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letters Bring back manufacturing — in a green way; the economy needs it Thanks to [Xpress] for shedding light on the current state of the local economy and how the downturn is affecting our friends and neighbors [“Down and Out,” May 5]. Hopefully, your efforts will compel a few more of us to quit chanting the mantra that small business will save us. Yes, small businesses are providing most of the jobs — by default — as manufacturing jobs (with decent pay, decent hours and benefits), like Elvis, have left the building. Small biz is all that is left. Many of these strip-mall/officepark outfits are there to help larger companies further out-source activities that were formerly done in-house. These overrated “entrepreneurs,” fresh from business school with Bill Gates dreams, are employing their training and energy in finding ways to replace HR staff, safety compliance, inventory and many other duties. Other small-biz firms are focused on finding ways to get yet one more ad in our mailboxes, one more commercial into a half-hour of TV, one more call-center plan based on the availability of cheap labor and a desperate work force. Will more real-estate and retail, competing for the spending power of wealthy retirees, help us rebuild? We can not sustain a viable economy on these business plans. A sizable chunk of our lost manufacturing base has to be brought back to the U.S. We can manufacture in a clean and green way if we have the political will. This is a hard sell in Asheville. Here, everything is smiley-face, have-anice-day, all-is-well, don’t-be-negative … Look! … A unicorn! Some would have you believe that we can produce high-speed rail cars from industrial hemp at the local community garden. While not

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necessarily voodoo economics, it could be labeled new-age nonsense. I suggest picking up Barbara Ehrenreich’s latest book: Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. A brilliant reality check. — Larry Abbott Asheville

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I am writing on behalf of my children. My family lives in the beautiful Grovemont neighborhood. We have a wonderful community and often spend our evenings walking. My young children enjoy weekly trips walking to the park. Our neighborhood does not have sidewalks. Car traffic is low and we have not had to worry about the safety of the children. Until now. Both my husband’s and my own family have numerous members who have served or are actively serving in the military. We recognize firsthand the important role the VA plays our personal lives, and in countless others. We are pleased that a facility will be built so close to home. We just ask that the accesses to the new buildings be [via] Lake Eden road. Our studies have indicated that as many as 5,000 additional vehicles per month could be traveling through our residential neighborhood. As a parent, this concerns me. Help us make our children’s voices heard. Please get the access moved to Lake Eden Road. — Anna Perdue Swannanoa

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It’s simple: Move the VA entrance out of Grovemont I live in the historic Grovemont neighborhood in Swannanoa. It is a very quiet, family-oriented neighborhood. There is a vibrant community of people out and about at all hours of the day. Our streets are full of kids, playing and riding their bikes, walking to and from the park — as well as people out getting some exercise and walking their dogs, pushing strollers, often with children in tow behind them riding their bikes and scooters. Our roads are very narrow, and we have no sidewalks. Our neighborhood just cannot handle the extra traffic [that will result from] putting the entrance to the VA Nursing Facility on Woodland Drive. ... Most of the neighborhood was not notified about this [proposed] entrance. I feel that I was disrespected and that something was trying to get done behind my back. We want the veterans! Every single person I’ve talked to wants and respects and honors our veterans. My father is a veteran, as are many other people in my family’s history. We want the facility and the jobs! We just want the entrance to be moved to Lake Eden Drive, an extremely viable option that would not put any children in danger. I am sure the veterans themselves would agree to having it there. They would never, ever want to change the beautiful, friendly neighborhood they are moving into through no fault of their own. It is so very simple: Change the entrance, and everyone is happy! — Felicia Buske Swannanoa

Word to the LGBT community: defend yourselves In response to the article “Not Bashful in Asheville,” which ran in the Mountain Xpress the week of May 17, self-defense classes, pepper spray and whistles — really? Let me know how effective that is against multiple attackers who are armed. Why should the LGBT community limit itself in

its self-defense options? North Carolina is one of 36 states that has a shall-issue concealed handgun permitting process, meaning that if you don’t have a criminal record and meet the requirements for a license, you must be issued one. Handguns are the great equalizer of men (and women). Full disclosure: I carry a handgun like I carry my cell phone. Not because I’m paranoid, but because if anything is worth protecting, it’s your own life. And the police aren’t there to protect you. Response times for police are awful, and when seconds count, police are just minutes away. However, it must be noted that handguns are the last line to personal defense. Good situational awareness combined with a little common sense can help to avoid most violent encounters. So LGBT community, why limit yourselves? The application fee for a North Carolina concealed handgun pistol license is $80, the course is around $100, and a good personal defense firearm is in the area of $300. While this is a costly proposition, what is the greater cost? A handgun and concealed handgun permit or your life and well-being? While I understand that carrying a concealed handgun is not for everyone, if potential hate-crime attackers were to get word of the LGBT community packing heat, they’d think twice and would probably heed the warning of “We’re fabulous, don’t f**k with us.” Criminals are not looking for a fight; they’re looking for an easy and passive target, which is a stereotype of the LGBT community. Defend yourselves, because your lives are worth defending. — Chris Smith Arden

The world’s problems are many and big; our work starts here in Asheville Recent news paints a picture of some troubled times facing us locally and nationally. We hear about local budget shortfalls. At the federal level, that word is replaced with words like deficits and debts running into the trillions of dollars. We hear about “anarchists” vandalizing our downtown. There’s a growing oil spill out in the

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Gulf of Mexico. And everyday we read about the growing wars in and near the other Gulf in the Middle East, in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq. Many of us feel like throwing our hands up and saying it is all just too big to fight. But remember, at all levels, we are a government of, by and for the people. We are more than the governed, we form the government. BP oil spill: We can go after corporations that disregard our laws. Don’t buy their oil! Fight for stronger regulations and alternative renewable energy that safeguard our environment! Budget shortfalls locally and statewide: Tell elected officials representing us at the federal level to vote to end our involvement in Afghanistan and Pakistan. My hat’s off to Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), who is co-sponsoring with Sen. Russ Feingold (DWI) a bill that would require President Obama to present a timetable by January 2011 on how we are withdrawing from Afghanistan and give updates on that plan every 30 days (S.B. 3197 and H.B. 5015). Work with local groups here in Asheville to pass a resolution that states money should be spent in constructive ways here, not destructive ways there. Vandalism downtown: While I abhor such

antics anywhere and certainly can’t defend the actions taken on May Day here in Asheville, I do want to remind folks that the violence of elders does beget violence among our youth. If our young people see nothing but bombs, torturing, corporate greed, environmental degradation, should it surprise us that this happens on our streets? I suggest that we watch the movie Bowling for Columbine, which examines possible reasons youths become desensitized to violence in our society. So let’s start fulfilling our roles as model citizens today! — Rachael Bliss Asheville

VA entrance in Grovemont threatens the neighborhood quality of life I am writing about the VA project in the Grovemont Community of Swannanoa. I am very thankful to our veterans for all that they have done for our country. I am not opposed to the facility by any means, however, I am concerned for the safety of our families! I strongly feel like the entrance should not come through our neighborhood. There is an alternate route from Lake Eden Road. There are many families with children that ride bicycles

and walk in Grovemont. I feel as if we were not taken into consideration. The increase in traffic may hinder our ability to continue to enjoy our neighborhood — not to mention the trucks and equipment that will be passing through during the construction process. Please take into consideration the families and people of Grovemont. — Theresa Williams Swannanoa

International Link dissolving, but there’s still plenty to do As many of you have learned, the board of directors of International Link has decided to dissolve the organization due to limited funds. As the founder and director, I am deeply saddened. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide language and cross-cultural training services and support over the past 12 years. I have had the privilege of doing my right work while serving the local International and wider community. My main thread of volunteering and striving to make a difference most of my adult life — wherever I have lived — has been to help local international people who have left their country because

of a wide range of difficulties. I will continue to serve as a resource in our community, as a link to our local internationals and as a voice for those with limited English. I look forward to continuing to work with you and to support you. Please do your best for our wonderful, enriching immigrant population. One basic way you can make a difference is to meet people more than halfway by developing your Spanish or other language skills. Another is if you see someone being discriminated against and treated disrespectfully, please consider speaking up for them. If we do nothing, we’re part of the problem. — Geri Solomon English-as-a-foreign-language tutor Asheville

Don’t be a noise pollution victim: Support keeping the peace The city of Asheville and the Blue Ridge Parkway are two great places to dial in on when it comes to noise pollution. Over the past several years, I have witnessed a growing number of citizens asking why things are the way they are when it comes to excessive, unnecessary noise.

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More stress in our lives, unequal political power, dangerous transportation-safety myths, bad economics and unaccountable government are some of the surprising themes behind this subject. If we cannot enforce our noise ordinances, then what else are we incapable of dealing with as a society? If we can enforce our noise ordinances, what are the benefits? Our public officials should have answers to these questions. I have posted an expanded commentary on these matters on the Keep the Peace site (http:// niceasheville.ning.com/profile/keepthepeace). First, please sign the Keep the Peace petition [http://www.gopetition.com/online/35345.html]. Nothing is going to change unless we organize. There are few public officials willing to champion the concept of domestic tranquility — let alone our various local, state and federal noise laws. A meeting at the Folk Art Center with BRP Superintendent [Phil] Francis present is desperately needed in order for citizens to understand the realities of the BRP failure to mitigate unnecessary noise and get BRP officials to focus. We have decent noise laws, they just need to be [enforced]. Folks are not seeking total silence in all corners of our community (and the BRP is part of our community). We just want our laws enforced. — Grant Millin Asheville

we fully support the location of the VA nursing facility in Swannanoa. We continue to hope that the decision-makers for this facility have the wisdom to listen to us about the serious safety issues associated with locating the entrance on narrow little Woodland Road, the proposed entrance to the facility. Once the facility is operational, it has been estimated that approximately 5,000 additional vehicles per month — including those of the estimated 170 employees working 24-hour, round-the-clock shifts, delivery trucks, visitors and emergency vehicles — will travel down Woodland, Northeast and Eastwood Streets and through our community. This additional traffic burden, which will go past a playground, a park and our library, is dan-

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The VA facility isn’t the problem; the planned entrance is I am a resident of Grovemont, in Swannanoa, as well as my daughter, her husband and my four grandchildren [who] live on Northeast Avenue, which is the proposed route to the main entrance of the VA’s future nursing home. I am very concerned about the threat of increased traffic in our neighborhood as a result of the new VA facility’s planned entrance coming through our lovely neighborhood. The facility itself is not the problem; it is the entrance and the increased traffic and the potential dangers that would pose to our families and properties. We wish the entrance to be moved to a safer nearby site by Lake Eden. A small, comfortable, historic, family neighborhood, Grovemont was the first planned community in the U.S.! Dr. E. W. Grove purchased the land for Grovemont over a century ago. While building his famous Grove Park Inn in Asheville, he developed the Grove Stone & Company to obtain material for his hotel. He purchased land in Swannanoa and developed “Grovemont,” the first planned community in the United States! (For that reason, I even think it should be on the National Historical Registry, but that is another story.) In short, this was and is how Grovemont was conceived and meant to be, and I believe should remain. It was never intended to become a main thoroughfare and especially not when there is a better alternative location. I am writing you, as we have been meeting and trying to get a voice to have our pleas considered to little avail. — Judith L. Rinaldi Swannanoa

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gerous to the children and everyone who walks, plays and lives on those routes, and compromises the integrity of our peaceful little neighborhood. Those are the reasons that we want the entrance to the VA nursing facility to be on Lake Eden Road, where there will be no impact on a residential neighborhood. A Lake Eden entrance is already planned for the heavy construction traffic — a high volume of construction workers’ vehicles, large trucks and heavy equipment, so it just makes sense and would save money to continue to use the Lake Eden construction entrance as the permanent entrance. So far the decision-makers are not listening. Instead, we’ve heard every sort of excuse why they want Woodland Road as the entrance instead of using Lake Eden Road. It’s time for the state employees and the politicians to use some common sense, and make the right decision. — Terri and Don Kennedy Swannanoa

Woodfin doesn’t need a traffic roundabout As a lifelong citizen of Woodfin and Asheville, I am profoundly disappointed by the Woodfin’s town administrator, Jason Young, being in favor of the proposed “roundabout” project, especially considering that very few were in favor of this project last Tuesday (May 18). This “roundabout” is not only unnecessary but obviously frivolous; Young gave no purpose for it other than to ease the “flow of traffic.” I come and go through this area in question nearly every day and there are hardly any “traffic flow” problems except under such extraordinary circumstances as bridge construction, rock slides, blizzards, and presidential visits. Reputable business owners in this area seem to feel the same way. Here are two projects Woodfin needs to do that are necessary yet have been neglected: removal of downed tree limbs on Weaverville Highway that have been there for months, and putting in sidewalks along this highway. On the other hand, this proposed “roadblock” project would cause numerous complications. All local businesses would be negatively impacted because of the awful mess the lengthy construction of this project would create. It would also be a money sinkhole. Then, it could turn out to not improve “flow of traffic“ at all. Also of note is that this is a regular police route which also makes

it an inappropriate place for such road obstructions. Many Woodfin citizens, myself included, agree that this proposed “roundabout” is absolutely ridiculous and a terrible loss of money for this town! I strongly urge Mr. Young to reconsider his decision. — David Hall Woodfin

Don’t put new VA nursing facility entrance in Grovemont I am disappointed that the state is planing to build the new VA nursing facility [in such a way that it] will bring an estimated 5,000 additional vehicles into a very quiet, dead-end residential and 4-H camp area in Grovemont. I feel the entrance should be from the more commercial Lake Eden road. I support the veterans facility and feel it would be best for all concerned to make this obvious change. — Donna Kelly Swannanoa

Eck doesn’t speak for all of us in the mountains In response to Christian Eck’s letter in the May 12 Xpress [”Democrats Don’t Represent Our Mountain Values”], I would say that he does not speak for all of us living in the mountains, certainly not me and many of my friends. Anyone who supports gun ownership and gun rights is an enemy of all those who have had relatives and friends shot by guns. I wonder how much attention he paid to the Bush/Republican years. They are the ones who got us into the fix we are in now. They got us into a war with lies; they supported only the wealthy big companies, oil, banks, insurance companies who put us into this [economic state]. They don’t care about the common man. Obama may not have turned out to be the miracle worker that everyone hoped he would be, but he had no help in Congress from the party of “no.” Eck doesn’t like Shuler. But neither do I, because he is a Republican at heart. Tigers don’t change their spots and neither do Republicans. They accomplished nothing for the good of this country under Bush and they enlarged the power of the presidency in a way that no administration has ever done. Remember the past, people. — Lloyd Kay Asheville

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Asheville needs publicly financed elections by Bruce Mulkey How much do you think a candidate should have to spend to run a competitive campaign for the Asheville City Council — a job that pays $13,800 per year? Would $10,000 be enough? $20,000? $40,000? Would it surprise you to know that in 2007, Bill Russell spent approximately $63,000 to win a City Council seat? Russell edged incumbent Bryan Freeborn, who spent about $10,000, by 74 votes. In the end, each of Russell’s votes cost approximately $11.30, compared with about $1.90 per vote for Freeborn. Incidentally, most of Russell’s campaign contributions came from a single special-interest group: builders, developers and realtors. In 2001, Charles Worley reportedly spent a whopping $120,000 on his successful push to become mayor of Asheville, barely defeating Brian Peterson 7,936 votes to 7,399. For the record, last year’s three victorious City Council candidates averaged less than $25,000 in campaign expenditures; Mayor Terry Bellamy spent just over $33,000 on her re-election bid.

president, believes the time has come for publicly financed elections in Asheville. Here’s why: 1. Big money can unfairly influence the outcome of local elections. By making generous campaign contributions, wealthy donors, corporations, political action committees and special-interest groups with a stake in Asheville City Council decisions can give their chosen candidates an unfair advantage. 2. The high cost of running for office deprives us of more diverse leadership. Many aspiring local leaders decline to run for office because of the rising cost, leaving us with a primarily white, affluent, male, heterosexual City Council that doesn’t fully represent our city’s population. 3. Council members whose campaigns were publicly financed would be accountable to all Asheville residents. Publicly financed elections ensure that our elected officials are more accountable to their constituents than to special-interest groups making substantial campaign contributions. 4. Voters are more likely to participate in publicly financed elections. When people

Whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, a Tea Party member or a Green, an independent or none of the above, you now have an opportunity to reclaim your power. I’m not suggesting that Russell or Worley did anything wrong; certainly nothing unscrupulous or dishonest. They were playing by the same rules as everyone else. And only they can say whether they felt beholden to their biggest contributors. But such large infusions of cash into our local political process endanger the time-honored principle of one person, one vote. To remove the influence of big money and level the playing field, it’s time for Asheville to implement publicly financed elections. In 2007, the N.C. General Assembly named Chapel Hill the pilot city for publicly financed local elections. The Voter Owned Election Program is entirely voluntary; candidates qualify by raising a sizable number of small contributions and agreeing to spending and fundraising limits. Both candidates who qualified for financial support during last fall’s municipal election collected more votes than any of the nonparticipating candidates, and the program cost the city less than $1 per resident. Once the state House and Senate pass the necessary legislation, Asheville will have the option of creating a similar program that fits our specific needs. WNC for Change, a grass-roots group that grew out of Barack Obama’s campaign for

understand that all qualified candidates have a chance to win and that the election isn’t rigged in favor of the affluent or those backed by big money, they’re more likely to vote. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court removed restrictions on corporate spending to influence elections; nothing now prevents a corporation from spending huge sums of money in an Asheville election in hopes of electing a slate of candidates sympathetic to its interests. But in a Feb. 8 Washington Post-ABC News poll, 80 percent of respondents opposed this decision. And recent focus groups in Charlotte and Denver for the Campaign for Fair Elections and the Public Campaign Action Fund clearly showed that voters across the political spectrum are angry about the problem of special-interest money and want fair elections in which candidates receive small donations from ordinary people.

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Whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, a Tea Party member or a Green, an independent or none of the above, you now have an opportunity to reclaim your power. At the Tuesday,

June 8, Asheville City Council meeting, Council member Cecil Bothwell will propose a resolution calling on the General Assembly to enact legislation giving the state’s larger towns the power to sponsor public-financing programs — a first step toward publicly financed Asheville elections. This is a concern for all of us, not just city residents. We must urge Asheville City Council members to support this resolution (see box). You may hear various justifications for refusing to support publicly financed elections: It would be too expensive, it would penalize candidates who are good at raising money, the system we have works fine, such a program is untested, the state legislation is flawed, etc. But none of these excuses hold up under scrutiny. It’s time for Asheville to join Raleigh, Durham, Winston-Salem, Cary, Wilmington and Greenville, which have already approved similar resolutions. By doing so, we help ensure that “one person, one vote” is not an obsolete expression but a reality in our community. X

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beheard A single e-mail message to AshevilleNCCouncil@ashevillenc.gov will reach all City Council members. It’s also important to contact Sen. Martin Nesbitt (919-715-3001, 828-252-0490 or Martin. Nesbitt@ncleg.net) and ask that Asheville be included in the pending state legislation so our city can choose whether or not to implement publicly financed elections. To learn more about public financing, visit: • http://commoncause.org • http://democracy-nc.org • http://ncvce.org To view Council member Cecil Bothwell’s resolution, go to: www.mountainx.com/ xpressfiles. To learn more about N.C. House Bill 120: http://ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/ BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009%20%20&BillI D=h120 To contact other members of the local legislative delegation: • Rep. Susan Fisher: Susan.Fisher@ncleg.net • Rep. Bruce Goforth: Bruce.Goforth@ncleg.net • Rep. Jane Whilden: Jane.Whilden@ncleg.net — Bruce Mulkey

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Over the coming year, the city of Asheville wants the Pack Square Conservancy to repay about $2 million the nonprofit owes the city, according to a May 14 letter from City Attorney Bob Oast. Until then, the city “cannot agree to allow the conservancy to operate or manage the park to any substantial degree.� The letter also calls for an independent audit of the group’s books. Addressed to conservancy board Chair Guy Clerici, the communication came in response to a letter from the conservancy “proposing a resolution of the financial issues between the Pack Square Conservancy and the city of Asheville.� Formed in 2000 to raise money for and oversee construction of the new Pack Square Park, the conservancy has seen its share of problems. The work dragged on for five years and, at almost $17 million, came in significantly over budget; a planned pavilion has been put on hold indefinitely; and with such basics as a roof for the events stage and public restrooms still lacking, word emerged recently that the group doesn’t have the funds to build them. And now the city wants to recoup the money it put into the project. According to the letter, “$2,000,000 is an acceptable working figure,� and the city wants to be paid in full by June 1, 2011, or to have “a firm commitment for such payments.� As to where the money might come from, Oast notes, “We understand that economic times are difficult but think that the conservancy’s fundraising efforts will be strongest and most successful in the first year.� Because North Carolina Department of the Transportation funds were involved in the construction and the DOT is barred from giving money directly to a nongovernmental organization, the city has been paying the contractors and getting reimbursed by the conservancy. According to city records, however, the last payment came in January. Currently, the conservancy owes the city $1,979,939.91, though some of that money (which was payable May 13) isn’t yet considered past due. “We’re all using $2 million as a working number, but work is continuing, and it could be more,� Director of Administrative Services Lauren Bradley explains. The letter also cites a number of other concerns the city wants addressed, including resolving all outstanding issues with contractors and making plans for adding public restrooms, “a feature that is important to Council.� The 4,200 square foot pavilion, shelved in February due to financial and time constraints, would have included restrooms. And to give the city’s demands some teeth, the letter also sets significant consequences, noting, “Unless and until the conservancy’s financial commitment to the city is satisfied, the city cannot agree to allow the conservancy to operate or manage the park to any substantial degree.� Among

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Take your park and Pack it: Pack Square Park, while mostly completed (late and overbudget), the park still lacks a roof for a stage and public restrooms, and has stopped paying the city of Asheville. The city threatened to withhold rights to manage the park until it gets its money. photo by Jonathan Welch

other things, this means the park’s planned May 28 grand opening “must be re-characterized or re-styled to reflect current actual circumstances. As we have been discussing, work on the park is not complete — and importantly — the conservancy’s financial obligation to the city has not been satisfied. While an event recognizing the substantial progress made on the park and encouraging further fundraising is certainly appropriate, a grand opening or ribbon cutting is not, and Council will not participate in or recognize such an event.� Oast says the city is ruling out any management agreement with the nonprofit until the money issues are settled, which also limits the conservancy’s ability to stage events in the park: “The city could agree to waiving event fees for conservancy fundraising events, but not for any other purpose,� the letter notes. Any payback agreement, says Oast, will have to include a review of the nonprofit’s financial practices and an independent audit. City representatives, the letter notes, “would like to meet with you to discuss these matters next week.�

An ongoing dialogue

According to Clerici, however, the letter is “part of a discussion that’s been going on for quite some time. ‌ In some ways, that letter is from one lawyer to another. Bob is a good friend of mine.â€? But the tone of the letter, Clerici notes, surprised him. “Bob and I talk about this several times a week. The last meeting we all had [after the letter was sent out] was a very cordial meeting, so I’m not sure why that tone got into the letter. I asked

Bob that, and he didn’t really have an answer for me.� Clerici also stresses that the conservancy is audited annually, and Buncombe County has done one as well. “It was completely clean; I just don’t think they were aware that we do this as a matter of course.� As for the May 28 celebration, “That was sort of a misunderstanding,� he explains. “We’re now calling it a ‘milestone,’ because we’re moving from the construction phase to people having activities in the park, which is what we’ll be doing forever: That’s our mission from here on out.� The Asheville City Council had been expected to discuss the issue in closed session during its May 25 meeting and release a statement afterward, but none was forthcoming. However, it seems as if the Conservancy and the city may have worked out their differences — for now. “My sense is that there’s some positive progress forward,� says Bradley. And at a May 27 meeting of the Economic Development Coalition, Mayor Terry Bellamy declared: “As mayor and as a Council, we stand behind the Pack Square Conservancy 100 percent. We’re confident they’ll raise the $2 million. If you’d like to make a donation, it would be very much appreciated!� To view the full letter and other documents related to the conservancy, go to http://mountainx.com/xpressfiles.

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

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by David Forbes Electronic gaming has a contentious history, both in Buncombe County and statewide. And though video-poker machines are prohibited, a new type of “sweepstakes” machine has taken advantage of a loophole in the law (included, in part, to accommodate the state lottery) to get around the ban. Local law enforcement has investigated gaming operators in the past, but two court rulings have held that the machines are legal. With the matter currently tied up in court, machines have been able to go in under normal commercial and business zoning in Asheville, something that’s troubled city staff. The issue is particularly sensitive here given that former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and several of his closest deputies are in federal prison for taking payoffs from video-poker operators making illegal cash payouts. These matters came to a head at the Asheville City Council’s May 25 meeting, as proposed zoning-and-permitting rules came up for a vote. The new rules would treat businesses housing the machines similar to adult businesses, restricting how close they can be to churches,

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schools, etc. The rules also limit the hours of operation, cap the number of machines any single location could have at 20, and distinguish between places where they’re a secondary revenue stream (such as in a laundromat or gas station) and those where they’re the primary business. The rules also establish a permit fee of $2,500 per machine and $1,000 per business. Haw Creek resident Fred English urged Council to adopt the rules. “I saw one guy put $500 into one of these machines,” he said. “Get everything you can get out of these people. They’ve outsmarted the politicians in Raleigh and everywhere else. I’d take every penny you can get.”

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“Not a nuisance:” Asheville resident William Withers, a landlord with businesses that use electronic gaming machines, defends them at the May 25 Council meeting. photos by Halima Flynt

But local landlord William Withers, who said some of his tenants use the machines on his property, maintained that the city was unfairly singling out a legitimate business. Electronic gaming, he charged, “is being bullied by the city and city staff. This affects a lot of lives. I think the city is addressing this as a nuisance.” Police, he said, “are concerned that there might be some kind of questionable activity going on. Not in my facilities: You’re welcome to visit them anytime you want. What you will find is the equivalent of Aunt Edna sitting in front of the machine, enjoying a cigarette, spending some money. I don’t play the machines, but people have the right to do what they want to do.” City planner Shannon Tuch, noting that “this isn’t your typical land-use decision,” said that due to the money these machines bring in, they’re a target for “robbery and other crimes of opportunity” and, absent a state prohibition, “What else are we going to do?” besides find a way to regulate the activity. Council member Cecil Bothwell, who covered the Medford case extensively as an Xpress reporter, noted that in general, he doesn’t like gambling. “The dependence on luck for success in America is really poisoning our public policy, our citizenship. It’s a really toxic idea.” At the same time, he noted, banning the practice outright often encourages corruption, “so I’m uncomfortable with the whole thing.” Mayor Terry Bellamy said the proposed rules represented an attempt to “decide about the impact on the community, not so much the morality issue” and that Council hadn’t had

enough chance to hear from business owners such as Withers who would be affected by them. “I think we’ve fallen into the situation where the state’s not taken a position, so we have to deal with it,” Council member Jan Davis observed, adding that he hadn’t seen a lot of problems in gas stations he’d visited that had the machines. In the original meeting agenda, all the rules were consolidated into two votes — one on the zoning rules and another concerning licenses and fees. Instead, however, Council opted to break out each individual item as a separate vote, approving some and postponing consideration of others. Council members narrowly adopted the privilege-license fee on a 4-3 vote with Bellamy, Davis and Council member Bill Russell voting no. The zoning rules and the cap on machines found more support: Both were approved 6-1, with Russell registering the lone opposition. A motion to postpone considering restrictions on how close the businesses can be to churches, schools, etc. was approved 5-2, with Bellamy and Russell opposed. Council unanimously decided to revisit the question of operating hours in six months.

Fee, fie, foe

Council also addressed three matters that have been brewing for some time, including extending the city limits. A public hearing on the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 played out more with a whimper than a bang. Although Asheville’s 2010-11 budget has been hotly

The poison: Council member Cecil Bothwell said gambling is “toxic” but worries that banning it outright leads to corruption. debated both within and outside the Council chamber, only two people spoke at the hearing. Fred English criticized Council members for spending money on Clingman Avenue traffic calming and greenways, imploring them to “get your priorities straight.” And Mac Swicegood of the Council of Independent Business Owners criticized the city’s management of the storm-water fee revenues. The money, he said, was supposed to pay for fixing a dilapidated system, not provide new jobs, and the system is “overly bureaucratic. Put the hard hats on and get the repairs done,” he urged. And noting that Asheville “is blessed with an abundance of water,” he continued, “Now’s the time to change course and start selling” to other cities. In response, Bellamy pointed out that the Clingman Avenue effort was a project of the state Department of Transportation and that Asheville already sells water to Hendersonville.

Wavering on waivers

One controversial facet of the budget was its reduction of fee waivers for festivals. Last month, representatives from a bevy of Asheville events implored Council not to impose additional costs on them during a recession. Apparently they found a willing ear, as Council members now unanimously supported more lenient rules. Under the amended budget, all fees would be waived for six “core” events — Goombay, the Greek Festival, the drum circle, Downtown After 5, Shindig on the Green and the Holiday Parade. Other events staged by local nonprofits would get a special, half-off rate. An additional 27 events that had already applied for

fee waivers would get a one-time exemption while they adjust to the new rules. Bellamy said she hoped this policy would remain in place for some time, as changing it repeatedly “creates antagonism” in the community. The measure found broad support on Council, though there was some debate over how the fee waivers would affect the costs for police and barricades (they wouldn’t: Permit fees go through Parks & Rec; payments for those other services are made separately to other city departments). A final vote on the 2010-11 budget is slated for June 22.

This expanding city

Council members also approved a series of 12 annexations, ranging from new developments around town to half a house in Haw Creek. The biggest of the 12 involved commercial property on Airport Road. In an unusual move, however, the city excluded the Normac plant, which manufactures grinding machines. In exchange, Normac has agreed to release the city from its obligation to run a sewer line to an adjacent portion of the property that is being annexed, saving the city $168,000. A public hearing on the annexations had already been held, and Council members offered little comment. Eleven of the annexations were approved on identical 6-1 votes, with Russell (who says he opposes involuntary annexation in general) the odd man out. On the Airport Road property, Bellamy joined Russell in rejecting the expansion, expressing concern about the cost of providing additional services to the area. X David Forbes can be reached at dforbes@mountainx. com or at 251-1333, ext. 137.

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ing Miller to expand the project. “I guess I’m old-fashioned, but I really value handwritten communication and getting letters in the mail. So, I drew from that thinking,” Miller says. She then distributed cards to faith-based communities, area support groups, substance-abuse clinics and writing groups, asking that people take them home and write a letter (or even just a few sentences) for a woman entering the shelter or joining a Helpmate support group. “Stay positive,” is her mantra when distributing cards. “When a women in this situation has been stripped of all her control, the one thing [she] needs is encouragement.” Miller hopes the notes will help clients feel supported, while also spreading awareness in the Asheville area about the serious issue of domestic abuse in our community. “A lot of times, [women who stay at the shelter arrive

with] low self-esteem, feeling [they’re] unworthy of love; I wanted to connect the community with those women and children,” which she hopes will empower their decision to reach out for help. Artists are welcome to design their own cards for the project and a number of local card companies, including Blue Barnhouse, Masala Cards and The Great Cosmic Happy-Ass Card Company, have sponsored the project. In addition, a national greeting-card company called Papaya donated 300 cards to Helpmate and mentioned Miller’s efforts on its blog (papayablog.com). All Hope Notes collected for Helpmate will be on display at an upcoming benefit event called “Hope in the Handwriting,” set for July 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Laurey’s Catering (67 Biltmore Ave. in downtown Asheville). Guests will have an opportunity to write a note of their own, plus there will be an array of dessert and appetizers to snack on, along with live music and a silent auction. After the benefit, Hope Notes will be distributed to new clients as they arrive at the shelter. “It’s a greeting, a small gesture, but at least they will have something tangible to hold onto,” Miller says. “If it helps one woman to believe in herself, then it’s all been worth it.” Hope Notes will be collected through August. Send your Hope Note to Helpmate, P.O. Box 2263, Asheville, NC, 28802. To volunteer with the Hope Notes project contact LMiller@leadershipasheville. org. For info about Helpmate: www.helpmateonline. org. For more info on the benefit and tickets: www. hopeinthehandwriting.com. X — Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt

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A look at what’s been making headlines this week Beerosphere battles rage on An online war of words between Asheville and Portland, Ore., bloggers has been raging since last week’s Examiner.com poll christened our town “BeerCity USA 2010.” In the online post “What the Blogosphere Says About Our Win,” Xpress rounds up some of the alcohol-fueled responses, including this one from Portland’s Stumptown Magazine: Well nice job, losers. All of your furious clicking couldn’t stop stupid old Asheville, North Carolina from being voted Beer City USA for the second year in a row. We will just have to drown our sorrows in one of our MANY AMAZING CRAFT BEERS AT ONE OF OUR MANY AMAZING BREWERIES, you assholes. ... ASHEVILLE, YOU AND YOUR SIX BREWERIES CAN EAT ONE. PDX RULZ ASHEVILLE DROOLZ, etc. In response to the attacks, a legion of local bloggers rose up to defend Asheville’s crown, including Jennifer Saylor, who posted “An Open Letter to Portland” on BlogAsheville, saying: It’s human to get all territorial and fight over dumb shit like beer polls. But it’s also human to get over yourself when you truly encounter your opponent. Portland haters, encounter us. We are worthy. You got beaten (to whatever extent anyone gets “beaten” by an internet poll) by a city full of high-quality local craft brews and ardent, vocal beer lovers. Asheville will celebrate its win June 5 at the inaugural Beer City Festival, which will showcase an array of the area’s finest craft brews and bands, including Josh Phillips Folk Festival and The Blue Dragons. The event will take place between noon and 6 p.m. at Pack Square Park.

Park ’n’ raid

The new downtown green space, now nearing completion after years of controversy, has also been making headlines for other reasons this week. In the print story “Your Money or Your Park: City Wants $2 Million From Pack Square Conservancy” Xpress reports that Asheville is demanding to be paid back the $2 million it’s owed for construction bills the city paid on behalf of the Pack Square Conservancy. The story reports that the city won’t let the nonprofit manage the new facility until the financial issues are resolved (including an audit) and a plan is hatched for installing public restrooms. According to the article, the city also demanded that the park’s May 28 “grand opening” be “re-characterized or re-styled to reflect current actual circumstances.” The event was subsequently rebranded as a “milestone” celebration featuring a headlining set by local jazz/blues singer Kat Williams.

Snapshots of Asheville’s past: (from top left to bottom right) the future location of Malaprops, The Orange Peel, and The Grove Arcade; the 100 block of Broadway, north of the BB&T Building; the future site of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial and the buildings housing the future home of Laurey’s Catering & The Asheville Wine Market on Biltmore Avenue. images courtesy of kim macqueen and karen tessier

Ongoing downtown revitalization

In other news related to ongoing downtown development, a recent presentation by the Downtown Asheville Residential Neighbors on “The Asheville Miracle: The Revitalization of Downtown” garnered substantial coverage from both the Asheville Citizen-Times and Xpress. In “Downtown Asheville’s Success Shared Among Many,” the C-T reports that the presentation highlighted the wide-ranging efforts it took to bring the city center “back from being a ghost town” in the 1970s. And in an online post, “The Asheville Miracle: A Startling Look at Downtown 20 Years Ago and the Folks Who Transformed It,” Xpress offers a stirring photo essay of ’70s-era boarded-up downtown landmarks. One of them is the Grove Arcade, which despite having come a long way since then, is still facing major financial problems. In the May 26 print story “Strapped,” Xpress reports that the foundation managing the arcade “can’t make the payments on its debt to the city.”

A different kind of tourist

It’s unclear if the bear spotted strolling the downtown streets recently was drawn there by the revitalization efforts or something else. In “Bear Creates Stir in Downtown Asheville,” the Asheville Citizen-Times reports that on May 26, a bear wandered across South Charlotte Street and took a “45-minute tour of downtown during the crowded lunch hour.”

According to the article, “a throng of gawkers snapping photos with cell phones and cameras followed the animal as it nonchalantly made its way across several city blocks.” The C-T coverage also includes a video of the bear as it stopped to munch on berries outside the First Presbyterian Church (www.citizen-times.com/ article/20100527/NEWS/305270029). Eventually, the bear made its way safely back across Charlotte Street toward its likely home on Town Mountain.

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Outside the city, a different type of wildlife wasn’t so lucky. The Smoky Mountain News reports in “Weekend Fish Kill on Jonathan Creek a Mystery” that “A number of trout, from fingerlings to foot-long fish, turned up dead on Jonathan Creek near the confluence with Evans Cove Branch in the middle of Maggie Valley.” According to the article, the incident caused quite a stir, prompting several 911 calls. One reason for concern is that Jonathan Creek serves as a drinking-water source for customers of the Maggie Valley Sanitary District. While the cause of the kill is still unclear, the article quotes Neil Carpenter, director of the agency, explaining that the “water intakes are safely a mile and a half upstream from the site of the dead fish.” — Jake Frankel

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Bailey, Szurek to lead EDC

Buncombe County Commissioner K. Ray Bailey and Biltmore Farms Chief Financial Officer Paul Szurek will head up the Economic Development Coalition for AshevilleBuncombe County for the next budget year, with Bailey as chair and Szurek as vice chair. Both already serve on the 20-member board, which is made up of community leaders from both the public and private sectors, including Buncombe County, the city of Asheville, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Advantage Asheville campaigns. Bailey will replace Bob Roberts of First Citizens Bank, and Szurek takes over from Bill Mance, formerly of Mission Hospitals. The EDC works to attract, create and expand business opportunities in Asheville and Buncombe County. To learn more about the coalition, visit http:// ashevillechamber.org.

PLI to hire 25 new employees

Based in Asheville, Plasticard-Locktech International, the world’s largest manufacturer of hotel keycards, is holding a job fair Thursday, June 3, from 2 to 7 p.m. The company is filling 20 to 25 full-time positions in all departments, including sales, production, accounting, quality assurance and administration. The job fair will be held at the company’s headquarters, 605 Sweeten Creek Industrial Park in Asheville. Full-time employees receive an extensive benefits package, including competitive wages, medical

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and dental benefits, paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan. Founded in 1988, PLI has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States since 2007. For more information about the job fair — or to receive an application and instructions on how to apply if you can’t attend the fair — e-mail jobfair@plicards.com.

Charity event a shoe-in

Tops for Shoes and the Merrell shoe company have teamed up to sponsor “Get Stuff, Give Back, Get Outside,” a series of events, giveaways and charitable donations running June 7 to 12. The companies will donate 300 pairs of Merrell shoes to two Asheville United Way agencies: the Western Carolina Rescue Ministries and the YMCA’s Fit for Life program. Merrell will also donate $5 to Fit for Life for every pair of Merrell shoes sold at Tops on Friday, June 11. Tops for Shoes, a downtown Asheville fixture for more than 60 years, is Merrell’s biggest account in the state.

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so than the boards of Fortune 100 companies, according to a report from the UNCChapel Hill School of Law. Among the 50 largest corporations headquartered in North Carolina, only 12.3 percent of board members are female and 7 percent are minorities, according to the most recent survey by the law school’s Director Diversity Initiative. Sixteen of the boards had at least 25 percent diverse membership, the survey found. Eleven companies, however, had no females or minorities on their boards. Western North Carolina’s own Ingles Markets, headquartered in Black Mountain, has a nine-member board with one woman and no minorities. To view the full results of the survey, visit https:// ddi.law.unc.edu/boarddiversity.

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U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler welcomed William Gay — president and chief executive of Diamond Brand Outdoors and Diamond Brand Canvas Products in Fletcher — to a Small Business Committee hearing titled “Heroes of Small Business.” The hearing, held during National Small Business Week, brought entrepreneurs from across the country to speak about their success in creating jobs and improving the economy. “I am proud of companies like Diamond Brand who create jobs and are drivers for our local economy,” said Shuler, a Democrat. “During the past decade, our local economy has suffered because of losses in manufacturing jobs,” he noted. “Diamond Brand is one example of a local business that is working to turn our economy around and bring jobs back to Western North Carolina.” The company, which employs more than 140 people in its manufacturing and retail operations, works extensively with local charities, including the YMCA.

AdvantageWest honors successful entrepreneurs As part of its entrepreneurial development program, AdvantageWest has presented two of the region’s most successful entrepreneurs with awards for excellence and innovation. John Taylor, whose businesses include O.P. Taylors toy stores in Biltmore Park and Brevard, won this year’s Lone Eagle Award for excellence in innovation, financial perfor-

mance and personal commitment to the business and the community. Shortly after moving to Brevard in 1982, Taylor opened a full-service restaurant and adjacent wine store on West Main Street. He sold them in 1987 to start a new career in retail merchandising and pursue his dream of owning and operating a toy store. The first O.P. Taylors store opened in the center of downtown Brevard and has enjoyed steady growth in annual revenues ever since. Taylor later opened a second store in downtown Greenville, S.C., and recently added a third in Asheville’s Biltmore Park. Chris McCurry, co-founder of Highland Craftsmen Inc. in Spruce Pine, won the 2010 Advantage Innovation Award, a new honor presented to a business or industry in the 23-county AdvantageWest region that demonstrates corporate imagination, innovation and intrapreneurship. Highland Craftsmen designs, manufactures and sells natural architectural elements made out of reclaimed waste materials from the forest-products industry. Former Asheville City Council member Bryan Freeborn, who nominated the company, said “Marty and Chris McCurry exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit unlike anyone I have met in the last year.” For more info, call (828) 765-9010 or visit http:// www.barkhouse.com.

Mountain Xpress named Small Business of the Month

Mountain Xpress has been named the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Month. Founded by Publisher Jeff Fobes in July of 1994, Xpress is now distributed through 720 points in eight counties and has more than 30 full-time employees. The paper strives to treat its readers as participants in an ongoing civic dialogue and supports and sponsors many civic and nonprofit groups and events. No one at Xpress was available for comment. X

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Pro cyclist sets a wickedly fast pace Lauren Tamayo breaks world record by Jake Frankel Asheville can now call itself home to a new world-record-breaking bicyclist. At the Pan American Road and Track Championships, held in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on May 12, local racer Lauren Tamayo and her two U.S. teammates defeated Cuba in the team pursuit finals. In the process, they lowered the world record by nearly two seconds, completing the three-kilometer group race with a time of 3:19.569. A native of Allentown, Pa., the cyclist moved to Asheville five years ago, saying the area’s welcoming sense of community and diverse roads made for ideal training grounds. These days, however, Tamayo doesn’t get to spend as much time here as she’d like. The 26-year-old pro cyclist says she’s spent most of the past seven months on the road, racing everywhere from California to Qatar. And it doesn’t look like she’ll be slowing down anytime soon, as her goal for the next two years is to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London (she served as an alternate in 2008). Mountain Xpress recently caught up with Tamayo as she was enjoying a rare and well-deserved week off at home. Mountain Xpress: How does it feel to have a set a world record? Lauren Tamayo: It’s pretty amazing. If you would have asked me five years ago if I ever would have thought I would have a world record, I would’ve laughed and said, “Yeah, right.” It’s a pretty cool accomplishment to say that we are the fastest women in the world. It’s something that I will always cherish and carry with me through the rest of my career and even after I’m done with the sport. Did you have a particularly good feeling about the race before it started? In the qualifying round, did you feel the potential to win or break a record? For sure. We had been in Mexico for a week prior to the event, and we had done some training on the track, and all our training was going really well. … In our lap times for training, we were like, “OK, we’re good. We’re going fast. It’s totally achievable.” The day of the event, in our qualifying ride, we were three-hundredths of a second slower than the record. So going into the final that afternoon, it was like, “OK, this is all or nothing. We’re going to give it everything and go after that record.” And so that’s what we did, and it’s pretty amazing.

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Setting the record straight: “It’s a pretty cool accomplishment to say that we are the fastest women in the world.” photo by Jonathan Welch

What was the hardest part about that race and the biggest challenges? The biggest challenge for a race like that is it’s a team effort, and you put a lot of pressure on yourself. Because you don’t want to let your other teammates down. If somebody’s having a bad day, it’s a bad day for the entire team. So you want to make sure you execute everything perfectly in the race so that we can go fast as a team. Because it’s only about how strong your other two teammates are as well as yourself. It’s definitely not an individual effort.

What’s the life of a pro biker like? Is it glamorous traveling all over the world? Or is it exhausting? Some parts are glamorous. It is pretty exhausting though, actually. From November to now, I think I’ve spent most of the last seven months on the road. So I don’t get to be home as much as I’d like sometimes. And you know, yeah, we travel to all these different places, but we don’t necessarily get to see all these different places. Because we’re there for racing, and we’re focused on the race. So usually we see the inside of the hotel room and the track and that’s about it. How is it being sponsored by a peanut-butter company? Do you get all the free peanut butter you could possibly want? Yeah [laughing], we do get a lot of peanut butter. But it’s actually a really good sponsor. As far as branding the team, in the U.S., everyone grabs onto peanut butter. Who doesn’t like peanut butter? They make different flavors of peanut butter, and I have to say my favorite is White Chocolate Wonderful. Do you have to maintain a really regimented diet for your training and races? It sounds like you can eat chocolate (thankfully)? Yeah [laughing], well, we don’t have to restrict everything -- it’s always in moderation. But I do work with a nutritionist on playing with different foods and different diets to see what my body performs best on. And we’re still trying to figure it out. We don’t have it nailed down yet. It’s a process. We’ve been working on it for two years now. It’s kind of interesting to see the different ways your body reacts to different things. … I’ve actually found that for me, eating a lot of carbs before the event, I don’t digest them as well. So I tend to stick with some simple carbs, but mostly protein.

What brought you to Asheville? Is this a particularly good place to ride and train? Or were there other reasons? It’s a great place. My husband at the time was a racer as well, and he had spent time in Asheville training with some teammates who he used to race with. And so when we were looking for places to go, places that we wanted to settle down for a little bit, he had mentioned Asheville. We came down, and I had done some basic training camps down here, and we both really liked it. It’s a great community. And the roads are amazing -- you can pretty much find anything you need around here. So it was a pretty easy decision to come down here.

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Are there certain routes or roads that you ride regularly? Town Mountain is one of my favorite rides to do around here. Because it’s close to home, but it’s nice and quiet and you don’t usually have too many cars, and it’s just a really nice, relaxing ride for me. So it’s always one I really look forward to when I come home from a trip. When it’s just you training by yourself, without a team or a coach, is it hard to motivate yourself to do it? It can be hard to find the motivation some days, and those are the days you’re like, “OK, I’m thinking about my future here. This is another stepping stone to what I need to do in two years.” And obviously, we don’t have the perfect weather here. It can be hard to go out in the winter, when it’s snowing and 30 degrees -- like the awful winter we had this year. But for the most part, it’s a job, and so I do it because I love it, and I know it’s getting me where I need to go. X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-133, ext. 115, or jfrankel@mountainx.com.

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Wet, white and wild

River Gypsies chart a continent’s worth of whitewater adventures by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt In summer, kayakers Leland and Andria Davis like to load their van with gear, bedding, food, water and beer before embarking on a cross-country hunt for the most exciting white water. But somewhere in the course of their travels, inspiration struck: Wouldn’t it be great if there were a guidebook for all of this? That dangerously simple idea had them paddling rivers in eastern Canada, southwestern British Columbia, the northern Rockies, the California Sierra Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Missouri, the Middle Atlantic States, eastern Mexico and, of course, throughout the Southeast en route to producing their latest book, The River Gypsies’ Guide to North America. Charting weather conditions, mapping local campsites and noting where to find a shower at the end of the day, the couple aims to be your guide through “nine of the continent’s hottest paddling destination regions.” Produced by Brushy Mountain Publishing, their Swannanoa-based business, the book is packed with information and inspiring — often

terrifying — photos that will make you want to quit your day job and hit the water. Leland, a fixture in the local kayaking community, co-founded the famed Green River Narrows Race, which he organized for seven years. Roaring through Polk and Henderson counties, the daunting event has garnered national attention while luring the paddling elite to tackle a grueling series of class 5 rapids. Here’s what these gypsies had to say for themselves: Mountain Xpress: How did you start kayaking, and why do you love this sport? Andria: I got started through raft guiding; it was very challenging and fun. I love being outside on the cool river all day, every day. Since then, I’ve dedicated myself to being on a river for the rest of my life. Leland: I got into paddling in summer camp and paddled in the outdoors program at my high school. I stuck with it because I love the outdoors and the water. It’s an incredible medium to travel on. What was the biggest challenge in being on the road so long while researching your book? Andria: Finding a place to go to the bathroom. Leland: As far as the book is concerned, our main challenge was timing. Everywhere we went, we were trying to catch the rivers at the right water levels while finding people to go out there with. Sometimes we would drive a ridiculous distance and find that the water level at the river just wasn’t right. How did you find the rivers that you wanted to feature in the book? Leland: We used guidebooks for the region and heard about them through kayakers in the community, through word of mouth really. We had to find the local paddlers and grill them for information. We talked to a lot of the local people, who really knew what they were talking about. This is a dangerous sport. Do you have whitewater wounds? Leland: Is this an article or a book? Andria: We always come home with bruises. You’re more likely to get killed getting in your car to go to work than kayaking on a river, so you may as well have fun! Leland: We’ve both dislocated our shoulders; I have separated shoulders; we’ve had back injuries. Surely we’ve both had concussions. Do you have any advice for female boaters? Andria: Don’t give up! It’s a difficult sport to learn, but that’s also the beauty of it. It makes you face things in yourself that you otherwise wouldn’t have to face. It’s good to carry through

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Where the white water runs: Let Leland and Andria Davis be your gypsy guides to white-water kayaking in North America. image courtesy

and find people to support you throughout the process. Do you have any advice for the novice kayaker? Leland: Start with good instruction from the beginning. If you want to progress, you need proper instruction at the start: That will really help later on. There are two great places around here that I would recommend: Green River Adventures in Saluda or the Nantahala Outdoor Center, which is one of the oldest and best instruction outfits. What makes the rivers in Western North Carolina unique? Andria: They are warm. And compared with others in North America (not including Mexico), they’re more jungly and thick with vegetation. It feels like you’re paddling in a South American rain forest. Most places in the country, there are more evergreen and dry forests surrounding the river. Leland: Here is unique also in that it has a long season. It’s really one of the only places on the continent where you can really paddle all year round. That’s why we chose to live here and travel everywhere else. The Davises will be touring North America this summer to promote their book. For more information about The River Gypsies’ Guide to North America, check out http://RiverGypsies.com. X Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt can be reached at asezakblatt@ mountainx.com.

outdoorscalendar Calendar for June 2 - 10, 2010 Asheville Track Club The club provides information, education, training, social and sporting events for runners and walkers of any age. Please see the group Web site for weekly events and news. Info: www.ashevilletrackclub.org or 253-8781. • Register now for Fit Families. Age-appropriate exercise for kids and their caregivers. Parents and older kids (11+) can join up with ATC’s Beginning Runners, Walkers, or create their own group. Kids ages 4-10 will play fitness games. Meets every Tues. and Thurs. at Carrier Park. Info & registration: kellyallenasheville@gmail.com. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 6pm & SATURDAYS, 8am (through 7/22) - Train for Bele Chere 5K with ATC’s Beginning Runners Program at Carrier Park. All fitness levels and ages from 11+ welcome. Walking and Fit Families kids programs also available. Info: 665-7526. • SUNDAYS, 8:30am - Trail run for all paces. Meet at the NC Arboretum, Greenhouse Parking Area. Info: 648-9336. Black Mountain Monster 12- & 24-Hour Relay • SA & SU (6/5 & 6) - The running event will be held on the Montreat College campus, and will also include camping, live music, yoga, seminars, all-night movies and a bonfire. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross, The One Day Project and Montreat’s Cross Country Summer Camp Program. Info: www.raceforawesomeness.com or (917) 710-2805. Carolina Mountain Club CMC fosters the enjoyment of the mountains of WNC and adjoining regions and encourages the conservation of our natural resources, through an extensive schedule of hikes and a program of trail building and maintenance. $20 per year, family memberships $30 per year. Newcomers must call the leader before the hike. Info: www.carolinamtnclub. org. • SU (6/6), 8am - National Trails Day: Hike to Tusquitee Bald (strenuous). Info: (864) 638-3686 or tedsnyderjr@ bellsouth.net —- Lakeshore Loop (moderate). Info: 236-0192 or danny@hikertohiker.org —- Noon - Devil’s Courthouse from F.S. 816. Info: 749-1886 or belston@ tds.net. • WE (6/9), 9am - Bee Tree Gap to Tanbark Tunnel. Info: 298-8413 or Burchfield@niu.edu. Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy

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Leucobryum, Hypnum, Thuidium — unless you work in an herbarium, these names may not be familiar to you. So, to clue you in (and perhaps help you out if you’re ever on Jeopardy!), these are all types of bryophytes. Still confused? We’re talking mosses here. Annie Martin (aka Mossin’ Annie) would have no problem on Jeopardy! if the Daily Double concerned bryophytes. The Asheville native throws around the scientific names of mosses the way we might say, “Look at my pretty daffodils.” This is partly because most mosses don’t have common names, so if you’re a moss gardener, you’re stuck with the highfalutin ones. But it’s

Mosses actually like being stepped on, and you can water them at any time of day. also because Mossin’ Annie is passionate about her plants. Her lovely moss garden features 30 different species, and she knows each one intimately. Annie is the moss fairy if there ever was one (and she believes there is). Her passion for these 450-million-year-old plants (older than ferns but not lichens) is boundless. She jumps from one part of her garden to another, asking you to get down on hands and knees to see the way the Dicranum (windswept moss, one of the few that has a common name) sweeps both ways. Slipping a small magnifying glass into your hand, Annie tells you to hold the moss up close so you can get a good look. “That tiny strand of moss is one plant,” she explains, expecting you

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Sporophytes ahoy! Rock cap moss (Polytrichum) provides a garden show in the landscape. photo by annie martin

to be just as delighted as she is. You are. Mosses, one quickly discovers, are breathtakingly beautiful, simple plants. They have no vascular system, they reproduce by spores, and they’re not picky about what they grow on. (To prove the point, Annie holds up a mossy old tennis shoe.) Eschewing dormancy, they grow when it’s cold, and they don’t require fertilizer, pesticides or mulch (in fact, they generally are the mulch). They actually like being stepped on, and you can water them at any time of day. “Water and walk on them,” urges Annie. They love the water, and walking on the mosses sets them in place. They’re great for high-traffic areas. For gardeners, there’s definitely a lot to like. Moss instead of grass? According to one study, running a lawn mower (which is expensive and noisy) for one hour creates as much pollution as driving your car 100 miles. Mulch can be pricey, too, especially if you’re covering a large area. Using moss saves you money, and you get green all year. Annie’s garden came about because she was sick of looking at black asphalt all winter; she wanted green. So she brought in a truckload of soil — nothing special, she says, just plain old red-clay mountain soil — and dumped it on the asphalt, maybe two inches thick. Adding no amendments (though, since mosses don’t like lime, the pH sometimes needs adjusting), she just started planting. The end result is a wonderland of greens, grays, brilliant reds, oranges and yellows.

The moss is the garden, not the accent. For that she has a few azaleas, some ferns, a couple of dwarf evergreens and some spring bulbs. Even the bluets that had popped up and were blooming nicely were interlopers as far as Annie was concerned: They could bloom, but then they’d have to go. Other ground covers are not allowed to compete with her beloved mosses. Annie’s garden is inspiring in its beauty and simplicity, but I quickly found out that if I wanted to do one myself, it would take some study. Not to worry, though: If you’re really interested, Annie can help (see below). Through her company, Mountain Moss Enterprises, she does everything from moss rescue to site consultations to workshops, and she absolutely loves to talk moss. Annie’s asphalt driveway is now a fairyland of moss; next up is her yard. She dreams of the day when she and her neighbors can simply enjoy the shade (and sun, which some mosses actually like) rather than cranking up the Weed Eaters and lawn mowers. Come to think of it, that sounds pretty good to me too. It might give me a chance to hone my Jeopardy! skills. To learn more about moss gardening, check out Annie’s Web site (http://mountainmoss.com) or email her at mossinannie@gmail.com. X Cinthia Milner lives in Leicester

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• SATURDAYS, 8am-1pm - Asheville City Market, in the parking lot of the Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. —- 9am-Noon - Big Ivy Tailgate Market, in the parking lot of the old Barnardsville fire station on Hwy. 197 —- 9am-Noon - Black Mountain Tailgate Market, 130 Montreat Road —- 8am-Noon - North Asheville Tailgate Market, on the campus of UNCA, commuter lot #C —- 9am-Noon - Riceville Tailgate Market, adjacent to the parking area of the Riceville Community Center —- 7am-Noon - Henderson County Tailgate Market, 100 N. King St., Hendersonville —9am-Noon - Mills River Farm Market, directly off of NC 280 in the Mills River Commons Shopping Center —9am-Noon - Jackson County Farmers Market, in the municipal parking lot next to Bridge Park —- 9am-1pm Madison County Farmers and Artisans Market, across from the football fields on the Mars Hill College campus —- 8am-Noon - Bakersville Farmers Market, in the Bakersville Community Medical Clinic parking lot —8-11:30am - Columbus Tailgate Market, Courthouse Street in front of the Polk County Courthouse —8:30am-12:30pm - Yancey County Farmers Market, Highway 19E at S. Main Street, Burnsville. • SUNDAYS, 9am-2pm - Greenlife Sunday Market, 70 Merrimon Ave., Asheville —- Noon-4pm - Sundays on the Island, cross the river at the Courthouse on Main St. in downtown Marshall and turn right onto the island. • MONDAYS, 3-6pm - Hendersonville Community Co-op Tailgate Market, in the parking lot of the Hendersonville Community Co-op. • TUESDAYS, 3:30-6:30pm - West Asheville Tailgate Market, 718 Haywood Road —- 5-7pm - Green Creek Tailgate Market, on Rte. 9 in Green Creek, Columbus. • TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS, 8am-2pm - Hendersonville County Curb Market, on Church Street, directly across from the old courthouse in Hendersonville —- TU, 3-6pm & TH & SA, 8am-1pm Transylvania Tailgate Market, in the parking lot behind the corner of Jordan and Johnson Streets. • TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS, 7am-Noon - Canton Tailgate Market, in the muncipal parking lot on Park Street. Using Perennials in Your Landscape • MO (6/14), 9-10am - Master Gardener Peggy Calenda will present a workshop on “Using Perennials in Your Landscape.” Free, but register by June 8. Info: 2504260 or grace.young@buncombecounty.org.

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Community Events & Workshops East End Community Discovering A New Vision • THURSDAYS (6/3 & 17), 6:30-8:30pm - Join in discovering a new vision for the community. Bring a dish to share, joyfulness and ideas.

Meet at St. James Fellowship Hall, 44 Hildebrand at MLK. Haywood Street Congregation Community Services At 297 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. • WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am1pm - Free community lunch. All are welcome —11:30am-1:30pm - Clothing Closet. Open to men and women in need of free clothing, shoes etc. It Takes a Village • TH (6/3), 11:30am-4pm - Park Ridge Hospital, Memory Care and Landof-Sky Regional Council partner to present “It Takes a Village: Caregiving 2010,” a discussion about anger management and caregiving with Lisa Gwyther, education director for the Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. At the N.C. Arboretum. Free for friends/family members who are caring for older adults. Info: 682-2459 or www.

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caregiverwellness.org/workshop.html. Lunch and Learn Series • TU (6/8), Noon - “From Sandwiches to Solutions: Community Interventions that End Homelessness,” with Amy Sawyer, Coordinator of the Homeless Initiative. At Beth Ha Tephila, Liberty and Broad. Co-sponsors: Congregation Beth HaTephila and St Mary’s Episcopal Church. Free. The Transition Movement: Building Resilient Communities • FR (6/4), 7-9pm - Transition Asheville and Asheville Green Drinks present Michael Brownlee in a presentation outlining the end of cheap oil, climate change and the role of the Transition Movement in unleashing communities’ creativity and ingenuity. At First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: www.transitionasheville.ning.com. Walking Tour of Black Mountain • SATURDAYS, 9am Summer walking tour through Black Mountain’s historic district. Meet at the Visitor Center on 201 E. State Street. $10/$5 for children ages 5-12. WNC Agricultural Center Hosts agricultural events, horse shows and farmrelated competitions. Located at 1301 Fanning Bridge Road. in Fletcher. Info: 687-1414. • SA (6/5) - Mountain Man Tractor Pullers. • WE (6/9) - Auto Cross.

Social & SharedInterest Groups Amateur Pool League (pd.) WHEN YOU PLAY, PLAY POOL. Team rosters are open NOW for the Summer. ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME. Sign-up to play 8ball or 9ball. 828-329-8197 www.BlueRidgeAPA.com ONGOING - weekly league play. www.BlueRidgeAPA. com Tuesday Nights! (pd.) Single And Looking For Something Fun? Try AVL Speed Dating! Events start at 6:30pm and are held monthly at Wine Styles (Gerber Village, South Asheville) • Next events: Tuesday, June 8th, ages 45+. To make a reservation or for more info,

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call (828) 274-6934 or see AVLSpeedDating.com Alternative Currency • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 5:307:30pm - Informal social gathering at Westville Pub for people who find an alt. paper currency intriguing, but have questions/concerns, and for those who understand the ins-and-outs and want to share their knowledge with others. Family-friendly event. Asheville Civitan Club Come hear community leaders present programs. Meetings are held at Trinity Episcopal Church, corner of Church St. and Aston St. Open to the public. RSVP for lunch: $10. Info: 348-4222 or www.ashevillecivitan.org. • TU (6/8), Noon - Lewis Kraus, president of the local Habitat for Humanity board, will speak on activities of his organization, what has been accomplished and what is ongoing. Asheville Homeless Network Meetings take place at Firestorm Cafe & Books in downtown Asheville. Info: 552-0505. • THURSDAYS, 2pm - All homeless people and interested citizens are welcome. Asheville Newcomers Club Women new to the city or recently retired make new friends while learning about opportunities Asheville offers. Info: avlnewcomers@aol. com or 274-6662. • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 9:30am - Meeting with speakers from local organizations. Blue Ridge Toastmasters Club Meets once a week to enhance speaking skills both formal and impromptu. Part of an international proven program that takes you through the steps with fun along the way. Network with interesting people of all ages and professions. Info: www. blueridgetm.org or 926-4600. • MONDAYS, 12:20-1:30pm - Meeting. Financial Therapy Groups • TUESDAYS, 7-8pm - Try out new ways of living and of being, supported by others with similar circumstances, for the collective wisdom of the group to enlighten all, while lightening the burden of each. $8. Info: www.financialtherapygroups.com.

weeklypicks Events are FREE unless otherwise noted. Narnia, a family-friendly musical play based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.

wed Lewis, will be performed Wednesday, June 2, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the First Christian Church, 470 Enka Lake Road, Candler. Info: 665-9499.

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thur creative writing, will be taught by Masha Hamilton Thursday, June 3, at 5 p.m. at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood St., Asheville. Hamilton will read from and sign copies of her book 31 Hours at 7 p.m. Info: 254-6734.

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Transition Asheville and Asheville Green Drinks present "Building Resilient Communities," a presentation by Michael Brownlee, Friday, June 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., Asheville. Brownlee will discuss the end of cheap oil, climate change and the role of the Transition Movement in unleashing communities' creativity and ingenuity. Info: www. transitionasheville.ning.com.

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Attend the opening reception for a show of work by the 10 artists who won WNC Magazine's "On the Verge" art contest Saturday, June 5, at 5 p.m. at the Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, Phil Mechanic Studios, in Asheville's River Arts District. Enjoy food, beer and live music by funk/soul band WestSound and HandCranked DJs Lance Wille and Suzie Millions. Info: www.floodgallery. org.

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Check out the 13th annual Black Mountain Arts & Crafts Show featuring woodworking, pottery, jewelry, painting, stained glass, fiber art and more Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Black Mountain. Info: 669-4563. Take a stroll through an outdoor sculpture garden titled "Inflorescence" at the N.C. Arboretum

mon Monday, June 7. The exhibition features botanical forms created from synthetic-nylon fabric and made by artists Jason S. Brown and Elizabeth Scofield. Info: 665-2492.

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Amy Sawyer, Coordinator of the Homeless Initiative, will give a presentation on "From Sandwiches to Solutions: Community Interventions that End Homelessness" Tuesday, June 8, at noon as part of the Lunch & Learn series at Beth-Ha Tephila, 43 N. Liberty St., Asheville. Info: 253-4911.

Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 255-8115 or www.firestormcafe.com. • MO (6/7), 7pm - Transition Town Orientation. Members of the local Transition Town chapter will introduce key concepts related to peak oil and community resilience. • TU (6/8), 6:30pm Asheville Local Exchange Trading System meeting. Scrabble Club Come play America’s favorite word game SCRABBLE. Info: 252-8154 or www.ashevillescrabble.com. • SUNDAYS, 1-5pm - Meets at Books-A-Million in Asheville. Also meets at Barnes & Noble on Wednesdays at 6:30pm. We have all the gear; just bring your vocabulary. No dues the first six months. Spring Mountain Community Center Located at 807 Old Fort Road, Fairview. Info: carolyns4kids@att.net. • 2nd TUESDAYS, 10amNoon - Quilting Bee. Make premie quilts to donate. Free crochet, knitting, sewing

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WNC Community Media Center • WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - Want your own radio or TV show? Attend a free orientation at the WNC Community Media Center. Info: www.urtv. org/index.php/coursesequipment. Youth OUTright A weekly discussion group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth ages 14-23. Each week a new topic and activity will be led by at least two trained facilitators. Straight allies are also welcome. Info: www. youthoutright.org. • FRIDAYS, 6:30-9pm Meets at the Jefferson House, adjacent to the Unitarian Universalist Church (corner of Edwin and Charlotte Streets) at 21 Edwin Pl.

Government & Politics Be A Local Leader • Through WE (6/2), 5pm - Application deadline for citizens interested in becoming a local leader by serving on a city of Asheville board or

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Seniors & Retirees Henderson County Senior Softball League The league is always looking for new players, ages 55 and older. Weather permitting, they play year-round. Info: 698-3448 or www. LJRsoftball.com. • TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS - Daytime games at Jackson Park in Hendersonville (AprilOct.) and Leila Patterson Center in Fletcher (Nov.March). Start times may vary with season. Lakeview Senior Center 401 S. Laurel Circle, Black Mountain. Info: 669-8610. • TU (6/8), 10:15am-3pm - Trip to see the Asheville Tourists play. $10 includes

ticket, transportation and a boxed lunch. Leave from Lakeview Center. Walk Wise, Drive Smart Aimed at senior citizens, but open to everyone. Walks are canceled in the event of bad weather. Info: 457-6166 or www.walk-wise.org. • TH (6/3) - Enjoy an urban walk in Hendersonville. Info: 551-6415.

Animals Animal Compassion Network WNC’s largest nonprofit, safe-for-life animal welfare organization. Find a new pet at ACN’s store for rescued pets, Pet Harmony, 803 Fairview St., Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: 274-DOGS or www.animalcompassionnetwork.org. • SATURDAYS, 11am-3pm - Adoption Days, meet all available pets. Asheville Humane Society Animals available for adoption from AHS at 72 Lee’s Creek Rd. in Asheville. View photos of animals currently available for adoption online. Foster homes needed. Info: 236-3885, ext. 311 or www. ashevillehumane.org. • SA (6/5), 1-3pm - PussyCat-Palooza at Barnes & Noble, Biltmore Park, 33 Town Square Boulevard.

Adoption fees waived for cats six months and older. Plus, 2-for-1 adoption fees for all kittens. Asheville Kennel Club Membership is open to everyone interested in purebred dogs and responsible dog ownership. Info: 2584833 or www.ashevillekennelclub.com. • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Breed Handling Classes. Learn how to present your purebred dog in the Show Ring. Meets at the US Army Reserve Center on Louisiana Ave. Open to the public. Details and map on the Web site. ChainFree Asheville A nonprofit, all-volunteer effort dedicated to improving the welfare of dogs living outdoors on chains and in pens in Asheville and Buncombe County. Info: www.chainfreeasheville.org or 450-7736. • SUNDAYS, 11am-3pm - Come help a chained dog experience freedom. No experience necessary. Meets four times a month within Asheville or Buncombe County to build a fence for a chained dog. Community Partnership for Pets This nonprofit’s primary goal is to stop the unnecessary

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Technology Free Mac Computer Classes Classes are held at Charlotte Street Computers, 101 S. Lexington Ave., downtown Asheville. To register: classes@charlottestreetcomputers.com. • MONDAYS, Noon-12:45pm - Mac OSX Basics class. • WEDNESDAYS, Noon12:45pm - iTunes class. • FRIDAYS, Noon-12:45pm - iPhoto class. Macintosh Asheville Computer Society • 2nd THURSDAYS, 7pm - MACS user group meets. Visitors welcome. Info: 6650638 or http://web.me.com/ macsnc. Check website for bad weather cancellation.

Volunteering American Red Cross • Volunteers are always welcome as canteen greeters at the WNC American Red Cross Blood Services Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road, Asheville, and out in the community with the mobiles units. Info:

258-3888, ext. 214 or tosettim@usa.redcross.org. Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Seeks Volunteers Volunteers must attend an orientation prior to scheduling in the Home Store or the Jobsite. Info: lodeen@ ashevillehabitat.org. • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6pm & 2nd FRIDAYS & 3rd SATURDAYS, 10am - Volunteer orientations are offered at Habitat for Humanity, 30 Meadow Road. Keowee Chamber Music Festival Needs Volunteers • Keowee Chamber Music needs volunteers June 8-20 in Asheville and surrounding regions to take admission, and help with stage management, setup and more. Performances will take place in Asheville, Hendersonville, Spruce Pine, Cedar Mountain and Greenville, S.C. Info: office@keoweechambermusic.org or 254-7123. Men and Women Wanted Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for persons ages 18 and up to share outings twice a month with youth from single-parent homes. Activities are free or low-cost. Volunteers also needed to mentor 1 hr./wk. in schools and after-school programs. Info: 253-1470 or www. bbbswnc.org. • TH (6/10), Noon - An information session for interested volunteers will be held at the United Way Building, 50 S. French Broad Ave., Rm. 213. OnTrack Needs Administrative Support • OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling needs extra office administrative support. Volunteers are needed to assist with various office tasks. The volunteer must be available during OnTrack’s regular business hours (8am-5:30pm). Info: 210-4956 or tarag@ontrackwnc.org. RiverLink’s Volunteer Opportunities

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Health Programs Helping Women Recover from Addictions and Trauma (pd.) Compassionate therapy, support and understanding. Also offering help for your spouse, partner and loved ones. Call Denise Kelley, MA, LPC, (828) 231-2107. Adult ADD Seminar At the Haynes Conference Center, room 228, A-B Tech Enka. Free. To register or for more info: 681-7100. • TH (6/3), 7-8pm - Free seminar on “Understanding Adult ADHD,” followed by an open discussion. Taught by Rudy Rodriguez, psychotherapist and ADD coach. Art of Intimacy Learn life-changing communication and relationship skills, drawing from the work of Marshal Rosenberg (Nonviolent Communication), Brad Blanton (Radical Honesty), Susan Campbell (Getting Real), John Bradshaw (Homecoming) and others. $60/4-session class. Info: 254-5613 or www. theREALcenter.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 7:309:30pm - Meeting. Events at Pardee Hospital All programs held at the Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville. Free, but registration and appointments

required unless otherwise noted. To register or for info: www.pardeehospital.org or 692-4600. • TH (6/3), 3-4:30pm “Balance and Fall Prevention,” with physical therapist Chloe Egan. • FR (6/4), 8:30am-1pm - American Red Cross Blood drive. To schedule an appointment: 692-4600 —- 2-4pm - “Cooking for Diabetics,” a demonstration with diabetic chef Chris Smith. • SA (6/5), 9:30am-4pm Skin Cancer Screenings with dermatologist John Godehn. • MO (6/7), 10am-Noon - “Look Good, Feel Better.” Open to female cancer patients to help overcome the appearance-related side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Free make-up and wigs are provided —- 12:30-1:30pm “Cervical Spine Issues,” with Dr. John Hicks. • TU (6/8), Noon-1pm “Diabetic Eye Disease and the Aging Eye,” with Dr. Robert Laborde. Lunch will be provided. RSVP: 693-0747. • WE (6/9), 1-2pm “Headaches,” with Dr. Morris Meizels. • TH (6/10), 3-4:30pm - “Shoulder Pain,” with Jason Morgan, Pardee physical therapist. Henderson County Red Cross Red Cross holds classes in CPR and First Aid for infants, children and adults; Standard First Aid in Spanish; Babysitter Training; Pet First Aid. Located at 203 Second Ave. East, Hendersonville. Info: 693-5605. : Blood Drive dates and locations are listed below. Appointment and ID required. Through June 30, all donors are entered to win a cruise for two. • WE (6/2) - In observation of National CPR and AED Awareness Week, Henderson County Red Cross will offer the one-hour class “CPR Made Simple” for free on

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the square in front of the Henderson County courthouse. Call for reservations. • FR (6/4), 8:30am-1pm - Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. Info: 692-4600. • SA (6/5), Noon-4:30pm - Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue, Station 2, 51 Village Center Dr. in Flat Rock. Info: 6924416 —- 10am-2:30pm Fruitland Baptist Church, 150 College St. Info: 685-8990. Living Healthy with a Chronic Condition • WEDNESDAYS (through 6/2) - Self-management program for people with chronic conditions. Learn how to take charge of your health and manage pain, fatigue, frustration and more. $30. To register: 274-2276, ext. 311. Opportunity House Events Located at 1411 Asheville Hwy. in Hendersonville. Info: 698-5517 or 692-0575. • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8am - Low-cost medical testing with Linda Garren, RN of Hendersonville. No appointments necessary. Info: 692-0575. Spring Mountain Community Center Located at 807 Old Fort Road, Fairview. Info: carolyns4kids@att.net. • MONDAYS, 7pm; WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 8:30am - Yoga. Bring a mat and blanket or towel. Improve your breathing, flexibility and stamina. $5-$7 donation per session.

Support Groups Adult Children Of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families ACOAs continue “survival” behaviors they had as children, which no longer serve them as adults. Come learn how to grow in recovery and become the person you are meant to be through this 12-step fellowship. Info: 545-9648. • FRIDAYS, 7-8:30pm - Meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. Al-Anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: 800-2861326 or www.wnc-alanon. org. • WEDNESDAYS, 8-9pm - Newcomers meeting and discussion: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Enter through parking lot door. Info: 225-0515. • WEDNESDAYS, 12:151:15pm - Step study: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak

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St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131. • WEDNESDAYS, 8pm - Al-Anon in West Asheville: Meeting at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Rd., across from Ingles. Separate Newcomers’ Meeting meets also at 8pm. Info: 258-4799. • THURSDAYS, 7pm - Discussion meeting for parents of children with addictions: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Info: 242-6197. • FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (GLBT) group of AlAnon is a gay-friendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, and holds their weekly candlelight meeting at All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 670-6277 (until 9pm). • FRIDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Discussion meeting: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131. • FRIDAYS, 6:30pm - Discussion meeting for couples only: All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 676-0485. • SATURDAYS, 10am - Al-Anon North: Meeting at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. • SATURDAYS, 10am - Saturday Serenity at St Mary’s Episcopal Church on the corner of Charlotte and Macon. Beginners welcome. • SATURDAYS, Noon - Weaverville discussion meeting at First Baptist Church on N. Main St., next to the library. Enter via side glass doors. • SUNDAYS, 5-6pm - Discussion meeting: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road. Info: 281-1566. • MONDAYS, 12-1pm - Discussion meeting: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131. • TUESDAYS, 5:30pm - 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Study at Kennilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road. • TUESDAYS, 7pm - Discussion meeting: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Beauty Through Cancer Provides programs and services for breast cancer patients and survivors in the WNC area. Located at 131 McDowell St., Suite 202, Asheville. Info: 252-8558 or info@beautythroughcancer. org.

• 1st & 3rd MONDAYS, 5:30-7:00pm - Breast cancer support group. Inspire one another, share stories and listen to interesting speakers from the community. All female cancer patients, survivors and caregivers welcome. Bipolar and Depression Support Group • WEDNESDAYS, 6:308:30pm - Magnetic Minds meets at Mountain House, 225 E. Chestnut St., Asheville. Peer support, empowerment, recovery and advocacy. Info: 318-9179. C.L.O.S.E.R. Gay Support Group • TUESDAYS, 7-9pm - Community Liason of Support Education and Reform. Weekly support group for GLBT community. Weekly meetings with varying subject matter, visiting guest speakers and social activities. Meets at the Cathedral of All Souls Episcopal Church meeting room. Info: 776-0109. Cancer Support Group for Caregivers • MONDAYS, 11am-Noon - Meetings at Jubilee, 46 Wall St., Asheville. Emotional support for family members of people experiencing cancer. Facilitated by Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Info: 299-0394. Cancer Support Group for Women • MONDAYS, 1:30-3pm - Meetings at Biltmore United Methodist Church. Emotional support for women experiencing cancer. Facilitated by Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Info: 299-0394. Eating Disorders Individuals are welcome to come to one or all of the support group. Info: 3374685 or www.thecenternc. org. • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm - Support group for adults at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. Focus is on positive peer support, coping skills and recovery tools. Led by licensed professionals. Free. Grief Recovery Seminar/ Support Group Meets at First United Methodist Church, 204 Sixth Ave. W. Hendersonville. GriefShare is a special support group for people grieving the death of someone close. The video seminar features recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Info: 694-3621 or www. hvlfumc.org. • 2nd & 4th TUESDAYS, 23:30pm - Meeting. National Alliance on Mental Illness - Western Carolina

Dedicated to improving the lives of persons with severe mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, OCD, PTSD and anxiety disorders. Free Connection Recovery Support Groups. Info: 505-7353. • 1st SATURDAYS, 10am - Group meets at Mountainhouse, 225 E. Chestnut St. Overcomers Recovery Support Group • TUESDAYS, 7-8pm - A Christian-based 12-step recovery program. Provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems such as alcohol, drugs, overeating, pornography, codependency, enabling. All are welcome. Info: rchovey@ sos.spc-asheville.org. Overeaters Anonymous A fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. This 12-step program welcomes everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. Meetings are one hour unless noted. • THURSDAYS, Noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Rd. (S. 25 at Yorkshire). Info: 298-1899. • SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: Carver Parks & Recreation Center, 101 Carver Ave. off Blue Ridge Road. Open relapse and recovery mtg. Info: 686-8131. • MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Meth. Church, 2567 Asheville Hwy. (Hwy. 25). Open mtg. Info: 1-800-5804761. • MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Open mtg. Info: 277-8185. • TUESDAYS, 10:30amNoon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Open BBSS mtg. Info: 2802213. Pet Loss Support Group For anyone who has lost a pet or is anticipating the death of a companion animal. Free. Info: 258-3229. • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - The group meets at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville in Jefferson House, 21 Edwin Pl. S-Anon For those affected by someone else’s sexual behavior. Info: 545-4287 or 606-6803. • WEEKLY - Three meetings are available per week. S-Anon Meetings

S-Anon is a 12-step recovery program for partners, family and friends of sexaholics. We share our experience, strength and hope to help solve our common problems. Meetings held weekly in Asheville, Fletcher and Waynesville. Call confidential voice mail for information: 258-5117. • WEEKLY - Meetings. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous • SATURDAYS, 10-11am - A 12-step, recovery fellowship for those who want to stop living out a pattern of compulsive sexual and romantic behavior. Meets at Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Park behind church and enter at front door of the annex. Sexaholics Anonymous SA is a 12-step fellowship of men and women recovering from compulsive patterns of lust, romance, destructive relationships, sexual thoughts or sexual behavior. Call confidential voice mail 681-9250 or e-mail saasheville@gmail.com. Info: www. orgsites.com/nc/saasheville/. • DAILY - Asheville meetings. Workaholic Anonymous (WA) Meetings Feeling rushed? Can’t get it all done? WA slogan: “Slow is beautiful and powerful. I move glacially.” Info: 2546484. Or try conference call meetings: Get times and numbers at www.workaholics-anonymous.org/page. php?page=_meetings. • TUESDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - Asheville WA meeting at First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church St.

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Sports Groups & Activities Gear Swap and Anniversary Sale (pd.) June 12th from 10am2pm. At Diamond Brand Outdoors in Arden. Anyone can purchase a booth to sell their old gear for a pre-registration price of $15 (or $20 day of sale). All proceeds will go to benefit American Whitewater. Call Diamond Brand Outdoors at 828-6846262 to reserve and booth and finally part with your relics. ABRC Ladies Road Ride • MONDAYS, 6pm - Meet at Youngblood Bicycles, 233 Merrimon Ave. This is a ride for people with some experience who want to improve

their group road-riding skills. Cue sheets are available at Youngblood. Info: 251-4686, wcoin13@thefhc.net or www.abrc.net. Asheville Aikikai Info: www.aikidonc.org or 258-1330. • WEEKLY - Women and men (ages 14 and up) are invited for advanced and beginning practice. Beginners are welcome anytime. $5. At 939 Riverside Drive. • TUESDAY & FRIDAYS, 5:30-6:15pm - Aikido class for children ages 8-14. $5. Asheville Kendo Club • FRIDAYS, 6-9pm Dedicated to bringing quality Kendo to the Asheville area. Kendo, the Japanese “Way of the Sword,” develops a person’s mind, posture and spirit through the principles of Japanese fencing. Kendo is not self-defense. Info: ashevillekendo@gmail.com. Asheville Masters Swimming Competitive, fitness and triathlon swimmers welcome. Info: www.ashevillemasters. com • MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 5:45-7:15am - Practice at Asheville School. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 5:45-7:15am & SATURDAYS, 7-9am Coached practices at Warren Wilson College. Asheville Ski and Outing Club The year-round activity club organizes skiing, snowboarding, biking and hiking trips for its members. Membership is open to all ages and ability. Info: www. ashevilleskiclub.com. • 2nd THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Meets at the Country Club of Asheville. Black Mountain Rec. & Parks Events Info: 669-2052 or www. bmrecreation.com. • WE (6/2), 7am-9pm - Day trip to see the Atlanta Braves versus the Phillies. Youth ages 18 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. $40. ChiRunning • WE (6/2), 5:30pm Celebrate National Running Day with “ChiRunning/ ChiWalking,” a technique that incorporates the ancient principles of movement found in T’ai Chi. Meet at ChiLiving World Headquarters, 30 Orchard St. Free. Info: ChiRunning.com. Filipino Martial Arts Kuntao: Traditional emptyhand system of self defense. Kali: Filipino method of stick-and-knife combat. First two lessons are free. Info: 777-8225 or http://kuntao. webs.com.

• SATURDAYS, 1pm & TUESDAYS, 7pm - Classes at Asheville Culture Project, 257 Short Coxe Ave. Ultimate Frisbee Pickup • SUNDAYS, 4-6pm - Play ultimate frisbee with the Asheville Ultimate Community. Pickup is coed; all levels are welcome. Bring a dark and a light shirt, cleats and disc if you have them, and water. At Memorial Field (behind McCormick Stadium). Info: chris@ashevilleultimate.org.

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• WE (6/2), 11am - RiverLink Watershed Education Day at the East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road. All ages welcome. RSVP: 250-4738. • WE (6/9), 8pm - “Hot Fun in the Summertime” will feature a program by local fire performers at Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty St. For teens. RSVP: 250-4756. Red Cross Scholarships • Through TU (8/31) - Two scholarships will be awarded to students who participate in the summer Bloodstock program. Students must plan and organize a blood drive before Aug. 31. Info: www. redcrossblood.org.

Spirituality 3 Day Course • Shaolin Qi Gong (pd.) Taught by Pragata. Learn a selection of the highly respected 18 Lohan Hands, forms that were given by Bodhidharma, the first Zen patriarch, to Shaolin monks in the 6th century A.D. • Tuesday-Thursday, June 22-24, 6pm-9pm, Asheville. $250. • Space limited, call today: (828) 280-8695. 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. (828)258-3229. Learn the Craft of the Wise (pd.) A year of guided, focused study in Wicca. Held in downtown Asheville twice a month starting June 20th. Taught by Diotima Mantineia. More information at www. uraniaswell.com/wicca.htm Tuesday Afternoons • Study • Meditation • Great Tree Zen Temple (pd.) Study: 3:30pm • Meditation: 5:30pm. 679 Lower Flat Creek Road, Alexander. Love offering. More information: 645-2085 or www.greattreetemple.org Psychic Camp Conference (pd.) July 11-16 Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Asheville NC. Experiential education-vacation for ALL ages. Register now to develop your biofield senses and mystic wisdom. For more information visit www.psykids.org: A Course in Miracles Class/ Discussion Group • TUESDAYS, 6:30pm - Meets in N. Hendersonville. Info: 242-2536. All Saints Anglican Church

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Located at 15 McDowell Road, Mills River. The 1928 Book of Common Prayer is used. Info: 891-7216. • SUNDAYS, 8:30am - Holy Eucharist —- 9:45am - Christian Education —11am - Holy Eucharist. Call for information on other weekly services. Asheville Center for Spiritual Awareness Located in the N. Louisiana Office Park, 370 N. Lousiana Ave., Suite D-3. Info: www. csa-asheville.org. • SUNDAYS & THURSDAYS - Meditation practice in the kriya yoga tradition. Sun. mornings and Thurs. evenings. Donation basis. Info: ryan.kurczak@gmail.com. Asheville Center for Transcendental Meditation/ Introductory Lecture: Got bliss? The true nature of life is bliss—full abundance of creativity, health, happiness, peace. The TM technique is the most widely researched meditation, with over 600 scientific studies validating its life-transforming benefits for mind, body, behavior and environment. Info: 254-4350 or www.TM.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 7:158:15pm - Learn more: free public introductory talk at the Maharishi Enlightenment Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Asheville Meditation Center Classes are held at the Greenlife Community Center, 90 Merrimon Ave., unless otherwise noted. Info: 5052300 or www.meditateasheville.org. • MONDAYS, 6:30-7:30pm - Meditation for Inner Peace class. Donations accepted. Awakening Practices Study the works of Eckhart Tolle and put words into action through meditation and discussion. Info: Trey@ QueDox.com. • 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets at the EnkaCandler Library meeting room. Buddhist Meditation and Discussion Meets in the space above the French Broad Food Coop. April’s theme: “How to Solve Our Anger Problems.” Suggested donation: $8/$4 students & seniors. Info: 779-5502 or www.meditation-in-northcarolina.org. • WE (6/9), 7:15pm “Taking our Spiritual Practice One Step Deeper.” Coalition of Earth Religions Events Info: 230-5069 or www. ceres-wnc.org. • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:309pm - Pagans Night Out. Meet at the Bier Garden in downtown Asheville.

Compassionate Communication Practice Group Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication. Group uses a model developed by Marshall Rosenberg in his book Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life. Free. Info: 252-0538 or www. ashevilleccc.com. • 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, 5-6:15pm - Practice group for newcomers and experienced practitioners. Events at First United Methodist Church Located at 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Info: 693-4275 or www.hvlfumc. org. • 1st SUNDAYS, 5-6pm Monthly Taize Service: Light, song and silent prayer. All are welcome. Hendersonville First Congregational United Church of Christ Located at 1735 Fifth Ave. W. in Hendersonville. Info: 692-8630 or www. fcchendersonville.org. • SA (6/5) & SU (6/6) - Lecture: “Eternal Life: A Preview/Review of Bishop Spong’s Latest Book,” with Roger Haagenson. Land of the Sky United Church of Christ Located at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 15 Overbrook Place, in East Asheville. • SUNDAYS, 9:15am Women-led, justice-focused, family-friendly, and open to all. Worship with Land of the Sky UCC. An open and affirming new church. Childcare available. Mantras Cafe • 1st THURSDAYS, 6:308:30pm - Bring your favorite kirtan mantras, multi-cultural chants and soul-centered music. Open mike. Sign-up 6-6:30pm. At BoBo Gallery. Free or $3 donation. Mindfulness Meditation Class Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241 or 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 Ave.). Donation. Mother Grove Events Info: 230-5069, info@ mothergroveavl.org or www. mothergroveavl.org.

• SUNDAYS, 10:30am Weekly devotional service at the Temple. A simple service to ground and center you for the week. Spend some quiet time with the Goddess, with song, readings, meditation and prayer. • MONDAYS - Book discussion group, facilitated by Antiga, on the book The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lemer. Info: 2859927. Mountain Zen Practice Center Exploring the ‘how’ of moment by moment peace, joy and freedom through the practice of Conscious Compassionate Awareness. Info and orientation times: www.mountainzen.org or 450-3621. • TUESDAYS, 7-8:30pm Meditation and discussion. Psychic Development Class • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8:30pm - Learn to use your intuition to help yourself and others. Explore remote viewing, channeling, mediumship, telepathy, precognition and healing in a relaxed and fun-filled atmosphere. All are welcome. Love donations accepted. Info: ecastro1@ charter.net. Satsang With Paramanand Maharaj From Haridwar, India • WE (6/9), 7-9pm - Unravel ancient esoteric teachings and rediscover experientially your universal True Self with renowned Vedant teacher Paramanandji Maharaj. Music by Chaitanya. At Jubilee. Donation. Info: spiritfound@gmail.com or 215-3194. Shambhala Meditation Center of Asheville Every human being has fundamental goodness, warmth and intelligence. This nature can be cultivated through meditation and in daily life, so that it radiates out to others. Visitors welcome. Free meditation instruction at 19 Westwood Pl., W. Asheville. Info: www.shambhala. org/center/asheville or 4904587. • THURSDAYS, 6-6:45pm & SUNDAYS, 10am-Noon - Public meditation. Transmission Meditation Group Join in this meditation group for personal and spiritual growth, as well as the healing and transformation of the planet. Info: 318-8547. • SUNDAYS, 2pm Meditation. Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville Located at the corner of Charlotte St. & Edwin Pl. Info: 254-6001 or www. uuasheville.org.

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• SUNDAYS, 9:15am & 11:15am - Services and Children’s Programs. Unity Cafe Looking for a change from the usual Sunday service? Spiritual conversation and sharing, music, meditation, coffee and pastry. Info: 645-0514, 676-6070 or unitycafe.org. • 1st, 3rd & 5th SUNDAYS, 10am-Noon - Greenlife Grocery Community Center, 90 Merrimon Ave. Unity Center Events Celebrate joyful, mindful living in a church with heart. Contemporary music by Lytingale and The Unitic Band. Located at 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: 684-3798, 8918700 or www.unitync.net. • WE (6/2), 7pm - “Healing Toning Circle with Singing Crystal Bowls.” $10 love offering. • 2nd & 4th TUESDAYS, 7pm - Truth On Tap: Join Chad O’Shea at the Lexington Avenue Brewery for spiritual conversation. • WE (6/9), 7pm - “Spring Forest Qigong: Heal Yourself and Others,” with Laura Nelson. Love offering. Waynesville Creative Thought Center Located at 741 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. Info: 4569697, waynesvillectc@aol. com or www.mountainshops.com/ctc. • FR (6/4), 6:30pm - People of Wisdom Series: Dr. Diana Warren will present “Ancient Wisdom - Modern Insight.” $10 love offering. Windhorse Zen Community Meditation, Dharma talks, private instruction available Tuesday and Thursday evenings, residential training. Teachers: Lawson Sachter and Sunya Kjolhede. Main center: 580 Panther Branch, Alexander. City center: 12 Von Ruck Court. Call for orientation. Info: 645-8001 or www.windhorsezen.org. • SUNDAYS, 9:30-11am - Meditation, chanting and a Dharma talk. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm Meditation and chanting. • FRIDAYS, 5:30-7:15pm - Meditation and chanting at the City Center. Womyn in Ceremony Co-create a sacred circle of women where we will connect, share, dream and experience inner awarenesses and empowerment. Each Circle “stands alone.” Meets 12 miles NW of Asheville. By donation. Info: www. RitesofPassageCouncil. com/theresa.

• SUNDAYS, 3:45-6pm - Gathering. Xuanfa Dharma Center of Asheville • TUESDAYS, 7pm Practice followed by a short DVD screening. Free. Call for directions: 255-4741. Zen Center of Asheville A Soto Zen Temple in downtown Asheville offering zazen instruction, weekly lectures and a regular sitting schedule. Info: www.zcasheville.org. • MONDAYS through SATURDAYS - Sittings in the mornings. Also, on Wed. evenings before lecture.

Art Gallery Exhibits & Openings Arts Council of Henderson County D. Samuel Neill Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 1-5pm and Sat., 1-4pm. Located at 538 N. Main St., 2nd Floor, Hendersonville. Info: 6938504 or www.acofhc.org. • FR (6/4) through SA (7/3) - WOOD! an exhibition of wood crafts, instruments and 2-dimensional paintings will be on display. • FR (6/4), 5:30-8pm - Opening reception and awards ceremony for WOOD!. Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org. • Through SU (7/11) - Nouns: Children’s Book Artists Look at People, Places and Things. • Through SU (7/18) - Limners to Facebook: Portraiture from the 19th to the 21st Century. • Through SU (10/10) - Hands in Harmony: Traditional Crafts and Music in Appalachia, photographs by Tim Barnwell in Holden Community Gallery. Asheville Art Walks Presented by the Asheville Downtown Gallery Association. Pick up a Downtown Gallery Guide with a map to help you along the way at any participating downtown gallery, the Chamber of Commerce or Pack Place. Info: www.ashevilledowntowngalleries.org. • FR (6/4), 5-8pm - Art Walk. Asheville Gallery of Art A co-op gallery representing 29 regional artists located at 16 College St. Hours:

Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: 251-5796 or www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com. • TU (6/1) through WE (6/30) - Retrospective 19952010, an exhibition featuring paintings by Maggie Robinson, will be on display. Bella Vista Art Gallery Located in Biltmore Village, next to the parking lot of Rezaz’s restaurant. Open Mon.-Thurs., 11am-5pm, and Fri. & Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: 768-0246 or www.bellavistaart.com. • TU (6/1) through WE (6/30) - Feature wall artist: Nicora Gangi, “Large Soft Pastels.” New artist: Stephen White. Black Mountain Center for the Arts Located in the renovated Old City Hall at 225 West State St. in Black Mountain. Gallery Hours: Mon.-Wed. & Fri., 10am-5pm (closed Sat. during winter months). Info: 669-0930 or www. BlackMountainArts.org. • Through SU (6/20) - Art in Bloom exhibit, a curated show from area galleries. Art in Bloom event with floral interpretations of the art will be June 17-20. Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center The center is located at 56 Broadway, and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College through permanent collections, educational activities and public programs. Info: 350-8484, bmcmac@bellsouth.net or www.blackmountaincollege.org. • Through SA (6/12) - The Tutelary Years of Ray Johnson (1943-1967). Blue Spiral 1 The gallery at 38 Biltmore Ave. is open Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: 251-0202 or www.bluespiral1.com. • Through SA (6/26) - The Golden Circle: SE Alaska and The Yukon, landscape paintings by Robert Johnson —- Habitat: Wood, Water and Glade, interpretations of wildlife and natural surroundings by various artists —- Ceramics by Shoko Teruyama —- curiosities, works incorporating found objects, text and fragmented relics by various artists —- Regional landscapes by Peggy N. Root —- Porcelain vessels and wall-mounted tiles by Vicki Grant. Castell Photography A photo-based art gallery located at 2C Wilson Alley, off of Eagle St. in downtown Asheville. Info: 255-1188 or www.castellphotography. com. • FR (6/4) through SA (7/31) - Innerscapes, work

by photo-based artists Gil and Jacquelyn Leebrick. • FR (6/4), 5-8pm - Opening for Innerscapes. Light hors d’oeuvres and wine. Center For Craft, Creativity and Design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road. in Hendersonville. Info: 8902050 or www.craftscreativitydesign.org. • Through FR (8/13) - In Sunshine or In Shadow, an exhibition of works by students from UNCA, WCU, Appalachian State University and Haywood Community College. Crimson Laurel Gallery Info: 688-3599 or www. crimsonlaurelgallery.com. • Through WE (6/30) Containment, a group exhibition of ceramic boxes. f/32 Photography Group Info: www.f32nc.com. • Through SU (8/2) - A juried exhibition of prints on canvas by f/32 members will be on display at Deerpark Restaurant, Biltmore Estate. Grovewood Gallery Located at 111 Grovewood Road, Asheville. Info: 2537651 or www.grovewood. com. • Through SA (6/26) Remarking the Elements, an exhibit featuring mixed-metal sculptures by N.C. artist Gretchen Lothrop. Haen Gallery Located at 52 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm, Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., Noon5pm. Info: 254-8577 or www.thehaengallery.com. • Through WE (6/30) - Larry Gray: New Paintings 2010, an exhibition of oil landscapes will be on display. Haywood County Arts Council The HCAC sponsors a variety of art-related events in Waynesville and Haywood County. Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC’s Gallery 86 (86 North Main St.) in Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org. • Through SA (6/19) - Haywood Heritage Trail: Quilts of Bygone Years will be on display. • FR (6/4), 6-9pm - Artists reception for Haywood Heritage Trail: Quilts of Bygone Years. Odyssey Gallery Exhibits work by Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts instructors and residents. Located at 236 Clingman Ave. in Asheville’s River Arts

District. Info: 285-0210 or www.highwaterclays.com. • SA (5/15) through SU (8/15) - Visiting Summer Workshop Instructors Show, featuring regionally and nationally known visiting artists. Penland School of Crafts A national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Info: www.penland.org or 765-2359. • TU (5/25) through SU (7/18) - The Weight of Black, work that uses the color black as an integral element, will be on display. • FR (6/4), 7-8:30pm - Reception for The Weight of Black. Phil Mechanic Studios Located at 109 Roberts St. on the corner of Clingman Ave. in the River Arts District. Houses Flood Gallery, Pump Gallery and Nook Gallery. Info: www.philmechanicstudios.com. • SA (6/5), 5pm - Opening reception for an exhibition of work by 10 artists who won WNC Magazine’s “On the Verge” art contest. Enjoy food, beer and live music by funk/soul band WestSound and DJs Lance Wille and Suzie Millions. Studio 103 Fine Art Gallery Located at 103 West St., Black Mountain. Info: 357-8327 or www.studio103fineartgallery.com. • Through WE (6/23) - Paintings by Washington DC-based figure artist Sabrina Cabada will be on display. Sylva After Dark Art, music, refreshments and more in downtown Sylva. Info: 586-1577 or www. downtownsylva.org. • 1st FRIDAYS, 6-9pm Sylva After Dark. Toe River Arts Council The TRAC Center Gallery is at 269 Oak Ave. in Spruce Pine. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm. The Burnsville TRAC Gallery is at 102 W. Main St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Spruce Pine info: 765-0520. Burnsville info: 682-7215. General info: www.toeriverarts.org. • Through SA (6/5) - Juried artwork from the 2010 Paint Out will be on display at the Burnsville Gallery. Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 South Caldwell St. in Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org. • Through FR (6/18) - Women of These Hills: Female Artists of Appalachia. Tryon Fine Arts Center

freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

If you’d like to be in supreme alignment with cosmic rhythms this week, I suggest that you completely avoid using the f-word. Likewise, you’ll maximize your chances for taking advantage of fate’s currents if you refrain from ever using the s-word, the c-word, the m-word, and the b-word. As a general rule, the more precise and the less lazy you are in using language, the more willpower you’ll have and the better able you’ll be to attract the experiences you want. It’s always invigorating to choose your words creatively and kindly, of course, but especially now.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

If you grow a mere acre of peanuts, in a good year you’ll harvest a big enough crop to make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches. That might be more than you need. If you just plant enough peanuts to fill a basketball court, you’ll still have enough to make over 3,200 sandwiches, which would provide you with more than eight every day for a year. This is a good phase of your astrological cycle to be thinking thoughts like these, Taurus. You will have more insight and motivation than usual if you formulate long-term plans to create abundance for yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

As they orbit the planet, astronauts witness as many as 15 sunrises and sunsets each day. Time isn’t really sped up for them, but it seems like it. I expect you to experience a similar feeling in the coming weeks, Gemini. You may have the fantasy that you’re living the equivalent of four days every 24 hours. The light will be brighter, the emotions richer, and the teachings more highly concentrated. If you give yourself to the surge with relaxed enthusiasm and focused receptivity, your evolution will be expedited.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

I think you’re ready to stand up and reclaim your power from the soul-sucking influences that have been swindling you. But you don’t have to turn this showdown into a melodramatic epic that brings down the house or blows up the world. In fact, I think it’s better if you stay low-key as you transform the dynamics that have been grinding you down. The adjustments may be nowhere near as major as you imagine. Why? Because most of what you need to do is make shifts in your own attitude. The necessary changes in outer circumstances will arise naturally once you’ve done that.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

If I were writing the story of your life as a fairy tale, the current chapter would be filled with enchanted events. You’d hear animals’ thoughts in your head and you’d remember your past lives. You’d be able to find accurate oracles in the shapes of clouds, the ringing of distant bells, and the patterns of shadows on

the sidewalk. You would see the help that’s invisible to everyone else and know what to do in order to get the love you want. Take advantage of the available mojo, Leo. Use it to set people free, including yourself.

to bend over backwards without damaging your dignity. You could also stretch and twist yourself into poses that have previously been impossible. So who knows? Maybe you’ll find a way to plant a kiss on your own elbow.

How skilled are you at getting things done and making things happen? This is different from just being busy; it’s not the same as scrambling around attending to whatever tasks are at the forefront of your attention. I’m talking about actually cranking out excellent results that manifest a comprehensive vision of your intentions. I’m talking about working hard and smart to serve the big picture, not working frenetically and mechanically to rid yourself of nervous mental energy. You’re in a phase when these themes are especially important, Virgo. Be a master of the details; don’t let the details master you.

The TV comedy series “Community” takes place on the sleepy campus of a community college. It features the hijinks of seven misfits who are older and weirder than their fellow students. In one episode, an inept female security guard chases the lead character, Jeff, hoping to catch and cite him for a farcical misdemeanor. As she races along, shouting for him to stop, she takes out her can of pepper spray and shoots several streams in his direction. The cloud of noxious stuff doesn’t reach him, but she runs face-first into it as she continues her pursuit. It irritates her eyes and forces her to halt. Later, in telling her associate what happened, she says she was the victim of “self-inflicted friendly fire.” I worry that you’ll soon be tempted to carry out a metaphorical version of that, Capricorn. Please don’t.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

In her essay “Write Till You Drop,” author Annie Dillard offers advice to aspiring writers. I’m going to quote a certain passage that happens to be apropos for you Libras right now. “Spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for later . . . give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water. Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

In a Rolling Stone interview, musician John Mayer suggested that Tiger Woods could have avoided his terrible troubles if he had just chosen to masturbate more. Rather than literally acting out his obsessive sexual urges with a jillion women who weren’t his wife, why not contain them in the fantasy realm? I suggest you consider applying this principle as you make your decisions in the coming weeks, Scorpio — not just in regards to your sexual life, but in other areas as well. There may be times when you could prevent an influx of unnecessary chaos simply by conducting a conversation in your imagination rather than by having it with the actual person who seems to be agitating or enthralling you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

There are very few people who can lick their own elbows, and up until now you have probably not been one of them. Judging from the current astrological configurations, however, I’m guessing that a lot of you Sagittarians are about to be more flexible, limber, and acrobatic than usual — not just in your mental attitudes but possibly even in your physical abilities. At least metaphorically speaking, you’ll be able

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Here’s how author Leo Buscaglia described the rigorous requirements for being a great lover. You must “continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar, and the fortitude of the certain.” I’m sorry to report that no one I’ve ever known has met those high standards! In the coming weeks, however, you Aquarians will have the potential to get halfway there. Life will conspire to boost every effort you make to be a great lover.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Recently I was remembering the names of streets near the house where I grew up in Allen Park, Michigan. Although I didn’t register it at the time, they were lyrical, euphonious, and evocative: Philomene, Shenandoah, Osage, Luana, Cleophus, Gahona. As I walked and played on them day after day for years, my imagination breathed in the magic of their exotic sounds, unobtrusively nurturing my poetic sensibilities. I bring this up, Pisces, in the hope of inspiring a comparable rumination in you. Think back on the riches of the past whose importance to your development you may have underestimated. It’s a good time to re-connect with the power and glory of influences that brought out the best in you almost without your knowledge. Homework: Psychologists hypothesize that the best way to eliminate a bad habit is to replace it with a good one. Tell how you’ll do that. Go to Freewillastrology.com and click “Email Rob.” © Copyright 2010 Rob Brezsny X

Mystic India Join us for an evening of Satsang and Feasting with

Paramanand Maharaj Prama Retreat Center Sat. June 12 @ 7pm Authentic Indian Organic Vegetarian Cuisine Sugg. Donation $25

Other Venues:

Satsang at Jubilee Wed. June 9 @ 7pm 4-Day Intensive Retreat June 10-13 @ Prama Center spiritfound@gmail.com www.akhandparamdham.com www.pramainstitute.org | 828-215-3194

On Saturday evening, June 5, at 7:30 PM, world-renowned guitarist

Frederic Hand

will be performing in Asheville, in the sanctuary of the Unitarian Church, as a benefit for Windhorse. Mr. Hand, who studied with Julian Bream, has been the guitarist and lutenist for the Metropolitan Opera since 1986. An Emmy-winning composer and prolific recording artist, he is also the creator and director of Jazzantiqua.

See www.frederichand.com

Suggested donation for this concert is $25.

Student discounts available; no one will be turned away at the door. All contributions are tax-deductible and will go to further the Dharma work at Windhorse.

For more information please check the home page of the Windhorse Website:

www.windhorsezen.org

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Located at 25 Patton Ave. between Stella Blue and the Kress Building. Info: 2255509 or www.pushtoyproject. com. • Through TU (6/15) - small towns burn a little slower, a new collection by bluetan, a Brooklyn-based art collective. The four members work in an array of mediums. Info: http://bluetan.com.

Classes, Meetings & Arts-Related Events

BEACH OF A DIFFERENT COLOR BY NATHANAEL RONEY

The gallery is at 34 Melrose Ave. in Tryon. Open Mon.Fri., 9am-Noon & 1:30-4pm; Sat., 9am-1pm. Info: 8598322 or www.tryonarts.org • Through FR (6/11) - After Bloom, works by regional artists. Upstairs Artspace Contemporary nonprofit gallery at 49 S. Trade St. in Tryon. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm and by appointment. Info: 859-2828 or www.upstairsartspace.org. • FR (6/4) through TH (7/17) - Materials, Unexpected, a group exhibitionof art made with recycled or unusual materials, and Rat:Bot, sculpture by Ripp Smith, will be on display.

Vadim Bora Gallery At 30 1/2 Battery Park Ave. Hours: Tues.-Sat., Noon6pm (sometimes later) and by appointment. Info: 254-7959 or www.vadimborastudio.com. • Through FR (6/4) Asheville, Angels and Trees, works inspired by some of Asheville’s favorite landmarks by international artist Rita Genet. The show will be up for the Asheville Art Walk on June 4. Waynesville’s Art After Dark The Gallery Association of Waynesville regularly hosts gallery and artist studio events in the Waynesville area. Info: 452-9284 or

www.waynesvillegalleryassociation.com. • 1st FRIDAYS, 6-9pm - Participating galleries stay open late, and many also host artist receptions, provide live music and serve refreshments.

WCU Exhibits Unless otherwise noted, exhibits are held at the Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Sat., 1-4pm. Suggested donation: $5 family/$3 person. Info: 227-2553 or www.fineartmuseum.wcu. edu.

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• Through SU (7/11) - An exhibition featuring work by art educators in WNC will be on display.

More Art Exhibits & Openings Art at the N.C. Arboretum Works by members of the Asheville Quilt Guild and regional artists are on display daily in The Visitor Education Center. Info: 665-2492 or www.ncarboretum.org. • Through SU (8/22) Balance and Beauty: A Visual Celebration of Rural Life, featuring paintings by Tenn. artist Margaret Scanlan. • Outdoor Sculpture: Inflorescence, an exhibition of botanical forms created

from synthetic-nylon fabric and made by artist Jason S. Brown and Elizabeth Scofield, will be on display in the Baker Center (through August); in The Canopy Walk (June-Oct.); The Education Center (Aug.-Oct.) and in the Quilt Garden (Nov.-Feb). Art League of Henderson County The ALHC meets and shows exhibits at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Hwy. (25N) in downtown Hendersonville. Info: 6987868 or www.artleague.net. • Through TH (6/10) - Painting Upside Down, featuring paintings done by members challenged to draw and paint a picture using a

personal photograph viewed from an upside-down perspective.

Clingman Cafe Located at 242 Clingman Ave. in the River Arts District. • Through WE (6/30) - Shamanic Journey: Three Women’s Perspectives, photography, clay and natural assemblage by three women artists. Hand In Hand Gallery Located at 2720 Greenville Hwy. (U.S. 25 South) in Flat Rock. Info: 697-7719 or www.handinhandgallery. com. • 1st SATURDAYS - Free craft demos. Push Skate Shop & Gallery

Haywood County Arts Council The HCAC sponsors a variety of art-related events in Waynesville and Haywood County. Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC’s Gallery 86 (86 North Main St.) in Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am5pm. Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org. • Through WE (6/30) - Accepting applications for Grassroots Subgrants, a program of the N.C. Arts Council, administered in Haywood County by the Haywood County Arts Council. Laurel Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America Holds monthly meetings and smaller groups dedicated to teaching different types of needlework. The chapter is also involved in numerous outreach projects. Guests are always welcome at meetings. Info: 654-9788 or www. egacarolinas.org. • TH (6/3), 9:30am Registration followed by a short business meeting and a program at Cummings United Methodist Church in Horse Shoe. Janet Stewart will lead the chapter in creating no-sew, fleece blankets to be donated to Project Linus. Odyssey Gallery Exhibits work by Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts instructors and residents. Located at 236 Clingman Ave. in Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: 285-0210 or www.highwaterclays.com. • TUESDAYS, 12:15pm - Lecture series featuring regionally and nationally known guest artists such as Lana Wilson, Silvie Granatelli, Stephen Forbes-deSoule, Hayne Bayless, Cristina Cordova, James Tisdale and Akira Satake. Free. Schedule: http://tiny.cc/0wvu3. Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League Classes are held at the studio, 999 W. Old Rt. 70, Black Mountain. Info: svfal.info@ gmail.com or www.svfal.org. • THURSDAYS, Noon-3pm - Experimental Art Group. Experimental learning and sharing water-media

techniques and collage. Suggested donation $4. • FRIDAYS, 10am-1pm - Open studio for figure drawing. Small fee for model. • MONDAYS, 10am-1pm Open studio for portrait painting. Small fee for model. • TUESDAYS (through 11/16) - Art with Lorelle Bacon. Adults 1-3pm and youth 3:30-5pm. All levels welcome. $15/class. Registration required. The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Located at 362 Depot St. in the River Arts District. Info: 252-5050 or www.fineartsleague.org. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Open figure drawing sessions. Four 5-minute poses and four 20minute poses. $5. The Wine Cellar at the Saluda Inn Located at 229 Greenville St. in Saluda. Info: 749-9698 or www.saludainn.com. • TH (6/3) - Meet the Artists: Catherine and Diana Gurri, exhibiting Faces and Spaces. Plus, a “gestural portraiture” live demonstration. WNC Glass Club Crafters or those interested in working with stained glass, mosaics, fusing, flameworking, jewelry or ceramics are invited. Info: wncglassclub@ yahoo.com. • MO (6/7), 7-9pm - Monthly meeting at Mountain High Enterprises, 271 Old Barn Road, Horse Shoe.

Art/Craft Fairs Black Mountain Arts and Crafts Show In downtown Black Mountain. Free. Info: www.olddepot.org. • SA (6/5), 10am-6pm & SU (6/6), 10am-5pm - 13th Annual Black Mountain Arts and Crafts Show. Sixty-five booths of juried arts and crafts, artist demos, food, music and more. Henderson County Curb Market Info: 692-8012. • SA (6/5), 8am-2pm - The market will feature antiques, live music, food and more. Lake Logan Quilt Show • FR & SA (6/4 & 5), 10am5pm & SU (6/6), Noon-5pm - Seventh annual show, more than 100 quilts on display, plus a boutique and raffle quilt. Located on the campus of Lake Logan Episcopal Center, Hwy. 215, Haywood County. $3. Info: www. slquilts.kickme.to. Patchwork Folk & Fabric Festival Traditional crafts and demonstrations in weaving, spinning, quilting, blacksmithing and more. Held at the Jackson County Recreation Center, 88

Cullowhee Mountain Road. Info: 293-3053. • TU (6/1) through FR (6/4), 3:15-5:15pm - Traditional craft classes will be offered by local artists. Register: 293-1013. • SA (6/5), 9am-4pm - Patchwork Folk & Fabric Festival.

Spoken & Written Word Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org. • SU (6/6), 2pm - “Writing a Children’s Book: A How-To,” with author and scholar Lester Laminack and illustrator Judy Love in the museum’s WNC Art Resource Center. Free with admission. • TU (6/8), 3-5pm Discussion Bound: Still Life with Oysters and Lemon: On Objects and Intimacy by poet Mark Doty. Attention WNC Mystery Writers WNC Mysterians critique and discussion group. For serious mystery/suspense/thriller writers. Info: 712-5570 or wncmysterians.org. • TH (6/3), 6-8pm - Meeting at the W. Asheville Library meeting room, Haywood Road. Bill Press at Mountain Java • SA (6/5), 10am-Noon - Bill Press will be at Mountain Java, 870 Merrimon Ave., promoting his new book Toxic Talk, which examines how the media for the radical right has contributed to our divided nation. Blue Ridge Bookfest Celebrates authorship, creative writing and the joy of reading. Held on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock. Free. Info: 692-3267 or www. blueridgebookfest.org. • FR (6/4), 1-8pm & SA (6/5), 8:15am-5pm - Writers from seven states will give presentations and share their works. Plus, workshops and seminars on strengthening library support groups and book clubs, marketing one’s book and more. Visiting authors will include Joshilyn Jackson, Ann B. Ross and Carole Weatherford. Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS Each Library event is marked

by the following location abbreviations: n BM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) n EA = East Asheville Library (902 Tunnel Road, 250-4738) n LE = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 250-6480) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) n WV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n Library storyline: 250KIDS. • WE (6/2), 3pm - Book Club: Jim and the Boy and The Blue Star by Tony Earley. WV —- 5-7pm Library Knitters meet. SW. • TH (6/3), 6:30pm - Book Club: Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos. EA. • SA (5/1), 7pm - Jean Boone Benfield, author of Mountain Born: A Recollection of Life and Language in Western North Carolina, will shares stories of rural life during the 1940s and 1950s in and around Asheville. LE. • TU (6/8), 1pm - Book Club: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus. LE —- 3pm - Sit and Knit. WV —- 7pm - Local author Jean Boone Benfield will discuss her book Mountain Born: A Recollection of Life and Language in WNC, a memoir of growing up in Leicester and Asheville. LE. • WE (6/9), 6:30pm Library Knitters meet. BM. • TH (6/10), 1pm - Book Club: Out Stealing Horses by Per Peterson. BM. Events at Malaprop’s The bookstore and cafe at 55 Haywood St. hosts visiting authors for talks and book signings. Info: 254-6734 or www.malaprops.com. • TH (6/3), 5pm - Masha Hamilton presents “From Fact to Fiction,” a writing class that uses “real life to deepen your fiction” —- 7pm - Hamilton will read from her book 31 Hours. • FR (6/4), 7pm - Joshilyn Jackson will read from her book Backseat Saints. • SA (6/5), 3pm - Guest author Tiffany Laufer will give a presentation —- 7pm - Leah Stewart will read from her book Husband and Wife. • SU (6/6), 3pm - Poetrio. Featuring readings by poets Scott Owens, Meta Commerse and Tim Peeler —- 5pm - Lev Grossman Presents The Magicians. • TU (6/8), 6pm - Belle Boggs will read from Mattaponi Queen: Stories.

• WE (6/9), 7pm - Anna Fariello will discuss her book Cherokee Basketry: From the Hands of Our Elders. Events at Spellbound Spellbound Children’s Bookshop is located at 19 Wall St., in downtown Asheville. Info: 232-2228 or spellboundbooks@netzero. com. • SU (6/6), 1-2pm - Book release party for Everything Talks: You Just Have to Know How to Listen, which celebrates the sounds of the world around us. The event will include story time and coloring activities with illustrator Alice io Oglesby. Refreshments and book signing —- 4-5pm - ROYAL Book Club (for Readers of Young Adult Lit.) will discuss Incarceron by Catherine Fisher. Anyone 18 and over is welcome. Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 255-8115 or www.firestormcafe.com. • TH (6/10), 7pm - A zine reading by the authors of Rad Dad and Kabloom/Art Noose. Greenward Turn Book Launch and Faerie Party • FR (6/4), 6-9pm Greenward Turn: A Faerie Romp book signing at Sean Pace Gallery/5 Walnut Wine Bar at 5 Walnut St. in Asheville. The event is free. All are welcome, faeries and humans alike. Haywood County Arts Council The HCAC sponsors a variety of art-related events in Waynesville and Haywood County. Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC’s Gallery 86 (86 North Main St.) in Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org. • SA (6/5), 3pm - Book signing with Canton author Michael Beadle. His latest book, Haywood County, is his first Images of America book. The book celebrates the history of Haywood County. Free. Henderson County Public Library System Unless otherwise stated, all events take place in Kaplan Auditorium of the main branch library, located at 301 N. Washington St. in Hendersonville. The county system includes branches in Edneyville, Etowah, Fletcher and Green River. Info: 6974725 or www.henderson. lib.nc.us. • WE (6/2), 3pm - Join local authors, mother/daughter team Angela and Suzie Tipton, as they share

Butterflies Don’t Crawl at Etowah Library. • THURSDAYS (5/27 through 6/24), 2pm - Ken Burns’ documentary National Parks: America’s Best Idea will be shown in the Etowah Library auditorium. The 10hour documentary will be shown in 2-hour segments each Thursday. Spitfire Open Mic • 1sr SATURDAYS, 2-4pm - Spoken-word performance at Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville. In case of rain, the event will move indoors to Firestorm Cafe, 48 Commerce St. Info: www. firestormcafe.com or 2558115. Wednesday Afternoon Writer’s Group Weekly group open to writers of all genres who are interested in improving their craft through peer readings and discussion of assigned literature. Free. • WEDNESDAYS, 2-4pm Meets upstairs at the Barnes & Noble, Asheville Mall. Writers’ Workshop Events WW offers a variety of classes and events for beginning and experienced writers. Info: 254-8111 or www.twwoa.org. • Through WE (6/30) - Hard Times Writing Contest: Write about a difficult experience in your life. $20/$15 members entry fee. • SA (6/5), 11am-5pm - Creative non-fiction writing with Mike Weinstein.

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Festivals & Gatherings Bike Nites Presented by Mike’s on Main Street in downtown Hendersonville. Live entertainment, bike games, trophy competition and a kiddie carnival with a bounce house. Bike parking. Info: 698-1616 or mikesonmainstreet@ gmail.com. • SA (6/5), 5:30pm - The event will benefit local classrooms that serve children on the austism spectrum. Festivities at Pritchard Park Public events at Pritchard Park sponsored by the Asheville Downtown Association under the Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program. Free. For the full schedule: www.ashevilledowntown.org. • THURSDAYS, 5:307:30pm - Thursday night is “almost the weekend” and time to perk up a bit with lively music and dance performances after work. • SATURDAYS, 10am-4pm - Saturday Umbrella Market. Handmade/homegrown

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products, such as art, crafts, jewelry, photography, flowers, tomatoes and herbs. Plus, a variety of entertainers. • SUNDAYS, Noon-4pm - Funday Sunday with family-friendly entertainment. Live music, such as gospel, followed by a variety of children’s entertainment starting at 2pm. • TUESDAYS, 5:30-7:30pm - Hoop Jam. Join Asheville Hoops for some entertainment, exercise and instruction. All ages are welcome. http://ashevillehoops.com. Ice Cream Social At the Flat Rock Village Hall. Info: 692-2929. • SA (6/5), Noon-4pm - Ice cream, clowns, balloon animals, face painting, entertainment and more. Plus, Me & The Boys will perform bluegrass music. Free. Bring a chair and please leave pets at home. Rain date: June 6. Swannanoa Shindig Bring a chair and wear dancing shoes to this monthly community music series held in Beacon Mill Village in Swannanoa. Appalachian music, dancing, food, old timey demos and activities such as pie-eating contests and turkey calling. Info: 337-4718 or www.swannanoashindig.com.

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Music African Drumming With Billy Zanski at Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St., downtown Asheville. Drums provided. No experience necessary. Suggested donation $10 per class. Drop-ins welcome. Info: 768-2826. • WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - Beginners. Asheville Lyric Opera All performances take place at Diana Wortham Theater. Tickets: 257-4530. Info: 236-0670 or www.ashevillelyric.org. • SA (6/5), 6-9pm - Second annual “Taste of Opera” at Diana Wortham Theater, featuring food from Asheville restaurants and music performed by Asheville stars. Asheville Summer Festival Chorale A summer chorus dedicated to performing diverse choral music and providing the highest quality a cappella music that reflects the artistic uniqueness of our community. Info: 242-3766. • SU (6/6), 8pm - Inaugural concert at the Cathedral of All Souls in Biltmore Village, featuring a collection of

choral masterpieces that illuminate humanity’s spiritual and earthly journey. $10 donation. Info: 242-3766. Concerts at Dulcimerville Concerts will be held in Black Mountain. Info & tickets: http://dulcimerville.com. • TU (6/8), 7:30pm Concert at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Washburn Center, featuring Don Pedi, Lois Hornbostel, Ken Bloom, Phyllis and Jim Gaskins, Linda Brockinton, Nina Zanetti and Doug Berch. $10. • WE (6/9), 7:30pm Concert at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Washburn Center, featuring Betty Smith, Steve Seifert, Paul Andry, Anne Lough, Bill Taylor and Mike Anderson. $10. Concerts on the Creek Held in the pavilion at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva. Sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Free. Info: (800)-962-1911 or www. mountainlovers.com. • FR (6/4), 7-9pm Mountain Faith will perform. Country, Bluegrass and More • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 7pm-until - At the Woodfin Community Center. Alcohol and smoke-free, familyfriendly. Free admission.

Snack bar available. Bands welcome. Info: 505-4786. Events at Thomas Wolfe Memorial Located at 52 N. Market St. Info: www.wolfememorial. com or 253-8304. • FR (6/4), Noon-2pm - Pickin’ on the Porch with Buddy Davis. Free. Haywood Community Band Concerts are presented at the Maggie Valley Pavilion, adjacent to the Maggie ValleyTown Hall, and are free to attend. Bring a picnic dinner. Info: 452-5553 or 452-7530 or www.haywoodcommunityband.org. • THURSDAYS, 7pm - Rehearsals at Grace Episcopal Church, 394 N. Haywood St., Waynesville. All interested concert band musicians are welcome to attend. Indoor Drumming & Toning Circle At Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St., Asheville. Drums provided. Love offerings appreciated. Info: 258-1140 or www.skinnybeatsdrums. com. • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 6-7pm - Drumming and Toning. Love offerings accepted. Keowee Chamber Music Info: www.keoweechambermusic.org or 254-7123.

• SU (6/6), 3pm “Generation Next,” featuring music by exceptional young musicians, will be performed at First Presbyterian Church in Asheville. Donations encouraged. • TU (6/8), 2pm - Open Rehearsals for “Love in the City” at the Reuter Center, on the UNCA campus. Donations encouraged. Land-of-the-Sky Barbershop Chorus For men age 12 and older. Info: www.ashevillebarbershop.com or 768-9303. • TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - Open Rehearsals at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 51 Wilburn Pl. Music at the Masonic Temple Located at 80 Broadway St., in Asheville. Info: 252-3924. • SA (6/5), 8pm - CD release: Singer/songwriter Dave Wendelin will perform songs from his new album Deep in the Moonlight. Special guests MariJo Brannon, Ed Barber and John Dzubay will also perform. Donations accepted, with partial proceeds benefiting the temple. Music on the Rock Concert Series Presented by Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Hwy. in Flat Rock. The concerts will span Broadway,

country, bluegrass, pop and rock favorites. $19/concert. Tickets & info: 693-0731, (866) 732-8008 or www. flatrockplayhouse.org. • SU & MO (6/6 & 7) & SU (6/20) through TU (6/22), 8pm - “All You Need Is Love: An Evening with the Beatles.” The best of the Fab Four like you’ve never heard before. Musical Events at Jubilee! Located at 46 Wall St., downtown Asheville. Info: www.jubileecommunity.org. • FR (6/4), 7pm - “Alchemy of the Soul,” presented by the Jubilee! Singers. An evening of musical variety, performance poetry, multimedia/short film and spoken word on the transformational journey of Internal Alchemy. $5 advance (singers@jubileecommunity.org)/$7 door. Proceeds go to the Jubilee! Compassion Fund and to the Singers program. Song O’ Sky Chorus (Sweet Adelines International) The chorus is always looking for women 18+ who want to learn how to sing barbershop harmony. Please visit a rehearsal. Info: 1-866-8249547 or www.songosky.org. • MONDAYS, 6:45pm Rehearsal at Reed Memorial Baptist Church on Fairview

Rd. (enter parking lot on Cedar St.). Guests welcome. Sounds of the Chakras • SATURDAYS, 6-7pm - Sounds of the Chakras with Linda Go at Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St. Learn to tone the chakra sounds for health and wellbeing. Info: 258-1140. St. Matthias Musical Performances These classical music concerts take place at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Asheville, 1 Dundee St. (off South Charlotte). Info: 252-0643. • SU (6/6), 3pm - The Signature Winds, woodwind quintet, will present a program of music from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Styles range from French Conservatory to swing, and themes from classical to folk. A free-will offering will be taken. Summer Concerts at WCU Held on the University Center lawn. Free. Info: www.wcu. edu. • TH (6/3), 7pm - Jerry Chapman will perform folk, rock and Americana music. • TH (6/10), 7pm - Jazz music will be performed by the Bobby G. Band. Summer Music in Flat Rock Series

Presented by the Flat Rock Merchants Association. The outdoor series takes place on Little Rainbow Row’s back deck. This is a casual, family-oriented, bring-yourown-lawn-chair event. Free. Info: 697-7719 or www. flatrockonline.com. • SA (6/5), 6-8pm - Tom Fisch will perform. WNC Jazz Society Performances held at Diana Wortham Theatre. Ticket prices: $25 members/$35 nonmembers/$10 students. Tickets: 257-4530. Info: 687-0407, www.wncjazzsociety.org or bo@wncjazzsociety.org. • SU (6/6), 7pm - Rick Trolsen and The New Orleans Po’ Boys will perform. Pre-concert reception starting at 6:15pm; monetary or food donations for MANNA FoodBank appreciated.

Theater Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 255-8115 or www.firestormcafe.com. • TU (6/8), 8pm - The Missoula Oblongata will perform their new touring play, The Daughter of the Father of Time Motion Study, with opening acts by members

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NC Stage Company Performances are at 33 Haywood St. (entrance on Walnut St., across from Zambra’s, in downtown Asheville). Info & tickets: 2390263 or www.ncstage.org. • Through SU (6/6) - What the Butler Saw. Joe Orton’s deliciously racy 1969 farce about a psychiatrist, his wife, her lover, an attractive young secretary and an incompetent policeman. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm & Sun., 2pm. $16-$26. Performances at the Parkway Playhouse The historic Parkway Playhouse is located at 202 Green Mountain Dr. (just north of the downtown square) in Burnsville. Tickets & info: 682-4285 or www. parkwayplayhouse.com. • FR (6/4) through SU (6/13) - The comedy Leaving Iowa will be performed. Play Adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe • WE (6/2), 7-8pm - The First Christian Church (D.O.C.) at 470 Enka Lake Road in Candler will host a live performance of Narnia, a musical play based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. All ages. Free. Theater at Asheville Middle School

• TU (6/8), 9-10:30am & WE (6/9), 6-7:30pm - Students in 8th grade will performing a student-written play titled 20th Century America. Located at 197 South French Broad Ave. Info: 350-6200 or www.ashevillecityschools. net/schools/AMS.

Film Movie Night at Wedge Brewery Located at 125B Roberts St., Asheville. Movies are free and start at dusk. Bring a lawn chair. Info: 505-2792. • SA (6/5) - Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Movies at the Asheville Art Museum Located at 2 S. Pack Square. Showings are free with membership or museum admission. Info: 253-3227 or www. ashevilleart.org. • SA (6/5), 2pm - Screening of My Kid Could Paint That, a documentary about a precocious four-year-old artist whose abstract works have drawn critical comparisons with modernist greats such as Picasso.

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beginners class. $12. Info: www.capoeiraasheville.org. Classes at Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre Classes are pay-as-you-go. $10-$15 donation due to teacher after each class. Classes are held at the New Studio of Dance, 20 Commerce St. in downtown Asheville. Info: www.acdt.org or 254-2621. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 6-7:30pm Modern classes. By donation. Forge Mountain Cloggers Classes are held at the Old Homeplace on North Mills River Road. $25 for a fourweek session. Info: 891-2487 or www.forgemtncloggers. org. • MONDAYS (through 7/5), 6-7pm - Beginner clogging class. Open to ages 7 and older. Morris Dancing Learn English traditional Morris dances and become a member of one of three local teams as a dancer or musician. Music instruction provided to experienced musicians. Free. Info: 333-4272 or www.ashevillemorris.us. • MONDAYS, 5:30pm - Women’s Garland practice held at Reid Center for Creative Art. Old Farmer’s Ball

Info: www.oldfarmersball. com. • THURSDAYS, 7:30-11pm - Contra dance to live music at Warren Wilson College’s Bryson Gym. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. $6, includes dance lesson. Southern Lights SDC A nonprofit square-dance club. Square dancing is friendship set to music. Info: 625-9969 or 698-4530. • SA (6/5), 7pm - Dance at the Whitmire Activity Building, Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville. Early advanced dance at 6pm, early rounds at 7pm and squares and rounds at 7:30pm. Swing Asheville Info: www.swingasheville. com, 301-7629 or dance@ swingasheville.com. • TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Beginner lindy-hop swing lessons. $12/person per week for 4-week series or $10 for members. Join at SwingAsheville.com. No partner necessary. Let your inner dancer out. 11 Grove St., downtown Asheville. Classes start first Tuesday of every month. UNCA Dance Events Info: 251-6140. • SA (6/5), 4pm - In His Steps Dance Ministry will present “Pursuing God’s

Heart: The Life Song of David —- 7:30pm - “Redeemed by Love: The Women of John’s Gospel.” At Lipinsky Auditorium. $5 advance/$7.50 door. Info: 285-0360.

VFW Upstairs. Open to the public. At 5 Points, 860 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Info: 6935930. • SATURDAYS, 6pm - Free dancing lessons —- 7pm - Live band music and dancing. $7. All singles welcome. No partners necessary. Finger food and sweets provided. No alcohol or smoking in dancing area. West African Dance Class • THURSDAYS through (6/24), 7-8pm - This West African Dance class taught by Jaime Walker is open to all skill levels. Held in the Terpsicorps Studio, 129 Roberts St. $10. Zydeco Dance Asheville’s Zydeco is hosted at the Eleven on Grove, 11 Grove St., Asheville. No partner required. • 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 7:30pm - Zydeco dance lesson. $5 —- 8:30-11pm Zydeco dance to CDs. $5.

Auditions & Call to Artists Brevard Little Theatre Located in the American Legion Hall, 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard. Info: www.brevardlittletheatre.com. Reservations: 884-2587. • SU (6/6), 2pm & MO (6/7), 4pm - Auditions for The Wizard of Wonderland, a children’s show, and the melodrama Yes, Yes, A Thousand Times Yes at the Keir building, 133 Mclean Road, Brevard. The children’s show calls for 11 actors, plus dancers.The melodrama cast includes 3 males and 5 females. Swannanoa Shindig Seeks Artists, Crafters & Volunteers • The shindig is a new monthly arts/music series held in Swannanoa starting June 4. For more info and an application: 337-4718 or www.swannanoashindig. com.

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Celebrate the new multidisciplinary Creative Technology & Arts Center that’s in the works for Asheville. Hosted by Odyssey Community School, the Center will be a state-ofthe-art facility designed to bring together both residential and visiting artists, musicians, designers and other creative types. An impressive group of local artists and musicians will perform at the Art Without Borders fundraising event, which will also include an auction with work donated by such artists as Jonas Gerard. Proceeds from the event will go towards building the Center’s infrastructure. www.odysseycommunity.org. photo by Jesse kitt

benefitscalendar Calendar for June 2 - 10, 2010 American Cancer Society Relay for Life Info: 254-6931 or www.relayforlife.org. • FR (6/4), 6pm through SA (6/5), 6am - This overnight event unites the community in celebrating those who have had cancer, remembering loved ones lost, and providing an opportunity to fight back against the disease. At A-B Tech. To register: 275-4388 or rmullens@charter.net. (Relay for Life volunteers are also collecting food for MANNA FoodBank.) Animal Compassion Network WNC’s largest nonprofit, safe-for-life animal welfare organization. Find a new pet at ACN’s store for rescued pets, Pet Harmony, 803 Fairview St., Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: 274-DOGS or www.animalcompassionnetwork.org. • 1st THURSDAYS (through 8/5), 6-8:30pm - Doggie Ice Cream Social. Pet owners are invited to bring their leashed dog for doggie ice-cream treats and homemade people treats to the Hop. Proceeds will benefit Animal Compassion Network foster and adoption programs. Art Without Borders • SA (6/5), 6:30pm - Reception —- 7:30pm - Benefit auction and concert for The Creative Technology & Arts Center, featuring River Guerguerian, Free Planet Radio, Kat Williams, Mariam Matossian, Keowee Chamber, Akira Satake, Maria Voisin and others. At Odyssey Community School. $10 min. donation. Info: www.odysseycommunity.org. Benefit Concert for Windhorse Zen Community • SA (6/5), 7:30pm - Renowned guitarist and lutenist Frederic Hand, of the Metropolitan Opera, will perform in concert at the Asheville Unitarian Church, 1 Edwin Pl. All donations benefit Windhorse. Info: 6458001 or www.windhorsezen.org. Blue Jean Ball

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All proceeds will benefit MANNA FoodBank. Held at 627 Swannanoa River Road, Asheville. Tickets & info: http://mannafoodbank.org. • SA (6/5) - Culinary delights from some of Asheville’s finest restaurants. Plus, a silent auction and music performed by Firecracker Jazz Band, Eliza Lynn, Gashouse Mouse and the DeCapo Trio. Just Economics An Asheville-based nonprofit dedicated to educating, advocating and organizing for a just and sustainable local economy in WNC. Info: www.justeconomicswnc.org. • FR (6/4), 10pm - The Archrivals, The Lichtenberger Collective and Dancer Delight will perform at the Rocket Club to benefit Just Economics and the Living Wage Campaign. $10. Memorial Book Mobile Spaghetti Benefit • SA (6/5), 4-7pm - The Michael Breedlove Memorial Book Mobile is a way of passing along the things Breedlove taught and his compassion with the world. Dine in/takeout available. $6 adults/$3 kids 12 and under. At Francis Asbury UMC. Tickets: 667-3950 or 667-2494. MY Meds Annual “Night of the Arts” • FR (6/4), 6:30-10pm - Gourmet meal, silent and live auctions featuring fine regional arts and crafts at Higgins Memorial UMC Family Life Center. To benefit MY Meds, which provides prescription medicines to the uninsured with chronic illnesses. $25. Info & tickets: www.mymedsoutreach.org. Penland School of Crafts A national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Info: www.penland. org or 765-2359. • TH (6/10), 8pm - Auction of works by students and instructors made during a Penland workshop session. All proceeds will benefit Penland scholarship programs. At the Northlight building. Info: 7652359 or www.penland.org.

Western Carolinians for Criminal Justice Dedicated to advocacy and comprehensive mental health and substance abuse treatment as an alternative to costly incarceration. Info: 252-2485 or www. wccj.org.. • FR (6/4), 7pm - Big Night 13, annual fundraising party, at Lioncrest on the Biltmore Estate. Live auction, silent auction, live music by Bayou Diesel, Low Country buffet, wine and beer. See Web site for list of auction items. Contact for tickets. Women’s Wellbeing & Development Foundation An international socio-spiritual organization whose purpose is to elevate the status of women worldwide. Locally, the group is starting a rural self-sufficient community for women. Info: 255-8777 or wwd-f.org. • FR (6/4), 7pm - A slide-show presentation and sharing of experience in the relief efforts and future plans for Haiti by Ana Jabra, director of WWD-F, at 24 Arlington St., Asheville. Donations will go to Haiti. Yard Sale to Benefit Montessori Learning Community • SA (6/5), 8am-4pm - Multi-family yard sale at 144 Montford Ave., Asheville, to benefit Montessori Learning Community, an ecologically-centered educational cooperative. Furniture, books, children’s items and clothing.

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American families from certain Asian and African cultures continue to ritually “circumcise� their young daughters, a practice illegal in the U.S. and most of the world. In May, the Bioethics Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics changed its policy from absolutely banning such surgery to sanctioning a minor “pinprick� on the girl’s genitals (comparable, it said, to ear-piercing), in hopes of satisfying parents so they wouldn’t send the girls abroad for full genital “mutilation.� One outraged anti-female-circumcision advocate noted, “We don’t let [husbands] beat their wives a little bit� just because their culture permits wife-beating. (Following a storm of criticism, the academy rescinded the policy change.)

Government in action

• In March, a local official in Bolton, England, responding to a report of a discarded mattress by the roadside, wrote a work order for four men and a 1.7-ton construction vehicle, scheduling pickup for the following week, according to The Daily Telegraph. (Seeing the schedule, a Bolton council member and a friend drove a council van to the scene and hauled the mattress to the dump.) • A Hollywood, Fla., leukemia patient on Medicaid had endured six months of grueling chemotherapy in order to be healthy enough for a long-awaited bone-marrow transplant when, in March, a Social Security Administration caseworker called her up out of the blue to inform her that her son was eligible for disability payments, which the woman immediately signed up for. But the disability check raised her income beyond the maximum allowed and her transplant was canceled, putting her survival at risk. (In April, the hospital persuaded Medicaid to cover the surgery.) • In April, Hudson, N.Y., officials proudly unveiled their state-of-the-art water fountain for the disabled in the county courthouse, resulting from a 2003 settlement with federal officials enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act. But the second-floor fountain

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New York City’s Museum of Modern Art just featured a tribute to performance artist Marina Abramovic for her lifetime achievements. In one video, the artist screams at the top of her lungs until she loses her voice; museum visitors were asked to squeeze between a naked man and woman to enter a room. The artist planned to attend the entire run sitting silent and motionless at a table in the atrium, so patrons could stare back at her.

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• A 2009 Minnesota law authorizes police to make traffic stops for failure to wear a seat belt. According to the Pioneer Press, an undercover cop in the St. Paul suburb of Maplewood, posing as a homeless man with a “will work for foodâ€? sign, roamed an intersection, peering into cars and secretly signaling colleagues, who subsequently pulled over violators. All unbelted passengers were issued $108 tickets: $25 for the violation, $75 for a brand-new “surchargeâ€? for petty misdemeanors, and an $8 general state fee (none of which, according to the legislative history, represented a “tax increaseâ€?).

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• Veteran Dallas attorney Sandra McFeeley, 67, was arrested in April for violating a municipal trespass ordinance after refusing to stop pruning the excess vegetation and dead tree limbs in her neighborhood’s Wynnewood Parkway Park, which she’d been doing for three years. “I met some neat people [at the police station], said McFeeley. “I’d never been in a perp walk before; it was cool.â€? Said a supporter, “It’s hard enough to keep that neighborhood nice without having the police haul people off for felonious gardening.â€?

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• Galena Park, Texas, high-school teacher Fernando Gonzalez, 35, was sentenced to seven years in prison in March after being caught watching child pornography on his classroom computer. He said he had no other choice, since his wife had already banned him from watching it at home. • Mary Merten, 43, pleaded guilty in March to four felonies during an eight-year spree in which, as bookkeeper for a two-lawyer firm in Kingston, N.Y., she stole more than $800,000. While awaiting sentencing, she wrote her former bosses: “I would ask that you consider keeping me employed. ... I truly enjoy my job and want to continue to work for the both of you to make up for my imperfections.â€?

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Female elected officials say to kids, “Let’s Move, Buncombe!” President Barack Obama’s and first lady Michelle Obama’s spring break visit to Asheville personally inspired me to eat ribs at 12 Bones Smokehouse (not that I needed an excuse). The first couple’s visit also inspired Buncombe County Commissioner Holly Jones to a healthier, albeit somewhat less tasty, goal. Motivated by the first lady’s national “Let’s Move!” initiative, Jones has pulled together a group of our female elected officials to create a public awareness campaign to promote, enhance and expand programs addressing childhood obesity in Buncombe County. Emulating Michelle Obama’s initiative, Jones calls the six-month campaign “Let’s Move, Buncombe!” “The purpose of this campaign is to shine a light on all the amazing initiatives in our community that are working,” Jones says. “I also want to get woman policy-makers thinking about these issues collectively.” From fresh foods in school cafeterias to kidfriendly farmers’ markets to family walking trails, these elected officials propose to get the word out to the community to help kids be more active, eat better, and get healthy. Each month they’ll visit and participate in a local effort that

promotes healthy living and works to reverse the childhood obesity trend. The group launched their campaign in May with a group appearance at Emma Community Garden that emphasized both the importance of community gardens and the Local Food Guide for Kids recently published by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. The new Food Guide “is a great resource for parents,” Jones says. On Saturday, June 5, the female politicos will meet at Asheville’s City Market to promote the Market’s summer kid program. Every Saturday until Aug. 28, the City Market Kids’ Tent will offer free activities, including cooking demonstrations and healthy eating games, from 9 a.m. until noon. Thus, the idea is to support programs that already promote the group’s goals while jumping on Michelle Obama’s speeding train. Obama’s “Let’s Move!” Initiative has an ambitious goal: to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation. North Carolina needs to work harder to combat childhood obesity, for sure. More than 19 percent of North Carolina’s young people are obese, compared with about 15 percent nation-

ally. Our state ranks as the fifth most obese in the nation for kids aged 10-17. In Buncombe County, more than 34 percent of elementary-school kids are obese or overweight, according to the local School Health Advisory Council (all numbers come from data collected in 2008). “We certainly took a cue from Michelle Obama, who is making the nation more aware of locally grown foods and increased physical activity for the health of our children,” says Susan Fisher, North Carolina State Representative. “I think this group of women will try to be as effective as possible at bringing that message home to Buncombe County.” The “Let’s Move, Buncombe!” campaign will focus on local initiatives in four arenas: healthy food choices, healthier schools, physical activity and healthy affordable foods. The initiative will continue through October. Incuding Fisher and Jones, ten elected officials have signed on so far: North Carolina State Representative Jane Whilden, Buncombe County Commissioner Carol Peterson, Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy, Asheville City Council member Esther Manheimer, Black Mountain Vice

Mayor Joan Brown, Montreat Mayor Letta Jean Taylor, Montreat Commissioner Mary McPhail Standaert, and Weaverville Vice Mayor Dottie Sherrill. “It was amazing how woman leaders immediately responded to participating in this campaign. They each know that unless we make fundamental changes in our community and support parents and children leading a more healthy life, our obesity crisis will cripple our economy and decrease the future quality of life in our children,” Jones says. Jones hopes to set up a Web site for “Let’s Move, Buncombe!” that will funnel people to available community resources. In the meantime, the women she’s convened will continue to get out into the community to support programs that address our kids’ health and wellness. So, let’s move it, Buncombe County kids. For more information about the national program, visit www.letsmove.gov. X

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North Carolina’s in the can (and other sunny environmental news) Searching for bisphenol A

Cans of green beans, peas and chicken-noodle soup from our state have been sent to a research lab for testing, the North Carolina News Service reports. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences near Raleigh is using a federal stimulus grant to do more research on the possible health effects of bisphenol A, a chemical often used to line cans to keep foods fresher longer. Researcher John Bucher says the study focuses on kids, who likely face the highest risk. “We found that the ability of the body to metabolize and eliminate bisphenol A is much greater in adults than it is in infants and children,” he explains. Canned goods (including sodas) from 19 states were tested for the report. Six states currently ban BPA in food containers. North Carolina doesn’t. Results indicate that the chemical leaked into foods in 90 percent of the canned goods tested, with varying levels that could not be predicted. Mike Shriberg, director of the Ecology Center (one of the groups that sponsored the testing),

says the levels found in some foods are a concern, because BPA acts like a hormone in the human body. “It blocks the body’s normal functioning, even at low doses, and it’s been linked with things like obesity, neurological problems, cancer, infertility and thyroid malfunction.” The full study, No Silver Lining, is at http://www. ecocenter.org.

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home,” he continues, “but rather a highly efficient and affordable housing solution that could be constructed quickly and moved readily. Its ideal application is in remote locations or disaster-relief situations, although this home could be used virtually anywhere with good solar aspect. It is unique because it offers a healthy and efficient alternative to mass-produced recreational vehicles built from materials that are environmentally unsustainable and ultimately unhealthy to the people living inside.” The project is a steppingstone for participating in the Solar Decathlon this fall on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. ASU was recently awarded a spot in this prestigious event, which

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FLS Energy to install 39 thermal collectors on four campus buildings. Funded by a 2008 U.S. Department of Energy appropriation secured by Rep. Heath Shuler, the college’s project will provide 1,885 gallons of hot water per day. Installation is slated to begin soon and should be complete by year’s end. The Asheville-based FLS Energy will own, operate and maintain the solar-thermal systems throughout the 10-year lease agreement. The arrangement is projected to save the school about $22,000 over the next decade. To determine the college’s needs, Bill Bondurant, project developer for FLS Energy, collaborated with members of A-B Tech’s leadership team: Max Queen, vice president of risk management and operations; Richard Mauney, executive vice president of finance and information systems technology; and Vernon Daugherty, dean of engineering and applied technology.

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by Mackensy Lunsford Brian Moe is a verified fermented food fanatic. Moe, in fact, is so smitten with zymology that he started a company devoted entirely to fermented products: Viable Cultures. Moe, who became interested in the practice after he learned to make yogurt in college, was especially inspired by a simple yet complex-tasting sauerkraut that a friend shared with him. “She made this kraut with just red cabbage and salt, and it worked. It was just so good — the flavors were so exotic — I’d never had anything like it. It really blew

me away, and I kind of quickly noticed that it did really help my digestion.” Now, Moe makes Kombucha and ferments local cabbage to make several varieties of kraut, which he sells at farmers markets, grocery stores and some local restaurants. This isn’t your average kraut, says Moe. “It’s all handmade, artisan-made. It’s packed in glass jars, which is kind of uncommon in the industry, according to someone who knows a lot about fermentation.” Moe says that many people choose to ferment sauerkraut in food-grade plastic, which he has

an aversion to. “I’ll soak beans in plastic, but I don’t really want to put something that’s going to be fermenting for three weeks in there,” he says. Moe also cooks organic soybeans, sourced from Old Fort, in giant vats at Blue Ridge Food Ventures, the food production facility on the Enka-Candler branch of A-B Tech. Once these beans are cooked, Moe cultures them with a beneficial organism to make his nutty-tasting, firm cakes of tempeh. The tempeh organism, he says, actually transforms the soy beans, making them more digestible. He only cooks the soybeans for 30 minutes or so — a short time for any bean, let alone soy, which some people already have a difficult time digesting. “If you normally cooked soybeans for 30 minutes, and then you ate them, I think you’d probably be in bad shape,” says Moe. “At least a little gassy.” Fermented foods in general aid the digestive system, says Moe. “They are enhanced with enzymes through the fermentation process,” he says. “You get all these live active enzymes and also healthful bacteria for the gut ... it’s got lactobacillus and numerous other bacteria that are good for our digestive tract.” Combining cooked foods with live, raw kraut, for example, adds enzymes to the body that typically break down in the cooking process — somewhere in the vicinity of 112 degrees. “When you add in this highly enhanced, enzymerich food, that’s going to help you digest other foods. Digestion takes a lot of energy, and when you

The finished product: Brian Moe roasts some of his tempeh to make sandwiches for market. don’t use that energy for digestion, you have that energy for other things, like thinking and moving your body.” Viable Culture fermented foods are available every other Wednesday at the French Broad Co-op market, starting June 9. Brian also sells “The Sandwich,” at the Wednesday Co-op market, which he describes as “kind of like a tempeh Rueben, using the Viable Cultures local organic tempeh, the German/Austrian-style mild, raw sauerkraut and Lusty Monk mustard on sprouted rye. It’s really good.” Viable Cultures products are also available at the Greenlife Sunday Market and the North Asheville tailgate market on Saturdays. More info at viablecultures.com. X Send your food news to food@mountainx.com

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Obama directly about what progress she’s been able to make here. “My wish is that I get to say It looks like the Asheville food scene has made hello to her and tell her that the work that I do at an impression on the Obamas. Laurey Masterton, Isaac Dickson is a perfect example of this program owner of Laurey’s Catering and Gourmet-to- that she’s getting going.â€? Go, has been invited to go to the White House. Masterton hopes that the Chefs Move to Schools Masterton is involved with the local chapter of program will have a direct impact on our area Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, a group devot- — and thinks that our local parents might be up to ed to “enhancing the education, advancement and the task. After all, says Masterton, raising kids in a connection of women in the culinary industry.â€? healthy manner starts at home. The group was recently invited to send a select “Since the program has been announced, people few to the launch of Michelle Obama’s “Chefs are stopping me at the grocery store and saying, Move to Schoolsâ€? program. ‘We want you at our school,’â€? says Masterton. “I The program, says Masterton, is “about getting have to say, ‘I’m only one person; what we need to a chef and school paired with each other, the idea do is get any chef at your school.’ The parents and being that chefs will help the students learn how teachers have to be involved, and have to work for to make good food. It’s all part of [Michelle’s] it and ask for it ... (This program is) an invitation childhood obesity initiative. It also goes along with to be connected in this way. It doesn’t just happen, having gardens in schools.â€? you have to work at it, and I’m very honored to be It’s important for children to learn where included.â€? their food comes, and what real food looks like, Masterton says. Teaching kids what to do with whole, healthy foods — a skill that seems to Are you ready for Tingles CafĂŠ? Lesley be sadly lacking — is crucial to their continued Groetsch, who is opening the diner-style restauhealth. “It’s about creating awareness for healthy rant in downtown Asheville with her husband living and eating,â€? she says, adding that children Jack, hopes so. Tingles “is going to be that place tend to have a greater capacity for learning when that somebody in your party always wants to go to. It’s going to be all about the food,â€? Lesley says. they are eating more healthfully. Masterton is already actively involved in the She can likely deliver on that promise. She and food education of our local children; Masterton her husband have a reputation for making comwas the force behind the YWCA of Asheville’s mercial splashes. kids garden, and also works with Susan Shillcock The Groetsches, who hail from New Orleans, at Isaac Dickson Elementary to bring good food moved to Asheville from when they were hired to the kids — and sometimes bring the kids to the by Public Interest Projects to inject new life into the food. In her involvement with the school for the Orange Peel. And last year, they opened Sazerac, past four years, Masterton has taken Shillcock’s a restaurant and cocktail bar at 29 Broadway in students to local farms, taught them how to downtown Asheville. Tingles CafĂŠ will be located prepare healthy meals — and even taught them next to Sazerac. about beekeeping, one of Masterton’s passions. The couple is modeling their new eatery after She hopes to have the chance to talk to Michelle the original Tingles CafĂŠ — an immensely popular

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restaurant that occupied the same space they are currently renovating. The original diner opened in 1918, remaining a Broadway fixture for 32 years. “We are in the midst of reviving a historic brand in Asheville,” says Lesley. “We have a postcard that dates back to 1934 that shows the original decor, and we’re trying to — as much as is possible, and as much as code will allow — recreate that decor.” The restoration efforts are so detailed that the Groetsches have spent months searching for the exact style tiles that used to line the floor of the original Tingles. They are currently in the laborious process of laying the new tiles. What’s more, the owners will base their menu upon the original Tingles bill of fare — with updates, of course. “We’re using their menu, the original diner, comfort-food fare — as the inspiration for our menu,” says Lesley. She reports that the kitchen will incorporate interesting cuts of meat — think pork belly and flat iron steak — into that menu. They also will be featuring plenty of local meats, vegetables — and local beer, of course. An extensive array of house-made pies, ice creams and soda syrups are planned. “We’ll be pairing our soda syrup flavors and unique ice cream flavors to create really special floats and shakes,” says Lesley, who cites a lavender-cream syrup they are developing. Lesley reports that the restaurant will serve lunch and dinner at least six days a week. “We may close one day a week for the sake of recharging,” she says. She also says that Tingles Café might eventually expand into breakfast/brunch if there’s a demand for it. “It’s really going to be an intuitive process,” she says. “We’re going to start slowly and work our way toward 24-hour weekends, then expand as the brand grows and the population grows and the recession ends — I think all things will kind of converge.” Look for the restaurant to be open in mid-June.

Farm-fresh lunch

Planning on hitting ASAP’s Farm Tour weekend June 26 and 27? You’ll need some energy to visit and walk around all of those farms. Fortunately, Slow Food Asheville has a plan. The group will be putting together lunch boxes, stuffed full of local goodies. A few different sandwich options

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will be provided, including vegetarian, vegan and kid-friendly fare, with sides, dessert and a drink for $10. The proceeds will help to raise money for local members of Slow Food who will be attending the Terra Madre conference in Italy this fall. The lunches will be available at Flying Cloud Farm (www.flyingcloudfarm.net) in Fairview on the Saturday and Sunday of the tour. Cathy Cleary, Slow Food Asheville board president, offers this delicious preview of the menu: “So far we have West End Bakery bread donated for sandwiches, egg salad from Sunnypoint Cafe, Hickory Nut Gap meat for sandwiches, pimento cheese with cheese donated by Organic Valley and Flying Cloud Farm veggies for garden salad and coleslaw. (Local cookbook author and “Pie Lady”) Barbara Swell will be making desserts, probably cookies or maybe some of her famous pie pops. We’ll have kids meals with PB&J, and we’ll have snacks like a cheese, bread and fruit plate. We’ll also have tea and lemonade.” For more information about the Farm Tour weekend, visit asapconnections.org.

Street burritos? Yes, please

Bandido’s Burritos just rolled to 15 Page Avenue. The cart offers all scratch-made Latin food, with menu selections changing daily. Vegan and vegetarian options are also available. According to owner Justin Smudde, the cart is open for lunch from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., “sometimes later depending on business. We’re out there every other day, and the tamales are some of the best in town,” he says. All of the salsas are handmade as well. What’s more, the prices are very reasonable — at only $3 for a burrito, or large tamale meal deal for $5, this is one lunch that’s certain to be kind on any budget. Even better, these value meals are much more wholesome than anything that can be found at a fast food joint. “We get as much organic and local produce that we can find at the farmers market — all Angus beef, free-range chicken, etc.,” says Smudde. To view the daily menu, visit the Bandido’s Burrito Facebook page at facebook.com/pages/ Bandidos-Burritos. X Send your food news to food@mountainx.com

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Highland Brewing Company will open a new 12,000 square-foot tasting room next to their brewery at 12 Old Charlotte Highway. Part of the expansion includes three former shipping containers — which fit inside the warehouse space — that will contain the brewery’s staff offices. The containers will be independently wired and insulated. Each is spacious enough for at least two people to have a dedicated workspace. Highland found and purchased the containers just down the road in Fairview. “Part of the allure is that this is a warehouse. It’s got an industrial feel. The containers fit in well,” says Steve Schwartz, Highland’s marketing and events manager. Highland also will add a separate three-barrel brewery next to the new tasting room (their main brewery is a 50-barrel production system). This brewery will offer Highland’s brewers a place to be creative and come up with new and smallbatch beers, says Schwartz. Plus folks hanging in the tasting room will be able to watch the brewers at work in the smaller brewery. Currently, Highland’s tasting room is open on Fridays from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m., though Schwartz says they’ll add more open days when the new tasting room is completed — hopefully by mid-summer.

A visit from Terrapin Beer

One of the benefits to being Beer City, USA, and, dare I say, the craft brewing center of the Southeast, is that brewers and beer tourists want to visit us. During American Craft Beer Week, Spike Buckowski, brew master and co-owner of Terrapin Beer Company in Athens, Ga., came in town to celebrate. Spike attended a number of local beer events, culminating with a cask tap of his new “Side Project, number 11” at The Thirsty Monk downtown. That would be an Imperial high gravity lager that Spike christened the Boom Shaka lager (nine percent ABV). While he loves brewing in Athens, Spike says he’s impressed with Asheville’s beer scene. “The whole farm to table and buy local movements are huge here,” he says. “That’s great for small breweries.” For more on Asheville’s Beer City, USA win, and this weekend’s Beer City Festival, see page 61.

Summer releases on tap

Craggie Brewing Company just released Toubab Brewe (4.2 percent ABV), an unfiltered Bavarian lager. The beer is named for Ashevillebased afro-beat band Toubab Krewe. For each keg of Toubab Brewe sold, Craggie will donate $5 to Instruments4Africa, a non-profit selected by Toubab Krewe that facilitates artistic development for underprivileged kids and works to preserve music and arts in Africa. Highland’s seasonal organic, Cattail Peak Wheat, will be released this week. It’s Highland’s first seasonal to be released in 12-packs (other Highland beers in twelves are the Gaelic Ale and the Mountain Medley). It’s a great summer beer

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flavored with a touch of hibiscus (4.7 percent ABV). With the summer release of Cattail, Highland has announced an alliance with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. “We’d already named all of our seasonals after mountains in their bailiwick, so it’s seems natural for us to help raise awareness about the organization through the sale of our beers,” Schwartz says. The 12-pack boxes of the Cattail display information about SAHC, the mountains, and some of the rare and endangered flora and fauna that live round here. Highland and SAHC will be leading a group hike up Cattail Peak on June 12. Anyone interested in attending can e-mail steve@highlandbrewing.com. Throughout the year, the brewers and the conservationists will lead hikes up each of the mountains that Highlands beers are named for, including Clawhammer, Cold Mountain and Black Mountain. Happy birthday to our favorite organic brewery, Pisgah Brewing. They’ll release their Fifth Anniversary Ale, a hoppy beer made with Amarillo hops in the next week or so. Drink it at Downtown After Five and Bele Chere — and, of course, at the brewery. Pisgah also will be releasing their Red Devil Ale soon — it’s a nine percent ABV Belgian brewed with cherries and raspberries. It might just be my favorite summer beer.

Celtic Festival, which will take place on Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June 19. Purchase tickets here (only $10 for both days): http://www.celticheritageproductions.com/wnc.htm. The festival will include live Celtic music and dance, food, Pisgah beers (of course), Celtic vendors, Highland athletic demonstrations and more.

All-grain brew demo

Asheville Brewers Supply will host their first all-grain brew demo and gabfest on Saturday, June 12 at their 712 Merrimon Avenue store. Attendees can see brewing from barley done before their very eyes, ask questions and learn a lot, according to owner Andy Dahm — and it’s free. X Send your Brews News to Anne Fitten Glenn at brewgasmavl@gmail.com.

Pisgah Brewing stage and Celtic Fest

The Pisgah folks are building an amazing outdoor music venue in the grassy field behind the brewery. The stage includes big, unfinished slabs of tree trunks that will hold up the roof. The first event held there will be the WNC Highlands

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arts&entertainment Flat Rock Rising

A new direction for North Carolina’s State Theatre by Steven Samuels Possibly the hardest job in theatre is taking charge of an established institution after the founder departs. Founders tend to be indefatigable forces, spending decades building startups into substantial organizations, and commanding fierce loyalty from colleagues, audiences and supporters that makes it nearly impossible for a newcomer to take the theatre in a fresh direction. But following the founder’s hand-picked successor may be harder still, because successors who emerge from such institutions often serve as caretakers, sticking with the founder’s original approach well past its expiration date Hendersonville’s Flat Rock Playhouse faces such a challenge today. Only a handful of American theatres have endured as long as the Playhouse, which began life as The Vagabond Players in 1936, has operated continuously in the vicinity since 1946, established its present location in 1952 and was designated the State Theatre of North Carolina in 1961. Founder Robroy Farquhar made the Playhouse his life, gradually turning an itinerant summer stock company into a resident, nine-month-a-year operation with education and touring programs, occasional world premieres and a national reputation. Part of Robroy’s secret was treating everyone who came to the Playhouse like family, garnering long-lasting devotion in return. Robroy’s son Robin never meant to follow in his father’s footsteps — he was more interested in music — but became the company’s administrative director after Robroy was sidelined by a fall in 1980. After Robroy’s death

in 1983, Robin served as executive director until his own untimely death in late 2008. His major innovation was the production of full-scale musicals; but, particularly in Robin’s personally troubled final years, which ended in his suicide, the company seemed to spin its wheels. The shock of that tragic loss compelled the Playhouse board of directors to take an unprecedentedly active hand in the 2009 season. While long-term associates Dale Bartlett and Paige Posey ran the business, and Posey and Playhouse favorite Scott Treadway oversaw the art, the board put itself through a crash course in theatre management, reviewed the organization’s mission and vision and organized a staff and board retreat to determine the best way forward. The Playhouse could stay as it was, and, in current board president Chris Ricker’s words, “hope for the best,” or it could “commit to a more energetic plan.” Opting for “growth and excitement,” the board chose to reach outside of the family for leadership. A nationwide search led to Vincent Marini, who became producing artistic director last fall, and launched his first full season last month. Marini wasn’t looking for a job when a friend sent him the Flat Rock listing, suggesting “this might be right for you.” Only 33 years old then (he turns 35 this month), Marini had plenty of work available, including the development of “a new international theatrical production” to debut in Macau, China, in 2011. A native of Marlton, N.J., near Philadelphia, Marini had discovered the stage in middle school, committed himself to it in high school and pursued

youtheatre: paying back Opening up theatre in general, and the Playhouse in particular, to young talents has been a key component of the company’s mission since it settled down in Flat Rock more than half a century ago. YouTheatre is housed in its own, nearly new, superior facility on the splendid Playhouse campus. Marini is attracted to it, in part, because his father was a football coach and then a principal, and Marini credits excellent teachers with bringing him into the theatre. He views advancing YouTheatre as one way to pay back all that’s been given. To better understand the program’s potential, Marini focused on the 27 “diverse, interesting members” of the present conservatory group, aged 14-18. He joined them on a trip to New York, where they saw shows, took

master classes and came to understand that “everyone doesn’t have to be a star to be valuable.” Back in Hendersonville, these youngsters created their own show, about families’ experiences in World War II, by going to a nursing home and interviewing residents who had lived through the era. The result was exciting for students and senior citizens alike, Marini says. Presently, YouTheatre serves some 180 children, a figure Marini hopes to increase to between 250 and 300 next year by spending the next three months evangelizing in the community, by using social media to reach young people directly, and by completely revamping the curriculum to reflect what he experienced with the conservatory group.

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Above, the Playhouse proper. Below, left to right, Associate Artistic Director Scott Treadway, Executive Director Vincent Marini, Managing Director Paige Posey and General Manager Dale Bartlett all have a hand in Flat Rock’s future. below photo by jonathan welch

it avidly at The College of New Jersey. After a detour through New York University’s intensive film program, and several years of making original films, corporate videos and commercials for his own production company, Marini felt compelled to return to the theatre, and at age 26 became the sole employee of the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center, a just-constructed 1500-seat venue in his hometown. Lenape served civic functions half the year and, under Marini’s direction, offered eclectic programming from May to October, running the gamut from Miss Saigon to Bill Cosby. Having bypassed the traditional leadership route of working under artistic and executive directors at established nonprofits, Marini had to learn everything from scratch while building Lenape into the largest Actors’ Equity

house in southern New Jersey. By the time he left in 2007, Marini felt he had learned the lessons, and established the contacts, that qualified him to lead Flat Rock Playhouse into its future.

Changes afoot Having produced and directed more than 30 plays and musicals, and staged concerts by such Broadway powerhouses as Patti LuPone and Linda Eder, Marini has close working relationships with colleagues already proving vital to the new Flat Rock. Producer Roy Miller brought Marini the material for the season opener, Clint Holmes: My Own Song; Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn’s For The Glory runs at the Playhouse June 2-July 4 (see sidebar); and lyricist Jack Murphy is co- writing (with

the second show of the season was a form of pandering (for a perspective on that, read Xpress Sightlines review of the play at mountainx.com/theatre), but Marini insists even tried-and-true material can be presented with energy, passion and innovation. As for those skeptics of Flat Rock presently in their 30s, Marini hopes they’ll recognize one of their own is now running the show and give his Playhouse a chance. He’s going to need lots of people to take that chance. With expenses, including health insurance, mounting inexorably, and with fewer shows playing longer runs, the Playhouse must attract increasingly large audiences from Asheville and Greenville. After all, for this summer’s The Producers, Flat Rock has some 20,000 tickets for sale. Considering that the population of Hendersonville County is only about 100,000, outreach is critical.

Too much, too soon?

YouTheatre performers in Schoolhouse Rock Live! The present conservatory group has 27 members, and a revamped facility on the Flat Rock Playhouse campus. Photo by Joe Bester

Marini) The Seduction of Sheila Valentine, set to debut at Flat Rock next season. But Marini’s says he’s not interested in substituting his own artistic family for the Farquhars.’ He describes his primary goal at Flat Rock as “giving the existing staff an opportunity to reach its potential.” His first big move was to adjust the schedule. Mounting 15 mainstage presentations annually stretched the company thin, and Marini decided to “do fewer shows and do them better,” believing that to be the only way “to bring in new work and improve quality.” Now, shows have previews, which Marini considers crucial, since “half the show is how the audience reacts” and previews enable adjustments to be made to those reactions. Next, each show’s run is extended, allowing performances to deepen and the Playhouse to take advantage of good word of mouth. The focus on premieres is of signal importance to Marini, and he ticks off his reasons. First, only regional theatres have the capacity to advance the American theatrical canon by introducing significant works. Second, the cachet earned by promoting worthy new plays and musicals, including Broadway and national tours, allows a regional theatre to attract bigger-name performers. Third, originating producers own a piece of new shows, which can provide a revenue stream to help underwrite the theatre’s operations. That’s why the Playhouse poured substantial resources into the Holmes show, an autobiographical tale of Holmes’ struggles with his mixed-race heritage, presented in the context of his long-running Las Vegas nightclub act. To give the show high-caliber production values, the Playhouse knocked out part of the theatre’s back wall for rear-projection, and installed a state-of-the-art sound system. Marini “called in a lot of favors” to minimize

the outlay, which he views as a long-term investment. He and his team are currently looking for another regional theatre for the show’s next production, with an eye toward an eventual Broadway run. From the get-go, Marini perceived a need to change the Playhouse business model to make it possible for Flat Rock “to do more of what we love to do.” Fund-raising wasn’t what it could be — perhaps due to understaffing, perhaps in part because of confusion about the state’s contribution to the Playhouse’s $3.7 million operating budget. (As the State Theatre, the Playhouse has a line item appropriation of roughly $40,000 per year, a whisper above 1 percent of Flat Rock’s expenses). Marketing wasn’t all it could be, either, even though ticket sales represented 92 percent of Playhouse income. Marini wanted to make immediate changes in each area to ensure the company’s long-range sustainability. Thanks to the Farquhars’ insistence on fiscal responsibility, the Playhouse usually posted modest profits and always had a little cash in the bank. This small cushion allowed the board to “set aside a chunk of money,” as Ricker puts it, to hire, for the first time in the theatre’s history, full-time marketing and development directors.

Marini hopes to hedge his bets with enhanced and additional revenue generators, and is moving on multiple fronts simultaneously to bring that to fruition, including revamping Flat Rock’s youth theatre offerings and initiating a Second Stage (see sidebars). But he’s sensitive to the risks of changing too much too quickly, and tries to root his innovations in what the Playhouse has already accomplished. As one example, he plans to build a new performance facility to replace the aging mainstage, but he’s intent on making sure that this theatre is designed “to feel indigenous, like something

It won’t be easy Even with these potentially significant additions to the staff, Marini appreciates the need to reach beyond the company’s hardcore devotees and attract diverse constituencies, each with different requirements. This won’t necessarily be easy. Though the Holmes show seemed carefully calibrated to embrace existing audiences while intriguing new ones, some found the production too slick and the content a bit much. On the other hand, some thought the selection of Steel Magnolias as

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A different direction: Clint Holmes and the cast of My Own Song, an autobiographical tale of Holmes’ struggles with his mixed-race heritage, presented in the context of his long-running Las Vegas nightclub act. that’s always belonged here.” He’s also sensitive to charges that Flat Rock imports out-of-town talent to the detriment of area artists, and points out that most of those working at YouTheatre, and who will be appearing on the Second Stage are locals; that the Holmes show was written, directed, designed and built locally; and that all of its musicians, stage managers and staff live in Western North Carolina. “A lot more goes into a show than the people performing in it,” he says, and though it’s “actually not possible to do this level of work only with locals,” he offers an example of deceiving appearances: Julia VanderVeen, who performed in Steel Magnolias. VanderVeen came up through YouTheatre and its conservatory program, but to make her way professionally had to seek work in major theatre centers, like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles,

and no longer lives here. So, Marini asks, is VanderVeen a local or an outsider? For that matter, what about all those, like Marini himself, who, after experiencing the Playhouse, choose to make Western North Carolina their home?

Sharing the success We won’t know soon whether or not Flat Rock Playhouse was right to place its fate in Marini’s hands, but one early indicator could be the way this change-agent has been received by the old guard. Local star and Playhouse associate artistic director Scott Treadway, who first arrived at Flat Rock in summer 1984, had ample reason to doubt and, to a certain extent, resent. But Treadway’s been won over. He and the rest of the Flat Rock Playhouse family, old and new, appear determined to do all they can to help Marini succeed. And Marini, Treadway

secondstage: new addition Not every show is suitable for mainstage presentation. Some require the intimacy of a smaller venue. But the Flat Rock Playhouse never had a second stage before. What the Playhouse did have was a lovely rehearsal hall, which has been renovated to provide a special atmosphere. Marini’s motivation is two-fold: to offer more entertainment for Hendersonville residents and visitors, now that the number of mainstage productions has been cut back; and to create another source of income. Providing opportunities for local talents to shine and for mainstage cast members to strut their other stuff isn’t a bad idea, either. The Second Stage opened May 23 with the

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first offering in a six-week Music on the Rock concert series, A Night of Country Music, with Annalyse McCoy and Neely Bridges. The second session, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Greatest Hits, featuring Rob Evan, of For The Glory, and Marini’s wife, Erin Mosher, sold out in advance. All You Need Is Love: An Evening with The Beatles, performed by members of the For The Glory cast, will run five times, over two weeks, to be followed by an evening of charttoppers from the ‘50s and ‘60s, featuring Wendy Hayes, and Country Roads: The Very Best of John Denver, with Mike Eldred, also of For The Glory.

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For The Glory: the current production For The Glory began life as Frank Wildhorn’s The Civil War: Our Story in Song, with a book by Gregory Boyd and Wildhorn, and lyrics by Jack Murphy, which debuted at Houston’s Alley Theatre in 1998, played Broadway for a few months in 1999, was nominated for a Tony Award for best musical, and toured the U.S. in 2000. The new adaptation was made to offer tourists to the infamous Civil War battleground of Gettysburg a more personal view of the conflict, with its North/South dynamic deemphasized. Indeed, the world premiere was held in Gettysburg, Penn. Marini stresses that the historical setting of For The Glory is less important than the human panorama provided by drawing, with emotional honesty, on the letters and speeches of actual people, using their own words. More an oratorio than a musical, Marini describes the show as a “powerful musical tapestry using all genres of American music” and

urges anyone thinking of giving the new Flat Rock Playhouse a chance to see it. “Anybody from Asheville who sees For The Glory will walk away excited,” Marini says and must hope, because he understands that there’s a large theatre constituency in Asheville that hasn’t been out to Flat Rock in a long time. He needs over the next few years to expand Asheville’s representation in the Playhouse audience to 10 percent, and eventually to 25 percent. “This is the time to come back,” he suggests, and “become a part of what we’re doing here.” But For The Glory isn’t the only way Marini plans to entice Ashevillians. He dreams of mounting Playhouse shows in Asheville proper, and knows how he’d like to begin: with a revised version of Waiting for the Moon — the story of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald set where much of it played out, in Asheville — to be retitled Zelda.

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Singer/songwriter Holly Golightly doesn’t call herself a songwriter. “I don’t call myself a singer either, and whenever I’m asked what I do, I never mention music,” she says. But Golightly doesn’t tend to color within the lines. Take her name: She was actually born Holly Golightly Smith in the U.K., but — with her surf-guitar licks, country-death songs and vintage Gunne Sax dresses — more closely resembles a delightfully subversive Holly Hobby than the prim ingenue embodied by Audrey Hepburn. When it comes to music, Golightly (who now lives in rural Georgia where she and Lawyer Dave, of one-man backing band The Brokeoffs, tend horses, dogs and goats) blazes her own trail. At last year’s Festsaal Kruzeberg in Berlin, she told an interviewer, “I don’t not care about modern music, I don’t really know about it. ... There isn’t really anything new in music. It doesn’t exist.” Golightly’s most recent album, Medicine County, certainly taps vintage influences. It’s all slinking backbeats, menacing guitars, darkly haunting layers and honky-tonk lyrics that place desperados in the most desirable light. “Sometimes have the notion to drink until we’re blind. Dream of smoking something good, lord knows it’s hard to find,” Golightly and Dave duet on the album’s title track. Rough edges, swaggery two-steps and thick bass: yes. Slick and radio-ready: not so much. But Golightly isn’t looking for a pop music stamp of approval. “I haven’t taken very much

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Not looking for a stamp of approval: Golightly does it with dignity. notice of what goes on in music, generally. I don’t know contemporary music,” she says. And that’s why she believes her music has longevity. “It can sustain fads and fashions. ... It can’t go out of date because it’s already out of date.” Golightly — now in her 40s — says, “I’d like to think I’d still be doing this when I’m a very old lady. I’d like to think that it’s not something that has to go by the wayside because I don’t look good in a pop video.” In the music industry, especially in the youth-obsessed U.S., it’s all too rare to see a female performer sustain a career over decades, though Golightly points out that, “You can do something with dignity, and not wear miniskirts, and deliver the thing that you do in context with the person you are now. I do it now with a confidence that, as a 20 year-old, I didn’t have. I do it with conviction.” She adds that agism is “an American foible: People in their 20s don’t mix with people in their 60s. When something like the Loretta Lynn/Jack White collaboration happens, it’s quirky and it’s noticeable.” Not that age renders the music is any less valid — which is important to Golightly, who says she isn’t that far, style-wise, from where she began. The singer got her start in 1991, with Thee Headcoatees, a back-up group for British artist/painter/author/poet/photographer/filmmaker/musician Billy Childish’s avant-punk

band Thee Headcoats. Despite severe dyslexia, Childish continues to create a massive body of work in many genres. It was among such free thinkers that Golightly was able to establish her own aesthetic. “When the first thing that you do comes out a very encouraging and ‘have a go’ environment, it makes doing it a whole lot easier,” says Golightly, whose parents were also artists. “You’re not quite so bothered about what people think. [Billy] invented himself and I think that’s what I’ve done. ... There are a lot of people who are massively influential in what I’ve done.” What the singer has not done, however, is cloister herself in a studio for any length of time. Which is not to say she hasn’t been prolific: Medicine County is Golightly’s 15th studio effort in as many years. “I don’t know what people do when they spend a year making an album. Do they just play pinball? Because you hear the record at the end and it’s like, ‘Meh.’ You stand it up against something that was knocked out in MoTown in an hour and it doesn’t even come close,” she says. “I have a very quick turnover. I like instant gratification. I have an idea, I want to record it, I want it out on a record and then I want to get on with the next thing.” X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.

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Singer/songwriter talks about moving from Asheville to Nashville, playing in Scotland and working on a new multi-disc covers album by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt Singer/songwriter Eliza Lynn returns to Asheville as a headlining performer at MANNA FoodBank’s 11th annual Blue Jean Ball (see sidebar for event details). After moving to Nashville from Asheville two years ago, Americana songstress released an album titled Haven, toured the Northeast, sang with folk star Dougie MacLean at a Scottish festival and is working on a multi-disc album of cover songs. Xpress caught up with Lynn about her travels, recent projects and about maintaining musical connections between two towns. Mountain Xpress: Has relocating to Nashville helped take your musical career to the next step? Eliza Lynn: My music career is still very much based in Asheville: I belong to both places, Asheville and Nashville. I came here and recorded my new release, Haven, with some pretty amazing Nashville folks and that was a wonderful experience. I spent most of last year running myself into the ground working on that release, doing my own radio campaign and touring (I actually just got back). I live in Nashville, but I go back and forth a ton. I think [the move] has helped me to see what’s possible [musically], but I still feel really grounded in Asheville. Tell us more about your tour. The tour was for Haven, which I released in May 2009, at Jack of the Wood. I went up and down the East Coast and then went to Scotland to play at the Perthshire Amber [The Dougie MacLean Festival], for the second time. It’s an incredible festival. Dougie MacLean is this amazing folk star. Being able to [perform at his festival has been] one of the highlights of my life. The new project that I’m working on is going to include a few of Dougie MacLean’s songs. His songwriting — and who he is — is just so inspiring. [After performing in Scotland] I went on a mini-tour through England. How were you invited to perform at Perthshire Amber? It was a whole series of events [that] really feels like this miraculous ride that I was on: I got on this Putumayo [World Music] disc in ‘07 and then they took me on a press tour, where I was invited to Abbey Road [to record in 2008]. I also got invited to the Belfast Nashville [Songwriters Festival], thanks to the Putumayo people, where I met MacLean, who invited me to Scotland. All these incredible things happened from that course of events. In the past, dance and choreography has inspired your creative process as a musician. Are you still doing anything with that? I really wanted to choreograph to some of Dougie’s music. So last year, I kidnapped one of the videographers [at Perthshire Amber], and did my

want to go? MANNA FoodBank’s 11th Blue Jean Ball, held on Saturday, June 5, promises to be a spirited party benefiting MANNA’s dedication to feeding families in need in 16 counties of WNC. The ball will feature culinary delights prepared by 20 area restaurants and caterers including The Lobster Trap, Tomato Jam CafĂŠ, Luella’s BBQ, Tupelo Honey CafĂŠ, Biltmore Estate and Pomodors (to name a few). Plus, live “explosive jazzâ€? by The Firecracker Jazz Band, folk/rock riffs with Ralph Roddenbery and Bobby Miller and swing/jazz and Latin tunes with the Da Capo Trio. A silent auction will be held throughout the evening. Tickets are $70. All proceeds benefit MANNA’s mission: “To involve, educate, and unite people in the work of ending hunger in Western North Carolina.â€? The ball will be at MANNA’s headquarters, 627 Swannanoa River Road. Reception at 6 p.m., ball from 7 to 11 p.m. Info: mannafoodbank.org or 299-3663.

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choreography and improvisation at the end of the festival. I played the video to our whole team, and I blushed so badly when they were watching. [Dance] is still part of me: those two worlds are still meeting. What are you working on now? I am working on this sort of mammoth project: A community-produced CD. I’m allowing members of my community to choose my songs [for a] multi-disc covers album. Other people chose which songs they would like me to sing, [giving feedback about] the tone and sound. It’s so different. It’s so powerful. The songs people have chosen are stunning and we’ve recorded 17 songs at this point and are working on more. It’s an incredible gift of a project. None of these songs were in my repertoire, except for, “Pabay Mor� (one of MacLean’s songs about a sailor out in the ocean) which I just learned last November. So, they are songs that are from other people’s hearts; to be able to add my energy to that has been wonderful and really profound. And, I’m recording with Asheville folks, Will Straughan, who I play with in my band, Jon Stickley, who plays with Shannon Whitworth and does his own thing, Rayna Gellert, who plays fiddle, and she’s got an incredible career, and some other folks. It’s a pareddown acoustic sound. What do you have in mind for your performance at the Blue Jean Ball? I really believe in MANNA FoodBank. They feed so many people, it’s really incredible. Some of the cover [songs from the new project] are so about community: We recorded Old Crow Medicine Show’s song “We’re All in This Together,� so I’ll probably play that, and then a lot of my songs have a similar feel too, so I’ll probably do a mix. I feel honored to be a part of their benefit. Advanced copies of Lynn’s upcoming covers album will be available at her Grey Eagle show on Sept. 25. Info: elizalynn.com. Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt can be reached at asezakblatt@mountainx.com.

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Country-rock icon Jim Lauderdale collaborates with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter by Parrish Ellis Some songwriters decide to focus on one style, which tends to make their work exist only in that genre. That doesn’t apply to Jim Lauderdale, who has penned songs and produced records that have permeated the scenes of Nashville country, jamrock, bluegrass, soul, blues and alt-country. Thanks to his considerable creative energy and natural sense for song craft, his melodies and lyrics have been recorded by George Jones, Solomon Burke, The Dixie Chicks, John Mayall, Vince Gill, George Strait and Ralph Stanley, to name just a few. That said, he’s not a hired-hand songwriter; he’s a full-time touring, performing musician with a successful solo career that’s yielded 18 albums and numerous cross-pollinated projects with musical legends. He’s in demand as a strong lead and harmony singer, no doubt owed in large part to the warm country soul character of his well-aged voice. When you add in his instrumental skills and that big book of songs, it’s no wonder he’s toured with the likes of Lucinda Williams, Ralph Stanley and Elvis Costello. Lauderdale’s newest recording project, entitled Patchwork River, is a song writing collaboration with the iconic Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter (in fact, it’s the second studio recording for which the two have combined creative forces). Lauderdale’s show at the LAB will be the N.C. record-release party for the Tarheel state native. Lauderdale talked to Xpress about the new album and his everexpanding variety of musical adventures: Xpress: As a songwriter and singer/instrumentalist, you’ve been involved in many collaborations, including making a few records with Ralph Stanley. As a North Carolina native, were you indoctrinated into the bluegrass world as a child growing up around the Appalachian mountains? How did the music initially grab your attention and soul? Lauderdale: I had heard bluegrass growing up, but I was 14 when the bluegrass bug hit me really hard. I was working in Flat Rock one summer, and I started taking banjo lessons at the Mountain Folkways Center. I wanted to be a banjo player, but

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for the record, and Robert sent me a few lyrics. He and Ralph both liked the finished product and we went from there. He’s always been one of my favorite writers. I was nervous about approaching him with the idea, but it all worked out. Regarding the new release Patchwork River, what was the modus operandi for co-writing? Does Hunter write any melodies or chord sequences, or did you offer him some lyrical themes or ideas? It had been six years between writing sessions with Robert, and I really wanted to get back together with him. When we write, Robert usually hands me a lyric and I come up with the melody, or else I give him a melody and then he writes a lyric to it. He’s a certified genius in my book so I don’t mess with any of his lyrics or add anything. He’s a master.

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You’ve written hit songs for some of the most recognized singers in Nashville. What enabled you to get a foot in the door of the Nashville publishing business? It all started unplanned. I had made an album that didn’t come out, but during that time I got a publishing deal in Nashville and started getting a few cuts. When my first record was released, George Strait cut a few off of that one, which ended up in the movie Pure Country (“Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “King of Broken Hearts”). How does Patchwork River stand out from all of your previous recording projects, both in your experience in the production process and your views on the final results? Each record I do is different in some way, and whereas Headed for the Hills was all acoustic, except for the Donna the Buffalo track, Patchwork River is all electric and a continuation of our process. I’m real happy with it and hope folks will like it. X When not on tour with The Wiyos (www.thewiyos. com), Parrish Ellis lives in Asheville, writes songs and studies multiple idioms of American rural music, including western swing, country blues and Appalachian mountain fiddle and banjo styles.

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First: The Beer City title It’s time to celebrate, preferably by quaffing a locally brewed beer. Our fair city won the 2010 title of Beer City, USA, for the second year in a row. This year, Asheville gets to be sole holder of the brew crown — unlike last year, when we shared the sobriquet with that more populous beer city out in Oregon. Craft-beer guru Charlie Papazian organized the second annual on-line Beer City poll, which garnered more than 19,000 votes over the seven days of American Craft Beer Week (which ended May 23). Portland has a population of more than 580,000 compared to Asheville’s 78,000, but our city received 7,389 votes to Portland’s 6,565. Asheville, with nine breweries (14 in the WNC area), has the highest per-capita ratio of craft breweries to population in the country. We’re barely ahead of Portland, however, which claims 28 breweries. There’s been some smack talk about Asheville’s David taking on Portland’s Goliath, but mostly in jest. “Last year, Portland folks were making fun of Asheville for even having Internet. This year, I’m wondering ‘Do y’all have Internet at all?’” says Jimi Rentz, owner of Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria. Asheville Brewers Alliance head and Asheville Brewing Co. co-owner Mike Rangel offers a few words to soften the blow. “We have mad respect for Portland and their amazing breweries, and are happy and honored to be compared to them,” he says. “A huge thanks to all who voted and all who support us by drinking Asheville Alliance brews.”

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Even before the honorific was bestowed, a new Asheville beer festival, named in honor of last year’s win, had been planned for Saturday, June 5. The inaugural Beer City Festival will be held at the new Roger McGuire Green at Pack Square Park from noon to 6 p.m. If you’re lucky, there may still be tickets available via beercityfestival.com, or from local breweries or Bruisin’ Ales beer shop. Beer City Fest has been organized by the Asheville Brewers Alliance and the folks behind the annual Brewgrass Festival (on tap for Sept. 18). To differentiate itself, the fest will offer more of an educational, regional and rock ‘n’ roll flavor than Brewgrass, says Rangel. There will be beer education tents, games and a musical lineup that includes Southern soul band The Legendary JC’s. Also unique is that all of the 30 breweries represented are based in the Carolinas. “We wanted this fest to be a little bit different from Brewgrass, and now there are enough good Carolina breweries to support their own festival,” Rentz says. Also, Rentz and company wanted to give locals their own beer festival, and to facilitate that, tickets were only sold locally, not online, for the first month they were available.

Three: The Beer City tourism

So what does having these two beer festivals — plus the Beer City, USA, title — mean for Asheville? The short answer: more beer tourists. At least half of the 3,500 tickets for Brewgrass typically sell to folks who don’t live in the area. Beer City tickets also are selling to out-of-towners, though since it’s the first year, fewer folks are aware of the event. “People who are already visiting Asheville will try our beers, and it’ll bring people here simply to

drink our beer. Beer tourism is huge for us already,” says Jason Caughman, co-owner of Pisgah Brewing Company. Asheville City Council member Gordon Smith credits the brewers and brewery owners with helping support the city’s economy. “The local beer industry has been one of the only industries to expand during this recession,” he says. “They’re creative, innovative, communityminded and smart business people.” Those who work in, or are affiliated with, our area beer industry say the title will translate into dollars. “Beer City will bring in more beer tourists — tourists that aren’t necessarily here for the Biltmore or the usual sites,” says Julie Atallah, co-owner of Bruisin’ Ales. “Economically, it’s good for the entire Southeast, which, until recent changes in beer laws, had been a craft-beer dead zone.” Adds Dennis Thies, who recently purchased Green Man Brewing: “It’s great for all of Asheville because people come in to visit our breweries, drink beer, then go out to dinner or to shows.” X

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Hailing from Syracuse, N.Y., Sexton distinguishes himself in his genre with his powerful vocal range, and his ability to combine country, rock, blues and soul together. Sexton’s fans appreciate his wit, and he is often referred to as the thinking man’s singer-songwriter. His most well-known song, “Diner,” can be found on Scrubs Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack.

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The Orange Peel, Friday, June 11. RIYD: Amos Lee, Keller Williams, Greg Brown, John Mayer.

You Should Go If:

Your mother has a favorite and it’s not you; you own three or more jean jackets; it takes you more than five minutes to pick out a birthday card; you adopt the local accent of any state/country you are in for longer than a week.

Can Be Found:

The Orange Peel, Thursday, June 3. RIYD (Recommended if You Dig): Belle and Sebastian, the Decemberists, Jenny Lewis. You Should Go If: You believe workout clothing should only be worn ironically; you think you might be Vitamin D deficient; you’ve changed the way you want your name pronounced more than once; you still regret smiling in your senior yearbook picture.

The Suspect: Harper Blynn

Formerly known as Pete and J, this Brooklyn Band just released their first CD, Loneliest Generation, produced by David Kahne (The Strokes, Regina Spektor) and Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Chris Whitley). Paste Magazine named the band its No. 1 new discovery of the 2009 CMJ (College Music Journal) Festival, and added “the harmonies recall Simon and Garfunkel, and the melodies would make Elvis Costello proud.”

Can Be Found:

Stella Blue, Sunday, June 5. RIYD: Train, Rob Thomas, Jason Mraz.

You Should Go If:

People routinely ask you what you’re whistling and you didn’t even realize you were whistling; you keep a journal even when you’re not in therapy; you display an unwavering commitment to remain friendly with all your exes; you were known as “the sensitive guy” in your fraternity

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The Suspect: Plants and Animals

This indie band from Montreal is touring in support of their latest CD, La La Land. Their full length debut album, Parc Avenue, was named by Pitchfork as one of the Ten Most Overlooked Records of 2008. Lead singer Warren Spicer adaptive vocals have been compared to Beck, Tom Petty and Neil Young.

Can Be Found:

The Grey Eagle, Sunday, June 6. RIYD: Blitzen Trapper, Megafaun, Acorn, Devandra Barnhart. You Should Go If: You eat “breakfast for dinner” more than three times a week; you think you had a happy childhood but you can’t remember any specifics; you have more pets than there are rooms in your house; sleeping in the clothes you’re going to wear to work tomorrow makes sense to you on several levels.

The Suspect: Wiz Khalifa

This rapper from Pittsburgh released his first album in 2006 and was signed to a major label the following year. His songs stick to familiar territory: he raps about getting girls, getting high, getting tattoos over beats from popular songs. Part of his song, “Say Yeah,” was sampled by fellow Pitt native, Girl Talk, in Feed the Animals.

Can Be Found:

The Orange Peel, Wednesday, June 16. RIYD: Soulja Boy, Young Jeezy, Birdman.

You Should Go If:

You think Lil Wayne and T.I. got a raw deal; you’re not sure if Lil Wayne and T.I. got a raw deal, but at least you know who they are; all your friends secretly wish that they were you; life without an unlimited text plan doesn’t seem worth living.

junker’sblues

by Whitney Shroyer

I’m a junker, not a judger In my job as a junker, I make a lot of house calls, and when I show up on someone’s doorstep, things can get weird. Buying someone’s old stuff is a very social business transaction. It often puts the seller in a reflective mood, especially if you’re buying some cultural arcana they’ve held onto for years. I once went over to someone’s house to look at a batch of old 45” records advertised on craigslist. The location was a particularly rural part of the Leicester area, and I had to make so many oddroad twists and turns that halfway through the trip, I was blessing my garage-sale-scored GPS (the GSSGPS). I was greeted by a pair of barking pit bulls, excitedly kamakaziing into a fence that was thankfully between them and me. This announced my arrival more clearly than I ever could, so the patron of the house, wearing a red, white and blue do-rag and a denim jacket with the sleeves cut off, came outside and welcomed me. I walked inside and met his wife and her mom, who were seated in easy chairs, defining the transition point between the living room and the dining room. His wife had a laptop computer, and she’d take it off the side table by her chair every few moments. She’d look through craigslist, announce some interesting item, wonder if she should call, and close the computer again. My host took a seat in a third easy chair and lit a cigarette. The other two were way ahead of him. Immediately behind his chair was a gigantic cage housing a huge blue parrot that frequently shrieked during the course of my visit. I learned that, while the two dogs in the back yard were essentially harmless, I did not want to mess with their mama, who was actually in the house, securely shut away in the back. She was getting old, and had turned mean. The records were in boxes on one of the two couches in this rather furniture-crowded front room. The family was getting ready to move — not under the happiest of circumstances (“Let me give you some advice,” he told me. “Don’t rent from someone you thought was a friend.”) They

were looking to lighten the load. They wanted to sell the records as a lot. I was not interested in the records as a collection — there were too many dime-a-dozen common titles. But like the old legends about vampires that can’t pass spilled salt without picking up all the individual grains, it is impossible for me to not look through every record I see in someone’s house. I started to make a small pile of “interesting” records in hopes they’d break up the batch. While I was digging away, listening to the parrot shriek through the smoky haze, occasionally hearing the growl of a mean mama pit through the wall the couch was resting against, he asked me where I was from. I said I was from Missouri, and instead of asking if I said “Missoureee” or “Missouruh,” the man said, “Heh! Missouri! If you don’t mind my saying so, man, they have some good weed there. I used to do runs out of there back down here all the time.” I had no idea how to respond. First off, I am a junker, not a judger — who am I to begrudge anyone’s way of earning a living? But what do you do when your host announces to you, a total stranger, not to mention in front of his motherin-law, that he used to run drugs across multiple state lines? I said something lame about being under the impression that traffic went the other way these days and kept digging. “Yeah, I used to run with a biker gang, and we’d run weed and meth all over the country,” he explained. “But I don’t mess with that stuff anymore. Except to smoke it.” I said that was probably for the best and kept digging. All of a sudden, the dogs outside started going nuts again. “Oh I bet that’s Daddy,” the man said. “You don’t need to worry about him,” he told me. “He has Alzheimer’s.” I tried not wonder why I would have needed to be worried if the guy who had just parked outside didn’t have Alzheimer’s, stuck my nose to the grindstone (or, I suppose, in this case, the turntable) and kept digging.

So eventually, there we were: me, the man with the do-rag, his wife checking craigslist (“We’re trying to get RID of stuff, not get more!”), her mom and his dad, sitting silently in a fourth easy chair in this room (the wife really was a tireless furniture acquisitioner), the blue parrot, and, somewhere unseen, the mean mama pit bull. And I finally got done digging. Now, I should make it clear: This whole family was never anything less than totally pleasant to me (except for the dad, and he didn’t seem to want to talk to anybody). When I explained that, yes, I did sell records but that, no, the whole batch was not worth, to me, what was a not-unreasonable asking price, they were understanding and were glad to accept my inflated per-item offer for the records I wanted to break out of the lot. They even directed me to the gas station down the street, with an ugly little plastic ATM, so I could get cash to complete the deal. They would have probably even taken my check if anyone had a bank account, which no one did. Sometimes, in addition to the junk, you get a little more of a window into someone’s past and present than you might have wanted. As a bonus.

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local music reviews

You Dirty Rats debuts at LAB

Good, solid songs and excellent musicianship — but still refreshingly edgy.

by Alli Marshall You Dirty Rats is the latest project of Rudy Colombo, the singer/songwriter/guitarist of The Humbuckers and a former member of The Gypsy Moths, Billy the Six and NC Rail. But, unlike those other projects — Colombo’s Asheville presence dates back to the 1990s — You Dirty Rats is a departure from the country-influenced songs Colombo usually writes. “Don’t hang yourself on my rope, don’t blind yourself on my light, don’t cut yourself on my knife,” he sings on one garage-y, grungetinged number, performed recently at Lexington Avenue Brewery. “It’s a first, literally,” said guitarist/vocalist Stacy Moore (who also played with the Humbuckers). “We’re baby rats.” For a debut show, the band performed like seasoned veterans. Which, of course, they are. Both Colombo and Richie Tipton — Colombo’s collaborator from NC Rail and Billy the Six, and the headliner of the night with his new band, The First Kings — are known for putting together musical acts as outlets for their song writing abilities. But, while these musicians are adept and prolific, they never take themselves too seriously, adopting alter egos for each new band. In You Dirty Rats, Colombo goes by “Templeton,” Moore is “Remy,” bassist Jeff Baucom is “Heffe” and drummer Will Chatham (of The Whappers) goes by “Señor Cats.” But the silliness stops at the aliases. Well, and

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a few song lyrics: “I’m Such a Sucker When She Puckers,” delivered with slow-menacing guitar, straightforward percussion and almost-menacing lyrics, is worth a giggle. But it’s also a good, solid rock song, drawing from both the ‘80s and ‘90s bands on which these musicians were schooled, along with spare, modern rock influences. The crowd at LAB was decent-sized: You Dirty Rats, the First Kings and the evening’s other opener — Matthew Knights Williams — draw from a similar fan-and-friend base and the audience seemed to know what they were in for. This wasn’t a dancing a crowd, but there was keen sense of appreciation and plenty of nodding to the beat. But even without dancers, You Dirty Rats played with plenty of conviction and energy, from their “Hey, hey” choruses to inventive-butstructured guitar solos and aggressive-but-practiced rhythms. Moore and Columbo traded off lead vocal duties, with Moore tending toward a showier performance, while Columbo’s style is warmer. One thing you can count on with any of Columbo’s projects: Good, solid songs and excellent musicianship. You Dirty Rats doesn’t disappoint on that front, but the quartet does turn out a refreshingly edgy show. Hopefully an album and plenty of live appearances are in their future. X Learn more at myspace.com/youdirtyrats.

smartbets Static Age anniversary show

Beloved record store and listening room Static Age celebrates its birthday — number five! — in style. But, unlike most 5 yearold’s birthday parties, Static Age’s will be less pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, more indie rock. Held just down the street from the record store location at Broadway’s, the Tuesday, June 8 event features Seattlebased punk group The Spits (whose lineup includes a “drunk background vocalist”), No Bunny from Oakland, Ca. (who likes to pair manties with thigh-highs and churning guitars with Ramones-style pop-punk vocals), and local rockers A Burning Bus. 9 p.m., $8. staticagerecords.com.

Blue Ridge Book & Author Showcase

The mission of this local-in-scope program is “to encourage interest in the literary arts by providing the reading public with personal access to significant authors and their published works.” Held at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, the Blue Ridge Bookfest includes booksellers, authors (including Joshilyn Jackson, Bill Morgan, Glenis Redmond and Allan Wolf, among others), presenters and programs for kids, aspiring writers, literary support groups and more. Lunch will be available for purchase. Friday, June 4, 1-8 p.m. and Saturday, June 5, 8:15-4 p.m. Free. blueridgebookfest.org.

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Blue Rags at Grey Eagle

Way before the Avett Brothers thought of it, Asheville’s own Blue Rags — circa early 1990s — mastered the pairing of rock-star swagger with folk/roots sensibility. The group (Scott Sharpe, Woody Wood, Jake Hollifield, Mike Rhodes and Abe Reid — original bassist Bill Reynolds is now in Band of Horses) took their Americana/indie-rock sound from a busking act to a nationally-touring phenomenon, recording (on indie-darling label Sub Pop) albums Rag-N-Roll and Eat At Joe’s along the way. Of late, the Rags have regrouped and are performing with fresh passion. Catch them at Grey Eagle on Saturday, June 5, 9 p.m. $10 / $12. thegreyeagle.com.

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clubland

where to find the clubs • what is playing • listings for venues throughout Western North Carolina Clubland rules •To qualify for a free listing, a venue must be predominately dedicated to the performing arts. Bookstores and cafés with regular open mics and musical events are also allowed. •To limit confusion, events must be submitted by the venue owner or a representative of that venue. •Events must be submitted in written form by e-mail (clubland@mountainx.com), fax, snail mail or hand-delivered to the Clubland Editor Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801. Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland. •Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed. •The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues. •Deadline is by noon on Monday for that Wednesday’s publication. This is a firm deadline.

Wed., June 2

‘80s night, 10pm

Shag & swing dancing w/ DJ Ron Blankenship

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Spoken word, music & poetry night hosted by Lyric

Pisgah Brewing Company

Boiler Room

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Lobster Trap

Club 828

Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill

Chameleon Soul Food

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Zydeco dance & lessons

Jacob Jeffries Band

“Hits & Shits” w/ Jamie Hepler Red Stag Grill

Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues) Rocket Club

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

The Still

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Geoff Weeks (soul, jazz piano) Good Stuff

Open mic

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm Holland’s Grille

Marc Keller (singer/songwriter) Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Jack Of The Wood Pub

Old-time jam, 6pm

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Open mic

Open mic w/ BlindLiver Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

‘80s night

Town Pump

Westville Pub

Jammin’ with Funky Max Wild Wing Cafe

J Luke

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

DJ night

Broadway’s

Soul jazz jam Nine Mile

Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae) Olive or Twist

Eleven on Grove

Vortex Cabaret (music, burlesque & more) Frankie Bones

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

Athena’s Club

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues Vincenzo’s Bistro

Belly dancing

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Emerald Lounge

The Free Flow Band (funk)

Mela

Open mic w/ Barbie Angell

Open mic w/ David Bryan

Dead night w/ Phuncle Sam

Doc Aquatic (indie, folk) w/ Pretty Little Empire O’Malley’s On Main

Jam night

Orange Peel

Camera Obscura (pop, alternative) w/ The Love Language Pack’s Tavern

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

John Stickley Band (bluegrass, punk) Good Stuff

Linda McRae (singer/songwriter) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Brittany Reilly Band CD release show (country, bluegrass) w/ Billy Gilmore Acoustic Band Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Back Room

Spring Creek (bluegrass)

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm

Beacon Pub

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Open mic

Back stage: Ventricles (shoegaze, psychedelic) w/ Like Bells

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety)

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Shag dance

Hip-hop & DJ night

Frankie Bones

Open mic jam w/ BlindLiver & friends

Bluegrass jam, 7pm

Hank Bones

“Super dance party” feat: Adam Strange & Crick Nice DJ

Thu., June 3

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Open mic & jam

Fairview Tavern

Front stage: Aaron Woody Wood (soul, pop)

Open mic

Guard the Van (rock) w/ Me Talk Pretty & Hello Hugo

Courtyard Gallery

Open mic

Back Room

Doug Burke (acoustic)

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Live music

Pisgah Brewing Company

Queen Anne’s Revenge (roots) Red Stag Grill

Anne Coombs (jazz, swing) Root Bar No. 1

Jay Brown (acoustic) Scandals Nightclub

“Exposure” DJ night

Temptations Red Room

‘80s dance party w/ DJ Chubby Knuckles The Hookah Bar

Asheville Poetry Slam (spoken-word poetry) Town Pump

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Stickman w/ Dave Desmelik (Americana, folk) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Peggy Ratusz & Daddy Long Legs (blues) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Aaron LaFalce (piano) Westville Pub

Ghost Mountain Rhythm and Blues Wild Wing Cafe

Wednesday, June 2nd - 8pm

Jacob Jeffies Band

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Thursday, June 3rd - 8pm

Jeff Anders & friends DJ Moto dance party Zuma Coffee

Thursday night bluegrass jam

Fri., June 4 Athena’s Club

DJ night

Queen Anne’s Revenge

Back Room

Friday, June 4th - 9pm

Shod My Feet (pop, alternative)

If You Wannas

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Acoustic Swing

Open 4 - 9pm Mon. - Wed. • 2pm - until Thurs. - Sat.

Boiler Room

Jason Ross Martin (indie, rock, pop) w/ The Hundred Hands Club 828

Superhero costume dace party w/ Raj Craggie Brewing Company

Amy White (acoustic, folk, blues) Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Salsa & Mambo Dancing, 10pm-2am Dance Lessons, 10:30pm Emerald Lounge

Crystal Kind (cosmic reggae) Firestorm Cafe and Books

Chad Mackey Trio (“feel good acoustic rock”) Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill

New Mound Duo

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Tennessee Hollow (Americana, rock)

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Jeff Miller (pop, rock)

Garage at Biltmore

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Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Chuck Brodsky (folk, acoustic)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm Havana Restaurant

Live music

Holland’s Grille

Unit 50 (pop, rock)

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Jack Of The Wood Pub

Carolina Gator Gumbo (folk, roots) Jerusalem Garden

Belly dancing w/ live music Lobster Trap

Live music by local artists Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Ike Stubblefield & Jeff Sipe (experimental, jam) New French Bar Courtyard Cafe

Hammer No More the Fingers (experimental) w/ Free Electric State Orange Peel

ZOSO (“the Ultimate Led Zeppelin experience”) Pack’s Tavern

Live music

Pisgah Brewing Company

If You Wannas (pop, rock) Purple Onion Cafe

Rockabilly Sundays

(Next to Home Depot)

Dave Turner (rock, pop), 8pm

Sharon LaMotte Band (jazz)

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Good Stuff

Olive or Twist

Karaoke w/ Get Vocal

BeSt PhiLLy SteaKS in WnC!!! Wed. 35¢ WinGS LunCh & dRinK SPeCiaLS OPen 12Pm tO 2am • 7 dayS

Resounding Silence (metal) w/ All In A Day, Stillvision & Fatal Disorder

Fred Whisken (jazz pianist) Red Stag Grill

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) Rocket Club

Benefit concert for Just Economics & Living Wage Campaign feat: Archrivals (rock) w/ Lichtenberger Collective & Dancer Delight Root Bar No. 1

Samantha Harlow (Americana, folk, country) Scandals Nightclub

Mon. - Sat. (6:30pm - 2am)

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520 Swannanoa River Rd, Asheville, NC 28805

DJ dance party w/ DJ Stratos Late night drag show Stella Blue

Holly Golightly (blues, country, soul), Floating Action & The Brokeoffs Straightaway Café

Lyndsay Wojcik (soul, folk)

clubdirectory The 170 La Cantinetta 687-8170 Asheville Ale House 505-3550 Asheville Civic Center & Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 259-5544 Athena’s Club 252-2456 The Back Room 697-6828 Barley’s Tap Room 255-0504 Beacon Pub 686-5943 The Blackbird 669-5556 Blue Mountain Pizza 658-8777 BoBo Gallery 254-3426 Bosco’s Sports Zone 684-1024 Broadway’s 285-0400 Club 828 252-2001 Club Hairspray 258-2027 Courtyard Gallery 273-3332 Craggie Brewing Company 254-0360 Curras Nuevo 253-2111 Desoto Lounge 986-4828 Diana Wortham Theater 257-4530 Dock’s Restaurant 883-4447 The Dripolator 398-0209 Ed Boudreaux’s Bayou BBQ 296-0100 Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar 252-2711 Eleven on Grove 505-1612 Emerald Lounge 232- 4372

Fairview Tavern 505-7263 Feed & Seed + Jamas Acoustic 216-3492 Firestorm Cafe 255-8115 Frankie Bones 274-7111 Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill 281-0920 French Broad Brewery Tasting Room 277-0222 The Garage 505-2663 Good Stuff 649-9711 Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern 232-5800 Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 The Grove Park Inn 252-2711 Guadalupe Cafe 586-9877 The Handlebar (864) 233-6173 The Hangar 684-1213 Havana Restaurant 252-1611 Highland Brewing Company 299-3370 Holland’s Grille 298-8780 The Hookah Bar 252-1522 Infusions 665-2161 Iron Horse Station 622-0022 Laurey’s Catering 252-1500 Lexington Avenue Brewery 252-0212 The Lobster Trap 350-0505 Luella’s Bar-B-Que 505-RIBS

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

RiYeN RoOtS (Americana, blues) Temptations Red Room

‘80s, ‘90s & Today: Dance party w/ DJ D-Day The Hookah Bar

Drunken Spelling Bee & Marley Carroll dance party Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Loretta Lynn (country, singer/songwriter) Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Live music w/ singer-songwriters Town Pump

Jon Stickley Trio (“punkgrass”) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Ruby Mayfield and Friends (blues, rock) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Bobby Sullivan (piano) Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

Joy Jansen (folk, acoustic) White Horse

Sirius.B. (“absurdist, Gypsy, folk, funk, punk”) Wild Wing Cafe

Kemistry (Southern rock)

Sat., June 5 Asheville Civic Center

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Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill 253-8805 Magnolia’s Raw Bar 251-5211 Mela 225-8880 Mellow Mushroom 236-9800 Mike’s Tavern 281-3096 Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill 258-1550 New French Bar Courtyard Cafe 225-6445 Old Fairview Southern Kitchen 277-7117 Olive Or Twist 254-0555 O’Malley’s On Main 246-0898 The Orange Peel 225-5851 Pack’s Tavern 225-6944 Pineapple Jack’s 253-8860 Pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 Pulp 225-5851 Purple Onion Cafe 749-1179 Rankin Vault 254-4993 Red Stag Grill at the Grand Bohemian Hotel 505-2949 Red Step Artworks 697-1447 Rendezvous 926-0201 Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill 622-0001 Rocket Club 505-2494 Root Bar No.1 299-7597 Scandals Nightclub 252-2838

Blue Ridge Rollergirls vs. Carolina Bootleggers Athena’s Club

DJ night

Back Room

Shane Pruitt Band (blues, jam) Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Calico Moon (Americana, classic country) Boiler Room

Another Day Falls (rock) w/ Left II Question

Scully’s 251-8880 Shovelhead Saloon 669-9541 Skyland Performing Arts Center 693-0087 Stella Blue 236-2424 The Still 683-5913 Stockade Brew House 645-1300 Straightaway Cafe 669-8856 Switzerland Cafe 765-5289 Tallgary’s College Street Pub 232-0809 Temptations Red Room 252-0775 Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub 505-2129 TGI Friday’s 277-4080 Town Pump 669-4808 Tressa’s Downtown Jazz & Blues 254-7072 Vaso De Vino Wine Bar & Market 254-4698 Vincenzo’s Bistro 254-4698 The Watershed 669-0777 Waynesville Water’n Hole 456-4750 Wedge Brewery 505 2792 Westville Pub 225-9782 White Horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe 253-3066 Xcapades 258-9652

Good Stuff

Shinola Troubadours of Possum Splendor (acoustic), 8pm The Blue Rags (blues, country)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm Handlebar

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Greg Olson (folk)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Emerald Lounge

The New Familiars (acoustic, folk, rock) Firestorm Cafe and Books

Spitfire: Youth Open Mic, 3-6pm —- Pearl McCabe & Gwyn Waller (Appalachian & Spanish folk tunes) Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill

Noise In Print (post punk, indie, shoegaze) French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Iron Horse Station

Twilite Broadcasters (acoustic, rural harmony)

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WED. Cajun Food Night • $1 off Whiskey JAMMIN’ W/ FUNKY MAX

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Rhythm & Blues • $1 off Vodka

FRI. TRIVIA NIGHT with prizes • $3.50 Gin & Tonics

Buncombe Turnpike (bluegrass, acoustic, folk) Jerusalem Garden

Belly dancing w/ live music Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Boo Ray CD release party (Southern rock) Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Garage at Biltmore

Olive or Twist

Brooke Clover Band (electric, Gypsy rock)

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Jack Of The Wood Pub

RiYeN RoOtS (Americana, blues)

As Sick As Us (metal) & Shake Azalia

College Street Pub

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Benefit for the Make A Wish Foundation feat: Taylor Moore (rock, blues), Jacob Johnson, Charles Wood, O Mello Cello Tree & more

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

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42nd Street Jazz Band

Fri. 6/4 SaT. 6/5 Sun. 6/6 TueS. 6/8 Wed. 6/9 Thur. 6/10 Fri. 6/11

Mountain X’s Best Music Venue of Black Mountain Swannanoa Valley 2009!

Chuck Brodsky 9pm

Orange Peel

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo (family-friendly hip-hop), 11am Toubab Krewe (Afro-beat) w/ The Lee Boys Pack’s Tavern

monday

Pisgah Brewing Company

Mack Kell’s Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Live music

Beer City Beer Fest Red Stag Grill

The Blue Rags 9pm

IRISH SESSIONS, 6:30 PM ES TU OPEN MIC, with PARKER BROOKS! 8:45 PM - No Cover!

Plants & Animals w/

Lost in the Trees 8:30pm

FR I 6/ 4

SIRIUS B! - $7 • 8 PM

Geoff Achison & Randall Bramblett 8pm

SAT 6/ 5

SKINNY LEGS & ALL WITH JESSE BARRY! - $8

Richard Shindell 8:30pm

WE D 6/ 9

Jessica Lea Mayfield w/ Among the Oak & Ash 8:30pm

Devil Makes Three w/ Taylor Hollingsworth 9pm

FR I 6/ 11

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill

Kemistry (Southern rock) Rocket Club

Falcon Lords (metal) w/ Klustafuk & How I Became the Bomb Scandals Nightclub

DJ dance party w/ DJ Stratos Late night drag show Stella Blue

Harper Blynn (rock, pop) w/ Andrew Larson & The Moral Fibers

Laura Blackley, Paco Shipp, Jenna Lindbo, Joshua Singleton • $10

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thursday

Edge Band (rock)

Temptations Red Room

‘80s, ‘90s & Today: Dance party w/ DJ Spy V Stereo Crickets (psychedelic, club) w/ Selector Cleofus & D3sky Town Pump

Rafe Hollister Band (Southern rock) Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

Zeem (acoustic, folk) Westville Pub

Woody Pines (Americana, roots)

THE BUSINESS

Jukebox Dinner Theatre feat: Jesse Barry, Kimberly Hughes, Jennifer Smith & more, 5-7pm Skinny Legs & All, 8pm

Great Dance Band • $8

Wild Wing Cafe

828-669-0816 whitehorseblackmountain.com

wednesday

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

White Horse

SAT 6/ 12

Getaway’s (Eleven on Grove) Mike’s Side Pocket Tallgary’s College Street Pub

The Hookah Bar

Samantha Harlow (Americana, folk, country)

Live music w/ singer-songwriters

BENEFIT FOR NASHVILLE MUSICIANS

tuesday

Asheville Ale House / Beacon Pub / Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill / The Hangar / Infusions / O’Malleys on Main / Holland’s Grille / Hookah Bar / Rendezvous / Temptations

Straightaway Café

THE SWEATER SET • $7 • 7PM

karaoke

Crocodile Smile (rock, covers)

Sun., June 6 Athena’s Club

DJ night

Cancun Mexican Grill Chasers / Club Hairspray Shovelhead Saloon / The Still

friday Fairview Tavern / Infusions Mack Kell’s / Shovelhead Saloon Stockade Brew House The 170 La Cantinetta

saturday Club Hairspray / Holland’s Grille Infusions / Shovelhead Saloon The Still

sunday

Mon. Tues.

Thur.

WING NIGHT 5-11 pm

FAT TuesdAy

all u Can Eat Jambalaya & Blues $2 domestics and $5.50 bombs

TRIVIA NIGHT starts at 9 pm

Asheville Ale House / Bosco’s Sports Zone / Cancun Mexican Grill / The Hangar / Getaway’s (Eleven on Grove) / Mack Kell’s / Pack’s Tavern Temptations / Wing Cafe Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Luke Wood (acoustic)

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Shag dance & lessons

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Plants and Animals (indie, rock) w/ Lost in the Trees Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 630-10:30pm Hangar

Fri.

LIVe MusIc

Comedy open mic Jack Of The Wood Pub

Irish session, 5pm Tom Waits time, late

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Sat.

‘80s KARAoKe

Front stage: Aaron Price (piano) —- Back stage: Jim Lauderdale’s “Patchwork River” CD release party Lobster Trap

Chris Rhodes

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Sun. Sunday Bloody Sunday $4.50 Bloody Marys

Hank & Johnny (from Firecracker Jazz Band), 11:30am-2pm Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

“Vinyl at the Vault” w/ Chris Ballard Rocket Club

Sunday jazz jam Scandals Nightclub

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DJ dance party w/ DJ Stratos Late night drag show Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Live acoustic tunes

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals) Wild Wing Cafe

Jeff Anders (folk, rock), 5pm

Mon., June 7

Wed., June 9

Westville Pub

Club 828

Back Room

Open mic

White Horse

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Wild Wing Cafe

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

BoBo Gallery

Metal Monday feat: guest artists Contra dance

Jammin’ with Funky Max

Open mic

The Sweater Set (folk, jazz, pop) Crocodile Smile (rock, covers)

Girls in Trouble (“folk-influenced songs about dark, twisted stories of Biblical women)

Thu., June 10

Back stage: Little Tybee (folk, rock) w/ Adron & Megg Farrell’s Whiskey Social

Bosco’s Sports Zone

DJ night

Pack’s Tavern

Broadway’s

Rocket Club

Chameleon Soul Food

Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 630-10:30pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Acoustic open mic w/ Aaron LaFalce Pato Banton (reggae)

Shag dance

Back Room

Blue Billy Grit (bluegrass)

‘80s night, 10pm

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Spoken word, music & poetry night hosted by Lyric

Tue., June 8

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Back Room

Emerald Lounge

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Fairview Tavern

Broadway’s

Frankie Bones

Eleven on Grove

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Marc Keller & Company (variety)

Ben Hope & Duke Dominique Makia Groove (funk, reggae, fusion) The Spits (pop) & No Bunny Lindy Hop & Swing dance lessons w/ music by Vollie & The Lead-Foot Vipers Tango lessons (Crystal Room) Emerald Lounge

Tuesday Night Funk Jam Feed and Seed

Will Ray’s Mountain Jam

Athena’s Club

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Beacon Pub

The Herd of Main Street (Americana, country) Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Paul Cataldo (Americana, country) Boiler Room

Brian Severn & Those Victorious (rock) w/ Grammer School Bosco’s Sports Zone

‘90s night dance party

Open mic & jam

Open mic jam w/ BlindLiver & friends Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) Juan Holladay (vocalist, guitarist) Good Stuff

Club 828

Hip-hop & DJ night Courtyard Gallery

Open mic w/ Barbie Angell Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Open mic

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Geoff Achison (jam band, blues) & Randall Bramblett Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Vortex Cabaret (music, burlesque & more) Frankie Bones

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm

Garage at Biltmore

Holland’s Grille

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Garage at Biltmore

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Nine Mile

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Olive or Twist

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Missoula Oblongata (experimental theater) Gone Again (acoustic, funk, blues) Jessica Lea Mayfield (indie, folk, ambient) w/ Among the Oak & Ash Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm Iron Horse Station

Open mic w/ Yorky or Jesse James Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Front stage: Jake Hollifield (blues, ragtime) Lobster Trap

Geoff Weeks

Pack’s Tavern

Sound Extreme “game show live” Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Rock Records

Marc Keller (singer/songwriter) Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm Old-time jam, 6pm

Front stage: Aaron Woody Wood (soul, pop) —Back stage: Black Rabbits (indie, rock) Soul jazz jam

Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae) Shag & swing dancing w/ DJ Ron Blankenship Orange Peel

Lee Brice (Southern rock) Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Rocket Club

Mindtonic Music Series Temptations Red Room

Open mic w/ Andrea Le Town Pump

Singer/Songwriters James Harrell & Kelli Mae Redmond Vincenzo’s Bistro

Marc Keller & Company (variety) Westville Pub

Blues Jam w/ Mars Fariss White Horse

Irish session, 6:30pm Open mike w/ Parker Brooks, 8:30pm Wild Wing Cafe

Big Daddy Love (Americana, bluegrass, folkrock)

“Hits & Shits” w/ Jamie Hepler Red Stag Grill

Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues) Rocket Club

“Super dance party” feat: Adam Strange & Crick Nice DJ

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) Makia Groove (funk, reggae, fusion)

Makia Groove (funk, reggae, fusion) w/ DOCO Richard Shindell (singer/songwriter)

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm

Lobster Trap

Hank Bones

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety)

TORI SPARKS, KELLY & THE COWBOYS, JYPSI, JANGLING SPARROWS

Belly dancing O’Malley’s On Main

Jam night

Rocket Club

Town Pump

Scandals Nightclub

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Straightaway Café

SATURDAY 6/12

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Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

FRIDAY 6/11

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BLENDED OLD SCHOOL COUNTRY ROCK

Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill

Red Stag Grill

Open mic w/ David Bryan

IT’S A BLUEGRASS TOLL WORTH PAYIN’

THE BLUEGRASS KINGS OF WNC

Back Stage: Sherri Lynn & Mountain Friends (acoustic)

The Still

‘80s night

SATURDAY 6/5

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Bluegrass jam, 7pm

Pisgah Brewing Company

Open mic w/ BlindLiver

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Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Open mic

FRIDAY 6/4

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DJ Taj Weekes & Adowa (reggae, roots) Anne Coombs (jazz, swing) Zoomba party

“Exposure” DJ night

Jay Brown (acoustic)

Temptations Red Room

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‘80s dance party w/ DJ Chubby Knuckles Town Pump

The Fustics (Americana, rock) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Aaron LaFalce (piano) Westville Pub

Brothers Marler (Gypsy Americana)

thurSday, June 3

Thurs.

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Saturday, June 5

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MOndayS!

$1 Beer • the DewDaBiDeS

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open MiC night

SundayS!

8:30 pm w/ David Bryan

sun.

Jon StiCkley trio punkgraSS

s aT.

Friday, June 4

w/ Like Bells

$5

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Fri., June 11

Scandals Nightclub

Iron Horse Station

June 7 liTTle TyBee

$5

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Aaron Price 1pm | Piano

TueSdayS

Jake Hollifield Piano | 9pm

WedneSdayS

Woody Wood 9pm

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Straightaway Café

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Citizens Band Radio (country, rock)

Peggy Ratusz (blues, jazz, soul)

Jerusalem Garden

Belly dancing w/ live music

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Boiler Room

‘80s, ‘90s & Today: Dance party w/ DJ D-Day

Craggie Brewing Company

Live music w/ Michael Jordon

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Temptations Red Room The Hookah Bar

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Town Pump

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Salsa & Mambo Dancing, 10pm-2am Dance Lessons, 10:30pm Emerald Lounge

Melanaster Band w/ Uncle Mountain (folk, rock) & Armadillos Firestorm Cafe and Books

Woody Talley (folk, old-time mountain music) French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Geoff Weeks (soul, jazz piano)

Live music

Holland’s Grille

Mind Echo (rock)

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Sons of Ralph (bluegrass, Americana) Jerusalem Garden

Belly dancing w/ live music

Olive or Twist

42nd Street Jazz Band Orange Peel

Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

Lorraine Conard (progressive, Americana)

The 4th annual Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival

White Horse

Red Stag Grill

Nashville flooding benefit concert feat: Laura Blackley (singer/songwriter), Paco Shipp, Jenna Lindbo & Joshua Singleton

Scandals Nightclub

CD release: Darien w/ Tennessee Hollow (acoustic)

DJ night

DJ dance party w/ DJ Stratos Late night drag show

Back Room

Stella Blue

Athena’s Club

As Sick As Us (metal) w/ From A Dig, Carbon Black & From The Ashes

The Carter Brothers (rock, blues, folk) Phoenix Brothers

Straightaway Café

Paul Cataldo (singer/songwriter)

Bluegrass Duo: Fred & Lawrence

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

TSY (rock)

Boiler Room

Serpent Garden (metal)

Temptations Red Room

‘80s, ‘90s & Today: Dance party w/ DJ Spy V

Craggie Brewing Company

Great Big Howdy (Americana)

The Hookah Bar

Cool Kid Collective w/ Paul Alcohol

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Greg Olson (folk)

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Live music w/ singer-songwriters

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rock’n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Town Pump

Eleven on Grove

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Stan Kolev (electronic) w/ In Plain Sight, Lucas Ledford & Nomand in the Dark Tango lessons (Crystal Room) Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill

Humble Thumb (folk, punk, bluegrass) w/ Cutthroat Shamrock (Irish, punk)

Lobster Trap

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Matt Williams and the Ocean (rock, folk) w/ Uncle Mountain

Kemistry (Southern rock)

Sat., June 12

Back stage: Cobra Horse (rock) w/ guests New French Bar Courtyard Cafe

Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill Rocket Club

Aaron LaFalce (alternative, acoustic)

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Live music by local artists

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter)

Wild Wing Cafe

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Havana Restaurant

Workday/Schoolnight (electronic)

Bobby Sullivan (piano)

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm

New French Bar Courtyard Cafe

Citizens Band Radio (country, rock)

Beacon Pub

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Dashvara (progressive, spiritual)

Live music w/ singer-songwriters

Good Stuff

Devil Makes Three (acoustic, blues) w/ Taylor Hollingsworth

Back stage: World Cup Kickoff feat: Asheville Manding (West African rhythm), Josh Blake’s Jukebox & Afromotive Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Brushfire Stankgrass (electro, acoustic, bluegrass)

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

WNC Ladies up close & personal

Calico Moon (Americana, classic country)

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

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Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

David Dhoop Band (indie)

Peace Jones (rock, reggae, funk), 8pm

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East Coast Dirt (rock, progressive)

Underhill Rose (soul, Americana)

Back Room

DJ night

Gemini Party feat: Jables (hip-hop), Ancient Intelligence, Tru Mind & Meatball Madness

club xcapades

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter)

Athena’s Club

Garage at Biltmore

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Purple Onion Cafe

DJ dance party w/ DJ Stratos Late night drag show

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

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Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Rocket Club

ABSFest Awards feat: live music

An Evening with Jim lauderdale

Now You See Them (indie) w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival & The Armadillos

Open Windows (blues, folk, rock)

Thursday night bluegrass jam

Acoustic Swing

June 6

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Pisgah Brewing Company

Hannah Flanagan’s

Singer/songwriters feat: Brian McGee, Moses Atwood & Ryan Cox

June 5 Boo ray

Taylor Hollingsworth (folk, bluegrass), 8pm

Martin Sexton (soul, acoustic) w/ Ryan Montbleau Band

Red Stag Grill

Zuma Coffee

with Dave DeSMelik

Good Stuff

Orange Peel

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm

Jeff Anders & friends DJ Moto dance party

June 3 VenTricles

Sharon LaMotte Band (jazz)

Fred Whisken (jazz pianist)

Wild Wing Cafe

StiCkMan

Ashevegas Blues Fest

Olive or Twist

Taylor Martin (reggae) Skinny Legs & All (blue, funk) Watershed

Peace Jones (rock, reggae, funk) w/ Buyaka (funk, rock, jazz) Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

P.J. Brunson (country, folk, pop)

Brushfire Stankgrass (electro, acoustic, bluegrass)

Westville Pub

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

The Business (rock)

High Gravity Jazz Trio

Garbage Bear (Americana, indie, rock) White Horse

Garage at Biltmore

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The Back-up Plan (PG-13) 1:40, 4:05, 6:30, 9:00 Barbie Adventure (G) 12:25 Sat, Sun, Tue only Date Night (PG-13) 11:55, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:25 How to Train Your Dragon 2D (PG) 2:00, 4:20, 7:00, 9:05 Letters to Juliet (PG) 12:20, 2:40, 4:55, 7:05, 9:30 MacGruber (R) 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 A Nightmare on Elm Street (R) 12:10, 2:35, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 Shrek Forever After 3D (PG) 11:50, 12:00, 1:15, 2:10, 2:25, 3:45, 4:30, 4:50, 6:15, 6:50, 7:15, 8:45, 9:15, 9:40 Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 12:00, 2:25m 4:50, 7:15, 9:40

Director: Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey Players: (voices) Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally, Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney, Michael McGrath Animated Fantasy Rated NR

The Story: A fantasticated myth that purports to be the story behind the creation of The Book of Kells. The Lowdown: There’s not much to the plot and some of the animation is rudimentary, but once the film hits its stride, it provides imagery unlike any other. It’s easy to see why Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey’s The Secret of Kells was nominated for an Oscar, and it’s easy to see why it never stood a chance against Up and Fantastic Mr. Fox. It’s a striking-looking film — at least after a certain point — but it’s rather dramatically inert, and its characters are about as two-dimensional as its art style. The art seeks to emulate the pages of an illuminated book — in this case, The Book of Kells from around 800 A.D. That attempted emulation, however, is what ultimately makes the film worthwhile. In some respects, the film reminded me of Nina Paley’s Sita Sings the Blues (2008) without being nearly as compelling, ambitious or inventive. The films, however, do bear certain visual similarities in their fantasticated moments, but where Sita is daring in its approach, The Secret of Kells is very traditional. It’s that traditional quality that keeps it from being a truly great film. Yes, this is a movie that looks like no other. But it’s plotted like a lot of others and much of its animation isn’t a good deal better than Saturday-morning cartoons. I know that the latter is sometimes excused as the film attempting to reproduce the absence of perspective in ninth-century art, but since other parts of the film use some kind of multiplane effect to add depth to the images, this is hard for me to quite buy into. Face it, it simply makes parts of the film look and feel cheap. Occasionally, the animation recalls 1950s UPA cartoons, with something of the more disturbing elements of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. This last is particularly true of the angular, faceless Viking invaders, who might almost be modeled on the similarly angular brambles guarding Sleeping Beauty’s castle. During these moments, the simplified technique generally works. The story line is traditional in both theme and structure. Yes, there really is a Book of Kells — sometimes referred to as “Ireland’s greatest

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The fairy Aisling shows the boy Brendan the wonders of her forest in the visually striking animated film The Secret of Kells. treasure” — and yes, it is an elaborately illuminated book of the four gospels. That much is true. The film, however, is a clearly fantasticated attempt to tell how the book came into being, and the story the filmmakers come up with is what might best be called “cartoon basic.” You have the guileless, dedicated and brave young boy, Brendan (Evan McGuire); the wise old mentor, Aidan (Mick Lally); and the intractable father figure in the guise of Brendan’s uncle, Abbot Cellach (Brendan Gleeson). Mix in a sidekick cat, some comical stereotypical monks, an enchanted forest and a fairy girl, Aisling (Christen Mooney), with oversized Disney-heroine eyes, and that’s pretty much the recipe. It’s serviceable, but nothing more. What is something more — and what makes the film worth your attention — are the visuals that capture something of the look of the actual Book of Kells. This is not something that is immediately obvious, which may be intentional. It takes a while for the film to hit its stride in this regard. The first part of the movie is a mix of tired slapstick and slightly labored exposition. But bear with it and it will reward you with ever-more elaborate and complex visuals that sometimes seem to be issuing from the most wonderful kaleidoscope imaginable. Attempting to describe them is fruitless. They simply have to be seen. No, this isn’t a great film, but it is a unique visual experience. Not rated, but contains images that might frighten young children. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Fine Arts Theatre.

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Director: Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) Players: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton, Alfred Molina, Steve Toussaint, Toby Kebbell Fantasy/Swashbuckling Adventure Rated PG-13

The Story: An ancient Persian swashbuckling adventure involving a magical dagger and a royal family beset by a traitor. The Lowdown: Somewhat overlong and without a truly charismatic lead, but an agreeable enough romp with a lip-smacking villain and some nicely clichéd character parts. Try as I may, I simply cannot dislike any movie with both an ostrich race and an ostrich stampede. Oh, sure, I think producer Mr. Jerry “Overkill” Bruckheimer erred in not making the stampede bigger (a rare complaint with Bruckheimer), and I’m certain he could have found a way to get Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton on ostrichback, but he didn’t. Oh well, perhaps in the sequel. Truthfully, I had a good enough time — in a noncerebral way — with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It lands somewhere in between a Pirates of the Caribbean movie and a National Treasure one, with a leaning

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Bayar, Hattie, Mari, Ponijao Documentary Follows the first year of four newborn babies from around the world. A low-key, specialized take on the documentary that’s only really worthwhile for those who find the goingson of babies the height of adorableness. Rated PG

City Island JJJJ

Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Emily Mortimer, Dominik García-Lorido Family Comedy/Drama A Bronx family must deal with the fact that they’re not wholly honest with one another. A well-acted little comedy/drama that’s never anything more than adequate. Rated PG-13

Exit Through the Gift Shop JJJJ

Banksy, Thierry Guetta, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader, Joshua Levine, Rhys Ifans (narrator) Comedic Documentary A documentary about the making of a documentary that didn’t work, which instead becomes a documentary about the man who made it—maybe. A wildly entertaining documentary—if it is a documentary—that also functions as a spoof of the art world and possibly more. Rated R

The Ghost Writer JJJJJ

Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson Psychological Political Thriller A ghost writer is hired to polish the memoirs of a former British prime minister after the mysterious death of the original writer. A complete return to form for Roman Polanski—a quietly intense psychological and political thriller that ranks up there with the filmmaker ’s great works. Not to be missed. Rated PG-13

How to Train Your Dragon JJJJJ

(Voices) Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill Animated Adventure/Fantasy A young Viking wounds a dragon and, in dealing with the creature, learns that everything his people think they know about dragons is wrong. A thoroughly appealing animated fantasy from the duo who made Lilo & Stitch. Rated PG

Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Danny Huston Faux Historical Action The story of how Robin Longstride came to be Robin Hood. A good cast, solid production values and spectacular battle scenes can’t really overcome the fact that the movie spends two-plus hours to establish what earlier versions of Robin Hood did in a scene or two. Rated PG-13

Iron Man 2 JJJJJ

The Secret of Kells JJJJ

Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell Sci-Fi Comic-Book Action Iron Man returns to take on new villains, new personal complications and government pressure to co-opt his technology. A vastly entertaining movie with strong characters and wit to keep it as—or more—interesting in its plotting as in its action set pieces. Rated PG-13

Just Wright JJJJ

Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, James Pickens Jr., Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier Romantic Comedy A romantic comedy about a woman who loses a potential NBA-star boyfriend to her golddigging best friend—until an accident changes things. A truly pleasant romantic comedy with nicely drawn characters, stylish direction and one luminous star. Rated PG

Letters to Juliet JJJ

Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Egan, Gael García Bernal Romance A young would-be writer helps an aging widow track down her long lost love in Italy. A harmless, yet by-the-book romance that’s plagued by inconsequence. Rated PG

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lina, Steve Toussaint, Toby Kebbell Fantasy/Swashbuckling Adventure An ancient Persian swashbuckling adventure involving a magical dagger and a royal family beset by a traitor. Somewhat overlong and without a truly charismatic lead, but an agreeable enough romp with a lip-smacking villain and some nicely clichéd character parts. Rated PG-13

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(voices) Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally, Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney, Michael McGrath Animated Fantasy A fantasticated myth that purports to be the story behind the creation of The Book of Kells. There’s not much to the plot and some of the animation is rudimentary, but once the film hits its stride, it provides imagery unlike any other. Rated NR

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth Comedy of Excesses The women of Sex and the City return to kvetch about shoes, relationships and other such pressing topics, all in exotic locales. Way too long and way too shallow. Rated R

Shrek Forever After JJJ

(Voices) Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews Animated Comedy/Fantasy More animated adventures with Shrek the ogre and his friends. It looks good, has a decent story, but the inspiration has left the Shrek franchise. Rated PG

The Square JJJJJ

David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton, Anthony Hayes, Lisa Bailey, Lucy Bell Neo-Noir Crime Thriller A man’s mistress coerces him into undertaking an ill-advised crime with everincreasing complications. A great neo-noir thriller with a clever screenplay, stylish direction and real bite. Rated R

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Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Corrado Invernizzi, Fausto Russo Alesi Biographic Historical Drama The story of Benito Mussolini’s discarded and disowned early lover, possible first wife and mother of his first son, and her obsession with the Fascist dictator. A rich, wildly creative, boldly operatic, almost phantasmagorical film that is a must-see despite a few notable flaws. Rated NR

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Here is a movie that asks the question: Is the Judd Apatow machine running on fumes? Following the lackluster performance of Funny People with this not-exactly-a-sequel to Forgetting Sarah Marshall may not smack of outright desperation, but it’s not too far from it. Remember Aldous Snow (Russell Brand), the obnoxious, shallow rock star from Sarah Marshall? Well, now he has his own movie — one in which Jonah Hill has been magically transformed from his character in Sarah Marshall to someone else. Hill plays a hapless record-company intern who is given the job of getting the notoriously self-indulgent Snow to the Greek Theatre for a concert date. Very few critics have been given a look at this. (R)

KILLERS

Ashton Kutcher as a high-level government agent with a license to kill? Only in the movies, which, of course, is the land where Killers lives. He is married to Katherine Heigl, who doesn’t know what he does for a living — a situation that changes when paid assassins go after both of them. Theoretically, this will lead to lots of laughs and thrills. Considering the stars, the fact that the director is Robert Luketic (The Ugly Truth) and that no one has been allowed to see this thing, said theory seems on the shaky side. (PG-13)

MARMADUKE

Look, it’s a talking-dog movie based on a comic strip — what more do you need to know? Yeah, Marmaduke’s voice is provided by Owen Wilson, but that seems more an embarrassment than a plus. In case you don’t know, it’s all about a large dog. He causes unintentional havoc. No, toward the latter — if the latter had been set in a stylized, storybook ancient Persia. I doubt it matters much whether you’ve played the video game on which the film is based. I haven’t, but I suspect I’ve already figured out at least part of the game’s gimmick from the movie. In any case, a movie should stand apart from its source material and Prince of Persia does so adequately enough. In fact, it resembles nothing so much as a CGI variant on something either Douglas Fairbanks or Douglas Fairbanks Jr. might have made. In fact, a good deal of Gyllenhaal’s leaping about and monkey-like capering is clearly inspired by the elder Fairbanks’ work. Fortunately, Gyllenhaal doesn’t make you long for a tranquilizer gun the way Doug Sr. often does. Unfortunately, Gyllenhaal lacks the charisma of Doug Jr. It’s only a so-so trade-off. The story line is no great shakes. Gyllenhaal is Dastan, the adopted son of King Sharaman

no one has actually seen the movie to offer a review. Spare a thought this Friday for hapless parents and movie critics everywhere. (PG)

THE SECRET OF KELLS

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SPLICE

Considering that the early reviews are strong, that the last time Guillermo del Toro put his brand on a horror picture the film was the estimable The Orphanage and that Splice stars Adrian Brody, there’s every reason to be hopeful that this new sci-fi horror opus will be worthwhile. Brody and Sarah Polley play geneticists who secretly splice together human and animal DNA to create an entirely new and potentially deadly organism. It sounds more than slightly Cronenbergian — at least from his “body horror” period — but naming the scientists Clive and Elsa (after Colin Clive and Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein) smacks of a fondness for classical horror, too. It could prove very interesting. (R) Early review samples: • “Benefiting significantly from the casting of Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as geneticists torn between experimental ethics and love for the mercurial monster they’ve created, director Vincenzo Natali’s outlandish sci-fier sustains a grotesque and funny fascination throughout its slightly protracted runtime.” (Justin Chang, Variety) • “The outstanding creature effects by Howard Berger only get more astonishing as Splice splits into an eerie horror picture, then divides again into something out of Rosemary’s Baby.” (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly)

(Ronald Pickup). He and his brothers, Garsiv (Toby Kebbell, RocknRolla) and Tus (Richard Coyle, The Libertine), along with their uncle, Nizam (Ben Kingsley), have been dispatched to fight terrorists of some kind. Having received information that a sacred city is supplying the terrorists with ancient world weapons of mass destruction (yes, the film strains for some kind of topicality), they decide to invade the — of course — blameless city. Well, it’s blameless as concerns supplying terrorists, but it deserves some kind of punishment for having soldiers who trot along saying something like, “Woot woot.” (The effect is akin to being attacked by a Jerry Springer audience.) The whole attack is a put-up job by a duplicitous traitor — and there are no prizes for guessing who it is. Put simply, no man wearing that much eyeliner who isn’t a rock star can possibly be trusted. And the whole post-invasion search for those nonexistent

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weapons? Stuff and nonsense. The object of interest is this nifty push-button dagger that allows the user to rewind time — a minute of it anyway — thanks to a smattering of the titular “Sands of Time” in its handle. The villain of the story has his own perfidious designs on this neat knife, with the idea of using it and the hidden repository of Sands of Time to really turn back the clock. Of course, he doesn’t realize that his plan will destroy the world — or so Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton, Pirate Radio) claims. Throw in a trumped-up charge of regicide — not to mention patricide — for our hero and you have it. Yes, this is pretty silly stuff and it’s mostly used to hang a variety of set pieces on — including the encounter with Sheik Amar (Alfred Molina) and his crooked ostrich races. The screenplay — credited to four writers — often strains under its desire to be modern: There are the WMD references and the attempt to make Sheik Amara into some kind of Arabian anti-taxation tea-partier. The movie also goes on longer than it needs to. The action is generally coherent, though the film occasionally CGIs itself into easy solutions that look spectacular, but make little sense. All in all, Prince of Persia is exactly what it appears to be — and it’s pretty good at that. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Cinebarre, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7.

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Director: Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City) Players: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth Comedy of Excesses Rated R

The Story: The women of Sex and the City return to kvetch about shoes, relationships and other such pressing topics, all in exotic locales. The Lowdown: Way too long and way too shallow. Days before sitting down to watch Sex and the City 2, I read a breakout quote for the movie from Dean Richards of WGNTV (note to moviegoers: if a film has to go to TV critics for its quote-whoring needs, approach the movie with gloomy foreboding). Richards called the film “An oasis of glamour and extravagance in tough times.” I found this repugnant, until I remembered we pulled ourselves out of the Great Depression with sparkly dresses and vaginal humor. After actually watching the movie, I’m not inclined to agree with Richards. Sex and the City 2 resembles something more akin to the “oasis of horror in a desert of boredom” that Baudelaire once wrote about. At a whopping, monstrous 146 minutes, the film chronicles the minutiae of four women from New York City and the trials

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and tribulations of their uneventful relationships. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker, looking more and more like Ming the Merciless with every film), the supposedly famous relationship writer, is worried there’s no spark in her marriage. Charlotte (Kristin Davis) is afraid her dumpy husband (Evan Handler) will somehow bed their “way out of his league” bra-less nanny (Alice Eve, She’s Out of My League). Oversexed Samantha (Kim Cattrall) is fighting off the onset of menopause, while Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) — well, Miranda doesn’t have much to do except be shrill and insipid, which she’s aces at. None of it’s very interesting, and stretched and pulled across two-and-a-half hours, it’s downright frustrating. Right now, as I type this, I only dislike the movie. As time moves on and the more I think about it, I have the hunch I’ll soon detest it. The characters are all of the same mold: shallow, selfish and materialistic. And even this might be less infuriating on a base level if the movie just left it there. But no, it needs a message. Since much of the movie is spent in Abu Dhabi (the women are there on the dime of a hotel-owning sheik), the movie tries to turn itself into a feminist tract on the oppression of women in the Middle East, complete with a karaoke rendition of “I Am Woman.” The only problem is that the film’s real message seems more to be saying that oppressive, sexist Middle Eastern states are A-OK — until they take away your free hotel room and threaten you with flying coach home. The movie has more than one mixed message, with all of them being egregious in some way. The gay wedding at the beginning of the film is supposed to show how progressive everyone is, except all the homosexual characters in the film are treated like a separate class and are all stereotyped. No, it’s not a wedding they’re attending, but a “gay wedding,” as we’re told ad naseum. There are endless gay jokes, punctuated by a horrific appearance by Liza Minnelli performing “Single Ladies.” Almost all of the gay characters are treated like they are some sort of extravagant lap dog or accessory for rich women. None of this shallow behavior is really all that surprising, however. We’re talking about a movie that opens with Carrie justifying the Dutch swindling the Manhattan Indians out of the island with some beads because it led to her existence. There’s nothing about this movie to recommend. Most of the story is told through the four women sitting around at lunch, spewing the kinds of awful puns that make Gene Shalit look like Oscar Wilde. The direction is flat and the story line is laboriously dull. Fans of the show probably won’t care, but everyone else, beware. Rated R for some strong sexual content and language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Cinema 14, Cinebarre, Epic of Hendersonville, Flatrock Cinema, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7.

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Director: Ken Russell Players: Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe, Peter Capaldi, Catherine Oxenberg, Sammi Davis Horror/Comedy Rated R The Lair of the White Worm was the final novel by Bram Stoker of Dracula fame, and while the 1911 book is no Dracula, it does have marked vampiric similarities. This was perhaps what drew Ken Russell to the novel — as a kind of consolation prize for his thwarted plans to film Dracula. Whatever attracted Russell to the material, his 1988 film of Stoker’s book proved to be one of the director’s most accessible works and introduced him to an entire new generation of fans. It’s easy to understand why, since The Lair of the White Worm is an almost perfect savvy blend of horror and comedy that both honors the horror genre while standing it on its head. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Lair of the White Worm Thursday, June 3, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of the Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

Simon of the Desert JJJJJ

Director: Luis Buñuel Players: Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Enrique Alvarez Félix, Hortensia Santoveña, Jesus Fernandez Surrealist Allegorical Comedy/Drama Rated NR What once made Luis Buñuel’s Simon of the Desert (1965) a favorite of university film classes — its 45-minute running time being perfect for one class session — has since conspired to make it one of the filmmaker’s more obscure works. After all, 45 minutes is an awkward fit for just about anything other than a classroom. That’s unfortunate, because this singular story of Simon Stylite (Claudio Brook), the fifth-century Christian ascetic who spent a large portion of his life communing with God from atop a pillar, is one of Buñuel’s richest and most complex films. Classic Cinema From Around the World will present Simon of the Desert at 8 p.m. Friday, June 4, at Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut St., in downtown Asheville. Info: 273-3332.

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers JJJJJ Director: Lewis Milestone Players: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Judith Anderson

Noir Thriller Rated NR An odd film from director Lewis Milestone, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) starts off in full-blown gothic-thriller style with a prologue set in 1928 that lasts more than 10 minutes. It’s all shadows and thunder and lightning — and grim Judith Anderson in something akin to her Mrs. Danvers from Rebecca (1940). Melodrama — effective melodrama — rules the scenes that set up the situation governing the rest of the film. Then the story leaps ahead 18 years to 1946 and completely shifts gears into the realm of post-war noir. The shift is sudden, but strangely not jarring, and it leads to one of the most effective and underrated noirs of that classic era. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Strange Love of Martha Ivers at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 6, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

The Times of Harvey Milk JJJJJ

Director: Rob Epstein Players: Harvey Fierstein (narrator), Harvey Milk, Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann, Tom Ammiano Documentary Rated NR In honor of Gay Pride Month, the Asheville Film Society will show Rob Epstein’s Oscar-winning documentary The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) — a work that was rightly acknowledged in the credits of Gus Van Sant’s Milk (2008), since it very clearly informed and influenced Van Sant’s film. This is more or less the same story — in some ways the documentary is actualy more simplified than the biopic — told with archive footage of the real people and interviews with many of them. If there is a finer, more moving documentary than this, I have yet to see it. The Asheville Film Society will screen The Times of Harvey Milk Tuesday, June 8, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of the Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther. For Cranky Hanke’s full reviews of these movies, visit www.mountainx.com/movies.

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ARTISANS PARADISE • South facing country contemporary in Mars Hill. 5.24 mini-farm acres. Small stream. Over 2700 sq.ft. 2 car attached and car detached garages. $399,500. Bill 828-206-9113. More photos at www.newhorizonsrealty.com BENDING OVER BACKWARDS! For our clients! (828) 713-5337. • Free property value report! • Search all MLS listings in 1 location: AshevilleHolisticRealty.com

COMPACT COTTAGE COMPANY • Small “green”built buildings usable for an enormous variety of practical applications, such as: Sleep, Work, Mother-in-law storage, Poker, Karaoke, Be in the doghouse in. From $15K30K. compactcottages.com, 828-254-5450.

FIND THE PERFECT PROPERTY EASILY With help from an expert and ethical buyer’s agent. Visit Asheville’s best website featuring Google Street View. www.Ashevillehomebuyer.c om 828-210-4663

GORGEOUS NEW CONSTRUCTION 3BR, 2.5BA with garage. Great South location. • Lease/purchase options now available. Call (828) 676-0677 for details. 123newhomenow.com

MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY Great home on one lovely acre. 3BR/1BA. Light, airy. Two sets of patio doors on one wall bring the outside in. Tile floors in kitchen, dining area, and bathroom. Tile surrounding tub/shower. Wraparound deck, full unfinished basement. Stream at the back of the property. Triple waterfall nearby. Fairview area, approximately 25 minutes to Asheville. A real steal at only $132,000. MLS# 465167. Also view at www.80JohnnyMarlowRd.co m. (828)628-6106.

CONDO NEAR TUNNEL ROAD • Luxury 2BR, 2BA on the 4th floor of a new 4-story building. Close to downtown and Asheville Mall. Elevators, pool with hot tub, exercise room, fireplace, deck with mountain views, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ceramic/hardwood floors. Includes water and gas. 828-231-6689. DOWNTOWN HOME WITH PRIVACY Gorgeous Private Landscaped Backyard with View/Large Office with Fireplace/Giant Picture Window in Living Room with Pellet Stove/Open House Saturdays 12-2pm/Jeff Palmer (828) 230-9240

DOWNTOWN KRESS BUILDING Custom Condo in the historic Kress Building. 2 PINs, adjoining spiral staircase. Original maple floors, private balconies, high ceilings. • $495,000, lease/purchase also available for $1800/month. MLS#456097. The Real Estate Center, (828) 2554663. www.recenter.com

LEXINGTON STATION Downtown condos on Lexington Avenue. Hardwood floors, stainless appliances, balconies, fitness center, parking. • 3BR Penthouse: $525,000 • 2BR: $260,000. The Real Estate Center: (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com LIVE, FISH , RAFT RIGHT ON THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER. 3BR/3BA plus 1BR Rental. “THE LOFT”. Yes, right on the river. Close to Hot Springs, Sports Bar. Sold furnished. $349K. Call Pam 1-828-273-3317. MRCHAZ1@AOL.COM LOOKING FOR A SMALL GREEN, HEALTHY BUILT COMMUNITY TO CALL HOME? Welcome to Asheville Harmony Village. 4 duplexes and 1 triplex with common house and shared organic gardens. West Asheville, 15 minutes from downtown. Pat Johnson, (828) 505-4366 or pjohnsonpa@yahoo.com.

NEVER HAVE A NEIGHBOR Investor alert: Phenomenal 50 acres minutes to Asheville! Springs, gorgeous views, cabin, and creek! $600,000 Visit www.amazingacreage.com for more info. NORTH ASHEVILLE BAIRD ST. Beautifully renovated 3 BR 2.5 BA with master on main and built-ins. New baths. New kitchen with granite and stainless energy star appliances. Tile, hardwood and cork flooring. New plumbing and heat pump. Updated electric. Fabulous neighborhood walk to downtown! $339,000 Call Mike 242.1717

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HOME EXCHANGE For up to one year, starting winter. Stuart, Florida, 3BR, 2BA Spacious House on Tropical Acre, with lush pool & patio. Superb neighborhood. Desire home near downtown Asheville.

Local References R. Green (772) 219-6916 N. Green (772) 475-3842

PET-FRIENDLY AND AFFORDABLE S. Asheville Condo. $139,950O. Open House Sunday June 6th, 13pm. Upgraded 3BR/2BA. Ground floor, accessible unit. 5 minutes to Parkway. MLS# 465213. Contact 828-7126803. 828-712-6803 sissabee78@yahoo.com

WEST ASHEVILLE CHARMER Fall in love with this 1920’s craftsman cottage. Fireplaces, built-ins, breakfast nook, covered porch. Central Hall with featured staircase. Lots of windows and light. Floors are wood and tile. Artisanquality exterior paint. 2010 water heater, detached single-car garage. Expansive, private, and fullyfenced backyard. Four generous bedrooms with large closets. All the charm of yesteryear with the proportions and renovations suited to a modern family. Located in Malvern Hills, a great walkable neighborhood. For more information and many pictures, log on to: 3bearcreekrd28806.com Contact seller w.kindesign@yahoo.com

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18 ACRE ORGANIC FARM Just 8 miles from Asheville in a highly desirable section of Leicester by the South Turkey Creek loop. Beautiful 2500 sqft, 3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage house, originally a 100 year old dairy barn with 8 additions, the most recent 1995. • Big barn and silos. • 4 acres of bottom land, 5 acres of woods, the rest very fertile pasture. Gentle hills. Creeks, spring fed cistern and tubs for watering animals, dressage field for horses, more than a mile of electric fences. Great for farm, cattle, horse ranch, private estate, or development. Septic in on another building site. • At least 5 good building sites with the roads already graded in. • Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, apples, pears and very fertile ground. • Reduced! $609,000 or best offer. Call Ron at (828) 683-5959 or ronkane@bellsouth.net

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Land For Sale 1 ACRE • JUNALUSKA HIGHLANDS Premier sold out gated community, 5 minutes from downtown Waynesville. Water and electric on lot. • National treasure white oak tree with a trunk more than 6 feet across. Good views, yet privacy, southern exposure. It’s the smallest, but best lot in Junaluska Highlands. • Lot 35. Reduced! • $109,000 or best offer. Call Ron at (828) 683-5959 or ronkane@bellsouth.net

12.08 ACRES Private with large mature trees. Mountain views. Good spring. Southern exposure. Power and phone. Bold creek views from home site. • Near National Forest and Appalachian Trail. $85,000. MLS#455128. Steve DuBose: (828) 6223518. Mountain Home Properties sdubose@ mountaindream.com 68 ACRE COVE • MADISON COUNTY Backs to National Forest. Owner must Sacrifice: $200,000. (828) 206-0785. www.laurelriverrealty.com

Real Estate Services

Home Services

Lawn & Garden ACE GRADING AND LANDSCAPING Custom grading, driveways, lots cleared. • Mulch • Gravel • Views • Tree removal • Storm cleanup • Retaining walls. 15 years experience. Insured. Free estimate. (828) 216-0726.

Services

CONSERVE ENERGY/MONEY! Keep the cool air inside this Summer! • Home Weatherization. Building Performance Institute Certified Home Energy Auditor. • Infared Thermal Imaging • Blowerdoor Testing • Gas Safety Inspections • Air-Sealing. (828) 367-2061. Asheville Energy Audit.

Entertainment

MAYBERRY HEATING AND COOLING INC • Service • Repairs • Replacements AC/Heat Pumps • Gas/Oil Furnaces • New Construction/Renovations • Indoor Air Quality Products. (828) 658-9145.

Upholstery UPHOLSTERY AND RESTORATION Quality and friendly custom restoration services for all your upholstery needs. • Auto • Home. Free estimates. (828) 551-5211.

ASHEVILLE’S GREENEST CLEANING SERVICE • WL&L Cleaning service Includes: Residential / Commercial. Competitive Pricing. Licensed and insured. Call today for Free Estimates. 828-2777672, 828-712-2078. SUDSY’S CLEANING SERVICE COMMERCIALRESIDENTIALCONSTRUCTION CALL ANITA FOR FREE ESTIMATE828-215-3958

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HIRE A HUSBAND Handyman Services. 30 years professional experience. Quality, reliability. References available. Free estimates. $2 million liability insurance. Stephen Houpis, (828) 280-2254.

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Cleaning PRIME WEST ASHEVILLE LOT • Walk to Haywood or just to the park. 0.23 acres off Davenport Rd. MLS #458548. $56K. • 1914 Farmhouse, needs renovation. Newer roof and decks. No C/O. 91 Virginia Ave. $119K. MLS #465170. cindy@ashevilleproperty.com 828-243-0217, 828-210-3636. www.ashevilleproperty.com

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TENT TOPPERS EVENT RENTAL Let us provide high quality event tents for your next wedding or corporate event. Consultations are free. 828-974-1576. www.tenttoppers.com ncsales@tenttoppers.com

Education/ Tutoring HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA! Graduate in just 4 weeks!! FREE Brochure. Call now. 1800-532-6546 Ext. 97 http://www.continentalacade my.com (AAN CAN) SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMS Learning is building. Repair weak concepts, prevent summertime decay. Summer programs $80 off. All subjects, all levels. 828.333.8919 RMoffatt@TutorDoctor.com www.TutorDoctorWNC.com.

Home A WOMAN’S TOUCH We can help transform your home into your sanctuary and your body into your temple. Call 828-777-6572 for details. womans-touch@live.com 828-777-6572.

Caregivers NEED A VACATION? RN HERE TO HELP. Cottage Available. The perfect place for your loved one to enjoy their own vacation whilst you enjoy yours. Situated in downtown Asheville in a country like setting. RN always on premises. Very health minded. Good organic meals. Gardens for tending. Specialized outings. Please see accommodation cottage. vrbo.com/260057 Rates $300-$400/day for 24 hr on call care. Call for more information. 828 215-3194. vscarlett@charter.net

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Apartments For Rent

COMMERCIAL FOR SALE • West Asheville MultiFamily, 4 homes on one acre lot w/stream, reduced, $299,900. • Downtown building on 0.36 acres with parking, corner of Grove and Patton, $675,000. • Heart of downtown, 2nd floor of the Leader Building, approximately 3600 sqft, Reduced: 300K, $689,000. • The Real Estate Center, (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com

1 & 2 BEDROOMS • STARTING AT $595/MONTH! Apartment living in a parklike setting. Great location! • Pets ok! Call 274-4477. EHO. woodsedge.webs.com

HENDERSONVILLE. Urban flex space on historic 7th Ave. Live, work. 9,000 sq. ft. for only $405,000. Bank owned. G/M Property Group 828-281-4024,

Commercial/Busi ness Rentals 1 MONTH FREE! (W/12 month lease). River Arts Studios starting at $180/month, includes utilities. Call 250-9700 or email: rega@charterinternet.com 3 GREAT LOCATIONS • HENDERSONVILLE ROAD • Class A office space for lease, beautifully appointed 600-1300 sqft. • Medical Office space 1775 sqt • Retail space: 1500 sqft. • High visibility, large volume traffic. (828) 691-0586. ARTIST STUDIO/SMALL CRAFT WOODWORKING SPACE • With basic power tools to share. Call Ray, 828254-3415. ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN OFFICE SPACE Historic Miles Building. 2 Wall Street. Large and small suites available. Some have hardwood floors. All have charm, high ceilings and are updated. We are a non-smoking, friendly working community. For Inquiries: mrsmawest@yahoo.com or 828 242-5456 DOWNTOWN FLEX STUDIO Office space for rent. • 800 sqft of open space, conference/office space with internet access, nice lounge and waiting area with kitchen facilities. Call Joy: (828) 2322879. LEXINGTON STATION 1800+ sqft, first floor, high ceilings, hardwoods throughout, one handicap accessible restroom, parking, $2000/month, The Real Estate Center, (828) 2554663, www.recenter.com RIVER DISTRICT 6,000 sqft shell - artists; flexible uses. Owner will upfit for Class A office. Call G/M Property Group, 828-281-4024. jmenk@gmproperty.com

1-BR, 1BA NORTH • 365 Weaverville Highway. Carport, washer/dryer hookups. $485/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS From $525$1500. • Huge selection! • Pet friendly. (828) 251-9966. Alpha-Real-Estate.com 1920’s ON HILLSIDE ST. • Between downtown and UNCA. Very large 2BR with LR, formal DR, kitchen with sunny breakfast spot. Top floor for privacy and quiet. $745/month includes heat, hot and cold water, laundry facilities. Cat ok, sorry no dogs. Year lease, sec dep, credit ck req. For appt: Elizabeth Graham 253-6800. 1BA/STUDIO • 85 Merrimon. Spring Special! All utilities included. $500/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA ARDEN • 10 Mountain. Patio, W/D hookups. $465/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA DOWNTOWN • 85 Walnut. Roof access, high ceilings. $705/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA EAST • 28 Hillendale. Carpet, coin-op laundry. $515/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 1225 Highland. Elevator, hardwood floors. $475/month. 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 407 4th. Deck, hardwood floors. $425/month. 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA Hendersonville 827 4th Ave, $445/month. Hardwood Floors, water Included, 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA MONTFORD • 333 Cumberland. Tile floors, high ceilings. $695/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 42 Albermarle. Pine floors, high ceilings. $595/month. 828-259-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 42 Gracelyn. Bonus room, heating included. $650$665/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA NORTH • 45 Henrietta. Porch, hardwood floors. $595/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 83 Edgemont. Sunroom, A/C, hardwood floors. $685/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR/1BA NORTH • 82 Merrimon. $575/month. Hardwood floors, water included. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1.5BA ARDEN • 110 Colony. Pool access, patio. $675/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1.5BA NORTH • 30 Clairmont. A/C, great location. $595/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA DOWNTOWN WEAVERVILLE • A/C. Large modern kitchen with separate laundry room. New washer/dryer included. Excellent location and condition. $675/month. 828-775-9434. 2BR, 1BA EAST • 2484 Riceville Rd. Porch, W/D hookups. $625/month. 828-263-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA EAST • 9 Lindsey. Deck, A/C. $595/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 304 Charlotte St. Bonus room, carport. $650/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 83 Edgemont. Porch, A/C. $805/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA WEST • 9 King Arthur. Patio, carpet. $625/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA • 105 S. Main St. Weaverville. A/C. W/D hookups. Excellent condition. $595/month. 828-775-9434. 2BR, 2BA EAST • 744 Bee Tree Lake. A/C, W/D. $675/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

ACTON WOODS APARTMENTS • Beautiful 2BR, 2BA, $775. Include gas log fireplace, water, storage. 828-253-0758. Carver Realty BENT CREEK • 2BR, 1BA. Garage. $725/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com BLACK MOUNTAIN • SPECIAL • 2BR, 1BA. Heatpump, central air, W/D connection. Nice area. Only $595/month. 828-252-4334. CLEAN ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT 1BR apt. Washer/dryer. 191 Brevard Rd, Bent Creek. $550/month. Water and trash pickup included. $550 + deposit. Call Frank, 828-253-5817. DOWNTOWN • LIVE • WORK • PLAY! • Studio: $575/month. Call 254-2229. APM EAST 1BR DUPLEX APARTMENT Quiet, wooded, convenient location. • WD connections. • Pet considered. • No smoking. $575/month, includes water. 230-2511. EFFICIENCY 289 E. Chestnut. Ground floor units. MOVE IN SPECIAL 2nd month free + 6 month lease. $425/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com GLEN BRIDGE APTS - 1BR. 1BA Arden. Includes water. MOVE IN SPECIAL 2nd month free + 6 month lease. $450/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com HENDERSONVILLE • SPECIAL • Studio apartment. Walking distance to Main St. Includes water. $325/month. 828-2524334. WNC Rentals HENDERSONVILLE APARTMENT • 1BR, 1BA. Walking distance to Main St. Includes water. $395/month. 828-2534334. WNC Rentals

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NORTH ASHEVILLE TOWNHOMES • SPECIAL • Off Merrimon. Walking distance to town. 2BR, 1BA $495/month. Includes water. 828-252-4334. WNC Rentals. NORTH ASHEVILLE 2BR, 1BA. Kimberly Ave. area. H/W floors. Includes water/garbage/heat. $750/month. www.arcagencyasheville.com SIGN A LEASE IN JUNE Sign a lease in June and take advantage of our Summer Special at Woodridge Apartments! Come by our office at 61 Bingham Road in Asheville for details! Dishwasher, WD connections, all appliances. • Water, garbage and sewer included in rent. • Pet friendly. • No application fee. • Bus service every hour. 1, 2, 3 and 4 BR Homes! Section 8 welcomed! • Handicapped accessible units. Equal Housing Opportunity. (828) 250-0159. Professionally managed by Partnership Property Management. SOUTH • Forestdale. 2BR, 12BA. D/W, storage. $625$805/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com STUDIO IN MONTFORD 1BR studio. Quiet Montford neighborhood. Private entrance/porch. Full kitchen/bath. Tile/radiant floor heat. Central A/C. $600/month. Available June 1st. (828)712-5252. STUDIO-1BR, 1BA NORTH • 37 Sunset. Carpet, downtown views. $455-545/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com Walk To UNCA 2BR, 1BA ground-floor apartment. Washer/dryer connections. Trash pick-up, water included. Off-street parking. Quiet area. Pets considered with deposit. Prefer nonsmoker. $645/month + $645 security deposit. 1-year lease required. Call Tom (828) 230-7296. WEST • 1BR, 1BA. $500/month. 828-253-0758. Carver Realty. WEST • 1BR, 1BA. $650/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

2BR/1BA NORTH 501 Beaverdam, $525/month. Mountain Views, Washer/Dryer hookups, 828-253-151. www.leslieandassoc.com

LEICESTER • 2BR, 1BA $550/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

WEST • 2BR, 1BA. $650/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

2BR/2BA ARDEN, GLEN BEALE, 2nd Month RENT FREE, AC. $655/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

NORTH 1BR • $500/month. Sorry, no pets. 828-253-0758. Carver Realty.

Mobile Homes For Rent

2BR/2BA, ARDEN • 216 Weston, A/C. $725/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA ARDEN • 8202 Terra. A/C, walk-in closet. $795/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

NORTH ASHEVILLE • SPECIAL 2BR, 1BA. Heatpump, central air, W/D connections, D/W. Near Beaver Lake. $595/month. 828-2524334. WNC Rentals.

MOBILE HOME • 2BR, 1BA. $425/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com OAKLEY AREA 14X80 • 3BR, 2BA. • Fireplace in living room. Stove, refrigerator, garbage pickup, lawn care provided. WD connections. $585/month. • No pets. 298-8939.

Condos/ Townhomes For Rent

WINDSWEPT • 2BR, 2BA. $850/month. www.arcagencyasheville.com 828-350-9400.

2BR, 2BA • WEST ASHEVILLE Spacious corner unit, great light, designer wall colors, WD, gas fireplace, hardwoods/carpet. Gated community, Biltmore Commons. • Pool. Exercise room. Creek view from screened porch. • No pets. • $750/month. Deposit. Lease. References. (828) 400-3580.

Homes For Rent

A BIG THANX! “Thanx Xpress! The recent rental ad attracted a steady stream of quality applicants, thanks to your quality publication.” Mark K. • You too can find quality renters by placing an affordable ad in the pages of Mountain Xpress Classified Marketplace: 251-1333. AVAILABLE AUGUST 1 • MARS HILL Walk to college. 2BR, 2BA, living, kitchen w/open floor plan. Front porch. Electric heat/AC. • WD. $800/month. References. Deposit. • No pets. (828) 689-2625. CANTERBURY HEIGHTS • WEST ASHEVILLE 48 Beri Drive. Newly renovated 2BR, 1.5BA split level condos, 918 sqft. W/D. Pool, fitness room. $700/month. Mike: (919) 624-1513. CONDO NEAR TUNNEL ROAD • Luxury 2BR, 2BA on the 4th floor of a new 4-story building. Close to downtown and Asheville Mall. Elevators, pool with hot tub, exercise room, fireplace, deck with mountain views, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ceramic/hardwood floors. $995/month. Includes water and gas. 828-231-6689. DOWNTOWN CONDO Top floor unit 2BR, 2BA, views of Mount Pisgah, hardwoods, stainless appliances, granite countertops, jet tub, balcony, fitness center, 2 parking spaces, $1400/month. The Real Estate Center, (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com DOWNTOWN LUXURY CONDO New loft in historic 52 Biltmore Avenue building. 2BR, 2BA. • Gourmet kitchen, oak floors, exposed brick, fireplace, large windows, WD, concrete, granite, stone, stainless upgrades. • Indoor parking. Best Downtown location; walk to anything! $2150/month. • 1 year lease required. (828) 301-8033 or (954) 684-1300. phillpen@aol.com NORTH ASHEVILLE TOWNHOUSE • SPECIAL • Walking distance to town. 2BR,1BA $495/month. Includes water. 0828-252-4334. WNC Rentals. SOUTH CARRINGTON • 3BR, 2BA. $1050/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

1ST CALL US! 2, 3 and 4BR homes from $700-2500. • Pet friendly. • Huge selection! (828) 251-9966 Alpha-Real-Estate.com 2BR, 1BA WEST • 179 Sulphur Springs. Hardwood floors, bonus room, basement. $955/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2.5BA. 11 Forest Edge. 2-story, full basement, 2100 sq.ft. Formal dining room, large kitchen and family room. Double garage. Gas forced air heat, unvented gas fireplace, large back yard. $1500/month. Call (828) 253-0758. Carver Realty 3BR, 2BA • MARSHALL Beautiful rock house on the river! • $700/month plus utilities. Call (828) 206-0785. laurelriverrealty.com 3BR, 2BA NORTH • 16 Knoll Ridge. Deck, storage building. $1015/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

ASHEVILLE BUNGALOW • WEST 2BR, 1BA, great woodfloors. • Extra lot with organic garden beds in place! Garage/carport, partially fenced yard. $895/month. Call (828) 215-2865. BEST TIME IS NOW! Best time to buy, pay less than rent, 1% rebate from Buyer Agent Commission, see www.BuncombeRealty.com, 301-2021.

GORGEOUS NEW CONSTRUCTION 3BR, 2.5BA with garage. Great South location. • Lease/purchase options now available. Why rent when you can own! Call (828) 676-0677 for details. 123newhomenow.com

WEST ASHEVILLE 9 Winnfred. 3BR, 2BA ranch; quiet neighborhood fireplace, den, basement. Walk to Vance Elementary. No smokers; pets negotiable. $1050/month + utilities. (828) 683-1180.

BILTMORE LAKE • 4BR, 3BA. $2400/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

HAW CREEK • 3BR, 2BA. $995/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

Vacation Rentals

BLACK MOUNTAIN 2BR, 2BA. Nice house in quiet subdivision. $750/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com BUNGALOW • NEAR DOWNTOWN Recently remodeled 2BR, 2BA, 1100 sqft, hardwood floors and ceramic tile throughout. • Covered front and screened back porches w/sunset and downtown views. • Walking distance to hospitals. $925/month. • Pets considered. (828) 299-7743.

3BR, 2BA NORTH • 414 Creekside. Large deck, W/D connections. $1095/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA WEST • 92 Martin. Hardwood floors, fenced back yard. $1395/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA • Near Richmond Hill Inn. $950/month. Call (828) 253-0758. Carver Realty 4BR, 3BA SOUTH • 15 Buchanan. Walk to downtown, garage. $1,375/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com ALL AREAS - HOUSES FOR RENT. Browse thousands of rental listings with photos and maps. Advertise your rental home for FREE! Visit: http://www.RealRentals.com (AAN CAN) AMAZING! I have always used Mountain Xpress as advertising for our rental house. I’m amazed each time by the number of responses and the caliber of people it attracts. Thanks, John S. You too can get great results! Call 251-1333. Mountain Xpress Classified Marketplace. ARTS AND CRAFTS BUNGALOW • Sylva. 3BR, 2BA + office, sunroom, porches. 2500 sq.ft.. 10” ceilings, large rooms. Unfinished basement. Walk to town, library, park. $1200/month, year lease. 828-273-8173.

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HAW CREEK • 4BR, 3BA. $1800/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

Short-Term Rentals

LOG HOME 3 years old in Marshall. 2BR 2BA with hardwood, cathedral ceilings. Open floorplan. Front/back porches with large yard by stream. Hi-sp internet. $900/month + deposit. 828-649-1170. NORTH - FARRWOOD • 1BR, 1BA. $650/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

CENTRAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES AVAILABLE • Rentals • Rental Management • Sales • Listings. • The City Solution! 828.210.2222. AshevilleCityRealEstate.com CHARMING 2BR/1BA Large kitchen, spacious bedrooms, fenced-in back yard with screened-in porch, A/C, dishwasher, washer/dryer. Call 230-6997 to see this gem. EAST • 3BR, 2BA $895/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com FANTASTIC HOME! • MONTFORD 3BR, 1.5BA. High ceilings, ample space including livingNroom, TED den, RE bath. 1 study, remodeled year lease, references required. $975/month. Joe: 253-5513. FLETCHER • STAFFORD HILLS New, immaculate 3BR, 2.5BA, 1250 sqft townhome. Hardwood floors, marble in bath, gas fireplace, 1 car garage. Patio. Convenient to Hendersonville, Asheville. $1000/month. • Pets considered. References. Deposit. Lease/purchase option. (864) 723-1049.

BEAUTIFUL LOG CABIN Sleeps 5, handicap accessible. Near Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC. (828) 231-4504 or 2771492. bennie14@bellsouth.net

NORTH ASHEVILLE TOWNHOMES • SPECIAL • Off Merrimon. Walking distance to town. 2BR, 1BA $495/month. Includes water. 828-2524334. WNC Rentals. NORTH • Near UNCA. 2BR, 1BA $700/month. Call (828) 253-0758. Carver Realty REEMS CREEK, MUNDY COVE 3BR, 2BA. Carpet, vinyl, stove, refrigerator. Water included. $900/month. Call (828) 253-0758. Carver Realty RUMBLING BALD AT LAKE LURE 2800 sq.ft. stream, waterfall. 3BR/3BA, W/D, recent updates, deck, walk to lake, some resort amenities. No pets, no smoking. $950/month. $950/deposit + $200. Credit check, references. 828-697-8166. eagleborne@morrisbb.net SWANNANOA - 3BR, 2BA. Cherry Blossom Cove subdivision across from ACA. $950 month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com WEST ASHEVILLE 134 Stewart St. 2 BR, 1 bath, fireplace. Painted, new water heater, roof, cental a/c. No pets. $615/mo. 704-315-1081 amoberley@bellsouth.net

BUSINESS TRIPS • VACATION • RELOCATING? Conveniently-located charming 1BR cottage, in historic Asheville neighborhood. • Completely furnished, includes linens, TV, internet. • Available midAugust. • (2 week minimum). norwoodcottage@ gmail.com

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Employment

General $$$HELP WANTED$$$ Extra Income! Assembling CD cases from Home! No Experience Necessary! Call our Live Operators Now! 1800-405-7619 EXT 2450 http://www.easyworkgreatpay.com (AAN CAN) AMERICORPS CONSERVATION POSITIONS IN WESTERN NC! 11-month program seeks individuals committed to conservation, education and volunteerism. Apply by June 16, 2010. See www.carolinamountain.org for full details.

CHURCH MUSIC DIRECTOR/ORGANIST The First Presbyterian Church of Burnsville, NC, a welcoming and inclusive community of believers, is seeking a parttime Organist/Adult Choir Director/Bell Choir Director. FPC Burnsville has a small pipe organ with a growing fund for its expansion. Salary and benefits based on the applicant’s experience and qualifications. Send resumes and/or for a complete Job Description, email: Aimee Tomcho, Office Manager at altomcho@verizon.net. Deadline for resumes is June 15, 2010. FIND QUALITY EMPLOYEES FAST! We found more than a dozen highly qualified job applicants in less than a week with just a single classified ad in the Mountain Express. • Chris Dennen, PhD, President of Innovative Healing Inc. • Your business can quickly and affordably find the right employee. Call 251-1333, Mountain Xpress Marketplace! HIRE QUALITY EMPLOYEES “Our employment advertisements with the Mountain Xpress garner far more educated and qualified applicants than any other publication we have used. The difference is visible in the phone calls, applications and resumes.” Howard Stafford, Owner, Princess Anne Hotel. • Thank you, Howard. Your business can benefit by advertising for your next employee in Mountain Xpress Classifieds. Call 251-1333.

HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED! Eliada Homes needs a hardworking, self-motivated individual to help us out with routine cleaning of buildings across campus. Majority of duties would be focused in the residential cottages, working to keep bathroom/kitchen/common areas neat and clean. This is a full-time position offering health, dental, life, and various other employee benefits. Individual works MF 8:00am-4:00pm. Must be at least 18 years of age and posses a valid NCDL. Prefer some experience with housekeeping. Must be able to pass a thorough background check and drug screening, as the position involves working around children. Please submit a resume to eweaver@eliada.org

ZIP LINE CANOPY GUIDES Navitat Canopy Adventures is growing! We’re hiring eight additional Zip Line Canopy Guides to lead guests through our tree top adventure. Interested? Outdoors and customer service experience preferred. Forward resumes to info@navitat.com for consideration. No phone calls, please. info@navitat.com www.navitat.com

Employment Opportunities • Call (828) 225-6122 or visit: biltmore.com

Administrative/ Office MUNICIPAL BILLING CLERK The Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District is now accepting applications for the position of Billing Clerk. This is a part-time position without benefits of approximately 25 hours per week. Position has the potential, but is not guaranteed, to become a fulltime position. Applicants should have experience dealing with the public, handling cash, entering data, and similar administrative responsibilities. A complete job description and application for employment can be obtained at www.woodfinwater.com or in person at 122 Elkwood Avenue, Asheville, NC. Resumes will be accepted but all candidates must complete a District application. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Completed applications can be mailed to: WSWSD, PO Box 8452, Asheville NC 28814, or scanned and sent via e-mail to frontdesk@woodfinwater.co m with “billing clerk” in the subject heading.The Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District is an Equal Opportunity Employer www.woodfinwater.com frontdesk@ woodfinwater.com

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Salon/ Spa CENTRO HAIR STUDIO Located in lovely Gerber Village (South Asheville), has one station available for rent. It is an upscale studio, sure to impress your clientele! Amenities include Rene Furterer Paris’ full line of backbar/styling products, rollerball machines for color processing, ample storage for color and supplies plus business cards/marketing materials! Please call 828505-1190 to arrange for a confidential interview or email your resume to cgranicz@charterinternet.co m. JOIN OUR TEAM IN VIBRANT DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE • Eclipse Salon is located on beautiful, historic Wall Street in the heart of this lively city. We are looking to add a stylist to our unique and talented team. We are a friendly and chic Bumble and Bumble salon offering modern techniques and style to an eclectic clientèle. Benefits include: • Competitive rate for booth rental • Commission on products • Full-time concierge reception • Laundry service provided • Stylish decor and local art gallery • Convenient public parking available on Wall Street. Be a part of a team who love what we do and care about the clients we serve. Call 828-285-0019 or email Jen at info@eclipseasheville.com for an interview. LICENSED HAIR STYLIST Two stylists with clientele preferred. Great location: Off Charlotte Street, Asheville. Plenty parking. Contact Fredia, 258-9558 or 7764761. Illusions Day Spa

Sales/ Marketing

AMERILIFE AND HEALTH WANTS YOU! Join the largest senior financial planning team in the country! • Training provided • 5-7 quality leads daily • Local market • Monthly bonuses and incentive. 1st year average $40K-80K!!! Call Lindsay Rowe, Lead Recruiting Specialist: (828) 684-1477.

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EVENT STAFFING / PROJECT MANAGEMENT Highly impactful organization with 10-year history seeks to add a high-energy and ambitious individual to its’ Operations Team as an Account Executive. 828-2807039. jball@eventprostrategies.com LOCAL WHOLESALE COMPANY • Looking for fulltime help in a newly established customer service department (Woodfin Area). The position is responsible for handling returns, issuing credits, responding and resolving customer service complaints. Computer skills required and knowledge of QuickBooks and Microsoft Office a plus. Interested parties must be friendly, self motivated, focused, reliable, and have good attention to detail. The candidate must also be able to balance multiple tasks while remaining cool under pressure. Benefits include competitive pay, comfortable atmosphere w/casual dress, paid time off, health insurance, and great office hours. Interested parties please fax or email resume and cover letter with a few sentences about yourself to fax: 828-236-2658 or email: jamesm@allfungifts.com SALES PROS • Time to get paid what you are worth AND have a life. Call 1-888-700-4916.

SALES/CREDIT COUNSELOR Credit Counselor positions: Inbound sales only No cold calls. Training Provided. Candidates must have a proven sales record, clean background, and an energetic attitude for consideration. Microsoft Office and Internet skills required. Earn Bonus and Vacation compensation for work performance. Base Pay is 8.00 per hour plus commission and bonuses. Average yearly pay 30k to 40k based on performance. Advancement Opportunities. Please email a copy of your resume to usdebt@usdebtrelief.biz usdebtrelief.org

Restaurant/ Food APOLLO FLAME BISTRO Now accepting applications for Servers, 18 or older. Open Monday-Sunday, 11am10pm. • Apply in person: 2pm-4pm, Monday-Thursday, 1025 Brevard Road, across from Biltmore Square Mall. MOUNTAIN X JAMS! As a growing business that relies on the face put forward by our employees, Mountain Xpress Classifieds is where we turn to find them. The volume of high-quality applicants replying to our ads can be hard to choose from, and it is always worth our investment. Thanks Mountain X! Rebecca and Charlie, owners, Tomato Jam Cafe.

Hotel/ Hospitality

CNAs • BUNCOMBE • HENDERSON • HAYWOOD

HOUSEKEEPER Historic 16 suite boutique inn seeks a full-time professional, detailoriented, self-motivated Housekeeper. Must also assist with breakfast service and clean-up. • Flexibility with schedule (Sundays required) and duties preferred. Call (828) 2580986: Princess Anne Hotel.

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Retail

REGISTERED NURSE RN to

RECEIVING ASSOCIATE • HENDERSONVILLE Thrift Shop seeks part-time receiving associate. Must be able to lift 40 plus lbs, have knowledge of pricing and merchandising home goods and antiques, and strong customer service skills. Retail receiving background preferred. Please email resume to brhsthriftshop@gmail.com

Stacie’s Personal Care Services is looking for experienced CNAs for varying schedules. • Clean background and drug screening required. (828) 649-9014 or

work PRN for our new Hendersonville Office. Be self-motivated and able to work independently. Experience in Home Health and Hospice preferred. Send resume to: PO Box 67, Marshall, NC, 28753. Stacie’s Personal Care Services.

Medical/ Health Care

AGAPE SERVICES • Is

BANALTRUM CAREGIVERS • CNA’s Needed ASAP: Experienced CNA’s for inhome care to start immediately. Call 251-0034 or visit our office and fill out an application. • 33 Mineral Springs Road, Asheville, NC 28805.

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looking for foster families in Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, counties. Teens are a special focus. We provide training and 24 hour support and a generous, tax free stipend.

Housekeeping - Deep Clean Attendant, House Attendant, Public Area Attendant, Room Attendant, Turndown Attendant Laundry - Account Associate, Dry Cleaning Attendant, Laundry Mechanic, Lead Linen Aide, Linen Aide,Van Driver,Washperson Spa - Boutique Consultant, Facility Attendant, Massage Therapist, Nail Technician, Server/Bartender, Shift Leader, Shift Supervisor, Spa Concierge Miscellaneous - Club Floor Host/Hostess, Convention Manager, Front Desk Agent, Front Desk Supervisor, Groundskeeper, Reservation Sales Agent, Resort Greeter, Senior Maintenance Technician, Valet Attendant, Sports Complex Attendant

SHARE IN OUR MANY BENEFITS INCLUDING:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage including domestic partner • Flex-account spending for medical and dependent care • holiday pay • sick leave; • Sports Complex access • free on-property weekly physician assistant visit • employee recognition • 401(k) • Grove Park Inn Retirement Plan • life insurance • paid vacation • free meals in the employee cafeteria • free uniforms and laundering services • educational reimbursement • employee discounts on guest rooms, dining, floral, Spa, golf and retail discounts at area businesses • free and discounted visits to area attractions. For a complete list of our openings and to apply online, go to www.groveparkinn.com. Or, apply in person, Mon-Fri, 9am-6-pm, Sat. 8am4pm with Human Resources at 290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804. 828.252.2711x2082. EOE Drug Free Workplace.

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DAY TREATMENT SPECIALIST NEEDED! Eliada Academy is seeking Qualified Professional staff to work with our students ages 8-17 in our day treatment program. The position is currently PRN, but there is potential to move into fulltime. The QP Treatment Specialist (QPTS) will work with teachers and treatment associates, providing therapeutic learning activities in group and individual settings. The Academy is a year-round program, open Monday-Friday during normal school hours. Requirements: Must meet Qualified Professional standards in North Carolina. Requires a bachelor’s degree in Human Services with two years of experience with a comparable population (adolescent mental health) OR a non-human services degree with four years of comparable experience. Must posses valid NCDL and be insurable by Eliada’s carriers. Please submit resume to eweaver@eliada.org if you qualify!

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Food & Beverage - Banquet Cook, Bartender, Cabana Cook, Dining Room Attendant, Host/Hostess, Kitchen Maintenance Technician, Lead Cook, Line Cook, Restaurant Manager, Server, Steward, Supervisor

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AGAPE SERVICES • Is seeking the following: • Behavioral Modification Technician (Paraprofessional) - Must have desire to work with challenging youths. Some knowledge of supportive counseling techniques. • Qualified Professional for Day Treatment - Must have a minimum BA degree in Counseling, Psychology, or related Human Services and must have at least 5 years of mental health, developmental disabilities experience and 2 years supervision under a Licensed Professional. • Teacher - Must have valid NC license or eligibility for license in Special Education or college degree in other fields. • Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Psychotherapist Manage structured individual and group addiction activities for adults and adolescents. Applicant must have 2 years experience working with emotionally disabled and/or substance abusing clients. Please forward resumes to: nitiki05@aol.com

Contact Nice, 828- 329-5385

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ALBERTA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES • A statewide CARF accredited CAP provider. Currently seeking AFL providers in the area to give care to MR/DD adults in their own home. Also seeking paraprofessionals to provide other services. Excellent compensation, supervision and support. 37 Haywood St. Suite 200, Asheville NC 28801. jeff.fleagle@albertakids.com

FAMILIES TOGETHER, INC. Is now hiring Licensed Professionals in Buncombe, Madison, Henderson, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties. Qualified candidates will include LPC’s, LCSW’s, LMFT’s, LCAS’s, PLCSW’s, or Board Eligible Counselors. • FTI provides a positive work environment, flexible hours, room for advancement, health benefits, clinical supervision, and an innovative culture. Candidates should email resumes to: humanresources@familiesto gether.net • www.familiestogether.net

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We are currently seeking AFL providers in the area to give care in their own homes to MR/DD adults. We offer excellent compensation, supervision and comprehensive 24/7 support. 37 Haywood Street, Suite 200 Asheville, NC 28801 • Phone: 828-398-2809 e-mail: jeff.fleagle@albertakids.com

FAMILIES TOGETHER, INC. Is now hiring Qualified Professionals in Buncombe, Madison, Henderson, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 2-4 years related experience and a bachelor’s degree. FTI provides a positive work environment, flexible hours, room for advancement, health benefits, clinical supervision, and an innovative culture. Candidates should email resumes to: humanresources@ familiestogether.net www.familiestogether.net

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF ASHEVILLE is seeking licensed therapists and QMHPs to provide mental health services to children, families and adults. Email csimpson@fpscorp.com

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Has an immediate opening for an LPC or LCSW. Candidate must have a Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or related field and be licensed or licensed eligible in the state of North Carolina. Family Preservation Services of Hendersonville, North Carolina has openings for child and adult QMHPs to provide day treatment services, Intensive In Home Services and Community Support Team services to consumers. Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years experience working with the identified population. Please forward resumes to msouder@fpscorp.com

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF POLK COUNTY Is seeking therapists to provide mental health services to children, families and adults. Please email resume to mswann@fpscorp.com.

FOSTER CARE PROGRAM DIRECTOR • Be a part of a small and growing program in local non-profit agency with 100 years of history! Eliada Homes is committed to providing the highest quality foster care possible. Duties: Develop and implement progressive and effective family and therapeutic foster care services. Oversee all foster care operations including recruitment and licensure of new foster homes, supervision of consultants working directly with foster parents, ongoing training program for foster parents, community liaison, on call support, and administrative tasks. Will serve as member of treatment leadership team for agency’s mental health services and supervise therapeutic foster care services in collaboration with assigned clinician. Requirements: Master’s degree in human services, Qualified Professional status, 5 years experience in foster care/mental health settings, and 3 years supervisory experience. Position available late May. Full-time with benefits. Please reply to eweaver@eliada.org with your resume if you qualify. FULL TIME CASE MANAGER • 8am-5pm, M-F. Experience: BA in Human Services + 2 years MH/SA. Forward resume to aspireapplicants@yahoo.com

Professional/ Management

MAKE A DIFFERENCE NC Mentor is looking for foster parents in Western North Carolina. Be a hero in your community and open your home to a child in need. We provide training, 24 hour support, internal respite as needed and a generous stipend. Please call Nicole at 828-696-2667 ext 14. Together we can make a difference in our community. Visit our web site at www.nc-mentor.com • Do you know someone who is interested in becoming a therapeutic foster parent? MALE PARAPROFESSIONAL TECHS HomeCare Mgmt. in Forest City is recruiting male paraprofessional workers to work with individuals with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities in the Asheville area. Workers must have HS diploma or GED and preferably to have experience in the Mental Health field. For more information, or an application packet, call HomeCare: 828-247-1700 tavernia@ homecaremgmt.org NEED EXTRA CASH???? MONARCH is helping dreams take flight!! Developmental Specialists needed in Hendersonville for PRN/Sub as needed staff. Provide support and assist individuals with disabilities in meeting their goals and needs. • Great way to get your foot in the door. Pay starts at $9/hour. DOE. • Requires HS/GED completion; 1 year of similar experience preferred. Background checks and preemployment drug screen. • Please apply online at www.MonarchNC.org

MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH • Haywood County Therapist: Child and Family Services: Must have a Master’s degree and be license eligible. • Please contact Chris Cruise, chris.cruise@ meridianbhs.org Jackson, Swain, Macon County RN Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. • Please contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy.whitaker@ meridianbhs.org Clinician/Recovery Coordinator: Recovery Education Center. Must have Master’s degree and be license eligible. • Please contact Caroline Bradford, caroline.bradford@ meridianbhs.org Therapist Child and Family Services: Must have a Master’s degree and be license eligible. • Please contact Chris Cruise, chris.cruise@ meridianbhs.org Cherokee, Clay, Graham County Director Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program: Must be a Qualified Mental Health Professional. • Please contact Julie DurhamDefee, julie.durhamdefee@meridianbhs.org RN Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. • Please contact Patty Bilitzke, patricia.bilitzke@meridianbhs .org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org PARKWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH has an immediate opening for a F/T LCAS or Provisional LCAS in our Hendersonville Office. Knowledge of working with Medicaid and IPRS Clients would be helpful. 2 evenings will be required. Parkway has competitive salaries, excellent benefits, medical insurance, PTO, Supervision and CEUs for licensure/certification and much more for full time staff. Send resume to: slayton@parkwaybh.com

RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS NEEDED (PRN and Night Shift) • Do you have experience working with youth and a desire to help at-risk students succeed? If so, Eliada Homes may be a great fit for you! PRN Residential Counselors work within our cottages, typically on 2nd shift (2pm-11pm) and help implement a safe, therapeutic environment in which students are able to overcome various social and behavioral differences. While day counselors start as PRNs (working as needed) they often move into full-time. Night Shift counselors are required to be awake during the evening to perform bed checks and do routine documentation and maintenance as needed. Please note that night shift is Sun-Wed or Wed-Sat and is a full-time benefitted position!! Requirements: Prefer a bachelor’s degree in the human service field, but will also consider individuals with an AA/GED/High School Diploma with comparable experience in the mental health field. Some experience working with mental health population, particularly adolescents, strongly preferred. May consider individuals with less experience for night shifts. Must have a valid NCDL and be prepared to pass a drug screening and criminal background check. Position starts at $10/hr. All qualified individuals please send a resume to eweaver@eliada.org or visit www.eliada.org for more information. SUBSTANCE ABUSE CARE MANAGER SA Care Manager. Min BA/BS in human services + human services experience. Send resume to Region4TASC@nctasc.org. $30,000. UNIVERSAL MH DD SAS Is seeking a Therapist for an Intensive In Home Team Leader in Forest City. Universal is also seeking therapists to provide therapy in school and office settings in the Asheville area. Must have an active NC license. If interested please email resume to thinshaw@umhs.net or visit us on the web at www.umhs.net. FULL TIME LICENSED MH/SA ADOLESCENT THERAPIST • Send resume to aspireapplicants@yahoo.com

INSURANCE SALES Bankers Life and Casualty Company. Bankers Life and Casualty Company is a growing insurance company and needs skilled licensed professionals. Agents are trained in a nationally recognized program and earn an average of $35,000 to $75,000 per year with opportunity to earn bonuses totaling over $30,000 per quarter. Call Brittany at 828350-8002 ext 0 or email: brittanybarrett@bankerslife.c omto apply. PISGAH LEGAL SERVICES, Asheville, NC A communitybased, non-profit law firm, seeks a bilingual legal assistant/court advocate to assist low-income domestic violence victims at domestic violence shelters. Salary depends on experience; excellent benefits. Submit resume and cover letter by June 11, 2010, employment@pisgahlegal.or g or Pisgah Legal Services, POB 2276, Asheville, NC, 28802. Equal Opportunity Employer. Racial minorities, women, elderly, disabled encouraged to apply.

Arts/Media TECHNOLOGY PUBLICIST Firm Nineteen is looking for part-time publicist (20 hrs/wk) to assist with representation of technology clients. Must love tech. inquiry@firm19.com

Computer/ Technical MOUNTAIN XPRESS IS LOOKING FOR A WEBMASTER To manage day to day functionality of www.mountainx.com as well as help Xpress continue to evolve our website. You will need a deep understanding of content management systems and a willingness to multi-task in a varied fast paced environment. PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript experience a must. Expression Engine knowledge a plus. Interested? Send cover letter, resume, links to your work, references and any questions you may have to masterofwebs@ mountainx.com

Teaching/ Education PART-TIME MUSIC TEACHER Hanger Hall is hiring a part-time music teacher to facilitate a dynamic music class for 6th8th grade girls. • Music therapists are also welcome to apply. Approximately 15 hours/week. Salary based on experience. • Email a cover letter and resume to employment@ hangerhall.org

STONE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL Positions available: Field Instructor, Full-time for yearround schedule. We are looking for confident, flexible, and enthusiastic leaders to be part of a great team. • Field Instructors work 3-4 day shifts both on campus and on adventure trips. Clean driving record and drug screen mandatory. One year commitment vital. Benefits possible at 3 months including 401k, paid time off, certifications, and job training. Pay is commensurate with industry standards. Stone Mountain School operates under a Special Use permit issued by the U.S. Forest Service in the pristine wilderness of the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests. • Resume to Program Director at jpoore@ stonemountainschool.com stonemountainschool.com

Career Training EARN $75 - $200/HOUR • Media Makeup Artist Training. Ad, TV, Film, Fashion. One week class. Stable job in weak economy. Details at http://www.AwardMakeUpSc hool.com 310-364-0665. (AAN CAN).

Employment Services UNDERCOVER SHOPPERS Get paid to shop. Retail and dining establishments need undercover clients to judge quality and customer service. Earn up to $100/day. Please call 1-800-720-0576.

Business Opportunities ALL CASH VENDING! Be the boss of your own local route with 25 new machines and candy for $9,995. Call today 1-800-920-9563. Multivend, LLC. BO#200003 (AAN CAN) HOT DOG CART Great cash making opportunity. • Completely outfitted, mobil trailer cart, ready to go! • Includes signage, stainless steel accessories and umbrella. $2500. Serious only. 231-1001.

Announcements

Mind, Body, Spirit

Legal Notices

Bodywork

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE • Donna Robinson Roper, Plaintiff v. Douglas Lester Edwards. To Douglas Lester Edwards: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The Plaintiff, Donna Robinson Roper has filed a Complaint for Absolute Divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than 6/23/10, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This is the 19th day of May, 2010.

**ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE MASSAGE!** Perfect pressure! Caring, intuitive, professional therapist. Tranquil sanctuary just 3 blocks from Greenlife & downtown. Introductory Special for Locals: $35! Open Mon thru Sun. 9am to 8pm by appt. only. Brett Rodgers LMBT #7557. www.vitalitymassage.net (828) 255-4785.

Announcements GAIN NATIONAL EXPOSURE • Reach over 5 million young, educated readers for only $995 by advertising in 110 weekly newspapers like this one. Call Jason at 202289-8484. This is not a job offer. (AAN CAN). MEDICAL MARIJUANA DOCUMENTARY FROM NCCPN AT FIRESTORM BOOKS & CAFE, JUNE 3RD The North Carolina Cannabis Patients Network (NCCPN) will hold a presentation of the documentary, “Waiting to Inhale” which shows the latest medical marijuana info, science and research. Join us from 7-10pm at Firestorm Books & Cafe, Asheville, NC on June 3rd. A question/answer period will follow on HB 1380, the NC Medical Marijuana Act. NCCPN, 46 Haywood St., Suite 311, Asheville, NC 28801, 254-6211 PREGNANT CONSIDERING ADOPTION? • Talk with caring agency specializing in matching birthmothers with families nationwide • Living expenses paid. Call 24/7 • Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions • 1-866-4136293. (AAN CAN)

#1 AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY CONSCIOUS MASSAGE CENTER We’ve moved: • 1224 Hendersonville Road. Asheville. $29/hour. • 20 Wonderful Therapists to choose from. Therapeutic Massage: • Deep Tissue • Swedish • Sports • Trigger Point. Also offering: • Acupressure • Energy Work • Reflexology. • Save money, call now! 505-7088. thecosmicgroove.com $30 MASSAGES EVERYDAY at Center for Massage & Natural Health at our Downtown Therapy Center! Call (828) 252-0058 for your appointment! MASSAGE FOR EVERY BODY • Relaxing and therapeutic, great rates, MC/Visa accepted. Asheville location with free parking, ground floor and wheel chair accessible. Call Patty LMT# 7113, 828-275-5497. MASSAGE/MLD Therapeutic Massage. Manual Lymph Drainage. Lymphedema Treatment. $45/hour or sliding scale for financial hardship. 17+ years experience. 828-254-4110. NC License #146. www.uhealth.net

Spiritual TAROT Answers your life’s essential questions. Tarot answers or you don’t pay! Lil’lei, 828-275-4931. WHAT DO DREAMS WANT? Ask Nina: (828) 253-7472 or email: asknina@excite.com

Natural Alternatives HOLISTIC IRIDOLOGY® Fascinating Iris Analysis with digital imaging, BioChemistry Analysis, Cardiovascular Screening, and Meridian Kinesiology for ‘Total Health Assessment’. Safe, Effective Natural Therapies, Detoxification, • NEW: Vibrational Healing using Quantum Light Lasers! Call Jane Smolnik, ND, Iridologist at (828) 777-JANE (5263) or visit www.UltimateHealing.com

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Musical Services OBOE, FLUTE, PIANO lessons all ages www.kathrynpotter.com : composition commissions; solo – full orchestra. PIANO-GUITAR-DRUMSBASS-MANDOLIN-BANJOSINGING Learn what you/your child wants to learn. Knowledgeable, flexible, enthusiastic instructor. 828-242-5032. VIDEO AND RECORD YOUR MUSIC Or band to CD, DVD or any internet destination, in our studio or on location. • Affordable and Professional Production. Call (828) 335-9316. VISA/MC. www.amrmediastudio.com

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Classes & Workshops ASHEVILLE CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER HIP HOP AND JAZZ SUMMER DANCE CAMP For Girls Ages 7 – 12, Two Sessions: June 28 – July 2 & July 12 – July 16 Register: brandihand@gmail.com, 707-4178 BEGINNING AND ADVANCED JEWELRY MAKING • Cuttlebone Casting, and more www.earthspeakarts.com wechurlik@verizon.net

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Lost Pets A LOST OR FOUND PET? Free service. If you have lost or found a pet in WNC, post your listing here: www.lostpetswnc.org LOST CAT! Black w/white on feet, face and belly. Last seen a block from Gorman Bridge and Old Leicester. Name is Cali. 828-275-8754. LOST CAT! Siamese mix, female, blue eyes, spayed, no collar. Last seen 5/15/10 in Morgan Branch Estates, Candler. Call 633-0741 with information.

LOST PUPPY GREAT PYRENEES/SHEPPARD MIX, CANDLER Last seen 8 miles back on 151, off Chestnut Creek. Buff with dark muzzle. No collar. blueridgemariposa@ gmail.com 828-667-8283.

Pets for Adoption ADORABLE TABBY KITTENS Orange and white tabby male kittens seeking good homes. Mom was rescued and is very affectionate. 658-0294. BOMBAY KITTY Batlike head, small sausage body, 4 years, super affectionate, very playful, loves people/dogs, hates cats, spayed, blind. Needs loving lap of her own. Evenings: 676-1510.

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DIXIE is a 3 1/2 year old mix of Hound and Whippet. He is a sweet and friendly little guy with all people. However, he is not comfortable with all other dogs so he may do best in a single dog household. He seems to love children, attention and affection, bonds quickly and is certain to make a loyal canine companion. Stop by our Pet Harmony store for rescued pets located at 803 Fairview Street, Asheville, North Carolina 28803 to meet Dixie and shop for all of your pet supply needs FREE TO A GOOD HOME Great dog. 1.5 yr old black lab mix. Spayed. Needs renewed vaccines. Black with white chest and paw. (828)775-9035

JAC is short for Jacqueline, or Jackie, like Jackie O! I LOVE attention, so I talk a lot. Of the loads of black and white kitties in the network, I should be your first pick, cause I have lived with dogs and children, so I can behave like a lady! Stop by our Pet

MR JIGGS is a one-year-old Sheltie/Corgi mix. Timid at first, he quickly warms up and eats up all the attention ... he even gives hugs! He is good with kids, cats and smaller dogs. He would make a perfect and loveable canine companion. Stop by our Pet Harmony store for rescued pets located at 803 Fairview Street, Asheville, North Carolina 28803 to meet Mr. Jiggs and shop for all of your pet supply needs.

Harmony store for rescued pets located at 803 Fairview Street, Asheville, North Carolina 28803 to meet Jac and shop for all of your pet supply needs.

Pet Services ASHEVILLE PET SITTERS Dependable, loving care while you’re away. Reasonable rates. Call Sandy Ochsenreiter, (828) 215-7232.

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