAYS, 10-11:30am - “Moms and Tots,” a play and socialization program at the Old Armory Recreation Center.

Guardians are encouraged to bring toys for children to use and share. $5. Registration: 456-9207.

Kids Asheville Culture Project A cultural arts community center offering ongoing classes in Capoeira Angola and Samba percussion. Other instructors, groups and organizations are invited to share the space.

Located at 257 Short Coxe Ave. Info: www.ashevillecultureproject.org.

• MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - Kids capoeira classes with Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola Asheville. Children sing in Portuguese and play traditional, Afro-Brazilian instruments.

Open to children ages 7-11. $5.

At The Health Adventure Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm & Sun., 1-5pm. $8.50 adults/$7.50 students & seniors/$6 kids 2-11. Program info or to RSVP: 254-6373, ext. 324. Info: www.thehealthadventure.org.

• Through SU (5/15) - “Alice’s Wonderland: A Most Curious Adventure.”

Blue Ridge Books Located at 152 S. Main St., Waynesville. Info: www. brbooks-news.com or 4566000.

• SA (3/5), 10am - Birthday party for Dr. Seuss featuring books, games, crafts and cake.

• TUESDAYS (through 4/26), 10am - Book Babies: Story time for children ages 3 and under.

Hands On! This children’s museum is located at 318 North Main St.,

Hendersonville. Hours: Tues.Sat., 10am-5pm. Admission is $5, with discounts available on certain days. Info: 697-8333 or www.handsonwnc.org.

• WE (3/2) - Celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss by making a bookmark for your favorite Dr. Seuss book. Craft is free with admission.

• FR (3/4), 10:30am - “Music & Movement,” with Jenny Arch. Free for members.

Spirituality Black Swan Counseling (pd.)DECIPHERING INTUITIVE CLUES – THE SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE OF INTUITION: 2nd Thursday of each month 6:308:30pm. Begins March 10.

AKASHIC FIELD TRIPS – LIVE CHANNELING: 4th Tuesday of each month 6:30-8:30pm.

Begins March 22. —Claudia LeMarquand, MA, LPC Intuitive/Licensed Counselor 828.707.1185. • SOUND OF THE SACRED WORD: 3rd Wednesday of each month 6:30-8:30pm. Begins March 16. • SOOTHING THE STRESS OF GRIEF: 4th Wednesday of each month 6:30-8:00pm.

Begins March 23. John V. Berdy, MA Psychotherapist/ Grief Specialist/Musician 828.707.1184. See website for descriptions, fees, location: blackswancounseling.com Asheville Meditation Group (pd.) Practice meditation in a supportive group environment.

Guided meditations follow the Insight/Mindfulness/Vipassana practices. Insight meditation cultivates a happier, more peaceful and focused mind.

Our “sangha” (a community of cool people) provides added support and joy to one’s spiritual awakening process.

All are invited. • By donation.

• Tuesdays, 7pm-8:30pm: Guided meditation and discussion. • Sundays, 10am11:30am: Seated meditation and dharma talks. • The Women’s Wellness Center, 24 Arlington Street, Asheville.

• Info/directions: (828) 8084444. • www.ashevillemeditation.com Astro-Counseling (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828)258-3229.

Compassionate Communication (pd.) Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication.

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Info: 299-0538 or www. ashevilleccc.com. • 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 5:00-6:15— Practice group for newcomers and experienced practitioners.

Do I Need Alexander Technique? (pd.) For 100 years AT has quietly embodied personal freedom and growth. • Why be an agent of your own misery? Pause. Lighten.

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FormFitnessFunction.com Open Heart Meditation (pd.) Learn easy, wonderful practices that opens your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Free. 7pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

645-5950 or 296-0017. http:// www.heartsanctuary.org St. Germain Aquarian Consciousness Fellowship (pd.) Sacred space using the St. Germain Violet Flame for ascension clearing. Live high frequency intuitive piano from classical composers on the other side. Wednesdays, 6:30pm. • Donation. (828) 658-3362.

The Work of Byron Katie Intensive (pd.) Saturday/Sunday, March 26/27. Recycle your thoughts!

Find the freedom, peace and joy just below thoughts about people or situations that cause grief or drive you nuts. • Led

by Certified Facilitators of The Work, Meg MacLeod and Maaike Hoijtink. At French Broad Food Coop, 90 Biltmore Avenue, 28801. • Earlybird: $200. • After March13: $230.

Please contact us if finances are a problem for you. • Information/registration: (828) 254-6484 or megfrolic@ yahoo.com • http://tinyurl. com/TheWorkofByronKatieAville An Evening With Spirit • MONDAYS, 6-8pm - You are invited to an evening with Spirit. Theo Salvucci channels messages from the angelic realm at The White Horse, 105c Montreat Road, Black Mountain. Donations only. Info: 713-2439.

Aramaic Healing Circle • TU (3/8), 7-9pm - Dale Allen Hoffman presents a fusion of the ancient Aramaic teachings of Yeshua (Jesus) and the power of breath as the catalyst for true healing and awakening.

Held at the Center for Spiritual Living, 2 Science of Mind Way in Asheville. Love offering. Info: 253-2325.

Asbury Memorial UMC Located at 171 Beaverdam Road. Info: 253-0765.

• WE (3/9), 7pm - Ash Wednesday: Observe the beginning of Lent with a special worship service and imposition of ashes. All are welcome.

freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most fundamental form of human stupidity is forgetting what we were trying to do in the first place,â&#x20AC;? said Friedrich Nietzsche. So for instance, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the United States government and you invade and occupy Afghanistan in order to wipe out al-Qaeda, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too bright to continue fighting and dying and spending obscene amounts of money long after the al-Qaeda presence there has been eliminated.

(There are now fewer than 100 al-Qaeda fighters in that country: tinyurl.com/forgetwhy.) Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the equivalent in your personal life, Aries? What noble aspiration propelled you down a winding path that led to entanglements having nothing to do with your original aspiration? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to correct the mistake.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

The Carnival season gets into full swing this weekend and lasts through Mardi Gras next Tuesday night. Wherever you are, Taurus, I suggest you use this as an excuse to achieve new levels of mastery in the art of partying. Of all the signs of the zodiac, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the one that is most in need of and most deserving of getting immersed in rowdy festivities that lead to maximum release and relief. To get you in the right mood, read these thoughts from literary critic Mikhail Bakhtin. He said a celebration like this is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;temporary liberation from the prevailing truth and from the established order,â&#x20AC;? and encourages â&#x20AC;&#x153;the suspension of all hierarchical rank, privileges, norms, and prohibitions.â&#x20AC;?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

When Bob Dylan first heard the Beatlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sgt. Pepperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lonely Hearts Club Band, he only made it through the first few tunes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turn that s--- off!â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too good!â&#x20AC;? He was afraid his own creative process might get intimidated, maybe even blocked, if he allowed himself to listen to the entire masterpiece. I suspect the exact opposite will be true for you in the coming weeks, Gemini. As you expose yourself to excellence in your chosen field, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll feel a growing motivation to express excellence yourself. The inspiration that will be unleashed in you by your competitors will trump any of the potentially deflating effects of your professional jealousy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Jungian storyteller Clarissa Pinkola Estes says one of her main influences is the Curanderisma healing tradition from Mexico and Central America. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this tradition a story is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;holy,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and it is used as medicine,â&#x20AC;? she told Radiance magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The story is not told to lift you up, to make you feel better, or to entertain you, although all those things can be true. The story is meant to take the spirit into a descent to find something that is lost or missing and to bring it back to consciousness again.â&#x20AC;? You need stories like this, Cancerian, and you need them now.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high time to recover parts of your soul that you have neglected or misplaced or been separated from.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been pretty smart lately, but I think you could get even smarter. You have spied secrets in the dark, and teased out answers from unlikely sources, and untangled knots that no one else has had the patience to mess with â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and yet I suspect there are even greater glories possible for you. For inspiration, Leo, memorize this haiku-like poem by Geraldine C. Little: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The white spider / whiter still / in the lightningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flash.â&#x20AC;?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to stop you, Virgo, if you wanted to go around singing the Stone Rosesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; song â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Wanna Be Adored.â&#x20AC;? I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be embarrassed for you if you turned your head up to the night sky and serenaded the stars with a chant of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanna be adored, I deserve to be adored, I demand to be adored.â&#x20AC;? And I might even be willing to predict that your wish will be fulfilled â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on one condition, which is that you also express your artful adoration for some worthy creature.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The difference between the right word and the almost right word,â&#x20AC;? said Mark Twain, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.â&#x20AC;? Because the difference between the right word and the almost right word will be so crucial for you in the coming days, Libra, I urge you to maintain extra vigilance towards the sounds that come out of your mouth. But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be tense and repressed about it. Loose, graceful vigilance will actually work better. By the way, the distinction between right and almost right will be equally important in other areas of your life as well. Be adroitly discerning.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dear Rob: In your horoscopes you often write about how we Scorpios will encounter interesting opportunities, invitations to be powerful, and creative breakthroughs. But you rarely discuss the deceptions, selfish deeds, and ugliness of the human heart that might be coming our way â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially in regards to what we are capable of ourselves. Why do you do this? My main concern is not in dealing with whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going right, but rather on persevering through difficulty. - Scorpio in the Shadows.â&#x20AC;? Dear Scorpio: You have more than enough influences in your life that encourage you to be fascinated with darkness. I may be the only one thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s committed to helping you cultivate the more undevel-

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Acupuncturists identify an energetic point in the ear called the spirit gate. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuck closed, the spirit is locked in; if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuck open, the spirit is always coming and going, restless and unsettled. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideal, of course, is that the spirit gate is not stuck in any position. Then the spirit can come and go as it needs to, and also have the option of retreating and protecting itself.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like you to imagine that right now a skilled acupuncturist is inserting a needle in the top of your left ear, where it will remain for about 20 minutes. In the meantime, visualize your spirit gate being in that state of harmonious health I described.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

In his parody music video, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sickest Buddhist,â&#x20AC;? comedian Arj Barker invokes a hip hop sensibility as he brags about his spiritual prowess.

Noting how skilled he is when it comes to mastering his teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instructions, he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The instructor just told us to do a 45-minute meditation / but I nailed it in 10.â&#x20AC;? I expect you will have a similar facility in the coming week, Capricorn: Tasks that might be challenging for others may seem like childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play to you. I bet youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to sort quickly through complications that might normally take days to untangle.

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The sixth astronaut to walk on the moon was engineer Edgar Mitchell. He asserts that extraterrestrials have visited Earth and that governments are covering up that fact. The second astronaut to do a moonwalk was engineer Buzz Aldrin. He says that there is unquestionably an artificial structure built on Phobos, a moon of Mars. Some scientists dispute the claims of these experts, insisting that aliens are myths. Who should we believe? Personally, I lean towards Mitchell and Aldrin. Having been raised by an engineer father, I know how unlikely it is for people with that mindset to make extraordinary claims. If you have to choose between competing authorities any time soon, Aquarius, I recommend that like me, you opt for the smart mavericks instead of the smart purveyors of conventional wisdom.

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Awakening Practices Study the works of Eckhart Tolle and put words into action through meditation and discussion. Info: Trey@QueDox.com. â&#x20AC;˘ 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets at Insight Counseling, 25 Orange St. Buddhist Meditation and Discussion Meets in the space above the French Broad Food Co-op.

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Community Worship Service With Fellowship Meal â&#x20AC;˘ SUNDAYS, 2-4pm - Join SOS Anglican Mission, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Asheville, for a worship service, followed by an Agape Fellowship meal.

Compassionate Communication Practice Group Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work and community by practicing compassionate communication.

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Emotional Freedom Technique Film Screening â&#x20AC;˘ SA (3/5), 10:30am-1pm - The Tapping Solution, an introduction to Emotional Freedom Technique, â&#x20AC;&#x153;which helps remove negative emotions, dis-empowering beliefs that stop your full potential,â&#x20AC;? will be screened in the meeting room at Waynesville Library, 678 S. Haywood St. Free.

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â&#x20AC;˘ SUNDAYS (3/6 through 3/27), 9:15am - Adult Forum: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Explore the many gifts of an evolutionary view of Christianity,â&#x20AC;? with Rev. Larry Anderson. March 6: â&#x20AC;&#x153;How does God speak today?â&#x20AC;?

March 13: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The evolution of creation is a map to the mind of God.â&#x20AC;? All are welcome.

Meditation for Beginners â&#x20AC;˘ TH (2/24), 7pm - New to meditation? Tried to meditate in the past but were unsuccessful? A free, introductory 12week course will be taught by instructor Sarah Wood Vallely.

Donations accepted. Info: 242-0680 or www.sarahwood. com/circle.htm.

Mindfulness Meditation Class Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 2583241 or www.billwalz.com. â&#x20AC;˘ MONDAYS, 7-8pm Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road (off Merrimon Ave.). Donation.

Mother Grove Events Info: 230-5069, info@ mothergroveavl.org or www. mothergroveavl.org. â&#x20AC;˘ SUNDAYS, 10am - Drum Circle â&#x20AC;&#x201D;- 10:30am - Weekly devotional service at the Temple. A simple service to ground and center you for the week. Spend some quiet time with the Goddess, with song, readings, meditation and prayer. At 70 Woodfin Place, Suite 2. â&#x20AC;˘ MONDAYS - Book discussion group, facilitated by Antiga, on The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lemer.

Info: 285-9927.

Mountain Mindfulness Sangha at Yoga South â&#x20AC;˘ SUNDAYS, 7-8pm - Sitting meditation followed by walking meditation. A brief reading and discussion of the practice of mindfulness in daily lives, and how being fully present in this moment can bring us more peace and joy.

Donations optional. Info: www.

YogaSouth-Asheville.com.

Philippine Healer â&#x20AC;˘ TH (3/10), 7-8pm - Meet one of the famed Philippine Healers, Brother Gregorio, at 103 Heartwood Circle. Free.

Info: marybontempo@gmail. com.

Power of Soul â&#x20AC;˘ WEDNESDAYS - Learn and practice self healing through the teachings of Dr. Zhi Gang Sha, given by one of his qualified teachers.

Held in West Asheville. Love offering. Info & directions: 258-9584.

Puja at Maha Shakti Mandir

â&#x20AC;˘ SATURDAYS, 6-8pm - Gathering at Maha Shakti Mandir (Temple of the Great Goddess). Join Yogacharya Kalidas for Puja, chanting and spiritual discourse. Services offered on a donation basis.

Info: 774-1978.

Soka Gakkai International Buddhist Chanting â&#x20AC;˘ 1st SUNDAYS, 10am - Chanting at Holiday Inn Express off Brevard Road, World Peace Gongyo. Soka Gakkai International (SGI-USA) is based on teachings of Nichiren and promotes peace, culture and education through chanting. Info: SGI-USA.org. â&#x20AC;˘ 3rd TUESDAYS, 7pm - Chanting and study at Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road, off Merrimon Ave., Asheville.

Unity Center Events Celebrate joyful, mindful living in a church with heart.

Contemporary music by Lytingale and The Unitic Band.

Located at 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: 684-3798, 891-8700 or www. unitync.net. â&#x20AC;˘ WE (3/2) - The Nature of Existence, a film that applies an investigative approach to a spiritual quest. Love offering.

Unity Church of Asheville Looking for something different? Unity of Asheville explores the deeper spiritual meaning of the scriptures, combined with an upbeat contemporary music program, to create a joyous and sincere worship service.

Come join us this Sunday and try it for yourself. Located at 130 Shelburne Road, West Asheville. Info: 252-5010 or www.unityofasheville.com. â&#x20AC;˘ SUNDAYS, 11am - Spiritual Celebration Service â&#x20AC;&#x201D;- 12:151:30pm - A Course in Miracles with Rev. Gene Conner. â&#x20AC;˘ WE (3/9), 7pm - â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is Lent?â&#x20AC;? with Rev. Chad Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Learn about the 40 days that represent the time Jesus spent in the desert, fasting and enduring temptation.â&#x20AC;? Love offering.

Waynesville Creative Thought Center Located at 741 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. Info: 4569697, waynesvillectc@aol. com or www.mountainshops. com/ctc. â&#x20AC;˘ FR (3/4), 6:30pm - People of Wisdom: The Living Matrix - The New Science of Healing.

This film features â&#x20AC;&#x153;scientists, psychologists, doctors, bioenergetic researchers and holistic practitioners sharing knowledge, experiences and insights on curing disease and enlivening self-healing capabilities.â&#x20AC;? A group discussion will follow.

Art Gallery Exhibits & Openings Coop Gallery (pd.) Wed. March 9, 8:00pm.

Coop Gallery in downtown Asheville celebrates its grand opening with San Francisco singer/songwriter Mark Growden performing songs from his new debut album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lose Me in the Sand.â&#x20AC;? SF Guardian describes Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music as, â&#x20AC;&#x153;unique instrumental blend of Dixieland, Frontierland, and gypsy caravan band.â&#x20AC;?

Artist and gallery owner Chad Adair will be showing mixed media pieces inspired by Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s songs. Come and join us to celebrate Ashevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest gallery and performance space on 25 Carolina Lane, between Broadway and Lexington, off of Walnut. $10 cover at the door. Winebar and Horsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oevres. www.coopasheville.com or call (828) 505-0791 for more info. www. markgrowden.org American Folk Art & Framing The gallery at 64 Biltmore Ave. is open daily, representing contemporary self-taught artists and regional pottery. Info: 2812134 or www.amerifolk.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Through WE (3/23) - Everybody Polka...Dot will be on display in the Oui-Oui Gallery.

Art at Jubilee!

The Jubilee! Community Building is located at 46 Wall St., enter on Patton Ave. Info: 252-5335. â&#x20AC;˘ Through TH (3/31) - An installation of photography from past â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hand Me Downâ&#x20AC;? performances, rehearsals and more will be on display. Free.

Art at UNCA Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www. unca.edu. â&#x20AC;˘ Through TU (3/22) - Stealing Stories, an exhibition of largescale drawings by Patricia Bellan-Gillen will be on display in S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall. â&#x20AC;˘ TH (3/3) through FR (4/1) - The annual Art Front Exhibit, featuring works in various media by members of UNCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student art organization, will be showcased at Highsmith Gallery, Highsmith University Union. â&#x20AC;˘TH (3/3), 5-8pm - An opening reception for the Art Front Exhibit will be held. â&#x20AC;˘ SU (3/6) through SA (4/2) - Intimacy and Contemplation, an exhibition of fiber art by Norma Bradley and Vicki Essig, will be on display at Blowers Gallery, Ramsey Library. â&#x20AC;˘SU (3/6) - An opening reception for Intimacy and Contemplation will be held.

Arts Council of Henderson County Located at 401 N. Main Street (entrance on Fourth Street), above Flight Restaurant in downtown Hendersonville. Info: 693-8504 or www.acofhc.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Through FR (3/11) - The Art of Our Children: Elementary Student Exhibition will be on display at First Citizens Bank in downtown Hendersonville.

Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SU (3/6) - WNC Regional Scholastic Art Awards exhibit will be on view at Pack Place Community Gallery.

Juried artwork by students in grades 7-12. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SU (4/24) - The Olmsted Project. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SU (3/13) - The Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cut: 1995-2010. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SU (6/26) - A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes.

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center The center is located at 56 Broadway, and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College through permanent collections, educational activities and public programs.

Info: 350-8484, bmcmac@ bellsouth.net or www.blackmountaincollege.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SA (6/4) - In Site: Late Works by Irwin Kremen.

Blue Spiral 1 Located at 38 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville. Featuring Southeastern fine art and studio craft. Open Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm, and Sun., Noon5pm.Info: 251-0202 or www. bluespiral1.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SA (3/26) - New Times Three, work in a variety of media by eight artists new to the gallery â&#x20AC;&#x201D;- Margaret Couch Cogswell, mixed media works â&#x20AC;&#x201D;- Southeastern Emerging Clay, functional and sculptural work by eight regional ceramicists â&#x20AC;&#x201D;- Dirck Cruser + Robert Winkler, paintings and sculpture.

Castell Photography A photo-based art gallery located at 2C Wilson Alley, off Eagle St., in downtown Asheville.

Info: 255-1188 or www.castellphotography.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SA (3/26) - Studies, an exhibition featuring the work of Asheville artist Honour Hiers and Wisconsin artist Wanrudee Buranakorn, will be on display.

Center For Craft, Creativity and Design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville. Info:

890-2050 or www.craftscreativitydesign.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Through FR (4/22) - WNC Models of Sustainability in Craft Making, an exhibit featuring eight studio craft artists working in residence at EnergyXchange in Burnsville and Jackson County Green Energy Park in Sylva.

Constance Williams Gallery â&#x20AC;˘ Through FR (3/11) - The Body Show: Interpretations, a group exhibition of clay and mixed-media works, will be on display at 9 Riverside Drive in the River Arts District. Info: 225 1762.

Events at the Turchin Center Appalachian State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is located at 423 West King St., in Boone. Info: 2623017 or www.tcva.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SA (3/19) - The Hemlocks! The Hemlocks!: Grief and Celebration by Lowell Hayes in Gallery B and Mayer Gallery, West Wing â&#x20AC;&#x201D;- In the Void, sculpture by David Meyer in Gallery A, West Wing. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SA (6/4) - The eighth annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition, featuring 46 selected images, will be on display at the Mezzanine Gallery.

Info: 262-4954. â&#x20AC;˘ FR (3/4), 7-9pm Downtown Boone First Friday Art Crawl.

Grovewood Gallery Located at 111 Grovewood Road, Asheville. Info: 2537651 or www.grovewood. com. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SU (4/10) - DNA of a Handcrafted Heirloom, an exhibit that explores the building blocks of handmade furniture and accessories created today, destined to be the heirlooms of tomorrow.

Haen Gallery Located at 52 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm, Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., Noon5pm. Info: 254-8577 or www. thehaengallery.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Through TH (3/31) - Winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ebb, a group exhibition.

Haywood County Arts Council The HCAC sponsors a variety of art-related events in Waynesville and Haywood County. Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gallery 86 (86 North Main St.) in Waynesville.

Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm.

Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org. â&#x20AC;˘ WE (3/2) through SA (3/26) - Reflected Light: Scenes of Haywood County by Luke Allsbrook will be on display at Gallery 86 in Waynesville.

This exhibition of oil paintings highlights landscapes with a common theme of water.

• FR (3/4), 6pm - An artist’s reception for Reflected Light: Scenes of Haywood County by Luke Allsbrook.

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

• Through TU (4/5) - Stalefish 3, a group show featuring photographs, drawings and robot-inspired works by Dwight Morgan, Jon Svendsen, Rob Sebrell and Layne Hutchison.

Satellite Gallery Located at 55 Broadway St., downtown Asheville. Info: 305-2225 or www.thesatellitegallery.com.

• Through FR (3/11) - Shallow Water, Oh Mama, an exhibition focusing on the impacts of the oil spill in New Orleans.

Seven Sisters Gallery This Black Mountain gallery is located at 117 Cherry St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and Sun., Noon-5pm. Info: 669-5107 or www.sevensistersgallery.com.

• Through MO (3/28) - Earth and Water, oil paintings by Martha Kelley.

Skyuka Fine Art Located at 133 N. Trade St., in Tryon. Info: 817-3783 or info@skyukafineart.com.

• Through TH (3/10) Paintings by Richard Christian Nelson.

The Wine Cellar at the Saluda Inn Located at 229 Greenville St., in Saluda. Info: 749-9698 or www.saludainn.com.

• Through FR (3/4) - The work of local folk art carver and sculptor BJ Precourt.

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org.

• Through FR (3/4) - The Appalachia: Artists and Crafters of WNC exhibit.

More Art Exhibits & Openings Art at West Asheville Library • Through TH (3/31) - An exhibition by Victor Palomino.

Located at 942 Haywood Road. Info: 250-4750. or http:// vaptart.weebly.com.

Classes, Meetings & Arts-Related Events Creative Combustion Workshop (pd.) Ignite Your Dreams (Roots + Wings School of Art) Thursdays, 3/17-4/7, 11:30am-1pm, $45. Location: Pink Dog Creative, 344 Depot Street. Register online www. rootsandwingsarts.com Hand and Wire-Formed Jewelry (pd.) Roots + Wings School of Art. March 5, 9am - 1pm, $60. Location: Pink Dog

Creative, 344 Depot Street.

Register online www.rootsandwingsarts.com Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org.

• Through FR (4/1) - Applications for a 2011 summer internship program will be accepted. See website for details.

Asheville Gallery of Art A co-op gallery representing 29 regional artists, located at 16 College St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm. Info: 251-5796 or www.ashevillegallery-of-art. com.

• FR (3/4) through TH (3/31) - Personages, an exhibition featuring works by Hal Boyd.

Events at the Turchin Center Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is located at 423 West King St., in Boone. Info: 2623017 or www.tcva.org.

• WE (3/2), 7-8pm - Visiting artist lecture: “The Hemlocks!

The Hemlocks! Grief and Celebration Part 1,” with Lowell Hayes. Held at the Turchin Center Lecture Hall.

• FR (3/4), 7-9pm - Spring Exhibition Celebration with live music and a cash bar.

Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts Located at 70 Bingo Loop in Cherokee. Info: 497-3945.

• WEDNESDAYS (3/9 through 3/30), 8pm - “Certification in the Building Industry for Cherokee Craft Artists,” a workshop open to artists, artisans and college-level art students. Register: 497-3945 or j_marley@southwesterncc. edu. Info: : www.handmadeinamerica.org. Directions: www.southwesterncc.edu/centers/oica.htm.

Skyuka Fine Art Located at 133 N. Trade St., in Tryon. Info: 817-3783 or info@skyukafineart.com.

• SU (3/6), 3pm - Fine Art Lecture: “Topic-A History of Art in Tryon,” with Michael McCue. Location and artist highlights will include the Lanier Library, Pine Crest Inn, Blue Ridge Weavers, Rock House Gallery, Episcopal Parish House, TFAC and The Upstairs Gallery, to name a few.

Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League Classes are held at the studio, 999 W. Old Rt. 70, Black Mountain. Info: svfal.info@ gmail.com or www.svfal.org.

• THURSDAYS, noon-3pm Try something new every week at the Experimental Art Group.

Learn and share collage and water/mixed media techniques in a playful setting. All levels welcome. $6 per session.

Info: svfal.info@gmail.com or 357-8129.

• FRIDAYS, 10am-1pm - A figure drawing open studio session will be held with a live model in various poses. No instruction provided. “Working with a live model strengthens your drawing and painting abilities.” $10 fee for model.

Info: greenbergfrances@ yahoo.com.

• MONDAYS (starting 3/7), Noon-3pm - A portrait painting open studio session will be held with a live model in various poses. No instruction offered. All local portrait artists are invited to participate in any medium. $10 fee for model.

Info: greenbergfrances@ yahoo.com.

With Our Hands • Through TH (3/31) - Free art classes for all people affected by sexual violence, presented

by Our VOICE and Arts 2 People. Clay, poetry, collage and more. Info: www.ourvoicenc.org or 252-0562.

Spoken & Written Word Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org.

• TU (3/8), 3-5pm Discussion Bound Reading Group: Uncommon Clay by Margaret Maron. Free with museum membership or admission. Suggestions for future books are welcome.

Info: ext. 120.

Blue Ridge Books Located at 152 S. Main St., Waynesville. Info: www. brbooks-news.com or 4566000.

• TH (3/3), 7-9pm - Music and poetry open mic.

Performers should arrive 15 minutes before show time.

• TU (3/8), 10am - Book Babies. Story time for children ages 3 and under —- 1pm - “Mountain Writers” meet.

Info: www.mountainwritersnc. com —- 6:30-8pm - “Social Networking,” a workshop about Facebook and Twitter for businesses and nonprofits.

Free. Info: TheListeningBee. com.

• TU (3/10), 6:30-8pm - Celtic open mic for professional and amateur musicians.

Buncombe County Public Libraries

LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS - Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n BM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) n EA = East Asheville Library (902 Tunnel Road, 250-4738) n FV = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) n LE = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 2506480) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) n WV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • WE (3/2), 3pm - Book Club: A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century by Witold Rybczynski. WV —- 57pm - Library Knitters. SW. • TH (3/3), 6:30pm - Book Club: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Sloot. EA —- 7pm - Library Knitters. BM. • TU (3/8), 7pm - Storyteller Connie Regan-Blake will perform stories for adults. WV —- Book Club: The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner. LE. • TH (3/10), 1pm - Book Club: Road Home by local author Rusty Frank. FV. Events at Accent on Books The bookstore is located at 854 Merrimon Ave. Events are free and open to the public.

Info: 252-6255 or www.accentonbooks.com.

• FR (3/4), 6pm - Local author Bill Branyon will read from his book Liberating Liberals and talk about his writing process.

Light refreshments will be served.

Events at City Lights City Lights Bookstore is at 3 E. Jackson St. in downtown Sylva. Info: 586-9499 or more@citylightsnc.com.

• SA (3/5), 2pm - Jodi Kraner, the author of the Northern Lights Card Deck Body/Mind/ Spirit, will be the featured guest speaker.

• TU (3/8), 7pm - Robert Hawk will discuss his work with The Aldo Leopold Land Ethics Leaders Program.

Events at Malaprop’s The bookstore and cafe at 55 Haywood St. hosts visiting authors for talks and book signings. Info: 254-6734 or www.malaprops.com.

• WE (3/2), 7pm - Join host Jay Jacoby for a discussion of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.

• FR (3/4), 4:30-6pm - Freelance Friday: Veteran freelancers and newcomers are invited to attend.

Complimentary wine will be served —- 7pm - Jennifer Pharr Davis, owner of Blue Ridge Hiking Company, will

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read from and discuss her book Becoming Odyssa: Epic Adventures on the Appalachian Trail. Free.

• SA (3/5), 7pm - Elizabeth Stuckey-French, author of Mermaids on the Moon and The First Paper Girl in Red Oak, Iowa will read from and sign copies of her latest work, The Revengeof the Radioactive Lady.

• SU (3/6), 3pm - Poetrio: readings by Britt Kaufmann, author of Belonging; Luke Hankins, author of I Was Afraid of Vowels and Their Paleness; and Landon Godrey, author of Second-Skin Rhinestone-Spangled Nude Soufflé Chiffon Gown.

• MO (3/7), 7pm - Bridging Differences Bookclub: Join Patti Digh for a discussion of The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon.

• TU (3/8), 7pm - Malcolm Jones will read from and discuss his book Little Boy Blues.

• WE (3/9), 7pm - Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson will read from and sign copies of their latest novel, The Bone Yard, based on the real-life “Body Farm,” a forensicscience research facility at the University of Tennessee.

• TH (3/10), 7pm - Author Laura Carpini will read from and sign copies of her novel Bear Speaks: The Story of Seven Sacred Lessons Learned from a Montana Grizzly.

Events at Montford Books & More The bookstore at 31 Montford Ave. hosts author readings and writing groups. Info: 285-8805.

• SA (3/5), 3pm - Book signing and Q&A with Neil Regan, author of Great Waterfalls of North Carolina: A Guide for Hikers, Photographers and Waterfall Enthusiasts.

Events at Thomas Wolfe Memorial

R O N EY L O N G S .

Located at 52 N. Market St. Info: www.wolfememorial.com or 253-8304.

• SU (3/6), 2-4pm - Wayne Caldwell, winner of the 2010 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award, will read from his book Requiem By Fire with special guest Stephen Woody, whose grandfather served as a model for Silas Wright, a main character in Caldwell’s recent novel.

Taste Full Beans • TU (3/8), 7pm - Poets Rhett Trull and Malaika King Albrecht will read from their current works at Taste Full Beans in downtown Hickory. The event will be preceded by an open mic at 6:30 p.m.

Xpress Yourself Submit a poem to the Mountain Xpress Poetry Contest. Winners will have their work published in print and will read their poem aloud on Friday, April 8 at the Masonic Temple, in downtown

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Asheville, and at WordFest in early May. Info: www.mountainx.com/ae/poetry/submit.

• Through TH (3/17) Submissions will be accepted.

continue at Pack’s Tavern.

Costumes encouraged. n Interested in participating?

Register online: http://on.fb. me/fMetzM.

Festivals & Gatherings

Music

Asheville’s Mardi Gras Parade & Ball • SU (2/6), 3pm - The “Homegrown, Fancy and Free” parade will feature sparkles, feathers, beads, dancers, roller skaters, drummers and colorful characters. The parade will gather in front of Asheville Community Theater on Walnut St., at 2pm, and will begin at 3pm sharp, rain or shine. Performers will travel down Lexington Avenue, take a right on College Street, will loop around Pritchard Park and travel up Patton Ave., to Pack Square. This is where the parade ends and the Mardi Gras Ball begins. Revelry will

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Very affordable. Call (828) 442-6211. www.vinylrecordstocd.com Arts Council of Henderson County Located at 401 N. Main Street (entrance on Fourth Street), above Flight Restaurant in downtown Hendersonville.

Info: 693-8504 or www. acofhc.org.

• FR (3/4), 4pm - The Hendersonville Children’s Choir will perform in the lobby of First Citizens Bank in Hendersonville. Free.

Asheville Area Piano Forum All piano enthusiasts are invited to programs. Info: www. ashevilleareapianoforum.org or 669-4869.

• FR (3/4), 9:30am-1pm - The general meeting will feature “Appropriate Use of Rubato,” a presentation by Dr. Matthew Manwarren of Winthrop University. Free and open to the public.

Asheville Chamber Music Series Concerts are held at the Unitarian Universalist Church on the corner of Charlotte St. and Edwin Place, unless otherwise noted. Tickets at the door/Free for students. Info: 259-3626 or www.ashevillechambermusic. org.

• TH (3/3), 4:15pm - Asheville Chamber Music presents a pre-concert talk at the Reuter Center on the UNCA College Campus. Free.

• FR (3/4), 8pm - The Audubon Quartet will perform works by Betthoven, Serebrier, Wolf and Schickele. $35.

Asheville Lyric Opera Guild Recital/Lunch Series • TU (3/8), noon - Baritone David Craig Starkey and pianist Daniel Weiser will present songs and arias at the Crouch Chapel of First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St., in downtown Asheville. Lunch will be offered following the program for $10. For lunch reservations, call 669-8322 before March 4th. Free.

Carl Sandburg Solo Guitar Recital • SU (3/6), 3pm - The annual recital featuring artist Elliot Frank will be performed at Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness, 1905 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock. $10 suggested donation. Presented in cooperation with Wofford College of Spartanburg. Info: 693-4178 or www.nps. gov/carl.

First Congregational Church in Hendersonville Fifth Ave. West at White Pine St., in Hendersonville. Info: 692-8630 or www.fcchendersonville.org.

• SU (3/6), 3pm - Acclaimed pianist Betty Jean Billlingsley Carswell will open the Church’s 2011 Concert Series.

Family friendly. A free-will offering will be accepted.

Haywood Community Band Rehearsals • TH (3/3), 6:45pm - Band rehearsal will be held at Grace In The Mountains Episcopal Church, 394 Haywood St., in Waynesville.All subsequent rehearsals will be held on Thursday nights weekly starting at 7pm. For information about joining the band: 452-5553, 452-7530 or www.haywoodcommunityband.org.

Hendersonville Children’s Choir

• FR (3/4), 4pm Hendersonville Children’s Choir will perform at First Citizens Bank, 539 North Main St., in downtown Hendersonville.

Music at Arden Presbyterian Church • FR (3/4), 7:30pm - The Houghton College Choir, under the direction of Dr. Brandon Johnson, will perform in concert. Free and open to the public. Located at 2215 Hendersonville Road. Info: 6847221 or www.ardenpres.org.

N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Unless otherwise noted, these events and classes are held in the Chestnut Ridge Room at UNCA’s Reuter Center. Info: 251-6140.

• TH (3/3), 4:15pm - The Asheville Chamber Music Series presents a pre-concert lecture at the Manheimer Room.

Song O’ Sky Chorus (Sweet Adelines International) The chorus is always looking for women 18+ who want to learn how to sing barbershop harmony. Please visit a rehearsal. Info: 1-866-8249547 or www.songosky.org.

• TUESDAYS,6:45pm Rehearsals in the Fellowship Hall at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St. Sunday Jam • SUNDAYS, 5pm - Musicians, no matter skill level, instrument or style, are welcome this community jam. Bring a dish to share for a potluck meal. For details and weekly locations: 317-1861.

The Asheville Choral Society Tickets & info: 232-2060 or www.ashevillechoralsociety. org.

• SA (3/5), 8pm & SU (3/6), 4pm - “Be Here Now: Singing the Temporal Art of Living Composers” will be performed at Central United Methodist Church, 27 Church St., in downtown Asheville. “This concert is a celebration of spirit and engagement of ancient wisdom and modern sound.”

Tryon Fine Arts Center Located at 34 Melrose Ave., in Tryon. Info: 859-8322 or www. tryonarts.org • TH (3/10), 8pm - Danu, the award-winning traditional Irish ensemble from County Waterford, performs in concert. $25. Call the box office Tues.Fri., 10am-4pm, and Sat., 10am-1pm.

Theater A-B Tech Drama Club The club sponsors and produces a variety of productions, performances, workshops and lectures. Reservations & info: 254-1921 or pcarver@ abtech.edu.

• TH (3/3) through SA (3/5), 7pm - The musical You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, directed, designed and choreographed by A-B Tech student Jacob Wallen, will be performed at Ferguson Auditorium. $10/$5 area students/$3 A-B Tech students and staff.

Asheville Community Theatre Celebrate joyful, mindful living in a church with heart.

Contemporary music by Lytingale and The Unitic Band.

Located at 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: 684-3798, 891-8700 or www. unitync.net.

• Through SU (3/6) - Rent, a musical that “follows a group of bohemians struggling to survive under the shadow of HIV/AIDS in New York’s Lower East Side in the late 1980s.” Fri.-Sat., 7:30pm & Sun., 2:30pm. $22 adults/$19 seniors and students.

• SA (3/5) - Saturdays at ACT Family Theatre Series presents Sadie’s Spectacular Saturday at 10am, where “Sadie the Caterpillar realizes that true beauty comes from within” and Struggle for Freedom at 2:30pm, about the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Performances by Bright Star Touring Theatre. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door.

Events at 35below This black box theater is located underneath Asheville Community Theatre at 35 E. Walnut St. Info: 254-1320 or www.ashevilletheatre.org.

• SU (3/6), 2:30pm - Play Reading for Pleasure: Uncle Vanya by Chekov.

NC Stage Company Asheville’s professional resident theater company, performing at 15 Stage Lane in downtown Asheville (entrance off of Walnut St., across from Zambra’s). Info & tickets: 2390263 or www.ncstage.org.

• Through SU (3/13) - Boeing Boeing by Marc Camoletti.

A high-energy farce set in the 1960s, featuring men struggling to keep themselves grounded as their love lives remain up in the air with their stewardess girlfriends. Wed., $16; Thur.-Sun., $28; Thur.Sun. matinee $25.

Synergy Story Slam Asheville’s community-based, open mic storytelling event at The Magnetic Field, 372 Depot St., River Arts District. Search “Synergy Story Slam” on Facebook for more info. $5-10.

• MO (3/7), 7pm - Theme of the night: “Man’s Best Friend,” and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Brother Wolf Animal Rescue.

The Magnetic Field A cafe, bar and performance house located at 372 Depot St., in the River Arts District. Info:

www.themagneticfield.com or 257-4003.

• TH (3/3) through SA (3/5) - Songs of Robert, John Crutchfield’s “quirkily poetic” one-man show. Performances begin at 7:30pm with late-night performances at 10pm on Saturday. No late night performance on March 4. Tickets $12-14.

• 1st FRIDAYS, 10pm - Magnetic Midnight. Show up with an original script, skit, song, routine or performance piece (five minutes or less in length), if you’d like to act in or direct a piece by someone else, or sit back and watch the “magical, mysterious monthly show” unfold.

• THURSDAYS (3/10) through SATURDAYS (3/19), 7:30pm - Ruth, written by John Crutchfield and directed

by Steven Samuels. Latenight performances will be held at 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays. $12-14.

Tryon Fine Arts Center Located at 34 Melrose Ave. in Tryon. Info: 859-8322 or www.tryonarts.org • SU (3/6), 3-5pm - Author, lecturer and Professor of Irish Literature and Culture, Dr. Dennis P. Sommers, presents a one-man show exploring influences of Irish literature, from the ancient Druids to modern poets and playwrights. $10.

Film Classic World Cinema Foreign Film Series • FR (3/4), 7:45pm - I am Cuba by Mikhail Kalatozov (1968 Soviet Union/Cuba).

Held at Courtyard Gallery, in the upstairs library at the Phil Mechanic Studio. Info: ashevillecourtyard.com or Cranky Hanke’s special showing section.

Film Screening and Discussion Group • 2nd THURSDAYS, 6pm - Meet to view and discuss the film The Weather Underground and other films related to struggle. All are welcome, including filmmakers. Location and details: 980-4037 or poppasays01@gmail.com.

Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 255-8115 or www.firestormcafe.com.

• SA (3/5), 3:30pm - Movie Screening: Zeitgeist Moving Forward.

Dance 7pm Wednesdays • InterPlay Asheville (pd.) Play with us, and tap into body wisdom, with movement, reflection, voice, and 1 minute stories. It’s easy and Fun, plus, you can’t do it wrong! (Really!)

(now every Wednesday.) $5$15. • Sacred Embodiment Center, 31 Carolina Lane, Asheville, NC • downtown Asheville! Info: www.interplayasheville.org/ Ballroom/Latin Dance Group (pd.) Classes and Private Lessons Tango, Rumba, Swing, Salsa/Mambo, Waltz, Cha-Cha, Foxtrot, Merengue, Samba. LatinRhythmDance@ gmail.com (703) 346-7112.

Learn Beyonce’s Single Ladies Dance! (pd.) 10 week series starts Mar. 7 at Homewood, 19 Zillicoa St. from 6-7 pm. $7/ class if paying for entire series.

Learn Janet Jackson’s hot Hip Hop dance to her song All For You! Starts Mar. 7 at Homewood, 7:15-8:15 pm.

Contact Kathleen to sign up, idodances@gmail.com, 828275-8628.

Studio Zahiya (pd.) • Tuesday: 9-10am: Hip Hop Fitness • 6-7pm: Beginner Bellydance • 8:10-9:10pm: Intermediate/Advanced Bellydance • Thursday: 910am: All Levels Bellydance • 6-7pm: Bollywood and Bhangra • 8:10-9:10pm: Hip Hop. • Drop-in anytime. $12/ class. • Info: (828) 242-7595 or www.lisazahiya.com Afro-Brazilian Dance Classes • THURSDAYS, 7-8pm - Classes explore dance styles from Rio and Salvador. Dropins and dancers of all levels welcome. Live drumming every week with Zabumba. $10. At Terpsicorps Dance Studio, 129 Roberts St., River Arts District.

Asheville International Folk Dancers • TUESDAYS, 7-9:30pm - We do a variety of dances from all over the world, but mainly line dances from Eastern Europe, particularly the Balkans. At Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road, Asheville. No partner, no cost. Info: 645-1543 or mmgoodman@frontier.com.

Asheville Movement Collective AMC hosts weekly dancewaves for personal and community transformation.

First wave is free. Info: www.

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• FRIDAYS, 7-9pm - Meet at the Terpsicorps Studio of Dance above The Wedge in the River Arts District. $5.

• SUNDAYS, 8:30-10:30 am & 10:30am-12:30pm - Meet at Studio 11, 11 Richland St., in West Asheville. $5.

Carolina Shag Dancing • WEDNESDAYS, 7-11pm - Dance with a DJ. $5.

• SUNDAYS, 4-5pm - Free dance lesson. An open dance will follow until 7pm. Held at Bosco’s Sports Zone, 3210 Hendersonville Road. Info: 684-2646.

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• FR (3/4), 6pm - Dancing and dinner at Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 171 Beaverdam Road. $5. Info: www.asburymemorialumc. com.

Creative Technology & Arts Center Located at Odyssey Community School, 90 Zillicoa St., Asheville. Info: www. ctacenter.org.

• MONDAYS (3/7 through 4/25), 5-6:30pm - A “Modern Dance & Expressive Movement” class will be taught

by Claire Elizabeth Barratt. All adults and teens are welcome. $10-$20 sliding scale.

English Country Dance Located at the Asheville Arts Center, 308 Merrimon Ave. Dance as they do in film adaptations of Jane Austen novels, such as Pride and Prejudice.

No partner necessary. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Live music and caller. $6/$5 for Old Farmers Ball members. Info: www.oldfarmersball.com.

• 1st & 3rd SUNDAYS, 35:30pm - Dancing.

Hendersonville Ballroom Dance Club Meets in the ballroom of the Elks Lodge, 546 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. Yearly membership is $10. Couples and singles of all ages are welcome. Info: 692-8281.

• FRIDAYS, 7-7:30pm - Dance lessons —- 7:30-10pm Dance. DJ Fred Young provides a variety of dance tunes from waltz to tango. Refreshments will be served. $5 for members/$6 nonmembers.

Performances at ASU Performances take place at Appalachian State University’s Farthing Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Ticket prices increase at the door on show nights. Info: (800) 841-ARTS(2787) or www.pas. appstate.edu.

• WE (3/2), 8pm - The Russian National Ballet will perform Shakespeare’s tragic love story of Romeo & Juliet and Chopiniana, which grew out of Chopin’s “Seventh Waltz.” A cash bar opens at 7pm, with appetizers provided

by Crave Restaurant. $20/$18 seniors/$10 students. Info: www.pas.appstate.edu.

Southern Lights SDC A nonprofit square-dance club.

Square dancing is friendship set to music. Info: 694-1406 or 681-1731.

• SA (3/5) - Southern Lights Square and Round Dance Club will hold a “March Madness” dance at the Whitmire Activity Building, Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville. Wear your favorite team’s shirt and bring a banner if you have one.

Advanced dance at 6pm. Early

rounds at 7pm. Squares and rounds at 7:30 p.m.

Swing Asheville Info: www.swingasheville.com, 301-7629 or dance@swingasheville.com.

• TUESDAYS, 6-7pm Beginner swing dance lessons at Eleven on Grove, 11 Grove St., in downtown Asheville. $12 per week for a four-week workshop. No partner needed.

Classes start first Tuesday of every month. Swing dance from 8pm-11pm every Tuesday night.

Auditions & Call to Artists Auditions for FOOTLOOSE the Musical Info: 684-3361 or http://bioflyer.wordpress.com.

• SU (3/6), 7-10pm - Audition for Footloose at the Asheville Arts Center, 308 Merrimon Ave. Bring sheet music with a pop/rock song or one from the musical. Wear shoes and clothes for dancing. Roles are available for actors ages 16 to 40.

Tryon Little Theater Performances are held at the Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Info: 8592466, tryonlittletheater@gmail. com or www.tltinfo.org.

• FR (3/4) & SA (3/5) Auditions for Done to Death, directed by Neela Munoz, will be held. Prepare a one or two minute comic monologue for the audition. Roles are available for nine men and eight women.

The performance will be staged April 28-May 1 & May 5-8.

Info: 859-3031.

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Voices of the River • Through MO (4/6) Submissions for the fourth annual poetry and art contest will be accepted. This year’s contest is titled “It’s In Your Hands.” Send poetry, 2D and 3D art to RiverLink, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving life along the French Broad, and visit www.riverlink. org/earthdaycontest.asp for guidelines. Local writers Glenis Redmon and Sebastian Matthews will judge this year’s contest. Info: 252-8474 or www.riverlink.org.

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consciousparty What: The sixth annual “Auction for the Arts” and benefit for Black Mountain Center for the Arts Where: Located in the original City Hall building at 225 W. State St., in Black Mountain When: Saturday, March 5, at 6 p.m. ($15 in advance/$20 on the day of the auction. Reservations: 669-0930. Info: blackmountainarts.org)

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a hot-air balloon ride from Asheville Balloon Rides, a 12-bottle wine table from Tyson Furniture filled with wine donated by members of the Board of Directors and a weekly bouquet of fresh, organically grown flowers from early May through early October from Old Fort’s Sweet Earth Flower Farm” — to name but a few of the offerings listed in a press release.

All auction proceeds benefit the nonprofit art center’s mission “to bring arts to the people and people to the arts by providing a center for celebrating the arts and a forum for stimulating artistic endeavor,” as stated on blackmountainarts.org.

As program coordinator Rita Vermillion writes, “Come out and support the arts locally, find a oneof-a-kind item to bid on, and enjoy an evening of good food, fun and friendship with others in our community who want to help the Arts Center.”

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Why: The Auction for the Arts begins at 6 p.m. with heavy hors d’oeuvres, beverages and desserts, along with a silent auction. Then auctioneer John Hill of Weaverville takes the helm, starting the live auction at 7 p.m. The auction includes an array of items, including “photography from Carolyn Johnson, Kathy Begley and Gary Leive, a painting by Brad Stroman, guitar lessons from David Zoll, a spa soak at Hot Springs, an amethyst ring from Grace Jewelers, or

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Bootleggers’ Ball (pd.) Congregation Beth Israel is a welcoming Jewish community devoted to core values of education, spirituality, celebration, and social justice. We invite you to a Bootleggers’ Ball on March 12, 2011 at 7:30 at Pack’s Tavern in downtown Asheville. Celebrating the glamour of the 1920’s, it’s an evening of nostalgic film shorts, great music by The Firecracker Jazz Band, delicious food courtesy of Pack’s Tavern, and a complimentary beverage from The Thirsty Monk.

There will be a silent auction, games, and prizes awarded for the best vintage costumes. • Tickets are $60/person, available directly from Congregation Beth Israel, 252-8431. • Proceeds from this event will benefit educational activities and other programming at Congregation Beth Israel.

Art for Antonio Benefit • TH (3/3), 5-9pm - The art party and fundraiser will feature hor d’oeuvres, a wine tasting and an art auction including works by local artists Simone Wilson, Meg Reilley, Molly Sieburg Courcelle, Genie Maples and Cheri Brackett. Held at 71 Starnes Ave., in downtown Asheville. All proceeds will help Antonio go to boarding school. Info: http://bit.ly/hqDGb8.

Black Mountain Center for the Arts Located in the renovated Old City Hall at 225 West State St., in Black Mountain. Gallery Hours: Mon.Wed. & Fri., 10am-5pm (closed Sat. during winter months). Info: 669-0930 or www.BlackMountainArts. org.

• SA (3/5), 6-9pm - The sixth annual Auction for the Arts features a live and silent auction, heavy hors d’oeuvres, dessert and a beverage bar. Items for auction include functional art and items geared toward entertainment, gardening, auto maintenance, food and more. $15 in advance/$20 door.

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• SA (3/5), 7-10pm - The fundraiser and auction (think Bonnaroo tickets and a Volvo SUV) will be held in the gym at the Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St. $20-$30. Info: jhwells@bellsouth.net.

Benefit Concert • TU (3/8), 7-10pm - Kellin Watson, Will Straughan, Josh Stack and Andy Gwynn will perform an allacoustic concert at the White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. All donations will benefit a crisis nursery in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Info: www. whitehorseblackmountain.com.

Concert 4 Hope • SU (3/6), 4-6pm - “Willie Nelson” and the gang are back for a benefit concert at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square. All proceeds benefit the Downtown Welcome Table, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding Asheville’s homeless community. $25-$50. Tickets: www.dwtheatre.com. For more info about Downtown Welcome Table: www.Haywoodstreet.org.

Dogs, Diamonds & Denim Partner Party • TH (3/3), 5:30-7:30pm - Tour the Asheville Humane Society’s new facility (located near the Farmer’s Market, behind Deal Motors on Brevard Road) and meet staff and volunteers. The evening benefit will feature live music, drinks, hors d’oevres and a silent auction. Presented in partnership with the Asheville Symphony Guild. Proceeds will be shared equally between the Asheville Symphony Orchestra and the Asheville Humane Society. $50.

Tickets: 254-7046 or www.ashevillesymphony.org.

Evergreen Community Charter School Located at 50 Bell Road, Asheville. Info: 298-2173.

• FR (3/4), 7:30pm - An annual concert and fundraiser will be held at the Pack’s Tavern Century Room in downtown Asheville, featuring music by The Akira Satake Band and a silent auction. $35 includes music, food and desserts. Info: www.evergreenccs. org.

Fiesta de Justicia

• TH (3/3), 6-10pm - The party and fundraiser, featuring food and drinks at the penthouse ballroom of the Battery Park Hotel, will benefit Asheville/Marion Civil Rights Attorney Frank Goldsmith and his two colleagues, Hoppy Elliot and Griff Morgan, who have represented, without charge, five Guantanamo detainees, absorbing over $75,000 in expenses. All proceeds will help offset these out-of-pocket expenses. The fundraiser is organized by the ACLU Chapter of Western North Carolina to ensure that detainees receive fair treatment and fair trials. Donations requested. Info: 253-5088.

Truffle Festival & Benefit • TH (3/3) through SA (3/5) - The national festival and benefit will be held at the Grand Bohemian Hotel, 325 S. Orange Ave. Festivities include educational and informative sessions involving truffles, wine, food tours, scotch tastings and cooking demonstrations. All proceeds benefit the Frankie Lemmon Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting the eduction of children with special needs since 1975. Info: www.northamericantrufflefest.com/ schedule.html.

Themed Pie Basket Auction • FR (3/4), 6-9pm - The A. C. Reynolds High School chapter of SkillsUSA will sponsor an auction of pie baskets containing donated gifts. 1 Rocket Drive, Asheville. $5 at the door. Info: 298-2500.

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• What Budget Crunch? The South Florida SunSentinel reported in January that despite an array of pressing problems, the Broward County school system has paid about $100,000 per year since 2004 to build and maintain special gardens at selected schools in order to lure butterflies for pupils to study.

• Government That Works: The City Commission of San Antonio, Fla. (population 1,052), passed an ordinance in January restricting registered sex offenders to living in one tiny portion of town.

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• In January, Toronto sculptor/photographer Lisa Murphy produced more “porn for the blind”: four hand-molded clay figures replicating erotic photographic scenes of nude and lingerie-clad models (accompanied by descriptions in Braille). “The butt was the hardest to sculpt,” she said. “I wanted to get it nice and even, and give it a feminine softness so it would actually feel like a woman’s butt.” Her first book, Tactile Mind ($225 Canadian), features 17 such raised erotic works.

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Each yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vaccine includes three strains of virus, and while a fourth has emerged this year, it seems to have caused only a small number of cases.

The third week of February showed a decrease in outpatient visits for flu-like symptoms â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the first drop this year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; though emergency-room visits increased during the same period.

The Health Department encourages people to get the flu vaccine and keep hospital visits to a minimum â&#x20AC;&#x201D; washing hands frequently, covering their coughs and â&#x20AC;&#x153;staying home when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sick â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big one,â&#x20AC;? notes Morrison, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to expose people unduly.â&#x20AC;?

Health officials wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to truly assess the season until itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over, and to some degree, every flu season requires people to roll with the punches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know until afterward, when we can look back at all the data and assess what we couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done differently,â&#x20AC;? she says, stressing that getting vaccinated and following basic flu precautions is still the best bet, especially in such a tough season. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; D.F.

State health assessment finds most CTS neighbors not at risk

Back on Feb. 17, the N.C. Division of Public Health completed its lengthy public health assessment process for the area surrounding the former CTS of Asheville plant on Mills Gap Road in Skyland. The final report differs little from the draft released in January 2010.

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Got your shot? Flu shots are available at various locations throughout WNC. photo by Jonathan Welch

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is basically the same document,â&#x20AC;? says lead author Sandy Mort. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We made a few minor text changes, but no substantive changes other than an appendix that identifies comments from the public and [other] agencies.â&#x20AC;?

Based on samples collected from 1990 through 2008, the report draws five conclusions concerning public health near the site, where electrical components were manufactured from 1952 to 1986.

One conclusion is that while residents who used a few highly contaminated private wells could perhaps face increased cancer risk or other health impacts, in most cases, â&#x20AC;&#x153;groundwater contaminants, including the volatile organic compounds trichloroethylene and vinyl chloride, are not expected to harm peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health.â&#x20AC;?

The agency also repeats its earlier determination that cancer rates for people living within a one-mile radius of the CTS property arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t elevated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One mile is the largest area we thought could be impacted by the site,â&#x20AC;? Mort explains.â&#x20AC;&#x153;We looked at all the data that were available at the time the assessment was started.

We also issued a health consultation that looked at all the private-well data collected by EPA up through January 2010.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, residents of 16 neighboring households filed a lawsuit in federal court Feb. 22 accusing CTS of illegally releasing more than 1 million pounds of hazardous chemicals into

the local environment using an illegal dumping system. Much of the original 54-acre CTS property was sold and redeveloped as Southside Village, leaving a fenced, roughly 9-acre site where the former plant stands.

Remediation has moved forward fitfully over the years. A soil-vapor extraction system â&#x20AC;&#x201D; installed in 2006 to remove and treat contaminants present in the soil beneath the plant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was unexpectedly shut down last May when thieves removed copper pipes. The system has not been repaired, further aggravating CTS neighborsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; long-standing concerns for their health and safety. The EPA maintains that sampling must be done to determine whether the extraction system is still needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing has changed,â&#x20AC;? says resident Tate MacQueen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things have only grown worse.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inexcusable.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; S.A. The health assessment is available at the N.C. Division of Public Health website: http://bit.ly/ gPkjBL. The agency advises residents with health concerns to contact their health-care provider and the N.C. Division of Public Health (919-707-5900; e-mail: nchace@ncmail.net). X Please follow us on Twitter and submit WNC health-and-wellness info with the hashtag #avlhealth or by e-mail to mxhealth@mountainx.com.

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Support Groups Adult Children Of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families ACOA is an anonymous 12-step, “Twelve Tradition” program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Info:http://adultchildren.org.

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

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

Info: 989-8075.

Al-Anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics.

More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: 800-2861326 or www.wnc-alanon.org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7:30-9pm - Newcomers meeting 7:30pm, Discussion meeting 8-9pm: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles.

Enter through parking lot door.

Info: 225-0515. Al-Anon in West Asheville: 258-4799.

• THURSDAYS, 7pm - Discussion meeting for parents of children with addictions: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Info: 242-6197.

• FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (GLBT) group of Al-Anon is a gayfriendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, and holds their weekly candlelight meeting at All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 670-6277 (until 9pm).

• FRIDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm Discussion meeting: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131.

• SATURDAYS, 10am - Al-Anon North: Meeting at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. • SATURDAYS, 10am - Saturday Serenity at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on the corner of Charlotte and Macon. Beginners welcome.

• SATURDAYS, Noon - Weaverville discussion meeting at First Baptist Church on N. Main St., next to the library. Enter through the side glass doors.

Alcoholics Anonymous - N.C. Mountain Central Office • This service center for AA members and groups provides 24-hour phone support for AA meetings in WNC, recovery literature and more.

Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri.: 10am1pm; Tue. & Thur.: 1-4pm. 2548539 within Buncombe Co. Info: www.ashevilleaa.org.

Attention Migraine Sufferers • SA (3/12) - All are welcome to attend this new support group.

Come learn about the latest treat-

ments and research on migraines.

RSVP by March 3. Info: 277-6723.

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

• SATURDAYS, 11am - Meeting at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St., in Asheville.

The Church entrance and parking is in back. Info: 779-2317 or 2991666.

Crystal Meth Anonymous • MONDAYS, 8pm - This 12-step meeting welcomes anyone who has a desire to quit using crystal meth. The group meets at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St. Info: 252-8729.

Eating Disorders Individuals are welcome to come to one or all of the support groups.

Info: 337-4685 or www.thecenternc.org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm - Support group for adults at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. Focus is on positive peer support, coping skills and recovery tools.

Led by licensed professionals. Free.

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

Info and registration: www.pardeehospital.org or 692-4600.

• WE (3/2), 11:30am - A diabetes support group will meet. Nancy Zazen, RD, CDE, with Pardee’s Perspectives Program will discuss nutrition.

GriefShare GriefShare features nationally recognized experts in grief-and-recovery support and meets at Calvary Baptist Church, 531 Haywood Road in Asheville. Info: 253-7301 or michael.lee@calvaryasheville.com.

• SUNDAYS, 3pm - GriefShare group meeting.

I Can Cope The American Cancer Society, Cancer Centers of North Carolina and Carepartners host “I Can Cope,” a program that gives participants an opportunity to share concerns and ways to cope with the challenge of a cancer diagnosis. Patients, caregivers and family members are invited to attend. Meetings are held at Cancer Centers of North Carolina, located in Regional Medical Park, Asheville. Free. Info: 271-6510.

• WEDNESDAYS, 3-5pm - Meetings feature guest speakers and professionals, such as oncologists, oncology nurses and social workers. In addition, videotapes, print materials and class discussions provide upto-date information. Call to register.

Journaling Group • THURSDAYS - Want to better know yourself? The single most essential instrument for nurturing

your spirit is a personal journal.

Sharing a journal with others can help clarify thoughts, emotions and reactions to certain people or situations. Info: 989-9811.

Overcomers Recovery Support Group A Christian-based, 12-step recovery program. Provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems. Meetings are held at S.O.S. Anglican Mission, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., suite C-1. All are welcome. Info: rchovey@sos. spc-asheville.org or 575-2003.

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm - A support group for men will meet.

Overeaters Anonymous A fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. This 12-step program welcomes everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively.

Meetings are one hour unless noted.

• THURSDAYS, 6:30-7:30pm - Hendersonville O.A. Step Study group at the Cox House, 723 N. Grove St. Info: 329-1637.

• THURSDAYS, Noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road (S. 25 at Yorkshire). Info: 298-1899.

• SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: Carver Parks & Recreation Center, 101 Carver Ave., off Blue Ridge Road. Open relapse and recovery meeting. Info: 6690986.

• MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Info: 252-4828.

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm Hendersonville: Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway. Info: (800)-580-4761.

• TUESDAYS, 10:30am-noon Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., at Ottari. Info: 280-2213.

SLAA (Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous) • SATURDAYS, 10-11am - Do you want to stop living out a destructive pattern of sex and love addiction over which you are personally powerless? This 12-step-based recovery program meets at 20 Oak St., Asheville. Info: www.slaafws.org or ashevilleslaa@charter.net.

Wednesday Women’s Al-Anon Meeting • WEDNESDAYS, 5:45pm - Meeting at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. (at Gracelyn Street). Newcomers welcome. Info: 253-0542.

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OpeN YOuR HeART… OpeN YOuR HOme North Carolina MENTOR was established in 1993 to provide community-based care for at-risk youth in the state.

Today, North Carolina MENTOR serves hundreds of at-risk youth in Western North Carolina.

Services include: • Therapeutic foster care • Respite • Intake Assessments • Therapy • Other Services

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NC Mentor is offering free informational meetings to those who are interested in becoming therapeutic foster parents. The meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday 6:30pm7:30pm (snacks provided) and 4th Friday 12pm-1pm (lunch provided). • If you are interested in making a difference in a child’s life, please call Nicole at (828) 696-2667 ext 13 or e-mail nicole.toto@thementornetwork.com

• Become a Therapeutic Foster Family. • Free informational meeting.

NC mentor. 120C Chadwick Square Court, Hendersonville, NC 28739

Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine Expanded Clinical Program

Learn how to work with clients using holistic herbal medicine. Classes include clinical skills, treating specific diseases, and over 60 hours of clinic time.

Private consultations with CoreyPine are also available.

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UNCA Instructional Recreation (pd.) Campus Recreation at UNCA will be offering Swim Lessons (Youth, Adult, Private), Aqua Fitness, African Drumming and Dance beginning March 2011.

Please call (828) 232-5650 for more information and to register!

Or visit http://recreation.unca.edu/ instructional-recreation Aromatherapy Workshop (pd.) Learn Aromatherapy from a master healing arts instructor, Dr. Joie Power. • Gain new skills to enhance your life or practice. • Next Asheville 2-day workshop: May 21-22. (828) 835-2231. www.

Aromatherapy-School.com Free Health Screenings with the Park Ridge Health WOW Van (pd.) • Free Cholesterol Screenings: Lipid and glucose profiles by finger stick, along with blood pressure and body mass index screening. For best results, fast overnight. Friday, March 4, (8-11am), Ingles, 1980 Asheville Hwy., Hendersonville • $10 PSA Screening: No appointment required. PSA blood test for men 50 years of age or older; age 40 if father or brother had prostate cancer. Wednesday, March 2 (9amNoon), Hendersonville Food Co-op, 715 S. Grove St., Hendersonville • Free Bone Density for Men and Women: Bone density screening for osteoporosis. Please wear shoes and socks that are easy to slip off. Wednesday March 2 (9amNoon) Hendersonville Food Co-op, 715 S. Grove St., Hendersonville • Free EKG and Blood Pressure: Tuesday, March 8, (1-4pm) Ingles, 6478 Brevard Rd., Etowah. • Free Support Groups: Breast Cancer Survivors and Friends/ “I Can Cope” Cancer Support Group: March 7, 5:30 p.m., Park Ridge Breast Health Center. Offered by the Park Ridge Breast Health Center and the American Cancer Society. Join other breast cancer survivors, friends and those at high risk for breast cancer seeking support and information. Please bring a favorite dish to share for a potluck dinner.

For information, please contact Deborah Gentry, at 828.650.2790.

• Henderson County Stroke/Aphasia Support Group: March 8, 3pm, Park Ridge Home Health offices, 895 Howard Gap Rd., Fletcher.

Support group offered to stroke survivors coping with an aphasia disorder and for other individuals diagnosed with aphasia. Caregivers, family, and friends are encouraged to participate as well. Please call Brenda Oakley at 828.687.5261.

• Park Ridge Wellness Events and Classes: Gardening 101: Beginning Gardening Using Raised Beds. Free.

Wednesday, March 2, noon - 1 p.m, Duke Room, Park Ridge Health.

Adam Sutton, R.N., IKFF Certified with Park Ridge Wellness. No RSVP required. An introduction to getting started with raised bed gardening.

Adam will discuss how to maximize the quantity and quality of home grown food. Getting the whole family involved! Nutritional, physical, and emotional benefits of involving children in gardening!

Men’s Psychotherapy Group (pd.) Emotional release/action approach to healing. Twice a month beginning February 15th. $40 per session. ashevillebodymindpsychotherapy.com Joseph Howard, LCSW. 828-333-7354.

New! West Asheville Pilates Class (pd.) All ages/abilities welcome.

Certified instructor, 15 years experience. Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm. $15, or 5 for $65. Francine Delaney New School for Children, 119 Brevard Road. RSVP: 225-3786. www.

FormFitnessFunction.com ADD/ADHD and Meditation: Introduction Scientific findings from medical journals on the applications of the Transcendental Meditation technique for treatment of ADHD and other learning disorders. Discussion, video and Q&A. Free. Info: www. adhd-tm.org.

• WEEKLY - Meets at the Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Info: 254-4350.

Becoming Your Own Best Advocate • WE (3/2), 6-7:30pm - A discussion on advocating for individuals with disabilities and information on Disability Rights N.C., a statewide advocacy and protection nonprofit, will be held at Immaculate Conception in Hendersonville, 208 7th Ave. West. Sponsored by St. Gerard House. RSVP: info@stgerardhouse.com.

Blood Drive for the American Red Cross • SU (3/6), Noon-5pm - The Tye Blanton Foundation hosts its fifth annual blood drive for the American Red Cross at Canton Central United Methodist Church, 34 Church St. “Help continue our efforts in memory of Trooper Shawn Blanton and his infant son, Tye.” To schedule an appointment: 550-6853. Info: www. tyeblanton.com.

Blood Pressure Clinic • TUESDAYS, 1-6pm - The faith community nurse at SOS Anglican Mission will offer free blood pressure screenings at 370 N. Louisiana Ave, suite C1. Info: rchovey@sos. spc-asheville.org.

Boot Camp Classes • SATURDAYS, 8:30am - Using high-intensity interval training, this program was created to burn fat,

tone and shape muscles, increase metabolism and drop pounds.

Everyone participates at their own level. Free. At O3 Health and Fitness, 554-C Riverside Drive. Info: 258-1066 or keith@o3healthandfitness.com.

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

Info and registration: www.pardeehospital.org or 692-4600.

• TH (3/3), 10:30-11:30am - A registered nurse will provide instruction on the correct technique for breast self-exams using silicone models.

• MO (3/7), 10am-noon - “Look Good, Feel Better,” a workshop dedicated to helping female cancer patients cope with the appearancerelated side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment —- 11am -12:30pm - “Good News About Hip and Knee Pain.” Duane Young, a Pardee licensed physical therapist, will discuss the possible causes of joint pain and the available treatments.

• TU (3/8), 1-4pm - “Health Insurance Guidance.” North Carolina Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (NC-SHIIP) counselors will help retirees with Medicare supplement options, health insurance and long term care policies.

NAMI Family-to-Family A 12-week class for families of persons with a severe mental illness.

Sponsored by NAMI WC. Covers facts and feelings. Free. Early registration required: 707-2937 or bkinschner@aol.com.

• THURSDAYS (beginning 3/10), 68:30pm - Family-to-Family, a class for families of an individual with a severe mental illness. Learn coping skills, handle a crisis and/or relapse, improve communication techniques and much more.

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• TU (3/8), 7pm - Part Three: Sacred Intimates. Each of us are precious, unique soulful lovers.

To be a sacred intimate to your partner you must first become one to yourself. Do you see yourself as Sacred?

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Eight-year-old downtown eatery Cats and Dawgs closes ... at least for now

Frank’s Roman Pizza

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west asheVille 667-0225 339 sardis rd. (Near Biltmore Lake)

Heads of the house: Cats and Dawgs owner Debora Wessinger with general manager Joel Brown, part of the team that Wessinger credits for keeping the restaurant running while she was sick.

Photos by Jonathan Welch

by Mackensy Lunsford Cats and Dawgs, an eatery housed at the Grove Arcade since 2003 (the same year the Grove Arcade reopened in its current incarnation), closed Saturday, Feb. 26. The restaurant, as the name suggests, is known for farmraised catfish and hot dogs. Dogs included garden-variety brats, Polish sausages and veggie dogs.

But it may have been the eatery’s Chicagostyle Vienna-beef hot dogs, served with all manner of funky condiments, that reeled in the customers. Those looking for the authentic Chicago dog experience were particularly interested in the weiners named after the Windy City. You could often find politicians and working stiffs from the neighborhood — including certain Xpress writers — ordering their all-beef franks Chicago-style, loaded with tomato wedges, tangy sport peppers, obnoxiously green pickle relish, onions and mustard.

Owner Debora Wessinger knows that she provided a unique experience in Asheville.

Flash back to a day soon before the eatery closed: While seated at a table in the rear of her restaurant, talking with Xpress amidst the ephemera and sports memorabilia hung on the brightly colored walls, her customers won’t let her forget it. One by one, they stop by to extend their congratulations as well as condolences.

The condolences are somewhat selfish, most admit. Wessinger’s customers are sad to see

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her — and her hot dogs — leave the neighborhood.

People like Jean and Dale Moburg, a couple who grew up together in Chicago, have made a tradition out of visiting the quirky mainstay.

They seem surprisingly nostalgic for a place that’s been open for eight years. But, they say, eight years is long enough to build a tradition.

“For quite a few years we’ve been coming here on Valentine’s Day to get a hot dog,” says Jean, looking at her husband. “We went to high school together, and Chicago hot dogs are just one of those things — when we go back to Chicago, we always get one. On Valentine’s Day, everyone wants to go somewhere fancy.

For us, it’s about coming here and getting a hot dog,” she says. “But we’re happy she’s healthy.”

And that’s where the congratulations come in. Wessinger’s breast cancer is in remission, and her hair and eyebrows have finally come back. “I have hair!” she cheerfully shouts to one of her repeat customers.

Wessinger says that, even though she’s feeling better, she still has a lot of therapy to go through. “It’s been a hard year, between surgery, chemo and radiation,” she tells Xpress.

She says that her ailing health made it difficult to work the amount of time that restaurant ownership requires, recession or no.

But that’s not the only reason she’s ready to shutter the Grove Arcade eatery. Wessinger also wants to spend more time with her family. “I’m pulling the political thing. I want to

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Wednesdays: Karaoke Voted #1 Karaoke in WNC The dawg pound: The Chicago dog in all its glory, sport pepper, relish and all. spend more time with my family, whether the teenagers want me to or not.” And then she adds, rather cryptically: “I’m going to take a few months off, maybe.”

Maybe, Xpress asks?

“Well, I guess the consensus is that everybody wants us to open up some place else,” says Wessinger, laughing. “I’m going to say that we’re thinking about it. I just need a couple of months off for my kids to see me looking healthy. We need to take a spring break trip — I haven’t had a real vacation in eight years.”

Basically, Wessinger says, someone made an offer she couldn’t refuse, all things considered.

Wessinger could not go on the record about the what the offer was, nor what will fill the space Cats and Dawgs vacates. She would say that “good things are coming. It’s somebody local. I don’t think that the space will be closed

very long.” But, she adds, it won’t be another Cats and Dawgs.

Wessinger mentions that she’s looking into the possibility of reopening in a different location in the future, but for now she wants to concentrate on relaxing.

It’s hard, she says, to leave it all behind. For Wessinger, eight years was enough time to build her own traditions. “I’m going to miss it,” she says. “It’s like a family downtown. We get all walks of life. I’ve had people fall in love in here and send me wedding invitations. I’ve seen people go through their pregnancy cravings, and now I’m feeding their kids hot dogs.

Eight years is a long time. We’re going to miss everybody.” X Send your food news to Mackensy Lunsford at food@mountainx.com.

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Held at the Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. $15/$12 if you purchase a ticket with a registration to the Organic Growers School Conference/$7 for children ages 3-12.

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Truffle Festival & Benefit • TH (3/3) through SA (3/5) - The national festival and benefit will be held at the Grand Bohemian Hotel, 325 S. Orange Ave. Festivities include educational and informative sessions involving truffles, wine, food tours, scotch

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The much-anticipated Cúrate is opening on Friday, March 4, in the former Arts Council gallery space on Biltmore Avenue. The traditional Spanish tapas bar is the project of Heirloom Hospitality, a group that includes chef Katie Button, an alumna of the internationally renowned Ferran Adria’s el Bulli and a former associate of celebrated Spanish chef José Andrés.

Cúrate’s dining room service will be directed

by Felix Meana, Button’s fiancé and fellow former el Bulli employee. Meana also managed Andrés’ tasting room, SAAM, and was featured in a piece about high-end service in Art Culinaire Magazine.

Local foodies expect the restaurant to be further proof that Asheville’s on the serious end of the dining-scape.

Cúrate’s menu features dishes like jamón Ibérico (imported Spanish ham) and croquetas de pollo.

The wine menu features Spanish wines, and the beer list will feature local draft brews and Spanish beers. Cúrate also offers sangria, made table-side.

Cúrate is located at 11 Biltmore Ave. and will be open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday, from 5 until 11 p.m. Lunch and brunch service are scheduled to begin in April. For more information, visit curatetapasbar.com.

The Gourmet Chip Company is opening at 43 1/2 Broadway St. in downtown Asheville. Neala Steury, who’s opening the eatery with her husband, Adam, got her inspiration for the concept while walking around a touristy area near UCLA. She wanted a snack, but could find nothing but sugary foods — ice cream, cupcakes, frozen yogurt — but all she could think about were chips. That experience stuck in Steury’s head, she says, and she eventually started putting together a business concept.

Steury’s company will feature all manner of chips: slow-cooked, kettle-style and sweet potato, plantain chips, apple and other seasonal fruit and vegetable chips. The café will offer a variety of topping options. “You’ll have all-natural ingredients,” she says. “Real sun-dried tomatoes, real shaved gouda, dark Belgian chocolate shavings with smoked sea salt and bacon bits, aiolis, fondues and caramel. Basically, it’s going to be a full-on chip experience.”

“I thought people might be into something like that,” Steury says. “And I’m 99.9 percent sure that there’s nothing like it in the country. There’s people that make chips and put things on them, of course, but not a chip café.”

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Another example is the sweet and salty Cuban, which consists of a pile of plantain chips, smoked sea salt and a warm chocolate fondue dip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything is made to order, except for the kettle-style chips, which will be made throughout the day because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a slow, old-fashioned, small-batch, low-heat process,â&#x20AC;? says Steury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would take too long for people to wait for them.

But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be served warm, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be fresh within the hour.â&#x20AC;? Chips will be served in paper cones, street-food style. The cafĂŠ, says Steury, will also serve Boylan sodas and, eventually, local beers.

Will there be any healthy options? Yes and no, says Steury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The oil that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting is called Healthy Harvest. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a soybean oil, processed in a very natural way without chemicals.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also naturally rich in Vitamin E and Omega 3s, she says, so the oil is healthier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And all of the ingredients will be fresh and natural.â&#x20AC;?

That said, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily look to the Gourmet Chip Company as a haven for health nuts, says Steury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re definitely getting chips. Even apple chips will be fried in oil. You might get caramel drizzle with crushed almonds on them.

When you go to an ice cream shop, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re definitely going in to have an experience and a treat.â&#x20AC;?

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Or get a full order of veggie pho with rice noodles for $4.95.

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In more Downtown Market news, Hi-Fi Café is under new ownership. Katie Baird and Aaron Gibbs are turning out scratch-made food and creative coffee drinks at low prices, especially considering that everything in the tiny eatery — down to the bread — is handmade.

Gibbs is the main culinary mind behind the venture. He makes soups from scratch, bakes all breads, makes pizza sauce and dough, bakes cheesecake and roasts all meats for the sandwiches in an amazingly small space behind a service counter. “It’s basically as house-made as you can get,” says Baird. “It’s really fresh. We make everything, for the most part, on a daily basis.”

The best deal seems to be the pizza, a dinnerplate-sized pie, conceivably large enough for two light eaters to split. Pizzas cost $5, and additional toppings are $1. “It’s amazing how filling that little 10-inch pizza is,” says Gibbs.

It’s yet another business joining the ranks of affordable places for people to ease their lunchtime hunger without breaking the bank — an encouraging trend.

“I lived in San Francisco for a year, and I miss that about that place, that there was great food for very reasonable prices,” says Gibbs. “This town has a lot of great food, but there’s not a lot of great food for reasonable prices, and I definitely wanted to make that happen.”

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And that seems feasible; nothing costs more than $7 at the eatery. House-made soup is $3.50 a bowl, and house-baked bread can be added for $1. Hi-Fi will also turn out chilled soups for the warmer weather. “For the price, you’re not going to walk away hungry,” says Baird.

“And you also get to know that there are no preservatives added,” says Gibbs. “It’s a very wholesome product. I don’t add anything that shouldn’t be in food. It’s very basic, very simple.

I don’t make things that are frou-frou. I do what’s simple and what works.”

Hi-Fi is open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Downtown Market, located at 45 S. French Broad Ave. For more information, visit downtownmarket.com.

A very affordable breakfast downtown

The Sandwich Company, located on the first floor of the BB&T building (Suite G-110, College Street entrance) now offers breakfast. The truly tiny sandwich shop serves bagel sandwiches and burritos and other hand-held breakfast fare at very low prices — a spinach, egg and cheese burrito on a 10-inch tortilla with a side of salsa, for example, costs only $2.29. Sandwich prices for lunch range from $3.99 for a loaded all-beef dog, to $6.99 for a cheese-steak sandwich made with Angus beef.

The Sandwich Company is open from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. For more information, call 210-8130.

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Pisgah Pulse, Black Mountain Ale and Just Brew It homebrew fest returns Pisgah Brewing renovates

The folks at Pisgah Brewing are doubling the size of their funky indoor tasting room and music venue (separate from the outdoor stage and drinking areas). Co-owner Jason Caughman reports they’re building a bigger, taller stage with more dance space. The plan is to complete renovations in time for reggae powerhouse Steel Pulse to play the brewery on Wednesday, June 1.

With stages inside and out, this summer promises some rocking good times at Pisgah. And, there are some awesome-sounding new beers in the works, including a blackberry lager, brewed with fresh berries.

Black Mountain Ale House opens

There are 22 new beer taps in Black Mountain, courtesy of the recently opened Black Mountain Ale House. Black Mountain resident John Richardson has taken over the former Cellar Door space from proprietors Sandra and John Ewing, who owned the fine-dining restaurant for eight years.

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New watering hole: Black Mountain Ale House recently opened, replacing The Cellar Door restaurant. The new pub offers 22 beer taps, several of which are local and regional.

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skee-ball table. The bar offers several local and regional taps, with pints maxing at $4. Draughts when I was there included Pisgah Pale and Porter, LoneRider Sweet Josie Brown, DuckRabbit Milk Stout and French Broad 13 Rebels ESB. It’s nice to have a new watering hole in Black Mountain, especially since the Watershed closed.

Home Brew Festival returns

a new flavor combination (this is at the Coxe Avenue location). The combinations are always unique.

March 3: Rocket Girl with peaches and cinnamon sticks.

March 10: Ninja Porter with mint leaves and espresso beans.

Local releases out now

For the second year in a row, Just Economics will hold a homebrew festival and competition in Asheville. This year the fest will be called “Just Brew It.” It will take place on Sunday, May 1, at Roger McGuire Green in Pack Square Park. The nonprofit organization expects around 50 beers to be available for sampling and judging. There will be more than a dozen awards, including, for the first time this year, a Brewgasm award (yep, I’ll be judging). Now that I have some homebrewing experience under my belt, I’m feeling a bit more confident in this role.

If you’d like to enter a home brew into competition, contact Mark Hebbard at markhebbard@ justeconomicswnc.org. To attend the festival, you must become a member of Just Economics at the $16 level by visiting justeconomicswnc. org. Just Economics is a regional membership organization that oversees WNC’s Living Wage Campaign, among other projects.

Bring it on, home brewers.

Craggie Brewing has released its Burning Barrel Bourbon Chipotle Porter. If you like your beer spicy and with a bourbon-fired end, try this one, now on tap at Craggie.

The French Broad Brewery has re-engineered two limited-release Belgians. First, the 2010 Belgian Stout has been retooled to be more chocolate-y and roasty. The FFBC brewers also have reissued their Flander Abbey Ale, an amber Belgian made with Belgian rock-candy sugar.

These are available on tap and in kegs at the brewery and around town.

Wedge Brewing released its Third Rail IPA on Valentine’s Day. Hop heads be happy! One 500 -gallon batch contains about 90 pounds of hops, close to twice the amount used for the Iron Rail IPA, according to head brewer Carl Melissas.

Then the brew is dry-hopped with another 20 pounds of hops. Third Rail is 10.2 alcohol by volume, so sip slowly.

The next Brews News will include all the brewery happenings for one of beer’s best holidays: St. Patrick’s Day. Sláinte! X

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arts&entertainment Break on through to the store next door Harvest Records expands as market declines

by Dane Smith In less than seven years, Harvest Records has grown from a struggling upstart to an Asheville music institution.

In addition to serving the region’s musicbuying public, owners Mark Capon and Matt Schnable have released a host of albums on their own Harvest Recordings imprint, brought dozens of national touring acts to Asheville and spearheaded a successful music festival. Harvest has managed to thrive — even as CD sales plummet and the overall economy tanks.

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Double the fun

Last year, in the midst of national unemployment, Harvest added two clerks. Now, it’s defying the odds by expanding into the adjoining space formerly occupied by Custom clothing boutique, doubling the retail space. It’s a bold move, one that illustrates that this record store is an exception to the increasingly common rule: People don’t pay for music in the 21st century.

The expansion has been a long time coming, Capon says.

“Over the last couple of years, there have been far too many moments where we’ve either been like, ‘Here’s excess stuff we already have that we just have to throw underneath somewhere,’ or, ‘God, wouldn’t it be cool to carry that?’ but we just can’t do it at all. This is sort of ideal in that yes, we’re expanding what we already carry, but we’ll also have more stuff, new stuff that we’ve never had before.”

Along with the obvious — a broadened catalog of CDs and vinyl, including a “monstrous” collection of recently acquired used vinyl — the new room will house cassettes (yes, cassette tapes), a dedicated performance area, a new pricing station and an expanded selection of new and used turntables and accessories, which Capon points to as one of the most requested items being added to the inventory.

“Right when we started carrying them a few months ago, they immediately started selling,” he says. “People want this stuff; they’ve been asking for it for years. I mean, daily, multiple times a day, people are asking about turntables and accessories.”

But the move won’t come cheap. Renovating the new space requires closing the store for nearly a week and, in addition to building new racks, commissioning a new sign, purchasing speakers and audio equipment and a variety of other incidental costs, Harvest will be tearing down half of a shared wall to create a smooth flow between the rooms. It’s a major undertaking.

“It makes us nervous, for sure. Going into debt, borrowing money, it’s daunting,” Capon says. “But it’s also liberating in a way, because you can pay it off eventually, and you’re all the better for it. I think that Matt and I have found ways over the last seven years to constantly present ourselves with new challenges. We thrive on that in a way. It’s not like we’re forcing ourselves into it. It seems appropriate. It’s daunting, but it’s fun.”

Risky business

While the business may be fun, borrowing money to expand is a gamble, even for a thriving store like Harvest. It’s no secret that the music industry is still reeling from legal and illegal downloading, and recently published sales figures reveal that while digital sales were up

Time tested, consumer approved: Schnable and Capon gather a heap of records — just a few of the thousands that will fill up the new space. photo by Jonathan welch

slightly in 2010, sales of physical albums declined for the tenth straight year, down 19 percent since 2009, according to Nielsen Soundscan. That’s a nearly 70 percent drop since the industry’s peak in 2000, and a trend that shows no signs of reversing.

Those numbers have had a very real impact on retailers, illustrated most notably by the closing of Tower Records in 2006, Virgin Megastores in 2009 and Borders this year. And if you think indie outlets like Harvest are a different story, think again. The impact on small, locally owned retailers has been just as dramatic. In the last five years, dozens, if not hundreds have closed their doors,

including several in similar markets like Boulder, Co. (Cheapo Discs, All the Rage, Rocky Mountain Records and Tapes), and even some on our own back porch; Chapel Hill’s Schoolkids Records, Wilmington’s CD Alley and Greensboro’s My Favorite Things, to name a few.

Schnable and Capon are more than aware of these statistics. In fact, they bought a large part of their original inventory from one of their favorite college record stores that had just gone out of business, and Harvest then opened shop just a few years after the initial decline of the recording industry. Capon says the decision to go ahead with their plan was one part determination, one

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“Even if there was a place across the street that opened up, I just don’t know if that would be good for us,” he says. “I think that people have responded well to the atmosphere in the store, and this is sort of like a … it’s pretty much the same thing. [The new room] doesn’t have the exposed brick, but other than that, it’ll be the Harvest Records that people already know, and hopefully enjoy. It will just be bigger.”

Tripp Weathers, another longtime Harvest shopper, echoes that sentiment.

“There’s something kinda homey about Harvest,” he says. “You walk in and you feel welcome, as opposed to going into Best Buy or just downloading it online.”

Capon acknowledges that foot traffic can be limited in their current locale, but notes that being a “destination spot” has its perks.

Occupying a storefront on a major thoroughfare would likely increase the number of people coming and going, but he isn’t convinced that it would translate into sales. And Capon, for one, takes it somewhat personally when customers leave empty-handed.

“Maybe I’m too sensitive, but I think that would wear on my psyche,” he says. “I’d be like, ‘How did we fail that person?’ I think that a lot.

It happened today: Somebody came in, walked around, didn’t really say anything and then walked out 10 minutes later. I thought, ‘Shit, what did we do? What was he looking for?’ I wish I had talked to him.”

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part naiveté.

“It was pretty bleak for sure,” he says of the climate. “Opening a record store then was pretty naive. We were young … er, and we were just sort of like, ‘Let’s just f--king do it. Why not?’”

There is one detail in the most recent figures, however, that suggests Capon and Schnable weren’t totally reckless with their decision to open shop: the continued upsurge in vinyl album sales. It’s a trend that appeared most dramatically in 2008, when vinyl sales grew a stunning 89 percent. That has leveled off (hitting 14 percent for 2010) and still accounts for less than 0.02 percent of overall sales. Nonetheless, vinyl remains the only physical format with any increase, reaching a high of 2.8 million albums sold last year.

That’s good news for Harvest, which relies on the time-tested format for at least half of its business. But don’t expect to see CDs fall to the

wayside just yet.

“I would guess, especially having so many more records available with this expansion, that vinyl will pass CD sales for our store in 2011. But it’s weird because I’ve seen other stores in the region, smaller stores, that are abandoning CDs entirely. That’s not something that we’re interested in doing. If it went that way, obviously we’d have to, but we still have a really strong customer base that’s interested in new releases and new CDs.” Case in point: Scott Williams, a longtime Harvest customer who defies common perceptions of the average music consumer. Williams says he’s never been much for downloading music and still buys CDs at the store about once a week.

“I’m not sure how much longer that will last,” he cautions, “but for now, I’m still buying new releases on CD. I got rid of my vinyl collection

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several years ago. I just got tired of lugging around milk crate after milk crate full of records every time I moved. “

Now or never?

Though expanding had long been a consideration, Custom’s departure marked a “now or never” moment for Harvest. Had they not seized the opportunity, it could have been years before the adjoining space was available, and moving to a new location was out of the question. Capon and Schnable have developed a close relationship with the building owners, surrounding businesses and residents of West Asheville. The space itself, Capon says, has come to feel like a second home.

“It’s a huge risk, and who knows if it could backfire,” he says. “But at the same time, it just seemed like the perfect storm. We had to do it.

We couldn’t not do it.

Capon’s sensitivity to customer service is indicative of Harvest’s approach to business.

He points to a close relationship with patrons as a hallmark of the store’s success, and notes that he and Schnable have gone out of their way to disassemble the stereotype of snobby record-store clerks (think Jack Black and John Cusack’s snarky, condescending characters in High Fidelity).

Weathers couldn’t agree more. He says Schnable and Capon are the number one reason he’s returned at least twice a week for more than six years.

“I think that, in general, customers like to go in there because they’re just really nice guys,” Weathers says. “And they’ve got a lot to offer as far as music; they bring a lot of shows to town.

But generally, people feel comfortable when they walk in there. [Schnable and Capon] typically know everybody’s names. I think that’s why they’ve done so well.”

Harvest’s attention to customers goes beyond remembering names, though. Schnable and Capon strive to be a source of discovery for the music-obsessed. As veteran collectors will attest, half the fun of shopping indie record stores is the possibility of stumbling upon something unexpected.

“We’re both pretty obsessed with trying to stay up on new things or things that we haven’t heard before: new albums, new artists,” Capon says. “People walking in our store hope to see something they haven’t seen before. That’s the goal, to keep giving them opportunities to find something interesting.”

Apparently, it’s working. Both Weathers and Williams cite variety and discovery as a major factor in their loyalty.

“They don’t discriminate,” says Williams.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;You might see some young kid buying a Godspeed record and next in line thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an older man buying a Neil Young record. A lot of places make you feel uncomfortable if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not buying a certain kind of album, but you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get that at all with Harvest. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty open to everything you could imagine. And you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beat their selection. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got stuff you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find anywhere else in Asheville.â&#x20AC;?

Weathers says he appreciates the personalized guidance Capon and Schnable often provide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey, have you checked this out?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And a lot of times theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll known my music taste, so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey, check this or that out, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably like it.â&#x20AC;?

Party time

Harvest will mark its grand re-opening in style with a party on Friday, March 4, when the public will get its first peek at the new space.

Later that evening, Schnable and Capon will continue the celebration with food and drink, christening their newly erected performance area with the experimental psychedelia of Memphisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cloudland Caynon.

The event will also serve as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;collaborativeâ&#x20AC;? opening for nearly a dozen area artists, whose work will be displayed in both rooms. Leila Amiri, a local mixed media artist and Caponâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlfriend, is organizing the exhibit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It should be interesting because there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any restrictions on size or content,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly say what it will look like.â&#x20AC;?

It promises to be an eclectic display, with a roster of local artists that includes Alli Good, Andrew Hayes, Carley Dergins, Dennis Smith,

Anna Thompson, Nathan Northup, Anna Jensen, James Monahan and the Xpressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Nathanael Roney. Featured works will range from painting and sculpture to stained glass and video.

All the added room (and wall space) presents opportunities beyond an expanded record collection, and Amiri says the openings will be a regular fixture of the new Harvest Records. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From here on out, there will be an opening the first Friday of every month,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always be group shows. We have a couple of solo exhibits booked for the coming months that should be really interesting.â&#x20AC;?

Capon goes a step further. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe that even becomes more of a bigger first Friday neighborhood thing, who knows.

Certainly, with a little performance area, that will really open us up to different opportunities.

I mean, we could even show movies in here. It could become a spot. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly the goal, not to make it some community rec center, but yeah, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just more room to have cool things happening.â&#x20AC;?

At least we did itâ&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153; Whatever happens with the expansion, Capon is sure of one thing: He will have no regrets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s say a year goes by and it was a total failure, and we have to spend money to put the wall back up, at least we did it. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to have to look back on my life and wonder what would have been.â&#x20AC;? X Dane Smith can be reached at dsmith@ mountainx.com.

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Gotta Lovett

Composer and producer Ben Lovett debuts his first solo album (and finds a long-sought sock drawer) in Asheville

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Ben Lovett spent a decade assisting and promoting other artists’ projects.

“After a while,” he says, “I started to get the same response over and over again: ‘Ben, yep, this sounds great, it’s all great … but when are you going to release some of your shit so we can listen to that?’”

Lovett finally has the answer to that question.

The first album by his solo act, called “Lovett,” debuts Wednesday, March 9. The album incorporates some 150 musical collaborators, including members of The Avett Brothers, The Mars Volta and Cursive (and about 100 music-camp kids who chime on the lead track, “The Fear”).

For Lovett, a 32-year-old Georgia native who’s putting down roots in Asheville (after stints in Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York City), the timing feels right for releasing the three-year labor of love. He started working on the album, Highway Collection, in the summer of 2008, and recorded it at studios around the country. He did a few of the final tracks at Asheville’s Echo Mountain Recording, and has since rented a fulltime studio room there.

The release is a milestone for Lovett, who got into the music biz recording local acts in Athens while studying at the University of Georgia in the late ‘90s. After that, he was based in Los Angeles, sharing a home and a production company with his friend Brian Burton — the musical megaforce better known as Danger Mouse.

For years, the pair had steady studio work, and meanwhile, Lovett’s film scores attracted attention and awards. But in 2008, the relentless pace of his career drove him to seek escape and renewal. “It was all coming at the expense of having a life, you know?” he says. “I was on the hamster wheel, just constantly running, so I felt I had to change things up.”

Lovett sold most of his musical gear and possessions, and decamped to a cabin near Highlands, N.C., with no phone, TV or Internet. After six months of unwinding, reading and writing songs at a casual clip, he headed to Europe to backpack around for a stretch. Near the end of that trip, as

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Happy Valentine: Lovett filmed the video for “Heartattack” at Echo Mountain Studios, featuring a cast of local extras. he crested a mountain peak in Spain, it hit him: “This album will be the next mountain I’ll climb.

I have to do this.”

And so Lovett began a peripatetic period, writing and recording songs as he worked production jobs around the country and stayed in spare rooms, on couches and in various studios.

“I didn’t really live anywhere for almost three years,” he says. “Everywhere I was at felt temporary.”

During a pass through Asheville, Lovett stayed at Bon Paul and Sharky’s hostel in West Asheville and was introduced to the Echo Mountain crew.

He recorded a film score for MTV at the studio, and the closer he got to finishing his solo album, the more he was drawn in.

“The town had this gravity to it, and my orbit was drawing closer and closer to it wherever else I went,” he says. “Around the time of this new year, and knowing that this album was finally going to come out, I decided I needed somewhere to put my anchor down — and a drawer to put my socks in — after all this time running around.”

His socks secured in a West Asheville rental house, Lovett’s working “180 percent of every day” to support Highway Collection, he says.

His touring band, with several members cherrypicked from Asheville acts, is playing a series of shows on the way to South by Southwest later this month. Meanwhile, Lovett is mounting a

DIY publicity surge with the help of a PR rep and several friends in the film business.

“Every song on the album will have a video, and many of them will be like short films in and of themselves,” he explains. So far, he’s released two singles from the album — and turned the releases into bona fide music-video events.

The videos offer a good representation of the range in Lovett’s album, which is hard to quickly categorize. The first is for the “Eye of the Storm,” accompanies a spare, spooky and determined song that appears near the end of the album. The video — an otherworldly depiction of Lovett as captain of a steam-punk airship facing fatefully bad weather — was released on the web early last month and won fast attention and accolades, wracking up 150,000 views in a scant two weeks.

The second video was for “Heartattack,” a revved-up, horn-driven rock song that writhes through a Valentine’s Day-colored dance.

Recorded on the quick at Echo Mountain, it, like “Eye of the Storm,” Lovett says, is exactly what he was shooting for (see the videos at lovettmusic.com). The third single, “The Fear,” will be released as a video sometime this week, he says.

“The only reason I started to do this was to get it done — all the way done,” Lovett says. The album clearly is, but he clearly isn’t. X Jon Elliston can be reached at jonelliston@ gmail.com.

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Risky business

The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady pits scientific drama against family drama

by Alli Marshall Ideas for novels come from unusual sources: “One thing that has interested me was, how do you forgive someone for doing something really awful,” asks Elizabeth Stuckey-French.

“Is it possible?” She started musing over such karmic implications after discovering the book The Plutonium Files: America’s Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War at the public library.

The book recounts Cold War-era experiments with radiation on unsuspecting groups like orphans and low-income pregnant women.

“It’s so well written and so horrifying. I’d never heard of these experiments,” says StuckeyFrench. One particular radiation subject — an expectant mother whose daughter later died of cancer — became the inspiration for Marylou Ahearn, the namesake of Stuckey-French’s book The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady.

The name of the book (and its retro-art cover, and the accompanying ‘50s-flavored video trailer, and the dust jacket notes that explain how Marylou takes her alias and her revenge cues from Nance Archer of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman fame) suggest a campy foray into radiation-induced super powers and lycra cat suits. Not so much. Instead, it’s about Marylou, who received a radioactive cocktail under the guise of prenatal vitamins during the 1950s. Her daughter (like the woman in Plutonium) died of cancer at age 8 and, 50 years later, Marylou is bent on revenge against Wilson Spriggs, the administering doctor. Actually, she’s bent on murder. So Marylou changes her name to Nance and moves to Wilson’s neighborhood in Florida — only to find that he’s drifting into the clutches of Alzheimer’s and surrounded by the troubled family of his adult daughter.

Two of Wilson’s teenage grandchildren have Asperger’s syndrome — in Ada, this manifests as narcissism and a fixation on Elvis; in Otis, it’s an obsession with building a model breeder reactor in the family’s garden shed. The latter was inspired by a second book: The Radioactive Boy Scout, about a man who, as a teenager, tried to build a nuclear reactor in a shed.

Stuckey-French, whose daughter has Asperger’s, says that when she found that book,

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Darkly humorous: Stuckey-French says she thinks the way people rationalize things has a funny side, even if some critics don’t agree. left photo by karen lucchini

“It really struck me that this radioactive Boy Scout must have had Asperger’s syndrome because he didn’t want to entertain the dangers of what he was doing. Anybody who gave him information that didn’t fit into what he wanted to believe, he just ignored it.” Similarly, Otis taps his grandfather’s expertise for tips on gathering the necessary chemicals (from clocks, lanterns and gun sites) and constructs the device, convinced that it will make him famous (rather than dead).

“It seemed to me that the people doing those experiments had sort of the same mindset,” Stuckey-French says of the 1950s tests. “They just didn’t look at any evidence that was floating around, even back then, that it was horribly dangerous to mess about with these particular chemicals.”

It’s a kind of denial, she says — both on the part of the scientists and Wilson’s family members. “I like the grand scale of the Cold War experiments and then juxtaposing that with the smaller ways in which people don’t see what’s right under their noses,” says Stuckey-French. Otis and Ava aren’t the only ones with issues. Their mother is depressed about the onset of middle age and has quit caring about anything except “saving” Ava from Asperger’s. Their father is preoccupied by work and on the verge of an affair. Only youngest sister Suzi is free of problems — except that her pursuit of perfection is a desperate cry for attention.

The author drew on her own experience raising a child with Asperger’s, saying she wondered what it would be like in a family where one child was diagnosed and fussed-over while another child was “just sort of let go.”

“I’m dealing with my own fears about parenting,” she says. “I think that’s basically what fiction writers do — it’s a weird way of working out your problems.” In the book, when Marylou realizes she can’t force Wilson to remember (and therefore repent) what he’s done, she decides to hurt his family by taking advantage of their weaknesses.

But even though her characters are flawed, Stuckey-French says she loved writing them all.

One favorite is Rusty, a goth girl who befriends Otis. “I thought she was funny and sort of cynical,” she says — so much so that she can’t let the reader wonder if it was Rusty who committed a particular terrible deed in the book. StuckeyFrench doesn’t want to ruin the surprise but she does say, “Rusty grew up to be a high-powered, successful attorney. She grew up to have a very successful life. I want to rescue her and see good things for her.”

After three years and several versions, StuckeyFrench’s Radioactive Lady is an engaging read filled with characters who do some terrible things but, ultimately, mean well. And that — the humanity — is probably better than any radiation-cocktail-induced super hero power. More than that, Radioactive Lady is funny, just the way Stuckey-French intended for it to be. “Some people thought it was off that the book was called ‘darkly humorous,’” she says. “But the way we rationalize things and try to deal with them has a funny side.” X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.

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Denver’s Tennis parlays a sailing adventure into a much-anticipated album

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Most people start a band by posting a “drummer wanted” ad on craigslist, or by organizing a jam session with their musician friends. Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, the husband-and-wifeduo known as Tennis, went sailing.

On Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, Moore entered a post on the couple’s blog, WhiteSatinGloves. blogspot.com explaining “our decision to sell all of our things in exchange for a little boat, currently named ‘Range’ [to] facilitate our desire to live minimally, spontaneously, autonomously, and grandiosely. We are nostalgic for the simple, subsistence style of living. Hence we aspire towards developing ourselves in the fields of celestial navigation, deep-sea fishing, bartering/trading and maintaining an intimacy with the unknown.” The post was meant to be the send off for a two-year boating adventure; after eight months the couple had to cut their trip short. To deal with the disappointment, they began to revisit their high seas adventures through a series of songs with titles like “Bimini Bay” and “Baltimore” for ports where they docked.

“The music was an overflow from our nostalgia of our experiences. It wasn’t until after we’d recorded the whole album that we started to see the band Tennis and the music as a separate entity from the whole experience of becoming sailors and living on a boat,” Moore tells Xpress.

A few early songs were recorded as 7-inches and circulated among music blogs. One of those landed in the hands of a Fat Possum Records associate; when Tennis performed in Oxford, Miss. (where Fat Possum is based), a representative came to the show and offered the duo a deal. The album, Cape Dory, was released in January.

Cape Dory is all surf guitars and ‘60s girls group vocals, infused with sunlight and salty breeze. Even the album’s name commemorates the type of sailboat that Riley and Moore captained. But Moore doesn’t think that nauticalthemed music has to be Tennis’ niche. “Now we’re comfortable with the idea of being musicians, it doesn’t have to be because we went sailing,” she says.

Still, the time spent on the water is translat-

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Chart a course for adventure: Tennis finds similarities between sailing and touring, drawing inspiration from the surf for their much-hyped debut. ing to time spent in a tour van. Moore (who has never performed publicly before this current stint of shows) says there are some similarities “only one is much more beautiful and closer to nature. The other one, you’re never outdoors, never.” The other frustration is that Riley and Moore, who learned from their months at sea that they were indeed, better together than apart (and subsequently tied the knot) are now always together but never alone together. “We’re never off work when we’re on the road,” says Moore.

“But that’s the only hard thing. I couldn’t do it without Patrick.”

One thing that’s keeping her grounded on the road is returning to the White Satin Gloves blog.

“The things I really want to remember — our sense of adventure, our sense of fear, even our moments of self-doubt — those things have been really helpful for me to remember on tour,” she says. The blog prompts her to throw herself into new situations, even when she feels out of her element.

Worth noting: Moore had never even been to the ocean before the couple embarked on their first sailing trip. Riley, on the other hand, had been planning the sailing adventure since age 12 and has played in other bands, including Tigers.

For both, though, it’s got to be a bit of a shock.

What started as the sonic equivalent of a photo album quickly spun out to what music blog

Backbeat calls “deafening insta-buzz,” complete with a stop at South By Southwest. That kind of career trajectory would go to most band’s heads.

Not so much with Tennis.

“I see an expiration date,” says Moore. “This is an amazing opportunity and something we’ll look back on and learn a lot from, but it definitely won’t last forever.” She says that perspective keeps the experience authentic. For now, being a band feels right but “there are a lot of other things we love doing and if this were taken away, we’d quickly throw ourselves into the next thing.”

For the time being, the next thing is a possible follow up to Cape Dory. (Expect at least a nod to the ‘60s surf-pop aesthetic because, says Moore, “We’re reveling in the memories of our most cherished period of time that we shared together in the music form of our very favorite types of music, so I think that will always be there.”)

Tennis already has new songs that they’ll be debuting at shows. And there are more high seas adventures planned, too. A month on the boat following SXSW and then a longer trip next winter.

“We’ll always go sailing,” says Moore. X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.

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Deciding which shows you should see, so you don’t have to The Suspect: Atom Smash

This five-man hard rock band spent 2009 unsigned and touring like crazy, performing more than 200 shows, and, according to the band’s website, “living as low as it gets.” The group’s struggle paid off when they signed with Jive Records; the band’s debut, Love Is In The Missile, was released August of last year.

Can Be Found: The Orange Peel, Friday, March, 4.

RIYD (Recommended if You Dig): Nickelback, Creed.

You Should Go If: You hold fond memories of hours spent engaged in staring contests with yourself in front of the bathroom mirror; your ex-girlfriends formed a support group that meets twice a month at Wild Wing Café; you like to push every floor on an elevator before you hop off; you know you have spring fever when … you keep gravitating toward your pastel head-wraps.

The Suspect: Enter the Haggis

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This world Celtic-rock band hails from Toronto, Canada. The five-man band just released their seventh CD, Gutter Anthems, packed with 15 energetic Irish tunes.

These guys are versatile; they were featured in a PBS special and Live with Regis and Kelly.

Can Be Found: The Grey Eagle, Saturday, March 5.

RIYD: Gaelic Storm, Flogging Mollys, Dropkick Murphys.

You Should Go If: Family reunions are the highlight of your year even though they tend to end in tears, fist fights or both; your soul lightens at the sound of bagpipes; you felt really guilty the last time you drank a 6pack alone; you know you have spring fever when … you keep searching for fields of clover to roll around in.

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The Suspect: Ice Cube

O’Shea Jackson started his career in 1987 with N.W.A., then left the group after only two years; he formed Da Lench Mob and went on to release the commercially successful (and highly controversial )AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted and Death Certificate. He also starred in several movies, and currently serves as occasional guest and executive producer of the TBS show Are We There Yet? Can Be Found: The Orange Peel, Sunday, March 6.

RIYD: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 2Pac. You Should Go If: You have 11 distinct ways of positioning a baseball cap on your head; you’ve taught people how to Dougie; most of your clothes look like they were made for someone three inches taller and 50 pounds heavier than you; you know you have spring fever when … you spend more than an hour every day polishing your rims.

The Suspect: Jeff Coffin & the Mu’tet

A member of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and the Dave Matthews Band, Jeff Coffin is known for sometimes playing alto and tenor sax simultaneously. He draws inspiration from the music of Africa and India, as well as jazz greats Monk, Davis and Coltrane. He comes to town with his group, Mu’tet. The band’s name comes from the word “mutation,” because of Jeff’s philosophy of music’s tendency to transform.

Can Be Found: Pisgah Brewing, Friday, March 4.

RIYD: Victor Wooten, Bela Fleck.

You Should Go If: You have at least five secret places to take a nap where you work, not including your car; four-way stops can paralyze you for a full minute; thanks to more than 60 fake IDs, you enjoy the free birthday buffet at Asiana several times a month; you know you have spring fever when … you put away your blue jeans and start working out in your Hawaiian-print bathing suit.

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smartbets Wayne Caldwell at Thomas Wolfe Memorial

Local author Wayne Caldwell not only writes in Western N.C. but about WNC. Both of his novels (Cataloochee and Requiem by Fire) are set in Haywood County’s Cataloochee Valley. Caldwell was awarded the 2010 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award: Fittingly, he appears with Stephen Woody (whose grandfather served as inspiration for Silas Wright, a main character in Requiem) at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial on Sunday, March 6, 2-4 p.m. Info: 2538304.

”Homegrown, Fancy and Free” Mardi Gras parade

Asheville’s Mystic Mountain Krewe presents the local, annual Mardi Gras parade on Sunday, March 6, at 3 p.m. Parade organizers say, “We invite residents to get together with friends, neighbors and coworkers to create high quality surprising and entertaining entries, add upbeat music, and strut their stuff tossing those ubiquitous beads to the crowd. Zaniness, political satire and amazing displays of populist art appreciated!” (No alcohol or nudity, please — Asheville Mardi Gras is family friendly). The parade lines up at Asheville Community Theatre on Walnut Street, then heads down Lexington Avenue to College Street. After a loop around Pritchard Park, it continues up Patton Avenue to Pack Square. A Mardi Gras Ball will follow at Pack’s Tavern’s Century Room. facebook. com/group.php?gid=54757104281.

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Warm the Bell with The Cheeksters

Jangly, breezy, folky-yet-modern: Warm the Bell draws on the best of its members previous projects. Sean Robbins and Vickie Burick of Nevada with Sam Brinkley (Rafe Hollister) and Caleb Beissert (The Zealots) recently formed this indie-rock/Americana act. They’ll perform on the LAB’s back stage on Saturday, March 5 with Brit-pop group The Cheeksters.

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The Bone Yard

Because truth is weirder than fiction, Jefferson Bass’ newest installment in the Body Farm novel series is based on fact.

Jefferson Bass is the collective pen name of forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass (who founded human decomposition laboratory the Body Farm) and journalist/writer/ filmmaker Jon Jefferson. The new novel is inspired by a boys reform school in Florida where grisly secrets were discovered. The authors come to Malaprop’s on Wednesday, March 9, 7 p.m. Free. malaprops.com.

JiffyPop, PepperJack and the Magical Mr. McCrackles, featuring the Sonic Scientist

There is a back story to this band name and it starts out like this: “The Sonic Scientist was poking about his lab one day when, in a cloud of purple smoke appeared the Magical Mr. McCrackles.” In fact, these are the pseudonyms of local musicians/Donna the Buffalo players Vic Stafford (drums) and Dave McCracken (keys) with DTB alum Jay Sanders (bass) and Moog engineer Cyril Lance (guitar). Check out the sonic experiment at MoDaddy’s on Thursday, March 3. 10 p.m., $5. modaddysbar.com.

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JaMes HunTer • 9PM an evening wiTH Bruce MoLsky • 9PM enTer THe Haggis • 9PM

danny eLLis • 7PM Tennis w/ La sera & HoLiday sHores • 9PM Lovett say Hi James McMurtry | J Mascis darrell scott | Joe Purdy

•To qualify for a free listing, a venue must be predominately dedicated to the performing arts. Bookstores and cafés with regular open mics and musical events are also allowed.

•To limit confusion, events must be submitted by the venue owner or a representative of that venue.

•Events must be submitted in written form by e-mail (clubland@mountainx.com), fax, snail mail or hand-delivered to the Clubland Editor Dane Smith at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801. Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland.

•Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed.

•The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues.

•Deadline is by noon on Monday for that Wednesday’s publication. This is a firm deadline.

Wed., March 2 5 Walnut Wine Bar

Live music, 8-10pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Open mic Blue Note Grille

Jazz jam

Galen Kipar (Americana, folk rock)

James Hunter (soul, R&B)

BoBo Gallery

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Jenna Lindbo (Americana, folk) w/ Rebecca Loebe

Live DJ & dance, 7pm

Soul/jazz jam feat: Craig Sorrells

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

Boiler Room

Handlebar

Dirty South Lounge

Olive or Twist

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Front stage: Shane Perlowin (jazz, classical, experimental guitar)

BoBo Gallery

Roffa w/ Ranier Bosco’s Sports Zone

DubStep Monthly feat: Lonewolf, Nicodemus, Disc-Oh! & Zenssie

Greg Brown (folk, rock) w/ Bo Ramsey

“Dirty Dancing at the Dirty South” w/ David Robbins

Swing dancing w/ The Firecracker Jazz Band, 7:30pm

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Open mic, 6-9pm

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

Open mic w/ Brian Keith

Creatures Cafe

TallGary’s Cantina

Open mic

Fairview Tavern

Open mic, 7:30pm

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Open mic & jam

The Blackbird

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Heavenly Spirits Wine Bar

Craggie Brewing Company

Leo Converse (jazz) Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Tom Dudley & Miriam Ellen

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

Brian McGee (Americana, rock)

The Magnetic Field

Eleven on Grove

Good Stuff

Brian Claflin (singer-songwriter)

Open mic

Westville Pub

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Jammin’ w/ Max & Miles

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

Wild Wing Cafe

Handlebar

Angela Easterling (Americana, folk)

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Bluegrass jam, 7pm Lobster Trap

Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”)

Zydeco dance lesson, 7:30pm Dance, 8:30pm

Mike’s Side Pocket

Emerald Lounge

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Dead Night w/ Phuncle Sam Fat Cat’s Billiards

Jiffypop, Pepperjack & Magical Mr. McCracken (experimental)

DJ Twan

Olive or Twist

Fred’s Speakeasy

Jettison Never w/ The Speakers

Ballroom dancing w/ Heather Masterton & The Swing Station Band, 7:30pm

Open mic w/ Greg Terkelsen

G Love & Special Sauce (funk, folk, rock)

Thu., March 3

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, bluegrass, country)

Good Stuff

Pack’s Tavern

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Jon Zachary

Scott Raines (acoustic, rock)

Old-time jam, 6pm

Blue Note Grille

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Pisgah Brewing Company

2

JAMMIN’ W/ MAX & MILES

WED. 3/2

fri. Mar . 4 Cuisanartists

w/ wilsOn the rOCker & On the take

Real New Orleans Po Boys $1 off all Whiskey

THE TAYLOR MARTIN BAND

rugged melodic alley cat country Free Show - $1 off all Vodkas

FRI. 3/4

SaT. Mar . 5 the Cheeksters

TRIVIA NIGHT 9 pm • Prizes

Open 11am • $3.50 Gin & Tonics

w/ warm the Bell

THE DEACON BRANDON REEVES

Mariachi Monday S live mariaChi Band, $2 taCOs, margaritas & mexiCan Beer speCials

SUN. 3/6

O n t h e f r O n t s ta g e SundayS

Aaron Price 1pm | Piano

TueSdayS

WedneSdayS

Jake Hollifield Shane Perlowin Piano | 9pm 9pm

atlanta’s finest / blues, rock & soul $5 Robo Shots

SAT. 3/5

• All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast All Day! • $1 Off Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas

Appetizers - Buy One Get One ½ Off $4 Margaritas!

Wii™Bowling on 11 ft. Screen

TUES. 3/8

THUR. 3/3

MON. 3/7

TUESDAY OPEN BLUES JAM Shrimp ‘n Grits $1 off Rum Drinks

777 HAYWOOD ROAD • 225-WPUB (9782)

www.westvillepub.com

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Sol Driven Train (jam, roots, Americana) w/ Dangermuffin Purple Onion Cafe

Now Serving Cocktails!

Valorie Miller (Americana, folk) Red Stag Grill

Billy Sheeran (piano)

Fri 3/04: DelTa SainTS

Red Step Artworks

BlueS rock rooTS - naShville, Tn

Open mic Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Steve Whiddon (“the pianoman”) Root Bar No. 1

Chris Wilhelm (indie folk, rock) Scandals Nightclub

EDM Exposure w/ Onionz The Get Down

DJ Champale w/ Abu Disarray Town Pump

SaT 3/05: MarDi GraS parTy!

3pm-2am everyday pinball, foosball, ping-pong & a kickass jukebox kitchen open until late

ron ShorT & The poSSuM playBoyS

504 Haywood Rd. West Asheville • 828-255-1109 “It’s bigger than it looks!”

135 cherry ST. Black MounTain, nc

weD: open Mic w/ DaviD Bryan

new: Daily Drink SpecialS!

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Kyle Frazier CD release party (acoustic, singer-songwriter) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Peggy Ratusz & friends Westville Pub

Taylor Martin Band (“alleycat country”) White Horse

Marc Black, 8pm

Fri., March 4 Allstars Sports Bar and Grill

The Sharkadelics (pop, rock), 9:30pm Athena’s Club

Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Acoustic Swing Blue Note Grille

WSNB (blues) BoBo Gallery

DJ Brett Rock Craggie Brewing Company

Andy Herod of Electric Owls (indie, rock, pop) Creatures Cafe

Live music Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

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

“Decadance” w/ RavenRage Promotions Emerald Lounge

PRTY! PRTY! PRTY! w/ Sex Panther (electronic) w/ Dani DeLuna & Candice B. Feed and Seed

Can’t Hardly Play Boys Fred’s Speakeasy

Dub step French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Jason Moore Duo (jazz) Garage at Biltmore

MasqueRave feat: GalaxC Girl, Alex Falk, Klaws, Will Azada & Bassharp Good Stuff

Dave Desmelik (singer-songwriter) w/ Kali Miles, 7pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

An evening w/ Bruce Molsky (old-time, traditional) Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

Ponderosa (Southern rock) Heavenly Spirits Wine Bar

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Fairview Tavern 831 Old Fairview Rd.

Leo Converse (jazz) Highland Brewing Company

Like Mind Trio (jazz) Holland’s Grille

The Edge Band (classic rock)

Next to Home Depot

828-505-7236

Come try our

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Cuisanartists w/ Wilson the Rocker & On the Take (rock, grunge, pop) Lobster Trap

Kon Tiki (swing, tropical)

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Music & EvEnts

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Bobby Miller & Virginia Daredevils (bluegrass) Horizons at Grove Park Inn

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

Linda Mitchell (blues, jazz)

Calico Moon (Americana, classic country)

Blue Note Grille

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Mark Guest Trio (jazz)

Sirius.B (gypsy folk, world)

BoBo Gallery

The Critters (psychedelic, pop, rock) w/ Vincent’s Missing Ear Boiler Room

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: The Cheeksters (pop, rock, soul) w/ Warm the Bell

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Little Friday Band (“front porch rock”), 8pm

Broadway’s

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Peter the Pianoeater (indie, rock) w/ Little Black Rainclouds & Curtains (one-man-band)

Blue Dragons (rock, Americana, jazz) w/ Jibblin the Froeline (world, jam)

Craggie Brewing Company

Olive or Twist

Jazz night w/ The Working Otet

Olive or Twist

The Mumbles (jazz, pop, soul)

Jazz night w/ The 42nd Street Jazz Band

Live jazz or swing

Creatures Cafe

Orange Peel

Orange Peel

Live music

Atom Smash (rock) w/ The Campaign 1984 & The Native Sway

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Organic Growers School Farm Soiree feat: Firecracker Jazz Band Pack’s Tavern

Pack’s Tavern

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

The Business (Motown funk)

Emerald Lounge

Purple Onion Cafe

Pisgah Brewing Company

Dopapod

Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, folk, roots)

Jeff Coffin’s Mu’tet (jazz, rock, bluegrass)

Fat Cat’s Billiards

Root Bar No. 1

Red Stag Grill

Sound Extreme DJ

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)

Feed and Seed

Root Bar No. 1

Leiper’s Fork Bluegrass

Luster (indie, rock)

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Scandals Nightclub

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (film), 3:30pm Kevin Jerome (soul, singer/songwriter), 7pm

DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

Gin Fits (rock, indie, pop)

Tim Marsh (singer-songwriter)

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

The Get Down

Chelsea Lynn LaBate (indie, folk, blues)

If You Wannas (indie, pop, rock) w/ Wooden Toothe

Garage at Biltmore

Good Stuff

Town Pump

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Mon - Wed 4pm - 9pm | Thurs - saT 2pm - 12am | sun 2pm - 9pm

advanced Tickets Can Be Purchased @ Pisgahbrewing.com

White Horse

Asheville Jazz Orchestra

Scandals Nightclub

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

Straightaway Cafe

Grace Adele Grammer School (indie, pop, rock) w/ John Wilkes Booth & the Black Toothe & Adam Thorn The Wine Cellar at Saluda Inn

Kornbred (Americana, country, rockabilly) Enter the Haggis (Celtic rock)

DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

The Get Down

The Neverhads (rock, punk) w/ The Travers Brothers

Frank Beeson & Catfish Joe (blues, Americana), 8pm

DJ Moto (pop, dance)

For the Birds (female singer-songwriters) w/ The Regulars Band (rock)

Fred’s Speakeasy

Straightaway Cafe

Delta Saints (blues, rock, roots)

Voted Best Local Brewery.

Highland Brewing Company

Lobster Trap

The Wine Cellar at Saluda Inn

BALTIMORE BARROOM BLUEGRASS

Leo Converse (jazz)

Athena’s Club

Graviton (rock) w/ KinGator & David Lee/ Selector Cleofus side project

Ralph Roddenbery Band (Americana, rock, roots)

FRIDAY 3/4

Heavenly Spirits Wine Bar

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Sons of Ralph (bluegrass)

daily FOOd & drinK SpecialS Mon-Thur 3-1 • Fri & SaT 12-2 • Sun 12-1

Sat., March 5

Iron Horse Station Jack Of The Wood Pub

Strombolis, Cheese Steak & Pizza

James Gregory (comedy)

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Chelsea Lynn LaBate (anit-folk, acoustic)

Philly Recipes!

Handlebar

Country Fried Fridays w/ Blackberry Smoke

Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

wed • Open Jam Thur • KaraOKe

Wild Wing Cafe

Dave Desmelik (Americana) Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Bright Eyes (folk, rock, indie) w/ Cursive Town Pump

Ron Short & the Possum Playboys (cajun, old time, rockabilly) Westville Pub

The Deacon Brandon Reeves (soul, rock) White Horse

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clubdirectory 5 Walnut Wine Bar 253-2593 The 170 La Cantinetta 687-8170 All Stars Sports Bar & Grill 684-5116 Asheville Civic Center & Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 259-5544 Athena’s Club 252-2456 Avenue M 350-8181 Barley’s Tap Room 255-0504 Beacon Pub 686-5943 Blue Mountain Pizza 658-8777 Blue Note Grille 697-6828 Boiler Room 505-1612 BoBo Gallery 254-3426 Bosco’s Sports Zone 684-1024 Broadway’s 285-0400 Club Hairspray 258-2027 Craggie Brewing Company 254-0360 Creature’s Cafe 254-3636 Curras Nuevo 253-2111 Desoto Lounge 986-4828 Diana Wortham Theater 257-4530 Dirty South Lounge 251-1777 The Dripolator 398-0209 Ed Boudreaux’s Bayou BBQ 296-0100 Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar 252-2711

Eleven on Grove 505-1612 Emerald Lounge 232- 4372 Fairview Tavern 505-7236 Feed & Seed + Jamas Acoustic 216-3492 Firestorm Cafe 255-8115 Frankie Bones 274-7111 Fred’s Speakeasy 281-0920 French Broad Brewery Tasting Room 277-0222 French Broad Chocolate Lounge 252-4181 The Garage 505-2663 The Get Down 505-8388 Good Stuff 649-9711 Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern 232-5800 Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 The Grove Park Inn (Elaine’s Piano Bar/ Great Hall) 252-2711 The Handlebar (864) 233-6173 The Hangar 684-1213 Hannah Flanagans 252-1922 Harrah’s Cherokee 497-7777 Havana Restaurant 252-1611 Highland Brewing Company 299-3370 Holland’s Grille 298-8780 The Hop 254-2224 The Hop West 252-5155

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Infusions 665-2161 Iron Horse Station 622-0022 Jack of the Wood 252-5445 Jerusalem Garden 254-0255 Jus One More 253-8770 Laurey’s Catering 252-1500 Lexington Avenue Brewery 252-0212 The Lobster Trap 350-0505 Luella’s Bar-B-Que 505-RIBS Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill 253-8805 Midway Tavern 687-7530 Mela 225-8880 Mellow Mushroom 236-9800 Mike’s Side Pocket 281-3096 Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill 258-1550 Olive Or Twist 254-0555 O’Malley’s On Main 246-0898 The Orange Peel 225-5851 Pack’s Tavern 225-6944 Pineapple Jack’s 253-8860 Pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 Posana Cafe 505-3969 Pulp 225-5851 Purple Onion Cafe 749-1179 Rankin Vault 254-4993 Red Stag Grill at the Grand Bohemian Hotel 505-2949

Rendezvous 926-0201 Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill 622-0001 Root Bar No.1 299-7597 Scandals Nightclub 252-2838 Scully’s 251-8880 Skyland Performing Arts Center 693-0087 Stella Blue 236-2424 Stephanie’s Roadhouse Bistro 299-4127 The Still 683-5913 Straightaway Cafe 669-8856 Switzerland Cafe 765-5289 Tallgary’s 232-0809 Red Room 252-0775 Thirsty Monk South 505-4564 Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub 505-2129 Town Pump 669-4808 Tressa’s Downtown Jazz & Blues 254-7072 Vanuatu Kava 505-8118 Vincenzo’s Bistro 254-4698 The Warehouse Live 681-9696 Wedge Brewery 505 2792 Well Bred Bakery & Cafe 645-9300 Westville Pub 225-9782 White Horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe 253-3066

Intermediate dowsing workshop w/ Marty Cain, 2pm Kurt’s Garage Band, 8pm

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Mo-Daddy’s

Front stage: Aaron Price (piano)

Moses Atwood: Songwriters in the Round

Lobster Trap

Root Bar No. 1

Wild Wing Cafe

Shane Perlowin (jazz/classical guitar)

Open jam session

Contagious (covers, rock)

Mo-Daddy’s

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Sallie Ford (rock)

Vocal jazz session w/ Sharon LaMotte, 7:30pm

Orange Peel

Tue., March 8

Sun., March 6 Barley’s Taproom

Big Block Dodge (jam, rock) Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Ice Cube (hip-hop, rap) w/ The Ville Boyz Scandals Nightclub

Paul Cataldo Trio (Americana, roots)

DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

BoBo Gallery

The Get Down

Grace Adelle & the Grand Band (Americana, folk, country)

Nights On Fire (pop punk)

restaurant • bar • patio sports room • events space fresh / local / incredible cuisine over 30 beers on tap huge selection of WNC craft beers

live music Thur 3/3

Scott Raines

[acoustic / rock/ etc.]

The Business [motown funk]

Sat 3/5

Fri 3/4

DJ Moto

[live DJ - dance/pop/etc.] no cover

SUNDAY

Asheville’s Mardi Gras Ball w/ Sirius B

March 6

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Live jazz, 8-10pm Barley’s Taproom

Mardi Gras w/ The Rockin Zukes Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, folk, roots)

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Mon., March 7

Shag dance & lesson, 4pm

Handlebar

Wet Dream w/ Zach Smith & Abe Leonard

Feed and Seed

Scissormen (blues)

Leiper’s Fork Gospel Grass, 11am & 6pm

Craggie Brewing Company

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Vinyl Tuesday

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Front stage: Mariachi band

Creatures Cafe

Danny Ellis (singer/songwriter)

downtown on the park!

BoBo Gallery

Open 7 Days (11am - ‘til)

225-6944 • packstavern.com FREE Parking weekdays after 5pm & all weekend (behind us on Marjorie St.)

20 S. Spruce St.

(off Biltmore Ave. beside Pack Square Park)

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Live music Garage at Biltmore

Phat Tuesdays w/ Selector Cleofus & guests Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Tennis (indie, rock, surf) w/ La Sera & Holiday Shores Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

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

Open mic w/ Jesse James, 7-10pm Jack Of The Wood Pub

karaoke

Fat Tuesday Zydeco Jam w/ Joy Moser & friends

Westville Pub

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Blues jam

Live DJ & dance, 7pm

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

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

White Horse

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Front stage: Jake Hollifield (blues, ragtime)

Singer-songwriter showcase w/ Kellin Watson, Will Straughan, Josh Stack & Andy Gwynn

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

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

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

monday

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Fairview Tavern

Old-time jam, 6pm

Wed., March 9

Open mic & jam

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues / Wild Wing Cafe

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Lobster Trap

Jay Brown (one-man-band) Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Exact 17 (feat: Jay Sanders, Bill Cardine, Andy Pond & Ian Cunningham)

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Live music, 8-10pm

Mal Blum & Simon Littlejohn (indie folk)

“Tuesday Rotations” w/ Chris Ballard & Tom Peters

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Good Stuff

Front stage: Woody Wood (blues, rock) Back stage: Wages (indie, rock) w/ Miniboone

Open mic

Open mic

Mike’s Side Pocket

The Get Down

Blue Note Grille

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Contagious (covers, rock)

Viva le Vox (punk, roots)

Jazz jam

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Town Pump

BoBo Gallery

Lovett (rock, indie, pop) tour kick-off show (free)

NC 63 (“little bit of everything”)

Dance or Die w/ JoyNerd & Sys-Hex

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Olive or Twist

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Soul/jazz jam feat: Marcus Horth

Tune In to Cranky Hanke’s Movie Reviews

5:30 pm Fridays on Matt Mittan’s Take a Stand.

tuesday Jus One More / Red Room

wednesday Beacon Pub / Buffalo Wild Wings / Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill / The Hangar / Midway Tavern / O’Malleys on Main / Holland’s Grille

thursday Cancun Mexican Grill / Chasers / Club Hairspray / Harrah’s Cherokee Fairview Tavern / Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill / Shovelhead Saloon / The Still

friday Fairview Tavern / Fat Cat’s Billards Infusions / Mack Kell’s Midway Tavern / Shovelhead Saloon Stockade Brew House / The 170 La Cantinetta / Tallgary’s Cantina

saturday

Mariachi Mondays

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The Hangar / Holland’s Grille Infusions / Jus One More / Midway Tavern / Rendezvous / Shovelhead Saloon / The Still

sunday Bosco’s Sports Zone / Cancun Mexican Grill / The Hangar / The Get Down Swing dancing w/ The Firecracker Jazz Band, 7:30pm Orange Peel

Cradle of Filth (metal) w/ Nachmystium, Turisas & Daniel Lioneye Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Open mic w/ Brian Keith TallGary’s Cantina

Open mic, 7:30pm The Get Down

Kill Baby Kill (garage, goth, surf) w/ Men From Uncle The Magnetic Field

Brian Claflin (singer-songwriter) Town Pump

Open mic w/ David Bryan Westville Pub

Jammin’ w/ Max & Miles

Thu., March 10 Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Makia Groove (funk, fusion, world) Blue Note Grille

Nitrograss (bluegrass) w/ Charles Wood BoBo Gallery

dep (electronic) w/ Alligator Indian (rock, pop) & JacuzziHiDive Boiler Room

Innocent Flannel (rock) w/ Grammer School & Michael Burgin

EDM Exposure w/ Trebled Mind, Nicodemus & Mokolai (trance, prog, electro)

Good Stuff

Open mic, 6-9pm Creatures Cafe

The Get Down

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Craggie Brewing Company

Open mic Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

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

Deep Space Lounge w/ DJ Reverend Jude, 10pm Good Stuff

Gene Peyroux (rock, funk, soul)

Carolina Call Band Vanuatu Kava Bar

Mark Growden CD release show (Americana, roots) w/ Clay Koweek & Colin Vance Westville Pub

Deja Fuze (fusion, progressive, rock)

Fri., March 11

JP Delanoye (roots) Vollie & Kari & The Western Wildcats (honkey tonk, Western swing) Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Donna Germano (hammer dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (requests), 7-11pm High Rankin (dubstep) Heavenly Spirits Wine Bar

Say Hi (rock) w/ Yellow Ostrich & Blair

The Sharkadelics (pop, rock), 9:30pm

Leo Converse (jazz)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Athena’s Club

Highland Brewing Company

Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

Tim Marsh Collective (flatpickin’ to funk)

Rebelution (reggae) w/ Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad & The Green

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Heavenly Spirits Wine Bar

Blue Note Grille

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

Acoustic Swing

Leo Converse (jazz)

Damian LeMaster (jazz piano)

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Boiler Room

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

Bluegrass jam, 7pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Mud Tea (rock) Lobster Trap

Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”) Mike’s Side Pocket

Open mic w/ Greg Terkelsen Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Dead Kenny G’s (jazz, punk, jam) Olive or Twist

Ballroom dancing w/ Heather Masterton & The Swing Station Band, 7:30pm Pack’s Tavern

Howie Johnson & Lee Grifffin (acoustic, rock) Pisgah Brewing Company

George Porter’s Runnin’ Pardners (jazz, funk, rock) Purple Onion Cafe

Danielle Miraglia (blues, folk rock) Red Stag Grill

Billy Sheeran (piano) Red Step Artworks

Open mic Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Steve Whiddon (“the pianoman”) Scandals Nightclub

Nash Smith & Ganges (rock) w/ A Ghost Like Me & Mystery Cult Broadway’s

Parts and Labour (experimental, punk, rock) w/ Pterodactyl Craggie Brewing Company

Tennessee Jed Band (soul, country) Diana Wortham Theater

Billy D. Washington (comedy) Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

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

Costume & BPMs w/ Drunk-Gypsy Promotions Emerald Lounge

My Cousin, The Emperor (alt-country) w/ The Small Ponds Fairview Tavern

Jarvis Jenkins Band (psychedelic, rock) Feed and Seed

Adam Pope Band (Americana, country) Firestorm Cafe and Books

Lawrence & Leigh (indie folk) French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Chris Wilhelm (indie folk, rock) Garage at Biltmore

Crazyhorse & Colston (“conscious hip-hop”) feat: Trust Fund Kids, Neck Breakas Society & D:Raf

11PM - 2AM, DOORS AT 10PM

THURSDAY • 3/31

ZOOGMA

Handlebar

Allstars Sports Bar and Grill

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

LIVE MUSIC!

THURSDAY • 4/14

YARN

Holland’s Grille

Twisted Trail (country, rock) Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Iron Horse Station

Retha Ferrel (“Celtic soul/modern Appalachia”) Jack Of The Wood Pub

Gas House Mouse (blues, soul) Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Mark Knight feat: Matt Abts (of Gov’t Mule) Lobster Trap

The Space Heaters (jazz, swing) Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Pat Flaherty (blues, country, folk), 8pm Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Diana Catherine & the Thrusty Tweeters w/ Pierce Edens (Americana)

#1 Outdoor Dining!

O’Malley’s On Main

Slow Train Home (rock) Olive or Twist

Live jazz or swing Orange Peel

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (country, folk rock) w/ Larkin Poe Pack’s Tavern

96.5 House Band (covers) Red Stag Grill

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter) Root Bar No. 1

Greenland (folk)

One of the Best for Pizza & Kid Friendly Restaurant

Scandals Nightclub

DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am Straightaway Cafe

Most Draft Beer in Asheville!

Over 70 Beers on Tap

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Mark Fuller

DJ Twan

The Get Down

Feed and Seed

Height with Friends (hip-hop) w/ Plucky Walker

Dry Run Bluegrass

Town Pump

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Grace Adele & the Grand Band (Americana, folk)

DogTale (folk, blues, jazz, rock)

White Horse

Electronic Voice Phenomena (ambient, electronic, jazz)

Orange Peel

Garage at Biltmore

Pack’s Tavern

Peggy and the Swing Daddies w/ Trevor Finlay & the Hot Damn Band (Western swing)

Jazz night w/ Trevors Trio Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Common Foundation (ska) w/ Chalwa Olive or Twist

Jazz night w/ The 42nd Street Jazz Band Menomena (experimental, rock)

Sat., March 12

Nasty Nasty w/ Low Limit, Futexture & Perileyes

DJ Jason Wyatt (dance)

Allstars Sports Bar and Grill

Good Stuff

Purple Onion Cafe

Chris Wilhelm (indie folk, rock)

Martha’s Trouble (folk rock, pop)

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Root Bar No. 1

Chris Knight (country, singer/songwriter) w/ Mic Harrison

Typefighter (folk rock, indie, pop) Scandals Nightclub

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

DJ dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

Crocodile Smile (dance) Athena’s Club

Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, harmonica, guitar), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Barrie Howard (one-man-band) Blue Note Grille

Anon Dixon Day (singer-songwriter) Boiler Room

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

Dex Romweber Duo (psycho-surf, rockabilly, garage)

Stella Blue

Sci Fi (fusion, jazz, psychedelic) w/ Big Something Straightaway Cafe

Heavenly Spirits Wine Bar

Neal Crowley (jazz, bluegrass, rock)

Leo Converse (jazz)

Town Pump

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Citizen Band Radio (“cosmic cowboy rock”)

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Westville Pub

Iron Horse Station

Honey Locust (Americana)

Cary Fridley & Down South (blues, country, roots)

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

Jack Of The Wood Pub

White Horse

Eleven on Grove

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

DJ Drees w/ Queen April (electronic, goth, industrial) Craggie Brewing Company

Maudlin Frogs w/ Red Snapper Family Band (indie, rock) Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Swing workshop w/ Swing Asheville, 10am-5pm Swing dance, 8pm Fat Cat’s Billiards

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French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Lobster Trap

Avery County (bluegrass) Back stage: Nathan Simmons & His Intrepid Band w/ The Old Dogs & the Magician, Troubel & Wind & Willow

Classicopia feat: Daniel Weiser (opera, jazz, show tunes)

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Tangled (PG) 1:00, 4:00 Little Fockers (PG-13) 7:00, 10:00

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Director: John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) Players: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest, Miles Teller, Tammy Blanchard, Sandra Oh Drama

Rated PG-13

The Story: The story of a couple coping with the death of their young child in an accident.

The Lowdown: An unusual — and unusually schmaltz-free — study in grief that’s distinguished by exceptional performances and sensitive direction.

If you go to John Cameron Mitchell’s Rabbit Hole expecting another Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) or Shortbus (2006), chances are you’re going to be disappointed. However, if you dig beneath the surface of this domestic drama about a couple dealing — or not dealing — with the death of their young son, you may surprise yourself with how similar the three films are in terms of their humanity and the way Mitchell handles the material and his actors. No, you’d never mistake this for the earlier films, but down deep, it’s just not that different.

Where those earlier movies dealt with characters who were in some kind of despair that was inherent in their natures, Rabbit Hole deals with characters in despair because their previously very normal lives have been turned into something foreign and inhospitable to them by an event.

Even that proves not to be quite as it seems as the film explores Becca (Nicole Kidman) and Howie Corbett (Aaron Eckhart), whose lives may have only been normal at some considerable expense and effort in the first place. Granted, this material is inherent in David Lindsay-Abaire’s play and screenplay, but the recognition of it by Mitchell is perhaps what drew him to Rabbit Hole in the first place. It’s certainly what allowed him to tap into that essence.

Don’t misunderstand, this is not Hedwig or Shortbus. This is a very different proposition.

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Miles Teller and Nicole Kidman both offer exceptional performances in John Cameron Mitchell’s sensistive but refreshingly unsentimental Rabbit Hole.

There’s no getting away from the fact that Rabbit Hole is a domestic drama. It is, however, a very fine domestic drama that avoids the pitfall of becoming maudlin and offers many surprising little twists along the way. It doesn’t trade in sentimentality — in fact, it often eschews it altogether — and its assaults on the tear-ducts are so subtle that they often hit you before it registers that they’re there at all.

The film often veers toward the unusual, especially in its depiction of Becca’s relationship with Jason (Miles Teller), the young man who accidentally ran over her son. If this odd relationship feels ever so slightly familiar to you, that’s probably because it’s not all that far removed from the relationship between Hedwig (Mitchell) and Tommy Gnosis (Michael Pitt) in Hedwig, though the dynamic is different. There’s also something refreshingly human about it, and much the same can be said of Howie’s relationship with Gaby (Sandra Oh).

What most distinguishes the film, though, are the performances that Mitchell gets out of his cast.

Yes, Nicole Kidman is remarkable and she fully deserved her Oscar nomination. (She perhaps deserved the award, too, but that’s another question.) That said, it would be a mistake to overlook Eckhart, Oh and Dianne Wiest — and perhaps it would be an even bigger error to neglect Teller’s Jason. He manages to turn what could have been an impossible role believable. Don’t leave it too long to see Rabbit Hole. Its box office has not been exciting, so catch it while you can. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, some drug use and language. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Fine Arts Theatre

Casino Jack JJJ

Director: George Hickenlooper (Factory Girl) Players: Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, Kelly Preston, Jon Lovitz, Rachelle Lefevre, Graham Greene Peculiar Biopic

Rated R

The Story: Fictionalized version of the rise and fall of super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

The Lowdown: Ill-advised attempt to turn the story of Abramoff into a comedy, cursed by a bad script and flaccid direction, but with a strong performance from Kevin Spacey as compensation.

Kevin Spacey may be all the world to the English stage, but let’s face it, it’s a very long time since he had much of an impact on movie screens.

Perhaps he thought that this wayward biopic of Jack Abramoff — despite its C-List cast and its D-List director — would change that. Considering the fact that it’s only now making its way to town after making no dent whatever with the Oscars — even with all those hopeful screeners the distributor sent out — should tell you that it did nothing to reverse Spacey’s movie fortunes. Sad thing is Spacey’s better here than he has been in years, but the movie’s not good — and it’s alarmingly out of whack in the bargain.

Casino Jack purports to be the story of Jack Abramoff, the notorious right-wing lobbyist whose no-holds-barred approach to making a huge profit out of any and everything resulted in so much corruption and arrogance that he managed to bring himself down, finding that not even those politicians who benefited the most from his schemes would stand by him when it came down

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2D (PG) 2:45, 5:15 The Company Men (R) 1:15, 3:45, 6:20, 9:00 The Fighter (R) 1:05, 3:40, 6:10, 8:40 The Green Hornet 2D (PG-13) 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 The Mechanic (R) 7:30, 9:40 No Strings Attached (R) 9:10 Rango (PG) 1:00, 1:40, 3:35, 4:20, 6:15, 7:00, 8:50, 9:35 The Roommate (PG-13) 2:20, 4:35, 6:50, 9:20 Sanctum 3D (R) 1:30, 4:15, 6:55, 9:25 (no 1:30.

4:15, 6:55 shows March 5; no 1:30, 4:15 March 6, no 6:55, 9:25 March 9 ) Tangled 2D (PG) 1:20, 3:30, 5:45 Unknown (PG-13) 1:45, 4:25, 7:15, 9:45 Yu-Gi-Oh 3D (PG) 1:00 Sat-Sun March 5-6

11:35, 2:05, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40 Unknown (PG-13) 11:50, 2:35, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 (Sofa Cinema) n Cinebarre (665-7776)

The Dilemma (PG-13) 1:20 (no 1:20 show Mon-Thu), 4:20, 7:15, 9:55 (no 9:55 show Mon-Thu) Gulliver’s Travels (PG) 1:30 (no 1:30 show Mon-Thu), 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 (no 9:50 show Mon-Thu) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13) 1:00 (no 1:00 show Mon-Thu), 4:10, 7:35, 10:35 (no 10:35 show Mon-Thu) Tangled (PG) 1:10 (no 1:10 show Mon-Thu), 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 (no 9:45 show Mon-Thu) The Tourist (PG-13) 1:15 (no 1:15 show Mon-Thu), 4:15, 7:20, 10:00 (no 10:00 show Mon-Thu)

n Co-ed Cinema

Brevard (883-2200) Rango (PG) 1:00 , 4:00, 7:00

n Epic of Hendersonville (693-1146) n Fine Arts Theatre (232-1536)

The King’s Speech (R) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20 Rabbit Hole (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, Late show Fri-Sat 9:00

n Carolina Asheville

n Flatrock Cinema

The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13) 11:30, 2:00, 4:20, 7:00, 9:25 Beastly (PG-13) 12:10, 2:25, 4:40, 7:15, 9:35 Black Swan (R) 11:45, 2:15, 4:40, 7:20, 9:45 Casino Jack (R) 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 10:00 Drive Angry 3D (R) 9:50 The Fighter (R) 11:40, 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:00 (Sofa Cinema) Gnomeo and Juliet (PG) 12:20, 2:45, 4:50, 7:05 Hall Pass (R) 11:50, 2:30, 5:05, 10:15 (Sofa Cinema) I Am Number Four (PG-13) 11:40, 2:20, 5:05, 7:35, 10:10 Just Go with It (PG-13) 11:50, 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 (Sofa Cinema) The King’s Speech (R) 11:45, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 Rango (PG) 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40 Take Me Home Tonight (R) 12:05, 2:45, 5:05, 8:00, 10:20 True Grit (PG-13)

127 Hours (R) 1:00 (Sat, Sun, Wed), 7:00 The King’s Speech (R) 4:00

Cinema 14 (274-9500)

(697-2463)

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

The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13) 1:10, 4:20, 7:20, 9:50 Beastly (PG-13) 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 Drive Angry 3D (R) 4:10, 9:55 Gnomeo and Juliet (G) 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 8:00, 10:10 Hall Pass (R) 1:40, 4:40, 7:50, 10:10 I Am Number Four (PG-13) 1:30, 7:00 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D Director’s Cut (G) 1:20, 7:10 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D (G) 4:00, 9:45 Take Me Home Tonight (R) 1:50, 4:30, 7:40, 10:05

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to it. This story has already been told coherently and effectively in Alex Gibney’s documentary Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010), rendering this incoherent and ineffective fictionalized drama superfluous. But that’s not all. The whole approach to the film is odd to say the least, as witness the distributor’s description of Casino Jack as “riotous.” So is this a comedy? That appears to be the idea.

Setting aside the question of the wisdom of treating the material as comedy, the bigger problem is that Casino Jack simply isn’t very funny.

It almost certainly would be possible to turn the story into black comedy, but the film’s sense of humor never gets past the level of people screaming obscenities at each other while their house of cards collapses or the image of Jon Lovitz passed out with his head resting on a semi-nude hooker.

If the screenplay by Norman Snider (best known, I guess, for co-writing Dead Ringers with David Cronenberg 23 years ago) aimed for satire, it never got past the frat-boy level. After that, it gets worse when it tries to turn Abramoff into a more or less likable character — mostly on the basis that he’s no worse than Tom DeLay or George W. Bush. I wouldn’t personally argue that, but this neither makes him better than them, nor does it make him likable — nor does it offer anything surprising, since self-sacrificing politicians went out of style with Claude Rains in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington back in 1939.

Directed by the late George Hickenlooper in what must have been an attempt at style, the film is amateurish and clunky, while the HD video medium on which it was shot has the flat, harsh look of such technology from 10 years ago. The only thing that makes the film worth a look is Spacey — and that’s probably not enough. Rated R for pervasive language, some violence and brief nudity. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14

Drive Angry 3D JJJJ

Director: Patrick Lussier (My Bloody Valentine 3D) Players: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke, David Morse Exploitation Trash Action Horror Rated R

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The Story: Nicolas Cage breaks out of hell to save his infant grandchild from being sacrificed by a cult of Satanists.

The Lowdown: Preposterous, trashy, tasteless — full of sex, skin, gore and violence — and the most fun I’ve had in a theater this year.

The sobering thing about Drive Angry 3D is that I can — with a straight face and in complete seriousness — call it the best film of 2011 so far. (This, of course, does not include certain 2010 latecomers to the provinces.) Considering how completely underwhelming the 2011 releases have been so far, that’s not really saying much, nor does it convey what a completely fine time I had watching this masterwork of exploitation trash. I had looked forward to the movie based on its trailer, and completely mindful of the fact that two-and-a-half minutes of trailer can promise far more than the film itself may be able to deliver. In this case, however, Drive Angry 3D delivered even more than it promised. It fulfilled the lunacy it purported to offer and went further.

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Don’t misunderstand. This is no award winner. If anything, it’s anti-Oscar-bait — with more than a whiff of authentic grindhouse madness. It’s everything Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof (2007) ought to have been and never was. Take Death Proof, combine it with Michael Davis’ Shoot ’Em Up (2007), add a supernatural component, ramp it up and you have Drive Angry 3D. Now top this off with Lussier and cinematographer Brian Pearson proving once again that they know how to stage, light and shoot 3D like nobody else — while fully embracing the gimmick of the whole 3D nonsense — and it’s even better. In fact, it’s so ridiculously good at what it does that it’s almost guaranteed to be flop at the box office — something its opening weekend performance now assures.

The trick is understanding just what it’s so ridiculously good at. The what is its ability to keep a plot of epic loopiness moving forward while being awash in a copious sea of sex, violence, nudity, gore, absurd chases, one-liners, black comedy, supernatural hooey and a pretty complete subversion of good taste — but with a moral conclusion.

Problem is the audience for that is not overwhelming. We’ve seen movies in this key tank time and time again — and it’s always dispiriting for those of us who actually do appreciate genuine trash.

I think Drive Angry 3D erred by playing up its action and playing down its horror content in the advertising, but nobody asked me. They could have adapted that Ron Howard flick ad campaign from the ’70s and made it, “Nicolas Cage pops the clutch and tells ol’ Satan to ’Eat my dust!’”

Nicolas Cage — at his Cage-iest — stars as John Milton (don’t worry, that’s about as cerebral as the jokes get) who breaks out of hell in a Buick Riviera (the specifics of this are agreeably vague) and makes it back into the world in order to prevent the ritual sacrifice of his infant granddaughter by a devil cult headed up by Jonah King (a weirdly fey Billy Burke). Luck is on his side in the guise of curvaceous waitress Piper (Amber Heard) who decides to throw in her lot — and her boyfriend’s Dodge Charger — with him after she catches said boyfriend (played by co-writer Todd Farmer) having conjugal relations with another woman.

At the same time, however, an emissary from hell called “The Accountant” (a superb William Fichtner) is out to drag Milton back to the fiery furnace. The Accountant is the epitome of unflappable earthly cool. When he learns that Milton took off in a 1969 Charger, his only question is, “The 440 or the Hemi?” (Hell appears to be a savvy place in terms of muscle cars.) In a lot of respects, The Accountant is who makes this movie as much good unwholesome fun as it is. If you had told me prior to Friday that I would love a sequence using “That’s the Way I Like It” on the soundtrack, I’d have questioned your sanity. Not now.

Seriously, this is a wondrously over-the-top outburst of utterly tasteless, hard-R cinematic

filmsociety Casino Royale JJJJJ

Director: John Huston, Val Guest, Joseph McGrath, etc.

Players: Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Orson Welles, Woody Allen Big-budget Scattershot Satire Spy Spoof Rated NR “Casino Royale is too much for one James Bond,” claimed the ads back in 1966 — and they weren’t kidding, since before the movie is over everyone in MI5 will be James Bond. Well, it hardly matters anyway, since we learn early on that the James Bond we know as James Bond (“That sexual acrobat who leaves a trail of dead women like blown r-roses behind him”) is only a cheap imitation (“That b-bounder to whom you gave my name and number”) of the real Sir James Bond (David Niven). The critics hated it. Audiences, however, made it one of the top grossing films of 1967. I saw it twice. I loved it then. I love it now. I concede that it’s bloated and absurd — and that it only entirely works if you get jokes and pop-culture references that were topical 44 years ago. It may, in fact, be the first post-modern comedy, but it feels more goodnatured than snarky — and there’s an undercurrent of true British satire here. reviewed by Ken Hanke The Asheville Film Society will screen Casino Royale Tuesday, Mar. 8, 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. Hanke is the artistic director of the Asheville Film Society.

The Old Dark House JJJJJ

Director: James Whale (Frankenstein) Players: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Ernest Thesiger, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Massey, Lilian Bond, Eva Moore Black Comedy Horror Rated NR The Old Dark House (1932) is locked in a perpetual grudge match with Bride of Frankenstein (1935) for the title of my favorite James Whale picture. When you realize that seven of Whale’s films rank among my favorite movies of all time, that’s even more remarkable. As the title suggests, it’s a movie in the “old dark house” sub-genre, and it’s probably the ultimate such film, but this adaptation of the J.B. Priestley novel about strangers trapped by a storm in a houseful of eccentrics and worse is something else. It’s also Whale’s revenge on Boris Karloff, who Whale resented for getting “too much” attention for Frankenstein (1931). That wasn’t happening this time with an ensemble picture where the obvious star was the filmmaker — not to mention being up against that scene-stealing old flamer Ernest Thesiger (known to his intimates as “the stitchin’ bitch” for his needlepoint). The results are black comedy gold. Thank goodness, this only used to be a “lost film.” reviewed by Ken Hanke The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Old Dark House Thursday, Mar. 2, 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.

For Cranky Hanke’s full reviews of these movies, visit www.mountainx.com/movies. fun. And if you like that sort of thing, beat a hasty path to the theater — and I mean hasty, because 3D screens are at a premium and this isn’t going to stick around. Rated R for strong brutal violence throughout, grisly images, some graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7

Hall Pass JJ

Director: The Farrelly Brothers (The Heartbreak Kid) Players: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate, Nicky Whelan Raunchy Comedy

Rated R

The Story: A couple of guys are given a week off of marriage by their wives, to sleep with whomever they please.

The Lowdown: A superfluous attempt at the old gross-out comedy that’s moderately painless — though never, ever good, since it’s such a dud.

That the Farrelly Brothers’ Hall Pass isn’t as egregiously awful as I had expected isn’t a comment on the quality of this comedy, since everything I’d heard about the movie beforehand pointed to an act of desperation on the part of the Farrellys as a means of regaining the popularity of their ’90s heyday. From a quality standpoint, this isn’t the movie to take them back to the Promised Land. And judging from the box office, it seems even more unlikely.

While there’s a return to the gross-out gags of stuff like There’s Something About Mary (1998) and Me, Myself & Irene (2000), the Farrellys also temper this with a gentler side. On the surface, this is a movie about marriage, and unfortunately, one that too often feels and — worst of all — looks like a sitcom. Hall Pass very much earns its R-rating, with nudity, sex and gags involving everything from diarrhea to full-frontal male nudity. The raunch is cranked up, but the overall tone is very much in the realm of Judd Apatow, in that there’s a supposed mature side that rears its head in the final act. Unfortunately, the only lessons taught by the film fall squarely into what Rex Harrison described in Preston Sturges’ Unfaithfully Yours

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startingfriday THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU

Bourne Ultimatum writer George Nolfi makes his directorial debut with this (seemingly loose) adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s story “Adjustment Team.” The plot concerns Matt Damon falling in love with Emily Blunt only to find that mysterious forces are conspirising to prevent them from having a relationship. The question is whether to give in and let her go, or to try to defeat these forces that keep everything running according to some greater plan. Early reviews are mixed. (PG-13)

BEASTLY

This looked like its title was self-descriptive when they started running trailers for Beastly about a million years ago. Time has probably not helped matters and the disappointing results on star Alex Pettyfer’s I Am Number Four don’t bode well for the box-office returns on this Beauty and the Beast in tween-and-teen clothes. The idea is that Pettyfer plays a rich jerk who gets turned all, well, beastly when he makes fun of a classmate (Mary-Kate Olsen, no less). Worse yet, she makes him live in Brooklyn. Will Vanessa Hudgens find the beauty beneath the beast and lift the curse? A more dicey question might be whether or not CBS Films will ever make anything worth sitting through. (PG-13)

CASINO JACK

See review in “Cranky Hanke”

RABBIT HOLE

See review in “Cranky Hanke”

RANGO

Gore Verbinski (The Ring, Pirates of the Caribbean) tackles this animated film with the voices (and motion-captures) of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina and Bill Nighy. It’s all about a chameleon, Rango (Depp), who accidentally finds himself sheriff of the wild west town of Dirt. It’s also probably this week’s best bet among new films. (PG)

TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT

Topher Grace stars in this 1980s-centric comedy about a nerdy loser who bluffs his way into an upscale Labor Day bash in the hopes of impressing girl-of-his-dreams Teresa Palmer. In support, we have Anna Faris and Dan Fogler. It frankly looks like a raunchedup TV show, though three obvious studio shills on the IMDb loved it. Funny how only people who love these movies ever make it to these “special screenings.” (R)

(1948), as a movie that “questioned the necessity of marriage for eight reels and then concluded it was essential in the ninth.”

A predictable plot isn’t a surprise, as we get Owen Wilson as Rick, a seemingly happily married man who’s a bit more sex obsessed than his wife (Jenna Fischer, TV’s The Office) would like.

So she gives him a hall pass, which translates into a week off from marriage to do whatever — with whomever — he pleases. So, along with his often crude best friend Fred (Saturday Night Live’s Jason Sudekis), Rick heads out into the world a free man. Of course, things aren’t as simple as Rick and Fred had hoped, and their various attempts at gaining the affections of the fairer sex simply lead to various hijinks.

It’s pretty obvious where all this is rolling towards, with its cop-out ending and all, but this isn’t the film’s main purpose — it’s to be funny.

Unfortunately, Hall Pass’ material doesn’t hold up its end of the bargain, since beyond a handful of gags (like the idea of Richard Jenkins as a bronzed womanizer), the film is a generous heaping of crass juvenilia.

The movie, in short, just isn’t that funny, but it does manage to skirt being completely awful, thanks somewhat surprisingly to the Farrellys, who — even though they’re trading in stupidity — don’t strike me as stupid. The most interesting aspect of the film is that it’s really, deep down, a movie about trying to figure out how to fit in as you get older. These are, after all, characters who think Applebee’s is a place to meet swinging singles.

Hall Pass can be seen as the cinematic equivalent of their current career, a movie that’s out of step with current trends made by guys trying to fit in somewhere in world of film, about guys who just don’t understand where they belong anymore. Whether this is on purpose or not is debatable, but there are just enough flashes of wit here and there to believe that this isn’t giving the brothers Farrelly too much credit. However, it remains one of the few interesting aspects of a pretty unfunny comedy. Rated R for crude and sexual humor throughout, language, some graphic nudity and drug use. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7

specialscreenings I Am Cuba JJJJJ

Director: Mikhail Kalatozov (The Cranes Are Flying) Players: Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, Jose Gallardo, Raul Garcia, Luz Maria Collazo Propaganda Drama Rated NR Mikhail Kalatozov’s I Am Cuba was made in 1964, obtained a brief Japanese release in 1968, and was buried in the Russian archives for almost 30 years until Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola gave it new life in 1995. In so doing, they gave us one of the most technically impressive films of its time, and one of the most politically naive. When it was made, the idea behind this Soviet-Cuban co-production was to show Cuba as it was under the thumbs of its capitalist oppressors and usher in its glorious future under its communist saviors. The problem — apart from the fact that the glorious future wasn’t quite that glorious — was that the film, for all its technical panache, was no more subtle than a 1920s propaganda movie from Sergei Eisenstein. The evil capitalists — mostly “ugly Americans” — are too evil and too silly to take quite seriously. It’s not that the film was wrong, it simply tried too hard. Technically, however, the movie is a knockout — a knockout with some reservations, but a knockout. reviewed by Ken Hanke Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present I Am Cuba at 8 p.m. Friday, Mar. 4, at Phil Mechanic Studios (109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 2733332, http://www.ashevillecourtyard.com

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Director: Alexander Korda (The Private Life of Henry VIII) Players: Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, Elsa Lanchester, John Bryning, Roger Livesey Biopic Rated NR Alexander Korda’s Rembrandt (1936) marked Charles Laughton’s first British picture since his Oscar-winning turn in Korda’s The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) — and it’s not only Culture with a capital “C,” it’s a film obviously meant to appeal to Laughton’s actorliness.

You can almost hear Korda’s Hungarian-accented pitch — “So what if Leo McCarey let you recite ‘The Gettysburg Address’ last year in Ruggles of Red Gap? Phooey! I’ll turn you loose on large slabs of the Old Testament.” There’s no way Laughton would have turned that down — even if what Korda really was after was another hit like Henry VIII. Problem was the earlier film had been somewhat satirical and audiences responded to the humor. Rembrandt offered very few laughs and was largely a basic biopic — a solid, often stylish and very good-looking biopic, but a biopic all the same. History wouldn’t repeat itself. Today, however, it’s possible to take a more kindly look at the film for what it is, rather than for what it isn’t. reviewed by Ken Hanke The Hendersonville Film Society will show Rembrandt at 2 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 6, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville).

For Cranky Hanke’s full reviews of these movies, visit www.mountainx.com/movies.

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Condos For Sale $195,000 • NORTH ASHEVILLE Near Claxton School, near downtown Asheville. 3BR, 2.5BA. • By owner. Call 252-1448.

MAYBERRY HEATING AND COOLING Oil and Gas Furnaces • Heat Pumps and AC • Sales • Service • Installation. • Visa • MC • Discover. Call (828) 658-9145.

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MADISON COUNTY LAND Several beautiful pieces of land for sale, 5-50 acres.

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ACCESSIBUILT RESIDENTIAL REMODELING Custom bath and shower/tub conversion for safety and accessibility.

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Fireplace with gas logs. 0.4 acre fenced lot, welllandscaped front yard. Heat pump. Quiet neighborhood.

2.8 miles from Patton Ave. County taxes. $187,500.

Call 828-231-6689.

A SECRET GETAWAY! • MADISON COUNTY Antique log cabin in Hot Springs: $60,000 firm.

(828) 206-0785. laurelriverrealty.com

SWANNANOA-BEE TREE • Open House Sat. 11am1pm, Sun. 2pm-4pm. 11 Old Mine Rd. Swannanoa.

Unique river rock cottage.

Recently renovated. 3BR, 1BA, office, large loft. .3 acre lot. A home with real personality. Walk to Owen District Park, 1 mile to Warren Wilson College. $155,800. Owner, 828-3370873 or 828-298-6634.

Out-Of-Town Property ARIZONA BIG BEAUTIFUL LOTS $99/month, $0-down, $0-interest. Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int’l Airport.

Guaranteed Financing. NO CREDIT CHECK! (800) 6318164 Code 4054 www.sunsiteslandrush.com (AAN CAN)

BARTENDERS TO GO FOR YOUR EVENT, WEDDING RECEPTION, GALLERY SHOW, PARTIES Complete set-up including bar, linens, glassware. Experienced professional bartenders for your next event. Call Carolina Bartending Service. In business since 2004. 828-676-0426.

HOME WATER LEAKS A Problem? Excellent leak detection! Lasting correction! Experience!

References! Call 828-273-5271.

Handy Man APPLIANCE ZEN • The best choice for appliance repair in Asheville. With over 12 years in appliance repair. The choice is easy.

Locally owned. Fast.

Friendly. Honest. • All brands washers, dryers, refrigerator, dishwasher, and small appliances. • Licensed. Insured. Bonded.

• Sabastian, 828-505-7670. www.appliancezen.com

HIRE A HUSBAND Handyman Services. 31 years professional business practices.

Trustworthy, quality results, reliability. $2 million liability insurance. References available. Free estimates. Stephen Houpis, (828) 280-2254 RELIABLE REPAIRS! Quality work! All types maintenance/repair, indoor/outdoor. • Excellent water leak detection/correction! • Wind damaged shingle/roof repair! 38 years experience!

Responsible! Honest!

Harmonious! References!

Call Brad, you’ll be Glad!

(828) 273-5271.

Services

Education/ Tutoring RENT A MOM! I will make sure your kids are happy and healthy, well-behaved, do their chores and succeed at school. My qualifications are: a European childhood, parents who were wonderful role models, and a loving son in grad school.

Please email for an interview. 828-251-2118 writersw@gmail.com

Computer CHRISTOPHER’S COMPUTERS • Computer Slow? Call Christopher’s Computers at 828-6709800 and let us help you with PC and Macintosh issues: networking, virus/malware removal, tutoring, upgrades, custombuilt new computers, etc. www.ChristophersComputer s.com PROFESSIONAL/AFFORDA BLE WEB DESIGN Would your business benefit from a website, or web update?

Contact Creative Media Solutions Inc. Prices from $1000-$2500.

828-707-6640, creativemedia01@ gmail.com.

Financial AFFORDABLE TAX FILING I will save you money! • Efiling • Business • Individual. • 21 years professional experience.

Call (828) 252-6500.

Muriel Smith, Accountant.

WNC BOOK AND RECORD KEEPING General book and record keeping services.

My office can come to your location. Registered and insured. 828-301-0840.

Home A&B CONSTRUCTION is a leader in quality, craftsmanship and dependability for a wide range of building services here in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina. We specialize in cost-sensitive, client oriented, residential and commercial renovation/remodeling, new construction, and repair services. Please call 828258-2000 or visit our website at www.a-bconstruction.com

Landscaping LANDSCAPE SERVICE Maintenance, installations, and clean-ups. Competitive prices. Owner operated.

Call Jon 458-1243

Caregivers COMPANION • CAREGIVER • LIVE-IN Alzheimer’s experienced. • CarePartners Hospice recommended. • Nonsmoker, with cat, seeks live-in position. • References. • Arnold, (828) 273-2922.

TLC FOR THE ELDERLY Your parents deserve the best care. They need a compassionate, patient, intelligent person with a sense of humor to look after them. Our team, Three Angels, is available day or night. We have excellent references and charge $20 an hour. Hire one or more “angel” for part-time or round-theclock care. Please email for an interview. writersw@gmail.com

Commercial Listings

Commercial Property ATTRACTIVE STONE COTTAGE • Suitable for arts/craft studio and residence .Several rooms, modern kitchen and bath.

Good east location near Warren Wilson College. $155,800. Owner 828 337-0873 HENDERSONVILLE. Urban flex space on historic 7th Ave. Live, work. 9,000 sq. ft. for only $349,000. Bank owned. G/M Property Group 828-281-4024,

Commercial/Busi Apartments For Rent ness Rentals 1 MONTH FREE WITH CONTRACT 1550 Hendersonville Road • Beautifully decorated office space. Ready to move in. • Perfect for architect, accountant, or general business use. Ample parking at the door.

(828) 691-0586.

1419 PATTON AVE. • 2,900 sq.ft. 8 exam rooms/offices.

Large reception/showroom.

Beautifully furnished. $3,500/month.

828-281-8127.

DOWNTOWN OFFICE SUITE FOR RENT 1,150 sf renovated downtown office suite in historic building.

Lots of character, windows, skylights, fireplaces, hardwood floors. Upstairs facing Pritchard Park. $1,275/month. Available March 1. Call Patti: 828254-5853 or 828-230-3210.

OFFICE FOR RENT • 191 E Chestnut St. Beautifully restored Victorian house with off street parking. $625/month (unfurnished), $675/month (furnished).

Shared utilities, maintenance, ambiance music, shared receptionist/ telephone service.

Handicapped accessible.

Easy access to interstate and downtown. 6 month lease. 12 month preferred.

Call 258-2112.

OFFICES FOR RENT IN BLACK MOUNTAIN Various sizes and prices from $200 to $275 a month, including utilities. Five offices total.

Shared waiting room. Call 828-271-4004 SPACE FOR RENT • Near Sam’s Club (off Patton Ave.) in busy shopping center.

1,150 sq.ft. Suitable for office or retail. Call 828-231-6689.

1 GREAT APARTMENT • BLACK MOUNTAIN Nicely renovated bath, kitchen, 1BR, sunroom, dining room.

9’ ceilings. • Abundance of natural light. • Hardwood floors. Short walk to downtown. • $615/month includes heat, water, Wifi. • Smoke free. 280-5449.

1-2-BR, 1-2BA SOUTH • 90 Beale St. Central heat/AC, dishwasher. $585$675/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1-2BR, 1BA DOWNTOWN • 68 N. French Broad Ave. Hardwood floors, central A/C. $645-$785/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BA/STUDIO • 85 Merrimon. Winter Special!

All utilities included. $500/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 51 Choctaw. Hardwood floors, sunroom. $645/month.

828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 825 4th Ave. Hardwood floors, off-street parking. $475/month.

828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 346 Montford. Hardwood floors, coin-op laundry. $585/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1Br, 1BA NORTH • 37 Sunset. Porch, mountain and city views. $595/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA SOUTH • 30 Allen. Patio, A/C, heatpump, $525/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA WEST • 1 Brucemont. Hardwood floors, high ceilings. $600/month. 828-2531517. www.leslieandassoc.com

Rooms For Rent

2 GREAT DOWNTOWN APARTMENTS Live, work and play downtown! • Studio: $575/month. • 2 bedroom: $725/month. Call (828) 254-2029.

DOWNTOWN • FURNISHED SINGLE ROOM The Gray Rock Inn, 100 Biltmore Avenue, near French Broad Food Co-op. • Weekly rates, $105/week.

References, security deposit required. John: 230-4021, Noon-5pm.

2BR, 1BA APT. IN BILTMORE AREA Spacious newly refurbished well-lit apartment, large kitchen, dining, laundry w/W/D, front porch, rear deck, quiet friendly neighborhood, $750/month. gturner712@gmail.com 828-281-3667.

Rentals

2BR, 1BA EAST • 28 Hillendale. Sunporch, coinop laundry. $625/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

Mobile Homes For Rent

2BR, 1BA NORTH • 87 Wild Cherry. Carport, W/D hookups. $635/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

HAW CREEK Convenient location, good school district. 3BR, 2BA mobile home. • Fenced.

Nonsmoking. • Some pets ok. $750/month, $750 deposit. (828) 299-8623. str72@charter.net

2BR, 1BA NORTH • 198 Kimberly. Patio, heat included. $750/month. www.leslieandassoc.com

Condos/ Townhomes For Rent

2BR, 1BA NORTH • 9 Lindsey. Central heat and A/C, deck. $595/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR CONDO • HISTORIC KRESS BUILDING $1270/month includes water/trash. Original hardwood floors, video entry system, 15’ ceilings, workout room on rooftop, stackable Bosch washer/dryer. Please call (828)670-9772.

2BR, 1BA • North, 403 Charlotte. $850. Hardwood Floors, Patio.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA ARDEN • 216 Weston. Garage, central A/C and heat pump.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA NORTH • 265 Charlotte St. Hardwood floors, central A/C. $795/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA NORTH • 27 Spooks Mill. Deck, mountain views. $895/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com CANDLER • Large 2BR, lots of closet space. Electric heat, water provided $550/month. Will accept small pet. Call 828-2530758. Carver Realty.

LIVE ON THE RIVER! • EAST 2BR, 2BA, all appliances, including WD. • Large closets, storage.

Covered parking. • Covered porch. Open deck. Great views! • Quiet and convenient. • Pets considered. $695/month.

828-779-2736.

MONTFORD • Charming furnished 1BR apt. Queen, TV, wifi, W/D, D/W, A/C, water. You pay only electric.

Deposit. References. $750/month. 828-3017707, 828-255-2483.

WEST ASHEVILLE • 2 and 3 bedroom unfurnished apartments for $649 and $679/month in West Asheville. Water, garbage included. On bus line. Call 828-252-9882.

WEST-ACTON WOODS APTS • 2BR, 2BA, 1100 sq.ft. $800/month. Includes water and garbage pickup.

Call 253-0758.

Carver Realty.

3 BEDROOM/2.5 BATHROOM, Arden, 137 Weston, $1125 , Garage, Fireplace. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2.5BA • Split level living. 1,800 sq.ft. heated space. 2-car garage.

Fireplace with gas logs. 0.4 acre fenced lot, welllandscaped front yard. Heat pump. Quiet neighborhood.

2.8 miles from Patton Ave. $925/month. Call 828-231-6689.

3BR, 2BA • Fletcher, 607 Woodberry, $995. Garage, Fenced Yard.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR CONDO • HISTORIC KRESS BUILDING $1700/month includes water/trash. Original hardwood floors, video entry system, 15’ ceilings, workout room on rooftop, stackable Bosch washer/dryer. Please call (828) 670-9772.

ALWAYS GREAT RESPONSE “I advertise my rental properties in Mountain Xpress because of the quality and quantity of great calls it produces!”

Pauline T., Asheville. • You too can find quality renters!

Call 251-1333, Mountain Xpress Classified Marketplace.

2BR, 1BA WEST ASHEVILLE • Quiet neighborhood close to parks and downtown.

Vaulted ceilings, W/D, A/C window unit. Front and back porches. No pets. $795/month.

828-551-0004.

BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN VIEWS 2BR, 1.5BA, bonus room, new appliances, laundry room, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, AC. Nice deck overlooks downtown. $950/month.

687-1954.

NEAR AIRPORT • 2BR, 1.5BA. Hardwoods and carpet, heat pump.

Convenient to everything. $825/month. Call 2530758. Carver Realty.

WEST ASHEVILLE CANTERBURY HEIGHTS • 44 Beri Dr. Updated 2BR 1.5BA. Split level condo, 918 sqft. Fully applianced kitchen. Washer/dryer. Pool, fitness room. $725/month.

Security Dep. Application Fee. Mike 919-624-1513.

Homes For Rent

2 BR 1BA WEST ASHEVILLE Updated kitchen, basement, laundry hook-up, central A/C, gas heat. Off-street parking.

Easy walk to heart of West Asheville. 828-683-0398. $745/month.

3 BEDROOM • 2 BATH • HIGH VISTA South of Asheville, On golf course.

Gated. Hardwoods, Bonus above garage. Amenities available. $1950/month.

(828) 776-1118. www.bassandroyster.com

CENTRAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES AVAILABLE • Rentals • Rental Management • Sales • Listings. • The City Solution! 828.210.2222.

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CONVENIENT LOCATION IN MALVERN HILLS West Asheville. Walk to park/pool.

3BR, 1.5BA ranch.

Hardwood floors, good lighting, modern kitchen, new washer/dryer. • Screened patio, carport, nice backyard. $895/month.

Sorry, no smoking. (347) 204-1354.

COUNTRY HOUSE • With garden space. 2BR, 2BA. Full basement, fenced yard.

2 miles to downtown. $650/month. 828-2540644 9am-5pm.

NICE FULLY FURNISHED HOME AVAILABLE • Weekly or up to 3 months.

2BR, 2BA, 30 ft. screened porch. Call 828-768-2241.

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Vacation Rentals A BEACH HOUSE AT FOLLY 20 minutes from historic downtown Charleston, SC. • The legendary dogfriendly Rosie’s Ocean View and Kudzu’s Cottage, across the street from the beach!Visit www.kudzurose.com or call (404) 617-1146.

APRIL/MAY SPECIAL • FOLLY BEACH! Locally owned. • Great dog friendly house across from beach.

Spacious, sunny, multiple decks and porches, fenced yard. • Special rates for April and May: • 2BR, 2BA: $200/night, $1225/week; • 5BR, 3BA: $250/night, $1575/week plus cleaning.

Reservations/Information: (828) 775-3746 or emcloughlin@cs.com BEAUTIFUL LOG CABIN Sleeps 5, handicap accessible. Near Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC. (828) 231-4504 or 277-1492. bennie14@bellsouth.net

Short-Term Rentals ATTENTION EXECUTIVES • HOUSEHUNTERS Don’t spend $90/night for a tiny hotel room! • $50/day = 1300 sqft completely equipped (just bring your bags) apartment. • 1-3 month rentals. • 15 minutes from downtown. • 1-2 non-smoking persons.

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General $$$HELP WANTED$$$ Extra Income! Assembling CD cases from Home! No Experience Necessary! Call our Live Operators Now! 1800-405-7619 EXT 2450 http://www.easyworkgreatpay.com (AAN CAN) ADVANCE CONCERT TICKET SALES • $11 per hour guaranteed plus a weekly bonus program. We are seeking individuals for full and part time in our local Asheville sales office.

• Benefit package • Weekly paycheck • Students welcome. Our employees earn $500-$650 per week with bonuses. No experience necessary, we will train the right people.

Enthusiasm and a clear speaking voice are required. Call today for a personal interview. 828236-2530.

BB BARNS is looking for enthusiastic individuals to assist for the following position: Annual/ Perennial Sales. Qualified candidates will have plant knowledge, a positive attitude, and know that customer service is number one. Minimum two years retail experience.

Applications currently being accepted at 3377 Sweeten Creek Road, Arden, NC or fax resume to 828-6507303. No phone inquires, please.

CAB DRIVERS Needed at Blue Bird; call JT 2588331. Drivers needed at Yellow Cab; call Buster at 253-3311.

CASHIER B B Barns looking for enthusiastic, focused, friendly, Cashier. Qualified candidates will be team player with positive attitude, and know that customer service is the priority for Team BBBarns.

Applications filled out onsite at 3377 Sweeten Creek Road, Arden, NC or fax resume to 828-650-7303.

No phone inquires, please.

LAKE HOUSE ACADEMY • Hiring for the following position: Kitchen Assistant, beginning PT moving to FT. Please mail resumes to Lake House Academy, Attn: Casey Maness, 447 Lily Pad Lane, Flat Rock, NC 28731 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES • Call (828) 225-6122 or visit: biltmore.com HIRE QUALITY EMPLOYEES “Our employment advertisements with the Mountain Xpress garner far more educated and qualified applicants than any other publication we have used. The difference is visible in the phone calls, applications and resumes.”

Howard Stafford, Owner, Princess Anne Hotel. • Thank you, Howard. Your business can benefit by advertising for your next employee in Mountain Xpress Classifieds. Call 251-1333.

JANITORIAL SERVICES • Organized, clean, detail oriented person needed!

Germaphobes welcome!

Janitorial services at the French Broad Food Coop, PT, send applications to accounting@frenchbroadfo od.coop PAID IN ADVANCE • Make $1,000 a Week mailing brochures from home! Guaranteed Income!

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Administrative/ Office OFFICE MANAGER The Nature Conservancy is seeking a part-time Office Manager for its Asheville Office. • 21 hours/week, includes benefits. • Primary duties include: preparing meeting minutes, maintaining office equipment, computer support liaison, organizing off-site workshops and other administrative duties.

• For a more complete job description, please visit our website and submit a complete application by Friday March 4, 2011. www.nature.org/careers

Our web team is growing. As part of this team, you will be a central player in creating new initiatives to serve the WNC community.You will be working to bring multimedia, social media and communication tools to not only Xpress journalists, but the community as a whole.

We are seeking employees who want to work in a positive, creative and learning based environment. Professionalism, enthusiasm and experience are essential.

OUTREACH TEAM MEMBER Outreach Position for 4-6 hours/week. Pay range $13-15/hour. Details at www.PollinateAsheville.com Deadline: Mon., Feb. 28 at 5 p.m.

Salon/ Spa FULL-TIME STYLIST Wanted in a peaceful, organic salon whose focus is the natural beauty of our clients and the world. Good listening skills and cooperative attitude required. • Clientele preferred. • Manicurist/Pedicurist needed as well. Call Alissa, 505-3288 or please bring resume to The Water Lily Organic Salon, 7 Beaverdam Road in N. Asheville or email: info@waterlilysalon.com ILLUSIONS DAY SPA • In a great room for hairdressers with clientele. Booth rent.

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INDEPENDENT SALES REP For established Home Improvement company.

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Commission only. Please email your resume and references to: gutterhelmetofwnc@ main.nc.us OUTSIDE SALES MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICER James Ross & Company is a new Mortgage Broker looking for Outside Sales Loan Officers. E-mail resume to jobs@jamesross.co.

Hotel/ Hospitality PT NIGHT AUDITOR, DESK CLERKS, MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT AND CAPENTERS NEEDED AT DOWNTOWN INN Apply at 120 Patton Ave. PT Night Auditor, Desk Clerks, Maintenance Assistant, and carpenter needed at Downtown Inn. jolinerobinson@ hotmail.com downtowninnandsuites.com

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CooperRiis Therapeutic Community Has an excellent opportunity for a 30 hour a week Mental Health LPN in Asheville, NC. Some weekend hours required. $16-$18 per hour.

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Please contact Jon Esslinger, jon.esslinger@ meridianbhs.org Cherokee County: Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have Master’s degree and be licenseeligible. Please contact Patty Bilitzke, patricia.bilitzke@ meridianbhs.org Clinician Recovery Education Center: Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible.

Please contact Keith Christensen, keith.christensen@ meridianbhs.org Transylvania County: Team Leader Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have Master’s degree and be licenseeligible. Please contact Ben Haffey, ben.haffey@ meridianbhs.org Registered Nurse (RN) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. Please contact Ben Haffey, ben.haffey@ meridianbhs.org Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness. Experience in Vocational Rehabilitation preferred. Please contact Ben Haffey, ben.haffey@ meridianbhs.org For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org

BILINGUAL THERAPIST • Families Together Inc is now hiring for a Bilingual Therapist and Qualified Professional to provide Intensive In Home Services with our Latino population in Western North Carolina. • Qualified Candidates must be provisionally licensed or licensed therapist, or have a Bachelors degree and minimum of 2-4 years of experience working in mental health with children and families. www.familiestogether.net

MAKE A DIFFERENCE NC Mentor is offering free informational meetings to those who are interested in becoming therapeutic foster parents. The meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday 6:30pm-7:30pm (snacks provided) and 4th Friday 12pm-1pm (lunch provided). • If you are interested in making a difference in a child’s life,

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AVAILABLE POSITIONS Master’s Level (Licensed Preferred) QP to Supervise ACTT team; Licensed Team Leader for CST • Competitive benefits and salary. mgeorge@ octoberroadinc.com www.octoberroadinc.com

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SUPERVISORY STAFF Families Together Inc. is now hiring supervisory staff. Qualified candidates must be a Qualified Professional and have a supervisory experience in the mental health field.

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