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he NC Department of Cultural Resources announced a traveling exhibit, Freedom for All: Path to Emancipation. During the 150th anniversary year of the 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, this traveling exhibit of illustrated informational panels outline the struggle for freedom by the enslaved people in North Carolina and the nation. It will travel to state history museums, historic sites, libraries, and other academic and cultural venues through August 10, 2015. It opens at the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City on July 12 through August 10. It will travel to Fayetteville, Greensboro and Greenville through 2013. “Freedom for All conveys how securing freedom was more of a process than a single act or proclamation, and the exhibit highlights North Carolina’s unique role in that process,” notes Earl L. James, curator of African American History at the NC Museum of History. Cary Visual Art is inviting residents of the Triangle to join them for a night of celebration on Friday, August 9th, 6-8:30pm at the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Avenue in Downtown Cary. Meet the ctiy’s nationally recognized sculptors participating in the Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition for 2013-2014. The Best in Show will be introduced by Juror Cheryl C. Smith and there will be live entertainment and local fare by Catering Works. Cost is $40 per person. Visit www.caryvisualart.org. Habitat for Humanity in Chatham County recently announced the unanimous vote to name Jerry Whortan of Hillsborough, NC as Executive Director. His strong leadership skills, proven record of success, and outstanding service to local communities will lead Chatham Habitat for Humanity for years to come. After a thorough search, Mr. Whortan’s impressive background of organizational growth, creative approaches, strong community involvement, proven ability to forge collaborations and alliances, a passion for affordable housing, and in-depth working knowledge of the needs of Chatham County made him an ideal fit for the organization and its plans for the future. Jerry brings with him over 20 years of experience in top management for several YMCAs, including 11 years as the CEO of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA. During that time, Jerry expanded the service area to include facilities and
programs throughout Chatham County. Jerry expressed his respect and full appreciation for the quality Chatham Habitat invests in homes and for being innovative in its approach to providing affordable housing in Chatham County. “I am excited about taking the leadership position, and I see great potential for growth while being true to the mission,” says Whortan. Jerry is also committed to total immersion into the community and developing close ties with supporters, volunteers, homeowners, staff, church officials, and the local government and other agencies. Mr. Whortan officially started as Executive Director for Chatham Habitat for Humanity on July 22nd. Visit www.chathamhabitat.org. Boylan Heights Art Walk is now accepting applications for the 21st Art Walk in historic downtown Raleigh from noon to 5pm on Sunday, December 8. Artists will be showing and selling their work on porches and lawns and in artists’ studios. Categories include: clay, fiber, glass, jewelry, prints, photography, oils, watercolors, pastels, metal, multimedia, wood and other types of art. Applications must be postmarked by September 10. A committee will review all applications prior to an artist’s acceptance into ArtWalk. To download an application, visit the Web: www.boylanheights.org or on Facebook: Boylan Heights ArtWalk. For more information, contact Lyman Collins, ArtWalk chair, boylanheightsartwalk@gmail. com, 919.337.3633. Carolina Ballet recently announced that two of their principal dancers have been selected to perform with the prestigious Royal Ballet of Flanders ballet company for the 2013-2014 season. “This is a great honor for these two wonderful dancers and a coup for the company,” says Artistic Director Robert Weiss. “It will be an excellent experience for them to showcase their talent on the international stage.” Margaret Severin-Hansen and Gabor Kapin will remain members of Carolina Ballet and return to the Triangle to perform principal roles throughout the company’s upcoming 16th season. Severin-Hansen is a founding member of Carolina Ballet. She was hired as an apprentice from the School of American Ballet in New York City in 1998. She quickly became a member of the corps de ballet and rose through the ranks to principal dancer in only a number of years. At Carolina Ballet she has danced
the premier roles for a ballerina in the classical ballet repertoire—Giselle, La Sylphide, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and Nutcracker to name just a few. She has also danced many lead roles in the ballets of George Balanchine, and in October 2013 she will dance the female lead in Rubies on Carolina Ballet’s Balanchine program that opens the season. Kapin arrived at Carolina Ballet at the beginning of the company’s second season from the Hungarian National Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet. After rising to the rank of soloist, Kapin took a leave of absence from the company in the fall of 2005 to join Boston Ballet; he returned to Carolina Ballet as a principal dancer in 2008. He has danced the majority of the lead male roles in the company’s repertory including the lead in Messiah, which he will reprise in November over Thanksgiving weekend, dancing with Margaret Severin-Hansen as the Angel in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. Kapin and Severin-Hansen were married in 2008. For more info visit www. carolinaballet.com. The Umstead Hotel and Spa recently announced the opening of its renovated Spa. The top-to-bottom transformation has revealed an expanded facility that elevates every aspect of the spa experience. The spa now has a total of 16,000 square feet of relaxation and treatment space, spanning two floors. Natural elements of river rock, granite, bamboo, and glass have been incorporated into the updated design, heralding The Umstead’s location near William B. Umstead State Park. New textiles, locally crafted pottery and artwork also enhance The Spa’s refreshed look. There are heightened facilities for couples, including three dedicated treatment rooms, each with a private deepsoaking tub, a new coed relaxation lounge, and an open-roof coed current pool with 12-foot-high privacy walls. A new Couples Spa Experience Package now pairs an overnight stay and late check-out with a choice of treatments to enjoy individually or together, starting at $519 plus tax and service. A new nail salon space includes four pedicure stations with luxurious Lenox DS Pedicure Chairs that feature massage, recline and heating functions, and two manicure stations. Expanded access to the hotel’s swimming pool and fitness center also debut with the renovated Spa. Visit www.theumstead.com.
oor posture, inadequate lighting and other ergonomic and environmental issues can be particularly troublesome for older computer users—my aging self included. If you are a card-carrying baby-boomer or senior, here are a few tips you can use to make yourself comfortable and keep your computing productive and injury free. Correct Keyboard Position Position your keyboard so that you can type while keeping your hands in a neutral, flat posture. To do this, place your keyboard on a height-adjustable, negative slope (a fancy-shmancy way of saying “away from you”) keyboard tray that attaches to the underside of a desk or a table. For additional information, read Healthy Computing’s Keyboard Tray Buyer’s Guide at http://bit.ly/16QrtKD. Another way of achieving correct hand position is to place the keyboard on a surface that is approximately elbow high, when seated, and type with your hands straight rather than angled at the wrists. Laptop users should sit back in a chair with their hands in a neutral position on the keyboard. Even better, a Laptop Desk (http://bit.ly/2Qz7F) provides a stable, ergo-friendly surface. Ideally positioned, you should not feel any strain on your back, neck, arms, forearms or wrists. If you have restricted mobility in either hand, consider purchasing a one-handed keyboard, available through half-qwerty.com. Mouse Position Position your mouse on a stable surface as close to your body as is naturally comfortable, approximately elbow high, when seated. If you purchase a keyboard tray, make sure that it can also accommodate your mouse.
Individuals afflicted with hand tremors will benefit from an ergonomic trackball which will be less sensitive to erratic hand movements than a traditional mouse. Many additional assistive computer products are available through http://store.ergoguys.com/miandtr.html. Monitor Position As you sit back in your chair, with your arms extended your fingers should just about touch the center of the computer screen. Properly positioned, you should be able to look straight ahead at the monitor without tilting your head back or looking down. If you cannot comfortably read your screen when it is approximately an arm’s length away, you might need to increase the font size within a given program. Most operating systems have Accessibility settings that can help individuals with disabilities or physical restrictions. WebEyes (http:// cnet.co/wSLVfm) works well with Internet Explorer and can greatly increase the size of on-screen fonts. Place your computer screen so it does not face or back up to an uncovered window, unless you can lower blinds to reduce glare. Keep room lighting dim so the screen can be seen without any glare. A supplemental task light or table lamp to illuminate documents may be needed to avoid eye strain. Experiment with various lighting to determine what is most comfortable for you. Document Position Use a document holder that it is height adjustable and placed between your keyboard and monitor, or adjacent to the screen. Appropriate placement will reduce risk factors such as awkward head and neck postures, fatigue, headaches and eye strain. Avoid placing documents on a flat surface in front of the monitor if you’re planning to refer to them frequently. See
eBay’s “Document Holders Buyer’s Guide” at http://bit. ly/11mAEtv for additional information. Supportive Seating A comfortable computing chair with lower back support is a little slice of heaven. Make sure that your chair allows enough room for your legs to fit under the keyboard tray or desk. If the chair has arms, they should not interfere with your ability get close to your desk or keyboard. If the chair does not feel comfortable after you have been sitting for a while, consider purchasing a gel-type seat cushion. For additional information, read “How to Choose an Ergonomic Chair” at http://bit.ly/qDBkU. Foot Support While working at the computer, your feet should be positioned firmly on the floor or a footstool. Dangling feet and dangling participles are to be avoided at all costs—though while writing this article, my cat fell asleep on the keyboard. Rest Breaks Sitting for extended periods of time is not well advised, so get in the habit of taking a two- to threeminute break every 30 minutes. During these breaks, don’t reach for a donut and instead, stand up, walk around and look out the window to rest your eyes. I use an inexpensive oven timer, placed across the room, set for 30 minutes. Every half hour, the alarm goes off and scares the bejesus out of me. When I regain consciousness, I get up, walk across the room and tap the timer to reset it for another 30 minutes. It’s simple, it’s highly annoying—but it works like a charm. Use Promo Code MODEM when entering your 6-month subscription to Mr. Modem’s weekly computer-help newsletter and receive a 7th month for free! Visit www.MrModem.com.
Social Media’s Changing Game by Bea Vanni
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id you notice…? It happened again! Facebook changed your profile and so did Google plus (G+). It’s like they wanted to vex you, and me. So let’s talk Facebook this month because that’s where most Boomers hangout. “According to the most recent Pew Internet report, 77 percent of those aged 50 to 60 are online; and 54 percent of those aged 65 and older are using the Internet” (http://tinyurl. com/n9bk9tb). This may be only a detail yet good to know on two counts: If you’re looking for old friends, they’re probably on Facebook, and if you’re a business owner with an older adult market, then target them with a business page and tools now on steroids. What’s Changed? Simply stated, Facebook tweaked, again. You’ve probably noticed by
now the sponsored ads interspersed between your friends’ posts. Below the ad, it shows sponsored. And, you probably didn’t notice how to hide them. To the right of the sponsor name, there’s a pull-down arrow. Click on it and select hide; now it’s banished. Most sponsored ads ask you to like a page and usually come with an image— some not so nice. However, if you have a business, these ads may be more targeted and potent than ever before. Yes, this is the new in-your-Facebook-marketing. We don’t stop there. Check out “Graph Search,” the new search capability, at the top left of your profile timeline. It’s a more powerful search tool to find information quicker with more detail. It’s a good thing. What’s more, you see seven icons
altogether at the top right of your profile timeline: two heads (friend requests), two talk bubbles (messages), a globe (notifications), home (your timeline with your friends’ posts), your first name (a profile page; mirrors a business page layout), a lock (privacy shortcuts), and finally, a gear wheel (settings and your business page). Whew! That’s a lot of changes for only one month, but there’s more. What’s In It For Me (WIIFM)? Due to these changes, you may want to do more on Facebook yet fear the hackers who steal identities. Or, if you’re a business owner, maybe the concern is your public identity. Remember this: You maintain control over who sees your content. So, let’s give evildoers the boot by using privacy settings.
This feature hides on your profile timeline. Here’s the fix! Click on the lock at the top right; click on the arrow next to “Who can see my stuff” and click on the arrow beneath “Who can see my future posts.” Make your choice. You’ve now got the privacy you want. I hope this short tutorial has helped solve one more Facebook issue for today. Take Action Now! Stumped on a problem with social media? I’ve got the answer, maybe. Post them at facebook.com/BoomMagazineNC or email socialmediabea@ gmail.com. Bea Vanni provides social media and publishing solutions for the non-fiction author and small business owner who want to gain online visibility for their work and attract more clients.
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by Marcia Jarrell s your mother spending her entire day sitting in front of the television? Are you spending time at work being nonproductive because you are worried that your father has fallen, forgotten to take his medication, or has not eaten anything all day? Do you feel tired and/or overwhelmed most of the time? Do you miss being able to meet your friends for lunch or play a round of golf ? Adult day centers are designed to serve seniors who are frail, isolated, have a physical impairment such as Parkinson’s disease or stroke, or have a cognitive deficit such as some form of dementia. Seniors who attend adult day centers have varied opportunities to meet and be with friends, enjoy delicious catered meals including special diets, and assistance with personal care including bathing. Some centers offer professional nursing services (RN and LPN) including the administration of medications. Additional services may include the provision of transportation, podiatry, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy services, weekly outings, salon services, and caregiver support groups. Adult day care centers are usually open from 7am to 6pm, from Monday to Friday. Some centers are also available during the evenings and on Saturday and/or Sunday. The average cost for adult day care is much less than a visit from a home health nurse and about half the cost of skilled nursing facility care. Assistance with funding is available from Long Term Care Insurance and Medicaid. In some areas, funding assistance may also be available from the Veteran’s Administration, nursing home diversion programs, and other entitlement programs. A checklist for comparing adult day care centers in addition to identifying locations is available on the website of the National Adult Day Services Association which is www.nadsa.org Adult day care centers are the most cost effective way to help seniors age in place and provide respite for their caregivers. Call or visit one today!
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y work is my passion.” Pam Kohl is a quiet extrovert. Her calm exterior belies the passion and enthusiasm that drive her life. The intensity of her dark brown eyes tells the story of who she is. “I am fundamentally a problem solver. Extremely resourceful, I don’t give up—even when I should.” Good qualities for the executive director of Susan G. Komen North Carolina Triangle to the Coast. Pam’s “fun side” comes out in the vibrant colors that she often wears, which also dominate in her comfortable home. It is a place filled with a warm, rich history where family and friends gather to share every holiday and enjoy each other’s company. While it’s obvious that family is important and “friendship and loyalty are everything,” Pam admits freely, “I am my father’s daughter. My work is my passion.” Work and life came together in 2012 at a party in her honor when Pam was awarded the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine, presented by the Governor of North Carolina to individuals who have a proven record of extraordinary service to the state. “It meant so much because of the timing,” she explains, “I was ending my work with Congressman Brad Miller (as his district director) and going back to women’s health. My whole career has lead up to Komen. This isn’t just a job. I can help to communicate the mission because, as a breast cancer survivor, I really do feel their pain. I’m fortunate to be able to go to work everyday feeling like we really are saving lives through research, diagnosis and treatment.” She is most proud that the party was actually a fundraiser to help women who have breast cancer pay their mortgages and that it allowed her an opportunity to publicly thank some of her many mentors. Early years. Her parents moved to Greensboro just before Pam was born. “Growing up Jewish in the South, in that time, was interesting and hard on the one hand. On the other hand, there was this incredible sense of community.”
Defiant from an early age, Pam’s first fights were battling anti-Semitism. That defiance has served her well through life. “Making me believe that I mattered.” In high school, Pam was surprisingly uninterested and did not do well. A guidance counselor removed her from all college prep classes and told Pam and her mother that she would never make it in college. “I was a very poor student, she recalls, “I definitely struggled. But one teacher inspired me through involvement in the anti-war movement. I realized then if I wanted to do something, I had to go to college where it was all happening. I hate to say this but the war and my involvement in anti-war efforts saved my life… by inspiring me and making me believe that I mattered.”
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there. “I have an expectation that you’re supposed to love your work.” Her extraordinary career includes eight years in the Governor Hunt administration, ten years as the executive director of Planned Parenthood, and several other high level positions. Women’s health and her own. Professionally, Pam has returned to her roots. “I am good at connecting the dots, bringing people and resources together, fundraising and seeing the big picture.” As a breast cancer survivor, Pam has a vested interest in fighting to end the disease and understands what it means to be tested by a devastating illness. But even before her cancer diagnosis, she was tested. In 2005, Pam was diagnosed with MS, the same disease that struck her mother-in-law. Of her husband, Tom Gongaware, who was his mother’s caretaker, she says, “I have an amazingly kind, goodhearted, supportive husband—such an equal partner in everything. That is just not fair for his wife to have been diagnosed with MS. But we say ‘This is not your mother’s MS.’” In part, Pam looks at her health issues as teachable moments for her kids, Max, 23 and Sofie, 19, telling them, “You have a choice in how you react and feel.” “Maybe I’ll be somebody’s Bruce Stewart.” Looking forward, Pam is hopeful about the future and is enjoying her connections with today’s young professionals. “I’m inspired by them. I really want to help them change the world, and I believe they will.” Just as so many mentors were there to encourage and support Pam when she needed direction, she wants to be there for this generation. “How can I help you? Who can I connect you with? Because maybe I’ll be somebody’s Bruce Stewart and I won’t even know it, just like Bruce doesn’t know his impact on my life.”
Pam also owes her success, in part, to mentor Bruce Stewart, then a Guilford College assistant admissions director. “I think he saw in me someone who was eager to be fully engaged.” Proving her high school guidance counselor wrong, Pam thrived at Guilford. Confident and committed, she made the Dean’s List every semester. “I have an expectation that you’re supposed to love your work.” Pam’s first job out of college was at the Greensboro YWCA where she worked in youth programs and in community organizing around women’s issues. “We organized the first rape crisis center in North Carolina, the first bat- Lyn Jackson is a freelance writer/public relations tered women’s refuge in North Carolina, and marketing consultant. You can reach her at and did amazing things, turning society lyn.jackson10@gmail.com. upside down—exhilarating!” Comment online at BoomNC.com . Pam’s passion for her work is still
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ith Barbara’s kind indulgence I have always called Sheryl Crow my “Rock n Roll Girlfriend.” Not only is she beautiful, with that Cindy Crawford mole on the left side of her mouth, but vivacious, talented and fun-loving. I remember her doing Honky Tonk Women with the Rolling Stones in Madison Square Garden singing, smiling and dancing with Mick Jagger. It captures her love of performing and is reminiscent of her early roles in music— the role of a backup singer.
If you look on CNN or YouTube you can find videos of her in a short, tight black leather dress with outrageous 80’s big hair, singing I Just Can’t Stop Loving You onstage with Michael Jackson. Other performances burned into my memory bank are her duet with Vince Gill on her song If It Makes You Happy, with Gill, Albert Lee and Eric Clapton on Tulsa Time and with longtime friend Willie Nelson on Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain and On the Road Again at Eric Clapton’s 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival. Those performances display her talent as a songwriter, musician and vocalist. That little introductory summary also shows you her musical diversity. Sheryl is at home performing singing and instrumental roles with rock, country, blues, rap and classical artists such as Pavarotti. Diverse to say the least. In addition to guitar, she plays keyboards, bass and accordion. Sheryl Suzanne Crow was born in Missouri in 1962 to Wendell and Bernice Crow, a lawyer and a piano teacher respectively. Dad also played the trumpet, so music is in her genes. In high school she joined the National Honor Society and went on to attend the University of Missouri at
Columbia. Sheryl received a BA in music composition, performance and education. She put the education to good work by teaching music at an elementary school during the day and playing in local bands on the weekends. Her first break was when a local musician friend invited her to record advertising jingles in his home studio. From 198789 she toured with Michael Jackson’s Bad World Tour. Her remembrances of him are touching. Sheryl called him one of the most talented people she has ever known, and although he was already pulling back from the world during that tour, she found him to be a loving person. She recalled the time he made her ride a roller coaster with him for so long that she became very ill. Crow was introduced to most of America in 1993 when her album Tuesday Night Music Club was released and became a huge hit, selling over seven million albums. It included the hits Leaving Las Vegas, Strong Enough and All I Wanna Do. The release garnered her three Grammys. The album title came from the name the collaborative musicians she wrote and performed with at that time called themselves. The group included boyfriend Kevin Gilbert, Producer Bill Bottrell, David Baerwald, Dave Ricketts and others. She followed this up with her 1996 release Sheryl Crow that included the huge hit If It Makes You Happy; chalk up two more Grammys. For more than two decades Sheryl has continued to write and record hit songs for movies and the stage, compose songs for other artists and perform vocals for any number of collaborations, all the while writing and performing for her own successful album releases and tours. She has sold over 50 million records worldwide, and to date, has received nine Grammy Awards. Her latest single release is Easy. To hear the song visit www.sherylcrow.com. But Sheryl is so much more than a musician. Her romantic partners have included Owen Wilson and Lance Armstrong. She helped Armstrong through his fight with cancer, but by 2006, when he could have returned the favor for her breast cancer, they had broken up. She has successfully battled both the breast cancer and a benign brain tumor. She is a fighter for sure. Crow also battles for the underprivileged with her recent campaign to end hunger in America in collaboration with the vitamin company One A Day Women’s and Feeding America’s Nutrition Mission.
As she stated in a CNN interview, “I was really shocked that in a country like this that there are 50 million people who are living with food insecurities [16 million are children]. I take my little boy to school and sometimes I stay with them for awhile, and by 9:30 I am starving. If you can imagine kids who go to school and do not have enough or get any breakfast at all, it really makes a difference.” Sheryl has always been outspoken politically and is not afraid to engage folks with her stances on war, global climate change, ending hunger and curing cancer. As a survivor, and one who feels blessed, she puts her time and money into good causes. While she opposed the war in Iraq, she played for and visited veterans groups across the country. Sheryl is selling her beautiful historic home in LA (got an extra $12.5 million laying around?), and now lives on a farm near Nashville with her two adopted sons, Wyatt, age six and Levi, age three. I think that with all she has been through, these two boys are the light of her life and will inspire even more great songs and music from Ms. Crow. This phase of her life might be phrased, “All I Wanna Do is to continue to enjoy this precious life and create beautiful music.” You can see Sheryl Crow here in the Triangle on August 3rd at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham. For ticket information visit www.dpacnc.com. Come by and see us at the Boom! table the night of the show. I can’t wait. Comment online at BoomNC.com .
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If you are 45 years of age or older and have had trouble with falling asleep and/or staying asleep at night for at least three months, you may qualify for a sleep research study. Doctors at the Duke Sleep Disorders Center are studying the link between frequent nighttime urination and sleep disorders. People with insomnia, and normal sleepers without any urinary complaints, are encouraged to learn more about the study.
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“Oh, My Aching Back!” Causes, Conditions and Treatment Options
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ow back pain (LBP) is one of the most common pain conditions in the United States, and it is the second most common cause of disability in U.S. in adults. The percentage of adults that have LBP is approximately 84 percent. LBP was responsible for 45 million visits to U.S. physicians in 2006. Although it is believed that the majority of acute LBP episodes are self-limited and resolve
within a few months, there is a significant subgroup that go on to develop chronic recurrent low back pain. This has significant economic and social consequences that account for 80-90 percent of healthcare costs.1 In order to develop a program of prevention and effective treatment of low back pain, one must be aware of risk factors, initial treatment strategies, and when to seek medical care to minimize cost and lessen risk for the development of acute low back pain into a chronic illness. There are many risk factors associated with LBP. These can include age, being male, family history of back pain, prior back injury, pregnancy, prior compression fractures, and prior back surgery. Risk factors that are modifiable include lack of exercise, smoking, stress, and obesity. Other important risk factors include occupation, and psychiatric conditions. A study of 97622 participants completed a questionnaire of both occupation and low back pain. This study found that participants working in installation,
Are you feeling depressed? Are your medications not working? Duke University Medical Center is conducting a research study investigating treatment outcomes in adults with late-life depression. Participants will receive an acute course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Those who respond to ECT will be randomly assigned to one of two groups for a six-month follow-up phase: a group that receives medication alone or a group that receives medication plus an investigational course of maintenance ECT.
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maintenance and repair occupations were 3.0 times likely to develop low back pain, while the likelihood was 2.3 times higher in protective service, transportation and material moving, and 2.2 times higher in construction and extraction. The low risk occupations include life, physical, and social science occupations, community and social services, legal occupations and architecture and engineering occupations. Pre-existing mental illness can have negative effect on the prognosis of LBP. A study3 compared the effect of anxiety on acute and chronic low back pain. Chronic low back pain group had a higher level of anxiety at baseline than those with acute low back pain. Because anxiety is treatable, medications to treat anxiety may improve outcome. Other psychiatric conditions including depression and bipolar disorder have similar effect on the natural history of LBP. Therefore treatment of coexisting psychiatric conditions by a psychiatrist is very helpful for optimum of LBP. Referral to a pain psychologist can be a helpful alternative approach to back pain.
Medications are often the first line treatment of low back pain since they are convenient and easily obtained. Commonly used medications range from over the counter medications such acetaminophen (Tylenol®) and non-steroidal antiinflammatory (NSAIDS) as in ibuprofen to prescribed medications such as prescription strength NSAIDS (i.e. Celebrex®), muscle relaxants, seizure medications, antidepressants and narcotics. The use of a combination of different medications may ultimately decrease the dose of each medication required to achieve satisfactory pain control but this polypharmacy may result in increased incidence of side effects due to drug-to-drug interactions, some of which may be unforeseen. However, this can be minimized with the systematic review of prescription medications by a physician. Minimizing complications and maximizing safety is enhanced by prescribing pain medications by a single physician. With increasing incidence of LBP, opioid use has increased dramatically.4 The American Geriatrics Society
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exercise program. The goal of such a program would be address physical deficits, a plan to resolve any problems and as well as injury prevention. Physical therapy can also be useful for educating on the use of various types of equipment such as canes, walkers, and braces. Medical devices that can be introduced by physical therapy including TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) devices. A TENS unit is a portable device with electrodes that make contact on painful areas of the back to serve as distracting influence on the perception of pain. This makes the pain easier to tolerate and is another strategy to minimize use of medication and may compliment the other modalities of the treatment plan. Traction units for the neck and back can also be effective options. Increasing activity to improve strength, endurance and spinal stability is vital for the best outcome in back pain treatment. An increasingly popular option is yoga. Approximately 14 million U.S. adults surveyed in a study between 1997 and 2002 reported using yoga for wellness or for treating specific medical problems, including back pain.8 When compared with other types of complementary and alternative medical approaches, yoga is the fastest growing and most widely used approach.
In 2007, the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society issued recommendations including yoga for the treatment of chronic LBP based on evidence of yoga’s moderate to strong effect in reducing the pain. Interestingly, yoga participants were significantly more likely to select yoga from recommendations by friends or after having read about it. In contrast, physical therapy (PT) participants were more likely to choose PT because of health care provider recommendation or insurance coverage. Yoga and physical therapy can offer similar outcomes to the treatment of chronic LBP,9 and this same study found that self-efficacy was the most important predictor of pain, disability, and health status at six weeks for both groups. Self- efficacy is one’s belief it is possible to effect change through his or her own actions. Self-efficacy beliefs are considered modifiable and if strong may help improve compliance to treatment of LBP. The opposite is true where low pain self-efficacy negatively affects the success of LBP treatment. In other words a positive attitude is significant predictor for successful LBP outcomes. In the setting of low self-efficacy instruction of meditation and other psychological methods taught continued on page 14
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discs. General physical exercises and stabilization exercises used to target these factors were shown to be effective in systematic reviews6. Lumbar extension exercise in a study showed decreased back pain severity, fear of movement and self perceived disability. Another example of the need for exercise is that people with back pain will have muscle atrophy of their lumbar multifidus muscles.7 These muscles are important stabilizers of the back. MRI studies of people with chronic back pain have shown atrophy of these muscles as well as fat replacement. These findings are also associated with referred leg pain. This may explain pain referred down the legs in the setting of a normal MRI scan. The level of atrophy can be associated with level of neurological dysfunction i.e. location of nerve impingment. Thus evaluation of a physical/occupational therapist, chiropractic physician, and/or musculoskeletal specialty physician such orthopaedic surgery or physical medicine physician would be helpful. Practice of good body mechanics is important to maintain the highest level of spinal stabilization to minimize risk of injury. Referral to physical therapy would help identify the source of back pain and ensure instruction of a proper home
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guidelines and other guidelines recommend that elderly patients with persistent moderate to severe pain should be considered for opioid therapy. Although the rate of addiction is low (<0.3 percent),5 there has been an increase in prescription opioid overdoses over the past decade, and the risk increases with higher prescribed daily doses. Common opioid adverse events include nausea, vomiting, oversedation, constipation, itching, hyperalgesia (increased sensitivity to pain), immune suppression, sex hormone suppression and allergic reaction. Older patients in particular have an increased risk of opioidassociated respiratory depression, falls, and fractures. This adds even more to the economic costs of the treatment of LBP. What are non-pharmacological options for the treatment of back pain? The initial use of ice to treat LBP acutely and addition of heat later in the course of therapy may shorten the course and avoid or minimize the use of medications or other interventions. Exercise is an important and effective treatment for LBP. Physical risk factors include weak back muscles, reduced trunk flexibility, dysfunctional muscle activation pattern, as well as reduced blood supply to the spine muscles, joints, and intervertebral
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by a pain psychologist can be very helpful to maximize results with physical therapy and other exercise interventions. Other options for land-based treatment include Pilates or evaluation by a trainer at a local gym can be very useful. Regardless of approach, good form is the number one consideration of any home exercise program. Since obesity is a risk factor for the development of acute and chronic LBP, aquatic therapy would be a logical option to consider. Body weight becomes an insignificant factor in the buoyant environment of the pool as well as minimizing risk of injury while exercising. Also, studies have shown that aquatic exercise helps to decrease anxiety and increases perceived well-being, equal to or superior to the effects noted with land based therapy.10 Aquatic therapy is a great option for people who find land based therapy too painful or intolerable. An important goal of aquatic therapy is to optimize strength, endurance and stabilization of the spine to make a land based program possible and successful. When conservative measures fail, an evaluation of a physician is needed. Some indications for evaluation and treatment by a physician would be any associated
trauma or persistently worsening pain that is becoming intolerable. Systemic systems such as fever, chills, bowel and/or bladder incontinence is concerning. Pain that prevents activities of daily living (ADLS) or pain that is especially worse at night warrants a physician evaluation. The initial visit involves getting a good history and doing a careful physical exam to provide an effective treatment plan. This can also include diagnostic studies such as radiographs, MRI, CT, labs and nerve conduction studies to help determine the best treatment plan. Treatment options include medications of various classes as well as referral to other healthcare providers such as chiropractic physicians, physical therapy, dieticians, and physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, psychologists/psychiatrists. This can include complementary health providers such as accupunctureists. Interventional options to consider can include trigger point injections, facet injections, sacroiliac joint injections, piriformis injections as well as epidural injections based on review of history, physical exam and diagnostic studies. Once conservative treatment is exhausted, surgical options are the next step to consider. It is hopeful that early treatment of
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low back pain using a multidisciplinary approach to back pain would be the most effect and least costly way to address low back pain. Again this starts at the level of the patient, the person experiencing back pain. First is education so that patient can be their best advocate in treatment of their back pain. Simple first steps in the patient and consider in addressing back pain include optimizing sleep to increase energy and mood, life style changes including good diet, use of complimentary/alternative medicine and smoking cessation (1-800 quit now). Also increasing physical activity to deal with pain, stress and improve sleep, which will also address fatigue and decrease weight. With early recognition and treatment of pain, the economic burden of low back pain can be lessened. endnotes 1 Spine Osteoarthritis, Ben Laplnate DO, MS, Michael J. DePalma, MD PM&R Vol 4, Issue 5, Supplement, Pages S28-S36, May 2012 2 Occupational Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in the United States Adult Population. Wenchun Qu, MD, PhD (Mayo Clinic, Rochester,MN); Russell Gelfman, MD; Mark-Friedrich B. Hurdle, MD; Kevin Schmidt, MD; Chengwei Wang. 3 Anxiety Levels, Fear-avoidance Beliefs, and Disability Levels at Baseline and at 1 Year among Subjects With Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain. Karen L. Newcomer, MD, Randy A. Shelerud, MD, Kristin S. Vickers Douglas, PhD, Dirk R. Larson, MS, Brianna J. Crawford, MA
4 Noble M, Treadwell JR, Tregear SJ, et al. Long-term opioid management for chronic non-cancer pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;(1): CD006605 5 Fishbain DA, Cole B, Lewis J, Rosomoff HL, Rosomoff RS. What percentage of chronic nonmalignant pain patients exposed to chronic opioid analgesic therapy develop abuse/addiction and/or aberrant drug-related behaviors? (A structured evidence-based review). Pain Med. 2008;9:444–459 6 The Comparative Effectiveness of a Multimodal Program Versus Exercise Alone for the Secondary Prevention of Chronic Low Back Pain and DisabilityThomas Ewert, PhD 7 The Role of the Lumbar Multifidus in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Review. Michael D. Freeman, PhD, MPH, DC, Mark A. Woodham, DC, Andrew W. Woodham, BA 8 Characteristics and Predictors of Short-Term Outcomes in Individuals Self-selecting Yoga or Physical Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain PM&RVolume 2, Issue 11, Pages 1006-1015, November 2010 9 Characteristics and Predictors of Short-Term Outcomes in Individuals Self-selecting Yoga or Physical Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain PM&RVolume 2, Issue 11, Pages 1006-1015, November 2010 10 Aquatic Therapy: Scientific Foundations and Clinical Rehabilitation ApplicationsTop of Form, Bruce E. Becker, MD, MS PM&R Volume 1, Issue 9, Pages 859-872, September 2009
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can be done to prevent them may help you avoid prolonged periods of discomfort and the need to take a break from your regular activities or exercise routines. The rotator cuff is a group of four tendons that surround the shoulder joint. It plays a critical role as the main stabilizer of the shoulder. As we age, our tendons can weaken and are more prone to irritation and damage from overuse. Repetitive and forceful shoulder activities can place excessive strain on the tendon fibers and can increase the risk of tendon injury. Fortunately, most rotator cuff injuries are due to tendonitis and can be treated relatively easily with rest, physical therapy and medication. It is important to note, however, that recurrent tendonitis can lead to tearing of the tendon. For a variety of reasons, once a rotator cuff tendon is torn, it will not heal on its own and surgery is often required to restore normal shoulder function. As such, shoulder pain that lasts for weeks or months should not be ignored, as this can lead to a more serious problem in the future. Following are some suggestions
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to help keep your rotator cuff tendons in check and avoid problems throughout the dog days of summer. Listen to your body. High-level baseball pitchers are taught to never ignore pain in their shoulders. You should do the same. If you experience pain while engaging in an activity or into the next day, take a break for several days and do something less stressful on the shoulder. This may involve modifying your activities on a long-term basis by avoiding certain weight-training exercises or swimming strokes. Avoid activities that force you to place the shoulder in extreme positions, particularly if any weight or resistance is involved.
This includes doing things like overhead presses behind the neck, pushups where you touch the floor with your chest, and certain extreme yoga positions. The twisting force on the tendon fibers can cause small tears, which may ultimately progress to larger tears with repetitive activity. Incorporate regular low resistance / high repetition rotator cuff exercises into your regular exercise routine. Gentle and
focused strengthening of the rotator cuff can go a long way to preventing injury. Programs that you can do at home can be found on the Internet, or consider investing in a few visits with a physical therapist who can teach you safe and proper technique.
Use rest, ice and anti-inflammatories liberally. These simple measures will often
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See your doctor if pain persists for more than a few weeks and is not resolved with the above steps. Early treatment for rotator cuff problems generally leads to better results and will get you back on your feet in a more timely manner. Be good to your rotator cuff. Matthew Boes, MD, is a board-certified, fellowshiptrained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and shoulder and knee replacement. A member of Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, he serves as Team Physician for North Carolina State University’s football and baseball teams. For more information visit www.matthewboesmd.com.
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oint pain. Stiffness. Less movement. An estimated 27 million Americans live with osteoarthritis (OA), a painful joint disease primarily affecting your cartilage. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, it’s the most common type of arthritis and predominantly occurs in the knees, hips, hands, and spine. Harnett Health medical staff member and board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Joe Wilson, MD, describes the degenerative disease: Cartilage is the slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint. Healthy cartilage allows bones to glide over each other and helps absorb the shock of movement. With osteoarthritis, the top layer of cartilage breaks down and wears away, allowing bones under the cartilage to rub together, and often making the joint swell. Many different factors are believed to play a role in whether or not you get osteoarthritis: genetics, age, obesity, injury or overuse. While there is no cure for osteoarthritis, several treatment options are available
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including exercise, weight control, physical therapy, non-drug pain relief techniques, bracing and medical equipment, prescription medicines, complementary and alternative therapies, and finally surgery. Exercise is probably the most important thing each of us can do to maintain our health throughout our lifetime. But for people who have this disease, just moving a joint can be painful.
“As you can imagine, telling a patient in pain to exercise doesn’t really put a smile on their face. That’s when aquatic therapy can help,” says Dr. Wilson. “Whether a patient requires surgery or not, this exercise can help a patient with limited mobility regain his or her strength without the
added stress of weight or gravity.” Harnett Health offers both aquatic therapy and aquatic exercise classes at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. For patients who have had surgery or have significant limitations in range of motion, strength, or endurance, aquatic therapy may be an option. With aquatic therapy, a physical therapist works individually with the patient in the pool providing them with one-on-one instruction as part of their physical therapy program. Aquatic exercise is a class environment without the direct supervision of a physical therapist but led by an aquatic exercise instructor. Bobbie Barbour who has been an aquatic exercise instructor with the hospital since 2005 says, “We have several different exercise routines for people who use this program. We customize the program to each person’s ability and the speed at which they are comfortable doing the routines. If they can only do three leg lifts with correct form, that’s three they didn’t do yesterday.” Not only are range-of-motion exercises important but equally important is the cardiac workout. “We have a variety
of water toys such as noodles, weights, dumbbells, and scoops to get your heart pumping,” says Bobbie. “When someone comes in here with a bad knee, they need to work on those muscles but they need to work on the most important one, too… their heart muscle.” Aquatic exercise can help a person regain enough strength and mobility to eventually be successful with an exercise program out of the pool. Aquatic exercise classes are not usually covered by insurance, but the prices are very reasonable. A two-day per week program is less than forty dollars a month, and a three-day per week program is under fifty dollars a month. To participate, a physician’s clearance is required. If you would like more information on Aquatic Exercise or Aquatic Therapy, please call Harnett Health’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Department at 910.892.1000 x4610. Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Joseph Wilson is on the Harnett Health Medical Staff. To learn more about Dr. Wilson and other Harnett Health medical staff, please visit our “Find A Physician” tool online at www.HarnettHealth.org.
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hether it is chronic pain, headaches, joint pain, or the occasional sore muscle, massage therapy is proven as an effective method for treating pain. It may be utilized independently or included as part of a pain treatment plan as prescribed by your physician. Massage may be used as an adjunct therapy to physical therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, exercise and/ or nutrition. Most massage therapists are well equipped to work with all members of your health care team. When it comes to choosing the right type of massage for your specific condition the options may be daunting. All types of massage may help pain because all massage promotes circulation to the muscles and surrounding tissues. Increased blood flow carries fresh oxygen and removes lymphatic waste, which is essential for healing compromised tissue (joints, muscles, and connective tissue alike). Massage also decreases blood pressure, which is commonly elevated in chronic pain sufferers. It also decreases inflammation and increases lubrication in the joints, which helps with joint injuries, arthritis and similar conditions. Some medical practitioners, particularly
those practicing from a Western perspective, may recommend “Medical Massage.” Medical Massage is a catch-all term for methods used to specifically treat muscular and orthopedic conditions. A Medical Massage Therapist typically has advanced training in one or more of the following modalities: Neuromuscular Therapy A deep tissue massage that focuses on the treatment of trigger points—painful areas in the muscle caused by lymphatic waste buildup. Trigger points can refer pain to virtually any area of the body, resulting in frequent misdiagnosis of easily treatable muscular pain. NMT is effective for most pain; including sports injury, post orthopedic surgical rehabilitation, TMJ dysfunction, headaches/ migraines, and plantar fasciitis. Myofascial Release Myo=Muscle; Fascia= connective tissue surrounding muscles, nerves, and spinal cord. Myofascial Release works on these tissues, freeing the muscles and nerves to work more efficiently. It is generally well tolerated by those suffering from fibromyalgia, but may still be felt in the deeper tissues. Lymphatic Massage Lighter in terms of
pressure, lymphatic massage works to clear inflammation from the body by stimulating lymph flow. It is effective in treating numerable conditions and is an excellent choice for populations who may not tolerate deep tissue as well (elderly, children, those who bruise easily, fibromyalgia, etc.) When consulting with a Holistic Medical Practioner (Doctor of Osteopathy, Chiropractor, Naturopath, etc.), other types of massage may be recommended with the same end goal in mind. These also may be suited to the patient seeking a holistic treatment approach to pain. Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Massage An Eastern science with focuses on healthy lifestyle and maintaining well being, Ayurveda offers many choices in management of pain—primarily through detoxification, gentle exercise and breathing practices. In Ayurveda it is believed that metabolic waste builds up in the tissue; this is the underlying cause of pain. Ayurvedic massages are an important part of this science. Pinda-Swedana Specifically treats painful joint conditions like rheumatoid arthritis (where other types of massages are contraindicated for this condition when in flair-up.)
Heated herbal boluses are applied to the joints and connective tissue. The result is decreased redness and inflammation. Swedana The application of herbal steam, which follows oil massage to promote absorption of oils and aid in detoxification. The steam is produced in a steam cabinet which surrounds the body. The head is kept free from the steam. Abyhanga Traditional friction massage with benefits similar to lymphatic massage. Shirodhara Warm oil is poured over the forehead after a head massage. This treatment is extremely effective in relieving chronic headaches (including migraines) and sleeplessness or insomnia. Note: There are many other massage modalities, both Eastern and Western, which may be effective in the treatment of pain. As with any healthcare practitioner, ask questions. Seek referrals from a trusted source. And please, always consult your physician for diagnostic help if any pain condition does not resolve within a reasonable amount of time. Gin Brunssen BS, LMBT, CYT (NC License 3018) is the owner of The WELL Being, a holistic bodywork center, www.thewellbeing.com.
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Managing Pain With Massage by Gin Brunssen
A Joint Adventure: How to Create a Senior Community Associate and Resident Wellness Partnership
Pains That Go “Boom” in the Night by Mark W. Galland, M.D.
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any of my patients seek my consultation for one simple reason: suddenly, they are not sleeping well. I am not a sleep specialist; I am an orthopaedic surgeon and I specialize in sports medicine. Though the bulk of my practice involves the evaluation and treatment of shoulder conditions, I care for most maladies affecting any part of the body. The most common concern amongst my patients is night pain that prevents sound sleep. I may not be the “sandman,” but at times I am one of his most trusted assistants. Many orthopaedic conditions are responsible for nighttime pain, but one may ask, “Why is the pain more intense at night?” No one is completely certain why musculoskeletal aches and pains are more severe once we rest our heads upon the pillow, but theories abound. One theory is that the lack of sensory input and intellectual activity at night allows the pain to take “center stage” in our consciousness. Another is the accumulation of swelling in the affected area due to lack of muscular activity responsible for efficient blood flow return to the heart. In addition, while we sleep the affected body part is often in a position lower than (or below) the heart. This position will often result in a throbbing sensation that is only alleviated by elevation (for example, try to elevate your hand the next time you accidentally smash your thumb). Although almost any orthopaedic condition can result in pain at night, some of the most common are arthritis (degeneration of a joint), carpal tunnel syndrome (pinched nerve at the base of the palm), bursitis (inflammation of a bursa, a fluid filled sack found in many areas of the body), rotator cuff tear or a bulging disc in the neck or back. Unfortunately, the pain produced by many types of tumors (both benign and malignant) may be more intense at night. What is one to do? Any pain at night that persists longer than a week warrants an evaluation by one’s primary physician and in some cases by an orthopaedic surgeon. In many cases, the solution is simple and inexpensive, like rotating and flipping your mattress every month or changing your running shoes every 300 miles. In other cases, a more elaborate treatment plan may be required. Most conditions that produce pain at night are benign and easily treated. However, some can be serious and even life-threatening. All instances of severe joint pain at night should be thoroughly evaluated by a physician.
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Dr. Mark Galland is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in sports medicine, practicing in Wake Forest and North Raleigh. He serves as Adjunct Clinical Professor at Marietta College and team physician and orthopaedic consultant to the Carolina Mudcats, Advanced A Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball, as well as several area high schools and colleges. Dr. Galland can be reached at 919.562.9410 or by visiting www.orthonc. com or http://drmarkgalland.com.
ellness plans for aging adults, once considered an afterthought to nursing or memory care, are now a priority, particularly within senior living communities. People transitioning into retirement expect wellness as a way of life. Research proves that seniors who exercise regularly show increased mental alertness and a stronger immune system, in addition to weight loss. Some communities are rising to the demand of senior wellness by pioneering programs that promote a complete lifestyle overhaul. One such program is Kisco Senior Living’s Spring into Action. Kisco associate, David Sexton, was optimistic after learning the staff at Abbotswood at Stonehenge would participate in a wellness program that partnered associates with residents. “I thought any exercise would be a great addition to my routine,” says Sexton. Earlier this year, Kisco Wellness Team Leader Maria Connelly looked to launch a program with a fresher perspective on active aging. Spring into Action was an eight-week program, first launched at Abbotswood at Stonehenge in March. “We knew having associates partner with residents would increase the potential of each of them reaching their fitness goals. But we had no idea we’d have as many as 15 pairs sign up,” Connelly delights. To start, associates and residents identified a health objective, such as consuming less sugar. Then, pairs were matched based on the similarity of their goals. Couples were charged with meeting a weekly exercise and food goal in addition to their overall goal. At
the end of each day, participants documented their exercise output and whether they ate one fruit, vegetable or grain. “I was paired with Don, which was interesting because I didn’t really know him and his wife Rita very well,” says Sexton. Don Bartone, an 82-year-old, retired college professor, is an independent living resident, but his health had diminished throughout the years causing shortness of breath when doing routine activities. He says, “David would come and knock on my door and say ‘It’s time to exercise!’”
(From left to right) Don Bartone and David Sexton.
Sexton and Bartone both wanted to improve their overall health. But Sexton had a loftier short-term goal. “I wanted to get myself into shape to complete a 5k charity run,” says Sexton. Most people progressed through the program seamlessly. Many reported weight loss, improved balance and even heightened focus. “Every day, all of the hallways throughout the community were filled with pairs of people walking up and down and back again,” says Connelly. continued on page 19
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y doctor suggested I get the pheumonia vaccine. Can you explain? Vaccines work by building-up the body’s defense system and lowering the chances of getting sick. After getting a vaccine, the body can recognize the germ that causes sickness and fight it off. The pneumonia vaccine protects the body from S. pneumonia. This germ can cause serious infection in the lungs (pneumonia), around the brain (meningitis) and the blood stream. It also causes infections in the ear and nose. This germ is passed from person to person by touch or by breathing it through the air. Getting the vaccine is the best way to prevent infection. Also, covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze can reduce the spread of germs. Hand washing is important to prevent spreading disease. Your pharmacist can give you the vaccine with a prescription from your doctor. Who should get this vaccine? Everyone over the age of 65 should get the pneumonia vaccine. If you had the vaccine before age 65 wait at least 5 years before getting it again. Anyone who has a weak immune system should be vaccinated to prevent infection. This includes people who have had their spleen removed or an organ transplant, people with Sickle cell disease or HIV. People over the age of 19 who smoke or have alcoholism should get the vaccine. Anyone between the age of 2 and 64 with high risk of infection should get the vaccine. This includes people who have heart disease, lung disease, liver disease, kidney disease or diabetes. People with certain cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma and Hodgkin’s disease should be vaccinated.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist to see if you should be vaccinated.
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Then, the program caused a somewhat unexpected outcome. “Don and I would share stories about him raising his daughters and me growing up with sisters. And all the while, I was nearing my goal. I completed the 5k without stopping! Still, my favorite part was the connection that I created with Don. The time we spent together was filled with laughter and support and all the things that buddies do.” Since Phase 1 of the Spring into Action program ended, most pairs continue their established health routines. Phase 2, scheduled to begin in January 2014, will
The International Council on Active Aging® President and CEO Colin Milner says, “Throughout the years, Kisco has constantly achieved better ways to help residents age well in a wide variety of programs. This level of commitment to improving the lives of their residents has seen them gain industry recognition for their efforts. Pairing associates with residents is another step along this path, as personalization of programs and services is key to helping residents meet their goals. Kisco’s approach is in line with what the market seeks.”
Who should NOT get this vaccine?
Anyone who has had the pneumonia vaccine before and had an allergic reaction should not get the vaccine. If you are sick or have a fever, you should wait until you are better to get the vaccine. What are the side effects? The most common side effects are pain, swelling and redness where the vaccine was given. Headache and tiredness can also occur. These side effects usually go away within few days. Will insurance cover the vaccine? The vaccine is covered by some insurance plans including Medicare part B plans. The pharmacy can tell you if the vaccine is covered and the cost through your insurance. All you need is a prescription from your doctor and your insurance card. References Centers for Disease control and Prevention. Updated Recommendations for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Adults Using the 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23). MMWR Sept 2010;59(34);1102-1106. Accessed Jun 2013. Available from: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5934a3.htm PNEUMOVAX® 23 (Pneumococcal Vaccine Polyvalent) Full Prescribing Information. Revised Mar 2013. Accessed Jun 2013. Available from: www.merck. com/product/usa/pi_circulars/p/pneumovax_23/ pneumovax_pi.pdf Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pneumococcal Disease. Risk Factors and Transmission. Accessed Jun 2013. Available from: www.cdc.gov/pneumococcal/ about/risk-transmission.html American Pharmacists Association. Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery. 11th ed. Washington (DC):APhA. 2011; 27-32.
Nicholas Watts is a PharmD Candidate (2014) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Who Needs a Pneumonia Vaccine? Are You? Over the age of 65 Between the age of 2 and 65 Do You Have? Heart disease or heart failure Lung disease, COPD, emphysema or asthma Liver disease or cirrhosis Alcoholism Kidney disease or kidney failure Diabetes Cochlear implants Cancer Leukemia Lymphoma Hodgkin Disease Sickle Cell disease HIV/AIDS A weak immune system Have You Had? Your spleen removed An organ transplant Corticosteroids for more than two weeks Chemotherapy or Radiation therapy Do You? Smoke cigarettes If you checked one or more boxes you should talk to your doctor or pharmacist about getting the Pneumococcal Vaccine.
pair those from Phase 1 who reached their goals. Other associates and residents are welcome to participate. “The program transformed people into aides and even cheerleaders. We created a fitness program formula that is extremely effective and we are excited to expand it to our other communities,” says Connelly. To learn more about Spring into Action, contact Kisco Senior Living Wellness Team Leader Maria Connelly at 760.804.7031 or email her at Maria.connelly@kiscosl.com. Connie Miller is the Wellness Director at Abbotswood at Stonehenge, a Kisco Senior Living community.
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Q. It’s hot outside! How can I remain active and avoid heat-related illness? A.
The dog days of summer are here! With proper planning, however, you can still tend the garden, play 18 holes of golf or go for a brisk walk without falling prey to the heat. There are 3 types of heat illness: • Heat cramps (mild illness) – Painful cramps in the stomach, arm, and leg muscles. • Heat exhaustion (moderate illness) – Brought on by heavy sweating, and as illness progresses, sweating decreases and skin and body temperatures rise. Signs include excessive thirst, weakness, headache, nausea and vomiting. • Heat stroke (severe illness) – Occurs when the body cannot cool itself and core body temperature exceeds 104 degrees. Symptoms include nausea, seizures, confusion/disorientation and potentially unconsciousness and coma.
Follow these recommendations to avoid heat illness and remain active outdoors: • Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! Drink 24 ounces of water 2 hours before activity, and drink an additional 8 ounces of water or sports drink just before activity. During exercise or activity, drink 8 ounces of water every 20 minutes. • Gradually increase your outdoor activity in the heat over a week to help you acclimate to the temperature. • Wear lightweight and light-colored clothing when outside. • Wear sunscreen and reapply often. • Schedule outdoor exercise at the coolest time of day, (early morning or after sunset). Matthew Boes, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and shoulder and knee replacement. A member of Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, he serves as Team Physician for North Carolina State University’s football and baseball teams. For info, call (919) 863-6808 or visit www.matthewboesmd.com
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Have you heard the phrase, “Eat a Rainbow?” Think about red, green, yellow, orange, blue, purple, and even white. These natural colors present in fruits and vegetables supply us with powerful antioxidants and nutrients that help build immunity and reduce risk of many chronic diseases. Red: Lycopene, Anthocyanins • Benefits: Heart health, memory function, urinary tract health, lower risk of cancer • Sources: Red apples, Beets, Red cabbage, Cherries, Cranberries, Red grapes, Red peppers, Pomegranates, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Watermelon Yellow/Orange: Beta Carotene • Benefits: Vision health, lower blood pressure, lower risk of cancer • Sources: Apricots, Butternut squash, Cantaloupe, Carrots, Mangoes, Nectarines, Oranges, Papayas, Peaches, Yellow peppers, Pineapple, Pumpkin, Yellow summer or winter squash, Sweet corn, Sweet potatoes Green: Chlorophyll, Lutein • Benefits: Vision health, strong bones and teeth, lower risk of cancer and birth defects. • Sources: Green apples, Artichokes, Asparagus, Green beans, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Green cabbage, Cucumbers, Green grapes, Honeydew melon, Kiwi, Peas, Green pepper, Spinach, Kale, Collard, Mustard & Turnip greens, Zucchini Blue/Purple: Anthocyanins • Benefits: protect cells, reduce risk of cancer, stroke, and heart disease, improve memory function, and promote healthy aging • Sources: Blackberries, Blueberries, Eggplant, Figs, Plums, Prunes, Purple grapes, Purple potatoes White: Allicin, Anthoxanthins • Benefits: Lower cholesterol and blood pressure; reduce risk of cancer and heart disease • Sources: Bananas, Cauliflower, Garlic, Ginger, Jicama, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Turnips
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Herbs and Spices for Meat, Poultry and Fish
• Beef: Bay leaf, marjoram, nutmeg, onion, pepper, sage, thyme • Pork: Garlic, onion, sage, pepper, oregano • Chicken or Turkey: Ginger, marjoram, oregano, paprika, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme • Fish: Curry powder, dill, dry mustard, lemon juice, marjoram, paprika, pepper Herbs and Spices for Vegetables
• Carrots: Cinnamon, cloves, marjoram, nutmeg, rosemary • Corn: Cumin, curry powder, lemon juice, marjoram, oregano, tarragon, thyme • Peas: Ginger, marjoram, onion, parsley, sage • Potatoes: Dill, garlic, onion, paprika, parsley, sage • Summer squash: Cloves, curry powder, marjoram, nutmeg, rosemary, sage • Tomatoes: Basil, bay leaf, dill, marjoram, onion, oregano, parsley, pepper
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hen talking about antioxidants, chances are visions of dark chocolate, juicy strawberries and pomegranate juice pop into your head. What about cinnamon or oregano? Creating meals using spices and herbs is one of the best ways to add color, taste and aroma (and antioxidants!) to foods without adding salt or fat. Antioxidants may help to reduce inflammation, reducing your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other chronic disease. Just like I emphasize to “eat the rainbow” of fruits and vegetables, the same applies to herbs and spices so that you get a variety of antioxidants. Personally, I like adding cinnamon to yogurt or coffee in the morning, or adding oregano and basil to Italian dishes. There are many combinations to try and variety is the key! Here are seven herbs and spices that pack a powerful antioxidant punch. Cinnamon Keep a shaker of cinnamon handy because this spice is not only versatile it contains the highest antioxidant levels of any spice. In addition to its potent antioxidant profile, early studies suggested that cinnamon might be effective for lowering blood sugar (glucose) levels in people with diabetes, although more research is needed. How to use it: For those of you with a sweet tooth, use cinnamon for extra flavor and sweetness instead of added sugar. Jazz up plain cereal, yogurt and oatmeal with cinnamon, sprinkle on toast with peanut butter or almond butter, or even use in savory dishes with quinoa or couscous. Clove Derived from the flower buds of the evergreen clove tree, this spice is rich in polyphenols, which are plant-based compounds that have antioxidant properties. Cloves are chock-full of antioxidants. Just ½ teaspoon of ground clove contains more antioxidants than ½ cup of blueberries. How to use it: Ground clove is a flavorful addition to applesauce, stewed pears, and baked goods like sweet breads, muffins, and cookies. For a fragrant fall beverage, simmer 1 bottle (64 ounces) apple juice, 2 tablespoons honey, 4 Cinnamon Sticks, 1 teaspoon Whole Cloves and ½ lemon, sliced, in large saucepot for 30 minutes. Strain. Serve warm or chilled (recipe obtained from McCormick®). Oregano Used commonly in Mediterranean and Mexican cuisine, this flavorful herb contains the highest amount of antioxidants of 27 fresh culinary herbs. One teaspoon of dried oregano leaves provides as many antioxidants as ½ cup of strawberries or 3 ounces of almonds. How to use it: Oregano goes far beyond spaghetti and pizza sauce. To flavor your eggs without the added
fat, mix vegetables in with a dash of oregano instead of cheese. For an antioxidant boost, add oregano to your grilled cheese sandwich, casseroles and salad dressings. Ginger Historically, ginger has been used to treat upset stomachs, the common cold and even motion sickness. Recently the focus has shifted to a compound in ginger called gingerol. Gingerol is thought to have anti-inflammatory properties and may help to sooth sore muscles after a hard work out. Ginger may also have cancer-fighting properties but more research is needed in this area. How to use it: Add ¼ teaspoon ground ginger to vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes. Mix into fruit smoothies or add to fresh fruit like melons, peaches and pears. Add a hint to hot or cold tea or create Asian flare by adding to marinades and sautéed vegetables. Turmeric Turmeric gives curry powder its distinctive hue. Turmeric also contains a compound called curcumin. This bright-yellow compound is the focus of research for its potential to ward off diseases such as cancer, arthritis, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease. How to use it: Stir turmeric into 1 tablespoon low fat plain or Greek style yogurt. Swirl mixture into a serving of lentil or split pea soup to add a color and flavor boost (recipe obtained from McCormick®). Add to any vegetable dish for added curry flavor. Garlic Garlic enhances the flavor of everything from pasta sauce to bread, but can it prevent disease? Maybe. Research is focusing on garlic’s anticancer and cholesterol-lowering properties. How to use it: sauté garlic and add to roasted vegetables and pasta sauce. Garlic is used to flavor many foods such as salad dressings, vinaigrettes, marinades, sauces, vegetables, meats, soups, and stews. Garlic powder can be substituted if necessary—⅛ teaspoon of garlic powder is equal to one medium fresh clove of common garlic. Paprika Contains a powerful compound called capsaicin, whose antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties may help lower risk of some cancers (also found in red chili peppers and cayenne). Hint: the hotter the pepper, the more capsaicin you’ll find. Capsaicin may also help you to eat fewer calories during a meal by signaling your body that you’re full. How to use it: Sprinkle over grilled or roasted meat, fish and poultry. Instead of using the salt shaker, spice up your popcorn by make your own seasoning: combine paprika, ground thyme and ground pepper and sprinkle on plain popcorn. Amy Bowen RD, LDN is a clinical dietitian at WakeMed Cary Hospital. Learn more about WakeMed’s nutrition service by calling 919.350.2358, and take charge of your health today.
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The Cowsills The Johnny Cash Experience (2 shows) A Simon and Garfunkel Retrospective Al Stewart Shadows of the 60s — A Four Tops Tribute The Joy of Christmas — The Buckinghams Firefall The King of Diamonds — A Neil Diamond Tribute (2 shows) The Cast of Beatlemania Gene Watson John Sebastian Hotel California Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes — Jason Petty as Hank Williams Rodney Crowell
The Johnny Cash Experience
Upcoming Events Depot ConCert SerieS The Kickin Grass Band Sat, Aug 3-7pm Sweet Potato Pie Sat, Aug 17-7pm Shine Sat, Sept 14-7pm Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line Fri, Oct 11-7pm ~~~ JazzLive ConCert in conjunction with the apex Jazz FeStivaL Featuring Lenore Raphael with special guest jazz saxophone players Ray Blue and Jerry Mandel Sat, Sept 21-7pm ~~~
All SerieS ShowS begin At 7:30pm
Any 7 ConCertS $245 — $35.00 SAvingS
Rodney Crowell
the Clean Comedy Series
Oct. 11 Jan. 18 Feb. 22 Apr. 5
Jim Labriola Late Nite Catechism (2 shows) Dennis Reagan The Country Club Comedians
ticketfest — Aug. 23, 5pm
The Cowsills Al Stewart
Infinity Ballet-Fairy Tale Land Sat & Sun, Oct 19-20, 3pm Peak City Singers Songs of the Four Seasons Sun, Nov 3, 3pm
Ticketfest is a celebration of tickets going on sale for the 2013-14 Great Performance Series at the Holly Springs Cultural Center. The public sale of tickets begins at 5pm—9pm and The Fantastick Shakers will perform from 6pm—9pm to close out the Summer at the Springs Outdoor Concert Series.
Raleigh Symphony Orchestra The Brightest Star Sun, Dec 1, 3pm
Sponsored by
Infinity Ballet Excerpts from the Nutcracker Sat & Sun, Dec 7 & 8, 3pm
Fantasia
Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes
THUR, MAY 15 | 7:30PM FRI, MAY 16 | 8PM SAT, MAY 17 | 3PM & 8PM
John Sebastian
Ron Spigelman, conductor
300 West Ballentine Street, Holly Springs, NC 27540 Tickets are available at the Cultural Center box office, by calling (919) 567-4000 or online at www.etix.com holly_springs_cultural_cntr_concert.indd 1
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The Toys Take Over Christmas by Patricia Clapp and Broadway Santa by Janet Gardner and Andy Beck Fri, Dec 13-7:30pm; Sat, Dec 142pm and 7:30pm; Sun, Dec 15-2pm
Halle Cultural Arts Center 237 N. Salem St., Historic Downtown Apex 919.249.1120 www.thehalle.org Tickets available at Box Office & etix.com
2013 ~ 2014 Boom! Performing Arts Calendar (Triangle and Surrounding Counties) ORGANIZATION/VENUE
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
The ArtsCenter 300-G East Main St., Carrboro Info: 919.929.2787 • www.artscenterlive.org Visit the website for a complete listing of performances
3:The Black Lines 16-17: Howard Levy/Machine Eat Man 20: The Howling Brothers 25: Verlon Thompson
5: The Grascals 7: Barra McNeils 15: Steve Forbert 22: Ruthie Foster
Arts Council of Moore County Info: 910.692.2787 • www.mooreart.org or www.explorepinehurst.com. Visit the website for locations Burning Coal Theatre Company Meymandi Theatre at Murphy School Auditorium 224 Polk St., Raleigh Info: 919.834.4001 • www.burningcoal.org Carolina Ballet Info: 919.719.0800 Box Office: 919.719.0900 • www.carolinaballet.com Visit the website for performance locations Audio Description Info: www.artsaccessinc.org Carolina Performing Arts Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Memorial Hall, Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill Info and Tickets: 919.843.3333 • www.unc.edu/performingarts Visit the website for a complete listing of performances Carolina Theatre Fletcher Hall, 309 W. Morgan St., Durham Info/Tickets: 919.560.3030 • www.carolinatheatre.org Visit the website for a complete listing of events Audio Description Info: www.artsaccessinc.org Carrboro Century Center/Town of Carrboro 100 N. Greensboro, Carrboro • Info: 919.918.7385 www.townofcarrboro.org • Visit website for performance locations Cary Arts Center 101 Dry Ave., Cary Info: 919.469.4061 • www.townofcary.org
2-30: 33rd Annual Fine Arts Festival
Cary Performance Series & Concerts Info: 919.469.4061 • www.townofcary.org Visit website or call for a complete list and performance locations Cary Players Community Theatre Company Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave., Cary. www.caryplayers.org 919.469.4061 • Audio Description Info: www.artsaccessinc.org Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle • www.thecot.org Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St., Durham Info: 919.360.3382 Chapel Hill Voices & Cantari www.chapelhillcommunitychorus.org Visit website for performance locations Choral Society of Durham Info: 919.560.2733 • www.choral-society.org Visit website or call for performance locations (The) Clayton Center 111 East 2nd St., Clayton Info: 919.553.1737 www.theclaytoncenter. com Common Ground Theatre 4815B Hillsborough Rd., Durham Info: 919.698.3870 • www.cgtheatre.com Concert Singers of Cary Symphonic Choir Info: 919.678.1009 • www.concertsingers.org Visit the website for performance locations Deep Dish Theater Company University Mall, 201 S. Estes St., Chapel Hill Info and Tickets: 919.968.1515 • www.deepdishtheatre.org Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts 2 E. South St, Raleigh Info: 919.831.6060 Tickets: 919.834.4000 Visit the website for a complete listing of performances www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com Duke Performances www.dukeperformances.org Info: 919.660.3356 Tickets: 919.684.4444 Visit the website for a complete list of performances and locations Duke University Dept. of Theater Studies Info: 919.660.3343• Box Office: 919.684.4444 www.theaterstudies.duke.edu/productions Visit the website for info Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) American Tobacco District, 123 Vivian St., Durham Tickets: 919.680.2787 • www.dpacnc.com Visit the webstie for a complete and updated schedule Durham Savoyards Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St., Durham Info: 919.560.3040 • www.durhamsavoyards.org Durham Symphony Orchestra Info: 919.491.6576 • www.durhamsymphony.org Visit the website for performance locations Even Exchange Dance Theatre Info: 919.828.2377 Arts Together, 114 St. Mary’s St., Raleigh • www.evenexchange.com Audio Description Info: www.artsaccessinc.org Garner Performing Arts Center 742 W. Garner Rd., Garner Info: 919.661.4602 • www.garnerperformingartscenter.com (Town of Apex) Halle Cultural Arts Center 237 N. Salem St., Apex Info: 919.249.1120 • www.apexnc.org/halle Holly Spring Cultural Arts Center 300 W. Ballentine St., Holly Springs Info: 919.567.4000 • www.hollyspringsnc.us Justice Theater Project St. Francis of Assisi Clare Hall, 11401 Leesville Rd., Raleigh Info: 919.264.7089 • www.thejusticetheaterproject.org Kennedy Theatre Hot Summer Nights Presented by Theatre Raleigh • 2 East South St., Raleigh 919.480.5166 • www.hotsummernightsatthekennedy.org
12-29: The Heretic
DECEMBER
JANUARY ‘13
FEBRUAR
2: Geoff Muldaur & Jim Kweskin 2: Gina Scillia 4: Tim Eriksen and Trio de 6: Sam Bush Pumpkintown 8: Quiet American 6: Sarah McQuaid 20: Jake Shimabukuro 11: Jon Shain 1: China National Orchestra Soloists 18: Classical Concert Series with Valentina Lisitsa 18-19: The Secret Garden 28: Classical Concert w/ Parker Quartet 14-24: Kindertransport 24-27: Land of the Dead
6: Dar Williams
3: Robin & Linda Williams 11: Hot Club of Cowtown 16: Sparky & Rhonda Rucker 18: GangstaGrass
1: Grace Pettis 25: Clive Carroll
10-27: Balanchine Celebration
29-Dec 1: Messiah
Thru -Dec 1: Messiah 20-29: Nutcracker
4: The Manganiyar Seduction 12: World Blues 15: Trombone Shorty & Orleans 21: Club Night
7-8: The Nutcracker 9: Jazz For The Holidays
3-4: Abyssinian: A GospelCelebration 8-9: L-E-V 23: Andras Schiff 27: An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt 8: 1st Annual Bull City Music Awards 10: Lily Tomlin 11: Sandra Bernhard 17: Cheap Trick 12: Vienna Tang 24: Joe Satriani 20: Ben Rector: The Walking In 27: Ani DiFranco Between Tour 30: Celtic Thunder
27: Maceo Parker/George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
22: John Haitt & The Combo 29: Leon Russell
29: All Around Town Carrboro Music 19: West End Poetry Festival Festival 16: Mallarme Chamber Players and NC Baroque Orchestra 1-4: Hollow Crown 10: Fall Sertoma Series/John Dee Holeman 16: Mallarme Chamber Players & NC Baroque Orchestra 24: Lazy Daze 24: Pietzsch Awards 2013
14: Triangle Brass Band 20: Cary Town Band 28: Claire Lynch Band 29: Brass at Bond 27-Oct 6: Nunsense
NOVEMBER
11: Drew Carey
12: Pat Metheny U 14: Jonathan Batis
24: Carrboro Film Festival
9-Feb 27: Lunch Box Thursday Concert Series
Thru Feb 27: Lunc Concert Series
7: It’s A Wonderful Life: Live from WVL Radio Theatre 14: Tar River Swing Band Christmas 12-22: A Trailer Park Christmas
23: World Music 3.0
13-14: Holiday Pops
Thru Nov 16: A Queer Kiss
Thru Sept 14: Good People
6-11: Urinetown 23-25: Oh What A Night!
1-3: Dora The Explorer 12-17: Elf The Musical 22: Jeanne Robertson 26-Dec 24: Frosty The Snowman 13-14: The Blind Boys of Alabama 4: Billy Childs Jazz Chamber Ensemble 6-9: Measure Back 9: Piano Recital 21: Ciompi Concert/Kruger Brothers 11: Buy Clark & Mandolin Orange Series with Kirill Gerstein 27-28: Theo Bleckmann/The Music of 18: Fisk Jubilee Singers 12: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Kate Bush 28: Finckel, Setzer, Han Trio 24: Piano Recital Series with Yuja Wang Choir 15-16: People Get Ready Thru Oct 13: The Narrowing 26-Oct 13: The Narrowing 14-24: Uncle Vanya 24-26: Duke Players Lab Theater title TBA 6-8: Blue Man Group 3: John Fogerty 3: Jack Johnson 13: Elvis Costello & The Imposters 5: The Piano Guys 8-13: Beauty & The Beast 20: Charlie Wilson 9: John Oliver 17: Lewis Black 28: Alabama 12-17: Ghost 26: Neko Case
23-24 & 30-31: God 3: Sheryl Crow 10: Bill Maher 16: Disney Junior Live On Tour 18: Toni Braxton
8-13: Cats 10-27: A Balanchine Celebration
26: Family Concert 2: Dance Seen: First Friday Gallery Walk
6: Dance Seen: First Friday Gallery Walk
4: Dance Seen: First Friday Gallery Walk
8-10: Disney’s Mulan Jr. 15: Music Off Main with Honey 23: James Gregory 3: Kickin’Grass Band Concert 17: Depot Concert Series with Sweet Potato Pie 23: Family Dance 6 & 20: The Green Mermaid with Carolina Puppet Theatre 9: The Will McBride Group (SATS) 23: The Fantastic Shakers(SATS)
3-Oct. 8: Drumming Circle 5: Mikemickxer 19: Music Off Main with Old Habits 7: Rusty Bucket Band 12: Family Dance 14: Depot Concert Series with Shine 21: 3rd Annual Apex Jazz Festival 14: Jay & The Americans 21: The Johnny Cash Experience
Thru Oct. 8: Drumming Circle 30: Sweet Potato Pie Band: A Home 4: Gene Watson Grown Christmas 7: The Teacher from the Black Lagoon 3: Peak City Singers: Songs of the 5: Heritage Festival 11: Nora Jane Struther & The Party Line Four Seasons 7: Apex HS Orchestra 19-20: Infinity Ballet Fairy Tale Land & Guitar Ensemble Fall Concert 22 Family Dance 26: Goblins Groove 12: Clean Comedy Series: Jim Labriola 2: Al Stewart 19: Swaring & Beedle Tribute to 9: Shadows of the 60s Tribute to Simon & Garfunkel The Four Tops
6-22: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest 6-11: Urinetown 23-25: Oh What A Night!
REST OF SEASON: TBA
1: Dance Seen: First Friday Gallery Walk
15: Marvelous Mu Series presents Em 22: Marvelous Mu The Three Little Pig 15: Emile Pandolfi 22: The Three Little 28-Mar 1: Applaus Winter Production Thru Feb 9: An Eve
16: Romantic Euro
13-14: The Sounds of Christmas with Voices
23: Barbara Bailey Hutchison
23-Sept 14: Good People
5-7: Hopscotch 2013 14: Nnenna Freelon Concert
12: Homage to a Musical Pioneer Honoring Robert Ward
14-15: A Child of Our Time
17-26: Nervo Craniano Zero
25-Nov 16: A Queer Kiss
17: Marvelous Music Series: Glenn 7: Heart of the Holidays 15: Triangle Brass Band 21: Cary Ballet Miller Orchestra 25: Marvelous Music Family Series: presents A Very Cary Christmas Too Many Frogs and Hansel & Gretel 4: Jewish Cultural Festival 17: Glenn Miller Orchestra 7: Heart of the Holidays 25: Too Many Frogs & Hansel & Gretel 13: Cary Town Band presents Winter’s Eve 5-9: A Christmas Story 31-Feb 9: An Evening of Possibilities
17: Bulls to Ballroom
26: Chichester Psalms & Welcome to All the Pleasures
1-3: Richard III 10: Wind & Fire Concert 16-17: Bully Boy 29-31: Tangles
13-Mar 2: Vivaldi’s
2: Spencer’s Theatre of Illusion 8: Chris Hardwick 15: An Evening with The Red Clay Ramblers Dec.16: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Thru Oct 6: Nunsense
17: Chic Gamine
9-19: TBD 30-Feb 16: The Jesus Fund
11: Lang Lang 14: One Night in B 21: Wayne Shorter 25-26: Compagnie
2: Sing Joyfully with the Cantari
28: Ryan Shupe & The Rubber Band
5-22: (Three Man) Tempest
14: Heart ‘n Soul o 24: Classical Conce Trio Solisti Thru Feb 16: The J
30: Handel’s Theodora 31: The Spring Quartet
11: Marvelous Music Mainstage with 2: Cary Town Band 8: Triangle Brass The Gibson Brothers Band 10: Triangle Youth Jazz Ensem18-19: The Importance of Being Earnest ble 15: Triangle Wind Ensemble’s Fall Concert 4: Latin Night with Orquesta GarDel 16: Dallas Brass 11: The Gibson Brothers 12: Laugh, Riot with John Floyd
13: Three From One
1-3: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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Thru Dec 24: Frosty The Snowman 3-8: We Will Rock You 12-15: A Christmas Carole 20-29: The Nutcracker 6: Debo Band 7: Emerson String Quartet
16: The Creation 25: Junior Brown
14: Hot Club of Sa
15-19: New Play Workshop
28-Mar 22: Arcadi
11-23: Les Miserab
18: Imani Winds 21: Hilliard Ensemble 24-26: Love’s Infrastructure with Bombadil 25: Ciompi Concert No. 3 23-25: Love’s Infrastructure
1: Michael McDonald 21-26: Once 3-8: How The Grinch Stole Christmas 19-22: A Christmas Carol
6: Holiday Pops Concert
26: MLK Concert
6: Dance Seen: First Friday Gallery Walk
3: Dance Seen: First Friday Gallery Walk
14: Voices with Ciaran Sheehan 15: The Sounds and Stories of Christmas 21: Lunch w/Santa and Big Boom Band 7-8: Raleigh Symphony Orchestra: The Brightest Star 7-8: Infinity Ballet: Excerpts from the Nutcracker 13-15: The Toys Take Over Christmas 21: The Joy of Christmas: The 11: Firefall 18: Clean Comedy Series: Buckinghams Late Night Catechism 25: The King of Diamonds Tribute to Neil Diamon 12-21: Black Nativity
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7: Dance Seen: Fir Gallery Walk
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APRIL ‘13
9: Guy Davis 13: Paul McKenna Band 22: John McCutcheon 27: Archie Fischer & Garnet Rogers
11: The Seldom Scene 13: Brother Sun
3-20: The Diary of Anne Frank
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Thru Mar 2: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons 13-30: Romeo & Juliet
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18-19: Streb Forces 25: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn 28: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell
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2: Durham Symphony & All That Jazz 22: Arturo Sandoval
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22: Youth “Rising Stars”Vocal Showcase
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1-11: Amadeus 15-18: Sleeping Beauty
2: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan 3: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 6: Brooklyn Rider 11: Restless Creature
9: Marvelous Music Mainstage Series: Diane Schuur 26: Spring Daze Arts & Crafts Festival 9: Diane Schuur 16-17: Applause! Youth Theatre Spring Production 4-13: The Odd Couple
23: A Touch of Neo-Classicism
11: The Past Meets The Present
8: Gems from British Cathedrals with the Cantari
31: The Genius of Mozart with Voices June 8: A Cosmic Cycle of Life & Death with the Cantari
2: Menotti The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore
5: Symphony #9
15: Celtic Tenors
5: School House Rock 11: James Gregory
3: Prayers of Kierkegaard & Four Sacred Pieces
22-23: King David
10: American Love Songs
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Thru Mar 22: Arcadia
2-24: Life is a Dream
bles
13-30: Romeo & Juliet
2-11: Driving Miss Daisy 15-18: Sleeping Beauty
6: Gregory Porter Yoko Nozaki 7: Piano Recital Series w/ Louis Lortie Women 22: Kronos Quartet gers eries w/Lise de la Salle 28-29: Gerald Clayton Trio =Insurgence Group Thur Mar 1: Republic 20-22: An Iliad Who 27-29: Duke Players Lab Theater title ic TBA 11-16: Evita of Mormon 27: Masters of Percussion Live
11-12: Joe Henry & Over the Rhine 18: Chick Corea 25: Paco Pena & Eliot Fisk 27: Piano Series with Ben Grosvenor 3-13: The Visit 10-13: Parade 14-20: New Works Festival 8-13: The Wizard of Oz 14-18: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber 29-30: American Idiot
13-18: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber 30-June 1: Mamma Mia!
Thru 30-June 1: Mamma Mia!
27-30: The Sorcerer 17-18: Pops in the Park Concert Series
n: A Game Apart es with Norm Lewis guson ert with Lenore
1: Garner Showcase of Talent 8: Masters of Motown 15: Broadway Voices w/Christiane Noll 20: Apex HS Orchestra Spring 12: JazzLive Concert with Lenore Concert Raphael
3: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
atlemania
8: John Sebastian 21-22: Hotel California
y Series: Dennis
July 29-Aug 3: The Little Mermaid
2: Chanticleer
2: Durham Symphony & All That Jazz 6: Durham Symphony Goes to the Movies 12: Free Classical Concert 7: Dance Seen: First Friday 4: Dance Seen: First Friday Gallery Walk Gallery Walk
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JUNE-DEC. ‘14
17: Classical Concert Series with Bella Hristova 26-30: 5th Annual Palustris Festival
Jesus Fund
opean Riches
MAY ‘13
2: Dance Seen: First Friday Gallery Walk
6: Dance Seen: First Friday Gallery Walk
3: Peak Fest 4: Raleigh Symphony Orchestra 31: Apex Latino Arts Festival
5: Clean Comedy Series: Country Club Comedians 12: Hank & the Honky Tonk Heroes Tribute to Hank Williams 26: Rodney Crowell 13-29: Grey Gardens The Musical
2013 ~ 2014 Boom! Performing Arts Calendar (Triangle and Surrounding Counties) ORGANIZATION/VENUE
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary Info: 919.462.2025 Box Office: 919.834.4000 www.boothamphitheatre.com Lincoln Theatre 126 E. Cabarrus St., Raleigh • Info: 919.821.4111 www.lincolntheatre.com • Visit the website for all performances Mallarmé Chamber Players Info: 919.560.2788 • www.mallarmemusic.org Visit the website or call for performance locations NC Jazz Repertory Orchestra Visit the website for performance locations • www.ncjro.org North Carolina Master Chorale & Chamber Choir Info: 919.856.9700 • www.ncmasterchorale.org Visit the website for performance locations North Carolina Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh Info: 919.839.6262 Box Office: 919.715.5923 • wwwncartmuseum.org Audio Description Info: www.artsaccessinc.org North Carolina Museum of History 5 East Edenton St., Raleigh Info: 919.807.7900 • www.ncmuseumofhistory.org North Carolina State Fairgrounds 1025 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh Call for performance locations Info: 919.821.7400 • www.ncstatefair.org North Carolina State University Center Stage Stewart Theatre, Titmus Theatre, Talley Student Center Info: 919.513.3030 • Ticket Central: 919.515.1100 www.ncsu.edu/arts • Audio Decription Info: www.artsaccessinc.org North Carolina Symphony Tickets/Info: 919.733.2750 • www.ncsymphony.org Visit the website for a complete list of performance and locations
2-3: Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival 24: Grease Sing-A-Long 30: Hank Williams Jr.
13: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly 14: Willie Nelson & Family 20: Alabama Shakes
19: Cary Diwali 20: Chris Tomlin: Burning Lights Tour
2: The Breakfast Club 7: Burn 12: Dark Star Orchestra 29: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors 16: Concert with NC Baroque Orchestra
1: Twiztid 5-7: Hopscotch Music Fest 19-20: Clutch 24: City & Colour 15: Series Concert: Weill and Wilder Songbook
12: JJ Grey & Mofro 16: Reckless Kelly
10 & 24: Performance at Durham 13 & 27: Performance at Durham Jazz Workshop Jazz Workshop Remainder of Season TBA. Check the website for updates 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30: Friday Night Sound Bites 6: Pink Martini 3: Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers 13-15: Paperhand Puppet 17: Tift Merritt Intervention 24: Lost Bayou Ramblers 13-14: Carolina Voices with The 14: Bluegrass in the Garden Diverse History & Cultures of the 24: NC Is The Banjo State Tarheel State 24: Bluegrass in NC/Music (cont in Oct) 15: Mexican Independence Day Celebration 20: Meredith College Sizzlin’Sept. Concert (cont in Oct)
North Carolina Theatre/Broadway Series South Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh Info: 919.831.6941 Box Office: 919.831.6950 • nctheatre.com or broadwayseriessouth.com Audio Description Info: www.artsaccessinc.org North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre Greystone Village Shopping Ctr, 7713-51 Leadmine Rd., Raleigh Tickets/Info: 919.866.0228 • www.nract.org Page-Walker Arts & History Center 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary Town Hall Campus Info: 919.460.4963 Tickets: www.eTix.com www.friendsofpagewalker.org Pinecone-Down Home Series and Music of the Carolinas 4: Craicdown 10: John Dee Holeman w/ Tad Walters Info: 919.664.8333 info@pinecone.org • www.pinecone.org 22-30: As You Like It Visit the website or call for performance locations PlayMakers Repertory Company Paul Green Theatre, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Info: 919.962.1122 Box Office: 919.962.7529 • www.playmakersrep.org Audio Description Info: www.artsaccessinc.org PNC Arema 1400 Edwards Mill Rd., Raleigh Info: 919.861.2300, Box Office: 919.834.4000 www.thepncarena.com Raleigh Area Flute Association & Raleigh Flute Choir Info: 919.781.3225 • www.raleighflutes.org Visit the website for performance locations Raleigh Chamber Music Guild Info: 919.821.2030 • www.rcmg.org Visit the website or call for performance locations Raleigh Civic Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Orchestra TicketCentral: 919. 515.1100 • www.raleighcivicsymphony.org Check website for performance locations 22-30: As You Like It Raleigh Little Theatre 301 Pogue St., Raleigh • www.raleighlittletheatre.org Tickets: 919.821.3111 • Audio Description Info: www.artsaccessinc.org Raleigh Ringers • Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh Info: 919.523.7252 Box Office: 919.834.4000 • www.rr.org Raleigh Symphony Orchestra & Free Spirit Ensemble Info/Tickets: 546.9755 • www.raleighsymphony.org Red Hat Amphitheater 2: Silversun Pickups 12: The Killers 14: Ke$ha 500 South McDowell St., Raleigh • Info: 919.996.8800 16: Slightly Stoopid & Atmosphere www.redhatamphitheater.com Seby Jones Center for the Performing Arts, Louisburg College Allen de Hart Concert Series • 501 N. Main St., Louisburg Info: 919.497.3300 • www.louisburg.edu/concertseries Sunrise Theater 2: First Friday Free Outdoor Concert 17: Motown Review 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines • Info: 910.692.8501 Box Office: 910.692.3611 • www.sunrisetheater.com Temple Theatre 6: One Night Stands with Kevin Lee & Kevin Kinner 120 Charthage St., Sanford Info: 919.774.415 www.templeshows.com Theatre in the Park Thru Aug 4: Psycho Beach Party 107 Pullen Rd., Raleigh • Info/Tickets: 831.6936 www.theatreinthepark.com Audio Description: www.artsaccessinc.org 7: Matchbox Twenty & The Goo Goo Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Dolls 9: Blake Shelton, Easton Corbin 3801 Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh Info: 919.831.6400 & Jana Kramer20: Backstreet Boys, Box Office: 919.834.4000 • www.livenation.com Jesse McCartney & DJ Pauly D (Con’t) Towne Players of Garner Garner Performing Arts Center • 742 W. Garner Rd., Garner 8-10: Disney’s Mulan, Jr. Info: 919.661.4602• www.towneplayers.org Triangle Brass Band www.trianglebrass.org • Visit the website for performance locations Triangle Wind Ensemble Visit website for performance locations • www.trianglewind.org University Theatre at NC State Titmus Theatre at Thompson Hall, NCSU, Raleigh Ticket Central: 919.515.1100 • www.nscu.edu/arts
16: Soundbites @ The Pub 20-22: Beethoven’s 9th 24: Int’l Bluegrass Assoc: Bela Fleck 27-28: Duke Ellington Orchestra
13-29: The Crucible
5: Family Concert@Duke Gardens: Pinocchio 12: Series Concert: String Jam 1 & 22: Performance at Durham Jazz Workshop 27: Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time
NOVEMBER
5 & 19: Performance at Durham Jazz Workshop
DECEMBER
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JANUARY ‘13
FEBRUAR
26-Feb 6: NC Historically Informed Performance Music Festival
2: Series Concert: B Thru Feb 6: NC His Performance Musi 20: Carolina Jazz Fe
9: Jazz for the Holidays Show 17 & 22: Perf. at Durham Jazz Workshop 10: Joy of the Season 15: Raleigh Flute Choir Holiday Concert
stories from the American South Setp 26: The Story of Bluegrass and Raleigh’s Contribution 20-22: Greek Festival 28: 2nd Annual Chinese Harvest Moon Festival 17-27: State Fair 30: Shrine Circus 29: A Flower is a Lovesome Thing with Turtle Island Quartet
23: 18th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration 9: Capital Area Handbell Festival 29-Dec 1: A Christmas Carousel Holiday Festival 2: Martha Redbone Roots Project 22-23: Cameron Carpenter
7: Scandinavian Christmas Fair 14-23: Christmas County Fair
6-7: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 8: Yo-Yo Ma 20-21: Cirque de la Symphonie 31: New Years Eve 3-8: We Will Rock You
4: NCS Kids: Carnival of the Animals 10-12: Beethoven’s 5th 17-18: Here to Stay: A Gershwin Tribute 24-25: Dvorak’s 7th Symphony
8-13: Cats
2: NCS Kids: Halloween Spooktacular 8-9, 15 & 17: Brahms’Piano Concerto No. 1 18: Soundbites @ The Pub 22-23: Orchestral Showcase 12-17: Elf The Musical
18-Nov 3: Carrie: The Musical
Thru Nov 3: Carrie: The Musical
6-22: Miracle on 34th Street
24-26: NRACT’s New Works Series
3: The Free Spirits Ensemble: The Music of Our Hemisphere & Our Time 24: Pops in the Intimate Afternoon 3-24: Irish Jam Sessions 10: Music of the Carolinas 11 & 25: PineCone Bluegrass Jam 2-Dec 8: Metamorphoses
15: Raleigh Boychoir’s Millennium Chorus
24: David Burgess
23: Brian Reagin
8: Music of the Carolinas 9 & 23: PineCone Bluegrass Jam
10: Mandolin Orange 12: Music of the Carolinas 18: Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott 8-12: Hold These Truths 22-Feb 9: Private Lives
7: Bryan Sutton, D Michael Coleman Carolinas 15: The W Thru Feb 9: Private 26-Mar 16: Love A
12: Quercus
9: Concertante Ch 23: William Chapm
17-Feb 2: The Divine Sister
Thru Feb 2: The Div 14-Mar 2: Caroline
4-5: Ravel’s Rhapsodie Espagnole 10-13: The Music of John Williams 24-27: Mozart & Beethoven
29: The Free Spirits Ensemble: A Salute to Canadian Elizabeth Raum
24-25: Cinderbox 2.0
7 & 8: Capriccio Es 14-15: Romeo & Ju 22: Singin’in the R 27: Mendelssohn’s 11-23: Les Miserab
26: International Bluegrass Music Awards 27-28: Wide Open Bluegrass 4-8: Surviving Twin 18-Oct 6: The Mountaintop
13: Music of the Carolinas 26: ARTStober
13: Taylor Swift
21: Nine Inch Nails 25: Michael Bublé
29: Flute Concert: In Sterio
20: Raleigh Flute Choir Fall Concert
22: Tony Williamson & Friends
6: Jerusalem Quartet
3: American Chamber Players 10: Ciompi Quartet
20: Fall Concert: Old & New
17: 90th Anniversary Celebration
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9: Capital Area Handbell Festival
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22: Meredith Colle 23: Rising Stars
14: The Lettermen
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3: Drake 11-15: Disney On Ice Let’s Celebrate! 13: Justin Timberlake 19: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 16: Flute Concert: Christina Jennings 15: Raleigh Flute Choir Holiday & Nancy Whelan Concert
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9: BJ Thomas
7: The Embers Christmas Show
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18-26: Barefoot In The Park
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n our year-long “Economics 101” series, we’ve reviewed basic economic concepts, the purpose and actions of the central bank of the United States, the Federal Reserve, and what Gross Domestic Product (GDP) means. This month we will begin a discussion of economic indicators. Previous articles in this series, as well as articles in our other “101” series on Estate Planning, Tax Planning, Financial Planning, and Investment Management, are available on the www.boomnc.com website. Each month, The Conference Board (www. conference-board.org) reports Leading, Coincident, and Lagging economic indicators. As their names imply, the Leading Economic Index (LEI) is comprised of indicators that tend to move ahead of the overall economy, while the indicators in the Coincident Economic Index (CEI) change at about the same time as the overall economy is changing, and the Lagging Economic Index (LAG) indicators move later than the aggregate economy. The Leading Economic Index contains ten different indicators and they each have a different weighting in the index. The employment-related indicators of manufacturing hours worked and unemployment insurance claims comprise nearly onethird of the LEI. Manufacturer’s new orders for consumer and capital goods and the ISM index of new orders reflect that before consumers and businesses spend money on goods, they must first be ordered and produced. An increase in
orders means an increase in demand and is positive for the economy. New residential construction is an important indicator of economic strength and one of the first steps in construction is to obtain a building permit. The stock market is forward-looking, often preceding the economy by six to nine months. This also explains why the stock market might increase even while economic news isn’t so good or why the market may begin heading down while many economic indicators are still positive. The Leading Credit Index is a relatively new addition to the LEI, and is comprised of six different sub-indicators, such as: shortterm interest rates, margin balances in brokerage accounts, availability of loans, etc. The spread between short- and long-term interest rates looks at the difference between the “Federal Funds” rate and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. Finally, the importance of our expectations and the self-fulfilling nature of our beliefs are demonstrated by the fact that consumer expectations for future business and economic conditions accounts for 15 percent of the LEI. So, what does the LEI currently say? The Conference Board recently released the June, 2013 LEI and it was basically unchanged from the previous month. However, from January to June 2013, the LEI increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent vs. 2.2 percent for the previous six months—so that is positive. Comment online at BoomNC.com .
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or many families, summer time is when they pack up and head to the beach, lake or mountains to enjoy their vacation homes. Many families cherish memories of the family vacation home, enjoying long barefoot walks on the beach, sitting in a boat on a lake and holding a fishing pole on a lazy summer afternoon, or hiking up a trail to view a brilliant orange sun setting behind cascading mountain peaks. So, with all these wonderful experiences, as you work on your estate planning you will naturally want to leave this precious asset to your children to continue enjoying for many more years—or do you? First of all, have you discussed the vacation home with all members of the family? Despite fond childhood memories, it is not unusual for some adult children to have no interest in owning or using the old vacation home while other children may desperately want to retain it. You need to know what they are really thinking. Of course, if no children are interested in the vacation home you could either sell it during your lifetime or just allow it pass through your estate to children and let them sell the property. Under current tax regulations there is an incentive to allow it to pass through your estate, as the “stepup” in tax basis on inherited property would eliminate or reduce the income taxes when the children sold the vacation home. However, what if some children want the home and some do not? You could ignore it, allow the property to pass through your estate, and just tell them to work out a solution—and you thought the days of kids arguing with each other were over! Alternatively, you could try to anticipate and resolve potential squabbles among them ahead of time. For example, perhaps you should leave the vacation home outright just to the children who really want it and leave other assets to the remaining children. What if the value of the vacation home exceeds the value of other assets? A life insurance policy might be utilized to provide an equivalent value to the children not interested in the home while leaving the home to the other children. But, even if all the children want the vacation home to remain in the family, there are still some things to think about. Maintaining a home costs money. Perhaps the home is old and needs extensive repairs or improvements. How about the costs of ongoing maintenance, taxes and insurance? Will the children be able to afford this? Are they financially able and emotionally willing to share these burdens? Which child will make the future operational and financial decisions about the property? Again, one option is simply to leave these future decisions to the children—but if you anticipate that problems or disagreements might develop, wouldn’t you like to stop them now? Instead of leaving your vacation home outright to your children, you could create a limited partnership, limited liability company (LLC), or perhaps a trust, and have the vacation home transferred into this entity. This strategy would let you retain control of the vacation home during your lifetime, pass the property to your children at your death, but also designate and empower just one of them to make future financial decisions about the home. Obviously, all families and situations are unique, so if you do own a vacation home, I encourage you to have a long talk with all members of the family about it. In addition, you should discuss your plans with your tax and legal advisors.
Gerald A. Townsend, CPA/PFS/ABV, CFP®, CFA®, CMT is president of Townsend Asset Management Corp., a registered investment advisory firm. Email: Gerald@AssetMgr.com
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HIIP, the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program, is a division of the North Carolina Department of Insurance that helps people with Medicare who have questions about Medicare, Medicare supplements, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and long-term care insurance. SHIIP provides education and assistance to North Carolinians in several ways, including operating a toll free phone line dedicated to answering consumer questions, maintaining current information online for consumers and adult caregivers to review, and creating and distributing educational materials to the public. SHIIP’s best resource for consumer outreach is its statewide corps of trained volunteers. SHIIP volunteers are in all 100 counties in North Carolina and provide one-on-one counseling to Medicare beneficiaries and/or their caregivers. SHIIP volunteers undergo a 24-hour training course led by SHIIP staff, followed by additional training every quarter to learn the most up-to-date information about Medicare and related topics. While many inquiries to SHIIP are handled by the trained communication specialists who answer the toll free phone line, clients are often referred to their local SHIIP office to speak with a volunteer in their county. SHIIP works closely with other human service agencies to coordinate the more than 900 SHIIP volunteers statewide and distribute information to North Carolina’s 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries. These agencies serve as county coordinators and/or sponsors of the local SHIIP offices. For example, some counties coordinate SHIIP programming and volunteers through their local Cooperative Extension, Department of Social Services, Councils on Aging or Senior Centers. SHIIP also has strong relationships with the Medicare carriers (CIGNA Healthcare & Palmetto), the durable medical equipment carrier (Palmetto Government Benefits Administration), the Quality Improvement Organization (The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence), the N.C. Division of Aging and the Social Security Administration. SHIIP, along with these agencies, works closely with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide the latest information to Medicare beneficiaries by holding presentations and seminars and by attending health fairs and conferences across the state. Not only does SHIIP provide one-on-one counseling either by phone or in person, but beneficiaries and other interested parties can also refer to one of the many educational materials that SHIIP produces. Examples of these publications include the Medicare Supplement Comparison Guide, the Medicare Advantage Comparison Guide, The Road to Medicare and NC Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan Organizations. These publications are available to the public in either the hard copy version or on SHIIP’s website. Since its creation in 1986, SHIIP has helped millions of North Carolinians and continues to grow with each year. For more information about the program or to learn how to become a volunteer in your community, contact SHIIP at 800.443.9354 of visit www.ncshiip.com.
Beyond Basic Medicare: Understanding Medicare Supplemental Coverage by Ron Pollack, Families USA
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lthough Medicare provides vital health insurance for about 50 million seniors and people with disabilities, most people with Medicare have some form of additional coverage. Why is this coverage so important? And what are your options for getting this coverage? Let’s take a look. Q: What gaps does Medicare have? A: Medicare provides very important basic health insurance. However, it has gaps in the services it covers and in what beneficiaries have to pay out of pocket. Medicare has limited or no coverage for vision, hearing, dental, and long-term care. In terms of what beneficiaries have to pay, in addition to premiums, they often have large deductibles. And many services, like doctor visits and lab tests, come with substantial co-insurance (often 20 percent). Finally, unlike most other health insurance, Medicare does not have lifetime or annual outof-pocket limits. Q: How do people supplement Medicare? A: Because of these major gaps, most people with Medicare have some kind of supplemental coverage. About one-third of beneficiaries have supplemental coverage from a former employer, but this coverage is becoming less common. People who can’t get job-based supplemental coverage have other options: Those with very low incomes and assets can get help through their state Medicaid programs (see below). Otherwise, private Medicare supplemental insurance (often called “Medigap”) or a private Medicare Advantage plan can help. But these options may be expensive, and they have other limitations. About 12 percent of people with Medicare do not have any supplemental coverage and are at risk of facing high out-of-pocket costs. Q: What are Medigap plans? A: Medigap plans are sold by private insurance companies, but these plans have to follow state and federal rules. Medigap plans come in several standard varieties, which helps consumers compare plans. They cover some of Medicare’s cost-sharing (for example, deductibles and co-insurance), but they do not pay for services that Medicare does not cover. Medigap plans are popular because they rarely change from year to year, and they allow you to see any health care provider who accepts Medicare. But Medigap
plans can have high premiums that increase annually, and policyholders usually must also buy separate Part D prescription drug plans. If you currently have a Medigap plan, think twice before dropping it for some other coverage—you may not be able to get it back later. Q: What are Medicare Advantage plans? A: Medicare Advantage plans are run by private insurance companies that contract with Medicare to provide the full range of Medicare benefits. Most include Part D prescription drug coverage, and some offer supplemental benefits and have out-of-pocket limits. Medicare Advantage plans have grown more popular in recent years, but they have important drawbacks. In general, they limit which doctors and hospitals you can use, and plans decide what services they will approve. Plans can leave a market, forcing people to change their coverage. Beneficiaries can join, switch, or leave their Medicare Advantage plans only during Medicare’s open enrollment period each fall. Q: What if I can’t afford supplemental coverage? A: You may be eligible for Medicaid or a Medicare Savings Program in your state, or for the Part D Extra Help program through Social Security. Q: How can I get more information? A: Anyone with Medicare can get help from a local counselor through their State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). You can call 800.MEDICARE and ask for a referral to your local SHIP or go to this website and click on your state: www.familiesusa.org/resources/program-locator. ed note: In North Carolina, our program is called Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP). The website is www.ncdoi.com/SHIIP. Q: Should I expect changes to Medicare rules in the future? A: No immediate changes are planned for Medicare supplemental coverage. But private plans can change their offerings each year. There’s also a chance that, in the next few years, Congress may make changes to Medicare, Medigap, and other supplemental coverage. So, as always, it’s good to stay informed. Families USA is the national organization for health care consumers. We have advocated for universal, affordable, quality health care since 1982. Ron Pollack is the Executive Director of Families USA.
Revitalizing American Democracy Part Four: Time to End the Filibuster? hen George Washington brought Thomas Jefferson back from France to serve as Secretary of State, Jefferson asked Washington why he had supported the Senate as a second chamber. “Why,” asked Washington in response, “did you pour that coffee into your saucer?” “To cool it.” answered Jefferson. “Even so,” said Washington, “we pour legislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it.” ~ A More Perfect Union: The Making of the United States Constitution by William Peters The Founders envisioned the Senate as a more deliberative body that could reconsider legislation passed by the House. However, they did not envision the emergence of political parties. That occurred with the debate for the ratification of the Constitution, with the Hamiltonian Federalists and Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans emerging. They certainly did not expect the current gridlocked two-party system that has become so partisan and dysfunctional that the work of the people is not being accomplished. Unfortunately the use of a Senate rule, the filibuster, has become a major part of the impediments to executive and legislative progress. Here are a few examples of how far our political system has eroded: • “The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president. Mitch McConnell, October 23, 2010. Isn’t that a great way as a minority leader to reach across the aisle and try to accomplish the work of the people? Boehner’s message to his House caucus this week before the August recess stated that their job is “to fight Washington.” Well, they are Washington! • Holding the debt ceiling (the full faith and credit of the U.S. government) and proposed annual budgets hostage. As of press time we have very few days left in this session to pass a budget. • Actually allowing the Congressional gun-to–thehead sequester process to go into effect. Compromise could not be found even hiding under the bed! • Refusing, through unprecedented use of the filibuster, to vote on executive and judicial nominees.
Ezra Klein in a February 6, 2013 Washington Post editorial quoted comments by political scientist Greg Koger. “American democracy isn’t only very different today than the Founders ever imagined, it’s very different today than it was 50 years ago… Over the last 50 years, we have added a new veto point in American politics. It used to be the House, the Senate and the President and now it’s the House, the President, the Senate majority and the Senate minority. Now you need to get past four veto points to pass legislation. That’s a huge change of constitutional priorities. But it’s been done, almost unintentionally, through procedural strategies of party leaders.” There are currently about 85 circuit and district court seats that are vacant. This is double the number at this point in the Bush administration. Twenty-eight of these vacancies have been declared judicial emergencies because of the length of time they have been unfilled and the case workload. The average wait for Bush’s circuit and district court confirmation was 35 days; it is 148 for Obama’s circuit, and 102 days for district court confirmation. These nominations deserve votes now, and Obama owes it to the people and the court system to make nominations now for every other vacant seat. The media needs to inform Americans of the status of all the nominations and hold everyone’s feet to the fire—that is their job. We have seen Senate Republicans filibuster presidential appointments so that President Obama had to make recess appointments of Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and four members to the National Labor Relations Board. Gina McCarthy as head of EPA has also been held up. Decorum in the Senate hit bottom when junior Republicans tried to filibuster nominations for national security posts. These posts in the past had always received bipartisan support. Unfortunately the use of the filibuster has become a major impediment to progress. In the past it was used very sparingly, now it is used as a tool of obstruction with seemingly little concern for invoking it. In a report for CNN, Julian Zelizer states, “But the number
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ear Jonathan: My uncle recently died and I was named as the executor of his estate. His will states that all of the proceeds of his life insurance policies are to be divided equally among his nieces and nephews—my cousins. However, all of his life insurance policies name me as the sole beneficiary. What does this mean? Does the will override the beneficiary designation? If not, am I morally obligated to share these proceeds? Jonathan Says: When there is a conflict between what a will states and who is named as the beneficiary on a life insurance policy, the beneficiary named on the life insurance policy typically controls. In other words, since you were named as the beneficiary on your uncle’s life insurance policies and since you survived your uncle, those life insurance proceeds are legally yours regardless of what the will states. If your uncle wanted his will to control the disposition of those life insurance proceeds, then he should have named his estate as the beneficiary and not you. Having said the above, even though those life insurance proceeds are legally yours, you will have to decide whether you are going to keep them for yourself or whether you are going to share them with your cousins. Do you know what your uncle’s intent was, i.e., did he intend for you to be the sole beneficiary of those proceeds to the exclusion of the other nieces and nephews, or did he want you to share those proceeds with them? Is it possible that he had named you as the beneficiary before preparing his last will and testament and by naming all of his nieces and nephews as the beneficiaries in that will, he thought that superseded the beneficiary designations on the life insurance policies? Whether you have a moral obligation to share those insurance proceeds or not depends on whether you are able to discern your uncle’s intent. Even if it is clear to you that your uncle intended for you to have those life insurance proceeds, by virtue of the conflicting provision in his last will and testament, he has put you in a very awkward position. If you come to the conclusion that your uncle’s intent was for you to share the proceeds or even if there is no evidence that was his intent, but you intend on sharing the proceeds anyway, then you need to understand the consequences of doing so. Depending upon how many nieces and nephews there are and the total amount of the insurance proceeds you intend on sharing, upon dividing the same, you might be making a taxable gift to each of your cousins, which would require the filing of a gift tax return. This is because you now legally own those proceeds, and if you choose to share any of those proceeds with your cousins, you will be deemed to have made a gift to each of them. If any particular cousin’s individual share is in excess of $14,000, which is the current amount of the annual gift tax exclusion, i.e., the gift amount you can make tax-free, then that excess amount will be deemed to be a taxable gift requiring the filing of a gift tax return. In addition to the above, if you earn any interest on those life insurance proceeds prior to making any such gifts to your cousins, that earned interest will need to be reported on your own tax return for that tax year. Before making any gifts to your cousins, you should take into account both the costs incurred by you in making those gifts, as well as any earned interest which will end up being reported on your tax return. I suggest that you consult with an estate planning attorney in your area who can review all of this with you and who can advise you as to how best to proceed. Good luck.
Jonathan J. David is a shareholder in the law firm of Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C., 1700 East Beltline, N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525.
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f you saved, say, ten percent of your salary for the rest of your working life, do you think that would be enough to get by? The so-called “experts” have long pegged that as the target savings rate, but how would you know whether it would meet your individual needs?
There are plenty of calculators out there to will tell you how much money you might have saved by the time you retire; some will even tell you how long that money might last. But here’s the thing: Running out of money isn’t exactly a viable option. That’s why AARP recently redesigned its retirement calculator to focus on calculating and budgeting your total retirement income instead of your guesstimated retirement savings. In our new calculator, you can’t ever run out of money. After you enter information about your current savings and savings rate, we show you how much annual income that might give you for the rest of your life—and then we show you ways to boost that income. The calculator also shows you a red line that is the target income you would need to keep your current lifestyle after inflation is built in. If it doesn’t look like you’ll hit that target, the calculator gives you options. Lots of them. If you can’t access the new calculator from a desktop or laptop computer, here are a few ways to solve an income shortfall problem: Delay your Social Security claim. Too many Americans race to claim Social Security the day they are first eligible. That can cost them—and their families—big-time in the long run. If you claim at 62, your benefits will be significantly reduced for the rest of your life. If you wait a little longer to claim, your benefits check will grow as much as eight percent annually (until you hit age 70) for each year you delay. The difference between claiming early at 62 and claiming late at 70 is staggering: Your check will be more than 70
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ontana and Wyoming are often nothing more than “fly-over” states for many Americans. Yet they contain three of the most iconic National Parks—Glacier, Yellowstone and The Grand Tetons. One visit will leave you longing to return. I explored these national parks during a cross-country road trip one summer. Driving from Seattle, our first destination was Glacier. Just remember that roadwork, which cannot be executed during winter months, is performed in the summer, leading to many road closures and construction areas.
up) is accessible from either side of the park via the Going-To-The-Sun Road, and is nestled in the mountains. Closer to the southwestern entrance are Village Inn ($139-$260) and Lake McDonald Lodge ($75-$331). These are both on the lake, and don’t require as much mountainous driving to reach. The Lodge opened in 1914 and is one of the best examples of a Swiss Chalet hotel in the United States. Glacier is over one million acres and offers a plethora of great trails, but the most memorable is the Highline Loop trail. It is
The Grand Prismatic was the most colorful thing in Yellowstone, with blue mists rising from the orange and red surface below.
My plan was to camp that summer in as many national parks as possible, but these three parks require early arrival if you want to secure one of the first-come-firstserve spots. Luckily, there are many campsites right outside Glacier, and they often have added amenities that the parks do not offer (like showers and electrical outlets). If you aren’t the camping sort, there are many lodging options inside Glacier. If you go during peak season (July and August), book early. The Many Glacier Hotel has beautiful views ($155-$336) but can only be accessed from the northeast side of the park. The Rising Sun Motor Inn ($128 and
not a loop, however, but a one-way 11.8 mile trail starting at Logan Pass. Once you reach the Granite Park Chalet, you can take the Loop Trail to reach the Going-To-TheSun road instead of back-tracking. If you decide to hike the entire trail, park at The Loop (13 miles east of McDonald Lodge) then take the shuttle to Logan Pass. If you aren’t up for the nearly 12 mile hike, park at Logan Pass and just go for a couple miles. You will still see more grandeur and wildlife than you’d imagine. The trail hugs the side of the mountains (called the Garden Wall) and offers views from above the tree line into the valley below and out to Mt.
Cannon, Mt. Oberlin and Heavens Peak to the west. If you are afraid of heights, be aware that there is a section where the trail is only four to six feet wide with a steep drop-off; however, there is a cable running along the mountainside you can hold on to, and the section is only three tenths of a mile in length. It is well worth conquering your fears for these views! You will likely see big-horned sheep, mountain goats, wildflowers, marmots and more. For shorter hikes, check out the Hidden Lake Overlook trail which also starts from Logan Pass and is just under three miles roundtrip with panoramic views of the heart of Glacier. Redrock Falls trail is fairly flat and has beautiful waterfall and lake views. It is accessed from Swiftcurrent Pass, which means it is usually less crowded than the others. Glacier has endless trail options, but not matter what, you will be spellbound. Glacial lakes, waterfalls and snow-capped mountains fill every view—and you may even catch sight of a moose or a Grizzly. From Glacier, it’s about a ten hour drive to Yellowstone in the summer. There are nine different lodges and hotels in the park, in addition to many campgrounds. I recommend staying inside the park because it covers 2.2 million acres and the drive in and out is tedious. The best in-park lodging is: Old Faithful Inn ($100-$500), Old Faithful Snow Lodge ($99-$239) and Lake Yellowstone Hotel ($141-$600). If camping, try to reserve a spot early at Madison Campground, which is right near the Madison River. From the campground, you
Buffalo resting near the Yellowstone Loop Road.
The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
can walk to the river. Test the water—certain spots are made warm by below-ground hot springs. Thus, you can enjoy a natural Jacuzzi bath even on the coldest of days! Be prepared for any weather. We visited the park in August, and had to wear jackets and pants the entire time. It rained on and off, reaching the low 40s at night. Seeing the sights at Yellowstone is made easy by the Grand Loop Road. Drive this road and stop at as many overlooks and trails as you can. Obviously, you can’t miss Old Faithful Geyser, which can shoot up to 8,400 gallons of boiling water in less than five minutes, to a height of 185 feet. It “erupts” about every 90 minutes. My favorite trail was around the Grand Prismatic Spring. This is the largest hot spring in the United States and is the most colorful. The trail is a raised boardwalk around the spring, allowing you to look on either side and see the colorful waters, as well as the mists that pick up the colors below. The vivid hues are a result of pigmented bacteria in the microbial mats that grow along the edges of the mineral-rich water. Fairy Falls is an easy five to seven miles roundtrip with fantastic views of one of Yellowstone’s best waterfalls. You can also see the Grand Prismatic from above, which is a must-see. Inspiration Point is an
Jenny Lake from the Jenny Lake Overlook.
feel like I was in Switzerland. Camping at Colter Bay we were able to swim in Jackson Lake. Given that the lake is filled by glacial runoff, it is very cold; but pure and refreshing. There is also a trail along the shore that is lovely to walk. The park offers several lodges with Jackson Lake Lodge being the most luxurious. Rooms start in the $200 range. Even if you can’t afford to sleep there, stop by to see
the views, observe the history and art on the walls, use the free WiFi in the “living room” and eat at one of their restaurants. There is also a myriad of cabins, RV hookups, and tent sites to fit all budgets. The Grand Tetons also offers a oneway loop road with many pull-offs lead- Lauren Bailey is an avid traveler and frequently ing to overlooks and trails. My favorite shares her adventures with Boom! readers. was one of the less-known views. While Comment online at BoomNC.com . driving the loop northward, you will see
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observation point off the road that contains views up and down the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and waterfall views. Be willing to pull over unexpectedly to observe the wildlife. You will absolutely see bison, and have a good chance of seeing bears, elk, wolves and other creatures. Also notice the vast changes in topography within the park. There are meadows, rolling hills, mountains, canyons, freezing lakes, boiling springs, forests—it is other worldly. Yellowstone is the oldest national park and contains over 80 percent of the world’s hot spring and geyser activity. It has the largest concentration of freeroaming wildlife in the lower 48 states, and is the only place in the world where a wild bison herd has survived continuously since prehistoric times. While I loved all three parks, the Grand Tetons was my favorite. This is included in your admission to Yellowstone and is only about one to two hours south. By the time you reach the heart of the Tetons, you’ll feel as though you’re in a different world. The glacial lakes surrounded by snowy mountains and fir trees made me
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Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St, Durham, offers classes and events for adults and families. August’s calendar is highlighted by: Ciompi Quartet in the Chamber Music Series; and Walk On The Wild Side. For a complete schedule of events, dates, times, and information: 919.668.6451 or www.gardens.duke.edu.
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Duke Regional Hospital offers monthly events for August that includes: Forward Motion Program for Hip/Knee Replacement; Speech and Communication Group for Parkinson’s; Look Good Feel Better; Stroke Support Group; and Weight Loss Surgery Support Group. For meeting dates, times, and information: www.durhamregional.org/events. Music & Memory Program is coming to Durham County. Through a new initiative being undertaken by the Triangle J Area Agency on Aging’s Ombudsman Program and the Durham Community Advisory Committees for Adult Care Homes and Nursing Home, a project backed up with neuroscientific research showing that music often calms chaotic brain activity and enables the listener to regain a connection to others. For information on the program and events: 919.558.2706 or www.tjcog.org.
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Triangle Singles Dance Club has weekly dances, 8:30-11pm, Northbrook Country Club, 4905 North Hills Dr, Raleigh. A singles, 40+ social club. Info: www.trianglesinglesclub.com. The Newcomers Club of Raleigh meets for coffee the first Friday of each month, 10am-12pm, JJ Crowder Masonic
The Durham Center for Senior Life, 406 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, has ongoing and special offerings. In addition, there are rooms for classes, meetings and exercise space. For a complete listing of activities and information: 919.688.8247 or www.dcslnc.org. 3rd Annual Apex Jazz Festival is looking for musicians, sponsors, and volunteers for their Sept 21 festival. The only adult-focused fall festival in Central NC. Info: 919.924.0425 or www.apexjazzfestival.com. Arts Access, Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to make the arts accessible for people with disabilities, will be providing audio-described performances. For a listing of performances, dates, and information: www.artsaccessinc.org. Wake County’s Libraries in the Community offers monthly events at selected Wake County Libraries. August features the NC Symphony Music & Discovery; Bloodmobile; and Child Safety Seat Checks. For dates, times, locations, and information: www.wakegov.com. Wednesday Senior Night (60+), 4pm, Capital Buffet, 4011 Capital Blvd, New Hope Church Rd, Raleigh. Info: 919.878.9699 or www.capitalbuffetnc.com. NC Society of Accountants Sandhills Chapter meets the last Tuesday of every month, 6:30pm, Table on the Green, Midland Country Club, Southern Pines. Paul Bumgarner will speak at the August meeting on the new Healthcare Law. This is a free event. Info: 910.947.5202.
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Auditions for Nunsense, 6:30pm, Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave, Cary. Presented by Cary Players. Singers and dancers wanted. Info: www.caryplayers.org.
Forbidden Harvest Book Reading and Discussion, 2pm, Flyleaf Books,752 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr, Chapel Hill. Dr. Rizzolo will discuss writing fiction; getting the most out of writers’ workshop; the pain of rewriting and the joys of publishing. Info: www.peterrizzolo.com. gles, 6:45-9pm, It’s A Grind Coffee, 5001 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh. Info: 919.239.4612 or www.
Sept 18 Deadline for the 2013-2014 Emerging Artists Grant, Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St, Durham. The program is designed to provide career development project grants to developing or established artists. For application process and information: www.durhamarts.org./ artistinfo_emergingartists.html. Sept 26-28
Friends of the Chatham Community Library’s Fall Book Sale, Holmes Family Meeting Room, Central Community College, Pittsboro. Admission is free. More than 15,000 books and audio and video materials. All proceeds benefit the Library for underwriting programs, purchasing needed books and services. Info: www.friendsofthechathamcommunitylibrary.org.
Volunteers RSVP Volunteer Programs in Durham and Orange counties have opportunities for people 55 years of age and over who are eager to use their skills to serve an area near them. RSVP staff interviews volunteers and match them to opportunities available through one of many local agencies registered with RSVP for recruitment assistance. To learn more about these or other opportunities, contact the RSVP agency in your county or go online to find an upcoming Volunteer Information Session. Durham Co RSVP 919.536.7247 or rsvpdurhamnc@durhamtech.edu; Orange Co RSVP 919.245.4241 or vhill@orangecountync.gov or www.orangecountync.gov/aging/RSVPindex.asp. The Volunteer Center of Durham serves the Triangle area and works toward connecting volunteers with area non-profits. They offer a new online volunteer matching system called HandsOnTriangle. They represent over 700
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The Museum of Life & Science, 433 W. Murray Ave, Durham, is pleased to announce its August special activities highlighted by National Watermelon Day; Engineers Day; and Black Light Insect Hunt. For a complete schedule, dates, times and information: 919.220.5429 or www.ncmls.org. NC Museum of History, Raleigh, offers special August programs, concerts and exhibits such as: 2nd Saturdays; Storytime in the Gallery; and more. For schedules and information: 919.807.7900 or www.ncmuseumofhistory.org. The NC Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, has August activities and events for children and families such as Family Fun Saturdays; Summer Drop-In Studios; Summer Family Film Series; and Summer Workshops for Teens. For a complete listing of event details: www.ncartmuseum.org. Marbles Kids Museum & IMAX Theatre, 201 E. Hargett St, Raleigh, offers August events and activities for children highlighted by Pogo Now; First Friday Kids Camp; Up Up & Away Green Energy Workshop; Garden Gourmet; Kick-off To Kindergarten; Family Fit; and more. For a complete listing of activities, dates, times, and information: 919.834.4040 or www.marbleskidsmuseum.org. Wake County Public Library System continues their programs for children to incorporate Every Child Ready to
Holly Springs Cultural Center, 300 W. Ballentine St, Holly Springs, wants families to know about their August line-up of events highlighted by The Green Mermaid with Carolina Puppet Theatre; and Kids’ Creations Flip Flop Sun Catchers. For dates, times, and information: 919.567.4000 or www.hollyspringsnc.us. Tweetsie Railroad, Blowing Rock, continues its 2013 season with Wild West Family Adventure through Nov 3. Exciting amusement rides, live shows and more. Kids will love Riders In The Sky in August. For dates, times, and information: www.tweetsie.com.
Aug 1-3 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 7:30pm, The Clayton Center, 111 E. Second St, Clayton. Performed by The Clayton Youth Theater. Info: 919.553.1737 or www.theclaytoncenter.com.
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atre, 301 Drama Rd, Snow Camp. A modern twist to this classic tale, Sleeping Beauty: The Time-Traveler and Her New Millennium Prince, takes a modern fifth-grader to the Age of Charlemagne where he meets Princess Aurora. Together, they journey back to today’s Age of Computers. Info: 336.376.6948 or www.snowcampdrama.com.
Aug 8-10 Disney’s Mulan, Jr, Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Rd, Garner. Info: www.towneplayer.org. August 10 2nd Saturdays, locations at historic sites all over NC. Events include: Tales of the Tar Heel State at Bennett Place State Historic Site; Civil War Camp Life at Bentonville Battlefield; Summer Children’s Festival at Duke Homestead State Historic Site; History Mythbusters at Historic Stagville; Old State Library Tour at the State Capitol; Artist Catherine Bolen at Work at the N.C. Museum of History; Family Fun Saturday at the N.C. Museum of Art; and more. Part of the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources where all 37 historic sites, history museums and art museums schedule special “2nd Saturdays” events this summer. For locations and more information: www.2ndSaturdaysNC.com.
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The Ugly Duckling, Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre, 301 Drama Rd, Snow Camp. This enchanting musical, based on the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, will entertain children of all ages. Audience participation, resolution of family conflict & an ecological touch are added bonuses to this fast-moving musical version of the classic story. Info: 336.376.6948 or www.snowcampdrama.com.
Aug 17-18 4th Annual Carolina Classics at the Capital, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh. Family-friendly car show featuring hundreds of classic and show cars, along with vendors, displays, demonstrations and more. Info: 919.896.7448 or www.classicsatthecapital.com. Sept 13 Taylor Swift, 7pm, PNC Arena, Raleigh. Info: 919.861.2300 or www.thepncarena.com.
Activities for Adults NC Museum of History, Raleigh, offers August programs, concerts and exhibits activities; For Us the Living: The Civil War Art of Mort Kunstler Exhibit; Saturdays in the Garden; Carolina Voices with The Diverse History & Cultures of the Tarheel State; All The Presidents Men Movie; Art in Clay Exhibit; Second Saturday; and more. Watergate: Political Scandal & The Presidency Exhibit runs through Aug 10. For schedules and information: 919.807.7900 or www.ncmuseumofhistory.org. The NC Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, has August exhibits, events, and concerts highlighted by Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers; Tift Merritt; Movie/Music Comp with Lost Bayou Ramblers; Lost and Found & Summer Seascapes Senior Samplers; Project 35, Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum & 0 to 60 Contemporary Art Exhibits. The museum also offers lectures, classes and discussion groups. For dates, times and information: 919.839.6262 or www. ncartmuseum.org.
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The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, has August performances that include: Urinetown and Oh What A Night! Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy Series. For a complete listing of events, dates, times, and information: 919.831.6060 or www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com.
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Calendar continued from page 37 The Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St, Durham, hosts performances in August of Sheryl Crow; Bill Maher; Disney Junior Live Pirate & Princess Adventure; Toni Braxton; and Rickey Smiley. For dates, times, and information: 919.688.3722 or www.dpacnc.com. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St, Durham, wants readers to attend August’s John Hiatt & The Combo; and Leon Russell. For dates, times, tickets, and information: 919.560.3030 or www.carolinatheatre.org. Common Ground Theatre, 4815B Hillsborough Rd, Durham, hosts August events of Richard III; Fiona and the Four Seasons; Wind & Fire Concert; Bully Boy; and Tangles. The theatre also features lobby art from Outsiders Art & Collectibles on display for purchase that changes monthly. Info: www.cgtheatre.com. Lincoln Theatre, 126 E. Cabarrus St, Raleigh, hosts The Breakfast Club; Burn; Dark Star Orchestra; and Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors in August. For dates, times, and information: 919.821.4111 or www.lincolntheatre.com. The Town of Cary and Cary Arts Center sponsors August performances and events for adults and families highlighted by The Hollow Crown; John Dee Holeman; and Mallarme Chamber Players & NC Baroque Orchestra. Also check the Town of Cary’s website for class offerings and art exhibitions. For a complete listing of events, dates, locations, and information: 919.460.4965 or www.townofcary.org. Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Regency Park, Cary, presents is summer-full of performances. August brings Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival; Grease Sing-A-Long; and Hank Williams Jr. Info: 919.469.4007 or www.boothamphitheatre.com. Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, continues its summer season in August with Matchbox Twenty & The Goo Goo Dolls; Blake Shelton, Easton Corbin & Jana Kramer; Backstreet Boys; Miranda Lambert & Dierks Bentley; and Allman Brothers Band & Steve Winwood. For dates, times, and info: www.walnutcreekamphitheatre.org.
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Dance Seen: First Friday Gallery Walks take place the first Friday of each month at Arts Together, 114 St. Mary’s St, Raleigh. Event features The Even Exchange Dance Theatre. Free and open to the public. For time and information: 919.828.2377 or www.evenexchange.com. UnWined, 237 Center Grove Church Rd, Moncure, invites all to their August special events highlighted by performances by Brenda, Tony & Phillip; Back To School Sock Hop; and Rhonda Robichaux. Every 2nd & 4th Fridays, 6:30-9pm, come enjoy grilled pizza from Bella Donna’s Restaurant. Every 4th Sunday, 3-5pm, it’s Mimosas & Muffins. These events include music performances. Come relax, enjoy their uniqueness, and unwind. Info: 919.548.9384 or www.unwinednc.com. Bynum Front Porch Friday Night Music Series, 7-9pm, Bynum General Store, 950 Bynum Rd, Bynum. August features performances by Diali Cossokho & Kaira Ba; Dark Water Rising; Mary Johnson Rockers and The Spark; Saludoes Company; and The Bluegrass Experience. They also host Bynum Front Porch Pickin’ the second and fourth Saturdays each month from 10am-2pm. Bluegrass sessions open to musicians and singers of all ages and skill levels. Info: www.bynumfrontporch.org. Find Your Cool Summer Concert Series, CCB Plaza, 201 N. Corcoran St, Durham, completes their summer season in August every Thursday 7-8:30pm. August’s concerts include: The Fair and the Foul; and Khalat Arica featuring Diali Cissokho. Info: 919.682.2800 or www.downtowndurham.com. Sundays at Six Series, Southern Village, Chapel Hill. Concerts will run through Oct 13. Bring lawn chairs and picnics. All performances are free. Info: www.southernvillage.com. Locally Grown Rooftop Music and Movie Series, Thursdays, 8pm, The Wallace Plaza, 150 E. Rosemary St, Chapel Hill. Through Aug 29, grab a chair and head downtown where free, cool summer nights come alive. Info: 919.967.9440 or www.downtownchapelhill.com.
RedHat Amphitheater, 500 S. McDowell St, Raleigh, wants readers to attend their August concerts of: Silversun Pickups; The Killers; Ke$ha; and Slightly Stoopid & Atmosphere. For dates, times, and information: 919.996.8800 or www. redhatamphitheater.com.
Oak City 7 Downtown Raleigh’s Free Summer Concert Series, Thursdays through Aug 22, 5-10:30pm, City Plaza, Raleigh. OC7 features notable local and regional bands along with local and craft beers. There are 4-5 bands per event. Info: www.oakcity7.com.
Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre, 301 Drama Rd, Snow Camp, features August performances of Sword of Peace; Pathway to Freedom; Sleeping Beauty; and The Ugly Duckling. For dates, times, and information: 336.376.6948 or www.snowcampdrama.com.
Swiftcreek Music is touring the Piedmont area and has shows Aug 10 at the Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro, and Aug 25 at Steel String Brewery in Carrboro. Info: 919.851.0450 or www.swiftcreekmusic.com.
The Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St, Durham, currently has running exhibits of Roadscapes & Bluescapes by William Beatty; Legends of Onile by Nadjib Adebola Assani; and Big Sugar. Watch for The CenterFest Arts Festival coming Sept 21-22. Info: 919.560.2787 or www.durhamarts.org. CAM Raleigh, 409 W. Martin St, Raleigh, has currently running exhibits of The Stars Are Not Wanted Now works by Melanie Schiff, and Frame/Ablate works by Jeff Whetstone. Info: 919.513.0946 or www.camraleigh.org. The ArtsCenter, 300G E. Main St, Carrboro, has August performances and events highlighted by The Black Lillies; Howard Levy; Machine Eat Man; The Howling Brothers; and Verlon Thompson. For dates, times, and information: 919.929.2787 or www.artscenterlive.org. The Best of Sanford. August’s events include the Summer Farmers’ Market; One Night Stands at The Temple Theatre; and Jazz At The Flame. Bring blankets and a picnic and enjoy a variety of musical concerts every Thursday from 7-9pm at Function at the Junction. August performances include RN5P; Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra; Huckleberry Blue; FOG Band; and Roger Hester & the High Country Men. For dates, times, locations and info: www.discoversanford.com. Holly Springs Cultural Center, 300 W. Ballentine St, Holly Springs, wants readers to know about their August line-up of events highlighted by Springs Outdoor Concert Series with The Will McBride Group and The Fantastic Shakers; The Green Mermaid with The Carolina Puppet Theatre; Ticketfest 2013; and Bunco Night. For dates, times, and information: 919.567.4000 or www.hollyspringsnc.us.
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Sunrise Theater, 250 NW Broad St, Southern Pines, hosts August performance of First Friday Free Outdoor Concert; and Motown Review. For dates, times, and information: 910.692.3611 or www.sunrisetheater.com.
Halle Cultural Arts Center, 237 N. Salem St, Apex, has August events highlighted by Academy Award Nominated Film Series; Free Morning Movies; Pizza and a Show; Family Dance; and the Depot Concert Series featuring The Kickin’ Grass Band and Sweet Potato Pie Band. Currently running exhibits include: Watercolor Society of NC; and Lineage Juried Show. Also check their website for classes, workshops, and lessons. For dates, times, and information: 919.249.1120 or www.thehalle.org.
The Western Wake Farmers’ Market, 8am-12pm, Saturdays through Oct 26, 1225 Morrisville Carpenter Rd, Cary. Music performances are an added attraction each week. Their mission is for all people in the community to become educated about and benefit from locally grown food. For a complete listing of vendors and activities: www.westernwakefarmersmarket.org. Southern Village Farmers’ Market, Market Street on Aberdeen Drive, Chapel Hill is back for its 10th season every Thursday 3:30-6:30 through Oct 31. Info: www.svfarmersmarket.com. Downtown Cary’s Farmers’ Market, 8am-12pm, Saturdays & Tuesdays, 301 S. Academy St, Cary. Through Nov 23. Info: www.caryfarmersmarket.com.
Aug 1-3 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 7:30pm, The Clayton Center, 111 E. Second St, Clayton. Performed by The Clayton Youth Theater. Info: 919.553.1737 or www.theclaytoncenter.com. Aug 1-31 Circle Gets The Square & The Color of Hope Group Show Exhibits, Local Color Gallery, 22 Glenwood South, Raleigh. Info: www.localcoloraleigh.com. Aug 2-30 33rd Annual Fine Arts Festival, Campbell House Galleries, 482 E. Connecticut Ave, Southern Pines. The festival has grown into a major exhibit featuring artwork by artists from all over the country. The event also includes an art competition. Info: 910.692.2787 or www.mooreart.org. Aug 3 Jonathan Byrd Concert, 8pm, Billsborough Live Music Hall, 106 S. Churton St, Hillsborough. Info: www.billsboroughmusichall.com.
Through Aug 4 Psycho Beach Party, Theatre In The
Park, 107 Pullen Rd, Raleigh. Come join the fun in the sun and sand as beach party epics and Hitchcock thrillers are given a shotgun marriage in this high camp spoof of beach movies. Info: 919.831.6936 or www.theatreinthepark.com.
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Craicdown, 5pm, E Carroll Joyner Park, Wake Forest. A free concert sponsored by PineCone. Info: www. pinecone.org.
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One Night Stands with Kevin Lee & Kevin Kinner, 7pm, Temple Theatre, 120 Carthage St, Sanford. Info: 919.774.4155 or www.templeshows.com.
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Aug 13 & 27 NC Jazz Repertory Orchestra Performance, 8-10pm, The Sharp 9 Gallery/Durham Jazz Workshop, 4608 L Industry Lane, Durham. Info: 919.486.5299.
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Aug 10 Civil War Camp Life, 10am, Bentonville Battle-
field, Four Oaks. Period costumed living historians from the 27th NC Co. D will demonstrate how soldiers made meals, maintained their weapons and uniforms, trained for battle and more. Info: www.nchistoricsites.org/bentonvi/.
Aug 10 2nd Annual Logan’s Festival of the Arts, 11am-
4pm, Logan Trading Co, 707 Semart Dr, Raleigh. Enjoy art of all kinds, performers, musical and more. A free event. All money collected will be donated to a local charity. Info: 919.828.5337 or www.logantrd.com.
Aug 13 Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013,
7:30pm, Crossroads Stadium 20 in Cary, and Brier Creek Stadium 14 & North Hills Stadium 14 in Raleigh. Pre-recorded over two nights at Madison Square Garden in April, cinema audiences will be treated to backstage access and some of the best performances from the sold-out festival. Info: www.fathomevents.com.
Aug 23-24 & 30-31 God, Brody Theater, East Campus, Duke University Dept. of Theater Studies, Durham. Info: 919.660.3343 or www.theaterstudies.duke.edu/productions. Aug 23-Sept 14 Good People, Deep Dish Theater, University Mall, Estes Dr & US 15-501, Chapel Hill. An incisive and very funny play. Info: 919.968.1515 or www.deepdishtheater.org. Aug 24 Pietzsch Awards 2013, 7:30pm, Cary Arts Center,
Cary. Designed to recognize individuals who exemplify Wilson Pietzsch’s special blend of dedication, acting ability, volunteerism, and good humor. Info: www.caryplayers.org.
Aug 24 37th Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival, 9am-5pm, Through Aug 25 “3” Exhibit, Hillsborough Gallery of
Arts, 121 N. Churton, Hillsborough. Info: www.hillsboroughgallery.com.
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Cavalcade of Triangle Big Band Series with Moonlighters Orchestra, 7-9:30pm, Five Points Center for Active Adults, 2000 Noble Rd, Raleigh. Info: 919.830.7357 or www.raleighmusicgroups.com. Aug 30-Sept 22 Imagined Mosaics Exhibit, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 N. Churton St, Hillsborough. Info: 919.732.5001 or www.hillsboroughgallery.com.
Sept 7-8 Fuquay Varina Garden Club Tour, Downtown
Fuquay-Varina. Viewing local gardens, along with craft vendors at selected homes. Tickets on sale now. Info: www. eventbrite.com.
Sept 12-2 The Music Man, Temple Theatre, 120 Carthage St, Sanford. Info: 919.774.4155 or www.templeshows.com.
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Music Off Main with Honey, 6pm, Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Rd, Garner. Info: 919.661.4602 or www.garnerperformingartscenter.com.
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Aug 16 Mallarme Chamber Players with NC Baroque
1106 Broad St, Durham. Info: 919.286.4837 or www.cravenallengallery.com.
Orchestra, 8pm, Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave, Cary. Info: 919.560.2788 or www.mallarmemusic.org.
Aug 17-18 4th Annual Carolina Classics at the Capital,
Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh. Family-friendly car show featuring hundreds of classic and show cars, along with vendors, displays, demonstrations and more. Info: 919.896.7448 or www.classicsatthecapital.com.
Aug 1-25 Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week. A Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA) merchant program. Participating dining establishments will offer tantalizing, three-course prix fixe dinners, and select venues will offer a three-course beer or wine pairings. Info: www.dinedowntownraleigh.com. Aug 22-25 20th Annual Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic for Cancer Research, locations in Raleigh. Event includes: The V Jam at RedHat Amphitheater; Launch Party & Reverse Raffle; The V Fashion Show; V Gala; and The Golf Classic. Info: 919.369.9061 or www.golfclassic.org.
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Downtown Cary. The highest ranked one-day festival in the nation for classic and contemporary crafts. Info: www. townofcary.org.
Aug 13 & 27 NC Jazz Repertory Orchestra, Durham Jazz Workshop, Durham. Info: www.ncjro.org.
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August 10 2nd Saturdays, locations at historic sites all over NC. Events include: Tales of the Tar Heel State at Bennett Place State Historic Site; Civil War Camp Life at Bentonville Battlefield; Summer Children’s Festival at Duke Homestead State Historic Site; History Mythbusters at Historic Stagville; Old State Library Tour at the State Capitol; Artist Catherine Bolen at Work at the N.C. Museum of History; Family Fun Saturday at the N.C. Museum of Art; and more. Part of the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources where all 37 historic sites, history museums and art museums schedule special “2nd Saturdays” events this summer. For locations and more information: www.2ndSaturdaysNC.com.
James Gregory: Funniest Man in America, 7:30pm, Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Rd, Garner. Info: 919.661.4602 or www.garnerperformingartscenter.com.
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Aug Art After Hours, 5-9pm, Sunflower Studio & Gallery, 214 E. Jones Ave, Wake Forest. Featuring artists Billy Farmer and Maxine Linney. Info: 919.570.0765 or www.sunflowerstudiowf.com.
As You Like It, Raleigh Little Theatre, 301 Pogue St, Raleigh. Presented by Bare Theatre and PineCone. Info: 919.821.3111 or www.raleighlittletheatre.org.
Taylor Swift, 7pm, PNC Arena, Raleigh. Info: 919.861.2300 or www.thepncarena.com.
Through Sept 14 Flight Exhibit, Craven Allen Gallery, Sept 21-22
38th Annual CenterFest Arts Festival, Downtown Durham. Presented by The Durham Arts Council, featuring 130 juried fine artists from all over the country, continuous music and entertainment, Kids Zone art activities, locally sources foods and more. Info: 919.560.2787 or www.centerfest.durhamarts.org.
Sept 24-28
Wide Open Bluegrass Festival, Raleigh Convention Center and Amphitheater, Raleigh. Artists scheduled include Sam Bush, Jerry, Douglas, Bela Fleck, Alison Krauss, Del McCoury and Tony Rice, and Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Tickets on sale now. Info: 1.888.GET.IBMA or www.ibma.org.
Oct 18-1 A Harvest of Quilts Show, Dennis A. Wicker
Civic Center, 1801 Nash St, Sanford. Presented by the Hearts and Hands ECA Quilters’ Guild. Over 100 quilts, vendor booths, demonstrations, raffles and door prizes. Info: www. heartsandhandsnc.org.
August 23–25 Knights Play, 2515 Ten Ten Road, Apex, NC To register for the event: www.corporategolfsvs.com Click on the Skills Challenge page and Register. For more info, call 919-847-9405
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his is the seventh album release for Canadian singer Michael Bublé, and it is clear from the start that this was a labor of love and collaboration with songs and vocalists he admires. The album contains 14 songs, four of which are new and co-written by Bublé including the single It’s A Beautiful Day released in February. Bublé stated on his website, “My new record is about love, happiness, fun and yummy things. Getting to work with my friend and longtime collaborator Bob Rock, who was also responsible for Call Me Irresponsible, Crazy Love and Christmas, and produced the entire album, was very exciting. We’re a good team. I love the songs we selected this time out. It was also terrific working once again with my songwriting partners.” The album steps right out with the classic You Make Me Feel So Young with its luscious orchestration. Just like listening to Frankie and Duke Ellington except Michael’s voice is fresher and more energetic. Placing the hit single It’s A Beautiful Day second on the album lets the listener know that they are in for a treat or two because the album contains new material, and will be more than just the Great American songbook. Congrats to Michael for co-writing this delightful song. Although his version of the Bee Gee’s To Love Somebody didn’t do much for me, Michael got his R & B on with Smoky Robinson’s Who’s Lovin You and the reprise of Frank and Nancy Sinatra’s duet Something Stupid with Reese Witherspoon comes across perfectly. Reese’s voice provides the perfect counterpoint. Speaking of duets, two Canadian stars unite when Michael teams up with Bryan Adams to perform their song After All. The song is the “rocker” on the album and they are tremendous together. This tune should be another single release. Randy Newman’s song A Friend In Me is a perfect fit for this release, and Michael and the orchestra nail it. You can tell he is having fun. Michael slips into a little Dean Martin action when he sings Nevertheless (I’m in love with you) and the Puppini Sisters shine on the accompanying vocals. I was transported right back to 1958. Buble’s To Be Loved is pure listening enjoyment. Next time you just need to relax or are in a romantic mood, give it a spin.
d note: As a precursor to our travel story to Burnsville, Lutter, and Bill Viola. Many of the featured artists have North Carolina, which will run next month (September), we studied or taught at Penland School of Crafts. wanted to give you a preview of the flavor of the article. Burns“0 to 60 explores time, a theme that has recently ville, along with many other attributes, is a mecca for artemerged in many artists’ work,” said NCMA ists—primarily as a result of the Penland School Chief Curator and Curator of Contempoof Crafts that is just outside Burnsville. Many rary Art Linda Dougherty. “Focusing people come to Penland to study a particular on the concept of time and its influskill and end up moving to the community. ence on art, the exhibition looks at Many go on to be instructors or participate how time is used as form, content, in their Artist in Residency Programs. The and material, and how art is used to exhibition ends August 11 so put it on your represent, evoke, manipulate, or transcalendar, now! If you enjoy contemporary art, form time. It’s especially notable to have this show is an excellent example of the Penland involved in the exhibition, Dan Estabrook, Perfect Smoke, 1990. caliber of artwork Penland produces. since ‘time’ is one of the critical TheNorthCarolinaMuseumof Art resources their facilities provide for (NCMA), in partnership with Penland School of Crafts, the artists who come to the school for a creative retreat presents 0 to 60: The Experience of Time through Contem- where they can work literally around the clock.” porary Art, an exhibition looking at how contemporary Eight artists are creating new works for 0 to 60 that artists blur the boundaries among art, craft, and design, respond to the exhibition’s themes through a range and how they incorporate elements from science, engi- of mediums. One of these works, Forest for the Chairs, neering, robotics, computer software, and gaming tech- created by Penland resident artist Tom Shields, will nology to explore the concept of time. The works in be on view in the Museum 0 to 60 fall into six categories—real time, virtual time, Park, a 164-acre art park historical time, recorded time, manipulated time, and that surrounds the NCMA’s the passage of time—and each approaches the theme buildings. Shields’s work is a from a different perspective. sculpture made of trees and The exhibition features 17 new works as well as four found wooden chairs, which pieces from the Museum’s robust contemporary art will be installed and allowed collection, including two newly acquired works, on to decay over time as a com- Richard Hughes, Untitled (Triptick), 2009. view for the first time, and Bill Viola’s iconic video The ment on the cyclical nature of Quintet of Remembrance. the natural world. 0 to 60, conceived by NCMA Chief Curator Linda Dougherty and Penland’s Director Jean McLaughlin, will be on view until August 11 and features works by 32 Exhibition Highlights diverse, acclaimed artists who work in a wide range of Works in 0 to 60 explore how artists use time as art, how mediums, including Walead Beshty, Jim Campbell, Paul art can reference time through motif, and how the presChan, Tara Donovan, John Gerrard, Tim Hawkinson, ence of time affects art and artists. Featured artists use Hoss Haley, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Beth Lipman, Rafael materials as diverse as glass, gold, paper cups, toothLozano-Hemmer, Jennifer Steinkamp, Do Ho Suh, Vera picks, 3D-digital animation, and video-surveillance software to create works of art that present time from new perspectives. The scheduling of the exhibition itself plays with the notion of time, as 0 to 60 will be on view simultaneously at the NCMA in Raleigh and across the state in the Blue Ridge Mountains at Penland School of Crafts, which will feature a series of installations by four artists in the exhibition. A full-color catalogue, 0 to 60: The Experience of Time through Contemporary Art, accompanies the exhibition. The NCMA hours are Tuesday–Thursday 10am5pm, Friday 10am–9pm, Saturday–Sunday 10am–5pm. You can reach the Box Office at 919.715.5923. For more Anne Lemanski, A Century of Hair, 1900-1990, 2005-2007. information visit www.ncartmuseum.org. ALBUMEN PRINT ON STAINED PAPER. COLLECTION OF DR. W. KENT DAVIS, RALEIGH.
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Raleigh Little Theatre (RLT) announced its 2013-2014 season, which will include two area premieres, revive the popular City Series of contemporary theatre, and celebrate 30 years of a holiday classic in Cinderella. Begun in 1936, Raleigh Little Theatre is now one of the oldest continuously operating community theatres in the country. RLT offers entertainment, education and community programs year-round that reach about 30,000 people. As a community theatre, RLT engages hundreds of volunteers under the guidance of professional staff to achieve its mission and bring quality live theatre to the Triangle region.
This season is dedicated to Haskell Fitz-Simons, RLT’s artistic director of 30 years, who passed away in May 2013. “Haskell was a friend, mentor and teacher to countless individuals in his time in Raleigh, and he is missed greatly. But, we are pleased that the upcoming season showcases several plays that he was passionate about, so it feels like a fitting tribute to his artistic sensibilities,” said Charles Phaneuf, executive director. In the City Series, Spring Awakening, a Tony Award winner from 2007, will be performed in the Sutton Theatre in October. Based on the provocative 1892 play by Frank Wedekind, the action centers around naïve young students who, given no help from their parents or teachers, are left to discover the facts of life on their own, to poignant and often tragic results. Also an area premiere, RLT will present the compelling musical drama, Caroline, or Change, with a script by Tony Award winner, Tony Kushner, and by
Janine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Shrek the Musical, as well as the film scores for Nights in Rodanthe). This emotionally charged musical is set in 1963 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, during the birth of the American civil rights movement. RLT has refashioned its offerings on the heels of a season in which attendance has exceeded 85 percent of capacity and the Theatre received the 2012 Community Theatre Award from NCTC. While maintaining the popular Sutton Series, RLT will also offer a City Series of two plays, presenting contemporary theater titles. “What we noticed is that, when we offer more modern and challenging work, many frequent theater-goers will come, but we can also attract a younger demographic. RLT has a long tradition of performing plays that appeal to a multi-generational audience. At the same time, we want to maintain the relationship with audience members who want family-friendly entertainment, which is available through the Sutton and Youth Series,” continued Phaneuf. Art (comedy), September 6–29, 2013 How would you feel if your best friend did something so incredibly stupid that it made you doubt your friendship? Lines are drawn and old friends square off when one purchases a canvas that is, in essence, a pure white painting. As their arguments become less theoretical and more personal, they border on destroying their friendships. Newsweek called Reza “fiendishly clever” with “writing that sounds like a marriage of Moliere and Woody Allen.” Spring Awakening (musical drama), October 4–27, 2013 A rock-and-roll take on a story of teenagers in late-19th century Germany discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality. Originally banned in Germany because of its frank portrayal of mature and visceral content, this Tonywinning musical weaves a coming-of-age story with a ravishing musical score. The New York Times described it as “haunting and electrifying,” and many have called it “Rent for the next generation.” Cinderella (holiday musical), December 6–21, 2013 This musical comedy is a holiday sugarplum for the whole family. Just the right mixture of comedy and romance to add the sparkle of magic to your holiday season. A visually stunning
musical combining elegant costumes and scenery with song, dance, conniving steprelatives and resourceful fairy-folk. Performed in the Cantey V. Sutton Theatre with reserved seating. The Divine Sister (comedy), January 17–February 2, 2014 An outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. St. Veronica’s indomitable Mother Superior is determined to build a new school for her convent. Along the way, she has to deal with a young postulant who is experiencing “visions,” sexual hysteria among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from the Mother House in Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows. Caroline, or Change (musical drama), February 14–March 2, 2014 This Tonynominated musical centers on Caroline Thibodeaux, a divorced African-American maid and Noah Gellman, the eight-yearold son of the Jewish family for whom she works. Set in 1963 Louisiana against the backdrop of the civil rights movement, Kennedy’s assassination, and the Vietnam War, blues, gospel, and traditional Jewish melodies blend together to create a breathtaking medium for Kushner’s provocative and personal story of political change, social change, and pocket change. Blithe Spirit (comedy), June 6–22, 2014 A novelist invites an eccentric medium and clairvoyant to his house to conduct a séance for research for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his temperamental first wife. She attempts to disrupt his marriage to his second wife, who cannot see or hear her. Having held the record for the longest-running, non-musical British play in the West End from 1941-1957, Coward’s work has been adapted to film, musical, television, and radio. The Youth Series shows include Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (holiday comedy), November 1–17, 2013; OPQRS, Etc. (fanciful fable), March 14–30, 2014; and Pinocchio (musical), April 18–May 4, 2014. For additional information about the Youth Series, performance times and tickets visit www.raleighlittletheatre.org or call 919.821.3111. Raleigh Little Theatre is located at 301 Pogue St., Raleigh, N.C. 27607, adjacent to the Raleigh Rose Garden.
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August -11, presented by the NC Theatre Conservatory—The North Carolina Theatre Conservatory, NC Theatre’s flagship training program offering professional instruction in acting, voice and dance for ages five to adult, was treated to two days of training with the original choreographer and cast member from the Broadway production of In the Heights, Luis Salgado. Salgado played the role of José in the production, and he remained in the show for over 1,000 Broadway performances.
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Salgado was at the Conservatory on July 16 and 17, and I had the privilege of watching him work with the students. In addition to the dance steps, he provided the students with insights as to the “why” and “what” of the storyline. In a particular scene, Luis talked about the dance celebration, what it was and why it was important, evoking his motto, “Dare to go beyond.” From the website Rogers and Hammerstein (www.rnh.com): In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood—a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. In the Heights is the winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations. Salgado, a Puerto Rican native, says of the show “… it’s not creating a stereotype; it’s creating the story of people, and that’s where the honesty is at. This show just grabs the music and just grabs a story of people who are struggling.” This production by the Master Summer Theatre Arts School will be the regional premiere production of In the Heights. The show runs from August 8-11 and will be performed at the North Carolina Theatre Conservatory, located at 3043 Barrow Drive in Raleigh. For ticket information and times, please call 919.855.9960 or you can visit www. nctheatre.com/education.
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ver wanted to compare some of your golf skills to another player or team for a golf event? Have you played a few best-ball tournaments with friends and had a blast? This month you can play in a unique event with a group of your golf friends that you put together. The globalgolf Skills Challenge will be held in Apex at Knights Play on August 23-25th. This fun event is open to golfers of any age and playing ability. Patterned after the successful ADT/Tyco Skills Challenge for PGA Tour Pros, the challenge tests your abilities in seven of golf ’s major skills in a fun and competitive format. The event is open only to amateur players. Here is how it works: Each player gets three shots per skill with only the best of the three shots counting toward a player’s overall score. A series of flags will be placed around each hole or green with points being given for shots that come to rest closest to that flag. Flags further from the hole will receive a higher point score than those closer to the hole. The scoring challenge is to receive the lowest number of points possible after completion of the seven skills. According to Tom DiGregorio, owner of Corporate Golf Services, the pros in the ADT/ Tyco Challenge seldom make a score as low as ten. A perfect score for the challenge is a six. At Knights Play the Skills Challenge will be played as follows: 1st Hole: A short iron shot from approximately 100 yards. 2nd Hole: Playing out of a greenside bunker. 3rd Hole: Chip shot. 4th Hole: Hybrid/long iron shot from approximately 175 yards. 5th Hole: Putting from various lengths on the green. A putt made equals zero points. 6th Hole: A trouble shot. 8th Hole: Mid-iron shot from approximately 125-150 yards. The challenge will take about two hours to complete and there are five divisions consisting of Men’s Open, Senior Men, (50 years & older) Junior, (14-17) Kids (8-13) and Women. Participants bring their own clubs and the Skills Challenge provides the balls. Players can choose to purchase a two ball mulligan they can use anywhere in the challenge. The cost for the event is $30 per person. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Wake Futbol Club.
Prizes Prizes Awarded DAILY for each division winners Daily winners of the Men’s, Senior’s and Women’s Divisions will receive a prize package valued at $3,000.00. Daily Junior and Kid’s Division winners will receive golf equipment related gift certificates. All Division winners will be invited back on Sunday August 25th to participate in a hole in one contest. The hole in one prize package for the Men’s Senior Men’s and Women’s Division winners has a value of close to $100,000.00. Junior’s and Kid’s Division winners will try and win a college scholarship valued at $40,000.00. So rally your friends and register for this event soon. Visit CorporateGolfSVS.com and click on the skills challenge page. After watching the British Open, you’ve got to be motivated!
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f you are a golf fan like me, you were probably glued to the TV this weekend watching the world’s best golfers being challenged by the course at Muirfield in Scotland for the British Open. Each day held a special challenge for the players with shifting winds, iron hard fairways and greens, the ever-famous deep bunkers and tall grass that snagged many a players club. But there were skill shots that were in the players control and, other than putting, the most important of those were the ability to accurately chip and pitch the ball. I think that Mickelson’s second pitch shot (after the first rolled all the way back) from off the green on the 16th hole saved his momentum and allowed a magical par on that hole. What an up and down! Based on that momentum he went on to have the courage to hit a three wood off the tee and another three wood from the fairway to the 17th green—very risky since the bunkers on the left of the green could have really hurt him. It is all about confidence. Are you confident in your ability to chip and pitch? If not, here are a few pointers to improve that skill and start cutting down those scores on your card. Chip—A shot to be used when you are close to the green but still on the fairway or second cut with higher grass that would impede you from putting the ball. Technique: The key to this shot is to keep your weight on your front foot. Place your feet close together with the ball in the middle of your stance. (I find this works better for me than the ball on the back foot, but do what’s comfortable for you) Choke down on your wedge with your normal grip and open the face of the club. Is your weight on your front foot? One way to ensure this is to take your back foot and place the toe of your shoe even with the heel of your front foot and then raise the heel of the back foot. It forces your weight to the front foot. I have tried it and it really works. The length of the chip will determine how far back you take your swing but in most instances it is not far. With a smooth short backswing, simply rotate your hips and torso and then rotate back with a smooth strike of the ball. The shot is struck with the motion of your body and with NO wrist action. Try it out at the practice range. Pitch—How many times have you had a bunker or a mound to shoot over to get to the green? It can be a daunting task and it can cost you dearly if not executed properly. But don’t be intimidated, developing a pitch shot will make your future rounds much more enjoyable. Technique: Follow the instructions above for the chip; the very same setup. Use a higher degree lofted club than you use for the chip shot. The difference for the pitch is that the loft of the ball will come from the hinging your wrist on the backswing and the unhinging of the wrist while striking the ball. While a chip has no wrist hinge, the pitch relies on the unhinging of the wrist and the higher degree wedge club to loft the ball. Visit this video link to see the skills for yourself taught by PGA Teaching Pro Logan DeCarolis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=puHg3QrhoPI Happy chipping and pitching!
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nternational Focus is a local nonprofit whose mission is to support North Carolina’s international communities and promote American ideals through crosscultural communication, education, understanding, and the celebration of culture, arts, and cuisine from around the world. International Focus believes that communication and community bind people together regardless of their heritage and history. Together, we celebrate the great diversity of the Triangle. International Focus connects and collaborates with our neighbors to create a rich community that benefits from the wealth of viewpoints, creativity, wisdom, and friendship our Triangle international family has to offer. The International Festival of Raleigh was established in 1985 by the City of Raleigh through the Sister Cities Association to promote respect and understanding among people of diverse cultural backgrounds and national origins. The purpose of the event was to foster an awareness of the many cultures that make up
our community; to strengthen friendships and understanding among people of different cultures; to share the uniqueness of each heritage through music, food, dance, and exhibits; and to promote the quality of life in Raleigh. In 1987, the International Festival organization restructured to provide a more solid operational platform for the large event. The resulting entity was renamed International Focus, Inc. This October 4-6, International Focus will host the 28th International Festival at the Raleigh Convention Center. Since its inception, volunteer efforts have driven the organization and have made International Focus’ work possible. From year-round planning to Festival operations, each area of the organization operates with the
help of dedicated, creative people who donate a significant portion of their time and talent in support of the mission. International Focus offers volunteer activities to fit many interests and schedules. Throughout the year, International Focus strives to provide a meaningful volunteer experience that allows volunteers to learn new skills, meet others with similar interests, and connect with the international community. Each fall, volunteers interested in supporting The International Festival can serve as ushers at the Naturalization Ceremony, assist dancers, performers, and musicians on the main stage and in the Biergarten, support our environmental efforts with the Festival’s Green Team, or interact with children in Sophia’s Corner. Pre-Festival promotion assistance is also needed as we engage volunteers to hang Festival posters in businesses, restaurants, and other venues throughout the Triangle. continued on page 45
Lack of Research for Mental Illness Sparks Walk for Hope by Dena Birks
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n 1984 Thad Eure, Jr. and his wife Alice, owners of the renowned Angus Barn Restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, established The Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization
with the mission to fund mental illness research and develop more effective means of treatment. Since its inception, the Foundation of Hope has awarded over 135 local scientific research grants to researchers at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill totaling more than 3.8 million
dollars. Types of projects funded include schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa, depression, bipolar disorders, autism, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The Eures’ commitment to finding cures for mental illness began in 1977 when a family member was diagnosed with a chronic bipolar disorder. For years, the Eures struggled privately to find a cure, without success. The Eures traveled the country looking for facilities and doctors who could offer some promise of recovery. However, those efforts typically ended in despair. At the time, there were few viable treatments for mental illness. Over time, Thad and Alice learned that although one in four people nationally suffer from some form of mental illness, almost no research was being done into the causes and cures. Originally, Thad and Alice Eure donated the money for the Foundation privately. After Thad’s death in 1988, his employees decided
to honor his memory by raising money for the Foundation. They called their fundraising event The Thad Eure, Jr. Walk for Hope. They walked 12 miles from Eure’s first restaurant, The Angus Barn, to his last, the 42nd Street Oyster Bar. When Alice Eure died October 3, 1997, just days before the 9th Annual Thad Eure, Jr. Walk for Hope, the employees decided the walk would be renamed. The Angus Barn and its employees, and countless other volunteers now annually host The Thad and Alice Eure Walk for Hope. The Walk for Hope started with 200 participants raising about $30,000 and in 2012 had grown to over 3000 participants, who along with our corporate sponsors raised $510,000. The 25th Annual Thad and Alice Eure Walk for Hope and the 5th Annual Run for Hope will be held on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at the Angus Barn Restaurant
in Raleigh, North Carolina. Expected attendance is 3500 to 4000. The Walk for Hope is a 10k/5k or 1 mile walk from the Angus Barn through Umstead State Park. The Run for Hope, a USA Track & Field certified 5k or 10k run takes the same route as the walk from the Angus Barn through Umstead State Park and returns to the Barn. Run registration/chip pick up opens at 7am. The 10k runners take off at 8am and the 5k runners take off at 9am. Walk registration opens at 8am. Walkers take off at 10am. At the conclusion of the walk, there is a celebratory festival with food, music, prizes and mental health informational booths. For more information contact: Shelley Belk or Dena Birks, Foundation of Hope 9401 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27617, 919.781.9255 or walkforhope.com Dena G. Birks is the event coordinator for The Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness.
• Take a breather. If a game or puzzle seems too challenging, don’t stress out—simply take a break. Return later and resume. Often, the germination that occurs while you’re away helps you to recommence effectively. • Who says that when you’re filling out a crossword puzzle or completing a jigsaw puzzle you can’t seek help? Maybe you’re determined to complete the whole task by yourself, but it isn’t necessary. • With some types of challenges, starting from the end is the most effective way to proceed. This is true with maze-type puzzles where you attempt to draw a line that leads all the way from the start to the finish without hitting a dead end. • Oftentimes when you give up striving for answers, the answers simply come. That one answer you can’t place your finger on now might emerge later with no extra mental effort on your part. A beneficial aspect of puzzles and games is that you can take a few minutes throughout the day, if the spirit moves you, to pursue such interests. Remember, these games are not child’s play; you are keeping yourself sharp for the years ahead. Jeff Davidson (www.BreathingSpace.com) holds the registered trademark as “The Work-Life Balance Expert®.” His 56th book, Simpler Living was selected by four books clubs and is scheduled for Chinese translation. Jeff has developed 24 “Work Life Guides” apps available at www.itunes.com/apps/ BreathingSpaceInstitute.
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• Eleven days total: Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Valencia, Lladro, Barcelona • Madrid’s historic center • Toledo, the capital of medieval Spain and a UNESCO site • The Mezquita Mosque in Cordoba and the Jewish Quarter • Seville and Columbus’ tomb • Alhambra and the UNESCO hilltop palace • Barcelona and La Sagrada Familia • Round-trip airfare from RDU • First class accommodations • Fifteen meals • All admissions • Motorcoach transportation • Professional tour director
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Top Left, moving clockwise: La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Mezquita Mosque in Cordoba, Majestic Madrid.
RuSSia By Rail October 9-17, ‘14
• Eight days total, 3 nights in Moscow, 3 nights in St. Petersburg • High-speed train from Moscow to St. Petersburg • Moscow city tour including Red Square, Kremlin, Vodka Museum • St. Petersburg city tour including St. Isaac’s Square, Hermitage • Optional tours of Moscow Metro, Tretyakov Gallery and Peterhof Palace Museum • Round-trip airfare from RDU • First class accommodations • Nine meals (6 breakfasts, 3 dinners) • All admissions • Motorcoach transportation • Professional tour director
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The volunteers who make up International Focus’ committees and task-forces are the essential to the success of yearround programs and the International Festival. This year, volunteers, including local celebrity Bates Battaglia, who is the owner of Lucky B’s on Glenwood South and the most recent winner of The Amazing Race, are leading several new efforts including the addition of an Amazing Race with an International Festival twist. The Festival Biergarten is also undergoing volunteer-led changes with the addition of special beers crafted by some of Raleigh’s own local brewers. The new brews will be paired with specialty foods served at the Festival’s Side Walk
Cafes. Volunteer and community support make it possible for us to offer engaging and high quality arts and educational programs, and to serve our international constituents. To see a full list of volunteer opportunities visit www.internationalfestival. org/volunteer_positions.php or email mdbeard@internationalfocusnc.org. Join International Focus as we celebrate and connect the wide diversity of people who call Raleigh home! And plan to discover the world in Raleigh during the International Festival on October 4-6, 2013. Melissa Driver Beard is the executive director for International Focus. Visit http://internationalfocusnc.org.
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From the Top: Channel at St. Petersburg, Interior of the Historical Subway System, The Red Square.
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the value of crossword puzzles. Once on site, search further for “benefits of crossword puzzles.” Visiting your local bookstore and heading straight to the puzzles and games section, if you haven’t done so in recent years, will be illuminating. You’ll find more books, booklets, and combination book and software packages than you could ingest in a lifetime. Alternatively, visit a used bookstore, such as the chain of Nice Price Books in the Triangle area, the Reader’s Corner in Raleigh, the Book Loft in Chapel Hill, or the Booksmart or Mr. Mike’s in Cary to enjoy great prices. For even greater bargains, visit yard sales Saturday or Sunday mornings. Some family somewhere will be selling a book of crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles in boxes (with all of the pieces), a Sudoku booklet, and perhaps game boxes including Scrabble, Boggle, or Battleship. Meanwhile, here are some tips for pursuing your hobby with vigor. • If a puzzle or game has a title, some of the clues or challenges you encounter relate back to the theme that the title represents. • Have pen and paper separate from the puzzle or game itself so you can take notes. Key words or thoughts that arise are worth jotting down, and later might prove to be helpful as you complete the challenge. • For riddles, make a checkmark next to clues as you figure out what each means, and gain an interim sense of achievement, while focusing on any remaining clues.
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Join Us for a Walk Near You in 2013 Fayetteville Walk to End Alzheimer’s, September 7 at Liberty Hills in the Kings Grant Subdivision
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Johnston County Walk to End Alzheimer’s, September 28 at the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center
Triangle Walk
Wilmington Walk to End Alzheimer’s, November 16 at Mayfaire Town Center Anyone who wishes to register a team, make a donation or learn more about Walk can visit alz.org/walk.
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New Bern Walk to End Alzheimer’s, October 26 at Union Point Park
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