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alentine’s Day has been celebrated since ancient times and the church recognizes three separate St. Valentines. According to the history.com website “…Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons, where they were often beaten and tortured. According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine actually sent the first ‘valentine’ greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl—possibly his jailor’s daughter—who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed ‘From your Valentine,’ an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind this Valentine legend is murky, the stories all emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic and—most importantly—romantic figure.” So in the spirit of everlasting and undying love, we present here excerpts of a poem by Walt Whitman.

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Calendar Editor Luan Harmeson | calendar@boomnc.com Art Director Katie Severa Boom! Magazine, a monthly free publication, is a lifestyle resource for the active adult market in North Carolina. 35,000 copies (60,000 readers) are distributed throughout eight counties in the Triangle/Sandhills areas. Distribution sites are listed on the website, BoomNC.com, under the About Boom! button. Advertising inquiries should be directed to the appropriate individual listed above. Editorial questions should be directed to Barbara. Distribution questions should be directed to Greg. Calendar items should be emailed to calendar@boomnc.com by the 15th of the month. Opinions expressed by contributors and advertisers are not necessarily those of Boom! Magazine. Although care is taken to see that errors do not occur, Boom! Magazine disclaims all legal responsibility for errors and omissions or typographical errors. Use of articles, artwork, and photography is prohibited unless arrangements have been made with the publisher. We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts. Copyright 2014, Prime Communications of the Triangle, Inc. All rights reserved. Solution Cover photo courtesy of Rosanne Cash’s publicist. Photographer Patrick McBride. C O L A A M E X D I A L T H E P I J A C K T A C A I M A S T A E R A S I B S L A T C A S A H O N K R I C E S L A W

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Give all to love; Obey thy heart; Friends, kindred, days, Estate, good-fame, Plans, credit and the Muse, Nothing Refuse ‘Tis a brave master; Let it have scope: Follow it utterly, Hope beyond hope: High and more high It dives into noon, With wing unspent, UntoldPuzzle intent; Junction.com But it is a god, Knows its own path And the outlets of the sky. Leave all for love; Yet, hear me, yet, One word more thy heart behoved, One pulse more of firm endeavor,

Keep the to-day, To-morrow, forever, Free as an Arab Of thy beloved. Cling with life to the maid; But when the surprise, First vague shadow of surmise Flits across her bosom young, Of a joy apart from thee, Free be she, fancy-free; Nor thou detain her vesture’s hem, Nor the palest rose she ﬂung From her summer diadem. Though thou loved her as thyself, As a self of purer clay, Though her parting dims the day, Stealing grace from all alive; Heartily know, When half-gods go, The gods arrive.

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I am going to do my best this year to make it a habit to tell everyone in my life that I love them every single day. Happy Valentine’s to all of our readers.

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✍ Dear Barbara: First, let me say that I love reading Boom! each and every month. I was wondering if you ever thought of having a section about part-time employment opportunities for “seasoned” members of the community. I am in my early sixties and spent most of my career in the retail industry. However, due to a work-related injury, which caused me to have two, yes two, knee replacement surgeries on the same knee within two years, my days of standing on my feet all day are over. It has been really diﬃcult finding employment outside the retail field to supplement my social security income. While I would love to volunteer, it’s not financially feasible for me to do so. I’m sure that there are other “seasoned” men and women out there looking to earn a little extra money as well. With that being said, I would also think there are employers looking for dependable, knowledgeable employees who don’t really need health care benefits, who would be willing to work a few hours a week or possibly even be “on-call”. Just a thought. Happy New Year to everyone at Boom! and to all my fellow active adults who Live Smart, Live Well, and Live Large! ~ Sincerely, Susan Kramli Hi Susan, this is a wonderful idea and something that is, in fact, in the works! Currently we are in discussion with AARP to help promote their Life Reimagined initiative. If the idea comes to fruition, the editorial will include a listing of age-friendly employers as well as a variety of tips and stories to help the “seasoned” individual be competitive in today’s job market. Stay tuned for details. ~ Happy New Year to you as well, Barbara ed note: The following letter is from the winner of our writing contest “What Is Your Favorite Season?” Winners receive tickets from Carolina Ballet to their upcoming production of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: A Dance for All Seasons. We want to thank all the people that participated in our essay contest—it was a tough decision as all of the entries were quite good! First and second place essays are on page 21. ✍ Barbara: [It was a] A distinct pleasure to come home and read your email to discover that I had won. Thank you for the opportunity, and a new experience! ~ Craig Shore, Sanford

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ere’s a great New Year’s Resolution: “I am going to backup my PC, or at least my important data.” This is by far the greatest computer-ownership failing I encounter, namely that PC owners do not backup their machine, and/or critical data. It’s almost like not changing the oil in your car… you can only get away with that for so long. Most of us are now storing personal, business and other vital information on these modern devices (smartphones included) and we commonly don’t plan for failure or loss. I loved the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode where Suzie threw Larry’s Blackberry into the ocean, along with its electronic address book. There went all his personal phone numbers, including the women he was just starting to date. And he did not know their last names.

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Although your machine can power on, possibly still boot up, it seems to be “not working,” and the servicer you call says he/she has to either completely replace your disk drive or re-install the Operating System (Windows). In either case you are back to as if you just bought the machine and it came out of the box. In other words it has none of your personalization. Sometimes you will get a backup image of your old drive handed to you, if it was possible to create such. Now hunt through it for: • Your data • Your bookmarks or favorites • Your additionally installed software, or the keys that came with it (when you paid did you download it, or get a CD?) And did you save that activation/unlock instruction? Accidental Erasure—Oops

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All my family photos, from the last ten-plus years are now in digital format and not physical negatives. I have lots of personal Word documents, electronic records of my childrens’ school progress and copies of some of their projects. I have also saved many important emails. I have a feeling many of you have done the same. If you have a small or home-based business, you probably have Quickbooks data, or some equivalent key important set of files or spreadsheets. When I am called on one of the more catastrophic service calls, (“cannot boot up”, “so virus infected I cannot get to the Internet at all”) I always ask: “Do you have any critical data on the machine and do you have a backup of it?” The answers for those two questions range from Yes-No, to Yes-Sort-of, to Yes-I’ve always meant to. If the answer is No to the first question, I usually ask a few more to be sure. Rarely is that the correct answer. And if they have a backup, I ask if they have ever tested it, or tried to restore from it. Invariably the answer is negative. When might you be faced with the grim reality of a lack of backup? Catastrophic Failure

• Fire • Theft (laptop especially) • Disk hardware failure In all these cases your disk drive is “unreadable” and no amount of effort can recover the lost data. The only exception is a disk drive that is fire/water damaged or will no longer spin (bearing failure or contamination/

Although rare, that can happen, and even I have done that. By the way, browsing for fix tips on Google can quickly lead to that. If you’re not sure what you’re doing be very careful venturing into self-maintenance. The Internet is not just full of viruses but also misleading, and mischievous, traps. Now that you’re thinking about events that might lead you to consider a backup, what level of backup do you require? JUst my criticaL data: In this case you are prepared for the time it may take to rebuild or install and setup a repair machine, which could even be a shift from Windows XP to now Windows 7. This is not just restoring your saved data, but migrating it to a new PC environment. Depending on the circumstances, and your wallet, this could take several days. QUick system recoVery: In this case you cannot operate/ tolerate being without your computer for very long (commonplace in small business) and need to recover the complete operating environment quickly. This then becomes a question of how long? Minutes, hours, 24 hours, etc. I hope you are starting to think that backup is a little more than buying an external drive and taking the default software on it that came with it “free,” and asks, “Do you want to backup now?” Will you be able to recover from that backup if one of my above scenarios occurs, or will it prove to be a wasted effort? And how often should you perform that backup? Stayed tuned to next month as I continue to explore the backup topic: your options, my recommendations, and what I do personally with my PCs. Citizen/journalist George Adomavicius is the owner of a computer maintenance business. He can be reached at george@garnercitizen.com, by calling 919.13.1922, or visit his website at www.lanzenaccs.com

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Q. Whenever I open Internet Explorer, it asks me if I want it to be my default. Does that mean that it will be my start page? A. If a program is your default, it means when an action is initiated that requires the use of a third-party application (program), your default program will be the one selected. So if you click a link to a website in an email message, for example, if Internet Explorer is your default Web browser, it will open automatically to display the linked Web page. Your Start page, which is whatever page is displayed when you launch your browser, is designated in your browser’s Settings or Preferences. It will not change if you establish Internet Explorer as your default. Q. I was reading an article the other day and it mentioned my “OS.” If I have one, I don’t know what it is or where I put it. Can you explain “OS” to us—okay, to me. I’m probably the only person who doesn’t know what it is. A. OS is short for “Operating System.” There are lots of operating systems which allow us to actually do things with our computers. Windows is an “OS,” as is Linux, Mac OS-X or iOS and Google has its Android OS. Whatever flavor you prefer, they all create the environment and command structure within which we can run programs and perhaps more importantly, play Solitaire and Free Cell. None of these lifealtering activities would be possible on a computer without an OS or operating system. Q. Is there a way to determine if a free font is safe to download? The site is dafont.com and it has a particular font I would like to use. By the way, how does a site make money if they offer free stuff? A. There really isn’t any way to know if something is absolutely, positively safe prior to downloading, but if a site is well known and enjoys a good reputation, chances are anything downloaded will not contain any malicious critters. If the site

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February marks National Heart Month, and WakeMed’s dedicated Heart & Vascular Services team—from expert cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and critical care nurses to support staff like exercise specialists, spiritual care providers and more—is leading the way to help North Carolinians live full, happy, healthy lives with or without heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer in America today. Heart and vascular problems vary and can be caused by a number of factors. One of the most common causes is a narrowing or blockage of the arteries or veins, known as coronary artery disease. Symptoms Angina, chest pain or discomfort, is the most common symptom of a heart attack, which is often the end result of coronary heart disease. It’s also the most common presenting complaint in emergency department visitors age 50 and up. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, heart palpitations (irregular heartbeats, skipped beats or “flip-flop” feeling in chest), dizziness, nausea, extreme weakness and sweating. Prevention It is important that you, your family and your primary care physician

discuss and identify both lifestyle and inherited risk factors that contribute to heart disease. Many forms of heart and vascular disease can be prevented if you pay attention to a healthy lifestyle. Modifiable risk factors—those that can be changed or managed—include: • Diabetes • Diet • High Cholesterol/Lipids • High Blood Pressure • Lack of Exercise • Overweight • Stress/Anger • Alcohol • Smoking If you are at risk for heart disease, your primary care physician can refer to you a cardiologist to keep you and your heart healthy. A cardiologist has special training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Testing and Treatment Cardiologists use a full range of invasive and non-invasive tests to diagnose and treat cardiac issues and provide more information about your disease. Your cardiologist will help determine the best test and treatment options for you. Some examples of less invasive testing include blood tests, electrocardiograms, echocardiograms and exercise stress tests. Sometimes more invasive tests such as cardiac catheterization or cardiac angiography are needed to diagnose a specific heart condition. Some cardiac conditions are best treated with lifestyle changes and medication, while others require more invasive procedures. An interventional cardiologist can perform a diagnostic catheterization and angioplasty and, if needed, deploy stents to treat the blocked artery. If multiple blockages are in the coronary arteries and surgery may be needed, a cardiovascular surgeon will be brought into your care plan. The most common operation performed by cardiovascular surgeons is heart bypass surgery, also known as Coronary Artery Bypass Graft or CABG. These surgeons are also skilled at performing procedures to repair and replace heart valves or repair aortic aneurysms. Living with Heart Disease Heart disease is a lifelong condition. The initial event or medical intervention is just the first step toward recovery and management. A key

to thriving and surviving with heart disease is to know as much as possible about your condition and to take advantage of health and wellness services that help manage your risk factors—from cardiac rehabilitation to support groups and congestive heart failure programs (see sidebar). We can all continue to improve our overall health with proactive, permanent changes. And if you’re living with heart disease, it’s just as important to pay attention to your physical activity levels, as it is your mental health. Move More You can make small changes to achieve a healthier, more active lifestyle. Little additions of movement and exercise to make in your daily life include: • Take the stairs instead of the elevator. • Park farther away in parking lots. • Get up from the desk or TV periodically and walk around. • Do home activities like cleaning, gardening or yard work. • Walk the dog. There are so many benefits to leading an active lifestyle. Active individuals are more likely to see a decrease in their heart rate and blood pressure, higher HDL

(good cholesterol) levels and lower triglycerides. In addition to being heart healthy, an active lifestyle also increases lean body mass and bone density and decreases the chances of developing osteoporosis. De-Stress Your Life A healthy mind and mental state plays a huge role in your overall healthy. Whether it’s cleaning out a junk drawer or coping with emotional stress, there are many ways to de-clutter stressful areas in your lives. Here are some strategies and simple suggestions from a few members of WakeMed’s Heart & Vascular team: “Make a better effort to enjoy life’s simple pleasures. For example, walk in the park, have a picnic, walk or bike on the greenway, go to an outdoor concert, review old photo albums, make a collage, etc. Wake up with a purpose; try to get more out of each day. Don’t be so hard on yourself ! We’re all pilgrims on life’s journey.” ~ Charles Mangano, MD, WakeMed Physician Practices–Raleigh Cardiology 1. Prioritize your tasks from “important” to “can wait.” Try to address them in that order. 2. Get help when possible to offload yourself. 3. It’s okay to say “No.” Don’t take on more than you can handle. Your efficiency

Helping Cardiac Patients Avoid Hospitalization According to the American College of Cardiology, nearly one in five patients hospitalized with heart attack and one in four patients hospitalized with heart failure are readmitted within 30 days of discharge, often for conditions seemingly unrelated to the original diagnosis. WakeMed Health & Hospitals, home to the state’s leading heart program, understands that our responsibility to cardiac patients begins prior to admission and extends well beyond discharge. And the locally owned, community based health system is now one of only 11 healthcare systems nationwide chosen to implement the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) new Patient Navigator Program. This ACC program will help keep heart failure and heart attack patients well and out of the hospital, and WakeMed will provide these patients and their families with the tools and personalized support to better understand and manage their health after discharge. “We partner with patients, families and providers to achieve the highest quality of heart health and well-being,” explains Betsy Gaskins-McClaine, vice president, WakeMed Heart & Vascular Services. “Our participation in this program is an extension of our leadership in cardiovascular care and our continued commitment to coordinate care and ensure cardiac patients are receiving the right treatments at the right time in the right place.” “Educating patients about their condition, coordinating ongoing follow-up after discharge, collaborating with expert heart and primary care providers and supporting healthy lifestyle resources in our community are all key to helping our patients and their families manage cardiovascular conditions, achieve optimum health and minimize risk for hospitalization,” adds McClaine.

WakeMed treats more heart patients than any other hospital in the state. WakeMed is proud to partner with a number of excellent cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and affiliated practices covering a broad range of cardiac specialties. Using the latest technology and advanced techniques, WakeMed’s staff of cardiologists, surgeons, cardiovascular specialists, midlevel providers, nurses and other professionals performed more than 21,000 procedures last year. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org. Comment online at BoomNC.com .

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doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels—the cardiovascular system. You might also visit a cardiologist so you can learn about your risk factors for heart disease and find out what measures you can take for better heart health. When you are dealing with a complex health condition like heart disease, it is important that you find the right match between you and your specialist. A diagnosis of heart or vascular disease often begins with your primary care doctor, who then refers you to a cardiologist. The cardiologist evaluates your symptoms and your medical history and may recommend tests for a more definite diagnosis. Then, your cardiologist decides if your condition can be managed under his or her care using medicines or other available treatments. If your cardiologist decides that you need surgery, he or she refers you to a cardiovascular surgeon, who specializes in operations on the heart, lungs, and blood vessels. You remain under the care of your cardiologist even when you are referred to other specialists. What is a Cardiovascular Surgeon?

Cardiovascular surgeons operate on your heart and blood vessels to repair damage caused by diseases or disorders of the cardiovascular system. Many times, a diagnosis of heart disease begins with your primary care doctor, who refers you to a cardiologist. If your cardiologist decides that you need surgery, he or she refers you to a cardiovascular surgeon, who becomes a new member of your heart-health team. (Even after heart surgery, you remain under the care of your cardiologist.) Cardiovascular surgeons perform many different types of operations, including heart valve repair and replacement, heart

defect repair, coronary artery bypass, aneurysm repair, transmyocardial laser revascularization, and heart transplantation. They also perform operations on the blood vessels in your body, including the aorta—the body’s main blood supplier. Heart surgery today may also include the use or implantation of ventricular assist devices (VADs), mechanical devices that “assist” the failing heart by helping it pump blood throughout the body.

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doctors who give the medicines used during heart surgery. Anesthesiologists also do much more than just work in an operating room. They study the effects of the medicines they give to learn how to best protect your heart and other organs during an operation. Anesthetic medicines relieve pain, maintain blood pressure at safe levels, and keep you asleep during operations. Before an operation, they meet with you to learn a number of things that will help them care for you during surgery. For example, they may ask • Why are you having the operation? • What other health problems do you have? • What medicines do you take, and have you had allergic reactions to any medicine? • Have you ever had bad reactions associated with anesthesia or surgery? During surgery, the cardiovascular anesthesiologist stays in the operating room as a vital part of the surgical team. He or she makes decisions about how to protect and regulate any of your organ systems by using advanced technology to monitor not only your body functions but also the appropriate anesthetic medicines. After surgery, the anesthesiology team monitors how you wake from the anesthesia and follows your postoperative progress. Reference: http://texasheart.org

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Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) offers a surviving spouse another valuable benefit. Not only that, a veteran or spouse may also apply for the VA Aide and Attendance Improved Pension (veteranaid.org) which gives a healthy sum toward paying for caregiver activities for a veteran or spouse. This aide and attendance can pay for many services: home care, adult day care, nursing home care and more. These major tax-free financial benefits for veterans and spouses make a big difference in a person’s quality of life. Of course, an individual does not qualify for all the programs and it depends on their situation. Healthcare Did you know that the Veterans Administration is the largest healthcare provider in the nation? Depending on your service-connected disability or VA pension, you may pay nothing or small co-pays for medical care and prescriptions at a VA Medical Center. Spouses may also be eligible to receive healthcare. Enhanced benefits for some veterans may also be available, such as for former POWs or the bedridden. Veteran Caregiving Are you a veteran’s caregiver? You’re not alone! Veterans avail

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2014 Chrysler 300

ostalgic drivers will remember the days of winding two-lane roads and gas-guzzling cars comfortable enough for a small army and a long day’s drive. In today’s climate, we find that smaller and wimpier are winning the battle of dominance in the car market. Shoving those statistics and trends to the floor, Chrysler has again improved its comfortable, powerful and (in this reviewer’s humble opinion) wonderful Chrysler 300 sedan.

From the curb, the 2014 model looks similar to previous years. The Chrysler 300 maintains its elegant but aggressive stance, with a dominant front end, high belt line, nods to Rolls Royce and Bentley and massive chrome rims. Complete that with a hood and tail that stand tall and proud, and this Chrysler 300 is clearly building on the success of its predecessor. Priced at about $30,000, the new Chrysler 300 continues offering a high-end look as well as a high-end sense of comfort

and performance—for not too much more than a well-equipped Camry or Accord. Sitting in the comfortable, leathertrimmed commander’s seat, you can view an array of options. The list is simply too long to mention, but it includes dualclimate zone control, Bluetooth integration for smartphones, leather, heated front seats, and a telescoping steering wheel—to name a few. The center stack is thoughtfully laid out with a large screen and helpful user interface. Given the sedan’s large size and sprawling wheelbase, it comes as no surprise that the 300 boasts more than enough space for occupants of all sizes. Five full-size men had no complaints on a longer-than-expected trip around town. Under the hood breathes a 3.6-liter V-6 capable of a whopping 292 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. Graduating to the 300S adds 8 horsepower through better exhaust and a few other tweaks. Considering the size and weight of the car, this hefty 6-cylinder does well to hit 0-60 in 6.9 seconds. Adding all-wheel-drive slows that acceleration by 0.2 seconds, but it’s a must for snow driving. If the 300 horsepower V-6 on the 300S model leaves you not quite satisfied, then you can fork over some extra cash for the 363-horsepower 5.7 liter V-8. This is a thirsty beast, and probably more than enough. Then again, the 300 may also be more than enough by that standard. If you really want a screaming performance

sedan, then you can do better than the 5.7 liter V-8. For performance nuts, Chrysler is again offering the 300 with the SRT8 package. This is an all-out insane performance track package underneath, wrapped in leather and comfort inside. The SRT8 boasts a 6.4-liter HEMI V-8 that’s good for 470-horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque. Is that excessive? No, it’s beyond excessive. And it is so fun that if you can afford the gasoline and the $48,000 base price, then you should go for it. The SRT8 brings all the best of 1960s’ muscle cars into 2014— and with much more comfort and luxury. Handling in all variants of the 300 is aided by responsive power steering and excellent weight distribution. Independent suspension and traction control help keep the big beast light-footed. The 300’s 5-star crash rating and optional blind spot monitoring system lets you drive not only in comfort and style, but also with confidence and security. With a base engine under the hood, the 2014 Chrysler 300 earns 19 miles for ever gallon in the city and 31 MPG on the highway. If you’re looking for a large, comfortable sedan, be sure to test the Chrysler 300. It’s nods to the ultra-rich and its nostalgia will not be for everyone, but many who test-drive the Chrysler 300 end up loving it and owning it.

 Chrysler  Personality: Your ornery Grandpa meets George Clooney. Best Gizmo: The whole exterior. Most Annoying Feature: Rear visibility is almost nil. Thank the rear backup camera for any sort of safety in reverse. MPG (as tested): 20 in the city and 32 on the highway. Combined is 26. Performance: Surprisingly adequate considering we tested the six-cylinder option. Cars we smoked at stoplights: A new Toyota Avalon and an old Mustang. 0-60: 6.9 How Fast Is That? On par with the six cylinders of the competition. How Much? Starts at $30,545 and ends in at almost $50,000 with all the options and the V-8. What option should I splurge on? The blind spot monitoring. Serious Contenders? Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Impala, Hyundai Azera, Nissan Maxima, Toyota Avalon.

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Modern economic and investment theory rests on a foundation that assumes people are rational and markets are eﬃcient, but people often think and act irrationally, and real financial markets rarely resemble textbook models of eﬃciency. Individually and collectively, we have errors and biases

in our thinking and emotions. This month we will discuss two emotional biases: Loss Aversion and Endowment. Loss Aversion Suppose you are investing $1,000 and have to choose between (a) a sure gain of $500 or (b) a 50 percent chance to gain $1,000, but also a 50 percent chance to gain nothing. Which would you choose? Now, suppose you have $2,000 to invest and are facing a choice between (a) a sure loss of $500 or (b) a 50 percent chance to lose $1,000, but also a 50 percent chance to lose nothing. Which would you choose? In the first example, most people choose (a) the sure gain of $500, but in the second example most choose (b) indicating they are willing to assume the greater risk of losing $1,000 rather than face the certain loss of $500. This isn’t logical, but it is how we think. We don’t like losses. The pain of losing $1 greatly exceeds the pleasure of gaining $1, so many are too willing to accept a greater risk to avoid the pain of a loss. Let’s say you bought a stock and paid $50 per share, only to watch it drop to $40 a share. Would you keep or sell the stock?

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Far too often, you keep the stock simply value that item more than similar items because selling it would make the loss you don’t own. This could be a personal “real” to you. As long as the loss is just on item, real estate, an inherited stock, or paper, you can postpone the pain while investments in your 401(k) plan. you wait and hope to sell the stock for a I’ve often observed someone reluctant better price—at least what you paid for, so to sell an asset they inherited from their you won’t have a loss. Of course, whether parents—they think of it differently from you admit it or not, the loss has taken other assets. In addition, the single-largplace and the more appropriate question is est holding for many employees is stock whether this particular stock or a different in their employer, because they “know” stock provides a more compelling oppor- or “feel comfortable” with it. The longer tunity at this moment in time. something is owned, the more emotionally Loss aversion can also manifest itself by attached we become to it and the less willselling your better performing investments ing we are to part with it, regardless of its too quickly, while at the same time hang- investment merits. ing onto poorer performing investments. A simple exercise to help overcome Loss aversion leads you to excessively the endowment effect is to ask yourself, focus on the short-term volatility of a “If, instead of owning this particular asset, portfolio, instead of the expected long- I had the value that it represents in cash, term performance of your investments. would I go back and buy it at all, or in the Also, rather than viewing your portfolio as same amount that I own it today?” a whole, where each investment has a role Gerald A. Townsend, CPA/PFS/ABV, CFP , CFA , to play, it makes you myopically examine CMT is president of Townsend Asset Management each individual investment, losing sight of Corp., a registered investment advisory firm. Email: the big picture. Gerald@AssetMgr.com Endowment The endowment effect says Eagen ad Medicaid 4/24/10 Page 1 online at BoomNC.com . that simply owning an #3r item causes you 4:51 to PM Comment ®

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phase-out of personal exemptions and itemized deductions, returns for 2013 taxes. If an individual’s “adjusted gross income” exceeds $250,000 ($300,000 on a joint return), personal exemptions and itemized deductions begin phasing-out. Note that while the capital gains and qualified dividends rate depends on your “taxable income,” the phase-out is triggered by your “adjusted gross income.” Medicare Tax Changes Beginning in 2013, there are two new Medicare taxes. A 0.9 percent tax is imposed on taxpayers with earned income (wages) exceeding $200,000 on an individual return or $250,000 on a joint return. In addition, a 3.9 percent Medicare tax is imposed on unearned income (such as dividends, rents, etc.) when “modified adjusted gross income” exceeds $200,000 on an individual return or $250,000 on a joint return. Charitable IRA Gifts For 2013, taxpayers over 70½ continue to have the ability to make direct contributions from their IRA to a charity. The distribution Phase-out of Exemptions and Deduc- is not considered to be taxable income, tions A long-dormant provision, the although neither can the taxpayer claim

our tax documents for 2013 are probably arriving about now, and hopefully you are beginning the process of gathering the data needed to file your tax return. So, while taxes are on your mind, it is a great time to think now just about preparing the 2013 return, but also planning for 2014 taxes. Tax Rates Tax rates for 2013 remain the same as 2012, except for individual taxpayers with taxable income above $400,000 ($450,000 on joint returns), where there is now a new 39.6 percent tax bracket. Capital Gains and Dividends Long-term capital gains and qualified dividends continue to be taxed at a maximum of 15 percent on the federal return, unless you are in the highest (39.6 percent) tax bracket, where you will pay 20 percent. For taxpayers in the 10 and 15 percent tax brackets the capital gain rate remains zero—that’s right, a zero tax rate! This is a tremendous taxsavings opportunity for anyone in the lower brackets. For 2013, on a joint return, you do not exceed the 15 percent bracket until your taxable income is more than $72,500.

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an itemized deduction for the contribution. This is a popular provision, but will not be available for 2014, unless Congress later decides to extend it. Retirement Contributions You can make contributions to a regular or a Roth IRA for the 2013 tax year any time before the April 15 tax filing deadline. Keep in mind that if you extend your return and file it after April 15, it does not extend the IRA funding deadline. However, if you have a SEP-IRA or an individual (self-employed) 401(k) plan, an extension to file your return does extend the funding deadline. NC Tax Changes We will see big changes in 2014 for North Carolina income taxes. You probably are already experienced the beginning of these changes, with the necessity of completing a new NC-4 Withholding Form. Instead of the current 7.75 percent individual tax rate, the 2014 rate drops to 5.8 percent and in 2015 drops again, to 5.75 percent. In addition, the standard deduction increases substantially—for joint filers it goes from $6,000 to $15,000. That’s the good news. On the other hand, beginning in 2014,

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some current deductions will be lost or curtailed, such as: • No personal exemption. • The only itemized deductions available are charitable contributions, mortgage interest and real estate property taxes— and you can only claim a maximum of $20,000 for the interest and property tax portion. • The $50,000 small business exemption disappears. • The $5,000 deduction for contributions to the NC 529 Plan stops. • No deduction is allowed for retirement benefits received, except for those eligible for the “Bailey” settlement. While you are working through your 2013 return, give some thought to 2014. Should you alter your withholding or your estimated tax payments? Are you fully funding your 401(k) plan or your IRA? Is there anything you need to do in order to take advantage of any tax credits or particular deductions? Gerald A. Townsend, CPA/PFS, CFP , CFA , CMT is president of Townsend Asset Management Corp., a registered investment advisory firm. Email: Gerald@ AssetMgr.com ®

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Work Life Balance Issues

A New Year “Up In Smoke”

Distracted Driving

Life’s a Beach by Don Briscar

By the Numbers by Jeff Davidson

istory is being made in Colorado today when it opens its first retail marijuana stores and the state truly becomes “Rocky Mountain High.” I don’t have an opinion either way, I am most interested in the store branding and marketing and how creative the people can be. My hope is that they don’t incorporate bad puns as hair salons have done over the years. You have seen the style salons with names like A Cut Above, Shear Heaven, The Cutting Edge, and then there is my favorite Scissors Palace. For many in the hair business, this seems to work. Now if you take that kind of marketing into the marijuana retail business, well the possibilities are endless. So allow me to suggest some names for marijuana retail shops in Colorado: • Little Grass Shack • Hash Tag # Weed • High Heaven • The Toke’s On You • Joints R Us • Shrooms to Go • The Passing Zone • Doobie Brothers (could lead to a lawsuit) • Up In Smoke (another possible lawsuit) With that kind of marketing you will also need slogans for seasonal sales: • Presidents’ Day Pot Sale • Easter Edge Hunt • Remembrance Day? • Halloweed • Black Out Friday Sale …and one of the selling points for those and many holiday sales is that you get a Bong for Your Buck. Happy New Year Colorado! Don Briscar is a freelance writer living in Holly Springs and blogs regularly on his blogspot, http://lifesbeachsand. blogspot.com.

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he National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS NOW—to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. The Greater Carolinas Chapter serves over 17,000 individuals with MS and their families in 97 counties in North Carolina and all of South Carolina.

Our mission statement states, “We mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS. Although the collective includes multiple home oﬃce and chapter locations, we are one Society united to end MS and help all those impacted by MS continue to move their lives forward.” For the past eight years, the Women Against MS (WAMS) Luncheon has attracted the top leaders of the Triangle community for an afternoon of awareness and fundraising. While you’re there, you’ll make connections that matter; important connections that make a difference in the lives of everyone affected by MS. These connections help us move forward with our mission to Stop, Restore and End MS forever. The 2014 Triangle WAMS Luncheon will be held Wednesday, March 5 from 11am–1pm at Brier Creek Country Club. This year, the event will feature a panel of three speakers and a moderator.

The National MS Society is committed to engaging, training and mobilizing everyone who wants to do something about MS NOW. Volunteers play a vital role in the work of the Society, bringing new ideas and energy. There are many ongoing volunteer opportunities offered throughout the year. They are as follows: Volunteer Leadership Teams Volunteer Leadership Teams are groups of self-directed volunteers who develop and manage an action plan to address a specific strategic initiative. Young Professionals If you want to meet other young professionals in your area while making a difference in the lives of people living with MS, consider joining one of our volunteer groups. Internship Opportunities Internships are available in a variety of fields. Positions are unpaid, but the experience will be invaluable! Academic credit/community service credit is available. Movement Ambassadors Movement Ambassadors are volunteers who commit themselves to motivate and mobilize others to support the mission and the Society. Professional Volunteers If you would like to volunteer your professional skills pro-bono, we could use you. Special Events Volunteer at one of our annual fundraising events, like Walk MS, Bike MS, or Challenge Walk MS, doing one of hundreds of jobs. We need everything from popping tents and serving pizza to being a lifeguard and running a rest stop. Service Project Teams What a difference a day makes! The Service Projects program is a volunteer-driven initiative being piloted in Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville/ Hendersonville, and Columbia, SC. Yearround teams of volunteers are available to complete projects for families living with multiple sclerosis. There are also many other additional opportunities for pro-bono work, professional volunteers, in-oﬃce help, and more. If you are interested in volunteering, attending our Women Against MS Luncheon, or just learning more about the National MS Society, please visit our website at www.nationalMSsociety.org/NCT or contact us at nct@nmss.org or by calling 919.834.0678.

ast week I was in the company of a woman who was very vocal about “living in a world where there are no longer heroes and heroines.” It gave me great joy to be able to say “Oh, but there are!” And I told her about Guiding Lights Caregiver Support Center, where heroes and heroines are encountered every day. Guiding Lights is all about caregiving, most especially, caregivers—heroes and heroines who approach Guiding Lights seeking help in caring for their loved ones or—in the case of professionals—for their clients. Many of these special people provide personal, emotional, mental, physical, social, and more, total care, for a spouse or partner, for one or more family members, for a friend, perhaps even for a stranger for many hours and days each week. Some provide care 24/7, often without relief. In the short three years that Guiding Lights has been open, over 3000 caregivers have sought resource assistance for their loved ones. A mother needing to be taught to take care of her daughter’s tracheostomy at home… An elderly husband wanting someone to accompany and transport him to visit his wife in the cardiac unit of a local hospital… The owner of several group homes wanting CPR instruction for 26 employees… A daughter who has taken her parents into her home wanting help in creating meaningful activities for her father with

advanced Alzheimer’s. And so many more faithful and devoted heroes and heroines. It costs Guiding Lights $2.68 per minute to meet the needs of so many. Humble gratitude to those multi-dozens of volunteers—heroes and heroines, many of whom are caregivers also, whose selfless efforts help raise funds for such events as Share to Care, the Guiding Lights annual fundraiser coming up on Saturday, February 22. This year’s theme is The Big Easy (www.sharetocareevent. com) and over 70 volunteers and corporate sponsors are donating their time and materials toward assuring success and resulting funds that will enable Guiding Lights to continue to serve thousands. Guiding Lights delights in celebrating heroes and heroines every day and all around. Read these special people’s stories on the Guiding Lights website, www.guidinglightsnc.org, or in the Guiding Lights monthly e-newsletter (subscribe by sending your email to nicole@guidinglightsnc. org. Join the celebration!! Speaking of celebrations, tickets are still available for the Share to Care fundraising event for Guiding Lights on Saturday, February 22. The Big Easy Gala—A New Orleans Style Experience will be held at Cypress Manor from 7:3011:30pm. Tickets are available online at www.sharetocareevent.com/tickets.php.

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causes a slow loss of kidney function. The main function of the kidneys is to remove waste and extra water from the body. Are You At Increased Risk? High levels of bad cholesterol are not the only risk factor that can contribute to plaque buildup. Other risk factors, such as diabetes, family history of early heart disease, high blood pressure, age, obesity, and smoking can also play a role. “If you have high cholesterol plus any of these additional risk factors, talk to your doctor about how to keep your cholesterol under control,” Dr. Vakani concludes. Need a cardiologist? Visit our online Find a Physician tool at HarnettHealth.org.

Nicole Bruno is the driving force behind Guiding Lights. She also is director of marketing for Homewatch Caregivers .

supply oxygen-rich blood to your brain. If blood flow to your brain is reduced or blocked, you may have a stroke. Peripheral Artery Disease Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) occurs if plaque builds up in the major arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to your legs, arms, and pelvis. If blood flow to these parts of your body is reduced or blocked, you may have numbness, pain, and, sometimes, dangerous infections. Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease can occur if plaque builds up in the renal arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your kidneys. Rajesh Vakani, MD is a board certified cardiologist Over time, chronic kidney disease and part of the Harnett Health medical staff.

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anis Coville wonders how she ever had time to work for a living. Today, this musician, singer, actor, volunteer, golfer, tennis player, walker and traveler’s schedule is packed with things that reflect her passion and her priorities. Janis moved to the area in 1983 when she was transferred to Glidden Paint’s Research Triangle Park location as a systems programmer. A corporate buyout in 1997 allowed her to retire and pay off her house. But she started her life far away from North Carolina in a small town called Ancell, Missouri. The town had a saloon, local radio, school house, two churches, a grocery store, a post oﬃce in the grocery store and two truck stops. It was there that Janis started her performance career by singing in the saloon. After finishing high school she went to work for a truck line as a file clerk and when a co-worker took maternity leave, Janis became a keypunch operator. Unhappy with the opportunities available in a small town she took a job with the government in Washington, DC as a typist moonlighting on weekend nights singing in one of the pubs in DC. The band she sang with got a contract for a tour to Canada and she joined them, learning to play bass on the way. She traveled with the band for eight years visiting Canada, Detroit, Chicago, up and down the East Coast, and finally New York. Janis spent 15 years in Syracuse, NY after falling in love and getting married. She took a job at Memorial Hospital as a keypunch operator and was sent to programming school when they converted to a larger computer system. After five years, she moved to another company, SCM, as a system programmer where she found her logical, analytical side. Janis is one of those rare individuals with strong left-brain and right-brain abilities. So, for 30 years she was a systems programmer at SCM/Glidden/ICI, and loved it. Since she retired, Janis has reignited her creative side. She was a cast member in North Carolina State University’s summer production of Follies in 2004. She is a ten-year cast member of the wildly popular local Christmas classic, Ira David Wood’s A Christmas Carol. Janis loves this group so much, that she is also a Theatre in the Park volunteer. She even named her 13-year-old rescue dog Ebenezer Scrooge. Ebenezer is responsible for one of her other passions: walking. He insists that they walk at least three times a day. Janis plays bass and sings every Wednesday night in the Cary Senior Center folk music band. She is a professional actor and is listed with Talent One, a local talent and casting agency. Janis has done several commercials, voice overs and has been an extra in a North Carolina Education Lottery commercial. Instead of buying a lot of Christmas presents Janis donates to the North Carolina Food Bank and Toys-4-Tots. Janis plays tennis every Monday and Wednesday and golf every Friday and Sunday. She has taken trips in the past with the Cary Senior Center and “will try anything once.” At 76-years-old she has turned her only limitation, no longer driving to Florida (she flys), into a minor inconvenience. And if worse comes to worse, there is always a Cary Transit (CTran) pass, and away she goes. Janis credits her zest for life to her adventurous spirit, her firm belief that you should smile every day and the Janis Coville fact that she is too busy to be bored, depressed or sad. She has surrounded herself with family in the cast and crew of A Christmas Carol, the Theatre in the Park staff, her musician friends, her tennis and golf buddies and, of course, her little dog, Ebenezer Scrooge. Her advice to young and old alike is, “Do not stay in any unpleasant situation. You deserve to be happy. Find something that makes you happy and give it all you’ve got. Stay active. Stay open. Take ownership of your own life and, like me, you can build one that you love. I absolutely love my life.” Katie Gailes, CEO of SmartMoves International, is a marketing strategy consultant, speaker and trainer from Holly Springs, NC, smartmovesintl.com. Comment online at BoomNC.com .

Nora Gaskin: Putting the World in Order by Barbara Petty

ora Gaskin is the best writer you have probably never heard of. I am a pretty avid reader and have been hesitant to pick up any self-published books out there. You never know what you might get (as in a box of chocolates…) But I read her novel Until Proven: A Mystery in Two Parts, self-published in 2012, and it was quite good. As Nora explains, “I will introduce the novel by saying ‘There are two murders forty years apart, one is solved and one isn’t.’ And after I say that [the next question I get is], ‘How can you have a murder not solved?’ Well, in the real world, as opposed to the fictional world, it happens a lot.” Becoming a self-published writer—and now owner of her own publishing company, Lystra Books and Literary Services, LLC—was not a straight and narrow road. Nora graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in English, Honors in Creative Writing. She also has a master’s degree in English from the University of Washington in Seattle. After returning to North Carolina so that her husband could attend graduate school at Duke University, she worked in human resources at UNC for five years. She discovered that she had a talent for communicating with people about their money and in 1980 began a career as a financial planner and advisor in Durham and Chapel Hill. In the fall of 1996, Nora began to work on a novel, The Great Magnini. In May 2005, she retired from her career and took on writing as her primary activity. She completed a second novel, Stone Soup. I asked her about her first book and Nora commented, “Someone in their wisdom said you write the first book to figure out how to write books, and I think that’s right. I still love the plot [of The Great Magnini] about a high wire walker similar to Karl Wallenda, the greatest. He’s a stranger who comes to town, set in a mountain town, and he’s going to walk a tightrope across the gorge. This brings tension to the town,

half want the tourists and attention and the other half don’t. I still like that story. I may go back and revise it some day.” That will have to wait until she finishes revising Stone Soup, about the origins of a mill town set in North Carolina in the 1980s. Plus she has other characters running around in her mind, and she says, “I kind of hope they’ll stay quiet and work their own story out for me while I’m revising Stone Soup.” The first two novels gave her experience with the traditional publishing path, but both books remained unpublished. By the time she completed her third book, Until Proven, the technology for independent publishing had developed to the point that it seemed to be a good and practical choice. After teaching herself how to become a publisher she realized the diﬃculties and potential pitfalls, so she decided to help other writers become published, and thus the launch of Lystra Books. “People have to understand the business costs, how bookstores work on consignment, how to create a demand for your book, how to not be afraid to self promote. And I’ve learned the business from the ground up.” Nora is married and lives outside of Chapel Hill on 11 acres with her three dogs. When she is not writing or editing other people’s work, she volunteers for a nonprofit organization called Empowerment, Inc. (www.empowermentinc-nc.org) whose mission is to “empower people and communities to control their own destinies through affordable housing education, community organizing and advocacy, and grassroots economic development.” She explains, “It is also a business incubator. We’re really proud of that and that’s where I help mentor.” I asked Nora why the focus on mysteries for her writing and she commented, “One of the reasons that people read mysteries is that they tend to end with the world put back in order.” Comment online at BoomNC.com .

and Lynda Clark reprise their roles in Theatre In The Park’s The Lion In Winter—Theatre In The Park opens its 2014 Season with the highly anticipated return of one of its most acclaimed productions, The Lion In Winter. Excitement is stirring with the news that Ira David Wood III and Lynda Clark will be returning as the manipulating King Henry II and Eleanor in this ultimate game of thrones. As the sun sets on his reign, Henry Plantagenet, “the greatest power in a thousand years,” calls his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and their three sons to Chinon for the negotiation of a treaty and a marriage contract. Locked behind the palace doors, a deadly game of alliances and betrayals unfolds as each of the players, fueled by anger and old wounds, moves to control who will sit on the throne when Henry is gone. Insecure siblings fighting for their parents’ attention; bickering spouses; even the struggle to balance work and family: these are themes as much at home in our time as they were in the twelfth century. “This play has always been a favorite of mine, and I’m thrilled to revisit it once again,” says Ira David Wood III. “I forget how funny it is, but with such brilliant banter and clever language, I find myself laughing out loud at each rehearsal. I like to say this is the royal family that put the ‘fun’ in dysfunctional.” Theatre In The Park previously produced The Lion In Winter in 2005 where it was an audience and critic favorite. That production was named one of the best shows of the decade (2000-2009) by the Independent Weekly. Theatre critic, Byron Woods said, “Ira David Wood III and Lynda Clark, whose robust performances as Henry II and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine gave this show an unusually crunchy center.” But Ira David Wood and Lynda Clark aren’t the only ones returning. “I’m very fortunate to have the three actors who played our bickering sons come back once again,” says Wood. James Miller (Richard), seen in such productions as Hamlet, Macbeth, and Devon Does Denmark; Ira David Wood IV (Geoffrey), who recently

gave a much lauded performance in The Pillowman; and Thomas Porter (John), a Triangle theatre veteran last seen in the campy Psycho Beach Party will once again fight for the crown of England. Previously seen in Theatre In The Park’s Charley’s Aunt, Hilary Edwards (Alais) makes her return to Theatre In The Park as Henry’s mistress. Making his Theatre In The Park debut, Derek Dixon (Philip) gives the King of France a striking and cool demeanor. “I thoroughly believe this is one of the strongest casts assembled on this or any other stage this season. It certainly makes my job easier,” remarks Wood. The Lion In Winter opens February 14. Theatregoers are urged to make reservations well in advance of its opening night. This production promises to be one of the season’s major theatrical events. Tickets are available at the Theatre In The Park’s box oﬃce is 919.831.6058 or online at theatreinthepark.com. Theatre In The Park is located in the northern end of Raleigh’s scenic Pullen Park adjacent to North Carolina State University. For additional information visit www.theatreinthepark.com. Caroline, or Change is presented by

Raleigh Little Theatre, a Tony-nominated musical set in the heart of social and political change in the US. Raleigh Little Theatre (RLT), in cooperation with the Hayti Heritage Center, Wake County Public Libraries, and Chavis Community Center, presents Caroline, or Change: 193 in North Carolina & Louisiana, along with a festival of outreach performances and panel discussions. Festivities in January and February 2014 culminate with RLT’s production of Caroline, or Change from February 14-March 2. Tickets for all events at RLT can be purchased by calling the box oﬃce at 919.821.3111 or by visiting the theatre’s website at www.raleighlittletheatre. org. The RLT box oﬃce is open Monday through Friday, noon-5pm. This Tony-nominated musical centers on Caroline Thibodeaux, a divorced African-American maid and Noah Gellman, continued on page 22

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hanks to everyone who submitted an article to be considered for our contest, What is Your Favorite Season? We partnered with the Carolina Ballet to come up with this concept to help promote Vivaldi’s Four Seasons performance at the Carolina Ballet February 13 through March 2. The first, second and third place winners win ticket packages, plus we reap the benefit of enjoying these wonderful musings!

First Place Autumn by Craig Shore

Looked west in the autumn afternoon. The trees shedding conventional dress, slimming down for the season. A light wind rustled, arboreal adagio. While some colors of fall are muted—goldenrods, ochres, sienna, umbers—there is brilliance and warmth not captured by the other seasons. Spring lilts, summer stifles, winter gales and fall is a sweet respite. The hum of air conditioner and whoosh of a furnace is absent. Natural days, with a hint of bookended seasons. The dance is dynamic. Aspens allegro, birches brisé, elms entrelacé and pines plie. Red, yellow and orange leaves pirouette solo and en masse carried by north wind. Ballet beautiful. Backyard blanketed by autumnal patchwork. Grasses hibernating. Perennials in repose. Fence grayer having weathered cycle of year. On the deck, hands warmed by cup of coffee, listening for season’s sounds. Cacophony. Birds not so silently swoop and suspend before claws clasp feeder. Squirrels chitter-chatter running and leaping commentary. The pull and pull of crosscut saw echoes. Geese announce passage south. Inhale. Smell the crisp. Neighbors fire pit burning. Pine straw down. Aromas of autumn. Soon to taste fresh pressed cider and Thanksgivings turkey. Music and dance. Five senses, four seasons. My favorite… Autumn. Yet each invites visions pleasing. Summer sashays, Spring maypoles and Winter crackles. I put down my pen and upon reflection, unsure if I have a favorite, rather one I like just a little bit more. Second Place Spring by Trudy Forrest

the only beauty you can find in the nearby barren woods are my beautiful variegated pink susanquas and some pyracantha with their thousands of flame-colored berries. (They do provide lunch for some of our winter or yearlong birds.) In early Spring, hummingbirds fly back up from Mexico, bringing their beautiful iridescent colors. Male ruby throated hummingbirds start coming in February, before there are any flowers blooming, so at my house, there are always four or five feeders up and ready for the early birds. They come to build their nests or repair old nests and compete for the females, who start arriving in March and April. Some flowers start coming up in February, especially forsythia, and tiny colorful crocuses, which sometimes have to peek through the snow. Paper white narcissus show up in the stores, and in my yard, daffodils, narcissus and iris send up seemingly forever-bare green stalks. Wild onions, too, send up their bright green shoots, as well. (Don’t mow them unless you want to smell onion for several days.) Finally, the long-awaited multitude of mixed daffodils appear! Two weeks later, five varieties of narcissus bloom. Another week or two, then the huge, gorgeous bluepurple and purple and gold bearded irises are blooming, showing off their colors in the raised bed beside my driveway. This year, deep purple, lavender and white lilacs should soon be broadcasting their wonderful fragrances throughout my neighborhood. Fifty pink, peach, fuscia, maroon, red and white azaleas, single and double, start shaped and fringed will decorate my garden in March and April, as well. Dogwoods, pink and white, camellias in pink, white and red will fill indoor bouquets. Apple and peach trees start sending their wonderful scents through the air, alerting local bees that it’s time to come gather nectar. The fruit trees are covered with enough chicken wire to (hopefully) prevent squirrels and marauding deer from eating the fruit before it is ripe. The sights and smells of Spring are what make it my favorite season!

How can anyone prefer any other season First and Second Place essays printed, but you can to Spring? find all three on our Blog: www.boomnc.com/blog/ In November, December and January, what-is-your-favorite-season-essay-winners.

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the eight-year-old 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. Panel: A Discussion on Race, Social Change, Politics, and Civil Rights in North Carolina and Louisiana in 1963 lead by Dr. Percy Murray, retired NCCU Historian will be held on February 16, at 2pm, in RLT’s Cantey V. Sutton Theatre followed by the 3pm matinee of Caroline, or Change. Panelists include Caroline, or Change director Karen Dacons-Brock, current Shaw University Historian Flora Hatley-Wadelington, as well as Dr. Jerome J. Washington of Louisiana, whose parents served as household domestics in both NC and LA in 1963.

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Lora Tatum as Caroline Thibodeaux and Arel Marsh as Noah Gellman. PHOTO BY CURTIS BROWN PHOTOGRAPHY.

In addition to the scheduled performances of Caroline, or Change, RLT is offering outreach performances at Cameron Village Regional Library and the Chavis Community Center, both in Raleigh, NC. At this time, dates and times for these outreach performances are yet to be confirmed. Please check online at www. raleighlittletheatre.org or contact the RLT box oﬃce, 919.821.3111, for updates on performance dates and times. Raleigh Little Theatre is located at 301 Pogue St., Raleigh, NC 27607, adjacent to the Raleigh Rose Garden. Cameron Village Regional Library is located at 1930, Clark Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27605, or call 919.856.6710. Chavis Community Center is located at 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Raleigh, NC, 27601, or call 919.831.6989. Hayti Heritage Center is located at 801 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC, 27701, or call 919.683.1709.

Rosanne Cash

Out of the Shadow

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As they traveled the roads of the South one day Johnny asked her if she knew a particular song and she said no, he then asked her about another song and she had to admit she did not know that one either. Johnny said okay and retired to the back of the bus. When he came back he handed her a list he had entitled the The Essential 100 Country Songs she should know. She took the list and over time began to learn each of the songs. It would prove to be the legacy of her musical DNA roots and a tremendous gift from her father. Her mother Vivian had divorced Cash in 1966 and retained the home in Ventura, CA. Growing up as a typical child of the ’60s in California, Rosanne was a huge Beatles fan along with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Joni Mitchell. But her father and mother’s roots were not left behind; she was exposed at an early age at home to the music of Perkins, Tammy Wynette, Elvis Presley and all the other musicians her father brought home.. Sam Phillips’ Memphis Sun Studio gave them all a start, but the town was also a hotbed of blues, gospel and hillbilly [country] music—a potent mixture that began

to synthesize and create hybrid musical genres. Rock and roll was born. After a couple of years on the road, Rosanne took a job with CBS Records in London. She was in search of herself and doing the best she could to stay out from under the shadow of her father. She came back home to study English and drama at Vanderbilt, after which she returned to California to study drama with Lee Strasbourg in Hollywood. All the while she had been writing her own songs, and by 1978 she was ready to strike out on her own. Her demo was recorded with Emmylou Harris sideman/ songwriter Rodney Crowell and released by German Ariola Records in Europe only. If you can find that album hang onto it, as it is a collector’s item. More importantly, Cash and Crowell fell in love with each other and were married in 1979. Cash also received her own recording contract with Columbia, and her own career was launched. Her 1980 album release Right or Wrong produced three top singles including the duet with Bobby Bare, No Memories Hangin’ Around. It is pure country with a noticeable influence by Crowell. Cash’s voice rings pure and strong and there was no doubt that instead of just being a behind the scenes singer/songwriter, she would be out front as a performer. The second effort, Seven Year Ache, was released to critical acclaim and the title song hit number one on the country charts. The song has a considerable pop influence and her folk roots are also exposed. The album also produced two other number one hits, Blue Moon with Heartache and My Baby Thinks He’s a Train. The rhythmic guitar picking on the later song could have been done by Dad’s longtime lead guitar player Luther Perkins… Johnny was peeking through the curtain. The album went Gold. After a friend moved to a country home near Nashville, Cash and Crowell decided that would also be a good idea. They purchased a home in the Brentwood suburb. It would be quite a change—from eclectic Malibu Canyon to Nashville. As Cash relates in a November, 2013 article for Oxford American, “I arrived in a nice, upper-middle class suburb to find a lot of ladies who lunched at the country club and went to fancy churches; they wore carefully attended hairdos and big jewelry. My hair was a bright eggplant color, I had a big

city edge, and I eschewed both religion and the country club. I did not fit in to say the very least… I eventually settled in, somewhat… What I wanted most of all, was to be a great songwriter, and there were many to admire and learn from in Nashville.” Rosanne curtailed her touring in the ’80s to raise her burgeoning family. The couple had three girls, and Crowell’s daughter Hannah from a previous marriage was part of the home life. She did, however, continue to record, and in 1987 released King’s Record Shop. The album went Gold with four number one hits including her cover version of her father’s song, Tennessee Flat Top Box. She was successful and confident enough in her own right to begin to pay tribute to her dad and to her musical roots. But all was not well with her relationship with Crowell in Nashville. Her 1990 album, Interiors, was deeply personal and critics called it “maudlin” and “pessimistic.” The album contained the Top 40 hit, “What We Really Want.” The lyrics speak volumes: What we really need is love What we really want is love Want to call out your name I want to hold out my hand Woman sighing in the mirror tonight Wants to talk to your mirror man What we really want is love What we really need is love In 1991 Rosanne moved to New York City where she lives to this day. In 1992 the marriage with Crowell ended in divorce. The angst from the relocation and the divorce is reflected in the 1993 album, The Wheel. The silver lining to this painful period in her life was that her co-producer on the album was John Leventhal. Leventhal is a gifted musician in his own right playing guitar, mandolin and keyboards. Cash relates, “I met John Leventhal. I loved him the instant I saw him.” She would need the love and support because life was about to strike and everything she had worked for was at stake. In 2003 both Johnny and June passed away, and her mother Vivian passed in 2005. This was during the time that she was unable to sing because she had to have polyps removed from her vocal chords for the second time. She had to work hard to regain her unique clear voice. But that was not the worst of it. She began to experience tremendous headaches, and eventually in 2007 a doctor told her she would need brain surgery. Her cerebellum was putting pressure on her

brain stem. Very scary stuff. In the January 12, 2014 New York Times Magazine article Rosanne Cash Goes Home she spoke about the surgery. “Truthfully, I soft-pedaled how diﬃcult the brain surgery was… It was really hard. It took the first two years just to begin to recover. It was miserable.” Her coming out was the release in 2009 of The List. The songs her father gave her on that piece of paper on the bus from so long ago were going to see the light of day. She was ready for her own interpretations and to share them with the world. As she told Terry Gross in an interview on NPR, “I couldn’t do this until they [her parents] were gone. But I realized that my dad had given me a gift and these songs were part of my DNA.” She also feels strongly that the songs need to be played for the younger generations who would not otherwise hear them, and she does not want them to exist only in the archives of the Library of Congress. It was an intimidating task because how would she put her own take on Patsy Cline’s iconic She’s Got You or Hank Snow’s, I’m Movin’ On. Husband Leventhal also treasured these songs, and together they picked out and arranged the twelve songs on the album. Guest performers include Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and Rufus Wainwright. I bought the album as soon as it was released in 2009, and it remains one of my favorites. I am eagerly awaiting the release of The List II. Rosanne Cash is healthy and happy. She has come full circle and is now firmly out of the shadow of her father while celebrating his life and her Southern roots. She is actively involved with the restoration of her father’s childhood home in Dyess, Arkansas. She and John have produced and released The River and The Thread in January. The music is powerful and these two consummate musicians are pleased with the result. (Please see accompanying album review on page 24.) Together they have traveled from her childhood home on Tutwiler Street in Memphis down Highway 61 in Mississippi to celebrate all of the fabulous music the region has spawned. Cash has helped us resurrect our unique American musical roots, and you can hear them for yourself when she brings her clarion voice and performs The River and The Thread and other memorable songs at The Carolina Theatre on Friday, March 14, 8pm. For tickets and additional information on the concert visit www.carolinatheatre.org.

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hen she was 18 and a recent graduate from a Ventura, California high school, Rosanne Cash went on the road with her world famous father, Johnny Cash. It was an attempt to spend time with her father who had been in and out of her life because of the traveling the music business required but also because of his troubles with drug addiction. Johnny was clean and sober at this point and she would serve as his wardrobe assistant and eventually work her way onto the stage with her father. She could play guitar, after all her first teacher was Carl Perkins.

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osanne Cash’s new album The River & The Thread, release date 1-14-14, opens the floodgates on original, new material by the Memphis born, California raised, N.Y.C. denizen. The album’s concept began evolving when Arkansas State University contacted Cash about purchasing and restoring her father’s boyhood home in Dyess, Arkansas. Several song-inspiring trips through the South followed. While she and husband, John Leventhal, assisted with renovation details, they also collaborated on fourteen new songs with Cash composing lyrics, Leventhal the music (singer-songwriter-musician Rodney Crowell also contributes to a track). Eleven of these are featured on the regular CD and vinyl LP. A deluxe CD will offer the remaining three, which were unavailable at this writing. The album is laced with a satisfying blend of country, jazz, blues and rock reflective of Cash’s previous two albums Black Cadillac and The List and conceivably a tributary from King’s Record Shop. Rosanne’s clear, elegant voice, paired with Leventhal’s distinctive guitar and arrangements, create a deep, seamless flow between songs musically evoking the title’s river. And, like sewing thread through cloth, Cash’s stories move rhythmically across the Southern landscape, stitching together past and present, forming the fabric of a life. Opening with A Feather’s Not A Bird Cash proclaims, “…a river runs through me,” setting a course through tales delicately balanced between the personal and universal. The Sunken Lands, Etta’s Tune and When The Master Calls The Roll reflect friends’ and relatives’ experiences ranging back to the Civil War. The Long Way Home possesses sultry, smoky, string and vocal arrangements reminiscent of Bobbie Gentry’s classic Ode To Billie Joe, which Rosanne sometimes performs in concert. The Tallahatchie Bridge gets full mention in the steamy, blues tinted, Money Road. In the buoyant 50,000 Watts Cash sings, “We’ll be who we are and not who we were…”, then reminds us this is a “World Of Strange Design” and we must, “...go back to the beginning” before we can piece together who we have become. Rosanne Cash will perform at The Carolina Theater in Durham on Friday, March 14, 2014. Tickets are currently on sale. See the accompanying cover story on the indomitable Rosanne Cash.

February Calendar by LUan Harmeson Health Related

Mar 3 Deadline for Entries into Pinehurst’s Poster Contest.

The American Red Cross, Central North Carolina Chapter continues its need in 2014 for blood donations. Take an hour of time to save a life. For Triangle locations and schedules: 1.800.448.3543 or www.givelife.org. Duke Regional Hospital offers monthly events for February that includes: And The Beat Goes On Heart Health Seminar; Look Good Feel Better; Weight Loss Surgery Support Group; and Stroke Support Group. For meeting dates, times, and information: www.dukeregional.org/events.

Feb  Do You Know Who I Am? Dementia Training Program, 7:30am-4pm, Guiding Lights Caregiver Support Center, 3724 National Dr, Raleigh. Info: 919.371.2062 or www.guidinglightsnc.org.

Feb 7 Second Annual Pretty Party in Red, 5:30-9pm, Brier Creek Country Club, 9400 Club Hill Dr, Raleigh. Presented by Duke Heart Center and the American Heart Association, wear favorite red workout outfits and enjoy a heart-healthy dinner and dance. Features cooking demonstrations, heart health screenings, health fair and music performances. Other events associated with this campaign. To register or for more info, call 888.275.DUKE or visit dukehealth.org/events. Feb 13 The Nuts and Bolts of Caregiving, 7-9pm, Health Touch,

3500 Westgate Dr., Suite 504, Durham. The basics you need to care for a loved one at home. $25 at the door.

Feb 27 Lupus Support Group, Waters Edge Office Park Conference Room, 4917 Waters Edge Dr., Suite 250 Raleigh. The support group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8pm. Free. Contact the LFANC at patientservices@lupuslinks.org or at 877.849.8271, ext. 2. For more information, visit www.lupusnc.org. Mar 17-2 Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors, presented by Duke

Integrative Medicine. How to safely and effectively adapt yoga practice for older bodies, minds and spirits with yoga therapists Carol Krucoff and Kimberly Carson. For more info and to register, visit http://www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org/professional-training/ therapeutic-yoga-for-seniors.

Travel May 1-2 Spain Classics. Travel with Boom! Next information session is February 5, 6pm. To reserve a spot and info: Barbara@boomnc.com. Dec 3-11 Christmas Markets of Germany & Austria. Travel with Boom. Information session scheduled for Apr 16, 6pm, location TBD. Info: www.boomnc.com.

Volunteers Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Durham County has opportunities for people 55 years of age and over who are eager to use their skills to serve the area near them. Volunteerism is needed in: The Salvation Army; preserving history as a greeter, and giving tours; serve Healthy Futures for older adults; provide hospitality for international visitors; tutoring elementary and HS students; servicing a hospital auxiliary; and more. 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. 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 non-profits and all their services are free. For a full list of their volunteer needs, and information: 919.613.5105 or www.handsontriangle.org.

Artspace, a non-profit visual art center in downtown Raleigh, offers several educational opportunities for a range of skill levels and ages. A new series of workshops for parents and their child to take together. For details visit www.artspacenc.org/classes-education. To register, contact Artspace at 919.821.2787.

The NC Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, has continuous monthly activities and events for children and families such as Weekend Family-Friendly Tours; What’s In The Box; and Family Fun Saturdays. For a complete listing of event details: www.ncartmuseum.org.

The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. The HBA Research Triangle Park (RTP) chapter seeks to foster professional growth and build personal relationships among women within the healthcare community. For info visit http://www.hbanet.org/ hba-research-triangle-park-chapter

Marbles Kids Museum & IMAX Theatre, 201 E. Hargett St, Raleigh, offers February events and activities for children highlighted by the Camp Marbles Summer Camp Registration Opening; and A Princess Tea. Their monthly calendar events include: Move & Groove; MakeShop; Artrageous; Energy Innovators; Garden Sprouts; Science Solvers; and Story Explorers. For a complete listing of activities, dates, and information: 919.834.4040 or www.marbleskidsmuseum.org.

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. February brings Home Budgets for Beginners; Indoor Composting Made Easy; Hypnotherapy 101; Craft It; SAT 10 Question Challenge; String Music in the Library; Books As Art Meet the Artisan; African American Month; and more. For dates, times, locations, and information: www.wakegov.com. Feb 1 Auditions for TheatreFest at NC State University, 1-5pm. The shows are There Goes the Bride, by Ray Cooney and John Chapman, directed by Allison Bergman; Walking Across Egypt, adapted by Catherine Bush from the Clyde Edgerton book, directed by Rachel Klem; and Death by Design by Ron Urbinati, directed by John McIlwee. More info on the shows and auditions at www.ncsu. edu/theatre/theatrefest.

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Happily Ever After Bingo, 7pm, Raleigh State Fairgrounds Holshouser Building, Raleigh. Hosted by Alliance of AIDS Services. Info: 919.834.2437 or www.aas-c.org.

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The Museum of Life & Science, 433 W. Murray Ave, Durham, is pleased to announce its February special activities highlighted by Forensic February; Forensics Teen Night; Animal Department Tours; School’s Out Day Camps; Science of Eats; and Bears Up Close. For a complete schedule, dates, times and information: 919.220.5429 or www.ncmls.org.

Resources

The Newcomers Club of Raleigh meets for coffee the first Friday of each month, 10am-12pm, JJ Crowder Masonic Lodge, 9920 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh. Learn more about the organization’s diverse interest groups and events. Info: www.newcomersclubraleigh.org.

Activities for Children

NC Museum of History, Raleigh, offers special February programs, concerts and exhibits such as: Presidents and a First Lady Time for Tots; History Corner Family History; Climbing Your Family Tree History Hunters; Storytime in the Gallery; and more. For schedules and information: 919.807.7900 or www.ncdcr.gov/ ncmoh.

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.

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Cornucopia Cancer Support Center sponsors two events in February to support those journeying with cancer. The new Chocolate 5K is set for Sunday, Feb. 1 on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Runners and walkers are welcome to participate. The 14 annual A Chocolate Affaire is Sunday, Feb. 1, 2-5pm at the Chapel Hill Sheraton. The signature fundraising event features desserts, savories and a live and silent auction. Reserve tickets online at www.cancersupport4u.org, or call 919.401.9333 for details.

The Town of Cary and Cary Arts Center sponsors February performances and events for adults and families highlighted by The Three Little Pigs. 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. Wake County Public Library System continues their programs for children to incorporate Every Child Ready to Succeed. Their goal is to educate parents and caregivers on the skills they can use at home to help prepare children for success in school. For programs, dates, times, locations, and information: www. wakegov.com/libraries/events. Second Saturdays, locations at historic sites all over NC. Part of the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources where all 37 historic sites, history museums and art museums schedule special “2nd Saturdays” events. For locations and more information: www.2ndSaturdaysNC.com.

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Feb 23 Partnership with Youth featuring NC Symphony,

4pm, Meymandi Concert Hall, DECPA, Raleigh. Info: www.trianglebrass.org.

Feb 27-Mar 1 Almost Maine, 7:30pm, The Clayton Center, 111 E. Second St, Clayton. Presented by Clayton Youth Theater presents this romantic comedy. Info: 919.553.1737 or www.theclaytoncenter.com.

Concert Series at the Halle Sponsored by Boom! Magazine Celebrate Valentines Day with Dinner and a Show

Feb 28-Mar 2 Dinosaur Train Live! Buddy’s Big Adventure, DECPA, Raleigh. Embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains. The series encourages basic scientific thinking skills as the audience learns about life science, natural history and paleontology. Info: 919.831.6060 or www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com.

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At the Halle Cultural Arts Center and Peak City Grill

The NC Department of Cultural Resources, in honor of Black History Month, offers a variety of activities including Black History Month, the African-American Cultural Celebration, Stagville Under the Stars, Let Them Be Heard and more. For info visit http://ncdcr.gov/blackhostory or call 919.807.7389

Saturday, February 15, 7pm

Dinner for Two at Peak City Grill and Bar: $54.95, Dinner for One: $32.95 Tickets to the show: $15 adults, $12 students Dinner Reservations taken from 5-6pm or 9-10pm at www.thepeakcitygrill.com Promotion includes preferred seating at the show.

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The NC Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, has February exhibits and events highlighted by the continuation of Porsche by Design Exhibit and related events; Close to Home: A Decade of Acquisitions; Art in the Evening; Friday Night Sound Bites; Sights and Sounds on Sunday; and more. The museum also offers lectures, classes and discussion groups. For dates, times and information: 919.839.6262 or www.ncartmuseum.org.

Jazz Pianist and Steinway Artist Lenore Raphael with special guests Jimmy Mngwandi on bass, vocalist J.D. Miller and Peter Ingram on drums. Hosted by Bob Werlin.

The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts (DECPA), Raleigh, has February performances that include: Concertante Chamber Players; Bryan Sutton, David Holt & T. Michael Coleman; Pinkalicious; Les Miserables; Dinosaur Train; Swan Lake; and more. Watch for Legendary Rock Band George Thorogood and the Destroyers coming Mar 17. For a complete listing of events, dates, times, and information: 919.831.6060 or www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com. The Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC), 123 Vivian St, Durham, hosts performances in February of Tyler Perry’s Hell Hath No Furry Like A Woman Scorned; Gov’t Mule; The Book of Mormon; and Alton Brown. For dates, times, tickets and information: 919.688.3722 or www.dpacnc.com.

Lenore Raphael is considered one of the “best pianists in the jazz mainstream today” by jazz critics, radio hosts and international audiences. J.D. Miller’s vocal style is all his own and brings freshness to the great American songs of Gershwin, Porter and others. Jimmy Mngwandi began playing bass at 11 in South Africa, making his way to Johannesburg where he was discovered.

Halle Cultural Arts Center 237 N. Salem St., Historic Downtown Apex 919.249.1120 www.thehalle.org Tickets available at Box Office & etix.com

NC Museum of History, Raleigh, offers February programs, concerts, exhibits and activities; African American History Tour; Music of the Carolinas with Ben Payton and the Blues; Soundbites with the NC Symphony; Hands-On History; Created Equal The Loving Story; Cedars in the Pines Exhibit Opening; and more. For schedules and information: 919.807.7900 or www.ncdcr.gov.

RHIANNON GIDDENS LAFFAN of the Carolina Chocolate Drops FRI/SAT, MAR 14-15 | 8PM

MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL, RALEIGH Grant Llewellyn, Music Director Rhiannon Giddens Laffan, soprano Rhiannon Giddens Laffan has made a Grammy-winning career of bringing song traditions to modern life.

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The ArtsCenter, 300G E. Main St, Carrboro, has February performances and events highlighted by ArtsCenter’s Spring Concert Series featuring Grace Pettis; Martha Redbone Roots Project; Joe Pub; David Jacobs-Strain; Ennis; Lucy Kaplansky, Clive Carroll and Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas. For dates, times, and information: 919.929.2787 or www.artscenterlive.org. The Clayton Center, 111 E. Second Street, Clayton announces upcoming shows: the Hot Club of San Francisco on Friday, Feb. 14; The Celtic Tenors on Saturday, March 15; and comedian James Gregory on Friday, April 11. A special family performance—Schoolhouse Rock Live!—is scheduled for Saturday, April 5. Call the Box Office at 919.553.1737 or visit www.theclaytoncenter.com for details. The North Carolina Symphony performs February concerts in the Triangle area featuring: Capriccio Espagnol; Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto; Singin’ in the Rain; Romeo & Juliet; Soundbites @ Humble Pie; Hilary Hahn; Beethoven’s 5 ; Dvorak’s 7 Symphony; Here to Stay A Gershwin Tribute; and Carnival of the Animals. For dates, times, locations, tickets and information: 919.733.2750 or www.ncsymphony.org.

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LEE AUDITORIUM, SOUTHERN PINES Grant Llewellyn, Music Director Rebekah Binford, violin* Terry Mizesko: Sketches from Pinehurst, Mvt. I and II Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending* Terry Mizesko: Sketches from Pinehurst, Mvt. III, IV and V Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 *Evening performances only

The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St, Durham, wants readers to attend February’s performances of America; Angelique Kidjo; An Evening with Travis Tritt; Defending the Caveman; Buddy Guy; Pat Metheny; The Wailin’ Jennys; Romantic European Riches; The Mavericks; and more. For dates, times, tickets, and information: 919.560.3030 or www.carolinatheatre.org.

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Duke Performances continues its season in February with an event calendar featuring performances of Emanuel Ax & Yoko Nozaki; Urban Bush Women; Ariel String Quartet; Pat Metheny Unity Group; Hoi Polloi; The King’s Singers; and Lise de la Salle, Piano. Duke Theater Studies season continues with Performance=Insurgence Group (P=IG); The Man Who; and Republic. For dates, times, locations, tickets, and information: 919.660.3348 or www.dukeperformances.org. Carolina Performing Arts Series, UNC-Chapel Hill has February performances that include: Lang Lang; One Night in Bamako; Wayne Shorter Quartet; and Compagnie Kafig. For dates, times, locations and information: 919.843.3333 or www.unc.edu/ performingarts. Meredith College’s Performing Arts, Raleigh, presents February performances that include: Faculty Concert; Sinfonietta

The Town of Cary and Cary Arts Center sponsors February performances and events for adults and families highlighted by Emile Pandolfi; The Three Little Pigs by Opera Carolina; and Applause! Cary Youth Theatre’s Winter Production. 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.

sion Professional Basketball Team, noon to 4pm. Vendor tables, raﬄe prizes, more. Rally Point Sports Grill, 1837 N. Harrison, Cary. For info contact Renee Groom at reneegroom@gmail.com.

The Best of Sanford February’s events include Black Pearl Sings at the Temple Theatre; One Night Stands at The Temple Theatre; Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra; Winterfest Arts & Crafts 2014; Drag Out Your Love and Smoke on the Mountain at the Temple Theatre. For dates, times, locations and info: www.discoversanford.com. Holly Springs Cultural Center, 300 W. Ballentine St, Holly Springs, announces their February line-up of events highlighted by The Cast of Beatlemania; Gene Watson; and Clean Comedy Series with Dennis Reagan. For dates, times, and information: 919.567.4000 or www.hollyspringsnc.us. Halle Cultural Arts Center, 237 N. Salem St, Apex, has February events highlighted by JazzLive Concert with Lenore Raphael on Feb. 15. Also check their website for classes, workshops, and lessons. For dates, times, and information: 919.249.1120 or www. thehalle.org. Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Rd, Garner, hosts February performances of Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart; Broadway Voices with Norm Lewis; and Cool John Ferguson. For dates, times, and information: 919.661.4602 or www.garnerperformingartscenter.com. 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. Second Saturdays, locations at historic sites all over NC. Part of the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources where all 37 historic sites, history museums and art museums schedule special “2nd Saturdays” events. For locations and more information: www.2ndSaturdaysNC.com.

Feb 1, 7, 1, 21 Second Saturdays, locations at historic sites

all over NC. Part of the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources where all 37 historic sites, history museums and art museums schedule

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Feb 1 Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart, 2pm, Garner Perform-

ing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Rd, Garner. Info: 919.661.4602 or www.garnerperformingartscenter.com. Also showing that evening is the movie “42: The Story of Jackie Robinson.”

Feb 1 Grace Pettis at The ArtsCenter, 8pm. Her singing or songwriting have already gained comparisons to Ronstadt, Bonoff, and Beth Nielsen Chapman. Visit www.artscenterlive.org or call the box office at 919.929.2787.

Through Feb 2 The Divine Sister, Raleigh Little Theatre,

301 Pogue St, Raleigh. An outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. Info: 919.821.3111 or www. raleighlittletheatre.org.

Through Feb 2 Black Pearl Sings, Temple Theatre, 120 Carthage St, Sanford. Featuring beautiful a cappella renditions of little-known American folk songs that chronicles a powerful story about being a woman in a man’s world, being black in a white world, and fighting for one’s soul. Info: 919.774.4512 or www.templeshows.com. Feb 2 Martha Redbone Roots Project, 7p, at The ArtsCenter, Carboro. The Village Voice described singer/songwriter/producer/artist Martha Redbone as “Americana’s next superstar.”Visit www.artscenterlive.org or call the box ovvice at 919.929.2787. Feb 2 Baroque Hipsters with Mallarme Chamber Players, 3pm, First Presbyterian Church, Durham. Info: www.mallarmemusic.org. Through Feb  NC Historically Informed Performance Music Festival, locations in Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. HIP includes concerts, panel discussions, workshops and open rehearsals with period instruments and performance practices. For a complete listing of events and info: 919.560.2788 or www. mallarmemusic.org. Feb 7 Pretty Party in Red, Brier Creek Country Club, 5:30-9pm.

Kick off your heels, lace up your sneakers and join us for the second annual Pretty Party in Red. 9400 Club Hill Drive, Raleigh. Other events associated with this. To register, call 888.275.DUKE or visit dukehealth.org/events.

Through Feb 7 Don Mertz The White Series presented by Joe Rowand Art Gallery. The exhibition is on display at the Durham Arts Council Building, Semans Gallery, 120 Morris Street, Durham. For info, contact info@joerowandart.com or call 919.869.7247. Feb 7-23 Wit by Margaret Edson, presented by The Justice Theater Project. A play about life and how we live that life with grace and purpose. Performances are at The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi campus, Clare Hall, 11401 Leesville Road, Raleigh. www.thejusticetheaterproject.org

The JPAC at Louisburg College presents THE LETTERMEN Friday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 PM www.jpacarts.com/lettermen

Feb 7-28 “Fractured” at Local Color co-op gallery. Local women artists that work in a variety of mediums. 22 Glenwood Ave. Raleigh. www.localcolorraleigh.com

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Pinehurst Chocolate Festival, 10am-4pm, Pinehurst United Methodist Church, 4111 Airport Rd, Pinehurst. Event includes a cupcake competition, cake tasting contest, gifts, and silent auction. All proceeds go to area charities. Info: 910.215.4559 or www.pinehurstchocolatefestival.com.

Feb 8 Joe Pug at The ArtsCenter, 8pm. Joe Pug is a dynamic singer-songwriter and a rising star on the national music scene. Visit www.artscenterliver.org or call the box office at 919.929.2787. Feb 8 Broadway Voices “Norm Lewis” 7:30pm at the Garner

Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Road, Garner. Info: 919.661.4602, www.garnerperformingartscenter.com

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Through Feb  Private Lives, presented by Playmakers, UNC’s Center for Dramatic Art, Country Club Rd, Chapel Hill. A comic masterpiece wrapped in a marriage of wit and lust. Info: 919.962.7529 or www.playmakersrep.org.

Through Feb  An Evening of Possibilities, Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave, Cary. Presented by Cary Players Community Theatre Company. These seemingly simple, short pieces are hilarious on the surface, but full of subtle nuances both touching and convicting. Info: 919.469.4061 or www.caryplayers.org. Feb  Billy Joel, PNC Arena, Raleigh. Tickets on sale now. Info: 919.861.2300 or www.thepncarena.com.

Feb  Triangle Youth Bands present “Jubilee!” Concert, 4pm, featuring the Triangle Youth Brass Band and the Triangle Youth Academy Brass Band with guest artist James Anderson, Trombone, US Navy Band. Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh. For info visit www.trianglebrass.org.

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Feb  David Jacobs-Strain at The ArtsCenter, 7pm. David Jacobs-Strain is a fierce slide guitar player and a song poet from Oregon. Humorous, subversive blues, delicate balladry and swampy rock and roll. Visit www.artscenterlive.org or call the box office a 919.929.2787/

Feb 1 The Creation with The Choral Society of Durham, 4pm, Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham. Info: 919.684.4444 or www.tickets.duke.edu. Feb 18-23 Wit, Clare Hall, St. Francis of Assisi, 11401 Leesville Rd, Raleigh. A deeply layered story about redemption and loss. Info: 919.264.7089 or www.thejusticetheaterproject.org.

Feb 2 Carolina Jazz Festival Concert, 7:30pm, Hill Hall Auditorium, UNC-Chapel Hill. Info: www.ncjro.org.

Feb 2-Mar 3 Smoke on the Mountain, Temple Theatre, 120 Carthage St, Sanford. Info: 919.774.4512 or www.templeshows.com.

Feb 13 Paula C Snyder will perform a mix of love songs in

Feb 21, Ennis at The ArtsCenter, 8pm. The award-winning sister duo has performed across the globe. The ArtsCenter is located at 300-G E. Main Street, Carrboro. For info visit www. artscenterliver.org/

honor of Valentine’s Day, 5-7pm, Whole Food Market, 8710 Six Forks Road, Raleigh.

Feb 13-23 Chicago, Titmus Theatre, Frank Thompson Hall, NCSU-Raleigh. Info: 919.513.1800 or www.ncsu.edu/centerstage. Feb 13-Mar 2 Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, AJ Fletcher Theater, DECPA, Raleigh. Performed by the Carolina Ballet. Info: 919.719.0800 or www.carolinaballet.com.

Feb 21-Mar 1 Let Them Be Heard, Historic Stagville, Durham. Testimonies from formerly enslaved North Carolinians that probes the hardships of American slavery. Presented by Bare Theatre. Info: 919.272.1675 or www.baretheatre.org.

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Feb 22 Cool John Ferguson, 7:30pm at the Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Road, Garner. Info: 919.661.4602, www. garnerperformingartscenter.com

Feb 1 Hot Club of San Francisco, 8pm, The Clayton Center,

lege, Raleigh. Showcasing winners of Raleigh Symphony Orchestra’s annual statewide concerto competition. Info: 919.546.9755 or www.raleighsymphony.org.

Valentine’s Dance and Chocolates, 7:30-10pm, United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill. Live dance music, all-you-can-eat chocolate smorgasbord. Info: www.unitedchurch.org.

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Feb 1 The Lettermen, 7:30pm, Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center, Louisburg. Info: www.louisburg.edu/concertseries.

Feb 1 Heart ‘n Soul of Jazz, 8pm, Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst. Info: 910.692.2787 or www.mooreart.org.

Feb 1-Mar 2 The Lion in Winter, Theatre in the Park,

107 Pullen Rd, Raleigh. An ultimate game of thrones. Info: 919.831.6936 or www.theatreinthepark.com.

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David Zimmerman at ArtSource Fine Art Gallery. Zimmerman focuses on pastoral scenes and rural landscapes, capturing the life of natural, country existence. ArtSource is located in North Hills, 4351-107 The Circle at North Hills in Raleigh. www.artsource-raleigh.com

Feb 1-Mar 2 Caroline, or Change, Raleigh Little Theatre,

301 Pogue St, Raleigh. A breathtaking musical for Kushner’s provocative and personal story of political change, social change, and pocket change. Info: 919.821.3111 or www.raleighlittletheatre.org.

Feb 1 Happily Ever After Bingo, 7pm, Raleigh State Fair-

grounds Holshouser Building, Raleigh. Hosted by Alliance of AIDS Services. Info: 919.834.2437 or www.aas-c.org.

Feb 1 Silviu Ciulei 5pm, presented by the Triangle Guitar Society. Classical and Flamenco guitar salon recital at the home of Jake Freiberger and Sharon Palsha, 830 Kenmore Road, Chapel Hill. To reserve seats email Randy Reed at rreed@duke. edu. For more info visit www.silviuciulei.com Through Feb 1 The Jesus Fund, Murphey School Auditorium, 224 Polk St, Raleigh. Presented by Burning Coal Theatre Company. About the conﬂuence of organized religion and Big Money. Info: 919.834.4001 or www.burningcoal.org.

Events March 31-April 30 • Registration Deadline March 7 For info call (919) 469-4081

Feb 2-23 Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey present Built to Amaze, PNC Arena. Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 800.745.3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.Ringling.com

Feb 11-23 Les Miserables, DECPA, Raleigh. Part of the Broadway Series South. Info: 919.831.6941 or www.broadwayseriessouth.com.

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Feb 23 Rising Stars, 3pm, Jones Auditorium, Meredith ColFeb 23 Partnership with Youth featuring NC Symphony,

4pm, Meymandi Concert Hall, DECPA, Raleigh. Info: www.trianglebrass.org.

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William Chapman Nyaho, 3pm, Wake Tech North Campus Building E Auditorium, Raleigh. Presented by Raleigh Chamber Music Guild. Info: 919.821.2030 or www.rcmg.org.

Feb 23 Brian Reagin, 4pm, Page-Walker Arts & History Center,

Cary. Part of the Friends Concert Series. Info: 919.460.4963 or www.friendsofpagewalker.org.

Feb 23-Mar 31 Joseph Cave: Recent Oils at Adam Cave Fine Art. Opening reception with the artist Sunday Feb. 23, 2-5pm. 115-1/2 E. Hargett Street, Second Floor, Raleigh. www. adamcavefineart.com

Athletic and Artistic Competitions - Volunteers Needed! Corporate and private sponsorships available For more information, please call (919) 469-4081

Feb 23-Aug 31 Bull City Summer exhibition at the North

Carolina Museum of Art. Bull City Summer, inspired by the 25th anniversary of the movie Bull Durham, documents the 2013 season at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Ten nationally and internationally acclaimed artists converged on the stadium for all 72 home games. The exhibition presents a subtle yet powerful group study of the obsessive routines and crafts of baseball. East Building, Level A, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh.

Feb 2 Trio Solisti, 8pm, Sunrise Theater, Southern Pines. Part of the Classical Concert Series of Moore County. The Jefferson Inn offers pre-concert dinners. Info: 910.692.2787 or www. mooreart.org. Feb 2-Mar 23 “It’s All About the Story” at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts. Gallery members have created art inspired by Jill McCorkle’s 2009 short story collection “Going Away Shoes.” Reading and reception on March 2, 2-4pm. 121 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough. For info call 919.732.5001 or visit www.hillsboroughgallery.com.

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February 14 to March 2 Directed by KAREN DACONS-BROCK

Book & Lyrics by TONY KUSHNER • Music by JEANINE TESORI

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An Evening of Possiblities Cary Players presents a collection of short works by California playwright Mark Harvey Levine. His stories reveal a light-touch, a wicked sense of humor and a knack for using paranormal events to cast a new light on normal ones.

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Love Alone, Paul Green Theatre, UNCChapel Hill. Presented by PlayMakers Repertory Theatre. Two households navigate uncharted waters of loss, anger, humor and longing on their path to healing. Info: 919.962.7529 or www. playmakersrep.org.

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Feb 27, Mar 27, Apr 2 Cavalcade of Triangle Big Bands, 7-9:30pm, Five Points Center for Active Adults, 200 Noble Road, Raleigh. Triangle’s top big band orchestras each performing their unique big band sound. For info visit www.raleighmusicgroups.com or call 919.830.7357. Through Feb 27 Lunch Box Concert Series, Thursdays, 12-1pm, Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St, Carrboro. Enjoy free, live music featuring the best of local and regional bands. Info: 919.918.7392 or www.carrbororec.org. Feb 27-Mar 1 Almost Maine, 7:30pm, The Clayton Center,

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111 E. Second St, Clayton. Presented by Clayton Youth Theater presents this romantic comedy. Info: 919.553.1737 or www.theclaytoncenter.com.

Feb 28-Mar 22

Silvia Heyden and Edith London Together Again Exhibit, SunTrust Gallery, Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St, Durham. Info: 919.560.ARTS or www. durhamarts.org.

Arcadia, Deep Dish Theater, University Mall, Chapel Hill. A dazzling and heartfelt examination of the interdependence of art, science, and love. Info: 919.968.1515 or www.deepdishtheater.org.

Mar 2 Raleighwood’s Annual Academy Awards Gala, 7pm, 6609 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh. Movie star and movie character look-alike contest, wine tasting, prizes, and more. Free admission. Info: 919.847.8370 or www.raleighwoodmovies.com.

Mar 2 The Music and Musicians of North Carolina, pre-

sented by the Durham Symphony, 3pm, Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St, Durham. Info: 919.491.6576 or www.durhamsymphony.org.

Mar 2 Curious Commissions with The Mallarme Chamber Players, 3pm, Reynolds Theatre, Duke University, Durham. Info: 919.560.2788 or www.mallarmemusic.org. Mar  Women Against MS Luncheon, 11:30am-1pm, Brier Creek Country Club. For more information, contact Shannon Hinson at shannon.hinson@nmss.org or 1.72.12.

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Through Mar 7 Alma Leiva solo exhibition Celdas, Artspace, Gallery 1. Celdas, meaning “prisons” in Spanish. Artspace is located at 201 E. Davis Street, Raleigh. www.artspacenc.org.

Mar 8 Masters of Soul, 7:30pm, Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Rd, Garner. Part of their Showtime Series. Info: 919.661.4602 or www.garnerperformingartscenter.com. Mar 8 International Women’s Day, 9:30am-3pm, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh. A variety of interactive activities, exhibits, presentations and entertainment; times to get to know other women. See www.womengather.org for more information. Mar 8 Celtic Women The Emerald Tour, 3pm and 7:30pm at DPAC. For tickets and more info visit www.dpacnc.com.

Mar  Second Annual Bull City Food & Beer Experience, 4-8pm, DPAC, Durham. A fundraising event to benefit the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association. Featuring 20 Cask-Condition beers from breweries across the country and showcasing 30 Durham restaurants. Info: www.bullcityexperience.com.

Mar  Wayne Brady “It’s My Line” Tour, 8pm, Meymandi Concert Hall, DECPA, Raleigh. Info: 919.996.8500 or www.dukeenergycenter.com.

Mar 13 Celtic Tenors, 7:30pm, Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center, Louisburg. Info: www.louisburg.edu/concertseries.

Mar 1 Rosanne Cash, 8pm, Carolina Theatre in Durham.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, 800.745.3000, toll free at 888.241.8162 or at the box office, 309 W. Morgan Street, Durham. www.carolinatheatre.org

Mar 1 Broadway Voices “Christiane Noll” 7:30pm at the

Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Road, Garner. Info: 919.661.4602, www.garnerperformingartscenter.com

Through Mar 1 Jon Kolkin Palladium Prints, “Learning from the Buddhist Spirit” at The Mahler Fine Art Gallery. The Buddhist Spirit and the value of looking inward in our effort to improve our lives. The Mahler is located at 228 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh. For info call 919.896.7503 or visit www.themahlerfineart. com. Through April 13 “The New Found Land”: Engravings by Theodor de Bry from the Collection of Michael N. Joyner and America Seen: The Hunter and Cathy Allen Collection of Social Realist Prints, presented by the Ackland Museum, UNC Chapel Hill. For more info visit www.ackland.org.

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