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letters A bit about the BID Thank you for highlighting the efforts to implement a Business Improvement District downtown [“Place Your Bids,” March 28 Xpress].

For quite a few years, many who work, live and own property downtown have been proposing a BID as a solution to some of the issues and opportunities we face as a community, and we are pleased our undertaking may come to fruition soon.

Your article had one factual error: SGI will not "run the BID." The BID will be overseen by a board of directors, a super-majority of whom will be property owners in the district. While our study committee has talked to SGI to better understand the costs associated with the kind of "clean and safe" services they provide, the BID board of directors will have the final word in how these services are implemented. That board may or may not choose to contract with SGI or a similar company to administer that aspect of the BID program.

— Susan Griffin Downtown Management Committee Asheville

A thank you from the boys of Brevard Road In the Brevard Road West Asheville fire on Feb. 24, the three of us lost the majority of our possessions but we quickly gained a greater admiration for our friends, family and community.

We all moved here from across the South and, like so many others, we did so for the

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natural beauty of the mountains. However, in a couple of weeks' time we confirmed what we had already started to suspect: It’s actually the people that make this place so special.

Our thanks go out to our friends, co-workers, strangers and all the small businesses, which are too numerous to mention. It’s an honor and a privilege for us to live in a community that has been so supportive. We are proud to call Asheville home.

— Parker Sloan, Grey Nelson and Adam Bowers Asheville

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Tobacco Reality Unfiltered program under threat My name is Tiffany Jones and I am a high school junior in the area. On March 21, I attended and helped facilitate an event at the downtown YMCA to celebrate Kick Butts Day, an event dedicated to helping community members stop smoking, and for those who do not smoke, congratulating them on living a healthy lifestyle.

This community gathering consisted of interactive activities such as a pledge wall, guessing games, a postcard and Facebook station and even ex-smokers who were [there] to counsel those currently struggling with an addiction to smoking.

As an anti-tobacco advocate, the idea seems easier said than done, but if we want a community that is tobacco free, our first priority should be prevention. Did you know that 90 percent of adult smokers started smoking before the age of 18? Since the Tobacco Reality Unfiltered move-

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ment started in 2003, 53,000 fewer teens have started smoking. TRU, an organization dedicated to funding the tobacco prevention effort in North Carolina, is also partially credited to the current all-time low high school and middle school smoking rates.

On June 30, TRU funding is scheduled to be eliminated. Without that funding, events like Kick Butts Day will be no more, and any [ongoing] measure in North Carolina for preventing youth smoking rates will no longer exist.

— Tiffany Jones Weaverville

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An item in the March 28 Business Blotter may require some clarification. Mountain Java at 870 Merrimon Ave. has a new owner and will soon be renamed Edna’s of Asheville. The coffee shop will remain open throughout the transition. The official renaming will occur sometime in April.

Drew Reisinger currently holds the office of register of deeds and is running for re-election in Buncombe County. He has created an office of accessibility and responsibility in his short time as the register of deeds. He should be given a strong vote of confidence by the community for what he has done so far, and the opportunity to carry out his vision for the future of this office.

In my view, Drew has done three seemingly simple things to quickly modernize the office: It now accepts credit and debit cards, handles marriage licenses online and has all services [available] in Spanish. These improvements seem to be comically outdated. However, it took a fresh face with good ideas to bring this office up to date.

Drew takes the responsibility of public service seriously. He recognized the importance of fiscal responsibility in these difficult economic times and acted fast. By reducing his own salary and reworking his budget, he saved over $200,000.

Across all party lines, we can agree that we need politicians willing to be smart about the way money is spent in governmental office. What a model for the rest of our area, and, of course, the rest of the nation.

Please take a second to think about why this office matters to you. When thinking about our records and licenses, don’t we want an office with increased accessibility and fiscal responsibility? Drew has done just that. This is not about politics. This is about a passionate young man who cares deeply about our community. He needs to be given the opportunity to carry out the rest of his vision for the register of deeds office. Considering all these things, and considering his competition, I plan to vote for Drew with pride.

— Samuel Kirkpatrick Asheville

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Friends and neighbors, there is trouble in Raleigh. I mean real trouble in Raleigh at the General Assembly. The trouble starts with a capital "T" that stands for Thom Tillis.

Having never met Mr. Tillis until he came to McDowell Community College on Friday, I had expected more of a quality leader than [the one who] presented himself to voters at the meeting at MCC. He came with an entourage of staff and puppet legislators, which included Reps. Mitch Gillespie and Hugh Blackwell, Sen. Ralph Hise and others. I suspect they were traveling at the expense of the North Carolina taxpayers.

The room was sparsely scattered with citizens.

Most came to demand accountability for the

In the March 28 Small Bites article, “New farmers market comes to Asheville,” Saturday Markets are listed as starting at 7 a.m. They begin at 9 a.m., including the inaugural market on March 31. And, while the photo was credited as “courtesy of ASAP,” the photographer’s name is Jesse Kitt (photokitt.com).

attempts by Tillis to destroy education in North Carolina. Tillis started the meeting by saying [legislators] wanted an amicable exchange where all questions would be received and answered.

He was condescending to the group of adults when he set the primary-school limits on the crowd of no applause or jeers. The reactions of the crowd could have been an indicator to him of how the people felt, but he did not want to know. Truth does not seem to matter to him.

He then enumerated a list of his perceived accomplishments by the General Assembly under his leadership. Contrary to his sanctimonious attitude, the citizens do not agree that measures taken to promote corporate America and to tether the people from economic and social advancement are progress. Thom Tillis and his group are an affliction upon the people of North Carolina.

We must cleanse Raleigh of those who are condemning the people to poverty and ignorance by electing representatives and senators who care about the people of North Carolina and our future.

North Carolina must stop being for sale to corporate America. Vote and take all your people to vote with you. Search for the truth and do not be distracted by the lies money can buy. The children are watching us and they depend on us.

As a native of North Carolina, I know we are not stupid or ignorant people. Take a stand and vote.

Save North Carolina.

— Janice Poteat Hensley Old Fort

Nature is good for business in WNC I am the owner and lead designer of Earthsister, a clothing line based in Black Mountain. I moved my business to Western North Carolina because of the natural beauty, the access to outdoor recreation and the region's embrace of the arts. These are important quality-of-life indicators that I greatly value and my target market seeks.

Utilizing textiles for environmental advocacy has helped me merge two of my leading passions. I am able to educate about resource conservation and low-impact living while fulfilling my passion for clothing and accessory design.

It brings me joy to explore my commitment to

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It is clear to me that the natural resources of WNC are an integral part of the state’s economic prosperity. This is easily observed when witnessing the droves of tourists who visit annually to take in the views and go hiking and fishing.

I wish our state legislators would recognize the inextricable link between the economy and the environment by strengthening environmental protection and conservation measures, not weakening them in the name of attracting new businesses.

Business owners who choose to relocate to WNC do so to gift themselves and their staff a high quality of life afforded by the vast array and pristine quality of our natural resources.

— Tiffany New Black Mountain

Drew Reisinger is a proven asset to Buncombe County I’m voting for Drew Reisinger for Buncombe County register of deeds. In his short time in office, he has been efficient, effective and fair while accomplishing much. He cut the office’s annual budget by $238,500 while improving access and convenience by implementing e-recording, new technology and credit-card payments. He has pledged to continue finding new innovative processes that save taxpayers money and improve services.

Drew has proven to be an asset for citizens of Buncombe County, and he deserves our votes.

— Virginia Dollar Asheville

the city’s carbon footprint through LED bulbs for streetlamps, hybrid engines for buses and the expanded household-recycling program. More significantly, Newman demonstrated time and time again that he cares deeply about Asheville residents and neighborhoods.

Last year, our West Asheville neighborhood faced an extraordinarily difficult challenge with a neighbor who wanted to make a personal driveway out of a 90-year-old unopened alley resting between 14 properties. When the neighbors got together and reached out to City Council for help, Newman took our concerns to heart. After hearing both sides of the dispute, he championed saving a piece of land that makes our old neighborhood so special. He did not shy away from the issue because it wasn’t big enough or important enough for the city’s concerns. He believed that our neighborhood was worth saving and that what matters to neighborhoods matters to city leadership.

With his leadership, City Council voted to save our neighborhood by closing the alley, thereby rendering it private property as a small extension of each of our back yards. It proved to us that Newman’s leadership is invaluable for our community. Our neighborhoods need Brownie Newman as Buncombe County commissioner.

— Evan and Julia Schafer Asheville

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To aiR is human asheville Fm needs youR suppoRT We’Re alReady Reaching audiences in neW yoRK, caliFoRnia and even easTeRn euRope, BuT many Wnc ResidenTs sTill lacK inTeRneT access, and We WanT To seRve Them, Too.

By Kim Roney Community radio is a powerful tool that bolsters free speech and the arts while providing unfiltered, highly personal local news and perspectives. Asheville Free Media's Kickstarter campaign is currently under way (see box, “Kick-starting Community Radio”). Here’s why you should consider giving it your support.

In 2009, I joined a group of passionate colleagues to help launch the Friends of Community Radio, with the goal of supporting progressive, grass-roots community radio in Western North Carolina. I was nominated to the board of directors, and we soon realized that, together, we had the desire and skills needed to start a new local radio station.

Asheville FM went online that September, and we've continued to curate locally produced sound every day since then. Our current lineup of show hosts includes some familiar Asheville voices as well as a constant stream of people new to the area or to radio.

The combination of our diligent volunteer work and community support is resulting in steady growth in both membership and listenership. I love showing folks — no matter their race, creed or how they wear their jeans — how to exercise their right of free speech. I recently trained two of my piano students on the station’s equipment.

I wasn’t surprised by the way local listeners have taken to Asheville FM. In fact, my involvement with community radio traces back to the fall of 2000. At first, I was too scared to

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speak into the mic at my college radio station, WXJM, so I offered to clean, paint and write CD reviews. Eventually, I branched out into event planning, helping with news programming and hosting a drive-time music show. These experiences taught me that successful community radio requires the expertise and dedication of many hands. But with the right team spirit and support, it can help unite diverse voices that aren't usually presented with either the opportunity or the desire to actually hear one another.

When I moved to Richmond in 2004, I put the skills I’d learned to use as a volunteer at WRIR. And when I landed in Asheville in 2006, I naturally figured that getting involved in local radio would be an easy way to plug in. Asheville is a progressive city with a big heart and plenty of Southern hospitality, and I met some great people during my year and a half volunteering at WPVM. Here at Asheville FM, our mission is "to serve as a free-form, community-based, unrestricted media outlet for music, commentary, news and current events of interest to citizens of Western North Carolina while providing experiential education opportunities through volunteerism." In keeping with that mission, we deliver everything from rock to locally produced news, from jazz to comedy, from hip-hop to metal, from poetry to live music simulcasted from local venues.

But even though we’re already reaching audiences in New York, California and even Eastern Europe, many WNC residents still lack Internet access, and we want to better serve them too. That’s what’s driving our push to expand to the terrestrial airwaves, supported by the current Kickstarter campaign.

Kickstarter is a great way to work together as a group, networking and supporting shared causes. Because it’s an all-or-nothing deal, however, we must reach or exceed the stated goal or the pledges won’t be charged and we’ll end up with nothing. So please join us in taking community radio in Asheville and WNC to the next level! X Asheville resident Kim Roney is the board president of the Friends of Community Radio, which produces Asheville FM.org.

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Five democRaTs seeK disTRicT 1 commissioneR seaTs By david FoRBes This year's Buncombe County Board of Commissioners race is a whole new ballgame.

Last year, the N.C. General Assembly summarily switched Buncombe County from a five-member board elected countywide to a seven-member board with three districts (each electing two commissioners), plus a board chair elected at large. The legislators then drew up those districts.

The move was widely condemned as a power grab by the GOP majority, but potential commissioners have wasted no time in adapting to the new system and hitting the campaign trail in advance of the May 8 primary.

The new District 1 consists primarily of the city of Asheville, traditionally a Democratic stronghold. Republican don Guge of Woodfin is running unopposed; five Democrats are vying for two spots on the November ballot.

holly Jones Some are familiar faces. Former Asheville Vice Mayor Holly Jones is seeking a second term as a county commissioner. She touts her experience in both governments as evidence that she can accomplish her goals.

“I bring to the table a really strong track record,” Jones asserts. “I'm not just talking about these things on fliers or websites: I've done them. The challenges of our time require a lot of flexibility, and I think I bring that too.”

Jones says affordable housing is a top priority, along with reassessing the county's landuse and affordable-housing policies.

“Unless we start turning the corner on this affordable-housing supply issue, we're going to be playing catch-up on everything else,” she maintains. “There's not a magic bullet, but I think it's really important for jump-starting a piece of our economy.”

Jones also says she’d like to see more of the county's budget deliberations conducted in public, to allow for more input before the final product comes up for a vote.

BRoWnie neWman Another experienced politician, brownie Newman, is also running for the Board of Commissioners after eight years on Asheville City Council. Newman spearheaded the city's energy and sustainability efforts, as well as helping craft its equality resolution and domestic-partner benefits.

“We've made a lot of progress on issues that were important to me on City Council,” he notes. “Running for county commissioner

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The Buncombe bunch: Five Democrats and one Republican hope to represent the Ashevillecentric District 1 for two seats on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. With no oppostion in the primary, GOP candidate Dan Guge advances to November, but the Democrats have to duke it out. clockwise from top left: Holly Jones, Brownie Newman, Tracey DeBruhl, Aixa Wilson, Keith Young

numBeRs oF sTRong Women 107,626 Number of adult women living in Buncombe County, according to the 2010 census 94,622 Number of female registered voters 18 Number of women candidates in Buncombe County-related races on the May 8 ballot

really felt like an opportunity to expand the progress we've made on these issues at the city level.”

One of those issues is reducing carbon emissions and energy expenditures.

“I'd like to see Buncombe County make a really ambitious commitment to energy independence,” Newman explains. “The county's doing some good things on energy, but a big goal like that really helps to up its game.” He also plans to push for domestic-partner benefits and official recognition of equality for LGBT county employees, though he notes that this might take a different form from the city's policy.

Newman says his Council record went beyond “just having a progressive philosophy” to “actually making change.” Like Jones, he sees increasing transparency as a priority.

“I think there's a need for greater public involvement in the decision-making process,” Newman asserts.

aixa Wilson Shiloh resident and activist Aixa Wilson has never held public office, but he ran a dark-horse congressional primary campaign in 2010 against Rep. Heath shuler. Although Wilson lost that race, he did carry Buncombe, making a surprisingly strong showing for a little-known candidate.

“I want to help at the local level but still have a regional impact,” says Wilson.

“Buncombe County plays such a key role in Western North Carolina.”

Education, he believes, is key to boosting the local economy.

“Community colleges do offer us the most flexible way to approach new business. We can work with state legislators if we need new progams particular to this area,” notes Wilson.

“We have to make sure we're maximizing our education efforts for our youth.”

The candidate feels he can bring a fresh outlook to the expanded Board of Commissioners.

“I'm just looking to serve and participate in my government, like any citizen should have the opportunity to do,” he points out. “I don't have entrenched views about things; I don't have a lot of established relationships. I might bring some lateral thinking to the board.”

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By nelda holdeR The recent statewide redistricting set the stage for significant changes in North Carolina's May 8 primary. All Tar Heel voters will confront new district boundaries for Congress, the Statehouse and the N.C. Senate. And in Buncombe County, the commissioners will now also be chosen via district elections.

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To help voters keep up with these changes, assistance is available both by phone and online:

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• Call the Buncombe County Board of Elections 24/7 at 250-4200 and follow the recorded instructions to receive your individual voting overview. Or • Go to the State Board of Elections’ Voter Lookup page (avl.mx/d2). Click on "My Election Information."

Fill in the blanks and click "submit" to confirm your party status, precinct number and voting location.

You can also view personalized sample ballots, depending on how you’re registered (Democratic, Libertarian, Republican or unaffiliated), which tell you which candidates will be on your ballot.

Unaffiliated voters can choose any party’s ballot or a nonpartisan ballot containing only the proposed amendment to the state constitution (which appears on all of them).

When and WheRe To voTe To vote in the primary, you must be registered. The registration deadline is Friday, April 13; after that, you can still take advantage of same-day registration during early voting.

In Buncombe County, early voting runs from Thursday, April 19, through Saturday, May 5. Polls are open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., except on April 5, when the hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There are 11 early-voting locations this year: • North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. • Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty St. • South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road • West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road • Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road • Buncombe County Training Center, 199 College St. • Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, 139 Kenilworth Road • Lutheran Church of the Nativity, 2425 Hendersonville Road • Justice Athletic Center (UNCA), 1 University Heights • Weaverville Town Hall, 30 S. Main St. Voting on May 8 takes place at individual precincts throughout the county. To find out your precinct, or for information about absentee ballots or other voting issues, call Buncombe County Election Services at 250-4200.

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lasT yeaR, sTaTe legislaToRs summaRily sWiTched BuncomBe counTy FRom a Five memBeR BoaRd oF commissioneRs To a seven-memBeR BoaRd WiTh ThRee disTRicTs plus a BoaRd chaiR. TRacey deBRuhl Tracey deBruhl boasts a well-known name in county politics (he’s the grandnephew of longtime Register of Deeds Otto deBruhl), but he says it was his experience as a Marine in Iraq and his religious beliefs that led him to run for office.

“With all that's going on, it seems the only way to make things better for my people is to get involved,” says DeBruhl. “As a kid growing up, I swore I wouldn't run on [his family’s name].”

DeBruhl says he wants to bring a more common-sense approach to zoning, calling the current rules governing manufactured homes inconsistent and arbitrary.

He'd like to see both the U.S. and Buncombe County move toward universal health care. DeBruhl also says he supports, on religious grounds, Amendment One, which would prohibit legal recognition of same-sex relationships. “People have been gay since Alexander the Great at least,” he adds, “so I don't think it's going away.”

DeBruhl says he's focusing on “knocking on doors and talking to people” rather than handing out fliers or staging campaign events.

KeiTh young Although this is Keith Young’s first run for elective office, the Asheville native is no stranger to politics. Besides being president of the Buncombe County Democratic Party's African-American Caucus, Young serves on the state party's Executive Committee.

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"We've got people in office, and they're doing a good job, but I think there's an opportunity for a new voice" thanks to district elections, he explains.

"People are really concerned about bringing jobs into Buncombe with decent pay, and affordable housing," notes Young. "The current commissioners have done a great job, but I think we can take it a step further." Those issues, he maintains, transcend the political divisions among county voters, adding that he’ll work to protect the environment and promote "civil equality for all citizens, across the board."

Running on the slogan "A new voice for the people,” Young says he won't criticize other Democrats in the primary.

"As Democrats, we all share the same basic ideology; there are just some different nuances," Young maintains. "But I think there are some things a new voice will bring to the table.

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learned something. But I don't think he has the qualifications that I do."

On the campaign trail, House touts his 41 years of paralegal experience, which he says has schooled him in the intricacies of real estate law, title examinations and public records.

"I was raised in that record room," House declares. "The reason I'm running for the register of deeds is I feel like the person in control needs to know what each and every one of those documents do. He needs to know how to move around in those records and in those computer systems so that he can best assist his staff and the general public."

Hall makes a similar argument, saying her 10 years working under DeBruhl gave her a deep understanding of every aspect of the office, from budgeting and payroll to record preservation.

"I've been dedicated to the citizens of Buncombe County for over a decade,” she notes. “I've got the knowledge; I've got the experience. I've got a lot more than Drew," she maintains, adding, "I really enjoy serving the public." She also asserts, "I'm the only candidate who's worked closely with Mr. DeBruhl.”

In fact, however, her former boss says he helped coax House into the race and is advising his campaign.

"I'm not supporting Marie Hall," DeBruhl reveals. "She was my secretary during all that time.

And of course, a secretary has to do a lot of things now and then. ... But she's not specialized in any particular portion of it, other than secretarial work, and doing whatever I needed done. And she was good at it."

In contrast, says DeBruhl, House's background would be a perfect fit. "He knows the vital records, plates, maps, property records, contracts, the whole spectrum. If you're a paralegal, you're doing the lawyers’ work for them to make the lawyer look good," he says with a chuckle. "Johnny House would probably make the best register of deeds — even a better one than I did."

The Democratic primary for Buncombe County register of deeds is picking up right where last year's contentious special election left off: Three different party factions are duking it out, with each candidate claiming they're the most qualified for the job.

On Feb. 23, 2011, the party’s Executive Committee appointed Drew Reisinger to complete the four-year term of Otto DeBruhl, who retired after 33 years at the helm. A 27-yearold party activist, Reisinger narrowly defeated DeBruhl's choice for his successor — JoAnn Morgan, his longtime assistant — creating bitter divisions among the party faithful.

Now, Reisinger faces two challengers with strong ties to DeBruhl — his former secretary, Marie Hall, and freelance paralegal Johnny House.

And despite Reisinger’s significant accomplishments during his 13 months on the job, DeBruhl, Hall and House all now say the incumbent lacks the requisite experience to oversee the office’s multimillion-dollar budget while securing and distributing key public records such as marriage licenses, birth and death certificates, property deeds and mortgages.

experience counts "Our current register of deeds has never had a job: This is his first job. He was appointed to this position," House asserts. "And he now has about a year-and-a-half experience in there. I'm sure he's

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reisinger touts accomplishments Reisinger, meanwhile, has been campaigning hard, arguing that since taking over the office, he's saved taxpayers money while improving service.

"I've loved serving the people of Buncombe County. … And we've been able to excel," he says.

Reisinger's first act was fulfilling a pledge to take a 40 percent pay cut from the $128,850 a year that DeBruhl, one of the highest-paid registers of deeds in the state, had been making.

County Human Resources staff independently determined that an appropriate starting salary for the position would be $78,497 — slightly more than what Reisinger had promised to work for. So he donated the $1,187 difference to the Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools foundations.

And despite reducing staff from 22 to 17 (mostly through attrition), which helped cut his office's annual budget by more than $238,000, Reisinger says customer service has improved.

During his first year, the office made various technological improvements. A redesigned web-

ThRee diFFeRenT paRTy FacTions aRe duKing iT ouT, WiTh each candidaTe claiming They’Re The mosT qualiFied FoR The JoB. site includes a better search function and enables users to apply for marriage licenses online. In addition, the department now accepts credit and debit cards. And last year, Secretary of State elaine Marshall joined Reisinger to celebrate the launch of a system allowing residents to securely file documents through a Web browser.

The local office also became the first in the state to provide Spanish translation services — in person, over the phone and online.

"I'm very proud of my work in the past year," Reisinger declares. "We've made significant advances in technology, cost savings and customer service."

Having previously managed Rep. Patsy Keever's successful 2010 Statehouse campaign and worked on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, Reisinger adds: “I understand some may be unable to look past my age and characterize this as inexperience.

However, this is inaccurate and unfair. I would not have been able to accomplish what we have in the last year without my previous professional experiences. These experiences have given me the skills to lead and motivate people, to manage budgetary needs and to prioritize what needs to be done to best serve the people of Buncombe County."

WinneR Will Face coThRan All three candidates say they’re best positioned to win what looks to be a hard-fought contest against Republican Pat Cothran, a Buncombe County native with 25 years of experience in the land-title industry.

House, a political newcomer who plays guitar in The Nightcrawlers, a local blues band, in his spare time, says his experience — bolstered by the endorsements and support of DeBruhl, District Attorney Ron Moore and others in the local legal community, would make him the most formidable opponent.

"Many of my colleagues — paralegals, real estate attorneys — said we need someone over there that knows what's going on," House reports.

"I'm not a politician; I'm a people person. … I don't know the ways and means to move around behind the lines. But these people do, and they're helping me."

But House, who didn't decide to run until hours before the Feb. 29 filing deadline, has a long way to go to catch up with Reisinger’s organization.

The incumbent’s victory in last year's special election was due in part to his convincing party leaders that his political experience would serve him well in this campaign — and, so far, his team’s performance has borne that out. Armed with endorsements from the influential environmental advocacy group People Advocating Real Conservancy and from elected officials including Asheville City Council members Gordon smith, Marc Hunt and Jan davis and Commissioner Holly Jones, Reisinger’s supporters have been phone-banking and ringing doorbells for several months.

"I'm proud we've put together a team of people working to move us forward from all of Buncombe County," the candidate says. "And we've got the strongest message, in my opinion. … For the last year, we've been able to save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, and we've moved the office into the 21st century. I'm the only one who's proven that I can do it."

Hall, meanwhile, is the only candidate working exclusively on the campaign full time — hoping her experience, faith and buoyant attitude will carry her to victory in May and November.

I know the office well; I'm very positive. I just know that I'm the best candidate," she proclaims, adding, "After the primary, we'll all come together."

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There are eight digital billboards within the city limits, all of them erected since 2008. And while Asheville has capped the total number of billboards allowed, owners may add new signs in exchange for removing existing ones. With digital billboards, 3 square feet of static billboard space must be eliminated for every square foot of digital space added. Since 2008, 45 static billboards have come down.

Nonetheless, some city residents say digital billboards are distracting, ugly and potentially dangerous. A Merrimon Avenue sign, in particular, has become a focal point for complaints.

In response, city staff proposed stricter rules for the electronic signs. After some wrangling, the Planning and Zoning Commission signed off on expanded setback requirements (including increased buffers for residential areas) and prohibiting the signs in two commercial corridors.

P&Z also emphasized that staff would explore implementing even tougher rules later, but that these interim measures were intended to address the most pressing concerns.

During the public-comment period, most speakers condemned digital billboards.

“Tourism is the economic engine of this community,” Alan escovitz declared. “Billboards intrude on the landscape of America and ruin our greatest asset: our scenic beauty.”

“Digital billboards are the second-worst thing to happen to this city in 20 years, after that fellow from out of town [now deceased state Sen. James Forrester] calling us a 'cesspool of sin,'” West Asheville resident diane Atkins told Council.

But the billboards did find one proponent.

“With digital billboards, we're taking other billboards down, and we look forward to working with the city as we have in the past,” said General Manager Terry Graves of Fairway Outdoor Advertising, which owns four of the digital signs in Asheville. “Besides the one on Merrimon, we really haven't received any complaints.”

Digital billboards, he pointed out, have a wider range of uses than their predecessors, including helping disseminate charitable and emergency messages.

Many speakers, however, pushed for a much more stringent ban.

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“The 2025 Plan is clear: There should be no new billboards unless they're along I-240, I-40 or I-26,” noted Paul van Heden. “The elimination of billboards has precedent and has been shown to work, right here in Asheville.” He showed photos of old billboards that were eliminated during downtown revitalization.

Current state law limits municipalities' power to force unwilling sign owners to sell them existing billboards, though they can forbid new ones.

So even if the city bans all digital billboards, what some critics have dubbed “the Merrimon monster” will stand.

Council member Marc Hunt, who made the motion to approve the more restrictive interim rules, also proposed a comprehensive ban.

“Now that we've experienced the impact of digital billboards, I think many citizens and leaders feel that the impact ... is actually greater than the 3-to-1 trade they're allowed to make,” he said, though he thanked the outdoor advertising companies for cooperating with the city.

On separate 6-0 votes, Council members approved both the interim rules and the idea of a comprehensive ban. Mayor Terry Bellamy was absent due to campaign obligations.

The full digital billboard ban will first go to the Planning and Zoning Commission, which will work out the details. Council will probably vote on it in late May. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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strawberry parade This year’s harvest will be early and abundant A mild winter means that North Carolina’s strawberry crop may ripen early and flourish at most of the 200 farms across the state, according to the North Carolina Strawberry Association. “A majority of [N.C.] growers … will have strawberries ready 10 days to two weeks earlier than usual,” says Debby Wechsler, NCSA executive secretary.

“It will be a heavy crop,” adds David Dycus, regional agronomist in the Sandhills with the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Other North Carolina crops growing right now may get a similar boost, particularly wheat and peaches.

“I picked three 5-pound buckets of my early variety strawberries already,” says John Vollmer, an organic strawberry grower located in Bunn, N.C., in the Triangle area. “This is the first time I’ve picked strawberries this early,” he adds.

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Herb Symposium • SA (4/7), 9am-7pm - “Herb Symposium: Plants and Healers of Appalachia in Honor of Frank Cook.” This workshop will feature walks focused on plant spirit medicine, medicinal mushrooms and primitive skills. Held at Warren

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Plant Clinic and Compost Demo • SA (4/7), 10am-2pm - A plant clinic and compost demo will be held at the WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Road.

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calendar categories community events & workshops / social & shared-interest groups / government & politics / seniors & retirees / animals / technology / business & careers / volunteering / health programs / support groups / helplines / sports groups & activities / kids / spirituality / arts / spoken & written word / festivals & gatherings / music / theater / comedy / film / dance / auditions & call to artists calEndaR FoR aPRIl 4 - 12, 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 Barrel Racing Horse Show • FR (4/6), 6pm; SA (4/7), 9am-10pm; SU (4/8), 9am5pm - A barrel racing horse show will be held at the WNC Agriculture Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road,

Fletcher. Free. Info: 919398-3781.

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

• WEDNESDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am; SATURDAYS, 9am - The Outward Hounds hiking club encourages the public to take adoptable dogs on Asheville-area hikes. Free.

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

Dogs W.I.N. (What Is Normal) • SA (4/7), 11am - This class covers normal dog behavior and how to prevent problems by providing appropriate outlets for natural behaviors. Hosted

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

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

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

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.

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

Art (Re)HAPPENING • SA (4/7), 6pm-midnight - (Re)HAPPENING will celebrate the legacy of Black Mountain College with 70 local artists of various genres. Presented

by The Media Arts Project and the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Local restaurants will provide dinner. Held at 375 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain. $60 for dinner/$15 after-dinner entertainment/$7 shuttle from downtown. Info: www. rehappening.com.

310 ART Gallery Riverview Station, 191 Lyman St., #310. Fri.Sun., 9:30am-3:30pm or by appointment. Info: www.310art.com or 7762716.

• Through MO (4/30) The Appalachian Pastel Society’s spring show will feature the “diverse talents” of its members. Info: www. appalachianpastelsociety. org.

•SA (4/7), 4-6pm Opening reception.

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.

• TH (4/5) through WE (4/25) - Rested Soul, interpretations of agrarian wisdom by painter Lucy Hunnicutt.

• FR (4/6), 5-8pm Opening reception.

Appalachian State University 423 West King St., Boone.

Info: www.tcva.org or 2623017.

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

• 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.

• Through WE (4/18) Works by Taiyo la Paix will be on display in the Weizenblatt Gallery.

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

• Through MO (4/23) Works from the regional high school art competition will be on display in the Mezzanine Gallery.

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

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• 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.

• TH (4/5) through FR (4/27) - A silk shibori exhibit will feature works by Michael Smith (fiber arts) in the Blowers Gallery. Info: 251-6436.

• FR (4/6) through TU (4/17) - Sense of Artistic Place: Perceptions of Place, works by Tatiana Potts, will be on display in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery.

• FR (4/6), 6-8pm Opening reception.

• FR (4/6) through SU (4/15) - The new media student art exhibition will be on display in the Highsmith University Union Gallery.

• FR (4/6), 3-5pm Opening reception.

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

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Judith Deutsch, president of the Asheville-Blue Ridge Rose Society, will share tips for spring

wed planting on Wednesday, April 4 as she presents "Going Green in the Garden" at a meeting of the Asheville Garden Club. Held at the North Asheville Community Center, 37 E. Larchment Road. 10 a.m. Info: 258-0922.

Learn how to lube chains, fix flat tires and make minor adjustments to bicycles at a free bike

thur maintenance class, hosted by REI in Biltmore Park Town Square, on Thursday, April 5 at 7 p.m. No need to bring bikes. Info and registration: avl.mx/co.

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Get a glimpse of the eclectic and thriving local art scene as more than 23 downtown galleries stay open late for the first Art Walk of the season. Held on Friday, April 6 from 5-8 p.m. Info: ashevilledowntowngalleries.org.

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See the Blue Ridge RollerGirls smash the competition at the WNC Agricultural Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher, on Saturday, April 7 at 5 p.m. $13/$10 in advance. Info: blueridgerollergirls.com.

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Easter is here and local churches have many reasons to celebrate. Religious groups from Asheville to Mills River will honor this sacred time of year on Sunday, April 8. For a full list of services and festivities, go to mountainx.com/events.

Learn about one of nature’s most misunderstood animals at “Going Batty,” a presentation

mon about bats for children. Held on Monday, April 9 at 2 p.m. at Lake James State Park, N.C. Highway 126. Info: 584-7728.

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Keep your body strong at a variety of free health screenings, sponsored by Park Ridge Health. Tests include glucose, lipid, body mass index and blood pressure. Held on Tuesday, April 10 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Health Adventure in the Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road #620. Info: info@parkridgehealth.org.

School of Crafts, 67 Dora’s Trail, Penland. Info: www. penland.org or 765-2359.

Arts Council of Henderson County • Through FR (4/13) - Artists of Tomorrow: Secondary Student Exhibition will be on display at First Citizens Bank, 539 North Main St., Hendersonville. Mon.Th., 9am-5pm and Fri., 9am-6pm. Info: acofhc@ bellsouth.net or 693-8504.

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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.

• Through SU (8/26) - The Essential Idea: Robert Motherwell’s Graphic Works (abstract expressionist).

• Through SU (9/9) Prime Time: New Media Juried Exhibition.

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

• Through SU (10/28) Artworks Project Space: Hoss Haley Installation.

• Through SU (9/16) Ancient Forms, Modern Minds: Contemporary Cherokee Ceramics.

Asheville Art Walk • FR (4/6) - The Asheville Art Walk will feature extended gallery hours and art-related festivities. Held throughout downtown. Info: www.ashevilledowntowngalleries.org.

Atelier 24 Lexington: A Gallery of Local Art Located at 24 Lexington Ave. Mon.-Sat., 11am6pm. Info: www.theateliergalleries.com.

• Through MO (4/30) Original works by Kudulah.

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

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.

Boone First Friday Art Crawl • 1st FRIDAYS, 7-9pm The Boone First Friday Art Crawl will feature extended gallery and business hours in a festive, town-wide celebration.

Castell Photography 2C Wilson Alley. Wed.-Fri., noon-6pm; Sat., noon-7pm. or by appointment. Info: www.castellphotography. com or 255-1188.

• FR (4/6) through SA (5/26) - Spring Salon, works by Roger Ricco and Justine Reyes.

• FR (4/6), 6-8pm Opening reception.

• SA (4/7), noon - Roger Ricco will present an artist talk.

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.

Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit • Through SA (4/28) - A Civil War Sesquicentennial photography exhibit will be on display at the Haywood County Public Library, 678 South Haywood St., Waynesville. Free. Info: 452-5169.

Clingman Cafe • Through MO (4/30) Beauty: Love: Power, works

by Anne Bevan and Blue Fire MacMahon, will be on display at Clingman Cafe, 242 Clingman Ave. Info: clingmancafeasheville.com or 253-2177.

Crimson Laurel Gallery Info: 688-3599 or www. crimsonlaurelgallery.com.

23 Crimson Laurel Way, Bakersville.

• Through SA (4/28) New works by ceramicist Ryan McKerley, featuring diagrams, Mayan glyphs and symbols used in mathematics.

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Asheville Earth Day and Xpress have teamed up on a photo contest for this year’s Saturday, April 21 festival. Photo entries can be uploaded to the official Asheville Earth Day Facebook wall (facebook.com/AshevilleEarthDay). 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 of Cherry the goat, by Rachael Bliss.

2011 Asheville Wing War 1st Place People’s Choice for Specialty Wings SUPER SUNDAY: All The Weeks Drink Specials in 1 Day All Sunday Long!

MON: $5 Pain Killers TUES: $2.50 Drafts & Highballs All Day Long WED: $4 Letter J Liquors

THUR: $3 Micro & Import Bottles FRI: $5 Jager Bombs SAT: $5 Tiki Bombs

NEW HAPPY HOUR MENU $5 AND UNDER 5-7PM EVERY DAY

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fun fundraisers

Easter eggs are everywhere What: Grovewood Easter Egg Hunt to benefit MANNA FoodBank.

Where: Grovewood Gallery’s sculpture garden, 111 Grovewood Road.

When: Saturday, April 7, 11 a.m. Free, with a donation of five food items for MANNA Packs for Kids. Info: grovewood.com/events.

Why: In a matter of days, the Grovewood Gallery sculpture garden will be filled with pastel eggs. This annual Easter tradition invites children ages 2-9 to scramble through the bushes to gather up Easter’s most prized possessions.

The hunt is just for kids, and so is the cause. A donation of five food items to MANNA FoodBank’s Packs for Kids program is required before starting the search. Packs for Kids offers fruits and vegetables, along with personal care items, to at-risk elementary school students. Families are encouraged to bring canned veggies, granola bars and juice boxes for donation.

There are a slew of Easter events this weekend and next, as well as the Big Bad Bunny Urban Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, April 7. This Easter contest encourages adults to race through Asheville in pursuit of riddles, local trivia and other challenges, all to benefit a nonprofit of the winner’s choice. To find out more about the urban scavenger hunt, go to raceforawesomeness.com, and for a full list of all the egg hunts in the region, go to mountainx.com/events.

benefitscalendar CALENDAR FOR APRIL 4 - 12, 2012 Bass Fishing Tournament • SA (4/7), 7am-3pm - A bass fishing tournament for children will benefit Broyhill Children’s Home. Held at Gap Hill Marina, Lake Keowee, S.C. $80 for two-person boat. Info: www.pvbm.net or 828-734-1904.

Dine out for Cancer • TH (4/12) - Dine out for Cancer invites the public to eat at various local restaurants to benefit the American Cancer Society. Info and locations: http://avl.mx/cm.

LEAF in Schools and Streets • FR (4/6), 9pm - A performance by Zansa (traditional and modern West African music) will benefit LEAF in Schools and Streets. Held at Pisgah Brewing Company, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain. Ages

Events at the Turchin Center Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is located at 423 West King St., in Boone. Info: 262-3017 or www.tcva.org.

• FR (4/6) through SA (7/28) - STUFF: Where does it come from and where does it go? --Reflections on Costa Rica exhibit.

• FR (4/6), 7-9pm Opening reception for both exhibits. Donors preview from 6-7pm.

First Congregational United Church of Christ Located at Fifth Avenue W. and White Pine Drive, Hendersonville. Info: www. fcchendersonville.org.

• Through MO (4/30) - The Faces of Haywood Street, to benefit Homeward Bound and The Haywood Community. Mon.-Thur., 9am-1pm.

Flood Gallery Phil Mechanic, 109 Roberts St. Tues.-Sat., 10am-4pm.

Info: www.floodgallery.org or 254-2166.

21 and older. $10/$8 in advance. Info: www.theleaf.org or www.pisgahbrewing.com.

Neurotypical • TH (4/12), 7pm - A screening of Neurotypical will benefit Asheville TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication related handicapped Children). Held at Asheville Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave. $10. Info: www.neuro-typical.com.

Party for Equality • FR (4/6), 5:30-7:30pm - Mitchell County Gay Straight Alliance presents “A Party for Equality” at Mountainside Wine, 271 Oak Ave., featuring live music, a silent auction of local artwork and more. $5 suggested donation includes glass of wine and appetizers.

Info: www.facebook.com/mitchellcountygsa.

• SA (4/7) through MO (4/30) - Three Out of Two, a collaboration between the Asheville community and New York artists James Esber and Jane Fine.

• SA (4/7), 6-9pm Opening reception.

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.

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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.

Grand Bohemian Gallery

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 April 12.

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

Located at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village, 11 Boston Way. Mon.-Thur., 10am-7pm; Fri.-Sat., 10am-8pm; Sun., 10am-5pm. Info: www. bohemianhotelasheville. com or 505-2949.

• Through MO (4/30) Works by Stefan Horik.

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

Hours: Mon., Wed. and Fri., 10am-6pm. Tues. and Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., noon-

5pm. Info: www.thehaengallery.com or 254-8577.

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

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

• Through SA (4/28) Gardens, Mountains and

Streams: An Artist’s View of the Haywood County Garden Tour.

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.

His and Hers • FR (4/6) through MO (4/30) - His and Hers, new works by local-artist David Tallitsch, will be on display at Asheville Art Supply, 344 Depot St. Info: www.ashevilleartsupply.com.

• FR (4/6), 6-8pm Opening reception.

Jonas Gerard Fine Art 240 Clingman Ave. Daily, 10am-6pm. Info: www. jonasgerard.com or 3507711.

• FR (4/6) through SU (4/29) - River Of Forgetting, works by Mira Gerard Singh. Info: www. miragerard.com.

• FR (4/6), 6-9pm Opening reception.

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 ceramics show will feature works by gallery assistants Jan Cothran, Paul Frehe and Tisha Cook.

Paintings by Shellie LewisDambax and Phil Garrett • FR (4/6), 5-8pm Working Girls Studio and Gallery, 30 Battery Park Ave. #200, presents an opening reception for new works by Shellie LewisDambax and Phil Garrett during the first Gallery Stroll of the season. Free. Info: 243-0200.

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.

Pump Gallery 109 Roberts St. Tues.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Info: www.philmechanicstudios.com.

• SA (4/7) through MO (4/30) - Rough Beast: Paintings by David Brendan Hopes.

• SA (4/7), 6-9pm Opening reception.

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 Cutting Edge: The Language of Textiles & Fiber Art • Through SA (5/5), 11am-5pm - Desert Moon Designs Studios and Gallery, 372 Depot St., Suite 44, “explores the language of textile and fiber artists that was forged through centuries of tradition, but speaks with a contemporary voice” in its latest exhibit. A portion of proceeds benefit Caring for Children. Info: www.desertmoondesigns-studios.com.

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

• TH (4/5) through FR (4/27) - The Transylvania County Student Art Show.

• TH (4/5), 4-6pm Opening reception.

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.

Watercolors by Carol Dye • Through MO (4/30) Watercolors by Carol Dye will be on display at Wells Fargo Bank, 101 Main St. W., Valdese, during regular bank hours. Sponsored by the Valdese Heritage Arts Center. Info: www.vhac. webs.com.

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 craft-

ers 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.

Fine Arts and Crafts Showcase • Through FR (6/1) - TC Arts Council will accept submissions for its Fine Arts and Crafts Showcase through June 1. Table and tent required. Info: tcarts@ comporium.net or 8842787.

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.

Jericho Productions • Through SU (4/15) 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) - LAAFF will accept minigrant applications from artists through May 15. Info: kitty@arts2people.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.

Summer Gathering Craft Show • Through TU (5/1) Applications for Marshall’s Summer Gathering craft show will be accepted through May 1. Info: enstylevg@yahoo.com or (423) 972-1190.

Business & Technology 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, 586-5466 or esn4meetings@gmail.com.

Free Tax Assistance • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS through (4/17), 10am-4pm - Free tax assistance will be offered at Pack Library, 67 Haywood St. Info: 6283662.

• 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.

Protect Your Herbal & Natural Products Business • TU (4/10), 6pm - Review proper product labeling to comply with FDA and FTC regulations, learn about proper insurance coverage and get tips on protecting your business from potential problems at this course. Held on A-B Tech’s Enka campus, Technology Commercialization Center, Room 112. $10. Info and registration: www.beaware. eventbrite.com.

Sourcing Quality Herbal Materials • TH (4/12), 6pm - Find out what makes some herbal raw materials superior to others and how to apply these ideas to your business at this course at A-B Tech’s Enka Campus, Haynes Building, Room 228. $10. Info: www. sourcingherbalsapril.eventbrite.com.

Classes, Meetings, Events & Lectures Camera Basics Class (pd.)French Broad Imaging Sat. April 7th. We will be discussing Apertures, Shutter Speeds, and ISOs for digital cameras (DSLRs) in order to get you more comfortable with manual camera modes. 3-5pm and costs $30. frenchbroadimaging.wordpress.com 828575-2170. Private Lessons available $30 per hr.

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.

Huge Church Auction (pd.) Friday, April 20 Free Admission Silent Auction and Concert 7pm. Regular Auction 8:30pm. Unity Center, Mills River 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Rd. 828-891-8700 www.unitync.net/Auction.html for an up-to-date item list 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

Dog Training In Your Home

RELAX — we’ll come to you!

First visit is FREE!

828 - 254 - 4DOG www.betterdog.com

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Healthy Easter? You bunny believe it: Come out to Pack Square Park for a family-friendly Easter event on Saturday, April 7. With egg hunts, egg-rolling contests, bunny-tail tossing, obstacle courses, a giant inflatable slide and more, it willvv be an Easter-y good time. Earth Fare is the sponsor, so the candy and food will be all natural, say organizers at the Asheville Downtown Association. 2 to 6 p.m. Free. More at ashevilledowntown.org.

is just $9.99 at classes@ charlottestreetcomputers. com.

Modern Improv (pd.) Tuesdays 5-6pm.

Moving Bodies modern inspired dance class includes stretching, expressive movement, and improvisational techniques and structures. Beginners and drop-ins welcome.

Held at French Broad Coop Movement Center. $10/$8.

Info: www.melliecreativelearning.com (317) 9667610.

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 The Big Bad Bunny Urban Scavenger Hunt (pd.) Saturday April 7.

2:00-5:00 starting at Asheville Brew Company on

Coxe Ave. Teams of 2-3. $20 per person. Prizes! www.raceofawesome.com (917) 710-2805.

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.

American Business Women’s Association Info: www.abwaskyhy.com.

• TH (4/12), 5:30-8pm Monthly meeting will focus on “Tools for Thriving” with Alexsandra Lett. Register for dinner by April 9. $20.

Info: unsellr@gmail.com.

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 (4/5), 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.

Brevard College Open Campus Day • FR (4/6), 9am - Open Campus Day for prospective students. Held throughout campus. Free. Info and registration: 884-8332.

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.

Courthouse Tours • WEDNESDAYS, 2pm Historic courthouse tours

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will depart from 200 North Grove St., Hendersonville.

Free. Info: 694-5003.

Craft Lab: Engaging Studio Visitors • TU (4/10), 6pm - “Craft Lab: How to Engage a Visitor in Your Studio,” an artist’s guide to speaking with customers to help sell work. Hosted by HandMade in America, 125 S. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: www.handmadeinamerica. org or jwienke@handmadeinamerica.org.

Four Seasons Toastmasters • WEDNESDAYS, 8-9am - Four Seasons Toastmasters invites the community to improve their public speaking skills. Held in the Smoky Mountain Theatre of Lake Point Landing retirement community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. $10 per month. Info: 606-9830.

Full Momentum Wrestling • SA (4/7), 7:30pm - Full Momentum Wrestling, featuring Jason Jett, Lucious

LeAnn, The Alliance, David Austin, Shane Bryan, Cyanide and more. Held at the Fairview Community Center, 1357 Charlotte Highway, Fairview. $6/ children 10 and under free.

Info: www.fullmomentumwrestling.org.

Graduate Studies Info Session • TU (4/10), 5pm - Learn about nine new masters programs coming to Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville this fall, including a “green” MBA and MA’s in nursing and writing. Held at 36 Montford Ave. Info: 258-6136.

Henderson County Heritage Museum Located in the Historic Courthouse on Main St., Hendersonville. Wed.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm.

Free unless otherwise noted. Info: www.hendersoncountymuseum.org or 694-1619.

• Through TU (12/31) - An exhibit of Civil War military weaponry and uniforms.

Improvisation Workshop • TH (4/12), 6:30-8:30pm - An improvisation workshop, with writer and actor Darlene Cah, will be held in Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave. $7/$4 students. Info: www.tryonarts.org.

Laurel Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America Info: www.egacarolinas.org or 654-9788.

• TH (4/5), 10am Monthly meeting will focus on the evolution of the American quilt.

Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe.

New World Celts • 2nd TUESDAYS, 7pm This nonprofit organization promotes Celtic history and culture. Monthly meetings held at the Bier Garden, 46 Haywood St. All are

welcome. Info: www.newworldcelts.org.

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.

Ponderer’s Cafe Group • TUESDAYS, 6:45pm This easygoing, guided questioning aims to cultivate discussion and broaden perspectives on a variety of interesting topics. Free to attend. Info: www.meetup. com/PonderersCafe.

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

• WE (4/4), 7pm “Mountaintop Mining: Environment, Ethics and Faith,” with Reverend John Rausch and Dana and Susan Robinson. Held in Sherrill Center, Mountain View Room 417. Info: 2516651. --- 4pm - The N.C. Agriculture Commissioner’s Speakers Series will present a panel of farmers, business leaders, restauranteurs and legislators.

Held in the Sherrill Center.

Info: (919) 707-3011.

• TH (4/5), 12:15pm “Recognition: A Cherokee Journey to Forgiveness and Healing,” with Patricia Grant, program manager of Analensigi, a mental health substance abuse program on Qualla Boundary. Held in Karpen Hall. Info: 2322992. --- 7pm - “Codes are Everywhere,” with mathematician Judy Walker. Held in Lipinsky Auditorium.

Info: math.unca.edu.

• FR (4/6), 11:25am - “The Rise of Totalitarianism in the Interwar Years,” with John McClain, lecturer in humanities. Info: humanities.unca.edu. --11:25am - “Environmental Sustainability,” with Grace Campbell, lecturer in humanities. Held in the Humanities Lecture Hall.

Info: 251-6808.

• MO (4/9), 11:25am - “Rome,” with Brian Hook, associate professor of classics. Held in the Humanities Lecture Hall. --11:25am - “Can We Know Them by the Songs They Sing? Musical Mirrors: Reflections of War, Turmoil and the Human Spirit,” with Melodie Galloway, assistant professor of music. Held in Lipinsky Auditorium.

• TH (4/12), 4:15pm Asheville Chamber Music

Series will present a preconcert lecture featuring works to be played at its April 13 concert. Held in the Reuter Center. Info: unca.edu/ncccr or 2516140.

RV Camping Club • Through FR (11/30) The Small RV Camping Club currently seeks new members. Info: lilnau@aol. com or 369-6669.

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.

Sexual Harassment Awareness Speak-Out • WE (4/11), 7pm - A sexual harassment awareness speak-out invites the public to share stories, either in person or in advance via email. Held in UNCA’s Humanities Lecture Hall.

Free. Info and story submission: speakoutunca@ gmail.com.

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.

Transportation Planning Basics • SA (4/7), 8:30am-noon A workshop on transportation planning will focus on greenways, sidewalks and bike paths. Held in UNCA’s Reuter Center, Room 206. $5. Info and registration: julie@wnca.org.

Veterans for Peace Info: vfpchapter099wnc. blogspot.com.

• TH (4/5), 6:30pm Veterans for Peace will meet at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St. 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.

Dance Bharatanatyam Classes • Adult • Children

freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19) Please study this testimony: "Born in a rancid, bat-infested cave at the base of the smoldering Sangay Volcano, I was raised by the half-bear demon princess Arcastia. At the age of 4 my training as a ninja shaman began when I was left naked and alone next to a stream of burning lava with only two safety pins, a package of dental floss, and a plastic bag full of Cheerios. My mission: to find my way to my spiritual home."

Now, Aries, I'd like you to compose your own version of this declaration: a playful, over-the-top myth about your origins that gives you a greater appreciation for the heroic journey you've been on all these years.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Our ancestors owned slaves and denied education to girls. What were they thinking? Time magazine asked renowned historian David McCullough if there was anything we do today that our descendants will regard as equally insane and inexcusable. His reply: "How we could have spent so much time watching TV." I'll ask you, Taurus, to apply this same exercise on a personal level. Think of some things you did when you were younger that now seem incomprehensible or ignorant. Then explore the possibility that you will look back with incredulity at some weird habit or tweaked form of self-indulgence you're pursuing today. (P.S. It's an excellent time to phase out that habit or self-indulgence.)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) "I can't tell if I'm dealing well with life these days or if I just don't give a shit any more." I stumbled upon that comment at someecards.com, and I decided to pass it along for your consideration.

You may be pondering the same riddle: feeling suspicious about why you seem more relaxed and tolerant than usual in the face of plain old everyday chaos. I'm here to tell you my opinion, which is that your recent equanimity is not rooted in jaded numbness. Rather, it's the result of some hard work you did on yourself during the last six months. Congrats and enjoy!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) What excites you, Cancerian? What mobilizes your self-discipline and inspires you to see the big picture? I encourage you to identify those sources of high-octane fuel, and then take extraordinary measures to make them a strong presence in your life. There has rarely been a better time than now for you to do this. It could create effects that will last for years. (P.S. Here's a further nudge from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it.")

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) While browsing in a bookstore, I came across a book and deck of cards that were collectively called Tarot Secrets. The subtitle of the kit was "A

Fast and Easy Way to Learn a Powerful Ancient Art." I snorted derisively to read that claim, since I myself have studied Tarot intensively for years and am nowhere near mastery. Later, though, when I was back home meditating on your horoscope, I softened my attitude a bit. The astrological omens do indeed suggest that in the upcoming weeks and months, you just might be able to learn a rather substantial skill in a relatively short time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Writing in The New Yorker, Joanna Ravenna paraphrased German philosopher Nietzsche: "The best way to enrage people is to force them to change their mind about you." I'd like to see you mutate this theory in the coming weeks, Virgo. If possible, see if you can amuse and entertain people, not enrage them, by compelling them to change their minds about you. I realize that's a tricky proposition, but given the current astrological omens, I have faith that you can pull it off.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) In 1892, when Wrigley was just starting out as a company, its main product was baking powder.

Free chewing gum was included in each package as a promotional gimmick. But soon the freebie became so popular that Wrigley rearranged its entire business. Now it's a multi-billion-dollar company that sells gum in 140 different countries — and no baking powder. Maybe there's something like that on the verge of happening in your own life, Libra: What seemed like the main event could turn out to be secondary, or what seemed incidental might become a centerpiece. Is there something you are overvaluing at the cost of something you are undervaluing?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) People in intimate relationships are hypersensitive to negative comments from their partners.

Psychologists say it takes five compliments to outweigh the effects of a single dash of derogatory criticism. I'm sure the ratio is similar even for relationships that aren't as close as lovers and spouses. With this in mind, I urge you to be extra careful not to dispense barbs. They would be especially damaging during this phase of your astrological cycle — both to you and to those at whom you direct them. Instead, Scorpio, why not dole out an abundance of compliments? They will build up a reservoir of goodwill you'll be able to draw on for a long time.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Researchers report that the typical man falls in love 5.4 times over the course of his life, while the average woman basks in the glow of this great mystery on 4.6 occasions. I suspect you may be close to having a .4 or .6 type of experience, Sagittarius: sort of like infatuation, but without the crazed mania. That could actually be a good thing. The challenging spiritual project that relationship offers may be most viable when the two people involved are not electrifyingly interwoven with every last one of their karmic threads. Maybe we have more slack in our quest for intimacy if we love but are not obsessed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) "I couldn't wait for success," said rich and famous comedian Jonathan Winters, "so I went ahead without it." I love that approach, and I suggest you try it out. Is there any area of your life that is held captive by an image of perfection? Consider the possibility that shiny concepts of victory and progress might be distracting you from doing the work that will bring you meaning and fulfillment. If you're too busy dreaming of someday attaining the ideal mate, weight, job, pleasure, and community, you may miss out on the imperfect but amazing opportunities that are available right now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) On Reddit.com, Kaushalp88 asked the question, "What is the most badass thing that you have ever done, but that other people weren't impressed by?" Here's his own story: "I was at an ice-cream shop. At the exit, there was a small raised step I didn't see. I tripped over it with my ice cream cone in my right hand. The ice cream ball sprung out of the cone. I instinctively lurched my left hand forward and grabbed it, but at the same time I was already falling toward the pavement. I tucked my head into my chest and made a perfect somersault, rising to my feet and plopping the ice cream back in the cone." I suspect you will soon have comparable experiences, Aquarius -- unusual triumphs and unexpected accomplishments. But you may have to be content with provoking awe in no one else beside yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) "Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow."

So says a Swedish proverb. Can we talk about this, please, Pisces? Of course there are real hazards and difficulties in life, and they deserve your ingenious problem-solving. But why devote any of your precious energy to becoming embroiled in merely hyped-up hazards and hypothetical difficulties? Based on my analysis of the astrological omens, now is a propitious time to cut shadows down to their proper size.

It's also a perfect moment to liberate yourself from needless anxiety. I think you'll be amazed at how much more accurate your perceptions will be as a result.

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Learn more: www.riverviewstation.com Dancing’s Fun! (pd.) Quick and easy lessons. Swing, Ballroom, Country Two Step. Very reasonable rates plus schedule @ your convience! Singles, couples, Learn at your location or Asheville, and Fletcher.

352-558-4200 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 Bhangra/Hip-Hop Aerobic Classes • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - 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.

Contra Dance • MONDAYS, 8pm - Contra dancing at the Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave. Beginners welcome. $6.

Info: www.danceasheville. com.

Flashmob • 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.

Intro to Jazzy Showgirl Series • MONDAYS through (5/7), 6-7pm - This five-week dance series will teach the basics of jazzy showgirl and burlesque, including how to strut, shimmy and chair dance. Held at Carver Community Center, 101 Carver Ave., Black Mountain. $65 for entire series/$13 for first class.

After that, students must take each consecutive class. Info and registration: www.holisticwithhumor. com/dancing.

Modern Improv • RU (4/10), 5pm - This class focuses on guided self-expression, improvisation and the basics of modern dance. Beginners and drop-ins welcome.

Held at the French Broad Coop Movement Center, 90 Biltmore Ave. $12/$10 in advance. Info: www.melliecreativelearning.com.

Southern Lights SDC

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

Info: 696-9198.

• SA (4/7), 7pm - “Balloon Fiasco” dance. Advanced dance at 6pm.

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.

Eco Asheville Green Drinks • WE (4/11), 7pm Asheville Green Drinks presents a program on nuclear and environmental issues with Nobel Peace Prize nominee Helen Caldicott. Held at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St. Free. Info: www. ashevillegreendrinks.com.

Building Efficiency Lecture • MO (4/9), 7pm - Chris Mathis, building scientist and beekeeper, will explore what can be learned from the honeybee’s high performance building.

Sponsored by GreenPower and Phi Theta Kappa. Held in A-B Tech’s Ferguson Auditorium on the main campus. Info:http://avl. mx/cy.

Intro to Permaculture & Ecovillage Tour • SA (4/7), 9am-5pm This three hour walkabout intro to permaculture, with Patricia Allison, will be followed by a tour of Earthaven Ecovillage, 5

Consensus Circle, Black Mountain. The event will focus of food-related issues and demonstrate how they apply to successful community living.

BYO lunch. $20-$50 donation requested; no one turned away. Info: www. patriciaallison.net or www. earthaven.org.

Social Justice Film Nite • FR (4/6), 7pm Permaculture: The Growing Edge will be screened as part of Social Justice Film Nite at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville on the corner of Charlotte and Edwin Streets. Donations accepted. Info: devwilliams@ juno.com.

Swannanoa River Play • SU (4/8), 2pm RiverLink will host a production of Swannanoa River Play at the RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza, 117 Riverside Drive. Bring a blanket and picnic, if desired. Free.

Info: dave@riverlink.org or 252-8474.

The Nature Conservancy • TU (4/10), 9am3pm - Work and Learn Party: Salamander Crawl.

Volunteers will participate in invasive plant removal at Bat Cave Preserve in Hickory Nut Gorge, followed by a guided salamander survey with a wildlife biologist. Info and registration: 350-1431, ext.

105 or mtns_volunteers@ tnc.org.

Toxic Coal Ash Presentation

• WE (4/4), 7pm - Hartwell Carson of French Broad Riverkeeper and Frank Holleman of the Southern Environmental Law Center will discuss the health and environmental impacts of coal ash ponds during this meeting of WENOCA Sierra Club. Held at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Edwin Place. Info: www. wenoca.org.

Festivals Big Bad Bunny Urban Scavenger Hunt • SA (4/7), 2-5pm - The Big Bad Bunny Urban Scavenger Hunt will feature local musicians, businesses and actors presenting riddles, a beer tasting, trivia and more. 20 percent of the proceeds benefit the winning team’s nonprofit of choice. Held throughout downtown Asheville. $25/$20 in advance. Info and registration: http://avl. mx/cj or http://avl.mx/ci.

Easter Egg Hunt: Fletcher • SA (4/7), noon - An Easter egg hunt for children under 11 will be held at Fletcher Community Park, 85 Howard Gap Road. A parade of hats will begin at 11:45am. The Easter bunny will greet children after the hunt. Those interested in volunteering should contact c.wiener@fletchernc.org or 687-0751. Free. Info: http:// avl.mx/cn.

Easter Egg Hunt: Grovewood Gallery • SA (4/7), 11am - An Easter egg hunt for children ages 2-9 will benefit

MANNA FoodBank. Hunt will feature snacks and the Easter bunny. Bring a basket and five food items to donate. Held at Grovewood Gallery, 111 Grovewood Road. Free. Info: www. grovewood.com or 6227238.

Easter Egg Hunt: Jackson Park • SA (4/7), noon-2pm - An Easter egg hunt will feature music, prizes and the Easter bunny at Jackson Park, 801 Glover St. Hendersonville. Free. Info: 697-4884.

Easter Festival: Shiloh Park • SA (4/7), 2-4pm - An Easter egg hunt and festival, featuring face painting, music and food, will be hosted by Seacoast Church in Shiloh Park, 121 Shiloh Road. Free. Info: 702-1375.

Easter on the Green • SA (4/7), 2-5pm - This family-friendly celebration of Easter traditions will include an egg hunt, egg roll, inflatable giant slide, obstacle course, bounce house and a visit by the Easter Bunny. Held at Pack Square Park downtown.

Free. Info: http://avl.mx/cr.

Holiday Events at Grove Park Inn Located at 290 Macon Ave. in Asheville. Info: 252-2711 or www.groveparkinn.com.

• SA (4/7), 10-11:30am - An Easter bonnet decorating workshop will be held in the Laurel Suite. $10. --11:30am - Easter parade.

Free. 2-4pm - An Easter party will feature crafts, cupcake decorating, face painting and more. $10.

• SU (4/8), 8:30-9:30am - A non-denominational Easter service will be held in the Skyline Room. --10am - Easter egg hunt.

Baskets provided, or bring your own. $10.

Joker’s Full Moon Gathering • FR (4/6), 8pm - This event will be hosted at a private residence in Swannanoa. Bring instruments and be prepared to dance and love. Info and location: (843) 735-4862.

Lake Junaluska Bunny Run • SA (4/7), 8:30-11am - Celebrate Easter at the third annual Lake Junaluska Bunny Run, held at the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, 91 North Lakeshore Drive. The event will include 5K and 10K races, along with a half-mile fun run for kids. $20 in advance/$25 day of/ children 12 and under free.

Info: www.lakejunaluska. com/run.

Food 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.

White Horse Spring Farmers Market • WEDNESDAYS, 3-6pm - This indoor/outdoor farmers market features local meats, produce, cheese, breads, chocolates and crafts, along with fresh seafood from the Outer Banks. Held at White

Horse Black Mountain, 105 Montreat Road, Black Mountain. Info: www.whitehorseblackmountain.com.

Government & Politics Asheville Retired Union Workers Luncheon • 2nd TUESDAYS, 11:30am - Retired or current union members, family and friends are invited to meet for lunch at Cornerstone Restaurant, 102 Tunnel Road. Meetings feature guest speakers.

Info: dick@dickandnorma. com.

Buncombe County Democratic Party Info: buncombedems.org.

• 2nd MONDAYS, 6:308pm - A meeting with party officers, open to all Democrats, will be held at 951 Old Fairview Road.

Buncombe County Republican Women • 2nd THURSDAYS, 11:30am - Buncombe County Republican Women will meet at Cornerstone Restaurant, 102 Tunnel Road. Women and men welcome. Restaurant prices apply. Info: 274-7883.

Buncombe Green Party Meeting • 1st SATURDAYS, 10am - “Join us in building grass-roots progressive democracy.” Meetings held in The Fortune Building, 727 Haywood Road, West Asheville. Info: buncombegreens.org or 225-4347.

Homelessness Protest • TH (4/5), 4-6pm - A protest against Asheville’s

Join us for an Open House in Asheville to learn about Adoption and Foster Care.

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homeless ordinances will be held outside Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza.

Info: http://avl.mx/cx.

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.

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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.

• 2nd TUESDAYS, 11am12:30pm - A program for home-schooled children grades 1-4 will feature a guided tour and hands-on activity. $4.

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: ashevilleyouthensemble@ gmail.com or 299-4856.

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.

• Through MO (4/30) Children are invited to make art with recycled materials.

• WE (4/4), 11am - “Let’s Get Moving” for children of all ages. Registration requested.

• FR (4/6), 10am-5pm - Paper plate Easter bonnet decorating. Materials provided.

• TU (4/10), 10:30am12:30pm - “Wiggle with the Worms,” a presentation on worms. Each child, ages 7-10, will receive a mini-worm farm to take home. $15/$7 members.

Registration suggested.

• WE (4/11) - Hands On! will celebrate National Pet Day with dog, cat and fish crafts.

• TH (4/12), 10:30am12:30pm - Bubble-mania will focus on learning and playing with bubbles.

Appropriate for children ages 6-10. $15/$7 members. Registration suggested.

Hip Hop Class • MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 3:30-4:30pm - A hip-hop

class for children grades K-12 will be offered at Waynesville Recreation Center, 550 Vance St. Free for members/$20 pass for 15 visits. Registration required. Info: youthprogramsupervisor@ townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030.

Lake James State Park N.C. Highway 126.

Programs are free unless otherwise noted. Info: 5847728.

• MO (4/9), 2pm - “Going Batty” will feature a batthemed presentation and crafts at the Catawba River Area picnic shelter.

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.

Wee Naturalists • TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 9:30am The N.C. Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, hosts activities for children ages 2-5, including nature walks, garden exploration, stories, crafts and visits from classroom animals. April events include programs on seeds.

Info: www.ncarboretum.org or 665-2492.

YouthQuest Bird Watch

• SA (4/7), 8am YouthQuest, a program to encourage young people to be “ethicallyaware,” will host a bird walk at Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, followed by a picnic. Free. Registration required for craft project.

Directions: www.masnc. org. Registration and info: 335-7287.

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.

Events at REI Located at 31 Schenck Parkway. Info: 687-0918 or www.rei.com/asheville.

• WE (4/11), 7pm - A presentation on the Pacific Crest Trail will discuss terrain and climate extremes.

Free. Info and registration: http://avl.mx/cp.

Fly Fishing Film Tour • SA (4/7), 5-9pm - The Fly Fishing Film Tour will feature Reverb, Sipping Dry, Fly a Legacy and more. Films begin at 7:30pm. Held at Highland Brewery, 12 Old Charlotte Highway #H. $15/$10 in advance. Info: www.flyfilmtour.com.

Lake James State Park N.C. Highway 126.

Programs are free unless

otherwise noted. Info: 5847728.

• TU (4/10), 10am - “Meet a Tree Hike” will depart from the Catawba River Area office. Open to children of all ages.

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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 (4/5), 6:30-9pm - A class on childbirth will be offered to expectant parents.

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.

Performance & Film Improv Class at NYS3 (pd.) By industry professional Tom Chalmers:

7-week class in Performance Comedy Improv for those that have had some training in Improv. Starting Tues. April 17, 6:00 -8:00 Contact: info@nys3.com (917) 710-2805 www.nys3.com 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 # 1-866-8249547.

“8” The Play • TU (4/8), 7pm - NC Stage presents a staged reading of ‘8’ The Play by Dustin Lance Black, “based on the trial transcripts from the Proposition 8 hearings in California last year regarding the ban on same-sex marriage.” Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 South Pack Square. $15/$10 students and children. Info: www.dwtheatre. com or 257-4530.

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

• TH (4/12), 7:30pm Totally Tango II will feature traditional tango compositions. A dance class begins at 5:30pm. Held at White Horse Black Mountain, 105 Montreat Road. $15/$5 children. Info: www.whitehorseblackmountain.com or 669-0816.

Bluegrass and Country Music • 1st SATURDAYS, 6-10:30pm - The Lions Club will host a bluegrass and country music night with a raffle and cake walk.

Free, but donations encouraged. Held at 188 Erwin Hills Road. Info: 713-7509.

Classic World Cinema Foreign Film Series • FR (4/6), 8pm Amarcord by Federico Fellini (Italy/France 1973).

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

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

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

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (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.

• TH (4/12) through SA (4/14), 8pm - Rocket Man: A Celebration of Elton John will be performed at the downtown location. $24.

Free Movie Night • SATURDAYS, 6pm Hosted by Wall Street Coffee House and Emporium, 62 Wall St., featuring new releases, cult classics and old favorites.

Free. Movie titles to be announced weekly at www.

wallstreetcoffeehouse. webs.com.

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

• TH (4/5), 8pm - Charlie Hunter (guitar). $32.

Hooterville Hoedown MiniJam • THURSDAYS, 6-9pm - This open mic is held weekly at the Opportunity House, 1411 Highway 25, Hendersonville. No jam on last Thursdays of the month. Free. Info: hootervillehoedown@gmail.com.

Lee Ann Womack • SA (4/12), 7:30pm - Lee Ann Womack (country) will perform in Caldwell Community College’s J.E. Broyhill Civic Center. $38/$20 students and children. Info: www.broyhillcenter.com or 726-2407.

Mezzo The Happy Medium • SA (4/7), 10pm - Mezzo the Happy Medium: A Haunted Comedy, MafiaStyle will feature Trey Ashe and Mezzo Gracioso from LaZoom Tours. Held at The Magnetic Theatre, 372 Depot St., Suite 50. $10.

Info: www.themagneticfield. com or www.lazoomtours. com.

Montford Park Players • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS, (4/12) until (4/29) - Shakespeare’s As You Like It will be performed by the Montford Park Players at the Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St. $12/$10 students and seniors/$6 under 18. Pay-

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newsoftheweird People of faith: GPS navigator users News of the Weird has reported enough incidents of blind overreliance on GPS devices to make the phenomenon "no longer weird." But in March, three Japanese students vacationing near Brisbane, Australia, set a new standard for ignoring common sense.

Bound for North Stradbroke Island (about eight miles offshore), the driver (according to the local Bayside Bulletin) apparently disregarded maps and eyesight in favor of the all-powerful Navigator, which told him to proceed. As news spread on the Internet, photographers rushed to capture the car, half-buried in sand.

The continuing crisis • The entire village (almost!) of Sodeto, Spain, shared the grand prize in the country's huge Christmas lottery in December, with each of the 70 households earning the equivalent of at least $130,000. The joint buy-in of tickets is a town ritual, but one resident missed the canvassing: filmmaker Costis Mitsotakis, who said he was glad everyone else was happy. (The dark side of winning: Hucksters from all over the country flooded the town, The New York Times reported in January.)

• In February, Anthony McDaniel, 47, voluntarily returned to North Carolina from his new home in Texas after his former employer, the owner of the now-defunct Skibo Skillet in Fayetteville, accused McDaniel of having pocketed meatballs, corn on the cob and anchovy dip while working there (Greensboro News & Record, February).

what-we’re-worth nights April 12 and 19. Info: www. montfordparkplayers.org.

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

• TH (4/5), 7:30pm Senior recital by Jerard Sloan (percussion). Free.

Info: 884-8211.

• TH (4/12), 7:30pm Symphonic winds concert.

Free. Info: 884-8211.

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

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

Pan Harmonia Concerts held at the Altamont Theater, 18

Church St. Info: www. pan-harmonia.org or www. myaltamont.com.

• SU (4/8), 5pm - An Easter Bouquet, featuring Kimberly Cann (piano). $15/$12 in advance.

Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet • TU (4/10), 7:30pm - The Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet will perform in WCU’s Coulter Building.

Free. Info: www.smbq.org or 227-7242.

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

• SU (4/8), 3pm - The Cool Water Jazz Ensemble will perform an Easter concert.

Donations accepted.

Sunday Songwriter’s Serenade • (4/8), 2-5pm - Local songwriters meet regularly to give one another thematic assignments and perform

• Make Yourself at Home: Keith Davis, 46, was caught red-handed in Ashley Murray's house in South Bend, Ind., in February and charged with burglary. Murray, though, said she had mixed feelings because, while there, Davis had folded her clothes and vacuumed the house, WNDUTV reported. (Police said a drug had made Davis believe he was in his own home.)

Family values • What’s an appropriate Christmas gift for the 7-year-old daughter of the "Human Barbie,” Britain's notorious specimen of plastic surgery?

A gift certificate (redeemable at age 18) for about $11,000 worth of liposuction. Mom had already given little "Poppy" Burge a voucher for breast augmentation. “I can't wait to be like Mummy with big boobs,” Poppy told the Daily Mail in January. “They're pretty." Mom, now 51, celebrated with about $80,000 worth of additional plastic surgery herself, running her lifetime total tab to (depending on the source) $800,000 to $1 million.

• In January, a 21-year-old man confessed to stealing checks from the Money Tree store in Lynnwood, Wash., and forging signatures, telling detectives: "I don't have an addiction; I don't need to use drugs. I’m doing this to

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original tunes written as a group. Held at Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St. Donations accepted. Info: 424-3460.

The Altamont Located at 18 Church St. Info: www.myaltamont.com or 274-8070.

• SA (4/7), 8pm - Russ Wilson and his orchestra will present ‘20s jazz and dance music. A lesson will precede the concert at 7pm. $12/$10 in advance.

Info: www.myaltamont. com.

The Importance of Being Earnest • TH (4/12) & FR (4/13), 7:30pm - The Importance of Being Earnest will be performed by A-B Tech students in the college’s Carriage House Theatre. $10/$5 students/$3 A-B Tech students. Info: pcarver@abtech.edu or 254-1921.

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The Magnetic Field 372 Depot St. Info: www. themagneticfield.com or 257-4003.

• THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (4/14), 7:30pm - The Evolution of Woman. $15/$12 in advance.

• TU (4/10), 8pm - The Belfast Boys (Celtic music and poetry). $10.

The Rose Familiar • SA (4/7), 8pm - The Rose Familiar (progressive rock) will perform at Spring Creek Tavern, 145 Bridge St., Hot Springs. Info: http://avl.mx/c4.

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

Info and registration: www.

show my parents I can make it on my own, without them." [The Daily Herald of Everett, Wash.]

Wisconsinites doing it the hard way In October, Robbie Suhr, 48, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., rebuffed by the young exchange student living with him and his family, disguised himself one night and snatched the woman, intending to tie her up, leave, and then return undisguised to "rescue" her, police said. But she fought back, sending the masked man fleeing.

Several months earlier, Jordan Cardella, 20, of Milwaukee persuaded a buddy to shoot him, hoping to win back his girlfriend.

After requesting three shots in the back, Cardella wisely settled for one in the arm.

Alas, the girlfriend continued to ignore him, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Least-competent criminals In March, police in Palo Alto, Calif., made one of the largest methamphetamine busts in U.S. history using the popular Find-My-iPad app, The Mercury News of San Jose reported. Apparently, someone at the drug house had stolen the iPad, and police turned on the owner's global-positioning "app," pointing to an apartment complex in Santa Clara County. They confiscated almost 800 pounds of meth with a street value of about $35 million. Said the father of the iPad owner, "They have $35 million, and they can't go out and buy an iPad?"

pardeehospital.org or 6924600.

• TU (4/10), 1-3pm Health insurance guidance for retirees. Free.

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.

Living Options and Aging • FR (4/6), 11:30am - Fab Friday: “Living Options and Aging,” with Ann Bass, senior certified relocation and transition specialist.

Held in UNCA’s Reuter Center. Info: unca.edu/ ncccr or 251-6140.

SeniorSalt Hymn Sing • TH (4/5), 9am-2:15pm SeniorSalt Hymn Sings are an opportunity for seniors to gather for a morning of worship and fellowship. Participants will sing

traditional hymns, read Scripture passages and hear the stories behind the songs. A buffet-style meal will follow. Hosted by The Cove at the Billy Graham Training Center, 1 Porter’s Cove Road. $25. Info and registration: http://avl. mx/ce.

Spirituality A Barbara Marciniak Channeling Event April 27-28 (Friday-Saturday) (pd.) Barbara channels the Pleiadians who share their perspectives about our changing world. Lecture/ channeling Friday 7pm10:30pm: $35. Workshop/ channeling Saturday 10am-6pm: $90. Cash or money order only. Ramada River Ridge Hotel, 800 Fariview Road, Asheville.

Reservations recommended: (828) 298-6300

or ashevilleclass@yahoo. com Asheville Center for Transcendental Meditation (“TM”) (pd.) It’s not contemplation, focusing on your breath, watching thoughts or trying to be mindful. It’s a completely different process with far-reaching, scientifically validated benefits: During TM you effortlessly transcend thought to experience restful alertness or pure consciousness—the source of thought—revitalizing mind, body and spirit.

Free Introductory Class: Thursday, 6:30pm, 165 E. Chestnut • Topics: How meditation techniques differ • What health researchers say • (828) 254-4350. www.MeditationAsheville. org Asheville Compassionate Communication Center (pd.) 8 Week Course starting April 18, 6:308:30pm. Learn ways to create understanding, connection, and deeper love in your relationships by learning Compassionate Communication (Nonviolent Communication). Great for couples! 252-0538. www. ashevilleccc.com Asheville Meditation Group (pd.) Practice meditation in a supportive group environment. Guided meditations follow the Insight/ Mindfulness/Vipassana practices. Insight meditation cultivates a happier, more peaceful and focused mind. Our “sangha” (a community of cool people) provides added support and joy to one’s spiritual awakening process. All are invited. • By donation. • Tuesdays, 7pm-8:30pm: Guided meditation and discussion. • Sundays, 10am11:30am: Seated meditation and dharma talks. • The Women’s Wellness Center, 24 Arlington Street, Asheville. • Info/directions: (828) 808-4444. • www. ashevillemeditation.com Astro-Counseling (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

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.

A Good Friday for Pleasure • FR (4/6), 7:30-9pm This educational and interactive presentation, with somatic sexologist Rebecca Chaplin, will include specific strategies to expand your sexual practice as a vehicle for personal development.

Held at Va Va Voom, 57 Broadway St. Free. Dropins welcome. Info: 2546329 or www.facebook. com/VVVooom.

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.

Community HU Song • SU (4/8), 11-11:30am - “In our fast-paced world, are you looking to find more inner peace?

Chanting this once-secret name for God, HU, has helped people throughout time find inner peace and divine love.” By donation.

Held at the Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Road. Info: www.eckankarnc.org.

Divine Energy Share • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6-8pm - All are welcome to participate in this healing circle, including reiki practitioners, other energy workers and nonpractitioners curious to tap their healing potential.

By donation. Meets at 60 Caledonia Road #B (the Carriage House behind the Kenilworth Inn Apartments).

Info: 707-2983.

Easter Service • SU (4/8), 6:45am - An Easter service will be held at Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 171 Beaverdam Road. The Chancel Choir will perform at the 11am service. Info: 253-0765.

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

Programs by donation, unless otherwise noted.

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

• SU (4/8), 9:15am - Rebecca Weidler of Davidson College will discuss the proposed mar-

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riage amendment. All points of view welcome.

Grace Community Church 495 Cardinal Road, Mills River. www.graceinfo.org or 891-2006.

• WE (4/4), 6:30pm - A Holy Week service will focus on the life of Jesus with music, reading and art.

• SU (4/8), 8am, 9:30pm & 11am - Easter services.

Holy Week at Biltmore UMC • TH (4/5), 7:30pm - Communion and contemplative service will be held at Biltmore UMC, 376 Hendersonville Road.

• FR (4/6), noon-6pm - Stations of the Cross selfguided meditation.

• SU (4/8), 7am - Sunrise service and pancake breakfast. Traditional worship to follow at 11am.

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.

Living Last Supper • FR (4/6), 7pm - A “living Last Supper” will feature a dramatization of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Held at Asheville North SeventhDay Adventist Church, 364 Broadway St. Donations accepted. Info: 606-6834.

Modern Buddhism by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso • SUNDAYS, 7pm - Learn practical methods for developing inner calm during normal activities with Buddhist teacher Sharon Lovich. This ongoing book club includes guided meditation, a talk and discussion. Join anytime. Held at Montford Books and More, 31 Montford Ave. $8/$5 seniors and students. Info: meditationinasheville@ gmail.com or http://avl. mx/bg.

Nurse Christian Fellowship • 1st THURSDAYS, 6-8pm - Nurse Christian Fellowship provides a local, regional, national and international network to bring the message of Jesus Christ and a Christian worldview to nursing education and practice.

Info: rchovey@sos.spcasheville.org.

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.

Sacred Embodiment Center Located at 41 Carolina Lane in Asheville.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, noon3pm - “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.

There Is Hope • SU (4/8), 7am Grassroots Church will host an Easter Sunrise Service at Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville. Breakfast to follow service (first-come, first-serve). Free. Info: www.thereishopeavl.com.

Toning for Peace • 2nd & 4th SUNDAYS, 1-2:45pm - Toning for Peace will be held at The Light Center, 2196 N.C. Hwy 9, Black Mountain.

By donation. Info: www. urlight.org.

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

• TH (4/5), 6pm Thursday evening service.

• FR (4/6), 6pm - Good Friday service.

• SU (4/8), 10am - Easter service.

• 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.

Have you opened the letter yet? Open Letter Records brings another stellar, off-the-beaten path show to Asheville. “You were wondering where a rock aesthetic has improved jazz rather than compromising it? Here,” writes the New York Times, about Endangered Blood, a quartet of New York City heavy hitters. Featuring bassist Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, John Zorn’s Masada), drummer Jim Black, bass clarinetist/alto saxophonist Oscar Noriega and tenor saxophonist Chris Speed. Asheville’s superlative Ahleuchatistas opens. At the LAB on Wednesday, April 4. Doors 8:30, show 9 p.m. $10.

Attention WNC Mystery Writers • TH (4/12), 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 (4/12), 11:30am - Books and Bites: Dori Sanders will read from her novel Clover and food from her Country Cook Book will be served at Lake Lure Inn, 2771 Memorial Highway. $25. Info and tickets: 6250456.

Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS - All programs are free unless otherwise noted.

Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n BM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) n EC = Enka-Candler Library (1404 Sandhill Road, 250-4758) n FV = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) n LE = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 250-6480)

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n PM = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) n SS = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 250-6488) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 2506486) n WV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n Library storyline: 250KIDS. • WE (4/4), 3pm - Book club: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. WV --6-8pm - Knitting group. SW • TH (4/5), 6:30pm - Book club: On the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. BM • TU (4/10), 1pm - Book Club: Busy Body by M.C. Beaton. LE --- 6:30pm - Susan Reinhardt will present humorous stories similar to the works in her syndicated column. EC --7pm - “Publish or Perish” roundtable discussion. WV • WE (4/11), 6pm - A poetry reading from GilbertChappell Distinguished Poets. PM • TH (4/12), 1pm - Book Club: Bloodroot by Amy Green. FV --- 2:30pm Book Club: The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak. SS

City Lights Bookstore Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

Info: more@citylightsnc. com or 586-9499.

• FR (4/6), 7pm - Allan Wolf will read from his new book The Watch that Ends the Night.

• SA (4/7), 7pm - Bill Branyon will read from his book Liberating Liberals.

Events at Warren Wilson College Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and held in Canon Lounge of the Gladfelter Student Center.

Info: 298-3325.

• WE (4/11), 6:30pm Rose McLarney will read from her book of poems The Always Broken Plates of Mountains.

Glenis Redmond • TU (4/10), 7pm - Glenis Redmond will read poetry and present performance art in Mars College’s Belk Auditorium. Free. Info: www.mhc.edu.

Grateful Steps Publishing house located at 159 S. Lexington Ave. Events are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www.gratefulsteps.com or 277-0998.

• SA (4/7), 1-2:30pm Suzan Tanner will host a scavenger hunt and read

from her book The Crystal Swan.

Lauren Winner • TH (4/12), 6:30-8:30pm - Lauren Winner will read from her book Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis at All Souls Cathedral, 9 Swan St. Info: www.laurenwinner. net or www.allsoulscathedral.org.

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

• WE (4/4), 7pm - Book club: Swamplandia! by Karen Russell.

• TH (4/5), 7pm - Maureen Healy will celebrate the launch of her book Growing Happy Kids: How to Foster Inner Confidence, Success, and Happiness.

• FR (4/6), 7pm - Biologist David George Haskell will present his book The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature.

• SA (4/7), 7pm - Beth Revis will read from A Million Suns, the newest novel in her Across the Universe trilogy.

• MO (4/9), 5:30pm - North Carolina Stage Company will present a dramatic reading of Amadeus.

• WE (4/11), 7-8:30pm Local poet Tracey Schmidt will present a poetry workshop. Free.

• TH (4/12), 7pm - Reiki master Deborah Lloyd will read from her book Believe It and It Is True.

Maureen Healy • TH (4/12), 7pm Maureen Healy will read from her book Growing Happy Kids: How to Foster Inner Confidence, Success and Happiness at the Center for Spiritual Living, 2 Science of Mind Way. Free. www.growinghappykids.com.

Mountain Writers Meeting • 2nd TUESDAYS, 1pm Mountain Writers will meet at Blue Ridge Books, 152 S. Main St. Info: www. mountainwritersnc.com or 235-2003.

Open Mic • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - A spoken word open mic, hosted by Asheville Wordfest and Asheville Poetry Review, will be held at The Pulp, 103 Hilliard Ave. $10 includes membership fee. Info: www.ashevillepoetryreview.com or 225-5851.

Writers Guild of WNC • 2nd THURSDAYS, 1:303:30pm - The Writers Guild of WNC will meet at the Fletcher Public Library, 120 Library Road, Hendersonville. Info: WritersGuildWNC@gmail. com or 296-9983.

Sports Single? Play golf? (pd.) Consider American Singles Golf Association (ASGA) for fun, fellowship and fairways. Visit the Asheville Chapter of ASGA at our next monthly meeting: Travinia Italian Kitchen, Biltmore Park, 2nd Tuesdays, 5:45pm.

For more info: 828-2989790 www.asheville. singlesgolf.com Blue Ridge RollerGirls • SA (4/7), 5pm - The Blue Ridge RollerGirls will compete at the WNC Agricultural Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road. $13/$10 in advance. Info: www.blueridgerollergirls. com.

Events at REI Located at 31 Schenck Parkway. Info: 687-0918 or www.rei.com/asheville.

• TH (4/5), 7pm - A class on basic bike maintenance will teach participants how to lube chains, fix flat tires and make minor adjustments. No need to bring

bikes. Free. Info and registration: http://avl.mx/co.

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.

Introduction to Kayaking • THURSDAYS, 7:309:30pm - An introductory kayaking class will cover the basics of whitewater kayaking with Nantahala Outdoor Center instructors at The Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave. Ages 10 and up. $40. Info and registration: (800) 232-7238.

Volunteering Asheville City Schools Foundation • Volunteers are sought for the 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 afterschool 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: 989-9459.

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

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

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• 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.

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.

• FR (4/6), 11am12:30pm - Shake and Bake: Cook and serve a homemade lunch to the men staying at the ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters and Inn. Both men and women are encouraged to participate.

• SA (4/7), 10am-noon Kids Care invites students ages 7-12 to bake food for families at the Lewis Rathbun Center. Geared towards ages 7-12.

• MO (4/9), 7-8:30pm Cookie Night: Help bake cookies for Lewis Rathbun Center families. Supplies provided.

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.

Jewish Community Center • The Asheville Jewish Community Center seeks volunteers for party planning, receptionist duties and other projects. Info:

rochelle@jcc-asheville.org or 253-0701.

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

Protect WNC Streams • SA (4/7), 9am-4pm This training workshop, for

volunteers 17 and older, will teach participants to identify aquatic insects and sample streams for water quality. Held on the campus of UNCA and at a nearby creek. Donation requested; RSVP required.

Info and registration: graciaoneill@yahoo.com.

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.

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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By Bill Rhodes "Water?" says Dr. lew stringer at the start of a March 21 test run of the nation’s only civilian mobile disaster hospital. "We can suck contaminated water a quarter-mile, filter it and use it for all our needs. Of course, it’s easier to connect to fire mains.”

The tour of the desert-tan tent city that’s sprouted up in the parking lot of the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center continues through seemingly endless corridors that don’t look much different from what you’d find in any modern hospital. The beds are up, the monitors and other equipment are in place; there are even curtains between the beds.

"We would normally have floors, but this week, just for the setup and training, we didn’t want to do all that," says Stringer, a state employee who’s the lead staffer for the project.

"We can put the hospital anywhere you have about 250 by 250 feet of flat ground."

have oR, will travel: Dr. Lew Stringer in one of the mobile operating rooms he designed. Anything short of open-heart surgery can be done in the nation’s only civilian mobile disaster hospital. Photo by Bill Rhodes The mobile unit has been set up to train new workers and give state Department of Health and Human Services inspectors a look. One of them, Jeff Harms, likes what he sees. "What [Stringer] has done here is beyond ordinary," says Harms, poking around one of the operating rooms. "The attention to detail to meet all state hospital requirements is amazing."

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security paid for parts of the facility, which North Carolina manages and maintains with a grant from the Mission Healthcare Foundation.

The whole complex is stored in 19 temperature-controlled trailers kept around in several undisclosed locations in WNC. Why here? It’s a quick jump to the Gulf or Atlantic coasts for hurricane relief. A fast dash to the Midwest for tornadoes or floods. It’s also convenient to coal country.

The hospital can be configured several ways: as a temporary supplement to overwhelmed medical facilities; a full-blown, semipermanent

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installation replacing a destroyed or compromised hospital; or for use where there’s an ongoing need for medical care but no hospital.

Need just an operating-room suite? Send only the trailers containing the ORs and accompanying gear, pull in local staff, and they can start treating up to 40 patients a day, performing about 250 procedures before needing to resupply. And that includes just about anything short of open-heart surgery.

"One thing we don't have," notes Stringer, "is CT scan and MRI [equipment]. But there are many [other] mobile units that could join up with us; I don't see a need to duplicate existing assets. Oh, and our next OR will have a C-arm [fluoroscope] and a surgical microscope."

Need a decontamination-and-triage tent?

How about a 12-bed, fully equipped trauma unit? An intensive care unit? Once the hospital is set up, the trailers it came in can house up to 320 staffers. And the refrigerated trailers that transport the drug crates becomes the morgue.

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dR. leW sTRingeR “I could not do this without the Baptists On Mission,” stresses Stringer. These volunteers do all the grunt work: unloading and setting up the hospital, maintaining the HVAC, generators and physical plant, and pitching in as stretcher-bearers and drivers. Team leader sharon Chilton-Moser of Pilot Mountain, N.C., notes a few other duties: "Hospitals and all the people working in them make lots of laundry. We bring a trailer with washers and dryers. We’ve already been doing this at big wildfires: The firefighters don't have time for it."

There’s also the question of food. “With a full deployment, we would have a full kitchen setup and provide food to patients and staff,” ChiltonMoser explains. All that requires at least 30 volunteers. For the March 21 test, there are nearly 50.

"My other three partners are just as important as the Baptists," says Stringer. Western Shelter, the Oregon company that made the tents, provides a technician to oversee setup. And SPEVCO of Pfafftown, N.C., which made the OR trailers and handled vehicle modification, also provides field support as needed.

A key local partner is Mission Health System.

"We keep a lot of medical material stocked and ready to go,” Stringer explains. “All of it has an expiration date. When things get to about a year, Mission swaps out the shorter date stuff for us: They use it fast, and we can maintain our readiness.

I can't imagine how we could do any of this without these great partners."

So if you happen to see 19 tractor-trailers with a huge police escort headed out of town, it's a pretty good bet the mobile disaster hospital is on the move to help someone, somewhere. X Send your local health-and-wellness news and tips to mxhealth@mountainx.com or news@mountainx. com. Bill Rhodes can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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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 828-2253993 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 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 Avoiding Back and Spine Surgery • TH (4/5), 5:10-6pm - A program on avoiding back and spine surgery with advanced technology will be offered by Fairview Chiropractic Center, 2 Fairview Hills Drive. Free, but registration required. Info: 628-7800.

Bone Density/PSA Screenings • WE (4/11), 1-4pm - Park Ridge Health will offer free bone density screenings for men and women at the Hendersonville Wal-Mart, 250 Highlands Square Drive.

Please wear shoes and socks that are easy to slip off.

No appointment required. Info: www.parkridgehealth. org. --- 1-4pm - PSA screenings will also be offered at Wal-Mart to men 50 years of age or older, 40 and older if father or brother had prostate cancer. $10. No appointment required. Info: www.parkridgehealth.org.

Chronic Disease Self-Management • WEDNESDAYS, noon - Take charge of your health with this six-week workshop for those with chronic health conditions and their caregivers. Held at Health Adventure in the Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road, Suite 620. $30 for series; scholarships available. Registration required: 251-7438.

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.

Daily Health Self-Care • WE (4/4), 7-9pm - A presentation on daily health self-care will be held at the Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St. $10. Info: www.jcc-asheville.org or 253-0701.

Events at Jubilee!

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

• TUESDAYS through (5/8), 7-8pm - Qi Gong. $12.

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.

• TH (4/5), 3-4:30pm - “Sharp As A Tack,” a discussion about brain plasticity and how to prevent cognitive decline.

• TU (4/10), 9-11am - Free vision screening. Bring prescription glasses.

• WE (4/11), 8-10am - Cholesterol screening. Fasting required. $20.

• WE (4/11), noon-1:30pm - “Breathe Free” support group.

• TH (4/12), 8-10am - Glucose screening. Fasting required. $4.

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.

Free Health Screenings • TH (4/5), 11am-2pm - Park Ridge Health will offer free measurements of body fat, hydration percentages, body mass index, height and weight for overall body composition, as well as blood tests for diabetes and pressure. Held at Tire Master, 2320 Spartanburg Highway, Hendersonville. Info: Info@parkridgehealth. org.

Free Health Screenings • TU (4/10), 8am-2pm - Park Ridge Health will offer free lipid and glucose profiles by finger stick, along with blood pressure and body mass index screenings at Health Adventure in the Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road #620. For best results, fast overnight.

Info: Info@parkridgehealth.org.

Nerve Injuries • TH (4/12), 5-6pm - A discussion of laser therapy for nerve injuries will be held at Fairview Chiropractic Center, 2 Fairview Hills Drive. Free. Info and registration: 628-7800.

Non-Surgical Weight Management Info Session • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 11am-noon & 3rd THURSDAYS, 6:45-7:45pm - A non-surgical info session will be held at Mission Weight Management Center, 2 Medical Park Drive, Suite 102. Info: www.missionmd.org/weightmanagement or 213-4100.

The Red Cross 100 Edgewood Road. Info: www.redcrosswnc.org or 258-3888. Appointment and ID required for blood drives.

• SU (4/8), 11am-3:30pm - Blood drive: Asheville donation center, 100 Edgewood Road. All presenting donors will receive an American Red Cross T-shirt and automatically be entered to win a $1,000 gift card.

• MO (4/9), 11am-3:30pm - Blood drive: Grove Park Inn and Resort, 290 Macon Ave. Info: 252-2771.

• TU (4/10), 10am-2:30pm - Blood drive: Montreat College, 310 Gather Circle, Montreat. Info: klausaj@ montreat.edu.

• WE (4/11), 6-10:30am - Blood drive: Nypro,100 Vista Boulevard, Arden. Info: 684-3141.

• TH (4/12), 1:30-6pm - Blood drive: Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, 117 Montreat Road. Info: 669-6729. --- 2-6:30pm - Blood drive: Francis Asbury United Methodist Church, 725 Asbury Road, Candler. Info: 667-3950. --- 2-6:30pm - Blood drive: North Point Baptist Church, 119 Monticello Road, Weaverville. Info: 658-2226.

Thriving in a Stress-Filled World • TU (4/10), 7pm - “The Secret to Thriving in our Stress-Filled World” will be presented at Jubilee!, 46 Wall St. $10. Info: www.jubileecommunity.org or 2525335.

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• MONDAYS, 11:45pm & WEDNESDAYS, 9am Vinyasa flow yoga will be offered at the Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St. $15 for 90 min./$12 for 60 min. Info: www.jcc-asheville.org.

Yoga for Cancer Survivors • THURSDAYS, 3:45pm - This class incorporates a series of poses that will increase flexibility, bring healing energy to the areas that need it most, calm the nervous system and relax the mind and body. Held at the Asheville Yoga Center’s Donation Studio, 239 S. Liberty St. Pay what you will. Info: www.youryoga. com.

Yoga for Women’s Health • TUESDAYS, noon - This integrative yoga class incorporates Chinese medicine for overall health, with a focus on balancing hormones for women of all ages.

Held at the Asheville Yoga Center’s Donation Studio, 239 S. Liberty St. Pay what you will. Info: www. youryoga.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 800-2861326.

• 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.

• 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/Dementia Caregivers Support Group • TU (4/10), 10am - Carolina Baptist Association Office, 601 Hebron Road, Hendersonville. Info: www. memorycare.org or 808-8635.

Asheville Transformers (Transgender Support Group) • FR (4/6), 5:30pm - Anyone who identifies as transgender, genderqueer or outside the gender binary is invited to attend these meetings, held twice each month. Info and location: mkelley1987@gmail.com.

Brainstormers • 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Join this survivorled support group for brain injury/concussion sufferers 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.

Brevard-Hendersonville Parkinson’s Support Group • 2nd TUESDAYS, 10am - The Brevard-Hendersonville Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at BrevardDavidson River Presbyterian Church, 249 East Main St., Brevard. Info: 862-8820.

Chronic Pain Support Group • SUNDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Open to those with chronic pain and friends and family. Held at Unity Church of Asheville, 130 Shelburne Road. Donations accepted. Info: (770) 846-0651.

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

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - 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 selfawareness 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.

Eating Disorder Support Group • 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.

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

• WEDNESDAYS through (4/25) - Vet Center Out Station, a support group for veterans. Registration required before attending first meeting. Info and times: 271-2711.

• WE (4/4), 10-11:30am - Diabetes support group.

Registration not required.

wellnesscontinued • MO (4/9), 2-3pm - Fibromyalgia support group.

Registration not required.

• TU (4/10), 5:30-7:30pm - “Breast Friends Forever,” a support group for breast cancer survivors.

Registration suggested: 698-7334.

• TH (4/12), 5-6:30pm - National Alliance on Mental Illness adult support group. Registration not required.

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-onone 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 • 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.

Mission Weight Management Surgical Support Group • 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm; 4th FRIDAYS, 10-11:30am - A weight management surgical support group will meet at Mission Weight Management Center, 2 Medical Park Drive, Suite 102. Info: www. missionmd.org/weightmanagement or 213-4100.

NAMI Family/Caregiver Support Groups • 1st SATURDAYS, 10am - The National Alliance on Mental Illness Family/Caregiver Groups support the loved ones of those living with mental illness.

Meetings held 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: 689-9316.

Overcomers Recovery Support Group A Christian-based, 12-step recovery program.

Provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems. Meetings are held

at S.O.S. Anglican Mission, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite C-1. All are welcome. Info: rchovey@sos.spcasheville.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: 3291637.

• 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: 800-580-4761.

• TUESDAYS, 10:30am-noon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Info: 626-2572.

Pet Loss and Grief Support Group • 2nd SUNDAYS, 3-5pm - A pet loss and grief support group welcomes those coping with the loss of a pet through death or divorce. Held at American Red Cross, 100 Edgewood Road. Info: tosetti.cappy@ gmail.com or 707-7203.

Single Parenting • SUNDAYS, 4pm - “Single and Parenting” support group features guest experts on a variety of topics. Held at Living Hope Community Church, 697 Haywood Road. Free. Info: livinghopeasheville@ gmail.com or 450-7575.

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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daniel RoBBins / Blue spiRal 1 la paix: My gosh, this guy really knows what he’s doing. I’m sorry I missed the opening! gullow: It’s amazing. But why is he painting all these flowers? He doesn’t need to do flowers. la paix: I love flowers, but I’ll just buy some flowers if I want flowers. gullow: I’m wondering if, with the flowers, he felt a need to apologize for his bleak paintings, and decided to paint something pretty.

WiTh uRsula gulloW & Taiyo la paix

la paix: Just stop doing flowers.

(Points to a painting of a young man playing video games.) This is where I’m an advocate for the figure. It’s just such a lonely image! It’s pitiful.

You even get the sense that it’s a beautiful day outside. There’s fun to be had out there and he’s in here.

This is great stuff.

Arts writer Ursula Gullow met up with local painter Taiyo la Paix to discuss some of the art that can be viewed downtown at this week’s art walk. The following are excerpts from their conversation.

gullow: I would buy that painting if I could.

KimBeRly hodges / WoolWoRTh WalK la paix: You get the sense that she hasn’t really thought these out beforehand — that she follows her instinct and figures out the color and composition as she goes. gullow: There is something warming and very lovely about the palette. Why do you think that is? What does it evoke? la paix: Well, the Fauvists for sure — Henri Matisse. But Fauvism is one of those things that means something so different now than it did then. Back then it was like, punk rock. Now it’s almost the opposite.

Taiyo sTRolls WiTh us Taiyo la Paix is currently exhibiting a retrospective of his work at The Weizenblatt Gallery at Mars Hill College, where eight walls are filled with La Paix’s paintings, drawings and studies. The show will be up until April 18. taiyolapaix.com

gullow: There’s also something very Marc Chagall about these with their floating imagery. The more I look at them the more I really enjoy them. They’re almost on the edge of looking country-craft, but she doesn’t quite go there all the way; she just teases it a little. la paix: I also like how things aren’t perfectly painted. I think it’s a daring thing to do.

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noah levin / aTelieR galleRy annex on college & lexingTon la paix: Well, I’m a big fan of David Hockney’s so, you know ... gullow: So, they’re looking like David Hockney paintings? la paix: Yeah, and also maybe it’s OK for something to be just pretty and evoke a light style. gullow: I don’t know if I think these are pretty. When I think of pretty art I think more of Hodges’ work that we were just looking at. This seems more sedate — four chairs in a row.

Why is that pretty? la paix: It evokes a lifestyle. It evokes a dream that happens to

be somewhat consistent with what I think would be the good life. But for my taste, what’s conspicuously missing from these paintings are the people, the lovers, the families having a nice time together. gullow: But you tend to like figurative work in general. You gravitate towards the figure. la paix: It’s what I care about — lovers and friends. gullow: But I think the lack of the figure is what’s telling the story here. I mean, it’s eluding to the good life, but there is a loneliness to them. la paix: I agree. I feel like the work is better than what I personally want it to be, maybe. I’m a sucker for figures.

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By Kyle sheRaRd Of the 21 galleries and studios and the two museums that are part of the Asheville Downtown Gallery Association, a few are off to a sleepy start for this year’s first Art Walk.

But for a handful of downtown gallery owners, the first Art Walk of the year will be an all-out celebration.

Jason KReKel / ZapoW galleRy la paix: (Points at one in a series of four.) That one especially I like. gullow: Why? la paix: Oh gosh, why? How do I explain it? (long pause.) I think maybe this artist is more successful when suggesting things than actually depicting things. Does that make sense? gullow: It makes sense. Do you think the others are too literal? la paix: Hmm. No ... but it’s like sexuality devoid of emotion and feeling. But this one [I like] avoids that issue altogether. In [the other ones] they’re clearly naked women but there’s no emotional connection for me. gullow: But I think someone would look at these and have an emotional connection. la paix: Really? I take it all back then. I don’t know. I personally have a problem with sexual depictions of women without personality — when it’s just a stock character with no personality I can’t go there. This one [I like] feels more DaDa to me.

Asheville’s Art Walk is an every-other-month affair, from April to December. The plethora of downtown galleries plays host to an equally large variety of work. Fine jewelry, ceramics and paintings, among many other media, fill hip gallery-boutiques, craft workshops, booths, stalls and a few commercial entities. They stretch from the Grove Arcade, fanning across Haywood and Lexington, through College and Walnut and down the Broadway-Biltmore way.

Even though the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center is gearing up for the third annual {RE}Happening, it will be open to welcome visitors. The Asheville Art Museum, reveling in its new digs with the launch of its interim expansion called PRIMED, has also extended Friday hours. If you haven’t seen the new space, it’s a PRIMED time to check it out.

Ariel Gallery is celebrating 10 years downtown. The artistowned cooperative started out as an informal group that circulated meetings at each others’ homes. In April 2002, Ariel set up shop on Haywood Street before making the move to Biltmore Avenue (its current location) in 2008. The Ariel collective, self-described as “fine craft,” showcases ceramic, jewelry, fiber, wood, glass and mixed-media works by 12 artists.

Castell Photography, a ruby among hidden gems, is hosting its official re-opening in Wilson Alley (just off Eagle Street). Photographer and gallery owner Brie Castell closed the space earlier this winter for general maintenance, but also to work on a project space. Castell briefed Xpress on the construction in a small room that formerly doubled as storage and her personal darkroom. “We have totally remodeled it to house our permanent collection and inventory we represent.” Having a permanent collection on display allows her, and any gallery owner for that matter, to help narrow the sights for collectors.

She also used this winter break to solidify the 2012 exhibition schedule. New York photographers Roger Ricco and Justine Reyes start the year off with Spring Salon, which opens Friday night. Ricco, an artist and co-owner of the Ricco-Maresco Gallery in Chelsea, captures landscapes and light boxes as transient glimpses — there, not there.

Soft lighting with slight blurring make photographs of water and branches seem temporary.

Reyes’ photographs draw on Vanitas paintings from 16th and 17th-century northern Europe. They are staged, dramatically lit and highly symbolic, often showing bones and snuffed candles. But Reyes throws in modern anchors such as cellophane, sugar packets and paper dishware.

Lexington Avenue’s Atelier Gallery opened in February 2009. The booth and stall-style gallery opened a new front on King Street in the middle of downtown Charleston, S.C. last fall. Then, in early March, the corner of Lexington and College had paper in the windows — on March 16, the former jewelry boutique opened as an Atelier extension.

The space will feature Atelier artists and possibly some smaller special exhibition in the future. Bracken Sansbury, the gallery’s manager, said the “goal is to pull people down Lexington.” It’s apparently working, as their foot-traffic has had a noticeable increase.

Izzy’s is by no means a “proper” gallery. There’s no track lighting and walls have the tack and nail holes from the shows of no less than 50 artists. But all of this makes for a strangely desirable spot to hang work. This Lexington staple hosts arguably the strangest artwork viewable downtown. (March’s exhibition featured the works of Morgan Kerr and Tim Jeffery, combining bones, teeth, feathers and even a bobcat skin in a mesh of steam-punk-meets-Road Warrior-meets-religiously-iconographic wall pieces.

This month is slightly more traditional. Works by Leif Johansen open Friday night with a live music backdrop.

Johansen’s works draw heavily on Picasso-style abstraction. seemingly socially awkward characters are painted in combination with vibrantly colored backgrounds collaged from drawings, writings and newsprint clips. Johansen, an Asheville resident via Vail, Colo., told Xpress that this exhibition will feature new works including what he calls his “Magnum Opus.” X

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To The TooTeR” BaRBecue guRu ed miTchell does iT Whole hog By macKensy lunsFoRd To Ed "the Pitmaster" Mitchell, the barbecue debates are meaningless. While the rest of the country squabbles over the merits of flavor injections and whether mustard or vinegarbased sauce is best, Mitchell remains a purist.

"I've seen all kinds of little gimmicks," he says. "I'm not a stickler for injections, shooting some sort of flavor or juice or something in the meat to get a different flavor. I don't think that you have to do that to do barbecue."

Mitchell hails from Wilson, N.C., where barbecue means only one thing: the whole hog and nothing but, rendered crisp yet succulent through the magic of wood-smoke and fire.

For the 65-year-old Mitchell, to barbecue also means to celebrate.

“It's good times, very happy moments," he says. "An occasion to recognize something special that had happened or someone had received some good news — anything that brings about a very harmonious and very happy time. It's always been that for me. I've never been involved in a barbecue where it wasn't about some purpose, some excitement.”

hog FuTuRe Mitchell opened his first barbecue restaurant in 1990 in his parents' grocery store, partially by accident. Shortly after his father's death, Mitchell's mother craved the comfort of smoked pork, which she associated with better times, so Mitchell procured a small pig and a bundle of wood and got to work. The smell of smoke and cooking pig drew customers to the previously failing store. What started out as lunch became a lucrative business, and eventually Mitchell's Groceries phased out the groceries, becoming Mitchell's Ribs, Bar-B-Que and Chicken.

The restaurant quickly expanded, and since then, Mitchell has helped open The Pit, a renowned barbecue restaurant in Raleigh.

He's since left that post, but not before being challenged to a rib-off on the Food Network's Throwdown with Bobby Flay (Mitchell won that battle). He's also become a favorite subject of food writers, particularly those interested in the recording and preservation of Southern culture.

Mitchell, a go-to source for all things barbecue, is considered one of the best authorities on the subject in the world.

Mitchell recently returned from the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in Australia,

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go big or go home: “Unless they know how to get out there and cook a whole hog, they are not true pitmasters,” says Ed Mitchell.

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where he espoused the virtues of the real, triedand-true barbecue methods. “I was invited to teach a class on how to prepare the fires and how you position the animal over the fire in order to get the kind of results that we always got in the earlier days of roasting and cooking barbecue,” he says. In a land of Aussie "barbies," where just about anything cooked over flames outdoors passes for barbecue, Mitchell found himself explaining just what that loaded word really meant from the standpoint of a man with true Southern American roots.

“All around the country, perhaps around the world, there's different perceptions about barbecue," he explains. "The clarity that I brought to the table was that, when you're barbecuing, you're actually slow-roasting an animal for at least five to six to seven to eight hours, depending on the size of the animal.” Everything else, he says, is just grilling. “For most of us down here, especially in North Carolina, either in the eastern or western part of the state — it really doesn't matter — when you say ‘barbecue,’ everybody gets excited because they know what that is,” Mitchell says laughing. “That's the difference.”

The way iT was When Mitchell was a boy, barbecuing was an all-night affair. "My dad and my granddad never would what they called 'take a toddy' in front of the womenfolk — they would always go outside. So, that was sort of a social event for them to get outside, cook barbecue, sit around, tell stories and drink moonshine. It was just a good time."

And while the men raked the cinders and shot the breeze, the women prepared other items in the kitchen, sometimes retiring to bed long before the animal was was done.

“It was such a way of life, a lifestyle, that no one actually realized that it was a particular art that was being exemplified,” Mitchell says. As much as it was a way of life, it was also a rite of passage.

“It gave the men a chance to bond with their sons and grandsons," he says. "But the fixing of the sides and all, there was a harmonious time going on between, you know, the grandmother, the mom and the daughter, fixing and handing down recipes related to the sides. The collards, pickled beets, baked beans, the old-fashioned stew, potato salad, corn — all kinds of sides and fixings that go along with it to make it come out a very beautiful dish when the two merge together."

My firsT barbecue Mitchell pit-roasted his first pig at 14. Here's how he tells the story: "So, what happened on one occasion is we were [barbecuing] and the men had a little too much of the moonshine. And, of course, once you put the hog on, there's not very much to do but wait, because it's a long process. The only thing you have to worry about is making sure that the fire doesn't go out, or that the drippings, when they fall down on those hot cinders, the grease don't blaze up into a flame. They were sitting around talking, singing, playing guitar, just having a good time, but they sort of dozed off.

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About 4 a.m. that morning, everybody started coming around, waking up a little bit, and everyone realized that no one was watching the pig.

Everybody went over and looked at it, and he was a beautiful, caramel golden-brown. They knew somebody had to have been keeping hot cinders under it. I didn't know what was going to happen, because I wasn't going to say anything. My grandaddy looked at me and said, 'Did you cook that pig?' I nodded my head, 'Yes sir.' And he just looked at me and said, 'Man! That's a beautiful pig!'

And so, the next thing I knew, they passed the jar of moonshine. I was always saying 'Give me a drink, let me taste it!' And they would always say, 'No, this is bad water. No, you can't have this.' But I got a chance to drink out of the jug. It was the strongest thing I ever had. It took my breath! But, after my first swig, he took it away and said, ‘Now you a man. You cooked this hog.' It was the happiest moment of my life when that happened."

The asheville connecTion On April 6, Mitchell, with Elliott Moss, will fire up his smokers for ticket holders of a sold-out Blind Pig supper club event in Asheville.

Moss, best known locally as a chef at The Admiral in West Asheville, grew up smoking whole pigs with his father, a Florence, S.C. welder.

"Barbecue's been a pretty big part of my life for as long as I can remember," he says. "I'm pretty excited about cooking with Ed, I can't lie. I'm pretty honored to have that opportunity, for sure."

Moss is intrigued by Mitchell's methods, he says. "He starts his ovens hot and just leaves it on closed and lets the fire die down," Moss says.

"That's definitely something I can learn from. I guess that gets a nice sear going and starts getting that fat melting down a lot quicker."

Indeed, according to Mitchell, fat is crucial for proper-tasting barbecue. "You got to have the marble to get the flavor," he says.

"We've got Hickory Nut Gap hogs, so they'll be pretty fatty pigs, so that shouldn't be a problem," says Moss. "750 pounds of pig, we're going to be cooking."

Those pigs, Berkshire hogs, should suit Mitchell, a major proponent of heritage breeds.

"Whether it’s a Duroc or Hampshire or Berkshire, any full-bred pig always gives you good results.

I'm always trying to replicate the good flavor and taste that I came up with as a boy. And when you get a full-bred animal, raised in a natural setting, the aroma of the meat cooking sends you into a tizzy. You can always tell when it's not a full-bred animal, because he doesn't give off that aroma cooking."

Mitchell makes a point of supporting small farmers, and has done so for over a decade, winning the approval of Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and other supporters of sustainable animal farming. "Now people all over the world are doing it in small pockets, even Australia. They're raising the [heritage hogs] and finding a market, and the best market for that type of animal would be barbecue. In the commercialized way, they break the animal down and sell primal parts. But I want the whole thing, because I want to turn the whole thing into barbecue, from the rooter to the tooter!"

Though heritage pigs were the norm in Mitchell's father's and grandfather's time (when they were simply known as "pigs") that's no longer the case with the meteoric rise of factory farming.

"I tell you something else, young lady," Mitchell says. "It’s coming back though, because people are more conscious about what it is that they eat and they want to know where this stuff is sourced from. It's just got so crazy now. The gatekeepers, you know, the FDA, are supposedly looking out for us and all that kind of stuff, but, you know, you just can't rely on that. You've just got to put some things in perspective for your own self."

For more about Ed Mitchell, visit thepitmasteredmitchell.com. X

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Field trip: William Dissen at a previous year’s Outstanding in the Field dinner.

an outstanding correction Last week, we misstated the date and location of a future Outstanding in the Field event featuring William Dissen. It’s a regrettable error, but the event is not until October (a full extra month later than we originally stated, even), so you have a full extra month to work on forgiving us.

So, here’s the correct information: On Tuesday, Oct. 2, chef William Dissen of The Market Place will be the host chef for Outstanding in the Field at Gaining Ground Farm in Leicester.

Outstanding in the Field is a national event, a traveling circus of al fresco dining in which a multi-course meal is prepared right on the farm where the ingredients are grown and raised, and it’s all served on tables placed end to end in the middle of the farmer’s field (or bridge, or winery, as the case may be).

It’s the third time that Dissen has hosted one of these dinners locally. It’s a great concept, and one that fits nicely with the farm-to-table theme of The Market Place. And the host farm, Gaining Ground, is a great location for the event. It’s not only picturesque, but also a great source for fresh vegetables and flowers, pasture-raised beef and free-range chicken (and eggs).

“As a chef that advocates farm to table and sustainability, it has been a huge honor to be chosen for the Outstanding in the Field event,” says Dissen. “[It] brings people together from all over to celebrate eating locally and eating healthy ... For me, it’s always a lot of work, but it is the most gratifying meal I cook all year. Many of the guests have never even set foot on a farm. It really brings the experience home for them and I think many people leave with a new appreciation for how their food is sourced and prepared. You really have to see it to believe it.”

For more information, and to buy tickets, visit outstandinginthefield.com. X

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The world’s best?: Jiro Ono in a scene from Jiro Dreams of Sushi, opening Friday, April 6 at the Carolina Asheville. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

great sushi in a subway station Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a documentary film by David Gelb, opens in Asheville on Friday, April 6 at the Carolina Asheville. The film was picked up by the Tribeca Film Festival and, by all reports, it’s much more than just food porn — although there’s plenty of that, too.

Here’s the premise: 85-year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s best sushi chef, is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat sushi restaurant located, of all places, in a Tokyo subway station. Despite the inauspicious location of his restaurant, Jiro is the first sushi chef to receive three Michelin stars. People travel from all over the world to eat there, proving once and for all that great food trumps a crappy location (see our story in last week’s paper).

In an interview with eater.com’ s Gabe Ulla, Jiro director David Gelb says that he was inspired by his love of sushi to make the movie — although he didn’t zero in on a chef to star until chef Daniel Boulud insisted that Gelb visit Sukiyabashi Jiro. “It was as if I had never had sushi before,” Gelb says.

“Beyond that, I saw that Jiro was such an interesting person with an incredible story — an interesting family dynamic, too. His eldest son, Yoshikazu, works with him at the restaurant in that pursuit of perfection. It began to dawn on me that this could be a movie about more than just sushi. It could be a film about a very inspiring person and about a compelling philosophy of work and about a family.”

We’ve seen the trailer, and it’s difficult to get through it without drooling. You can see it too at avl.mx/cz.

The Carolina Asheville is located at 1640 Hendersonville Road. For show times, visit carolinacinemas.com. X

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happy trails: The Trailhead restaurant and bar is a collaboration between owners of Pisgah Brewing, Nine Mile Restaurant, the Lucky Otter and restaurant veteran Mike Flanagan. Photo by Anne Fitten Glenn

pisgah Brewing co-owner joins new gastropub venture Brews News writer Anne Fitten Glenn reports: The Trailhead restaurant and bar opened last week in Black Mountain, in the space which most recently housed The Watershed bar and music venue. The new venture is a collaboration between four friends and local small-business owners: Jason Caughman of Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain; Aaron Thomas of Nine Mile in Montford; Roland Knoll of the Lucky Otter in West Asheville; and Mike Flanagan, restaurant-business veteran.

The Trailhead currently offers nine Pisgah Brewing beers on draft, with another 10 taps waiting to be filled on the funky concrete tap wall (shaped like the Seven Sisters mountain range, of which Black Mountain is one).

Caughman says he wants to offer other North Carolina beers, such as those brewed by Asheville’s Green Man Brewing and Foothills Brewing in WinstonSalem. The restaurant probably will offer locally brewed Buchi and root beer made by Heinzelmannchen Brewery in Sylva, he adds.

The food menu offers a variety of high-end pub food, from wings to burgers to a cocoa-rubbed tuna steak, served with mashed potatoes and asparagus and marinated fried chicken with kale and sweet-corn pudding. The huge bowl of mussels in a spicy Thai coconut broth is worth every penny (priced at $9.95). Caughman says the owner team developed the menu together, with each person bringing certain must-have food items to the table. Conception to renovation to opening took about a year, according to Caughman.

The décor is a hodgepodge of arts-and-crafts-meets-Appalachia crafters meets modern gastropub; the bar made of old barn wood. Natural rhododendron railings grace the corners while red glass drop lighting provides ambiance. The venue has a small stage for music and a porch where music may be offered on weekends. The Trailhead is located at 207 W. State St. in Black Mountain. Hours are 10 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. Check their Facebook page for more information. X

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Green Man Brewing is still planning to expand, but the brewery is no longer going to do so in a warehouse off Swannanoa River Road.

The proposed renovations on that space were going to be too costly, according to Green Man owner Dennis Thies. However, have no fear; the brewing equipment on order from California is still on its way to Asheville — it will just end up in a different home. So Green Man will expand their capacity — somewhere in town, soon.

We’ll just have to wait a while to learn where.

“We want to get up to having six or seven of our regular beers all the time, plus bring back the Pale Ale,” Thies says. He’s also considering bringing back the Green Man Gold, which was one of the early beers brewed by original Green Man brewer, Jonas Rembert, in the early years (the brewery first opened in the back of Jack of the Wood in 1997).

Green Man Brewing on Buxton Avenue has expanded capacity a couple of times since Thies took the reins in 2010, and the brewing team still can barely keep up with demand. So, another expansion is in order, says Thies, a bottling line and further upgrades to the taproom probably also are in the Green Man’s future.

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“It’s a good way for us to give back to the community,” says Tim Schaller, ABA president and Wedge Brewing owner. “Asheville voted us Beer City, and we wouldn’t be where we are without that, so we want to give back.”

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Green Man brewers Mike Karnowski and John Stuart hand cap Green Man Brewing’s first ever bottle a few weeks ago. Green Man will soon expand capacity and, one day, may even have an automated bottling line. “wall-raising” event will take place on April 20. The ABA is donating $10,000 toward the project, mostly from money raised from last year's Beer City Festival. Proceeds from that festival, taking place this year on June 2, benefit both the Asheville Brewers Alliance and Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Asheville. Each ABA brewery will spend a day building the home, and customer volunteers are welcome to help.

Speaking of Beer City Fest, tickets are still available for the event celebrating Asheville’s Beer City title. You can buy tickets for $40 per person (cash only) at Barley’s Taproom, Bruisin’ Ales, The Thirsty Monk and all the local breweries (no online sales). The fest will feature 32 (mostly Southeastern) breweries and live music, including Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band.

The event runs from noon to 6 p.m. at Roger McGuire Field at Pack Square Park. For more information, visit ashevillebrewersalliance.com.

hayWood counTy geTs a second BReWeRy New regional breweries just keep coming. Most likely to open next is HeadWaters Brewing Company in Waynesville, Haywood County’s second brewery. Head brewer Kevin Sandefur, a home brewer who previously managed a manufacturing plant in Knoxville, says the brewery has all its permits and he has his first batch of beer in the tank. It’s a West Coast-style IPA, and it should be ready to go in a few weeks.

“Haywood County seemed like the logical choice to bridge some of the craft-beer gaps in the region,” Sandefur says. “Plus Waynesville has a great growing culinary scene that we felt we could complement.” Initially, HeadWaters beers will be available on draft in some Waynesville restaurants.

According to Win Bassett, director of the North Carolina Brewers Guild, HeadWaters brings the total number of active breweries in North Carolina to 59. HeadWater's opening raises the number of Buncombe County breweries (including those in Asheville) to 17 (counting Asheville Brewing Company’s two locales as separate breweries, which the state does).

HeadWaters Brewing’s hosts a public grand opening on Saturday, May 26, at 130 Frazier St. Suite 7. Follow them on Facebook for more information. X

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By alli maRshall In September of 2009, local artist Moni Hill (you might know her boldly colored bird paintings) had completed a show based on Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Along with spending time getting to know that piece of music, Hill liked the 9-9-9 trilogy of the project. As the project came to a close, Hill was inspired by a next idea: To study the Van Gogh painting, "Bedroom in Arles, 1889."

Beyond deepening her own relationship to the famous 1889 painting (the airy blue walls, the yellow furniture, the bare wooden floors, the framed pictures which seem to almost swing from their hooks), Hill wanted to invite other artists into the discussion.

Initially, the painter approached a few other local artists, who contributed their own contact lists. What started as a seed of inspiration grew into an exhibition including 74 artists. The end result, Waking Up With Van Gogh (which Hill describes as "a lively art conversation"), is sponsored by the Hickory Museum of Art. (Hickory is a city of about 40,000 people, situated 80 miles or so from Asheville, via I-40).

Over the three years of curating this project, Hill says that her own relationship to "Bedroom in Arles" has changed "only in that I love it more." Through meeting with artists working in mediums from painting and ceramics to photography and collage, Hill says she gained perspective into the painting and hopes the approaches that different artists took can "illuminate Van Gogh's work for the public."

Some artists focused on the bedroom as a whole: Both Connie Bostic and Deona Fish added a female figure sitting in a chair. Other takes are more abstract — Celia Gray's "Eye of the Needle" is an orangeon-grey series of threads; Katie Brooks' "Untitled" is a vessel in copper and polar wood that borrows Van Gogh's oft-used turquoise hue.

Hill's own piece features geometric swaths of Van Gogh's palette, studded with tiny white birds. Taiyo la Paix recasts Van Gogh as a tattooed biker making use of the Arles bed with a buxom blond. (See all of the artists’ responses to "Bedroom in Arles" at wakingupwithvangogh.com.)

Hill tells an interesting story from her research into "Bedroom in Arles." The painting is autobiographical of Van Gogh's home in the south of France. He had moved there from Paris, hoping other creative types would follow his lead, building a hub of artists. Sadly, that didn't happen. "Van Gogh wanted that community in Arles," says Hill. Having worked with the several dozen regional artists on Waking Up With Van Gogh, Hill says, "we live it." X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@mountainx.com.

daniel nevins Work: “Pieta for Vincent.” Painting: oil and acrylic on wood.

in TheiR oWn WoRds: Artists from the exhibition talk about their relationship to “Vincent's Bedroom” and their response to the painting.

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Thoughts: “I approached the project from an abstract direction. I used ‘Bedroom in Arles’ as a jumping-off point. It was my way in to the painting, the impetus.

I borrowed some of the color palette and composition with an emphasis on the red blanket on the bed. For me, the red blanket was the whole reason for that painting to exist. I didn’t look at ‘Bedroom in Arles’ again after the first day of painting. I concentrated on pure intuition and emotion after that.”

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RalsTon Fox smiTh Work: “The Bedroom (homage to Van Gogh).”

Painting: oil on canvas.

Thoughts: “As a landscape painter I looked for the connection between Van Gogh’s interior with the outside where he spent so much time painting. There is a small painting behind the headboard (within his painting) of a landscape, and also there was the window to the

outdoors. Focussing on the dark window mullion, I quickly saw the silhouette of a barren tree and that became my focal point. The verticals, especially, then diagonals and horizontals came into view as a possible small grove of trees, and when my wife commented that the floor looked like water, I knew where I was headed.

“I traced Van Gogh’s painting from an art book, simplified it to a line drawing and blew it up to the original size of his painting. I then made

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a stencil and painted the line drawing onto canvas. The most important decisions left were how much of the interior [should] remain noticeable since the composition is so closely adhered to, and how to treat the bed, whether as a single entity or two ends with the intimate space between hidden from view. Friends and other artists helped me arrive at my conclusion which I am truly excited about. I thank them all and look forward to searching for more master’s interiors to cast inside out.”

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maRK FloWeRs Work: “Van Gogh Dreams of Monet.” Mixed media.

Thoughts: “My guess is that most of the artists invited were, like me, at first somewhat taken aback by making an ‘assigned’ work. But once I saw who was invited, I also thought this was a chance to be part of a show that would go in very interesting and challenging directions.

“To prepare myself, I read The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles, by Martin Gayford. Great book, and it really gave a sense of the lives of two of my favorite artists of that time period.

“At some point in the book, Vincent writes to his brother Theo about

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‘approaching yellow.’ I liked that notion and focused on the color yellow and the physical texture of his paintings. Also, the chair in the bedroom painting was a focus because I have used chair images in the past. Starting with that, I simply let my instincts lead me. Eventually I added part of an older painting that I had recycled to the mix. It contained a nod to Monet’s ‘Waterlilies.’

Then I bought a plow handle at a flea market that became a nod to Van Gogh’s hardworking ‘plow to the earth’ past.

“The final challenge was having to rectify all these related elements in the way that I would solve a painting, not Van Gogh. My work generally has a sense of object as well as an image, so it became a challenge to connect the visual and physical parts.

“What I came up with was ‘Van Gogh Dreams of Monet,’ a nod to the fact that Van Gogh was this creative spirit of that time but was doomed to never sell a work, while Monet was becoming a successful painter in terms of sales and notoriety at almost the same time.

I also later realized the title was play on words: ‘Van Gogh Dreams of Monet(Money).’

“In the end, also by default, it had a slight Asian feel to it. Knowing that the artists of this time were very influenced by Japanese art, I felt I was on the right track.”

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heaTheR leWis Work: “Small chair (large shadow).”

Installation: acrylic paint and handmade chair (“Brian’s First Chair,” hickory, woven hickory bark, and osage oil finish).

Thoughts: “I consider a shadow to be a drawing according to traditional criteria, in that it translates a 3-D situation into 2-D format, using edges, value and perspective. Unlike traditional drawings, shadows are not fixed to their support. They

can be altered in size, created or destroyed instantly by controlling the power source.

“In this instance, the harsh light from a bare bulb near the floor forms a shadow image that is much larger than the chair itself. Recreating the huge shadow in paint allows the effect to remain visible after the light has been switched off. These elements can be seen as metaphors for Vincent’s unorthodox vision, his struggles in life, and the creation of work that has had such an impact after his death.”

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Work: “Nell in Gliead (Two Years Before Her Death).” Painting: oil on panel.

Work: “Dreaming of Sleep.”

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Work: “Rooms of Empathy.”

Painting: acrylic on birch.

Thoughts: “What I respond to most in Van Gogh’s work is how the emotional intensity he clearly felt about his subject matter is visible in his paint handling. His marks are directly painted, paint into paint, quickly and un-self-consciously. The immediacy of his mark-making seems to be a reflection of the emotional urgency he felt inside. Given his direct and unfussy approach, it always blows me away that he was able to achieve such subtlety and specificity with his color. You can’t imagine the marks, colors, or forms being any other way.”

Thoughts: “Van Gogh’s use of color has always been of interest to me. When Moni asked me to be in the show, I knew I would be working with the vibrant palette in ‘Bedroom in Arles.’

Thoughts: “I stuck with the muted pallet for a few reasons: First, I wanted to stay true to my process and pallet. Second, when I look at Van Gogh’s painting I don’t see bright colors, I see an empty room and the profound absence of companionship.

I see a need to fill the room with the quick chatter, color and feel of friends and lovers. I have always seen ‘Bedroom in Arles’ like forced cheerfulness, wishful thinking, thus making it such a powerful, important and honest painting.”

“Working with the botanical subject matter that defines my work, I chose to create a place of peace with a sense of restful calm as Van Gogh was intending in his painting. The materials I use include acrylic, oil, oil stick, conte crayon and oil pastel.”

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By JoRdan laWRence Alex Webster is the bassist and a founding member of death metal mainstay Cannibal Corpse. He's also a remarkably wellspoken man. This makes interviewing him an interesting endeavor. His intelligent and thoughtful responses are tied to song and album titles such as Tomb of the Mutilated and “Intestinal Crank,” revealing the musical intellectualism behind the band's famously (and literally) gut-wrenching aesthetic. The cognitive dissonance of the discussion is every bit as brutal as his band's songs.

“For some reason this album ended up sounding old school,” Webster says, elaborating on the tenacious, gory assaults that compose Cannibal Corpse's new album, Torture. The title appropriately connotes the intensity of the album's songs, but it also feels weak next to names like Butchered at Birth and Gallery of Suicide. But Cannibal Corpse is holding back in name only. The twelve cuts on the album recapture the tangled, trashing riffs and overwhelming rhythmic onslaughts of the band's early work.

Webster is proud of the result, but he can't confidently say where it came from.

“It’s just something that happened,” he says. “There’s a few particular riffs that do kind of sound like old Cannibal Corpse riffing. “Demented Aggression” has riffs like that. The song “Intestinal Crank” has some riffs that would remind you of stuff that we had done 20 years ago. It’s just a vibe that ended up happening.”

Cannibal Corpse turns 24 this year, and they approach the quarter-century mark with an album that shows them impressively and defiantly in their element. Songs like “Intestinal Crank” and “Rabid” are relentless assaults of pummeling riffs and high-speed rhythm. “Followed Home Then Killed” creates excruciating, spaced-out tension amid the band's torrid outbreaks. Indeed, Cannibal Corpse's attack is as fully formed as it's ever been, which make sense when you consider the group's circumstances.

With two original members on board, Cannibal Corpse has enjoyed a consistent lineup for three albums in a row. Familiarity amongst the band's members has bred confidence and comfort.

For Torture, Webster ceded a large share of his songwriting duties to guitarists Pat O'Brien and Rob Barrett, a fact he says is testament to the band's current camaraderie.

“This lineup of the band, it’s the lineup where everyone is on the same page,” Webster explains. “That may not have been exactly the case in the beginning or throughout our career. This lineup is the one where we’re most in-synch with each other. We really trust the musical decisions we’re going to make.”

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Despite the backlash, the band has never backed down, shrugging off controversy and filling their music with a continuous stream of horrific imagery.

“There’s no message,” Webster says of the band's content, “not any more than there would be a message to a good horror movie. What’s the message of The Exorcist? If there is one, then it’s really lost on me. I just thought it was a good movie. It’s the same thing for us. You can turn off your daily worries when you come to a Cannibal Corpse show, or you listen to our music. You can just go into that fantasy/horror world for a little while like you would with a movie or a violent video game or a violent novel or something like that.”

With all the attention the band's lyrics have garnered, Webster is quick to emphasize that Cannibal Corpse values music above all else. They enjoy making people squirm, but they hope that they do that with their sound as much as their words. One day, Webster even hopes to make an instrumental album as potent as the band's other offerings.

“That would be quite a goal to set,” he says, “to make people uncomfortable strictly with music alone. That would be something that I would be particularly proud of. With lyrics, you want to make someone uncomfortable — well, you know, just look at some of the songs written by our old singer Chris (Barnes), like “Necropedophile” or “Entrails Ripped from a Virgin’s C--t.” It’s pretty simple to make people uncomfortable when you sing about the most disturbing, despicable shit in the world.” X Jordan Lawrence is music editor at Charlotte-based Shuffle Magazine and a contributing writer at The Independent.

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“Mosses growing on rocks and logs lead to reflections on the important role that these humble plants play in cleaning our water supply” — so says one of the observations from The Forest Unseen. The book is the end result of a year in which biologist/ professor/author David Haskell spent examining (on a daily basis) a one-square-meter patch of old-growth forest. Full of keen insights into plant and animal life and how they impact human life, The Forest Unseen is being hailed as on par with the writings of John Muir, Wendell Berry and Henry David Thoreau. Haskell gives a talk and book signing at Malaprop’s on Friday, April 6. 7 p.m., free. malaprops. com/event/forest-unseen.

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LaZoom comes to The Magnetic Field If you’ve taken a ride on the big purple bus, then you’ve probably already met LaZoom tour guides Momma’s Boy Trey Ashe and Mezzo the Happy Medium.

The two come together in the person of actor/writer Brian Claflin, who brings his creations to The Magnetic Theatre. One-man show Mezzo The Happy Medium: A Haunted Comedy, Mafia-Style is directed by Steven Samuels and performed by Claflin, who says the show has “over a dozen characters, featuring original comedy, vocal mimicry, musical parody and supernatural shenanigans.” Performances are Saturdays, April 7 and 14 and Friday, April 13. 10 p.m., $10. themagneticfield.com. Photo by Rodney Smith.

Lucy Hunnicutt In the late 1980s, Lucy Hunnicutt left her career, her marriage and her home in Texas. She wound up in remote North Florida where she tended a plant nursery and picked up a paint brush. “The first thing I ever did was a dream I had still in my mind from the night before. In it were angels against the dark blue sky with the words ‘the wings of white birds became angels and flew to the far heavens where they rested,’” she says in her bio.

These days, the self-taught artist is based in Alabama where she paints her neighbors, friends and favorite musicians. Hunnicutt is featured in American Folk Art & Framing’s new show, Rested Soul, which runs Thursday, April 5 through Wednesday, April 25. An opening reception, concurrent with the season’s first downtown art walk, takes place on Friday, April 6 from 5-8 p.m. amerifolk.com.

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T.C. Costello (folk, punk), 6pm

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

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The Croon and Cadence Duo feat: Ginny McAfee, 7:30pm Westville Pub

John Cragie & Leigh Jones (Americana), 9:30pm Wild Wing Cafe

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Blind Boy Chocolate & the Milk Sheiks (old-time, jug band) w/ Deep Chatham, 9pm ARCADE

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Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7:30-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Black Mountain Ale House

The Get Right Duo, 7:30pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

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Butter Holler (old-time), 8pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

School of Seven Bells (indie rock, pop, electronic) w/ Exitmusic, 9pm Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

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Jay Brown (Americana, blues) w/ Sarah Carlisle, 9pm Jack of the Wood Pub

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Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm Strange Arrangement (jam, funk, rock) w/ The Fritz, 10pm Orange Peel

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The Change w/ Pocket Vinyl & Aaron LaFalce Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am Emerald Lounge

Darien (singer-songwriter) w/ Tumbledown House & Mystery Cult, 10pm French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Ten Cent Poetry (folk, pop), 6pm Dizzy Chicken (jazz)

Drunken Prayer (Americana, alt-country) w/ The Moodees, 9pm Good Stuff

Peace Jones (rock, jam), 8pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Sanctum Sully (bluegrass) CD release show w/ Yarn, 9pm Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Brandon Crocker Duo, 2-5pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 5:30-7:30pm The Broadcast (soul, rock), 8-11pm Harrah’s Cherokee

Jim Arrendell & the Cheap Suits (dance) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety), 7:30pm Westville Pub

Swayback Sisters (Appalachian folk), 10pm White Horse

Land of the Sky Symphonic Band (jazz, chamber), 8pm Wild Wing Cafe

Crocodile Smile (rock), 10pm

Sun., April 8 5 Walnut Wine Bar

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

Dr. Filth & Wayd Runk (DJs), 10pm Barley’s Taproom

Skylark (jazz), 7:30pm Dirty South Lounge

The Short Bus (film & DJ), 9pm Get Down

Benefit against Amendment One, 9pm Good Stuff

Linda Mitchell (blues, jazz), 2pm Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Two Guitars (classical), 10am-noon Hotel Indigo

Ben Hovey (downtempo, trumpet, piano, electronics), 7-10pm Jack of Hearts Pub

Blues brunch w/ Chuck Beattie, noon-4pm Jack of the Wood Pub

The Head (power pop) Scandals Nightclub

Highland Brewing Company

Lobster Trap

Fly fishing film tour, 5pm

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

Jack of Hearts Pub

One Stop Deli & Bar

Jackomo (cajun, zydeco), 9pm Jack of the Wood Pub

Spurs

The Nightcrawlers

Hank West & the Smokin Hots, 5pm Ribtips (folk, bluegrass) w/ Molly Gene One Whoaman Band, 9pm

The Bywater

Jus One More

Brittany Reilly Group, 9pm

Karaoke

The Gateway Club

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Back stage: The Drawlstrings (alt-country, rock, Americana) w/ Grammer School Lobster Trap

Big Nasty (New Orleans jazz), 7-9pm

Irish session, 3-9pm

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

“Godspell” (musical theater), 7pm Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Psychobilly Sock Hop Sundays Scandals Nightclub

Miss Asheville Entertainer of the Year pageant, 11pm Spurs

Karaoke, 8pm The Altamont Theater

Mary Pearson & Mark Guest (jazz), 7pm The Hard Bop Explosion (funk, jazz), 10pm

Olive or Twist

The 42nd Street Jazz Band

Sunday jazz w/ Doug Norwine, 1pm Pan Harmonia (classical), 5pm

Vincenzo’s Bistro

One Stop Deli & Bar

The Bywater

Steve Whiddon (piano covers), 5:30pm Westville Pub

Trivia night

White Horse

Current Invention (covers, dance), 8pm

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Creatures Cafe

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Root Bar No. 1

Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, world, jazz), 7-10pm

(S. Asheville/Arden)

Lyric (pop, soul, funk, rock), 8pm

Jason Flournoy & the Woodrippers, 9pm

DJ Justin, 6-10pm DJ Moto, 10pm-2am

The Market Place

2334 Hendersonville Rd.

Craggie Brewing Company

Get Down

Jonathan Martin & Tyler Halford

(828) 684-8250

Zombie Apocalypse party feat: Mantis, Medisin, epoch & J Drip

Olive or Twist

Jeff Michels & Eric Congdon (roots, blues, Americana), 8-10pm

• • OPEN 7 DAYS • •

Club Metropolis

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Southern Appalachian Brewery

SUN-THUR 8 AM - MIDNIGHT FRI SAT 8 AM - 3 AM

Boiler Room

Leo Johnson & the Spaceheaters (hot jazz), 7-9pm

Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

Where Adult Dreams Come True

Flying Monkeys

Wild Wing Cafe

Consider the Source (jam, psychedelic) w/ Asian Teacher Factory, 10pm

Easter egg hunt (4pm for kids; 6:30pm for adults

Orange Peel

Vincenzo’s Bistro

“Godspell” (musical theater), 1 & 7pm Pack’s Tavern

DJ Aaron Michaels (dance, pop)

Erin Enderlin (country)

Purple Onion Cafe

SAT., April 7

Root Bar No. 1

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Turkish Delight (hot jazz), 9pm ARCADE

“Bear Exploder” dance party w/ DJ Kipper Schauer, 9pm Athena’s Club

Overmountain Men (bluegrass, folk)

House with a Yard and Andrew Alvey, 8pm Steve Whiddon (piano covers), 5:30pm White Horse

Drum circle, 2pm Wild Wing Cafe

Darren Kohler & friends, 4pm

Wasted Wine (freak folk, rock)

Mon., April 9

Scandals Nightclub

5 Walnut Wine Bar

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

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

Southern Appalachian Brewery

Movie Mondays (cult classics), 10pm

The Wolfman & Merck (blues, folk rock), 8-10pm

Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7:30-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

Spurs

Black Mountain Ale House

The Altamont Theater

Corbitt Brothers Band

ARCADE

Dirty South Lounge

Tears in My Beers (DJ set), 9pm Get Down

Apache Dropout, 9pm

clubdirectory 5 Walnut Wine Bar 253-2593 altamont Brewing company 575-2400 The altamont Theatre 348-5327 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

Good Stuff

Backwater Opera (folk, bluegrass), 6pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Contra dance, 8pm

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bob Zullo (jazz, pop, guitar), 6:30-10:30pm Jack of Hearts Pub

Dave Desmelik, George Terry & JJ Ball (singersongwriters), 6:30pm

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highland Brewing company 299-3370 holland’s grille 298-8780 The hop 254-2224 The hop West 252-5155 iron horse station 622-0022 Jack of hearts pub 645-2700 Jack of the Wood 252-5445 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

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

Altamont Brewing Company

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Open mic w/ Zachary T, 8:30pm

Front stage: Jake Hollifield (blues, ragtime)

Black Mountain Ale House

Lobster Trap

Trivia night, 7pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Patrick Fitzsimons (blues) Eleven on Grove

Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7-9pm One Stop Deli & Bar

Same Ol’ Sound (rock), 9pm Funk jam, 10pm Orange Peel

In One Wind (pop, doo-wop), 10pm

Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance w/ The Heather Masterton Quartet, 8:30pm

Orange Peel

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Original music series, 8pm

Root Bar No. 1

Johnny Corndawg (classic country, singersongwriter) w/ Shovels & Rope and Andrew Combs, 8pm

Jack of the Wood Pub

Cannibal Corpse (metal) w/ Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn & Arkaik, 8pm

The Budos Band (world, jam, indie) w/ Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, 9pm The Altamont Theater The Bywater

Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 8:30pm The Magnetic Field

Owen & His Checkered Past (mountain blues)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

The Bywater

Bluegrass jam, 8pm

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

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Heavenly Spirits Wine Bar

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety), 7:30pm

Monet Davis & Timothy Wilkinson (piano), 6-8pm

Westville Pub

Hotel Indigo

Ben Hovey (downtempo, trumpet, piano, electronics), 7-10pm

Westville Pub

Wild Wing Cafe

Karaoke, 10pm

Jack of the Wood Pub

White Horse

Tue., April 10

Woody Pines (ragtime, country, blues) w/ Shawn Galbriath, 9pm

Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Jus One More

Wild Wing Cafe

Karaoke

Video trivia, 8pm

Open mic, 7pm

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

The Belfast Boys (Irish, classical) Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Trivia, 8pm Vincenzo’s Bistro

Steve Whiddon (piano covers), 5:30pm Blues jam, 10pm

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Wed., April 11

Front stage: Shane Perlowin (guitar)

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Lobster Trap

Valorie Miller (Americana, folk), 7-9pm

Dark30 Darkest Hour (electronic dance party) feat: Draven Arcaene & Catalytic Circus, 9:30pm2am

Olive or Twist

Craggie Brewing Company

Lyric (soul, rock, funk), 8pm ARCADE

Arcade Idol, 10pm Athena’s Club

Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm Barley’s Taproom

WED

4/4

FRI

4/6

SAT

4/7

Dr. Brown’s Team Trivia, 8:30pm

Delta spirit w/ Waters 9pm

schOOl Of seveN bells w/ exitmusic 9pm saNctum sully cD release show

Black Mountain Ale House

WedneSdayS

“Two Dollar NighT” $2.00 Order Wings (10) $2.00 Bud, Bud Lights, Busch & PBR Cans $2.00 Cover Charge thurSdayS

w/ yarN 9pm

DaNce NighT Beer/Drink Specials

4/10

JONNy cOrNDaWg, shOvels & rOpe,

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aNDreW cOmbs 8pm

hOpe fOr a gOlDeN summer & curtaiNs 8:30pm sharon van etten | bear in heaven Justin townes earle | steve Kimock boxer rebellion | archers of loaf lambchop w/ crooked fingers

Kitchen Open for Dinner on Nights of shows!

The NighTcrawlers 9:30 – $5.00 april 7 - Live Music

The corbiTT broThers baND 9:30 – $5.00 SundayS

karaoke Food & Drink Specials • 8:00pm

Full kiTcheN / Full bar

WNC’s only Country Night Club SpurS

1501 Patton Ave. • 828-575-2258 spursnightclub@gmail.com

Sierra on Stage (songwriting competition), 8pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

One Stop Deli & Bar

Brown Bag Songwriting Competition, 6pm Justin Kalk Orchestra (rock), 10pm

Creatures Cafe

TallGary’s Cantina

Dirty South Lounge

Open mic/jam, 7pm

Dirty Bingo, 9pm

The Bywater

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Peggy’s All Girl Singer Showcase feat: The ReVamps (blues)

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Creatures Cafe

Vincenzo’s Bistro

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety), 7:30pm

Brent Byrd (singer-songwriter), 6pm

Westville Pub

Good Stuff

Salsa night (lessons, followed by dance) Dirty South Lounge

Ultra Rockin’ Music Nerd Challenge (trivia), 9pm Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am

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

Jeff & Justin (acoustic)

Roosterscratch (singer-songwriters), 7pm

Gene Peyroux & the Acoustalectric Pedals of Love (rock, funk, soul), 6:30pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Thu., April 12

Midtown Dickens (Americana, folk) w/ Hope for Agoldensummer & Curtains, 8:30pm

5 Walnut Wine Bar

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Asheville Sax (jazz)

Ben Hovey (downtempo, trumpet, piano, electronics)

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

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

ARCADE

Harrah’s Cherokee

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

Trivia, 9pm

Karaoke w/ Chris Monteith, 8pm-midnight

Barley’s Taproom

Jack of Hearts Pub

Harrah’s Cherokee

Alien Music Club (jazz jam)

Old-time jam, 7pm

Live comedy, 8:30pm

Black Mountain Ale House

Jack of the Wood Pub

Jack of Hearts Pub

Aotearoa, 7pm

Bluegrass jam, 6pm

Junior Brown (honky-tonk, rock) w/ Southbound Turnaround, 7pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Second Breakfast (rock, pop)

Back stage: Invisible Three

Jack of the Wood Pub

Burgerworx

Lobster Trap

Open mic, 7pm

Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”), 7-9pm

Club Metropolis

Olive or Twist

Emerald Lounge

Signal Path (electronica) w/ Panther God, 9:30pm French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Old-time jam, 6pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

WNC’s Premiere Adult Lounge & Sports Room

TREVOR DUNN’S ENDANGERED BLOOD w/ AHLEUCHATISTAS

fRONT STAGE : DAVE DESMELIk

Ladies & Couples Welcome Sports Lounge feat.

NBA & UFC on big screen Now featuring area’s only “Spinning Pole” Great Drink Specials Every Night

TH u R s . APRIL 5

UNDERHILL ROSE w/ LEfTy wILLIAMS

f RI. A PRIL 6

EVERy MOTHER’S DREAM w/ THE POND BROTHERS

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THE DRAwLSTRINGS w/ GRAMMER SCHOOL

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Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am

Open mic

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Singer-songwriter showcase, 9pm

Game night, 8pm

W E D . A PRIL 4

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Floppy Thursdays w/ Molly (eclectic music series), 8pm

Cadillac Rex (vintage rock)

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Heather Masterton Quartet (swing) One Stop Deli & Bar

Ribs & Whiskey feat: Wyndy Trail Travelers (bluegrass), 5pm Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute), 10pm

Lambchop (alt-country, post-rock) w/ Crooked Fingers, 9pm Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Orange Peel

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

EOTO (dubstep) w/ Kraddy, 9pm

Harrah’s Cherokee

Pisgah Brewing Company

Jeff Coffin Mu’Tet feat: Felix Pastorius (jazz), 9pm Purple Onion Cafe

Michael Reno Harrell (singer-songwriter) Root Bar No. 1

Kevin Scanlon (bluegrass, folk) Spurs

Dance night TallGary’s Cantina

Theory of a Deadman w/ Pop Evil (at Event Center), 8pm Sharkadelics (rock), 8pm DJ Moto, 10pm-2am Highland Brewing Company

Asheville Jazz Orchestra, 6pm Jack of Hearts Pub

Sons of Ralph (bluegrass), 9pm Jack of the Wood Pub

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

The Stray Birds (traditional Appalachian), 5pm Chelsea Crowell (granddaughter of Johnny Cash), 9pm

Peggy Ratusz & friends

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Asheville Music Showcase, 8pm

Vincenzo’s Bistro

The Croon and Cadence Duo feat: Ginny McAfee, 7:30pm

Back stage: Cusses (hard rock) w/ Octopus Jones, Zombie Queen & Albert Adams, 10pm Lobster Trap

Westville Pub

Calico Moon (Americana, country), 7-9pm

Laura Thurston & Wildwood Flyers (folk, bluegrass), 9:30pm

Olive or Twist

White Horse

One Stop Deli & Bar

Asheville Tango Orchestra, 7:30pm

Fri., April 13

Live music, 8pm

Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm Orange Peel

Club Metropolis

Seduction Sideshow presents The Stimulus Package Creatures Cafe

Cameron Miller w/ Terina Plyler & Bone Prophet Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Dueling Pianos (rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am Emerald Lounge

Birthday Boy (indie, rock, pop) CD release, 10pm French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Aaron Berg & the Heavy Love (folk, Americana), 6pm French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Jazzville (jazz)

Garage at Biltmore

He Is Legend w/ As Sick As Us, Telic & Ritual (metal)

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

SAT 4/7

Appalachian Folk • $5 Robo Shots

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

SUN

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST STARTS @ NOON

Kevin Schlereth (singer-songwriter), 8pm An evening of political satire w/ Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show), 8pm Letters to Abigail, 2-5pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 5:30-7:30pm Aaron LaFalce (rock, Americana), 8-11pm

Asheville Music Hall

Atomic Sauce (jazz, fusion, rock)

My Highway, 7-10pm DJ Razor, 10pm-2am

Playlow & Brutal Wizards w/ Samuel Paradise, Razor and Blade & Woodwork (electronic), 10pm

Pisgah Brewing Company

Highland Brewing Company

Black Mountain Ale House

Blue Jeans & Khaki Pants (“x-rated honky tonk,” country)

Drunken Prayer (indie Americana), 8:30pm

Scandals Nightclub

Mountain Feist (bluegrass), 6pm Jack of Hearts Pub

Paul’s Creek (bluegrass), 9pm

The Gateway Club

Ginny McAfee & Michelle Terry

Back stage: The Cheeksters (pop, rock, soul) w/ Albatross Party

Club Metropolis

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

The Market Place

Lobster Trap

Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, world, jazz), 7-10pm

Live jazz, 7-9pm

Creatures Cafe

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Olive or Twist

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

Asheville Bellydance Festival, 7-10pm Emerald Lounge

Bloodroot Orkaestarr (gypsy, folk) CD release w/ Deep Chatham, 10pm Firestorm Cafe and Books

The Bells of Suicide (alt-rock, psychedelic) Fred’s Speakeasy

Live music, 10pm French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Ryan Barrington Cox (indie pop), 6pm French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Elise Pratt & Peggy Ratusz (jazz), 7pm Whitney Moore (Latin, soul), 10pm

The 42nd Street Jazz Band

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Phuncle Sam (rock, jam), 10pm

Steve Whiddon (piano covers), 5:30pm

Shpongle (electronic, trance) w/ Phutureprimitive, 9pm

White Horse

Pack’s Tavern

Wild Wing Cafe

Dave Desmelik (Americana), 8pm Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

The Stray Birds (Americana), 8pm

SAT., April 14

Scandals Nightclub

Chesterface (blues, jam, rock)

ARCADE

“Bear Exploder” dance party w/ DJ Kipper Schauer, 9pm

Asheville Bellydance Festival, 7-10pm Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am

Athena’s Club

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Black Mountain Ale House

Good Stuff

Purple Onion Cafe Root Bar No. 1

Garage at Biltmore

Rat Babies (doom metal) w/ Akris & Skullthunder, 9pm

96.5 House Band (classic dance hits)

Richie Owens & the Farm Bureau (country)

Shane Perlowin (jazz)

Get Down

Orange Peel

Trivia night

Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7:30-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

SBS w/ WolfPack & Winners Circle, 9pm

One Stop Deli & Bar

Westville Pub

Swayback Sisters (Appalachian folk, country) w/ Alex Caton, 8pm

Travis Nevels Band (rock, blues, psychedelic), 8:30pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Barrie Howard (blues, one-man band) Boiler Room

Mindshapefist w/ Vic Crown & Amnesis (rock, metal), 9pm

THE SWAYBACK SISTERS

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OPEN MIC Sign up at 7pm • $4 Margaritas BUY 1 GET 1 ½ Off APPETIZERS BLUES JAM with Westville Allstars Shrimp ‘n Grits • $3.50 Rum Drinks

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Karaoke

Dark Night w/ Catalytic Circus Josh Gilbert w/ Ember Worship

TRIVIA NIGHT

Bring Your “A” Team • Prizes • $3.50 Gin & Tonics

Doc Marshalls (Americana, country, Cajun) w/ Newfound Road, 8pm

Aotearoa w/ Silo Effect & Alex Finley (rock, funk), 9pm

Boiler Room

TUES

Acoustic American • $3.50 Vodka Drinks

Jack of the Wood Pub

Jus One More

Acoustic Swing

MON

Harrah’s Cherokee

Zumba, 7-10pm Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

JOHN CRAIGIE & LEIGH JONES

FRI

Pack’s Tavern

Root Bar No. 1

MAX MELNER ORCHESTRA

$1 off all Whiskey • Real New Orleans PoBoys

Good Stuff

Lifecurse (metal) w/ We Kill Kids & Chivalry, 9pm

Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7:30-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

WED THUR 4/5

Just Die! (metal, punk) w/ Roz Raskin & the Rice Cakes & ENTS, 9pm

Dance party w/ DJ Abu Dissaray, 9pm

Athena’s Club

Live Music 5 NIGHTS A WEEK! Daily Specials FULL BAR!

Get Down

ARCADE

Snake Oil Medicine Show (bluegrass, psychobilly, reggae), 8pm

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The Nightcrawlers (blues, rock, dance) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety), 7:30pm

saturday, april 7 russ Wilson nouveau Passe Orchesta Present:

“Futuristic Rhythm!” $10 | 8Pm

thursday, april 12 an evening with

Kim Richey $13 | 8Pm

Friday, april 13 an evening with

Chuck Brodsky $12 | 8Pm

sunday, april 15

Humming House w/ the Vespers $15 | 8Pm

FREE Every Tuesday Night!

Westville Pub

Original music series hOsted by mike hOlstein & Justin Watt

White Horse

18 church street | asheville, nc

Westville birthday bash feat: Zach Boyce, Pierce Edens & more, 8pm Malcolm Holcombe (Americana, folk), 8pm Wild Wing Cafe

Raymond Fairchild, 10pm

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theaterlistings Friday, aPriL 6 - Thursday, aPriL 12

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

BreWinG co. (254-1281) Please call the info line for updated showtimes. the adventures of tintin (PG) 1:00, 4:00 the iron Lady (PG-13) 7:00 underworld awakening (r) 10:00 n carmike cinema 10 (298-4452)

21 Jump street (r) 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 american reunion (r) 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Jeff, Who Lives at home (r) 1:10, 3:20, 5:35, 7:50, 10:05 John carter 3D (PG-13) 12:55, 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 John carter 2D (PG-13) 2:30, 5:25, 8:55 mirror mirror (PG) 1:40, 4:05, 6:30, 8:50 october Baby (PG-13) 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 Project X (r) 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:55, 10:10 (no 5:20, 7:55, or 10:10 show on 4/10) rampart (r) 7:30, 9:55 silent house (r) 1:05, 3:25, 5:30 a thousand Words (PG-13) 2:20, 4:35, 6:50, 9:05 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) 1:30, 7:35 american reunion (r) 11:25, 2:00, 4:50, 7:10, 10:05 the artist (PG-13) 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:05, 9:40 (sofa cinema) Dr. seuss’ the Lorax 2D (PG) 12:15, 2:45, 4:55, 7:20 (sofa cinema) haywire (r) 11:15, 4:00, 10:05 the hunger Games (PG-13) 11:20, 11:50, 3:00, 3:30, 7:00. 7:30, 10:00. 10:30 Jeff, Who Lives at home (r) 12:10, 2:30, 4:40, 7:55. 9:50 (sofa cinema) Jiro Dreams of sushi (PG) 11:35, 1:50, 4:10, 7:45, 9:45 mirror mirror (PG) 12:00, 2:35, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25

rampart (r) 11:10, 1:55, 4:35, 7:25, 10:10 (sofa cinema) safe house (r) 9:30 (sofa cinema) titanic 3D (PG-13) starts Wed.11:30, 3:45, 8:00 Wrath of the titans 3D (PG-13) 11:45, 2:10, 4:25, 7:10, 10:05 Wrath of the titans 2D (PG-13) 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:40, 10:20 n cineBarre

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chronicle (PG-13) 1:20, 7:20 Ghost rider spirit of vengeance (PG-13) 7:25, 9:45 iron Lady (PG-13) 10:20 (sun), 1:25, 4:25 man on a Ledge (PG-13) 10:40 (sun), 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55 silent house (r) 10:35 (sun), 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 9:35 this means War (PG-13) 10:25 (sun), 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30 the vow (PG-13) 10:30 (sun), 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:50 n co-eD cinema BrevarD (883-2200)

the hunger Games (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 n ePic of henDersonviLLe (693-1146) n fine arts theatre (232-1536)

neurotypical (nr) 7:00 thu april 12 only salmon fishing in the yemen (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, late show Fri-sat 9:20 (no 7 p.m. show april 12) We need to talk about kevin (r) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, late show Fri-sat 9:40 n fLatrock cinema (697-2463)

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pickoftheweek Jiro Dreams of sushi

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Director: DaviD Gelb Players: Jiro ono, yoshikazu ono, takashi ono, Masushiro yaMaMoto, hachiro Mizutani Documentary

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The Story: A look at the life and work of an 85-year-old master of sushi.

The Lowdown: It may not sound like the stuff 90-minute films are made of, but Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a beautifully observed, surprisingly engaging and entertaining look at a man who has spent his life in pursuit of perfection in his chosen work.

“Elegant” is not a word I can imagine using very often for a documentary, but it’s the word that immediately came to mind after watching David Gelb’s Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

I suspect that has more to do with Jiro Ono himself and with Gelb’s use of music on the soundtrack (the use of Philip Glass’ The Hours score was inspired) than with the film. Looked at simply as a movie, the film is pretty much of the straightforward variety. Still, the whole package comes across as elegant — and, really, any documentary that can make sushi interesting for 90 minutes clearly does something right. When you consider that I know very little about sushi (as in knowing there are two rolls I like) and that I honestly don’t like documentaries very much, my response to the film is all the more remarkable.

In essence, this a movie about Jiro Ono, an 85-year-old sushi master, who has been at his craft/trade/art for 75 years, and who owns and operates a famous, fabulously successful 10-seat sushi bar in a Tokyo subway concourse. How famous and how successful?

Well, it has a Michelin three-star rating (the first sushi bar to get that), it’s booked a month in advance, and prices start at 30,000 yen (about three hundred bucks). As remarkable as all that is, you have to realize that the film nails down all these facts early on, so what’s surprising is how much additional material

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Jiro Ono and his son Yoshikazu Ono in David Gelb's elegant, entertaining documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi. there is here.

Some of what remains is clearly of the esoterica variety. I mean — apart from the potential for rude jokes — few of us are likely to get much use out of such knowledge as the fact that you have to massage your octopus for 40 to 50 minutes to be sure it’s tender. (OK, I can see interjecting this as a “did you know” interpolation in a stalled conversation.) More to the point, the film offers us a portrait of the fully obsessed Jiro (“You have to fall in love with your job”) and his two sons, Yoshikazu and Takashi. The younger, Takashi, has finished his apprenticeship with his father and has gone out on his own, opening his own sushi restaurant. His is quite literally a mirror of his famous father’s business — a duplicate in reverse to accommodate the different working needs of the right-handed Takashi and his left-handed father. (You sense this is the sort of detail that springs from Jiro, who notes whether his clientele is left or right-handed to better prepare their dishes.) Takashi appears to be successful on his own, but somewhat more relaxed about it than his father — or his brother, for that matter.

Elder son Yoshikazu is the man in training to replace Jiro when he finally retires or, as the film puts it, “the inevitable happens.”

He is easily under more pressure than his brother — and this is despite the fact that he has been the chef in residence on the occasions when the Michelin people have visited the restaurant. It really is an unenviable position.

In fact, everyone — including Yoshikazu — is clearly aware that he will have to be not as good as, but better than his famous father for the restaurant to succeed post-Jiro.

It all makes for a surprisingly engaging film about three fascinating, appealing men whose lives are devoted to a craft — an art really — that requires years, even a lifetime, to master. This is definitely a documentary worth checking out. Rated PG for thematic elements and brief smoking. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Cinema 14.

Jeff, Who Lives at home JJJ

Director: Jay anD Mark DuPlass (Cyrus) Players: Jason seGel, eD helMs, susan saranDon, JuDy Greer, rae Dawn chonG comeDy

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The Story: Forced out of his mother’s basement, stoner Jeff tries to find his destiny.

The Lowdown: An aesthetically grating film kept afloat by a couple of likable characters, but which ultimately feels hollow and pointless.

With the Duplass Brothers’ Jeff, Who Lives at Home we see what has become of the "mumblecore" genre as it has reached its inevitable ceiling. Less a filmmaking movement and more an attitude towards filmmaking, mumblecore is an aesthetic with an inherent problem — at least in the case of the Duplass brothers — in that there’s nowhere to grow.

I’ve seen certain aspects of mumblecore used effectively exactly once: Last year’s Bellflower, but only because that was a movie that took

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the category’s tendencies and made them nightmarish. Stylistically — well, there is no style. We’re stuck with a lot of handheld camera work and a movie maddeningly reliant on pointless zooming in and out. And instead of the malaise of white, middle-class twenty-somethings, we get the malaise of white, middle-class thirty-somethings. Any maturity of growth as filmmakers is smoke and mirrors.

Sure, Jeff is gussied up with a bit more professionalism and a better grade of actor, but it’s truly nothing new. This does have the advantage that if you’ve been a fan of the Duplass Brothers’ work in the past, you’ll likely get more out of this film than I do. A lot of critics have thrown around descriptors like “endearing” and “poignant,” so there’s obviously a market here — at least among critics.

And while I recognize that this is what Jeff is shooting for, it nevertheless rings false, since whatever ever magic or warmth the Duplass Brothers are attempting to create is either unearned or disingenuous, and far too shallow to be affecting.

The film, of course, revolves around the titular Jeff (Jason Segel), a 30-year-old stoner who lives in his mother Sharon’s (Susan Sarandon) basement. After being harangued by his mother into heading out into the world to run an errand, Jeff instead decides to journey out into some sort of cosmic quest to find his destiny (that this is philosophically anchored in Jeff’s love of M. Night Shyamalan’s awful Signs (2002) is specious to say the least). This meandering soon brings him into contact with his brother Pat (Ed Helms), a blowhard with a failing marriage, who deems himself worthy enough to lecture Jeff on growing up, but who hardly has his own act together.

The bulk of the movie — with a sometimesnice subplot involving Sharon and a secret admirer — deals with Jeff and Pat attempting to save Pat’s marriage. This is where most of the film’s dramatic weight lies, but it’s too flimsy and emotionally dishonest, since we’re supposed to believe Pat has the ability to completely turn his life around with the snap of his fingers. The same goes for Jeff, who finally meets his “destiny” in a scene that’s far too stagey and unrealistic to work,

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Rated R for language including sexual references and some drug use. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10 and Carolina Asheville Cinema 14

MIRROR MIRROR JJJJ

Director: tarsem singh Players: Julia roberts, lily collins, armie hammer, nathan lane, JorDan Prentice, mark Povinelli COMEDIC FAIRy TALE FANTASy

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The Story: Comedic reworking of the Snow White story.

The Lowdown: Beautiful-looking comedy variant on the fairy tale, but with a degree of fealty to the source, along with a nice mix of clever and broad humor. The leading lady’s a little pallid, but Julia Roberts’ Wicked Queen is not.

Tarsem Singh’s Mirror Mirror is a darn sight better than its trailer makes it look. For that matter, it’s a darn sight better than most of the films labelled "family" these days. If it isn’t anywhere near in the same league as Singh’s The Fall (2006), well, that’s not very surprising. The Fall is a special film — the kind that maybe comes along once in a career. It was an utterly personal work, and made without any regard to the whims of the movie marketplace. Mirror Mirror is a far more commercial proposition. What’s surprising is just how clearly Singh has left his fingerprints all over the film despite this.

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Barton Fink JJJJJ Dark ComeDy-Drama rateD r In Brief: John Turturro plays a thinly veiled version of playwright Clifford Odets in this 1991, Cannes-winning Coen Brothers film. The film is a very disturbing, but sometimes funny, look at an artist (maybe a little bit of a fake) descending into madness and self-absorption in old Hollywood.

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Dark eyes oF LonDon (the human monster) JJJJ horror rateD nr In Brief: A curious Bela Lugosi film to come out of Great Britain in 1939, Dark Eyes of London (The Human Monster) remains perhaps the single most disturbing film in the actor’s entire filmography. There is not a drop of sympathy to be found for his murderous Dr. Orloff, the unhinged architect of a murderous insurance scheme, who seems to be greatly enjoying every sadistic murder. A classic in its own peculiar way.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Human Monster (Dark Eyes of London) on Thursday, April 5, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

amarCorD JJJJJ ComeDy Drama Fantasy rateD r In Brief: Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning autobiographical, phantasmagorical reminiscence of what life was like — or how it seems from a perspective nearly 40 years later — in the small town of Rimini, where the director was born. Rich, comic, gorgeous to behold and throroughly entertaining. A master filmmaker at his best.

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tings. That certainly cannot be claimed about Mirror Mirror, but I’d be willing to bet that a good many of the film’s effects are achieved by the same old jiggery-pokery filmmakers have been using to flim-flam viewers since shortly after the invention of movies. In fact, the story’s animated, puppet show-like prologue is presented on a kind of zoetrope-like contraption. And, the Queen’s (Julia Roberts) entrance into the mirror is straight out of Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus (1950). Beyond that, on-set photos reveal that the same can be said of a good deal of the interior production design, so that most of the CGI seems to be relegated to the more elaborate effects and the bigger exteriors. So, all in all, there’s still some sense of a hand-made movie here.

The idea, of course, is a stylish, playfully updated version of the Snow White story, and Mirror Mirror generally succeeds in its aims. It reworks the story just enough to be a little fresh, but even when it seems like it has side-stepped one of the most familiar aspects of the story, that shows up as a nice punchline to the whole proceedings. The embellishments are frequently clever. The whole thing is actually closer to the fairy tale than the Disney version, though some of the darker details (like the Queen wanting her victim’s entrails) are softened with gentler comedy. The idea of the Seven Dwarves here

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owes more than a little to Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits (1981), but the concept of them passing themselves off as giants with the aid of accordion stilts is an amusing notion — and one that plays even better than it sounds.

It’s not that Mirror Mirror is a great picture — or is even as good as it could have been.

That’s partly the fault of the casting. And, no, I don’t mean Julia Roberts, though I suspect the poster with her at her Julia Roberts-est is doing the film no favors. Roberts is quite good in the movie, and she seems to be having a good time playing on the fact that she’s no longer in the ingenue category. She does not, however, make the Queen antiseptically sexless — as witness the bit when she makes Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer) put a shirt on so she can think. Arnie Hammer is good, too, even if he’s handed one broad gag that’s close to cringe-inducing. And there’s nothing wrong with Nathan Lane as the Brighton, the Queen’s largely inept toadie. But I’m sad to say that Lily Collins (daughter of Phil) is never more than OK as Snow White, and that’s a definite drawback.

The trailer makes the film look cheap — the film itself is anything but that — and it makes the humor look broader than it is. Oh, sure, there’s a fair amount of pretty broad stuff, but there are subtler moments, too. Nothing about the trailer even hints

that there’ll be a gag based on Kafka’s The Metamorphosis buried in this movie. Yet the film generally remembers to play to a family audience — and for once we have a film that actually is family friendly and not moronic. The screenplay — or Tarsem — is responsible for avoiding the usual bouts of what the MPAA started classifying as "bodily humor" with Osmosis Jones back in 2001. In other words, it incorporates seven comedic dwarves and not a single one of them suffers from flatulence. There should probably be a special award for that. Now, if only someone would give Tarsem another project that’s wholly his own. Rated PG for some fantasy action and mild rude humor. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande

We neeD to taLk aBout kevin JJJ

Director: Lynne ramsay (Morvern Callar) PLayers: tiLDa swinton, John c. reiLLy, ezra miLLer, JasPer neweLL, rock Duer, ashLey Gerasimovich Drama

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The Story: A fragmented look at the making of a mass murderer through his relationship with his mother.

The Lowdown: Acclaimed in some quarters as a powerful drama, it seems more like an unpleasant schlocky horror movie without the nerve to be one.

At long last Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay’s We Need to Talk About Kevin is making its way to town, which will doubtless be a boon to quite a few film fans who’ve been asking when it would show up since its release late last year. Well, here it is — and I wish I could share the enthusiasm.

I’ve seen We Need to Talk About Kevin twice.

I saw it about three months ago during awards season, and again a day ago for this review. My original take — apart from noting that it was a movie with a lot of red in the design — was that it was OK, but pretty far from the devastating experience it had been built up as. (And it got nowhere near my "best of" list.) But I thought maybe I’d missed something, so prior to writing about it, I opted to watch it a second time. This round, I was better able to appreciate (though that may not be quite the right word) the film’s jigsaw puzzle structure. Otherwise, however, Kevin no longer struck me as even OK. It’s merely a pretentious, unpleasant, jumbled, woolly headed movie that’s really nothing more than a cheesy horror picture for people who wouldn’t be caught dead going to a cheesy horror picture. Even its title is horror-movie basic — What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, What’s the Matter with Helen?, How Awful About Allan etc. Worse, it’s one big tease. A real horror movie would have a payoff. This not only doesn’t, but it spills its beans from the onset. And lacking the courage of its horror convictions, its idea of

gore is Tilda Swinton wallowing in crushed tomatoes at some orgiastic tomato festival.

All of this is decked out with a hipper-thanthou selection of pop songs. And there’s also a lot of symbolic footage of Swinton doing the Lady Macbeth shtick trying to wash off red paint.

If you set aside the movie’s very sketchy ideas about whether future mass-murderer Kevin (played by Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell and Rock Duer at various ages) was born that way or is the result of mommy not liking him very much, what you’ve got is an Omen movie on a small scale. And since Ramsay can’t seem to decide if mommy is a martyr to motherhood (our first glimpses of her at the tomato frenzy present her as Christ-like) or a culpable party, there’s not all that much to bother setting aside. That’s doubly true because the film keeps presenting Kevin — at every age — as utterly monstrous, whether he’s a sullen child or an androgynous teen dressed in hip-huggers and tight T-shirts like a street hustler on the make.

Overall, Kevin is a good-looking movie that’s just overflowing with bad ideas, telegraphed plot points and some pretty hard-toswallow notions. Even if you can accept the idea of Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly (in his most virulently ox-like mode) as a couple, it’s still hard to buy that he’s so dumb that he never even suspects his son’s transparent awfulness for 17 or 18 years. And if you can, by some improbable stretch, buy those things, can you really buy why Swinton’s character didn’t just run away from the

whole mess ages ago? Can you possibly not see everything coming a mile off — from the entire trajectory of the Robin Hood fixation to the Fatal Attraction riff awaiting that hapless guinea pig? Is it possible to see Swinton scrubbing off red paint a third, a fourth, a fifth time and not giggle? What’s obnoxious is that Ramsay not only thinks you can, but insists you accept it all as some kind of important statement. Sure, Swinton is fine and the kids, especially Ezra Miller, are super creepy, but I’m left with nothing but a bad taste in my mouth and a huge "so what?" Rated R for disturbing violence and behavior, some sexuality and language. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Fine Arts Theatre

Wrath of the titans JJJ

Director: Jonathan Liebesman (Battle los angeles) PLayers: sam Worthington, Liam neeson, raLPh Fiennes, toby KebbeLL, rosamunD PiKe fantasy adventure

rated PG-13

The Story: With the powers of the gods waning, it’s up to demigod Perseus to travel into the Underworld to save his father Zeus, and to stop the ancient Titans from destroying the world.

The Lowdown: An entertainingenough adventure yarn — with a cast that’s far too good for this kind of rubbish — that is nevertheless too slight to be really memorable.

Jonathan Liebesman’s Wrath of the Titans suffers from the same issues as its predecessor, the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans.

Namely, it’s a big old mess of Greek mythology, stirred and mixed into something that’s nowhere near terrible, but yet never comes close to the kind of epic filmmaking $150 million should be able to buy. The special effects are really fancy — well, mostly — and the film does contain a handful of performances that are better than this junky fantasy film deserves. Would I recommend it? No, not really. But can you find worse movies to waste a couple of hours in? Oh, most definitely.

This sequel picks up a few years after Clash, as Perseus (Sam Worthington) has laid down his sword in order to raise his son (John Bell). But this is a movie, after all, and Perseus won’t be allowed to simply lead the quiet life — especially once his father Zeus (Liam Neeson) is crossed by gods Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Aries (Edgar Ramirez, Carlos), and is now slowly being drained of his powers. Why? So that the titan Cronos can be released from the prison Tartarus, of course.

The movie plays pretty fast and loose with the Greek mythology it’s grounded in, but no one is watching this film for an education.

They’re here to watch Perseus and his ragtag band of heroes fight all types of CGI nasties. Within this admittedly low aim, Wrath succeeds. The film is a nonstop barrage of sword-and-sandals action and various monsters wreaking havoc. It’s junk food, basi-

cally. The action scenes are the high point of the film, of course, but it they’re also the bane, as the lack of any other significant elements means that Wrath will become another of those superfluous action-movie sequels that I’m bound to forget I ever watched.

Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Danny Huston do commendable jobs keeping straight faces as they deliver silly dialogue while festooned in hokey-looking fake beards and greasy wigs. Bill Nighy steals the show in a fit of scenery chewing as the loony Hephaestus, and Wrath also gives a nice, understated comic-relief role to Toby Kebbell (RocknRolla). What really drags the film down is Worthington (and to a lesser extent, his dead ferret pelt of a haircut), a performer who’s simply too dour to play a hero you want to root for. This type of gruff-yet-noble action hero — with a touch of daddy issues — has been done to death over the past few years, and Worthington doesn’t have the gravitas to make his Perseus likable. He doesn’t sink the film, however.

In fact, no one thing ever does. All that dead weight, however, keeps Wrath of the Titans from being a truly good action film. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of fantasy violence and action. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7

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Jonah hill, Channing TaTum, Brie larson, Dave FranCo, roB riggle, Deray Davis, iCe CuBe Action Comedy Undercover cops pose improbably as high school students to break up a drug ring. Pretty funny and surprisingly agreeable spoof of the old TV show, but also raucous and raunchy. Rated R

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Jean DuJarDin, BéréniCe BeJo, John gooDman, James Crowmwell, PeneloPe ann miller Comedy Drama A silent movie star finds himself left behind when talkies come on the scene, while the girl whose career he helped launch becomes a big star.

The very fact that a silent movie—done in period style—is coming out today is cause for some celebration, and while The Artist may not be quite as remarkable as the claims that precede it, it has charm to spare and is a must-see. Rated PG-13

Dr. SeuSS’ the LorAx JJJ

(voiCes oF) Danny DeviTo, eD helms, ZaC eFron, Taylor swiFT, BeTTy whiTe, roB riggle Animated Fantasy with Songs A young boy ventures into the barren wilderness to find out what happened to the trees. A reasonably harmless, annoyingly cheerful version of the Dr. Seuss story that is, by necessity, padded to reach feature length—which it feels a good bit of the time. Rated PG

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JenniFer lawrenCe, Josh huTCherson, liam hemsworTh, wooDy harrelson, eliZaBeTh BanKs, wes BenTley Dystopian Sci-Fi Action In an oppressive future society, lottery-selected 12-to18 year olds are pitted against each other in a fight to the death known as the Hunger Games. Reasonably exciting and entertaining film that will likely mean more to fans of the books than to the casual moviegoer. Rated PG-13

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Jason segel, eD helms, susan saranDon, JuDy greer, rae Dawn Chong Comedy Forced out of his mother’s basement, stoner Jeff tries to find his destiny. An aesthetically grating film kept afloat by a couple of likable characters, but which ultimately feels hollow and pointless. Rated R

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Jiro ono, yoshiKaZu ono, TaKashi ono, masushiro yamamoTo, haChiro miZuTani Documentary A look at the life and work of an 85-year-old master of sushi. It may not sound like the stuff 90-minute films are made of, but Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a beautifully observed, surprisingly engaging and entertaining look at a man who has spent his life in pursuit of perfection in his chosen work. Rated PG

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Taylor KiTsCh, lynn Collins, samanTha morTon, willem DaFoe, Thomas haDen ChurCh, marK sTrong, Ciarán hinDs Sci-Fi Adventure A Civil War veteran is transported to Mars where he becomes embroiled in the warring factions of the planet. Surprisingly good and thoughtful sci-fi action based on Edgar Rice Buroughs’ century-old novel. Definitely worth a look. Rated PG-13

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Julia roBerTs, lily Collins, armie hammer, naThan lane, JorDan PrenTiCe, marK Povinelli Comedic Fairy Tale Fantasy Comedic reworking of the Snow White story. Beautiful-looking comedy variant on the fairy tale, but with a degree of fealty to the source, along with a nice mix of clever and broad humor. The leading lady’s a little pallid, but Julia Roberts’ Wicked Queen is not. Rated PG

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wooDy harrelson, roBin wrighT, sigourney weaver, Ben FosTer, neD BeaTTy, iCe CuBe, sTeve BusCemi, anne heChe, CynThia nixon Police Crime Drama Character study of the descent of a corrupt police officer into the abyss of his own excesses. A brilliantly made but extremely uncomfortable film centered on one police officer, which is anchored to a terrifically compelling performance by Woody Harrelson. It loses steam toward the end, but is overall powerful. Rated R

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ryan reynolDs, DenZel washingTon, BrenDan gleeson, vera Farmiga, sam sheParD Action Thriller The guard at a CIA safe house is forced to go on the run with Amercia’s greatest traitor. A dull and humorless action film that’s made even worse by uninspired filmmaking and a wasted cast. Rated R

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ewan mCgregor, emily BlunT, amr waKeD, KrisTin sCoTT Thomas, Tom mison, raChael sTirling Romantic Comedy Drama A Scottish fishery expert is pushed into working on the wild scheme of a wealthy sheikh to transport salmon to Yemen. Full of empty calories and lacking the bite its screwy premise suggests, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen gets by pretty nicely on pure charm and a splendid cast. Rated PG-13

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TilDa swinTon, John C. reilly, eZra miller, JasPer newell, roCK Duer, ashley gerasimoviCh Drama A fragmented look at the making of a mass murderer through his relationship with his mother. Acclaimed in some quarters as a powerful drama, it seems more like an unpleasant schlocky horror movie without the nerve to be one. Rated R

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sam worThingTon, liam neeson, ralPh Fiennes, ToBy KeBBell, rosamunD PiKe Fantasy Adventure With the powers of the gods waning, it’s up to demigod Perseus to travel into the Underworld to save his father Zeus, and to stop the ancient Titans from destroying the world. An entertaining-enough adventure yarn—with a cast that’s far too good for this kind of rubbish—that is nevertheless too slight to be really memorable. Rated PG-13

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IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR BICYCLE MECHANIC Bike Sales / Mechanics • Asheville’s leading specialty ski and bike outdoor retailer has immediate openings for qualified bike mechanics.

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LANDSCAPING HELP NEEDED Landscaping company seeking experienced person to join team. Plant knowledge a must, high attention to detail. no inquiries without resume considered. landscapejob6@gmail.com

meetings/events/travel and contract management required. Minimum of 2 years prior administrative assistant and/or customer service experience required.

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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT • F/T, M-F. SUMMARY: Provide administrative and clerical support to the President’s Office. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1. A minimum of an Associate’s degree in Communications or Business related program. 2. Three years related experience. 3. Three years of demonstrated exceptional customer relations skills and interpersonal communication. 4. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize work assignments. 5. Ability to use critical Thinking skills in decision making. 6. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

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REIMBURSEMENT SPECIALIST NEEDED • Eliada is seeking an individual with an accounting background to assist the Fiscal department with billing, receipting and account follow-up. • Other responsibilities include monthly analysis of mental health revenue, posting cash receipts for payments into billing software, and following up on unpaid claims. • Must have insurance billing and accounting experience.

Knowledge of CPT codes and DSMIV or ICD9 codes helpful.

All interested and qualified individuals go to www.eliada.org/employment to apply.

THE VAN WINKLE LAW FIRM • Seeks an experienced Litigation Paralegal for its Asheville Office. This individual will work within a team to prepare litigation documents, produce and respond to discovery, maintain adherence to calendared court items and document requests, and otherwise assist attorneys in all aspects of pre-trial and trial practice. • A thorough knowledge of federal and state court rules and ESI issues is necessary. • Experience with Summation or other electronic discovery databases, and 5 or more years work experience, is preferred. Please send qualifications to hr@vwlawfirm.com

Sales/ Marketing MARKETING ASSISTANT AT JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL Responsibilities include writing for enewsletters and website, writing and distribution of press releases, social media, distribution of catalogs & brochures, updating website, and archiving photos. Must have excellent writing and organizational skills. Graphic design, PhotoShop, InDesign, a plus. Send resume and three professional references to keather@folkschool.org or Marketing Manager, John C. Campbell Folk School, 1 Folk School Rd., Brasstown, NC 28902.

PROFESSIONAL SALES Fortune 200 company recruiting sales associates in this area. • $30-$50K possible first year. • Renewals • Stock Bonuses • Training. For an interview, call (828) 670-6099 or e-mail resume: CandiceAdms@aol.com

Hotel/ Hospitality B&B HOUSEKEEPER • PART-TIME Reliable and detail oriented a must.

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Seeking outgoing, flexible, qualified/licensed EMT for a PRN/on-call driver position for client transport. Please e-mail carolina4HR@gmail.com with your resume.

Medical/ Health Care CNA • OVERNIGHT CAREGIVER POSITIONS We screen, train, bond and insure. Flexible schedules and competitive pay. Home Instead Senior Care. Contact Heather for an appointment Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. www.homeinstead.com/159 FAMILIES NEEDED FOR INHOME PLACEMENT Loving families needed to open their homes to individuals with developmental disabilities.

Specific needs are handicap accessible homes, also looking for homes in the Marion/Morganton and other areas for children. Similar to Foster Homes. Excellent salary, great opportunity! Davidson Homes 828-299-1720 ext 265 www.davidsonhomes.org MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGER needed full-time for single practitioner GYN office in Asheville, NC. Requirements include: excellent communication, organization, leadership, and customer service skills; experience in direct patient care and medical office administration (OB-GYN preferred); to include staffing, training, coding and billing.

Bilingual pref’d. Salary in the 35-40k range, based on experience. Planned Parenthood of Asheville, submit cover letter and resume hr@pphsinc.org. EOE

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 PROGRAM SUPERVISOR/THERAPIST Seeking Program Supervisor/Therapist in boarding school for adolescents living with Asperger’s Syndrome and related social needs. Required: licensed therapist or actively pursuing licensure; ABA training preferred. Email employment@ talismanacademy.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@familiesto gether.net

FULL-TIME PSYCHOLOGIST/LCSW (Asheville, NC) • Therapeutic Boarding School serving Middle School Age girls 10 -15 looking for full —time clinician.

Must be licensed (not provisionally licensed) as a psychologist or clinical social worker in NC. Must be able to function independently and possess a strong work ethic.

While not required, interest in working with children a plus.

To make application please send CV and letter of interest to humanresources@ ashevilleacademy.com

FAMILIES TOGETHER • Seeking Licensed Professional.

Candidates must will be willing to work in our Day Treatment programs and provide outpatient therapy as needed in Yancey, Mitchell, and Madison Counties. Qualified candidates will include LPC’s, LCSW’s, LMFT’s, LCAS’s, and Provisionally Licensed professionals. • Seeking Qualified Professionals to work in our Day Treatment Programs. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 2-4 years experience working with children/youth with mental health diagnosis and a bachelor’s degree. www.familiestogether.net

MAKE A DIFFERENCE NC Mentor is offering free informational meetings to those who are interested in becoming therapeutic foster parents. The meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday 6:30pm-7:30pm (snacks provided) and 4th Friday 12pm-1pm (lunch provided). • If you are interested in making a difference in a child’s life, please call Rachel Wingo at (828) 696-2667 ext 15 or e-mail Rachel at rachel.wingo@ thementornetwork.com • Become a Therapeutic Foster Family. • Free informational meeting. NC Mentor. 120C Chadwick Square Court, Hendersonville, NC 28739.

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 • State-wide provider of I/DD services has immediate opening for a QP in our Asheville location. • This position is responsible for hiring, training, and supervision of direct care staff working one on one with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. • Candidates must have at minimum a bachelor’s degree in a human services field plus two years’ postdegree I/DD experience. • A bachelor’s degree in a field other than human services plus four years’ post-degree experience in I/DD may also be considered. • Criminal and MVR investigations will be conducted. • Qualified and interested persons should send a resume along with letter of interest to QP Position 5 Mountain View Rd Asheville, NC 28805.

THE ASHEVILLE OFFICE OF FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES • Is seeking the following for adult service lines: Fully-licensed LCSW, supervisory experience preferred. This position is fulltime, salaried with benefits.

Also seeking a part-time LSCW to work with adults. Please send resumes to csimpson@fpscorp.com.

WNC Group Homes for Autistic Persons is hiring for Residential Counselor positions. Full Time 3rd shift, Part Time 1st shift, and weekends. Each qualified applicant must have High School Diploma and 2 years experience, or College degree.

Apply in person at 28 Pisgah View Ave Asheville. Please view our website for additional information. www.wncgrouphomes.org

Caregivers/ Nanny CAREGIVER NEEDED • Help with transfers, housekeeping, grocery shopping, driving, typing and errands. CNA experience preferred. 4pm8pm, $10/hour. 828-424-7203.

Professional/ Management

CHAIR, NURSING • F/T Regular, M-F, occasional overtime. • SUMMARY: Under supervision and direction of the Dean of Allied Health and Public Service Education, the Department Chairperson of Nursing will direct and manage the Department of Nursing by providing leadership and direction to the faculty, staff and students. • MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1) Master’s degree in Nursing.

2) Three years full time work experience as an RN. 3) Two years experience as a Nursing Manager. 4) Possess an unrestricted RN license in North Carolina. • PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: 1) Experience teaching in a community college or university Nursing department. 2) Recent experience in Medical Surgical Nursing. 3) NC Board of Nursing participant. • SALARY RANGE: $63,508-$66,720 + $417 monthly stipend. For more detail and application instructions, please visit: https://abtcc.peopleadmin.com /postings/924 CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL (CCR&R) Director for Smart Start program in Madison County. For application materials, contact nancya@madisonss.org Application deadline is April 19, 2012.

MANAGEMENT Growing local business seeking mature professional for administrative and managerial duties. Mac, Excel spreadsheet, database entry and creative design experience. Full-time. No smokers. Call Ms. Willis: (828) 230-5125.

Teaching/ Education

ASSOCIATE CHAIR, NURSING • F/T Regular. M-F, occasional overtime. • SUMMARY: he Associate Chair has responsibility for coordinating curriculum and clinical courses for associate degree nursing and diploma level practical nursing programs, assisting the Chairperson in the daily operation and management of the nursing department, and teaching in the department. • MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1) Master’s degree in Nursing. 2) Hold unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in North Carolina. 3) Two years full-time work experience as registered nurse. 4) One year experience in nursing management. PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: 1) Teaching experience at the college level.

2) Recent experience in medical surgical nursing in an acute-care setting. 3) Ability to use applicable software applications for generating reports and documents.

SALARY RANGE: $63,132$64,920. For additional detail and application instructions, please visit: https://abtcc.peopleadmin.com /postings/923

CHAIRPERSON, PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY • F/T Regular.

M-F. SUMMARY: The Pharmacy Chairperson will coordinate, plan and review all educational services of the program.

Coordinate and implement all college required departmental functions, including planning, preparing budgets, identifying and assessing student learning outcomes, and program review.

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• MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1) Three-years’ full-time experience in pharmacy practice. 2) Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in related field. 3) Licensed by NC Board of Pharmacy OR Certified as Pharmacy Technician AND are in good standing. • PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree from accredited school of pharmacy.

• SALARY RANGE: $55,692$57,456. For more detail and application process, please visit: https://abtcc.peopleadmin.com /postings/920.

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