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news 12 Seeing Green City Council moves on sustainanility initiatives 14 Board approves $327 million budget Commissioners stress preserving core services

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letters The wrong plan for North Mills River Pisgah National Forest is missing a golden opportunity and charting the wrong course with its proposal for the Brushy Ridge Project, an operation that sets the direction for management of the North Mills River area over the next decade. The river is well-loved and heavily used by local residents and tourists. Being one of the closest Forest Service properties to Asheville and Hendersonville, it is extremely popular with anglers, mountain bikers, hunters, hikers and campers. People in Buncombe and Henderson counties receive their water from it, and the outstanding nature of the stream qualifies it to be a National Wild and Scenic River. Yet, if you look at the map of the Brushy Ridge Project, you will see over 1,800 acres of logging planned, almost all of which set the stage for current and future timber production.

Earlier this spring, conservation groups WildLaw, Western North Carolina Alliance, Wild South and the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition submitted a proposal for management activities around the river based on principles of ecological restoration.

Management from this perspective seeks to improve the health of the land by repairing damaged and degraded ecosystems rather than simply managing for resource extraction. Our proposal advocates restoring native forests by

logging pine plantations, controlling nonnative plant populations, improving structure and diversity in damaged forests, restoring rare communities like bogs, using controlled fire to improve and maintain dry forest types and converting some of the many miles of logging roads to trails to disperse and meet recreational demand.

These activities would supply jobs and meet resource needs while leaving mature, healthy, native forest intact. To their credit, officials with the Pisgah National Forest obliged us by adding some of our ideas to the logging project they had planned. The overall project, however, is not acceptable to those of us who think that the North Mills River has values above and beyond the amount of timber it could produce.

The 443 acres of logging and 1,348 acres of logging preparations planned for the Brushy Ridge Project are rationalized by supposed benefits to some wildlife species. Some species do benefit from logging, while others are hurt by it. Where the Brushy Ridge Project misses the mark is that over 300 acres of the proposed logging targets forests are existing high-quality wildlife habitat for forest species.

By focusing the project on ecological restoration, rather than outdated, crop-rotation-based logging, there could be benefits to species that enjoy early successional habitat without damaging hundreds of acres of outstanding wildlife habitat and some of the nicest public forest we have.

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New hotel not needed We absolutely do not need another hotel in Asheville (they’re building one at the end of South French Broad). Has anyone looked into the yellow pages of our phone book lately?

Robert McGahey had it right [in his June 10 Xpress commentary, “Just Remnants”]: “We and the land are victims of overdevelopment, especially around Asheville.”

There is a garden of sorts in several busy downtown streets — why can’t we have a grassy area near the Basilica?

— Jean Gertz Asheville

Tethering solutions not simple I am responding to two letters in the June 17 Xpress about “tethering” dogs. Cynthia Etheridge “couldn’t be more disgusted with Council members,” and Troy Amastar complains about labeling “animal-rights activists as extremists.”

For the record, I live in Asheville, voted for Obama, drive a hybrid, shop at the Co-op and don’t eat meat. I also put my dog on a 12-foot leash — attached to a 60-foot runner in my large backyard — for one to three hours every day to get fresh air, in addition to daily walks in the neighborhood. I never leave the property with him tied up, and if he barks, he’s telling me he wants to come in. Yet the proposed ban put before City Council, and ardently supported by Etheridge and Amastar, would turn me into a criminal for “tethering” my dog, as they want a complete ban with no exceptions.

Me, I couldn’t “be more disgusted” with shortsighted people who react to the world only in black and white. Sure there’s a problem with neglected dogs. But don’t call me cruel and torturous or criminalize me for giving my dog the pleasure of sniffing the air in the shade under a tree. Ms. Etheridge, the solution is not simple as you assert. Design and propose a law that isn’t stupidly reactionary — and then City Council, and I, will support it.

— Robert Collins Asheville

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Going for Gordon I have been involved with Asheville politics off and on for over nine years. I met Gordon Smith last year and from the onset was quite impressed with his thirst for knowledge for local issues. He stays informed on what is going on in our community and truly cares about people. I was thrilled when I heard he was going to run for Asheville City Council! I

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For other Molton cartoons, check out our Web page at www.mountainx.com/cartoons encourage neighbors, friends and anyone who wants to see Asheville grow smart and prosper to check out Gordon’s Web site at www. gordonforasheville.com, where he articulates his thoughts and recommendations on multiple issues. I am proud to support Gordon Smith in his run for City Council. I hope others interested in Asheville’s future will learn about Gordon and cast their vote for him. — Becky Davis Asheville

Eating or health care?

Here in Asheville, we have an incredible wealth of traditional healers, yet because of health-care constraints most of us cannot even afford to have what should be seen as “wellbeing care.� Insurance will not cover anything outside the box. And that affects all of us.

We can’t get health care nationally because it has been cited as too expensive — but dying is not. Cutting off a breast is always covered. But trying to find a way to stay out of the surgical unit is seen as not profitable?

What is wrong with this picture? What is wrong with our culture that being ill is coveted?

Our fear-based nation is pervasive — fear of

being well and fear of being not covered. Imagine the options that can truly be realized by being covered by integrative offerings that make us wholly well, vs. medical insurance that uses Western medicine that only treats the symptom?

We know all the arguments, but it really comes down to the powerful lobbying of the American Medical Association. If the lobby arbitrarily decides a plan cannot make a cent, it’s deemed unnecessary or inaccessible.

Doesn’t this make for an angry populace? If we cannot have the option to get the kind of health care that causes us — picture this — to thrive, do we truly have to sit back and watch death and disease? Is this what we want for the future?

Why are we allowing these powerful lobbyists to tell us what choices we have?

How can we resolve this here in Asheville, or for that matter nationally?

I, for one, want the option to see alternative practitioners, but at this point, since it would have to be out of pocket, I would then also decide not to eat or pay rent or electricity.

Not a choice. Not an option. Why aren’t we in the street? — Ariel Harris Candler

I don’t want a new Supreme Court judge who speaks anything other than their own sincere beliefs. Yet with her recent defense of her membership in the Belizian Grove, Sonia Sotomayor has shown herself as intellectually dishonest. “The Belizian Grove is a constellation of influential women� is how their mission statement begins. There is no clear way to apply for membership on their Web site, but member Mary Pearl was recently quoted as stating that “The way you become a member is people recommend friends.� So clearly it is a club of women, for women, who are only going to invite other women.

But now that membership in a club that discriminates based on sex is holding back her nomination, how does Sotomayor defend herself? By demanding that this rule be equally held up for men? By withdrawing her membership gracefully? No! By lying, and acting as though men could join, if only they would apply! B.S.! Either she’s a liar or she’s ignorant, neither of which are acceptable traits for a Supreme Court judge speaking up about a legal issue.

I would have been very happy to see a nonwhite female on court, for diversity brings perspective. And honestly, I’m not invidious about her being a member (I wouldn’t resent not being offered membership due to my sex; this is the real legal issue at stake). But her defense of her membership is simply idiotic, and I don’t want a superiorly wise Latina woman who is truly a moron to take that important seat. — Rob Close Asheville

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It’s hard to be on the streets of Asheville for more than a few minutes without seeing a “local food” bumper sticker. But how, exactly, does one define “local food”?

A recent Xpress article noted that the Asheville Tourists now sell hot dogs made from animals raised in Buncombe County and sent to Pennsylvania for butchering. But do foods that travel 1,350 miles round trip for processing still qualify as local? And how do we account for the food brought in from afar and fed to animals raised here? It takes about 6 pounds of crops to produce a pound of pork, and not much feed is grown in the mountains.

Does a barbecue sandwich count as local if six times its weight in food was shipped to Western North Carolina from Iowa?

Specifics aside, however, is all the attention focused on how far food travels to reach our plates (“food miles”) even warranted?

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University don’t think so, at least in terms of carbon footprint. Their study “Food-Miles and the Relative Climate Impacts of Food Choices in

the United States” found that “greenhouse gas emissions associated with food are dominated by the production phase.” Surprisingly, they noted, “Final delivery from producer to retailer contributes only 4 percent” of the lifecycle greenhouse-gas emissions.

Accordingly, they suggest that consumers modify their diets by eating foods that require less energy to produce in the first place. Eating an all-local diet, they found, saves the greenhouse gas equivalent of driving 1,000 fewer miles each year, while eating a vegetarian diet one day per week is equivalent to driving 1,160 fewer miles per year. Quite simply, this is because feeding food to animals and then eating the animals is an extremely inefficient use of resources. More than half the grain grown in America is fed to animals who, like humans, expend most of the calories consumed living their lives.

The above-cited study may be the first to quantitatively compare the environmental implications of “food miles” vs. food choices.

But it’s only the latest in a long series of articles in prestigious scientific journals and studies from top universities concluding that

and genetically manipulated to reach optimal slaughter weight at 6-1/2 weeks take longer to raise — and consume more food in the process. Cows raised on pasture produce more methane (a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide) than those crammed into feedlots.

Supporting a meat-based diet requires five times as much land as a plant-based diet, and smaller farms use even more land per animal.

Additional demand for these products means deforestation, which leads to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The amount of land needed to produce all the meat Americans now consume by so-called “sustainable” methods would be astronomical — and it simply isn’t available. So if the answer lies in a shift from factory to family farms, much less meat will be produced.

But what about those who can’t afford or don’t have access to “elite meat”? Must they become vegetarians so that those better-off can continue their habits guilt-free? And how can something that uses so much land and other resources ever really merit the “sustainable” label?

How can something that uses so much land and other resources ever really merit the “sustainable” label? eating animal products contributes greatly to climate change.

According to the United Nations’ 390-page report “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars, trucks, trains, buses, ships and airplanes in the world combined.

Scientists at the University of Chicago calculated that switching from the standard American diet to a plant-based diet does more to combat global warming than switching from a gas-guzzler to a Toyota Prius. And the official companion handbook for Live Earth, the global-warming concerts co-organized by Al Gore, calls “refusing meat” the “single most effective thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.” Even the most conservative environmental organizations are now discussing the need to consume less meat or none at all (see “The Low-Carbon Diet,” January 2009 Audubon magazine).

But let’s get back to local farms, specifically those that raise animals. Compared with factory farms, family farms do employ some environmentally beneficial practices. Yet in some ways they’re actually less eco-friendly.

Animals allowed to move around expend more calories and thus consume more resources than those crammed into tiny crates and cages. Chickens not pumped full of antibiotics

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There are definitely good reasons to support local farms. It’s great to do business with our neighbors, keep more money and jobs in our community, minimize “food miles,” eat fresher and tastier food, preserve local farmland and avoid supporting corporate agribusiness. And local farms are generally far less cruel than their industrial counterparts when it comes to raising animals.

But let’s not serve up their products with a side of greenwash. Plant-based agriculture is clearly much healthier for the earth, and thinking locally is only part of the equation: We also need to act globally. Nostalgic calls for a return to the perceived quaintness of days gone by are unrealistic, given the population explosion we’ve experienced.

Twenty-first century solutions require that we look forward, not backward. It’s time for well-intentioned environmentalists to stop looking for loopholes and embrace the necessity of a paradigm shift toward a plant-based diet. X Asheville resident Stewart David, a retired CPA, spent most of his life eating animal products at every meal. In the late ’80s, concerns about animal protection, the environment, hunger and social justice led him to adopt a vegan diet.

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by Brian Postelle Besides approving a $136 million budget, Asheville City Council members also faced an agenda laden with sustainability and energy-efficiency issues at their June 23 meeting.

That the budget was approved with little fanfare or discussion came as no big surprise: For the past few months, Chief Financial Officer Ben Durant has reported at every Council meeting on the progress in eliminating a projected $5 million shortfall. But this time, Mayor Terry Bellamy appealed to Durant to make his appearance brief. “I read you loud and clear,� Durant replied. “And I can do it in a minute if you like.�

The only comments came from Council member Carl Mumpower, who branded the budget “irresponsible,� and from Bellamy, who said she supported it even though she, like others on Council, had problems with some of the measures taken to close the fiscal gap. Both Bellamy and Council member Brownie Newman have objected to halving the City’s Annual Contribution to the Housing Trust Fund. “I know this wasn’t an easy budget, but looking where we are going, I think we’re laying a good foundation,� said the mayor.

Council approved the budget for the next fiscal year (which begins July 1) on a 6-1 vote, with Mumpower opposed.

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But the budget wasn’t the only hefty document up for consideration. Council members also signed off on a 201-page Sustainability Management Plan designed to guide the city toward its goal of an 80 percent reduction in emissions from city-run facilities and systems by the year 2050.

The plan was drafted by the CDM consulting group in the wake of Council’s 2007 decision to commit to the reduction target. The goal is to trim emissions incrementally by 2 percent per year.

Alongside tailor-made recommendations regarding land use, waste disposal and transportation, the plan also factors in such steps as Council’s 2007 decision to require all new city-government buildings to conform to LEED standards. In addition, the management plan outlines needed upgrades to existing city-owned buildings (to view the entire plan, go to www.ashevillenc.gov/green).

City Energy Coordinator Maggie Ullman noted that although the plan includes recommendations

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for implementing its various components, some steps can’t be taken immediately due to budget constraints.

On the whole, Council members praised the plan, and City Manager Gary Jackson said that having a road map for achieving the ambitious emissions-reduction target would help city staff get the job done. “It’s extremely beneficial,�

Jackson told Council. “If we want to achieve your goal ... we have to have a plan.�

Council member Kelly Miller agreed, saying, “It gives a good compass to go forward.�

Council member Robin Cape said she’s read several other municipal sustainability plans, and this one left her “very impressed.� But regular updates, she suggested, would help keep things on track. Only two weeks before, Cape reminded her colleagues, they’d discussed the city’s failure to meet goals in a regional solid-waste management plan.

Mumpower, however, pooh-poohed the idea, arguing that, like other large-scale long-range plans before it, this one will unnecessarily constrict City Council, forcing it to make piecemeal changes to the plan in the future.

Bellamy, meanwhile, said she had concerns about some of the document’s details but would support it and “see how it plays out.� The mayor agreed with Cape that regular updates would help keep the plan on track while maintaining transparency.

But it was Newman who voiced the most passionate support for the plan, declaring, “Over the next couple of decades, we have to reduce the amount of pollution we are putting into the atmosphere by 80 percent, or we are endangering the

future generations of our children.�

The sustainability plan was approved 6-1, with Mumpower opposed.

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Meanwhile, a proposed Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant application proved more problematic. The $804,700 grant was one of four requests for federal stimulus funds presented for Council’s consideration. This one included money for Fire Department efficiency upgrades, replacing the Civic Center’s HVAC system and energy-efficient lighting for City Hall.

But some on Council balked at allocating $13,500 for a bike-sharing program for city employees.

Lauren Bradley, assistant to the city manager, said the money would pay for four standard bicycles and two electric models, plus helmets, locks and equipment maintenance. In a recent survey of city employees, she noted, it was one of the mostrequested initiatives But the price proved to be a high hurdle for Council members. “It’s unbelievable that we’d consider [$13,500] for six bicycles,� said Vice Mayor Jan Davis. “That’s amazing.�

Cape said she supported the idea but added, “Hopefully we can get more bikes for [the money].�

At Bellamy’s suggestion, the bike element was removed and the money redirected to fund expanded responsibities for the “sustainability outreach coordinator� position that was also included in the grant proposal. The application was approved on a 6-1 vote, with Mumpower opposed.

In yet another sustainability-minded action,

City Council amended the 2008-09 budget to formally allocate $2,625,000 that had already been earmarked as matching funds for partnering with the N.C. Department of Transportation to buy five hybrid-electric city buses. This decision came on a 5-2 vote, with Davis joining Mumpower in opposing the move.

Earlier that evening, while Bellamy was still on her way back from meetings in Raleigh, a resolution supporting the establishment of an independent energy-efficiency administrator for the state of North Carolina was killed on a split vote. Initially part of the consent agenda, the resolution endorsing a bill currently in the state House was set aside for further discussion at Mumpower’s request. He objected to expanding the state bureaucracy, and Davis called the idea too vague and “open-ended.�

Even Miller, who went on to support the idea, expressed concern about spending more money at the state level for something that could probably be handled better locally. The resolution failed on

developers would still benefit from the scaledback version.

Jackson agreed, proclaiming, “If it was important to save builders and developers time and money when money was fast and loose, it is never more important for us to cut the time and cost of plan review, permits and inspections than when money is tight and timing can make the difference between developers making their profit margins.�

Richardson said he expects the new facility to be up and running by August.

Strapped for cash

The city’s joint venture with the McKibbon Hotel Group to build a hotel and parking deck at 51 Biltmore is still looking for funding. Wes Townson, vice president of acquisitions for McKibbon, told Council that the double wallop of a credit freeze and an 18-percent national hotel-occupancy slump makes finding financing difficult.

Credit, said Townson, “is very cold, but per-

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Done in one

Council members did find consensus on another item, unanimously agreeing to establish a “onestop shop� for developers in the Public Works Building on South Charlotte Street. Assistant City Manager Jeff Richardson said it would make permitting cheaper and more convenient for developers, for whom time literally is money.

The idea, which came up during Council’s January retreat, originally targeted the Innsbruck Mall on Tunnel Road, but the budgetary slump prompted staff to consider the Public Works Building, which the city already owns. The renovation is budgeted at $390,000. “We certainly had larger aspirations and larger needs when we were looking at Innsbruck Mall,� conceded Richardson. But he maintained that

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haps not yet frozen. It’s just very hard to find lenders — not just in the hospitality industry.�

Meanwhile, noted Transportation and Engineering Director Cathy Ball, the development agreement and option to purchase the Biltmore Avenue property from Public Interest Projects was due to expire in July unless Council approved a six-month extension, with the city and McKibbon each paying the local development firm $5,000.

For his part, Townson assured Council that discussions were under way with a bank, and that they were negotiating the terms of a loan.

Council approved the extension on a 6-1 vote, with Mumpower once again on the short end.

The McKibbon Group, meanwhile, is also negotiating with the city concerning another hotel project on Haywood Street. X Brian Postelle can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 153, or at bpostelle@mountainx.com.

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The “Loop” is back: Dirck Cruser’s “Energy Loop,” Asheville’s first piece of public sculpture, before it was placed in storage. The “Loop” will soon have a new home on College Street. courtesy city of asheville

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v 911 agreement with city clears final hurdle v Energy Loop rides again

by David Forbes Despite a declining economy and the need for cuts in every department, Buncombe County staff managed to deliver a budget that keeps core services intact and the tax rate unchanged. That was the message conveyed by County Manager Wanda Greene’s 11-minute PowerPoint presentation at the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners June 23 meeting. Set to an easy-listening version of the 1983 song “Wind Beneath My Wings,” the presentation detailed the many services the county provides.

Judging by the applause from the commissioners, Greene’s message got across, and the board unanimously approved the $327 million budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year. Down $11.7 million from last year, the spending plan includes $5.5 million worth of cuts in everything from education to public safety to eliminating 86 staff positions. The remaining $6.2 million came from adjustments in the county’s enterprise funds, which include things like trash collection and parking decks.

Many of those positions, stressed Greene, were already vacant, and the county “found

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jobs in other departments or agencies for those that wanted to stay. Some elected to retire or leave the jobs to go back to school.” The only fee increase in the new budget is a roughly 50 cent jump in the cost of trash pickup, bringing the typical bill to about $14.70 a month. The property-tax rate is still 52.5 cents per $100 of property value.

The commissioners gave the budget an enthusiastic reception, with Vice Chair Bill Stanley exclaiming, “Pass it, pass it!”

“I want to thank the manager and finance staff who’ve diligently worked on this,” said board Chair David Gantt. “I think this budget faces the harsh realities that everyone else is facing, both individuals and businesses.

“This is not a time to expand programs; it’s a time to take care of working people.

I’m really happy to hear that hard-working people at the county aren’t going to be losing their jobs because of what greedy people in another state have done. We’re cutting positions without firing people. I’m glad we could do this without hurting little people — the people we’re supposed to serve.”

Commissioner K. Ray Bailey asked Greene if there was anything state government might do that could negatively affect the county’s finances.

“I don’t think there will be any major changes that would hurt us that much,” the county manager responded. “There’s still a chance that $300,000 in costs might fall to us,

but we can manage that.”

Commissioner Holly Jones said she was “as comfortable as I can be” with the budget, considering the general economic turmoil, but she hoped that the nearly $11 million the budget draws from the county’s fund balance wouldn’t be needed.

“We don’t anticipate we will,” Greene replied. “We hope to be able to save enough money that we can put it right back.”

Before the meeting, Jones had voiced concern about a potential conflict of interest she faced in voting on the budget. It allocates $800,000 for a child care program for low-income families that’s overseen by

if either party wanted to back out of the agreement, state 911 funds could be used to help pay for a move and new equipment for a separate facility. This, she said, addresses the city’s concern that it could be left high and dry if the county chose to terminate the agreement.

“This will put all the municipalities except Black Mountain and Montreat under one roof,” noted Gantt. “I think this is the sort of partnership our community demands: People will get help faster.”

Jones added, “I don’t think this [agreement] will ever be terminated; they seem on good terms. But I’m glad the city’s concerns

“Hard-working people at the county aren’t going to be losing their jobs because of what greedy people in another state have done.”

— Board

of

Commissioners Chair David Gantt

the YWCA of Asheville, where she is executive director. But Jones said she doesn’t directly benefit from or oversee the program in question and thus didn’t feel there was a conflict.

“I know this board is committed to the highest level of openness,” she said. “I don’t financially benefit from these funds; none of my salary comes from any of these departments.”

County Attorney Joe Connolly agreed, saying that after investigating the matter, he saw no conflict. “I’m of the opinion that she does not have a direct benefit, and she can proceed and vote,” he noted.

“Case closed: Let’s get on with it,” Stanley declared. The new budget takes effect July 1.

911 deal sealed

The commissioners also finalized an agreement with the city of Asheville to fully consolidate 911 services. Earlier in June, final approval had been delayed (over Jones’ objection) due to a termination provision that many commissioners felt unfairly benefited the city.

Greene said that after discussing the matter further with City Manager Gary Jackson, they’d inserted a provision stipulating that

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With no discussion, the commissioners also approved a new home for Asheville’s first piece of public art. The consent agenda (a list of routine matters that are approved on a single vote at the start of each meeting) included an authorization for county staff to work out the final legal details with the city to place the sculpture on College Street across from the courthouse.

First installed in 1983, Swannanoa sculptor Dirck Cruser’s “Energy Loop” long occupied a prime spot in City/County Plaza. But since its removal in 2007 during construction of the new Pack Square Park, attempts to relocate the piece have proved problematic.

In May, however, the city’s Public Art Board approved the move to the countyowned site. And with the commissioners now signing off on the idea, the newly restored “Loop” seems ready to move out of storage and back into the public eye. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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Bele Chere goes back to basics Call it Bele Chere on a budget.

This year’s festival will close at 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, an hour earlier than in the past. Two main stages have been eliminated. There won’t be any ticketed musical events, and about a dozen fewer free musical acts will perform during the festival’s three-day run July 24-26. There’s one less food court, and all children’s activities will be housed indoors at the Asheville Civic Center.

“Financially, it made sense to do it,” says Sandra Travis, who directs Bele Chere for the city. “I feel really good about how we’re doing things. We’re going through that budget with a fine-toothed comb.”

All told, the city plans to slash its Bele Chere spending by about $330,000 this year.

That’s about a 40 percent cut, including a $125,000 reduction in the entertainment budget.

A number of small changes have added up to big savings, notes Travis. Having two food courts instead of three means needing one ice truck instead of two. Moving the children’s activities indoors cuts down on expenses for generators and electrical service, she explains. The festival is also considering reusing old banners and decorations instead of buying new ones.

For a time, it seemed that Bele Chere would just keep bulking up. Launched on a single downtown street in 1979 to lure visitors to Asheville’s then-dreary downtown, the festival muscled into more territory and drew bigger crowds every year. Tourist dollars flowed to craft vendors, musicians and downtown businesses alike.

Now billed as the Southeast’s biggest free outdoor festival, the annual event has tallied more than 300,000 “visits” in recent years.

(Lacking an official head count, organizers

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instead tally festival visits.)

The downsizing comes amid one of the toughest economic climates Asheville and the country as a whole have seen. But it’s not just the recession that’s tamping down the festival. For the past couple of years, city leaders have been contemplating Bele Chere’s future, in response to long-running concerns.

Some local merchants said the teeming masses clogging city streets were actually bad for business. Local musical acts snubbed by an event that kept looking farther afield for talent cooked up their own “Anti-Bele Chere” concert. And despite its size, the massive street party often bled red ink, forcing City Council to spend taxpayer dollars to make up the shortfall.

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There was a general sense that the festival was getting out of control, and in 2007 the city held forums to solicit feedback and start charting a new course for the three-day bash.

“I’m excited,” says Travis, who took the helm this year from longtime Festivals Coordinator Melissa Porter. “We need to bring this back home,” declares Travis, who’s been working with the event since 1988. “For locals who have avoided Bele Chere because it was too big, I would like them to come back and give it a try again. It won’t be as overwhelming.”

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Culinary kudos: A squadron of A-B Tech culinary students will be one of four teams competing in a prestigious national cooking contest. Led by coach Charles deVries (center), the team practices each Monday. photo by Jason Sandford

This final four is all about the food They move with precision: a huddle here, a handoff there. It’s all done with singleminded purpose, keeping an eye on the prize. The only difference is the playing surface: a kitchen.

Since winning a regional competition in April, A-B Tech’s Hot Food Team has been practicing hard. The win put them in the “final four� of national college cooking, and next month, team members Michael Aanonsen, Steven Goff, Travis McCloud, Anna McClintock and Shannon Ginn will compete against three other teams for the American Culinary Federation’s national student championship.

It’s been an exciting ride for a group whose school already boasted a national reputation for excellence in its hospitality and culinary programs. A-B Tech’s team placed second in the finals in 2006 and won it all in 2007. Last year, the team barely failed to make the final four, losing by a mere 0.06 point in the regional. “When the team steps off the bus in Orlando, it’s game on,� says Bronwen McCormick, who chairs A-B Tech’s culinary arts and hospitality program. “They’re representing A-B Tech, and they do a beautiful job with that.�

Each Monday, the team gathers for practice, trying to simulate the real contest’s pressure-cooker conditions. In Orlando, the kitchens will be set up in a convention hall where people can buy tickets to watch.

Each team will have four hours and 40 minutes to prepare and serve 24 plates each of an appetizer, a salad, an entrĂŠe and a dessert.

The A-B Tech team is focusing on attention to detail in the dishes and on really working together. During the competition, says Aanonsen, “You try not to get too cocky, because you can make little mistakes.�

Each team begins with a total of 40 points, so they’re really fighting to maintain poise and perfection, notes Michelle Kelley, one of the local team’s three coaches. “Teams are judged on everything — cleanliness, organization, timing, cooking technique� and much more, she says. Scoring is “weighted toward taste, but it all adds up.�

A-B Tech’s actual menu is a closely guarded secret, says fellow coach Charles deVries, who teaches baking and pastry.

The team won the regional with a classic fish dish, a salad of mixed greens with pine-nut-encrusted Brie, a pork tenderloin dish and a hazelnut-cream dessert. Might any of that be on the menu for the finals?

DeVries isn’t talking. “We had a number of changes we made to our menu that are working out better than before. We’re trying to find ways to get the most out of the food we’re working with,� he says.

In the finals, A-B Tech will be up against teams from the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, Pittsburgh Chapter; Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Mich.; and Kapi‘olani Community College in Honolulu.

The Asheville team is trying to raise $10,000 to cover the cost of its trip to the nationals. For more information, go to http://abtech.edu/buyamile/ or call Lee Sokol at 254-1921, ext. 244. — Jason Sandford

The competition for $7.2 billion in federal stimulus funds for rural broadband development is about to begin, and the Asheville-based Mountain Area Information Network aims to be a front-runner in securing some of that cash.

Executive Director Wally Bowen says his organization will be applying as part of a coalition of locally owned Internet service providers who’ve been working together for six months.

MAIN will team up with BalsamWest FiberNET, Pangaea and ERC Broadband. “What we’re trying to create is a comprehensive, regionwide proposal that includes both fiber funding, middle-mile funding and lastmile funding,� he explains.

Details of the project are still being worked out, notes Bowen, who declined to give an estimate of how much money the coalition will ask for. “It’s a substantial request,� he says, that will include a number of “shovel-ready� projects across Western North Carolina. One example is MAIN’s vision of a wireless network blanketing Asheville, which would deliver Internet service to 90 percent of Asheville’s low-income and public housing complexes.

Getting high-speed Internet service to rural areas in WNC is critical to bridging a digital divide that has left rural residents with either no broadband service at all or else with fewer choices that often cost more. Broadband is critical to the nation’s economy, according to President Barack Obama’s administration, which maintains that pushing access deeper into rural areas will create jobs and spur commerce.

MAIN is a nonprofit Internet service provider. BalsamWest is a partnership between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Drake Enterprises, a Macon County software company.

Pangaea is a fiber-optic network based in Polk

and Rutherford counties. The Asheville-based ERC Broadband, meanwhile, is a nonprofit that seeks to expand the region’s fiber-optic network and technical infrastructure.

Two federal agencies — the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Rural Utilities Service — will dispense the money via loans and grants.

Most of it is earmarked for nonprofits and local government entities. Grant application windows are expected in July, November and May of 2010. But in the coming days, the two agencies are slated to explain how to submit an application.

The goal is to make high-speed Internet as accessible and widespread as other basic infrastructure (think electricity). But the cost of establishing broadband in these rugged mountains can deter for-profit companies.

That’s why the federal grants are so important, says Bowen, who’s written an instructional manual for anyone interested in leveraging stimulus funds to start a local wireless broadband company. “Our fear is that community media organizations may not feel confident in applying for funding, so that’s why we created a little road map,� he explains.

The “cookbook� (http://main.nc.us/lan-recipe/) clearly spells out the steps involved and explains the often perplexing technical jargon.

Bowen says the manual is starting to get some attention, and he’s talking to organizations such as Free Press, the Media and Democracy Coalition and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California to get help in distributing it. — Jason Sandford

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WPVM starts from scratch Following months of rancor, WPVM, Asheville’s low-power FM community radio station, recently announced changes both in its programming and in the way it works with volunteers.

The changes have meant that many of the station’s volunteers and most of its local programming have left the station, which is housed in the Vanderbilt Apartments in downtown Asheville. Volunteers who have left say they were driven away.

But Executive Director Wally Bowen of the Mountain Area Information Network says the changes were needed so the station could meet its strategic vision. MAIN, a nonprofit Internet service provider, holds the broadcast license to WPVM, and Bowen has overseen the station.

The strife at the station began last fall and has centered on a debate about how WPVM should be governed. Some volunteers complained about Bowen’s management, but he says he was acting in the station’s best interest.

MAIN’s board issued a statement last September saying it had removed Bowen from direct oversight of the station. The board approved a resolution recommending “a new governance structure requiring WPVM to report directly to a subcommittee of the board.” But a few months later, Bowen reasserted control of the station, saying that the earlier action had been temporary.

A paid manager runs the station. In May, Bowen hired audio-studio owner Bruce Sales as interim manager, and the station spent about $6,000 upgrading studio equipment. Sales owns 2BruceStudio in Asheville.

Sales replaced Kim Clark, a former station manager at popular public-radio station WNCW. Clark quit two weeks after Bowen hired her in late February to help get WPVM back on track.

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Her arrival was heralded as the first step in easing the impasse between station management and volunteers. Clark said at the time that she’d been through similar tensions at her former station and believed she could help WPVM improve internal communications as well as general operations.

But she said the problems at WPVM were so deep that they required immediate action before any progress could be made.

Earlier this year, Bowen asked several volunteers to stay away from the station to allow for a “cooling-off period.” He has since established a new application process for volunteers that “will emphasize MAIN’s overall media-reform work and strategic vision,” he noted in a post on the WPVM Web site.

“To this end, we are committed to doing a much better job in providing orientation for new volunteers. Similarly, we will be more selective in choosing volunteers to ensure a better fit between MAIN’s strategic vision and a volunteer applicant’s interests and abilities,” Bowen wrote.

He also instituted contracts for producers of local programming.

In terms of programming, Bowen wrote that WPVM will place a stronger emphasis on news and public affairs, while music programming “will be more strategic — and community-oriented — to reflect the vibrant and eclectic music scene in and around Asheville.”

Longtime WPVM volunteers see the changes as heralding nothing less than the death of a community radio station. Volunteer Writing on the volunteers’ blog, www.wpvm.blogspot.com, Barry Summers said the latest actions appear “to finally close the door on any hope that WPVM will become the station we were striving to make it.”

— Jason Sandford

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Building up: Mountain Housing Opportunities Vice Chair Trina Boyd motions to the site of the new Glen Rock Depot project, set to include apartments and retail and office space.

Glen Rock Depot project breaks ground in River District Smiling state and local officials wielding golden shovels were among those gathered June 29 for the official groundbreaking of Glen Rock Depot in the River District. The ambitious project, which calls for renovating the old Glen Rock Hotel and constructing a new 90,000 square foot building, will combine affordable housing, office space and a bar/performance venue.

Managed by Mountain Housing Opportunities, a local nonprofit, the ambitious project has already been in the works for four years. An adjacent historic structure was renovated in 2007 and is now occupied by the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas.

“It’s often said that Asheville should be a great place to live, work and play,” MHO Executive Director Scott Dedman told the crowd. “I often think we give a lot of attention to the play part, but not the living and working part: the jobs and the housing... it’s all part of the picture.”

The project’s 18 backers include Mission Hospital, along with various banks and nonprofits; state and local tax credits are also helping with the funding. Glen Rock Depot will feature 60 rental apartments as well as retail space, offices and artists studios. The apartments will fall in the $325 to $700 a month range.

According to information provided by Mountain Housing Opportunities, the buildings will meet LEED environmental standards

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and are scheduled for completion next year.

Asheville Mayor (and former MHO director) Terry Bellamy praised the project, proclaiming, “Today is a great day. There are nearly 10,000 jobs within a one-mile radius of this neighborhood, and [project manager] Cindy Weeks saw that. Remember how bad it used to be four years ago, how much graffitti there was? How many abandoned cars there were? Today we’re here as a testament to one person’s vision.”

Inside the Glen Rock lies the future home of The Magnetic Field, a club and performance venue being launched by locals Jonathan Frappier and Chall Gray.

“We’ll be able to seat about 50 in here,” said Frappier, indicating a portion of the site. “Fifty more up on the roof. We’ll be the only performing-arts facility in the Southeast that offers breakfast, lunch and dinner as well. By doing that, we’re not as dependent on ticket sales.”

“We’re going to be the only place in not just Asheville but the Southeast that’s focusing on original work,” Gray added.

Are they worried about opening up a club in tight economic times?

“I think that by being an anchor here, it allows us to create more jobs for everyone,” said Frappier. “This is actually a good time to do this because we can create a symbiotic relationship.”

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Sure, the French Broad boasts good length, big parks, a fun name and zealous environmental defenders — not to mention its putative status as the world’s thirdoldest river. But besides it and the wily Swannanoa (carver of historic valleys and deceptively sleepy flooder of gift shops), the Southern Appalachians are striped by myriad other intriguing streams. With July Fourth in mind, here are three that are within an hour’s drive of Asheville. On a hot summer’s day, they’re all well worth checking out.

The Oconaluftee

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Even babies can get their feet wet in the shallowest spots at Islands Park on the Oconaluftee. phrase “Trail of Hopes” when referring to the culturally significant Oconaluftee River. (Ferguson, who is vice chair of the Cherokee Historical Association, was interviewed by the Knoxville News Sentinel for a May 17, 2009, article about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s 75th anniversary.) She was talking about the pristine, 1.5-mile riverside trail that runs from the Oconaluftee Mountain Farm Museum to Oconaluftee Islands Park in downtown Cherokee. The trail marks a prominent North Carolina-side entrance to the Smokies.

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Splish splash! Parts of the Ocunaluftee River in Cherokee are very kid-friendly. photo by Melanie McGee Bianchi

mesmerizing in all seasons, the Oconaluftee supports commercial tubing and “funyak” excursions, but it’s less congested than other easy white-water spots, such as the nearby Tuckaseegee River and Deep Creek. Solitary fishing (with a tribal license) and plain old contemplation are still possible on the “Lufty,” whose full name means “by the river” in Cherokee.

But tranquility takes a back seat at Islands Park— at least in summer, when the place teems with people. This newly beautified area — updated with an extensive wooden walkway and deeply shaded picnic grounds — actually delivers on the family-friendly

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of white water: class I-II, class I-III and class IV-V. “Everyone from day-one beginners to the best kayakers in the world come here,” she notes. (Indeed: In an uncharacteristically emotional Wikipedia entry, the river’s middle “Narrows” portion is described as “one of the extreme white-water challenges in North America ... with one section dropping at a horrendous rate of 350 feet per mile.”)

What’s more, the river, a popular tubing destination in its milder stretches, abuts state-protected game lands —preventing all commercial and residential development while protecting wildlife.

“I saw our first river otter this year on the Upper Green,” says Bell. “We always see tons of deer, and we’ve seen bobcats and blue herons.” This spring, on twisty Green River Cove Road, which corkscrews down to the Lower Green, a mother black bear and her cub have already put in frequent appearances.

But it’s the road itself that most folks recall, she notes. “It drops about 1,000 feet in two-and-a-half miles. I’ve run into people whose grandmothers remember descending that road to get on the river. It always sticks out in people’s memories.”

The Laurel

En route to the popular Hot Springs Resort & Spa on the French Broad lies another Madison County oasis — and this one’s free. The Laurel River, easily accessed at the junction of highways 25/70 and 208, is flanked by a mostly wide, level trail that follows its course all the way to the French Broad. In the woods beside the path stand bona fide ruins — the remnants of Runion, a former logging town.

Dan Gallagher, co-owner of Bluff Mountain Outfitters in Hot Springs, also praises the trail’s “good [tree] canopy and excellent swimming holes.” The Laurel is too unpredictable for commercial kayaking, especially after rain, though some daredevils do risk it from time to time. “When the river is not running big time, those [swimming] spots are excellent,” says Gallagher.

“At least you can be sure no one’s going to come downstream and hit you in the head with a raft.” X Melanie McGee Bianchi is a stay-at-home mom and freelance journalist.

outdoorscalendar Calendar for July 1 - 9, 2009 Chimney Rock (pd.) ...is more than an amazing view; the possibilities are endless- from guided hikes to educational workshops, homeschool programs to bird walks. 25 miles southeast of Asheville; pet-friendly. 800-277-9611. www.chimneyrockpark.com Diamond Brand Group Runs (pd.) Every Wednesday in July at 7 p.m. The first run, on July 1, will be held at Fletcher Park. Choose from a beginner group (3 miles) or intermediate (7 miles). For more information, contact smerrell@diamondbrand.com Diva Night at Diamond Brand - Thursday, July 16 (pd.) A women’s-only event celebrating the outdoors with a female athlete speaker, food, wine, discounts, raffles and massages. Benefiting Girls on the Run. For more information, contact smerrell@diamondbrand.com Guided Hikes At Bat Cave Preserve (pd.) 10am Wednesdays and Saturdays through August 12. • Hike to the mouth of the largest fissure cave in North America. $10 adults, $5 children. Call (828) 3501431.

Blue Ridge Bicycle Club Encourages safe and responsible recreational bicycling in the WNC area. To find out more about the club and its ongoing advocacy efforts, or to see a complete club calendar, visit www.blueridgebicycleclub.org.

• SATURDAYS - Gary Arthur Ledges Park Road Ride.

Departs in the a.m. from Ledges Park, located 6.5 miles off UNCA exit on I-26. Ride north along the French Broad River to Marshall for coffee, then return via Ivy Hill. Email for departure time: jbyrdlaw@charter.net.

• SUNDAYS - Folk Art Center Road Ride. Departs in the p.m. from the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

This is a show-n-go ride, meaning there may not be a ride leader. Call or email for departure time: 713-8504 or billcrownover@bellsouth.net.

Blue Ridge Parkway Hikes Led by Blue Ridge Parkway rangers.

• FR (7/3), 10am - Devil’s Courthouse Trail, a short, but strenuous hike. Meet at milepost 422.4 on the Parkway.

Info: 298-5330, ext. 304.

Bootcamp Hike “Where the woods are our gym.” Sweat for free.

• 1st SUNDAYS, 2-4pm - Meet in front of the CVS Pharmacy/River Ridge Shopping Center.

Firecracker 5K • SA (7/4), 8:30am - Join the North Buncombe Kiwanis Club for the 16th annual Firecracker 5K at North Buncombe High School. $20/$25 after June 20. Proceeds go towards student scholarships. Info: www.northbuncombekiwanis.org.

Haw Creek Muse Hiking Club A gathering to plan hiking trips throughout WNC. All are welcome. Info: 298-0000.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 11am - Meeting.

Rotary Club of Brevard The club welcomes new members and guests. Info: 8834888 or www.brevardrotary.org.

• SA (7/4), 6:30am - Registration for the 5K or 10K race will be held at 299 S. Broad St., however online registration is encouraged —- 8am - Shotgun start. Stay for downtown Brevard’s 4th of July Festival. $25-35. See Web site for details.

Rotary Club of Brevard’s 4th of July Firecracker 5K and 10K • SA (7/4), 6:30-7:45am - Check-in —- 8am - Shotgun start for both races. Begins and ends at 299 S. Broad St., Brevard. $25 5K & $30 10K in advance/$30 & $35 (discount for students). Info & registration: www.brevardrotary.org or 885-2906.

Sunset Program at the Waterrock Knob • FR (7/3), 7:30pm - A ranger led program at the Waterrock Knob Visitor Center, milepost 451.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Info: 456-9530, ext. 3.

Swannanoa Valley Museum Located at 223 W. State St., Black Mountain. Info: 6699566 or www.swannanoavalleymuseum.org.

• SA (7/4) - Fireworks hike.

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Shrubs are great for a garden primarily because they take up more space, which cuts down on weeding, but they can also add bloom, fragrance and architectural interest. als that get tossed on the compost pile after the first frost. None are overly expensive, costing about as much as a seed packet or small plant, and all are relatively easy to transplant should their circumstances change (such as encroaching shade). This makes it easier to scrap them if they don’t work out. I can afford to take risks here and there and not worry too much about the results.

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But shrubs are another matter. They’re expensive (especially the larger ones), they live longer, and they don’t transplant easily: Once a shrub is established, it’s sort of like trying to move a tree. This forces the gardener to plan. As a former urban planner, I’ve come to hate that word — which is why I have to restrain myself. So it’s important that I buy thoughtfully (another concept I rebel against).

With all this in mind, I forced myself to make a list of questions to consider before purchasing. Perhaps they’ll help you, too.

Shrubs are great for a garden primarily because they take up more space, which cuts

down on weeding. But they can also add bloom, fragrance and architectural interest; be fall-fruiting; and even serve as barriers for the dogs (an automatic improvement in neighborly relations, since you’ll stop yelling at the dogs to get out of the garden).

That points toward a number of questions to ponder. First, do you want evergreen or deciduous shrubs? Evergreens will provide color in winter; the hollies are good for this.

Deciduous shrubs will drop their leaves in winter, but they can compesate with brilliant fall color. Think burning bush (Euonymus alatus) or smooth sumac (Rhus glabra).

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mental reasons, or could you use a privacy screen? Maybe a barrier for the nasty dog that lives next door or the cat that thinks your flower bed is her litter box? Shrubs can be ornamental while also serving a practical purpose. Again, lots of the hollies would be suitable, but many of the boxwoods would too. The latter are dense enough to prevent small animals from traveling back and forth, and many of the hollies have spines (thorns, in layman’s terms). Some trees — beeches and hemlocks, for instance — can also be pruned to shrub size, providing a screen throughout most of the year.

Another key question is how big a plant you really need? My forsythias habitually take over the front porch in summer and have to

be pruned back several times; I should have given them more room to begin with. Be sure to consider the shrub’s eventual size before you plant: In a small yard, one big shrub can be the garden’s focal point.

Do you want blooms? And what about fragrance? I don’t think a garden is complete without lilacs, whose sweet aroma is indescribable, but they can get fairly large. My own is up to 15 feet tall with as much as a 10-foot spread. The ‘Meyer’ lilac — more compact and rounded, with just as many blooms and wonderful fragrance —might be a better choice for a small garden.

What about shade or sun? Azaleas do need some shade, but overly shaded hydrangeas won’t produce those large, mop-head flowers.

And last, do you mind if the shrub has lots of baby shrubs? Burning bush, for example, re-seeds like mad and can become invasive. You won’t mind if you have a big area you want to turn screaming red each fall. But if not, a better choice might be Virginia sweetspire. It colonizes and boasts a beautiful fall color, but it won’t take over your yard.

This may seem like a lot of questions just to get a shrub, but take it from a woman who has impulse issues where the garden is concerned: When it comes to shrubbery, a little planning goes a long way. X Cinthia Milner lives in Leicester.

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Garden Composters • Rain Barrels (pd.) Asheville GreenWorks (Quality Forward), Asheville’s Keep America Beautiful, sells Garden Composters and Rain Barrels in the Green Goods Shop at 357 Depot Street.

• 2 kinds of composters: an 11 cubic foot square stacked model for $85 and a 7 cubic foot tumbler that makes compost faster and looks cool for $175. • Rain Barrels are 65 gallons, are easy to install, and cost $135. • All are made of 100% recycled plastic. • All sales benefit plantings in Asheville and Buncombe County. For more information, call 254-1776 or stop on by 357 Depot Street or visit: www.qualityforward.org Asheville Mushroom Club Learn about all aspects of mushrooms (collecting, identifying, growing or cooking). Info: 298-9988 or www. ashevillemushroomclub.com.

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Monthly meeting at the WNC Nature Center. Membership is $18/year, and includes informative meetings and scheduled forays.

Haywood Community Band Info: 452-7530 or www.haywoodcommunityband.org.

• SA (7/4), 1:30pm - Independence Day concert on the Court House lawn in Waynesville.

Men’s Garden Club of Asheville Promotes education in gardening, encourages community beautification efforts, and enjoys good fellowship.

Meetings are at the Botanical Gardens, 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd., and are free and open to the public. Info: 274-7821 or www.mensgardenclubasheville.org.

• TU (7/7), 7pm - “Pruning and Transplanting,” with Charlie Hopper. Held at the club’s Horticultural Center, Hardesty Ln. Directions: 713-8450.

N.C. Arboretum Events The Arboretum hosts a variety of educational programs.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are free with parking fee ($6/vehicle). No parking fees on Tuesdays. Info: 6652492 or www.ncarboretum.org.

• TUESDAYS through FRIDAYS, 10:30am - Guided Garden Tours. Meet at the Baker Exhibit Center Lobby. $6 parking fee.

• TUESDAYS through SATURDAYS, 10am-Noon - Bonsai Volunteers in the Garden. Volunteers stationed in the Bonsai Exhibition Garden will answer questions about both the collection and the garden.

• TU (7/7), 10am - “Gardening in the Mountains: Backyard Composting,” with master gardeners. Held in the Education Center.

• WE (7/8), 1pm - “Collections Walk: Sustainable Landscapes,” with Alison Arnold, the Arboretum’s Director

of Horticulture. Wear sturdy footwear. Meet at the Baker Exhibit Center Lobby.

• TH (7/9), 1:30pm - “What’s New in the Garden?” A walk with an Arboretum horticulturist. Meet at the Baker Exhibit Center Lobby.

Regional Tailgate Markets For more information, including the exact start and end dates of markets, contact the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. Info: 236-1282 or www.buyappalachian.org.

• WEDNESDAYS - 4:30-6:30pm - Open June-Sept.: Tryon Tailgate Market, across the railroad tracks from the Tryon Theatre. Info: 894-8823; 1-4pm - Open June-Oct.: Valle Crucis Farmers Market behind the Mast General store.

Info: 963-6511; 3-6pm - Victory Tailgate Market, 1329 Tunnel Rd., E. Asheville, past the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance. Info: 775-5593; 2:30-6:30pm - Open April-Oct.: Weaverville Tailgate Market at Lake Louise. Info: 4500708; 3:30-6:30pm - Open April-Oct.: West Asheville Tailgate Market behind the West End Bakery and Haywood Road Market. Info: 281-9099; 2:30-5:30pm Open May-Oct.: Spruce Pine Farmers Tailgate Market on Pollyanna’s Porch, next to Wildflowers, on Upper Street in downtown Spruce Pine. Info: 467-2171; 2-6:30pm - Open April-Dec.: Wednesday Afternoon Downtown Tailgate Market next to the French Broad Food Co-op in downtown Asheville. Info: 683-1607.

• WEDNESDAYS - 9am-Noon & FRIDAYS - 2-6pm - Open May-Oct.: Burke County Farmers Market. Info: 439-4460.

• WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS - 8am-1pm - Open MayOct.: Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market at the HART Theater and Shelton House parking lot on Pigeon St. Info: 627-3469; 8am-Noon - Open May-Oct.: Waynesville Tailgate Market. Info: 648-6323; 8am-Noon - Open MayOct.: Watauga County Farmers Market on Hwy. 105 Ext. in Boone. Info: 355-4918; WE, 1-6pm & SA, 7am-1pm - Open May-Oct.: Cashiers Tailgate Market. Info: 2304785.

• THURSDAYS - 3-6pm - Open May-Nov.: Flat Rock Tailgate Market. Info: 698-8775.

• FRIDAYS - 10am-2pm - Open June-Nov.: Cherokee Farmers Tailgate Market on Acquoni Road. in downtown Cherokee. Info: 554-6931.

• SATURDAYS - 8am-Noon - Open June-Sept.: Andrews Farmers Market at First Street in Andrews. Info: 3212006; 8am-1pm - Open April through Dec.: Asheville City Market in the Public Works parking lot on S. Charlotte St. Info: 348-0340; 8am-Noon - Open April-Dec.: North Asheville Tailgate Market on the campus of UNCA. Info: 683-1607; 7am-Noon - Open April-Nov.: Henderson County Tailgate Market at 100 N. King St. (between First and Second Avenues). Info: 693-7265; 10am-2pm - Open April-Oct.: Cedar Valley Farmers Market in downtown Murphy. Info: 361-7505; 8-11:30am - Open April-Nov.: Polk Tailgate Market in front of the Polk County Courthouse. Info: 894-2281; 8am-Noon - Open June-Oct.: Franklin Tailgate Market in Macon County at West Palmer St. Info: 349-2046; 8am-Noon - Open

April-early fall: Lenoir Bluegrass Farmers Market at the Hog Waller stage. Info: 292-4664; 8am-2pm - Open yearround: French Broad Food Co-op Arts & Farm Market at 90 Biltmore Ave. in downtown Asheville. Art demos and live music. Info: 236-9367; 9am-Noon - Rutherfordton Farmers Market on Main St. in downtown Rutherfordton; 8am-Noon - Open May-Oct.: Mountain Valley Farmers Market on the downtown square in Hayesville. Info: 3893022; 8:30am-1pm - Open May-Oct.: Graham County Farmers Market in the United Community Bank parking lot in Robbinsville. Info: 479-8788; 8am-Noon - Bakersville Farmers Market in the Bakersville Community Medical Clinic parking lot in Bakersville; 8:30am-12:30pm - Open April-Oct.: Yancey County Farmers Market on S. Main St. at Hwy 19E. Info: 682-0601; 9am-1pm - Open April-Nov.: Madison County Farmers & Artisans Market in the parking lot near Pittman Cafeteria up Dormitory Dr. at Mars Hill College. Info: 680-9890; 9am-Noon - Open May-Oct.: Black Mountain Tailgate Market at 130 Montreat Road in Black Mountain. Info: 582-5039; 9am-Noon - Open MayOct.: Jackson County Farmers Market on Railroad Ave. at Bridge Park. Info: 507-1146; 9am-Noon - Open MaySept.: Riceville Community Tailgate Market in the parking lot of the Riceville Community Center. Info: 298-6549; 9am-Noon - Open May-Oct.: Big Ivy Market at Marvin and Brenda Dillingham’s on Spice Cove Dr. Info: 626-2624; 8am-Noon - Open June-Sept.: Swain County Tailgate Market in downtown Bryson City. Info: 488-3848.

• SUNDAYS, 1-5pm - Open May-Oct.: Greenlife Tailgate Market at 70 Merrimon Ave. Info: 254-5440; Noon-4pm Open April-Nov.: Sundays on the Island, cross the river at the courthouse on Main St. in Marshall; 9am-5pm - Open June-Oct.: Topton Farmers Market at the crossroads in Topton. Info: 321-9030.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 8am-Noon - Open JuneSept.: Canton Tailgate Market at the town hall in the municipal parking lot on Park St. Info: 235-2760.

• TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 7am-Noon - Open May-Oct.: Rutherford County Farmers Market on Fairgrounds Road, off Business 74 Hwy. Info: 287-6080.

• TUESDAYS, Noon-5pm & SATURDAYS, 8am-1pm - Open May-Oct.: Morganton Farmers Market behind Geppetto’s Pizza on Beach St. in Morganton. Info: 4385252; 3-6pm - Open June-Sept.: Marion Tailgate Market in the municipal parking lot. Info: 652-2215.

• TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS, 8am-2pm Hendersonville Curb Market at Church St., directly across from the old courthouse. Info: 692-8012 or curbmarket@ bellsouth.com; 7am-1pm - Open April-Dec.: Transylvania County Tailgate Market in the parking lot behind South Broad Park, next to the library in Brevard. Info: 884-9483.

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Community Events & Workshops Rockin’ RiverFest presented

by RiverLink and Asheville Radio Group (pd.) FREE day long festival at French Broad River Park featuring the ever popular raft race, music competition featuring local bands, kids

parade, local food and beverages, corn hole, frisbee golf, kayak demonstrations and much more! There’s something fun for everyone!

Asheville ABC Series “Assembling Ideas, Building our Futures, Connecting Communities.” For more info, including a consistently updated schedule: www. ashevilleabc.com.

• FR (7/3), 6-8pm - “Connecting locally: Recognition of former community dismemberments, opportunities to connect us physically with diversity of age, expression, economic status, & culture.” Held at Firestorm Cafe.

Buncombe Co. Parks, Greenways & Rec. Events Events are free and are held at 59 Woodfin Pl., unless otherwise noted. To register or for more info: 250-4265.

• MO (7/6), 11:30am - Lunch, Bunch & Bingo.

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• TH (7/16), 10:30am - Sightseers scenic raft trip on the French Broad River.

Meet at the Asheville Outdoor Center. Please back a picnic lunch. Drinks provided.

Register by July 6.

N.C. Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing Located at 12 Barbetta Dr., just past Biltmore Square Mall. Info: 665-8733 or judith.pittillo@ncmail.net.

• WE (7/15) “Communication Access: What does the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 offer for people with hearing loss?” Joan Chesick will be the guest speaker. RSVP by July 8.

WNC Agricultural Center Hosts agricultural events, horse shows and farmrelated competitions. Located at 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd. in Fletcher. Info: 687-1414.

• FR (7/3) through SU (7/5) - Mountaineer Antique Auto Show.

Social & SharedInterest Groups Tuesday Nights! • Single And Looking For Something Fun? (pd.) Try AVL Speed Dating!

Events start at 6:30pm and are held monthly at Forest Blue Restaurant (900 Hendersonville Road). • Next event: Tuesday, July 7, ages 35-49. To make a reservation or for more info, call (828) 274-6934 or see AVLSpeedDating.com Arise & Shine Toastmasters Ready to overcome your fear of public speaking and to enhance your communication and leadership skills? This group provides a friendly environment in which to do so. Guests have no obligation to join. Info: 776-5076.

• THURSDAYS, 7:30am - Meets at UNCA’s Highsmith Student Union.

Asheville Holistic Gatherings Events include: organic potlucks, hikes and cycling, free yoga in the park, meditations of all kinds, massage trading partners, audios and videos, sushi parties, book parties, prayer circles and sharing of knowledge. $1-2 donations appreciated. Info: http://

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• SATURDAYS, 6pm Gathering.

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 area, or those recently retired, are invited to meet new friends and explore new interests through activity groups.

Meetings are held at Living Savior Lutheran Church, 301 Overlook Road. Info: 277-0542.

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 9:30am - Social —- 10am - Program.

Friends of Asheville Transit Club Discuss transit-related issues over pints of beer. Info: 279-8349.

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 7:309pm - The club meets on the lower level of The Thirsty Monk, 92 Patton Ave. in Asheville. Find the group by looking for the toy buses and maps on the table.

Scrabble Club Come play America’s favorite word game SCRABBLE. We have all the gear, just bring your vocabulary. Info: 252-8154.

• SUNDAYS, 1-5pm - Meets at Books-A-Million in Asheville. We have all the gear. No dues the first six months. Just bring your vocabulary.

Society of American Magicians Interested in the magical arts? Consider joining WNC’s local Assembly of the Society of American Magicians, the oldest magical society in the world. All experience levels welcome.

Info: 712-1319 or www. wncsam.com.

• 1st TUESDAYS, 6:308pm - Monthly meeting at Denny’s on Patton Ave. Sophisticated Singles Are you a sophisticated single and interested in joining other singles 45 years old and up? See what you have in common with us.

Info: 254-7546.

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All are welcome to attend an author event with Master Zhongxian Wu, who will discuss his book

wed Seeking the Spirit of the Book of Change: 8 Days to Mastering a Shamanic Yijing (I Ching) Prediction System, on Wednesday, July 1, at 7 p.m. at Malaprop’s Bookstore. Info: 254-6734.

thur The public is invited to an opening reception for Working Process, sculptures by Robert Winkler, on

Thursday, July 2, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the YMI Cultural Center. The exhibition “traces the evolution of Winkler’s signature style from 1990 to 2009.” Info: 252-4614.

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Join in a celebration of culture, heritage and unity at the Harambee Festival, on Friday, July 3, from 6 to 10 p.m. The street festival will feature live music, arts and crafts, food and children’s activities. Held on 7th Avenue in Hendersonville. The festival will continue on Saturday, July 4. Info: 697-5748.

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Happy Independence Day! Please see 4th of July Festivals & Events listed in this week’s Arts & Entertainment section.

sun Warren Wilson College’s MFA Program presents a workshop and reading on Sunday, July 5. At

10:15 a.m. James Longenbach will give a lecture on “Tone Poems” in the Fellowship Hall, and at 8:15 p.m. Karen Brennan, Reginald Gibbons, David Haynes, Alan Shapiro, Pablo Medina and Alan Williamson will read from their selected works of poetry and fiction in Gladfelter, Canon Lounge. MFA lectures and events continue through July 11. Info: 771-3715.

mon Pack a picnic and a blanket and head to UNCA’s Concert on the Quad on Monday, July 6, where Lloyd

Arneach will share Cherokee stories at 7 p.m. and Laura Boosinger and Josh Goforth will perform old-time music at 8 p.m. Info: 251-6227.

tue Local master gardeners will lead a class titled Gardening in the Mountains: Backyard Composting, on Tuesday, July 7, at 10 a.m. Held at the N.C. Arboretum’s Education Center. Info: 665-2492.

Renaissance Hotel lounge in downtown Asheville.

Veterans for Peace Info: 582-5180.

• 1st THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Business meeting at Buddha Bagels, 333 Merrimon Ave. Free and open to the public.

Government & Politics Buncombe County Public Meetings Info: 250-4105 or kathy. hughes@buncombecounty. org.

• 1st & 3rd TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meets in Rm. 204 of the Buncombe County Courthouse.

Buncombe Green Party Homegrown democracy without the corporate fertilizer. Come to the monthly open, and free, meeting of the Buncombe Green Party.

Info: 582-5180 or 225-4347.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 10amNoon - Business meeting upstairs in the Fortune Building, 727 Haywood

Road, W. Asheville. Free and open to the public. Parking on the street and in the back.

City of Asheville Public Meetings Info: www.ashevillenc.gov.

• 1st WEDNESDAYS, 5pm - The Planning and Zoning Commission meets at the City Hall, 70 Court Plaza.

Info: 259-5847.

• 2nd THURSDAYS, 3pm - The Sustainable Advisory Committee on Energy & Environment meets in Room A201 in the Public Works Building at 161 S. Charlotte St. Info: 271-6141.

• 2nd THURSDAYS, 8am The Economic Development Advisory Committee meets at the City Development Offices, 29 Haywood St. Info: 259-5433.

Free Hugs for Health Care Reform • FRIDAYS, 5-8pm - Join local Obama supporters and give free hugs for health care reform. Pick up signs at Mountain Java in north Asheville at 5pm.

WNC for Change Health Care Campaign Office • MONDAYS through SATURDAYS, 2-8pm - Visit

the campaign office inside Mountain Java coffeeshop in north Asheville. Learn how you can fight for health care reform.

Seniors & Retirees Henderson County Senior Softball League The league is always looking for new players, age 50 and older. Weather permitting, they play year-round.

Info: 698-3448 or www.

LJRsoftball.com.

• TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS - Morning games at Jackson Park in Hendersonville.

Walk Wise, Drive Smart Aimed at senior citizens, but open to everyone. Walks are canceled in the event of bad weather. Info: 692-4203 or www.walk-wise.org.

• TH (7/2) - Urban walk.

Animals Mayfel’s Dog Days of Summer (pd.) Every Thursday through August patrons are invited to come eat and drink with their furry friends in our front patio or back courtyard,

22 College Street, downtown Asheville, 252-8840.

Complimentary dog treats provided! This week 10% of proceeds will go to Humane Alliance of WNC - Spay & Neuter Clinic.

Animal Compassion Network WNC’s largest nonprofit, nokill animal welfare organization. Find a new pet at their pet adoption events. Info: 274-DOGS or www.animalcompassionnetwork.org. n Volunteers needed: volunteers@animalcompassionnetwork.org.

• 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 11am-3pm - ACN cats and dogs will be available for adoption at PetSmart.

Asheville Aussie Club A new group connecting Australian Shepherds and their people. Info: (704) 806-7300.

• SATURDAYS, 11am-Noon - Please call for weekly meeting location.

Transylvania Animal Alliance Group For information about T.A.A.G., or donations of time or resources, 966-

3166, taagwags@citcom.net or www.taag.petfinder.com.

• SATURDAYS, 11am-4pm Adoption Days at PETsMART on Airport Road in Arden.

View adoptable animals on our website: www.taagwags. org WNC Agricultural Center Hosts agricultural events, horse shows and farmrelated competitions. Located at 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd. in Fletcher. Info: 687-1414.

• TH (7/2) through SU (7/5) - Dixieland Miniature Horse Society Horse Show.

• TH (7/9) through SA (7/11) - Land O Sky Shrine Club Horse Show.

Technology WNC SharePoint User Group The group aims to provide knowledge and resources to IT professionals in the region.

Monthly meetings provide members with a forum to hear top industry experts give educational presentations on Microsoft SharePoint products and technologies. Info: www.wncsug.com.

• 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6-8pm - Bi-monthly meetings, with guest speakers, provide knowledge and resources to SharePoint Developers, Users and Administrators in the region. Meetings in July, Sept. and Nov. of this year.

Volunteering Ashevillage Institute (AVI) Nonprofit eco-urban education center and living laboratory for sustainable solutions.

Info or to RSVP: 225-8820, info@ashevillage.org or www.ashevillage.org.

• THURSDAYS, 9am-5pm - Volunteer days and potluck lunch. Volunteers needed in: gardening, permaculture, stonework, carpentry, marketing, administration, fundraising, business development.

Asheville Community Theatre All performances are at 35 East Walnut St. Info & reservations: 254-1320 or www. ashevilletheatre.org.

• TU (7/7), 6:30pm - Volunteer Orientation Session. Those interested in volunteering at ACT are invited to attend.

Catholic Social Services n Volunteers are needed throughout the week. Info: 255-0146.

• WEDNESDAYS, 1-4pm - Direct Assistance Day. Help sort clothing, shelve food, pack bags of food and more.

Call for details.

Graffiti Removal Action Teams Join Asheville GreenWorks in combating graffiti vandalism

in our community. Group setup based on desired location and cleanup availability, supplies provided

by Asheville GreenWorks.

Removing quickly and keeping covered is the best way to reduce graffiti. Info: 254-1776.

• THURSDAYS - Graffiti removal.

Guardian ad Litem Program Seeks Volunteers Volunteers are needed to advocate for children involved in the juvenile court process due to abuse and neglect. No experience necessary. Free training prepares volunteers to make a difference in a child’s life.

Info: 251-6130.

• TU (6/23), 1-4pm - Training begins. Call for information/application.

Men and Women Wanted Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for persons age 18 and older to share outings twice a month with youth from single-parent homes.

Activities are free or lowcost, such as sports, local attractions etc. BBBS offers free tickets to events and discounts at various businesses. Info: 253-1470 or www.bbbswnc.org.

• TH (7/9), Noon - Info session at the United Way building, 50 S. French Broad Ave., Rm. 213.

Health Programs & Support Groups 1 Night Seminar • Biofeedback • Reduce Stress (pd.) Tuesday, July 14, 7pm at Focus Centers of Asheville. A one night seminar for individuals struggling with stress and stressrelated conditions. • Dr. Jackie Williams, Educational Specialist, will describe how biofeedback and neurofeedback can help regulate stress and promote general wellness. Biofeedback could be helpful if you suffer from any of the following: • Physical problems associated with excess stress; • Anxiety and worry; • Attention and memory issues; • High blood pressure; • Depression and/ or mood swings; • Sleep disturbance. • Registration limited to 10. • Registration/ directions to our downtown Asheville office, call (828) 281-2299, ext. 2.

6 Offices Available • The Healing Center (pd.) Seeking alternative healing providers to create a dynamic blend of practitioners in a single building. • $375-$600/month, utilities included. • Near downtown, highly visible location. • On-site parking, handicapped

accessible, large shared kitchen/breakroom. Contact Doug Brock: (828) 7776746.

Got Pain? Get Rolfed! (pd.) • $20 off first session!

• Money-back guarantee.

• Sandy, Certified Rolf Practitioner, NC#558, (828) 296-0011. You haven’t tried everything until you’ve tried: www.originalrolfmethod. com Shoji Spa Discounts and Events (pd.) • Locals Discount: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. • SPArty: Wednesday evenings. Drinks, food and music, free. • Free Health Forum: Tuesdays, noon. Complimentary talk and food. 828-299-0999 www.shojiretreats.com Stop Being A Slave to Compulsive Habits, Depression and Anxiety (pd.) Studies have proven that self-destructive patterns involving food, alcohol/drugs, overspending and moods all have a common emotional root. • Retrain your brain and emotions using mindfulness skills • Create a secure attachment to Self. • Incline your mind towards joy, away from stress response • Experience resilience with lasting gains • Courses starting July/August • 2312107 or email: empowering. solutions@yahoo.com 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, 12:151:15pm - Step study: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131.

• 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.

C.L.O.S.E.R.R. Community Liaison Organization for Support, Education, Reform and Referral. The group offers support, networking, education, entertainment and fellowship for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Straight and their Allies.

• TUESDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets in the social room at All Souls Episcopal in Asheville.

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.

Dual Recovery Group Group meets at the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church House, 117 Montreat Road. For individuals who have a chemical dependency, emotional, and/or psychiatric illness and need support. We share our experience, strength, and hope with one another. A 12-step based program. Info: 357-8403.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 8pm - Group meets.

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

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

• WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm - Support group for adults at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. Free.

Essential Tremor Support Group Info: 687-2356 or bchhenze@bellsouth.net.

• 1st THURSDAYS, 67pm - Meeting at Symour Auditorium, CarePartners, Sweeten Creek Rd. 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 (7/2), 3-4:30pm “Keeping Your Brain Young,” with speech therapist Lucy Butler. The discussion will focus on “brain plasticity” and how to use this method to help prevent cognitive decline.

• MO (7/6), 11am-12:30pm - “Good News About Hip & Knee Pain,” with Duane Young, physical therapist.

Young will discuss the possible causes of joint pain and the available treatments.

Food Addicts Anonymous A fellowship of men and women who are willing to recover from the disease of food addiction. Sharing experiences and hope with others allows participants to recover from the disease one day at a time. All are welcome. Info: 242-3717.

• MONDAYS, Noon-1pm & FRIDAYS, 7-8pm - Meetings at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road, Asheville.

K.A.R.E. Support Groups Kid’s Advocacy Resource Effort offers several ongoing support groups. Info: 4568995.

• WEDNESDAYS, 5:307:30pm - Single Parents Support Group. Dinner and childcare provided. At First United Methodist Church, 566 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. Call ext. 201 for more info.

Overcomers Recovery Support Group A Christian-based 12-step recovery program. Provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems.

Meetings are held at 32 Rosscraggon Road. All are welcome. Info: rchovey@ sos.spc-asheville.org.

• TUESDAYS, 7-8pm Meeting.

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: 669-0986.

• 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, 1 Edwin Pl. Red Cross Events & Classes Red Cross holds classes in CPR/First Aid for infants, children, and adults; Babysitter Training; Pet First Aid; Bloodborne Pathogens; Swimming & Water Safety; and Lifeguarding. All classes held at chapter headquarters, 100 Edgewood Rd. To register, call 258-3888, ext. 221.

Info: www.redcrosswnc.org. : Bloodmobile Drive dates and locations are listed below. Appointment and ID required.

• WE (7/1), 9am-1:30pm - Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, 36 Montford Ave. Info: 255-8505.

• TH (4/2), 10am-2pm - Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road, Suite 590.

Info: 231-6894.

• MO (7/6), 1:30-6pm Lowe’s on Tunnel Road East, 89 South Tunnel Rd. Info: 299-3788.

• WE (7/8), 3-7:30pm - First Baptist Church, 130 Montreat Rd. Info: 669-6461.

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 Addicts Anonymous

A fellowship of men and women recovering from addictive sexual behavior (physical and/or emotional).

Meetings are held in downtown Asheville. Info: 800477-8191 (live person Mon.Fri. 11am-7pm) or 348-0284 to leave a local message for a return call.

• WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Meeting.

• SUNDAYS, 7pm - Meeting.

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous SLAA is a 12-step fellowship of men and women who have a desire to stop living out a pattern of sex and love addiction. Behaviors addressed are: compulsive sexual behavior, extreme dependency on a person, chronic preoccupation with romance, intrigue or fantasy. Meetings are held in downtown Asheville. Open to all sexual orientations. Info: AshevilleSLAA@gmail.com.

• SATURDAYS, 10am - First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Therapeutic Healing Circle for Women Inner-searching, selfreflection, self-expression, strengthening, enlivening, supportive, community, creativity, soulfulness. Info: 786-0477.

• WEDNESDAYS (7/22 through 8/19), 6-8:30pm While the sun burns brightly, bring a burning issue to explore. By donation. Call for details.

Transitions: Job Loss Resource & Support Group • WEDNESDAYS, 3pm - Meets at the First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville, located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Church Street in downtown Hendersonville. Info: www. hvlfumc.org/transitions or 693-4275.

Helplines For Xpress’ list of helplines, visit www.mountainx.com/ events/category/helplines.

Sports Groups & Activities American Singles Golf Association Asheville Chapter Join the group for fellowship and fairways. Visitors are welcome at monthly meetings. Info: 298-9790 or www.singlesgolf.com/ chapter.php?chapter_number=3403.

• 2nd THURSDAYS, 5:30pm - Meeting at Lone Star Steakhouse, Airport exit.

Disc Golf Check the Richmond Hill Park kiosk for events and tournaments, as well as the

WNC Disc Golf Web site.

Info: 680-9626 or www. wncdiscgolf.com.

• SATURDAYS, 10am - Doubles at Haywood Community College.

• SUNDAYS, Noon Doubles at Richmond Hill or Mars Hill College campus —- 4pm - Doubles at Waynesville Rec Park.

• 1st MONDAYS, 7pm Club meeting.

Monday Night Women’s Road Ride • MONDAYS, 6-8pm Sponsored by ABRC. Meet at Youngblood Bicycles, 233 Merrimon Ave. Be ready to ride at 6pm Approx. 27 miles at 12-15mph; no one left behind. Info: 254-4578.

Pickleball It’s like playing ping pong on a tennis court. For all ages.

Games cost $1 per session.

Paddles and balls are provided. Info: 350-2058.

• MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 9-11am - Meets at Stephens-Lee Rec Center, 30 George Washington Carver St. (take S. Charlotte to Max St.).

Thursday Night Track Races • THURSDAYS, 5-9pm - Meets at Carrier Park on Amboy Road. Register at 5pm; races begin at 6pm.

Various races, fixed gear bikes, no brakes. Weather permitting. Info: 254-4578.

Waynesville Recreation Center Located at 550 Vance St. in Waynesville. Info: 456-2030 or recathletics@townofwaynesville.org.

• MONDAYS through FRIDAYS (through 8/7) Beginner to intermediate level group swimming lessons.

Call to register.

Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Ride • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-9pm - Meets at Rice Pinnacle parking lot at Bent Creek.

Distance/route will vary; no one left behind. Info: 2514686.

Kids Hands On History Camp, July 27 - 31 (pd.) Week-long camp runs 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. daily. $120 fee. Fun programs and crafts. Games and play, too. For 2nd - 5th graders.

253-9131. Smith McDowell House Summer Savings • Only $69 Per Week (pd.) The Martial Arts & Sports Summer Camp. Ages 6 - 15 split classes. June 15 through August 14. Call 251-5425 or visit www.centerformartialartsusa.net At The Health Adventure

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Program info or to RSVP: 254-6373, ext. 324. Info: www.thehealthadventure. org.

• MONDAYS through FRIDAYS (through Aug.), 10:30am - Story time.

• Through SU (9/6) Arthur’s World, the national touring exhibition based on the PBS children’s television series and popular Marc Brown books, will be on display.

Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center Milepost 384.

• TH (7/2), 7-8:30pm - Family Night. Join Rangers at the Parkway Visitor Center, milepost 384, for a special scavenger hunt: “Search for Red, White and Blue on the Parkway”. Free, but registration is required.

Info: 298-5330, ext. 304.

Events For Kids At Historic Johnson Farm Located at 3346 Haywood Rd. in Hendersonville. There are two nature trails (free), and guided tours are offered ($5/$3). Info: 891-6585 or www.historicjohnsonfarm. org.

• WE (7/1), 10am “Shakare Workshop” with Lisa Whitfield. Make your own musical instrument using beading, knots and gourds. $10. Third grade through high school students welcome.

• MONDAYS, 11am - “Grand and Me” is an

opportunity for parents, guardians and/or grandparents to bond with children while receiving a hands-on history lesson. Plus, meet the animals at the barn. $5 adults.

Hands On! Gallery This children’s gallery is located at 318 North Main St. in Hendersonville. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-5pm.

Admission is $5, with discounts available on certain days. Info: 697-8333 or www.handsonwnc.org.

• TH (7/2), 10am-Noon - Rocketry Class (mixed levels). Each student will build a rocket to launch at Jackson Park immediately following the class. $15 for beginner class/$25 for intermediate class. Registration required.

Kids Corner Market A series of free activities for kids at the Asheville City Market. Organized by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project to get children excited about fresh food and physical activity.

Info: 236-1282 or brook@ asapconnections.org.

• SA (7/4), 10am-12:30pm - Transplant Activity with Bountiful Cities Project.

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

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Founders of New Thought Classes (pd.) Tuesdays, 7-9pm, June 2-August 4. At Center for Spiritual Living, 2 Science of Mind Way. More information, call: (828) 2532325 or (828) 253-7472.

A COURSE IN MIRACLES Class for Beginners: • The 6 week class will be held at 13 Dawson Place, Asheville 28803 (near Exit 8 of Rt.240). Class will begin July 7, 7pm-8:30pm, and meet weekly. The fee is a free will offering. Call 828505-0176 to register.

A Course in Miracles Classes For anyone sincerely interested in joining a loving group for ACIM study and practice. The group meets at Groce United Methodist Church in East Asheville.

Info: 712-5472.

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm Study group meets.

All One Asheville “Friends of Non-Duality.”

Share silence while exploring non-dual teachers and living in the Now Present Moment.

Meetings at various locations. Info: 216-7051 or BeHereNow28804@yahoo. com.

• SUNDAYS, 7pm Discover true fulfillment.

Silent sitting and video satsang with Western spiritual teacher Gangaji. New location at Serventhood House, 156 East Chestnut St., near Greenlife.

Asheville Meditation Center Classes are held at the Greenlife Community Center, 90 Merrimon Ave., unless otherwise noted. Info: 505-

2300 or www.meditateasheville.org.

• THURSDAYS, 6:307:30pm - Meditation Circle.

Held at One World Healing Arts Institute, 2 Sulphur Springs Road, W. Asheville.

Donations accepted.

Asheville Satsang With Gangaji Info: 216-7051 or nckristinenelson@yahoo.com.

• SUNDAYS, 7pm Discover true fulfillment.

Silent sitting and video satsang with Western spiritual teacher Gangaji. New location at Serventhood House, 156 East Chestnut St., near Greenlife.

Buddhist Meditation and Discussion Meets in the space above the French Broad Food Coop. New series: “Freedom From Worldly Concerns.”

This series of classes will give instructions on how these concerns function and how to find happiness from more reliable sources.

Suggested donation: $8.

Info: 779-5502 or www. meditation-in-northcarolina. org.

• WE (7/1), 7:15pm - “Reputation: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow.”

• WE (7/8), 7:15pm - “Our Desire for Praise and Fear of Criticism.”

Celebrate Recovery Christ-centered, biblically based recovery ministry.

Weekly fellowship and support meetings deal with reallife issues, including divorce, co-dependency, anger, control, chemical dependency, sexual addictions, hurtful relationships, eating

July 3-4, Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre Admission Free. Donations Welcome.

For information call 254-5146 or visit www.montfordparkplayers.org Sponsored by

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disorders, depression, and other addictive, compulsive or dysfunctional behaviors.

Info: 687-1111.

• THURSDAYS, 6pm-10pm - Evenings at Biltmore Baptist Church, 35 Clayton Road, Arden.

Christian Enlightenment • TH (7/9), 7-9pm - Dr. Albert LaChance and Dale Allen Hoffman will give an introductory talk on “Christian Enlightenment” at Jubilee! Community Center, 46 Wall St. $10. Info: www. christian-enlightenment. com.

Christian Enlightenment Public Talk • TH (7/9), 7-9pm - Dr. Albert J. LaChance and Dale Allen Hoffman share a view of Jesus as an Eastern spiritual teacher whose guidance, in its original near-Eastern Semitic essence, illuminates a clear path to enlightenment. At Jubilee!, 46 Wall St. $10.

Info: www.christian-enlightenment.com.

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. Info: 252-0538 or www.ashevilleccc.com.

• 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, 5-6:15pm - Free practice group for newcomers and experienced practitioners.

First Congregational Church Located at 20 Oak St. in downtown Asheville. “An open and affirming congregation.” Info: 252-8729 or www.uccasheville.org.

• SUNDAYS (through 9/6), 10am - Summer worship service with Rev. Joe Hoffman and Rev. Shannon Spencer. Childcare is provided. FCUCC is an open and affirming congregation; all are welcome.

Journey Expansion Team (JET) • WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm - An inspiration of James Ray featured on Oprah/The Secret. Join a group of likeminded people who want to share with others The Law Of Vibration and other Universal Laws. Info: 3297145 or kimberlycroteau@ yahoo.com.

ManSpirit A spiritual group for gay men that meets for heart circles and various spirituality and social based activities.

All denominations are welcome. Info: http://groups. yahoo.com/group/ManSpirit or 231-1256.

• 1st SATURDAYS or SUNDAYS - Meeting. Call for details.

Mindfulness Meditation Class Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence.

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.

Mountain Zen Practice Center Ending suffering through the practice of Conscious Compassionate Awareness.

Located at 156 E. Chestnut St. Info: 253-4621 or www. mountainzen.org. Orientation required for newcomers.

• TUESDAYS, 7-8:30pm Meditation and discussion.

Mystic Gatherings Share in the community of those who are governed both by logic and observing signs around them: gut, spirit, intuition or whatever That is. Bring your stories and experiences. Gatherings are dynamic and diverse and range from topics such as changes in our society to defining moments in life and much more. Info: 206-2009.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Meeting.

Namaste Sacred Events Located at 57 Broadway.

Info: 253-6985.

• 1st & 3rd SUNDAYS, 6-8pm - Hare Krsna Love Feast. An evening of chanting the Holy Names in the association of Asheville devotees, reading Vedic scriptures and enjoying a vegetarian feast. Info: www. highthinkingsimpleliving.org or 586-3919.

Sojourner Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

A congregation in formation.

The goal is provide a caring, non-threatening environment for the exploration of Christian spirituality. Info: www.sojournerchurch.org.

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• WE (7/1), 7pm - “Kirtan: Steer Your Mind & Heart Toward the Highest.”

Devotional chanting with Kailash. Love offering. Info: www.OmKailash.com.

• WE (7/8), 7pm - “Rhythm Circle: Drum for Healing, Health & Wellness,” with Debbie Schults. $10 love offering.

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Time to diversify your energy sources, Aries. It’s as if you’ve grown too dependent on oil — metaphorically speaking — and have neglected to develop relationships with wind turbines, solar panels, natural gas, and other mans of generating power. What if in the future — metaphorically speaking — oil becomes scarcer or wildly expensive? And what if, over the long haul, its byproducts degrade your environment?

I suggest you start now to expand the variety of fuels you tap into. It’s a perfect moment to adjust your plans for your long-term energy needs.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

Your mirror may lie to you this week. A friend might neglect to share a crucial detail. Even pets and heroes and normally reliable suppliers might not be completely there for you. Fortunately, I expect that secondary sources will come through. Other people’s mirrors may reveal a clue you haven’t been able to find in your own. An acquaintance could step forward and do a convincing impersonation of a friend.

And a previously overlooked or unknown connection might become your own personal wellspring. Moral of the story: If you’re willing to be flexible and forswear all impulses to blame, you won’t be deprived of what you need.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

Having discovered I can read the minds of animals, I’ve started a new sideline as a ghostwriter. Here’s an excerpt from an interview I did with Prestige, a potbellied pig born under the sign of Gemini. Brezsny: What do you like best about being a potbellied pig? Prestige: I’m greedy but cute. I get to eat like a pig, yet not be victimized by the negative judgments people usually project onto pigs. Brezsny: Is there anything you’re worried about? Prestige: I need to make my caretaker understand that for the next few weeks we Geminis will need more than the usual amounts of food, love, presents, praise, attention, everything. Brezsny: Anything you’d like to say to my Gemini readers? Prestige: Don’t let anybody make you feel guilty for wanting what you want.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

The ancient Chinese sage Lao Tse said, “People of the highest caliber, upon hearing about Taoism, follow it and practice it immediately. People of average caliber, hearing about Taoism, reflect for a while and then experiment. People of the lowest caliber, hearing about Taoism, let out a big laugh.” Now substitute the words “your splashy new ideas” for “Taoism” in Lao Tse’s quote and you’ll have your horoscope for this week, Cancerian. For added punch, remember what he said in another context: “No idea can be considered valuable until a thousand people have laughed at it.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

Nietzsche’s dictum might be useful for you to keep in mind right now, Leo: “If it doesn’t kill you, it’ll make you stronger.” Since I’m very sure that the turbulent waters through which you’re navigating will not kill you, I’m looking forward to all the ways this journey will upgrade your confidence and enhance your power. But there’s more to be gained, beyond what Nietzsche formulated. It’s also true that if it doesn’t kill you (which it won’t), it will make you wilder and kinder and smarter and more beautiful.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

According to my projections, you will not, in the coming weeks, meet a dark, secretive stranger who’ll play you like a violin. Nor will you be lured to the warehouse district after midnight to pick up the “missing stuff.” And I highly doubt that you will be invited to join a cult that’s conspiring to seize political power following the events of December 21, 2012. No, Virgo. Your fate is far more mundane than that.

In fact, it’s more likely that you will soon meet a bright, forthright stranger who will play you like an accordion. You will be drawn to a convenient location at midday to pick up the “missing stuff.” And you will be invited to become part of a group that has the potential to play a significant role in your quest for meaning in the coming years.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

For years, I’ve remembered most of my dreams every night, so I’m good at spotting trends. And one of the themes that has arisen recently involves you Libras. Last week, I dreamed that three of my

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

Spiritual epiphany alert! Uncanny revelations imminent! Hope you don’t mind being awoken in the middle of your regularly scheduled life by a special delivery from the Great Beyond. Yes, my cute little bundle of rumbling feelings and psychic sensitivities: It doesn’t matter if you’re a true believer or an unrepentant infidel — you will soon be invited to have one of your logical certainties torn out by the roots and replaced with a throbbing vision of cosmic whoopee. Brace yourself for the most pungent fun you’ve had since your last mudwrestle with the angel.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

While appearing on the TV show “I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here,” ex-pro basketball player John Salley gave some advice I’d like to pass along. “When you see crazy coming your way,” he philosophized, “you should cross the street.” I do think crazy will be headed in your direction sometime soon, Sagittarius, and the best response you can make is to avoid it altogether, preferably in a way that it doesn’t notice you. That’s right: Don’t shout at crazy, don’t bolt away ostentatiously, and certainly don’t run up and give crazy a big hug. There are far better ways for you to gather in your fair share of intriguing mystery; I’d hate to see you get bogged down in a useless, inferior version of it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Everyone wants an extra piece of you these days, and they don’t necessarily care about how it will affect you. So beware of emotional manipulation, subliminal seduction, and the temptation to believe in impossible promises. To make matters more extreme, I suspect you may be secretly pleased that everyone wants an extra piece of you — and might be tempted to conspire in your own dismantling. Let me propose a compromise. How about letting three trustworthy people — no more — take an extra piece of you? And be very certain that they have enough self-control to know when to stop taking.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

You’re almost never one brick short of a load. Know what I’m saying? Your elevator almost always goes all the way to the top floor. Rarely, if ever, do I have to warn you against playing with a deck of 51 cards. So I hope you don’t be offended when I say that it’s time to find that missing brick and service your elevator and buy a new deck. In other words, you’re due for your 40,000 mile check-up.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

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Art Gallery Exhibits & Openings 16 Patton Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., 1-6pm (open on Sun. MayOct. only). Info: 236-2889 or www.16patton.com.

• Through SU (7/12) - The group exhibit Contemporary Representation will be on display.

Art at UNCA Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: 251-6559. Blowers Gallery info: 251-6546. Highsmith University Union info: 2325000.

• WE (7/1) through TH (8/6) - Reflective Iridescences on Canvas, mixed media by Norbert W. Irvine will be on display in the Highsmith University Union Gallery.

• TU (6/30) through FR (8/28) - Inmate Art, drawings and collages by student-inmates at Avery Mitchell Correctional Facility, will be on display in Blowers Gallery.

Art League of Henderson County The ALHC host exhibits at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Hwy. (25N) in downtown Hendersonville.

Info: 692-0575 or www. artleague.net.

• Through TH (7/9) Passionate About Pastels, landscape paintings by Robin Swaby Miltner.

• Through TH (7/9) - Art League members will display works in all mediums focused around the theme “People.”

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 (7/3), 5:30-8pm - Reception for Postcards.

There will also be a storytelling performance by Karen-Eve. • FR (7/3) through FR (7/31) - Postcards, a collaborative traveling exhibit of postcard-sized original paintings by artists from WNC framed in black shadow boxes.

Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $6/$5 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org.

• Through SU (8/23) - Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft & Traditional Art. • Through SU (9/13) Response and Memory: The Art of Beverly Buchanan.

• FR (7/3) through FR (1/1) - Looking Back: Celebrating 60 Years of Collecting at the Asheville Art Museum will explore the Museum’s collection of American art of the 20th and 21st centuries with an interest in the art of the Southeast and WNC. Asheville Gallery of Art A co-op gallery representing 28 regional artists located at 16 College St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm and Sun.: 1-4pm. Info: 2515796 or www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com.

• WE (7/1) through FR (7/31) - Potpourri, a collection of watercolor and pastel paintings by Al Junek.

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.

• FR (7/3) through FR (7/31) - Lay of the Land: Interpretations of the Landscape in Oil and Pastel, an exhibit by Susan Sinyai, will be on display in the Upper Gallery.

• FR (7/3), 6-8pm Opening reception Lay of the Land, an exhibit of paintings

by Susan Sinyai in the Upper Gallery.

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

• FR (7/3), 6pm - Preview and artist reception for Anthropogenic.

• SA (7/4) through SA (8/29) - Anthropogenic, new work by Matt Jacobs and Eric Knoche.

Flood Gallery Located at 109 Roberts St. on the corner of Clingman Ave. in the River Arts District. Info: www.floodgallery.org.

• Through FR (7/3) - The Sled and The Blocks, sculptural works by Jeff Bell, will be on display.

Grovewood Gallery Located at 111 Grovewood Road, Asheville. Info: 2537651 or www.grovewood. com.

• Through TH (12/31) - The second annual Sculpture for the Garden exhibit, featuring large-scale, contemporary outdoor sculptures by nationally recognized artists from around the country, will be on display.

Pack Place Gallery Located at 2 S. Pack Place Square. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 15pm. Info: 257-4530.

• WE (6/24) through TH (7/16) - 3x3x3D Open Invitational Exhibit and Silent Auction. Opening bid starts at $20. Bidding will close at 7:30pm on July 16.

Studio B A framing studio and art gallery at 1020 Merrimon Ave., Suite 104. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm & Sat. 10am3pm. Info: 225-5200, (800) 794-9053, studiob4422@ bellsouth.net or www.galleryatstudiob.com.

• Through SA (8/22) Capturing the Equine Spirit, paintings by Patricia Ramos Alcayaga.

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.

• SA (6/20) through SA (7/18) - Together: Hand in Hand, paintings and clay by Dorothy and Clyde Collins will be on display at the TRAC Center Gallery.

• FR (7/3) through SA (8/15) - Function and Funk: the Pottery of Courtney Martin at the Burnsville TRAC Gallery.

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 South Caldwell St. in Brevard.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4 pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org.

• Through FR (7/10) - Men of the Mountains, an exhibit of artwork by local mountain men in painting, photography, woodwork, sculpture, clay and more.

• SA (7/4) - Annual Art Showcase featuring arts and crafts from throughout the region by more than 50 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.

• Through SA (7/18) Three exhibits will be on display: Sketch: Type, Intimate Curiosities: SABA National Book Arts Show and Wings of Change.

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 Participating galleries stay open until 9pm. Many galleries will 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: 227-3591 or www.wcu.edu/fapac/galleries.

• Through SA (8/1) - A photography exhibit by Julie Breckenridge, Maureen Moxley and Sarah Haynes will be on display in the media center of Hunter Library.

• Through SA (7/25) - Work by recent graduates of Haywood Community College’s professional craft program will be on exhibit.

Furniture, ceramics, jewelry and textiles.

YMI Cultural Center Located at 39 South Market St., the community-based organization seeks to enhance the cultural and economic lives of people in WNC, particularly minority and low-income residents, through its focus on programs in Cultural Arts, Economic Development and Community Education.

Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Info: 252-4614 or www.ymicc.org.

• TH (7/2) through SU (9/20) - Working Process, sculptures by Robert Winkler.

• TH (7/2), 5:30-8pm - Opening reception for

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More Art Exhibits & Openings Art at Ananda Hair Studio The salon, located at 22 Broadway, hosts rotating art exhibits. Info: 232-1017. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SU (7/12) Original works of art by local artist sky will be on display.

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: 6652492 or www.ncarboretum. org. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SU (8/2) - Rustic Birdhouses by artist Walt Cottingham will be on display at the Education Center. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SU (11/1) - H. Douglas Pratt and John C. Sillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BIRDS: The Science of Illustration. The exhibit celebrates the art and science of birds.

Carolina Nature Photographers Association www.cnpa-asheville.org. â&#x20AC;˘ WE (7/1) through FR (7/31) - Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Harmonies exhibit at the Cradle of Forestry. Emphasis on wildlife, landscapes, flowers.

Center For Craft, Creativity and Design The inter-institutional Regional Center of the University of North Carolina is located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Rd. in Hendersonville. Info: 8902050 or www.craftscreativitydesign.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Through FR (8/14) - Are Chairs Just for Sitting,

featuring the work of 24 accomplished furniture makers in WNC. Events at First Congregational United Church of Christ Located at 20 Oak St., Asheville. â&#x20AC;˘ FR (7/3) through TU (7/28) - Clerical Stoles by Gary Mitchell will be on display.

Hand In Hand Gallery Located at 2720 Greenville Hwy. (U.S. 25 South) in Flat Rock. Info: 697-7719 or www.handinhandgallery. com. â&#x20AC;˘ Through SU (7/5) - ECOART: Artists RespondReclaim, Reuse, Recreate will be on display. In an effort to raise awareness and funds for ECO, an arts raffle and coin drive will be ongoing through July 4. â&#x20AC;˘ SA (7/4) - Raffle drawing for the exhibit ECO-ART: Artists Respond- Reclaim, Reuse, Recreate. â&#x20AC;˘ 1st SATURDAYS, 11am3pm - Free craft demos.

N.C. Arboretum Events The Arboretum hosts a variety of educational programs.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are free with parking fee ($6/vehicle). No parking fees on Tuesdays. Info: 665-2492 or www.ncarboretum.org. â&#x20AC;˘ TH (6/18) through SU (8/2) - Rustic Birdhouses, an exhibit by Walt Cottingham will be on display in the Arboretumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Education Center.

Push Skate Shop & Gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave. between Stella Blue and the Kress Building. Info: 225-

5509 or www.pushtoyproject.com. â&#x20AC;˘ FR (6/12) through TU (7/28) - Mister Squeakers, new works by local artist Brandon Oliver.

Transylvania Heritage Museum Located at 40 West Jordan St., Brevard. Info: 884-2347 or www.transylvaniaheritage.org. â&#x20AC;˘ SA (7/4) - Patriotism display. Free balloons for children.

Classes, Meetings & Arts-Related Events Attention Artists and Photographers! (pd.) Need your work Captured, Reproduced, or Printed? Digital Resolutions Group specializes in highquality large format digital photography, outstanding fine art reproduction and printing. (828) 670-5257 or visit www.ashevilledigital. com Carl Sandburg Home Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is located three miles south of Hendersonville off U.S. 25 on Little River Road. Info: 693-4178 or www.nps. gov/carl. â&#x20AC;˘ TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 3pm - Park rangers offer historic walking tours, featuring poetry written by Sandburg and Lincoln. â&#x20AC;˘ SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 2:45pm - Park rangers share the history and techniques of Mrs. Sandburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dairy and cheese making operations.

Laurel Chapter of the Embroiderersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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. â&#x20AC;˘ TH (7/2), 9:30-10am - Registration followed by a short business meeting and a program by Abby Doyle from My Garden of Beadinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on beading techniques. At Cummings United Methodist Church in Horse Shoe.

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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. â&#x20AC;˘ MONDAYS, Noon-3pm - Open studio for portrait painting. Small fee for model. â&#x20AC;˘ WEDNESDAYS, 9amNoon - Mixed Media Class with Lorelle Bacon. $20/session. â&#x20AC;˘ MONDAYS, Noon-3pm Portrait painting open-studio session with model. Various poses. No instruction. All local portrait artists are invited to participate in any medium. $5-$10 model fee. â&#x20AC;˘ TUESDAYS, 9:30-3:30 Pastels/Oil Class with Karen Chambers. $25/session.

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• FR (6/26) through SA (7/4) - Arts and Culture Week. There will be more than 30 art events open to the public, including concerts, an open-mic for writers, gallery walks, dancing, photography exhibits, pottery classes and more.

Art/Craft Fairs Lexington Bazaar (pd.) North Lexington’s Outdoor Funky Artisan Market located in the courtyard at 58 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. Over 25 vendors at this weekend’s event. Music performances by Saint Solitude and Ras Berhane of Crystal Kind. Also featuring Bouchon’s Street Food.

Asheville People’s Market Held June through October in the parking lot across from Rosetta’s Kitchen at 93 N. Lexington Ave. Info: rosettastarshine@gmail. com.

• SUNDAYS, 11am-4pm - Search for art, crafts and homemade items made by Asheville artists at this fleamarket style market.

Lexington Avenue Bazaar An outdoor market in the Lexington Avenue Courtyard, enter at 58 1/2 North Lexington Ave. Local indie art, craft and design, food and live music. Info: www.lexingtonbazaar. blogspot.com.

• 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 11am-4pm - Bazaar.

Mountain Artisans Art & Craft Show • SA & SU (7/4 & 5), 10am-5pm - “Summertime” art & craft show at the WCU Ramsey Center, Cullowhee.

Fine art, glass, woodcraft, pottery, jewelry and more. $3/Free for kids. Info: www. mountainartisans.net or 524-3405.

Summer Jewelry Market • 1st SATURDAYS, 9am4pm - Market. On the corner of Church St. and Third Avenue in downtown Hendersonville. Featuring local jewelry artists. Info: 698-0715.

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 South Caldwell St. in Brevard.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4 pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org.

• SA (7/4), 9am-5pm - 37th annual Fine Arts and Crafts Showcase, featuring 40 N.C. and S.C. artists and crafters who have been juried into the show. Artists will be located on West Main Street.

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Spoken & Written Word Attention WNC Mystery Writers WNC Mysterians Critique Group. For mystery/suspense/thriller writers. Info: 712-5570 or wncmysterians.org.

• TH (7/2), 6pm - Meeting at the West Asheville Library on Haywood Road in the meeting room.

Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBRVIATIONS - 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 EC = Enka-Candler Library (1404 Sandhill Road, 250-4758) n FV = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) n LE = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 250-6480) n LL = Law Library (Buncombe County Courthouse, 10th Floor, 250-4734) n NA = North Asheville Library (1030 Merrimon Avenue, 250-4752) n PM = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) n SA = South Asheville/ Oakley Library (749 Fairview Road, 250-4754) n SS = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 250-6488) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 2506486) n WV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n WA = West Asheville Library (942 Haywood Road, 250-4750) • WE (7/1), 12:30pm Afternoon Book Club: Team of Rivals, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The second half of the book will be discussed. WV —- 6-8pm Knit and Crochet Night. SS. • TH (7/2), 9am-Noon - Library Meeting. SS —6:30pm - Book Clubs: The Lace Reader, by Brumonia Barry. EA —- 7pm - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer. SW —- 7pm - Book Club: The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare. BM. • TU (7/7), 7pm - Book Clubs: On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan. WV —- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski. EC.

• TH (7/9), 6:30pm - Knitty Gritty Knit Night. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome.

Events at Malaprop’s The bookstore and cafe at 55 Haywood St. hosts visiting authors for talks and book signings. Info: 2546734 or www.malaprops. com.

• WE (7/1), 7pm - Master Zhongxian Wu will discuss his book Seeking the Spirit of the Book of Change: 8 Days to Mastering a Shamanic Yijing (I Ching) Prediction System.

• FR (7/3), 7pm - The owners/managers of six local & independent businesses will discuss “Independent Retailing in Asheville.” A wine and cheese reception will follow.

• SU (7/5), 3pm - Poetrio, featuring poets Dan Stryk & Felicia Mitchell.

• TH (7/9), 7pm - Chemist Herve This will discuss his book Building a Meal: From Molecular Gastronomy to Culinary Constructivism.

Events at Thomas Wolfe Memorial Located at 52 N. Market St. Info: www.wolfememorial. com, contactus@wolfememorial.com or 253-8304.

• FR (7/3), 2-4pm - Poetry and Picking on the Front Porch with Brooke and George Buckner. Bring a chair, pack and lunch and join in the fun. Free.

Flood Gallery Events Located in the Phil Mechanic building at 109 Roberts St. in Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: 254-2166 or www.floodgallery.org.

• WEDNESDAYS (7/1 through 8/5), 7-9pm - Short Fiction Writing: Elements of the Craft. The class will meet in the library at the Phil Mechanic Building, 109 Roberts St., Asheville. To sign up: 273-4998.

For Accomplished Asheville Writers Seeking other serious writers for critique group.

Mostly fiction and nonfiction. Info: 658-8217.

• Alternate THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Group meets.

Haywood County Public Library Info: 452-5169, ext. 2511 or www.haywoodlibrary.org.

• THURSDAYS, 2-3pm - Teen Writing Workshop at the Waynesville branch.

Free, but registration required.

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Hendersonville. The county system includes branches at Edneyville, Etowah, Fletcher and Green River. Info: 6974725 or www.henderson. lib.nc.us.

• WE (7/8), 7pm Traditional folk and country singer, Tom Fisch will perform.

MFA Program Events at Warren Wilson College The public is welcome to attend the lectures and readings in fiction and poetry offered during the Master of Fine Arts Program for Writers’ winter residency.

All events are held in the Fellowship Hall behind the WWC Chapel, unless otherwise noted. Free. Info: 771-3715.

• TH (7/2), 8pm - Lan Samantha Chang, Dana Levin, Peter Orner, James Longenbach and Kevin McIlvoy will read from their selected works.

• FR (7/3), 11:15am - Ellen Bryant Voigt will give a lecture titled “Double-Double,” which focuses on irony —8:15pm - Joan Aleshire, C.J. Hribal, David Baker, Steven Schwartz & Stephen Dobyns will read.

• SA (7/4), 10:30am - Stacey D’Erasmo will give a lecture titled “The Space Between,” which focuses on the creation of intimacy in fiction —- 8:15pm - Maud Casey, Brooks Haxton, Judy Doenges, Heather McHugh & Susan Neville will read.

• SU (7/5), 10:30am James Longenbach will give a lecture on “Tone Poems” —- 8:15pm - Karen Brennan, Reginald Gibbons, David Haynes, Alan Shapiro, Pablo Medina, Alan Williamson will read from selected works in Gladfelter, Canon Lounge.

• MO (7/6), 10:30am - Alan Shapiro will discuss “Linguistic Hospitality,” a lecture on the challenges one faces in translating ancient poetry —- 8:15pm - Debra Allbery, Christopher Castellani, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Stacey D’Erasmo, C. Dale Young & Peter Turchi will read.

• WE (7/8), 9am - Maud Casey will give a lecture titled “Some Aspects of Time” —- 8:15pm - Graduating students Lisa Hadley, Regan Huff, Tommy Kim, Annie Kim & Billy Lombardo will read from selected works.

• TH (7/9), 9am - Stephen Dobyns will give a lecture on “Poetic Closure,” focusing on methods of contextual closure in poetry —- 8:15pm - Graduating students Josh Billings,

Mary Jo Thompson, Lenore Myka, Cathleen Williams, Seth Pollins & Nicole Trigg will read.

Osondu Booksellers All events are held at Osondu, 184 North Main St., Waynesville, unless otherwise noted. Info: 4568062 or www.osondubooksellers.com.

• FR (7/3), 7pm - Meet the Author: Eric Brown.

All zombies & zombie lovers are welcome.

Spanish, French and More International Link offers ongoing small group instructional classes, conversation practice hours and tutoring for many languages, including Spanish, French and English. Info: 255-9104 or internationallinknc@ gmail.com.

• TUESDAYS, 12:301:30pm - Meets at Malaprop’s Bookstore & Cafe, 55 Haywood St. For high-intermediate to advanced level speakers.

Improve your Spanish conversational skills and meet native speakers.

Festivals & Gatherings 4th of July with the Junaluska Singers • FR & SA (7/3 & 4), 7:30pm - The Junaluska Singers will give a performance in the Stuart Auditorium. Saturday’s show will finish before a fireworks finale. Info: www. lakejunaluska.com/july4th/ aspx.

Annual Montreat Parade • SA (7/4), 10am - The parade will be held in downtown Montreat.

Appalachian Summer Festival A month-long celebration of the arts featuring a variety of performances by internationally acclaimed artists.

For a complete schedule of events and ticket prices: 262-4046 or www.appsummer.org.

• SA (6/27) through SA (7/25) - Music, dance and theater performances; visual arts exhibitions and events; workshops for children and adults; and educational lectures and seminars.

City of Asheville’s 4th of July Celebration • SA (7/4), 3pm - The event will be held at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in downtown Asheville —- 7:30pm - Shindig on the Green —9:30pm - Fireworks. Info: 259-5800 or www.ashevilleparks.org.

Events in Cherokee Info: 438-1601 or www. cherokee-nc.com.

• FR (7/3) through SU (6/5) - The 4th of July Powwow will feature fireworks, authentic Indian dancing, drumming, tribal regalia and more. $10.

Events in Dillsboro Info: 626-3438.

• SA (7/4), 2-9pm - There will be a parade in town followed by dinner and fireworks at the Big Ivy Community Center, 540 Dillingham Road. n Craft vendors and volunteers needed. Call for details.

Fabulous Fourth Celebrations in Hendersonville • SA (7/4), 11am - There will be an Independence Day Parade on Main St. Info: 692-4179 —- 4pm - Celebration at Jackson Park featuring crafters, food, children’s activities, an antique car show, music and fireworks at dusk. Info: 697-4884.

Fourth of July Celebration in Black Mountain • SA (7/4), 7-9pm - Street dance, live music by the Mix 96.5 House Band & fireworks in downtown Black Mountain. Info: www. exploreblackmountain.com or 669-2300.

Fourth of July in Brevard • SA (7/4), 9am-5pm - Heart of Brevard’s Fourth of July Celebration and Transylvania Region AACA Classic Car Show —- 9:30pm - Fireworks at Brevard College. Info: 8843278 or www.brevardnc. org.

Harambee Festival • FR (7/3), 6-10pm & SA (7/4), 11am-8pm - The Harambee Festival is a celebration of culture, heritage and unity. The street festival will feature live music, arts & crafts, food and children’s activities. Held on 7th Ave., Hendersonville. Info: 6975748.

Independence Day Celebration in Marion • SA (7/4), 6pm - Parade.

Skaters, bikers and skateboarders are welcome to lead the parade. The Foothills Community Band and Little Miss McDowell will perform. All veterans are invited to lead the parade —- 7pm - Street dance with “Sidestreet” —- 9:45pm Fireworks. Info: 652-2215.

July 4th Festival in Leicester • SA (7/4), 11am-5pm - Traditional music by Squire Parsons, Leicester Community Choir, Mountain Thunder Cloggers and others. Hamburgers, hot dogs, beans, chips, cole slaw, soda and dessert. $5/$3 kids. To-go available. At

the Leicester Community Center, 2979 New Leicester Hwy. Info: 774-3000.

July 4th Fireworks at Lake Julian • SA (7/4) - Fireworks display sponsored by Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Rec. Bring a lawn chair/blanket and a picnic. Picnic tables and grills are available throughout the park. Fireworks start after dark. Rain date: July 5.

Info: 684-0376.

July 4th in Weaverville • SA (7/4), 10am-10pm - MPAC will host a 4th of July Block Party with live music and more to honor the 15-year tradition of the Weaverville 4th of July celebration. At the North Buncombe High School.

Free. Info: 645-2030.

West Asheville Freedom Fest • SA (7/4), 1pm-2am - Independence Day party in W. Asheville. Live music

by Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, The Trainwreks, Pierce Edens & the Dirty Work, The Whappers, Town Mountain, David Earle & The Plowshares, Cary Fridley & Down South, Suttree, The Honeycutters & The Humbuckers. Held next to and at the Rocket Club, 401 Haywood Road. Daytime events are free. Rocket Club events: $12. All proceeds will benefit beautification projects in W. Asheville.

Music Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center Located at 538 N. Main St. in Hendersonville. Info: www.BRPAC.org.

• FR (7/3), 7:30pm - Danny Combs.

• TH (7/9), 8:30pm - A Taste of Reggae with Garro.

Bluegrass Slow Jam in Asheville • MONDAYS, 6:30-7pm - Learn two songs a night at the Blue Ridge Music Bluegrass Slow Jam. For people learning bluegrass banjo, mandolin and guitar.

Not held when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday.

Brevard Community Band The 80+ member band performs a variety of music, including classics, marches, opera and pop. Info: www. brevardcommunityband.org or 885-5456.

• SA (7/4), 7:30pm - The 4th of July Celebration Concert, featuring The Transylvania Choral Society, will be performed in the Porter Center at Brevard College. $5/Free for students & children.

Cashiers Mountain Music Festival • SA (7/4), 11am-9pm - Live music from nationally recognized acts and local talent. Plus, food, drinks and more. Featuring The Isaacs, Lizzie Long & Friends, Sierra Hull, High Windy and others. $20 adults/$5 kids 6-12/ Free for kids under 6. Info: 743-5191.

Concerts on the Quad at UNCA Bring picnics and blankets or lawn chairs to these free concerts. (In case of rain, held in Lipinsky Auditorium.

Call 232-5000 after 5:15pm to find out location information.) Info: 251-6227 or www.unca.edu/summerquad/.

• MO (7/6), 7pm - Lloyd Arneach will share Cherokee stories —- 8pm - Laura Boosinger & Josh Goforth will perform oldtime music.

Events at Basilica St. Lawrence 97 Haywood St. in downtown Asheville. Info: 2526042.

• TH (7/9), 7:30pm - The Northwest Boychoir will perform a concert. $10.

Proceeds benefit the Basilica and music programs of Trinity Episcopal Church.

Info: 779-9371.

July 4th Concert • SA (7/4), 7:30pm - The Transylvania Choral Society and the Brevard Community Band will perform together at the Porter Center in Brevard. Drum and fife tunes and other patriotic music.

Fireworks will follow the concert. Info: 885-5456.

Land of the Sky Men’s Harmony Chorus Male singers invited to weekly meetings at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 51 Wilburn Place, W. Asheville. Info: 298-9248 or www.ashevillebarbershop. com.

• TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - Regular meeting at Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

See website for details.

Mountain Bluegrass • FR (7/3), 7:30pm - Dehlia Low will perform at the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge Community Center. $5/$10 for families/free for children.

Info: www.dehlialow.com.

Music on Main Street Live music and dancing at the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St. in Hendersonville. Bring a chair. No pets or alcoholic beverages allowed. Free.

Info: 693-9708, 1-800828-4244 or www.historichendersonville.org

• FR (7/3), 7-9pm - Oldies and rock music with Special Edition

Osondu Booksellers Musical Events All events are held at Osondu, 184 North Main St., Waynesville, unless otherwise noted. Info: 456-8062 or www.osondubooksellers. com.

• FR (7/3), 7:30-9pm - Live music with Lorraine Conard.

Park Rhythms Concert Series Black Mountain Recreation and Parks presents this free series at Lake Tomahawk Park in Black Mountain.

Food is available on site.

Bring chair/blanket. Show will move into the Lakeview Center in the event of inclement weather. Info: 669-8610.

• TH (7/2), 7-9pm Firecracker Jazz Band will perform.

• TH (7/9), 7-9pm - AppalachiaSong will perform.

Shindig on the Green A celebration of traditional and old-time string bands, bluegrass, ballad singers, big circle mountain dancers and cloggers. At Martin Luther King Jr. Park in downtown Asheville.

Stage show and informal jam sessions. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Free. Info: 258-6101 ext. 345 or www. folkheritage.org.

• SATURDAYS (7/4 through 9/5), 7pm - Shindig. No event July 25.

Songcatchers Music Series

Performances are held at the Cradle of Forestry, 1001 Pisgah Highway Pisgah Forest. Info:8773130.

• SU (7/5), 4pm - The Blue Ridge Rounders old time band with the East Fork Gals. $6/$3 under 16.

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 (7/5), 3pm - Chamber music concert, conducted

by Stephen Klein. The program will include Baroque music of Bach and Handel and more. Donations are encouraged.

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 (behind the colorful shops on the corner of Greenville Hwy. and West Blue Ridge Rd.). This is a casual, family-oriented, bring-your-own-lawn-chair event. Free. Info: 697-7719 or www.flatrockonline.com.

• SA (7/4), 6-8pm - The Hendersonvillians, with vocalist Carol Deurmit and guitarist Steve Whiteside, will perform.

Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival Tuesday concerts at Warren Wilson College’s Kittredge Theatre (771-3060) and Sunday concerts at the Waynesville Performing Arts Center (452-0593). $20/

concert. Info: www.warrenwilson.edu/~chamber.

• Through TU (7/21) - Concerts are held on Sundays and Tuesdays at 7:30pm and 8pm respectively.

Theater Asheville Community Theatre Located at 35 East Walnut St. Tickets & info: 254-1320 or www.ashevilletheatre.org.

• FR (7/3) through SU (7/19) - ‘Til Beth Do Us Part, a comedy about a long-married couple and their attempts to keep a newly hired “Southern-fried Mary Poppins from hell” from sabotaging their relationship.

Carl Sandburg Home Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is located three miles south of Hendersonville off U.S. 25 on Little River Road. Info: 693-4178 or www.nps. gov/carl.

• WE (6/17) through SA (8/15), 10:15-10:45am - The Carl Sandburg Home and The Vagabond School of Drama present Sandburg’s Lincoln and Rootabaga!. Held rain or shine at the Carl Sandburg Home amphitheater. Free.

Dark Horse Theater presents • TH, FR, SA (7/9) to (7/18), 8pm - “The Last Supper” directed by Emily McClain. BeBe Theater, 20 Commerce St. $10 cash only. Recommended for mature audiences. Info: 279-4449.

Events in Cherokee

Info: 438-1601 or www. cherokee-nc.com.

• Through SA (8/29), 7:30pm - Unto These Hills, a drama that tells of the Cherokee Indians from Desoto to today. Held in the renovated Mountainside Theatre. Performances are held Monday through Saturday. A preshow begins at 7pm. $18/$8 children.

Flat Rock Playhouse The State Theater of North Carolina is on Hwy. 225, 3 miles south of Hendersonville. Info: 6930731 or www.flatrockplayhouse.org.

• WE (7/1) through SA (7/18) - Perfect Wedding, a comedy about Bill’s anything-but-perfect wedding day. Entertaining for anyone ages 16 and up. $30/$28 seniors/$20 students.

Montford Park Players Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and take place outdoors Fri.Sun. at 7:30 p.m. at Hazel Robinson Amphitheater in Montford. Bring folding chair and umbrella in case of rain.

Donations accepted. Info: 254-5146 or www.montfordparkplayers.org.

• FR & SA (7/3 & 4) - The Asheville Shakesperience, the Players’ resident repertory company, will give special performances.

Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre Performances are held at Mars Hill College’s Owen Theatre. Tickets: 689-1239.

Info: 689-1384 or www. sartplays.org.

• WE (7/1) through SU (7/12) - Death of a

Salesman, a play about a 60-year-old traveling salesman who is forced to come to terms with his mistakes, and his failed attempt at the American dream. $10-$28.

See Web site for details.

Tryon Fine Arts Center The gallery is at 34 Melrose Ave. in Tryon. Open Mon.Fri., 9am-Noon & 1:30-4pm; Sat., 9am-1pm. Info: www. tryontfac.org • TH (7/9) through SU (7/12) - Les Miserables, the hit musical, will be performed by students. Info: 859-3006.

‘Til Beth Do Us Part • FR (7/3) through SU (7/19) - ‘Til Beth Do Us Part, a hilarious look at a marriage turned upside down, will be performed.

Fri.-Sat., 8pm & Sun., 2:30pm. $22/$19/$12.

Comedy The Feral Chihuahuas Asheville premiere sketch comedy troupe can be reached at 280-0107 or feralcomedy@yahoo.com.

Info: www.feralchihuahuas. com.

• FR & SA (7/3 & 4), 8pm - Performances at the Asheville Arts Center, 308 Merrimon Ave. $10.

Film Asheville Art Museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $6/$5 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227 or www.ashevilleart.org.

• SU (7/5), 2pm, 3pm & 4:30pm - Film screening of Beverly Buchanan, a profile offering insight into Beverly Buchanan’s working process. Watch her create a drawing from the beginning, and along the way learn how her life as an artist began.

Dance Classes at Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre No registration necessary; just drop in. All dancers are welcome. The studio is located at 20 Commerce St. in downtown Asheville. Info: 254-2621.

• THURSDAYS, 6-7:30pm - Modern dance class with ACDT and White Dog ProjectX International.

Taught by Diana Cabrera. $10 suggested donation.

• TUESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - Adult Ballet.

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: 9942094 or www.ashevillemorris.us.

• MONDAYS, 5:30pm - Women’s Garland practice held at Reid Center for Creative Art. Studio Zahiya Classes Classes are held at Studio Zahiya, 41 Carolina Lane. $12 drop-in. $40 for four classes, with other discounts available. Info: 242-7595 or LisaZahiya@ gmail.com.

• TUESDAYS, 6-7pm Beginner belly dance. Dropin anytime —- 7:10-8:10pm - Belly dance drills and skills. Drop-in anytime.

Summer Street Dances in Hendersonville Mountain music and dancing on the street in front of the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville.

Bring a chair, but please leave pets at home. No alcoholic beverages allowed.

Free. Info: 693-9708 or www.historichendersonville. org.

• MO (7/6), 7-9pm - Bobby & Blue Ridge Tradition and

the Great Smoky Mountain Cloggers. Caller: Walt Puckett.

Tarheel Christian Singles Dance At Blue Ridge Community College. Info: 231-2831.

• FR (7/3), 7:30-11:30pm - Dance. Christian singles of all denominations are welcome. Refreshments will be provided. $12.

Auditions & Call to Artists

LAAFF Needs Performers This year’s LAAFF will take place on Sept. 6. Info: LAAFFasheville@gmail.com, www.myspace/lexfestasheville or www.arts2people. org.

• Through WE (7/15) - Calling all artists, crafters and healers. Now accepting applications through July 15.

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parenting from the edge

by Anne Fitten Glenn

Fun and free (or almost) summer kid activities Now that the joy of no school has faded into that perpetual, annoying chorus of “Mom, what are we going to do today?” — I’m searching for entertainment. Preferably the low-cost, expend-lots-of-kid-energy kind of entertainment. Here are a few local options that are fun and free (or relatively inexpensive).

Inside (where the air-conditioning’s free):

• Beaucatcher Cinemas and the new Biltmore Regal Grande offer free kid movies every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 a.m.

You’ll pay $1 at the Carmike on Wednedays at the same time (money goes to charity, though). Both G and PG movies are offered, and your kids probably have already seen them as they’ve already been released to DVD. Family filmfest can be a raucous affair on the days when busloads of camp kids show up, while other days there might be only a few folks in the audience. Try not to be suckered into buying over-priced popcorn.

• For a more local — if slightly pricier — twist on kid movies, visit Asheville Pizza

and Brewing Company any day of the week at 1 or 4 p.m. for $3 per person (extra for food and drinks, of course). Plus you can sip an in-house craft brew while watching classics or somewhat recently released kid flicks. Recent showings included Mary Poppins and Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

• Our libraries offer free story times for kids aged 4 months to 7 years. West Asheville Library even provides Spanish Story Times on request. Call any library for more information on the children’s programs or e-mail library@ buncombecounty.org.

Outdoor activities (wear your kids out):

• Asheville Parks and Recreation pools are open. There are three city pools: Recreation Park, Malvern Hills and Walton Street. For $3 per person per visit, these pools are a good deal. You also can buy 15-visit passes for $40 (www.ashevillnc.gov). And don’t forget the five pools operated by Buncombe County Parks and Rec (www.buncombecounty.org).

• Public parks are always free, and there are 54 of those in Buncombe County! Go to

the city’s Web site or call Parks and Rec at 2595800. I like to load up bikes or scooters and take the kids to Carrier or Amboy parks. The dog park at Amboy also provides entertainment for both pooches and bored kids (provided your dog isn’t like mine and decides he should attempt to eat canines four times his size).

• Also free are most local waterfalls and hiking trails, although these require a gasoline expenditure. Visit www.romanticasheville.com for a compelling description of area waterfalls. Of course, by telling you to take your kids there, I’ve just obliterated the romantic factor. The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Web site gives good directions and details about local hiking trails (www. exploreasheville.com).

Feed their hollow legs:

• If you’re as sick of making pizza bagels as I am, there are some low-priced restaurant options for the kids. The $2.99 kid lunch buffet at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company offers variety and volume. Also, Tuesday nights are family night at APBC, complete with food specials, board games, free ice cream sundaes, and the best balloon guy ever.

• West Asheville Earth Fare offers weekly pasta nights every Wednesday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. You choose your ingredients, pasta and

sauce and Chef Greivin cooks it up for $7.99 for adults and $3.99 for kids.

• A number of restaurants also offer “kids eat free” nights (with a fully paid adult meal).

Locally owned Urban Burrito is a family favorite on Tuesday nights.

Put ‘em to sleep with music:

The Concerts on the Quad at UNCA features Cherokee stories on Monday, July 6, followed by Laura Boosinger the same night, and The Capital Messengers will jazz it up on July 13. Bring a picnic and a blanket and let the kids run circles on the back lawn until they collapse. More information at www.unca. edu/summerquad.

• Downtown After Five rocks North Lexington, Ave., although there’s no longer a comfy grassy area for the kids (remember the festival’s Pack Square days?). Ultimate Ice Cream’s there for you, however. Schedule and more at www.ashevilledowntown.org.

• Shindig on the Green gives mountain music a home at MLK Jr. Park, most Saturday nights until the first week of September, starting around sundown. More at www.folkheritage.org.

• Finally, for a great resource for all things kids around town, visit Kid-Friendly Asheville at www.kidfriendlyasheville.com. Have a great summer! X

Anne Fitten “Edgy Mama” Glenn writes about a number of subjects, including parenting, at www.edgymama.com.

Upcoming Member Events

Thursday, July 16 • 5:30-7 pm Chamber Staff & Volunteers vs. Chamber Members Thirsty Thursday Softball Game Free to attend for chamber members $1 beers and reduced concessions Hosted by: Asheville Tourists McCormick Field, Asheville, NC

Interested in playing? Contact James Carter at 258-6115

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PARENTING Calendar for July 1 - 9, 2009 Involve Your Partner In Your Child’s Birth • Empowered Birthing Classes (pd.) Increase confidence, learn hands-on tools, enjoy your birth! 828-231-9227. Classes monthly: Wednesdays, 6p.m. $175. Next begins July 15. www.

AshevilleWomensWellness.com Terra Summer • July 20 - August 14 (pd.) Terra Summer is a four-week experiential academic summer program for children in grades 6-8 (ages 11-14) that uses the magical world of food to teach geometry, geography, history, and science and to explore the social, economic, environmental, and ethical issues related to food. Guided by a farm team, a chef, and teachers, together we grow our own food, work on our organic farm, and cook and eat together.

Terra Summer features guest artists and chefs.

Children run a produce stand, journal, do portfolio projects and presentations, and look at the world and themselves through a new lens. The program runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Early drop-off starts at 8:30 a.m. The cost for Terra Summer is $600 ($150 per week). We prefer for children to attend the entire session. Full and partial scholarships are available. Transportation to and from strategic pick-up and drop-off locations is also available. Terra Summer takes place on a farm on Kimzey Road, Mills River, NC. For more information or to apply, call 828782-7842 or visit www.terraschool.org

Nurturing Skills for Parents Parenting program to give parents the tools to foster positive relationships and self-nurturing skills. Classes meet at ARP/Phoenix, 257 Biltmore Ave., Ste. 200.

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Using GPS and state-of-the-art sonar, Columbia University researchers recently made the first comprehensive map of the wonders submerged in New York City’s harbors. In May, New York magazine reported some highlights: a 350-foot steamship (downed in 1920), a freight train (derailed in 1865), 1,600 bars of silver (unrecovered since 1903), a fleet of Good Humor ice-cream trucks (which form a reef for aquatic life), and so many junked cars near the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges that divers use them as underwater navigation points. But the biggest concern is the wildlife: 4-foot-long worms that devour wooden docks, and tiny “gribbles” that eat concrete pilings.

Government in action

• More California “Money Management”: The Los Angeles Unified School District pays almost $10 million a year to about 160 teachers and staff who are forbidden to do any work — those subject to discipline but whose cumbersome “due process” and appeals drag on for years.

Teacher Matthew Kim, fired by the school board in 2002 for allegedly sexually harassing students and colleagues, still receives his $68,000 a year in salary and benefits, and (the union maintains) cannot be called on to perform clerical or other non-”professional” duties during the appeals, the Los Angeles Times reported in May. • Because of what an April Boston Globe report called “a decades-old interpretation of the state’s militia laws,” state-government employees who also serve in the Massachusetts National Guard and who go on active duty are paid much more money if deployed at home than if sent to Iraq or Afghanistan. State law requires guardsmen on domestic duty to be paid both salaries, while guardsmen in the war zones collect only the higher of the two.

• Small-Town Government “People Skills”: Emails from Smithfield (Pa.) Township Supervisor Christine Griffin, published in May in the Pocono Record, confirmed critics’ longtime complaints about her lack of diplomacy. In one official email, Griffin wrote: “Don’t you dare waste my time with your [expletive], you lying cheating

son of a [expletive], sneaky back door [expletive] nut [expletive] sucker.” In another: “No cement boots for me! Nice try though, a real drama rama! Reminder: I am the quintessential professional! Decorum and common sense are my bylaws!”

judge learned that during therapy sessions, the convict had confessed to a history of abusing young children. If Balsavage hadn’t demanded re-sentencing, he might have been out in 3-1/2 years; instead, he was sentenced to 24-1/2 to 49 years.

Josko Risa finished second in the election for mayor of Prozolac, Croatia (pop. 4,500), and was in a May 31 runoff because of (or despite) his campaign pledge of (roughly translated) “All for Me, Nothing for You” (or, “It is definitely going to be better for me, but will be the same for you”). The runoff results were not widely reported.

In the Kings Creek area north of Lenoir, N.C., two feuding families created a ruckus in May after a dog killed a neighbor’s cat, sheriff’s deputies say. When the cat’s owner found out, he shot the dog. When the dog’s owner found out, he shot the cat’s owner and the man’s young daughter. When the deputies arrived, the dog’s owner shot both of them, but one got off a return shot, fatally wounding the dog’s owner (thus completing the chain).

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More Post-Traumatic Stress: Peter Singer, the author of a new book on battlefield robotics, told the Web site LiveScience in May that soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan grow so attached to their bomb-disposal robots that one man risked 160 feet of enemy machine-gun fire to retrieve his little buddy. Another soldier brought his robot in for repairs with tears in his eyes over the “injury” to his beloved “Scooby-Doo.” Several units, said Singer, have given their robots promotions, Purple Hearts and even a military funeral.

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Richard Balsavage, 28, pleaded guilty in Berks County, Pa., in 2005 to taking pornographic photos of a toddler and was sentenced to nine to 23 months in jail. He served the time but continued to possess child pornography while still on probation, and a different judge re-sentenced him to 3-1/2 to seven years in prison. Balsavage then asked for a re-sentencing, saying he hadn’t been given a fair opportunity to express remorse in court, and the judge relented. But Balsavage’s sorrowful apology went for naught after the

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Jones’ former manager quickly recognized him through his mask’s oversized eyeholes, and throughout the robbery kept addressing him by name.

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Yet another man tried to explain away testing positive for cocaine by swearing he could only have ingested the drug when he performed oral sex on his cocaine-using girlfriend. Ex-NYPD helicopter pilot Jon Goldin had been fired three years ago for failing the drug test; his challenge of it was rejected in April.

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The alchemy of green cleaning Craig Childs loves to clean things. When the 32-year-old met Xpress at a local café recently, he looked up at the ceiling and, noting the dirty ductwork, said, “It needs cleaning again!”

Restaurants and home kitchens can present the toughest cleaning challenges, says the owner of the Asheville-based Pristine Clean.

And sometimes you walk into a home and realize there’s a bit of a dust problem: “You look up, and you can shave the ceiling fan,” jokes Childs, adding, “But I like to go into a place and make it smell and look great.”

About 6 feet tall and kind of stocky, the Philadelphia native boasts several prominent tattoos, including one big bird totem he acquired in Homer, Alaska. “The gender thing: I’m this guy with tattoos who shows up, and people are saying, ‘You’re gonna clean my house?’” Childs reveals, adding, “Then they see what kind of alchemy you can do.”

By that he means avoiding the standard power chemicals.

Many common household cleaners, he notes, are considered hazardous wastes. (Chlorine bleach, for example, combines with another common cleaning product, ammonia, to create a toxic gas. And Spokane County, Wash., officials recently banned dishwashing detergents containing phosphates. Hard to remove at wastewater-treatment plants and thus released into waterways, these chemicals produce algae blooms that rob fish of their oxygen supply).

On the other hand, some green-cleaning products “can be perfectly natural but not necessarily the best thing to use, [because] they leave a residue that you have to clean later,” says Childs.

What about vinegar, lemon juice, baking soda and the like — all touted by grandmas and the latest green-cleaning guides?

“Vinegar’s cool, but it’s still acidic,” Childs replies. Sure, it cuts through grease and such, but it’ll take the luster right out of the finish on your fine wood floors, he reports, adding, “Not everyone wants to come home and have the house smell like a pickle.”

Childs’ passion for cleaning is nothing new. To fulfill a second-grade school project, he volunteered for a few weeks at a Philadelphia nursing home. At first it was “pure horror,” especially for a chemically sensitive kid who used to get ill when his mom sprayed his mattress with disinfectant. “The residents suffered from neglect, abuse and everything was disgustingly dirty,” Childs recalls. But he was able to light up their lives in small ways, inspiring the youngster to keep volunteering there till he turned 19.

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care and nursing homes. In Boulder, Colo., he launched a green cleaning service as a side business, drawing on a few naturalcleaning tricks he’d picked up along the way. “Ten years ago, no one was cleaning with ecologically conscious products,” says Childs. He created combinations of phosphate-free soaps, distilled water, plant-based surfactants (the stuff that actually lifts out the dirt), natural bacteria-eating enzymes and essential oils — whatever was needed for the task at hand.

“I call it resetting: going in and getting rid of all the junk and creating a healthy environment,” he explains.

Essential oils are key, he says: Lavender and peppermint are two natural-cleaning powerhouses due to their antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties. And instead of fighting mold with the commonly recommended tea tree oil, Childs chooses cinnamon.

But when you’re cleaning green, sometimes it’s the little touches that make the difference, adds former Pristine employee Jackie Tripp. “Craig taught me to put a little peppermint oil on the vacuum filter,” says the Kentucky native, who trained as an herbalist in Asheville but now has her own cleaning service, Green Earth Essentials. She recommends switching to green cleaning “not just because it’s trendy or because it’s the right thing to do. … The natural stuff works better and doesn’t [ruin] your indoor environment.”

And citing a few added benefits (lavender is relaxing, rosemary’s a stimulant), Tripp emphasizes, “It’s not just a fad: It’s a way to improve your health.”

Both Tripp and Childs also stress the importance of disposing of old-fashioned cleaners properly. (No pouring them down the drain: the Buncombe County landfill accepts household hazardous waste most Fridays, and local municipalities regularly sponsor pickup days). And get rid of those disgusting sponge mops — especially the ones that dispense heavy chemicals, Childs adds. Then, laughing at himself, he remarks: “I never thought I’d own a cleaning company. Helping people is what I love to do, but there’s all kind of different directions that can take you.” X

A few essentials: The alchemy of green cleaning starts with essential oils — lavender, lemon and lime, just ot name a few.

People who are interested in environmental issues and topics meet up for a drink at BoBo Gallery, 22 Lexington Ave. The events usually include a short presentation by a guest speaker. Sign up for the e-mail newsletter at www. ashevillegreendrinks.com.

• FR (7/3), 6pm - Socializing —- 6:30pm - “Evolution of Conscious Investing” presented by Bruce Dannenberg.

Asheville GreenWorks Our area’s Keep America Beautiful affiliate, working to clean and green the community through environmental volunteer projects. Info: 254-1776 or info@ashevillegreenworks.org.

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Admission: $5/Free for kids & seniors. Info: 877-3130 or www.cradleofforestry.org.

• THURSDAYS (6/11 through 8/6), 10:30am-Noon - Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club. Nature-oriented activities for children ages 4-7. $4/program.

Songcatcher music series • SU (7/5), 4pm - Blue Ridge Rounders old time band.

East Fork Gals open. $6/$3 children under 16.

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

• 1st THURSDAYS, 6:30 pm - Meeting for Buncombe County members and the public at the WNC Alliance office, 29 N. Market St., Ste. 610, Asheville. Info: 2588737.

• 1st MONDAYS, 5pm - Meeting for Ashe, Avery and Watauga members and the public. Be agents of change for the Watauga River Watershed. Info: 963-8682.

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Admission: $7/$5/$3. For more information about programs and activities: 298-5600 or www.wildwnc.org.

• SA (6/27) through MO (9/7) - The “Beauty of Butterflies” exhibit with feature native species of butterflies and moths and the plants they need for survival. $8/$7 seniors/$4 children.

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It’s a pretty simple set-up: For every drink you enjoy in the Vault’s mellow interior or spacious patio on July 6, 50 percent of the proceeds will go to Habitat. Last year, the inaugural Cocktails for a Cause, held as the bar/ benefits Calendar for July 1 - 9, 2009 American Association of University Women Brevard branch. Info: 885-5211 or 883-3948.

• MO (6/29) through SA (7/4) - AAUW annual used book sale. 20,000 books in 20 categories. Bargain books available Tues.-Sat. July 4 is half-price day. Proceeds help fund scholarships for girls/women and Transylvania County School programs. At Boshamer Gym, Brevard College.

Animal Compassion Network WNC’s largest nonprofit, no-kill animal welfare organization.

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“We want to celebrate being open for a year, and it made sense to us to hold a community-related fundraiser that would help local people,” says Vault owner Joel Hartler. “I mean, saving the whales is a great thing, but we wanted to support a cause that would have an impact on people who live around us.”

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Asheville Affiliates Fundraisers This group of young professionals holds fundraisers for nonprofits in Buncombe County. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and a raffle. Admission is $20 with RSVP/$25 at the door. Info: www.affiliatesofasheville.com.

• TH (7/9), 6:30-9:30pm - Fundraiser for All Souls Counseling at Pack Place.

Council on Aging Outreach effort at area senior housing locations. Any senior citizen and/or their caregiver may visit the COA worker at two locations for assistance with information and services. Info & directions: 277-8288.

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Wink Heads and Threads Can Drive • WE (7/1) through FR (7/31) - Wink Heads and Threads will be collecting cans of food to benefit MANNA Food Bank through the month of July. Discounts for four or more cans and a raffle July 31. Info: 277-4070.

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Chef Herve This’ accent is as thick as béarnaise sauce, but I’m pretty sure I’ve heard him right.

“Barbecue, we have to avoid,” he said.

This is a culinary visionary, not a vote-seeking politician, so perhaps it’s silly to imagine him marking his first trip to North Carolina by eating mounds of slow-cooked pork. But his insistence that his host state’s most cherished dish is “dangerous” seems ruthlessly provocative. No wonder this French chemist has riled up the gastronomic establishment.

This, a featured presenter at the upcoming Swannanoa School of Culinary Arts, first emerged on the food scene as the leading proponent of molecular cooking (which, he stresses, isn’t the same as molecular gastronomy, a seemingly semantic discrepancy that’s so meaningful to This that he’s devoted the only English-language page of his lively blog to it).

This has defined molecular cooking as “using new tools and new methods,” which — in practice — has given the last decade’s high-end diners endless foams and freeze-dried concoctions.

But even a philosophy that hinges on newness can lose its novelty, so This set about crafting a still-fresher approach to food.

“Since 2000, I’m thinking of a new way which would be fashionable, and I propose two or three ways,” he recalls. “But I can feel when the public is not ready: When even my friends are annoyed, let’s say, I know it is too early.”

This deemed last year the right time to roll out an idea he’d quietly couched in the final

paragraph of an article he’d authored with his Hungarian physicist pal Nicholas Kurti back in 1994. This, who handled the writing duties for the pair, suspected Kurti would nix the farsighted sentences calling for cooks to consider chemical compounds the building blocks of their cuisine.

“My whole life, I dream of a time when recipes will include ‘add two drops of so-and-so compound,’” he explains. “I even was considering myself like crazy. Finally, we kept this sentence because it was a good conclusion. It was not a silly idea.

“Probably last November, I called [chef and collaborator] Pierre Gagnaire, and said, ‘You have to do it,’ and Pierre accepted,” This continues. “Pierre accepted, and created the first note-by-note dish in history. It was incredible.”

To understand note-by-note — and the word “understand” is used loosely here, since the thoroughly cerebral concept is still evolving — it’s useful to return to This’ first great kitchen contribution. He began delving into the scientific rules of cooking in 1980 after ruining a soufflé by adding too many egg yolks at once. Chagrined, he decided to put thousands of cookbook directives to the test, weeding out the scientifically sound suggestions from the ones best left to old wives. By investigating why suckling pigs tasted better if their heads were chopped off after roasting, he methodically discovered how food worked.

As any Chemistry 101 student who’s dipped a pH strip in a bottle of vinegar knows, unlocking the science of food isn’t necessarily sophisticated stuff. But This and his partner Kurti, who in 1969 showed fellow physicists how to

make meringue in a vacuum chamber, took their studies one step further. For This and Kurti, the magic ultimately lay not in unboiling an egg — an edible parlor trick that encapsulates molecular cooking — but in eliminating the egg altogether. According to the tenets of note-by-note cooking, an egg is merely a culinary construct. Radishes, parmesan cheese and liverwurst are just names eaters have assigned to certain collections of compounds.

“The idea is to forget about meat and fish and everything,” This says. “So it is very difficult because chefs have no idea what compounds taste like. From the point of view of eating, it is very interesting, because we have before us now a new continuum of flavors.”

Ingredients constrain chefs by limiting them to flavors already melded together in nature.

By working at the chemical level, This argues, chefs can unleash flavors heretofore unknown.

“It’s like a painter using compound colors,” he explains. “If all you have is purple and brown, you will never find yellow.”

Note-by-note cooking derives its name from a musical analogy: “When you add a carrot, it’s like a chord,” This says. The goal of noteby-note is to isolate each note in the chord, or flavor in the compound. “You can develop the loudness of each note,” he adds.

Note-by-note is so removed from current cooking techniques that This maintains it’s impossible to adequately describe a dish prepared according to its precepts. “There was a crispy part, there was a hot part,” he says of Gagnaire’s dish. “I cannot tell you what it was because it was like nothing.”

Still, This says eaters shouldn’t mistake note-by-note’s sophistication for difficult science. While the word ‘compound’ makes most civilians think of undecipherable strings of numbers and letters, he points out that sugar is a compound. So’s water.

“Salt is a pure compound,” he says. “Some of the pure compounds are very traditional.

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I’m not a chemist who wants to present people with specialized chemicals.”

This concedes toying with compounds can be a slightly risky pursuit, but argues most new cooking methods — from fire to the microwave — caused serious injuries before people adjusted to using them. Some of the most popular cooking methods, he argues, continue to pose risks (his example is barbecue, which he claims may cause cancer).

“It is dangerous, it is true, but the knife is dangerous too, and it’s in the kitchen,” This says of note-by-note. “We have to eat, and we have to learn.” X Xpress food writer Hanna Rachel Raskin can be contacted at food@mountainx.com.

Herve This’ local events This year’s edition of the Swannanoa School of Culinary Arts at Warren Wilson College begins Sunday, July 12. The first week’s programming is devoted to global cookery, with the second week focusing on American cuisine. In addition to Herve This, the roster of guest instructors includes local chefs Mark Rosenstein, Brian Sonoskus, Tres Hundertmark, Jarod Higgins, Perry Hendrix and Laurey Masterson — among others. To register by the week or by the day, visit www.schoolofculinaryarts.org.

Herve This will participate in a number of public events leading up to the start of SSCA. He’ll sign books at Malaprop’s on Thursday, July 9, at 7 p.m., join Al Petteway and Amy White at Mars Hill College on July 11 at 7 p.m. for a culinary concert, and lead a molecular cuisine sampling at Warren Wilson on July 12 at 7 p.m. For more information, call 301-2792 or email ssca@ warren-wilson.edu.

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Mark Harding and his wife Polly last month opened the Village Wayside Bar & Grille (pictured) in the 1894 depot, designed by Biltmore architect Richard Morris Hunt.

“I’ve been patiently staring out the window, wondering what was going to happen to this place,” Harding says of the building, which The Depot Restaurant vacated last year. “I knew Biltmore Village needed a casual, familyfriendly environment.”

Harding describes the Village Wayside as an “American grill.”

“It’s a place to have a couple of cold beers and not break the bank,” he says.

The menu is populated by dishes the Hardings dreamt up over a decade of wanting to own a restaurant: Early customer favorites include cabbage rolls, gyros and a turkey Reuben, Harding reports. “It just melts in your mouth,” Harding says of the sandwich.

Harding is also a great fan of Southern-tinged dishes such as a house-roasted turkey with a sweet tea brine and a sandwich dressed with Cheerwine barbecue sauce.

“Food quality is huge,” Harding adds.

Village Wayside, 30 Lodge St., is open Mon.Thurs., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-late; and Sun., noon-9 p.m. For more information, call 277-4121.

FIG BISTRO: Further down in the road in Biltmore Village, FIG Bistro this month debuts a $25 early bird special featuring a three-course tasting menu. The menu will be available Mon.Fri. from 5:30-7 p.m., and includes a starter, entrée and dessert. Diners who eschew the prixfixe option on Wednesdays can take advantage of another summer promotion: Starting this

month, a selection of wines will be offered at half-price every Wednesday to anyone ordering two or more entrées. To learn more about either deal, call 273-0863.

ADMIRAL JULY 4 COOKOUT WITH HOMEMADE HOT DOGS: The Admiral in West Asheville will host a July 4 cookout celebration in a style that matches the bar/restaurant’s unique approach to traditional American fare. The event, which begins and noon and runs until the food is gobbled up (though the bar will stay open until 2 a.m., as usual), will feature not only classic cookout fare but also some unusual twists. In addition to burgers and ample helpings of Wedge beer, the Admiral’s chefs will cook up some of their signature “gourmet-ish” sides. A special treat: manning one of the grills will be Jeremy Hardcastle, a chef at Table who will be making the public debut of Hardcastle’s Hot Dogs — homemade wieners he’s been perfecting for the past several months. The hot dogs are Hardcastle’s recipe, made using prime cuts of locally procured ingredients. And that’s not all: Hardcastle will be serving special toppings, like those on the newly christened Admiral Dog, which comes with bacon, guacamole and mayo.

FLIGHT WOOD GRILL: Flight Wood Grill smartly doesn’t shy away from small things: Executive Chef Rob Keener has made Twitter a showcase for photos and dispatches from the Hendersonville eatery, which is now pairing its smallest plates with a very small price.

According to a recent post on the restaurant’s blog, the bar’s tapas now cost $2. And the same goes for high-gravity beers. While the food and drink lineup may change, the restaurant vows the price won’t: “$2 all the time,” the post says.

To learn more, call 694-1030.

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by David Forbes Drinking and books: It seems like a natural combination. How many times have you had a page-turner in hand but then thought, “Hmm, I need a drink.”

Or, conversely, how many times have you been drinking a delicious cocktail, relaxing on a couch and thought, “You know, an excellent book would be perfect right now.”

Much as bars make excellent social spaces, there’s something to be said for a relaxing drink and literary work, and the usefulness of the combination isn’t one many establishments have caught on to (one of the many features of the much-lamented Joli Rouge was its eclectic library).

Enter the recently opened Battery Park Book Exchange, located in the bottom floor of the Battery Park Hotel, which seems to be charging forth in an effort to be known both for its wine and books. As a bibliophile but only a recent inductee to the possibilities of wine, it seemed an interesting spot.

The décor is sumptuously old world, and the owners mix up the types of books admirably, with the shelves containing both recent best-sellers and old leather-bound volumes by Dickens, Longfellow and other noted worthies. The space, with the bookshelves sheltering crannies of tables and chairs, seems ideally suited to couples or small groups.

The wine’s also a pleasant surprise, as good variety and quality all too often seem a sport in which only the wealthier among us can engage. But it’s possible here to try an excellent range with remarkable quality without breaking the $5 a glass mark. It’s a good place to visit if you generally envision champagne as overly sweet wedding fare or wine as something only to compliment dinner. The deliciously dry Brut Rose and the richly earthy Rubens Tempranillo both fit into the glass-for-a-Lincoln-bill category, but hold their own against wines much pricier.

The shop seems to have already become a meeting ground for discussion and literary groups, which could be seen clustering at some of the tables around a considerable cheese plate ($15, and best suited to being split among a group) and a bottle. Speaking of bottles, they’re trying to foster a practice of taking unopened ones home, offering a 30 percent discount.

The prices on the books — both rarities and new editions — is competitive. The conversation is lively but fairly contained, not at all intrusive to those inclined to browse the shelves, glass in hand, stumbling upon ancient titles like Struggles and Triumphs: Forty Years’ Recollections of P.T. Barnum in the divinely titled “?” section.

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arts&entertainment Grab your Uncle Sam hat and your lawn chair, it’s fireworks time

A bevy of Fourth of July options in WNC

by Alli Marshall Where to dance away your Time to break out the sparklers, veggie dogs red, white and blues: and sousaphones: July 4 has come around again.

And, like a kitsch-fest our Founding Fathers never envisioned, this is your annual opportunity to be as red-white-and-blue-wearing, flag-waving, homemade-ice-cream cranking, watermelon-seedspitting, patriotic-song-singing, family-bonding, parade-watching, Uncle-Sam-hat-sporting, kiddie-pool-wading, rocket-lighting, grill-dominating hokey as you want to be. (And by hokey, we mean totally cool.)

Independence Day tends to be the territory of backyards and decks, but should you want to scorch your dogs and hula your hoops in the vicinity of other revelers, Xpress has a lineup of places where you can do just that. There’s a little something for everyone here, from West Asheville’s decidedly Americana take on an all-American holiday, to the city of Asheville’s Fourth of July-meets-Shindig on the Green festivity. Or head for street dances, antiques fairs, car shows, cookouts, 5K races, a powwow and — of course — plenty of fireworks.

• West Asheville Freedom Fest might take the prize for the longest-running (that’s hours, not years) patriotic party. The inaugural event will run from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, half indoors and half outdoors. Groove to live music from dirty-tonk innovators The Trainwreks, the rough-hewn Americana of Pierce Edens and the Dirty Work, indie-rockers The Whappers, more bluegrass from Town Mountain, gritty gospel a la David Earle and The Plowshares, honky-tonk and country from Cary Fridley and Down South, country-gothic outfit Suttree, Americana folkies The Honeycutters, punktwang act Tony Wain and the Payne, Americana group Tennessee Hollow and country-rock quintet The Humbuckers. The festivities are held next to and at West Asheville’s Rocket Club. Daytime events are free; Rocket Club events run $12. And it’s all for a good cause: Proceeds benefit beautification projects in West Asheville. Info: 505-2494. (And across Haywood Road, The Admiral will be hosting a special cookout starting at noon; see this week’s Small Bites on page 38 for details.)

The Junaluska Singers perform a mix of patriotic anthems, gospel tunes and more.

• The Ingles 4th of July Celebration is held in conjunction with the kickoff of Shindig on the Green (Asheville’s free summer-weekend bluegrass jam, now in its 42nd year). What better way to celebrate all things American than with clogging, old-time string bands, ballad singers and storytellers? Bring the whole family; Shindig gets going at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. But there’s no need to wait until after dinner for the pickin’ portion of the evening. Afternoon events start at 4 p.m. with music from Whiteacre, free patriotic children’s craft projects, free face painting, old-fashioned family games, inflatable rides, Clear Channel giveaways and food vendors. Wrap it all up with a fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. Free. Info: 259-5800 or www.ashevilleparks.org.

• In Black Mountain, high-energy bluegrass outfit Town Mountain, bluesy crooner Ian Thomas, and Jane and Anna from The Barrel House Mamas play the Great American Roots Revival (previously slated for the Swannanoa 4H Center, now to be held at White Horse Black Mountain). The fun starts at 3 p.m. with a set from Town Mountain and there will be break at fireworks time, so everyone can step outside and see the display. The all-day

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• Heart of Brevard’s 4th of July Celebration is all all-day, all-American affair. Things commence with a bang — that would be the 8 a.m. start gun for the 5 and 10K Firecracker Run, organized by the Brevard Rotary Club. Then it’s the Transylvania Community Arts Council’s 37th annual Fine Arts & Craft Showcase (downtown streets are blocked off) and the Transylvania Cruisers’ Classic Automobile Show of 1920s to 1970s vintage vehicles. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., catch a bevy of bands (Brian Phillips All Stars, McDan and the Hands, R.B. Stone, Tuckers Town, Pyramid Brass and Blackjack). There are also kids’ activities and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. Info: 884-3278.

• The July 4th Festival in Leicester, which runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., includes traditional music

by Squire Parsons, the Leicester Community Choir and Mountain Thunder Cloggers. Picnic foods are on the menu for $5 (adults) and $3 (kids). It all happens at the Leicester Community Center. Info: 774-3000.

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event will feature music, pizza, local brews and more; organizers hope it will be the first in an annual series of roots music celebrations. $12 or $5 for children. Info at 669-0816 and www.whitehorseblackmountain.com.

• Maybe not so much for dancing, but definitely in the spirit: The Junaluska Singers perform a mix of patriotic anthems, gospel tunes, folk songs, Broadway numbers and more, at the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center’s Stuart Auditorium. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4. Saturday’s show ends just in time for Lake Junaluska’s fireworks display.

enough to light up partygoers, the end-of-theevening fireworks are sure to do the trick. Info: 645-2030.

• Support your local businesses with four days of Independents Celebrate Independence in downtown Asheville. Longtime faves Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe, Downtown Books & News, Bloomin’ Art, Laurey’s Catering, Mast General Store and Tops for Shoes celebrate with a week of discounts, sales and giveaways. Info at www.malaprops.com.

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Where to show your civic pride: • It was the party that almost didn’t happen, after the town of Weaverville cancelled its annual fireworks display and Fourth of July celebration because of budget cutbacks. But community organizer Randy Bassham and the Multi Purpose Athletic & Community Complex stepped in, along with a host of volunteers and sponsors, to take up the 4th of July Block Party. Get a running start: The North Buncombe Kiwanis’ 15th annual Firecracker 5K race starts and finishes at the party site — North Buncombe High School’s soccer practice field. The event doubles as a fundraiser for the North Buncombe High School Band Boosters and many area churches.

From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., it’s nonstop free music and activities. Bands include eclectic collective Jen and The Juice, perennial faves Firecracker Jazz Band, bluesy teens Skinny Legs & All, Tennessee Jed, Locomotive Pie, The Buddy Davis Band, Dave Wendelin and Roberto Hess.

Look for sports demonstrations by Asheville Lacrosse, Asheville Aerial Arts, Aerial Trapeze Academy, Weaverville Futbol Club, the North Buncombe Youth Athletic Association and performances by Blue Ridge Rollergirls, Asheville Puppetry Alliance, Asheville Hula Dancers, clowns, mimes and magicians. If all that isn’t

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Where to rock out after hours:

• Fabulous Fourth Celebration in Hendersonville gets underway at 11 a.m., with an Independence Day Parade on Main Street.

Info: 692-4179. At 4 p.m., join the celebration at Jackson Park with crafters, food, children’s activities, an antique-car show, music, and fireworks at dusk. Info: 697-4884.

• The Grove House in downtown Asheville is hosting a night of Fourth of July entertainment featuring live music and performances throughout the complex. Ten bucks gets you all-access, including music from pop-rock fave Stephanie Morgan Quartet, alternative rock band Wax Poets and indie-rock band Cashmere Blackout, aerials and belly dancing performances by the Libravado Sisters and hula hoop dancing by Asheville Hoops.

Multiple DJs, VJs and spotlight drag shows. Doors open at 9 p.m. $10. www.elevenongrove.com.

• The Montreat Parade is free and open to public and starts struttin’ at 10 a.m. Info: 6698002.

• Indie-pop trio Now You See Them takes the stage at the Town Pump in Black Mountain with The Armadillos. 8:30 p.m. Info: 669-4808.

• OK, it’s not even close to a marching band, but Brevard’s kids-only Bicycle Parade at 1 p.m. packs its own festive punch. Children can decorate and ride their favorite bicycles (helmets are required) and compete for the Most Patriotic, Most Creative and the Most Unusual awards. Info: 884-3278.

• Intrepid local bluegrass act Sons of Ralph shows off its pickin’ skills at Jack of the Wood. 9 p.m. Info: 252-5445.

Where to watch fireworks: • Black Mountain gets celebratory with a street dance and fireworks display. 9:30 p.m.

Info: www.exploreblackmountain.com or 6692300.

• The 4th of July Powwow in Cherokee is replete with authentic Indian dancing, drumming and tribal regalia. $10 gets you into the festival grounds. Stay for free after-dusk fireworks (around 9:30 p.m.) at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds. Info: 438-1601 or www. cherokee-nc.com.

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• Get in the summer groove with beach music outfit Chris Cates & the MasterPlan, performing at College Street Pub’s 4th of July Party. 9:30 p.m.

Info: 232-0809.

• Lake Julian Fireworks display, sponsored

by Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation, is a free show. Park at Estes Elementary and ride a shuttle to the park.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and munchies (or come early and make use of the picnic tables and grills). Fireworks start after dark. Info: 684-0376 or www.buncombecounty.org.

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• Mix it up, go somewhere different for the day. It’s a great weekend to explore WNC’s smaller towns, most of which have activities planned for daytime Saturday and into the evening. Catch after-dusk fireworks displays in Hendersonville, at Brevard College, in Weaverville (645-2030), in Dillsboro, in Black Mountain, in Marion and more.

• “What better way to celebrate the birthday of our fine nation than to dance to some good oldschool country?” asks local musician Uncle Dave, who fronts The Smoky Mountain Escort Service.

The band sets the festive mood at Westville Pub, starting at 10 p.m. Info: 225-9782.

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Hear her roar: Erika Wennerstrom has been compared to P.J. Harvey and Robert Plant.

by Alli Marshall Comparisons are the name of the game in the music biz, and Heartless Bastards’ frontwoman Erika Wennerstrom says she’s OK with that. “I think it’s natural for people to compare something to something; I’m guilty of that myself,” she tells Xpress. “I’ve been compared to people I’m a really huge fan of, or others I’m not [a fan of] but greatly respect.”

A rare female rock band leader, Wennerstrom is even more of an anomaly thanks to her unusual voice. Nothing like the girly singers (Colbie Calliat, Katie Perry) currently climbing charts, Wennerstrom is likened to alt-rock songstress P.J. Harvey and Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant (that male-to-female trajectory proven by Asheville Zeppelin-tribute crooner Rhett McGahee).

Wennerstrom, who formed Heartless Bastards in Cincinnati, Ohio a half-dozen years ago, possesses the growl and grit of 4 Non Blondes’ singer Linda Perry, or pre-fame Joan Jett in The Runaways.

Not that Wennerstrom (who relocated to Austin, Texas, two years ago after a romantic split from the Bastards former bassist Mike Lamping) is out to make any sort of point about girl power. “I never really consider myself any different,” she says from her tour bus. “It’s all for musicians. We look at ourselves as equals. I don’t feel I get treated any different as a girl, and I’m glad for it.”

In the no-special-treatment vein, Rolling Stone gave the Heartless Bastards’ 2009 release The Mountain a solid 3 1/2 stars, saying “Wennerstrom has proven herself a natu-

ral rock star ... with a voice that slides from trebly quaver to a fearsome, wide-mouthed roar. She’s not prone to understatement: On the Ohio rockers’ new album, Wennerstrom sings about traversing deserts, being lashed by hurricanes and peering ‘into the mountain where your desire goes.’”

The same review also gives kudos to the band’s fuller sound, which was due to a 2008 lineup change. In fact, the Bastards (whose name, Wennerstrom told blogger Cincy Groove, came from “this Megatouch video game that they have on bar tops. We were playing the music trivia game and one of the questions was ‘What is Tom Petty’s backing band?’ Tom Petty and The Heartless Bastards was one of the wrong choices.”) have undergone several personnel shifts during the band’s tenure. Wennerstrom chalks up this most recent reorganization to her break with Lamping — it was one of those deals where he kept the band, she took the name. She also kept the record deal with Fat Possum, the gritty indie label that championed the comeback of Solomon Burke and the rise of The Black Keys (it was Keys’ drummer Patrick Carney who passed the Bastards’ demo to Fat Possum).

Despite appearances, Wennerstrom doesn’t want to front a revolving cast of hired guns. ”It’s important for it to be a collective unit.

It’s important for me to have a band,” she says. “I might write the songs, but it’s important for me to play with other people. This might sound cheesy, but this band is a family.”

Along with the connection to her own band, Wennerstrom has been building a

following through relentless touring and a willingness to lend support to any band that asks. Recent opening slots for the Black Keys, Langhorne Slim, Andrew Bird and Wilco seem, at first glance, an exercise in eclecticism. “All of those bands are different, but there are some similarities between them,” Wennerstrom notes. Is it possible that a Venn diagram would reveal a common audience for the raucous Keys and glockenspiel-playing folkie Bird? How about for Southern-lit songstress Lucinda Williams and pretty popster Jenny Lewis (whose current tour brings supporting Heartless Bastards to the Orange Peel this week)? Actually ... why not? In this, the age of multifarious MP3 mixes, it makes sense for the Bastards to get their raw, emotive sound out to all manner of listener.

Then there’s the mutual admiration society factor. Of the bands that have tapped Wennerstrom’s group she says, “We like some things they do and they like things we do. It makes sense that some of their fans might be into us as well.”

It’s all part of an ongoing educational process for the singer who, despite dropping out of high school, insists “knowledge is a good thing.” Of not completing her diploma she says, “I don’t regret a lot of things but that’s one of them. I’m an impatient person — I never had a fallback plan because this is what I wanted to do.”

So far, her intuition has been spot-on. The same goes for the Heartless Bastards’ sound — something very different from current airplay trends. “I don’t feel, for me, my creativity is this box I have to stay in,” the singer says. “I create music I like and I hope people respond to it.”

So what does the future hold? “I could see myself taking classes,” Wennerstrom muses.

“I thought about taking a cooking class recently.” More likely what she’ll be cooking up is soulful indie rock.

“I feel like things are going good,” says Wennerstrom. “I hope that fate continues to lead me.” X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.

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a lot more,” Morgan tells Xpress.

POPAsheville also takes plenty of time and effort, and Morgan can’t do both.

Enter Hackett, a longtime member of the local arts community and founder of PollinatingAsheville.com, a new blog dedicated to the creative community here. As Morgan explains it, $12,000 would pay for Hackett to take on the fulltime job of festival director, which takes more than 600 hours of work. The other $3,000 would be for staff stipends (stage manager, volunteer director, etc.). The festival’s other expenses, including the $200 band stipends, venue rentals and printing costs, are paid for by ticket sales and in-kind sponsors.

If Hackett takes the reins, she would be able to embark on a funding drive and put effort into making the festival more financially sustainable, something Morgan hasn’t had time to do, she says.

The crux? POPAsheville needs to know the money is coming by July 15; otherwise, there will be no reason to begin the band application process that usually starts this time of year. “We need a philanthropist or a business that’s really looking to get its name out there,” Morgan offers.

Supporters can contact Morgan at popasheville@ gmail.com or get more info at www.popasheville.com.

Who will save POPAsheville? Tune in next time ... X

Frigid January weather couldn’t sway the legions of dedicated music lovers who checked out the four days, 30 + bandsworth of pop glory that was this year’s POPAsheville.

LaZoom shuttled the fans around (complete with busworthy musical entertainment), and by all accounts, the indie-pop festival was a wild success. And while that kind of cold is just a vague memory now, summertime is when the whole thing gets started: Bands start applying to play, organizers start sorting through the applications and the coordinating begins.

But this year, POPAsheville’s future is clouded.

Stephanie Morgan, founder of POPAsheville and frontwoman of indie phenomenon stephaniesid, recently announced that she will not be the festival’s director anymore. Instead, she’s chosen Susanne Hackett (who’s been involved with the festival since it was born as IdFest in 2003) as a successor. Which sounds fine, except POPAsheville needs $15,000 to continue.

By the time you read this, Asheville will have two weeks left to try save its beloved pop festival.

“We know that it’s a longshot to try raise the money so quickly,” Morgan says.

“But there are so many people who care about it so much.”

For Morgan, it’s a matter of dreams: stephaniesid is the one she needs to focus on fulfilling, she says.

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I already had one out at my antique booth and there was no point trying to sell it on eBay, where copies were too abundant and selling at around $5 a pop with shipping. There was no need to have a backup; one could always be found. It is, after all, the best selling record of all time. The market value of the album at my booth was approximately $8, and it would dependably, but not quickly, move out for that price.

But the death of a pop icon does weird things to the job of the culture junker. The market makes rapid shifts in the demand and (temporarily) value of the star’s memorabilia, as the public eagerly strives to get back the debris it cast off when the icon fell from fashion or grace. Stuff that couldn’t be given away one day is suddenly on everybody’s mind and in demand. And while I’ve seen this a few times in my career, I never saw it like I did on eBay the Friday after Michael Jackson died.

Out of curiosity, I logged in Friday to find out how Michael Jackson stuff was selling. It was a madhouse. Sellers were asking outrageous sums for their records, for the day’s newspaper, T-shirts, dolls, posters, trading cards, a Cheeto shaped like MJ moonwalking. But you can ask whatever price you want on eBay — that means nothing. It’s what people are paying that matters. The way to gauge real eBay sales is by looking at the Completed Items, so I clicked on that. Copies of Jackson’s CDs and records were

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selling for hundreds of dollars, autographs moving out for four or more figures, and everything was going green.

In completed items, if an item sells, it’s green.

If it didn’t sell, it’s red. Normally you see a lot of red, and a little green. But I was staring at a sea of green. Not one item ended unsold. I scrolled down the page, staring at the crazy numbers.

Then I clicked on page No. 2. When I did that, every item I’d looked at on page No. 1 was now on page No. 2. In the two minutes I’d spent looking over the first page, another 50 items had sold. I watched this happen for a while, and Jacko related items were selling at a rate of 1,500 items per hour. I’d never seen anything like it.

Grieving fans wanting to reclaim a piece of their own history, speculators picking up Jackson memorabilia in the belief that it would

“be worth a lot of money some day,” and eBay sellers in the right place at the right time with the right stuff created a perfect storm. The frenzy was hardly even a consumer one — it’s not like you get your eBay item the second you buy it — you have to wait. It was, instead, almost meta-transactional — a burnt offering of money in the name of Michael Jackson. One wonders over the percentage of these sales that will actually get completed — just because something is green on eBay doesn’t mean it’s paid for. And for those who did pay, by the time the item arrives next week, will the desire to have the item still burn as brightly in their heart?

If the desire is still there, the value of the object will in no way reflect what the customer paid. If one thing can be learned from the career of Michael Jackson, what goes up must come down. That, and supply will meet, and exceed, demand. By Sunday afternoon the rest of eBay had jumped on the Michael Jackson phenomenon, and was beating the hell out of it, like it was that car at the end of the Black or White video.

When I checked the Michael Jackson completed listings on Friday, there were about 8,000 completed. As I write this two days later,

another 22,000 listings have moved into the completed items, with the name “Michael Jackson” retrieving approximately 52,000 hits in the active listings. Copies of his various releases were so abundant that prices were already falling back to more sane, if not pre-death, levels.

Red started creeping into the completed listings pages again, although there was still plenty of green.

In a way, this is all as it should be, or at least how we are. A consumer frenzy for Jackson’s product is our way of moving him from the realm of the public spectacle he’d become, back into the pop commodity he’d been all his life.

But all that stuff — the scads of posters, buttons, magazines, CDs, wigs, gloves, and other garbage generated in his name — will be here tomorrow, the next day, and until the end of time. Infinite marketing of an individual is probably Jackson’s real legacy. There is no bottom to it, there is nothing rare about it, it will never run out. If you’re thinking about investing in Michael Jackson collectibles, don’t.

This is for Henry, a true believer. Keep holding onto ‘em, Henry. X

by Neil Simon

July 15 – 26 Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy Part One of the “Eugene Trilogy” which includes Biloxi Blues and Broadway Bound

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smartbets Osaka Pearl, with Tongues of...

Former Divine MAGees Danielle Tibedo and Cregan Montague collaborate with producer Rick Clark (Death Cab for Cutie, Los Super Seven) on the new soft-electro project Osaka Pearl. The band pairs with ambient project Tongues of... for a double bill, featuring guests: the incredible percussionist River Guerguerian, pianist Chris Rosser and dancers Jenna Melissas and Marlena Applebaum. Show is 9 p.m.

Thursday, July 2. at the Grey Eagle. $7.

Info at www.myspace.com/osakapearl and www.thegreyeagle.com.

Working Process: sculpture by Robert Winkler

The readers decide.

Voting starts July 22 • www.mountainx.com/bestof

The YMI Cultural Center (39 S. Market St.) hosts a solo exhibition from Riversculpture cofounder Robert Winkler, whose distinctive, angular sculptures win accolades (most recently, Best in Show at the Salisbury Sculpture Festival). The show also includes models and works-in-progress, offering insight into the artist’s process. Opening reception Thursday, July 2, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Show up through Sept. 20. Free.

WNC Magazine’s Last Band Standing: Road to Bele Chere The Bele Chere bands are lined up, except one: The winner of the Last Band Standing competition. It’s down to four finalists: A.C.E., Brushfire Stankgrass, Buster and Now You See Them. The bands will compete in front of a panel of judges from local media outlets (including Xpress). Charismatic Greg Brown of Laugh-Your-Asheville-Off-fame emcees. Wednesday, July 8, 8 p.m. $5. Info at www.theorangepeel.net and www.wncmagazine.com.

Club phone numbers are listed in Clubland in the (828) area code unless otherwise stated; more details at www. mountainx.com/clubland. Send your Smart Bet requests in for consideration by the Monday the week prior to publication.

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The asheville disclaimer is lovingly produced by residenTs of lake ciTy, fla, who mainTain seasonal homes aTop beauTiful wnc.

Taking the Times font where it’s been before Correction: A story printed last week prematurely announced the 2009 Highland Games would take place at Grandfather Mountain from July 9 though July 12. While the Crown had been solicited for approval, the Royal Family had not yet officially blessed the holding of the event. Since that time, the Crown has officially sanctioned the Scottish Heritage celebration, allowing it take place as scheduled. However, the use of gunpowder and sophistication are once again strictly forbidden by the Crown. Additionally, the House of Lords has increased the bag limit to 20 for this year’s weekend-long Scot Hunt.

Briefs

City clarifies 2009 Bele Chere plans

“Not a smaller Bele Chere, but a very robust anti-Anti-Bele Chere”

Tim Johnson’s academic credentials face scrutiny after attending tragedymarred Asheville Opera performance

Stay-cations are sooo March of 2009

Keep up with this season’s hottest -aycations:

1.

Take a May-cay.

You won’t have to drop big bucks to re-visit the month of May in your head!

Prove wrong the old adage: “Better Hearing and Speech Month only comes around once a year.”

Re-enact your somber, respectful Memorial Day tributes.

3.

2.

Stray-cation: You’re not going to marry him, just sleep with him for a week or so, because why not when it’s May all over again!

You’re both married, but think of it as jumping in the swimming pool while on a cruise ship surrounded by water, or something. You’re not trying to raise his kids or help him sort out his finances, that’s something else; this is just a brief straycation.

How can you affordably spice up an otherwise dull straycation?

4.

t e t e e r e t r S t i S Alliibbi yleess A Sttyl S This week’s.

Cherokee attempting to establish ABC store to provide alcohol sales to Harrah’s Will essentially be buying and selling alcohol to itself

“After a rocky start, tribes have figured out this trading thing”

Local bail-bonding company ‘no longer accepting Liberty Dollars,’ citing unspecified recent ‘fiasco’ L.A. Lakers fans celebrate pre-draft press release with riots, arson, attacks on police Michael Jackson deathbed shocker: Died in arms of consenting-age female The Asheville Disclaimer is parody/entertainment. editor@ashevilledisclaimer.com.

Contributing this week: Michele Scheve, Tom Scheve

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Asheville, MondAy — While attending a performance by the Asheville Lyric Opera, state GOP vice-chairman Dr. Tim Johnson reportedly “squirmed in his chair” and looked “scared and uncomfortable” after a fellow patron suffered a mild heart attack shortly after the curtain rose for the second half of the performance.

A mezzo-soprano was midway through an aria when she was interrupted by the shrieking of a woman whose husband had clutched his shoulder and then slumped off his chair onto the floor.

“He’s had a heart attack!” shouted the wife.

The singer, who later said she had waited her entire career for this moment, forcefully put out a call to action to the audience members.

“Is there a doctor, any doctor, a doctor of any kind or variety in this house?” cried out the singer.

Johnson, who many believe had been privately dreading the possibility of just such an occurrence, claims he was already on the way to the restrooms when the heart attack occurred and did not hear the plea from the stage.

“Why wouldn’t I have bounded up there and saved his life, I’m a doctor, after all,” said Johnson, who some have accused of padding his academic resume with a Ph.D degree allegedly obtained from a notorious and now-closed diploma mill. “We doctors have a code: don’t get in the way with your doctoring if you feel another fellow doctor has a better seat in the opera from which to doctor to the situation.”

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6Og QObW]\ A delightful gaycation is to adults as sexual experimentation with a drifter in a lean-to is to young adults. You may not figuratively be hitchhiking to hostels and finding meaning in life with your horny, high, same-gender friends, but you can still symbolically steer your bank-owned car on a nice cross-country cruise across a supergay landscape of the soul.

5.

Pray-cay

Pray-cay: Oh, Jesus, why didn’t I wear a condom on my gaycation?

Also, that girl I took a straycation with last week is still in town and doesn’t realize my stray-cation is over and I don’t want to talk to her about it at work! God, please slay my troubles with a vengeance and make it all go away (like really go away, not go a-stay).

Vacate-tion: Because your recent staycation was just like a vacation — spendy, promiscuous and rude to the natives -- you gotta leave your own town for a week so neighbors can enjoy their staycations.

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Pleasure Saucer â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Vortex Cabaretâ&#x20AC;?

Sierra Leoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Refugee All Stars (reggae, Afro-beat) w/ Floating Action

Tolliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing Irish Pub

Blu Lounge

Red Wellies (Celtic)

Johnny Blackwell (folk-rock, bluegrass)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Town Pump

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Open Mic w/ David Bryan

Mark Appleford

Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz and

Blue Ridge Performing Arts

Blues

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The Free Flow Band (funk, soul)

Pick~N~Jam

Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus) w/ A Vacant Soul

Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Boiler Room

Marc Keller (variety)

Hookah Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Watershed

Saint Solitude & Noise in Print w/ Silver Tear Conspiracy, Grammer School

Open Mic w/ Sven Hooson

Open mic at the Shed w/ Parker Brooks

Boscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Zone

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Waynesville Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Hole

Open jam w/ Mirage

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Funk jam featuring local artists

Courtyard Gallery

Emerald Lounge

Jack Of The Wood Pub

White Horse

Open mic w/ Jarrett Leone

Matt & Kim w/ Speedsquare, Ruby Slippers & Mingle

Old Time Jam, 6pm

Celtic & Blues Tuesdays w/ 6:30 Irish session

Decades Restaurant & Bar

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Dave Desmelik and friends

Celtic & eclectic jam

Razcalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Boscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Zone

Shag music w/ DJ Broadwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s Night Decades Restaurant & Bar

Acoustic Soul Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Eleven on Grove

Zydeco Dance (lesson at 7:45pm, dance at 8:30pm)

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

Lobster Trap

Wild Wing Cafe

Caribbean Cowboys

Thu., July 2

Ballroom Dancing with Roger Buckner Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Back Room

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter)

Bluegrass jam night (band 8-10pm, open jam 10pm)

Open mic

Garage at Biltmore

Rocket Club

Galictifunk (disco, funk, house & DJs)

Charles Wood and the Lonesome Road Band (bluegrass)

Open mic

Mixed Bag Open Jam hosted by Michael Tao

Scandals Nightclub

Beacon Pub

Steve Wolrab & guests (jazz, guitar)

Boiler Room

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Latin dance

Live music

Frankie Bones

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Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Back Room

Emerald Lounge

Michael Christie (of Telepath) Five Fifty Three

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Beats @ the Beacon

Fri. 07/03

Ladies Night Dance Party

Thur. 07/09

Cyprian Kane

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter)

X-mas, Swampwitch, Machines of Sin and Sorrow and Under the Wake (metal)

DJ Spivey

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Matt Walsh (rock-a-billy)

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Campaign 1984 (Southern rock)

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Live music

Shovelhead Saloon

Osaka Pearl & Tongues Of...

Chaser’s Nitelife

Carolina Revenge (Southern rock)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

DJ Diva & The Lee Whitaker Band

Stella Blue

Ruby’s BBQ Shack

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

Club Xcapades

Live music

Spill The Blood w/ Nesarious & Gut Wrenching Terror (metal)

Handlebar

Decades Restaurant & Bar

The Encouraging Cup

Shaggin’ w/ Darin Kohler and & the Asheville Kats

Keil Nathan & friends

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Sat. 07/11

Ian Thomas

Lionz of Zion, Orange Magnolia Band, Julie Mango

Mon. - Sat. 6 pm - 2 am • Sun. 8 pm - 2 am

Thur. 07/16

Buffalo

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Dock’s Restaurant

Live music w/ singer-songwriters

252-2456 • 14 College St. • Asheville, NC (Next to Tupelo Honey)

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Town Pump

Sat. 07/18

Hoots and Hellmouth

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Randy Galloway (Southern rock) & open mic jam

Bluegrass Jam, 9:30pm

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Hank Bones

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

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Lobster Trap

Mela

Eleven on Grove

Belly dancing Nashwa

Throwback Thursday w/ 80’s & 90’s music Orange Peel

FRIDAY • JULY 3

Firecracker Jazz Band

Dixieland Umpah With A Bang!

SATURDAY • JULY 4

Sons of Ralph

Young & Steamy, Fresh Meaty Blues

Joe Hallock (folk) White Horse

Levi Douglas Band (blues, country)

Michael Collins w/ Jeff Starnes (jazz duo)

Sat., July 4

Fred’s Speakeasy

Back Room

Purple Onion Cafe

The Shift

The Pond Brothers (bluegrass)

Gove Scrivenor (Americana, folk)

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Blu Lounge

Razcal’s

Tennessee Hollow (rock)

Music w/ Lady DJ Christian M.

Mark Keller (singer/songwriter)

Garage at Biltmore

Blue Ridge Dining Room & Wine Bar

Soul Infusion Tea House and Bistro

26 Ways (salsa, blues, rock) w/ BPL

Chris Rhodes (r&b, blues, pop), 5:30-10pm

Singer-songwriter showcase

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Boiler Room

Temptations Martini Bar

4th of July party hop

Jake Gardner (singer/songwriter)

T-Model Ford (blues, soul) w/ Shake It Like A Caveman

Town Pump

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Dance party mix w/ DJ

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

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Nikki Talley (singer/songwriter) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Peggy Ratusz’s Invitational Blues Jam Vincenzo’s Bistro

Live music w/ Aaron Laflace (singer/songwriter) Waynesville Water’n Hole

DJ Lady C & Tonell (West Coast house & East Coast breaks) The Westbound Rangers (Americana, bluegrass)

Good Ol’ Boys (bluegrass, gospel) w/ Tom Fisch

Hangar

The Sharkadelics (classic rock, metal) Hookah Joe’s

The Ginger Envelope w/ Now You See Them (indie) Horizons at Grove Park Inn

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

Twilight Broadcasters

Thursday night bluegrass jam

Jerusalem Garden

Fri., July 3

O’Malley’s On Main

Belly dancing w/ live music

Wild Wing Cafe

Radio Cult

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Live music Chaser’s Nitelife

DJ Diva & The Lee Whitaker Band Decades Restaurant & Bar

Rotating guest bands Dock’s Restaurant

Randy Galloway (Southern rock) & open mic jam Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

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

4th of July party hop

Back Room

Empty Slate & Five Pound Fire (Southern rock)

Songwriter circle w/ Dave Desmelik, Cary Fridley and Woody Wood

Orange Peel

Abbey Road Live

4th of July Party w/ Discordian Society and Modo

Blu Lounge

Picnics

Feed and Seed

Jason Ross Martin

Silver Dagger Band (bluegrass)

Pisgah Brewing Company

Fred’s Speakeasy

Deli

Michael Burgin band w/ Fifteen Fifteen

Purple Onion Cafe

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Fred Whisken (jazz pianist)

Suttree (melodramatic popular, visual)

Razcal’s

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

West Sound (r&b)

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

Dance mix w/ local DJ’s Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Acoustic Swing Chris Rhodes (r&b, blues, pop), 5:30-10pm Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center

Danny Combs (guitar) Boiler Room

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Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

Queen Anne’s Revenge, 6pm || Makiagroove, 8pm

Blue Ridge Dining Room & Wine Bar

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Bobby Sullivan (piano)

Five Fifty Three

FRIDAY • JULY 10

Matt Hill

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Pisgah Brewing Company

Zuma Coffee

SATURDAY • JULY 11

ETHOS & Crystal Kind (cosmic reggae)

Ms Jones and The Velvetones

Feed and Seed

Red, White & Bluegrass

“The Sweetheart of Carolina” Americana & Roots Rock

Emerald Lounge

Silver Dagger Bluegrass

Jenny Lewis (indie-pop) w/ The Heartless Bastards

Westville Pub

Nikki Talley

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

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Red Room at Temptations

Emerald Lounge

clubdirectory Complete clubland directory: www.mountainx.com/clubland. Questions or errors? E-mail (clubland@mountainx.com).

Asheville Civic Center & Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 251-5505 The Back Room (OSO) 697-6828 Barley’s Tap Room (SH) 255-0504 Beacon Pub 686-5943 Blue Mountain Pizza (OSO) 658-8777 Blue Lounge 650-5198 Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center 693-0087 BoBo Gallery (OSO) 254-3426 Bosco’s Sports Zone 684-2646 Broadway’s (SA) 285-0400 Chaser’s (SA) 684-3780 Club Hairspray (SA) 258-2027 College St. Pub (SA) 232-0809 Courtyard Gallery 273-3332 Cypress Cellar (ISS) 698-1005 Decades Restaurant & Bar 254-0555 Diana Wortham Theater 257-4530

Dock’s Restaurant 883-4447 ED Boudreaux’s Bayou BBQ (SH) 296-0100 Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar 252-2711 Eleven on Grove 505-1612 Emerald Lounge (OSO) 232- 4372 The Encouraging Cup 329-8210 Feed & Seed + Jamas Acoustic 216-3492 Firestorm Cafe (OSO) 255-8115 Five Fifty Three 631-3810 Frankie Bones 274-7111 Fred’s Speakeasy (SA) 281-0920 French Broad Brewery Tasting Room 277-0222 The Garage 505-2663 Gottrocks 235-5519 Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern (OSO) 232-5800

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Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 The Grove Park Inn 252-2711 Guadalupe Cafe 586-9877 The Handlebar (864)233-6173 The Hangar (SA) 684-1213 Havana Restaurant 252-1611 Hookah Joe’s 252-1522 Infusions 665-2161 Iron Horse Station 622-0022 The Lobster Trap 350-0505 Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill 253-8805 Magnolia’s Raw Bar (ISS) 251-5211 Mela 225-8880 Mike’s Tavern 281-3096 Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill (SH) 258-1550 Nashwa 252-2001 New French Bar Courtyard Cafe 225-6445

O’Malley’s On Main 246--0898 The Orange Peel (OSO) 225-5851 Picnics 258-2858 Panther’s Paw 696-0810 Pisgah Brewing Co. 669-2491 Purple Onion Cafe 749-1179 Rankin Vault 254-4993 Razcal’s 277-7117 Rocket Club 505-2494 Root Bar No.1 299-7597 Ruby’s BBQ Shack (ISS) 299-3511 Sadie’s Seafood 505-3364 Scandals Nightclub 252-2838 Shovelhead Saloon (SA) 669-9541 Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (OSO) 586-1717 Steak & Wine 505-3362 Stella Blue 236-2424

The Still 683-5913 Stir Fry Cafe 505-4934 The Red Room at Temptations (SA) 252-0775 Temptations Martini Bar (SA) 252-0775 Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub 505-2129 Town Pump (SA) 669-4808 Tressa’s Downtown Jazz & Blues (SA) 254-7072 Vaso de Vino Wine Bar & Market 687-3838 Vincenzo’s Bistro 254-4698 The Watershed 669-0777 Waynesville Water’n Hole 456-4750 Westville Pub (OSO) 225-9782 White Horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe (SA) 253-3066 Xcapades 258-9652 Zambra 232-1060

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Hangar

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Live music

Live music w/ Marc Keller (variety)

Hannah Flanagan’s

Vincenzo’s Bistro

East Coast Dirt (rock, progressive)

Tom Coppola (early) Mark Keller (late)

Havana Restaurant

Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

Ahora Si (salsa, jazz, tropical)

Ryan Furstenberg (old time country)

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Westville Pub

DJ Dance Party & Cabaret Show

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Town Pump

Jerusalem Garden

Uncle Dave & the Smoky Mountain Escort Service

Belly dancing w/ live music

White Horse

O’Malley’s On Main

Summertime Whisky Band Picnics

Great American Roots Revival w/ Town Mountain (bluegrass, acoustic), Ian Thomas and Jane & Anna of Barrel House Mamas

Samantha Sue

Sun., July 5

Purple Onion Cafe

Beacon Pub

Darlyne Cain (jazz, blues) Rocket Club

W. Asheville’s blowout party Scandals Nightclub

4th of July party hop Stir Fry Cafe

Live music w/ DJ Moto

Ian Thomas (singer/songwriter) Bosco’s Sports Zone

Shag music w/ DJ Grove Park Inn Great Hall

The Two Guitars of Yasmin & Lou, 10am12:30pm Bob Zullo (guitar), 630-10:30pm

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

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

Sunday jazz jam Scandals Nightclub

Pickin’ at the Pump, open acoustic jam Vincenzo’s Bistro

Johnny Blackwell (variety, covers)

Mon., July 6 Emerald Lounge

Cool Kid Collective Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Contra dance Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bob Zullo (guitar), 630-10:30pm Guadalupe Cafe

Chad Hallyburton (jazz guitar), 7-9pm Hangar

Open mic night

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Hannah Flanagan’s

Live music w/ singer-songwriters

Brian Steele (jazz guitar)

Razcal’s

Town Pump

Hookah Joe’s

Now You See Them (indie) w/ The Pittsburgh Armadillos

Belly dance w/ live music

Tony Ballew (guitar and vocals), 5:30 pm || The Oxymorons (improv comedy), 8 pm

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Tressa’s 12th Anniversary w/ The Free Flow Band (funk, soul)

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Irish session, 5pm Tom Waits time, late Lobster Trap

Rocket Club

Asheville Jazz Orchestra (swing, jazz) Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Live music w/ D Mack

EvEry Monday

Wacky Wing Night - 25¢ Wings & $2 Draft

WEdnEsday

Sound Extreme Karaoke 8pm Wacky Wing Night - 25¢ Wings & $2 Draft

Thursday

$4 Kamakazees | $2.75 Import Bottles

FrIday

Sound Extreme Karaoke 8pm $5 Long Island Teas | $3.50 23oz Domestic Draught

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Wed. 7/01

Thur.

7/02 Fri. 7/03 SaT. 7/04 Thur.

7/9 Fri. 7/10

SaT. 7/11

Sierra Leone’s Refugee Allstars w/ Floating Action 8:30pm

Osaka Pearl & Tongues of… 9pm T-Model Ford w/ Shake It Like A Caveman 9pm

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Hookah Joe’s

O’Malley’s On Main

Marc Keller & Company (variety)

Live music w/ Selector Cleofus Williams

Bobby Sullivan & Kevin Bullock

Westville Pub

Iron Horse Station

Open mic w/ Scott Stewart 7:30pm Apres OM, 11pm

Open mic w/ Yorky

Wed., July 8

Tue., July 7

Jeoffrey Weeks (piano)

Lobster Trap

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Back Room

Funk record spin night w/ DJ Rob

Jeff Michels (singer-songwriter)

New French Bar Courtyard Cafe

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pickoftheweek Away We Go

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Director: Sam Mendes (Revolutionary Road) Players: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Bridges, Catherine O’Hara

Indie Comedy

Rated R

The Story: A couple with a child on the way decides to travel across the U.S. and Canada looking for the perfect place to start their family.

The Lowdown: An often charming, occasionally touching and astute film that’s never afraid to simply be pleasant or sweet-tempered.

Calling Sam Mendes’ Away We Go a pleasant surprise is the epitome of an understatement, namely because I walked into the film half expecting to hate it. Most of my predetermined ire came down to a handful of things.

First, there was Mendes behind the camera, a director I’ve enjoyed only once (Road to Perdition (2002)), tolerated just as many times (Jarhead (2005)), and loathed on a couple of other occasions (American Beauty (1999) and Revolutionary Road (2008)). As if this weren’t enough, there was the fact that Dave Eggers co-wrote the script. Eggers is a writer whose fiction I’ve always felt to be painfully too clever and therefore never warmed up to.

Then there were the early reviews of the film that painted it as smug and condescending.

So imagine my shock as I sat through Away We Go, just waiting for the film’s pompous, self-congratulatory back-patting to come alive, only for it never to happen. Sure, the film carries the theme of a disaffected, alienated America that the British Mendes so loves to trade in — and never really appears to understand — but Away We Go lacks that haughty air that makes American Beauty such a difficult film for me to watch. Instead I felt I was watching the anti-Mendes film, made — surprisingly — by Mendes himself. But even while Mendes’ name will get all the credit, it’s just as much Eggers’ and co-writer (and Eggers’ wife) Vendela Vida’s film of their worldview.

Still, what director and writers have made is nothing more than the generic indie comedy, with all the overused tropes we’ve come to expect. It’s a film peopled with scruffy, sweater-wearing middle-class types who live their lives to a quaint, subdued indie-rock soundtrack. Even the promotional material for the film is in the same vein, since its poster looks suspiciously like the one for Jason Reitman’s Juno (2007). While this may keep

Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski are nice people in Sam Mendes’ surprisingly charming Away We Go. Away We Go from having its own identity, it nevertheless forces Mendes to strip down his style, meaning the plot is always more important than the panache.

The setup is of the quirky variety, with John Krasinski (Leatherheads) and Maya Rudolph (A Prairie Home Companion) playing Burt and Verona, a young couple with a child on the way. The two live in a ramshackle little house with a cardboard window that causes Verona — despite the fact that they both have steady jobs and appear to be genuinely in love — to worry that they’re both “f**k ups.”

After finding out Burt’s parents (Catherine O’Hara and Jeff Bridges) are leaving for Belgium a month before the child is due and with nothing tethering them to their current situation, Burt and Verona decide to trek across the continent, visit some old friends and hopefully find where they and their family belong in the world, both literally and figuratively.

The film moves episodically as the couple meets the movie’s occasionally oddball cast of characters, from the uncouth Lily (Allison Janney, Juno), the poster child for middleAmerican bad parenting, to LN (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a New Ager with a fondness for seahorse-parenting rituals and an aversion to strollers — and more.

The main criticism against the film appears to be borne out of the idea that since Burt and Verona are such sweet-natured people this means that Mendes, Eggers, Vida and their film are looking down on the rest of their peripheral characters, and since Burt and

Verona have no “real” problems, why should we care to begin with? This rings false to me, since it appears to grow out of the same idea that art must be angsty and objectionable and never, ever pleasant. Figuring out where people fit in the U.S. has been a long-standing theme for Mendes, who’s never shied away from condescension, but for the first time he’s showing how people go about it like adults and not spoiled, maladjusted brats. It’s less a movie about ridicule (although it does raise the idea that maybe some of these people should be mocked) than one about figuring out how not to be ridiculed, while trying to be basically good.

The idea is surprising in and of itself that there’s a movie out there where the entire premise is figuring out how to do the right thing. Sure, it’s not the weightiest of prospects, and in the hands of the makers of this movie it shies a bit on the too-precious side.

But it’s refreshing to find a movie where the main characters are in love (I have no clue if Eggers and Vida are this smitten with one another, but they certainly are out to convince the world that they are), are intelligent, kind to one another and the sort of people you wouldn’t mind being around, even for 98 minutes. Especially in multiplexes currently teeming with giant fighting robots. Rated R for language and some sexual content.

— reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7.

n Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. (254-1281) Starts Friday Monsters vs. Aliens (PG) 1:00, 4:00 Observe and Report (R) 7:00, 10:00 Please call the info line for updated showtimes. n Carmike Cinema 10 (298-4452) Bee Movie (PG) Tue only 10:00 a.m.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (3-D) (PG) 12:40, 1:35, 2:50, 3:45, 5:00, 5:55, 7:10, 8:10. 9:30, Late show Fri-Sat 10:20 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2-D) (PG) 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50 My Sister’s Keeper (PG-13) 1:45, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45 Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (PG) 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:40 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (R) 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:40 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PG-13) 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 3:45, 4:15, 4:45, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:15 Up 3-D (PG) 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 n Carolina Asheville Cinema 14 (274-9500) Away We Go (R) 11:35, 2:15, 4:45, 7:50, 10:30 The Brothers Bloom (PG-13) 11:25, 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 10:05 Easy Virtue (PG-13) 2:05, 4:20, 7:20, 10:25 The Hangover (R) 11:15, 1:45, 4:25, 7:35, 10:00 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (3-D) (PG) 11:30, 1:50, 4:15, 7:10, 9:30 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2-D) (PG) 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10 My Sister’s Keeper (PG-13) 11:05. 1:40, 4:15, 7:30, 10:15 The Proposal (PG-13) 11:20, 1:55, 4:35, 7:25, 9:55 Public Enemies (R) 11:15, 2:35, 7:15, 10:20 Tranformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PG-13) 11:00, 12:30, 2:30, 4:00, 7:00, 7:30, 10:15, 10:45 Up (2-D_ (PG) 11:50, 2:25, 5:00, 7:55, 10:10 Year One (PG-13) 11:10 n Cinebarre (665-7776) The Hangover (R) 6:05, 8:50, 11:00 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2-D) (PG) 12:05, 2:50, 6:05, 8:40, 10:45 My Sister’s Keeper (PG-13) 12:00, 2:50 The Proposal (PG-13) 12:15, 3:00, 6:00, 8:45, 11:20 Public Enemies (R) 11:45, 2:45, 6:00, 9:20 Transformers: Revenge of

the Fallen (PG-13) 11:00, 2:30, 5:55, 9:30 n Co-ed Cinema Brevard (883-2200) Transformers: Rise of the Fallen (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 n Epic of Hendersonville (693-1146) Away We Go (R) 2:15, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40 The Hangover (R) 2:10, 4:35, 7:30, 10:00 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (3-D) (PG) 12:55, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2-D) (PG) 1:15, 3:40, 6:05, 8:20, 10:35 My Sister’s Keeper (PG-13) 1:00, 3:25, 6:00, 8:30 The Proposal (PG-13) 12:55, 3:25, 6:20, 8:50 Public Enemies (R) 12:45, 1:20, 3:35, 4:10, 6:25, 7:05, 9:15, 9:55 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (R) 1:40, 6:50 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PG-13) 12:30, 1:05, 3:45, 4:25, 7:00, 7:30, 10:15 Year One (PG-13) 4:15, 9:25 n Fine Arts Theatre (232-1536) Starts Friday Every Little Step (PG-13) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, Late show FriSat only 9:30 Whatever Works (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, Late show Fri-Sat 9:15 n Flatrock Cinema (697-2463) Starts Friday The Proposal (PG-13) 4:00, 7:00 n Four Seasons of Hendersonville (693-8989) Starts Friday Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (PG-13) 2:00 (Sat-Sun), 4:30, 7:15 Hannah Montana: The Movie (G) 2:00 (Sat-Sun), 4:30, 7:00 Monsters vs. Aliens (PG) 2:00 (Sat-Sun), 4:30, 7:00 Obsessed (PG-13) 2:00 (Sat-Sun), 4:30, 7:00 n Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 (684-1298) n United Artists Beaucatcher (298-1234) Away We Go (R) 2:00, 4:40, 7:40, 10:10 The Hangover (R) 1:50, 5:00, 7:50, 10:15 The Proposal (PG-13) 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 9:50 Public Enemies (R) 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30 Star Trek (PG-13) 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Year One (PG-13) 1:20, 4:50, 8:00, 10:25

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Imagine That

Star Trek

Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård, Armin Mueller-Stahl Thriller Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon has but hours to prevent Vatican City from being blown up by some stolen antimatter. An utterly ridiculous story decked out in the ripest of melodrama that makes for a good time at the movies — if you don’t take it too seriously. Rated PG-13

Eddie Murphy, Yara Shahidi, Thomas Haden Church, Nicole Ari Parker, Martin Sheen, DeRay Davis Family Comedy A hotshot financial advisor — and neglectful father — realizes his daughter can predict market trends through the use of her invisible friends. Too predictable for adults, too dull for children, Imagine That struggles to find the right tone and flounders under the weight of its own schmaltz. Rated PG

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban Science Fiction The origins of the Star Trek series are reinvented in this reboot of the franchise. A big, entertaining, occasionally exciting summer movie containing everything that implies — including flaws — and one iconic performer giving it a depth outside itself. Rated PG-13

Away We Go

Land of the Lost

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John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Bridges, Catherine O’Hara Indie Comedy A couple with a child on the way decides to travel across the U.S. and Canada looking for the perfect place to start their family. An often charming, occasionally touching and astute film that’s never afraid to simply be pleasant or sweet-tempered. Rated R

Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, Jorma Taccone, John Boylan, Matt Lauer TV Knockoff Sci-Fi Comedy The laughingstock of the scientific world travels to an alternate world in order to prove himself and his theories. An appallingly unfunny and surprisingly lewd comedy based on a kiddie TV show.

Rated PG-13

The Brothers Bloom

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Drag Me to Hell

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Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Adriana Barraza Prepackaged Cult Horror When a loan officer refuses an old gypsy an extension on her mortgage, the bank employee finds herself on the business end of a most unpleasant curse. A wild, goofy ride of cheesy horror that’s undeniably clever and fun, but not convincingly scary.

Rated PG-13

Easy Virtue

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The Hangover

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, John Turturro, James Gandolfini Crime/Thriller A criminal mastermind holds a subway car of passengers hostage in order to extort money from New York City. A by-the-numbers action thriller that offers more plodding and clichés than thrills. Rated R

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Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will i Am, Lynn Collins, Taylor Kitsch Sci-Fi Comic-Book Action The story of how — more Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, or less — Wolverine came to be, with a glimpse of the Robin Williams, Bill Hader beginnings of the X-Men. Hampered by a script that’s High-Concept Comedy More fantasy high jinks with constrained by predestination, X-Men Origins: Wolverine historical figures coming to life in a museum — only on is nonetheless entertaining nonsense that’s nice to look at. a larger scale. An annoying comedy that constantly mis- Rated PG-13 takes frenzy and caricature for humor — and one that will undoubtedly make a fortune in the bargain. Rated PG Year One

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With blithe disregard for science (probably not a major concern when your starting point is a woolly mammoth that talks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a lot like Ray Romano, no less), the Ice Age creatures meet up with dinosaurs. Is there still life in this franchise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not to mention interest? Well, 20th Century Fox thinks so, applying a coat of 3-D to it and betting the July Fourth weekend on it. If nothing else, this at least means weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll stop seeing the trailer every time we sit down in a theater.

(PG) Early review samples: â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;With appreciably greater emphasis on action than its predecessors, and clever use of 3-D trickery to enhance storytelling as well as offer spectacle, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs could prove the third time really is the charm by expanding an already sizable audience for a popular toon franchise.â&#x20AC;?

(Joe Leyden, Variety) â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;A sometimes beautiful piece of animation consistently ruined by unfocused directing, bizarre editing choices, phonedin voice acting, and a script which is neither witty nor filled with momentum.â&#x20AC;? (Mark Rawden, Cinemablend)

PUBLIC ENEMIES

Michael Mann offers us his take on John Dillinger and G-Man Melvin Purvis â&#x20AC;&#x201D; personified here by Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. At the very least it ought to be interesting. From the trailers, Depp looks to be giving another strong performance, Bale looks to be giving another Bale performance, and Mannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice of shooting the film on HD video looks like a mixed blessing. Some of the film looks terrific, while other parts look, well, like video. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to understand after such HD films as Knowing. Still, the story is compelling and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Johnny Depp for compensation. (R) Early review samples: â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Michael Mann ambitiously tries to forge the historical, iconographic and cultural aspects of American gangsterdom in Public Enemies, with results more admirable than electrifying.â&#x20AC;? (Todd McCarthy, Variety) â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;With its focus on men striking back at banks during economically treacherous times, and federal law enforcementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision â&#x20AC;&#x201D; depicted as being advanced not by Hoover but Purvis â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that the apprehension of ruthless criminals requires the employment of equally ruthless men and methods, the story is primed for contemporary parallels.â&#x20AC;? (Nick Schager, Slant Magazine)

startingfriday EVERY LITTLE STEP

A highly regarded (91 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes) documentary about the 2005 restaging of A Chorus Line on Broadway. The film not only traces the history of the show and the hopes and dreams of the new performers trying for a role in the play, but it apparently does much to make up for Richard Attenboroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s botched film version of the show. (PG-13) Early review samples: â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watching Every Little Step, a new documentary by James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, is a bit like walking through a hall of mirrors. Life imitates art, art reflects life, and after a while the distinctions threaten, quite pleasantly, to blur altogether.â&#x20AC;? (A.O. Scott, New York Times) â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153; Every Little Step doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything unexpected, and it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to. A documentary that combines the history of A Chorus Line with a behind-the-scenes look at how the 2006 Broadway revival was cast, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t-miss effort that knows how to please.â&#x20AC;? (Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times)

Lemon Tree

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Drama

Rated NR

The Story: A Palestinian woman fights to save her lemon grove that is soon to be torn down by her neighbor, the new Israeli defense minister.

WHATEVER WORKS

The critics are split down the middle over Woody Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new movie, Whatever Works, which might be a good thing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least for those of us who like Woody better when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being Woody. Allen stays off-screen again, handing the starring chore over to Larry David, who plays a curmudgeonly old guy who captures the attention of a young Southern girl (Evan Rachel Wood).

Allen never intended to play the character, since the screenplay was written in the 1970s with Zero Mostel originally slated for the lead role. The trailer suggests a strong, adventurous and funny film. (PG-13) Early review samples: â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153; Whatever Works charts a journey for Allen, one from the words of Groucho to the wisdom of Pascal, who informs us, as Allen once reminded us, that the heart has its reasons.â&#x20AC;? (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;This late in his career, Allen might err in his casting, but ultimately his storytelling is sound. The man knows what works.â&#x20AC;? (Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine)

The Lowdown: A restrained look at the Israel/Palestine conflict, but on a wholly personal, human level.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pity that Eran Riklisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lemon Tree isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as arresting as it could be, since it manages to take an age-old conflict and freshly humanize it.

That the movie is ultimately too restrained and too solemn is unfortunate, because it takes a lot of the air out of what couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a touching little film.

The film follows Salma (Hiam Abbass, The Visitor), a Palestinian woman who lives alone.

Salmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son is in the U.S. washing dishes and her husband is deceased. Despite her lemon grove not being much of a moneymaker, her livelihood depends on it. Nonetheless, Salma is, surprisingly, not evidently disconcerted when her new neighbor, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Navon (Doron Tavory), and the Israeli secret service decide that the grove must be chopped down for national security reasons (terrorists could gather intelligence or chuck grenades from the cover of the lemon trees).

Rejecting the Israeli governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offers of compensation, Salma instead hires a local lawyer named Ziad (Ali Suliman, The Kingdom) who takes her case to the Supreme Court.

What was for Salma a simple case of justice soon becomes a larger issue exemplifying the Israel/Palestine conflict. The way in which the characters react to one stressful situation involving something as innocuous as a lemon grove creates the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tension. While the grove is likely more trouble than it is worth, and in spite of Salmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weariness (something typified in her burgeoning romance with Ziad that never quite blooms), the grove is her only tie to a past life with her husband, not to mention her individual sense of dignity.

Navonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife (Rona Lipaz-Michael) seems to be the only person on the Israeli side who sees the absurdity in it all and understands where Salma is coming from, even though the two women never actually speak to one another (at least on camera). By contrast, Riklis appears to be noting the decision-makersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lack

of feminine levelheadedness. But in the end, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the lack of understanding â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or rather the inability to even try to understand â&#x20AC;&#x201D; between Israel and Palestine that Riklis is bemoaning.

This is shown through a fairly heavy-handed final scene, which juxtaposes Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Bank barrier, that nevertheless gets the filmmakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message across.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an admirable undertaking. Still, Lemon Tree lacks a certain dramatic tension or an engaging element that would make it a truly excellent film. A lot of this boils down to the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overly sober tone. Sure, there are attempts at humor (the unflattering photo of Salmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband that pops up from time to time is a nice touch), but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re too infrequent, leaving the bulk of the movie up to Abbass traipsing around looking grave and forlorn.

Maybe Riklis is too aware of the importance of the topic. In the end, Lemon Tree is simply too cold to be as engaging as its potential would indicate. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Fine Arts Theatre.

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More than that, the less central characters to a 14-year-old’s notion of sex, the bad jokes, sister sues her parents for the right to make her keep getting lost in the shuffle. Chief among the general air of smarminess etc. — is a gag own decisions about her body. these is the brother (TV actor Evan Ellingson),

being played on the film’s target audience is

a teenager of the Corey Haim school of mouthbreather acting. He’s badly sketched in and for a chunk of the film appears to be wandering the seedier streets of L.A. in search of some kind of illicit activity. His real function, however, is to spill the beans about the impetus behind Breslin’s lawsuit at the key moment in the proceedings. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what it feels like, too.

The film isn’t unprofessionally made, though it would almost certainly be more at home on the Lifetime Channel (where three of Picoult’s other books have found incarnations), which is clearly the demographic at which Cassevetes has aimed My Sister’s Keeper. The audience for those TV movies may get more mileage out of this than I did, and that’s fine, but it left me cold. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, language and brief teen drinking.

— reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike Cinema 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Cinebarre, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15.

damned thing. This, after all, is the man who gave us rats that copulated on cue in Bad Boys II back in 2003. The intervening six years have not been ones in which he’s refined his sophistication. The sad fact is that even if this movie were a deliberate joke, it wouldn’t be any less repellent or criminally stupid.

To this we may add the fact that the movie’s supposed raison d’être lies in watching giant robots beating the crap out of each other. Oh, sure, there’s something that vaguely passes for a largely incoherent plot about the Decepticons (those are the bad robots) turning on some device that will eat our sun, but it doesn’t matter much. The real draw — apart from the utterly bizarre notion that there are millions of folks who want to see a movie based on a toy from their childhood — is robots fighting and causing property damage. Fine. But Bay and company can’t even get that right. The action scenes are a jumbled mess of incomprehensible “stuff happening” that we’re supposed to accept as exciting for no reason other than the fact that stuff is happening. You can rarely tell exactly what stuff is happening because it’s all shot in close with Bay’s peripatetic-cam and chopped into small pieces. Scenes in which you can tell which robot is doing what to which other robot are so rare that they appear to have made it into the movie by mistake.

What we have here is the cinematic equivalent of a drunk relative at a family function.

He won’t shut up and appears to be completely oblivious to the fact that he’s being offensive. That sums up the movie — and Bay’s Neanderthal career. Everything is big, loud and dumb to a spectacular degree. More appalling still is the fact that Bay excuses this crapfest by saying he did this and that “for the kids.” This, in fact, is his justification for the racial-stereotype-bots. Great. In the bargain, he’s giving children black comic-relief robots that sound like Jimmy Walker on an off day and are portrayed as illiterate (“Uh, we don’t do much readin’”). The world was crying out for this, I’m sure.

Undoubtedly, I will hear from readers who don’t care about any of this as long as “things blow up neat,” and I suppose that’s who this overstuffed mass of a moronic movie is designed for. On that level, I guess you could say it’s successful, but it strikes me as indefensible in every other possible regard. In a fair world, I’d be able to rate this monstrosity a negative five stars, but I have to settle for the half-star, since that’s as low as we go.

Unfortunately, Bay can go much lower. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material.

— reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike Cinema 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Cinebarre, Co-Ed Cinema, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15.

The Lowdown: A provocative idea is swal- who keeps getting overlooked not just by his not beyond the realm of possibility. Well, it lowed whole in a sea of soapy melodrama and parents, but also by the screenplay, which wouldn’t be beyond the realm of possibility if contrived writing. requires the 20-year-old actor to pretend to be anyone other than Michael Bay had made the

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I am not immune to soap operas. I’m as big a sucker as anyone for multiple-handkerchief weepers when they’re done right. At the same time, I tackled Nick Cassevetes’ My Sister’s Keeper with no little trepidation, based in part on how much I had disliked his film of The Notebook (2004) — another assault on the tear ducts. And then there was the premise — a little girl (Abigail Breslin) genetically engineered to be the perfect biological match for her leukemia-stricken older sister (Sofia Vassileva, TV’s Medium), who sues her parents (Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric) for the right to her own body.

OK, in one sense, this is powerful stuff — the moral dilemma of breeding a child for use as a sort of human-parts car — but in another, it’s a stacked-deck setup for melodrama of the treacly kind. Those things — and the Hallmarkcard trailer — made me wary. The image of Cameron Diaz shaving her head to show her solidarity with her ailing daughter was just too much.

And the movie itself is just too much — while simultaneously not being enough. What might have been a pretty heady work quickly gives way to shameless manipulation and a screenplay that’s both sloppy and contrived.

The fact that it’s based on a popular book

by Jodi Picoult — which I understand has a very different and even more contrived ending — guarantees it a certain built-in audience.

And I fully expect that audience to come down on me for not responding to the resulting film.

But the truth is that I didn’t respond to it at all.

There have been soapy movies that I’ve fallen prey to while they were on-screen, only to be really annoyed after the fact by the sense of having been unfairly manipulated. My Sister’s Keeper didn’t even manage that. I sat through the entire film without being caught up in the drama. The closest it came to working on my emotions was in the big courtroom scene — and that had more to do with Alec Baldwin as the lawyer handling Breslin’s case than with the actual central characters. Even while his secret — and his deeper side — were transparent and kind of hokey, Baldwin attained some degree of reality that was lacking elsewhere in the film.

While I’m sure that Cassavetes and his cowriter, Jeremy Leven (The Notebook), thought it artistically sound to attack the material by using a fragmented narrative that jumped around in time, they couldn’t make it feel right.

The time shifts seem less integral than merely fussy — even if some of the flashbacks are essential to the story — and the characterizations suffer badly in the process. Worse, things that should have been heartbreakingly moving — the dying girl’s romance with another cancer patient — kept coming across as perfunctory.

Rather than buy into the romance for its own sake, I had the sense that it existed to make the mother seem less of a monster than the film had been doing for the first third of its length.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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Mind-Numbing Sci-Fi Action

Rated PG-13

The Story: Bad robots versus good robots out to destroy and save the world, respectively, while interrupting Shia LaBeouf’s college education.

The Lowdown: Long, tedious, offensive and just plain awful.

Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen may not be the worst movie ever made, but with its 150-minute running time, it very likely is the most obnoxious. And what do you get for frittering away two-and-a-half hours of your life on it? Well, let’s see. You get a giant robot with testicles (“I’m right beneath the enemy’s scrotum”), a robot with an erection, a robot that farts flames, gay-dog sex, no less than three arbitrary slo-mo boob-bounce shots of Megan Fox running, John Turturro’s naked butt, a small horny robot that tries to marry Megan Fox’s leg, endless cheesecake shots of Megan Fox with her backside in the air, and a pair of jive-talking ghettobots (one with a gold tooth). And it’s all wrapped in Spielbergian dysfunctional suburban-family humor, while Shia LaBeouf continues to demonstrate that he’s a few acting lessons Shia drama degree.

I thought the first Transformers movie was bad, but this takes bad to new levels. I could almost be convinced that Bay has made a wicked satire on the very type of film this is.

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Drama/Comedy

Rated NR

High on the list of undervalued, under-appreciated and just plain little-known movies that ought to be seen is Henry Cass’ Last Holiday (1950) — as perfectly constructed, witty and moving a little drama as you’re likely to encounter anywhere. Its obscurity perhaps stems from the fact that, although the film is from the same period that gave us all the best-known Alec Guinness movies from Ealing Films, it was made by the less-legendary Associated British Picture Corporation. It’s also only partly a comedy and boasts a director largely unknown even to hardcore cineastes. But the film does have Guinness at his best, and he’s paired with the great Kay Walsh (The Horse’s Mouth). It also has a terrific supporting cast, including the magnificent Ernest Thesiger at his supercilious best. But more, it has a screenplay by the great English writer J.B. Priestley, who also received a producer credit, suggesting that Priestley, more than the rather workmanlike Henry Cass, is the actual auteur of the film.

The premise of the film finds Guinness as George Bird, a self-effacing salesman for agricultural equipment, who is misdiagnosed with “Lampington’s Disease,” an invariably fatal illness. Thinking he has only a short time to live, he cashes in everything he can and goes to a posh seaside resort to “see life,” an adventure that turns out to offer many surprises — not the least of which is that everything he turns his hand to succeeds as if by magic. Bird is propelled from a non-entity to a respected figure who wins on the races and at poker, hobnobs with a cabinet minister, is offered jobs and generally becomes a new man — all the while certain that he’s dying. Yes, Priestley’s screenplay was the basis for the Queen Latifah comedy of the same name from 2006, but this is the real deal. It’s funny, touching, perceptive and one of the great undiscovered movies. Discover it.

— reviewed by Ken Hanke Last Holiday, part of a series of Classic Cinema From Around the World, will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, July 3, at Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut St. in downtown Asheville. Info: 273-3332.

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hendersonville film society The Private Life of Don Juan

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Director: Alexander Korda Players: Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon, Melville Cooper, Benita Hume, Binnie Barnes

Historical Romp

Rated NR

Alexander Korda’s The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) is in the unique position of being one of the most-seen (at least in bits and pieces) and little-known films of its era, due to the inclusion of clips from it playing on TV in Jim Jarmusch’s Broken Flowers (2005). (Indeed, the film even has bearing on the actions of Bill Murray’s Don Johnston in the Jarmusch film.)

For cineastes, Don Juan is mostly notable as the final film of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. — his last attempt at making it in the talkies, a medium that was somehow ill-suited to his hyperactive screen persona. In a just world, the film would have reignited his career, but that obviously didn’t happen. As much as the public had tired of his athletic high jinks, they were even less interested in a comedic version of him as a man coming to terms with advancing years and living off his legend. The pity is that it’s one of Fairbanks’ better performances.

The film — which works on the concept of a Don Juan past his prime discovering he was always more a brand name than anything else — perhaps got lost in the flood of historical romps that strangely cropped up in 1934. Don Juan had to share screen space with Gregory La Cava’s The Affairs of Cellini, William Dieterle’s Madame DuBarry and Josef von Sternberg’s The Scarlet Empress, all of which boasted bigger talkie stars than Fairbanks. Looked at today, Don Juan may be the least of those films, but it’s certainly interesting in that it not only presents history as bedroom farce, but actually sets out to debunk the Don Juan myth, and by extension, Fairbanks’ own. But it does so rather kindly (even if it strongly hints that Don Juan is in dire need of some Viagra) and with good humor. And it really is a nice change to see Fairbanks in a movie where his activities don’t resemble those of a hopped-up cokehead.

— reviewed by Ken Hanke The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Private Life of Don Juan at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 5, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. (From Asheville, take I-26 to U.S. 64 West, turn right at the third light onto Thompson Street. Follow to the Lake Point Landing entrance and park in the lot on the left.)

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Outbuildings w/power, RV hookup. Realtor/broker. Call Sylvia: (828) 319-9651. www.CornerstoneREC.com CLINGMAN LOFTS

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$149,000-$159,900 â&#x20AC;˘ EAST 3BR, 2BA. New Construction in new community located near VA Hospital, Blue Ridge Parkway and Tunnel Road amenities. â&#x20AC;˘ Contact Jennifer Ritchie Eller, Trillium Properties of Asheville, for info packet: (828) 215-4537. â&#x20AC;˘ jenn@trilliumproperties.net â&#x20AC;˘ www.TrilliumProperties.net

$175,000 â&#x20AC;˘ BLACK MOUNTAIN Charming 2BR, 1BA cottage on one acre near town. Mountain views and 2 creeks on property. â&#x20AC;˘ Adjoining warehouse building with additional 2.41 acres also available for $275,000. â&#x20AC;˘ Great for live and work!

Trish MacIsaac: (828) 3018212. Keller Williams Black Mountain.

$179,000 â&#x20AC;˘ GROVE PARK This brick 2 bedroom features hardwood floors, recent interior paint, a natural gas furnace, mature landscaping, and a private backyard adjoining a small stream. Walk to downtown.

Call (828) 255-7530. appalachianrealty.com $189,900 â&#x20AC;˘ EAST 2BR, 1BA stone cottage: hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, stone fireplace, barnboard kitchen cabinets and lots of windows. Lovely private lot, near Warren Wilson College.

MLS#440931. â&#x20AC;˘ Contact Jennifer Ritchie Eller, Trillium Properties of Asheville: (828) 215-4537 or jenn@trilliumproperties.net â&#x20AC;˘ www.TrilliumProperties.net

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$197,600 â&#x20AC;˘ EAST ASHEVILLE 2BR, 2BA Bungalow with fresh paint, lots of natural light, covered porch, fenced backyard, detached garage. On the bus line. Minutes from shopping, Parkway, VA. MLS#434927.

Call (828) 255-7530. appalachianrealty.com

$235,000 â&#x20AC;˘ EAST â&#x20AC;˘ BEVERLY HILLS Very nice 3BR, 1.5BA, 2,056 sqft.

Convenient location, 5 minutes to downtown, near golf course and Blue Ridge Parkway. Hardwood floors, fireplace, family room. â&#x20AC;˘ Will work with buyersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; agents. â&#x20AC;˘ Call Lang: (828) 230-2425.

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$295,000 â&#x20AC;˘ NORTH ASHEVILLE This 1479 sqft restored Bungalow retains all its 1920â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charm. Covered porch, woodfloors, fireplace, decks, fenced backyard and â&#x20AC;˘ apartment in basement.

Minutes from downtown, close to UNCA. MLS#443603.

Call (828) 255-7530. appalachianrealty.com

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$298,000 â&#x20AC;˘ IN-TOWN 2STORY Sunny, 2BR, 1.5BA in a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood. Walk to downtown Asheville. Large master bedroom, woodfloors, sunroom, covered porch, patio, garage, garden space.

MLS#443172. Call (828) 255-7530. appalachianrealty.com

$299,900 â&#x20AC;˘ LOT INCLUDED IN PRICE Lot 15 Riverstone Trail, Asheville, NC. The Grove at Haw Creek: Energy Star Certified and qualifying as a NC Healthy Built home, this home is 1700 sqft, 3BR, 2.5BA, has a large kitchen/dining area, granite counter tops, master on main, covered front porch, Stainless Energy Star appliances. â&#x20AC;˘ Eclipse Real Estate Solutions:\ (828) 252-3726.

TheGroveatHawCreek.com $329,900 â&#x20AC;˘ NORTH â&#x20AC;˘ RIVER VIEW! Enjoy view of the French Broad from your wraparound porch. This cedar-sided home sits on 1 acre. â&#x20AC;˘ 2 car detached garage and studio. â&#x20AC;˘ Updated throughout. MLS#415975. â&#x20AC;˘ Contact Jennifer Ritchie Eller, Trillium Properties of Asheville: (828) 215-4537. â&#x20AC;˘ jenn@trilliumproperties.net â&#x20AC;˘ www.TrilliumProperties.net

$369,900 â&#x20AC;˘ CAROLINA LANE Eclectic residential freestanding building w/studio and work space. Tin ceilings, abundant light, 1296 sqft on main level plus full basement. The Real Estate Center: (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com

$399,000 â&#x20AC;˘ FLETCHER New home near Parkridge Hospital. 3BR, 3.5BA, hickory cabinets. Hardwoods in living/dining. Walk-in closets, large laundry. â&#x20AC;˘ Energy efficient. â&#x20AC;˘ 2 car garage, shop area. MLS#409431. Call Wavajean, broker: (828) 6935493 â&#x20AC;˘ 674-0525. Nathan Benson Builders

$549,900 â&#x20AC;˘ LOT INCLUDED IN PRICE Lot 27 Shaker Court, Asheville, NC. The Grove at Haw Creek: Southern Coastal Charm in the Mountains. 2496 sqft, 3 or 4BR, 4BA with bonus room, Energy Star Certified and NC Healthy Built home qualification, large covered front porch, deck, 3 stories, gourmet kitchen, large master suite; Eclipse Real Estate Solutions (828) 2523726. www.TheGroveatHaw Creek.com $700/MONTH TOWARD MORTGAGE Oakley. 2BR, 1BA plus â&#x20AC;˘ 2BR, 1BA Rental.

Quiet 1/3 acre w/views. â&#x20AC;˘ 5 minutes to everything. $218,000. (828) 301-4841.

$8000 TAX CREDIT â&#x20AC;˘ HELPING BUYERS for over 20 years! Take advantage of my experience and expertise.

Get the best price and the representation you deserve! â&#x20AC;˘ Karen Taylor, Keller Williams Professionals: (828) 450-2660. karentaylor@kw.com

$89,900 COTTAGE near Nature Center/VA Hospital.

Renovated 1BR, 1BA w/bonus room, wood floors, beadboard walls, treetop view. Owner pays $1,000 of closing costs! Vickie Regala, 828-423-1349, 828-687-1083, Kraft Professional Realty

145 SOUTH WILLOW BROOK On 1.68 acres! Immaculate, spacious, nearly new, approximately 2650 sqft â&#x20AC;˘ Plus Big full expandable basement w/drive under garage! 3BR, 3BA plus extra room with bath upstairs, den, office, big open kitchen/dining/living area w/hardwood floors, master suite main level! Quiet living just 10 minutes to downtown! MLS#442912. $339,900. Call owner to see!

(828) 777-4843. www.HomesByOwner.com/ 65986

163 APPALACHIAN WAY $162,900. West Asheville.

Charming 3BR, 2BA home, built 2000. â&#x20AC;˘ Park in back for one level living. Tastefully remodeled. New stainless appliances. Central air.

Covered front porch. â&#x20AC;˘ Fenced backyard, see Mount Pisgah view. Quiet neighborhood near I-40.

(828) 274-5059. â&#x20AC;˘ 40+ photos: www.JoyProperties.com

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4BR, 2.5BA Craftsman Style Home in Village Park. Master on main, open floor plan, fireplace, granite, hardwoods, and more. $539,000.

Attractive Lease Option Package available. Tim Alexander, HomeSource, 828.298.0201. Tim@ HomeSourceBuilders.com 4BR/3.5BA Home Design by HomeSource.

Open-floor plan.

Fireplace, granite, hardwoods, and more.

Located in Village Park. $519,000. Attractive Lease Option Package available. Tim Alexander, HomeSource, 828-2980201. Tim@ HomeSourceBuilders.com A BETTER WAY TO SELL! America/Ashevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #1 FSBO Website with MLS, deluxe Realtor.com for Maximum global exposure! Best listing value WNC, Low Flat Fee listing, Save THOU$AND$! www.RevolutionRealty.net (828) 350-1995. www.HomesByOwner.com/ Asheville AMAZING â&#x20AC;˘ Views, decks, rock. 2 acres, private, 2BR cottage. 7 minutes to downtown. $220,000, obo.

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BENT CREEK AREA â&#x20AC;˘ 3BR, 1BA. 1340 sq.ft. Hardwood, .5 acre lot. Garage, newer windows, AC, furnace, deck, landscaping. $179,000. Jeff, 828-551-0914.

2 STORY TRADITIONAL Lot 28 Shaker Court, Asheville, NC. The Grove at Haw Creek: 2 story traditional, 1904 sqft with double garage, 3BR, 2.5BA, covered front and semi wrap-around porch, open floor plan, granite counter tops. Build to suit with many options available.

Energy Star Certified and qualifying as a NC Healthy Built home, $399,900 (lot included in price). Eclipse Real Estate Solutions (828) 252-3726.

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COMPACT COTTAGE COMPANY â&#x20AC;˘ Small â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;?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.

EAST • NEW CONSTRUCTION 3BR, 2BA in new community, conveniently located near VA Hospital, Blue Ridge Parkway and Tunnel Road amenities. $149,000-$159,900. • Contact Jennifer Ritchie Eller, Trillium Properties of Asheville, for info packet: (828) 215-4537. • jenn@trilliumproperties.net • www.TrilliumProperties.net

GREAT BUNGALOW • Recently upgraded. 1300 sq.ft. 3BR, 1BA. New windows, hardwood floors, oil/electric heat, new electrical and plumbing.

Great investment or first home. Large double sized lot with garage. On the corner of quiet neighborhood, Marietta St. Priced to sell. $147,500.

828-582-7198.

FIND OUT WHY! Folks are calling City Real Estate for exploring the art or finding your home. Sales and Rentals handled professionally and efficiently.

We help you find “Views From All Angles”.

(828) 210-2222.

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HOME ON 5 ACRES • $599,900. 5-acre mini-estate with a park-like setting.

Complete updated 3BR residence. Magnificent seclusion on private cul-desac. Call 828-694-1558.

Sheelah Clarkson Agency.

Linda@SheelahClarkson.com

NEW GREEN HOME IN WEST ASHEVILLE • $296,500 Including solar in-floor heating, non-toxic materials.

4BR, 2BA. Walk to great shops, dining, yoga, and more. Enjoy healthy lifestyle and reduced utilities! 828337-8190 ecoconceptsrealty.com

TOP OF THE WORLD VIEWS An hour away from Asheville.

5BR, 4.5BA. Over four acres.

A spectacular retreat or fractional ownership opportunity. $750,000. Call 828-467-3240. Messages returned promptly.

WEST ASHEVILLE • MULTIFAMILY ZONING. $399,900. Prime .92-acre site zoned RM-8 for multifamily and infill smart growth development. House sold as is. 828-694-1558.

WALK TO DOWNTOWN • 1700 sq.ft., 4BR, 2.5BA, hardwood floors, new kitchen, deck, sun room, $212,000. 828-582-7198.

THE GROVE AT HAW CREEK Lot 26 Shaker Court, Asheville, NC. 1979 sqft, 3BR, 3BA. Large covered front porch located off kitchen, master bedroom featuring vaulted ceilings, garden tub in master bath, option for detached garage/carport. Built to suit with many options available.

Energy Star Certified and qualifying as a NC Healthy Built home. $399,900 (lot included in price). Eclipse Real Estate Solutions (828) 252-3726.

TheGroveatHawCreek.com

Linda@SheelahClarkson.com

Mobile Homes For Sale MARS HILL 2BR, 2BA, vinyl/shingle, 1997 Oakwood. Exterior in very good condition. Interior needs a lot of work. $7,750.

828-273-9545.

WALK TO DOWNTOWN 3BR, 1BA. 1920’s 2-story brick with covered front porch.1200 sqft. New roof.

Tile and hardwood. Recently remodeled kitchen with hardwood cabinets and marble countertops. Near historic Albemarle neighborhood. $239K. 828713-4352.

$495,000 • DOWNTOWN • AMAZING VIEWS 2BR, 2BA top floor condo in the Piedmont Building. Many windows, concrete island with geode inlay. Hardwoods, gas fireplace, elevator.

MLS#435275. The Real Estate Center, (828) 2554663, www.recenter.com

Condos For Sale $239,000 • Downtown Asheville’s best buy on 2BR, 2BA condo. Completely furnished ready to move in tomorrow. Granite tops, W/D, parking, roof top patio. Gymowner. 251-543-6400.

DOWNTOWN KRESS BUILDING Custom Condo in the historic Kress Building. 2 PINs, adjoining spiral staircase. Original maple floors, private balconies, high ceilings. $545,000, lease/purchase also available for $1800/month.

MLS#423787. The Real Estate Center, (828) 2554663. www.recenter.com

Lakeview Park-$439,000 Classic 1920’s bungalow 3BR, 1 1/2BA meticulously restored. Great lake & mtn views w/lots of windows to see them. Charm of an era gone by. Brick F/P, 10 ft ceilings, arched entry, hd/wd floors, new ss kitch, large soaking tub, veranda off master. Feel worlds away, 2 min to lake & 5 min to downtown.

Call Riva MLS# 439445

ELK MOUNTAIN TOWNHOMES • 2BR, 1.5BA Less than 4 miles from downtown Asheville and minutes from UNCA. $135,000 - $150,000. Own for as low as $719/monthincludes mortgages, taxes, and association fees.

Guaranteed heating/cooling $16/month! Mike Vance, 828-254-4030, ext. 117.

GAIA, A SUSTAINABLE VILLAGE in West Asheville, $214,000 - $289,000, including solar in-floor heating, non-toxic materials, organic community garden, greenway to park and creek.

Enjoy healthy lifestyle, community, and reduced utilities! 828-337-8190 ecoconceptsrealty.com

HISTORIC S&W CONDOS: Heart of downtown! Beautiful Art Deco building. Third and fourth floor units. Mountain or City views. From $290,000. The Real Estate Center: (828) 255-4663, www.recenter.com • info@recenter.com

LEXINGTON LOFTS One-ofa-kind residences in the heart of downtown Asheville.

Club room w/kitchen, fitness center, on-site parking and rooftop deck. • From $336,000. The Real Estate Center (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com

Lakeview Park Spectacular - $825,000 The real deal! Classic 1920’s Georgian melts w/ charm of the Ole South.

Large gracious light filled rooms. 4BR 31/2BA, plus separate 1BR,1BA Apt. Welcoming foyer w/ sweeping staircase, upstairs hall parlor.Formal dining, living room w/ F/P a solarium & a sun room.SubZero & Thermador kitchen. 5 sets of double French doors.

Established private grounds, rockwork & stairs to secret gardens await you.

Large verandas adjoin bedrooms. Lake & mountain views.

Steps to lake & 5 min to downtown. MLS# 443510

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Arden-$269,900 New Arts & Crafts 3BR,1 1/2BA Magnificent w/ open & bright layout.

No expence spared, hi-end all the way. Exotic hd/wd fls, F/P, ss & granite kitchen, baths too.Cathedral & 10 ft celings. Rooms adjoin covered porch. Recessed lighting even outside! Dual zoned heat, security syst, 2 car garage. Excellent school dist. Home sits on peaceful lane. Offered at $56,000 below recent appraisal.

What A Deal !! Call Riva MLS# 439758

THINK OUTSIDE THEBOX

Down Market?? Really??

Lakeview Park $450,000 1930’s Bungalow with jaw-dropping views.

FORBES, FORTUNE & MONEY MAGAZINE SAY, THE TIME TO BUY IS NOW, I AGREE!

RIVA GORDON REALTY • 14 UPLAND ROAD • ASHEVILLE, NC • 828-252-5897 • 828-215-8373 • Riva@RivaGordonRealty.com mountainx.com

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Lawn & Garden WESTCOURT CONDOMINIUMS, an urban green community. Mixed use LEED building, 27 units from $119,000 to $259,000.

Potential for $30,000 in deferred financing for qualifying incomes. Now accepting reservations, 828-337-8190 ecoconceptsrealty.com

First time buyers receive up to $8000 tax credit when buying a home in 2009. • With rates at 40 year lows, there’s never been a better time to buy! All move-in ready 3BR, 2BA with many upgrades, $139,900.

Mountain views, pet friendly, owner-occupied. Call Brickton Village today! Nitch Real Estate. (828) 654-9394 or bricktonvillage.com

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LEXINGTON STATION Downtown condos, garage parking, wood floors, private balconies, stainless appliances, fitness center. • 3BR penthouse: $499,000. • 2BR, 2BA: $289,900. • The Real Estate Center: (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com

Land For Sale $155,000 • FAIRVIEW • PRISTINE PASTURE Land with mountain and pasture views. Located next to half million dollar+ homes in Fairview. • Easy build with options for small subdivision or private estate. This really is beautiful land, and worth the drive. MLS#434160.

Contact Jennifer Ritchie Eller, Trillium Properties of Asheville, for more information: (828) 215-4537.

• jenn@trilliumproperties.net www.TrilliumProperties.net

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ACE TO THE RESCUE! Custom grading • Lot clearing • View enhancements • Driveways • Tree removal • Ponds • Mulch/gravel. • 15 years experience, • Insured • Free estimates. Call Britt: (828) 216-0726. Ace Grading and Landscaping VINCENT’S LAWN CARE I mow and neatly trim lawns.

Also: Fertilize • Prune • Leaf removal. • Quality work. • Dependable service since 1990. • Great references. • Free estimates. • Call Vincent, 253-3688.

Heating & Cooling MAYBERRY HEATING AND COOLING INC • Service • Repairs • Replacements AC/Heat Pumps • Gas/Oil Furnaces • New Construction/Renovations • Indoor Air Quality Products.

(828) 658-9145.

HOUSEKEEPER/PERSONAL ASSISTANT has an opening to work for you. Call (828) 216-4592 YOUR NATURAL CLEANING SOLUTION A superior clean at no cost to your health.

Earth, kid, and pet friendly.

(828) 582-0335

Handy Man Plumbing I CAN FIX IT! • 30 years experience • Quality work at a reasonable price • Call me for all your plumbing and home repair needs! • 828216-2081 • Randy The Plumber

Construction

Kitchen & Bath

BASEMENT • ROOM ENHANCEMENT Create new space! • Finish carpentry • Bookcases • Cabinets • Moldings. Professional • (see Angie’s List). Call Multi Resources: (828) 442-3331. www.markalsko.com

ELK MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATES We specialize in • re-fitting Bathrooms and Kitchens and finishing Basements • adding Garages, Porches and • Sunrooms. • Professional education and experience.

Call (828) 242-1950 or (for all our information): www.elkmountainassociat es.com

EMMONS CARPENTRY SERVICES 36 years experience. Renovations • Repairs • Decks • Window and Door Installations • Garages • Additions and more • Interior/Exterior Painting.

• Quality workmanship.

Excellent local references.

Fully insured. • In Hendersonville. Free estimate: (828) 5517976. Member BBB. www.emmonscarpentry services.com

Cleaning

HIRE A HUSBAND Handyman Services. 25 years professional experience, quality, reliability. References available. Free estimates.

Insured. Stephen Houpis, (828) 280-2254.

RELIABLE REPAIRS! Quality work! All types maintenance/repair, indoor/outdoor.

Excellent water leak detection/correction! 38 years experience!

Responsible! Honest!

Harmonious! References! Call Brad, you’ll be Glad!

(828) 273-5271.

Education/ Tutoring TUTORING SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR GRADES 18 Reading/ writing skills taught by experienced teacher with Masters of Education. Reasonable rates.

828-251-9210.

Computer COMPUTER SERVICE AT YOUR DOORSTEP We Come To You! • PC and Mac • Slow computer? We’ll speed it up.

• Repairs • Upgrades • Networking • Tutoring. Senior Citizen/Nonprofit Discounts.

Call Christopher’s Computers, 828-670-9800. Member Better Business Bureau of WNC. www.christopherscompute rs.com

Business

Painting 1 DAY ROOM TRANSFORMATION Custom painting, decorative finishes, wallpaper installation/removal. • 15 years experience. • Meticulous • Timely • Reasonable. Heather, (828) 215-4365. Custom Home Interior Accents.

Services

Carpentry • Minor Electrical • Small Jobs • Repairs. • Call Greg: 230-1132 or 258-1107.

Health Insurance is a valuable defense against costly medical expenses.

Looking for affordable Health Insurance? For a Free no obligation Quote visit www.NC-SmartInsurance.com or call Bruce at 828-775-2828.

Home ACCENT PAINTING • We specialize in the residential market.

Interior/exterior painting, deck finishing, concrete coatings, pressure washing. No VOC paint at no extra charge. Ask about our 30% discount.

828-318-1447. accent@rodbailey.net www.rodbailey.net

Caregivers HOME HEALTH AIDE/ CAREGIVER with Alzheimer’s experience and hospice reference letter, nonsmoker, seeks live-in position. Call Arnold, (828) 273-2922.

Commercial Listings

Commercial Property COMMERCIAL FOR SALE • West Asheville, 2 story office building on Patton Avenue w/3 units, $450,000.

• Downtown, old fashioned building w/character on busy 0.25 acre corner, $980,000.

• Heart of downtown, 1436 sqft offices in point of historic Flat Iron Building, $319,000.

• Black Mountain, office building on West Street w/owner financing, $395,000. • The Real Estate Center: (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Downtown Asheville, Sawyer Motor Building, 150 Hilliard Avenue. Approximately 800 sqft. $1,000/month. Laura, 258-0363 or 779-8458.

CENTRALLY LOCATED PROFESSIONAL OFFICE – 26 NORTH LIBERTY STREET Corner lot with off-street parking. 1918-built converted residence featuring 3,089 sqft + basement storage.

Configured with private offices, conference room and reception area. Separate entrance to upper floor provides opportunity for apartment or second office. $649,000. Call Russ Towers, Lewis Real Estate 828-2742479. lewisrealestatenc.com DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE: For sale. Renovated 1,227 sqft office building. $259,900. Call G/M Property Group, 828-281-4024. jmenk@gmproperty.com

DOWNTOWN/CHARLOTTE ST • OFFICE ZONING $485,000. This 2 story has 3400+ sqft, large meeting rooms, kitchen, lounge, 8 offices, updated electric and HVAC, large deck, off-street parking. Many original architectural features remain.

Owner/broker. MLS#426900.

Call (828) 255-7530. appalachianrealty.com

MONTFORD APARTMENT BUILDING $437,500. 1920’s fourplex in Montford, Asheville’s premier national historic district. Close to downtown, UNCA. • Great investment with excellent rental history. New roof, exterior paint, and separated electric/heating systems.

MLS#388222. Call (828) 255-7530. appalachianrealty.com

Business Rentals 2-ROOM OFFICE SPACE located on top floor of historic building in Downtown. $475/month.

Deposit required. Parking and water provided. Contact 2531342. Brownstone Realty ARTIST STUDIO Near Biltmore Village.

Live/work possible. $675/month.

(828) 216-6066

ATTRACTIVE, 2,000 SQFT, DOWNTOWN OFFICE 55 Grove Street. 4 offices, break room, large reception area. $1,995/month. Practical and beautiful. (828) 253-9451 AVAILABLE • DOWNTOWN OFFICE SPACE Historic Miles Building. Carpet, AC, almostnew paint, window views, great building tenants, utilities included. • You choose: Either 280 sqft single room for $370/month • or 430 sqft double room for $575/month. Six-month lease. • E-mail inquiries with references to rental@mountainx.com COLD STORAGE 7500 cubic feet plus 800 sqft work space. Downtown Asheville, private entrance, one free parking space. $850/month.

(828) 280-1284.

COMMERCIAL RENTALS • Downtown ground-level retail w/walking traffic, $1500/month.

• Spacious McCormick Place office just reduced: $2500/month, one month Free.

• Nice Arden 672 sqft office, possible live/work, $595/month.

• Vermont Ave, 4 connected offices, kitchen, BA, full service $1000/month. The Real Estate Center, (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com COMMERCIAL SPACE Available Downtown Asheville. 1,060 sqft at $475/month; water included.

Contact (828) 253-1342.

Brownstone Realty DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE: For lease. Retail and office suites, 222 to 2,964 sqft.

Very prominent locations.

Call G/M Property Group, 828-281-4024. jmenk@gmproperty.com DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE Office space in historic building at 50 College Street.

Available June 1. 3300 sqft heated, upfitted for office @ $14/sqft. Elevator. City parking garage adjacent.

Original oak woodwork, marble entrance stair, windows in all work spaces.

Call 254-4778, ext. 35.

FANTASTIC SPACE • Across from and within sight of the new Bohemian Hotel in the heart of Biltmore Village.

Approximately 1,800 sq.ft. $3,900/month. Excellent traffic and lots of parking.

Call 828-467-3240.

GREAT COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE Available Main Street Weaverville.

1,030 sqft at $750/month.

Contact (828) 253-1342.

Brownstone Realty NICE SUBURBAN OFFICES South of Airport, Hwy 280.

4,400 sqft. freestanding building. Possible home office. Approximately $3,000/month.

HENDERSONVILLE ROAD Close to Asheville. Deluxe suite of offices, 260, 1,000, 1,600 sqft. Ample parking.

Cheap! 828-216-6066

RETAIL, GALLERY, OR OFFICE SPACE Fronting Haywood Road. 850 sqft.

High ceilings, natural light. $950/month base. Call (828) 545-4514.

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

SHARED CO-WORKING SPACE. • Stop working alone! Have meetings somewhere other than the local coffee shop.

Locomotivity is a collaborative, creative, fun and professional shared work space for freelancers and small/micro business owners. Desks, wifi, parking, printer, coffee, conference room and comfortable furniture. Steps to Greenlife, the new Dripolator, and S. Lexington. Located at 224 Broadway. Pay daily or monthly. No commitment.

Costs as low as $10/day. info@locomotivity.com or http://www.locomotivity.com

Rentals

Apartments For Rent • 1/2 OFF FIRST MONTH RENT w/6-month lease. • 1/2 off 2 months rent w/12month lease. 635-1,265 sqft; $620-$860/month. Beautiful, mature landscaping. Quiet, residential, West Asheville neighborhood. EHO. 828258-0623. www.bearcreekapts.com $325/MONTH CANTON; $450/MONTH CANDLER Nice, renovated 1BR apartments; minutes from downtown Asheville. No smoking; no pets. Call (828) 337-5447. $500/MONTH, 1BR, 1BA APARTMENT in Candler, 16 miles from downtown; rural setting, large yard, near Parkway. Call Shannon at 828-215-1923.

1 FREE MONTH! (w/contract) • Walk to everything downtown, live, work and play! • Studio: $545/month. • 1BR: $650/month. • 2BR: $695/month (reduced!).

Water/heat included. Call 254-2029. APM.

1-2BR, 1BA, NORTH, 346 MONTFORD, coin-op laundry, fireplace, $590 $685/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 1-3BR, 1-2BA, NORTH, MANOR INN, porch/patio, a/c, hardwood floors, $695 $1,125/month, 828-6938069, www.leslieandassoc.com 1-3BR, 1BA, EAST, 7 Violet Hills, wood floors, $485$595/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR • 2BR APARTMENTS Starting at $475$575/month. North Asheville.

Clean, quiet, nice, wellmaintained. • No smoking, no pets.

645-0417. apartmentsnearasheville.c om 1BR • MONTFORD Wood floors, lots of light, porches, walk to town. Second story. $600/month, plus deposit.

Thomas Wolfe, 252-5253.

1BR, 1BA • HAW CREEK Quiet neighborhood.

Convenient to town. 600 sqft, excellent condition. Good closet space; extra space for storage. Washer, dryer. Water paid; renter pays electric. No smokers, pets, drugs. $550/month. Security deposit. References required.

828-298-0337.

1BR, 1BA • KENILWORTH • GORGEOUS! Newly remodeled. • New: stackable WD, carpet, kitchen, bath.

Private yard. Offstreet parking. • Small pet considered w/deposit. $650/month includes water, sewer/trash. Security, 12 month lease.

(828) 337-7599.

1BR, 1BA • MONTFORD/UNCA On busline. Clean, energy efficient. Wooded lot. Offstreet parking. Some pets ok. $475/month. 273-9228.

1BR, 1BA, DOWNTOWN, Asheville Hotel, above Malaprops, wood floors, $1,175/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA, EAST, 28 HILLENDALE, coin-op laundry, $515/month, 828693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA, NORTH, 365 Weaverville, w/d hookups, $485/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 1ST CALL US! Studio, 1 and 2BR apartments from $425$800. Pet friendly. (828) 2519966. Alpha-RealEstate.com

1-2BR, 1-1.5BA, SOUTH, Skyland Heights,* 2nd month free*, $555-$655/month, 828-253-1517, www.leslieandassoc.com

2 BLOCKS TO MISSION HOSPITAL Nice 1BR, 1BA with hardwood floors throughout. Off-street parking. Heat and water furnished. Washer and dryer available. Small storage area included. $645/month with $645 security. Contact Tom, 828-230-7296.

1-2BR, 1-2BA, ARDEN, Glen Beale, *2nd month free*, $585-$685/month, 828-2531517, www.leslieandassoc.com

2-3BR, 1.5-2BA, ARDEN, 8207 Terra, AC, W/D hookups, $595-$750/month, 828-253-1517, www.leslieandassoc.com

22 WINDOWS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE Broadway Street. Bright, airy, 1100 sqft hardwood floors, open layout. Appliances, including washer/dryer. $800/month.

(828) 280-1284.

2BR, 1.5BA, HENDERSONVILLE, 902 Hillcrest, **2nd. month free*, $575/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA, EAST, 453 KENILWORTH, a/c, w/d hookups, dishwasher, $610/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA, EAST, 7-9 LINDSEY, a/c, w/d hookups, $610/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA, EAST, 119 Liberty, a/c, w/d hookups, $650/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA, SOUTH, 1020 Hendersonville, a/c, storage, carport, $705/month, 828693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2.5BA, EAST, 742 BEE TREE, a/c, w/d hookups, deck, $675/month, 828-6938069, www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2.5BA, WEST, 445 Sand Hill, a/c, fireplace, deck, $950/month, 828-6938069, www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA, CENTRAL, 484 Windswept, w/d hookups, fireplace, view, $850/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA, HENDERSONVILLE, 2010 LAUREL PARK, coin-op laundry, $525/month, 828693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 2BA, NORTH, 81 LAKESHORE, a/c, coin-op laundry, deck, $705/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 1BA, NORTH, 71 WASHINGTON, a/c, w/d hookups, hardwood floors, $815/month, 828-693-8069, www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA duplex near Haw Creek. New, modern duplex community next to Bell School, Tunnel Road, East Asheville. Rooms on one level; 1/3 acre lot. Cats or 1 small dog okay. $875/month; vacant. Park-like setting, flower beds, huge trees.

299-7502 ACCEPTING SECTION 8 NOW! Mobiles like new.

In quiet, very nice park. • 3BR, 2BA, $625/month. • 2BR, 2BA, $615/month.

(828) 252-4334.

ACTON WOODS APARTMENTS • Beautiful 2BR, 2BA, loft, $850/month.

• 2BR, 2BA, $750. Include gas log fireplace, water, storage. 828-253-0758.

Carver Realty BLACK MOUNTAIN 2BR, 1.5BA apartment. Heat pump with central air, washer/dryer connections. Nice! $595/month. Call (828) 252-4334.

BLACK MOUNTAIN 2BR, 1BA apartment. Heat pump with central air, washer/dryer connections. Also includes water. Only $595/month. Call (828) 252-4334.

BLACK MOUNTAIN Nicely renovated (new: bath, kitchen), 1BR, sunroom, dining room. 10’ ceilings, abundance of natural light.

Hardwood floors. Short walk to downtown. • $625/month includes heat, water, WiFi. Smoke free. 280-5449.

CHARMING UPSTAIRS STUDIO Older, renovated house near UNCA. Private entrance, off-street parking, all utilities included. $660/month.

Includes cable TV and wireless internet. No pets/smoking. Security deposit, references. Patti: (828) 230-3210.

CLOSE TO GREENLIFE And downtown. 1BR spacious apartment. Wood floors, large windows, front porch. $600/month includes water, shared laundry. Sorry, no dogs. Call 683-5233.

DOWNTOWN • UNCA AREA Comfortable 3BR, 1 bath duplex. Gas stove; dishwasher; WD. Great location: easy walking distance to downtown and UNCA. Off-street parking; handicap accessible. Pets negotiable. $930/month plus security. Call 10am-7pm: (828) 582-1001.

DUPLEX • KENILWORTH 2BR, 1BA, second floor.

Sunny and clean, central AC, woodfloors, huge deck, offstreet parking. Laundry, storage in basement. • Cats ok/no dogs. $750/month.

242-1233.

EFFICIENCY APARTMENT Available immediately. 289 East Chestnut Street.

Ground-floor units available, $450/month. No pets.

(828) 350-9400. arcagencyasheville.com

HISTORIC MONTFORD Very nice 1BR in private home.

Private entrance, beautiful garden and nice private porch. $700/month.

Call 216-3231.

LARGE 1BR • MERRIMON AVENUE, $525/month. No pets. Call (828) 253-0758.

Carver Realty MARSHALL Updated 2BR within walking distance to downtown. Hardwood floors, all appliances, washer, dryer.

Eat-in kitchen. Porch. Great shape. $675/month. No pets.

828-658-1000.

NEAR UNCA Spacious 3BR duplex, living room, dining room, porch, more. $900/month includes utilities.

Call (828) 253-5513.

NEW, LARGE 2BR, 1BA DUPLEX in quiet Kenilworth.

Minutes from downtown Asheville and mall. $950/month includes cable, internet, W/D, dishwasher, central AC, storage. Private yard and entrance. Call (828) 606-2562.

NORTH AREA • CLOSE IN • 1BR apartment with porch. $625/month. Yard maintenance, water, garbage, recycling provided. Quiet and safe. Available immediately.

(828) 253-4494 NORTH ASHEVILLE APARTMENT 2BR, 1BA, heat pump with central air, dishwasher, washer/dryer connections. In nice location. $625/month. Call (828) 252-4334.

NORTH ASHEVILLE TOWNHOMES Off Merrimon. Walking distance to town. • 1BR: $495/month. • 2BR, 1BA: $525/month. • 3BR, 1BA: $625/month. Includes water. 828-252-4334 NORTH ASHEVILLE, Farrwood Avenue. 2BR, 1BA apartment available.

Hardwood floors throughout. Very nice unit. Coin laundry in basement. Covered parking for one car per unit. No pets/no smokers. $750/month.

(828) 350-9400. arcagencyasheville.com SOUTH ASHEVILLE • 2BR, 1BA. Large kitchen with all appliances. Water and trash included. Credit check. o Pets. $665/month. 828-2301980.

SUMMER SPECIAL in great Grove Park neighborhood!

3BR, 2BA; minutes from downtown; on bus line; central a/c, hardwood floors, covered porch; laundry facilities; elevator. With 6month lease, 1/2 off the first and last months’ rent!

Monthly rental is $850; $500 security deposit. Beverly, 828-712-5671.

WEST ASHEVILLE, Nice onelevel living, ground-level unit available for $550/month. No pets. 2BR, 1BA. Laundry hookups in unit, central a/c.

(828) 350-9400. arcagencyasheville.com

Mobile Homes For Rent 2BR, 1BA HOME, Tanglewood Mobile Home Park, $425/month. Also vacant lots available for $195/month. 828-350-9400. arcagencyasheville.com

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GET QUALITY RESULTS! I received calls from a lot of high quality renters, as opposed to other publications I’ve tried. I will continue to advertise with Mountain Xpress. Patricia H. You too, can find the ideal renter, just call us! (828) 251-1333.

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GLEN BRIDGE APARTMENTS 1BR, 1BA, $450/month.

Includes water/garbage pickup. Small Arden complex.

Move-in special with 1-year lease. (828) 350-9400. arcagencyasheville.com

• 55+ or 45+ (if disabled or physically challenged)

HENDERSONVILLE 1BR studio apartment. Walking distance to Main Street.

Includes water. Only $385/month.

828-252-4334 HENDERSONVILLE 1BR, 1BA apartment with new berber carpet. Small deck with sliding glass door.

Walking distance to Main Street. Includes water.

Only $425/month.

828-252-4334

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• Brand New Elder Site 450 West Street, Spindale, NC

• Certified Energy Star units allows for 5% discount on electricity

Come by and meet Kathy, our new manager, and learn about other specials!

(828) 288-3738 Mon. - Fri. 9am - 4pm Equal Housing Opportunity! Disability accessible units.

Professionally managed by Partnership Property Management, an equal opportunity employer and provider.

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• JULY 1 - JULY 7, 2009

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2BR, 1BA SINGLEWIDE in quiet park. 5 minutes from Biltmore Square Mall. $495/month includes water, garbage pickup and lawn care. Security deposit required. Call David, 828-777-0385.

ACCEPT SECTION 8 West Asheville. 2BR, 2BA. Like new. Includes water. Heat pump, central air, W/D connections. In nice park. $615/month.

828-252-4334.

ACCEPT SECTION 8 West Asheville. 3BR, 2BA, heat pump, central air, W/D connections. Excellent condition. $625/month (828) 252-4334.

ACCEPTING SECTION 8 NOW! Mobiles like new.

In quiet, very nice park. • 3BR, 2BA, $625/month. • 2BR, 2BA, $615/month.

(828) 252-4334.

GAY FRIENDLY LANDLORD Has • 3BR, 2BA mobile. • And 1BR, 1BA mobile, $475/month. WD, yard and views. Near Asheville.

(828) 226-9998.

Mobile Home Lots WEST ASHEVILLE MOBILE HOME LOT for rent in quiet, newer park. $250/month. Call (828) 252-4334.

Condos/ Townhomes For Rent $1800/MONTH Lease/purchase in Lexington Station downtown development. 3BR, 2BA penthouse high-end unit.

Also available for $545,000.

The Real Estate Center, (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com

DOWNTOWN LUXURY CONDOS Brand new loft in historic 52 Biltmore Avenue Building. 1BR, 1.5BA with 250 sqft 2nd floor mezzanine. Gourmet kitchen, oak floors, exposed brick, modular lighting, large windows, W/D, concrete, granite, stone, stainless upgrades.

Indoor parking. Best Downtown location; walk to anything. $1,400/month. Year lease.

828-301-8033 or 954-684-1300.

Oxford Ventures $250 OFF 1ST MONTH’S RENT! 3BR, 2BA, sunny condo. Lots of sun in 1,450 sqft, end-unit condo in beautiful Eastwood Village!

Only 3 years old. Amenities include granite countertops, stainless steel kitchen appliances and garden tub.

Cozy sunroom provides extra indoor living space. $975/month - includes water/sewer/trash pickup.

Conveniently located near downtown Asheville, Blue Ridge Parkway, Fairview and I-40. No smokers, please.

Available July 1. Call 828545-7445.

2BR • 2BA • LEXINGTON STATION CONDO $1400/month. Secure parking, woodfloors, private balcony. Great downtown location near the Orange Peel and Vigne! The Real Estate Center, (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com 2BR, 2BA • WINDSWEPT VIEW CONDOS AVAILABLE • Lower unit, $850/month. • Upper unit, $800/month. • Upper end unit, $900/month.

Available immediately. 828350-9400. arcagencyasheville.com 2BR, 2BA CONDO 2 blocks to UNCA but quiet and private. Spacious interior, deck, F/P, W/D and all appliances. $950/month.

828-712-1688. hyannis@mjoindustries.com 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.

We’ve Got Your Home!

Asheville Property Management NORTH:

• 5/3.5, large Cape Cod, bsmt, $1900.

• 2/1 Carport, electric heat, $675.

• Mobile Homes $500 - $650.

• 2/1 home, large porch, $750.

• 3/2 doublewide, private lot, large deck, $850 WEAVERVILLE: • 2/2, 1750 sqft, sunroom, gas logs, pool & clubhouse.

• 3/2 doublewide, private lot near N. Buncombe rec center, $850.

SOUTH: • 3/2 quiet neighborhood, large yard, $1,225.

CANDLER: • 3/2 in country, hardwood floors, water, $750.

ASHEVILLE: • 2/2 hd flrs, private lot, close to town, $950.

WEST:

• 4/2.5 home, large fenced yard, some hd, $1,400.

• 2/2 home, quiet neighborhood, Leicester, $900.

• 3/2 hardwood flrs, gas heat, quiet area, $850.

• Mobile Homes $500 - $650.

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Call for details: (828) 254-2229 www.ashevillepropertymanagement.net

JULY 1 - JULY 7, 2009 •

ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN LOFT Award-winning contemporary loft with great light and finished with all high-end appointments.

Texas stack gas fireplace, high ceilings with exposed beams, marble bath, bidet, custom cabinets. A great space to make your home. $1950/month includes cable and parking. 828-242-5456 or mrsmawest@yahoo.com CLINGMAN LOFTS Own for $650/month. Includes taxes, dues and insurance.

Heating/cooling cost guaranteed at $16/month.

Mike Vance, 254-4030, ext.

117.

FLETCHER, 2BR, 1.5BA TOWNHOUSE Available for immediate rental. Very nice unit with 1-car garage.

Duplex-style living. Very convenient to I-26 and South Asheville shopping/restaurants. One small pet considered. $800/month. 828-350-9400. arcagencyasheville.com NORTH ASHEVILLE TOWNHOMES Off Merrimon. Walking distance to town. • 1BR: $495/month. • 2BR, 1BA: $525/month. • 3BR, 1BA: $625/month. Includes water. 828-252-4334 WEST ASHEVILLE, 1,100 sqft, 2BR, 1.5BA townhouse.

Available immediately. Nice unit; very convenient to everything West Asheville has to offer. No pets. $675/month.

(828) 350-9400. arcagencyasheville.com WEST ASHEVILLE Canterbury Heights, 46 and 48 Beri Drive. Newly renovated, 2BR, 1.5BA, 3level condos, 918 sqft. Pool, fitness center. $725/month.

Mike 919-624-1513 DOWNTOWN LUXURY CONDO • 2BR, 2BA. Two blocks from Pack Square, corner SW facing. 12’ ceiling.

Eleven huge windows, exposed brick, oak floors, and gourmet kitchen. Indoor parking. $2,200/month furnished, $1950/month unfurnished. Year lease.

Bright Star Realty, 828-3018033. Adeed Dawisha 513 529 2332 dawisha@muohio.edu

Homes For Rent 1 LEVEL LIVING • FAIRVIEW 2BR, 1BA, laundry room, sunporch, all appliances, central AC/heat pump.

Carport. • Great backyard! $800/month. Deposit/lease. • No pets. • By appointment: (828) 777-2854.

1ST CALL US! 2, 3 and 4BR homes from $600-2000. • Pet friendly. (828) 251-9966 Alpha-Real-Estate.com 2BR, 1BA • CHUNNS COVE DUPLEX $750/month. Call (828) 253-0758. Carver Realty

ARDEN, 2BR, 1BA Furnished house available immediately. $695/month. 828-350-9400. arcagencyasheville.com

2BR, 1BA + BONUS ROOM AND BATH ON LOWER LEVEL in walkable West Asheville neighborhood.

Completely renovated bungalow. Fully equipped kitchen with quartz countertop and maple cabinetry. Refinished oak wood flooring. Washer and dryer included. Lots of extra storage - lower level workshop/tool room. Energy efficient - new heating and cooling system, new windows. No smokers. Pets considered. $1,100/month.

Call 828-230-7775.

2BR, 1BA in convenient West Asheville location, 2 blocks to Haywood Road shopping district. Hardwood floors, gas heat, 9’ ceilings, W/D hookups. Large, tree-shaded yard. Off-street parking.

Water included in rent. $875/month + security deposit. Available now. 828216-1331.

3BR, 1.5BA • MONTFORD Available July 1. Beautifullyrenovated and clean. Central heating/air. No smoking. No pets. $1,100/month. Call (803) 699-8733.

3BR, 2.5BA, NORTH, 5 Foxwood, a/c, garage, view, $1,095/month, 828-6938069, www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA, WEST, 7 Spring, a/c, w/d hookups, deck, $895/month, 828-253-1517, www.leslieandassoc.com 4BR, 2BA, EAST, 179 CHUNNS COVE, a/c, w/d hookups, large yard, $1,065/month, 828-6938069, www.leslieandassoc.com 58 OAKWOOD ST. Desirable W. Asheville. 3BR, 1BA on quiet side street near town.

Hardwood floors. Nice fenced yard. 875/month+deposit.

Available Aug, 1. 828-2522865, 828-335-4967.

ARDEN, HADLEY PARK Wonderful 2-year-old home available. 3BR, 2BA. Pets considered with increased security deposit. $1,200/month. $30 application fee. 828-3509400. arcagencyasheville.com ARDEN, OAK FOREST 3BR, 2BA with full basement/garage. Nice area.

Reduced to $1,200/month. $30 application fee. 828350-9400 arcagencyasheville.com ASHEVILLE AREA RENTALS $550-$1950/month. • 1East. • 3-West. • 3-North. • 3-South. • Century 21 Mountain Lifestyles: (828) 684-2640, ext 17. For more details: www.KristieFrizsell.com

BEAUTIFUL DUPLEX • NEAR DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE/UNCA 2BR, 1,000 sqft, upper/lower units available. Hardwood/ tile floors. Porch, deck with views. Pets considered. $900-$1,000/month.

Includes electric, water, trash pickup/recycling, yard maintenance. 828-989-5523 BUNGALOW • NORTH ASHEVILLE Highly desirable location. 2BR, 1BA. Living, dining, WD, hardwood floors, porch. Fenced yard, large deck. Off street parking. • Walk to Beaver Lake and Jones Elementary. Pets considered. Available late August 1. $1,000/month, includes lawn service. Call Jeff: (239) 281-3685.

CANDLER, 2BR, 1BA, $550/month. Call (828) 2530758. Carver Realty

ACCEPTING SECTION 8 NOW! Mobiles like new.

In quiet, very nice park. • 3BR, 2BA, $625/month. • 2BR, 2BA, $615/month.

(828) 252-4334.

EAST ASHEVILLE HOME, 3BR, 1.5BA Nice, one-level house with carport. Nice area; very convenient. $950/month. 828-350-9400 arcagencyasheville.com

AFFORDABLE LIVING in gorgeous mountain setting.

Bat Cave, 35 minutes to Asheville. Small, art deco, 1BR house on secluded, wooded acreage. Water included; low utilities; wood stove heat. $685/month.

828-696-6393.

EAST ASHEVILLE HOUSE • Quiet Hawcreek area. Upper floor only, 3BR, 2BA, DW, fireplace, W/D available July 1. $825$900/month+utilities. No pets/smoking. 828-2736700.

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(AAN CAN) MARS HILL Near college on quiet cul de sac. 3BR, 2BA, appliances, WD connections.

No smoking/pets. $800/month plus deposit.

689-2625.

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NEW CUSTOM 3BR, 2BA 1,600 sq.ft. East Asheville rental. EnergyStar. Adjacent to Warren Wilson College forest trails. $1,250/month. rhizopod@bellsouth.net

Houseshare Great house with owner. Lots of space and light on very private lot.

Nice views, deck. $400+.

828-280-9559.

NORTH ASHEVILLE TOWNHOMESOff Merrimon. Walking distance to town. • 1BR: $495/month. • 2BR, 1BA: $525/month. • 3BR, 1BA: $625/month. Includes water. 828-252-4334 NORTH ASHEVILLE Wonderful 2BR, 2BA, onelevel home with garage.

Private back yard. Reduced to $800/month. No pets. $30 application fee.

828-350-9400 arcagencyasheville.com NORTHWEST OF ASHEVILLE, Rose Hill Plantation - planned and gated community on 58 acres. This partially furnished Arts and Craft style home has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths in 1,500 sqft main living area plus 1,000 sqft open lower level with additional bath.

Hardwood flooring in living room and cozy fireplace, attached 2-car garage, front porch and rear deck.

Amenities include club house, spa, swimming pool and walking trails. Trash collection and water/sewer provided. For additional information on the community go to www.Rosehillplantation.net.

No smoking. $1600/month.

828-253-2537. Property Management of Asheville, Inc. OFF THE HOOK! We got a great response from our ad for our Rental house in the Mountain Xpress! The phone rang off the hook!

Thanks, Ander, owner, Design Painting. Get your Apartment or House rented quickly and affordably. Call (828) 2511333. Mountain Xpress Classified Marketplace.

PRIVATE AND BEAUTIFUL • Green built home on 27 acres. Magical setting. Easy access (25 minutes) to Asheville. 4BR, 2BA, furnished. $2200/month.

Utilities included. Reduced rent for dog sitting. Available 10/1/09. 828-335-8866.

REEMS CREEK, MUNDY COVE 3BR, 2BA, $900/month. Call (828) 2530758. Carver Realty

WEST ASHEVILLE • 3BR, 2.5BA Hardwoods, tile, carpet, granite. Stainless steel and ENERGY STAR appliances. W/D hookups.

Front porch and private, wooded back deck. 2-car garage. Great for family. 5 minutes from downtown Asheville. $1,650/month. Call Lisa: 828-808-2651.

WOODLAND HILLS • North Asheville • 2 BR, 3BA plus bonus office room. Mature landscaping on private 1.5 acres with fenced area.

Double garage, W/D • $1300/month + deposit lease and references • (828) 232-5547 • (828) 712-5548.

Vacation Rentals

Large Private Room with bath. $450/month. Quiet location close to Asheville and Brevard. No smokers.

828-778-9937.

Large Sunny Bedroom $370/month includes electric/water. Great find, 2BR apartment. No pets, smokers, drugs. Near UNCA/GPI. 989-4373. Movein July 15.

Light and Bright 1800 sq.ft., W/D, Internet, cable, phone, watchdog, 2BR guest-wing, 12 min. from downtown. $595/month. dryman77@hotmail.com

2 LOFTS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE Luxury in the heart of downtown! • #1: 2000 sqft. 2BR, 2BA. • #2: 1100 sqft. 2BR, 2BA. • Both: beautifully, completely furnished, fireplace, original art, comfortable beds/linens, wireless, etc. • Minimum 2 nights: weekly, monthly, yearly. • No pets/smoking.

(828) 243-0200. • www.AshevilleLuxury Rentals.com

Lovely Home West Asheville Share with 2 women. Looking for quiet meditative female. $450/month. W/D Wifi, utilities. Storage space, organic gardens. 258-9386 Kathryn.

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

Roommates 20 Year Old Female Student looking for laid back house. I have one beautiful dog.

458 6385.

Eco-friendly in W. Asheville Community-minded 30 yr old roommates. Hardwoods, quiet, clean. 1 cat and may consider 1 cat. $400/month includes utilities. culturalcreativevision@ gmail.com

SOUTH, DEANWOOD 3BR, 2BA, $1,225/month. Call (828) 253-0758. Carver Realty

Female from Northern MI looking for room to rent beginning of August. Audrie: audrielauren@gmail.com 231-675-3190.

WEAVERVILLE • 3BR, 2BA, washer/dryer, fireplace, 2 decks, finished basement, 1.5-car garage, large yard; mountain views. $1,100/month includes water. Sarah 828-775-9555.

Kenilworth Large BR, 1.5 bath, big kitchen, living room, yard. W/D, no drugs. Deposit and references required. $400/month + utilities. 828777-3321.

1 CHARMING STONE COTTAGE • GROVEPARK INN AREA 2BR, 1BA, 900 sqft. • Beautifully furnished: linens, washer/dryer, new kitchen (all utensils, pots/pans), gas grill, fireplace. Original artwork. • Huge deck w/pergola/swing/dining.

Park-like setting. • Monthly, yearly. • No pets/smoking.

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RENOVATED W. ASHEVILLE HOME. • 2BR, 1BA. New appliances. Quiet, private. 3.5 miles to downtown. 1 year lease. $885/month. Sept. 1st.

Contact Angelina to reserve. stefaniniparade@hotmail.co m. 801-245-9284.

SOUTH, OAK FOREST, 3BR, 2BA rancher, gas, AC, $1,200/month. Call (828) 253-0758. Carver Realty

Huge Room in Basement in West Asheville home. Room for a workshop, unlimited storage. $325/month. 82258-2104.

Female to Share Family Home Student or Professional. Come live in our guest room in large, open Haw Creek home. Wifi and cable. $400/month.

299-7136 House Share Spacious, comfortable home in Kenilworth. Nice furnished room, wi-fi, etc. $400/month + utilities. 828-251-2118. writersw@gmail.com.

Looking for Female Roommate Huge BR, nice walk in closet, 2 dressers.

Fletcher. Country setting. $400/month includes everything. Ashley, 828-2151491.

Majestic Mountain Views from 2200 sq.ft home high above Skyland. $300/month+ 3rd utilities. No smokers, no drugs, no pets. References, deposit. 828-231-1928.

Montford 2BR, spacious, beautiful! Seeking female roommate. Walk downtown, UNCA. $425/month + $75 utilities. W/D. 828-713-8268.

New Apartment 2BR/2BA, looking for responsible, friendly, quiet, clean roomate in 20s. I am 24, female with fulltime job. $410/month.

508-397-6474.

Professional Seeking Roommate 3BR/2BA W. Asheville home. Private downstairs BR, private garage entrance and usage.

Fenced backyard, storage space. Near Amboy Park and downtown. $650/month, Includes all utilities: $300 deposit. carolinanc79@yahoo.com Relaxed, Responsible 30ish professional female has room for rent in 100 y/o home close to downtown. H/W, W/D, fenced yard. Pets possible. No drugs. Short term OK. Deposit/references. $500-550/month includes wireless/utilities. alm28801@gmail.com RENTMATES.COM • Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of a mouse! Visit http://www.rentmates.com.

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Responsible Quiet Female To share 3BR house. Must be dog friendly. Furnished BR, private area downstairs. $550/month includes utilities, internet, Direct Tv. 828-2161722.

UNCA Perfect student housing. Off street parking, walk to UNCA. Sunroom w/hot tub. Garage for scooter or motorcycle. $700/month utilities included 335-3624.

Responsible, Quiet Roommate Share 3BR home. No pets but dog friendly a must. Furnished BR, private area downstairs. $550/month includes utilities, wireless internet and Direct TV. 828-216-1722.

West Asheville House Share BR, BA. Hardwood floors, great light, unlimited storage. $425/month-utilities.

828-258-2104.

Room for Rent in 2BR apartment, East Asheville. $350 a month plus 1/2 of electricity. 828-582-0908.

Tanya.

Roommate Wanted 3BR house. Walk to Haywood Rd, W/D, fenced yard, $370/month. Must be easy going, clean and like animals. 828-216-6019.

Roommate Wanted Air, cable, internet, W/D. Responsible male. $375/month. 1st and last, half utilities, references. Dog ok. Nice area. 828-7132087.

Roommate Apartment. $500/month utilities included. 2 miles up Town Mountain Rd. Complex has a swimming pool. I am neatfreak looking for a fun living experience. jeffmende@gmail.com Roommate Thirtyish couple seeks roommate of similar age. Wonderful house, great neighborhood. Walk to downtown, fenced yard, great view. Dogs considered. $400/month. 828-768-1546.

Roommate Young female looking for fun roommate.

Need place beginning of August, at least 6 months. audrielauren@gmail.com Seeking Female Mature, conscious to share Barnardsville home. Lovely country setting, quiet/peaceful. Must love cats. $400/month. Deposit.

Sam, 828-775-2327 or 6263567.

Share Home in country setting, mountain views on 4 acres just outside Asheville.

Quiet, private BR, BA. Cable, W/D, utilities included. $440/month. 828-779-7958.

Share lovely 2BR, 2BA condo, Racquet Club, South Asheville. Includes large health club, pool, tennis.

Washer/dryer. Call (828) 5053338.

West Asheville home share for mature, responsible person. $650/month includes utilities. Sorry, no pets. Call 727-564-2703.

YEAR ROUND SHARE MY AIR CONDITIONED HOUSE + your own apartment, private entrance. West Asheville, 5 minutes to downtown. Loving care required for mature dog September-March. $550/month includes utilities.

No children. No other pets.

No smoking. No drugs.

Organic garden. Healthy golden girl w/good boundaries welcome.

Available now. 828-2361704

Employment

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AMAZING RESPONSE! “I recently ran a job ad in the Mountain Xpress and I was amazed at the overwhelming response I got from it. I was going to run it for 4 weeks but I had to cancel it after 2 because I had already received • too many • qualified applicants. I will definitely use the Mountain Xpress Classifieds in the future whenever I am looking to find good people to hire.”

Stuart Gignilliat. • Be amazed and find the right employees, call 2511333, Mountain Xpress Classified Marketplace.

ANIMAL CARE Part-time Attendant/Assistant.

Veterinary Hospital looking to fill a position responsible for assisting technicians and veterinarian with patients, care for boarding pets and maintain the utmost cleanliness of the hospital.

Must be dependable, honest, mature, eager to learn, hard working and have a positive attitude and compassion for animals. Hours include rotating weekends. Send cover letter, resume and 3 references to: info@whiteoakvet.net or the following address: White Oak Veterinary Hospital, Attn: Donna Howland, 3336 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, NC 28732 CAB DRIVERS Needed at Blue Bird; call JT 258-8331.

Drivers needed at Yellow Cab; call Buster at 2533311.

EXPERIENCED DOG GROOMER wanted for busy kennel in East Asheville area.

Excellent opportunities.

Phone 691-3175.

FULL-TIME MONOGRAMMING SUPERVISOR Sewing experience helpful; computer experience mandatory. Great pay with benefits. Will train right person. Email: stb@ justduckyoriginals.com GIVENS ESTATES Employment application for future positions. Jobline: 828-771-2230. HR Office: 1st Floor, Asbury Commons Building, 2360 Sweeten Creek Road, South Asheville. www.givensestates.us

employment 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.

HOUSEKEEPERS Professional, reliable and responsible needed full time for upscale bed and breakfast. Must be flexible and able to work weekends.

Background check required.

Call 828-254-3878 for interview.

MOTIVATED LOT MAINTENANCE PERSON needed for fast-paced car lot. Part time, MondaySaturday. Must possess a valid NC driver license and be over the age of 19. Apply in person at 1098 Patton Avenue, Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

PRODUCTION WORKERS NEEDED Recruiting “production workers” for first shift, four 10 hour days, Monday-Thursday. $9/hour.

Training provided for those that qualify. Apply online www.snelling.com/ asheville/application TOUR GUIDE If you are a “people person” with a passion for Asheville and have a Commercial Drivers License (CDL), you could be a great Gray Line Trolley tour guide! Training provided.

Part-time; possible full-time.

Contact Elaine at (828) 2518687 or elaine@ graylineasheville.com

Skilled Labor/ Trades GLAZIER/INSTALLER NEEDED • 5 years minimum experience. Must have DL. Pay is DOE. Offering 401K, Health, Dental, Vacation/Sick Pay. Apply in person.

Wholesale Glass and Mirror: 419 Haywood Rd., Asheville.

GUTTER INSTALLER • Immediate employment for established company. Must be experienced. Drivers License Required. Excellent pay and benefits.

828-654-0036.

SATELLITE TV INSTALLERS • TECHNICIANS Great earnings potential. • Company provided training,vehicle, tools and uniforms. • Company paid health, vision, dental and life benefits. • Paid personal time off and holidays. • Applicants must have a valid drivers license, be a minimum of 21 years old, be able to frequently lift 75 pounds and safely climb a ladder.

Background/drug screen and MVR required. Apply in person: #3 Winners Circle, Arden, NC or email resumes: twendle@ upcommunications.com

Administrative/ Office ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Part-time in Arden office. $8/hour. • Knowledge/proficiency with Word and Excel. • Light payroll (Gathering timesheets, transferring data from time clock) • Answer phones • Order placing (office supplies, warehouse, etc.) • Apply by phone Jeff Coleman, (863) 356-5756 or email jcoleman@ upcommunications.com

NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT AGENCY Seeking part-time administrative assistant. $9$10/hr. Must have a great personality, be detailedoriented and self-motivated.

Applicant should be fluent with Photoshop, Adobe PDF and all Microsoft applications. Knowledge of Wordpress and web apps a plus. Resumes should be submitted via e-mail to fbagencyjobs@gmail.com.

TEST CENTER ADMINISTRATOR • Parttime, Flexible hours + some Saturdays • Strong Customer Service experience • Excellent Communication skills • Ability to Multi Task • Computer Literate • Lift 25 lbs • Self sufficient. Contact Sondra, 253-4224 /fax resume: 252-2358, email: ashevilleprometric@earthlink .net Prometric Test Center

Salon/ Spa HAIR STYLISTS Extremely busy salon now hiring.

Guaranteed pay. Great benefits. Awesome tips. Call for a confidential interview: 828-768-9968.

SENSIBILITIES/SPARROW SPA is now hiring for all positions. LMTs and Estheticians: 2 years experience required. Nail Techs: 1 year experience required. Submit resume and references in person at Sensibilities South in Biltmore Park, 2 Town Square Blvd., off Long Shoals Road, Asheville.

Sales/ Marketing CABLE TV • Attention Outside Sales Pros. Earn up to $1000/week! Join an industry that is booming. We seek FT pros or PT reps interested in the perfect 2nd job. Flexible hours. Evenings and weekends. Call: 877-235-6587.

Restaurant/ Food Hotel/ Hospitality “150 CALLS! At some point, I was hoping they’d stop! The best vehicle for finding quality employees, and advertising your business.”

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Mountain Xpress Marketplace Classifieds.

12 BONES HIRING - RIVER LOCATION ONLY: 2 positions - We need an experienced lead prep cook (good knife skills required) and also a fast, friendly food runner, day hours. Apply in person, 25p.m., 5 Riverside Drive.

APOLLO FLAME • WAITSTAFF Full-time needed. Fast, friendly atmosphere. Apply in person between 2pm-4pm, 485 Hendersonville Road.

274-3582.

BED AND BREAKFAST COOK for upscale property serving gourmet cuisine. Responsible, sober, prompt, wellorganized individual with good personal hygiene accustomed to preparing timed entrees and visually attractive plates.

Baking skills desired.

Weekends, holidays required. Usually 5 mornings per week (occupancy related); approximately 15-20.

828-253-0102.

CALLING ALL PROFESSIONAL GINGERBREAD HOUSE ARTISTS: Looking for candidates that are skilled in the art of Gingerbread House making. Time sensitive project so only responsible individuals with a good work ethic should call for details.

253-0102.

PISGAH INN Interviewing seasonal positions: • Sous Chef • Cooks • Pantry Chefs • Dishwashers. Walk to work. Housing on property available. 828-235-8228 www.pisgahinn.com

10-25 HOURS/WEEK • HOUSEKEEPER A large B&B in Montford is looking for a mature, clean, energetic person to join our cleaning staff. Weekend hours are a requirement. Experience preferred, but will train the right person. Verifiable references required. Income based on experience and displayed ability. Confidential inquiries call 251-0789.

Drivers/Delivery LONDON LIMO LTD • Seeks entrepreneurial driver/chauffeur. Mature, accountable, impeccable driving record, adept in PR/promo. Familiar with WNC tourism, British traditions.

Let’s discuss possibilities to expand successful part-time business. Very good wages, tips, no capital required.

Letter of introduction and focused resume to LondonLimoLtd@aol.com.

Medical/ Health Care AFFORDABLE RENT FOR LMBT’s • In community massage center in downtown Black Mountain. High visibility in historic downtown near natural foods store.

Must be able to commit to hours in studio (not on call).

Open 9-7 Mon-Sat. Shifts run 9am-2pm or 2pm-7pm. $90 month for 3 shifts per week .

Earn rent in 1 shift . Looking for responsible, professional, community minded people with prosperity mindset, and understand that hours must be put in to build a successful practice. Email resume to wncmassage@gmail.com, or PO Box 671 Black Mountain NC 28711.

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Accounts Payable Clerk - P/T Server - F/T Line Cook - F/T Dining Room Attendant - F/T Dining Room Supervisor - F/T Steward - F/T

Host/ess - P/T Benefits Manager - F/T Lead Linen Aide - F/T Employee Cafeteria Attendant - F/T Nail Technician - F/T Spa Executive Assistant - F/T

All positions are year-round Apply in person, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Human Resources at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville, NC 28804, or visit our website, www.groveparkinn.com (828) 252-2711, ext. 2083. EOE Drug Free Workplace.

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Human Services ENERGETIC LIFE WORKS COACH To meet with participants at least twice a month to help identify personal strengths, assets, goals and career interests.

Discuss progress, setbacks and ways to remove obstacles to success. Also coordinate services through a network of community organizations that provide participants with the resources they need to solve the problems they face. • Requirements: • 4 year degree in Social Work or related field and at least 2 years of experience required.

• Ability to provide case management which includes family assessment, intervention, planning, employment development and considerable public contact. • Assist low-income families through a strengthsbased approach to case management to become selfsufficient. • Ability to understand family needs and help develop resources. • Strong oral and written communication skills. • Budget and paper management accuracy required. • Must be a teamplayer and experience with team-based case management skills. · Fluent in English and Spanish preferred. • Possess a valid NC driver’s license. • Able to pass drug and background checks. • North Carolina Family Support Credential preferred. Salary Range: $28,076-$33,825, DOQ. Send resume along with cover letter, work references and phone numbers to: Human Resources Manager, 25 Gaston Street, Asheville, NC 28801. Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview. Open until filled. EOE and DFWP.

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF ASHEVILLE is seeking QMHPs to provide enhanced services for child and adult consumers.

Applicants must have at least 2 years post-degree experience with the MH population. Email csimpson@fpscorp.com

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF RUTHERFORD CO. • Is seeking a Clinical Director. Applicants must have a Master’s Degree in counseling, social work or related field, NC licensure, clinical experience with adult and child MH population, a minimum of 5 yrs. supervisory experience.

Email resume: sholloway@fpscorp.com

Become a Wilderness Field Instructor Year Round • Summer and Internship Positions Available

• Located Near Asheville, NC • Experience Clinical and Adventure Based Activities • Gain Personal and Professional Development • Learn and Teach Primitive Living Skills • Live in Rustic Cabins and Primitive Campsites • Make a Difference in the Lives of Children • 8 Day on 6 Day off Shifts For Employment Information: Contact: Taylor Woods Office: (828) 668-7590 • Cell: (828) 808-4290 or Email: wwoods@suwscarolinas.com www.suwscarolinas.com • www.suwsseasons.com www.phoenixoutdoor.com

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SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM MANAGER Recruiting a skilled and energetic Self-Sufficiency Program Manager to supervise direct service staff and ensure quality teambased case management with low-income families. • Minimum of a 4 year Degree in Human Services and four years of related program delivery team-based supervision, and case management, preferably including supervisory and administrative experience. • Requirements: Responsible for supervision of administrative support staff • Coordinate team activities, ensuring effective resource utilization • Quality assurance of standards and services • Provide technical case management supervision of services • Develop staff training and preparing reports • Grant management to include Budget Development, grant writing, monitoring; administration and reporting • Requires extensive knowledge of the program performance standards and services • Potential grant sources and expert case management judgment • Must exercise creativity, initiative, and sound judgment in program management • Leadership, teamwork and collaboration skills are also required • Ability to exercise sound judgment • Considerable keyboarding and computer skills sufficient to ensure data entered in automated database is correct and reports accurately reflect the work of staff. • Fluent in English and Spanish preferred, Must be a team player and experience with team-base case management skills • Possess a valid NC driver’s license • Able to pass drug and background checks. Salary range: $38,000-$42,000, DOQ. • Send resume along with cover letter, work references and phone numbers to: Human Resources Manager, 25 Gaston Street, Asheville, NC 28801. Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview. Open until filled.

EOE and DFWP. PARKWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. Has openings for the following: • QP/CSAC in our Hendersonville Office.

This F/T position requires CSAC Certification, minimum Bachelor’s Degree, minimum 2 years experience working with adults and knowledge of working with IPRS Clients would be helpful. Some evenings required. • Requires good driving record.

Position has full benefits, medical insurance, PTO and more. Send resume to: slayton@parkwaybh.com PART-TIME DAY SUPPORTS To work with developmentally disabled people. Please apply in person: 147 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC. Liberty Corner Enterprises.

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Professional/ Management

• Haywood and Jackson County Psychiatrist Assertive Community Treatment Team. Please contact Joe Ferrara, (828) 507-1787. Haywood County Therapist/Team Leader Child and Family Services: Master’s Degree and supervisory experience.

Please contact David Hutchinson, Child and Family Services Director at (828) 631-3973 ext 1421.

Jackson, Macon, Swain County: Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Child and Family Services: Must have a Bachelors degree in a human services field and two years postgraduation experience, or a Masters degree. Please contact David Hutchinson, Child and Family Services Director, at (828) 631-3973, ext. 1421. Therapist: Child and Family Services (Macon and Jackson): Masters degree required. Please contact David Hutchinson, Child and Family Services Director, at (828) 631-3973, ext. 1421. • Cherokee, Clay, Graham County: Therapist/Team Leader: Child and Family Services.

Masters degree and license eligible. Please contact David Hutchinson, Child and Family Services Director, at (828) 631-3973, ext. 1421. • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org

Caregivers/ Nanny CNA POSITIONS Needed immediately for 8-12 hours shifts, weekends/evenings.

Various shifts available in Asheville, Madison County, Leicester, Arden areas. Paid holidays, competitive salary.

Clean background and drug screen required. Join the team at Stacie’s Personal Care Services! 828-6499014 or 866-550-9290. Fill out application on line: www.staciespcs.com HAYWOOD COUNTY CNAs needed to fill a variety of schedules. Must be able to pass a thorough background check and drug screening.

Join the team at Stacie’s Personal Care Services! 828452-6992, 866-550-9290, 828-649-9014 www.staciespcs.com

BENEFITS MANAGER Responsible for health insurance, workers compensation, retirement, ERISA compliance, as well as operating an Employee Health Center. • CEBS certification a plus. • 7 years experience. • Contact Human Resources: By phone: (828) 252-2711, extension 2083 or in person: Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm, or Saturdays, 8am-4pm, 290 Macon Avenue, Asheville or Online: www.groveparkinn.com BIKE SERVICE MANAGER Unique opportunity. Area’s leading specialty ski and bike outdoor retailer has an immediate opening for a bike service manager. Successful applicant must have complete and up to date working knowledge on all ranges of bicycle repairs, day-to-day bike shop operations, customer service skills, and retail sales experience. Compensation package will be based on experience. Call Craig, (828) 254-2771 or (828) 2306189. • E-mail: Craig@ skicountrysports.com INSURANCE MANAGEMENT Bankers Life and Casualty Company, one of the largest and most respected companies in the insurance industry is currently seeking individuals interested in entry-level insurance sales positions. Ambition, intelligence, integrity and a strong work ethic will lead qualified individuals into management positions within three months to one year.

Our associate managers earn $60,000 to $100,000 per year with top performing managers earning $200,000+. For additional information visit www.bankerslife.com, or please call Rikki Metcalf at (704) 940-1360 to arrange an interview.

TEMPORARY FUNDRAISING POSITIONS Loaned Executives Needed.

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County is seeking energetic and talented individuals to join a highly focused and successful community needs provider team for the 2009 Annual Campaign. The positions begin August 17, 2009 and end November 6, 2009. Selected individuals will have an opportunity to help UWABC achieve a vital goal that greatly benefits our entire community through assisting companies and organizations with developing and implementing strategies to maximize workplacegiving campaigns.

Excellent leadership development and networking opportunity.

Bilingual is a plus. A stipend is provided.

To Apply: Submit your cover letter and resume to info@unitedwayabc.org or fax to Attention: LE Search Committee (828) 255-8004 no later than July 24. Describe your experience in the following areas: • Fundraising or sales and public speaking • Interpersonal, teamwork and time management • Basic computer skills in Word, Excel and Outlook • Project management experience Notes: Temporary employees do not receive UWABC benefits such as medical, dental, vacation and sick leave. Must have reliable transportation, have a valid driver license and proof of automobile insurance. EOE.

Computer/ Technical WEB DESIGNER/WEB DEVELOPER Established local firm seeks creative web designer/developer/webmast er for multiple established websites. PHP, ASP, Flash, Dreamweaver, Adobe Creative Suite experience required. Applicant will manage multiple websites, including design and content.

Applicant will also manage web and email marketing campaigns, with an emphasis on increasing traffic and generating revenue. Good marketing skills are required. Applicant should be familiar with social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter and be able to successfully utilize these and other tools to increase traffic and generate revenue. Applicant should be open to developing new skills and should be able to work independently. Position is full time with excellent benefits.

Send resume to jobinquiries78@gmail.com

Teaching/ Education TEACHERS WANTED!!!

Eliada Homes is seeking teachers who are dedicated to helping children succeed!

Must be able to teach general studies to ages 6-17 or be skilled in math and English. Teachers will work in our Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) or our Eliada Academy and develop lessons that are in accordance with North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Individuals must be flexible and creative, as it is necessary to differentiate lessons for different learning styles, individual needs, and class dynamics.

Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Collaborating with the Residential Education Specialist (RES) to create an environment that meets the academic and treatment needs of students and ensuring the RES is effective with instructional delivery, grading procedures, etc. The teacher also must evaluate academic and behavioral progress of all students, which includes keeping attendance, preparing progress and grade reports, communicating with case managers, completing incident reports, participating in clinical meetings, completing Student Education Plans and providing feedback in regards to goals and objectives. The teacher creates and maintains an organized, structured classroom that allows for active student engagement and sets clear and consistent guidelines and expectations.

Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with an appropriate, current valid teaching certification as specified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Prefer a minimum of two years teaching experience or direct residential experience with the target population.

Skills/Working Conditions: A valid North Carolina Driver License and insurability by EHI’s insurers is required.

Work hours may include after hours, or weekend availability. Position may experience verbal and/or physical aggression from the client population. Must provide a copy of current, valid teaching certificate. All qualified individuals please email resume to eweaver@eliada.org AIG TEACHER ArtSpace Charter School is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 school year for a part-time Academically and Intellectually Gifted teacher. • Applicants must have a current North Carolina teaching license for AIG. Applicants must be willing to work in a collaborative, integrated, experiential environment. • Knowledge of the arts and arts integration strategies is preferred but not required. • Please send resumes and cover letters to: resumes@artspacecharter.org with the subject heading “AIG teacher”.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS Looking for a great place to work that offers training, benefits and opportunities for advancement? Mountain Area Child and Family Center is currently hiring for Teachers (Infant/Toddler and More at Four) and In-Home Educators. Experienced, caring individuals with knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice needed. • A degree in ECE, Child Development or related field is required.

Preference will be given to bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates for In-Home Educator position. EEOC workplace. Applications are available at www.macfc.org

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LEARN TO MAKE JEWELRY, do Lapidary, do Enameling, and more! Jewelry Gallery Now Open! Silver repairs, 30 Years+ experience. Friday through Sunday, 11a.m. until 5p.m. Earthspeak Arts, 375 Depot Street, Asheville. wechurlik@earthlink.net 828-678-9038, www.earthspeakarts.com

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Jackie Lee 828-808-9864 www.forteexchange.org Lizzie McD • Happy Birthday! I love you. Call your Dad. PHYSICIAN JOINS COMMUNITY FAMILY PRACTICE Community Family Practice, PA is proud to announce the affiliation of a new partner, Lauren Livingston, M.D. Dr. Livingston will begin seeing patients on August 3, 2003.

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Health & Fitness ROLFING INTEGRATIVE THERAPY • Feel better Look better. Advanced Certified Rolfer offering new techniques combined with Visceral and Cranial Therapies. 828-545 8505. www.allenfrost.com

Bodywork **ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE MASSAGE! ** So deep and smooth, or very gentle and easy. Caring, intuitive, professional therapist. $35/hour Asheville special!

Visa/MC. Mobile service available. Brett Rodgers LMBT #7557, www.vitalitymassage.net (828) 505-4890

Dr. Livingston completed undergraduate studies at Davidson College and attended Duke University School of Medicine. She completed her training at the MAHEC Family Practice Residency Program in Asheville.

Dr. Livingston is accepting patients of all ages and appointments can be made by calling CFP at 254-2444.

Community Family Practice is located at 260 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina.

Seeking Children’s Illustrator with captivating tones of tenderness, whimsy and dynamic facial expressions. ncfireflies@bellsouth.net

Auditions MOVIE EXTRAS NEEDED! All looks and ages wanted. No experience necessary.

Feature films, television, commercials, and prints. $150 - $300/day. Call Now! 1-800-340-8404 x 2001 (AAN CAN)

MASSAGE/MLD Therapeutic massage, $45/hour. Manual lymph drainage, $65/hour.

Lymphedema treatment, $45-$65/hour. 15+ years experience. 828-299-4105.

NC License #146. www.uhealth.net

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Tunable performance room, on-site video available. (828) 335-9316. www.amrmediastudio.com

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ASHEVILLE’S WHITEWATER RECORDING Full service studio services since 1987. • Mastering • Mixing and Recording. • CD/DVD duplication at the best prices. (828) 684-8284 • www.whitewaterrecording. com

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1/2 or 1-hour appointments.

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Counseling Services BODY-MIND PSYCHOTHERAPY Grief and Loss, Trauma, Men’s Issues, Co-dependency, Personal Growth and Excellence.

Joseph Howard, MSW, LCSW. Reasonable rates/Sliding scale. 828-651-8646. josehowardmsw@yahoo.com HOLISTIC MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY • Cindy Shealy and Jenny Shealy are Licensed Clinical Social Workers. They offer a sliding scale fee, accept Medicaid and have flexible hours. 828279-5369.

Spiritual 2009? NEED MORE MONEY? • ASK NINA Psychic Nina, the Auracle of Asheville: (828) 253-7472 or email asknina@excite.com

Natural Alternatives #1 AFFORDABLE MASSAGE CENTER Best rates in town! $29/hour.

Therapeutic Massage: • Deep Tissue • Swedish • Sports • Trigger Point. Also offering: • Acupressure • Energy Work • Reflexology • Classes. Call now for your appointment: (828) 4501049. • 1224 Hendersonville Road. • 10 Biltmore Plaza, 505-7088. Asheville. www.thecosmicgroove.co m $35 MASSAGE- On the rare occasion that your life is stressful, I’m offering a massage with the introductory price of $35.

Please call 828-275-5497.

Patty O’Sullivan, LMT# 7113.

BEST MASSAGE IN ASHEVILLE Deep tissue, sports massage, Swedish, esalen. Available in/out. Jim Haggerty, LMBT# 7659. Call (828) 545-9700. www.jhmassage.com

Center for Healing Services

Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT 7219 Mon. - Sat. 121/2 Wall St. • Suite S Sliding Scale

HOLISTIC IRIDOLOGY® Fascinating detailed Iris Analysis, Bio-Chemistry Analysis, Cardiovascular Screening, and Meridian Kinesiology for ‘Total Health Assessment’ with effective Natural and Holistic Therapies, Bio-Detoxification programs, Advanced Energy Healing. Call Jane Smolnik, ND, Iridologist at (828) 777JANE (5263) for appointment or visit www.UltimateHealing.com

Musicians’ Xchange

Musical Services AFFORDABLE RECORDING IN ASHEVILLE Special: 8 hours for $140! Awardwinning, radio-quality production. Pro tools, laidback environment. Image consulting, design and photography also at rock bottom prices. 828-4131145.

CLASSICAL GUITAR LESSONS • Make beautiful music! All ages and experience levels. Local Asheville area. $20/45 minute lessons. 828-4500087.

CREATE YOUR CD, NOW with an experienced producer/arranger and talented multiinstrumentalist, Erik Kohl.

Creative, flexible, and affordable. 828-242-5032.

MAKE MUSIC! Guitar- PianoDrums- Bass- SingingBanjo- Mandolin lessons created for you/your child’s interest. Experienced, enthusiastic instructor, Erik…

828-242-5032.

Equipment For Sale Complete 5 Piece Drum Kit. Includes hardware, stands, throne, dvd instructional video w/book. $375. 828778-2498.

Crate GT 1200 H • 120 Watt head, 4 X 10 Slant cabinet.

This is in mint condition. It needs a place to play. $300.

277-5602.

Drum Cases Enduro drum cases. Red. 10” 12” 14” 16” 22” with 53” hardware case. $250. 828-216-3100.

Gibson Les Paul Guitar 2006 standard, gold top, 50’s neck -very comfortable, close to mint, OHSC included, loud acoustically, beautiful, $1175, 273-1256, Terrence.

Musicians’ Bulletin Bass Player Needed for rock cover band. Fun is main goal with outlook for occasional gigs. Russ 828648-5315.

Drummer and Bass Player Needed Local Blues/Rock oriented band looking for musicians to enjoy making music. Rob 667-8585 or Marc 712-4684.

Electrik Manx Local garage rock band seeks drummer with lots of stamina and chops. Must want to travel.

828-216-0021 Experienced Drummer Prefer jazz. 828-877-2413.

Multimedia Collaborators • Free Improvisation, electric cello, visionary art/movies, (http://www.artwanted.com/S araphael) seeks inspired collaborators for projects. saramuse@verizon.net Rock singer/guitarist/songwriter seeks bass players,drummers,and others, or bands for back-up band, for local gigs and recording. 704-502-2964, rodmartian@me.com Serious Professional Guitarist seeks serious original project. Hard rock/metal/progmetal. Dave, 458-1127.

Tonya @ The Smokers Recruiting new artists.

Mellow 70’s. Feel good, mature music experience.

5th Dimension, Walter Egan.

828-551-6280.

Pet Xchange

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

BLACK LAB MIX Green collar. Missing from Blue Ridge Parkway trails near 74-A. Sunday 6/14/09 please, please call 828-7124173 or 242-9534 mtferg@gmail.com

Pets for Adoption

GOLDENDOODLE Bela 40 pounds, reddish curly hair, just spade. Missing since 6/7. Fairview RD./ 74 area.

Microchipped. Reward. 828713-1725 or 828-713-9448.

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Annabelle is not comfortable

FOUND PUPPY ON SPIVEY MT. RD. Blonde puppy, 10:30 a.m., 6/13. Call to describe: 989-8361.

with children. She is good

MALE BLACK LAB Tuesday 09 June at the New French Bar Courtyard. Please call with description if you left your dog. 828-651-8898.

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ADOPT BUSTER Buster is a German Shepherd/Lab mix, approximately 15 months old. He is an exuberant, loving dog full of youthful energy and looking for a family to give him loads of attention and playtime. It appears he was set out or dumped and was rescued by a loving, caring family who just wants Buster to be safe and happy. He weighs about 55 lbs and is probably not for a family with small children; children ages 9 and above should do well. When rescued, Buster already knew how to “sit” on command, but he needs a lot of patient, gentle but firm training. He likes to grab anything in sight and has to be watched for his still puppy habit of chewing. His foster mom is working on this. With lots of love, patience and quality time spent with him, Buster will be a wonderful and loyal companion. He learns fast and wants to please. Buster is very much a “people” dog! To adopt Buster or see other available cats and dogs, call 258-4820 or visit

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POMERANIAN MIX • Off Lower Grassy Branch Rd (East). Brown/orange/white, around 4 years old. mizztrixi@hotmail.com

right person! To adopt Belle

ADORABLE ENGLISH BULLDOG • She is 10 weeks old, weighS 7lbs, will be 4045 lbs at full grown. dareljohnson71@yahoo.com

YELLOW LAB MIX Sweet young male yellow lab mix found in West Asheville.

About 40 lbs, 1 year old.

828-301-9417.

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ADOPT BELLE Annabelle is LEO Handsome Siamese mix male cat, is missing from Riverside Cemetery/Rosewood Avenue in Montford. Please call 828254-7458.

about 3 1/2 years old and thought to be mix of Terrier and Border Collie. Whatever

LIGHT BROWN CHIHUAHUA • Shiloh area, off Wyatt St. 828-310-1551.

the mix, it works! Annabelle

LOST CAT 3 legged, black and tan tiger stripe, male. W. Asheville. 828-253-8193.

positive qualities: She is

LOST YOUR PET? FOUND A PET? Call Asheville Humane Society, (828) 253-6807, to fill out a missing or found pet report. Visit 72 Lee’s Creek Road, Asheville. www.ashevillehumane.org MALE LAB on 6/15/09 in North Asheville. Wearing a red collar. 828-333-1400 or 1-415-640-2654 .

Ibanez AW 100 AE Guitar Mint condition w/portable 10w amp. Professionally tuned, barely played. $395, obo. 337-4625.

has an incredibly long list of

sweet, loving, loyal and obedient. She walks well on a leash and loves to walk and hike. However, she is just as happy to curl up at you feet. She loves car rides and behaves beautifully. She is house and crate trained.

with other dogs, but would probably prefer to be your

or see other available cats and dogs, call 258-4820 or

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BROTHER WOLF CANINE RESCUE Save a dog’s life!

Adopt from Brother Wolf Canine Rescue. 458-7778. www.bwcr.org

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New 5pc Tama Swingstar Light blue set w/ new Paiste hi-hat, crash cymbals, all parts. $600 or trade for guitar. meetvirginia89@aol.com to view.

Pupperoni Male/Neutered Shepherd/Basset Hound 6 years, 1 month old Animal ID# 7650500

New Sonor Force 3007 5pc 9 ply maple Laquer finish.

The new hardware 400 series included. List $2099, asking $800. Mike, 828-2790723.

Mayor McCheese Male Domestic Shorthair/Mix 3 months old Animal ID# 7742716

Washburn B-16 Banjo: I am selling my baby. She is about 6 years old. Normal wear on the head and some rusting on the brackets. Hard shell case included. $800, obo. dbanjo@gmail.com

Cloe Female/Spayed Shepherd/Mix 1 year, 5 months old Animal ID# 4230573

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Building Supplies STEEL BUILDINGS • RECESSION DISCOUNT • 18x21: Reg $6,229 • Now $4,152. • 36x51: Reg $15,471 • Now $10,314. • 105x105: Reg $ 81,223 • Now $54,148. + Code Adj. Erection available. Phone: (828) 449-8411. www.scggrp.com Source#14K

Tools & Machinery Scroll Saw. RBI Hawk with table. 20” throat, lighted magnifying lens. Owners manual and pattern books. $150. 828-683-0059.

Clothing Boys/Girls/Womens Clothing $20 for Boys Sz 12/14. $20 for Girls Sz 10/12. $20 for Womens Sz 12/14. kattydiid@hotmail.com Park Ranger Hat Smokey Bear Hat. Stetson 3X. Beaver felt, new in box, size 7 1/8, leather hatband, issued by Park Service. $100. Before noon 828-667-1407 .

PROTECT YOUR FAMILY Get a free GE alarm system with no installation fee and no equipment costs. Most homeowners will receive an insurance discount as well.

Mention this ad and get 2 free keychain remotes.

Promotional code A02087.

Call 888-951-5158. (AAN CAN).

Time Life Music 10 CD Sets Great condition. globalmarketing3561@yahoo .com

Sales

Yard Sales Multi-Family Yard Sale Sat. July 11, 8-2. Tools, appliances,f urnishings and

Vintage Horsebit Men’s Gucci Shoes EU size 45 1/2.

Black & Black Ostrich, excellent condition, $325, obo. 243-8980.

KITTENS Two female, 8 weeks old. One gray tabby and one dark long haired.

680-9608. Mars Hill.

BUTTERS IS WAITING Meet Butters, a poodle mix. Butters is available for adoption through Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. Call 458-7778 for more information or see all our adoptable friends at www.bwar.org FIND THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE! Cats, dogs, & other small animals available for adoption at Asheville Humane Society • 72 Lee’s Creek Road • Asheville, NC • (828) 253-6807 www.ashevillehumane.org FOSTER HOMES NEEDED FOR DANES Experience the love of these gentle giants.

Email gdf_volunteer@me.com for more info. Visit us 6/21 at Pet Supplies Plus.

MALAMUTE/OLD ENGLISH PUPPLIES Free. Very cute.

Need loving/approved homes. Call 828-891-9694 or 704-224-8723. Must see these little firecrackers.

Pet Services ASHEVILLE PET SITTERS Dependable, loving care while you’re away.

Reasonable rates. Call Sandy Ochsenreiter, (828) 258-0942 or 215-7232.

Dog Girl at Large Walking, training, behavior modification for dogs. All positive reinforcement.

Sitting services for all creatures. Heather 404.788.2085 or doggrrly@yahoo.com

KITTENS Healthy, happy and vaccinated. Available in pairs or more only. They need litter mates to play with which is essential for healthy development. You must commit to having them spayed or neutered. Rusty, 828-683-6859.

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Autos 1967 BUICK SKYLARK GS 300ci, 2brl, auto, tilt, ps, pb, no air, 94K original miles, California car. Excellent condition. $16,500, obo.

828-691-7858.

1980 Mercedes-Benz 240D 45 mpg. Manual transmission. Biodiesel ready. Runs great! $3,500.

(828)779-0533, 1990 ISUZU TROOPER Great condition inside and out but needs engine. Make offer.

828-251-2118.

1996 NISSAN MAXIMA GXE Loaded, great running condition, clean, service records, automatic. Needs some body work. 150K miles. $3500 Call 333-2754.

1999 HONDA ACCORD EX 175K miles with power windows, sunroof. White with tan interior. Excellent condition. $5000.

28-280-8986.

FREE KITTENS • Two female, 8 weeks old. One gray tabby and one dark.

Long haired. 680-9608 Mars Hill.

Kittens to Good Home Spayed/neutered. Application required. No fee.

Friends2Ferals at TNRCatCatcher@yahoo.com or 803.553.7919. Located S. Asheville.

Vehicles For Sale

LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE! End cruel and dangerous constant chaining of dogs in NC! Lobby your state reps to reintroduce legislation addressing dog chaining. For information, contacts and downloads, visit www.crittersong.org Professional Pet Sitter • Call 545-0679 or go to www.MissJanesPetSitting.co m. Professional, full-time. In your home. Overnights, dog walks, cat sitting. Bonded and insured.

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2 Car speakers: JL audio.

6”x9”. $100, paid $195.

423-9500.

2001 Dodge Durango R/T • Nice, 4 wheel, 3rd row, leather, tow package, CD, cassette. fully loaded $5000, obo. 828-606-9009.

2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA 80K. Fantastic condition. Regular cab w/long bed. Auto. V6 and camper top. $6500.

828-337-9362.

2003 Saturn Vue, 56K. Manual. All powered, sunroof, remote. $5600.

828-231-9887.

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2004 VW JETTA TDI Silver.

One owner. 79K miles.

Manual. $10,000. 828-3010840. Average 45-48 mpg/tank.

2006 Dodge Magnum SXT 4 door, 6 cylinder,air, black cloth interior, A/C, tented windows ,pwr windows, CD, low miles, satellite, 828-2167902.

2007 Saturn Ion-3 Quad Coupe, 52K, Manual, all powered, remote, sunroof, spoiler, 2.4L engine. $6900.

828-231-9887.

42001 Honda Civic With navigation. 7K, automatic, single owner. Love this car but family is expanding.

Great deal at $13,500. Laura, 828-713-9013.

Trucks/Vans/SUVs 1991 MAZDA BODY/1985 ISUZU ENGINE 170K, biodiesel equipped, 30/35mpg. Great truck. $3500, obo. Bruce.

828-669-6517.

1993 TOYOTA PICK-UP Camper top, 2 wheel drive, 169K miles, 5 speed, gas saver. $2,700, obo.

828-713-9356 .

93 Toyota 4x4 Pickup Parts Interior door panels, gray, with armrest $30.00 each.

Bedliner $20 .Before noon 828-667-1407.

Motorcycles/ Scooters 06 Kymco People Scooter Burgundy. Drives like new.

5400 miles. Lock and helmets included Call 7133868. Paid $2500 sell $1500 obo.

1984 BMW R65 Black, low miles, $3,500, obo.

(828) 215-7249.

2007 SCOOTER. Paid over $1900.00 Closing sale Saturday. Marshin area 51 3000 klm/mls. Trunk, helmet, lock, key included. $475.

Matthew, 828-215-4563 2008 Coolsports 50cc: No license required. Great condition. Floor brake, push start. Silver/yellow. 3 storage bins. 1200 miles. $795 includes large full face helmet. 551-7479.

Kawasaki Vulcan 2001 needs new home. $2200 for quick sale. Good working condition. 13K. stefaniniparade@ hotmail.com

Appliances AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES • Stoves • Refrigerators/Freezers • Washers • Dryers • Repairs • Pickup/Delivery • Se Habla Espanol • Preguntale Por Bonnie: (828) 258-7355.

Uncle Joe’s Used Appliances

Computers GET A NEW COMPUTER • Brand name laptops and desktops. Bad or no credit no problem. Smallest weekly payments available. Call now! 800-816-2232.

Motorcycle Trailer Holds 3 bikes. All steel open design, with spare. $300 firm.

828-545-7044.

GET A NEW COMPUTER. Brand Name laptops & desktops. Bad or no credit no problem. Smallest weekly payments available. It is yours now! Call 800-8038819 (AAN CAN)

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Electronics

WE’LL FIX IT AUTOMOTIVE • Honda and Acura repair.

Half price repair and service.

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Located in the Weaverville area. Please call 828-275-6063 for appointment.

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Jewelry Jewelry Supplies 560blocks of poly-clay and supplies $800. Enough beads to start a small shop $2500. $2995 for it all 828-333-8766.

12 Channel Peavy Stereo Mixer very dependable $300. 828-273-2251.

EV Delta Max PA (2) 15x1 cabinets $600.00. 828-2732251.

Marshall JMC2000 New duel super lead with 4x12 cabinet. $800.00. 273-2251.

Bicycles 2007 Cannondale F7: Silver, large mountain bike, great condition, helmet, warranty. $300, obo. 337-7261.

Sporting Goods 3 Go-Karts $200 each. All run great. kattydiid@hotmail.com

much more. Park Ave. to Distant View Dr. off Sweeten Creek.

Vintage Horsebit Men’s Gucci Shoes Jumbo 10-11, tan & black, excellent condition. $325, obo.

243-8980.

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Furniture

furniture. Kitchen supplies.

LARGE SLEEPER COUCH Good condition. Colored flowers on blue, doesn’t match new rug, must sell.

Excellent mattress. $250. • Solid dark blue removable cover, free. Call (828) 254-9154.

MATTRESSES Pillow-top: queen $250, king $350 • Extra firm: queen $175, king $275 • Full: $150 • Twin: $99. New, in plastic. 828277-2500.

Oak Entertainment Center, 3 section. Approx. 7’wide by 7’ tall by 2.5’ deep. $600.

Consider trade for futon or sleeper sofa. 828-777-2007.

Oak Pub Table, Matching Chairs Approx. 42” high by 42” diameter. $400. Consider trade for 1950’s style dinette.

828-777-2007.

Ongoing Moving Sale Everything must go. Mostly Working dryer.

828-582-1073.

YARD SALE Sat 6/20 8am 1pm, 30 Rosewood Ave., off Pearson. Household items, books, baby, clothes, books, jewelry, furniture.

Adult Services A MAN’S DESIRE Let us relax and de-stress you! • Hot Summer Specials, call for details. Monday-Saturday, 9am-9pm. Incall/outcall.

Tempurpedic King Mattress. Very comfortable. $75. Mark 481-0547.

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General Merchandise 5th Wheel Camper Aljo 26ft, needs a little TLC. Generally good shape, all appliances work, AC/heat. Big bathroom and kitchen. $3500, obo. guditusp@gmail.com

(828) 989-7353.

• “We’re all about you!”. Call 275-6291.

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