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BY STAFF REPORTS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE 

This March, Brendan Reichs 

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Fire Lake with Chrysalis 

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The 64 members of Fire 

Lake’s sophomore class 

have managed to survive the 

first two phases of the Program 

— and each other. Now, they 

alone have emerged into the dawn 

of a new era on Earth, into a Fire 

Lake valley that’s full of otherworldly 

dangers and challenges. 

Although staying alive in this 

broken world should force Min, 

Noah, Tack, and the others to 

form new alliances, old feuds die 

hard, and the brutality of the earlier 

Program phases cannot be forgotten. 

But being a team isn’t easy for 

the sophomores, and when they 

discover they may not be alone 

on the planet, after all, they’ll have 

to decide if they’re going to work 

together… or die together. 

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from Wake Forest University in 

2000 and The George Washington 

University School of Law in 2006. 

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the author of Nemesis, and co-author 

of the Virals series, written 

with Kathy Reichs. Brendan lives in 

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CONTENTS 

ON OUR COVER 

March 2019 • Volume 22, NO. 7 

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ART AND MORE 

FEATURES 

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A 15-Year-Old Clarinetist in 

Concert of “American Favorites” 

Sunday, March 10 

Asheville Symphony Announces 

10-Day Lineup for 2019 Asheville 

Amadeus 

Ballet Hispanico arrives at Diana 

Wortham April 9-10 

Cover: Olga Dorenko’s brilliant 

use of color captures redolent 

emotions 

Asheville River Arts District Second 

Saturday, March 9 

Detail of the painting “Finding Your Way” by Olga Dorenko 

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“A Part of the Whole” by Olga Dorenko 

Food: WNCAP’s Dining Out For 

Life happens April 25 www.rapidrivermagazine.com 

Grovewood Gallery hosts annual 

22 spring ‘Sip & Shop’ March 22 & 23 Online NOW 

23 

Kate Thayer welcomes spring through 

new works 

COLUMNS / 

DEPARTMENTS 

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11 

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16 

20 

21 

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310 Art: Finding your way with 

color – ‘Colorful RAD’ 

Art Classes 

Asheville Gallery of Art: 

Fresh Air with ‘en plein air’ artist Sue 

Dolamore 

Downtown Asheville: 

Asheville’s best-kept secret in live 

theater, 35below, offers “Lobby Hero” 

and ‘An Iliad’ this spring 

Health: What exactly is Macular 

Degeneration 

Bill Walz: The open vista of 

original mind 

Poetry Mary Oliver tribute 

Books: Malaprop’s presents 

‘One Size Fits None’ and Works in 

Translation with Justin Souther this 

25 March 

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Black Mountain: New 

photography exhibit opens at 

Mountain Gateway Museum 

Performing Arts: 

AmiciMusic’s ‘Mozart in the 

27 Mountains’ with the debut of 

Breaking Winds 

Theater: ‘Action Movie: The 

28 

Play’ brings fun and excitement to 

the stage 

Rapid River Magazine’s 

30 Comics 

31 

Theater: “Red” — a play 

about painter Mark Rothko comes 

to the Feichter Studio at HART 

*Red # Performing Arts and Theater 

NEXT MONTH 

7 

Asheville Amadeus begins 

March 15 

APRIL: DINING OUT FOR 

LIFE, ART IN THESE 

MOUNTAINS AND OUR 

ANNUAL GUIDE TO 

LOCAL LIVE THEATER 

12 

Fleta Monaghan 

demonstrates for Second 

Saturdays in the RAD 

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Poetry Editor: Carol Pearce Bjorlie 

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PERFORMING ARTS 

A 15-Year-Old Clarinetist in Concert of “American Favorites” Sunday, March 10 


The newly-founded chamber music 

organization, Clarinet & Friends, 

is proud to present a concert of 

“American Favorites,” featuring the 

music of George Gershwin, Benny 

Goodman, Scott Joplin and Artie 

Shaw at The Cathedral of All 

Souls on March 10, 3 pm. 

The concert will illustrate the evolution 

and incorporation of Klezmer 

music into American Jazz, showing 

how many of the great Jazz artists of American 

history have strong Eastern European roots. The 

concert will feature 15-year-old Aaron Lipsky on 

clarinet and Alex Watson on piano. 

Clarinetist, Aaron Lipsky, founded Clarinet and 

Friends in 2018. Lipsky, a sophomore at AC 

Reynolds High School, attended the Brevard 

Music Center’s (BMC) Summer Institute and 

The concert features 15-year-old Aaron Lipsky on clarinet 

(left) and Alex Watson on piano. 

Festival in 2017 and 

2018. In 2017, he 

was the youngest 

student enrolled 

and in 2018 was a 

BMC Scholar and 

a concerto competition 

semi-finalist. 

During his time at 

BMC, Lipsky played 

principal clarinet under 

Keith Lockhart, 

the conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra. 

He is also a two-time recipient of the Ione M. 

Allen Scholarship for musical study and currently 

studies with Steve Loew, former solo clarinetist 

of the US Marine Band. Lipsky was a featured 

musician in “The Next Generation” concerts 

presented by Dan Weiser and AmiciMusic this 

past October. He is also the winner of the 2019 

Hendersonville Symphony Concerto Competition. 

Alex Watson is one of the premier pianists of 

the southeast. He graduated from UNC at Chapel 

Hill with a BA in music, the US Armed Forces 

School of Music and studied for three years at 

Corso di Musica in Tuscania, Italy and Morges, 

Switzerland. Watson is an instructor at the Piano 

Lab Studios of Asheville and has also won four 

first-place gold medals in the National Veterans 

Creative Arts Festival Competition of 2015 and 

2017 in categories for classical, jazz and sacred 

music. 

IF 

YOU 

GO 

Clarinet & Friends 

Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the 

door. Go to clarinetandfriends.com or call 

Alex Watson at (252) 236-5457tickets and more 

information. 



Asheville Symphony Announces 10-Day Lineup for 

2019 Asheville Amadeus 


Warren Haynes, pianist Garrick Ohlsson join the 

Asheville Symphony for festival opening and its 

finale. 

The all-ages festival spans multiple Asheville 

venues, features collaborations with local favorites 

like Burial Beer Co. and joins forces with all-star 

musicians such as Gov’t Mule frontman 

and GRAMMY Award-winning 

vocalist, songwriter, producer, and 

guitarist Warren Haynes. 

First held in 2015, Asheville Amadeus 

has since become a much-anticipated 

biennial event — expanding 

in 2017 from a weeklong festival to a 

grand 10-day celebration. In 2019, 

the Asheville Symphony continues this 

tradition, with a festival that includes 

more than 30 public and private 

events. 

“For Asheville Amadeus 2019, we’re pairing 

rock’n’roll with Rachmaninoff,” says Asheville 

Symphony Executive Director David Whitehill. 

“And there’s no better way to celebrate than with 

rock guitarist Warren Haynes and Rach pianist 

Garrick Ohlsson. 

Friday, March 15, festival-goers should prepare 

to imbibe at Burial’s South Slope taproom 

for the release of The Righteous and Barbaric 

Souls Imperial Stout. With notes of apricot and 

scores of chocolate, the new Amadeus-inspired 

brew is an ode to all things lavish and profound 

— especially when paired with music, art and 

tasty treats from local chefs. 

Saturday, March 16, Asheville Amadeus jams 

on stage with Warren Haynes in a musical rock 

performance, “Warren Haynes Presents Dreams 

& Songs – A Symphonic Journey,” that’s sure 

to blow audiences away. Born and raised in 

Asheville, Warren Haynes is recognized as one 

of the most excellent guitar players in the world 

and part of three of the greatest rock groups 

in history — The Allman Brothers Band, Gov’t 

Mule, and The Dead. For this special Amadeus 

performance, Haynes is joined by Oteil Burbridge 

(Allman Brothers Band, Dead & Co., The 

Aquarium Rescue Unit), John Medeski (Medeski 

Martin & Wood, Phil Lesh & Friends), 

Jeff Sipe (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Leftover 

Salmon) and the Asheville Symphony 

Orchestra for a symphonic take 

on his classic, career-spanning material. 

Rich Daniels, the musical director of 

The City Lights Orchestra in Chicago, 

will conduct. 

For the next week, Amadeus kicks 

into high gear with performances ranging 

from “Ballet with Bach and Rach” 

with the Ballet Conservatory of Asheville 

to a rowdy evening of racy drinking songs at The 

Funkatorium with Asheville Choral Society featuring 

Tempus. 

Amadeus Mozart 

Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 

20, LaZoom revs its purple bus’s engine for an 

Amadeus-only musical history tour of Asheville, 

hosted by local musician Andrew Fletcher. 

Other events include a fashion show with the 

Asheville Symphonettes, a progressive chamber 

concert walking tour with Pan Harmonia, a 

special screening of “Shine” at Grail Moviehouse, 

a flight night of Austrian wines at Burial Beer Co.’s 

new Forestry Camp Restaurant and Bar, a candid 

chat with music professionals and a series of 

interactive musical experiences for children. 

Saturday, March 23, all-star pianist Garrick 

Ohlsson joins the Asheville Symphony Youth 

Orchestra for the 2019 finale eve concert, featuring 

Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor, 

Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute and Arturo 

‘Amadeus’ continued on page 29 



Ballet Hispanico arrives at Diana Wortham 

April 9-10 

What does it mean to be caught between two 

cultures? Ballet Hispánico choreographer 

Michelle Manzanales knows the feeling. 

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“My parents are Mexican, 

and I grew up in 

America — I was born in 

America,” she said. “I’ve 

always felt suspended in 

between those two very 

distinct cultures. And I’m 

trying, as a choreographer, 

to stand in that place in the 

middle and be confident.” 

In her work, “Con Brazos 

Abiertos,” Manzanales 

explores this dual-cultured 

existence, intertwining the iconic Mexican 

symbols of her childhood, folkloric details and a 

distinctly contemporary voice in dance — all set 

to music that ranges from Julio Iglesias to rock 

en español. 

And Manzanales’s “Con Brazos Abiertos” 

isn’t the only Ballet Hispánico piece coming to 

downtown Asheville’s Diana Wortham Theatre 

on Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10. 

America’s premier Latino dance organization for 

more than 48 years, Ballet Hispánico’s Asheville 

performances will also 

include Annabelle Lopez 

Ochoa’s ode to flamenco, 

“Línea Recta,” and Tania 

Pérez-Salas’ 3. “Catorce 

Dieciséis,” inspired by the 

circular movement of life. 

Fusing Latin dance with 

classical and contemporary 

techniques, Ballet Hispánico 

brings these three highly 

Linea Recta acclaimed works to Asheville 

for a cultural residency that 

spans multiple traditions and generations. 

Lopez Ochoa is one of today’s most 

sought-after choreographers, and her work, 

“Línea Recta,” is a powerful and resonant work 

that explores an intriguing aspect of flamenco 

dance: the conspicuous absence of physical 

partnering. While maintaining the integrity and 

hallmark passion of the genre, Lopez Ochoa 

imagines an original and explosive language of 

motion through partnership, set to flamenco 

guitar performed by Eric Vaarzon Morel. 

“In flamenco,” said company dancer Melissa 

Fernandez, “there’s always a battle going on, 

and there’s always this tension. But yet there’s 

never any physical touch.” 

In “Línea Recta,” though, Lopez Ochoa introduces 

flamenco to the tactile sense. 

“I called it ‘Línea Recta’ because it’s an 

expression used in French — that when you 

go right to your goal, you say, ‘Línea recta,’” 

Lopez Ochoa said. “I feel that, in flamenco, it’s 

not right to the goal. The theme of how males 

and females communicate is very indirect, and 

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MARCH COVER 

Olga Dorenko’s brilliant use of color captures redolent emotions 

BY DENNIS RAY • RIVER ARTS DISTRICT, ASHEVILLE 

(Above) “Morning Breeze” by Olga Dorenko, 

24x18, oil on canvas 

(Left) “Hibiscus” by Olga Dorenko, 25x25 

(Right) “Respect The Natural,” by Olga Dorenko, 

Oil On Canvas, 60x36 

Born in 1966 in Uzbekistan in the former Soviet 

Union, Olga Dorenko spent much of her childhood 

moving around the Soviet Union. 

She lived in vastly different regions and climates, 

experiencing (perhaps subconsciously 

collecting the future color pallet she now uses) 

many fascinating places of beauty. 

Dorenko arrived in North Carolina in 1998, 

becoming a US citizen ten years later. In 2009 

she opened Olga Dorenko Fine Art Studio, and 

Dorenko has since become one of Asheville’s 

most loved and respected artists. 

IF 

YOU 

GO 

Olga Dorenko Fine Art Studio 

www.olgadorenko.com.Or contact the 

artist at Olga@OlgaDorenko.com • (828) 

713-8362 • Wednesday – Saturday 12-5pm, or by 

appointments. 170 Lyman Street, Suit 5 (WARE- 

HOUSE STUDIOS) Asheville 

“A Part of the Whole,” by Olga 

Dorenko, oil on canvas, 48x36 

“Cabin Tree” by Olga Dorenko 

•SOLD• oil on canvas, – 

Giclee Print Available 

See Olga 

Dorenko’s latest work 

on Second Saturdays 

in her studio in the 

RAD 

“A Relaxing Walk” by Olga Dorenko 

– Oil on Canvas,40x40 


310 ART 

Colorful cog sculpture stands outside of 310 Art Gallery made by Foundation Woodworking 

Finding your way with color – 

‘Colorful RAD’ 

BY FLETA MONAGHAN • RIVER ARTS DISTRICT, ASHEVILLE 

Everyone loves a splash of color. 

Artists use color as a means to 

communicate and move our inner 

spirits. 

What better way to lead visitors on 

an exploration of the colorful River 

Arts District (RAD) than color banners 

that guide as well as brighten the day. 

In the late 19th century, the RAD 

was a booming industrial scene. 

Today, artists studios and galleries, 

restaurants, breweries, a winery, and 

other compatible small business 

occupy these historic buildings. It is 

a major destination for those who 

love to visit a unique art scene. There 

is activity every day, year-round with 

over 250 working artists. 

Last year colorful banners 

decorated with art images were 

installed throughout the district to 

help visitors find their way. While the 

RAD is only about a mile in length, 

there are distinct clusters of buildings 

now identified by a banner color that 

corresponds with color coding in the 

Studio Guide. Be sure to get a free 

guide at your first stop in the district 

and flip over to the centerfold map 

to start your journey. For those who 

prefer to use their phones, go to 

riverartsdistrict.com and click on the 

“Plan Your Visit” tab. 

Be sure to bring your camera!! Not 

only is there art inside the buildings, 

but there is also colorful art outside to 

make for a visual feast for the eyes. 

When you visit the southern end 

(#radsouth), you can see the newly 

rebuilt cog sculpture conceived, 

designed and installed by Nadine 

Charlsen and painted by the 310 

ARTists. 

This piece has a history too, 

originating as set pieces in a 

production of Peter Pan in NJ 

performed in 2015. Charlsen spotted 

the cogs in storage (also the cog 

logo of The River Arts District Artists 

Association). Through contact with 


Shop, Learn, Explore. . . Everyday, All Year Round 

Classes at 310 ART 

Andrea Kulish banner near The Pink Dog 

galleries 

former students, a prop house in Rahway and 

a 3-D printer, the first cogs were obtained. The 

original sculpture was made of thin wood and 

styrofoam, and it held up for three years! What 

started as a fun project became a landmark. 

Not only was it a signpost to help visitors find 

their way, but it was also a great place for photo 

ops. This year, with the help of Foundation 

Woodworking who donated time to cut new, 

sturdy cogs, a new and larger piece was built 

and installed. To find Rad South (Blue Banners), 

look for the cogs at Riverview Station on Lyman St. 

IF 

YOU 

GO 

Banners by The Wedge Gallery 

When you visit: Get a Studio guide and 

follow the path of color. From the Blue 

neighborhood in the south end (peace, 

confidence, and tranquility) to the next stop, 

Orange (creativity and energy). Other regions are 

marked by Red banners (motivation and love), 

Green banners (nature and harmony) and Purple 

(mystery and meditation). As you follow the color 

path, consider how bringing color and art into 

your environment will stimulate your mind and 

inner spirit. 

310 ART 

AT RIVERVIEW STATION 

Marvelous Mondays with Lorelle and Nadine 

Watercolor Wednesday Evenings - 5:30-8:30, all 

levels, please preregister 

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 

Beginning Oil Painting - Apr 6, 7 

Wire Wrapping Mini - Apr 11 

Dramatic Light, watercolor - Apr 27 

Oil Stick Paining - May 4 

Casts from Nature - May 11 

Drawing on the Right Side of the Shadow - May 18 

Watercolor and Wax Wonders - June 1 

Intro to Eco Printing - June 8 

Encaustic Pendants - June 13 

Image Transfer and Mixed Media - June 15, 16 

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. 


RAD ART WALK 

Second Saturdays in the River Arts District continues March 9 

BY STAFF REPORTS • RIVER ARTS DISTRICT, ASHEVILLE 

On the Second Saturday of each month, the River 

Arts District will be holding gallery walks 

with live demonstrations, live music, wine tastings, 

spreads of food, and more. 

Meander the mile-long district and discover all 

that the “RAD” has to offer. There are more than 

200 artists in the 23 buildings throughout the district. 

Most of them will be on hand to describe or 

show you their techniques as well as share with 

you what inspires them. 

Starting in March ride the free trolley around the 

district: 11-4:30pm. The best time to swing over 

to your favorite studio and see demonstrations is 

noon-5pm. Most studios and galleries open from 

10-6 pm. Special late night events too, see those 

listed. 

Riverview Station at 191 Lyman St, Asheville 

— In Rad South, the burgeoning neighborhood 

closest to Biltmore Village visit. Among the events 

you can see: 

310 ART 10-6, Featured show “ATYPICAL 

DIMENSIONS: voLUMINOUS WATERCOLORS 

by Nadine Charlsen on exhibit EVERY DAY 

the month of March with a closing reception/ 

art talk March 29, 

1-6:30pm. Resident 

artists Bridget Benton, 

Nadine Charlsen, 

Katrina Chenevert 

and Fleta Monaghan, 

will be demonstrating 

throughout the day 

March 9. See “Painting 

with Watercolor 

and Beer,” alcohol ink 

painting, Encaustic 

and Nature Printing, 

Oil painting and 

Fleta Monaghan owner of 

more. Enjoy refreshments 

and see the 

Saturday 

310 Art demonstrates for Second 

work of 15 fine artists 

and three jewelry 

artisans. 310art.com 

Printmaking demonstrations in Studio #216 

Asheville Print Studio. See the press in action! 

(2pm & 4pm) 

Master Series “Glazing Cone 6 Workshop & 

Discussion” with John Britt, March 9-10, 2-Day 

Discussion on Glazing, with over 2000 test tiles. 


RAD ART WALK 

Asheville. NorthLight Artists: Angela Alexander, 

Wendy Whitson, Bill George, Bernadette St. 

Pierre-George, Sandy Lear, Nan Davis 

Studio A - Pink Dog Creative 344 Depot St. 

Suite 100 — Noon - 5 pm Join Andrea Kulish 

for Ukrainian Easter egg- pysanky- demos, 

wine, and cookies 

The beautiful and creative exterior of the 

Mark Bettis Studio 

For Beginner to Intermediate potters. $265 (9am 

- 5pm). Contact thevillagepotters.com for details 

and to register 

Curve Studios and Garden 

9 Riverside Dr. —10- 5pm 

Curve Studios, home to 12 

working artists. This month 

they feature long-time Rada 

member, Pattiy Torno. Drawing 

from the foto exploration 

she calls “Fotopieicings,” 

Torno will construct an installation 

on an exterior wall 

entitled “SELF.” 

362 Depot St. Studios 

362 Depot St. — 2-5pm. 

Cindy Chenard will be 

demonstrating her 3-dimensional 

technique - “Art Des 

Couches De Bois.” 

NorthLight Studios 357 Depot St. —11-4pm. 

Their six artists are inspired as they acknowledge 

personal transitions that have brought them to this 

studio space. Personal transitions include two artists 

who moved from home studios to join Noth- 

Light Studios, an artist who changed to a very 

successful style due to health concerns, another 

transitioned from photography and abstract work 

to build a very recognizable body of work. Two 

artists left NYC to find a place for their talents in 

Trackside Studios 375 Depot St — 2-5pm. 

Artist reception for Chalkley Matlack, abstract 

formalist. Exploring line and color theory with a 

twist. Sips & snacks. 

Mark Bettis Studios 123 Roberts St. — 10- 

5pm. Working Art Studio, talk with artists as 

they create their work. Tess Darling talks about 

her work while creating pieces that portray energetic, 

sketch-like paintings 

of animals observed 

in the wild. 

Check out the many murals in the RAD. Photo above is on 

Depot St 

The Wedge Studios 129 

Roberts St. — Encaustic 

demos at Sarah St 

Laurent Studio, 1st Floor 

(all day) 

“How Much The Heart 

Can Hold,” Second Floor 

#2A. Featuring Artists 

from Aurora Studio & 

Gallery and other works, 

some exploring the life 

of Zelda Fitzgerald and 

the ’20s. Dawn Eareckson 

from Aurora Studio will be 

demonstrating her “expressionistic art” style in 

Cindy Walton’s Studio. (11-4pm) 

Odyssey Ceramic Art Studio 238 Clingman 

Ave — Featured artists at Odyssey co-op Gallery 

for March are Laura Peery and Reiko Miyagi. 

IF 

YOU 

GO 

For more information, please contact: Becca 

Ward River Arts District Coordinator Email: 

info@riverartsdistrict.com 

Andrea Kulish marketing@riverartsdistrict.com www. 

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

Asheville Gallery of Art 's March Artists 

“As The Crows Fly” by Sue Dolamore 

“By the Peaceful Pond,” by Sue Dolamore 

“Beau Catchers View,” by Sue Dolamore 

Fresh Air with ‘en plein air’ artist Sue Dolamore 


Asheville Gallery of Art’s March show, “Fresh 

Air,” will feature the work of Sue Dolamore 

whose plein air paintings show her love both of 

the process and the natural environment. 

Dolamore’s studio is the wide-open world. 

Much of her work is painted en plein air within a 

30-mile radius of Asheville. 

“I find the landscape deeply affecting and am 

fascinated with the diversity of mountains, skies, 

forests, farms, and fields that are unique to the 

region.” 

The artist brings her personality onto the canvas. 

“I can be impulsive,” she adds, “though most 

know me as a generous woman with a practical 

mind and energetic spirit. There has always been 

a bit of the wild in me.” 

Her well-structured compositions, rendered in a 

harmonious color palette with playful yet deliberate 

brush strokes, reaffirms this combination of 

traits. 

The artist took up painting in 2014 by signing 

up for a class at A-B Tech. 

“I was willing to take risks, experiment with 

various media and techniques, and trust my 

instincts.” 

She heeded the advice of local masters and 

committed to regular practice. “It takes sincere 

desire to achieve this level of skill in plein air 

painting,” says Dolamore. “You have to love the 

process of painting as well as the natural environment, 

both of which can present many challenges.” 

Sue Dolamore is the director of the Asheville 

Urban Landscape Painters, one of the most 

active and largest en plein air painting groups in 

the Southeast. She is also a member of WNC 

Carolina Plein Air Painters (WNCPAP) and North 

Carolina Plein Air Painters (NCPAP). She lives 

with her husband, youngest daughter, and two 

cats on a ridge above the Ivy River. 

“My impressionistic paintings of the landscape 

strive to tap into our longing for a sense of place 

and the desire for a deeper understanding of the 

world around us.” 

IF 

YOU 

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Dolamore’s work, as well as the paintings 

of the other 30 gallery members, will be on 

display and for sale through March. For further 

information about this show, you can contact 

Asheville Gallery of Art at (828) 251-5796, visit the 

gallery website at www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com 

or go to the gallery Facebook page. 

The show runs March 1-31 during gallery hours, 

11-6 pm Monday through Saturday and 11-4 pm 

Sunday. The gallery, located at 82 Patton Avenue 

in Asheville, across from Pritchard Park, will host a 

reception for the artist on Friday, March 1, 5-8 pm. 

Everyone is cordially invited to stop by. 


‘Ballet’ continued from page 8 


that’s how tension is created.” 

In the third Ballet Hispánico piece, 

inspired by the circular number Pi, 3 

“Catorce Dieciséis” is a joyful feast 

for the senses, reflecting on the 

circular movement of life with theatrically 

breathtaking imagery set to 

music by Antonio Vivaldi and other 

Baroque composers. 

“I’ve known about Tania and her work [since] 

the end of my dance career, and … her work 

stuck in my mind for many years,” said Eduardo 

Vilaro, artistic director and CEO of Ballet Hispánico. 

“She uses very quick and sharp moves. 

She enjoys the line. It’s not the music; it’s these 

bodies that are developing the environment, and 

I think that’s fascinating to me. With our dancers 

who are so eloquent in their bodies, it’s a perfect 

match.” 

From its grassroots origins as a dance school 

and community-based performing arts troupe, 

Ballet Hispánico has grown into a world-class 

institution. Under Vilaro’s artistic direction, the 

company performs a diverse repertory by the 

foremost choreographers of our time, as well as 

emerging artists. The choreographers represent 

a multitude of nationalities including Venezuela, 

Cuba, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain, Brazil, 

Argentina, and Colombia. The 

company has offered more than 

3,350 performances to audiences 

of over two million throughout 11 

countries. 

As part of Ballet Hispánico’s 

Con Brazos Abiertos 

residency in Asheville, the company 

will bring three days of unique 

discussions, workshops and events, including a 

Latin Social Dance class and party, a community 

class for families, master classes for experienced 

dancers and special performances and workshops 

for local students. And company dancers 

and leaders will lead a discussion ahead of each 

public performance. 

A special daytime show will also be available 

for students at 10am, Wednesday, April 10. This 

performance is open to homeschoolers, school 

groups, community groups, and families and is 

recommended for grades 2-12. 

To obtain more information on the Mainstage 

Series or to purchase tickets for the April 9 

and 10 performances of Ballet Hispánico 

(Regular $48; Student $43; 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 

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and ‘An Iliad’ this spring 


At the back of the ACT building, is an entrance 

to 35below, another theatre venue that many 

people still aren’t aware exists. 

35below is a small black box space that has 

only two rows and only 40 seats. It opened in 

December of 2002, and its debut performance 

was David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries. Over 

the years, the stage has hosted World Premieres, 

NC Premieres, and works by local playwrights, 

including productions by Waylon Wood, Tom 

Godleski, and Monica McDaniel. In this space, 

improv performances, a storytelling series, The 

Autumn Players Readers Theatre Showcase 

Series, and a range of independently produced 

productions have found an artistic home. 

Two of those productions are scheduled for 

performances this spring. Lobby Hero, a provocative 

drama by Oscar Award-winning screenwriter 

Kenneth Lonergan will run for three weekends 

in March, and An Iliad, a captivating one-person 

show will run in April. Both shows are produced 

by local theatre groups who don’t have permanent 

theatre space of their own. 

“Anyone in the community is welcome to propose 

a show for the 35below season,” said Jenny 

Bunn, Marketing Director of Asheville Community 

Theatre. “We’re specifically interested in 

proposals that feature scripts that offer a diversity 

of voices, perspectives, and experiences; scripts 

by women and people of color; and scripts that 

illuminate contemporary issues.” 

But also, she adds, “35below is a tiny space. 

With only 40 seats, the shows that work best in 

that performance space have smaller casts and 

sets.” 

Lobby Hero is produced by local troupe Ellipsis 

Theatre Company, headed by Chelsey Gaddy 

Mirheli, and is directed by Devyn Villarreal. In the 

show, a murder investigation brings together a 

pair of security guards, a cop, and his rookie to 

the lobby of a Manhattan apartment complex 

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afternoons at 2:30 pm. 

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Theatre Company, a collaboration 

between husband and wife team 

Trinity Smith Keel and Scott Keel. 

For An Iliad, Trinity Smith Keel will 

direct, and Scott Keel will star in the 

one-person show. Scott’s brother, 

the accomplished cellist, Franklin 

Keel, will provide live musical underscoring. 

In this show, a bare stage is 

transformed into a raging battlefield, 

bringing Homer’s epic tale of heroes 

and villains through the centuries 

and into the present day. An Iliad will 

be performed in 35below April 5-21, 

with performances Thursday, Friday 

and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm 

and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 pm. 

In addition to these two productions, 

35below hosts a range 

of other performances. Listen to 

This is a monthly storytelling series 

with stories and songs written on a 

specific theme. Somewhat similar to 

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This has been occurring on the last 

Thursday of each month for several 

years. Local comedian and actor 

Tom Chalmers plans, produces, and 

hosts each show. 

The Autumn Players also present 

their Readers Theatre Showcase 

Series in 35below. This series offers 

both classic and contemporary 

scripts as reader’s theatre, where 

rehearsed actors use only vocal 

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Awake and Sing will be performed 

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WNCAP’s Dining Out For Life happens April 25 

BY STAFF REPORTS • WNC 

Dining Out For Life (DOFL) is 

an annual event benefiting HIV 

Prevention & Care that takes 

place in nearly 50 cities across 

the nation. 

This year, Dining Out For Life is 

on Thursday, April 25. In Asheville, 

DOFL will once again be 

underwritten by their longtime 

Presenting Sponsor, Prestige 

Subaru. On April 25 participating 

restaurants will donate 20% 

of their gross sales to the local 

HIV/AIDS Service Organization. 

In WNC, that organization is 

WNCAP. “Dining Out For Life is 

WNCAP’s largest fundraiser. But 

the most important benefit is 

A group of Dining Out For Life how many people are educated 

Ambassadors and patrons gather at a 

about the ongoing crisis of HIV/ 

Participating Restaurant in Asheville. 

— Photo credit: Cathy Deweese AIDS,” said WNCAP Executive 

Director Antonio del Toro. 

Thousands of people in WNC 

are living with HIV, and many of them do not 

know their status. WNCAP helps your local 

community access HIV Prevention tools, including 

PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) a daily pill to 

help prevent HIV. 

WNCAP also helps people living with HIV engage 

with medical care so that their viral load can 

become undetectable, creating effectively zero 

risks of transmitting HIV sexually. Resources generated 

by Dining Out For Life help people survive 

and thrive in a world where there remains ample 

stigma surrounding HIV. 

In 2018, thanks to the generosity of restaurants, 

diners, and volunteer Ambassadors, DOFL 

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Longtime DOFL Ambassadors Barbara Bell (right) and Betty Sharpless (left) engage diners 

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awareness about HIV/AIDS while entering diners into a raffle for three grand prizes. 

Mountain Xpress for Best Local 

Fundraising Event. Asheville also 

ranked in the top 

10 DOFL cities in 

2018 - outranking 

New York 

and Chicago. 

That is indeed 

a testament to 

the community 

spirit (and love 

of excellent local 

cuisine) that distinguishes 

their 

home. 

Inspired by 

an exciting 

new brand strategy from Dining 

Out For Life International, WNCAP 

will embark on a forward-thinking 

and comprehensive marketing 

campaign for DOFL this year. New 

colors, logos, and fonts will appear 

on 15,000 pieces of promotional 

materials and over 350,000 copies 

of print advertisements. 

WNCAP is also heavily investing 

in digital ads, radio, television, and 

billboards, and a targeted direct 

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WNCAP assembles a team of 

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and Devin Smith (right) thank the staff at Well 

Bred Bakery in Biltmore Village for participating 

in Dining Out For Life. Last year, participating 

restaurants raised nearly $150,000 for HIV 

Prevention & Care in our community. 

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GO 

Mark your calendars for 

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WHAT EXACTLY IS MACULAR DEGENERATION 

Your Health 

By Max Hammonds, MD 

The back of the eye – the retina – receives light 

coming into the front of the eye. 

The retina is made up of numerous layers of 

cells. The very bottom layer is the cells that actually 

react to light, enabling us to see. These are 

the rod cells – which see black-and-white and 

motion vision – and the cone cells – which see 

color and sharply focused vision. Directly under 

the retina is a layer of darkly pigmented “nurse” 

cells which feed and maintain the visual cells. 

They sit on top of a membrane which separates 

the retina from the blood vessels which feed the 

covering of the eyeball and the retina. 

On the retina is a small circular place – 

the macula – where the inner most layers of the 

retina become quite thin, exposing the visual 

cells more clearly to light coming into the eye. 

The cone cells – which see color and sharply 

focused vision – are more numerous here. The 

macula is the place of sharpest vision, the place 

where we see clearly to read and to do close, 

detailed work. 

If we have certain genetic abnormalities 

(almost 60% of patients) and as we age, we 

develop small areas where the “trash” (normal 

metabolic waste – called drusen) accumulates 

in the membrane immediately below the retina 

— Photo by Patrick Brinksma 

and is not carried away. These yellowish plaques 

cause an inflammatory reaction which leads to 

destruction of the pigmented “nurse” cells with 

spillage of the dark pigment into the membrane, 

scarring, and eventual destruction of the visual 

cells – age-related macular degeneration (AMD) 

– the leading cause of blindness in people over 

age 60. Although this process may occur in other 

parts of the retina, the effects are most noticeable 

in the macula. 

Smoking, hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol, 

high intake of saturated fat, trans-fat, and 

omega-6 fat (animal fat), and exposure to UVlight 

all increase (by 3-6x) the risk of developing 

AMD, even in those who are not genetically predisposed. 

Being female, having light skin color, 

and light-colored eyes also increase the risk. 

In the early stages of the disease, the 

drusen and the dark pigment are visible but 

usually there is little visual loss. Slowly larger 

areas are darkened in around the macula and the 

drusen are larger causing some “blurry or blank 

spots” in the middle of your vision. Gradually, in 

still later stages, the areas of visual loss become 

still larger and more noticeable (dry AMD). Visual 

loss is usually not complete, but sharp vision is 

severely decreased or lost all together. 

Sometimes the inflammation weakens the underlying 

membrane allowing “new” blood vessels 

to directly invade the retina through the weakened 

membrane from behind (wet AMD). These 

vessels are fragile and break easily, causing fluid 

to leak out and bleeding which creates more 

swelling and scarring, leading to rapid visual loss 

– sometimes to complete blindness. 

The early stages of AMD can only be found by 

having regular eye exams by an eye care specialist. 

Treatment of the early stages – usually 

before any obvious visual loss is noticed – can 

be modified by changes in lifestyle – control of 

blood pressure, stop smoking, weight loss, avoid 

‘Health’ continued on page 29 


THE OPEN VISTA OF ORIGINAL MIND 

ZEN PHILOSOPHY WITH BILL WALZ 

Look, and it can’t be seen. Listen, and it can’t 

be heard. Reach, and it can’t be grasped. 

Above, it isn’t bright. Below, it isn’t dark. 

Seamless, unnamable, it returns to the realm 

of nothing. Form that includes all forms, 

image without an image, subtle, beyond 

all conception. Approach it and there is no 

beginning; follow it and there is no end. You 

can’t know it, but you can be it, at ease in your 

own life. Just realize where you come from: 

this is the essence of wisdom. 

— #14 – The Tao Te Ching (Mitchell) 

We are a society and culture mesmerized by 

the objects of the world. We find value in and 

through objects like our possessions, and one of 

our strongest myths tells us that material wealth 

will lead to happiness and well-being when evidence 

proves this is not so. Likewise, we look to 

belonging to identity groups like our nationality, religion, 

race, political and interest group affiliations 

as well as our social status to give placement 

and meaning to our life. We accumulate things 

and affiliations, seeking to allay a haunting feeling 

of not being enough, and ultimately no matter 

how many things and affiliations we acquire, this 

feeling continues. We need to fill our lives in order 

to feel OK, and there just doesn’t ever seem to be 

enough, and we are seldom unequivocally OK. 

On a much subtler level, this is true with our 

relationship to mind itself. In Buddhism, thoughts, 

emotions and sensations are referred to as 

“mental forms” and we tend to define mind and 

our subjective sense of self through our thoughts 

and emotions. We seek pleasurable sensory 

experiences to enhance desirable emotions, as if 

this gives life special meaning. We look for ideas 

in the world that conform to, confirm and expand 

the ideas we already have so as to buttress our 

sense of self. Unfortunately all this seeking and 

accumulating of ideas and emotions can also entangle 

us in the contradictions of the contents of 

our mind and this can make life most uncomfortable, 

if not at times crazy. The mind can become 

like a rat’s nest of entangled ideas and emotions 

that plagues us. When all is done, we find that 

none of the forms, material or mental, can give us 

lasting happiness, peace and well-being. 

So, as “mental forms,” sensations, thoughts 

and emotions, are the stuff, the objects of the 

mind, just as material objects are the stuff of our 

lives, we tend to fixate on these mental objects 

and confuse them for the totality of mind when 

they are no more the totality of the mind then 

material objects are the totality of the world. In 

both cases, the space in which the objects occur 

is quite neglected, and this neglect causes us to 

miss the true value and meaning of existence. A 

world made only of objects is impossible, there 

must be space in which they occur, and too 

many objects in a limited space is rightly called 

cramped. A compulsive hoarder’s home is an 

assault on the senses and we usually feel uncomfortable 

in cramped and cluttered places. In the 

opposite direction, we are drawn to the experience 

of open space, and it is why we climb to 

mountain tops and seek out places of vista, and 

why deserts have a mystical quality to them. So 

too, our cramped and cluttered minds are quite 

uncomfortable, particularly when it feels like the 

runaway contents of our minds are closing in on 

us and there is no escaping their suffocation. 

We have no cultural tradition for recognizing 

the spacious mind as the real source of comfort, 

peace, and well-being, and despite all evidence 

of how crazy and dangerous so many of our 

thoughts and emotions are, we invest the realm 

of thought with intelligence and our emotions with 

much of our sense of self. We neglect all our 

experience that shows us that it is the spacious 

silent mind that is the true source of intelligence 

and wisdom. We fail to give proper notice to how 

it is that when we are caught in swirling circles 

of thought and emotion, we might take a walk or 

a shower or bath, or play with the dog, or wash 

the dishes, and out of the silence the insight that 

had been eluding us emerges. But nothing in 

our culture validates this, so few give this insight 

the affirmation deserved. Even our psychologies, 

philosophies, and religions are filled with complicated 

ideas that seem to bring us no closer to 

peace and wisdom. 

That real happiness and well-being most often 

occur when NOTHING is happening, as during 

the quiet space of the moment in an experience 

in nature, with a treasured person, or when just 

sitting alone, gets completely overlooked. An 

equally valuable insight is that just as we seek 

open physical vistas for comfort and inspiration, 

so too it is wise to look to a spacious and quiet 

mind for happiness, insight, and well-being. 

Yet, since this is not an object in the mind - you 

cannot seek it, as many a frustrated seeker 

experiences - you can only allow it. As many an 

intellectual or spiritual seeker experiences, they 

may fill their mind with many esoteric ideas and 

engage in many elaborate spiritual practices, but 

it brings them no closer to peace. 

Just as space is the natural environment of a 

room before it is filled with objects, space is the 

natural quality of mind before it is filled with the 

objects of thoughts, emotions and sensations. 

This you can only relax into, breathe into, allow its 

natural presence. It is always there, for it is truly 

who we are, not the clutter with which that we 

compulsively fill it. This space of pure consciousness 

is what Buddhism refers to as “original 

mind” - mind before the clutter - and it is what all 

of Buddhism and its practices of meditation and 

mindfulness are meant to awaken. 

Mystic traditions of all cultures, including Judaism 

and Christianity, recognize the contemplative 

and meditative mind, the quiet mind that is not 

seeking, but rather sitting in receptive reflection, 

as essential for higher levels of inspiration, 

understanding and spiritual realization. Even 

higher levels of scientific inquiry as well as artistic 

inspiration depend on quiet, intuitive receptivity 

for breakthroughs. Instead of focusing on 

the contracted mental energy of thoughts, this 

receptivity requires expanded openness of the 

energy of consciousness. “It returns to the realm 

of nothing.” 

An open outdoor vista is a good place to encourage 

and support this allowing, yet it is important 

to realize that your own true nature already IS 

the infinitely vast open vista of pure uncluttered 

consciousness. As this spacious consciousness 

is what makes experiences in the world meaningful, 

when space is experienced as a connecting 

energetic force rather than a source of separation, 

so too, it is this spacious consciousness energy 

prior to thoughts, sensations and emotions that 

is what creates the sense of connection within 

us. When we train ourselves to abide in this quiet 

stillness, this openness, even amidst the clutter 

and noise of the world, this intuitive connection 

and sense of well-being remain. In the mystical 

language of Taoism and Zen, rather than striving 

to be somebody looking for something, we 

become nobody abiding in the realm of nothing 

while everything swirls around us. The open vista 

of original mind is felt as our source and stability. 

I encourage you into this allowing and finding of 

that which is not objects in the mind, but rather 

the vastness of Being, the space of consciousness 

prior to its energy contracting into objects 

of sensation, thought and emotion. Just relax, 

breathe, allow, and expand into the space that is 

within and all around - and then - the objects that 

arise within and out of the space will be imbued 

with the beauty and wisdom of Reality. You will no 

longer experience yourself as a separate object 

looking to the accumulation of objects, whether 

material or mental, to validate you. You will know 

yourself as the consciousness energy that is the 

space, which can value what is natural and true 

without needing anything, and this is happiness, 

peace and well-being. There is no need to seek it, 

for you already are it. Just learn to relax into it. 

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 


MARCH ART 

Andrea Kulish demonstrates the ancient Ukranian art of pysanky, a wax-resistant method 

of decorating Easter eggs 

Grovewood Gallery hosts annual spring ‘Sip & Shop’ March 22 & 23 

BY STAFF REPORTS • NORTH ASHEVILLE 

The Grovewood Gallery is located in historic Grovewood 

Village adjacent to The Omni Grove Park Inn. 

Grovewood Gallery celebrates spring with their 

annual Sip & Shop event, which will take place 

from 10-5:30 pm on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, 

March 23. 

Enjoy complimentary wine and treats, craft 

demonstrations by local artisans, and a 10% 

discount on gallery merchandise. Visitors can shop 

two expansive floors of finely crafted furniture, ceramics, 

jewelry and much more, contributed by over 

400 artists and craftspeople from across the US. 

“Our Spring Sip & Shop presents a rare opportunity 

to get deals on our new offerings for 

2019, and it’s also a chance to support our local 

economy and connect with a couple of our talented 

Asheville makers,” says Ashley Van Matre, 

Marketing Manager at Grovewood Gallery. 

During the event, Andrea Kulish will demonstrate 

the ancient Ukranian art of pysanky, a 

wax-resistant method of decorating Easter eggs. 

Each egg is designed as a wish, with symbols 

and colors intended to bring the person who 

receives it love, health, success, or whatever 

attribute the artist selects. 

A first-generation Ukrainian-American, Kulish 

learned the intricate art of pysanky, which translates 

to “written eggs,” as a young girl. Now, she 

not only creates them, using unique folk-inspired 

designs, but she also teaches classes in the art. 

Also demonstrating on March 22 and 23 is fiber 

artist Karen Kennedy, a graduate of Haywood 

Community College’s Professional Craft Program. 

Kennedy will be needle felting decorative bird 

nests using locally dyed wool. 

Both demonstrating artists will have original 

works for sale. The 10% discount does not apply 

to demonstrators’ artwork, custom/special orders, 

or Lyman Whitaker Wind Sculptures. 

About 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 - originally 

backed by Edith Vanderbilt - that played a 

significant role in the Appalachian Craft Revival 

during the early 20th century. 

IF 

YOU 

GO 

Hours are Monday through Saturday from 

10-5:30 pm, and Sunday, 11-5 pm. Free 

parking is available on-site. 

For more information on Grovewood Gallery, visit 

www.grovewood.com or call (828) 253-7651. 


IN ARTIST'S WORDS 

“Softly Greening” by Kate Thayer 

“Thinking Green” by Kate Thayer 

Kate Thayer welcomes spring through new works 

BY KATE THAYER • RIVER ARTS DISTRICT, ASHEVILLE, BLACK MOUNTAIN 

“Water Flowin’, Trees Growin’” by Kate Thayer 

Spring is beginning, presenting the leaves, buds, 

and flowers awakening to celebrate the new 

season. 

My oil and pastel paintings reflect the colors 

Seasons of Art 

and textures of Spring that reveal themselves to 

me. 

Each day and time of Spring are exciting to 

see the many changes in our mountains. 

WHEN 

YOU 

GO 

Kate Thayer 

katethayer.com 

Asheville Gallery Of Art, Downtown 

Seven Sisters Gallery, Black Mountain 

“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 • 

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THE POET'S VOICE 

March poetry and Mary Oliver 

We received a poem from a “local” poet. Read 

on! And Mary Oliver died in late January. This 

poem is for her. I’m certain of it. 

“The Shuttle” 

Back of a pickup 

Crushed bodies down low 

Catching a ride to the top, sometimes below 

Why I love the shuttle? 

Wind in your hair, a river coming into view 

Sometimes an old one, sometimes new 

Laughter; nerves for some if bigger water than 

before 

Butterflies fluttering in their core 

Companionship of kindred spirits, encouragement 

from your crew 

Anticipation builds and excitement brews 

By the time the shuttle is complete, reassurances to 

the nervous ones replete 

Why I love the shuttle? 

I get to know the driver too 

Like being invited into someone’s home 

You can learn a lot about who transports you 

What music plays on their radio, how crazy they 

drive, fast or slow 

The route and way they prefer to go 

What tools or odds and ends are lying on their floor 

All the little clues that helps me get to know them 

more 

So much more than just a shuttle~ 

A time to bond and learn names and faces 

For when we finally get on that river 

We are no longer strangers but forever river friends 

from all over places 

©️JoAndra P. Proia 

1/21/18 

I must include Mary Oliver’s poem, . It is 

from her final book, Thirst. 

“Praying” 

It doesn’t have to be 

the blue iris, it could be 

weeds in a vacant lot, or a few 

small stones; just 

pay attention, then patch 

a few words together and don’t try to 

make them elaborate, this isn’t 

a contest but the doorway 

into thanks, and a silence in which 

another voice may speak. 

This poem could also be titltled “Writing.” Writing 

is a lot like praying. You need to pay attention, 

and listen. 

Another poem by Mary Oliver is “Today,” from 

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The Swan. 

“Today” 

today is a day of 

dark clouds and slow rain. 

The little blades of corn 

are so happy. 

You know I can’t get enough of Mary Oliver. 

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“Look and See” 

This moring, at waterside, a sparrow flew 

to a water rock and landed, by error, on the back 

of an eider duck; lightly it fluttered off, amused. 

The duck, too, was not provoked, but, you might 

say, was 

laughing. 

This afternoon a gull sailing over 

our house was casually scratching 

its stomach of white feathers with one 

pink foot as it flew. 

Works In 

Translation 

Book Club 

Oh Lord, how shining and festive is your gift to us, 

if we only look, and see. 

To me, Mary was the Saint of Observing, and 

capable of letting us in on the view. 

‘Til April. You will hear from me then. SEND 

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Malaprop’s presents ‘One Size Fits None’ and Works in Translation with 

Justin Souther this March 


STEPHANIE ANDERSON PRES- 

ENTS ONE SIZE FITS NONE: A 

FARM GIRL’S SEARCH FOR THE 

PROMISE OF REGENERATIVE 

AGRICULTURE IN CONVERSA- 

TION WITH MARY SAUNDERS 

BULAN, PH.D. 

Thomas Jefferson thought of 

farmers as the nation’s MVPs. He 

called them “the most vigorous, 

the most independent, the most 

virtuous” of our citizens. But Jefferson 

didn’t live in this time, when 

95% of the food and commodities 

grown in the US come from hightech 

growers who plant, tend, and 

harvest their massive fields without 

ever touching soil, and Jefferson 

could never have anticipated that 

the use of insecticides and fertilizers 

would deplete that soil to near 

infertility. 

Let’s play fair and acknowledge 

that modern farms produce far more 

food per acre than their predecessors, 

and global levels of poverty and 

starvation are at the lowest levels 

ever. But the methods they use aren’t 

sustainable. For reasons of public 

health and in the interest of a healthy 

planet, our corporate food system 

badly needs to be repaired. 

In One Size Fits None, Anderson 

crisscrosses the country, visiting 

the intrepid farmers who practice 

precisely the sort of farming techniques 

that will serve as models for 

that needed reform. Raised on a 

ranch in South Dakota, she knows 

all the arguments that conventional 

farmers use to convince themselves 

that a switch to more enlightened 

techniques would be too difficult, too 

expensive, and too little too late. 

At first, Anderson was skeptical 

herself. But then she discovered 

farms with soil that regenerates 

each season and 

farmers revitalized by 

newfound success. In 

the Dakotas, Anderson 

met Phil and Jill 

Jerde and learned 

how their Great 

Plains Buffalo 

Company 

succeeds without the 

brutal practices of an industrial 

feedlot. With a herd 

of one thousand bison 

and 10 children under 

their keep, the Jerdes are 

prime examples of farmers actively 

pursuing a regenerative agricultural 

ideal. 

— Previously published in 

Forward Magazine. 

Stephanie Anderson is an instructor 

of English at Florida Atlantic University. 

She grew up on a ranch, has 

worked as a writer and photographer 

for the humanitarian aid organization 

Cross International, and served as an 

editor for the agricultural newspaper 

Tri-State Neighbor in South Dakota. 

Anderson’s work has appeared in 

Grist Journal, Sweet, The Chronicle 

Review, The Rumpus, and Kudzu 

House Quarterly. 

Stephanie Anderson will be in conversation 

with Mary Saunders Bulan, 

Ph.D., Professor of Environmental 

Studies and Sustainable Agriculture 

Programs Director at Warren Wilson 

College. 

Works In Translation Book Club 

Join host and Malaprop’s Bookstore 

Manager Justin Souther to 

discuss writers—and their 

literature—in translation, 

and the cultural, political 

and artistic influences that 

shape them. 

This month’s pick is False 

Calm: A Journey Through the 

Ghost Towns of Patagonia by Maria 

Sonia Cristoff, translated by Katherine 

Silver. 

IF 

YOU 

GO 

One Size Fits None by 

Stephanie Anderson 

Book signing and reading 

Wednesday, March 6, 6pm 

Works In Translation Book Club 

False Calm: A Journey Through the 

Ghost Towns of Patagonia 

Thursday, March 28, 7pm 

Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café 

55 Haywood St. 

Downtown Asheville 

(828) 254-6734 

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We host numerous Readings & 

Book clubs, as well as Salons! 

Visit www.malaprops.com 

READINGS & BOOK SIGNINGS 

“How Much The Heart Can 

Hold” - Zelda Fitzgerald 

Readings and Trivia 

3/10 - 3pm 

Omari Scott Simmons 

presents Potential on the 

Periphery: College Access 

from the Ground Up 

3/12 - 6pm 

Jessica Wilkerson presents 

To Live Here, You Have to 

Fight, in conversation with 

Ronni Lundy and Erica 

Locklear 3/13 - 7pm 

Jessica Salfia and Emily 

Hilliard present 55 Strong: 

Inside the West Virginia 

Teachers’ Strike 3/15 - 7pm 

Allan Wolf presents The Day 

the Universe Exploded My 

Head: Poems to Take You into 

Space and Back Again 

03/16 - 4pm 

Frances Mayes presents See 

You in the Piazza 3/20 - 6pm 

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New photography exhibit opens at Mountain Gateway Museum 

BY ROANN BISHOP • OLD FORT 

Two friends—both clad in Civil 

War uniforms—pose together 

for the camera. One wears Confederate 

gray; the other, Union 

blue. 

In a 1928 snapshot, a dead 

sperm whale that washed ashore 

at Wrightsville beach lies surrounded 

by spectators. 

A larger, more professional 

photograph of about the same 

vintage shows a snowy view of 

Morganton’s Broughton Hospital, 

part of it still under construction. 

These images and more than 

30 others are part of “Look Again: 

Discovering Historical Photos,” 

a traveling photography exhibit from the NC 

Museum of History in Raleigh that is now open 

at the Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort. 

The free exhibition 

runs through Sunday, 

May 5. 

The introduction of 

photography in the 

mid-1800s forever 

changed the way we 

record and remember 

our personal lives, as 

well as our community’s, 

state’s 

and nation’s history. 

Some images in 

“Look Again” show 

changes over 

time—in fashion, 

architecture, landscapes, 

technology, and society. Other photos 

show faces, some well-known, others not known 

at all. 

Eric Blevins, chief photographer at the North Carolina 

Museum of History in Raleigh, will present a free 

program at Mountain Gateway Museum (MGM) in 

Old Fort on Sunday, March 17. Blevins will discuss 

images in the state history museum’s collection, some of 

which are featured in its traveling exhibit, Look Again: 

Discovering Historical Photos, now open at MGM. 

Registration is required for the program. 

The large-scale reprints in the exhibit represent 

a variety of photographic processes, dating from 

the mid-1800s through the 1970s. Some of the 

original images were 19th-century daguerreotypes, 

ambrotypes, and tintypes. Others were 

first printed from turn-of-the-twentieth-century 

glass-plate negatives. Many were taken on blackand-white 

roll film of the early 1900s while still 

others were captured on the new color film of the 

1950s and later. 

The photographs in “Look Again” are divided 

into four thematic sections: Telling Stories, Taking 

a Closer Look, Remembering Faces, and Capturing 

Moments. Each section focuses on stories 

and interesting details associated with each 

photo. 

On Sunday, March 17, 2 pm, Eric Blevins, chief 

photographer at the NC Museum of History, will 

present a program at Mountain Gateway Muse- 

‘Photos’ continued on page 29 


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AmiciMusic presents their first annual 

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featuring the debut of BREAKING 

WINDS, an exciting new Wind Ensemble 

in the region, as well as a “NIGHT 

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performing scenes from Mozart operas 

and more. 

Artistic Director Daniel Weiser 

AmiciMusic will present a fantastic 

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Breaking Winds, a new and exciting 

Asheville-based Wind Ensemble directed 

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comprised of top musicians from the Asheville 

Symphony, Brevard Philharmonic, Hendersonville 

“A NIGHT IN VIENNA,” an excellent program of operatic scenes and arias by 

Mozart, Lehar, and Strauss, featuring soprano Amanda Horton, baritone Jonathan Ross 

Symphony, Greenville Symphony, and the Knoxville 

Symphony orchestras. 

Wind Music was a favorite genre in the 18th 

and 19th centuries and was performed at many 

social occasions and in the streets of cities 

throughout Europe. Unfortunately, the expense 

of financing these groups became prohibitive, 

and this music is rarely heard in concert today. 

Breaking Winds plans to bring back this cherished 

music and have it performed by the most 

accomplished musicians in Asheville. This program 

will feature Mozart’s Octet in E Flat Major 

as well as his wonderful woodwind Piano Quintet 

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joining the group. Also on the program will be the 

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“The Magic Flute” as well as Lehar’s “The Merry 

Widow” and Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus. They will 

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the audience in this sophisticated parody 

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is the only ones who can stop him. Will they 

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Only time, some epic fight scenes and gratuitous 

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Featuring: Jered Shults, Mike Yow, Michael 

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Management: Jessica Johnson 

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and activated by laser in the eye. Again, 

‘35below’ continued from page 17 

March 28-29, 2019 and The Constant Wife will 

follow April 26-27, in 35below. 

“Though people are very aware of what ACT 

offers on our Mainstage, 35below is still the bestkept 

secret in the WNC theatre world,” said Bunn. 

“It’s such an intimate space that the audience 

becomes very connected to the energy of the performers. 

It is a terrific space to see a show.” 

IF 

YOU 

GO 

For more information about 35below, the 

Readers Theatre Showcase Series, or Listen 

to This, visit www.ashevilletheatre.org. 

‘Photos’ continued from page 26 

these and several other more experimental therapies 

can slow but not stop wet AMD. 

Considering that this is a disastrous disease 

with serious, irreversible consequences, have 

your eyes examined regularly and make effective 

lifestyle changes to decrease your risk. Many who 

have the genetic abnormalities, but excellent lifestyle 

habits are avoiding this problem. Join them. 

‘Amadeus’ continued from page 7 

Márquez’s Danzón No. 2. This concert features all 

five orchestras of the ASYO: the Youth Orchestra, 

Philharmonia, Prelude Orchestra, Chamber 

Orchestra, and the Percussion Ensemble. 

For the big finale, Rach the night away with 

Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 and a powerhouse 

performance of two masterful Rachmaninoff compositions: 

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and 

Piano Concerto No. 2 — with expert Rachmaninoff 

interpreter Ohlsson on the piano. Asheville 

Symphony Music Director Darko Butorac will 

join the orchestra on the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium’s 

giant stage, complete with a 32-foot stage 

‘Action’ continued from pg 28 

IF 

YOU 

GO 

CONTINUED 

ACTION MOVIE: THE PLAY opens Friday, 

March 8 and runs through Sunday, March 

31 at The Magnetic Theatre, located at 375 

Depot Street in the River Arts District. Performances 

are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm 

and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are $18 for General 

Admission and $10 for students. For tickets and 

information, visit www.themagnetictheatre.org. 

extension that thrusts the Symphony into the 

audience. 

“Doing two Rachmaninoff pieces is almost 

unheard of,” Whitehill says. “It’s absolute gluttony. 

It’s an embarrassment of musical riches — and a 

rare opportunity to see two of the most beloved, 

virtuosic, difficult concertos in one evening.” 

IF 

YOU 

GO 

Asheville Symphony 

Tickets are on sale now, with event prices 

ranging from free to $93. www.ashevilleamadeus.org. 

Monday-Friday, 10-4 pm (828) 254- 

7046, 27 College Pl., Suite 100. 

um about images in the state history museum’s 

collection that didn’t make the “cut” for the Look 

Again exhibition. 

Having worked at the state history museum for 

30 years, Blevins is very familiar with its photographic 

collection and well prepared to discuss 

its contents and examine why photographs are 

not only pieces of history but some of our most 

priceless possessions. 

While the program is free, registration is 

required, as the number of seats is limited. For 

more information about the Look Again exhibit or 

to register for the program, contact RoAnn Bishop 

at the Mountain Gateway Museum at (828) 

668-9259 or roann.bishop@ncdcr.gov. 

IF 

YOU 

GO 

Mountain Gateway Museum & Heritage 

Center 

24 Water Street, Old Fort, NC 28762 Phone: 828- 668-9259 Fax: 828-668-0041 • www.mgmnc. 

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