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letters People in borrowed houses shouldn’t throw stones As someone whose parents emerged from [an] underprivileged childhood — one inner city, the other rural — into the suburban middle class, I can appreciate the pride of having achieved economic prosperity, including home ownership.

However, their experiences and teachings also imparted a more valuable lesson: the acknowledgment that most of us are only a few lost paychecks away from the precipitous slide into dire, or at least less comfortable, financial circumstances. I would urge Mike Lewis [“Poor and Poorer,” Aug. 18, Xpress] to reconsider his laments and encourage him to broaden his perspective.

Unless he and all his supposedly besieged neighbors truly own their homes, i.e. owe nothing on their mortgages, I advise him not to throw stones at those who, whether by choice or financial imperative, do not saddle themselves with inordinate debt in pursuit of an increasingly meaningless status symbol.

— Sarah Almodovar Asheville

Thank you, Xpress, for a great article on a great man Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for the photographs and the Aug. 14 material, “A Quiet Visionary: How Julian Price Reimagined Downtown Asheville [Xpress].” I grew up with Julian as his neighbor in Greensboro. Our mothers had known each other since childhood. Julian was always gentle, gracious and honorable. He never flaunted his family’s wealth. In humble ways he sought to encourage and to appreciate

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the potential of others. I was blessed by him as was Asheville and Western North Carolina.

— Jey Deifell Black Mountain

Julian Price’s work: an excellent model for sustainable development Good reporting invites the reader to learn more, as was the case with Michael Muller’s “A Quiet Visionary” [Aug. 18, Xpress].

On the home page of the Public Interest Project website I found a succinct paragraph recounting Julian Price’s “desire to invest in business and real estate projects which contribute to an exciting, diverse and sustainable downtown while producing a reasonable rate of return.”

The last seven words of that statement suggest a vision within the vision: success without excess.

In his quiet way, Julian Price may well have modeled the seamless life of sustainability.

— Joy Bartlett Asheville

Thanks for a sparkling study of a debacle I just read your fine, comprehensive article on the sordid history of our newly renovated Pack Square Park [“Debacle or Sparkle?” Aug. 25 Xpress] and wanted to congratulate you, without the usual sarcasm of letter writers to Mountain Xpress, on a well-researched and balanced piece of work.

Author [Michael] Muller kept a neutral tone and filled the piece with helpful, fact-based information. In today’s dumbed-down world of

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Having watched costs multiply and timelines evaporate for years (with incredible patience from adjacent businesses), I love the new park as it is. Of course the absent restroom facilities and uncovered stage are minuses, but the artistic attention to detail throughout the park and it’s overall tastefulness make it a jewel for Asheville to stand proud of.

I have heard nothing but kudos from my friends and neighbors.

— Steve Levenberg Asheville

“Free-range” childhood, arrested development As a 25-year-old who was raised in the “freerange” style, I have to voice my concerns about what Edgy Mama had to say about “free-range” parenting [“Free-range Kids, Local-style,” Aug. 18 Xpress]. It is not the idea of parenting in that way, but of schooling in that way that has me angry.

My sister, the eldest of three, went to public school (by choice) in 7th grade and I remember her coming home every day in tears; [I thought], “I’ll never do that.” So while she learned to like [public school], I never made that same choice.

(And at 7 or 8 [years old] can you blame me?)

This left me at home with my “free-range,” “home-schooling” parents (at the time it was called “unschooling”). I ask you, what 7-yearold, given the choice between math and playing in the woods, is going to choose math? I know there are some, but not very many.

I was given plenty of time to socialize, but never made to learn anything. To some of you this may sound like a good thing, but as a 25year-old just learning long division I can tell you first hand that it is not! My dream was always to be a Veterinarian; my parents always said, “you can do what ever you put your mind to,” but [they] never gave me the tools I needed to achieve that dream.

I am now in the process of getting my GED, which brings up a lot of feelings that I feel would have been easier to deal with when I was 15 and my friends where going through the same things. But that is beside the point. I am now an adult and have no choice but to put my mind to it and get my diploma.

The point is, for a lot of the people that I grew up with, unschooling was a way for our parents to be lazy. There is no reason or excuse for not giving your children the education they are entitled to as Americans. Allowing your children to do as they please when it comes to school is not a good thing. As someone who has been through it, I ask you, please, put your kids in school, or at least teach them what they need to know, not just what they want to know.

My life would have been a lot easier if I had learned to read in first grade and had been given some idea of what college would hold for me (I have never been inside a class room). So all I ask is that you think about all of this before you keep your kids out of school.

— Hannah Layosa Asheville

The kids are all right I think it is a great idea to have a kids view of G and PG rated movies. I say put Hanna Clarkson to work.

I look forward to reading her reviews.

— Joanne Latta Asheville

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Story on Pack Square Park left too many stones unturned I am not slow to criticize the Pack Square Conservancy when I think they deserve it.

However, I believe that Michael Muller’s article on the cost overruns and delays of Pack Square Park [“Debacle or Sparkle,” Aug. 24 Xpress] unfairly leaves out a crucial question. What impact did the two attempts to privatize portions of the Park have on these overruns/delays?

In 2003, when the park project should have been a rallying center for the whole community, the Grove Park Inn (with the help of the city), attempted to take over the entire middle section of the park. The Conservancy-hired designers had to try to incorporate this massive private development into a successful public space. The staff of the Conservancy had to go out and try to sell this unpopular concept to the public and to possible donors. When the GPI pulled out due to the enormous public backlash, the Conservancy had to re-design that section of the park.

How can we calculate what that turbulent year or two cost the Conservancy in lost time and lost donations? Four years later, replay all of that with the Parkside debacle, this time thanks to the County selling a portion of park land out from under them to Stewart Coleman.

Like I said, I and others have been critical of the Conservancy when they deserve it. But I have to ask why these controversies, and the huge effect they had on the development of the park, were left out of this article.

— Barry Summers Asheville Editor’s response: Indeed, the two issues you mentioned did play a role in the park’s delays. However, they were far from the only factor and, as the article is intended to provide a broad overview of the park’s history, a number of specific controversies had to be omitted.

Thank you for raising those issues.

Attention Sen. Burr: War is a waste Senator Burr’s letter to the editor (“Sen. Richard Burr Responds,” Aug. 18 Xpress) says that he voted in the past for unemployment benefits when cuts were made to other government expenditures.

He seems to be concerned about the national deficit.

I find that explanation odd in light of his repeated votes for funding wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He did not demand cuts in other areas for these unnecessary and useless wars and occupations. He did not seem to be concerned about adding to the national debt when he voted for these wars which greatly added to our national debt.

And, boy, did these wars and occupations add to our national debt. They added over $1 trillion so far, but the final cost will likely be over $3 trillion. And this is in light of the fact that Iraq never threatened or attacked us (and while Afghanistan did have some criminals who helped plan the attack on 9/11, those criminals have long ago moved on).

And yet, we are still in both countries. I know Mr. Obama claimed that “major combat operations” are over in Iraq, yet a US soldier was killed just last week by a rocket attack. That sounds like combat to me…

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I certainly would feel better about my tax dollars going to help my fellow Americans rather than using them to destroy foreign countries and countless lives.

— Susan Oehler Asheville

Fixing sidewalks before fixing roads puts the cart before the horse There is a need for sidewalks in Asheville and east Asheville, but not now. Priorities of having our roads fixed and our water systems repaired/ fixed should come before sidewalks for a specific community. Just look at our streets in Asheville: horrible in all locations.

The “goat trails” are overblown. Take a lawnmower and a weed eater and do maintenance where needed. Look at the new sidewalks in east Asheville now, [with the] weeds as high as your legs. Look at Trinity Chapel Road and New Haw Creek Rd. — just absolutely deplorable and ugly. Look at the street drains in east Asheville – [they’re] all clogged up.

In closing, put priorities where they need to be: roads and water.

— Olaf Funderud, Sr. Asheville

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I have muttered and complained to my friends about Cranky Hanke’s movie reviews for a long time. He really frustrates me. I recently read the letter from Hannah Clarkson (age 10)[“Young Movie Reviewer is Ready to Help,” Aug. 25 Xpress].

[She] rightly calls out Hank for not understanding the roll of a movie critic.

A movie ought to be judged by what it seeks to accomplish. For example, if I am going to read a movie review about an action flick, i.e.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, I want to know if there are good explosions, car chases, non-stop action, etc. I don’t need to hear that his acting ability is lacking, the plot was too simple and [that the movie was] a waste of time to see. I like all types of films; I loved The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (foreign subtitled) and I love Will Ferrell movies (stupid humor). It all depends on what mood I am in for. I want to know if the story line is coherent and does the movie deliver what it promises.

That is key: does the movie deliver. What it is delivering is what ought to be reviewed. Cranky Hanke, Hannah Clarkson and [I] all have different tastes. All three of us are going to enjoy different types of movies. I think that a movie reviewer has a duty to view a movie from the perspective of the intended audience. Will a ten year old girl enjoy the latest Hannah Montana film? If you like Jackie Chan, was The Karate Kid a good flick? I am tired of listening to Cranky Hanke rant about what a terrible movie he saw when I actually enjoyed the same movie. I have gotten to the point that I rarely read his reviews before seeing a film because I don’t want his perspective to make me frustrated.

Hank, just relax and watch the film from the intended perspective. If you can’t do that then pass the job onto someone who can. Hannah and I would be happy to take your job.

— Cody Kelly Asheville

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Chances are, you answered “Yes.” That’s the widespread perception.

But suppose we asked why you believe Asheville needs more downtown parking?

You probably want more parking near some place you want to visit: a favorite store, restaurant or theater; a downtown bank or government office. Maybe you want greater convenience when attending a big event at Roger McGuire Green, The Orange Peel or the Pritchard Park drum circle. Or perhaps you work downtown and need a regular parking space.

Viewed that way, what most of us actually want is accessibility. The real goal isn’t parking cars but getting where we want to go.

Unfortunately, the city has hired experts to conduct “parking studies” rather than “accessibility studies” and, predictably, we learned that we need more parking. Ask a hammer, you discover you need a nail.

A 1998 study, for example, said we needed 542 new parking spaces around the Grove Arcade;

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225 for an expanded Civic Center with a hotel and an 18,000-square-foot ballroom; 50 for BellSouth employees; 49 due to the renovation of the J.C. Penney building on Battery Park; 26 to replace those lost when the Basilica of St. Lawrence expanded its classroom building on Haywood Street; and the rest to support assorted other commercial development. The study also assumed a 92 percent occupancy rate for the Grove Arcade.

In fact, however, the Civic Center expansion never happened and won’t anytime soon; BellSouth not only doesn’t need more spaces, it’s considering offering its current lot to the city; the J.C. Penney building was razed and became the 21 Battery Park high-rise, which has its own subterranean parking deck; the Basilica tore down its classrooms instead of adding on; and the Grove Arcade has yet to achieve 92 percent occupancy.

After the city spent well over $1.2 million on planning and $2.7 million on property, plans for a Battery Park deck collapsed beneath the weight of public opinion after community activists pointed out that almost half the new spaces were intended to benefit private developers and that the proposed building would block views of the Basilica,

What most of us actually want is accessibility: The real goal isn’t parking cars, but getting where we want to go. one of Asheville’s architectural treasures.

A more recent projection found insufficient parking in the Lexington/Broadway/College/ Patton/Biltmore Avenue area, adding that parkers typically don’t want to walk more than half a block to their destination.

Based on that study, Asheville City Council cut a 2008 deal with the McKibbon Hotel Group that would require the city to buy the “pit parking lot” across from the Double Decker Coffee bus and the adjacent Hot Dog King property. The city would build a 500-slot parking deck, and the hotel would front on Biltmore Avenue and Aston Street with street-level retail spaces.

This would cost the city about $14 million and would require diverting all revenues from our other parking decks, all our parking meters and all our parking fines for the first 10 years, and at a declining percentage for 15 years thereafter.

In 2005, Buncombe County appraised the “pit parking lot” at $246,000, yet the city has agreed to pay Public Interest Projects $3.11 million for part of it. The Hot Dog King property was appraised at $284,000; the city has agreed to pay $1.45 million. In addition, McKibbon would pay PIP $1.78

million for “air rights” to build a hotel atop a property the nonprofit no longer owned.

To preserve these sterling deals, Asheville has been paying PIP $10,000 per year and Cascade Mountain Properties $10,000 per month to extend the purchase options. To date, this has cost us $180,000, and because they were secured at the peak of the real estate boom, we’re locked into buying these properties at far higher prices than current conditions warrant.

Note that Public Interest Projects would walk away with $4.89 million, plus the entire Lexington Avenue frontage of both parcels and the Hot Dog King frontage on Biltmore. At the prices we’re paying, those lots are worth another cool million.

Is your home worth 24 times its 2005 valuation?

Neither is mine.

For good measure, the city has spent $472,000 on appraisals, project management and a design for a proposed deck that’s useless unless McKibbon can secure funding, which hasn’t happened yet.

Meanwhile, we’ve paid dearly for speculation on an imaginary project.

According to staff estimates, parking slots in the new deck would cost the city about $22,000 apiece ($28,000 if you factor in the property purchase). Compare this to the $17,000 slots in the recently completed county parking deck on College Street, or the $8,000 slots in the proposed Montford Commons deck on Hill Street. And since the McKibbon hotel would use 50 to 100 of the new deck’s spaces, the actual cost per new public space would be considerably higher.

McKibbon would lease the spots it required at a discounted rate.

This brings us back to the initial question: Do we want more cars parked downtown or enhanced accessibility to downtown venues?

For the same cost as the proposed 51 Biltmore parking deck, we could create and maintain a free electric shuttle that would conveniently serve all downtown venues plus the increasingly popular River Arts District — not just those within a half block of the proposed money pit. Other tourist cities have done just that.

Or we could use some of the money to build more sidewalks in neighborhoods. (We currently build about 1.2 miles of sidewalk each year and need, conservatively, 200 miles to make our city safely “walkable.”)

We could even choose to keep ourselves open to innovative ideas emerging in cities around the globe instead of chaining ourselves to an overpriced parking facility rooted in 20th-century auto eroticism.

So do you want more downtown parking, or do you want easy access to the places you want to go?

The cards are on the table: It’s your deal. X Cecil Bothwell serves on the Asheville City Council.

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by David Forbes On June 16, 25-year-old Swannanoa resident Anthony Ray Gilmore ran across Interstate 240, trying to get to the Hillcrest Apartments to visit his stepfather.

Gilmore never made it: He was struck and killed by a Chevrolet Cavalier.

His death re-ignited an old debate about reopening a pedestrian overpass that had been closed since 1994 at the request of Hillcrest residents concerned about crime in the area.

Over the years, a number of deaths have resulted from people trying to cross the hazardous stretch of highway, and in the wake of Gilmore’s tragic accident, pressure has built to reopen the bridge. A meeting with residents of the area, along with comments sought by e-mail and Asheville Housing Authority staff, indicated that the majority favor reopening the bridge.

“For everybody’s safety, the bridge should be opened. How many more deaths have to occur before it gets everybody’s attention?”

— Charlton Owens, stepfather of Anthony Gilmore

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Accordingly, on Aug. 24, Asheville City Council members voted 6-1 to recommend to the state Department of Transportation that the bridge be repaired and reopened; the city, meanwhile, will clear brush from the approaches to the overpass and provide additional lighting and police patrols to deter crime. The DOT has said it would abide by the city’s recommendation.

“If you’ve been underneath that bridge, you know it’s a pretty scary place to be,” noted Council member Gordon Smith, a leader in the push to reopen the passageway. “This can be a really transformative event; this is an important part of our addressing the whole of transforming this area. If we take on this challenge and make this area safe, it sends the message that this is an area we won’t brook crime in. We have an enormous responsibility to get this right.”

A question of safety

Council’s vote came on the heels of a detailed staff report and comment by both city officials and community members.

“None of this will bring my son back,” Gilmore’s stepfather, Charlton Owens, told Council. “For everybody’s safety, the bridge should be opened.

How many more deaths have to occur before it gets everybody’s attention?” Owens collected signatures supporting the move.

Inspecting and repairing the bridge, clearing the adjacent overgrown pedestrian passageways and repairing sidewalks is expected to cost $178,725. Keeping it open will cost an estimated $145,799 annually, including $54,500 a year for a beefed-up police presence in the area, which police Chief Bill Hogan said is necessary. The remainder of the money would cover things like lighting and maintenance.

“We had some horrific experiences on that bridge,” Hogan told Council. “Day in, day out, there was criminal activity of a serious nature.

That’s why we need dedicated officers in that immediate vicinity.”

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Closed no more: Council voted to reopen this pedestrian bridge, which crosses I-240 at Hillcrest Apartments. Earlier this year, a man was killed trying to reach the complex. It will take several months to repair the bridge and open it.

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Whit Riley, who lives nearby, said he’d like to see the bridge reopened so he could take his family to the Westgate shopping center. The closing, he added, hasn’t curbed crime, noting that he recently “had a gunshot victim in my front yard.”

Riley emphasized that the focus needs to be not just on the bridge but on making the surrounding area safer.

“If you open those bridges and you don’t clean out those [nearby] woods, you’ll have people shot there instead,” he told Council.

“These issues are linked.”

Pastor James Kent of the Asheville United Christian Church also warned about the possible consequences of the move.

“My heart goes out to the dad that lost his son, but when that bridge was open there was more violence, there were people killed, there were gang fights, our church was broken into

several times,” he recalled. “I’d hate to see all that’s been done in this community washed away. When that is opened up, you’ll find that it comes back. I’d love to see the west end invested in like other parts of Asheville, see it cleaned up.”

Council member Esther Manheimer remembered when she made deliveries to Hillcrest as a Meals On Wheels volunteer in the early ’90s and was “shocked” at the conditions and crime there.

“Hillcrest probably shouldn’t have been constructed as the island it is,” she observed. But Manheimer added that since residents clearly favored reopening the bridge, she’d support it.

Mayor Terry Bellamy likewise expressed some reluctance about reopening the overpass, instructing city staff to poll residents again six and 12 months after the reopening. But she too ended up supporting the move in deference to residents’ desires.

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Only Council member Jan Davis remained unconvinced, asserting that reopening the bridge would spark a higher increase in crime than it was worth.

“It’s better than it was a few years ago, but it’s still not where it should be today,” he said. “No one should [have to see a death like Gilmore’s]; no one should have that happen. But no one should see their child being sold narcotics or have a flow of clandestine trade that takes lives just as surely as a speeding car down the interstate.”

According to staff estimates, it will take several months to get the bridge and the adjacent sidewalks ready.

Common values

The Montford Commons project reappeared before Council seeking economic incentives. The proposed 250-unit, middle-income development would occupy a parcel on Hill Street behind the Chamber of Commerce.

On July 27, Council members, while praising the project, balked at what the developer was requesting: a decade’s worth of propertytax exemptions plus fee waivers totaling about $170,000. They also noted that the budget is extremely tight, and most of the units wouldn’t quite meet the city’s affordability guidelines.

In the interim, staff had negotiated a compromise with the Frontier Syndicate: five years of tax exemptions and a 50 percent fee waiver.

Nonetheless, staff still recommended denying the incentives, saying they wouldn’t fit with Council’s incentives policy.

Council member Cecil Bothwell also asserted that the deal would entail one exception too many.

“We’ve got a 100-unit project in Kenilworth; there’s a bunch of apartments on Biltmore; there’s a bunch of apartments that aren’t luxury,” he noted. “More affordable housing is being built by the private sector than a year ago. I’m real uncomfortable with picking and choosing who gets the benefits.”

But Vice Mayor Brownie Newman argued that the discrepancy perhaps meant the city’s policy should be changed.

“Though this isn’t affordable housing, it is middle-class; it’s not super high-end,” said Newman.

“There’s a lot to be said for this proposal. It does not fit our current policy, but maybe we need one that says we support midpriced housing in key areas. Sometimes it’s through seeing development like this come forward that says, ‘Maybe we need some new policies.’”

Manheimer also saw it as a win-win, particularly given the additional infrastructure the city would receive (sidewalks, sewers and road improvements).

“This is not asking the citizens of the city to write a check,” she said. “They’re asking us that if they complete their project, and if it leads to an

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increase in property-tax value, can they be remitted five years’ worth of that increase to offset the cost of infrastructure. We get a project supported

by HUD because it’s providing work-force housing, it has a green-building component, it’s in a walkable area, it’s infill, not suburban sprawl.

That’s something, as a city, that we should be supporting.”

In the end, proponents narrowly won the day: Council endorsed an incentives deal on a 4-3 vote, with Bothwell, Smith and Council member Bill Russell opposed. City staff and the syndicate will now work out the details.

Disabling the disabled

During the public-comment period, downtown resident Dani Wallace condemned a push by the Asheville Downtown Association and downtown merchants to steer people with handicapped-parking placards away from metered spaces and toward the parking decks. The group says it’s pursuing this goal because some people are occupying metered spaces for days without paying for them.

“I live in the Battery Park Apartments, and disabled people are simply parking where we live,” Wallace, who’s disabled herself, told Council.

“We are subjected to false accusations by the business community in a media blitz I find unbelievable.” Calling the proposed measure “very mean-spirited,” Wallace said she and her neighbors face “harassment from merchants for just parking near our homes.” In particular, Joe Minicozzi, the association’s executive director, is unfairly targeting disabled people, she maintained.

“We are not welcome; I myself have been accosted and harassed,” said Wallace. “Businesses take up far more spaces than the disabled — their employees park there hour after hour — but I don’t hear any complaints about them.”

Holding fast

Also during public comment, homeless street preacher Chris Chiaromonte lambasted Council, saying he’d been fasting for 14 days to draw attention to the plight of the poor and homeless and to protest his being banned from city parks.

Chiaromonte says the city has given him no clear way to appeal that decision.

“I will not stop this fast. I will be standing on the steps of City Hall until I physically cannot go back to my camp and go back and forth, at which point I will lay down on the steps until I die, if necessary,” Chiaromonte vowed.

He had earlier entered the Council chamber carrying a sign about his fast but removed it as instructed by city staff. X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 137, or at dforbes@mountainx.com.

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by Nelda Holder It was a day of high politics in downtown Asheville, featuring a rare meeting of the State Board of Elections far afield from its Raleigh headquarters. And with election season looming, the Aug. 24 agenda included a local judicial issue with statewide implications as well as the high-profile question of financial-reporting discrepancies by Gov. Bev Perdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign.

Hot on the trail

At least five television transmission vans were parked and humming behind the Renaissance Hotel in pursuit of the latter story, and a cluster of protesters waved signs proclaiming â&#x20AC;&#x153;Larry Leake has to go.â&#x20AC;? The Mars Hill Democrat, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headed up the Board of Elections for 18 years, was under attack by Republicans who said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d mishandled the Perdue investigation.

Inside the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ballroom, a bank of video cameras and portable computers lined one wall, and the front row of chairs was being zealously protected pending the arrival of lawyers involved in the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proceedings.

Shortly after 9 a.m., the board took up the big news item of the day, which Chairman Leake referred to simply as â&#x20AC;&#x153;airplaneâ&#x20AC;?: the Perdue campaignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late filing of expense reports

concerning more than 40 instances of travel on private or corporate jets that had been omitted from earlier reports. Several other campaigns (including the unsuccessful bid by Perdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opponent, Republican Pat McCrory of Charlotte) were also being reviewed, though none of them had discrepancies as numerous or politically volatile.

State Republican Party Chair Tom Fetzer called for a formal public hearing on the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reporting failures, contending that the omissions were intentional because they involved political donors whom Fetzer said had already contributed the maximum allowable amount to Perdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign.

For good measure, Fetzer wanted Leake and Gary Bartlett, the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive director, to recuse themselves from the decision, charging that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d already interfered with the investigation.

That didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit well with Leake, who retorted: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Facilitating and participating in an investigation is not a coverup procedure. This office is not going to be intimidated.â&#x20AC;?

After a lengthy closed session, board members emerged and voted 4-1 to fine Perdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign the maximum amount: $30,000 ($10,000 per reporting cycle). They found that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the

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Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to judge?

After that, the bank of television cameras evaporated, but the second hot topic of the day soon saw a host of lawyers hotly debating a question concerning the upcoming election of 28th District Superior Court judges in Buncombe County.

Assistant District Attorney Kate Dreher and Judge Alan Thornburg came out on top in the May 4 primary and were set to face off in the November general election. (Thornburg had been appointed to the seat following Judge Ronald Payneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement in 2008.)

In June, however, Judge Dennis Winner retired, triggering a flurry of procedural headscratching. A weeklong special filing period (Aug. 3-9) netted three candidates for that seat: local attorney Diane K. McDonald; attorney Heather Whitaker Goldstein, who is executive director of the Jewish Community Center in Asheville; and District Judge Marvin Pope, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d lost to Dreher and Thornburg in the May primary.

single ballot item pitting all five candidates against one another. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sole interest in this matter is only that the statutes that govern the election of Superior Court justices be applied correctly and fairly ... so that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question about the legitimacy of the results,â&#x20AC;? Dreherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney, Adam Mitchell of Raleigh, told the board.

Dreher herself said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do recognize [that changing the format] could cost me the election,â&#x20AC;? but as an officer of the court, she feared that â&#x20AC;&#x153;4,200 inmates might raise a jurisdictional issueâ&#x20AC;? if the format wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t legally correct.

McDonald, however, told the board, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see nothing [in the law] that calls for one election.â&#x20AC;?

And retired N.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Orr (whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now executive director of the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law) argued on Popeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behalf in favor of separate ballot listings, stressing the tight timeline. Attorney Larry McDevitt, representing Goldstein, also opposed a five-person race, encouraging the board to â&#x20AC;&#x153;interpret the statutes the way you probably know they should be interpreted.â&#x20AC;?

In the end, the board unanimously decided to continue the election process â&#x20AC;&#x153;already commencedâ&#x20AC;? between Dreher and Thornburg while holding a separate vote for the second seat.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Facilitating and participating in an investigation is not a coverup procedure. This office is not going to be intimidated.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Larry Leake, State Board But with too little time to hold a second primary, the board decided that the candidates for Winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat would be listed as a separate ballot item in November, with Dreher and Thornburg still squaring off for the original seat.

Based on her interpretation of the law, however, Dreher challenged the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision, asking that the two open seats be listed as a

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Dreher told Xpress afterward that she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t intend to appeal but would instead devote her â&#x20AC;&#x153;personal and campaign assetsâ&#x20AC;? to informing voters concerning election issues.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The race is really an unusual situation, in that we have both Superior Court slots open,â&#x20AC;?

William Christy, president of the local bar association, noted later. These judges, he explained, preside over serious criminal and civil cases, set criminal sentencing and handle anything from â&#x20AC;&#x153;medical malpractice to condemnation casesâ&#x20AC;? involving amounts over $15,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the public generally doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that, but Superior Court judges, by law, have a lot of jurisdiction and a lot of weight, and they run the important trials,â&#x20AC;? said Christy.

Campaigns for judgeships are difficult because the candidates are constrained as to what they can say in public, he pointed out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re extremely critical positions. ...

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the face of the judicial system for most folks.â&#x20AC;? X Freelance reporter Nelda Holder can be reached at nfholder@gmail.com.

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And though Shuler said his party may lose seats in the midterm elections, the former football star sees advantages for his Blue Dog caucus.

“The margins [between parties] will narrow after this next election. And I truly feel that ... the Blue Dogs will have the opportunity to run this country,” he predicted. “Because how can legislation pass without us? We are the deciding vote. ... Blue Dogs represent how 80 percent of Americans feel.”

Asked whether he supports Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House, Shuler expressed interest in running for the position himself.

“Who have I been talking about running our country? The middle. So I haven’t ruled out the idea that I might not run,” he revealed. “We’ll see who’s actually up for it and who decides to put their hat in the ring. You never know, maybe a Blue Dog will make it.”

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Shuler arrived at Magnolia’s in downtown Asheville from a job fair he co-sponsored at A-B Tech, which he said showcased 60 corporations looking to hire 500 new workers.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled about that, to be able to unite our business leaders together with potential employees,” he told about 100 attendees as they finished plates of fried chicken and mashed potatoes.

Shuler said he’d also met with Hunter Goosmann of ERC Broadband to congratulate the regional nonprofit on landing $15 million in federal stimulus funds to build and maintain more than 100 miles of fiber-optic cable throughout Western North Carolina. He praised the program as the kind of cooperative measure he will continue to fight for if re-elected.

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point advantage over Republican challenger Jeff Miller. Asked about it, however, Shuler showed little concern.

“I kind of focus on the issues that we’ve done that have put us in the position that we are, representing our district and making our district grow,” he told Xpress. “I’m really focused on what we’re doing. ... I’m not looking at any opponent that I’ve had, at their issues. I look at what we can do and do better.”

Shuler also responded to a number of written questions from the audience. Here are a few of them: If given the opportunity to vote on repeal of “ObamaCare,” how would you vote?

Shuler: “Well, obviously, if President Obama is still there, he would have to overturn his own legislation, and I don’t think that’s going to happen. … I believe that health care should be reformed but not in the manner in which it was done. …

“I think there’s so much waste, fraud and abuse within the current system that we have that it would pay for those who don’t have the opportunity to have health insurance.”

ural beauty that we have and the same assets that we’re able to have here.”

Do you want to continue the tax cuts put through by the Bush administration?

“Before we can have the discussion about it, we have to ensure that we cut as much as we possibly can — the waste, fraud and abuse — out of the federal budget. … You have to get control of your expenses first. Because if you don’t get control of your expenses, you have to raise revenues, and that’s unacceptable.

“We cannot continue the path that the Bush administration took with expenses, and we can’t continue the path that the Obama administration has taken when it comes to increasing expenditures year in and year out.” X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or at jfrankel@mountainx.com.

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Public Art “healthy but menaced”?

Public Art Board hosts 2010 conference, with differing views on future Assessing the health of public art can be like approaching art itself: It’s all in how you look at it.

Two speakers at the upcoming Public Art 360 conference, to be held later this month in Asheville, offer markedly different takes on both the state of public art today and what should be done to encourage it.

Hosted by the city of Asheville, the Sept.

23-25 conference is largely designed as a professional development opportunity for artists and administrators interested in public art. Sessions for artists include how to shift from studio work to public art, install artwork and deal with bureaucracies. For administrators, topics cover the basics of public-art administration as well as how to be more effective on the job. But the big questions of what’s happening in the field will get an airing, too.

In what could be called a glass-half-full argument, conference planning committee member Janet Kagan, a public-art consultant in Chapel Hill, sees hopeful signs for the future of public art in the two years since she helped stage the

Artsy for good: Art isn’t an amenity but something that serves the public good, say organizers of Public Art 360, a conference coming to Asheville later this month. last Public Art 360 conference in Chapel Hill.

“The economy negatively influenced the arts in terms of spending; a lot of projects went on hold,” explains Kagan. “They have now become resurrected, and artists who have signed contracts have now become inundated.”

Meanwhile, conference keynote speaker Bill Ivey, a former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and current director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University, considers public art in this country “healthy but menaced.”

He notes that over the past 25 years, many communities have created special funds for public art. Local governments have also set aside a percentage of the cost of public projects to be invested in public art.

Yet as the recession rolls along, Ivey sees significant threats to arts funding as cities reserve every penny to deliver basic services.

“So the challenge … is how do we establish value for public art in an era of reduced financial capacity?” he asks.

Kagan’s answer, in part, is one based on public art’s role in job creation, cultural tourism and sustainable economic vitality.

“People desire to live in communities that are changing, that are vibrant, whose streets are animated — and art and artists do that,” she offers.

“We know that people go to places where there is more art than less.”

Ivey, on the other hand, views arguments

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for public art based on economic benefits as “ultimately dead ends.” He believes that reducing the value of public art to a tourist attraction means the arts have to compete with, say, spending public dollars to draw a professional sports team.

“So my argument is that it’s time for people who care passionately about the arts to think about new ways of establishing value,” Ivey says. “Not just a new set of arguments.”

In his view, the value of public art — that is, art that’s defined as a public good, much the way sidewalks are considered a public good — has to be taken out of the “amenity box.”

“We’ve sort of treated the arts as a high-level amenity,” offers Ivey. “Amenities we can dispense with when the going gets tough.”

For Kagan, the biggest challenge facing public art today is less about funding and more about ensuring the quality of art that’s placed in a public space.

“It should be extraordinary, not mediocre.

We all appreciate great art,” says Kagan. “The quality of what we put in public art is more important than the funding, because if it’s great art, it will be funded.”

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In a death-defying leap of adrenaline-fueled faith, Asheville pro-kayaker Pat Keller recently survived a purposeful plunge over 90-foot-high Linville Falls in Avery County.

In “Asheville Kayaker Makes Illegal Trip Down Linville Falls,” The Asheville CitizenTimes reported that the ride was likely the first-ever descent of the triple-tiered falls in a kayak.

Keller, 24, wasn’t injured during his run down the falls but faces possible legal pains in the run’s wake. Tim Francis, the Blue Ridge Parkway Pisgah District ranger in charge of law enforcement in the Linville Falls area, told the paper that the kayak ride was against park regulations, an infraction that carries a maximum penalty of a $5,000 fine and six months in jail.

“You can’t swim or have any vessel on that part of the river,” he said. “It creates a hazard, not only to the people in the kayak, but to the people below.”

Keller, however, didn’t express any regrets.

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WNC’s Toxaway and Looking Glass Falls — called the ride down Linville the “completion of my own little triple crown.”

“Nobody got hurt, and I don’t think anybody is ever going to run that waterfall again,” Keller said.

Elk in Cataloochee and animals at the fair

In other, less perilous outdoors-related news, the CT also reported that “Great Smoky Mountains National Park May Ease Elk Monitoring in Cataloochee Valley.” According to the paper, the elk population in the park has been on the rise and has been deemed viable by managers.

The park reintroduced 52 elk in 2001 and now has 135, with 25 calves born this year. Since their reintroduction, the elk have become a major tourist attraction. Studies show that in 2008, 148,000 people visited Cataloochee Valley, up from 65,400 when the elk arrived.

Over in Madison County, animals of a less wild sort have been making news. In “County Fair Under Way in Madison,” the News-Record & Sentinel reported that the cattle and sheep shows, draft horse parade and pony rides were major draws at last weekend’s Madison County Fair.

For those who missed that county’s fair, the upcoming Mountain State Fair in Fletcher also promises to showcase all manner of interesting farm animals. Held at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center, the fair runs Sept.

10 through 19.

Shuffleboard, stolen meat and other crimes

Last week, BlueRidgeNow reported on a dif-

ferent kind of notable event happening south of Asheville. In “National Shuffleboard Tourneys Coming to Town,” the outlet revealed that Hendersonville’s Whitmire Center will host three national shuffleboard tournaments from Sept. 2 through 6. According to the article, players from all over the country and even Canada will come for the events, which are very popular among the area’s community of retirees.

Another top story in last week’s BlueRidgeNow was “Couple lead police in chase through Hendersonville.”

The article reported that Hendersonville police recently chased an SUV through neighborhood streets after a man and a woman fled The Fresh Market on Greenville Highway with $60 worth of stolen meat. The 15-minute chase ended when the driver of the black 1992 Isuzu Trooper took a sharp turn onto South Whitted Street from Hebron Road and lost control. A dozen police cars soon swooped down on the perpetrators, and officers arrested the alleged thieves, Tracy Marie Messe and Donald Gregory Rudisill.

In addition to finding the stolen meat in the vehicle, officers found a BB gun.

In other area crime news, BlueRidgeNow also reported that the “Man with Gun at AVL During Obama Visit Stop Found Guilty.”

According to the article, the Ohio man arrested with a loaded handgun outside the Asheville Airport on April 25 as President Barack Obama was flying away was convicted of violating a gun ordinance. Joseph Sean McVey, 23, already served three days in jail and was sentenced to the time served.

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at the company.

Curious Sense got its start in the summer of 2008 and has grown to eight employees. The firm develops new kinds of online and mobile products for some of the world’s biggest entertainment companies. Their innovative work has been recognized by media outlets such as The New York Times, NPR, NBC, MTV, and Billboard.

David Gantt, Chairman of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, welcomed the new company to town: “Asheville is already known for innovation technology development and a creative workforce; we know that Curious Sense will find the environment and talent it needs to succeed,” Gantt said.

Curious Sense will open its doors in October 2010. “We’re very excited about the great creative, tech and innovation-minded talent of this area,” said Blumenthal. “We’ve already begun to meet some of the affinity groups and organizations where we’ll meet potential team members and collaborators.”

for Mountain Housing Opportunities, the developer behind the project.

“These tax credits will generate almost $7 million in private investment for the construction of 60 affordable, energy-efficient and transit oriented apartments,” she said.

NCHFA also approved additional financing of $1,689,167, according to Weeks. The total amount of private investment and loans being provided through this award is approximately $8.6 million.

Only 31 proposals for housing tax credits were funded in North Carolina out of 100 applications statewide.

Weeks also reports that an Asheville family has pledged $20,000 to Mountain Housing for landscaping and the construction of a bus shelter on Merrimon Avenue. The organization will issue a call to local artists and architects this fall for design of the bus shelter, which will be built in advance of the apartments.

Weeks estimates that The Larchmont will employ over 200 workers during its 12-18 month construction period, which is expected to begin by summer 2011. X

The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency has awarded federal tax credits to the Larchmont, an affordable apartment development recently approved by the Asheville City Council, according to Cindy Weeks, director of public relations

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It’s golden: Parkers’ Karat Patch celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. Pictured (l-r) are owners Steve & Linda Parker and Kristin & Terrence Laughter.

ERC Broadband — a local nonprofit that aims to improve and expand the technological infrastructure — will receive approximately $15 million to build and maintain over 100 miles of fiber-optic cable in five western North Carolina Counties.

The money is part of a $75 million stimulus grant awarded to MCNC by the Department of Commerce.

The company will lay new fiber cables in five western North Carolina counties: Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell, McDowell and Avery, and in areas that have lacked adequate middle-mile infrastructure, according to Hunter Goosman, ERC’s General Manager. “Middle-mile” is an industry term used to describe that part of the broadband network that allows local cable and internet companies the ability to further provide broadband services to end-users — the “interstate system” of the broadband network.

Here in Buncombe County, the fiber-optic cabling will run to twelve fire stations and to the North Carolina Arboretum, located just south of Asheville. The sites were chosen — in the case of the fire stations — to “support the advancement of the public safety needs of Asheville and Buncombe County” and — in the case of the Arboretum — to “support its role as a community anchor and research institution,” according to Goosman. The Arboretum has research programs in climate change, biotechnology, ethnobotany, horticulture and sustainability.

In Madison County, ERC hopes that its enhanced network will help to spur competition among existing providers and bring down prices for consumers, and in Mitchell and McDowell Counties ERC hopes to provide an “additional geographic route” for local companies to help

compete for call centers, data centers and other companies requiring redundant connectivity.

But the county that stands to benefit the most is Avery, which is largely rural and currently has limited access to high-speed connectivity. ERC will lay fiber through Avery County to Appalachian State University in Boone, and the construction will also include schools, hospitals and government offices.

Goosman estimates that the $15 million in stimulus funds for the ERC will create dozens of temporary construction jobs over the next three years, and thousands for western North Carolina indirectly over the long-term as more and more homes and businesses get connected to the highspeed network.

Gettin’ their digital game on in Asheville Curious Sense, a Research Triangle start-up that designs digital games, social media, mobile apps, virtual worlds, and online communities for both the media and the entertainment industry, has decided to relocate to Asheville.

“We’ve always loved visiting Asheville,” said Adam Blumenthal, the company’s CEO & Chief Strategist. Blumenthal notes that he chose Asheville based on our area’s quality of life, rich cultural and creative heritage, and natural beauty.

“Earlier this year my wife was inspired to suggest moving our family and business here. After meeting members of the business community and imagining our company in Downtown Asheville, we decided now was the perfect time,” he continued.

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Man with a mission: river ambassador Scott Richards

by Susan Andrew You may have seen him on the river, long hair graying, beat-up canoe piled high with discarded tires and trash.

Perhaps you wondered what he was up to and then just proceeded on your way. Or maybe you jumped to some conclusion regarding the man’s mental status.

Fact is, every river needs someone like Scott Richards.

Nearly every week for the past 14 years, Richards has patrolled a seven-mile stretch of the French Broad, hauling off the junk other people leave behind.

“It’s an obsession of his,” Richards’ wife, Jessica, explains. “It’s amazing how much trash he can still find out there, because each storm event will bring more debris. The shifting sands

of the riverbed will expose a tire that’s been there forever, and he’ll find it.”

That kind of cargo needs to be carefully balanced. “He’s had to re-stack the load if he hits a rock and loses it,” says Jessica, adding, “It doesn’t happen often.”

The couple moved to West Asheville back in 1995, and Richards bought a canoe he found in the IWanna for $10. “He named her ‘Old Ugly,’” she recalls with a chuckle. But after a number of years, the boat was wearing pretty thin and leaking badly. “The last few times Scott went down the river in Old Ugly, he was doing a lot of baling.”

By then, however, he’d met Dave Donnell, who owns the Asheville Outdoor Center on Amboy Road. “We met at the Hominy Creek river access — he needed a ride back to his car,”

“It’s an obsession ... The shifting sands of the riverbed will expose a tire that’s been there forever, and he’ll find it.” ­— Jessica Richards

Where others fear to tread: Richards hauls the detritus of American life out of the French Broad River almost every weekend. Plying the waters: Richards’ collection from one weekend clean-up runs on his seven-mile patrol from Bent Creek to the Asheville Outdoor Center on Amboy Road. photos Courtesy of Jessica Richards

Donnell remembers, “and his boat was full of tires and trash, and I’m like, ‘Who are you?’”

Donnell had discovered a diamond in the rough. “Scotty’s the kind of guy who goes out on the river every weekend from April to November. We store the trash he collects at AOC, and then work with Asheville GreenWorks or RiverLink [to recycle things], or the 800-GOT-JUNK guy volunteers to take the stuff. Ninety percent of it gets recycled, and the rest goes to the landfill.”

Nobody’s paying Richards, “nor would he

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accept it,” Donnell maintains. “He even got struck by lightning out there one time. He wasn’t hurt; he thought it was pretty cool.”

“It’s so ironic,” Donnell continues, “for years he’d go out on the river — you know, he’s got long hair; he looks like a hippie — and people would steer away from him. Now people know him and what he does. Even the Biltmore tour guides, when they travel along that river road, they stop and say to their guests, ‘There he is — that’s Scotty.’”

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Richards runs a lawn-maintenance business during the week, and Donnell sometimes gives his friend’s cleanup campaign a boost.

“Asheville Outdoor Center is closed on Mondays,” Donnell explains, “and we’d get a bunch of guys out on the river in six or eight canoes, and we’d get 10 to 15 tires per boat in one day. It was a blast.” Back then, Donnell figures they were bagging some 500 tires per year. “When I first opened the business, people coming off the river would say, ‘It was a beautiful trip, but we saw a lot of tires.’ That was in the late ’90s.

“Now we’re having a hard time finding tires.

It became our goal: We wanted to get to this place where, for those seven miles from Bent Creek to AOC, there’s not a single piece of human evidence in the river. And that’s about where it’s at right now.”

Serendipity and fate seem to be at play in Richards’ case: Somewhere along the line, Donnell figured Richards needed a better boat

and bought him one. Its former owner had adopted a 40-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail and spent 30 years cleaning it up.

“The guy’s name was Ed,” Donnell reports.

“So Scott named the boat Eddy.”

Eddies are calm spots behind an obstruction in the moving water, Donnell notes. “It fit with how Scott approaches the river. He’s never in a hurry; it might be six to eight hours later, and he comes in with a boat full of trash. It’s like the whole thing was meant to be.”

Richards isn’t seeking recognition either, says his friend. “If he did, he would have quit long ago. He wants to do it so that people who work and play here can experience this incredible trip without seeing junk. Everyone benefits.

“It’s truly from the heart,” Donnell concludes, musing, “If we had 10 Scotties out here…” X Direct your environmental news to Susan Andrew: 251-1333, ext. 153, or sandrew@mountainx.com.

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Goodbye, August. Okra, are you still around?

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I grew up eating okra, even picking it from a fussy plant that requires gloves while handling.

When I protested, this is what I was simply told: “It’s a Southern food.” No matter that the word mucilaginous is often used when describing the plant’s slimy nature. No matter that half the family didn’t like it — the other half did. If you’re a Southerner, you eat okra. If you don’t, well, what can I say? You’re a foreigner.

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Wash okra, cut off the top stems and cut in half lengthwise (resulting in long pieces). In a medium bowl, beat eggs thoroughly. Place cornmeal and salt and pepper in a second bowl. Dip okra in the egg, turning each piece until it is completely coated. Using a fork, lift the okra from the egg and place it in the cornmeal mixture, again, turning until it is coated. Place okra on a plate.

In a cast-iron or heavy-bottom frying pan, heat oil at medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the okra, leaving space between each piece to ensure even cooking. Cook on one side for 1-2 minutes, or until golden brown.

Flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes. When okra is golden brown on each side, remove from oil and place on a paper towel to absorb excess oil. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.

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In bloom: Like its relative, hibiscus, okra’s flowers are ornamental and make a striking addition to the garden.

Photo by Cinthia Milner

One could argue that foreigners eat more okra than we Southerners do. A well-kept secret among Southern moms is that okra’s origins are quite exotic. Many geneticists believe its journey to the southern states of America began in Nigeria. Plant historians say it originated in North Africa around the 12th century, finally arriving in the Americas in the 18th century. It was not commonplace in the South until 1800 — a real newcomer, some might say.

Okra likely gained its popularity in the South because it fits our Southern climate. It’s heat- and drought-resistant, and can handle poor soils.

Frost is the killer of okra.

Plant okra about 10 days after all threat of spring frost is gone. Harvest the pods when they’re about 2-3 inches long, and pick every couple of days to keep the plant producing. Okra plants can get very tall, up to five feet or more, so a dwarf variety might be best to stand up to summer storms that can knock taller varieties over.

As far as what to do with okra once it is harvested, ideas are plentiful. In India, okra is stir-fried with cumin, ginger and coriander.

The Japanese stir fry it with soy sauce. Pakistan pickles it, eats the flowers and thickens soups with the leaves. In the Caribbean, okra is a part of the side dish callaloo. In Haiti, it’s eaten with corn and rice. Brazil has a chicken and okra dish, Minas Gerais. The Gulf shores of the United States and the low-country of South Carolina have their own versions of gumbo. The rest of the South follows my husband’s rule of okra — sliced, breaded and deep fried.

You can even cook the leaves of the okra

plant — fix them like you do your beet greens.

The flowers are edible as well. The seeds can be roasted and ground for coffee, or used for oil.

Okra has even been swept up in the chip mania that’s surfacing in the health food section of the grocery stores, where every vegetable under the sun is being made into a chip.

Okra is good for you, too. It’s high in fiber, vitamins A, C and K, plus it’s rich in calcium and antioxidants. The list goes on and on, although I feel certain that my mom knew none of this. Okra was simply a Southern staple to her. By the way — if you don’t like the “mucilaginous” quality of okra, try cooking it with tomatoes, vinegar or citrus (lime and okra anyone?). The acidity cuts down on the slime.

I recently realized just how far okra has come when a friend sent me a picture of the fried okra sushi she was eating in California (notice that even the health-conscious Californians fry it).

Okra has made it all the way to the West Coast. It has gone Hollywood.

If you’re holding out against okra’s oftendebated culinary charm, then try using it as a garnish. Pickling it and serving it alongside any Southern meal is a nice touch. The pods can also be be dried and put in wreaths or dried flower arrangements. Okra is in the mallow family. Like its relative, hibiscus, the flowers are ornamental, so it can be used as a landscape plant. Or, allow the pods to get larger than is edible and use the woody pods for a centerpiece. If that isn’t doing your part for the South, I don’t know what is.

Cinthia Milner can be reached at alarka@att.net.

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by Daniel Hobson I walked from Asheville to Mount Pisgah and back. It was a 60-mile journey that took 52 hours.

The trip started and ended at the UNCA campus where, for a year, I have glanced almost daily upon the distant mountain and said, “I want to walk there.”

One can see Mount Pisgah from the steps of Ramsey Library. One can, in fact, see Mount Pisgah from many parts of town: At 5,721 feet, the mountain dominates the southwestern horizon of Asheville, and a broadcast tower at its peak adds to its distinction. Mount Pisgah had for ages awed the Cherokee, who called it “Elseetoss,” and it equally impressed the European settlers who referred to it, and the views it offered, in biblical terms.

I had prepared for the journey for a year. Late one July night, I slung a 25-pound pack on and, from my room in Montford, headed to UNCA. Although, at that dark hour, I could not see the mountain from Ramsey Library, I could see the blinking red light that crowns the 339-foot tower.

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Walkabout: For more than a year, Daniel Hobson gazed from UNCA to Mount Pisgah, knowing he wanted to walk there. One rainy July day, he did — trekking the 60-mile roundtrip from campus to the mountaintop in 52 hours. photos by Daniel Hobson

tapped my walking stick on the concrete, and set out. It was just after midnight on Friday, July 23.

To reach Mount Pisgah, I had to reach the Shut-in Trail. To reach the Shut-in Trail, I had to reach Brevard Road. To reach Brevard Road, I had to reach West Asheville. I started by heading south on Riverside Drive, where I walked the bike lane and skirted the Norfolk Southern tracks.

After crossing the French Broad River, I entered the workaday neighborhoods west of the River Arts District. On Waynesville Road, I encountered a white cat sitting pensively at the end of a drive. “Hi, kitty,” I said. By the

the sun reappeared in patches and then in full.

All about the mountains rose the steam, and in the mist I walked.

I ambled through the Elk Pasture Gap and was on the daunting rise up Little Pisgah Mountain when I finally felt tired. Short breaks aside, I had been walking 16 hours. I no longer thought of reaching Mount Pisgah; instead, I fixed my eyes on a tree 50 feet uphill and said, “Make it there.”

When I reached that tree, I hunched and caught my breath. Then I found another tree. “Make it there.”

I did this until the forest suddenly gave way to sky. I went downhill awhile until the trail dumped me on pavement, and I was standing

I kissed the exposed rebar on the library steps, tapped my walking stick on the concrete, and set out. It was just after midnight. time I reached the intersection of Haywood and Brevard roads — six miles into the trip — I was drenched in sweat. I took off my shirt and kept on.

The next section of the journey took me over interstate bridges and by big-box stores, restaurants, hotels and parking lots — all well lit.

A star-gazer here, that night, had but a bolshie moon to consider.

Soon enough, I reached the Shut-in Trail, which winds through the mountains for 16 miles, climbs some 3,000 feet, and terminates at a parking lot near Mount Pisgah’s summit. I took rest along the river, awaiting dawn.

At first light I stepped on the trail. The morning was hot and made hotter by a steady climb.

By afternoon, the sky had grown overcast, and I soon heard rain kindly falling on canopy leaves.

Then — hot damn — I heard thunder. I donned my poncho just before the downpour began.

When rain went soft and the dark clouds drifted,

before my destination. Less than two miles and 712 feet until I would reach the summit of that impossible mountain, that primordial bulge, that peak older than man.

There were two cars in the parking lot, which meant there were at least two parties to be encountered. Before I came upon man, I came upon his markings, in the form of scratches in the sandy trail. They read: “John 3:16.” My first thought was to rub my boot over the graffiti. One should leave the wilderness as one finds it — a leave-no-trace ethic. Lackaday, I skipped over it.

A little ways ahead I came upon a kid and an elderly man, both descending. “How’s the view?” I asked the kid.

“It’s great,” he said.

I was glad for him and glad for me. I spoke with the old man awhile and he bade me good journey. I was a few feet gone when he called, “With Jesus, the journey is perfect.” I turned

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outdoorscalendar Calendar for September 1 - 9, 2010 Asheville Track Club The club provides information, education, training, social and sporting events for runners and walkers of any age. Please see the group Web site for weekly events and news. Info: www.ashevilletrackclub.org or 253-8781.

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

Info: 648-9336.

Blue Ridge Parkway Hikes Led by Blue Ridge Parkway rangers.

• FR (9/3), 10am - Richland Balsam Loop Trail, a two-hour, moderate to strenuous hike. Info: 985330, ext. 304.

Blue Ridge Parkway Ranger Programs Free and open to the public.

• WE (9/1), 10am - “Critters of North Carolina,” at Linville Falls Visitor Center, Milepost 316.

• TH (9/2), 9am - Guided bird walk at Linville Falls Visitor Center, Milepost 316. Bring binoculars.

• FR (9/3), 2pm - “Critters of North Carolina,” Linville Falls Visitor Center, Milepost 316 —- 7pm - “Mountain Murder Mysteries: Death on the Long Hunt,” at Linville Falls Campground Amphitheater —- 7pm - “Code Talkers,” a program about secret army codes at Crabtree Falls Campground Amphitheater, Milepost 340.

• SA (9/4), 10am - “The Wily Coyote,” at Linville Falls Visitor Center, Milepost 316 —- 1pm - “Conversation with a Ranger,” at the Historic Orchard at Altapass, Milepost 328 —- 2pm “Birds of the Blue Ridge,” at Linville Falls Visitor Center—Milepost 316 —- 7:30pm - “Wilderness Skills: Backpacking 101,” at Linville Falls Campground Amphitheater, Milepost 316 —- 7pm - “Newt, Eft or Salamander, You Be the Judge,” at Crabtree Falls, Milepost 340.

• SU (9/5), 10am - “Chowtime: The food chain in mountain streams,” at Linville Falls Visitor Center, Milepost 316 —- 10am - “The Wily Coyote,” at the Minerals Museum, Milepost 331 —- 1pm - “Conversation with a Ranger,” at the Historic Orchard at Altapass, Milepost 328.

• MO (9/6), 10am - “Tree Killers: Wooly adelwhat?” at Linville Falls Visitor Center, Milepost 316.

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 (9/1), 8:45am - Rough Creek. Info: 2814530.

• SA (9/4), 8am - Plott Balsams. Info: 231-2198.

• SU (9/5), 8am - Thompson River Scramble. Info: 638-3686 —- 8am - Reinhart Gap to Haywood Gap. Info: 884-7296 —- 1pm - Montreat Loop #3.

Info: 298-9988.

• WE (9/8), 9am - Pilot Rock, Laurel Mt., Slate Rock Creek Trails. Info: 883-2447.

Fly Fishing Class Held at Headwaters Outfitters in Rosman. Info: 877-3106 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.

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

• SA (9/4), 10am - Celebrate the release of “Clawhammer,” Highland’s latest seasonal beer on this strenuous seven-mile hike along various trails through Clawhammer Cove to the summit of Clawhammer Mountain. RSVP by Sept. 3: ext.

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I kept strong up the mountain, steep and steeper through switchbacks and on rock steps, until at last I reached the mountaintop. I was greeted by a young couple who soon left, and I had the view to myself. It had taken 30 miles and almost 20 hours to reach this high ground. I looked from whence I had come and could make out but a few gray blocks — the high-rise buildings of downtown. The city seemed so remote, so silent, so serene.

I took one more glance at the ancient, royalblue ridges and then returned into the dark recesses of the deep green earth. Off federal parkland, I spread an air mattress and took rest under our fair portion of this starlit heaven.

I awoke Saturday morning to the sounds of a chatty couple out early to see the sunrise. It was a new day, hot and pink. Time to venture home.

Down Little Pisgah Mountain, aloof and lighthearted, healthy and free, I spied a companion on the trail. “Hi, froggy,” I said.

Along the way I came upon a patch of ripe blackberries I hadn’t noticed on the way up.

They were delicious, the juicy ones, so heavy you need but gently shake the vine for the sweet rewards to come rolling into your hand. I love nature. I love life. Someday I will be dead, and I will be dead 10,000 years.

By evening, I made it back to the French Broad, where I once again sought rest; but unlike the previous day — when I had waited for the sun to rise — now I was waiting for the sun to set.

Birds sang; children skipped about; a spined Micrathena silently made her web. “Hi, spidey,” I said. I awoke just after twilight and started back toward civilization on the grassy embankment of Brevard Road.

I walked through the night and made it back to the steps of Ramsey Library at 4 a.m. Sunday, a holy day, day of rest. The horizon was hazy. I couldn’t see Mount Pisgah. I couldn’t even see the blinking red light.

I fell back on the warm concrete and spread my arms. Sixty miles. Fifty-two hours. With my eyes on a few faint stars, I exhaled. “I just walked to that mountain.”

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

Community Events & Workshops 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.

• TH (9/9), 10am - 5th annual Sightseers Picnic. There will

be games, volleyball, paddle boating, food and much more. $10. RSVP by Sept. 7.

Day of Caring Blood Drive • TH (9/2), 10am-2pm - The Land-of-Sky Regional Council will host a blood drive as part of the United Way’s Day of Caring. To book a donation time: 251-7441 or leeanne@ landofsky.org.

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.

Greenway Feasibility Study Open House • TH (9/2), 4-7:30pm - A drop-in public meeting introducing the French Broad River/Hwy. 251 Greenway Feasibility Study at the Woodfin YMCA, 40 N. Merrimon Ave. Sponsored by Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Rec. Services. Info: 250-4260

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

• FR (9/3), 11:25am - Humanities Lectures: “The Enlightenment,” with Dr. Tracey Rizzo in Lipinsky Auditorium and “Poverty and Plenty,” with Dr. Shirley Browning in the Humanities Lecture Hall.

• WE (9/8), 11:25am - Humanities Lecture: “The Celestial Empire of China,” with Dr. Grant Hardy in the Humanities Lecture Hall.

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

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

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

Family-friendly event.

Arise & Shine Toastmasters 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. Info: 776-5076.

• THURSDAYS, 7:30-8:30am - 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.

Asheville New Friends Welcomes residents of Asheville and surrounding communities, whether new

or old, couples or singles, to join one of the many interest groups to meet and make new friends. Info: www.main. nc.us/anf. For membership info: 252-2283.

• MO (9/13), 6pm - A chicken potluck dinner will be held.

New or prospective members are welcome. A brief meeting and storytelling event with Gwenda Ledbetter, of the Asheville Storytelling Circle, will follow. RSVP by Sept. 6. Info: 277-5571.

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.

Downtown Hendersonville Cruise-In • TH (9/9), 5-9pm - Classic cars will be on display along Main Street, next to Mikes on Main and Hannah Flanagan’s.

Info: 329-4971.

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: 255-8115 or www.firestormcafe.com.

• WEDNESDAYS, 5pm - Asheville Cop Watch. Join fellow Asheville residents to promote civilian police oversight and review.

• SA (9/4), Noon - WNC Linux Users Group meeting.

• SU (9/5), 4pm - Firestorm Orientation. Drop-in and learn how this worker-owned, worker-managed cafe operates.

• WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Firestorm-Blitzkrieg Game Night. Bring your favorite game or come to play someone else’s.

Hendersonville Antique Car Club Info: www.hendersonvilleantiquecarclub.org or 696-4168.

• MO (9/6), 1pm - Classic Car Apple Festival Parade. Meet at

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An opening reception for Writing Paper Spirits, featuring mixed-media art on canvas and poetry

wed created by girls ages 12 to 17 working in the maximum security unit at Eliada, will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Flood Gallery, in the Phil Mechanic building at 109 Roberts St. There will be food and live music performed by A Ghost Like Me. Info: 254-2166.

Wake up and head to the mountains for a guided bird walk with a Blue Ridge Parkway ranger at

thur the Linville Falls Visitor Center, Milepost 316, on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 9 a.m. Bring binoculars to spot the birds of the Appalachian Mountains. Info: http://blueridgefriends.org.

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Wear dancing shoes to the Swannanoa Shindig on Friday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m. This monthly community music series is held at Beacon Mill Village in Swannanoa (Exit 57 to Hwy. 70 East) and features Appalachian music, dancing, food, old-timey demos and activities such as pieeating contests and turkey calling. Info: 337-4718 or www.swannanoashindig.com.

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The Opportunity House Arts and Crafts Fair, held on Friday, Sept. 3 and Saturday, Sept. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. will feature more than 30 juried crafters, demonstrations and a bake sale.

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

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LAAFF it up on Sunday, Sept. 5, at the annual Lexington Ave Arts and Fun Fest held along N. Lexington Ave. from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in downtown Asheville. Live music, local art, street performers and oh-so-much more. Stop by the Xpress booth at LAAFF for a pocket guide on the street festival. Info: www.lexfestasheville.com.

Hendersonville's North Carolina Apple Festival is this Friday, Sept. 3, through Monday, Sept.

mon 6. There will be live music, special exhibits throughout town, a King Apple Parade, children's activities and more. For the complete schedule of events and location info: www.ncapplefestival. org.

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Artists featured in the Katrina to Deepwater Horizon: Tragedies of Cash, Climate and Culture, an exhibition commemorating the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, will hold a panel discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. at Upstairs Artspace, 49 S. Trade St., Tryon. The exhibit is on display through Sept. 25. Info: 859-2828 or www.upstairsartspace.org.

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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: 7772595.

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• 2nd THURSDAYS, 5:30pm - Network/brainstorm/organize with other like-minded Haywood County Progressives at Angelo’s Pizza’s bar, 166 Walnut St., Waynesville. Info: 280-7599.

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.

Veterans for Peace The public is invited to the regular business meeting of the WNC Veterans for Peace Chapter 099. The meeting is free and open to the public, and held on the 1st Thursday of each month. Info: 626-2572 or 528-5180.

• 1st THURSDAYS, 6:307:30pm - Meeting at VFP099 HQ at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St. Info: 2581800.

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.

A national nonpartisan social group connecting liberty advocates.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - Meets at El Chapala Restaurant off of Merrimon Ave.

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.

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

Info: www.unitedforpeace.org.

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 human-rights activists who have died trying to deliver aid. Info: 242-5610.

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Haywood Peace Vigil • WEDNESDAY, 4pm - The peace vigil is held at the Haywood County Courthouse in Waynesville. Info: www. unitedforpeace.org.

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Henderson County Senior Softball League The league is always looking for new players, ages 55 and older. Weather permitting, they play year-round. Info: 698-3448 or www.LJRsoftball. com.

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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 Kennel Club Membership is open to everyone interested in purebred dogs and responsible dog ownership. Info: 258-4833 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.

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

• DAILY, 8am-8pm - Pet Adoption Day at the rescue

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

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

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

Transylvania Animal Alliance Group For information about T.A.A.G., or donations of time or resources, 966-3166, taagwags@citcom.net, www. taagwags.org or www.taag. petfinder.com.

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

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Technology Macintosh Asheville Computer Society • 2nd THURSDAYS, 7pm - MACS user group meets.

Visitors welcome. Info: 6650638 or http://web.me.com/ macsnc. Check website for bad weather cancellation.

Western Alliance Center for Independent Living Located at 108 New Leicester Hwy., Asheville. Info: 2981977 or www.westernalliance. org.

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

Volunteering Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Seeks Volunteers Volunteers must attend an orientation prior to scheduling in the Home Store or the Jobsite.

Info: lodeen@ashevillehabitat. org.

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

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.

ECO Events The Environmental and Conservation Organization is dedicated to preserving the natural heritage of Henderson County and the mountain region as an effective voice of the environment.

Located at 121 Third Ave. W. Hendersonville. Info: 6920385 or www.eco-wnc.org.

• FR (9/3) through MO (9/5) Volunteers are needed to help with recycling at the Apple Festival. Volunteers will receive a free ECO T-shirt. See Web site for details.

Friends2Ferals • 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.

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Hands On Asheville-Buncombe 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.

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• FR (9/3), 11am-12:30pm & TH (9/9), 5:30-7:30pm - Cook and serve a homemade lunch to the men staying at the ABCCM Veteran’s Restoration Quarters & Inn. Both men and women are encouraged to participate in this project.

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 and straighten up. Individuals or groups are welcome to come. Info: 337-4944.

Helpmate Provides services to victims of domestic violence and their families in Buncombe County.

Info: 254-2968.

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

People of color encouraged to volunteer. Training required.

Info: 254-2968, ext. 12 or cprice@helpmateonline.org.

OnTrack Needs Administrative Support • OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling needs extra office administrative support. Volunteers are needed to assist with various office tasks. The volunteer must be available during OnTrack’s regular business hours (8am5:30pm). Info: 210-4956 or tarag@ontrackwnc.org.

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RiverLink’s Volunteer Opportunities RiverLink is a regional nonprofit organization working to revitalize the French Broad River watershed. Internship positions are available, as well as many volunteer opportunities. Info: 252-8474, volunteer@riverlink.org or www. riverlink.org.

• 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 10am & 5pm - Volunteer info session at RiverLink, 170 Lyman St. Learn how to make a difference in making the French Broad River watershed a healthier place to live, work and play. To RSVP: e-mail or call ext. 118.

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

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 7-8:30 p.m. at Sacred Embodiment Center, Asheville, NC Thursday, September 16, 2010, 7-8:30 p.m. at Beacon Commons, Hendersonville, NC Info—386.736.6737 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.

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ADD/ADHD and Meditation: Introduction Scientific findings from medical journals on the applications of the Transcendental Meditation technique for treatment of ADHD and other learning disorders. Discussion, video, Q&A. Free. Info: www. adhd-tm.org.

• WEEKLY - Meets at the Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Info: 254-4350.

Art of Intimacy Learn life-changing communication and relationship skills, drawing from the work of Marshal Rosenberg (Nonviolent Communication), Brad Blanton (Radical Honesty), Susan Campbell

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

• WEDNESDAYS, 7:309:30pm - Meeting.

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

• TH (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. A nurse will provide instruction on the correct technique for breast self-exams using silicone models.

• TU (9/7), 12:30-1:30pm - The American Red Cross offers a non-certification class that allows participants to learn the very basics of CPR in only one hour. $10. To register: 693-5605.

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: 6935605. : 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.

• TH (9/9), 2-6:30pm - Living Water Baptist Church, 875 Sugarloaf Road. Info: 6984664.

Red Cross Events & Classes Red Cross holds classes in CPR/First Aid for infants, children, and adults; Babysitter Training; Pet First

Aid; Bloodborne Pathogens; Swimming & Water Safety; and Lifeguarding. All classes held at chapter headquarters, 100 Edgewood Rd. To register, call 258-3888, ext. 221.

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

Appointment and ID required.

• TH (9/2), 10am-2pm Land of Sky Regional Council, 339 New Leicester Hwy. Info: 251-7441.

When Realities Collide • WE (9/8), 2-5pm - A guest speaker will discuss Alzheimer’s Disease and related concerns. Free. RSVP: hbauer@homeinstead.com.

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

• FRIDAYS, 7pm - “Inner Child” meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., Asheville.Info: 545-9648.

• SUNDAYS, 3pm - “Living in the Solution” meets at The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St., Asheville. Open big book study. Info:5459648.

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

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

Info: 800-286-1326 or www. wnc-alanon.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• TUESDAYS, 7pm Discussion meeting: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Beauty Through Cancer Provides programs and services for breast cancer patients and survivors in the WNC area. Located at 131 McDowell St., Suite 202, Asheville. Info: 252-8558 or info@beautythroughcancer. org.

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• 1st MONDAYS, 5:30-7pm - Breast cancer support group.

Inspire one another, share stories and listen to interesting speakers from the community.

All female cancer patients, survivors and caregivers welcome.

Bipolar and Depression Support Group • WEDNESDAYS, 6:308:30pm - Magnetic Minds meets at Mountain House, 225 E. Chestnut St., Asheville.

Peer support, empowerment, recovery and advocacy. Info: 318-9179.

Cancer Support Group for Caregivers • MONDAYS, 11am-Noon - Meetings at Jubilee, 46 Wall St., Asheville. Emotional support for family members of people experiencing cancer.

Facilitated by Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Love offering.

Info: 299-0394.

Cancer Support Group for Women • MONDAYS, 1:30-3pm - Meetings at Biltmore United Methodist Church. Emotional support for women experiencing cancer. Facilitated

by Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Info: 299-0394.

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

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

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

MemoryCaregivers Network Support for caregivers of loved ones who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s. Info: 6459189 or 771-2219.

• 1st TUESDAYS, 12:30-2pm - Meeting at Fletcher Calvary Episcopal Church.

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

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Dedicated to improving the lives of persons with severe mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, OCD, PTSD and anxiety disorders.

Free connection recovery support groups. Info: 505-7353.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 10am - Group meets at 356 Biltmore Ave., Suite 400.

Overcomers Recovery Support Group • TUESDAYS, 7-8pm - A Christian-based 12-step recovery program for women.

Provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems such as alcohol, drugs, overeating, pornography, codependency, enabling. All women are welcome. Info: rchovey@ sos.spc-asheville.org.

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

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

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

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

Open mtg. Info: 1-800-5804761.

• MONDAYS, 6pm Asheville: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Open mtg. Info: 2778185.

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

Pet Loss Support Group For anyone who has lost a pet or is anticipating the death of a companion animal. Free. Info: 258-3229.

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

Info: 545-4287 or 606-6803.

• WEEKLY - Three meetings are available per week.

S-Anon Meetings S-Anon is a 12-step recovery program for partners, family and friends of sexaholics. We share our experience, strength

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

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

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Womenheart of Asheville • WEDNESDAYS (alternating), 10am-Noon or 6-8pm - This support group for women with heart disease meets at Parkway Behavioral Health, 31 College Place. Info: Rickitannen@gmail.com or 505-2534.

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

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

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.

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

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freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

In an old comedy sketch called “One Leg Too Few,” a one-legged man comes in to a casting agent’s office to audition for the part of Tarzan in an upcoming show. The agent is as diplomatic as he can be given the fact that the role would best be played by a strapping young man with exceptional running and leaping skills. “It’s possible that no two-legged men will apply,” the agent tells the applicant, “in which case you could get the part.” Don’t be like the one-legged man in this story, Aries.

While I usually encourage you to think big and dream of accomplishing amazing feats, this is one time when you should respect your limitations.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

As I was meditating on your horoscope for this week, a song popped into my head: Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing.” I instantly knew it was a message from my unconscious, meant to be delivered to your unconscious -- a perfect action plan for you to pursue in order to be in maximum alignment with the astrological omens. I encourage you to come up with your own interpretation of what “sexual healing” means for you, maybe even write your own lyrics. If you’d like to listen to the original for inspiration, go here: tinyurl.com/SexHealing.

P.S. You don’t necessarily need a partner to conjure up the cure.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

You probably get emails that close like this: “Sent from my iPhone.” Maybe you even deliver emails like that yourself. Keep that detail in mind while I tell you the dream I had last night. In the dream, all of my Gemini friends had sent me poignant emails. Every one of them said something like, “I’ve got to get back to where I started from” or “There’s something really important that I’ve got to do, but I can’t remember what it is” or “I hear a voice calling my name but I don’t know who it is or where it’s coming from.” And each of their emails ended like this: “Sent from my iSoul.” I suspect my dream is in perfect accordance with your astrological omens, Gemini.

It’s time to go home, in every sense of the word.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

My name was “Robbie” from birth till seventh grade. But as my adolescent hormones began to kick in, I decided I needed a more virile stature. My name became the punchier, sleeker “Rob.” But with every year that passes, I find myself heading back in the direction of “Robbie.” The clever severity of my youth yearns to meld with the buoyant tenderness I’ve been cultivating the past decade. I want my paradoxes to harmonize -- my blithe feminine qualities to cooperate with my aggressive masculine side, my bright-eyed innocence to synergize with my restless probing. So you can call me “Robbie” if you like, or “Rob,” or

sometimes one and sometimes the other. Isn’t it time for you, too, my fellow Cancerian, to circle back and reclaim an early part of you that got lost along the way?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

The Clash was a leftwing punk band that launched its career in 1979. With its dissident lyrics and experimental music, it aspired to make an impact on political attitudes. But then one of its songs, “Rock the Casbah,” got so popular that college fraternity parties were playing it as feel-good dance music. That peeved the Clash’s lead singer Joe Strummer, born under the sign of Leo. He didn’t want his revolutionary anthems to be used as vulgar entertainment by bourgeois kids. I sympathize with his purity, but I don’t advocate that approach for you. For now, relinquish control of your offerings. Let people use them the way they want to.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

“The trouble with life isn’t that there is no answer; it’s that there are so many answers,” said folklorist Ruth Benedict. That’s always true, of course, but it’s especially apropos for you right now. You’re teeming with viable possibilities. There are so many decent ideas eddying in your vicinity that you may be hardpressed to pick out just a couple to give your power to. My advice: Let them all swarm and swirl for a few more days, then go with the ones that you feel will last the longest.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Jack Mytton was a famous 19th-century eccentric whose wealth and privilege often shielded him from the consequences of his odd behavior. One of his less successful adventures came on a night when he got a bad case of the hiccups. Thinking he could scare himself into being cured, he set fire to his pajamas. In the ensuing mayhem, his hiccups disappeared but he burned himself. I bring this to your attention, Libra, in the hope it will dissuade you from attacking a small problem in a way that causes a bigger problem. For now it’s better to endure a slight inconvenience. Don’t seek a quick fix that causes a complicated mess.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

In accordance with the astrological omens, Scorpio, I will ask you to make everything wetter; to be the personification of fluidity.

Where there is drought, use your magic to bring the rain. If you’re stuck in a dynamic that is parched and barren, add moisture and tenderness. Be ingenious, not rash, as you stir up dormant feelings in people you care about.

Remind those who are high and dry about the river that runs through them. (A good way to do that is to reveal the river that runs through you.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Gwyneth Paltrow is the most perfect person alive, said Gawker.com. From a certain perspective, I suppose it’s possible to award her

that title. She’s beautiful, rich, famous, and in good shape. She’s a talented actress and published author. Without denying that Gwyneth is a gem, however, I must say that my standards of perfection are different. Are you doing the work you love? Are you engaged in ongoing efforts to transform your darkness? Do you practice compassion with wit and style? Are you saving the world in some way? Are you skilled at taking care of yourself? Those are my primary measures. What are yours, Sagittarius? It’s an excellent time to define your ideal human.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

In an old Star Trek episode, a 24th-century starship captain is weighed down by a knotty problem about how to deal with two of her enemies who are at war with each other.

Unable to come up with a viable solution, she retreats to the holodeck, where virtual reality technology can create a convincingly real rendition of any desired scene. Where does she go for advice? She seeks out Leonardo da Vinci in his 16th-century studio. Once she has outlined her dilemma, Leonardo offers his counsel: “When one’s imagination cannot provide an answer, one must turn to a greater imagination.” This is my advice to you right now, Capricorn.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Seth Grahame-Smith rewrote Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice. He kept 85 percent of her material, but also added a big dose of “ultraviolent zombie mayhem,” creating a new story, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

In his version, Austen’s tale is expanded and altered by the previously unrevealed activities of zombies. I urge you to follow GrahameSmith’s lead, Aquarius. Take some original creation you really like, and add a shot of your own unique approach to generate a completely new thing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Everyone alive should see the musical comedy “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.” At the very least, we should all meditate regularly on the play’s title, using it as a self-mocking mantra that dissuades us from committing the folly it describes. How better to serve the health of our relationships than by withdrawing the projections we superimpose on people, thereby allowing them to be themselves? Right now you’re in special need of honoring this wisdom, Pisces. If you feel the itch to tell friends and loved ones that they should be different from how they actually are, stop and ask yourself whether maybe you should transform yourself instead.

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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. Special Olympics Buncombe County Info: 250-4265 or grace. young@buncombecounty. org.

• TU (9/7), 6pm - Special Olympics soccer players, coaches and parents/guardians will meet and practice at the J.B. Lewis Soccer field on Azalea Road.

• TU (9/7), 6pm - The Special Olympics Cheerleading season begins. Cheerleaders, coaches and parent/guardians will meet at the Zeugner Center in Arden.

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.

• WEDNESDAYS, 5-7pm - Game.

• SUNDAYS, 9-11am - Game.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 12:30-2pm - Game.

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

• TH (9/9), 6:30pm - An organizational meeting for the Adult and Master Basketball Leagues will be held. This meeting is mandatory for anyone interested in entering a team in either of the leagues (open to players ages 18-34 and ages 35-50+). The season begins on Oct. 4.

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.

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• 2nd THURSDAYS, 4-5pm - Origami Folding Frenzy.

From simple designs to complex creations, join us to learn about the Japanese art of paper-folding. Included with museum admission.

Events for Kids at Spellbound Spellbound Children’s Bookshop is located at 19 Wall St., in downtown Asheville. Info: 232-2228 or www.spellboundchildrensbookshop.com.

• SU (9/5), 3pm - Storytime: “At the Fair.” For children ages 4-8.

Firefly Soda • TU (9/7), 6:30-7:30pm - Local musician Firefly Soda will perform funky Gypsy-rock tunes for kids at The Hop, 640 Merrimon Ave. Info: 254-2224.

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: 6978333 or www.handsonwnc. org.

• FR (9/3), 10:30am - “Music and Movement,” with Jenny Arch. $5/Free for members.

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

Avatar Meher Baba (pd.) “I come not to teach but to awaken.” Sundays 4pm.

828-552-7864.

Dowsing With Rods and Pendulums • Thursday, September 16 (pd.) 7-9pm. Hands-on workshop with Dee Disparti.

• Begin increasing your inner abilities and start dowsing in your daily living. Crystal Visions Bookstore. $20.

Information/registration: (832) 265-2008 or ddisparti@ aol.com 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 First Shabbat of the Month at The Chabad House Jewish Asheville and WNC Chabad Lubavitch Center for Jewish Life, located at 660 Merrimon Ave. Info: 505-0746 or www.chabadasheville.org.

• 1st SATURDAYS, 9:30am1:15pm - First Shabbat of the Month at The Chabad House.

Services, English-Hebrew prayers, sermons and stories, and timeless melodies.

Educational and fun children’s program from 11am-noon.

Followed by a Kiddush luncheon. All are welcome.

Membership and affiliation not required.

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 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.

• WEEKLY - 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. Call for details.

Asheville Meditation Center Classes are held at the Greenlife Community Center, 90 Merrimon Ave., unless otherwise noted. Info: 505-2300 or www.meditateasheville.org.

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

Awakening Practices Study the works of Eckhart Tolle and put words into 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: 2511051 or www.wncbahai.org.

• SUNDAYS, 11am - Sunday Devotional.

Buddhist Meditation and Discussion Meets in the space above the French Broad Food Co-op.

Suggested donation: $8/$4 students & seniors. Info: 7795502 or www.meditation-innorthcarolina.org.

• TU (9/7), 7:15pm “Introduction to Meditation.”

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

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

Compassionate Communication Practice Group Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication.

Group uses a model developed by Marshall Rosenberg in his book Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life. Free. Info: 252-0538 or www.ashevilleccc.com.

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

Eckankar Center of Asheville Located at 797 Haywood Road, W. Asheville. Info: 254-6775 or www.eckankarnc.org.

• SU (9/5), 11am-1pm - Worship Service: “Discover the Gift of Divine Love.”

“When you learn the lessons, when you understand the Law of Cause and Effect, you graduate to the realization of divine love.”

Events at the White Horse in Black Mountain Located at 105C Montreat Road. Info: 669-0816.

• SA (9/4), 2pm - Wisdom & Intuition: “The Basics of Dowsing,” with Marty Cain. $12.

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

• Select SUNDAYS, 5-7pm - An evening of bhajans, class on the Bhagavad-Gita and a vegetarian feast. Everyone welcome. Refer to the website or call for dates.

Insight Meditation Group • TUESDAYS, 7-8:30pm - People of all experience levels are welcome to join this drop-in meditation group.

Meditation instructions will be given to all of those who are new to the practice. $5. Info: http://bit.ly/9XujJ6.

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

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

Mindfulness Meditation Class Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 2583241 or www.billwalz.com.

• MONDAYS, 7-8pm Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contempo-

rary 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: 285-9927.

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.

Mystic Heart Universe Meditation • WE (9/8), 8-9pm - Free Mystic Heart Universe Meditation via teleconference call. Celebrate the mystical union of outer divine consciousness and inner mystical heart. To sign up: 338-0042 or www.mysticheartuniverse. com.

Psychic Angela Moore • FR (9/3), 7-8pm - Angela Faye Moore is a respected spiritual psychic from Marion.

A frequent guest on national radio shows, she has also

been featured in several newspapers in the southeast, WNCW and TV’s Psychic Detectives. $20. Info: info@ switzerlandcafe.com.

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: 828-2558304, ecastro1@charter.net.

Reiki Tummo Healing Clinic • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS - Heart-centered Reiki Tummo healing sessions offered by donation. Contact 776-6200 or eschmelt@charter.net to make appointment and indicate preference of 9:45, 10:30 or 11:15am slot. Info: www. wncheart.com/healingclinic. html.

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 490-4587.

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

Sounds of the Chakra Toning Circle • SUNDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - “Sounds of the Chakras.”

Linda Go facilitates this sound healing offering at Skinny Beats Drum Shop, 4 Eagle

St., downtown Asheville. Love donation. Info: ashevillesoundhealing.com or 776-3786.

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Located at 10 N. Liberty St., Asheville. Info: 273-5420 or http://stmarkslutheran.net/thisMonth.pdf.

• SUNDAYS, 5pm Crosswired “come as you are” service in the Fellowship Hall. Infant care and church school for youngsters is offered during the service.

Staying in the Kingdom • TH (9/9), 6:30-8:30pm - Program of OSL ecumenical group dedicated to the Christian healing ministry.

At Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. All are welcome. Info: 242-3260 or mtn_osl@yahoo.com.

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: 6450514, 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.

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

• WE (9/8), 7pm - All are welcome to a one-year celebration of the “CommUnity Labyrinth” with Guru Sam Richardson. Love offering.

• TH (9/9) - “Unity’s World Day of Prayer: Living in the Flow,” a 24-hour prayer vigil, will be held. For prayer requests contact unity@ unitync.net —- 7pm - Evening Prayer Service with Rev. Chad O’Shea honoring “Living in the Flow.” Love offering.

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: 252-5010 or www. unityofasheville.com.

• 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.

West Asheville Mindfulness Meditation Group • TUESDAYS, 7-8:30pm The nondenominational group meets at George’s Parish, 1 School Road. Free. Info:

pamelamillis@theashevillecenter or 545-4563.

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.

• WE (9/1) through WE (9/29) - Three solo exhibits: A Painter’s Perspective by Linda Cheek; Expressive Interpretations From Nature

by Sterling Edwards; and Metamorphosis by Jerry La Point.

• WE (9/1), 6-8pm - Reception for three solo exhibits.

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

• Through WE (9/29) Abstract paintings in oil and acrylic by Arrington Williams will be on display in the Ramsey Library.

• FR (9/3), 6-8pm - An opening reception for the UNCA Art Department Faculty Exhibition will be held in S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall. Free.

Arts Council of Henderson County D. Samuel Neill Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 1-5pm and Sat., 14pm. Located at 538 N. Main St., 2nd Floor, Hendersonville.

Info: 693-8504 or www. acofhc.org.

• Through FR (9/24) - Open Studio Tour Artists Exhibition.

• FR (9/3) through FR (9/24) - A preview exhibition of the fourth annual Henderson County Open Studio Tour will be on display in the Neill Gallery.

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.

• WE (9/1) through TH (9/30) ‚- Looking Into, featuring works by Kathryn B. Phillips.

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.

• WE (9/1) through TH (9/30) - Small Plein Air Landscapes, an exhibition by Sara Linda Poly, and new works by August Hoerr will be on display.

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The center is located at 56 Broadway, and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College through permanent collections, educational activities and public programs.

Info: 350-8484, bmcmac@ bellsouth.net or www.blackmountaincollege.org.

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

Snelson was an art student at Black Mountain College in the summers of 1948 and 1949.

Castell Photography A photo-based art gallery located at 2C Wilson Alley, off of Eagle St. in downtown

Asheville. Info: 255-1188 or www.castellphotography.com.

• Through SA (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: 890-2050 or www.craftscreativitydesign.org.

• Through FR (12/3) - Out of the Board Room & Into the Studio, an exhibition honoring the work of retiring Executive Director Dian Magie.

Exhibits at the Turchin Center

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

• Through SA (11/13) MANinfested DESTINY: From Boone to Boon, an exhibition

by Dan Smith, Perspectives in Bronze, sculpture by Greg Bailey and Michael Warrick, and Evidence of Things Unseen, paintings by Amy Cheng. f/32 Photography Group Info: www.f32nc.com.

• Through FR (9/3) - f32 Photography Group Show, an exhibition of black-and-white

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. Folk Art Center

Located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Info: 2987928 or www.craftguild.org.

• Through TU (10/5) - Clay sculpture by Cindy Billingsley and paper-pulp paintings by Chery Cratty.

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.

Haywood County Arts Council The HCAC sponsors a variety of art-related events in Waynesville and Haywood County. Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC’s Gallery 86 (86 North Main St.) in Waynesville.

Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm.

Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org.

• Through SA (9/18) - Fantasies in Fiber and Fabric, an exhibition of threedimensional garments, hats, bags and original dolls by Toni Carroll.

• FR (9/3), 6-9pm - Artist reception for Toni Carroll’s exhibit Fantasies in Fiber and Fabric, in conjunction with Waynesville’s Art After Dark event.

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 helping 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).

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

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

Sylva After Dark Art, music, refreshments and more in downtown Sylva. Info: 586-1577 or www.downtownsylva.org.

• 1st FRIDAYS, 6-9pm - Sylva After Dark.

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org.

• MO (9/6) through FR (10/1) - The Far Side: Fantasy, Far Fetched & Fun, an exhibit about the Far Side of life.

Upstairs Artspace Contemporary nonprofit gallery at 49 S. Trade St. in Tryon.

Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm and by appointment. Info: 859-2828 or www.upstairsartspace.org.

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

• TU (9/7), 7pm - All are welcome to a panel discussion with the artists featured in the Katrina to Deepwater Horizon exhibition.

Waynesville’s Art After Dark The Gallery Association of Waynesville regularly hosts gallery and artist studio events in the Waynesville area. Info: 452-9284 or www.waynesvillegalleryassociation.com.

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

WCU Exhibits Unless otherwise noted, exhibits are held at the Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Thurs. 10am-7pm. Free, but donations welcome. Info: 2273591 or www.fineartmuseum. wcu.edu.

• Through FR (9/24) - Worldviews: Legacy of Teaching, selections from the permanent collection, featuring 40 noted artists with distinguished teaching careers.

More Art Exhibits & Openings

A-B Tech Advanced Studio Art Show • WE (9/1) through TH (9/30) - A-B Tech’s Advanced Painting Studio will exhibit at Zuma’s in Marshall. Artists reception on Friday evening Sept. 10.

Art at Hickory Nut Gap Farm Store Located at 57 Sugar Hollow Road in Fairview. Info: www. hickorynutgapfarm.com or 628-1027.

• FR (9/3) through SU (10/31) - Jessica Lynn’s exhibition will be on display.

• FR (9/3), 5-8pm - Opening reception for an exhibition of work by resident artist Jessica Lynn.

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.

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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-andwhite photographs.

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

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

• FR (9/3), 5-8pm - Opening reception for Collaborations and Deviations.

Grand Bohemian Gallery Located at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village, 11 Boston Way. Info: www.bohemianhotelasheville. com or 505-2949.

• SA (9/4) through SU (10/10) - New Reflections, an exhibition by local artists Vadim Bora, Linda McCane, Colleen Webster and Leo Monahan.

• SA (9/4), 5:30-8:30pm - Opening reception for New Reflections.

Push Skate Shop & Gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave. between Stella Blue and the Kress Building. Info: 225-5509 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 Regional Artist Project Grant • Through FR (10/1) - Deadline to apply for the Regional Artist Project Grant, offered to residents of Avery, Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell or Yancey County. Grant writing workshops: Sept. 13, 5pm at Avery Arts Council and Madison Arts Council (8984292 and 649-1301). Sept.

15, 5:30pm at Asheville Area

Arts Council (258-0710). Call respective councils to register.

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: 2525050 or www.fineartsleague. org.

• TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Open figure drawing sessions. Four 5-minute poses and four 20-minute poses. $5.

Tryon Fine Arts Center The gallery is at 34 Melrose Ave. in Tryon. Open Mon.-Fri., 9am-Noon & 1:30-4pm; Sat., 9am-1pm. Info: 859-8322 or www.tryonarts.org • TH (9/2, 6:30-8:30pm “Explore Installation and Found Art,” with found-object artists Janet Orselli. $7/$4 students.

• SA (9/4) - Tryon’s 125th celebration will be held in the TFAC lobby.

Art/Craft Fairs 2nd Annual Founders Day Fair • SA (9/4), 10am-5pm Transylvania Heritage Museum will be celebrating the Founding Families of Transylvania County with displays by descendants and a street fair with local music, crafters and demons, kids contests, tours ($10), food and more. W. Jordan St., Brevard. Info: www. transylvaniaheritage.org.

• Interested vendors should contact: heritage@citcom.net or call 862-8228.

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 Road in Horse Shoe. All are welcome.

Opportunity House Events

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

• FR (9/3) & SA (9/4), 9am2pm - The Opportunity House Arts and Crafts Fair will feature more than 30 juried crafters, demonstrations and a bake sale.

Summer Jewelry Market • SA (9/4), 9am-4pm - Market featuring 18 local jewelry artists on the corner of Church Street and 3rd Avenue W. in downtown Hendersonville. Info: 698-0715.

Spoken & Written Word Concert And Writer’s Workshop (pd.) Power Up Your Prose • Saturday, September 25, 9am4:30pm, Waynesville. • Kickoff Concert, Friday, September 24, 7:30pm. • Keith Flynn and The Holy Men. • Information/ registration: www.mountainwritersnc.com 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 EC = Enka-Candler Library (1404 Sandhill Road, 2504758) n LE = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 2506480) n SS = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 250-6488) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) n WA = West Asheville Library (942 Haywood Road, 250-4750) n Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • WE (9/1), 11am - Mother Goose Stories. WV —- 3pm - Book Club: Tinkers by Paul Harding WV —- 5-7pm Library Knitters meet. SW. • Through MO (9/20) - Deadline for the October essay contest on the theme: “What a Political Leader Should Be.” BM. • 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. • SA (9/4), 10am-3pm - Used Book Sale. Audio materials, children’s books, VHS and DVDs, and more. WV. • TU (9/7), 11am - Family Storytime. WV —- 11:30am - Mother Goose stories. LE —- 7pm - Book club: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.

EC —- 6-8pm - Knitting

Group. SS —- 7pm - Book Club: Loving Frank. WV. • WE (9/8), 6:30pm - Library Knitters. A casual knitting and needlework group for all skill levels. BM. Events at City Lights City Lights Bookstore is at 3 E. Jackson St. in downtown Sylva. Info: 586-9499 or more@citylightsnc.com.

• FR (9/4), 7pm - Gary Carden hosts Liar’s Bench.

• TU (9/7), 7pm - Book release party for Hal Herzog.

Events at Malaprop’s The bookstore and cafe at 55 Haywood St. hosts visiting authors for talks and book signings. Info: 254-6734 or www.malaprops.com.

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

• SA (9/4), 7pm - Linda Star Wolf and Ruby Falconer will discuss and sign copies of their book Shamanic Egyptian Astrology, Your Planetary Relationship to the Gods.

• SU (9/5), 3pm - Poetrio.

Readings by poets Nancy Simpson, the author of Living Above the Frost Line, and Neva Bryan, the author of Sawmill Boys.

• MO (9/6), 7pm - Bridging Differences Book Club: Zeitoun

by Dave Eggers. Hosted by Patti Digh.

• WE (9/8), 7pm - Roz Savage will discuss and sign copies of her book Rowing the Atlantic.

Savage was the only solo female competitor to compete in that race.

• TH (9/9), 7pm - Merri Lisa Johnson will discuss her memoir Girl in Need of a Tourniquet.

Lecture and Book Signing at Christ School • TH (9/9), 7-8:30pm Author, Rhodes Scholar and combat veteran Wes Moore will give a lecture at Christ School, 500 Christ School Road, Arden. Free and open to the public, however reservations are required. RSVP: avandoren@christschool.org or www.christschool.org.

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 (9/4), 10:30-11:30am - Lloyd Arneach, Cherokee stories.

Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org.

• TU (9/7), 2:30-4pm & TU (9/14), 10-11:30am & 2:30-

4pm - Three workshops will be presented on “Writing as Art”

by Wayne Drumheller, writer, photographer and storyteller. $10 donation to the arts council. RSVP.

Writer’s Group • TUESDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - Seeking one or two experienced, engaged prose writers to join the group for feedback.

The group has been meeting for the past eight years. Info: 274-4526 or reatonkelley@ charter.net.

The Writers’ Guild of WNC Visitors and new members are invited to the meetings to talk

about writing and publishing.

Info: 285-2346.

• 2nd THURSDAY, 1-3pm - Meeting at Fletcher Public Library, 120 Library Road.

Festivals & Gatherings LAAFF Lexington Ave Arts and Fun Fest (LAAFF) is a free street festival held on N. Lexington Ave. between College St. and the 240 overpass. The festival is a fundraiser for local nonprofit Arts2People. Free and kid-friendly. Info: 776-6248,

www.arts2people.org or www. lexfestasheville.com.

• SU (9/5), 11am-9pm - LAAFF, a celebration of Asheville’s artistic and musical communities. Live music, local art, street performers, crafts for children and more.

North Carolina Apple Festival • FR (9/3) through MO (9/6), 9am-5pm - The festival will be held at 1411 Asheville Highway in Hendersonville. There will be live music, special exhibits throughout town, a King Apple Parade, children’s activities and more. See website for a complete schedule: www. ncapplefestival.org.

Swannanoa Shindig Bring a chair and wear dancing shoes to this monthly community music series held in Beacon Mill Village in Swannanoa. Appalachian music, dancing, food, old timey demos and activities such as pie-eating contests and turkey calling. Exit 57 to Highway 70 East. Info: 337-4718 or www. swannanoashindig.com.

• 1st FRIDAYS (through 10/1), 6pm - Shindig.

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

• SA (9/4), 10am-5pm - Founders Day Festival, featur-

ing exhibits on founding families of Transylvania County.

Street festival with crafts, food, live music, storytelling, skits, games and more —- 1-2pm - “Reviving Traditions: Fine Arts in Appalachia,” with guest speaker Charlotte Ross —- 56pm - Guided walking tour of Brevard.

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.

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: 2524761 or 258-1028.

• THURSDAYS, 6:30pm Voice lessons.

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• TUESDAYS, 7:15pm Dance lessons.

Asheville Symphony Orchestra All concerts are held at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in the Asheville Civic Center.

Tickets & info: 254-7046 or www.ashevillesymphony.org.

• MO (9/6), 7pm - In celebration of their 50th anniversary, members of the Symphony will perform on the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage, at Pack Square Park. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket and a picnic. Free. $20 reserved seats.

Cantaria Cantaria is a community chorus for gay and gay-sup-

portive 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 (9/3), 7-9pm - The Porch Music Club, an oldtime string band, will perform.

Events at Thomas Wolfe Memorial

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

• FR (9/3), Noon-2pm - Carol Rifkin/Paul’s Creek Band will be the featured guests “pickin’ on the porch of the Old Kentucky Home.”

Haywood Community Band Concerts are presented at the Maggie Valley Pavilion, adjacent to the Maggie ValleyTown Hall, and are free to attend. Bring a picnic dinner. Info: 452-5553 or 452-7530 or www.haywoodcommunityband.org.

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

Waynesville. All interested concert band musicians are welcome to attend.

Hendersonville Community Band Info: 696-2118 or www. hcbmusic.com.

• SU (9/5), 11:30am - “Apple Festival Concert” in front of the courthouse on Main Street in Hendersonville. Music from films and Broadway shows, pop tunes and marches. Bring a lawn chair and lunch.

Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra Info: 697-5884 or www.hendersonvillesymphony.org.

• FR (9/3) & SA (9/4), 7:30pm - “An Evening with

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Rodgers & Hammerstein,” at the Blue Ridge College Conference Hall. $35/$5 students.

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. Mountain Music Jamboree

• SA (9/4), 3pm - Bluegrass, clogging and storytelling at the Hendersonville High School Auditorium. $10. Info: 692-0575.

Music at UNCA Concerts are held in Lipinsky Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Tickets & info: 2325000.

• WE (9/1), 12:45pm - The UNCA faculty concert, featuring bassist Ian Bracchitta and a variety of musical collabora-

tors, will be held in Lipinsky Auditorium. Free.

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

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

• SU (9/5) through TU (9/7) Ben Hope returns with a lineup of country and folk songs featuring hits from Johnny Cash and Hank Williams.

Sapphire Valley Community Center Info: 743-7663 or www.sapphirevalleyresort.com.

• SU (9/5), 7pm - Tuxedo Junction will perform. $20 advance/$25 at the gate.

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.

• SA (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.

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

• SU (9/5), 3pm - The St. Matthias String Quartet will perform. Free-will offering.

Summer Music in Flat Rock Series Presented by the Flat Rock Merchants Association. The outdoor series takes place on Little Rainbow Row’s back deck. This is a casual, family-oriented, bring-yourown-lawn-chair event. Free.

Info: 697-7719 or www. flatrockonline.com.

• SA (9/4), 6-8pm - The Swayback Sisters will perform.

Summer Tracks in Tryon A concert series held at the Rogers Park amphitheater on W. Howard St. Food and drinks will be available. Free admission, but donations at the gate are encouraged. Info:

(800) 440-7848, 894-2324 or www.firstpeaknc.com.

• FR (9/3), 7pm - The Firecracker Jazz Band.

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 (9/4), 8pm - Kat Williams Jazz Ensemble.

Tickets are $20 and are available in advance at Mountainside Wine & Mayland Printing in Spruce Pine.

Theater Brevard Little Theatre Located in the American Legion Hall, 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard. Info: www.brevardlittletheatre.com. Reservations: 884-2587.

• TH (9/9) through SU (9/12) - The second annual Broadway Cabaret Show will be performed. Fundraising event.

Flat Rock Playhouse The State Theater of North Carolina is on Hwy. 225, 3 miles south of Hendersonville.

Info: 693-0731 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.

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

• FR (9/3) through SU (9/19) - Soup Du Jour, an enchanting musical comedy. Performance are held Thur. through Sat., 8pm and Sun., 2pm.

Montford Park Players Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and take place outdoors Fri.-Sun. at 7:30 p.m. at Hazel Robinson Amphitheater in Montford.

Bring folding chair and umbrella in case of rain. Donations accepted. Info: 254-5146 or www.montfordparkplayers. org.

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

Onebody Works A theatre company embarking on a journey of sustainability, farming, culture and art. Info: onebodyworks@gmail.com.

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NOTICE OF A CITIZENS INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE NO. 4 OVER THE PACOLET RIVER ON PEARSON FALLS ROAD (STATE ROAD 1102) TIP Project No. B-4792

WBS#: 38562.1.1

Polk County

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold the above Citizens Informational Workshop on Monday, September 20, 2010, beginning at 4:00 pm and ending at 7:00 pm, at the Saluda Mountain Jamboree Events Park, located on Friendship Church Road (I-26 Exit # 59), in Saluda, 28773.

Maps denoting the proposed project area will be displayed and NCDOT representatives will be available to discuss the project, answer questions, and receive comments. Written comments are encouraged. Citizens may drop-in anytime during the workshop hours. Please note: there will be no formal presentation.

A Citizens Informational Workshop is held to provide the public an opportunity to participate in the planning process and update them on a project’s status.

Comments and information received from the public will be taken into consideration as work on this project progresses.

NCDOT proposes to replace Bridge No. 4 over a small branch of the Pacolet River on Pearson Falls Road (State Road 1102). The existing Bridge No. 4 was built in 1960 and needs to be replaced due to its advanced age and deteriorating condition.

If you have any questions concerning the project, you may contact the Division Bridge Manager, Mr. Josh Deyton, P.E., by phone: (828) 586-2141; or by email: jbdeyton@ncdot.gov.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop. Anyone requiring special services should contact Ms. Eileen Fuchs, Public Involvement Officer, at (919) 431-1610 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

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• WE (9/1), 8pm - The Seed, a tale about a “man carrying his sick sister in search of safety and salvation [through] a postapocalyptic, barren, nomadic land,” will be performed at Pisgah Brewing Company, 150 Eastside Dr. $10-$15 sliding scale/$8 students.

•TH (9/2) & FR (9/3), 8pm - The Seed will be performed at Seven Star Factory, 191 Lyman St., in the River Arts District.

• SA (9/4), 8pm - The Seed will be performed at Hickory Nut Gap Farm, 57 Sugar Hollow Road in Fairview. Info: 628-1027.

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.

• 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.

• 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: 10-11am, Hip Hop Conditioning, 67pm, 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) 2427595 or www.lisazahiya.com Argentine Tango Dancers of all levels welcome.

Info: www.tangoasheville.com.

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

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

Asheville Culture Project A cultural arts community center offering ongoing classes in Capoeira Angola and Samba percussion. Other instructors, groups and organizations are invited to share the space.

Info: www.ashevillecultureproject.org.

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

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

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: 333-4272 or www.ashevillemorris.us.

• MONDAYS, 5:30pm Women’s Garland practice held at Reid Center for Creative Art. Southern Lights SDC A nonprofit square-dance club.

Square dancing is friendship set to music. Info: 694-1406 or 681-1731.

• SA (9/4) - “Apple Festival Dance” at the North Henderson High School in Hendersonville.

Early advanced dance at 6pm, early rounds at 7pm and squares and rounds at 7:30pm. Southern Lights members will be dancing at the Apple Festival on Fri. and Sun. at 7pm in front of the courthouse.

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.

West African Dance • TUESDAYS, 7:30-8:30PM - Classes will be held at the Terpsicorps Dance Studio, above the Wedge in the River Arts District. Open to dancers of all ages. $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 Call for Marshall Handmade Market • Through FR (9/10) - Call to artists and craftspeople. The market will be held at Marshall High Studios on Nov. 20. For info and application: www. marshallhandmade.com.

Call to Artists for the “Re/ Nude” 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.

consciousparty What:

For Pets’ Sake, a group art show benefiting Brother Wolf Animal Rescue

Where: BlackBird Frame & Art, 365 Merrimon Ave. When: The opening reception for the exhibition will be held

Friday, Sept. 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The exhibition will be on display through Sept. 30.

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 (10/2) - Deadline to submit photo-based works for the upcoming juried exhibition titled The Human Condition, which explores human existence in a political, social or personal context.

Flat Rock Playhouse The State Theater of North Carolina is on Hwy. 225, 3 miles south of Hendersonville.

Info: 693-0731 or www.flatrockplayhouse.org.

• FR (9/3), 4-6pm - Auditions for A Few Good Men, to be performed at the historic Henderson County Courthouse from Oct. 6-31, will be held at the Robin R. Farquhar Education Center, located on Little River Road behind Flat Rock Playhouse. Seeking 12 men and one woman. Info: 693-0403, ext 225.

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For Pets’ Sake, a group exhibition featuring works by 12 local artists, explores the joy and unconditional love that animal companions provide. Participating artists and BlackBird Frame & Art will donate 20 percent of all proceeds to Brother Wolf Animal Rescue and its “Save a Life” program.

Established by a group of volunteers in 2006, Brother Wolf is a nokill animal shelter on a mission to “find homes for all the homeless animals in our county.” The Save a Life campaign strives to “end the euthanizing of healthy, adoptable companion animals in Buncombe County by the year 2012.” Enjoy art, wine, refreshments and live music at the show’s opening reception, which will also feature a silent auction benefiting the furry friends served by Brother Wolf. Info: bwar.org, blackbirdframe.com or 225-3117.

benefitscalendar Calendar for September 1 - 9, 2010 Asheville Homeless Network Meetings take place at Firestorm Cafe & Books in downtown Asheville. Info: 552-0505.

• TH (9/9), 7pm - Asheville Homeless Network Benefit Show. Blind Boy Chocolate and The Milk Sheiks perform oldtimey music for a worthwhile cause.

Full Moon Farm Wolfdog Rescue FMF is a wolfdog rescue organization and sanctuary south of Black Mountain. Info: 664-9818 or www.fullmoonfarm.org.

• SA (9/4), 4-8pm - See the unveiling of Nancy Brown’s Hollywood Makeover and have a chance to be on national television. There will be live music, wine and hors d’oeuvres provided by locally-owned restaurants. $25. All proceeds benefit Full Moon Farm. RSVP: sarah@fullmoonfarm.org.

Journey 4 YOUth • FR (9/3), 8pm - A concert and art show to raise money to build a nursery/preschool in Kaswanga Village, Kenya, will

be held at Firestorm Books, 48 Commerce St. Info: www. firestormcafe.com.

Operation Toasty Toes Chapter 7 Makes yarn comfort items that are sent to troops deployed overseas. Info: 696-9777 or www.operationtoastytoes.org.

• FR (9/3) through MO (9/6) - Handcrafted items will be for sale at the Historic Courthouse in Hendersonville. Proceeds will be used to purchase yarn and pay for the shipping costs of mailing items to troops overseas.

Raffle for A Hope Charity • TH (9/2), 6-8pm - An opening reception for an exhibition

by Marcus Thomas will be held at aabani salon & spa, 12 N. Main St., and will feature a raffle benefiting A Hope Charity, which helps find housing for the homeless: http://hbofa.org.

Info: 484-8488.

S.O.S. Anglican Mission Church • SA (9/4), 8am-4pm - Rummage sale featuring art, jewelry, household goods, small appliances and more. Held in the

back lot of the Rosscraggon Business Park, 32 Rosscraggon Road. Info: 684-0591.

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

• SA (9/4), 6pm - The fifth annual Dancing Under the Stars fundraiser will be held at FENCE. This year’s theme is “An Evening of American Mountain Music.” There will be food, entertainment, music and more.

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• In Mauritania and several other African societies, “rolling layers of fat” are considered the height of female sexiness, according to a July dispatch by Marie Claire magazine. Parents pay professional force-feeders the equivalent of about $200 to bulk up their young daughters in boot camps that sometimes serve animal fat as a drink and apply the cattle-thickening drug Oradexon. “The stomach flab should cascade; the thighs should overlap; and the neck should have thick ripples,” said Aminetou Mint Elhacen, the feeding drill sergeant. Some girls rebel; others embrace their new bodies.

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Held annually in several locations (for the last 1,500 years, some say), with the best-known taking place at Komaki City’s Tagata shrine in March, they were initially prayers for procreation and crop fertility. Now, however, they’ve become carnivals for tourists and children of all ages. Most Western visitors are astonished to see huge, parade-float-sized phalluses heavylifted through the street, and giggling children brandishing toy penises and vaginas (to be offered at local temples).

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March, but her will bequeathed her beloved Chihuahua, Conchita (and two other dogs) a $3 million trust fund plus the run of her $8.3 million mansion for their remaining years. (After all, Conchita has a style to maintain, including a four-season wardrobe, diamond jewelry and a full-time staff.) Mrs. Posner’s only living child, Bret Carr, who admits he had issues with his mother, is challenging her $26 million-plus will (which left him $1 million) mostly, he said, because Mrs. Posner’s staff and bodyguards suspiciously wound up with the bulk of the riches on the pretense that they’d be caring for Conchita.

• More British Welfare Spongers: In May, the Daily Mail profiled the Houghtons of Crawley, West Sussex (Lee, 42, wife Jane and their five youngest children), who live in free government housing and draw monthly benefits worth about $1,600 without doing any work —Lee has a “personality disorder” and daughter Chelsea, 16, has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and needs a caretaker to help with her baby.

The Houghtons admit to spoiling their kids with lavish gifts at Christmas, and the reporter noted the presence of four TVs, two Xboxes, three DVD players, mobile phones for everyone, plus a computer and laptop. Lee, whose neighbors call the police on him frequently because of his drinking, said: “If people want to work, good for them. I would if I could.”

• More Bad Multitaskers: Driver Bryan Parslow, 19, injured himself and three passengers when he crashed into a tree near Wheatland, N.Y., in May. He was playing “hold your breath” with the others and passed out. And in July, Lora Hunt, 49, was sentenced to 18 months in jail for the crash that killed a woman motorcyclist in Lake County, Ill., last year. Hunt was so preoccupied painting her nails (polish was splashed all over the car’s interior) that she never even applied the brakes before the collision. On the

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other hand, Amanda McBride, 29, is such an excellent multitasker that she drove herself to the hospital in Bemidji, Minn., in May while giving birth. (Her seizure-prone husband was in the front seat, but he doesn’t drive.) The child emerged just as Amanda pulled into the hospital parking lot. “He just slid out,” she said. “It really wasn’t bad at all.”

• Face Tattoos Still a Handicap for Criminals: Royce Spottedbird Jr., 23, apparently once thought it cool to have his name tattooed on his neck. In April, however, he was pulled over in a routine traffic stop in Butte, Mont., and, fearing a warrant might be out on him, he gave the officer a bogus name. When he couldn’t explain what “Royce Spottedbird Jr.” was doing on his neck, he was detained for obstruction of justice and eventually pleaded guilty. (And there was no warrant.)

• News of the Weird has reported on several mothers’ desires to prolong breast-feeding past the culturally normal age, some continuing well after the child’s sixth birthday. The issue arose again in July in Melbourne, Australia, when a 6-year-old boy’s birth mother (who’d relinquished the child as an infant) began pressuring him to suckle during sanctioned visits as a strategy for wresting him from the caretakers who’d raised him. But the boy rebelled, and the caretakers obtained a judicial order forbidding further breast-feeding.

• Although Americans continue to agonize over government “giveaways,” federal farm subsidies continue unabated — even though much of the money now goes to rich urban industrialists who hardly know a plow from a sow. According to Environmental Working Group records, the weekly New York Press revealed such “agrarian” handout seekers as Manhattan billionaires Leonard Lauder and David Rockefeller — and the latter’s son Mark.

(For 10 years now, the federal government has paid Mark $54,500 a year not to grow anything on his 5,000 acres in Idaho, which the paper says he bought only because the land was adjacent to the upscale fly-fishing lodge he runs.)

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LAAFFing with kids It’s time again for that funkiest and most family-friendly of Asheville street fests: the Lexington Avenue Arts & Fun Festival, coming to that once-raffish downtown area often referred to as Lex, this Sunday, Sept. 5.

Once again, there will be a multi-tented kids’ area based in the parking lot between Downtown Books & News and Heiwa Japanese Restaurant. For the first time this year, Kids Universe, as it’s been dubbed, is being organized and run by the Asheville-based Earth Fare supermarkets.

“We have this mission to eliminate childhood obesity in the areas we serve,” says Jennifer Brewer, community relations coordinator for the Asheville Earth Fare stores.

“LAAFF is great for us, because we like to really interact with kids and the community.”

I’m all for decreasing the epidemic of childhood obesity — Michelle Obama and I are on

the same page here. So are most of our female elected officials here in WNC, as I’ve written about previously.

So yay for taking up this important life-saving cause. Though I do feel a little sad that the LAAFF days of young dreadlocked artists helping toddlers paint a clunker car have been supplanted by a more organized, though wellintentioned, sponsor with a mission statement (and it used to be “real” paint too as opposed to the washable kind — I had a four-year-old who painted his legs and shorts with it one year).

This year the kids’ area will be staffed by responsible adults from organizations such as the Girl Scouts, Mission and Park Ridge Hospitals and the YMCA. Kids Universe will be the scene of plenty of creative activities to keep the young ‘uns busy. Stuff like mural painting, a maracas-

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making workshop and creating tie-dyed butterflies out of coffee filters.

Kids of all ages are invited to participate throughout the festival, which will run from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. (there’s no school most places the next day, so kids can stay out late).

“While our in-store ‘Happy Meals’ are marketed to kids aged 2 to 12, a healthy lifestyle is ageless,” Brewer says. That means you, too, are welcome to make your own maracas.

Of course, fitting with the mission, there will be healthy nutritional activities. In addition, there will be storytelling sessions and face painting. I assume there will be hulahoops, because no Asheville festival could possibly be complete without hoops.

As always, costumes for all ages are encouraged at LAAFF. In fact, I hear there will be a circus parade culminating in an actual wedding during the evening (not a sanctioned event, but fun for the kids nonetheless).

You’ve heard this from me before, but here’s your packing list if you’re taking kids to a street festival: sunscreen, ball caps, water bottles, snacks (major $ saver), a couple of bandannas (when you’re desperate for a tissue/hand wipe/napkin), hand sanitizer and a

permanent marker.

Most of these items are self-explanatory.

The least obvious, but most important, is the permanent marker. Even if your kids know your cell phone number by heart, the moment they wander off in the crowd and can’t find you, all relevant identification information will dissipate from their anxious brains. Of course, this is assuming that your kids are either too young to have their own cells or have mean parents like me who think being lost for a few minutes at LAAFF is preferable to exposing their growing brains to unnecessary radiation.

Anyway, I use the permanent marker to temporarily tattoo my cell phone number on the inside of my kids’ arms. If they get lost, I tell them to find someone who looks like a mom and ask her to call the number. At LAAFF, anyone in a fairy costume will do as well. X Anne Fitten “Edgy Mama” Glenn writes about a number of subjects, including parenting, at www. edgymama.com.

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Michael Read and Vara Cooper are the pilots of the Solbury Express, essentially a produce stand on wheels. The truck visits apartment complexes just like this one, a cluster of spic-and-span dwellings occupied by young professionals, families and retirees, situated on the eastern edge of Leicester. In their six-day delivery schedule, the Solbury Express also visits a number of complexes housing those at the lower end of the income spectrum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of our objective in doing this is making it so that we can serve some of the more underserved populations around Asheville,â&#x20AC;? says Cooper, ducking to avoid knocking into a basket of butternut squash as she searches for a biscuit to offer a customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whereas if we had set up a store, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to make it any easier for folks to get access to fresh fruits and vegetables.

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Cooper and Read have firsthand experience dealing with a segment of the population that has difficulty securing produce or other staples. As former cab drivers, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ferried people without other means of transportation to and from the grocery store, watching the meter climb. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A cab ride can make your grocery bill climb that much higher,â&#x20AC;? says Cooper.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great idea, really, service to the underserved â&#x20AC;&#x201D; though, not everyone quite gets the notion that, when the store comes to you, it may

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Case in point: An elderly lady slowly makes her way to the back of the truck — one might expect her to thrill at the sight of all of this local produce.

“How are you doing today?” Cooper cheerfully trills.

“What, you don’t have any red peaches?” snaps the older woman as she eyes the huge, local whites, her dyed-red hair flaming in the sunlight.

“Just these juicy Edneyville peaches,” says Cooper, still smiling broadly.

“Alright, fine.” the red-haired lady mutters, shuffling away.

“Have a good weekend!” Cooper calls to her retreating back.

Not everyone can be pleased — but educating helps.

To that end, the couple carries recipes with them whenever they hit the road. Directions for making baba ganouj, for example, are helpful for those who eye eggplant with suspicion.

When someone frowns at the beets or casts an accusative eye at the shallots, the couple is ready with suggestions. “He’s an amazing cook,” says Cooper, gesturing at Read. “That helps a lot.”

“We also try to inform people about organics,” Read says. “Some people still don’t understand what that’s all about. We try to educate them about why we buy certain things organic; it lets them know what they’re eating.”

As for the origins of the produce? “We get as much as we can from the local farms,” says Cooper. “Things like bananas, mangoes, limes — we don’t grow those around here, so that comes from the international markets.”

Squash from Henderson County fills those dangling baskets, alongside local tomatoes in red, gold and green from Marion, corn from Edneyville and cucumbers and cabbage from Lake Lure.

“Apple season’s coming up,” says Cooper excitedly. “Our organic apples that we have right now from Chile are going to pale in comparison to the honey crisp, pink ladies and everything

that we’re going to be getting from the Edneyville area.”

When the fall comes, says Cooper, the couple plans to introduce a home-delivery program. The Solbury Express website will include an online order form, where shoppers can click to pick out produce, as well as some non-edible essentials.

“You can have custom grocery orders delivered, which is part of the reason why we’re trying to include things like rice, honey, flour and other things like toilet paper and batteries. Things that you don’t want to go out into the snowstorm to go get, we’ll bring to you,” Cooper says.

Currently, there’s a survey on the couple’s website for those that want to initiate service in their neighborhood. “We want to get an idea of what folks would most like us to carry, what might be convenient for most people to find on our truck so they can make fewer trips in the bad weather.”

Next year, the Solbury Express will likely carry produce that Cooper and Read grow organically out on their own land in Candler. The couple has also applied to accept EBT, and hopes to be able to facilitate that in the near future.

The genuine desire to help doesn’t go unnoticed. Even though the Solbury Express has been a reality for just over a month, the couple already has fans. Cooper says that some people come out and visit them at each stop, even when they have no intention of purchasing anything. “They just like to know that we’re looking out for them,” says Cooper. “We get a lot of thank yous. Just knowing that we’re doing things to help people eat more healthfully makes me feel better.”

“Showing people that good food doesn’t have to be expensive, and being able to bring it right to them and talk to them face to face is my favorite part of this,” adds Read. “We’re lucky to be in this area where all of this good food grows — we’d like to be able to bring it to everybody.”

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Tupelo Honey Café, one of our area’s most successful independent restaurants, has set a precedent for giving back to kids in the community. Readers of the Xpress dining section may recall, for example, a recent report on the nouveau Southern restaurant’s efforts to clean up and maintain the YWCA kids’ garden. That garden has been successfully tidied and planted, and Tupelo has a chef on standby, ready to transform what is grown there into healthy meals for the YWCA’s kids.

It’s no surprise that Tupelo Honey’s staff takes such an active interest in promoting a healthy lifestyle for children. After all, owner Steve Frabitore has four growing boys, and chef Brian Sonoskus has a son who’s not yet two.

Frabitore reports that Tupelo Honey has recently begun even further efforts toward healthier kids with their newly revamped children’s menu. A prevalence of items on the menu that kids love to eat, but that aren’t necessarily great for growing bodies, caused the restaurant staff to take a long, hard look at what they were offering children. Chicken fingers, they determined, were simply no longer in step with the restaurant’s efforts.

“Tupelo’s philosophy is to promote healthy eating,” says Frabitore. “Our executive chef (Sonoskus) has a farm, so we’ve tried to follow it all the way back to the ground, if you will, and bring nature’s bounty to the table.”

“We wanted to recognize that there’s a

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growing childhood obesity program in our society and that we need to help kids understand where healthy foods come from,” says Frabitore. “Natural foods can be prepared in a healthy manner that still tastes fantastic to kids.”

Tupelo’s team of chefs, led by Sonoskus, have banded together to create a healthier — but still delicious — kids’ menu. The chicken fingers have been replaced with whole grains, lean proteins and plenty of fruits and vegetables. Think veggie sliders, grilled mahi, free-range chicken and farmfresh vegetable sides for personalized veggie plates.

The kids’ health-first philosophy goes hand in hand with the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association’s partnership with Earth Fare. Six AIR-member restaurants, including Tupelo, the Corner Kitchen, Bouchon, Green Sage, the Blue Ridge Dining Room at The Grove Park Inn and the Laughing Seed Café are participating in the “Food Field Trip” program. Earth Fare and the participating restaurants offer area schools lesson plans that highlight the importance of healthy food choices. The kids in the program have the chance to visit one of the participating restaurants for hands-on experience.

“It’s going to be awesome,” says Frabitore.

“These six restaurants are going to get a monthly visit from three different age groups of kids, and we’re going to work with these kids over a six-month period. We’ll be able to show them how to handle natural and

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Frabitore adds, “Hopefully, that will have an impact on the kids, and also have a trickledown effect with their friends — perhaps even a trickle-up effect with their parents.”

Tupelo Honey has two locations, one at 1829 Hendersonville Road in south Asheville, and the other at 12 College St. in downtown Asheville. More info at tupelohoneycafe.com.

Brunching out

Chef Zeb Mcdermott has the unusual task of running two kitchens. Luckily for him, they’re located almost right next door to each other — especially since both restaurants will soon be serving Sunday brunch.

While Sazerac started serving a continental-style brunch in mid-August, Tingles Cafe will begin their New Orleans-flavored Sunday brunch service in early September.

Sazerac offered McDermott his first executive chef gig, a job he acquired about one year before the owners of the bar, Jack and Lesley Groetsch, decided to open Tingles Cafe. Tingles has much more of a traditional restaurant feel than the upscale cocktail lounge style of Sazerac. Tingles is styled after a beloved and long-closed diner of the same name, and features a gourmet southern comfort menu with items like barbecued local pork belly and fried catfish salad.

Xpress recently managed to catch up with the ever-busy McDermott in a rare still moment, as he was taking a break to work on the new Sazerac menu, which he says is changing for the first time since the restaurant opened. What will be different?

“I’m just getting ready to focus on fall menu items,” says McDermott. “We’re going to keep a lot of the best sellers — most of the sandwiches and appetizers are going to stay

the same.”

Tingles offers a much larger kitchen than Sazerac. With more room to work, McDermott says that both menus now feature more in-house-crafted items. The restaurants serve house-made breads and pastries, for example, as well as some creative housemade sausages. “Tingles has really opened a lot of doors as far as what we can do on our own,” he says, citing a recently created habeñero-peach sausage as an example.

What is it like running two kitchens?

“It’s definitely a challenge,” says McDermott.

“The fact that they’re right next to each other makes it a lot easier. I’ve also been lucky to hire some really great people that have definitely taken some responsibility off of my hands and are passionate about food and their jobs. I wouldn’t be able to do it otherwise.”

For now, the brunch selection at Sazerac remains rather simple, with a spread of baked goods and a make-your-own Bloody bar. Expect house-made danishes with fruit purées, muffins, quiches, fresh fruit and savory crêpes. “It fits well with the ambiance of Sazerac — just something for people to nibble on out on the deck with a Bloody Mary. I won’t be doing a full spread of bacon, eggs and sausage.”

Looking for more than a nibble? Soon, says McDermott, Tingles will serve a full brunch.

The restaurant will serve a selection of New Orleans-style breakfast items and several different versions of Eggs Benedict.

For more information about Tingles, visit tinglescafe.com. For more information about Sazerac, visit ashevillesazerac.com. X

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by Maggie Cramer Don Justus has seen people do just about anything to take home some of his apples. In his youth, ladies from a visiting church group refused brown bags, opting instead to fashion their bloomers into larger, sturdier carriers.

Recently, a family whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d driven up from Columbia, S.C. donned matching rain boots, coats and hats, and picked apples together in the midst of a heavy storm.

As a fourth-generation Henderson County apple farmer, Justus knows how to grow a delicious apple. He grows, in fact, around 18 different apples. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his knowledge that keeps generations of families coming back for more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They make it an annual trip,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A fun day out in the country with the family.â&#x20AC;?

Justusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mother started a u-pick option for their apple business in 1968. Some visitors pick for themselves, while others come for pre-picked pecks.

The majority, he notes, come for one of Justus Orchardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mutsus varieties, a mix of a Golden Delicious and Japanese Indo. The popular apple was patented in Japan in 1949. As Henderson County extension agent and apple

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Ripening Schedule Gala: August Honeycrisp: August Golden Delicious: Early September September Wonder (early Fuji): Early September Red Delicious: Early September Candy Crisp: Early September Ambrosia: Early September Mutsu: Mid-September Cameo: Mid-September Jonagold: Mid-September Stayman Winesap: Mid-September Rome: Mid-September Hampshire Mac: Mid-September Ruby Jon: Mid-September Fuji, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Gold Rush and Arkansas Black varieties will be ready for picking and buying in October. Note: According to Don, the heat is causing the apples to ripen about one to two weeks earlier than usual. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for a specific variety, you may want to call his farm, or any orchard you visit, ahead of time. Schedule from JustusOrchard.com.

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Crisp and delicious: Don Justus, a fourth-generation Henderson County apple grower, shows off his candy-crisps, a new version of the honey-crisp variety. specialist Marvin Owings recalls, the first commercial Mutsu was planted in our area by a Saluda grower in the late 1970s. Justus says that Mutsus arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite as sweet as Goldens, and not as tart as Granny Smiths. His personal favorite, however, is the Jonagold. Like the Mutsu, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too sweet or too tart. And, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good variety for both storing and baking.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to make a pie or applesauce, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t limit yourself to just the Jonagold or another similar apple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more variety you throw into the pot, the better the flavorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be,â&#x20AC;? Justus encourages.

Justus Orchardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newly expanded bakery utilizes a mix of apples for baked goods. Justus and his family started making fried pies about three years ago in response to visitor requests.

Since the pies were such a big hit, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re now a permanent fixture. The orchard bakers also turn out apple cider donuts, made with their Justus Orchard cider. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just another tasty treat you can pick up while apple-picking.

Think twice, though, before stereotyping Justusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wife, Margo, as the baker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a family operation, and we all do multiple jobs,â&#x20AC;? he shares. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One day she may be in the kitchen baking, the next day I may be in the kitchen while sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out on the forklift.â&#x20AC;?

Their son, Cory, is also a vital farmhand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When he was a child, he would rather ride on the tractor than play video games or watch TV,â&#x20AC;? Justus says. Now 21 and finishing basic law enforcement training, he has intentions of keeping a police schedule that also allows him

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Pick a peck: You can pick your own or buy pecks already-picked at Justus Orchard. Also for sale in the apple house are fried pies, apple cider, apple-cider donuts and boiled peanuts.

Justus Orchard is located at 187 Garren Road in Hendersonville, about three miles off of Highway 64. A newly constructed covered picnic shed sits just off the apple house where visitors can enjoy baked goods, a cup of cider or a cider slushie. Or, the Justus family invites you to bring a picnic lunch and stay for the day and a wagon ride (offered on the weekends).

Justus isn’t the only orchard in fullswing now. There are lots to see — after all, Henderson County grows 65 percent of the state’s apples. The North Carolina Apple Festival will be held in Hendersonville, Sept. 3-6. The festival kicks off with an Apple Orchard Tour, on which Justus Orchard will be the third and final stop.

The tour takes place on Friday, Sept. 3, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. For more information or to sign up, call 697-4897.

To find more orchards, as well as tailgate markets with local apple vendors, visit ASAP’s online Local Food Guide at buyappalachian.org and search by product. To contact Justus Orchard, call 243-7235.

to be the fifth generation on the farm.

Don’t be surprised if, while up at the apple house buying a fried pie, cider, or even boiled peanuts, you run into the third Jutus generation, Don’s mother and father. They’re still involved, but the orchard looks much different now than it once did under their care. “My grandfather may have planted 25 to 30 trees per acre, and they’d get as big as a maple tree,” Justus says. “My dad had 150 to an acre, and now we plant over 500 to an acre.” Today’s 30-acre orchard is planted with dwarf trees, which, he notes, are easier to pick and manage.

The apple house and orchard are fully ramped up now, with the majority of their apple varieties available (see an abbreviated ripening chart in the sidebar). You’ll find sign markers indicating the variety at the end of each row, should you venture out to pick your own. Well, at least Justus hopes you will. “For whatever reason, [the signs] have a tendency to grow legs and walk off every fall.”

Justus also offers u-pick and already picked blackberries and peaches. While there may be a few blackberries left, the peaches would be a stretch to find now, he says. Mark your calendars for their u-pick pumpkins, another new addition this year. The patch will be ready for visitors in October. X Maggie Cramer is the Communications Coordinator at ASAP (asapconnections.org). Contact her at maggie@asapconnections.org.

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Though I’ve acquired the beer snob’s palette, my drinking habits will forever remain rooted in my Rust Belt past.

Where I grew up — a dying industrial town in Central New York that records more snowfall annually than Anchorage, Alaska — we don’t sip, swish, sniff or sample. We drink.

The many neighborhood bars are as vital to the community as the church confessionals.

The bar is a second home, where all manner of Exleyian lunkheads spend several nights a week smothering tabletops full of empty pint glasses while talking, often loudly, about anything and everything under a sun that’s most definitely hidden behind an impenetrable blanket of clouds.

When I started dabbling in American microbrews in the ’90s, there were numerous beers — usually British-style ales or pale lagers with alcohol-by-volume levels more or less on par with Budweiser’s five percent — appropriate for this grand tradition.

Over the last decade, however, that has changed. The industry, for a variety of reasons, fell in love with the “extreme beer,” and with that, ABV and flavor have been pushed to ungodly intensities. I love a good double IPA or Belgian-style Tripel on occasion. But what I’ve learned (the messy way, mind you) is that these roid-raging brews are way too powerful for the marathon barroom chats that form the cornerstone of my drinking heritage.

I want to converse jovially, not mutter incoherently.

Nowadays, the problem is that domestic craft-beer choices for lower-ABV beers are, well, meh. Even here in Beer City U.S.A., where we pride ourselves on abundance and diversity, most of our breweries and beer bars tend to skew towards the extreme. There are exceptions, of course (some of which I’ve discussed on the Xpress website). But ultimately, if you’re craving a quality local brew in the

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ABV range of four to five-percent, then your options are a tad limited.

Voices have begun to emerge on the national scene, calling attention to the industry’s current lack of low-ABV variety. One of the more strident is a Boston brewer, writer and blogger by the name of Chris Lohring, former co-owner of the Tremont Brewery, but more recently, founder of the upstart Notch American Session Ale. “Craft beer has moved in a direction that isn’t really relevant to me,” he explains via telephone. “I’m not interested in having higher-ABV ‘hop bombs.’ Yet there aren’t many lower-ABV options out there. The only ones I can find are imports for the most part. I want to support the local guy, but the local guy isn’t really giving me what I want.”

The more Lohring talks, the more I realize we’re cut from a similar cloth: a couple of brew geeks who just so happened to have spent more than a few wintry evenings hanging at the neighborhood bar with our pals. “I like to drink beer. I don’t like to sip it. And that’s why I now make session beer with Notch,” he says. “I don’t have to sip it out of a short pour. That’s fine for wine, but I’m not drinking my beer that way.”

“Session beer,” which Lohring stumped for in an op-ed column that appeared in the April issue of BeerAdvocate, is a phrase you’re probably going to hear more of in the future.

It is “a British Invention, referring to any style of beer meant to fuel the tongue for hours of chatting and general camaraderie,” according to Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune in The Naked Pint.

In an attempt to modernize the traditional definition of session beer, Lohring’s Notch brewery has adopted standards recently established by veteran beer scribe Lew Bryson, who helms, among other blogs, The Session Beer Project: “4.5 percent alcohol by volume or less, flavorful enough to be interesting, balanced enough for multiple pints, conducive to conversation, reasonably priced.”

In their respective writings, both Lohring and Bryson have consistently stressed that they do not stand in opposition to the extremebeer trend; they simply want to see more American craft-breweries offer greater variety when it comes to session beers. It’s a vital point. Variety is, indeed, one of the values comprising the core of our country’s craft-beer revolution.

And yet, I can’t help but think this session/ extreme split could turn into a larger cultural, as well as philosophical, debate within the movement, one pitting the drinkers against the sippers. In a town currently dominated by the “hop bomb,” it will be interesting to see how it plays out. X

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arts&entertainment Rockin’ in the freak world

This year’s LAAFF music lineup is more indie-rock than ever

by Alli Marshall Browsing old Xpress coverage of the inaugural LAAFF turned up this walk down memory lane: “More than 25 local acts [are] scheduled to appear on two stages.

Highlights include Devilish Mary (all-girl string band with Cary Fridley, performing at noon); The Oxymorons Comedy Troupe; rising rock stars Drug Money; West African drum-and-dance group Ballet Warraba; and celebrated burlesque troupe The Rebelles.”

Yes, it was just as eclectic seven years ago as it will be this year, only this year there are almost twice as many acts and six stages. And, there’s another notable difference: This year’s LAAFF takes on an indie-rock flavor that it’s never had before.

“We try not to have repeats from year to year,” explains festival organizer Erin Scholze. “We sift through the genres. It seems like this year there are just a lot more successful indie bands.”

Here’s what that evolution looks like: Toubab Krewe headlined in 2005 (along with Strut, stephaniesid, the Great Slide, Cabo Verde, Fifth House, Mad Tea Party, the Buckerettes, Aaron Price and Christina Aurea).

In 2006, Jeremy Long (then-percussionist with Avec La Force Percussion and Dance Initiative) told Xpress, “The planning committee decided LAAFF needed to be more diverse this year.” Enter Flamenco Saltado, Soora Gameela, Baraka Mundi, Banana da Terra, the Shining Rock Reggae Band and Nbale (Newborn Ancient Love Ensemble) with Biko Casini of Strut on West African balaphone — a group formed just for LAAFF. LAAFF circa 2007 hinted at indie rock — the unfortunately-named Sophisticated Chimps fit that bill, along with Speedsquare and Nevada. But the balance was jam, experimental and world music.

“Do everything faster”

This year’s LAAFF lineup mirrors, to some extent, the indie-heavy All Go West

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Fest of earlier this year: Kovacs and the Polar Bear, The Archrivals, Uncle Mountain and the If You Wannas appear on both bills.

Chris Lee, bassist for Kovacs and the Polar Bear, says that it seems there are more indie bands playing Asheville now than five years ago. Kovacs, which tempers its dynamic electro/acoustic rock with hints of folk, has only been a band for three and half years (since it was formed by guitarist/vocalist Nick Kovacs and drummer Andrew Woodard). All Go West was the quartet’s first festival and then they were invited to play LAAFF. “We’ve learned that we have to do everything faster for a festival,” says Lee. “We have to get everything ready for stage faster.” But the outdoors, high-energy, readyto-party crowd experience isn’t totally out of sync with a Kovacs show.

“We don’t do set lists,” says Lee. “We really like just to see how things are going.

When we play festivals, we lean toward the louder, more rockin’ stuff.” Expect Kovacs and the Polar Bear to debut a never-beforeheard song as well as new material — the band is currently working on an album; Brian Landrum is recording it.

Landrum — former co-owner of The Grey Eagle, the venue Kovacs calls “basically our home” — is a good connection for the indie-rock band, but as much as LAAFF’s lineup pairs bands with common themes, it also makes some surprising matches.

Just for LAAFF

Take Nbale. That band formed for LAAFF four years ago after Scholze noticed a number of players (Nbale included Casini, Ryan Reardon, Simon Tisman and Sage Sansome) from various bands waiting out a rainstorm together in a College Street storefront and suggested they try playing together. Another mashup was Sons of a Keeled Over Snake with members of Sons of Ralph, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge and Snake Oil Medicine Show.

“We’ve always called it a showcase event,” Scholze says of LAAFF. “You walk up the street and you are going to hear something you never would have heard.

It’s a way for the musicians to intermingle with each other as well.”

Asheville Horns was also born of an opportune moment: A group of local brass players were tapped to record with Laura Reed and Deep Pocket. “Someone said ‘You should become a horn-rental sec-

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tion,’” recalls trombonist Derrick Johnson, whose main gig is with Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band. They did, and putting a bunch of horn players together “gave us a chance to play different types of funk,” says Johnson. Soon, Asheville Horns wasn’t just a brass section for hire, but a band with its own shows.

Johnson, a fan of collaborations, co-created the local Funk Jam (held every Tuesday at the Emerald Lounge) when friends from a Long Beach, Ca.-based funk band were visiting Asheville and looking for a place to jam. Musician/soundman/promoter Frank Bloom offered up Emerald Lounge, and what was meant to be a one-off evolved, over the last two years, into a full-on scene. That scene attracts not just local performers, but touring musicians from bands like Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Galactic and Phish. For new-to-town musicians, “It gave people a chance to get established in the scene,” says Johnson. “People started getting different phone calls for different gigs.

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Networking for funk players.

Meeting and mixing

Those kinds of opportunities to meet and

mix have changed the sonic topography of Asheville in recent years. When LAAFF started, “People didn’t know each other,” Scholze says. “As the years have gone on, they started doing the funk jam and that brought in people like Vertigo Jazz Band and Matt Williams. That [created] the soul-jazz thing and now they’re cultivating that.” Scenes have formed around common interests, and each scene (jazz, jam, funk, etc.) has its own following. “But I think the next step is for the [various] scenes to start connecting and opening up, maybe connecting the soul-jazz people to the orchestra-jazz people; maybe connecting some of the singer/songwriters to the funk jam,” says Scholze.

So, will next year bring a more decisive move toward indie-rock? Or perhaps an indie/world fusion?Will The Archrivals battle Nataraj? Will Woody Pines bring a DJ on stage? Will Sky Lake add a balaphone to its lineup? Whatever the next LAAFF brings — or this one, for that matter — it’s sure to be a surprise. X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.

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• Bike Jousting: Though Michael Mooney’s tall bike will not return to LAAFF this year, his bicycle jousting — a game that Mooney developed specifically for LAAFF — will. Contestants gear up in foam armor, sit astride a bike with banana saddle and elliptical wheels, and try to dismount their opponent with a boxing glove at the end of a long pole. Fun for kids and adults.

• Big Wheels For Big Kids: This newto-LAAFF sport was also invented by Mooney and his friends. Adults board low-rider tricycle-like vehicles and race a track made of tires.

• Miss Kitty’s Interactive Arts Area: Made for adults and kids, the arts area features many performers from the ongoing Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program.

Asheville Hoops will be on hand, along with Stina Andersen’s Tunnel of LAAFFs which gives participants a chance to note what they love about the festival on a CD that is then woven into a bamboo tunnel. Melissa Glaze of the Asheville Mural Project does live painting, Our VOICE organizes a hand-print project and a hope box for survivors of sexual violence.

Check out a preview of the upcoming Freaks of Asheville Calendar and hang out in the sideshow world created by Royal Peasantry.

• EarthFare Kid’s Universe includes face painting and more fun stuff for young folks.

Arts

This year, 82 arts and crafts vendors will sell their wares along Lexington Ave. Since the festival’s inception this number has grown along with the square footage of LAAFF itself, which now extends all the way to BoBo Gallery. The number of arts vendors this year exceeds the number represented in this year’s Arts Park at Bele Chere, LAAFF organizers say.

Theatre

• Catch two very different theatre shows on the LaZoom Bus Traveling Stage: Asheville Playback Theatre transforms personal stories from the audience into dramatic art accompanied by improvised music. The Feral Chihuahuas are a sketch comedy troupe who’ve found recent success not just in Asheville but in touring comedy festivals around the country.

• Unifire Theatre: Last year, as LAAFF reworked its schedule to allow for a 9 p.m. end time, Unifire Theatre was off the bill. But members of the troupe realized that by 8:20 p.m. Lexington Ave. would be dark enough for them to do what they

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• Asheville Vaudeville: The popular variety show, which pulls from the best and most unique of local talent, will make several appearances throughout the day.

Performances range from skits to juggling and beyond.

• Street performers: Performance artists usually seen around downtown Asheville are invited to perform at LAAFF as well.

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Dance There’s more than just music at LAAFF; there’s dance, too. Local movement artists show their stuff — many of these performers also teach classes.

• Belle Afrique: Lead by Adama Dembele from Afromotive, this African Drum and Dance Collective is “committed to honoring the beauty, grace and power of West African culture through its traditional music and dance.”

• Asheville Dance Revolution: Modern dance students of Jodi Taylor perform what they’ve learned.

• Asheville Hoops Troupe: Under the “What’s all the Hoopla?” section of the AshevilleHoops.com website, Melanie “melmacpink” MacNeil lists hula-hooping benefits like toned muscles, cardiovascular health, expanded energy and “promotes a sense of youthfulness.”

• Lisa Zahiya hip-hop and bhangra: Teenage students perform a routine of the Bollywood-style dance made famous in Slumdog Millionaire.

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Two specialty drinks are on tap this year: Coffee and beer. Dynamite Roasting Company debuts its LAAFF beans. The brew will be available in press pots at Greenlife Grocery and in one-pound bags for sale at LAAFF. French Broad Brewery returns with its LAAFF craft beer. Three other breweries will also be participating the festival: Craggie, Pisgah and Highland.

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What’s a street festival without food? A grouchy group of drunken zombies, that’s what. Fortunately for festival-goers, there are plenty of local restaurants available to help soothe the blood-sugar woes at LAAFF. Just what can revelers expect to see and taste?

Several Lexington Avenue merchants will be represented at the LAAFF food court, and it’s only fitting — local is what this block party is all about. Look for local buffalo short ribs from the Lexington Avenue Brewery, for example. Want something a bit more exotic?

Visit Mela’s booth for a taste of Indian cuisine on the streets of Asheville.

Lexington Avenue’s Bouchon will have a booth, too. The French eatery recently opened a street-food shop in the alley next to the restaurant, so the cooks should be well-prepared to serve some of Bouchon’s more quick-strike options. The eatery’s menu will include the now-famous herbes de Provence-tossed frites, as well as house-made lamb sausages and French-style hot dogs, served in locally baked City Bakery buns.

Speaking of hot dogs, looking for an allAmerican wiener? Avery’s Hot Dogs will have a booth set up at LAAFF. Avery’s can usually be found near Pritchard Park, serving their dogs with fresh-squeezed lemonade.

In the mood for a different kind of dog?

This year at LAAFF, Jeremy Hardcastle presents the newly developed Hardcastle Handmade LAAFF Dog. What on earth is that? Dig this, dog: it will include bacon, tomato, watermelon and basil powder. Yes, really. Hardcastle, at last contact, said he was still debating whether to add mayo to his crazy concoction.

If meat isn’t your bag, exactly, you’re in luck. Both Rosetta’s and Lexington Avenue newcomer, Green Light Café, will rock the vegetarian scene.

The Green Light Café, which adjoins BoBo Gallery and Wine Bar on Lexington, will have a booth serving some of the same vegetarian food they typically serve at festivals.

Cook Brandon Archer says that the mix will include smoothies, tempeh Reubens, a spicy

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Festival-food fab: From veggie plates to ice-cream cones to hot dogs with watermelon and basil, LAAFF festival food is as colorful as the attendees.

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peanut wrap and a bean-and-rice bowl. The restaurant itself will also be open to serve the masses.

Rosetta’s restaurant will also remain open until 11 p.m. on Sunday — usually, the allveggie eatery closes after brunch on that day.

According to employees at the restaurant, Rosetta’s booth will turn out veggie dogs on organic buns, served with homemade slaw or live kraut. Smokey tofu wraps and raw nori rolls will be served as well. Wash it all down with peppermint tea and fresh-squeezed lemonade.

Plenty of local beer will be available at LAAFF, which should come as no surprise.

Should you be teetotalling, however, there are options for you, too. Buchi will be pedaling their special brand of local kombucha, and two lemonade stands will be on hand to slake your thirst sans alcohol.

Enjoy the party — and don’t forget to bring your appetite.

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The night time is the right time: The Secret B-Sides play an after-party at the LAB.

This year, Lexington Avenue Arts & Fun Fest closes at 9 p.m. But the night is still young and Monday is a holiday, so why not keep on having fun? Some LAAFF bands have after-hours shows scheduled and Lexington Avenue bars will be open. Here’s where to make your own after-party: • BoBo Gallery (22 Lexington Ave., 2543426): “Team BoBo Djs” — the actual lineup is TBA, but expect BoBo Gallery regulars to be spinning dance music. Around 9 p.m.

• The LAB (39 North Lexington Ave., 2520212): The Secret B-Sides rock the LAB’s back room with sexy, soulful grooves.

Actual Proof (from Charlotte) opens. 9:30 p.m., $5.

• Emerald Lounge (112 North Lexington Ave., 232-4372): Asheville Horns plays an after party which is sure to involve special guests and other sonic treats. The New Life (based in Greensboro and Chapel Hill, but claiming Asheville roots) promises to open the show the moment that Asheville Horns leaves the LAAFF stage. So, 9 p.m.-ish.

• Mo Daddy’s (77-B Biltmore Ave., 2581550): Sanders-Cardine-Pond-Sipe (that’s Jay Sanders on bass, Billy Cardine on Dobro, Jeff Sipe on drums and Andy Pond on banjo), fresh off the LAAFF stage, take to the Mo Daddy’s stage. 9:30 p.m.

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No black tie required: Asheville Symphony Music Director Daniel Meyer has planned a program filled with classical favorites.

by Alli Marshall In celebration of its 50th anniversary — that’s the golden anniversary, in case anyone’s thinking of sending gifts — the Asheville Symphony Orchestra takes its oboes, timpani, English horns, violas, piccolos, etc. out of the concert hall and into the park. The newly dedicated Pack Square Park, to be exact, and the concert (free to attend) will take place on the new Bascom Lamar Lunsford stage.

The concert comes as the cap to a weekend filled with free music: Shindig On the Green wraps on Saturday, LAAFF takes over Lexington Avenue on Sunday and the Symphony concert rounds out the offerings with classical music to chase the old-time, indie, world and eclectic sounds.

Worth noting: Classical music, though foreign to some listeners, is not at all new to Asheville. In fact, before the Asheville Symphony Orchestra was incorporated in 1960, there was still a dedicated classical music group. The Asheville Little Symphony was made up of volunteers in the late 1950s, the Asheville Civic Orchestra met for weekly rehearsals at First Presbyterian Church during the mid-1950s and, as far back as 1927, Mars Hill College and Juilliard grad Lamar Stringfield formed the first Asheville Symphony

Orchestra, which performed for three summers.

But the local symphony, as we know it, made great strides during the 1980s and 90s under the direction of Robert Hart Baker. Guests like Itzhak Perlman, Daniel Schorr and Leontyne Price were invited to perform in Asheville and then-rising stars like Noah Bendix-Balgley were discovered.

Current Musical Director and Conductor Daniel Meyer, appointed to his position in 2004, reinvigorates the orchestra with innovative, collaborative programs and community outreach.

Highlights for the upcoming season — which launches Sept. 18 — include a new production of Mendelssohn’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” with the N.C. Stage Company and a new children’s concert based on Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”

But first, the Symphony in the Park Labor Day concert. Here’s what’s on the bill: Classics and highlights from the upcoming 50th Anniversary Season including Rossini’s finale to the “William Tell Overture,” Bizet’s suite from Carmen and selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein, John Williams and John Phillip Sousa.

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Secret Agent 23 Skidoo drops his latest album, a fun time for both kids and adults

by Dane Smith

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When Secret Agent 23 Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, with Skidoo’s wife and three-yearSnake Oil Medicine Show old daughter left for a twowhat: week vacation, he decided to CD-release show for write a kids’ book and surUnderground Playground prise them with it when they returned. Skidoo didn’t realize where: it then, but that loving gesture The Orange Peel would prove to be a turning when: point in his career.

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Five years later, the longtime Kinds under 3 get in free. Face GFE member, who performs painting, balloon twisting and adult hip-hop under the name ice cream. The event will be Cactus, is at the forefront of filmed for an upcoming DVD. the emerging “kindie” music theorangepeel.net) scene, with two singles that hit No. 1 on the kids XM/Sirius Radio charts, a listing in USA Today’s 10 Best Kids Albums of the Decade, a nod in Time Magazine and performances at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and the Smithsonian under his belt.

But this isn’t the cheesy, cliché-ridden children’s music you grew up with. Skidoo specializes in “kid-hop,” ‘90s-style hip-hop beats marinated in messages of individuality, creativity and positivity that appeal to the whole family, with influences ranging from reggae and funk to bluegrass.

His latest effort, Underground Playground, is authentic, old-school hiphop from start to finish, from the infectious horns and breezy island feel of the album opener “Road Trip,” to the crunchy drums and smooth, conversational vocal delivery of “Never Stop Asking.” This is children’s music like you’ve never heard it before. Skidoo credits his years as an adult performer with providing him the sensibilities to create music that parents can rock just as hard as their kids, a crucial element of his success.

“I take the formula of what I was doing with grown up hip-hop — which means story songs, party-rock jams, wordplay that goes throughout — and then take it to themes that kids are into,” he explains of the transition.

“Originally, I thought it might be a little tough to find stuff that wasn’t cornball. But it really wasn’t, because a lot of the things that I sing in rap music, like creativity and individuality are what it’s all about, are exactly the same as the stuff that I sing in kid’s music. I mean, that’s kind of what I was already doing. All I had to do was take out the swear words.”

What immediately stands out on Underground Playground, though, is not the message itself, but the tone of its delivery. Where many children’s artists are quick to sugarcoat tough subjects and water down the message, Skidoo presents the good with the bad, always careful not to talk down to his audience.

Clichés, he says, come from condescension, and that’s not part of Skidoo’s game. For example, on “Sky Music,” he tells the story of a dream in which a young cloud risks losing the cloud-shaping championships to follow his own creative vision. In the end, rather than rewarding the cloud’s individuality with victory, Skidoo leaves the outcome up to the listener as the dream fades.

“I want the kids to know that it’s good to be yourself, and being weird is fine,” he says. “But they’re definitely going to be made fun of at some point for being weird. You’ve got to give them both sides of it. But through that, trust yourself. When you’re down there in the depths of it, don’t feel like you have to change to be like these people. Maintain your vision of yourself and your creativity, and it will work out.”

“Sky Music” also illustrates another important element of Skidoo’s brand of “kid-hop.” By leaving the outcome unresolved, Skidoo aims to create dialogue between children and their parents. “I always make sure there are certain concepts in there and certain words that the kids aren’t going to completely understand,” he explains, “because it’s my intention that they go ask their parents about it, and that’s going to create conversation.”

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Sky music: Skidoo brings positive messages without the clichés. The new album features a slew of new songs and collaborations.

On the road, Skidoo creates that conversation himself. Accompanied by long-term collaborator Adam Strange (DJ Mr. Strange) and Supercollider vocalist Vin Damion (Mahira), he engages children with call and response hooks, whimsical stories and good old fashioned party songs that keep things moving. The audiences, he says, are a performers dream.

“As somebody who has experienced both sides of it,” Skidoo reveals with enthusiasm, “kids do exactly what you wish drunk college kids would do, and they don’t need beer to do it. They’re ready to run up to the front row, and they’re ready to yell the hook back with you, and they’re ready to dance, and they’re paying attention.”

For Saturday’s CD release show, Skidoo’s crew will also include his wife Brooke (Bootysattva), who contributes vocals to three tracks, and his daughter Saki (MC Fireworks), who appears on “Mind Over Matter” and “Never Stop Asking.” Already, at the tender age of 8, MC Fireworks is a seasoned performer, frequently spitting rhymes alongside her father on the road.

“We did a whole tour of New York City,” he recalls, “and she was up there with the kids in the park in the Bronx during the heat wave rocking those rhymes. I was real proud of her.”

In addition to the entire Skidoo family, the Orange Peel show will feature appearances by many of the local musicians who contributed to the album — Underground Playground’s credits include Josh Blake, Michael Capra (Foul Mouth Jerk), Jason Krekel and Ami Worthen (Mad Tea Party), Gift of Gab, Jonathan Scales, Eleanor Underhill (Underhill Rose) and members of Snake Oil Medicine Show, among others. Skidoo says that incorporating all his friends and collaborators in the official album release was essential, because without them there might be no Skidoo.

“I think, honestly, my albums and the whole 23 Skidoo thing are absolutely a product of Asheville. Not only is it a super kid-friendly town and a friendly-to-young-parents town, but the sound of Asheville is all over the record. It never would be what it is without that.”

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo will also appear at Dancing Bear Toys Wednesday, Sept.

8 at 4 p.m. to read four unreleased children’s books he authored. X Dane Smith can be reached at dsmith@mountainx.com.

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Pisgah’s field of dreams

With a beautiful new outdoor stage, the brewery hosts the first Del Yeah! Festival

by Miles Britton Ever since musicphile Jason Caughman, owner of Pisgah Brewing Company, first set up shop in Black Mountain five years ago, he has been itching to transform the empty, four acre field behind his brewery into something special. Something like — oh, I don’t know — a 2,500-capacity outdoor venue?

“I’m a daydreamer, I guess,” says Caughman, sipping on a pint of one of his award-winning beers. “There’s always more things to do, more projects.”

So a few months ago, he up and built it.

And, man, have they started coming.

Modeled after the Mishawaka Amphitheatre in Fort Collins, Colo. — a historic music club in the Poudre Canyon that Caughman has visited a few times — the new Pisgah venue is a beautiful site, tucked in by a gurgling stream and thick clusters of oak and maple trees, set against the backdrop of the Seven Sisters mountain range.

“It’s an ideal setting,” says local music librarian and blogger Don Talley, who runs blackmountainmusicscene.com. “You have enough trees so you can get into the shade and still see the stage. There’s a lot of open area for families to bring their children. And you’re able to be at the venue and see the mountains all around you. Just a perfect festival setting.”

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Saturday, Sept. 4 (3 p.m. $20 advance/$25 doors. delmccouryband. com/delyeah) Even the stage itself is a gorgeous piece of craftsmanship. The main roof supports are raw, ten-foot-high tree trunks — one hickory and two locust — the bark stripped down to reveal the naked, yellow wood.

Better yet, the entire thing is almost 100percent local: nearly every piece of wood was felled nearby and milled at Paul’s Woodworking, a company just a few doors down from the brewery, and it was hand-built almost entirely by folks from the brewery (Caughman included).

While Pisgah patrons have been enjoying the field for a while — sipping beers in the grass, throwing horseshoes, maybe listening to the occasional bluegrass band playing on a make-shift platform made of

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The bluegrass outfit has been collaborating recently with bands such as the Emmett-Nershi Band (who’ll be at Del Yeah!) and the sacred steel ensemble The Lee Boys. palettes — the new covered stage gives the site a whole new purpose. June saw the venue host its first ever event, the Celtic Highlands Festival, quickly followed a month later by the rocking Southern Revival BBQ and Beer Festival. And August featured George Porter Jr. of The Meters fame, a show that Caughman would have had a tough time booking on the small indoor stage inside the brewery’s tasting room.

“There’s nowhere else I know of in the Southeast that has the facility that Pisgah has now,” Don Talley says. He describes the new venue as another boost to Black Mountain’s already historic reputation as a great place to see live music. “So I think we’re going to see people coming from a much wider radius to Black Mountain because of Pisgah.”

That’s sure to be the case with this Saturday’s Del Yeah! fest. A bluegrass lover’s and roots music fan’s dream, the all-day event will feature the legendary Del McCoury and a bunch of his favorite, hand-picked acts from around the country.

Friends include the bluegrass-jamming Emmitt-Nershi Band — from Leftover Salmon and String Cheese Incident, respectively — not to mention Charlotte’s gritty, up-and-coming back porch rockers The New Familiars.

To Don Talley, the fact that McCoury even tapped the brewery just goes to show how hot the new outdoor venue is becoming, with both bands and fans alike.

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“It’s already proved itself to be a prime facility,” says Talley. “I mean, Del Yeah! could have gone anywhere in the Southeast, but the fact that they chose Pisgah says a lot about it being on the national radar now as a destination.”

For Caughman, all this is just the beginning.

Next year he plans on really hitting it hard.

He’s already talking about building both permanent bathrooms and a professional sound booth a few hundred feet from the stage. And sooner than later — to accommodate the even larger events he foresees in the future — he wants to create a second entrance that would open up to I-70 and use the overgrown, sevenacre field behind the stage for parking.

And it’s hardly a pipe dream. Already he’s busy wooing big name acts like Steel Pulse and Soulive, and he’s even in talks with Daptone Records about putting together a soul review showcase. It would seem Caughman’s got the drive and the passion to bring it all to life.

“People enjoy being able to come to the source,” Caughman says about his brewery, “and we just want to make it as fun as possible for them.”

Well, we think we speak for the rest of WNC when we say: Keep dreaming, Caughman, keep dreaming. X Miles Britton is an Asheville-based freelance writer.

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This band started in 2004 as a side project for Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools and Jerry Joseph of the Jackmormons. The band combines blues, funk and rock, and even throws in a little reggae and steel drum music for good measure. They just released a seven-song live EP, Live at Streetlight Records, and promise a studio album later this year.

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McKenzie and his Western Wildcats will be playing classic honky-tonk and western swing.

Originally from South Carolina, but now living here in Asheville, McKenzie has been playing at clubs and festivals since the 1970s. Kari Sickenberger, a singer/ songwriter also living in Asheville, will be joining the Wildcats, as well as leading an introductory two-step dance lesson before the show starts. Giddy-up!

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Harris began to play guitar at age 12, influenced by his motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lightninâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hopkins records. After completing a post-grad fellowship in Cameroon, Harris returned to the U.S. and began playing in the clubs and coffeehouses of New Orleans, and eventually landed a record deal with Alligator.

In 2007, Harris was awarded a MacArthur Genius Fellowship for $500,000.

His latest disc, Blu.Black, is a soulful combination of Delta blues and old-school reggae.

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The Suspect: Xavier Rudd

Rudd comes to town in support of his sixth studio album, Koonyum Sun, recorded with his new band, Izintaba, and a rhythm section from South Africa. When he performs live, however, Rudd is a one-man show, surrounded by didgeridoos, a guitar, a stompbox, several drums, a banjo and a bass. He was awarded â&#x20AC;&#x153;Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrityâ&#x20AC;? by PETA, and his 2007 White Moth tour was entirely carbon-neutral.

Can Be Found: The Orange Peel, Tuesday, Sept. 7.

RIYD: Jack Johnson, Brett Dennen, Dave Matthews.

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Trash to treasure: New salvaged art-supply shop opens in Biltmore

Making it new: Co-owner Leslie Goodrich works with some of the recycled materials.

by Ursula Gullow The old adage says that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and that’s exactly what Sharon Cobb had in mind when she opened Trash, Inc., a new creative reuse center aimed at reducing landfill clutter.

From mannequin arms to architectural blueprints, Trash, Inc. specializes in cheap, reusable and salvaged art materials. Geared primarily towards artists, teachers and students on a budget, Trash, Inc. offers unique reclaimed materials for the creatively motivated and enviro-centric consumer.

“Basically I’ve reused items my whole life,” says Cobb. “My house is built with a lot of reclaimed items. Even with that being done, there was so much waste left over, and that was alarming to me. I just kept thinking, ‘What can I do to keep that out of the landfill?’”

After six years of pondering her trash crisis, Cobb took a Mountain Bizworks foundation class to help her formulate a business plan. That was when she heard about the Scrap Exchange in Durham and other centers in the US that reclaim and resell items otherwise headed for the landfills. “When I took the Mountain Biz class I didn’t even know that other creative reuse places existed,” says Cobb. “[Executive director of the Scrap Exchange] Ann Woodward has been unbelievably supportive and a wealth of information. Without her we wouldn’t be as far we are now.”

On Aug. 1, Cobb and her three associates, Leslie Goodrich, Ann Ferguson and Neal Sorenson, opened Trash, Inc. to the public.

The 3,000 square-foot space, located at 95 Thompson Road, feels like a mash-up of an art supply store, a thrift store, a hardware store and a museum. Some might come here seeking creative inspiration, or seeking a specific item — like the artist who purchased 20 mannequin arms on opening day to use in a yard installation. A massive array of oddities (like old trophies, plastic flowers, photographic slides, maps and cigar boxes) are for sale, along with standard art supplies like paints, crayons, fabrics and assorted craft papers.

Trash, Inc. even has a gallery exhibiting work by artists who use at least 75 percent of reused materials in their work. Currently the wall hangings and earrings of Julia Masaoka — created out of bottle caps, aluminum can tabs and keys, are displayed along with paintings incorporating found materials created by Goodrich.

A children’s play station is set up for kids to build and create at will using the materials at hand, like stickers, confetti, paints, crayons, old cans and bottles. “For $5, they can make anything they want,” says Goodrich, pointing to a creature with wings constructed out of a plastic soda bottle.

For those looking to make home improvements, the warehouse holds an eclectic assortment of house paints, nails, wood panels, 2” x 4”s, vintage light fixtures, old doors, windows, mirrors and mouldings. All items are carefully organized and easy to find and examine before purchasing.

Fortunately, all the items stocked at Trash, Inc. are for sale at hugely reduced prices, which is a relief in today’s economy. Ferguson says

this is why she hopes art teachers will begin coming to Trash, Inc. to buy classroom supplies.

(A recent statistic indicates that the average high school teacher spends $623 each year on art materials. Fifteen percent of teachers say they spend at least $1,500 each year on supplies.)

To acquire start-up inventory, the four owners of Trash, Inc. donated their own salvageable items to the business. “I brought a lot of things in because I had so much!” says Cobb, “I even took an upright piano apart and brought parts of it in.” Using wood from an old bowling alley, church pews and other scraps, Cobb constructed the store’s check out counter, which she describes as a “Frankenstein counter.”

Local retro-crafter extraordinaire Suzie Millions contributed a hefty amount of vintage odds and ends to Trash, Inc., and the contents of retired architect John Rogers’s office were also donated. “We got hundreds of really cool blueprints, interesting material samples, a light table and a bunch of miniature building models,” says Cobb.

In addition to being a materials supplier and art gallery, Trash, Inc. plans to offer classes and educational outreach programs that help high-school teachers with lesson plans around reuse. “One of the greatest things is just coming in for inspiration,” says Molly Sprengelmeyer, a volunteer at Trash, Inc. “Ideas are free, the more you share the more you get.”

Trash, Inc. accepts donations and offers a 15 percent retail discount in exchange for items brought into the store. If requested, a taxdeductible cash donation can be made to the neighboring nonprofit organization, Brother Wolf, which provides sanctuary for stray and rescued animals.

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local music reviews

Quetzatl transcends the evolution of sound

Quetzatl’s sound is gritty, but not from lack of production.

by Michael Gebelein The Hookah Bar gave Asheville a dose of dub with Time to Get Ill a few weeks ago, presenting Dallas-based D-Queue and his slammin’ beats alongside locals faves like Quetzatl and GalaxC Girl.

Dr. Phonicle started the night off with a set full of reggae-infused dubstep. Although he wasn’t spinning tunes with the heavy, crashing bass that’s usually a staple at these kinds of shows, it was a perfect opener to get everyone in the mood for the assault to come.

Quetzatl was up next with the live PA set for which he is renowned. These sets basically consist of his signature “space bass” sound, with the DJ himself providing the vocals, primarily through a vocoder. The effect is something like coming face-to-face with a futuristic robot and having a chat with him while he bombards your ears with sound waves that seem like they’d be impossible to produce. Think George McFly’s first meeting with Marty in the first Back to the Future.

Quetzatl is a veteran of the electronic music scene, and it showed with how tight and perfectly executed his set was. On his MySpace page, he has albums and EPs listed in his discography dating back into the late ‘90s. The years have, thankfully, not translated into an evolution of sound that is inaccessible or overly

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polished. His sound is gritty, but not from a lack of production savvy. It’s an approach that transcends the myriad genres born of the electronic scene, and instead layers elements of the different styles upon one another. The result is an artist with a unique and innovative set of tools that, when used correctly, create a soundscape unparalleled by that of Quetzatl’s colleagues in the scene.

If Quetzatl takes the grand prize for technical prowess, GalaxC Girl wins the gold medal for stage presence and showmanship. It’s truly amazing the hype and love she gets from the crowd each time she performs. The fact is, the tracks she spins are epic and the soundsystems seem to have an increased ability for mindrattling explosions of bass, and tremble at her sight.

This night, she brought some searing tracks along with a VJ set loaded with images that appeared to be gleaned from instructional videos, like the ones from ninth-grade health class.

She worked the crowd effortlessly, and when the set was through, a visible sigh of relief washed over her staggering fans. Not relief that they’d have to wait until next time for another round of booming dubstep — more like anticipation for what was to come. There are big things on the horizon for these artists, and we’re lucky to be here now to witness that. X

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smartbets Pies in Disguise anniversary party

There have been mutterings of a pie fest, as in “Asheville really should have one.” Makes sense: There are multiple beer fests, a wine and food fest, Organic fest and plenty of music fests that wouldn’t be complete without local edibles.

Perhaps the Pies in Disguise one year anniversary party, with promises of “lots of pie such as blueberry, blackberry, strawberry rhubarb, peach, pecan, bumbleberry, chocolate stout, Nutella, key lime, peanut butter and so many more!” will lead the stampede to a future pie fest. For now, celebrate this local bakery at The Get Down (in the former Cowboy’s Nightlife building) on Friday, Sept. 3. Music by ICE CREAM (organ/drums experimental) and the Hillside Bombers (acoustic punk). 7 p.m. $5. piesindisguise.com.

Erin McKeown at N.C. Stage

Erin McKeown can rock a suit and a pair of Fluevogs. She can also just flat-out rock, keeping company with fellow folk rockers like Ani DiFranco, Josh Ritter, Andrew Bird and Melissa Ferrick. McKeown’s earlier sound was more folky; these days she’s closer to the rock side of things. Her most recent effort, Hundred of Lions (released last fall on DiFranco’s Righteous Babe label) also hints at a circus-y, jazz-y sound with plenty of swing. Which makes sense, because McKeown occasionally performs with Bostonbased 18-piece big band The Beantown Swing Orchestra. She carves out time in her seemingly non-stop schedule to play N.C. Stage. The show commemorates the 10th anniversary of McKeown’s album Distillation. During the show, she’ll perform all of that album in sequence. 7:30 p.m. $15. ncstage.org.

Savage Surrenders at Flood Gallery

“Over the past few years I’ve been collecting bed sheets and Harlequin Presents paperback romances and using the patterns and pages to think about what the books mean to me, and what I think they might mean in a larger, cultural sense,” writes artist Lauren Scanlon, whose exhibition, Savage Surrenders, opens at Flood Gallery in the Phil Mechanic Building on Saturday, Sept.

4. The two seemingly unrelated inspirations both came from Scanlon’s childhood and got her thinking: “There are so many points of symbolic overlap; domesticity, personal story, mass production, industry, women’s work, intimacy, sex, dirty laundry.” The opening is from 7-10 p.m.; the solo show runs through Oct. 8. laurenscanlon.com.

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Turnbuckle Comedy Show w/ Michael Roach

Horizons at Grove Park Inn

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Bosco’s Sports Zone

Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

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Jack Of The Wood Pub

The Still

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Shag dance

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Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

Broadway’s

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar

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Bluegrass jam, 8pm Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and

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Scott Raines (acoustic, rock) Pisgah Brewing Company

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Feed and Seed

Arlo & the Otter (experimental, folk) Leigh Glass (Americana) French Broad Chocolate Lounge

High Gravity Jazz Trio Garage at Biltmore

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Kings of Dreamland w/ Projekt Lotus & True Believers

Anne Coombs (jazz, swing)

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Shake It Like a Caveman (rock, blues)

Steve Whiddon the pianoman

Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern

Scandals Nightclub

Local DJ exposure night feat: Zenssie, Matt Harper & Josh Naster

Vollie and Kari & The Western Wildcats (honkey tonk, western swing) w/ Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Max Chain (singer-songwriter) Live music Temptations Red Room

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Bobby Sullivan (piano) Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

Piano Men of Asheville w/ Aaron LaFalce (acoustic, alternative) & Dave Turner

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Mark Appleford (Americana, blues), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Back Room

Anon Dixon Day & friends (singer-songwriter) Club 828

Agobi Project (jazz, ambient, dubstep) w/ Killowats

Highland Brewing Company

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Greg Olson (folk)

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Lajos Pagony (piano), 6-10pm

The Wine Cellar at the Saluda Inn

Bobby G Blues Band

Ryan Furstenberg (of Uncle Mountain)

Iron Horse Station

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An Evening With Corey Harris (blues, reggae, roots) Grove Park Inn Great Hall

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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

Hotel Indigo

Sunset Sessions w/ Ben Hovey (“sonic scientist”), 8-11pm Iron Horse Station

Mark Bumgarner (Americana, bluegrass, country) Jack Of The Wood Pub

Blair Crimmins & the Hookers (ragtime, dixieland)

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

Dance party w/ DJ Stratos

Olive or Twist

Stella Blue

42nd Street Jazz Band

Brandon Lowery w/ Tim McGill of By Morning

Orange Peel

Straightaway Café

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo CD release w/ Snake Oil Medicine Show, 1pm Metal showcase w/ Machines of Sin & Sorrow & more, 9pm

Pat Flaherty (folk, country, blues)

Pisgah Brewing Company

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

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

Purple Onion Cafe

Back stage: Velvet Truckstop (Americana, rock) Lobster Trap

Jazz night w/ The Asheville Jazz Allstars Mo-Daddy’s Bar & Grill

Kung Fu Dynamite (rock) Nine Mile

Scully’s 251-8880 Shovelhead Saloon 669-9541 Skyland Performing Arts Center 693-0087 Stella Blue 236-2424 Stephanie’s Roadhouse Bistro 299-4127 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 Warehouse Live 681-9696 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

Ras Berhane (acoustic, reggae)

Del Yeah Weekend w/ Del McCoury Band, Emmitt Nershi & more

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The Stereofidelics (rock, alternative) Red Stag Grill

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter) Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

Day & Night w/ Gypsy (rock) Scandals Nightclub

Tallgary’s College Street Pub

Edge Band Temptations Red Room The Warehouse Live

Live music Thirsty Monk South

Jeremy Indelicato Vincenzo’s Bistro

Live music w/ Marc Keller Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe

Gene Peyroux (country, rock)

karaoke monday Mack Kell’s / Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues / Wild Wing Cafe

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Vincenzo’s Bistro

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

Irish session, 5pm Tom Waits time, late

Marc Keller & Company (variety)

Rock records

Wild Wing Cafe

Temptations Red Room

Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Comedy night

Singer-songwriter contest, 8pm

Back stage: The Secret B-Sides (soul, hip-hop, R&B)

Tue., September 7

Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Lobster Trap

Back Room

Blues night

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Leo Johnston (country, hot jazz)

Chris Padgett (acoustic guitar), 6:30pm

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

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe

Jon Corbin (of Firecracker Jazz Band), 122:30pm

Paul Cataldo (Americana, country, roots) Eleven on Grove

Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge

wednesday

“Vinyl at the Vault” w/ Chris Ballard

Swing & Tango lessons, 6pm Dance w/ live band or DJ, 8pm

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Emerald Lounge

Johnny Blackwell

Tuesday Night Funk Jam

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

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Nolan Wilson Project (Americana)

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DJ Logic w/ Lord T & Eloise

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Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter)

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The Harmed Brothers

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Adam Pope Band (country, Americana)

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Robert Thomas (jazz standards, blues)

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Swing dancing w/ Heather Masterton & The Swing Station Band

The Still

Orange Peel

Garage at Biltmore

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Tolliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing Irish Pub

Broken Social Scene (indie, rock) w/ The Wooden Birds

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Ginny McAfee (singer-songwriter)

Shinola Troubadours of Possum Splendor (acoustic, folk)

The Free Flow Band (soul, funk)

Pisgah Brewing Company

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Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

The New Mastersounds (funk, soul, jazz) w/ East Ponce Soul Faction

Angela Faye Martin & the Scarlet Oak Sway w/ Tim Lee III

Westville Pub

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Grove Park Inn Great Hall

Red Hot Sugar Babies (â&#x20AC;&#x153;jazz of the roaring â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;20s-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;30sâ&#x20AC;?)

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

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Highland Brewing Company

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Scandals Nightclub

Grant DaSantos & Fatback (soul, rock, pop)

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Blue Billy Gritt (bluegrass, progressive)

Local DJ exposure night feat: Luis Armando, J-Hecht & Yorgo Simou

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Stella Blue

Iron Horse Station

The Flat Tires (rock, country) w/ Hellbound Glory

Sherri Lynn & Mountain Friends (bluegrass, country)

Temptations Red Room

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Drum & Bass Dog & Pony Show w/ DJ Cricket

Sons of Ralph (bluegrass)

Thirsty Monk South

Jerusalem Garden

Mountain Feist

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Lexington Ave Brewery (LAB)

Peggy Ratuszâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Invitational Blues Jam

Firestorm Cafe and Books

Vincenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro

Back stage: The Brand New Life (roots, jazz, psychedelic)

Asheville Homeless Network Benefit w/ Blind Boy Chocolate and The Milk Sheiks

Aaron LaFalce (piano)

Lobster Trap

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Asheville Country Review (Town Mountain/ Shannon Whitworth side project)

Jenne Sluder (folk, acoustic)

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Sat., September 11

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Micah Hanks (bluegrass, rock) Pisgah Brewing Company

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Fred Whisken (jazz pianist) Red Stag Grill

Chris Rhodes (singer-songwriter) Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar

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Amy White (folk, blues)

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Ron Short & the Possum Playboys (old time, rockabilly, cajun)

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theaterlistings Friday, September 3 - Thursday, September 9

Due to possible last-minute scheduling changes, moviegoers may want to confirm showtimes with theaters.

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The A-Team (PG-13) 7:00 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) 1:00, 4:00 The Twlight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 10:00

Carmike Cinema 10 (298-4452) n

The American (R) 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:50 Dinner for Schmucks (PG-13) 1:35, 4:05, 6:35, 9:00 Inception (PG-13) 12:00, 3:00, 6:30, 9:25 The Last Exorcism (PG-13) 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:00, 9:15 Lottery Ticket (PG-13) 7:15, 9:40 Machete (R) 11:55, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:35 Nanny McPhee Returns (PG) 11:50, 2:10, 4:35, 7:10, 9:30 The Other Guys (PG-13) 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:00 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) 6:30, 9:00 Strawberry Shortcake: Glamberry Ball (G) 11:55 (Sat, Sun only) The Switch (PG-13) 1:50, 4:15, 6:40, 9:05 Takers (PG-13) 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:35, 10:00 Toy Story 3 in 2D (G) 1:45, 4:30 n Carolina Asheville Cinema 14 (274-9500)

The American (R) 12:00, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (R) 11:50, 2:25, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Eat Pray Love (PG-13) 12:10, 3:05, 7:10, 10:00 The Expendables (R) 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:55, 10:25 (Sofa Cinema) Get Low (PG-13) 12:05, 2:35, 5:00, 7:20, 9:45 Going the Distance (R) 12:35, 3:10, 5:25, 7:45, 10:10 Inception (PG-13) 12:15, 3:20, 7:00, 10:05 The Kids Are All Right (R) 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 8:00, 10:30 The Last Exorcism (PG-13) 12:15, 2:25, 4:35, 7:30, 9:45 (Sofa Cinema) Machete (R) 12:20. 2:40, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20 Nanny McPhee Returns (PG) 11:50, 2:20, 4:50 (Sofa Cinema)

The Other Guys (PG-13) 12:00, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 10:05 (Sofa Cinema) The Switch (PG-13) 7:05, 9:35 Winter’s Bone (R) 12:40, 3:40, 7:35, 9:55

Cinebarre (665-7776) n

The American (R) 1:15 (no 1:15 show Mon-Thu), 4:20, 7:30, 10:10 Eat Love Pray (PG-13) 1:00 (no 1:00 show Mon-Thu), 4:05, 7:15, 10:15 The Expendables (R) 1:20 (no 1:20 show Mon-Thu), 4:10, 7:30, 10:00 The Last Exorcism (PG-13) 1:30 (no 1:30 show Mon-Thu), 4:30, 7:20, 9:45 Lottery Ticket (PG-13) 1:10 (no 1:10 show Mon-Thu), 4:00, 7:05, 9:40 n Co-ed Cinema Brevard (883-2200)

Eat Pray Love (PG-13) 1:00 (Sat, Mon, Wed), 4:00 (Fri, Sun, Tue, Thu), 7:00 (Fri, Sun, Tue, Thu) Get Low (PG-13) 1:00 (Fri, Sun, Tue, Thu), 4:00 (Sat, Mon, Wed), 7:00 (Fri, Sun, Tue, Thu) n Epic of Hendersonville (693-1146) n Fine Arts Theatre (232-1536)

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

Flatrock Cinema (697-2463) n

Eat Pray Love (PG-13) 12:00 (Fri, Sat, Mon only), 3:30, 7:00 n Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 (684-1298) n United Artists Beaucatcher (298-1234)

Despicable Me 2D (PG) 1:50, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 Eat Pray Love (PG-13) 1:30, 4:30, 8:00 The Expendables (R) 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:00 Going the Distance (R) 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Piranha 3D (R) 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:05 Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World (PG-13) 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45 Vampires Suck (PG-13) 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 9:55

For some theaters movie listings were not available at press time. Please contact the theater or check mountainx.com for updated information.

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pickoftheweek The Last Exorcism JJJJ

Director: Daniel Stamm Players: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum, Caleb Landry Jones Faux Documentary Horror Rated PG-13

The Story: A bogus exorcist allows a documentary film crew to see him at work on his final case — with horrific results.

The Lowdown: A few chills, some creepiness and some laughs (mostly intended) make for a decent horror movie, despite the tiresome fake-documentary approach.

Neither as good as I’d hoped, nor as bad I’d feared — nor, for that matter, as unintentionally funny as the trailer suggests — Daniel Stamm’s The Last Exorcism is a pretty good little horror picture that just misses the chance of honoring the Velveeta-splattered halls of the truly cheesy. And I mean that as a regrettable thing, because a fromage-et-frisson-filled fright flick can be a thing of beauty and a joy forever. A “pretty good little horror picture” is a thing of minor amusement, where six months from now you’re apt to be asking, “What was the movie where such and such happened?”

The story is kind of Elmer Gantry Goes Best Two Falls Out of Three With Satan. Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) is a flashy evangelical preacher who was brought up to be that from the moment he could slap the Good Book with righteous fervor. More, he’s an exorcist from a supposedly long line of exorcists, but he’s also had enough of it — along with a crisis of faith — and is allowing himself to be filmed for a documentary about specious ministers and bogus exorcists. He even wants the film crew to go with him to record his last exorcism — where he’ll reveal all the tricks of the trade. After slapping the Christian fish magnet on the back of his

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Patrick Fabian, Louis Herthum, Caleb Landry Jones and Ashley Bell in Daniel Stamm’s sometimes creepy, sometimes amusing and generally entertaining The Last Exorcism. van, Cotton, the filmmaker (Iris Bahr) and the cameraman (heard, but barely glimpsed) head off for the backwoods of Louisiana where — since there’d be no point in the movie otherwise — they get more than they bargained for.

The details of this backwoods area — filled with fundamentalist religion and general superstition — are sketched in with a degree of cleverness and observation that is at once amusing and disconcerting. The same is true of the first encounters at the farmhouse, where Louis Sweetzer (Louis Herthurn), the distraught farmer who sent for Cotton, lives with his teenage son Caleb (Caleb Landry Jones) and theoretically possessed daughter Nell (Ashley Bell). Something is just a little bit off about everything, though the film distracts us with the tricks of the exorcism, during which Cotton ostensibly drives out a demon named Abalam. (I kept waiting for a rendition of “When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Abalam,” but no such luck.) The exorcism appears to go exactly as planned — producing the desired result of working psychologically on Nell. Or so it seems.

When Nell shows up at Cotton’s motel room — a location she is unfamiliar with, five miles from home — and exhibits strange behavior, it’s obvious that something is amiss.

Just how amiss is what makes up the rest of the film. Some of it is creepy in the extreme — and often it’s a simple touch like Nell’s sly smile at the camera just as a door shuts.

Other things are uncomfortably humorous.

However, the flaw in the ointment lies in the movie’s faux-documentary approach. The film can cheat all it likes — and it likes to cheat a good bit — but it’s nevertheless tied to the dubious subgenre and forced to adhere to its limitations. Personally, I’m of the opinion that the Blair Witch-ification of any film works against it. However, it’s worse here, since The Last Exorcism insists on a climax that really needs to — and clearly wants to — go over the top. Unlike a lot of critics, I didn’t mind the leap to gonzo nuttiness. But the single-camera approach thwarts the nutso enthusiasm and turns the big ending into a not-so-big fizzle. What’s so very unfortunate about this is that the film has numerous good moments — some that are better than good — and a knowing sense of humor. It’s hard not to want the movie to be more than it finally is.

At bottom, I liked the film more than I didn’t and was entertained. The acting was miles ahead of anything I’ve seen in this subgenre, while the lighting wasn’t substandard and the hand-held camera was used intelligently for the most part. At the end of August, that’s a lot more than I expected.

Rated PG-13 for disturbing violent content and terror, some sexual references and thematic material. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Cinebarre, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande.

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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

The Expendables JJJ

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts Action Folderol with Carnage A group of mercenaries take on the military dictator of a small island. Doubtful acting, clunky scripting, special effects that aren’t very special—yet in spite or because of all this, The Expendables is kind of fun. Rated R

Get Low JJJJJ

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. Rated PG-13

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. Rated R

Inception JJJJJ

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Marion Cotillard Sci-Fi/Thriller Art-House Style A man whose job is to steal information from people’s dreams is charged with the task of instead using those dreams to implant an idea. Dazzling, complex and with a surprisingly strong (especially considering the filmmaker) emotional core, Inception not only lives up to the hype, it largely surpasses it. Rated PG-13

The Kids Are All Right 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

The Last Exorcism JJJJ

Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum, Caleb Landry Jones Faux Documentary Horror A bogus exorcist allows a documentary film crew to see him at work on his final case—with horrific results. A few chills, some creepiness and some laughs (mostly intended) make for a decent horror movie, despite the tiresome fake-documentary approach.

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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

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 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. Rated PG-13

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Winter’s Bone JJJJJ

Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee Mystery/Drama A 17-year-old girl must find her bail-jumping father or lose her home. Unrelenting in its picture of poverty, but compelling in its storytelling and its ability to find humanity where you don’t expect it, Winter’s Bone is remarkable. Rated R

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Director: John Luessenhop (Lockdown) Players: Idris Elba, Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Hayden Christensen, Michael Ealy Generic Heist Flick Rated PG-13

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Maybe the most amazing thing about John Luessenhop’s Takers is that four people are credited for writing the thing. Four people — and not a one of them was able to stick an original idea into the movie. Instead, we have a film that could write a Time-Life book on heist-movie clichés.

Takers offers us a team of hotshot bank robbers who just pulled off the most spectacular bit of thieving of their careers. We’ve also got their just-out-of-jail — and not-to-be-trusted — former partner (rapper Tip “T.I.” Harris), who has the inside dirt on how to knock off an armored car. And we have the worldweary cop (Matt Dillon) who is out to take all of them down.

That’s an acceptable foundation, except what’s built upon it is none too hot. I’m sure when this thing got greenlit, the hope was that Takers would be some powerful crime drama, filled with grit and Shakespearean

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startingwednesday THE AMERICAN

George Clooney stars as an assassin hiding in Italy and about to go on his last job, in this thriller/character study from director Anton Corbijn (Control). The rest of the cast are not names. (Thekla Reuten was in In Bruges, but

that’s about as recognizable as it gets.) The film is being released through Focus Features, Universal’s indie/art label, which is a hopeful sign. Oddly, however, there’s almost nothing in the way of early reviews, which is very unusual with a film of this type. (R)

startingfriday GOING THE DISTANCE

Drew Barrymore and Justin Long star in a romantic comedy from documentary filmmaker Nanette Burstein (The Kid Stays in the Picture). The premise is paper-thin — two folks try to keep a romance going despite the fact that one of them is in Chicago and the other is in L.A. That seems to be about it. The most peculiar aspect of the whole thing is the R rating. The early reviews are — well, pretty unkind. (R) Early review samples: • “While mostly free of overt gross-out moments, this uneven effort saddles its likable leads, Drew Barrymore and Justin Long, with the kind of verbally exaggerated sexual humor that not only comes off as embarrassingly strained and calculated, but also compromises what the picture genuinely wants to be — a sweet, sincere look at the often-competing priorities of work and romance.” (Justin Chang, Variety) • “It’s hard to imagine any romantic comedy going wrong in so many different

backstabbing and double crosses and poetic tragedy. But a tour de force this is not, since that would take a modicum of cleverness.

Every twist and plot point is telegraphed from the very beginning, and every bit of artistic, emotional response the film shoots for is never earned.

By itself, this would be enough to make the movie plain old boring, but Takers goes that extra mile to make sure it’s fully entrenched in awfulness. There’s a good bit of action in the film, but it’s all done in that stylistically phony shaky-cam manner that’s all blurs of color and bursts of sound effects. I’m pretty sure some stuff happened in the movie, and I’m going to assume it was pretty exciting.

Then we have the cast, made up of a compendium of B- and C-list actors. I’ve learned a couple of things from this movie, the first being that Tip “T.I.” Harris — as shady ex-con Ghost — might very well be a robot from the way he delivers his lines. The second is that he is still better than Hayden Christensen as a tattooed tough-guy greaser doing some sort of Brando impersonation. Yes, this happens, and it’s as egregious as it sounds. At least, now we can finally put away the idea that George Lucas and his stilted dialogue were the reason Christensen was so bad in those

ways. There almost seems to be a contest going on for worst scene, worst character, most cringe-inducing moment and most awesomely bad line.” (Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter)

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It started life as a fake trailer that played as part of the Robert Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino Grindhouse and now Rodriguez has expanded it to a feature starring Danny Trejo in the title role. As with his Planet Terror segment of Grindhouse, this attempts to take the exploitation film of days past and recreate it in lovingly modern terms. Has he succeeded? Well, there’s no way to tell yet, but the red-band trailer is a hoot and then some. Plus, the cast is a mix-and-match marvel — Trejo, Robert DeNiro, Jessica Alba, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson, Jeff Fahey and, for the crowning glory, Cheech Marin as a priest. It is bound to be an event of some kind — though what kind remains to be seen. (R)

Star Wars films. Especially since Christensen spends the entire movie making Paul Walker look sentient.

Thankfully, the entire cast isn’t on the same level of amateurishness. Idris Elba (The Losers) is solid as usual and Michael Ealy (Miracle at St. Anna) has a subtle presence that makes him appealing. But they’re given absolutely nothing to work with. Elba’s character has a drug-addict sister (Marianne Jean-Baptist, City of Ember) and Ealy’s has a fiancée (Zoe Saldana, Avatar) and a brother (Chris Brown, This Christmas). This is almost literally all we learn about any of the characters in Takers, trading characterization in for paper-thin types.

Each of these things on its own would simply doom the movie to a life of mediocrity.

Squishing this all together into one heaping ball of malignant stupidity is what instead pushes Takers squarely into the realm of completely useless. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, a sexual situation/partial nudity and some language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande.

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Director: Ken Russell Players: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid Sci-Fi Horror Rated R Altered States (1980) marked the explosive — in more than one way — meeting of filmmaker Ken Russell (in his first American film) and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky. It was not a good alliance on a personal level. The two men didn’t hit it off — and I’m being understated here (I go into more detail in the extended online version of this review at http://www.mountainx.com/movies). However, this meeting of what critic David Denby called the “visual and verbal blowhards” (Russell being the former, Chayefsky the latter) produced an extraordinary — and controversial — horror film with remarkable scenes of horrific fantasy.

Oddly, it’s both unlike anything in either man’s career and exactly like their other works.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Altered States Thursday, Sept.

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Tommy JJJJJ

Director: Ken Russell Players: Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson, Tina Turner Allegorical Rock Opera Rated PG It’s odd for me to realize that I have never actually reviewed Tommy (1975), though I’ve certainly written about it in other capacities. I’m not about to pass up the chance to finally do so — 35 years after the fact. But I’m not here offering a review of the film so much as I am offering one on the newly restored version of it being run by the Asheville Film Society — and my reaction to the new print. My initial response is a largely unqualified “Wow!” Nearly everything I’d heard about the new print is true — and I really felt it was 1975 once more while watching it. I’ll go so far as to fall back on the adjective “mind-blowing,” because in many ways that describes it best (yeah, I grew up in the 1960s and early 1970s).

The Asheville Film Society presents a special AFS benefit screening of Tommy Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at The Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther. Tickets are $9.75/$8.75 for AFS members.

Valentino JJJJJ

Director: Ken Russell Players: Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Philips, Felicity Kendal, Seymour Cassel Biographical Drama Rated R I like Ken Russell’s Valentino (1977) more with each passing year and with each viewing. One day it will probably creep up to five stars when

I’m not looking. Although I went to see this biopic on Rudolph Valentino five times on its original release (a feat in itself considering the distance and the car I had at the time), it was something of a letdown, coming on the heels of the explosively stylized Mahler (1974), Tommy (1975) and Lisztomania (1975). While I still don’t like it as well as those films (and probably never will), it does not seem like a letdown today — and it may be the director’s most accessible work. It is also perhaps the most visually stunning of all his movies.

The Asheville Film Society will screen Valentino Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

We Want the Light JJJJJ

Director: Christopher Nupen Players: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Alice Sommer Herz Documentary Rated NR In this remarkable 2004 film, musical documentarian Christopher Nupen examines the Nazis who put together Jewish orchestras in concentration camps, offering probably the best examination of the irreconcilable dichotomy between art and the human beings who appreciate it. The film also serves as a terrific introduction to the impact of Richard Wagner — very specifically his pamphlet “Judaism in Music” — on anti-Semitism in Germany and on the Nazis. It would take reading numerous books on 19th- and early 20th-century music history to extract the information and understanding evidenced in this one film.

The Hendersonville Film Society will show We Want the Light at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

Winged Migration JJJJJ Director: Jacques Perrin Players: Lots and lots of birds of all kinds

Documentary Rated G This marks the third time Winged Migration (2001) has come my way for review. And while it is an excellent documentary on birds — and the environment — I think two viewings is sufficient for me. I cannot imagine that I have anything more to say about the film than I have already written in this paper on those previous occasions, and so I am merely going to direct you to those earlier reviews: http://www.mountainx. com/movies/review/winged_migration and http://www.mountainx. com/movies/review/wingedmigration.php.

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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

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

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

$29,500 • 5 ACRES • GREAT HOME SITE! Mature trees and rock outcroppings.

• Mountain views with some clearing. • Walk to state stocked trout stream. • Adjoining 8+ acres available.

• Easy access to NC Scenic Highway 209. MLS#473251.

Steve DuBose: (828) 622-3518. Mountain Home Properties. sdubose @mountaindream.com

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Call (828) 225-3081 Walk-ins welcome Equal Housing Opportunity Disability Accessible Units Professionally Managed by Partnership Property Management

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Heating & Cooling MAYBERRY HEATING AND COOLING INC • Service • Repairs • Replacements AC/Heat Pumps • Gas/Oil Furnaces • New Construction/Renovations • Indoor Air Quality Products.

(828) 658-9145.

Upholstery UPHOLSTERY AND RESTORATION Quality and friendly custom restoration services for all your upholstery needs. • Auto • Home. Free estimates.

(828) 551-5211.

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

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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.

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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 GARREN GRAPHIC DESIGN Custom Logos • Business Cards • Letterhead • Brochures • Architectural Renderings • Illustrations.

Free consultation.

828-582-9644. www.davidgarren.com

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.

EYES OF THE WORLD CHILDCARE Holistic, educational, creative childcare available in North Asheville. Full-time/parttime/drop-ins/after-school!

Meals and snacks provided.

Contact Alissa for more information. 321-27468 awoodsygirl@aol.com

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

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.

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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

Commercial/Busi ness 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 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.

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..

Apartments For Rent 4BR, 2BA SOUTH • 10 Friendly. Central A/C and heat, garage. $1,215/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA ARDEN • 10 Mountain. Patio, W/D hookups. $490/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

1BR, 1BA DOWNTOWN • 85 Walnut. Hardwood floors, balcony. $1,075/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

3BR, 2BA NORTH • 81 Lakeshore. Balcony, central A/C. $725/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BR, 1BA HENDERSONVILLE • 1225 Highland. Elevator, hardwood floors. $695$550/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 NORTH • 11 Banbury, $680, Great Location, Heat Included. $680/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA NORTH • 59 Terrace. D/W, Central A/C. $760/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 1BR, 1BA SOUTH • 30 Allen.

Patio, A/C, heatpump, $565/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2-3BR, 1-2.5BA SOUTH • 45 Dawnwood. Central heat and A/C, patio. $595$750/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 2BR, 1.5BA HENDERSONVILLE • 902 Hillcrest. Deck, 2-car garage. $595/month. 828-693-8069. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA DOWNTOWN • 68 N. French Broad. Hardwood floors, mountain views. $875-$890/month.

828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA EAST • 2484 Riceville Rd. Porch, W/D hookups. $595/month.

828-263-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 2BR, 1BA NORTH • 198 Kimberly. Carport, Coin-Op Laundry. $850/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, 1BA NORTH • 365 Weaverville Highway.

Carport, washer/dryer hookups. $595/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 MONTFORD • 346 Montford, Dishwasher, W/D Hook-ups, $685$745/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com

1BA/STUDIO • 85 Merrimon.

Summer Special! All utilities included. $500/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

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Central AC/Heat, Deck. $875/month. 828-253-1517. www.leslieandassoc.com 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. . 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.

CANDLER • Large 2BR, lots of closet space. Electric heat, water provided $650/month.

Call 828-253-0758. Carver Realty.

COME HOME AND RELAX AT THE END OF YOUR DAY! • Large, sunny 2BR/2BA condo on one level at The Racquet Club with private deck. Large MBR has big walk-in closet.

Just renovated kitchen with new appliances. Spring summer enjoy pool, tennis, and fitness • Fall and Winter curl up in front of your Fireplace. $950/month includes full Racquet Club membership plus water.

Lease, security deposit, credit check and references req. For appt: 253-6800, Elizabeth Graham.

EAST 1BR DUPLEX APARTMENT Quiet, wooded, convenient location. • • Small pet considered. • No smoking. $675/month, includes water. 230-2511.

EDGEWOOD ROAD - WALK TO UNCA! • Fabulous location near university plus close to downtown and Merrimon Ave. 2BR/1.5BA with large basement for den/rec area. Plenty of offstreet parking. Hardwood floors, A/C, dishwasher, washer/dryer connections in basement. Garden space. $780/month. Lease, security deposit, credit report required. Quiet pet with fee.

For appt: 253-6800: Elizabeth Graham.

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.

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. Call 253-0758.

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WEST • 1BR, 1BA. A/C. $550/month. Call 828-253-0758. Carver Realty.

Condos/ Townhomes For Rent 2BR, 2BA CONDO 1000 sq ft. Washer/Dryer hookup, dishwasher. back patio. 2 parking spaces, quiet, located between Sweeten Creek, Hendersonville Rd. $800/month. les.klein@gmail.com A SPACIOUS 2BR/2BA AT ASHEVILLE RACQUET CLUB • Private deck, fireplace, newly renovated kitchen and large closets. Great close-in location near Blue Ridge Parkway. Close to hospitals, shopping, Biltmore Village.

Rent includes full use of Fitness, Pool, and Tennis Club. $950/month includes water. Lease, security, and credit ck req. 253-6800, Elizabeth Graham.

BEAUCATCHER MOUNTAIN 5 minutes to downtown Asheville. Great views. 2BR, 2BA. Huge balcony. Fireplace.

Pool. $900/month includes water. Must see!

(828) 279-4337.

BEAUTIFUL 2BR/2BA CONDO - EASTWOOD VILLAGE Available October 1: Beautiful 2BR/2BA condo.

Safe, great community.

Stainless appliances. Balcony for privacy. Must have great references. 304-610-9543 yerridnin@aol.com 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.

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 MILLS RIVER Beautiful quiet neighborhood, five minutes from airport, perfect for sharing, 2300 sunny sq.ft. half mile from Glenn Marlow Elementary School. 3BR, 3BA, spacious closets, very large family room, garage, lots of storage, deck overlooks woods, community pool/clubhouse, credit check, no smokers, some pets. $1295/month, one year lease. 828-274-3842 for more information.

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

BOTANY WOODS • EAST ASHEVILLE • QUIET 3BR, 2BA home • 5 miles East of downtown Asheville.

Available mid-September.

Hardwood floors, large living room, deck, fenced backyard, garage and carport, ceiling fans in every room, partial daylight basement, all in a quiet wooded neighborhood.

References and background checks required. Pets considered. Now available for showing with appointment. $1100/month, 1 year lease.

(828) 216-8181.

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2BR, 1BA EAST • 21 Springdale. Full basement, Central A/C. $875/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 ARDEN HOME Beautiful Arden home. Great neighborhood. 850 sq ft.

2BR, 1BA. Pets welcome. $850/month. Call or email Nicole 828-808-8916 nikie1234@hotmail.com BEST TIME IS NOW! Best time to buy, pay less than rent, 1% rebate from Buyer Agent Commission, see www.BuncombeRealty.com, 301-2021.

BLACK MOUNTAIN STONE COTTAGE • Beautifully restored Arts and Crafts cottage in great neighborhood. 4BR, 2BA, hardwood floors, fireplace, new heat and air system, more. No smoking. $1,025/month.

828-298-3933.

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.

GREAT BLACK MOUNTAIN HOUSE Responsible adults with consistent income and long-term. Walking distance of town and 15 minutes to Asheville. 3BR/1BA. Fenced backyard, gardens. NP/NS, W/D, grill, patio furniture and shed. A background check will be required as well as proof of income. Year lease, first month and security.

Available Oct 1st.

970-485-3419 REMODELED COUNTRY HOME • FAIRVIEW Old Fort Rd, 10-15 minutes to Asheville. 2BR, 2BA, Jacuzzi tub, porch. Tile, stone, wood floors. $780/month.

(828) 778-0726.

RUSTIC CABIN FOR RENT Very Rustic Cabin in the woods. End of Reems Creek Rd Weaverville. $400/month; first month rent and deposit.

Wood heat.Sunny garden area. Peaceful. No pets.

References. Call 777-4129.

Available September 1.

SOUTH 3BR, 2.5BA, fireplace, hardwood floors, garage. $1125/month. Call 253-0758. Carver Realty.

jobs Vacation Rentals 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

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EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Location: Jackson County Position assists the CEO, senior administrators and program staff by providing high-level administrative support and advanced professional level administrative functions. • The prospective employee must be resourceful, tactful and display the utmost discretion and professionalism when dealing with confidential and sensitive information. • Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills as well as an incredible work ethic are essential. In addition, candidates must be task oriented, possess excellent judgment and have the ability to multi-task. • Minimum Requirements: Completion of high school or equivalent and five years of progressively responsible secretarial or clerical/administrative/office management experience, or completion of a two-year secretarial science or business administration program and three years of progressively responsible secretarial or clerical/administrative/office management experience, or completion of a four-year program in a college or university preferably with a major emphasis on coursework in business administration, public administration, or other related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. • For more information contact Joe Ferrara, CEO, joe.ferrara@meridianbhs.org.

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• Police Officer • Receptionist/Coordinator, Spa Therapies • Community Service Programs Specialist • Coordinator, EMS Continuing Education • Clinical Instructor, EMS • HVAC Technician • Part-Time Positions: • Academic Advisor • Writing Center Tutor • Instructor, Nursing Assistant Program It is important to review the application process before submitting your application.

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OPEN YOUR HEART… OPEN YOUR HOME North Carolina MENTOR was established in 1993 to provide community-based care for at-risk youth in the state.

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Services include: • Therapeutic foster care • Respite • Intake Assessments • Therapy • Other Services

NC Mentor is looking for foster parents in Western North Carolina. Be a hero in your community and open your home to a child in need. We provide training, 24 hour support, internal respite as needed and a generous stipend.

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ALDI is hiring Cashiers.

Starting pay is $10.80/hour with the opportunity to earn up to $14.80 per hour as a shift manager! Employees will average 20-40 hours a week in a grocery store environment. Looking for friendly people and smiling faces!

Responsibilities: • Cashiering • Stocking • Cleaning

Benefits: • Medical, dental and vision insurance after 90 days • Retirement Income Plan and 401K • Paid vacation after six months • Sunday premium pay of an additional $1.00 per hour

Requirements: • High School Diploma / GED • Drug Test and Background Check To Apply: An ALDI representative will be available for you to apply in person from 7am to 2pm on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 470 Swannanoa River Road, Asheville, NC 28805.

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Hotel/ Hospitality 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

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)

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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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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 DIRECT CARE WORKERS NEEDED Direct Care Workers needed to serve people with disabilities. Includes both home and community care. jhally@rhanet.orgOnline Description: RHA Health Services Inc. in Hendersonville is now hiring for Direct Support Professionals to provide care to people with varying disabilities. All shifts are available with a competitive starting wage along with a generous benefits package.

Qualifications: a high school diploma, valid driver’s license and a clean background check. Prior experience preferred but not required.

Please apply in person at the RHA Health Services’ Hendersonville location at 218-B West Allen Street (next to the ABC store and across from the Sinbad restaurant) during one of the following time frames: Mon 1 to 3pm, Wed 3 to 5pm and Fri 9 to 11am. You may also email your resume to the attention of John Hally at jhally@rhanet.org. No phone calls please. jhally@rhanet.org

MED TECH, PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT The McCune Center Assisted Living has a full-time 2nd shift position available for a Med Tech, Personal Care Assistant. Must be kind, detailed, organized with potential for leadership.

Excellent benefits including Health Insurance and free meals. Contact trobinson@mccunecenter.org or fcoates@mccunecenter.org or apply at 101 Lion’s Way, Black Mountain. mccunecenter.org fcoates@mccunecenter.org

Human Services DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL Good benefit package. Now accepting applications. For more information: (828) 299-3636.

Mountain Area Residential Facilities, Inc. admin@mountainarea residentialfacilities.org

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.

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.durhamdefee@meridianbhs.org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org

MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH • AVAILABLE POSITIONS 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 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

MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH • AVAILABLE POSITIONS 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 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

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.

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 • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridanbhs.org

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 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.

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 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@crossroads treatmentcenters.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

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 828-526-0890 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

Computer/ Technical 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?

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. continued on next column

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 crossplatform, helping to bring elements of multimedia content, Twitter-based interactions and many other exciting tools into the hands of journalists and citizens alike. Interested? Send cover letter, resume, links to your work, references and any questions you may have to webmaster@mountainx.com website: www.mountainx.com DATA PROCESSING SPECIALIST MMS Direct is looking to employ a motivated, energetic individual as a Data Processing Specialist. The successful candidate will have above average technical abilities, a willingness to grow within a dynamic organization, and the ability to approach challenging tasks in a logical and systematic manner.

Practical experience with database application programs such as MS Access and a high level understanding of MS Excel is required. • Experience with graphic manipulation programs and variable data printing software and hardware is considered a major plus. This position carries a high level of responsibility and accountability, salary is commensurate with experience. Please email your resume to: cindy@mailmanllc.com IT TECHNICIAN NEEDED IT Technician position available: Job duties include retail sales, computer repair and customer service. Candidates should have a positive attitude, basic understanding of PC and Mac hardware and software and desire to expand their existing knowledge of IT related subject matter. Office hours are Monday-Friday from 9am-6pm, Saturday 10am 3pm. Position offers a flexible schedule with competitive pay and the option to receive benefits. No phone calls please!

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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.c om www.corecubed.com

Teaching/ Education 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 BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST 10 months of employment.

SALARY: Based on State Salary.QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS: Must hold current NC teaching license in exceptional children’s area • Master’s degree in Behavior Disorders • Five years instruction experience with mentor and peer coaching experience • Strong foundation in methodologies for teaching children with Autism (ABA, TEACCH, etc) • Understands special education regulations, including Least Restrictive Environment for implementing interventions • Effective communication skills - written and verbal.

Must meet physical requirements of the position to include lifting up to 25 pounds and close vision (reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions). Other duties as assigned by Superintendent, Principal or designee.

Detailed Job Description available upon request.

Submit application to: Tanya Jussila Personnel Director Madison County Schools 5738 US Highway 25/70, Marshall, NC 28753.

Application deadline: Open Until Filled.

The Madison County Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, disability or national origin.

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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Bodywork

#1 AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY CONSCIOUS MASSAGE CENTER • 1224 Hendersonville Road.

Asheville. $29/hour. • 15 Wonderful Therapists to choose from. Therapeutic Massage: • Deep Tissue • Swedish • Sports • Trigger Point. Also offering: • Acupressure • Energy Work • Reflexology. • Save money, call now! 505-7088. thecosmicgroove.com MASSAGE/MLD Therapeutic Massage. Manual Lymph Drainage. Lymphedema Treatment. $45/hour or sliding scale for financial hardship. 17+ years experience. 828-254-4110.

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Pet Services ASHEVILLE PET SITTERS Dependable, loving care while you’re away.

Reasonable rates. Call Sandy Ochsenreiter, (828) 215-7232.

Vehicles For Sale

Motorcycles/ Scooters 2008 Harley-Davidson 883 Low engine. 10K miles. Many extras. Extended warranty.

Vivid black. $6000 obo.

385-9155.

Automotive Services 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

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TIRED OF TELLING YOUR STORY OVER AND OVER? Been in therapy for ages, but nothing changes? EMDR can help when nothing else has!

Effective on trauma, negative self-concept and selfdefeating behaviors.

Experienced in resolution of sexual/physical abuse, accident recovery, unresolved grief. Suzanne Fix, RN,LCSW http://www.suzannefix.com (828) 536-9898

Spiritual TAROT Answers your life’s essential questions. Tarot answers or you don’t pay!

Lil’lei, 828-275-4931.

Musical Services 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

CASSETTE DUPLICATION SERVICES • One stop for all your duplication needs. CD’s, Cassettes, Albums, reel to reel, all cam corder tapes, and VHS to CD or DVD, news casts archive from CH 13, 40, 7, 4. Call 828-258-1337. www.tapedupe.com

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VIOLIN INSTRUCTION Double degreed professional, experienced traditional violinist, now accepting serious students. Can improve Suzuki sound and style. (828) 505-1179.

505-1179.

Equipment For Sale ESTEBAN LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR COMBO • Still in the box. Comes with amp, guitar, learning cds and manuals.

Great deal for beginner guitarist. $100 negotiable.

Call 337-1151.

Musicians’ Bulletin Don’t see what you’re looking for? Please go to www.mountainx.com for additional listings.

Seeking professional guitar, bass players, fluent in all styles, particularly Django, to form working group. Must enjoy process. Call

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Lost Pets

COME MEET CHARLIE! A miniature long haired Dachshund, and many other dogs and puppies available for adoption at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue’s adoption center located at 31 Glendale Avenue. For more information, please call 505-3440 or visit: www.bwar.org

A LOST OR FOUND PET? Free service. If you have lost or found a pet in WNC, post your listing here: www.lostpetswnc.org BEAVERLAKE • WHITE CALICO CAT Very distinct: Black stripe down her nose, big green eyes. No collar.

Missing Sunday, August 8, Beaverlake area.

COME MEET SNOOP! A Pointer/Hound mix, and many other dogs and puppies available for adoption at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue’s adoption center located at 31 Glendale Avenue. For more information, call 505-3440 or visit www.bwar.org

MISTY is an eleven-year-old kitty cat. Misty recently lost her owner when he passed away. Misty is very sweet, quiet and just wants to lay on your lap. She does have a skin allergy and needs a shot once a year to keep it under control. Misty and Peanut have lived together for 9 years and it would be great if they could be adopted together. Peanut was originally rescued as a stray and has always been an indoor cat. He is a big lap cat who loves being the center of attention. Peanut is part Siamese and is quite talkative. Stop by Pet Harmony, Animal Compassion Network’s store for rescued pets located at 803 Fairview St. to shop for all your pet supplies and find out when you can meet Misty and Peanut.

Call 254-2452.

FLETCHER is an amazingly sweet, loving, energetic three-month-old Lab mix. He is good with other dogs and crate trained. His precious little face and windmill-like tail make him irresistible.

Come in and meet Fletcher today! Stop by Pet Harmony, Animal Compassion Network’s store for rescued pets located at 803 Fairview St. to shop for all your pet supplies and find out when you can meet Fletcher.

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DIRTY CAR? Professional, affordable auto detailing in your driveway! • Highly experienced, meticulous. • Premium products. Call today: (828) 683-7785. www.mountaindetail.com

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SHASTA is a three-monthold puppy who is friendly, bouncy, playful, inquisitive AND fun. She is independent and will tease when playing.

She loves to run, chase and roll. Shasta is housebroken if you pay attention. She is just waiting for her forever home.

Stop by Pet Harmony, Animal Compassion Network’s store for rescued pets located at 803 Fairview St. to shop for all your pet supplies and find out when you can meet Shasta.

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.

For Sale

Jewelry VINTAGE COSTUME JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW Sat. Sept. 18, 10am-2pm.

681-9688

Furniture MATTRESSES Pillow-top: queen $250, king $350 • Extra firm: queen $175, king $275 • Full: $150 • Twin: $99. New, in plastic.

828-277-2500.

Lawn & Garden Sow True Seed

HAND SELECTED GARLIC SEED, PLANT NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER! Heirloom and Organic Vegetable, Herb and Flower Seed. 100%OpenPollinated (non-hybrid) varieties. Free catalog. 146 Church St, Asheville, NC, 28801 www.sowtrue.com 828 254-0708

General Merchandise 2006 PACE ARROW TRAILER • Hardly used, in perfect condition. $1,500, negotiable. Back double doors and side door. great buy. Call 337-1151.

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Sales

Yard Sales 30%-70% OFF* • WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE SALE This Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 2, 3 and 4, 10am-5pm. * Selected items only. 1025 Brevard Road. More Space Place.

Don’t see what you’re looking for? Please go to www.mountainx.com for additional listings.

HANDMADE jewelry, crafts supplies, large variety books, clothing, knickknacks. Call for appointment or Saturdays before you come. 808-0831.

Estate Sales MOVING SALE Huge Moving Sale! 166 Michigan Ave Saturday, Sept 11th all day.

Will Negotiate 281-1296

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713-9901.

A WOMAN’S TOUCH Cool down with our hot Summer specials! • “We’re all about you!” Call 275-6291.

DREAMSEEKERS Destination for relaxation. Call for appointment: (828) 216-8900.

MEET SEXY SINGLES by phone instantly! Call (828) 239-0006. Use ad code 8282. 18+ SEXUAL COMPULSIVITY AND ADDICTION 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.

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