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Mixed Mycology Messages I thought it was great to see a mushroomrelated shop going up in West Asheville. The Mountain Xpress did a great spotlight story on this unique store. I am myself an avid collector of wild edible mushrooms from Asheville's surrounding forests.

The article went to lengths to state that the owners are very adamant that they don't sell spores for growing psychedelic mushrooms.

The owners even went so far as printing a sign for the register area that says, “Don't even ask!"

I thought this was really funny. The bright mural on the side of the building depicts a mushroom growing at night that many a novice mycologist will recognize as Amanita muscaria — the most easily identifiable psychoactive mushroom out there! — G.J. Cage Asheville

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The muralist chose the species not for any particular psychoactive properties it possesses, but purely for its aesthetic charm. And although it is undeniable that Amanita muscaria has been used as an entheogen for thousands of years in many parts of the world, our Eastern strain is better known for its toxicity than for any psychoactive effect.

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Eat it and you will, quite literally, wish you were dead. Because we are a mushroom-cultivation-supply store, the sign you refer to is perhaps necessary to protect us from the rather draconian conspiracy laws currently on the books in the USA. These laws could conceivably hold our employees liable if someone purchases said supplies and then uses them to cultivate mushrooms containing psilocybin, a scheduled drug.

We like to think of the sign as the mushroom cultivator's version of "Don't ask, Don't tell."

Hopefully, this clarifies our position on both fine art and mind-altering chemicals. Thanks, West Asheville, for the warm welcome. Fresh mushrooms are coming soon.

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Free, peaceFul and Fearless in 2013!

David Forbes should be ashamed of his fearmongering, sensationalist, urine-yellow piece about Lexington Avenue. Terrorism is the use of fear to further an agenda, and Mountain Xpress has certainly enabled Forbes to do that — whatever his childish point might be. The use of phrases like "blood on the sidewalk” and "bare knuckles or blades," should be left to Quentin Tarantino and his ilk.

If you want to write scripts, go to L.A. If you want to do hard news about tough city streets, go to Detroit. Whatever you do, quit badmouthing downtown Asheville!

Decent, peaceful, liberated people live here, and we want neither your baseless denigration of our city's reputation, nor some overbearing police reaction to your baseless cries of violence in the streets.

— Sidney Nemms Asheville

it’s tiMe to protect our children After witnessing on television the horrible massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, I felt compelled to do something in our community so that school-age children, their parents and teachers will be safe.

I have two children: A 9-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old son. Having seen this type of attack happening for some years now in the U.S., I have been concerned for several years for my children's safety at school.

Newtown is a small town. If it can happen there, it can happen anywhere. I do not want to pick up my telephone one day and hear that a lunatic has walked into one of my children's schools and killed dozens. To me, and certainly to thousands of other citizens of Asheville and Buncombe County, the safety of our children is a primary concern. We can no longer be complacent and believe that our children are safe when at school.

They are not, and we as a community must join together and insist that immediate action be taken, as an agenda priority in our City Council and county commission, to "Protect Our Children," that the children, parents and teachers can live their lives in peace and comfort knowing that our public schools are safe and protected.

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I sent an email to Mayor Terry Bellamy and all City Council members, as well as to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, suggesting [ways] to start moving toward a longterm solution. I have started a petition asking our community leaders to take immediate action.

I know that this problem is attributed to multiple issues and it is complicated. We have to change many things in our society. In the meantime, our children deserve to be protected. I don't want to receive that call one day and know that I did not do everything in my power to prevent it.

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is gun control the ansWer? The Newtown, Conn., shooting brought out the gun-control advocates. But is gun control the answer, or must we really look to other areas?

There has been little discussion of the mentalhealth issues and the environment surrounding the perpetrators of these massacres. The sheer nature of these violent attacks on our citizens makes it quite evident that there is and always has been a mental-health component in any attempt at mass killing of individuals.

We have research data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the law that implemented the Federal Assault Weapons Ban that was in effect from Sept. 13, 1994 until Sept. 13, 2004. The data indicates that bans and gun-control laws have little to no impact in decreasing violent gun crimes. Based on that data we should now be looking at other areas for the reason behind these violent episodes.

Mental-health issues have been identified as part of the makeup of each of the gunwielding killers in Aurora, Colo.; Newtown; Tucson, Ariz.; and Virginia Tech. We now

should approach our current laws dealing with mental-health issues in a new light. We should be looking at new and more effective ways of identifying and dealing with those whose mental stability has been brought into question.

North Carolina, like many other states, has closed the inpatient facilities for mental health.

These closures have left the state with no facilities to house the mentally ill, except within our local communities. It also has left the state with no state-run inpatient facility totally dedicated to the mental health of its citizens. A state-run inpatient facility would also be an excellent research facility to identify behavior associated with individuals who perpetrate such crimes.

From research we know that gun control is not the answer. We must now redirect our efforts for the future and do whatever we can to limit or stop future massacres. To find a solution, research will have to be performed. Do we really have the facilities to do research on mental-health issues to identify the causes that prompted those who have perpetrated these murders?

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VIEWS FROM THE VORTEX LOCAL ELDERS EVOKE OUR TOWN Several months ago, Asheville resident Jim Chatham contacted Xpress concerning a project he was leading. Inspired by Eno Publishers’ 2012 release, 27 Views of Asheville, Chatham challenged graduates of his periodic writing seminar, “Turning Your Life Into Literature,” to take a whack at producing their own verbal snapshots of this unique community. Twenty-one of them heeded the muse and subsequently gathered to share their respective offerings.

Most of the writers live in Givens Estates and Deerfield retirement communities, and as Chatham observes, “Collectively, they represent an incredible history of worldwide experience: That's part of why their stories are so interesting. All are relatively mobile; one is nearly blind, another has a severe speech impediment, but none of that stops them.” Each author holds the copyright to his or her contribution.

Due to the formidable heft of this whole package, these pieces will be spread across two print issues of Xpress, Jan. 2 and Jan. 9, plus our website, mountainx.com. We invite you to dive in and sample this fascinating potpourri of perspectives and insights by assorted Asheville elders. Happy foraging!

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hAve you visiteD your vorteX toDAy? by ingram cannon parmley Have you ever experienced a vortex? Me neither. I have heard about them, however, and I understand that Asheville is a center for them. Vortices are supposed to be areas where the earth emits psychic and spiritual energy. I suppose it spirals out of the earth, as “vortex” implies; invisible but felt by the believers who make pilgrimages to them.

I don’t know what vortices have to do with it, but I suggest that the vortex be adopted as Asheville’s emblem and

mascot, its image mounted front and center in the city’s great seal. (I leave it to those who’ve seen a vortex and know what one looks like to design the seal.)

I make this modest proposal because my experience of Asheville has been one of abundant good energy that empowers and drives the people. And after all, what is Asheville if not people?

That energy wasn’t obvious the first time we drove through town in 1960; sleepy is a better way to describe how it was then. Over the years, however, we’ve seen the changes and enjoyed the Land of the Sky, so deciding to spend the rest of our lives here wasn’t difficult.

Think about it! Look at the people: Ever seen such resplendent and varied garb? Hairdos?

We have them all. Hats and headdresses? Get them here.

Music? From genuine folk to pop, jazz, rap, opera, symphony, musical theater and points in between. Nightclubs, live theater, dance, live comedy; churches, temples, synagogues, mosques and even a basilica.

Newspapers and television.

Restaurants? Lord, you can get anything from caviar to possum fritters and anything else you can describe to a waiter or a chef in this town.

Artists, artisans and crafters were everywhere until we moved them down to the river.

Manufacturing on the rise, creating jobs and promising more (can’t leave out the beverage industry). Concern for the environment and stewardship of Mother Earth.

People helping people: the homeless, hungry, sick, lonely, disabled. Don’t tell me it’s not enough, that there are still people in need: I know that. But nobody tries harder than the good people of Asheville.

Colleges and other schools, both traditional and innovative.

And the folks who choose to call this place home and make their creative contribution to the city’s life power all of it.

Diverse, colorful, welcoming, inclusive, cooperative, always trying to do better. The energy flows from Asheville’s people to its people.

You don’t have to spend much time around Pritchard Park or Pack Square to experience the variety and celebrate the energy. But in fact, you find it everywhere: in the artist who works another job to support her art habit; in the parents who choose to live here for the support they find for family life, safety, education and religious expression.

Asheville, city of energy — people energy — living lives both individual and communal in a place that’s creative, enlightening and encouraging.

City of the vortex. Land of the Sky. Home.

A DAncinG town by betty sisk swain It was the summer of 1942 and my family had just moved to Asheville. I was 13 going on 14, and I took this upheaval in my life as something of a personal insult. My protests were loud and long at being torn away from my old neighborhood, all my very best friends, saying goodbye to all my classmates — especially the boys I’d recently discovered as being different from brothers. Then, one magical summer evening, my new neighbors invited me to a downtown street dance: a square dance.

This was a new experience for me. I’d learned a few popu-

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lar dance steps with girlfriends on somebody’s front porch with music provided by a wind-up Victrola, but I’d never been to a street dance. I’d never, ever danced with a boy or in a public place, and I’d never even heard of a square dance. So, filled with fearful misgivings and excited anticipation, I joined six teens and one parent packed into a late-model, large-capacity Hudson, and we were off.

You could hear the music as we got closer; people of all ages crowded Page Avenue, which had been blocked off. In the center, a large, raised bandstand held a half-dozen musicians with banjos, guitars and fiddles, and two or three gentlemen who took turns calling the dances. The street was strung with lights, and loudspeakers broadcast lively, foot-tapping music.

I had never seen such wildly choreographed swinging and stamping and utterly joyous movements in my young life.

Thoroughly captivated, I hung back at first but kept edging closer and closer to the front circle of onlookers until I could see the dancers’ faces and hear their laughter over the music.

Oh, how I longed to be part of this noisy, carefree crowd of happy people!

My clapping hands and excited countenance must have telegraphed my longing to a young man who appeared from nowhere, grabbed my hand and drew me into the dancing circle.

I pulled away, saying, “I don’t know how.”

He replied, “You kin breathe, caintcha?”

Oh yes, I could breathe, and I did. And I danced, I do-sidoed and allemanded left to my corner, and I did the shoo-fly swing and birdie-in-the-cage and promenaded my heart out.

I thought it the most exciting, exhilarating time of my life, and Asheville became my home that night: my dancing home.

Asheville still dances: Bele Chere, Shindig on the Green, The Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, The Orange Peel,

Diana Wortham Theatre and Pritchard Park, to name only a few delightful venues. And just like Asheville, in my heart, I will always dance.

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by Jackie Gorman Asheville is like a granny with an apron and a diamond nose stud.

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by Dave stewart “If it ain’t King James, it ain’t Bible.” The owner of that bumper sticker coexists, perhaps with some unease, in the same town that’s home to The Rock Girl, whose studio offers “chakra balancing, Reiki, psychic development, altars, crystal skulls and more.” That’s Asheville — diverse, tolerant and wonderfully eccentric.

A few months ago, local women once again demonstrated downtown for the right to go topless in public — even though this is already legal in North Carolina. And isn’t it interesting that the leadership

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for this event was provided by a guy who feels passionately that his wife needs the same right he has to take off her shirt in public, never mind that she tells him she doesn’t want to do that. Go figure, and welcome to Asheville.

The obituaries in my town are not to be missed — in part because, these days, that’s where I’m most likely to read about someone I know. It was recently reported that one woman paused briefly over Mars Hill as she began her flight toward glory. Another departed soul, it was noted, had received her Bachelor of Square Dancing from the College of Do-si-dos and Allemande Lefts before going to her just reward. Good for her!

Another local eccentricity is how, sometimes, the good guys actually win. A perfect storm of dissent arose as the city was poised to erect a giant parking deck smack up against the rent-controlled Battery Park Apartments some years back.

Residents complained that the project would block their prized views of the mountains, and the scheme was dropped. Where else is blocking low-income folks’ views considered a reason to halt what would have been a money-making venture?

Sports, too, take an odd twist at Asheville’s McCormick Field, whose scoreboard displays

the scores of baseball teams labeled as Visitors and Tourists.

Where’s the home team in this town, anyway?

Pritchard Park’s Friday drum circle is a big draw for locals and tourists alike. Several years ago, some residents in a newly built condo objected to the noise.

The resulting community outcry said, basically, it’s you who ought to shut up. The drum circle, admittedly noisy and a bit scruffy around the edges, remains.

An entry in the outrageous category is Sister Bad Habit, who reminds me of Batman as she bikes through downtown, her nun’s habit flapping in her wake.

The Humane Society recently got a much-needed lift from a daylong Freaks & Geeks Tattoo Sideshow, which raised funds to provide critical care for homeless animals.

Asheville houses its garbage trucks in a handsome facility informally known as the Taj MaGarage. The first time I saw it, the balance was tipped, and I decided that this was where I wanted to retire. A town that did that for its garbage trucks, I reasoned, was clearly no ordinary place.

Yes, Asheville is eccentric, and while I don’t endorse everything that goes on, I do enjoy the passing parade. Life here is seldom dull.

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by Sheila ingersoll Travel-weary, silent and then Look! The mountains Distant dark peaks A clear outline against a pale sky Ancient hills beckoning Spirits awakening Vistas unfolding, rolling seemingly unending Rising and descending Twisting, turning, always climbing Higher now and closer Cresting clouds puffing up Competing Endless trees marching Sun-splashed tangled leaves wisps of orange filtered browns, shades of black Envelop me in the palm of Asheville s hand I m home

myStical wHiSperS by nancy albyn Nestled in the mountains alongside a river that flows through the valley lies the city: mystical, mysterious, spiritual, where Muses come and whisper to the people.

aSHeville: it’S SometHing to bark about by patches (loyal companion to Jerry De land) What’s happened to Jerry?

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is. The light’s turned green and we’re still sitting here while the driver up ahead carries on with that dude in the pickup and the German shepherd in the truck bed flirts with me. “Patches, relax: It’s Asheville’s laid-back culture,” says Jerry, sensing my impatience.

Yeah, like those lethargic downtown dogs hanging out

by Malaprop’s. The weird kids with rings in their noses are pretty mellow too, but Jerry says that’s more a question of chemicals than culture (whatever that means).

Me, I enjoy the mix of dogs I meet; Jerry says they’re like the diversity of humans in Asheville, which is what makes it such a vibrant community. I’ve been instructed not to ask those dogs their pedigree. In Asheville, no one gives a hoot, just as the folks here don’t judge Jerry by the club or church he doesn’t belong to. Instead, people tolerate his shortcomings and celebrate the community’s diversity.

Here, we rail against monotony, sameness and standardization; independent merchants like Mast General Store, Malaprop’s and Tops thrive among the industry giants and seldom say anything when I tag along (provided I behave). But it’s hard to sit still amid all that attention from so many dog lovers.

I don’t know if I told you, but I have a good sense of smell, and almost everyone who comes to the house reeks of dog. There must be more canines than people living in Asheville. And during our walks around Beaver Lake, most everyone makes eye contact, nods and wants to talk. Strange, this chatting with strangers, as if we had no other pressing business!

Speaking of strangers, you may not realize it, but Jerry’s very self-reliant. “I can handle it,” he says, though lately he’s started letting go. The other day, my leash got all tangled up as I scarfed up a blob of black-bean hummus (my favorite) from under a bench in front of Jubilee.

Jerry, meanwhile, was struggling to help Connie get out of

the car when a young couple walked by. They hesitated, and the soft-spoken girl said, “Need some help?” Silence. I thought, what are you waiting for? Then — surprise — Jerry accepted the offer. The girl immediately took charge, helping Connie out of the car and accompanying her, hand in hand, toward Full Circle Salon. Her friend, down on all fours beneath the bench, untangled my leash.

Jerry thanked them, and the girl replied, “No problem; we’ll all be there one time or another.”

We walked on. “Asheville: It’s all about the people,” Jerry said to Connie. I nudged him and he mumbled, “Oh yeah, and the dogs.”

rAilroAD town by elizabeth byerly Noon on a weekday, and traffic was at a virtual standstill in Biltmore. Sighing, I switched off the ignition to wait. Then I noticed the billboard on my right, displaying this come-on: “Caught by train? Text Moe’s for Gr8 Deals” I don’t text; I do know how to spell “great.” Nevertheless, I was curious about what Moe was selling. As the freight train creaked through the Hendersonville Road crossing,

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a dozen gondolas overflowing with wood chips, I had time to prepare my “order” to Moe: a film depicting Asheville’s railroad history, produced and directed by me.

Here’s my idea for the movie (sometimes silent, more often with sound): first, a young George Vanderbilt with his mother in the 1880s, thinking about how to bring their wealthy friends to Asheville for seasons of clean air and good water. Next would be a picture of me with my mother, reading The Little Engine That Could as a bedtime story, sounding out the refrain with gathering momentum: “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…”

Flash-forward to 1945 and my very first trip by rail. A Southern Railway train chugging into Old Fort en route from WinstonSalem to Asheville to visit Aunt Elizabeth. Sitting in a coach, the excitement of little box lunches, the spout of Andrews Geyser, the addition of a second locomotive for the ascent through seven tunnels (count them: one, two, three…). The men across the aisle — none other than Roy Acuff, the King of Country Music, and his Smoky Mountain Boys. Roy signed my little sister’s autograph book.

The final image would feature our passenger train pulling into the Biltmore Village station.

No shops, no restaurants, no parking decks, just a lovely little park with a church across the way...

Together we had caught a train; the train had not caught us. Now that was a great deal.

mountAin sunsets

by Jack ingersoll “Twinkling vapors arose; and sky and water and forest/Seemed all on fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together.”

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Evangeline” (Part II, Section II)

As a child and young adult, I was constantly amazed by San Francisco’s glorious Pacific Ocean sunsets. The combination of sea, sky and clouds produced a daily spectacle defying description: brilliant purples, reds, pinks and yellows with white, gray and, at times, nearblack clouds, all framed by the setting sun, which highlighted the curtain of fog and vapors that typically hung offshore. No other scenes, it seemed, could ever hope to equal these.

But when we arrived in Asheville, many years after leaving the Bay Area, we discovered that San Francisco wasn’t the only place where one could revel in miraculous sunsets. Here there was no ocean to swallow the sun, but the mountains served a similar purpose, slowly extinguishing the flame as night fell. We marveled at the vistas from our home’s western rooms and porch at twilight, especially between late fall and early spring. After the trees surrounding our house on Sunset Mountain had surrendered their red, brown and golden-yellow leaves in the fall, and before they regained their green, leafy clusters in the spring, we had clear views of sunsets behind Mount Pisgah and the ranges north and south of it.

During the 17 years we lived there, we were treated to unmatched splendor as the sun

sank behind the mountains, silhouetting them while the clouds and western sky above reflected colors ranging from subtle pastels to deep, rich hues. Orange and brilliant-red flames seemed to shoot up from the mountains and bounce off the clouds.

We’ve witnessed sunsets here that could rival any to be seen anywhere: Yet another reason to be truly grateful that Asheville’s our home.

weirD AnD wonDerful by lane waas The sun was glinting off the storefront window but, adjusting my position, I spotted it.

Hanging on the headless torso of a well-endowed mannikin, the T-shirt proclaimed, “I May Be Weird, But I’m from Asheville.”

Quickly entering the store, I bought the lone remaining shirt, chuckling to myself as I thought, “That’s why I love Asheville!”

I looked up “weird” and found a list of synonyms: strange, odd, bizarre and unusual. Its antonym, “normal,” is a word long since dropped from descriptions of the Asheville I love.

Moving here 10 years ago, I was astonished at the fabulous arts-and-crafts world I found.

Not surprisingly, Asheville

has been named the No. 1 city of its size in the U.S. in this regard, supplanting long-standing favorite Santa Fe. Paintings, drawings, glass, sculpture and countless other beautiful, strange, even bizarre art forms fill shops on every corner, studios in the incredible River Arts District, and events such as The Big Crafty and the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands.

But craft isn’t limited to pretty objects. Asheville’s dozen-orso breweries won it Beer City USA honors. The many offbeat performing-arts venues, not to mention Laugh Your Asheville Off, the purple LaZoom bus, The Orange Peel Social Aid & Pleasure Club, the Fringe Festival and the GoTopless Rally all contribute to making this a gloriously weird and celebratory city. The many free news sources feature hundreds of alternative practitioners, some of them strange if not outright weird! Within a mile of where we live, there are countless ethnic restaurants, and only a few miles distant is a self-described “dive” serving delicious food while announcing its preference for black T-shirts, tattoos and dreadlocks.

First and foremost, though, it’s the wild assortment of occasionally weird folks who live and visit here that makes Asheville unique. Walk around downtown and you’ll find street musicians, talented mimes and groups all ages gathered around the fountain or in the several parks, dressed in all manner of costume and preaching, protesting or cheering a multitude of causes. There’s a multigenerational drum circle, even a HulaHoop competition. Downtown After 5 revelry and “Shindig on the Green,” not to mention Bele Chere and an endless succession of carnivals, shows and strolls, offer further offbeat choices. Meanwhile, a recent choral concert featuring hippieattired dancers — one of whom is 90, and another who’s a retired CIA operative — displayed the unusual diversity of elder Asheville.

Perception is colored by age and experience, and some may not think of this creative explosion that is Asheville as weird.

But as a former art teacher who was teasingly called crazy or weird, I have definitely found my home.

wAlkinG on two leGs by bob sigmon If the people of Asheville want to be whole, we’ll have to walk on two legs: one focusing on the external world and the other on our inner, spiritual, mystical selves (Mayan proposition).

Since moving to the area in 1999, I’ve asked people I meet, “Why did you come here?”

Many respond, “I visited and almost immediately felt led to move here.”

They talk about a sense of place: the 24 identified power vortices running through the area between Black Mountain and Waynesville; the magical powers of the quartz in these ancient mountains. The Cherokee nation’s history and traditions; the many independent publications; yoga heaven; music (Moog); spiritual practices; scenic beauty; non-Western health care, and Internet access to rest of the world.

I’ve come to believe that the multiple vortices, civic forces and distinctive individuals in the Asheville basin are a seed field for creating conditions so that all of us can walk on two legs, in harmony with the miracles of the earth, plants, streams, wildlife, sun, wind and rain. This seed field suggests a fable of sorts, perhaps a fantasy for the area.

What if, in the next decade, many of the forces and movements fueled by the vortices serendipitously began working collectively to support all of us walking on two legs?

Imagine what our individual and collective lives would be like if: 1. All residents could read and write well and have a sense of the history of this place, how it’s changed, how it works now and could work for the benefit of all residents and natural life forms.

2. Half our food were locally produced, and everyone had enough to eat.

3. All residents had safe, comfortable housing with public transportation available.

These realities focus on the leg that interacts outwardly through work and play. Results would include job creation, well-being, a low crime rate, an emerging local economic system and a sense of community realized.

Then, to develop the other leg the Mayans speak of, what if: 4. All residents could express themselves through at least one art form and have access to a variety of spiritual, inner-work opportunities, helping all of us discover, express and practice our innate gifts.

As the efforts of these four energy fields meshed to facilitate all of us walking on two legs, we’d begin to see that we were healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous — and more likely to serve and care for the earth and our neighbors (paraphrase from R. Greenleaf).

What individual contribution can each of us make to support institutions and movements working toward these ends?

What gifts might we receive as we became involved in such works?

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news x from the Web

talk oF the toWn

the 2012 stories that got the Most online coMMents

By Jake Frankel In keeping with Mountain Xpress’ long-standing goal of promoting community dialogue, our website proved to be fertile ground for a wide variety of lively discussions over the past year.

Here's a look at the posts that generated the most online comments (note: Xpress' tracking system doesn't include comments made via Facebook).

A letter to the editor by Tim Peck titled "People and Profits Are In Harmony" drew more responses than any other post. In the piece, the local blogger and former Asheville City Council candidate argued that, "In commercial transactions, two parties profit: the seller and the buyer.

"The buyer acquires a product and the seller gains financially," he continued. "This peaceable, voluntary transaction of value for value to mutual benefit is an exercise of the rights of individuals to life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness. It is the proper and moral exercise of economic and political freedom."

Most commenters disagreed, however, saying that sometimes, corporations’ pursuit of profit can lead to negative economic and environmental consequences for consumers.

"Your letter assumes a true free market, where transparency allows the consumer to know how workers are treated, how products are made, how pricing structures and other legal policies are created and so on," wrote commenter "sonip-

top 12 coMMenters oF 2012 on Mountainx.coM Username/number of comments posted timothypeck 1,825 ken hanke 1,446 bsummers 535 dionysis 437 xanadon’t 364 Jeremy dylan 335 bill smith 240 Me 233 orbit dvd 198 d. dial 175 mat catastrophe 141 edwin arnaudin 130

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pecking away: Tim Peck’s letter to the editor advocating free-market capitalism garnered more responses than any other post on the Xpress website last year. The local blogger and former City Council candidate posted far more comments on the site than any other registered user. File photo

itts" (Xpress policy allows aliases and anonymous online comments).

"However, in our current world we don't have a free market," sonipitts continued. "We have a market dominated by a few large corporations in each field operating with the wealth of small nations and using that wealth to silence whistle-blowers who would expose dangerous or unethical practices; who use their money and subsequent influence to get laws passed specifically aimed at preventing information about such practices from being exposed (or to simply make them legal); who use that same influence to make competition impossible beyond a few small 'industry leaders' and to avoid any but the most trivial consequences for breaking the law."

The online article, "Moffitt Talks Politics at Town Hall, Touts success of Forced Annexation law," received the second-most comments.

Reporting on state Rep. Tim Moffitt's June 30 event in Leicester, staff writer Caitlin Byrd quoted the controversial freshman legislator saying that a bill he’d sponsored to allow referendums on forced annexation was designed to protect "us county folks from enrichment of those in the city." He also said he considers himself to be "a practical person" rather than a "political person."

But in a series of responses, Heather Rayburn slammed Moffitt’s legislation and statements as hypocritical, asserting that his support of fracking amounted to a denial of private-property rights, and his opposition to a referendum on the county voting system amounted to a denial of local control. The local activist urged readers to volunteer for Democrat Jane Whilden's campaign (Moffitt went on to defeat her soundly in the Nov. 6 election).

Staff reporter Jake Frankel’s “Moffitt– sponsored Bill to Allow Referendums on Forced Annexation Becomes law" earned the third spot, dealing with some of the same hot-button issues and eliciting additional criticism. "Neighborhoods like Biltmore Lake benefit tremendously from Asheville city services but don't pay their fair share in taxes," wrote Parker sloan, who chairs the Buncombe County Young Democrats. "I get it: Everyone wants a free lunch, but this shortsighted bill drastically limits the ability of our state's small towns and larger cities to stay financially stable and to grow. Moffitt's no hero: He's an opportunist."

But Moffitt supporters also spoke out strongly, with local political operative Michael Muller declaring, "The thing is, Parker, a government annexing property outside its borders without the consent of its citizens is simply wrong. It's tyranny, it's immoral, it's undemocratic and it's un-American."

Next in line: "differing views at downtown Asheville BId Meeting" by Xpress reporter david Forbes. He described the July 17 publicinput session as "tense," with residents wrangling with a proposal to establish "an independent nonprofit to provide extra services downtown, funded by a special tax district."

Most of the comments, however, questioned the motivations behind an effort to get about 15 homeless people to attend the meeting wearing "ambassador" sashes to poke fun at the plan. Commenter "glolady" took responsibility on the website for offering them cigarettes as payment, though she said the idea came from Muller.

"This is just another example of how badly the homeless are treated in Asheville. Some of them are willing to work, even if it is just for a pack of cigarettes. Let one of them ask someone for money and they get a few days in jail," wrote glolady. "My suggestion is to interview the homeless who want to work, and then hire them to pick up trash."

The fifth-most-commented-on item, "live From Tampa: video and Updates from local delegates at the Republican National Convention," included a series of posts

by Gary shoemaker, one of a handful of Buncombe County delegates who joined thousands of others from across the country at the August convention in Tampa. Not all of them supported their party's nominee for president, Mitt Romney, and Shoemaker was outraged by what he saw as disturbing rule changes and the mistreatment of Ron Paul supporters. Likening the experience of attending the convention to "spending three days in the RNC Gulag," Shoemaker worried that leaders were trying "to make eunuchs of future delegates."

Most of the online comments also criticized the party under Romney's leadership, with "dionysis" charging that the candidate wanted to "take our country back … to the 16th century." In a later post, Dionysis added,"Ron Paul's supporters have been played like a cheap violin." X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext.

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calendar categories community events & workshops / social & shared-interest groups / government & politics / seniors & retirees / animals / technology / business & careers / volunteering / health programs / support groups / helplines / sports groups & activities / kids / spirituality / arts / spoken & written word / festivals & gatherings / music / theater / comedy / film / dance / auditions & call to artists Calendar for January 2 10, 2013

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unless otherwise stated, events take plaCe in asheville, and phone numbers are in the 828 area Code.

Blue Ridge Mall, 4 Seasons Blvd.,

day-by-day Calendar is online Want to find out everything that's happening today -- or tomorrow, or any day of the week? Go to www. mountainx.com/events. weekday abbreviations: SU = Sunday, MO = Monday, TU = Tuesday, WE = Wednesday, TH = Thursday, FR = Friday, SA = Saturday

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ers at the K-Mart entrance of the Hendersonville. Info: 693-5172 or cpforpetsinc@aol.com. heritage poultry workshop • TH (1/10), 1-5pm - Learn about raising heritage poultry from expert Jim Adkins. For beginners and experienced chicken keepers.

Held at the Mill Spring Agricultural Development and Community Center, 156 School Road, Mill

Studio Glass in Western North Carolina, works by Harvey K. Littleton and emerging artists.

pet loss support group • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - A support group for anyone who has lost a pet or is anticipating the death of a pet will be held at 21 Edwin Place. Free. Info: 258-3229.

folk art Center MP 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Open daily from 9am6pm. Info: www.craftguild.org or 298-7928.

• Through TU (3/19) - Works by Valerie McGaughey (fiber) and Virginia McKinney (mixed media).

winter bird hike • SA (1/5), 9am - A moderate 1-mile birding hike will depart from Lake James State Park's Paddy's Creek area office, 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo. Ages 6 and up. Free. Info: 584-7728.

handmade in ameriCa Located at 125 S. Lexington Ave. Info: www.handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121.

• Through FR (2/22) - Flux: A Craft Exchange, an exhibit exchange with Flux Studios of Mount Rainier, Md.

Spring. $10 includes materials. Info and registration: 894-2281 or www. polkcountyfarms.org. outward hounds • WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS &

Community partnership for pets • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, noon3pm - Community Partnership for

Glendale Ave. Free. Info: www. bwar.org or 505-3440.

SUNDAYS, 10am-1pm - Brother Wolf Animal Rescue invites the public to take adoptable dogs on local hikes. Meets at BWAR, 31

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Due to the abundance of great things to do in our area, we only have the space in print to focus on timely events. Our print calendar now covers an eight-day range. For a complete directory of all Community Calendar groups and upcoming events, please visit www.mountainx. com/events.

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art ameriCan folk art and framing Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: www. amerifolk.com or 281-2134.

• Through WE (1/2) - Joy in the Mountains, works by self-taught Southern artists.

Joseph anderson: forged iron • Through FR (1/25) - Figuratively Speaking, an exhibition of iron works by Joseph Anderson, will be on display at 296 Depot, 296 Depot St. Info: 467-0265. matthew Zedler • Through TU (1/15) - Works by local modern/contemporary artist Matthew Zedler will be on display in the lobby of Hotel Indigo, 151 Haywood St. Info: www.matthewzedlerfineart.com.

• TH (1/10), 5-7pm - Reception.

art at appalaChian state university 423 W. King St., Boone. Info: www. tcva.org or 262-3017.

• Through SA (2/9) - Pieces of the Puzzle, works by ASU's community outreach programs, will be on display in the Community Gallery. art events at wCu Held at the Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University. Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Thurs., 10am-7pm. Free, but donations welcome. Info: www.fineartmuseum.wcu.edu or 227-3591.

• Through FR (2/1) - North Carolina Glass 2012: In Celebration of 50 Years of Studio Glass in America. asheville area arts CounCil: the artery Community arts facility at 346 Depot St. Tues.-Sat., 11am-4pm.

Info: www.ashevillearts.com or 258-0710.

• FR (1/4) through SA (2/2) - Home Is Where the Art Is, works by patients in Mission Children's Hospital's Arts for Life program.

• FRIDAYS (1/4) through (2/22), 9-11am - Artist business brainstorming sessions will feature one-on-one opportunities for artist entrepreneurs. Free or by donation. Call to confirm dates. asheville art museum Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Programs are free with admission unless

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rootabaga music: Ukrainian-born guitarist Marina Alexandra will celebrate Carl Sandburg’s 135th birthday with classical music on Sunday, Jan. 6. (pg. 21)

otherwise noted. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: www.ashevilleart. org or 253-3227.

• Through SU (3/31) - Survivors and Liberators: Portraits by Wilma Bulkin Siegel will be on display in the East Wing.

• Through SU (1/27) - Robert Morris: Mind/Body/Earth will be on display in the North Wing.

• Through SU (4/14) - In the Camps: Photographs by Erich Hartmann will be on display in the East Wing.

• Through SU (1/20) - Chasing the Image, works by Madeleine d’Ivry Lord and Sally Massengale, will be on display in the North Wing.

• Through SU (1/6) - Art/Sewn, "works of art in which sewing is

integral to the making and viewing experience," will be on display in the North Wing. blaCk mountain Center for the arts Old City Hall, 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Wed. and Fri., 10am-5pm; Thurs., 11am-3pm.

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

• Through FR (1/18) - Black Mountain Center for the Arts Clay Studio teacher/student exhibit.

Center for Craft, Creativity and design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville. Info: www.craftscreativitydesign.org or 890-2050.

• Through MO (1/7) - Harvey's Legacy: The Next Generation of

push skate shop & gallery Located at 25 Patton Ave. Mon.Thurs., 11am-6pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-7pm; Sun., noon-6pm. Info: www.pushtoyproject.com or 2255509.

• Through TU (1/8) - Kin, works by Ursula Gullow. seven sisters gallery 117 Cherry St., Black Mountain.

Summer hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm and Sun., noon-5pm. Info: www.sevensistersgallery.com or 669-5107.

• Through TH (1/31) - Trees, Trees, Trees, paintings by Kim Rody. student winter art show • Through MO (1/7) - Featuring "the best works produced in our schools over the past semester."

Show includes works from all Hendersonville high schools and middle schools. On display at The Starving Artist, 814 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville. www.wncstarvingartist.com. swannanoa valley fine arts league • Through SU (1/6) - The Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League presents Fabulous Fakes and 3-D Show at Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 W. State St., Black

Mountain. Tues.-Thurs., 11am-3pm; Fri.-Sun., 11am-5pm. Info: www. svfalarts.org or susansinyaiart@ charter.net. transylvania Community arts CounCil Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:30am4:30pm. Info: www.artsofbrevard. org or 884-2787.

• TH (1/10) through TH (1/31) Works by Transylvania Vocational Services clients. us and them • Through MO (1/28) - Us and Them, new paintings, drawings and sculptures by Julie Armbruster, will be on display at Early Girl Eatery, 8 Wall St. Info: www.juliearmbruster. net.

Zapow!

21 Battery Park, Suite 101. Mon., Wed. & Fri., noon-8pm. Thurs., noon-5:30pm; Sat., 11am-10pm; Sun. 1-6pm. Info: www.zapow.net or 575-2024.

• Through MO (1/14) - Cult Movie Classics, art inspired by classic movies.

auditions & call to artists aarp driver safety instruCtors needed • AARP seeks driver safety instructors for its refresher courses

in Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania County. Info: maybloomer@yahoo.com or 298-6600. appalaChian pastel soCiety • Through MO (3/18) - The Appalachian Pastel Society will accept entries for its On Common Ground: Pastel Paintings From the Mountains to the Sea exhibition through march 18.

Community foundation of henderson County sCholarships • Through FR (3/1) - The Community Foundation of Henderson County will accept college scholarship applications from Henderson County students through march 1. Info: www.

CFHCforever.org. eCo arts award • Through TU (1/15) - Eco Arts Awards will accept submissions for its songwriting, art, literature, video, photography and repurposed-material competitions through Jan. 15. Info: www.ecoartsawards.com.

artists for its spring festival through Jan 30. Info: www.theleaf.com.

submissions through Jan. 30. Info: www.ncwriters.org.

in the school's Porter Center. Free.

Info: www.brevard.edu.

montford park players logo • Through FR (3/1) - The Montford Park Players will accept submissions for its new logo design through march 1. Info: www.montfordparkplayers.org.

united way Community grants • Through FR (1/18) - The United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County will accept applications from local nonprofits for its community grants in the fields of education, income and health through Jan. 18. Info and orientation dates: www.unitedwayabc.org or 2550696.

homeComing Job fair • TH (1/3), 10am-3pm - The Homecoming Job Fair will include employment opportunities in manufacturing, health care and other industries. Held at Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Road. Free. Info: www.ashevillechamber.org.

rose post Creative nonfiCtion Competition • Through TH (1/17) - The Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition will accept submissions through Jan. 17. Info: www. ncwriters.submittable.com. short story Contest • Through WE (1/16) - The Friends of the Black Mountain Library will accept submissions from adults for its short story contest through Jan. 16. Hand delivery required: 105 Dougherty St., Black Mountain.

Info: 250-4756.

frenCh broad mensa • Through (1/15) - French Broad Mensa will accept scholarship applications through Jan. 15. Info: www. mensafoundation.org/scholarships.

tC arts CounCil Applications available at tcarts@ comporium.net or 884-2787.

• Through TU (2/5) - TC Arts Council will accept submissions for its Material World exhibit through feb. 5.

• Through WE (3/6) - TC Arts Council will accept applications for The Great Outdoors exhibit through march 6.

lake eden arts festival • Through WE (1/30) - LEAF will accept applications from handcraft

thomas wolfe fiCtion priZe • Through WE (1/30) - The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize will accept

Business & technology abwa meeting • TH (1/10), 5:30-7:30pm - The American Business Women's Association will host a dinner meeting at Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Resort Drive. Meeting will focus on body language and communication. $25. Info and registration: www. abwaskyhychapter.com.

Computer Class • WE (1/9), 7pm - A computer class will be offered at Black Mountain Library, 105 Dougherty St. Bring a PC laptop if possible. Free. Info and registration: 250-4756. finanCial aid workshop • TU (1/8), 6pm - Brevard College will offer a financial aid workshop

mountain biZworks workshops 153 S. Lexington Ave. Info: 2532834 or www.mountainbizworks. org.

• MONDAYS, noon & WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - An informational meeting about Mountain BizWorks' programs will help businesses make the first step toward accessing the organization's services. Free. Info and registration: victor@mountainbizworks.org or 253-2834.

• MO (1/7), 6-9pm - FARE Foundations Business Planning Course for food, agriculture and rural enterprises. This eight-week session meets Mondays. Sliding scale. Info and registration: 2532834 or ashley@mountainbizworks. org.

• TH (1/10), 9am-noon Foundations Business Planning Course. This eight-week session meets every Wednesday. Slidingscale. Info: victor@mountainbizworks.org or 253-2834 x23.

classes, Meetings & events

maC basiCs Classes at Charlotte street Computers (pd.) Mac Basics Computer Classes are being held at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte Street.

Class time is 9:30 - 10:30am.

Mondays in January (excluding New Years Day) - Mac OS X Basics, January 8th - Safari, January 15th - iCloud, January 22nd - iMovie, January 29th - Garageband. iPad Basics will be held each Wednesday in January from 10:45am 12:15pm, excluding January 2nd.

Registration is just $9.99 at classes@charlottestreetcomputers.com.

150th anniversary of the Civil war • Through TU (12/31), 10am-5pm - Henderson County Heritage Museum will observe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with never-before-seen artifacts including military weaponry and uniforms at 1 Historic Courthouse Square, Hendersonville. Free. Info: 6941619. asheville anime Club • SATURDAYS, 3pm - The Asheville Anime Club features "geeky films and fun" at Firestorm Cafe, 48

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fun fundraisers

a new life for broken bulbs What: Broken Christmas light collection to benefit St. Gerard House, Bounty of Bethlehem, Interfaith Assistance Ministry and Flat Rock Playhouse Where: A collection box will be available at YouTheatre Education Center, 1855 Little River Road, Flat Rock.

When: Through mid-January. Info: ytrocks.com or 693-3517.

It’s time to take down the holly and untangle the Christmas lights. And as we all know, when one light goes out, they all go out. So what do you do with a pile of lights that blink no more? Bring them to the YouTheatre Education Center and turn bulbs into cash for local nonprofits.

For the past seven years, YouTheatre student Victoria Cambron has collected old, broken Christmas lights for recycling. Last year she brought 616 pounds of lights to Biltmore Iron and Metal Company, which exchanged them for cash to be donated to area charities.

More than 700 pounds of lights have been collected so far this year and proceeds will be donated to St. Gerard House, Bounty of Bethlehem, Interfaith Assistance Ministry and Flat Rock Playhouse. YouTheatre Education Center will host a drop-off box through mid-January and lights in all conditions will be accepted. So don’t put your lights back in the Christmas box and hope they’ll fix themselves for next year. Give them away and help local charities continue their good work in 2013.

Commerce St. Free. Info: www.firestormcafe.com or 255-8115. asheville Chess Club • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-10:30pm The Asheville Chess Club meets at North Asheville Community Center, 37 E. Larchmont Drive. Children's club meets from 5:15-6:30pm. $5 per session. Info: www.wncchess. org or 299-3715. asheville radiCal mental health ColleCtive • TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - This "radical mental health community for those who experience self/world in ways that are often diagnosed as psychiatric disorders" meets for social time and discussion at the Vendor's Lounge in The Downtown Market, 45 S. French Broad Ave. Info: admadasheville@theicarusproject.net. asheville sCrabble Club • SUNDAYS, 2-6pm - The Asheville Scrabble Club meets at Atlanta Bread Company North, 633 Merrimon Ave. Info: www.ashevillescrabble.com. astronomy Club of asheville • 1st THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - The Astronomy Club of Asheville meets in UNCA's Reuter Center. See website for stargazing events. $20 per year. Info: www.astroasheville.org. blue ridge toastmasters • MONDAYS, 12:15-1:20pm - The Blue Ridge Toastmasters Club aims to "develop speaking and leadership skills in a supportive environ-

ment." Meets at Asheville Chamber of Commerce/Lenoir Rhyne University, 36 Montford Ave., Room 317. Info: www.facebook.com/blueridgetoastmasters. embroiderers' guild of ameriCa • TH (1/3), 9:30am-noon - The monthly meeting of the WNC chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America will be held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe. Info and cost: 654-9788.

JustiCe friends night • TU (1/8), 7pm - Justice Friends will host an informal gathering of community members interested in topics relating to justice at Firestorm Cafe, 48 Commerce St. Free. Info: www.firestormcafe.com or 255-8115. mars hill College open house • MO (1/7), 4-6pm - Mars Hill College's Adult and Graduate Studies program will host the grand opening of its South Asheville location, 303 Airport Road, Asheville. Free. Info and registration: www.mhc.edu. n.C. arboretum Located at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way. 9am-5pm daily.

Programs are free with $8 parking fee. Info: www.ncarboretum.org or 665-2492.

• Through SU (1/6) - After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals and Ice, featuring fossils and teeth,

allows visitors to "touch the Ice Age." $3/$2 students, in addition to parking fee.

United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St.

www.elevatelifeandart.com or 318-

Meeting will focus on "Our Voice:

8895.

small terrain 278 Haywood Road. Info: www. smallterrain.com or 216-8102.

• WE (1/2), 6-8pm - A class on tying knots for the farm and homestead will cover the trucker's hitch, prusik knot and other techniques. $5.

Registration required.

1." Registration required. Free.

disClaimer stand-up lounge

Square and Round Dance Club will

smoky mountain Chess Club • THURSDAYS, 1-4pm - The Smoky Mountain Chess Club invites players of all levels to participate in friendly competition at Blue Ridge Books, 152 S. Main St., Waynesville.

Free. Info: www.brbooks-news.com or 456-6000.

• WEDNESDAYS, 9pm - Disclaimer

host a "Everybody's Birthday Party

Stand-Up Lounge will be held at

Dance." Advanced dance at 6pm.

veterans for peaCe Info: vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot. com.

• TH (1/3), 6:30pm - Veterans for Peace will meet at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St. western Carolina amateur radio soCiety • 1st THURSDAYS, 7pm - The Western Carolina Amateur Radio Society meets monthly at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. $20 for year-long membership; meetings free to attend.

Info: www.wcars.org, 254-0513 or wd4cnz@charter.net. youth outright • SU (1/6), 4-6pm - Youth OUTright will present a program for LGBTQ youth at First Congregational

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southern lights sdC Held at the Whitmire Activity Building, 301 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville. Info and cost: 6933825.

• SA (1/5), 7pm - Southern Lights

the Dirty South Lounge, 41 N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: www.

DisclaimerComedy.com.

dance

eco eCo heritage tree sale • Through MO (2/11) - ECO will host a sale of heritage trees, includ-

beginner swing danCing lessons

ing apple, chestnut, blueberry and

(pd.) 4 week series starts first

for pickup Feb. 11; advanced

Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm. $12/week per person. • No partner necessary. Eleven on Grove, downtown Asheville. Details: www. swingasheville.com elevate sChool of life and art

persimmon. Trees will be available orders strongly recommended. $25 per tree. Info: www.eco-wnc.org or 692-0385. sierra Club meeting • WE (1/2), 7:15pm - A meeting of the Sierra Club will feature a discus-

• Through FR (3/29) - Elevate

sion of Cataloochee and the Great

School of Life and Art offers dance

Smoky Mountain National Park

classes at 34 S. Lexington Ave.

with author Wayne Caldwell and

Dance apprenticeships for teens

Steve Woody, a founder of Friends

and adults available. $6 per class.

of the Smokies. Held at Unitarian

45 percent of profits go towards

Universalist Church, 1 Edwin Place.

building a community center. Info:

Free. Info: www.wenoca.org.

Festivals Carolina Christmas exhibit • Through WE (1/2), 10am-4pm The Carolina Christmas exhibit will feature fresh trees, ornaments and toys from the Victorian era at the Smith McDowell House Museum on the A-B Tech campus. $10/$5 children. Info: www.wnchistory.org or 253-9231.

Christmas tree reCyCling • SA (1/5), 9am-2pm - Christmas trees may be dropped off for recycling at Jackson Park, 801 Glover St., Hendersonville. Parking at Field 6. Free. Info: 692-0385. grove arCade winter wonderland • Through WE (1/2) - The Grove Arcade Winter Wonderland will feature decorated trees and holiday displays at 1 Page Ave. Free.

Info: www.grovearcade.com or 252-7799. national gingerbread house Competition • MONDAYS through THURSDAYS until (1/2) - The Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave., will display National Gingerbread House Competition submissions. No public viewings on major holidays. $10-$15 parking fee. Info: www.groveparkinn.com.

• MONDAYS through SATURDAYS until (1/2), 10am-6pm Gingerbread House Competition submissions will also be on display

at the Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave. Free. Info: www.grovearcade.com. national park serviCe tree exhibit • Through MO (1/7), 9am-5pm - The National Park Service will present trees decorated to reflect the region's cultural history at the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, MP 384 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Free. Info: www.nps.gov or 3483406. twelfth night Celebration • SU (1/6), 6pm - Asheville Mardi Gras will host a Twelfth Night Celebration, featuring king cake, DJs, a marching band and more.

Held at Eleven on Grove, 11 Grove St. Free. Info: www.ashevillemardigras.org.

Food & Beer asheville vegan soCiety • SU (1/6), 5:30pm - The Asheville Vegan Society will host a vegan potluck at Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road. Bring a large dish to share, plate and utensils.

Alcohol-free. $2 donation. Info: www.meetup.com/The-AshevilleVegan-Society. flat roCk tailgate market • TU (1/8), 4-6pm - The Flat Rock Tailgate Market features meats, cheeses, jam, bread and more.

Located behind the Hand-in-Hand Gallery, 2720 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. Free to attend. Info: mlsurgi@awnc.org or http://avl. mx/oe.

gardening men's garden Club of asheville • TU (1/8), 11:45am - The Men's Garden Club of Asheville will meet at First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St., for a program on ecology in the WNC mountains. Lunch reservations required by Jan. 3. For those not purchasing lunch, the meeting begins at 12:45pm. $12 for lunch/ free to attend. Info: 329-8577.

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kids ywCa teen swim Club (pd.) Get ready for summer swim team, learn lifesaving skills, play games, stay fit and have fun!

YWCA Teen Swim Club, for ages 12 - 16, runs Jan. 15 - Feb. 28, Tuesdays and Thursday, 6:45 - 7:30 pm. Non-members welcome. Call 254-7206 x 110 for more information or to register. ashe-bots robotiCs team • THURSDAYS, 7pm - Ashe-Bots is a FIRST Robotics Team and nonprofit STEM-based program for high school students ages 14-18.

Group meets weekly at A-B Tech's Dogwood Building. Engineering and tech professionals are invited to mentor participants. Info: brookside891@att.net or http://avl.mx/ ml. asheville Community Children's Chorus auditions • Through MO (1/7) -The Asheville Community Children's Chorus will accept new members for the 2013 season through Jan 8. The chorus is open to all youth grades 3-7. Info and audition appointment: andrewhiler76@gmail.com. hands on!

This children's museum is located at 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville.

Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Programs require $5 admission fee/free for members, unless otherwise noted.

Info: www.handsonwnc.org or 6978333.

• Through FR (1/4) - World Braille Day invites children to learn to write their name in Braille. Offered throughout the day.

• TH (1/3), 11am - The Healthy Kids Club will focus on hand washing. musiC workshop • SATURDAYS, 11am-noon - Sonia Brooks hosts a music workshop for kids at Grateful Steps Bookstore, 159 S. Lexington Ave. Free; donations accepted. Info: www.gratefulsteps.com or 277-0998. super sCienCe saturday • SATURDAYS, noon-2pm - Super Science Saturday features hands-on activities with museum facilitators at The Health Adventure, 800 Brevard Road #620. All ages. Free with museum admission. Info: www. thehealthadventure.org.

• SA (1/5), 10am-noon - Meetings held in The Fortune Building, 727 Haywood Road. Info: www.buncombegreens.org.

tC arts CounCil talent show • Through TU (1/15) - Children ages 10-17 are invited to audition for the TC Arts Council's Performing Arts Talent Competition. Singing, dancing, drama and poetry auditions will be held Jan. 30 & 31. Info and application: tcarts@comporium.net or 884-2787.

oCCupy asheville general assembly • 1st SATURDAYS, 3pm - Occupy Asheville will hold a general assembly meeting in Pritchard Park. Free.

Info: www.occupyasheville.org.

ywCa Community swim day • SA (1/5), 9am-3pm - The YWCA, 185 S. French Broad Ave., will offer free swim lessons in its solar-heated pool. Open swim for $5 per family.

Registration required for lessons.

bunCombe green party meeting

Info and registration: 254-7206, ext. 110 or www.ywcaofasheville. org.

Music song o' sky show Chorus (pd.) TUESDAYS, 6:45pm Rehearsal at Covenant Community UMC 11 Rocket Dr. Asheville, NC 28803. Guests welcome. Contact: www.songosky.org Toll Free # 1-866-824-9547. appalaChian Jam Class • THURSDAYS, 6pm - An Appalachian jamming class will focus on playing traditional music as a group. All instruments welcome. Held at First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville, 30 Alabama Ave. $10. Info: michael.ismerio@ gmail.com or (503) 808-0362.

Carl sandburg guitar reCital • SU (1/6), 3pm - A guitar recital to honor Carl Sandburg's birthday will feature Marina Alexandra. Held at First Congregational Church, 1735 Fifth Ave. W., Hendersonville. $10. Info: www.nps.gov/carl or 693-4178. open miC • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm-midnight The Sly Grog Lounge, 45 S. French Broad Ave., inside The Downtown Market, hosts a weekly open mic for poets, musicians and performers of all types. Info: http://avl. mx/n4.

parenting mountain Child Care ConneCtions • Mountain Child Care Connections offers free childcare referral services in Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Polk, Rutherford, Swain and Transylvania counties. Parents receive referrals to meet their individual needs. Info: 1-877-752-5955.

puBlic lectures the emanCipation proClamation • TU (1/8), 4pm - The Autumn Players will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with a presentation by retired foreign service officer Patrick Killough at the Swannanoa Library, 101 W. Charleston Ave. Free. Info: 2506486.

seniors arthritis foundation program of tai Chi (pd.) 12 week series: Give yourself the gift of health in 2013 Decrease Fall Risk, Improve Balance, Quality of Life. First Baptist Church, Asheville, corner of Charlotte St.

& I-240. Registration on www. wnctaichiarthritis.com . More info. on Facebook: WNC Tai Chi for Arthritis. Nurses, Physical Therapists, PTA’s. Earn 12 hours continuing education credit. Call 828-230-9208 or 253-8649.

spirituality astro-Counseling (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229. asheville Compassionate CommuniCation Center (pd.) Free practice group. Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication). 2520538 or www.ashevilleccc.com. • 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 5:00-6:15.

Jerry Donoghue <jerry@ashevilleccc.com> aquarian Compassionate fellowship (pd.) Metaphysical program inspired by spiritual growth topics of your choice. Meditation, potluck, St. Germain live channeled piano music. • Second and Fourth

Wednesday. 6:30pm. • Donation.

(828) 658-3362. mindfulness meditation Class (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz.

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

Mondays, 7-8pm – Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation. asheville insight meditation (pd.) Practice/learn mindfulness meditation and ramp up your spiritual practice in a supportive group environment. We practice Insight Meditation, also known as: Vipassana, or Mindfulness Meditation, which cultivates a happier, more peaceful, and focused mind. Our caring community environment provides added support and joy to one's spiritual awakening processes. Open to adults.

By donation. Wednesdays, 7pm8:30pm. Sundays, 10am-11:30pm.

Meditation, Dhamma talk, and discussion. 29 Ravenscroft Dr., Suite 200, Asheville, NC. Info/directions: (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com asheville insight meditation (pd.) Free introduction to Insight or Mindfulness meditation. 2nd

st. matthias musiCal performanCes Located at 1 Dundee St. (off South Charlotte). Info: 285-0033.

• SU (1/6), 3pm - A chamber music concert, featuring a 36-piece orchestra, will include dancers and works by Strauss. Donations encouraged. the el Chapala Jamboree • THURSDAYS, 8-10pm - A weekly talent showcase featuring singersongwriters, poets, comics and a capella sing-offs. 868 Merrimon Ave. Info and booking: (617) 8586740.

outdoors events at rei Located at 31 Schenck Parkway.

Info: 687-0918 or www.rei.com/ asheville.

• WE (1/9), 7pm - A bike maintenance class will teach participants how to lube a chain, fix a flat and make minor adjustments. No need to bring bikes. Free; registration required. lake James state park 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo.

Programs are free unless otherwise noted. Info: 584-7728.

• SU (1/6), 3pm - A photo safari will depart from Paddy's Creek Area office. Bring a camera and wear warm clothes.

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and 4th Thursday. 7pm. Asheville Insight Meditation, Suite 200, 29 Ravenscroft Dr, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com open heart meditation (pd.) Experience easy, wonderful practices that opens your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Free 7pm, Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 2960017 or 367-6954 http://www. heartsanctuary.org eCk worship serviCe “spiritual freedom—seeing god’s hand in everything” (pd.) “A person who realizes God’s hand is in everything that occurs in that person’s life is someone who has a degree of spiritual freedom. They can see, to some degree, that whatever is happening to them is a part of the spiritual plan. It’s part of their spiritual unfoldment.” Experience stories from the heart on this topic, beautiful music and more, followed by fellowship and a potluck lunch. (Donations accepted).

Date: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 11 a m to 12 noon, Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Rd. (lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828-254-6775. www.eckankar-nc. org intuitive development playshops (pd.) January 5th - 1:00-2:30pm Intuitive Development Playshops™ - "Slowing Down to the Speed of Love" - Creators of Akashville™ Meetup now offer an interactive gathering to 'Learn the Language of your Life Purpose'. Participate in-person, online or via recording.

Register at www.KellySJones.net/ Events or call Kelly at 828-2810888. kriya yoga: lessons in ConsCious living (pd.) A progressive program of higher learning and spiritual practice in the Kriya Yoga Tradition.

Starting Tuesday January 8 for the next eight Tuesdays. 6:30pm to 7:55pm. Please call 828-490-1136 or visit www.csa-asheville.org exodus ChurCh bible study • WEDNESDAYS, 11am-noon - A community discussion on the New Testament. This group is open to all who are searching for new friends or a new beginning in life. Meets at Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St. Info: 252-2535. finding peaCe, patienCe and Compassion • SUNDAYS through (2/10), 7pm "Peace, patience and compassion are the foundation of happiness and the ability to help others.

Start these new habits in the new year." Held at Montford Books & More, 31 Montford Ave. Classes include guided meditation, talk and discussion. $8/$5 students

and seniors. Info: www.meditationinasheville.org or 668-2241. gene keys reading group • WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - This weekly gathering meets to discuss Richard Rudd's Gene Keys, a "guide to facing and eradicating every fear that stands in the way of your freedom." A free PDF intro is available at Amazon.com.

Info and location: 785-2828. spirit and Channel messages • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - An evening of spirit and channel messages with Theo Salvucci will be held at Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St. By donation. Info: 7132439. unity ChurCh of asheville Located at 130 Shelburne Road.

Info: www.unityofasheville.com or 252-5010.

• SUNDAYS, 11am - Spiritual celebration service. --- 12:30-2pm - A Course in Miracles study group.

• TUESDAYS, 2-4pm - Edgar Cayce study group. wnC pagan and magiCkal fellowship • 1st WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8:30pm - WNC Pagan and Magickal Fellowship hosts Pagan's Night Out at The Bier Garden, 46 Haywood St. Restaurant prices apply. Info: www.meetup.com/ ashevillepagans.

play it back: Local stories will be transformed into improvisational theater at Asheville Playback Theatre’s January marathon, which runs Friday, Jan. 4 through Sunday, Jan. 6. (pg. 22)

women's bible study • TUESDAYS through (2/19), 6:30pm - The Cove at the Billy Graham Training Center, 1 Porters Cove Road, hosts a women's bible study on Psalm 23 with Kendra Graham. Free. Info: 298-2092 or http://avl.mx/o7.

• TUESDAYS through (2/26), 9:30am - A morning bible study will be led by Jane Derrick. Free.

Info: 298-2092 or http://avl.mx/o8.

City lights bookstore Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva.

Events are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www.citylightsnc.com or 586-9499.

• SA (1/5), 3pm - Amy Allen will present her book Summoning the Mountains: Pilgrimage into Forty.

spoken & Written Word blue ridge books Located at 152 S. Main St., Waynesville. All programs free, unless otherwise noted. Info: www.blueridgebooksnc.com or 456-6000.

• 2nd TUESDAYS, 1pm - Mountain Writers Group, a meeting of poets, authors and literary-enthusiasts. bunCombe County publiC libraries library abbreviations - All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n ea = East Asheville Library (902 Tunnel Road, 250-4738) n eC = Enka-Candler Library (1404 Sandhill Road, 250-4758) n fv = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484) n le = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 250-6480)

n pm = Pack Memorial Library (67 Haywood Street, 250-4700) n ss = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 2506488) n sw = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) n wv = Weaverville Library (41 N. Main Street, 250-6482) n Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • WE (1/2), 3:30pm - Children ages 6-12 are invited to make bird feeders as part of story time. pm --- Book club: short stories. wv --5pm - Knitting club. sw • TH (1/3), 6:30pm - Book club: Brighten the Corner Where You Are by Fred Chappell. ea • FRIDAYS (1/4) through (1/25), 10:30am-3pm - Book sale. pm • SA (1/5), 3pm - The Teen Awesome Group will premiere its video trailer of The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan.

The afternoon will feature zombiethemed games, prizes and face painting. Ages 10 and older. wv • TU (1/8), 1pm - Book club: All Over but the Shoutin by Rick Bragg. le --- 7pm - Book club: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. eC --- 6-8pm - Knitn-Chain. ss • TH (1/10), 1pm - Book club: At Home by Bill Bryson. fv --- 6pm Book club: Naked Came the Leaf Peeper by local authors. sw

Japanimation: Soak in two hours of “geeky films and fun” with the Asheville Anime Club each Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Firestorm Cafe and Books. (pg. 19)

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malaprop's bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St. Info: www.malaprops.com or 254-6734. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.

• TH (1/3), 7pm - Matthew Hughey will present his book White Bound: Nationalists, Antiracists and the Shared Meanings of Race.

• FR (1/4), 7pm - Larry Cammarata will present his book A Year of Living Mindfully: 52 Quotes and Weekly Mindfulness Practices.

• SA (1/5), 3pm - Paul Reid will present his book The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill.

• SU (1/6), 3pm - Poetrio: Jeff Baker, Nancy Dillingham and Patricia Harvey.

• MO (1/7), 7pm - Bridging Differences Book Club: The Road to Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam. • TU (1/8), 7pm - Karen Berg will present her book To Be Continued: Reincarnation and the Purpose of Our Lives.

• TH (1/10), 7pm - Eric Meyers will present The Astrology of Awakening.

sports 20/20/20 fitness Class • MONDAYS, TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-7:30pm Waynesville Recreation Center, 550 Vance St., hosts 20/20/20 fitness classes featuring equal sessions of cardio, weights and floor exercises. Free with daily admission. Info: recprograms@townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030. pilates Class • MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - The Waynesville Recreation Center will host pilates classes at 550 Vance St. Regular admission/free for members. Info: recprograms@townofwaynesville. org or 456-2030. valley of the lilies half marathon and 5k • MO (1/7) through SA (4/6) WCU will offer a training program for runners interested in participating in the Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon and 5K, scheduled for April 6. Free. Info and departure location: halfmarathon.wcu. edu or valleyofthelilies@wcu.edu.

Zumba ripped • SATURDAYS, 11am-noon Waynesville Recreation Center hosts Zumba Ripped at 550 Vance St. Free with daily admission/free for members. Info: recprograms@ townofwaynesville.org or 4562030.

theater asheville playbaCk theatre marathon • FR (1/4) through SU (1/6) Asheville Playback Theatre will host a theater marathon featuring improvised true stories provided by the audience. Fri: The Gender Spectrum; Sat.: Youth show featuring Linda Metzner; Sun: Anything goes. Held at N.C. Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane. $10/$5 kids. Info: www.ashevilleplaybacktheatre.org. magiCal moments • FR (1/4), 6pm - Magician T.J. Shimeld will explore the intersection between magic and awareness. Held at the Asheville Movement Center, 4 Richmond Ave. Donations appreciated. Info: 258-7220 or www.ashevillemovementcenter.com. theatre of the oppressed • FR (1/4) & FR (1/11), 6:308:30pm - The Theatre of the Oppressed workshop series is open to actors and non-actors interested in exploring community issues within a social justice framework. Culminates with a performance on Jan. 18. Held at West Asheville Vineyard, 717 Haywood Road. $5 suggested donation per night. Info and registration: sastockholm@gmail.com.

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It’s the new year! And we all know what that means: the return of the “R” word, one that generally only gets thrown around this time of year. That’s right: resolutions. And as we all resolve to get in shape (again), the business owners who help us accomplish that goal are planning how to keep their businesses trim, fit and healthy in 2013.

We checked in with three Mountain BizWorks clients who run fitness businesses to learn about their business resolutions for the coming year.

have something to do with this brutal work ethic I have. (Thanks, Dad!) My goal for the coming year is to be an excellent Team Captain. This means I need to remain clear, passionate and fresh in my vision for the business, and then share this vision while encouraging every team member to shine in her own light. I must simultaneously hold on and let go, by steering the ship with a loose grip on the wheel. Instead of a “one woman show,” I’m returning to my basketball roots and am thrilled to be part of a team once again.

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In the coming year, we’re launching some new options for our customers to respond to their needs. Since it can be a stretch for some folks to pay for a personal trainer, we’re launching a new Small Group Personal Training option that’s more affordable. We will also be expanding our community-outreach program through our Corporate Wellness system, where we can reach entire companies and their employees in an effort to make everyone healthier.

On an internal level, we’re improving our systems. We’re looking at the successes we’ve had and putting it down on paper as a customer-service manual. This way, any new trainer can immediately adopt our system. We’re also catching up with social media. We’ve chosen to focus on Facebook because we know it’s a way to take advantage of word-of-mouth referrals.

We even had social-media expert Sarah Benoit come do some classes for our staff and trainers.

The biggest learning experience from the past year was opening our second location, which was made possible with a loan from Mountain BizWorks. After the struggle to open, I just sat back and went, “Phew!” But I did that for a bit too long and realized that I always need to be moving forward – I can never just sit back and think everything will take care of itself. Now that we’ve got all the kinks worked out at the new place, we can focus on growth in 2013.

The 2013 business plan for Black Mountain Pilates is designed much like a fitness workout plan. With their busy lives, clients succeed by keeping records of their exercise and nutrition. Like a client with a large goal, my focus this year is designing an attainable plan so that the daily events that support it can be checked off with ease.

Ultimately, it is the small things that I do for the business plan, on a daily basis, that will make a huge difference over the course of the year. I’m aiming for reducing expenses without compromising quality (which sometimes means saying “no” to discount requests), and helping people fall in love with the movement (showing them how to overcome the inertia and excuses that keep them from exercising).

One of the challenges I’m working with right now: Understanding how clients like to get their communication from me, especially given all of the social-media options. My business is on Facebook, but some people don’t want to be involved in Facebook. So in 2013, I’ll expand into Twitter and possibly other social-media networks. I’ll also produce print brochures and use handwritten notes to stay in touch with students, clients and prospects.

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biz fitness: Brooke Tyler (pictured), Keith Wimsett and Katharine Winship set new-year’s resolutions for their fitness businesses.

bROOKe tyleR clAsique AcupunctuRe & pilAtes studiO studiOclAsique.cOm My focus last year was to build a team, and I am honored and grateful to say that I now work with four talented and highly skilled Pilates instructors, acupuncturists and massage therapists. This team needs room to thrive, so we just expanded our space in our Lexington Station location. The expansion was a big step, but I realized that staying the same was a greater risk than changing. It also might

What’s your 2013 business resolution? Share with us on Twitter (@MtnBizWorks) or Facebook (facebook.com/mountainbizworks). X Mountain BizWorks supports small businesses in Western North Carolina through lending, consulting and training. For more information, visit mountainbizworks.org.

Anna Raddatz is development and communications coordinator at Mountain BizWorks.

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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.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteers to mentor 1 hr/week in schools and after-school programs.

Volunteers 18 and older are also needed to share outings in the community twice a month with youth from single-parent homes.

Activities are free or low-cost.

BunComBe County JAil • Volunteers are sought for a variety of programs with inmates from Buncombe County Jail. Must be 21 years or older. Info: 989-9459.

Children first/Cis • Children First/CIS seeks volunteers for its learning centers and after school program for elementary school children living in public and low-income housing. Mon.Thurs., 2:30-5:30pm. Volunteer for one hour a week and change the life of a local child. Info: www.childrenfirstbc.org or 768-2072.

CounCil on Aging • Volunteers are needed to drive seniors to doctor appointments as part of the Call-A-Ride program.

Volunteers use their own vehicles; mileage reimbursement is available. Info: www.coabc.org or 277-8288. hABitAt for humAnity • Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers for its Home Repair program. Use existing skills or gain new ones while helping low-income homeowners make improvements to their homes. No experience or long-term commitment necessary. Info: 210-9383.

• Volunteers are needed to clean donated items and unload trucks at the organization's ReStore.

Regular commitment not required.

Info: ataylor@ashevillehabit.org or 210-9377. literACy CounCil of BunComBe County Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info: 2543442, ext. 204.

• Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in basic literacy skills includ-

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Business Blotter openings Asheville Fungi’s Mushroom Central, 16 Allen St., 301-0395. fungiasheville.com. goYoga Asheville, 65-A Biltmore Ave. 335-9642. goyogainc.com.

(Pictured. Photo courtesy of GoYoga) Mediterranean grocery, 1987 Hendersonville Road. 280-9596.

Wicked Weed Brewing, 91 Biltmore Ave. wickedweedbrewing.com.

Closings Mr. Frog’s soul & Creole Kitchen, 42 S. Market St.

ing reading, writing, math and English as a Second Language.

Tutors provide one-on-one or small group instruction to adults in our community. No prior tutoring experience required. Tutors will receive 15 hours of training as well as ongoing support from certified professionals. Orientation will be held Jan 9 and 10. Info: literacytutors@litcouncil.com

hours per month required. Info: 254-7206.

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The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. WednesdAy, one week prior to publication.

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PArtners unlimited • Partners Unlimited, a program for at-risk youth ages 10-18, seeks volunteer tutors and website assistance. Info: partnersunlimited@ juno.com or 281-2800.

• Floyd Johnson pleaded guilty to attempted murder in New York City in November.

Johnson, who has only one leg, was charged with stabbing a fellow homeless-shelter resident who has no legs. Johnson said he took the plea due partly to excruciating pain in his missing leg, and his public-defender lawyer (who, coincidentally, is also one-legged) said he suffers from the same thing. (The lawyer subsequently filed to withdraw the guilty plea, saying the pain had clouded his client's judgment.)

• Amber Roberts, 30, a resident of the unit for the criminally insane at Eastern State Hospital in Spokane, Wash., informed officials in November that "I [just now] murdered someone, but you're going to have to find him." As staff members searched the facility, Roberts offered to help by shouting "Hot!" "Cold!" "You're getting warmer" and so forth.

Roberts yelled "Hot!" as they closed in on the room containing the body of a 56-year-old patient that Roberts then admitted strangling.

(In court a few days later, however, she pleaded not guilty.)

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don holliday Battles toxic cheMical exposure By aiyanna sezak-Blatt Editor’s note: The following story signals a shift in Xpress’ Wellness section that reflects our mission of building community. Many local residents struggle with health issues; many search for (and offer) solutions for those in need; many seek to focus our attention on the health issues and policies we face at the city, county, regional, state and national levels.

While we can’t hope to cover all of these, our “News, Views and Issues” approach aims to more fully reflect residents’ diverse needs and help marshal local resources to address them while continuing to report on key health-and-wellness happenings.

The fire that scorched don Holliday's life took place in 1988. At the scene of a Winn-Dixie kitchen fire in Fort Myers, Fla., black smoke blanketed the sky. Holliday immediately called for backup.

"I went in on the fire," Holliday recalls, speaking through the charcoal-lined face mask he must wear whenever he goes outside. As a 10-year volunteer firefighter, Holliday says he was "the point man" at the scene. “One of the captains was behind me,” he explains, his voice somber. “As I went in, my air pack broke. I don't know if you know anything about firefighting, but you don't drop the hose and run.” He looks up, adding, “That's what I should’ve done."

The jet-black smoke was caused by burning plastic, which can produce cyanide gas and other toxic chemicals. “Even the lights above were hanging down like icicles," Holliday reports. Nonetheless, he pushed through the raging smoke and flames. "I figured they'd take care of me if something happened, and I thought, well, it's not going to happen to me. So I went through it anyway, and when I come out of there, around my nose and mouth was just black as soot. I was coughing up soot. By rights they should have sent an ambulance for me, but they didn't. [The captain] told me to take some rest and call in later."

Within a few hours, Holliday began experiencing violent headaches, disorientation and trouble breathing. His wife, Arleen Holliday, took him to the doctor. After a slew of tests and X-rays, they were faced with a bleak diagnosis: chemical bronchitis, toxic inhalation syndrome and asthma.

“The doctors all said the same thing,” he reveals. “There was nothing they could do: nothing."

Don's symptoms soon became unbearable.

He could no longer work or volunteer as a fire-

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safe house: Don Holliday needs a completely chemical-free room, big enough that he can stand up without hitting his head, made entirely from natural products. Photo by Max Cooper fighter. The fire, he notes, might not be entirely to blame for his illness, since he worked in pest control and as a painter for years. “It was just the icing on the cake."

When the Fort Myers Fire Department denied his petitions for lost wages and hospital expenses, Don consulted a lawyer but, against his advice, decided just to drop the case, the couple says.

Looking back, however, they feel that was a big mistake. "We didn't know his [health condition] would be long-term," Arleen explains, eyes fixed on her husband, "so we didn't investigate a lot ourselves." Nearly breathless, Don adds, "I was sick at the time and couldn't fight it anymore."

no Friends, no relieF The two now live in Barnardsville, where they’ve rented land for the past 13 years.

Don’s severe chemical allergies, however, have totally isolated him. He can't enter any building, because he's fiercely allergic to chemicals, including all cleaning products, perfumes, insulation, caulking, smoke, exhausts: anything that’s not 100 percent natural. Before his doctor

visits, Don has to remind the staff not to wear anything scented that day, and he still goes home with a throbbing headache.

The Hollidays have been married for 46 years, but they haven’t shared a bed in more than 20.

Don sleeps in a 4.5-by-6-foot travel trailer that’s parked beside their mobile home. Despite three air purifiers and two fans that run constantly, he still wakes to violent coughing fits, lurching out of bed in a panic when the scent of wood smoke or burning trash creeps in. Don sleeps on a homemade mattress that Arleen constructed using aired-out blankets wrapped around springs.

“He can't take a used mattress because of the powdery smells, and he can't take a new one because of the chemicals," she explains. "He can't cope all night long in any dwelling that we've ever had. The travel trailer he's in right now is the safest one we've had, but he's not comfortable."

Often worse than the symptoms themselves is the pain of complete isolation. "I have no friends — none," says Don. "I've got two people I call, and I know nobody else anymore. Nobody.

Our son lives close to us, and our daughter's

hoW you can help green-building challenge Don Holliday needs a completely chemical-free room, big enough that he can stand up without hitting his head, made entirely from natural products. The challenge here is finding natural insulation and caulking.

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in Clyde. If the grandkids come, it all has to be done outside: I can't go in their house, and they can't come in mine."

"The little one would come in anyway," Arleen remembers. "We'd cover the furniture so he could come in and watch TV, and I'd do crafts with him. Don would get deathly ill anyway, so...”

“So I just bit the bullet,” Don interjects.

“He just craved having [their grandson] around and wanted him to come over,” Arleen continues, looking at her husband. She even has a changing room out back where she can wash and store everything she's worn outside her home, so that nothing from the outside world will trigger Don’s acute sensitivities.

To date, neither Western medicine nor alternative approaches ranging from acupuncture to herbal treatments have given Don relief. He’s now battling skin cancer, which he thinks is due to chemical poisoning exacerbated by sun exposure. "In three months time I'll get as many as 20 skin cancers come up, and out of that, I'll have two or three biopsies and surgeries," he reports, clutching a bandaged hand resulting from his most recent surgery.

“My mind races, from the time I wake up until I go to sleep at night, about the possibilities of what I could use, or if that would work,” he notes, adding, “We need ideas.” X Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 101, or at asezakblatt@mountainx.com.

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Earn 12 hours continuing education credit. Call 828-230-9208 or 253-8649. avoiding baCk and spine surgery • TH (1/10), 5:15-6pm - Fairview Chiropractic, 2 Fairview Hills Drive, will host a presentation on avoiding back and spine surgery with advanced technology. Free; registration required. Info: 628-7800. living healthy with diabetes • THURSDAYS through (2/14), 2:30-5pm - Find balance with diabetes through this six-week self-management program. Open to people with diabetes and their caregivers. $30 suggested donation. Held at the YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave. Registration required: 251-7438. memory Cafe • 1st MONDAYS, 1st WEDNESDAYS, 3rd SATURDAYS, 3rd THURSDAYS - Memory Cafe invites those with memory challenges and their caregivers, family and friends to socialize in a safe and supportive environment. Free. Info and locations: LBrown@fbca.net, bettyrobbins@ morrisbb.net or asstminister@uuasheville.org. neCk and baCk exerCises • TU (1/8), 7-9pm - A workshop on improving balance and comfort through neck, shoulder and back exercises will be held at Jubilee!, 46 Wall St. $10 donation. Info: www.jubileecommunity.org or 252-5335. red Cross blood drives 100 Edgewood Road. Info: www.redcrosswnc. org or 258-3888. Appointment and ID required for blood drives.

• FR (1/4), 11:30am-4pm - Blood drive: Genova Diagnostics, 63 Zillicoa St. Info: 210-7417.

• SU (1/6), 1-5:30pm - Blood drive: Reynolds Fire Department, 235 Charlotte Highway. Info: 628-9537.

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• SUNDAYS, 3pm - "Living in the Solution," The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St. Open big book study. Info: 989-8075.

• FRIDAYS, 7pm - "Inner Child" study group.

Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: 989-8075.

• SUNDAYS, 2pm - "Inner Child" study group, Canton Branch Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton. Info: 648-2924.

• MONDAYS, 7pm - "Generations," First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 4745120. adult Children of alCoholiCs and dysfunCtional families • SUNDAYS, 3pm - A confidential study group based on the twelve steps of ACOA. Everyone welcome; no age or gender restrictions. Meets at the Clyde Town Hall, 8437 Carolina Blvd.

Info: babeo2351@yahoo.com. al-anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: www.wncalanon.org or 800-286-1326.

• WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am - "Daytime Serenity," Pardee Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. --- 7pm - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. --- 5:45pm - Al-Anon meeting for women, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. • MONDAYS, noon - "Keeping the Focus," First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte Street. --- 6pm - "Attitude of Gratitude," Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 7pm - First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain.

wellnesscontinued --- 7:30pm - First United Methodist Church, Jackson and Church Streets, Sylva. --- 8pm - "Al-Anon Spoken Here," Ledger Baptist Church, U.S. 226 near Bakersville. --- 8pm Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road.

ChroniC pain support group • SUNDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Open to those with chronic pain, friends and family. Held at Unity Church of Asheville, 130 Shelburne Road.

Donations accepted. Info: (770) 846-0651. debtors anonymous • MONDAYS, 7pm - Debtors Anonymous meets at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., Room 101. Info: www.debtorsanonymous.org. food addiCtion group • MONDAYS, 2pm - It Works, a 12-step program for individuals struggling to overcome food addiction, meets at Pardee Hospital, 800 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. Info and directions: 489-7259. nami support groups The National Alliance on Mental Illness supports recovery for people living with mental illness and their families. Most groups meet at 356 Biltmore Ave. #207/315. Free. Info: www. namiwnc.org or 505-7353.

• 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - A Dual Diagnosis Support Group for those living with mental illness and substance abuse issues will be held at 3 Thurland Ave. • 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 6pm - An additional Dual Diagnosis support group will be held at Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St. nar-anon • TUESDAYS, 7pm - Nar-Anon provides support to relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one.

Meets at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road; enter through back door.

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• WEDNESDAYS, 12:30pm - First United Methodist Chuch, 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Enter through side parking lot.

Info: 891-8050. 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: www.sosanglicanmission.org.

• MONDAYS, 6pm - A support group for men and women. overeaters anonymous A fellowship of individuals who are recovering from compulsive overeating. A 12-step program.

• THURSDAYS, noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road. Info: 277-1975.

• SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: 424 W. State St. Open relapse and recovery meeting. Info: 686-8131.

• MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway. Info: 697-5437.

• MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 2524828.

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

Info: 626-2572. s-anon • S-Anon, a 12-step program for those struggling with the sexual behavior of a family member or friend. Three meetings are held each week. Info: www.ncsanon.org or 258-5117 (confidential). smart reCovery • THURSDAYS, 6pm - This peer support group is dedicated to helping individuals gain independence from all types of addictive behavior (drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, etc.). Meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: smartrecoveryavl@gmail.com or 407-0460. workaholiCs anonymous • WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - Workaholics Anonymous. Info and directions: www.workaholics-anonymous.org or 301-1727. more wellness events online Check out the Wellness Calendar online at www.mountainx.com/events for info on events happening after January 10.

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wicked weed B rE W I n G debuts two floors of food & fermentation UpSTAIrS Wicked Weed restaurant and brewhouse is a super-sized, stacked-up and spread-out empire of beer and pub eats.

The space includes a restaurant, tasting room, courtyard beer garden and street-side patio. With a seating capacity of about 400 people (inside and outside), it’s one of the biggest outfits in downtown Asheville.

“It’s going to be just as much a restaurant as it is a brewery,” says head chef Jason Saunders. Upstairs holds a full bar with 28 taps, a high-end liquor selection, indoor seating for more than 100 people and an expansive, glassed-in kitchen, designed to serve “enlightened pub food,” as Saunders brands it.

The roll-up, dining-room windows take up most of the front wall and overlook the Biltmore Avenue patio, which is still under development. It’s clear, however, that the wide, sunny plot has a lot of potential. “That is going to be the spot,” Saunders says. “We’re taking [a] silo, we’re going to have a bike rack around there. We’re going to have fire pits. We’re going to have outdoor seating, lots of landscaping, trees.” In case you’re wondering, the three-legged silo was originally designed for grain storage; now, it’s been repurposed as a decoration, bearing the Wicked Weed logo. The gas-powered fire pit should be operational within a month.

The building, which used to be an auto-repair shop and, later, Asheville Hardware, has undergone a complete transformation inside. While the large, glass garage doors remain, the interior feels both industrial and luxurious with its reclaimed, polished wood, exposed brick and Edison bulbs with their glowing-orange filaments. The bars on both

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floors are made out of a 200-year-old piece of Black Gum that was sourced from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Two musket balls, likely from the Civil War, are still embedded in the upstairs bar top. “We’re really trying to create a full sensory experience here,” says Luke Dickinson, one of the venture’s five owners.

Dickinson and his brother, Walt, coown the restaurant with family friends rick and Denise Guthy and their son, ryan. Walt’s father went to college in pasadena, Calif., with rick. Later, both families moved to Asheville. ryan, Walt and Luke went to high school here.

The Dickinson brothers are longtime home brewers (Walt also owns Higher Ground rainwater Systems).

Luke’s interest in the craft even landed him an internship at Dogfish Head in Gaithersburg, Md. rick says he never imagined he would open a brewery until the Dickinsons persuaded him (he owns a marketing company). “The boys make such great beer, and they just convinced me,” he says.

“Once I started tasting their beers, I knew they were on to something.”

Food was a natural extension of the brewing operation, and soon, the group hooked up with Saunders, who went to high school with Walt, to develop a menu.

“It’s bar food,” he says. “It’s got to be comfortable; that’s what we have to go for. That being said, there’s got to be a little bit of balance. We’re not just trying to put out burgers and fries.”

With that balance in mind, the menu

Room to expeRiment: Wicked Weed’s size gives the brewers flexibility to produce beer in many ways. Look for barrel-aged and open-fermented varieties. Photos by Max Cooper

“i’m not taking the best beeR in town and seRving hot wings”: Chef Jason Saunders, formerly of Table, will update classic bar food with culinary touches.

Wicked Weed Brewing, 91 Biltmore Ave., opens Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 to 2 a.m. and Sunday from 12 to 10 p.m. On weekends, the kitchen closes at midnight. For more information, call 5759959, visit the brewery Facebook page, or check out wickedweedbrewing.com.

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“We love the rustic character of saisons … it’s something we’re really passionate about,” says Luke. “We’re trying to recreate the feel that you’re actually drinking beer made in a farmhouse by using a variety of base malts, throwing in raw grains; and using our open fermentor.”

Saison I and Saison II, both on tap at opening, were variations on a theme with small riffs on ingredients, similar ABVs and the same yeast strain.

However, the brothers say to expect wildly different saisons in the future.

From sessionable beers (4 percent ABV) made with Belgian Ardennes yeast, to the aforementioned sweet potato, grit and local honey saison.

With plans for wood-aged beers, sours and other one-offs in addition to the stable of West Coast style beers and Belgians, will non-beer geeks be overwhelmed at Wicked Weed? “not at all,” Walt says. “It really just comes down to what you like. The nice thing is that we’ll always have three to four offerings in a variety of different styles. So feel free to just come in and tell us, ‘I want a hoppy beer,’ or ‘I like dark beer.’”

Then again, “I like all our beer,” he says.

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In the brewery below Wicked Weed’s restaurant, more than half of the space is taken up by brewing equipment. There’s a glassed-off room with yeast bubbling in an open fermentor. A line of oak barrels separates the bar from the brewery.

This is where beer happens.

And it’s not just the atmosphere. Of the 28 taps upstairs, at any one time they can only run 14 beers through them.

“Downstairs you will eventually be able to order up to 25 different beers,” said Luke Dickinson, part-owner and brewer at Wicked Weed. The plan is for about

half those beers to be West Coaststyle American ales (meaning aggressively hopped and on the dry side) and Belgian style ales for the other half.

Highlights on the hoppy side include Transgressor Imperial red and Freak Imperial IpA. Freak is already an Asheville favorite: the brewery cites it as a main reason they won the people’s Choice award at Brewgrass in 2012.

Its recipe has been in development for close to a decade. “We’ve always wanted it to be a beer that’s like sticking your face in a bag of hops …You’ll still be smelling it and tasting it 15 minutes after you finish it. You’ll be burping hops,” said Luke.

Transgressor — dank, citrusy, and clearly inspired by breweries like Green Flash — has also proved popular. A preview keg was sent to Thirsty Monk in late December and sold out in just over an hour.

While the hoppy beers have received the bulk of the hype, Wicked Weed’s brewers are equally excited about Blondes, Dubbels and other Belgian beers. “Saison is probably my favorite style to brew and drink,” said Walt Dickinson, Luke’s brother and also part-owner and brewer.

A loosely defined Belgian style farmhouse ale, saison can vary wildly from brewery to brewery — and even within the same brewery. However, when you order a Saison, you can expect certain things: fruit, earth and spice-forward notes from the yeast and a light, crisp body with high carbonation. Wicked Weed will be the first Asheville brewery to keep this style on tap yearround. Like small-time brewers of old, they plan to continually change reci-

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features a kale-ribbon salad with merguez sausage, northern beans, halloumi cheese and warm vinaigrette dressing. On the decadent end of the burger spectrum, it offers a beef patty topped with braised short ribs and caramelized onions. “It’s almost an opulent burger,” Saunders says.

For a more conservative option, there’s the affordably priced, classic burger. “I’ve always wanted a place where you could go and get a $6 burger and a beer for $10,” he says. “We’re not trying to exclude anybody.

It needs to be a place where people feel instantly comfortable to go and not be put out by the price.”

Since Wicked Weed is both a brewery and a restaurant, Saunders’ kitchen creations could wind up both on plates and in glasses. Luke and Walt are working on a saison brewed with sweet potatoes, grits and local honey. Saunders will cook up the Southern staples for use in the brewery downstairs.

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There are definitely parallels between chefs and athletes: Both jobs require stamina, coordination and sweat.

It’s no wonder cheffing has become a competitive sport. In the coming months, two culinary competitions will get revved up, and in both, the audience helps decide the winner.

The Fire on the rock series pits eight Asheville chefs against each other for placement in the regional and state competitions. Each chef cooks three courses centered around a single, secret ingredient.

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the asheville FiRe on the Rock contendeRs (FRom leFt): Matthew Miner of The Asheville Public, Scott Wallace of Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge, Jason roy of Lexington Avenue Brewery, Mauricio Abreu of Chef Mo’s, Jason Brian of Jack of the Wood, John Strauss of Hobnob, Adam Hayes of Red Stag Grill and peter pollay of Posana Café. Photo courtesy of “Got to be N.C.” Competition Dining Series

It’s the contest’s first year in Asheville, although it’s been happening in Blowing rock for almost a decade — hence the “rock” of the name.

Winners are determined by a panel of judges and an audience vote. In addition to paper ballots, Fire on the rock offers diners a way to vote via their smart phones. “[The voting] makes it a real community event,” says A.K. Brinson, spokesperson for the series. “It makes it an interactive evening.”

Here’s the lineup for the preliminary rounds: posana Café vs. rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge; red Stag Grill vs.

Hobnob (from Brevard); The Asheville public vs. Jack of the Wood; and Lexington Avenue Brewery vs. Chef Mo’s restaurant and Bar. Dinners take place throughout the second half of January at Lioncrest on the Biltmore Estate. It’s a bracket-style competition, so the winner of the final round will have competed three times in order to move on to the regional contest, in which the Asheville winner will take on Blowing rock’s contender. The victor

in that competition will go to the state dinner series in raleigh, known as Final Fire, to compete with culinary talent from all over the state.

Tickets to this month’s Fire on the rock dinners begin at $59, not including tax, tip and beverages. For more information, visit competitiondining. com. The north Carolina Department of Agriculture and Our State Magazine sponsor the “Got to Be n.C.” Competition Dining Series, which includes Fire on the rock and Final Fire.

If you miss Fire on the rock, be sure to catch WNC Magazine’s Chefs Challenge, which begins on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Chestnut on Biltmore Avenue. The early rounds run through April, and the finals take place during the Asheville Food and Wine Festival in August.

The audience plays a deciding role in the contest. In general, rules are similar to Fire on the rock’s. The bracket of competitors has not been released yet. Check wncmagazine.com for tickets ($49) and more information.

Stop making sense Magnolia Ray brings a varied assortment of dishes to Weaverville

“something FoR eveRyone”: Virginia and Daniel Kaufmann of Magnolia Ray will offer spontaneous, creative dishes to please diverse palates. Photo by Max Cooper

The name Magnolia ray sounds nice, says chef Daniel Kaufmann, who co-owns the new Woodfin restaurant with his wife, Virginia Kaufmann. And though its specific meaning may be open to interpretation, the words themselves are what’s important, says the pair.

Similarly, the menu brings together a variety of dishes that are hard to classify as a group. “It’s just good food,” Daniel says. “If I feel like doing a Cajun special Tuesday night, I can do that. If I feel like doing an Italian special Friday night, I can do that. If I get this crazy idea that I want to try, I’ll do that.”

Even though Daniel grew up in new Orleans, he doesn’t want his Southern roots to define his cooking. He decided to become a chef while working a desk job in Memphis, Tenn., and since he made the career switch 14 years ago, he’s worked in kitchens in Hendersonville, Asheville, the Virgin Islands, new Jersey and Louisiana. “I don’t like to cook just one genre of food,” he says. “I don’t want any labels other than that there’s a little bit of something for everybody.”

The Magnolia ray menu features a tomato ragout with poached eggs; glu-

ten-free, zucchini-ribbon “pasta”; new York strip; po’ boys, wraps and a signature burger. Ingredients include new Orleans specialties, such as tasso (spicy, marinated pork).

Virginia will manage the restaurant and bring her own interests to the business. “I thought, wouldn’t it be nice to have a place, if four people are going out, and their tastes are entirely different, everybody goes, “Ooh! There’s good stuff that we can eat,’” she says. philanthropy will be part of her mission, Virginia says. Four years ago, she moved to Asheville from new Jersey, where she orchestrated coat drives while managing a chiropractic office. now, she plans to give a portion of Magnolia ray’s profits to MAnnA FoodBank each month.

Magnolia ray occupies the former Baja Café building at 72 Weaverville road. The Kaufmanns have modified the space to spotlight its open kitchen, and completely repainted the walls.

The restaurant opens Tuesday through Saturday — lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. For more information, visit magnoliaray. com

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not your ordinary extract The vanilla bean is a simple, yet noble beast. Mere millimeters thick, the vanilla bean is a baking powerhouse; it’s the flavor that makes cookies and cakes come alive. So why is that little bottle of extract so expensive? And why do I always realize it’s empty after I’ve already cracked the eggs and creamed the butter?

After much grumbling about the price, we realized we could make our own extract by the cup, not the tablespoon.

All it takes is a few vanilla beans, some cheap vodka and

about a month. The beans are definitely an investment (about $3 per bean), but they last for months, if not years.

If you buy your beans in bulk, you’ll have plenty left over for vanilla sugar. These rich, flavorful granules can be substituted for regular sugar in most recipes for an extra punch of flavor. Add it to coffee, sprinkle on sugar cookies or scatter over berries. Most European recipes call for vanilla sugar rather than extract, so brush up on your gram-to-tablespoon ratios and make something truly sophisticated.

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Vanilla extract 3 vanilla beans, 1 cup vodka Slice three vanilla beans down the middle, leaving the tips of each bean intact. place the beans in a large glass jar and top with vodka. Shake well and give it a swirl every few days. Store in a dark cupboard and one month later you’ll have homemade vanilla extract. Top off the jar with more vodka as you use it and add another bean if it starts to get weak. Keeps for one year.

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Vanilla sugar 1 vanilla bean, 2 cups of granulated sugar Slice vanilla bean down the middle and scrape out seeds. place the seeds in a jar of sugar. Cut the bean into 1-inch pieces and bury it in the sugar. Shake well and store in a dark place for one to two weeks. Keeps for one year.

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Twenty for thirteen LocaL notabLes share their go-to mottos For the coming year “Try hard”

When it comes to navigating one’s route through the weeks and months of a year, a mental compass can help — something easier to carry than a day planner and with less folding than a map. This could be a slogan to live by, a simple epigram to remember when challenges arise or, hell, maybe it’s something to paint on a sign to post in your front yard. From the simple to the absurd, here’s a look at the North Star quips some locals will call upon in 2013.

Chad Gibson heads up the kitchen at 12 Bones Smokehouse in the River Arts District. His motto for this year is, as ever: Try hard. He figures that attitude enhances his personal and professional life. Judging by the flocks of customers who line up for a 12 Bones lunch, it's working. — Emily Patrick

“Never let fear stop you from making a mistake”

Writes Jenny Bunn of Asheville Community Theatre: “We certainly want everyone to ‘see more theater’ — and we’ll continue in 2013 to produce the best theater that includes as many people in the community that want to be involved.” She continues: “But we’re especially excited about the ‘hear more’ and the ‘speak more’ parts of our slogan.” She notes plans to begin podcasting Tom Chalmers’ Listen to This series, to upgrade the mainstage sound system and to embark on an ambitious digital archiving program. “Our hope is that these initiatives will encourage more people to connect with ACT and continue our commitment to being a theater community as well as a community theater.” — Jen Nathan Orris

“Paint every day” Gus Cutty is a hip-hop artist with Weekend Cult, and a visual artist. His recent murals can be seen on Lexington Avenue, at the New Belgium Brewing site on Craven Street and inside the brand-new Wicked Weed Brewing downtown. Of his slogan he says, "I choose this for two reasons.

No 1, I want to paint every day. No. 2, I think that much of Asheville would benefit from more concentration on whatever their passions may be and less time contemplating and discussing the merits of other people’s contributions." — Alli Marshall

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“See more theater, hear more theater, speak more theater”

“Romancing the dominant paradigm into ecstatic submission” Here’s how Kitty Love, executive director of the Asheville Area Arts Council, explains her slogan: “Through encouraging activity where anyone can participate in creative expression, it changes the way we think of art. Creative activity and creative expression, when engaged in by communities, really increases quality of life.

Art becomes more something we do all the time, rather than something only certain people can do. Really, it's a very empowering thing to change that definition.

With the advent of social media, I think you're going to see shifts in governance happening in the same way shifts in buying have happened. With this globally connected community, the people have a much stronger presence in the way things are defined. It's really undoing the hierarchical structure, which is the dominant paradigm of our society — a top-down governance — and bringing more of the circle, the expressions of the community as a whole, into the public sphere.” — A.M.

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Amy Gillespie, co-owner of the grocery, venue and restaurant Good Stuff in Marshall, says that her 2013 slogan is also her personal motto. "It's not very catchy, but it works, and it seems to be our business motto as well," she says. — A.M.

“Surprise still here” Alena Hennessy is an artist, author and designer. Her new book is Cultivating Your Creative Life: Exercises, Activities, and Inspiration for Finding Balance, Beauty, and Success as an Artist. Her paintings, prints and apparel can be found at her website or at her studio in the River Arts District's Curve Studios. She says that she and a friend came up with her slogan. — A.M.

“Get up on that donut!”

If you want something done, then you’ll just have to do it yourself, says Asheville painter Anna Jensen. She will embark on a series of exhibitions in 2013, including a group show at Push Gallery and a solo exhibition in Atlanta.

“Get Up On That Donut!” — as with many of the titles and subjects of Jensen’s paintings — cheerfully distracts the viewer and slides past darker subjects. — Kyle Sherard

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Pat “Fudgin'” Hinson is a local comedian (voted No. 1 local comedian in this year's Best of WNC reader's poll). He tells us that this pastoral adage will be his mantra for the coming year. — A.M.

“Get the word out without a doubt” Steven and Stephanie Paulson think their 2013 slogan sounds cheesy, and so it should. The couple owns Melt Your Heart food truck, which specializes in grilled-cheese sandwiches. As their motto suggests, they plan to set up at more locations in 2013, Steven says. They also hope to draw attention to mobile vending in general and attract more customers to The Lot on Coxe Avenue, where the trucks gather. — E.P.

“Give Yourself Props” Alsace Walentine, events coordinator at Malaprop’s, sent this slogan, which is a play on words enticing shoppers to the bookstore and cafe, and congratulating Malaprop’s supporters for buying from a local, independent business. — A.M.

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“Pay me” It might be said that the creative sector is used to being shortchanged. Many people refuse to see the value in the time, effort and materials that it takes to create a work of art, regardless of the format. And as such, they offer little and occasionally no form of payment. Let’s not even get into theft (just ask a handful of galleries in the city if they’ve ever had work stolen). Andy Herod is familiar with this reality. A Florida-based festival commissioned Herod to paint wooden figures with holes for people’s faces. They didn’t pay him, thus was a lesson learned and a slogan born. — K.S.

“Humor pro sapor (humor before taste)”

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Foul Mouth Jerk hosts Asheville FM's "Worst Case Scenario," a "talk, music and comedy show featuring the dubious opinions and highly suspect social commentary" of Jerk and his partner TopR Holiday. He also tours nationally (stay tuned for a new album this spring) and heads Gurp City South, a local promotion company that represents a handful of regional hip-hop artists. Jerk can be found many, if not most, evenings at his favorite local bar, DeSoto Lounge. — Dane Smith

“Goodness is its own reward” Area musician Shane Perlowin, known for his complex, labyrinthine guitar playing with local group Ahleuchatistas, offers a simple, straightsighted ethos. “It means, be a good person. It means, don't be an a--hole. That's the subtext.” He continues: “We're more than a summation of our accomplishments, or our perceived accomplishments. Material gain and glory in our society is a false promise.” As for the motto’s daily applications, he says, “I'm sort of old fashioned. I think chivalry is a lost art. Is it an art? Chivalry as in protecting the weak and suffering, and punishing evil, and honoring the feminine. That's infinitely more valuable than an embarrassment of attention or riches.” — J.B.

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Since Asheville Transit was re-christened Asheville Redefines Transit in 2011, the bus system has gradually recast other areas of service, including route and timetable changes and a rebranding with a fresh slogan: Ride. Relax. Connect.

Transportation planning manager Mariate Echeverry touts the system’s credo.

ART’s developments are under way, she says, noting that expanded holiday service — a longtime rider request — started with New Year’s Day. About the slogan, Echeverry explains it as three distinct, interdependent parts: “We think that the buses need to be able to provide the citizens’ needs, and that’s the ‘Ride’; It has to be in a comfortable environment, and that’s the ‘Relax’; and then to connect [riders] with the activities and people [they] want; to give [them] the opportunity to explore the community — that’s the ‘Connect.’” — Jaye Bartell

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“The left lane is for passing; the right lane is for traveling” Conor Quinn, owner and founder of Munchies 'n More, a delivery service that brings sundries to your door, sat down with his staff to talk about their 2013 slogan. They decided to send a message "for the people of Asheville and the world." What better motto for a delivery service than a helpful road safety reminder? — E.P.

“Make sure that shirt's clean in two-thousand thirteen.”

“Get your art on” Art is for everyone, simply put. And Asheville Art Museum curator Nancy Sokolove believes that, “whether you are a viewer of art, or a creator of art,” the arts have something to offer everyone.

And with this sentiment, she and the staff ease into the coming year with new exhibitions. Sokolove is currently finishing up work on her most recent curatorial endeavor: “The Philadelphia Story.” The exhibition opens Jan. 26 with a look into the dynamic and varied nature of contemporary figurative artworks, specifically from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. — K.S.

“Reviving the retaliation through rhetorical response and re-envisioning reality through the rescuing of the real” Matt Schnable is co-owner of West Asheville's Harvest Records and the Harvest Recordings imprint, a vinyl-only label that in 2012 released new albums by Asheville staples Ahleuchatistas and Floating Action. He and his business partner, Mark Capon, also book and promote shows with nationally touring artists, primarily at the Grey Eagle. Schnable offered his slogan somewhat reluctantly, noting, "I was just looking at a bottle of Synergy-Triology kombucha, so I had a bunch of R-words in my head." — D.S.

“Don’t quote me on that” Downtown Books and News manager Julian Vorus’ slogan is the absence of a slogan. “It means to have a sense of humor,” he says, when asked if that is really what he wanted to say. “I’m saying ‘don’t quote me on that’ when you asked me for a quote.” Vorus is also a playwright and performer. His one-act play, Red White Black, has its second run at the 2013 Asheville Fringe Festival. While the piece as a whole is much starker than his lighthearted saying, there is just as much gallows humor in the story of “three friends … attempting to break free of the past in order to progress in the present.” — J.B.

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Jon Reid is the host of Asheville FM's “Race to the Bottom," a twohour comedy and music program he describes as a "whirlwind trip through the hilarious and the tragic." In addition to spinning records, Reid himself is a versatile multi-instrumentalist and singer who's released four retro-soul albums under the Jar-e moniker. In spring of 2011, he was featured on NPR's "Weekend All Things Considered" after his relentless tweet-heckling of the program's former host, Guy Raz, caught the attention of producers. Turns out, Raz was a big fan of the tunes. — D.S.

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local vocals (and instruMentals) By alli Marshall

16 alBuMs We loved in 2012

gooseBuMps on pangea by ChaChillie “Stars” is among the strongest tracks, and the title track in a way. A lithe rap name-checks the prophets from nearly every major religion, and the album’s liner notes offer a glossary of terms. The elastic snap and bounce of rhymes paired with the silken tones of Charles “Chachille” Stewart’s singing voice showcases his range.

Full review: avl.mx/og

Quit trying

by The DeCenT lovers Upbeat quirk-pop single “Abilene” is all misfit good vibes from the xylophone hits to the raw guitar chords.

“Liquor shelf to yourself, you still seem as cool to me as when we were 16, I fell in love with the pawnshop prom queen,” Elijah Wyman sings.

It’s a complicated tune that comes off as simple. avl.mx/gi

soMething in the Water by leigh glass & The hazarDs The record’s title track sets the mood, opening with pure rock guitar, menacing as a motorcycle. It’s only a minute in before Glass’ vocal takes off.

She’s a big singer with the kind of voice that can belt without betraying the effort. But Glass also knows how to rein it in, allowing the intensity to build. avl.mx/oh

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r&s/cedars

by Marley Carroll The three-track album begins with “R&S,” a slow climb into layered sound, its build unhurried though it pulses and undulates in thick bass and jingling percussion. The melody lives behind the vocal, a single syllable that may not even be human. This is artful minimalism, stripped of instrumentation and players, which, instead, floats bodiless in some warm space, free of gravity. avl.mx/oi

selF-titled by alarM CloCk ConspiraCy “Tomorrow’s Past” is a wistful song, soaked in ‘70s-era California country rock glimmer. “On Me” moves further into that territory, its sound the breeziness-juxtaposed-with-longing that The Eagles captured so perfectly during their heyday. The guitars shimmer, matched by a light, brushes-on-snare percussion. It crackles with electricity. avl.mx/oj

Make Believers by seCreT agenT 23 skiDoo Skidoo raps to vintage jazz on “Space Cadet.” No hip-hop beats here; the pulse comes from a snare and a tuba.

“Rocketfuel,” a collaboration with the Secret B-Sides, is a standout track.

Here, Skidoo’s rap is a syncopated skipping. Words trip like flat stones cast over a lake, barely breaking the surface. avl.mx/ok

Backroads & BonFires

by Crazyhorse & ColsTon “Cruise Control” takes its cues from an unspoken but documented tradition of naming places (think: Dion’s “The Wanderer”). “Mirage” is underscored throughout by a sample of symphonic strings. “Where the Water Runs Deep” has a hooky chorus and some thoughtful spoken word parts that reveal a spiritual bent (one more concerned with nature than the church). avl.mx/ig

the spectruM by CaroMia “Just A River” is a standout track, rife with atmosphere and building excitement. CaroMia Tiller’s vocal bounces and sweeps, much like the river she sings about. But it’s the background that really elevates the track: support vocals from Mary Ellen Bush and Matt Williams and tasteful strings arrangements. “Nothing Like You” edges up against Otis Redding-type soul, but where Redding might have added

horns, CaroMia brings in mandolin, steel guitar and the heavy thump of stand-up bass. avl.mx/ol

you gotta roll

by WooDy pines “Long Gone” kicks off the album with the kind of snap and drive that followed swing and predated rock. The groove sits on a sturdy bass line allowing for some fancy clarinet work. “Red Rocking Chair” is a gathering thundercloud, trading the brightness of the first track for minor chords and a spooky fiddle so eerie that it sounds almost like a ghostly voice. avl.mx/om

geekaMongus

by Will ChaThaM The predominant high hat and the stuttering rap of “Get Back Fellas” is a far cry from your garden variety geekery.

Instead, that track — like much of Geekamongus — is equal parts stylized strut and sly wink. “At The Right Time” flashes jazz teeth, shoulder dipping along church choir vocals, hand-drums, beat boxing, jingle bells and a sort of ambling Vince Guaraldi-esque melody line. Disparate, yes. But the whole picture, when all the pieces are assembled, reveals a warm grin. avl.mx/oq

the ghost oF galapagos

by The herMiT kings late BlooMer by nighT’s brighT Colors In an era of five-song EPs, 15 tracks seems epic, but few of those on Late even reach the three-minute mark. Such is Jason Smith’s trademark touch: light, brief, lingering just long enough to say what needs to be said. The title track is sung at almost a whisper. Close to the mic. Pillow talk, though not necessarily of the romantic variety. avl.mx/on

This is a song cycle that whispers and screams, tiptoes and stomps, waltzes and slam dances. The songs are (like the album title suggests) haunted and strange. “Flesh and Blood” rails against bad parenting and imposed ideas of normalcy. This song is the album’s longest (nearly seven minutes) and devolves from a loping beat into a spooky carnival of percussion and menacing guitar. avl.mx/or

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by Josh phillips Folk FesTival Opening track “Angelina” is an Appalachian approximation, a country death song filtered through Phillips’ funk/ soul filter. Here, Nicky Sanders (Steep Canyon Rangers) lends a searing fiddle part while a cymbal shimmers with the hiss of a rattle snake and the dark thump and snarl of the song is flush with banjo, guitars and foot stomps. The title track is, perhaps, Phillips at his best. There’s a luminosity to the song, a sleepy hush paired with wide-eyed wonder. “And I think I’ll just get outside and find a spot and lay down, wherever it looks inviting, and listen to the water flow,” sings Phillips. avl.mx/oo

orange by shoD My FeeT Slow, contemplative (and, at turns, tongue-in-cheek) “Fake Break Up” is a solid song, but the album’s real surprises come later. Like the spastic hand claps (or, perhaps, foot stomps?) that give way to perfectly timed drums at the beginning of “Poor Boy,” and the way Keebler’s vocal on that songs hints at Grace Slick.

“Happy Song” has shades of a comedic role in Keebler’s voice, but it’s the album’s title track that really introduces Shod My Feet’s ability to pair earnest musicianship with a sense of whimsy. avl.mx/op

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Martin’s is a unique voice and style that draws on deep roots and deeper mysticism. “Honey” slinks through the snarl of guitars and dark washes of bass. Martin’s voice sweeping easily between a low whisper and a high lilt.

Her sense of dynamics is impeccable, as is her ability to marry mountain balladry with modern electronics and hooks that are catchy if not completely poppy. avl.mx/os

crooked holloWs

by Ty gilpin This is High Windy mandolinist Ty Gilpin’s solo project, but it’s hardly a solo effort. The mandolin player tapped “the best of the Asheville roots music scene.” Country waltz, “Smiling for the Camera,” includes Darren Nicholson (Balsam Range) on guitar, Sav Sankaran (The Dixie Bee-Liners) on bass, Matt Smith (Pierce Edens) on pedal steel and Tim Gardner (High Windy) on fiddle. The final track is a remix of moody, lyrical “Queen of the Crows,” crafted by local produced Danny Peck (aka dep). Here, the mandolin still stars, but organic percussion also surfaces like a cold rain, a hard frost, a flurry of bird wings taking flight. avl.mx/ot

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smartbets By alli Marshall

auto defiance From east Nashville’s art deco district, melodic rock quintet Auto Defiance sounds more post-Velvet Underground, more post-Guided by Voices, more post-Collective Soul than, say, The Band Perry. Or whatever. Their lush and expansive single, “Heart Attack,” deals with the excesses of Hollywood and materialism. It recalls glittery dance floors and late-night drives. Auto Defiance plays the Emerald Lounge on Saturday, Jan. 5. A Great Disaster and Matt Sanders Band also perform. 9 p.m., $5. emeraldlounge.com.

paul reid Former newspaper writer Paul Reid counted among his friends the historian and Pulitzer prize winner William Manchester.

Manchester’s body of work included The Last Lion, a three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. When Manchester’s health failed, he called on Reid to complete the final volume, The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm.

It’s been hailed as brilliant and evocative.

Reid will read from and sign copies of that book at Malaprop’s on Saturday, Jan. 5. 3 p.m., free. malaprops.com.

Photo by Jeff Willhelm, The Charlotte Observer.

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demon Waffle Formed when many of its members were music students at East Tennessee State University, Demon Waffle has been honing its ska sound. According to a press release the band “adds their own variations with old school beats coated with down to earth lyrics that will entertain.” And Demon Waffle has a connection to Asheville, having recorded its debut, Eat Your Breakfast, at CollapseAble Studios. The band stops by Jack of the Wood on Monday, Jan. 7.

10 p.m., free show. jackofthewood.com.

asheville Mardi gras Save gas and vacation days — you can skip that drive to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.

Fling your beads here at home: Asheville Mardi Gras kicks off the season by slicing a King Cake and determining the next Mardi Gras King and Queen.

(This year’s theme is “French Broads and Odd Fellows,” Mardi Gras weekend starts Saturday, Feb. 9.) The Twelfth Night celebration takes place on Sunday, Jan. 6 at Eleven on Grove, beginning at 6 p.m. Cake cutting at 8 p.m. DJ Sloan Wolf & Steve-O provide music and visuals, Asheville Second Line (Asheville’s very own Mardi Gras marching band) will debut. ashevillemardigras.org.

Photo by David Carpenter

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Wednesday, Jan. 2 adam dalton distillery DJ dance party (EDM, bass), 10pm allstars sports bar and grill Karaoke, 9pm

pinball, foosball, ping-pong & a kickass jukebox kitchen open until late

blue mountain piZZa Cafe Open mic, 7pm Creekside taphouse Open mic, 9pm

504 Haywood Rd. West Asheville • 828-255-1109 “It’s bigger than it looks!”

dirty south lounge Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm elaine's dueling piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm

31 PATTON AVENUE - UPSTAIRS

JaCk of the wood pub Old-time jam, 4pm lobster trap The K-Tones (jazz, blues, classical, rock), 7pm

55 COLLEGE STREET - DOWNSTAIRS

Music Schedules

olive or twist Cadillac Rex (oldies, swing, rock), 8-11pm

LATE SHOW

straightaway Cafe Coping Stone (world, Appalachian), 6pm

the Corner Karaoke, 10pm the dugout Karaoke, 8pm

treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am

thursday, Jan. 3 5 walnut wine bar The Big Nasty (gypsy jazz), 8-10pm allstars sports bar and grill Dance night, 10pm boiler room Latin Heat (drag performance), 10pm Club eleven on grove Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, 6:30-10pm elaine's dueling piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am

Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

frenCh broad brewery tasting room CarolinaBound (folk, country), 6pm

phoenix lounge Bradford Carson (rock, jam, blues), 8pm

bier garden DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am

pisgah brewing Company Throwback Thursday (reggae & food), 6:30pm

Club eleven on grove DJ Jam (R&B), 9pm

red stag grill Eric Ciborski (piano), 7-10pm

Creatures Cafe The Change w/ Travis Singleton & Josh Gilbert (Christian contemporary, folk), 8pm

good stuff Roots Awaiting Growth (progressive, roots), 6:30pm grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm

south side station Karaoke, 8pm

JaCk of hearts pub Old-time jam, 7pm

tallgary's Cantina Asheville music showcase, 8pm

JaCk of the wood pub No Strings Attached (bluegrass), 7-9pm Bluegrass jam, 9pm

timo's house Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 10pm-2am

lexington ave brewery (lab) Back stage: Grace Adele & the Grand Band (Americana) w/ Jen Duke, 9:30pm lobster trap Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm olive or twist Heather Masterton Jazz Quartet, 8-11pm one stop deli & bar Brews, Bluegrass & BBQ w/ Kendall Huntley, 5-8pm Akil the MC (of Jurassic 5) & Quanstar

treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am

Friday, Jan. 4 allstars sports bar and grill Sharkadelics (rock, pop, covers), 10pm apotheCary Oulipo (rock, indie pop) w/ Alligator Indian & Paciens Trine, 7pm athena's Club

emerald lounge The Kicks (rock) w/ Worldline & Wayne Graham, 9pm frenCh broad brewery tasting room Matt Walsh's Low Counts (rock, Americana), 6pm good stuff Old-time jam, 7pm grove park inn great hall Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm The Business (Motown, funk, soul), 9pmmidnight havana restaurant Free Flow Band (funk, soul), 7-9pm highland brewing Company

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Akil the MC (Of Jurassic 5) & Quanstar $5/$7 w/ sympL & DJ Coach K, Martin Snoddy & Colston (of CrazyHOrse & Colston) 21+ Friday, January 4th FREE DEAD FRIDAYS

$2 TACOS - 5PM - ALL AGES ACOUSTIC DEAD COVERS - FREE!!

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Bluegrass Brunch 11am Live Music with Jay Franck (of Sanctum Sully) & Friends

10pm MAKAYAN $5 w/ Cosmodrome 21+

LATE SHOW

vanuatu kava bar Open mic, 9pm

w/ sympL, DJ Coach K, Martin Snoddy & Colston, 10pm

feat. Kendall Huntley & the $1 PBRs

EARLY SHOW

timo's house Blues Jam w/ Jump Yur Grin, 9:30pm-1:30am

emerald lounge Phuncle Sam (rock, jam), 9pm

Brews, Bluegrass, & BBQ 5-8pm FREE!

EARLY SHOW LATE SHOW

tallgary's Cantina Open mic/jam, 7pm

Thursday, January 3rd

LATE SHOW

sCandals nightClub Christmas night at Scandals, 10pm Drag show, midnight

if you build it, they will play: After an extended break, local indie-pop quintet Oulipo emerges from hibernation on Friday, Jan. 4 for a melodic, ethereal evening at Apothecary (two of the band’s members were instrumental in developing the multi-use arts space). The show will also feature a photography exhibit by Keegan Hooper and sets by Alligator Indian and Points of Light.

EARLY SHOW

phoenix lounge Mike Sweet (classic rock, cover), 8pm red stag grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 7-10pm

Wednesday, January 2nd

11pm SOUL JAZZ JAM FREE! hosted by Preston Cate feat. Jeff Sipe 21+

one stop deli & bar Soul/jazz jam w/ Preston Cate, 10pm

Sunday, January 6th

Bluegrass Brunch 11am

hosted by The Pond Brothers Open Jam! Bring your instruments!

Tuesday, January 7th

TWO FOR TUESDAY 8pm Riyen Roots & Andrea Lee & Voodoo Wedding $2 - ALL AGES! DJ Adam Strange spins afterwards til 11pm!

FUNK JAM! FREE! 11pm NOW UPSTAIRS IN ASHEVILLE MUSIC HALL!

More information & Advance Tickets available always at ashevillemusichall.com

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TAVERN DOWNTOWN ON THE PARK thur. January 3

grace adele & the grand band w/ jen duke 9:30Pm fri. January 4

the hermit kings w/ the river rats 10Pm

WED. January 9

the new river boys w/ the fox fire, jude moses 9:30Pm fri. January 11

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The Sloantones (rock, bluegrass, funk, blues)

SAT. 1/5

A Social Function (rock, classic dance hits)

hip-hop heavyweight: Akil the MC, founding member of the iconic alternative hip-hop group Jurassic 5, visits One Stop Deli and Bar to “shine his light, music and message of peace, love unity and having fun world-wide” on Thursday, Jan. 3.

severance w/ mindshaPefist, future west 9:30Pm

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Mary Frances & the Dirty Classics, 6pm

Fritz Beer Duo (rock, soul, blues), 9pm

hotel indigo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm

treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am

isis restaurant and musiC hall Jim Arrendell & the Cheap Suits (dance), 9:15pm JaCk of hearts pub Sherri Lynn & Mountain Friends (bluegrass), 9pm

Over 40 Entertainers!

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saturday, Jan. 5

lobster trap Leo Johnson (hot club jazz), 7-9pm

allstars sports bar and grill Saloon 5 (rock, country, covers), 10pm

o.henry's/tug DJ Abu Disarray & DJ Champale, 10pm

athena's Club Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

phoenix lounge Eric Congdon (Americana), 8pm red stag grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 8-11pm sCandals nightClub Zumba, 7pm Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am

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westville pub Trivia night, 9pm

5 walnut wine bar Jamar Woods (acoustic funk), 10-midnight

paCk's tavern The Sloantones (rock, bluegrass, funk, blues), 9pm

Drink Specials:

wall street Coffee house Open mic, 9pm

lexington ave brewery (lab) Back stage: The Hermit Kings (rock) w/ The River Rats & Opposite Box, 10pm

one stop deli & bar Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm

Eclectic Island Cuisine served late night!

3.00 fireball shots every night Mon $5 Painkillers Tues 2.50 Drafts and Highballs Wed 4.00 J liquors Thurs 3.00 micro/import bottles Fri $5 Jager bombs Sat $5 Tiki Bombs Super Sunday ALL the week’s specials in one night

JaCk of the wood pub Locust Honey (old-time), 5pm Cary Fridley & the Sweet Talkers (rockabilly), 9pm

vanuatu kava bar Space Medicine ("electro-coustic," ambient, improv), 9pm

bier garden DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am boiler room Domination: Circus Maximus, 10pm Creatures Cafe Travis Singleton & Josh Gilbert (folk), 8pm elaine's dueling piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am emerald lounge Auto Defiance (rock, alternative) w/ A Great Disaster & Matt Sanders, 9pm

Alarm Clock Conspiracy (rock, pop), 6pm hotel indigo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm JaCk of hearts pub Pierce Edens & the Dirty Work (altcountry, roots), 9pm JaCk of the wood pub Firecracker Jazz Band (hot jazz), 9pm lobster trap Sean Mason Trio (jazz), 7-9pm o.henry's/tug DJ Xel, 10pm olive or twist 42nd Street Jazz Band, 8-11pm one stop deli & bar Bluegrass Brunch w/ Jay Franck (of Sanctum Sully) & friends, noon-3pm Makayan (prog, jam, rock) w/ Cosmodrome, 10pm orange peel Todd Snider (folk rock, alt-country) w/ Bobby Bare Jr., 8pm paCk's tavern A Social Function (rock, dance), 9pm phoenix lounge Blown Glass (folk, rock), 9pm red stag grill Eric Ciborski (piano), 8-11pm sCandals nightClub Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am southern appalaChian brewery Grace Adele Duo (folk, Americana), 8pm

frenCh broad brewery tasting room Turchi (blues, Southern rock), 6pm

straightaway Cafe Sherri Lynn & Mountain Friends (bluegrass, country), 6pm

the bywater Pleasure Chest (rock, soul), 9pm

grove park inn great hall Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm

the bywater One Leg Up (jazz, swing), 9pm

timo's house DJ Jet & guests (hip-hop), 10pm-2am

havana restaurant Linda Mitchell (jazz, blues), 7-9pm

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highland brewing Company

straightaway Cafe Lester Grass, 6pm

treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am tressa's downtown JaZZ and blues

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sun., Jan. 6 5 walnut wine bar The Roaring Lions (hot jazz), 7-9pm altamont brewing Company Sunday Funday Potluck & Pickin', 5:30pm boiler room Hip-Hop Divas (drag performance), 10pm Club eleven on grove Twelfth Night (Mardi Gras event), 6-11pm grove park inn great hall Two Guitars (classical), 10am-noon Bob Zullo (jazz, pop, guitar), 6:3010:30pm hotel indigo Ben Hovey (downtempo, trumpet, piano, electronics), 7-10pm isis restaurant and musiC hall Hard Bop Explosion (jazz), 8pm JaCk of the wood pub Irish session, 5pm lobster trap Leo Johnson (hot club jazz), 7-9pm one stop deli & bar Bluegrass Brunch & Open Jam w/ The Pond Brothers, noon-3pm southern appalaChian brewery Carver & Carmody (blues, country, Americana), 5pm straightaway Cafe Caleb Bost (singer-songwriter, blues), 6pm white horse Drum circle, 2pm

Monday, Jan. 7 5 walnut wine bar CaroMia Tiller & Marry Ellen Davis (singer-songwriters), 8-10pm adam dalton distillery Open mic/jam, 9pm blaCk mountain ale house Karaoke, 9pm boiler room Joshua P. Warren's 13th Night (ghost hunt, fortune telling), 7pm Club eleven on grove Joshua P. Warren's 13th Night (ghost hunt, fortune telling), 7pm grey eagle musiC hall & tavern Contra dance, 8pm grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop, guitar), 6:3010:30pm isis restaurant and musiC hall Taylor Martin's Engine (bluegrass), 8pm

tressa's downtown JaZZ and blues Russ Wilson's swing session, 8-11pm

tuesday, Jan. 8 5 walnut wine bar The John Henry's (gypsy jazz), 8-10pm asheville musiC hall Funk jam, 11pm Club eleven on grove Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance, 8:30pm

elaine's dueling piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am grey eagle musiC hall & tavern Ryan Montbleau Band (folk rock, soul, R&B), 9pm grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm JaCk of the wood pub Old-time jam, 4pm

Creekside taphouse Old-time jam, 6:30pm good stuff Old-time jam, 7pm

lobster trap Trevor Storia (jazz), 7-9pm

grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm

olive or twist Cadillac Rex (oldies, swing, rock), 8-11pm

handlebar Tuesday swing dance, 7pm Gene Dillard bluegrass jam, 8:30pm

one stop deli & bar Soul/jazz jam w/ Preston Cate, 10pm

isis restaurant and musiC hall Bluegrass w/ Nicky Sanders (of Steep Canyon Rangers), 9pm JaCk of the wood pub Elvis Presley birthday tribute w/ Peggy Ratusz, Jonathan Pearlman, Daniel Iannucci & Michael Rhodes, 7pm Ascetic Junkies (Americana, pop), 10pm lobster trap Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7-9pm native kitChen & soCial pub Trivia, 7pm olive or twist Bluedawg blues jam, 8-11pm one stop deli & bar Two for Tuesday feat: Riyen Roots (blues, roots) & Andrea Lee & Voodoo Wedding, 8pm DJ Adam Strange, 10pm phoenix lounge Paul Jones (classical/jazz guitar), 8pm sCully's Daughters of Atlantis (acoustic rock), 10pm the altamont theater Gabrielle Tee (singer-songwriter), 8pm the bywater Open mic, 9pm

phoenix lounge Rocky Lindsley (rock), 8pm red stag grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 7-10pm straightaway Cafe Coping Stone (world, Appalachian), 6pm tallgary's Cantina Open mic/jam, 7pm the Corner Karaoke, 10pm the dugout Karaoke, 8pm timo's house Blues Jam w/ Jump Yur Grin, 9:30pm1:30am treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am vanuatu kava bar Open mic, 9pm

thursday, Jan. 10 5 walnut wine bar The Big Nasty (gypsy jazz), 8-10pm allstars sports bar and grill Dance night, 10pm

tolliver's Crossing irish pub Trivia, 8:30pm

apotheCary Wei Zhongle (freak folk, pop, world) w/ Lulo & Shenzhen, 9pm

treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am

boiler room Musical comedy revue (drag), 10pm

tressa's downtown JaZZ and blues Karaoke, 9:30pm

elaine's dueling piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am

westville pub Blues jam, 10pm

frenCh broad brewery tasting room One Leg Up (jazz, swing), 6pm

white horse Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm

lobster trap Dave Desmelik (Americana), 7-9pm

wild wing Cafe Karaoke, 9:30pm

Wednesday, Jan. 9

sCandals nightClub Joshua P. Warren's 13th Night (ghost hunt, fortune telling), 7pm

adam dalton distillery DJ dance party (EDM, bass), 10pm

the bywater Bluegrass jam, 5-11pm

allstars sports bar and grill Karaoke, 9pm

timo's house Jam night w/ The Funk Buddies (multigenre open jam), 10pm-2am

blue mountain piZZa Cafe Open mic, 7pm

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dirty south lounge Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm

lexington ave brewery (lab) Back stage: The New River Boys (folk rock) w/ The Fox Fire & Jude Moses, 9:30pm

JaCk of the wood pub Demon Waffle (reggae, ska, punk), 10pm

phoenix lounge Suzanne, Jerry & Kurt of Moon Shine Babies (folk), 7pm

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DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am

Creekside taphouse Open mic, 9pm

grey eagle musiC hall & tavern Rory Block (blues, rock), 8pm grove park inn great hall Bob Zullo (jazz, pop guitar), 5:30-7:30pm The B's (favorites by request), 8-11pm JaCk of hearts pub Old-time jam, 7pm JaCk of the wood pub No Strings Attached (bluegrass), 7-9pm Bluegrass jam, 9pm lobster trap Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm olive or twist Heather Masterton Jazz Quartet, 8-11pm

clubdirectory 185 king street 877-1850 5 Walnut Wine Bar 253-2593 altamont Brewing company 575-2400 the altamont theatre 348-5327 aqua cafe & Bar 505-2081 arcade 258-1400 asheville civic center & thomas Wolfe auditorium 259-5544 the asheville public (tap) 505-1720 asheville Music hall 255-7777 athena’s club 252-2456 avery creek pizza & ribs 687-2400 Barley’s tap room 255-0504 Black Mountain ale house 669-9090 Blend hookah lounge 505-0067 Blue Mountain pizza 658-8777 Blue note grille 697-6828 Boiler room 505-1612 BoBo gallery 254-3426 Broadway’s 285-0400 Burgerworx 253-2333 the Bywater 232-6967 club hairspray 258-2027 club Metropolis 258-2027 club remix 258-2027

the chop house 253-1852 the corner 575-2449 craggie Brewing company 254-0360 creature’s cafe 254-3636 creekside taphouse 575-2880 adam dalton distillery 367-6401 dark city deli 257-5300 desoto lounge 986-4828 diana Wortham theater 257-4530 dirty south lounge 251-1777 dobra tea room 575-2424 the dugout 692-9262 eleven on grove 505-1612 emerald lounge 232- 4372 Firestorm cafe 255-8115 Fred’s speakeasy 281-0920 French Broad Brewery tasting room 277-0222 French Broad chocolate lounge 252-4181 the gateway club 456-6789 get down 505-8388 good stuff 649-9711 grey eagle Music hall & tavern 232-5800 grind cafe 430-4343 grove house eleven on grove 505-1612 the grove park inn

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(elaine’s piano Bar/ great hall) 252-2711 the handlebar (864) 233-6173 harrah’s cherokee 497-7777 havana restaurant 252-1611 highland Brewing company 299-3370 holland’s grille 298-8780 the hop 254-2224 the hop West 252-5155 iron horse station 622-0022 Jack of hearts pub 645-2700 Jack of the Wood 252-5445 Jus one More 253-8770 lexington avenue Brewery 252-0212 the lobster trap 350-0505 the lower level 505-8333 luella’s Bar-B-Que 505-ribs Mack kell’s pub & grill 253-8805 the Magnetic Field 257-4003 Mike’s side pocket 281-3096 Monte vista hotel 669-8870 one stop Bar deli & Bar 255-7777 o.henry’s/tug 254-1891 the orange peel 225-5851 pack’s tavern 225-6944 pisgah Brewing co.

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purple onion cafe 749-1179 rankin vault 254-4993 red stag grill at the grand Bohemian hotel 505-2949 rendezvous 926-0201 root Bar no.1 299-7597 scandals nightclub 252-2838 scully’s 251-8880 shovelhead saloon 669-9541 smokey’s after dark 253-2155 southern appalacian Brewery 684-1235 spurs 575-2258 static age records 254-3232 stingrays 926-4100 straightaway cafe 669-8856 tallgary’s cantina 232-0809 rocky’s hot chicken shack 575-2260 thirsty Monk south 505-4564 timo’s house 575-2886 tolliver’s crossing irish pub 505-2129 treasure club 298-1400 tressa’s downtown Jazz & Blues 254-7072 vincenzo’s Bistro 254-4698 Westville pub 225-9782 White horse 669-0816 Wild Wing cafe 253-3066

timo's house Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 10pm-2am

Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am

treasure Club DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am

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Friday, Jan. 11

DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am boiler room Makayan & guests (jam), 9pm emerald lounge

Throwback Thursday (reggae & food), 6:30pm

5 walnut wine bar Hot Point Trio (jazz), 10pm-midnight

Forgetters (punk, rock) w/ Kreamy 'Lectric Santa & Muscle & Bone, 9pm

purple onion Cafe

allstars sports bar and grill Sharkadelics (rock, pop, covers), 10pm

frenCh broad brewery tasting room

apotheCary Darkminster (horn trio, improv) w/ Chorus House, Kamika & Colamo, 9pm

Letters to Abigail (country, Americana), 6pm

tallgary's Cantina

asheville musiC hall The Archrivals (fusion, jazz, pop) w/ Vertigo Jazz Project, 10pm

The Get Right Band (funk, rock, reggae), 8pm

Asheville music showcase, 8pm

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The Revivalists (rock, soul), 9pm

Red Hot Sugar Babies (jazz), 7:30pm red stag grill Eric Ciborski (piano), 7-10pm south side station Karaoke, 8pm

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emerald lounGe Crazyhorse & Colston (hip-hop) w/ Free Radio & Ryno, 9pm

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Grey eaGle musIc Hall & tavern The Luxury Spirit (indie rock) w/ Old Flings & Rory Kelly, 9pm

5 Walnut WIne bar The Get Right Band (rock, funk), 10pmmidnight

Grove Park Inn Great Hall Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm

allstars sPorts bar and GrIll Saloon 5 (rock, country, covers), 10pm

Havana restaurant Linda Mitchell (jazz, blues), 7-9pm

aPotHecary Daniel Bachman (Americana, psychedelic, drone) w/ Ian McColm & Foothills, 9pm

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“there isn’t nothin’ wrong with nashville”: Two of Music City’s most irreverent songwriters, Todd Snider (pictured) and Bobby Bare Jr., bring their often humorous, sometimes dark and always honest Americana narratives to The Orange Peel on Saturday, Jan. 5.

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Director: Quentin tarantino Players: Jamie Foxx, christoPh Waltz, leonarDo DicaPrio, Kerry Washington, samuel l. JacKson TaranTinoesqUe revisionisT excess

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The Story: A former slave and a bounty hunter team up to retrieve the ex-slave’s wife from a notorious plantation in 1858.

The Lowdown: Excessive and overblown in the grand Tarantino manner, the film is both deliberately shocking and provocative, while being extremely funny and a bracing blast of moviemaking for its own sake. Not to be missed.

Is Django Unchained over the top? Yes, of course it is. It’s a Quentin Tarantino picture.

But is “over the top” a bad thing in the first place? I’d say no. Let’s look at the phrase’s origins. It dates from World War I and originally meant climbing out of the relative safety of the trenches to face the enemy head-on. While I’m not too sure who the enemy is in this case — except maybe the often rather dreary and parochial state of film — I’d be hard pressed not to say that Tarantino long ago (for better or worse) climbed out of the trenches to tackle his own vision of what a movie should be.

Yes, that vision is movie geek — or maybe just plain 20th century pop culture geek — to the max. And, no, it doesn’t always work. In the case of Django Unchained — for me at least — it works and then some. Coming at the end of awards season with its procession of heavily respectable movies, I found Django Unchained a bracing dose of unrespectable delight. For pure movie enjoyment — or movie geek (I plead guilty) enjoyment, if you insist — I hadn’t had this much plain fun in a while. And in some ways, the film offers a bit more than that.

Stripped of all its quirks, outrages and digressions — which are the real reason to see the film — Django Unchained is a basic revenge fantasy. That’s to say, it’s your basic Tarantino picture in that regard. It’s the story of an ex-slave, Django (Jamie Foxx), team-

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Tickets only $1 all other tickets $3 Christoph Waltz and Jamie Foxx in Quentin Tarantino's explosively entertaining — and just plain explosive — Django Unchained. ing up with German dentist-turned-bountyhunter, Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz).

It turns into an attempt to get Django’s wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), back from decadent plantation owner, Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). That’s pretty much it, but that hardly describes this expansive film.

What really counts here is the tone of it all, the (often bitter) humor and Tarantino’s increasing mastery of film technique — a mastery that has blessedly made him not one whit less outrageous or (yes) self-indulgent. I don’t consider the term “self-indulgent” a pejorative one — most great art is self-indulgent. But as an approach, it is tricky and doesn’t always pay off (Death Proof, anyone?). Here, it does — in part due to the filmmaker’s sprawling vision of a spaghetti western/exploitation picture of his own.

Tarantino establishes what he’s up to from the start with the mid-1970s Columbia logo, the zoom shots (intelligently limited), the silly “Django” song from the 1966 film Django, etc.

No sooner has the 1858 story itself started than we find Dr. King Schultz agreeing to a price for Django by crying, “Sold American!” — a gag probably lifted from Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday (1940) and derived from the 1930s Lucky Strike (American Tobacco Co.) tobacco auctioneer ads that ended with “Sold American.” By now, it should be clear that the movie has been stylized out of any resemblance to normal historical authenticity. I’d think that goes without saying from a guy whose last picture showed Adolf Hitler machine-gunned to death in a blazing movie theater, but then probably not since all sorts of debate has cropped up about whether

“Mandingo fighting” ever existed and if the use of the “N-word” is historically accurate. I’m not sure the first matters (it works in Tarantino’s fantasia concept) and the second — while likely having as much to do with Blazing Saddles (1974) as anything else — can be answered by reading Huckleberry Finn.

The truth is that Tarantino is after a different kind of realism — a visceral, hyperrealism built on shocking us into paying attention, while amusing us with dark humor and the (probably not far from accurate) idea that evil is often stupid and buffoon-like. Sure, it’s funny — in a Blazing Saddles manner — to encounter a generally inept band of would-be Klansmen endlessly bitching about not being able to see out of the eye-holes of their hoods, but I’m not convinced that it’s even slightly far-fetched. None of this means that the film isn’t going to offend — even appall — some people, and that’s not a bad thing.

Similarly, I doubt even the geekiest geek will get all the movie references. Oh, things like the screen-high word “MISSISSIPPI” moving across the screen like the opening credit on Gone With the Wind is pretty obvious, but a lot of it is more esoteric. The trick is that the film works whether or not you get all the references — though it probably works on a different level if you do. I didn’t get all of them by any means, but I still had a great time and am calling it a must-see. Will it upset you? Possibly, but that’s part of the point.

Rated R for strong graphic violence throughout, a vicious fight, language and some nudity. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7

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Director: roger Michell (Morning glory) Players: Bill Murray, laura linney, saMuel West, olivia colMan, olivia WilliaMs Historical anecdote

rated r

The Story: In the midst of his burgeoning affair with a distant cousin, FDR has to entertain visiting British royalty on a mission to involve America in World War II. The Lowdown: Pleasant, but very slight comedy-drama helped by several strong performances.

I didn’t mind Roger Michell’s Hyde Park on Hudson in the least. I might even say I enjoyed it in passing. I certainly enjoyed things about it — Bill Murray, Samuel West, Olivia Williams. I liked the film’s pleasantly summery look. I also give it extra points for incorporating two Ink Spots songs on the soundtrack. But during the course of watching it the first time, I spent a large part of the film wondering what its point was. Oh, it’s clear enough that it wanted to be this year’s The King’s Speech (2010) — and I give it high marks for incorporating its own Bertie (Brit TV actor Samuel West) and Elizabeth (Brit TV actress Olivia Colman) as supporting players, and for overcoming the fact that they aren’t played by Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter. (In fact, it may have done this too well because they threaten to take over the film.)

But Hyde Park lacks much of anything in the way of a dramatic arc. It tries to find one in the results of the visit of said British King and Queen to FDR’s (Bill Murray) summer home in the hope of getting the U.S. involved in World War II. The problem is that those results — conveyed by a "let’s wrap this up" series of titles — don’t come for more than two years after the action, and had a somewhat tenuous connection to this.

What this leaves us with is the story of FDR’s romantic involvement with a distant cousin, Daisy (Laura Linney) — and that’s really not enough. The problem is — at least in part — that Daisy is remarkably uninteresting. Who is she? Other than being a poor relation who falls under the great man’s spell, I have no idea — and the film gives

me precious little reason to care, which is particularly unfortunate since she’s narrating the events. Near as I can tell, she’s a woman who spent her life waiting to be one of the president’s lady companions. It might as well be called I Was Franklin’s Doormat. The nature of it all comes down to one scene where FDR drives her into a picturesque field and she affords him what is surely the most antiseptic and unmessy manual pleasuring in the history of sex. I assume this is aimed at a target audience that considers itself sufficiently sophisticated to acknowledge such a scene, but too genteel to want to think of it in icky biological terms. With this in mind, it’s hardly surprising that the visiting royalty all but pull the rug out from under the ostensible stars.

On the plus side, Murray makes for a believable — and believably complex — FDR. He plays him as a shrewd but sympathetic man with more than a little bit of human frailty. Yet, he’s careful never to play for sympathy. Murray’s depiction of FDR is of a man who wants you to like him, respect him and maybe even admire him, but he has no use or need for your pity. And that’s exactly what Murray gives us. Unfortunately, he’s prety much on his own doing it because the script doesn’t give him much to work with.

Still, he — and the supporting royalty — keep the film engaging enough. What they can’t do is make it anything more than light entertainment. Ultimately, it’s just a pleasant little movie where the dramatic highlight is whether or not King George VI will bring himself to eat a hot dog. Rated R for brief sexuality. reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14 and Fine Arts Theatre

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irector: anDy FickMan (you AgAin) Players: Billy crystal, Bette MiDler, Marisa toMei, toM everett scott, Bailee MaDison Family comedy

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The Story: Two shoddy grandparents butt heads with their daughter (especially her views on parenting) when they’re asked to watch their coddled grandchildren for a week.

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The Lowdown: A tired comedy featur- The Lowdown: A well-intentioned ing tired stars in what amounts to a attempt at a message picture that’s too feature-length sitcom. mawkish and sentimental — and transBefore starting to write this review for parent — to work.

Andy Fickman’s Parental Guidance, I realized that this is officially the last movie of 2012 that I will review. There’s a decent chance that it’ll be the last movie of the year I actually have time to watch. These are depressing enough thoughts that, at this point, I don’t even want to write about Parental Guidance beyond lobbing a few four-letter words in its direction and calling it a day.

But, honestly, I can’t do that. After all, I like to pretend to have a modicum of critical integrity (plus, the fine folks at the Xpress probably won’t sign my paycheck). So, let’s talk about Parental Guidance. Maybe someone in their infinite wisdom would not have thought it was such a grand idea to give Billy Crystal a leading role in a film for the first time in a decade. Perhaps that’s a bit too conspiratorial, in which case the idea that there are still Billy Crystal fans out there is to blame. Who knows?

What I do know is that we get Crystal going full-tilt Borscht Belt alongside Bette Midler, who fares better (mostly because she’s not Billy Crystal, a built-in advantage).

The movie — which looks like it was made for a buck and a quarter and is held together with scotch tape — is all about parenting.

You see, Billy and Bette play a couple of fairly negligent grandparents who are asked by their daughter (Marisa Tomei) to watch their collection of three coddled or eccentric grandchildren for a week. Most of Parental Guidance is a sitcom-ish screed on the goofiness of modern parenting techniques, which are all patently absurd and goosed for maximum cheap laughs. Really, this just serves to show how the grand the good ol’ days were before all this newfangled technology (I have a hunch that the spirit of Andy Rooney was reincarnated to channel this movie). The movie is eye-rollingly mawkish, often corny and occasionally cutesy in between fits of Crystal’s tired schtick and the what may be the worst musical number ever filmed.

Frighteningly, Parental Guidance is not even the worst movie of the year. It is, however, the most blatantly cheap, out-of-touch and uncinematic film of 2012. Because of this, it ends up just being insulting in its lack of effort. Rated PG for some rude humor. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher Cinema 7

Promised land JJJ

Director: gus van sant Players: Matt DaMon, Frances McDorManD, roseMarie DeWitt, John krasinski, hal holBrook activist drama

rated r

The Story: A corporate salesman tasked with buying up land for a natural gas company comes upon a town that won’t give in to him.

Calling a film “well-intentioned” — like I’m about to do with Gus Van Sant’s Promised Land — is a backhanded compliment, like Little Leaguers getting a trophy just for trying. Promised Land certainly does try, and it really wants to be a film with a grand, noble message about the dangers and shady business practices around fracking — the environmentally controversial method of releasing natural gas — but the movie is far too folksy, naïve and sentimental to have its point taken seriously.

Matt Damon plays Steve, a corporate lackey for a natural gas company who goes around middle America buying up land to be drilled. With him, he brings large sums of money, with promises to modernize these towns so that they’re no longer stuck in time behind the rest of the America. Much of the drama is centered around this idea of traditional Americana. It’s an Americana that’s looked upon fondly by Van Sant and company, who spend the bulk of the film questioning whether it’s a way of life that should be lost. This is intertwined with Steve’s slow awakening to the dangers and moral quandaries his job creates when he enters one town and faces resistance from a local farmer (Hal Holbrook) and an environmentalist (John Krasinski).

The dramatic arc of Promised Land follows Steve’s awakening, which culminates in one goofy fit of schmaltz involving a young girl selling lemonade. But even before we get here, the film does a poor job of drawing the viewer into the movie. With a cast that includes Damon and Frances McDormand, you know there will be a certain amount of professionalism at play here. But chunks of the film ring false. Perhaps with Van Sant at the helm, a screenplay from Damon and Krasinski and a story by one of America’s most tooth-achingly sincere writers, Dave Eggers, you get a definite sense of millionaires lecturing on the virtues of the simple life.

After describing the basic gist of the film to a friend, my friend asked me if it was anything like Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood (2007). I told him that, no, they’re not that much alike cinematically, though there are some basic thematic similarities.

Considering those similarities — the ideas of greed, corruption and the American Dream — that’s just where Promised Land goes awry (besides not having Matt Damon bludgeon John Krasinski to death with a bowling pin, of course). The film just never has the guts to be truly honest about the concerns it raises.

As a result, Van Sant has ended up with a passive, white-washed film that never gets any sort of message across. Rated R for language. reviewed by Justin Souther Starts Friday at Carolina Asheville Cinema 14

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TEXAS CHAINSAW 3-D

The January White Sale of movies no one asked for starts early this year with Texas Chainsaw 3-D. Is it a remake? A reboot? A sequel? A 3-D cash grab? That last seems most likely. It's from the director of Takers and stars people you likely never heard of.

Apparently, Trey Songz is a musician? (Some folks on message boards are all a-dither over whether his character lives.) OK. Its only vestige of credibility lies in the presence of Bill Moseley, Gunnar Hansen and Marilyn Burns (who probably don't have much to do). But, chainsaw mayhem in 3-D! (R)

specialscreenings gOjIRA (gODzILLA) JJJJ SCI-fI HORROR RATED NR In Brief: The Japanese giant monster — or kaiju — movie starts here, and nothing that came in the wake of Gojira (Godzilla) ever got anywhere near this dark, somber and downright grim film. Oh, sure, it has the same dumb special effects and the man-in-the-rubber-suit monster (helped by keeping the action dark), but there’s no silliness here. The stakes feel genuinely high, the characters are complex and the tone is anything but the kind of “kiddie fare” the series came to be.

A must-see of its kind.

The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Gojira (Godzilla) Thursday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

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LIvE fLESH JJJJJ DRAMA RATED R In Brief: Perhaps Pedro Almodóvar’s most overlooked and underrated film, Live Flesh (1997) is also quite possibly one of his most personal works in that it uses its complex neo-noir storyline of infidelity, guilt, duplicity and mutual destruction to reflect upon both the Franco-controlled Spain into which he was born and the modern Spain in which he has been able to thrive. Moreover, it functions as something of a commentary on Almodóvar’s films up to that point. Provocative and deeply satisfying.

The Asheville Film Society will screen Live Flesh Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

OLIvER! JJJJ MUSICAL DRAMA RATED g In Brief: Winner for Best Picture — and Director, Art Direction, Music, and Sound — Carol Reed’s Oliver! was a big crowd-pleaser in 1968. It was big and colorful.

It was impeccably cast. And it was filled with catchy songs that most of us had been hearing on the radio or TV variety shows ever since the play had achieved hit status. That was 1968. How does it stack up now? Probably about the same, if feeling a little more old-fashioned than it already was. But is that necessarily a bad thing? Maybe not.

The Hendersonville Film Society will show Oliver! Sunday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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COmmERCIAL PROPERTY OFFICE SUITES Downtown Asheville. 1-5 office suites from 490 sq. ft. to 3,200 sq. ft. Modern finishes, elevator, central air. Affordable, full service rates. G/M Property Group 828-281-4024. jmenk@gmproperty.com

CONdOS FOR SALE NEAR TUNNEL ROAd • Luxury 2 BR, 2BA Unit on the 4th floor of a four story building. Close to Downtown and walking Distance to Asheville Mall. Granite countertops, SS appliances, ceramic/hardwood floors. Fireplace, deck with mountain views. Complex has two elevators.Pool with hot tub, exercise room and well landscaped common area. Unit priced below last appraisal. (828) 231-6689

Rentals APARTmENTS FOR RENT 1 GREAT APARTMENT • BLACK mOUNTAIN Nicely renovated bath, kitchen, 1BR, sunroom, dining room.

• High ceilings. • Abundance of natural light. • Hardwood floors. Private balcony, mountain views. Access to common area patio. Short walk to downtown. • $690/month includes heat, water, Wifi. • Smoke free. Pets negotiable.

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NEAR UNCA and GREENWAY! Peaceful, wooded setting for 2BR/1BA, W/D hookup, carpet, small private porch. $675/mo includes water. 1 cat ok w/ fee. Year's lease, security deposit, credit check & references req, Plenty of parking! For appt: Graham Investments: 253-6800.

NORTH ASHEVILLE • Townhouse style 2BR, 1BA. 1 mile to downtown. On busline. Sorry, no pets. $545/month. 828-252-4334.

LOOKING FOR A REALLY NICE LOCATION FOR YOUR BUSINESS? One with a great landlord and a sunny, 865 sq. ft. storefront, in West Asheville? Located at the intersection of Haywood Road and I-240, formerly Ship to Shore. $1220. + utilities.

For more info, contact 828291-6541' mERRImON AVENUE • 2,500 sq.ft. of Commercial (retail/office) space. Available after 1/15/13. Excellent location with plenty of on-site parking. High neighborhood traffic. Flexible lease terms.

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NORTH ASHEVILLE Adjacent to UNCA. 1BR fully furnished. Living room, combo kitchen/dining, all utilities included. Electric, cable TV, A/C and internet. Private entrance and parking. $700 deposit. 252-0035.

15 mINUTES TO ASHEVILLE Guest house, vacation/ short term rental in beautiful country setting. • Complete with everything including cable and internet. • $130/ day, $650/week, $1500/ month. Weaverville area. • No pets please. (828) 6589145. mhcinc58@yahoo.com

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BILTmORE BUILdING • Class A, full service office building, located in the center of Pack Square. Various size offices availablesome include onsite parking. For rates and information, please call 828-225-6140. dOWNTOWN OFFICE SPACE For lease. Above City Bakery, Biltmore Avenue. Approximately 775 sqft.

Natural light. Spacious. sycamorepartnerslp@gmail.com

COUNCIL ON AGING HENdERSONVILLE THRIFT STORE • Responsibilities: cash register, receiving, sorting, pricing and displaying donations, opening and closing the store. Retail experience is required and an AA/ AS degree is preferred. Must have a valid NCDL and be able to lift at least 40 pounds.

Saturday work is required.

Online applications at www. coahc.org. Applications can be completed by visiting the main office at 105 King Creek Boulevard, Hendersonville.

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AdmINISTRATIVE/ OFFICE ASAP PROGRAm COORdINATOR - GROWING mINdS PROGRAm ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) has an opening for a Program

Coordinator in the Growing Minds Program. Visit www. asapconnections.org for more information.

PART-TImE BOOKKEEPER • 2-3 hours/week. Small non-profit organization in Asheville.

Responsibilities include general bookkeeping, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and bi-weekly payroll processing. Opportunity to work with team of dedicated professionals providing needed community assistance. Qualified candidates should have minimum 2 year degree or commensurate experience, general ledger bookkeeping skills, strong organizational and communication skills, experience with non-profits and QuickBooks a plus. Resumes should be directed to info@jfswnc.org TRUST & ESTATE PARALEGAL The Van Winkle Law Firm seeks an experienced Trust and Estate Paralegal for its Asheville office. • This individual will work within a team to prepare correspondence and court documents for trust and estate administration, complete fiduciary account tax returns, and otherwise assist attorneys in all aspects of practice. • Attention to detail, including organizational skill and demonstrable writing capability, is sought.

An understanding of common business applications, including Microsoft Excel and Word, is critical. • Knowledge of accounting is necessary, as position includes data entry into a proprietary financial accounting program and preparation of accountings for the Court and/or beneficiaries. 5 years experience is preferred. Paralegal Certification is desirable but not required. Please send qualifications to hr@vwlawfirm.com

SALES/ mARKETING CONGRATULATIONS, YOU JUST FOUNd YOUR NEW JOB • Permanent positions in our Asheville office.

Noon-9pm shift. $12.00/ hour base + generous bonus program. Weekly paycheck.

Benefits available. Dental, vision, life ins. Avancement opportunities. Sales exp. a plus. Motivation and clear speaking voice required. Call today for personal interview 828-236-2530.

WORK FROm HOmE SALES POSITION In Home Sales Position.Mortgage Protection. Sales Leads Leads Leads. Commission Only.

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the HR manager. 828-6865059 828-686-5059 career@ sfgbusiness.com www.sfgbusiness.com

RESTAURANT/ FOOd FARm BURGER CHEF We are a neighborhood burger joint serving burgers made from 100% local grassfed beef. Partnering with local farmers and ranchers, Farm Burger and it’s chefs create a menu grown by the community. Whether you’re a sous chef ready to claim your prize or you’re a chef currently running your own kitchen. If you have a culinary degree and have built upon it or instead have paved your way with sweat and hard work, today we’re looking for a chef. Forward Resume and cover to sagray41@farmburger.net www.farmburger.com

mEdICAL/ HEALTH CARE mEd TECH/PCA • For assisted living center in Black Mountain. Great benefits, friendly residents, and great staff to work with. One year experience required. Must be able to pass a drug test and background check. Organizational skills and good communication skills a must. Please fax resume to 828-669-5003 or email to administrator@ mccunecenter.org You may also visit our facility and fill out an application at 101 Lions Way, Black Mountain, NC 28711 NURSE PRACTITIONER/ PSYCHIATRIST • Barium Springs has an opening for a Nurse Practitioner in Sylva, NC. • POSITION SUMMARY: Provide psychiatric medical care to clients in an Outpatient Setting. • PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide direct services to clients and families through evaluation, assessment, medication monitoring, and education of medication, diagnoses, and treatment options. Work in conjunction with and Consult with the Psychiatrist providing medical oversight of staff and services through the review of records, staff training, participation in case consultation, and participation in clinical staffing or other meetings with direct care staff, medical staff, contractors. etc. Provide consultation and/or training to staff and contractors as needed and/ or requested. Complete necessary documentation related to direct services provided, case reviews, consultation, etc. As necessary assist in the coordination of services/ treatment with clients primary care providers. Available

for emergency medication and restrictive intervention consultation by phone. Provide clinical support and collaboration with the nursing staff. Other duties as assigned. Send resume to: Becky Totherow, Fax: (704) 832-2258. hrd@bariumsprings.org. E.O.E. RELIABLE CNA Fridays and Sundays, 10 hours a wk. $12 an hour. Weaverville. Criminal background check done. 2588539

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ACTT RN – 1 Full Time.

Actively participates as a part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team to provide clinical expertise. • Attends daily staffings and updates team members with relevant information. Will provide medical/ medication management by coordinating consumer needs with health care providers, monitoring medication compliance and giving injection per prescriptions. • Coordinates internal psychiatrist schedule to assure clients are seen regularly. • Case Management by providing transportation for clients to access community resources. • Emergency services/ on call duty on rotation that may include commitment procedures, after hour assessments, crisis planning, and hospital diversion. • Travel to community to see clients and provide needed assistance. • REQUIREMENTS: Education: Requires RN. Prefer Bachelor or Graduate degree in nursing.

Experience: Must have at least 4 years of experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.

Requires QP status according to 10A NCAC 27G.0104 or be an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) according to NCGS Chapter 90 Article I, Subchapter 32M. . Please send resumes to info@octoberroadinc.com or fax to Human Resources at (828) 350-1300.

AVAILABLE POSITIONS • mERIdIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Cherokee County: JJTC Team Clinician Seeking Licensed/Associate Licensed Therapist in Cherokee County for an exciting opportunity to serve predominately court referred youth and their families through Intensive In-Home and Basic Benefit Therapy. For more information contact Aaron Plantenberg, aaron. plantenberg@meridianbhs.org JJTC Team Leader Seeking Licensed Therapist in Cherokee County for an exciting opportunity to serve as team leader. Case load is predominately court referred youth and their families receiving Intensive In-Home and Basic Benefit Therapy. For more information contact Aaron Plantenberg, aaron.plantenberg@meridianbhs.org Clinician Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) Must have Master’s degree and be licensed/license-eligible. For more information, please contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy. whitaker@meridianbhs.org Clinician Offender Services Program Seeking a Licensed/ Associate Licensed Clinician.

For more information, contact Diane Paige, diane.paige@ meridianbhs.org Nurse Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) Must be an RN.

For more information, please contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy. whitaker@meridianbhs.org Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) Must have mental health degree and two years experience. For more information contact Kristy Whitaker, kristy.whitaker@meridianbhs. org Program Assistant Offender Services Program Must be an organized and detail-oriented team-player who is able to multi-task, is proficient with computers and various software programs, i.e Microsoft Office, possesses strong communication skills and can effectively manage emotions when dealing with those we serve. Three years of clerical/office experience and two years of office management preferred or experience in a person-centered service.

High School Diploma required and post-secondary education or training preferred Please contact Diane Paige, Program Coordinator, diane.paige@ meridianbhs.org • For further information and to complete an application, visit our website: www.meridianbhs.org/ open-positions.html CLINICAL dIRECTOR LPC,LSCS,LPA, or LMFT and LCAS or CCS. Working with adolescents and supervising others. See web page: aspireyouthandfamily.com for full job description. Send resume to: applyconfidentially@yahoo. com dAY TREATmENT SUPERVISOR • QP or (LP). Working with adolescents and supervising others. See web page: aspireyouthandfamily.com for full job description. Send resume to: applyconfidentially@yahoo.com

FAmILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF HENdERSONVILLE Family Preservation Services of NC has a very exciting leadership opportunity in our Hendersonville office.

• Clinical Coordinator: As a fully licensed Mental Health Therapist, you will work closely with the Regional Director insuring the highest quality care is provided to our clients.

Responsibilities include staff supervision, program monitoring, utilization review and quality assurance. Two years post license experience is required along with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel). Joining our team makes you eligible for a competitive compensation and benefits package. Interested candidates should send their resume to jrobichaud@ fpscorp.com.

FULL TImE CLINICAL dIRECTOR • To direct and manage an effective organization wide clinical service delivery system. Strong clinical program able to successfully treat clients appropriately and effectively, positive relationships with internal and external customers, adult residential programs are fiscally responsible and contributing to the success of the corporation. • Requires Master’s

Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology from an accredited college or university. Requires credentialing\ licensing in mental health counseling or substance abuse . 8 The ideal candidate will be required to have license (LPCS and CCS). Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques. Awareness and understanding of regulating bodies (CARF, DMA, DHHS, DFRS) Strong leadership ability, team builder, ability to drive continuous improvement projects, confidentiality, multi-tasking ability, decisive , excellent problem solving/trouble shooting skills, knowledgeable regarding clinical compliance, ability to lead risk management groups, cooperative within the team framework.

Please send resumes to info@ octoberroadinc.com or fax to Human Resources at (828) 3501300.

mAKE A dIFFERENCE NC Mentor is offering free informational meetings to those who are interested in becoming therapeutic foster parents.

The meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday 6:30pm7:30pm (snacks provided) and 4th Friday 12pm-1pm (lunch provided). • If you are interested in making a difference in a child’s life, please call Rachel Wingo at (828) 696-2667 ext 15 or e-mail Rachel at debbie. smiley@thementornetwork. com• Become a Therapeutic Foster Family. • Free informational meeting. NC Mentor.

120C Chadwick Square Court, Hendersonville, NC 28739.

mERIdIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Program Assistant Offender Services Program Must be an organized and detail-oriented team-player who is able to multi-task, is proficient with computers and various software programs, i.e Microsoft Office, possesses strong communication skills and can effectively manage emotions when dealing with those we serve. Three years of clerical/office experience and two years of office management preferred or experience in a person-centered service.

High School Diploma required

and post-secondary education or training preferred Please contact Diane Paige, Program Coordinator, diane.paige@ meridianbhs.org PART TImE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELOR Part Time Behavioral Health Counselor at AHOPE, a program of Homeward Bound. Go to hbofa.org for full job description.

PISGAH LEGAL SERVICES Non-profit law firm, seeks a full-time domestic violence prevention attorney: Send resume and cover letter by 1/4/2013, to: employment@ pisgahlegal.org. Salary DOE; excellent benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer, racial minorities, women, elderly, disabled encouraged to apply.

For more information visit: http://www.pisgahlegal.org/ about/job-opportunities

PRN TREATmENT STAFF • Eliada Homes is in need of experienced staff to provide treatment to our students. • Duties: provide individualized treatment to the student population; effectively utilize the agency’s crisis intervention model; regularly monitor and supervise students; participate in the implementation of therapeutic activities; complete required mental health documentation. • Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services discipline and some mental health experience preferred; high school diploma/ GED/AA degree required; must be able to pass a drug screen and criminal background check. Applications should be submitted through the agency’s website at www. eliada.org.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR, CLINICAL ANd CASE mANAGER Julian F. Keith Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Black Mountain has the following positions available: • Clinical Social Worker – must have LCSW or LCAS licensure in place through respective board. • Case Manager – minimum of CSAC required.

• Substance Abuse Counselor, Clinical – must have LCSW or LCAS licensure in place

through respective board.

Positions will provide assessment, discharge planning, group therapy, and individual treatment for patients receiving in-patient psychiatric stabilization and/or detox services.

Please visit http://agency.governmentjobs.com/northcarolina/default.cfm to apply.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE QUALIFIEd PROFESSIONAL • CSAS or LCAS preferred.

Working with adolescents with substance abuse disorders. See web page: aspireyouthandfamily.com for full job description.

Send resume to: applyconfidentially@yahoo.com

Residential Counselors for 24 hour, sleep over shifts in DDA Home. Each qualified applicant must have High School Diploma and 2 years experience, or College degree. Apply in person at 28 Pisgah View Ave Asheville. Please view our website for additional information. www.wncgrouphomes.org YOGA TEACHER Four Circles Recovery Center, an innovative substance abuse recovery program for young adults, is seeking a relaxing; mindfulness based Yoga Teacher to teach a minimum of one hour per week and maximum of two hours per week. Must be certified and insured. Please respond via email to mweis@fourcirclesrecovery.com.

PROFESSIONAL/ mANAGEmENT THE ASHEVILLE OFFICE OF FAmILY PRESERVATION SERVICES is seeking the following: QMHP to work with adults on our Community Support Team; Certified Peer Support Specialist to work with adults in the Center for Recovery, Education, and Wellness; QMHP to work with children and families on an Intensive In Home team. Please send resumes to csimpson@fpscorp. com WNC GROUP HOmES FOR AUTISTIC PERSONS • Is hiring for Residential Counselor positions, Full Time 2nd shift.

Also seeking full or part time

CREATIVE GRAPHIC APPAREL COmPANY SEEKING ASSOCIATE PROdUCT dEVELOPER dbutzer@tiltworks.com www.tiltworks.com

TEACHING/ EdUCATION ASSISTANT CANOPY GUIdE Navitat Canopy Adventures is hiring for the 2013 season! Navitat is currently hiring for the following positions: Canopy Guide, Driver Guide, and Sales Guide.

For more specific information, please go to: http://www.navitat.com/employment/ Please

attach your current resume, references, and a letter of interest by email to: avlemployment@navitat.com HEAd START/NC PRE-K TEACHER Needed Immediately: Energetic individual to work as an early childhood professional to join our high quality early childhood program. Experience working with pre-school children and NC Early Childhood Credentials required. Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or CDA preferred. Bi-lingual in Spanish-English a plus. Salary: $10.60./hour. A valid North Carolina driver’s license is required. Must pass physical and background checks.

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freewillastrology CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) In Tom Robbins’ book Skinny Legs and All, one of the characters, Ellen Cherry, has a conversation with a voice in her head. The voice gives her a piece of advice: “The trick is this: Keep your eye on the ball. Even when you can’t see the ball.” I think that happens to be excellent counsel for you to heed during the next six months, Capricorn. You may not always be able to figure out what the hell is going on, but that shouldn’t affect your commitment to doing the right thing. Your job is to keep your own karma clean and pure — and not worry about anyone else’s karma.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

In 2013, I pledge to conspire with you to increase your mastery of the art of friendship. Together we will concentrate on making you an even stronger ally than you already are. We will upgrade your skill at expressing your feelings with open-hearted clarity, and in ways that don't make people defensive.

We will also inspire you to help others communicate effectively in your presence. I hope you understand that doing this work will empower you to accomplish feats that were never before possible for you.

"In this world," said Oscar Wilde, "there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it." I'm counting on you to refute the last part of that questionable assertion, Leo. According to my analysis of the long-term astrological omens, you will definitely be getting what you want in the next six months. You will receive your prize … you will earn your badge ... you will win a big game or claim your birthright or find your treasure. When that happens, I trust you will make sure it is an enduring blessing.

There will be no sadness involved!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Chickens and alligators share a common ancestor. Seventy million years ago, they were both archosaurs. That's why chickens possess a gene that has the ability to grow teeth. A few years ago, a biological researcher at the University of Wisconsin managed to activate this capacity, inducing a few mutant chickens to sprout alligator teeth. I predict there will be a metaphorically comparable event happening for you in 2013, Taurus. The "chicken" part of you will acquire some of the gravitas of an alligator.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) "People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground," said French novelist Marcel Proust. An attitude like that is always a barrier to growth, of course, but in 2013 it would be especially illadvised for you Geminis. In order to win full possession of the many blessings that will be offering themselves to you, you will have to give up your solid footing and dive into the depths over and over again. That may sometimes be a bit nerve-racking. But it should also generate the most fun you've had in years.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Here's the horoscope I hope to be able to write for you a year from now: You escaped the chains that kept you enslaved to your primary source of suffering. You broke the trance it kept you in, and you freed yourself from its demoralizing curse. Now you have forged a resilient new relationship with your primary source of suffering — a relationship that allows you to deal with it only when it's healthy for you to do so and only when you feel strong enough to do it. Very nicely done!

Congratulations! Excellent work!

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) English poet Alfred Tennyson wrote so many memorable lines that he is among the top ten most frequently cited authors in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. One of his most famous passages was "'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all." When he was on his death bed at age 83, his enigmatic last words were, "I have opened it." Let's make that declaration your mantra for the coming year, Virgo. In your case, it will have nothing to do with death, but just the opposite. It will be your way of announcing your entrance into a brighter, lustier, more fertile phase of your life.

Try saying it right now "I have opened it!"

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Back in 1830, it was expensive to stay up and do things in your room after dark. To earn enough money to pay for the whale oil that would light your lamp for an hour, you had to work for 5.4 hours. And today? It's cheaper. You have to put in less than a second of hard labor to afford an hour's worth of light. I suspect that in 2013 there will be a similar boost in your ease at getting the light you need to illuminate your journey. I'm speaking metaphorically here, as in the insight that arises from your intuition, the emotional energy that comes from those you care about, and the grace of the Divine Wow. All that good stuff will be increasing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) "I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life," said Scorpio painter Georgia O'Keeffe, "and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do." I think her declaration is excellent medicine for you. In 2013, you will have great potential for upgrading your

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SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) "Ambition can creep as well as soar," said Irish philosopher Edmund Burke. That will be good for you to remember throughout 2013, Sagittarius. Later this year, the time may come for your ambition to soar — in the month of April, for example, and again in the month of August. But for the foreseeable future, I think your ambition will operate best if you keep it contained and intense, moving slowly and gradually, attending to the gritty details with supreme focus.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) I'll be bold and predict that 2013 will be a time when you'll discover more about the art of happiness than you have in years. Here are some clues to get you started. 1. "It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere." — Agnes Repplier. 2. "There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things that are beyond the power of our will." — Epictetus. 3. "For the rational, healthy person, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic, the desire for pleasure is the desire to escape from reality." -Nathaniel Branden. 4.

"Our happiness springs mainly from moderate troubles, which afford the mind a healthful stimulus, and are followed by a reaction which produces a cheerful flow of spirits." — E. Wigglesworth. 5. "Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation." — William H. Sheldon. 6. "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about." — Charles Kingsley.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) In 2013, I pledge to help you feel at peace and in love with your body; I will do everything in my power to encourage you to triumph over media-induced delusions that tempt you to wish you were different from who you actually are. My goal is to be one of your resourceful supporters in the coming months — to be a member of your extensive team of allies. And I will be working with you to ensure that this team grows to just the right size and provides you with just the right foundation. If all goes well, your extra help will ensure that you finish almost everything you start in the coming year. You will regularly conquer everyday chaos and be a master of artful resolutions.

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