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The Indigenous Walls Project brings a renaissance of Native art to Asheville, NC
Indigenous Walls Project
Apache artwork by @irotism. | Photo by AVLtoday
Though Asheville is built on the ancestral land of the Anigiduwagi, the legacy of Indigenous culture is often difficult to discern in our city’s day-to-day landscape.

The Indigenous Walls Project, launched by local street artist and business owner Jared Wheatley, hopes to change that narrative one mural at a time.

Five months since Jared first painted the Cherokee Syllabary on a vacant wall near Coxe Ave., the amount of Indigenous street art has already flourished exponentially in Asheville.

Now, seven murals and roughly 8,000-sqft of wall space downtown are adorned with Native art — and this weekend, an additional 10,000-sqft worth of mural art will be installed throughout the city at the Intertribal Graffiti Jam.

Jared Wheatley, founder of the Indigenous Walls Project

Jared Wheatley, founder of the Indigenous Walls Project.

Photo by @eatasheville

“One thing that we’re really proud of is trying to represent the diversity of Indigenous culture and welcome it in a different way,” Jared says.

“We focus deeply on the urban Native, the people who live off the reservation and don’t have access to their culture on a daily basis... we’re also trying to build a bridge from the Qualla Boundary to here — to allow those folks to feel more comfortable visiting the area,” he adds.

The Graffiti Jam’s visiting artists span from Portland, OR and Los Angeles, CA to St. Paul, MN — and they represent 10 unique tribal nations, including the Cherokee, Navajo, Diné, Yaqui, Purépecha, Apache, Quechan, Arawak, Menomimen, and Ojibwe.

A depiction of the Anishinaabe "Jingle Woman."

A depiction of the Anishinaabe “Jingle Woman.”

Art by @elninoperdido; photo by AVLtoday

In addition to these live art installations happening throughout the city, there will be several events this weekend, including a film screening, Native market, and dance party. Click the button below for all the details.
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Today
  • Matisyahu | Wed., Oct. 19 | 8 p.m. | Salvage Station, 468 Riverside Dr., Asheville | $27.50 - $32.50 | This reggae hip-hop artist is best known for his hit song, “One Day.”
Thursday
  • Hocus Pocus | Thu., Oct. 20 | 6 p.m. | Rabbit Rabbit, 75 Coxe Ave., Asheville | $6.00 | Kids are admitted free to this outdoor screening of a classic Halloween film about a teenage boy who accidentally awakens a villainous comedic trio of witches.
  • Orionids Meteor Shower | Thu., Oct. 20 | 8-10 p.m. | Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, 1 PARI Drive, Rosman | $25.00 - $50.00 | Enjoy an evening under the stars + observe the Orionids meteor shower at this International Certified Dark Sky Park.
  • Foundy Street Flashback Film Series | Thu., Oct. 20 | 6-9:30 p.m. | Wedge at Foundation, 5 Foundy Street #Ste 10, Asheville | $15.00 | Join Foundy Street, Wedge Brewing, and Grail Moviehouse for an outdoor screening of “Little Shop of Horrors” — there will also be a costume contest, performance by Drag Queen Ganymede, and tunes from DJ Lil Meow Meow.
Friday
  • Burmese Bites & Bonfire | Fri., Oct. 21 | 4:30-7:30 p.m. | Smoky Park Supper Club, 350 Riverside Dr., Asheville | $60 | Chef Yunanda Wilson of aThoke Lay presents a four-course meal featuring spices and flavors from Southeast Asia.
  • Celebración de la Herencia Hispana | Fri., Oct. 21 | 6-8:30 p.m. | Burton Street Community Center, 134 Burton St, Asheville | Free | An evening of music, dancing, and delicious Latin cuisine followed by a showing of “Encanto.”
  • Rocky Horror Music Show | Fri., Oct. 21 | 9-11:30 p.m. | The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville | $2.00 - $17.00 | The Rocky Horror Music Show presents the songs of Rocky Horror in a rock club setting.
  • Antique and Collectible Book Sale | Fri., Oct. 21-Sat., Oct. 22 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St, Asheville | Free | A book sale hosted by The Friends of Pack Library, featuring antique and collectible books, comic books, and CDs — on the second day, everything will be half off.
Saturday
  • Wicked Halloween 5K & Fun Run | Sat., Oct. 22 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Rd., Asheville | $25.00 - $40.00 | All proceeds from this event will benefit The Asheville Humane Society.
Sunday
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High school science teacher Joanne Barsch introduces her students to genome editing technology in a way that matches their individual learning styles + interests. | Photo by Francis Filmworks
Why are more Ashevillians switching to independent schools? Attendees at Carolina Day School’s Open House events last week found out for themselves — but, in case you missed class, here’s a copy of our notes. ✍️

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  • Whole-child, mission-driven education
  • Small class sizes with excellent teachers
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Weather
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Concert
  • The Orange Peel turns 20 this year and it’s celebrating with a weekend of concerts. On Fri., Oct. 28, legendary Atlanta emcee Big Boi will perform, followed by a show on Sat., Oct. 29 from Grammy-award winning Old Crow Medicine Show. What’s your favorite memory at this iconic venue? Share with us for a chance to be featured in an upcoming newsletter.
Biz
  • Mayfel’s, a downtown restaurant serving Louisiana-inspired fare, is now operating under new ownership. Sherrye and Anthony Coggiola, who also own The Cantina, purchased the restaurant from original owner Loretta Woolley in early October. The menu is expected to stay “more or less the same.” (Mountain Xpress)
Arts
  • Have you heard about our fall photography contest? Now through Fri., Nov. 11, we’re looking for photos that show what it’s like to experience autumn in Asheville (think: leaves, festivals, foods, etc). Submissions can be emailed.
Read
  • Local poet Jeffery Beam has released a new collection of poems named “Verdant,” which charts a crisis in his 15-year relationship and the healing process that followed. He will read from his collection on Thurs., Oct. 20, 7 p.m. at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. (Mountain Xpress)
  • From New Bern to Black Mountain, there’s plenty of horror to go around in the Tar Heel State. Here are seven horror novels based in NC, including a young adult horror story about backpacking in Pisgah National Forest and a haunting tale about a 1930s mountain logging camp. 📚(Asheville Citizen-Times)
Plan Ahead
  • The NC Arboretum is hosting a space-themed Halloween Dog Parade on Sun., Oct. 30. Dubbed “2022: A Space Pawdessey,” the event will include a costume contest, dog-themed vendors + other fall festivities. If you participate, pretty please send us a photo of your dog’s costume? 🐾
Ashevillian
  • Local author Julyan Davis’ debut novel, “A History of Saints,” has been selected as a semi finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. His book is a comedy of errors that’s set during the Great Recession in Asheville, “when our lives felt harder — yet were somehow richer.”
Eat
  • Just in time for holiday baking — the Asheville-based sourdough starter company Sourhouse has released a free 30+ page cookbook of sourdough baking tips and recipes. Download your copy. 🥖
Stat
  • One out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer — but the risk is not the same for all women. Are you high risk? Prisma Health medical oncologist Joe Stephenson, MD, sorts out the facts about high-risk breast cancer (and the difference between risk reduction + prevention).*
Seasonal
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Real Estate
  • Constructed in 1941 and located less than five minutes from up-and-coming downtown Marion, this charming renovated farmhouse sits on a corner lot with over an acre of land, offers ample parking (thanks to a circular driveway) + a large workshop. Take a photo tour of this 3 BD, 2 BA beauty. 🏡 *
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Pabst Blue Ribbon 🤝 Asheville’s art scene

You can now find Asheville artist Hannah Bunzey’s design on PBR cans nationwide
Hannah Bunzey PBR Can Art
Asheville artist Hannah Bunzey’s winning can design. | Photo via @hbunzeyart
Psychedelic sunflowers, a glimmering starscape, and beer can-abducting flying saucers are a few of the objects scattered about Hannah Bunzey’s award-winning can design.

The Asheville artist — who has named her design “Keep your head in the clouds, your feet on the ground, and a cold one in your hand!” — is one of ten creators featured on 140 million cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer distributed nationwide.

“My art is meant to be fun and playful, and to take the viewer out of the mundane for a moment,” shares Bunzey. “I’m a ‘make it up as you go’ kind of artist.”

The cans were officially released this fall and are now available for purchase anywhere PBR is sold. You can also check out Bunzey’s design blown up on two area billboards (Tunnel Rd. and Patton Ave.) now through Sun., Nov. 27.

Cheers to you, Hannah — our cup overfloweth with local pride.
THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by Laura.

Editor’s pick: We really do have the coolest readers. Thanks to all of you who wrote in to share extra trivia about Asheville. I had no idea that President Woodrow Wilson got engaged in Asheville or that Grace Kelly once lived at The Manor Inn Apartments during the filming of The Swan. Keep the fun facts coming, folks.

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