WEEK OF THE BLUES

Honoring the originators of the past of the Blues and those forging its future, the 37th Annual Carolina Blues Festival goes down May 20th at LeBauer Park.

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6 BURLEY HAYES going to the great beyond sent a shockwave through the Triad music community. The stalwart supporter of local, original music and operator of the Somewhere Else Tavern fostered generations of area musicians–who look back on his legacy with thanks and celebrate his life–and the lives of bands he helped bring into the world, through a three-day festival of shows, May 19-21, at the Rockhouse GSO.

7 Hideaki Anno now brings his unique vision to another cult favorite: The Japanese TV series KAMEN RIDER, which ran from 1971-’73 and has been a cult favorite ever since — as well as a personal favorite of Anno’s.

8 This fall will mark the 20TH ANNI-

VERSARY OF “TRIAD TODAY,” a weekly public a airs program that airs on abc45 and MY48.

9 Yes, the gang’s all here for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3, the latest mammoth Marvel Comics big-screen blow-out, with writer/director James Gunn still evincing an appealing affinity for these characters and their misadventures.

14 “There are other notable book festivals, but GREENSBORO BOUND is the preeminent North Carolina one,” said acclaimed novelist Daniel Wallace about the free three-day celebration of reading, writing, and publishing taking place downtown on May 18-20.

16 The way artists come together for their own. It’s in that spirit — and to no surprise — that friends, family, and bandmates are coming together for Triad stringman extraordinaire, ALEX MCKINNEY, who is undergoing treatment for Stage 4 Tongue Cancer — despite leading a tobacco-free lifestyle.

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