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Open Doors of Asheville opening doors again OpenDoors of Asheville to Host 8th Annual Fund-raiser “Art Affair 2017: Urban Canvas” At the Foundation in the River Arts District The gala and art auction at the newly revitalized location of Wedge Brewery and 12 Bones directly supports initiatives to help local youth break the cycle of multi-generational poverty.
On the evening of March 11, 2017, the not-forprofit OpenDoors of Asheville will present the 8th Annual Art Affair 2017: Urban Canvas. The gala (black tie optional) and art auction fund-raiser takes place at the newly-revitalized Foundation on Lyman Street in the River Arts District. The event is presented by Harmony Motors and is one of WNC’s most exciting and popular silent and live auctions featuring original artwork. OpenDoors of Asheville is a tax-exempt charitable organization that provides year-round vital resources to uplift youth challenged by poverty. The “Urban Canvas” theme celebrates
artistic Asheville and all proceeds generated from the gala directly support initiatives that compliment each other like brushstrokes to support under served youth, creating a vibrant palette of opportunities for kids to realize their full potential. “OpenDoors focuses on programs that provide educational and enrichment opportunities to local children living in multi-generational poverty,” explains Event Chair Dosty Quarrier. Festivities begin at 6:30pm (VIP reception begins at 6 pm) with live entertainment. Scrumptiously authentic cuisine and signature libations will be served from many of Asheville’s finest restaurants and social lounges. The silent and live auctions showcase works from more than 75 regional artists, including painting, ceramics, wood, glass, handcrafted jewelry, travel experiences, and much more. Participating artists include Hayden Wilson, John Mac Kah, Mark Bettis, Vickey Pinney, Angela Cunningham, The Old Wood Company,
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and Julyan Davis. The live auction will be conducted by Andrew Brunk of Brunk Auctions, known for his appearances on Antiques Road Show, and formerly of Christie’s of NYC. Fashion by Ananda Hair Studio will be showcased, and there will be the annual presentation of the OpenDoors 2016 Laureate of the Year Award, the highest honor bestowed by OpenDoors of Asheville. This award recognizes and celebrates individuals within the greater WNC community for outstanding service to help eliminate child poverty. The event is made possible thanks to generous support from sponsors including Harmony Motors, The Wedge Brewery, Berkeley Capital Advisors, Brunk Auctions, Ananda Hair Studio, and Capital at Play Magazine. IF YOU GO
For more information, please visit www.opendoorsasheville.org.
Montford Park Players seek directors and tech crew for all shows of By Staff Reports the 2017 Season The Montford Park Players, an Asheville theatrical tradition, is pleased to hold an open staff call for the 2017 season. MPP is seeking directors for all shows of the season, as well as technical staff, including stage managers, lighting designers, sound designers, board operators and all backstage crew. This call is open to all members of the community, regardless of level of experience. The 2017 season includes The Merchant of Venice and Othello as part of its indoor offerings, and Timon of Athens, The Taming of the Shrew, Troilus and Cressida, The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) and JM Barrie’s Peter Pan, a Montford Park Players first, during the summer at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre. Directors should have a strong theatrical vision and the ability to communicate with and lead large groups of people in a fast-paced environment. Anyone applying for technical positions should have a basic understanding of the position for which they are applying, and also the ability to learn as they work. All positions will be filled by individuals of good humor and pleasant demeanor, who are eager to bring great theater to the WNC community. Montford Park Players is proud of their history of inviting members of the community into their fold. Many of the regulars of Montford’s stage, front and back, are those who, at one time,
sought to learn new skills, create art and find a place to feel like they belong and where they can make a difference. This call continues that tradition. Although many of the position are paid, some are voluntary, but may include a stipend based upon experience. To apply for any position, please send a cover letter expressing your specific interest and a resume via e-mail to scott.keel@ montfordparkplayers. org. For more information about the various positions, please reach the Montford Park Players Managing Director, John Russell at john.russell@ montfordparkplayers. org or (828) 254-5146. Deadline for submissions is March 1. Montford Park Players, has been presenting Shakespeare and
other classical works to the Asheville community since 1973, and has since grown to be one of WNC’s most beloved and well-known cultural attractions. They hope you’ll join them for this wonderful season and well into the future.
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YOUTH CHOIR The Celebration Singers of Asheville offer “Singing Valentine’s & Roses By Staff Reports
On Valentine’s Day Asheville’s Premier Youth Chorus The Celebration Singers of Asheville offer something grand.
FEBRUARY 16 & 17 at 8 p.m.
An explosion of emotion, spirit, history and yearning through dance
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They will be delivering a sweet medley of LOVE SONGS, GORGEOUS ROSES (from Charms Floral of Asheville!) & DELICIOUS CHOCOLATES right to your Valentine’s door. The Celebration Singers of Asheville is a 501 (c) 3 top notch musical education and performing program, founded in 2007 by Artistic Director Ms. Ginger Haselden. These singers grades 2nd through high school are extremely talented and committed to excellence. The group is officially endorsed by the Asheville Choral Society and perform two concerts a year and sing by invitation with the Asheville Choral Society, Asheville Lyric Opera, Modern American Music Project, Transylvania Choral Society, Billy Jonas, senior citizen communities and local/statewide civic events. They have even performed at Carnegie Hall. Local deliveries will be made between 3:30-6:30pm on Sunday Feb. 14 Please contact Charms Floral of Asheville to place your order: (828) 424-1463 • www.charmsfloral. com • www.singasheville.org IF YOU GO
CONTENTS 28 Camille A. Brown and Dancers HART’S Winter Theatre Festival “Love Letters” Jeeves and Bertie Return to NC Stage
Greg Vineyard
310 Art: Light is Elastic Art Classes / Passion for Painting by Patricia Cotterill Favorite Films of 2016 — Come Hell or High Water, Hollywood took us from Manchester by the Sea to La La Land For the love of art this February at AGA
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Camille A. Brown and Dancers 2016 JACOB’S PILLOW AWARD-WINNING CAMILLE A. BROWN AND DANCERS PERFORM AT THE DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE THURSDAY & FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AND 17 Winner of a 2016 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award, one of dance’s highest honors, Camille A. Brown and Dancers perform at the Diana Wortham Theatre on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 16 and 17, 8pm. Ms. Brown is a versatile dancer and choreographer whose works range from light-hearted to spiritually based to politically
charged to personal. In addition to its evening performances, the company leads several educational and community residency activities during its Asheville tour stop. In Asheville the company performs from its repertory including selections from: “Mr. TOL E. RAncE” – the Bessie Award winning piece that launched Ms. Brown’s career and includes performance to live piano; “Black Girl: Linguistic Play” – a duet that uses the rhythmic play of AfricanAmerican dance vernacular to evoke childhood memories of self discovery; “Ink” – using the CompareInstantly
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Camille A. Brown and Dancers Recipient of the prestigious 2016 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award, Camille A. Brown is a powerful dancer and choreographer recognized for daring works that connect history with contemporary culture. Thursday & Friday, February 16 & 17, at 8pm. Tickets: Regular $42; Student $37; Child $20; Student Rush day-of-the-show (with valid I.D.) $10. Tickets: (828) 257-4530 or www.dwtheatre.com. IF YOU GO
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rhythms and sounds of traditional African instruments as its center, travels through time with elements of Blues, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Swing; and “New Second Line” – which is dedicated to the spirit and culture of New Orleans. A prolific choreographer, Ms. Brown has achieved multiple accolades and awards for her daring works that connect history with contemporary culture. Informed by her music background, she utilizes musical composition as storytelling and makes a personal claim on history through the lens of a modern Black female perspective.
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and disappointments, victories and defeats that have passed between them throughout their separated lives. The play is a performance favorite for busy name actors and in HART’s case two audience favorites, Wanda Taylor and Stephen A. Gonya, will take on the characters. It was first performed by the playwright himself with Holland Taylor at the New York Public Library, then opened in 1988 at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut with Joanna Gleason and John Rubinstein. The first New York production opened with Kathleen Turner and John Rubinstein on March 27, 1989, at
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the off-Broadway Promenade Theatre, where it ran for popular romantic drama 64 performances. “Love Letters” by A.R. Some of actors who Gurney appeared in it were, The play was a finalist Stephen Collins, for the Pulitzer Prize when Victor Garber, Julie it premiered in 1988. Stephen A. Gonya Wanda Taylor Harris, George Love Letters centers on Grizzard, Anthony two characters, Melissa Heald, Dana Ivey, William Hurt, Marsha Mason, Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III. Using Christopher Reeve, George Segal, Christopher the epistolary form sometimes found in novels, they sit side by side at tables and read the notes, Walken, Treat Williams. It opened on Broadway with Colleen Dewhurst letters and cards in which over nearly 50 years and Jason Robards. they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams
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HART’s production will have performances February 3, 4, & 5. HARMONS’ DEN Bistro is open for dinner before the show on Fridays and Saturdays and for Brunch on Sundays. Reservations for the HART Studio are recommended as productions tend to sell out. To reserve a seat for the studio or for Bistro reservations simply call the HART Box Office at any time at (828) 456-6322 and leave your name, phone number, the number of guests and the date of performance you would like to attend. Seating is general admission so the box office will not return your call unless no seats are available. Regular ticket prices are $10 for all adults and $6 for students. IF YOU GO
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follow-up questions. And write it all down. Next, see what any competition is up to. Does Ruffles have any illustrations? Is Nabisco dressing up their packaging any? What is the overall feeling of the chip aisle at the store? Inviting? Another month has Overwhelming? What stands out? Are there already passed. One any intriguing designs that grab your attention twelfth into the new amidst the seemingly never-ending rows of year. Making it not white and yellow bags? quite as shiny in the It’s also important to look into the companies likelihood to take over that manufacture chips and other snack foods. the universe as maybe What’s steady in the industry? What trends are “In The Bag ” 2017, four weeks prior. But emerging? Not just in the look of things, but in Illustration by Greg Vineyard still, early enough in the consumer attitudes about this product and others calendar that there’s still a like it. Who is eating this? Generation X? Baby good bit of potential. In January I referenced research, Boomers? Are the brands with alternative ingredients and now that I have a fresh bag of Utz potato chips catching up to traditional ones? Is low sodium making on-hand, I’m ready. A recent snowstorm meant I have any headway? What appears to be the most special gone several days without this favorite brand in the attribute of this item? What does this new illustration house, so I’m a little more obsessed than usual. In or design need to do to help retain patrons and order to have research to do, what one really needs capture new ones in a super-competitive marketplace? is a task. Maybe it’s a project for art or design school, And look at the company’s mission and values and or maybe it’s a paid gig for a client. Or something for intentions. Is your idea in alignment? work. If none of those scenarios is happening in your Even a little investigatory activity can go a long life at this moment, one can always self-assign. way, especially before one delves into and eventually Most creatives have way bigger stacks of ideas than resolves an assignment in a way that not only helps a supplies to ever fulfill them, so most likely one can first round of review to be more on-target, but that also dredge up a concept to work on. I have stacks that benefits everyone. Including you: a happy client who would be several feet high, if I were to stack them; I stays fresh in the market and increases market share a prefer tidier, less Jenga-ish piles, even though they bit just may hire you again to work on the next flavor’s take up more surface area. visual. Because there’s also rippled, sour cream and There are a few things to consider when starting an onion, and more! exploration for any reason. Say the assignment, fresh Some of what I’m describing may sound to some like out of the cooking kettles of Hanover Pennsylvania, overkill. But research reveals important information for is to create a new illustration for the ever popular Utz the brain to chew on. And it builds self-assuredness; Potato Chips bag. (Told you: obsessed.) Not all the confidently moving forward on a project enhances the flavors, mind you, just Original. For now. This sets of a process and the results. Oh, and one more suggestion: chain of activities in motion when one is about to work Buy TWO bags. That, um, research, disappears on a project. Not the least of which is: Sample The quickly. Anyway, You’ve Got This. You could say it’s… Product. Check. Although I have to question the 1 oz. wait for it… in the bag. serving size. Greg Vineyard is a marketingActually, the most important part of any assignment communications professional, is Clarification. Read the request, ask the client and an artist and writer living in Asheville. ZaPOW Gallery carries his questions, reconfirm what is desired, eek-out any illustrations, prints and cards. www. additional information that might bubble up out of gregvineyardillustration.com
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Jeeves and Bertie Return to NC Stage through Feb 19 North Carolina Stage Company (NC Stage) is excited to present the next play by Margaret Raether of her P. G Wodehouse adaptations, Jeeves In Bloom. Last year, Jeeves Intervenes proved a smash hit for NC Stage. After breaking every box office and attendance record in its 15-year history, the wonderful works of Wodehouse will once again take over their stage. Actors Michael MacCauley and Scott Treadway will reprise their roles as the delightful duo of Jeeves, a proper valet, and Bertie Wooster, the “doltish” yet lovable English gentleman. Charlie Flynn-McIver, Callan White, and John Hall will all be returning actors in this new Wodehouse story but taking on new characters. The cast is rounded out by Trinity Smith and Strother Stingley, new to NC Stage’s Wodehouse productions but longtime alums of NC Stage. This production is directed by Angie Flynn-McIver, Founder and Producing Director at North Carolina Stage Company. She also directed last year’s Jeeves Intervenes. “As a director, it’s always a special treat to get to spend more time with characters you know so well. I can’t wait to see what this cast dreams up!” Plot Summary The lovable Bertie and faithful valet, Jeeves
return. The pair pay a visit to the English countryside where Bertie’s amphibianloving school chum, Gussie, hatches a plan to win the heart of the fanciful Madeline Basset. Bertie’s plan for a peaceful getaway is dashed when Aunt Dahlia attempts to commit burglary, Gussie’s attempt to woo Madeline backfires, and a disgruntled French chef Jeeves In Bloom seeks revenge on Bertie. In the midst of such mayhem, there is only one man who can set everything straight: Jeeves! Written and adapted by Margaret Raether, and based on the classic stories by novelist P.G. Wodehouse, this story is bound to capture the audience with its British drawing-room humor. “…witty banter, convoluted schemes that go awry, misinterpreted intentions and physical shtick.” – Daily Herald IF YOU GO
JEEVES IN BLOOM Where: North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane in downtown Asheville Dates: Through – Feb 19 Times: Wednesday-Saturdays 7:30pm, Sundays 2pm, and Select Saturdays 2pm Ticket Prices: See website for current ticket prices. Tickets are available (828)239-0263 or visiting online ncstage.org
ARTS AND CULTURE NOTE:
ARTS STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY The US Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that the arts and culture sector represents 3.25 percent of the nation’s GDP — a larger share of the economy than tourism and agriculture. The nonprofit arts industry alone generates $135 billion in economic activity annually (spending by organizations and their audiences) that supports 4.1 million jobs and generates $22.3 billion in government revenue. (Source US Bureau of Economic Analysis)
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Keane’s camera is a tool to gather the colors and textures of daily life. When she takes photographs, even highly abstracted ones, they hold powerful memories of when, where, and why, and from that emerges a symbolic self portrait. She is especially interested in the elasticity of light as it dances around shadow and reflection. Keane’s fascination with elasticity of light began when she practiced darkroom photography. She used her father’s Mamiya-Sekor manual camera, which he purchased secondhand in 1969, and processed the film and developed prints in the darkroom. She enjoyed the interaction of light, aperture, and shutter speed, and desired a way to create imagery that was inherently abstract with minimal manipulation.
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Erin Keane By Fleta Monaghan
“A light bulb moment occurred when I was dressing for an evening out and dropped my hand held mirror, which shattered on the ground. As I bent to pick up the pieces, I saw my reflection in the broken shards… an eyeball here, an eyeball there… another eyeball there…. I began to explore ways to capture imagery through a broken mirror. The results were sometimes ethereal and sometimes edgy, depending on my aperture and shutter speed, along with ambient light and position of the camera.” Keane’s exploration of the elasticity of light continues to this day. One of her favorite things to do is take her camera “window shopping” by walking past store windows with the camera lens facing the window, recording superimposed images of what is behind the store window while simultaneously reflected by the ‘Art’ continued pg. 12
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Shop, Eat, Explore. . . Everyday, All Year Round ‘Art’ continued from pg. 10 store window. It’s intriguing how the camera lens “sees” differently than the eye lens. The effects are similar to double exposures, sandwiched
Keane designs small and large collections, often as multi-tile installations. Her most recent series “Emerald Season” was inspired by daily hikes. She aimed her camera towards the ground as she walked, capturing wispy colors in motion. The emerald greens are rejuvenating like a breath of fresh air. In addition to photography and encaustic, Keane is also a bookbinder. For years encaustic and bookbinding were separate entities in her life — the art and the craft, the experimental and the meditative — and she
Keane studied art at Miami University, Ohio, and graduated with an M.A. in Art Education. She moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains and taught at Brevard Middle School earning National Board Certification in Visual Arts. In 2011, she moved into a new career stage, becoming a professional artist and instructor. Her artwork is represented by 310 ART and she is a member of Southern Highland Craft Guild. Keane teaches classes in encaustic and bookbinding at 310 ART and has workshops scheduled for winter and spring. “Longstitch Library” is held on February 18-19 and students will create a library of journals, learning several variations of beautiful Longstitch binding. “Waxagrams” is on March 4-5 and students will learn Keane’s method of photography transfer with encaustic beeswax, and create a
“Emerald Season” 24x24 by Erin Keane negatives, or colorful filters, but Keane’s imagery is straight out of the camera with minimal editing. What her camera sees is what she prints. Her method of developing photography involves transferring the ink by hand from her prints onto wood panels and saturating the images with encaustic medium, a mixture of refined beeswax and damar resin. “The transfer process makes me feel connected to my artwork. My hands are on every print, smoothing and burnishing and revealing the final imagery. The rhythm becomes a moving meditation. Each transfer is unique, an absolute one of a kind. The method is reminiscent of my darkroom days, in that every print is made by hand, with the process literally transforming the original image into something new.” Layers of encaustic illuminate the imagery and lend visual depth and texture to the photographs. It is the perfect finishing touch, creating soft imagery with a luminous glow and aromatic scent of beeswax. Beeswax has a very sensuous surface, yet it is also highly archival and durable.
“Rain Sketches”12x12 by Erin Keane craved a convergence. Her encaustic journals are designed to honor books as an art form. Most recently she’s been creating sculptural books, exploring how structural form can convey metaphorical concepts. In each book, she pushes personal boundaries in structural form, creating challenging bindings such as a Dos-aDos that wraps around and connects to itself. The structure becomes a metaphor, personifying an aspect of humanity through the interaction of pages and covers. She also binds journals for display on the bookshelf and for personal and functional use. The Butterfly preserves fallen wings found on hikes and is bound with a specially designed Butterfly Stitch. Blue Ridge Books feature a panoramic landscape with trail maps lining the inside. Vignettes have original art on the covers and are made in limited editions.
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“Written on Water” 40x40 by Erin Keane grouping of tiles ready to hang on the wall. See the full class listings and more on www.310ART.com. IF YOU GO
See her work at 310 ART in the River Arts District, 191 Lyman Street #310 (Ground Floor North end) Asheville. Hours are 12-4pm, MonSat now through February, and 11-5pm Mon-Sat and Sunday 12-4pm starting in March.
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ART CLASSES 310 ART AT RIVERVIEW STATION Call (828)668-1100 or come by 68C Catawba Ave. Old Fort Marvelous Mondays with NC to register and pay for your Lorelle and Nadine enrollment Beginner and Up! Open Fine Art Classes with Lorelle art studios Mondays with Bacon. First two Tuesdays 9:30 instructor to guide you - start - 11:30am. Two classes $35 for and continue year round in our members and $45 for non-members. Monday classes, 9:30-12:30pm Classes need not be consecutive. and 1-4pm. Come the dates These classes are for beginners that work for you! through advanced students. Each See 310art.com for schedule student chooses the medium and sign up. Beginners and subject they want to learn welcomed! more about. This is a gentle nonthreatening atmosphere where each Workshops: student works at their own pace and ARROWHEAD GALLERY
students encourage each other. Call Lorelle for more information at (828)595-6007.
Coming in February —
• Feb 4 — Block Printing
BEGINNER THROUGH ADVANCED CLAY CLASSSES with Mathilda Tanner. Weds from 1-3pm. $115 for 4 classes for members; $125 for non-members. Includes all materials, clay, glazes, firing and more. Hand building and throwing on a wheel are taught.
• Feb 9 — Demystifying Watercolor
PRECIOUS METAL CLAY STUDIO with Instructor Cathy Green Feb. 9, 1-4pm $38 members $48 nonmembers
• March 11 — Wax, Watercolor, Alcohol Ink
FREE SUNDAY PAINTERS with Instructor Kelly Wheeler Feb. 12, 2-4pm All Classes held at Arrowhead Gallery and Studios, Arrowhead Gallery and Studios 78C Catawba Ave. Old Fort. For more information go to www.arrowheadart.org (NOTE: If you’d like to teach a workshop in 2017 Contact Education Chairperson Lorelle Bacon (828) 595-6007 or email lorelleartist@hotmail.com.)
• Feb 18-19 — Longstitch Library • Feb 25, 26 — Encaustic Comprehensive • March 4-5 — Waxagrams
• Mar 15,16,17 — Cold Wax & Oil • Mar 18 — Watercolor • Mar 25 — Beginning Painting (oils or acrylics)
Classes for adults at 310 ART, 191 Lyman Street, #310, Asheville, NC 28801 www.310art. com gallery@310art.com (828)776-2716 Adult classes, beginner and up, most materials provided. Register online or at the studio.
ART CLASSES: Want to list your classes coming in 2017? $35 includes 12 lines, each added line is then $2.00 INTERESTED? Call (828) 646-0071 • info@rapidrivermagazine.com
Patricia Cotterill
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My passion for painting cows began after painting “Nosey Bullock” from a photograph and shown here. The gentle but shy animals bring to me a feeling of calm and of simpler times of years gone by. Goats, donkeys and sheep soon followed as subjects to paint; to the point that people often ask if I was brought up on a farm in my native land of England. My father was with the Royal Air Force, so I grew up living in various parts of the world far from any farm. I’m not sure I ever saw a cow during our many travels! I do sometimes take a break from painting animals; birds nests for example are a subject that brings a certain peaceful feeling to my work. Still life is another avenue that interests me, painting my daughter Samantha’s vintage typewriter in a variety of
background styles has proved very popular amongst my followers too.
Passion for Painting by Patricia Cotterill
“Nosey Bullock” by Patricia Cotterill
IF YOU GO
I welcome everyone to visit my little “farmyard” of animal paintings and others at the Riverside Studios, 174 Haywood St., in the River Arts District. Or contact me by email: patcotterill@yahoo.com My work can also be seen at Woolworth Walk 25 Haywood St, in downtown Asheville and also at the Mountain Nest Gallery, 133 Cherry St., in Black Mountain, NC.
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PERFORMING ARTS / FILM
AmiciMusic presents “French Four-Hand Piano” three nights
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AmiciMusic, the award-winning chamber music organization
Asheville, will present a fascinating four-hand piano based in
program that traces the
Cabaret/Cafe and other “popular music” on French composers at the turn of the 20th century. influence of the
THREE PERFORMANCES: Friday, February 24 at 8pm — they will play at the historic and intimate Cathedral of All Soul’s in Biltmore Village. $20 for general admission and $15 for Church members. Children are free. Tickets available at the door or purchase discounted seats in advance online at www. amicimusic.org or by calling Dan at 802-369-0856.
This thrilling ride to Paris will also highlight the importance of Ragtime and American jazz Pianist Elizabeth Borowsky as these new musical idioms Saturday, February 25, 7:30pm swept across the ocean and — the concert will be at the Masterworks Theatre became increasingly popular in Europe. at 2314-D Asheville Highway in Hendersonville (in Elizabeth Borowsky and Daniel Weiser will the Blue Ridge Plaza). This wonderful small new team up on a single piano to perform great concert space is connected to Freeburg Pianos. music by Faure, Chabrier, Poulenc, Milhaud, and Admission is $20 and children are free. Seating is a new arrangement of Gershwin’s “American in limited and must be purchased in advance online Paris.” at www.amicimusic.org or by calling Dan at 802AmiciMusic, founded by Artistic Director 369-0856. Daniel Weiser, is dedicated to the performance of great chamber music in intimate venues and Saturday, February 26 at 3pm — the duo will non-traditional spaces. perform at White Horse in Black Mountain at 123 Montreat Rd. This cabaret-style venue serves great drinks in a wonderfully casual atmosphere.
New film allows Bening and cast to shine NNNN 20 Century Women Short Take: In 1979, a single mother enlists the help of friends to guide and shape her 15 year old son. th
REEL TAKE: Mike Mills’ 20th Century Women gives Annette Bening her best role to date. After seeing this film she’s hands down my pick for Best Actress in a Leading Role this year – that is presuming she gets the nomination (at press time Oscar nominations had not yet been announced). Bening plays Dorothea, a hard-to-pigeon-hole single mother
in 1979 Santa Barbara. Dorothea is a unique woman at a unique time. She’s 55 years old and the single mother of a 15 year old son. She’s a tad bohemian and she wears Birkenstocks, but she also follows
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Admission is $20 at the door. Discounted seats in advance online at www.whitehorseblackmountain. com or by calling them at (828) 669-0816 Guest pianist Elizabeth Borowsky enjoys a vibrant musical career as soloist and collaborative pianist, composer, educator, speaker, and recording artist. She has been a featured performer at distinguished venues including Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center and has performed in over 30 countries. Borowsky has taught at Indiana University Bloomington, Morgan State University, and Towson University and has presented masterclasses in the USA, Lithuania, Germany, Cuba, Japan, Poland, and Germany. She is the Executive Director of the International Music Institute and Festival USA and the founder/director of Piano Prodigies LLC, a holistic approach to private piano instruction that uniquely balances the technical, artistic, and personal development of each student. Originally from Baltimore, she now lives in Lebanon, New Hampshire. IF YOU GO
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the stock market daily, revels in the jazz standards of her younger years, and smokes like a chimney. In 1979, President Carter is on the way out Reagan is on the way in. The counterculture is fading and the punk scene (for the cool kids) is on the rise (albeit briefly). It’s a time of huge cultural changes in our nation’s history. These shifting tides imbue the characters with context and depth. Dorothea is a draftsman. Her world revolves around her son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann). Dorothea and Jamie live in once grand house now in a state ‘Bening’ continued pg. 30
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Favorite Films of 2016 — Come Hell or High Water Hollywood took us from Manchester by the Sea to La La Land
By Michelle Keenan
2016 may have been
confront his past. Casey Affleck delivers an Oscar-worthy performance in one of this year’s must-see movies.
challenging for many, but for
Hollywood it was a banner year. With award season in full swing it’s time to review the year in film. At Reel Takes we always make two lists; our critical best and our personal favorites. Sure there’s overlap between the two, but for me the list of favorites is always more interesting. These are the films that stayed with me just a little longer or entertained me just a little bit more. The following is a sampling of some of my favorite films from 2016 in alphabetical order: Eye In The Sky: OK, so I could watch Helen Mirren and the late, great Alan Rickman read a phone book, but this cerebral and suspenseful drone warfare thriller really is a riveting piece of work. The film also stars Aaron Paul (TV’s Breaking Bad) and Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) Florence Foster Jenkins: Stephen Frears directs the pitchy but delightful, inspired-byactual-events story of a middle-aged heiress in the 1940s with dreams of operatic stardom but the vocal talent of a dying cat. Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant and Simon Helberg (TV’s Big Bang) star. Genius: Jude Law and Colin Firth shine as Asheville’s larger than life native son Thomas Wolfe and legendary editor Max Perkins. It’s a literary bromance fit for Asheville bookworms. Hail Caesar: The Coen Brothers’ fictional story of real-life 1950’s Hollywood Fixer Eddie Mannix is a comic hoot for movie buffs. Josh Brolin and George Clooney lead a great cast. Hell or High Water: Chris Pine and Ben Foster play a couple of Texas brothers who pull off a string of bank heists in order to save the family
Sing Street: Irish director John Carney (Once) returns with a musical comedy-drama about a teenage boy, in mid-1980s Dublin, who forms a band in order to woo a girl. Sing Street isn’t the best film of the year, but it was probably my favorite film of the year. Sing Street farm. Jeff Bridges is the US Marshall on their tail. Hell or High Water is one of the best films of 2016. Hidden Figures: The most universally appealing movie of the year leaves audiences cheering! Hidden Figures tells the story of three brilliant black women who were instrumental to NASA’s Mercury Project in the early days of the space program. Taraji B. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae and Kevin Costner star. Hunt for the Wilderpeople: A troubled boy and his rough-around-the-edges foster uncle become lost in the New Zealand wilderness and a manhunt ensues. I don’t know anyone who saw this movie who didn’t like it. Julian Dennison and Sam Neill star. La La Land: It’s a 1950s Hollywood throwback musical with 21st century sensibilities. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are luminous as a couple of romantic hopefuls with Hollywood dreams. Filmed in Cinemascope La La Land is best seen on the big screen. The Light Between Oceans: I didn’t read the book. It wouldn’t make my critical ‘Top 10’ list, but the photography was beautiful and Michael Fassbender’s performance as battle worn post World War I house keeper is haunting. Alicia Vikander stars as his wife. Manchester By The Sea: When a brooding handyman is appointed guardian of his nephew, he returns to his hometown and is forced to
And the winner is . . . The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will be held February 26. Jimmy Kimmel will host the show and we’re thinking he’ll do a bang up job. At press time Oscar nominations had not yet been announced, but here are a few presumptive predictions in the meanwhile: Best Actress in a Leading Role – Annette Bening (20th Century Women) Best Actor in a Leading Role – Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea) Best Picture – La La Land Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers Best Director – Damien Chazelle, La La Land Get Your Oscar Ballot! If you’re throwing an Oscar party or just like to keep tally, be sure to download or print our ‘Armchair Critic’s Oscar Ballot’ from www.rapidrivermagazine.com .
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Asheville’s Longest Established Fine Art Gallery with 31 Regional Artists
Asheville Gallery of Art 's February Artist
Bee Adams, ‘Asheville City Hall’ 16x20, Acrylic
Sally Lordeon, ‘What a Wonderful World’ 40x30, Acrylic
Megan Richard, ‘WC Trees’
For the love of art this February at AGA Asheville Gallery of Arts February show, “For the Love of Art” features the work of three new Gallery artists and beautifully illustrates their love and passion for painting. Bee Adams’s paintings immediately strike you with her enthusiastic use of color. Adams states,”My love affair with art adds color and joy and adventure into my life.” She freely uses acrylics, watercolors, and a variety of media. Adams was active in the Denver art scene for over 40 years. After moving to Asheville more than four years ago, she expresses her passion for art in her colorful interpretations of Asheville’s unique architecture and surrounding natural landscapes. Adams also paints with the Asheville Urban Landscape Project and the WNC Plein Air Painters. Megan Richard’s watercolor/water-media
paintings depict ethereal mountain vistas, expansive starlit skies, intimate woodland landscapes, and sunlit waters. Her landscapes evoke a quiet sense of time and place. Richard says, “I love the idea of viewers making an emotional connection with my paintings by tapping into their own memories and experiences.” She has a B.A. in Fine Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University and has studied watercolor painting in Maryland and Virginia. Sally Lordeon’s powerful yet serene collection of modern and organic art shows her love of rich textures in all that surrounds us. Lordeon adds, “The opulent textures in all things inspire my paintings. I love when my art triggers the viewer’s own imagery and creative thought.” She studied fine arts in Pennsylvania at Chatham University. She moved to Asheville more than 30 years ago and, after a successful
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career as a technical writer and college textbook author, Lordeon returned to her first passion — her love of color, form, and the divine pleasure of texture.
As well as the paintings of the three artists, those of the other 28 Gallery members are on display and for sale through the month of February. For further information about this show, call the Asheville Gallery of Art at (828) 251-5796, visit the Gallery website at www.ashevillegallery-ofart.com or go to the Gallery Facebook page. The show runs throughout February during Gallery hours 11-6pm. Monday through Saturday and 1-4pm Sundays. An artists’ reception at the Gallery (82 Patton Avenue in Asheville, across from Pitchard Park) on Friday, February 3, 5-8 p.m. offers a great opportunity to meet the artists. Everyone is cordially invited to stop by.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
(Detail) “Blue Ridge Parkway, Autumn View Waterrock Knob” by Teri Leigh Teed
Teri Leigh Teed Fine Art Photography selected for exhibition Teri Leigh Teed, a multi-dimensional, award winning artist based in Sylva, NC, has been selected as one of the featured artists in the WNC “Artists Count” project, which is hosting a series of exhibitions to highlight the rich visual contributions made by area artists. The first of these exhibits will be on display during winter and spring 2017 at the NC Welcome Center north of Asheville, 6178 I-26 West in Mars Hill. More than a quarter million visitors come through this facility each year. This first exhibition will highlight the work of artists in Jackson and Swain Counties. Teed’s fine art photograph, “Blue Ridge Parkway, Autumn View Waterrock Knob” is part of the inaugural exhibit, which opened in January and remains on view until July. This first “Artists Count” exhibition is supported by a grant from the NC Arts Council through the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and sponsored by the NC Division of Tourism. Born in Columbia, South Carolina and now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of WNC, Teri Leigh Teed is a featured artist (photography, literature and music) in the North Carolina Artist Council,a member of the Jackson County Arts Council, and her photography is featured in the Editor’s Picks on BlueRidgeParkwayDaily.com. A graduate of Sotheby’s Institute, London, Teri received her M.A. Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors from the University of Buckingham, England and was employed by HM Queen Elizabeth II. Her artwork has been exhibited in juried shows in NC and SC, including the Piccolo Spoleto
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Festival, and she is a recipient of Awards of Excellence in Manhattan Arts International juried exhibitions. A Featured Artist in the Manhattan Arts International programs, she is also a contributing author and artist for the Healing Power of Art and Artists online magazine. Teed states, “Photographic art, combined with my personal stories, poetry and songs, is part of my vision of creating with other like minded artisans and craftspeople a community of self expression, beauty, and healing through art.” IF YOU GO
Teri Leigh Teed For more information please visit www.healingspiritart.com Welcome Center north of Asheville, 6178 I-26 West in Mars Hill.
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Asheville Symphony Performs Disney’s “Fantasia” Brilliant musical imagery takes center stage as the Asheville Symphony performs a program of beloved classical works featured in
Disney’s Fantasia films with Barnatan.
star solo pianist Inon
The concert takes place Saturday, February 11 at 8pm in Thomas Wolfe Auditorium under the direction of ASO Music Director Daniel Meyer. “Fantasia, Walt Disney’s exploration of favorite works of classical music paired with the genius of his illustrators, became one of the most memorable animated films of the 20th century,” says Meyer. “Disney understood
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and I have chosen an evening of music from both films to focus on the creativity of composers who paint pictures with their highly descriptive and evocative scores.” The evening opens with Mussorgsky’s wildly devilish A Night on Bald Mountain, as re-orchestrated by his contemporary and friend Noklay Rimsky-Korsakov after Mussorgsky’s death. The work depicts the legendary witches’ Sabbath held on Mount Tiglav in Russia every year on St.
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John’s Night, June 23-24. Disney’s animated visualization of the piece in the 1940 Fantasia did not stray far from the composer’s intent, depicting a demonic figure atop a mountain summoning ghosts and witches for frenzied revelry before dawn arrives. Next—and standing in sharp contrast to Mussorgsky’s dark and sinister imagery—is Shostakovich’s lively and charming Piano Concerto No. 2 with pianist Inon Barnatan at the keys. A brilliant, rollicking interplay between orchestra and piano, the concerto was written by Shostakovich as a birthday gift for his 19-year-old son Maxim. The bright tone and brisk and tempo
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Pianist Inon Barnatan are likely why Disney artists chose excerpts from this piece for the segment of Fantasia 2000 depicting Hans Christen Andersen’s tale “The Steadfast Tin Soldier.” “One of the most admired pianists of his generation” (The New York Times), Inon Barnatan is celebrated for his poetic sensibility, musical intelligence, and consummate artistry. He was a recipient of Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award in 2015, recognizing “young artists of exceptional accomplishment,” as well as the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2009. He was also named the inaugural Artist-in-Association of the New York Philharmonic, an unprecedented threeseason appointment created to spotlight an emerging artist through both concerto and chamber music performances and by cultivating a relationship between the artist, the Orchestra, and the audience. Another treat
for audiences follows: Ponchielli’s beloved “Dance of the Hours” ballet from his hit opera La Gioconda. “Dance of the Hours” took on a pop culture life of its own when Disney illustrated it with a ballet sequence featuring dancing hippos, crocodiles, elephants and ostriches in the first Fantasia film. It also reached the pop charts in 1963 when parodist Alan Sherman set words to it in “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” in which a boy describes his experience at summer camp in a letter to his parents. The evening closes with Stravinksy’s Suite from The Firebird, a work that achieved instant success upon its debut in 1910, and which remains Stravinsky’s most frequently performed work. The Ballets Russes commissioned Stravinsky —then in his late 20s — to compose The Firebird based a scenario drawn from Russian folklore. The result is a high-definition work showcasing the composer’s ability to conjure imagery and convey a dramatic tale to audiences.
Masterworks 5 MUSIC FROM FANTASIA February 11, 2017 • 8pm. Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Single tickets for all concerts are $22-$62, depending on seating section (reduced youth pricing is available). Single tickets and season ticket packages can be purchased online at ashevillesymphony.org, by phone at (828) 254-7046, or in person at the US Cellular Center box office at 87 Haywood St. IF YOU GO
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Too many people just eat to consume calories. Try dining for a change. —John Walters
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Drinks&Dining Guide Celebrating 30 years of handcrafting “Beer is proof that God artisan chocolates in Downtown Asheville loves us and wants us By Staff Reports
The Chocolate Fetish knows what makes the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. They offer one on the largest selections of heart shaped boxes of chocolates in Western North Carolina and a wide variety of delicious Valentine’s Day chocolates. The Chocolate Fetish has the perfect Valentine gift whether you’re looking for something fun like an Edible Chocolate High Heel Shoe or something classic like their award winning chocolate truffles. They have lots of sweet ways to say “I love you” from their hand decorated dark chocolate Love bar to their seasonal Dark Desires truffle. Dark Desires features a decadent dark chocolate ganache center finished with an edible Love pattern. New this season are hand piped chocolate conversation hearts featuring fun
sayings from “Kiss Me” and “Be Mine” to “Marry Me?” Looking for a memorable way to pop the question this Valentine’s Day? Consider a chocolate heart shaped box. Made entirely of chocolate The Chocolate Fetish can seal an engagement ring inside the box for the ultimate surprise. If you want to spice things up this Valentine’s Day consider The Chocolate Fetish’s Hearts on Fire Collection. This collection includes Ancient Pleasures Truffles (dark chocolate
+ cayenne pepper), Habanero Sea Salt Caramels and Spicy Pecan Caramels. Winner of multiple awards in the 2015 bridal Chocolate Salon hosted by the International Chocolate Salon consider pairing this collection with your favorite locally brewed Pilsner. Valentine’s Day wouldn’t be complete without Chocolate Covered Strawberries. The Chocolate Fetish will be dipping fresh chocolate covered strawberries from Friday, Feb. 10 — Saturday, Feb. 18. Chocolate Covered Strawberries are best when eaten the same day they are purchased. The Chocolate Fetish will be dipping strawberries frequently throughout the day to ensure everyone gets the freshest berries. The Chocolate Fetish Award winning hand crafted artisan chocolates since 1986. They ship nationwide. Order online at www.chocolatefetish.com 36 Haywood St in downtown Asheville www.chocolatefetish.comwww. facebook.com/chocolatefetish IF YOU GO
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BOOKS Authors in conversation — Susan Rivers, Nancy Peacock and Frye Gaillardall dealing with racial divide Feb. 22 By Staff Reports All three of these author’s books deal with America’s slave history and racial divide in different ways.
Susan Rivers is the recipient of two playwriting grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and has had short fiction published in the Santa Monica Review. In 2007 she earned an MFA in fiction writing from Queens University of Charlotte in NC, where she was also awarded a Regional Artist Grant from the Arts and Sciences Council. Nancy Peacock is the author of The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson, is a historical novel that takes readers from the 1860 slave pens of New Orleans to the cane fields of a sugar plantation to frontier Texas and finally into the band of Comanche Indians who capture Persimmon Wilson. He’s a former slave accused of the murder of his ex-master Joseph Wilson, and the kidnapping of Wilson’s wife. According to author Lee Smith says, “From its riveting beginning to the last perfect word, Nancy Peacock grabs her reader by the throat and forces him to hang on for dear life. …as deeply moving and exciting an American saga
Join them for what is certain to be a substantive discussion. Susan Rivers’ debut novel is The Second Mrs. Hockaday is a love story, a story of racial divide, and a story of the fall of the South at the end of the Civil War. When Major Gryffth Hockaday is called to the front lines of the Civil War, his new bride is left to care for her husband’s three-hundred-acre farm and infant son. By the time Major Hockaday returns two years later, his wife Placidia is bound for jail, accused of having borne a child in his absence and murdering it. What really transpired in the two years he was away? Inspired by a true incident. Kirkus describes it as “a compulsively readable work that takes on the legacy of slavery in the US, the struggles specific to women and the possibilities for empathy and forgiveness.”
as has ever been penned.” In Go South to Freedom, Frye Gaillard expands upon an oral history about a flight to freedom from slavery. He penned a novel for young readers and weaved the story of Gilbert Fields through the nearly forgotten history of the Seminoles and their alliance with runaway slaves. Frye Gaillard’s narrative makes clear that the Seminole Wars of the 1830s, in which Indians fought side by side with former slaves, represent the largest slave uprising in US history. Kirkus says Go South to Freedom is “an informative and well-told story about a little-known aspect of American slavery that needs to be remembered and retold.” IF YOU GO
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe Wednesday, February 22 at 6 pm 55 Haywood Street Asheville, NC 28801(828) 254-6734melanie@malaprops.com
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Not Me Me Me: Just This This This “The habit of always thinking of ourselves only keeps us unhappy.” – Sakyong Mipham “If you are very sincere and really give up your small mind, then there is no fear and no emotional problem. Your mind is always calm, your eyes are always open, and you can hear the birds as they sing. You can see the flowers as they open. There is nothing for you to worry about… wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars. – Shunryu Suzuki Buddhism uses the term “small mind” to describe a mind in which most thoughts are centered on our own desires and anxieties, our likes and dislikes, and it is important to realize even thoughts that are not directly about ourself are generally about our world-view and priorities which are then, in a sense, about ourself. In contrast, Buddhism uses the term “big-mind” to describe a mind that is centered in the momentas-it-is, as the moment-in-awareness, thoughts of ourselves appropriately integrated into the totality of the quality and needs of the moment. A way of saying this is that we are not the center of the moment, rather, the moment is the center of us. But for most people thoughts about their own subjective experience and themselves are the centerpiece of consciousness, and Buddhism teaches that this makes for a very small and neurotic experience of life. It’s me, me, me dealing with and interacting with, that, that, that out there, and “that” includes other people and all of life, which are really stories in our minds about what we believe is “out there.” It even includes the experience of ourselves as some very repetitive and shallow story of “me” as an object of judgment conditioned into us psychologically by our parents, society, culture and historical experiences. This story/judgment of “me” projects onto the story/judgment of “that” whatever our distorted and neurotic conditioning has caused us to believe about “me” and “that” and from this distorted interaction is generated anxiety, depression, anger and many very untruthful belief systems. To understand what is being addressed here, we have to understand what this “me” is. We use this word to refer to who we understand this phenomenon of our personal self to be. The question is, does this actually represent the truest understanding of this phenomenon we call “me?” Asked to identify ourselves, we typically give a list of referential locators such as where we were born, our parents, where we live now, our occupation or principle activity in the world, our marital or relationship status, some cultural/ ethnic/class information, education, religion, group affiliations, etc. Very importantly, if asked to go deeper, we would probably start telling the story of our life, the important events, accomplishments and injuries of our life-history. We might even give a thumbnail psychological diagnosis of our struggles with relationships, anxiety, depression, anger, obsessions and fears. In a more immediate way, if asked to point to ourself – we would probably point to our body, and might point to our head, identifying with our face and the body part containing the brain that we associate with our mind. This is all well and good for practical,
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in-the-world purposes, but none of this information or these locaters actually indicates the deepest and most fundamental self. These locators all point to conditioned circumstances of our existence. They do not point to the real “me,” our deepest self, the essence of our being, the realm of “big-mind.”It may sound like parsing semantics to say there can be all the difference in the world between the concepts “this” and “that,” but it is important that we see a great difference. The very perspective brought with the word “that” is as if we point to something separate from ourselves saying “that” out there, while, I am suggesting, we can create a perspective of “this” as from within the moment containing whatever we are pointing to and ourselves, the person/mind that is pointing. It is the difference between duality and nonduality, the world of ego and the realm of being. When we operate within “this” it is both specific and infinite – it is as if we made a great arcing swoop with our hands acknowledging all the universe including us and the focus of our attention, encompassing the observer and the observed, the local and the infinite.“This” can also be identified as “here,” but most people have a very small notion of “here” as if it is measured in inches or feet, and to live inside this small personal “here” while pointing to the world and all it contains as “that” – out there - is a lonely and frightening place. To live inside the big-here of “this” is to be complete and infinite. The same is true of time. There is a little-now and a big-now – so the concept “here and now” can be either very confining or it can be very liberating. When teaching, I am known to ask: “Where is the boundary of here and now?” And, of course, there is none. I love seeing the look on people’s faces when they realize this truth. This realization can be a major shift in relating to self-in-the world. To live centered on the small personal self of “my” body, “my” mind, “my” life circumstance is to live in this small world of “thats” and in the small “here-and-now,” all centered on this idea of “me” as an isolated object in a universe of objects, and we are, therefore, as Sakyong Mipham noted, very vulnerable to insecurity, and to be insecure is to be unhappy. This “self,” this “me” feels itself isolated in the vastness of life and spends its entire life seeking significance, and a life spent in this way generates great anxiety, for the seeking is endless, and all of what is called neurosis is the psychological symptoms and attempts to defend against this anxiety. Buddhism’s genius solution to this conundrum is to wake us up to the reality of the interconnectedness of all that is - that nothing exists in isolation. The universe is a singularity comprised of infinite interconnected patterns of energy that is both matter and consciousness. As the orientalist Alan Watts phrased it, and I have quoted in other columns,“Who we are is the universe looking into itself from billions of points of view.” In other words, and this is the meaning of the very difficult Buddhist concepts for westerners of “emptiness” and “being nobody,” there is no “me.” There is only “this,” a localized perspective of the universe appearing in consciousness through the vehicle of a human being’s awareness. It is as if we are a lens, an aperture through which the universe focuses into an intersection of space and time to experience itself. We are this limited form – like a pair of glasses – that has a function and a duration of
quality service AND we are that which looks, without location other than the universe, without beginning or end. As the famous Heart Sutra of Buddhism comforts us: “all phenomena bear the mark of Emptiness; their true nature is the nature of no Birth no Death, no Being no Non-being, no Defilement no Purity, no Increasing no Decreasing. That is why in Emptiness, Body, Feelings, Perceptions, Mental Formations and Consciousness are not separate self entities.” (Thich Nhat Hanh translation) This may seem awfully strange, although I would guess there is some very quiet bell ringing a “yes” inside you. As you look at these words with your eyes and they register with meaning in your mind, it is all happening in consciousness as a connected event with all other sensations and thoughts – so – I ask, are you the body with its sense organs? Are you the mind that gives the sensory impulses meaning? Or are you the consciousness, the awareness within which all “this” are arising? The real purpose of meditation is to quiet the restless, anxious mind so that the bell that rings “yes” can be heard. Stop focusing on this illusion of “me” and open to the moment “this” and you will see what Suzuki is talking about, how “There is nothing for you to worry about… wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars.” This is what Buddhism calls “Awakening.”
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
On being rock solid Our bodies require the daily, dietary addition of a number of minerals (aka metals or salts)
which perform vital roles in maintaining human health.
Several national science organizations (National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, the US Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Nutrition Board) constantly review the nutritional necessity, required amounts, and safety of these minerals. Here are some of the more prominent – and controversial – minerals, their known nutritional benefits, their dietary sources, and their upper limits of safe consumption. Calcium – required for bone health, blood clotting and
neuromuscular function, the normal requirement is 1,000 to 1,300 mg per day and should not exceed 2,500 mg per day. Too much calcium can contribute to the formation of kidney stones. A literature review (Annals of Internal Medicine, Oct 2016) determined that increased calcium intake does not increase the risk of coronary heart disease. Dark, leafy greens, nuts, figs, and dairy products contain large amounts of calcium. Supplements can be helpful in older people with low bone density. Chromium – is involved in the stimulation of insulin activity, but supplementation does not improve diabetic management. Chromium is available in cabbage family vegetables, grapes, apricots, pineapple, turkey and ham. The normal daily intake was recently
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reduced to 25-35 μg per day although the upper limits of intake are unknown. Copper – is required for healthy nerve coverings, connective tissue, and skin pigment. Daily intake levels were also recently reduced to 0.9 mg per day and the upper limits of intake to 10 mg. to protect against acute liver damage. Copper is widely available in seafood, nuts and seeds, milk, chicken, and potatoes. Therefore, no supplements are necessary. Iron – is required for making red blood cells. The normal intake of iron is 9 mg per day. Those who are growing, losing blood, pregnant, or vegetarian need 2-3 times that amount. Intake above 45 mg causes stomach or bowel upset and at higher levels can be extremely toxic. Iron is widely available in red meat, cashew nuts, beans and lentils, dark green leafy vegetables and black strap molasses. Manganese – is involved in bone growth and food metabolism. The normal intake is 2.3 mg per day from legumes and whole grains. No ‘Rock’ continued next pg.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo presents Edwin McCain, Friday, Feb. 10, 8pm at Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. Tickets/Info: (828) 257-4530 or www.dwtheatre. com. Asheville Chamber Music Series presents the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Sunday, Feb. 12, 4pm at Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. Tickets/Info: (828) 257-4530 or www. dwtheatre.com.Diana Wortham Theatre’s Mainstage Series presents Camille A. Brown and Dancers, Thursday & Friday, February 16 & 17, 8pm. Tickets/Info: (828) 257-4530 or www. dwtheatre.com. Diana Wortham Theatre’s Matinee Series for Students and Families presents Camille A.
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Brown and Dancers, Friday, Feb. 17, 10am at Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. Tickets/Info: (828) 257-4530 or www.dwtheatre. com. Bob Nocek presents Hari Kondabolu, Saturday, Feb. 18, 8pm at Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. Tickets/Info: (828) 257-4530 or www.dwtheatre.com. Diana Wortham Theatre’s Matinee Series for Students and Families presents Theatreworks USA in The Teacher from the Black Lagoon and other storybooks, Tuesday & Wednesday, Feb. 21 & 22, 10am & 12pm at Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. Tickets/Info: (828) 257-4530 or www.dwtheatre.com. Diana Wortham Theatre’s Mainstage Series presents Solas, Saturday, February 25 at 8pm at Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. Tickets/Info: (828) 257-4530 or www.dwtheatre. com. Diana Wortham Theatre’s Mainstage Series presents Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Monday & Tuesday, Feb. 27 & 28 at 8pm at Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. Tickets/Info: (828) 257-4530 or www.dwtheatre.com. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call the theatre’s box office at (828) 257-4530 or visit www.dwtheatre.com.
‘Rock’ continued next pg. adverse health events were noted at 11 mg per day. Molybdenum – at 45 μg per day, enhances the function of enzymes and is available in legumes, whole grains, and nuts. Above 2 mg. animal studies show impaired reproduction and growth. Zinc – at 11 mg per day is vital for protein function, gene expression, and over 100 specific
enzymes. Over 40 mg zinc causes instability, lethargy, and copper deficiency. Zinc is available in red meat, seafood, whole grains, seeds, and beans. Vegetarians must be sure to eat 50% more zinc. Although supplementation is sometimes required in people with age or disease-related
nutritional problems, a well-balanced diet of whole grains, legumes, nuts and seed, and fruits and vegetables is the best way to consume minerals. No one mineral is a magic cure for all diseases. Like other nutritional elements, minerals work best when taken together – in real food.
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THE POET'S VOICE
Women’s Words — “I’m not talkin’ ‘bout politics”
By Carol Bjorlie — “The Poet behind the cello”
It is February. Love is in the air. Every syllable is dear, as in this sonnet from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Sonnet XIV If thou must love me, let it be for naught / Except for love’s sake only. Do not say, “I love her for her smile — her look — her way / Of speaking gently — for a trick of thought / That falls in well with mine, and certes brought / A sense of pleasant ease on such a day” — For these things in themselves, Beloved, may / Be changed, or change for thee — and love, so wrought, / May be unwrought so. Neither love me for / Thine own dear pity’s wiping my cheeks dry: A creature might forget to weep, who bore / Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby! / But love me for love’s sake, that evermore / Thou mayst love on, through love’s eternity. I include Emily’s “Wild Nights! Wild Nights!” because like you, I’ve known a few. Wild nights! Wild nights! Were I with thee, Wild nights should be Our luxury! Futile the winds To a heart in port,— Done with the compass. Done with the chart.
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Rowing in Eden! Ah! the sea! Might I but moor
To-night in thee! Speaking of love, Jane Hirshfield tells us to love ourselves in her poem, “Da Capo.” This is one of my favorite Hirshfield poems. Take the used-up heart like a pebble and throw it far out. / Soon there is nothing left. / Soon the last ripple exhausts itself / in the weeds. / Returning home, slice carrots, onions, celery. Glaze them in oil before adding the lentils, water, and herbs. / Then the roasted chestnuts, a little pepper, the salt. / Finish with goat cheese and parsley. Eat. You may do this, I tell you, it is permitted. / Begin again the story of your life. Elizabeth Bishop, in her special way directs us in the art of losing with her villanelle, “One Art.” It is difficult to count our losses. Read on. The mistress of loss is at her best. One Art The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent / to be lost that their loss is no disaster. / Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. The art of losing isn’t hard to master. Then practice losing farther, losing faster: / places, and names, and where it was you meant / to travel. None of these will bring disaster. I lost my mother’s watch. And look! my last, or / next-to-last of three loved
houses went. The art of losing isn’t hard to master. I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster, some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent. / I miss the, but it wasn’t a disaster. — Even losing you (the joking voice, a gestureI love) I shan’t have lied. It’s evident / the art of losing’s not too hard to master / though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster. February is also Back History Month as well as the Love month. Nikki Giovanni writes of the respect each human deserves. That’s a lot like love, isn’t it? BLK History Month If Black History Month is not viable then wind does not carry the seeds and drop them on fertile ground rain does not dampen the land and encourage the seeds to root sun does not warm the heart and kiss the seedlings and tell them plain: You’re As Good As Anybody Else You’ve Got A Place Here, Too Turn off the TV. Pick up a poetry book at the library. Settle in and read. Read out loud. (Not in the library). Say to yourself, “I love words.” Read on!!!
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BOOKS Why I reach for the backlist when newer books arrive By Clara Boza Like most bookworms (a label I wear happily), I’m drawn to newlypublished books.
I add to my reading list the ones I’m most eager to read — those by authors whose work I’ve enjoyed in the past, those whose narratives (fiction or nonfiction) seem most captivating, and those recommended by my favorite writers or by friends and colleagues whose reading tastes I trust. Still, year after year, when it’s time to choose my next book, I reach frequently for what the book trade calls “the backlist.” In what may seem odd for a bookseller, the most buzzed-about new books arriving
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regularly at Malaprop’s Bookstore serve often to remind me of the older books on my list that I haven’t yet gotten around to reading. When Jonathan Lethem’s new novel, A Gambler’s Anatomy, was released, I remembered that I’d been wanting to re-read his earlier Motherless Brooklyn. And when he visited the bookstore and mentioned casually that his book, Chronic City, was one of his favorites, I nearly ran to the shelf to reserve my copy it. When Ruth Franklin’s biography of Shirley Jackson, Shirley Jackson: A
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Rather Haunted Life was published last September, I was immediately prompted to read Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle and The Haunting of Hill House. A customer caught my enthusiasm for the latter this week when she purchased the last copy on our shelf of Zadie Smith’s Swing Time. I can’t wait to read it, but there’s On Beauty and it too sounds so enticing. It’s not that I actively resist reading current titles — my top picks for 2016 included Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett, Underground Airlines by Ben Winters, and News of the World by Paulette Jiles (love, love, and love), all published during the year, but I suspect I read at least two backlist books for each new issue. It’s no surprise, then, that George Eliot’s Middlemarch (extra love), published in 1871, also made my top-10 list for the year.
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Elinor Bowman moved to Asheville in 2002 and took up the study and practice of art. Her favorite subjects have been people, primarily live models. “The personality of the model shows up,” she says, “reflecting how he or she is feeling that day, as well as how I as the artist am feeling.” Bowman adds, “The mood could be dreamy, romantic, or feisty. I have recently begun experimenting with more variety in backgrounds. I participate in an open studio
twice a week at the Red House in Black Mountain. One day, after painting many live models in oil, I decided to ‘have some fun.’ I painted a few paintings that day with hand ground Chinese ink, using a turkey feather brush very loosely to warm up. Later, I began using watercolor in the live model sessions, and then black walnut ink. “The looseness and spontaneity of watercolor and ink, the resulting almost ‘Bowman’ continued next pg.
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