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letters “Let’s get outraged,” indeed I’m going to keep this short and simple in response to [the letter] “Let’s Get Outraged, Folks” [Aug. 18, Xpress]. Albert Einstein once said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

It’s time to apply that wisdom to the problem at hand: the war on drugs.

The war on drugs fits Einstein’s definition perfectly in that regard. Our “elected leaders” keep throwing more and more debt/money into building more and more prisons to house more and more nonviolent offenders. Most of these prisons are privately owned, for-profit facilities built and kept on the taxpayers’ dime; [they] now house more people per capita than China’s prisons.

Hey! This isn’t working. It’s worth repeating that this isn’t working until everyone has the “Aha” moment. I won’t trouble the reader with statistics, other than to say that the more tax dollars that are spent to “fight the war” the more addicts there are per capita. Is there a link? Of course there is.

Do drugs lead to crime? Only in an atmosphere of prohibition.

If it’s been said once its been said a thousand times: lift the prohibition and drug-related crime will decrease dramatically.

Treatment technologies and centers will thrive. Most addicts don’t want to be addicts.

They are people like you and me.

There are plenty of proven treatments that can help them lift them from the clutches of addiction.

Bottom line: Prisons make beaucoups dollars

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correction In our Aug. 18 article about Julian Price and his impact on downtown Asheville, we mischaracterized the nature of his company’s relationship with Malaprop’s Bookstore. Public Interest Projects did not provide the startup capital for the venture, as we noted in a photo caption.

Rather, PIP worked with owner Emoke B’Racz and her team to provide them with a “creative lease” arrangement. for the elite who are running this country into the ground, devastating families and creating career criminals who throw rocks through car windows trying to get their next fix.

Wake up and just say NO to prohibition.

— Naiya Cassidy Asheville

Sen. Burr’s voting record is spotty (except when it comes to making money) In “Sen. Richard Burr Responds to Aug. 10 Letter in Xpress,” [Aug. 18], Sen. Burr claims that he would have voted for extending unemployment benefits for the chronically jobless, if only government cuts had been made in other areas.

He doesn’t say what other areas these might be. Judging from his voting record, however, it appears that they would include children’s health benefits, enforcing workplace equality,

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On the other hand, he did vote for the $1.75billion extension of the obsolete F-22 fighter aircraft, a program that our Department of Defense did not even support. So it seems that the government cuts he would endorse come from programs that help people, whereas government programs that benefit defense contractors and corporations are off limits.

This leads me to wonder whom Sen. Burr really represents. Is it the people who will vote in the next election, or the corporations that fund his campaign?

— Leonard Carrier Asheville

“Have not” doesn’t mean “works not”

Mr. Lewis writes about what he calls “singlefamily residence neighborhoods,” apparently basing his comments on his own neighborhood [“Poor and Poorer,” Aug. 18 Xpress]. Implicit in his comments are some generalizations about “renters” and what he calls “have-nots.”

He notes that he has been troubled by “at least” five houses that have been rented to “several unrelated occupants.” He doesn’t mention how many houses in total there are in his “neighborhood” (20, 50, 200?), or how many rental units house “unrelated occupants.” He also doesn’t mention if any dwellings housing a single family have been problematic (grass too high).

I grew up in a rental apartment and don’t feel that being a renter sharing space with others in a single building makes one a worse person than an individual who resides in a single-family home that he or she owns.

[Lewis] also contrasts what he calls the “have-nots” with “folks who’ve worked hard.”

I know “folks who work hard” who I would call “have-nots,” so I don’t consider that a valid contrast. “Haves” and “have-nots” or “folks who’ve worked hard” and “folks who haven’t

worked hard” are valid contrasts.

I do [agree] that neighborhoods [can] be nice places to live in. As a neighborhood advocate, he can help strengthen ties between his fellow residents, helping to solve problems.

— Stephen Rinsler Arden

Young movie reviewer is ready to help Xpress I read Cranky Hanke a lot. It seemed kind of weird having all the PG and G movies seem bad.

My friends’ moms would read them and not take them to see movies that I liked. So I thought it would be interesting having a kid reviewer on the team. I would even be interested in doing it.

Please let me know about what happens.

— Hannah Clarkson (age 10) Asheville

Won’t you be my neighbor?

I was glad to read “Sowing Deeper Seeds” [Aug. 4, Xpress] about the way Robert White and Lucia Dougherty have found gardening as a way of “leveraging the community” at Pisgah View Apartments. We read a lot about “sustainability” in Asheville these days. Some find the word overused — a buzzword. It’s like what Bill McKibben says about community: “Politicians left and right sprinkle it through their remarks the way a bad Chinese restaurant uses MSG, to mask the lack of wholesome ingredients.” He goes on to say,

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“But we need to rescue it; we need to make sure that community will become … one of the most prosaic terms in the lexicon, like ‘hoe’ or ‘bicycle’ or ‘computer.’”

Robert White and Lucia Dougherty bring “sustainable community” home.

In West Asheville, we take such words to heart. As the burgeoning Transition Asheville movement reminds us, it is in our best interests to localize the sources of what we use day to day. When gas goes back up again to $4 per gallon, as it did in 2008, transportation costs will dramatically impact budgets, eventually changing the way we do a lot of things.

And as worldwide weather disasters have demonstrated, the effects of climate change are already here. Now is a good time to relearn the skills of self-sufficiency and working together in neighborhoods as a cushion against the changes that will come our way.

As Bill McKibben put it, “Think globally, act neighborly.”

On Sept. 11, we will remember the terrible lessons (learned and yet to be learned) from the attack on the World Trade Center. We can also celebrate something more positive this year in Asheville: the models of sustainability some of our neighbors are creating right in their own backyards. The second annual West Asheville Garden Stroll will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, [from] 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a kickoff event at the West Asheville Library.

In our neighbors’ gardens, we can refocus and see the beauty and inspiration of a more sustainable and resilient everyday life.

We can celebrate the advantages of pooling

resources, working together and “leveraging” community.

For more information, visit www.westashevillegardens.com.

— Chas Jansen Asheville

Second-hand sympathy After reading about Roman’s Take Out having a problem with smokers outside their business [”Benched,” July 28, Xpress], I realized I’m not the only one.

I run Skinny Beats Drum Shop on Eagle Street.

There is a stairwell next to my entrance, which is a common hangout for people to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes. Second hand smoke is unhealthy and affects everyone. I realize this is a hot issue since there are many cigarette smokers in the area, and I certainly haven’t found any solution to the problem.

I would love to open the door to my retail space and not have clouds of cigarette smoke in my shop. I would also like to sit out front and breathe air that is not full of cigarette smoke. I would appreciate any suggestions or comments on this issue.

— Billy Zanski Skinny Beats Drum Shop Asheville

The hidden inequities of city smoking laws I read with interest your article concerning the removal of benches outside the Vanderbilt Apartment due to undesirable people using

them [“Benched,” July 28, Xpress]. Most of the people who used these benches were residents of the apartment building and most are old and extremely poor, which in today’s society is a sin in itself. What is so wrong about sitting outside to socialize with each other and to watch the world go by [while] enjoying a cigarette?

National Church Residence owns the Vanderbilt Apartment building and the Battery Park apartments. I lived in the Battery Park for almost six years and when it comes to the rights of the residents and those of the business it rents to, residents have no rights.

The same thing happened with Havana Restaurant when it opened. Residents were not allowed to sit and smoke on the side of the restaurant near the handicapped parking area. NCR also claimed it was unsightly and threatened them with eviction if they sat outside and smoked in this area. However, the staff of the restaurant is allowed to sit on the step and smoke in this area which in my opinion is also unsightly. NCR claimed that the side of the building is rented to Havana in order to place tables for customers and yet this space is designated as a handicap ramp for the use of people with disabilities. Tables are spread out on this ramp and that of the patio in the front of the building and patrons are allowed to smoke in this area.

ADA rules and regulations state a space of 4 feet to 6 feet should be clear in order for wheelchairs to pass, a rule the city seems to ignore.

— Patricia A. Norman Asheville

Resident injured at Bele Chere tells her story Asheville is the most socially diverse, globally aware and forward-thinking city I have ever lived in. My future mother-in-law knows how much I love this city and [she] decided to come visit Asheville during this year’s Bele Chere.

On July 24, I finished work and decided to meet my mother-in-law downtown. We decided to watch the dog jumping competition and found a spot on the bleachers. I decided to grab a burrito from Salsa’s, since I had not eaten all day. I ordered a burrito and purchased a beer.

The beer was in a bottle and without a twist top.

I politely asked the girl behind the counter to open my newly purchased beverage. She stated that she could not open the bottle because of city laws. Then she handed over a cup and told me that I had to put the bottle in a recycling bin after pouring the contents into the cup. I agreed and went back to my mother in law with my hands full.

When I arrived at the bleachers, I did just as the woman instructed. Upon returning the bottle to the bin, I fell. The news claimed it was heat exhaustion, but I tripped over a man’s cane.

The bottle crushed under my wrist and severed my median nerve. It was a nightmare but I have say the citizens of Asheville saved my life that day.

Two weeks after surgery, I still [had] not regained feeling in my hand. The doctor doesn’t know how much damage has been done; I need extensive amounts of physical therapy that I can-

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— Shawn Sink Asheville

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Asheville is the kind of place where a guy can confidently step out on the streets wearing a loincloth, army boots and a live ferret on his head. Weirdness is a cottage industry here. The sophisticated and tolerant folks of Asheville celebrate eccentricity and diversity. Well, maybe not so much.

[On a] Friday afternoon, I made a rare trip into town to take in some of the studios in the River Arts district and to visit the downtown galleries. As I usually do, I put on my boots and bib overalls (Pointer brand overalls, proudly manufactured in Bristol, Va.). With my long hair and beard, [I may not be] a pretty sight, but it is what I look like – and this is, after all, Asheville.

Barely a minute after I got off of my bike in the River Arts district, a gentleman yells from a passing vehicle “Farmer Brown! Have you lost your pig?” Granted, dressed as I was, pig farming was a reasonable guess as to my occupation, but this certainly did not merit a public announcement. For the record, my last name is Greene, and I have not been involved in pig farming for 40 years or so.

Leaving the River Arts District, I made my way uptown. Just outside the Blue Spiral [Gallery], a young lady about 20 [years old] took a quick look at me, whipped around to her friend and loudly exclaimed. “Oh. My. God (unintelligible) turnip truck.” I got the gist.

My final encounter, just outside of Gallery Minerva, was the most “in your face.” I say this because the guy was literally in my face. While I talked on the phone to my wife, a gentleman in his mid 20s stopped in front of me, looked me in the eye and said, “You need to go back to Waynesville or wherever you came from.”

“What was that all about?” my wife asked. I did not have an answer.

Did I just happen to meet three unusually rude people, or have I badly misinterpreted the Asheville dress code?

— David Greene Arden

Splashville, preempted “in Jesus’ name” My daughter and I were not the only folks disappointed that the new “Splashville” water play fountains in front of City Hall were

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turned off last Friday starting at 3 p.m.

The pastor for the event that preempted Splashville prayed for all of us “in Jesus’ name” from the stage between the new fountains, Asheville City Hall and the Buncombe County Courthouse.

Is it going to continue to be public policy to allow a church to take over City-County Plaza and to cancel park services (the Splashville fountain play area) for a church event?

My daughter and I had walked from our house in Montford as we often do. My daughter rides in a stroller. She’s two-and-a-half. She can’t read the signs that promoted the church event last Friday in City-County Plaza. She had to see the fountain was actually turned off to believe it, which gave me a front-row view of just how narrowly focused on self-promotion this church event was. I left frustrated that City-County Plaza could be taken over by a single church and its amplified minister. As I looked for an alternative for my daughter, I was further disappointed that the church event was amplified (using the park’s electricity) so that it reached into Pack Square as well. I don’t remember Shindig on the Green or any other City-County Plaza event ever (over)reaching so far.

For the record, I go to church on Sundays.

I was never offended by the Greek Festival in City-County Plaza, even though it’s sponsored by the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

I was never offended by Bluegrass, Old Time or Gospel music in City-County Plaza. I can’t imagine being offended by an event sponsored by the North Carolina Council of Churches, if such an event were to be held.

I am offended by a church taking over our downtown community space to blatantly promote itself and grow its membership [with no interest in] the public good.

That said, this church event wasn’t as aggressive as the bused-in, cross-bearing, “voice amplified” preachers at Bele Chere who were damning strangers to hell (including my daughter) on the street corners and in Pritchard Park. But that’s damning with faint praise, and little consolation to a two-and-ahalf-year-old in a bathing suit and the other families who came to City-County Plaza to enjoy the new fountain play area last Friday evening.

— Pepi Acebo Asheville

Sidewalks in Haw Creek will lead to good things I think we need sidewalks in Haw Creek [so] people could walk to the pool. Also there are two different schools in Haw Creek and if there were sidewalks, so many people could walk to school every day. If there were sidewalks and people were walking to school and to the pool it would keep everyone in shape.

I hope when the Asheville City Council comes to east Asheville on [Aug.] 31, they will take these ideas into consideration.

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Then and now

Summer’s end sparks memories of school days

by Jerry Sternberg Watching the children scurry around getting ready for school again, I can’t help but remember my own first entrance into that huge, gleaming-white, Merrimon Avenue monolith known as Claxton School some 74 years ago.

I had lived in the neighborhood for two years, and now I was finally ready to join my older pals as a real schoolboy at Claxton.

Ironically, just a few days before I started, we’d moved out of our apartment on Hillside near the school to a real house on Westall Avenue. This made for a longer commute but didn’t diminish my excitement about going to school.

Claxton had a big playground, which also served the neighborhood, with swings, climbing bars and seesaws. There was no mulch, just sand and concrete. If I fell and skinned myself, I tried hard not to cry but to just suck it up and carry on, because unless one could negotiate for Mercurochrome or peroxide, the the iodine would hurt worse than the abrasion.

We each had a little desk with an inkwell and

doubt where that would lead).

Music class featured such exotic instruments as bells, tambourines, sticks you banged together and triangles. I was a savant with that triangle; as the kids would say today, “I could rock that bad boy.”

One of the teachers offered to lead a little band class twice a week at 7 a.m., outside of regular school hours. My parents thought I should learn to play the only musical instrument we had in the house: my uncle’s old cornet.

Since there was no bus that early, I would trudge off in the cold and dark to start my musical career. I don’t recall ever learning to play that thing, and of course I couldn’t practice tooting this horn at home without disturbing the whole neighborhood.

A few years later I was forced to take piano lessons, because they just knew I had musical talent. After all, my sister Ann was a piano virtuoso who became a concert pianist and offBroadway performer.

After a few disastrous lessons, however, it was obvious that I should have stuck with the triangle.

tually the Persian Gulf, serving the cities of Baghdad and Basra along the way. These places seemed so far away and strange — who would ever have imagined how much they would eventually impact our lives?

In my house, we were lucky enough to get two pairs of shoes per year, and the trip to the shoe store for new Thom McAns or Buster Browns was a major event. Your new shoes were reserved for special occasions, and the ones they displaced were shifted to everyday wear. On the first day of school, though, you brought your former everyday pair with you, because so many kids would show up with no shoes at all. Even for a child, this was a sobering learning experience.

Claxton gave me a great foundation in education, discipline and social responsibility. Thank you, Claxton: I understand you’re still an outstanding school, and I wish you continued success. X Asheville native Jerry Sternberg is a longtime observer of the local scene. He can be reached at gospeljerry@aol.com.

On the first day of school, you brought your worn-out shoes with you, because so many kids would show up with none at all. a built-in shelf where we kept our new school supplies and sometimes hid our contraband.

We had a pack of six or eight crayons in such standard colors as red, yellow and green. Only in my later years did I learn that some female conspiracy had created hues such as taupe, beige and fuchsia, which to this day I don’t recognize.

We had a No. 2 lead pencil with an eraser, and a notebook with lined pages.

Before I began attending Claxton, one of the older children took me to a Halloween play in the school auditorium. It featured scary witches who seemed to come out from under the stage.

I didn’t go near it till about the fourth grade for fear those witches might still be lurking somewhere.

Discipline was sure, swift and simple.

Misdemeanors such as talking in class, chewing gum or shooting spitballs might require the student to write “I will not (fill in the blank) 500 times.” A repeat offence might merit afterschool detention and blackboard-cleaning duty.

A felony (such as fighting or sassing the teacher) would prompt a dreaded trip to the principal’s office, where one could expect to receive the first of two spankings for the day (a note would be sent home, and there was little

Another vivid memory concerns the outdoor metal fire escape. We used to take a bandana, tie four strings and a toy soldier to it, climb the three flights of steps, and launch this homemade parachute so we could watch our soldier float gently to the ground.

On May Day we’d hang long, varicolored crepe-paper streamers from the flagpole. Several kids would hold the streamers and dance round and round the pole till it was colorfully wrapped, after which refreshments were served.

One May Day, a late snowstorm caught us by surprise, and while we didn’t get to act out the usual ceremony I do remember how the melting snow soaked the streamers and the wind painted a colorful image on the snow around the pole.

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by Michael Muller You’d never know it from the kids splashing around the fountain or the young couples playing Frisbee on the lawn, but a decade ago, the 6.5 acres comprising downtown Asheville’s City/County Plaza was a mishmash of thoroughfares — three lanes of Patton Avenue traffic cut eastward past the Vance Monument, merging onto College Street — and ragtag green space featuring scraggly trees and a scarcity of benches.

Aug. 18 marked the fifth anniversary of Pack Square Park’s official public groundbreaking. But the relative calm of the space today belies its controversial history: years of delays, major cost overruns, closed streets, the continuing lack of public restrooms and a $2 million shortfall (see sidebar, “Payday?”).

Although informal plans for a park on the spot stretch back more than a century, the current incarnation roughly dates to 1999, when it was discovered that a water-line leak was undermining the street fronting the Biltmore Building. At the time, according to longtime downtown advocate Karen Tessier, the city had no plans (or money) to do much more than dig up the street, fix the problem and replace the dirt. “A number of us saw an opportunity to finally make George Pack’s dream a reality,” Tessier recalls.

Instrumental in raising money for the new park, she considers it “the crown jewel” of Asheville’s decades-long downtown revitalization movement.

Not everyone is bullish, however. Asheville City Council member Cecil

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Bothwell has characterized the project as a “debacle,” with a final tab far exceeding the original estimates. “It was supposed to be done without government funds, but has consumed millions of tax dollars, and the [Pack Square] Conservancy owes the city $2 million it doesn’t have,” he asserts, adding, “It’s a good example of a failed public/private partnership.”

The early years

Back in 1999, the Downtown Commission formed a task force to look at redesigning the entire area from Pack Square to City/County Plaza, seeking input from the public on what features they’d most like to see. Among the most-requested items were better landscaping with native plants, rerouting traffic, a better setting for events and performances, outdoor art and public restrooms.

The following year, the nonprofit Pack Square Conservancy was formed, charged with overseeing the park’s design and construction while raising money to build it and establish an endowment. The group has a volunteer board and two paid staffers.

For the first five years, the conservancy held public workshops, consulted architects and designers, drew up initial plans and worked on fundraising.

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Reflections, past and future: The city of Asheville and the Pack Square Conservancy are negotiating the payback of $2 million in construction bills. photo by jonathan welch

Months after the news broke that the Pack Square Conservancy owed the city of Asheville roughly $2 million, the two parties are still in negotiations over exactly how that debt will be repaid.

“They’re in ongoing discussions,” said city spokesperson Kendra Turner, stressing that any repayment agreement would have to be approved by City Council.

In mid-May, a sharply worded letter to the conservancy from City Attorney Bob Oast revealed that the nonprofit had failed to reimburse the city nearly $2 million advanced to pay certain bills in connection with the park construction (see “Your Money or Your Park,” June 2 Xpress).

The city had agreed to front the money to pay contractors doing infrastructure work on the park because part of the funds were provided by a state Department of Transportation grant, and the DOT is prohibited from directly giving money to a nongovernmental organization.

The arrangement worked for several years.

But in January, the conservancy stopped making payments, leaving the city holding the bag. On Feb. 25, City Manager Gary Jackson sent a letter to the nonprofit demanding repayment, and months later, Oast backed up that demand with several threats.

Until the conservancy discharged the debt in full or presented firm plans for doing so, Oast threatened to withhold a possible agreement authorizing the nonprofit to manage the new facility. The letter also said the city might refuse to approve scheduled events and even to take part in a planned “grand opening” ceremony, which he demanded be renamed a “milestone” occasion, since city officials didn’t believe the park was truly finished.

Although the facility is now mostly complete, the project came in late and over budget and, to city officials’ chagrin, still lacks a number of promised features, notably public restrooms (see main story, “Taking Stock”). Meanwhile, a fundraising shortfall has resulted in the city unwillingly kicking in about $2 million.

Oast’s original missive demanded full repayment by June 1, 2011, and the subsequent discussions have focused on figuring out exactly how to accomplish that.

A “milestone” event did happen May 28 with city and conservancy officials in attendance, and conservancy board Chair Guy Clerici attributed some of the rancor to “a misunderstanding.”

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year, the conservancy had raised $9.6 million to cover the actual park construction. In 2006, plans were drawn up for a large multipurpose pavilion/visitor center that would include public bathrooms.

Infrastructure projects continued well into 2007, but work was often halted till the N.C. Department of Transportation and the State Historic Preservation Office could review the progress. Outside entities — designers, archaeologists, structural consultants, mechanical engineers, utility company representatives, various city departments, property owners and county officials — had to be consulted at every step, and contractors, committees and the conservancy itself had to negotiate a labyrinth of approvals every time an unexpected problem arose.

“The public/private nature of the project guaranteed that it was no quick process. … It took one entire month just to remove some concrete buried under the road in front of the Jackson Building because of all the necessary approvals,” notes Gary Giniat, the conservancy’s executive director since early last year.

Along the way, the project was also beset by extreme weather delays and skyrocketing construction-material costs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Rising costs, sinking timelines

In the meantime, the cost of the park continued to grow.

In 2000, the conservancy had estimated the cost of the park at somewhere between $500,000 and $2.5 million. By 2004, the plans had advanced in response to public input, and the estimated cost had jumped to $7.5 million, plus another $2.5 million for an endowment that would cover future maintenance and repairs. In September of that year, the Buncombe County commissioners signed off on a $10.5 million budget for the

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project (including a $2 million endowment), and early in 2005, they followed that up by agreeing to chip in $2 million in public moneys. In 2007, the conservancy hired an independent firm to provide a revised cost estimate for the completed park, which came in at just over $20 million, not including the endowment. That figure has since been revised downward to reflect items scrapped from the plans; it now stands at about $18 million, not including the endowment.

At this writing, the conservancy has $200,000 in the bank, plus outstanding pledges totaling just over $700,000 and an additional $500,000 in as-yet-uncollected bequests. Meanwhile, the nonprofit owes the city roughly $2 million (see sidebar).

Intertwined with the cost increases was a series of missed deadlines. A 2001 agreement with the county set a firm completion date of Dec. 31, 2006. A June 25, 2007 press release stated, “The entire park [including the pavilion] is expected to be done by the end of 2008.” And an October 2008 audit by Buncombe County noted, “Completion is now slated for August 2009 ... which is several years past its original completion date.”

Work on the park proceeded in stages, and it was finally wrapped up in March of this year.

For Bothwell, those delays remain highly problematic. “Having worked in the construction industry since 1970, the extended time frame of the park reconstruction was incomprehensible,” he maintains. “A for-profit company would never have permitted a major enterprise to drag on for five years, and the city could have accomplished the work in half the time and probably at half the cost.”

Bringing it to life

The infrastructure work was finished in August of 2007, when work on the park’s major features — the veterans memorial, the interactive foun-

tain, the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage, Roger McGuire Green, the Reuter Terrace amphitheater and the massive bronze Pack Square fountain — began. By the end of 2009, local sculptor Hoss Haley (who designed the fountain) had also designed and installed the striking, stainless steel pergola that now crowns the stage.

Bothwell isn’t shy in critiquing the park’s features, either. “The completed park is replete with design and management failures — I think one might expect an experienced public-space architect to do better,” he comments. The placement of the stage, he maintains, hinders offloading of equipment, because Court Plaza is a fire lane and can’t be blocked. “The popular Splasheville fountain is too close to the stage, so it has to be turned off during performances,” he said.

In addition, notes Bothwell, “The stage faces due west, forcing evening performers to face the setting sun. There is no permanent roof for the stage area. And the conservancy now tells us that the space which was once the center of Asheville’s largest festival is not appropriate for large events.” Giniat, however, says it was never intended as a venue for major bands.

Local jazz singer Kat Williams, on the other hand, says, “Honey, for an outdoor venue, the stage is fabulous, because the sound really travels.” And theater designer Kyle Smith, who worked on the project, says the stage’s electrical components are better than those at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. “You just don’t know they’re there,” he explains. “The architect went to great lengths to disguise them.”

Tiffs and trade-offs

Like most nonprofits, the conservancy took a hit after the national economy tanked in 2007.

As early as 2008, the group discussed putting the pavilion — and its $2.5 million to $3 million price tag — on hold. Other features were also axed or postponed, including a custom-designed cover for the stage that would have cost another $250,000. For the time being, groups staging events can rent a temporary cover to prepare for bad weather.

As originally conceived, the pavilion would also have included offices for the conservancy, a large workshop/meeting space and a café (which drew the ire of neighboring restaurants).

The nonprofit finally shelved those plans last year, citing financial concerns and a desire not to further postpone the park’s opening.

In March of 2009, the park received a $500,000 challenge grant from the Tourism Development Authority for the pavilion. Now, however, it may help fund a scaled-back informational kiosk that could further the TDA’s mission while addressing the need for restrooms. Hoping to minimize construction time and the impact on the park itself, says Giniat, the conservancy is hoping to start construction by late fall.

But key issues remain unresolved. “Public bathrooms are difficult to maintain and keep clean,” he notes. “Will they be heated? Will they be open in the winter or after dark? Will they have security or attendants? And who will pay for the maintenance? These are all questions that still need to be worked out.” X Michael Muller can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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by Jake Frankel As part of a larger push to shuffle and consolidate county departments, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners agreed to buy a downtown building to house its General Services Department. At their Aug. 17 session, the commissioners unanimously approved purchasing the 11,700-square-foot structure at 40 McCormick Place for $699,000. The former home of AAMCO Transmissions, it was recently appraised at $775,000. General Services is responsible for maintaining all county facilities.

The plan aims to consolidate Social Services and Health Department staffers while freeing up space for the courts system. County property deeds will be moved to 205 College St., where General Services is now, so they can be within walking distance of the courthouse, County Manager Wanda Greene explained.

“We recycle just over 94 percent of our waste companywide: That’s at construction sites and at our office.”

— Dale Freudenberger, FLS Energy Meanwhile, keeping General Services’ 30 employees close to town will help them maintain the county’s 1.2 million square feet of facilities, she added.

Over the next two years, most of the Health Department’s 170 workers are slated to move into the Department of Social Services building at 40 Coxe Ave. And the Health Department’s current home at 35 Woodfin St. will instead house the Board of Elections, Tax Department and Register of Deeds offices. The current Tax Department and Register of Deeds offices will be renovated for use by the courts, which will also get a new four-story building on College Street and extensive renovations of existing facilities.

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U.S. Highway 70 in Swannanoa. Adjacent to Penland Furniture, the parcel was rezoned from residential district to commercial service district. Both the county Planning Board and planning staff had recommended approving the request.

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To help secure up to $2 million in federal Department of Housing and Urban Development grant funds, the commissioners voted 5-0 to join a consortium of government and nonprofit organizations that

includes the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Land-of-Sky Regional Council. According to the resolution, the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant money would support the group’s “efforts to promote transportation choices; equitable and affordable housing; economic competitiveness and revitalization; social equity, inclusion and access to opportunity; energy use and climate change; and public health and environmental impacts.”

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“In addition to the government entities who are very well-versed and involved in this, there’s so many citizens who are really excited in committing to this too,” gushed Jones. “So I’m just thrilled and keeping all my fingers and toes crossed.”

Gantt, meanwhile, noted: “Sustainable communities cut across property boundaries and jurisdictions and city lines and county lines.

We’re all in it together, and it sounds like a good idea.”

Thanks for going green

The commissioners also honored a pair of local businesses for their efforts to operate more sustainably. FLS Energy and Rosetta’s Kitchen both were presented with Buncombe Green awards for “saving time, money and the environment with their business practices,” as Gannt put it. “We wanted to thank you on behalf of our citizens.”

President Dale Freudenberger of FLS Energy accepted the award on behalf of the solar-energy company, which he said started out in a dirt-floored building in Black Mountain four years ago and has now become a regional leader in installing solar-thermal systems. With about 65 employees and offices on Amboy Road in Asheville, the company continues to see phenomenal growth, he reported.

“We’re very fortunate to be a growing company and have the support of Buncombe County and the local community,” said

Freudenberger, adding that the business has “a sustainability team, and we recycle just over 94 percent of our waste companywide: That’s at construction sites and at our office.

Also, being a solar business, we’re inherently green, because we’re producing renewable energy.”

Although no one from Rosetta’s Kitchen was on hand, Gantt noted that the downtown vegetarian restaurant “recycles and composts and donates their used kitchen grease for a vegetable-powered car, among other things.”

Christmas in July

Clerk to the Board Kathy Hughes said the county’s recently completed drive to collect Christmas gifts for troops overseas was “overwhelmingly successful.” In July, the county amassed 112 boxes of donations worth an estimated $33,000. That’s a major increase from the 30 boxes the county collected the last time it ran the program, in 2008, she explained.

“It’s heartwarming to see what people brought: the letters, the cards, the individual care packages that people put together,” continued Hughes, garnering loud applause from the commissioners.

Winging it

In other business, the board appointed Martha Thompson to the Asheville Regional Airport Authority board. She was one of six candidates for the position. X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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Xpress asked 18-year-old Estella Cumberford to explain the multimedia, interactive event. One of the youth organizers and also a TEDxNGA, she replies, “It’s about ideas worth sharing… and spreading.”

TED (short for Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a nonprofit organization that started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago. The first-ever, 1984 TED included “demos of the newly released Macintosh computer and Sony compact disc, while mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot demonstrated how to map coastlines with his newly discovered fractals and AI guru Marvin Minsky outlined his powerful new model of the mind,” according to the nonprofit’s website.

TED has since expanded to include local, selforganized events, such as TEDxAsheville and now TEDxNGA. Cumberford couldn’t be more excited to have a chance to be involved. When a friend called to say he had recommended her as a youth participant for the NGA event, she soon joined the team and crafted a presentation of her own, “Walking a Mile in My Shoes.”

Without giving too much away, Cumberford provides a teaser: “My idea is that we humans have evolved with everything we need to enjoy life.” But we’ve lost touch with that fact, she continues. Through the help of modern innovation, “We can reconnect,” Cumberford says.

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The youth contributions range from 11-year-old Birke Baehr’s presentation “What’s Wrong with Our Food “System?” to a “Rockette’s style” performance by youth members of the Asheville Ballet.

“I’m really excited by the fact that kid’s ideas will be heard. …We’ll get to hear the passions of other kids, and we will actually be listened to,” adds Julien Melissas, teenage Technical Director and another performer at the event.

Adults, teens and youth collaborate in all the planning and production, working together in creative and innovative ways. “I whole-heartedly believe in the power of young voices being heard, their capacities to be inspiring leaders and their ability to influence positive change,” says Ashley Cooper, executive director of TEDxNGA. “In a subtle and powerful way, we hope the city of Asheville is catalyzed by the ideas of these young people and members of our community are more connected to one another and ready to play and work together

in new ways. The event is only a springboard to a much broader movement of collaboration and innovation.”

Or as Cumberford observes, “In our society, some ideas are accepted and some aren’t. But on this stage, with TED, people listen.”

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The economic merry-go-round In economic news, regional outlets continued to offer conflicting reports of whether or not things are on the rebound.

BlueRidgeNow reported on “Henderson County Home Values Worrying Officials.”

According to the article, a decline over the past two years could mean less property-tax revenue for Henderson County — unless the tax rate is adjusted. “Property is not only selling for less, but they are on the market longer,” Henderson County Assessor Stan Duncan recently told county commissioners.

“The market is always looking at supply and demand, and right now there is more supply,” Duncan continued.

In other bad news for homeowners, Xpress reported in an online post that “Buncombe Ranks Eighth in Foreclosures.” As of the end of July, the county had the eighth-most foreclosures in the state so far this year, with 1,073.

Statewide, there have been more than 40,000 filings — enough, if trends hold, to eclipse last year’s record of 63,289.

“The foreclosure crisis is devastating for North Carolina’s working families,” said Alfred Ripley, head of the N.C. Justice Center’s Consumer Action Network. “Across the state, people are struggling to stay in their homes.”

tor of the Heart of Brevard, said several years of recession have dampened spirits. “Our culture has gone through a psychological recession.

This fuels people’s hesitation to move forward,” she said.

Some officials, however, said they took heart in a few indications that improvement may be on the way.

Mark Burrows, the county’s director of Planning and Economic Development, reported that permitting for new commercial and industrial buildings is higher than last year — so far, 16 units have been permitted versus six during the same period in 2009.

He also noted that the June unemployment rate was 8.5 percent, the latest figure available, while it was 8.6 percent in June of last year.

Down the road in Cherokee, however, business is booming. According to the Smoky Mountain News’ “Cherokee’s New Nerve Center Pushes the Envelope Inside and Out,” growth in gambling revenue over the last decade has funded the local government’s growth from 50 to 200 tribally operated programs.

Including a new $140 million K-12 school and a $630 million expansion of its casino complex, the tribe now has 70 buildings connected to a 27.5-mile, broadband fiber-optic network with a 10-gigabyte capacity.

ployment has made headlines: In the Aug. 13 article “Officials Discuss Obstacles Facing Unemployed,” the Transylvania Times reported that the county had 4,500 manufacturing jobs in 1990, but by 2009, that number had dropped to 400.

The loss of jobs means that now the school system is the largest employer in the county, according to School Superintendent Jeff McDaris. “We don’t want to be,” he said at a recent meeting of the Transylvania County Economic Development Advisory Board.

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“We are really protecting the legacy of the building but also bringing it into the 21st century,” said Allen Johnson, superintendent of Asheville City Schools.

And in other education news, the paper reported “Enrollment at A-B Tech up 12 Percent from 2009.” The community college had a fall enrollment of 7,736 students, a 12-percent increase over the first day of classes in fall 2009.

“This has been the best registration we have had in a number of years. I believe it is because we extended registration from one month to a month and a half,” said Dennis King, vice president of Student Services.

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In “Asheville Getting Another Route to the Big Apple,” the C-T reported that U.S. Airways will soon offer twice-daily, nonstop service between LaGuardia Airport and Asheville Regional Airport. Continental Airlines currently offers one flight a day to the city, and has plans to expand its schedule to twice a day next month. Delta Air Lines also flies once daily between Asheville and LaGuardia.

The increase in flights could result in more competitive fares from all three airlines, airport Director Lew Bleiweis told the paper. After Orlando, Fla., the New York area is the secondmost popular destination for people flying out of Asheville, according to airport statistics.

In other news at the airport, a new concessions company, The Paradies Shops, will soon take over all food, beverage, news and gift services at AVL. Plans include a new pre-security Travelmart, which could feature Bruegger’s Bagels or Dunkin’ Donuts, and a post-security CNBC retail shop and restaurant.

The C-T also reported that “Art in the Airport Seeks Exhibitors.” The Art in the Airport program spotlights the work of local artists on a rotating basis, with exhibits lasting approximately 120 days. The application deadline for the next exhibit is Friday, Sept. 10. Interested artists can visit www.flyavl.com or e-mail art@ flyavl.com for more information.

Other news from the Runway

In local runway news of a different sort, the daily paper reported that “Former Project Runway Contestants Spotted in Asheville.”

Apparently two former contestants of the reality television show — Austin Scarlett and Santino Rice — were in town to shoot a segment for a new TV series coming out on the Lifetime cable channel. The show will reportedly feature the designers — both of whom are known for their eccentric designs and personalities — swooping into a small town to do a makeover for a lucky lady.

Wake of the Flood

In weather related news, the News-Record & Sentinel reported that “Flooding Damages Wolf Laurel.” While much of the region has been suffering from drought conditions this summer, last week heavy rains produced dramatic flooding in the Madison County community.

According to the article, floodwaters ravaged the creek along the Wolf Ridge Ski Resort, tearing out the road leading to the resort lodge, ripping asphalt out on Village Lane, and destroying a covered bridge.

“Some people said we had five inches of rain.

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True to type

Innerer Klang print shop evokes a vanished era

by Michael Muller When I first walk into Mark Olson’s small River Arts District print shop (191 Lyman St.), it’s hard to tell whether anybody’s home.

Steel cabinets and old wooden tables fill the cramped space, and stacks of handmade papers, party invitations and greeting cards cover every available surface. A comforting smell of machine oil hangs lightly in the air; off to one side sits an antiquated press.

There’s something oddly familiar about the place, though the same can’t be said for the shop’s peculiar name: Innerer Klang.

In the corner, a bright-eyed, pleasant-looking man with a shock of grey hair looks up from his ancient desk and says hello, smiling shyly. Neither he nor his surroundings appear much accustomed to receiving guests; I have to thread a maze to get to him, circumventing a motorized wheelchair that’s easily the newest piece of equipment in evidence.

“A lot of people will come and say, ‘My dad used to do this. ... My grandfather used to do this,’” Olson reveals. “They stand there and breathe in the smell of it.”

Turns out his shop’s odd name is a German phrase coined by Russian abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky. Roughly translating as “inner sound,” it describes art’s ability to express a transcendent reality.

That idea appealed to Olson when he began printing books of poetry in the mid’70s. He’d arrived in the Northeast from a small town in Indiana after hitchhiking to San Francisco and back, playing in bands and crashing on couches. In Boston, he took up

the craft he’s now a master of.

The oldest form of printing, letterpress involves hand-setting tiny, reusable pieces of raised type into frames, after which they’re inked and pressed into paper, creating oneof-a-kind pieces.

By making it possible to mass-produce written materials, the printing press dramatically expanded the breadth of human knowledge and culture. And with a few technological refinements, it remained the principal means of widely disseminating information for nearly 500 years.

In the 20th century, electronic media started making inroads, and by the 1960s, offset printing had rendered letterpress largely obsolete. Cheaper, faster and more flexible, offset (which transfers an image from a photographic plate first onto a rubber “blanket” and then onto paper) is how virtually everything is printed today.

“The speed and efficiency of offset printing compared to the man-hours and intense labor of letterpress ... letterpress didn’t stand a chance,” Olson observes wistfully. “In an economy that’s geared for faster, more, quicker, better ... if you didn’t keep up, you were a dinosaur: You were gone.”

Yet that’s exactly when Olson jumped in.

And as printing houses converted, old letterpress machines were being tossed out or sold on the cheap. “I bought my first press for a case of beer,” he recalls.

For the next decade, Olson worked day jobs while producing his own work at night.

Apprenticing here and there, he perfected his craft while amassing a substantial portfolio

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• TH (8/26), 6-8pm - Circles of Hope is a support group for women offering job training and community encouragement. Dinner provided with reservations. Contact F.I.R.S.T. to RSVP: 277-1315.

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Master of an ancient craft: Mark Olson prints some work on his 1936 Chandler & Price platen press in his shop, Innerer Klang, located in Riverview Station on Lyman Street. photo by Michael Muller

of finely printed volumes.

But that all changed irrevocably in 1990, when Olson was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and his condition has progressively worsened since then. Able to walk unassisted for the first 10 years, he now needs two canes to help him navigate the shop. “There are plenty of things to grab on to. People ask why I have such narrow passageways: It’s easier for me to get around.”

Occasionally, he’ll fall. “It can take me 20 minutes to get off the floor,” he reveals with a laugh. “That’s MS; that’s where I’m at with it.

Eventually, I may end up where I can’t do it at all. MS is the screwiest disease, because it can affect you almost not at all or it can completely decimate you, until you’re basically unable to move or end up in a wheelchair.”

And though the disease has slowed him down — he uses a magnifying glass to set type and proof his work — Olson remains driven by a deep love of what he does.

After traveling around the South, he and his then wife decided to move here in 2004.

The ice-cold Boston winters were taking an ever harder toll on Olson, not to mention a commute that sometimes lasted two hours or more.

Asheville, however, was love at first sight, and after picking out a house in Black Mountain and finding studio space, they spent the next several months packing and pulling off the big move. The new shop opened its doors in late August, and mere weeks later, Hurricane Frances blew in.

“It rained and rained and rained some

more,” Olson recalls. Unable to reach his shop, he drove to a view spot across the river and realized the entire building was underwater.

The roads stayed closed for more than a week, and the receding waters left a 6inch layer of river muck. Everything had to be taken out and painstakingly cleaned, including hundreds of galleys (metal trays containing thousands of individual pieces of type, some as slim as a quarter) and 30 years’ worth of plates. Traces of rust still remain from that fateful day.

Olson’s lack of flood insurance was bad enough (he never imagined he’d need it in the mountains), but even worse was the loss of his life’s work — boxes and boxes of irreplaceable printed pieces, including dozens of lovingly crafted books.

Some items on the higher shelves were spared, though, and after rifling through a stack of papers, Olson comes up with a volume of poetry — his own — titled Innerer Klang. It was printed 30 years ago on the very same press that’s still sitting in the corner, so I handle it gingerly.

We’re both quiet for a moment. I am humbled by his strength but even more so by his unflinching dedication to this ancient art in the face of such adversity. Call it his innerer klang. X Direct your business news to Michael Muller (251-1333, ext. 154) or to business@mountainx.com.

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greenscene Hotter, drier days and nights Drought and climate change in WNC

Showers and thunderstorms that moved through Western North Carolina in the past week or so haven’t resolved a basic problem: Buncombe County and most of WNC remains in “D1” status — “moderate drought.” It’s the second lowest of five levels (D0 or abnormally dry is the lowest, and D4 or exceptional drought is the highest). For D1, North Carolina’s Drought Management Advisory Council strongly urges action.

In WNC, Canton and Clyde recently implemented voluntary conservation measures, asking customers to cut back on nonessential uses, such as watering lawns and washing cars. To serve its 3,500 customers, Canton draws water from the Pigeon River. It also sells part of its supply to Clyde for distribution to that town’s 1,200 users.

But thus far, Asheville metro-area residents — most served by the public water system — haven’t faced similar measures. “We’re actually fortunate that we pull water from three locations: the North Fork reservoir, the Bee Tree reservoir and the Mills River,” says Ron Kerns, operations manager for the city’s Water Resources Department. “We run a computerized drought model several times per week, which tells us when we need to conserve — and we’re a long way from that now.”

To predict future conditions, the department’s drought model evaluates current water levels, forecasted precipitation, past lake levels and recent rainfall. In times of reduced rainfall or shrinking lake levels, the city’s drought-management response calls for one of three levels of water conservation: The first features voluntary measures to reduce consumption; the second requires a set of mandatory measures that prohibit watering lawns and gardens and washing cars, among other things; and the third phase imposes surcharges on users to encourage water conservation.

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None of these precautions has been called for in Asheville, city officials report.

Still, 37 of the state’s 100 counties were listed as being in moderate drought as of Aug. 17. Four northeast counties are suffering severe drought (D3), and 36 are abnormally dry (D0). But perhaps more precipitation is on the way: The U.S. Drought Monitor predicts that drought conditions will improve in WNC through November.

The inconvenient truth: Climate change in WNC

This year, the three-month period May through July was the warmest on record for WNC since record keeping began in 1895, according to the National Climate Data Center, which is headquartered in Asheville. The same is true for the Southeast region as a whole, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Warming and drying are two changes predicted for Western North Carolina as the climate heats up, according to a 2008 UNCA report, “The Reality of Global Warming (Climate Change) and Its Potential Impact on North Carolina.” The report (see it at http://bit.ly/bRoyre) finds that the primary effects of climate change in the state include: • Extreme weather: Precipitation will be less frequent, but more intense when it arrives. In other words, the recently observed pattern of drought punctuated by hurricane damage is expected to persist.

• Hotter days and nights, extending into longer heat waves, will continue to increase.

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• WE (8/25), 10am-3pm - Fly Fishing Skills: Casting for Beginners, Level II. At Lake Imaging in DuPont State Forest.

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• SA (8/28), 9am - Noon - Fly Tying for the Beginner. $20 registration fee, fully refundable upon attendance. For ages 12 and up.

• MO (8/30), 9am-Noon - Fly Tying For The Beginner, Level II. Equipment and materials provided. $20 registration fee, fully refundable upon attendance. For ages 12 and up.

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Hot colors: A recent weather map of the United States indicates that the Southeast and the East have seen record warm conditions this summer. image courtesy of the NOAA

• The combination of drought and heat will lead to a greater chance of wildfires, putting people’s lives and property at risk.

These possibilities also suggest a big impact on energy demands, water resources, emergency response and a host of other issues, according to the report, which notes that these are all “big ticket” economic issues that state government and North Carolina citizens must be prepared to deal with. The report says UNCA is working to “build climate change literacy” and help turn this knowledge into public policy and actions at the community level.

Warren Wilson College 14th greenest

The Sierra Club recently announced the results of its fourth annual Coolest Schools survey. The nation’s oldest and largest environmental organization sent an 11-page questionnaire to 900 colleges and universities across the United States, asking them to detail their sustainability efforts.

Of the 162 responses received, Warren Wilson ranks 14th.

This year’s analysis gave added weight to each school’s energy supply and considered nine other categories in measuring a school’s commitment to sustainability: efficiency, food, academics, purchasing, transportation, waste management, administration, financial investments and a catchall called “other initiatives.”

According to the Sierra Club, the point of this exercise is to create competition, generate awareness and “celebrate the fact that this many colleges even have a sustainability officer.”

In its top-100 list, the Sierra Club mentions Warren Wilson’s six-acre organic garden and the fact that about one-third of its food comes from sources within 500 miles of the school.

“It’s pretty exciting for us,” says Margo Flood, director of the Environmental Leadership Center at Warren Wilson. “And it comes two weeks after being named to the Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll [18 U.S. colleges working toward environmental sustainability], so it’s been sort of a banner month for us. We’re feeling very honored and also challenged to live even more deeply into these commitments.”

Unlike many of the colleges and universities that top these two lists, Warren Wilson doesn’t have a large budget for green retrofits and conservation programs. “This is a shared recognition that comes from real toil,” says Flood, referring to the school’s “triad” program of work, service and academics. “I love that part of it.”

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by Cinthia Milner For some, trailers are a blight on our mountains. When I was a city planner, I attended copious meetings to eradicate trailers, or at least clean them up with underpinning and decks.

Often it was my job to go to visit the trailer and recommend (read require) that the owner move it to a less-offensive site or make it a “permanent dwelling” by installing underpinning. There’s something about the transitory aspect of a trailer that’s unsettling to some. They’re not concerned about pipes freezing — it seems to be purely aesthetic. Or, perhaps they fear gypsies?

Here’s what I do know about trailers: They’re most often permanent dwellings. An obvious sign? When the owners plant gardens.

I’m not talking elaborate, Biltmore-esque layouts here. For many trailers, a pot of begonias sits besides the steps. Alberta Spruces seem popular, clustered around the foundation, and peonies and butterfly bushes are a certainty.

One of my favorite single-wide trailers has two gorgeous crepe myrtles, full of deep red blooms in the yard. In my rounds, I’ve also seen golden

Trailers are homes too: Crepe myrtles bring a splash of color to this humble home at the Green Valley Trailer Park.

Photos by Cinthia Milner

Home sweet home: This Green Valley Trailer Park residence has mature foundation plantings and other details that give it a permanent feel.

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chain trees, scarlet oaks, sugar maples, hibiscus in so many colors, Japanese maples and large vegetable gardens.

It’s been almost 20 years since I worked as a planner. It’s been almost 20 years since the hostility toward trailers brought them to my notice and I began a hobby of photographing their gardens.

My pictures were my silent acknowledgement of their right to be considered a home, just as the 5,000-square-foot rocked foundation house across the street had the right to call itself a home.

I am asked a lot, “What is your favorite garden?” My answer? “I love trailer-park gardens.”

Out of all the gardens I see, I appreciate them the most, because to my eyes, they come with the most care. These are simple gardens designed to bring beauty to a small place called home, a word that connotes permanence.

But permanent is not necessarily good anymore, is it? Permanent and carbon footprints go together. So perhaps my favorite garden homes are coming into their own?

My friend, Robin Smith, an environmental scientist, wrote this to me: “Manufactured housing is actually one of the more ‘green’ options out there, based on the amount of raw materials required to achieve each square foot of living space. No matter how much reclaimed barn wood and bamboo flooring you install, a brand-new, 5,000-square-foot house

is not green, unless there are 10 people living there.

Even then, building new is problematic; increased energy efficiency in the house’s operation must be measured against the energy and environmental impact of obtaining and manufacturing new materials and delivering them to the job site. This is not to say that we shouldn’t build “green,” just that there is a whole lot more to the equation than most people realize.”

It’s a simple concept. To Smith’s way of thinking, trailers have about as much space as any of us need in order to live. A single-wide is roughly 700-800 square feet, and a double-wide is well, double that.

One of my favorite trailer gardens is currently thriving. I drive by it every day. Right now, the Turk’s cap lilies are blooming out and the butterfly bush is looking a little ragged, but I am looking forward to the fall colors of the sweet gum tree that stuns us every year with its multi-colors.

The trailer, that non-permanent dwelling, is long gone. Nothing was ever put in its place.

The elderly couple who lived there all their married life died, and all that remains of their home is its lovely garden. The carbon footprint has vanished — recycled by the family elsewhere — but the flowers and trees remain. X Freelance writer Cinthia Milner makes her garden in Leicester.

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• TU (8/31), 5:30-7:30pm - “Home Lawn Care.”

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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.

Plant Clinics Buncombe County Master Gardeners will be available to look at plant problems and pests and answer gardening questions. Info: 255-5522.

• 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 11am-2pm - The Master Gardeners will be set up at the WNC Farmers Market in the breezeway between the retail buildings and on duty at the Compost Demonstration Site in front of Jesse Israel & Sons Garden Center.

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• 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 —- 2:30-6:30pm - 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-1pm - Cashiers Tailgate Market, in the parking lot of Cashiers Community Center.

• 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 —- 4:30-7pm - Black Mountain Farmers Market, corner of S. Ridgeway and Sutton in Black Mountain.

• 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 —- 9amNoon - Jackson County Farmers Market, in the municipal parking lot next to Bridge Park —- 9am-1pm - Madison County Farmers and Artisans Market, across from the football fields on the Mars Hill College campus —- 8am-Noon - Bakersville Farmers Market, in the Bakersville Community Medical Clinic parking lot —- 8-11:30am - Columbus Tailgate Market, Courthouse Street in front of the Polk County Courthouse —- 8:30am-12:30pm - Yancey County Farmers Market, Highway 19E at S. Main Street, Burnsville.

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

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

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

• TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS, 8am-2pm - Hendersonville County Curb Market, on Church Street, directly across from the old courthouse in Hendersonville — - TU, 3-6pm & TH & SA, 8am-1pm - Transylvania Tailgate Market, in the parking lot behind the corner of Jordan and Johnson Streets.

• TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS, 7am-Noon - Canton Tailgate Market, in the muncipal parking lot on Park Street.

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by Eric Crews For most folks, surfing evokes images of sandy beaches, early mornings and long, peeling waves. But while forecasting technology has improved, those predictions are still pretty unreliable. In summer, East Coast swells are few and far between, and if one does materialize, chances are Atlantic beaches’ unruly winds will make even a good swell turn bad. For many mountain-area surfers, long drives to the beach that end in less-than-ideal conditions eventually become more trouble than they’re worth.

So instead of studying the latest online forecasts, Clark Bell opted to convert an older windsurfing board into a standup paddleboard and take to the rivers and lakes around Asheville. He’s not alone. In recent years, more and more people have taken to riding an oversized surfboard standing up, steering with a long, single-bladed paddle. Bell says the sport affords him the opportunity to get out on the water — be it ocean, lake or river — whenever he wants rather than waiting for good waves to come to him. On one such discouraging trip to the coast, instead of pad-

For many mountain-area surfers, long drives to the beach that end in lessthan-ideal conditions eventually become more trouble than they’re worth. dling out into nonexistent waves, Bell and his friend Laurel decided to rent standup paddleboards — and right away, he knew he was hooked.

For Ann Zenkel, standup paddling offers a fun way to get outside and enjoy nature while getting in a great workout. Her 11-foot-long, inflatable paddleboard can be rolled up, stuffed in a bag and stashed in her trunk when she’s not using it. When she gets to the water, she can pump up the board in about 15 minutes.

Zenkel says she bought it on a whim, even though she’d never tried the sport before. “It looked like lots of fun, and I just kept hearing more and more about it,” she explains. “So I decided to go for it.” At first she was nervous and feared she couldn’t do it, but she quickly got the concept. “Within 15 minutes I began to feel pretty comfortable.” Zenkel advises beginners to start out on flat water. “Out on the lake, it’s easier to experiment with the board and get a feel for how it handles, because if you fall you don’t have to worry about hitting a rock like you do on the river.”

Moving water, on the other hand, “adds another aspect when you have to maneuver around different rocks, having to pay attention to the current, and it allows you to travel farther distances with a lot less effort.” And depending on what section of river you’re on, “It can also be more peaceful than the lake, where there are a lot of motorboats driving by.”

standupoffer Diamond Brand Outdoors (2623 Hendersonville Road; 684-6262) offers free standup-paddleboard demos every Wednesday to anyone who’s interested. Call the shop to set up a paddling time at nearby Lake Julian.

If you’d rather take a board out to your favorite lake or river to give it a try on your own terms, Diamond Brand also rents thems for $25 a day, including a paddle and a personal flotation device.

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Surf’s up? As standup-paddleboarding becomes more popular, you might see more scenes like this one on the French Broad River. photo by Eric Crews

For most standup paddlers, the slow-moving portions of the French Broad provide ample challenges, but a handful of hard-core enthusiasts are taking their boards down the French Broad River Gorge (aka section 9), a stretch of white water renowned for its rocky ledges and big waves.

For Derek Turno and his friends, the latest challenge has been running Big Pillow, a class III rapid known for its intimidating hole and long wave train (which features a series of 2- to 3-footers). “Lately we’ve been running Big Pillow by staying to the left and avoiding that main hole and wave train,” he explains. But he’s quick to add that this approach “still doesn’t make it easy. When you first drop into the rapid you have to just bend your knees, put in a low brace and go for it. Occasionally you have to drop to your knees when you’re going through white water, because you get a little scared and don’t want to take a dive off the board. ... It’s still exciting, but it’s always fun to try to do it standing up.”

And while this isn’t for everyone, Turno believes a lot of people would enjoy it.

“Paddling white water on a standup paddleboard provides a whole new perspective on the river,” he notes. “It’s nice to add a new challenge to an old favorite like the French Broad, because I’ve run it so many times that it’s kind of lost its luster. Running it on a standup paddleboard is like doing it for the first time all over again.” X Freelance writer and adventure-sports videographer Eric Crews spends his time roaming the forests between Boone and Asheville.

outdoorscalendar Calendar for August 25 - September 2, 2010 Radical Reels Film Tour • September 13 (pd.) 7pm. Short films that capture some of the most progressive talent in action sports including: Mountain biking, whitewater kayaking and other mountain sports.

• Fundraiser for Wild South. • Tickets on sale at REI, $15/members, $20/non-members.

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.

• SUNDAYS, 8:30am - Trail run for all paces. Meet at the NC Arboretum, Greenhouse Parking Area. Info: 648-9336.

Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center • SA (8/28), 10-11am - The 75th Parkway Birthday Bash will feature free tours and a presentation titled “the voices of the Parkway’s past and present.” At 2pm the party will wrap up with old-time mountain music by The Elkville String Band from Wilkes County.

Reservations are required for morning tours: 2985330, ext. 304.

Buncombe County Walking Club • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 8:15am - Meet at the Sports Park in Candler. Gather at the picnic shelter.

The purpose of the club is not to compete, but to build fitness and form friendships. Info: 250-4260 or grace. young@buncombecounty.org.

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 (8/25), 8:30am - Shining Rock from Big East Fork. Info: 505-0443.

• SA (8/28), 8am - Pisgah Loop II. Info: 698-3237.

• SU (8/29), 8am - Mt. Kephart via Sweat Heifer Creek Trail. Info: 252-6327 —- 12:30pm - Pilot Cove Loop.

Info: 698-9394.

• WE (9/1), 8:45am - Rough Creek. Info: 281-4530.

Chimney Rock State Park Open daily, weather permitting. For additional info, including admission rates: www.chimneyrockpark.com.

• TH (8/26) through SU (8/29) - The sixth annual Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad, a four-day sport and community festival, will feature a triathlon “Race to the Rock,” a five-mile run, a pontoon boat challenge and much more. Sunday’s Triathlon: $35/$40 day-of registration. Info: hickorynutolympiad.com.

Fly Fishing Class Held at Headwaters Outfitters in Rosman. Info: 8773106 or www.headwatersoutfitters.com.

• THURSDAYS & SUNDAYS, 11am-1pm - Casting lesson. For all ages. $30, includes all necessary gear.

Reservations required.

Four-Miler Group • MONDAYS, 6pm - Join Jane Roane’s slow four-miler group, which leaves from Jus’ Running, 523 Merrimon Ave. An easy, social run (10-11 min./miles).

Hiking Group for Singles • SATURDAYS, 10am-5pm - Explore the wilderness at Shining Rock. Bring lunch, water and be prepared for difficult but fun hikes. Info: 215-2684.

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.

• WE (8/25) - Museum rafting trip on the French Broad River. Reservations required.

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Community Events & Workshops Free Introduction to Meditation and Hypnosis (pd.) Sept. 9 - 7pm. 1095 Hendersonville Rd. For info: 828-275-1718, 828-3379052. www.alternativecounselingsite.com

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

• MO (8/30), 10am Sightseers: Cruise Lake Lure and Hickory Nut Gorge on a box-lunch tour aboard the Lake Lure Tour boat. $28.

Call to register.

Downtown Master Plan Meeting • WE (9/1), 8:30am - “Transportation and Parking,” at City Hall, Mezzanine Level, in the Transportation Conference Room. Info: www.ashevillenc.gov/downtownmasterplan.

Land-of-Sky Regional Council Info: 251-6622 or www. landofsky.org.

• WE (8/25), 1pm - Meeting at the Land-of-Sky Regional Council offices, 339 New Leicester Highway, Suite 140.

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

• FR (8/27), 11:25am - Humanities lecture: “The Scientific Revolution,” with Dr. John McClain and Dr. Tracey Rizzo in Lipinsky Auditorium.

• MO (8/30), 11:25am - Humanities Lecture: “Egypt,” with Dr. Gary Nallan in the Humanities Lecture Hall and “What Middle Ages? The Golden Age of Muslim Civilization,” with Dr. Samer Traboulsi in Lipinsky Auditorium.

TEDxAsheville Local fans of TED, the California-based organization offering free talks from the world’s most inspiring speakers, present an independently organized, homegrown TEDx event.

Info: tedxavl@gmail.com or tedxavl.com.

• WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Committee meeting at various locations.

• SA (8/28) - An interactive, multimedia event that will spotlight some of the region’s most creative young people. A group of 11-19 year olds will present their ideas for the future. Held at the Orange Peel. Info: www. tedxnextgenerationasheville. com or tedxnextgenavl@ gmail.com.

• SU (8/29), 5-9:30pm - A conference celebrating local ideas worth spreading, featuring presenters Eustace Conway and Wine to Water charity founder Doc Hendley, among others, will be held at The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. $25.

Transylvania Heritage Museum Located at 40 West Jordan St., Brevard. Info: 884-2347 or www.transylvaniaheritage. org.

• FR (8/27), 5-9pm Fourth Friday Gallery Walk: Traveling Trunks Educational Presentation.

Social & SharedInterest Groups Arise & Shine Toastmasters Through participation in the Toastmasters Communication and Leadership program, people from all backgrounds learn

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to effectively speak, conduct a meeting, manage a department or business, lead, delegate and motivate. Info: 776-5076.

• THURSDAYS, 7:308:30am - Meeting in the University Highsmith Building at UNCA. Asheville Homeless Network Meetings take place at Firestorm Cafe & Books in downtown Asheville. Info: 552-0505.

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

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.

Buncombe County Girl Scouts • SA (8/28), 10am-1pm - Kickoff event. There will be food, crafts and fun for girls in grades K-12. Open to all Girl Scouts and those interested in joining. Held at the Girl Scout Office, 64 WT Weaver Blvd. Info: 252-4442.

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.

• WE (8/25) & WE (9/1), 6pm - Blitzkrieg Game Night.

Bring your favorite game or come to play someone else’s.

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

• SA (8/28), 1pm - Animal Rights Reading Group.

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Guest speaker Rev. Susan Sparks will read from and discuss her book Laugh Your Way to

wed Grace: Reclaiming the Spiritual Power of Humor on Wednesday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. Held at Malaprop's Bookstore and Café, 55 Haywood St. Info: 254-6734.

public is invited to an opening reception for an exhibition of abstract paintings in oil and thur The acrylic by Arrington Williams on Thursday, Aug. 26, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The show will be at Ramsey Library, on the campus of UNCA. Info: www.unca.edu.

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A variety of galleries and art spots open their doors for the Brevard Gallery Walk on Friday, Aug. 27, from 5 to 9 p.m. Held throughout downtown Brevard. Info: 884-2787 or www. artsofbrevard.org.

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The 75th Parkway Birthday Bash will be held at the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, milepost 384, on Saturday, Aug. 28. The bash will feature tours, presentations on “the voices of the Parkway’s past and present" (held from 10 to 11 a.m.) and old-time mountain music by The Elkville String Band (starting at 2 p.m.). Reservations are required for morning tours: 298-5330, ext. 304.

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The first annual Horse Play Benefit & Disc Golf Tournament will be held on the grounds of Hickory Nut Gap Farm, 57 Sugar Hollow Road in Fairview, on Saturday Aug. 28 and Sunday, Aug. 29, at 11 a.m. All proceeds from the disc-golf tournament support Mountin' Hopes, a farm where children with various disabilities can enjoy the thrill of riding a horse. $5 per player/$10 per group. Info: 628-1027.

Stop by Satellite Gallery on Monday, Aug. 30 and check out the exhibition “Draw” by Sean

mon Pace (jinx) which explores the conflict between nature and culture. The gallery is located at 55 Broadway in downtown Asheville. Info: 305-2225 or www.thesatellitegallery.com.

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Keowee Chamber Music presents an annual educational and interactive performance on Tuesday, Aug. 31, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at The Hop, 640 Merrimon Ave. Info: www. keoweechambermusic.org or 254-7123.

exploring the ethical theory behind animal rights as written by philosophers, scientists and activists.

Land of Sky Toastmasters Your success in business is based on how effective you are. Through participation in the Toastmasters Communication and Leadership program, people from all backgrounds learn to effectively speak, conduct a meeting, manage a department or business, lead, delegate and motivate. $10/month. Info: www.landofskytoastmasters.org.

• TUESDAYS, 7am - Meeting at the Hilton in Biltmore Park.

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.

Salesforce Users Group • Alternate TUESDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - Meeting. An officially approved users’ group for Salesforce CRM users and others interested in learning about Salesforce CRM. Info: 225-4981 or www.meetup.com/salesforce-group-asheville.

Scrabble Club Come play America’s favorite word game SCRABBLE. Info: 252-8154 or www. ashevillescrabble.com.

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

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.

Youth OUTright A weekly discussion group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth ages 14-23. Each week a new topic and activity will be led by at least two trained facilitators. Straight allies are also welcome. Info: www.youthoutright.org.

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

Government & Politics Haywood Peace Vigil • WEDNESDAY, 4pm - The peace vigil is held at the Haywood Country

Courthouse in Waynesville.

Info: www.unitedforpeace. org.

LibertyOnTheRocks.org A national nonpartisan social group connecting liberty advocates.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - Meets at El Chapala Restaurant off of Merrimon Ave. Republican Voter Guide Fundraising Breakfast • SA (8/28), 9-11am - Pancake Breakfast.

Proceeds will be used to create a 2010 Republican Voter Guide, highlighting Republican candidates on the Buncombe County ballot. $10/Free for children ages 15 and under. Held at 56 New Leicester Hwy. Info: www.buncombegop. org/brrwc.

Transylvanians for Peace • SATURDAYS, Noon - The peace vigil will be held in front of the courthouse in Brevard. Info: www.unitedforpeace.org.

WNC Coalition for Death Penalty Repeal & Reform • TH (8/26), 6-7pm - This meeting will focus on

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preparing a booth for the Goombay Festival (Aug. 2729). Held at 174 Montford 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 yearround. Info: 698-3448 or www.LJRsoftball.com.

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

Walk Wise, Drive Smart Aimed at senior citizens, but open to everyone. Walks are canceled in the event of bad weather. Info: 551-6415 or www.walk-wise.org.

• TH (9/2) - Enjoy an urban walk in Hendersonville. Info: 551-6415.

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

• WE (9/1), 8am-3pm - Trip for seniors age 50 and older to the Grove Park Inn for breakfast. $27 members/$30.

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

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

Asheville Humane Society Animals available for adoption from AHS at 72 Lee’s Creek Rd. in Asheville. View photos of animals currently available for adoption online.

Foster homes needed. Info: 236-3885, ext. 311 or www.ashevillehumane.org.

• SA (8/28), 1-4pm - Pussy-Cat-Palooza at Barnes & Noble, Biltmore Park, 33 Town Square Boulevard. Adoption fees for

cats six months and older waived. Plus, 2-for-1 adoption fees for all kittens.

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

• WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - Breed Handling Classes.

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

Blessing of the Pets • SA (8/28), 10am - Area residents and their pets are invited to an outdoor “Blessing of the Pets” service at the Mills River Presbyterian Church, 10 Presbyterian Church Road.

Please have dogs on leashes and cats in crates.

Free-will offering. Info: 891-7101.

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue A no-kill organization. Info: 505-3440 or www.bwar. org.

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

• WEDNESDAYS 6-8pm & SATURDAYS, Noon-4pm - Animal Adoption Day at PetSmart Asheville, 150 Bleachery Blvd.

Buncombe County Animal Services The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division offers low-cost vaccination clinics.

Rabies shots: $10. Combo shots: $15. Microchips: $10. To receive a three-year rabies vaccine, bring the one-year certificate. Please bring restraints for pets.

Info: 253-1195.

• SA (8/28), 9am-Noon - At Superpetz on Brevard Road —- 2-4pm - At Tractor Supply on Monticello Rd. 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.

• WE (8/25), Noon - Pet First Aid. $30, includes one reference guide, either dog or cat first aid. For an additional $10, take home both books.

Transylvania Animal Alliance Group For information about T.A.A.G., or donations of

time or resources, 9663166, taagwags@citcom. net, www.taagwags.org or www.taag.petfinder.com.

• SATURDAYS, 11am4pm - Adoption Days at PETsMART on Airport Road in Arden. View adoptable animals on the website or at www.facebook.com/ TAAGwags.

Wild Birds Unlimited Events Located at 1997 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. Info: 687-9433 or www.asheville.wbu.com.

• SA (8/28), 11am - Join Doris Mager, the “eagle lady” of Clyde, for a program on Birds of Prey.

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.

• Seeking a small engine repair volunteer to test and repair donated lawnmowers and weed eaters.

Experience required. Info: 210-9383.

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

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

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

• TH (8/26), 5:30pm - Learn more about the Big Brothers Big Sisters program at this informational meeting. Held upstairs at Barley’s Taproom, 42 Biltmore Ave. RSVP: jamyed@bbbswnc.org or 253-1470.

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.

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• DAILY - Cat-loving volunteers are needed to help homeless cats. Duties include trapping, transporting to and from the Humane Alliance, post-surgery care, fostering kittens and fundraising. Info: 505-6737 or www.friends2ferals.org.

Girls on the Run Girls on the Run is a nonprofit dedicated to educating and preparing girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Info: www. gotrwnc.org or girlsontherunwnc@gmail.com.

• Volunteers are needed to assist with the Asheville Citizen-Times Half Marathon. Help is needed with set-up, support, registration and take-down. Info: maggieskroski@hotmail. com.

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.

• TH (8/26), 4-6pm Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fair-trade retail store that sells handcrafted items made by artisans in more than 30 developing countries —- 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.

• SA (8/28), 10-11:30am - Kids Care: An age-appropriate learning component and a hands-on activity for ages 7-12, with adult supervision —- 3-5pm - Help make “lovies” blankets for premature babies served by Mission Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

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• SU (8/29), 2-4pm - Knitn-Give: Make hats for newborns served by the Health Center’s Community Health Program.

• TU (8/31), 6-8pm - Help sort and pack food at MANNA FoodBank to be given to agencies serving hungry people in 17 WNC counties.

Haywood Street Congregation Clothing Closet • WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am1:30pm - Clothing closet open to persons in need at 297 Haywood St., Asheville.

Volunteers are needed to help sort through new donations, hang clothes

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A recent surge of neo-Nazism in several countries — including, improbably, Israel and Mongolia (where some dark-skinned natives are rabidly anti-Chinese) — has generally been denounced, but white supremacist Corinna Burt credited it with rescuing her from a life of acting in pornographic videos. A hate-group watchdog called the Portland, Ore., woman “the most prominent National Socialist Movement organizer in the Pacific Northwest.” In an August interview with Gawker.com, Burt (a mother of two and a professional embalmer who’s also into bodybuilding) said she terminated her career as “Cori Lou,” doing mostly bondage and “torture” films, because “If we consider ourselves a master race, then we have to act like a master race, not degenerates.”

Government in action

• Although volunteers got the project started in May, Ventnor City, N.J., is seeking donations to complete the new restrooms for visitors to the Atlantic shore town. Said Commissioner Stephen Weintrob, “How would someone like to have a toilet named after themselves, or a urinal or sink?”

• A Treasury Department inspector general reported in June that, out of 2.6 million applicants for federal mortgage relief, 14,000 “homebuyers” wrongly received tax credits and that in fact, 1,300 of them were living in prison at the time, including 241 serving life sentences.

Sixty-seven of the 14,000 received tax credits for the same house, and 87 potentially fraudulent applications were filed by Internal Revenue Service employees.

• Things That Shouldn’t Get Backlogged: (1) California parole agents must respond immediately if a sex offender’s GPS device shows he’s in a prohibited area, but that law has proved easier to pass than to implement. As of June, the state was about 31,000 responses behind, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. (2) A July Illinois law requires that all rape victims be tested for blood and DNA (without which it’s hopelessly difficult to find and convict a rapist). Until now,

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• It’s common knowledge that American corporations avoid taxes by running U.S. profits through places like the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, but a May Bloomberg Businessweek investigation traced the specific steps Forest Labs takes to short the U.S. Treasury. Although the antidepressant Lexapro is sold only in the U.S., the company’s patent is held by an Irish subsidiary (and, since 2005, shared with a Bermuda subsidiary in a tax-code hocus-pocus insiders call the “Double Irish”), which allows the vast majority of the $2 billion a year Forest earns from Lexapro to be taxed at Ireland’s low rate (and at Bermuda’s zero rate). Bloomberg estimates that corporations’ “transfer pricing” costs the U.S. Treasury at least $60 billion annually — enough to run the entire Department of Homeland Security for a year.

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• This year’s Detroit Hair Wars showcased 34 stylists working with 300 models, Time magazine reported in August. Entries included The Hummer (sporting four large tires, “metal” wheels and front grid) and Beautiful Butterfly (featuring four artistic “wings”). Both stylings appear to be at least 2 feet long, dwarfing the models’ heads, and take at least 10 hours to prepare.

• In June, London’s Royal College of Art featured Hiromi Ozaki’s “Menstruation Machine” — a wearable contraption that enables men to experience the two primary symptoms of “the “curse.”

It periodically generates abdominal pain, and its reservoir permits liquid (“blood”) to be stored and released over several days’ time.

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In March, four NYPD officers looking for a suspect broke a window to gain entrance to the Brooklyn home of Walter and Rose Martin, both retired and in their 80s. A police spokesman admitted later that officers had wrongly visited or raided the residence more than 50 times since 2002 because of a stubborn computer glitch.

When the software was originally installed, an operator tested it by mindlessly typing in a random address that happened to be the Martins’.

The couple says they’ve been assured several times that the problem had been corrected, but evidently their address has wormed its way too deeply into the system.

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Recurring Themes: Eugene Palmer, 40, wearing a ski mask and carrying a gun, was arrested in Brunswick, Ga., in March as he tried to rush into a SunTrust Bank branch during business hours but was frustrated by the locked doors — it was a drive-through only. (2) Danny Spencer, 31, and a partner were arrested in Bridgeport, Conn., in December as they drove through the city dragging a half-ton safe they couldn’t crack open at the Madison Auto store they’d just burglarized.

Thank goodness for researchers

(1) After surveying 374 waitresses, professor Michael Lynn, who teaches marketing and tourism at Cornell University, concluded that customers leave larger tips to those who are slender, blond or have big breasts. Lynn told The Cornell Daily Sun in May that his study could help potential waitresses gauge their “prospects in the industry.” (2) Perhaps more usefully, University of Central Lancashire (England) researchers writing in a recent Archives of Sexual Behavior reported that women achieve orgasm more often during foreplay than intercourse but that they more frequently emit orgasm-signaling “vocalizations” just before, or simultaneously with, male ejaculation.

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What: Ride for Kids is an annual fundraiser for Asheville’s

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. All proceeds support the foundation’s efforts to find the cause of and cure for childhood brain tumors.

Where: The ride departs from Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road in Asheville. Motorcyclists travel along the Blue Ridge Parkway to Lake Lure.

When: Sunday, Aug. 29 (registration will be held from 7 to 8:45

a.m. and the escorted ride begins at 9 a.m. $35 minimum donation).

Why: As Ride for Kids states on its website: “Each year, thou-

sands of children are diagnosed with a brain tumor — the deadliest type of childhood cancer,” and the search to find a cure continues. This year, motorcyclists from across the region are invited to rally together to raise funds for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, a national nonprofit organization based in Asheville that is “dedicated to eradicating childhood brain tumors and providing support to families” across the country. Departing from Biltmore Square Mall, motorcyclists will then travel over scenic roads along the Blue Ridge Parkway to Lake Lure, where a “celebration of life” awaits. After lunch, young brain-tumor survivors share stories about their lives, and awards will be presented to this year’s most ambitious fundraisers. Come on out and support these riders, rain or shine! Interested volunteers should call 665-6891.

benefitscalendar Calendar for August 25 - September 2, 2010 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., 10am6pm. Info: 274-DOGS or www.animalcompassionnetwork.org.

• FR (8/27), 8pm - The Rock and Rescue benefit concert will feature music by Pierce Edens & the Dirty Work and The Blue Hotel. Held at the Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave. $10 minimum donation. All proceeds benefit local families in need of free pet food.

Asheville Affiliates Fundraisers This group of young professionals holds fundraisers for nonprofits in Buncombe County. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, beer, a raffle and a silent auction. Admission is $25 with RSVP/$30 at the door. Info: www.affiliatesofasheville.com.

• TH (8/26) - Havana Nights, a fundraising event featuring Brazilian Samba dance will be held at Appalachian Vintner, 2-B Huntsman Place in Biltmore Village. RSVP: andrew@abcrc.org. All proceeds benefit the Asheville Buncombe Community Relations Council.

Asheville Jewish Community Center’s Project Runway • SU (8/29), 1:30-4pm - A fashion show, food, an auction and music by Sound Extreme at the JCC. Be a part of the fashion show and compete for prizes in various categories. Wear designs created from your closet or second-hand shops. Admission is $18. Proceeds benefit nondenominational programs at the JCC. Info: 788-5142 or 230-2257.

Asheville Ride for Kids • SU (8/29), 7am-2pm - Join hundreds of motorcyclists at Biltmore Square Mall for the Asheville Ride for Kids. Ride for Kids benefits the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. $35 donation to ride. Info: www. rideforkids.org.

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• TH (8/26), 5-8pm - A wine tasting fundraiser, featuring live music performed by The Secret B-Sides and Lisa Zahiya, will be held at Sante, located at 1 Page Ave. in downtown Asheville. Proceeds support TAPAS, an artistic outreach program launched by the Asheville City Schools Foundation in partnership with LEAF in Schools & Streets and the UNCA-Craft Studies department. $10 suggested donation. $30 for a “local yokel” cheese plate. Info: www.acsf.org.

Concert for the Canton Lions Club • SA (8/28), 6-9pm - The Sons of Ralph will perform a benefit concert for the Lions Club at the Historic Clonial Theater in downtown Canton, 53 Park St. $10. Info: 279-6195.

Flat Rock Designer Showcase • Through SU (8/29) - Saluda Cottages c. 1836 will be the site of Historic Flat Rock Inc.’s 2010 fundraising event. All three floors of the house will be professionally decorated bydesigners. $25, includes walking tour of property. Info: 697-0208.

Healing Arts Fair & Music Collective • WE (8/25), 7pm - A fundraising event benefiting the Patch Adams Teaching Center and Clinic and the Educational Clown Tour USA. The evening features healing arts demonstrations and live music performed

by Cailen Campbell, David Brown, Juan Holladay and Ash Devine. $10 suggested donation. Held at the White Horse, 105C Montreat Road in Black Mountain.

Horse Play Benefit & Disc Golf Tournament • SA (8/28) & SU (8/29), 11am - The first annual Horse Play Benefit & Disc Golf Tournament will be held on the grounds of Hickory Nut Gap Farm, 57 Sugar Hollow Road in Fairview. All proceeds from the two-day disc-golf tournament support Mountin’ Hopes, a farm where children with various disabilities can enjoy the thrill of riding a horse. $5 per player/$10 per group.

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• SA (8/28), 8am - 5K bike, fun-run and walk at the N.C. Arboretum. $25 registration fee (participants can recruit sponsors for donations). Prizes available for top fundraisers. Proceeds will go to Life o’ Mike’s Patient Pals and Family Friends program. Call or e-mail for a registration form.

Literacy Council of Buncombe County Located at 31 College Place, Bldg. B, Suite 221. Info: 254-3442, ext. 205.

• FR (8/27), 6-9pm - Authors for Literacy Dinner & Silent Auction. N.C. novelist John Hart will read at the Literacy Council’s annual fundraiser at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel. Proceeds benefit the Literacy Council.

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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 (8/26), 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.

Poor Man Supper • SA (8/28), 5-7:30pm - The Enka Candler Fire Department Auxiliary will host a fundraising supper at the fire department, 85 Pisgah Hwy. Donations encouraged. Info: 667-0798 or auxiliary@enkafire.org.

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Helios Warriors Health Care Program for Veterans A nonprofit alternative therapy program for veterans. Info: 299-0776, info@ helioswarriors.org or www. helioswarriors.org.

• Licensed/insured alternative health practitioners/therapists are need. Volunteers must work a minimum of three hours a month.

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 fundraising. People of color encouraged to volunteer.

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

Sports Groups & Activities 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.

Buncombe County Walking Club The purpose of the club is not to compete but to build fitness, form friendships and have fun. Info: 250-4260 or grace.young@buncombecounty.org.

• TUESDAY & THURSDAYS, 8:15am - Meet at Sports Park in Candler.

Buncombe County Walking Club • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 8:15am - Walk at the Buncombe County Sports Park. Meet at the picnic shelter. All ages are welcome. Go at your own pace. Info: 250-4260 or grace.young@buncombecounty.org.

Filipino Martial Arts Kuntao: Traditional emptyhand system of self defense.

Kali: Filipino method of stick-and-knife combat. First two lessons are free. Info: 777-8225 or http://kuntao. webs.com.

• SATURDAYS, 1pm & TUESDAYS, 7pm - Classes at Asheville Culture Project, 257 Short Coxe Ave. Hits-4-Honduras • FR (8/27) - Softball tournament to be held at Jackson

Park in Hendersonville. This will be a double-elimination tournament that will follow ASA rules. Looking for 32 teams for an all weekend event. There will also be a home-run derby held Sunday.

Spoccer Spoccer encourages the community to exercise, socialize and make real connections via pick-up soccer games, held at Memorial Stadium. If an event is scheduled at the stadium, games will be held at MLK Park. Info: www.spoccer. com/group/ashevillenc.

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Sports And Exercise at YWCA Located at 185 S. French Broad Ave. Info: www. ywcaofasheville.org.

• MO (8/31) - American Red Cross Swim Lessons begin. Classes are available throughout the year for all ages and levels. Register: 254-7206, ext. 110.

Kids At The Health Adventure Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm & 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.

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

• SATURDAYS, Noon-2pm Experiment with science during Super Science Saturdays.

Featuring hands-on activities led by museum facilitators, the programs are fun for all ages. Free with admission.

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.

• TH (8/26), 3:30pm - “Animals Alive.”

Representatives from the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center will discuss animal survival skills and give an animal demonstration. $5.

Spirituality Asheville Center for Spiritual Awareness (pd.) Meditation practice and instruction in the Kriya Yoga tradition. • Thursday eve-

freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Why should you work harder than everyone else? Why is it up to you to pick up the slack when others are suffering from outbreaks of laziness and incompetence? And why should you be the fearless leader who is focused on fixing the glitches and smoothing over the rough patches when no one else seems to care whether things fall apart? I’ll tell you why, Aries: because it’s the Karmic Correction phase of your long-term cycle — a time when you can atone for past mistakes, pay off old debts, and make up for less-than-conscientious moves you got away with once upon a time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

“What is the source of our first suffering?” wrote philosopher Gaston Bachelard. “It lies in the fact that we hesitated to speak. It was born in the moment when we accumulated silent things within us.” Luckily for you, Taurus, the cosmic rhythms are aligned in such a way as to free you from at least some of that old suffering in the coming weeks. I expect that you will have more power than usual to say what you’ve never been able to say and express a part of you that has been buried too long.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

More than 2,000 people have climbed to the top of Mt. Everest, and 12 men have walked on the moon. But only two humans have ever ventured to the lowest spot on our planet. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Donald Walsh rode in a bathyscaphe all the way down to the Mariana Trench, which is almost seven miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Your assignment in the coming weeks, Gemini, is to move in their direction, metaphorically speaking. In my astrological opinion, ascending and soaring shouldn’t be on your agenda. It’s time to dive into the mysterious depths.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

I propose that we do to Mercury what astronomers did to Pluto in 2006: demote it. After all, it’s smaller than both Saturn’s moon Titan and Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. Who wants to bestow the majestic title of “planet” on such a piddling peewee? In fact, let’s make the change now, just in time for Mercury’s retrograde phase, which began recently. That way we won’t have to get all riled up about the supposedly disruptive effects this aspect portends.

How could a barren runt like Mercury stir up any kind of meaningful ruckus? I hereby declare you free and clear of the whole Mercury retrograde superstition. Please proceed on the assumption that the period between now and September 12 will be an excellent time to deepen and refine your communication with anyone you care about.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

A Chinese company reached out to me by email today. “Dear Sir,” the message began, “As the leading professional conveyor belt

manufacturers in Shanghai, we present to you our very best sincere regards, desiring to find out if there is a chance for us to be your top-rate conveyor belt supplier.” I wrote back, thanking them for their friendly inquiry. I said that personally I didn’t have any need of conveyor belts right now, but I told them I would check with my Leo readers to see if they might. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you see, you’re entering a time when it makes sense to expand and refine your approach to work. It’ll be a good time, for example, to get more efficient and step up production. So how about it? Do you need any conveyor belts?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Our sun doesn’t really have a name. The word “sun” is a generic term that can refer to any of trillions of stars. So I’d like to propose that you come up with a name for it. It could be a nickname or a title, like “Big Singer” or “Aurora Rex” or “Joy Shouter” or “Renaldo.” I hope this exercise will get you in the mood to find names for a whole host of other under-identified things in your life, like the mysterious feelings that are swirling around inside you right now, and your longings for experiences that don’t exist yet, and your dreams about the elusive blessings you want so bad.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

The odometer will turn over soon, metaphorically speaking. The big supply of the stuff you stocked up on a while back is about to run out. The lessons you began studying a year ago have been completed, at least for now, and you’re not yet ready for the next round of teachings. These are just some of the indicators that suggest you should set aside time for reflection and evaluation. The world may come pounding at your door, demanding that you make a dramatic declaration or take decisive action, but in my opinion you should stall.

You need to steep in this pregnant pause.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Most discussions on TV news shows involve so-called experts shouting simplistic opinions at each other. They may provide some meager entertainment value, but are rarely enlightening. In contrast to these paltry spectacles were the salons at Paris’s Cafe Guerbois in 1869.

A group of hard-working artists and writers gathered there to inspire each other. The painter Claude Monet wrote that their discussions “sharpened one’s wits, encouraged frank and impartial inquiry, and provided enthusiasm that kept us going for weeks . . .

One always came away feeling more involved, more determined, and thinking more clearly and distinctly.” That’s the kind of dynamic interaction you should seek out in abundance, Scorpio.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

In the movies I’ve seen that depict battle scenes from hundreds of years ago, every army has

numerous soldiers whose job it is to carry festive flags and pennants. If this is an accurate depiction of history, what does it mean? That powerful symbols were crucial to inspiring the troops’ heroic efforts? That touches of color and beauty lifted their morale? That they were more inclined to do their best if inspired to imagine they were participating in an epic story? Whether or not my theories apply to what actually happened back then, they apply to you now. As you go forth to fight for what you believe in, bring your equivalent of an evocative emblem.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Using a radio telescope, astronomers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy have been scanning the center of the galaxy. They’re looking for evidence of amino acids that could be the building blocks of life. So far their hunt has been inconclusive.

In my opinion, though, they’ve stumbled upon an even more appealing discovery: The huge dust cloud at the heart of the Milky Way, they say, tastes like raspberries and smells like rum.

That’s the kind of switcheroo I predict for you in the upcoming weeks, Capricorn. You may not locate the smoking gun you’re hoping to find, but in the process of searching I bet you’ll hook up with something even better.

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Each one of us is a blend of life and death.

In the most literal sense, our bodies always contain old cells that are dying and new cells that are emerging as replacements. From a more metaphorical perspective, our familiar ways of seeing and thinking and feeling are constantly atrophying, even as fresh modes emerge. Both losing and winning are woven into every day; sinking down and rising up; shrinking and expanding. In any given phase of our lives, one or the other polarity is usually more pronounced. But for you in the foreseeable future, Aquarius, they will be evenly balanced. Welcome to the Season of Rot and Regeneration.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Allure magazine sought out Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez, the women who wrote the book Perfumes: The A to Z Guide. “What are the sexiest-smelling perfumes of all time?” they asked.

Turin and Sanchez said Chinatown was at the top of their list. Their explanation: “If wearing Opium is like walking around with a bullhorn shouting, ‘Come and get it!’, Chinatown is like discreetly whispering the same thing.” The Chinatown approach is what I recommend for you in the coming weeks, Pisces.

Homework: What book do you suspect would change your life if you actually read it? When will you get around to reading it? Testify at Truthrooster@gmail.com. © Copyright 2010 Rob Brezsny

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nings and 2 Sunday morning sessions every week. • Donation basis. • Special Events with Roy Eugene Davis, a Direct Disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda • September 12 and October 10: Kriya Yoga Philosophy, Traditions, and Essential Practices. Holistic lifestyle routines and basic meditation techniques to practice prior to initiation. 30 minutes of guided meditation at each session. • November 7: Kriya Yoga Initiation. For persons who attend the above classes. Kriya initiates may also attend to review their practices and renew their commitment to this spiritual path. • Reservations are required for these Special Events. • Located in the N. Louisiana Office Park, 370 N. Louisiana Ave. Suite D-3.

• Information/Registration: (828) 423-6636. www.csaasheville.org 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.

August 31 • This Tuesday • Book Signing (pd.) 5:30pm. “Your Powerful Thoughts” • Mary Burkhart Reed lectures on her book Healing Point of View at A Far Away Place, 16 Battery Park Avenue.

(828) 252-1891.

LAMA CHRISTIE MCNALLY, (pd.) Creator of Tibetan Heart Yoga and the Yoga Studies Institute, comes to ASHEVILLE ‚- SEPTEMBER 3-5. Register/info: www. clearlightyoga.com/twoas-one Mastering Life’s Challenges • Eckankar Seminar (pd.) Asheville’s Crowne Plaza, August 27-29. Learn and practice techniques to experience the hidden mysteries of life, bringing joy, confidence and spiritual freedom. (800) 609-0250. www.MasteringChallengesi nLife.com A Course in Miracles

• 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 6:30-8pm - A truly loving group of people studying A Course in Miracles meets at Groce United Methodist Church on Tunnel Road. The group is open to all. Info: 712-5472.

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.

• 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.

Asheville Center for Transcendental Meditation/ Free Introductory Lectures

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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: 5052300 or www.meditateasheville.org.

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

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

action through meditation and discussion. Info: Trey@ QueDox.com.

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

Baha’i Faith Everyone is welcome. Join us in our celebration of diversity: “The earth is one country and mankind its citizens,” Baha’u’llah. The Baha’i Center is located at 5 Ravenscroft Drive, Asheville.

Info: 251-1051 or www. wncbahai.org.

• SUNDAYS, 11am - Sunday Devotional.

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.

• SA (8/28), 10am-4pm “A Day of Mindfulness,” with Laurie Serfas.

Coalition of Earth Religions Events Info: 230-5069 or www. ceres-wnc.org.

• 4th WEDNESDAYS - Meeting at the Earth Fare Community Room. Call for details.

• 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:309pm - Pagans Night Out. Meet at the Bier Garden in downtown Asheville.

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

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

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

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 website 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 (through 8/29), 9:15am - Three-part series led byFCC member Dr. Jill Bierwirth on “A Woman in the Church: My Search for a Pastoral Identity.”

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

• WE (8/25), 6:30-7:30pm - Service of Lament for the Gulf. The service will include scripture and poetry, lighting candles, prayer, lament and a children’s time. Child-care provided.

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

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

With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241 or www.billwalz. com.

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

Donation.

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

• SUNDAYS, 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 • 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 7-8:30pm - Learn to use your intuition to help yourself and others. Explore remote viewing, channeling, mediumship, telepathy, precognition and healing in a relaxed and fun-filled atmosphere.

All are welcome. Love donations accepted. Info: 828-255-8304, 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.

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 (8/25), 7pm - “Music and Meditation.” Go deep into relaxation and spiritual oneness with a guided meditation led by Rev. Chad O’Shea and accompanied by meditative music by Lytingale. Love offering.

• WE (9/1), 7pm Screening of the film The Great Debaters, an American biopic drama directed by Dezel Washington.

Unity Church of Asheville Looking for something different? Unity of Asheville explores the deeper spiritual

meaning of the scriptures combined with an upbeat contemporary music program to create a joyous and sincere worship service.

Come join us this Sunday and try it for yourself.

Located at 130 Shelburne Rd., W. Asheville. Info: 2525010 or www.unityofasheville.com.

• 5th SUNDAYS, 11am Musical Celebration Service.

Musicians are always welcome. Info: 768-3339.

• SUNDAYS, 11am Spiritual Celebration Service —- 12:15-1:30pm - A Course in Miracles classes with Rev. Gene Conner.

• TUESDAYS, 2-4pm Edgar Cayce Study Group.

Info: 926-3688.

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.

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

• 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.

American Folk Art & Framing The gallery at 64 Biltmore Ave. is open daily, representing contemporary self-taught artists and regional pottery.

Info: 281-2134 or www. amerifolk.com.

• Through TU (8/31) - Birds of a Feather in the Oui-Oui Gallery.

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

• Through SU (9/26) - Abstract paintings in oil and acrylics by Arrington Williams will be on display in the Ramsey Library.

• TH (8/26), 5-7:30pm - Opening reception for an exhibition by Arrington Williams in the Ramsey Library.

Arts Council of Henderson County D. Samuel Neill Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 1-5pm and Sat., 1-4pm. Located at 538 N. Main St., 2nd Floor, Hendersonville. Info: 6938504 or www.acofhc.org.

• FR (8/27) through FR (9/24) - Open Studio Tour Artists Exhibition.

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 (12/5) - Sewell Sillman: Pushing Limits in the Appleby Foundation Gallery.

• Through SU (12/5) - Sallie Middleton: A Life in the Forest.

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

by Tim Barnwell in Holden Community Gallery.

• WE (9/1) through TH (9/30) - Art X Architects, an exhibition of mixed-media works by local architects.

Asheville Gallery of Art A co-op gallery representing 29 regional artists located at 16 College St. Hours: Mon.Sat., 10am-5:30pm. Info: 251-5796 or www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com.

• Through TU (8/31) - The Voorhees Sisters: Journeys Here and There, featuring works by Jane and Susan Voorhees.

• WE (9/1) through TH (9/30) - Looking Into, featur-

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Bella Vista Art Gallery Located in Biltmore Village, next to the parking lot of Rezaz’s restaurant. Open Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm, and Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: 7680246 or www.bellavistaart. com.

• Through TU (8/31) - An exhibition of glass works by Judson Guerard, raku by Steven Forbes de Soule and pastels by Nicora Gangi will be on display.

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.

Brevard Gallery Walks A variety of Brevard galleries and art spots open their doors. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org.

• FR (8/27), 5-9pm - Gallery Walk.

• 4th FRIDAYS, 5-9pm Gallery Walk.

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 (9/25) Storm Season: Photography of Louisiana’s Wetlands, a series of pinhole Polaroid photographs by Daniel Kariko.

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

• FR (8/27) through FR (12/3) - Out of the Board

Room & Into the Studio, an exhibition honoring the work of retiring Executive Director Dian Magie.

• FR (8/27), 4-6pm Opening reception for Out of the Board Room & Into the Studio. 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.

• Through FR (9/3) - f32 Photography Group Show, an exhibition of black-andwhite photography, will be on display in the Upper Gallery.

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.

• WE (9/1), 5-8pm - Opening reception for Writing Paper Spirits, featuring mixed-media art on canvas and poetry created by girls ages 12-17 working

in the maximum security unit at Eliada. Plus, food and live music performed by A Ghost Like Me. 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.

• 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.

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: 4520593 or www.haywoodarts. org.

• WE (8/25) through SA (9/18) - Fantasies in Fiber and Fabric, an exhibition of three-dimensional garments, hats, bags and original dolls

by Toni Carroll.

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

• WE (9/1) through TH (9/30) - The American Institute of Architects Asheville presents The Art of Architects. More than 20 architects will show paintings, watercolors, sculpture, photography, weavings and furniture. Info: www.aiaasheville.org.

Penland School of Crafts A national center for craft education dedicated to help-

ing people live creative lives.

Info: www.penland.org or 765-2359.

• Through SU (9/19) - All This Happened, More or Less, an exhibition by Anne Lemanski, Shoko Teruyama, Susan Gothel Campbell and Maggie Taylor.

Satellite Gallery Located at 55 Broadway, downtown Asheville. Info: 305-2225 or www.thesatellitegallery.com.

• Through SU (9/26) - Draw, an exhibition by Sean Pace (jinx).

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.

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• Through WE (8/25) - Photography by Rebecca D’Angelo will be on display.

• FR (8/27) through WE (9/22), 5-8pm - Paintings by Moni Hill will be on display.

• FR (8/27), 5-8pm - Opening reception for an exhibition of paintings by Moni Hill.

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

• Through TU (8/31) Pottery Invitational curated

by Joe Bruneau, featuring professional potters from throughout the Southeast.

• FR (8/27), 5-9pm - Artist reception for the Pottery Invitational, held in conjunction with Brevard’s Gallery Walk.

Upstairs Artspace Contemporary nonprofit gallery at 49 S. Trade St. in Tryon. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm and by appointment. Info: 859-2828 or www.upstairsartspace.org.

• FR (8/27) through SA (9/25) - Katrina to Deepwater Horizon: Tragedies of Cash, Climate and Culture, an exhibition commemorating the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

• SA (8/28), 5-8pm Opening reception for Katrina to Deepwater Horizon: Tragedies of Cash, Climate and Culture. Featured artists William W. Rosen will give an informal address.

More Art Exhibits & Openings Art at the N.C. Arboretum Works by members of the Asheville Quilt Guild and regional artists are on display daily in The Visitor Education Center. Info: 665-2492 or www.ncarboretum.org.

• 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 (through Oct.); The Education Center (Aug.-Oct.) and in the Quilt Garden (Nov.-Feb).

Art at West Asheville Library • Through TH (9/17) - Photography by ElizabethAnn Elliott Miller will be on display in the Community Room. The library is located at 942 Haywood Road.

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: 692-0575. Info: 6987868 or www.artleague.net.

• Through TH (9/9) - “Eye of the Artist” theme show.

ALHC members were challenged to create their own interpretation in color using subject matter from one of two black-and-white photographs.

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

• Through SU (8/29) - Asheville A Double Take, photography by Lynne Harty and Max Cooper, will be on display in the Lobby Gallery.

Clingman Cafe Located at 242 Clingman Ave. in the River Arts District.

• Through TU (8/31) - Imaginary Friends, work

by Julie Armbruster, Tiffany Ownbey and Patty Bilbro.

• WE (9/1) through TH (9/30) - Collaborations and Deviations, work in clay, glass, wood and paint by six local artists.

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

• Through TU (9/7) - Work

by Peter Parpan with Justin Offner will be on display.

Classes, Meetings & Arts-Related Events 8th Annual Studio Homesale • Fork Mountain Pottery (pd.) Labor Day weekend, presented by The Soda Chicks and Chet at Fork Mountain Pottery in Bakersville, NC. Suze Lindsay, Kent McLaughlin and Gay Smith, potters who live and work in Bakersville, and their invited special guest artist, Silvie Granatelli from Floyd, VA., will come together to showcase a variety of fantastic pots.

Join us for good company, good food and exciting new ceramic work. • 10am6pm, Saturday and Sunday, September 4 and 5. • (828) 688-9297. For more information on the potters, their work, and homesale location go to www.sodachicks.com The Artist’s Way - A Spiritual Path to Creativity 3 month class series (pd.) Based on the book

by Julia Cameron, this series incorporates yoga and meditation as well the process work from the book. Support, community, creativity. Meets downtown

at 77 Walnut St. $200-$250 sliding scale. http://www. artistwayasheville.com 828273-2402 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 FR (9/10) - Now accepting applications for N.C. Arts Council Regional Artists Project Grants. Intended for artists in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties at any phase of their professional development.

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.

Art/Craft Fairs Laurel Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America Holds monthly meetings and smaller groups dedicated to teaching different types of needlework. The chapter is also involved in numerous outreach projects. Guests are always welcome at meetings. Info: 654-9788 or www.egacarolinas.org.

• TH (9/2), 9:30am Meeting at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm RoadinHorse Shoe. All are welcome.

Spoken & Written Word Attention WNC Mystery Writers

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WNC Mysterians critique group. For serious mystery/ suspense/thriller writers. Our goal: to make us all better mystery writers. Info: 7125570 or wncmysterians.org.

• TH (8/26), 6pm - Meeting at Books-a-Million on Tunnel Road.

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

• SU (8/29), 1pm Celebrate the publication of Echoes Across the Blue Ridge: Stories, Essays and Poems by Writers Living in and Inspired by the Southern Appalachian Mountains —- 3pm - Michael Beadle and Peter Yurko, authors of Images of America: Waynesville, will discuss the history of the town and share the challenges of gathering and identifying photographs from the past.

• TUESDAYS, 10am - Book Babies story time for children ages 3 and younger.

Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n BM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) n EA = East Asheville Library (902 Tunnel Road, 250-4738) n LE = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 250-6480) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) n WV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n Library storyline: 250KIDS. • WE (8/25), 6:30pm Library Knitters meet. BM. • TU (8/31), 6:30-8pm Library Knitters meet. LE. • WE (9/1), 11am - Mother Goose Stories. WV —- 3pm - Book Club: Tinkers by Paul Harding WV —- 5-7pm Library Knitters meet. SW. • TH (9/2), 11am - Toddler Time. WV —- 6:30pm - Book Club: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. EA —- 7pm - Book Club: The Help by Kathryn Sockett. 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 (8/27), 7pm - Brent Martin will read from his new poetry collection, A Shout in the Woods.

• SA (8/28), 7-8:30pm - Book discussion and reading with Ruby Falconer, co-

author of Shamanic Egyptian Astrology: Your Planetary Relationship to the Gods.

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

• WE (8/25), 7pm - Rev. Susan Sparks will discuss her book Laugh Your Way to Grace: Reclaiming the Spiritual Power of Humor.

• FR (8/27), 7pm - Poetry reading by Renee Gregorio and Laura Hope-Gill.

• WE (9/1), 7pm - Book Club: Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar. Hosted by Jay Jacoby.

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

• SA (8/28), 10:30-11:30am - Kim Weitkamp, humorist and musician, with Sandra Gudger, founder of the Asheville Storytelling Circle, and Rose Lynn Katz, professional actress, Cinderella tales.

Writer’s Group • TUESDAYS, 6-8pm - Seeking experienced, engaged prose writers to join the group for friendly, constructive feedback. Info: 274-4526 or reatonkelley@ charter.net.

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

• SA (8/28), 10am-4pm - “Writing and Revising the One-Act Play” with Richard Krawiec.

Festivals & Gatherings Big Ivy Mountain Music Festival • SA (8/28), Noon-8pm - Ten-plus bands including Darryl Webb, Buncombe Turnpike, cloggers, dancing, food vendors. At Big Ivy Community Center, 540 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville. Bring a chair.

No pets or alcohol. $15/Free for children under 10. Info: 626-3438.

Bike Nites Presented by Mike’s on Main Street in downtown Hendersonville. Live entertainment, bike games, trophy competition and a kiddie car-

nival with a bounce house.

Bike parking. Info: 698-1616 or mikesonmainstreet@ gmail.com.

• SA (8/28), 5:30pm - The event will benefit local classrooms that serve children on the austism spectrum.

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

• THURSDAYS, 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.

Goombay!

• FR (8/27) through SU (8/29) - Goombay! street festival along Eagle and Market Streets in downtown Asheville. Live entertainment, from steel drums to local gospel groups to contemporary rhythm bands. Plus, vendors offering food, crafts and more. Info: www.ymicc. org/goombay.html.

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, 2-3pm Beginner.

An Appalachian Evening At the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. $15.

Info: www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.

• SA (8/28), 7:30-9:30pm - Bluegrass tunes with the Farewell Drifters.

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.

Asheville Lyric Opera All performances take place at Diana Wortham Theater.

Tickets: 257-4530. Info: 236-0670 or www.ashevillelyric.org.

• SU (8/29), 3pm - Marni Nixon presents The Voice of Hollywood.

Blessings on the River • FR (8/27), 6-8pm - The Zamani Refuge African Culture Center presents this Osun Veneration and concert featuring music with the Sahara Peace Choir and dancing by the Wild Bodema Drummers. Held at Woodfin Riverside Park, 1510 Riverside Dr. Free and open to the public.

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

• FR (8/27), 6:30pm - A night for teens to celebrate (or mourn) the beginning of a new school year with Waynesville punk rock band 32 Reasons.

Cantaria Cantaria is a community chorus for gay and gay-supportive men who enjoy singing a wide variety of choral literature for men’s voices.

Info: 254-9264 or www. cantariaasheville.org.

• SUNDAYS, 5-7pm Rehearsals.

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 (8/27), 7-9pm - Lorraine Conard will perform Americana tunes.

First Baptist Church of Black Mountain Located at 130 Montreat Road. Info: 669-6461 or fbcblkmtn@bellsouth.net.

• SA (8/28), 6pm - All are welcome to a gospel singing concert featuring The Land of the Sky Boys.

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.

Ian Bracchitta • WE (9/1), 12:45pm - Ian Bracchitta will perform on the double bass with a variety of musical collaborators at Lipinsky Auditorium, on the campus of UNCA. Info: 251-6432. Free.

Keowee Chamber Music Info: www.keoweechambermusic.org or 254-7123.

• TU (8/31), 6:30-7:30pm - Keowee Chamber Music presents its annual educational and interactive performance at The Hop on Merrimon.

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 on the Rock Concert Series Presented by Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Hwy. in Flat Rock. The concerts will span Broadway, country, bluegrass, pop and rock favorites. $19/concert.

Tickets & info: 693-0731, (866) 732-8008 or www. flatrockplayhouse.org.

• SUNDAYS (through TUESDAYS (8/31) - “Country Roads: The Very Best of John Denver.” Mike Eldred, from the cast of For The Glory, returns.

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.

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 Road. (enter parking lot on Cedar St.). Guests welcome.

Sounds of the Chakras • SATURDAYS, 6-7pm - “Sounds of the Chakras” with Linda Go at Skinny

Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle St. Learn to tone the chakra sounds for health and wellbeing. Info: 258-1140.

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. • SA (8/28), 8pm - The Folsom Prison Gang, a fivepiece Johnny Cash tribute band out of WNC. Advanced tickets available at Mayland Printing & Mountainside Wine. $12 at the door.

WCU Musical Events Unless otherwise noted, performances are held at the Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University.

Tickets or info: 227-2479 or http://fapac.wcu.edu. • FR (8/27), 7:30pm - The Galaxy of Stars series presents Neal E. Boyd, a popopera tenor and 2008 winner of America’s Got Talent. $25/$20 seniors/$15 groups of 15 or more/$5 students & kids.

Theater Asheville Puppetry Alliance A nonprofit arts organization bringing quality puppet theater to WNC. Info: 628-9576 or www.ashevillepuppetry. org. • FR & SA (8/27 & 28), 8pm - Asheville’s Puppet Slam at BeBe Theatre. An adult puppet event featuring Asheville-area puppeteers with new bawdy experimental short theater and cabaretstyle acts. $12 advance/$15 door.

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

Reservations: 884-2587. • TH (9/2) through SU (9/5) - The second annual Broadway Cabaret will be performed.

Flat Rock Playhouse The State Theater of North Carolina is on Hwy. 225, 3 miles south of Hendersonville. Info: 6930731 or www.flatrockplayhouse.org. • Through SU (9/12) - Patrick Barlow’s stage adaptation of The 39 Steps.

Wed.-Sat., 8pm, and Wed.Sun., 2pm. $34, with discounts available.

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).

Performances at the Parkway Playhouse The historic Parkway Playhouse is located at 202 Green Mountain Dr. (just north of the downtown square) in Burnsville. Tickets & info: 682-4285 or www. parkwayplayhouse.com. • FR (8/27) through SA (9/4) - Pride and Prejudice, based on the novel by Jane Austen, will be performed. $10-$22.

Comedy 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. • FR (8/27) through SA (9/4), 7:30pm - Scottch Tomedy, a two-man performance by Scott Bunn and Tom Chalmers. Shows are held Thurs. through Sat. $15.

Dance Studio Zahiya (pd.) All classes drop-in anytime, $12. • 41 Carolina Lane. • Tuesdays: 1011am, Hip Hop Conditioning, 6-7pm, Beginner Bellydance; 7:10-8:10pm: Intermediate/ Advanced Bellydance.

Wednesdays, 7:15-8:15pm: Hip Hop for Women.

Thursdays, 10-11am, Bellydance and Stretch, 6:30-7:30pm: Bollywood and Bhangra • Info: (828) 242-7595 or www.lisazahiya.com Argentine Tango Dancers of all levels welcome. Info: www.tangoasheville.com. • 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.

Beginner Clogging Class • WEDNESDAYS, 7:15pm - Beginner Clogging Class held by the Mountain Thunder Cloggers at the Oakley Community Center in Asheville. Eight-week session $40. Half price for additional family members.

No experience or partner needed. Family-oriented. To register: www.mtnthundercloggers.org or 490-1226.

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: 3334272 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.

Skyland Twirlers Western square dancing at the Senior Opportunity Center (not just for seniors), 36 Grove St., near the Federal Building in downtown Asheville. Info: 650-6405. • FR (8/27), 7-9pm - A South of the Border Square Dance. Early Rounds at 7pm; Mainstream, Plus and Rounds from 7:30-9:30pm. $5 for nonmembers.

Swing Asheville Info: www.swingasheville. com, 301-7629 or dance@ swingasheville.com. • TUESDAYS, 6-7pm - Beginner swing and lindy hop dance lessons at 11 Grove St. in downtown Asheville. $12 for a 4-week workshop. No partner needed.

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.

West African Dance Class • THURSDAYS (through 8/27), 7-8pm - Guinea and Ivory Coast dance classes held at the Terpsicorps Dance Studio, above the Wedge in the River Arts District. All levels welcome. $10.

Zydeco Dance Asheville’s Zydeco is hosted at the Eleven on Grove, 11 Grove St., Asheville. No partner required. • 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 7:45pm - Zydeco dance lesson. Free —- 8:30-11pm Zydeco dancing to CDs. $5.

Auditions & Call to Artists Bioflyer Productions Info: 684-3361 or http://bioflyer.wordpress.com. • SU (8/29), 2-4pm - Auditions for Dracula.

Seeking seven men and five women. Bring a headshot and resume to Asheville Arts Center, 308 Merrimon Ave. The production will be performed Oct. 22-30 at the Masonic Lodge in downtown Asheville.

Call to Artists for the “Re/ Nudeâ€? Exhibition • Through WE (9/15) Submissions for the upcoming exhibition Re/Nude: A Celebration of the Body will be accepted. The show, which benefits Planned Parenthood, will be on display at the Flood Gallery (opening Oct. 16). All forms of media considered. Artist must be 21 or older. Info: events@pphsinc.org or www.floodgallery.org.

Celebration Singers of Asheville Community children’s chorus for ages 7-14. For audition/performance info: 230-5778 or www.singasheville.org. • THURSDAYS, (through 8/26), 6:30pm - Young singers ages 7-14 are invited to audition for the community chorus, which offers musical education and performance opportunities. Held at First Congregational Church, 20 Oak St.

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edgymama

parenting from the edge by Anne Fitten Glenn

Thoughts on school uniforms and the Randolph experiment I wore a school uniform for eight years and, for the most part, it worked for me. I jumped out of bed at the last possible minute, threw on the same outfit as the previous day, grabbed breakfast and went to school.

While it’s been more than 25 years, I occasionally mourn that ease and convenience.

The downside of wearing a uniform was that I had no idea how to dress myself once I got to college. I spent a couple years zigzagging among various styles: college prepster, vintage hippie chick and an ‘80s Goth look that luckily evaded the photographic record.

Of course, my sisters will tell you that I never really learned to dress myself, and they’re probably right.

There are two reasons I’m thinking about school uniforms these days. One is that my daughter will soon attend an independent school where uniforms are mandatory. Two is that Randolph Learning Center now requires uniforms for their students — a first in the Asheville City Schools system.

A task force has been studying the issue of uniforms for several months. Randolph is their guinea pig. The school board approved the change in June. The task force will contin-

ue to discuss whether or not uniforms should become de rigueur for the other city schools. As part of the process, the task force organized community forums to discuss “standardized dress” and its potential impact on attendance, discipline, academic achievement and overall school safety.

While I neglected to attend any of the forums, I did slog through the 20-page “Asheville City Schools Uniform Dress Research Compilation” paper (you too can download it from their website).

Part of the reasoning behind uniform dress seems to be to improve student behavior. To my mind, if kids want to misbehave, they’ll figure out a way to do so regardless of what they’re wearing or not wearing. Also, there’s no real evidence that uniforms improve attendance or academic achievement. There’s some possibility that crime in schools may decrease, as kids are less likely to steal each other’s sneakers and other “status” items (the school safety part of the equation). This is based on studies done on uniformed school systems in California, Texas and elsewhere.

There is a positive correlation between what I call “team mentality” and uniforms. People

often dress a certain way to fit in or to feel a sense of belonging. You know what I’m talking about — wearing a suit to a business meeting or job interview, flaunting your Tourists gear at McCormick Field or pulling on a tie-dyed skirt to attend that West Asheville potluck.

Supposedly, when kids dress the same, they’re more likely to identify with being on the same “team.” To my mind, this may be the best reason for standardized dress — it’s a decent way to pull together kids from diverse backgrounds and communities and get them to work together, even if only for part of the time.

There is concern that uniform violations are one more disciplinary issue for teachers and administrators to handle, though my guess is that dealing with existing dress codes rules like no hats and no “revealing” clothing already takes up time (we would roll up the waistbands of our Lolita-esque pleated uniform skirts until they barely covered our thighs when I was in high school — in other words, kids are going to find a way to be “creative”).

And what about the cost? The task force’s assessment intimates that uniforms cost less than regular school clothing. But how much parents spend on kid clothing varies greatly. If most of your kids’ clothes are hand-me-downs

or Goodwill finds, a mandatory uniform policy could be tough on your budget.

Skeptics also dislike the idea of quashing kids’ individuality by forcing them into uniforms. This argument doesn’t work for me any more than the truancy one does. Sure, you can express yourself in some ways by what you wear, but you aren’t what you wear.

Of course, I occasionally fall for what the billion-dollar fashion industry tells me will make me cooler, sexier, or a better person. But it’s not true. That comes from within, not from without.

Overall, I support school uniforms mostly for their ease. Not having to fight with my daughter about what she’s wearing should relax our mornings this year. And I’m interested to see if the Randolph experiment expands to include other city schools. Finally, if the task force gathers evidence showing that Randolph attendance and academic performance increase this year while disciplinary actions and crime decrease, I’ll jump all the way on the standardized dress bandwagon.

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

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Calendar for August 25 - September 2, 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 Alterations (pd.) Custom sewing and replication. Experienced • Professional • Since 1979. Downtown, Flatiron Building. By appointment. 281-9096.

Attention Parents Of College Bound Students (pd.) Having trouble paying for your children’s college?

Join us at this free workshop: • 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) 793-8280. www.autismconsultingandtraining.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.

Neighbor to Family A nonprofit foster care organization that works to keep siblings together while building healthier families and stronger communities. Info: 452-0729.

• MO (8/30), 5:30pm - Orientation class at Neighbor to Family, 256 N. Main St., Waynesville.

Parenting Classes at Pardee Hospital All classes are held at Pardee Hospital, in the orientation classroom, 800 N. Justice St. in Hendersonville.

Free, but registration is required. Info: (866)-790WELL. • THURSDAYS (9/2 & 9), 6:30-9pm - Childbirth Class, a two-session program for expectant parents covering the labor and delivery process, relaxation, breathing patterns, birth options and more.

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wellness A matter of health

An invitation to explore wellness in WNC

by Jacquelyn Dobrinska Back in February, Xpress launched an online “Wellness” column, inviting readers to participate in an ongoing dialogue that asks, What is wellness? Wade Inganamort has led the way in this Web feature: His weekly blogs and quickhit reports on Twitter round up the wellness news in WNC (on Twiter, follow @ MXWellness).

This week, we’re launching the print version of the column. We welcome your feedback and look forward to hearing what wellness topics you’d like to see in this monthly section.

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What is wellness? Gauging by the headlines in the magazine racks, it appears to be a topic on the tip of everyone’s lips and the grail for which we all search. Asheville, as a self-proclaimed hub for health and healing, has a particular interest in the topic. Starting at least 100 years ago, people came here for the reported health benefits of clean mountain air, and today, health retreats and spas are still a mainstay. Asheville’s also the medical center of Western North Carolina, home to such facilities as Mission Hospital. With this focus on health, the Mountain Xpress is dedicating a new, monthly section that will explore wellness issues from a local perspective.

The question of defining wellness elicits responses that are as varied as the approaches for achieving it. It can mean simply being free from disease, or denote a level of vitality, or describe a quality of life that allows time with grandchildren or the ability to compete in a marathon.

“Wellness is subjective,” says Lourdes Lorenz, director of Integrative Healthcare at Mission Hospital. With a nod to the seminal work done on the topic by American nursing theorist Martha Rodgers, she explains, “Ask a person going through cancer if they’re in a state of wellness and they may say, ‘I feel well today.’ What is optimal for them is different than someone free from disease.”

A standard medical definition of wellness states, “Wellness is the subjective perception of being optimally healthy.” The World Health Organization breaks it down further by including physical, mental and social well-being.

Dr. Halbert Dun, who popularized the concept of wellness in the 1950s, also adds a spiritual component. In practice, holistic health care providers look at a matrix of topics. Here are a few commonly included components: • Physical health incorporates appropriate diet, exercise, breathing, rest, digestion, elimination and sleep.

• Emotional health is the process of being aware of and accepting feelings.

• Mental health, while hard to define, is often seen as having an optimistic attitude combined with humor, creativity and faith.

• Social health includes interpersonal relationships, interactions with the community and relationship to our work.

• Spiritual health is the ability to develop a deep appreciation for the depth and expanse of life and natural forces that exist in the universe.

• Environmental health encompasses the greater world around us, from the quality of our home and workplace to the state of our water, air, soil and earth.

“One area of health affects another,” Lorenz continues. “For example, focusing on spiritual health may improve relationships and stress levels.

Starting to exercise may lift feelings of depression. Integrative healthcare models for wellness look at individuals at every facet of who they are.”

Local women’s health facilitator Guenevere Seastrom adds, “Balancing the various components can be challenging.” She remarks, “What balances me day-to-day and year-to-year changes depending on external circumstances. Yet when I’m feeling in a state of deep gratitude, even though everything might not be perfect, I know that I am well.”

In the 19th century, Asheville and Western North Carolina hosted several sanitariums for tuberculosis patients (it was commonly thought that the clean air and pleasant environment did them some good). Now our area boasts a variety of resources geared toward promoting greater wellness in

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With open arms: As local instructor Kimberly Drye demonstrates, yoga is just one path to wellness available in WNC. photo by Jonathan welch

residents’ daily lives. We have an award-winning hospital, numerous health practitioners (in a wide range of modalities), a county health department, acupuncture schools, several health food stores, herbal programs, massage schools, yoga-intstructor training and an active community health calendar.

In this new column, we’ll seek out these and other resources to explore health issues as they relate to individuals and the community. We’ll also talk to area experts and invite readers to participate in the dialogue.

As one local resident mentioned, “I know racing motorcycles isn’t great from my physical health, nor necessarily the health of the environment, but I know that I feel better when it’s part of my life.” While the section probably won’t cover motor-cross, we might investigate the “X Factor” in wellness.

More wellness information can be found on the Mountain Xpress Wellness blog hosted by Wade Inganamort at http://www.wncwellness.com/index.php. Send your comments, insights and suggestions to jldobrinska@gmail.com. X Jacquelyn Dobrinska is an Asheville-based writer and yoga therapist working toward her doctorate in Holistic Health.

Calendar for August 25 - September 2, 2010

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) 2312107.

Sexual Compulsivity & Addiction (pd.) Ongoing treatment and support groups for those struggling with problematic sexual behaviors: internet porn, chat rooms, anonymous sex, extra-marital affairs, compulsive masturbation, sexual massage, etc. • behaviors which you may have tried to stop, but were unable to. There is, however, an effective way out of this painful cycle, a cycle which often includes shame and guilt, lost time, lost money, and lost relationships. • If interested, please call David Von Kohorn, MFT, CSAT at (828) 398-5028 for more information. My voicemail is private and your call, by law, is confidential.

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, 7:30-9:30pm - Meeting.

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

• TH (9/2), 3-4:30pm - “Keeping Your Brain Young,” with speech therapist Lucy Butler. The discussion will focus on “brain plasticity” and how to use this method to help prevent cognitive decline.

• TH (9/2), 10:30-11:30am - Breast Self-Examination Education. Nurse will provide instruction on the correct technique for breast self-exams using silicone models.

Henderson County Red Cross Red Cross holds classes in CPR and First Aid for infants, children and adults; Standard First Aid in Spanish; Babysitter Training; Pet First Aid. Located at 203 Second Ave. East, Hendersonville. Info: 693-5605. : Blood Drive dates and locations are listed below.

Appointment and ID required. Through June 30, all donors are entered to win a cruise for two.

• WE (8/25), 7:30am-4:30pm - Pardee Hospital, Jamison Conference Room, 800 N. Justice St. Info: Judy.Bolster@PardeeHospital.org or 696-4225.

• TH (8/26), 9am-1:30pm - Blue Ridge Community College, in the Conference Hall, 180 W. Campus Dr. Info: 694-1805.

• Last FRIDAYS, Noon - “CPR Made Simple” class.

Learn the basics of adult CPR and use of a defibrillator. $10. Call to register.

• SA (8/28), 11am-3:30pm - Henderson County Habitat for Humanity Restore, 222 W. Barnwell St. Info: 696-9524.

• TU (8/31), 10am-2:30pm - Curves of Hendersonville, 619 Spartanburg Hwy. Info: 697-5633 —- 10am2:30pm - Bank of America, 707 N. Main St. Info: 6973300.

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

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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.

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

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• WEDNESDAYS, 7:30-9pm - Newcomers meeting 7:30pm, Discussion meeting 8-9pm: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Enter through parking lot door. Info: 225-0515.

• WEDNESDAYS, 8pm - Al-Anon 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: 242-6197.

• FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (GLBT) group of AlAnon is a gay-friendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, and holds their weekly candlelight meeting at All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 6706277 (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.

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• 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.

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• 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).

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

• TUESDAYS, 5:30pm - 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Study at Kennilworth Presbyterian Church, 123 Kenilworth Road.

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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: 337-4685 or www.thecenternc.org.

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

Grief Recovery Support in the LGBT Community • SUNDAYS (through 10/24), 2:30-4pm - Meetings provide information and a support group tailored to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who have lost someone through death. At First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St., Room E106. Info: (423) 737-5162.

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.

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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: 6868131.

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Meth. Church, 2567 Asheville Hwy. (Hwy. 25). Open mtg. Info: 1-800-580-4761.

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

• TUESDAYS, 10:30am-Noon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Open BBSS mtg. Info: 280-2213.

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• 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - The group meets at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville in Jefferson House, 21 Edwin Pl. S-Anon For those affected by someone else’s sexual behavior.

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by Mackensy Lunsford A couple of weeks back, I was invited to wait tables at the Universal Joint in West Asheville for Little Iron Man’s Big Night Out, a benefit for a local three-year-old boy recently diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Other guest servers were invited as well, including a Blue Ridge Roller Girl and a pro, take-no-prisoners server from Burgermeisters. All of us donated our tips to little Marough Gardner, and all beer sales from kegs donated by local brewers and distributors went to the Gardner family that evening. Even the U-Joint’s regular servers worked for free that night, donating all of their

tips to the cause. (For more about the benefit, see sidebar on pg. 49.)

It was a full-tilt endeavor — I strapped on an apron and dove into the business of serving (something I haven’t done before, unless delivering coffee in a cafe at age 15 counts). It was busy as all get out, and I had no idea what I was doing. The funny thing was, not everyone that visited my section that night knew there was a benefit happening, and sometimes I was too busy to tell them — which, I’m sure, led quite a few to wonder if this bumbling mess of a server was a pity hire.

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Service with a smile: Jason Allison, owner of the U-Joint, orchestrated the benefit, with servers, customers and businesses all kicking in. there were a few in the house that were ornery enough to send me into a tailspin of anxiety.

My apologies to the people who kindly repeated their beer orders to me a half-dozen times without a hint of annoyance. I’m delighted to have not accidentally dumped anything on any of you, and I truly thank you (and your lessgracious compatriots) for your donations. The entire evening was a heartwarming success, with about $3,000 being raised for Marough.

Everyone had a great time — but mercy, I must have blocked out how hard restaurant work is, and I have to tip my hat to those of you who manage to do it day in and day out.

Now, I have a rather extensive background in the restaurant business — it’s just all behind the stove. With the service industry, like any job, there are little annoyances, petty things that just stick in your craw. In the restaurant business, the irritating customer equals the incessantly whistling cubicle mate, or the passive-aggressive superior.

On any given night, the majority of diners manage to hold it together pretty well, behaving themselves, saying please and thank you.

Some, though, manage to make the job at hand a bit more challenging than it needs to be, to put things more than diplomatically.

For the kitchen staff, it’s the diners with a laundry list of dietary concerns, presented without warning on a face-melting Saturday night shift, that can make heads spin. It’s not the gluten- or lactose-intolerant folks that are troublesome, though it helps matters to prewarn restaurant staff if you have severe allergies.

Really, it’s the hypochondriacs that claim false allergies to anything and everything under the sun: “I’m allergic to cilantro, anything else that’s green, anything with webbed feet and foodstuffs that start with the letter Q.” It’s those folks that make an already difficult job harder.

You there, on the date claiming to be allergic to garlic and onions? We’re onto you. Get some breath mints and relax.

Most chefs are professionals and do their best to accommodate with a minimum of grumbling, but a highly strange request can easily make the line’s progress grind to a halt while the kitchen staff scurries around trying to determine every last thing that went into a sauce. This, in turn, makes the wait time for everyone else’s order longer. Then comes the glaring — from the guests in the dining room, from the servers. It’s an ugly chain of events.

For the service staff, it’s the disgruntled,

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Farm To Table Saturday Brunch • Grove Park Inn (pd.) Just $19.99. Join us 11:30am-2:30pm. Call 1-800438-5800 for reservations. www.groveparkinn.com Wednesday Welcome Table • WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am-1pm - The Haywood Street Congregation, 297 Haywood St. in Asheville, welcomes all persons to come, eat and enjoy fellowship. All meals are made from scratch, healthy and free. Info: 337-4944.

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If you would like to submit a food-related event for the Food Calendar, please use the online submission form found at: http://www.mountainx.com/events/submission. In order to qualify for a free listing, your event must cost no more than $40 to attend and be sponsored by and/or benefit a nonprofit. If an event benefits a business, or cost more than $40, you’ll need to submit a paid listing: 251-1333.

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can’t-be-pleased customer that can ruin an evening. I have to admit that even kitchen staff — perhaps especially kitchen staff — can be blind to how difficult waiting tables can be. I, for one, have been guilty of thinking that hours of prep, followed by the oxymoronic practice of quickly slinging out intricately plated food, followed by cleaning a war zone of a kitchen seems more difficult than serving said food.

That’s partially because a good server makes it their business to create a dining experience that flows so seamlessly, guests have no idea the frenetic energy going on behind the scenes to enable a relaxing dinner. A server’s business involves remaining stoic in the face of rude customers and not melting down in front of a table of drunk hecklers. It’s a tough business.

What’s more, many people still seem as though they regard service staff as being lower on the totem pole, which has always made me uneasy to watch as a diner.

Allow me to paint a picture of what your server goes through on any given night, as personally observed by me on the night I worked at the U-Joint: A family of tourists walk into a busy restaurant where some of us — OK, me — are flailing about nervously, just trying to keep up. Said tourists have been missed in the crowds of people gathered on the patio and haven’t been informed of the nature of the event.

The matron of the group stomps up to me and barks in a grating Chicago accent: “Are you seating, or what?!” Flustered, I go silent, recover, smile, then stammer an attempted explanation as to why everything in the restaurant’s gone topsy-turvey. Admittedly, I never really answer the question — mostly because I don’t know the answer. The matron, for her part, at least stops barking — she simply scowls, then grabs the menus out of my hand, stomp-escorting her family to an open table.

Picture also this: While handing a gin and tonic to a guest, he touches my wrist and asks me if I do “house calls.” I babble something incoherent about not even really being a server, try to sound witty, fail, then turn tail and flee, consoling myself with a basket of the U-Joint’s awesome tater tots in the service area.

I’m not trying to complain — I had a great night and am pleased to see so many great people pull together to raise money for a kid in need. The experience just made me want to remind a very small minority to be a bit, well ... nicer.

Waiting tables takes a thick skin and plenty of brains. A lot of restaurant customers seem to forget that plenty of doctors have waited tables while working on PhDs. And a lot of doctors, I bet, couldn’t wait tables to save their lives.

I’ll tell you about at least one writer who can’t.

Regardless of what your server does — or doesn’t — do outside of work, remember that he or she is doing a difficult job for the glamourous wage of $2.50 an hour plus tips, and trying to be as pleasant as possible while doing it. X Send your food news to Mackensy Lunsford at food@mountainx.com

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Helping Marough Gardner Marough Gardner, age 3, is the son of T.J. and Cori Gardner. Marough, a resident of West Asheville, is battling neuroblastoma, a form of cancer which attacks the adrenal glands, neck, chest and spinal cord. Gardner recently wrapped up a 16-day radiation treatment in Jacksonville, Fla. In early August, businesses and individuals pulled together to raise money for Marough, including French Broad Brewing Company, Pisgah Brewing, Tryon and Skyland distribution companies, Samuel Adams, Sweetwater and several others. An event was held at the Universal Joint, where U-Joint servers, as well as guest servers waited tables and donated all tips to the Gardners.

“Most people were willing to donate, and enthusiastic about what we were doing,” says Jason Allison, manager of the Universal Joint in West Asheville, who organized the benefit. Between money made from donated beer kegs, tips and personal donations, the U-Joint raised almost $3,000.

To learn more about Marough Gardner, visit littleironman.org. The Gardners are both incredibly thankful and humbled by the support, and asked that Xpress direct more attention to Arts for Life, a nonprofit group that has “helped Marough be all right at more than a few moments during this bumpy ride,” according to his father. For more information, visit aflnc.org.

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The Old World Bakery is a new boulangerie and patisserie in the St. John’s Marketplace Shopping Center in Fletcher. The restaurant serves up a good lunch deal — think a full quiche lunch with a small salad of fresh mixed field greens and homemade dressing for only $5.

According to the owners Jacques and Miriam Delaunay, the healthy, made-from-scratch, allnatural meal is substantial for the price — it features, they say, over a half-pound of fresh veggies, eggs, cheeses and meats — vegetarian options are also available. As Jacques says, “You could easily spend more money at a fast food restaurant, but here you have higher quality food.”

The Old World Bakery is an authentic Parisian bakery so don’t forget about the eclairs, the tiramisu and the lemon tarts for a post-lunch snack.

They also carry ham-and-cheese croissants, brioche and pure butter rolls, plus breads, cookies, Normandie flan and many more French-style items. Everything is authentically and passionately prepared by Jacques and served by his wife Miriam. Prices are very reasonable.

The Old World Bakery is located at 235 St. Johns Road, in Fletcher in the St. John’s Marketplace. The restaurant is open Monday

through Saturday, from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. For more information, call 654-0550.

Outstanding in the Field

Every year, a crew of travelers, armed with tableware and other various trappings of a fine meal, pile into a 1953 bus. They strike out on the highway, heading from town to town in a crosscountry farm tour of sorts.

This is no tourist venture, however. This is Outstanding in the Field, a well-orchestrated performance cast to showcase the finest of local flavor. At each location, the crew invites local chefs of some merit to visit the farm of their choosing.

They then work directly with the produce that is grown there, the meats that are raised in those pastures, all supplemented by other local goods.

Like a traveling culinary circus, the crew erects an al fresco dining area, complete with linencovered tables, alongside rows of vegetables or stands of fruit trees. There, upwards of 180 guests will dine next to bouquets of farm-fresh flowers after walking the fields from where they were picked.

In our area this year, chef William Dissen of The Market Place restaurant has been selected to host the Outstanding in the Field dinner on Sunday, Sept. 19. The family style, local-centric meal will be served on East Fork Farms in Madison County, in view of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

“It’s a huge honor,” says Dissen. “They ask, at least in my opinion, a lot of highly regarded chefs. I feel very honored that they chose me.”

Dissen says that The Market Place seems perfectly suited to be a part of the Outstanding in

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the Field event — especially with more than three decades of promoting farm-to-table cuisine to the restaurant’s credit. “As far as the premise of this restaurant — being farm to table — this is the coup de grace. This is as farm to table as you get,” Dissen says of The Market Place, which he took over from Mark Rosenstein just last year.

East Fork Farms, as the host, will supply the lamb that will be served, as well as the rabbit, chicken and trout that will be featured in the evening’s five-course menu. Stephen and Dawn Robertson, the farmers of East Fork, were guests at last year’s Hickory Nut Gap Farm dinner last year, which featured Asheville’s Table restaurant.

The event will kick off with a cocktail hour of sorts that will start out around the trout pond.

“We’ll hang out, have some Chardonnay, some hors d’oeuvres, then do a little tour and come back into the field and start the dinner.”

The event ticket may seem steep at $180, but, says Dissen, “You’re paying for the experience.

You’re paying for the quality of ingredients and the experience — you’re sitting in Madison County overlooking all of the mountains. It will be pretty spectacular.”

Dissen adds that he’s happy to see the event return to Asheville. “With everything Asheville has going on — and how people support the local farmers, restaurants and tailgate markets — everyone is just praising everything local everywhere. This is an event that celebrates everything that Asheville stands for. This is as farm to table as it gets. We’re going to be literally sitting in the middle of a field having a quality dinner that night.”

For more information, visit outstandinginthefield.com.

Quick Bites: Closings and celebrations

The New French Bar closed for good on Sunday, Aug. 15. There is no word yet on what will replace the establishment, an Asheville institution for many years.

The watering hole perhaps never quite recovered from the move from its popular location on the corner of Haywood Street and Battery Park Avenue, where the Flying Frog is currently located. Former bartenders include Les Doss, who went on to open the Usual Suspects with partner Kathy Taylor.

Speaking of the Usual Suspects, Doss and Taylor have sold their North Asheville restaurant. Xpress will offer a full report on the new establishment once the dust has settled.

In other news, the space formerly occupied by Instant Karma on Lexington Avenue is getting a major facelift. A Dobra Tea House is opening in its place. This will be the company’s third instillation — there is a location in Burlington, Vt. and another in Madison, Wis. Says neighbor Amber Arthur, owner of Izzy’s Coffee Den, “It’s looking really nice in there!” For more information on Dobra Teas, visit dobratea.com.

And finally, ED Boudreaux’s celebrates its 5-year anniversary at its 48 Biltmore Avenue location on Thursday, Aug. 26. Live music, drink specials and $5 barbecue sandiwches with potato wedges will make this event a party. For more information, visit edbbq.com. X Send your food news to Mackensy Lunsford at food@mountainx.com

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by anne fitten glenn

We have a winner: Millie Bryant!

Four weeks ago, we asked you to help Asheville Brewing Company rename their Brown Ale, once called Scottish Ale, and then referred to as Boogie Down Brown. More than 100 of you submitted close to 300 creative and brew-inspired entries.

After much deliberation and debate, the owners at ABC decided that the new beer will be christened Stuntman Brown Ale. Congrats to Millie Bryant for submitting the winning name. She will receive not just the glory of naming a local beer, but two tickets to the Brewgrass Festival on Sept. 18, $100 worth of gift cards to Asheville Brewing Company and other beer-related swag. Other finalists include Outlaw Ale (sent by Sean McNeal) and Beer City Brown (sent by Geoff Hughes).

Thanks to all of you who participated. You can see all the submitted names for the beer at brewgasm.com.

Blind Eye Beer Battle

Pack’s Tavern and Bruisin’ Ales beer shop are hosting the Blind Eye Beer Battle on Thursday, Aug. 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the upstairs area at Pack’s. It’ll be the first in a series of educational blind beer tastings that will be co-hosted by these two businesses.

Bruisin’ Ales owners Jason and Julie Atallah will select the beers from local, regional and national favorites. Teams of eight will be given scorecards and blindly sample, taste and judge two flights of beer styles — porters and India Pale Ales. Three-ounce samples of eight beers of each style will be provided, along with dishes designed to complement the beers by Pack’s Executive Chef Edwin French.

Each team of eight will discuss and rate the beers. In addition to judging the brews, individual judges will also get to guess which beers they are sampling.

The overall favorite beer will become Pack’s Tavern Beer of the Month pint special. The top three people who correctly guess the most beer brands will be awarded prizes, including gift certificates and brewery-ana. Cost is $30 per person.

For reservations, call Pack’s Tavern: 2256944.

Brews Cruise expands to Oregon

Brews Cruise owners Mark and Trish Lyons have licensed the Asheville Brews Cruise brewery tour brand to Joel Bender, former guest services manager for the Grove Park Inn. The Lyons, who also set up a Brews Cruise licensee in Denver, will expand their business to Bend, Ore. The couple will relocate there in mid-September. Asheville Brews Cruise tours will continue as scheduled. Check brewscruise.com for information. The Lyons will still help organize Asheville’s annual Winter Warmer Beer Festival, slated to take place on January 22, 2011.

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Oktoberfest is brewing: Once again, the Asheville Downtown Association will throw an Oktoberfest party on Wall Street in early October. photo by anne fitten glenn

Oktoberfest already?

Oktoberfest beers seem to get released earlier and earlier each year, which is fine by me, as they’re among my favorites.

Beating the other local breweries to the punch, Lexington Avenue Brewery has already released their Oktoberfest Marzen beer.

Speaking of punch, it comes in at seven-percent APV, and is available on tap at their brewpub at 39 N. Lexington Ave. Highland Brewing Company releases their latest mountain-monikered seasonal, Clawhammer Oktoberfest, around September 1. It’s a full-bodied Marzen made with (of course) all German hops, that comes in at fivepercent alcohol by volume. It’ll be available on tap and in 12-ounce bottles throughout the region.

Pisgah Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest beer is in the fermenter and should be on draught in their Taproom and around town by the end of September. The Pisgah folks say it was the Southeast’s first organic lager and is an authentic German domestic versions of this seasonal.

French Broad Brewery is clearing the decks to start brewing their Zepptemberfest, a Marzen brewed with a Kolsch yeast. All of these beers are lagers, which means they take longer to brew than ales. But look for French Broad’s take on the style regionally, on tap and in 22ouncers, by the end of September as well.

At Craggie Brewing Company, head brewer Bill Drew is test batching a mix of the Doppelbock and the Toubab Brewe (a BavarianStyle Zwickel) beers to make an Oktoberfest

brew. Drew also has brewed a wheat beer with apple wood branches from Hendersonville apple orchards for the North Carolina Apple Festival in Hendersonville on Sept. 3-6. That beer will be available around the area and at Lexington Avenue Arts Fun Festival on Sept. 5 as well.

If you’d like to try all of these Oktoberfesty beers and more, plan to attend the second Annual Asheville Oktoberfest on Oct. 9.

Located on Wall Street downtown (kind of like a bier garten), it’s organized by the Asheville Downtown Association and will run from noon till 6 p.m.

More on the Moog

Asheville Brewing Company’s Moog Filtered Ale was featured in a write-up in Wired Magazine this month. Wired loves the geeky science aspect of this beer, brewed to benefit Asheville’s Bob Moog Foundation and released on the anniversary of what would have been the world-famous inventor’s 76th birthday (May 27). Alas, the brew has sold out, but Asheville Brewing’s Mike Rangel says they’ll roll the filtered pale ale back out during MoogFest on Oct. 29-31.

It’ll be on sale at the Asheville Civic Center and The Orange Peel throughout that weekend’s musical extravaganza. Rangel says proceeds from the sale of the beer to the Foundation total more than $5,000 so far. He expects the final donation to be $7,000 to $8,000. X Send your Brews News to Anne Fitten Glenn at brewgasmavl@gmail.com.

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At Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re currently working to take our online Local Food Guide one step further.

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Like our print guide, the online version is a comprehensive directory of area family farms, farm stores and stands, tailgate markets, wineries, grocers, restaurants, caterers, bakers, bed and breakfasts and other distributors that supply local food.

A new trip planner component will allow you to not only easily find these food and farm destinations, but also to map them, plan a trip and get customized directions. In other words, ASAP will be your virtual travel agency and help you plan your perfect local food experience.

Because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we want you to have: an experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our region is unique. Food and farm tourism is more than just visiting farms and restaurants,â&#x20AC;? says ASAPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive director Charlie Jackson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about immersion in a culture and heritage that is centered in a landscape of farms, artisans and fine foods.â&#x20AC;?

The planner model now in the works maps nearly 600 food and farm locations from which you can plan your desired adventure. For example, you can select a start and end point for a Sunday drive, check that you want the map to only show farm stands, read about current offerings at several stands and learn about the farms behind them, and then choose a few that pique your interest. From there, the planner will map your selected route and provide all the directions needed to take you on your journey of connecting with local farmers and the foods they grow and raise.

Of course, you can plan more than a day-trip.

The map highlights the Blue Ridge Parkway and

includes destinations off of the 75-year-old scenic route all the way from northern Georgia through North Carolina and into western Virginia.

The planner will even interface with mobile devices and download maps to your GPS, so that you can carry your trip with you and even make changes once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already hit the road.

And because ASAP has the most up-to-date and accurate information on food and farms, plans are also underway for the trip planner to ask for the approximate start and end times of your trip in order to also generate local food related events â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from farmers market happenings to festivals.

While the trip planner will be a new offering from ASAP, it will integrate with existing programs and events. As mentioned above, the online tool will become an extension of our webbased Local Food Guide. It will also become a helpful component of ASAPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Farm Tour, an annual event held the last weekend in June during which nearly 30 family owned farms offer farm experiences for thousands of visitors.

An initial version of the trip planner will be unveiled this fall at buyappalachian.org. We expect to present the final version of our planning tool by spring. X Maggie Cramer is the Communications Coordinator at Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (www.asapconnections.org).Contact her at maggie@asapconnections.org.

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asap Where’d that food come from?

Appalachian Grown means it’s from around here

On the road: Produce like these bright tomatoes can be found at many area roadside stands.

Photo courtesy of ASAP

by Mackensy Lunsford Perhaps you’re wondering, why all of these ads? And what’s with the Appalachian Grown logo?

Here’s the deal: This year, the Mountain Xpress partnered with the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project in an alliance designed to support our local food scene. We’ve featured profiles on local farmers, updates on regional farmers markets and recipes that help you learn how to cook what you find there. It fits our mission: Local matters.

This year ASAP also began helping Appalachian Grown certified businesses advertise with their new cost-share program. When an Appalachian Grown certified restaurant wants to get the word out about their business in Xpress, for example, ASAP aids them using funding provided by the Golden Leaf Foundation and the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. This partnership means that restaurants and other food businesses have an even greater incentive to go local, which in turn helps support local farmers. “It’s a great way for businesses to align themselves with a publication that’s clearly committed to spreading the local food message and is behind it as well,” says Maggie Cramer, ASAP’s communications coordinator.

So what exactly does Appalachian Grown mean? It’s a program of ASAP’s that certifies food and agricultural products grown or raised

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on farms in Western North Carolina and the Southern Appalachian mountains. Displayed with food and farm products, the Appalachian Grown label helps consumers, retailers, and wholesalers better distinguish and identify truly local agricultural products.

The Appalachian Grown label is a trademark of ASAP. In order to protect the integrity of the label and the local food market, local producers, food processors, retailers and wholesalers must meet a certain set of standards.

The Appalachian Grown label ensures that the word “local” is not indiscriminately thrown around. That way, says Cramer, when you see the Appalachian Grown label on a restaurant door or food product, “You can be certain that it’s local, to the extent that it is directly benefitting the farms in your area.”

The numbers tell us that interest and support in local farms is alive, well — and still growing.

At this time, around 174 businesses, including food producers and restaurants, are certified, in addition to 431 farms. That’s more than 600 entities supporting the local food movement in our area.

Cramer says, “In a short amount of time, so many restaurants have opened up and expressed interest in doing this, even in what’s a tough economic time. That speaks to the demand for local, at least in our area — it’s a movement that everyone’s on board with.” X

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arts&entertainment Four Views at Blue Spiral 1

Group show highlights differing concepts and methods of art making

by Ursula Gullow A spectrum of abstract and narrative art is exhibited through Four Views, currently on display at Blue Spiral 1 in downtown Asheville.

The work of the four artists represented is impeccably crafted, as one expects from artists exhibiting at Blue Spiral. The gallery has garnered a high reputation for its stable of quality Southeastern artists.

Celia Gray’s large encaustic paintings present an intuitive approach to art making. Textures and marks created in a minimal palette interact through layers of semi-transparent, non-pigmented wax. The initial intensity of Gray’s mark-making is subdued by layers of wax, and her work ultimately appears atmospheric and luminous.

Cascading rows of brown lines stream between cloudy shapes and powdery white lines in “Cape Vapor” (36”x30”). In “Swimming” (44”x40”), grey marks weave around each other and collide with brown and green forms. “Spreading Center” is a slight departure from the other works, as the streaming lines are no longer present within the wax. Instead, a stately box is carved into the surface of the piece, uniting underlying geometric shapes.

Sensual forms created in steel and paper by Andrew Hayes resemble old books that appear to be twisting and sliding off the walls and pedestals upon which they are displayed.

“Divest,” a wall piece, looks like a narrow book was slung wet over a nail in the wall and left to dry there, elongating with the weight of gravity.

It is exciting to see work created out of such a heavy material (steel) be so personable and animated.

Hayes makes it clear that his sculptures are not meant to be read, opened or treated as a book. “This body of work is mainly about design,” says Hayes. “Folding the pages in ways they were never intended to bend, and finding ways to hold them in a new form with metal continues to be an intriguing challenge to me.”

Charles Ladson exhibits ambiguous narratives in oil paint. Expansive fields and faceless figures are masterfully rendered into stories open to the viewer’s interpretation. “The Odd

Couple” (40” x 55”) shows a naked man with a blackened face in pastoral setting wearing only black boots. He stands emphatically, hands on hips. A pole with a bird-like shroud is rooted in the earth before him. The sky is bright, indicating daytime. A small parcel wrapped in red ribbon sits between him and an indistinct structure built out of slates of wood.

Reminiscent of Post Modern painters like Neo Rauch and Odd Nerdrum, the work is contemporary in subject matter and classical in method.

Deliciously describing those inbetween places of the human psyche, Ladson paintings are neither joyful nor depressive — achieving wonderment through banal and unlikely sources.

Sylvie Rosenthal’s wood sculptures of animals bisected with architectural cavities lend a more literal aspect to the exhibit. “Beacon,” an elegant 8foot-tall giraffe with a lighthouse as its neck, is splendid in its scale and craftsmanship.

Rosenthal, who frequently combines anthropomorphic and architectural elements says, “Much of the work deals with transformation from the inside out, the slow and continual evaluation and re-evaluation of life.”

“Warren,” a rabbit made out of poplar and basswood, measures more than four feet in length. His curvaceous ears flop over to one side and he displays a central dwelling of little windows and doors. The structure seems to make up the skeleton of the bunny and creates a sense of vulnerability. As the viewer bends down to peer into his core, a familiar sense of play, voyeurism and imagination takes over. Says Rosenthal, “I picture an object softly beckoning, tempting with child-like or adult desire to touch, run fingers, reach inside and explore.”

Four Views is on display until Sept.

20 on the main floor of the Blue Spiral 1 Gallery. The artwork of Hoss Haley, Lisa Clague and Micah Sherrill is also featured on this level of the gallery. BlueSpiral1. com. X Ursula Gullow writes about art for Xpress and her blog, artseenasheville. blogspot.com.

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Four views, one show: From top left: Sylvie Rosenthal’s “Warren,” bass, poplar, paint and mixed media; Andrew Hayes’ “Lilt,” bronze, paper and glass; Charles Ladson’s “Firefighters,” oil on canvas.

Photos courtesy Blue Spiral 1

celiagray From sculpture to encaustics

Celia Gray, part of the Four Views show, uses more intuition, less planning

by Ursula Gullow Celia Gray has been schooled in all kinds of art-making techniques — blacksmithing, quilting, drawing, painting and welding. For many years Gray focused on sculpture, creating three-dimensional works in steel, wax and mixed media. More recently, however, the Asheville artist has settled into the twodimensional realm of encaustic painting.

Using hot wax to create surfaces that can be embellished with textures, pigments, objects, photos and a slew of other oddities, encaustics enable the artist to become more sculptural with his or her art making.

Encaustics also incorporate painterly techniques and mark-making, as the wax is easily pigmented with oil-based colors, and can be applied with a brush.

This works out perfectly for Gray, who originally used encaustics to create surfaces on sculptures as a student at UNCA. “When you build a sculpture, you have to plan it and map it out,” says Gray, “When I started doing the paintings there was a huge sense of relief because the formatting is so simple.”

The most recent encaustic paintings “rely on my intuition,” says Gray. “They feel like the perfect marriage between drawing and sculpture.” Bolder marks, clearer forms and more precise references enable Gray to work more solidly from impulse or feeling. “As those ideas get clearer, I hold onto sculptural ideas less and less,” she says.

For the work presented at Blue Spiral 1, Gray first created patterns in ink on thin tissues of rice paper. The papers were then incorporated into hot layers of wax onto large substrates of wood. Since rice paper is so transparent, the ink marks became the predominant design element, while the more neutral tones of paper were concealed. White spray paint was used to achieve powdery lines.

When creating encaustic paintings, every layer that is applied must be heated over with a hairdryer to enable the wax to fuse together. It can be a tedious task — reheating layers of wax to melt them to each other.

Considering that Gray has worked on panels nearly 4 feet in width, her larger pieces become all the more impressive.

Gray received her B.A. from the University of North Carolina and studied at Penland School of Crafts. She currently teaches workshops at venues like Penland and BookWorks, and this summer she taught children through the Asheville Art Museum’s summer art camp program. In addition to teaching encaustics, Gray designs and creates original belt buckles for her business, Buncombe Buckles.

— Ursula Gullow

Melding layers: Above, Gray at work in her studio. Below, “Silver Swim,” made of paper, ink, watercolor, oil and beeswax and wood. above photo by halima flynt

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“We write/record separately when we are working on demos, though that is changing slowly,” says Tegan Quin, by e-mail. The Quins are not just sisters but identical twins; Tegan is the eldest by eight minutes. But other than looking alike, the Quins are very different: Tegan is more outgoing, Sara is shy; Tegan’s writing is more heart-on-sleeve while Sara favors abstractions; Tegan lives in Vancouver and Sara lives in Montreal — which means they’re based on opposite sides of Canada.

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Sibling revelry: Twins Tegan and Sara Quin have learned that living separate lives makes them stronger when they perform together.

For the past five albums, the Quins have stuck to a plan of writing separately. They both play keyboards and sing; whoever writes the song sings lead on it. But, to keep things fresh, they decided to collaborate for last year’s Sainthood.

“It was fun to try something different,” says Tegan. “We aren’t the kind of writers who need to be in the same space to create, so to force us into a creative space together was interesting. In the end it was too boring to do all the time, but we are starting to collaborate over the Internet a lot and that’s more of what people will see from us in the future.”

The future could bring other distinct changes as well. The Quins turn 30 next month, a milestone that Tegan calls “definitely significant.”

She explains that when the band signed with Neil Young’s Vapor Records 11 years ago, the label boss told the Quins to enjoy their 20s, “to live and experience life and not to worry about being popular because we would make our best records in our 30s,” says Tegan. “Now that I am almost 30, I am starting to worry/wonder how I’ll do that. Ha.” Crafting solid songs might feel like a challenge, but the Quins have, almost from the start, written the sort of music that was snapped up

by TV shows. The Hills, The L Word, One Tree Hill, Veronica Mars and Grey’s Anatomy all used Tegan and Sara songs on their soundtracks.

And then there’s the group’s Alligator LP, which came out this year. “Alligator” is the single from Sainthood. “We asked a ton or artists to remix the song and everyone plus a ton more got back to us with great remixes,” explains Tegan. The digital album includes 17 versions of the songs, from the likes of Passion Pit, Four

Tet and Ra Ra Riot.

Not so surprisingly, many of the artists on the Alligator LP share certain influences and sound themes with the Quins: New wave, electronica, dance beats and an ‘80s aesthetic that shines through without coming off as retro. Tegan isn’t about to readily accept “’80s” as a descriptive, though. “Our music, for the most part, doesn’t sound ‘80s, or at least not the ‘80s that people think when they hear ‘80s,’” she insists. “We grew up on Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, The Police, Phil Collins and other huge ‘80s acts, and that’s what made us want to be songwriters and career artists. Those were our first idols. I think that had a huge part in our growth as artists. Also, being teenagers in the ‘90s with artists like Ani Difranco, Nirvana, Hole, L7 and The Cranberries being played nonstop where we lived influenced our sound.”

Apparently, literature also numbers among the Quin’s influences. A couple of years ago, Tegan performed at a Spin.com-hosted Liner Notes event with author Augusten Burroughs.

He read from then-new A Wolf at the Table; she performed a song that she had written for the audio book. “Performing together was in my top five for sure,” says Tegan. “We had such a good time. I would love to write more music for film/tv/books in the future — it was a great way to get out of my own head.”

And she’s not thinking the novelization of One Tree Hill, either: “I would love to write for John Irving.” X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.

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Whoop-ass wings and men in skimpy bathing suits What’s not to love about Westville Pub’s benefit for Helpmate?

by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt Westville Pub’s second annual ComeTogether Fest is “all about having a great time to support a great cause,” says Pub owner Lu Young.

ComeTogether is an all-day, end-of-summer celebration benefiting Helpmate, a local nonprofit and domestic violence agency dedicated to “working with the community to eliminate abuse and fear.”

The mission: Listen to awesome music, drink beer, eat barbecue, burn your taste buds off (read on for details) and raise money and awareness for an invaluable community organization.

“Last year we raised $2,100 for the cause,” says Drew Smith, event organizer and Pub employee. “We’re hoping it’s going to be much bigger this year,” adds organizer and chef Paul Wilson.

ComeTogether will take over the parking lot and courtyard behind Westville Pub and the Bledsoe Building. For a suggested donation of $10, festival-goers receive a plate of homemade barbecue, with meat or tofu smoked on-the-spot by a neighbor, who will be cooking all day long.

Justin Smudde (of Bandido’s Burritos) will serve up tamales (with 50 percent of the proceeds benefiting Helpmate). And beer, donated by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Sweetwater Brewery and Foothills Brewing, will be served

who:

ComeTogether Fest

what:

A fundraiser benefiting Helpmate, with live music and fun events

where:

The courtyard behind Westville Pub, 777 Haywood Road

when:

Sunday, Aug. 29, from 1 to 9 p.m. ($10 suggested donation. Info: westvillepub.com or 225-9782.)

on the outdoor patio.

Live music kicks off at 1 p.m. and continues till 9 p.m., featuring local acoustic singer/songwriter Ryan Sheffield, acoustic rock ‘n’ roll with “driving vocals” by Pirates Versus Ninjas, classic rock covers with Circus Mutt, funky riffs with Funky Max & the Funk Stars, folk/rock with Fifty Year Flood and soul/country music by The Paul Edelman Trio.

Westville Pub’s got a few sizzling activities planned for ComeTogether as well. At 3 p.m. the bravest of the brave are invited to prove themselves invincible at the Whoop-Ass Wing Eating Contest. “We’re kind of burned out asking everyone in the neighborhood for donations for a raffle, so we’re doing something new,”

Good times, good cause: Eat barbecue, burn your tastebuds on hot wings, listen to music and dunk The Men of Westville Pub, including Jeremy Scheurich (pictured). say Smith. The hot-wing competition promises to entertain: “Our whoop-ass wings are known for being incredibly hot, the hottest in town, no doubt,” continues Smith, laughing. “We’ll let contestants have water during the contest, and we’ll give out half-and-half to the quitters.” The $20 entry fee includes all-you-can-eat wings and a chance to win priceless bragging rights.

There will be a dunking booth set up at the festival where “The Men of Westville Pub” — employees who have posed for the pub’s annual, slightly scandalous calendar — will don skimpy bathing suits and taunt the crowd, all for a good cause, of course. The Men of Westville Pub calendar is another fundraising tool for Helpmate.

The idea, says Smith, came to him and fellow bartender six years ago: “We thought, we should make a sexy man calendar … no really, we should make a sexy man calendar!” Featuring half-naked employees the calendar “objectifies men to support women,” say Smith.

ComeTogether will also feature local vendors and children’s activities including face-painting and arts and crafts (organized by volunteers from West Asheville Vineyard Church). Plus, the Westville Pub Chess Master (a man who plays chess at the pub on a regular basis) will challenge festival-goers to an intellectual duel ($5 per game, with all proceeds benefiting Helpmate).

Old cell phones will also be collected at the door (to be reprogrammed and distributed to women served by Helpmate).

The festival is about having fun, but it’s also about educating the community about the issue of domestic violence in Western North Carolina.

“We want to raise awareness about this issue,”

says Wilson, “especially in these economic times, which have made things worse.” In 2009/2010, the number of children sheltered by Helpmate rose by 48 percent from the previous year, reports Ann Flynn, Director of Development at Helpmate. Economic hardships have drastically impacted the number of women and children served by the agency, which has seen a 46percent increase in crisis calls, and a 22-percent increase in the number of women and children at the shelter.

Interested in donating to the cause? Art, gift certificates and community contributions would be greatly appreciated. Contact: 582-4381. X Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt can be reached at asezakblatt@ mountainx.com.

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Love that singing? It might have been Marni Nixon

by Wendi Loomis

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Marni Nixon’s career launched as an invisible star, singing for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Deborah Kerr in The King and I and Natalie Wood in West Side Story. Nixon, 80, has graced the stages of opera houses and concert halls worldwide and even won four Emmy Awards for Best Actress hosting Boomerang, a children’s show on local Seattle television.

Nixon may be one of the most famous voices in Hollywood history. Xpress caught up with her via e-mail before Sunday’s show, a benefit for Asheville Lyric Opera.

Xpress: What’s your secret to keeping flexible enough vocally and physically to continue to tour and perform live?

Nixon: I have become a very good teacher for all voices and styles, because I’ve tried to identify and imitate lots of singers. Because I have an analytical bent I then try to imagine singing like that person and go from there. I use that for myself then.

I keep on performing because I’m probably stupid enough to think that if I can still do it … why not? Then I learn new things about how, what and when to present the “right” things for my voice, taking all the particulars of the moment. The actual touring, physically, is a hard thing because of varying things like

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Marni Nixon

what:

“The Voice of Hollywood” cabaret show and benefit for the Asheville Lyric Opera

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Diana Wortham Theatre

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Sunday, Aug. 29 (3 p.m. $35/$40/$50.

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Is there a difference in how you prepare the music that allows you to cross gracefully between the two worlds?

This has been a very strong focus in my career and life, to not be “labeled” and yet be top in each particular field of expertise, not just a “jack of all trades,” as they say; to know the differences in the requirements of different types of music and how to realistically try

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The voice of Hollywood: Marni Nixon sang for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady and Natalie Wood in West Side Story. At her Asheville show, she promises to sing “Thank You for Being a Friend,” a song written by her son. to fulfill them. I just had the experience as a child actress in the movies and on stage, and then in very classical, esoteric music, having done premieres with, of and by Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Boulez, etc. I think my voice was light and flexible so I could do certain things that many more dramatic larger voices could not have done.

In your career you’ve had the chance to work with great composers. Do you have a favorite artist with whom you’ve worked?

Many current colleagues become my favorites after a while, or during the time of contact.

Carl Ebert from the Städtische Oper in East Berlin was my mentor operatically for many years. I performed with Ebert directing in many big operatic roles and in Mozart (my favorite) Operas with him at USC and on West Coast tours. The big experiences become bigger in retrospect, and the importance of them sometimes only settles in your very being after you’ve not been in contact any more.

One is too busy “doing” the experience at the time to reflect on how they become important to your growth process later on. Conductors such as Bernstein, acting colleagues Tommy Tune, Liberace and Victor Borge because of their very beings and disciplines and assumptions — I had to skip along with them to survive with them onstage. I loved those times and learned from so much.

Who are some of the singers you have learned from or inspire you the most?

I used to love Jeannette MacDonald as a kid, Deanna Durbin in the films, then Lily Pons, and then went from there to bigger operatic

voices like Birgit Nilsson, and Puccini singers like Renata Tebaldi, the greats.

What are some of the highlights of your repertoire that you plan to share with the audience for your Asheville performance August 29?

I have asked Gerard Alessandrini of Forbidden Broadway fame to write me some special things. I love some standards, Kern, Gershwin, Sondheim, etc. and a special song by my friend Milton Schafer (Broadway’s Drat! the Cat!, and special songs for Danny Kaye). I will sing “Thank You for Being a Friend,” (theme song of the Golden Girls) which is one of my very own son’s songs (Andrew Gold), and some other favorite material. The hard thing in a show like this is that one has to pare down to fit the time element.

Though Time once dubbed you “the ghostess with the mostest,” you have spent a fair amount of time on the stage. What do you find special about the live experience and hope the audience will take home with them afterwards?

Performing is communicating and sending your vibes to a receptive ear. There is no living without communicating. The more I perform, the more I know that it may be one of the highest forms of education there is. It completes me to try to find ways from my very own self to get to everyone’s souls and spirits in some way. Maybe there’s nothing more worthwhile that that. X Wendi Loomis can be reached at wendi@ jazzandpoetry.com.

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Back on the block

Goombay festival returns with more action than ever The YMI Cultural Center has presented the African/Caribbean cultural festival Goombay for the past 28 years.

Next weekend, Friday-Sunday, Aug. 27-29, marks Goombay’s multicultural return. Traditionally held on “The Block” — Eagle and Market Streets in downtown Asheville — some events will be at the new Pack Square Park stage nearby.

The music schedule includes an array of blues, soul and funk bands, including Atlanta-based Heather Hayes Band (daughter of the legendary Isaac Hayes, Heather Hayes was schooled by the “Godfather of Soul,” James Brown himself) and local smooth-jazz musician/youth mentor Stanley Baird (his philosophy is, “Don’t do drugs, get your high on soothing, inspirational music”). The free festival also includes food, art and dancing. goombayasheville.com.

Multicultural party: Goombay brings out young and old for dancing, food and fun. photo by susan lee / leewaydesign.com

schedule Friday, Aug. 27 Chuck Beattie (blues/soul/R&B), noon to 1 p.m. Pack Square Park stage.

Stilt-walkers with drummers, 1:10 to 1:30 p.m. Pack Square Park and Market Street.

Turkish Belly Dancer, 1:30 to 2 p.m. Market Street.

Southern Silk (jazz/contemporary pop/ballads), 2 to 3 p.m. Market Street.

Pure Fiyah Reggae Band (reggae), 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. Market Street.

Stilt-walkers with drummers, 5 to 5:10 p.m. Pack Square Park and Market Street.

Heather Hayes (R&B, blues, funk), 5:15 p.m. to 7:05 p.m. Pack Square Park.

Stilt-walkers with drummers, 7:10 to 7:30 p.m. Pack Square Park.

The Maxx (party hits), 7:30 to 9:20 p.m. Market Street.

Saturday, Aug. 28 Welcome Parade. noon to 1:30 p.m. Begins at Pack Square Park.

Children’s area. 1 to 6 p.m. at Ray Auditorium.

Stilt-walkers with drummers, 1:40 to 2 p.m. Pack Square Park and Market Street.

Southern Silk, 2 to 3 p.m. Market Street.

Lyric (vocals/soul/folk), 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Market Street.

Jazz Chronic (funk/fusion/rock), 4:30 to 6 p.m. Market Street.

Free Flow (Old skool/R&B/funk), 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Market Street.

Sandy B and the All Stars (R&B/Motown/oldies/beach), 8 to 9:50 p.m. Market Street.

Sunday, Aug. 29 Church Services. Ever Learning Faith Ministries. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Market Street.

Changzed (Gospel/Christian). 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Market Street.

Stanley Baird (jazz/R&B/Latin-flavor). 4:15 to 5:40 p.m. Market Street.

Dove Release and Closing Ceremony. 5:45 to 6 p.m. Market Street.

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local music reviews

Eleven & the Falcons: weird, in a good way

by Joseph Chapman Describing the sound of Eleven & the Falcons is no easy task: they come across as independent of their contemporaries and ahead of their time. Under the guise of catchy pop songs, rich ambience and found sounds make the band inimitable; blown-out practice amps and student-level instruments dominate their setup — but the sound is anything but sophomoric.

Describing the group thematically isn’t any easier — their lyrics take solace in the arbitrary with adventurous tangents. Placing the band into a genre would be a terrifying task.

For a band so unusual, Eleven & the Falcons are surprisingly listenable. Mayor Prankster, Ali Maladi and Christian B. Church — I don’t think those are their legal names — make up the resolutely bizarre trio, and their show at Firestorm Café & Books was an unexpected avant-garde breakthrough.

Heartthrob Amy White opened up the night with a guitar and a folk warble. Her rounded voice was dynamic enough to whisper a hymn or roar to life to energize the café. It was a voice that could send chills down your spine, then turn right around for another tune and have you singing along. Her use of restraint on upper-octave notes resulted in a deceptively adolescent tone, reminiscent of Joanna Newsom.

The performance was an appropriate preamble to the decisively indie Eleven & the Falcons.

Guitarist and drummer Church helped elucidate any confusion about what the band sounds like as they took to the stage after White: “We’re like dubstep meets bluegrass.”

The description was met with a mixture of blank stares and quiet snickering

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Eleven & the Falcons performs at Firestorm Café. photo by Joseph Chapman

— some got the absurdist sense of humor, others didn’t, and the ones who weren’t sure joined in the nervous laughter.

Throughout the night, the audience seemed to either be in awe or just plain confused. The band’s music begs to be listened to and not put in the background and ignored.

As a dubstep-bluegrass fusion band, Eleven & the Falcons might be a fairly ineffective genre bend. But as explorers of surrealist pop, they’re pretty successful. Church’s eyes lit up when an accidental surge of feedback arose during a guitar pedal change – the sharp hiss seemed to inspire him.

He paused and listened, as if to make a mental note about that sound for later. You could imagine Church as a musical inventor, turning the newly discovered material over in his head and wondering where the sound could be used. It’s excited minds like this that drive experimental music and bands like Eleven & the Falcons that break new ground.

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by Whitney Shroyer

American Puckers: Off my porch, out of my house

by Whitney Shroyer “Take your pick, Frankie Boy, my loss will be your gain.” — Bob Dylan Over the past couple of years, a number of people have asked me whether I watched the show American Pickers on the History Channel.

They were extremely surprised when I admit that not only did I not watch it, I’d never seen a single episode. They couldn’t believe I wasn’t a big fan of a reality program about a couple of guys who spend their time driving around looking for junk to resell. “It’s like a TV version of your column!” I was told more than once.

It made me wonder — would the same folks presume a banker would be psyched to watch a show called American Teller? After a long day of driving around failing to find anything interesting or re-salable, just about the last thing I’d be interested in watching on TV is a couple of dudes doing the same thing. TV is for escape, right? Even reality TV is about getting away from your own reality.

Still, it’s nice to be thought of at all, and if one of my family members wants to shout me out on Facebook because they caught the show and it reminded them of me, then it’s just another example of interconnected media making a better world for us all. I certainly don’t get offended, like I was when another well-meaning person asked me if I might be interested in appearing on AMC’s Hoarders.

So when American Pickers released its first season on DVD recently I decided I would check it out, if for no other reason than to get a column out of it. Apparently the show is popular, or at least has found an audience — and who wouldn’t want to watch something that combined the thrilling appraisal action of Antiques Roadshow with the travelogue jollies of, say, Feasting on Asphalt?

Now, I am in no way averse to watching some junk porn on TV — I’m no Roadshow

devotee, but I’ve definitely said “Oh Mama” more than once when remote roulette lands me there. I am far from culturally aloof enough to deny the appeal of a good voyeuristic (or ostensibly educational) reality show. And a great deal of this show is shot on Iowa back roads. My heritage is Iowa back roads — rural Iowa is where I first learned about rust. If this show is not made for my specific “special interests,” it should at the very least have my sympathy.

So I was shocked to discover how much I disliked it.

For those of you as unaware of this show’s basic nuts and bolts, the formula works like this: Two guys, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, drive a big white van through the back roads of middle America, looking for things to resell.

Wolfe is the hyperactive alpha of the pair, Fritz the mumblier, more slovenly “second.”

When they find a house that looks like it has something they might want to buy, they stop, make extremely stilted small talk and then look for things the owner might wish to sell. Along the way, much personal junking terminology, like “Freestylin’!” and “Break the ice!” is bandied about, as is a great deal of sentimental and hyperbolic chatter about the nature of “picking.”

I don’t think my distaste for the show comes from it being “bad pickin.” I know how annoying it is, when you’re watching something with someone who has expertise in the field, spoiling it by scoffing that “they’d never do that.”

So I’m not going to go on about the cognitive dissonance I suffer wondering how they can make ends meet going out on a run and coming back with one thing in the van. But I will say that during the “money shots” that are central to a show like this (when they disclose how much they paid versus how much it’s supposed to be worth, then tallying the makebelieve profit), I kept marveling at how lousy their margins were. As far as I could tell, these

guys were paying way too much for way too little.

Imagine my surprise when a little online research revealed an overwhelming number of observers who thought the Pickers were exploiting “the elderly” from whom they bought their stuff. As far as I could tell, the elderly were taking them to the cleaners every time. Ah, the internet — so much hate, and so often for all the wrong reasons.

No, what it came down to for me is that American Pickers was just some bad TV. It’s drastically too long at an hour an episode, with a cast that cannot carry the weight. A reality show lives and dies by the personalities of the characters it spotlights. You should either kind of like them, or you should really like laughing at them. Neither is the case with the guys in American Pickers — I just want them off my porch and out of my house. Now, for some good TV (not to mention better pickins), what I recommend is Pawn Stars, a program that helped me avoid writing this article for a week while I binged on its trashy, obviously staged, Las Vegas-y goodness. Procrastination — that’s what TV is for! X

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Teatro Latino de Asheville

Teatro Latino de Asheville (TELASH) is sponsored by UNC-Asheville’s Foreign Languages Department and Depatment of Multicultural Affairs, as well as the student group Hermanos Orgullosos en las Américas (HOLA). That’s a lot of acronyms, but worth noting, because the group performs the opening production of NC Stage’s 2010-2011 Catalyst Series. The play, Sí, pero no lo soy (loosely, “Yes, but I’m not”), by Spanish playwright Alfredo Sanzol, “is a collection of 15 vignettes that question identities, including those imposed by society and those that we demand and accept from society and others.” This is the play’s North American premier. Aug. 27-Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $10 general/$5 students. Sunday, Aug. 29 is pay-what-you-can with a $3 minimum. ncstage.org.

Shannon Whitworth

She’s know in Americana circles and she was a founding member of bluegrass band The Biscuit Burners, but when Shannon Whitworth needs driving music she turns to Paul Simon, James Taylor and Crosby Still, Nash & Young. Perhaps all of those elements meet in the singer/ songwriter who, according her bio, has “garnered comparisons to singers from Patsy Cline to Billie Holiday, as well as contemporaries like Neko Case.” Whitworth’s new CD, Water Bound, pays tribute to another important element in her life: Water. Oh, and love, too. Her CD release party takes place at The Grey Eagle on Saturday, Aug. 28, 9 p.m. $10 advance/$12 day of show. thegreyeagle.com.

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by Joe Zimmerman

billboards

Or the billboard in North Dakota twice the size of the one in Ohio that says, “Joe Zimmerman is better than you,” too.

Or the billboards in California or Maine or Arkansas or Nebraska that say the same.

The point is, if you think you’re better than someone because you have more money or a home that doesn’t smell like skunk-banjos or a home that’s not a public storage unit or a bed that doesn’t smell like skunk-banjos because your bed isn’t a big pile of skunk-banjos Well then what do you have to say about all of the billboards that prove otherwise?

Just food for thought ... loser.

Artist, Darrell Loy Scott

If you have more money than someone do you think that makes you a better person?

Or does it just mean you’ve spent less on the things that matter?

Like daily chocolate milkshakes (with whip cream) or a weekly deep tissue massage (with mud-facial) or a John Tesh box set (collector’s addition) autographed by John Tesh (himself!) with a note that says: “To _________, my biggest fan” and guess what? You filled in the blank with your name (Joe Zimmerman!)

Or the massive billboard in Ohio you purchased That says, “Joe Zimmerman is better than you” That cost you $8,000 up front and an additional $2,000 per month in rental fees.

Or the thirty-two banjos you bought off eBay in bulk which arrived with a pungent skunk smell (partly explaining the bulk discount) and gave your entire house a pungent skunk smell and by “house” you mean your friend’s guest room and by “guest room” you mean your friend’s storage unit and by “friend” you mean www.publicstorage.com

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Joe Zimmerman is an American poet. He has many accolades and credentials (and resumes) and has graduated (figuratively) from several prestigious poetry universities, including (but not limited to) Harvard, Oxjford and Camembert. In his spare time he enjoys squirrel hunting, cuckoo clock restoration and reading paperback novels in the vampire romance genre.

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Find out at www.zimmermancomedy.com.

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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 Dane Smith at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801. Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland.

•Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed.

•The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues.

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Wed., August 25 Back Room

Open mic Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Open mic BoBo Gallery

Like Minded Trio w/ Shane Perlowin (jazz, experimental, rock)

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Shag dance Broadway’s

‘80s night, 10pm Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Old-time jam, 6pm Front stage: Aaron Woody Wood (soul, pop) Lobster Trap

Southern Silk (jazz, blues)

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

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Emerald Lounge

Nine Mile

Soul & jazz jam feat: Kofi Burbridge

Bluegrass jam, 8pm

Open mic & jam

Town Pump

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Open mic

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

Blues

The Free Flow Band (soul, funk)

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

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Emerald Lounge

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

An Evening of Dubstep VI: Ape Kit vs.

Dubvirus w/ Riddla & Solomon Grungy

White Horse

Ox & Rabbit Farewell Celebration

Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae)

Gesundheit Benefit feat: Ash Devine (folk, fusion) w/ Juan Holladay

Fairview Tavern

Olive or Twist

Wild Wing Cafe

Matt Walsh (rockabilly, blues)

J Luke (singer-songwriter)

Good Stuff

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Thu., August 26

“Hits & Shits” w/ Jamie Hepler

Gene Peyroux & The Snow Monkeys (“extreme Americana”)

Athena’s Club

DJ night

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Red Stag Grill

Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues)

Back Room

Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Leigh Glass & Friends (Americana, blues)

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

Live music w/ Gypsy (rock)

Beacon Pub

Handlebar

Stella Blue

Open mic

Tweak Bird (rock) w/ Skull Thunder

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

The Movement (hip-hop, reggae) w/ Lionz of Zion

Open mic Frankie Bones

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter) French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Nathan Taylor (roots, acoustic) Good Stuff

Open mic Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

Shag & swing dancing w/ DJ Ron Blankenship

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Open mic

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, bluegrass, country)

Hickory Tavern

Holland’s Grille

Marc Keller (singer-songwriter)

The Still

BoBo Gallery

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Open mic w/ BlindLiver

Nataraj

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Infusions Lounge

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Marc Keller (singer-songwriter)

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Jake Hollifield Piano | 9pm

WedneSdayS

Woody Wood 9pm

Steve Summey Band (classic rock)

“Exposure” DJ night

Matt & Katie (piano pop)

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Straightaway Café

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Bluegrass jam, 7pm

Scott Tyler (folk, rock)

Acoustic Swing

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Temptations Red Room

BoBo Gallery

‘80s dance party w/ Spy V

Rasa

The Hookah Bar

Boiler Room

Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”)

Burnt Bridges (thrash, hardcore) w/ Blue Rose Rocket

Burnstitch (metal) w/ Six and Twenty, Lifecurse & A Light Divided

Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill

Thirsty Monk South

Club 828

Lyndsay Pruett & friends

Chalwa (reggae)

Town Pump

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Mellow Mushroom

James Richards (“acousticfunkgrass”) w/ Kyle Richards

Overflow Jugband w/ Josh Phillips

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Peggy Ratusz’ Invitational Blues Jam

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

Turbine (rock)

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Eleven on Grove

O’Malley’s On Main

Aaron LaFalce (piano)

Salsa & Mambo Dancing, 10pm-2am Dance Lessons, 11pm

Back stage: Kuan (experimental, rock, jazz) w/ Matta Gawa, Stray Dog Trio & Ryan Oslance Lobster Trap

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety) Mela

Belly dancing

Jam night

Watershed

Olive or Twist

Swing dancing w/ Heather Masterton & The Swing Station Band Pack’s Tavern

Ginny McAfee (singer-songwriter) Pisgah Brewing Company

Big Daddy Love (rock) PULP

Open mic w/ Max Chain

Purple Onion Cafe

Twilite Broadcasters (Americana, old-time)

Holy Ghost Tent Revival (indie, roots) w/ Now You See Them Wild Wing Cafe

Deep River (Americana) Bob Burnette (folk, singer-songwriter)

Thursday night bluegrass jam

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Chelsea Lynn La Bate (acoustic, folk, soul)

Anne Coombs (jazz, swing)

Athena’s Club

Peace Jones (rock, fusion)

Steve Whiddon the pianoman

Mark Appleford (Americana, blues), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Scandals Nightclub

Back Room

Good Stuff

Rock & Rescue Benefit w/ Aaron LaFalce, The Blue Hotel & Pierce Edens

LIVE MUSIC! 11PM - 2AM, DOORS AT 10PM

Shannon Whitworth CD Release Show 9pm

Sun. American Cancer Society 8/29 Benefit w/ Kovacs & The Polar Bear and more 7pm Fri. 9/3

Vollie and Kari and the Western Wildcats 9pm (Dance Lessons at 8pm)

Sat. An Evening with 9/4 Corey Harris 9pm Wed. 9/8

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Feed and Seed

Fri., August 27

Sat. 8/28

&RIDAY´S DJ Dance Party

DJ dance party

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Zuma Coffee

Blue Hotel 8pm

4HURSDAY´S Karaoke

Fairview Tavern

White Horse

Fri. Animal Compassion Network 8/27 Benefit w/ Pierce Edens &

7EDNESDAY´S Open Mic

Goombay afterparty w/ Pure Fiyah Reggae Band

Every Mothers’ Dream (folk, rock)

Red Stag Grill Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

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Emerald Lounge

Westville Pub

Live music w/ Jeff Anders

Acoustic night

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135 Cherry St. BlaCk Mountain, nC

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Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Athena’s Club

Rewind Blue (Southern rock)

Infusions Lounge

Root Bar No. 1

Serious Clark Groove Rock (rock, jam)

Linda Mitchell

Iron Horse Station

Back Room

The Working Otet (jazz)

Stella Blue

Utah Green (eclectic folk)

Mark Appleford (Americana, blues), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

AmErika Jane & Remember the Bees w/ Mystery Cult

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Johnson’s Crossroad (Appalachian soul)

Straightaway Café

BoBo Gallery

Jerusalem Garden

Twilite Broadcasters (acoustic, rural harmony)

DJ Brett Rock

Belly dancing w/ live music

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Boiler Room

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Grammer School (indie)

Show-Me Burlesque

Back stage: Six Gallery (rock) w/ Superball Music

Temptations Red Room

Club 828

Masquer-Rave Craggie Brewing Company

Kon Tiki (Polynesian swing and jazz)

Letters to Abigail, 8-10 pm ‘80s, ‘90s & Today: Dance party w/ DJ D-Day, 10pm-2am

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Curras Nuevo Cuisine

Little Friday Band

Live music w/ singer-songwriters

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Town Pump

Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra

Matt Urmy (Americana, folk rock) w/ Leticia Wolf

Olive or Twist

Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Patrick Fitzsimons (folk, blues, roots)

The New Cosmic Band (funk) Greg Olson (folk) Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

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

Live jazz w/ Jennifer Scott

The Free Flow Band (soul, funk)

Pack’s Tavern

Vanuatu Kava Bar

Ashevegas All-Stars w/ Josh Phillips, Josh Blake & more

Marc Keller Duo (classic rock)

Eastern Rite Incarnation

Feed and Seed

Pisgah Brewing Company

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Dry Run Bluegrass

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Just relax in our upscale lounge and take in the views. Enjoy our billiard tables & interactive games. We have one of the largest spirit selections in WNC & have great specials every night.

Open SundayS nOOn- Midnight MOn. - wed. 3pM - Midnight thurS. - Sat. 3pM - 2aM

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Sat., August 28

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8:30 pm w/ David Bryan

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)

New Exotic Cage Stage & 3 Satellite Stages

Metal MeetS BluegraSS

open MiC night

Live music w/ Kemistry

Red Stag Grill

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

The Swayback Sisters (folk, country, roots)

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Wild Wing Cafe

Fred Whisken (jazz pianist)

Warehouse Live

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Purple Onion Cafe

Lobster Trap

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Highland Brewing Company

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Restaurant • Bar Sports Room • Events Space Patio on Pack Square Park

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White Horse

Unit 50 (pop, rock)

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828.232.0809

New Found Glory (pop-punk, rock)

Holland’s Grille

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4 College Street

Live music

Summer vacation retro dance party w/ DJ Dr. Filth

Vertigo Jazz Project

1/2 Price Bottles of Wine & 1/2 Price appetizers 5-8

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Bobby Sullivan (piano)

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

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Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe (funk, jam) w/ The Secret B-Sides (soul, hip-hop, R&B)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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off Biltmore Ave. beside Pack Square Park

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(3miles west of Downtown -off Patton Ave.)

clubdirectory The 170 La Cantinetta 687-8170 Asheville Civic Center & Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 259-5544 Athena’s Club 252-2456 The Back Room 697-6828 Barley’s Tap Room 255-0504 Beacon Pub 686-5943 The Blackbird 669-5556 Blue Mountain Pizza 658-8777 BoBo Gallery 254-3426 Bosco’s Sports Zone 684-1024 Broadway’s 285-0400 Club 828 252-2001 Club Hairspray 258-2027 Craggie Brewing Company 254-0360 Curras Nuevo 253-2111 Desoto Lounge 986-4828 Diana Wortham Theater 257-4530 Dock’s Restaurant 883-4447 The Dripolator 398-0209 Ed Boudreaux’s Bayou BBQ 296-0100 Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar 252-2711 Eleven on Grove 505-1612 Emerald Lounge 232- 4372 Fairview Tavern 505-7263 Feed & Seed + Jamas Acoustic 216-3492

Firestorm Cafe 255-8115 Frankie Bones 274-7111 Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill 281-0920 French Broad Brewery Tasting Room 277-0222 The Garage 505-2663 Good Stuff 649-9711 Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern 232-5800 Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 The Grove Park Inn (Elaine’s Piano Bar/ Great Hall) 252-2711 Guadalupe Cafe 586-9877 The Handlebar (864) 233-6173 The Hangar 684-1213 Hannah Flanagans 252-1922 Havana Restaurant 252-1611 Highland Brewing Company 299-3370 Holland’s Grille 298-8780 The Hookah Bar 252-1522 Infusions 665-2161 Iron Horse Station 622-0022 Laurey’s Catering 252-1500 Lexington Avenue Brewery 252-0212 The Lobster Trap 350-0505 Luella’s Bar-B-Que 505-RIBS Mack Kell’s Pub & Grill 253-8805

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Magnolia’s Raw Bar 251-5211 Mela 225-8880 Mellow Mushroom 236-9800 Mike’s Tavern 281-3096 Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill 258-1550 New Courtyard Gallery 273-3332 New French Bar Courtyard Cafe 225-6445 Old Fairview Southern Kitchen 277-7117 Olive Or Twist 254-0555 O’Malley’s On Main 246-0898 The Orange Peel 225-5851 Pack’s Tavern 225-6944 Pineapple Jack’s 253-8860 Pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 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

Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill

Infusions Lounge

Broken Lilacs (rock duo) w/ 40 Furies

Bobby G Blues Band

French Broad Brewery Tasting Room

Iron Horse Station

Leigh Glass Band (Americana, blues)

Glenn Spayth (singer/songwriter)

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Juan Holladay (soul, acoustic)

Amelia’s Mechanics (vintage country)

Good Stuff

Jerusalem Garden

Dave Turner (rock, pop, indie)

Belly dancing w/ live music

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Shannon Whitworth (Americana, country) CD release show

Back stage: If You Wannas (indie, rock, folk) w/ Hello Hugo

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Lobster Trap

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

Jazz night w/ The Asheville Jazz Allstars

Havana Restaurant

Ike Stubblefield (jam, experimental)

Live music

Nine Mile

Hickory Tavern

Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae)

Now You See Them (folk, pop, indie)

Olive or Twist

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

42nd Street Jazz Band

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

Orange Peel

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Scully’s 251-8880 Shovelhead Saloon 669-9541 Skyland Performing Arts Center 693-0087 Stella Blue 236-2424 The Still 683-5913 Stockade Brew House 645-1300 Straightaway Cafe 669-8856 Switzerland Cafe 765-5289 Tallgary’s College Street Pub 232-0809 Temptations Red Room 252-0775 Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub 505-2129 TGI Friday’s 277-4080 Town Pump 669-4808 Tressa’s Downtown Jazz & Blues 254-7072 Vanuatu Kava 505-8118 Vincenzo’s Bistro 254-4698 The Watershed 669-0777 Waynesville Water’n Hole 456-4750 Wedge Brewery 505 2792 Westville Pub 225-9782 White Horse 669-0816 Wild Wing Cafe 253-3066 Xcapades 258-9652

TEDxNGA - a Youth Driven Event for Asheville Pack’s Tavern

WestSound (blues, R&B) Purple Onion Cafe

Uptown Jazz Quartet Red Stag Grill

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter) Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Rewind Blue (Southern rock) Root Bar No. 1

Greenland Scandals Nightclub

Dance party w/ DJ Stratos Stella Blue

mindshapefist (progressive, ambient) w/ Built to Fall & Opus Grey Stephanie’s Roadhouse Bistro

Southern Silk (jazz, blues) Straightaway Café

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Screech Owl Serenade (swing, old-school country) Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Unit 50 (rock) The Wine Cellar at the Saluda Inn

Live music w/ Frank Beeson & friends Thirsty Monk South

Live blues & folk

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Town Pump

Luke Edwards & Tater Family Circus Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

The Nightcrawlers (indie, rock) Vincenzo’s Bistro

Live music w/ Marc Keller Warehouse Live

Live music Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

Scott & Jay (folk, Americana, pop) Westville Pub

The Ragged Orchids (Americana, alternative, folk) White Horse

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

Sun., August 29 Athena’s Club

Mark Appleford (acoustic, Americana) Barley’s Taproom

Live music w/ Like Mind Trio Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

John Cook (acoustic, blues, folk) BoBo Gallery

Country Mice Bosco’s Sports Zone

Shag dance & lessons Fairview Tavern

Over 30 Beautiful Entertainers Best Dance Prices in Town Nightly Drink Specials Enjoy Our Awesome Smoking Deck (where you won’t miss a minute of the action)

WNC’s only “Spinning Pole”!

UFC on the Big Screen Saturday Night (8/28)

Rockabilly Sunday Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

American Cancer Society Benefit feat: Leigh Glass Band, Twilite Broadcasters & Josh Goforth & Andy Buckner Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 6:30-10:30pm Jack Of The Wood Pub

MON. Buy 1 Get 1 Half off, all appetizers $4 Margaritas • Wii Bowling on the 11’ Screen

TUES. Shrimp ‘n Grits $1 off Rum drinks • BLUES JAM

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

THUR. EVERY MOTHER’S DREAM 8/26 Folk Rock / Acoustic Pop

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520 Swannanoa River Rd, Asheville, NC 28805

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8/28 Alternative Folk Rock Brunch 10 am

SUN.

Come Together for Helpmate Fundraiser 8/29 1pm-8pm/ Bands All Day/Outdoor Stage

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Irish session, 5pm Tom Waits time, late

karaoke monday Mack Kell’s / Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues / Wild Wing Cafe

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

wednesday 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 Holland’s Grille Infusions / Shovelhead Saloon / The Still

sunday Bosco’s Sports Zone / Cancun Mexican Grill / The Hangar / Getaway’s (Eleven on Grove) / Mack Kell’s / Pack’s Tavern / Temptations / Wild Wing Cafe

Lobster Trap

Leo Johnston (country, hot jazz)

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 6:30-10:30pm

Jon Corbin (of Firecracker Jazz Band), 12-2:30pm

Handlebar

Orange Peel

Al & the Blackcats (rockabilly)

TEDxAsheville 2010 Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

“Vinyl at the Vault” w/ Chris Ballard Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Bikers Sunday w/ live music Scandals Nightclub

Dance party w/ DJ Stratos Stephanie’s Roadhouse Bistro

Southern Silk (jazz, blues), 12pm Vincenzo’s Bistro

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals) Westville Pub

Helpmate Fundraiser: Bands perform all day at the outdoor stage Wild Wing Cafe

Live music w/ Jeff Anders

Mon., August 30 Emerald Lounge

Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Josh Blake’s Jukebox (rock, bluegrass, reggae) Orange Peel

Tegan & Sara (indie, pop) Pack’s Tavern

Acoustic open mic w/ Aaron LaFalce Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Vocal Jazz Session w/ Sharon LaMotte, 7:30pm Vincenzo’s Bistro

Marc Keller & Company (variety)

Tue., August 31 Back Room

Max Chain (singer-songwriter), 6:30pm Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Patrick Fitzsimons (folk, blues, roots) Emerald Lounge

Open mic

Tuesday Night Funk Jam

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Feed and Seed

Contra dance

Will Ray’s Mountain Jam

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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

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

Mark Appleford (blues, Americana) Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill

Silver Machine (electronic, psychedelic, rock) Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Rock records Temptations Red Room

Open mic w/ Andrea Le

Shag dance Broadwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s night, 10pm Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dueling Piano Bar

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hits & Shitsâ&#x20AC;? w/ Jamie Hepler Red Stag Grill

Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues)

Non-stop rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n roll sing-a-long party show, 8pm-1am

Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Fairview Tavern

The Still

Live music w/ Gypsy (rock)

Open mic

Open mic w/ BlindLiver

Frankie Bones

Tolliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing Irish Pub

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)

Bluegrass jam, 8pm

French Broad Chocolate Lounge

Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Dan Keller (jazz)

Raw Essence

Good Stuff

Vanuatu Kava Bar

Open mic

Fireside storytellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open mic

Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

House Grooves w/ D Mack

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

Westville Pub

Vanuatu Kava Bar

Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grille

Jamminâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/ Funky Max

Tolliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing Irish Pub

Blues night Tressaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Jazz and Blues

Open mic w/ Roberto Hess (every other Tuesday alternating w/ Firestormâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open mic) Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Marc Keller & Company (variety) Westville Pub

Blues Jam w/ Mars Fariss White Horse

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

Wed., September 1 Back Room

Open mic Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Open mic Boscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Zone

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

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

Old-time jam, 6pm Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Front stage: Aaron Woody Wood (soul, pop) Mo-Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill

Soul & jazz jam Nine Mile

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pickoftheweek Get Low

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Director: Aaron Schneider Players: Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, Lucas Black, Bill Cobbs

Carmike Cinema 10 (298-4452) n

Fact-Based Dramatic Comedy Rated PG-13

The Story: In the late 1930s in rural Tennessee, a crusty old hermit decides to hold his own funeral while he’s still alive.

The Lowdown: An often predictable narrative becomes a thoroughly entertaining and even wonderful moviegoing experience by virtue of its stars.

First-time feature director Aaron Schneider’s Get Low (2009) is a good little movie that is apt to seem even more than that thanks to the performances of Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray. They turn this good movie into a must-see movie.

The story is grounded in the actual 1938 event where a Tennessee man named Felix Breazeale, who apparently sometimes went

by Felix Bush, did indeed throw his own funeral. But screenwriters Chris Provenzano and C. Gaby Mitchell are really more interested in who Felix was and why he did this than the event itself. Since nobody really knows the answers, they opted to create their own Faulkner-esque bit of Southern Gothic mythology. While they fall a bit short of the gentleman from Mississippi, it’s a credible attempt — although one that feels less authentic and more contrived than the real thing. But it serves as a perfectly serviceable vehicle for its three main passengers.

Duvall, of course, plays Felix Bush (the movie settles on that name), a curmudgeonly old hermit about whom little is actually known, but around whom many unsavory myths have arisen. Generally, Felix is seemingly content to keep to himself in his modest cabin, though his seclusion is occasionally interrupted by kids encroaching on him. The one incident we see results in his decision to change his “No Trespassing” sign to one reading “No Damn Trespassing” — apparently to show that he means business.

But one day Felix goes into town to the local church where a man named Buddy (Lucas Black, Legion) crosses his path. Buddy notices the old man has a wad of money, which he then mentions to his deeply broke employer, local mortician Frank Quinn (Murray), who enthuses about the prospect of “hermit money.” Frank is in need of a customer, since the death rate in the town seems to be small — unlike Frank’s hometown of Chicago where

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Sissy Spacek and Robert Duvall in Aaron Schneider’s Get Low, which they — along with Bill Murray — turn into magical entertainment. “people know how to die.” The idea of an old man with a lot of money is very appealing, so Frank decides to have a reluctant Buddy make the pitch to the old boy for planning ahead.

This is how the unusual notion of a funeral for a living man (a mere detail to Frank) enters Felix’s head.

The larger portion of the film concerns planning this “funeral,” humoring the difficult Felix (“Does it occur to you that he’s awfully articulate when he wants to be?”

Frank asks Buddy at one point), and hinting at Felix’s past. This last mostly concerns Felix’s relationship with the recently widowed Mattie Darrow (Spacek), with whom Felix casually admits he once “had a go.” But there’s more — like the nature of his relationship with Mattie and the real reason behind this funeral idea. Most of it works, and when it doesn’t — the actual revelation is staged very awkwardly — the actors almost make you think it does, or at least make you not care very much.

The overall atmosphere of the movie is quite authentic. This feels like a small Southern town during the Depression, though the term “Depression” never crops up. The same sense of place that marked Schneider’s Oscar-winning short film Two Soldiers (2003) is very much in evidence. Better still, the actors all seem to truly inhabit the world of the film.

This is true even when the screenplay plays to the predictable. It’s rare that the characters do anything truly surprising, but they retain their reality and the reality of the movie by seeming to be far less sure of what they’ll do than we are.

Ultimately, Get Low is an appealing film

and a splendid showcase for its stars. It gets by on charm and heart — two quantities that are often hard to come by. Rated PG-13 for some thematic material and brief violent content. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14.

Lottery Ticket JJJ

Director: Erik White Players: Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Loretta Devine, Ice Cube Comedy Rated PG-13

The Story: A kid from the projects wins the lottery, but must survive the weekend in order to cash it in.

The Lowdown: A pleasant enough comedy with its heart in the right place, which nevertheless falls apart from simply being too predictable.

I can’t quite say I was pleasantly surprised with Erik White’s Lottery Ticket. Instead, the most enthusiasm I can muster is pleasantly underwhelmed. With no star power, a writer and director with no feature experience, and a trailer that makes the film look like it was made for a buck and a quarter, the movie had all the characteristics to be an unmitigated lemon. While the fact that the movie is kindhearted and occasionally pleasant may not be enough for a full-on recommendation, it is enough to not entirely write Lottery Ticket off.

If you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve literally seen the entire film, right up to the climax.

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Showtimes not available Dinner for Schmucks (PG-13) Inception (PG-13) The Last Exorcism (PG-13) Lottery Ticket (PG-13) Nanny McPhee Returns (PG) The Other Guys (PG-13) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) Strawberry Shortcake: Glamberry Ball (G) The Switch (PG-13) Takers (PG-13) Toy Story 3 in 2D (G)

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The Girl Who Played with Fire (R) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, Late show Fri-Sat only 9:40 The Kids Are All Right (R) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, Late show Fri-Sat only 9:45

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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 3D (PG) 1:50, 4:15 Despicable Me 2D (PG) 1:30, 4:40, 8:00, 10:15 Eat Pray Love (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 The Expendables (R) 1:20, 4:20, 7:40, 10:10 Piranha 3D (R) 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World (PG-13) 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Step Up 3D (PG-13) 7:20, 9:50 Vampires Suck (PG-13) 2:00, 4:25, 7:50, 9:55

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Eat Pray Love JJJ

Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Richard Jenkins, James Franco, Billy Crudup Navel-Gazing Self-Realization Drama A woman who is dissatisfied with her life goes on a quest for spiritual fulfillment. The cast and the direction sometimes overcome a predictable—and slightly obnoxious—essay in self-absorption. Rated PG-13

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Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, Lucas Black, Bill Cobbs Fact-Based Dramatic Comedy In the late 1930s in rural Tennessee, a crusty old hermit decides to hold his own funeral while he’s still alive. An often predictable narrative becomes a thoroughly entertaining and even wonderful moviegoing experience by virtue of its stars.

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The Girl Who Played With Fire JJJJ

Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Sofia Ledarp, Mikael Spreitz, Georgi Staykov Mystery Crime Thriller Lisbeth Salander finds herself suspected of three murders, placing not only her, but anyone who knows her in danger. A complex and engaging thriller that builds on the characters established in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. A must for fans of the series, but not wholly successful as a stand-alone work.

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Inception JJJJJ

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I Am Love JJJJJ

Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Alba Rohrwacher, Pippo Delbono, Marisa Berenson Drama A middle-aged woman finds herself when she falls in love with her son’s best friend. A daringly honest, yet breathlessly and unabashedly operatic film that will not be to everyone’s taste, but will dazzle and thrill viewers who are open to the experience it offers. Rated R

The Kids Are All Righ JJJJJ

Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson, Yaya DaCosta Comedy Drama The children of a middle-aged lesbian couple decide to incorporate the sperm donor who fathered them into the family. A beautifully written and acted film that’s very nearly as good as all the raves suggest. Rated R

Lottery ticket JJJ

Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Loretta Devine, Ice Cube Comedy A kid from the projects wins the lottery, but must survive the weekend in order to cash it in. A pleasant enough comedy with its heart in the right place, which nevertheless falls apart from simply being too predictable. Rated PG-13

Nanny McPhee Returns JJJJ

Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Ralph Fiennes Fantasy The indomitable Nanny McPhee comes to set things right on an English farm during wartime. An agreeable family fantasy that benefits from strong casting and a solid screenplay, but never rises to the level of being remarkable, just very likable. Rated PG

Ondine JJJJJ

Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Alison Barry, Dervla Kirwan, Tony Curran, Stephen Rea Romantic Drama An impoverished Irish fisherman pulls a woman in with his net, and the question arises as to whether she’s real or imaginary, or a mythical seal-woman known as a selkie. Gentle fantasy and modernity collide in Neil Jordan’s new film — one of the real pleasures of the summer movie season here. Rated PG-13

The Other Guys JJJJ

Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Keaton. Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson Cop Buddy Action Comedy Two lackluster cops decide to attempt to fill the shoes of the most celebrated crime fighters in town. Surprisingly pleasant comedy from Will Ferrell that benefits from good pacing and even better chemistry between Ferrell and co-star Mark Wahlberg. Rated PG-13

Piranha 3D JJJ

Elisabeth Shue, Jerry O’Connell, Steven R. McQueen, Adam Scott, Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames Attempted Cult Horror A fissure at the bottom of a lake opens, allowing in hordes of ill-tempered prehistoric piranha—and on a weekend when the lake is full of college students doing college-student revelry-type things.

Yeah, it’s gory and bloody when it gets down to it, but it’s really not that clever or special. Rated R

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World JJJJJ

Micheal Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Wong, Kieran Culkin, Jason Schwartzman Hyperactive Romantic Action Comedy A nerdy, somewhat awkward twenty-something must defeat the seven evil exes of his would-be girlfriend. A hyperactive, super stylized action flick that also works as a surprisingly honest account of the pitfalls of insecurity and romantic entanglements. Rated PG-13

The Switch JJJ

Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis Romantic Insemination Comedy A neurotic gets drunk and secretly switches the sperm donated to his best friend for her artificial insemination with his own. The film begins a bit on the cynical side, but quickly—and unfortunately—takes a turn for the schmaltzy and pat.

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Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Diedrich Bader, Chris Riggi, Arielle Kebbel, Ken Jeong Massively Unfunny Horror Spoof A supposed parody of the Twilight movies. Every bit as bad and unfunny as you would expect. Rated PG-13

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 bailjumping 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. Rated R

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THE LAST EXORCISM

Eli Roth produced this latest attempt at the horror movie as a phoney documentary made from “found footage.” This, of course, means lots of shaky-cam work and substandard lighting in the name of realism. We shall see. The trailer — while veering toward unintended laughs — certainly looks livelier than most such films. The premise has an ethically dubious exorcist performing his final exorcism for a documentary crew — and it all turns out to be more than anyone had bargained for. Director Daniel Stamm caused a little controversy with his 2008 documentary (docu-drama?) A Necessary Death. What You already know that the film is about Kevin (Bow Wow), a kid from the projects who wins the lottery. There’s a fly in the filthy rich ointment, however, since he wins on a Saturday and can’t redeem the ticket till the following Tuesday due to the July 4 holiday. This wouldn’t be an issue, except that everyone in Kevin’s neighborhood is out to get a piece of his jackpot, from a crime boss (Keith David, Death at a Funeral) to a recently released excon (Gbenga Akinnagbe, Edge of Darkness).

This leads to Kevin and his best friend Benny (Brandon T. Jackson, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) having to dodge all types of characters who live in the same underprivileged neighborhood, from the unsavory to the outlandish. This is the key to the entire film, since the issue Lottery Ticket wants to address — when it feels like addressing issues — is poverty.

But don’t worry, this isn’t a message picture. Rather, the film is a comedy with occasional things on its mind. Comedy is where its concerns lie. However, while the film is never obnoxious, I wouldn’t call it the height of knee-slapping hilarity either. Lottery Ticket is at its best when it’s simply being likable and harmless. It helps that Bow Wow has a bit of on-screen charisma to him, while Brandon T. Jackson — who is primarily the comic-relief sidekick — has enough range to pull off the heavier lifting in the acting department when the film calls for it.

Even with all this in the movie’s favor, Lottery Ticket is nevertheless a film that runs on rails as far as predictability is concerned.

Every plot point, every entanglement can be guessed by the time all of the characters are introduced. This doesn’t quite ruin the movie, but it does put Lottery Ticket more than a bit on the side of tedium. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language, including a drug reference, some violence and brief underage drinking. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike Cinema 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Cinebarre, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande.

he does here remains to be seen, though the horror-fan sites seem to like the movie, as do the trades. (PG-13)

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Director John Luessenhop made a prison picture called Lockdown 10 years ago that no one much seems to have seen. Now he is back with a bigger budget and a name cast (well, recognizable names), including Matt Dillon, Christ Brown, Hayden Christensen, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez and Zoe Saldana.

This time he has brought a bank-robbery tale to the screen. Is it likely to be good? Well, the PG-13 rating bodes ill for this sort of movie. Reviews are largely nonexistent and the trades are split on its merits. Who can tell? (PG-13)

Nanny McPhee Returns JJJJ

Director: Susanna White Players: Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Ralph Fiennes Fantasy

Rated PG

The Story: The indomitable Nanny McPhee comes to set things right on an English farm during wartime.

The Lowdown: An agreeable family fantasy that benefits from strong casting and a solid screenplay, but never rises to the level of being remarkable, just very likable.

It was called Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang in the UK and was changed to the lackluster Nanny McPhee Returns for stateside consumption. I’m not sure why, unless it was thought the original title might be taken the wrong way, or send creationists into a tizzy.

Whatever the case and by whatever name, this was easily the most agreeable of the five movies that opened last week. Naturally, it came in near the bottom at the box office for the opening weekend.

This isn’t to say that Nanny McPhee Returns is any kind of a great movie. It certainly isn’t, and it isn’t as stylish, colorful or effective as Kirk Jones’ original Nanny McPhee (2005).

Part of the problem is that unlike the first film, this doesn’t manage to create a true sense of a separate world for the film. It tries — with its quirky blend of picture-book rural England and a mud-and-manure morass of a farmyard that’s right out of an earthy version of Cold Comfort Farm (yet strangely never intrudes on the cozy farmhouse itself). But somehow some indefinable magic of the first film is missing. There’s also too much CGI cuteness — the pigs are far worse than the donkey from the first film (not to mention that no one seems to realize they’re incipient bacon). And there’s an abundance of bodyfunction humor.

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Still, all in all, this is a sweet-tempered film with characters it’s possible to care about — even while they pass through predictable situation after predictable situation. The first-rate cast undeniably helps, though much of the credit goes to Emma Thompson’s screenplay, which manages to be literate without being too complex for its target audience — and is mercifully without a trace of postmodern hipness. Then again, Thompson is almost certainly responsible for being able to assemble the high-toned collection of British actors in the first place, so it really is pretty much her show.

The story this time is set in what appears to be World War II England (the film never quite specifies this), where young Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal being very credibly British) is having to cope with a failing farm, a husband off at war (a little-seen Ewan McGregor), three children of her own and two impending ones from relatives in London, a

dotty boss (Maggie Smith) and a venal brother-in-law (Rhys Ifans) who will do anything to sell the farm to pay off his gambling debts.

What she needs — as voices keep telling her after her boss, Mrs. Docherty, put a shipment of syrup away by pouring it into stock drawers — is Nanny McPhee (Thompson).

Much like her predecessor in the first film, Isabel resists the idea — even after she returns home to find that the two impending children are snobbish brats who’ve arrived a day early.

However, in the end, Isabel is given no real choice, since Nanny McPhee doesn’t take no for an answer. In fact, she doesn’t wait for an answer. The fact that she’s a forbidding figure — frumpy, with a single eyebrow, a bulbous nose, a snaggletooth and warts various and sundry — who wields a magical walking stick probably allows her this liberty.

Of course, the whole point of the Nanny McPhee character is to teach children not to take things at face value, since she seems quite monstrous at first, but really is anything but.

That, in fact, is the underlying theme of the whole film, especially as concerns the snobbish nature of the young London refugees, but it extends even to the dottiness of Mrs. Docherty. The revelations are hardly staggering in their originality, but they’re believable.

And they’re certainly things it can hurt no young person to encounter.

As said, this isn’t a great film, but it’s a nice one. I had a perfectly agreeable time watching it. I was involved with the characters. I was occasionally touched. It’s unlikely I’ll ever see it again, but I’m good with having seen it once

— and if I had young children, I wouldn’t object if they dragged me to it a second time.

Rated PG for rude humor, some language and mild thematic elements. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike Cinema 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande.

Piranha 3D JJJ

Director: Alexandre Aja (Mirrors) Players: Elisabeth Shue, Jerry O’Connell, Steven R. McQueen, Adam Scott, Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames Attempted Cult Horror Rated R

The Story: A fissure at the bottom of a lake opens, allowing in hordes of illtempered prehistoric piranha — and on a weekend when the lake is full of college students doing college-student revelry-type things.

The Lowdown: Yeah, it’s gory and bloody when it gets down to it, but it’s really not that clever or special.

I wanted to like Piranha 3D — and since flesh-munching fish and 3-D are gimmicks about on par with one another, I more or less expected to. Also, I’d liked Alexandre Aja’s Mirrors (2008) well enough that I was willing to forget about his The Hills Have Eyes (2006) and High Tension (2003). I perhaps should have noted that several of the glowing reviews Piranha 3D has garnered were written by folks who waxed enthusiastic over The Hills Have Eyes.

My basic reaction? Mostly, I was bored. The film boasts an OK opening where a cameoappearance Richard Dreyfuss is eaten by the titular creatures while fishing — right after a fissure at the bottom of the lake opens up and the hungry critters flood in. He’s rather

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A lot of the setup is devoted to the 3-Dification of generally artificially augmented breasts (I guess this comes under the heading of “titillation”). I suppose this might have a strong appeal to 14-year-old boys (even though the rating should be preventing them from seeing this movie in theaters). Your own preferences may vary, but I got tired of the movie threatening to put my eye out in this manner. Yes, I know that gratuitous nudity is a staple of exploitation schlock, but after a while it’s just so much flesh — and strangely immobile flesh at that.

Once the carnage starts in earnest, the movie improves, though it still feels compelled to slow down for some underwater sapphic high jinks between Kelly Brook and Riley Steele (star of specialized work like Riley Steele: Bar Pussy). Of course, the pair meets their end before it’s over, because being naked in this movie is like wearing a red suit in a Star Trek episode. The carnage itself is OK. It certainly doesn’t lack blood and slabs of ripped flesh. But so what? Even if the movie does use more fake blood than Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive (1992), it boasts less than a fraction of that film’s wit. This movie’s idea of wit is having a piranha bite off Jerry O’Connell’s penis (perhaps it wanted to free willy), then have said penis float toward us in 3-D whereupon another piranha scarfs it down, only to cough up a mangled version of it. (This last sent the only paying customer in the theater out the door. He did not return.)

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Director: Erle C. Kenton/Victor Halperin Players: Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Madge Bellamy

Horror Rated NR It’s a double dose of Bela Lugosi (triple, if you count the preshow chapter of the serial The Phantom Creeps) this week at the Thursday Horror Picture Show. The evening kicks off with Erle C. Kenton’s famous (but rarely seen these days) Island of Lost Souls (1933), one of the grimmest and most overtly horrific of all 1930s horror movies. The real star is a campy Charles Laughton as the utterly depraved Dr. Moreau, but Lugosi’s supporting turn as the Sayer of the Law is unforgettable. Victor Halperin’s White Zombie (1932) will follow, with Lugosi as zombie-maker Murder Legendre. It’s the granddaddy of all zombie movies and was one of its star’s personal favorites.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Island of Lost Souls and White Zombie Thursday, Aug. 26, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of the Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming JJJJ

Director: Norman Jewison Players: Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Brian Keith, Jonathan Winters Cold War Comedy Humanist-Style Rated NR Continuing their Cold War series, World Cinema offers up Norman Jewison’s The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), a film a great many people seem to have fond memories of. Frankly, its warm reception baffled me when I was a kid and continues to baffle me now. It’s not that this yarn about a Russian submarine running aground off a New England island is bad, it’s that it feels forced. It also seems to be unable to make up its mind just how much of a political statement it really wants to be and how much of a wacky comedy. The upshot is that the serious side feels simplistic (we’re all just humans) and the comedy feels overstated. And at 126 minutes, the movie is too long for its own good. Still, this doesn’t keep the film from being a well-intentioned, interesting, even fascinating artifact of the era.

Classic Cinema From Around the World will present The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at Courtyard Gallery, Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St. in the River Arts District. Info: 273-3332.

Sunset Blvd. JJJJJ

Director: Billy Wilder Players: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Cecil B. DeMille Cynical Hollywood Noir Rated NR Sunset Blvd. (1950) is the ultimate Hollywood insider picture — and one that only Billy Wilder would have dared to make at the time. In fact, the film so angered MGM studio boss Louis B. Mayer that he suggested Wilder be tarred, feathered and run out of town. Wilder came back with a two-syllable response that I’m not allowed to use in print. (Fortunately, Wilder was working for Paramount.) Then again, everything about the film is uniquely Wilder. Really, who else but Wilder would cast Erich von Stoheim (“the man you love to hate”) as ultimately the most sympathetic character in the film? It’s also the kind of film of which legends are made and a film that has become a legend itself — and deservedly so.

The Hendersonville Film Society will show Sunset Blvd. at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

They Might Be Giants JJJJJ

Director: Anthony Harvey Players: George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford, Rue McClanahan, Al Lewis Offbeat Romantic Comedy/Fantasy Rated G They Might Be Giants (1971) — and, yes, it’s where the band got their name — is a true cult movie. It’s a film that was made by a studio (Universal) that didn’t have a clue what to do with the movie. The film was given little promotion and just dumped on the market. (Most people I know who saw it theatrically saw it on a double bill at a drive-in.) It took viewers finding the movie by accident to rescue it from total obscurity — and thank goodness that happened, because the film is one of the pure joys of American film from the early 1970s. It stars George C. Scott as a “classic” schizophrenic who thinks he is Sherlock Holmes and Joanne Woodward as the unfortunately named Dr. Watson, who has been assigned to commit him. The results are charming and just pretty darn wonderful.

The Asheville Film Society will screen They Might Be Giants Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of the Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

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uses â&#x20AC;&#x153;movie timeâ&#x20AC;? with wild abandon (you know where things take far longer than they possibly could in real life), especially as concerns the imperiled â&#x20AC;&#x153;good girlâ&#x20AC;? (Jessica Szohr) while in a sinking boat with piranhas nipping at her toes. Like most movies seeking instant cult-film status, something is missing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; authentic exploitation madness maybe.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve wanted to see Jerry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell eaten alive ever since you accidentally saw Kangaroo Jack back in 2003, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably not enough reason to see this. Then again, if all youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re after are â&#x20AC;&#x153;babes, boobs and bloodâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not to mention the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first 3-D puke shot â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this is your movie. Rated R for sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7.

The Switch JJJ

Director: Josh Gordon and Will Speck (Blades of Glory) Players: Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis Romantic Insemination Comedy Rated PG-13

The Story: A neurotic gets drunk and secretly switches the sperm donated to his best friend for her artificial insemination with his own.

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The Lowdown: The film begins a bit on the cynical side, but quickly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and unfortunately â&#x20AC;&#x201D; takes a turn for the schmaltzy and pat.

This was a movie that began its life titled The Baster (honest, you can Google it), but eventually its title was changed to The Switch.

The original title was in reference to the turkey baster used to artificially inseminate Jennifer Aniston. Presumably, the title invoked an image that was just too lurid, hence the title change. Was it for the better? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure it matters, seeing as how the film wallows in the doldrums of mediocrity, though at the very least the original title wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given this film some personality.

The Switch perhaps annoys me a bit more than it should simply by virtue of the fact that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start off all that bad. We meet Wally (Jason Bateman), a neurotic, cynical New Yorker who has horrible luck with women and a penchant for ugly sweaters. Things take a turn for the awkward when he learns that his best friend Kassie (Jennifer Aniston), hearing her biological clock a-ticking, is opting for artificial insemination, even going so far as to have a New Age-y insemination party, where sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll perform the ceremonial basting in the privacy of her bedroom while her friends sip on punch in the living room.

Wally, being the terminally graceless muckup that he is, gets extraordinarily drunk at the insemination party and accidentally spills Kassieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s donated sperm down the bathroom sink. He decides to fix the problem himself

while in the bathroom with a magazine featuring Diane Sawyer on the cover. Because he is drunk, Wally soon forgets about the entire episode. As a result of all this, Kassie gets pregnant and promptly moves out of the city.

None is the wiser until Kassie moves back to the city half a decade later, and Wally begins noticing similarities between himself and Kassieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dorky, hypochondriac son, Sebastian (Thomas Robinson).

The rest of the movie gives us Wally trying to figure out how to tell Kassie the truth, while reconciling his feelings for her in the face of her new relationship with the original donor (Patrick Wilson, The A-Team). Up until this point, the movie is actually kind of quickwitted and cynical. Jason Bateman carries the film whenever he is on screen, and his scenes with fellow Wall Street trader Jeff Goldblum are the best the movie has to offer. But, unfortunately, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a romantic comedy between Bateman and Goldblum (how much more interesting would that be?). Instead, Aniston is thrown into the mix. The woman is a black hole for charisma, and any time she is on screen the film flounders and loses any momentum or personality it might have had.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worse, however, is the slow drift the movie takes towards heartfelt and schmaltzy, sliding its way into the safest and most toothless ending imaginable. Not to say the movie shouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ended on a downer, but it completely betrays the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening outlook on things â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one that is more interesting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in exchange for the goopiest and most predictable of climaxes. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike Cinema 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande.

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Director: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer (Disaster Movie) Players: Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Diedrich Bader, Chris Riggi, Arielle Kebbel, Ken Jeong Massively Unfunny Horror Spoof Rated PG-13

The Story: A supposed parody of the Twilight movies.

The Lowdown: Every bit as bad and unfunny as you would expect.

Of course, Vampires Suck is awful. That really was never in question. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as if Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer will ever grow into anything that could vaguely pass for good filmmakers. With luck, practice and divine intervention, these boys might aspire to mediocrity borne on a cloud of the sophomoric. So far, they have not transcended the rancid, and their sense of humor has yet to attain the level of juvenile, let alone sophomoric. Vampies Suck marks their fifth film as a writer-director team (giving new meaning to the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;double threatâ&#x20AC;?). There is no discernible improvement over the course of their five movies.

Vampires Suck is ostensibly a spoof of the Twilight movies. Unfortunately, it is far less successful at being intentionally funny than it is at being unintentionally funny. The level of parody ranges from giving werewolf boy Jacob (Christopher N. Riggi) two rows of an improbable number of nipples to having him transform into a Chihuahua rather than a wolf. Many of the “gags” are virtually indistinguishable from what takes place in the real movies. Others work on the assumption that the viewer is expertly versed in the series itself. For instance, slow motion is called “Hardwicke 101,” presupposing the audience knows who directed the first Twilight movie.

That seems a bit of a leap, but I don’t suppose it matters since the obvious jokes are no better.

The plot — such as it is — is an unwieldy telescoping of the first two Twilight movies.

Now, you might think that this would at least give Vampires Suck some kind of form, but you haven’t reckoned on the ineptitude of Messrs.

Friedberg and Seltzer, which is nothing short of spectacular. (And if I see “nothing short of spectacular” excerpted and slapped on a

DVD case, I’ll be more amused than I was by anything in the movie.) Parts of Vampires Suck actually appear to have been hooked together out of order — not that it would help if that weren’t the case.

It’s the usual array of unfunny gags and flatulence, and pop-culture references that are theoretically funny simply because the audience might recognize them. I mean, is the fact that Becca’s (newcomer Jenn Proske) mother “hooked up with some pro-golfer” (Tiger Woods, we know this because there’s a picture of him) actually funny or even topical?

Are Buffy the Vampire Slayer gags relevant?

(Not to worry, she is labeled so you can’t miss the “joke.”) In short, it’s the same old witless crapfest we’ve come to expect from these filmmakers. The sad part is that — as of last Friday — this thing was shaping up as the second most popular film of the weekend. Rated PG-13 for crude sexual content, comic violence, language and teen partying. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7.

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MLS#454522. Call Mark Wright,Keller Williams Professionals: (828) 275-7443. www.SpaciousAbodes.com CLINGMAN LOFTS Between Downtown and the River Arts District. New 2BR, 2BA urban condo. Parking, storage, private balcony. Only one unit left! $205,000 The Real Estate Center (828) 255-4663 www.recenter.com 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. $199,900. 828-231-6689.

VILLAGE ON HAYWOOD Four residential condos and one commercial left. • 50% of building sold. • Granite counter tops, stainless appliances, hardwood floors.

CO has been issued - move in ready. • Starting in the $160,000s. A Must See! The Real Estate Center (828) 255-4663 www.recenter.com

Farms

18 ACRE ORGANIC FARM Just 8 miles from Asheville in a highly desirable section of Leicester by the South Turkey Creek loop. Beautiful 2500 sqft, 3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage house, originally a 100 year old dairy barn with 8 additions, the most recent 1995. • Big barn and silos. • 4 acres of bottom land, 5 acres of woods, the rest very fertile pasture. Gentle hills.

Creeks, spring fed cistern and tubs for watering animals, dressage field for horses, more than a mile of electric fences. Great for farm, cattle, horse ranch, private estate, or development. Septic in on another building site. • At least 5 good building sites with the roads already graded in. • Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, apples, pears and very fertile ground. • Reduced! $589,000 or best offer. Call Ron at (828) 683-5959 or ronkane@bellsouth.net

Land For Sale

2.9 +/- ACRES • OWNER FINANCING Private wooded setting. Year round mountain views. Nice hollow and spring. • Good home sites and access. Power and phone. • Over 3000’ elevation. $38,500.

MLS#406206. Steve DuBose: (828) 622-3518. Mountain Home Properties. sdubose @mountaindream.com

6 ACRES • $155,000 • NEAR ASHEVILLE All usable land with pasture and rolling woods. • Great pond site! • Private and in a nice area.

MLS#467101. Call (828) 230-5734. Thornton Realty. www.landtracts.net GREATER WEST ASHEVILLE South facing mixed grade four acres five miles from West End Bakery.

Electricity/cable at property line. Septic permit. $89,500. 828-775-2919 IN-TOWN LOTS FOR SALE • Kenilworth, Lake front and Montford. For details, see www.wncrental.com

Construction

1 ACRE • JUNALUSKA HIGHLANDS Premier sold out gated community, 5 minutes from downtown Waynesville.

Water and electric on lot. • National treasure white oak tree with a trunk more than 6 feet across. Good views, yet privacy, southern exposure.

It’s the smallest, but best lot in Junaluska Highlands. • Lot 35. Reduced! • $95,000 or best offer. Call Ron at (828) 683-5959 or ronkane@bellsouth.net

Upholstery UPHOLSTERY AND RESTORATION Quality and friendly custom restoration services for all your upholstery needs. • Auto • Home. Free estimates.

(828) 551-5211.

Handy Man

Home Services

$199,500 • MINI FARM 17.7 acres with bold creek, great views, pond, pasture, state road frontage. New survey, nice area between Lake Lure and Asheville. Call Thornton Realty: 230-5734.

Photos/maps: www.landtracts.net

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

(828) 658-9145.

PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN Are you reliable? Punctual?

Professional? Look no further! servpro9606@bellsouth.net

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

Services

Education/ Tutoring HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA! Graduate in just 4 weeks!!

FREE Brochure. Call now.

1-800-532-6546 Ext. 97 continentalacademy.com (AAN CAN)

Computer CHRISTOPHER’S COMPUTERS • Computer Slow? Call Christopher’s Computers at 828-670-9800 and let us help you with PC and Macintosh issues: networking, virus/malware removal, tutoring, upgrades, custom-built new computers, etc.

ChristophersComputers.com

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Ecological Site Planning & Landscape Design • Excavation & Roads •Water Harvesting/ Management • Stonework • Bridges & Gazebos • Water Features • Renewable Energy Specializing in Bridge & Roadwork P r e c i s i o n @ e a rt h a v e n . o r g

Brandon Greenstein • Paul Caron (828) 664-9127 | 301-7934

Business ATTRACTIVE CUSTOM BUILT WEBSITES YOU CAN EASILY UPDATE YOURSELF. Options to suit ANY budget. Reliable, prompt, and friendly service.

Free quote at: http://www.mydesigngarden. com 828-273-2402

Home LIVE-IN POSITION WANTED • CNA providing Holistic Personal Care, Child, Pet, and Green Home Care. Email Lynn7758x@verizon.net or Leave Brief Message 570-855-2458.

Caregivers CNA SEEKING LIVE-IN POSITION • Providing Holistic Personal Care, Adults or Children, Pets,Green Home Care. Email Lynn7758x@verizon.net or Leave Brief Message 570-855-2458.

COMPANION • CAREGIVER • LIVE-IN Alzheimer’s experienced. • CarePartners Hospice recommended. • Nonsmoker, with cat, seeks live-in position. • References. • Arnold, (828) 273-2922.

Commercial Listings

Commercial Property DOWNTOWN • COXE AVENUE One story building, approximately 1800 sqft, motivated seller: reduced, $245,000. The Real Estate Center (828) 255-4663. www.recenter.com FLATIRON BUILDING • Downtown Asheville. 3rd floor. 3 office suites total 1,108 sq. ft. Bank owned. $150,000. G/M Property Group 828-281-4024. jmenk@gmproperty.com HENDERSONVILLE. Urban flex space on historic 7th Ave. Live, work. 9,000 sq. ft. for only $405,000. Bank owned. G/M Property Group 828-281-4024, LEXINGTON STATION 1800+ sqft, first floor, high ceilings, hardwoods throughout, 2 secure garage parking. • Sale: $345,000 or $2000/month, triple net lease. The Real Estate Center (828) 255-4663 www.recenter.com

BRAND NEW! Beautiful

Glen Rock Apartments Is now accepting applications!

362 Depot Street Spacious 1, 2 & 3 BR Units On three floors Elevators Spacious, space utilizing floor plans All major appliances Easy Maintenance Tile Floors Family Friendly Playground Community Area Security Cameras Trash Compactor For appointments

Call (828) 225-3081 Walk-ins welcome Equal Housing Opportunity Disability Accessible Units Professionally Managed by Partnership Property Management

Co-Creating Your Natural Landscape

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OFFICE OR RESIDENTIAL • DOWNTOWN 2nd floor of the Leader Building. Potential for 3 condos; Reduced! $395,000. The Real Estate Center (828) 255-4663 www.recenter.com

RIVER ARTS DISTRICT Classic 1916 built commercial building with modern updates at 357 Depot Street. • Ideal for office, retail, gallery, studio or mix of uses. • Features 2,935 sqft office on 2 levels and 1,396 sqft unheated storage area on 0.13 acre site. • $450,000. Call Russ Towers, Lewis Real Estate, (828) 274-2479. lewisrealestatenc.com

Commercial/ Business Rentals 2 GREAT LOCATIONS • HENDERSONVILLE ROAD • Medical Office or Retail space, 1775 sqft • Great office space: 1000 sqft.

Perfect for architect, accounting. • One free month w/contract. • (828) 691-0586.

CENTRAL ASHEVILLE OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Great location, 117 Cherry St. Clean, professional office building located in Asheville’s Historic Montford district.

Easy walk to downtown!

Remodeled, 2 story home converted to office space.

Available now. Entire building (1,700 sq.ft. / $1,900/month) OR first floor (875 sq.ft with shared kitchenette/bathroom $1,200/month). Excellent features and parking.

Photos/information: shinceman@bhuntercpa.com or call (828) 232-1130.

CLASS A NEW OFFICE SPACE 1201 Bleachery Blvd.

Building rented by healthcare providers. • 1-5 units available. Shared waiting area. $425/unit.

(828) 275-2248. • Photos/information: drbart@bellsouth.net

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CLASS A OFFICE SPACE • Formerly Cliffs/Tiger Woods Sales Center. Great for medical, technology, or real estate sales. Excellent road frontage, high visibility.

Approx. 1700 sq.ft building with private parking. hpilos @delphidevelopment.com 828-238-7901.

DOWNTOWN • SMALL ROOM In well established Wellness Center downtown.

Perfect for massage or psychologist. Shared waiting room and bathrooms. Plenty of parking. Great Location. $375/month includes utilities.

Upstairs. 251-0815.

ROOM FOR RENT IN ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC Room in established Acupuncture clinic. Massage Therapists or Acupuncturists.

Available 3 days/week: $250/month. (828)254-4405. james@blueridgeclinic.com SPACE FOR RENT • Near Sam’s Club (off Patton Ave.) in busy shopping center.

1,150 sq.ft. Suitable for office or retail.

Call 828-231-6689.

Rentals

Rooms For Rent DOWNTOWN • SINGLE ROOM The Gray Rock Inn, 100 Biltmore Avenue, near French Broad Food Co-op. • Weekly rates, $105/week.

References, security deposit required. John: 230-4021, Noon-5pm..

1.5BR, 1.5BA NORTH • 154 Barnard. Central AC, W/D Hook-ups, $635/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1.5BR, 2BA SOUTH 15 Grindstaff. Hardwood floors, great location. $635/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 ARDEN • 10 Mountain. Patio, W/D hookups. $490/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA DOWNTOWN • 85 Walnut. Hardwood floors, balcony. $1,075/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 1225 Highland. Elevator, hardwood floors. $475$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 HENDERSONVILLE • 825 4th Ave. Hardwood floors, pets okay. $455/month. 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 11 Banbury, $680, Great Location, Heat Included. $680/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

Apartments For Rent

1BR, 1BA NORTH • 59 Terrace. D/W, Central A/C. $760/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

4BR, 2BA SOUTH • 10 Friendly. Central A/C and heat, garage. $1,215/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2-3BR, 1-2.5BA SOUTH • 45 Dawnwood. Central heat and A/C, patio. $625$795/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1-2BR, 1-1.5BA SOUTH • 30 Allen. Patio, A/C, heatpump, $565-$645/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2-3BR, 1.5BA NORTH • 30 Clairmont. Great location, A/C. $635-$675/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1-2BR, 1-2BA NORTH • 265 Charlotte. A/C, dishwasher. $795-$865/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

2BR, 1.5BA HENDERSONVILLE • 902 Hillcrest. Deck, 2-car garage. $595/month. 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com

1-2BR, 1BA DOWNTOWN • 68 N. French Broad.

Hardwood floors, mountain views. $615-$915/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

1-2BR,1BA MONTFORD • 346 Montford, Dishwasher, W/D Hook-ups, $595$685/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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2BR, 1BA SOUTH • 6 Lakewood. A/C, W/E hookups, $675/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR/2BA ARDEN, GLEN BEALE, D/W, W/D connections, AC. $645/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 • 81 Lakeshore. Balcony, central A/C. $725/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 2BA WEST • 6 Evelake.

Central AC/Heat, Deck. $875/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com A NEW BEGINNING Call (828) 250-0159 and ask about our Rent Specials at Woodridge Apartments! We have 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom units with loads of amenities: Dishwasher, WD connections, all appliances. Water, garbage and sewer included in rent. • Pet friendly. • City bus picks up every hour at site. Located at 61 Bingham Road in Asheville. • Section 8 Welcomed! • Handicapped accessible units. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Professionally managed by Partnership Property Management AVERY’S CREEK AREA • 3BR/2BA duplex with extra bonus room next to Arden Woods. 1420 sq.ft. with central AC, gas heat, WD connections. Lawn care provided. Gated community overlooking pond and creek convenient to South Asheville. Rent is $950/month. Property Management of Asheville, Inc. 828-253-2537.

BLACK MOUNTAIN Nicely renovated (new: bath, kitchen), 1BR, sunroom, dining room. 9' ceilings, abundance of natural light.

Hardwood floors. Short walk to downtown. • $615/month includes heat, water, Wifi. • Smoke free. 280-5449.

2BR, 1BA NORTH • 198 Kimberly. Carport, Coin-Op Laundry. $850/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

BLACK MOUNTAIN • EFFICIENCY 2 rooms, private bath. Separate entrance. • No pets. Smoking ok. $450/month includes water, heat, electricity, wifi, cable.

(828) 423-4952.

2BR, 1BA NORTH • 365 Weaverville Highway.

Carport, washer/dryer hookups. $595/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

CANDLER • Large 2BR, lots of closet space. Electric heat, water provided $650/month.

Call 828-253-0758. Carver Realty.

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jobs GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD • Quiet, safe, very convenient location, close to schools, not a large complex, located in Candler off Asbury near Enka Middle school and AB Tech Enka campus. Large, 1200 sqft, with 2 large BR, 1.5BA, W/D hook ups, eat-in kitchen, very large living room, closets. Quiet setting, well kept, new carpet, fresh paint, updated. Long or short term lease. $25 discount for direct deposit. $700/month + deposit. Small pets negotiable with pet deposit.

828-683-7748.

SMALL APARTMENT NO KITCHEN 2 rooms w/bath in house, private entrance, fridge, microwave, all utilities, satellite tv, Asbury Rd, Candler, 215 biweekly, 430 to move in.

828-242-4321 SOUTH • Forestdale. 2BR, 2BA. D/W, storage. $805/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com WEST-ACTON WOODS APTS • 2BR, 2BA, 1100 sq.ft. $775/month. • Upstairs unit 2BR, 2BA, 1400 sq.st. $875/month. Call 253-0758.

Carver Realty.

WEST • 1BR, 1BA. A/C. $550/month. Call 828-253-0758. Carver Realty.

Condos/ Townhomes For Rent 2 BR, 2BA CONDO Two blocks to UNCA, quiet and private. Spacious interior, deck, F/P, all appliances, including W/D. $950/month.

(828) 713-2143.

CHUNNS COVE TOWNHOME 2 story, 2BR, 1.5BA in wooded area. AC, refrigerator, WD connections, wood burning fireplace. Job and references checked. $695/month, $500 deposit.

225-5760.

CLOISTERS • EAST ASHEVILLE 2BR, 2BA. All appliances, WD. Fireplace. • ED Screened porch.

ENT Dining room. Pool, Rtennis, golf.

Reduced! • $695/month, references, year lease. • No pets. (828) 230-3739.

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!

• $1895/month. • 1 year lease required.

(828) 301-8033 or (954) 684-1300. phillpen@aol.com

Homes For Rent 1ST CALL US! 2, 3 and 4BR homes from $700-2500. • Pet friendly. • Huge selection! (828) 251-9966 Alpha-Real-Estate.com 2BR, 1BA EAST • 21 Springdale. Full basement, Central A/C. $875/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 1BA 1950’s BUNGALOW • Convenient location in Oakley. Quiet street, studio garage. 1 year lease, references and deposit. $975/month.

828-274-3419.

3BR, 2BA NORTH • 265 Charlotte. Central AC, Basement, $1,175/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 3BR, 3BA NORTH • 129 Pearson. Central AC, Deck. $1,530/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com ACROSS FROM TROUT STREAM • 1 hour to Asheville, just 15 minutes to Hot Springs! • Marshall/Shelton Laurel, 3BR, 1.5BA. On open 1 acre. • $600/month. Call Stacey: (828) 206-0785. Laurel River Realty.

BEAUTIFUL LOG HOME Absolutely spectacular view!

In mountains outside Asheville. 4BR, 3.5BA, 3,200 sqft. Stone fireplace, spa tubs, gourmet kitchen, cathedral ceilings, huge deck. Long term rent.

(219) 548-8978. ashevilledreamcabin.com BEAVERDAM-HOUSE FOR RENT 2BR + small office, 1.5BA, central heat and A/C, 1/2 acre flat yard w/trees and creek, attached garage.

No smokers. Available Sept 1. $1,025/month. Call (828) 281-0555.

BEST TIME IS NOW! Best time to buy, pay less than rent, 1% rebate from Buyer Agent Commission, see www.BuncombeRealty.com, 301-2021.

Vacation Rentals

BRAND NEW HOME 3BR, 2BA, 1440 sqft, 9’ ceiling, large windows, huge closets, stainless appliances. Stone patio. • Sorry, no dogs. Exit 21, Woodfin. $995/month. • Purchase $175,000, with FHA $1060/month.

299-7502.

CENTRAL 2BR, 1BA • Gas heat. $550/month. Call 828-253-0758. Carver Realty.

CENTRAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES AVAILABLE • Rentals • Rental Management • Sales • Listings. • The City Solution!

828.210.2222.

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CHARMING WEST ASHEVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD • 2BR, 2BA + den. Hardwood floors, fireplace, AC, W/D connections. Private backyard. Pets considered.

References. $900/month.

(828) 253-1887, 828-242-9769.

ERWIN HILLS • ROCK HOUSE 1BR, 1BA on 6.5 wooded acres. Hardwood floors, fireplace, covered porch, unfinished basement, large garden area. $650/month.

(828) 299-7743.

PRIVACY, CONVENIENCE, CHARM AND WOODS IN WEAVERVILLE! 3BR/2BA, walk downtown, 15 min. to Asheville. AC, appliances, new oven/range, whirlpool bath, decks. Ready to move in. $1,100/month.

828-645-8580.

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.

BEAUTIFUL LOG CABIN Sleeps 5, handicap accessible. Near Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC. (828) 231-4504 or 277-1492. bennie14@bellsouth.net

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

Roommates Don’t see what you’re looking for? Please go to www.mountainx.com for additional listings.

Employment

General $$$HELP WANTED$$$ Extra Income! Assembling CD cases from Home! No Experience Necessary! Call our Live Operators Now! 1-800-405-7619 EXT 2450 http://www.easyworkgreatpay.com (AAN CAN) ADVANCE CONCERT TICKET SALES • $11 per hour guaranteed plus a weekly bonus program. We are seeking individuals for full and part time in our local Asheville sales office. • Benefit package • Weekly paycheck • Students welcome. Our employees earn $500-$650 per week with bonuses. No experience necessary, we will train the right people. Enthusiasm and a clear speaking voice are required. Call today for a personal interview.

828-236-2530.

ATTENTION MASSAGE THERAPISTS New detox clinic, West Asheville, seeks experienced, licensed therapists. Call (828) 290-2470.

CAB DRIVERS Needed at Blue Bird; call JT 258-8331.

Drivers needed at Yellow Cab; call Buster at 253-3311.

DRIVER NEEDED FOR STUDENT • Weekdays, a.m. and p.m. School pick-up and drop-off. Gerton to Sylva.

10/hours per week, $12/hour. 828-625-9669.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES • Call (828) 225-6122 or visit: biltmore.com 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,

KITCHEN ASSISTANT Fulltime experienced kitchen assistant needed for large child care center. • Duties will include prep and clean up for all meals served and assisting the kitchen manager as needed.

Commitment to high quality, nutritious meal service required. Pay based on experience. • Benefits and training provided. • Must be available 7am-4pm. Criminal background check and negative drug screen required. MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT Part-time experienced maintenance assistant needed for the Riceville Road site. • Duties will include cleaning building, re-stocking supplies, driving lunches to other site, light grounds maintenance and assisting the Maintenance Coordinator as needed. • Must have GED, be able to lift 50 lbs and have good driving record. • Criminal background check and negative drug screen required. • No phone calls please. EEOC workplace. • Please submit application to www.macfc.org

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TWO FULL-TIME

ADMINISTRATIVE MAINTENANCE WORKERS

ASSISTANT Location:

NEEDED • Eliada Homes

Jackson County Position

needs a painter and a

administrators and program landscaper to help us with

staff by providing high-level

the upkeep of our buildings

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The prospective employee

a team player, and have a

must be resourceful, tactful and display the utmost

desire to excel in your job!

Painter will also be responsible for various

time for upscale B&B. Must be flexible and able to work weekends. Background check required. Call 828254-3878 for interview.

Black Walnut Bed And Breakfast Inn. MOVIE EXTRAS earn up to $150/day to stand in backgrounds of major film.

Experience not required.

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professionalism when dealing with confidential and sensitive information. • Exemplary interpersonal and

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Salon/ Spa HOT SPRINGS RESORT AND SPA IS HIRING MASSAGE THERAPIST Hot Springs Resort and Spa has positions available for full and part time massage therapist and full time positions for esthetician/massage dual train therapist. All applicants must have current North Carolina License. Please apply in person at 315 Bridge Street, Hot Springs, NC. No phone calls please www.nchotsprings.com

NOW HIRING

Earn $65k, $50k, $40k GM, Co-Manager, Assistant Manager We currently have managers making this and need more for expansion.

One year salaried restaurant management experience required.

Fax resume to 336-431-0873

Instructors Part Time: Cosmetology, Biology Writing Center Tutor, Inventory Clerk Nursing Assistant Program

Instructors Full Time Positions: Dental Hygiene Program, Service Center Assistant, Mathematics Instructor, EMS Continuing Education Coordinator, Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medical Science, HVAC Technician It is important to review the application process before submitting your application.

Applications/info: www.abtech.edu/jobs (828) 254-1921 ext 167 or email hr@abtech.edu. EOE

to multi-task. • Minimum

email eweaver@eliada.org if

Requirements: Completion of

you are qualified.

high school or equivalent and five years of progressively

Skilled Labor/

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Trades

management experience, or

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OFFICE MANAGER Established Home Improvement company seeks energetic, highly motivated individual to take charge of office: Answer phones, schedule appointments and multi-tasking in fast paced environment. • Excellent computer/keyboard skills and proficiency in Quickbooks, Excel and Word required. • Excellent written and oral communication skills. • Pay DOE. • Fax resume, salary requirements: (828) 654-0446.

completion of a two-year

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HOUSEKEEPERS Year-round

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NAVITAT CANOPY ADVENTURES BOOKKEEPER/BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR Navitat Canopy Adventures, a zip line canopy tour 20 minutes north of downtown Asheville, seeks a full time Bookkeeper/Benefits Administrator to join our dynamic team!

Responsibilities include: Maintaining all accounts (payable, receivable and expense), maintaining and balancing the company ledger, managing monthly payroll. This position is: Responsible for employee benefit administration, manages retail inventory, updates profit and loss monthly, provides updated payroll and accounting information, provides excellent customer service, and complies with all State and Federal regulations.Qualifications:Pre vious experience with:• Accounting, with strong knowledge of Quickbooks and Quickbooks POS• Benefit administration• Retail management• Staff management experience required • Ability to work flexible hours in a multi-task environment • Must have excellent communication skillsSend resume and cover letter to info@navitat.com.

No phone calls, please. info@navitat.com www.navitat.com 828-626-3700

MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT • Help out at Eliada Homes’ second annual corn maze!

We need a hard worker who is able to help us build simple structures and run various facets of the corn maze during hours of operation. Basic duties would include helping to set up rides and games, supplying concessions with basic needs, managing parking, etc. Position will be 30-40 hours per week, ThursdaySunday. Pay is $9.00 per hour. We need someone who can be present every weekend from August 30th through October 31st. Please email eweaver@eliada.org if you’re available.

Ford vehicles. Speedy Used Parts. 828-667-2239.

progressively responsible secretarial or clerical/administrative/office management experience, or

Administrative/ Office

completion of a four-year program in a college or university preferably with a major emphasis on

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ASHEVILLE

coursework in business administration, public administration, or other

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Some Of Our Current Job Openings:

Golf Course Superintendant Stewarding Supervisor Employee Relations Supervisor Massage Therapist • Nail Technician Housekeeping • Laundry 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. 8am-4pm with Human Resources at 290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804.

828.252.2711x2082. EOE Drug Free Workplace.

Are you passionate about giving your community access to the best information available? Do you want to be part of a team with a mandate to bring the concept that Local Matters from the streets of Asheville into homes and mobile media?

Are you tired of working on projects that are simply about getting a paycheck?

ADVANCE CONCERT TICKET SALES • $11 per hour guaranteed plus a weekly bonus program. We are seeking individuals for full and part time in our local Asheville sales office. • Benefit package • Weekly paycheck • Students welcome. Our employees earn $500-$650 per week with bonuses. No experience necessary, we will train the right people. Enthusiasm and a clear speaking voice are required. Call today for a personal interview.

828-236-2530.

ATTENTION!!! The largest senior financial planning team in the country is interviewing professional Salespeople for a recession proof career. • Training provided. • 4-6 leads provided daily. • Most competitive products in the industry. • Monthly bonuses.

• Advanced commissions. • First year potential income $40K-$60K! • To schedule an interview, call Kim: (828) 684-1477. Learn more at www.amerilife.com JOIN THE ECOMOMTEAM! We are successful Moms who are choosing to work an eco-friendly marketing business from home. We are looking for associates in the WNC area.Visit www.southeastappalachiane coteam.com or call 828-246-3776.

Mountain Xpress wants to hear from you.

We’re looking for a Webmaster to help us create the best user experience for our hundreds of thousands of regular visitors, and to contribute to our efforts to be the best and most innovative local news site possible. We’re looking for a passionate, talented person with an understanding of not only the technology, but the potential of that technology to make local news relevant in an online context.You’ll need an understanding of content management systems like ExpressionEngine, as well as skills in PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript. You’ll also need the ability to think in your feet in a fast-paced environment of new ideas and content.

As part of a four-person development team, you’ll be an integral player in creating these new initiatives to serve the Asheville, NC, community. You’ll be working cross-platform, helping to bring elements of multimedia content, Twitter-based interactions and many other exciting tools into the hands of journalists and citizens alike.

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SALES ASSOCIATE Sherwin Williams has an immediate opening for a part time Sales Associate at our Black Mountain store. Your responsibilities will include assisting customers in selecting their paint and related product. You will tint and mix paint, merchandise inventory, and assist management in the daily operation of the business.

Successful candidates must have excellent communication and people skills, will be conscientious, team players who are willing to work hard to get ahead.

We offer a competitive salary, vacation pay, growth opportunities, company paid training, and employee discounts. Join Sherwin Williams and see why we were selected as Fortune Magazines 100 Best Companies to work for! • Please see the Store Manager to apply: Sherwin Williams, 3192 US Highway 70, Black Mountain, NC 28711 • (828) 669-8818.

APOLLO FLAME BISTRO Now accepting applications for Servers, 18 or older. Open Monday-Sunday, 11am10pm. • Apply in person: 2pm-4pm, Monday-Thursday, 1025 Brevard Road, across from Biltmore Square Mall.

Hotel/ Hospitality 1889 WHITE GATE INN Elegant and upscale B&B, seeks an experienced Housekeeper. • Full-time schedule, flexible hours.

Excellent opportunity for right person. $8.50/hour to start, based on experience. Call 253-2553, 12 noon-2pm (except Fridays).

PT NIGHT AUDITOR/DESK CLERK NEEDED AT DOWNTOWN INN PT Night Auditor/Desk clerk needed at Downtown Inn. Apply at 120 Patton Ave. jolinerobinson@hotmail.com downtowninnandsuites.com RECEPTIONIST/RESERVATIO NIST - NAVITAT CANOPY ADVENTURES Navitat Canopy Adventures seeks a skilled, friendly, customer service-oriented person to join our Reception and Reservations team.Summary of essential job functions• Greets all guests and confirms reservations • Prescreens all guests, making aware of safety concerns• Handles reservations phone calls, effectively communicates applicable company/tour policies• Serves as sales clerk in retail area• Operates POS register • Maintains and monitors store inventory• Provides excellent customer service • Monitors all guest questions and concernsQualifications:• Front Desk or Retail experience required• Experience with reservations software preferred• Excellent communication skills• Ability to speak in front of large groups• Ability to work long hours and irregular shifts in a multi-task environmentPhysical abilities required:• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs• This position may require walking and standing for long periods of timeSend a resume and cover letter to: info@navitat.com / www.navitat.com

Medical/ Health Care CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT Full time receptionist/assistant for holistic, kinesiology based, health office. We require a health oriented, energetic, efficient, dependable person that loves people. Apply in person with resume Mon, Tue, Wed, or Fri from 9-11:30 am. Dr. David S. Graham 183 Bartlett St., Suite 120 (River Arts District)

CNAs • BUNCOMBE COUNTY Stacie’s Personal Care Services seeking CNA’s in all areas of Buncombe county, including Leicester, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Arden and Henderson County. Schedules vary. • Weekend shifts available, all areas. • You can become part of Stacie’s team if you have a clean background, a clean drug screening, and an eagerness to help people in their homes. (828) 649-9014 or apply at www.staciespcs.com

Human Services DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL Good benefit package. Now accepting applications. For more information: (828) 299-3636.

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FAMILIES TOGETHER INC. Due to continuous growth in WNC Families Together, Inc is now hiring licensed professionals in Madison, Rutherford, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties. • Qualified candidates will include • LPC’s, LCSW’s, LMFT’s, LCAS’s, PLCSW’s, or LPCA’s. • FTI provides a positive work environment, flexible hours, room for advancement, health benefits, and an innovative culture. • www.familiestogether.net • Candidates should email resumes to humanresources @familiestogether.net

FAMILIES TOGETHER, INC. 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.

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA has openings for child and adult QMHPs to provide day treatment services, Intensive In Home Services and Community Support Team services to consumers. Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years experience working with the identified population. Please forward resumes to shearn@fpscorp.com

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF RUTHERFORD AND POLK COUNTIES Is seeking THERAPISTS and QMHP’s to provide mental health services to children, families and adults. Please email resume to mtambini@fpscorp.com FULL TIME CHILD AND FAMILY ADVOCATE • Caring professional needed to provide support, case management, and crisis counseling to women and children residing in domestic violence shelter during 2nd shift. BA/BS and two years experience in social work or related field. Mail resume and cover to P.O. Box 2263/ Asheville, NC 28802 by September 8. No calls.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE NC Mentor is offering free informational meetings to those who are interested in becoming therapeutic foster parents. The meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday 6:30pm-7:30pm (snacks provided) and 4th Friday 12pm-1pm (lunch provided).

• If you are interested in making a difference in a child’s life, please call Nicole at 828-696-2667 x13 or email Nicole: nicole.toto @thementornetwork.com. • Become a Therapeutic Foster Family. • Free informational meeting. NC Mentor.

• Tuesday August 10, 6:30pm-7:30pm (light snack) 828-696-2667 x13, 120C Chadwick Square Court, Hendersonville, NC 28739

MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH • AVAILABLE POSITIONS Buncombe/Haywood Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness. Experience in Vocational Rehabilitation preferred. Please contact Mason Youell, mason.youell @meridianbhs.org Registered Nurse (RN) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. Please contact Mason Youell, mason.youell @meridianbhs.org Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible.

Please contact Mason Youell, mason.youell @meridianbhs.org Peer Support Specialist Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have lived experience with mental health and/or substance abuse challenges and be at a place in one’s own recovery to give back to others.

Please contact Mason Youell, mason.youell @meridianbhs.org Haywood County: 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 Transportation Aide Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program: Must have a valid driver’s license, a clean driving record and be available late into the evenings. Please contact Beth Wooten, beth.wooten @meridianbhs.org Case Manager (QMHP) Recovery Education Center: Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness.

Please contact Julie DurhamDefee, julie.durham-defee @meridianbhs.org Macon County: Peer Support Specialist • Part-time position.

Recovery Education Center: Must have lived experience with mental health and/or substance abuse challenges and be at a place in one’s own recovery to give back to others. Please contact Candace Rawlinson, candace.rawlinson @meridianbhs.org continued on next column

Jackson County: Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness.

Experience in Vocational Rehabilitation preferred.

Please contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy.whitaker @meridianbhs.org Registered Nurse (RN) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. Please contact Mason Youell, mason.youell @meridianbhs.org Case Manager (QMHP) Recovery Education Center: Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness.

Please contact Julie DurhamDefee, julie.durham-defee @meridianbhs.org Swain/Qualla Boundary: Therapist Child and Family Services: Must have a Master’s degree and be license eligible.

Please contact Chris Cruise, chris.cruise @meridianbhs.org Cherokee County: Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness.

Experience in Vocational Rehabilitation preferred.

Please contact Patty Bilitzke, patricia.bilitzke @meridianbhs.org Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible.

Please contact Mason Youell, mason.youell @meridianbhs.org Transylvania County: Team Leader Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible.

Please contact Ben Haffey, ben.haffey@meridianbhs.org Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness.

Please contact Ben Haffey, ben.haffey@meridianbhs.org continued on next column

Registered Nurse (RN) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. Please contact Ben Haffey, ben.haffey@meridianbhs.org Licensed Clinical Addition Specialist (LCAS) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Please contact Ben Haffey, ben.haffey@meridianbhs.org Case Manager (QMHP) Recovery Education Center: Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness.

Please contact Caroline Bradford, caroline.bradford @meridianbhs.org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org

NIGHT COUNSELORS! One survey recently showed that 85% of students with behavior disorders come from single parent homes!

Students all over Western North Carolina are in need of strong, positive role models!

Come join the staff at Eliada Homes in our mission of helping children succeed! We need 2nd and 3rd shift staff to work with our students ages 6-17, all of whom are in need of positive adult figures to help them build life skills and become contributing members of society. Our greatest need is for third shift staff. This can transition to a full-time position with benefits! Staff working at night are responsible for creating and maintaining a safe environment in which everyone can learn and grow. Bed checks must be done every 7-10 minutes.

Night shift assists with getting students up in the morning and preparing them for their day. Position requires a high school diploma or GED. Must be 18 or older. Mental health and/or experience working third shift hours a plus. If you are interested in helping to make a lasting positive impression in the lives of those you work with, please email in a copy of your resume: eweaver@eliada.org.

NON-MEDICAL HOME CARE CNA Positions Avilable!

Inquire today: caringjobs@homeinsteadwnc .com or visit www.homeinstead.com/159 for more information. The world’s trusted source of non-medical senior care.

QMHP Multidisciplinary team providing support/education to LongTermCare staff regarding Geriatric/MentalHealth residents seeks QMHP. Salary DOE. Resume/Cover: MCBH, POBox1501, Weaverville, NC 28787

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM MANAGER • Eliada Homes seeks a motivated individual with managerial experience to manage one of our Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF).

The program manger directs and supervises staff and monitors the safety of staff and students. Must be able to carry out treatment model and all aspects of therapeutic crisis intervention. Work closely with the medical staff to ensure the needs of students are met. Strong organizational skills are a must, as program managers are responsible for the timely and accurate completion of all required mental health documentation.

Requirements: Must have a bachelor’s degree and meet QP standards (2-4 years of experience with adolescent mental health population, depending on degree). Will consider master’s degree with one year experience.

Managerial experience a must. Please submit resume or inquiries to eweaver@eliada.org SOCIAL WORKER Jewish Family Services Social Worker-BSW • The JFS Social Worker provides client assistance and services to individuals and families at all life stages. Identifies psychosocial, economic and physical needs of clients; assesses client’s support systems, available community resources and other factors to plan, develop, implement and monitor appropriate service plans. Maintains case records, conducts home visits, makes referrals, reports outcomes, and provides support for community outreach and education. Part-time position requires BSW degree, field work, and case work experience. Requires: excellent communication and computer skills; initiative and independent judgment within best practices of social work; valid driver’s license and insured auto; familiarity with Jewish values and customs; knowledge of human service alison@jcc-asheville.org.

Application deadline: September 3, 2010.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR Crossroads Treatment Center, a growing outpatient drug addictions treatment facility in Asheville, is looking for a Substance Abuse Counselor. • Will conduct patient intake interviews, counseling on addictions and life improvement issues, development of patient treatment plans, and case management with other support agencies. • Related Bachelor’s degree and previous addictions counseling experience highly preferred; registered or certified with the state of NC highly preferred, must have excellent communications skills, be able to handle multiple tasks, and be very dependable. • Challenging and rewarding full time position with occasional Saturday morning rotation schedule duties. Competitive salary and benefits plan, including eligibility for medical/dental insurance after 30 days of service. No legal impediments to serving in a licensed opiate treatment program. Please send resume and cover letter to wbonn @crossroadstreatmentcenter s.com or fax to (828) 274-6377.

UNIVERSAL MH/DD/SAS is seeking Provisionally Licensed and Licensed Therapists to work in Asheville and Forest City.

Competitive pay and pleasant work environment. Please contact thinshaw@umhs.net or visit us on the web at www.umhs.net WNC GROUP HOMES FOR AUTISTIC PERSONS • Provides residential services for people with autism and developmental disabilities.

We are currently recruiting for full and part time positions in direct care, as well as a Group Home Manager. Applicants must have HS Diploma or equivalent, and a valid Driver’s License. Find out more by visiting our website: www.wncgrouphomes.org or stop in at 28 Pisgah View Ave in Asheville. 828-274-8368.

WNC Group Homes is proud to be a drug free workplace.

PARKWAY BEHAVIORAL • Has an immediate opening for a Full Time Licensed Clinician to head our Community Support Team (CST) working with dual SA/MH consumers. CST experience, knowledge of working with Medicaid and IPRS clients and registered with the NC SA Board would be preferred. Parkway is an excellent, stable company and offers 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

Professional/ Management WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT • Seeking energetic, creative Executive Director.

Flexible 30 hr/wk, $23,000/yr. with 3 month probationary period. Info at www.j-mca.org or contact 828-526-9938 ext. 320 or jmca@dnet.net

Arts/Media DO YOU TEACH MUSIC AND LOVE KIDS? Local nonprofit Arts For Life seeks a music teacher to teach beginning and intermediate guitar, drumming, and percussion lessons to children ages 318 in the hospital setting. 5+ years teaching experience.

Pay $20-30/hour DOE. www.aflnc.org/employment FRAME IT TO A T Experienced picture framer (assembly and design) needed in Asheville. Tues. and Sat. each week. $8/hour.

828-665-7730.

Computer/ Technical JR. WEB DEVELOPER corecubed, an internet marketing agency serving clients across the US, seeks a full-time, entry level, workfrom-home Web Developer.

Skills required for this position include proficiency in CMS, WordPress, Expression Engine, Campaign Monitor.

Must have at least a 4-year degree and a current home office setup. Send resume, salary requirements and 3 business references to jennifer.logullo @corecubed.com. jennifer.logullo @corecubed.com www.corecubed.com

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SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN Mills Manufacturing Corporation, a government contractor of military parachutes since WWII, is proud to continue to support our troops in our local community located off I-26, exit 23, in Asheville, NC. We are currently recruiting for a Sr. Quality Assurance Technician. In this role the person selected will be responsible for but not limited to the following: Performing First Article and First Piece inspections and preparing written reports.

Verifying and processing material test reports to Mil and PIA Standards including interaction with suppliers.

Monitoring receiving inspection and testing of materials, pulling material samples and generating appropriate documentation.

Partnering with manufacturing in problem identification and resolution.

Performing in-process and final inspections as needed.

• The position requires the following: Associate degree in manufacturing Technology or related field Minimum of 3 years manufacturing related experience in a similar role.

Good English, math, oral and written communication skills.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access). Inspection experience and basic blue print reading. • The following is preferred of candidates: Knowledge or experience with ISO9001:2008 Certified Quality Technician or equivalent BA/BS degree in related discipline. • Mills offers paid holidays, generous vacation, competitive wages, a clean and safe work environment, first shift hours, and weekday hours only (no weekend hours). After 90 days of employment, health, dental, life insurance, and 401(k) participation are available.

Salary will depend on qualifications, competencies and applicable experience.

Mills Manufacturing is an equal opportunity employer.

• Qualified candidates may send a detailed resume to: Mills Manufacturing Corporation Attention: Human Resources PO Box 8100 Asheville, NC 28804 or may apply on line at millsmanufacturing.com

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM GROUP LEADER Seeking a motivated, experienced Group Leader for a wonderful group of children ages 5 - 12 through a non-profit organization in Hot Springs, NC. 21- 25 hours per week, $9 - $12 per hour based on level of experience and education, BSAC a plus.

Must be committed to children and the growth of our organization. www.hsclc.org Please submit resume and cover letter to: info@hsclc.org

CHILD DEVELOPMENT/ CURRICULUM SPECIALIST High quality early care and education program seeking a Child Development Specialist responsible for the support and development of teachers for 13 classrooms. • Must possess strong knowledge of child development, including children with exceptionalities, ages 0-5. Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, B-K or Child Development required. • Master’s preferred. Minimum of 5 years classroom experience with diverse population required. Individual should have demonstrated skill and experience in training adults.

EARLY HEAD START TEACHERS Montmorenci and Riceville sites. Full-time.

Experienced, caring individuals with knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice needed. • Experience with infants, toddlers and families essential. CDA, AA degree in Early Childhood Education or BA with at least 18 hours in Infant/Toddler coursework required. • No phone calls please. EEOC workplace. • Please submit application to www.macfc.org

Employment Services UNDERCOVER SHOPPERS Get paid to shop. Retail and dining establishments need undercover clients to judge quality and customer service.

Earn up to $100/day. Please call 1-800-720-0576.

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Furniture MATTRESSES Pillow-top: queen $250, king $350 • Extra firm: queen $175, king $275 • Full: $150 • Twin: $99. New, in plastic.

828-277-2500.

General Merchandise DELUXE MASSAGE TABLE Very high quality. Extra options. Like new. Paid over $700, asking $375.

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Announcements

Legal Notices REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is seeking “Request for Proposals” to procure services for retrofitting/replacing T12 light systems with T8 light systems and for installing occupancy sensors. This project is utilizing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) funds.

Information on this opportunity is available at www.ips.state.nc.us/ips/ bid number 77-00001127 or at the College’s Victoria Road campus, Simpson Building, Room 202, Office of Risk Management & Operations, until August 31, 2010.

Announcements GAIN NATIONAL EXPOSURE • Reach over 5 million young, educated readers for only $995 by advertising in 110 weekly newspapers like this one. Call Jason at 202-289-8484. This is not a job offer. (AAN CAN).

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Bodywork

Musical Services Lost Pets

MASSAGE/MLD Therapeutic Massage. Manual Lymph Drainage. Lymphedema Treatment. $45/hour or sliding scale for financial hardship. 17+ years experience. 828-254-4110.

NC License #146. www.uhealth.net SHOJI SPA & LODGE • 7 DAYS A WEEK Looking for the best therapist in town—or a cheap massage? Soak in your outdoor hot tub; melt in our sauna; then get the massage of your life! 26 massage therapists.

299-0999. www.shojiretreats.com

Counseling Services CHRIS FREELY PSYCHIC: TAROT, RUNES, AND PAST LIFE READINGS Chris Freely provides psychic advice about relationships, finance, personal development, health, the past, present, or future. 7 years experience.

(828) 216-8527. cgeorgiev78@yahoo.com.

Spiritual TAROT Answers your life’s essential questions. Tarot answers or you don’t pay!

Lil’lei, 828-275-4931.

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ASHEVILLE’S WHITEWATER RECORDING Full service studio services since 1987. • Mastering • Mixing and Recording. • CD/DVD duplication at the best prices. (828) 684-8284 • whitewaterrecording.com AUDIO/CD MASTERING Crane Song, Manley, API, and more. • Unrivaled in WNC/Upstate. Experienced and professional. Call (828) 442-6211 or (828) 724-1500. www.blantonemusic.com VIDEO AND RECORD YOUR MUSIC Or band to CD, DVD or any internet destination, in our studio or on location. • Affordable and Professional Production.

Call (828) 335-9316.

VISA/MC. www.amrmediastudio.com VIOLIN INSTRUCTION Double degreed professional, experienced traditional violinist, now accepting serious students. Can improve Suzuki sound and style. (828) 505-1179.

Musicians’ Bulletin Don’t see what you’re looking for? Please go to www.mountainx.com for additional listings.

EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL VIOLINIST Seeking professional guitar, bass players, fluent in all styles, particularly Django, to form working group. Must enjoy process. Call 505-1179.

Pet Xchange

A LOST OR FOUND PET? Free service. If you have lost or found a pet in WNC, post your listing here: www.lostpetswnc.org

Vehicles For Sale

Yard Sales Autos

COME MEET CHARLIE! A miniature long haired

BEAVERLAKE • WHITE CALICO CAT Very distinct: Black stripe down her nose, big green eyes. No collar.

Missing Sunday, August 8, Beaverlake area.

Call 254-2452.

Pets for Adoption BORDER COLLIE Black and white male, approximately 2 years old. Very friendly. Call (276) 698-4644.

Dachshund, and many other

SPARKY is approximately 1 1/2 years old and is a Golden Retriever Mix. Sparky is not just a pretty face with a fantastic build, he is sweet

dogs and puppies available

and friendly with everyone he

for adoption at Brother Wolf

meets. He would love to be part of a family that loves

Animal Rescue’s adoption center located at 31 Glendale Avenue. For more information, please call 505-3440 or visit:

hiking, walking, running, anything as long as he can romp around and have a good time. Check out his nose freckles! Stop by Animal Compassion Network’s adoption center

www.bwar.org

Street, Asheville, to shop for all your pet supplies and find

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Pet Services COME MEET SNOOP! A Pointer/Hound mix, and many other dogs and puppies available for adoption at

ASHEVILLE PET SITTERS Dependable, loving care while you’re away.

Reasonable rates. Call Sandy Ochsenreiter, (828) 215-7232.

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue’s DAWNS PET SITTING adoption center located at 31 Glendale Avenue. For more information, call 505-3440 or visit www.bwar.org

LEXUS RX-400H AWD HYBRID 2008 AWD for our mountains. Hybrid for going green. Showroom condition, one owner, garaged. Fully loaded-NAV system, Bluetooth, all leather, rear back-up camera, 18” alloy wheels, new tires, towing package, sunroof, 6 CD changer/tape deck, all rubber floor/cargo mats, etc. 51,400 miles; all maintenance receipts. Everything luxury; it’s a Lexus after all. $35,900 Asheville 350-1066 or peacefulmtns@hotmail.com.

Motorcycles/ Scooters

and retail store, Pet Harmony, located at 803 Fairview

CAPRI is a happy, energetic two-year-old Pit/Terrier Mix. She loves to ride in the car and is looking for a new home with older children and lots of room to run off some of her energy. She is housebroken, smart and loving. She doesn’t like to be crated and does very well having free roam of the house, chewing only her toys. She is very sweet and gets along fine with dogs and cats. She really just wants to loved and to have fun. Stop

by Animal Compassion Network’s adoption center and retail store, Pet Harmony, located at 803 Fairview Street, Asheville, to shop for all your pet supplies and find out when you can meet Capri.

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SERVICE Dependable loving pet sitting. Reasonable rates for all pet services. Please call Dawn Burgin at (419) 260-2899

2008 Harley-Davidson 883 Low engine. 10K miles. Many extras. Extended warranty.

Vivid black. $6000 obo.

385-9155.

Automotive Services DIRTY CAR? Professional, affordable auto detailing in your driveway! • Highly experienced, meticulous. • Premium products. Call today: (828) 683-7785. www.mountaindetail.com WE’LL FIX IT AUTOMOTIVE • Honda and Acura repair.

Half price repair and service.

ASE and factory certified.

Located in the Weaverville area. Please call 828-275-6063 for appointment.

Don’t see what you’re looking for? Please go to www.mountainx.com for additional listings.

Adult A PERSONAL TOUCH Asheville. Ask about our “Hot Summer Specials! • East Asheville, Incall/outcall.

713-9901.

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