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p. 54 Dinos on the loose It’s been almost two years since sculptor and River Arts District pioneer John Payne died. His kinetic, remote-control dinosaur sculptures have garnered national reknown, plus, they’re just plain fun. Now, a new museum has opened and given them all a home. Come out to DINO-Kinetics to check out the rattling beasts.

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news 12 off target At CTS’ request, EPA targets man’s home business 14 wheel done New bikelanes changing the face of city transportation, advocates say

17 Flashing lights in the forest Firefly gathering focuses on preserving lost skills

arts&entertainment 58 ready for takeoff The second PUSH Asheville fashion event is more than just a runway show

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61 outsider art Art-country outfit Clem Snide returns 62 The profiler Deciding which shows you should see, so you don’t have to

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letters Biodiesel in U.S. & Asheville treading on thin ice As the country watches the oil spill in the Gulf destroy wetlands and the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people, the biodiesel industry in the U.S. is on the brink of collapse. Biodiesel is the only commercially available advanced biofuel in the U.S.. It dramatically reduces carbon pollution, lessens our dependence on foreign oil and employs thousands in green jobs across the country. While paying lip service to U.S.-made energy and alternative fuels, Congress and the Obama Administration allowed the federal biodiesel tax credit to expire in December 2009. In the five years since it was enacted, the energy legislation has been highly effective, leading to over 150 biodiesel plants in 44 states, 53,000 green jobs added to the economy, and billions of dollars of net tax revenue to state and federal governments, all while displacing billions of gallons of petroleum. Yet since the sunset of the biodiesel tax credit in December 2009, biodiesel producers across the country have been forced to close or severely curtail production, resulting both in the loss of good paying, “green” jobs, as well as the availability of alternative fuels at reasonable costs to consumers. In fact, Blue Ridge Biofuels in Asheville is one of a handful of biodiesel producers still in operation today.

Some argue that businesses should be required to function without assistance from the government, and ultimately the public. However, current government assistance to the petroleum industry — which subsidizes a large portion of the true costs of such fuels to the tune of 9 to 17 billion dollars a year — is the chief reason why the bio-

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fuels industry needs this assistance. Without government subsidization of petroleum-based diesel fuels, the U.S. biodiesel industry would be able to offer a competitively priced product that is not only beneficial for the environment, but also to our energy security while at the same time creating jobs in the green economy.

While Blue Ridge Biofuels is currently treading water, the biodiesel tax credit is stalled in the Senate, having passed the House in the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (HR 4213). We in the industry and our supporters have been sending letters and making calls to our respective senators and representatives, but there is very little movement on the issue. We believe that if the general public were aware of the precarious state Blue Ridge Biofuels and, indeed, the entire biodiesel industry, are in, there would be much more support from our elected officials.

If there are continued delays in passage of the biodiesel tax credit, we will have lost much ground in our fight to wean ourselves from our overwhelming dependence on foreign petroleum.

With the utter catastrophe that is yet unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico, this would be an excellent time to highlight the benefits of alternative fuels, and raising the public’s awareness would bring much needed support to our industry. Please call your senators and representatives and tell them that you support the U.S. biodiesel industry and urge them to pass the biodiesel tax credit immediately.

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When your yard sale is over, or you’ve found your lost pet, take down the sign This letter is to bring awareness to some people about what I (and I’m sure others) consider an eyesore.

People, when you have a yard sale, please, please, take down your signs when it’s over! The signs bother me in two ways: one, thry should be considered littering; and two, they’re distracting and misleading to those of us who enjoy spending a Saturday morning visiting yard sales.

At least when you put up a sign, [include] the date. [A sign] that reads “Yard Sale Sat.,” or, even worse,”Yard Sale Today!” doesn’t do much good if it was the previous week.

My complaint isn’t just [about] yard sale [signs], but election signs, lost pet signs, and let’s not forget [signs for] birthday parties. Nothing is more attractive than a weathered piece of pink paper and a couple of wilted balloons taped to a stop sign.

— Raymond Kinsey Asheville

A group of committed, creative people could make a new, thriving Asheville Film Festival The Asheville Film Festival can indeed survive with private support [“A Moving Picture”, July 7, Xpress], as the Singapore International Film Festival has for 23 years. It was started by a small group of dedicated individuals who recognized that government funding would be difficult to obtain and would inevitably constrain the festival’s scope. It soon gained both local and foreign support and today is arguably the foremost annual film event in Asia — all with private funding.

If this can be done in a small city-state with a history of censorship and heavy constraints on public discourse, it can surely be done in creative, freewheeling Asheville. The requirements are a similar small group of dedicated people with a broad, international perspective, some imaginative corporate sponsorship and public support.

The city of Asheville and the region will gain immensely without using scarce resources that, understandably, need to be directed elsewhere.

— Richard Pigossi Asheville

Eight-year-old dude wants bike lanes The oil spill is a terrible thing. Part of the reason it happened is because of cars. Our cars do not need as much oil as we use. The city council should put a lane for bikes. The sidewalk is a lane for people; highways [are] for cars. There is no lane for bikes and it’s not safe to ride on highways or sidewalks.

I am 8 years old. I [would] ride almost everywhere in Asheville, but it is too dangerous. Other people agree with me.

Please make a lane for bikes.

— Gavin J. Wismer Asheville

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What the hell is an “ozone warning?”

You have a TV station that reports temperature and rain, but the biggie now is called “ozone,” and you don’t even mention it like you do [an] allergy [alert].

The EPA website has Green /good thru yellow, orange, red and purple air-quality indexes — for what? They do not tell you what they are measuring. Is it dog or cat hair? Carbon dioxide? Sulfate dioxide? What the hell is ozone in the troposphere to stratosphere?

If this is newsworthy for the [Asheville Citizen-Times], why can’t [the TV weather] report on ozone?

It is about as stupid as [the fact that] we have to go to South Carolina to buy fireworks. The city of Asheville can’t even turn off the street lights so we can [see] the fireworks, and then the microphone in the city park band stand could not even tell us that there was going to be a delay on the fireworks display because of a fire, [so] many people went home…

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Fight for your rights, even if it’s a losing fight We, as a country, like to hold big business accountable. Look at the research done by the U.S. firm Vision Critical: Nearly 50 percent of Americans hold extremely negative opinions of BP because of the Gulf disaster, with a multitude of lawsuits being filed [against the company].

Lawsuits are being filed against Apple for reception problems encountered by iPhone 4 users.

Even Facebook, a service that is provided to millions of users at no cost, has class-action lawsuits being filed over privacy issues.

I used to hold the firm belief that lawsuits were a result of lazy people who just wanted to “get rich quick.” But what other recourse do we, the people, have against businesses that have wronged [us]? I don’t want to encourage trivial lawsuits, but maybe that’s the only action we can take if we want the world’s wrongs righted.

But what happens when the injustice occurs in the hands of our small, local companies? I was recently denied unemployment after terminating my employment with an Asheville-ownedand-operated business that practiced illegal time -clock-rounding practices. I had been in contact with North Carolina Department of Labor for over two years before quitting, with no results. I was denied availability status during unemployment hearings, even though the owner of the company stated on public record [that] he would continue to practice his policy.

My government has failed me. And, unlike big business lawsuits, where law firms stand in line for big money payouts, I’m stuck fronting the bill for an expensive lawyer on my $8-an-hour salary for a case that I will most likely not win.

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Asheville’s lack of affordable housing is squelching the American dream

by Robin Merrell Having lived here my entire life, I know firsthand that independence, pride and hard work are the cornerstones of mountain culture. I learned by example to take care of my neighbor and to stick up for the little guy; I also learned that hard work pays off.

For generations, that approach enabled people to carve out a good life. Having a job meant having a home, and most families got by on one income. My father’s salary as a railroad brakeman afforded us a three-bedroom house on a corner in West Asheville.

But those days are over. Many people now work full time yet still don’t make enough to afford a safe, decent place to live — one of life’s necessities. And while housing costs in Asheville rank among the highest in the state, wages remain low. Many local service-industry workers, police officers, firefighters and public-school teachers can’t afford to live here.

During my 10 years as an attorney at Pisgah Legal Services, I’ve seen many people forced to choose between paying their rent and get-

Housing Task Force, whose recommendations (now incorporated into the city’s 2008 Affordable Housing Plan) outlined ways to encourage the construction of affordable-housing units. Task force members worked very hard to reach consensus. And we achieved it, in part, by basing our decisions on our common values, such as: • A stable work force needs housing that’s affordable by people at all wage levels.

• Affordable housing deserves aggressive, committed public-policy development and support.

• People who grew up in Asheville or who work here should be able to live here if they wish to.

• Solutions for affordable housing must be supported by the entire community: Success requires communitywide investment.

The task force’s recommendations were the result of a diverse group reaching across their differences to find commonality and balance. For example, while we recommended concentrating the highest density along traffic corridors, we also called for spreading a somewhat lesser density citywide rather than concentrating it in a few areas. Historically, every neighborhood in Asheville had a mix of all housing types.

It’s time for Asheville to decide that housing matters more than sidewalks, Beer City USA honors or whether the fountain in the park is spewing water. ting their car fixed or filling prescriptions. It’s a Catch-22, as the person needs the car to get to work but needs those same funds to keep a roof over his or her head. Oftentimes these people fall behind in the rent and, facing eviction, turn to Pisgah Legal Services for help. But it’s the lack of affordable housing that causes folks to fall further and further behind till they reach a crisis point.

Yet few people here really seem to comprehend the extent of the problem. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2006 American Community Survey, 44.5 percent of renters in the city are already paying more than they can afford, and given the projected population growth, we’ll need an additional 14,000 affordable residential units by 2020.

Meanwhile, we’re just beginning to understand the environmental impacts of a lack of affordable housing. A study by the Center for Urban and Regional Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill concluded that workers who commute to jobs in Asheville from outlying areas spend around $5,000 a year doing so, while contributing to ever-worsening traffic congestion and pollution problems.

This problem isn’t new, and some efforts have been made to address it. Mayor Bellamy is to be applauded for convening an Affordable

Density has become a dirty word, but the reality is that without it, there is no affordable housing. It’s a basic principle of economics that the unit cost goes down the more units one produces. Currently, private, for-profit builders simply cannot produce enough truly affordable housing to meet the needs. Since 2001, private builders tapping the city’s Housing Trust Fund have managed to construct only 37 rental units, according to Asheville’s current housing needs assessment. Many builders say they’d love to build more affordable homes, but they can’t make a living that way. Allowing increased density for developments that include some affordable units would make this more feasible.

The task force’s proposals for implementing its recommendations aren’t due to come before City Council until later this summer or fall, yet already people are claiming that they would eliminate single-family housing. That is simply alarmist and untrue. What is true is that the person who takes care of your child in day care, the police officer who responds to your accident and the librarian who loans you a book deserve to be able to live in the same city where they work.

It’s time for Asheville to decide that housing matters more than sidewalks, Beer City USA honors or whether the fountain in the park is spewing water. As the economic downturn

stretches out and gas prices continue to rise, more and more people who might make it under other circumstances are being forced to choose between food, gas for their car, rent or medications for their children. Political pressures need to take a back seat to the moral concern about placing an additional burden on the shoulders of those who should not be made to bear it.

It’s not hard to imagine a day when firefighters and police officers start looking elsewhere for jobs because Asheville’s cost of living is too high, and commuting from places like Mars Hill or Hendersonville simply isn’t worth it. To ensure that this doesn’t happen, we as a community need to take action now. If we truly believe in our espoused mountain values — including everyone’s freedom to choose their path in life — we need to make some of those basic choices possible. Expanding affordable housing in Asheville will enhance everyone’s quality of life. X Marshall resident Robin Merrell is a staff attorney at Pisgah Legal Services.

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At CTS’ request, EPA zeroes in on neighboring businesses

by David Forbes South Buncombe resident David Bradley, 61, has dealt with health problems, watched his home-based insulation business stall amid a down economy, and seen his family’s well water contaminated. He’s also shared his neighbors’ frustration over the slow pace of government action to clean up the contamination linked to the nearby former CTS of Asheville plant (which closed in 1986). And now, in response to a request by the Elkhart, Ind.-based electroniccomponents manufacturer, Bradley has the Environmental Protection Agency demanding information about his business and threatening stiff fines.

“The United States Environmental Protection Agency is currently investigating the release or threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants, or hazardous wastes on or about the abovereferenced Sites,” a June 25 letter to Bradley and his company states.

“Compliance with the Information Request is mandatory. Failure to respond fully and truthfully to the Information Request within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter, or to adequately justify such failure to respond, can result in an enforcement action by EPA.” Among other things, the letter asks Bradley, “Did you ever use, purchase, generate, store, treat, dispose of, or otherwise handle any hazardous substances at 14 Chapel Hill Church Road?” and “Describe the chemical processes that have been used at your property at 14 Chapel Hill Church Road, during the period of time when you owned, leased, and/or operated the facility. Specify which processes involved the use of trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), toluene, or any other solvent or petroleum product.”

Shifting the blame?

Ironically, Bradley is one of the very people directly affected by the ongoing contamination (see “Fail-safe?” July 11, 2007 Xpress). His home was placed on city water last August after TCE, a suspected carcinogen, was found in his family’s well at a concentration of 840 parts per billion — more than 168 times the maximum the law allows in drinking water. (See “The Green Scene,” Sept. 9, 2009, Xpress.)

Bradley says he’s baffled and angry at the request, noting that he doesn’t manufacture the insulation he installs, and he stores it in Fletcher, far away from the site the EPA is asking about.

“I don’t keep insulation here — I just work out of my house,” Bradley explains. “I don’t make the insulation, I get it from distributors: I just install it. I don’t know what they’re trying to say. I just figure since they found so much of that stuff in my water, they’re trying to blame me for screwing the water up.”

Bradley also notes that while he can’t prove a connection, a rash on his grandson’s arms and legs disappeared after his household stopped using the contaminated well water.

“The people who come out here from the EPA are nice,” he reports.

“There’s been a couple that said they know exactly where it’s coming from, up there [at CTS], but I don’t know they’d come out and say that.

“They [the EPA] say they’ll fine me $37,500 a day if I don’t answer the request,” he adds with a chuckle. “They’ll have a hell of a time getting it, ’cause I don’t have any money; there’s no construction right now.”

“It is well documented...”

Late last September, however, lawyers for CTS sent four members of Congress (Sen. Richard Burr and Reps. Joe Donnelly, Heath Shuler and Mark Souder) a letter claiming that there could be other sources of contamination besides the massive former electroplating plant, which sits less than half a mile from Bradley’s property. Among others, CTS pointed the finger at the former Gerber plant on Hendersonville Road, a local dry cleaner, a meth lab, the former Volvo Construction equipment plant — and Bradley’s little home-based business, Carolina Insulation.

“It is well documented ... that various solvents and adhesives are used in the process of installing insulation and HVAC [heating, ventilation and airconditioning] components,” CTS’ letter states.

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Not backing down: Chapel Hill Church Road resident David Bradley, who’s seen his own well contaminated, plans to fight the EPA, at the request of CTS, investigating his small home-insulation business as a source of contamination. photo by Jonathan Welch

Local residents and activists have sharply criticized the federal agency’s handling of the testing and cleanup at the site, where an EPA contractor first noted the contamination in 1991. And a May 19 report from the EPA’S Office of Inspector General blasted the agency’s own regional office in Atlanta, which, along with state agencies, oversees the operation.

The report chgarged that limited oversight, poor record-keeping and inadequate communications have hampered the cleanup and failed to keep the public informed about the hazards.

Bradley, meanwhile, says he’s consulting attorneys and plans to fight the request.

“The government can do you any way [they] want to unless you got an attorney,” he says. “CTS screwed it up: There’s nothing else around here that could’ve caused it. They thought they’d scare me, sending that letter. But piss on them: I’m not scared of them. I’m 61 years old, I’ve had a heart attack, I’ve had a knee replaced, and I ain’t going to take no s**t off of them!” X David Forbes can be reached by e-mail at dforbes@mountainx.com or at 2511333, ext. 137,

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by Jake Frankel After years of lobbying Asheville officials to first create and then implement the Comprehensive Bicycle Plan, local cyclists are starting to see results. Bike lanes were recently installed on Lexington, Kimberly and Coxe avenues. And by the end of the summer, they’re scheduled to appear on Hilliard, Asheland and Clingman avenues as well, and on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Adopted by City Council in 2008, the bike plan envisions a 181-mile network, including 43 miles of dedicated bike lanes as well as other cycle-friendly improvements. While the city still has a long way to go to realize those goals, Asheville on Bikes founder Mike Sule says he’s encouraged by the recent progress.

“There’s part of me that wants to wake up and see all 181 miles done overnight,” he notes.

“But the more reasonable part of me says we’re moving along at a good clip. … With all of these bike lanes getting done at once, Asheville’s rapidly establishing a network of connectivity of bicycle infrastructure, which is great.”

As the new bike lanes make two-wheeled commuting more convenient, Sule hopes more riders will take to the streets, creating a snowball effect

Around we go: Construction continues on a Clingman Avenue roundabout, sidewalk and bicycle climbing lane. The project is scheduled to be complete in August. photo by Jonathan Welch

that will help get the rest of the plans rolling.

“That’s the way it works: When you put in a network of biking infrastructure, ridership increases,” he asserts.

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With the exception of the Clingman Avenue project, which includes a roundabout and sidewalk in addition to a bicycle climbing lane, most of the recent improvements have been paid for by federal stimulus money. To make the most of that funding, the city has been reconfiguring existing roads rather than widening them, city Project Engineer John Gavin reports.

“We’ve got big constraints. We’ve got steep slopes on either side of most of our roads, and we just don’t have much room. It’s so expensive to cut slopes back and build retaining walls,” he explains.

Instead, the city is repaving roads and remarking the lanes with thermoplastic striping, which lasts longer and is more reflective than traditional paint. In a process Gavin calls “traffic dieting,” vehicular lanes (and, in some cases, parking spaces) are being trimmed or eliminated to make room for the bike lanes.

“It’s exactly like a diet — thinning, narrowing things down to encourage a little bit slower traffic,” he notes. “Vehicular traffic will feel a little more confined, and law-abiding [motorists] will drive 5 or 10 mph slower.”

According to Gavin, safety concerns are also a main reason the state Department of Transportation is installing the roundabout at the corner of Clingman and Roberts Street, as opposed to a four-way traffic light.

“There’s less accidents at a roundabout inter-

section. … It’s a little bit harder to run a red light at a roundabout and T-bone somebody,” he points out. “There’s also less wear and tear on your vehicle, because it’s less likely that you’ll come to a complete stop.”

Despite those benefits, however, Gavin says he’s already begun hearing from drivers confused or concerned about the changes.

“There’s some negative feelings, but usually it’s just by people who don’t understand what we’re trying to accomplish,” he observes.

“They call and say, ‘Hey, this parking lane you made is too narrow — I can’t park in it,’ and of course they’re talking about the bicycle lane.”

Multimodal momentum

So far, however, those concerns don’t appear to run deep enough to derail the growing multimodal momentum.

Over the years, notes city Transportation Planner Barb Mee, the efforts of groups such as Asheville on Bikes, the Strive Not to Drive Committee and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force have made her job easier.

“All those folks out there saying ‘this is important’ always helps,” she explains. “It’s helped with the general atmosphere we have in Asheville right now, where people are focused on other modes of transportation besides that single-occupancy vehicle.”

Sule, too, sees a cultural shift.

“We’re really at a point where the people of the city want it,” he maintains. “The people of Asheville want to be able to move about without the use of a car.” X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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Flashing lights in the forest Firefly Gathering cultivates forgotten skills How many of us can start a fire using only a stick, tree fiber and our hands? How about butchering a deer and turning its hide into clothing? Or identifying the innumerable medicinal and edible plants that grow in the Blue Ridge Mountains?

In modern society, it’s all too easy to disconnect from the basic technologies that once empowered our very existence. In her book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver wonders how many people could (without help from Google) identify the season in which fresh asparagus grows? The point is that, for better or worse, such everyday conveniences as matches, ovens and grocery stores have fundamentally changed the way we live and relate to the natural world.

The third annual Firefly Gathering, to be held in the forest at Camp Pinnacle in Hendersonville Thursday through Sunday, July 22-25 is a chance to return to our ancestral roots (see box). The four-day retreat will offer hands-on instruction in various primitive skills designed to bring participants closer to the earth while supporting a sort of grass-roots sustainability. More than 40 teachers and naturalists from across the region will be on hand, including Juliet Blankespoor of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine, Steve Watts of the Schiele Museum, Janell Kapoor of the Ashevillage Institute, and author/storyteller Doug Elliott, who wrote Wildwoods Wisdom: Encounters With the Natural World. “Our bodies are not made to be sitting in front of computers or driving cars all day long: They are made to be interacting with nature,� notes event organizer Natalie

thebasics This year’s Firefly Gathering runs Thursday through Sunday, July 22-25, at Camp Pinnacle in Hendersonville. Priced on a sliding scale, it costs $100 to $200 for adults, $50 to $100 for children.

Adult day passes are $30 to $60; child day passes are $20 to $40. Precamp intensives (Sunday through Wednesday, July 18-21) range from $170 to $220. The fee covers camping, evening entertainment and classes. Meals are not provided, but a small communal kitchen will be available for use. For more info or to register, go to fireflygathering.org.

Online registration is encouraged for the gathering and is required for all pre-camp intensives.

An old saw: Firefly gatherings focus on primitive skills, such as this old-timey way of sawing a log. photo by Jonathan welch

Bogwalker. “That’s what Firefly is all about: creating opportunities for people to get back in sync with nature’s patterns and cycles [while working with] other people who are yearning to reconnect.� Wearing a handmade deerskin dress and a leather-sheathed dagger that dangles from her neck, Bogwalker adds, “If I’m not getting my hands on plants or real [earthen] materials, there is a different quality to my life.�

Organizer David Brown, who teaches compassionate communication skills at Firefly, adds: “People derive a real sense of meaning and purpose from learning skills that all of our ancestors knew that, very recently, we’ve disconnected from. There’s a sense of remembrance — a connection to the past, to plants and place.�

Firefly’s diverse array of programs includes: butchery, bow making, hide tanning, archery, blacksmithing, leather working, trapping, wilderness first aid and river-cane basket weaving. Forest walks will focus on foraging for wild foods and identifying healing herbs.

Other courses will cover beekeeping, permaculture, building and maintaining solar panels, making wine and sauerkraut, and learning how to run a gas stove on methane produced from yard and toilet wastes. Evenings will be devoted to cooking over campfires, playing games, drumming and dancing. “A real moment for me, when a spark caught in my heart in terms of a sense of love for primitive skills, was when I took a class on making fire using hand drills,� Brown recalls.

“I was sitting in a circle with three other people — a little kid, an older woman and a woman my age — and we were each taking turns, working as a team, to try to make this spark together. Our hands were getting hot and kind of blistery, and we were sharing in the excitement. When we finally got a spark, after a lot of sweat, there was this sense of achievement and empowerment.�

Firefly makes a point of creating a familyfriendly environment, with a cooperative day care center for children ages 1-1/2 to 7 and special programs for youngsters ages 8 to 12. “It’s so vital for kids to be getting into this when they’re forming their ways of being,� says Bogwalker, calling the gathering a summer camp for the whole family.

New this year are pre-camp intensives aimed at folks looking to gain more extensive hands-on experience in a specific skill set.

Intensives are being offered at Camp Pinnacle Sunday through Wednesday, July 18-21, in hide tanning, river-cane splitting and basketry, bow making and basic traditional living skills/ woodcraft (see box). “Crazy woods hippies meet urban officeworker, left-wing and right-wing survivalists meet and get to know each other — it’s so wide open,� notes Bogwalker. describing the diversity of the gathering. And amid ongoing global factors that are encouraging us to think locally, these are skills that everyone may come to depend on “to provide for ourselves and our community’s basic needs.� — by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt

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Rep. Heath Shuler has been keeping his communications director busy lately. The Democratic congressman’s office issued several press releases that garnered attention last week.

“City of Asheville Transit System to Receive $428,000,” one announced. The federal “livability grant” will go toward upgrading the city’s bus fleet. The project was one of 47 to receive funding out of 281 applicants nationwide.

“Having a strong bus system benefits our environment and air quality, and reduces traffic by reducing the number of cars on the roads,” Shuler said in the release. “I could not be more proud of the city of Asheville for winning this competitive grant.”

Another release notified residents that the “White House Great Outdoors Initiative Will Hold Listening Session in Asheville.” The July 15 listening session is designed to solicit ideas about land conservation and how the outdoors can drive economic growth and job creation. Senior officials from several federal agencies, including the departments of Agriculture and the Interior as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, will be on hand to hear residents’ thoughts and con-

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cerns. Ideas generated in these forums, which are being held throughout the country, will help shape the president’s new Great Outdoors Initiative, the White House says. The local session will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at A-B Tech in Asheville.

Shuler has also been speaking out to quell concerns that Western North Carolina could be the site of a nuclear waste dump.

In the article “Will Sandy Mush Get Nuclear Waste,” Madison County’s News-Record & Sentinel reported that rumors have been swirling since early spring that the Department of Energy is once again considering a nuclear waste repository in Sandy Mush. The department circulated a proposal to store radioactive wastes in the area in the early 1980s, before “indefinitely” postponing the plans in 1986.

With the federal government seeming more and more likely to abandon its plan to build a waste repository at the controversial Yucca Mountain site in Nevada, there’s been renewed debate in Washington in recent weeks on what to do with such hazardous wastes. But although the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future is looking into alternatives, “Nuclear Waste is Not Headed to Asheville Area,” Shuler told the Asheville Citizen-Times.

“At this point, there is no discussion about nuclear waste being housed in our mountains,” he said. “If those discussions begin, I will do everything in my power to shut that idea down, because the unique topography and geological considerations make Western North Carolina far from an ideal location for safe storage of nuclear waste.”

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week, Jim Coman won’t be among them.

In the article “Retired Buncombe Zoning Administrator Jim Coman Has Seen Zoning Spread Across the County,” the Citizen-Times reports that after more than 30 years of public service, Coman is moving on to less demanding pursuits, such as Civil War reenactment. “It’s great entertainment, after being a bureaucrat for 40 hours a week, to go out on the weekend to shoot people,” he said.

Coman wrote and enforced land-use rules for the county as it grappled with contentious zoning issues. “People don’t want government involved in their lives, but the minute … anything goes wrong, they call the government,” he observed.

Another controversial development Coman won’t have to deal with is the “Large Shopping and Business Center Proposed in Enka.” The C-T reported that developers have proposed building about half a million square feet of retail space and half a million more for other uses on part of the former BASF/American Enka property.

The retail space (about half the size of Asheville Mall) could include a big-box store such as Walmart. But in an online post, Xpress Publisher Jeff Fobes pointed out that the proposed “Enka Development on Former BASF Raises Questions and Faces Hurdles.”

In the blog, Fobes asked, “What contamination problems lurk on the land and in existing buildings?” Reportedly, there’s a landfill on the property that might contain hazardous waste. And traffic congestion could also pose a major challenge to the plans.

The proposal is tentatively scheduled to come before the city Planning and Zoning Commission August 19.

— by Jake Frankel

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In response to a billboard campaign by the N.C. Secular Association that deliberately omits the words “under God” on its signs, a group of local churches has put up billboards including the reference to the deity. The group has two in Asheville and plans another along Interstate 26 in Madison County.

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by Claudia Nix Summer is prime bike-riding season, and with more people using bicycles to get around town, there will inevitably be more incidents involving motorists and cyclists. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my hope that education can reduce the number of such negative interactions.

The city of Asheville is taking advantage of federal stimulus money to implement the recommendations of the Comprehensive Bicycle Plan that was developed two years ago. Many of the street improvements now under way have awaited funding for some time, and folding pedestrian and bicycle-related elements into these projects saves a great deal of money. But as bicyclists and motorists learn to share the roadway, there are bound to be growing pains.

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As bicyclists and motorists learn to share the roadway, there are bound to be growing pains. construction projects. Please allow yourself extra travel time, take a big breath and relax: The results promise to ease the pain of getting around for everyone.

For example, we now have continuous sidewalk on Hendersonville Road from downtown to within two miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and a number of sidewalk gaps downtown are being filled in. There are many more sidewalk needs, which hopefully will receive funding soon.

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Lexington Avenue. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now a climbing lane for southbound bicyclists on North Lexington Avenue, to protect them when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pedaling uphill. (On downhill runs, cyclists can typically keep up with motorists and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require a separate lane.) But there are several things both bicyclists and motorists need to keep in mind.

First, bicyclists need to keep an eye out for people leaving cars parked along the curb (itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best to ride in the left-hand portion of the

climbing lane). Be alert and ready to react to a suddenly opening car door. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a motorist, please take a moment to check your side and rear windows before exiting your parked car to ensure that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t slam your door into an approaching bicyclist, and be sure to park close to the curb to avoid blocking the bike lane.

Second, when approaching the intersection of College Street and Lexington Avenue, motorists no longer have a right-turn lane.

Drivers turning right shouldn’t enter the bike lane, and should first check for cyclists who want to continue straight at the light rather than turning right onto College (you MUST yield to them). Cyclists continuing on Lexington should move out of the bike lane to help motorists know your intentions and avoid confrontations.

Another particularly risky stretch is College Street, between Market Street and the roundabout. There’s a bike lane here behind pull-in parking, so cyclists need to watch for motorists backing out of and pulling into parking spaces. If you see a stopped car, hold up till you see what their intentions are. Motorists should use their turn signals when pulling into a space and should yield to cyclists in the bike lane when entering or leaving their parking spot. It takes only a few seconds, but can avoid a lot of accidents.

Many motorists in Asheville are totally oblivious of pedestrians — the most vulnerable users of our roadways and the ones with the most to lose. Here’s what the law says: All motorists MUST yield to pedestrians crossing at a corner — even if the crosswalk isn’t marked and no warning sign is present.

Motorists should ALWAYS be on the lookout

for pedestrians. And when there’s no sidewalk (or it’s closed) pedestrians MUST walk against the traffic, not with it. (You need to face the oncoming traffic so you can get out of the way if necessary.)

Cyclists, on the other hand, MUST ride with traffic due to their generally slower speed. Otherwise, there’s no way to wait until it’s clear to pass, and you’re in the wrong position at intersections. And to ease bicyclists’ frustration while waiting for a triggered light to change, the city’s Traffic Engineering Department has started painting a small bike-and-rider logo in the center of the bike lanes, showing where cyclists should stand in order to trigger the light. Hopefully, the state Department of Transportation will agree to use these markings too.

As we all learn these skills, let’s be careful and gentle with one another. Being belligerent and angry doesn’t help: We all have the same need to arrive at our destination safely. And if we give one another a little respect and room on the roadway, we’ll all enjoy life more. X Kenilworth resident Claudia Nix is facilitator of the city’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force and co-owner of Liberty Bicycles.

outdoorscalendar Calendar for July 14 - 22, 2010 Asheville Track Club The club provides information, education, training, social and sporting events for runners and walkers of any age.

Please see the group Web site for weekly events and news. Info: www.ashevilletrackclub.org or 253-8781.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 6pm & SATURDAYS, 8am (through 7/22) - Train for Bele Chere 5K with ATC’s Beginning Runners Program at Carrier Park. All fitness levels and ages from 11+ welcome. Walking and Fit Families kids programs also available. Info: 665-7526.

• SUNDAYS, 8:30am - Trail run for all paces. Meet at the NC Arboretum, Greenhouse Parking Area. Info: 6489336.

Blue Ridge Parkway Hikes Led by Blue Ridge Parkway rangers.

• FR (7/16), 10am - A short but steep half-mile hike to the summit of Devil’s Courthouse. Meet at Devil’s Courthouse Overlook, milepost 422.4. Bring water and be prepared for changeable weather. Info: 298-5330, ext. 304.

Carolina Mountain Club CMC fosters the enjoyment of the mountains of WNC and adjoining regions and encourages the conservation of our natural resources, through an extensive schedule of hikes and a program of trail building and maintenance. $20 per year, family memberships $30 per year.

Newcomers must call the leader before the hike. Info: www.carolinamtnclub.org.

• WE (7/14), 9am - Glassmine Overlook to Stepps Gap. Info: 299-0226 or massey.paula@gmail.com.

• SU (7/18), 9am - Douglas Falls & Craggy Gardens.

Info: 625-2677 or ccf108@gmail.com —- 12:30pm - Buck Spring Trail. Info: 277-7342 or janelaping@ sbcglobal.net.

• WE (7/21), 9am - Around Coffee Pot Mountain. Info: 625-2677 or ccf108@gmail.com.

FENCE Events The Foothills Equestrian Nature Center is located at 3381 Hunting Country Road in Tryon. Info: 859-9021 or www. fence.org.

• SU (7/18), 8am-5pm - Cross Country Schooling Day. Call to reserve time to school the water complex.

Guided Hikes at Bat Cave Nature Preserve • WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS, 10am-1:30pm - The Nature Conservancy is leading hikes at Bat Cave Preserve. Learn about natural history and the rare plants and animals of Hickory Nut Gorge. Walk to the base of the cave. $10. Reservations required. Info: abell@tnc. org.

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy The mission of the SAHC is to protect the world’s oldest mountains for the benefit of present and future generations. Info: 253-0095 or www.appalachian.org. n Reservations required for SAHC hikes: kristina@ appalachian.org or 253-0095, ext. 205.

• FR (7/16) through SU (7/18), 9am-1pm - Grassy Ridge Mow-Off. Volunteer opportunity to assist with grassy balds management in the Highlands of Roan.

Blackberry mowing, cutting shrubs/small trees with lopping shears/hand saws and toting cut shrubs away from the sites. RSVP: roanwoman@aol.com.

• TH (7/22), 10am-4pm - Grassy balds management hike on Roan Mountain. Visit the goats of the “Baa-tany Goat Project” and learn about their role in preserving the grassy balds. Five miles RT. Moderately steep.

Swannanoa Valley Museum Hikes Unless otherwise noted, all hikes begin in the parking lot of Black Mountain Savings Bank, 200 E. State St. in Black Mountain. Info or reservations: 669-9566 or swannanoavalleym@bellsouth.net.

• 3rd SATURDAYS, 8am - The Swannanoa Rim Explorer hiking series will host treks along 31 miles of the Swannanoa Rim. For experienced hikers only. $20 members/$40 nonmembers. Bring lunch, water and snacks.

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What is it like to essentially go off the grid?

For Charlie Baughman and Myria Rodeman, their unconventional life is their own private paradise. The couple live on a seven and one-half acre piece of property, just outside of Hendersonville, with three well-fed and rambunctious dogs, two forest-roaming chickens and at least one very vocal cat. They occupy two yurts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; adaptations of the round, lightweight domiciles used by Central Asian nomads â&#x20AC;&#x201D; drawing most of their power from solar energy.

They do occasionally use a back up generator, powered by bio-diesel that they make themselves, and also draw a slight amount of electric power â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which Baughman estimates costs them about $9 a month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically, we have the hot-water heater on the regular grid power, and also the well pump, so we can pump our water with it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it,â&#x20AC;? says Baughman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hardly use any electricity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any major appliances.â&#x20AC;?

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which was given to the them by Baughmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother. When they moved on to the rolling piece of land, it was heavily treed, occupied by a trailer, a few outbuildings and numerous critters. Rodeman recalls the couple clearing the land on their own with a bemused smile, rubbing her belly, full with their first child. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We took out all of the trees ourselves,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we hauled them off without a tractor.â&#x20AC;?

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The orchard is filled with fruit trees, heavy with apples and peaches. Seemingly every square inch of the garden is planted with something: greens, asparagus, grapes, tomatoes and more.

It stands to reason; the couple wish to be fully self-sustaining, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re well on their way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we can eat all year off of what what we produce, then thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty much what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going for,â&#x20AC;? says Rodeman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually get-

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• SU (7/18), 9-11am - “Pteridophytes of the Southern Appalachians,” with Jenny Lellinger. Free.

Buncombe County Extension Center Events Located at 94 Coxe Ave., Asheville. Info: 255-5522.

• WE (7/21), 10-11am - Buncombe County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers free garden talk on “Roses for WNC.” Pearson Community Garden Workdays • WEDNESDAYS, 3-9pm - Gather in the Pearson Garden at the end of Pearson Drive in Montford with folks and grow some food. A potluck and produce to take home often follow the work.

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, 2-6pm - Asheville City Market - South, Biltmore Town Square Blvd. —- 2-6:30pm - Wednesday Coop Market, 76 Biltmore Ave. —- 3-6pm - Victory Tailgate Market, in the parking lot adjacent to ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters on Tunnel Road, Asheville —- 2:306:30pm - Weaverville Tailgate Market, on the hill overlooking Lake Louise —- 3-7pm - Market on South Main, in the parking lot between Good Stuff and the Marshall Presbyterian Church —- 2-5:30pm - Spruce Pine Farmers Market, on Pollyanna’s Porch on Upper Street.

• WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS, 8am-1pm - Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market, located in Waynesville at the HART Theater and Shelton House parking lot on Pigeon Street —8am-Noon - Waynesville Tailgate Market, at the American Legion, just off S. Main Street —- WE, noon-5pm & SA, 8am-

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• THURSDAYS, 10am-2pm - Mission Hospital Tailgate Market, at the back entrance to the Mission Hospital Heart Center on Memorial Campus —- 3-6pm - Flat Rock Tailgate Market, located in the parking area behind the Hand in Hand Gallery in Flat Rock —- 4-6:30pm - Tryon Tailgate Market, on Trade Street.

• FRIDAYS, 4-6:30pm - Saluda Tailgate Market, Westend city municipal parking.

• SATURDAYS, 8am-1pm - Asheville City Market, in the parking lot of the Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. —- 9am-Noon - Big Ivy Tailgate Market, in the parking lot of the old Barnardsville fire station on Hwy. 197 —- 9amNoon - Black Mountain Tailgate Market, 130 Montreat Road —- 8am-Noon - North Asheville Tailgate Market, on the campus of UNCA, commuter lot #C —- 9am-Noon - Riceville Tailgate Market, adjacent to the parking area of the Riceville Community Center —- 7am-Noon - Henderson County Tailgate Market, 100 N. King St., Hendersonville —- 9am-Noon - Mills River Farm Market, directly off of NC 280 in the Mills River Commons Shopping Center —- 9am-Noon - Jackson County Farmers Market, in the municipal parking lot next to Bridge Park —- 9am-1pm - Madison County Farmers and Artisans Market, across from the football fields on the Mars Hill College campus —- 8am-Noon - Bakersville Farmers Market, in the Bakersville Community Medical Clinic parking lot —- 8-11:30am - Columbus Tailgate Market, Courthouse Street in front of the Polk County Courthouse —- 8:30am-12:30pm - Yancey County Farmers Market, Highway 19E at S. Main Street, Burnsville.

• SUNDAYS, 9am-2pm - Greenlife Sunday Market, 70 Merrimon Ave., Asheville —- Noon-4pm - Sundays on the Island, cross the river at the Courthouse on Main St. in downtown Marshall and turn right onto the island.

• MONDAYS, 3-6pm - Hendersonville Community Co-op Tailgate Market, in the parking lot of the Hendersonville Community Co-op.

• TUESDAYS, 3:30-6:30pm - West Asheville Tailgate Market, 718 Haywood Road —- 5-7pm - Green Creek Tailgate Market, on Rte. 9 in Green Creek, Columbus.

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ting to the point where it’s more than we can preserve and more than we can eat, so we hope to start going to market eventually.”

The 15-foot yurt that they live in, even in the deep winter, is covered in marine duck canvas. They are working on a cabin on the edge of the property for when the baby arrives, Rodeman says. But, with just the two of them, their main sleeping yurt and their even larger “crafting yurt” has worked just fine.

“It’s a small one, but it works for us,” says Baughman, sweeping his hand around the 15-footer where they sleep at night.

It’s filled with the bare essentials — a bed, potbellied wood-stove, handharvested and dried herbs, a dresser and a tiny kitchen with a propane stove and small sink. The floor is covered with carpets, the walls are lined with tapestries and fabrics, which help to hide the insulation that protects the inhabitants of the yurt from the cold of winter.

“It’s such a small space, it doesn’t take anything to heat it,” says Baughman.

“But it’s also a tent, so it loses its heat really quickly. You actually use more energy to heat this space than you would a house.”

The company from which they purchased their yurt, Laurel Nest Yurts, taught them how to build their current home, say Baughman and Rodeman.

“They hold yurt workshops and show you how to build the frame, and then they sew the canvas,” says Baughman, adding that four people could take the couple’s 15- foot yurt down in about 15 minutes, and then rebuild it elsewhere in about 30.

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Home sweet home: Most of the family in front of their home base. The 15-foot yurt holds a cooking and sleeping area, as well as a wood stove, all in one room. me, between building the deck and putting up the yurt, four days.

You can’t beat that,” says Baughman of their home, adding that total building costs amounted to approximately $2,000. “You can put it up and there’s no corners,” he says.

The aesthetics of a cornerless dwelling appeal to Rodeman as well. “There’s just something about round structures,” she says.

“It’s a cool energy.”

What was living in a yurt like for the couple this past, brutal winter, when most of us were holed up in our centrally heated, solidly built domiciles? “It was fine,” says Baughman. “It didn’t collapse.”

One of the best things about the couple’s lifestyle? It costs nearly nothing — which means that they are free to work on the things that benefit their land and make them happy. The biggest expense is their yearly property tax bill, which comes to about $400. “That’s pretty easy to come by,” says Rodeman.

“It’s the way to go. It’s a simple life, and it’s easy,” says Baughman. X Interested in building a yurt? Visit Laurel Nest Yurts at laurelnestyurts. com for more information Send your home/garden news to mlunsford@mountainx.com.

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

Community Events & Workshops 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.

• WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (through 8/14), 2:15pm - Rangers will share the history and techniques of Mrs. Sandburg’s dairy and cheese-making operation in the House Garage.

• MONDAYS & TUESDAYS (through 8/10), 9:45am - “Birding for Beginners.”

Walks begin at the barn garage and a limited numbers of binoculars will be available.

• WEDNESDAYS through SATURDAYS (through 8/14), 10:15am - The Vagabond School of Drama presents performances of “The World of Carl Sandburg” on Wed. & Fri. and performances of “Rootabaga Stories” on Thurs. & Sat. shared through musical tunes from Sandburg’s collection of folk music found in his American Songbag.

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• MONDAYS & TUESDAYS, 2:15pm & SATURDAYS, 3:15pm (through 8/14) - Historic walking tours of the grounds will be offered.

Meet in front of the main house for the history walk.

• SUNDAYS (through 8/8), 12:30pm - A ranger-led tour of Connemara’s gardens and barn will be offered. Meet in front of the barn garage.

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

• WE (7/14) - Auto Cross.

• SA (7/17) through MO (7/19) - G’s Coin Show.

Women Wanting to Live in Community Workshop/ Networking Day • SA (7/17), 9:30am4:30pm - At Jubilee, 46 Wall St., Asheville. Connection, information, action. Open to all Asheville-area women interested in communal living in the second half of life. $20, bring food to share.

Registration requested: info@womenlivingincommunity.com or 230-2093.

Info: www.womenlivingincommunity.com.

Social & SharedInterest Groups AARP Chapter 8 Visitors are welcome. Info: 696-9181.

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 10am - Meeting each month except July, August and December in the fellowship hall of the Hendersonville Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 2301 Asheville Hwy. A social period is followed by a business meeting and a guest speaker presentation.

Alternative Currency • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 5:307:30pm - Informal social gathering at Westville Pub for people who find an alt. paper currency intriguing, but have questions/concerns, and for those who understand the ins-and-outs and want to share their knowledge with others.

Family-friendly event.

Asheville Homeless Network Meetings take place at Firestorm Cafe & Books in

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downtown Asheville. Info: 552-0505.

• THURSDAYS, 2pm - All homeless people and interested citizens are welcome.

Asheville Newcomers Club Women new to the city or recently retired make new friends while learning about opportunities Asheville offers. Info: avlnewcomers@aol.com or 274-6662.

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 9:30am - Meeting with speakers from local organizations.

Blue Ridge Toastmasters Club Meets once a week to enhance speaking skills both formal and impromptu. Part of an international proven program that takes you through the steps with fun along the way. Network with interesting people of all ages and professions. Guests welcome. Info: www. blueridgetm.org or (808) 937-7206.

• MONDAYS, 12:20-1:30pm - Meeting.

Financial Therapy Groups • TUESDAYS, 7-8pm - Try out new ways of living and of being, supported by others with similar circumstances, for the collective wisdom of the group to enlighten all, while lightening the burden of each. $8.

Info: www.financialtherapygroups.com.

Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 2558115 or www.firestormcafe. com.

• WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - Asheville Cop Watch. Join fellow Asheville residents to promote civilian police oversight and review.

Opportunity House Events Located at 1411 Asheville Hwy. in Hendersonville. Info: 698-5517 or 692-0575.

• MONDAYS, 9:30-11:30am - Easy Bridge Workshops.

Each session stands alone and will have handouts and practice sessions for each topic covered. $7/lesson.

Info: 693-5361.

• TUESDAYS, 9-11:30am - Easy Bridge lessons. Don’t have to have a partner to attend. $6/lesson. Info: 777-2595.

Scrabble Club Come play America’s favorite word game SCRABBLE.

weeklypicks Events are FREE unless otherwise noted.

Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival returns with events happening through Saturday,

wed July 17. On Wednesday, July 14, head to the Fine Arts Theater, 36 Biltmore Ave., for a presentation of I Am Comic at 8 p.m. $8.75. Info: www.iamcomicmovie.com or www. laughyourashevilleoff.com.

Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, will host a Diary of a Wimpy Kid special event Thursday,

thur July 15, at 2 p.m. as part of Buncombe County Libraries' Make a Splash! Summer Reading Program. Kids are advised to wear something that can get dirty. Free, but ticketed. Info: 250-6484.

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Get down to Josh Phillips Folk Festival and Soulgrass Rebellion Friday, July 16, at Downtown After Five starting at 5 p.m. in downtown Asheville on N. Lexington Avenue at I-240 and Hiawassee. Info: www.ashevilledowntown.org.

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Celebrate Wedge Brewing Co.'s third anniversary and catch a screening of Thunder Road Saturday, July 17, after sunset outside of Wedge Brewing, 125B Roberts St., in Asheville's River Arts District. Bring a lawn chair. Info: 505-2792.

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Well before Bele Chere came along, there was the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands. View work by potters, blacksmiths, weavers, glassblowers, jewelers and more Thursday, July 15, through Saturday, July 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Asheville Civic Center, 87 Haywood St. $7/free for children under 12. Info: http:// southernhighlandguild.org.

Summer Street Dances are back for the summer season. Bobby & Blue Ridge Tradition

mon and the Southern Mountain Smoke Cloggers will perform Monday, July 19, from 7 to 9

p.m. on the street in front of the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St., in downtown Hendersonville. Bring a chair. Info: 693-9708.

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Go on an historic walking tour Tuesday, July 20, at 2:15 p.m. on the grounds of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, located three miles south of Hendersonville off U.S. 25 on Little River Road. Meet in front of the main house. Info: 693-4178.

Info: 252-8154 or www. ashevillescrabble.com.

• SUNDAYS, 1-5pm Meets at Books-A-Million in Asheville. Also meets at Barnes & Noble on Wednesdays at 6:30pm. We have all the gear; just bring your vocabulary. No dues the first six months.

TEDx Asheville • 2nd WEDNESDAYS - Organizing committee meetings. Teens and adults are welcome. Info: sara. k.needham@gmail.com or TEDxNGA.com.

Transition Asheville Aims to bring the community together, develop practical solutions and improve the quality of life for everyone in light of peak oil, climate change and the ensuing economic tensions.

Info: colnstash@att.net.

• TH (7/22), 7pm - Get acquainted with the group at a free event held at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Charlotte and Edwin.

Vivace Young Professionals • 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, 6pm - A subsidiary of

the Asheville Lyric Opera designed to provide networking for young professional opera lovers. Info: mpopebeck@gmail.com.

WNC Community Media Center • WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - Want your own radio or TV show? Attend a free orientation at the WNC Community Media Center. Info: www. urtv.org/index.php/coursesequipment.

WNC Sierra Club Members of the WNC Sierra Club Chapter work together to protect the community and the planet. Info: www. nc.sierraclub.org/wenoca or 251-8289.

• SA (7/17), Noon-3pm - Picnic at the park near the VA Hospital in Asheville.

Bring something to grill plus a side dish. RSVP to judymaddox@sbcglobal.net for info and directions.

Youth OUTright A weekly discussion group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth ages 14-23. Each week a new topic and activ-

ity will be led by at least two trained facilitators. Straight allies are also welcome.

Info: www.youthoutright.org.

• FRIDAYS, 6:30-9pm - Meets at the Jefferson House, adjacent to the Unitarian Universalist Church (corner of Edwin and Charlotte Streets) at 21 Edwin Pl.

Government & Politics LibertyOnTheRocks.org A national nonpartisan social group connecting liberty advocates.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - Meets at El Chapala Restaurant off of Merrimon Ave. Women in Black • FRIDAYS, 5-6pm - Stand weekly at the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville in a public expression of grief for the violence involved in war. Express support for the people of Gaza and for the humanrights activists who have died trying to deliver aid.

Info: 242-5610.

Seniors & Retirees Henderson County Senior Softball League The league is always looking for new players, ages 55 and older. Weather permitting, they play year-round.

Info: 698-3448 or www.

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• TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS - Daytime games at Jackson Park in Hendersonville (AprilOct.) and Leila Patterson Center in Fletcher (Nov.March). Start times may vary with season.

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

• WE (7/14), Noon-5pm - Seniors age 50 and older will have an opportunity to learn how to tie flies for the sport of fly fishing. $5 members/$6.

• TH (7/15), 8am-3pm - Trip for seniors age 50 and older to the Grove Park Inn for breakfast. $27 members/$30.

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older to the Penland School of Crafts. Bring money for lunch and optional artwork. $10 members/$12.

Animals Animal Compassion Network WNC’s largest nonprofit, safe-for-life animal welfare organization. Find a new pet at ACN’s store for rescued pets, Pet Harmony, 803 Fairview St., Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: 274DOGS or www.animalcompassionnetwork.org.

• SATURDAYS, 11am-3pm - Adoption Days, meet all available pets.

Asheville Kennel Club Membership is open to everyone interested in purebred dogs and responsible dog ownership. Info: 2584833 or www.ashevillekennelclub.com.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Breed Handling Classes.

Learn how to present your purebred dog in the Show Ring. Meets at the US Army Reserve Center on Louisiana Ave. Open to the public. Details and map on the Web site.

Community Partnership for Pets This nonprofit’s primary goal is to stop the unnecessary killing of hundreds of healthy and adoptable animals at local shelters in Henderson, Buncombe, Transylvania and Polk County. Info: 693-5172 or www.communitypartnershipforpets.org.

• 1st & 4th SATURDAYS, Noon-3pm - Spay/neuter vouchers available at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville (at the Kmart entrance). $20 cats/$30 dogs.

Friends of Madison County Animals Info: 649-9798.

• SA (7/17), 10am-1pm - Rabies clinic at FOMCA’s office across from the Madison County post office in Marshall. Rabies vaccinations $10; dogs DHLPP (5 in 1) $15; Bordetella (kennel cough) $15; micro chipping $15; and Feline Distemper/Leukemia combo $20. All dogs must be on leashes and cats in carriers.

Bring previous rabies certificate for 3-year booster.

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation The Foundation’s mission is to save healthy, adoptable animals in the Haywood County Animal Control facility. Located at 1659 S. Main St.,

Waynesville. Info: www. sargeandfriends.org or 246-9050.

• SA (7/17), 10am-3pm - Pet Adoption Day at the Rescue Foundation.

Business Ready To Sell Or Buy A Restaurant In WNC? (pd.) We work exclusively with the food and beverage industry. • Contact National Restaurant Properties in Asheville: (828) 225-4801. jeffnra@bellsouth.net • www.restaurantstore.com American Advertising Federation Asheville Info: 258-0316, programs@aafasheville.org or www.aafasheville.org.

• TU (7/20), 7pm Connect at the ballpark.

See the Tourists play the Suns from Hagerstown. $7/$6 seniors. Buy tickets in advance and save $1. No RSVP required, but e-mail to have a seat saved.

Mountain BizWorks Workshops Mountain BizWorks is located at 153 S. Lexington Ave., Asheville. Info: 2532834 or www.mountainbizworks.org.

• THURSDAYS (7/15 through 8/12), 6-9pm - “Financial Tools” course for small business owners. Space is limited.

Registration is required: erika@mountainbizworks. org or ext. 27.

Technology Western Alliance Center for Independent Living Located at 108 New Leicester Hwy., Asheville.

Info: 298-1977 or www. westernalliance.org.

• MONDAYS through FRIDAYS, 8:30am-5pm - Give your computer a second life by donating it to Western Alliance to benefit people with disabilities. Donations are tax deductible.

Volunteering Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Seeks Volunteers Volunteers must attend an orientation prior to scheduling in the Home Store or the Jobsite. Info: lodeen@ ashevillehabitat.org.

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6pm & 2nd FRIDAYS & 3rd SATURDAYS, 10am - Volunteer orientations are offered at Habitat for Humanity, 30 Meadow Road.

Asheville Augustine Project Tutor Training

• Through WE (7/16), 9am3:30pm - The Asheville Augustine Project trains tutors to support the academic achievement of lowincome children and teens struggling with literacy skills through 1-to-1 long-term instruction in reading, writing and spelling. Sign up for tutor training; does not meet on the weekend. Info: becca@litcouncil.com.

Community Garden • FRIDAYS, 3-6pm Volunteers are needed to help maintain a garden that supplies food for weekly community meals. Come join a group of people who love to get down and dirty.

Info: (864) 557-2204.

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

• SA (7/17), 9-11am - Kids Care: An age-appropriate learning component and a hands-on activity for ages 4-6, with adult supervision.

• TU (7/20) & TH (7/29), 4-6pm - Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fairtrade retail store that sells handcrafted items made by artisans in more than 30 developing countries.

• TU (7/20), 4-6pm - Help MANNA prepare “Packs for Kids,” backpack-sized parcels of food that will be distributed to students from low-income families.

• TH (7/22), 5:30-7:30pm - Meals for Hope. Cook and serve a meal for 15-25 women and children who are part of New Choices, an empowerment program for displaced homemakers in need of counseling and assistance.

Haywood Street Congregation Clothing Closet • THURSDAYS - Clothing closet open to persons in need at 297 Haywood St., Asheville. Volunteers are needed to help sort through new donations, hang clothes and straighten up. Individuals or groups are welcome to come. Info: 337-4944.

Helpmate Provides services to victims of domestic violence and their families in Buncombe County. Info: 254-2968.

• Seeking volunteers to help with hotline advocacy (bilinguals needed), reception assistance, childcare, building/grounds work and

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fundraising. People of color encouraged to volunteer.

Training required. Info: 2542968, ext. 12 or cprice@ helpmateonline.org.

Men and Women Wanted Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for persons ages 18 and up to share outings twice a month with youth from single-parent homes. Activities are free or low-cost. Volunteers also needed to mentor 1 hr./wk. in schools and after-school programs. Info: 253-1470 or www.bbbswnc.org.

• TH (7/15), Noon - An information session for interested volunteers will be held at the United Way Building, 50 S. French Broad Ave., Rm. 213.

RiverLink’s Volunteer Opportunities RiverLink is a regional nonprofit organization working to revitalize the French Broad River watershed.

Internship positions are available, as well as many volunteer opportunities.

Info: 252-8474, volunteer@ riverlink.org or www.riverlink.org.

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 10am & 5pm - Volunteer info session at RiverLink, 170 Lyman St. Learn how to make a difference in making the French Broad River watershed a healthier place to live, work and play.

To RSVP: e-mail or call ext. 118.

Salvation Army Info: 253-4723.

• Back-To-School Children’s Clothing Drive: Donations are needed.

Drop off items at any of the following Salvation Army locations: 1076 Patton Ave. in West Asheville, 2247 Hendersonville Road in Arden or 204 Haywood St. in downtown Asheville.

Volunteers Needed for Alternative Therapy Health Care Program for Veterans • FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS Helios Warriors, a nonprofit offering complementary alternative therapies to veterans, is seeking licensed and insured massage, acupuncture and chiropractic practitioners willing to volunteer 3 sessions of their services a month on Fridays and some Sundays.

Info: 299-0776 or www. helioswarriors.org.

Volunteers Needed for American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Fletcher • FR (7/16), 10am through SA (7/17), 10am - Volunteers needed for the overnight Relay for Life event in Fletcher. Relay for Life is held overnight to

symbolize that cancer never sleeps. Info: 254-6931.

Wild South Dedicated to stewarding our national forests, protecting wildlife, preserving cultural heritage sites and inspiring and empowering communities to enjoy, protect and restore the outdoors. Info: www.wildsouth.org or general@wildsouth.org.

• SA (7/24), 5:30-10pm - Wild South will host the “Taste of Asheville” booth at the 2010 Bele Chere Festival. Volunteers are needed to help serve beer.

Proceeds from tips and beer sales will go to Wild South’s work, protecting forests for life. To sign up for a shift: tracy@wildsouth.org.

Health Programs Helping Women Recover from Addictions and Trauma (pd.) Compassionate therapy, support and understanding. Also offering help for your spouse, partner and loved ones. Call Denise Kelley, MA, LPC, (828) 231-2107.

Kangen Alkaline Water (pd.) For Lifestyle related diseases. • More Energy!

• Weight Loss • Cleanse colon • Diabetes • High Blood Pressure. Free DVD: (828) 989-6057. www.

MyHolisticWater.com Pranic Healing Basic Level I Workshop (pd.) Pranic Healing is practiced actively in over 90 countries. Doctors, nurses, health professionals, massage therapists, and people from all walks of life are using Pranic Healing to help themselves, their patients and loved ones achieve greater health physically and emotionally. Social workers and massage therapists can earn 15-16 national CEUs. Join thousands who have developed the ability to heal a wide range of common health and emotional problems using this safe and effective method of energy healing.

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Saturday & Sunday, July 17 & 18, 9 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Crowne Plaza Tennis & Golf Resort, One Resort Drive, Asheville, NC. Info—386.736.6737 Art of Intimacy Learn life-changing communication and relationship skills, drawing from the work of Marshal Rosenberg (Nonviolent Communication), Brad Blanton (Radical Honesty), Susan Campbell (Getting

Real), John Bradshaw (Homecoming) and others. $60/4-session class. Info: 254-5613 or www.theREALcenter.org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7:309:30pm - Meeting.

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

• WE (7/14), 1-2pm - Morris Maizels, M.D., will discuss moods and when they have moved into chronic depression.

Treatment options will also be presented.

• MO (7/19), 2:30-4:30pm - David Gerrer, PT, COMT, will give a physical therapist’s perspective of spinal anatomy, normal and pathological conditions, and will discuss the benefits of therapy intervention for back pain.

Henderson County Red Cross Red Cross holds classes in CPR and First Aid for infants, children and adults; Standard First Aid in Spanish; Babysitter Training; Pet First Aid. Located at 203 Second Ave. East, Hendersonville.

Info: 693-5605. : Blood Drive dates and locations are listed below. Appointment and ID required. Through June 30, all donors are entered to win a cruise for two.

• Through TH (7/15) - Driven to Give, a racingthemed campaign, will be held at donor centers and all mobile drives. Type O negative blood is at critically low levels. All donors will be entered to win a race weekend package and other prizes. Call to schedule an appointment.

• FR (7/16), 10am-2:30pm - Joey Jones Bloodstock Scholarship Blood Drive, 946 N. Justice St., in Hendersonville. Info: 6746666.

• MO (7/19), 10am2:30pm - American Red Cross Chapter, 203 2nd Ave., E. Hendersonville.

Info: 693-5605 —- 1:306pm - Steve Edney Orthodontics, 689 Blythe Street Court. Info: 6961662.

• WE (7/21), 9am-1:30pm - Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Hwy. Info: 6935605.

• TH (7/22), 9am-1:30pm - Lelia Patterson Center Conference Room, 111 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher.

Info: 654-0004 —- 2:307pm - Mac Easler Ford, 601 Duncan Hill Road. Info: 693-4281.

Living Healthy Sponsored by the Landof-Sky Regional Council.

Free, unless otherwise noted. Caregivers welcome.

To register: 251-7438 or rebecca@landofsky.org.

• WEDNESDAYS (7/14 through 8/18), 2-4:30pm - Living Healthy: For people with one or more chronic health conditions. Held at the YWCA of Asheville.

Registration required. $30.

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 2583888, ext. 221. Info: www. redcrosswnc.org. : Bloodmobile Drive dates and locations are listed below. Appointment and ID required.

• WE (7/14), 9am-1:30pm - A-B Technical College, Rhododendron Building, 340 Victoria Road. Info: 254-1921, ext. 377.

• TH (7/15), 2-6:30pm - Skyland United Methodist Church, 1984 Hendersonville Road. Info: 684-7283.

• WE (7/21), 2:30-7pm - WMIT Radio, Asheville Chevrolet, 205 Smokey Park Hwy. Info: 665-4444.

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

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

Info: 545-9648.

• SUNDAYS, 3pm - “Living in the Solution” meets at The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St., Asheville. Open big book study. Info:545-9648.

• MONDAYS, 7pm “Generations” meets at First Congregational United Church Of Christ, 20 Oak St. at College, Asheville.Info: 474-5120.

Al-Anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the

WNC area. Info: 800-2861326 or www.wnc-alanon. org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7:309pm - Newcomers meeting 7:30pm, Discussion meeting 8-9pm: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Enter through parking lot door. Info: 2250515.

• WEDNESDAYS, 8pm - AlAnon in West Asheville: Meeting at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Rd., across from Ingles. Newcomers meeting at 7:30pm. Info: 258-4799.

• THURSDAYS, 7pm - Discussion meeting for parents of children with addictions: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Info: 2426197.

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

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

• FRIDAYS, 6:30pm - Discussion meeting for couples only: All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 676-0485.

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

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

• SUNDAYS, 5-6pm - Discussion meeting: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road. Info: 281-1566.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - Black Mountain Al-Anon: Meeting at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 201 Blue Ridge Road (corner of Blue Ridge Road and Hwy. 9). Info: 669-0274.

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

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Study at Kennilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road.

• TUESDAYS, 7pm - Discussion meeting: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Asheville Burn Survivor Support Group • 3rd SATURDAYS, 1-3pm - Open discussions related to all aspects of recovery from burn trauma, whether recent or a long time ago. Meets at Earth Fare South eating area, 1856 Hendersonville Road. Info: 298-5515 or www.wncburnsurvivor.com.

Beauty Through Cancer Provides programs and services for breast cancer patients and survivors in the WNC area. Located at 131 McDowell St., Suite 202, Asheville. Info: 252-8558 or info@beautythroughcancer. org.

• 1st & 3rd MONDAYS, 5:30-7:00pm - Breast cancer support group. Inspire one another, share stories and listen to interesting speakers from the community. All female cancer patients, survivors and caregivers welcome.

Bipolar and Depression Support Group • WEDNESDAYS, 6:308:30pm - Magnetic Minds meets at Mountain House, 225 E. Chestnut St., Asheville. Peer support, empowerment, recovery and advocacy. Info: 3189179.

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. Love offering. Info: 299-0394.

Cancer Support Group for Women • MONDAYS, 1:30-3pm - Meetings at Biltmore United Methodist Church.

Emotional support for women experiencing cancer. Facilitated by Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Info: 299-0394.

Eating Disorders Individuals are welcome to come to one or all of the support group. Info: 3374685 or www.thecenternc. org.

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

HIV/AIDS Support Group

Open support group for all who struggle with HIV/AIDS. Info: 252-7489, bannders2@yahoo.com or www.wncap.org.

• 1st & 3rd TUESDAYS, 67:30pm - Meeting.

MemoryCaregivers Network Support for caregivers of loved ones who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Info: 645-9189 or 7712219.

• 1st TUESDAYS, 12:302pm - Meeting at Fletcher Calvary Episcopal Church.

• 3rd TUESDAYS, 12:302pm - Meeting at New Hope Presbyterian Church.

National Alliance on Mental Illness - Western Carolina Dedicated to improving the lives of persons with severe mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, OCD, PTSD and anxiety disorders. Free Connection Recovery Support Groups.

Info: 505-7353.

• 3rd TUESDAYS, 8pm - Group meets at Mountainhouse, 225 E. Chestnut St. Overcomers Recovery Support Group • TUESDAYS, 7-8pm - A Christian-based 12-step recovery program for women. Provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems such as alcohol, drugs, overeating, pornography, codependency, enabling. All women are welcome. Info: rchovey@ sos.spc-asheville.org.

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

Meetings are one hour unless noted.

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

• SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: Carver Parks & Recreation Center, 101 Carver Ave. off Blue Ridge Road. Open relapse and recovery mtg. Info: 686-8131.

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Meth. Church, 2567 Asheville Hwy. (Hwy. 25).

Open mtg. Info: 1-800-5804761.

• MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Open mtg. Info: 277-8185.

• TUESDAYS, 10:30amNoon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari.

Open BBSS mtg. Info: 2802213.

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.

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Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous • SATURDAYS, 10-11am - A 12-step, recovery fellowship for those who want to stop living out a pattern of compulsive sexual and romantic behavior. Meets at Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Park behind church and enter at front door of the annex.

Sexaholics Anonymous SA is a 12-step fellowship of men and women recovering from compulsive patterns of lust, romance, destructive relationships, sexual thoughts or sexual behavior. Call confidential voice mail 681-9250 or e-mail saasheville@gmail. com. Info: www.orgsites. com/nc/saasheville/.

• DAILY - Asheville meetings.

WNC Brain Tumor Support Welcomes family as well as the newly diagnosed and longer-term survivors.

Info: 691-2559 or www. wncbraintumor.org.

• 3rd THURSDAYS, 6:158pm - Group meets at MAHEC, 501 Biltmore Ave., at the edge of the Mission Hospitals campus.

Workaholic Anonymous (WA) Meetings Feeling rushed? Can’t get it all done? WA slogan: “Slow is beautiful and powerful. I move glacially.” Info: 2546484. Or try conference call meetings: Get times and numbers at www.workaholics-anonymous.org/page. php?page=_meetings.

• TUESDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - Asheville WA meeting at First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church St.

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

Sports Groups & Activities Dudes and Divas (pd.) Thursday, July 15th at Diamond Brand Outdoors: Come out to Diamond Brand for our co-ed summer social, Dudes and Divas. We’ll have refreshments, discounts, games, raffles, free massages and more! For more info, contact smerrell@diamondbrand.com or call us at 828-684-6262.

Adult League Kickball Must have at least 10 players per team. The season will consist of 10 games and a league championship game with trophies for the winning team. $25/person.

Info: 250-4269 or jay.nelson@buncombecounty.org.

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Asheville Kendo Club • FRIDAYS, 6:30-9:30pm Dedicated to bringing quality Kendo to the Asheville area.

Kendo, the Japanese “Way of the Sword,” develops a person’s mind, posture and spirit through the principles of Japanese fencing. Kendo is not self-defense. Info: ashevillekendo@gmail.com.

Filipino Martial Arts Kuntao: Traditional empty-hand system of self defense. Kali: Filipino method of stick-and-knife combat. First two lessons are free. Info: 777-8225 or http://kuntao.webs.com.

• SATURDAYS, 1pm & TUESDAYS, 7pm - Classes at Asheville Culture Project, 257 Short Coxe Ave. USA Track & Field Coaching Certification • FR (7/16) through SU (7/18) - Coaches of teams attending Mountain High Running Camp at Mars Hill College will be offered USA Track & Field’s Coaching Education Level I Certification for free. The USATF certification school is also open to coaches who do not attend the camp. Info: www.mountainhighrunning.com.

Kids Kidshine (pd.) Performing Arts Day Camp for 3rd-8th graders Aug. 9-13 New Hope PCUSA 3070 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Tel.

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274-0191 office@newhopepcusa.org The Little Gym of Asheville (pd.) • We are currently enrolling for our summer classes (ages 10 months12 years) and camps (ages 3-12 years). During the month of July, buy one class and get one free! Visit online at www.tlgashevillenc.com or call 828-6679588 for details.

At The Health Adventure Free first Wed. of every month from 3-5pm. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm. $8.50 adults/$7.50 students & seniors/$6 kids 2-11.

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

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 4-5pm - Origami Folding Frenzy. From simple designs to complex creations, join us to learn about the Japanese art of paper-folding. Included with museum admission.

• THURSDAYS, 10:3011:30am - Preschool Play Date. Interactive fun just for preschoolers led by museum facilitators. Free with admission.

• SATURDAYS, 1-2pm - Experiment with science during Super Science Saturdays. Featuring handson activities led by museum facilitators, the programs are fun for all ages. Free with admission.

Calling All Heroes! Vacation Bible School • MO (7/12) through FR (7/16), 6-8:30pm - “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything” Vacation Bible School at Legacy Church and St. Paul’s Church, 32 Rosscraggon Rd., Rosscraggon Business Park, Building B, Asheville.

Children ages 3 years-4th grade welcome to attend.

Cradle of Forestry Events Experience the natural and cultural history of the Southern Appalachians at the birthplace of scientific forestry. Located on Route 276 in Pisgah National Forest. Info: 877-3130 or www.cradleofforestry.org.

• THURSDAYS, 10:30am1pm - Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club. Nature-oriented program for children ages 4 to 7 and their adults.

Reservations requested.

Outdoor-oriented activities explore a forest-related theme to engage young children in the natural world.

Events at Historic Johnson Farm Located at 3346 Haywood Rd. in Hendersonville.

There are two nature trails

(free), and guided tours are offered. Info: 891-6585 or www.historicjohnsonfarm. org.

• THURSDAYS (through 7/29), 10:30-Noon - “Grand and Me,” a farm tour featuring games and activities for children and their grandparents/guardians. $5 per family. Pack a picnic.

Make a Splash! Summer Reading Program Sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries.

Info: www.buncombecounty.org.

• WE (7/14), 2pm - “Balloon Fairy Magic,” at the North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave —— 11am - “Fur, Feather & Scales,” at the South Asheville Library, 749 Fairview Road. For ages 5 and up —- 11am - “Splash into Fire Safety,” at the East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road —- 11am - “Bang a Drum,” with Terry Edgerton a Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St. • TH (7/15), 2pm - Diary of a Wimpy Kid, at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road.

Wear something that can get dirty. Free, but ticketed.

Info: 250-6484 —- 11am - “Make Waves with Lava Creations,” at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road. Bring a clear plastic two-liter soda bottle. Info: 250-6480.

• FR (7/16), 4-5:30pm - Teen open mic night at Weaverville Library, 41 N. Main Street. For ages 1218. Info: 250-6482.

• TU (7/20), 6:30pm - “Firefly Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Crafts,” at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road. All ages. Info: 250-4758.

• WE (7/21)- “Wading Through Wetlands,” will be held at 1pm at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road (for ages 6-12) and at 4pm at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road (for ages 5 and up).

• TH (7/22) - “Wading Through the Wetlands,” will be held at 2pm at Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty St. and at 11am at the Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St. —- 11am - “Liz Buchanan: Make It a Song,” at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. For ages 2-7. Info: 250-4750 —- 2pm - “Liz Buchanan and Gordon McFarland’s Musical Show,” at the North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. Info: 250-4752 —- 3pm - “Make Your Own Leaf Birdbath Craft,” at Weaverville

Library, 41 N. Main Street.

For ages 6 and up. Info: 250-6482 —- 2:30pm - “How Birds Learn to Read with Birdman Dave,” at South Buncombe/Skyland Library, 260 Overlook Road. Info: 250-6488 —11am - “Story Splash with Mountain Story Magic,” at Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Road. Info: 2506480. Age 3 and up.

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

• Through WE (8/18) Summer camp for children in grades 1-6. Activities include arts and crafts, swimming, library trips and more. $25 per day.

Youth Football Camp • MO (7/26) through FR (7/30), 6-9pm - Erwin Youth League is holding a youth football camp at Erwin High School soccer field for ages 6-13. No charge to attend, plus each boy will receive a camp T-shirt. Info: 242-8510 or 231-9749.

Spirituality 2 Hour Introduction to Reiki This Sunday 2PM-4PM (pd.) If you’ve never experienced Reiki, this is a perfect opportunity! Odilia begins the circle with an overview of Reiki, then leads a powerful Sound Healing Meditation with a Crystal Singing Bowl followed by each person receiving a mini-Reiki treatment. $12 Love offering. 26 Howland Road., Asheville. • RSVP: (828) 367-0434. www.

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

Tuesday Afternoons • Study • Meditation • Great Tree Zen Temple (pd.) Study: 3:30pm • Meditation: 5:30pm. 679 Lower Flat Creek Road, Alexander. Love offering.

More information: 6452085 or www.greattreetemple.org A Mountain Mindfulness Sangha Part of the World Community of Mindful Living, inspired by the teachings of THICH NHAT HANH, the group practices mindfulness as the energy of being aware and awake

to the present moment.

Practicing with a “sangha” (a community) can bring both joy and support. All are invited. Info & directions: mountainmindfulness@ gmail.com, 684-7359 or 299-9382.

• TH (7/15) - A reading and discussion of The 5 Mindfulness Trainings (also called “precepts”).

• TUESDAYS, 8-8:40am - The Heart Sutra. Chant the Prajnamaramita (“Perfect Understanding”) Heart Sutra. This sutra is the essence of Buddhist teaching. The sutra is followed by 30-40 minutes of silent sitting meditation.

• TH (7/22) - SociallyEngaged Buddhism. Raise collective awareness of local justice and social change issues, as well as offering support in cultivating the mindfulness we need to maintain compassion, strength and solidity in our efforts to affect change.

Asheville Center for Spiritual Awareness Located in the N. Louisiana Office Park, 370 N. Lousiana Ave., Suite D-3.

Info: www.csa-asheville. org.

• SUNDAYS & THURSDAYS - Meditation practice in the kriya yoga tradition. Sun. mornings and Thurs. evenings. Donation basis. Info: ryan.kurczak@ gmail.com.

Asheville Center for Transcendental Meditation/ Free Introductory Lectures Change your brain—change your life. Scientists know TM creates brainwave coherence. Only an orderly brain can support higher consciousness. TM is easy to learn—enjoyable to practice. Dissolves deep-rooted stress, reduces anxiety and depression. Verified by 600 scientific studies.

Info: 254-4350 or www.

MeditationAsheville.org.

• WEDNESDAYS, 7:15pm Meeting at 165 E. Chestnut St. Learn how to access the field of infinite creativity, intelligence and bliss within you—revitalizing mind and body and creating coherence in collective consciousness.

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

Info: 505-2300 or www. meditateasheville.org.

• MONDAYS, 6:30-7:30pm - Meditation for Inner Peace class. Donations accepted.

Awakening Practices Study the works of Eckhart Tolle and put words into

freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

“Thou shalt not kill” is a crucial rule for you to follow, and not just in the literal sense.

According to my reading of the astrological omens, you should also be extra vigilant as you avoid more metaphorical kinds of destruction. Please be careful not to unleash ill-chosen words that would crush someone’s spirit (including your own). Don’t douse newly kindled fires, don’t burn recently built bridges, and don’t deprive fresh sprouts of the light they need to keep growing. To put this all in a more positive frame: It’s time for you to engage in a reverent and boisterous celebration of life, nurturing and fostering and stimulating everywhere you go.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

The baseball game was over. TV announcer Mike Krukow was describing the “ugly victory” that the San Francisco Giants had just achieved.

The team’s efforts were sloppy and chaotic, he said, and yet the win counted just as much as a more elegant triumph. He ended with a flourish: “No one wants to hear about the labor pains; they just want to see the baby.” That’s my message to you this week, Taurus. All that matters is that you get the job done. It doesn’t matter whether you look good doing it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Here’s the really good news: CIA director Leon Panetta says there are fewer than 100 Al-Qaeda combatants in Afghanistan. Here’s the utterly confusing news: The U.S has over 94,000 highly trained human beings in Afghanistan whose express purpose is to destroy Al-Qaeda. I bring this up as a prod to get you to question your own allotment of martial force, Gemini.

You definitely need to make sure you have a lavish reserve of fighting spirit primed to serve your highest goals. Just make sure, please, that it’s pointed in the right direction.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

“Give us this day our daily hunger,” prayed French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. It was his personal variation on the “Give us this day our daily bread” line from the Lord’s Prayer. I suggest you use his formulation as your own in the coming week, Cancerian. It’s the high season for your holy desires: a time when your mental and physical health will thrive as you tune in to and express your strongest, most righteous longings.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

In a recent horoscope, I wrote about Christopher Owens, lead singer of the band Girls, and how he wore pajama bottoms during a show he did in San Francisco. A reader named Eric was disgusted by this, seeing it as evidence that Owens is a self-indulgent hipster. “Just another spoiled trust-fund kid,” he said in his email, “whose excessively privileged life has given him the delusion that he’s

uninhibited.” With a little research, Eric would have found the truth: Owens was raised in an abusive religious cult by a single mother who worked as a prostitute to earn a meager living.

I bring this to your attention in hopes it will inspire you to avoid making any assumptions about anyone. More than ever before, it’s crucial that you bring a beginner’s mind to your evaluations of other human beings.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

I want to see your willpower surge and throb and carry you to a ringing triumph in the next two weeks, Virgo. I hope to be cheering you on as you complete a plucky effort to overcome some long-standing obstacle . . . as you put the finishing touches on an epic struggle to defeat a seemingly intractable foe . . . as you rise up with a herculean flourish and put the stamp of your uniqueness on a success that will last a long time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

The Italian word terribilità was originally used by art critics to describe the sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo. According to various dictionaries, it refers to “a sense of aweinspiring grandeur,” “the sublime mixed with amazement,” or “an astonishing creation that provokes reverent humility.” In my astrological opinion, terribilità is a prerequisite for the next chapter of your life story. You need be flabbergasted by stunning beauty. Where can you go to get it? A natural wonder might do the trick, or some exalted architecture, or the biography of a superb human being, or works of art or music that make you sob with cathartic joy. For extra credit, put yourself in the path of all the above.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

In a favorable review of Badger Mountain Riesling wine, Winelibrary.com said, “The sweet succulent aromas of bosc pears are woven with lilacs and just a hint of petrol.”

Meanwhile, Allure magazine named Sécrétions Magnifique as one of the top five sexiest perfumes in the world, even though its fragrance is like “floral bilge.” Petrol? Bilge? Both commentaries seem to suggest that greatness may contain a taint -- or even that the very nature of greatness may require it to have a trace of something offensive. I’m guessing that’ll be a theme for you in the coming week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

During the grace period you’re currently enjoying, you have a talent for tuning in to the raw potential of whatever situation is right in front of you; you just naturally know how to establish rapport with circumstances you’ve never seen before. That’s why your spontaneous urges are likely to generate fun learning experiences, not awkward messes. You’ll thrive as you improvise adeptly with volatile forces. It may therefore seem like your progress will be easy, even a bit magical. Some

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people may regard your breakthroughs as unearned. But you and I will know that you’re merely harvesting the benefits that come from a long period of honing your powers.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

A few single friends of mine use the dating site OkCupid to meet potential lovers. One woman got the following notice: “We are pleased to report that you are in the top half of OkCupid’s most attractive users. How can we say this with confidence? Because we’ve tracked click-thrus on your photo and analyzed other people’s reactions to you . . . Your new elite status comes with one important privilege: You will now see more attractive people in your match results. Also! You’ll be shown to more attractive people in their match results. And, no, we didn’t send this email to everyone on OkCupid. Go ask an ugly friend.”

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Capricorn, you will soon receive a metaphorically comparable message, not from OkCupid, but from the universe itself.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

The liberation movement kindled in the 1960s wasn’t all fun and games. It ushered in expansive new ways of thinking about gender, race, sexuality, spirituality, music, and consciousness itself, but it was fueled by anger as well as by the longing for pleasure and meaning and transcendence. A key focus of the rage was opposition to the Vietnam War. The adrenaline stirred by anti-war protests was an instrumental part of the mix that propelled the entire era’s push for freedom. I’m hoping that the oil hemorrhage in the Gulf of Mexico will become a similar beacon in the next ten years.

Can you think of a comparable prod in your personal life, Aquarius? A gnawing injustice that will help awaken and feed your irresistible drive to emancipate yourself?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Here’s a thought from Piscean poet W.H. Auden: “The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order that I may love myself is very different from the image which I try to create in the minds of others in order that they may love me.” If what Auden describes is true for you, I suggest you try this experiment: Merge the two images; see if you can make them the same. You’re entering a phase in your cycle when you will have a tremendous opportunity to unify the inner and outer parts of your life. (And if Auden’s description is not true for you, congratulations: You are either an enlightened saint or well on your way to becoming one.)

Homework: Identify your fondest childhood memory, and recreate in the present time the feeling you had back then. Testify at Truthrooster@gmail.com. © Copyright 2010 Rob Brezsny

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• 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets at the EnkaCandler Library meeting room.

Cloud Cottage Sangha This branch of the World Community of Mindful Living meets at 219 Old Toll Circle in Black Mountain, to practice seated meditation and mindfulness training.

All events by donation. Info: 669-0920, cloudcottage@ bellsouth.net or www.cloudcottage.org.

• 3rd SUNDAYS, 8am Japanese-style Zen service followed by informal tea.

Compassionate Communication Practice Group Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication. Group uses a model developed by Marshall Rosenberg in his book Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life. Free.

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

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

Ethical Society of Asheville A humanistic, religious and educational movement inspired by the ideal that the supreme aim of human life is working to create a more humane society. Meetings are held at the Botanical Garden’s Visitors Center, 151 W. T. Weaver Blvd. All are welcome. Info: 6877759 or www.aeu.org.

• SU (7/18), 2-3:30pm - “Ethical Humanism’s Golden Rule - Eliciting the Best” will be presented by Joy McConnell. How can we elicit the best in others?

There will be a discussion period following the presentation and time for informal conversation.

Global Heart Meditation • 3rd FRIDAYS, 7-9pm - Prayer is the single most powerful force in the Universe. Join with others to collectively radiate our coherent heart energy to support global consciousness of Oneness. At CSLAsheville, 2 Science of Mind Way. Love offering.

Info: 231-7638 or 2423133.

Hare Krsna Sunday Feast Meets above the French Broad Food Co-op, 90 Biltmore Ave. Info: www. highthinkingsimpleliving.org or 506-2987.

• Select SUNDAYS, 6-8pm - An evening of bhajans,

class on the Bhagavad-Gita and a vegetarian feast.

Everyone welcome. Refer to the Web site or call for dates.

Hendersonville First Congregational United Church of Christ Located at 1735 Fifth Ave. W. in Hendersonville.

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

• SUNDAYS (7/18 & 25), 9:15am - Adult Fourm: Screening of Constantine’s Sword, a two-part viewing and discussion of the latest film by Oren Jacoby.

Land of the Sky United Church of Christ Located at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 15 Overbrook Place, in East Asheville.

• SUNDAYS, 9:15am - Women-led, justicefocused, family-friendly, and open to all. Worship with Land of the Sky UCC. An open and affirming new church. Child-care available.

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

With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz.

Info: 258-3241 or www. billwalz.com.

• MO (7/19) - No class.

• MONDAYS, 7-8pm Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon Ave.).

Donation.

Mother Grove Events Info: 230-5069, info@ mothergroveavl.org or www.mothergroveavl.org.

• SUNDAYS, 10am - Drum Circle —- 10:30am Weekly devotional service at the Temple. A simple service to ground and center you for the week.

Spend some quiet time with the Goddess, with song, readings, meditation and prayer. At 70 Woodfin Place, Suite 2.

• MONDAYS - Book discussion group, facilitated

by Antiga, on the book The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lemer. Info: 2859927.

Mountain Zen Practice Center Exploring the ‘how’ of moment by moment peace, joy and freedom through the practice of Conscious Compassionate Awareness.

Info and orientation times: www.mountainzen.org or 450-3621.

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

Psychic Development Class

• WEDNESDAYS, 7-8:30pm - Learn to use your intuition to help yourself and others.

Explore remote viewing, channeling, mediumship, telepathy, precognition and healing in a relaxed and funfilled atmosphere. All are welcome. Love donations accepted. Info: ecastro1@ charter.net.

Shambhala Meditation Center of Asheville Every human being has fundamental goodness, warmth and intelligence. This nature can be cultivated through meditation and in daily life, so that it radiates out to others. Visitors welcome. Free meditation instruction at 19 Westwood Pl., W. Asheville.

Info: www.shambhala. org/center/asheville or 4904587.

• THURSDAYS, 6-6:45pm & SUNDAYS, 10am-Noon - Public meditation.

Technicians of the Sacred • FR (7/16), 6:45-9pm - Join Layne Redmond and Debra Roberts for an evening exploring the sacred practices and history of ancient bee priestesses from the Mediterranean world and how they are being awakened in contemporary bee sanctuaries. $15. Location given when you register by e-mail: goldenseedmusic@gmail.com.

The Work of Byron Katie Workshops • SUNDAYS (7/11 & 18), 2-4:30pm - Learn simple, interactive inquiry to find freedom and kindness with stressful thoughts.

Everyone welcome. Led

by Meg MacLeod, Certified Facilitator of The Work, at 62 Courtland Ave., Asheville. Come to either or both sessions. $15$25/session sliding scale.

Info: www.thework.com or 279-6466.

Transmission Meditation Group Join in this meditation group for personal and spiritual growth, as well as the healing and transformation of the planet. Info: 318-8547.

• SUNDAYS, 2pm Meditation.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville Located at the corner of Charlotte St. & Edwin Pl. Info: 254-6001 or www. uuasheville.org.

• SUNDAYS, 10 am (through 9/5) - Services and Children’s Programs.

Unity Cafe Looking for a change from the usual Sunday service?

Spiritual conversation and sharing, music, meditation, coffee and pastry. Info:

645-0514, 676-6070 or unitycafe.org.

• 1st, 3rd & 5th SUNDAYS, 10am-Noon - Greenlife Grocery Community Center, 90 Merrimon Ave. Unity Center Events Celebrate joyful, mindful living in a church with heart.

Contemporary music by Lytingale and The Unitic Band. Located at 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: 684-3798, 8918700 or www.unitync.net.

• WE (7/14), 7pm - “Intro to Quantum Touch,” with Rev. Pam Hurst. Learn to hold a high energy vibration to heal yourself or to send to another. Love offering.

• WE (7/21), 7pm “Awakening Yeshua: Seven Sacred Lights of Yeshua,” a discussion with Dale Allen Hoffman focusing on original Aramaic teachings of Yeshua.

Vacation Bible School • MO (7/19) through FR (7/23), 6:30-8:30pm Children ages 4-12 are invited, free of charge, to attend Vacation Bible School at the Asheville North SeventhDay Adventist Church, 364 Broadway. Singing, crafts, nature nuggets, snacks and visits from Bible characters.

Water Healing Ritual • SA (7/17), 7-9pm Evolver Asheville, Mother Grove Goddess Temple and Oil Spill Solidarity Movement will co-host a Water Healing Ritual. Send healing energy to the Gulf, heal personal grief about the oil spill and receive information about ways to protect the world’s water.

At Firestorm Cafe. Love offering. Info: info@mothergroveavl.org.

Windhorse Zen Community Meditation, Dharma talks, private instruction available Tuesday and Thursday evenings, residential training.

Teachers: Lawson Sachter and Sunya Kjolhede. Main center: 580 Panther Branch, Alexander. City center: 12 Von Ruck Court. Call for orientation. Info: 645-8001 or www.windhorsezen.org.

• SUNDAYS, 9:30-11am - Meditation, chanting and a Dharma talk.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm Meditation and chanting.

• FRIDAYS, 5:30-7:15pm - Meditation and chanting at the City Center.

Womyn in Ceremony Co-create a sacred circle of women where we will connect, share, dream and experience inner awarenesses and empowerment. Each Circle

“stands alone.” Meets 12 miles NW of Asheville.

By donation. Info: www.

RitesofPassageCouncil. com/theresa.

• SUNDAYS, 3:45-6pm - Gathering.

Working With the “Masters of Wisdom” • THURSDAYS, 7pm - Transmission Meditation —- 8pm - Reading and discussion of Alice Bailey’s A Treatise on Cosmic Fire.

Free. Info: EarthTransMed@ gmail.com.

Xuanfa Dharma Center of Asheville • TUESDAYS, 7pm Practice followed by a short DVD screening. Free. Call for directions: 255-4741.

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 (7/18) - Eight Squared, featuring work by artist Karin Jurick.

• SA (7/17) through SU (8/29) - Three solo exhibitions: Sanctuary: Coastal Birds and Their Fragile Habitat, oil paintings by Ralph James; The Poetic Form: Stone and Wood, sculpture by Jane Jaskevich; and The Way I See It: Recent Landscapes and Still Life Paintings, oil paintings by Stuart Roper.

• SA (7/17), 6-8pm - Reception for three solo exhibitions. Work by Ralph James, Jane Jaskevich and Stuart Roper.

American Folk Art & Framing The gallery at 64 Biltmore Ave. is open daily, representing contemporary selftaught artists and regional pottery. Info: 281-2134 or www.amerifolk.com.

• Through WE (7/28) - Dog Days of Summer, work by Margaret Couch Cogswell, will be on view in the OuiOui Gallery.

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

For viewing hours: 6920575. Info: 698-7868 or www.artleague.net.

• Through TH (8/5) - Works by watercolorist Cynthia Moser will be on display.

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.

• Through SA (8/7) Annual Bring Us Your Best exhibit.

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

• Through SU (7/18) - Limners to Facebook: Portraiture from the 19th to the 21st Century.

• Through SU (10/10) - Hands in Harmony: Traditional Crafts and Music in Appalachia, photographs

by Tim Barnwell in Holden Community Gallery.

• FR (7/16) through SU (12/5) - Sewell Sillman: Pushing Limits will be on display in the Appleby Foundation Gallery.

• FR (7/16) through SU (12/5) - Sallie Middleton: A Life in the Forest will be on display.

• FR (7/16), 5-7pm Opening reception for Sallie Middleton: A Life in the Forest.

Bella Vista Art Gallery Located in Biltmore Village, next to the parking lot of Rezaz’s restaurant. Open Mon.-Thurs., 11am-5pm, and Fri. & Sat., 10am-6pm.

Info: 768-0246 or www. bellavistaart.com.

• Through SA (7/31) - Feature wall artist: Nicora Gangi, “Large Soft Pastels.” New encaustics

by Kathleen Burke.

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

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

• Through FR (7/30) - An exhibit by Chrysalis, a group of nine women from throughout the Southeast who work in sculpture, wood, glass and clay.

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center The center is located at 56 Broadway, and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College through permanent collections, educational activities and public programs. Info: 350-8484, bmcmac@bellsouth.net or www.blackmountaincollege.org.

• Through SA (10/23) - The exhibition Kenneth Snelson: Sculpture/Photographer/ Inventor will be on display.

Snelson was an art student

at Black Mountain College in the summers of 1948 and 1949.

Castell Photography A photo-based art gallery located at 2C Wilson Alley, off of Eagle St. in downtown Asheville. Info: 255-1188 or www.castellphotography. com.

• Through SA (7/31) - Innerscapes, work by photo-based artists Gil and Jacquelyn Leebrick.

• Through SA (7/31) - Handcrafted Auguries, a photo-based mixed-media exhibition by Bridget Conn exploring ideas of feminine ritual and family.

Center For Craft, Creativity and Design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road. in Hendersonville. Info: 8902050 or www.craftscreativitydesign.org.

• Through FR (8/13) - In Sunshine or In Shadow, an exhibition of works by students from UNCA, WCU, Appalachian State University and Haywood Community College. f/32 Photography Group Info: www.f32nc.com.

• Through SU (8/2) - A juried exhibition of prints on canvas by f/32 members will be on display at Deerpark Restaurant, Biltmore Estate.

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

• Through SU (9/5) - Craft, Architecture and Design, featuring work by six architects who were invited to create interior spaces that demonstrate the impact and originality of incorporating craft in a home.

Haen Gallery Located at 52 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm, Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., Noon5pm. Info: 254-8577 or www.thehaengallery.com.

• SA (7/17) through TU (8/31) - Summer Samplings 2010, an annual group exhibition of new works from many Haen artists, such as Lynn Boggess, Wendy Whitson, Kathryn Kolb, Larry Gray and Brian Tull, as well as the work of Emily Wilson and Bill Long.

• SA (7/17), 5:30-7:30pm - Opening reception for Summer Samplings 2010.

Haywood County Arts Council The HCAC sponsors a variety of art-related events in Waynesville and Haywood County. Unless

otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC’s Gallery 86 (86 North Main St.) in Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org.

• Through SA (7/31) - An exhibition of artwork by faculty members in the Professional Crafts Department at Haywood Community College.

Odyssey Gallery Exhibits work by Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts instructors and residents.

Located at 236 Clingman Ave. in Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: 285-0210 or www.highwaterclays. com.

• Through SU (8/15) Visiting Summer Workshop Instructors Show, featuring regionally and nationally known visiting artists.

Pack Place Gallery Located at 2 S. Pack Place Square. Info: 257-4500 or www.packplace.org.

• FR (7/16) through FR (7/30) - My Carolina, photography exhibit by local photographer Missy Corrales.

Penland School of Crafts A national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Info: www.penland. org or 765-2359.

• Through SU (7/18) - The Weight of Black, works that use the color black as an integral element.

Seven Sisters Gallery This Black Mountain gallery is located at 117 Cherry St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm and Sun., Noon-5pm.

Info: 669-5107 or www. sevensistersgallery.com.

• Through SU (8/29) - Joyful Interiors, work

by David Bryan of Black Mountain.

Studio 103 Fine Art Gallery Located at 103 West St., Black Mountain. Info: 357-8327 or www.studio103fineartgallery.com.

• Through WE (7/28) - An exhibition by Fred Feldman.

Studio B A framing studio and art gallery at 171 Weaverville Hwy., Asheville. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm & Sat. 10am-3pm. Info: 225-5200, (800) 794-9053, studiob4422@bellsouth.net or www.galleryatstudiob. com.

• Through SA (7/24) - New space/new works. Grand opening in new location.

The gallery will be featuring new paintings by equine artist Patricia Ramos Alcayaga. Plus, two new

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artists: Jim Hefley and Andrea Brewer.

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 8842787 or www.artsofbrevard. org.

• Through FR (7/30) - Invitational Show: Donna Pinter and Grace Cathey. An exhibit of nature paintings, mosaics and sculptures.

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 TH (7/17) - Materials, Unexpected, a group exhibition of art made with recycled or unusual materials, and Rat:Bot, sculpture by Ripp Smith.

Woolworth Walk The gallery is located at 25 Haywood St., in downtown Asheville. Info: 254-9234.

• Through SA (7/31) Weathered & Feathered, new work by Zig Zag Soul, will be on display in the Front Gallery.

More Art Exhibits & Openings Art at Ox & Rabbit

12 S. Lexington Ave., Asheville.

• Through TU (8/10) Recall, mixed media works

by Colette Johnson.

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.

• Through SU (8/22) - Balance and Beauty: A Visual Celebration of Rural Life, featuring paintings

by Tenn. artist Margaret Scanlan, on display in the Baker Exhibit Center.

• Outdoor Sculpture: Inflorescence, an exhibition of botanical forms created from synthetic-nylon fabric and made by artist Jason S. Brown and Elizabeth Scofield, will be on display in the Baker Center (through Aug.); in The Canopy Walk (June-Oct.); The Education Center (Aug.-Oct.) and in the Quilt Garden (Nov.-Feb).

• Through SU (8/22) - Living Color, an exhibit exploring color in nature at the Baker Exhibit Center Greenhouse.

• Through SU (7/25) - Art in Bloom, a new exhibit by painter Marjorie Renfroe in the Education Center’s second-floor gallery.

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

• Through FR (7/30) - Asheville A Double Take, photography by Lynne Harty and Max Cooper, will be on display in the Lobby Gallery.

Carolina Nature Photographers Association Info: www.cnpa-asheville. org.

• Through TU (8/3) - Exhibit at the Cradle of Forestry.

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

• Through SA (7/17) American Nostalgia, work by quilt artist Luke Haynes will be on display in the lobby.

Running in conjunction with Elisabeth Gray’s two stage pieces.

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

• Through TU (8/10) - Fabricating the Past: Clothing Exhibit. Wolfe family clothing exhibited for the first time. Standard admission fees apply.

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Henderson County Public Library System Unless otherwise stated, all events take place in Kaplan Auditorium of the main branch library, located at 301 N. Washington St. in Hendersonville. The county system includes branches in Edneyville, Etowah, Fletcher and Green River. Info: 6974725 or www.henderson. lib.nc.us.

• Through FR (8/20) - Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation. This traveling exhibit examines how Lincoln’s beliefs about freeing the slaves were transformed by war-time developments.

Push Skate Shop & Gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave. between Stella Blue and the Kress Building. Info: 2255509 or www.pushtoyproject.com.

• Through TU (7/20) - There Are No Potatoes in the Porn Salad, paintings by Anna Jensen.

Classes, Meetings & Arts-Related Events Life Drawing Workshop (pd.) Register today with Smithsonian exhibited painter Francesco Lombardo and confidently transform the blank page into a classical

sketch of the human form.

Individual attention provided for all skill levels. Multiple models posing simultaneously. Register at www.

TheIslandStudio.com or call 908.894.2696 The Painting Experience (pd.) Experience the power of process painting as described in the groundbreaking book Life, Paint and Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression. August 13-15, Asheville. (888) 639-8569. www.processarts.com Asheville Ballet and Asheville Lyric Opera Collaboration Voice lessons for dancers will be offered by members of the ALO, and movement lessons for singers will be offered by members of the Ballet. The public, 10 years to adult, also welcome.

Classes held at Asheville Ballet, 4 Weaverville Hwy., Asheville. Info: 252-4761 or 258-1028.

• THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Voice lessons.

• TUESDAYS, 7:15pm Dance lessons.

Chalk It Up! • SA (7/17), 9am - An all-day sidewalk chalk art contest that transforms the sidewalks of Main Street in Hendersonville into an outdoor museum. Rain dates: July 23 & 31. Info & registration: 697-6393.

Odyssey Gallery Exhibits work by Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts instructors and residents.

Located at 236 Clingman Ave. in Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: 285-0210 or www.highwaterclays.com.

• TUESDAYS, 12:15pm - Lecture series featuring regionally and nationally known guest artists such as Lana Wilson, Silvie Granatelli, Stephen ForbesdeSoule, Hayne Bayless, Cristina Cordova, James Tisdale and Akira Satake.

Free. Schedule: http://tiny. cc/0wvu3.

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

• THURSDAYS, Noon-3pm - Experimental Art Group.

Experimental learning and sharing water-media techniques and collage.

Suggested donation $4.

• FRIDAYS, 10am-1pm Open studio for figure drawing. Small fee for model.

• MONDAYS, 10am-1pm - Open studio for portrait painting. Small fee for model.

• TUESDAYS (through 11/16) - Art with Lorelle Bacon. Adults 1-3pm and youth 3:30-5pm. All levels welcome. $15/class.

Registration required.

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Located at 362 Depot St. in the River Arts District. Info: 252-5050 or www.fineartsleague.org.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Open figure drawing sessions.

Four 5-minute poses and four 20-minute poses. $5.

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

• TH (7/15) - Meet the artist: Ursula Miller.

Art/Craft Fairs Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands Potters, blacksmiths, furniture makers, weavers, carvers, woodturners, glassblowers, jewelers, basket makers and more set up shop at the Asheville Civic Center, 87 Haywood St. Plus, live mountain music, craft demos, children’s activities and educational displays. $7/Free for children under 12. Info: 298-7928 or http:// southernhighlandguild.org.

• TH (7/15) through SA (7/17), 10am-6pm & SU (7/18), 10am-5pm Summer Craft Fair.

Spoken & Written Word Asheville Storytelling Circle A nonprofit dedicated to excellence in the oral tradition that affirms various cultures through storytelling, and nourishes the development of emerging and established artists. Guests and new members always welcome. Info: 274-1123.

• 3rd MONDAYS, 7pm - Tellers and listeners are invited to come to Asheville Terrace Lobby, 200 Tunnel Road.

Attention WNC Mystery Writers WNC Mysterians critique and discussion group. For serious mystery/suspense/ thriller writers. Now seeking more participants. Let’s get published. Info: 712-5570 or wncmysterians.org.

• TH (7/15), 6pm - Meeting at Books-a-Million (lounge area), Tunnel Road, Asheville.

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

• TUESDAYS, 10am Book Babies story time for children 3 years old and younger.

• TH (7/22), 6:30pm Seekers of Spirit book club will meet and discuss The Testament of Gideon Mack

by James Robertson.

Brown Bag Lunch Series: Legal Issues for Fiction Writers • TH (7/22), Noon - The Flatiron Writers are sponsoring a free seminar on copyright issues for fiction writers at the Law Office of Heather Newton, 12 Lawyers Walk, Asheville. Registration required. Info: www.heathernewton.net (Events).

Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n BM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) n FV = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) n NA = North Asheville Library (1030 Merrimon Avenue, 250-4752) n SS = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 250-6488) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 2506486) n Library storyline: 250KIDS. • WE (7/14), 6:30pm Library Knitting Group. BM. • TH (7/15), 2:30pm - Book Club: Trans-Sister Radio by Chris Bohjalian. SS —- 7pm - Book Club: The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollen.

FV. • TU (7/20), 2pm - Book Club: Unfinished Desires by Gail Godwin. NA —- 7pm - Book Club: The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. BM. • WE (7/21), 5-7pm Library Knitters meet. SW. Events at City Lights City Lights Bookstore is at 3 E. Jackson St. in downtown Sylva. Info: 586-9499 or more@citylightsnc.com.

• FR (7/16), 7pm - Dan Pierce will discuss his book Real NASCAR. • SA (7/17), 7pm Outdoorsman and author Jim Casada will read from a selection of his outdoor guidebooks, including Beginner’s Guide to Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and The Wild Bounty Cookbook.

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

6734 or www.malaprops. com.

• WE (7/14), 7pm - T. Rafael Cimino will present his thriller Mid Ocean.

• TH (7/15), 5pm - Women on Words poetry group —7pm - Sujatha Hampton will present As It Was Written, her epic novel of one IndianAmerican family’s journey —- 7pm - Stitch-n-Bitch.

Bring your current project.

• MO (7/19), 7pm - ComiX Bookclub. Discuss Mike Mignola’s Hellboy Volumes I & II. • TU (7/20), 7pm - Featured author: Tisha Morris.

• WE (7/21), 7pm - Literary Trivia Night.

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

• FR (7/16), Noon-1pm - Laura Hope-Gill will be the featured poet reading on the porch of the Old Kentucky Home.

Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 2558115 or www.firestormcafe. com.

• FR (7/16), 7pm Team Colors Collective presents Stevie Peace, contributing editor of Uses of a Whirlwind: Movement, Movements, and Contemporary Radical Currents in the United States.

Moonshiner’s Daughter Book Launch • SA (7/17), 10am-1pm - Mary J. Messer, author of the Haywood County-based memoir Moonshiner’s Daughter, will discuss her book and sign copies in front of the courthouse in Waynesville. A portion of book proceeds will go to REACH of Haywood. Info: 452-2539.

Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch Award-winning storytellers present stories for all ages at Reuter Terrace in downtown Asheville’s Pack Square Park. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Free. Rain or shine. Info: www.main.nc.us/asc/ or www.packsquarepark.org.

• SA (7/17), 10:30-11:30am - Marvin Cole “Mark Twain” and Gwenda LedBetter, Asheville’s Story Lady.

Wednesday Afternoon Writer’s Group Weekly group open to writers of all genres who are interested in improving their craft through peer readings and discussion of assigned literature. Free.

• WEDNESDAYS, 2-4pm Meets upstairs at the Barnes & Noble, Asheville Mall.

Women’s Book Club Wanted: Passionate readers.

This feminist, intellectual group reads fiction, science, sociology, classics and world literature. All female lifelong readers interested in fellowship, support, intellectual stimulation, food and conversation, e-mail ashevillebook@yahoo.com or visit http://groups.yahoo. com/group/awbc/.

• 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Book Club meeting.

Writers’ Workshop Events WW offers a variety of classes and events for beginning and experienced writers. Info: 254-8111 or www.twwoa.org.

• Through SU (8/15) - Meet the Authors Writing Contest: E.L. Doctorow and Peter Matthiessen in New York.

Submit an unpublished story or chapter of a novel of 4,000 words or less to writersw@gmail.com. $25 entry fee/$20 Workshop members.

Festivals & Gatherings

Festival of Native Peoples • FR & SA (7/16 & 17) - Tribes across America gather for the Festival of Native Peoples at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds. Considered the finest of native dance, song and art, the event honors the history, customs and wisdom of some of the oldest documented tribes. $10.

Info: (800) 438-1601.

Festivities at Pritchard Park Public events at Pritchard Park sponsored by the Asheville Downtown Association under the Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program. Free. For the full schedule: www.ashevilledowntown.org.

• THURSDAYS, Noon-2pm - Grab lunch and unwind to music in the park —- 5:307:30pm - Thursday night is “almost the weekend” and time to perk up a bit with lively music and dance performances after work.

• SATURDAYS, 10am-4pm - Saturday Umbrella Market.

Handmade/homegrown products, such as art, crafts, jewelry, photography, flowers, tomatoes and herbs.

Plus, a variety of entertainers.

• SUNDAYS, Noon-4pm - Funday Sunday with family-friendly entertainment.

Live music, such as gospel, followed by a variety of children’s entertainment starting at 2pm.

• TUESDAYS, 5:30-7:30pm - Hoop Jam. Join Asheville Hoops for some entertainment, exercise and instruction. All ages are welcome. http://ashevillehoops.com.

Folkmoot USA International Festival Folk music, culture and dance from around the world. Tickets: 1-877FolkUSA or www.folkmootusa.org. For more info and the full schedule of events, visit the Web site.

• TH (7/22) through SU (8/1) - Folkmoot USA International Festival.

Music African Drumming With Billy Zanski at Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St., downtown Asheville.

Drums provided. No experience necessary. Suggested donation $10 per class.

Drop-ins welcome. Info: 768-2826.

• WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - Beginners.

• SUNDAYS, 1-2pm - Intermediate —- 2-3pm - Beginner.

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• SA (7/17), 7:30-9pm - Americana music with Alice Gerrard and the Kari Sickenberger Band.

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

• SA (7/17), 6:30pm - Live music in the event room with Lorraine Conard.

Concerts on the Creek Held in the pavilion at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva. Sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Free. Info: (800)-962-1911 or www. mountainlovers.com.

• FR (7/16), 7-9pm - The Ginseng Cowboys, a local duo comprised of brothers Kevin and Kyle Huff, will play a set list of favorite songs from the 1970s.

Downtown After Five These free concerts take place in downtown Asheville, on N. Lexington Ave. at I-240 and Hiawassee.

Concerts begin at 5pm and end at 9pm. Info: www. ashevilledowntown.org.

• FR (7/16) - Josh Phillips Folk Festival will headline, with Soulgrass Rebellion opening.

Haywood Community Band

Concerts are presented at the Maggie Valley Pavilion, adjacent to the Maggie ValleyTown Hall, and are free to attend. Bring a picnic dinner. Info: 452-5553 or 4527530 or www.haywoodcommunityband.org.

• THURSDAYS, 7pm - Rehearsals at Grace Episcopal Church, 394 N. Haywood St., Waynesville.

All interested concert band musicians are welcome to attend.

• SU (7/18), 6:30pm Concert of patriotic favorites.

Plus, an original composition, “Pickett’s Charge,” written by band member Mike McDonald will be performed.

Indoor Drumming & Toning Circle At Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St., Asheville. Drums provided. Love offerings appreciated. Info: 258-1140 or www.skinnybeatsdrums. com.

• 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 6-7pm - Drumming and Toning. Love offerings accepted.

Land-of-the-Sky Barbershop Chorus For men age 12 and older.

Info: www.ashevillebarbershop.com or 768-9303.

• TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - Open Rehearsals at

Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 51 Wilburn Pl. Music at Asheville Art Museum The museum is situated at 2 South Pack Square. Info: 253-3227.

• SU (7/18), 3pm Pianoforte Series: In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth, Douglas Weeks will perform an all-Chopin recital. $6 members/$8.

Music at the Masonic Temple Located at 80 Broadway St., in Asheville. Info: 252-3924.

• SA (7/17), 7:30pm - World dance music will be performed by Nataraj, Chikomo Marimba and Zabumba. $8 advance/$10$15 door. Tickets: www. natarajmusic.com.

Music on Main Street Live music and dancing at the Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville. Bring a chair.

No pets or alcoholic beverages allowed. Free. Info: 693-9708, 1-800-828-4244 or www.historichendersonville.org • FR (7/16), 7-9pm Special Edition (oldies rock) will perform.

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: 669-2052.

• TH (7/15), 7-9pm Firecracker Jazz Band will perform.

• TH (7/22), 7-9pm - Appalachia Song 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 Pack Square Park on the Bascom Lamar Lunsford stage 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 (through 9/4), 7pm - Shindig. No Shindig on either July 24 or Aug. 7.

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

• MONDAYS, 6:45pm Rehearsal at Reed Memorial

Baptist Church on Fairview Rd. (enter parking lot on Cedar St.). Guests welcome.

Songcatchers Music Series Performances are held at the Cradle of Forestry, Hwy. 276 in Pisgah National Forest near Brevard. $6 adults/$3 ages 4-15. Info: 877-3130.

• SU (7/18), 4-6pm Rhonda Gouge and Hilary Dirlam bring a lifetime of musical experience to their musical partnership. Expect old-time and bluegrass tunes, Western swing, favorite standards and Carter Family songs with vocals, guitar, mandolin and banjo.

Sounds of the Chakras • SATURDAYS, 6-7pm - “Sounds of the Chakras” with Linda Go at Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St. Learn to tone the chakra sounds for health and wellbeing. Info: 258-1140.

St. Matthias Musical Performances These classical music concerts take place at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Asheville, 1 Dundee St. (off South Charlotte). Info: 252-0643.

• SU (7/18), 3pm Performance of excerpts from the opera Little Women, a modern American opera based on the book by Louisa May Alcott. A free-

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will offering will be taken for the ensemble and the restoration fund for the church.

• TH (7/22), 7:30pm Byron Plexico will present a concert for violin with piano accompaniment. A free-will offering will be taken for the artists and for the restoration of the historic church.

Summer Concerts at WCU Held on the University Center lawn. Rain location: University Center Grandroom or Club Illusions. Free. Info: 2273622 or www.wcu.edu.

• TH (7/15), 7pm - The Billies, an indie-rock duo, will perform.

• TH (7/22), 7pm Amanda Duncan will sing original songs and play guitar, percussion and mandolin to produce a popcountry, folk and bluegrass sound.

Summer Music Fest Hosted by Skyland United Methodist Church, 1984 Hendersonville Road.

Performances will be held in the courtyard just outside the sanctuary. Light refreshments will be provided. The performers will lead the music at the 11am worship service.

• SU (7/18), 9:45am-Noon - River Deep.

Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival Tuesday concerts at Warren Wilson College’s Kittredge Theatre (771-3050) and Sunday concerts at the Waynesville Performing Arts Center (452-0593). $20/ concert. Info: www.warrenwilson.edu/~chamber.

• SUNDAYS (through 7/18), 7:30pm - The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival presents its 41st season.

Note the July 4 concert is at 3pm.

• TUESDAYS (through 7/20), 7:30pm - The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival presents its 41st season.

Swannanoa Gathering Summer Staff Concerts Concerts are held at Kittredge Theatre (unless otherwise noted), Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa. $16/$8 for children under 12. Info: 771-3024.

• MO (7/19), 7:30pm - Old-Time Concert I, featuring The New Southern Ramblers, Bruce Greene, Bobby McMillon, Jesse Wells, Carol Elizabeth Jones, John Hollandsworth, Don Pedi, Brett Ratliff,

James Leva, Paul Kovac, Ron Pen and the Cole Mountain Cloggers.

• WE (7/21), 7:30pm - OldTime Concert II, featuring Erynn Marshall, Mac and Jenny Traynham, Rodney Sutton, Rafe Stefanini, Shay Garriock, Thomas Maupin & Daniel Rothwell, Alice Gerrard, Ellie Grace, Dave Leddel and Susie Goehring.

The Carolina Theatre A cultural event center located at 91 Locust Ave., downtown Spruce Pine.

Info: 766-5525 or www. thecarolinabarndance.org.

• FRIDAYS, 7-10pm - Open Stage & Dance. $3 donation. If you’d like to be up on stage, e-mail guitarted_phool@yahoo.com.

Theater Absolute Theatre Company Located in the Skyland Performing Arts Center, 358 N. Main St., Hendersonville.

Info: 693-0087 or www. absolutetheatre.org.

• TH (7/15) through SU (7/25) - The Betty & Beau Wedding Show, featuring The Space Heaters.

Fast-paced comedy about a madcap 1933 wedding at the old Skyland Hotel, includes music by The Space Heaters. $20. Thurs.Sat., 7:30pm and Sun., 3:30pm.

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

• Through SU (7/18) - The farce Noises Off depicts the onstage and backstage antics of a fifth-rate acting troupe. Fri. & Sat., 7:30pm & Sun., 2:30pm (no show July 4). $22/$19 seniors & students.

Brevard Little Theatre Located in the American Legion Hall, 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard. Info: www. brevardlittletheatre.com.

Reservations: 884-2587.

• TH (7/22) through SU (8/1) - Cole Porter’s musical comedy Anything Goes.

Thurs.-Sat., 8pm and Sun., 3pm.

• TH (7/22) through SU (8/4) - Anything Goes, a musical featuring tap dancing and familiar melodies, will be performed.

Events at 35below This black box theater is located underneath Asheville Community Theatre at 35 E.

Walnut St. Info: 254-1320 or www.ashevilletheatre. org.

• Through SA (7/17) - Wish I Had a Sylvia Plath, a New Umbrella Inc. performance.

A multimedia tragic comedy that tackles the topic of suicide with talking ovens, cooking shows and poetry.

Thurs.-Sat., 7:30pm. $15.

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 (7/14) through SU (8/15), 8pm - The Producers will be performed. Wed., Thur., Sat. & Sun., 2pm. Wed.-Sat., 8pm. $40.

• WE (6/30) through SU (7/25) - The courthouse drama 12 Angry Men will be performed at the Henderson County Courthouse. Wed.Sat., 8pm & Wed., Thur., Sat. & Sun., 2pm. $34.

Hendersonville Little Theatre Located at the Barn on State St., between Kanuga and Willow Roads in Hendersonville. $14/$8 or $18/$10 for musicals. Info: 692-1082 or www.hendersonvillelittletheatre.org.

• Through SU (7/25) - The comedy The Nerd will be performed. Fellow ex-GI Rick, whom Willum has never met but who saved his life, shows up at Willum’s 34th birthday party. Rick, it turns out, is a hopeless nerd. $14 adults/$8 students. Fri. & Sat., 8pm & Sun., 2pm.

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.

• Through SU (9/5) - The Asheville Shakesperience directed by Scott Keel (opening weekend will feature a special performance by the TOPHAT Children’s Theatre).

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

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

• Through SU (7/18) - Tuesdays With Morrie, based on the bestselling memoir by Mitch Albom.

• WE (7/21) through SU (8/1) - William Shakespeare’s As You Like It.

Thespian Insurrection Productions A student-run community theater. Info: (919) 2607919.

• TH (7/15) through SU (7/18) - William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice will be performed at UNCA’s Carol Belk Theatre.

Directed by UNCA alumnus Skyler Goff. $5. Thurs.-Sat., 7pm & Sun., 2:30pm.

Comedy Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival Info: www.laughyourashevilleoff.com.

• TU (7/13) through SA (7/17) - The fourth annual festival, the largest standup comedy event in the Southeast. This year’s festival will be anchored by comedy legend Jake Johannsen.

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

Tickets & info: www.feralchihuahuas.com.

• FR (7/16) & SA (7/17), 8pm - Inspi-Radical Motivation, a sketch comedy extravaganza held at the Asheville Arts Center, 308 Merrimon Ave. $10 online/$13 door.

Film A Walk for Sunshine • TU (7/20), 7pm - Film screening: A Walk for Sunshine Appalachian Trail Show follows author, adventurer and storyteller Jeff Alt as he walks the Appalachian Trail. At the Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave. $10/$5 for kids under 12. Partial proceeds benefit the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Info: www. jeffalt.com.

Movie Night at Wedge Brewery Located at 125B Roberts St., Asheville. Movies are free and start at dusk. Bring a lawn chair. Info: 5052792.

• SA (7/17) - Thunder Road. Plus, Wedge 3rd anniversary celebration.

Social Justice Film Night at Unitarian Universalist Located at the corner of Charlotte St. and Edwin Pl. Free, but donations accepted. Discussion follows screenings. Call for childcare. Info: 299-1242 or www.uuasheville.org.

• FR (7/16), 7pm Screening of Blind Spot, a documentary that illustrates the current oil and energy

crisis that our world is facing.

The Groovy Movie Club (Waynesville) Discussion follows screenings of films at a private home near Lake Junaluska.

Potluck dinner at 6:15pm (optional). Bring a dish to share. For directions and to RSVP: JohnBuckleyx@ gmail.com or 454-5949.

• FR (7/16), 7pm - Screening of Southern Belles, which was shot entirely in Haywood County.

Co-written, produced and co-starring local Buffy Queen.

Dance Studio Zahiya (pd.) All classes dropin anytime, $12. • 41 Carolina Lane. • Tuesdays: 6-7pm, Beginner bellydance; 7:10-8:10pm: Intermediate/Advanced bellydance. Wednesdays, 7:15-8:15pm: Hip Hop for Women. Thursdays, 6:307:30pm: Bollywood and Bhangra • Info: 828-2427595 or www.lisazahiya. com Argentine Tango Dancers of all levels welcome. Info: www.tangoasheville.com.

• 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, 7:30-10pm - Argentine Tango Milongas (Social Dance) at Filo Pastries, 1155 Tunnel Rd. $5 for members/$6 for nonmembers.

• SUNDAYS, 7-9pm Argentine Tango Practica at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Rd. $5 for members/$6 for nonmembers.

Asheville Culture Project A cultural arts community center offering ongoing classes in Capoeira Angola and Samba percussion.

Other instructors, groups and organizations are invited to share the space.

Info: www.ashevillecultureproject.org.

• WEEKLY - Capoeira Angola, an Afro-Brazilian martial art taught and practiced through a game involving dance, music, acrobatics, theater and the Portuguese language.

Mondays, 7-9pm, beginners class; Wednesdays, 7-9pm, intermediate class; Fridays, 7-9pm, intermediate class; Saturdays, 10am-Noon, beginners class. $12 (free for first timers on 2nd and 4th Sat.). Info: www.capoeiraasheville.org.

Classes at Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre Classes are pay-as-you-go. $10-$15 donation due to

teacher after each class.

Classes are held at the New Studio of Dance, 20 Commerce St. in downtown Asheville. Info: www.acdt. org or 254-2621.

• WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm Adult jazz with Brandi Hand —- 7-8pm - Adult hip hop with Brandi Hand.

• MONDAYS, 6-7:30pm - Adult ballet with Karen George.

• TUESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - Adult modern with Jenni Cockrell.

Classes at Asheville Dance Revolution Sponsored by The Cultural Development Group. At 63 Brook St. Info: 277-6777, ashevilledancerevolution@ gmail.com or www.ashevilledancerevolution.com.

• FRIDAYS, 6-7pm - Class designed for the male interested in dance. Styles alternate between ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and musical theatre. All ages welcome. $12 donation.

• FRIDAYS, 6-7pm - Adult Jazz with live percussion.

Come dance to a live percussion section. Jazz class with a strong floor bar and technique basis designed for all levels of adult dancers.

• TUESDAYS, 7-8:15pm - Adult Beginning/ Intermediate Jazz. Class designed to tone, stretch, and teach jazz techniques for the adult body. Good workout with strong technical instruction. $10 recommended donation.

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.

• SA (7/17), 8-11pm - LUNA, sound and movement performance installation, featuring Cilla Vee Life Arts. Claire Elizabeth Barratt, movement, and Kimathi Moore, sound. $10/$7 students.

Morris Dancing Learn English traditional Morris dances and become a member of one of three local teams as a dancer or musician. Music instruction provided to experienced musicians. Free. Info: 333-4272 or www.ashevillemorris.us.

• MONDAYS, 5:30pm - Women’s Garland practice held at Reid Center for Creative Art. Old Farmer’s Ball Info: www.oldfarmersball. com.

• THURSDAYS, 7:30-11pm - Contra dance to live music at Warren Wilson College’s

Bryson Gym. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. $6, includes dance lesson.

Southern Lights SDC A nonprofit square-dance club. Square dancing is friendship set to music.

Info: 694-1406 or 6811731.

• SA (7/17) - “Teddy Bear Picnic” dance at the Whitmire Activity Building, Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville. Early advanced dance at 6pm, early rounds at 7pm and squares and rounds at 7:30pm.

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 (7/19), 7-9pm - Bobby & Blue Ridge Tradition and the Southern Mountain Smoke Cloggers.

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

• TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Beginner lindy-hop swing lessons. $12/person per week for 4-week series or $10 for members. Join at SwingAsheville.com. No partner necessary. Held at 11 Grove St., downtown Asheville. Classes start first Tuesday of every month.

VFW Upstairs. Open to the public.

At 5 Points, 860 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Info: 693-5930.

• SATURDAYS, 6pm - Free dancing lessons —- 7pm - Live band music and dancing. $7. All singles welcome. No partners necessary. Finger food and sweets provided. No alcohol or smoking in dancing area.

Zydeco Dance Asheville’s Zydeco is hosted at the Eleven on Grove, 11 Grove St., Asheville.

No partner required. Info: 778-4878.

• 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 7:45pm - Zydeco dance lesson. $5 —- 8:30-11pm Zydeco dancing to CDs. $5.

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

WEDNESDAY, one week prior to publication.

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Casting Alliance Audition Call (pd.) Female wanted for short narration project (paid). Email castingall@

Asheville Arts Center The main center is located at 308 Merrimon Ave. Info: 253-4000 or www.ashevilleartscenter.com.

• SA (7/17), 9am-Noon - Open auditions for students ages 7-18 for The Academy. All those auditioning are required to do a dance portion, which will be taught at 11am. Call for more info and to schedule an audition time.

LAAFF Call to Artists • Asheville’s biggest alllocal, all-independent artsand-entertainment festival LAAFF (Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival) is now accepting applications.

The festival will be held on Sept. 5. To apply: www. lexfestasheville.com.

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.

• Through MO (7/26) - Now accepting entries for the 2010 Juried Exhibit at the Tyson Library in Black Mountain. $20 entry fee/$30 for two pieces.

The judge for the show will be Sharon Trammel, who developed the Fine Arts Degree Program at A-B Tech. Info: svfal.info@ gmail.com.

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.

• MO (7/19) through MO (7/26) - Accepting art for the 33rd annual Arts Auction on Aug. 15.

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Monte Carlo Night, a fundraiser for the Blue Ridge Literacy Council and Vocational Solutions of Henderson County

when:

Saturday, July 17 (6:30 to 10 p.m. $75.

Coat required, tie optional.)

where:

Kenmure Country Club in Flat Rock (Parking with shuttle service will be provided.)

why:

Roll the dice to benefit the Blue Ridge Literacy Council and Vocational Solutions of Henderson County at the third annual Monte Carlo Night fundraiser. There will be gaming (blackjack, craps, poker and roulette), hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, a silent auction and jackpot prizes — plus the possibility of finding a diamond in your glass of champagne. The council works to provide adults in Henderson County with the literacy skills they need to succeed, and Vocational Solutions offers career assistance for vocationally challenged persons. 696-3811 (BRLC) or www.litcouncil.org and 686-0342 (VS) or www.vocsol.com.

benefitscalendar Calendar for July 14 - 22, 2010 All Souls Counseling Center Located at 35 Arlington St., Asheville. Info: 259-6933.

• WEDNESDAYS (through 7/28), 5-8pm - Wine tasting and a raffle at the Wine Studio, 169 Charlotte St. Taste five wines for $5. Raffle tickets are 1 for $5 or 5 for $20. Drawing will be held July 28.

American Cancer Society Relay for Life Helping make cancer research possible. Info: www.relayforlife. org.

• FR (7/16), 6pm - Fletcher’s Relay for Life at the Fletcher Community Park.

• TH (7/22), 1pm - Relay for Life on the Fairway. Shotgun start at Black Mountain Golf Course. Info: 423-3578 or 676-9752.

BBQ and Gospel Singing for Missions • SA (7/17), 10:30am-3pm - Missions fundraiser for Maggie Valley United Methodist Church. Tickets: $8, includes BBQ, baked beans, coleslaw, hush puppies, dessert and drink. At 4192

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Beer & BBQ Fundraiser • SA (7/17), 5-8pm - The event will be held in the grassy area next to West End Bakery in West Asheville. Meat and sides, plus local beer. $20 advance/$25 at event. Proceeds will go to the N.C. Organic Bread Flour Project. Info: http:// slowfoodasheville.org.

Blue Ridge Literacy Council Info: 696-3811 or www.litcouncil.org.

• SA (7/17), 6:30-10pm - Monte Carlo night fundraiser at the Kenmure Country Club, Flat Rock. There will be gaming, food, a cash bar and a silent auction. Coats required. All proceeds benefit the Literacy Council & Vocational Solutions.

Blue Ridge Pride An all-volunteer organization that strives to be inclusive of all LGBTQ populations, families and friends. Info: blueridgepride@yahoo.com or www.blueridgepride.com.

• Through SA (7/31) - Blue Ridge Pride will hold “Rainbows for Pride.” The fundraiser will sell $1 rainbows in community businesses to be displayed throughout the month.

Hope in the Handwriting: A Helpmate Benefit • TH (7/15), 6-8pm - The event will feature a volunteer-initiated project called “Hope Notes.” Plus, spoken testimony from a courageous victim of domestic violence, a silent auction, door prizes, desserts and beverages, and music from local performers. At Laurey’s Catering, 67 Biltmore Ave. $20/$10 students. Info & tickets: www.hopeinthehandwriting.com.

Land-of-Sky Regional Council’s MLK Everyday Essentials Drive • Through TH (1/14) - Toiletries drive for ABCCM and Swanannoa Valley Christian Ministry. Donated items should be new and in their original packaging. Drop off sites: Harvest House, Lakeview Senior Center, Shiloh Center, Weaverville Library, Land-of-Sky Regional Council. Info: patti@landofsky. org.

Loving Food Resources LFR provides food, health and personal-care items to people living with HIV/AIDS or any person in home hospice regardless of diagnosis in WNC. LFR is a self-select food pantry.

If you think you qualify and need some help: 280-4112 or www.lovingfood.org.

• SA (7/17), 5-8pm - The fifth annual Loving Food Resources BBQ & Blues Fundraiser will be held at the Cathedral of All Souls in Biltmore Village. Enjoy Uncle Ottie’s BBQ and live music by Unpaid Bill and the Bad Men. Takeout available. $10/$5 kids under 12. Info: 216-6952.

Penland School of Crafts A national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Info: www.penland.org or 765-2359.

• TH (7/22), 8pm - Auction of works by students and instructors made during a Penland workshop session. All proceeds will benefit Penland scholarship programs. At the Northlight building. Info: 765-2359 or www.penland.org.

Push Asheville Fashion A nonprofit dedicated to getting the word out that Asheville and WNC are a “Fashion Jewel.” Info: PUSHAshevilleFashion@gmail.com or http://pushashevillefashion.org.

• FR (7/16), 8-11:30pm - PUSH Asheville Runway Fashion Show at the Orange Peel, featuring locally based clothing designers, boutiques and local jewelers. Benefits Asheville Grown. $15 advance/$20 door.

Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance Asheville’s professional contemporary ballet company. Info: 252-6342 or www.terpsicorps.org.

• SU (7/18), 2-6pm - Bowl-a-thon at Star Lanes, 491 Kenilworth Road, Asheville. Come up with a team theme; there will be a costume contest. To sign up a team: http:// bowl.terpsicorps.org or call.

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A severe but underappreciated American drug problem, sometimes deadly and often expensive, is patients’ failure to take prescribed medications (such as anti-coagulants or cholesterol regulators) — even to save their own lives. In recent pilot programs, according to a June New York Times report, compliance rates have been significantly improved by paying patients $50 to $100 a month for remembering to take their meds. Such subsidies have been shown to reduce society’s overall health-care costs by avoiding expensive hospital admissions. It may also make violent schizophrenics less likely to attack people.

Government in action

• Labor unions’ sweet, recession-proof contract with the New York City area’s severely cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority last year provided 8,074 blue-collar workers (conductors, engineers, repairmen, etc.) with six-figure compensation, including about 50 who earned $200,000 or more. Researchers cited by The New York Times in April found that one Long Island Rail Road conductor made $239,148 — about $4,000 more than the MTA’s chief financial officer and about $48,000 short of becoming the highest-paid person in the entire system.

Great art!

• At a June concert in Australia’s Sydney Opera House, American musicians Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed performed Anderson’s “Music for Dogs,” a 20-minute composition likely to have been largely unappealing to humans (who generally cannot hear such high pitches).

(Dogs were permitted in the audience, but news reports were inconclusive about their level of enjoyment.)

• West Virginia’s Division of Culture and History announced in June it would hold a state-sponsored exhibition showcasing the state’s artists. The state has eschewed such projects since 1963, when the grand prize (supposedly representing the state’s character and tradition) went to “West Virginia Moon,” a collection of broken boards and a screen door.

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The suspect’s name, he reported, was Detective David Boruchowitz. The chief investigator on the case, Detective Boruchowitz told reporters, was Detective David Boruchowitz. (The charges were dropped three days later, but that announcement was made by someone else.)

Fine points of the law

• In Rehoboth Beach, Del., it’s illegal for men and women to publicly reveal their genitals and for women to reveal their breasts, but police Chief Keith Banks, confronted in June with complaints about some beachgoers flaunting their shapely breasts, said there was nothing he could do because the offenders were actually biological males in the midst of hormonal transgendering. “They had male genitalia; therefore, they were not guilty of a crime,” Banks explained.

• In April, Judge John Douglas of Prince Edward Island, Canada, acquitted minor league hockey player Chris Doyle of assaulting his former girlfriend, though Doyle had arrived at her home uninvited, had annoyed and berated her, and wouldn’t leave. The girlfriend was injured when Doyle punched a door, causing it to smash against her face, but Judge Douglas accepted that Doyle honestly didn’t know she was behind the door. Said the judge, “If he was charged with being a colossal a**hole, I would find him guilty. Of ‘assault causing bodily harm,’ I find him not guilty.”

Twin cradles of bizarre politics

• Russia: In May, the governor of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, recounted on television that he’d been abducted

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• Florida: (1) While still chairman of the Florida Republican Party, Jim Greer was revealed to have ordered the continuous shuttling of emergency notes to him during a Republican National Committee meeting, but according to an April Orlando Sentinel profile, the “notes” were all blank. A Florida RNC official concluded that Greer was simply trying to make himself appear important to his colleagues. (In June, Greer was indicted on six felony counts related to raiding the state party’s treasury.) (2) At a May forum for county school-board candidates in Orlando, John Mark Coney took the floor, read passages from the Bible, and then (to emphasize his suitability for office) announced that, at age 53, he’s a virgin.

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edgymama Why do so many moms love Twilight?

Have any moms you know suddenly stopped eating garlic? Are they looking pale and a bit lovelorn? Are they carrying around door-stopper-sized books with black covers? If so, they just might be Twilight Moms.

While I’ve been aware of the ginormous success of and slavering fanaticism toward the Twilight books and movies featuring the teen girl and her vampire love, I’ve only just learned about the mom groupies.

The recent release of the latest movie based on the third book, Eclipse, has brought out, not just hordes of angsty teens, but large numbers of women who are way too old for high school.

Often they’re moms of high schoolers.

They call themselves Twilight Moms or TwiMoms, and not unlike Claymates (the mostly

female fans of singer Clay Aiken), they’ve developed their own networks of fannish communication. There’s a Twilight Moms web site, a Facebook fan page, a Twitter handle, and even a book titled, of course, Confessions of a Twilight Mom. I’m not a TwiMom, though I will admit to having read the first three books — driven by curiosity and because lots of amazing women friends and family members exclaimed they were “must-reads” (not a single man I know has read the books — or will admit to it, at least). I have not, and probably will not, read the final book or see the movies. Though I adore horror novels, the Twilight books seem more romance than horror.

Which, I believe, is one of the reasons women, and moms in particular, have responded to them so strongly.

“The books take you to another place where the laundry doesn’t pile up and the leading male is all about you and your needs. What’s not to love?” says Asheville event planner Lauri Nichols, mom of two.

Indeed, sister. For most moms, romance got discarded with that first umbilical cord and finding the time and energy to rediscover it is akin to attaining the Holy Grail of parenthood — completely empty laundry baskets.

We all get, and most of us accept, this reality of life with kids, but that doesn’t mean hiding in the bathroom to read a few passages that include a once-in-a-lifetime, sweep-you-off-your-feet romantic adventure doesn’t relieve the pressure some. And if it puts you in the mood for rekindling, I doubt your partner’s going to complain about the disappearing-mom act.

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While the Twilight books didn’t work this way for me, I do regularly lock myself in the bathroom with a variety of escapist literature (including the addictive Sookie Stackhouse series on which the True Blood television series is based. They aren’t dissimilar to the Twilight books, containing both vampires and shape shifters, but they’re written for adults and contain lots more sex).

But Twilight works for a helluva lot of moms.

“It isn’t necessarily the best writing around, and you have no doubts reading it that it’s written for teens. The story is what carries you through, and it pulls you in so that you don’t want to stop reading. As soon as I finished one, I’d be dying to read the next in the series. I even posted something on Facebook asking if it was odd to read the whole Twilight series in less than a week, and I had lots of responses from other moms who said they did it, too,” says Kelby Carr, organizer of Asheville’s Type-A Mom Conference and mom of three.

Also, for moms I’ve talked to, that (somewhat) innocent sweetness of the Twilight books holds appeal. One mom told me that the first book contains the steamiest hand-holding scene she’s ever read. And she’s read a lot.

Then there’s the sisterhood aspect to the books and the fandom.

“These books also get passed from mom to mom. I received them from a mom and passed them off to my sister (mom) who devoured them, like me,” Nichols says.

I bought the first book, another was lent to me by a mom friend, and the third passed to me by one of my sisters (I’ll get it back to you, Mandy. Pinky swear).

They’ve also promoted some motherdaughter bonding.

“I love Twilight because my daughter and I bond while laughing at how horribly dramatically bad the movies are...” says Genie Maples, painter and Asheville mom of three.

While my 11-year-old girl loves to read, she’s, so far, shown no interest in the Twilight series. Our only movie bonding moments have occurred with Zac Ephron in the High School Musical movies (I’ve already written about my cougar crush on Ephron). But I probably would cave in on my resolution not to see the movies if she really wanted me to watch them with her.

After all, what’s not to like about a little drama, preternaturally perfect teenage boys, and short escapes from the Sisyphean stone of parental repetition? X

parentingcalendar Calendar for July 14 - 22, 2010 13 Dinosaurs Arrive Biltmore Park Town Square! (pd.) Several dinosaurs come to life with hand held controls at Dino Kinetics! • 14 foot high T-Rex. • Look for the green awning. • Tuesday-Saturday, 10-6, Sunday, 12-6. • We do Birthday Parties! • 676-1622 • 301-3797. www.dinokinetics.com Attention Parents Of College Bound Students (pd.) Having trouble paying for your children’s college? Join us at one of our free workshops, • Saturday, July 17, 11am, Swannanoa • Saturday, August 7, 11:30am on the UNCA Campus • Saturday, August 28, 11am, Black Mountain. • For further information please contact Blue Ridge College Consulting: (828) 669-0405 or www.blueridgecollegeconsulting.com Autism Consulting and Training • In-Home • Summer 2010 (pd.) Focusing on academics, behavior, social skills, sensory issues, retaining important skills and school preparation. • Ages 3-15. Contact Jennifer Strauss, M. Ed.: (305) 7938280. www.autismconsultingandtraining.com Complete Childbirth Education (pd.) Involve your partner; increase confidence; learn hands on tools with a Certified Nurse Midwife. Enjoy your birth!

July 24 and August 1. $175. Empowered Birthing Childbirth Classes. www.ashevillewomenswellness.com Asheville Mommies Support group for moms from Asheville and surrounding areas. Info: www.ashevillemommies.com.

• WEDNESDAYS - Meet-and-greets from 11am-noon and 3-4pm at the Hop Ice Cream and Coffee Shop on Merrimon Ave. All area mommies and kids are invited to come and play.

Hands On!

This children’s museum is located at 318 North Main St., Hendersonville. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Admission is $5, with discounts available on certain days. Info: 697-8333 or www.handsonwnc.org.

• TU (7/20), 2pm - Fire Safety Class. Does your family have a fire safety plan? Learn fire safety tips and preparedness.

Event led by Robert Henderson of the Hendersonville Fire Department. Free.

La Leche League of Asheville • 3rd MONDAYS, 7pm - Monday Evenings: Meeting at Awakening Heart, Merrimon Ave. Pregnant moms, babies and toddlers welcome. Info: 242-1548 or 713-7089.

Safe Kids Summer Events at Local Pools Topics will include safety in and around vehicles, fire and burn prevention, water safety and more. Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department will conduct Kid IDs. Fire Department will have equipment on site for kids to inspect. Info: 6845072.

• TH (7/15), 3pm - Event at Cane Creek Pool.

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

• MONDAYS through THURSDAYS (through 8/18), 11am2pm - Mommy’s Morning Out. For ages 18 months to 7 years old. $10 members/$15. Parents need to provide a lunch, drink and snack for child. Reservations required 24 hours in advance.

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America’s Great Outdoors can help protect WNC’s forests

by Brent Martin [Editor’s note: This week’s Green Scene is a sort of green commentary alerting readers to the upcoming America’s Great Outdoors listening session.]

Nestled in Western North Carolina lie several natural treasures that are dear to all state residents, such as the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These forests contribute to the health of the Southern Appalachian ecosystem, which supports and sustains us with clean drinking water, healthy air and countless recreational opportunities, including boating, hunting and fishing, camping and bird watching. Every year, millions of visitors come to enjoy all that the Pisgah/Nantahala and Great Smokies have to offer.

Besides serving as a home away from home for those folks, these areas are the actual home of hundreds of different kinds of plants, including one of the world’s most diverse assemblages of tree species. They also shelter one of the largest populations of vertebrate species in North America, as

well as dozens of different kinds of nesting birds.

Yet out of the Pisgah/Nantahala’s roughly 1 million acres, only about 66,000 (less than 7 percent) are permanently protected as wilderness. Meanwhile, the visitation numbers make it clear that there’s a growing demand for more protected scenic areas, wilderness and parklands.

Nonetheless, we’re seeing a lot of those opportunities disappear as our national forests are increasingly threatened by private development, climate change, invasive pests such as the hemlock woolly adelgid, proposed highways and mismanaged offroad vehicles.

At the same time, however, many local groups — hunters and anglers, recreationists, Native American tribes, small-business leaders, tourism and timber interests, and conservationists — have come together to support protecting the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests against those threats.

We could see a key moment in those continuing efforts when the America’s Great Outdoors listening-session tour stops in Asheville on Thursday, July 15, (see box). Authorized by President Obama

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in April, this national conservation initiative has enlisted representatives of a number of key federal agencies to tour the country soliciting Americans’ best ideas for developing a new national conservation strategy.

North Carolina has some excellent models that the administration can learn from. Showcasing unity, cooperation and collaboration, the state’s land trusts have protected thousands of acres of working farmlands and forests that help preserve rural culture and wildlife habitat while buffering our public lands from the effects of development and climate change. Other local conservation successes include public/private land partnerships and reconnecting our young people with the outdoors.

Protecting and restoring public lands as well as private, working farms and forests can create much-needed jobs in Western North Carolina.

Besides helping accommodate growing numbers of visitors, these workers can contribute to preserving our quality of life and forging a sustainable future for our region. Increased funding to combat the ravages of the woolly adelgid, for example, could help save the remaining hemlocks while bolstering rural mountain economies and providing jobs in some of the hardest-hit areas in the state.

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shareideas The America’s Great Outdoors listening session will take place Thursday, July 15, from 1 to 4 p.m., at A-B Tech’s Asheville campus (340 Victoria Road).

Can’t make it? You can also share your thoughts about our national forests by visiting http://ideas.usda. gov/ago/ideas.nsf/ or e-mailing ago@ ios.doi.gov.

Our working forests offer a natural, accessible way for people — especially our youth — to experience the great outdoors. We can raise a generation of conservationists who’ll grow up to be good stewards of our beloved Appalachian ecosystem, thereby ensuring that future generations can also benefit from our rich natural heritage.

The July 15 listening session is your chance to tell these key federal officials what you want for our region — today and tomorrow. X Brent Martin is The Wilderness Society’s Southern Appalachian director, with an office in Franklin. He can be reached at brent_martin@tws.org.

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• TH (7/15), 10am - See different animals found along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and learn how and why they conceal themselves at Linville Falls —- 2pm - Environmental Education Program at Linville Falls.

• TH (7/15), 7-8:30pm - Join Rangers on a quest for Parkway treasures at the Parkway Visitor Center, milepost 384. Learn how to use a GPS navigator.

Free, but registration required: 298-5330, ext. 304.

• FR (7/16), 10am - Learn about turkeys at the Linville Falls —- 1pm - Bird walk. Meet at Linville Falls Picnic Area —- 7:30pm - Learn how to prepare for the possibility of getting lost in the woods at the Linville Falls Campground Amphitheater —- 7:30pm - Learn about Native Americans contributions to the codes the Army uses at Crabtree Falls Campground Amphitheater, milepost 340.

• SA (7/17), 10am - Learn about using a map and compass at the Linville Falls Picnic Area —- 1pm “Conversation with a Ranger” at Orchard at Altapass, milepost 328 —- 2pm - Learn how Native Americans contributed to the codes the Army uses at Linville Falls —- 7:30pm - Learn about the history and environmental destruction of the wild boar and other feral pigs at the Linville Falls Campground Amphitheater —- 7:30pm - “Ghosts of the Old North State” at Crabtree Falls Campground Amphitheater, milepost 340.

• SU (7/18), 9:30am - “Birds of the Blue Ridge” at Linville Falls—- 10am - Learn how Native Americans contributed to the codes the Army uses at the Minerals Museum, milepost 331 —- 1pm - “Conversation With a Ranger” at the Orchard at Altapass, milepost 328.

Chimney Rock State Park Open daily, weather permitting. For additional info, including admission rates: www.chimneyrockpark. com.

• SA (7/17), 10am-3pm - Naturalist Series: “Rocky Broad River Ecology.” Learn what lives in and near the Rocky Broad, then go on a “wet” walk. $35 adults/$30 annual passholders/$25 for ages 615/$15 for Grady’s Kids Club members.

N.C. Arboretum Events The Arboretum hosts a variety of educational programs. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free with parking fee ($8/vehicle). No parking fees on 1st Tuesdays. Info: 665-2492 or www.ncarboretum.org.

• TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS, 1pm - “Walk With a Naturalist” programs. Interpretive guides will lead small groups of participants along woodland trails and through a variety of forest types. $3/$2 kids 8-17.

Pisgah Center for Wildlife Located in Pisgah National Forest, 10 miles from Brevard off of US Hwy. 276 N. Programs are free, but registration is required. Info: 877-4423 or www. ncwildlife.org.

• SA (7/17), 9am-1pm - Nature Photography for the Beginner: Learn the basics of nature photography.

Instructors also cover subjects from landscapes and wildlife to macro photography. Bring a camera. For ages 12 and up.

• MO (7/19), 9am-4pm & TU (7/20), 9am-1pm - Project WILD Aquatic: A wildlife-based education program that fosters responsible actions toward wildlife and other natural resources. Open to all interested educators. Ages 18 and up.

• TH (7/22), 9am-noon - Close-Up Photography.

This program, designed for the advanced beginner, focuses on techniques that help make photographers more aware of the fascinating world of tiny plants and animals. Bring a camera. For ages 12 and up.

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

• 3rd THURSDAYS, Noon-2pm - Bus Tours. See and hear about plans for the river’s future, learn local history and visit neighborhoods. Meet in front of Asheville City Hall. $15 for nonmembers. BYO lunch.

Reservations required.

WNC Nature Center Located at 75 Gashes Creek Rd. Hours: 10am-5pm daily. Admission: $8/$6 Asheville City residents/$4 kids. Info: 298-5600 or www.wildwnc.org.

• Through TU (8/24) - Beauty of Butterflies, a live exhibit featuring several hundred butterflies.

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by Mackensy Lunsford This summer is certifiably hotter than hell, and it doesn’t stand to get much better. When it seems like steamy food is only aggravating the heat index, why not turn to our local ice creammakers? With some flavors reading as though they were pulled straight from the menu of some Willy Wonka-run bistro, ice cream-lovers could nearly put together a well-balanced, albeit sugary, meal, in just one dish.

How about some fresh goat cheese and cherry ice cream? Sweet corn? Tomato sorbet? The Ultimate Ice Cream Company in east Asheville has made them all. Ultimate has been a local fixture in the frozen-treat scene for years, and is set to expand to north Asheville (on Charlotte Street) this year.

Owner Kevin Barnes reports that, even though he only has room for 30 flavors in the store at a time, he has recipes for more than 200 varieties, and he’s currently working on more — including

getfunky Two Spoons in West Asheville also serves interesting flavors from time to time, including a Wedge Brewery Porter. twospoonsicecream.com The French Broad Chocolate Lounge serves beer floats. Really. Marketing manager Logan Ayliffe recommends Madagascar vanilla with Pisgah’s Nitro Stout — or maple-bacon for the adventurous. frenchbroadchocolates.com

sour cream-strawberry, grilled pineapple-coconut and pine nut-feta.

Does a dish of Gorgonzola-cranberry ice cream sound like something you could tuck into? The Hop (on Merrimon Avenue) makes a slew of similar flavors that would likely never make it into a Baskin-Robbins freezer case. Even if the thought of blue cheese ice cream makes you turn green, it’s worth a taste. “It’s like cheesecake,” says owner Greg Garrison.

Garrison was an employee of the Hop before he purchased the business in 2008 with his wife, Ashley, and the two became its proprietors. Take, for example, the pineapple-coconut-chipotle ice cream with its deep, smoky flavor and creeping heat, tempered with a bit of sweetness from the coconut and acidity from the pineapple. “Nine Mile makes the sauce (base) for us with liquid smoke and all of the good stuff, and we add it to the ice cream,” says Garrison. “You get the chipotle kick at the end; once you get past the sweet part, it fills your mouth with the liquid smoke, and then you get the spice.”

Nine Mile also provides the syrup that the ice cream shop uses to make their mango balsamic.

“The first time we went there, my wife had the tuna steak, and on it was a mango-balsamic reduction.” The sweet-and-savory combination intrigued Garrison, who admits that the wheels are always turning when it comes to new ice cream flavors. “Once you open that door, anywhere you go to eat, you’re brainstorming,” he says. “We asked the (Nine Mile) chef if he would make us a pint of the mango-balsamic to make an ice cream with. It’s definitely a unique flavor.”

Perfecting each and every one of the recipes can be a matter of trial and error, he says.

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Garrison reports that the Hop also turns out a Thai Curry ice cream, and word on the street has it that the candied-bacon and dark choco-

late ice cream is phenomenal. The experimentation doesn’t stop there, however. “We’re toying with a chocolate-roasted garlic ice cream,” says Garrison. “We’re thinking about it; we don’t want to stink up the place with garlic, but we think it would be really good.”

The Hop is located at 640 Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville. The shop features live music and other special events on a regular basis. For more information, visit thehopicecreamcafe.com.

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New restaurants abound

Three new eateries are opening in Asheville, adding even more depth to an everburgeoning food scene.

First, a creperie is opening on Haywood road, directly next to Café Ello (across from Malaprops) and Pack Library.

The new restaurant, The Twisted Crepe, is set to open on July 15, and will feature, obviously, crepes.

The owner, Dustin Pulliam, says that the restaurant will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner crepes, as well as dessert crepes at low prices. “Breakfast crepes will be around $4 on average, lunch and dinner crepes will be around $6.99.”

Pulliam reports that the creperie will be open from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The Twisted Crepe will serve wine and beer, as well as coffee.

Brian Canipelli, owner of Cucina 24, announced that he hopes to open his new sandwich shop, Cucina 24 Deli, before Bele Chere. The deli will be open two doors down from Canipelli’s full-service restaurant at 28 Wall Street.

The fare sounds right up the alley of sandwich enthusiasts. “It’s going to be butcher paper-wrapped sandwiches.

We’re roasting all of our meats here, baking all of our breads here,” says Canipelli.

The deli will also be retailing some gourmet goods like olive oils, preserves and honey, Canipelli says. He also

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The deli will offer delivery to restaurants downtown via Vespa. Canipelli reports that he is “almost 100 percent positive” that Cucina 24 Deli will be open seven days a week.

Some of the menu items include roasted turkey with figs, as well as corned beef and sauerkraut on a marble rye that Canipelli calls “awesome.” The price will be “on the cheaper side,” with sandwiches running about $6 to $8.

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HomeGrown, a locally-focused, seasonal foods restaurant, will open in the building vacated by Picnics at 371 Merrimon Avenue.

The concept, says Miki Kilpatrick, who is opening the restaurant with her husband Greg (formerly of Savoy and Rezaz), is “slow food, right quick.” The atmosphere, she says, will feature a fast-casual style, and the menu will be peppered with as many local foods as possible. “We’re going to try to hit a 90 percent bench mark, and do lots of canning and preserving to get us through the winter with local food,” she says. “We’re really trying to make it our mission to make local food affordable and convenient.”

Though that sounds like no small feat, Kilpatrick is taking the challenge in stride. “I grew up on a farm in Madison County, putting up vegetables for the winter. That was just a part of life then.”

The restaurant will have a patio for outdoor dining and “just shy of 50 seats inside.” The

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HomeGrown will be open in September in order to hit harvest month, says Kilpatrick.

The price point will remain under $10.

Some of the menu items include a burger with farmstead cheese and sun-dried tomato relish for $6.50, or sweet corn fritters with horseradish remoulade for $4. The restaurant will also offer an option to graze at the salad bar with its selection of local veggies, fruits, nuts and seeds, as well as soups and breads, for only — get this — $5.

Finally, Moe’s Original Bar B Que is opening a location at 4 Sweeten Creek Road. The restaurant serves up “all things Southern, Alabama BBQ.” Moe’s will offer take-out, catering and delivery. Only time will tell whether the name of the restaurant will cause any confusion with the (unaffiliated) Moe’s Southwest Grill, located only a mile away.

The restaurant will be open daily for lunch and dinner. For more information, visit their website at www.moesoriginalbbq.com.

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Last month, the Asheville City Market, run by the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, began accepting EBT (governmentsupplied debit cards that can be exchanged for food), as well as standard debit and credit cards.

Here’s how it works: Farmers market shoppers can visit the market information table and use their EBT, debit or credit card to secure tokens exchangeable for many of the produce and goods available at the Asheville City Market. Volunteers are also available at the market to assist with the transactions, and even give shopping and cooking tips.

This is encouraging news, according to Emily Jackson, the director of ASAP’s Growing Minds program. She hopes the move will attract a wider range of customers.

“Farmers markets are gathering places, and we want a diverse and truly representative community at Asheville City Market,” she says.

Additionally, the market has added a Kids’ Corner Market, with activities, cooking demonstrations and more.

According to Maggie Cramer, communications coordinator for ASAP, the organization “hopes to provide a resource for those who may not otherwise shop at the Asheville City Market. (Shoppers) can bring their children for free activities while they shop for local food.”

The Asheville City Market is located at 161 Charlotte St. in downtown Asheville.

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Gardening for good

On Monday, July 19, a team of at least 30 volunteers, all employees of Tupelo Honey Café owner Steve Frabitore, will visit the YWCA on S. French Broad, armed with garden tools

supplied by B. B. Barnes. The aim? To spend the day refurbishing the YWCA’s organic children’s garden. The rather substantial plot, which currently holds a fig tree, several clusters of herbs, raspberries and other perennials, has grown unkempt and choked with weeds.

“The economy’s been hard, and we’ve had budget issues around having enough staff to really maintain the garden,” says Ami Worthen, YWCA marketing director. The space, originally planted by Laurey Masterton of Laurey’s Catering and a team of volunteers, is a powerful teaching tool for the children involved in the YWCA’s child care programs, many of whom have never had a garden, says Worthen.

The Tupelo Honey staff will spruce up the garden and prepare for late-harvest planting.

“It’s a wonderful resource for the children that we serve here,” says Worthen. The YWCA’s children have already begun planting seeds in preparation — little cups filled with sprouts line the windows of some of the classrooms.

“We’re really excited about this partnership and their commitment to our garden,” says Worthen. “Local restaurants getting involved with this project makes a lot of sense.”

It sounds as though Tupelo Honey is indeed highly committed to the task; restaurant gardener Shosha Capps will offer support in the form of continued garden maintenance. Once the food is ready to be harvested, Tupelo Honey chefs will visit the YWCA to prepare healthy meals for the kids and their parents.

Monetary donations toward ongoing YWCA garden projects are being accepted at any Tupelo Honey location, B.B. Barnes or at the YWCA of Asheville. Donations should be placed in an envelope marked with “YWCA Garden Fund.”

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Second Annual Hops Farm Tour

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to check out a couple of up-and-coming WNC hops farms with all your hophead friends.

The Second Annual Hops Farm Tour takes place on Saturday, July 31, starting at 8 a.m. at Winding River Hops Farm in Clyde. The tour features two local growers in their second year of production and one premier local brewer. Cost is $10 (cash only) per carload. After checking the hops at Winding River, the group travels to Hopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Blueberry Farm in Black Mountain for more educational chat. The tour ends at French Broad Brewing Company in Asheville with a brewery tour and tasting. This is an all-day affair, running until 5 p.m. For additional information, call Erin Bonito at 255-5522.

Hops Farm Festival

If you only have a few hours on July 31, you can visit another hops farm, Echoview Farm, to celebrate their first annual Hops Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This farm was on the Hops Tour last year (used to be called Landfair Farms), and has since become one of the larger hops farms in the region. You can learn about their trellising and weed control systems. Plus,

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Hops trellising and more: Participants in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Hops Farm Tour admire the hops growing at Winding River Hops Farm in Weaverville. The second annual Hops Farm Tour takes place on July 31.

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it’s free — including lunch and homebrews (while supplies last).

Echoview Farm is located at 534 Old Mars Hill Highway. Call 645-7667 for more information.

Draught boarding

There’s a definite trend, particularly in Beer City USA, of brewpubs and restaurants offering beer menus that are as detailed and extensive as their food menus.

I’m particularly enamored of the beer menus at Barley’s Taproom, the Thirsty Monk (both downtown and south locales), Pack’s Tavern and Universal Joint.

In addition to the creative descriptions on the beer lists (and even food and beer pairing suggestions at the Monk and Pack’s), I so appreciate when the draughts are written somewhere where they’re easy to read and drool over. Lots of brewpubs use chalkboards to show off their taps, which rocks. However, my favorite brew display in town (so far) has to be the amazing Draught Board at Universal Joint in West Asheville (see photo).

It’s big. It’s bold. It’s easy to read. Plus, they offer a great selection of draught beers. I think draught boarding is my new favorite sport.

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and organic brews in eastern NC Asheville Brewing Infused Medals The U.S. Open Beer Championships took place over the Brew schedule Fourth of July weekend in Atlanta, and one North Carolina Beers infused with fresh ingredients have been a hot Thursday night hit at Asheville Brewing Company on Coxe Avenue. The beer is uniquely flavored by running it through a container — or infuser — that holds special ingredients. For example, this Thursday, July 15, starting at 5 p.m., try the popular Moog Filtered Ale infused with grilled apples and lemon rinds. For a hot and spicy brew, ABC’s new Escape Artist Ale will filter through roasted jalapenos on July 22. Then, look for the Red Light Pale Ale, infused with bananas and cloves, on July 29. ABC’s Mike Rangel says he’s starting to take the infuser on the road as well. It’ll be in residence at Universal Joint on Wednesday, July 1. The West Asheville bar will

brewery brought home two gold medals and a bronze. Mother Earth Brewing won a gold medal in the German Kolsch category for their Endless River Kolsch, a gold in the Dunkel category for their Dark Cloud Munich-Style Dunkel, and a bronze in the IPA category for their Sisters of the Moon. More than 700 beers in 50 different categories were submitted to the championships.

Mother Earth Brewery is a 20-barrel craft brewery that bottles and kegs beer from its Kinston, N.C., taproom. The brewery’s beers are currently available in 25 bars, restaurants and retailers in Asheville.

“I would be flattered to have a handful of accounts in the beer geeky city of Asheville, but I’m blown away to have 25, and all the positive feedback we receive on a weekly basis. I have a lot of respect for Asheville as a beer city. That’s why when we package a minimal amount of a new beer, you guys get it first. MEB loves Asheville,” says head brewer Josh Brewer.

Congrats to MEB and thanks for bringing more attention to our quality craft brewing scene in North Carolina. Learn more about MEB at www.motherearthbrewing.com. X Send your Brews News by e-mail to Anne Fitten Glenn at brewgasmavl@gmail.com.

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John Payne’s dinosaurs rattle to life at a new home by ilana Mignon You can play with John Payne’s dinosaurs again.

Two years after the River District pioneer and sculptural innovator’s death, his metal marionettes have found a home at a new museum in Biltmore Park.

DINO-Kinetics is the new menagerie for the late artist’s outsized creatures from the ancient wilds. The industrial-looking space, full of dinosaurs and Payne’s other massive mechanical beasts, holds not so much an exhibition, but an event.

“There is really nothing like it anywhere in Asheville,” said Chris Payne, John’s former wife and the exhibit’s curator. DINO-Kinetics is a place where kids (and kids-at-heart) get to actually make the life-size dinosaurs move through an ingenious combination of art, science and engineering — and a PS2 remote.

Artist John Payne, Asheville’s own Jim Henson, passed away in 2008, leaving a hole in the heart of the local arts community. His idea was to merge sculpting and figurative metal with his love of nature and history. His own natural curiosity, coupled with a passion for dinosaurs, led him to create work that was as much educational as expressive.

“I like to inspire,” John said in a past interview (excerpts of which are on display at the museum). “An exhibit like this is an alternative form of education. My mind needs to be satisfied by learning and by discovering. ... I like art because it is total exploration in my mind.”

His interest in the mechanics of things began at an early age, according to Chris. “As a kid he was very interested in how his toys worked, not what they did,” she said. “He wanted to take the toys apart.”

Eventually, John taught himself CAD design engineering. He came to Asheville in 1996, and soon after founded the Wedge Studios, where he started building his dinosaurs. His creative pro-

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dinoinfo DINO-Kinetics is located at Biltmore Park Town Square, 8 Town Square Blvd., Suite 170. Admission is $5.

Kids under 3, free. The exhibit is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. Call for extended summer hours or to schedule a school or camp group; 676-1622.

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Going big: It’s the first time the late sculptor’s kinetic dinosaur sculptures have been in one place, open to the public. photos by halima flynt

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cess began with details; he studied fossils extensively before ever picking up a hammer or torch.

“Dinosaur books were all over our house, in every room,” said Chris. “When we first moved to Asheville, Trevor, our son, who was 10 at the time, came to me and said, ‘I don’t know what’s going on ... you’re not going to work and dad’s building dinosaurs!’ And that totally sums it up.’”

DINO-Kinetics hosts 16 of John Payne’s “giant mechanical marionettes,” as he called them, including a huge whooping crane, an oversized crow, a 40-foot long Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, a Dinonycus and a Plesiosaur.

The location was chosen for its convenience and easy parking (including for school buses), Chris said. It’s the first time that all the sculptures have been in one place.

Each sculpture was hand-hammered, forged, fabricated and linked so the dinosaurs can move through a pulley and cable system.

Payne used sheet metal, recycled pieces of sundry materials and even old utility poles to make his giant metal marionettes. He innovated ways to mimic the joints of the creatures by adding ball and sockets to knees and elbows, manifesting his belief that “movement is life.”

John worked closely with Brett Pierce of Interactive Electronic Design to program and install electronic components so the sculptures could be operated by a simple video game remote control.

The concept for the DINO-Kinetics exhibit came from Chris and John’s children, Trevor and Lydia. The three were left with John’s work when he died. “I knew we couldn’t do anything with them (the dinosaurs) [if we left them] in the wooden crates,” said Chris.

But the exhibit could not have come together without the work of Tina Councell of Iron Maiden Studios, and Chas Llewellyn, of video production company Zenotopia.

Councell was John’s assistant/apprentice for five years, and now works out of his old studio space. Both Councell and Llewellyn were the “ringmasters of the operation,” said Chris. They were tasked with the massive job of getting the machines out of storage, into the exhibit space, put together and functioning.

“Neither Chas nor I had seen or set up several of the creatures,” said Councell. Even though Councell helped to build the whooping crane, many of the largest creatures were done in the early years. John didn’t leave directions on how to assemble them. “It was quite a feat to figure out how to put some of the bigger dinosaurs together,” said Councell. “It was kind of like a giant puzzle.”

“We had to take the doors off the front of the building and roll T-Rex in,” said Chris.

And the entire operation had to be done without forklifts.

Councell and Llewellyn measured the room dimensions and the sculptures, and then created computer-generated models and schematics to plot the layout for DINO-Kinetics.

“Tyrannosaurus took 27 hours to put up,” said Llewellyn. “It was quite a big endeavor.

People say we missed an opportunity to do

Passing the Rex: John Payne’s former wife, Chris Payne, curated the exhibit. photo by jonathan welch

a reality TV show, because this would have been fantastic material.”

Llewellyn first found John after attending one of his dinosaur experiences in the Wedge building during the River District Studio Stroll. You paid a few bucks and walked into a room filled with smoke, with metal dinosaurs clanging around inside the studio space. “It was the coolest thing I had ever seen in my life pretty much,” he said.

John Payne’s dinosaurs were designed for transportability, and while many of them traveled to various museums around the country for several years, ultimately the Payne family would like to find them a permanent home.

DINO-Kinetics won’t necessarily be that place, but Chris would prefer that the Payne menagerie remain in Asheville.

“It’s about inspiration, mostly. This is one man’s work. He spent 15 years putting this together and doing everything he could to make it happen and he never worked with more than one or two assistants at a time,” said Llewellyn.

If you visit the DINO-Kinetics exhibit at Biltmore Park, expect to be impressed by the beauty and the visibly raw nature of the sculptures. The artist isn’t done impressing, educating and enlightening, even if he is himself no longer with us.

“John wanted kids to know that if you can dream it — you can do it,” Chris recalled. “He started with an idea and then a sketch and then it developed into a 44 foot T-Rex!” X ilana Mignon can be reached by e-mail at ilanamignon@gmail.com

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PUSH is more than just a runway show

by Alli Marshall “I went to Orange Peel for Cirque de Murale in 2007. I’ll never forget it. It was awesome because it was a very controlled circus,” says Sonia Hendrix. “I want the fashion expo to have that element. Not overbearing, but not all black and white. Very colorful.” She’s talking about PUSH Asheville Fashion, the part-runway, partboutique showcase, part-performance art, partnetworking event slated for the Orange Peel this week.

In a way, a circus is an apt metaphor for PUSH, which began last year as a small-scale runway show and local-music event, held at the Garage at Biltmore. Hendrix, then a student at AB Tech, conceptualized PUSH Asheville Fashion as a project for Phi Beta Lambda. The March 2009 show was about encouraging students to shop locally.

This year’s PUSH — now a three-ring (at least!) extravaganza — reaches farther, but is rooted in the same idea. Hendrix, who is from Franklin, says she’s “been in Asheville since I was 18. I consider myself a daughter of this city ... the goal is to introduce the fashion industry to Asheville, just as music and art are introduced.”

That initial impetus evolved over the planning process of this year’s PUSH into a multifaceted

Part-runway, part performance art, part-networking event: Bikini set from Hip Replacements. photo courtesy push productions

spontaneouscouture Elisa Jimenez, Brooke Priddy and the three graces Before moving to Asheville, local designer Brooke Priddy apprenticed with interdisciplinary artist Elisa Jimenez. Before participating in 2009’s HATCH Asheville as a mentor, Jimenez (whose main line is The Hunger World) appeared on the fourth season of Project Runway as a contestant.

Now returning to Asheville as part of PUSH Asheville Fashion, Jimenez will team up with Priddy for a performance/folklore/spontaneous couture addition to the runway show. “I was so taken by the breadth of people and the sheer energy of Asheville when I was invited to be a HATCH mentor,” Jimenez reveals via email.

“My experiences in Asheville revealed to me a vibrant gem city of intellect [and] arts. Something is happening in Asheville ... there is a genesis.”

Jimenez explains that “spontaneous couture” is a term that a client once applied to her work. “It’s about how I make things directly on the body,” she says. For PUSH, “I had desired some sort of triad of women to connote the three fates or the three graces as a blessing to everyone, incorporating ‘spontaneous couture’ dressings. I also knew I wanted to model Brooke Priddy’s work ... We decided to entwine the two into one fashion performative event.”

As part of the performance, the two will

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incorporate Chinese mythical character “the weaving girl.” “In a story, popular throughout Asia and with many differing versions, the Jade Emperor has a daughter named Zhinü,” Jimenez explains. “She is most often represented as responsible for weaving colorful clouds in the heavens. In some versions she is the Goddess Weaver, daughter of the Jade Emperor and the Celestial Queen Mother, who weaves the Silver River.”

Priddy describes the performance in this way: “Creating a silver river of fabric, Elisa will cut three models from the cloth as it stretches across the runway. I will be dressing Elisa and she will be dressing [the models], culminating with her creating a spontaneous couture piece on her own body, on the runway.”

The dresses will later be auctioned off to benefit Asheville Homegrown, something important to Jimenez, who likes to use her designs for philanthropic efforts. Want another opportunity to own work by Jimenez? The designer will hold a pop-up show at Minx on Saturday, July 17, from noon-3 p.m. “I’ll have ready-mades and one-of-a-kinds,” she says.

“And I can do some spontaneous couture if people want it.”

—A.M.

evening featuring dozens of local boutiques and designers from the usual suspects — women’s wear shops like Custom, Minx and Frock — to high-end boutique Constance and repurposed wearables from Royal Peasantry. Ox and Rabbit and New York Styles will represent urban wear, Feathers Gallery shows off festival-inspired style, Anne Mettee is doing clothing for children and pregnant women, and Ad Lib and Spiritex bring natural fibers to the mix.

Local designers will send their creations down the runway, too, with designs ranging from the ‘70s-inspired upcycled fashions of Vintage Moon, to the organic, classic pieces of Unabashed Apparel. Peace Weaver makes woven and crocheted scarves, shawls and bags; Hazel Anne Designs makes self-described “lovely, lively threads” and House of Devochka fabricates accessories (cuffs, bags, pendants) from found and discarded materials.

The local connection doesn’t end with the clothing — Hendrix and her team booked 20 models (“I was definitely looking for local people”) at a single casting held at Hotel Indigo. Other models — a total of 55 are planned for the show — were pre-selected and found through word-of-mouth.

West One Salon and Ananda Hair Studio are both slated to lend their services to the production.

Project Runway alum/2009 HATCH Asheville mentor Elisa Jimenez returns to Asheville for the show, and will create dresses on stage during a performance art segment with local designer R. Brooke Priddy (for more on that, see the sidebar).

Electronic DJ collective In Plain Sight performs.

It’s a lot of entertainment, but the focus remains on apparel. “I don’t want to take away from fashion,” says Hendrix. “Last year I was like, ‘I’m going to have Jen and the Juice, Plaza Real, Ras Berhane and Mindelixir. Everyone was like, ‘When’s the fashion show going to start?’”

There’s a raffle planned and a fundraiser for Asheville Homegrown, as well as select vending.

“I want this to be the ultimate fashion expo,” says Hendrix. She also wants to see her efforts do good for the local community by benefiting other projects, as well as continuing to promote Asheville-based fashion.

“I’m really thankful to have set the stage for our first vision,” Hendrix says of last year’s event. “Because of that, everyone is looking for more and they’re looking for it to step up. With everyone’s help, it can.” X

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The annual Swannanoa Gathering The Twilite Broadcasters, with Frank Fairfield and is an ideal locale for interviewing the Ian Thomas Twilite Broadcasters. Here, on the campus of Warren Wilson College, where: Adam Tanner and Mark Jackson The Grey Eagle are surrounded by fellow musicians when: obsessed with the myriad forms of Thursday, July 15 (8:30 archaic Americana. A killer multip.m. $8/$10. instrumentalist and mainstay on the thegreyeagle.com) Western North Carolina folk scene, Tanner is scheduled to play several times during the week-long, workshop-intensive exploration of traditional song and fiddle.

Swannanoa Valley is gorgeous tonight. For now, the suffocating heat has relented. After meeting-up outside Morris Pavilion we grab beers from Highland Brewing’s makeshift tent and carve out turf near the fiddle circle, from which a serene drone permeates the atmosphere.

The Weaverville duo is beside itself. “Did you just see Charlie Louvin perform?” they both ask, minds clearly blown.

A member of the music staff at this year’s Gathering, Louvin is one of their idols. The Louvin Brothers, Charlie and Ira, helped pioneer the close-harmony/brother-duets tradition the Twilite Broadcasters now mine. Sandwiched between the “hillbilly” craze of the ’20s and bluegrass’ ascent in the mid ’40s, it’s a stripped-down, melancholic style of country music that found a home during the Great Depression, with groups like the Monroe Brothers, the Delmore Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys and the Rich-R-Tine-era Stanley Brothers.

I first caught Jackson and Tanner (who started playing together in 2008) last summer at the Bluff Mountain Festival in Hot Springs. Their act totally stuck out. During what felt like a laid-back gathering of family and friends, the Broadcasters gave a real-deal performance, one steeped in professionalism and hardcore music scholarship. Their vintage sartorial flavor, sharp but not enslaved to a bygone era, made their stage presence only that much more formal.

The disconnect between their intensity and Bluff Mountain’s pastoral vibe is something the Broadcasters believe is a region-wide phenomenon. “[Asheville] is a casual town when it comes to folk culture, and Mark and I are into stuff that’s a bit more edgy,” says Tanner, a Californian by birth. “What we do is a presentation, and some people are uncomfortable with presentation. If it isn’t about the communal, ‘we’re all one’ thing, then people can be a put off. That’s just not our focus. We’re trying to put on an old-fashioned show.”

This explains why there’s also a kind of subtle irony in hanging with Jackson and Tanner at The Swannanoa Gathering. To invoke a Seeger-family dichotomy: It’s an awesome event for sure, but ultimately it favors the egalitarian, jam-session ethos long espoused by Pete Seeger. The Broadcasters, in contrast, have adopted more of Mike Seeger perspective: folk revivalism isn’t always about open participation and camaraderie; sometimes, it’s about a small group of skilled musicians attempting to hone a singular language, something unique to that particular ensemble.

The Twilite Broadcasters aren’t alone. Over the last several years a handful of younger musicians have emerged who clearly graduated from the Mike Seeger school, including the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the Black Twig Pickers just outside Roanoke, Brooklyn’s Dust Busters and the enigmatic Frank Fairfield. As with the Twilite Broadcasters, these artists create music that means something in the now by balancing extreme erudition in old-school folk and country with a desire to wipe away wispy mountain nostalgia.

Indeed, there’s currency in Tanner and Jackson’s aesthetic. Instead of producing a strict retro-shtick, they’ve distilled what’s universal about this old-time tradition. The close-harmony/brother-duets style, you see, didn’t just die off; it was sucked into mainstream country and pop music. Whenever you hear tight, soaring vocal work — everybody from the Everlys and the

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Graduates of the Mike Seeger school: The duet carry on the closeharmony tradition. photo by jen lepkowski

Osbornes to the Byrds and Big Star — you’re hearing the descendants of those first-generation groups mentioned above.

“There were certain guys in the ’60s who carried on the tradition of the Louvins and the Monroes,” explains Tanner. “Buck Owens and Don Rich definitely did, so we started incorporating some of that stuff into our set.”

Jackson, who spent his childhood in southwest Virginia listening to both country and rock music, picks up the thread. “On the Beatles’ Live at the BBC album they do that Carl Perkins song ‘Sure to Fall (In Love With You),’ and it’s so much like a Louvins’ song. It’s so stripped down. It’s country music.”

The Twilite Broadcasters have yet to record “Sure to Fall,” but their debut album Evening Shade, recorded at Altamont Recording, contains numerous tracks reflecting their ability to look beyond history’s gauzy surface. My favorite stretch comes near disc’s end when the pair jump smoothly from the Everly Brothers (“Long Time Gone”) to the traditional ballad “Pretty Red Shoes” (aka “Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet”) to the exquisite fiddle tune and title track “Evening Shade.”

With other jam circles now soaking the air around us, the Broadcasters close out our talk with an irony that easily surpasses any we’ve thus far discussed.

“We’re making Depression-era music, and we’re right back there,” says Tanner, with a laugh. “So we’re kind of like, ‘Hey, it worked back then, so it might work now.’”

It’s a rather sad notion, but hey, that’s the nature of this wonderful music. X Justin Farrar is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Village Voice, Seattle Weekly, Rhapsody.com and other publications.

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After 19 years of ups and downs, art-country band Clem Snide are back and tighter than ever

by Miles Britton Eef Barzelay was born an outsider. Sure, that might sound like the typical country music cliché, but for the 40-year-old frontman and founder of Clem Snide, it’s true.

“Growing up, I never quite knew where I belonged,” says Israeli-born Barzelay, whose family moved to Teaneck, New Jersey when he was six. “My grandparents got the hell out of Europe during the war, and they left behind everything. Most of their families they never saw again. When they came to Israel they changed their names and abandoned their religion and just completely transformed themselves. Then my parents were part of the first generation of Israelis, but they left Israel and came here. So I never felt entirely Israeli, and I never felt entirely American either — it was this weird, in-between feeling, this sense of being cut off, just feeling lost in the world.”

As a songwriter, it’s a feeling that’s served Barzelay well. Since forming Clem Snide in Boston in 1991— he took the name from a character in William S. Borough’s Naked Lunch — Barzelay has become something of a modernday Mark Twain, keeping a wry eye trained on the beauty and sorrow and absurdity of American life. His darkly comic lyrics have a way of digging deep into the dirt of our national psyche, exposing every bittersweet, crooked root: shopping carts and Civil War buffs, Nat King Cole and tanning beds, sunflower seeds and whippits.

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The Grey Eagle

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Wednesday, July 21 (8:30 p.m., $8 advance/$10 day of show. www. thegreyeagle.com.)

“I like to take things that are kind of ugly or mundane and try to make them beautiful,” he says. “To find inspiration in a Wal-Mart parking lot is kind of exciting for me.”

Barzelay’s poetic voice has been a large part of his band’s appeal. Unlike much of the rest of the wave of indie-rockers that went country in the ‘90s (e.g., Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown, Lambchop), Clem Snide has always been more about capturing country music’s lyrical depth and sense of humor than trying to recreate the twang.

“It was never about trying to sound like old country music,” says Barzelay, who moved from New York City to Nashville in 2004. “I mean, I

Inspiration in the Wal-Mart parking lot: “I like to take things that are kind of ugly or mundane and try to make them beautiful,” says Clem Snide’s Eef Barzelay. like old country music, and it seemed like a good template for writing songs, because it’s simple and direct and it leaves a lot of room for the words and the people and the characters.”

Fortunately, that template hasn’t changed much on this year’s The Meat of Life, the band’s seventh and latest album. Despite the occasional kick of an overdrive pedal or foray into ‘70s folk rock, the album still grounds itself in Barzelay’s deadpan vocals, clever turns of phrase and lone guitar, the same charming combination that in 2001 shot the band onto TV screens across the world when their song “Moment In The Sun” — kind of ironically, as Barzelay has noted — was chosen as the theme music to the Emmynominated, NBC show “Ed.” The thing that’s surprising about The Meat of Life is that it even came out at all. In 2006, internal strife led Barzelay and the latest members of Clem Snide to part ways, the second time in the band’s 19-year history. Barzelay immediately launched a solo career, scoring a handful of indie films and releasing two well-received solo albums over the next few years — neither of which sounded all that different from his work with Clem Snide — before surprising fans and reforming the beloved group in 2009, with a few minor changes. To Barzelay, that time off has only made them stronger.

“It’s been feeling real good to play live together again, really natural,” he says.

They’ve even added a new cover song to their live set: Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror.”

And if it’s anything like their haunting, unironic version of Christina Aguilera’s 2002 hit

“Beautiful” — it’s seriously that good, Google it — best check your jadedness at the door.

With the latest record behind him and a string of tour dates in front, not to mention more film scores on the big screen horizon, things are looking up for Barzelay. But now that he’s settled down South with a house, a wife, and two kids, the term “success” has taken on new meanings.

“You never really arrive anywhere,” he says with a shrug. “You just keep going until you die.

I’ve had some good years, I’ve had some lean years. But I’m in there. I’m still fighting.”

Spoken like a true outsider. X Miles Britton is an Asheville-based freelance writer.

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Deciding which shows you should see, so you don’t have to The Suspect: Rasputina

Flutter on over to

The Beauty of Butterflies Exhibit 2010

sponsored by Allison & Tony Amatangelo

A wildly interactive walk through display at the WNC Nature Center 75 Gashes Creek Road in East Asheville

July 14th - August 24th

10:00 am - 4:30 pm daily Experience hundreds of fancy flyers face to face.

Bring your camera!

Stay as long as you like!

Free with regular Nature Center Admission.

Visit wildwnc.org for directions and more information.

• Reptile Beauty Pageant July 17th 10am-3pm • City of Asheville Free Residents’ Day July 31st 10am-4:30pm • Overnight Delight August 6-7th 298-5600 ext.305 for details!

This Brooklyn cello-driven band was founded by Melora Creager in the early ‘90s, and they’ve toured with Marilyn Manson, Porno for Pyros and Bob Mould. Their music has been described as dark cabaret meets steampunk; Creager writes highly original original songs, and the band delivers unique takes on covers such as “Barracuda” and “Bad Moon Rising.” Rasputina comes to Asheville early in their summer tour in support of their sixth full length disc, Sister Kinderhook, which was released on June 15.

Can Be Found: The Grey Eagle, Wednesday, July 14.

RIYD (Recommended if You Dig): Joanna Newsom, Amanda Palmer, CocoRosie You Should Go If: You were Vampire when Vampire wasn’t cool; Iambic pentameter is your natural way of speaking; Getting invited to Michael Jackson’s Neverland was on your bucket list; Favorite childhood pastime … wearing your mother’s lingerie over your regular clothes.

The Suspect: Jill Andrews

The Suspect: U.S. Christmas

Becky Upham co-hosts the weekly music show, “Your Mom’s Idea,” with Lark Rowe every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. on MAIN-FM

In 2003 Jill Andrews partnered with Sam Quinn to form the everybodyfields. The Johnson City, Tenn. group distinguished themselves in the Americana genre, and Paste magazine listed them in the “Best of What’s Next,” in fall 2008. Creative differences caused the band to split in the summer 2009, and Andrews released her self-titled solo EP the following November. She’s also been working on a project of cover songs, and posts a new one monthly on her website; this month hear her version of “Instant Karma” recorded live on the John Lennon educational tour bus.

RIYD: Tift Merritt, Caitlin Cary, Laura Cantrell Can Be Found: The Grey Eagle, Saturday, July 17.

You Should Go If: You’ve been known to shush people at concerts; You find talking about your food allergies is a great icebreaker; Friends tell you you’re “too good” to set up with anyone they know; Favorite childhood pastime … writing poems and showing them to your teacher

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This six-member band from WNC has shared the stage with Baroness and Weedeater, but they’re not a traditional metal band. The group took on four new members last year (they now have two drummers), and their sound continues to evolve.

Defined by critics as part Prog-Rock, part space rock, USX prefers to think of themselves as “psychedelic, highvolume blues rock.” Their latest album, Run Thick in the Night, is due out this fall.

Can Be Found: Static Age Records, Saturday, July 17.

RIYD: Pink Floyd, Flaming Lips You Should Go If: You scored 760 or above on the math section of the SAT; At least one of your e-mail addresses has the word “Dungeonmaster” in it; All of your shirts are black and all of your socks are white; Favorite childhood pastime … learning to speak “Middle Earth.”

The Suspect: Modest Mouse

The Seattle-based group made its debut in 1996, and they’ve been helping shape alternative music ever since.

They were signed to the Sony Label, Epic Records in 2000, and released the CD The Moon and Antarctica, which was named by Pitchfork Media as the sixth best album of the last decade. Their latest release, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts. The band spent the first half of 2010 working on songs for their next album, but according to lead singer Isaac Brock, don’t expect to hear any of their new songs at the show. “I don’t think any of it is close to being ready … I’d like to say we’re going to, but I don’t really see it happening.”

Can Be Found: The Orange Peel, Monday, July 19.

RIYD: The Decemberists, Spoon, Franz Ferdinand You Should Go If: You’ve broken up with people after scrolling through their iPod; You don’t trust anyone who hasn’t been clinically depressed at least once; Every six months you pack up all your stuff, say goodbye to all your friends, give notice at work, and then don’t move; Favorite childhood pastime … hating adults

smartbets Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands

The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands is the grand dame of artisan expos, filling the Asheville Civic Center with 45,000 square feet and four days worth of crafts, crafters, exhibitors and demonstrations.

Paper, metal, glass, leather, wood, jewelry, clay, fiber arts, mixed-media and natural materials will be represented. It’s a wonderful place to find lovely handcrafted pieces of all sorts, made with the quality the Guild artists necessarily represent.

Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $7/free for children under 12. southernhighlandguild.org

Edward Sharpe and Magnetic Zeros

A couple things to note about L.A.-based folk-rock collective Edward Sharpe and Magnetic Zeros: 1) There is no Edward Sharpe — the lead singer is Alex Ebert, formerly of Ima Robot, and Sharpe is a fictional character Ebert created while recovering from addiction and pulling his life together. 2) The band’s other songs don’t exactly sound like the folk-punk radio hit, “Home.” But rest assured, the Magnetic Zeros with their booming, theatrical sound and ensemble feel, are sure to put on a memorable show. The Orange Peel on Thursday, July 15.

9 p.m., $15 advance/$17 doors. theorangepeel.net.

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RUMBLE!

smartbets D. Charles Speer and the Helix

After guitarist Jack Rose (of noise/drone band Pelt) died suddenly last year, his final album, the live-to-tape Ragged and Right, was released posthumously. “This little live-to-tape session featured Jack outside of his usual guitar-playing mode, so it sounds a little more traditional than his well-known solo works,” writes David Halstead with Thrill Jockey. “Here, he picks up the Telecaster and electric steel guitar and lets loose with a bottle of spirits and the boys in D. Charles Speer & The Helix.”

In support of the release, D. Charles Speer & The Helix are on tour and will stop by Static Age Records on Sunday, July 18. 8 p.m. Country outfit Tony Wain & the Payne opens. dcharlesspeer.com.

LUNA at Flood Gallery

Part dance, part performance art, part installation, LUNA — the brainchild of dancer Claire Elizabeth Barratt, set to the music of electronic sound-scape artist Kimathi Moore — is a continuous three-hour performance.

Can’t sit still that long? No problem — the audience can come and go as they please.

Barratt will be costumed “in a white powder which glows under ultraviolet blacklight. This creates an ethereal & haunting effect”; she describes her slow-motion technique as “motion sculpture.” Held at the Flood Gallery in the Phil Mechanic Building on Saturday, July 17. 8-11 p.m. $10/$7 students. floodgallery.org.

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“Uncle Mountain put the pop in pop-rock, and Underhill Rose’s sweet, sensuous folkrock will have you dancin’ all night long,” Jack of the Wood says about its Friday, July 16 double bill. Indie-rockers Uncle Mountain, who played at the inaugural All Go West Fest, are immediately recognizable with their smooth harmonies and poppy lyrics. Underhill Rose — former Barrel House Mamas Eleanor Underhill and Molly Rose Reed, with Gary Oliver — describe their genre as “country/soul/whatever.” 9 p.m. jackofthewood.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 to ae@mountainx.com for consideration by the Monday the week prior to publication.

smartbets Feral Chihuahuas

The “what” is simple enough: “A sketch-comedy extravaganza, complete with live sketches, short comedy films, songs and more.” And — according to local comedy troupe Feral Chihuahuas, who have been on the road to numerous sketch-comedy festivals, like Shadowbox (Columbus, Ohio), The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, The Cape Fear Comedy Festival (Wilmington) and Black Box (in Atlanta this fall) — the “why” is “Because the comedy gods have demanded it!” So be it: Feral Chihuahuas perform at the Asheville Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, July 16 and 17. 8 p.m. $10 advance/$13 doors. feralchihuahuas.com.

Last week of Noises Off

It’s kind of like two plays for the price of one, in that the comic farce Noises Off is a play about a play. Says Asheville Community Theatre, it “depicts the onstage and backstage antics of a fifth-rate acting troupe touring in an awful sex farce called Nothing On. The curtain opens on the dress rehearsal of the first act of Nothing On the night before it’s set to open with things not going well. ...It is, deliciously so, a disaster!” The production runs at ACT through July 18. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $22/$19/$12. ashevilletheatre.org.

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where to find the clubs • what is playing • listings for venues throughout Western North Carolina Clubland rules •To qualify for a free listing, a venue must be predominately dedicated to the performing arts. Bookstores and cafés with regular open mics and musical events are also allowed.

•To limit confusion, events must be submitted by the venue owner or a representative of that venue.

•Events must be submitted in written form by e-mail (clubland@mountainx.com), fax, snail mail or hand-delivered to the Clubland Editor Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801.

Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland.

•Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed.

•The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues.

•Deadline is by noon on Monday for that Wednesday’s publication. This is a firm deadline.

Star Band

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Poppies Market & Café

Open mic

Blues jam

Shag dance

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

Open mic

Athena’s Club

Broadway’s

Handlebar

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

DJ night

“Hits & Shits” w/ Jamie Hepler

Back Room

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Confused As Ever (alternative, grunge) w/ The Offended Red

‘80s night, 10pm

Thu., July 15

PULP

Red Stag Grill

Virginia Daredevils (bluegrass)

Spoken word, music & poetry night hosted

by Lyric

Holland’s Grille

Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues)

Beacon Pub

Marc Keller (singer-songwriter)

Root Bar No. 1

Open mic

Club Hairspray

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Sons of Elustrious

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

DJ party & talent search

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Patrick Fitzsimons (folk, blues, roots)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Open mic

BoBo Gallery

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

Old-time jam, 6pm

The Still

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Open mic w/ BlindLiver

Paul Edelman & Jangling Sparrows (folk, country)

Emerald Lounge

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Boiler Room

Fairview Tavern

Front stage: Aaron Woody Wood (soul, pop) —- Back stage: Millie and the Sirs (indie, rock)

Open mic

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Open mic w/ David Bryan

Frankie Bones

Soul & jazz jam

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and

Wed., July 14

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter)

Nine Mile

Blues

Club 828

The Free Flow Band (soul, funk)

Hip-hop & DJ night

Athena’s Club

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae)

Ashley Wilson Trio (jazz)

Olive or Twist

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Club Hairspray

Good Stuff

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

DJ party

Westville Pub

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

The Other Guys open mic night

Chameleon Soul Food

Free punk rock night

‘80s night Town Pump

Proletariat (indie, rock) w/ Boylion & Genesis Climber Bosco’s Sports Zone

Open mic & jam

Back Room

Open mic

Shag & swing dancing w/ DJ Ron Blankenship

Tony Campbell (singer-songwriter), 7:30pm Open mic, 9pm

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Pisgah Brewing Company

Jammin’ w/ Funky Max

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Rasputina (rock) w/ Larkin Grimm

Pisgah Jazz Trio

Wild Wing Cafe

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

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Asheville’s premiere adult nightclub is proud to welcome

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

Eymarel (electronica, experimental) O’Malley’s On Main

Jeff Anders & friends, 6-9pm DJ Moto dance party

Emerald Lounge

Jam night

Zuma Coffee

“An Evening of Dubstep V” feat: Disc-Oh!

Olive or Twist

Thursday night bluegrass jam

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)

Swing dancing w/ Heather Masterton & The Swing Station Band

Fri., July 16

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Orange Peel

Athena’s Club

Miriam Allen (fusion, roots)

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros w/ We Are Each Other feat: Aaron Embry

Back Room

Frankie Bones

Garage at Biltmore

DJ night

Anchor in the Valley (indie, folk, country) w/ Margot West & Jason Pogue

Pack’s Tavern

Ten Toe Turbo (reggae, rock)

Lee Griffin (guitarist & vocalist)

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Good Stuff

Pisgah Brewing Company

Acoustic Swing

Sparta Philharmonic (experimental, punk, indie)

American Gun (Americana, rock)

BoBo Gallery

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Purple Onion Cafe

Nomad In The Dark (house, electronic)

Frank Fairfield (fiddle, guitar & banjo player) w/ Ian Thomas, Twilite Broadcasters

Uncle Mountain (folk, rock)

Boiler Room

Red Stag Grill

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Anne Coombs (jazz, swing)

Knives and Daggers (experimental, indie) w/ It’s Just Vanity

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

Scandals Nightclub

Club 828

“Exposure” DJ night

Nova Echo (alternative, electronic)

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Straightaway Café

Club Hairspray

Jay Brown (acoustic)

Variety show & DJ party

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Temptations Red Room

Bluegrass jam, 7pm

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

‘80s dance party w/ Spy V

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Back stage: Rose’s Pawn Shop (Americana, bluegrass, alt-country)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Peggy Ratusz’ Invitational Blues Jam Vincenzo’s Bistro

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

Lobster Trap

Aaron LaFalce (piano)

Hank Bones

Eleven on Grove

Watershed

Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill

Open mic w/ Max Chain

Salsa & Mambo Dancing, 10pm-2am Dance Lessons, 11pm

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety)

Westville Pub

Emerald Lounge

Josh Blake’s Jukebox

Belly dancing

Davin McCoy Trio (“emotional bluesy Americana”)

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Wild Wing Cafe

DJ dance party

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Mela

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Iron Horse Station

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Letters to Abigail, 8-10 pm ‘80s, ‘90s & Today: Dance party w/ DJ D-Day, 10pm-2am

Dave Desmelik (Americana)

The Hookah Bar

Jack Of The Wood Pub

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Maggie and Her Mistakes (country, folk)

Folk Soul Revival

Jason Decristofaro (jazz)

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Jerusalem Garden

Garage at Biltmore

Live music w/ singer-songwriters

Belly dancing w/ live music

Katie Larue & friends (acoustic, folk)

Town Pump

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Good Stuff

Three Legged Fox (rock, roots)

Back stage: Kung Fu Dynamite (rock)

Brie Capone (indie, rock)

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

The Archrivals (funk, fusion)

The Whappers (rock) w/ Drunken Prayer & David Dyas

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Watershed

Feed and Seed

Sons of Ralph (bluegrass, Americana)

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

James McMurtry & The Heartless Bastards (Texas troubadour, songwriter) w/ Jonny Burke

Bobby Sullivan (piano) DJ Jazzie Charlie White Horse

Paco Shipp & Friends (blues, roots) Wild Wing Cafe

Sun Domingo (rock, alternative)

Sherri Lynn & Mountain Friends (contemporary bluegrass, country)

Native Sway (jam, rock) w/ Zegg & Silver Machine New French Bar Courtyard Cafe

Robots Win (folk, electro, tropical) Nine Mile

Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae) Olive or Twist

42nd Street Jazz Band Orange Peel

7/15 Bluesy Americana

Havana Restaurant

Live music

Sat., July 17

FRI. TRIVIA NIGHT

Highland Brewing Company

Athena’s Club

Spectrum (rock)

Lyndsay Wojcik (soul, folk)

DJ night

PULP

Holland’s Grille

Back Room

Summer dance series

Unnamed Suspects (rock)

Purple Onion Cafe

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Nashville singer/songwriter night feat: AJ Masters, Jerry Vandiver & Victoria Banks

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Paul Cataldo (Americana, country, roots)

Red Stag Grill

Iron Horse Station

Slight Departure (old-time, bluegrass)

BoBo Gallery

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Big Sexy Skyscraper w/ Tumbleweed

Uncle Mountain (folk, rock) & Underhill Rose

Boiler Room

Jerusalem Garden

Queen April w/ DJ Spider

Belly dancing w/ live music

Club Hairspray

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Cabaret show & DJ party

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Back stage: tHE Poles (rock) w/ Brindle & Manray

Craggie Brewing Company

Lobster Trap

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Live music by local artists

Greg Olson (folk)

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Kate McNally (“acoustic songbird”) Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

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

Dave Desmelik (Americana) w/ Lefty

Eleven on Grove

Olive or Twist

Artists Against Affliction Event

Live jazz w/ Jennifer Scott

Emerald Lounge

Orange Peel

PUSH Asheville Fashion

Pierce Edens and the Dirty Work (Americana, rock)

Pack’s Tavern

Fairview Tavern

Caribbean Cowboys (classic rock)

Live music w/ Brother West

Poppies Market & Café

Feed and Seed

Oyster Blues Cult (blues)

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Spectrum (rock) Root Bar No. 1

Billy Goat Gruff (folk, bluegrass) Stella Blue

Soft Opening (folk, rock) Straightaway Café

Chalwa (reggae) Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Pipapelli (blues, jam) Temptations Red Room

Nikki Talley (indie, rock) w/ Tyler Williams & Ashley Davis Band French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Bob Burnette (folk, singer-songwriter) Garage at Biltmore

“Raved” feat: Doctor Evil, Aaron Robinson, Skroller, Hardkor Nate & Dark Matter Good Stuff

Saint Solitude (garage, indie) Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Jill Andrews (alt-country, folk) w/ Brian McGee Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

Tuesday’s Gone (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band) w/ Freebird Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

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Godspell & Resurrectio (musical) Pack’s Tavern

Blue Line Highway (acoustic, rock) Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter) Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Gypsy (rock) Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill

Kemistry (Southern rock) Root Bar No. 1

Stray Dog Stella Blue

Freepeoples Frequency (psychedelic) Straightaway Café

FreeGrass Revival (bluegrass, progressive) Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Peggy Ratusz & Daddy Long Legs (blues) Temptations Red Room

‘80s, ‘90s & Today: Dance party w/ DJ Spy V The Wine Cellar at the Saluda Inn

Gary Segal & Frank Beeson (Americana) Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Live music w/ singer-songwriters Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

The Funk Messengers (jazz, fusion) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Live music w/ Marc Keller Watershed

Unholy Trio (country, garage) w/ Rafe Hollister Westville Pub

The Last Call (folk, rock) White Horse

David LaMotte (acoustic, folk) Wild Wing Cafe

Much is Given (rock, powerpop)

Sun., July 18 Athena’s Club

DJ night Barley’s Taproom

Jason Decristofaro Trio (jazz) Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Luke Wood (acoustic) BoBo Gallery

clubdirectory The 170 La Cantinetta 687-8170 Asheville Ale House 505-3550 Asheville Civic Center & Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 259-5544 Athenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club 252-2456 The Back Room 697-6828 Barleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tap Room 255-0504 Beacon Pub 686-5943 The Blackbird 669-5556 Blue Mountain Pizza 658-8777 BoBo Gallery 254-3426 Boscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Zone 684-1024 Broadwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 285-0400 Club 828 252-2001 Club Hairspray 258-2027 Craggie Brewing Company 254-0360 Curras Nuevo 253-2111 Desoto Lounge 986-4828 Diana Wortham Theater 257-4530 Dockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant 883-4447 The Dripolator 398-0209 Ed Boudreauxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bayou BBQ 296-0100 Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dueling Piano Bar 252-2711 Eleven on Grove 505-1612 Emerald Lounge 232- 4372 Fairview Tavern 505-7263

Feed & Seed + Jamas Acoustic 216-3492 Firestorm Cafe 255-8115 Frankie Bones 274-7111 Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parkside Pub & Grill 281-0920 French Broad Brewery Tasting Room 277-0222 The Garage 505-2663 Good Stuff 649-9711 Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern 232-5800 Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 The Grove Park Inn (Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Piano Bar/ Great Hall) 252-2711 Guadalupe Cafe 586-9877 The Handlebar (864) 233-6173 The Hangar 684-1213 Havana Restaurant 252-1611 Highland Brewing Company 299-3370 Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grille 298-8780 The Hookah Bar 252-1522 Infusions 665-2161 Iron Horse Station 622-0022 Laureyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catering 252-1500 Lexington Avenue Brewery 252-0212 The Lobster Trap 350-0505 Luellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar-B-Que 505-RIBS

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Mack Kellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Grill 253-8805 Magnoliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Raw Bar 251-5211 Mela 225-8880 Mellow Mushroom 236-9800 Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern 281-3096 Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill 258-1550 New Courtyard Gallery 273-3332 New French Bar Courtyard Cafe 225-6445 Old Fairview Southern Kitchen 277-7117 Olive Or Twist 254-0555 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On Main 246-0898 The Orange Peel 225-5851 Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern 225-6944 Pineapple Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 253-8860 Pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 Poppies Cafe 885-5494 Pulp 225-5851 Purple Onion Cafe 749-1179 Rankin Vault 254-4993 Red Stag Grill at the Grand Bohemian Hotel 505-2949 Red Step Artworks 697-1447 Rendezvous 926-0201 Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill 622-0001 Rocket Club 505-2494

Root Bar No.1 299-7597 Scandals Nightclub 252-2838 Scullyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 251-8880 Shovelhead Saloon 669-9541 Skyland Performing Arts Center 693-0087 Stella Blue 236-2424 The Still 683-5913 Stockade Brew House 645-1300 Straightaway Cafe 669-8856 Switzerland Cafe 765-5289 Tallgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College Street Pub 232-0809 Temptations Red Room 252-0775 Tolliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing Irish Pub 505-2129 TGI Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 277-4080 Town Pump 669-4808 Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz &â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Blues 254-7072 Vanuatu Kava 505-8118 Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro 254-4698 The Watershed 669-0777 Waynesville Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Hole 456-4750 Wedge Brewery 505 2792 Westville Pub 225-9782 White Horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe 253-3066 Xcapades 258-9652

Mystery Cult (experimental, grime)

Front stage: Aaron Price (piano)

Boscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Zone

Lobster Trap

Shag dance & lessons

Live music by local artists

Club 828

Luellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar-B-Que

DM Stith (psychedelic, folk, alternative)

Jon Corbin (of Firecracker Jazz Band), 11:30am-2pm

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Masquerade Ball w/ Amy G & DJ L.T.P.

Orange Peel

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Fairview Tavern

Godspell & Resurrectio (musical)

Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 6:30-10:30pm

Rockabilly Sunday

Pisgah Brewing Company

Handlebar

Feed and Seed

Dead Kenny Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (jazz, punk)

The Hurleys (gospel, bluegrass)

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vinyl at the Vaultâ&#x20AC;? w/ Chris Ballard

Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 6:30-10:30pm

Tallgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College Street Pub

Hangar

Tandem (progressive, psychedelic)

Comedy open mic

Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

Eleven on Grove

Irish session, 5pm Tom Waits time, late

Wild Wing Cafe

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Mon., July 19

Jeff Anders (folk, rock)

Emerald Lounge

Dance party w/ DJ Wayd Runk

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wednesday, July 14th â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

Pisgah Jazz Trio

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thursday, July 15th â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

Downtown on the Park!

Restaurant â&#x20AC;˘ Bar â&#x20AC;˘ Sports Room

Outdoor patio overlooking the new Pack Park

â&#x20AC;Śand within Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

SOUTH BAR

LIVE MUSIC Thur, 7/15 - LEE GRIFFIN

Fri, 7/16 - CARIBBEAN COWBOYS Sat, 7/17 - SPECTRUM (Top 40) Karaoke Every Sunday Night

110â&#x20AC;? HD Projection Screen + 8 Big Screens Shuffleboard Table & Darts

OPEN 7 Days (11am - â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;til) 225-6944 â&#x20AC;˘ packstavern.com

831 Old Fairview Rd. (Next to Home Depot)

828.505.7236

thurSday, July 15

the herd of Main Street aMeriCana

three legged fox

reggae / rootS MuSiC froM philly

Bill noonan & the BarBed wire aMeriCana

MOndayS!

$1 Beer

wedneSdayS!

open MiC night

Fast Boys and Rekless Youth (â&#x20AC;&#x153;loud, energetic, manicâ&#x20AC;?)

8:30 pm w/ David Bryan

SundayS!

$1.50 Beer

Open SundayS nOOn- Midnight MOn. - wed. 3pM - Midnight thurS. - Sat. 3pM - 2aM

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Kristen Ford (indie, rock) w/ Jake Gardner & The Pond Brothers

Modest Mouse (indie, rock) w/ Morning Teleportation

7EDNESDAY´S Open Mic 4HURSDAY´S Karaoke &RIDAY´S DJ Dance Party 3AT *ULY TH Brother West 2OCKABILLY 3UNDAY Cruise-In

Saturday, July 17

Contra dance

Orange Peel

Fa i Rv i e w Tav e R n

Friday, July 16

Lewis Brothers Band (roots, folk)

Dashvara (progressive, funk)

Dead Kenny Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open 4 - 9pm Mon. - Wed. â&#x20AC;˘ 2pm - 12 Thurs. - Sat. â&#x20AC;˘ 2 - 9pm Sun.

SPORTS ROOM

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill

American Gun

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday, July 18th â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

FREE Parking - weekdays after 5pm & all weekend (behind us on Marjorie St.)

20 S. Spruce St.

off Biltmore Ave. beside Pack Square Park

828-669-4808

135 Cherry St. BlaCk Mountain, nC

MySpaCe.CoM/townpuMptavernllC

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Pack’s Tavern

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Chameleon Soul Food

Acoustic open mic w/ Aaron LaFalce

Rock records

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Temptations Red Room

Spoken word, music & poetry night hosted

by Lyric

D Mack The Sharon LaMotte Band (jazz), 7:30pm

Open mic w/ Andrea Le

Club 828

Vincenzo’s Bistro

“Phat Tuesday” w/ Selector Cleofus

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

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

Marc Keller & Company (variety)

OUTDOOR DINING

BEST OF WNC 2009 MOUNTAIN XPRESS

Tue., July 20

Singer-songwriter showcase w/ Peggy Ratusz

Back Room

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Eleven on Grove

Erin Brown (singer-songwriter)

Marc Keller & Company (variety)

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Westville Pub

Blues Jam w/ Mars Fariss

Eleven on Grove

White Horse

Open mic Frankie Bones

Swing dance & lessons w/ Michael’s Rhythm Serenaders Tango dance (Crystal Room)

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

Emerald Lounge

Big Daddy Love (Americana, bluegrass, folkrock)

Feed and Seed

Will Ray’s Mountain Jam Firestorm Cafe and Books

Open mic & spoken-word poetry w/ Robert Hess

Zydeco dance & lessons Fairview Tavern

Patrick Fitzsimons (folk, blues, roots)

Tuesday Night Funk Jam

Wild Wing Cafe

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter) Good Stuff

Open mic Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Clem Snide (“art country”) w/ Heligoats Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Wed., July 21 Athena’s Club

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

The Other Guys open mic night

Holland’s Grille

Back Room

Marc Keller (singer-songwriter)

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

Dinner music w/ Steve Whiteside, 7:30pm Open Mic, 9pm

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Front stage: Jake Hollifield (blues, ragtime)

Open mic

Old-time jam, 6pm

Lobster Trap

BoBo Gallery

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Geoff Weeks (soul, jazz piano)

Collides

Mike’s Tavern

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Front stage: Aaron Woody Wood (soul, pop) —Back stage: Jenny Arch Band (acoustic, folk)

Hans Condor (“wreckful rock-n-roll”)

Shag dance

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Broadway’s

Soul & jazz jam

The Mantras (rock, psychedelic)

‘80s night, 10pm

Nine Mile

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

50 Broadway • Asheville, NC 236-9800

Ott (electronic, psychedelic) w/ Agobi Project

The Hookah Bar

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

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Wed. July 14

Millie & The SirS

GORGEOUS WNC Ladies!

ThurS. July 15

rOSe’S Pawn ShOP

California Punk / Alt-Country

Fri . July 16

cOl. bruce haMPTOn and The quark alliance Sat. July 24

O n T h e f r O n T S Ta g e

Jake Hollifield Piano | 9pm

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

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

thursday Cancun Mexican Grill / Chasers / Club Hairspray / Fairview Tavern / Shovelhead Saloon / The Still

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

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

sunday Asheville Ale House / Bosco’s Sports Zone / Cancun Mexican Grill / The Hangar / Getaway’s (Eleven on Grove) / Mack Kell’s / Pack’s Tavern Temptations / Wing Cafe Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae) Olive or Twist

3 New Satellite Stages

Shag & swing dancing w/ DJ Ron Blankenship

& “Exotic Cage Stage”

Bayou Diesel (roots)

8db[n! 8VhjVa4

kung fu dynaMiTe

Aaron Price 1pm | Piano

Mack Kell’s / Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues / Wild Wing Cafe

Pisgah Brewing Company

Open mic

SaT. July 17

TueSdayS

monday

PULP

the POleS

SundayS

karaoke

WedneSdayS

Woody Wood 9pm

Just Relax in Our Upscale Lounge Area & Take in the Scenery Great Nightly Drink Specials, Pool Tables, & Interactive Games.

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

Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues) Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Open mic The Still

Open mic w/ BlindLiver Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

‘80s night Town Pump

Mon. - Sat. 7pm - 2am • 21 to Enter

828-258-9652 99 New Leicester Hwy.

(3miles west of Downtown -off Patton Ave.)

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Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Open mic w/ David Bryan Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

JaQuise (soul) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

Westville Pub

Purple Onion Cafe

Jamminâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/ Funky Max

Gary Segal (Americana)

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

Wild Wing Cafe

Red Stag Grill

J Luke (singer-songwriter)

Anne Coombs (jazz, swing)

Havana Restaurant

Thu., July 22

Scandals Nightclub

Athenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club

DJ night Back Room

Mitch Barrett (singer-songwriter) Beacon Pub

Open mic Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, bluegrass, country) BoBo Gallery

Red Hot Sugar Babies (â&#x20AC;&#x153;jazz of the roaring 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;?)

Boscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Zone

Open mic & jam Club 828

Hip-hop & DJ night Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Mark Guest (jazz guitar) Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dueling Piano Bar

Non-stop rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am Emerald Lounge

Legendary JCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (soul, funk) Firestorm Cafe and Books

Dylan Gilbert (experimental, indie, pop) Frankie Bones

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

Paul Edelman (folk) Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bill Covington (classics), 6-7pm Maddy & Masterpiece (dance band), 7-11pm Horizons at Grove Park Inn

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

Bluegrass jam, 7pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Back stage: Jerry Castle CD release party (roots, country)

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exposureâ&#x20AC;? DJ night Straightaway CafĂŠ

Tim Marsh (jazz) Temptations Red Room

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s dance party w/ Spy V Town Pump

Josh Eagle & The Harvest City (folk, rock, soul) Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Peggy Ratuszâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Invitational Blues Jam Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Aaron LaFalce (piano)

Live music Highland Brewing Company

Velvet Truckstop (Americana, rock, indie) Horizons at Grove Park Inn

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

Todd Steed and the Suns of Phere (modern folk) Jack Of The Wood Pub

One Leg Up (gypsy jazz, swing) Jerusalem Garden

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

Watershed

Back stage: Wayne Robbins & the Hellsayers (folk, rock) w/ The Zealots

Open mic w/ Max Chain

Lobster Trap

Westville Pub

Live music by local artists

Nikki Talley (indie, rock)

Luellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar-B-Que

Wild Wing Cafe

Little Friday Band

Jeff Anders & friends, 6-9pm DJ Moto dance party

New French Bar Courtyard Cafe

Zuma Coffee

Thursday night bluegrass jam

Fri., July 23 Athenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club

DJ night

Orange Peel

Cowboy Junkies (pop, folk)

Barleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taproom

Poppies Market & CafĂŠ

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Brian Phillips & the Dangerous Gentlemen (blues)

Acoustic Swing

Purple Onion Cafe

BoBo Gallery

Fred Whisken (jazz pianist)

Live DJ

Red Stag Grill

Boiler Room

Chris Rhodes (singer/songwriter)

DJ & Drag Show

Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Club 828

Rewind Blue (Southern rock)

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wondrous Temple of Boom: Afterburn IIâ&#x20AC;?

Stella Blue

Club Hairspray

Anti-Bele Chere Party

Jazz Salm (folk rock, acoustic) Cabaret show & DJ party

Straightaway CafĂŠ

Screech Owl Serenade (swing, old-school country)

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Tallgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College Street Pub

Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dueling Piano Bar

Yellar Dog (blues, rock) w/ Mudd Cult

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety)

Non-stop rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Temptations Red Room

Mela

Eleven on Grove

Hank Bones Mack Kellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Grill

Belly dancing Mellow Mushroom

Salsa & Mambo Dancing, 10pm-2am Dance Lessons, 11pm

Silver Machine (electronic, psychedelic, rock)

Modo (rock) w/ Doc Aquatic

Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill

The Wine Cellar at the Saluda Inn

Fairview Tavern

Chelsea Lynn La Bate (classical folk)

DJ dance party

Tolliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing Irish Pub

Feed and Seed

Live music w/ singer-songwriters

Good Old Boyz (honky-tonk)

Town Pump

Firestorm Cafe and Books

L Shaped Lot (Americana, folk, rock)

Chad Mackey (rock, pop) w/ Nikki Talley & Sullivan Brady

Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Jam night Olive or Twist

Swing dancing w/ Heather Masterton & The Swing Station Band Orange Peel

Amos Lee (folk, blues, soul) w/ Tift Merritt Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern

Live music w/ Ginny McAfee Pisgah Brewing Company

Josh Roberts and the Hinges (Americana, rock, indie)

JUGBAND FOLK

FRIDAY 7/23

DcZ AZ\ Je GYPSY JAZZ & SWING SATURDAY 7/24

Hdch d[ GVae] BLUEGRASS BROTHERS & THEIR LEGENDARY DAD

The Hookah Bar

Emerald Lounge

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On Main

SATURDAY 7/17

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Letters to Abigail, 8-10 pm â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s & Today: Dance party w/ DJ D-Day, 10pm-2am

Discordian Society (eclectic, progressive, jazz, funk ) Dot Line Projekt (psychedelic, rock)

POP FOLK ROCK

Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Lobster Trap

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Live jazz w/ Jennifer Scott

EC & The Deep Pockets (blues, rock) Secret B-Sides (soul, funk)

DOUBLE BILL SHOWCASE!

Olive or Twist

Aaron LaFalce (acoustic, alternative), 2-5pm John Leo Duo (John Lennon Tribute), 6-9pm Vinyls (rock, blues), 9pm-1am

Back Room

FRIDAY 7/16

DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & courtyard dance party

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Asheville All Star Blues Showcase w/ Peggy Ratusz

Woody Pines (roots)

Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Good Stuff

Bobby Sullivan (piano)

Utah Green (â&#x20AC;&#x153;lyrical mountain folk from the seaâ&#x20AC;?)

White Horse

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Wild Wing Cafe

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Songs of Water (acoustic, experimental, folk)

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Velvet Truck Stop (Americana, rock)

Sat., July 24

64 Carter St. Downtown Asheville www.club828.com

Sunday 7/18: DM Stith Wednesday 7/21: Ott & Agobi Project 38 N. French Broad (Behind Club 828) 252.1522

Mondays: World Tavern Poker Phat Tuesdays: Selector Cleofus

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20% OFF total purchase of $25 or more 1 per customer (Expires 8/3/10)

Wednesdays: Karaoke & “Pre-Game Karaoke”$8 Unlimited PBR Thursdays: Ladies Lounge= FREE Hookahs, FREE Pool, & No Cover for the Ladies Friday 7/16:

Maggie & Her Mistakes

Where Adult Dreams Come True Sun-Thur 8am-Midnight • Fri & Sat 8am-3am

(828) 684-8250

2334 Hendersonville Rd. (S. Asheville/Arden)

Gigi Dover & the Big Love (rock, soul, Americana)

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

Red Stag Grill

Back Room

Handlebar

Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Rewind Blue (Southern rock)

Barley’s Taproom

The Note Ropers (honky-tonk) w/ The Ragged Orchids & The Caleb Fletcher Band

Rock Bottom Sports Bar & Grill

Brushfire Stankgrass (acoustic, bluegrass)

Hannah Flanagan’s

Kemistry (Southern rock)

BoBo Gallery

East Coast Dirt (rock, progressive)

Stella Blue

DJ Brett Rock(it)

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Anti-Bele Chere Party

Club 828

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Straightaway Café

DJ Equal & DJ Bowie

Iron Horse Station

Peggy Ratusz (blues, jazz, soul)

Club Hairspray

Dave Desmelik (Americana)

Switzerland Cafe

Cabaret show & DJ party

Jack Of The Wood Pub

One Leg Up (Gypsy jazz)

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Sons of Ralph (bluegrass)

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Greg Olson (folk)

Jerusalem Garden

Gas House Mouse (blues)

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Belly dancing w/ live music

Temptations Red Room

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

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

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

Eleven on Grove

Back stage: Col. Bruce Hampton & The Quark Alliance (rock, jazz)

80’s/90’s DJ & Dance

New French Bar Courtyard Cafe

Ritual (metal) w/ Mortal Man

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Feed and Seed

Lazy Birds (tape)

Nine Mile

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae)

Shod My Feet (pop)

Olive or Twist

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

42nd Street Jazz Band

Leigh Glass Band (Americana)

Orange Peel

Garage at Biltmore

Godspell & Resurrectio (musical)

“Iridescence” feat: Real Time Hand Motion, Wattie Green, Earth Tone Sound Systems & Andrew Jaxxson

Pack’s Tavern

Jacob Johnson (acoustic, blues)

Nova Echo

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Purple Onion Cafe

DJ night

Athena’s Club

Night Club & Live Music Venue Friday 7/16:

Red Hot Sugar Babies (“jazz of the roaring 20’s-30’s”)

Good Stuff

Rocky Lindsley (solo acoustic), 2-5pm Marc Keller Duo, 6-9pm Buncombe Turnpike (bluegrass, folk), 9pm-1am

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)

Bootstraps Burlesque Live music w/ singer-songwriters Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

The Free Flow Band (soul, funk) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Live music w/ Marc Keller Westville Pub

Hay Sugar (“rockin’ country bluegrass”) White Horse

Richard Shulman & Marina Raye Wild Wing Cafe

Dave Matthews tribute band

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Open 7 Days • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner • Lodging • Gifts • Crafts

828-235-8228 • www.pisgahinn.com Located between milepost 408 & 409, South of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway The Pisgah Inn is authorized to provide services on the Blue Ridge Parkway under a concession contract with the U.S. Department of Interior

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theaterlistings Friday, JULY 16 - Thursday, THURSDAY 22

Due to possible last-minute scheduling changes, moviegoers may want to confirm showtimes with theaters.

movie reviews & listings by ken hanke

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additional reviews by justin souther contact xpressmovies@aol.com

pickoftheweek Winter’s Bone JJJJJ

Grown Ups (PG-13) 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45 Inception (PG-13) 12:15, 12:50, 1:40, 3:20, 3:55, 4:45, 6:25, 7:00, 7:50, 9:30, 10:05

The Lowdown: Unrelenting in its picture of poverty, but compelling in its storytelling and its ability to find humanity where you don’t expect it, Winter’s Bone is remarkable.

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The Story: A 17-year-old girl must find her bail-jumping father or lose her home.

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An altogether astonishing film, not in the least because Winter’s Bone lives up to the hype — or so nearly that it makes no difference. And no one is more surprised than I. When I read the plot synopsis — 17-year-old Ozark girl out to find her missing meth-cooking/drug-dealing/bail-jumping father (dead or alive) to save what passes for the old homestead — I can’t say it occurred to me that this was what I’d been waiting for. (Upon reflection, I doubt such a scenario would make a list of top 10,000 things I’d like to see.) A bare reading of the premise does not represent the film, nor does it begin to convey the tone.

Winter’s Bone is considerably more than the five reels of hard luck it sounds like it’s going to be. It’s also not the usual over-praised indie darling that comes along once or twice a year to catch the attention of moviegoers who think “entertainment” is a dirty word. Winter’s Bone actually is entertaining, and it’s also a compelling drama with believable characters and a true sense of urgency. If you step back from it, you realize that the saving-the-family-home premise is in itself nothing but the hoariest of barnstorming melodrama — the kind of thing that was starting to be considered quaint around 1920. It’s what is done with it in Winter’s Bone that makes it different.

At the top of the list of what makes Winter’s Bone work is the film’s main character, Ree Dolly, and the way the character is played by Jennifer

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Lawrence (TV’s The Bill Engvall Show). Ree is an unusual lead character: a 17-year-old girl who manages to be remarkable by not being obviously remarkable in any way. Ree is someone who does what she does because she sees nothing else she can do. She has no capacity for self-pity and no concept of intellectualizing her situation (in other words, she doesn’t talk like a character out of a 1930s “problem” novel). Her poverty just is.

Her mother’s out-of-it mental state has caused Ree to be the caretaker of her younger brother and sister. This is just how things are. So when it transpires that her errant father has jumped bail, leaving the family to be thrown out of their home, which he used as security, it never occurs to Ree to do anything other than find him — or his corpse. This, too, is just how things are.

What holds the story in place and commands our attention is the journey Ree has to take to find her father. This is a trip from the land of the merely impoverished into that of a criminal subculture borne of poverty. The people she encounters — many of them related in some way to her — are deeply distrustful of everyone.

It’s an enclosed society that isn’t above killing in order to protect itself. In fact, Ree runs that risk at every turn. At one point in the film, she even asks a hostile group if they plan to kill her, and is off-handedly told that it’s “been discussed.” I’ve seen her journey into this world described as an odyssey, but it oftentimes seems like a descent into hell. But it’s a hell Ree doesn’t question or flinch at entering, because she has no choice.

While all this undoubtedly sounds very grim — and it is (right down to a solution that would be at home in a horror movie) — grimness isn’t the overriding tone by any means. Survival and a quiet sense of humanity are what finally pervade the film. The last scene is the defining one — and

I don’t mean the ironic windfall, but the human interaction among family members in which much is said with very few words exchanged.

(These are not chatty people.) Without this, the film might be unbearable. With it, it’s almost unbearably beautiful. Rated R for some drug material, language and violent content. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Fine Arts Theatre.

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Director: Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud Players: (Voices) Stevel Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Julie Andrews Animated Sci-Fi/Comedy With Heartstring Tugging Rated PG

The Story: An aging master criminal tries to regain his criminal cred by stealing the moon with the aid of three orphan girls.

The Lowdown: Painless, but largely uninspired family fare, with a few fine moments and some good voice casting.

After an awful opening (actually, it’s exactly that damned original trailer with the grotesque American tourists at the pyramid), Despicable Me turns into moderately boring fare for about 10 minutes before climbing to the heights of OK-dom with flashes of inspiration. While the flashes of inspiration are appreciated, they also make the film’s otherwise mere adequacy all the more disappointing. Still, Despicable Me is not unlikable, though I strongly suspect it’s going to evaporate from my mind very quickly.

Even now, the only solid laugh I remember hav-

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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (R) 12:25, 2:40, 4:55, 7:30m 9:35

Despicable Me 2D (PG) 12:30, 2:50, 5:20, 7:40, 10:10 The Karate Kid (PG) 12:50, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05

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Micmacs (R) 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:45, 10:15 (Sofa Cinema)

The Last Airbender 2D (PG) 12:40, 4:30, 8:00, 10:30

The Secret in Their Eyes (R) 12:30, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05

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nowplaying The A-Team JJJ

Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Patrick Wilson Action A group of unorthodox, discharged soldiers seek revenge against the people who framed them and put them in prison. An occasionally fun, often goofy actioner (though it has enough sense to revel in its goofiness) that simply loses steam the longer it’s on screen. Rated PG-13

Despicable Me JJJJ

(Voices) Stevel Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Julie Andrews Animated Sci-Fi/Comedy With Heartstring Tugging An aging master criminal tries to regain his criminal cred by stealing the moon with the aid of three orphan girls. Painless, but largely uninspired family fare, with a few fine moments and some good voice casting. Rated PG

Grown Ups J

Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, David Spade Comedy Five childhood friends reunite in their hometown after the death of their former basketball coach. The exact kind of awful you’d expect from a movie starring Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider and David Spade. Rated PG-13

Harry Brown JJJJJ

Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Iain Glen, Sean Harris Crime/Drama An elderly man decides to take the law into his own hands when his only friend is killed by gang members. Though it could easily be read as just an exercise in vigilante justice, there’s something much deeper going on in Harry Brown, thanks in no small part to Michael Caine in the title role. Be warned, however, the film is violent and bloody. Rated R

The Human Centipede JJJ

Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie, Akihiro Kitamura, Andreas Leupold Exploitation Horror A mad scientist turns two women and one man into the title creature by surgically connecting them. A gross-out premise, some bad acting, a hysterically out-of-hand bad guy and a bloody, violent and slightly disturbing finale may provide an amusing 90 minutes for hardcore horror fans—but others beware. If you throw up, don’t blame me. Rated NR

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work JJJJ

Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Larry A. Thompson, Kathy Griffin, Billy Sammeth

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Documentary A documentary that charts a year of Joan Rivers’ life and career as she turns 75. An unblinking, but not uncaring profile of Joan Rivers that reminds you—if you’ve forgotten—just how funny she can be. Indeed, this documentary has more laughs than most comedies I’ve seen this year. Rated R

Knight and Day JJJ

Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Viola Davis, Paul Dano, Jordi Mollà Action/Romantic Comedy A woman’s life is turned upside down when she becomes involved with a secret agent on the run from his own people. An occasionally pleasant action/comedy that expects too much from its stars without giving them a whole lot to work with. Rated PG-13

The Last Airbender JJ

Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub Fantasy/Adventure In a mystical realm, a young superpowered boy is the only hope of stopping an evil nation’s plot to rule the world. Generally amateurish and consistently dull, the movie is far from good, but—even considering the Shyamalan pedigree—isn’t quite as awful as its reputation.

Rated PG

Micmacs JJJJJ

Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Yolande Moreau, Dominque Pinon, Nicolas Marié, Marie-Julie Baup, Julie Ferrier Stylized Comedy A man whose father was killed by a landmine and whose own life has been compromised by a bullet lodged in his brain decides to get back at the munition makers who created both.

The best film of the summer! A delight—but with thoughtfulness—from start to finish. See it twice— the more you see it, the more you will appreciate the craftsmanship, artistry and humor. Rated R

Predators JJJJ

Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins Sci-Fi/Action A group of soldiers and killers find themselves suddenly transported to a distant planet, where they’re hunted by savage aliens. An above-average popcorn actioner that’s brought down by predictability and a penchant for an oldhat approach to jump-starting a tired franchise.

Rated R

The Secret in Their Eyes JJJJJ

Soledad Villamil, Ricardo Darín, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino, Guillermo Francella Mystery Thriller/Romance A retired criminal investigator sifts through his past by way of an

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

Solitary Man JJJJJ

Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, Mary-Louise Parker, Jenna Fischer, Jesse Eisenberg Drama A look into the life of an ego-driven, disgraced businessman as he tries to rebuild his life, making every mistake he can in the process. A wholly absorbing character study with an unlikely—and generally unlikable—protagonist, who becomes fascinating due to skillful writing and a powerful performance. Rated R

Toy Story 3 JJJJ

(Voices) Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Micheal Keaton Animated Adventure Pixar ’s group of rag-tag animated toys returns, and this time they must escape from an oppressive daycare center before their owner runs off to college. Above-average family entertainment—and exactly what you expect from a Toy Story film—but a bit underwhelming after Pixar ’s latest output. Rated G

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse JJ

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Bryce Dallas Howard, Billy Burke, Dakota Fanning Tween Horror More teen romance angst while our heroine waffles between eternity with a vampire and paper-training a werewolf. It’s not really any better than the first two movies, but it’s funnier.

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Winter’s Bone JJJJJ

Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee Mystery/Drama A 17-year-old girl must find her bail-jumping father or lose her home. Unrelenting in its picture of poverty, but compelling in its storytelling and its ability to find humanity where you don’t expect it, Winter’s Bone is remarkable.

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The idea for this Wednesday opener is simple: Re-team Nicolas Cage and director Jon Turteltaub and see if something like another National Treasure will result. That might be reasonable, but the idea of attaining that kind of hit with a fantasy story line is a long, long way from the shaggy history lessons of the National Treasure films. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice casts Cage as a wizard out to recruit the help of a college student (Jay Baruchel) in order to defeat an evil wizard (Alfred Molina). Early reviews — not many yet — have not been kind. (PG) Early review samples:

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(Justin Chang, Variety) • “A tired relic of summer-movie clichés, clearly beaten to death by far too many credited writers — and only a sorcerer would know how many ‘contributions’ came from producers, the star and other hands — Apprentice lurches from one been-there-done-that sequence to another.” (Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter)

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The Duplass Brothers — Jay and Mark — more or less move out of the strictly indie world of mumblecore into something like the mainstream with this dark comedy about the relationship of a middle-aged couple (John C. Reilly and Marisa Tomei) and the problems caused by her close — perhaps too close — relationship with her adult son (Jonah Hill).

The film has proven pretty popular with the art-house crowd, and even reviewers who are not admirers of mumblecore (Roger Ebert, for example) have tended to like the film. (R) Early review samples: • “In Cyrus, a creepy-funny comedy about man and boy love — not for each other — the actor Jonah Hill enters with a polite smile that is likely to send a chill straight up your neck, leaving your little hairs aflutter.” (Manohla Dargis, New York Times) • “Avoiding commercial formulas and whipped-up moods isn’t enough to make a work of art. The Duplasses’ sensitivity, which is genuine, yields too much tepid relationship-speak.” (David Denby, The New Yorker)

INCEPTION

Ah, here it is — probably the most anticipated (on a serious film fan level) of all the mainstream releases this summer, Christopher ing was due to a gag about the former name of the Bank of Evil (you’ll know when you see it), though I know I laughed at other now-forgotten sequences.

The plot is of the well-worn variety — what studios tend to think of as “classic” or “tried and true,” impressions that are strengthened for the studios every time the Pavlovian public plunks the purchase price down at the ticket window.

Criminal mastermind (at least in his own mind) Gru (Steve Carell) finds his reputation for perfidy undermined by new mastermind on the block Vector (Jason Segel). To regain his standing, Gru plots to steal the moon — assuming the Bank of Evil will finance him (shades of Victor Spinetti

Nolan’s Inception. It certainly looks interesting. It has a cast — Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard — that is pretty remarkable. It also has what looks to be ambition to spare with a story line that works on different levels of consciousness. The Nolan fanboy brigade have already decided it’s an unquestionable masterpiece without even seeing it. (Poor David Edelstein has dared to give it a bad review, resulting in a pile-on of about 150 comments so far on Rotten Tomatoes.) The truth will be known to the rest of us on Friday. (PG-13) Early review samples: • “If movies are shared dreams, then Christopher Nolan is surely one of Hollywood’s most inventive dreamers, given the evidence of his commandingly clever Inception.” (Justin Chang, Variety) • “ With its dreams, dreams within dreams, and dreams within dreams within dreams, Christopher Nolan’s Inception manages to be clunky and confusing on four separate levels of reality.” (David Edelstein, New York Magazine)

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since Gru thinks they can be paper-trained) and who, of course, worm their way into his heart.

What makes a film like this work or fail usually lies in the details. Family fare isn’t known for complex plotting. Despicable Me is kind of a mixed bag in that regard. Gru’s minions — called minions — look like Cheetos with facial features and are cute enough. His resident evil scientist, Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand), appears to be modeled after British character actor Peter Vaughan (Uncle Alfie in the British Death at a Funeral) and is reasonably funny. The girls are winning presences, too. Julie Andrews seems to be enjoying her role as the voice of Gru’s mom, but she hasn’t enough to do. Carell’s Gru is the film’s strongest point. His asides and mood swings are entertaining, though I don’t see his value in terms of that magic word: “franchise.”

All in all, the film is OK as family fare — at least it qualifies as family fare rather than kiddie fare. Ironically, Despicable Me — a film designed for and shot for 3-D — has run into the wall of 3-D overload, at least on a local basis. With Toy Story 3 and The Last Airbender hogging the 3-D screens, only one Asheville screen (the Beaucatcher) has it in 3-D format. Personally, I’m good with that, but it does render the whole ending-credits sequence somewhere near incomprehensible, since it’s designed to show off the effect. Rated PG for rude humor and mild action. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Cinebarre, Co-Ed Cinema, Epic of Hendersonville, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7.

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work JJJJ

Director: Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg (The End of America) Players: Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Larry A. Thompson, Kathy Griffin, Billy Sammeth Documentary

Rated R

The Story: A documentary that charts a year of Joan Rivers’ life and career as she turns 75.

The Lowdown: An unblinking, but not uncaring profile of Joan Rivers that reminds you — if you’ve forgotten — just how funny she can be. Indeed, this docu-

mentary has more laughs than most com- edy. Rivers’ whole shtick is grounded in taking — and within these very limited means, the film the bad breaks life deals and turning them into succeeds. Antal goes out of his way to make the edies I’ve seen this year.

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (subtitled “A Year in the Life of a Semi-Legend”) opens with its subject being seen in close-up sections of her unmade-up face in all its imperfections as it’s transformed into the mask the public — and perhaps Rivers herself — sees and recognizes. We then see Rivers performing at a dive in Queens where she comes out telling the audience, “This is my career. I mean, how depressing is this?

Forty years in the f**king business and this is where you end up.” There’s bitterness, anger and humor, but no sense of her courting sympathy — and no hint that at 74, Rivers has any plans to tone it down. That becomes abundantly obvious as the outspoken and raunchy routine progresses. What is also obvious is that Rivers doesn’t sell her audience short. You see the same energy in this crummy small club that you do when she is in front of thousands.

These scenes pretty much set the tone for the documentary, which is more or less done in basic documentary style. The film doesn’t set out to dazzle and it doesn’t set out to offer startling revelations about its subject. Some reviewers seem upset by the latter — as if nothing less than tabloid trash would suit a woman who is no stranger to the underbelly of tabloid reportage. I disagree. I found the film’s nonexploitative look at Rivers to be entertaining, thought provoking, slightly touching and irreverently funny. Of course, it’s funny because Rivers herself is funny — something that keeps being forgotten amidst all the plastic-surgery cracks, public battles, and her slide from mainline comedian to hard-tobook “has-been.”

What is most compelling about the film lies in the whole “has-been” concept, which is closely related to the current mania for dismissing anyone and anything that isn’t the newest thing around as not being “relevant.” Besides being demeaning and demoralizing, the term also fails to take into account how cyclical the mood of the moment is that makes someone or something relevant. What is irrelevant today may be relevant all over again a few years down the road.

This film demonstrates this dynamic on a small scale.

It’s interesting that reviews that crop up in the film of some of Rivers’ work refer to her capacity for self-pity. I saw very little of that in her performances, except as fuel for bitter com-

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irreverent — and often angry — comedy. She might like you to feel outraged for her, but not sorry for her, despite the fact that there might be much about which you could. Rivers is an obvious workaholic and someone who goes into a panic if she isn’t working. She’ll take just about any job — even if she disapproves of it on some level, as when she agrees to appear at a tribute to George Carlin. She deems the whole event hypocritical, because the audience gathered to honor Carlin posthumously will be full of “older, very wealthy Republicans — all the things that George fought against.”

Joan Rivers doesn’t focus on unmasking its subject — it dispenses with that at the beginning. Rather it attempts to show you how the mask is created and from what. Yes, there are moments of pathos and glimpses into the sadness of Rivers’ life, but they’re all but obliterated by the comedy. And the film very wisely gives the viewer generous servings of Rivers’ routines — irreverent, outrageous routines that make you wonder how anyone who is so “irrelevant” could be this funny? They may just make you rethink the whole idea of what is and isn’t relevant. Rated R for language and sexual humor. reviewed by Ken Hanke Opens Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14.

Predators JJJJ

Director: Nimród Antal (Armored) Players: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins Sci-Fi/Action

Rated R

The Story: A group of soldiers and killers find themselves suddenly transported to a distant planet, where they’re hunted by savage aliens.

The Lowdown: An above-average popcorn actioner that’s brought down by predictability and a penchant for an oldhat approach to jump-starting a tired franchise.

In 1994, Robert Rodriguez — after all the hullabaloo surrounding his El Mariachi (1992) — was asked to write a script for a third installment to the Predator franchise, a script that was never filmed. Now, over a decade-anda-half later, Rodriguez has finally made his Predator film, Predators — albeit through his own Troublemaker Studios and simply in the role of producer. The script used by director Nimród Antal (Armored) to make Predators was revised by newcomer screenwriters Alex Litvak and Michael Finch.

It’s impossible to tell just from watching the movie how much of Rodriguez’s original script still exists in this final cut. Regardless, trying to find glimmers of Rodriguez in Predators — beyond the casting of Rodriguez favorite Danny Trejo — is unfair, because this is more Antal’s show than anyone else’s. Predators isn’t as fun or as inherently quirky as a Rodriguez film, but it never really tries to be.

Instead, its main goal as a movie is to act as a proper sequel to John McTiernan’s 1987 original

two movies look and feel the same — right down to including Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally” (which appeared in Predator) over the end credits. Forgetting the B-movie junkiness of the Alien vs. Predator flicks and the overt cheesiness of Predator 2 (1990), Antal instead opts for a return to something more in tune with the ’80s gritty machismo of the original. I’m assuming there’s some type of demand for this, and for those in question there’s little here to be disappointed in.

Like McTiernan’s film, the newest installment takes place in the jungle — but not just any jungle.

No, this time around the action takes place on an alien planet, where the titular Predators — a race of hulking, technologically advanced, dread-lock sporting aliens — have created what amounts to a game reserve. Since their only concern appears to be the challenge of the hunt, these creatures have kidnapped a covey of various ne’er-dowells and professional killers from Earth in order to hunt them down. Apparently, these aliens have never read Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” because killing off all these people (we are a stubborn bunch) isn’t too easy in practice.

That’s the crux of the plot. The film moves from set piece to set piece, as this rag-tag group of soldiers and mercenaries fight for survival — and the vague hope of finding their way back to Earth. It’s a workable enough premise, especially since Antal is only playing it for entertainment value. The movie is pure popcorn, but in a pretty underwhelming summer blockbuster season, it’s one of the few big-name titles that have gotten it right.

The film shoots for a certain amount of realism, something that’s not entirely possible due to the inherent hokiness of a movie involving seven-foot-tall invisible space monsters trying to hunt down Topher Grace. And even if you can bring yourself to overlook the corny dialogue (and the worst final line in recent history), this is still a film that doesn’t find the sight of a Yakuza member (Louis Ozawa Changchien, Gigantic) with a samurai sword fighting a giant alien in a wheat field the least bit goofy.

But even when Predators appears to be falling apart, it manages to do something right in order to get your attention once again. The aforementioned samurai fight scene is silly in theory, yet it’s the most coherent action scene in the entire movie, not to mention the most visually striking. Adrien Brody — as a generic movie tough guy — is miscast, not because he can’t handle the role, but because he’s too good for it. Simply being a callow badass is a waste, yet he still manages to bring a bit of well-needed gravitas.

The casting in general is spot on, from Laurence Fishburne as a crazed survivalist to Walter Goggins (Randy and the Mob) as a whitetrash death-row inmate. Overall, the film succeeds within the limited means of what it’s attempting. It’s not a terribly deep movie, but it’s constantly entertaining and shouldn’t let the diehards down. Rated R for strong creature violence and gore, and pervasive language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike Cinema 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Cinebarre, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande.

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Director: Peter Jackson Players: Pete Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Herne, Peter Jackson, Mike Minett, Terry Porter, Craig Smith Splatstick Horror Rated NR By popular demand (or at least because somebody suggested it), the Thursday Horror Picture Show brings you Peter Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first feature film, the aptly named Bad Taste (1987). As you might guess, this was made before Jackson became all respectable and worked his way toward make buttnumbing â&#x20AC;&#x153;thrillersâ&#x20AC;? like The Lovely Bones (2009). If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen Dead Alive (1992), youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have an idea of what Bad Taste is like â&#x20AC;&#x201D; assuming you bear in mind that this splattery horror/comedy was made on weekends (over a period of several years) for very little money. Paucity of budget, however, cannot hide boundless creativity, true filmmaking style or gobs and gobs of in-your-face homemade gore and grue.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Bad Taste Thursday, July 15, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of the Carolina Asheville.

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that Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn were even cooler. The thing is, those things hold true today and they stand out in even greater relief when compared to such flat wannabe cool attempts as the recent Knight and Day. Charade is the real deal, not some cheap, exploding cheeseburger of a movie pretender.

The Hendersonville Film Society will show Charade at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 18, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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Documentary Rated NR Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been said to dissect comedy is like trying to wrestle it to the floor and break its arm â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the point being, of course, that explaining what makes a thing funny will almost certainly render it unfunny. Fortunately, that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen with Jordan Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary I Am Comic, a film that tries less to explain what funny is than to present the reason that some people are compelled to be comics. More or less built around a comeback attempt by retired comic Ritch Director: Richard Lester Shydner, giving the film a structure, this is an Players: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George interesting, entertaining and sometimes enlightHarrison, Ringo Starr, Leo McKern, Eleanor ening look at the world of stand-up comedy.

Bron, Victor Spinetti, Roy Kinnear Laugh Your Asheville Off presents I Am Comic Musical Comedy Rated NR at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14, at the Fine Arts Though largely denigrated at the time of Theatre. its release in 1965 as inferior to A Hard Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Night (1964), Richard Lesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second film built around the Beatles, Help!, has been pretty completely vindicated by time. It has also been championed by no less a figure Director: Philippe de Broca on the film scene than Martin Scorsese, Players: Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Adolfo Celi, who has compared the film to the works Jean-Claude Brialy of Truffaut, Antonioni, Godard and Fellini, Whimsical Anti-War Comedy Rated NR calling it â&#x20AC;&#x153;just as exciting.â&#x20AC;? Taken with A Even though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only been about a year since Hard Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Night, Help! was a cheerful and King of Hearts (1966) was run locally, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to cheeky death-knell for traditional standards see this early cult classic (maybe the first film of well-crafted filmmaking from the previ- deserving that accolade) being remembered. The ous decade. It was a youth film â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a rock film seems a little less of a groundbreaker today, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll film â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that actually spoke to youth and its soft tone has caused it to be severely on their own terms, putting forth a cry for downgraded in many quarters, but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t freedom â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both artistic and personal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in keep the film from having its charms â&#x20AC;&#x201D; nor fun terms that no one had ever seen before. does it keep modern viewers from being able The Asheville Film Society will screen Help! to understand what all the fuss was about some Tuesday, July 20, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema 40-odd years ago.

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DOWNTOWN HOME WITH PRIVACY Gorgeous Private Landscaped Backyard with View/Large Office with Fireplace. Giant Picture Window in Living Room with Pellet Stove. $269,000. Jeff Palmer (828) 230-9240.

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BEAVERDAM BEAUTY • PRICED TO SELL $189,000, 3BR, 2BA, 1392 sqft. on 0.39 flat acres with a creek. All appliances included, several updates throughout, well kept. MLS#456009. Barbara Zlatkin, Broker, Buncombe Realty: (828) 674-1949.

CONDO NEAR TUNNEL ROAD • Luxury 2BR, 2BA on the 4th floor of a new 4-story building. Close to downtown and Asheville Mall. Elevators, pool with hot tub, exercise room, fireplace, deck with mountain views, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ceramic/hardwood floors.

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DOWNTOWN FURNISHED CONDO Convenient to everything! 2BR, 2BA. $199,000, priced less than mortgage owed. Gym. Rooftop patio. Parking.

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TROPICAL PARADISE IN WEST ASHEVILLE 3BR, 2.5BA, heated community pool, rec room, loads of storage, minutes from downtown, friendly neighbors, call Kelly, 275-7625.

Farms 170 ACRE FARM • MADISON COUNTY Mostly fenced, extensive work to property, barns and gorgeous 3700 sqft Arts and Crafts home. $1,700,000. Would consider selling just home and 50 plus acres. Call Owner/broker: (828) 206-0785.

18 ACRE ORGANIC FARM Just 8 miles from Asheville in a highly desirable section of Leicester by the South Turkey Creek loop. Beautiful 2500 sqft, 3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage house, originally a 100 year old dairy barn with 8 additions, the most recent 1995. • Big barn and silos. • 4 acres of bottom land, 5 acres of woods, the rest very fertile pasture. Gentle hills.

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LESS THAN 30 MINUTES NORTH OF ASHEVILLE • 1+ acres lots. Wooded, views. Ponder Mountain Community. Owner financing from $29,000.

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FAIRVIEW • 4 Studios Available. 175-700 sq.ft.

Highway signage available. $150-$500/month.

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TUNNEL ROAD • PRIVATE OFFICE Great location in busy area of Oteen. • Great unit, nice and open and only $300/month! Call (828) 215-2865 for showings.

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Apartments For Rent $650, ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED, NORTH ASHEVILLE One bedroom/bath,$650 all utilities included, one year lease. Pets with $280 nonrefundable deposit.

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$750/MONTH OR MORE? READ ME The last six 3BR, 2BA units at Brickton Village are only $134,900 plus get condo dues paid for 1 year! If you pay $750 or more in rent you may be able to buy. • 100% financing is available for qualified buyers. A short phone call can tell if you qualify.

• New, corner units with large balconies, spacious open floorplan, 9’ ceilings, modern kitchen with breakfast island. • Beautiful, pet-friendly community has fenced dog park and walking trails. • Great location minutes to Biltmore Park and Airport Road amenities. • Call Nitch Real Estate: 654-9394 or bricktonvillage.com 1 0R 2 BR SOUTH Royal Pines Duplex: 1 BR, 1 BA, 450 sq. ft with open living room/kitchen. Bathroom recently remodeled. $550/month. OR 2 BR, 1 BA, 1000 sq. ft. with new eat-in kitchen and bath. Spacious living room. Garage with W/D hookup with this unit. Pets considered. $900/month. Gay friendly. Water, trash/recycling included for both units. References, credit and background checks required. First and last months rent required. 1 year minimum lease.

Call 828-712-8861 1 MONTH FREE! With contract. Live, play and work downtown. Beautiful apartments in the heart of the city! • Studio: $575/month. • 2BR, $695/month. Call 254-2229.

APM 1-2BR, 1BA NORTH • 16 Westall. Close to UNCA, carpet. $525-$665/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1-2BR, 1BA NORTH • 365 Weaverville Highway.

Carport, washer/dryer hookups. $475-$595/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA ARDEN • 10 Mountain. Patio, W/D hookups. $465/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA DOWNTOWN • 85 Walnut. Hardwood floors, balcony. $1,250/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA EAST • 7 Violet Hills. D/W. Pets okay. $485/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 1225 Highland. Elevator, hardwood floors. $425$575/month. 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 2010 Laurel Park. Heat included, coin-op laundry. $495/month. 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA MONTFORD • 333 Cumberland. Tile floors, high ceilings. $575/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1ST FLOOR • KENILWORTH 2BR, 1BA. Clean and sunny.

Woodfloors, central AC, WD, DW. Storage, 2 car garage, patio, fenced yard. $850/month. • Cats considered. (828) 242-1233.

2 BEDROOM 1 BATH SOUTH ASHEVILLE Great location in small complex.

Large kitchen. Central air.

Washer and Dryer hookups.No pets. Credit check. $620/month. Call 230-1980 or 230-1869.

828-230-1980 coxrobert@bellsouth.net 2BR, 1.5BA HENDERSONVILLE • 902 Hillcrest. Deck, 2-car garage. $595/month. 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1.5BA NORTH • 272 Edgewood. Close to UNCA, pets okay. $680/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1.5BA SOUTH • 2 Oakview. D/W, pets okay. $625/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA NORTH • 11 Banbury. Hardwood floors, heat included. $595/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR, 1.5BA SOUTH • 62 Finalee. Central A/C and heat.

Garage. $795/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA NORTH • 11 Murdock. Great location, porch. $555/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR, 1BA DOWNTOWN • 68 N. French Broad. Hardwood floors, mountain views. $915-$870-$915/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA NORTH • 37 Sunset. Newly refurbished, mountain views. $590/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR, 1BA EAST • 1746 Tunnel Rd. D/W, A/C. $595/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA NORTH • 45 Henrietta. Hardwood floors, sunporch. $595/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR, 1BA EAST • 2484 Riceville Rd. Porch, W/D hookups. $625/month.

828-263-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA NORTH • 51 Watauga. Hardwood floors, great location. $560/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR, 1BA NORTH • 304 Charlotte St. Great location, bonus room. $650/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA NORTH • 82 Merrimon. Hardwood floors, all utilities included. $625/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR, 1BA SOUTH • 134 Aurora. D/W, A/C. $640/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1-2BR/1-2BA ARDEN, GLEN BEALE, D/W, W/D connections, AC. $555$655/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA SOUTH • 15 Grindstaff. Great location, gas heat. $495/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1, 2, 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS From $525$1500. • Huge selection! • Pet friendly. (828) 251-9966.

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1BR, 1BA SOUTH • 30 Allen.

Patio, A/C, heatpump, $565/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1.5BR, 1.5BA NORTH • 154 Banard. Close to UNCA, D/W. $635/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA SOUTH • 314 Fairview. Hardwood floors, central location. $585/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BA/STUDIO • 85 Merrimon.

Summer Special! All utilities included. $500/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA WEST • 19 Brucemont. Covered porch, large unit. $595/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR, 1BA WEST • 355 Sandhill Rd. Fireplace, W/D connections. $735/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

3BR, 1.5BA NORTH • 30 Clairmont. Great location, A/C. $655/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 1BA NORTH • 71.5 Washington. D/W, A/C $795/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA ARDEN • 8202 Terra. A/C, walk-in closet. $795/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA NORTH • 265 Charlotte St. Hardwood floors, great location. $1,175-$1,250/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA NORTH • 81 Lakeshore. Balcony, A/C. $725/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA WEST • 6 Evelake.

D/W, patio. $875/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com CENTRAL • 2BR, 1BA. $750/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com DUPLEX • NORTH WEAVERVILLE Overlooking beautiful Lake Louise. Great neighbors! 2BR, 1BA, fireplace. AC, WD connections. 950 sqft. $600/month, utilities extra. • Pets negotiable. 252-3334.

DUPLEX NEAR UNCA Spacious 3BR, 1BA, living room, dining room, very nice front porch. Off-street parking. $915/month includes utilities. • Pets negotiable. Call Joe: 253-5513.

LIVE ON THE RIVER! • EAST 2BR, 2BA, all appliances, including WD. • Large closets, storage. Covered parking. • Covered porch.

Open deck. Great views! • Quiet and convenient. • Pets considered. $695/month.

(828) 215-4596 or 779-2736.

NORTH • Near UNCA. 2BR, gas heat. $575/month. Call (828) 253-0758. Carver Realty

SOUTH • Forestdale. 2BR, 2BA. D/W, storage. $805/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com SOUTH 2BR, 1BA unfurnished apartment, $600/month, water furnished. Lease and security deposit. • Pets considered.

Call Bass & Royster: (828) 252-6664.

STUDIO, 1BA - NORTH • 42 Albermarle. Pine floors, high ceilings. $510/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com Walk To UNCA 2BR, 1BA ground-floor apartment.

Washer/dryer connections.

Trash pick-up, water included. Off-street parking.

Quiet area. Pets considered with deposit. Prefer nonsmoker. $645/month + $645 security deposit. 1-year lease required. Call Tom (828) 230-7296.

Condos/ Townhomes For Rent 16 SPEARS AVENUE • NORTH Close to downtown/UNCA. 2BR, 2BA unfurnished townhouse.

Available July 1. $800/month w/lease and security deposit.

• Pets considered. Call Bass & Royster: (828)252-6664.

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2BR/1BA DUPLEX IN ASHEVILLE 2BR/1BA. Biltmore area, off street parking, cable included. Pets $400 non-refundable deposit. No smokers.$650 month plus deposit $500.00 w/lease(828)277-8922.

3 GREAT APARTMENTS! 14 C Dogwood Court: 2BR, 1BA, $575/month. • 82 Macon: 1BR, 1BA, $750/month. • 82 Macon: 2BR, 1BA, $850/month. • Call (828) 255-0032. Castle Keepers Property Management.

SIGN A LEASE IN JULY Sign a lease in July and take advantage of our Summer Special at Woodridge Apartments! Come by our office at 61 Bingham Road in Asheville for details! • Dishwasher, WD connections, all appliances. • Water, garbage and sewer included in rent. • Pet friendly. • No application fee. • City Bus picks up every hour. • 1, 2, 3 and 4 BR Homes! Section 8 welcomed! • Handicapped accessible units. Equal Housing Opportunity.

(828) 250-0159.

Professionally managed by Partnership Property Management.

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Brandon Greenstein • Paul Caron (828) 664-9127 | 301-7934 Co-Creating Your Natural Landscape

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2 GREAT CONDOS • EASTWOOD VILLAGE • 1BR, 1BA, South facing, $700/month. • 2BR, 2BA, end unit, $825/month. • Rent includes water/sewer/trash.

• Covered patios, upgraded amenities including garden bath, walk-in closets, and more. • Pet friendly. Year lease. • No smokers. Call (828) 231-3768 or maria@mpnlogistics.com BILTMORE COMMONS • WEST ASHEVILLE Spacious corner unit, 2BR, 2BA, great light, designer wall colors, WD, gas fireplace, hardwoods/carpet. • Pool.

Exercise room. Creek view from screened porch. • 1 cat. • $725/month. Deposit.

Lease. References.

(828) 400-3580.

CANTERBURY HEIGHTS • WEST ASHEVILLE 48 Beri Drive. Newly renovated 2BR, 1.5BA split level condos, 918 sqft. W/D. Pool, fitness room. $700/month. Mike: (919) 624-1513.

CONDO NEAR TUNNEL ROAD • Luxury 2BR, 2BA on the 4th floor of a new 4-story building. Close to downtown and Asheville Mall. Elevators, pool with hot tub, exercise room, fireplace, deck with mountain views, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ceramic/hardwood floors. $995/month. Includes water and gas. 828-231-6689.

DOWNTOWN LUXURY CONDO New loft in historic 52 Biltmore Avenue building.

2BR, 2BA. • Gourmet kitchen, oak floors, exposed brick, fireplace, large windows, WD, concrete, granite, stone, stainless upgrades. • Indoor parking.

Best Downtown location; walk to anything! Reduced! • $1975/month. • 1 year lease required. (828) 301-8033 or (954) 684-1300. phillpen@aol.com

3BR, 2.5BA BONUS BENT CREEK AREA - FOREST EDGE • Two-story with basement. 2100 sq.ft., eat-in kitchen, formal living and family room, dining.

Oversized 2-car garage, new gas heat, central A/C, large yard. $1,500/month - annual lease. Call 828-253-0758.

Carver Realty

Homes For Rent

ACROSS FROM TROUT STREAM Marshall/Shelton Laurel, 3BR, 1.5BA. On open 1 acre. $500/month. Call Stacey: (828) 206-0785.

Laurel River Realty.

15 WATERS ROAD • EAST ASHEVILLE Nice family home, 3BR, 1.5BA, garage, wood floors. • Pets considered. $850/month. Call 255-0032, Castle Keepers.

1ST CALL US! 2, 3 and 4BR homes from $700-2500. • Pet friendly. • Huge selection! (828) 251-9966 Alpha-Real-Estate.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 41 Henrietta. Basement, sunroom. $$975/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 1.5BA WEST • 183 Brevard. Private yard, hardwood floors. $920/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

BEAVER LAKE • 3BR, 2.5BA. $1,500/month.

828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com BEST TIME IS NOW! Best time to buy, pay less than rent, 1% rebate from Buyer Agent Commission, see www.BuncombeRealty.com, 301-2021.

3BR, 2BA NORTH • 16 Knoll Ridge. Deck, storage building. $1015/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

ALL AREAS - HOUSES FOR RENT. Browse thousands of rental listings with photos and maps. Advertise your rental home for FREE! Visit: http://www.RealRentals.com (AAN CAN) AMAZING! I have always used Mountain Xpress as advertising for our rental house. I’m amazed each time by the number of responses and the caliber of people it attracts. Thanks, John S. You too can get great results! Call 251-1333. Mountain Xpress Classified Marketplace.

ARDEN • 3BR, 2BA. $950/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

BLACK MOUNTAIN • Large chalet-style house on private road. 3BR, 2BA. Hardwood floors, lots of storage, double decks. No smoking. $950/month.

828-298-3933.

BUNGALOW • FAIRVIEW Newly renovated 3BR, 1.5BA, family room. • Fairview Elementary/Reynolds. • Pets considered. Fenced yard.

Quiet neighborhood. • References/security. $850/month.

(828) 298-1606.

CAMELOT 3BR completely updated! New hardwood floors throughout! • Kitchen and baths totally new and fresh! • Great house with large media/recreation room in full basement with large workshop area. • Huge deck overlooking a wooded backyard in the city! $995/month. Call (828) 215-2865 for showings.

jobs CANDLER • CUTE 2BR Living room, dining room. $750/month. Call 828-2530758. Carver Realty

TOWN MOUNTAIN • 2BR, 1BA $1,200/month.

828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

CANDLER • 1BR, 1BA. W/D provided, water and yard maintenance provided. No pets. $525/month.

828-253-0758. Carver Realty.

TOWN MOUNTAIN • 4BR, 3.5BA. $2,200/month.

828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

CANDLER • 3BR, 1.5BA. Garage, oil heat, A/C. Includes water and yard maintenance. No pets. $750/month. Call 828-253-0758. Carver Realty

A BEACH HOUSE AT FOLLY 20 minutes from historic downtown Charleston, SC. • The legendary dog-friendly Rosie’s Ocean View and Kudzu’s Cottage, across the street from the beach!Visit www.kudzurose.com or call (404) 617-1146.

CENTRAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES AVAILABLE • Rentals • Rental Management • Sales • Listings. • The City Solution!

828.210.2222.

DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE • LIVE/WORK Imagine living/working right downtown! • Perfect for: Medical, Attorney, Real estate office/house, w/decks, trees, backyard, quiet, parking. $2200/month.

(828) 406-0128. www.satva.net

GASTON MOUNTAIN • 3BR, 3BA. $1,800/month.

828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

Some Of Our Current Job Openings: Food & Beverage - Banquet Cook, Bartender, Cabana Cook, Dining Room Attendant, Host/Hostess, Line Cook, Restaurant Manager, Server, Steward, Stewarding Supervisor Guest Services - Guest Services Dispatcher, Resort Greeter,Telecommunications Operator, Valet Attendant Housekeeping - Public Area Attendant, Room Attendant,Turndown Attendant Laundry - Dry Cleaning Attendant, Laundry Mechanic, Linen Aide Spa - Boutique Consultant, Concierge Coordinator, Employee Relations Supervisor, Esthetician, Female Concierge, Manager of Professional Services, Massage Therapist, Nail Technician, Shift Leader, Shift Supervisor Miscellaneous - Accounts Payable Clerk, Convention Services Manager, Data Entry Clerk, Facility Attendant, Houseperson, Retail Sales Clerk, Sports Complex Attendant, Storeroom Clerk,Valet Attendant

SHARE IN OUR MANY BENEFITS INCLUDING:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage including domestic partner • Flex-account spending for medical and dependent care • holiday pay • sick leave; • Sports Complex access • free on-property weekly physician assistant visit • employee recognition • 401(k) • Grove Park Inn Retirement Plan • life insurance • paid vacation • free meals in the employee cafeteria • free uniforms and laundering services • educational reimbursement • employee discounts on guest rooms, dining, floral, Spa, golf and retail discounts at area businesses • free and discounted visits to area attractions.

For a complete list of our openings and to apply online, go to www.groveparkinn.com. Or, apply in person, Mon-Fri, 9am-6-pm, Sat. 8am4pm with Human Resources at 290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804. 828.252.2711x2082. EOE Drug Free Workplace.

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EAST • Parkway Cross $1,050/month.

828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

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Vacation Rentals

GREAT 3 BR/2.5 BA HOME FOR RENT IN WOODFIN New appliances,private back yard, deck, and garage in a great family neighborhood. $1150/month. Call Jamie at 828-582-1676. Pets ok.

GROVE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD Great neighborhood in North Asheville, quiet, walkable, close to everything. One level living in updated ranch, with den, large covered patio, garage, private setting, fullyfenced backyard, FP, hardwood floors. $1,495/month.

828-236-0431 HAW CREEK 3BR, 2BA, 1,400 sq.ft. A/C. 2-car garage. Tile and hardwood floors. Will consider pet with deposit. $1,000/month.

828-779-1243.

NORTH • 2BR, 1BA. $950/month. 828-350-9400. www.arcagencyasheville.com

ARTIST • CARPENTER • HANDYMAN Woodworker, 49 SWM, needs affordable garage apartment or other live/work space or really cheap room or space bartered for home repairs or yard space to park my van for sleeping plus kitchen/bath access or a maintenance position for a B&B or other creative situation. Call Shep: 242-3227.

Don’t see what you’re looking for? Please go to www.mountainx.com for additional listings.

ROOM TO RENT IN ARTS & CRAFT HOUSE IN WEST ASHEVILLE Clean and responsible person wanted to rent large sunny room. Share utilities. Full use of D/R, Kitchen, L/R and utility room, front porch and f/r garden. $325.00/month. Contact Steve: 919 744 1676.

SINGLE INDIVIDUAL LOOKING FOR QUIET PLACE TO CALL HOME 540-969-8122

Employment

General A SEASONAL OPPORTUNITY Inspect apples during harvest. August-October. Will train. Henderson County.

Mileage paid. Indoor/outdoor work. Call (828) 253-1691 extension 31. EOE. Leave message.

DATA COORDINATOR MANNA FOODBANK PARTTIME (20 HOURS) Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word More information and application instructions at www.mannafoodbank.org EOE Deadline July 16th, 2010 No phone calls please 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.

LIKE WORKING OUTDOORS? Four Circles Recovery Center, a substance abuse recovery program for young adults, is seeking highly motivated individuals with a passion for service-oriented work, dedication for professional/personal growth, and an interest in a nontraditional work environment. Excellent entrylevel year-round position for those interested in addiction treatment or wilderness therapy. Direct care staff work a week on/week off rotation utilizing traditional substance abuse treatment and/or the wilderness of Western NC as part of their work environment.

Competitive pay, health benefits, professional substance abuse and clinical training. If you are interested in attending our next hiring seminar (July 15 & July 22) please contact Todd Ransdell by sending resumes and/or questions to jobs @fourcirclesrecovery.com MANNA FOOD BANK • Public Programs Field Coordinator - Western Region. Part-time ($12 per hour).Bachelors’ Degree or Equivalent Experience.

Outreach Position. Good driving record and personal vehicle required. More information and application instructions at www.mannafoodbank.org.

EOE. Deadline July 16, 2010.

No phone calls please.

MANUFACTURING/WEAVER VILLE Company is seeking 1st and 2nd shift enthusiastic production assembly team workers and machine operators to hire at a dynamic CD, DVD Manufacturer in Weaverville.

10 hour shifts of 4 days on and 4 days off. (6am-4pm, 4pm-2Am). Must pass background check. Se habla Español. Compensation: $8$10/h. eechavarria @getproductiv.com 828-707-6415

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

Salon/ Spa MASSAGE THERAPISTS NEEDED Massage Therapists needed for Five Star Spa. Deep Tissue, Hot Stone and Body-Wrap experience strongly preferred. Please send your resume to melissar@ismspa.com NOW HIRING STYLISTS • High volume Salon now hiring Stylists for both F/T & P/T who are positive, upbeat & ready to make excellent & guaranteed money plus benefits. If that is YOU, call for your confidential interview today.

828-380-2472.

Sales/ Marketing

AMERILIFE AND HEALTH WANTS YOU! Join the largest senior financial planning team in the country!

• Training provided • 5-7 quality leads daily • Local market • Monthly bonuses and incentive. 1st year average $40K-80K!!! Call Lindsay Rowe, Lead Recruiting Specialist: (828) 684-1477.

INSIDE SALES/CUSTOMER SERVICE Part-Time position.

3 days/week — MWR. compensation is hourly plus ++ ... based on experience.

Excellent phone, computer and social networking skills.asheppard @abr-nc.com asheppard @abr-nc.com

OUTSIDE ADVERTISING SALES ACCOUNT REP Fulltime. Salary plus.... based on experience. Must have excellent computer and social networking skills.

Sales experience a MUST! asheppard@abr-nc.com asheppard@abr-nc.com SALES PROS • Time to get paid what you are worth AND have a life. Call 1-888-700-4916.

Restaurant/ Food APOLLO FLAME • WAITSTAFF Part-time needed. • Fast, friendly atmosphere. • Apply in person between 2pm-4pm, 485 Hendersonville Road.

274-3582.

MOUNTAIN X JAMS! As a growing business that relies on the face put forward by our employees, Mountain Xpress Classifieds is where we turn to find them. The volume of high-quality applicants replying to our ads can be hard to choose from, and it is always worth our investment. Thanks Mountain X! Rebecca and Charlie, owners, Tomato Jam Cafe.

TRUST GENERAL STORE AND CAFE • Now taking applications for experienced, reliable waitstaff with transportation. Call or come by: 828-622-7455. 14535 N. Carolina Highway 209. Hot Springs, NC 28743.

Hotel/ Hospitality ARE YOU A FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROFESSIONAL LEADER? Dining Room Management and Sous Chef Needed. Housing available.

For application visit: www.pisgahinn.com 828-235-8228 FT MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT/DESK CLERKS NEEDED. Ft maintenance assistant position, should be experienced in minor maintenance, painting, carpentry. Desk clerk position available. Apply 120 Patton Ave. HOUSEKEEPER • PARTTIME Montford B&B. 20-25 hours/week, weekends required. Good pay, based on experience. Must be detail-oriented, dependable. Call (828) 255-7673, 11am-4pm, for interview appointment. Lion and the Rose B&B. HOUSEKEEPER Historic 16 suite boutique inn seeks a full-time professional, detailoriented, self-motivated Housekeeper. Must also assist with breakfast service and clean-up. • Flexibility with schedule (Weekends required) and duties preferred. Call (828) 258-0986: Princess Anne Hotel.

INNKEEPER ASSISTANT • For upscale inn in Montford.

We are looking for a personable, responsible individual with professional demeanor. Duties include, but are not limited to, light cleaning, light cooking, organizing, telephone, and guest contact. Hospitality experience in necessary.

Must be familiar with Asheville area and attractions. Must be flexible with hours. Please call 828-254-3878.

PISGAH INN Now accepting applications for all hotel and food and beverage positions.

Housing available. For application visit: www.pisgahinn.com 828-235-8228.

SOCIAL SERVICES COORDINATOR / QDDP Job Description: The Social Services Coordinator/QDDP is a professional position FAMILIES TOGETHER Due to continuous growth through WNC, Families Together Inc. is hiring! FTI is a local mental health agency providing child, adult, and family centered services in WNC. FTI provides a positive work environment, flexible hours, room for advancement, health benefits, and an innovative culture. Go to www.familiestogether.net for employment opportunities.

Human Services

CRISIS MANAGER NEEDED • Under the direction of the Residential Director, the Crisis Manager provides planning, direction, and supervision to direct care staff during evening hours of residential operation. The Crisis Manager provides trainings in the Eliada Model, provides coverage on-call responsibilities, and aids in the ongoing professional development and discipline of residential direct care staff. Will also supervise our pool of PRN staff.

Qualifications: Must have a bachelor’s degree, preferably in the Human Service field.

While AP candidates will be considered, two years of experience or QP status is strongly preferred. The position requires a valid NCDL and there are extensive on-call responsibilities. Email resume to eweaver@eliada.org fax: 828-210-0361

FAMILIES TOGETHER, INC. Hiring Qualified Professional to provide Day Treatment Services in our Brevard Classroom. Great schedule, no on-call, team atmosphere, salary, benefits. Email resume to humanresources @familiestogether.net

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

Also seeking an LCSW with supervisory experience.

Email csimpson@fpscorp.com

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF NC, INC. • Hendersonville office is hiring for a Medical Records position. Applicant should have experience with medical records management, HIPAA compliance, confidentiality, computer experience, and filing. Please send all resumes to Shearn@fpscorp.com LICENSED ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR Full-time licensed therapist to work in Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey Counties providing Adult and Youth Outpatient Services (NC LCAS or LCSW or LPC required). Duties include assessment, individual and group counseling for persons diagnosed with substance abuse and co-occurring mental disorders.Please submit resume to Tom Britton – tbritton@arp-phoenix.com www.arp-phoenix.com HIRING BONUS: LCAS $500.00

MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH • AVAILABLE POSITIONS Haywood County Therapist: Child and Family Services.

Must have a Master’s degree and be license eligible.

Please contact Chris Cruise, chris.cruise @meridianbhs.org Office Support Staff Part-time position. Recovery Education Center. Must be detail oriented and have strong communication and computer skills. Two years of clerical/office experience preferred. Please contact Lisa Phillips, lisa.phillips@meridianbhs.org Case Manager/Program Assistant Offender Services (Sex Offender and Domestic Violence Treatment Programs). Must have strong organizational and community resource and interpersonal skills. Please contact Diane Paige, diane.paige @meridianbhs.org Therapist Offender Services (Sex Offender and Domestic Violence Treatment Programs). Must have a Master’s degree and be license eligible. Experience preferred. Please contact Diane Paige, diane.paige @meridianbhs.org Macon County Clinician/Recovery Coordinator Part-tme position. Recovery Education Center. Must have a Master’s degree and be license eligible. Please contact Candace Rawlinson, candace.rawlinson @meridianbhs.org Jackson, Swain, Macon County Clinician/Recovery Coordinator Recovery Education Center. Must have Master’s degree and be license eligible. Please contact Julie Durham-Defee, julie.durham-defee @meridianbhs.org Therapist Child and Family Services.

Must have a Master’s degree and be license eligible.

Please contact Chris Cruise, chris.cruise @meridianbhs.org Cherokee, Clay, Graham County RN Assertive Community Treatment Team Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. Please contact Patty Bilitzke, patricia.bilitzke @meridianbhs.org Office Support Staff Recovery Education Center. Must be detail oriented and have strong communication and computer skills. Two years of clerical/office experience preferred. Please contact Keith Christensen, keith.christensen @meridianbhs.org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org

responsible for providing MAKE A DIFFERENCE NC Mentor is looking for foster parents in Western North Carolina. Be a hero in your community and open your home to a child in need. We provide training, 24 hour support, internal respite as needed and a generous stipend. Please call Nicole at 828-696-2667 ext 14.

Together we can make a difference in our community.

Visit our web site at www.nc-mentor.com • Do you know someone who is interested in becoming a therapeutic foster parent?

PARKWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH • Has an immediate opening for a F/T LCAS in our Asheville office. Knowledge of working with Medicaid and IPRS clients would be helpful.

One evening will be required.

Parkway is an excellent, stable company and has competitive salaries, excellent benefits, medical insurance, PTO, free Supervision and CEUs for Licensure/Certification and much more for full time staff.

Send resume to: slayton@parkwaybh.com

SEEKING OVERNIGHT COUNSELORS! Does working at night appeal to you? Are you experienced in the human service field, or maybe looking to start a new career? Eliada Homes needs night residential counselors (NRCs) to take care of our students. NRCs will ensure students’ security, health, and safety. Work with the treatment team to aid in the students’ successful return to the community. Major responsibilities include: performing bed/bathroom checks every 7 to 10 minutes, effectively utilizing the agency’s crisis intervention plan-including physical restraint techniques if necessary, preparing meals, executing daily cleaning, etc. Requirements: an AA/high school diploma/GED with at least one year of experience in the mental health field or equivalent skills is preferred.

Must possess a valid NCDL and be insurable by Eliada’s carriers. Must be willing to work some weekends and holidays. Please note that position requires ability to work in a high pressure, high stress environment. Position is PRN with possibility of fulltime. Please submit resume to eweaver@eliada.org, or fax to 828-210-0361.

social service coordination to the residents of four ICF/MR group homes and QDDP services for a Supervised Living home for adults with Autism. This position requires a minimum of a bachelors degree in Social Work or related field and 2 years experience working with persons with developmental disabilities. This Social Services Coordinator is supervised directly by the Executive Director. The individual in this position will function as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team and as an administrative level staff.

Please mail resumes to WNC

THE OFFENDER SERVICES PROGRAM Is recruiting for a licensed or license eligible clinician to provide group and individual treatment to sex offenders and domestic violence abusers within the Sexual Abuse Intervention Program and the Domestic Violence Abuser Program.

Experience is preferred. A broad range of mental health and substance abuse issues are addressed in this integrated treatment program. Please send application and resume w/ cover letter addressing how your experience prepares you for this position to Diane Paige, Offender Services Coordinator at diane.paige @merridianbhs.org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org

Group Homes 28 Pisgah View Ave, Asheville, NC 28803 TALISMAN ACADEMY Searching for Program Counselors, Program Supervisors and more to work with students with Asperger’s syndrome and related disorders. mshriverblake @crchealth.com

WNC GROUP HOMES is currently recruiting for Group Home Manager. Qualified candidates must have experience working in management and ICF/MR group homes. Also hiring for 2nd and 3rd shifts. Please contact Gaby at 28 Pigahview, Asheville.

274.8368 or see our website at www.wncgrouphomes.org WNC Group Homes is proud to be a drug free workplace.

ALDI is hiring Cashiers.

Starting pay is $10.80/hour with the opportunity to earn up to $14.80 per hour as a shift manager! Employees will average 20-40 hours a week in a grocery store environment. Looking for friendly people and smiling faces!

Responsibilities: • Cashiering • Stocking • Cleaning

Benefits: • Medical, dental and vision insurance after 90 days • Retirement Income Plan and 401K • Paid vacation after six months • Sunday premium pay of an additional $1.00 per hour

Requirements: • High School Diploma / GED • Drug Test and Background Check To Apply: An ALDI representative will be available for you to apply in person from 7am to 1pm and 5pm to 7:30pm on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 480 Swannanoa River Rd., Asheville, NC 28805.

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HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE CAREGIVERS: “TO US, IT’S PERSONAL!” Hiring quality non-medical staff to encourage, assist and stimulate our clients.

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BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION ANALYST • Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree. Experience using: SQL PLUS, PL/SQL; Oracle 10g or higher; complex database reporting solutions; Java, C, Perl, AJAX, PHP, or .NET and unix; several years experience with SungardHE Banner and WebFocus. Apply online: careers.unca.edu/ by 7/30/10. EEO/AA Employer

Professional/ Management EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY EVENTS DIRECTOR Coordinate educational institution guest/media events (nationwide), pitch educational publications.

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Bankers Life and Casualty Company is a growing insurance company and needs skilled licensed professionals. Agents are trained in a nationally recognized program and earn an average of $35,000 to $75,000 per year with opportunity to earn bonuses totaling over $30,000 per quarter. Call Brittany at (828) 350-8002 ext 0 or email: brittany.barrett @bankerslife.comto apply.

EOC M/F/H/D. RA 06-019 PERSONAL ASSISTANT NEEDED Mail dispatcher needed to work for us, the job doesn’t entail much. All you have to do is have mailreceived, record and also send out package or mails to out client. Must be computer literate and must speak English fluently/ For further details on the job send us email on theceooms@aol.com

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Teaching/ Education AIG TEACHER ArtSpace Charter School is now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 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 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE The Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute is hiring a full-time Early Childhood Research Associate to work on a research-to-practice project promoting young children’s early literacy learning. Send vitae, letter of interest, and salary history to tjones@puckett.org.

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MATH TEACHER NEEDED! Do you want to work with atrisk youth in and individualized learning environment? If so, Eliada Homes could be the perfect place for you! Duties: Under supervision of the Principal and Assistant Principal, the Teacher will develop and implement a curricula designed in accordance with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. The teacher works to give each student the maximum opportunity to succeed both academically and behaviorally.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to providing supervision, evaluating progress, communicating with case managers, and maintain a structured, student-friendly classroom.

Qualifications: Qualified candidates must possess 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. Must be able to teach math through Algebra I. A minimum of two years teaching experience or direct residential experience with adolescents preferred.

Email resume to eweaver@eliada.org PART-TIME TEACHER ASSISTANT ArtSpace Charter School is accepting applications for a part-time elementary Teacher Assistant. Minimum educational requirement is an undergraduate degree.

Experience working with children required. • Please do not send a resume if you do not meet these requirements. Resumes will only be accepted by email. • Send resumes and cover letters to: resumes @artspacecharter.org with the heading “Teacher Assistant”.

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He is nice, tall, brown hair and lives in Asheville. He drives a clean, dark blue pick-up truck with dual gas tanks. He was returning from Myrtle Beach. If you think you know him, please tell him that I would like to continue our conversation.

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PREGNANT CONSIDERING ADOPTION? • Talk with caring agency specializing in matching birthmothers with families nationwide • Living expenses paid. Call 24/7 • Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions • 1-866-413-6293. (AAN CAN)

Classes & Workshops AROMATHERAPY WORKSHOPS - LEVEL I & LEVEL II - Learn how to use Aromatherapy in your practice from master clinician, Dr. Joie Power.

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Counseling Services AFFORDABLE COUNSELING & THERAPY: INITIAL CONSULT IS FREE! Effective and affordable counseling in a safe and caring environment. Elizabeth Read, MS, LPCA, NCC. 828.484.4066; eprcounseling@gmail.com; www.eprcounseling.com

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MASSAGE FOR EVERY BODY • Therapeutic and relaxing. $5 off 1st visit, no appointment necessary, convenient Asheville location with free parking. Call Patty, 828-275-5497. LMT# 7113.

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Pets for Adoption WONDERFUL CAT NEEDS HOME 6 month old, part Siamese, big personality and loves being around people.

Indoor AND outdoor cat, never roams far, loving and adorable. Moving away in August and can’t take her with me. Call 919-889-1994 or email gregsaxmonkey@gmail.com 919-889-1994

Pet Services ASHEVILLE PET SITTERS Dependable, loving care while you’re away.

Reasonable rates. Call Sandy Ochsenreiter, (828) 215-7232.

PET SITTING • I will care for your small dog, cats, fish or birds in your home or mine for a donation to Friends of Pritchard Park. Please contact: mrsmawest@yahoo.com or 828 242-5456.

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Trucks/Vans/ SUVs 2004 HONDA CRV in excellent condition. Never been in shop for any mechanical issues. • Great in the mountains. 4 new tires and only 88,000 miles. Call (828) 458-9195.

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