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Spotlight on: Get There Asheville

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Whether you know it or not, you’re probably a member of Get There Asheville.

The multimodal transit advocacy group—which formed this year to press municipal candidates to make a smart, sustainable local transportation network a top priority—aims to represent the interests of bus riders, cyclists and pedestrians.

“Even if you don’t slap on spandex for a road ride or take the bus to work, you might bike with your kids on the weekend or take an evening walk,” explains group member Rachel Reeser. “We all stand to benefit from better transit options in our community.”

Get There Asheville’s goal this year is to ensure that every mayoral and City Council candidate thoroughly understands the issues pertaining to local transit, and that every voter knows where the candidates stand on these important issues.

Group member Sandy Tarantino says, “No matter how voters travel to their polling places, we hope they will all consider the importance of multimodal transit to Asheville’s economic and environmental future when they cast their ballots.”

To familiarize voters with candidates’ transportation platforms, Get There Asheville has collected candidate responses to a 10-question survey on local transportation issues. Voters can read the responses online at http://www.getthereasheville.com and in a printed booklet, available free at area bike shops and libraries.

Get There Asheville’s next event is a candidate forum at the Asheville Design Center, 8 College St., on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. To submit questions for the candidates, shoot an e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or visit the group’s Web site.

 

Weekly Picks

Painter Jim Meyers won this year's "Best in Show" award in the Toe River Arts Council's annual Fall Celebration of the Arts competition. Meyers' winning painting and many other splendid works will be on display through Saturday, Nov. 7, at the TRAC Center Gallery, 269 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine. Info: 765-0520.

Erik Reece, the author of the book Lost Mountain about coal politics, will give a presentation titled "What's the Real Story Here?" Thursday, Nov. 5, at 4 p.m. at Warren Wilson College's Ransom Fellowship Hall. Info: 771-2017.

Two touring indie bands, Blind Pilot and The Low Anthem, will perform at UNCA's Highsmith University Union Friday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. Info: www.myspace.com/blindpilot or www.myspace.com/lowanthem.

Browse the wares at the third annual Arts and Crafts Holiday Market at Beech Glen Community Center in Mars Hill Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Artisans from Madison County and surrounding counties will be offering works in glass, fiber, wood, paper, oils, watercolors, metal and more. Plus, live music. Info: 689-5117 or 689-2112.

In recognition of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, join veterans and other members of the community for the "A Celebration of America" concert Sunday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 6th Ave. West, Hendersonville. Info: 693-4890.

World Cup ultrarunner Anne Lundblad will share all of the gory details involved in setting a women's course record at the next Asheville Track Club general meeting Monday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. at Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Info: www.ashevilletrackclub.org.

Catch a screening of The Third Man (1949), a film Xpress' Ken Hanke says "is about as close to a perfect film as you're likely to get," Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at Weaverville Library. Local film historian Bill Brittain will offer an introduction and follow-up. Free popcorn. Info: 250-6482.


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AARP Tax-Aide | 02/13/2008

Academic Coach Program | 09/10/2008

Arts 2 People | 07/09/2008

Arts For Life | 03/14/2007

Asheville AIDS Walk 2008 | 10/01/2008

Asheville Area Arts Council | 11/28/2007

Asheville Art Museum’s Pianoforte Series | 01/14/2009

Asheville Chess Club | 01/09/2008

Asheville Civitan Club | 02/06/2008

Asheville Free Book Exchange | 07/16/2008

Asheville MSBL | 04/08/2009

Asheville New Friends | 01/23/2008

Asheville on Bikes | 10/28/2008

Asheville Storytelling Circle | 10/31/2007

Asheville’s farmers markets | 12/03/2008

Asheville-Buncombe Education Coalition | 10/17/2007

AYUSA | 12/26/2007

Beauty Through Cancer | 08/19/2009

Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC | 05/16/2007

Blue Ridge Watermedia Society | 08/06/2008

Brother Wolf Canine Rescue | 01/16/2008

CarePartners Adult Day Services | 08/29/2007

CarePartners Hospice and Palliative Care Services | 06/06/2007

Carolina Actors’ Collective | 01/21/2009

Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | 07/25/2007

Carolinas’ Nature Photographers Association | 05/27/2009

Child Abuse Prevention Services, Inc. | 06/13/2007

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of WNC (CCCS) | 05/30/2007

Council on Aging of Buncombe County | 09/12/2007

Differently Abled News Network, Inc. | 02/21/2007

Dining Out for Life | 04/22/2009

Dogwood Alliance | 03/19/2008

Downtown Asheville Residential Neighbors | 12/17/2008

Early Stage Memory Loss Support Group | 08/27/2008

ECO Water Quality | 07/05/2007

Eliada Homes Inc. | 12/23/2008

Family Support Network of WNC | 09/03/2008

Family Visitation Center | 09/05/2007

Four Seasons | 09/02/2009

Get There Asheville | 09/30/2009

Girl Scouts | 09/24/2008

Goodwill Career Connections Center | 10/15/2008

Helios Veterans Complementary Health Care Program | 02/27/2008

Helpmate | 04/04/2007

Henderson County Animal Services | 11/19/2008

Hendersonville Little Theatre | 02/18/2009

Hot Chocolate 10K and Kids’ Hill Climb | 01/07/2009

Individuals Reforming Ideas to Secure Equality | 03/07/2007

Kiwanis Club of Asheville | 01/02/2008

Leadership Asheville and The New Agenda | 05/19/2009

Loving Food Resources | 07/18/2007

Managua, Nicaragua, Health and Education Center | 03/26/2008

Mary Benson House | 07/22/2009

Meals On Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County | 07/31/2007

Mountin’ Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center | 06/20/2007

National Down Syndrome Society | 10/10/2007

National Parkinson’s Awareness Month | 04/29/2009

No More Victims | 06/12/2008

North Carolina Creative Autistic Living and Learning, Inc. | 07/11/2007

Old Buncombe County Genealogy Society | 10/03/2007

Old Farmers Ball | 12/31/2008

Open Hearts Art Center | 02/20/2008

Panic Fans for Food | 12/12/2007

Paws With A Purpose | 06/03/2009

Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute | 11/14/2007

Pisgah Legal Services | 05/08/2008

Primordial Tradition | 03/25/2009

Quality Forward | 06/18/2008

Reuter Center Singers | 01/30/2008

River Link | 04/16/2008

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation | 10/24/2007

Smoky Mountain Brass Band | 02/11/2009

Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association | 12/05/2007

The Asheville Affiliates | 04/23/2008

The Asheville City Schools Foundation | 03/04/2009

The Asheville Lightning Junior Olympics Team | 04/02/2008

The Asheville Mural Project | 06/25/2008

The Asheville Mushroom Club | 07/30/2008

The Asheville Puppetry Alliance | 11/07/2007

The Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter of the American Red Cross | 06/27/2007

The Association of Retarded Citizens of Buncombe County | 08/15/2007

The Blue Ridge Home School Choir | 11/12/2008

The Botanical Gardens at Asheville | 05/14/2008

The Bountiful Cities Project | 05/02/2008

The Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation | 04/01/2009

The Carolina Theatre | 05/23/2008

The Henderson County Senior Softball League | 07/23/2008

The Hendersonville chapter of Business & Professional Women | 02/25/2009

The Laurel Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America | 02/04/2009

The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program | 04/11/2007

The Lewis Rathbun Center | 03/21/2007

The Literacy Council of Buncombe County | 05/23/2007

The Literacy Council of Buncombe County | 11/05/2008

The Mediation Center | 05/09/2007

The Men’s Garden Club of Asheville | 03/12/2008

The Montford Park Players | 08/13/2008

The Mountain Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence | 09/17/2008

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program | 02/28/2007

The Shiloh Community Association | 07/02/2008