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Auburn Petty
alpetty@unca.edu - Assistant A&F Editor
After divorcing her husband and embarking on
a journey to find herself, novelist Elizabeth Gil
bert shared her story with the world in her book,
“Eat Pray Love,” and she recently released a fol
low-up book, “Committed.”
“In ‘Eat Pray Love,’ Liz poured her soul into
the making of a magical word ladder that enabled
her to climb out of her despair and grief and up
towards her dreams, and millions of readers have
used her word ladder to do the same,” said Brian
Lee Knopp, author of “Mayhem in Mayberry”
and a friend of Gilbert. “Today she’s here to talk
about commitment — commitment to our dreams,
commitment to our partners and commitment to
the miracle of word ladders. So, keep on climbing.”
Gilbert visited UNC Asheville on Saturday at
an event hosted by Malaprop’s bookstore. She is •
currently on a book tour promoting “Committed.”
Gilbert said this book is about
her relationship with her husband.
“We commenced to building a life together as
two very skittish divorce survivors. We made all
sorts of solid commitments to stay together. We
promised we would not inflict marriage on each
other for reasons I’m sure I don’t have to explain
to anybody who’s ever been through divorce. That
was working well until the Homeland Security
Department got involved. He was coming into
the United States one day, and he got pulled over
at customs- in the Dallas/Fort Worth airport and
handcuffed and kicked out of the country,” Gilbert
said. “A nice man named officer Tom told me that
I had to get married, and that’s the very romantic
See GILBERT on page 10
Katie Saylors - Photography Editor
Elizabeth Gilbert autographed books for fans in Lipinsky Hall Satur
day after speaking about the release of her new book, "Committed."
Garage provides place for artistic expression
Richard Edens
rsedens@unca.edu - Staff Writer
Heavy bass music and a
disc jockey dressed as a pur
ple dinosaur are just business
as usual at the Garage at Bilt-
more.
“We have always tried
to do our own thing,” said
Christopher Hart, owner
and operator of the Garage.
Hart said a large number
of the events at the Garage
are electronic music shows,
but other acts include jazz,
metal and bluegrass musi
cians. Saturday, however,
was mostly electronic.
David “Mochipet” Wang,
an electronic music produc
er and DJ based in San Fran
cisco, said electronic mix
does not necessarily mean
the most current and popular
styles.
“I definitely feel like dub-
step and electro have taken
over in the world of club
electronic music, but I think
it’s important for audiences
to know there are many other
different kinds of electronic
music out there to explore,”
he said.
Wang said those styles, in
cluding ambient music and
glitch hop, fit right in to the
Asheville music scene.
See GARAGE on page 10
Lovefest
Monday, Feb. 14
V-day Shout Outs
11 a.m.-2p.m.
First floor of HU
The Cuddle Puddle
12:35 p.m.
Quad
Amy Lanou
“Food and Sex”
7- 8 p.m.
HU Grotto
Safe Zone Training
8- 9:30 p.m.
HU Grotto
1besday,Feb.l5
Saving Private Parts
lla.m.-lp.m.
First floor of HU
Sophie Mills :
“Ancient Sexuality”
• 7-8 p.m. '.'■ii'y
HU 221'
Jennifer Campbell
“Kink and Consent 101”
8-9:30 p.m.
HU 221
Wednesday, Feb. 16
WNCAP&HIV/AIDS
information
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
First Floor of HU
Free STI testing
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
HU 221
Dr. Wolfe
“Ask the Sexologist”
7-8 p.m.
HU Grotto
Friend Speed Dating
8:30-9:30 p.m.
HU Grotto
Thursday, Feb. 17
The Marriage Booth
11 a.m.-2p.m.
Outside Cafeteria
Ann Weber
“When Lovefest is Love lost”
7- 8 p.m.
HU Grotto
A Relationship Discussion
8- 9:30 p.m.
HU 104