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Virginia Mooreland - after Mondrian - paper collage

Not so fake “Fakes” in Black Mountain By Staff Reports

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ity, artists have emulated other artists as are returning to a means of education Black Mountain. and self-mentoring. The SwannaSome of the exhibited noa Valley Fine pieces are easily idenArts League’s 6th tifiable “Fakes” where Annual always anthe original has been ticipated exhibit of used as a guide in Fabulous Fakes is design and technique. held at the Monte Others are a step aside Vista Hotel, next with the original being door to The Red a reference point and House Gallery. acting as inspiration. This exhibit One of the paintings showcases 85 in the show is a 2’ x 4’ works by SVNancy Clausen - after Paul Klee painting by Cindy CheFAL members “Der Coelb-Coruna” - pastel nard inspired by Jackson that are inspired Pollock’s famous paintand informed by famous artists. ing “Number 5.” You will recognize Throughout the history of creativ2 Vol. 21, No. 4 — RAPID RIVER’S ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE — December 2017

COVER ARTIST iconic “masterpieces” and discover new twists on them. Rapid River Magazine’s December cover photo is Susan Hanning’s oil painting “After Picasso.” This exhibit offers laughter, good conversation, beauty, and an entertaining twist on the history of art. Susan Hanning - after Picasso - oil painting IF YOU GO

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IN WNC

(L-R) Hand-blown glass ornaments by Jeff McKinley, Wooden carved and painted ornaments by Valerie Berlage, Jewelry by Pat & Tom Bauman

Annual Holiday Makers Sales at Folk Art Center Holiday Sales at the Folk Art Center December 2 and 9 Returning this year for holiday Southern Highland Craft Guild’s annual holiday sales. shopping is the

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Nearly 70 members will be participating in the course of the two sales, with a different group each weekend – so plan on coming to both for best selection. A complete list of exhibitors is now available at www.craftguild.org/ holiday-sales. While at the Folk Art Center, do not miss the Focus Gallery show, “Shaping Matters” and the Main Gallery exhibition, with work from new members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Visitors will also want to shop at the main craft shop, where they will find premier gifts for everyone on their list, and a variety of handmade holiday decorations from Christmas tree ornaments to wreaths and table arrangements. The Folk Art Center is located at Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in east Asheville, just north of the Hwy 70. For more information (828) 298-7928 or visit www.southernhighlandguild.org IF YOU GO

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Detail of Virginia Mooreland’s paper collage “After Mondrian” New Holiday Shopping Ideas from an Old Friend at Blackbird Framing Grovewood Gallery in Asheville Hosts Holiday Sip & Shop December 8-9 & 15-16 The Wedge Studios: Molly Courcelle’s Paintings Explore the Power of Scripture Patricia Cotterill’s latest work at Riverside Studios for RAD studio stroll

Greg Vineyard: The art of taking a break, part II of III 310 Art: Charity Abounds

Art Classes Asheville Gallery of Art: “Exploring the Human Figure” Food/Drink: Kathmandu Kitchen the jewel of Downtown Asheville Bill Walz: BEYOND THE POISONS OF THE MIND Health: Vitamin B Complex – the Power House Vitamins

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(L-R) Angelyn Pass, glass Tree Ornament T-Rex, Patricia Cotterill’s “Fred and Archie” cows, and “Wild Wooly” sheep.

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All gallery merchandise will be 10% off, and shoppers can also enjoy complimentary wine, warm cider, and cookies. Local artists will be performing craft demonstrations and interacting with guests from 11-4pm each day. On December 8-9 and 15-16, Asheville fiber artist Karen Kennedy, a graduate of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program, will be demonstrating needle-felting using locally dyed wool, creating bird nests and snowmen. Big and little pre-mades will be available to purchase. Also on December 8-9, local painter Patricia Cotterill will demonstrate brushstroke techniques in oils. She paints animals, people, and still lifes; providing a glimpse into scenes of everyday life. Patricia’s work was selected to be a part of the set paintings for the hit NBC television show Parenthood and also featured in Art for the Traditional Home, part of The Handmade Home book series. In 2015, four of her paintings were purchased for the HGTV series Urban Oasis and were showcased in their home renovation project in West Asheville. On December 15-16, metalsmith Audrey Laine Sawyer will demonstrate her process of

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piercing delicate, nature-inspired silhouettes on the face of hand-fabricated hollow forms. Audrey is a 2010 graduate of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program who creates shadowbox jewelry out of brass and sterling silver. Her jewelry also incorporates lost-wax castings of her carvings and found objects like bugs or bird bones. All demonstrating artists will have original works of art for sale. The 10% discount does not apply to demonstrators’ artwork or custom/special orders. About Grovewood Gallery Established in 1992, Grovewood Gallery is a locally-owned Asheville destination for fine American-made art and craft. The gallery is located in historic Grovewood Village, adjacent to The Omni Grove Park Inn. Biltmore Industries began at this site in 1917 and grew to become the largest producer of handwoven wool in the world by 1930. The 11-acre property, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, also includes working artist studios, a sculpture garden, Golden Fleece restaurant, the Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum, and Asheville’s only antique car museum. Free parking is available on-site. Gallery hours Monday - Saturday, 10-5:30pm, and Sunday, 11-5pm. www.grovewood.com or (828) 253-7651. IF YOU GO

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Greg Vineyard is a marketing-communications professional, artist, and writer living in Asheville, NC. Find his illustrations at ZaPow Gallery on the South Slope, and at Spellbound Children’s Bookshop in North Asheville. www. gregvineyardillustration.com

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Charity Abounds The days are getting shorter as I write this, but soon, before we can even fret too much about early

sunsets, that day arrives when the sun begins to make its way back to our side of the globe.

The coming of longer days and more sunlight is a gift we all relish each early winter, making this a time of appreciation. Our various holidays at this time of year are also filled with a feeling of anticipation, magic, thankfulness and light. Added to the aura of the season are twinkling lights, candles casting a hushed glow across the tables, bonfires and Yule Logs, delicious foods and special days that mark our own personal and family traditions. The lights we display inside and out seem to beckon the sun to return to us. 10 Vol. 21, No. 4 — RAPID RIVER’S ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE — December 2017

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There is something so special about finding or making that thoughtful and meaningful gift for loved ones. It is a custom in most traditions to celebrate our gratitude with the act of giving. While children eagerly await the surprises of geltgiving, the last day of Kwanzaa, the arrival of Santa, the Winter Solstice time and other times of gift giving traditions, the older folks seem to enjoy giving more than receiving. There is a restful balance to the give and take, and charity abounds. The essence of the meaning of charity is goodwill and a love of humanity. What better way to show our appreciation than by giving tokens to mark the season as we acknowledge the dark time of the year, and the arrival of longer days. Inside we kindle the lights of ‘Art’ continued next pg.

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‘Art’ continued creativity too with handcrafted gifts made by ourselves or artisans who take delight in using their hands to create gifts of art. Often the way artists have come to their special techniques, and crafts is a gift itself. Sabrina Miller, a jeweler, happened upon needle felting quite by accident. “On a visit to a local goat farm, there was a group of women engaged in a class on flat needle felting. They invited me to try it. I fell in love and studied in class and researched other resources to learn

more about the process.” Now Sabrina not only creates terrific small felted sculptures but has become a teacher of needle felting. The dolls she creates are delicately made art pieces. When Nadine Charlsen landed in Asheville from New York, she was already a very accomplished watercolorist with years of experience. But the Asheville scene led to a fun new artform. She says, “A friend suggested I try painting with dark beer and watercolor ‘Gifts’ continued on pg. 29

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“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” —Aristotle 12 Vol. 21, No. 4 — RAPID RIVER’S ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE — December 2017

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‘Abounding’ (2 Corinthians 9:8) by Molly Courcelle

‘And It Was Good’ (Genesis 1) by Molly Courcelle

Molly Courcelle’s Paintings Explore the Power By Staff Reports of Scripture There is something special about Molly Courcelle’s light colored oil paintings: each one relates directly to a verse taken from Scripture. While the artwork contains no written words, it is undeniable that there is a spiritual quality to each one. The abstracted florals and soft landscapes are given titles according to the associated Bible verse, and Molly has a story or

reason behind them all. Her success with this new art style began when she moved her studio to Asheville’s famous River Arts District almost 10 years ago. Suddenly, she realized, she had an audience. “There was an unexpected shift in the focus of my work,” says Courcelle, “I knew I had something to share with others and I wanted it ‘Molly’ continued pg. 15

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Elinor Bowman, ‘Two Nude Poses’

“Exploring the Human Figure” — Elinor Bowman “Exploring the Human Figure” for December at Asheville Gallery of Art “My favorite subject is people, primarily painting live models. No matter how many times I’ve painted a model, some other aspect shows up. And new models are a completely new experience,” says Elinor Bowman. The paintings in this show were all painted at an open studio at the Swannanoa Art League in Black Mountain. “Watercolor, black walnut ink, and Chinese ink are currently my favorite mediums,” she adds. “I love the spontaneity, with results in the painting which may not have been expected or predicted.” Bowman shares how she works from life. “The paintings of clothed models were

completed when the model maintained one pose (in 20-minute increments) for three hours, although I sometimes paint several paintings during the session. The nude model poses were usually short poses – five two-minute poses, two 10-minute poses; then 20-minute poses for the remainder of the session.” Before taking up painting, Bowman worked with figures of another sort. She was a consulting actuary, working with hospitals and government employers who provided pension plans for their employees. “I began painting in my 50s and love it. I did take a figure drawing class when I was younger but never pursued art. After a career in business, I find painting to be so much more enticing.”

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Bowman’s work, as well as the paintings of the other 30 gallery members, will be on display and for sale through December. For further information about this show, you can contact Asheville Gallery of Art at (828) 251-5796, visit the gallery website at www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com, or go to the gallery Facebook page. Asheville Gallery of Art’s December show features the work of Elinor Bowman, whose watercolor interpretations of the human figure capture both spontaneity and grace of movement. The show runs December 1-31 during gallery hours, 11-6pm Monday - Saturday and 1-4pm. Sunday. The gallery, located at 82 Patton Avenue in Asheville, across from Pritchard Park, hosts a reception for the artist on Friday, December 1, 5-8 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to stop by the gallery.

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“My past, filled with scars and joys, plays a role, sneaking in some serious aspects to overall peaceful and resolved paintings.” — Molly Courcelle to use it to glorify the Lord.” Courcelle’s lovely oil paintings are soft and approachable and pleasant. You can visit Courcelle in her studio located at 129 Roberts Street, the Wedge Studios 2nd floor. She works most week days and Saturdays. Her work is also shown in downtown Asheville on the lower level of The Woolworth Walk Gallery. Follow Molly Courcelle Fine Artist on Facebook and Instagram where she posts photos of completed paintings as well as those that are in progress. Art prints and giclees are sold on her online store at www.Etsy.com. “Not only has my career become much more meaningful, but He has also given me a deeper understanding and excitement to studying His word.

‘Bursting Forth’ (Isaiah 55:12) by Molly Courcelle

Courcelle’s intimate studio is peaceful and calming. On the walls hang large abstract oil paintings and scattered about are bins of art prints. A corner is set up with easels, canvases, and various art supplies, often being used by the artist to paint. The work itself feels organic and soft—there are abstract pieces that resemble plants and flowers, as well as subtle landscapes and a few paintings that are purely atmospheric. Next to artwork, and written on the prints, are references to Bible verses. Molly Sieburg Courcelle The Wedge Building, Studio 2A 129 Roberts Street • Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 275-0640 • www.mollycourcelle.com IF YOU GO

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the dance within the opera, which teems with seduction and joyful celebration. Next, the ASO continues its tradition of featuring up-and-coming soloists from the Cleveland Institute of Music with violinist Isabelle Durrenberger as she performs Wieniawski’s rhapsodic and romantic Violin Concerto No. 2. Durrenberger’s exquisite performance of Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto in the Cleveland Institute of Music’s (CIM) Fall Concerto Competition earned her the prestigious 2017 Payne Fund Prize, which provides a CIM student the opportunity to perform with the Asheville Symphony

as it continues its tradition of featuring a full program of great music on

New Year’s Eve.

Conductor Daniel Meyer — photo credit Kristi Hedberg

Samson et Dalila. This is the only one of Saint-Saëns’ many operas, ballets, and stage works to remain in the classical repertory. It is filled with drama and musical virtuosity. The “Bacchanale” is

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Daniel Curran, tenor — Megan Gay Photography the concert. Single tickets are $24-74, depending on seating section (reduced youth pricing is available). Individual tickets and season ticket packages can be purchased online at ashevillesymphony.org, by phone at (828) 254-7046, or in person at the U.S. Cellular Center box office at 87 Haywood Street.

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The Asheville Symphony Orchestra performs and promotes symphonic music for the benefit, enjoyment, and education of the people of Western North Carolina. The ASO presents concerts in the 2,300-seat Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville’s U.S. Cellular Center. Related organizations include the Asheville Symphony Guild, Asheville Symphony Chorus, Asheville Symphonettes, and education initiatives such as the Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra, Music in the Schools, Spotlight on Young Musicians, Symphony Talks, and pre-concert lectures.

New Year’s Eve: Orff’s Carmina Burana Sunday, December 31 • 7:30pm Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Daniel Meyer, conductor Isabelle Durrenberger, violin

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Kathmandu Kitchen the jewel of Downtown Asheville

By Carlee Smith

It’s “high” time you tried something completely different for dinner. Kathmandu Kitchen is a great example of a buried jewel hiding in plain sight.

Situated just on the tip of Pritchard Park, it is easy to overlook. This is a mistake. The unassuming red-lit awning belies an amazing culinary experience inside. Entering this restaurant gives a little glimpse into the Himalayan country that shares the behemoth, Everest. Because of its unique position between Tibet (owned by China) and India, the cuisine offers a distinct blend of both Chinese and Indian flavors. Lest you think this is another Indian restaurant, think again. Yes, they have great Samosas and Tikka Masala. However, you can also find the Nepalese national dish

Dal Bhat, a blend of curried lentils; or MoMos, thin, light dumplings stuffed with meats and vegetables (think Pierogi meets Asia). The spicy Vegetable MoMo comes with a unique sauce the Sous Chef, Ganesh Urc whips up in-house. If you are not into spicy, the spinach curry comes with house-made cheese that has a smoky, light tofu-like flavor. For vegetarians, the appetizer Pakora is also worth a try. It is like a latke fried in chickpea flour and dipped in a tangy sweet sauce. Baker Gshwori Pudasani makes both garlic and plain Naan daily. It comes warm from the Tandoori, or clay ovens. For the meat-eaters, the bison MoMo is a favorite among the Saturday night regulars who have been coming for years.

Kathmandu offers a subtle blend of many spices all coming together using locally sourced organic vegetables and Carolina meats. The smells of cardamom, cilantro, mint and clove all weave a tapestry through the Nepalese food. Vividly colored drinks are also house-made and worth a try. These are infused with ingredients such as blended rose petals and Asafoetida and are available both with alcohol and without. Prices range from a modest $5 for appetizers to an average $15 for entrees. Manager Tok Tamang moved here from Nepal eight years ago. He cites “the vibe” as his reason for choosing Asheville. Does he know how much more precious that vibe is now that he is here?

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

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BEYOND THE POISONS OF THE MIND “Endless greed is itself a poison, a kind of abnormal state, and the same is also true for anger and ignorance. The antidote is to realize that these poisons are addictive to the mind and that one should return to the practice method. Do not allow yourself to be deterred or affected by these poisons…. When suffering from vexations, first realize that they arise because of our addiction to the poisons of the mind—greed, anger, and ignorance.” — Master Sheng-Yeng America has a personality. Society is, in a sense, like a collective person, a macro-ego. It has a personality that can be characterized by specific traits. It is made up of endless varieties of personalities manifesting in the individual members of the society, yet it can be said that some overarching characteristics give some definition to society. There is an interactive loop of individuals shaping society and society shaping the individuals. This overriding personality style of culture has positive aspects and negative ones just like the personality of an individual. America always has been known in the world as idealistic, creative, dauntless, generous, and even to a degree, compassionate. These are positive collective personality traits. America and Americans also have been thought of as materialistic, entitled, aggressive, insensitive, and dogmatic about the superiority of American institutions and beliefs, capable of great cruelty in the pursuit of American security and interests – not such positive traits. In a genuine way, these negative traits are much like the poisons of greed and ignorance spoken of in Buddhist literature. We are greedy for status and material wealth, and we are ignorant of the vital truth of the interrelation and interconnection of humanity and nature. Were we to be honest, we would have to acknowledge we conduct a foreign policy that would have us declaring war on any nation that behaved as we do. We have military forces stationed all around the world pressing up against the borders of countries with whom we are in an antagonistic relationship, and in many places, our troops are in violent clash with the citizenry of the nations where those forces are stationed. We say this is necessary for our security, yet it is entirely plausible that this aggressive reach of our armed forces is a significant factor in creating the enemies we say those troops protect us from. Honesty would say that economic and political greed is very much behind this international posture, along with admirable intentions for global stability and safety. Honesty would say that most likely the most significant threat to an individual, national and international future security and well-being is a growing climate-change crisis, yet American power interests dither and deny on this issue, perversely clinging to and defending ignorance. They also go so far as to foster politically the undermining of the scientific institutions that are warning us because of greedy powers-that-be who would lose wealth and power in a realignment of our economy into sustainability. This is surely poisonous.

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Were we to be honest, we would acknowledge that most of our domestic problems arise from the greed that keeps us a stratified society of haves and have-nots. For many of the haves, those who society has materially rewarded with privilege, security and even opulence, there seems to be fear that to expand that circle of protection to everyone would be at the cost of their safety, and this is undoubtedly ignorance. A secure society for everyone is the result of security distributed as a right to all. It turns out it is not security that many are after, but privilege and opulence, and these short-sighted and selfish people don’t care if their greed is at the expense of safety for others. These attitudes poison the social waters for everyone. This ignorance and its consequences of poverty, crime, victimization, class and race antagonism and alienation, the exclusion of many from a life of dignity and society’s fruits generate anger; and security for everyone is threatened, and the cycles replicate themselves. Our domestic politics and economics are all conducted in competitive power relationships. We often do not want to understand, accommodate and support each other. We want to be in the power position. Anger generates the energy for this competition and allows the dehumanization which results in our viewing others simply as threats and not as human beings who have the very same needs that we have. Which brings us back to ignorance and once again the cycles self-replicate. Some periods of history are marked by these poisons more than others, and it may very well be we are in one of those times where ignorance seems to be celebrated, angry interactions are becoming the norm, and life for everyone is increasingly insecure. Buddhism is right to call it poison. For many, however, the turmoil of international conflict and social unrest are only the stuff of news stories. Many feel the poisons don’t affect their lives except remotely. Reconsideration may be appropriate. Our society and many in it lack an understanding of life that contains any refined subtlety. When we hear reference to concepts like greed, anger, and ignorance we think of them only in their extreme manifestations as represented by the news stories. Few of us would admit that our minds are afflicted with greed, anger, and ignorance when in truth, it is only a most refined, evolved and the conscious person who is not so afflicted. We deal daily with these poisons. Just driving our car through city traffic, standing in the check-out line at the store, or interacting with family members can ignite them. We want what we want. We get angry if we don’t get it. We seldom bring wisdom into our interactions, functioning blindly from our conditioned belief and behavior patterns. We greedily pursue happiness, thinking that getting what we want will bring joy, but this is ignorance of the truth that is thinking primarily of ourselves does not bring happiness. It is ignorance of the truth that lasting and true happiness that is not dependent on circumstantial gratification arises from altruism,

from caring and experiencing connection with others and the world, and from practicing kindness and generosity, from having a sense of self so secure and stable it has no need to place itself in competition with or above others. This is true for individuals, groups of individuals and whole societies. Selfishness is ignorance. Kindness, compassion, and generosity of good will are in truth the practices and attitudes that lead to happiness, security, and well-being. You don’t have to be Buddhist to realize this or to realize the value of building your life around practicing these moral behaviors and attitudes in visible and in subtle ways. Pay attention to how greed, anger and ignorance, these three poisons, create unhappiness in you and those around you and our society. Ignorance is the critical poison. From it, the other two arise, but ignorance is subtle - we cannot feel it. That is why our real opening to liberating ourselves is to pay attention to what we do feel – greed and anger. These two are palpable - we contract into caricatures of these energies, small, self-centered and unable to identify and feel the humanity of those we are in interaction with. When these energies are present, we can know that ignorance is at work and if we “return to the practice method,” if we are mindful, if we are present and open-minded, we can activate the virtuous energies of compassion, kindness, and generosity, and our energy will open into spacious presence, and our tension and narrow focus will relax. We will feel better, and this is self-reinforcing. This is wisdom, and it will be the antidote to ignorance. Not only is this antidote to the mind-poisons very helpful to us individually in our desire to live happier and more peaceful lives, but it is also essential if we are to be a more joyful and more peaceful society and planet. So, in attending to our peace and well-being, we contribute to the peace and well-being of others by not injecting more poison into our interactions – which will better enable us all to live happy and peaceful lives. We can then aspire collectively to the practice of developing and accentuating our society’s and humanity’s positive character traits and virtues – a much better cycle than that created by the poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance. Dedicating ourselves to living a cycle of virtuous compassion and generosity both for our happiness and well-being and for the happiness and well-being of all is undoubtedly a dedication to wisdom, peace and real prosperity.

Bill Walz has taught meditation and mindfulness in university and public forums and is a private-practice meditation teacher and guide for individuals in mindfulness, personal growth and consciousness. Information on classes, talks, personal growth and healing instruction, or phone consultations at (828)258-3241, e-mail at healing@billwalz. com Learn more, see past columns, video and audio programs at www.billwalz.com

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HEALTH

Vitamin B Complex – the Power House Vitamins

Vitamins are a limited number of carbon-based compounds – 13 designated by alphabet letters – that can’t be manufactured by the human body but are necessary for life.

Vitamin B compounds make up eight of these recognized vitamins. While each is distinctly different in its chemical structure, all B vitamins are water-soluble and are usually found together in the same food sources and are designated as the Vitamin B complex. Although each B vitamin is assigned a number (B₁, B₂, B₃, B₅, B₆, B₇, B₉, B₁₂), each is also known by its name. The compounds with the missing numbers up through “20” have been studied and are either not necessary for life or able to be manufactured by the human body, therefore, not qualifying as a vitamin. As a group, all B vitamins are involved in the cell metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and/ or DNA. As such, all B vitamins are essential for the daily function of every cell – and are critical in

the formation and growth of the unborn child (fetus). Therefore, the B vitamins are known as the “energy” vitamins or the powerhouse vitamins. Although B vitamins don’t provide “energy,” without them, the body cannot create the energy it needs to function. Clinically, the deficiency of each B vitamin is recognized by specific clinical conditions of the nervous system, the skin, and connective tissue, or rapidly growing cells: B₁ (thiamine) – beriberi, causing nerve conduction disturbances and brain damage B₂ (riboflavin) – cracked lips, sunlight sensitivity, and breakdown

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(Japan) and white flour (especially in the Southern US). Extracts of the whole grains in each case corrected the diseases – beriberi and pellagra, resulting in many governments mandating the addition of thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and folic acid to many foods. Of course, all the B vitamins are readily available in any adequate Photo by Jonathan Perez diet which contains meat, as well as whole grains, dark-green leafy of mucous membranes vegetables, legumes, and nuts and B₃ (niacin) – pellagra, causing seeds. dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, A few select cases require death extra attention: pregnant women B₅ (pantothenic acid) – acne and who need extra folic acid (“folic” dysfunction of nervous feeling comes from foliage – dark, green B₆ (pyridoxine) – dermatitis and leafy), vegetarians who need a neurologic problems (like epilepsy) B₇ (biotin) – impaired growth and good source of B₁₂ (made only by bacteria which live either in neurologic problems in infants dirt or in the gut), the elderly and B₉ (folic acid) – anemia and those on acid-lowering medicines malformation of the spinal cord in who may need higher doses the fetus of B vitamins because of lower B₁₂ (cobalamin) – anemia, absorption, diabetics who may peripheral neuropathy, memory need extra thiamine. For the rest of loss, psychosis, paralysis us, supplements aren’t necessary. Historically, the B vitamins Eating a well-balanced, plantwere discovered initially by their based diet will provide all the absence in polished (white) rice “powerhouse” B vitamins we need.

“There’s a great metaphor one of my doctors uses: If a fish is swimming in a dirty tank and it gets sick, do you take it to the vet and amputate the fin? No, you clean the water. So, I cleaned up my system. By eating organic raw greens, nuts and healthy fats, I am flooding my body with enzymes, vitamins and oxygen.” — Kris Carr taken from www.brainyquote.com

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PERFORMING ARTS THIS DECEMBER

Erin Rubico and the cast of A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas.

Kendra Jo Brook, Katie Barton and Ben Hope.

Dancers from Pat’s School of Dance.

Flat Rock Playhouse presents ‘A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas’

By Staff Reports

Experience the songs and festivities of the season with an original revue that combines singing, dancing, humor and everyone’s favorite holiday classics – Vagabond style. It’s that time of year when the Playhouse décor hangs quite full of cheer and onstage… music, dancing, Christmas-time romancing brings… classic songs to mind, love, and hope combine, in a Flat Rock holiday revue. That’s right, folks, tis’ the season for frosted windowpanes, candy canes, sleigh rides and chestnuts roasting on an open fire – holiday traditions made extra special by experiencing them with loved ones. But before the calendar is full of the fun and festivities of the season, add a NEW holiday tradition to this year’s Christmas schedule, A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas. In an original revue with holiday favorites for the whole family, Flat Rock Playhouse brings the spirit and magic of Christmas to life onstage. A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas will transport audiences through the era of Charles Dickens, Santa’s Toy Shop and even NC’s own, Blue Ridge Mountains, in a snow and

holly filled journey of the season. Beginning with a host of traditional carols, and songs and dances from holiday classics including the Polar Express and White Christmas, A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas will also take audiences on an exciting adventure to modern-day Santa’s Toy Shop, where Vagabond celebrities, Scott Treadway and Preston Dyar, will fill the theatre with he-he-he’s and ho-ho-hos in a secret musical showstopper. In Santa’s Toy Shop audiences will enjoy classic tunes like “Man with the Bag,” “Jingle Bells,” and “Sleigh Ride.” Act II will settle right here at home in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains with those seasonal country and bluegrass hits including Dolly Parton and Kenny Roger’s “I’ll Be Home With Bells On,” and “Mary Did You Know.” A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas will feature everyone’s holiday favorites, finishing up with those two songs no Christmas show can be without, “O Holy Night” and “Joy to the World.” Flat Rock Playhouse favorites from near and far will take the stage in this Christmas revue. Last seen in the Playhouse’s The Buddy Holly Story (Buddy) Ben Hope will return alongside

his wife, Katie Barton. Having performed on Broadway and across the nation, Hope and Barton will bring exceptional musical prowess to the stage. Playhouse celebrities Scott Treadway and Preston Dyar will also star. This original revue, written, directed and choreographed by Matthew Glover (whose choreography, music direction and direction could be seen this season in The Little Mermaid, Charlie Brown and Pinkalicious, respectively), will present a cast of over 60 performers including the ensemble, local dancers from Pat’s School of Dance and the Flat Rock Playhouse Chorus. TICKETS AND SCHEDULE ‘A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas’ runs Nov. 25 - Dec. 22 on the Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage in the Village of Flat Rock. Performances Wed. and Thurs. evenings (11/30, 12/20 & 12/21) at 7:30pm, Fri. and Sat. evenings at 8pm, and Wed., Thurs., Sat., and Sun. afternoons at 2pm (matinée). Tickets $15 - $50 at Box Office: (828) 693-0731 or online at www.flatrockplayhouse.org. Flat Rock Playhouse is located at 2661 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC 28731.

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Christmas: candles, cookies carols, and poetry. Adrienne Rich wrote, “I happen to think poetry makes a huge difference.” I do, too. Where would our Christmas songs and carols be without poetry? My Mother was a singer. She’d stand by the grand piano and belt out a “Angels we have Heard on High,” or a jazz tune. She read to me and my brother I hear her still. When I read it is like being read to - I hear every word. Poetry is an aural art. Trust your authentic voice. I include this poem by William Stafford for the peace it brings. Just what we need at this hectic time of year. Have you made your Christmas list yet? My Grandson has. Time for Serenity, Anyone? I like to live in the sound of water, in the feel of mountain air. A sharp reminder hits me: this world is still alive; it stretches out there shivering toward its own creation, and I’m part of it. Even my breathing

enters into the elaborate giveand-take, this bowing to sun and moon, day or night, winter, summer, storm, still - this tranquil chaos that seems to be going somewhere. This wilderness with a great peacefulness in it. This motionless turmoil, this everything dance. This poem, by Minnesota poet, John Minczeski, is a picture in words. Renaissance/A Triptych Annunciation The angel, against a backdrop of gold Ave Maria. . . . scrolls out of its mouth in darker gold. Mary, seated, her book about to fall off the table, knows it’s no use to argue. She looks toward the ground as the words each her, and can’t pretend she doesn’t understand. After Christmas, the New Year slides in. I want to hang out in December: remember cookies, carols and candles? I’m ready for my mother’s voice to sing: “Jolly Old St. Nicholas” Jolly Old Saint Nicolas, lean

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your ear this way Don’t you tell a single soul what I’m going to say Christmas Eve is coming soon, Now you dear old man, Whisper what you’ll bring to me tell me, if you can. It’s Beginning to look Like Christmas It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Ev’ry where you go Take a look in the five and ten glistening once again with candy canes and silver lanes a-glow. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Toys in every store but the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be on your own front door. And always, every Christmas Mother sang, “O Holy Night” O holy night the stars are brightly shining in, it is the night of the dear Savior’s birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining ’til He appeared and the soul felt it’s worth Are you singing yet? Merry Christmas and blessings in the New Year.

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE BOOKS

My Top 14 non-fiction audiobooks of 2017

By Dennis Ray

There probably isn’t another medium in the arts that has gone through such a drastic change for the better over the past audiobooks.

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Back in the 80s and 90s finding well-read audiobooks was a difficult task. Finding well-read and unabridged was practically impossible. Today, the quality and craftsmanship of almost every major audiobook are exceptional. So I’ve made a list of my 14 favorite non-fiction new audiobooks of 2017. I’ve listened to just over 50, so my “best of list” from a potential market of many 1000s is far from complete. But I will state all the books listed here are exceptional. A few of the books had me sitting in my driveway (since I listen to them only in my car) draining the battery on more than one occasion. These are in no particular order: Popular Author: Mitch Prinstein | Narrator: Mitch Prinstein | 6.5 hours A leading psychologist examines how our popularity affects our success, our relationships, and our happiness—and why we don’t always want to be the most

popular. Reading with Patrick Author: Michelle Kuo | Narrator: Michelle Kuo | 8.5 hours A memoir of race, inequality, and the power of literature told through the life-changing friendship between an idealistic young teacher and her gifted student, jailed for murder in the Mississippi Delta. The Four Author: Scott Galloway | Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross | 8.5 hours Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are the four most influential companies on the planet. Just about everyone thinks they know how they got there. Just about everyone is wrong. God Author: Reza Aslan | Narrator: Reza Aslan | 5.5 hours The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of God.

If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? Author: Alan Alda | Narrator: Alan Alda | 6 hours Award-winning actor Alan Alda tells the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better and to teach others to do the same. With his trademark humor and honesty, he explores how to develop empathy as the critical factor. Churchill and Orwell Author: Thomas E. Ricks | Narrator: James Lurie | 10 hours A dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, who preserved democracy from the threats of authoritarianism, from the left and right alike. The Vietnam War Author: Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns | Narrator: Ken Burns | 31 hours 15 min From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The

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The Power of Line — At SVFAL this December By Staff Reports The Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League (SVFAL) 50th Anniversary year closes with its winter member’s art show “The Power of Line.”

The Power of Line by Marty Cain Dragon

A line can be a striking and compelling element of design. The artistic line is defined as “of or relating to the characteristics of a work of art in which forms and rhythms are defined chiefly regarding the line.” A dominance of line exists in all media, By Michael Cole including pottery, wood, encaustic, mixed media, oil, acrylic, photography, and watercolor. Curators of this show are

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Darcy Orr “The Missing Piece” medium: watercolor deconstructed

League members, Donna Davis and Ana Blanton. Artists working in a variety of media will be participating in this show. There are over 35 pieces of artwork from 25 members, priced from under $100. Come and see how the SVFAL artists use “the power of a line” in their artwork. You won’t be disappointed. IF YOU GO

“The Power of Line” runs through December 30 at The Red House Studios

and Galleries at 310 W. Church Street, Black Mountain, NC 28711. NOTE: Also, this December the “Fabulous Fakes” Art Show, next door at the Monte Vista Hotel. This exhibit is an entertaining twist on the history of art and showcases 85 works by SVFAL members inspired and informed by famous artists. For mor information visit www.SVFALARTS.org

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE ‘Audio’ continued from pg. 25 Roosevelts, and others. A vivid, uniquely compelling history of the conflict that tore America apart — the companion volume to the significant, multipart PBS film aired in September 2017. Grant Author: Ron Chernow | Narrator: Mark Bramhall | 48 hours Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant.

Happiness in This Life Author: Oonagh Stransky and Pope Francis | Narrator: Arthur Morey | 6.5 hours A collection of sermons, speeches, and “messages of the day” that brings together Pope Francis’s wisdom on finding happiness in the here and now. The Loyal Son Author: Daniel Mark Epstein | Narrator: Scott Brick | 16.5 hours The dramatic story of a founding father, his illegitimate son, and the tragedy of their conflict during the American Revolution—from the acclaimed author of The Lincolns.

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Shattered Author: Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes | Narrator: Kimberly Farr | 17 hours It was never supposed to be this close. And of course, she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the riveting story of a sure thing gone off the rails. For every Comey revelation or hindsight acknowledgment about the electorate, no explanation of defeat can begin with anything other than the core problem of Hillary’s campaign-the candidate herself.

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Sticky Fingers Author: Joe Hagan | Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris and Joe Hagan | 18.5 hours A delicious romp through the heyday of rock and roll and a revealing portrait of the man at the helm of the iconic magazine that made it all possible, with open look backs at the era from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Elton John, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and others.

OPENING RECEPTION AT THE ASHEVILLE SCHOOL FOR CINDY WALTON’S “CONFLUENCE: ABSTRACTION & LANDSCAPE COMING TOGETHER” The Asheville School, a nationally-acclaimed coed boarding school for students in grades 9 - 12, will hold an opening reception and exhibit of new paintings by local Artist Cindy Walton. WHEN: The opening reception will be Nov. 9, 5:30-7pm. The exhibit will be on display until December 14. WHERE: Asheville School’s Walker Arts Center in the Crawford Art Gallery DETAILS: Through writings and bold marks traveling in and out of the layers of oil and cold wax, Asheville artist Cindy Walton captures action, energy and quiet musings of nature in her paintings. The surfaces are layered with paint to create depth and texture. As the layers are built, Cindy incises the surface with sharp-edged tools and large sticks of oil paint. “I seek to project authentic intimate interpretations of the world as I encounter it—coast and mountains, past and present.”— Cindy Walton” For further information about Cindy’s work, please visit her website at www.cindywalton.com.

Screamfree Parenting, 10th Anniversary Revised Edition Author: Hal Runkel, LMFT | Narrator: Hal Runkel, LMFT | 7.5 hours A new recording for the 10th anniversary of this parenting staple, on how parents can control their behavior instead of unsuccessfully attempting to control their kids. Now with further information on keeping your cool in the digital age, examining the new wave of gentle parenting, and dealing with rebellious teens.

‘Gifts’ continued from pg. 11 since Asheville is Beer City USA. I decided to try it and found dark beer works beautifully as part of the medium in my small paintings of the mountain landscapes and waterfalls. Now I sell these to customers who purchase mostly for gifts, mountain memories and the fun beer scene. The Wedge Brewery is our next door neighbor, so I just walk back there whenever I need more of the golden brown liquid.” Nadine has also taught fun mini beer painting workshops to groups and couples who want that memorable gift of creativity. Whether it be the art of others or something you have learned to do yourself in class, a handmade gift shows your care and goodwill. Nature is all around us in the mountains, and what could be more amazing than making a piece of jewelry from something as simple as a twig, a bit of coral or a shell. Bridget Benton specializes in encaustic work and nature printing, but like every artist, she is often compelled to stretch out and make fun things on a small scale. “Nature printing has been a part of my encaustic work for years - but the jewelry I make is wearable nature - created while still

Sea Power Author: Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) | Narrator: Marc Cashman | 11 hours From one of the most admired Admirals of his generation—and the only Admiral to serve as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO—comes a remarkable voyage through all of the world’s most important bodies of water. This book provides the story of naval power as a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. IF YOU GO

For more titles and info on these audiobooks visit www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com

preserving the original artifact! And it’s made from resin, not metal, so it’s very lightweight. I love to make pieces for gifts, and to teach the methods.” One of the most significant gifts we receive is the opportunity to share our hands-on fun and unique techniques with others; so it is very likely if you see a type of art you like, there will be an artist to show you how in class. In the River Arts District, there are many artists who love to not only sell their wares for gifts but help you to make your own. 310 ART is a gallery, working studios, and the oldest independent art school for adults in the region. At holiday time it is a destination for unique gifts and a place to get your hands on some fun things like wool, watercolor, bookbinding and other arty and crafty things. Gift cards for classes in 2018 are available any time of the year. Located at Riverview Station, 191 Lyman Street, #310, Asheville, NC, 28801. www.310art. com, gallery@310art.com or call (828) 776-2716. Hours are 11-5pm Monday-Saturday and 12-4 Sunday. Winter hours: 12-4pm after Dec 23. IF YOU GO

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The Bair Foundation is always actively searching for the next great foster homes.

Fostering Success in WNC

By Claire Hopple

Corgi Tales

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Best in Show

By Phil Juliano

An outcome of the 2015 NC General Assembly, the Foster Care 18 to 21 Program is already changing lives in our community. Effective January 1, 2017, this program, also known as the Fostering Success bill, aims to increase the likelihood that children aging out of foster care will continue with education and life improvements while avoiding the criminal justice system altogether. Before this groundbreaking program, foster children lost all support and were left to their own devices after reaching the age of 18. The Fostering Success bill extends services to age 21. Aging out of foster care typically means tackling healthcare, education, employment, housing, and mental health needs alone, or finding insufficient, potentially dangerous, and perhaps illegal ways to handle these obstacles. Even those who have already left the foster care system after

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turning 18 are allowed to join the program before their 21st birthday. Thanks to this bill, the aging-out dilemma will soon dissipate as long as there are ample foster families available. Currently, that is far from the case. With approximately 11,000 children in foster care, the NC system is considered to be in a state of crisis. Local nonprofit and foster care agency The Bair Foundation is always actively searching for the next great foster homes to eliminate this state of crisis and to help develop permanency plans for foster children in need, whether they are about to age out of the system or not. The Bair Foundation Please contact Claire Hopple, Foster Parent Recruiter, for more information on foster parenting at (828) 350-5197 or chopple@bair.org.

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‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe’ December 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 2pm

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By Staff Reports

Coming to the HART Stage just in time for the Holidays, the classic tale of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Meeker, Madison Sugg, Cami Wright, Aiyla Altman, Lilly Brown, Georgia Crowder, Ava Stevenson, Ashlyn Clark, Megan Galloway, Austin Clark, Jerrod Killillay, Calvin Allsbrook, With a cast of over 40, featuring elaborate Ian Landivar, Mira Phillips, Jordan White, costumes and sets, this production is sure to Brooklyn Bragg, Julia Skeen, Holly Cope, Cami delight young and old. Wright, Hannah Crawford, Clover McKenzie, Dramatized for the stage by Joseph Haiden Woods, Riley Beaulieu, Talbryn Porter, Robinette, this play Ava Meeker, Elisebeth closely follows the Erickson, Georgia classic tale by C.S. Crowder, Melodie Lewis, and faithfully Erickson, Ava Stevenson, recreates the magic and Georgia Crowder, Jackson mystery of Aslan, the Woody, David Crawford, great lion, his struggle Henry Blackburn, Aiyla with the White Witch, The cast of ‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Altman, Virgina Fry, and the adventures of Mackenzie Bowles, the four children who Hannah Wilcox, Riley Beaulieu and Lilly Brown. inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia. This story of love, faith, courage, and giving, with its triumph of good over evil, is a genuine celebration of life. HART’s production is being directed by Shelia Sumpter with a cast that includes: Sarah Elizabeth Super, Andrew Delbene, Collins Wyatt, Josie Ostendorff, Ella Ledford, Hannah Crawford, Ella Laursen, Sydney Lyles, Ava

There are four performances Saturdays December 9 and 16 and Sundays December 10 and 17, all at 2pm. Tickets are just $10 for adults and $5 for students, with reserved seating in the main auditorium at the HART Theater, 250 Pigeon St. in Waynesville. Reservations can be made by going online to www.harttheatre.org or calling the HART Box Office at (828) 456-6322.

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