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Commissioners send incentives policy back to the drawing board

Look homeward: The board continues to consider offering incentives to developers to encourage more work-force-housing developments, such as the new Glen Rock Depot in the River Arts District (pictured here). photo by Jonathan Welch

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pConservation easement preserves Upper Broad River farmland pCounty finances sound, auditor reports by Jake Frankel At their Nov. 16 meeting, the Buncombe County commissioners held off on adopting an incentives policy for developers building workforce housing, saying it needed further tweaking. The policy was written in response to last month’s request by the Frontier Syndicate for $1.8 million in tax breaks for its Montford Commons development. Several commissioners had voiced enthusiasm for the project during the board’s Oct. 26 session, but they wanted to have a guiding policy in place before granting the request. In general, the draft policy defines work-force housing as costing no more than 30 percent of household income for a family earning between 80 and 140 percent of the median for the area (currently $55,400, according to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development figures). The goal is to assist police officers, nurses, teachers and other workers with household incomes between $44,300 and $77,560, who might otherwise have trouble finding adequate housing at affordable rents. But in practice, the proposal caps qualifying

rents at well below the 30 percent threshold: $504 for an efficiency, $589 for a one-bedroom, $672 for a two-bedroom and $900 for a three-bedroom unit. The draft outlines a variety of tools for encouraging such projects, including grants, tax breaks and deferred construction loans. The incentives would be considered on a case-by-case basis, and applicants would have to provide at least 100 residential units that only full-time county residents could rent. Despite expressing general support for the policy, however, several commissioners felt it needed more work, and staff agreed. “We’ve been fairly thoughtful, but we had to do this very quickly,” County Manager Wanda Greene explained. “So we’d like to ask you to give us a little more time … so we can look at what developers are doing across the country, ask local developers and incorporate some additional feedback.” Vice Chair Bill Stanley immediately moved to grant her request, saying, “I think we want this to happen, but we want to do it right.” Commissioner Holly Jones agreed, though she wondered aloud how a delay might affect Montford Commons. “I guess my concern is that part of the reason we were speeding it up is this project opportunity right in front of us, and I want to make sure that’s still moving forward,” she said. Jones also addressed criticism that the policy would amount to a handout for developers.

“It’s not lining the pockets of developers. ... That’s just outrageous. We’re not out any money at the end of the day.” — Commissioner Holly Jones on work-force-housing incentives

“It’s not lining the pockets of developers, which I’ve heard, and that’s just outrageous,” she declared, pointing out that the incentive payments would come out of the additional property-tax revenues a project would generate. “We’re not out any money at the end of the day. … I think we can do ourselves a world of good, and people who need affordable housing a world of good too.” In addition, Jones emphasized that any changes to the policy draft should “be in sync with where the city is … because that’s one of those things that makes developers crazy, when there’s two sets of regulations.” Vince Smarjesse of Frontier Syndicate expressed his appreciation, saying, “I just wanted to thank you for paying attention to the policy that’s going to move us forward. … We’re anticipating your assistance, very much so.” The commissioners said they would revisit the issue during their Dec. 14 retreat. “I can’t think of a better time ... when we would have time for some give-and-take with new situations that we come up with,” Commissioner Carol Peterson observed. “The staff can give us some information, and we can talk among ourselves. It would be an excellent time to have this discussion.” After the meeting, however, Smarjesse admitted feeling some concern about the postponement. “It’s a bit nerve-racking to see them talk about delaying,” he confessed.

Keeping it green

Shifting gears, the board unanimously agreed to cover the roughly $14,000 in transaction costs for a conservation easement on 78 acres of pasture and woodlands in the Upper Broad River community in Fairview. The parcel, which includes a portion of the Broad River’s headwaters, is currently being leased for cattle and hay; the easement would allow this use to continue while prohibiting development.

Although property owners often receive payment for waiving their development rights, these owners weren’t seeking reimbursement. “The family would like to do this to keep it a farm and keep it green, without all these houses creeping up all over the place,” explained Chuck Fortune, whose mother, Edith Fortune, owns the land. Board Chair David Gantt thanked Fortune for his efforts to preserve the property, garnering applause from the commissioners and several in the audience. “Mr. Fortune, this is probably the greatest gift you could give to the community: to keep a farm viable, to keep a beautiful place like this in its current state,” said Gantt, adding that preserving family farms is “a tiptop priority for this board.”

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The commissioners also heard an audit report by Chuck Killian of the Gould Killian CPA Group. As of June 30, the county’s fund balance stood at $158.5 million, the audit found, up roughly $28.1 million over the last fiscal year. But more than half of those reserve funds (about $81.5 million) are already designated for continuing activities and capital expenditures such as courthouse, landfill and Department of Social Services improvements. Nonetheless, “The county is very well-managed,” Killian told the commissioners. “In a nutshell, the audit findings were extremely good,” he continued, summarizing the 188page document. “I’m not going to bore you with the issues in here, because on every issue, the county turned out good.” That seemed to sit well with the board members, who thanked Killian and county staff for their time and efforts, while taking the opportunity to pat themselves on the back. “The bottom line is that we’re really good at what we do,” asserted Commissioner K. Ray Bailey. X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or at jfrankel@mountainx.com.

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The recent announcement that Internet giant Facebook will be creating a data center in Rutherford County was the big news at AdvantageWest’s Nov. 15 Economic Summit. Just before the panel discussion began in the Diana Wortham Theatre, Thomas Jenkins, board chair for the public/private regional development agency, referenced the good news, joking, “I want you all to go out and make friends with Facebook.” And as Asheville City Council member Gordon Smith observed in a Twitter dispatch that evening, Jenkins’ audience included a “veritable who’s who of economic-development leaders.” There were government officials such as Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene, top utility execs, bankers and A-B Tech President Hank Dunn, among assorted other notables. And to hear everupbeat moderator D.G. Martin tell it, they were all seeking hopeful signs amid the often grim economic tidings. Facebook filled the bill. North Carolina Lt. Gov. (and Rutherford County native) Walter Dalton called the

much money in the balance (and her head on the chopping block, she joked), her department aims for solid, relatively low-risk investments. Lately, they’ve included apartment developments in such real-estate-challenged areas as Atlanta, Houston and Manhattan, Cowell revealed. Brown-Graham added that integrated health-care facilities and housing for the elderly are also showing signs of growth, in contrast to the still dormant residential and commercial real estate markets. She sees additional possibilities in the budding green economy. But the shift away from manufacturing has created a disconnect with the state’s tax code, which taxes the sale of goods but not services. And in hard times, when sales of consumer goods decline and many facets of the service economy aren’t taxed at all, lawmakers are doubly challenged to fund essential services. The code, grounded in North Carolina’s 1930s economy, creates a boom-and-bust revenue cycle that makes it harder to plan ahead and balance the budget, noted Cowell.

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announcement “truly a game-changer for all of North Carolina.” In recent years, he noted, Western North Carolina has also snagged Google and Apple data centers. Dalton tied these recruitment coups to the state’s emphasis on education, such as the Early College program he oversees. “If you can tell an industry that we have our educational initiatives geared toward the skills that they need, you’re more likely to get them to locate in this area or expand,” said Dalton. But what about the rest of the economic news? The Facebook center, after all, will create a mere handful of jobs, and North Carolina needs thousands. Martin, who hosts UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, took the stage and proceeded to coax some answers and even some cautious optimism out of the panelists: state Treasurer Janet Cowell, banking-technology expert Austin Adams and Anita Brown-Graham, director of the Institute for Emerging Issues. A lot of folks, Martin noted, don’t quite understand exactly what the state treasurer does. “If you were like the federal treasurer, we’d just ask you to print us some money,” he teased. Unfortunately, Cowell focuses more on

Modernizing the code might help the state broaden its tax base in the more service-based 21st-century economy, Brown-Graham pointed out. At the Institute for Emerging Issues, she’s charged with taking such a proposal and trying to bring all the players together for dialogue and action — which is somewhat like hosting a Baptist convention where everyone gets along but goes home and starts cussing again, she joked. On the serious side, Brown-Graham continued, “A state that’s expected to grow 50 percent by 2030 has got to figure out a way to put into place a fiscal infrastructure that will be the right size for its new demographic, even in these difficult economic times.” Adams, however, took a different tack. While conceding that he’s open to tax modernization, the retired banker maintained that increased taxation won’t help us climb out of the recession. “We’ve just got to be more frugal,” he argued. When a company considers expanding or relocating, it looks at tax rates, and North Carolina might have an opportunity to recruit businesses leaving such high-corporate-tax states as California, Adams continued. Another key to maintaining competitive advantage is

“We’ve just got to be more frugal.” — retired banker Austin Adams

creating a business-friendly environment. “There is not a way to lower … corporate tax rates unless you also … broaden the tax base,” countered Brown-Graham. But all three panelists agreed on the continuing need to support education. “The world is changing around us faster than we have changed, [despite] great strides in education. … The gap [is growing between] what we need for our work force and what our K-12 system is providing,” Brown-Graham remarked. Cowell, meanwhile, called for “smart decisions” as the new, Republican-led General Assembly takes over in January. There are fears that public-university tuition will rise, that campuses might be closed and teachers’ resources slashed to address the state’s massive looming budget deficit, said Cowell, who serves on both the State Board of Community Colleges and the State Board of Education. “That’s scary,” Martin observed. “Any signs of hope?” Although commercial real estate probably has yet to bottom out, which will continue to restrict the amount of capital banks have available for loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs, the news isn’t all bad, responded Adams. “It’s not well-known how many technology jobs sit in Charlotte [in the banking industry]. Those jobs aren’t going away,” he asserted. What’s more, they require high-tech skills, leadership and the old-fashioned notions of working hard and never letting your ego get in the way, added Adams. And as the discussion closed, Cowell told the assembled business leaders, “There are a lot of great things we can do if we’re all engaged and all of us are working together.”

X Margaret Williams can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 152, or at mvwilliams@mountainx.com.

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Runner-up votes to determine N.C. Court of Appeals victor by Nelda Holder The voters may have spoken, but the State Board of Elections is still trying to figure out what they said. Although North Carolina’s first stab at statewide instant-runoff voting should avoid the trouble and expense of a conventional runoff election, the winner in the 13-candidate N.C. Court of Appeals race won’t be decided until sometime after Nov. 29. Instant runoff asks voters to indicate their first, second and third choices in specific judicial races on Election Day. The first-place votes are then tallied, with the second and third choices held in reserve in case no candidate achieves more than 50 percent of the total. In this case, Cressie Thigpen (20.32 percent of the unofficial first-place vote) and Doug McCullough (15.20 percent) led the field. At this writing, the Board of Elections was expected to officially certify the election tallies on Nov. 23. The next step, slated for Nov. 29, is examining the second- and thirdplace votes for those two candidates to determine who ultimately proved more popular with the state’s voters. Each candidate’s second-place votes will be added to their first-place total. They’ll also get their third-place votes, provided their rival isn’t named second on the same ballot, explains Don Wright, chief counsel for the State Board. The state Legislature had previously approved trying instant-runoff voting in a limited number of communities (including Hendersonville). But in August, N.C. Court of Appeals Judge James A. Wynn Jr. was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals, leaving insufficient time to hold a special primary for his seat. In keeping with a recently approved law, North Carolina became the first state in the nation to apply the method statewide. Instant-runoff voting was also used in Superior Court races in Buncombe, Cumberland and Rowan counties. In Buncombe County, Judge Marvin Pope (formerly on the District Court bench) was a clear winner in the first round, collecting 53.11 percent of the unofficial vote. Heather Whitaker Goldstein received 32.94 percent, and Diane K. McDonald took 13.94 percent.

The state Legislature had previously approved trying instant-runoff voting in a limited number of communities (including Hendersonville).

Over the past 20 years, the turnout for runoff elections in North Carolina has ranged from 2.5 to 8 percent, according to an article in the Carolina Journal. That number contrasts sharply with the 44 percent who cast ballots on Nov. 2. The Journal (the monthly newspaper of the nonprofit John Locke Foundation) also quoted Gary Bartlett, executive director of the State Board of Elections, who estimated that the new method would cost “25 percent of what it would cost to hold a runoff election.” Instant-runoff voting does have its detractors, however, including Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi, an associate professor of economics at Winston-Salem State who co-authored a paper questioning the method’s constitutionality. “IRV is the formula that keeps on taking,” Madjd-Sadjadi told Xpress by phone. He believes the process hurts voters in several ways, but particularly by eliminating “true choice.” If none of his three candidates makes it to the second round, for example, “All of a sudden, I’m disenfranchised,” he said. And the cost-saving argument is moot, MadjdSadjadi points out, because the state’s judicial elections were previously won by the highest votegetter, regardless of whether anyone polled more than 50 percent. X Freelance reporter Nelda Holder can be reached at nfholder@gmail.com.

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ABC News and other outlets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We only have 20 something Blue Dogs; to exceed that with 43, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty good.â&#x20AC;? In a separate statement released after the vote, Shuler further explained that he saw his attempt to unseat Pelosi as a symbolic effort to represent the interests of moderates throughout the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was never about winning; it was about giving the moderates a voice in this caucus,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today we proved that we will continue to be a force to be reckoned with in the next Congress, and I am proud to be a leader in that effort.â&#x20AC;? Republican leaders saw the effort differently, however, with the North Carolina GOP releasing a statement asserting that Shulerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a sad sideshow with WNC as the punchline.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear how Shulerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public challenge of his own partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership will effect his position within the caucus and how the move will play out with voters two years from now. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heath Shuler Challenge to Nancy Pelosi Falls Short,â&#x20AC;? Western North Carolina University political scientist Gibbs Knotts told the Asheville CitizenTimes that he thinks it â&#x20AC;&#x153;could be bad for Shuler because Pelosi has a lot of power and controls a lot of resources; but my hope is the Democratic Party is a big enough tent that it encourages debate within the party.â&#x20AC;? He also predicted that the run could help separate Shuler from the liberal wing of the party in the minds of more conservative 11th District voters.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it probably is a gain for Shuler, because it got him a lot of attention and it further differentiated him from the national Democratic Party,â&#x20AC;? he explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The negatives are that if parties still make a difference and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alienated himself from party members, people might ask, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Is he the most effective member of Congress we can send from the 11th District?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Shuler first publicly brought up the idea of challenging Pelosi during an Aug. 26 luncheon sponsored by the Council of Independent Business Owners, and ended up being the only Democrat to take on the powerful leader after she was demoted from Speaker of the House. The congressman was also recently promoted to lead the Blue Dog coalition of moderate Democrats after the devastating Nov. 2 elections cut it from 54 to 26 members.

Soil and water recount

In other lingering-election news, incumbent Elise Israel and newcomer Chase Hubbard survived a recount in their bids to serve as Buncombe County Soil and Water Conservation district supervisors. The recount was requested by incumbent supervisor Jeff Turner, after initial counts showed him narrowly losing to Hubbard for one of the two open seats. Under state law, a runner-up may request a recount if the margin of victory is less than one percent of all votes cast. The final tallies after the recount were: Elise Israel 22,539; Chase Hubbard 21,697; and Jeff Turner 21,534. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by Jake Frankel

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John and Nikki Preston’s first conversation was about the sort of house they might build together. They were at a party at the home of a mutual friend, just up the hill from where they now live with their daughter Eileen and two Labrador retrievers. It’s no coincidence, then, that they built their own home together, using materials they each owned before they met. Getting to where they live now is no easy task. It’s not the sort of place you stumble upon without directions. Out past the old veteran’s hospital you turn off the main road, bear left at one fork, right at another, then turn again across from a row of mailboxes. You get the idea. The narrow gravel road eventually winds its way past an old farmhouse and pasture, up through a young deciduous forest, bits of sunlight slipping through the ever-thinning canopy of a latefall afternoon. The house they eventually built together is a simple, gabled affair, perched on a small footprint at the end of a logging road, that affords them maybe 700 square feet of living space. The land it occupies, a little more than an acre, is surrounded by forested land that’s protected from development by neighborhood agreements and conservation easements. It was sold to them by a family member as a wedding present for the same price that it was purchased some 20 years before. John, a contract archaeologist, and Nikki, who raises their daughter and works part-time overseeing a nonprofit research project, didn’t have deep pockets. “One of the ways you can really save money, is if you can find a piece of property that someone will let you pay on, which is what this is,” John says. They hoped to take advantage of some of the many green technologies available. “Being poor people, we couldn’t afford it,” John says. Instead, they concentrated on good design and planning, and they did a lot of the work themselves. John stood as his own general contractor and Nikki, after passing a test with the county, did all of the electrical work in the house. They also benefited from collections of building materials they each gathered over the years, long before they met. Their kitchen sink was salvaged from a university laboratory; the slate on the bathroom floor was purchased from the Salvation Army; the interior of walnut and oak was a gift from John’s retiring high school shop teacher; an old wall cabinet Nikki’s grandfather built hangs above the low-flow toilet; the windows and doors were purchased from a building surplus store in Athens, Ga. where Nikki grew up. But how does one build the illusion of more space? Window placement is critical because, as John says, “You’re truly trying to bring the

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In the thick of things: The Prestons’ house is perched in the middle of a forest on a steep slope. It’s the little things: But, in a 700-square-foot space, there’s not much room for the couple, their daughter and two Labrador retreivers. Photos by John Watters

outdoors in and vice versa, so you get the feel of a larger place.” Nikki adds that “in designing a small place, we wanted to make sure that there was an exit in and out of every room so you never felt like you were doing the shuffle with someone coming in and out.” The result is a sort of an oblong floor plan with the living room on one end, the master (only) bedroom on the other, and the kitchen and bathroom in the middle. Living in such tight quarters creates some

real obstacles, despite the Prestons’ investment in conscious design. “We could have had more efficient use of space,” Nikki admits as she glances at two-year-old Eileen, clutching one of her dolls, “could have had an extra room.” The other thing about small spaces is that they can’t be rearranged very much. “It’s like living on a boat, and you don’t bring anything into a boat that you don’t need,” John says. They have eight towels, and use vacuum bags to store seasonal items.

gardeningcalendar Calendar for November 24 - December 2, 2010 Henderson County Curb Market • SA (11/27), 8am-2pm - The “Ole Timey Christmas” market will feature wreaths, fresh greenery, crafts, demonstrations, music, carriage rides and refreshments. Held in downtown Hendersonville. Info: 6928012. Pearson Community Garden Workdays • WEDNESDAYS, 3-9pm - Gather in the Pearson Garden at the end of Pearson Drive in Montford with folks and grow some food. A potluck and produce to take home often follow the work. Regional Tailgate Markets For more information, including the exact start and end dates of markets, contact the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. Info: 236-1282 or www.buyappalachian.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 2-6pm - Asheville City Market - South, Biltmore Town Square Blvd. —- 2-6:30pm - Wednesday Coop Market, 76 Biltmore Ave. —- 36pm - Victory Tailgate Market, in the parking lot adjacent to ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters on Tunnel Road, Asheville —- 2:30-6:30pm - Weaverville Tailgate Market, on the hill overlooking Lake Louise —- 3-7pm - Market on South Main, in the parking lot between Good Stuff and the Marshall Presbyterian Church —- 2-5:30pm - Spruce Pine Farmers Market, on Pollyanna’s Porch on Upper Street. • WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS, 8am-1pm - Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market, located in Waynesville at the HART Theater and Shelton House parking lot on Pigeon Street —- 8am-Noon Waynesville Tailgate Market, at the American Legion, just off S. Main Street —- WE, noon-5pm & SA, 8am1pm - Cashiers Tailgate Market, in the parking lot of Cashiers Community Center. • THURSDAYS, 10am-2pm - Mission Hospital Tailgate Market, at the back entrance to the Mission Hospital Heart Center on Memorial Campus —- 3-6pm - Flat Rock Tailgate Market, located in the parking area behind the Hand in Hand Gallery in Flat Rock —4-6:30pm - Tryon Tailgate Market, on Trade Street —- 4:30-7pm - Black Mountain Farmers Market, corner of S. Ridgeway and Sutton in Black Mountain. • FRIDAYS, 4-6:30pm - Saluda Tailgate Market, Westend city municipal parking. • SATURDAYS, 8am-1pm - Asheville City Market, in the parking lot of the Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. —- 9am-Noon - Big Ivy Tailgate Market,

What’s unlike living on a boat, fortunately, is that it’s easy to debark this vessel. When asked what they do when John is between contracts, and it’s been raining for two or three days, Nikki points out the window. “We go outside,” she says. “You can walk in the rain. You can bundle up and stay warm.” Additionally, there is the unconditioned ground floor where John can go and work on the old Triumph GT3 he’s in the process of restoring, though he admits the space may one day have to be more family friendly. For now, “He’s got downstairs,” she says, referring to his man-cave, “and town is only 15 minutes away.” Before I leave, they tell me that attending a green-building seminar at a home show was one of the more beneficial things they did in preparation for construction. There they heard a local builder give a lecture on “cultivating the coincidence,” the idea that somebody out there has exactly what you need, and that you

in the parking lot of the old Barnardsville fire station on Hwy. 197 —- 9am-Noon - Black Mountain Tailgate Market, 130 Montreat Road —- 8am-Noon - North Asheville Tailgate Market, on the campus of UNCA, commuter lot #C —- 9am-Noon - Riceville Tailgate Market, adjacent to the parking area of the Riceville Community Center —- 7am-Noon - Henderson County Tailgate Market, 100 N. King St., Hendersonville —- 9am-Noon - Mills River Farm Market, directly off of NC 280 in the Mills River Commons Shopping Center —- 9am-Noon - Jackson County Farmers Market, in the municipal parking lot next to Bridge Park —- 9am-1pm - Madison County Farmers and Artisans Market, across from the football fields on the Mars Hill College campus —- 8am-Noon - Bakersville Farmers Market, in the Bakersville Community Medical Clinic parking lot —- 8-11:30am - Columbus Tailgate Market, Courthouse Street in front of the Polk County Courthouse —- 8:30am-12:30pm - Yancey County Farmers Market, Highway 19E at S. Main Street, Burnsville. • SUNDAYS, 9am-2pm - Greenlife Sunday Market, 70 Merrimon Ave., Asheville —- Noon-4pm - Sundays on the Island, cross the river at the Courthouse on Main St. in downtown Marshall and turn right onto the island. • MONDAYS, 3-6pm - Hendersonville Community Co-op Tailgate Market, in the parking lot of the Hendersonville Community Co-op. • TUESDAYS, 3:30-6:30pm - West Asheville Tailgate Market, 718 Haywood Road —- 5-7pm - Green Creek Tailgate Market, on Rte. 9 in Green Creek, Columbus. • TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS, 8am-2pm - Hendersonville County Curb Market, on Church Street, directly across from the old courthouse in Hendersonville —- TU, 3-6pm & TH & SA, 8am-1pm Transylvania Tailgate Market, in the parking lot behind the corner of Jordan and Johnson Streets. • TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS, 7am-Noon - Canton Tailgate Market, in the muncipal parking lot on Park Street.

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only need to put the word out there to benefit. Call it intentional, target-specific networking. During construction, Nikki’s father had a passing conversation with a casual acquaintance. He said his daughter was building a house and was doing all the wiring herself. The friend said he was an electrician, and that he knew of a bunch of lights that were being replaced, that were in excellent condition. Those fixtures now shed light on John and Nikki’s deck and driveway. “If you don’t ask, you never know what somebody might have,” Nikki says. Including shared dreams, I think to myself, remembering their first conversation, and the house they built together, and turned into a home. X John Piper Watters is a father, artist and freelance writer with a day job living and working in the Asheville area. He can be reached at johnpwatters@hotmail.com

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As Western North Carolina becomes ever more developed, a large tract of wild land has come up for sale, creating a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conserve it for posterity. In June, the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and The Conservation Fund announced that they’d reached an agreement with former U.S. Rep. Charles Taylor and his family to acquire 8,000 acres of land in Transylvania County. Appraised at $60 million, the property sits at the headwaters of the East Fork of the French Broad River. Taylor has agreed to sell it for $33 million.

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“Raising $33 million is contingent on public agency involvement,” notes Kieran Roe, the conservancy’s executive director. “We have a better chance of receiving grants if the land is owned by the state and publicly available.” Conservation groups have identified the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as the appropriate agency to manage the land. On Nov. 4, the commission considered the Conservation Fund’s request that the agency seek annual $3.6 million grants for five years from the state’s Clean Water Management and Natural Heritage trust funds. The commission is currently working with the Conservation Fund to see if this commitment can be made. If the effort is successful, Wildlife Resources will administer the property as public game lands and open it to multiple uses. Dick Ludington of the Conservation Fund’s Chapel Hill office is optimistic that the commission will ultimately come on board. “If the state commits to half the value, it’s much easier to get federal grants,” he explains. “But I’m concerned about the mood of Congress now.” This magnificent parcel offers diverse recreational opportunities. More than 100 miles of trails, dirt and ATV roads crisscross the land, making it accessible to hunters, hikers and mountain bikers. The Headwaters Hunting and Fishing Club currently leases the property from the Taylor family and manages it for hunting. Bear, deer, grouse and turkey roam through forest and bog. The group’s 100 members own a cabin on the land, keep the roads passable and generally oversee the property.

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Anglers will appreciate the tract’s 50 miles of trout streams. The high-quality waters are home to brook trout, WNC’s only native trout, as well as rainbow and brown trout lower down. “It’s critical to preserve the property,” says Asheville resident (and active Trout Unlimited member) George Grunewald. From October through early June, he notes, “The quality of fishing is very good. Development would ruin the streams and the trout.” Grunewald also sees potential for recreational kayaking on several headwaters streams. The property lies within the Blue Ridge Escarpment, where the mountains give way to the rolling Piedmont. Waterfalls abound — 25 of them, all told. Laurel Falls cascades over flat, moss-covered rocks. Farther south, East Fork Falls has carved large slices through the rock. Hidden Falls isn’t visible till you’re almost upon it. Off to the right, a second waterfall is even more shrouded by rhododendrons. A portion of the 77-mile Foothills Trail, which winds along the North Carolina/South Carolina border, crosses the headwaters tract. For more than a quarter-century, the volunteer Foothills Trail Conference has maintained the footpath, including the 9.3 miles on this private tract. The group recently sent a letter informing the Wildlife Resources Commission that if it managed the property, “We would seek to enter into a memorandum of agreement to continue to maintain the trail.” Jump Off Rock offers a magnificent view of the Blue Ridge Mountains (including Mount Pisgah and Looking Glass Rock), particularly in the fall. The small-leaved Carolina rhodo-

outdoorscalendar Calendar for November 24 - December 2, 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: 6489336. 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 (11/24), 9am - Pump Gap Loop. Info: 883-2447 or stuengo@comporium.net.

dendron lines the trail, and witch hazel juts up between the larger trees. The headwaters property is also home to several rare species, including the endangered rock gnome lichen. Green salamanders, whose populations are declining in the Blue Ridge, live in horizontal cracks in the rocks. Biologists are now on the lookout for the endangered bog turtle. The south side of the headwaters tract borders the Greenville watershed. Much of the surrounding property is also protected land, including the Jocassee Gorges Management Area and Jones Gap State Park; Table Rock State Park is close by. This creates the kind of large, unbroken area that’s crucial to wildlife migration and survival. The acquisition would also protect North Carolina’s portion of Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina’s highest peak. Charles Taylor bought the land from Champion Paper about 25 years ago. Candler real estate broker Steve Towe, who’s known Taylor for 23 years, says the former congressman bought his first piece of land at age 17. Towe introduced the Carolina Mountain Land

• SA (11/27), 8:30am - Kagle Mtn. Info: 625-2677 or ccf108@gmail.com. • SU (11/28), 8am - Yellow Mountain. Info: 587-9453 or brent_martin@tws.org —- 12:30pm - Craven Gap to Haw Creek Overlook. Info: 658-0606 or jorgemunoz1927@hotmail.com. • WE (12/1), 8:30am - Jones Gap Trail: Pinnacle. Info: (864)-921-6469 or jbsbestfan@hotmail.com —- 10am - Mt. Mitchell Road (Rt 128) to Balsam Gap. Info: 2990298 or barthb@bellsouth.net. Turkey Trot 5k • TH (11/25), 9am - Turkey Trot 5K at Carrier Park in Asheville. $25 in advance/$30 day of race. For info & downloadable entry forms: www.jusrunning.com.

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Visit our Library, Gift Shop and Apothecary All Bulk Herbs only $1/oz while supplies last! Conservancy to Taylor. The broker has also shown the property to a number of other key players, including Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton and his wife and the Conservation Fund. “This is it,” says the nonprofit’s Dick Ludington; his group did a survey of land in Western North Carolina. “This is the last private tract on the crest of the Blue Ridge.” Big conservation groups typically serve as intermediaries in such transactions, buying and holding the parcel until it can be sold to a slower-moving government entity. That’s how the Foothills Conservancy enabled the U.S. Forest Service to acquire Catawba Falls last year. Roe described the Nov. 4 meeting as “generally positive. We got a partial endorsement from WRC, but we’re waiting for the full endorsement. WRC has pledged to work with conservation groups; we’re confident that by midDecember, the Conservation Fund will have the commitment it needs to close the deal.” X

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A Message of Hope With Author Alice McCall (pd.)Free Talk: Saturday, December 4, 1:30pm, Crystal Visions, 5426 Asheville Highway • Learn how serious health issues, like cancer, can be healed naturally. (828) 692-5423. www.healingpath.info 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. • TU (12/7) - “Learn how to find out more about your family history,” with Sasha Mitchell, of Memory Cottage. The workshop will focus on leading an interview with relatives, citing sources, requesting records

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and more. $5. Register by Nov. 30. Free Thanksgiving Day Meal • TH (11/25), 2-3pm - There will be food for anyone who is hungry while the food lasts. Turkey and all the fixings. At Mike’s Side Pocket, 375 Haywood Road, Asheville. Haywood Street Congregation Clothing Closet • WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am1:30pm - Clothing closet open to persons in need at 297 Haywood St., Asheville. Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) Info: 966-4097 or www. pari.edu. • TU (11/30), 6-8pm - Area girls ages 9-14 are invited to a “Science Cooks” program at PARI. The program is part of the monthly SciGirls series and is affiliated with the national effort to engage girls in science. Public Lectures & Events at UNCA Events are free unless otherwise noted. • MO (11/29), 11:25am - Humanities Lecture: “Be Baroque,” with Dr. John McClain at Lipinsky Auditorium. WNC Agricultural Center Located at 1301 Fanning Bridge Road in Fletcher. Info: 687-1414. • FR (11/26) & SA (11/27) - Indoor Motorcross.

Social & SharedInterest Groups Apple Valley Model Railroad Club Located in the over 100year-old Hendersonville Depot at the corner of 7th Avenue and Maple Street. This 50+ member club has constructed a fully scenic HO model railroad representing Hendersonville and WNC. Info: www.avmrc. com. • FR & SA (11/26 & 27), 10am-4pm - Thanksgiving Open House. 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, 7:308:30am - Meeting at the University Highsmith building at UNCA. Artistic Asheville Singles Group • WEEKLY - Meeting locations vary. For single people under 35. Info: coolspiritualartistic@gmail.com. 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. Helios Warriors Health Care Program for Veterans A nonprofit alternative therapy program for veterans. Info: 299-0776, info@ helioswarriors.org or www. helioswarriors.org. • FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS - Offering complementary/ alternative therapies. Needed: professional licensed/insured practitioners who would be willing to offer a min. of 3 hrs./ month of their service. 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 South Asheville Reuter YMCA. 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. Youth OUTright A weekly discussion group for gay, lesbian, bisexual,

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Punk accordionist troubadour Jason Webley will perform in concert at the Flood Gallery, in the Phil Mechanic building at 109 Roberts St. in Asheville's River Arts District, on Wednesday, Nov. 24, from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Webley ”bellows apocalyptic dirges in a sandpaper baritone” and has shared a stage with the Dresden Dolls and the Avett Brothers. Vaudevie & Madison Cripps' Strings Attached Puppets open. $7-$11 sliding scale. Info: 254-2166 or floodgallery.org.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Individuals in need of food are invited to a free Thanksgiving Day Meal on Thursday, Nov. 25, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Mike's Side Pocket, 375 Haywood Road, in West Asheville. There will be turkey and all the fixings (while the food lasts) for anyone who is hungry. Info: 2813096.

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Walk off that second slice of Thanksgiving-day pie at the Kenilworth Studio-Art Sale on Friday, Nov. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ten artists' studios will be open during this drop-in studio sale, where decorative and functional ceramics and tiles, turned wood bowls, woolly animal figures, landscape and still-life paintings and pen-and-ink drawings will be on display. Info: 253-1118 or kenilworthartists.org.

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Find wreaths, fresh greenery and crafts. Listen to music or go on a carriage ride at the Henderson County Curb Market's "Ole Timey Christmas" event on Saturday, Nov. 27, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville. Info: 692-8012.

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It's the annual Franklin Christmas Parade on Sunday, Nov. 28, starting at 3 p.m. The revelry will take place through the streets of downtown Franklin. Info: 524-3161 or franklinnc.com.

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On Monday, Nov. 29, catch the Haywood County Arts Council's annual exhibit It's a Small, Small Work, featuring affordable artwork 12" or smaller by more than 100 artists from the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in N.C. The exhibit remains on display at the council's Gallery 86, 86 N. Main St. in Waynesville, through Dec. 31. Info: haywoodarts.org.

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Farmers, agricultural support organizations, and anyone interested in farmland conservation are invited to attend the WNC Farmland Access and Preservation Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the A-B Tech Enka campus' conference center. Participants will spend the day in interactive discussions about solutions to address farmland preservation and access. Info: 255-5522 or wncfarmlandforum.eventbrite.com.

transgender and questioning youth ages 14-23. Each week a new topic and activity will be led by at least two trained facilitators. Straight allies are also welcome. Info: www. youthoutright.org. • FRIDAYS, 6:30-9pm - Meets at the Jefferson House, adjacent to the Unitarian Universalist Church (corner of Edwin and Charlotte Streets) at 21 Edwin Pl.

Government & Politics LibertyOnTheRocks.org A national nonpartisan social group connecting liberty advocates. • MONDAYS, 7pm - The Liberty on the Rocks social meets at El Chapala Restaurant off of Merrimon Ave. Info: infinitybbc@ gmail.com. Transylvanians for Peace • SATURDAYS, Noon - The peace vigil will be held in front of the courthouse in

Brevard. Info: www.unitedforpeace.org.

Seniors & Retirees Fitness at North Asheville Community Center An exercise group welcomes new participants interested in fun exercise. Come get healthy, and it’s free, too! No discrimination against younger participants. • MONDAYS & THURSDAYS, 9-9:45am - Exercise. 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 (12/2) - Urban walk in Hendersonville.

Animals Buncombe County Animal Services The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division offers low-cost vaccination clinics. Rabies shots: $10. Combo

shots: $15. Microchips: $10. To receive a three-year rabies vaccine, bring the one-year certificate. Please bring restraints for pets. Info: 253-1195. • SA (11/27), 9amNoon - At Superpetz on Brevard Road —- 2-4pm - At Tractor Supply on Monticello Road. Community Partnership for Pets This nonprofit’s primary goal is to provide affordable spay/neuter services to communities in/around Henderson 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. Henderson County Red Cross Red Cross holds classes in CPR and First Aid for infants, children and adults; Standard First Aid in Spanish; Babysitter Training; Pet First Aid.

Located at 203 Second Ave. East, Hendersonville. Info: 693-5605. : Blood Drive dates and locations are listed below. Appointment and ID required. • MO (11/29), 5pm - Pet First Aid, a class at WAG, a boutique at 231-A N. Main St., in Hendersonville. $30. Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation The Foundation’s mission is to save healthy, adoptable animals in the Haywood County Animal Control facility. Located at 1659 S. Main St., Waynesville. Info: www. sargeandfriends.org or 246-9050. • SA (11/27) - Pet Adoption Day. Adoption fee covers rabies and spay/neuter. 10am-3pm - At Sarge’s headquarters. 11am-4pm - At Ingles “on the hill” 201 Barber Blvd., Waynesville. Transylvania Animal Alliance Group For information about T.A.A.G., or donations of time or resources, 9663166, taagwags@citcom.

net, www.taagwags.org or www.taag.petfinder.com. • SATURDAYS, 11am4pm - Adoption Days at PETsMART on Airport Road in Arden. View adoptable animals on the website or at www.facebook.com/ TAAGwags. Wild Birds Unlimited Events Located at 1997 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. Info: 687-9433 or www.asheville.wbu.com. • SA (11/27), 1pm & 3pm - Steve Longenecker and his live owls will be at the store for an educational program about owls, their behavior and what species one can expect in our area.

Business Ready To Sell Or Buy A Restaurant In WNC? (pd.) We work exclusively with the food and beverage industry. • Contact National Restaurant Properties in Asheville: (828) 225-4801. jeffnra@bellsouth.net • www.restaurantstore.com American Business Women’s Association ABWA brings together businesswomen of diverse occupations to raise funds for local scholarships and enhance the professional and personal lives of its members. Info: www. abwaskyhy.com. • WE (12/1), 5:30-7:30pm - Holiday meeting and tour of the gingerbread houses at the Grove Park Inn in the Blue Ridge Dining Room. RSVP: 777-2229. • 1st THURSDAYS, 5:307:45pm - Meeting at the Flat Rock Grille, 1302 Hendersonville Road. Networking begins at 5:30pm and the meeting/ dinner begins at 6pm. $5, plus personal menu choice. RSVP: 681-9688.

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Located at 108 New Leicester Hwy., Asheville. Info: 298-1977, www.westernalliance.org or www. disabilitypartners.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. Free Mac Computer Classes Classes are held at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte St. To register: classes@charlottestreetcomputers.com. • MONDAYS, 12:1512:45pm - Mac OSX. • TUESDAYS, 12:1512:45pm - iPhoto class. • WEDNESDAYS, 12:1512:45pm - iTunes. • THURSDAYS, 12:1512:45pm - iMovie.

Eco Asheville Green Drinks A networking party that is part of the self-organizing global grassroots movement to connect communities with environmental ideas, media and action. Meets to discuss pressing green issues at The Southern, 41 Lexington Ave. Info: www. ashevillegreendrinks.com. • FRIDAYS, 6-8pm - Program with guest speakers. WNC Farmland Access and Preservation Forum • TU (11/30), 10am-4pm The WNC Farmland Access and Preservation Forum, where participants will spend the day in interactive discussions about solutions to address farmland preservation and access, will be held at A-B Tech, in the Conference Center on the Enka Campus. Info: http:// wncfarmlandforum.eventbrite.com or 255-5522. WNC Sierra Club Members of the WNC Sierra Club Chapter work together

to protect the community and the planet. The mission of the Sierra Club, America’s oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth. Info: www. nc.sierraclub.org/wenoca or 251-8289. • WE (12/1), 7pm - Christmas party at the Unitarian Church at Charlotte and Edwin Place in Asheville. Potluck dinner, book exchange, nature photography, awards presentation, coal-ash ponds update. Info: 683-2176.

Volunteering Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Seeks Volunteers • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 5-8pm Head to Habitat and get a workout while volunteering in the Home Store warehouse. Info: volunteer@ ashevillehabitat.org or call 210-9377. Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC Located at 50 S. French Broad Ave., room 213, in the United Way building. The organization matches children from single-parent homes with adult mentors. Info: www.bbbswnc.org or 253-1470. • The Mentors and Matches after-school program, which requires an one-hour perweek time commitment, seeks volunteers to work with elementary students ages 6-14. Activities include helping with homework, playing educational games, making art and more. Info: www.bbbswnc.org. Carl Sandburg Home Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is located three miles south of Hendersonville off U.S. 25 on Little River Road. Info: 693-4178 or www.nps. gov/carl.

• Seeking dynamic volunteers to work at the park’s historic barn area and develop education programs. Training provided. 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. Hands On AshevilleBuncombe Choose the volunteer opportunity that works for you. Youth are welcome to volunteer on many projects with adult supervision. Info: www.handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the Web site to sign up for a project. • TU (11/30), 6-8:30pm - Help sort and pack food at MANNA FoodBank to be given to agencies serving hungry people in 17 WNC counties. Meals On Wheels Meals On Wheels delivers meals to nearly 500 homebound elderly people each weekday through the help of a network of more than 300 volunteers. Info: 253-5286. • Meals On Wheels of Asheville/Buncombe County is seeking individuals interested in volunteering as substitute drivers to deliver meals to the homebound elderly. Free gas cards are provided. MotherLove Giving Tree • TFhrough WE (12/15) - The Giving Tree, made of stars bearing wishes from a local teen mother for her children, will be on display in the lobby of the YWCA, 185, S. French Broad Ave. Pick out a star and make a wish come true. Info: 2547206, ext. 116 or www. ywcaofasheville.org. Share the Warmth • Through TU (11/30) Drop off blankets, sweaters

and coats to the collection campaign at Mast General Store, 15 Biltmore Ave. All donations will be given to The Salvation Army and distributed to those in need in WNC. Info: 232-1883.

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: 2504260 or grace.young@ buncombecounty.org. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 8:15am - Meet at Sports Park in Candler. Filipino Martial Arts Kuntao: Traditional empty-hand system of self defense. Kali: Filipino method of stick-and-knife combat. First two lessons are free. Info: 777-8225 or http://kuntao.webs.com. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7pm Classes at Asheville Culture Project, 257 Short Coxe Ave.

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 handson activities led by museum facilitators, the programs are fun for all ages. Free with admission. Celebration Singers of Asheville Community children’s chorus for ages 7-14. For audition/performance info: 230-5778 or www.singasheville.org. • THURSDAYS, 6:307:45pm - New singers are invited to join the chorus. Rehearsals at First Congregational Church, downtown Asheville. Hands On! This children’s museum is located at 318 North Main St., Hendersonville. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Admission is $5, with discounts available on certain days. Info: 697-8333 or www.handsonwnc.org. • TU (11/30), 10:30am - “Crazy Chemists Create Crazy Concoctions.” Come make squishy, bouncy funny putty. Registration required. Super Saturday • SATURDAYS - Classes in the arts, sciences, foreign languages and more at UNCA. For students grades 3-8. New classes for parents in basketry and gentle yoga. Registration and information: 251-6558 or cesap.unca.edu/supersaturday-program. Waynesville Parks and Recreation Info: 456-2030 or recprograms@townofwaynesville. org. • WE (11/24), 7:30am5:30pm - Day camp for children in grades 1-5 at the Rec. Center. Bring a lunch, two snacks, a swimsuit, towel and a quiet activity

such as a book. $15 members/$20 nonmembers.

Spirituality 7 Day Zen Retreat • December 1-8 (pd.) At Great Tree Zen Temple, led by Rev. Teijo Munnich. $260. Begins 6pm, December 1, ends Noon, December 8. Rohatsu sesshin commemorates Buddha’s enlightenment. Register through www. greattreetemple.org. Registration/information: (828) 645-2085 or info@ greattreetemple.org • Great Tree is 15 minutes from downtown Asheville. 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. Moving Beyond (pd.) The first Thursday of every month - 7pm to 8:30 Looking to find some tools to add to your empowerment tool belt? This ongoing class will explore different techniques aimed at self- development, in addition, but not limited to: guided meditation, use of crystals, a variety of cooking classes, energy work and Native American teachings. We will learn and grow together. $3.00 love donation greatly appreciated. Gathering Place in the Dogwoods, 828-208-3169. 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. • THURSDAYS, 7-8:30pm - Sitting and walking meditation, followed by sharing by sangha members. An Evening With Spirit • MONDAYS, 6-8pm - You are invited to an evening with Spirit. Theo Salvucci channels messages from the angelic realm at The White Horse, 105c Montreat Road, Black Mountain. Donations only. Info: 7132439. Asheville Center for Transcendental Meditation/ Free Introductory Lectures Your brain needs this: Scientists know TM creates brainwave coherence. Only an orderly brain can support higher consciousness. TM is easy to learn—enjoyable to practice. Dissolves deeprooted stress, reduces anxiety and depression. Verified by 600 scientific studies. Info: 254-4350 or www. MeditationAsheville.org. • SUNDAYS, 2pm - Meeting at Maharishi Enlightenment Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Learn how to directly access the field of infinite creativity, intelligence and bliss within you, revitalizing mind and body and creating peace in collective consciousness. Topics: Meditation and brain research; How meditation techniques compare; Meditation for social change; “What science says” and What is “transcending”? Free. Please RSVP. Asheville Fortune Teller’s Guild • SUNDAYS, 7pm - Meeting. The guild encourages honesty and responsibility as well as maintaining a high standard for readings. Tarot readers, astrologers, palmists and any other non-mediums or

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non-psychics are welcome. Location info: 777-9368. Asheville Jewish Meditation and Chanting Circle • Alternate SUNDAYS, 1:15-3:15pm - Following the Awakened Heart Project’s (www.awakenedheartproject.org) approach to Jewish meditation, learn to cultivate an awareness of the Divine Presence. Gather at Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave., Asheville. 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. Avatar Meher Baba “I have come not to teach but to awaken.” Info: 2740307 or 274-7154. • SUNDAYS, 4pm - Meetings occur most Sundays in Asheville. Share Meher Baba’s inspiring message of divine love and unity in the midst of diversity. Call for locations. Awakening Practices Study the works of Eckhart Tolle and put words into action through meditation and discussion. Info: Trey@QueDox.com. • 2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Meets at the EnkaCandler Library meeting room. Baha’i Faith Everyone is welcome. Join us in our celebration of diversity: “The earth is one country and mankind its citizens,” Baha’u’llah. The Baha’i Center is located at 5 Ravenscroft Drive, Asheville. Info: 251-1051 or www.wncbahai.org. • SUNDAYS, 11am Sunday Devotional. Cloud Cottage Sangha This branch of the World Community of Mindful Living meets at 219 Old Toll Circle in Black Mountain, to practice seated meditation and mindfulness training. All events by donation. Info: 669-0920, cloudcottage@ bellsouth.net or www.cloudcottage.org. • 4th WEDNESDAYS, 6-7:30pm - “Learn to Meditate” class. • WEDNESDAYS, 6-7pm - Community gathering for seated and walking meditation, sutra study and discussion. • THURSDAYS, 6-8pm - Wild Mind, a creative writing and art workshop. Bring a journal. $25 suggested donation.

• SUNDAYS, 11am - Eleven-Eleven-Eleven, a step study group of Alcoholics Anonymous. • TUESDAYS, 6-7:30pm Mindfully Trim, free spiritual weight-loss support group. Community Worship Service With Fellowship Meal • SUNDAYS, 2-4pm - Join SOS Anglican Mission, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Asheville, for a worship service, followed by an Agape Fellowship meal. 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. Creative Technology & Arts Center Located at Odyssey Community School, 90 Zillicoa St., Asheville. Info: www.ctacenter.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 5:30-7:30pm - “Sound Immersion,” with River Guerguerian and John Vorus. Info: www. ShareTheDrum.com. $15. • MO (11/29), 5pm - “Stretch & Relaxation,” a class with local performance artist Claire Elizabeth Barratt. Donations encouraged. Edgar Cayce Study Group • TUESDAYS, 2-4pm - Meet at West Asheville Unity Church, 130 Shelburne Road. Info: 2988494 or jasonference@ bellsouth.net. Grateful Heart Weekend • FR (11/26) through SU (11/28) - Grateful Heart Weekend. Featuring evangelist singer Bill Morris. “Unlock God’s presence and power in your life” at Faith Church International, 15 Airport Road, in Arden. Free. Info: 687-1119. Great Tree Zen Temple Daily, weekly and monthly retreats and zazen practice and study. Info: www.greattreetemple.org or 645-2085. • SU (11/28), 10:30am - Family Meditation. Open to all. • WE (12/1) through (12/8) - Rohatsu (Buddha’s Enlightenment) Sesshin. • Year-round schedule, weekly study and meditation.

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 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. • TH (12/2), 5:30-7pm - “Unplug the Christmas machine.” Part of Advent Conspiracy Series: Taking Back the Season. Land of the Sky UCC hosts a series for all wanting to spend less, give more, and rekindle joy this Christmas. Mindfulness Meditation Class Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241 or www. billwalz.com. • MONDAYS, 7-8pm Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon Ave.). Donation. Mother Grove Events Info: 230-5069, info@ mothergroveavl.org or www.mothergroveavl.org. • SUNDAYS, 10am - Drum Circle —- 10:30am Weekly devotional service at the Temple. A simple service to ground and center you for the week. Spend some quiet time with the Goddess, with song, readings, meditation and prayer. At 70 Woodfin Place, Suite 2. • MONDAYS - Book discussion group, facilitated by Antiga, on the book The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lemer. Info: 2859927. Psychic Development Class • 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 7-8:30pm - Learn to use your intuition to help yourself and others. Explore remote viewing, channeling, mediumship, telepathy, precognition and healing in a relaxed and fun-filled atmosphere. All are welcome. Love donations accepted. Info: 828-255-8304 or ecastro1@charter.net. Sounds of the Chakra Toning Circle • SUNDAYS, Noon-1pm - “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. Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi Meditation Group Receive initiation into Sri Swamiji’s one-hour meditation technique. One-hour of silent meditation followed by Bhajans (devotional singing). Fairview location directions: 299-3246. Info: www.shivabalamahayogi. com. • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm “Silent Meditation.” Free. St. Germain Aquarian Consciousness Fellowship Sacred spaceusing the St. Germain Violet Flameto support ascension clearingis created with live high-frequency intuitive piano music from classical composers and includesthe Atomic Accelerator Chair and Water into Golden Elixir ceremonies. Info: 6583362. • WEDNESDAYS, 6:309:30pm - Meditation and potluck in the Weaverville area. 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. The Flame Within • SUNDAYS, 6:30pm - A “ministry to the metal underground” meets at St. Paul’s Church, 32 Roscraggen, Arden. Enjoy music, worship and teachings. All who come in good will are welcome. Look for “Flame Within Ministry” on Facebook for details. Toning for Peace Experience the health benefits of a form of singing anyone can do. Generate well-being and peace within. $5-$10. Info: 667-2967 or www.toningforpeace.org. • 2nd & 4th SUNDAYS, 1:30-2:45pm - At the Light Center in Black Mountain. Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville Located at the corner of Charlotte St. & Edwin Pl. Info: 254-6001 or www. uuasheville.org. • SUNDAYS, 9:15am & 11:15am - Services. Unity Cafe Looking for a change from the usual Sunday service? Spiritual conversation and sharing, music, meditation, coffee and pastry. Info: 645-0514, 676-6070 or unitycafe.org.

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• 1st, 3rd & 5th SUNDAYS, 10am-Noon - Greenlife Grocery Community Center, 90 Merrimon Ave. Unity Center Events Celebrate joyful, mindful living in a church with heart. Contemporary music by Lytingale and The Unitic Band. Located at 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: 684-3798, 8918700 or www.unitync.net. • WE (11/24), 7:30pm - A Thanksgiving Eve Service will be held and all are welcome to celebrate with words and music. Love offering. Childcare provided. A dessert potluck will follow. Bring a dessert or snack to share. • TH (11/25), 1pm Thanksgiving Day Feast. Sign up or call to make a reservation. Bring a dish to share or $5. • WE (12/8), 7pm Deeksha /Oneness Blessing is “a gift of divine grace to reconnect or deepen our connection with the divine within. 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. Worship at Floyd’s Creek Baptist Church • SA (11/27), 6:30pm - The American Quartet and The Royal Quartet will perform a worship service in song. The Church is located at 2004 Chase High Road Forest City. Info: 245-1059.

Art Gallery Exhibits & Openings 16 Patton Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., 1-6pm (open on Sun. MayOct. only). Info: 236-2889 or www.16patton.com. • Through SA (1/8) Paintings and drawings by select staff and students of The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas and Reflections, a solo exhibition by Lori Gene, will be on display.

• Through SA (11/27) - Paintings of the French Broad River by John Mac Kah. American Folk Art & Framing The gallery at 64 Biltmore Ave. is open daily, representing contemporary selftaught artists and regional pottery. Info: 281-2134 or www.amerifolk.com. • Through TU (12/7) Spencer Herr Continued in the Oui-Oui Gallery. • Through SU (12/26) - Painter Cheri Bracket in Full Circle. Art at UNCA Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted. • Through TU (11/30) - Archaea: Secret Life in Yellowstone & Beyond, an exhibition by Robbie Lipe, will be on display at Blowers Gallery, Ramsey Library. • WE (12/1) through FR (12/17) - Transformation through Displacement, oil paintings, mixed-media and drawing by UNCA senior Emily O’Brien, will be on display at Blowers Gallery, Ramsey Library. Art League of Henderson County The ALHC meets and shows exhibits at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Hwy. (25N) in downtown Hendersonville. For viewing hours: 6920575. Info: 698-7868 or www.artleague.net. • Through FR (1/7) - 2010 All Member Art Show at the Opportunity House. Arts Council of Henderson County D. Samuel Neill Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 1-5pm and Sat., 1-4pm. Located at 538 N. Main St., 2nd Floor, Hendersonville. Info: 6938504 or www.acofhc.org. • Through FR (11/26) - Fiber Arts, an exhibition featuring clothing, quilts, wall hangings and other works of fiber art. Pattiy Torno, well-known fiber artist in Asheville’s River Arts District, will judge. 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. • FR (10/15) through SU (3/13) - The Director’s Cut: 1995-2010. • Through SU (12/5) - Sewell Sillman: Pushing Limits in the Appleby Foundation Gallery.

• Through SU (12/5) Sallie Middleton: A Life in the Forest. Bella Vista Art Gallery Located in Biltmore Village, next to the parking lot of Rezaz’s restaurant. Open Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm, and Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: 7680246 or www.bellavistaart. com. • Through TU (11/30) - Feature wall artist Skip Rohde, Etchings & Dry Points of Asheville Area. New paintings: Galen Frost Bernard. Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center The center is located at 56 Broadway, and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College through permanent collections, educational activities and public programs. Info: 350-8484, bmcmac@bellsouth.net or www.blackmountaincollege.org. • Through SA (2/5) Paintings by Don Alter and W.P. “Pete” Jennerjahn. Blue Spiral 1 The gallery at 38 Biltmore Ave. is open Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm. Info: 251-0202 or www.bluespiral1.com. • Through FR (12/31) - Milestones: Blue Ridge Parkway, an exhibition by 20 regional artists; “animal imagery earthenware” by Ron Meyers; and figurative ceramic sculpture by Donna Polseno. Brevard Gallery Walks A variety of Brevard galleries and art spots open their doors. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org. • 4th FRIDAYS, 5-9pm Gallery Walk. Castell Photography A photo-based art gallery located at 2C Wilson Alley, off of Eagle St. in downtown Asheville. Info: 255-1188 or www.castellphotography. com. • Through SA (11/27) Finding Her Place, an exhibition by Brie Castell. • Through SA (11/27) - The Human Condition, a juried exhibition addressing a wide scope of visual ideas relating to the concept of the human psyche. Center For Craft, Creativity and Design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road. in Hendersonville. Info: 8902050 or www.craftscreativitydesign.org. • Through FR (12/3) - Out of the Board Room & Into the Studio, an exhibition honoring the work of retiring Executive Director Dian Magie.

Events 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 (12/4) - In the Shadow of the Volcanoes: Contemporary Art from the Mountains of Central Mexico. • Through SA (12/4) Evidence of Things Unseen, contemporary paintings by Martha Neaves in Catwalk Community Gallery. Haywood County Arts Council The HCAC sponsors a variety of art-related events in Waynesville and Haywood County. Unless otherwise noted, showings take place at HCAC’s Gallery 86 (86 North Main St.) in Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org. • Through FR (12/31) - It’s a Small, Small Work 2010, featuring artwork 12” or smaller by more than 100 artists from the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in N.C. Miya Gallery Located at 20 N. Main St., Weaverville. Info: 658-9655 or www.miyagallery.com. • Through FR (12/31) - Art by Simone Wilson will be on display. Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts Located at 70 Bingo Loop in Cherokee. Info: 497-3945. • MO (11/29) through FR (12/17) - The December Student Show will be on display. Odyssey Gallery Exhibits work by Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts instructors and residents. Located at 236 Clingman Ave. in Asheville’s River Arts District. Info: 285-0210 or www.highwaterclays. com. • Through TU (12/7) - Dearly Departed, featuring the work of Beth Bond, Patty Bilbro and Alex Irvine. Pack Place Gallery Located at 2 S. Pack Place Square. Info: 257-4500 or www.packplace.org. • Through TH (12/2) - The WNC AIDS Project will be displaying 15 handmade panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt at Pack Place in commemoration of World AIDS Day, which is on Dec. 1 each year. Seven Sisters Gallery This Black Mountain gallery is located at 117 Cherry St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm and Sun., Noon-5pm.

Info: 669-5107 or www. sevensistersgallery.com. • Through MO (3/28) - Earth and Water, oil paintings by Martha Kelley. Studio 103 Fine Art Gallery Located at 103 West St., Black Mountain. Info: 357-8327 or www.studio103fineartgallery.com. • Through SA (11/27) Floating Women, an exhibit of oil paintings by Les Caison III. Toe River Arts Council The TRAC Center Gallery is at 269 Oak Ave. in Spruce Pine. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm. The Burnsville TRAC Gallery is at 102 W. Main St. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Spruce Pine info: 765-0520. Burnsville info: 682-7215. General info: www.toeriverarts.org. • Through MO (1/3) - Artistree in the Home - Winter Show in Burnsville. More than 50 WNC regional artists are showcased in a contemporary living room interior featuring handmade wood furnishings, iron wrought lamps, candlesticks, clay and glass sculptures, textile pillows, paintings and more. Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.Fri., 10am-4pm. Info: 8842787 or www.artsofbrevard. org. • Through FR (12/17) - Santa’s Palette Holiday Show. • FR (11/26), 5-9pm - Reception for Santa’s Palette - Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Sale during the Brevard 4th Friday Gallery Walk. Vadim Bora Gallery At 30 1/2 Battery Park Ave. Info: 254-7959 or www. vadimborastudio.com. • Through FR (12/17) Selected works by Mountain Sculptors. This annual exhibition features 16 professional sculptors in the WNC region. 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: 227-3591 or www.fineartmuseum.wcu.edu. • Through FR (12/17) - Worldviews: A Year of the Collections. Highlighting selections from the permanent collection and new acquisitions to include recent gifts by regional,

national and international artists. • Through FR (12/17) - Reclaiming Cultural Ownership: Challenging Indian Stereotypes, an installation of photographs and commercial merchandise focusing on “unlearning” stereotypes and fostering Native pride by noted Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian artist Shan Goshorn. • Through FR (12/17) Seeing Rural Appalachia, an exhibition of photographs by Mike Smith. • MO (11/29) through FR (12/3) - Oh Sweet Pestilence, featuring ceramics, drawing, painting and printmaking by WCU students. • MO (11/29), 4pm - An opening reception for exhibit by graduating students titled Oh Sweet Pestilence will be held. • MO (11/29) through FR (12/3) - School of Art & Design BFA Student Portfolio. A capstone exhibit featuring a variety of work by senior BFA students in the School of Art & Design.

More Art Exhibits & Openings Art at Ananda Studio • SA (11/27), 7-9pm - An opening reception for Aah Asheville, an exhibition of digital photography and photo-painting by local artist Marilyn Sholin will be held at 22 Broadway St. Chris Rod will perform live music. Art at the N.C. Arboretum Works by members of the Asheville Quilt Guild and regional artists are on display daily in The Visitor Education Center. Info: 6652492 or www.ncarboretum. org. • Through MO (2/28) - Emissaries of Peace: The 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations, an exhibition on display in the Baker Center. Art at West Asheville Library • WE (12/1) through MO (1/31) - A multimedia exhibition by local artist Mimi Harvey will be on display at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. Info: 250-4750. Grand Bohemian Gallery Located at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village, 11 Boston Way. Info: www.bohemianhotelasheville.com or 505-2949. • Through TU (11/30) - New work by Eric Serritella, which includes hand-carved trompe l’oeil vessels and a new series

freewillastrology ARIES (March 21-April 19) Should you rely on hard facts or soft feelings? Would it be advisable to trust your tried-andtrue medicine or else a potion brewed from the tongue of a snake, the feather of a crow, and a mandrake root? Can you get better results by mingling with staunch allies or with rebel upstarts who have a knack for shaking things up? Only you can decide on these matters, Aries. My opinion? You’ll probably generate more interesting developments by going with the feelings, the mandrake root, and the upstarts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

“We cannot have any unmixed emotions,” said poet William Butler Yeats. “There is always something in our enemy that we like, and something in our sweetheart that we dislike.” I hope that’s OK with you, Taurus. In fact I hope you regard that as a peculiar blessing — as one of the half-maddening, half-inspiring perks of life on earth. The fact is, as I see it, that you are in the thick of the Season of Mixed Emotions. The more graciously you accept that — the more you invite it to hone your soul’s intelligence — the better able you’ll be to capitalize on the rich and fertile contradictions that are headed your way.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Louisiana porn star Stormy Daniels considered running for a U.S. Senate seat in 2010, although she eventually dropped out because it was too expensive. I admired one of her campaign strategies: She went on a “listening tour,” traveling around her state to hear what potential constituents might want to tell her. I encourage you to embark on your own listening tour in the coming weeks, Gemini. It will be prime time for you to find out about everything you don’t even realize you need to know. Adopt a mode of maximum receptivity as you ask a lot of questions. Wipe your mind clean of assumptions so you can get all of the benefits possible from being innocent and curious.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

I love astrology. It excites my imagination and helps ensures that my relationship with the world is never too literal or prosaic. It anchors me in the paradoxical insight that although many things are out of my control, I have huge amounts of free will. My study of the mysterious meanings of planetary omens provides guidance, keeps me humble, and is a constant reminder that poetry provides an understanding of reality that’s as useful as science. On the other hand, astrology sometimes feels oppressive. I don’t like any system, even one as interesting as astrology, to come between me and the raw truth about reality. I aspire to see the actual person who’s in front of me, not be interpreting everything she does through the lens of her horoscope. Now I urge you to do what I’ve just done, Cancerian: Express your appreciation for something in your life that provides beauty and power, even as you also critique its downsides.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Bees pollinate apples. Butterflies perform the same service for lilies and moths do it for tobacco. Horse chestnut requires the help of hummingbirds to pollinate, wild ginger needs flies, and oak trees depend on the wind. The world’s largest flower, the rafflesia, can be pollinated by elephants’ eyebrows as the beasts use their trunks to search for nectar. My point is that in the natural world, fertilization is speciesspecific. Bees don’t pollinate lilies and butterflies don’t pollinate horse chestnut. A similar principle holds true for you, Leo. Can you name the influences that fertilize you? Now’s a good time to get very clear about that, and then seek out a more focused connection with those influences.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Native Americans took care of the land better than the white people who appropriated it, but they were by no means masters of sustainability. Recent research reveals they had a sizable carbon footprint, pumping lots of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as they cleared and burned forests. (More info at tinyurl.com/NativeCarbon.) Taking a cue from that little shock, I’m encouraging you to see if there are aspects of your personal past that should be reinterpreted. The astrological omens suggest that you’d be wise to revise some of the stories you tell about what happened to you way back when.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

British engineer John Reid wants to translate dolphins’ speech into human language. For years, he has been working on the Cymascope, a machine that will help him analyze the basic patterns of dolphin grammar and vocabulary. I encourage you to be inspired by his efforts, Libra. It is now an excellent time for you to devote your ingenuity to improving the way you communicate with alien species like black sheep, fallen angels, feral mavericks, your mother-in-law, odd ducks, co-workers who resemble raccoons and bears, and zombies who don’t share your political views.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

An African proverb says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” I think that sums up the choice you have before you. There is something to be said for going fast; it may be that you can get as far as you need to go by starting immediately and speeding along by yourself. On the other hand, the distance you have to cover may be beyond your ability to estimate in the early days. If you think that’s the case, you might want to opt for the slower-paced power of a joint operation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

It’s Experiment with Your Self-Image Week — a time when it would be invigorating to shift and play with your identity. During this reinvention phase, you might find you can change yourself on the inside simply by rearranging yourself on the outside. So have fun wearing clothes you’ve

never donned before. Entertain yourself with a new hairstyle. Speak in foreign accents or use words you don’t usually utter. Amuse yourself with a variety of novel approaches to walking, laughing, gesticulating, and moving your face. Think of your persona as a work of art that you love to tinker with.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

“It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t,” said physician James Gordon. “It’s that some people are ready to change and others are not.” That’s why you may soon appear to the casual observer, Capricorn, as someone who’s able to call on enormous reserves of willpower. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you are now more amenable to change than you’ve been in a long time. In fact, I suspect that in the coming weeks you’ll be willing and even eager to initiate transformations that seem heroic to people who are addicted to the status quo.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

All belief systems, ideologies, philosophies, and religions are mostly wrong, even though many of them have chunks of useful information that contribute to the common good. Said another way, absolutely no one has the whole truth, but pretty much everyone has a part of the truth. Now it so happens, Aquarius, that your little fraction of ultimate wisdom is currently clearer and stronger than usual. That makes you especially valuable to your gang, family, or tribe. It doesn’t mean you should be the supreme arbiter of correct thinking forever, but it does suggest that right now you should exert extra leadership with forceful grace.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Think back over the course of your life and identify any worthy ambitions that got irretrievably blocked or frustrated or squandered. Once you’ve named those lost chances, do a ritual in which you completely let go of them. As much as possible, give up all regrets. Flush the sadness. Forgive anyone who interfered. Wipe the slate clean. Only by doing this can you open the way to an opportunity that’s lurking just outside your awareness. And what exactly is that opportunity? Even if I told you, you wouldn’t know what I was talking about. Your ability to find it requires you to do the preliminary work of purging your remorse for missed opportunities.

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What: Members of the Asheville Team in Training host a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Where: The French Broad Brewery, 101 Fairview Road. When: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 6 to 8 p.m. (a donation of $25 is requested to participate in the raffle, but there is no cover charge for admission. Info: pages.teamintraining.org/nc/kiawah10/csimsd or 773-3578). Why: Asheville residents who are training to participate in the Kiawah Island Marathon (to be held on Saturday, Dec. 11) are hosting an evening fundraiser and raffle, featuring an array of local prizes including Navitat zipline tour tickets, a $50 gift certificate to the French Broad Brewery and much more. Light snacks will be provided and members of Asheville’s own Dehlia Low will perform roots-inspired string music. All proceeds from the raffle benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which is dedicated to fighting blood cancers finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s lymphoma and myeloma. Come out and support local athletes who are running to find a cure for cancer.

benefitscalendar Calendar for November 24 - December 2, 2010 Asheville’s Make-A-Wish Benefit Concert • TH (12/2), 6:30pm - Nashville country-music star Matt Stillwell headlines with The Sharkadelics, Contagious, Rock Academy, Ironside, Avyntra, Crocodile Smile and DJ Moto. All proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of WNC. Held at The Orange Peel, 110 Biltmore Ave. $10. Info: www. NCwishes.org. Blue Ridge Humane Society A nonprofit organization working to improve the lives of animals in Henderson County through adoption, collaboration

and community outreach. Info: www.blueridgehumane.org or 685-7107. • TH (12/2), 11am - “Be an Angel,” the annual holiday fashion show and luncheon, will be held at The Club, Champion Hills. Fashion models will be accompanied by dogs available for adoption. Tickets are $60 with $40 tax deductible. Info: 692-2639. 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

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St.) in Waynesville. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: 452-0593 or www.haywoodarts.org. • SA (12/11), 6:30pm - “Season’s Greetings,” the final party in the 2010 FUNd Party Series, at a home in Waynesville. Hors d’oeuvres, dinner, wine and music. RSVP by Dec. 1. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training • TU (11/30), 6-8pm - The fundraising event, featuring live music by members of Dehlia Low, light snacks and a raffle, will be held at the French Broad Brewery, 101 Fairview Road. Info: http://pages.teamintraining.org/nc/ kiawah10/csims. One World Holiday Gift Market • TH (12/2), 10am-7pm & FR (12/3), 9am-Noon - Fairtrade products and crafts by local artists will be featured at the market. Held at the Highsmith Student Center, 159 Alumni Hall, on the UNCA college campus. There will be Cambodian silk scarves, Peruvian leather, hand-woven sweaters from Ecuador and much more. All proceeds benefit the UNCA Women’s Soccer Team and support a family. Info: www.unca.edu. Special Olympics Buncombe County Info: 250-4265 or grace.young@buncombecounty.org. • FR (11/26), 10am-8pm - “Rock-A-Thon,” a fundraiser for Special Olympics cheerleaders to purchase uniforms, will be held at Biltmore Square Mall. Donate and pledge support for every hour rocked. The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Located at 362 Depot St. in the River Arts District. Info: 252-5050 or www.fineartsleague.org. • FR (11/26), 10am-9pm - The Black Friday Fundraiser and Fine Art Sale will be held at the League’s downtown gallery, located at 115 O’Henry St., in the Grove Arcade.

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of wall hangings, created in similar style. Transylvania Heritage Museum Located at 189 W. Main Street, Brevard. Info: 8842347 or www.transylvaniaheritage.org. • Through SA (11/27) - Decoration Day in the Mountains. Vance Village • TH (12/2), 5:30-7pm - Art show opening at Vance Elementary featuring artwork by the students, including clay people, animals and vehicles, plus posters, clay tiles and more.

Classes, Meetings & Arts-Related Events Gathering Place in the Dogwoods (pd.) Looking for an creative way to express your holiday greeting? Come to Gathering Place in the Dogwoods, dressed and ready to pose! We have a variety of beautiful and creative settings for you, your pets or children! We welcome you to bring your furry friends. Friday, November 26 from 10-4. Packages start at $45. Call 828-208-3169. Sweet Whispers Trunk Show (pd.) Saturday, December 4, 10am-5pm. Come and visit with Art and Colleen as they share their magical metalsmithed jewelry creations with us. These designs will invoke wonder and assist with mental clarity. We will also have chair massage sessions. Looking for a gentle way to detox over the holidays? We will have mini ionic foot bath sessions, available, starting at $15. Gathering Place in the Dogwoods, 828-2083169. Mountain Made Located in the Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville. Features the works of regional artisans, writers and musicians. Info: 3500307 or mtnmade807@ aol.com. • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS, 10am-6pm & SUNDAYS, Noon-5pm - Glass blowing demonstrations. The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Located at 362 Depot St. in the River Arts District. Info: 252-5050 or www.fineartsleague.org. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - Open figure drawing sessions. Four 5-minute poses and four 20-minute poses. $5.

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Hard Candy Christmas Art & Craft Show • FR (11/26) & SA (11/27), 10am-5pm - More than 100 mountain artisans will display their wares in the Ramsey Center Arena at Western Carolina University. $3 adults/Free for children 12 and under. Info: www. mountainartisans.net or 524-3405. Kenilworth Studio-Art Sale • FR (11/26) & SA (11/27), 10am-4pm - Ten artists’ studios will be open during this drop-in studio sale. Work includes decorative and functional ceramics and tiles, turned wood bowls, woolly animal figures, landscape and still-life paintings and pen-and-ink drawings. Info: www.kenilworthartists. org or 253-1118.

Spoken & Written Word Blue Ridge Books Located at 152 S. Main St., Waynesville. Info: www. brbooks-news.com or 4566000. • SA (11/27), 1:30-3:30pm - M.L. Malcolm will sign copies of her novel Heart of Lies. Book Group: Navigating The Space Between Brilliance & Madness • MONDAYS (through 12/13), 5-7pm - The Asheville Radical Mental Health Collective presents “Navigating The Space Between Brilliance & Madness,” a book group meeting series at Firestorm Cafe & Books. Info: ginajanwatson@gmail.com or 575-3195. Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBREVIATIONS - Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n BM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) n EA = East Asheville Library (902 Tunnel Road, 250-4738) n LE = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 250-6480) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 2506486) n WV = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n Library storyline: 250KIDS. • Through WE (11/24) - Accepting submissions for “I Write for Children.” The first place award is $50. Send submissions from an original children’s story to: literary2010@aol.com. BM.

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• TU (11/30), 6:30-8pm - Library Knit and Crochet Group. LE. • WE (12/1), 3pm - Book Club: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. WV —- 57pm - Library Knitters meet. SW. • TH (12/2), 6:30pm Book Club: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. EA. Events at Malaprop’s The bookstore and cafe at 55 Haywood St. hosts visiting authors for talks and book signings. Info: 2546734 or www.malaprops. com. • SU (11/28), 3pm - Josh Wilker will read from his book Cardboard Gods: An All-American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards. • WE (12/1), 7pm - Book Club: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin. Hosted by Jay Jacoby. • Th (12/2), 7pm - Book launch for Stephanie Perkin, the author of Anna and the French Kiss. French pastries will be served. The Writer in You • MO (11/29), 10am-2pm - Free group for writers to celebrate the creative use of words, ask for feedback, and share ideas with other writers at the First Presbyterian Church in Asheville. Bring a bag lunch and five copies of your work. Info: 450-5462. Writers’ Workshop Events WW offers a variety of classes and events for beginning and experienced writers. Info: 254-8111 or www.twwoa.org. • Through TU (11/30) - Young Writers Contest: Thomas Wolfe Fiction Contest. $10 reading fee. • Through TH (12/30) - 22nd annual Memoirs Competition.

Festivals & Gatherings Tom Sawyer’s Christmas Tree Farm and Elf Village (pd.)See, hear, smell and touch Christmas at Tom Sawyer’s Christmas Tree Farm and Elf Village Holiday Fest in Glenville, NC near Cashiers. Take Farm Wagon Tours of Trees on weekends. Choose and Cut Your Perfect Tree Any Day! Visit Elves in the Elf Village! Create Holiday Art in the Craft Room. Mail Your Wish List at Santa’s Post Office. Hear Holiday Tales in the Storytelling Cabin. Navigate Clever Tom’s Christmas Tree Maze and Visit the Clauses in their Elfin House. Shop the Big Red Barn for décor and gift items and

Santa’s Secret Shop for kid-affordable family gifts. Call 828-743-5456 / 800662-7008 or go to www. freshtreez.com

Chanukah Live at the Chabad House • WE (12/1), 5:30-7:30pm - An Chanukah event for all at the Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. Mayor Terry Bellamy will light a 9-foot Lego Menorah at 6pm. Plus, a walk-in dreidel house and a Chanukah boutique. Delicious food, a wine bar, holiday crafts and games. $5/$18 for a family. Info: www.ChabadAsheville. org or 505-0746. Chanukah Party • TH (12/2) - Fun for the whole family with live Chanukah music, klezmer music, candle lighting, children’s activities and a latke contest with plenty of food for everyone! At Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave., Asheville. FENCE Events The Foothills Equestrian Nature Center is located at 3381 Hunting Country Road in Tryon. Info: 859-9021 or www.fence.org. • SA (11/27) - The seventh annual Holiday Barn Tour. Seven equestrian facilities will be on this year’s self-guided tour. Proceeds support nature education and outdoor recreation programs offered throughout the year by FENCE. Hendersonville Lighting Celebration • FR (11/26), 5:306:30pm - Enjoy holiday cheer, old-fashioned caroling, sing-alongs and a visit with Santa at the gazebo between 4th and 5th Avenues. Info: 697-2022. Hendersonville Tree Lighting Ceremony • FR (11/26) - Flat Rock Playhouse hosts a special Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Historic Henderson County Courthouse, 100 N. King St. Info: 693-0731. Holiday Events at the Grove Arcade Info: www.grovearcade. com. • Through SU (1/2) - Entries from the annual National Gingerbread House Competition will be on display. • FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, 2-6pm & SUNDAYS, 2-5pm - Holiday piano tunes will be performed. • SATURDAYS (through 12/18) - Visit with Santa and his elf (photographer Zaire Kacz).

Holiday Lights & Winter Wonderland • FR (11/26), 7-10pm - The annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held at the town square in Franklin. A candlelight service will follow. Plus, caroling, cider and cookies. Decorated shops. •SA (11/27) - Children are invited to have cookies and cider at Franklin Town Hall. Also, write a letter to Santa and mail it north. •SU (11/28), 3pm - Annual Christmas Parade. Info: www.franklinnc.com/calendar.html. •FR (12/3), 5-9pm - New attractions will be on display throughout downtown Franklin, and bluegrass music will be performed by the Rye Hollar Boys. Info: www.renewingfranklin.org. One Bazaar Holiday Music Festival Held at the Downtown Market, 45 S French Broad Ave. A holiday special featuring art, music, dining and shopping. Info: www.downtownmarketasheville.com. • FR (11/26), 5:30-6:30pm - Live jazz will be performed by the Sharon LaMotte Band. • SA (11/27), 5-5:45pm - Soulful blues and jazz by Eve Haslam —- 6-6:45pm - Dulcimer tunes by Mary Sparks.

Music Bluegrass in Union Mills • FR (11/26), 7pm Regional musicians will perform bluegrass and gospel tunes at the Union Mills Learning Center, 6495 Hudlow Road. $5/Free for children under 5. Info: 2872191 or www.unionmillslearningcenter.org. Cantaria Cantaria is a community chorus for gay and gaysupportive 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. Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 2558115 or www.firestormcafe. com. • TU (11/30), 7:30-9:30pm - Arthur and Katie of the URTV show “A Question of Meaning” will appear at Firestorm Cafe to perform original songs and discuss their philosophy. Info: www. questionofmeaning.com. 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 (11/24), 7:30-11pm Jason Webley with special guests Vaudevie & Madison Cripps’ Strings Attached puppets. Punk accordionist troubadour Webley bellows apocalyptic dirges in a sandpaper baritone. He’s shared the stage with the Dresden Dolls and the Avett Brothers. $7-$11 sliding scale. 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. Henderson County Churches Uniting HCCU is an ecumenical organization fostering goodwill between faith communities. Info: 693-3081. • SU (11/28), 3pm - “Messiah Sing” will be performed at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville. The 40-piece orchestra will be accompanied by Steve Aldridge (piano) and Michael Brannon (organ). Singers who performed last year are welcome to arrive at 2pm for instructions. Donations accepted. Land of the Sky 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. 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: 1-866-824-9547 or www.songosky.org. • MONDAYS, 6:45pm Rehearsal at Reed Memorial Baptist Church on Fairview Road. (enter parking lot on Cedar St.). Guests welcome. WCU Musical Events Unless otherwise noted, performances are held at the Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. Tickets or info: 227-2479 or http://fapac.wcu.edu. • TU (11/30), 7:30pm - The Catamount Concert

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Series presents a concert featuring renowned trumpet player Scott Harrell. The WCU Jazz Ensemble will open and accompany Harrel. Free.

Theater Adult Improv Classes (pd.) The ASHEVILLE IMPROV SCHOOL is continuing with the second session of improv for adults ages 18+. We use different forms of creative drama and movements to increase spontaneity and confidence while expressing ourselves in a supportive environment. • First session starts on December 13. For details call Maria Thomas (828) 507-1622 or go to www. SEC-Asheville.com Absolute Theatre Company Located in the Skyland Performing Arts Center, 358 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Info: 693-0087 or www. absolutetheatre.org. • FR (11/26) through SU (12/5) - Cinderella, the musical version by Rodgers and Hammerstein, will be performed. Thurs.-Sat., 7:30pm & Sun., 3:30pm. $20. Asheville Arts Center The North campus is located at 308 Merrimon Ave. The South campus is located at 10 Miller Ave. Info: 253-4000 or www. ashevilleartscenter.com. • TH (12/2) & FR (12/3), 7pm & SA (12/4), 3pm & 7pm - Into the Woods Jr. Asheville Community Theatre All performances are at 35 East Walnut St. Info & reservations: 254-1320 or www.ashevilletheatre.org. • TH (12/2) through SU (12/12) - A Christmas Story will be performed. Thur. and Fri., 7:30pm and Sun., 2:30pm. $22 adults/$19 seniors and students/$12 children. Asheville Puppetry Alliance A nonprofit arts organization bringing quality puppet theater to WNC. Info: 6289576 or www.ashevillepuppetry.org. • SA (11/27), 11am - Aesops Fables, a performance by Red Herring puppets, will be performed at Diana Wortham Theater. $7. Brevard Little Theatre Located in the American Legion Hall, 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard. Info: www. brevardlittletheatre.com. Reservations: 884-2587. • TH (12/2) through SU (12/5) - The Christmas Carol Rag, a musical featuring ragtime tunes, will be performed.

Firestorm Cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St., Asheville. Info: 2558115 or www.firestormcafe. com. • MO (11/29), 7:30pm Welcome to Homo Hollow: A performance featuring The Eggplant Faerie Players and special guest/performance artists Mountaine. The variety show will feature music, satire, juggling and unicycling. Flat Rock Playhouse The State Theater of North Carolina is on Hwy. 225, 3 miles south of Hendersonville. Info: 6930731 or www.flatrockplayhouse.org. • Through TH (12/23) - Live from WVL Radio Theatre: It’s A Wonderful Life will be performed at the Historic Henderson County Courthouse. Proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Henderson County. $34. On Dec. 19, ticket sales will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Henderson County. • WE (12/1) through TH (12/23) - A Christmas Carol, adapted by Christopher Schario and based on the story by Charles Dickens. Wed.-Sat., 8pm; Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun., 2pm. $40.

Dance 7pm Wednesdays* • InterPlay Asheville (pd.) Play with us, and tap into body wisdom, with movement, reflection, voice, and 1 minute stories. It’s easy and Fun, plus, you can’t do it wrong! (Really!) $5-15. • At Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road, 28804, near UNCA, across from Ivy Street. (* Except the first Wednesday.) www.interplayasheville.org Studio Zahiya (pd.) All classes dropin anytime, $12. • 41 Carolina Lane. • Tuesdays: 10-11am, Hip Hop Conditioning, 6-7pm, Beginner Bellydance; 7:10-8:10pm: Intermediate/ Advanced Bellydance. Thursdays, 10-11am, All Level Bellydance 6:307:30pm: Bollywood and Bhangra; 7:30-8:30pm: Hip Hop for Women • Info: (828) 242-7595 or www. lisazahiya.com Asheville Movement Collective AMC hosts weekly dancewaves for personal and community transformation. First wave is free. Info: www.DanceAMC.org. • FRIDAYS, 7-9pm - Meet at the Tercicorps Studio of

Dance, above The Wedge in the River Arts District. $5. • SUNDAYS, 8:30‚Äì10:30 am & 10:30am-12:30pm - Meet at Studio 11, 11 Richland St. in West Asheville. $5. Old Farmers Ball • SA (11/27), 8-11pm - The Thanksgiving contra dance will be held at the YMCA, 30 Woodfin St., in downtown Asheville. A free beginner’s workshop starts at 7:30pm. Info: oldfarmersball.com or 216-0777. Scottish Country Dance Offered by the Haywood Scottish Country Dancers at the Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road. Info: 6220071. • FRIDAYS, 7:30-9:30pm - Scottish country dancing. Free. Info: 622-0071. 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.

Auditions & Call to Artists Annual Mountain Xpress Holiday Art Contest Have your holiday-themed artwork appear in color inside one of Xpress’ holiday guides (Dec. 1, 8 & 15) and/or be on display at Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre’s downtown studio in Dec. Info: calendar@mountainx.com. • Through FR (11/26) - Create holiday-inspired art within a squarish space (9.5” H x 10/25” W) and keep the colors bright. Include name, address, phone, age (if under 18) and parent or guardian’s name (if applicable) with submission. Send or hand deliver art to: 2 Wall St., Asheville, N.C., 28801. Arts & Crafts Holiday Market at Beech Glen Seeks Artists • The fourth annual Arts and Crafts Holiday Market at Beech Glen Community Center on Dec. 4 is looking for local artists and crafters who would like to participate in this juried show. Info: 689-5117 or 689-2112. Arts Council of Henderson County D. Samuel Neill Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 1-5pm and Sat., 1-4pm. Located at 538 N. Main St., 2nd Floor, Hendersonville. Info: 6938504 or www.acofhc.org. • Through TU (11/30) Accepting art, applications, entry fees and optional artist statements for the

juried and judged photography exhibit Through a Lens: Carolina Images. Tim Barnwell will be the judge. $20 entry fee.

Call for Cast & Crew • Through TH (12/2) - Auditions will be held for “conscious-minded actors, directors, producers and support-team members” interested in participating in the healing musical A Dream of Camelot. Info: 658-9604 or RichHeartMusic@frontier. com.

Call for Crafters • Through MO (12/6) - Entries due for Francine Delany New School for Children’s craft fair on Dec. 11, 10am-3pm. To obtain an entry application, e-mail elana@fdnsc.net.

Holiday Parade in Downtown Sylva • Through WE (12/1) - Applications for groups interested in participating in “The Wonder of Christmas Morning” parade will be accepted. The parade will be held on Dec. 4. Info: 586-1577 or info@downtownsylva.org.

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newsoftheweird Lead story Surreal Estate: Sixty-two percent of the 12 million people of Mumbai, India, live in slums, but the city is also home to Mukesh Ambani’s billion-dollar, 27-story private residence (37,000 square feet, 600 employees serving a family of five). Ambani and his brother inherited their father’s textile-exporting juggernaut but spend much of their time in intrafamily feuding. A local domestic worker told the Times (after noting that both she and Ambani are “human beings”) that she has difficulty understanding why the Ambanis have so much while she struggles on the equivalent of $90 a month.

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• Stacey Herald, 36, of Dry Ridge, Ky., is 28 inches tall, with a rare condition called osteogenesis imperfecta that causes brittle bones and underdeveloped organs — provoking doctors’ warnings that childbirth could cause the fetus to crush Stacey’s lungs and heart (and produce a baby susceptible to broken arms and legs for life). However, to the delight of 69-inch-tall husband Wil, 27, Stacey recently gave birth to her third baby and promised more. The middle child, now 2, is already a foot taller than Stacey, but the other two also have her disease; the newest one, 5 inches long at birth, weighed 2 pounds, 10 ounces, according to a July ABC News report. • Prolific: (1) In October, police arrested a man arriving at the Madras, India, airport from Sri Lanka, bringing precious stones into the country in his stomach. After employing laxatives, police recovered 2,080 diamonds. (2) William Wright, 54, was arrested in St. Petersburg, Fla., in October and charged with using a hidden camera in a ladies’ room to photograph a young girl. Charges are still pending from 2009, when police said Wright had taken “upskirt” photos of more than 2,300 women. • Safari World, the well-known, controversial zoo on the outskirts of Bangkok, has previously stupefied the world by training orangutans to play basketball, ride motorbikes and kickbox. In a November photo essay, London’s Daily Mail showcased the park’s most recent success

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(1) Ms. Rajini Narayan’s lawyer told the court in Adelaide, Australia, in September that she killed her husband by accident, intending only to torch his penis for alleged infidelities. The lawyer said she might have lost control of the gasoline she was holding when her husband said, “No, you won’t [burn me], you fat, dumb bitch.” (2) In May, notoriously fastidious Charles Clements, 69, confronted a 23-year-old whose fox terrier answered a call of nature in Clements’ Chicago yard. After mutual bravado, Clements pulled a gun; according to witnesses, the dog-walker was killed immediately after shouting, “Next time you pull out a pistol, why don’t you use it?”

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• Convicted sex offender David Parkhurst, 27, was arrested in October in Palm Bay, Fla., and charged with sexual contact with a 15-yearold girl. When police asked her about any “physical characteristics” Parkhurst had so they could substantiate her story, she mentioned a “Superman-shaped shield” implant on his genitals (which was later verified). • More than 4,450 activities are federal crimes, and 300,000 federal regulations carry potential criminal penalties, according to an October feature by McClatchy Newspapers. Saying Congress has gone overboard in creating “crimes,” McClatchy cited Miami seafood importer Abner Schoenwetter, 64, who just completed six years in prison for buying lobster tails from a Honduran seller whom federal authorities learned was violating lobster-harvest regulations. • DNA evidence has exonerated 261 convicted

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criminals (including 17 on death row), and more than 40 of them falsely confessed to “their” crimes, according to professor Brandon Garrett of the University of Virginia Law School. “I beat myself up a lot,” Eddie Lowery told The New York Times in September. Lowery, who’d falsely admitted raping a 75-year-old woman and served a 10-year sentence before being cleared, said, “I thought I was the only dummy who did that.” Lowery’s explanation was typical: Weary of high-pressure interrogation, he gave up and told police what they wanted to hear, figuring a lawyer would straighten everything out. But by that time, the police had his confession on video, preserved for the jury.

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Clownmania: (1) In October, performers in New York’s traveling Bindlestiff Family Cirkus protested political campaign language referring to Washington, D.C., as a “circus.” Said Kinko the Clown, “Before you call anyone in Washington a clown, consider how hard a clown works.” (2) “Tiririca” (“Grumpy”), a professional clown, was overwhelmingly elected to the Brazilian Congress in October. Campaign slogan: “It Can’t Get Any Worse.” (3) In June, Britain’s traveling John Lawson’s Circus announced a series of counseling sessions for people who avoid circuses for fear of clowns. “Coulrophobia” is reportedly Britain’s third-leading phobia, after spiders and needles.

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Recurring Themes: (1) John Stolarz, 69, became the latest just-released prisoner to immediately resume his criminal calling by trying to rob a Chase Bank in New York City instead of reporting to his halfway house. (The robbery failed because the “bank” was actually just a customer-service branch, with no money.) (2) A Phoenix convenience-store robber escaped with the money in September but inadvertently stuck his face directly in front of the surveillance camera. He’d entered the store with a plastic bag pulled tight over his face to foil the camera, but halfway through the robbery, he (not surprisingly) began laboring for breath and yanked off the bag.

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Fahrenheit for five to 10 minutes). Carefully inspect your children’s hair for several weeks after treatment, and periodically thereafter. I had a friend tell me that multiple applications of the Nix treatment didn’t work for his kid, but that a botanical product he found online did work. Turns out that the nine-day treatment plan was the key, though. Doctors say that routine screening and early detection are the best prevention for head lice. My scalp’s itching like crazy now. Time to go check all familial heads again. X Anne Fitten “Edgy Mama” Glenn writes about a number of subjects, including parenting, at www. edgymama.com.

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so-called “feel-good” hormones. Some doctors apply these hormones during times of stress by prescribing “serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors” (SSRI’s). Though popular, Biddle cautions about their addictive qualities and failure to address underlying issues. “Bio-chemically, there are other things to look at first,” he says, suggesting that many people with anxiety are deficient in magnesium and vitamin B-6, both of which help make serotonin. Functional tests, offered at some local holistic health practices, can determine if supplements are needed. Biddle will also turn to herbal formulas. His favorites include Holy Basil, Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Schizandra, wild oats, kava and licorice. (These herbs are not for everyone, he cautions, especially people with high blood pressure or other specific conditions.) “And don’t forget the importance of regular exercise,” he adds. The holiday season can include a long todo list, sugary foods and a lot of outward, social activity. This year, instead of getting caught in the cycle of stress, we can learn to find more ease. Perhaps by supporting ourselves with nurturing tools, going inward to connect to our center and following what has meaning and heart, we will find the peace of the season. X Jacquelyn Dobrinska is an Asheville-based writer and yoga therapist working on an advanced degree in Health.

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Asheville company clears the air: “A company based here has launched a line of air-purification units for home use that company officials say is a vast improvement over existing technology. Unlike other air purifiers that rely on pulling dirty air in and pushing clean air out, the Otwo unit made by Sgblue inc. uses an electrically charged surface of water to nab airborne pollution.” — Asheville Citizen-Times Pardee to offer prostate exams and screenings: “Seth Novoselsky, M.D., of Pardee Urological Associates, will offer prostate exams and PSA blood tests at the Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall on Fri., Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. until noon and 1-4 p.m. The exams are free and the PSA blood tests cost $10.” — Pardee blog (blog.pardeehospital.org) Asheville Dental Care gives sugar-free candy for Diabetes Month: “During the month of November, Dr. Robert Powell and his team will give away sugar-free Lifesavers and lifesaving tips about diabetes. Their goal is to draw attention to this life-threatening disease and its connection to oral health.” — Asheville Citizen-Times Chemicals in fast food wrappers show up in human blood: “Chemicals used to keep grease from leaking through fast food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags are migrating into food, being ingested by people and showing up as contaminants in blood, according to new research at the University of Toronto.” — Environment News Service

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Support Groups Adult Children Of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families ACOA is an anonymous Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes.Info:http://adultchildren.org. â&#x20AC;˘ FRIDAYS, 7pm - â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inner Childâ&#x20AC;? meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., Asheville.Info: 989-8075. â&#x20AC;˘ SUNDAYS, 3pm - â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living in the Solutionâ&#x20AC;? meets at The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St., Asheville. Open big book study. Info: 989-8075. â&#x20AC;˘ MONDAYS, 7pm - â&#x20AC;&#x153;Generationsâ&#x20AC;? 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. â&#x20AC;˘ WEDNESDAYS, 7:30-9pm - Newcomers meeting 7:30pm, Discussion meeting 8-9pm: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Enter through parking lot door. Info: 225-0515. â&#x20AC;˘ 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. â&#x20AC;˘ THURSDAYS, 7pm - Discussion meeting for parents of children with addictions: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Info: 242-6197. â&#x20AC;˘ FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (GLBT) group of AlAnon is a gay-friendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, and holds their weekly candlelight meeting at All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 6706277 (until 9pm). â&#x20AC;˘ 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. â&#x20AC;˘ FRIDAYS, 6:30pm - Discussion meeting for couples only: All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 676-0485.

calendarcontinued • 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. Bipolar and Depression Support Group • WEDNESDAYS, 7-9pm - Magnetic Minds meets at 314-F Patton Ave., in the Parkwood Business Park. 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. Co-Dependents Anonymous A fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. • MONDAYS, 7:30-8:30pm - Meetings at First Presbyterian Church annex building, 40 Church St., Asheville. 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. Journaling Group • THURSDAYS - Want to better know yourself? The single most essential instrument for nurturing your spirit is a personal journal. Sharing a journal with others can help

clarify your thoughts, your emotions, and your reactions to certain people or situations. Info: 989-9811. Overcomers Recovery Support Group A Christian-based 12-step recovery program. Provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems. Meetings are held at S.O.S. Anglican Mission, 370 N. Louisiana Ave., suite C-1. All are welcome. Info: rchovey@sos.spc-asheville.org or 575-2003. • MONDAYS, 6:30PM - A support group for men will meet. • TUESDAYS, 7-8pm - A support group for women will meet. 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: 1-800-580-4761. • MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Open mtg. Info: 277-8185. • TUESDAYS, 10:30am-Noon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Open BBSS mtg. Info: 280-2213. S-Anon For those affected by someone else’s sexual behavior. Info: 545-4287 or 606-6803. • WEEKLY - Three meetings are available per week. Sexaholics Anonymous SA is a 12-step fellowship of men and women recovering from compulsive patterns of lust, romance, destructive relationships, sexual thoughts or sexual behavior. Call confidential voice mail 681-9250 or e-mail saasheville@gmail.com. Info: www.orgsites.com/nc/ saasheville/. • DAILY - Asheville meetings. 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: Rickitannengmail.com or 505-2534.

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The celebration of the holidays is not without its challenges. It usually involves too many relatives, packed like sardines and sweating because grandma likes the heat set at approximately 8 million degrees. Maybe it’s the mix of liquor and the challenge of catering to too many tastes and dietary requirements. Maybe it’s the frayed nerves and the numerous rugrats underfoot. Whatever the case, celebrating the holidays can turn downright unholy at times. Xpress caught up with a few people willing to tell their most humiliating, disgusting, in-lawestranging tales. Here they are, in all their glory. We hope that you may be able to learn by their mistakes — or, if nothing else, laugh at their foibles. — Mackensy Lunsford “I have two. Here’s the first one: About 17 or 18 years ago, I had a then-boyfriend to Thanksgiving dinner at my mother’s house. He dissed my mom’s gravy as being ‘too Yankee-fied.’ She had dinner all beautifully laid out on the dining-room table. Fueled, perhaps, by anger at the jerkoff’s comment, she opened a bottle of champagne with rather too much force. The cork flew up, slammed into the chandelier, broke it, and glass rained down endlessly onto our food, ruining every bite. Big fun. And here’s the second: Our son’s first Thanksgiving happened when he was just five weeks old. I was feeling postpartum-y and not up to cooking dinner for our big extended family that includes lots of exes,

steps, etc. So we took what I thought was the easy route and invited just my husband Scott’s mother over, along with her current husband (number four), L.B. Both of them are vegetarians, dyed-in-the-wool old hippies, and we went out to J&S Cafeteria for dinner so they could avail themselves of all the side items. If you’ve ever been to J&S you’re aware of the demographic — conservative blue-hairs all the way, and on Thanksgiving it’s packed to the gills. Over the candied sweet potatoes, Scott and L.B. managed to get into a loud argument about exactly when Ken Kesey’s literary power started to decline and the role that certain hallucinogens played therewith. All the forks in the restaurant stopped, all eyes and ears turned toward us to watch them banter. Cafeteria MSG is a dangerous drug!” — Melanie McGee Bianchi, freelance writer, contributing editor, Carolina Home + Garden

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downtown â&#x20AC;&#x153;A few years ago, my youngest sister came up with a unique way to handle the Halloween candy challenge. About a month after her marriage, she and her new spouse were invited to Thanksgiving dinner with the in-laws. She offered to bring dessert. My sister has always been, well, creative, in the kitchen. When considering how to impress her new in-laws, she had a moment of culinary inspiration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she decided to make a candy bar pie. She took all her leftover Halloween chocolate bars â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reeseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Butterfingers, Snickers, Kit Kats â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and tossed them into a double boiler. Once melted, she poured the candy goo into a store-bought Graham Cracker crumb crust. She topped the confection with Cool Whip and popped it into the freezer. As dinner at the in-laws ended, my proud sister presented her candy-bar pie with a flourish. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I wanted to be cute and creative,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; she recalls. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;And the presentation was excellent.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Unfortunately, the pie was not. It had hardened to a rock-like consistency. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You could kind of gnaw around the edges,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; my sister says. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;And to my in-lawsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; credit, they pretended to like it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Unlike the indestructible candy bar pie, my sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marriage crumbled several years later.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Anne Fitten Glenn, aka Edgy Mama, aka Brewgasm â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was an occasion when my grandparents were looking after someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog and, just before service while no one was watching, the dog â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nutmeg was her name, I think â&#x20AC;&#x201D; jumped up on the dining room table and ran

off with a most delectable roasted leg of lamb. As the story goes, my dad and his brother had to restrain my grandmother, who went chasing after the dog with a butcher knife.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; John Watters, freelance writer â&#x20AC;&#x153;The night before Thanksgiving, two of us decided to take my dog and go hiking up on Roan Mountain. A hailstorm kicks up, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so bad that we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the tent out in the open. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so thick, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find the shelter on the Appalachian Trail and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just getting pummeled with hail â&#x20AC;&#x201D; big hail that hurts. We have to use ropes to pull back the branches of a tree, clear the area, move the tent into the tree, build a barricade in front of us out of other branches, then release the ropes and lock ourselves into the tree â&#x20AC;&#x201D; two grown men and a big dog. We woke up Thanksgiving morning freezing and in a four-inch pile of hail. We finally get out â&#x20AC;&#x201D; much worse for wear â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and hike down the mountain to the car. We get lost without realizing it on the way home. We turn a corner and are in downtown Bristol, Va., realizing we are going to be a few hours late for Thanksgiving dinner back in Asheville. On the way home, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming down what was then 19/23 in northern Madison County where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that big grade, and we get pulled over doing 95 in a 65 [mile-per-hour zone] with a bunch of beer cans and a half-drank bottle of whiskey in the back seat. Fortunately, we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drinking that day. OK, the driver wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. We tell the cop the story ... even the part about ending up in Bristol and being late for dinner. He writes us a ticket for 19 over â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the legal limit before he has to arrest someone. It was a $465

turkeytips Ingles Dietician Leah McGrathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice for not making people sick on Thanksgiving â&#x20AC;˘ First of all, check out butterball. com. Awesome website. They also have a help line, 1-800-TURKEY. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter if you bought a Butterball turkey or not, just call them up if you have questions about handling your turkey.

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I ran hot water over the turkey in the sink while I cooked everything*, then I put the turkey in the oven. Once they got home, we started preparing to eat and, cutting the turkey, realized that only about the outer two-and-a-half inches were cooked. I think we ended up cutting around the edges and actually eating some turkey. The rest of the meal was good.” — Jason Shope, Xpress webmaster * Editor’s note: When Xpress casually mentions to Shope that he could have killed someone by serving a turkey that had been thawing for only a couple of hours in the sink under hot water, Shope replies, “How?! Could it have exploded? Oh. You mean with poisoning. Both of my parents were nurses, and so was my grandmother, so I figured we were somewhat safe. If we did get food poisoning, we’d probably survive.” “I made the mistake of taking the Amtrak train from Florida to Baltimore one Thanksgiving. The 12-hour return trip took 25 hours when our engine broke down. Thankfully, I was traveling with almost a case of beer in my duffel bag. I just

The cork flew up, slammed into the chandelier, broke it, and glass rained down endlessly onto our food, ruining every bite. Big fun. Melanie McGee Bianchi

parked myself (and my luggage) in the dining car, and made plenty of friends.” — Eric Seeger, WNC Magazine “My mom was horrified when, one Thanksgiving, she returned to the dining table and the ham was gone. Our thieving Doberman Pinscher had lifted it. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the same thing happened the very next year! The dog was definitely in the dog house, but at least we still had the turkey.” —Melissa Cain Smith, WNC Magazine “I was working as a wilderness counselor down in Florida. My group was having Thanksgiving dinner in one of the tents we painstakingly built from pine trees and vinyl tarps. I was the cook that night, responsible for getting everything off the fire and to the table after everyone else was seated. I was carrying a boiling pot of gravy to complete the offerings. It was hot that night (it was Florida). A co-counselor went to swat a big moth from the table. His hand came up under the pot I was holding. Gravy went all over my face. I went screaming to a giant washbasin of water meant for after-dinner dishes. I ended up in the emergency room, smelling of campfire and dressed in camos. The doctor diagnosed eight burns, some third degree. Prescription: burn cream and “stay out of sunshine.” Well, the next day we left on a canoe trip — for 10 days. Burn-victim face ensued. I didn’t know at that time if I would have a normal face again. It changed my perspective. Luckily it wasn’t just before the prom.” — Stephanie Morgan, stephaniesid “My Thanksgiving Disaster story doesn’t involve cake, it involves turkey. As I was a vegetarian for 15 years, I didn’t have any experience roasting a whole turkey. The first year I hosted family Thanksgiving at my home after my son was born, I waited until Thanksgiving day to buy the turkey, and the only one available was frozen. Needless to say, we didn’t eat Thanksgiving dinner until 10 p.m. The guests were very gracious, but I didn’t feel like a very impressive hostess. I’ve gotten much better since then.” — Jodi Rhoden, Short Street Cakes “This was 2000. I was visiting my sisterin-law and brother who had just had twins. I volunteered to help with the Thanksgiving meal. I came down with the flu, so I was trying to make Thanksgiving dinner with a 102-degree temperature. I was completely delusional. It was this completely chaotic atmosphere where we had these infant twins screaming, I’m trying to cook a meal with a 100-degree temperature, and that’s when I forgot to take the innard bag out of the turkey. I thought I had, but I guess I was just

not with it. I made this great stuffing and went ahead and stuffed the turkey. Of course, when we started pulling the stuffing out, out came this plastic bag. It was like something out of a science fiction movie. It was just kind of gross.” —Leah McGrath, Ingles Dietitian To set the scene here, Hector Diaz and some friends were drinking — heavily it seems — at a friend’s property. They had the bright idea to grab some BB guns and mow down some wild turkeys. “We got like, maybe seven birds, so each one of us got to take a bird home. I took my bird home, put it in hot water, pulled out all the feathers, I cleaned it up and marinated it. The next day, I’m very happy. I tell my family, ‘Guys, we’re having wild turkey for the first time. Papa caught a wild turkey!’ It was a big deal. I went in my back yard and made a big hole. I pour the charcoal in there, I get my fire ready, I put the bird on some nice iron stakes. I’m inside making my sides, cooking my turkey, telling my family, ‘Guys, this is so good! This is happening! It’s amazing.’ It was a little breezy that evening. All the leaves, everything was dry. Very pretty evening, but a little breezy. I said to my wife, ‘Sweetheart, I’m going to start the potatoes, open a bottle of champagne, let’s celebrate!’ All of a sudden, I look out the window and see a little smoke, more smoke than normal coming from the turkey. When I got there, one of the ashes from the hole had hit the ground, the wind blew it, and it had started to burn the yard. I tried to put it out with my feet, but it was spreading fast because of the wind. I went back to the house to get the hose, and by that time, I hear sirens. Half of the yard was already burning, little by little, like a prairie fire. I look back, and the fire department’s ready with a big hose, and they start spraying. Everything. The fire, the turkey. All the smoke came pouring out, and my wife and kids were just laughing. When I looked again, my turkey was gone. Burnt turkey. I picked it up and showed it to my family and said, ‘We’re not having turkey.’ I look at the fire department, and they say, ‘Hector, I’m sorry. Here’s a ticket for $175.’ The neighbors next door came with a big turkey though, and shared it. Really though, I don’t recommend wild turkey. It’s really not healthy, in my opinion. You don’t know what they’re eating. Those things are funky.” —Hector Diaz, chef, restauranteur, personality X Send your food news to Mackensy Lunsford at food@mountainx.com.

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As the manager of the West Asheville Tailgate Market for a number of years, Jim Gordon is familiar with the difficulties farmers face. “To get your produce to market and try to make a living doing it, well, it’s tough,” he says. So when Gordon caught wind of an online tailgate market out in Eugene, Ore., it got his wheels turning. “I contacted them and got pretty excited by the idea of having a year-round tailgate market,” says Gordon. “I licensed the software from them, and we’re getting this market started.” The market, Asheville Local Foods Online, Inc., includes nearly 50 local farmers and food producers, including Buchi kombucha, Lusty Monk mustard, Smiling Hara tempeh, Pies in Disguise, Spinning Spider Creamery and more. Nearly everything that a person needs to sustain themselves — vegetables, proteins, condiments ... and pie! — is available for ordering online. What’s more, this particular market is open year-round. Here’s how it works: Customers visit the website (localfoodmarketplace.com) and select from the available food categories, which include preserves, fruits, breads, pastas, mushrooms, meats, eggs and seafood. Shop, select, check out and pay online. Items are then packed by the ALFO crew and available for pickup at the Downtown Market at 45 S. French Broad on Wednesdays. “There are still more people joining up every

day, so it’s starting to grow. We have a lot of product, but what I’m trying to do is create awareness and develop more customers.” Indeed, it’s a great service for both the farmer and the consumer. On cold or rainy days, shoppers can select a full pantry of local items from the comfort of their laptop. Since pickup is staged at the Amazing Savings, pantry items not necessarily available through Asheville Local Foods Online (say, toilet paper) can be obtained in one spot. “With our distribution place being the Amazing Savings (at the Downtown Market), it’s a really nice synergy,” says Gordon. “For example, the Pies in Disguise people, they just dropped their order off to me. Now Eliza [Sydney, of Pies in Disguise] is out there shopping at Amazing Savings. She’s combining the online shopping with the physical shopping at Amazing Savings. It’s a nice combination for vendors as well as shoppers.” The advantages to the online program don’t stop there, says Gordon. “There’s no cost to sign up, and there’s no commitment for the customer. What I really see is this becoming a customizable CSA where you can order whatever you want, instead of committing in advance for the whole season for a box of ‘whatever’ each week that you may not be able to use when the time comes. Buy what you want online, and if you don’t want to buy something, or you’re going to be out of town, just don’t buy anything that week.” Not a bad deal. Visit localfoodmarketplace.

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Hidden in Black Mountain, right off of South Ridgeway Avenue, is some pretty special pizza. Fresh Wood Fired Pizza and Pasta opened on the tail end of this summer season, serving thin-crust pizzas made with fresh — and often homegrown — ingredients, pastas and woodfired artisan breads. Owner Mark Tomczak is no stranger to the intricacies of wood-fired ovens. The Penland School of Arts alumnus is also a potter — his work can be seen on display at the restaurant.

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Baker E.C. Clarey also seems to know his way around an oven. Clarey’s previous restaurant experience includes a stint at the renowned Moosewood Kitchen in Ithaca, New York. The owners of Fresh are impressed by Clarey’s experience and the attention to detail that ensures the kitchen turns out some fine dough. From that wood-fired oven, Clarey bakes classic baguettes that the restaurant uses for the crostinis, creative loaves like garlic-herb-goat cheese as well as sourdough that the restaurant grills and tops with fresh tomatoes and basil for bruschetta. Everything used in the restaurant is fresh and made from scratch, says Tomczak. “We’re just trying to do things with fresh ingredients,” he says. “Nothing sitting in cans, no canned mushrooms or anything like that. We’re making all of our sauces in-house.” The commitment to quality ingredients is obvious in the food. Pizzas include the truly good Chica Bella, a pesto-based pie with ricotta and mozzarella that’s finished with still-crisp and peppery arugula and walnuts. There’s also a chevre pizza made with Looking Glass Creamery goat cheese that includes sun-dried tomatoes, roasted red peppers and basil leaves. For the meat-eaters, look toward the cheekily named Scarface, a creation with Italian sausage, pepperoni and spicy salami with mozzerella and crushed tomato sauce. What makes the pizza so good, besides the freshness of the ingredients, is that crust — credit given again to Clarey. It’s a thin, Neapolitanstyle base, neither too crisp nor too doughy, that the well-traveled older gentleman beside us raved over. Beside the quality of the crust, our dining neighbor was also very enthusiastic about the fact that could get the restaurant chefs

to top his pie with anchovies. Tomczak’s wife, co-owner Courtney Smith, says that part of the allure of the crust lies in Clarey’s habit of being quite particular about the type of flour that he uses in his dough. He uses locally milled as well as King Arthur flours exclusively, she says. “It fits very nicely into the philosophy of Fresh,” she says, adding that, until the frost hit, they were picking basil from the 400 plants in their garden to make fresh pesto every day. “We plan to do that again next year,” she says. In addition to using homegrown produce, the restaurant is committed to using local ingredients as much as possible. “Our ideal situation is that we’re only trucking in from about 150 miles max.” Even Sysco has recognized the push for local, she says, and now offers a series of products culled from the community. Smith also credits the high temperature of the wood-fired ovens for that great crust. “When you’re putting dough into an 850-degree oven, the crust picks up a certain smokiness that enhances the flavors and adds to the taste of the pizza.” Another benefit to having a pizza oven that rages like a fiery inferno? “The pizzas come out in about four-and-a-half minutes,” she says. Fresh also offers gluten-free pizzas, pasta and beer, says Smith. “It allows for people who have celiac issues and gluten intolerance to enjoy items they can’t always get,” she says. She adds that her daughter is gluten-intolerant, which has influenced the way that the couple cooks. Gluten-free choices, she says, are hard to come by with typical children’s menus, so she’s excited to be able to provide such options in her own establishment. For more information about Fresh, visit freshwoodfiredpizza.com

Stephanie’s Roadhouse Bistro is closing. Stephanie’s Roadhouse Bistro opened last July off of Hwy 70 in Swannanoa. Customers of the restaurant enjoyed down-home cooking in a relaxed environment that owner Stephanie Coleman hoped would be reminiscent of home and the more simple times in life. The bistro served standard breakfast fare: pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, toast. Lunch and dinner items included Southern favorites such as fried green tomatoes and chicken and waffles. After four months in business, Coleman held a benefit party for her bistro at the Eye Scream Ice Cream Parlor directly across the road from her. Still, Coleman had to close her restaurant this November. The culprit: electric bills that the bistro couldn’t afford, she says. Standing amid tables, chairs and boxes full of ornaments that had adorned the restaurant, Coleman voiced her faith that God would open up another doorway for her. This restaurant had been her dream, she said. Loyal patrons will miss the Roadhouse Bistro’s comfy atmosphere and no-frills southern goodness. — Warren Wilson student Melody Grace Miller contributed to this report. X Send your food news and story ideas to food@ mountainx.com.

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Winter squash is a staple of most Thanksgiving meals, whether in a soup, casserole or pie. Luckily, all manner of locally grown winter squash is available at area tailgate markets, farm stands and groceries, as well as on the menus of area restaurants this month. One such eatery is the West End Bakery and Café. Co-owner Cathy Cleary has been growing Neck pumpkins — with seeds she purchased from local company Sow True Seed — to use on her menu in everything from pumpkin chocolate-chip muffins to breads, pies and smoothies. In the future, she even plans to experiment with a fresh pumpkin latte. What is it about the Neck that makes it Cleary’s favorite? “The flavor is sweet without being overpowering,” she says. “It’s perfect for making pumpkin pie.” Cleary is quick to point out, though, that she’s pretty much a fan of all types of winter squash, thanks to their versatility in the kitchen. Jordan Randall’s favorite winter squash is butternut, a cousin of the Neck pumpkin. As prepared-foods manager at the Hendersonville Community Co-op, Randall works with lots of varieties in his kitchen, but finds that butternut is easiest to clean and prepare. He’s also a big fan of the red kuri. “It has a really mellow flavor that’s a great starter for your Thanksgiving meal,” he says. No matter which variety of winter squash you pick up at your neighborhood tailgate or grocery this month, both Cleary and Randall have some tips for preparation. To “preserve your fingers” while preparing squash for risotto or a roasted vegetable salad, Randall suggests placing the whole squash in the oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes in order to make it easier to peel. For a purée or soup, “cut the very top and bottom off of the squash,

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Sweet without being overpowering: Cathy Cleary, co-owner of West End Bakery, grew her own Neck pumpkins this year to use in a variety of her dishes. She chose the Neck variety because of its resistance to disease and high yield; she plans to plant again next year. scoop out the seeds with a spoon or melon baller and simply roast face-down on a baking pan until tender to the touch,” Randall advises. Going the pie route? You can use your fresh, local squash over the canned stuff by making your own pie purée. “I actually feel that pumpkin pie turns out best when you use fresh pumpkin,” says Cleary. “Your pie is lighter and not as dense.” If you want to replicate the texture of canned pumpkin, “just cook down your fresh purée to about three quarters of the original volume so that it is really quite thick,” Cleary says. In either case, make sure that your pumpkin is fully cooked before you purée it for baked goods. “If it’s still a little hard in places, that means the starches haven’t fully converted to sugars,” she says. That means your puree won’t be as sweet. While Cleary shares a requisite pumpkin pie recipe on the next page, early Appalachian Thanksgiving feasts featured Candy Roaster squash pies instead. Tailgate vendors likely only have a few Candy Roasters left (they went quick this season), but you can also try out the tradition with other varieties. “As long as the squash is a sweet variety, it will work,” Cleary says. You’ll find winter squashes featured on the menus of eateries in addition to West End and the Co-op now, as they’re the focus of Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Get Local — an initiative that brings together farmers, chefs, and community members around the region to celebrate a single seasonal

ingredient while at its peak. To find a list of participating restaurants, visit the Get Local page of asapconnections. org. There, you’ll also find information about Get Local in area schools. This month, chefs from Tupelo Honey Café, Red Stag Grill and Cúrate (opening in the spring) whipped up delicious winter squash dishes with students from Fairview, Claxton and Glen Arden elementary schools. Find additional information about ASAP’s work with area schools at growingminds.org.

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While local winter squashes are at their peak of availability this month, you’ll continue to spot them at farmers markets until they close for the winter. What else can you expect to find at upcoming holiday tailgates? More late-season produce, meats and cheeses, wreaths and locally grown Christmas trees, baked goods and handmade gifts — from crafts to clothing. Note that Asheville City Market’s holiday hours change to 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and that the ninth annual Holiday Bazaar moves this year to the site of the North Asheville Tailgate Market on the UNCA campus. For holiday market dates and details for tailgates from Buncombe to Yancey County, visit ASAP’s website at asapconnections.org. For market locations, visit ASAP’s online Local Food Guide at buyappalachian.org. X

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Ingredients Crust 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbs sugar, 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/2 cup butter (one stick), 1/4 cup cold water, 1 tbs vinegar

Filling 6 cups fresh, local pumpkin purée (or canned, or combination), 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1 tbs cinnamon, 2 tsp ginger, 1 tsp nutmeg, 6 eggs

Method For the crust: Combine the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder in a bowl. Cut butter into chunks and work into the flour with fingers until mixture looks like a coarse meal. Drizzle cold water and vinegar over flour and use a spatula to fold until the dough comes together. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for one hour. For the pie: Whisk together filling ingredients in a bowl. Cut the pie dough in half. On a floured counter top, roll out into a circle and make sure it is one inch wider than pie pan around all edges. Place in a pie pan, fold under the edges of crust and use fingers to pinch and flute edges. Put half of filling in pie crust. Repeat the same process with the second crust. Bake for 45 minutes to one hour at 350 degrees.

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Tying one on at the One Fifty One by Ayana Dusenberry

About a month ago my friend Scott and I were having a drink at BoBo Gallery when Cliff, the bartender there (and one of my faves in town), let us in on a recent discovery of his. The watering hole and restaurant formerly know as the Phi Bar, now known as the One Fifty One Bar, has $2 glasses of Cava on Sundays. “And there’s a great DJ too,” he said. Between the promise of good music and cheap bubbly, I was sold, and we all made plans to meet there the following Sunday to start our week off right. For those of you who aren’t familiar with One Fifty One, it sits adjacent to the lobby of one of Asheville’s newest boutique hotels, Hotel Indigo, located on Haywood Street downtown, about a block from the Civic Center. The bar, like the rest of the hotel, has a clean, modern look with playful combinations of colors, patterns and textures everywhere. It feels very new — because it is. That, coupled with the occasional guests passing through with luggage in tow creates a fun feeling of having been transported elsewhere, outside of Asheville.

Bubbles and brass: Ben Hovey accompanies original tracks from his laptops with keyboard and trumpet. Photo by Ayana Dusenberry

Amidst all this newness, I was pleased to sit at the glossy white bar across from a familiar face — Dan Cook, whom many will remember as a Flying Frog bartender of many years. I was with a group that’s become a regular Sunday fixture, and Dan promptly laid out champagne flutes all in a row, pouring us the sparkling goodness he knew we’d come for. The bubbly on hand at One Fifty One is Cristalino, an inexpensive, easy, crisp and dry Spanish brut Cava. Let’s face it, there’s just something sexy, celebratory and decadent about sparkling wine, whether Champagne, Prosecco or Cava. Add a handful of friends, great ambiance and an attentive bartender, and you have a pretty sweet evening. But wait, it gets sweeter. As we were sipping and watching the sun set over the city and mountains through the windows, the DJ was setting up. Now normally I’m Team Vinyl when it comes to DJs, although I have nothing against those who use the digital medium. It’s just a personal preference. But this guy was setting up instruments as well as laptops. “This guy” is self-proclaimed “sonic scientist” Ben Hovey, who accompanies original tracks from his laptops with keyboard and — my most favorite — his trumpet. The effect is atmospheric, jazzy, downtempo house-y. We were totally into it. Two weeks later, we descended on the One

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Fifty One once again. Cava-filled champagne glasses lined the bar, Ben was already deep into doing his thing, and I wanted to see what else the place had to offer. I was hungry so I ordered food, which was fantastic. I then asked Dan to make me his favorite drink. It turned out to be a top-shelf margarita, crafted with a house-made sour mix of lemon and lime juices, along with simple syrup, a combo of Grand Marnier and Cointreau, shaken with a healthy dose of Don Julio Blanco, up, lightly salted rim. Yum. Other drinks on the menu that I look forward to sampling include an Elderflower Cocktail with St. Germaine, brut Champagne, club soda and fresh lemon twist. And there’s the Ragamuffin Toddy, which has Makers Mark, ragamuffin signature hot tea, local honey and fresh lemon. How fun to have an early-ish, cheap-ish option for your Sunday evening. Just remember not to mix or drink too much. Monday hangovers are never fun. Trust me. For more information about One Fifty One at Hotel Indigo, visit ashevillehotellodgingdowntown.com. X Ayana Dusenberry is the marketing manager for WNC Magazine and the Asheville Wine and Food Festival, and a proud alumnus of the Mountain Xpress. She can be reached at ayana@wncmagazine.com.

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letters A night out with the APD is another night of the unjust war on drugs I’m not clear if it was David Forbes’ intention, but his article, “On the Town: A Night with the APD” [Nov. 17 Xpress] provides readers a clear exposé of the U.S. war on drugs and its national and local implications for communities of color. By focusing on both the Pisgah View and Hillcrest neighborhoods on their evening out, Xpress and APD reinforce the false notion that drug use is primarily a problem encountered in impoverished communities and communities of color, and therefore, this is where the war must be “fought.” In reality, studies show that people of all colors use and sell illegal drugs at remarkably similar rates. If there are significant differences to be found, they frequently suggest that whites, particularly white youth, are more likely to engage in drug crimes than people of color (see Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow). Unfortunately, since it was officially announced under Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1982, the misguided U.S. war on drugs has been waged primarily in neighborhoods such as Pisgah View and Hillcrest, resulting in the massive incarceration of minority men and women. The U.S. incarcerates in its prisons or jails one out of every 100 adults, holding over 2.4 million people under lock and key and establishing this nation with the largest penal system in the world. Of those incarcerated, approximately half a million are in prison or jail for nonviolent drug offenses. (In 1980, roughly 41,000 were incarcerated for similar charges, [making today’s number] an increase of 1,100 percent) … The mass incarceration of the poor and com-

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munities of color, all under the auspices of the U.S. war on drugs, is the unspoken civil-rights issue of our time. As both citizens of Asheville and justice-seeking Americans, we must be aware of the profound implications of the war on drugs on the lives of those in neighborhoods like Pisgah View and Hillcrest, and we must commit ourselves to the dismantling of mass incarceration. — Tim Nolan Asheville Senior News Reporter David Forbes responds: The piece was intended to be a ground-level view of APD operations over the course of one night, from which readers are then free to draw their own judgments, including disapproval, as they see fit. A significant part of the story takes place in Hillcrest and Pisgah View because those areas are a particular target of APD action, including foot patrols. The article also notes and compares APD action in other areas of the city, including downtown and North Asheville, and devotes a substantial chunk to activity around the east Asheville Walmart.

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arts&entertainment Showing her true colors

Cyndi Lauper on LGBT rights and her latest project, Memphis Blues by Alli Marshall How old were you the first time you heard “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”? Or, better yet, saw the video on MTV — Cyndi Lauper with her asymmetrical, multi-colored hair and party dress leading a conga line of oddballs, misfits and wallflowers? With the release of She’s So Unusual and the first notes of Lauper’s bubbly-powerful, Queens-accented, four-octave vocal, it became okay to be a little (or a lot) different. (Speaking of different, the singer’s most recent work takes her to Memphis for a very authentic blues record. More on that later.) Lauper was 30 by the time that album — and her rise-to-fame-with-a-bullet — happened, but she didn’t (and still doesn’t, 27 years later) seem to mind being a voice for those who had nowhere to sit in the lunchroom. It’s okay to be your (unusual) self, she tells Xpress, because “Well, who else ya gonna be?” Almost every song on that initial album was a hit: “Money Changes Everything,” “When You Were Mine,” “Time After Time,” “She Bop” and “All Through The Night.” But it was the title track for her follow up, True Colors that delivered Lauper’s So Unusual brand of affirmation to a whole new group: The gay community. Though Lauper doesn’t have a writing credit on “True Colors” (authors Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly also wrote “Like a Virgin,” “So Emotional” and “Eternal Flame”), the song (which Steinberg reportedly wrote for his mother) took on special meaning to the singer. “I

started reading the e-mail when I was pregnant and I had a minute,” she says of a rare break in ‘97. “I saw that many people had contemplated suicide because when they came out [as gay] they were disenfranchised by their families, friends and jobs. They heard ‘True Colors’ and said that song comforted them at that time.” Lauper decided to take action — which lead to her True Colors tour. “That’s when we brought in PFLAG and the Matthew Shepard Foundation and HRC,” she recalls of the first tour in the late ‘90s. The True Colors mission continues: “We’ve been able to make an impact — the passing of the hate crimes amendment. Instead of just talking the talk, I want to walk the walk.” Lauper has long been an advocate for Lesbian/ Gay/Bisexual/Transgender rights (along with her work for AIDS research), performing at gay

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Lady sings the blues: Cyndi Lauper’s current passions include a just-released album of Memphis blues, and championing the rights of homeless LGBT teens. photo by Ellen Von Unwerth

pride events worldwide. During her stint on Celebrity Apprentice earlier this year, she raised money for her True Colors Fund of Stonewall Community Foundation. These days, Lauper is on a mission to bring more straight people to that cause through her Give A Damn campaign. “It’s a straight cry for equality,” she explains. “I feel strongly that in any civil-rights movement you need all the people, not half the people. I need other straight people to step up and say this discrimination against the gay community is wrong.” Lauper adds, “We wanted to talk about the bullying that is inherent in language itself. Kids say ‘That’s so gay.’ [If] the fashion is really bad, what to do you say? ‘That’s so straight. That’s so hetero. That’s so 15-year-old Long Island.’ You gonna start staying that stuff?” Her other mission is to “help the kids on the street” — homeless kids who were thrown out because they’re LGBT. “Parents, I don’t know what the hell they’re thinking,” says Lauper. “When you have a kid, it’s on loan and it’s a great honor. It’s never gonna be like how you think.” She says that 20-40 percent of kids on the street in New York are LGBT, and that’s reflected across the country. The True Colors house, opening in Harlem, is the first permanent housing provided for those young people. Though there are only 30 beds, the kids can stay at the house until they’re 24, rather than having to leave at age 21. “It gives them a minute,” says Lauper. “You want to help kids become productive members of society, not castaways. What the hell is that?” But, as passionate as Lauper remains about these missions, she’s no less driven in her music career which, this year, includes the aptlytitled Memphis Blues. Where some artists (Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow) bolster flagging careers

with returns to the classics (The Great American Songbook and The Greatest Love Songs of all Time, respectively), Lauper’s career is far from waning, and her blues turn is no gimmick. “Blues is the foundation of all the music we do today and everything that I’ve ever sung,” she says. “I was once in a cover band, one of those Joplin Tribute bands, ready to kill myself if I had to sing ‘Piece of My Heart’ one more time. It takes more than just doing that stuff. I grew up listening to the Beatles, the Supremes and Motown. The whole blues thing I didn’t even know existed. Now I’ve come full circle.” The album (which includes some great collaborations, like a blistering duet with blues prodigy Jonny Lang on “How Blue Can You Get?”) includes a photo booklet in which Lauper — never one to shy from a costume or a bold hair color — poses crouched in a bird cage and handling a viper. “I was trying to capture the spirit of the music,” she says of these character sketches. “As a storyteller, you need to be grounded in the story and the groove. Out of the groove and in the right key, the story comes to you and you allow it to speak through you. ... There’s some wonderful inside stuff, and that’s the stuff that makes blues important to remember and go back to.” As for her touring band (including harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite, pianist Hubby Turner and Booker T. & The MGs’ drummer Steve Potts) Lauper, who’s a seasoned veteran when it comes to performing, says, “These are Memphis guys. These are the real deal. Every night, when I’m singing with them, I pinch myself.” X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@mountainx.com.

by Joe Zimmerman

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Here is a Haiku in five, seven, five meter. Stop recounting now please. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Unless it’s Mono … or blood loss. Daylight saving time The best excuse for being five hours late to work. All I think about is food. I’m not even fat. Wait, I’m not fat, right? “I hate your fat face!” Words yelled at me by hobo Johnny Depp fellow. San Francisco. Not quite as gay, as people say. But a little gay.

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Deciding which shows you should see, so you don’t have to The Suspect: Sam Quinn and the Japan Ten

This band is the new project of former everybodyfields frontman Sam Quinn. According to Quinn, he has, “…somehow culled the talents of some of the regions most talented musicians to play my whiney, three minute, tales of selfloathing and dismay.” Earlier this summer, the Americana singer-songwriter released his solo debut, The Fake That Sunk A Thousand Ships; Paste magazine wrote, “…beautiful aching moments abound on this album.” Can Be Found: The Grey Eagle, Saturday, Nov. 27. RIYD (Recommended if You Dig): Ryan Adams, Iron & Wine. You Should Go If: Your social life would make Emily Dickinson look like a swinger; You do a nice job pulling off the lumberjack-dons-Groucho glasses look; You yo-yo between cayenne-pepper cleanses and a conveniencestore diet; You have an irrational fear of … really succeeding in life.

The Suspect: Bob Margolin

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Legendary Blues guitarist Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin has been jamming for more than 40 years. His career took off in 1973 when he went to see a Muddy Waters show in Boston; Waters had just lost his longtime guitarist, and he hired Margolin to play in his band. Now Steady Rollin’ calls High Point home, and his most recent release is entitled, In North Carolina. Can Be Found: White Horse Black Mountain, Saturday, Nov. 27. RIYD: Eric Clapton, Tommy Castro, John Mayall. You Should Go If: You’re having a hard time enjoying the McRib knowing it’s just going to go away again; You never go anywhere without your distressed bomber jacket; You’re living proof that a mid-life crisis can last more than 20 years; You have an irrational fear of … being mistaken for a Republican.

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Raised near Athens, Ga., Ford tried his luck as a professional golfer before finding his calling in the music business. He started writing songs for up-and-coming hip-hop artists as well as country-music clients; he decided to blend the two genres and come out from behind the scenes to become a country rapper. His second studio release, Chicken and Biscuits, debuted at No. 8 on the country charts. Can Be Found: The Orange Peel, Saturday, Nov. 27. RIYD: Charlie Daniels Band meets Kid Rock. You Should Go If: Sometimes even a 64ounce cup of sweet tea doesn’t seem like enough; You refuse to go anywhere where camouflage and cowboy hats aren’t welcome; Dating a stripper is on your bucket list; You have an irrational fear that … Bojangles may go out of business someday.

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This five-man band formed in Seattle in 2001 and earlier this year they released their ninth CD, Omni, produced by Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, The White Stripes, The Shins.) They come to Asheville after touring through Europe, both solo and with Jimmy Eat World; frontman Jake Snider says, “The main thing we try to accomplish is putting something together that we’re going to enjoy playing forever. We always make sure that we want to hear the song as much as anybody else.” Can Be Found: The Orange Peel, Monday, Nov. 29. RIYD: Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie. You Should Go If: It’s starting to feel like you’re living out the comments teachers wrote on your report cards; You think people who take antidepressants are cheating; You’re looking for a meditation style that only requires sixty second increments of attention; You have an irrational fear that … no one really gets you.

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and an unmistakable agitation and anxiousness reminiscent of Asheville’s most notable experimental rockers, Ahleuchatistas. With that explosive shift in energy, a line was crossed, and there was no going back. The latter half of the set saw the band delving into increasingly heavier material, patiently building to one climax after another, careful to avoid steering the songs down predictable paths and, instead, taking every opportunity to surprise and challenge expectations. Some of the audience came for the music, others just to eat, but by this point one thing was clear: Everyone was paying attention. Open seating a thing of the past, the space filled with latecomers who bobbed and swayed to the infectious jams, occasionally breaking for a quick bite of traditional Pakistani cuisine before waves of rhythm swept them back into a sea of unrelenting dissonant bliss. And then, after an especially aggressive (yet warmly harmonic) offering, Hello Hugo was done, and so was the crowd. Within minutes, Rosetta’s was a ghost town and all signs of the invigorating performance were gone. Perhaps the most intriguing thing about Hello Hugo is just how encapsulating their extended compositions (which never go anywhere in particular and often clock in at nearly 10 minutes) can be. Or maybe it’s the remarkable way the band relays such intensely technical material in a fluid, intuitive manner. But whatever the reason, Hello Hugo is a band not just to see, but to pay attention to. If you thought instrumental bands were for elevators, think again. X

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smartbets Return of the Davids

By “the Davids” we don’t mean the awesome local garage rock band fronted by one David Clegg. Rather, we mean Davids Wilcox and LaMotte, both trailblazers during the ‘90s-era WNC singer/songwriter heyday, both moved on to other locales (D.C. and Maryland for Wilcox, Australia and India for LaMotte), and both returned to N.C. More symmetry: Both Davids play the Grey Eagle this week — Wilcox on Friday, Nov. 26 (8 p.m., $15/$18) and LaMotte on Sunday, Nov. 28 (7 p.m., $12/$15). thegreyeagle. com.

It’s a Wonderful Life

N.C. Stage and Immediate Theatre Project started their collaborative run of the radioplay version of It’s a Wonderful Life back in 2006. Since then, the holiday classic has become an annual treat for theatre-goers. This year sees a partnership with Flat Rock Playhouse, a new adaptation (including a “Charleston dance contest” scene), and will be performed live at the Historic Henderson County Courthouse in Hendersonville. Through Thursday, Dec. 23. flatrockplayhouse.org.

Acoustic Syndicate

Unlike, say, John Mellancamp and other acts linked to family farm-saving Farm Aid, Acoustic Syndicate (who’ve also played that benefit) actually have a family farm. Which makes sense — lead by brothers Bryon and Fitz McMurry, and cousin Steve McMurry — they’re a family band. And when they’re not working the land in Cleveland County, they’re working on threepart harmonies. And singing songs about sustainability. They’ll be at the Orange Peel on Sunday, Nov. 27, 9 p.m. $15 advance/$17 doors. theorangepeel.net.

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Steven Whiteside (singer-songwriter)

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Space Station Plaza (experimental, fusion) Eleven on Grove

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Hello Hugo (indie, rock, instrumental) w/ Albert Adams

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Tolliver’s Crossing Irish Pub

Holland’s Grille

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Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

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Shane Perlowin (classical guitar), 6-9pm

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Bob Zullo (jazz, guitar), 6:30-10:30pm

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Peggy Ratusz’ Invitational Blues Jam Aaron LaFalce (piano)

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Tressa’s Downtown Jazz and Blues

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The Free Flow Band (soul, funk)

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Athena’s Club

Dave Currier (pop/classic rock/R&B keyboardist)

Jamison Adams (classical guitar), 6-9pm

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Steve Whiddon (piano, vocals)

Marc Keller (acoustic, variety)

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O’Malley’s On Main

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The Get Down

Masters Bluegrass Jam

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Vocal Jazz Session w/ Sharon LaMotte, 7:30pm

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David Earl & friends (rock, Americana, soul)

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Mark Appleford (Americana, blues), 8-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

Hank Bones (“man of 1,000 songs”)

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Leigh Glass Band (blues, rock)

The Herman Clan (bluegrass, Americana)

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Mark Guest (jazz guitar)

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Certified Organic (jazz trio)

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Pack’s Tavern

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Killowatts feat: Futexture, Liam Collins & Sacred Blast

Good Stuff

The Get Down

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Gene Peyroux & the Snow Monkeys CD release party (Americana, blues, funk)

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Free Flight (rock)

Garage at Biltmore

Temptations Red Room

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Handlebar

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Hotel Indigo

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Bobby Sullivan (piano)

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White Horse

Jack Of The Wood Pub

Brian McGee Band (alt-country, rock)

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Emerald Lounge

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Jo Henley Band (roots, rock, bluegrass)

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pickoftheweek Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

n Carolina Asheville Cinema 14 (274-9500)

Director: David Yates (Harry Potter and the HalfBlood Prince) Players: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy Horror/Fantasy Rated PG-13

The Story: With Dumbledore dead and Hogwarts no longer a haven, Harry Potter and his friends find themselves on the run from Lord Voldemort while preparing for the final confrontation with him. The Lowdown: A darker, more horrific Harry Potter movie that may not work entirely on its own — but it is, after all, only part one of two. Still, the film continues and expands upon the creativity and quality of the series.

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Please call the info line for updated showtimes. Times Start Friday Easy A (PG-13) 7:00 How to Train Your Dragon (PG) 1:00, 4:00 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (PG-13) 10:00 n Carmike Cinema 10 (298-4452)

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With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 — or as I like to think of it, in Fellini terms, Harry Potter 6 1/2 — the series finally crosses the line into the realm of the horror film. This should come as no surprise, since it’s been heading that way all along. And while Deathly Hallows: Part 1 most assuredly can’t stand on its own, it fulfills the promise of Brit TV director David Yates as the perfect Harry Potter director — and quite possibly as a filmmaker to reckon with in general. However, this is not a film for the uninitiated; it would be a bad starting point for a newcomer. But then I find it difficult to imagine that there would be many people who, after avoiding the first six movies, suddenly have the urge to take up the series now. This entry starts where Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince leaves off, and it definitely assumes the viewer is familiar with that film. In all honesty, I suspect that it’s only because I had re-watched Half-Blood Prince on

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Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson face new evil in David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 — the latest and darkest film in the series. Tuesday that I remembered what a “horcrux” is — and as a result, knew just why Harry and his compatriots were so keen on tracking horcruxes down. I suppose it doesn’t really matter all that much — think of them as a MacGuffin — but I was glad to know all the same. Of course, I’m only a casual fan. That’s to say, I’ve liked all the films, loved two of them (now three, or two-and-a-half anyway), but my knowledge of the intricacies of the world they inhabit is by no means encyclopedic. True Potterheads are tut-tutting even as we speak that I wouldn’t know what a horcrux is without a refresher course. Is this the darkest of all the Harry Potter movies? I’d say it is. I also think that ought to have been expected, since Half-Blood Prince climaxed with the death of one of the series’ most beloved characters. That set the stage for the ultimate battle that’s always been at the center of the overall story, and it’s not surprising that the mortality rate is going up — in part because the stakes have gone up. I suppose the cynical might want to factor in the desire to create a certain closure for the characters by the author, but even that is as much a need for satisfying the reader/viewer as anything else. Complaints that the last book has been cut into two parts strike me as especially

ill-founded now that I’ve seen this latest installment. Unless there’s precious little left to the story — which I don’t see as likely — I can’t see how this could effectively have been telescoped into a more compact narrative. Even as it stands, fairly major events and at least two main character deaths take place offscreen and are referred to almost in passing. And it isn’t as if the film feels padded. I suppose some of the dialogue scenes with the three main characters might have been trimmed, but not to the degree that it would have altered things. This does seem to be a case where the length of the story required two films rather than one. As filmmaking, this is probably the most accomplished of the series, with the possible exception of Alfonso Cuarón’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — and I’d have to actually compare the two directly to make that call. Plus, like Yates’ Half-Blood Prince, this may qualify as a better Harry Potter film than Azkaban: There’s both a sense of more filmmaking freedom here — the inclusion of an animated sequence is very striking and well judged — and seemingly a greater interest in truly exploring the characters of Harry, Ron and Hermione. It’s fortu-

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Burlesque (PG-13) 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:25, 9:55 Conviction (R) 2:40, 7:50 (Sofa Cinema) Due Date (R) 11:55, 2:05, 4:20, 8:05, 10:15 (Sofa Cinema) Faster (R) 10:15 (Wed, Fri-Sun), 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:20 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (PG-13) 10:00 (Wed, Fri-Sun),11:30, 1:00, 2:45, 4:00, 7:00, 7:30, 10:10, 10:30 Love and Other Drugs (R) 11:30, 2:00. 4:25, 7:35,10:05 Megamind 2D (PG) 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 7:15, 9:35 Morning Glory (PG-13) 11:55, 2:20, 4:45, 7:40, 10:00 (No 4:45, 8:00 0r 10:20 shows Wed) The Next Three Days (PG-13) 12:25, 3:30, 7:05, 9:55 RED (PG-13) 11:45, 5:00, 10:00 (Sofa Cinema) Skyline (PG-13) 2:30, 7:45 (Sofa Cinema) The Social Network (PG-13) 11:40, 5:10, 10:25 (Sofa Cinema) Tamara Drewe (R) 12:05, 2:25, 4:55, 7:50, 10:30 (Sofa Cinema) Tangled 3D (PG) 10:05 (Wed, Fri-Sun), 12:20, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 0:30 Unstoppable (PG-13) 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:20, 9:50

n Cinebarre (665-7776) n Co-ed Cinema Brevard (883-2200)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (PG-13) 12:00, 3:30, 7:00

n Epic of Hendersonville (693-1146) n Fine Arts Theatre (232-1536)

Fair Game (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, Late show Fri-Sat 9:20 Inside Job (PG-13) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, Late show Fri-Sat 9:40

n Flatrock Cinema (697-2463)

Starts Friday Morning Glory (PG-13) 1:00 (Fri-Sun), 4:00, 7:00

n Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 (684-1298) n United Artists Beaucatcher (298-1234)

Burlesque (PG-13) 12:40, 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 Faster (R) 12:50, 4:10, 7:50, 10:19 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (PG-13) 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30,10:15, 10:45 Love and Other Drugs (R) 12:10, 3:50, 7:40, 9:50 Morning Glory (PG-13) 12:20, 3:40, 7:10, 9:50 Skyline (PG-13) 8:00, 10:25

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Conviction JJJ

5:30 pm Fridays

Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Juliette Lewis, Melissa Leo, Peter Gallagher Fact-Based Drama A fact-based story of a woman who put herself through law school in order to attempt to get her brother out of prison on a wrongful murder conviction. A very seriousminded, extremely earnest and probably well-intended film that is somehow less compelling than it should be. Rated R

on Matt Mittanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Take a Stand.

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Greg Hagin uses a crystal tarot deck to assist you in finding answers to lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges. From the cards and your own energy field, he receives â&#x20AC;&#x153;knowingsâ&#x20AC;? that help you see through to the heart of the matter at hand.

Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Juliette Lewis Mismatched Buddy Comedy Two ill-paired men end up driving across the country together. A badly conceived comedy that tries to cash in on the talents of Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis without giving them anything to do. Rated R

Fair Game JJJJJ

Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sam Shepard, Noah Emmerich, Michael Kelly, Bruce McGill Fact-Based Political Drama The story of Joseph Wilson, who blew the whistle on the Bush administration for ignoring evidence that Iraq had no nuclear weapons programâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the fallout that occurred when it was leaked that his wife, Valerie Plame, was a CIA agent. An incendiary film about the duplicity of the Bush administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s machinations to wage war on Iraq. It will undoubtedly polarize audiences. Rated PG-13

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 JJJJJ

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy Horror/Fantasy With Dumbledore dead and Hogwarts no longer a haven, Harry Potter and his friends find themselves on the run from Lord Voldemort while preparing for the final confrontation with him. A darker, more horrific Harry Potter movie that may not work entirely on its ownâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but it is, after all, only part one of two. Still, the film continues and expands upon the creativity and quality of the series. Rated PG-13

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Inside Job JJJJJ

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Matt Damon (narrator), William Ackman, David Alpert, Jonathan Alpert Documentary A documentary examining how the recession came to be through corrupt banking practices and the control of the government. An angry, dispiriting film about the state of the economy and the need for serious economic reform in this countryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;reform that goes beyond lip-service. You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a good time, but this should be seen. Rated PG-13

Megamind JJJ

(Voices) Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, Brad Pitt Animated Superhero Spoof A super villain finds life without point or meaning when he vanquishes his nemesis. Professionally done all the way with strong voice casting, but lacking anything new or compelling. Rated PG

Morning Glory JJJJ

Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum Comedy With Romantic Appendage A young woman takes the seemingly impossible job of revitalizing a failing morning TV program. A solid comedy thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seriously impeded by the apparent need to make it into a romantic comedy. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly watchable, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three stars are fine, but it could have been great. Rated PG-13

The Next Three Days JJJ

Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Brian Dennehy, Liam Neeson Thriller A college instructor decides to break his wife out of jail. A fairly tedious crime movie that wastes an occasionally excellent performance by Russell Crowe. Rated PG-13

RED JJJJ

Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman Action/Comedy Retired CIA agents band together when it turns out that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been targeted for assassination by orders from on high. The plot is not much. The direction is adequate. But the seasoned cast of actors makes RED worth seeing, even if it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it into the great action spoof it could have been. Rated PG-13

Skyline J

Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Donald Faison, Brittany Daniel, David Zayas Derivative Sci-Fi A group of vapid twentysomethings are terrorized by alien invasion on a massive scale. The poor manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Micheal Bay: A movie with a small budget mixed with dumbeddown ideas from every popular sci-fi film from the last decade or so. Rated PG-13

Tamara Drewe JJJJJ

Gemma Arterton, Roger Allam, Bill Camp, Dominic Cooper, Luke Evans, Tamsin Greig Comedy Tamara Dreweâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and her sexy new lookâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;returns to her hometown where she proceeds to wreak havoc on the locals. A funny, insightful, stylish and charming look at modernâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;often gentrifiedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;life in rural England. A must-see picture. Rated R

Unstoppable JJJ

Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee, Kevin Dunn Action A conductor and an engineer must stop a runaway train carrying toxic materials before it derails and causes untold death and destruction. Stuff blows up real cool, so at least itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not boringâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just pretty dumb. Rated PG-13

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The Next Three Days JJJ

Director: Paul Haggis (In the Valley of Elah) Players: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Brian Dennehy, Liam Neeson Thriller Rated PG-13

The Story: A college instructor decides to break his wife out of jail. The Lowdown: A fairly tedious crime movie that wastes an occasionally excellent performance by Russell Crowe. I guess we can chalk up The Next Three Days â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paul Haggisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; remake of Fred Cavayeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2008 French film Anything for Her â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as a small victory. Here, we have director Paul Haggis attempting to make a movie that acts as entertainment and not a preachy social statement Ă la Crash (2004) and In the Valley of Elah (2007). And while this is certainly welcome, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a Paul Haggis film â&#x20AC;&#x201D; meaning, there are other issues. The setup has John (Russell Crowe), a community-college English instructor, watch

his wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks, Role Models) being thrown in the clink for murdering her boss. Believing in her innocence, after exhausting all legal avenues, John decides to bust her out. The bulk of the movie involves Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preparations (he learns how to jimmy car locks via YouTube, tries to hunt down fake passports etc.), followed by the actual jailbreak. The film starts off promisingly enough. We actually see Crowe being a personable performer, which is a rarity, and Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preparations are occasionally interesting. We see what feels like his entire planning process â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not just his successes, but his failures, too â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which adds a real-world feel to the movie. Unfortunately, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most glaring flaw. We see so much that The Next Three Days soon scales the heights of tedium. For a thriller to truly work, it needs to be taut and efficient, two things Haggis doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to understand. Instead, we wander around as John plans and plans, until all the tension is drained from the film. When we finally do get to the big climax (which also goes on too long), the payoff simply isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there. It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as clever as it thinks is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or needs to be. A lot of this stems from Haggisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; weakness as a storyteller and his serious-minded nature. Not that this is a dour movie, but I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much fun either. The real meat of the film is Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unwavering faith in his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innocence, even though the truth is never known for sure. For the bulk of the movie, the question of her innocence and the questions it in turn raises â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as the moral issue of Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willingness to resort to violence and even murder, in spite of the fact that his wife might be guilty â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are the most interesting aspects of The Next Three Days. That is, until the final scene undermines everything in a memorable bit of copping out. Haggis does raise intriguing questions, but doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother to examine them. Instead, what we get is a basic thriller with few thrills and only a veneer of intelligence. Rated PG13 for violence, drug material, language, some sexuality and thematic elements. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carmike 10, The Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande.

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Director: Edward D. Wood Jr. / Jean Yarbrough Players: Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, Loretta King, Dave Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Cheesy Horror Rated NR Considering that the Thursday Horror Picture Show actually falls on Thanksgiving this week, there was never any question but that it would offer some cinematic turkey action. To this end, there is a double dose of Bela Lugosi in two of his less fortunate poverty-row features. First up is the legendary Ed Wood opus Bride of the Monster (1955), which has been mythologized in Tim Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ed Wood (1994). That film captures the cheese-paring nature of Brideâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s creation, but barely scratches the surface of the hysterically funny â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and at one point heart-breaking â&#x20AC;&#x201D; bottom-of-the-barrel reality of the movie itself. Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the more respectable, but no less screwy, 1940 opus The Devil Bat, which offers Lugosi exacting his revenge on his tormenters with the aid of giant bats and a special shaving lotion. Yes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as crazy as it sounds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and it plays even more absurdly. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Bride of the Monster and The Devil Bat Thursday, Nov. 25, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

One Hour With You JJJJJ

Director: Ernst Lubitsch Players: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charlie Ruggles, Roland Young, Genevieve Tobin Musical Comedy Rated NR Perhaps the most amazing thing about Ernst Lubitschâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s One Hour With You is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only one of the three films he put out in 1932 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not counting the episode he contributed to the multi-director portmanteau film If I Had a Million. In addition, it is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; along with the other two â&#x20AC;&#x201D; part of what makes 1932 a prime candidate for the best year the movies ever had. One Hour With You â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lubitschâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second film to team Maurice Chevaler and Jeanette MacDonald â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is a remake of his 1924 The Marriage Circle, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly the sort of ultra-sophisticated comedy for which the filmmaker was famous. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the kind of film that couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been made two years later once the production code went into force. You see, the code folks had this idea that adultery simply could not be funny. Lubitsch et cie, of course, thought otherwise and prove it. The Asheville Film Society will screen One Hour With You Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville. Hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther. Hanke is the artistic director of the Asheville Film Society. For Cranky Hankeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full reviews of these movies, visit www.mountainx.com/movies.

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nate that Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and, especially, Emma Watson have developed considerably as actors over the years. Is this a perfect film? No. The very fact that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s essentially half a story precludes it working as a single film. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not necessarily a bad thing. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never heard anyone complain of the fact that Fritz Langâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dr. Mabuse (1922) is in two parts, and, of course, the two Kill Bill films are a more contemporary example. It does, however, make it impossible to judge the film fairly. For example, I can react to the charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; response to what happens, but not really to the event itself. (I can say no more without saying too much.) However, the film is on firmer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and certainly more horrifically interesting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ground with this installmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actual final sequence. Now, if only Part 2 lives up to it. Rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence, frightening images and brief sensuality. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at The Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Co-ed Cinema of Brevard, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Square, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7.

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Fantasy Rated NR It is a long-standing tradition of the Hendersonville Film Society to mark Thanksgiving by showing a turkey, but the choice of Irwin Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s astonishingly awful The Story of Mankind (1957) takes both drumstricks, both wings and all the white meat, perhaps leaving the parsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nose â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which, come to think of it, the film rather resembles. I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen this amazing mess since high school, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have been happy to leave it there. The premise has the Spirit of Mankind (Ronald Colman) arguing the case that the human race oughtnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be allowed to blow itself up with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Super H Bomb,â&#x20AC;? while Mr. Scratch (Vincent Price) argues that they ought. A heavenly tribunal (you can tell itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heaven by all the dry-ice mist) headed up by Sir Cedric Hardwicke sits in judgment, while bizarre casting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hedy Lamarr as Joan of Arc, Harpo Marx as Sir Isaac Newton, Groucho as Peter Minuit, Virginia Mayo as Cleopatra â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and stock footage delivers the history of civilization. It is mind-curdling in its concentrated ghastliness. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Story of Mankind at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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Sales/ Marketing COMMUNITY EVENTS SUPPORT INTERN Downtown agency in need of interns to assist in office administration, PR communications and event production. For details visit: www.sensiblecity.com IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR LICENSED P&C INSURANCE AGENT. Pisgah Forest office. Full Time Position. Must have experience and possess a positive, motivated attitude. Submit Resume to troyernc@gmail.com JOIN THE ECOMOM TEAM We are successful Moms who are choosing to work an eco-friendly marketing business from home. We are looking for associates in the WNC area.Visit www.southeastappalachiane coteam.com or call 828-246-3776. RECRUITER/SEARCH CONSULTANT Mountain Management Group is seeking a highly motivated recruitment consultant for busy health-care industry. Generous commission plan and flexible schedule. Six figure income potential. Background in recruiting, sales, or Health Care is preferred. BS or BA required. Please email resume to: info@mtnmg.com or call 866-283-7364 for more info. www.mtnmg.com SOFTWARE SALES AND MARKETING Lead generation for a local medical software company. • Hourly rate plus commission for leads generated and another commission when those leads turn into sales. Mostly phone sales with a little marketing. • Part-time, flexible hours. Stuart: (828) 301-6898.

Restaurant/ Food Human Services EVENING DISHWASHER Part-time. Good pay, great working environment. 2534971. Apply in person: 183 Haywood Street, MondayFriday, 2pm-5pm. 3 Brothers Restaurant. HOSTESS Now hiring. Apply in person: 2 Hendersonville Road, Biltmore Station, Asheville. 252-7885. Ichiban Japanese Steak House SERVER Part-time. Please apply in person at 3 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville. Kanpai Sushi. WAIT STAFF Great attitude necessary. Please apply in person across from the Asheville Mall. China Palace

Medical/ Health Care EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FOR MEDICAL SERVICES • Fulltime to support the Vice President for Medical Services and the Affiliate Medical Director in Asheville, NC. • This person will be responsible for: Program and Project Management Meeting Planning Data Management and Reporting Administrative Support Office Management • To be considered for employment, candidate must meet the following qualifications: Minimally a Bachelor’s Degree, 2 years project management experience, 2-4 years directly related, progressively responsible administrative support experience, 2 years experience in healthcare field, or equivalent • Education should encompass some or all of the following: information sharing, internal communications, education/ training, women’s health, sexuality, public health, laboratory science, statistics. • Please submit cover letter and salary requirements to hr@pphsinc.org. EOE PART-TIME OVERNIGHT STAFF NEEDED 2-part-time overnight staff are needed for women’s recovery home in Weaverville. Experience with Substance Abuse clients are a plus! Call (828) 350-9960. (828) 350-9960 susan @nextsteprecovery.com www.nextstepforwomen.org

AVAILABLE POSITIONS • MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Buncombe/Haywood: Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible. Please contact Mason Youell, mason.youell @meridianbhs.org Haywood County: Case Manager (QMHP) Recovery Education Center: Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness. Please contact Jon Esslinger, jon.esslinger @meridianbhs.org Therapist Offender Services (Sex Offender and Domestic Violence Treatment Programs): Must have a Master’s degree and be license-eligible. Experience preferred. Please contact Diane Paige, diane.paige @meridianbhs.org continued on next column

Jackson County: Registered Nurse (RN) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. Please contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy.whitaker @meridianbhs.org Cherokee County: Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible. Please contact Patty Bilitzke, patricia.bilitzke @meridianbhs.org Clinician Recovery Education Center: Must have Master’s degree and be license-eligible. Please contact Keith Christensen, keith.christensen @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 Keith Christensen, keith.christensen @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 Registered Nurse (RN) Assertive Community Treatment Team: Must have four years of psychiatric nursing experience. Please contact Ben Haffey, ben.haffey@meridianbhs.org continued on next column

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2pm-5pm or 5:30pm-7pm Please visit: www.abtech.edu/jobs for a complete listing of available openings. EOE

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Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS) Assertive Community Treatment Team: 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. Experience in Vocational Rehabilitation preferred. Please contact Ben Haffey, ben.haffey@meridianbhs.org Macon County: Case Manager (QMHP) Recovery Education Center: Must have mental health degree and two years of experience working with adults with mental illness. Please contact Candace Rawlinson, candace.rawlinson @meridianbhs.org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org

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FAMILIES TOGETHER, INC. Due to continuous growth through WNC, Families Together Inc. is hiring! FTI is a local mental health agency

WNC GROUP HOMES • Provides residential services for people with Autism and Developmental Disabilities. We are recruiting for 2 positions. • Full time awake 3rd shift at ICF-MR Group Home, 11pm-9am, 7 days on and 7 days off. • Full or part time position at DDA Group Home, includes 24 hour sleep over shift. Information about positions and application posted on-line at www.wncgrouphomes.org, or at 28 Pisgah View Ave Asheville NC, 28803. 828.274.8368. WNC Group Homes is proud to be a drug free workplace.

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LICENSED THERAPIST • Experienced therapist needed for residential therapeutic boarding school for middle school age girls. • Applicants must be comfortable conducting individual, family and group therapy; communicating weekly progress to parents; and collaborating with a treatment team to form case conceptualization and treatment plans. • Licensed MA and Doctoral level therapists only. • Pay commensurate with education and experience. Full-time position with benefits. Fax resume to 828-3780140 or email to careers@ lakehouseacademy.com.

Professional/ Management CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER NEEDED for established Asheville firm. Qualified applicant would be ambitious, an independent worker, team player, thorough, detail oriented, and have strong communication skills. Send resume to wncappraiser@gmail.com REGIONAL PLANNER OPENING AT REGIONAL COUNCIL • Responsible for supervised implementation of a western North Carolina Clean Energy Economy project. Advanced degree preferred in planning, public administration, management or equivalent degree/experience. Starting salary range $39-42k. Application deadline 5:00 pm December 7, 2010. Job description at www.landofsky.org. Completed application is required; form can be found on-line. E-mail application, resume and cover letter to info@landofsky.org. Land-ofSky Regional Council, Asheville, NC. EOE VOLUNTEER LAWYER PROGRAM COORDINATOR NEEDED Pisgah Legal Services, Asheville, NC, a community-based, non-profit law firm, seeks a volunteer coordinator to recruit attorneys and refer cases to them to represent lowincome people in civil cases for a six county, mountainous region. Experience in the practice of law a plus, as well as admission to NC Bar. Salary depends on experience; excellent benefits. Visit http://www.pisgahlegal.org/a bout/job-opportunities for more information. Submit resume and cover letter sample by November 26, 2010, by email to: employment @pisgahlegal.org. Equal Opportunity Employer. Racial minorities, women, elderly, disabled encouraged to apply.

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ASHEVILLE PET SITTERS Dependable, loving care while you’re away. Reasonable rates. Call Sandy Ochsenreiter, (828) 215-7232. R.E.A.C.H. Your Regional Emergency Animal Care Hospital. Open MondayFriday, 5pm-8am and 24 hours on Weekends and Holidays. • 677 Brevard Road. (828) 665-4399. www.reachvet.com

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION HENDERSON COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 590 IN RE: ANTOINETTE LANE-FULP AKA ANTOINETTE LANE and JERRY FULP, FORECLOSURE OF DEED OF TRUST Dated January 31, 2000, RECORDED IN BOOK 874, AT PAGE 320, IN THE HENDERSON COUNTY REGISTRY • NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated January 31, 2000, securing a Note and indebtedness of $150,300.00, which was executed by Antoinette Lane-Fulp aka Antoinette Lane and Jerry Fulp, and which is recorded in Book 874, at Page 320, Henderson County Registry, the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in said Registry, default having occurred in the payment of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust, and at the request of the holder of said Note, the undersigned Substitute Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at 11:00 o’clock a.m. on the 29th day of November, 2010, at the Courthouse door in Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, the real property at 11 Greenwood Acres Drive, Mills River, North Carolina, 28759, which is more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an unmarked point in the right of way of Greenwood Drive (S.R. 2019) said point being a common corner with Lot 4 and Lot 3 of Greenwood Acres Subdivision thence from said Beginning point and down and within the right of way of Greenwood Drive, South 6° 9’ 51” East 113.36 feet to an unmarked point; thence continuing with the right of way of Greenwood Drive South 5° 24’ 25” East 56.33 feet to an unmarked point; thence leaving the right of way of Greenwood Drive, North 89° 55’ 44” West 275.84 feet to a concrete monument (passing an iron pin at 30 feet and 132.84 feet) thence North 03° 30’ 51” West 144.86 feet to an iron pin being a common corner of Lots 3, 4, 12 and 14 of Greenwood Acres Subdivision; thence North 84° 54’ 00” East 268.30 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING (passing an iron pin at 238.80 feet) containing 0.98 acres more or less as shown upon a survey map for Michael Ray and Dianne Houston by Clarence A. Jenkins, RLS dated June 16, 1994 and bearing job number 94-129. Also being all of Lot #3 of Greenwood Acres Subdivision as shown upon plat recorded in Plat Cabinet “C”, Slide 302A, Henderson County Registry. Subject to the right of way of Greenwood Drive (S.R. 2019) widened to its full legal width.

Subject to a right of way as recorded in Deed Book 510, page 129, Henderson County Registry. Subject to Restrictive Covenants as recorded in Deed Book 519, Page 34, Henderson County Registry. The record owner of said property as of a date not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this notice is: Antoinette Lane. Trustee, or Trustee’s agent conducting the sale, may begin the sale up to one hour after the time fixed herein as provided in NCGS §4521.23. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to NCGS §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon ten (10) days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If you are a tenant and have any questions about your legal rights, please consult an attorney. Although not required by statute, any and all bidders and purchasers at sale should understand that the property described in the subject foreclosure proceeding may or may not contain a structure of any kind. The Substitute Trustee in this matter makes no representation or warranty as to the type or existence of a structure situated on the subject property or whether or not said structure has been affixed in any way. Likewise, Substitute Trustee makes no warranties or representations of any kind as to whether title to the mobile/manufactured home(s) on the subject property, if any, has been properly cancelled or whether there are any outstanding liens thereon. Said property will be sold subject to taxes, assessments, and any superior easements, rights of way, restrictions of record, liens, or other encumbrances prior to the lien of the deed of trust being foreclosed, said sale to remain open for increased bids for ten (10) days after report thereof to the Clerk of Superior Court. The Substitute Trustee may require the high bidder to deposit cash at the sale in an amount equal to the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or $750.00. If no upset bid is filed, the balance of the purchase price, less deposit, must be made in cash upon tender of the deed. Third party purchasers at sale must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) as required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). This the 29th day of October, 2010. Alan B. Powell, Substitute Trustee, P.O. Box 1550, High Point, NC 27261. (336) 889-7999.

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Welcome to Lil’ville with the Cashew Carolers For other Molton cartoons, check out our Web page at www.mountainx.com/cartoons voting record. Until this year, I had not voted for Shuler. However, he seems to be an independent voice in the [U.S.] House [of Representatives] for Western North Carolina. He does not seem to be a lapdog for the Democratic [Party] leadership in Washington. Yes, as Mr. Miller’s ads suggested, [Shuler] “voted with Pelosi” 90-some percent of all votes. Of course, the majority of those votes were procedural votes and had nothing to do with policy. Of course, this is demonstrated by the fact that he is willing to challenge her leadership position. While I give him very little chance in unseating her, I admire his willingness to stand up as a moderate voice in a place that has been dominated by the loud few from the far right and far left. I suggest that some of us Republicans toward the center and the Blue Dogs from the Democrats form a new political party. I suggest we call it the Dawg Party — Blue Dogs and Red Dogs who are willing to work together to get things done and leave the left and right outside in the rain. The time has come for the calm, reasonable and moderate majority to be large and in charge. — Ron Grant Arden

When illness strikes, help is necessary I guess, at some point, the mentally ill should take personal responsibility for their own recovery [“The Sick Must Heal Themselves?” Nov. 17, Xpress]. I am sure [the writer] was well intentioned, and that there are people who can and should take stronger roles in their own well-being, but regardless of the illness, there are people who require help. Cancer does not cure itself. Though we can take steps to try to avoid some illnesses, prevention is a positive philosophy, we cannot avoid all. When illness strikes – mental or physical — sometimes help is a necessity. — Harold A. Maio Fort Myers, Fla.

Inquiring vegans want to know Mackensy Lunsford’s review of Firestorm Café [”The Anarchist’s Cookbook,” Nov. 17, Xpress] was great. I was especially pleased to see her raving about the vegan cupcakes. One taste of the culi-

nary creations of Asheville’s vegan chefs and bakers is often all that is needed to dispel the common misconception that vegan foods don’t measure up to animal-based foods. Thanks, Ms. Lunsford, for pointing out that vegan foods can and often actually taste better! As someone who has toured the country promoting plant-based diets, I’ve enjoyed learning the personal stories of the people who have made the switch. Ms. Lunsford often probes the philosophies/justifications of her interviewees who promote eating animal products, but I notice that when she writes about those who opt for vegan foods, she seldom asks what led them in this direction. I’d encourage her to do so in future articles. Inquiring minds want to know! ... — Stewart David Asheville

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I’ve been in Asheville for about five years, and I’ve noticed that, within the last year or so, motorists have largely decided to ignore stop signs. Dedicated motorists [used to] actually pull up to a stop sign, stop, look and then go. Not so any more, and in an alarming number of cases. Mostly I see the cars cruise through a stop sign, sometimes slowing a bit and sometimes not slowing at all. Not a safe thing to do, but that is the case all too often. Not sure if it’s the distraction of the phone call or texting, or maybe everybody is just in that much of a hurry. But, thank heavens, they do make it all up at yield signs. Evidently, many people don’t know any more about yield signs than they do about the center turn lane. The new roundabout in the [River] Arts District is the perfect example. An awful lot of the cars approaching the yield signs come to a complete stop, look both ways and still aren’t real sure about what’s supposed to happen. And then [they] wait for an inordinate amount of time before crawling through and into the circle. Maybe we should all go back to driving school for a refresher — or maybe it all just evens itself out. — Bill Meller Asheville

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With the hard-charged atmosphere of the 2010 election fading away, what do we do now? First, we can remember two things: 1) Elections make a difference; but also 2) They don’t change things all at once (or, really, all that much). Meanwhile, North Carolinians looking for changes for the better will still be demanding help from their government. Consider, for example, some of the questions posed at a Nov. 15 economic summit in Asheville sponsored by AdvantageWest. To answer those questions, the regional economic-development partnership (which serves 23 of the state’s western counties) recruited a group of prominent North Carolinians, including Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, state Treasurer Janet Cowell, Anita Brown-Graham of the Institute for Emerging Issues and banking leader Austin Adams. As the moderator of this distinguished group, my job was to sort out, summarize and present questions submitted by people from

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I wasn’t surprised to find a lot of questions about government policy and courses of action. mental mindset, should North Carolina raise taxes on tobacco and alcohol to levels more in line with our neighboring states? • Would lowering the state’s corporate tax rate encourage businesses to locate here? • Should North Carolina consider rolling furloughs for state employees? A month? A week? • Why is the state “missing the boat legislatively” in supporting the developing solarpower, wind and hydro industries that are struggling to implement these technologies in North Carolina? • Without a natural-gas-pipeline infrastructure capacity, the region is at an economic disadvantage in attracting significant new industry.

What can North Carolina and the region do to upgrade natural-gas infrastructure in an affordable way? • If the new Republican majorities in the state Legislature forget that they will be held accountable, this question should remind them: Our state Legislature has changed. We have a window of opportunity to give them a challenge. What should we ask them to do to bring JOBS to Western N.C.? Other thoughtful questions raised hopeful possibilities for the region. • Former UNCA Chancellor David Brown asked, Is it realistic for WNC to aspire to become the integrative-health apex in the nation? • With the region already showing itself to be an outstanding location for companies involved in the advanced-manufacturing sector, what must it do to recruit projects of sizable employment and investment, like the BMW, VW and Boeing sites that were lured to surrounding regions? • How can the region build on the momentum created by several new data-center projects that have already been attracted? But business leader Mack Pearsall posed a series of questions and comments that haunt me and that ought to be on the mind of every American: • Has the American democratic, capitalist system evolved in the global economy to where it can create wealth — but not jobs in large enough numbers to replace the millions lost? One should remember that our government, large or small, is funded by tax on income, not wealth. If that is the case, what is the future for the American middle class as we have come to know it? What can we in Western N.C. do to revitalize our middle class and give it another shot at economic prosperity? X D.G. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch.

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