Mountain Xpress, March 21 2012

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letters You can’t save daylight

Please don’t annex our water

I loved Norman Plombe’s letter about eliminating dumb laws, and wanted to add another to the list: daylight saving time [“ALE Laws Hinder Sunday Morning Religious Activities, March 7 Xpress].

Sorry, folks, you can’t save daylight. The Earth spins at a fixed rate. If you want to make your day longer, run or swim in a westward direction at about 1,000 miles per hour, and you will never see a sunset. For the rest of us, we can decide when to wake up and go to sleep without the government telling us to change it up every spring and fall.

I suggest that North Carolina legislators go ahead and opt us out of this stupidity, joining Arizona and half of Indiana (and China, India and, just this year, Russia). It’s truly ridiculous that this pointless practice is actually an act of Congress. There is no logical reason for disrupting everyone’s circadian rhythm twice a year just to satisfy politicians’ desire to prove that their constituents will blindly swallow anything they enact.

And to anyone who forwards some reason that DST benefits them, I would counter their argument with the availability of electric lights, which have been around since the 1870s. Shall we quit acting like we depend solely on the sun for illumination, literally and figuratively?

— Mary Anne Quinn Arden

Without the consent or approval of Buncombe County’s citizens and representatives, Rep. Tim Moffitt has proposed to take property that does not belong to the state. This government ambush from Raleigh amounts to a gross abuse of power. We appeal to your sense of fairness and ask you to consider the costs of Rep. Moffitt’s actions: if the state can take our water, then they can take the water in your districts.

Please don’t annex our water.

— Conor Quinn Asheville

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Don’t fear the reviewer In Ursula Gullow’s very good interview with Heinz Kossler, the artist laments that when “you guys write about [art] shows,” meaning Mountain Xpress and presumably the Asheville Citizen-Times, “there’s no real critical discussion about the work” [“Auf Wiedersehen, Heinz Kossler,” March 13 Xpress].

When Gullow asks if there needs to be more critical discourse, Kossler says, “I think there has to be. What is gonna separate the artists?”

Kossler may have put his finger on one of the reasons there is little serious discussion: “I don’t know many artists that can take really hardcore criticism, especially since we’ve lived in the South so long, we’re really not used to it.”

Many working in the visual arts and in theater in Asheville have said similar things.

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and creates a tremendous boost in revenue for restaurants and businesses alike.

The entry fee for an artist booth at LAAFF is $200 and each artist is also required to donate a piece for a raffle. Would it be too much to ask the businesses that benefit each year from this event to donate $10-$20 — or even $50 — to be put aside for the compensation of the artist who designs the annual poster used to promote it?

Shame on you, Arts2People, for asking artists to support your cause when you don’t support the artists whose work is used to promote it.

— Jerry Long Asheville Of late, I’ve noticed ads from the Southern Poverty Law Center in the Mountain Xpress asking our legislators to protect our air and water and help us get good jobs. State legislators, please It is the mission of Arts2People to promote the listen to our community. role of the arts as an integral part of our culture, to Western North Carolina’s breweries, summer bring the arts to those in need of its healing power camps, fly-fishing shops and rafting centers are and to support the careers of artists through huge contributors to our economy, and all of community cultural development. We supthese businesses are contingent upon healthy port programs like the Asheville Mural Project, and vibrant rivers, forests and mountain ecosysMoving Women, Urban Arts Institute, REACH, tems. As exemplified here in WNC, protecting Faces of Asheville, the Freaks of Asheville calenthe environment provides jobs, sustains us with dar, Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program and clean water and gives us incredible recreation LAAFF. opportunities. That is a win-win-win. How can When I say support, this means that we incuthese critical industries grow if our water is polbate, administrate, insure, market and pay artists. luted, the air is toxic and our beautiful forests are For 10 years LAAFF has been helping artists make ill-treated? money by providing a vending opportunity that We, Buncombe County, want a strong econdraws more than 20,000 people. While we ask for omy and a healthy environment. Let’s face it a vending fee and an item from their inventory — they are dependent on each other. Our elected to auction, all of the funds raised as a result of leaders should do everything within their power the artists’ participation go to pay for the cost of to ensure that neither is neglected. putting on the festival, which includes paying Let’s work together to protect our priceless young professionals in the industry of outdoor ecosystems and grow our economy. cultural events. The money is also cycled through — Rich Preyer Arts2People to help support programs that pay Asheville artists to do the work that they do in our community.

I agree that artists should be recognized for I recently came across a post on Asheville the economic impact that they have on the city of Craigslist [asking] artists for submissions for the Asheville, and in order for that to happen, artists poster design for the Lexington Avenue Arts have to learn how to quantify it. I agree that the and Fun Festival. In the area of the ad where Lexington Avenue merchants should contribute pay is mentioned, it read “no compensation.” I to the effort that Arts2People has made to create responded to the ad and asked if this was correct. a vibrant, economically sustainable event that I received the reply that “there would be some draws thousands of people to their door every sort of compensation, even if it were just free year, and many of them do through sponsorships that help us pay for the event. tickets to the pre- and post-parties.”

As a local artist, I find it disappointing and This year we will compensate our selected even a bit disgusting that an annual event such poster artist $250; I hope you will make a submisas LAAFF, which celebrates the arts and is one sion and know that everything we strive to do is of the largest independent street festivals in the in support of Asheville artists.

— Jennifer Gordon Southeast, would ask Asheville’s local artists to Arts2People design a poster for little or no compensation for Asheville their time or talent.

Sponsored by Arts2People, it seems a bit ironic that the organization invites people to come out and celebrate and support the arts at this event but does not support the artists themselves. I know many artists (myself included) who donate For the past two years, I have been a Medicare their time, talent and work to fundraising events, recipient and have added an AARP supplement. nonprofits and charities on a regular basis, with So far, I have been very happy with the care I have no expectation of any compensation other than received under these plans. At the same time, I doing something good for their community or to think that it is important for seniors to be responsupport a worthy cause. I do not think it is ask- sible for prioritizing the care that is most vital to ing too much for an artist to expect compensation their mental and physical health. To ensure that for his or her work in promoting an event that medical care for seniors remains cost-effective, brings throngs of people to the downtown area, adjustments in the program and how it’s paid for generates a high traffic volume and for two days, must be considered.

Mountain Xpress’ theater reviews, under the admirable editorship of Rebecca Sulock, have tried to address this, earning some brickbats along the way. It’s not just a local problem, of course, with many newspapers across the country shedding their arts critics. Are there any remedies for the problem Heinz Kossler raises?

— Arnold Wengrow Asheville

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For other Molton cartoons, check out our Web page at www.mountainx.com/cartoons I view with suspicion Republican efforts in the House of Representatives to dismantle Medicare by imposing a voucher plan on the system. It is hard to forget that private insurance companies have a history of denying claims based on the concept of “pre-existing conditions,” as well as catastrophic illnesses — draconian measures that leave individuals high and dry when they switch insurers or come down with life-threatening illnesses.

I appreciate the fact that Patsy Keever, a Democrat running for Congress in the 10th District, is a strong supporter of Medicare.

Seventy percent of Americans oppose Republican efforts to deep-six Medicare, and I am among them. I am not only concerned about the well-being of my family and the 47 million Americans who now fall under Medicare; I am concerned about the well-being of all Americans, and especially those in the next generation.

— Patrick Frank Arden

My heart belongs to Holly (and Brownie) I am writing to encourage all citizens to vote for Holly Jones and Brownie Newman to serve as commissioners here in Buncombe County. I’ve watched for the past 10 years as they both have served our community with vision, wisdom and care, gaining valuable experience that will serve them well as successful county commissioners.

Holly and Brownie are helping create the Buncombe County I want to see for myself, my two kids and us all.

— Drew Jones Asheville

Hedging New-Age bets A handy way to view the political landscape is to define everyone left of conservative as liberal.

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Given the vast influx of artists, nonconformists and nature lovers, there may now be more liberals in Western North Carolina than conservatives. Yet we’re often stuck with conservative representatives such as Blue Dog Heath Shuler and water vulture Tim Moffitt. Why? It’s partly because many liberals don’t vote.

One reason liberals don’t vote is their passionate diversity. Though most liberals have transcended the conservative absolutes of fundamentalist Christianity, capitalism and patriotism, we often seize onto other absolutes just as tightly.

This is due, in part, to leftover impulses from fundamentalist Christianity, as well the human longing for certainty. Be it liberal Christian morality, Buddhist detachment, green development, pacifist socialism, New Age manifestations, Wiccan Earth-worshipping, anarchist faith in human nature, etc. — many liberals cling fiercely to pristine absolutes, and adamantly avoid messy political reality.

But politics, and life, is sometimes more about compromising than abiding by absolutes. Get two people together and they’ll usually have to compromise some — be it about what movie to see or whether to increase employment through deficit spending or direct job creation.

Liberal absolutes have many virtues, should be encouraged, and may be manifested. But they may not. Thus we should hedge our idealistic bets, and at least register to vote (by April 13 in Buncombe County, at the Board of Elections, across from the downtown YMCA) and make the tough compromises necessary to decide who to vote for (on May 8 in the primary, and Nov. 6 in the general election).

If we don’t vote, our next representatives may force every woman to give birth to about 10 children and send them to kill and die for oil, all while developing almost every acre of our natural, mountain paradise.

— Bill Branyon Asheville

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By Chloe Kemp I recently took part in Random Acts of Kindness Week, inspired by the work of Patience Salgado (see box, “Following Up”). A new assignment is given each day; Friday’s was to get a bouquet of flowers and give them away.

I decided to spread the joy by giving them out individually, rather than all to one person.

I had to go downtown to do some errands and took the flowers with me. First stop was the bank. The teller asked if someone had given me the flowers. After explaining about Random Acts of Kindness Week, I pulled out a flower for her. She loved it and said she would look it up online.

The man standing next in line said, “You know, we should be doing random acts of kindness every day.” I wholeheartedly agree, and I do try to do that. But the mindful and meaningful attention required to carry out the assignments gave those efforts an extra boost.

I left the bank, my eyes and energy attuned to seeing who would get the next flower. Then I ran into Happy, one of the sweet people I photographed, interviewed and filmed for the “Living on the Edge” art project. Seeing that he’d lost a lot of weight, I asked how he was doing, and he told me his cancer (which I didn’t even know he had) was back.

Earlier that day, in fact, he’d learned that the cancer has now spread throughout his body. As tears began welling up in my eyes, he talked softly about the long life he’d lived (he’s only 64), saying that as long as his family would be taken care of, he was OK with going.

This man has had a very hard life, yet there was no trace of bitterness or disappointment in either his tone or his words. He said he would finally start receiving disability payments within a few weeks. I asked him what had happened, since he’d been told he was eligible when he had heart problems last year. Happy explained that missing paperwork had delayed his case until now. Yet despite the cruel irony (since he now has so little time left), I heard no frustration from him.

folloWing up To learn more about Patience Salgado’s work, visit facebook.com/ GuerrillaGoodness or kindnessgirl. com. To view Chloe Kemp’s video “Living on the Edge - Homeless in America,” go to avl.mx/c2.

WheRe aRe We in ouR soCiety When We BeCome numB to otheRs? I’m sad that I didn’t realize Happy had continued struggling with serious health problems and no benefits all this past year. I’m sad that he was exposed to Agent Orange in the military, and his body is now riddled with cancer. I’m sad that people like Happy are ignored every day. I’m sad that I can’t single-handedly change the way the world works.

Happy is an example to us all: He lives in the present, grateful for everything that comes his way. He doesn’t dwell on what he doesn’t have; he doesn’t wallow in his misfortunes.

As I was talking to him, everyone who passed by ignored him. All he asks is, “Would you be willing to help out a Vietnam veteran?” It was all I could do not to blurt out, “For God’s sake, this man just found out his cancer is now all over his body, and it’s going to be weeks before he finally starts receiving his disability benefits.

Brother, sister, can’t you spare a dime? Can’t you spare a smile? Can’t you spare some love?”

Where are we in our society when we become numb to others? Why is it so easy to walk by, pretending you don’t see someone in need?

Ignoring the pain and suffering of others is not the answer. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

Please join me in making a commitment to help Happy and others like him. You can start by watching the video (see box) and passing it on to everyone you know. Then do some brainstorming on how you can make a difference and be part of the solution. Anyone interested in helping Happy and his family can contact me directly (see below).

That brings us back to the beginning of this story. I didn’t have any cash on me, so I gave Happy the rest of my flowers and asked him to take them home to his wife. I leaned over to give him a hug, and he kissed me gently on my cheek.

Then, with a twinkle in his eye, he said: “It’s going to be OK. We all die — this is only a playground.” X Asheville artist Chloe Kemp uses her love of writing, photography and art in general to bring awareness and a voice to causes that touch her deeply. She can be reached at avl.mx/c1.

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by DaviD Forbes Amid the recent furor over the future of Asheville’s water system, one important aspect has mostly escaped notice: In July, Henderson County is due to transfer a 137-acre Bent Creek property to the city. And while lawyers for both sides acknowledge the deadline, they’re keeping mum about its connection, if any, to the broader dispute over who will own and run the water system.

City Attorney Bob Oast tacitly acknowledged the upcoming deadline, saying, “There’s that provision in the deed.” Asked about the larger issues, however, Oast replied, “I can’t answer that.”

Similarly, Henderson County Attorney Charles Burrell, asked if the transfer is still going forward, said, “As far as I know.” But after agreeing that the water-system issues are extremely complex, he simply said, “I’m going to stop right there.”

Sitting at the confluence of Bent Creek and the French Broad River just upstream of the Interstate 26 bridge, the parcel is assessed at $1.1 million, according to Buncombe County tax records. It’s the only piece of property in Buncombe owned

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property pawn: Once slated for an Asheville-area water-treatment system, this site on the French Broad River is the only Buncombe property owned by Henderson County.

the city had bought for that purpose some years before), due in part to concerns about the French Broad’s water quality. Then, in 1995, Asheville and Henderson County cut a deal allowing the city to build a new plant at the confluence of the French Broad and Henderson County’s more pristine Mills River. A nonbinding part of the agreement declared that the two governments “shall in good faith work towards the formation of a regional water authority.”

The deal also transferred the Bent Creek property to Henderson County as the potential site of a future sewage-treatment plant that could meet north Henderson’s growing needs. The expectation was that a fully independent regional authority would be formed, and the property would be transferred to the Metropolitan Sewerage District to build and operate the plant. a long story That same year, the Regional Water Authority The story begins back in 1989, when Asheville of Asheville, Buncombe and Henderson was voters rejected a plan to build a new water-treat- established. But from the beginning, there was ment plant on the Bent Creek property (which trouble. Asheville owns the water system infra-

structure, and the fledgling authority lacked full legal autonomy.

In 2002, after a failed attempt to work out another deal involving the Bent Creek property, Henderson County finally took title to it.

That, however, started the clock ticking, giving Henderson until July 1, 2012, to transfer the property to MSD. Meanwhile, in 2005, the city backed out of the water agreement, citing numerous concerns (for more on this complex situation, see “Water Torture,” March 23, 2005 Xpress). Besides derailing hopes for establishing a fully autonomous regional authority, the move sparked enduring bitterness among Henderson County leaders, who’d already threatened twice to sue the city over its alleged failure to satisfy the terms of the regional agreement.

“There are very hard feelings between Henderson County and the city of Asheville, and no great desire to be a part of a system,” state Rep. Chuck McGrady noted last month at a water forum hosted by the local League of Women Voters. McGrady previously served on the nowdefunct Regional Water Authority board.

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In 2008, another round of discussions concerning the Bent Creek property’s fate also failed to reach a resolution. And now, with the deadline looming and no plans for a sewage-treatment plant on the site, Asheville appears poised to regain the property come July — unless state legislation giving the water system to either MSD or a new regional water authority intervenes.

That’s exactly what a committee chaired by Rep. Tim Moffitt of Buncombe County is currently studying. Moffitt’s original proposal last year called for handing off the system — which the city says is currently worth about $1.3 billion, including the watershed acreage — to MSD, with no mention of any reimbursement. Amid the considerable outcry that followed, Moffitt retooled the proposal to establish the study committee, which is charged with delivering a recommendation to the full General Assembly.

Xpress Contributing Editor Jonathan Barnard, has tracked local water issues closely over many years; he notes that in 2009, then-Henderson County commissioner McGrady said that if the county couldn’t negotiate its way to a settlement, it “was content to pursue a judicial or legislative remedy.”

McGrady now serves on the very study committee whose recommendation could help decide the water system’s fate. And though he declined to clarify his current views on the matter, saying it was “irresponsible” of Xpress to break the story without asking him to comment, McGrady did post some comments on the Xpress website.

“No sewer treatment plant was built on the property because, with the loss of some manufacturing facilities in Buncombe County, MSD has plenty of capacity and doesn’t need to build a new plant,” McGrady wrote. “I’ve also been told that if a new plant were to be built, ideally it would be on the other side of the river. I don’t know if that is true, since there is no need for further sewer capacity.” X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 137, or at dforbes@mountainx.com.

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By david foRBes For the second consecutive meeting, Asheville City Council members wrestled with whether to join a lawsuit challenging new state rules that allow dramatically increased clear-cutting in front of billboards.

“It’s an impenetrable statute: It’s difficult to read and difficult to follow,” City Attorney Bob Oast declared during the March 13 session. “The new law allows a fairly significant degree of [tree] removal, and there’s very little deference to [local] city codes.”

The suit, filed by the environmental group Scenic NC, is seeking an injunction against the rules; the lead attorney had asked the city for a decision by March 16. The options, noted Oast, ranged from filing a friend-of-the-court brief to joining the lawsuit outright.

Judy Mattox, who chairs the local Sierra Club chapter, encouraged Asheville to get on board, saying the city’s share of court costs would probably amount to less than $1,000. At this writing, no other municipality had joined the suit.

The rules took effect March 1. Asheville has already received three requests for new clear-cutting, noted Oast, though none is near approval.

During Council’s Feb. 28 session, several members had expressed concern that the new rules would damage the mountains’ scenic beauty. This time, however, Council went into closed session to discuss its legal options, and Vice Mayor esther Manheimer had to be recused, because her law firm represents a billboard organization.

to log or not to log: Local members of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy asked Asheville City Council to review the rules governing commercial logging in the Bee Tree and North Fork reservoirs, pictured above.

Clear cutting done in the late 1980s (right) spurred citizen protests; today, no clear cutting is allowed. Above photo by Bill Rhodes; right, file photo.

In a March 15 letter to the plaintiffs’ attorney in the lawsuit, Oast cited the city’s concerns about the process and the new rules, but asked for more time to consider the city’s response, preferably until after March 27, when Council can be consulted again.

otheR Business In other action, Council members: • Voted 6-0 (Cecil Bothwell was absent due to a family emergency) to lower the threshold for projects to undergo design review in the River District to 1,500 square feet. Although the review is mandatory, compliance with the committee’s recommendations is voluntary. The Design Review Committee is also

seeking defined geographic boundaries for the district, rather than the current zoningbased system, but that will be dealt with at a future Council meeting.

• Heard a quarterly financial report. Revenues are slightly below projections, with sluggish growth in the property-tax base (up 1.3 percent) offsetting recovering sales-tax revenues (up 6.2 percent).

• Heard a report on the transit system, which has brought several new, energy-efficient buses online and rolled out a marketing campaign. Transportation Planning Manager Mariate echeverry said the system has made real improvements, noting that more efficient vehicles and route changes could help the city cope with rising fuel costs. But unless the federal or state government provides more funding, she added, other goals, such as providing Sunday bus service, will remain out of reach.

• Carl silverstein, executive director of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, urged the city to review the rules governing its conservation easement for the land around the Bee Tree and North Fork reservoirs, particularly the amount of commercial logging allowed. Amid the continuing debate over the fate of Asheville’s water system, he noted, logging in those watersheds has once again become an issue. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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By maRgaRet Williams A recent article by Clarke morrison quoted state Rep. tim moffitt saying, “Selective timbering under the auspices of a professional arborist is the best thing for a watershed” (see “Moffitt: Asheville Watershed Rules Shouldn’t Be Too Restrictive,” March 12 Asheville Citizen-Times).

Moffitt chairs the Statehouse’s Metropolitan Sewerage/Water System Committee, whose five members are now considering whether the Legislature should strip Asheville of its water system and hand it over to either a new regional authority or the Metropolitan Sewerage District — or simply leave things the way they are.

But this isn’t the first time the idea of logging the watershed that supplies a good deal of Asheville’s drinking water has come up. From the Mountain Xpress files, here’s a flashback to the late 1980s and early ‘90s, when a controversy sprouted up over cutting trees in the 21,000-acre North Fork Reservoir watershed. december 986: The Asheville-Buncombe Water Authority votes 4-2 to approve clear-cutting 51 acres at North Fork. Authority board members don Williams and jesse ledbetter vote against the measure, and former Watershed Superintendent Bob Brown voices opposition, “pointing out that previous logging in the watershed [1963-1978] had hurt water quality” (from a history later compiled by Citizens Against Clearcutting in the Asheville Watershed).

987: Waynesville-based Powell Wholesale Lumber Co. completes 20 acres of the contract. april 988: CACAW forms; a petition drive gathers 2,100 signatures of those opposed to clear-cutting in the watershed. Environmental groups and Blue Ridge Parkway officials join in the outcry. A photo by Citizen-Times photographer steve dixon demonstrates how visible the clear-cut section is.

may 988: “Grandfather Mountain [owner] hugh morton says the ABWA was suffering from a lack of judgment when it began a clear-cutting operation on the watershed,” Morrison reports in the Citizen-Times. “I’m not against the harvesting of timber, but it has to be done with judgment and it has to done with discretion,” says Morton. may 989: gene Rainey, chair of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, writes to the lumber company, asking it to “enter into negotiations ... to repurchase the timbercutting rights at the North Fork Reservoir. I realize that this action may constitute an inconvenience to you. However, it is the unanimous judgment of this board that clear-cutting is not in the best interests of our county.” november 990: Clear-cutting at the watershed is completed after a compromise divides the project into smaller sections while allowing the lumber company to harvest an additional seven acres. According to the Citizen-Times report, “watershed forester david Walker said that proper cutting in the watershed improves the health of the forest, as openings are created for seedlings to sprout. ... Roads needed for fire protection are improved, and the cuts are beneficial to certain species of wildlife.”

990-9 : The Water Authority reviews its policy governing timber harvesting on watershed lands. An early proposal would have allowed harvesting up to 80 acres per year. march 0 : “We do no clear-cutting at all in our watershed,” says Operations Manager Ron Kerns of Asheville’s Water Department, explaining the current policy. Typically, he notes, trees in the watershed are removed only if they’ve fallen across a road.

Margaret Williams can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 152, or at mvwilliams@mountainx.com.

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To that end, keeping stronger stems, making more space for light and directing the tree upward are all good goals, he explains.

Whipple also notes that it is best to prune before serious growth occurs (given our unseasonably warm weather, this could be a challenge). Obviously, cut any dead, damaged or diseased limbs.

Keep in mind the general direction you want the tree to grow — generally, branches at 45 to 60 degrees makes stronger trees and more fruit. If you have branches that are crossing, cut a spreader and brace them apart, he suggests.

“Relax and have fun with it, you won’t kill the tree,” advises Whipple. “If you do, well, start again, re-plant. It is worth the effort.” photo: In West Asheville, Bill Whipple and a small group of volunteers have transformed a steep slope into an edible garden of fruit and nut trees in the West Asheville Park. Photo by Bill Rhodes

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By tRaCy Rose An unusual bit of bean counting took place at Ira B. Jones Elementary School in north Asheville. During a school assembly — part of national “No Name-Calling Week” — students and staff were encouraged to pluck a bean out of a jar for every time they’d ever felt bullied or were the target of unkind words. They dropped the beans in a “defender bucket,” recounts Assistant Principal Ted Duncan, and about 400 beans were collected in all. Now, whenever a teacher or student sees a student defending someone else, they take a bully bean out and throw it away.

“Doing that gives the students a tangible reminder throughout the day, throughout the months, [that] we want you kids to be kind to each other and we’re tracking it,” Duncan explains. “We want all students at school being safe, both physically and emotionally.”

Although the defender bucket is a novel example, it seems that schools have gotten serious about bullying.

Bullying is typically considered an inevitable rite of passage through the landscape of childhood and adolescence.

But times have changed. State laws across the country have put the onus on schools to address bullying — whether it happens at school or the night before in a nasty Facebook post. School administrators and teachers are taught how to recognize bullying and stop it.

Kids are schooled in the dynamics of bullying and what they can do when they encounter it.

poWeR and ContRol To understand how schools handle bullying, it’s important to understand how it is defined. “Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending his or herself,” says Michele Lemell, safe-schools and healthful-living coordinator for Asheville City Schools.

That could include pushing and shoving on the playground in elementary school, name-calling, purposely excluding others in middle school and, in the early teen years, social and emotional abuse, possibly through electronic means and social media, says Lemell. Trend data show that bullying slowly increases from elementary to middle school, then tapers off in high school as kids become more adept at shaking off insults.

David Thompson, director of student services for Buncombe County Schools, points out that the bully’s intent is to intimidate and to “have some kind of power or control” over the victim. That distinction also helps adults differentiate bullying from other types of misbehavior, he says.

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But bullying isn’t only about the bully and the victim.

According to Deborah Miles, executive director of the Center for Diversity Education, there are four participants in the “power continuum”: the bully, the victim, the bystander and — every now and then — the advocate, Miles explains.

A key part of turning a bullying situation around is converting bystanders into advocates, she says. In fact, research indicates that changing bystanders’ behavior has the biggest impact on reducing bullying. ”It should not just be the struggle of the child who is the target,” Miles declares.

Bullying doesn’t just affect the few, either. Thirty-two percent of students ages 12-18 reported being affected by bullying, according to 2007 figures from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Schools have a vested interest in preventing and addressing the problem: “Bullying distracts from a learning environment,” Miles observes.

stopping Bullying BefoRe it staRts Both Buncombe County and Asheville City schools use an approach known as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, which promotes safe and respectful behavior at school. According to the PBIS website, behavioral expectations are taught in the same manner as any other core curriculum subject.

In the classroom, teachers post a list of the positive behavior they want — usually revolving around respect, responsibility and safety — along with rules on what not to do, Thompson says. Teachers monitor the students and reinforce proper behavior. “And then if they make mistakes, then we re-teach just like if we were teaching them math,” Thompson says.

The school system embarked on the program about five years ago; by the end of this school year, 19 of Buncombe County’s 42 schools will be trained in PBIS, Thompson says. Eight schools per year will come online until all the schools have received training, he says.

More recently, as directed by the 2009 School Violence Prevention Act, Buncombe County Schools has trained its

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Depending on the situation, school officials might work separately with the bully and the victim on strategies to keep problems from happening again. It may include discipline, but discipline alone usually doesn’t stop bullying, Thompson says: “If discipline stopped bullying, we wouldn’t have any.”

When a child’s safety is involved, the schools might use assigned seats on a bus, or change a child’s schedule to head off opportunities for bullying. In some cases, the bully might be reassigned to another school in the district.

When it comes to cyberbullying, the new law allows the schools to address bullying that might start off campus if it creates a serious disturbance in the school environment, Thompson says.

Buncombe County Schools also provides ways for someone to anonymously report bullying, both through an online form on the system’s website (buncombe.k12.nc.us) and through an Anti-Bullying Hotline (225-5292).

Be the Change Along with encouraging positive behavior, Asheville City Schools has embarked on another program that boasts a reduction in student reports of bullying by 30 to 70 percent.

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use your bean: At Ira B. Jones School, kids use the “defender bucket” as a tangible reminder to be kind to one another.

boys there committed suicide in 1983, most likely due to severe bullying by peers.

The program seeks to involve all students and adults in the school community, including teachers, bus drivers, custodial staff and parents. Its goal is to change the climate at schools so that bullying isn’t seen as cool and that no child is marginalized. Olweus includes student surveys on bullying and classroom meetings to teach anti-bullying strategies.

While Miles calls the Olweus program one of the best, she acknowledges that training expenses can be a stumbling block for school systems. The program has four rules about bullying (three of which focus on the all-important bystanders): We will not bully others; we will try to help students who are bullied; we will try to include students who are left out; if we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.

The Olweus program started in the system’s elementary schools about a year ago, while Asheville Middle School is in the beginning stages. Asheville High and the School of Inquiry and Life Sciences (on the Asheville High campus) will follow in the fall.

Though the program is still in its infancy, “I think we’re starting to see those first initial changes in behavior,” Lemell says.

”they aRe neveR alone” As Arden mom Laura Hope-Gill has found, bullying can take on various, subtle forms that can be hard for adults to detect.

Hope-Gill found out almost by accident that her daughter, 8-year-old Andaluna Malki, was being bullied at Glen Arden Elementary School. One day, Andaluna told her mom that she had to bring two snacks to school. When asked why, Andaluna explained that she hadn’t done enough jumping jacks the day before. Probing further, Hope-Gill discovered that another girl was bullying not only her daughter, but others as well.

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Hope-Gill got positive feedback about Andaluna’s essay from the school’s principal and guidance counselor, adding, “I was really pleased that the idea got passed around.”

It’s important, Hope-Gill says, to allow for enough unstructured time for a child to open up about what’s going in her life. “I don’t know any parent who can sit down and ask a direct question and get the direct answer,” Hope-Gill says.

And the sooner parents can let school officials know about a bullying problem, the better.

“Please don’t wait months and months and months to tell us,” urges Lemell.

“If it goes unreported, it’s very difficult to stop,” adds Duncan, the Jones Elementary School assistant principal.

The wide world Eliada Homes, which offers after-school care for about 75 students from six Buncombe County schools, launched its own anti-bullying program a year ago to resolve problems they were having, says Ashley Trimnal, Eliada’s program coordinator for school-age services.

“There was a lot of taunting and a constant back-and-forth battle between the kids and groups of kids,” Trimnal explains. The program gives kids tips on how to handle their emotions and directs them to follow the Golden Rule — all in an atmosphere of building self-esteem and working together as a team. “They are finding slowly but surely that working together is much easier than working against each other,” Trimnal says.

And it’s not just school officials and program coordinators who bear the responsibility of preventing and stopping bullying. Young people respond to what all of the adults in their lives set as the norm, says Miles of the Center for Diversity Education.

“All of us adults need to be on the same page of creating that respectful culture and … model that,” he says. X Tracy Rose is an Asheville mom, writer and editor.

GrowinG selfconfidence In her work with bullied children and their parents, Asheville therapist/author Maureen Healy helps them neutralize bullies from the inside out.

A child who’s sad or who suffers from low self-esteem or self-confidence makes an inviting target for a bully, Healy says. The antidote is for parents to make a conscious choice to build up their child’s inner strength and confidence.

“If you do that, your child will likely not be bullied,” Healy says.

And if they are anyway, a self-confident child will view the bullying as a “bump in the road” rather than a catastrophe.

Healy, a child-development expert with a background in child psychology, has compiled her insights into a new book, Growing Happy Kids: How to Foster Inner Confidence, Success and Happiness (Health Communications Inc.). One strategy she outlines in the book is for parents to help kids master a task, whether it’s skateboarding, cooking or something else of interest.

“Children really need to see themselves succeed at something,” she says. The book publishes April 3, with a free talk, question-and-answer forum and book signing happening at Malaprop’s Bookstore and Café at 7 p.m. on April 5. — T.R.

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By joanne o’sullivan As a fifth grader at Isaac Dickson Elementary, Alicia was shocked to learn that in the 21st century, cross burnings were still happening — not only in the wider world, but within miles of her home in Asheville. She learned about it through scanning newspaper stories brought to class during a writer-inresidency program called “Writing to Change the World,” designed to let students express and share their beliefs through creative writing.

“The issue really resonated with her,” says Janet Hurley, the teaching artist who developed “Writing to Change the World” through Asheville Writers in the Schools, a project of True Ink, the organization she founded to bring creative-writing opportunities to Asheville kids during the school year and

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Writers in the schools: Asheville Middle School students, with teacher Moira Bradford and writer Tamiko Ambrose Murray, after a reading at Malaprop’s.

through summer camps. “She really thought that kids should be more involved in anti-racism efforts,” Hurley says.

Along with other kids in the class, Alicia refined and honed her essay against racism, audio-recorded it in a professional studio, and then delivered it on stage at the TEDx Youth event (a division of the globally implemented Technology, Entertainment and Design movement) at Isaac Dickson last year.

“Starting out, she didn’t think that her own words or ideas were good enough,” says Hurley.

But by the end of the experience, Alicia had made a declaration: “I’m going to do it. I’m going to be a writer.” Working through the creative process helped Alicia discover not only a passion, but a confidence that she’d never had before.

Recent studies show that in the years between kindergarten and the end of high school, 1 in 7 students in the U.S. are bullied. In the years between fourth and eighth grade, that number reaches as high as 90 percent. While school administrators grapple with the latest behavioral and cognitive approaches to solve the problem, arts organizations have begun to confront it with creativity.

School budget cuts leave little room for such programs; however, creative partnerships such as the TAPAS program — Teaching Artists Presenting in Asheville Schools, a partnership

While sChool administRatoRs gRapple With the latest BehavioRal and Cognitive appRoaChes to solve the Bullying pRoBlem, aRts oRganizations have Begun to ConfRont it With CReativity. of the Asheville City Schools Foundation, LEAF in Schools & Streets and UNCA’s Craft Studies Program — pool community resources to get artists into schools.

Arts education provides kids with “teachable moments,” says Tim Mikulski, a program director at Americans for the Arts. And those moments can help them see how damaging bullying can be, and give them the self-confidence to step outside of the roles of bullied and bully that often develop at schools.

Anne Coombs, founder of Rock Academy N.C. (based at the Asheville Music School), agrees.

She started the academy in 2007 as a summer program for kids ages 9 to 17, and now offers school-year programs for students who have some prior musical experience. “Kids who ordinarily wouldn’t be friends during school become quite close,” due to their involvement with the program, she says.

Part of that is the nature of the discipline: working as a musical ensemble requires communication, says Coombs. “If they’re shy at first, they have to overcome it. They have to speak up.” Performing in front of an audience is also an exercise in confidence building. A kid who may have mastered an instrument still needs to learn to be a performer. Coombs says that many go from standing stock-still to developing their own kind of stage presence. With older and younger kids working together, the younger ones can learn from watching older students, and the older kids gain confidence from mentoring.

“We get kids from all walks of life, all income levels,” Coombs says. Music serves as a common thread for kids who may lead very different lives away from school. It can be a gateway to greater tolerance.

Taking that concept a step further, experts say that the performing arts give kids an opportunity to experience for themselves what it’s like to be in another person’s shoes. As part of its education programming, North Carolina Stage Company has for the past few years offered residencies to sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Francine Delany New School for Children. Some of them use a national anti-bullying curriculum focused on tolerance and conflict resolution, among other subjects. Through role-playing, kids have the opportunity to explore different situations through the words and actions of both the bully and the bullied. Students come away from the experience with greater empathy and confidence, says Lauren Kriel, education associate with N.C. Stage.

But performing arts don’t have to explicitly focus on combating bullying to be effective in doing so. Kriel has also facilitated N.C. Stage’s “On the Fly” initiative as part of Asheville Middle School’s In Real Life (IRL) after-school program.

One of several arts activities offered at IRL, “On The Fly” introduces kids to improvisational acting, presenting them with different situations in which they have to make quick decisions and go forward. Encouraging kids to work together helps them develop confidence and learn to cooperate.

“They may have had trouble during the school day,” Kriel says. “But they leave that at the door.

Coming to the program may even be the thing they’ve looked forward to all day.” Students fill out pre- and post-program self-evaluations, and the results indicate that the benefits of theater education are very real: surveys show a 10percent average increase in kids’ perception of their own confidence after participating in the program.

That’s partly because the kids get an opportunity to do things they can’t do in any other part of their lives, says Brent Skidmore of UNCA’s Craft Studies program, who with Ginger Huebner of Roots + Wings School of Art developed the Asheville Community Design Lab program at IRL. Through the program, middle-schoolers work on collaborative art projects with UNCA students. Interacting as equals with college students is a great confidence booster for the kids — but so is the satisfaction of seeing the mural they painted transform a dull hallway of the school, or the collage they created screen-printed on bags sold through Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project at local farmers markets.

“They love seeing that their voice matters,” says Skidmore.

While blockbuster TV shows such as Glee may be changing perceptions, artistic kids have often been stereotyped as outsiders. It’s time to frame that differently. “The arts give kids an opportunity to be in community,” says Hurley. X Joanne O’Sullivan lives in Asheville.

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by Carolyn Comeau There’s hardly a school these days that doesn’t have some kind of bullying-awareness program. Anti-bullying efforts teach students how to deal with bullies, offer counsel to kids who find themselves in the bystander role and even provide resources for bullies themselves. Could a child’s practice of an ancient physical discipline like taekwondo or yoga equip her to stand up to a modern-day bully, or help a bully deal with what causes them to act out?

Competitive sports are often touted as confidence-builders for kids.

But developing a mind-body connection in kids may offer even more ways to help deal with social stresses. (And cultivate important traits for character development: integrity, respect for self and others and persistence, among others).

The impact of peer opinion intensifies as children get older. Bullies often look for a perceived weakness or a reserved nature in the kids they target, and having a strong sense of self may go a long way toward not being singled out. Martial arts and yoga can help kids develop inner strength and self-confidence, and fortunately, Asheville has myriad programs in both practices.

Asheville’s Sun Soo TaeKwon-do is a local studio with a wide range of classes for kids and families. The walls are posted with character traits that the practice demands of students: courtesy, indomitable spirit, integrity, perseverance and self-control.

The school’s primary teacher, Tony Morris, has been practicing taekwondo for more than three decades. Being bullied as a child is what led him to the discipline. Still, he says, “Taekwondo is not about dominance over another person, which only exacerbates a bullying situation; it is about fostering inner strength, respect for others and creating ‘win-win’ situations.

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“a strong sense of self”: Dave and Henry bow at a recent tournament. Photos courtesy of Sun Soo TaeKwon-do

“Kids who have a history of bullying [others] can also gain much from martial arts, as they usually have some sort of unhappiness in their lives and low self-esteem,” Morris says.

“Confident kids who have more self-respect are better-prepared to deal with verbal and physical bullying, as well as the more insidious, covert types of bullying, like exclusion and quiet verbal cruelty.” He stresses that most kids who practice martial arts will never need to use combat skills in real life — it rarely comes to that.

“Even though I’m an adult and have been practicing taekwondo for only five years, it has dramatically changed my life in terms of helping me choose how I’m going to react to pretty much everything,” says Sun Soo owner Michael Dickinson. “Will I react by shutting my eyes or opening them wider?

“Martial arts help kids define boundaries and learn about socialinteraction skills … enabling them to identify bullies and look out for their friends,” Dickinson says. “They become empowered [to step] outside their comfort zones.”

As Sun Soo students participated in a recent taekwondo class, they displayed an admirable self-discipline and mutual respect. Asked about bullying, 12-year-old Linden says: “I did have a classmate who was teased because of his size.” Knowing taekwondo, Linden

BULLY-PROOF AND PROUD! smashing success: Chloe uses a palm strike to break a board.

believes that “if I was bullied, I’d have confidence to know how to talk to the person so it wouldn’t escalate.”

Michael, 11, echoes this belief, declaring, “I could defend myself if it was necessary, but in taekwondo, we are taught to use other tactics first, before resorting to physical stuff.” Aida, who is 8, adds: “Doing martial arts has helped me believe in myself more.”

TwisT and smile Yoga is another ancient practice that’s proving popular with local kids. The Asheville YMCA, among other places, offers yoga for children and their parents.

Jane Anne Tager, a certified Pretzel Kids yoga teacher, notes that her class is “not only a great bonding experience for families, which ups a kid’s confidence, but it’s a safe place for my students — a place where we accept each other and learn to negotiate if there’s a problem or disagreement.” Aydan, 8, who takes Tager’s class regularly with her sister and dad, proves that the experience is about more than the popular pose downward dog. She enthuses: “Even though my body sometimes feels sore and tired after class, when I think back on it, I feel like I did something incredible, like I’m a hero.”

Since bullying is so often about picking on someone who’s different, both Sun Soo and Pretzel Kids emphasize that uniqueness is special and to be accepted. Tager says her class is frequently sought out by parents of specialneeds children.

“These classes bring together all kinds of kids, from those who are skilled socially to those on the autism spectrum, as well as kids with Down syndrome and children who have balance and coordination issues.” As an example, she adds: “One student I had couldn’t touch his toes for the longest time.

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Workshops start mid-July and emphasize “the skills of discipline, concentration and teamwork so prominent in the theater and in real life.” See firststageyouththeatre.com for dates and rates.

Enrollment is open for Appalachian Institute of Creative Learning’s Summer Enrichment Camp, held at scenic Warren Wilson College in two weeklong sessions: July 1521 and July 22-28. Rising third- through rising 12th-graders are invited to attend either day camp or overnight sessions.

Arts and academics are highlighted across a full schedule of daily activities. See appalachianinstitute.org or call (800) 951-7442.

This year, Flat Rock Playhouse, the official state theater of North Carolina now in its 60th year, teams up with Green River Preserve for its “Summer Theatre Arts Intensive,” a residential, co-ed camp that combines nature experiences with performing arts. The camp for rising sixth- through ninth-graders will take place at Green River Preserve — a 3,400-acre private wildlife preserve in the Blue Ridge Mountains — Aug. 5-10. Check flatrockplayhouse.org for full postings on this year’s themes and rates.

The Asheville Arts Center promises a summer of “music, drama, dance and life!” Kids ages 3 to 14 can expect everything from “Superheroes to the Rescue — a camp for kids who “love to move around and save the world — to a fullon performance of a Winnie the Pooh musical, produced in just two weeks. The array of opportunities is rich, so see more at ashevilleartscenter.com for dates, rates and the Arts Center’s many other programs. (All camps are at The Asheville Performing Arts Academy, 193 Charlotte St., Asheville. Info at ashevilleartscenter.com.)

Green-minded Gwynn Valley in Brevard gets kids down to earth with an assortment of overnight (one to three weeks) and daylong programs geared strongly toward traditional crafts and survival skills. Basketry, gourd sculpture, tie-dyeing, leatherwork and candle making are among the artsy offerings. Way-cool sports include ultimate Frisbee and cricket. Older kids get to try wilderness training. And all attendees help out on the farm, a vital part of the Gwynn Valley experience (70 percent of the camp’s food is grown on-site). Sessions run June 8-Aug. 12 (in varying designations), for kids who’ve finished kindergarten through eighth-grade. Info at 885-2900 or at gwynnvalley.com.

Carolina Day School presents a series of public, weeklong day camps for pre-kindergarteners through rising 12thgraders, divided by age group into “Quests,” “Explorations” and “Workshops.” Activities include Big Messy Art, Glitter Girls, Art-ventures, and Art for Girls. Sportier elements include Jump, Jive & Dance, Multi-Sports Fun Camp, and Frisbee golf. For more information, dates and rates, visit cdschool.org

John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C., rings the summer bell June 17-July 23, with the Little Middle Folk School for kids ages 7 to 17. Nearly 30 classes in dance and craft are offered. The all-things Appalachian folk school also offers Intergenerational week, July 15-21. This session pairs kids ages 12 to 17 with a parent, grandparent or other guardian. Find updates and details at folkschool.org, or call 1-800-FOLK-SCH to get on the mailing list.

Dandelion Hill “adds the fairy dust to the summer magic” with its Creekside Nature Play Camp, for kids 3 to 8. The session runs June 26-28. Activities include creekside exploring, nature crafts and storytelling to “bring the natural world to life.” From July 10-12, Sandy Britches Beach Camp offers “lots of sandy playtime fun.” Lil Locavores Cooking Camp, for kids 3 to 8, runs Aug. 7-9. Campers work in an organic garden, cook from scratch (and send some home, too). Contact Rae Patton for more at dandyrae@gmail.com, visit dandelionhill.org or call 298-4655.

Give your child an experience of Spanish immersion right here in Asheville at Camp Amiguitos, located at Evergreen Charter School. This camp brings authentic Latin American crafts, cooking and cultural activities. Campers spend the week singing, dancing, playing games, making amigos and building a cultural foundation. Session 1 is July 2-6 for 4 to 6-year-olds. Session 2 runs July 9-13 for kids 5 to 8. Session 3 is July 16-20 for 7 to 10-year-olds. Space is limited. Questions and registration to Kari at rosasmom@ gmail.com, 301-7502 or Caroline at carolinepieters@yahoo. com, 242-2688.

The First Stage Youth Theatre of Madison County presents its Summer Workshop Camp for area kids ages 8 to 18. The series of weeklong programs — “by kids and for

YmcA of western north carolina facilitates a comprehensive selection of day-camp programs running June through August. Y camps are held at various area schools, and central pick-up and drop-off locations are available for parents’ convenience. Theme programs and environmental awareness are emphasized. Around for more than 100 years, Y camps are always coveted, so don’t delay in checking out ymcawnc.org for registration info.

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Roots + Wings School of Art, for preschoolers, families and adults is based at the Cathedral of All Souls at Biltmore Village and the Orange Peel. The camp offers a variety of workshops and sessions. The Asheville Community Design Lab Summer Studios run June 11–July 23, Monday through Friday. Kids age 3 to rising 12th graders explore drawing, comics, painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media. This session takes place at The Cathedral of All Souls in Biltmore Village. The Orange Blossom Music Camp is June 11-July 9, Monday through Friday. Rising first- through sixth- graders explore either music or art at the Orange Peel.

Weekly themes include In the Sky, Life’s a Zoo, Love and Peace and On the Go! Both camps will end with a finale on the stage each Friday. Info at rootsandwingsarts.com.

The Smith-McDowell House Museum brings the old to the young with its Hands-On History camp July 23-27 for rising second- through rising fifth-graders. The year’s theme, “A Victorian Life,” focuses on history and culture from 1837

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Tranquil, residential Camp Celo near the South Toe River puts its Quaker values into quiet action. “Our small family atmosphere helps children to develop self-confidence, which is the foundation of bully-proofing,” says owner Gib Barrus. Activities include arts, hiking, camping, swimming and animal stewardship via farm chores. Celo has an unusually low camper-to-counselor ratio (three-to-one). campcelo.com

Rising writers can hone both their style and their confidence at the True Ink-sponsored series of experiential Creative summer Camps for young Writers in downtown Asheville. Themes include spoken-word performance, writing radio plays and mystery writing. “Many of our participants begin to trust their own voices and creative vision for the first time here,” says Founding Director Janet Hurley. “I’ve only had one writer, in six years, who didn’t want to do the end-of-week reading or performance.” true-ink.org

– 1901. The program includes Victorian costumes (and a photo shoot), games, songs, toys, interpretive play, cooking and making ice cream the old-fashioned way — by hand.

Camp runs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Registration is limited to 12 students. Call 253-9231 or email education@wnchistory.org for registration information.

natuRe, adventuRe, health and sCienCe The little Gym of Asheville announces its Anytime Summertime Kids Camp for kids ages 3 to 8, an antidote to the “lazy days” of summer. Little Gym’s programs combine physical fitness and gymnastics with arts, crafts, snacks and special events — a great blend of the body and the imagination. Another distinguishing characteristic of Anytime Summertime is the “anytime” part. Parents can schedule their children to attend the camps for several full weeks, a single week or a single day. In addition to their camp program, Little Gym maintains a full schedule of regular classes throughout the summer. For more information or to register, contact Bonnie Rappaport-Rouse at 667-9588 or tlgashevillenc@ thelittlegym.com.

Tanglewood Youth Theatre, a division of Asheville Community Theatre, hosts many youth-oriented theater programs each year, including its well-known Tanglewood Summer Camp, which runs in two sessions — June 18-29 (ages 8 to 15) and July 9-20 (ages 5 to 7 and 8 to 15). Each series is capped with a performance on ACT’s Main Stage.

See ashevilletheatre.org or contact Camp Director Janna Hoekema at summercamp@ashevilletheatre.org.

The Transylvania Community Arts Council invites youths ages 5- to 12-years-old to explore visual arts, music, dance and pottery June 25–29. There are morning and afternoon sessions available. Morning session goes from 9 a.m. to noon and the afternoon session goes from 1 to 4 p.m. To register call TCArts Council at -884-2787 or email tcarts@ comporium.net.

True Ink’s Creative summer Programs for young writers (elementary through high school) are experiential and active, and include visual art, crafts, dance, performance, math, science, publishing, music, history, bookmaking and more. Program locations such the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Site, the New School of Dance studio (both in downtown Asheville) and the River Arts District give kids the chance to work in the realm of real practitioners past and present.

Returning instructors Jeff Kinzel, cartoonist, and Allan Wolf, performance poet, author and musician, are some of the faculty. Other programs include Radio Club, poetry-slam camp and stop-animation class. For complete descriptions and registration, visit true-ink.com or call 215-9002.

Do you want to send your kids to camp for a song? the asheville music school offers summer performance workshops, voice and instrumental, for kids ages 6 to 17.

Designed for intermediate and advanced youth vocalists and instrumentalists, participants receive individual and group instruction in stage presence, music theory, studio recording and more. Groups include piano band, jazz and blues, classical, folk and popular music, string band and more. Placement auditions and registration starts Saturday, April 21 (kids prepare one piece to perform for the faculty in order to be placed in the proper group). Workshops start June 12 and run through July 25, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and culminate in a performance at Bele Chere. Additionally, AMS has an all-ages Music Exploration and Family Workshop, June 11 through July 13 (ending with a Bele Chere appearance). More information at 252-6244 or ashevillemusicschool.com.

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Asheville Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts offers many initiatives throughout the summer, including the five programs for varying age ranges with its Outdoor Adventure Camp, such as the Eco-explorers Camp for 6- to 8-year-olds, the Adventure Camp for 8- to 12-yearolds and the Teen Canoe Trip for 12- to 15-year-olds.

There are also a number of self-development camps, including therapeutic sessions for kids with cognitive or developmental delays, a tennis camp and a teen leadership program. Sessions run through June and July; rates vary. For more information, contact Amy Pruett Rickman at 251-4080 or email arickman@ashevillenc.gov.

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for one. There is also a leadership program for older students in the N.C. High Country. See blackmountainexpeditions.com or call 669-8766 for dates and rates.

get a chance to travel to the Outer Banks.) Naturalist “mentors” lead campers in wilderness exploration, and afternoon art might include pottery, drama or creative writing. Camps run June 10-Aug. 5, plus a 21-day Trailblazers Expedition June 24-July 14 for high-school seniors and college freshmen. greenriverpreserve.org.

The Colburn Earth Science Museum invites campers, kindergarten through fifth-grade, to experience science with their hands and imagination. In a variety of weeklong sessions running June 11-Aug. 3, participants get “Wet ’n’ Wild exploring the science of water, “Rock ’n’ Roll” with geology and physics, along with activities, crafts and games. There are full day camps, in addition to half-day morning and afternoon sessions. The last two weeks of camp (July 23Aug. 3) bring “Fun Days,” in which campers can register for day sessions. Find a brochure for this popular day-camp series at colburnmuseum.org or call 254-7162.

A division of USA Raft, Mountain Adventure Guides sponsors a five seven-day Adventure Camps, and 14-day sessions, starting June 10-Aug. 4, for kids ages 10 to 16.

Counselor/camper ratio is small and expectations are high.

MAG camps feature rugged outdoor excursions in a wilderness area straddling the N.C./Tenn. state line — including caving, rafting, advanced hiking and outdoor cooking. No cabins here: The young adventurers are expected to make their beds under the stars every night. Gear is included in tuition, but kids have to bring their own true grit. See mtnadventureguides.com or call 866-813-5210.

The Health Adventure has several sessions with exciting programs for different age ranges. Young Adventurer’s Camps, for rising first- through second-graders, run June 18-22 and June 25-29. Girls’ Quest, for rising sixth- through eighth-grade girls, runs July 9-13. The Family Robotics Workshop invites the whole family (fourth-grade and up) to tinker and create on July 31. The core of the program, the beloved Discover Science Camp series, runs July 16 -20 with a Gooey Science session and closes with a Surfin’ Safari July 23-27. In between there’s Design Challenge (July 16-20) and Pick Your Brain (July 23-27). For info and registration, check out thehealthadventure.org or call 254-6373, ext. 316.

Brother and sister camps, Mondamin and Green Cove, in lush Tuxedo, N.C., are geared respectively for boys and girls age 6 to 17. Both camps celebrate the sporting life with kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking and extended wilderness excursions. Canoeing and horseback riding are options, too, rounding out an eclectic experience that draws campers from all 50 states and even from other countries. The first session starts May 30-June 3, for kids ages 6 to 10. The main camp, for kids ages 8 to 17, is June 29-Aug. 3. Visit mondamin.com and greencove.com for dates and rates.

The North Carolina Arboretum’s Discovery Camp offers a plethora of nature-intensive day camps as varied as the vast expanse of biodiversity they explore. Programs — including “Animal Adventures,” “Camouflage Critters,” “Gone Buggy,” “Feathers, Fur and Scales,” “Boots, Pedals and Wheels,” “Aquatic Adventures” and “Woodland Ways”— start June 4 and run through August. Summer activities are geared for preschoolers through high schoolers. For full info, visit ncarboretum.org/education/discovery-camp or call 665-2492.

The national Girl Scouts organization turns 100 this year and the stalwart local Girl Scout camp is open to all girls ages 6 to 17. Camp Pisgah for Girls in Brevard, with day camp and overnight programs, offers authentic Scout experiences, such as swimming, canoeing and kayaking, and some twists, including rafting and a llama trek. Visit girlscoutsp2p.org or call 252-4442.

Green River Preserve, a pristinely situated, conservationminded residential camp in Cedar Mountain (south of Brevard), is dedicated to curtailing “nature-deficit disorder.” Immersion in — and respect of — the outdoors is paramount, with one-, two- and three-week sessions designed for rising second- through rising 12th-graders. (Older kids

Area kids get to know the river in their backyard at RiverLink’s French Broad Summer River Camps. The camp offers four sessions, starting June 11 through July 20, and welcomes rising third- through eighth-graders.

Environmental education and service learning (including river cleanup and interpretive nature walks) are emphasized in this reasonably priced adventure. There’s plenty of water recreation too, including and the multidisciplinary Kids in the Creek and River of Words and Art. For more information, email education@riverlink. org or call 252-8474, ext. 18.

Weekly sessions for Asheville Art Museum’s Summer Art Camp begin June 11 and run through July 30, with morning, afternoon and all-day programs for rising kindergarteners through rising 12th graders, presented in the museum’s newly expanded WNC Art Resource Center. A variety of classes and art media will be undertaken, including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed-media and sculpture. This popular program fills up fast. Info at 253-3227, ext. 116, or email Kathleen Glass at kglass@ashevilleart.org.

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Founded in 1921, Brevard’s Rockbrook Camp for Girls guides a camper to a “deeper understanding of herself and of her relationship with other people and the natural world,” according to a release. Open to girls 6 to 16, Rockbrook is a traditional overnight camp; the three-week sessions run in three phases: early summer (June 3-21), mid-summer (June 10-21); and late summer (July 22-Aug. 9). There are also mini-sessions within each phase. Swimming, tennis, equestrian endeavors, yoga, journalism, visual art and musical theater comprise the short list of activities. More info at rockbrookcamp.com.

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hope after loss Individual Counseling Individual bereavement counseling is available for adults, teens and children at no cost. Please call 828-692-6178 to schedule an appointment with one of our bereavement counselors.

Swannanoa is a beautifully rustic co-ed camp nestled in the foothills of the Great Craggy Mountains, only 15 minutes from Asheville.

Spend the day swimming, hiking, rock climbing, doing arts & crafts, archery… and that is just the beginning!

828-686-3196 www.nc4h.org/centers/swannanoa-4-h-camp

Grief Education and Support Groups We currently offer free Grief 101 classes and Grief Support Groups in Henderson, Buncombe, and Macon counties at the following locations:

Greatrex Place 571 South Allen Road Flat Rock, NC 28731

Four Seasons Checkpoint 373 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC 28801

Four Seasons WNC Jane Woodruff Medical Bldg • 171 Hospital Drive, JWB Suite 600 • Highlands, NC 28741

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At Green river preserve, a conservation-focused residential camp in Cedar Mountain, outdoor exploration is the main event. Kids wade in trout streams, play under waterfalls, scout wildlife and taste edible plants. “For children to grow in selfconfidence and ‘be their best me,’ they need to feel safe at both the physical and psychological level,” says Executive Director Sandy Schenck. “We ask children to make a respect pledge: ‘Respect yourself, respect each other, and respect all living things.’

When this happens, bullying stops and campers feel a remarkable sense of freedom.” greenriverpreserve.org

Tanglewood Youth Theatre Summer Camp is a division of Asheville Community Theatre. Music, movement, beginning set design, and storytelling are on the marquee for the youngest campers; older kids segue into musical theater, acting, choreography and film. All will present shows at the end of their sessions. (Program lengths vary.) “Children who seem painfully shy are hard to recognize after two weeks in camp as they perform on our Mainstage,” says Camp Director Janna Hoekema. Julia, age 13, remembers: “At camp I broke me of my shy self.” And Emma, 11, says: “I get to be creative and I can really be myself and feel like that’s OK.” Email: summercamp@ ashevilletheatre.org.

The Swannanoa 4-H Center — the first 4-H program in the state — is the quintessential summer day camp, running three, six and 10 days for kids ages 4 to 13. Specialty programs abound for those kids who want to pursue a particular skill (e.g., forestry and studying the solar system). But the menu also includes lots of all-around traditional fun. Prices vary based on length of camp and interests. Some sessions were already full at press time; check swan4h.com for updates or call 686-3196.

the wild. This comprehensive series of day camps offers programs for two age brackets: Pee Wee (pre-K through K) and the Wild Weeks (first-grade through ninth-grade) Pee Wee camps run June 11-Aug. 3. Wild Weeks runs June 18 -Aug. 3. For more information, visit wildwnc.org or call 298-5600, ext. 5.

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Serve and volley through the summer at UNCA’s volley ball camp. The first session, and Individual Skills Camp, runs July 16-18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The July 20 program is for hitters, setters and liberos, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both programs include a T-shirt. For more information, email fsantos@unca.edu.

The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Center puts on its jersey with the 21st annual Crossfire Basketball Camp, a half-day camp offered for boys and girls ages 6 to 12.

Sessions run June 18-22, from 1 to 4 p.m. The rec center also offers a youth volleyball camp June 11-14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for kids ages 8 to 14. Good news for the tuckered: the swimming pool will be available for all campers from 3 to 4 p.m. daily. The rec center has several other enticing sports programs as well. For an application or for more information please call the Waynesville Recreation Center at 456-2030 or email recathletics@ townofwaynesville.org Do you want to let the kids run wild for a few weeks?

At Wild Weeks Summer Camp at the Western North Carolina Nature Center, campers can at least run with

Camp Ton-a-Wandah for girls is located in a cozy cove in Hendersonville. Camp runs June 3-Aug. 10 in two- and three-week residential sessions, for girls ages 6 to 16. Tona-Wandah also offers a Starter Session for girls ages 5 to 8. The curriculum is particularly eclectic, including rappelling, whitewater rafting (its name means “by the fall of water”) on the Nantahala and Pigeon rivers and horseback riding. More info at camptonawandah.com.

odyssey Community School in Montford offers a playful summer camp starting June 11. Open to kids ages 5-12, weekly classes run 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Activities include weekly field trips, swimming, arts and crafts, games and more. For rates and more information, call 259-3653 or visit odysseysummercamp.com.

Boasting one of the most affordable — and popular — daycamp programs in the area, the 188-acre, five-star Eliada Summer Camp offers field trips, golfing, horseback riding, confidence-building exercises, conflict-resolution practices, mini-biking and swimming in a heated pool. Activities are geared for kids ages 5 to 12; the camp runs from June 4-Aug. 15. The related Eliada Summer Sports Academy, for kids ages 8 to 12, features focused instruction in lacrosse, basketball, baseball, soccer and more. See eliada.org, or call Ashley Trimnal at 210-0224, to check out Summer Camp dates and rates. Email jcarnivale@eliada.org for Sports Academy info. Registration is in process.

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Climbmax Climbing offers several summer camps for kids ages 6 to 16. The downtown-based camps start indoors at the Climbmax indoor rock-climbing facility and then go outdoors to one of the surrounding national forest. The camp is organized in three sessions: the first starts June 18 (kids ages 6 to 11).

The second session starts July 9, for kids ages 8 to 13. The third starts Aug. 6, for kids ages 12-16. For more information, visit climbmaxnc.com.

Asheville Gymnastics’ Summer Gymnastics Fun Camp for kids ages 5 to 13 emphasizes fun physical activity: think indoor gymnastics, a climbing wall and walking field trips around downtown. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. See ashevillegymnastics.com for specific dates and rates, or call 252-8746.

At the YWCA Summer Day Camp, kindergarteners through sixth-graders enjoy weekly field trips, nature hikes, swimming lessons, music, art and much more. Camp starts June 15. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Call CiCi Weston at 254-7206, ext. 111, or email her at cici.weston@ywcaofasheville.org.

SpiriTuAl Camp Cedar Cliff, based in Asheville, has a simple mission: “communicating the truth of Christ’s love in word and deed.” For kids grades K through 12, with sessions going June 18-July 27. Featuring Trailblazers (grades 2 to 4), Pioneers (grades 4 to 6), Mountaineers

(grades 6 to 9) and more. For more information, visit campcedarcliff.org, call 450-3331 or email camp@campcedarcliff.org.

Camp Celo is a scenic, noncompetitive overnight camp near Burnsville that has operated for more than 50 years. Though not overtly religious in its mission, the program seeks to teach boys and girls the Quaker values of nonviolence, simplicity and environmental awareness. The arts, including performance and traditional crafts, are a major element of the experience, as is animal stewardship and enjoying the nearby South Toe River. Sessions (June 10 -Aug. 11) are designed for kids ages 7 to 12. A low counselor-to-camper ratio (threeto-one) is a hallmark of Camp Celo. campcelo. com.

Camp Hollymont on Lake Eden in Black Mountain is a Christian residential camp for girls ages 6 to 15. Activities includes digital photography, sewing, modeling, guitar, horseback riding, tennis, creative writing and “outdoor living.” Program options include one-, two- and four-week sessions, June 17Aug. 10. hollymont.com.

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kid To kid eliada Summer Camp, a day program on a 200-acre farm campus, accents peer relations and self-help, an outgrowth of the techniques implemented in Eliada’s other child-development programs. “Having the older students teach anti-bullying concepts to the younger students tends to be the most effective [method],” says Carolyn Ashworth, foundation development officer. “You can achieve far more through peer mentoring than in any other way. We want students to understand the long-term effects of bullying.” In fact, older campers are required to research that very topic. This year, they will create a flyer, poster or handout for others to take home, as well as present their research project. eliada.org

Traditional overnight camps that emphasize visual arts, music, sports and high-octane outdoor adventure in a nondenominational Christian atmosphere, Camp Merri-Mac for girls ages 6 to 16 (merri-mac.com) and Camp Timberlake for boys ages 7 to 16 (camptimberlake.com) also boast low camper-to-counselor ratios and special wilderness trips. Sessions run June 10-Aug. 11 in programs ranging from one to five weeks. Both camps are located in Black Mountain; registration is available online.

Camp Rockmont, a Christian residential camp for boys in Black Mountain, is better known locally as the site of the biannual Lake Eden Arts Festival. Like the festival, the camp draws kids from far and wide. A particularly gorgeous setting is one highlight, as is an ambitious roster of activities that includes disc golf, storytelling, lacrosse, zip-lining and rocketry. Sessions include day-camp options for grades K to 4; the overnight programs run six days to a month, June 10-Aug. 10, for boys ages 6 to 16. rockmont. com.

Families Together (FT) is dedicated to providing quality services to our exceptional children and families.

FT provides services that are: • in partnership with consumers • culturally aware • strength based • solution focused • person centered FT is a nationally accredited agency providing mental health services in Asheville and surrounding counties. We are accepting referrals for our Day Treatment and Intensive In Home Programs.

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The Jewish Community Center’s five-star-rated Camp Ruach (Hebrew for “spirit”) combines traditional day-camp activities for boys and girls with cooking, gardening, Israeli dance and instruction in Jewish principles and philosophies — including environmental stewardship and charitable deeds. Eight one-week sessions begin June 11 and run through Aug. 3. Each session focuses on a specific midot, or value, such as “the sacred spark in everyone,” “good deeds,” and “love of all things.” Other unique highlights

include Israeli dance, archery, weekly Shabbat celebrations and guided nature expeditions. This year, Camp Tikvah (a program for kids with autism) will be included in two Ruach sessions, the weeks of June 18 and June 25. Info at jcc-asheville.org (and learn about a counselor-in-training program for rising ninth- and 10th-graders).

Camp Wayfarer, a Christian overnight camp for boys and girls in Flat Rock, offers the typical summer-camp experience, including classes in such wide-ranging subjects as horseback riding and lacrosse, as well as journalism and culinary arts. Mini-sessions are available for kids as young as kindergarten age, while main camp (for kids ages 6-16) runs for various lengths up to five weeks, June 17 through July 26. Info at campwayfarer.com.

Emmanuel Lutheran School in Asheville has all the cultural bases covered with its Summer Rocks! 2012 series of day camps running June 11-Aug. 10. The long list of programs, held on the school’s eight-acre campus, are targeted for rising kindergarteners through rising sixth-graders. Highlights include gymnastics, taekwondo, a Cooking With Kids week and Adventures in Asheville: Olympic Games. For older campers, a two-week drama series will culminate with a performance of Disney’s Aladdin. More info at emmanuellutheranschool.org/summer or call 281-8182.

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calendar

your guide to community events, classes, concerts & galleries

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 21 - 29, 2012 Unless otherwise stated, events take place in Asheville, and phone numbers are in the 828 area code.

Day-by-day calendar is online Want to find out everything that’s happening today — or tomorrow, or any day of the week? Go to www. mountainx.com/events.

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

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

(704) 806-7300 or kspotential@aol.com.

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

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

Helping Your Fearful Dog Gain Confidence • SA (3/24), 10am - Learn how to understand signs of anxiety, prevent fear from becoming aggression and techniques to help your “wallflower” dog come out of its shell at this free information session.

Please leave pets at home.

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

Rusty’s Legacy • SATURDAYS, 10am-3pm - Rusty’s Legacy animal

Calendar deadlines:

*FREE and PaId lIstIngs - WEdnEsday, 5 P.m.

(7 days PRIoR to PublIcatIon) Can’t find your group’s listing?

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

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

If an event benefits a business, it’s a paid listing.

If you wish to submit an event for Clubland (our free live music listings), please e-mail clubland@mountainx.com.

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

Please limit your submission to 40 words or less.

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

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

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

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

rescue will host pet adoptions at the Black Mountain Tractor Supply Company, 125 Old Highway 70. Info: rustyslegacync@aol.com or http://avl.mx/9p.

Spay/Neuter Vouchers • SA (3/24), 10am-2pm - Vouchers for free and low-cost spay/neuter services will be available to Henderson County residents at Tractor Supply Company, 114 4 Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Info: cpforpetsinc@aol.com.

Art American Folk Art and Framing Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon. - Sat., 10am-6pm; Sun. noon-5pm. Info: www. amerifolk.com or 2812134.

• Through TH (4/12) - Approach, works by self-taught artists from the Southeast.

AnTHM Gallery Located at 110.5 W. State St. in downtown Black Mountain. Info: www.anthmgallery.com.

• SA (3/24) - First Weekend of Spring, works

by Ellen Langford, Andrei Palmer, Cleaster Cotton and Missy Corrales.

• SA (3/24), 6-9pm Opening reception.

Appalachian State University 423 West King St., Boone.

Info: www.tcva.org or 2623017.

• Through SA (3/31) - Senegal: A Window into Francophone West Africa will be on display in the east wing of the community gallery.

• Through SA (6/2) - Robert Goodnough: Abstract Expressionism and Beyond will be on display in the east wing of the main gallery.

• Through SA (3/24) Padre e Figlio: Father and Son Works by Mario Prisco and Richard Prisco will be on display in the Mayer Gallery.

• Through SA (3/24) - The Department of Art Biennial Exhibition will be on display in Gallery A. • Through SA (3/24) - The Artine and Teddy Artinian

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self-portrait collection will be on display in Gallery B. • Through SA (6/2) Works by the Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition winners will be on display in the Turchin Center for the Arts.

Art at Mars Hill College Weizenblatt Gallery: Mon.Fri., 9am-5pm. Info: www. mhc.edu.

• TH (3/22) through WE (4/18) - Works by Taiyo la Paix will be on display in the Weizenblatt Gallery.

• TH (3/22), 6-8pm Opening reception.

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

Info: www.unca.edu.

• Through TU (4/3) - The 44th annual Juried Student Exhibition will be on display at S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall.

• FR (3/23), 6-8pm Opening reception.

• Through MO (4/16) - The Heroic Present: The Gypsy Photographs of Jan Yoors will be on display in the Karpen Hall lobby. Info: 232-5024.

• Through SA (3/31) - Artistic Diversity in Fiber will be on display in UNCA’s Ramsey Library.

Art Events at WCU Held at the Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. Hours: Mon.Fri., 10am-4pm & Thurs.

10am-7pm. Free, but donations welcome. Info: www. fineartmuseum.wcu.edu or 227-3591.

• Through FR (3/30) Drawings and paintings by Ron Laboray.

Artist Plate • Through SU (5/6) - A collection of artist-made dinner plates and “related insights about food” will be on display at the Penland School of Crafts, 67 Dora’s Trail, Penland. Info: www. penland.org or 765-2359.

Arts Council of Henderson County • Through FR (3/23) - Art Teachers Create will be on display at First Citizens Bank’s Main Street Gallery, 539 North Main St., Hendersonville. Info:

acofhc@bellsouth.net or 693-8504.

Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville.

Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm and Sun., 1-5pm.

Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm.

Info: www.ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

• FR (3/23) through SU (9/9) - Prime Time: New Media Juried Exhibition.

• FR (3/23), noon-1pm - A preview tour of Fire on the Mountain: Studio Glass in Western North Carolina will be offered as part of the Lunchtime Art Break series.

• FR (3/23) through SU (7/8) - Fire on the Mountain: Studio Glass in Western North Carolina.

• FR (3/23) through SU (10/28) - Artworks Project Space: Hoss Haley Installation.

• FR (3/23) through SU (9/16) - Ancient Forms, Modern Minds: Contemporary Cherokee Ceramics.

• FR (3/23), 7:30-11pm - Celebrate the Asheville Art Museum’s interim expansion project, Art works PRIMED, with live music, dancing, appetizers and cocktails. This event also serves as an opening reception for the museum’s latest exhibitions: New Media Juried Exhibit, new works by Hoss Haley, Fire on the Mountain: Studio Glass in Western North Carolina and Ancient Forms, Modern Minds: Contemporary Cherokee Ceramics. $5 for non-members. RSVP: 253-3227.

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

• Through SA (3/31) - Rhythm and Movement: Paintings by Mary Charles Griffin will be on display in the lobby.

Bella Vista Art Gallery 14 Lodge St. Spring hours: Mon., Wed. and Fri., 10am4pm. Thurs., noon-4pm.

Sat., 11am-5pm. Info: www.bellavistaart.com or 768-0246.

• Through SA (3/31) With and Without Copper, works by Stephen White, Sally Jacobs and Nancy Varipapa.

Black and White and Wood • Through SA (3/31) - Black and White and Wood will feature works by Madison McCollough, Jim Covert, Holly de Saillan and others at Clingman Cafe, 242 Clingman Ave. Info: 253-2177.

Black Mountain Center for the Arts Old City Hall, 225 West State St., Black Mountain.

Gallery hours: Mon.-Wed. and Fri., 10am-5pm; Thurs.

11am-3pm. Info: www.

BlackMountainArts.org or 669-0930.

• Through TH (4/5) Emerging Artists, works by BMCA drawing and painting students.

Celebration of Women in the Arts • TH (3/29), 9am-9pm - A celebration of women in the arts will feature female sculptors, photographers, furniture-makers and other artists in Blue Ridge Community College’s auditorium and Room 150 of the Patton Building. Free.

Info: marthah@blueridge. edu or 694-1743.

Center For Craft, Creativity and Design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville. Info: www. craftscreativitydesign.org or 890-2050.

• Through FR (6/29) - Torqued and Twisted, works by nine furniture makers and sculptors.

Flow: Handmade Adornment for Body and Home 14 South Main St., Marshall. Wed.-Sat., 11am4pm. Info: http://avl.mx/aw.

• Through SA (4/7) - Art for Food, 14 regional artists and craftspeople will celebrate food.

Folk Art Center Located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Info: 298-7928 or www. craftguild.org.

• Through TU (4/17) Works by Cherly Hevrdeys

(glass) and Martine House (fiber).

• Through SU (5/13) - The American Association of Wood Turners Invitational Exhibition will feature 25 artists from around the world.

Grovewood Gallery Located at 111 Grovewood Road. Info: www.grovewood.com or 253-7651.

• Through SA (3/31) Tradition Meets Innovation: Objects and Accents of the Arts and Crafts Home.

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

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

• Through SU (4/29) - The View From Here, new works by Emily Wilson and Larry Gray.

HCC Photography Exhibit • Through FR (6/29) Photography by Haywood Community College’s continuing education digital photography class will be on display in the Haywood County Public Library’s meeting room, 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton.

Info: 648-2924.

Letterpress Poster Show • Through SA (3/31) - Letterpress posters by Lance Wille and Jason Krekel of Hand-Cranked will be on display in PULP, 101 Biltmore Ave. Info: www. theorangepeel.net.

Nuestras Voces, Nuestras Historias • Through SA (3/31) Nuestras Voces, Nuestras Historias / Our Voices, Our Stories, works documenting immigrants in WNC, will be on display at UNCA’s Highsmith Union Gallery.

Info: cesap.unca.edu/calendar.

Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts Located at 238 Clingman Ave. Mon.-Fri., 9-5pm; Sat., 10am-6pm; Sun., noon-6pm. Info: www. odysseyceramicarts.com • Through FR (5/4) - A ceramic show will feature gallery assistants Jan Cothran, Paul Frehe and Tisha Cook.

Pat Passlof Retrospective

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

Phil Mechanic Studios 109 Roberts St. Houses Flood Gallery, Pump Gallery and Nook Gallery. Info: www.philmechanicstudios. com.

• Through SA (3/31) - One Billion Seconds, works by German-born local artist Heinz Kossler.

Push Skate Shop & Gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave. Info: www.pushtoyproject. com or 225-5509.

• Through TU (4/10) Murders and Murmurations, works by Rob Hunt and Alli Good.

Recreations • Through FR (4/27) - Recreations, an exhibit of upcycled art, will be presented by Goodwill Workforce Development at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. Info: awray@goodwillnwnc.org.

The Artery Community arts facility at 346 Depot St., River Arts District. Info: www.ashevillearts.com.

• Through SA (3/31) Genetically Commodified, personalized “Real Dolls”

by Kirsten Stolle.

• WE (3/21), 2pm - Artist talk.

Three Perspectives on Nature • Through SA (3/31) - Desert Moon Studios and Gallery, 372 Depot St., Suite 44, celebrates the Spring Equinox with its latest exhibit, Three Perspectives on Nature, featuring photographs by Cleaster Cotton, Laurie McCarriar and David Simchock. Info: www. desertmoondesigns-studios.com, 575-2227 or desertmoondesigns@ gmail.com.

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

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Six winners will be selected, with the winning entries showcased each week, for six weeks, in an issue of Xpress in print or online at mountainx.com. Each winner receives two VIP passes to the 2012 Asheville Earth Day festival (info at avlearthday.org). This week’s winning photo is by Kimberly Riggs.

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www.artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787.

• Through WE (3/28) - Outdoor Photography Exhibit.

Transylvania Heritage Museum Located at 189 W. Main St., Brevard. Hours: Wed.Sat., 10am-5pm. Donation.

Info: www.transylvaniaheritage.org or 884-2347.

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

Upstairs Artspace 49 S. Trade St., Tryon.

Hours: Tues.-Sat., noon6pm. Sun., noon-4pm. Info: www.upstairsartspace.org or 859-2828.

• Through SA (4/28) - Artists Among Us: 100 Faces of Art in Spartanburg.

• TU (3/27), 7pm Edward Emory will present “Spartanburg Spells ART!” Free.

Auditions & Call to Artists Birdhouse Competition • Through WE (4/11) - The Grove Park Inn birdhouse competition will accept entries through April 11.

Info: 252-2711.

Black Mountain Arts and Crafts Show • Through TU (5/1) - The Black Mountain Arts and Crafts Show will accept applications from crafters through May 1. Info: craftshow@olddepot.org or 669-4563.

Brevard Fine Arts and Crafts Showcase • Through FR (5/25) Applications for Brevard’s 40th annual fine arts and crafts showcase will be accepted through May 25.

Info: tcarts@comporium. net or 884-2787.

Clips of Faith • Through (4/16) Filmmakers are invited to submit short films to New Belgium Brewing’s Clips of Faith tour through April 16. Films on the themes of craft beer, sustainability and adventure are encouraged. Info: www.clipsoffaith.com.

French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization Grants • Through WE (3/28) Applications for the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization’s FTA JARC and New Freedom grants for community and public transportation programs will be accepted through March 28. Info: www.fbrmpo.org.

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• Jericho Productions seeks one middle-aged male actor for a two-person play to be performed in June. Send resume: jerichoproductions@yahoo. com.

LAAFF Grants • Through TU (5/15) Applications for mini-grants for artists will be accepted

by LAAFF through May 15.

Info: kitty@arts2people. org.

LAAFF Poster Design • Through SA (3/31) LAAFF will accept designs for its 2012 poster art through March 31. Info: LAAFFasheville@gmail. com.

Montford Park Players • SA (3/24) & SU (3/25), 4-7pm - Auditions for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare will be held at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St. Bring a headshot and resume, if possible. Info: info@montfordparkplayers. org or 254-5146.

Mountain Heritage Day • Through FR (3/30) - Arts and crafts vendors are sought for the Mountain Heritage Day festival through March 30. Info: www.mountainheritageday. com.

Naked Girls Reading Auditions • WE (3/21), 7-9pm - Anam Cara Theatre Company, 203 Haywood Road, will hold auditions for the next installment of Naked Girls Reading, to be performed April 20 and 21. Must be 18 or older to audition. Show and auditions require full nudity.

Info and reservations: 545-3861 or anamcaratc@ gmail.com.

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

Info: volunteer@riverlink. org.

PaperWorks • Through TU (5/1) - TC Arts Council will accept submissions for its PaperWorks exhibit through May 1. Info: tcarts@comporium.net or 884-2787.

Pastel Exhibition • Through SA (3/24) - The Pastel Society of N.C. will accept submissions for its On Common Ground: From the Mountains to the Sea statewide pastel exhibition through March 24. Info: www.pastelsocietyofnc. com.

Physical Performance Artists • Dancers, actors, acrobats, mime artists and

physical performance artists are needed for a sitespecific physical theater piece on Sat., April 7. Info: www.cillavee.com or (917) 650 7321.

Poetry Contest • Through FR (3/30) - Submissions for the Writers’ Workshop poetry contest will be accepted through March 30. Info: www.twwoa.org.

School Garden Grants • Through MO (4/30) - The Extension Master Gardener program will offer grants of approximately $250 to schools with, or interested in, starting a garden through April 30.

Second Stage of Life Comedy • Professional, amateur and aspiring comics over 40 are sought to establish the Second Stage of Life comedy troupe. Info: debidrecksler@gmail.com.

Taste of Asheville • Through TH (4/5) - A Taste of Asheville will accept applications from local restaurants through April 5. Info: kperez@ ashevillenc.gov or 2595800.

Business & Technology Headline: iPad at Work Seminar at Charlotte Street Computers (pd.) Join us for an informal briefing on advancements in using the iPad in a work environment. Topics will include accessing and managing documents and files, creating and delivering presentations, hosting and attending virtual meetings, and analyzing business intelligence, among others.

Saturday, March 31st from 2-4:30pm. Register online at: charlottestreetcomputers.com/seminars.

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

Business Skills Meetings • MONDAYS, 6pm - The Entrepreneur Skills Network offers a business skills meeting in Room 246 of the Jackson County Justice and Administration Building, 401 Grindstaff Cove Road, Sylva. Info: 497-0160, 5865466 or esn4meetings@ gmail.com.

Free Tax Assistance • TUESDAYS, 9am-4pm - Tax assistance will be

offered at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. Info: 250-4750.

• THURSDAYS, 10am4pm - Tax assistance will be offered at Weaverville Public Library, 41 Main St. Info: 250-6482.

• TUESDAYS, 10am-4pm - Tax assistance will be offered at Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty St. Info: 250-4756.

Free Tax Preparation • OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling will offer free tax preparation for families earning less than $50,000. Info and appointment: 255-5166.

Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St. Info: www.malaprops.com or 254-6734. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

• FR (3/23), 4:30-6pm - A meeting for those interested in starting or running a small business will be held at Malaprop’s, 55 Haywood St. Info: www.malaprops. com.

OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling Unless otherwise noted, all classes are free and held at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Suite 222. Info: www. ontrackwnc.org or 2555166.

• MONDAYS through (4/2) - “Ending Over-Spending,” an eight-week series, will reinforce healthy relationships with money.

Presented on various Mondays during March and April.

• TUESDAYS through (4/10), 5:30-7pm - “Money Buddies” partners women struggling with financial independence with other women in similar situations during this six-week series.

Held at Silvermont Senior Center, 364 East Main St., Brevard. Free.

• THURSDAYS through (4/12), 5:30-7pm - An additional “Money Buddies” program will be held at OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling, 50 South French Broad Ave.

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

Contact us! ashevillenewcomersclub.com or l 828.654.7414.

Community Mediation Training

(pd.) The Mediation Center Hands-on practice mediating a variety of conflicts.

April 11-13, 9:00-5:00 $300/person, includes lunch (scholarships available) To register, contact Amanda: amandaw@ mediatewnc.org / 2516089 Information: www. mediatewnc.org Easy Pop Art Portrait Class (pd.) Sat. March 31st, 1-5 $50.00 includes supplies Easy - Fun - Beginners welcome Call Eli 828 243-0200 or eli@workinggirlsstudio.com 30 Battery Park #210 Mac Basics Classes at Charlotte Street Computers (pd.) Mac Basics Computer Classes are being held at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte Street. Class time is 12:15 - 12:45pm.

Mondays - Mac OS X, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month - iPhoto, 2nd Tuesday - iWork Essentials, 4th Tuesday - iMovie Basics, 5th Tuesday Garageband, Wednesdays - iPad Basics. Registration is just $9.99 at classes@ charlottestreetcomputers. com.

Open Stitch Groups at Purl’s Yarn Emporium (pd.) On Wall Street downtown: Wednesdays, 10am12pm; Thursdays, 6-8pm.

Bring a knit or crochet project or find something new to cast on. (828) 2532750. www.purlsyarnemporium.com Acrylic Painting Class • WEDNESDAYS through (4/25), 10am-noon Acrylic painting classes will be offered by the Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road. $30 per session includes supplies (except brushes).

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

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

Asheville Bridge Room • DAILY - The Asheville Bridge Room offers games for beginners and advanced players at River Ridge Market Place, 800 Fairview

Road, Suite C-1. $7 per game. Info: 299-0887.

Backgammon Club • TH (3/22), 6:30pm - Hosted by Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St. Beginners welcome; bring a Backgammon board. Free.

Please RSVP: 689-2813.

Info: www.wallstreetcoffeehouse.webs.com.

Celebration of Life Community Birthday Party • SU (3/25), 1-3pm - MCC Sacred Journey, 135 Sugarloaf Road, Hendersonville, invites cancer survivors, caregivers and those whose life has been touched by cancer to share messages of hope and celebrations of birthdays at this community event. Free. Info: traci.reinartz@yahoo.com or www. mccsacredjourney.org.

CLOSER • TUESDAYS, 7pm - CLOSER, Community Liaison Organization for Support, Education and Reform, will host a meeting for LGBT members of the community at All Souls Cathedral, 9 Swan St. Info: avlcloser@gmail.com.

Creative Sector Summit • TH (3/29), 10-11:30am - The Creative Sector Summit features programs on networking and creative problem solving to promote collaboration. The morning session will be held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 East Walnut St. $25 for full day/$10 Asheville Area Arts Council members. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Info: www.ashevillearts. com. —- 2-5pm - The afternoon session will present a forum on cultural resources at the Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square.

Downtown Business Improvement District • WE (3/21), 5:30-6:30pm; TH (3/22), 8:30-9:30am A series of public meetings will discuss a proposed business improvement district for downtown Asheville. Wed., Pack Library; Thur., Grove Arcade. Free. Info: svrtunski@ashevillenc.gov or 230-1271.

Full Momentum Wrestling • SA (3/24), 7:30pm - Full Momentum Wrestling, featuring Jason Jett, Lucious LeAnn, The Alliance and more. Held at the Fairview Community Center, 1357 Charlotte Highway, Fairview. $6/children 10 and under free. Info: www. fullmomentumwrestling.org.

Germany’s Response to its Holocaust Past • TH (3/22), noon “Germany’s Response to its Holocaust Past” will be presented in WCU’s A.K. Hinds University Center.

Free. Info: sacarter@wcu. edu or 227-2617.

Global Gab with a Glass • TH (3/22), 7pm - Join RESULTS Asheville, a nonprofit dedicated to ending global poverty, at the Battery Park Champagne and Book Exchange, located in the Grove Arcade, for food, drinks and conversation. In honor of World Tuberculosis Day,

members will share stories of those touched by the disease. Info: http://avl. mx/by.

Graduate Research Symposium • TH (3/22), 11am-8pm - WCU students will present a graduate research symposium in A.K. Hinds University Center. Topics include biology, physical therapy, public affairs and more. Free. Info and schedule: 227-7398.

Grant Writing 101 • SU (3/25), 7-9pm - A workshop on grant writing will be held at ZaPow, 21 Battery Park, Suite 101.

$30/free for Zapow artists.

Registration requested.

Info: www.zapow.net or 575-2024.

Hunger Week • SA (3/24) through SA (3/31) - Mars Hill College’s Hunger Week will feature a community food drive, film screening, hunger banquet, fashion show and more.

Held throughout the campus. Many programs free.

Info, times, cost and locations: www.mhc.edu.

LA 31 Open House • WE (3/28), 5-8pm Leadership Asheville and LA 31 will host an open

house with board members, graduates and current students of this local leadership program. Held at The Wine Studio of Asheville, 169 Charlotte St. Free. Info: www.leadershipasheville. org or 348-0673.

Mixtape Swap • 4th SATURDAYS, noon - A mixtape swap and monthly meeting will be hosted by Asheville Free Media at DeSoto Lounge, 504 Haywood Road. Bring a CD to share and take one home. Info: www.ashevillefm.org.

Mothers of Multiples Rummage Sale

• SA (3/24), 7:30am3:30pm - Asheville Mothers of Multiples will host a rummage sale featuring kids’ summer clothes, shoes, equipment, toys and maternity items. Held at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, 224 Louisiana Ave. Info: kjclarkavl@carter.net.

N.C. Digital Library Workshop • TU (3/27), 5:30 pm - Learn how to download free e-books and audio books from the N.C. Digital Library to digital devices like the Kindle, iPad and Nook at this free workshop.

Held at the Canton Branch

Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave. Registration required: 648-2924.

Ox Creek Community History Collection • SATURDAYS through (6/9), 10am-2pm - An exhibition will feature selections from the Ox Creek Community History Collection at the Weaverville Library, 41 North Main St. Free. Info: ckgrimes@charter.net.

Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute Located at 1 PARI Drive, Rosman. Info: 862-5554 or www.pari.edu.

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• FR (3/23), 4:30-6:30pm - An informational meeting about the National Girls Collaborative Project will help educators encourage girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Geared towards guidance counselors, program managers and teachers. Free.

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

• TH (3/22), 4:30-6:15pm - “Responding to Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Challenge,” with Lenny Berstein. Held in the Reuter Center. Info: ncccr. unca.edu. —- 7pm “Critical Race Theory and Education,” with Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor of curriculum at the University of WisconsinMadison. Held in Lipinsky Auditorium. Info: 251-6420.

• FR (3/23), 11:25am - “New Math and New Physics,” with Ed Johnson, lecturer in mathematics.

Held in Lipinsky Auditorium.

Info: humanities.unca.edu.

—- 11:25am - “Music,” with Lyn Burkett, assistant professor of music.

• FR (3/23) through SU (3/25) - “Creating a Mindful Campus: Teaching, Learning & Working, and Contemplative Pedagogy” workshop will feature “mindfulness exercises that can and have been used in class here [UNCA] and elsewhere.” Campus-wide.

Info: http://mindfulcampus. wordpress.com.

• SA (3/24), 2pm - A lecture on the Civil War will feature John Inscoe, author of Mountain Masters: Slavery and the Sectional Crisis in Western North Carolina. Held in the Reuter Center. $5/free for Western North Carolina Historical Association members. Info and registration: education@wnchistory.org or 253-9231.

• MO (3/26), 11:25am - “Ancient Philosophy,” with Brian Hook, associate professor of classics.

Held in Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: humanities. unca.edu. —- 11:25am - “Othello and the Death of the Renaissance,” with Gary Ettari, associate professor of literature. Held in Lipinsky Auditorium.

• TH (3/29), 12:30pm “Justice for All: The History of the Justice Center,” with Marty Nicholson. Held in Ramsey Library. Info: 2516645.

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• THURSDAYS, 5:308:30pm - A retro happy hour invites young professionals to network and socialize while wearing retro clothes (optional) at The Market Place, 20 Wall St. Free. Info: lushlifemgmt@gmail.com or 515-1081.

Scriptwriting Class • Classes on scriptwriting and story development, as well as Final Cut X, Reiki and Qigong, will be offered at the Flat Iron Building, 20 Battery Park Ave, on various days. Call for date, time and price. Free for nonprofits and low income residents. Info: 280-7287.

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• WE (3/21), 3:15-5pm - A film and discussion program will explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Brooks Howell Home, 266 Merrimon Ave. Featured film will be The Israeli Lobby. Facilitated by Tony Bing. Free. Info: dec25carol@yahoo.com.

• TH (3/22), 6-8pm - An additional program will be held at Firestorm Cafe, 48 Commerce St. SISTA Group • THURSDAYS, 6:308:30pm & FRIDAYS, 5:30-7:30pm - SISTA, an educational program to help women avoid unhealthy relationships and STDs, will meet Thursdays at Pisgah View Apartments, 1 Granada St., and Fridays at the Reid Center, 133 Livingston St. Free, but registration requested. Info: otimmons@wncap.org or 252-7489.

WNC Agricultural Center Located at 1301 Fanning Bridge Road in Fletcher.

Info: 687-1414.

• FR (3/23) & SA (3/24) - Bullmania rodeo. $15/$5 children in advance.

• SA (3/24) - Land of the Sky knife and gun show.

Eco Buncombe County Garbage Dump Tour • WE (3/28), 9:30am12:30pm - A tour of the Buncombe County garbage dump will focus on the amount of waste that the county’s residents produce.

Group will meet at the Lakeview Senior Center, 401 S. Laurel Circle, Black Mountain. $6. Info: 6698610.

Clean Water Not Coal Ash Cookout and Rally • TH (3/22), 5-7pm “Clean Water Not Coal Ash” cookout and rally will be held at Lake Julian Park, 75

Long Shoals Road. Event will feature local speakers, food, beverages, music, and programs for kids.

Free. Info: www.wnca.org.

ECO The Environmental and Conservation Organization is located at 121 Third Ave. W., Hendersonville.

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

• SA (3/24), 10am-4pm - Volunteers are invited to learn how to become stream monitors at Blue Ridge Community College, Arts Room 106. Bring lunch and boots or waders.

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

• WE (3/28), 9am-3pm - The Nature Conservancy will host “work and learn party” featuring a nature art workshop for volunteers at Bat Cave Preserve.

Attendees will then remove invasive plants from the preserve. Info and registration: mtns_volunteers@tnc. org or 350-1431.

Voices of the River Celebration • SA (3/24), 2-5pm - An award ceremony for RiverLink’s Voices of the River contest will feature a performance by Animal Party: An Earth-Rockin’ Adventure. Held in A-B Tech’s Holly Library. Info: www.riverlink.org or eee@ AshevilleParty.com.

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

Learn more: www.riverviewstation.com Studio Zahiya (pd.) Monday 7:30-9pm Bellydance • Tuesday 8-9am Booty Camp Fitness • 9-10am Hip Hop Workout • Noon-1pm Groove Dance • 5:15-6pm Intro to Bellyydance • Wednesday 6-7 Intro to Hip Hop, • 7:30-9 Bellydance 2 • Thursday 9-10am Bellydance, • 6-7pm Bollywood, • 8-9pm Hip Hop 2 • Friday 10-11am Bhangra Workout. • $12 for 60 minute classes. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. www.studiozahiya.com Beginner Clogging Classes • WE (3/28), 7:15pm - The Mountain Thunder Cloggers

will host an eight-week session of beginner clogging instruction for ages 7 and up. $40/half price for additional family members.

Info and registration: www. mtnthundercloggers.org.

Bhangra/Hip-Hop Aerobic Classes • WEDNESDAYS, 7:30pm - Learn the lively Indian dance Bhangra, mixed with a little hip-hop, at this weekly series. Beginners and drop-ins welcome.

Held at Carver Community Center, 101 Carver Ave., Black Mountain. $10. Info: www.holisticwithhumor. com/dance.

Men’s Dance Festival • FR (3/23) & SA (3/24), 8pm; SU (3/25), 6pm - Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre’s Men’s Dance Festival will feature modern dance, performance art, break dancing and more. Held at the BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. $17/$12 seniors and students. Info: www.acdt.org or 254-2621.

West African Dance • TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - This high-energy dance includes live drumming.

Held at the new Terpsicorps studio, 339 Lyman St. All levels welcome. $12/$10 students. Info: ashevilledrumdance@gmail.com.

West African Drum Class • TUESDAYS, 6:30pm - Instruction with Adama Dembele from the Ivory Coast. All levels welcome.

Held at Terpsicorps’ new studio, 339 Lyman St. $15.

Info: www.terpsicorps.org.

Government & Politics Congressional Debates • TH (3/22), 7:30pm & MO (3/26), 7:30pm - Democratic congressional debates will be held on Thurs. Republican debates will be held on Mon. Both debates will be held in Brevard College’s Porter Center. Free. Info: hamletra@brevard.edu or 648-8133.

OCCUPY/WNC • TUESDAYS, 7pm OCCUPY/WNC promotes economic and social justice for the 99+1% through its General Assembly and working groups meeting.

Held in Room 220 of the Jackson County Justice Center, 401 Grindstaff Cove Road, Sylva. Info: 743-9747.

Vote Against Project • SA (3/24), 11am-4pm - The public is invited to participate in a photo proj-

ect, sponsored by the Vote Against Project, to create a “portrait of North Carolina unity” in opposition the N.C. same-sex marriage amendment. Photos of supporters will be taken at the Altamont Theater, 18 Church St., and then posted on the group’s website.

Info: www.voteagainst.org.

Voter Registration • WE (3/21), 7am-7pm - A voter registration drive will be held at the YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave. Free. Info: www.ywcaofasheville.org or 254-7206.

crafts, along with fresh seafood from the Outer Banks. Held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105 Montreat Road, Black Mountain. Info: www.whitehorseblackmountain.com.

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

• TH (3/22), 7pm “Typifying Terroir” will focus on soil types and the effect on wine. $20.

Registration required.

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Affordable Fun! Sweet Tee Mini Golf... (pd.) ...Is a PORTABLE mini golf course you can rent for your next party or event. Check out our website for details and pricing! www.SweetTeeMiniGolf. com (828) 333-1152.

Swim Lessons at the YW (pd.) Learn skills for water fun, fitness and safety! Swim lessons in the YWCA’s solar-heated pool, 185 S. French Broad Ave. Red Cross certified instructors. Affordable rates. More info: 254-7206 or www. ywcaofasheville.org.

Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville.

Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm and Sun., 1-5pm.

Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm.

Info: www.ashevilleart.org or 253-3227.

• SU (3/25), 1-5pm - Family Day will feature the grand opening of the East wing and the Primary artPLAYce, the museum’s first hands-on art center for children, families and educators. Free.

Asheville Carolina Nature Photography Association • MO (3/26), 6-8pm - The Carolina’s Nature Photographers Association Student Photography Group invites students ages 14 and older “to transform their snapshots into refined images and art.”

Held at Girl Scouts’ Peaks to Piedmont, 64 W.T. Weaver Blvd. Free. Info: Doug2093@gmail.com.

Asheville Youth Ensemble • Young musicians are invited to perform with the Asheville Youth Ensemble.

Strings, flute, recorder, percussion and piano players welcome. Beginning music reading skills required. Info:

CSA Fair • TH (3/29), 3-6pm Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project will host a CSA Fair for those interested in joining Community Supported Agriculture programs. Meet farmers, sample products and sign up for food shares. Held at The Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave. Free. Info: www.asapconnections.org.

Culinary Gala • MO (3/26), 5:30-8:30pm - Experience the culinary talent of some of WNC’s most regarded restaurants and vendors at Mélange of the Mountains. Area chefs will compete in categories ranging from salad to seafood to dessert. Food, coffee, beer and wine will be available for sampling.

Held at the Gateway Club, 37 Church St., Waynesville. $40/$35 chamber members. Info: www.haywoodnc.com, info@haywoodnc.com or 456-3021.

Indoor Winter Market • WEDNESDAYS, 2-6pm - An indoor winter tailgate market will be held at Biltmore Park Town Square, 2 Town Square Blvd., Suite 170. Info: www.asapconnections.org or 236-1282.

Taste of Home Cooking School • TH (3/29), 4-8pm - Taste of Home magazine will host the Taste of Home Cooking School at Crowne Plaza Expo Center, 59 Expo St., featuring samples from local restaurants and demonstrations. Participants will receive a gift bag and magazine subscription.

Registration required. $13.

Info: www.mix965asheville. com.

White Horse Spring Farmers Market • WEDNESDAYS, 3-6pm - This indoor/outdoor farmers market features local meats, produce, cheese, breads, chocolates and

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freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Not bad for a few weeks’ work, or play, or whatever it is you want to call this tormented, inspired outburst. Would it be too forward of me to suggest that you’ve gone a long way toward outgrowing the dark fairy tale that had been haunting your dreams for so long?

And yet all this may just be a warm-up for your next metamorphosis, in which you make an audacious new commitment to becoming what you really want to be when you grow up.

In his book Word Hero, Jay Heinrichs offers us advice about how to deliver pithy messages that really make an impact. Here’s one tip that would be especially useful for you in the coming days: Exaggerate precisely. Heinrichs gives an example from the work of the illustrious raconteur, American author Mark Twain. Twain did not write, “In a single day, New England’s weather changes a billion times.”

Rather, he said, “In the spring I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of four-and twenty hours.” Be inspired by Twain’s approach in every way you can imagine, Leo. Make things bigger and wilder and more expansive everywhere you go, but do it with exactitude and rigor.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) This week I’m taking a break from my usual pep talks. I think it’s for the best. If I deliver a kind-hearted kick in the butt, maybe it will encourage you to make a few course corrections, thereby making it unnecessary for fate to get all tricky and funky on you. So here you go, Taurus: 1. The last thing you need is someone to support your flaws and encourage you in your delusions. True friends will offer snappy critiques and crisp advice. 2. Figure out once and for all why you keep doing a certain deed that’s beneath you, then gather the strength and get the help you need to quit it.

3. It’s your duty to stop doing your duty with such a somber demeanor and heavy tread. To keep from sabotaging the good it can accomplish, you’ve got to put more pleasure into it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) The German word Weltratsel can be translated as “World Riddle.” Coined by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, it refers to questions like “What is the meaning of existence?” and “What is the nature of reality?” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Gemini, you’re now primed to deepen your understanding of the World Riddle. For the next few weeks, you will have an enhanced ability to pry loose useful secrets about some big mysteries. Certain passages in the Book of Life that have always seemed like gobbledygook to you will suddenly make sense. Here’s a bonus: Every time you decipher more of the World Riddle, you will solve another small piece of your Personal Riddle.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

So wrote George Bernard Shaw in his book Man and Superman. From the hints I have gleaned, Cancerian, you are now in an ideal phase to be the sort of unreasonable man or woman who gets life to adapt so as to better serve you and your dreams. Even if it’s true that the emphasis in the past has often been on you bending and shaping yourself to adjust to the circumstances others have wrought, the coming weeks could be different.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) “Liminality” is a term that refers to the betwixt and between state. It’s dawn or dusk, when neither night nor day fully rules. It’s the mood that prevails when a transition is imminent or a threshold beckons. During a rite of passage, liminality is the phase when the initiate has left his or her old way of doing things but has not yet been fully accepted or integrated into the new way. Mystical traditions from all over the world recognize this as a shaky but potent situation — a time and place when uncertainty and ambiguity reign even as exciting possibilities loom. In my estimate, Virgo, you’re now ensconced in liminality.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The Argentinian writer Antonio Porchia said there were two kinds of shadows: “some hide, others reveal.” In recent weeks, you’ve been in constant contact with the shadows that hide. But beginning any moment now, you’ll be wandering away from those rather frustrating enigmas and entering into a dynamic relationship with more evocative mysteries: the shadows that reveal. Be alert for the shift so you won’t get caught assuming that the new shadows are just like the old ones.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Every winter, hordes of ants have overrun my house. At least that was true up until recently.

This winter, the pests stayed away, and that has been very good news. I didn’t have to fight them off with poison and hand-to-hand combat. The bad news? The reason they didn’t invade was because very little rain fell, as it’s supposed to during Northern California winters. The ants weren’t driven above ground by the torrents that usually soak the soil. And so now drought threatens our part of the world. Water shortages may loom.

I propose that this scenario is a metaphor for a

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dilemma you may soon face, Scorpio — except that you will have a choice in the matter: Would you rather deal with a lack of a fundamental resource or else an influence that’s bothersome but ultimately pretty harmless?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You’re entering one of the most buoyant phases of your astrological cycle. Your mandate is to be brash and bouncy, frothy and irrepressible. To prepare you, I’ve rounded up some exclamatory declarations by poet Michael McClure. Take them with you as you embark on your catalytic adventures. They’ll help you cultivate the right mood. McClure: “Everything is natural. The light on your fingertips is starlight. Life begins with coiling — molecules and nebulae. Cruelty, selfishness, and vanity are boring. Each self is many selves. Reason is beauty. Light and darkness are arbitrary divisions. Cleanliness is as undefinable and as natural as filth. The physiological body is pure spirit. Monotony is madness. The frontier is both outside and inside.

The universe is the messiah. The senses are gods and goddesses. Where the body is — there are all things.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You know those tall, starched white hats that many chefs wear? Traditionally they had 100 pleats, which denoted the number of ways a real professional could cook an egg. I urge you to wear one of those hats in the coming weeks, Capricorn — or whatever the equivalent symbol might be for your specialty. It’s high time for you to express your ingenuity in dealing with what’s simple and familiar . . . to be inventive and versatile as you show how much you can accomplish using just the basics.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) As I was driving my car in San Francisco late one night, I arrived at a traffic signal that confused me. The green light was radiant and steady, but then so was the red light. I came to a complete stop and waited until finally, after about two minutes, the red faded. I suspect you may soon be facing a similar jumble of mixed signals, Aquarius. If that happens, I suggest you do what I did. Don’t keep moving forward; pause and sit still until the message gets crisp and clear.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) A woman named Joan Ginther has won the Texas Lottery four times, collecting over $20 million. Is she freakishly lucky? Maybe not, according to Nathaniel Rich’s article in the August 2011 issue of Harper’s. He notes that Ginther has a PhD in math from Stanford, and wonders if she has used her substantial understanding of statistics to game the system. (More here: tinyurl.com/LuckAmuck.) Be inspired by her example, Pisces. You now have exceptional power to increase your good fortune through hard work and practical ingenuity.

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benefits calEndaR FoR maRch 21 - 29, 2012 Book Sale and Fundraiser • SA (3/24), 11am-3pm - Choose from over 1,000 books for sale at POP Project’s “Rethink Ink” book sale. Bring a donation and receive discounts. All proceeds to support POP Project’s mission to promote literacy in the corrections system. Held at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road. Info: www.thepopproject.org.

Decade of Dedication to Classical Art Education • TU (3/27), 5-7pm - A Decade of Dedication to Classical Art Education benefit will feature dinner and dancing to support the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas. Held at the Grove Arcade Gallery, 14 Pack Square Place. Black tie or casual. $125/$75 gallery only. Info and registration: kahn@fineartsleague.org.

Dine Out with the Y • TU (3/27) - A number of area restaurants will donate 10 percent of the day’s proceeds to the YMCA’s Healthier Communities Campaign. For a complete list of participating restaurants, call 210-9622 or visit www.ymcawnc.org.

Diva Night • TH (3/22), 6-8pm - Diva Night will feature food, live music and a fashion show to benefit Girls on the Run. Held at Diamond Brand Outdoors, 2623 Hendersonville Road, Arden. $5. Info: www.gotrwnc.org or 684-6262.

DuPont 12K • SA (3/24), 10am - The DuPont 12k trail race, sponsored by Jus Rinning, will benefit the Dupont State Forest. Departs from Guion Farm, Sky Valley Road, Hendersonville. www. jusrunning.com.

Give a Soprano a Home • TH (3/22), 5:45pm - This benefit for Homeward Bound’s HOPE to HOME program will feature a veggie or meat lasagna dinner and performance by Asheville Opera Creations. Held at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. $10/$25 for families. Info and RSVP: emily@ hbofa.org or 258-1695.

I Scream for Greenways • Through SA (3/31) - Ultimate Ice Cream will donate 100 percent of the profits from its “The Trail” ice cream to Connect Buncombe’s “Greenways, Please” initiative. Info: www. buncombecounty.org/connect or www.ultimateicecreamasheville.com.

No Vote No Voice • FR (3/23), 9pm-2am - Stand to defeat N.C. Amendment One at Club Eleven, 11 Grove St. The event will include voter registration, absentee ballot applications and a voter pledge, along with live DJs, a drag show and a raffle. Info: www.elevenongrove.com.

Pancake Breakfast • SA (3/24), 8-10am - A pancake breakfast to benefit Carolina Christian School will be held at FATZ, 5 Spartan Ave. $7. Info: ejones@carolinachristianschool.org or 658-9864.

Pet Food Drive • Through TU (3/27) - “Feed the Love” pet food drive will collect donations for low-income pet owners. Prepackaged bags available at BILO, 801 Fairview Road. Info: www.bi-lo.com.

After hours Cabaret to benefit ArtSpace Charter School Where: Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 South Pack Square.

When: Friday, March 23. Doors at 6 p.m.; Show at 7 p.m.

Info: artspacecharter.org or dwtheatre.com.

Why: Life is a cabaret, my friend, so come on down to a local evening of music, food, dance and fun. ArtSpace Charter School is throwing a party to raise funds for its arts-integrated curriculum with a slew of bands and entertainment. Underhill Rose (pictured) will bring its heartfelt country soul to the Diana Wortham Theatre, along with other outstanding musicians including Honeybee Democracy, Jamie Laval and Sirius.B. There will be a raffle for an iPad, along with appetizers, a photo booth and belly dancing from Lisa Zahiya.

ArtSpace Charter School’s Executive Director Lori Cozzi promises the evening will bring together artists of all kinds for another successful event. The popularity of past cabarets “is further proof of how positive Asheville artists are about our mission of putting the arts at the core of education.” The evening is centered on the charter school’s mission to “be a national benchmark in educational excellence through integration of the arts.”

Pianist Jacqueline Schwab • TH (3/29), 7:30pm - Pianist Jacqueline Schwab will perform at The Altamont Theater, 18 Church St., to benefit the Blue Ridge Orchestra. $20/$15 in advance. Info: www.myaltamont.com.

Salad Bowl Fundraiser • WE (3/21), 5:30-8pm - The Salad Bowl Fundraiser will feature live music and food from Earth Fare to benefit Asheville Community Yoga. Held at 8 Brookdale Road. $5. Info: www.ashevillecommunityyoga.com.

Spelling Bee • TH (3/22), 6:30-8:30pm - An adult spelling bee, to benefit the Literacy Council of Buncombe County, will be held in A-B Tech’s Ferguson Auditorium. David Ostergaard, of Brightstar Theatre and LaZoom Comedy Tours, will emcee. Prizes awarded to audience members for best costume and loudest cheers. $250 online fundraising per team/$5 to watch. Limited to 15 teams. Info and registration: amanda@litcouncil.com or 254-3442.

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• WE (3/21), 6:30-8:30pm - The Market Place, 20 Wall St., will host an African-inspired dinner along with West African drumming and dancing to benefit local musician Adama Dembele’s efforts to obtain a permanent green card. $65. Info and reservations: 252-4162.

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

moRE bEnEFIts EVEnts onlInE Check out the Benefits Calendar online at www.mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after March 29.

calEndaR dEadlInE The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, one week prior to publication.

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

ashevilleyouthensemble@ gmail.com or 299-4856.

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

• THURSDAYS through (3/29), 3:45-4:45pm Hoops for kids workshop will feature hula hoop games and exercise. $12 per class. Registration requested: melmacpink@ hotmail.com.

• THURSDAYS through (3/29), 3:45-8pm - Beaded jewelry workshop. $13 includes materials.

Registration requested: cavery@odysseycommunity.org.

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

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

• TH (3/29), 4-7pm Parents and preschoolers are invited to learn about Henderson County Schools in advance of kindergarten registration. Program registration not required.

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

Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm. Programs require $5 admission fee/free for members. Info: www.handsonwnc.org or 697-8333.

• WE (3/21), 11am - Book ‘n’ Craft.

• FR (3/23) through FR (3/30) - NanoDays will celebrate nanoscale science and engineering with science experiments and demonstrations.

• WE (3/28), 10:30am - Crazy Chemistry: gummy worms. Ages 3 and older.

Registration requested.

• TH (3/29), 4-7pm - A science program for preschoolers approaching kindergarten.

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

Open to ages 7-15. Held at 30 Woodfin St. Info: www. ymcawnc.org/centers/asheville.

Middle School Confidence Series • THURSDAYS through (4/5), 5:30-7pm - The Girls Scouts’ Peaks to Piedmont chapter invites 6th and 7th grade girls to learn how to handle cliques, peer pressure, jealousy and compli-

cated friendships. Held at 64 W.T. Weaver Blvd. $15.

Info and registration: ashevilleintern@girlscoutsp2p. org or 252-4442.

Playball • SUNDAYS, 10am - Playball encourages children ages 2-4 to learn life skills through low-pressure sports. Classes meet on various Sundays through May at times based on the age of the child. Held at the Asheville Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St. Registration required. $15 per class.

Info: rochelle@jcc-asheville.org.

Outdoors Beautiful Lake James Marina • Boat Slips Available (pd.) Beat the Summer rush and reserve a covered, uncovered or houseboat slip. Great location at Canal Bridge. Security, gas sales, marine store and customer lounge. Call (828) 5840666.

Signs of Spring on the French Broad River (pd.) Encounter the beauty and tranquility of the French Broad River as it springs to life with the chatter of wildlife and the colorful burst of new foliage.

Special Events page at www.HeadwatersOutfitters. com or www.

HeadwatersOutfitters.com/ signs_of_spring.html Alaska/Yukon Presentation • WE (3/21), 7pm - Outside Magazine’s Adventurer of the Year Andrew Skurka will discuss his Alaskan and Yukon adventures as part of the Nantahala Outdoor Center’s grand opening celebration at The Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave. $5/children 12 and under free. Proceeds benefit the Blue Ridge Parkway Association. Info and tickets: www.noc.com.

Rocky Fork Hike • SA (3/24), 10am - A seven-mile moderate hike to Rocky Fork will be hosted by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. $10/free for SAHC members. Wellbehaved, leashed dogs allowed. Info, location and weather update: rich@ appalachian.org or 2530095.

Spring Fling Hike • SA (3/24), 10am - A “Spring Fling” Blue Ridge Parkway hike will feature a moderate 3.5-mile trip along the Mountains-toSea Trail. Departs from the Folk Art Center, MP 382.

Info and weather updates: 298-5330.

Parenting Ever had a Mini Golf Course in your backyard? (pd.) Now you can! Rent us for your next event or party. You provide food and drinks, we’ll do the rest!

828.333.1152. www.SweetTeeMiniGolf. com Events at Pardee Hospital All programs held at the Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Free, but registration is required unless otherwise noted.

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

• TH (3/22) & TH (3/29), 6:30-8pm - Infant care class. $10.

Experience the Baby Place • SU (3/25), 4:30-5:30pm - All patients who will be delivering or are interested in delivering at The Baby Place are invited to attend this open house tour at Park Ridge Health’s new facility, 100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville. Meet in the OB waiting room. Free.

Registration requested: 681-BABY. New Baby Asheville • FRIDAYS, 10am-1pm - Get support, meet other moms, share your story, ask questions and connect with community at this free weekly meeting. Info and directions: Lisahicks1018@gmail. com.

Open House at Azalea Mountain School • TU (3/27), 3:30-5pm - Azalea Mountain School, 587 Haywood Road, will hold an open house for kindergarten through 5th graders, featuring examples of Waldorf education through movement, art and music.

Info: www.azaleamountain. org or 575-2557.

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

Voiceover Workshop (pd.) Industry professionals with over 20 years experience in LA and NYC will instruct. Tuesday, April 3,

6:00 @ NYS3. $45 email info@nys3.com to signup (917) 710-2805 www. nys3.com/workshops.html A Dream of Camelot: A Return to Love • TH (3/29) through SA (3/31), 7:30pm - A Dream of Camelot: A Return to Love will feature original songs about the rise and fall of ancient Camelot.

Held at the Asheville Masonic Lodge, 80 Broadway St. $25/$20 in advance/$15 preview on March 29. Info: www.

ADreamofCamelot.com or 658-9604.

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

• TH (3/22), 7:30pm - “A ‘Franck’ly French ‘Faure’” will feature Rachel Patrick (violin) and Daniel Weiser (piano) performing sonatas by Cesar Franck and Gabriel Faure. Held at a private home in Asheville.

Info, cost and registration: daniel@amicimusic.org or 505-2903.

• FR (3/23), 7:30pm - An additional program will be held at a private home in Arden. Info, cost and registration: daniel@amicimusic.org or 505-2903.

• SA (3/24), 7pm - A final program will be held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105 Montreat Road. Info: www.whitehorseblackmountain.com or 669-0816. $15/$5 children and students.

Andy Cohen and Blind Boy Paxton • WE (3/21), 7pm - Country blues guitarist Andy Cohen and multiinstrumentalist Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton will perform at Warren Wilson College’s Sage Cafe. Free.

Info: http://avl.mx/aq.

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

• FR (3/23), 7:30pm; SA (3/24) & SU (3/25), 2:30pm - Cinderella Kids will be performed by students ages 6-12. $5.

Bicameral Research Sound and Projection System • SA (3/24), 7:30pm - David Linton’s Bicameral Research Sound and Projection System, an audio/visual media performance, will be hosted by Cilla Vee Life Arts at The Artery, 346 Depot St. A workshop will precede the performance from 1-3pm.

$10 for performance/$10 for workshop. Info: www. cillavee.com or cillavee@ gmail.com.

Black Mountain Center for the Arts Located in the renovated Old City Hall at 225 West State St., Black Mountain.

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

• FR (3/23), 7pm - The Piano Performance Team, a group of five young pianists from the Triangle area of N.C., will perform.

Donations accepted.

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

• WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm - Open rehearsals for the Blue Ridge Orchestra will be held most Wednesdays in the Manheimer Room of UNCA’s Reuter Center.

Free. Call for confirmation.

Classic World Cinema Foreign Film Series • FR (3/23), 8pm - Part 1/2 of Satantango (1994 Hungary) by Bela Tarr.

Presented by Courtyard Gallery, 109 Roberts St., Phil Mechanic Studios.

Free. Info: www.ashevillecourtyard.com or 2733332.

Flashmob • SUNDAYS, MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS - The YMCA will host disco, hip-hop and swing music flashmobs, with the goal of gathering 2,000 people. Dance classes held at various locations and times. Free.

Info and locations: (917) 710-2805.

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville. Info: www. flatrockplayhouse.org or 693-0731.

• TH (3/22) through SA (3/24), 8pm - Sweet Dreams: The Music of Pasty Cline will feature Erin Mosher at the downtown location. $24.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (3/28) through (4/22) - My Favorite Things: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein will be performed at the Mainstage location. See website for times. $40/$38 seniors/$22 students.

Grind Cafe 136 West Union St., Morganton. Info: www. facebook.com/grindcafe or 430-4343.

• SA (3/23), 7:30pm Centerpiece Jazz. $5.

• TH (3/29), 7:30pm - The Harris Brothers (traditional American music). $5.

Hooterville Hoedown’s Big Show • TH (3/29), 7pm Michelle Leigh will perform at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway 25, as part of the Hooterville Hoedown’s Big Show. $5/$8 for BBQ dinner at 5:30pm. Info: hootervillehoedown@gmail.com.

Love Fest • WE (3/21), 6-8pm Transition Hendersonville will host “Love Fest: Love in the Time of Abundance and Scarcity.” The evening will begin with a “green” dating game, followed by a concert with Straight From the Heart. Held at Black Bear Cafe, 318 Main St., Hendersonville. Free. Info: www.transitionhendersonville.com.

Moulin Rouge Ballet • TH (3/22), 8pm - The Royal Winnipeg Ballet will perform Moulin Rouge: The Ballet in Appalachian State University’s Farthing Auditorium. $20/$11 students 6-18/$10 App State students/$5 children under 5. Info: www.pas.appstate. edu or 262-4046.

Music at Brevard College Events take place in Brevard College’s Porter Center for the Performing Arts. Info: www.theportercenter.org or 800-5143849.

• SA (3/24) & SU (3/25), 8pm - The Big Sit, an original play. By donation.

Music at UNCA Concerts are held in Lipinsky Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Tickets and info: 232-5000.

• SU (3/25), 4pm University Singers student ensembles. $5/students and children free. Info: music.unca.edu.

NC Stage Company Info: www.ncstage.org or 239-0263.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (3/28) through (4/22) - Circle Mirror Transformation will be coproduced by the Immediate Theatre Project.

Open Mic • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Letters to Abigail hosts an open mic night at The Inn on Church, 201 3rd Avenue W., Hendersonville. Free.

Info: www.facebook.com/ letterstoabigail or www. innonchurch.com.

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

• TH (3/22), 8pm Sagapool (world music).

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• SA (3/24), 8pm - Lunasa (Irish acoustic). $30/$25 student/$12 child.

Sirius.B • TU (3/27), 6:30-7:30pm - Sirius.B (gypsy folk funk punk) will perform as part of an Asheville Free Media simulcast to celebrate AFM’s Kickstarter campaign.

St. Matthias Musical Performances Located at 1 Dundee St. (off South Charlotte). Info: 285-0033.

• SU (3/25), 3pm - A flute concert will feature Judi Lampert performing works by Weiss, Ferroud, Kummer, Mendelssohn and William Schuman.

Tartuffe • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (3/31) - Tartuffe by Moliere will be performed in UNCA’s Carol Belk Theatre. $10/$8 UNCA faculty and seniors/$5 students. Info: 232-2291.

The F-Word Film Festival • WE (3/21) & TH (3/22), 7pm - The The F-Word Film Festival, a celebration of women for all audiences. Friday’s films will include Tea and Justice: The Life and Times of NYPD’s 1st Asian American Officers, Arresting Ana: Anorexia Online and The F-Word: A Video about Feminism. Saturday’s screening will feature Miss Representation. A panel discussion with UNCA students and faculty will follow each screening. Held in

UNCA’s Humanities Lecture Hall. Free. Info: http://avl. mx/b1 or 251-6590.

The Parchman Hour • TU (3/27), 7:30pm - The Parchman Hour will be performed at Caldwell Community College’s J.E. Broyhill Civic Center. $12/$5 students and children. Info: www.broyhillcenter.com or 726-2407.

The Runaway Circus • FR (3/23) through SU (3/25) - The Runaway Circus and Loose Cabooses will present “Rock, Paper, Scircus” at Odyssey School, 90 Zillicoa Street. $10. A parade will be held on March 25 at 12:30pm, departing from the Montford Recreation Center, 34 Pearson Drive.

Parade is free. Info and times: www.runawaycircus. com.

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

• WE (3/21) through FR (3/23), 7:30pm; SA (3/24), 3pm - The Why, a play that examines “the absurdity and influence of violence in the media.” $15/$10 seniors, faculty and staff/$10 WCU students.

• THURSDAY through SUNDAY (3/22) until (3/25) - The Taming of the Shrew. $15/$10 faculty, staff, seniors, students.

Wild Bodema • WE (3/21), noon - Wild Bodema will feature female

African drummers in Mars Hill College’s Ellen Amphitheatre. Free. Info: mfreeman@mhc.edu or 689-1336.

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

Lakeview Senior Center 401 S. Laurel Circle, Black Mountain. Info: 669-8610.

• MONDAYS through (4/23), 5:30-6:30pm - “Successful Aging” support group for seniors.

Registration requested.

• MO (3/26), 10:30am - Spring Clean and Green Day encourages seniors to clean up Lake Tomahawk.

Registration required by March 23. Lunch and supplies provided. Call for exact location.

• TU (3/27), 10am - A hike for seniors to Rattlesnake Lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway will depart from the Lakeview Senior Center parking lot.

• TH (3/29), 11:15am Seniors are invited to meet their local Tar Heel legislator to discuss issues relating to senior citizens.

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Spirituality “Embody Light” Workshop and Individual Sessions with Cynthia Lane, (pd.) March 30-April 2.

Embody your infinite truth in every facet of life, from consciousness to cells and atoms. Create the Light foundation for a physiology that knows itself as Light and functions accordingly. Free introduction, Friday, March 30, 7:30 PM. Contact Julene Cupp: julenecupp@gmail.com / 828-505-0400. www.firstlighttransformations.com A Barbara Marciniak Channeling Event April 2728 (Friday-Saturday) (pd.) Barbara channels the Pleiadians who share their perspectives about our changing world.

Lecture/channeling Friday 7pm-10:30pm: $35.

Workshop/channeling Saturday 10am-6pm: $90. Cash or money order only. Ramada River Ridge Hotel, 800 Fariview Road, Asheville. Reservations recommended: (828) 2986300 or ashevilleclass@ yahoo.com Asheville Compassionate Communication Center (pd.) INNER EMPATHY 8 WEEK COURSE APRIL 19th Learn to hold empathy and unconditioned presence for yourself no matter what!

Dynamic group format supports connecting deeply to parts of yourself that hold core needs and beliefs. www.innerempathy.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.

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

Learn more: www.riverviewstation.com Mindfulness Meditation Class (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241. www.billwalz. com. Mondays, 7-8pm – Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation.

Center for Spiritual Living Asheville A Science of Mind, Religious Science, New Thought Center. 2 Science of Mind Way. Info: 2532325 or www.cslasheville. org.

• TU (3/27), 7-9pm - Embracing the Global Heart will focus on “The Three Treasures: A Qi Gong Meditation.” By donation.

Registration requested.

Info: 1erthmadre@gmail. com or 808-2482.

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

Biltmore Ave. Free. Info: www.sgi-usa.org.

Cloud Cottage Community of Mindful Living Location: 219 Old Toll Circle in Black Mountain.

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

• WE (3/21), 6-7pm - “Five Mindfulness Training,” a ceremony similar to joining the church. Free.

Consciousness Connection • 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 3-5pm - Read and discuss consciousness, based on the work of Dr. David Hawkins, and calibrate consciousness using muscle testing. $5. Info: www. consciousnessproject.org or 337-1852.

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

• SA (3/24), 5pm - Linda Star Wolf will read from her book Visionary Shamanism: Activating the Imaginal Cells of the Human Energy Field. A screening of Electronic Awakening will follow.

How to Solve Our Human Problems • MO (3/26), 7pm - Learn to respond to difficult people and situations with a positive and peaceful mind at this free book talk with Buddhist nun Kelsang. Held at Barnes and Noble in the Asheville Mall, 3 S. Tunnel Road. Info: http://bit. ly/zEdB2g.

I Ching • SUNDAYS, 4-5:30pm - An I Ching exploration group will offer an introduction to the practice along with related readings at Panera Bread, 1843 Hendersonville Road. Free.

Info and registration: 7076206.

Kashmir Shaivism • THURSDAYS, 7pm Explore the nondual philosophy and practice of tantric

Kashmir Shaivism with Madhyanandi. By donation.

Info and directions: madhyanandi@gmail.com.

Lenten Study Group • WEDNESDAYS through (3/28), 6pm - A Lenten study group will ask “Why Did Jesus Have to Die?” at Trinity Lutheran Church, 235 St. John’s Road, Suite 50, Fletcher. 5pm soup dinner precedes the discussion. March 21: “The Happy Exchange: The Cross as Investment.” Free.

Registration requested.

Info: rhund@comporium. net or 507-2723.

Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St. Info: www.malaprops.com or 254-6734. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

• TU (3/27), 7pm - Buddhist nun Kelsang Lhadron will discuss how to solve problems by practicing compassion and wisdom.

Nonduality Circle • 4th TUESDAYS, 7pm - Are you tired of seeking?

Together, we can look into why we suffer and transcend it. Info and location: moemunee@hotmail.com.

Peggy Rowe • SA (3/24), 10am-4pm - Peggy Rowe will lead a “Day of Flowers and Mindfulness” at Great Tree Zen Temple, 679 Lower Flat Creek Road, Alexander. $35 suggested donation. Info: info@greattreetemple.org or 216-1357.

Pray the Vespers • SUNDAYS, 7pm - The Asheville Orthodox Mission invites the public to pray the Vespers of the Ancient Orthodox Christian Church at 619 Haywood Road.

Info: http://avl.mx/9s.

Prayer In Times of Suffering • TH (3/22), 6:30pm - Rev. Jane Curran, faculty of the Haden Institute and former chaplain at CarePartners

Hospice, will speak at this meeting of the Central UMC of Asheville’s Cancer Care Ministry Team. Held in the fellowship hall, 27 Church St. Info: jwilburnpeeler@ centralumc.org or www. centralumc.org.

Sacred Embodiment Center Located at 41 Carolina Lane in Asheville.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, noon-3pm - “Come-unity Time: Food, Healing and Soul Nourishment” invites the public to bring art supplies, instruments and food donations for a meal and community gathering. $5 meal/$3 soup. Info: www. thesacredembodimentcenter.com or 216-2983.

Spiritual Law of Creativity Workshop • SU (3/25), 11am12:30pm - A Spiritual Law of Creativity workshop will help participants “tap into their creative nature and unfold into greater spiritual awareness. Interact with others to see how to make this law work in your life.”

Held at Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Road, lower level. Info: www.eckankar-nc.org or 254-6775.

Trinity Lutheran Church 235 St. John’s Road, Suite 50, Fletcher. Info: www. trinitylutherannc.org or 357-4068.

• SUNDAYS, 10am Sunday services will be preceded by Bible study at 9am.

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

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

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

Spoken & Written Word Battery Park Writing Group (pd.) Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar. This group meets to write together and then share in a supportive atmosphere. Free! Contact Lisa at 691-5472 or tokyotaos@live.com for more info.

Accent on Books 854 Merrimon Ave. Free, unless otherwise noted.

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

• FR (3/23), 6pm - Caren Goldman will read from her book Restoring Life’s Missing Pieces.

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

• TH (3/29), 7:30pm “Listen to This: Stories in Performance” will feature storytelling about spring break. Hosted by Tom Chalmers. $10.

Attention WNC Mystery Writers • TH (3/22), 6pm - The WNC Mysterians Critique Group will meet at Atlanta Bread Company, 633 Merrimon Ave #A. For serious mystery/suspense/ thriller writers. Info: www. wncmysterians.org or 7125570.

Books and Bites • TH (3/22), 11:30am - Carolyn Sakowski will discuss her book Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads at the Books and Bites literary luncheon, hosted by The Friends of the Mountains Branch Library. Held at Lake Lure Inn, 2771 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure. $25.

Info: 625-0456.

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 PM = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston All programs are free unless otherwise noted. n Library storyline: 250KIDS.

• WE (3/21), 5pm - Library knitters. SW • Through SA (3/31) Regional crafts display. PM • SA (3/24), 3:40-4:30pm - “Tape-tastic Tape-stravaganza for Teens” will teach young people how to make duct tape wallets, bookmarks, picture frames and more. EA. • MO (3/26), 6:30pm - A seminar on writing memoirs will be offered by Nancy Poling. Info: blackmountain. library@buncombecounty. org or 250-4752. BM • TU (3/27), 7pm - “Our Favorite Books” encourages readers to share one of their favorite books. BM • WE (3/28), 7pm - Nadine Cohodas will read from her book Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone. PM • TH (3/29), 6pm - Book Club: Out Stealing Horses

by Per Patterson. SW City Lights Bookstore Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva. Info: more@ citylightsnc.com or 5869499.

• FR (3/23), 7pm FutureCycle Press will present the launch of its poetry and fiction anthologies.

Fountainhead Bookstore Located at 408 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Info: www. fountainheadbookstore.com or 697-1870.

• FR (3/23), 6:30pm Michael Hopping will read from his collection of short stories MacTiernan’s Bottle.

Free.

Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St. Info: www.malaprops.com or 254-6734. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

• TH (3/22), 7pm - Danny Dreyer will discuss Chi running, Chi walking and his newest book Chi Marathon.

• SA (3/24), 7pm - Bill C. Malone will read from his book Music From the True Vine: Mike Seeger’s Life and Musical Journey.

Evening will include oldtime country music.

• SU (3/25), 3pm - Judith Toy will read from her new book Murder as a Call to Love.

• WE (3/28), 7pm Jessica Maria Tuccelli will read from her novel Glow.

Poetry of the Spirit • WE (3/21), 7pm - “A Thousand Years of Healing: Poetry of the Spirit” will feature poetry and music in honor of the Spring Equinox. Held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105 C Montreat Road, Black Mountain. $10. Info: www.

newsoftheweird Lead story An annual spring fertility festival in Vietnam’s Phu Tho province is capped by a symbolic X-rated ceremony that’s rendered G-rated by wooden stand-ins. At midnight on the 12th day of the lunar new year, a man holding a wooden phallus stands in total darkness alongside a woman holding a plank with a hole in it, and the act is attempted. According to tradition, if the man succeeds in “penetration,” the crops will do well. Following the ceremony, villagers are ordered to “go and be free,” which, according to a February report by Thanh Nien News Service, means uninhibited friskiness during the lightsout period.

Cultural diversity • In India’s remote Meghalaya state, a matrilineal system gives the women wealth and property rights at the men’s expense. A men’s rights advocate interviewed by BBC News in January lamented even the language’s favoring of women, noting that “useful” nouns all seem to be female. The system, he said, breeds generations of men “who feel useless,” falling into alcoholism and drug abuse. In maternity wards, he said, the sound of cheering greets baby girls; for boys, the prevailing sentiment is “Whatever God gives us is quite all right.” The husband of one woman interviewed said, meekly, that he “likes” the current system — or at least that’s how his wife translated his remarks.

• Each year, the town of Chumbivilcas, Peru, celebrates the new year with “Takanakuy,” drawn from Incan tradition. Against a background of singing and dancing, all townspeople (men, women, children) with grudges stemming from the previous 12 months settle them via sometimes-bloody fistfights, so they can start the new year clean. One villager told a Reuters reporter, “Everything is solved here, and after, we are all friends.”

• In a tradition believed to have originated in the eighth century, the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, marks each Jan. 16 with the festival of Saint Anthony, in which villagers ride their horses through big fires in the streets.

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Latest religious messages • Prophet Warren Jeffs of a breakaway Mormon cult is serving life plus 20 years in a Texas prison for raping two underage parishioners, but he insists his power hasn’t been diminished. In December, Jeffs was disciplined for phoning his congregation to announce several decrees, including barring marriages from taking place until he can return to “seal” them and prohibiting everyone from having sex. (Life-plus-20 is a long time to wait, and since Jeffs retains his “messiah” status among many members of the reclusive cult, one can only guess the level of sexual frustration within the compound.)

• In December, Pennsylvania judge Mark Martin dismissed harassment charges against Muslim Talaag Elbayomy, who’d snatched a “Zombie Mohammad” sign from the neck of atheist Ernie Perce at last year’s Halloween parade in Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Perce was mockingly dressed as an undead person, in robes and beard.) Although Elbayomy apparently admitted to assault and battery, Martin ruled that Sharia law required Elbayomy to take Perce’s sign. Martin later said his ruling was due to a lack of evidence.

Questionable judgments • According to a municipal street sign in front of Lakewood Elementary School in White Lake, Mich., the speed limit drops to 25 mph on school days, but only from “6:49-7:15 a.m., 7:52-8:22 a.m., 8:37-9:07 a.m., 2:03-2:33 p.m., 3:04-3:34 p.m. [and]

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• Jack Taylor, 18, of Worcester, England, was given a lenient sentence in January after he and another youth damaged a motorcycle they were trying to steal. Because Taylor was remorseful, made restitution, observed a curfew and did community service, the judge released him when he found full-time employment — as a slaughterman in Norway, the court later learned, helping cull Alaskan baby seals.

A special place in hell (1) John Morgan, 34, was charged in February in Port St. Lucie, Fla., with embezzling more than $40,000 from a trust fund established for his daughter, who has cerebral palsy. As a result, she can’t get the necessary dental work to fix injuries caused by a face-first fall after a care provider failed to lock her wheelchair. (2) Police officer Skeeter Manos, 34, was charged in February in Seattle with embezzling more than $120,000 from a fund for the families of four colleagues who were killed in the line of duty.

Manos’ alleged expenditures included several trips to Las Vegas.

People with issues What Do You Mean, I’m Not Mentally Stable?

Ms. Fausat Ogunbayo, 46, filed a federal lawsuit against New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services for taking away her kids (then aged 13 and 10) in 2008 due to questions about Ogunbayo’s mental stability. The lawsuit, claiming “recklessly disregard” for her “right to family integrity,” seeks damages of $900 trillion.

Least-competent people In November, LaDondrell Montgomery, 36, was sentenced in Houston to life in prison for armed robbery, despite vigorously protesting his innocence. About a week later, he was freed after a check of jail records revealed that he was behind bars when the robbery was committed. Montgomery hadn’t mentioned his ironclad alibi, and neither lawyer had checked.

(As Montgomery told his lawyers, he’s been in and out of jail so many times he just couldn’t remember if he’d been locked up then.)

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Spellbound Children’s Bookshop 21 Battery Park Ave. Info: ww.spellboundchildrensboo kshop.com or 232-2228.

• TH (3/22), 9-11pm - A pre-party for the premier of the Hunger Games will feature a costume contest, prizes and a reading from the book. Free.

• TH (3/22), midnight - A screening of Hunger Games, sponsored by Spellbound, will follow the party at the Biltmore Grande, 292 Thetford St. Movie ticket prices apply.

WCU Literary Festival • SU (3/18) through TH (3/22) - Western Carolina University’s literary festival will feature Ron Rash, Rob Neufeld, Nick Flynn, a performance by Rebecca Hardin-Thrift and others.

Programs held in WCU’s A.K. Hinds University Center or the recital hall of the Coulter Building. See website for full schedule: www.litfestival.org or 2277264.

Sports Adult Softball League • TH (3/22) - Registration for Asheville’s adult softball league will be held at Stephens Lee Recreation Center, 32 George Washington Carver St. Men’s team meets at 6:30pm. Women’s and hospitality teams meet at 8pm. Fees vary based on team size. Info: bfish@ ashevillenc.gov or 2514026.

Collegiate Community Triathlon • Through WE (3/28) - The Collegiate Community Triathlon will accept registration from athletes through March 28 for its March 31 race in Lake Lure. Info: www.setupevents.com.

Girls on the Run SoleMates • Girls on the Run invites girls grades 3-8 to participate in group runs and fundraising opportunities as part of the SoleMates series. Info: www.gotrwnc. org.

Volunteering Animal Compassion Network 803 Fairview St. Info: www. animalcompassionnetwork. org or 274-DOGS. • Volunteers are needed for various programs during the month of March.

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• Volunteers are sought for Asheville City Schools Foundation’s reading and math programs. Prior teaching or tutoring experience preferred. Info: www. acsf.org or 350-6135.

Asheville Free Media • Asheville Free Media seeks volunteers for its local internet radio station.

Be a DJ, plan events and be part of the community. Info: www.ashevillefm.org.

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

The organization matches children from single-parent homes with adult mentors.

Info: www.bbbswnc.org or 253-1470.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks adult mentors for bi-monthly outings.

Activities are free or lowcost. Volunteers are also needed to mentor 1 hr./wk. in schools and after-school programs.

Buncombe County Jail • Volunteers are sought for a variety of programs with inmates from Buncombe County Jail. Must be 21 years or older. Info: 9899459.

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

Center for New Beginnings • The Center for New Beginnings seeks volunteers for community awareness and services for crime victims and survivors of traffic fatalities, suicides and other death-related incidents. Info: contact@ centerfornb.org or 9899306.

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

• Through TU (5/1), 2:305:30pm - Volunteers are needed at least one hour per week, Mon.-Thurs., to help K-5th graders with homework and activities.

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

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

Volunteers use their own vehicles and mileage reimbursement is available.

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

Dine Out For Life • Through TU (3/27) - The Western North Carolina AIDS Project seeks volunteer ambassadors for its Dine Out for Life fundraiser on April 26. Applications accepted through March 27.

Exhange Student Hosts • Families are sought to host international exchange students. Must pass a background check and provide room and board.

Info: www.ayusa.org or 298-8873.

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

• WE (3/21), 6-8pm - Cookie Night: Help bake cookies for hospice patients and their families through the CarePartners’ John Keever Solace Center.

Supplies provided.

• TH (3/22), 6-8:30pm - OnTrack: Copy and collate packets for distribution to individuals and families that benefit from OnTrack’s various financial assistance programs.

• SU (3/25), 2-3pm - Knitn-Give encourages knitters of all skill levels to make hats for the Buncombe County Dept. of Health’s Community Health Program and Homeward Bound of Asheville.

Helios Warriors • Helios Warriors, a holistic therapy program for veterans, seeks volunteer licensed/insured practitioners for a minimum of three hours per month.

Volunteer administrative support also needed. Tues., Thurs., Fri. or Sun. Info: www.helioswarriors.org or 299-0776.

MotherLove Mentor • The YWCA MotherLove program seeks volunteers to provide support and encouragement to teen mothers. A commitment of eight hours per month is required. Info: 254-7206.

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

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

RiverLink Events

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

• Volunteers are sought to plan festivals, concerts and parties. Info: dave@riverlink.org or 252-8474.

Road to Recovery • The American Cancer Society seeks drivers to transport cancer patients as part of its Road to Recovery program.

Volunteers must be available weekdays and willing to use their own vehicle.

Info: 254-6931.

Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre • Ushers, marketing and fundraising volunteers are sought by the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre. Info: sartplays@ aol.com or 633-1049.

The Nature Conservancy • WE (3/28), 9am-3pm - Work and Learn Party: Nature Art. Volunteers will remove invasive plant species at Bat Cave Preserve, followed by an art workshop using found natural materials. Registration: mtns_volunteers@tnc.org or 350-1431, ext. 105.

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

Donations of old, stained or torn items will be turned into something new by local crafters. Clothes can be donated or picked up Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm.

Info: info@hipthrift.org or 423-0853.

Young Parents Demonstration Project • Through MO (4/30) - The Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry seeks volunteers to provide emotional support and guidance to young parents moving out of poverty. Info: 398-6995 or www.abccm.org/ministries/ circles.

YWCA Stand Against Racism • Through FR (4/20) - Volunteers are sought for YWCA Stand Against Racism through April 20.

Info: www.ywcastand.org.

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in a heartbeat impella helps mission Cardiologists save lives

by Caitlin byrd When Dianne Cooks suddenly felt weak during a trip to the mailbox, she knew something wasn’t right. The pain was different: It didn’t feel like acid reflux. Cooks was going into cardiogenic shock.

“It’s like trying to steer an oil tanker when the heart starts to fail like that,” explains Dr. Jan Pattanayak of Asheville Cardiology Associates.

“You need to have something to support the heart in order to buy yourself enough time.”

Time, however, was not on their side. An ambulance had already transported the retired special-needs teacher from Rutherford Hospital to Mission Hospital, and Pattanayak’s small team (two nurses and two cardiovascular technicians) knew they’d have to work fast.

“When she came in, acid had already started to build up in the bloodstream, and her body was shutting down; her kidneys weren’t working,” Pattanayak recalls. Standard protocol for treating an acute heart attack is to insert an

life savers: Cardiovascular technician Todd Anderson and interventional cardiologist Jan Pattanayak stand with the machine that monitors the Impella device — the tool that save Diane Cooks’ life. Photo by Caitlin Byrd

intra-aortic balloon pump. But this case was hardly standard.

The heart attack — her second in three months — was sending her body into shock.

According to figures from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, that gave Cooks about a 50 percent chance of survival.

limited options Meanwhile, the fact that Cooks was in cardiogenic shock limited the treatment options.

“That means the heart is unable to keep up with all the demands of the body,” Dr. William Abernethy explains. “Even if we were able to open up the vessel and restore blood flow to help this kind of stunned heart muscle recover, the shock phase doesn’t immediately turn around. It takes awhile, sometimes days, for some [patients] to recover. So we need some sort of tool that will tide someone over,” says Abernethy, who directs Mission’s cardiovascular catheterization lab.

At first glance, the Impella 2.5 doesn’t look all that impressive: It’s just a rotary pump embedded in a catheter. But what makes the world’s

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smallest heart pump unique is its tiny but potent motor, which runs at 60,000 revolutions per minute. With a single 3-millimeter incision near the thigh, this minimally invasive procedure can boost the volume of blood being pumped by about 2.5 liters per minute.

Still, it’s not exactly routine. “It’s an unusual thing, even though it’s technically an easy procedure to do. We use X-rays the whole time and we put catheters in about 10 times a day,” notes Pattanayak, who’s performed the Impella procedure three times since Mission adopted it two years ago.

The principle is the same as that used when inserting an IV. In Cooks’ case, Pattanayak worked a catheter through the heart’s femoral artery and into the left ventricle, the heart’s main pumping chamber. After activating the Impella device, he inserted coronary stents to keep his patient’s arteries open.

The intra-aortic balloon pump, in use since the 1960s, can also be inserted via a catheter, but it increases blood flow by only about a half-liter per minute. “I’m not confident that would have been enough in this case,” says Pattanayak.

“When they told me to go baCk and say goodbye to her, i just told her to keep fighting, beCause i need her.” daughter ebony Cooks

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teChnology saving lives Ebony Cooks says she agreed to the unfamiliar procedure for her mother because “I just knew I wanted them to save her life and help her.”

Mission is the only hospital in Western North Carolina that can perform the procedure, says Abernethy, who pushed for adding it to the toolbox for Mission’s physicians.

“Better medicine is not always high-tech medicine, and we really pride ourselves on delivering cost-effective care,” he notes. “So while we want to be early adopters of newer approaches, we’d also like for them to be vetted out to some degree, until we feel it’s time to plunge in.” Cooks’ case, says Abernethy, is a dramatic example of how this technology can help save local lives.

Ebony Cooks, who moved to Spindale from Shelby, N.C., after her mother’s first heart attack in November, believes the procedure saved her mother’s life. “When they told me to go back and say goodbye to her, I just told her to keep fighting, because I need her,” she reveals. “Then my mom looked at me and said, ‘OK.’” Roughly one month later, the retired teacher says she’s doing more than OK. “I’m hoping to be back on my cane and get off this walker again,” she jokes, adding that she’s not going to push herself too hard.

And though Cooks had never heard of the Impella device before, she now speaks of it with reverence. “I do appreciate and thank God for that machine and those doctors. Maybe they can save another person’s life like they saved mine.” X Send your local health-and-wellness news and tips to Caitlin Byrd at cbyrd@mountainx.com, or call 2511333, ext. 140.

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Wellness Acceptance & Boundaries: The Keys to Loving Someone Difficult (pd.) Do you care deeply for someone who is hard to love? Call M. Wheeler, Counselor, 90- minute session for $50. 828-215-6653.

Admissions Open House (pd.) Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medicine Friday, April 20th. 4-6pm 382 Montford Avenue, 28801. Free to public. Join us to learn about the admissions process and financial aid. RSVP 828-225-3993 or admissions@daoisttraditions.edu For details visit www.daoisttraditions.edu Are You Trying To Force Yourself To Change? (pd.) Emotional Brain Training (EBT) is a structured program that addresses the Emotional Root Cause of using Food, Alcohol/Drugs, Overspending, Overworking to feel pleasure, numb out, and/or comfort and soothe ourselves.

• Create a healthy lifestyle that promotes self compassion, brain health and grounded joy. Call 231-2107 or empowering.solutions@yahoo.com or visit website: www.ebt.org Crystal Energy Healing (pd.) To restore balance and bring relaxing peacefulness, generating heightened awareness, personal development, transformation and a deep sense of well-being. Kim Hageman, DD, DMP, CLT. By appointment: (828) 2752755. www.acrystalsanctuary.com The REAL Center (pd.) Offers life-changing classes in Relationship & Intimacy skills, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Radical Honesty, and Somatic Awareness. Held in Asheville with Steve Torma, 828-254-5613, www.theREALcenter.org Cholesterol Screening • TH (3/29), 8-11am - Park Ridge Health will offer free lipid and glucose profiles by finger stick, along with blood pressure mass index screenings at the Flat Rock Ingles, 200 Highland Lake Road. For best results, fast overnight.

Info: info@parkridgehealth.org or www.parkridgehealth. org.

Cooking with Diabetes • 4th WEDNESDAYS, 2:30-5pm - A class on cooking with diabetes will be held at Lakeview Senior Center 401 S. Laurel Circle, Black Mountain. $10. Info: 255-5522.

Creation Health Series • TUESDAYS, 5:30pm - Following eight principles found in the Creation story, participants will learn the philosophy for living life to the fullest at any age, adapted to any lifestyle, during this eight-week course. Held at 50 Doctor’s Drive, Suite 2. Free. RSVP: 855-PRH-LIFE. Info: www.creationhealth.tv or info@parkridgehealth.org.

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

• MONDAYS & THURSDAYS, 9:30am; WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 3pm - Flu vaccine. $22. Registration not required.

• FR (3/23), 1-3pm - Balance and fall risk screening.

• SA (3/24), 9-11am; WE (3/28), 8-10am - Cholesterol screening. Fasting required. $20.

• MO (3/26), 1-3pm - Memory loss and dementia program.

Free Health Consultations • TUESDAYS, 1-6pm - The Faith Community Nurse will be at SOS Anglican Mission, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite C-1, to discuss health concerns, assist with resources, provide free blood pressure screenings, pray with the public or “just spend time together.” Coffee and refreshments provided. Info: 768-0199.

Headaches and Migraines • TH (3/29), 5:15-6pm - A program on headaches and migraines will be offered by Fairview Chiropractic Center,

2 Fairview Hills Drive. Free, but registration required. Info: 628-7800.

Healthy Skin Remedies from the Kitchen • SA (3/24), 10am-noon - “Healthy Skin Remedies from the Kitchen” will be held at Natural Import Company, 9 Reed St. $30/$25 in advance. Info and registration: 2998657.

Kick Butts Day • WE (3/21), 4-6pm - The YMCA, 30 Woodfin St., will offer free smoking cessation classes, nicotine replacement therapy, a Q&A with former smokers, information booths and giveaways. Info: www.kickbuttsday.org or www. ymcawnc.org/centers/asheville.

Nutrition Seminar • TH (3/22), 5:30-6:30pm - “Science Based Nutrition” seminar. Held at Fairview Chiropractic Center, 2 Fairview Hills Drive. Free, but registration required. Info: 628-7800.

The Red Cross 100 Edgewood Road. Info: www.redcrosswnc.org or 2583888. Appointment and ID required for blood drives.

• FR (3/23), 10am-2:30pm - Blood drive: Verizon Wireless, 242 Tunnel Road. Info: 251-2335.

• TU (3/27), 2-7pm - Blood Drive: Red Cross Headquarters on Edgewood Road. Participants will be eligible for a your chance to win a free large pizza from Circle in the Square.

• WE (3/28), 1:30-6pm - Blood drive: Care Partners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road. Info: 277-4800.

• TH (3/29), 8am-12:30pm - Blood drive: Asheville Fire and Police Headquarters, Asheville Municipal Building, 100 Court Plaza. Info: 259-5891. —- 1:30-5:30pm - Blood drive: Sand Hill Venable Elementary School, 154 Sand Hill School Road. Info: 670-5028.

Toxic vs. Healthy Food • TH (3/29), 7pm - Dr. Edward Aronoff will discuss toxic and healthy food at Malaprop’s, 55 Haywood St. Free. Info: www.malaprops.com or 254-6734.

Yoga for Women • TUESDAYS, noon - This all-ages yoga class for women focuses on hormonal balancing and transitions, as well as the reproductive arc. Classes held at the Asheville Yoga Center’s Donation Studio, 239 S. Liberty St. Info: www. youryoga.com or rachael@nourishinglife.com.

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

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

• SATURDAYS, 9:45am - “There is a Solution,” Unity Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: 749-9537.

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

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

• MONDAYS, 7pm - “Generations,” First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 474-5120.

Al-Anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: www.wnc-alanon.org or 800-286-1326.

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

• WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am - “Daytime Serenity,” Pardee Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. —- 7pm - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. —- 8pm - “Listen and Learn,” St. John’s Episcopal Church, 339 S. Main St., Marion.

wellnesscontinued • THURSDAYS, 6pm - Al-Anon meeting for women, New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3020 Sweeten Creek Road.

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

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

—- 10am - “Grace Fireside,” Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. —- 10am - “Saturday Serenity,” St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte Street at Macon Avenue.

—- noon - “Courage to Change,” Bess Sprinkle Memorial Library, Weaverville.

• MONDAYS, noon - “Keeping the Focus,” First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte St. —- 6pm - “Attitude of Gratitude,” Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. —- 7pm - First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain. A beginner’s meeting will proceed general meeting from 6:15-6:45pm on the 1st Monday of the month. —- 7:30pm - First United Methodist Church, Jackson and Church Streets, Sylva.

—- 8pm - “Discovery,” Ledger Baptist Church, U.S. 226 near Bakersville. —- 8pm - Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road.

• TUESDAYS, 4pm - Grace Church, 242 Highway 107 N., Cashiers. —- 5:30pm - “Steps to Recovery,” Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road. —- 7pm “One Day at a Time,” First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. —- 8pm - Transylvania men’s meeting, Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, 249 E. Main St. Alzheimer’s Support Group • Last TUESDAYS, 6pm - This monthly Alzheimer’s support group for caregivers is held at Madison Manor, 345 Manor Road, Mars Hill. Info and directions: changeiwishtosee@yahoo.com or 689-5200.

Autism Parent Support Group • 4th THURSDAYS, 6-8pm - Meet parents of children with autism, share your experiences and learn from others.

RSVP by 3rd Thursday to ensure childcare. Held at St. Gerard House, 718 Oakland St., Hendersonville. Info: www. stgerardhouse.com.

Brainstormers • 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Join this survivor-led support group for brain injury/concussion survivors and their allies. Meetings consist of sharing, listening and reflection. Held at Trinity UM Church, 587 Haywood Road.

Info: 254-0507 or puffer61@gmail.com.

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

• WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 367-0157.

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

Connections Group • Learn to strengthen relationships, improve self-awareness and build internal resilience during this 12-week course led by professional counselors. Based on the work of Brene Brown. Times to be determined. $40. Info: manifestcounseling.com or 258-5204.

Debters and Underearners Anonymous • MONDAYS, 7pm - The local chapter of Debtors Anonymous, a 12-step program, meets at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road. Underearners Anonymous meets at 8pm. Info: www.debtorsanonymous. org, underearnersanonymous.org or 704-299-8909.

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• WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm - Support group for adults at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. Meetings focus on positive peer support, coping skills and recovery tools. Led by licensed professionals. Free. Info: www.thecenternc.org or 337-4685.

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

• TU (3/27), 7-9pm - Weight control and fitness support group. $10.

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

• WE (3/21), noon-1pm - Sjogren’s syndrome support group. Registration not required. —- 1-3pm - Myasthenia Gravis support group. Registration not required.

• TH (3/22), 5:30-7:30pm - “Breast Friends Forever,” a support group for breast cancer survivors. Registration suggested: 698-7334.

• TU (3/27), 3-4:30pm - A caregiver support group will meet at Pardee Pavillion Adult Day Health, 114 College Drive, Flat Rock. Registration not required. Info: 697-7070.

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

Grief Share • SUNDAYS, 2pm - A grief recovery support group will meet at Living Hope Community Church, 697 Haywood Road. Info: 450-7575.

Grief Support Groups • CarePartners’ bereavement support services are available to anyone who has suffered a loss through death. Weekly grief support groups, a relaxation group, a Grief Choir, Yoga for Grievers and one-on-one counseling available.

Donations accepted. Info: kcaldwell@carepartners.org or 251-0126.

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

MemoryCaregivers Network Support for caregivers of loved ones who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s. Info: 645-9189 or 230-4143.

• WEEKLY - MemoryCaregivers Network support groups are free and open to anyone caring for a person with memory loss. Groups meet at a variety of locations and times.

Info: 230-4143 or network@memorycare.org.

• 4th TUESDAYS, 1-3pm - First Baptist Church of Weaverville, 63 North Main St. NAMI Connection Support Groups • WEEKLY - The National Alliance on Mental Illness Connection Groups support recovery for people living with mental illness. Meetings are held 1st Saturdays at 10am, 2nd and 4th Mondays at 11am and 3rd Tuesdays at 6pm.

All groups meet at 356 Biltmore Ave. Info: www.namiwnc. org.

Overcomers Classes • TUESDAYS - Overcomers support group, for those dealing with addiction and other life-controlling problems, will be offered in Mars Hill. Call for location and time: 6899316.

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

• MONDAYS, 6pm - A support group for men and women.

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

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

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

• SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: 424 W. State St. Open relapse and recovery meeting. Info: 669-0986.

• MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 252-4828.

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway. Info: 800-5804761.

• TUESDAYS, 10:30am-noon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Info: 626-2572.

Sexaholics Anonymous • DAILY - A 12-step fellowship of men and women recovering from compulsive patterns of lust, romance, destructive relationships, sexual thoughts or sexual behavior. Daily Asheville meetings. Call confidential voicemail 237-1332 or e-mail saasheville@gmail.com. Info: www.orgsites.com/nc/saasheville.

Women of Courage Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous • SATURDAYS, 10-11am - A 12-step recovery fellowship for women who want to stop living out a pattern of addictive sexual behavior and romantic obsessions. Meets at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Enter at front door of the annex. Info: http://slaafws.org or womenofcourageslaa@yahoo.com.

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After almost a decade in business, Rosetta’s Kitchen on Lexington Avenue is expanding in a big way. While business booms, Rosetta Star remains grounded in community. The restaurant owner and mother of four says that community involvement has been instrumental to her success.

You may already know that Star is launching a packaged-food line called Starfoods.

So far, the line includes veggie burgers and peanut butter tofu, currently available in the frozen-foods section of about 10 Earth Fare stores, as well as in the French Broad Food Co-op, Black Mountain Natural Foods, Trout Lily in Fairview and the West Village Market.

Bigger, more mainstream groceries are also on the horizon. UNCA, Mission Hospitals and Park Ridge Hospital have all placed orders for the vegetarian burgers, Star says.

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family affair: Rosetta Star with her husband Jack Buan and son, Jack Ravenhawk, or “Buddha.” Of Buan, Star says, “He’s the brains and brawn behind the operation, I’m just the smiling face.” Photos by Max Cooper

rant is poised to claim the garage. Star and company will install a new floor and resurface the walls, also adding a street-level patio space with a retractable garage door than can be left open in warmer weather. “We’re going to lose part of that real estate in order to gain street-level neW life for patio space. Just a little bit, the same footprint as an old building upstairs,” Star says.

J.C. Maynard, the car-repair shop located The Lexington Avenue level will only be open directly below Rosettta’s Kitchen, has been to the public in the evenings as an overflow open for almost half a century. After 47 years, dining area and bar. “We’ve wanted to put in Maynard is retiring, says Star, and the restau- a liquor bar for a long time,” Star says. “We’re The biggest news for the landscape of downtown Asheville, however, is that Star and company are expanding Rosetta’s Kitchen to two stories, with a full liquor bar opening later this year on the lower level.

really excited about making real tonic-style mixed drinks and, particularly for me, Buchi-ritas are my favorite, so we’ll have an array of kombucha cocktails.”

It’s “where the block is,” says Star, who says that Lexington Avenue has become a relatively hopping area for nightlife — something it wasn’t 10 years ago. “We’ve become saturated with bars and restaurants, and it’s a great place to be for that.”

bitChin’ kitChen Adding another level will also afford a prep kitchen, giving the restaurant’s staff more room to breathe. For a decade, employees have crammed into one small kitchen where they make breads and baked goods, soups and dressings from scratch, and feed a lot of mouths. “We’ve gotten a little tight up there,” says Star. “Not everyone understands just how much we do back there.”

Currently, the staff is forced to store a large mixer and food processor in the office, which they roll through the dining room to the kitchen, then back to the office for storage after use — and it all has to happen before customers can be allowed in the restaurant.

It’s clearly time to expand, Star says. “We’re still exploring all of the uses the space will be viable for,” she says. If the lower floor can be outfitted with a ventilation hood, the Starfoods line might find a home there, too.

Right now, the packaged products are made in a small production kitchen that also serves Gypsy Queen Cuisine and a few other food businesses. “We’re outgrowing our shared kitchen rapidly,” Star says. Given the current growth of Starfoods, Star projects that a processing facility will be necessary within two to three years, but in the interim, Blue Ridge Food Ventures may be a viable alternative. The Enka commercial kitchen-for-hire offers equipment that will enable the further expansion of the Starfoods line into bottled and canned goods.

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Star’s staff still largely consists of friends and peers, many of whom have worked there for three years or more. “We have an insane long-term retention rate for the restaurant business,” Star says. That low turnover rate is, in part, due to the fair treatment her restaurant employees enjoy, something that Star says comes naturally to her. “I can’t look people in the eye if I’m abusing them. Go figure. Is that wild and radical?”

Adding to employee satisfaction is the near-elimination of the hierarchical system prevalent in many restaurants. “We don’t have managers that look over people’s shoulders and micromanage people,” Star says. Instead, a strictly voluntary, paid committee of veteran staff members meets to decide matters from hiring to firing. “They participate because they feel personally invested in the business and they care about their coworkers and they care about having a good work environment,” Star says. “They have that emotional ownership of the restaurant. It’s just good citizenship, right?

Treating people like equals?”

Star says that other businesses could likely benefit from the same committee model. “A lot strife and uncomfortableness in the restaurant industry — lots of industries, really — comes from unclear communication between different people doing different jobs,” she says. To further address that, Rosetta’s Kitchen holds open meetings where people are encouraged to talk about problems that are coming up at work and discuss solutions. If a lot of grievances need to be aired, Star may bring in a facilitator. “It creates better understanding, better trust and a more well-rounded, happy, functioning crew,” she says.

Not only is the egalitarian business environment good for the well-being of the employees, she credits the restaurant’s financial stability with high morale. “We save a lot of money in not monitoring others or constantly re-training,” she explains.

$$ Ca sh 4 street view: After a decade in business, Rosetta’s Kitchen will expand into the former J.C.’s Auto space below.

Community pot Even before the restaurant prospered, Star gave back to the community in a number of ways.

First came the Community Cauldron, a weekly program where the restaurant offered a “free” dish of soup and hunk of bread in exchange for a charitable donation which was rerouted to selected area nonprofits or individuals in need.

Before the Occupy Asheville camp disbanded, Rosetta’s Kitchen provided hot food four days a week for nearly three months to the protesters.

More recently, Star debuted the “Everyone Eats” plate, a relatively cheap to put together entree of organic beans, rice and slaw or chips. The plate is sold on a sliding scale, with a cost between $2 and $6. “Anywhere between that, we just accept your money,” Star says. “If someone donates more than that, it goes to $2 voucher coupons that go in the register for anyone who can’t afford the $2. It’s up to the community to makes sure that fund stays full.”

Star calls the Everyone Eats plate “a tiny step I can take as a business owner.”

“Food commerce can be a little spiritually sketchy,” Star says. “Food is a fundamental human right, and we forget about that. So, making sure that we always have something for everyone is something that’s very important to me.

My whole reason for being in business is because I see it as a route to creating change. My life motto and my business mission are almost the same: to create positive change through the business of nourishment.”

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food-centric events that give back to the community We all sCream for greenWays During the rest of March, ultimate ice Cream Company shows support for local greenway development with its “I Scream for Greenways!” ice cream campaign. The shop recently debuted a new ice cream, “The Trail,” a rich Belgian dark chocolate studded with marshmallows, mixed nuts and caramel pieces. All profits from the flavor will go to benefit Connect Buncombe’s “Greenways, Please” initiative.

Connect Buncombe is the Buncombe County Government’s outreach and involvement campaign for the greenways program managed by Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation Services Office.

For more about Ultimate Ice Cream, visit ultimateicecreamasheville.com. For more about Connect Buncombe, visit avl.mx/bx.

dine out With the ymCa at the Community table On Tuesday, March 27, dine at a number of local restaurants including asheville pizza and brewing Company, the hop ice Cream Café, loretta’s Cafe and Chai pani to support the YMCA’s many community programs.

“As an organization that is focused on improving the health of the community, our efforts have been on engaging and including unique, locally owned restaurants in this event,” says Morgan Neely, a coordinator for the event. “All of the funds we raise will go to our annual YMCA’s Healthier Communities Campaign, and 100 percent of those funds in turn go directly back to the community through scholarships for local families to become members of the Y.” The HCC benefits projects such as youth basketball and soccer teams; community gardens that teach kids and families how to grow their own food; and the Livestrong at the Y program, which helps in the recovery process for cancer survivors.

More than 30 restaurants are participating in the event. For the full list, visit ymcawnc.org/dinewiththey.

should taste if you’ve ever sipped it out of a mason jar next to a bonfire. If you have, then you know.

Except there’s this: the moonshine leaves a trail of heat in its wake and, beyond that, there’s a distinct flavor of the sweetest corn that hits the palate as the warmth subsides. The North Carolina-grown white corn that makes this moonshine is processed at a historic grist mill in Cane Creek. Built in 1867, it’s the last water-powered mill of its kind left in the state. Howling Moon’s Appalachian heritage can practically be tasted.

Howling Moon only turns out 80 cases a month, with more on the way. The moonshine comes in a large mason jar that costs a reasonable $23.95.

“It’s good, authentic, traditional moonshine at a good, authentic price,” says Downey.

The distillery doesn’t have a great PR machine, a touristappropriate tasting area or slick branding. It’s just good moonshine that packs a hefty wallop, with 150 years of history standing behind it.

The distillery will host a “Howling Moon goes legal party” at Wild Wings on April 14 beginning at 6 p.m. Tim Smith from the Discovery Channel’s Moonshiners will be on hand, as will Raymond Fairchild, the banjo player who gave the distillery the recipe for its ‘shine.

Fairchild, Steve Brown and the Maggie Valley Boys will perform.

‘shine on: Chivous Downey and Cody Bradford make legal moonshine using a 150-year-old recipe. Photo by Max Cooper

For more information, visit howlingmoonshine.com.

howling moonshine tastes like tradition In a barely marked, relatively charmless building right off of I-26 in Woodfin, a sweet corn mash bubbles languidly in oak whiskey barrels that have been scraped clean of their charred interior. That helps the moonshine, made from a 150-year-old recipe, run clean and clear, says Howling Moon Distillery’s CEO Cody Bradford.

“We do almost everything exactly how it was done 150 years ago,” says Bradford, pointing out how the pipes that run between the barrels of the hand-crafted still are held together with rye paste. “That’s just rye flour and water,” he says, tapping at the joints. “You’ve got to get it just right, and it will harden like cement.”

Chivous Downey, Howling Moon’s president, offers a taste of the moonshine, cool and clean in the distillery’s nearly oppressively humid, ferment-scented air. The corn whiskey is 100-proof, and tastes exactly like good moonshine

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a spoonful of sugar: Sugar Momma’s Cookies owner Jaime Hadnagy moonlights as an ice-cream maker. Photo by Max Cooper

sugar momma’s Cookies wants a truck Sugar Momma’s Cookies is looking to get into the food-truck game.

The cookie company began providing Asheville with sweets in 2005, opening a storefront at 13 Broadway St., which closed in 2010.

Jaime Hadnagy, the owner of the business, has been working several jobs to keep her dream afloat. She currently provides hot-cookie delivery and wholesale goods to various cafes and food retail locations, and also offers dough for the Ultimate Ice Cream Company’s (what else) cookie-dough ice cream.

Recently, Hadnagy set up a Kickstarter campaign to take her sweets to the streets. She wants to purchase a food truck so she can offer fresh-baked cookies, cookie sandwiches with Ultimate’s ice cream, bubble tea and various other sugary goods from local eateries. “I think it’s something that could complement the other food trucks,” Hadnagy says.

Hadnagy’s Kickstarter campaign (avl.mx/c0) ends on Saturday, March 24.

Pledges start at $1. A pledge of $200 or more nets a veritable truckload of goodies, including a month of deciding where proceeds from Hadnagy’s charitable “community cookie” will be directed.

For more about Sugar Momma’s, visit sugarmommascookies.com.

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“It’s an honor and a reflection of our being in the right time and the right place and the right community with a superb team,” Wong says.

Wong, with then-brewer John McDermott, opened Highland in 1994 in the basement of the Biltmore Avenue building where Barley’s Pizzeria & Taproom is now. Highland has since become the city’s largest beer producer, relocating in 2006 to the former Blue Ridge Motion Pictures headquarters (a much larger facility). And last year, current head brewer John Lyda and his team turned out more than 22,000 barrels of beer. Highland now employs 22 full-time employees and seven parttimers.

Wong will attend the National Small-Business Week conference in Washington, D.C., in late May. Highland was recently the featured brewery on CraftBeer.com, the national Brewers Association’s online magazine.

Wong wrote about his philosophy of business and craft beer, saying, “The business of artisanal beers inspires me because it covers such a wide range of human accomplishment, societal needs and personal development.”

the thirsty orange: new beer fest The next, closest beer fest to WNC will be held on April 14 in Johnson City, Tenn. The first Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza will take place outside of the town’s Mellow Mushroom. This is the first festival in the U.S. to partner with Beer Advocate’s Support Your Local Brewery campaign. Also, all proceeds will benefit Pints for Prostates.

The event will include a sampling of more than 40 craft beers from around the Southeast plus special brews and Cask Ales made only for the extravaganza, including special offer-

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toast of the tarheels: Oscar Wong, founder and president of Highland Brewing Company, recently was awarded Small-Business Person of the Year for the state of North Carolina. ings from Foothills Brewing of Winston-Salem. The fest will also mark the first time that Pisgah Brewing, based in Black Mountain, will sample their beers outside of North Carolina.

“This is a chance for customers to taste local and Southern beers that they might not be aware of, and hopefully that leads to greater support for the local breweries,” says Stephanie Carson, cofounder of the festival.

General Admission tickets are $30 and VIP tickets are $38. VIP ticket holders gain access to the festival at noon and also get to enjoy a special beer and artisan cheese tasting. General ticket holders may enter at 1 p.m.

Tickets are available at thirstyorange.com.

barley’s angels southeastern bound The first meeting of the Southeast Regional Barley’s Angels chapter will also be held at The Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza in Johnson City, Tenn on April 14. This group is a leg of The Pink Boots Society, a national networking and education group supporting women working in the beer industry. Barley’s Angels is a growing collection of individual chapters around the world for female craft beer enthusiasts. The group focuses on education, and the new Southeast chapter will offer guided beer and food pairings, followed by presentations from women in the beer industry, according to Erica Nelson, one of the organizers who is head of quality control at Highland Brewing. “By starting this roaming regional chapter we are hoping to help get women (and men) all over the area excited about good beer,” Nelson says. Stay tuned for further details about meetings of this group. X

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It’s time to choose a CSA, and on March 29, ASAP will host a fair to help. This article is the first in a series of two profiling farmers who will exhibit. This week, we talked with seasoned CSA farmers. Next time, we’ll focus on some of the participating farms new CSAs.

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Farming as a career isn’t the easiest path.

But farmers who offer Community Supported Agriculture programs say the approach makes it easier.

CSA farmers are able to ask subscribers to pay at the start of the growing season for shares of their farm’s bounty later on. Throughout the spring and summer (sometimes in the fall and winter, too), the farmers provide subscribers weekly with boxes of everything from fresh veggies, to meats and eggs to flowers.

“Subscribers’ direct support has a huge impact,” says Amanda Sizemore of Cane Creek Valley Farm in Fletcher, a certified organic farm now in its fourth year of offering a CSA. “Members reduce the financial risks for the farmer and also allow the farm to focus on growing food, instead of trying to sell what they grow on open markets that fluctuate. They give the farm stability and flexibility, and in return preserve farmland in their community and receive healthy, fresh foods from the hands of people they know and trust.”

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Vanessa Campbell of Full Sun Farm in Leicester agrees that subscribers provide more stability for farms. She began farming in 1997.

Her partner, Alex Brown, joined the farm in 2000, and they needed another revenue stream. “The pay-up-front nature of the CSA program allowed us to pay for seeds, make repairs and buy new equipment in the late winter and early spring without going into debt,” she says.

Since those first-time subscribers received their shares in 2001, Campbell and Brown’s farmshare program has grown from 24 shares to 55.

They’ve also adjusted their game plan to provide subscribers with more steady supplies of their favorites: lettuce, tomatoes, onions, potatoes and garlic. Most of the initial members are still part of the program.

“We have about 10 families that have been with us for 10 or more years,” they say. “Many CSA families have children, and they share stories about how their kids will only eat broccoli if it was grown from our farm. That sense of community and sharing the farming experience on different levels has always been important to us, and at times it keeps us going through tough farming adventures.”

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What’s in the box? Alex Brown of Full Sun Farm hands over a customer’s CSA box, filled with farm-fresh veggies. Photos courtesy of ASAP

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Sizemore echoes the notion that subscriber relationships — a much more fuzzy-feeling R-word than risks — are another reason CSAs make farming more manageable.

“We began our CSA program in 2009, the wettest season we’ve ever had to farm through, and that season was tough,” she says. “But, many of our CSA members were unfazed by its surprises and joined again the next year.” That includes neighbors she says they wouldn’t have met otherwise.

Cane Creek currently has more than 100 members that have stayed with it since that first, trying season. She and her family will offer 500 shares this year, making them the largest CSA operation in the area. The way they see it, the more the merrier.

“I love the attitude of CSA members,” Sizemore says. “They are a wonderful group of people. They love to feel connected to their local farmer and support a farm they believe in, and they look forward to the surprise each week when they open their box.”

Speaking of surprises, both Cane Creek Valley Farm and Full Sun Farm offer some for subscribers. For Cane Creek Valley members, it’s an annual farm day — think hay rides and guided tours of their dairy, chicken house and fields. They also offer special farm cooking classes for members, some in their kitchen and some even out in the field. Full Sun Farm subscribers are invited to a farm party, too, and they also get a few surprises in their weekly boxes. “We sometimes include honey from our beehives and sorghum molasses that we grow and then process using draft horses at a friend’s farm in Madison County,” the duo says.

Both farms’ CSA boxes are filled to the brim each week primarily with vegetables, but there are other options as well. Full Sun Farm offers flower shares — a bouquet a week for about 20 to 22 weeks, depending on frosts. Cane Creek Valley Farm offers eggs with their CSAs, and they also offer all natural beef and pork packages separately year-round.

find these farmers (and more) at the fair Cane Creek Valley Farm and Full Sun Farm are just two of 19 farms exhibiting at ASAP’s second CSA Fair, a free event to be held on March 29, from 3 until 6 p.m. at the Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville. Find a full list of vendors, and more information, at asapconnections.org/csafair.html.

Farmers will be on hand to discuss their offerings, the costs of their shares and other details. For example, Full Sun offers working shares at a discounted rate for those who want to get their hands dirty and truly connect with their food. While there, you can sign up to learn more or sign up for a share on the spot. Many farms will also sell and sample their CSA products and value-added farm items.

Expect to find a variety of CSA farms, diverse in their offerings, size of their programs and in the time of year the farms offer their products. This year’s event will include many newcomers to the CSA model — some first-time farmers, some longtime farmers expanding their offerings — hoping to gain lifelong subscribers like the farms profiled here. Stay tuned to the next Eatin’ in Season for their stories.

Can’t attend the fair? Browse the nearly 100 area farms offering CSAs in ASAP’s online Local Food Guide at buyappalachian.org. There, you can find all the details about area programs, including pickup locations, cost and more.

Cane Creek Valley canecreekorganics.com can be reached at info@canecreekorganics or 338-0188. Full Sun Farm (fullsunfarm.com) can be reached at fullsunfarm@gmail.com or 683-1607. X

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advanCed linguistiCs raleigh’s the love language readies a next album & rethinks its sound by alli marshall Like pillow talk, sweet nothings and other murmurs that constitute love language (the communique), The Love Language (the Raleighbased indie-rock band) exists in a realm that is largely untethered and ungoverned. Musician/ songwriter Stuart McLamb, who fronts this band that was never intended to be a band, says that he currently doesn’t really have a home (though he does have a supportive girlfriend) and the new, just-recorded and as-yet-to-be-released album doesn’t have a theme so much as an anti-theme.

It’s less about love songs because, says McLamb, “It’s kind of a bummer if you put yourself in a place where you can only write about sad love situations.” So, for the group’s sophomore effort on the Merge label (and third album if you count self-titled 2009 debut on Bladen County Records), “There’s more universal stuff,” says McLamb. Songs are about “existence and the current state of the world and where are we going to go in the next couple of years. A lot of it’s about death and rebirth.”

And the new record is less about what McLamb describes as a ‘60s sound. Libraries, from 2010, was “a breezier, chill in your beach chair vibe,” he says. “It was like ‘60s music, but you could tell it was stretching like it wanted to not totally be that. So, on this one, we went all out.”

With something like 40 half-written demos, McLamb and producer BJ Burton (who also worked on Libraries) went into the studio on Feb. 1, completing the project on Feb. 29. “We lucked out that it was a leap year, I guess,” McLamb jokes. “It was a super-fast process but I think that’s an important way to make a record. There’s a nice quality to how quickly everything was done.”

Speed is a theme on this non-thematic record: McLamb says that where Libraries was about kicking back, the new LP is “a drive-in-yourcar-really-fast kind of record.” That, and it hops

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The Love Language

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Emerald Lounge

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genres and decades, its 10 tracks ranging from early ‘80s to Brit-pop. “One is lo-fi garage, one is classic Love Language slow style,” says McLamb.

“Some have metal guitars going on. We did a lot of different stuff, but it sounds like us.”

Honestly, “a lot of different stuff” sounds potentially scary, and without the final product to listen to, it’s hard to say if the band succeeded.

But McLamb, who (rather famously) launched the Love Language from the wreckage of his own broken heart, has a proven knack for fashioning hooky, mellifluous songs of unstudied cool and undeniable charm. When McLamb sings, on “Heart to Tell,” “I’m no sailor, I want to rock the boat,” who doesn’t want to board whatever skiff he’s captaining?

The answer: pretty much no one. The Love Language played South By Southwest and Coachella; “Heart to Tell,” bounced in the background while McLamb was interviewed on ABC’s Amplified with Dan Harris. And then … sort of nothing. A year passed without a next release. The band continued to play shows.

McLamb penned those 40 drafts. In an interview from Coachella he mentioned that he might have to relocate in order to write his next album. To Xpress he says, “I definitely kept moving.”

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thing called love: With his third album (currently in production), The Love Language’s Stuart McLamb is actually writing less about the tender emotion and more “about death and rebirth.” Photo by Cheater Slicks

Songs were written in Wilmington, Carrboro, Raleigh and a subleased cabin in Black Mountain.

But, despite any industry pressure to get new material out to hungry fans, the most important thing “is to make music when it comes to you,” says McLamb. “However long it takes to make a good record is worth it.”

He adds, “I think the worst thing to do would be to make a record you weren’t happy with, just to have something out. Then you’d have to do interviews about something you don’t like, and tour and play it.”

Two days after he came out of the studio, McLamb was dropping hints: “There’s one song, ‘High Life,’ that’s like Fleetwood Mac crossed with a ‘70s soap opera. It’s definitely a pop album,” he says. And, “Not to brag, but I don’t think it sounds like a record that was done in a month. There are strings, horns, angels’

bells and choirs.” He says the Love Language will play new material at its Emerald Lounge show this week and is trying to figure out what songs can be performed as a five-piece and what will require additional musicians for tour.

“The arrangements are very put together on this one,” he says. “But I’m sure some things will evolve as we play live.” Which makes sense for a band in the throes of its own sonic evolution.

Artists in any medium can get tired of what they’re doing, says McLamb. “We want to change and grow. We’re pretty consciously trying to break the mold or conception of what the Love Language is.” X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@mountainx.com.

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a sea of reverb from psyChedeliC folk to Churning fuzz, kurt vile maintains his singular vision by dane smith “People who listen to more straight music can get into this record I guess,” says Kurt Vile with a full-throated laugh.

The Philadelphia-based songwriter has been struggling to articulate the more accessible nature of his last record, 2011’s Smoke Ring For My Halo, and is clearly amused by what he came up with.

The phrasing may be comical, but his take on the album rings true. On its surface, Smoke Ring is unmistakably Vile: melodic guitar leads float in a sea of reverb and delay while the singer’s elastic, half-spoken vocals meander around the melody like a snake through tall grass. But this is a more straightforward take on the noisy, churning fuzz and drone-y ambiance of his back catalog.

There’s always been a folkiness to Vile’s psychedelia. On Smoke Ring there’s just more of it.

The bright, fingerpicked acoustics and warm open tunings are still spaced-out, the repetitive lines and extended instrumental breaks are as tranceinducing as ever. But there’s no denying that Vile was spot on when he described Smoke Ring as an “epic folk” record shortly after its release.

“There were some people who were surprised, I guess myself included, once it was so acoustic,” he says. “Even though I said a long time ago that I want to make a folk record, I kind of forgot that I said that. … But I did work hard on pop sensibility, although it’s kind of my own version of it. And it is easier to listen to. Simple a lot. But still kind of unique, I guess, in its own way.”

But Vile cautions, “People who just started listening to this record and like it, they might be disappointed next time when there’s more … electricity or something. I know for positive I’m not going to deliver another acoustically driven record. But I’m sure I’ll have those kind of songs.

And also, if there’s electricity, it’s not going to be overkill like Black Sabbath or anything like that.”

Wherever the nuances of his next collection fall, Vile is clearly in his element these days.

The success of Smoke Ring, his second for indieheavyweights Matador Records, has thrust the songwriter headlong into the role of full-time rocker, and Vile seems comfortable with the job description. The past year has seen heavy touring,

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Photo by Shawn Brackbill but he is pleased with the direction and far from burnt out. Writing, recording and touring, Vile says, “It’s all one in the same.”

“I used to think that I couldn’t write on the road, but now I write a lot. When I’m forced to be playing guitar, it’s all really natural. Doing both is basically surrendering to the fact that it’s not a part-time job. That’s not the kind of music that I write. I just live the life. … I have to do what I know how to do, what’s always on my mind: music, you know.”

Playing more live shows, where he’s restricted to one or two guitar parts, has also helped Vile edit himself. Ironically, having too many good ideas can be a problem. He readily admits that it’s a struggle not to overdo things in the studio, where the sky is the limit.

“I have a tendency, really fast, to just add a bunch of guitars, and all of a sudden you’ve filled up all the space.”

On the next record, he hopes to balance the layered atmospheres with a “crystal” clarity that allows room for his melodic lines to breathe.

“Space,” Vile emphasizes, “is always very important.”

“A lot of that goes with experience,” he explains.

“The best thing is just being able to go on the road and play all the time. …You’re so in it, so in your element after a while. It’ll be easier this time around to play a really good guitar part and just say, ‘That’s the part.’

For now, fans will have to wait for those “crystal clear” lines. The new record is in the early stages of production, and Vile seems reluctant to share the new songs with audiences. Not only are they works-in-progress, but the nature of YouTube and similar sites means performing a song once is essentially releasing it to the world.

“Unless it’s this real simple thing that I’m feeling and ready to play for people, I generally don’t. My new record won’t come out for a long time, and I don’t necessarily want, all of a sudden, people to already know some new song. It’s too early for that right now. Once I go in [the studio] a little bit, I’ll get stoked. I think the plan is just to record and not think too much about it. And once I want to play some new songs for the people, I will.” X Dane Smith can be reached at dsmith@mountainx. com.

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A relative newcomer to Asheville, Genetically Commodified is Stolle’s first solo show in Asheville, though the artist has been showing her work nationally for more than a decade. For this series, Stolle imagines the dreaded repercussions of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on the human body. Collage, graphite and gouache convey cellular mutations, grotesque filaments, growths, nettings and cysts. Each composition is carefully thought out and rendered onto stark sheets of white paper; the images are quite lovely in spite of the nightmarish ideas behind them.

“Bob Ray is the best artist in North Carolina,” enthused Gary Byrd, curator of Semi Public Gallery, at the opening reception for Ray’s solo show, Old Man Suits Himself. It’s easy to see why Byrd offers the accolade; Ray, who lives in Ocracoke, N.C., is a master of his materials, generally of the low-grade variety: think masking tape, house paint, graphite and cardboard.

Half of the exhibit is dedicated to Stolle’s musings on what might result if children’s DNA were used to produce personalized dolls. Here, brighter colors and familiar childhood ephemera are introduced into the imagery.

In one, nine cherubic heads sprout off an amoeba-like form dressed in a petticoat. In another, a head yields five sets of eyes. Genetically Commodified serves as a launching pad for discussion around the topic of GMOs, though the message isn’t really necessary to enjoy Stolle’s deft hand and fascinating imagery.

Most remarkable is Ray’s ability to convey lightness and weight using coarse resources and mark-making — from graphite drawings, to intricate paper collages, to a sculpture incorporating the skins of baseballs. In his paintings, Ray smears tangles of paint with his fingers; they are rendered ethereal. A series of wine boxes smothered in house paint transform them into sentient canvases for expressive lines, scratches and paint strokes. His sculpture, Night fence/5 Japanese Poets is nothing more than scraps of wood, covered in masking tape, paint and ballpoint pen. Yet, they are visual gold.

Up through March 31 at the Asheville Area Arts Council’s Artery gallery, 346 Depot St. ashevillearts.com.

— Ursula Gullow

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Without over-working his media, or belaboring a point, every gesture and every smudge in Ray’s show serves a purpose.

Show is up through April 14 at Semi Public, 205 Hillside St. semipublicgallery.com — Ursula Gullow

asheville art museum celebrates its expansion What used to be the entire Asheville Art Museum is now but its north wing. That’s because 7,000 square feet of new exhibition space (formerly occupied by the Health Adventure) now forms the east wing. It’s a massive expansion, with an artistic barrage that covers almost every part of the museum, including the bathroom (featuring site-specific work by Gabriel Shaffer). Check out the sculpture that artist Hoss Haley made from recycled washing machines, pictured at right (photo courtesy Asheville Art Museum). Haley also designed the Pack Square fountain and the arbor-pergola over the stage.

The museum is calling its interim expansion Art works PRIMED, and it includes the New Media Gallery and several others. Its first show, Prime Time: New Media Juried Exhibition, was curated by Lorraine Walsh, Steven Matijcio and AAM’s Nancy Sokolove.

Other shows opening Friday include) Fire on the Mountain: Studio Glass in Western North Carolina, also in the East Wing, portrays the rise of the

glass works in WNC, and Ancient Forms, Modern Minds: Contemporary Cherokee Ceramics.

The public is invited to a launch party for Art works PRIMED on Friday, March 23 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. $5 for non-members. Or come to the free Family Day and Grand Opening on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. More at ashevilleart. org. — Kyle Sherard

robert motherwell at asheville art museum The Asheville Art Museum’s spring overhaul continues in the North Wing’s third floor gallery with The Essential Idea: Robert Motherwell’s Graphic Works.

Motherwell was the youngest of the Abstract Expressionists, a late 1940s/ early 1950s post-war New York City group that included the likes of Helen Frankenthaler and Jackson Pollock.

This Columbia University dropout switched to making art after one professor insisted he follow his passions. He’s most famous for large and abstract color-field paintings similar to those by Mark Rothko and Asheville native Kenneth Noland. Motherwell, to most, is synonymous with electric colors, but for this exhibition, AAM curator Cole Hendrix has focused on Motherwell the Printmaker.

“It really focuses on technique, possibilities and limitations of the medium,” Hendrix explained of the exhibit. Motherwell produced his first prints in 1943, but it wasn’t until the early 1960s that he took the medium into full swing, hiring a master printer to assist his work.

The exhibition officially opens on March 31, but you get a sneak peek during the museum’s event this Friday. — Kyle Sherard

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dup fest By now you’ve probably heard the sad/infuriating story about how local musician Dup Crosson (Saint Solitude, To All My Dear Friends) was robbed of $5,000 worth of equipment — a devastating blow to a professional musician.

Now the happier news: The local music community is rallying behind Crosson with a benefit show on Thursday, March 22 at The LAB. The lineup includes Albert Adams, WorldLine, Saint Solitude and Knives and Daggers as well as raffles and a silent auction. All money raised goes to help Crosson replace his gear. 9 p.m., $5 minimum donation. lexavebrew.com. Photob y Samuel Cousins Photography

pierce edens & the dirty Work Local roots rocker Pierce Edens has been road-testing his newest material (for an album set to drop later this spring) while on tour up and down the East Coast. Besides logging miles and perfecting songs, Edens and his band have been sharing stages and making friends with other groups, like Brooklyn’s JP and The Gilberts. That band, part of New York’s roots scene, has a South Texas sound that’s earned them the tagline, “the youngest old timers east of the Mississippi.” Both bands play The LAB on Friday, March 23, 10 p.m., $5. lexavebrew.com.

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A Special Artists International Recording Event with an authentic bluesman that has actually lived it…

JOHN MCVEY

"The Toughest Guitar Player in Texas."

Real Blues Magazine

Men’s Dance Festival

This is the seventh installment of this “fun, humorous, provocative evening” of dance, ranging from hip-hop and modern to folklorics and performance art.

Performers are both amateur and professional, but the common theme is “work created by men and performed by men.” Dancers include Joe Adams, Jim Julien, John Crutchfield, Sky McDowell, Douglas Haynes, Bob Thompson, Avery Hyde and Giles Collard among others. The Men’s Dance Festival takes place at BeBe Theatre on Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 25, 6 p.m. $17 general or $12 for seniors and students. Bring a photo of your favorite male dancer(s) and get $1 off admission. acdt.org. Photo by Susan Collard

THE ALTAMONT THEATRE 18 Church Street Asheville Event will be filmed and recorded. ONLY 150 PERSON CAPACITY!

7:30pm $10

TICKETS

(828) 348 - 5327

Event underwritten by ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL

Look Up Asheville II Creative trifecta Michael Oppenheim (photos), Laura Hope-Gill (essays) and Michele Scheve (design) announce the launch of their latest collaborative effort, Look Up Asheville II. Picking up where architecture/ prose book Look Up Asheville: An Architectural Journey left off, the new collection “draws greater attention to the work of James Vester Miller, the slavery-born contracting magnate,” features the I.M. Pei Firm’s Biltmore Building, Montford and Chestnut Hill Victorian homes, the history of Kenilworth Apartments and looks back on lost buildings like the Richmond Hill Inn and StephensLee High School. A book launch is Thursday, March 22, 6-8 p.m. at the Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar. gratefulsteps.com/ lookupasheville.

Aaron Price

collaborations with; Kat Williams Acoustic Syndicate Kellin Watson Hollywood Red

James Cloyd Jr. collaborations with; BB King Albert King Sons Seals Otis Rush Detroit Blues Band Larry Davis La Bobby Bland

Frosty Smith collaborations with; Lee Michaels Jimmie Vaughn Junior Brown Rare Earth George Clinton Texas Tornadoes Sweathog

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•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.

Barley’s Taproom

Olive or Twist

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, country)

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

Black Mountain Ale House

One Stop Deli & Bar

BoBo Gallery

Handlebar

Club Metropolis

Harrah’s Cherokee

Dr. Brown’s Team Trivia, 8:30pm

Cadillac Rex (vintage rock)

Open mic w/ Dave Bryan, 8pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Brown Bag Songwriting Competition, 5pm Cope (rock, jam) w/ Thomas Wynn & the Believers, 10pm

Creatures Cafe

Orange Peel

Dirty South Lounge

Southern Appalachian Brewery

Open mic

The Machine (Pink Floyd tribute), 9pm

Salsa night (lessons, followed by dance)

Todd Hoke (blues, folk), 6pm

Ultra Rockin’ Music Nerd Challenge (trivia), 9pm

TallGary’s Cantina

Open mic/jam, 7pm

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am

The Bywater

Fred’s Speakeasy

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Game night, 8pm

Karaoke, 10pm

The Hard Bop Explosion

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Mark Guest (jazz)

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety)

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

The Gourds (roots) w/ Shinyribs, 8:30pm

Westville Pub

Max Melner Orchestra (jazz, funk), 10pm

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

Thomas Dolby (synth-pop) w/ Aaron Jonah Lewis & Ben Belcher

Wed., March 21 Asheville 24/7’s (pre-war blues), 8pm Karaoke, 10pm Athena’s Club

Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm

Wild Wing Cafe

Karaoke w/ Chris Monteith, 8pm

“Our Darkest Hour” feat: Draven & The Catalytic Circus

Hoopers Creek Cafe

Open mic & bluegrass jam w/ Sherry Lynn

Craggie Brewing Company

Floppy Thursdays w/ Molly (eclectic music series), 8pm

Jack of Hearts Pub

Creatures Cafe

Jack of the Wood Pub

Dirty South Lounge

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Dirty Bingo, 9pm

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am Emerald Lounge

Ribs & Whiskey feat: Wyndy Trail Travelers (bluegrass), 5pm SXSW Showcase feat: ANR, Emma Heartbeat & Quilt, 10pm

Smokin’ Joe Band (blues, rock), 6pm

Jack of Hearts Pub

5 Walnut Wine Bar

The Space Heaters (jazz), 8pm

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

Jack of the Wood Pub

ARCADE

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Lobster Trap

Barley’s Taproom

Alien Music Club (jazz jam)

Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”)

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Good Stuff

Valorie Miller (Americana, folk)

Lobster Trap

Olive or Twist

Thu., March 22

Trivia, 9pm

Back stage: DupFest feat: Knives & Daggers (shoegaze), Saint Solitude (indie, pop, rock), Wordline & Albert Adams

The Love Language (indie rock, lo-fi, pop) w/ Hospitality, 10pm

Live comedy, 8:30pm

Old-time jam, 6pm

Old-time jam, 7pm

Bluegrass jam, 6pm

Singer-songwriter showcase, 9pm

Garage at Biltmore

Bluegrass jam, 7pm

ARCADE

An evening of spiritual poetry & music, 7pm

Chris Thomas King (blues) w/ Mac Leaphart

Jeff & Justin (acoustic)

Harrah’s Cherokee

5 Walnut Wine Bar

White Horse

Derek M. Poteat (solo bass) w/ Human Energy Field

The Lottery, 10pm

Heather Masterton Quartet (swing) One Stop Deli & Bar

Orange Peel

Pearl and the Beard (pop, gospel, Americana) w/ The Major Sevens, 8:30pm Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Jake Owen (country) w/ Chase Rice, 8pm Pisgah Brewing Company

Chasing Edison (rock, jam), 8pm Purple Onion Cafe

Twilite Broadcasters (old-time) Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

DJ Marley Carroll, 9pm

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Host of WNC Chefs Challenge March 27

$2.00 Order Wings (10) $2.00 Bud, Bud Lights, Busch & PBR Cans $2.00 Cover Charge thurSdayS

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Chef Stewart Lyon of Boca vs. Chef Peter Fassbender of Season’s Restaurant at Highland Lake Inn Call 828-225-6944 for reservations

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MarCh 23 - Live Music

crocoDile smile 9:30 – $5.00

MarCh 24 - Live Music

PAul & The guys 9:30 – $5.00 SundayS

Knives & Daggers, saint solitUDe, worDline, albert aDams F r i. ma r ch 2 3

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Dirty worK w/ JP anD the gilberts

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Darien w/ sarah mccoy T u e s . ma r ch 2 7

oPen letter mUsic series Presents:

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Scandals Nightclub

Benefit for WNC Entertainer of the Year, 10pm Spurs

Dance night TallGary’s Cantina

Asheville Music Showcase, 8pm

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The Altamont Theater

Erick Baker (singer-songwriter) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Peggy Ratusz & friends Vincenzo’s Bistro

Ginny McAfee (singer-songwriter) Westville Pub

Ryan Cox (of If You Wannas), 9:30pm Wild Wing Cafe

Acoustic music w/ Sloantones

Fri., March 23 ARCADE

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

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Athena’s Club

Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7:30-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Black Mountain Ale House

South Forty (country, rock, honky-tonk), 7pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Barrie Howard (blues, one-man band) Boiler Room

DJ Acolyte (electronic, drum & bass), 9pm Club Metropolis

“Chicken ‘n’ Waffles” w/ Rednek, 10pm Creatures Cafe

Sarah and the Secrets w/ Shield of Salvation Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Disclaimer Comedy (standup), 8:15-9:15pm Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long), 9:30pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Party For Love (anti Amendment One rally), 9pm Emerald Lounge

Left Field Experiment feat: Teebs, Sonnymoon, Time Wharp & Peripheral, 10pm Feed and Seed

TNT

Fred’s Speakeasy

Live music, 10pm

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Leigh Glass & the Hazards (rock, Americana, blues), 6pm French Broad Chocolate Lounge

High Gravity Jazz Good Stuff

Wilhelm McKay (rock, folk), 8pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Hoots & Hellmouth (roots, soul, Americana) w/ Frontier Ruckus, 9pm Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

Southern Culture on the Skids (surf rock) w/ Mad Tea Harrah’s Cherokee

Kayla & Twisted Trail, 7pm DJ Dizzy, 11pm Highland Brewing Company

Blind Lemon Phillips (rock, blues, funk, soul), 6pm Iron Horse Station

Ben Wilson (Americana, rock) Jack of Hearts Pub

Amy Hart Band (blues, rock), 2:30pm Firecracker Jazz Band, 9pm Jack of the Wood Pub

Chuck Beattie Band (blues), 4:30pm The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (country blues) w/ Paleface & Ryan Sheffield, 8pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Pierce Edens & the Dirty Work (roots, rock) w/ JP & the Gilberts Lobster Trap

Leo Johnson & the Spaceheaters (jazz, swing) Olive or Twist

Live music, 8pm

One Stop Deli & Bar

Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm Common Foundation (ska, reggae) w/ Sol Flo, 10pm Orange Peel

Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson tribute), 9pm Pack’s Tavern

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Aaron LaFalce Duo (acoustic rock, jam) Pisgah Brewing Company

Stokeswood (“electroacoustic” rock), 9pm Root Bar No. 1

Violin River (rock, jam) Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

Serving Traditional Mexican Fare and North of the Border Favorites!

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Bill Gerhardt Trio (jazz), 7-9:30pm Scandals Nightclub

Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

Southern Appalachian Brewery

Appalachian Fire (bluegrass), 8pm Spurs

Crocodile Smile Straightaway Cafe

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Coping Stone (world, roots) TallGary’s Cantina

Lyric (pop, funk, soul, rock), 9:30pm The Altamont Theater

Roxie Watson (Americana, rock), 8pm Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Sloantones (newgrass, rock)

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Early jazz spotlight feat: Millie Palmer, 7pm Marcello Antonio (zydeco blues), 10pm Vincenzo’s Bistro

Peggy Ratusz (1st & 3rd Fridays) Ginny McAfee (2nd & 4th Fridays) Westville Pub

Trivia night

White Horse

Robin Bullock CD release (Celtic guitar) Wild Wing Cafe

Hoss Howard (country, Southern rock)

SaT., March 24 ARCADE

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

“Night of the Blues” w/ Mac Turner & Blonde Blues Athena’s Club

Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7:30-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Black Mountain Ale House

Makayan (prog, rock, jam), 9pm Boiler Room

Eating the Sun w/ Lullwater, The River Rats & Figurehead (rock, metal), 9pm Club Metropolis

Samples (aka Ben Samples), 10pm Craggie Brewing Company

Bearded Folk (folk rock), 6pm

Music & EvEnts

thuR. MaRch 22 8pM - FRee shOW!

chasing eDisOn (groove based rock)

FRi. MaRch 23 9pM - FRee shOW!

stOkesWOOD

(electroacoustic modern rock)

Diana Wortham Theater

Lunasa (Irish, acoustic)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am Emerald Lounge

Shadow Council meets Lost Nomad, 10pm Feed and Seed

Whitewater Bluegrass w/ Danielle Bishop Fred’s Speakeasy

Karaoke, 10pm

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Letters to Abigail (folk, Americana), 6pm

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Chloe Davidson (indie, jazz) Garage at Biltmore

Proper Trax feat: Will Azada, Grey People, Alex Falk, Cc & We Roll Like Madmen (techno, house) Good Stuff

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Blue DRagOns W/ liz teague

Tim Fast, 11pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Vollie McKenzie’s Western Wildcats (Western swing, honky-tonk), 8:30pm Grove Park Inn Great Hall

One Leg Up (jazz), 2-5pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 5:30-7:30pm Underhill Rose (Americana, folk), 8-11pm Handlebar

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FLOW: The Lost Art V.2 Harrah’s Cherokee

Sharkadelics (rock, pop, R&B), 7pm DJ Moto, 11pm Highland Brewing Company

Christabel & the Jons (Southern swing) w/ Sarah Tucker & Elijah McWilliams, 6pm

clubdirectory 5 Walnut Wine Bar 253-2593 Altamont Brewing Company 575-2400 The Altamont Theatre 575-2400 ARCADE 258-1400 Asheville Civic Center & Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 259-5544 Asheville Music Hall 255-7777 Athena’s Club 252-2456 Avery Creek Pizza & Ribs 687-2400 Barley’s Tap Room 255-0504 Black Mountain Ale House 669-9090 Blend Hookah Lounge 505-0067 Blue Mountain Pizza 658-8777 Blue Note Grille 697-6828 Boiler Room 505-1612 BoBo Gallery 254-3426 Broadway’s 285-0400 Burgerworx 253-2333 The Bywater 232-6967 Club Hairspray 258-2027 The Chop House 253-1852 Craggie Brewing Company 254-0360

Creature’s Cafe 254-3636 Desoto Lounge 986-4828 Diana Wortham Theater 257-4530 Dirty South Lounge 251-1777 Dobra Tea Room 575-2424 Eleven on Grove 505-1612 Emerald Lounge 232- 4372 Firestorm Cafe 255-8115 Fred’s Speakeasy 281-0920 French Broad Brewery Tasting Room 277-0222 French Broad Chocolate Lounge 252-4181 The Garage 505-2663 Get Down 505-8388 Good Stuff 649-9711 Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern 232-5800 Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 The Grove Park Inn (Elaine’s Piano Bar/ Great Hall) 252-2711 The Handlebar (864) 233-6173 Harrah’s Cherokee 497-7777

Jack of Hearts Pub

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (country blues), 9pm Jack of the Wood Pub

Chris O’Neill (singer-songwriter), 5-7pm Big Daddy Love (Americana, rock), 9pm Jus One More

Karaoke

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back Pages

The Altamont Theater

Bill Staines (folk, singer-songwriter), 8pm Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Bayou Diesel (cajun, zydeco) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety) Westville Pub

Lobster Trap

White Horse

Olive or Twist

The 42nd Street Jazz Band Orange Peel

Papadosio (electronic, jam) w/ Sonmi, 9pm Pack’s Tavern

96.5 House Band (dance hits) Purple Onion Cafe

Ragged Orchids (Americana) Root Bar No. 1

The Concrete Rivals (rock, surf, thrash) Scandals Nightclub

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

Southern Appalachian Brewery

Red Hot Sugar Babies (roaring jazz), 8pm Spurs

Paul & the Guys Straightaway Cafe

Ken Kiser (singer-songwriter)

Highland Brewing Company 299-3370 Holland’s Grille 298-8780 The Hop 254-2224 The Hop West 252-5155 Iron Horse Station 622-0022 Jack of Hearts Pub 645-2700 Jack of the Wood 252-5445 Jus One More 253-8770 Lexington Avenue Brewery 252-0212 The Lobster Trap 350-0505 Luella’s Bar-B-Que 505-RIBS Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill 253-8805 The Magnetic Field 257-4003 Mike’s Side Pocket 281-3096 One Stop Bar Deli & Bar 255-7777 The Orange Peel 225-5851 Pack’s Tavern 225-6944 Pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 Pulp 225-5851 Purple Onion Cafe 749-1179 Rankin Vault 254-4993

TallGary’s Cantina

Back stage: Darien (singer-songwriter) w/ Sarah McCoy Live jazz trio

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One Leg Up (jazz), 10pm Amici Music presents “A Frank’ly French Faure” (classical), 7pm Wild Wing Cafe

Chatterbox (rock)

Sun., March 25 ARCADE

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

Linda Mitchell (blues, jazz) Dirty South Lounge

The Short Bus (film & DJ), 9pm Emerald Lounge

The Protomen (rock opera), 10pm Get Down

Karaoke

Good Stuff

J.P. Delanoye (singer-songwriter), 5pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Red Stag Grill at the Grand Bohemian Hotel 505-2949 Rendezvous 926-0201 Root Bar No.1 299-7597 Scandals Nightclub 252-2838 Scully’s 251-8880 Shovelhead Saloon 669-9541 Smokey’s After Dark 253-2155 Southern Appalacian Brewery 684-1235 Spurs 575-2258 Static Age Records 254-3232 Straightaway Cafe 669-8856 TallGary’s Cantina 232-0809 Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack 575-2260 Thirsty Monk South 505-4564 Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub 505-2129 Tressa’s Downtown Jazz & Blues 254-7072 Vincenzo’s Bistro 254-4698 Westville Pub 225-9782 White Horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe 253-3066

Kurt Vile & the Violators (psychedelic rock, folk, experimental) w/ Supreme Dicks & Sore Eros, 9pm Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Two Guitars (classical), 10am-noon Bob Zullo (jazz, pop, guitar), 7-11pm Hotel Indigo

Ben Hovey (trumpet/keys, soulful acid jazz), 7-10pm Jack of the Wood Pub

Wed

The Gourds

3/21

w/ shinyribs 8:30pm

Thu

pearl aNd The beard

3/22 FRI

w/ The major sevens 8:30pm

hooTs aNd hellmouTh & FroNTier rucKus 9pm

Irish session, 4-9pm John Wilkes Boothe & the Black Toothe (“apocalyptic folk”), 10pm

3/23

Lobster Trap

3/24

Vollie & Kari& Western Wildcats 7:30pm

SuN

KurT Vile aNd The ViolaTors w/ supreme

Leo Johnson (hot club jazz), 7pm

SAT

One Stop Deli & Bar

Bluegrass Brunch & open jam w/ The Pond Brothers, 11am An evening w/ Elephant Revival (old-time, indie, folk), 10pm Orange Peel

The Joy Formidable (indie, alt-rock) w/ A Place to Bury Strangers & Exitmusic, 8pm Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Psychobilly Sock Hop Sundays Root Bar No. 1

The Breedings (country, rock) Scandals Nightclub

3/25 Tue

3/27

dicks & sore eros 9pm

dirTy GuV’Nahs

w/ Tennessee hollow 8pm Tea leaf Green | delta spirit | sharon Van etten bear in heaven | Justin Townes earle boxer rebellion | archers of loaf | lambchop

Kitchen open for dinner on Nights of shows!

Miss Land of the Sky benefit, 12:30am The Altamont Theater

Sunday jazz, noon

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Steve Whiddon (piano covers)

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White Horse

Hotel Indigo

Mon., March 26

Jus One More

Drum circle, 2pm The Altamont Theatre

UNCA jazz night, 7:30pm Dirty South Lounge

Tears in My Beers (DJ set), 9pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Contra dance, 8pm

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

Ben Hovey (trumpet/keys, soulful acid jazz), 7-10pm

Sierra on Stage (songwriting competition) w/ Billy Owens, 7pm

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Front stage: Jake Hollifield (blues, ragtime) Back stage: Open Letter Music Series feat: Many Arms (punk, free jazz), Doom Ribbons & Worn Limbs, 10pm Lobster Trap

One Stop Deli & Bar

Jack of the Wood Pub

TallGary’s Cantina

Tea Leaf Green (rock, pop) w/ House of Fools, 9pm

The Bywater

The Altamont Theater

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Vincenzo’s Bistro

The Bywater

Westville Pub

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Wild Wing Cafe

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Tue., March 27

Westville Pub

Altamont Brewing Company

White Horse

Karaoke, 10pm

Open mic w/ Zachary T, 8:30pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Patrick Fitzsimons (blues) Eleven on Grove

Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance w/ The Low Down Sires, 8:30pm

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SBTRKT (electronic) w/ Machinedrum, 9pm

Dirty Guv’nahs (roots rock) w/ Tennessee Hollow, 8pm

ARCADE

Game night, 8pm

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Athena’s Club

Matt Williams (multi-instrumentalist), 8pm Karaoke, 10pm

The Bywater

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm

Peggy’s All Girl Singer Showcase w/ with The ReVamps Vincenzo’s Bistro

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Brown Bag Songwriting Competition, 5pm The Blood Gypsies (funk, blues, reggae), 10pm

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Cadillac Rex (vintage rock)

Orange Peel

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Olive or Twist

Video trivia, 8pm

UNCA Jazz Night

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Valorie Miller (Americana, folk)

Wild Wing Cafe

monday, march 26

$1 Off Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas

Lobster Trap

Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm

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w/ blue ridge Orchestra $15 | 7:30Pm

Gypsy Jazz • $5 Robo Shots

Old-time jam, 6pm

Blues jam, 10pm

Bill Staines

Jacqueline Schwab

Jack of the Wood Pub

Steve Whiddon (piano covers)

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Bluegrass jam, 7pm

Trivia, 8pm

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Bring Your “A” Team • Prizes • $3.50 Gin & Tonics

Jack of Hearts Pub

Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 8:30pm

Roxie Watson

TRIVIA NIGHT

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

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

Original music series, 8pm

Friday, march 23

FRI

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Tuesday Rotations w/ Chris Ballard & guests, 10pm

Open mic/jam, 7pm

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

RYAN COX

Karaoke, 10pm

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Folk Revivalism • $3.50 Vodka Drinks

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am

Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7pm

Jazzville Band

Open mic, 7pm

THUR 3/22

Ultra Rockin’ Music Nerd Challenge (trivia), 9pm

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety)

MAX MELNER ORCHESTRA

Dirty South Lounge

Jack of Hearts Pub

Bluegrass jam, 8pm

$1 off all Whiskey • Real New Orleans PoBoys

Open mic

Fred’s Speakeasy

DJ Whitney Shroyer (rare vinyl), 10pm

WED

Black Mountain Ale House

Karaoke

Music trivia, 8pm Funk jam, 10pm

All teen songwriter showcase feat: Indigo Blue, Adrian Brinkley & Carter Sanders

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The Tarlatans (folk, Americana) w/ Sam Heilig

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Marc Keller (acoustic, variety) Westville Pub

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

Jeff & Justin (acoustic)

Thu., March 29 5 Walnut Wine Bar

Abigail Stauffer (folk), 8pm Asheville Music Hall

Disclaimer Comedy (standup), 8:15-9:15pm Dueling Pianos (rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll sing-a-long), 9:30pm-1am

Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7:30-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

Emerald Lounge

Chompinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at the Bit String Band (old-time, country), 9pm

American Gonzos (rock, funk) w/ Side by Side & Running on E, 10pm Feed and Seed

Dashboard Blue (dance) Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speakeasy

Live music, 10pm

Archnemesis (pop, rock, jazz) w/ Paper Tiger, 10pm

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Owen Tharp (jazz)

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, country) Broadwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Ed Schraderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music Beat (minimalist, post-punk) Craggie Brewing Company

Floppy Thursdays w/ Molly (eclectic music series), 8pm Dirty South Lounge

Dirty Bingo, 9pm

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

Dueling Pianos (rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am Feed and Seed

Backwater Opera (â&#x20AC;&#x153;chamber grassâ&#x20AC;?)

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Gavin Conner (singer-songwriter), 6pm

French Broad Chocolate Lounge Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

The Mantras (funk, rock, fusion), 9pm Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

Sirius.B (absurdist, gypsy, world) w/ The Bent Strings & Christoph Kresse Harrahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cherokee

The Moody Blues (classic rock), 9pm Common Saints, 6:30pm DJ Moto, 11pm

Black Mountain Ale House

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

South Forty (rock, honky-tonk) Boiler Room

Makayan w/ Wide Eyed Mischief & Matter of Fact (jam, groove), 9pm Craggie Brewing Company

Lyric (pop, soul, funk, rock), 8pm

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

Dueling Pianos (rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am Emerald Lounge

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Jeff Johansson & Field Heat (rock, indie folk), 6pm French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Asheville Sax Duet (jazz)

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

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

The Nighthawks (roots, blues) w/ Kelley Mcrae

Handlebar

Nappy Roots (hip-hop) w/ Natural Habitz, The Ones & more Jack of Hearts Pub

Jack of the Wood Pub

Chuck Beattie Band (blues), 4:30pm Whiskey Bent Valley Boys w/ Chompin at the Bit (old-time), 8pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Old-time jam, 7pm

Back stage: Moses Atwood CD release (folk, Americana) w/ Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossroad

Jack of the Wood Pub

Lobster Trap

Bluegrass jam, 6pm

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Doc Aquatic (indie rock) w/ Onward, Soilders & Andrew John Usher

Calico Moon (Americana, folk, country) Olive or Twist

Live music, 8pm

One Stop Deli & Bar

Hank Bones (â&#x20AC;&#x153;man of 1,000 songsâ&#x20AC;?)

Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm

Olive or Twist

Orange Peel

Lobster Trap

Heather Masterton Quartet (swing) Pisgah Brewing Company

Zeds Dead (hip-hop, dance) w/ araabMUZIK & XI, 9pm

Purple Onion Cafe

John Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Band

Phuncle Sam (classic rock), 8pm

Scoot Pitman (singer-songwriter) Scandals Nightclub

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Comedy Nightâ&#x20AC;? drag show, 10pm TallGaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cantina

Asheville Music Showcase, 8pm The Altamont Theater

Jacquelyn Schwab (piano) w/ Blue Ridge Orchestra, 7:30pm Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Ginny McAfee (singer-songwriter) Westville Pub

Ken Kiser (singer-songwriter, Americana), 9:30pm White Horse

Wendy Newton (jazz), 7:30pm Wild Wing Cafe

Acoustic music w/ Sloantones

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Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7:30-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Black Mountain Ale House

Serious Clark (folk, pop), 7pm

Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern

Pisgah Brewing Company

Blue Dragons (rock, jam) w/ Liz Teague, 7pm Root Bar No. 1

Jay Brown (Americana, folk) Scandals Nightclub

Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

Straightaway Cafe

Ben Scales

TallGaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cantina

The River Rats (blues, rock, punk) w/ Skunk Ruckus The Altamont Theater

Bob Margolin (blues)

Tolliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing Irish Pub

Same Olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sound Band (rock, blues, funk) Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Kovacs & the Polar Bear (indie folk, rock) w/ Joshua Carpenter, 9pm Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Sanctum Sully (bluegrass), 2-5pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 5:30-7:30pm Unknown Hinson (psychobilly) w/ Megan Jean & the KFB Harrahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cherokee

DJ Dizzy, 6pm-2am

Highland Brewing Company

Brushfire Stankgrass (bluegrass), 6pm Iron Horse Station

Calico Moon (Americana, country)

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Live jazz trio

Olive or Twist

The 42nd Street Jazz Band Orange Peel

Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band (funk, jam) w/ Kings of Prussia (metal, hard rock) & RBTS Win, 9pm Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern

Cubicle Logic (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s hits) Joseph Hasty & Centerpiece Jazz Wilhelm McKay (folk, roots) Scandals Nightclub

Trivia night

Wild Wing Cafe

Straightaway Cafe

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Greg Terkelson

TallGaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cantina

Unit 50 (rock)

Asheville Music Hall

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety)

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

Athenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club

An evening w/ Greensky Bluegrass, 10pm

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Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Envy of the Wicked w/ Dreamkiller, Pillars of Creation & IronCircle (metal), 9pm

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The Magnetic Field

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Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

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

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Leigh Glass CD release party (Americana, blues, rock)

Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Fairview Union (country)

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Jack of Hearts Pub

Purple Onion Cafe

Westville Pub

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Early jazz spotlight feat: The Source, 7pm The Ruby Slippers (lounge, pop), 10pm Peggy Ratusz (1st & 3rd Fridays) Ginny McAfee (2nd & 4th Fridays)

ChristaBel & the Jons

Karaoke, 10pm

J.P. Delanoye (singer-songwriter), 9pm

Jack of Hearts Pub

Blind lemon PhilliPs

Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speakeasy

Iron Horse Station

Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm Killer Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (favorites by request), 8-11pm

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Tom Fisch (singer-songwriter)

David Earl & the Plowshares (Americana), 6pm Dave Desmelik (Americana)

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Nu-Blue (bluegrass), 8pm

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

aSheville pizza & BRewing Co. (254-1281) n

Please call the info line for updated showtimes. hugo (pg) 1:00, 4:00 the descendants (R) 7:00 mission impossible: ghost protocol (pg-13) 10:00 n CaRmike Cinema 10 (298-4452)

21 Jump Street (R) 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 John Carter 3d (pg-13) 1:00, 4:00, 6:55, 9:50 John Carter 2d (pg-13) 2:50, 5:50, 8:55 october Baby (pg-13) 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 project X (R) 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 Rampart (R) 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Silent house (R) 5:00, 9:55 Star wars: episode one — the phantom menace 3d (pg) 12:55, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 a thousand words (pg-13) 2:30, 4:35, 6:50, 9:05 tyler perry’s good deeds (pg-13) 2:25, 7:10 (no 2:25 show 3/25) the woman in Black (pg-13) 1:55, 4:30, 7:00, 9:25 (no evening shows 3/27) n CaRolina aSheville Cinema 14 (274-9500)

21 Jump Street (R) 11:05, 1:45, 4:15, 7:15, 9:55 act of valor (R) 12:00, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 the artist (pg-13) 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:05, 9:40 (sofa cinema) Chico & Rita (nR) 12:10, 2:30, 4:40, 7:55, 10:20 Crazy horse (nR) 11:30, 3:00, 7:35, 10:15 the descendants (R) 11:10, 1:55, 4:35, 7:25, 10:10 dr. Seuss’ the lorax 3d (pg) 11:45, 2:15, 4:20 dr. Seuss’ the lorax 2d (pg) 12:15, 2:45, 4:55, 7:20, 9:50

Friends with kids (R) 11:15, 2:05, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 (sofa cinema) the hunger games (pg-13) 10:00, 10:30, 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:45, 7:00, 7:30, 9:45, 10:00, 10:30 John Carter (pg-13) 11:00, 2:30, 7:10, 10:00 Safe house (R) 11:40, 2:20, 4:50, 7:45, 10:20 (sofa cinema) wanderlust (R) 11:45, 2:10, 4:45, 7:40, 10:05 (sofa cinema)

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Big miracle (pg) 10:25 (sun), 1:00, 4:00, 7:15, 9:30 the devil inside (R) 10:20 (sun), 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:35 the grey (R) 4:20, 10:00 hugo (pg) 10:30 (sun), 1:10, 7:20 my week with marilyn (R 10:35 (sun), 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 9:45 underworld awakening (R) 10:40 (sun), 1:15, 4:15, 7:35, 9:40 n Co-ed Cinema BRevaRd (883-2200)

the hunger games (pg-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, late show Fri-sat 10:00 n epiC oF hendeRSonville (693-1146)

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the artist (pg-13) 7:20, late show Fri-sat 9:30 a Separation (pg-13) 1:20, 4:20 thin ice (R) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, late show Fri-sat 9:00

FlatRoCk Cinema (697-2463) n

extremely loud & incredibly Close (pg-13) 3:30, 7:00

Regal BiltmoRe gRande Stadium 15 (684-1298) n

n united aRtiStS BeauCatCheR (298-1234)

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pickoftheweek ChiCo & Rita

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Director: FernanDo trueba, Javier Mariscal, tono erranDo Players: (voices) leMara Meneses, eMan Xor oña, Mario Guerra, lenny ManDel animated Jazz dRama

Rated nR

The Story: Time-spanning love story of two Cuban jazz performers from 1948 onward.

The Lowdown: Colorful, jazz-filled and very adult animated film that captures the 1940s and ‘50s jazz scene, and deserved its Oscar nomination.

Here’s another chance to see one of the Oscar-nominated movies — this one for Best Animated Feature. But before we even start to get into this, I’d like to point out that, though it’s unrated, this is very much not a movie to take the kids to. It has cartoon nudity, cartoon sex, cartoon drug use, cartoon smoking, some cartoon violence and a good bit of cartoon language (subtitled). In other words, it’s a cartoon for adults — or pretty sophisticated and worldly children, I suppose. I can see why it didn’t beat Rango, but I’d certainly rate it considerably above Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda 2.

The film is a collaborative effort between director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque), designer Javier Marsical and relative newcomer Tono Errando. It tells the story of Chico Valdés (voiced by Eman Xor Oña) and Rita Martinez (voiced by Limara Menesis, sung

by Idania Valdés), who meet in Havana in 1948. The story follows — in nonlinear fashion — their lives for a period of roughly 60 years.

It’s loosely based — very loosely based — on Bebo Valdés, the 94-year-old jazz musician who performed Chico’s piano parts, and who also wrote new music for the film. What is (and isn’t) authentic about the story is largely inessential, since the film never purports to be a biopic. It does, however, help establish Chico & Rita‘s musical credentials. This is, after all, a film that incorporates such real-life figures as

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The title characters from the Oscar-nominated animated film Chico & Rita, a love story that serves to depict the fusion of Cuban and American jazz in the 1940s and ‘50s.

Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Charlie Parker, et al.

Some of the historical characters are only seen in passing, though often have pivotal roles in the lives of our leads. Chano Pozo, on the other hand, is brought in for an extended and more directly dramatic sequence. The movie places Chico and his manager Ramón (voiced by Mario Guerra) on the scene of Pozo’s death in a barroom fight over the quality of the marijuana (presented in the film as oregano palmed off as pot) he’d purchased from the man who shot him. It actually gives the film one of its strongest scenes.

The overall story is played out through the frequently thwarted romance of Chico and Rita. I’m a little astonished by the reviewers who have painted this as the result of Chico cheating on Rita, because that never actually happens in the strict sense. It’s always through some kind of misunderstanding, nearmiss meeting or extraneous circumstances.

In fact, it reminded me of any number of Hollywood musicals where the lovers keep being estranged through circumstances that verge on the absurd — and I think this is deliberate. (There’s even a Hollywood dream sequence that suggests as much.) Even though the movie wants you to care about the main characters — and largely succeeds — it’s more interested in painting a picture of the fusion of the Cuban music scene and American jazz that was taking place in 1940s and 1950s, and, to a lesser extent, jazz falling out of favor with the Castro government. It is this regard that Chico & Rita really scores.

The animation and drawing style is not one I would normally care for all that much, but it’s one that seems peculiarly suited to the film’s neon-fueled world of old Havana, New York, Paris, Las Vegas and the overall jazz scene of the era. The images and the music — and for that matter the story — seem to belong together to create the vibrant whole of the

film. No, it’s not quite perfect. There are a few clunky stretches and the business of keeping the two lovers separated — and in the dark about each others’ lives — eventually begins to feel a little forced and predictable. It keeps the film from entirely working, but it doesn’t keep it from being very good indeed. Not Rated, but definitely not for children. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14

21 Jump StReet JJJJ

Director: Phil lorD, chris Miller (Cloudy with a ChanCe of Meatballs) Players: Jonah hill, channinG tatuM, brie larson, Dave Franco, rob riGGle, Deray Davis, ice cube aCtion Comedy

Rated R

The Story: Undercover cops pose improbably as high school students to break up a drug ring.

The Lowdown: Pretty funny and surprisingly agreeable spoof of the old TV show, but also raucous and raunchy.

I won’t go so far as to say it’s good, but 21 Jump Street is certainly better than it has any right to be. And while that assessment might be in part due to lowered expectations, there are undeniable points of cleverness and a reasonably congenial atmosphere to the whole thing. It’s also a lot better than the trailer suggested. In the end, it probably comes down to being a movie that’s largely under the heading of “I didn’t mind sitting through it.”

Sometimes that’s enough.

Rather than being a straightforward attempt at transferring the old TV show to the big screen, this 21 Jump Street is not only a spoof of the original, but of the whole idea of making movies like this in the first place. In fact, probably the cleverest single line in the film concerns the concept that the 21 Jump Street

unit exists because the police have “run out of new ideas, so basically we recycle old sh*t and hope nobody notices.” A not inapt description of what passes for a Hollywood movie these days. There are, however, nods to the original show — including bits for Peter DeLuise, Holly Robinson Peete, and, yes, Johnny Depp.

It’s the sort of thing that works in a movie like this without being distracting.

The film briefly gives us a glimpse of the high school years (way back in 2005) of Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum), when Schmidt was an unpopular nerd and Jenko was a popular jock. The scenes from that era are blessedly kept at a minimum (they’re not very good), but they’re necessary to the trajectory of the story of what happens when they go back to high school undercover.

Though never friends (nor exactly enemies) in high school, the two bond in basic police training, because Schmidt is good at the tests and Jenko is good at the physical side. When they’re ingloriously posted as bicycle cops, they manage to screw up a drug bust, in large part because Jenko has only the sketchiest notion of a Miranda warning (“You have the right to remain an attorney”), which is what gets them sent to Jump Street — and the blustering, foul-mouthed, ill-tempered Captain Dickson (Ice Cube — far removed from that family-friendly dreck he’s been in for years now). Nevermind that they could hardly pass as high schoolers (something the film recognizes and plays with).

The plot is merely serviceable stuff — busting a drug ring at the high school — but what works best about the movie has to do with an outgrowth of their basic ineptitude. They’ve been given backgrounds to put them in the classes that suit them, but since they haven’t bothered to figure out their names, they claim the wrong ones and end up in wildly inappropriate classes — only they don’t. Being thrust into situations and societies that are foreign to them, both Jenko and Schmidt turn out to be more capable than anyone — including themselves — thought. Oh, sure, it’s fairly predictable, but it works surprisingly well — right down to a sufficiency of subtext to float the Lusitania.

Both Hill and Tatum are likable in their roles — and that surprises me a good bit in Tatum’s case. He’s quite agreeable as an ultimately sweet-tempered dumb jock. (Unlike Roger Ebert, though, I do not think Tatum should be considering old Cary Grant roles! Ye gods, what a thought. In fact, during the movie my wife asked me if he was “what’s considered attractive these days.”) The biggest problem with the film occurs in its last stretch. Not only do directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller fall back on action-picture basic when the film gets to its climax, but the tone of the last scenes is far too nasty and mean-spirited for the rest of the movie. It doesn’t ruin things — or maybe I can forgive any movie with a Korean Jesus a little bit — but it also doesn’t really fit. Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug material, teen drinking and some violence. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

Crazy Horse JJJ

Director: FreDerick Wiseman (Boxing gym) Players: PhiliPPe DecouFlé, ali maDhavi, FiFi chachnil, PhiliPPe katerine, naamah alva DoCumentary

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The Story: An inside look behind-thescenes at Paris’ Le Crazy Horse.

The Lowdown: A detached, vague, overlong and uneven film that’s ultimately a love-it-or-hate-it affair.

If you already have an affinity for Paris’ Le Crazy Horse cabaret, and a penchant for Frederick Wiseman’s type of cinéma vérité-like filmmaking, then — and only then — might you get something out of Crazy Horse. But don’t expect to really learn anything about Le Crazy.

Don’t expect to be titillated by their attempts at creating the “best nude dancing show in the world.” Don’t expect much, because — even with an overwhelming 134-minute runtime — there’s not a whole hell of a lot going on.

Director Wiseman is a filmmaker who I’ve never personally encountered before, but who’s been making documentaries since the 1960s in — for lack of a better term — the style of cinéma vérité (Wiseman apparently balks at the term if you’re one to split hairs). What we get is Wiseman the casual observer. There are no talking-head interviews (though Wiseman skirts around this by showing people being interviewed by journalists), no voiceovers and no title cards. Everything that’s going on is left up to the viewer to piece together if at all possible. We simply observe.

On paper, this different approach to the documentary — a form that’s too often shackled by conventions that are averted here — should be refreshing. Instead, it’s often frustrating for a number of reasons. The topic should be — and occasionally is — interesting, but Wiseman refuses to give us any backstory. From the movie, we learn little more than that the subjects are trying to put on a show, and we see the various difficulties this entails. Everything I now know about famous Le Crazy, however, I pieced together later from Google searches.

The pity in this lies in the fact that a lot of the tension which bubbles up within the creative process is actually quite interesting. It helps that the people involved are all intelligent and passionate — and even a little out there. Philippe Decouflé, the show’s director, is a perfectionist with a distinct vision, but often without the support or budget to reach it. The show’s creative director, Ali Madhavi, is just as passionate and continually goes on fervently at length, waxing philosophic on the importance of Le Crazy and art in general.

But these two men, as well as Fifi Chanchil, the show’s costumer, are the only people we ever truly meet. The club’s dancers are never allowed to really show any personality. Instead, we only see them during the film’s endless amounts of rehearsal footage. (The rehearsals take up the vast majority of the film, and are all shot in the least-interesting manner possible.)

We have these nude women on stage singing about eroticism, yet there’s nothing erotic about how Wiseman films the scene. Often, he just

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points his camera in a single spot. The lack of interaction with these women and the way Wiseman shoots them is off-putting. It flirts with objectification — though I never got the feeling this was Wiseman’s intent, but rather is an unfortunate by-product of his style.

Wiseman’s questionable approach hangs over the film. For me, this stripped-down take on filmmaking has never held much appeal. Here, it’s even worse, since we have something that’s tailor-made for cinema — musical numbers, a fantasticated light show, sexuality. What could have happily been made into spectacle — and in reality, exists as spectacle — is unfortunately brought into submission by matter-of-factness.

And while I have no doubt that Wiseman is sincere in his filmmaking approach, it’s a movie that nevertheless hangs by how much you’re on the wavelength of this very detached style — a style I can’t personally say I’m in tune with. Not Rated, but obviously contains a great deal of nudity. reviewed by Justin Souther Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14

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The Story: An adopted girl goes searching for her birth mother.

The Lowdown: Better looking (at least some of the time) than most faith-based movies and with a standout small turn from Jasmine Guy, but strictly of interest to a very specific demographic.

What we have here is the latest faith-based opus to make it to mainstream release. As is usual with these things, October Baby is aimed strictly and directly at the folks who already buy into what it’s selling. This one has a pro-life slant, and a tenuous connection to the faith-based film factory known as the Sherwood Baptist Church, in that co-director Jon Erwin served as secondunit director on the church’s movie from last year, Courageous. He and brother Andrew, however, also have a history of direct-to-video offerings, and these have somehow never crossed my path. The IMDb is littered with “reviews” about how great October Baby is, all from people who have otherwise never posted anything there before.

Following this review, I suspect I will be on the receiving end of at least one e-mail from someone who is going to pray for me. Now, if they can explain to me why “if you enjoyed this title,” the IMDb suggests you might also like Away We Go, Gone with the Wind, Juno, Click and, more mystifying yet, Joy Ride, I’d be happy to hear from them. I’m honestly a little perplexed why the distributor is soliciting critics’ responses — this is unlikely to end well.

The story is all about Hannah (Rachel Hendrix), who, after she collapses while doing a play, finds out that she’s adopted and was born prematurely as the result of a botched abortion. While I can see how this might have some connection to her physical health, I’m less sold

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on the film’s notion that the trauma of this has impacted her mental health, but I’m willing to go with it. Naturally, this sends her on a search for her birth mother and a large serving of family drama — mostly involving her fighting with her father (John Schneider, of all people).

So, of course, she teams up with her not-reallyboyfriend Jason (Jason Burkey) on some springvacation excursion that turns into a hunt for her birth mother. There’s a good deal of low-grade comedy here — a lot of it centered on saving one’s self for marriage.

What follows is no more surprising than you might expect — certainly no more so that I expected — and every bit as melodramatic.

Leads Hendrix and Burkey are adequate, I suppose. At least, they’re pretty good at looking sincere. But the acting honors here definitely go to Jasmine Guy, who manages to make her character — the nurse who delivered Hannah and who knows the truth — actually believable, likable and even moving. I have to give her and the movie credit in this regard, because this is the first time I’ve had an emotional response (at least the intended one) to any of these movies. That the film later insists on having Guy, Schneider and Jennifer Price (as Hannah’s adoptive mother) play themselves 18 years earlier is another — and far more ludicrous — matter.

I’ll also concede that the direction — at least in the early sections of the film at the play — is considerably more visually creative than I’m used to seeing in faith-based movies. Later on, the direction tends to degenerate into a style that can only be called “goopy greeting card basic,” but it’s obvious that Jon Erwin (who also served as cinematographer) has a grasp of how to shoot a movie, even though he has a tendency towards cliches. That the whole thing is absolutely flooded in undistinguished Christian pop tunes, and it has one of those scores that primarily leans on “emotive” chords (Tyler Perry is big on these).

In the end, it’s strictly for its target audience, who tend to be very uncritical where these movies are concerned. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material. reviewed by Ken Hanke Opens Friday at Area Theaters

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The Story: A dishonest insurance salesman sees a chance to correct some losses with a spot of larceny — only to find himself embroiled ever deeper in trouble as a result.

The Lowdown: A convoluted, entertaining dark comedy involving varying levels of duplicity. Ultimately, it’s on the shallow side and mostly scores points for clever plotting, but it’s enjoyable.

It’s been 11 years since Jill Sprecher attracted a good deal of attention in the indie/art film world with Thirteen Conversations About One Thing — a movie that seemed a lot more pro-

specialscreenings Brief encounter JJJJ romantic Drama rateD nr In Brief: Classic British wartime romance from Noël Coward and David Lean, detailing a chance encounter between a slightly bored married woman and a doctor who is more exciting than her husband — and with whom she seems to have more in common. It may not have the punch it once did, but it remains a lovely romance of the ill-fated variety — something we see little of these days.

The Hendersonville Film Society will show Brief Encounter at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

charlie chan at the race track JJJJJ mystery rateD nr In Brief: The title kind of says it all — the famous Chinese detective Charlie Chan (Warneer Oland) solves a murder at the race track. (OK, the murder actually took place on a ship.) Fast-paced, clever mystery with solid production values and the inimitable pairing of Oland and Keye Luke.

The Asheville Film Society will screen Charlie Chan at the Race Track on Tuesday, March 27, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther. Hanke is the artistic director of the A.F.S.

sátántangó Drama comeDy rateD nr In Brief: Extremely long (seven-plus hours), often highly-praised film from Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr about the inhabitants of a rundown village, and the promise of something better from a man whose primary interest seems to be the money they’ve received from the government. Very much a matter of taste — and the ability to sit through a exceptionally long movie.

Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present part one of Sátántangó at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Part two will screen the following week. Info: 273-3332, http://www.ashevillecourtyard.com

Q (the WingeD serpent) JJJJ exploitation horror comeDy rateD r In Brief: A giant, winged Aztec serpent god (living in the top of the Chrysler Building) terrorizes New York — and the only hope seems to be a bottom-rung hood who knows where the monster is lurking. Cheeky horror fun — with the usual dose of social commentary — from exploitation filmmaker Larry Cohen.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Q (The Winged Serpent) on Thursday, March 22, 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.

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THE HUNGER GAMES

Well, here it is, one of the most anticipated movies of the year — especially owing to its local connection — and the movie that its distributor hopes will become the Next Big Thing in terms of franchises. And seeing that Harry Potter has run his course and that the Twilight pictures are one film away from it, the distributors may see their hopes fulfilled. For the few people who don’t know, it’s all about a girl (Jennifer Lawrence) who volunteers to take the place of her little sister as “Tribute” in the nationally televised “Hunger Games” in which 12 young people are selected to fight to the death. The limited early reviews for the film are all positive, which in some cases may suggest carefully judged critic screenings more than anything else. Friday will tell the story — or midnight Thursday for the more diehard fans.

(PG-13) Early Review samples: • “What viewers are left with is a watchable enough picture that feels content to realize someone else’s vision rather than claim it as its own.” (Justin Chang, Variety) • “A thrilling, intelligent, deeply-felt movie that does not play by the typical rules of franchise building in modern Hollywood.” (Drew McWeeny, HitFix)

THIN ICE

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found and interesting at the time than it does today. This time, she and her co-writer sister, Karen, have shown up with a quirky black-comedy crime thriller — or rather the distributor’s version of it. What Sprecher originally made, it seems, was a movie called The Convincer that ran about 113 minutes. What the producers and distributor have given us is a recut, re-scored, 93-minute movie with outtakes stuck into it called Thin Ice. Whether this significantly hurts the movie — or possibly even helps it — doesn’t change the fact that this is not the film Jill and Karen Sprecher intended.

That does not, however, make Thin Ice uninteresting or lacking in entertainment. It may, however, account for the feeling that some people have that the ending feels awkward and something of a cheat. I didn’t particularly feel that way, though I did end up thinking that the film was choppy, too plot-driven and alogether too much like Fargo-Lite. Some of that may have been different in the original cut, but the comparisons to Fargo are probably inevitable. Just move quirky characters with regional accents to another region (Wisconsin) with slightly different accents, drop the pregnant police sergeant, and the film feels rather similar. Well, except for one thing — the Sprecher Sisters don’t have the Coen Brothers’ knack for dialogue. What that leaves you with is a story that almost completely rises or falls on the twists and turns of its plot. Fortunately, these are engaging enough to support the movie’s running time.

In essence, Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) is a remarkably dishonest insurance salesman with a gambling problem, an estranged wife (Lea Thompson), and the firm (yet uttler-

ly unfounded) belief that he’s smarter than everyone else. His entire life is given over to making “the score” — any score — by taking advantage of anyone not as bright as himself.

(In other words, he thinks, anyone.) The only thing that gets in his way is his tendency to succumb to any temptations that crosses his path, though he succumbs to these in the certain knowledge that he’s smart enough to turn them to his advantage. Through a series of events, he steals a potential sale from one of his own agents, Bob Egan (David Harbour, The Green Hornet). It’s a policy on the home of a slightly addled old farmer, Gorvy Hauer (Alan Arkin), and it turns out it comes with a bonus.

The bonus comes in the form of an old family violin being appraised by expert Leonard Dahl (Bob Balaban), who tells Mickey that the instrument is worth around $30,000. Since it just so happens this is the amount Mickey needs to cover a shortfall at the office, he opts to steal the instrument — or at least trade Gorvy a ride into town for it. And this is where the real trouble starts — including, but not limited to, murder, blackmail and a certifiably insane locksmith (Billy Crudup) with a criminal past. I won’t say anything more than that about the plot, except to note that every time it seems things can’t possibly get worse for Mickey, they do. It’s convoluted and clever, and on that score it works quite nicely and benefits from good casting. But if you’re looking for something substantial beyond this, you’re looking for a different movie. That said, Thin Ice is undeniably entertaining. Rated R for language, and brief violent and sexual content. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Fine Arts Theatre

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General AMERICAN FOLK ART & FRAMING Is seeking a people loving, problem solving, computer savvy, hard working and creative individual with relevant retail and customer service experience for a position that is both fun and challenging. • Parttime/weekend shift required.

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FUNDRAISER • Our company is seeking one individual to work in our fund raising department on behalf of an Asheville based professional Nonprofit organization. • Since 1942 this Association has served its members and residents of the Asheville area in an effort to save lives and protect property. • This is a full time, permanent position offering opportunity for career advancement. The job detail involves cold calling local residents as well as previous contributors selling tickets for benefit concerts at the US Cellular Arena (Asheville Civic center). Inside sales only from our local Asheville office, no door to door or travel required.

• This position requires a person who is personable and confident with a strong speaking voice. • Compensation will consist of a two week training period paid at $9 per hour after which we pay $12 per hour plus a weekly commission program.

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FOOD SERVICE LEAD NEEDED • Eliada Homes is seeking a Food Service Lead to provide direction and assistance in preparation of food. Other duties include planning meals, purchasing food and supplies, and delivering food when needed. • The Lead will also train employees to company standards and set excellent customer service and work examples for staff. • Prefer Culinary Degree and at least five years of experience in food service preparation in large quantities. • Previous supervisory experience a plus. $12/hours. To apply, please to www.eliada.org/employment.

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FUNDRAISER • Our company is seeking one individual to work in our fund raising department on behalf of an Asheville based professional Nonprofit organization. • Since 1942 this Association has served its members and residents of the Asheville area in an effort to save lives and protect property. • This is a full time, permanent position offering opportunity for career advancement. The job detail involves cold calling local residents as well as previous contributors selling tickets for benefit concerts at the US Cellular Arena (Asheville Civic center). Inside sales only from our local Asheville office, no door to door or travel required.

• This position requires a person who is personable and confident with a strong speaking voice. • Compensation will consist of a two week training period paid at $9 per hour after which we pay $12 per hour plus a weekly commission program.

Typical earnings are $550 $650 per week. This is a great opportunity for you to earn a good livable wage working with a respected local organization in Asheville. Sales experience beneficial but not required. • We will train the right person who has the desire to succeed. If you feel this is you, please call our human resource number at 828-236-2530 and ask for Brent.

Medical/ Health Care CARE MANAGERS NEEDED! Community Care of Western North Carolina is looking for Care Managers! RN required.

Minimum of 2 years case management experience preferred. Experience in maternal health or chronic illnesses preferred. Experience with Electronic Health Records, and Microsoft Word and Excel required. Bilingual in Spanish a plus. Submit resume to hr@ccwnc.org or fax to 828-259-3875. EOE QI SPECIALIST NEEDED! Community Care of Western North Carolina is looking for a Quality Improvement Specialist to support the organization in achieving its goal of ensuring high quality, cost effective healthcare. Working in collaboration with the CCWNC leadership team, the QI Specialist will support the program’s quality performance objectives through utilization of established quality improvement methodologies; specifically PDSA, QI tools and techniques, and data analysis.

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing; or a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management or a health related field combined with relevant quality improvement work experience in a health care setting is required. Work experience with responsibilities in the following areas: process improvement, data presentation, report writing, public speaking, team facilitation, and demonstrated problem solving skills is preferred. Submit resume to hr@ccwnc.org or fax to 828-259-3875. EOE

Human Services ARE YOU ABLE TO PROVIDE A LOVING FAMILY? CANC is looking for dynamic folks to support individuals as an AFL Provider in the Arden, Asheville and Swannanoa areas. To learn more about this rewarding opportunity, please call (828) 678-9116.

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CooperRiis Therapeutic Community Has an excellent opportunity for a 40 hour a week Recovery Coordinator at our farm in Mill Spring, NC. • Recovery Coordinators at CooperRiis support residents in creating a person-centered Recovery Plan, which outlines a resident’s dreams and goals.

• MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS: The Recovery Coordinator (RC) should have superior relationship skills, education, and life experience that give the RC confidence in facilitating planning and implementation of the goals of individuals with serious mental or emotional health challenges.

Masters Degree in social work, psychology, or related field. • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: The RC will exercise good judgment and have an intuitive capacity that enables him or her to ‘read’ the status of residents.

Please send cover letter and resume to HR@cooperriis.org.

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Exciting opportunity with Family Preservation Services of Rutherford County!

Become a part of an established team. Seeking NC licensed or provisionally licensed therapists to work with children and their families in the school, home and community. Candidates must have a minimum of 1 year experience with children, school based experience a plus. FPS offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package. Resumes to klockridge@fpscorp.com.

FAMILIES TOGETHER INC. Due to continuous growth in WNC, Families Together, Inc is now hiring licensed professionals and Qualified Professionals in Buncombe, McDowell, Madison, Rutherford, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties. • Qualified candidates will include • LPC’s, LCSW’s, LMFT’s, LCAS’s, PLCSW’s, or LPCA’s and Bachelor’s and Master’s Qualified Professionals. • FTI provides a positive work environment, flexible hours, room for advancement, health benefits, and an innovative culture. • www.familiestogether.net • Candidates should email resumes to humanresources @familiestogether.net

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF HENDERSONVILLE, has opportunities for Qualified Mental Health Professionals to join our team. Qualified candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in a social services field and a minimum of 1 year experience with children with mental illness.

FPS offers a competitive and comprehensive benefit package. To join our team, please send your resume to jdomansky@fpscorp.com FULL TIME CLINICAL AFTERCARE PLANNER - FOUR CIRCLES RECOVERY CENTER • A wilderness substance abuse recovery program for young adults, is seeking a full time Clinical Aftercare Planner to assist clients and families in all aspects of aftercare planning and education in a way that maximizes independence and family empowerment. • Duties include client care and aftercare treatment planning, coordination between client, family, and primary therapist, crisis intervention, psychoeducation and case management. A Masters Degree or PhD in a behavioral health discipline and Licensure in behavioral health required. • Must have strong clinical and interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Wilderness experience preferred. Please send all inquiries to jobs@fourcirclesrecovery.com.

LAKE HOUSE ACADEMY • Hiring Part-time and PRN/as needed Direct Care Overnight “Residential Coach”. Job duties include monitoring students, supervising chores and meals, medication administration, basic computer work and light cleaning.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE NC Mentor is offering free informational meetings to those who are interested in becoming therapeutic foster parents. The meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday 6:30pm-7:30pm (snacks provided) and 4th Friday 12pm-1pm (lunch provided). • If you are interested in making a difference in a child’s life, please call Rachel Wingo at (828) 696-2667 ext 15 or email Rachel at rachel.wingo@thementornetwo rk.com• Become a Therapeutic Foster Family. • Free informational meeting. NC Mentor. 120C Chadwick Square Court, Hendersonville, NC 28739.

PARKWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Has an immediate opening for a Community Support Team Leader for our combined Avl/Hvl team. • Candidates need to be licensed or provisionally licensed, have a clean driving record, safe vehicle and leadership skills. • This service is a primarily delivered in the community to high risk mental health and substance abuse consumers. • Knowledge of WHN and Medicaid paperwork a plus.

Parkway is a stable company and has an excellent benefits package and competitive salaries. Please email resumes to: slayton@parkwaybh.com QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL CAROLINA OUTREACH • For Intensive In-Home Team in Buncombe County, experienced with children/families in MH, cover letter and resume to westernregion @carolinaoutreach.com SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR Mountain Area Recovery Center is seeking a CSAC or LCAS 20 hours per week to manage the DWI program in Clyde, NC. This position would provide assessments and groups and must be available on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon/evenings as well as Saturday mornings.

Responsibilities would include tracking and managing the clients participation in the program, marketing and leading groups. Candidate will be paid at the rate of $16.83/hour. Please e-mail your resume to rhonda.ingle@marc-otp.com or fax to attn: Rhonda Ingle at 828.252.9512. EOE

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ArtSpace Charter School Is now accepting applications for the position of Assistant Director. The AD will support the Executive Director in management of students and staff. • Duties will include: curriculum development, student discipline, parent communication, program development and management, and staff development. Applicants must be willing to work in a collaborative, integrated, experiential environment. • Applicants MUST have excellent verbal and written communication skills, classroom teaching experience, experience teaching reading, and strong knowledge of the NC Essential Standards and the Common Core (Mathematics and ELA). • Knowledge of the arts and arts integration strategies, an advanced degree and NC licensure in administration is preferred, but not required. Please send resumes and cover letters to: resumes@artspacecharter.org with the subject heading “Assistant Director”. Deadline April 15.

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Teaching/ Education CLASSROOM EDUCATOR • EAST ASHEVILLE If you love children, love learning, and would love to participate in an innovative approach to early childhood development then MACFC would love to talk with you! The ideal candidate has 3+ years of high quality classroom leadership w/a B-K or 4 year ECE degree. Strong knowledge of NC licensing requirements, NAEYC standards, and TS Gold preferred. Full-Time plus competitive benefits package including vol. medical/dental/matching 403b, life insurance, PTO, Holiday pay, CEU’s, and more! For an application and to learn more about our amazing child and family program, visit www.macfc.org or send resume’s and interest letters to mfoley@macfc.org

F/T CLASSROOM ASSISTANT (FLOATER) • For Riceville, Mountain Area Child and Family Center. Qualified candidates will have exp. working with toddlers in a licensed center. AAS/BA/BS in ECE preferred. For an application and to learn more about our amazing child and family program, visit www.macfc.org or send resume’s and interest letters to mfoley@macfc.org.

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SEEKING CO-LEAD INFANT TEACHER • The Co-Lead Teacher assists in designing and implementing activity plans, record-keeping, care and supervision of children in classroom, and communication with parents and administrative staff. • Must have NCECC or equivalent and a minimum of an AAS degree in Early Childhod or Child Development.

• Must also have two years of verifiable early childhood work experience. All interested and qualified applicants, please apply online at www.eliada.org/employment.

THE NATURE PROGRAM AT MOUNTAIN AIR Seeks: Seasonal Naturalist Fulltime: May through October.

Teach environmental education to kids and adults. Beautiful high elevation setting. 4 year science degree required. $11.25/hour. Outdoor Center Host, seasonal part-time.

Perfect for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts Work with children, adults and animals $9.25/hour. Mountain Air is in Burnsville, NC. For more information, contact: Kat Dunham, Resident Naturalist (828) 682-5600. EOE. SUBSTITUTE CLASSROOM EDUCATOR • Mountain Area Child and Family Center, Candler and E. Asheville Centers. Experienced, caring individuals with knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice needed. A degree in ECE, Child Development or related field is preferred.

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Become a Clinical Therapist SUWS of the Carolinas and Phoenix Outdoor is currently hiring for several seasonal Clinical Therapist positions.

SUWS of the Carolinas is a Wilderness Therapy program that operates in the Pisgah National Forest. We specialize in the treatment of youth ages 10-17, both male and female.

Masters level education in Counseling or Social Work required. Prefer licensed individuals(LSCW, LPC, LMFT) although license-eligible professionals will be considered. Must have strong organizational, individual, group and family therapy skills. A Wilderness Therapy background or ability to work 2-3 days/week within the Pisgah National Forest a plus. Required to hike short and long distances to meet with groups and to coordinate treatment with Field Instructors.

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