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Thousands of visitors are expected on Dillsboro’s Front Street this Saturday (Nov. 2) for the ninth annual Western North Carolina Pottery Festival.

“The festival has more potters from more places than any show in the Southeast,” said co-organizer Joe Frank McKee of Tree House Pottery.

The event runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., rain or shine.

Some 42 master potters will show their work (available for purchase) and educational demonstrations will line the street. This year’s featured potter is internationally known Gay Smith of Bakersville, who specializes in single-firing porcelain ware in a soda kiln.

The festival, which has now developed a nationwide reputation, began almost a decade ago when McKee said “let’s do a pottery festival.”

McKee said the town allowed him to stage the event, which had 21 potters that first year. Attendance has grown each year since, said co-organizer Travis Berning, also of Tree House. The event is now Dillsboro’s largest annual draw, he said.

“Now people ask us

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BEIJING — Chinese authorities named a pair of suspects from a heavily Muslim western region of the country as suspicions grew that a deadly car crash and fire near Tiananmen Square was a terror attack.

Five people were dead after the vehicle plowed through dozens of pedestrians and police at the center of the capital city at lunchtime Monday.

Strengthening suspicions it was an act of terror by Muslims from China’s northwest, the Beijing police issued a notice late Monday to hotels in the Chinese capital that named two suspects from the Xinjiang region, according to the text of the notice posted online by some Chinese Internet users, and reported Tuesday by the Global Times, a Communist Party-run newspaper.

Xinjiang, a huge area of desert and mountain in Chinese Central Asia, has witnessed regular unrest in recent years involving the Muslim Uighur ethnic group, now only a slim majority of Xinjiang’s population after decades of immigration by China’s majority Han people.

The Uighur have long complained about repressive rule by Beijing. The Chinese government argues it has brought badly-needed development, and says violent incidents there are fomented by ‘hostile foreign forces’.

The two named suspects are both male, with Uighur-sounding names. One is aged 25

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Drew Stevenson, community relations and outreach manager for Highland Brewery, attended each of the Asheville Moogfests and is a Mountain Oasis passholder.

“(My wife and I) buy the tickets the very day it goes on sale, no matter the lineup,” Stevenson said. A fan of the eclectic, adventurous musical bill, Stevenson is also interested in Mountain Oasis’ educational and experiential programming, such as today’s Inventors’ Roundtable and Artist Spotlight with festival headliner and electronic music legend, Gary Newman.

“There is just a lot of good energy with this time of year and type of music,” he said. This year, however, Stevenson is both involved in the audience and behind-the-scenes.

On Friday afternoon, Highland Brewery welcomed a group of Mountain Oasis attendees who signed up for a sold-out tour and tasting. “(A.C. Entertainment) were looking for an opportunity to add some of the local beer culture to the those attending the festival,” he said. “A lot of these people are from out-of-town or out of the country who haven’t heard of Asheville. … It was a good opportunity to get some good exposure to be associated with something like this that is Asheville

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Hundreds of state workers are having trouble signing up for health insurance, forcing North Carolina officials to extend the enrollment period for the State Health Plan. The situation is drawing comparisons to the problems plaguing the roll out of the federal health care law, as complaints mount about premium increases and glitches with websites and clogged phone lines run by private contractors.

And now the State Employees Association of North Carolina is wondering why there aren’t legislative hearings here – like in Washington. Rep. Jeff Collins, the Republican chairman of the House Insurance Committee, said he hadn’t heard about the problems.

The enrollment period for the plan – which is managed by Democratic State Treasurer Janet Cowell – was scheduled to end Oct. 31. But on Wednesday, state officials extended the deadline to Nov. 15 because more than half of the 660,000 state workers and retirees in the system had not yet selected insurance coverage.

***More on the emerging problems at the treasurer’s office and North Carolina’s new dubious title – all below in the Dome Morning Memo.***

COWELL’S OFFICE DOWNPLAYS TROUBLES: Schorr Johnson, a spokesman for the state

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LEXINGTON, Va. – In a contest that saw the teams battle both each other and the elements, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs got a diving save from goalkeeper Heather Muller with 26 seconds to go to preserve a 1-0 victory over the VMI Keydets in Big South women’s soccer action Wednesday afternoon at VMI’s Patchin Field.

With Asheville (6-9-2, 2-5-2 Big South) nursing a one-goal lead in a driving rain, VMI’s (3-13, 1-8 BSC) Myranda Emery found space to Muller’s left on the right side of the field. Emery, cutting from left to right, settled herself and laced a low bullet toward the lower right of the net, but Muller made a sprawling save to her left and controlled the rebound, preserving the victory.

Kennedy Garrett, Asheville’s leading scorer, tallied in the 60th minute for the day’s lone goal. Amanda Knapp picked up the assist on the play. Emery led the Keydets in shots with four on a day that saw the teams deadlocked in that statistic, 15-15. Perhaps the day’s most critic stat, however, saw VMI draw a stunning 11 offside violations

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“Cool Hand Luke” is a 1967 prison drama directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance.

Part of the “Films at the Haen” series, the movie will be shown at the end of Brevard’s Fourth Friday Gallery Walk. Doors open at 7 p.m. Free popcorn and nonalcoholic drinks will be provided. Dress warmly and bring cash to purchase a glass of wine or beer.

Some seating is available, but participants can bring a chair to ensure ample seating. The film scheduled for Nov. 22 is “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.”

The gallery is at 200 King St. Call 828-883-3268 for more information.

Feed Seed performers

The Feed Seed at 3715 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, hosts weekend shows starting at 7:30 p.m.

– Tonight: Blue Horizon — ETSU band

– Saturday: Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition

For more information, call 828-216-3492.

4th Friday gallery walk

The Brevard 4th Friday gallery walk begins at 5 p.m. today. There are many new exhibits during this “Halloweenfest” weekend in downtown Brevard.

Red Wolf Gallery will present “Friday Night Live” with “After The Rain,” a new series by Ann DerGara. Red Wolf Gallery will feature the music of Bradford Carson.

Next door at Number 7 Arts, meet

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HAUNTED COMEDY BUS TOURS: Tuesday-Saturday during October with LaZoom Tours, departing from Thirsty Monk Pub, 92 Patton Ave., Asheville. For age 17 and older. $21. Visit www.lazoomtours.com or call 225-6932 for schedules.
HICKORY NUT GAP FARM: Visit the Fairview farm from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through October. Try the maze, pick a pumpkin, buy organic apples, hold a baby chick, visit with animals and more. New culvert slide from orchard to barn. $7 adults, $5 children 3 and older, free age 2 and younger. Hayrides $3, horse rides $7. Visit www.hickorynutgapfarm.com.
PINHEAD’S GRAVEYARD: Pinhead’s Graveyard, 2099 Asheville Hwy., Canton. From dark until the last victim, approximately 8-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 8 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday through Nov. 2. Meet actor R.A. Mihailoff today-Sunday, Leatherface from “Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3” and other movies. $15. $20 during four nights of Leatherface. www.pinheadsgraveyard.com.
HAUNTED CHEROKEE ADVENTURE: Opens Friday, through Nov. 2, starts at 7 p.m., “Unto These Hills” theater, Drama Road, Cherokee. Closed Oct. 28-29. Four haunted attractions: Scare Free Kids Zone $5, Haunted Theatre $10, Horror Dorm $8 (access allowed if attending Haunted Theatre), Ghost Walk $10 (through Oconaluftee Indian Village). www.hauntedcherokee.com. Article source: http://www.blackmountainnews.com/article/20131024/ASHEVILLESCENE/310240014/Get-haunted-at-Asheville-area-Halloween-events If you need a cheap air ticket, hotel or rental car please visit http://www.airticket.com