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MUSIC DIRECTOR DARKO BUTORAC Saturday, January 19, 2018 • 8 p.m.

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Ward Stare, guest conductor

and Asheville Symphony Chorus

Offenbach Overture to Gaîté Parisienne Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1

Daniel Kaler, cello

Poulenc Gloria Berlioz La Marseillaise CONCERT SPONSOR

Laura Strickling, soprano

Drs. Tom and Joanne Parker

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January events at Asheville Community Theatre

BY STAFF REPORTS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE

Nunsense-A-Men — January 11-27 When the Little Sisters of Hoboken – comprised of a former circus performer, a wannabe ballerina, a streetwise nun, a sister that’s lost her mind, and an overly ambitious second in command – discover that their cook, Sister Julia Child of God has poisoned 52 of their sisters, they must raise money to bury their dead. Think Mrs. Doubtfire goes to the convent for this delightfully funny and heartfelt show. Directed

by Sarah Fowler. Playing at 35below on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm.

Tickets $25.

Saturdays at ACT presents African Folktales — January 12 Join a variety of characters in stories from the folktale traditions from across Africa. African music helps to set the stage for these energetic stories. Our stories

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include Anansi, porquoi tales and trickster tales. Part of our Saturdays at ACT series! Performed January 12, 10am on the ACT Mainstage.

Tickets are $7.

Storytelling Series Listen to This — January 31 New year, new stories! In the vein of “This American Life,” Listen to This is an evening hosted by Tom Chalmers with stories and songs from some of Asheville’s most interesting writers, performers, and citizens. January’s performance is on January 31 at 7:30pm in 35below. Tickets are $15.

For more information on any of the events at Asheville Community Theatre, please visit www.ashevilletheatre.org • (828) 254-1320 or in person at the ACT Box Office.

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Detail of the painting “Mom and Varah,” by Elinor Bowman Cover: Elinor Bowman’s latest work captures generations Finding the perfect new property for your family ‘Daze Inn’ offers an artistic look at Hotel art through January 13 Asheville Symphony highlights French composers, including SaintSaens and Berlioz ACMS explores the piano trio genre on Jan13

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310 Art: Artful winter gardening

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Art Classes

Asheville Gallery of Art: “A Colorful Beginning” for January Downtown Asheville: We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 22 Health: Success is in the outlook

Bill Walz: Waking up

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Audio Books: ‘The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma’s Table,’ written and read

by Rick Bragg Audio Books: Two new books tackle the joys and hardships of childhood Craft offerings at Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, February 15 – 17

AmiciMusic presents “OPUS ONE — Great Piano Quartets by Mendelssohn, Suk and Dvorak”

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Books: Malaprop’s presents ‘The Disasters’ and ‘LeAnne Howe at the Intersections of Southern and Native American Literature’ this January Black Mountain: Two shows at Red House celebrate the renaissance brewing in Black Mountain this January Live Music: The folk band Low Lily plays Isis Music Hall January 5 Rapid River Magazine’s Comics Theatre: HART Receives 2018 NC Community Theater Award from NCTC

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Poetry / Stella Vinitchi Radulescu has a new poetry book

Publisher/Layout and Design/Editor: Dennis Ray Poetry Editor: Carol Pearce Bjorlie

Left “varah” Right “At the Beach” Watercolor on paper by Elinor Bowman

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“Untitled” by Nora Mosrie

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COVER STORY JANUARY 2019

Above “Varah and Dad profile” watercolor

Elinor Bowman

Elinor Bowman’s latest work captures generations

BY ELINOR BOWMAN • RIVER ARTS DISTRICT,

ASHEVILLE

Almost from the time I started painting, after a career outside of the arts, people were the most interesting subject to me, primarily painting live models. Now I have a 1-year old grandchild, and I found that painting her from photographs is fun. I’ve also gotten interested in generations, painting her and her mother and father.

I’ve been painting with watercolors, which is so exciting even when it’s frustrating. Look for my paintings at Asheville Gallery of Art in downtown Asheville, and in EcoDepot Marketplace in the River Arts District, or on my website, www.elinorbowman.com.

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“Mom and Varah,” watercolor

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HOME

Finding the perfect new property for your family

BY STAFF REPORTS • WNC

There’s no question that moving is a stressful proposition.

Anyone with a young family will find it all the more stressful not just because of the hassle involved with the move but also because it can be difficult to find the perfect new property for all the members of your family. Obviously, when you have young kids you want to ensure they move to a suitable home in a good area. So, there is a lot to take into consideration.

As parents, we naturally want the best for our children, and part of this is to ensure they have a safe and secure home in which to live. By making sure you do your research thoroughly and put plenty of time into finding the right property, you can boost the chances of finding the right home and the ideal area.

Some of the Steps to Take When Looking for the Ideal Home There are various steps that you can take in order to ensure you find the right property and the perfect area. One of the things you can do is conduct an online public records search to find out more about the neighbors at the new property you are considering buying. This will make it easier for you to find a new home with good neighbors that you are likely to have a lot in common with.

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sidering moving to an unfamiliar area. You can turn to modern technology to help you to do this, and it will provide you with far greater peace of mind if you do not know much about the area.

Some of the things you need to look at include the crime rate in the area, whether there are any undesirable people in the area (such as predatory sex offenders), and whether the property is in an area with decent amenities and facilities.

Looking at the Suitability of the Property before Making Your Choice Looking at the suitability of the property itself is also important. You need to ensure that it is large enough to accommodate your family, and that it has the right features for a young family.

This includes looking at things such as the size of the yard and any safety features that the property offers. Of course, you also should check the house’s suitability for yourself. For instance, if you run your own business from home, you should make sure there is a good room that you can convert into a home office.

There are various other factors that you need to consider, such as the local roadways, public transportation, and local schools and other educational facilities for your children. By looking at all of these features, you will boost the chances of finding the ideal property for you and your young family. In addition, you can enjoy the peace of mind that comes from moving to a safe, secure, and suitable area.

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ART SHOW

“Into the Light,” by David Skinner

“Gone People,” by Bob Zimmerman

‘Daze Inn’ offers an artistic look at Hotel art through January 13

BY ELIZABETH Q. TISDALE • RIVER ARTS DISTRICT

Every hotel has a bed, a nightstand, a light, and a painting hanging on the wall.

The art is never meant to offend—it’s designed to be generic, whether it is an abstraction, a narrative, or a landscape. Like wallpaper or the design on the pillowcase, it’s mere decoration.

“Don’t Blame the Trees,” by Barbara Fisher

“Bear Problem #6,” by Bob Zimmerman

But art should, in fact, have something meaningful to say, one would hope.

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raphers, children, and even a puppeteer—inviting them to reconstitute the pictures into something unique, to push them to the limit.

Will the viewer connect with the work, with an idea, a feeling, a joke, something profound?

Will this be the hotel art of the future?

Curious to see what they came up with?

Perhaps it will go viral. Come to the unveiling of “DAZE INN,” a salon-style show.

“Daze Inn” art show Opening December 31, New Year’s Eve, 4:30 to 7:30pm at the RAMP Gallery: 821 Riverside Drive (behind Cheap Joe’s art supplies store). The exhibition will run through January 13.

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PERFORMING ARTS ..

Asheville Symphony highlights French composers, including Saint-Saens and Berlioz

BY STAFF REPORTS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE

and Calgary Philharmonic. He has conarrangement of the anthem, which features both ducted at the Grant Park Music Festival soprano and chorus. in Chicago, the DITTO Festival in Seoul, French composers in its fourth South Korea and the Rome Chamber The Asheville Symphony Masterworks concert of the IF YOU Music Festival in Italy. And, now, he will Single tickets for Masterworks concerts are season, on Saturday, January GO conduct the Asheville Symphony for its $24–69, depending on seating section (re19, 8pm.

Masterworks 4 performance. duced youth pricing is available). Season subscripFeaturing works from Jacques The program opens with Jacques tions and ticket packages are also available. Tickets Offenbach, Camille Saint-Saëns, can be purchased online at ashevillesymphony.

Laura Strickling, soprano Offenbach’s Overture to Gaîté Parisienne, Francis Poulenc and Hector — Photo by Arthur Moeller a scene-setting number “inspired by the org, by phone at 828-254-7046, in person at the Berlioz, the program will be led amorous high spirits of the City of Lights,” Asheville Symphony office at 27 College Pl., Suite by guest conductor Ward Stare said ASO Music Director Darko Butorac.

100, or at the U.S. Cellular Center Box Office. and will feature the talents of guest Next, acclaimed cellist Daniel Kaler, winner of The Asheville Symphony Orchestra performs and cellist Daniel Kaler and guest soprano Laura the 2018 Payne Fund Prize, joins the orchestra promotes symphonic music for the benefit, enjoyStrickling, along with the Asheville Symphony for Camille Saint-Saëns’ dazzling ment and education of the people of Chorus. The concert takes place at Thomas Cello Concerto No. 1.

Currently a Western North Carolina. The ASO presWolfe Auditorium in downtown Asheville. senior at the Cleveland Institute of ents concerts in the 2,300-seat Thomas Guest conductor Ward Stare is the music Music, Kaler has already made a Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville’s U.S. name for himself as a soloist in the Cellular Center. Related organizations orchestral world — winning both include the Asheville Symphony Guild, the 2017 SAI Concerto Competition Asheville Symphony Chorus, Asheville at the Chautauqua Festival in New Symphonettes, and education initiatives York and the 2018 Cleveland Instisuch as the Asheville Symphony Youth tute of Music Concerto Competition.

Orchestra, Music in the Schools, MuThe Asheville Symphony will then sicWorks, Spotlight on Young Musicians, Daniel Kaler, cello be joined by guest soprano Laura Symphony Talks, and pre-concert talks.

Strickling and the Asheville Symphony Chorus for Francis Poulenc’s delightWard Stare, conductor ful and mystic Gloria. Praised by The New York Masterworks 4: Saint-Saëns, Offenbach, PouTimes for her “flexible voice, crystalline diction lenc, Berlioz Saturday, January 19 •8 pm. director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and warm presence,” Strickling has performed at many prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium a position he has held since July 2014. DeAvery Fisher Hall, the Kennedy Center, Wigmore Ward Stare, guest conductor • Daniel Kaler, cello scribed as “dynamic” by CITY Newspaper and Hall and at Liederfest in Suzhou, China and the • Laura Strickling, soprano • Asheville Symphony “a rising star in the conducting firmament” by Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul.

Chorus the Chicago Tribune, Stare has performed with In an appropriate climax for the evening’s Program: major orchestras across the country and around program, the Symphony will launch into Hector Offenbach | Overture to Gaîté Parisienne the world, including the orchestras of Atlanta, Berlioz’s grandiose La Marseillaise, the French naSaint-Saëns | Cello Concerto No. 1 Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, Fort Worth, Houston tional anthem, originally written in 1792 by Claude Poulenc | Gloria and Pittsburg, and, internationally, the Deustches Joseph Rouget de Lisle during the French RevoBerlioz | La Marseillaise Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Sydney Symphony, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Toronto Symphony lution. In 1830, Berlioz composed an orchestral The Asheville Symphony

celebrates four very distinct

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“Back of Riverview,” Nadine Charlsen, watercolor 30x40

Artful winter gardening

BY FLETA MONAGHAN • RIVER ARTS DISTRICT, ASHEVILLE

Winter months can be quickly turned from a time of “the blues” to a time of hopeful planning and anticipation.

Artists like to plan their creative “gardens” in the winter just like farmer do. We can stretch our creative wings and dig into new projects for exhibitions for the coming spring months while it is cold outside. New and experimental artworks are often started this time of year, while things are quiet and there is time for contemplation and risk-taking. Lucky visitors who come to the River Arts District can see firsthand new art taking form.

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writing down ideas, practicing new techniques, learning new methods.

I have a few ways to make the cold months feel warm and fuzzy. I like to curl up with a cup of hot chocolate and pull out my journal. I make a plan for things I hope to accomplish in the winter months and write it down. It is easy. It does not take much time to begin your creative “gardening” by jotting down ideas and collecting information about new art materials and how to use them or new imagery to explore.

Next, I like to experiment. The quiet of winter offers a time of freedom that leads to new methods and visions. Scheduling art making helps to make sure things get done.

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S h o p , L e a r n , E x p l o r e . . . E v e r y d a y , A l l Ye a r R o u n d

“Space Lava 3,” Fleta Monaghan, 24x18

reasonable short-term goals.

I know all the artists at 310 ART would love to see you and help you to get started in learning and creating.

Here is wishing all a fantastic few months of artful winter gardening, “Foggy Vibes,” Nadine Charlsen, watercolor 30x23 and your creative activities in 2019 will bring you much contentment, happiness, and joy.

and practice. Sometimes class participating can guarantee we do what we plan. I have been a teacher for decades, and I still love to take classes from great artists and learn new methods.

I assess progress frequently and jot new ideas down to keep the momentum up for discoveries. I have found that instead of making lots of resolutions once a year, I like to pace my resolution making into smaller and more frequent increments. This way I can move forward creatively and achieve success with

Join 310 ARTists in new adventures of learning, goal setting and creating in 2019.

Our schedule of classes is announced, and we welcome new aspiring artists year-round.

We are opened seven days a week in our gallery and working studios. Hours for Jan and Feb are 12-4pm for gallery viewing, and we are happy to arrange an appointment at any time! 310 ART @ Riverview Station, 191 Lyman St #310, Asheville, NC 28801. See 310art.com for class schedules and to register. Make art with us!! #310art #radsouth

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Classes at 310 ART

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Marvelous Mondays with Lorelle and Nadine

Beginner and Up! Open art studios Mondays with instructor to guide you - start and continue year round in our Monday classes, 9:30-12:30pm and 1-4pm. Come the dates that work for you!

See 310art.com for schedule and sign up.

Beginners welcomed!

Workshops: Coming Soon NEW FOR 2019 Taking the Fear Out of Watercolor - Jan 19 Alcohol Ink - Feb 9

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Watercolor - Feb 16 Flower Power Pastels - Mar 9 Demystifying Watercolor - Mar 23, 24 Encaustic Comprehensive - Mar 30, 31 Beginning Oils - Apr 6,7

Most or all materials are provided in our workshops! 2019 Workshops now online at 310art.com 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.

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FINE MUSIC PERFORMANCE ACMS explores the piano trio genre on Jan13

BY STAFF REPORTS • ASHEVILLE

The Asheville Chamber Music Series (ACMS) will present the lauded TRIO KARÉNINE, in concert on Sunday, January 13 at 4pm.

The concert welcomes the French ensemble to Asheville and will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville at 1 Edwin Place in Asheville.

With roots in the trio sonatas of the Baroque era, the Trio truly became its own genre during the Classical period. As the piano became more widely available in the 18th century, the piano trio (piano, violin, and cello), which made a fuller and more varied texture possible, attracted composers. The TRIO KARÉNINE program offers the concert-goer a taste of a variety of piano trios.

The concert opens with the Romantic Era giant Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio in F major, Op. 80.

Written in 1847, it is a work which, as the com-

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poser himself said, “makes a friendlier and more immediate impression” than his two other trios.

The second piece, Piano Trio, Op. 24 by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, provides juxtaposition from Schumann as a gripping post WWII composition. The Trio Karénine program concludes with Maurice Ravel’s Piano Trio in A minor. Completed in five weeks of activity before enlisting in the Army in 1814, Ravel employed coloristic effects such as trills, tremolos, harmonics, glissandos, and arpeggios, demanding a high level of technical proficiency from all three musicians Founded in Paris in 2009, Trio Karénine bears the name of Tolstoï’s beautiful and emotionally

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FINE MUSIC PERFORMANCE honest heroine. The trio is lauded for its musical integrity and joie de vivre by critics and audiences alike. Top prize winner at the ARD international Competition in 2013, the ensemble has performed in major halls including Wigmore Hall in London, Salle Pleyel and Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, Musée des Beaux-Arts in Montréal, Palazzetto Bru Zane in Venice, Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, and Prinzregentheater and Herkulessaal in Munich. The trio has toured Asia, both in China with the Festival Croisements, and in Japan.

For well over half a century the ACMS has taken its place as a valued cultural resource in Asheville, bringing world-renowned chamber artists to the city. As one of the nation’s oldest continuous performing chamber music organizations, it has been recognized for its outstanding programs and for its unique education component through a collaboration with the strings program of the Asheville Buncombe Schools and other cultural

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partners in the community, including the Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra.

IF YOU GO

The Asheville Chamber Music Series (ACMS) presents TRIO KARÉNINE, in concert

Tickets are $40 general admission. Youth under 25 are free. To purchase tickets or for more info visit www.AshevilleChamberMusic.org or call (828) 575-7427 or email support@AshevilleChamberMusic.org

Artists Breakfasts Draw Crowds Artists, collectors and patrons are gathering in Asheville’s River Arts District for monthly socials. Artists’ Breakfasts are held on the last Thursday of each month. Up next: January 31, 10-1pm at 362 Depot. Organizer Richard Baker of Richard Baker Studios says he is pleased with the turnouts for the first two events.

“It’s good to see the artists networking.

And it’s also nice to meet Asheville’s art patrons.”

Many of the 10 artists of 362 Depot are on hand to talk to those who attend for the camaraderie and food and to see new works.

“People are coming in,” Baker says, “meeting the artists and purchasing artwork.”

Coffee is provided and guests are welcome to bring food to share. Recent events have drawn attendees from Asheville and points beyond including Saluda, Hendersonville, Waynesville and Weaverville.

For more info follow 362 Depot and Richard Baker on Facebook or call (828) 234-1616.

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Asheville’s Longest Established Fine Art Gallery with 31 Regional Artists

Asheville Gallery of Art 's January Artist

(Clockwise from left) “Winnie’s Garden,” Sue Dolamore, 11x14; “Morning Coffee,” Bee Adams 10x10; “Coming in from the Cold,” Susan Webb Tregay, 10x10; “Ballet in Asheville,” Olga Michelson, 16x20.

“A Colorful Beginning” for January at Asheville Gallery of Art

BY STAFF REPORTS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE

Asheville Gallery of Art’s January show, “A Colorful Beginning” ushers in the year with an artistic interpretation of color by more than 20 member artists.

The show runs January 2-31 during gallery hours, 11-6 pm Monday through Saturday and 11-4 pm Sunday. The gallery, located at 82 Patton Avenue in downtown Asheville across from Pritchard Park, will host a reception for the artists on Friday, January 4, 5-8 pm. Everyone is cordially invited to stop by the gallery.

After the holiday decorations come down, and before life settles once again into the gray days

of winter, start the new year off right by surrounding yourself with the bright glow and warmth of colorful works of art. Each artist brings his or her unique interpretation of color to this group show. Now in its 30th year, Asheville Gallery of Art, noted for its diversity of styles, mediums, and techniques, promises a show that will uplift and cheer you as you wait for spring.

The work of the two artists, as well as the work of the other 29 gallery members, will be on display and for sale through January.

For further information about this show contact IF YOU GO

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Asheville Gallery of Art at (828) 251-5796, or visit the gallery website at www.ashevillegallery-of-art. com, or go to the gallery Facebook page. Their complementary blend of impressionistic and abstract styles creates glimpses of everyday life filled with vitality and color. The show runs January 2-31 during gallery hours, 11-6 pm Monday - Saturday and 11-4 pm Sunday. The gallery,located at 82 Patton Avenue in downtown Asheville across from Pritchard Park, will host a reception for the artists on Friday, Dec. 7, 5-8 pm. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.

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ART CLASSES

Art classes at Haywood County Arts Council, January

BY STAFF REPORTS • WAYNESVILLE

CONTEMPORARY FLORAL ACRYLIC WORKSHOP Saturday, January 26 at the HCAC Gallery & Gifts from 10am -4pm with Dominick DePaolo.

In this workshop, you will use acrylic paint in a watercolor Acrylic floral technique to produce a contemporary floral painting. A beginner, as well as an advanced painter, will enjoy this unique process of using acrylics in a watercolor format. All supplies will be provided.

Class size is limited to 10 students, so call now to reserve your space. $35 HCAC members or $40 Non-Members

Joan Doyle

LEARN TO WATERCOLOR ART CLASS Saturday, January 28 at the HCAC Gallery & Gifts from 2-4pm with local artist Joan Doyle.

Doyle will lead you through

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three easy steps to paint a beautiful winter landscape. She worked as an animator for Disney/DreamWorks on Fantasia 2000, Hercules, Pocahontas and the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Doyle has a Graphics Design Diploma from the Dublin Institute of Technology in Ireland and is looking forward to leading new watercolorists through this fun process. All supplies will be provided so bring your artistic curiosity.

Class size is limited to 8 students, so call now to reserve your space. $50 HCAC members or $55 Non-Members The Haywood County Arts Council is a non-profit agency that serves all artists and arts organizations in Haywood County.

As an affiliate of the North Carolina Arts Council, the Haywood County Arts Council seeks to fulfill its mission to promote artists, art education and innovation in art.

The Haywood County Arts Council and its Gallery & Gifts is located at 86 N. Main Street in downtown Waynesville.

For more information call (828) 452-0593, email info@haywoodarts.org or visit HaywoodArts.org.

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More of what Makes Asheville Special: Dining • Shopping • Galleries • Music • Fun

Downtown Asheville

We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 22

BY STAFF REPORTS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE

Enlightened by the words and action of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., We Shall Overcome featuring Damien Sneed, and his full ensemble is an ode to both rich musical history and generations of civil rights activists — coming to Diana Wortham Theatre on Tuesday, January 22, 8pm.

Showcasing repertoire from across African American music traditions — songs and genres that electrified generations of civil rights activists and defenders — with interwoven spoken word

from Dr. King’s recorded speeches, We Shall Overcome is a powerful and inspiring performance led by pianist, singer, composer, and Damien Sneed bandleader Damien Sneed.

This production ties together a lineage of music and culture that includes traditional gospel, modern gospel, classical, jazz, Broadway and spirituals. From Aretha Franklin to Wynton Marsalis, Duke Ellington to Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone to Donny Hathaway, traditional spirituals and music from The Wiz, Sneed’s unique understanding of each genre allows him to cover much musical ground in a single performance fluidly.

Sneed, the producer and musical director

Happy New Year! 2019 Here We Come!

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‘We Shall Overcome’ cast with Damien Sneed (center) — Photo by Ayano Hisa

of this production, has carefully curated a group of performers to cover an incredible breadth of genres in one inspiring tribute. The show features five vocal soloists and a band hand-picked by Sneed. A man of many titles and talents, he has conducted and collaborated on major original works for Wynton Marsalis, regularly accompanies Jessye Norman, collaborated with Lawrence Brownlee and has toured extensively with Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, and the Clark Sisters.

Weaving together these elements of history, heroism, and pop-culture in a musically stunning and inspiring performance, We Shall Overcome is a true living lineage of music and culture.

The Asheville performance of We Shall Overcome made possible

by Performance Sponsors Hardy Holland & John Moody and Ingles Markets; and by Mainstage Special Attractions Series Sponsors Henry LaBrun, JAG Construction, Mosaic Realty, and Omni Grove Park Inn; with additional support from Media Sponsors WNCW 88.7FM and The Laurel of Asheville.

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located at 18 Biltmore Ave. The intimate theatre seats just over 500 and boasts exceptional acoustics and sightlines, making it the premier performance space in Western North Carolina. The Mainstage Series 2018/2019 Season Sponsors are 67 Biltmore, Asheville Citizen-Times, Blue Moon Water, Buncombe County TDA, Creative Energy, the North Carolina Arts Council, and the Renaissance Asheville Hotel.

We Shall Overcome January 22 (Regular $40; Student $35; Child $20; Student Rush, day-of-the-show with valid I.D. $10), call the theatre’s box office at (828) 257-4530 or visit www.dwtheatre.com IF YOU GO

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AUDIO BOOKS ‘The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma’s Table,’ written and read by Rick Bragg

BY STAFF REPORTS • WNC

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From the beloved, best-selling author of All Over but the Shoutin’, cames a delightful, rollicking food memoir, cookbook, and loving tribute to a region, a vanishing history, a family, and, especially, to his mother.

Margaret Bragg does not own a single cookbook. She measures in “dabs” and “smidgens” and “tads” and “you know, hon, just some.”

She cannot be pinned down on how long to bake cornbread (“about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the mysteries of your oven”). Her notion of farm-to-table is a flatbed truck. But she can tell you the secrets to perfect mashed potatoes, corn pudding, redeye gravy, pinto beans and hambone, stewed cabbage, short ribs, chicken and dressing, biscuits and butter rolls. The compelling stories in this audiobook are of long memory -- many of them pre-date the Civil War, handed down skillet by skillet, from one generation of Braggs to the next. In The Best Cook in the World, Rick Bragg finally preserves his heritage by telling the stories that framed his mother’s cooking and education, from childhood into old

age. Because good food always has a good story, and a recipe, writes Bragg, is a story like anything else.

“Wonderful, rollicking, poignant, sometimes hilarious tales about how generations of Bragg’s extended family survived from one meal to the next.”

—USA Today (four stars) This book is a tribute, a monument, to his mother and her people, captured here in solid recipes for good food... All the stories in this book... gleam with a special luster; they’ve been polished by time, and no one is meant to get hung up on the details.”

—The Wall Street Journal The Best Cook in the World Tales from My Momma’s Table Written and read by Rick Bragg 19 Hours and 30 Minutes Random House Audio Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs

Simple, delicious food with vegetarian options, Craft beer on draft, great wines, kids menu, to go menu, daily specials.

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Two new books tackle the joys and hardships of childhood

AUDIO BOOKS

BY STAFF REPORTS • WNC

The Orchid and the Dandelion Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive “Based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children — and the adults who love them.” — Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts.

From one of the world’s foremost researchers and pioneers of pediatric health — a book that offers hope and a pathway to success for parents, teachers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and child development experts coping with “difficult” children, fully exploring the author’s revolutionary discovery about childhood development, parenting, and the key to helping all children find happiness and success.

In Tom Boyce’s extraordinary new book, he explores the “dandelion” child (hardy, resilient, healthy), able to survive and flourish under most circumstances, and the “orchid” child (sensitive, susceptible, fragile), who, given the right support, can thrive as much as, if not more than, other children.

Boyce writes of his pathfinding research as a developmental pediatrician working with troubled children in child-development research for almost four decades and explores his significant discovery that reveals how genetic make-up and environment shape behavior. He writes that specific variant genes can increase a person’s susceptibility to depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and antisocial, sociopathic, or violent behaviors. But rather than seeing this “risk” gene as a liability, Boyce, through his daring research, has recast the way we think of human frailty, and has shown that while these “bad” genes can create problems, they can also, in the right setting and the right environment, result in producing children who not only do better than before but far exceed their peers. Orchid chilVol. 22, No. 05 — January 2019

dren, Boyce makes clear, are not failed dandelions; they are a different category of child, with unique sensitivities and strengths, and need to be nurtured and taught in extraordinary ways. And in The Orchid and the Dandelion, Boyce shows us how to understand these children for their unique sensibilities, their considerable challenges, their remarkable gifts.

The Orchid and the Dandelion Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive Written by W. Thomas Boyce MD Read by Fred Sanders 10 Hours and 24 Minutes Random House Audio Genre: Education - Learning Styles Release Date: January 29, 2019

Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches Unconventional—yet effective—parenting strategies, carefully curated by the creator of the popular podcast The Longest Shortest Time Some of the best parenting advice that Hillary Frank ever received did not come from parenting experts, but from friends and podcast listeners who acted on a whim, often in moments of desperation. These “weird parenting wins” were born of moments when the expert advice wasn’t working, and instead of freaking out, these parents had a stroke of genius. For example, there’s the dad who pig-snorted in his baby’s ear to get her to stop crying, and the mom who made a “flat daddy” out of cardboard and sat it at the dinner table when her kids were missing their deployed military father.

Every parent and kid is unique, and as we get

to know our kids, we can figure out what makes them tick. Because this is an ongoing process, Weird Parenting Wins covers children of all ages, ranging in topics from “The Art of Getting Your Kid to Act Like a Person” (on hygiene, potty training, and manners) to “The Art of Getting Your Kid to Tell You Things” (because eventually, they’re going to be tight-lipped). You may find that someone else’s weird parenting win works for you, or you might be inspired to try something new the next time you’re stuck in a parenting rut. Or maybe you’ll get a good laugh out of the mom who got her kid to try beets because...it might turn her poop pink.

Read by Hillary Frank, with Nicola Barber, Dan Bittner, Raphael Corkhill, Ana Isabel, Laura Knight-Keating, Barrie Kreinik, Nick Martorelli, Jen Rubins, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, and Gabra Zackman “Parenting is a psychological dance, one of the most complicated psychological dances anybody does. How many steps do you know? How quickly can you turn and dance in another direction?

Those are good things to know about yourself and I personally feel, that as a general rule, it is better to have more moves than fewer.

Most parents are incredibly busy, so Weird Parenting Wins is full of fast hacks. Highly entertaining but also soothing to know that you are not alone in your incompetence.

Truly a delight.” —Alix Spiegel, co-host of ‘Invisibilia’ Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches Written by Hillary Frank Read by Hillary Frank & Various 7 Hours and 8 Minutes Penguin Audio Genre: Family & Relationships - Parenting General • Release Date: January 15, 2019

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SUCCESS IS IN THE OUTLOOK

Your Health

By Max Hammonds, MD

What’s the difference between successful people and unsuccessful people?

What contributes mightily to the aura of success that seems to surround some people? Much of the success enjoyed by many is attributable to a positive outlook, an outlook of optimism and not pessimism.

Pessimism affects the mental, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health. An attitude of pessimism adversely affects performance in intellectual activities. Pessimism increases the rate of heart attack, cancer, and premature death. Pessimism breeds fear, anxiety, and depression. Pessimism inhibits social connectedness. Pessimism divides an individual from God and their supportive community of believers.

Pessimists tell themselves that any setbacks are forever, that this setback will ruin their whole lives, and that the failure must be their fault. They assume they are helpless, without friends and any control over their lives.

Optimistic, successful people, on the other hand, believe that any setbacks are only temporary. They think that this setback affects only this one small part of their lives. They believe that the cause of the failure was bad luck or some temporary, unforeseen circumstance. And they

— Photo by Bruce Mars feel that their friends are prepared to help them, that they still have control of their lives and their destiny come what may.

With this optimistic attitude, they proceed on with their lives. They live their life’s experiences but don’t brag about them. They don’t think of life in compartments of work, play, life, love, family – instead, they see everything as life. And they involve their friends and family in all of their life, not just in specific compartments, shutting them out of others. They see life, friends, and family as a totality.

Because they believe they will succeed, they seek new experiences. When they thrive, they rejoice with their friends. When they fail – as we

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all do from time to time, they never assume that they are finished. Instead, they think that if someone else can succeed, then so can they. They quickly salvage their current circumstances and continue to seek new challenges.

These optimistic, successful people find true happiness within success itself, not in the money they make nor in trying to be better than someone else. Instead, they see as much joy in someone else’s success as in their own. They take the opportunity to do nice things for other people whenever they can, just because they can.

Because they are optimistic, they insatiably pursue new ideas and projects, trying to prove to themselves that “it can be done!” with enough hard work, friends to help, and a little luck. They pursue success with optimism.

Fortunately, optimism can be learned by patterning life after those who are successful. They focus on the positive, never the negative. They visualize an optimistic future. They maintain hope in themselves, their friends, and their vision of the future. And they express gratitude to God, to their friends and themselves for any positive progress.

Such an optimistic outlook breeds success. All that remains to be done is – go for it.

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WAKING UP

ZEN PHILOSOPHY WITH BILL WALZ

Doubt everything. Find your own light.

— Buddha Buddhism is about waking up. The root word in the ancient Pali language of Northern India of words like Buddhism and Buddha is Budh, which means “awaken.”

So Buddhism is the study and practice of awakening and Buddha is the awakened one.

Another term, Buddhadharma, is the path that leads to awakening, and awakening means the application of careful observation, reason and intuitive intelligence in order to see and experience life at deeper and subtler levels than our usual cultural and psychological conditioning makes possible.

This makes Buddhism very different from Western religions in that it is not what is known as a “revealed” religion such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam which are based in supposed divine revelation. One has to be a believer in these religions, doubt is forbidden, and faith generally means believing in teachings that often have very little to do with actual experience. Buddhism, on the other hand, is based in the development of our full human observational and reasoning potential applied to the life we experience every day, and “awakening” into deep truths that are clearly present but usually overlooked. Faith in Buddhism is faith in the capacity of every person to awaken from “egoic delusion,” believing in that which is believed because it is what one is accustomed to or is told to believe. Doubt is essential and faith is earned.

Remarkably, Buddhism describes existence to be very much like what modern quantum and field theory physics is stumbling upon concerning the nature of the Universe. In mythic language, Buddhism describes what science now tells us about an underlying unified field of proto-energy from which the various energies of the Universe appear, with the very real possibility of that first Vol. 22, No. 05 — January 2019

— Photo by Tim Bolderman energy being consciousness. Simultaneously, Buddhism is also increasingly recognized as a most effective psychology and system of ethics which recognizes the illusion and fixation on egoic separateness as the cause of human intrapsychic and social conflict, thus revolutionizing the social sciences. Buddhism tells us we can have faith in our human capacities to lead us to truth if we just let go of being seduced by the self-absorption of ego and its stories of the superiority of ego’s fantasies based in its own specialness. There is no one, Buddhism assures us, who does not possess “Buddha nature.” We are all buddhas – only requiring that we awaken.

Albert Einstein, the pre-eminent figure of

modern physics, said of Buddhism in a quite remarkable testimonial: “Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion of the future: it transcends a personal god, avoids dogma and theology; it covers both the natural and the spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity.”

As a psychology, The Buddha is said to have stated, “The only thing I teach is the nature of suffering and the path that leads to its cessation.” And in line with the core of Buddhism being awakening, what the Buddha then is saying is that human emotional suffering, which stands unique in all of nature for its personalization of difficulty into a subjective state of emotional pain, is the result of ignorance into the true nature of existence and humanity’s place within it, thus making Buddhism more of a cosmology and a psychology than a religion in Western terms.

In the Buddha’s exposition on the path that leads to the cessation of suffering he indicated eight human endeavors that were elemental for liberation from causing and being afflicted by this unnecessary “suffering.” He called this teaching The Eightfold Path.

The Eightfold Path consists of what is called: Right View, Intention, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Effort, Mindfulness, and Concentration.

Understandably, given the moralistic teachings of Western religions, there is the misperception that the “right” of The Eightfold Path is a moralistic teaching, but Buddhism does not teach morals, holding them to be projections of egoistic judgment. Buddhism’s emphasis is rather on the development of inner virtue which will lead to the “right” understanding of how to proceed in life so as not to be a perpetrator or victim of unnecessary suffering. This may seem semantic, but it is not. The difference here is that while

‘Zen’ continued on page 29

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FEBRUARY ART PREVIEW

Bryan Koontz painting en plein air in WNC. — Photo by Carol Koontz

Hand-woven chair caning (laced caning).

— Photo by David Simchock

Brandy Clements of Silver River Center for Chair Caning — Photo by David Simchock

Craft offerings at Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, February 15 – 17

BY STAFF REPORTS • NORTH ASHEVILLE

In conjunction with the National Arts and Crafts Conference taking place February 15 – 17 at The Omni Grove Park Inn, Grovewood Gallery in Asheville will host craft demonstrations by local chair caner Brandy Clements and painter Bryan Koontz.

Brandy Clements of Silver River Center for Chair Caning - the nation’s only fully dedicated chair caning school and museum - will be at Grovewood Gallery on February 15-17, 11 - 4pm demonstrating a variety of seat weaving techniques, including hand-woven chair caning (laced caning), Shaker tape weaving, Danish cord weaving, and more. This is a hands-on demonstration where visitors are encouraged to step up and learn a few weaving techniques. Bring a photo of your special chair and get advice on restorations, or share your chair’s story.

Brandy is a 4th generation chair caner and self-proclaimed “chair nerd.” She’s on a mission to dispel the myth that chair caning is a dying art. She and her husband/business partner Dave Klingler have been weaving new lives into chairs for over 13 years, and have taught over 250 sessions at their school, located in the heart of

Asheville’s River Arts District.

Bryan Koontz, who was chosen to create the artwork for Biltmore’s 2018 Christmas wine labels, will be in the gallery on February 15 and 16, 11-4pm demonstrating traditional oil painting techniques – working on a landscape, using photos to aid his memory, or painting en plein air (weather permitting). Finished works will be on display and available for sale.

Koontz is an Asheville native who can date his ancestry in WNC back to the late 1700s. His deep appreciation for the mountain culture, heritage, and the scenery is evident in his artwork, which he paints in a realistic style similar to that of the mid to late 19th-century American landscape painters. Employing traditional methods and archival materials, he aims to produce works of art that will endure and be cherished for many generations.

In addition to painting, Koontz has worked 30+ years in graphic design and illustration. Notable projects have included pen and ink drawings for the Mast General Store, as well as their annual Christmas card paintings, and book illustration for author Nadia Dean.

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Grovewood Gallery Established in 1992, Grovewood Gallery is nationally recognized for its dedication to fine American art and craft.

Located in historic Grovewood Village adjacent to The Omni Grove Park Inn, the gallery is noted for its charming, old-world setting and rich craft heritage.

This site once housed the weaving and woodworking operations of Biltmore Industries, an Arts and Crafts enterprise - initially backed by Edith Vanderbilt - that played a significant role in the Appalachian Craft Revival during the early 20th century.

Today, Grovewood Gallery offers two expansive floors of finely crafted furniture, ceramics, jewelry and more, contributed by over 400 artists and craftspeople from across the United States. The gallery also boasts an outdoor sculpture garden and presents rotating exhibitions throughout the year. Free parking is available on-site.

Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 – 5:30pm, and Sunday from 11 – 5pm.

For more information on Grovewood Gallery, visit www.grovewood.com or call (828) 253-7651.

IF YOU GO

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FEBRUARY ART PREVIEW

This sale is filled with beautiful items that artists are clearing out of their studios - there may not be any imperfection at all. Mark this on your calendar.

‘Sixth Annual Second’s Sale inside the FW Gallery at Woolworth Walk

BY STAFF REPORTS • DOWNTOWN, ASHEVILLE

During February, you’ll find the Sixth Annual Seconds Sale occupying the FW Gallery.

In the last several years, more and more of our local artists have participated in the Seconds Sale, and it’s become a busy month as customers plan to be here to browse the sale.

The Seconds Sale is full of slightly imperfect and discontinued items from our local artists

in varying mediums. Seconds are pieces of art which don’t quite live up to the artist’s standards; often only the artist is aware of the imperfection.

There are always prints, paintings, photographs, pottery, glass, jewelry, mixed media and fiber works to browse. Also, here at the sale are items that artists are clearing out of their studios - there may not be any imperfection at all

Find a deal on local handmade art at Woolworth Walk’s Seconds Sale, February 1 - 27.

Woolworth Walk Seconds Sale, February 1st - 27th 25 Haywood Street Asheville • (828) 2549234 • Mon-Sat. 11-6pm, Sun. 11-5pm • www.

Woolworthwalk.com

WHEN YOU GO

Seasons of Art

“When we have positive energy we create light and color in our art.”

— Olga Olga Dorenko Fine Art Studio • Asheville River Art District • Warehouse Studios • 2nd Floor, 170 Lyman Street • Wed-Sat 12-5pm or by appt • (828) 713-8362 Vol. 22, No. 05 — January 2019

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THE POET'S VOICE

By Carol Bjorlie — “THE POET BEHIND THE CELLO”

‘Dusk’ a poem by Tracy K. Smith Tracy K. Smith was born in Massachusetts and raised in northern California. She earned a BA from Harvard Univers...

What woke to war in me those years When my daughter had first grown into A solid self-centered self? I’d watch her Sit at the table—well, not quite sit, More like stand on one leg while The other knee hovered just over the chair.

She wouldn’t lower herself, as if There might be a fire, or a great black Blizzard of waves let loose in the kitchen, And she’d need to make her escape. No, She’d trust no one but herself, her own New lean always jittering legs to carry her—

Where exactly? Where would a child go?

To there. There alone. She’d rest one elbow On the table—the opposite one to the bent leg Skimming the solid expensive tasteful chair.

And even though we were together, her eyes Would go half-dome, shades dropped Like a screen at some cinema the old aren’t Let into. I thought I’d have more time! I thought My body would have taken longer going About the inevitable feat of repelling her, But now, I could see even in what food She left untouched, food I’d bought and made And all but ferried to her lips, I could see How it smacked of all that had grown slack And loose in me. Her other arm

POETRY EDITOR’S NOTE:

Welcome Tracy K. Smith to the new year. Read her new book. Open your mind to new voices. Attend Asheville Soul Speak readings. I did go to Texas. I did not write. What’s wrong with me? I’m not writing. Help.

I’ll be back in February. Looking for answers.

— Carol

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Would wave the fork around just above The surface of the plate, casting about For the least possible morsel, the tiniest Grain of unseasoned rice. She’d dip Into the food like one of those shoddy Metal claws poised over a valley of rubber Bouncing balls, the kind that lifts nothing Or next to nothing and drops it in the chute.

The narrow untouched hips. The shoulders Still so naïve as to stand squared, erect, Impervious facing the window open Onto the darkening dusk.

Tracy K. Smith, “Dusk” from Wade in the Water. Copyright © 2018 by Tracy K. Smith. Reprinted by permission of Graywolf Press, www.graywolfpress.org.

Stella Vinitchi Radulescu has a new poetry book

BY STAFF REPORTS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE

Stella Vinitchi Radulescu presents A Cry in the Snow and Other Poems with translator Luke Hankins Stella Vinitchi Radulescu’s poetry dwells in spaces of paradox, seeking out the words, metaphors, and images that capture both the peaceful stillness of snow and the desperate cry of human experience. A Cry in the Snow often draws on these two fertile tropes: the beauty of nature and the power and limitations of language.

A trilingual poet who has published in French, English, and her native Romanian, Radulescu seeks to harness the elemental aspects of human experience, working between language and the mysterious power of silence. Combining poems from two French-language collections, Un Cri dans la neige

( A Cry in the Snow) and a poetic prose sequence, Journal aux yeux fermés ( Journal with Closed Eyes), this collection presents the unique and powerful French poems of Stella Vinitchi Radulescu to an English-language readership for the first time.

Stella Vinitchi Radulescu has published numerous books in the United States, France, Belgium, and Romania. Luke Hankins is a poet and translator. He is also the founder and editor of Orison Books, a nonprofit literary press.

‘A Cry in the Snow and Other Poems’ Saturday, January 26, 6pm Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe 55 Haywood St • (828) 254-6734 www.malaprops.com IF YOU GO

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BOOKS

Malaprop’s presents ‘The Disasters’ and ‘LeAnne Howe at the Intersections of Southern and Native American Literature’ this January

BY STAFF REPORTS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE

‘THE DISASTERS’ YA NOVEL

BY M.K. ENGLAND The Breakfast Club meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this YA sci-fi adventure by debut author M. K. England.

Hotshot pilot Nax Hall has a history of making poor life choices. So it’s not exactly a surprise when he’s kicked out of the elite Ellis Station Academy in less than twenty-four hours. But Nax’s one-way trip back to Earth is cut short when a terrorist group attacks the Academy.

Nax and three other washouts escape, barely, but they’re also the sole witnesses to the biggest crime in the history of space colonization. And the perfect scapegoats.

On the run, Nax and his fellow failures plan to pull off a dangerous heist to spread the truth. Because they may not be “Academy material,” and they may not even get along, but they’re the only ones left to step up and fight.

Full of high-stakes action, subversive humor, and underdogs becoming heroes, this YA sci-fi adventure is perfect for fans of Illuminae, Heart of Iron, or the cult classic TV show Firefly and is also a page-turning thrill ride that anyone—not just space nerds—can enjoy.

M.K. England will be in conversation with Beth Revis, author of Across the Universe and Give the Dark My Love.

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‘LEANNE HOWE AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE’ NON-FICTION

BY KIRSTIN L. SQUINT With the publication of her first novel, Shell Shaker (2001), Choctaw writer LeAnne Howe quickly emerged as a crucial voice in 21st century American literature.

Her innovative, award-winning works of fiction, poetry, drama, and criticism capture the complexities of Native American life and interrogate histories of both cultural and linguistic oppression throughout the US. In the first monograph to consider Howe’s entire body of work, LeAnne Howe at the Intersections of Southern and Native American Literature, Kirstin L. Squint expands contemporary scholarship on Howe by examining her nuanced portrayal of Choctaw history and culture as modes of expression. Squint shows that Howe’s writings engage with Native, southern, and global networks by probing regional identity, gender power, authenticity, and performance from a distinctly Choctaw perspective—a method of discourse which Howe terms “Choctalking.” Drawing on interdisciplinary methodologies and theories, Squint complicates prevailing models of the Native South by proposing the concept of the “Interstate South,” a space in which

Native Americans travel physically and metaphorically between tribal nations and US boundaries. Squint considers Howe’s engagement with these interconnected spaces and cultures, as well as how indigeneity can circulate throughout them.

This important critical work—which includes an appendix with a previously unpublished interview with Howe— contributes to ongoing conversations about the Native South, positioning Howe as a central creative force operating at under-examined points of contact between Native American and southern literature.

Kirstin Squint will be joined by Erica Abrams Locklear, Professor of English, and Anne Jansen, Assistant Professor of English at UNC Asheville to discuss her new book.

IF YOU GO

‘The Disasters’ YA Novel, by M.K. England Friday, January 18, 6pm

‘LeAnne Howe at the Intersections of Southern and Native American Literature’ non-fiction

by Kirstin L. Squint Friday, January 25, 6pm Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe 55 Haywood St • (828) 254-6734 www.malaprops.com

JAN 2019

PARTIAL LISTING

We host numerous Readings & Book clubs, as well as Salons!

Visit www.malaprops.com

READINGS & BOOK SIGNINGS

Mesha Maren presents ‘Sugar Run with Mamone of Queer Appalachia and Electric Dirt,’ 01/08 - 6pm Bryan Robinson launches ‘#Chill’ in conversation with Maryedith Burrell, 01/11 - 6pm Tom Hansell presents ‘After Coal,’ 01/13 - 3pm Tommy Tomlinson presents ‘The Elephant in the Room’ 01/22 - 6pm Greg Howard presents ‘The Whispers’ in conversation with Allan Wolf, 01/23 - 6pm Nathan Alling Long presents ‘The Origin of Doubt: 50 Fictions,’ 01/24 - 6pm Author Salon with Jeff Jackson discussing ‘Destroy All Monsters,’ 01/29 - 7pm Rachael Sparks presents ‘Resistant,’ 01/31 - 6pm HAPPY NEW YEAR!

55 Haywood St.

(828) 254-6734 • 800-441-9829 Monday-Saturday 9AM to 9PM Sunday 9AM to 7PM

(NOTE: Malaprop’s asks that you purchase the books you want to be signed at their events from Malaprop’s. This helps supports the work it takes to run an events program while telling the publishers they should keep sending authors here.)

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Two shows at Red House celebrate the renaissance brewing in Black Mountain this January

BY STAFF REPORTS • BLACK MOUNTAIN

The Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League is ushering in 2019 with two special exhibits.

Works by the Red House Studio Artists showcases glass art, metal sculpture, mixed media, watercolor and oil painting.

New Members Show features work in all mediums. These exhibits recognize the diverse membership and talents of the league, and they reflect the league’s notable Renaissance that began last year. See what the buzz is about this winter. The opening reception is Friday, January 11, 5-7 pm (snow date is January 18). Light refreshments will be served, and the public is welcome. Exhibits run from January 4 - February 4.

The Red House Gallery will also host a painting workshop with SVFAL member Patricia Cotterill on January 19, 12:30 to 4:30 pm. Cotterill will

guide artists in exploring animals in paint by creating a floor mat.

While creating the floor mat, participants will learn how to look at and interpret a photograph for painting purposes. The emphasis will be on developing images that are fun and realistic without being ‘photo realistic.’

Contact The Red House Studios and Gallery for more information (828) 669-0351.

The Red House Studios and Gallery, home of SVFAL, is open Monday-Saturday 10-5 pm and Sun 10-3 pm. They are located at 310 West State St. in Black Mountain. svfalarts.org

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(Left) Lois Steele, “Bad Dog” mixed media wire sculpture.

(Top) Marilyn Place, “Untitled” Oil

Vol. 22, No. 05 — January 2019

MUSIC AmiciMusic presents “OPUS ONE — Great Piano Quartets by Mendelssohn, Suk and Dvorak”

BY STAFF REPORTS • BLACK MOUNTAIN • HENDERSONVILLE • ASHEVILLE

program.

Emmanuel and Frances Borowsky are two members of the American Virtuosi, a is dedicated to presenting the highest Baltimore-based family of fantastic muquality chamber music concerts in sicians who have performed around the intimate spaces and non-traditional world since they were very young. venues.

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‘Zen’ continued from page 21 both morality and virtue point us to a code of conduct in the world, morality is judgmental and has as its source outside hierarchical power authority. Virtue, as used in the Buddhist sense, arises naturally from within when a person is not off course in their life following egoistic urges, desires and fears rather than accurate perception of what beliefs, attitudes and behaviors contribute to happiness, peace and wisdom and which detract.

Morality leads to rebellion and disobedience.

Virtue is self-reinforcing and leads to wisdom and compassion; there is no outside authority to rebel against. There is only learning based in one’s own experience. Simply stated, selfishness leads to conflict; selfless compassion and generosity bring peace. Happiness and unhappiness ultimately are about living in peaceful connection or in conflict, and Life will teach us this if we pay close enough attention, and it is the development of the capacity for close attention that is at the core of Buddhism.

The Path begins with Right View, and this is about realizing the fundamental interconnectedness of all phenomena and that egocentricity and the belief in the ego’s separate specialness set apart from all “other” is the source of human ignorance and confusion. It points us to realize that the belief in dualistic separateness is but a self-reinforcing delusional appearance that actually arises out of nondual unity, just as modern physics is revealing.

Right View is essentially that we are all in this Life together, and from a religious point of view, sinning is in the breaking of this bond, that Right View is the Sacred View, seeing and living in sacred connection with all Life. This View then forms the basis for the following points along the Path.

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to outside ego-based authority and are willing to stand in truth as it is experienced no matter how much social and cultural pressure tells us to conform to norms of selfish behavior. Intention to discover and manifest our inherent connected goodness is what we can always come back to when we are seduced by ego’s call. We can, without self-judgment – only discerning course correction - return to the Path.

Right Speech, Action and Livelihood are what bring the Path to life. Somewhat like the Hippocratic Oath of medicine, it is in holding to a firm belief that we must seek to do no harm in our speech, actions and work in the world.

These elements of the Path are not based in rules, but rather dynamic discernment in any given moment and situation as to what actions lead to harm, and holding to the insight that any harm that I bring into the world detracts from my own peace and joy, my own ability to be spiritually connected. Any harm I bring into the world, or the seeing of another as an object for manipulation, will be an obstacle to the beauty of spiritual union and psychological health that is our true goal in life.

Right Effort tells us that only by bringing our intention into action through diligent training and practice do we have any possibility of overcoming ego’s seduction into self-absorption and the personalization of our experience in the world that inevitably leads to confusion and suffering. Right Concentration and Mindfulness are the mental trainings that are necessary, for without the ability to concentrate the mind, we have no hope of stepping out of the superficial scanning that egoic mind employs to reinforce its biases and opinions. We are stuck in a busy mind spinning stories of “me.”

We need steady concentrative power to engage in mindfulness, which is conscientious application of non-judgmental awareness into the “what-is” of Life, to break through egoic delusion and to awaken into seeing and experiencing our interconnectedness. Concentration power

is the muscle behind awakening; Mindfulness is the artistry of bringing the full capacities of the mind – sensation, intellect, emotion, and intuition into balanced discerning inquiry into the mystery of Life. Mindfulness breaks through the personalization of ego that has us locked in emotionality and intellectual justification for staying in our social/cultural/psychological predispositions that lead to the repeated misinterpretation and flawed action that is the essence of human neurosis. Mindfulness allows us to see the interconnectedness of Life, for Mindfulness awakens us to being awareness, the connecting energy of consciousness in which the passing forms of Life appear, have a duration, and pass, while the consciousness energy of awareness is our one true constant and the actual source of discerning intelligence.

To awaken into Life’s secrets, we must doubt everything we are told and taught by our egocentric, selfish society. We must bring our own faculties to bear in honed precision, just as the Buddha did, to bring the light of awakened awareness to the problem and resolution of suffering. Having examined Life for ourselves and having found validity for ourselves, shaped by our own inquiry and discovery, then we can bring that which rings true into practice and have faith in its rightness because we have experienced it for ourselves. Right View, Right intention and Right Effort will bring forth Right Action in our lives and in this we can have faith.

Bill Walz has taught meditation and mindfulness in university and public forums and is a privatepractice 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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Waynesville’s own HART Theatre received an early Christmas present when the organization was awarded the

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