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VOL. 36, NO. 2

7 Eighty-six percent of people in North Carolina jails are there because they can’t afford their bail.

8 “For me, this is about character and integrity,” Wake County Commissioner Greg Ford said, before being cut short by bellowing laughter and boos from the crowd.

9 If we’re lucky, this year’s General Assembly session will be boring.

13 Intimacy directors, who ensure the safety of actors in sex scenes, have risen to the limelight since The Deuce’s Emily Meade insisted HBO hire one.

16 We worry way too much about food, and it just isn’t healthy.

26 A Mandolin Orange concert in 2013 proved fateful for the members of Bynum’s Chatham Rabbits.

30 DIDA season opener Renay Aumiller felt like the dance community had grown too dispersed as a community, so she created her own community within it to create RAW.

DEPARTMENTS 7 News 15 Food 26 Music 30 Arts & Culture 32 What to Do This Week 34 Music Calendar 37 Arts & Culture Calendar On the cover

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Who’s Unreasonable?

On Monday, the INDY reported that Bird, complaining about the Raleigh City Council’s “unreasonable” $300-per-scooter fee, would begin applying a $2-per-ride “transportation fee” while encouraging riders to lodge their disapproval with city officials.

As several readers pointed out, Bird looks to be doing a little more than just covering its costs: Is the company really suggesting that each of its 500 permitted scooters is only ridden 150 times per year, or about once every other day?

On Twitter, Tim Niles makes this point: “If Bird needs a $2 per-ride fee to cover a $300 annual fee, they are saying their scooters are only ridden about 3 times per week. Why are we arguing about a service the provider admits isn’t being used?”

“This is a money grab, and Bird is playing people at the city’s expense,” writes Nelson Betancourt. “It costs less than the first dollar Bird collects on the first ride of the day to cover the imposed tax, yet they’re now charging an additional $2 per ride each ride and blaming it on the city. The way they rolled out that announcement has people shilling for them and ready to do their lobbying for free, which is exactly what this was designed to do. People keep getting pimped by these companies, and they don’t even know it. It’s hilarious.”

But Jason Baker sees this as the result of a terrible policy: “I work in Raleigh but leave my car at home in Chapel Hill and use GoTriangle to get to work every day. Scooters have vastly opened up Raleigh to me and have allowed me to visit and spend money at places I never would have otherwise. Don’t want people breaking the rules on scooters?

Great. Enforce the rules. But a tax on lowcarbon transportation is about the dumbest thing I can imagine. Fortunately, I can afford the price increase. I can also afford to start donating money to Raleigh candidates who run on pro-alternative transportation platforms, and will be in 2019.”

“The city council,” adds Aaron Averill, “made a decision to warp economics and put its finger on the scales of classic transport modes such as cars. The net effect, intended or unintended—this decision by the council removes an option for lowerincome people by making it artificially more expensive.”

“At that point it’s cheaper to take an Uber X.”

“The city could make their money by just giving out tickets to the scooter riders zooming through downtown on the sidewalks,” argues Chris Howell. “I have almost been wiped out by them more than once. No helmet: ticket. Ride on sidewalk: ticket. The city could make their money quick!”

“At that point, it’s cheaper to take an Uber X,” writes Elise Oras.

On the subject of public transit, Daniel Deleuze comments on a recent story about DPAC general manager Bob Klaus’s reaction to GoTriangle’s proposed light-rail tunnel under downtown Durham. DPAC, which feared being cut off from downtown under GoTriangle’s original plan, was OK with the idea of the tunnel but not with making Pettigrew Street one-way, and Klaus worried about the effect construction would have on the theater.

“I’m personally shocked by the lack of concern about comments made by Mr. Klaus, [Capitol Broadcasting senior vice president] Michael Goodmon, and others downtown,” Deleuze writes. “This light rail is designed to serve low-income people who need a reliable way to get to work at the major job centers in the area. What Mr. Klaus is saying is that the inconvenience to wealthy white people who may or may not live in Durham actually outweighs the extraordinary benefit that the light rail will have for communities of color and low-income families in Durham.

Where is Durham’s leadership in all of this?

Where is the activist community? Where is Durham CAN? Where is the Durham People’s Alliance? Where is the Durham Committee? And why isn’t anyone fighting for the thousands of jobs this thing will create, the affordable housing plans around stations that have taken so much effort, and the reconnection of N.C. Central and Hayti to downtown? Where is the real Durham when we need it?”

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Pay It Forward

ANDREA HUDSON SPENT FIFTY-ONE DAYS IN THE DURHAM JAIL BECAUSE SHE COULDN’T AFFORD BAIL. SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. BY SARAH WILLETS Andrea Hudson

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ver the last year, momentum has been building in Durham—as in other parts of the U.S.—to curtail the use of money bail.

The reform movement was central to the 2018 elections, with Durham voters backing candidates for sheriff, district attorney, and judicial seats who wanted to use cash bail only as a last resort. The Durham chapter of LGBTQ organization Southerners on New Ground, meanwhile, is nearly a year into a bail-abolition campaign. The ACLU is waging the same battle statewide, and the N.C. Court Commission, comprised

of legislators and court officials, recently tasked a subcommittee with examining the state’s bail system.

But people in Durham and throughout North Carolina are still in jail not because they’ve been convicted of a crime, but because they can’t afford to get out.

In 2012, Andrea “Muffin” Hudson was one of them, detained for fifty-one days in the Durham County Detention Facility on a $30,000 bail after being arrested on fraud charges that were later expunged. When she got out, she decided that no one else should go through that experience.

In July, Hudson established the North Carolina Community Bail Fund of Durham, which raises money to free people being held pretrial at the Durham jail. It’s an “underground railroad,” she says, “until we abolish money bail.”

Under state law, a secured bond—which has to be paid, usually with the help of a bail bondsman, before detainees can be released before trial—should be used only if release with a written promise to appear in court, an unsecured bond (paid only if detainees fail to come to court), or release with electronic ankle monitoring won’t ensure that detainees won’t skip court, harm others, or interfere with their case while awaiting trial.

But that’s not always what happens.

About 86 percent of people in North Carolina jails are being held pretrial, usually because they can’t afford to pay their bail.

According to the Center for Responsible Lending, about 60 percent of those detained at the Durham jail in 2016 were held pretrial, and about a quarter of the jail population was held on a bond of $5,000 or less.

Studies have shown that people held pretrial are more likely to plead guilty or be convicted. Their time behind bars can jeopardize their housing and employment— Hudson lost both her house and her job while locked up—and custody of their kids.

On the other hand, people who can afford bail are able to return to their lives and prepare for their court cases from the outside.

“We wouldn’t need the bail fund if we followed the statute in the state of North Carolina,” Hudson says.

According to the National Bail Fund Network, an umbrella organization of pro-reform organizers, advocates, and legal advisers, more than fifty community bail funds have sprung up across the country. Since its launch this summer, the N.C. Community Bail Fund of Durham has bailed three people out of the Durham jail.

Here’s how it works. Friends or family of a person detained in the Durham jail fill out a form to seek assistance from the fund.

Hudson uses donations to pay the person’s bail—the full amount, not using a bondsman—and once that person attends their court date, she requests a refund from the court. When the case is resolved, which in Hudson’s experience usually takes about six months, the money goes back into the fund to be used again for a new detainee.

The fund only assists those with bails of $2,000 or less, which tends to limit its use

to less serious charges, such as trespassing and low-level marijuana charges, and allows it to help more people. The fund will track whether each person returns to court, the outcome of their case, the number of days it takes for the case to be resolved (as a measure of taxpayer savings for not jailing the person), and what percentage of donations are recycled back to the fund.

Among people released through Durham County’s pretrial services program, 94 percent returned for court in fiscal year 2016.

Ninety-five percent of people freed using donations to the National Bail Fund Network have made their court dates.

“The thing we recognize is bail funds have reported [being] as effective, if not more effective, than pretrial services and at a lower cost,” says Henry Baird, an advisory council member for the Durham fund.

While getting the fund up and running, Hudson worked to convince judges to issue unsecured bonds so that people could be released with a promise to return for their court date, saving about $250,000 in bail costs over time, she estimates. (The judges knew her, she says, through another program she runs, Participatory Defense, which helps people navigate the court system.) The fund held its first bailout in October, and fundraising has stepped up since. Through a national social media campaign, it raised $8,200 on New Year’s Day; that amount could be doubled by matches through the National Bail Fund Network. Donations go toward bail as well as Hudson’s salary as its director and only employee.

Baird says Hudson’s work goes far beyond just cutting a check, because bailing people out without offering them support afterward could be more detrimental than leaving them behind bars.

“It’s actually a lot of time spent supporting people who are stuck in the criminal justice system because they’re poor,” he says.

With the help of friends and volunteers, Hudson ensures that the people bailed out have what they need to be successful: a reminder to go to court, a ride there, childcare during court proceedings, or, in the case of a homeless man recently freed by the fund, help finding a room in a local shelter and transportation to appointments.

“I want to at least try to make them whole,” Hudson says.

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The (Un)promised Land

IN ITS FIRST MEETING, WAKE’S NEW BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SETTLED OLD SCORES

BY LEIGH TAUSS

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ust after 11:00 p.m. Monday, dozens of residents stormed out of the Wake County Board of Commissioners’ chambers, angry but not really surprised. The night’s fractious, heated meeting—the board’s first since two new members were sworn in last month—had ended the way they’d expected it to, though that didn’t make the betrayal they tasted any less bitter.

Six hours earlier, more than three hundred people had packed into the board’s chambers and an overflow room inside the Justice Center to urge—no, beg—the county not to sell the defunct 143-acre Crooked Creek Golf Course it had purchased for parkland last summer for $4 million.

The vote in November 2017 to begin acquiring that property—itself fractious and heated—was a flashpoint in last May’s Democratic primaries, in which incumbents and park supporters John Burns and Erv Portman were defeated.

Spearheading the effort to sell the land was Commissioner Greg Ford, who received an election cycle’s worth of hate mail over the holidays after he announced his intentions last month. For Ford, this was a course correction: The old board had erred in bailing out the golf course and catering to the needs of its affluent neighbors over the county’s other responsibilities, especially public schools.

For the park’s supporters, this was treachery. Their corner of South Wake was long overdue for a park—everyone agreed on that. They’d fought for a park for years.

They’d been promised a park. And now they had a deal for a park, but the county wanted to renege—all because, in their eyes, Ford was being petty and spiteful.

“For me, this is about character and integrity,” Ford said at one point, before being cut short by bellowing laughter and boos from the crowd.

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The site of the former Crooked Creek Golf Course West, who’d opposed buying the property, and newcomer Vickie Adamson, who defeated Burns. Less predictably, fellow newcomer Susan Evans, the former school board member who defeated Portman, joined Sig Hutchinson and Matt Calabria in voting against the move; she said she wanted more time to make a decision.

During the campaign, Evans and Adamson were the beneficiaries of deep-pocketed donors Ann Campbell and Dean Debnam.

Along with their spouses and PACs, Campbell and Debnam donated nearly $200,000 to defeat the four Crooked Creek-supporting commissioners, whom they criticized for spending millions on a park while not giving the school system what it needed.

The dispute over the park boiled over in April, when Ford accused Hutchinson, Calabria, Burns, and Portman of engaging in pay-to-play after they scheduled a campaign event with park supporters. Those commissioners, in turn, pointed to Debnam and Campbell’s largesse as evidence that the election was being bought.

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That tension still lingered Monday.

Several park supporters invoked those campaign donations in criticizing Ford, and Hutchinson accused him and his allies of doing their benefactors’ bidding: “A muchneeded park has been reduced to political payback by rich voters,” he said.

As a sop to the neighborhood, commissioners voted to place the Southeast Wake County Park, already in development nearby, atop the county’s priority list. But that didn’t satisfy the Crooked Creek’s supporters.

Following the vote, most audience members rose angrily from their seats and marched out, some folding handwritten signs with heads hung and others shouting threats of litigation. They pooled in the Justice Center’s corridors, bewildered at what they’d just witnessed. Nearly seventy people had signed up to speak, all but one in favor of the park. Many left not feeling heard.

“Their minds were made up,” said Linda Sandell, walking toward her car. “It’s a disgrace, and it’s a slap in the face for this community.”

For nearly four hours, park supporters had described the land’s natural beauty and its potential for recreation. They noted that it had the support of local municipalities, the Sierra Club, and the Southern Environmental Law Center. And, they said, the park was a promise. By selling the land, the board was breaking that promise.

The new board, Ford countered, is not beholden to the decisions of its predecessor, and elections matter. Adamson echoed his sentiments: The purchase last year was a poor business decision “for the benefit of one neighborhood,” she said.

After the Crooked Creek Golf Course closed in 2015, neighbors sued to prevent the property from being developed into residential housing. They dropped the lawsuit last year, when the county agreed to explore purchasing the property under several conditions, including the homeowners association giving up its right to restrict the development of the property.

The homeowners “fulfilled their end of the bargain,” Brian Edlin, an attorney for the Crooked Creek Community Association, told the board Monday. “Now what you want to do is undo that bargain.”

Per county policy, the Crooked Creek land will first be offered to the school system. If the school system doesn’t want it, it’s unclear what happens next, or what the sale will mean for the neighborhood. A lawsuit seems imminent—indeed, Hutchinson encouraged park supporters to take their fight to court.

Another unanswered question: What does this contentious debate, so early into the board’s run, portend for the next four years?

Nothing good, says Hutchinson.

“After something like this, how do you begin to work together?” he asks. “It’s for the leadership of this board, whose job is to build a board and build harmony, to find common ground, and for the first full meeting of this board, to pull a stunt like this, it’s unconscionable.” ltauss@indyweek.com

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A Brave New World

THE NCGA IS BACK, COOPER HAS POWER, AND GERRYMANDERING COULD END BY JEFFREY C. BILLMAN

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or six years, North Carolina has been a one-party state, governed by a Republican monolith bolstered by absurdly gerrymandered districts, a willingness to dispatch with inconvenient norms, and an unchecked lust for power.

The first cracks appeared in 2016, when Roy Cooper edged out Pat McCrory for governor. But those absurd gerrymanders maintained the Republicans’ legislative supermajorities, enabling them to override Cooper’s vetoes and render him impotent.

It was Phil Berger and Tim Moore’s world. Cooper just lived in it.

Then came November’s blue wave.

Democrats did well enough to break the supermajorities—and, in a fairer world, they’d have done better than that. Despite the Dems winning more votes statewide, the Republicans kept control of the legislature. (After years of adverse court rulings, those gerrymanders weren’t as potent as they once were, but they still did the trick.)

So when the General Assembly convenes Wednesday, it will do so with a new and uncertain dynamic: a governor who finally matters; Democrats who are desperate to be taken seriously; Republicans who, having imposed their will since 2013, are eager to reassert their dominance.

The Dems’ improved position should put the kibosh on anything radical this session. Nothing like an HB 2 retread or a Roetesting abortion bill will become law. Same goes for major tax reforms (at least the kind without bipartisan buy-in), or bills protecting agribusiness from nuisance lawsuits (like the legislature has passed the last two years), or further meddling in the DurhamOrange light-rail project.

But Republicans still run the show, which means progressive priorities are also off the table—although there may be some cards Cooper can play. He could, for instance, threaten to veto the budget until the GOP expands Medicaid, but that would require an unfamiliar kind of hardball for a gov who seems more comfortable sculpting an image

as a consensus builder (see his wet-noodle handling of the HB 2 replacement).

Republicans, meanwhile, have every incentive to chip away at that image—to cast Cooper as a partisan hack, an ideologue to the left of Bernie Sanders—ahead of his reelection bid. So they’ll likely spend the session daring him to veto tax cuts and seeking to embarrass him through investigations that may or may not be in bad faith.

Such is politics: lots of posturing, lots of gridlock. The best-case scenario is a boring session, with big, pointless clashes grabbing headlines while mundane bills trudge their way through mundane processes, the state government plods along, and both sides gird up for next year’s war.

That war, we learned Friday, could be fought on vastly different terrain. The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would take up partisan gerrymandering cases from North Carolina and Maryland. If the court rules this spring that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, North Carolina’s legislative and congressional districts will be redrawn. But that seems unlikely. Indeed, as elections law expert Rick Hasen wrote in The Atlantic, the Roberts Court might eventually go the other direction and declare independent redistricting commissions unconstitutional, which would be a huge blow to the reform movement.

For now, reformers should have better luck at home, where Democrats hold a 5–2 edge on the N.C. Supreme Court. Earlier this month, a federal judge rejected the NCGOP’s ploy to block state courts from hearing a lawsuit arguing that partisan gerrymanders violate the state constitution, an apparent delay tactic to prevent new districts from being drawn before 2020— which would apply no matter what the U.S. Supreme Court decides.

With new districts, Democrats think they’d have a shot at an outright majority— and, if Cooper wins again, their own version of one-party control. jbillman@indyweek.com INDYweek.com | 1.9.19 | 9

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Safe Sex

After MeToo, in a theater world rocked by sexual-assault scandals, implied consent isn’t enough. The era of the intimacy director is here.

BY BYRON WOODS

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osemary Richards, who stars as Isabella in Measure for Measure at Raleigh Little Theatre, still remembers all of the guidance she got for one of her most intimate scenes on stage in high school.

“The director said, ‘OK, this is where you kiss. Figure it out,’” she recalls.

During a college production of Romeo and Juliet, Women’s Theatre Festival director Ashley Popio and her romantic scene partner were sent off to a room, alone, and told to “just practice until it looked realistic.” Measure’s director, Rebecca Blum, was also once dispatched to an empty room to work out a sex scene with a costar.

“It was very awkward and, frankly, unsafe,” Blum says. As neither she nor her partner knew exactly what the director wanted, further humiliation awaited when they ran the scene in rehearsal. “The director said, in front of everybody, that no one would believe we were lovers because our pelvises weren’t touching. At that stage in my life, it was all so embarrassing.”

Physical intimacy, from the tender to the traumatic, has been a part of the theater for as long as plays have been written. But until the advent of intimacy direction in recent years, no standard protocols have existed to ensure the safety of actors. The emerging discipline has been having a popular-culture moment since actor Emily Meade insisted that an intimacy director work with her on The Deuce, HBO’s series about New York City’s adult film industry in the 1970s. HBO subsequently announced that it would start using them in all series and films featuring intimate content. Meade’s demand didn’t just come as #MeToo was shaking the foundations of the entertainment industry; it also followed a series of infamous episodes in motion-picture history in which directors from Alfred Hitchcock to Darren Aronofsky filmed actors in dangerous or degrading circumstances without their informed consent.

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Rosemary Richards and Wade Newhouse in Measure for Measure PHOTO BY NORA KELLY In live theater, actors and directors have largely stumbled their way through intimate depictions in the best of circumstances. In the worst, sexual predators have exploited the situation, injuring others for their own gratification. In a recent Chicago Reader exposé that rocked the American theater community, more than thirty members of Chicago’s Profiles Theatre alleged that one of the company’s artistic directors had physically and psychologically abused costars, crew members, and acting students in serial episodes

of sexual harassment and physical assaults dating back to the nineties. Those revelations closed the twenty-eight-year-old company and sparked an online group of theater members called Not in Our House to develop the Chicago Theatre Standards, a thirty-threepage document establishing protocols to prevent and respond to unsafe practices.

When Ashley Popio chose Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake) for the 2018 Women’s Theatre Festival, she asked Alicia Rodis, the cofounder of Intimacy Directors

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International—who worked with Meade on The Deuce—to help her create a scene with sexual interactions that were difficult to portray. Popio and local fight choreographer Jeff A.R. Jones brought Rodis to Raleigh in May to choreograph the scene and conduct a daylong workshop in intimacy direction for professionals. The next month, Popio invited intimacy director Cara Rawlings from Virginia Tech to conduct a shorter workshop for the festival’s twenty-four-hour OccupyCon. “Actors and directors have been conditioned to think that when a director tells you what to do, you do it,” Popio says. “That’s particularly dangerous with sex scenes.”

Raleigh Little Theatre artistic director Patrick Torres notes the “huge perceived and concrete power differential” in theater, where actors who tell a director no for any reason have traditionally run the risk of being fired or gaining a reputation as being difficult, both detrimental to their careers.

“That’s how I often felt as an actor,” Blum says. “When would I ever work again?”

Torres was interested in looking at Measure for Measure through the lens of #MeToo. In Shakespeare’s drama, Isabella, a virtuous young woman about to enter a nunnery, runs afoul of corrupt, hypocritical Lord Angelo, who’s been temporarily left in charge of Vienna. Angelo has staged a high-profile morality campaign, supposedly to cleanse the city of its brothels and immoral sexual activity; Isabella has come to plead for the life of her brother, Claudio, who’s been condemned to death under Angelo’s reign for having premarital sex with his fiancée, Juliet. Angelo agrees to spare Claudio’s life, but only if Isabella will have sex with him.

When she refuses and threatens to expose Angelo’s lechery, he smugly boasts that no one will believe her word against his.

“It speaks to the heart of the #MeToo movement,” Torres says. But he knew that he needed to hire both a female director and an intimacy director. That need became greater as Blum began exploring the present-day message of Measure.

“It means something different now,” she says. “It’s about the cycle of the way women are treated in society, on every level, from a man telling a woman to smile all the way up to physical assault. All this happens to women, and it crosses boundaries that affect women and men. I’m trying to say that these cycles continue until somebody stands up to stop them.”

To depict the coercion in Isabella’s encounters with Angelo (veteran performer Wade Newhouse), RLT brought Rawlings back to Raleigh. The theater also sponsored another intimacy direction workshop, which was filled within two days of its announcement. Rawlings worked with the actors to

break down Angelo’s attack into a series of precise, individual physical gestures—the “choreography” of the fight between them.

The actors repeatedly ran the moves without

“ The director said, in front of everybody, that no one would believe we were lovers because our pelvises weren’t touching.” emotional content, “like a dance rehearsal,” Richards says. Then the group gradually began adding in the subtext, building the sequence into the scene. But the work was predicated on the vocal consent of the actors throughout the rehearsal, asking, moment to moment, if both felt safe before adding each gesture. When one didn’t, the group figured out a different, workaround gesture involving a different point of contact on the body.

“Since implied consent isn’t sustainable anymore in theater, intimacy direction involves normalizing ‘no’ and naming your boundaries,” Torres says. “Everybody in the room has to own their own power, and the intimacy director becomes an advocate for the actor.”

Popio anticipated that necessary safety measures might also dial down the sensuality of intimate scenes in Crumble, but she was surprised to find they did the opposite.

“The resulting intimacy was hotter,” she says. “Intimacy direction doesn’t just make the artists safer, it makes the art more visceral.”

Newhouse concurs. “When every beat is planned, I don’t have to worry that the other actor thinks I’m getting something I shouldn’t out of it. Within that framework, you have more freedom, more ability to be intense.” At the end of each fight call and intimate scene, Richards and Newhouse do a “tap-out”—a handshake, for closure.

“It just reminds us that we’re not our characters,” Richards says. “It says we’re both in a safe place and we trust each other.”

Reflecting on the emotional protection intimacy direction has given her, Richards says, “It’s something I’d been looking for as an actor for my entire life. I just wish I’d found it sooner.” arts@indyweek.com

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202 Corcoran Street, #300, Durham 919-680-1886; neomonde.com

deliberating over which vibrant dips and salads to choose for their sides.

This Neomonde location is the Saleh family’s third, and their first in Durham. The Salehs, who emigrated from northern Lebanon, first founded Neomonde in Raleigh as a bakery in 1977 before expanding to a restaurant and then adding a Morrisville location.

The signatures are all here: commitment to home-style cooking and fresh ingredients, the fast-casual format and friendly service, and of course, the pita. It’s an essential part of every Lebanese meal—my Sita used to bake them fresh for family gatherings—for dipping, yes, but also to use as a utensil, for scooping up mouthfuls of tabbouleh, wrapping around grape leaves or juicy pieces of kebab, or mopping up sauce or dressing.

Sliced in half, the pita pocket is the finest sandwich vehicle around, and Neomonde’s pita pocket plate—a half sandwich with two sides and a piece of baklava—is one of the best lunch deals in town. Maybe that explains the lines.

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pparently, downtown Durham didn’t know how much it was missing pita and hummus in its life.

Since Neomonde, the popular Raleigh-based Lebanese and Mediterranean cafe, opened in the Unscripted Hotel last October, the lunch lines have been steady, sometimes stretch-

ing to the doors on Corcoran Street. Maybe it’s the renewed popularity of the Mediterranean diet or the novelty of a new restaurant, but I’ve never seen so many people—downtown Durhamites, office workers, tourists, families—eagerly debating between pita pocket sandwiches and kebab platters or

Vibe: The cafeteria-style counter and wallmounted menus make it fast-casual, but accents such as Moroccan-inspired tiling, geometric pendant lighting, and fauxceramic plates lend a polished feel. Lunch is buzzing but the line moves quickly, and there are retail shelves of brightly packaged sweets and snacks near the entrance to distract you.

The dining room is divided into two distinct areas: an open area that overlooks CCB Plaza, anchored by a chartreuse banquette, a handful of tables, and several high-tops along the window, and a partially partitioned, more intimate nook in the center with a combination of chairs and wrap-around bench-style seating.

Menu: Classic and contemporary Lebanese, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern dips, hot and cold sides, and salads line the counter, rounded out with pita pocket sandwiches, kebabs, and man’ousheh, or Lebanese flatbreads. Most meals come with baskets of chewy rounds of pita from the restaurant’s own bakery (bags of which are also for sale). There’s also an assortment of pastries, including several kinds of baklava.

What to order: If it’s your first time, it can be hard to decide what to order—but a pita

pocket, a kebab plate, or a plate of four sides are all winners.

Let’s start with the sides. To me, a plate of Lebanese soul food looks like this: hummus, finished with a pool of olive oil and olives; baba ghanouj, a smoky eggplant dip; grape leaves, tidy parcels of rice steamed in lemon juice; and tabbouleh, a bright parsley, tomato, and bulgur salad. The sleeper hit is the mjadarah, lentils and rice topped with deeply caramelized onions, their lacy edges flirting with burnt. And though I was dubious, the cilantro-jalapeño hummus is very good, with an herbaceous blast and lingering spice.

For a pita pocket, it’s a toss-up between the “better than Beirut” chicken shawarma, a street food classic of tender chicken with blackened edges; or the falafel, craggy, fried pucks of parsley-flecked ground chickpeas that are fluffy-yet-sturdy inside (these can also be ordered a la carte). The fillings are tucked into pillowy pita with diced tomatoes, pickles, and tahini dressing, but you can doctor up your sandwich with extras such as bright pink pickled turnips and toum, also known here as garlic whip.

On the kebab front, I’m partial to the kafta, grilled skewers of minced lamb redolent of garlic, cumin, and coriander, plated with a tangle of sautéed onions and a dollop of toum. Tear off a piece of pita and fold it around a bite of kafta, dip it in toum, and scoop up some onions for a composed bite.

The small kebab platter, one kebab with two sides, will satisfy modest appetites, so upgrade to two kebabs if you’re hungry.

Don’t skip dessert. Of course, no one’s baklava will ever be as good as my Sita’s, but Neomonde’s walnut or pistachio are both solid, a scattering of crushed nuts peeking out from the flaky, buttery layers of phyllo dough (though I wished for a touch more syrup and perfume of rose water). My family used to fight over the crispy corner pieces, and here you can pick up a box of “ends” for a bargain.

Price: Plates are $10-$12; a half pita pocket is $5; single kebabs are $5; dine-in à la carte sides are $3.75, take-home tubs start at $5; man’ousheh are $7.

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Let Them Eat Cake

IN 2019, LET’S ALL STOP WORRYING ABOUT FOOD SO DAMN MUCH

BY CHRISTINE BYRNE

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s a food writer with a health-andnutrition focus, January is my busiest month of the year—but not for the reasons you might think. I won’t be encouraging readers to try the keto diet, reduce their sugar intake, or blend kale into everything from smoothies to pancake batter to dairy-free cashew cream sauce because “you can’t taste the difference!” (You can always taste the difference.) Instead, I’ll spend the this month begging readers to ignore all this trendy wellness advice. Because, here’s the thing: We worry way too much about food, and it just isn’t healthy.

It’s not that I don’t think people should eat vegetables, or that I recommend chasing every meal with a super-size box of French fries and a soda. Of course vegetables matter!

Of course Cheerwine isn’t a health food! Eating a balanced variety of foods is important, and the basic pillars of nutrition hold up.

What I can’t stand are the diets and restrictive food rules that we keep trying and failing at over and over again. Even worse are the it’s-not-a-diet-it’s-a-lifestyle programs that promise health and happiness if you can just make totally sustainable and barely noticeable tweaks like cutting out entire food groups for a month, “fasting” during certain times of day, or swapping actual breakfast food for butter-filled coffee with metabolism-boosting, influencer-approved superpowers. I’m making it sound ridiculous, and it is, but plenty of people will spend January dabbling in one or more of these fads.

Because health.

I’m not against change or self-development, either. Health and happiness are great goals, but it seems to me like we’re missing the mark on what health actually means.

Losing weight isn’t the same thing as getting healthy; in fact, a growing body of research shows that diets just don’t work.

Earlier this year, I interviewed behavioral psychologist Traci Mann, whose research focuses primarily on food and dieting. Mann coauthored a 2013 review of several comprehensive weight-loss studies from the last few

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decades, which found that although diets can lead to short-term weight loss, they’re almost never effective in the long term—most people will regain any weight they lose by dieting.

What’s more, a 2011 review of similar weight loss and diet studies found that dieting can actually lead to weight gain, along with a slew of other nasty side effects like a preoccupation with food and body, lowered self-esteem, and disordered eating behaviors.

Plus, you miss out on a lot more than just food when you’re dieting or trying to overhaul your eating habits. If you’re constantly turning down dinner invitations in favor of eating “healthy” food at home, you’re skipping out on a chance to build relationships and connections. Loneliness is a growing problem—a 2015 review found that loneliness and social isolation both significantly increased a person’s mortality risk—so isolating yourself can’t be a good thing.

Then there’s the food piece. If you’re always opting for foods you think you should eat instead of foods you want to eat, you’re undermining your own judgment

and denying your body the chance to guide you toward balance all on its own. I’m constantly interviewing dietitians, and I’ve noticed that many have shifted away from using the traditional model of giving food and nutrition guidelines to clients. Instead, they’re teaching “intuitive eating,” the practice of eating what you want and paying attention to how it makes you feel. I could write a whole story on intuitive eating—I did, actually; it’s a feature in the January 2019 issue of Glamour magazine—but one way to sum it up is this: If you stop forcing yourself to eat vegetables, you might find you actually start craving them.

All of this to say: If you’re always worrying about food and nutrition, the healthiest thing to do might be to loosen up a little bit. Food is delicious and fun, but it shouldn’t be all you think about. Eat your vegetables, drink plenty of water, and stop eating before you’re too stuffed to move. (Except when the food is reallllly good. Then just go for it, and don’t even think about feeling guilty.) food@indyweek.com

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A PLACE AT THE TABLE

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BEASLEY’S CHICKEN + HONEY

237 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-322-0127, AC-RESTAURANTS.COM/ BEASLEYS Chef Ashley Christensen drizzles fried chicken with honey in this modern lunch and dinner spot in the center of DTR. Lines stretch down the block for Sunday brunch, so get there early for classics like Chicken ’n’ Waffles, Mac-n-Cheese Custard, and Red Beans Rancheros. Top it off with Frank’s RedHot hot sauce and a cocktail (or dessert) served in a mason jar.

BIDA MANDA

222 SOUTH BLOUNT STREET, 919-829-9999, BIDAMANDA.COM Siblings Vanvisa and Vansana Nolintha opened one of the few Laotian restaurants in the U.S. as an ode to their parents’ cooking.

Classic homespun recipes like Papaya Salad, Crispy Pork Belly Soup, and Pho Lao are filled as much with heart as flavor.

BIG ED’S CITY MARKET

220 WOLFE STREET, 919-836-9909, BIGEDSCITYMARKET.COM Since 1989, Big Ed’s has served up Southern breakfast and lunch options like pimiento cheese sandwiches, fried catfish, salty country ham with red-eye gravy, fatback biscuits, and grits—all Southern, all the time, all on red-and-white checkered plastic tablecloths.

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owntown Raleigh’s growth over the last decade has been built around a culture of passionate residents and forward-thinking businesses transforming a once-sleepy Southern town into a thriving, nationally acclaimed metropolis. Beyond the high-profile tech companies, DTR is also home to a tight-knit community of entrepreneurs sewing jeans, making chocolate, baking bread, creating art, organizing festivals, building parks, and leaning on each other along the way. New restaurants and bars, retail opportunities, cranes, and rehabilitated urban spaces seem to pop up every day. Downtown’s growth is only beginning, and its people are making it happen. —Jedidiah Gant

614 WEST SOUTH STREET 919-999-3984, BOULTEDBREAD.COM The smiles that greet you at Boulted’s counter are as healthy as the milled-inhouse organic grain used to create these indelible wood-fired baked goods and loaves of bread. Special order dark chocolate and apple pies for the holidays—they’re the best.

BREWERY BHAVANA

218 SOUTH BLOUNT STREET, 919-829-9998, BREWERYBHAVANA.COM This combination of flower shop, bookstore, brewery, and dim sum restaurant is the most

metropolitan spot in the city and was voted one of the top ten restaurants in the world

by Forbes. Enjoy Peking duck, pork bao buns, and crab fried rice with Belgian-inspired brews on the marble bar inside an elegant space that is Raleigh’s secret garden. Page through a book from the library while waiting for your table.

BROOKSIDE MARKET + PIZZA

1000 BROOKSIDE DRIVE, 919-307-3115, BROOKSIDEMARKETANDPIZZA.COM Deep in the Mordecai neighborhood is a corner store that has been converted into a restaurant and bottle shop. The huge patio with picnic tables outside and the long bar inside are typically crowded with friendly neighbors enjoying local beers, pork tacos, grilled brussels sprouts, the Five Alarm chicken pizza, and a variety of salads.

CAPITAL CLUB 16

16 WEST MARTIN STREET, 919-747-9345, CAPITALCLUB16.COM CC16 feels like an extension of chef Jake Wolf’s family home. The atmosphere, the German-inspired food, and the uniquely curated events are what make the restaurant an integral part of downtown culture. Enjoy bratwurst with curry ketchup, daily-catch sandwiches and soup, or one of the many vegetarian options while drinking a stein full of Hofbrau Lager, all while singing along to soccer-match chants on the telly.

CARROLL’S KITCHEN

19 EAST MARTIN STREET, 919-670-3622, CARROLLSKITCHEN.ORG Calling itself a nonprofit social enterprise, Carroll’s empowers women through restaurant jobs with a mission of ending women’s homelessness. If that’s not enough reason to give them your money, the sandwiches, wraps, and salads are terrific quick lunch options, and the breakfast kolaches are a unique treat for your morning walk.

CENTRO

106 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-835-3593, CENTRORALEIGH.COM Owner Angela Salamanca puts her love of Mexican culture and cuisine into this creatively colorful restaurant. From hosting Day of the Dead road races in the city to the locally sourced ingredients for tacos, enchiladas, sopa de pollo, and classic Mexican desserts, Centro is a large part of Raleigh’s culinary heart.

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GARLAND

14 WEST MARTIN STREET, 919-833-6886, GARLANDRALEIGH.COM James Beard award semifinalist chef Cheetie Kumar also shreds as a guitarist in the local rock band Birds of Avalon, giving you a sense of the energy that goes into her recipes. She learned to cook watching her mother and grandmother while living in India as a child.

This family-rich tradition comes through in delectable appetizers such as the bhel puri or Cauliflower 65, as well as in the beef and noodle salad, pork tacos, bo ssam pork belly with sticky rice, and corn cake and greens.

The interior floor is a recycled and remixed basketball court, and the bathrooms have penny-tiled floors. Garland satisfies all the senses at once.

GRINGO A GO GO

100 NORTH PERSON STREET, 919-977-1438, GRINGORALEIGH.COM Stepping into Gringo is like entering a disco taqueria set in an abandoned gas station near the Mexican border. Listen to outlaw country music while enjoying Tecates and tacos on a patio that’s as lush as a South American jungle. Ask Benji about his vintage shirt collection.

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CHUCK’S

237 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-322-0126, AC-RESTAURANTS.COM/CHUCKS Burgers have names like Bear in Heaven, Dirty South, and La Tortuga, offering unmistakable visuals for their flavor profiles.

Fries come with your choice of ten different sauces, and the milkshakes are packed full of coffee, chocolate cake, or booze.

CITY MARKET SUSHI

315 BLAKE STREET, 919-322-1987, CITYMARKETSUSHI.NET City Market includes an international collection of cuisines—Italian, Southern, Mexican, and this sushi-focused restaurant, one of the best downtown options for rolls. There’s a long list of specialty rolls (Spicy Tuna Dynamite!) and appetizers (Garlic Edamame!), but the main stars are the adorable wooden and portioned lunch boxes with a combination of sliders, salad (that dressing!), panko shrimp, nigiri, and sushi rolls.

CLYDE COOPER’S BARBEQUE

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grass-fed ’cue, ribs, and fried chicken since 1938. You’ll get Brunswick stew, hushpuppies, fried okra, and Cheerwine baked beans on the side, with a gallon of sweet tea to wash it all down.

CRAWFORD AND SON

618 NORTH PERSON STREET, 919-307-4647, CRAWFORDANDSONRESTAURANT.COM Scott Crawford has built a culinary career around innovative dishes that change the conversation about how Southern food can be cooked and prepared. His first solo restaurant is one of Raleigh’s finest, offering beef short rib, braised octopus, and pork cheek with grits in a modern yet cozy interior. Soon, Crawford will open his second restaurant, a French bistro called Jolie, next door.

DEATH & TAXES

105 WEST HARGETT STREET, 984-242-0218, AC-RESTAURANTS.COM/DEATH-TAXES James Beard award-winning chef Ashley Christensen’s fine-dining restaurant features an open kitchen, expanding the energy of the meticulous food preparation from the woodfired oven to the tables. Starters include charcuterie, octopus, and N.C. softshell crab fritto misto, while mains include layered

Southern-inspired meals such as pork chop with house-cured bacon, green beans, roasted peppers, and chicharrones.

FICTION KITCHEN

428 SOUTH DAWSON STREET, 919-831-4177, THEFICTIONKITCHEN.COM Chef Caroline Morrison has created a special vegetarian restaurant based on many of the classic Southern recipes she grew up eating, but she adds a bit of Mexican, Indian, and Asian flare. The “slow and low” cooked soy-based eastern BBQ rivals any pork ’cue in the state, while many of the vegetarian entrées and desserts rotate seasonally depending on the available local ingredients.

FRANK’S PIZZA AND RESTAURANT

2030 NEW BERN AVENUE, 919-231-8990, FRANKSPIZZAINRALEIGH.COM Families and hipsters overlap in this Italian eatery tucked into an eighties strip mall. You can order pasta or Italian subs, but the thincrust pies are what make Frank’s special. Ask longtime residents about their favorite pizza in the city, and they’ll say Frank’s more often than not.

HAPPY + HALE

443 FAYETTEVILLE STREET 919-307-4148, HAPPYANDHALE.COM It started on a trike and golf cart a few years ago, and it’s now one of downtown’s busiest lunch spots. Happy + Hale is full of good vibes and fresh, quality fuel with a lively staff pleased to serve you. Poke bowls, protein-rich salads, cold-pressed juices, and smoothies are all worth the wait that usually stretches out the door.

HUMBLE PIE

317 SOUTH HARRINGTON STREET, 919-829-9222, HUMBLEPIERESTAURANT.COM Whether it’s date-night cocktails and tapas or Sunday brunch and Bloody Mary’s, Humble Pie is a great choice in the Warehouse District. The large canopy-covered patio is perfect for big parties or enjoying drinks with friends at the Tiki bar.

IRREGARDLESS CAFE

901 WEST MORGAN STREET, 919-833-8898, IRREGARDLESS.COM Serving vegetarian dishes since the seventies, Irregardless was one of the first farm-to-table restaurants in Raleigh. Duck, lamb chops, and steak frites share a menu with veggie fare like spanakopita, eggplant parm, and woodland pie.

JACK’S SEAFOOD AND SOUL FOOD

1516 NEW BERN AVENUE 919-755-1551, FACEBOOK.COM/JACKSNEWBERN Down New Bern, past all of the fast-food restaurants, in a nondescript white building with a red awning off of the right shoulder of the road, sits an East Raleigh favorite. Jack’s serves fried seafood, chitlins, and a selection of “Soul FoodSelections” like chicken gizzards, salmon cakes, and smothered pork chops that come with two veggies (candied yams, turnips, butterbeans, etc.) and hushpuppies.

JOSE & SONS

327 WEST DAVIE STREET, #102, 919-755-0556, JOSEANDSONS.COM The cozy industrial vibe of a refurbished train station serves as the setting for this adventurous Mexican comfort-food spot.

Chicarron and waffles, shrimp ceviche, a plantain sandwich, and barbacoa braised in neighboring Crank Arm beer are only a few of the many examples of the restaurant’s unique dishes. #HolaYall!

LEE’S KITCHEN

1100 NORTH RALEIGH BOULEVARD, 919-521-5957, LEESKITCHENJAMAICAN.COM Lee’s is one of Raleigh’s few Jamaican restaurants. Curry goat, jerk chicken, and oxtail are served with rice and peas mixed with veggies, as well as plantains. The restaurant recently added a food truck, too.

LUCETTEGRACE

235 SOUTH SALISBURY STREET, 919-307-4950, LUCETTEGRACE.COM From the playful window decorations and interior decor to the friendly service that greets you at the pastry counter, lucettegrace immediately wins you over. Then you try the colorful array of macaroons, indelible pastries, and curry chicken sandwich, and you’re in love for life.

MANHATTAN CAFE

320 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-833-6105, MANHATTANCAFENC.COM The deli’s interior is splashed with a mural of Sir Walter Raleigh sporting a boombox surrounded by abstractions of Raleigh’s downtown skyline.

MOFU SHOPPE

321 SOUTH BLOUNT STREET, 919-301-8465, MOFUSHOPPE.COM The women behind Mofu were also behind one of America’s most popular dumpling and pho food trucks. Trading in the traveling eatery for a beautifully renovated car

dealership with rollup garage doors, the brick-and-mortar location serves up pork dumplings, udon noodles, honey sriracha brussels sprouts, and tom yum braised chicken.

MORGAN STREET FOOD HALL

411 WEST MORGAN STREET, 919-834-2720, MORGANFOODHALL.COM Raleigh’s first large urban food hall has changed pedestrian activity in the Warehouse District, drawing all manner of curious eaters with its collection of culinary entrepreneurs. Ice cream, lobster rolls, fish and chips, smoothies, Mediterranean, wood-fired pizzas, and poke bowls share a warehouse space with indoor-outdoor bars and a large patio with shipping-container restaurants.

OAKWOOD CAFE

300 EAST EDENTON STREET, 919-828-5994 The café has a cozy, candle-lit atmosphere that suits its authentic Argentinian and Cuban cuisine perfectly. The ropa vieja and pulled pork are delicious staples, while the homemade hot sauce, chimichurri, and empanadas are some of the best in the city.

OAKWOOD PIZZA BOX

610 NORTH PERSON STREET, 919-594-1605, OAKWOODPIZZABOX.COM Owner Anthony Guerra knows pizza. He and his staff knead dough into perfect slices in the open kitchen with friendly smiles.

Simplicity is key, both with the black-andwhite interior and the entire pizza and drink menu, which fits on a five-by-seven-inch card.

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THE PHARMACY CAFE

702 NORTH PERSON STREET, 919-977-3805, PERSONSTREETRX.COM/CAFE This breakfast-and-lunch café was once occupied by a century-old pharmacy deli counter, but it’s been transformed into a hip local neighborhood hangout. Local farm ingredients brought in by owner Daniel Whitaker are used for sandwiches, soups, and inventive daily specials. Play Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots and watch surf videos on the TV while you wait.

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THE PIT

328 WEST DAVIE STREET, 919-890-4500, THEPIT-RALEIGH.COM Get within a quarter mile of the Warehouse District and the air fills with the smells of whole hog Eastern N.C. pit-cooked BBQ. The Pit does elevated Southern cooking, from ’cue, fried chicken, and Western N.C. brisket

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to fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese balls, and fried mac’n’ cheese. Top it off with a nip or sip from the wide array of bourbon and tap beer.

PIZZA LA STELLA

219 FAYETTEVILLE STREET, 984-200-2441, PIZZALASTELLA.COM La Stella dishes out single-serving woodfired pizzas, wings, and salads on Raleigh’s main drag. You can go with the classic pepperoni or sausage, but you’ll be much happier adventuring out with the Ratatouille with Brussels sprouts, artichoke, and pistachio pesto.

PIZZA TIMES

210 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-832-4411, RALEIGHTIMESPIZZA.COM Pop in for a quick slice and salad on this small counter space that has been carved out to accommodate a short line of hungry downtowners looking for a quick bite between meetings.

POOLE’S DOWNTOWN DINER

426 SOUTH MCDOWELL STREET, 919-832-4477, AC-RESTAURANTS.COM/POOLES This revamped classic diner is home to one of the South’s finest restaurants. Ashley Christensen’s first restaurant is home to her famous mac and cheese (technically, macaroni au gratin), but much of the modern comfort food menu, written on a blackboard, changes daily. The diner has a fabulous selection of cocktails and its own cookbook, so you can try Christensen’s dishes in your own kitchen.

RALEIGH RAW

7 WEST HARGETT STREET, 919-400-0944, RALEIGHRAW.COM Raw juice. Raw salad ingredients. Raw vibe.

Raleigh Raw wears its culture on its sleeve with upbeat music and a lively clientele.

RALEIGH TIMES

14 EAST HARGETT STREET, 919-833-0999, RALEIGHTIMESBAR.COM As downtown became an urban destination for young professionals, Raleigh Times was the center of the energy. Obama had a PBR there during his presidential campaign, and much of Raleigh has enjoyed its wide array of sandwiches, appetizers, and, of course, the N.C. BBQ Pork Nachos.

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927 WEST MORGAN STREET, 919-835-3553, THEREMEDYDINER.COM Vegetarians, vegans, and carnivores intermingle, at this hip and quirky local

hangout. The vegan chocolate cake and soy buffalo chicken will make you want to go veg forever.

THE ROAST GRILL

7 SOUTH WEST STREET, 919-832-8292, ROASTGRILL.COM This hotdog-only joint, which boasts the “Greatest Tasting Hot-Weiner Chili Dogs on the Planet,” has been around since 1940, and owner “Hot Dog” George mans the small counter. A Raleigh institution, where there’s no ketchup allowed. Hear that? NO KETCHUP ALLOWED.

ROYALE

200 EAST MARTIN STREET, 919-977-3043, ROYALERALEIGH.COM This French-American bistro makes for a classy night out. Sit at the bar and order oysters on the half-shell along with irresistible fried Brussels sprouts and a perfectly topped endive salad. Or enjoy the best burger in Raleigh and handmade cocktails in the city-corner-lit dining room.

SECOND EMPIRE

330 HILLSBOROUGH STREET, 919-829-3663, SECOND-EMPIRE.COM An Old Raleigh institution, Second Empire is fine Southern dining in the Dodd-Hinsdale house, built in 1879. Grab a beer at the tavern and then enjoy seafood paella, duck breast, or veal chop with a glass of wine.

SITTI

137 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-239-4070, SITTI-RALEIGH.COM Empire Eats owner Greg Hatem and the Neomonde-owning Saleh family teamed up to bring this Lebanese restaurant to one of DTR’s busiest intersections. Start with the smoothest hummus in Raleigh, followed by red wine-braised lamb shank, kabobs, falafel, and lamb bacon dates.

SOSTA CAFE

130 EAST DAVIE STREET, 919-833-1006, SOSTACAFE.COM Sosta feels like a European café in all aspects. The foosball table, local art, and chess board all complement the delicious sandwiches, salads, and espressos. Come for the mains, but stay for the couscous and chick-pea salad.

ST. ROCH FINE OYSTERS + BAR

223 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-332-0359, STROCHRALEIGH.COM Chef Sunny Gerhart has cooked in many of the best local kitchens, from Poole’s Diner to Watts Grocery. St. Roch brings

his love of New Orleans fare and oysters to downtown. From beignets and Belgian waffles at brunch to pimiento N.C. oysters and BBQ crawfish at dinner, there’s not much like it around.

STANBURY

938 NORTH BLOUNT STREET, 919-977-4321, STANBURYRALEIGH.COM With Stanbury, a trio of college friends has assembled a world-class restaurant rooted in local community. Much of the bread, cheese, and meats come from Raleigh or surrounding farms. The menu changes with seasonal ingredients, but one thing never does: the dedication to creating unique, flavorful cuisine. Roasted marrow, crispy pig head, and N.C. fried whole bass highlight a list of bold culinary options.

THE STATION AT PERSON STREET

701 NORTH PERSON STREET, 919-977-1567, STATIONRALEIGH.COM The Station has one of the busiest patios in the city. Located in the up-and-coming Person Street District, it offers a wide selection of foods in an old gas station with rollout doors that create a big outdoor dining experience.

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Jared Plummer won our hearts driving a bright blue trailer to events and serving up addictive scoops using Slingshot coffee, lemon mascarpone cake, and Sola Cafe’s mini donuts. Now he has a brick-and-mortar.

Try the Blackberry Hibiscus and Cheerwine float. It’s N.C. in a cup.

211 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-977-3625, TONBORAMEN.COM Start with a pork belly bun and follow with a Shoyu shredded pork ramen bowl with a soymarinated egg and homemade dumplings. Be sure to get all of the spicy extras.

827 WEST MORGAN STREET, 919-803-4849, TROPHYBREWING.COM Trophy’s pizza and beer have become a mainstay of downtown culture. The building is adorned with colorful murals outside and lines of locals’ trophies inside. The Daredevil Pizza with ghost pepper salami, Sriracha, and jalapenos is one of the most inventive (and delicious) pies around.

TROPHY TABLE + TAP

225 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-424-7817, TROPHYBREWING.COM/TAP-TABLE Here you’ll find Southern-inspired food and Trophy’s beers on tap (and six packs to go!). Loaded tots are one the most beloved plates downtown, and the full menu includes burgers, short rib tacos, and shrimp and grits. The upstairs patio is a delightful space to have a drink and watch the sun go down.

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WHISKEY KITCHEN

201 WEST MARTIN STREET, 919-803-3181, WHISKEY.KITCHEN The connection between Fayetteville and the Warehouse District was minimal before Whiskey Kitchen arrived. Now, the sleek interior and luscious patio space have created a hip corner of downtown with creative cuisine, cocktails, and of course, a large supply of beautiful brown liquor.

VIC’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT YELLOW DOG BREAD COMPANY 331 BLAKE STREET, 919-829-7090, VICSITALIANRESTAURANT.COM

Before Raleigh’s pizza renaissance, there was Vic’s, an Italian spot with classic pasta dishes, massive slices, and salads. It feels like New York.

VIRGIL’S ORIGINAL TAQUERIA

126 SOUTH SALISBURY STREET, 919-833-3866, THELOCALICON.COM/VIRGILS-TACOS A funky restaurant with an energetic vibe, Virgil’s serves delicious chunky guacamole and tacos ranging from carnitas and cheesy chorizo to Negra Modelo Pescado Frito (aka beer dipped fish). Take your tacos upstairs and play classic video games while you eat.

219 EAST FRANKLIN STREET, 984-232-0291 Anchoring the corner of the Person Street Plaza center is one of Raleigh’s best bakeries.

The large loaf selection, scones, cinnamon rolls, and a variety of topped focaccia slices are baked daily—and usually gone by seven each night. Try the chocolate honey loaf.

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42ND AND LAWRENCE

134 EAST MARTIN STREET (919) 322-1668, 42LAWRENCE.COM The modern, urban coffee-counter extension of Raleigh-based Larry’s Coffee, this is the perfect

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spot to grab a quick nitro coffee on tap or sit with a dollar cup of joe and watch city life fly by.

BITTERSWEET

16 EAST MARTIN STREET, 919-977-3829, BITTERSWEETRALEIGH.COM Owner Kim Hammer created a vibrant dessert, cocktail, and coffee lounge that serves birthday cake lattes, Shark Weekthemed cocktails, and delicious desserts.

Bittersweet is ideal for a date or hangout with friends after work. Plus, the to-go window and Hansky painting are two of downtown’s best quirks.

BREW

111 SEABOARD AVENUE, #116, 919-400-5473, BREWDTR.COM Tucked into Seaboard Station is a neighborhood coffee shop that sports local art, makes coffee drinks with Raleigh Coffee Company beans, and has a wall dedicated to displaying and storing regulars’ mugs.

COGLIN’S

226 FAYETTEVILLE STREET, 919-794-7304, COGLINS.COM The line stretches down the block to get onto the dance floor on the weekends, and

nostalgic eighties and nineties music and décor provide the backdrop that makes Coglin’s your blast-from-the-past party bar.

CRANK ARM BREWING

319 WEST DAVIE STREET, 919-324-3529, CRANKARMBREWING.COM Owner Adam Eckhardt started brewing beer as a hobby, and now his work has turned into one of Raleigh’s most popular breweries.

Paired with Crank Arm’s rickshaw company, the brewery and taproom is a hangout for beer and cycling enthusiasts alike. The Rickshaw Rye wins awards.

FLEX NIGHTCLUB

2 SOUTH WEST STREET, 919-832-8855, FLEX-CLUB.COM One of Raleigh’s oldest gay/straight/ whatever bar and dance clubs, Flex is located in a basement behind a nondescript door and hosts drag shows, karaoke, and go-go dancers on a nightly basis. Come with an open heart and an open mind.

FOUNDATION

213 FAYETTEVILLE STREET, 919-896-6016, FOUNDATIONNC.COM Literally dug out of a basement full of

dirt when its building was renovated, this subterranean bar is home to some of the best cocktails and night vibes in the city. It is also home to lots of bourbon, including (on occasion) the elusive Pappy Van Winkle.

FOX LIQUOR BAR

237 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-322-0128, AC-RESTAURANTS.COM/FOX Under an unassuming pale-green canopy is a door to stairs that will take you down to one of the city’s best bars. The entrance may be subtle, but the drinks and space are anything but. Craft cocktails (from Fox originals to classics) are made with ice carved to fit the specific cocktail’s glass. The atmosphere is chill and sophisticated.

GALLO PELON

106 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-835-0060, GALLOPELON.COM Travel up the side stairs and you’ll discover a wonderful modern rustic mezcaleria full of unique cocktails and an intimate atmosphere. Flights of mezcal pair well with the beautiful interior and a secondfloor patio engulfed in a playful skeleton mural.

THE GREEN LIGHT

108 EAST HARGETT STREET, 919-833-4949, ARCHITECTBAR.COM/ THE-GREEN-LIGHT After checking from the street to see if the green light is on, walk up a long staircase, turn the corner, and enter behind the bookcase. Revealed is a tiny, luscious lounge with big-city charm and cocktails.

THE HAYMAKER

555 FAYETTEVILLE STREET, #115, THEHAYMAKERRALEIGH.COM Unassumingly located in the back corner of an office tower, The Haymaker is one of the most relaxing and swanky cocktail lounges in DTR. Modern baroque décor is only topped by the massive punch bowls and hip music selection.

KINGS/NEPTUNES

14 WEST MARTIN STREET, 919-833-1091 AND 919-896-7063, KINGSRALEIGH.COM AND NEPTUNESPARLOUR.COM Upstairs is one of North Carolina’s most prominent touring-band venues; downstairs is one of DTR’s liveliest nightlife spots. The energy is always high on both levels.

LANDMARK TAVERN

117 EAST HARGETT STREET, 919-821-9865, LANDMARKTAVERNRALEIGH.COM The kind of bar that feels like it’s been here forever, Landmark is dark and cozy, with bartenders who seem like they’ve known you for years. Bonus: stiff drinks.

LEGEND’S NIGHTCLUB

330 WEST HARGETT STREET, 919-831-8888, LEGENDS-CLUB.COM DTR doesn’t have enough dance clubs, but Legends has been a consistent dance party since the early nineties. It’s also served as a safe space for the local LGBTQ community, hosting drag shows, talent contests, movie nights, and events. There’s a massive outdoor patio and cash-only bar.

PADDY O’BEERS

121 FAYETTEVILLE STREET, 919-838-0040, PADDYOBEERS.COM Paddy O’Beers is more of a neighborhood hangout and a bottle shop than a bar. The small shop is packed with six packs from floor to ceiling, offering a handful of beers on tap and sunny outdoor spots to enjoy patio beers (get it?).

PELAGIC BEER AND WINE

300 PACE STREET, 919-706-5955, PELAGICBEERANDWINE.COM Families and dogs are welcome at this neighborhood bottle shop, which serves local drafts and six packs from across the state in a casual, friendly atmosphere.

PERSON STREET BAR

805 NORTH PERSON STREET, 919-977-5953, PERSON-STREET.COM Everyone knows everyone’s name (and drink orders) here. A lush back garden patio and colorful geometric mural provide a relaxing setting outside, while pinball, foosball, a pool table, modern art, and loud, chill tunes create a vibrant vibe inside.

RUBY DELUXE

414 FAYETTEVILLE STREET, RUBYDELUXERALEIGH.COM At DTR’s most animated nightlife hang, owners Tim Lemuel and Daniel Tomas have created an inclusive and lively venue that comes to life as the sun goes down. Goth nights, drag shows, and mainstay DJs LuxePosh and DNLTMS keep the sparkle dungeon alive and glittery.

SHORT WALK WINES

123 EAST MARTIN STREET, 919-916-1774, SHORTWALKWINES.COM There’s a wine-tasting counter and a curated selection of bottles perfect for an after-work drink with friends or a romantic start to date night.

SIR WALTER COFFEE

145 EAST DAVIE STREET, 919-322-0019, SIRWALTERCOFFEE.COM This open-air coffee shop has become a new hangout and meeting spot for downtowners.

Coffee, beer, bubble tea, and cocktails are all available, but be sure to check for your name on the pay-it-forward chalkboard to see if you’ve been gifted a drink.

SLIM’S

227 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-833-6557, SLIMSRALEIGH.COM Everyone is welcome at this intimate bar and sometimes rowdy music venue. The back patio is one of the best drinking spots in the city. Stare up at the stars while the sounds of rock ’n’ roll waft in from the bar, and top it off with one of Slim’s own branded canned beers, created by Trophy.

STATE OF BEER

401 HILLSBOROUGH STREET, SUITE A, 919-546-9116, STATEOF.BEER A turntable with a stack of classic and local records fills this bottle shop and sandwich spot with music. There’s a vast selection of curated beers from across North Carolina in coolers and on shelves. Sip on unique Trophy beers on tap outside at picnic tables on the street-side patio or take home a crowler full of your favorite brew.

TAMA CAFE

401 FAYETTEVILLE STREET, #103, 919-561-6271, TAMACAFE.COM DTR’s first tea café serves up all types of teas and tea-infused drinks: Matcha, green mint, tea smoothies, and a wall full of teas and products to purchase for your homesteepin’.

TASTY BEVERAGE COMPANY

327 WEST DAVIE STREET, 919-828-2789, TASTYBEVERAGECO.COM Located in an old train station, Raleigh’s first bottle shop set the standard, and it still has one of the largest selection of craft beers in bottles, cans, buckets, tap, growlers, and more.

TROPHY BREWERY + TAPROOM

656 MAYWOOD AVENUE, 919-803-1333, TROPHYBREWING.COM Trophy started as a homebrewing project and then moved up to a nanobrewery serving pizza on Morgan Street. It’s now expanded to brewing seven thousand barrels a day behind Les Stewart’s recipes and relentless love for beer. The taproom and outdoor patio are a hip spot for night and weekend crowds; food trucks show up most nights.

her love of people, and she has dedicated much of her life to giving others a platform for success through fashion and social entrepreneurship.

CITY OF RALEIGH MUSEUM 220 FAYETTEVILLE STREET, 919-996-2220, CITYOFRALEIGHMUSEUM.ORG Peruse historic artifacts while getting your fix of Raleigh-themed books and swag. The museum’s goal is to “preserve Raleigh’s past for the future,” providing education while programming local events and art exhibitions.

DECO RALEIGH

207 SOUTH SALISBURY STREET, 919-828-5484, DECORALEIGH.COM Owner Pam Blondin has become a colorful part of the city since opening this gift shop, which sells everything from locally made products to housewares, quirky birthday cards, and puzzles. The color extends outside with Deco’s neon signage, façade, and sidewalk murals, as well as Raleigh’s first parklet.

ESCAZU ARTISAN CHOCOLATES

200 SOUTH BLOUNT STREET, 919-896-8016, WATTSANDWARD.COM This swanky underground bar has a vintage library vibe straight out of a Sherlock Holmes novel. Enjoy live jazz and craft cocktails in one of the multiple rooms outfitted with wooden furniture and leather couches, or under the stars in the large outdoor space full of picnic tables.

936 NORTH BLOUNT STREET, 919-832-3433, ESCAZUCHOCOLATES.COM Owners Hal Parson and Danielle Centeno have built an award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate factory selling chocolate bars, confections, drinking chocolate, and coffee drinks inside an intimate shop as well as a newly renovated front patio. Bar flavors include chili and vanilla, sea salt, cocoa nibs, and the creamy and delicious 60 percent goat milk. The best-kept secret in Raleigh is the Escazu ice cream push-up.

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616 NORTH PERSON STREET, 919-335-3165 Located between a trophy shop and a high end restaurant, WillCo, with its devoted cast of patrons, has become a favorite hangout on Person Street. Enjoy craft cocktails inside the dark lounge or a nightcap Tecate on the sidewalk patio.

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THE ART OF STYLE

21 WEST HARGETT STREET, 919-755-3333, THEARTOFSTYLEBOUTIQUE.COM More than a modern clothing boutique, The Art of Style is also a community hub. Kendra Leonard has built the business around

424 WEST PEACE STREET, 919-828-5877, ENDLESSGRIND.COM Skater kids are regularly outside popping ollies over construction debris, while, inside, you can shop through a curated selection of branded shoes, skateboards, and skate clothing.

EDGE OF URGE

215 EAST FRANKLIN STREET, #110, 919-827-4000, EDGEOFURGE.COM In 2014, Jessie Williams brought her stylish women’s boutique from Wilmington and opened a second shop in Person Street Plaza. Since then, EOU has specialized in and helped launch small independent brands, local makers, DIY goods, uncommon gifts, clothing, and street 1.9.19 • SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION • 23

parties. The shop recently expanded into menswear and has collaborated on a new locally focused airport gift shop called Root and Branch.

FATHER AND SON

302 SOUTH WEST STREET, 919-832-3030, INSTAGRAM.COM/ FATHERANDSONRALEIGH Recently relocated to a warehouse next to the new Raleigh Union Station, Father and Son is a premier location for vintage and modern furniture, records, clothing, and much, much more. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable about all things vintage, and their Instagram account is a hot commodity, with items flying off the shelf as soon as they press “post.”

GYPSY JULE

207 WEST DAVIE STREET, 919-753-7444, GYPSYJULE.COM The “Misfits Welcome” front-door signage gives you an indication that there’s a bit of twang in Gypsy’s step. Catering to young urban women, the shop sells rustic bohemian clothing, jewelry, and lifestyle home goods.

HOLDER HOME

612 WEST SOUTH STREET, HOLDERHOME.CO Owner and interior designer Bryan Costello curates fashionable home goods and unique antiques in this retail gallery and design shop. Each object has a story, and the story makes the object. Handwoven Ghanaian baskets, Turkish blankets, and locally glazed pottery all layer into Costello’s elegant narrative.

HOUSE OF SWANK CLOTHING

119 EAST HARGETT STREET, 919-413-7339, HOUSEOFSWANKCLOTHING.COM Local screenprinter and fritocaster guitarist (that’s a guitar made from a Fritos metal lunch box) John Pugh turns out a large selection Southern-themed T-shirts with kitchy graphics and puns.

LOGAN’S ONE STOP GARDEN SHOP

707 SEMART DRIVE, 919-828-5337, LOGANTRD.COM Logan’s is a family business that started in the sixties and moved to the Bagwell Seaboard Railroad Station in the nineties.

Vegetable seedlings in the spring, mulch, maple trees, and succulents are plentiful, with everything you need for your garden.

Eat tuna salad, a burger, or a Reuben among the wildflowers at the café.

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OAK CITY CYCLING PROJECT

212 EAST FRANKLIN STREET, 919-436-0527, OAKCITYCYCLING.COM OCCP is a people-focused bike shop started by a few friends on a soccer field that has grown into an integral part of Raleigh’s cycling community. You’ll find its branded riding kits in groups all around the city.

PETALE

15 WEST HARGETT STREET, 919-900-8066, PETALESHOP.COM Bringing nature into the city, Petale is a flower shop providing European bouquets at affordable prices. Feeling extra loving? Grab a subscription and get new bouquets weekly or monthly.

PORT OF RALEIGH

416 SOUTH MCDOWELL STREET, 984-221-8008, PORTOFRALEIGH.CO Owner Ana Maria Muñoz greets you with a huge smile at this hip shop for modern home goods and lifestyle products. Meticulously curated products rotate and range from pastel pepper grinders and locally crafted furniture to fun baby products and a large selection of gifts under $25.

QUERCUS STUDIO

201 SOUTH SALISBURY STREET, 919-960-1355, QUERCUSRALEIGH.COM Eloquently handcrafted wedding bands and engagement rings by metalworker Lauren Rameriz are the centerpieces of this jewelry studio. A curated selection of bespoke jewelry from other U.S. makers rounds out the shop’s selection. Be sure to pet Alfred (the dog) while you’re there.

RALEIGH DENIM WORKSHOP + CURATORY

319 WEST MARTIN STREET, 919-917-8969, RALEIGHDENIMWORKSHOP.COM Since they started with a pair of scissors in their apartment, Sarah and Victor Lytvinenko have been on a mission to make your ass look good in the perfect pair of jeans ever since.

Every pair is signed by the makers.

RALEIGH PROVISIONS

107 EAST DAVIE STREET, 984-233-5600, RALEIGHPROVISIONS.COM Bittersweet owner Kim Hammer has expanded to local food, wine, and beer in this downtown market, where pop-up produce stands and gift baskets complement shelves of N.C. goods.

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301 KINSEY STREET, #2, 919-754-8452, REBUSWORKS.US Art gallery, frame shop, and cultural icon Rebus Works has been around DTR for more than a decade, hosting bands, a Saturday food market, and a kids summer art camp.

401 HILLSBOROUGH STREET, 919-664-8865, RUNOLOGIERALEIGH.COM Raleigh’s only independent running shop sells men’s and women’s running essentials and its own line of N.C.-produced gear.

Curated community runs bring out lively crowds, occasionally stopping for pizza and beer along the way.

SO & SO BOOKS

704 NORTH PERSON STREET, 919-426-9502, FACEBOOK.COM/SOANDSOBOOKS Modern art coffee table books share shelf space with music biographies, novels, bestsellers, and kids’ books. Poetry readings and book clubs add a nice touch.

STITCH & HOLLY AIKEN BAGS

20 EAST HARGETT STREET, 919-833-8770, HOLLYAIKEN.COM Holly Aiken has been making vinyl handbags, diaper bags, and a variety of accessories at this workshop and retail store for more than a decade. Buy from the large in-store selection or design a custom bag for yourself.

SORRY STATE RECORDS

317 WEST MORGAN STREET, #105, 919-977-4704, SORRYSTATERECORDS.COM Punk music blares while you thumb through a large selection of hardcore, metal, punk, garage, jazz, and hip-hop vinyl. Owner Daniel Lupton doubles as a band member and label owner, releasing records from N.C. punk bands.

VIDERI CHOCOLATE FACTORY

327 WEST DAVIE STREET, 919-755-5053, VIDERICHOCOLATEFACTORY.COM Sam Ratto has created a bean-to-bar chocolate factory that acts as both a tourist attraction and daily hangout for locals. It’s full of objects to gawk at: chocolate machinery, confections, retail shelves full of chocolate-themed gifts, and a coffee shop. Try the Hot Shot: sipping chocolate topped with locally made Vesta dry hot sauce.

208 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, 919-916-5115, THEZENSUCCULENT.COM This Durham-based plant shop recently expanded to DTR, selling modern terrariums and succulents.

THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE

2116 NEW BERN AVENUE, 984-444-6620, DRAFTHOUSE.COM/RALEIGH Raleigh’s newest theater is more than just a night at the movies. The dine-in cinema includes boozy milkshakes, pizza, desserts, burgers, and avocado toast. Blockbusters, indie films, uniquely themed film screenings, and free DVD/VHS (!) rentals make Alamo a perfect spot for movie lovers.

ARTSPACE

201 EAST DAVIE STREET, 919-821-2787, ARTSPACENC.ORG Two floors of an old car dealership were beautifully renovated to fit art galleries and walk-in studios selling everything from paintings and sculptures to quilted art.

BOXCAR BAR AND ARCADE

330 WEST DAVIE STREET, 919-803-2796, THEBOXCARBAR.COM Popular for kids, families, and adults out for the night or Sunday fun day, Boxcar’s large warehouse is densely packed with arcade games, from classic Ms. Pac-Man, Simpsons, and Mortal Kombat cabinets, to a row of pinball machines, Skee-Ball, and air hockey.

A large selection of draft beers and free popcorn add to the fun.

BURNING COAL THEATRE COMPANY

224 POLK STREET, 919-834-4001, BURNINGCOAL.ORG This small nonprofit theater in the Oakwood/ Person Street District mixes known and original plays and offers writing and acting classes.

CAM RALEIGH

409 WEST MARTIN STREET, 919-261-5920, CAMRALEIGH.ORG Before CAM, the Warehouse District was simply that—a bunch of empty warehouses.

Since CAM’s arrival and the injection of provocative contemporary art and cultural events, the area has not been the same. To call CAM a catalyst would only scratch the surface of how much change the gallery has inspired.

COASTAL CREEK UNION MUSIC PARK AT WALNUT CREEK

3801 ROCK QUARRY ROAD, 919-831-6400, WALNUTCREEKAMPHITHEATRE.COM In a no-man’s-land just outside the Beltline southeast of DTR, this twenty-thousandperson venue provides a stage for top-selling acts that come through town.

DOROTHEA DIX PARK

2015 UMSTEAD DRIVE, 919-996-3285, DIXPARK.ORG Currently in the planning stages of becoming a world-class park, Dix has become a keystone to the identity of Raleigh and its citizens. A three hundredacre green space now hosting themed movie nights, sunflower fields, music festivals, and adult Easter egg hunts will transform into “a park for everyone, built by everyone.” Future generations will be gifted a space that will change how our city—and its connection to nature—is defined.

DUKE ENERGY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

2 EAST SOUTH STREET, DUKEENERGYCENTERRALEIGH.COM Downtown’s largest performing arts center hosts orchestra, comedy, and off-Broadway shows as well as Hopscotch concerts in a variety of venues ranging in size from the 2,000-seat Raleigh Memorial Auditorium to the 150-seat Kennedy Theater.

HALIFAX MALL

300 NORTH SALISBURY STREET, TCLF.ORG/HALIFAX-MALL Hidden in the center of the northern-most municipal complex in downtown is a relaxing gem of a green space. Halifax has played home to a multitude of events over the years, including a speech by then-presidential candidate Barack Obama to more than

IMURJ

300 S MCDOWELL STREET, SUITE A 919-825-1515, IMURJ.COM Behind Whiskey Kitchen, down a flight of stairs surrounded by colorful murals, is a creative collaborative space for emerging visual artists, performing arts, and people of all types. Imurj prides itself on its eclectic and inclusive nature, giving artists a platform for their talents.

MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM

201 EAST HARGETT STREET, 919-834-4040, MARBLESKIDSMUSEUM.ORG Few cities in North Carolina (or the South) can say they have as special a playspace as Marbles. The two-story wonderland is full of rooms and stations to spark imaginations, expand STEM skills, explore art and construction, learn about plants, and dance around in an oversized aquarium.

The IMAX theater, café, outdoor plaza, and color-saturated street-corner space have expanded Marbles’ playful footprint into an urban block party for kids.

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NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES

11 WEST JONES STREET, 919-707-9800, NATURALSCIENCES.ORG The state’s oldest established museum, the Museum of Natural Sciences has focused on the display of and education about the wildlife, agriculture, and geological history of North Carolina and the South. Recently, the museum added a new eighty-thousandsquare-foot Nature Research Center to include more interactive science elements, including hands-on investigative labs, a three-story theater, and research-based labs.

Don’t miss the butterfly room with the sloth, and be sure to check for butterflies on your shoulders when you leave.

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Hop to It

CHATHAM RABBITS TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH TO BRIDGE OLD-TIME TRADITIONS WITH CONTEMPORARY FOLK ARTISTRY BY SPENCER GRIFFITH Sarah Osborne McCombie and Austin McCombie PHOTO BY ALEX BOERNER

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e know we’re not the cool kids,” concedes Austin McCombie, who forms one half of the Bynum-based acoustic duo Chatham Rabbits. His bandmate, Sarah Osborne McCombie, agrees, joking about her conservative outfit—she bought her skirt while traveling to play a recent gig at a Mennonite community in the Shenandoah Valley—after browsing through the fashionable wares at Raleigh’s Edge of Urge boutique.

“Instead of trying to fight that wholesome image,” he continues, “we just lean into it.”

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name itself, which honors a century of Bynum history. Chatham County was once the nation’s leading producer of meat rabbits, and a Bynum mill sponsored a string band that took the name of Chatham Rabbits.

The McCombies, who married in 2015, discovered that a previous owner of their mill home, Randolph “Suzie” Riddle, was a guitar player in the original Chatham Rabbits.

According to Austin, their neighbors “sort of elected that name for us.” The duo’s tunes are rooted in the tradition of the original Rabbits while reflecting more contemporary folk storytelling with modern pop sensibilities.

Sarah Osborne met Austin McCombie at a Mandolin Orange show in 2013—she had performed with the old-time opening act, the South Carolina Broadcasters, and around the same time, he played keys in the electropop outfit Dash. The two began sharing songs they’d written apart from their main projects.

Though they discovered common themes in their writing despite their disparate musical backgrounds, the McCombies intended only to complete a demo of their takes on a few traditionals when they began recording with Jerry Brown more than a year ago.

Instead, Brown’s encouragement led to them assembling nine original tunes, along with a cover of the Flatt & Scruggs classic “The Good Things (Outweigh the Bad),” for their full-length debut, All I Want From You. With mentions of hound dogs and cotton fields mixed between references to Surry County and Cape Fear, a particular sense of place permeates the record, none more obviously than “Blue Ridge Mountain Home.”

Taking a broader Southern perspective, “Bugle Boy” is cast in the Civil War era, while “Holy Dirt” reflects gospel sensibilities.

The warm, bucolic nature of opener “Come Home” belies its despondent tale; it’s reminiscent of early Mandolin Orange, whom the McCombies credit with helping inspire their leap of faith.

“They’ve done such a good job making it a success. They invited us over for dinner one night and just poured in a lot of wisdom about what it’s like as a young duo,” Sarah says.

Last spring, the McCombies were already frustrated with a work-life balance that left little time to see each other, let alone play music together. So they decided to quit their jobs.

Austin’s job as a financial planner kept him on the road, while Sarah was growing unsatisfied teaching music at a Montessori school.

“I couldn’t see myself continuing down that path, and, as cliché as it sounds, we knew we wouldn’t regret it if we did [quit our jobs], but we would regret it if we didn’t,” Sarah remembers.

“We were fortunate because we’d saved enough money so we had at least six months to give it 110%,” Austin adds. “Every single day, we could call venues and do whatever it took to make it. A lot of people don't get to do that.”

They got a lucky bounce when Austin found an incredible bargain on a Sprinter van via Craiglist. The couple had been planning to move into a Winnebago before finding the considerably more efficient touring vehicle.

That allowed them to keep their Bynum residence as a home base, though they’ve still

got enough room to bring along their hound dog, Ruby, when traveling.

Austin’s former life as a financial planner reveals itself when he discusses the numbers he and Sarah needed to succeed and the planning that it takes. But he also knows the value of starting with slow, local growth before expanding regionally.

“The measure of success is going somewhere and making even one fan that will come back,” he reasons. “The minute I saw a group of people come back to see us, that’s when I knew we could do it, because we did something they wanted to see again and I never had that before.”

Sarah notes that they have to make smart decisions for the long-term, like turning down a high paying slot at a prestigious festival in California in favor of a sizable gig that will help them build their local audience. Along with managing all of the logistical duties of a full-time touring act, that financial pressure can threaten to distract from the band’s main purpose. But the two say they try to build enough time into their schedule so that they don’t get burnt out and can continue to write new material. “[Songwriting] is the number one priority, but because of life getting in the way, that's always the last thing to get done,” Austin says.

With Chatham Rabbits becoming his primary focus, he’s also found that process now involves developing a clearer direction for the future versus the scattershot approach that led to their debut.

“We can really tap into why we’re writing what we’re writing, who we’re writing about, and what the theme of this next record is going to be.”

The McCombies admit some shock at still being able to pay all their bills while fully committing to Chatham Rabbits for the past six months, which has found them playing a variety of gigs spanning clubs, churches, nursing homes, weddings, and parties.

“When you’re doing this full time, you get yourself in some strange situations,” Austin explains, contrasting recent the Shenandoah Valley performance—“we were getting held up in traffic behind horses and buggies” — with a Kappa Alpha fraternity party the band played at Wake Forest University.

“I kid you not, there was a fraternity brother who was booty dancing to our fiddle music,” he says.

Though they played an Episcopal church service in Asheville the next morning, perhaps Chatham Rabbits can shake that wholesome stereotype after all. music@indyweek.com

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NEPTUNES’ ASTOUNDING RESONANCY SERIES OPENS UP THE WORLDS THAT ARE TUCKED INSIDE THE DRUMS

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n September, on the final day of the Hopscotch Music Festival, the drummer John Colpitts had a story to tell: It was about the moment, less than seven months before, when he thought he was going to die on the side of a Los Angeles highway.

In late February, Colpitts—best known as Kid Millions, part of the ecstatic exploratory New York weirdo rock band Oneida—was headed for an early-

morning flight back home when his taxi was walloped from behind, sending it careening into a wall. The pain was unbearable, he confided on that Saturday afternoon, his body partially obscured by the drums he played as he relayed the saga in fits and starts. “If I just relax and just observe, maybe I will live through this,” he said, his halting voice and broken rhythm suggesting an existential uncertainty that had yet to fade entirely. By the end

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of the thirty-minute set, the afternoon’s audience had been with him to the hospital and back home in New York, sharing his anxiety about his career and the grip of his opioid prescription. There was a little laughing and a little crying, all responses to nothing but drums, voice, and feeling.

Colpitts’s poignant September memoir was a one-day outgrowth of Resonancy, a fledgling series of drummers, percussionists, and beat-oriented tinkerers that Neptunes had debuted eight months earlier. The idea, explains club manager Kate VanVorst, was simple—to give drummers, long hidden in the rear of most bands and stereotypically relegated to mere rhythm-keeping status, a space to push their instruments and individual interests further.

A solo performance by Joe Westerlund, best known these days for his subtle motion in bands like Mandolin Orange, had prompted the concept. He’d treated his drum kit like his own little symphony, coaxing uncanny textures from rumbling snares, scraped cymbals, and simple electronics.

“It was really inspiring to me,” VanVorst remembers. “I wondered if more drummers wanted that kind of platform—to get weird, to do their own thing, to be in charge of a set.”

So she asked, emailing an assortment of North Carolina timekeepers to see how they would take to the idea of a show without the bounds of their bands. They loved it, though a few admitted that this would be their first time dreaming up music of their own.

This week, Neptunes begins the second full edition of Resonancy with five Sunday night shows from drummers and producers in search of something more than a backbeat. The series takes an essential next step thanks to the financial boost of a few sponsors: Working with drummer and fellow concert promoter Devon Tuttle, VanVorst recruited several drummers outside of North Carolina to the series, expanding both its geographical and stylistic reach in surprising ways. Crisscrossing jazz and techno, metal and garage rock, classical and Appalachian folk, it is one of the Triangle’s most intriguing avant-garde series this decade, its unifying idea a direct route for divergent explorations.

During the second week, for instance, Wisconsin drummer Jon Mueller will use a chimera of drone energy, heavy metal intensity, and ritualistic singing to conjure a sort of entrancing religious fervor. His sets are like spiritual revivals in honor of some unnamed deity. And the series begins with Chicago’s Makaya McCraven, whose music delights with a post-modern esprit at the divide between jazz and hip-hop while thriving on an unbridled collaborative zeal. He assembled his massive 2018 LP, Universal

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Beings, by editing transatlantic jam sessions with some of the brightest young stars in the now-teeming jazz orbit into a seamless sprawl of sound.

McCraven’s appearance at the start of the series is a fluke of scheduling, a brief midJanuary excursion for an inspired instrumentalist whose banner year of critical acclaim and budding international notice will keep him busy. But at its most wideeyed, his music frames a fitting thesis statement for drummers looking to do more with their kits, opening up worlds of sound with the building block of rhythm.

It is, for him, a lifelong quest: McCraven is the son of two successful musicians from seemingly disparate backgrounds. His mother, Ágnes Zsigmondi McCraven, is an inquisitive Eastern European folk singer from Hungary who became a longtime Massachusetts music teacher; his father, Stephen McCraven, anchored bands with jazz giants like Archie Shepp and Marion Brown and laterally explored African rhythmic traditions.

As a toddler, he would sit at the kit in his father’s lap, the beginning of his relationship with the drums. He marveled at his father’s self-produced records, built with pieces he’d write himself before asking friends to step

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in to play and embellish, suggesting a framework of the drummer as composer. Meanwhile, he recognized that music educators like his mother needed a basic proficiency with most every instrument in order to best help their students develop their interests, a lesson that McCraven took to heart even as he developed as an instrumentalist and started bands.

He talks now about his vast collection of instruments—vintage keyboards and Moog synthesizers, Indian bells and North African bagpipes, assorted basses and varied woodwinds—like a family of his cousins, each personified by an origin story and sense of possibility. They are collaborators and confidants, muses that push him beyond the expectations of a kit.

“Sometimes that’s a really nice way of composing, if I can only play an instrument remedially. I’m using the limitations of being an amateur on an instrument,” he says. “I use that as inspiration to make music: record it, chop it up, make a beat around it, get someone who can really play to elaborate on that idea. It’s part of my study to be a thoroughly trained and thoughtful musician, part of my journey to try and achieve mastery—which is painfully fleeting, not an arrive-able place.” music@indyweek.com

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HARMONIOUS CONDUCT It’s nothing new these days to observe the incredible whiteness and maleness of the orchestral world and to bemoan the slow pace of change. Much of those complaints have justifiably been about repertoire. What to put on a concert program is one of the central decisions, and orchestras seem unnecessarily fixated on the same dozen or so dead white men, even as it’s become clearer that there is plenty of fantastic music out there by other people. The scorn heaped at orchestras who exclude women, people of color, and other voices from their programming is much deserved.

Less commented upon is the question of who is doing the performing and who is leading the orchestra. The ranks of conductors are still largely white and male, though that, too, is starting to change. Refreshingly, the North Carolina Symphony has been near the forefront on both counts, programming six works by women and featuring two women conductors this season. It’s still an indictment of the whole system that such low numbers count as progress, showing just how much work is still left to be done. But progress is progress.

This weekend’s performances—Friday and Saturday at Meymandi Concert Hall—feature one of those two conductors, Karina Canellakis, leading a fairly traditional concert of Mozart and Shostakovich symphonies. Originally an acclaimed violinist, Canellakis began conducting in earnest within the past decade, earning praise for a last-minute fill-in for Jaap von Zweden in Dallas in 2014. Since then, she won the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award in 2016 and was just named Chief Conductor of the Nederlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Needless to say, her star is rising.

This is her third time leading the North Carolina Symphony in the past five years, and it’s clear that she brings out something special from the orchestra. With current Musical Director Grant Llewellyn stepping down as full-time director in 2020, the Symphony would do well to consider her for a more permanent gig. —Dan Ruccia

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Here Comes the Sun REID JOHNSON PROMISES HIS NEW SOLO PROJECT, SUN STUDIES, IS ACTUALLY A SOLO PROJECT

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eid Johnson keeps starting solo projects and ending up with fullfledged bands.

The indie-pop outfit Schooner, his bestknown and longest-standing band, started out solo. Another act, Hospital Smokers, was initially intended to be a solo endeavor. Attempts to strike out on his own have led to shows as Clinton Johnson or simply under his given name, but none of these have stuck. Yet last year he settled on the name Sun Studies, and he intends for it to remain a solo project—he promises. He knows, as he jokes, that he’s generated quite the string of band names.

“I told Kym [Register] the other day—I was asking them what they wanted to be called for [the January 10 Cave show]—and I was like, ‘You should be called Loamlands (solo),’” says Johnson, as if wishing he’d just made the same direct, easy-to-remember choice himself. Yet he feels good about the name and aesthetic of Sun Studies and feels it can last.

Aside from Sun Studies and Schooner (and a dozen short-lived ensembles), Johnson is a core member and co-founder of local record label and collective PotLuck Foundation. Between his own bands and PotLuck releases, he stays heavily involved in local music (meaning his short-lived project names are likely better remembered than he admits). This year alone, PotLuck is releasing a North Elementary record, as well as ones by Schooner and, yes, Sun Studies, likely by mid-year.

We caught up with Johnson about keeping this solo project solo, changing his singing style, and checking his own privilege.

INDY: How are you going to keep Sun Studies from coalescing into a band?

REID JOHNSON: I’m just going to have to be focused on it, I guess. That’s a difficult thing to answer. It would be nice to feature more than just me once in a while at shows

especially, but that’s a good question I’ll figure out when I get to it, I guess.

The way that I look at it is, Schooner, at this point, the entity is a band, whereas Sun Studies has not become that. If I don’t consistently present it that way, then I don’t think that will be an issue.

There’s a crooner vocal style on the Sun Studies recordings. Is there something about that vocal style that connects with you?

I grew up with nineties underground kind of music vibes, and I was taught not to sing, basically. I’ve kind of had to overcome that.

I’ve always been able to sing with a capital S, I guess, and I’ve always been self-conscious about it. On this one, I’m just kind of going with it and am just trying to feature songs that don’t necessarily need instrumentation to be a complete entity as well. I’m trying to really focus on beefing up my songwriting as well.

Can you tell me about the music you’re working on with Bombadil’s James Phillips?

I’ve just been hanging out with him at his house and doing some recording. I like James; he’s just an easygoing guy, and we’ve been working well together. With these songs, I’ve been going in and basically playing the song live and then adding a little percussion. We’ve really been just re-amping an acoustic guitar through stuff. That’s how you get the effects.

In terms of songwriting, what are some themes you’re addressing now?

I’m engaged in politics and am socially aware in my daily life, but writing a political song or a statement song is difficult for me, so I end up coming at it from a humanist way of [considering] how we cope with the difficulties we have. It’ll be reflections on political and social issues and a lot of finger-pointing at myself as a white liberal

Reid Johnson PHOTO BY MARIA ALBANI man, so a lot of stuff at people like me, at my demographic.

The three songs that we’ve got, one of them is about that element of political turmoil. One of them is specifically about mental health, and one of them is about aging in the context of being excited and new about things. I’ve got a lot of other ones that get a little more political, but not too [explicitly] unless you’re delving into them. I’m not going to do the obvious political stuff. I can’t, and sometimes I don’t feel like it’s my place, and that I’d be trying to steal the thunder.

Are you speaking to knowing when it’s not your place to speak, but when it’s your place to be quiet and listen?

Yeah. That’s what I mean. My place is to use my privilege to speak to the privileged, basically. That’s what I feel like. As a white cis male, it’s my place to talk to people in a fashion that they might listen, because other people don’t have the luxury or the psychic capacity to be able to do that because they’re dealing with oppression from people like me. music@indyweek.com

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AS THE LOCAL DANCE SCENE’S BORDERS EXPAND, ITS CENTER CAN BE HARDER TO FIND. SO RENAY AUMILLER CREATED HER OWN CONNECTIONS IN RAW.

BY CHRIS VITIELLO

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enay Aumiller has been changing, and it’s not just in response to the politics of the moment. It’s about her, the art she makes, and the process by which she makes it. It’s also in the context of a dance community that felt small and close-knit to her when she moved here in 2011 but has grown considerably larger and more diffuse since then.

Aumiller’s work with aerial dance and large props has been seen in prior Durham Independent Dance Artists shows Blood Moon and boneGlow. This weekend, she opens DIDA’s late-arriving fifth season (see sidebar) with RAW, a showcase of solos by Aumiller, Murielle Elizéon, Megan Mazarick, Tommy Noonan, and Matthew Young.

Taking place in spaces throughout The Fruit, the evening expresses the individuality of the five artists as both a distinguishing and uniting characteristic—and conjures some of the intentional community Aumiller missed from the Durham dance scene of yore. We recently spoke with her about the tension between solo and group work and the relationship between intention and the unknown.

INDY: How is the audience going to move throughout the many spaces within The Fruit to see these five solos?

RENAY AUMILLER: We’d really like the audience to explore on their own—unstructured but within a structure. We’ll only allow about forty people per show, because each area is so small, and we’re going to split them up into two groups. We have a map of a journey that they could take. But we left a lot of time within the show on purpose. If people just want to go immediately to the next area and take a peek, awesome. There’s a lot of agency built in for the audience.

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“Working on solos can be freeing but also lonely.

I get caught up in my head, and I don’t have that outside eye.”

How did your group approach using such a varied space?

I do want the audience to be engaged in a traditional theater way, but I was getting kind of—I don’t know if “bored” is the right word, but I felt like there was something more that I could offer in terms of engagement. I didn’t want to take away a sense of choice. At the same time, with my own work, I was really feeling the need for a change. I’ve been working in this structure that I’m the choreographer and I work with dancers. The authoritarian triangle down was just so not who I am. This show is a response to that. The entire structure has been developed in direct conversation with the other four choreographers and dancers.

We’ve really created this together. All of us are exposing this raw sense of self but in very different ways.

in my head, and I don’t have that outside eye. I wanted the show to be about us coming together each month to talk and share ideas and feedback. That discussion was what I felt I needed as an artist—just a group that I could share something with and feel comfortable. And also disagreeing in a safe and constructive way.

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For example, Tommy [Noonan] and I are making experiences that rely on the audience to be there. It’s not anything choreographed, and it’s not an improvisation.

It’s actually an experience created with, and because, an audience is witnessing it. Tommy’s relying on a witness, but each thing is going to be different. But it’s not a work in progress, it’s very much a practice.

I’m pushing the same way. I’m asking the audience to partner with me to choreograph in the moment, expanding on something I presented recently in the Proxemic Media series at Empower Dance Studio.

Matthew [Young], who is an improvisational artist, usually works within group settings, so this is the first time he’s really doing a solo work. And Megan [Mazarick] is trying something new by really delving into a character-driven political realm.

These are five solos, but this is also a collaborative experience that you’re all putting together. What happened in those group discussions about the evening as a whole, and how did those discussions feed back on the solos that each of you created?

That whole question was the impetus to do this show. It was sitting down with Tommy, Murielle, Matthew, and Megan, all separately, and saying, “Hey, I really would love some support and community from people who are all kind of in the same boat.” Working on solos can be freeing but also lonely. I get caught up

Renay Aumiller PHOTO BY TIM WALTER

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It sounds like, through this show, you've drawn a line in the sand. If community doesn’t just happen on its own, let's create one in order to produce opportunities and work like this.

That’s exactly what happened. When I moved here in 2011, we would have potlucks and clothing swaps all the time. The dance community was small enough then that that was doable. We don’t really have that anymore. It’s too big, and we don’t all know each other anymore, which is actually a good problem to have. So I created a community, because that’s what I had been missing. I know we couldn’t go back to the way it used to be—that would feel very artificial. But this whole way of working is me trying to figure out how to make work that has the level of artistry I want to experience, but at the same time have a group so we can support one another. arts@indyweek.com

BRIEF

HEY, WHERE'S DIDA BEEN? Durham Independent Dance Artists usually yokes its seasons to the academic year. But for its fifth season, DIDA streamlined, delaying the opening until this week and paring it down to five shows (plus two bonus events). The organizers took the fall off to address issues stemming from their own success, which had made them the accidental gatekeepers of the dance scene.

“I would echo what Renay said about the declining frequency of meet-ups,” says DIDA coorganizer Alyssa Noble. As the scene grew, its center dispersed, and new entrants didn’t always feel like part of it. “We found ourselves being handed big issues in the dance community, and we weren’t equipped to handle all of them. There was a need for these meet-ups to start again for us to kind of pass the baton, making sure people knew that they didn’t need our permission.”

DIDA spent the fall sparking meet-ups and having individual conversations as the organization tries to rethink its goals for the dance scene it helped galvanize.

“The meet-ups have been a mix of folks who’ve been in the community and folks who are newer or a little greener, just starting to choreograph work and think about entrenched challenges,” Noble says. “DIDA was formed to alleviate everyone having to reinvent the wheel when they wanted to to self-produce, and now, folks have new questions. Having someone who’s already experienced what you’re going through and can help—that’s what community is, right?”

DIDA is also examining the ways in which it might be inadvertently creating barriers to entry rather than breaking them down.

“We realized DIDA was reinforcing hierarchies in that it emphasized evening-length works, which has proved over time to be exclusive,” Noble says, citing the cost and Eurocentric bias of the format. “It’s important to partner with artists in a way that feels authentic to them.”

Indeed, after helping to centralize local dance, DIDA's new project is to decentralize itself.

“One of the challenges in curating a season in a small community is that DIDA has become the de facto tastemaker,” Noble says. “This is an opportunity to re-emphasize that the DIDA season is a sampler. It's not the only good dance happening in Durham.” —Brian Howe

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Fatimah “Noname” Warner began her hip-hop career as a young Chicago poet, rising as a prodigious talent in the slam-poetry scene before releasing a mixtape titled Telefone in 2016. Two years later, she released her debut full-length record, Room 25, across which Warner projects an inimitable air of cool. But her sense of “cool” is one that’s inviting rather than intimidating, even as she cuts through her densely knotted poetry at a dizzying pace. New Yorker critic Doreen St. Felix wrote of Warner, “She’ll not have you gawk; she will have you press through her language, to earn understanding through the peeling back of layers and metaphors and coats and prayers.” And when you hear Warner deliver a line like “Y’all really thought a bitch couldn’t rap, huh?” on Room 25 opener “Self,” she makes it clear immediately that she’s here for a good time and a long time. With Elton. —Allison Hussey CAT’S CRADLE, CARRBORO | Sold out, 8 p.m., www.catscradle.com

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In economic terms, Henry David Thoreau had always been something of a washout. He dropped in and out of Harvard for financial reasons before completing a degree that basically took him nowhere. He taught at the Concord public school for just two weeks, resigning after a disagreement over disciplining students. The private school he opened with his brother, John, folded when John fell ill. After Thoreau went back to work in his father’s pencil factory, he got a job as a live-in handyman for Ralph Waldo Emerson. That’s when he proposed to Emerson the novel (and decidedly frugal) experiment of Walden Pond. At his one-room abode, he finished his first book—another dead-end, after the publisher dumped seven hundred unsold copies on Emerson’s doorstep. Only then did he consider writing about what he found while living in the forest outside of Concord. Playwright Zack Fine, who played Oberon in PlayMakers Rep’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, returns to direct and perform in the world premiere of his comic look at the failures that set Thoreau up for his greatest success. —Byron Woods PLAYMAKERS REPERTORY COMPANY, CHAPEL HILL Various times, $10–$35, www.playmakersrep.org

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There are plenty of power couples throughout music history: Johnny and June, Sonny and Cher, Tim and Faith, Bey and Jay—you get it. Among the luminary present-day pairs are Abigail Washburn and Béla Fleck, two unimpeachable masters of the banjo who have each made a name for themselves around their fresh and unusual approaches to the instrument.

Fleck helped usher in the era of “newgrass” with his rock- and jam-influenced picking; with his band The Flecktones, he proved a few times over that the banjo need not remain bound to conceptions of folk music. Washburn, for her part, is a polyglot communicator who sings and shares stories about her tunes in English and Mandarin—and she’s a ferocious clawhammer picker, too. Together, Washburn and Fleck form an education-entertainment axis that’s as illuminating for deep folkie aficionados and newcomers alike. —Allison Hussey UNC’S MEMORIAL HALL, CHAPEL HILL 7:30 p.m., $47–$102, www.carolinaperformingarts.org

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Though we’re strongly recommending the 1972 film of Joan Didion’s novel Play It as It Lays, we haven’t actually seen it. Most people haven’t. Never released on home video (there’s a pirated version currently up on YouTube), Play It as It Lays enjoyed critical acclaim at the time of its release and racked up a few retrospective essays, but it hasn’t been widely available since, meaning that this 35mm screening is a particularly rare cinematic opportunity. Didion adapted her novel with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, whose brother, Dominick Dunne, produced the film with its director, Frank Perry (responsible for some of the strangest, most depressing wide-release films ever, including Diary of a Mad Housewife, The Swimmer, and Mommie Dearest). The film reunites Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins from another cult classic, Pretty Poison, in a tale of disconnection in the movie business, and its themes are timely in the #MeToo era. Whether more people will get to see the film in the future is still uncertain, so see it here while you can. —Zack Smith ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE, RALEIGH 9 p.m., $8, www.drafthouse.com/raleigh

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That ought to be reason enough all by itself for you to give his brand of blues a tumble, no? —Jim Allen CAT’S CRADLE: Family Vision, Bleary Eyed, Julian Waits; $7 8 p.m.

THE CAVE: Loamlands (solo),

Sun Studies, Joshua Carpenter, Libby $10 $12 p.m. See page 29. $10 advance advance // Rodenbough; $12 day day 9of of

BLUE NOTE GRILL:

John Nemeth [$10/8 P.M.]

KINGS: The Great Cover Up;$10.

8 p.m.

Blues and R&B singer/ harmonica player Joe Nemeth

LOCAL 506: Heat Preacher, North

By North, Hard Worker; $8. 8 p.m.

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Joe Newberry, performing in Raleigh on Friday

POUR HOUSE:

Local Band Local Beer: Buddhagraph Spaceship, Kind Thieves [$3–$5/9 P.M.]

The long-running series highlighting local and localadjacent acts continues with Buddhagraph Spaceship, a rock band out of Asheville, and Kind Thieves, a quintessential Appalachian jam band. Both groups are known for improvisation and their blending of seemingly disparate genres, from bluegrass to funk fusion. As a result, no two shows are alike;

really, all we can say for sure is that there will be lots of beer and groovy tunes.

—Howard Hardee THE WICKED WITCH: Joy, Funeral Chic, WVRM, BloodRitual; $10-15. 8 p.m.

FRI, JAN 11 BLUE NOTE GRILL: Chicken Shack; $8. 9 p.m.

CAROLINA THEATRE:

Gregory Alan Isakov [$26–$46/8 P.M.]

A singer-songwriter who has collaborated with the Colorado Symphony and toured with artists like Iron & Wine and Brandi Carlile, Gregory Alan Isakov is also a young farmer who records music in a converted barn on his land. He treads a timehonored path through his musical style and production, pointedly referencing the expansive and contemplative life lived outside the city.

Big echoey drums, folksy strumming, and lyrics that reference caves, burnt coffee, and cut grass—it’s all here, and quite moving.

—Josephine McRobbie

LINCOLN THEATRE: ZOSO, The Whom; $15–$25.8 p.m.

LOCAL 506:

North Elementary [$8–$10/9 P.M.]

North Elementary operates at its own pace these days.

Lou Takes, which the band celebrates the release of tonight, is its ninth LP since 2002, but only its third since 2010. But the relaxed pace suits the long-running band.

It allows each of its principal songwriters—it hasn’t been just John Harrison’s show since 2012’s Soft Couch Tremolo EP—to explore and burrow into fizzy, fuzzy songs that clang and clamor with euphonious intensity.

The egalitarian approach fuels the band’s second-act

stride. Locals Stevie and Flash Car open.

—Patrick Wall THE MAYWOOD: Icarus Airline, The New Aquarian; $10. 8 p.m.

MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL: North Carolina Symphony: Mozart & Shostakovich; 8 p.m. See page 28.

MOTORCO MUSIC HALL: Shred for Music Ed 2; $10–$12. 8 p.m.

THE RITZ: American Floyd;8 p.m.

SLIM’S DOWNTOWN: Thick Modine, Sportsmanship, Thirsty Curses; $5. 9 p.m.

UNC’S MEMORIAL HALL:

Lucas Debargue [$37–$72/8 P.M.]

Former teenage rock and jazz bassist and long-time Monk obsessive Lucas Debargue became known to many in

the classical world due to his exhilarating performance at the prestigious 2015 International Tchaikovsky competition. He has also raised hackles, with quotes like “Some of the classical players can’t do anything but learn and perform—they do so very nicely, but they’re not full musicians.” The audience will have ample opportunity to experience the contrarian, improvisational heart of Debargue at this concert, which features a selection of Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin compositions.

—Josephine McRobbie

SAT, JAN 12 BLUE NOTE GRILL: Individually Twisted; $6. 8 p.m.

CAT’S CRADLE:

Alejandro Escovedo

[$20–$25/8 P.M.] Alejandro Escovedo’s latest outing, The Crossing, is a concept album about two kids, one from Mexico and one from Italy, that includes guest shots by everybody from Stooges guitarist James Williamson to country rocking pioneer Joe Ely. Recorded in Italy and backed

by Italian bandleader Don Antonio and his boys (who are also on hand for this tour), it offers a hint of the kind of rough-and-tumble syncretism you can expect when you catch Escovedo onstage. Don Antonio opens.

—Jim Allen

CAT’S CRADLE (BACK ROOM): Runaway Gin; $10–$15.

10 p.m.

THE CAVE: Carolina Jams; 9 p.m.

DUKE’S NELSON MUSIC ROOM: Fred Raimi with Susan Fancher, Jimmy Gilmore, & Blake Ray; 7 p.m.

FLETCHER OPERA THEATER:

Joe Newberry’s Heroes & Friends [$29–$31/7:30 P.M.]

Once the director of communications for the North Carolina Symphony, Joe Newberry returns to his former stomping grounds at the Duke Energy Center for a concert that covers far more than his former symphonic side gig.

Newberry is a bluegrass lifer, a Missouri transplant who’s

CAT’S CRADLE (BACK ROOM): Chatham Rabbits; $12–$15.

8 p.m. See page 26.

THE CAVE: Indigo Drops; 9 p.m.

DUKE’S BALDWIN AUDITORIUM: Randall Love, Gabriel Richard, & Caroline Stinson; 8 p.m.

DUKE COFFEEHOUSE:

Mdou Moctar

[$5, FREE WITH DUKE ID/9 P.M.] Only a person with formidable charisma and righteous musical skill would dare to take on Prince’s Purple Rain, and that’s exactly what the Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar did in 2015’s Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai, set in Niger and a wonderfully quirky remake of The Purple One’s 1984 film. The performances of the Mdou Moctar trio showcase the gorgeously intricate guitar riffs of their desert region, as well as nodding to the bootlegged cassettes of American and British rock that they grew up studying.

—Josephine McRobbie KINGS: The Great Cover Up; $10 8 p.m.

Gregory Alan Isakov drops by The Carolina Theatre in Durham Friday night.

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—Allison Hussey KINGS: The Great Cover Up; $10.

8 p.m.

LINCOLN THEATRE: ZOSO, The Iller Whales; $15-25.8 p.m.

LOCAL 506: Cognitive, Micawber, Hath, Septicemic; $12. 8 p.m.

THE MAYWOOD: Discoveries, Extinction Level Event, As Oceans; $10.

9 p.m.

MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM:

Soul for Real [$27+/8 P.M.]

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that time, there was really no other band doing what we do.”

—Josephine McRobbie

MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL: North Carolina Symphony: Mozart & Shostakovich; 8 p.m. See page 28.

DJ GON

POUR HOUSE:

This party celebrates the four-year anniversary for Source Code Studios, a local arts collective that wreaks psychedelic designs and installations upon stages in the Triangle’s EDM, psytrance, drum-and-bass, and the hippie sphere. Richmond’s DJ GON will blare eastern-tinged EDM. Ataraxi-Om goes B2B with Neuron Husky. Proceeds from this celebration go to Equality NC, so come with earplugs and a non-judgmental spirit.

—David Ford Smith

Bakalao Stars [$8–$10/9 P.M.]

A fixture in Charlotte since 2002, Bakalao Stars perform a joyful mix of reggae, ska, punk rock, and funk. Led by Colombian-born brothers Javier and Christian Anzola, who founded the group when they were just fifteen, the group has seen community visibility as core to their drive to perform. After an explosion of Spanish language rock in the Triad in the early 2000s, by 2014 “we were honestly the only rock en Español band left in Charlotte,” said Christian.

“If we had stopped playing at

THE RITZ: Appetite for Destruction, Mostley Crue; 8 p.m.

SLIM’S DOWNTOWN: Mackey, The Dreamhouses, Strongman & Co.; $5. 9 p.m.

UNC’S HILL HALL: Men’s Choral Invitational;5 p.m.

THE WICKED WITCH:

[$7/8:30 P.M.]

MOTORCO:

Jon Spencer & the Hitmakers [$17–$20/8 P.M.]

Legendary garage rocker Jon Spencer has a long history of playing in such noisy-as-hell bands as Pussy Galore, Boss Hog, Heavy Trash and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. But now he’s touring in support of his debut solo album, Spencer Sings the Hits!, a DIY effort containing all of the buzzsaw guitar riffs and stylized wailing you could reasonably ask for. The Dex Romweber Duo opens.—Howard Hardee

TUE, JAN 15 THE CAVE: Taz Halloween and Robert Griffin; 9 p.m.

SLIM’S: Dinwiddies, The Coke Dares; $5 8 p.m.

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nineties R&B boy band that shot to fame from their hit single “Candy Rain” in 1995.

Though they were never able to follow up on the success “Candy Rain,” the single is a modern classic, covered

by Childish Gambino, Bruno Mars, and countless others wishing to display their singing chops. With Hi-Five.

—Charles Morse

don’t appreciate the inherent stonedness and crustiness, there’s probably not much that’ll sway you. But for almost two decades now Weedeater’s held true to its own vision, and it’s made them one of the region’s finest. —Patrick Wall

BLUE NOTE GRILL: LeRoy Savage, Fiddlin’ Al McCanless, Stan Brown, Jim Watson, and Tommy Goldsmith; 5 p.m.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Vox Virorum Men’s Chorus; $10. 3 p.m.

LOCAL 506: Tancred; $10-12.8 p.m.

NIGHTLIGHT:

Dark Thoughts, Smart Hearts [$8/10 P.M.]

This bill is a raw Philly punk double hitter with Dark Thoughts and Smart Hearts.

Dark Thoughts blast out snotty Ramones style stop-starters that zig and zag through huge riffs with glee. Smart Hearts are equally bombastic, power-pop devotees through and through. Their zero-to-ahundred intensity calls to mind other tentpole genre acts like Sheer Mag or the Exploding Hearts. Raleigh shredders No Love and De()t open.

—David Ford Smith THE PINHOOK:

SUN, JAN 13

Reverent

CAROLINA THEATRE: The Three Viennese Masters; $30. 3 p.m.

When he isn’t running American Damage, his

[$8/8 P.M.]

Chicago-based record label for all things out, noisenik Jordan Reyes unleashes theatrical, FXdrenched primitive pop under his solo recording project, Reverent. On 2019’s liverecorded Long Wave Sermon, he reveals an extreme musical pluralism, folding thoughtful lyrics about his own sobriety and struggles with religion into a unique, near-liturgical flavor of leftfield pop. It’s heartfelt stuff, and places him among the circle of other underground lofi pop wizards like Russian Tsarlag. Secret Boyfriend, Housefire, and Mille make this a strong deal.

—David Ford Smith

MON, JAN 14 LOCAL 506:

Weedeater

[$20–$23/8:30 P.M.] Weedeater turns to the bong for inspiration, but there’s more than stoner-rock tropes in the prodigiously loud Wilmington trio’s bag of tricks.

Sure, there’s plenty of cannabis enthusiasm, but there’s just as much backwoods sludge and raw misanthropy as there is bongwater backwash. If you

NIGHTLIGHT: Kevin Venom, DJ ‘05 Elantra, Funeral; $7. 9 p.m.

WED, JAN 16 UNC’S MEMORIAL HALL:Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn; 7 p.m.

See page 33.

HAW RIVER BALLROOM:

The Devil Makes Three [$28–$30/8 P.M.]

The Americana trio from Vermont pulls together so many different strands of roots music the whole thing could easily turn out to be a mess if they weren’t so skillfully woven together.

Fortunately, The Devil Makes Three are dab hands at incorporating rock, folk, blues, ragtime, country, and bluegrass influences into something undeniably organic but in its own deceptive way, a rather sophisticated sonic beast. And they do it without donning any old-timey drag.

The Lost Dog Street Band opens. —Jim Allen KINGS: Sloppy Jane, Das Drip; $8–$10. 9 p.m.

SLIM’S: Obsidian Darling, Church Girls, Kurtzweil; $5. 9 p.m.

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posting.indyweek.com/indyweek/Events/AddEvent DEADLINE: 5 p.m. each Wednesday for the following Wednesday’s issue. before consoling himself with his sketchbook while serving in the Vietnam War. To celebrate the acquisition, the Rubenstein is working with Power Plant Gallery to showcase sixty never-beforeseen drawings and paintings.

The colorful, imaginative, but ultimately humane style of Gurganus’s books is revealed in a new way through these visual works. Thru Jan 19.

Power Plant Gallery, Durham. powerplantgallery.com.

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LEFT HANDED LIBERTY

In 1975, attorney Robert Lynch moved from Harlem to rural northeastern North Carolina, HALL:Bela where he embarked on a “Thoreauvian period” rn; 7 p.m. of poetry and study. It was during this period that he became something of a self-taught curator of self-taught art, also known as visionary OOM: folk art, outsider art, or Art Brut (“raw art,” kes in French). The host of technical terms more or less describe the same thing: untutored art created outside the mainstream using whatever resources are on hand, usually without the from intention of either profit or public consumpher so tion. Lynch became a fairy godfather of sorts nds of to this movement, amassing a large collection ole thing t to be that made its way, following his death from n’t so AIDS in the 1980s, to the Gregg three years ether. ago. These pieces form the bulk of Left Handed vil Liberty, a new exhibit on display through June, b hands which includes work by Nevin Evans, Neroy k, folk, Person, and Arliss Watford, among others. try, and —Sarah Edwards s into bly organic THE GREGG MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN, tive way, RALEIGH ed sonic Various times, free, www.gregg.arts.ncsu.edu t without ey drag.

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OPENING SPECIAL Laura Charlton, EVENT Harrison Haynes, Louis Watts: Some Twilight Land: Various media.

Reception: Jan 11, 6-8 p.m. Fri, Jan 11 to Sat, Apr 6. Oneoneone, Chapel Hill. oneoneone.gallery.

Left-Handed Liberty: Self-taught artists. Jan 10-Jun 23. Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh. gregg.arts.ncsu.edu.

Barbara Rohde: French Connections: Paintings. Jan 11-Feb 28. Durham Arts Council,Durham.

ONGOING Freeman Beard: A Watercolor World: Watercolors.

Thru Jan 31. Bull City Art & Frame Co, Durham. bullcityartandframecompany. com.

John Beerman: A Field, A World: Paintings. Thru Feb 3.

Craven Allen Gallery, Durham. cravenallengallery.com.

John Bechtold: BEIRUT: Photos. Thru Feb 22. Horse & Buggy Press and Friends, Durham. horseandbuggypress.com.

Bert Beirne: Paintings. Thru Feb 12. Gallery C, Raleigh. galleryc.net.

Corey Escoto, Steve Mykietyn, Carmen Tiffany: Recognition Is a Form of Agreement: Painting, sculpture and video. Thru Feb 2. Lump, Raleigh. lumpprojects.org.

Allan Gurganus: A Writer’s Sketchbooks: Duke’s Rubenstein Library recently acquired the papers of one of North Carolina’s seminal authors, the fiction writer and essayist Allan Gurganus.

But before he wrote the nationally acclaimed books Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All and White People, Gurganus began his creative life as an artist, a discipline he studied at the University of Pennsylvania

Portraying Power and Identity: A Global Perspective: 21c Museum Hotel unveils a packed portraiture exhibition featuring work by forty contemporary artists, many of whom pay striking homage to classical portraiture in recasting their own images and experiences. Anthony Goicolea, a photographer interested in digital manipulation and themes of duality and the reclamation of self, nods to John Singer Sargent’s “Madame X” with “Portrait in Negative of a Boy with Harmonica as Madame Gautreau.”

Miguel Ángel Rojas’s series depicting a young, injured Colombian soldier in repose gracefully gestures toward Michelangelo’s “David.” The exhibition also includes works

by Titus Kaphar, Ori Gersht, and Zanele Muholi. Thru Mar 31. 21c Museum Hotel, Durham. www.21cmuseumhotels.com/ durham. —Sarah Edwards Vernon Pratt: All The Possibilities of Sixteen: Neverbefore-seen posthumous exhibit. Thru Sun, Feb 10. Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh. gregg.arts.ncsu.edu.

Resolutions 2019: Various media. Thru Jan 31. Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Hillsborough. hillsboroughgallery.com.

Allison Tierney: Glimpse: Mixed media. Thru Feb 7.

Durham Arts Council, Durham. durhamarts.org.

Blaise Tobia: Material Matters: Photography. Thru Jan 26.

Raleigh. artspacenc.org.

JP Trostle: Signals: Photos.

Thru Feb 28. Atomic Fern, Durham. japenet.net.

Tom Willis: Journey: Paintings. Thru Apr 12.

Durham Convention Center, Durham. durhamarts.org.

Dane Winkler: Brain Janitor: Interactive installations and large-scale sculptures. Thru Feb 2. Artspace, Raleigh. artspacenc.org.

Yousuf Zafar: Congregation: Photos. Thru Jan 27.

Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill. preservationchapelhill.org.

Aaron Zalonis: God, Lucifer, and Their Neighbor: Which best serves a social agenda, realist or absurdist aesthetics?

Aaron Zalonis would say both, or maybe, in year two of Trump, “What’s the fucking difference?” In pen-andink drawings with intense captions rendered in an obsessive hand, Zalonis yanks on the threads hanging off of rationality until we’re standing there naked in a pile of unraveled yarn. A committee of monsters watches a vile man eat a hot dog. A woman needs to sign in to retrieve her toothbrush from a device that keeps moths off it. A headless character drops avocados on the ground, declaring, “This is my design.”

Is this funny? Is this serious?

Is this scary? Is this you, in some way? Zalonis’s drawings are just earnest enough to make you nervous and just goofy enough to make you laugh. So the result is nervous laughter—the kind that you want to do constantly in an effort not to feel a gnawing, uncertain fear. Enjoy! Jan 4-Feb 2. Lump, Raleigh. lumpprojects.org.

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stage OPENING Bewilderness: $10-35. Jan 9-13.

PlayMakers Repertory Company, Chapel Hill. playmakersrep.org.

Death of a Salesman: $10.

Jan 11-12: 7:30 p.m. Jan 13: 3 p.m. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro. artscenterlive.org.

The House of Coxx Drag Show: Sat, Jan 12, 9 p.m.

The Pinhook, Durham. thepinhook.com.

ONGOING Boat Jail Standup Comedy Showcase: With Shari Diaz, Brett Williams, Shane Smith, Spencer McRay Bland, Aaron Ransom, Brandi Roberts, and host Sam Mazany. $7. Wed, Jan 9, 8 p.m.

Neptunes Parlour, Raleigh. neptunesparlour.com.

Fiddler on the Roof: Thru Jan 13, Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham. dpacnc.com.

South Stream Productions: This Doesn’t End Well: $16-20.

Thru Jan 20. Sonorous Road Theatre, Raleigh. sonorousroad.com.

Anything Goes Late Show. Saturdays, 10:30 p.m. Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh. goodnightscomedy.com.

The Harry Show: Ages 18+. Potentially risque games improv games with audience volunteers. $10. Fridays & Saturdays, 10 p.m. ComedyWorx, Raleigh. comedyworx.com.

Improv at the Varsity: Stand-up, sketch, and improv comedy. $6.

Saturdays, 9:30 p.m.

Varsity Theatre, Chapel Hill. improvatthevarsity.com.

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GEORGE LOPEZ George Lopez wants to be sure you know his name. His various television vehicles can be hard to keep track of because they’re all variations on it: the semi-autobiographical ABC sitcom George Lopez in the aughties, followed by his late-night talk show Lopez Tonight, followed by his TV Land single-cam sitcom Lopez. (Can a web series called George! be far behind?) Also a successful film actor and guest on other TV shows, Lopez’s career through lines are his continual return to his troubled childhood for material and his continual breaking of boundaries for Mexican Americans, whose prominence in this country has long lagged behind their representation in media. Of course, it all sprang from Lopez’s stand-up, which he brings to Raleigh this week on his “The Wall” world tour—a reference to the one between his Mexican and American identities as well as the ones he has torn down in the entertainment industry. —Brian Howe

MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, RALEIGH | 8 p.m., $56+, www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com

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HOLLY BLACK

After gaining international renown for her writing for young readers (with Tony DiTerlizzi) with The Spiderwick Chronicles, Holly Black’s solo career writing for young adults won her the Andre Norton Award (Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie) and the Newbery Medal (Doll Bones). While her 2013 novel The Coldest Girl in Coldtown was a striking take on the young-adult vampire genre, Black made a triumphant return to Faerie with 2016’s The Darkest Part of the Forest—and a return to The New York Times best-seller list with the “Magisterium” series (with Cassandra Clare). In 2018, Black did both at once: the “Folk of the Air” series debuted with The Cruel Prince at number three on the Young Adult Hardcover list. The series, continuing in the new book The Wicked King, is told through the voice of a human girl kidnapped into the intrigues and cruelties of the High Court of Faerie along with her two sisters. Through deception, bargains, and bloodshed, she protects those she loves, but a dangerous alliance has begun, and in Faerie, all debts eventually come due. At the Chapel Hill Public Library, courtesy of Flyleaf Books, Black appears with Renée Ahdieh. —Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY, CHAPEL HILL 6 p.m., free, www.flyleafbooks.com

Holly Black PHOTO BY SHARONA JACOBS

READINGS & SIGNINGS Jeff Jackson: Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel.

A Books and Beer Event by Quail Ridge Books. Thu, Jan 10, 7 p.m. Crank Arm Brewing Co, Raleigh. quailridgebooks.com.

Gene R. Nichol: The Faces of Poverty in North Carolina. Mon, Jan 14, 7 p.m. Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill. flyleafbooks.com.

Doug Bock Clark: The Last Whalers: Three Years in the Far Pacific with a Vanishing Way of Life. Tue, Jan 15, 7 p.m.

Regulator Bookshop, Durham. regulatorbookshop.com.

Frye Gaillard: A Hard Rain: America in the 1960’s, Our Decade of Hope, Possibility, and Innocence Lost. Thu, Jan 10, 7 p.m. Regulator Bookshop, Durham. regulatorbookshop.com.

Michael Muhammad Knight: Muhammad: Forty Introductions.

Wed, Jan 16, 7 p.m. Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill. flyleafbooks.com.

Mesha Maren: Debut novel Sugar Run. Fri, Jan 11, 6 p.m.

Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill. flyleafbooks.com.

Flashlight On Human Trafficking Awareness: With Sharon Jai Simpson-Joseph, Esq. Sat, Jan 12, 7 p.m. 518 West, Raleigh. 518west.com.

Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright: Children’s book Lola Dutch When I Grow Up. Mon, Jan 14, 5 p.m.

Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh. quailridgebooks.com.

LECTURES ETC.

Periodic Tables: My Microbiome and Me: Tue, Jan 15, 7 p.m. Motorco Music Hall, Durham. scienceandsociety. duke.edu.

BOOKS & BEER Jeff Jackson Crank Arm Brewing January 10 7:00 PM

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screen SPECIAL SHOWINGS Reefer Madness: Wed, Jan 9, 7 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh. drafthouse.com/raleigh.

The M. Night Shyamalanathon: Sat, Jan 12, noon. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

Crime + Punishment: Sat, Jan 12, 2 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

Communion: Sun, Jan 13, 1 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

The Age of Innocence: Sun, Jan 13, 2 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

Ritual of Death: Sun, Jan 13, 8 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

Love & Basketball: Mon, Jan 14, 7 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut: Mon, Jan 14, 8 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

The True Cost: Free. Tue, Jan 15, 6 p.m. NCSU Campus: DH Hill Library, Raleigh. lib.ncsu.edu.

The Distant Barking of Dogs: Tue, Jan 15, 7 p.m.

Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

Psycho: Tue, Jan 15, 7 p.m.

Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

Wayne: Tue, Jan 15, 9 p.m.

Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Wed, Jan 16, 7 p.m.

Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

Play It As It Lays: Wed, Jan 16, 9 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh.

A Dog’s Way Home—A cute dog travels four hundred cute miles to find its cute owner in this cute family film. Rated PG. The Upside—Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart join forces in a buddy comedy about a quadriplegic man and his caretaker. Rated PG-13.

N OW P L AY I N G The INDY uses a five-star rating scale. Read reviews of these films at indyweek.com. ½ Aquaman—This ludicrous DC Comics film runs on seawater and flop sweat. Rated PG-13. ½ Creed II—The latest in the revived franchise is a good Rocky sequel, but it’s not a great Creed sequel. Rated PG-13.  The Favourite— Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) infuses this lurid period melodrama with his unmistakable sensibility of cruelty and absurdity.

Rated R.  Green Book— There’s some rose-tinting at play in this cross-racial buddy comedy set in the Jim Crow South, but it’s nice to see the good guys get a rare win. Rated PG-13.  Mary Poppins Returns—While charming, the new version of the beloved Disney film apes the original so much that it’s hard to see the point.

Rated PG.

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BEING THERE I wasn’t diagnosed on the autism spectrum until a few years ago, but I always felt a strange kinship with Chance the Gardener, Peter Sellers’s holy fool, in the 1979 film Being There. Blank-eyed, with nary a mean or deep thought in his head, Chance’s isolated existence changes abruptly when his employer/benefactor dies, thrusting him into a real world he knows only through television. But his upscale appearance and blank repetitions of things people say somehow result in him becoming the guest of a millionaire (Melvyn Douglas, who won the Oscar that Sellers was sadly denied) in scenes filmed at Asheville’s Biltmore Estate. In the last great film in a career that included Harold and Maude and Shampoo, director Hal Ashby gives his adaptation of Jerzy Kozinski’s short novel a tone combining broad satire (Chance responds to some street toughs accosting him by trying to change the channel with his remote) and a wintry, distant feel that gives the story unsettling plausibility. Chance was well ahead of his time in terms of sound bites and noncommittal politics. But there’s also something touching about him that I identified with; he’s genuinely confused and overwhelmed by social interactions, and the limited reality of television gives him a condensed version of life that makes sense. There’s nothing malicious or manipulative about his rise to power, but in the process, Chance reveals the limits of “normal” social mores—and maybe it’s the rest of the world that’s really confused. The screening will be introduced by local film writer Daniel Cook Johnson. —Zack Smith NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART, RALEIGH | 8 p.m., $5–$7, www.ncartmuseum.org

On the Basis of Sex—Felicity Jones plays Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her path to the Supreme Court. Rated PG-13.

½ Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse—Not only is it a good SpiderMan story, this animated film introduces welcome diversity to the tale of Peter Parker. Rated PG.

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If Beale Street Could Talk— One of the INDY’s favorite films of 2018, based on James Baldwin’s novel, finally gets a local release.

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 Vice—Christian Bale’s mimicry is the best thing in this cynical, shallow film about lizard-hearted former Vice President Dick Cheney.

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