YES! Weekly - May 8, 2024

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Wake Forest University closed out its Season Three Face to Face Speaker Forum on April 30 with a sold-out crowd hanging on to every word that award-winning comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, television host, and author Trevor Noah had to say.

4 The Piedmont Blues Preservation Society (PBPS) presents NORTH CAROLINA BLUES WEEK from Saturday, May 11, to Sunday, May 19, including the Blues & Foods Market on Saturday, May 18 at City Center Park in downtown Greensboro.

6 This Saturday, there will be a special exhibition screening of the independent short film TABLE CHATTER beginning at 9 p.m. at Marketplace Cinemas, 2095 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem.

7 CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS!

Welcome to YES! Reviews, a biweekly column that will highlight different items from artists in and around the Triad and the state.

8 And that brings me to my list of the funniest SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE sketches of all time as the iconic show approaches its 50th anniversary.

10 It takes about 60 seconds for the realization to hit: BOY KILLS WORLD is not going to be a kinetic thrill ride but an endurance test.

14 Former Greensboro resident Eddie Hill’s new book “ GLENWOOD” is a funny and moving memoir of the neighborhood in which he grew up and the beloved recreation center that helped him do just that.

16 SummerLark, the third-annual fundraiser to support the Cancer Patient Support Program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is bringing BARENAKED LADIES to Bailey Park in Winston-Salem’s Innovation Quarter on May 11.

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[SPOTLIGHT] CREATIONS FROM THE HEART PRESS RELEASE

Artfolios will be hosting a Trunk Show with artists Marsha Thrift Marion and Patricia Dixon on Friday, May 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. at The Gallery at Stimmel, located at 601 N. Trade St. in WinstonSalem. The Trunk Show will take place as part of the May Art Crush in the Arts District. Hors d’oeuvre will be served. All are welcome.

Marsha Thrift Marion and Patricia Dixon marvel that after 32 years of living down the street from each other, they only “just met.” Once learning of each other’s artistic talents, they began working and creating together in their respective studios.

Marsha shares, “I believe that our friendship has affected our art over the years in that we have enjoyed experimenting with new medias and subjects...some of our experiments include acrylic ink, abstracts, mixed media, cyanotype, monoprinting, and works layered with pastels and/or watercolor.” She thoughtfully adds: “It has also been very helpful to critique each other’s works.”

“My friendship with other artists is always inspiring,” states Pat. “Each person has something to offer in the process of creation. Marsha and I share a love and playfulness for art. We are open to trying different things to grow in our journey — sharing techniques and ideas. We do not compete. We honor each other’s work and respect each other’s styles.”

“My goal is to paint from the heart,” says Marsha in reflection on her own work. “Painting energizes me as I attempt to portray the rich colors and textures I see in the world around me. As I work in my painterly and slightly

impressionistic style, I am intrigued by the way that light falls onto objects — creating patterns of light and dark values and fascinating interplay of warm and cool colors.” In a nutshell: “I create because I am drawn to it — in other words: ‘I have to!’”

Pat, a classically trained guitarist in addition to an artist, creates from the heart “to cultivate peace of mind, to celebrate the beauty of this planet, and to heal the soul from the harassments of modern-day culture.” She sums it up with simplicity: “Since my early years, I wanted to be an artist. Art develops discipline, courage, and playfulness: it engages you with love.”

Come be inspired by Marsha Thrift Marion’s and Patricia Dixon’s “Creations from the Heart.” !

THE GALLERY AT STIMMEL is a new gallery located at 601 N. Trade St. in the heart of Winston-Salem’s Arts District. The Gallery was created in collaboration with Stimmel Associates PA to highlight the artists of Artfolios. Stimmel is a landscape architecture, engineering, land planning, and design firm with o ces in WinstonSalem and Charlotte. Currently on exhibit at the Gallery is “Landscape/Hardscape” featuring the work of Dean Roland Johnson, Paul Travis Phillips, and Tim Bowman.

ARTFOLIOS connects the Triad of North Carolina to a curated collection of Winston-Salem area artists through an online fine art gallery, consultations with patrons, corporate art installations, and in-person events featuring Artfolios’ artists. Artfolios’ mission: We seek to showcase a curated collection of artists and art styles as diverse as our community. Artfolios’ manifesto: We believe art has the power to connect people. We believe patrons need art in their lives. We believe in the beauty of diversity. We are Artfolios. To connect with Artfolios: www.Artfolios.shop, Instagram @shopartfolios, and Facebook @Artfolios.

PARTY ON TWO WHEELS

FREE LIVE MUSIC

FRIDAY /// MAY 24

FOURTH STREET & MARSHALL STREET

High School Reunion 5:30 p.m.

Sarah Shook and The Disarmers

7:30 p.m.

Lucero · 9 p.m.

SATURDAY /// MAY 25

BAILEY PARK

Whiskey Bent · Noon

Beggars Banquet 1 p.m.

Camel City Yacht Club 3 p.m.

Doug Davis and Radio Silence 8 p.m.

The Fray · 9 p.m.

Shook and The Disarmers

Sarah

Lucero

Marsha Thrift Marion and Patricia Dixon

The Spirit of Blues legend Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter visits the Triad for NC Blues Week

The Piedmont Blues Preservation Society (PBPS) presents North Carolina Blues Week from Saturday, May 11, to Sunday, May 19, including the Blues & Foods Market on Saturday, May 18 at City Center Park in downtown Greensboro. North Carolina Blues Week is an annual weeklong celebration of blues culture and the music that came from it. President of the Board of Directors Atiba Berkley states, “In 1985, PBPS built a platform that acknowledges and honors the spirit of the originators of blues music and participants in blues culture. It is our privilege to continue this work by expanding perspectives and partnerships through cultural presentations.”

This year, Lead Belly Estate/House of Lead Belly, LLC, is screening their new

documentary Lead Belly: The Man Who Invented Rock and Roll at the Van Dyke Performance Space located on the first floor of the Greensboro Cultural Center.

This film is a first-of-its-kind production for the estate, with the great-great nephew of Lead Belly, Alvin Singh, as Executive Producer leading the project. Filmgoers and blues enthusiasts alike are in for a cinema experience that includes a public conversation with Alvin, and his sister, Terika Dean, Board Chair of The Blues Foundation. VIP access, including refreshments and a meet and greet with Alvin and Terika, will be available for purchase. Junious Brickhouse, folklorist, cultural ambassador, & studio owner of Urban Artistry, will also participate in the panel discussion through a partnership with the North Carolina Folk Festival. This partnership is also set to include a House Music Dance Party at Elsewhere

Museum on Saturday, May 11. During the event, Blues Groove House Party, Mr. Brickhouse who was mentored by two National Endowment for the Arts: National Heritage Fellows (John Dee Holeman and Phil Wiggins) will o er a House Dance Workshop. During the opening hour of the event, this workshop will explore and engage all levels of dancers and community in his specialty, urban folk dance, drawing from the buckdance traditions of Piedmont-style blues players.

NC Folk Festival Executive Director Jodee Ruppel said, “NC Blues Week continues to facilitate cultural development with Blues Groove programs that investigate links to inter-generational and inter-genre connections to blues as folk culture. The opportunity to collaborate in presenting is a great way to expand our relationships and reach for both organizations.”

The live blues music for which PBPS is known returns in the form of Blues & Foods Market on Saturday, May 18. The market is free to attend and will include live music from Bob Margolin, formerly of the Muddy Waters Band. Also featured will be the Gant School of Music and Gavin “Gav Beats” Williams. The headliner will be the 2023 Blues Music Awards Emerging Artist winner Dylan Triplett, who just completed a three-city tour of North Carolina opening for Kingfish. City Center Park in downtown Greensboro will be bursting with craft vendors, food trucks, a kid’s bounce house, and access to a cash bar.

2023 Blues Music Award Emerging

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Bob Margolin will bring authentic blues performances demonstrating the continuity and innovation of blues bridging the gap between their 50+ year age di erence.

Piedmont Blues Preservation Society launched the Carolina Blues & Gospel Festival in 1985 in the Friends Motor Lodge parking lot. To honor this legacy, PBPS has programmed an eclectic lineup of experiences throughout the week with the intent of growing interest in, and understanding blues culture. NC Blues Week presents a unique opportunity to observe the range and depth of blues that continues to inspire generations of blues players, as blues lies at the root of popular music as we know it today. Blues Week is presented with support from the North Carolina Arts Council, The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, Cemala Foundation, Blue Ridge Foundation & Blue Ridge Music Center, Downtown

Artist Winner Dylan Triplett & PBPS

Greensboro Inc, Greensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau, Greensboro Bound, and many individual donors, members, and supporters.

(Full events schedule, artists’ bios, and other details available via PiedmontBlues.org)

PBPS is seeking volunteers for NC Blues Week activities and those who give their time get extra perks in addition to serving their community. Volunteers enjoy free entry to the ticketed events of the week. Various volunteer shifts are available for a variety of positions.

For volunteer opportunities, email: volunteers@piedmontblues.org.

NC Blues Week cultural programming includes a formal proclamation from the Greensboro Mayor’s o ce, community Blues jams, dance parties, beat battles, film screenings, and concerts at various venues. The Piedmont Blues Preservation Society will continue to post updates on its website (piedmontblues.

org), Facebook page (Piedmont Blues Preservation Society), and Instagram (Piedmont_Blues). For sponsorship opportunities, email Atiba Berkley: president@piedmontblues.org.

PBPS Mission: To create and present educational programs, cultural presentations, and experiences authentically representing Blues culture fostering sustainability for that culture.

PBPS Vision: To preserve, create, and sustain interactions with the Black American and North Carolina Blues traditions and to cultivate these interactions in communities at large with specific attention to Black communities by building Blues community, and supporting Blues culture and artists. !

THE PIEDMONT BLUES PRESERVATION SOCI-

ETY (PBPS) is a 501c3 historical, educational, and charitable nonprofi t dedicated to the preservation and presentation of the culture and music known commonly as the Blues; this form of music has evolved historically from the culture and experiences of African Americans including work songs and spirituals. Our organization represents Blues culture through educational programs and workshops with a focus on historical accuracy and cultural authenticity. We collaborate with other nonprofi ts and with regional and global businesses to highlight the Piedmont as a place to not only live but a place to experience rich culture. Our services support public health issues, educational initiatives, and societal concerns while promoting local businesses, tourism, the arts, and education in the true spirit of the Blues community. https://piedmontblues.org/.

WANNA go?

NC BLUES WEEK EVENTS

When: Saturday, May 11, 8 p.m.

Event: Blues Groove House Dance Party

Where: Elsewhere Living Museum, 606 S. Elm St., Greensboro, NC

Price: $10 Presale / $20 at the door

When: Thursday, May 16, VIP 6 p.m. / Doors 6:30 p.m. / Showtime 7 p.m.

Event: Lead Belly: The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll Film Screening

Where: Van Dyke Performance Space, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro, NC

Price: $10 General Admission / $25 VIP Meet and Greet

When: Friday, May 17, 8 p.m.

Event: Blues Groove Beat Battle

Where: Elsewhere Living Museum, 606 S. Elm St., Greensboro, NC

Price: $10 Presale / $20 at the door

When: Saturday, May 18, 3-8 p.m.

Event: Blues and Foods Market City Center

Where: City Center Park, 200 N. Elm St., Greensboro, NC

Price: Free

[ WEEKLY ARTS ROUNDUP] PRIDE MONTH AT WINSTON-SALEM THEATRE ALLIANCE

SUBMITTED BY LORI SMITH

Celebrate PRIDE month with live theater at Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance! Come immerse yourself in stories of love, acceptance, and laughter as they are told on our main stage, as well as, our brand new black box space! Coming to the mainstage in the Jamie Lawson Auditorium is “The Ritz,” running June 7-15 for five performances. In this over-the-top comedy, Gaetano Proclo, a hapless, middleaged, very married man ducks into what he thinks is a hotel to escape the clutches of his Mafioso brother-in-law. When Gaetano realizes “The Ritz” is a gay bathhouse, he reasons it is the perfect place to hide out and pretends to be a big-time Broadway producer to keep suspicions low. Wild, manic mayhem, mistaken identities, and advances — both wanted and unwanted — all build to a crazy conclusion in this hilarious farce that leaves everyone in hot water! Rated R

We’ll debut our new black box space called the Beall Theatre with two dramas. “Truth is…” will premiere on Thursday June 13. “Truth Is…” is a finalist play for the Del Shores Foundation Writer Search. Witness a broken family come together for the first time in 15 years for their dying father. Following the show will be a Q&A with the writer themself! Rated R Up next in the Beall Theatre, “The Gulf” is an emotionally charged story between Betty and Kendra who find themselves stranded on a boat in the gulf. What was supposed to be a nice fishing trip suddenly takes a very violent turn. “The Gulf” will take place

in the Beall Theatre for three performances June 20-23. Rated R Closing out our PRIDE series will be “Party” by David Dillon. When a group of gay men gather to play a party game, everything is revealed — literally! Playwright Dillon says, “PARTY is not about flesh, but celebrates the fact that, as a group [gay men] are positive and honest about our sexuality and free from a lot of the inhibitions and hang ups that exist in other groups.” Showing in the Jamie Lawson Auditorium, this show featured nudity and is rated R. Attendees must be 18+.

“Party” runs June 27-30.

All shows are held at the Ihrie Theatre (650 W 6th Street) in their respective spaces.

Tickets and information at www. theatrealliance.ws/box_office

PERFORMANCES

“The Ritz”

Location: Jamie Lawson Auditorium

June 7-8, 14-15 at 7:30 p.m. June 9 at 2 p.m.

“Truth Is…”

Location: The Beall Theatre

June 13 at 7:30 p.m.

“The Gulf”

Location: The Beall Theatre

June 20-21 at 7:30 p.m.

June 23 at 2 p.m.

“Party”

Location: Jamie Lawson Auditorium

June 27-29 at 7:30 p.m.

June 29 at 3 p.m.

June 30 at 2 p.m. !

A Place at the Table: Marketplace Cinemas hosts free indie screening

This Saturday, there will be a special exhibition screening of the independent short film Table Chatter beginning at 9 p.m. at Marketplace Cinemas, 2095 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem. Members of the cast and crew will be on hand and admission is free. For more information, call 336-725-4646 or visit https://www. mpcws.com/.

This event is merely the latest in a series of screenings designed to highlight the talent of filmmakers in the Piedmont Triad region. Zack Fox, the general manager of Marketplace Cinemas, is himself an award-winning filmmaker and has either worked with or is acquainted with some of the principals in Table Chatter, which marks the writing/directing debut of Kristen Korkowski, who also stars in the film along with Al-don Schraeder, Robert C. Beshere, Jenna Tonsor, John Chenoweth, Steve Lesser, Sarah Kirkpatrick, Sarah Jedrey, and Matthew Cravey. “I believe North Carolina has an incredible talent pool of filmmakers that needs to be showcased,” Fox explained. “I’ve been lucky enough to surround myself with a lot of this talent and love helping others showcase their work. I’ve worked with over half the cast and crew on other projects and they’re all good people. Table Chatter is a series with a road map to a bright future that will continue to support and showcase the Triad’s filmmaking scene. Hosting local-project premieres is a fantastic way for all of North

Carolina’s independent film scene to meet and network. It’s only a matter of time until the Winston-Salem and North Carolina filmmaking and filmmakers’ scene is heard from around the country.”

“The Triad’s film community is super supportive,” Korkowski said. “We are all doing our best with limited resources, so we really try to have each other’s backs. I am honestly humbled by how many people came out of the woodwork to o er help even if they didn’t have experience. We had people o ering to help cook meals, host us as a location, help with costumes and makeup, and all kinds of other things. It really made it a very special experience.”

The short is positioned as a pilot for a situation comedy focusing on a group of friends who regularly gather to play Dungeons & Dragons. They’re likable yet neurotic, and they find it easier to converse over the game than actually addressing their own problems head-on. Korkowski was determined to combine humor with heart and to make these characters believable, funny, and empathetic.

“The characters are meant to be older adults that are sort of stuck in immaturity or a state of arrested development,” she said, “and they choose to escape into this world where they can exercise way more power and control than they can in real life. I feel there’s been a lot of content out there about D&D — but it was almost always centered around the fantasy world itself and not the real-life players and what they get out of it, so I thought it might be a unique perspective and fill a narrative void that I thought was missing.”

The impetus for creating Table Chatter began a few years ago. “During the pandemic lockdown, I — like everyone else — caught up with a lot of television

and really started to toy around with sitcom conventions and the formulas for what makes a good show,” Korkowski said. “When we were able to be social again, we still wanted to be safe so we hosted a lot of outdoor bonfire hangouts. My co-writer Al-don Schraeder and I basically talked through the characters and concept for the show during their fireside chats as a hypothetical and then eventually decided to just sit down and write it.”

For her maiden voyage as a filmmaker, Korkowski surrounded herself with long-time friends and collaborators. “The actors are all dear friends that I had worked with at the Idiot Box Comedy Club and a stage production called ‘Craft Store Sitcom’ that premiered at the North Carolina Comedy Festival,” she said. “I knew I probably couldn’t compensate my team financially so I was looking for good actors that I trusted to show up and would be willing to do it just for fun. A lot of humor in the script is based on rhythm so there wasn’t a whole lot of room for improvisation, but we certainly had o -the-cu moments of gold that were added to the final product.”

Currently, Korkowski and Company are prepping future episodes of Table Chatter. “I’d like for people to realize the fulfillment that comes from telling stories together,” she said. “The game itself sort of mimics the filmmaking process, where everyone contributes to spin the best yarn that they can. It is a bit of a niche hobby, but the joy of participating in something you love with people you love is universal, and I hope that viewers can empathize with that even if they aren’t necessarily interested in tabletop role-playing games.”

Indeed, the production of Table Chatter mirrored that.

“On a small-budget project like this, everyone wears a lot of hats,” Korkowski said. “Even the cast and crew were willing to step out of their designated roles and hold up a shower curtain to di use sunlight, for example, just goes to show how dedicated everyone was toward making this happen. I hope everyone had a really fun time and that they are proud of their contributions. I am certainly extremely grateful and have a lot of love for all the humans who helped out!” !

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The o cial Table Chatter website is https:// www.tablechattershow.com/ and the o cial Marketplace Cinemas website is https://www. mpcws.com/.

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Stills from Table Chatter

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May 11

The Funniest SNL Sketches of All-Time

One of my pet peeves is when a media critic or a performing arts group names the 100 best films of all time, or the 50 best TV shows of all time. Frequently these kinds of lists are based on such things as awards, ratings, or box o ce receipts. In doing so, they disregard likeability. Sure, Citizen Kane is a great film, but it is not a particularly enjoyable film. I might watch “Kane” once every few years, but I watch Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein several times a year. I’m a big fan of the widely acclaimed The X Files, but if I have some spare time, I’ll load up an episode of The Andy Gri th Show. My point is that while most “Best Lists” profess to be authoritative, they are purely subjective.

And that brings me to my list of the funniest Saturday Night Live sketches of all time as the iconic show approaches its 50th anniversary.

For the sake of brevity, I’ve limited my list to the top 20. That means I’ve had to omit some really good sketches like the “Dinner Date” with The Rock and his Brit gal Jemma, Gerard Butler and Kristen Wiig’s “Beauty and the Beast,” and Eddie Murphy’s first “Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood.” Nevertheless, my top 20 are segments that I can watch over and over again and laugh out loud with each viewing. Here they are ranked from oldest to newest.

“The Exorcist”

This classic satire appeared on SNL’s seventh episode which was broadcast in December of 1975, and featured Richard Pryor as one of the priests who attempts to exorcize the devil from Lorraine Newman. “Father” Pryor’s initial fear and his final solution make this my all-time favorite SNL sketch.

“Word Association Job Interview”

Also showing up in that same episode was this masterful exchange between Pryor and Chevy Chase, with Richard as a job applicant and Chevy as the

employment o cer. It was a primer in the use of racist language. Chase told me, “Rich and I wrote that about a half an hour before the show.”

“Julia Child”

During the first few years, Danny Ackroyd was the glue that held SNL together. He could write and act with equal aplomb and was always funny. In this skit he parodies cooking host Julia Child, but with a bloody twist.

“Wild and Crazy Guys”

Airing in September of 1977, Steve Martin (in his third time hosting) teamed with Ackroyd to portray the Festrunk brothers who are looking for women with “big American breasts.”

“Ebony and Ivory”

This 1982 sketch featured Eddie Murphy as Stevie Wonder and Joe Piscopo as Frank Sinatra set in a recording studio where they perform a satirical version of the popular McCartney/Wonder hit of the same year. Eddie and Joe’s impressions of the two singers are spot on.

“President Reagan, Mastermind”

During his tenure on SNL, Phil Hartman was the hands-down MVP of the show. In this 1986 sketch, Hartman portrays Ronald Reagan as a tough, brilliant commander-in-chief when meeting privately with sta , then pretends to be a kindly old mental lightweight when greeting the public.

“President Clinton Visits McDonalds”

A highlight of season 18 (1992) was this hilarious bit with Hartman as Bill Clinton who was supposed to be on a jog with his Secret Service detail, but pops into McDonalds instead. Clinton, who at the time was overweight and loved to eat, pretended to be greeting patrons and using that as an excuse for eating everything in sight. “Go get me a coke,” Clinton tells an agent who responds, “But we can’t tell Mrs. Clinton.” Hartman replies, “There’s gonna be a whole LOT of things we don’t tell Mrs. Clinton.”

“Motivational Speaker”

In May of 1993, Chris Farley debuted the character of Matt Foley, a hyper-motivational speaker who lives in a van down by the river. He is brought in by parents Phil Hartman and Julia Sweeney to motivate their teenagers played by Christina Applegate and David Spade, neither of whom can keep a straight face at Farley’s antics.

“Schweddy Balls”

In this bit from 1998, Molly Shannon and Ana Gasteyer play co-hosts of an NPR show called “Delicious Dish” where they interview noted baker Pete Schweddy played by Alec Baldwin. The sketch is filled with double entendres about Pete’s holiday treats. It’s a classic.

“Charles and Camilla”

In a 2005 edition of Weekend Update, co-anchors Tina Fey and Amy Poehler welcome special guests Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles to talk about their impending wedding. Seth Meyers portrayed Charles and Fred Armisen was Camilla. Watching this set piece live, I laughed harder than I ever had before or since. It still cracks me up.

“Sarah Palin & Hillary Clinton”

Just prior to the 2008 Presidential election, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler played Palin and Clinton respectively in an address to the public about sexism in politics. Alaska Governor Palin was John McCain’s painfully uniformed VP pick and Clinton (who lost to Obama in the primary) was frustrated with having to share a stage with Palin whose only foreign a airs experience was in saying, “I can see Russia from my house!”

“Match’d”

This hilarious sketch from 2014 featured Woody Harrelson as a Marine vet-turned-host of a dating show in which Cecily Strong had to choose from among three horny bachelors. Her questions and their responses were all sexually explicit until the guys learned that Harrelson was Cecily’s father. If I had a top 10 for generating laughs, this would be in it.

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“Live Report”

This 2016 entry marked the debut of Mikey Day’s quiet, un-manly Matt Schatt character, paired with the gorgeous Margot Robbie. The couple had just witnessed a large sinkhole and TV reporter Kenan Thompson was on scene to interview them. Kenan was in comic disbelief at learning that the couple was married “to each other,” and that some of Matt’s genitalia was missing.

“Bern the Enthusiasm”

This is perhaps SNL’s best-written sketch of all time thanks to the contributions of Larry David who fashioned the 2016 segment as if it were an episode of his HBO show. Instead of playing himself, David portrayed Senator Bernie Sanders whose Larry David-like crankiness cost him the election by a predictable margin.

“First Date”

It’s hard to describe this brilliant 2017 sketch without giving away the big reveal. Gal Gadot plays a woman who had been out of the country and unaware of anything that happened during the 1990’s. She is having a first date with Kenan Thompson who (SPOILER ALERT) turns out to be O.J. Simpson. You’ll scream at the silverware reference.

“Kiss Me, I’m Irish”

In this 2018 sketch Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, and Aidy Bryant play contestants on an Irish TV dating show. The bachelor is played by Bill Hader who learns during the course of questioning that he has a lot in common with two of the Irish women, one of who recently lost her lucky “charms” to him.

“Girlfriend Game Night”

That same year MVP Strong turned in another great performance, this time as the young wife of a 90-plus-year-old man (Bill Hader) who is wheelchairbound. Unbeknownst to her card night gal pals (Heidi Gardner, Aidy Bryant, and Melissa Villasenor), she brings husband Horace along for a very special reason. Be prepared to bump into furniture as you laugh at the reason.

“Tra c Altercation”

In this 2023 bit, “Abbott Elementary’s” Quinta Brunson is an aggressive driver who cut o Mikey Day in tra c. Their two vehicles pull up side by side at a stop light and they proceed to use an obscene form of sign language to chastise each other rather than just roll down their windows and yell.

“Home Videos”

This 2024 entry is one of SNL’s most brilliantly conceived sketches. It opens with Andrew Dismukes sitting on a sofa between his two elderly parents played by Dakota Johnson and Mikey Day. Andrew is curious to see what’s on some old VHS home movies, the first of which shows him as a small child. The next video is labeled “How we met,” and what it reveals is a layered web of sex and scandal that led to his parents hooking up.

“Beavis and Butthead” I almost hesitated to include this sketch in my list because the premise is weird and the script itself is not particularly funny. But what makes this mock News Nation town hall meeting so hilarious is how moderator Heidi Gardner breaks character and completely loses it upon seeing Mikey Day’s make-up as Butthead (Ryan Gosling plays Beavis). You just can’t help but laugh at her laughter.

So, there you have my top 20 funniest Saturday Night Live sketches. Let us know if you think of others that should have made the cut. !

JIM LONGWORTH is the host of Triad Today, airing on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. on ABC45 (cable channel 7) and Sundays at 11 a.m. on WMYV (cable channel 15) and streaming on WFMY+.

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“Charles and Camilla”

“Schweddy Balls”

“Home Videos”

Boys Kills World, critic kills movie

It takes about 60 seconds for the realization to hit: Boy Kills World is not going to be a kinetic thrill ride but an endurance test.

This “coming-ofrage” parable, which marks the extremely inauspicious feature debut for director/co-story writer Moritz Mohr, plays

like a demented, deranged video game, pitting Bill Skarsgard’s deaf-mute warrior “Boy” against a dystopian regime, is utterly devoid of aspirations or inspiration. It’s a self-indulgent, brain-numbing barrage of blood-soaked violence that goes desperately over the top and stays there.

The film embraces typical action tropes while attempting to send them up in coarse, crass fashion that comes off as smug and obnoxious. You know you’re in trouble when the so-called heroes are scarcely more appealing than the villains. They’re no one to root for or to empathize with.

Boy, whose inner thoughts are conveyed (in appropriate video-game fashion) by H. Jon Benjamin, has been trained to become an unstoppable warrior by the mysterious “Shaman” (Yayan Ruhian) to vanquish the sniveling, sadistic Van Der Koy clan, headed by malevolent matriarch Hilda (Famke Janssen), whom Boy blames for the death of his family years before.

The training sequences are interminable, and the incessant flashbacks further compound this indignity. This isn’t a case of style over substance because there is no substance to speak of. Boy Kills World initially appears to be a John Wick -type action blowout, then later turns into a muddled mash-up between the Hunger Games franchise and the lamentable Gerard Butler vehicle Gamer (2009), which is hardly a film to emulate under any circumstance. The action scenes are sometimes well choreographed but entirely predictable, with Boy emerging victorious — albeit

considerably bloodier — after every battle.

There are some good actors here, including Michelle Dockery, Jessica Rothe, Brett Gelman, Andrew Koji, Isaiah Mustafa, Quinn Copeland (in her feature debut), and Sharlto Copley (who appears to be channeling Steve Carell), but they’ve been encouraged to overact shamelessly, their characters becoming increasingly clownish and cartoonish before inevitably being dispatched. There are a few amusing moments due to Boy’s inability to read lips, but that’s one of the very few things in the film’s overall favor. One doesn’t so much watch Boy Kills World as simply, dispassionately look at it — all the while waiting for it to be over and done with. It can’t come soon enough.

There is a third-act twist meant to upend everything that has gone before, but it’s not an altogether unsurprising twist, and all it really succeeds in doing is extend the running time even further and add more blood and guts to the mix. Boy Kills World is a film that trashes everybody and everything, including the intelligence of the viewer. One of the worst films of the year? You betcha. !

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Trevor Noah brings laughs, humanity to F2F series

Wake Forest University closed out its Season Three Face to Face Speaker Forum on April 30 with a sold-out crowd hanging on to every word that awardwinning comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, television host, and author Trevor Noah had to say.

“On top of all our Season Three events being completely sold out, our event with Trevor Noah and Sam Sanders enjoyed the largest audience in the history of Face to Face, including more than 2,000 local students from Wake Forest and peer institutions who attended at no charge,” Face to Face Executive Director Sue Henderson said. “I thank the Winston-Salem community from the bottom of my heart for its enthusiastic support of Face to Face.”

The Face to Face Speaker Forum has been around since 2020 and is billed as providing “unique opportunities for student interaction, faculty discourse and community debate with world changers.”

The hour-long event was held at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum and was moderated by Sam Sanders, an award-winning reporter, radio host, and podcaster who currently co-hosts “Vibe Check” from Stitcher Podcasts. Previously, Sanders launched and hosted the NPR radio show and podcast “It’s Been a A Minute,” and also was a founding host of “The NPR Politics Podcast” while covering Elections 2016 for NPR. Noah was the host of the Emmy awardwinning The Daily Show on Comedy Central for seven years. He has hosted the Grammy Awards, is a Grammy nominee for numerous comedy specials, and has hosted the 2022 White House Correspondents Dinner. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” and its young readers’ adaptation, released in 2019, “It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood,” which also debuted as a New York Times bestseller. To date, “Born a Crime” has sold over 3 million copies across all formats.

He is now writing a new book titled “Into the Uncut Grass” for One World (an imprint of the Random House Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC). The book is scheduled for release in the fall of 2024, is for all ages, and is about forgiveness, acceptance, and the secret to solidarity.

He has a weekly podcast titled “What Now? With Trevor Noah” on Spotify. In this podcast, listeners get a chance to hear Noah interview special guests, including entertainers, CEOs, actors, athletes, and thought leaders. Noah also hosted Amazon Prime Video’s first South African LOL: Last One Laughing earlier this year. The six-part unscripted comedy series featured Noah pitting 10 famous South African comedians and entertainers against one another to see who can keep a straight face while simultaneously trying to make their opponents laugh — and lose. Noah will also be moving into an executive producer role on the newly announced Amazon FreeVee remake of the long-running British Series, Mock the Week. The half-hour program combines elements from talk shows, stand-up comedy sessions, and improv games that sets two teams of comics against each other in a bid to satirize current news events and popular culture. The series will begin production for the U.S. in 2024.

Emmy-nominated Day Zero Productions, a joint venture between Paramount Global and Trevor Noah, develops and produces entertaining and impactful content for a global audience. Current film projects include an adaptation of Noah’s best-selling and award-winning autobiography “Born A Crime,” with Lupita Nyong’o starring, a biopic centered on 8-year-old Nigerian chess champion Tanitoluwa Adewumi, and a reimagining of the classic Paramount feature President’s Analyst. On the television side, Day Zero is producing several scripted and unscripted series including an American reboot of the long-running British format Mock the Week with Amazon Freevee, Last One Laughing with Amazon Prime, and MSNBC/Peacock’s The Turning Point. Day Zero also produced two Kid of the Year TV specials for Nickelodeon and TIME Studios and the HBOMax/Discovery+ special For All Humankind. DZP recently acquired the rights to Kiese Laymon’s coming-of-age novel “Long Division.”

In 2018, Noah launched the Trevor Noah Foundation to improve equitable access to quality education for underserved

youth in South Africa. Noah’s vision is a world where education enables youth to dream, see, and build the impossible. Sanders wasted no time in speaking with Noah about his book “Born a Crime” and what he thought a young Trevor would think of his current situation.

“I didn’t really live or plan for any of this. I think young Trevor would be most impressed that Trevor can buy ice cream whenever he wants. I think that was like a measure of success in my world. How much ice cream can you buy? What kind of food can you buy? I think young Trevor would be most impressed by that,” Noah explained to a laughing crowd.

In his book, Noah goes into detail about how his presence was considered to be criminal in his community due to his being born during a period in South Africa called apartheid, which made it illegal for people of di erent races to spend time together, live together, get married, etc.

“I lived in a world when I was born, where my very inception was against the law. My father, a white man from Switzerland, and my mother a black woman from South Africa. These two got together at a time when it was completely illegal, they wanted to be together, and they had me. That act itself fundamentally put my life on a strange trajectory that probably would have turned out terribly were it not for the fact that we achieved democracy in 1990,” Noah said. “I don’t know where my life would’ve been if we didn’t. I always ask my mom, ‘What was your plan?’

She’s like ‘I didn’t even think that far. I thought we would be fine.’ When I was very young she would lie. People would say whose child is that and she would be like it’s my child. They would say this child is much lighter than you. She would say because he hadn’t seen much sun he was in the tummy. When I got a little older they were like hmm.”

Noah said that when his mother would take him out as a young boy, she would have one of her close friends walk with them because she was a light-skinned woman who looked as if she could be his mom.

“My mom said ‘Hey you act like this is your kid and then I’ll just act like your nanny’ and we would just walk in the streets together. From the outside, it’s a sad story. For me, my mom was pushing me in a stroller and that’s what moms do. I didn’t know she was using this, trying to trick the very system that said she couldn’t have me.”

Sanders asked Noah how his very specific upbringing helped form his unique perspective on comedy, current events, and politics. Noah said that was a hard question to answer.

“I often try and think about it and it’s hard for me because somebody asking you how your life has made you who you are almost leads you to then have an idea of not living your life to actually answer that question. I don’t know how much of me is actually a byproduct of those anomalies or is just a byproduct of the

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family that I’m from and it is just nature. I don’t know which way it goes. It’s a tough one. I do think to myself that growing up in a world where I was the only person who looked like me in my family, in school or the streets, it was a really strange world to be in,” he explained. “As a child, you are trying to navigate this understanding of who you are in relation to the person that has given you life. I think what it did infuse me with is the idea that there is more than one way to be. I think that is probably one of the biggest things it has instilled in me. Inherently being a person who wasn’t supposed to exist from people who weren’t supposed to be together and then being in a world where I’m not the same but am of them has always made me think that then maybe there are other ways to be.”

That thought process has perhaps paid o for Noah as he has taken the world by storm with his take on social and political issues, current events, and more through what some would call observational comedy. Noah said that he wonders why he has a way of looking at things the way he does.

“Is it because I’m an outsider that I’ve been able to see the world in a di erent way or is it the way that I see the world that has made me an outsider? I don’t know which way it goes. It could be either or.”

He had never thought of doing political comedy before The Daily Show.

“I started realizing that living in a country where democracy only started in 1990 meant that I consider a basic level of being engaged with what’s happening as being non-political. Whereas, in America, people would see how I treated the world as being hyper-political. I took for granted that we lived in a country where politics was so fresh in determining our freedoms and our ability to live as human beings that it was the surface level of conversation,” he explained in the di erence between South Africa and America. “If we wish to live in a world, where tensions are always bubbling, things are always simmering, and outbursts are the way we deal with our problems, then not speaking about politics is great. On the flipside, if you want to live in a space where in the short medium term there is more tension because you are talking about these things than bringing politics to the fore is what you want to do. But it’s not going to be easy. But oftentimes the easier thing isn’t the best thing long term. Politics is always happening to you. If I could wave my magic wand and figure out how to change one thing and one thing alone, I would say that the news, politicians, and people are banned from starting a conversation with

the a liation before the issue. I think that label is the biggest issue.”

Noah said that he never thought of himself as funny and still doesn’t.

“I think that at a young age, I was able to identify what funny was and where funny was. It may sound like a strange, symantec thing to say but I think funny is always happening and all you’re doing is identifying it. In the same way I think that great musicians know the sound is always happening, they are just channeling it. They are capturing a vibration and they are revealing it to you. That’s what I think I’ve always done with funny. I just like to show other people that something funny is happening,” he said.

Noah said that even though his family was very religious, he learned his sense of humor from his mother, grandfather, and grandmother.

“I think it’s a common misconception about religion and religious people. Human beings are human beings. I don’t think there is any particular group of people who you can generalize because they like or do something. My mother was and still is a very religious woman. My mother was and still is one of the funniest human beings you’ll ever meet and also someone who loves laughing. And church is oftentimes where a lot of the funny would happen,” he said.

“My younger brother and I agree on one thing, our mom has always had a sense of humor. Parents should never take that for granted. There’s something wonderful about adults, or someone that takes care of you, showing you that they have the ability to not take themselves seriously all the time. They have the ability to point out their own faults. They have the ability to find things funny. I appreciated them. Because my mom was still my mom. I still respected her. I still respect her. I still see her as an authority figure and a beautiful figure who I love in my life. But I also know she’s a human being and I think laughter shows you the humanity in a person.”

Coming to America was never in the cards for Noah when he was younger. Originally, he wanted to be a computer programmer and worked any and all odd jobs to get the funds needed to go to university to attend his dream, which included doing television and radio. He would do comedy as a hobby, but it would be comedy that brought him to America.

He said he met a guy from North Carolina who was filming his thesis on the South African Comedy Scene. Over the span of two years, they became friends and he suggested that he come to America. He said that he is still one of his closest friends.

“This lanky, white boy from North Caro-

lina turns to me one day and says ‘Hey Trev. Dude, you want to come to America?’ I was like ‘Why would I want to come to America? He was like ‘Dude, maybe you could do comedy out there? It could be amazing.’ I was like ‘I don’t know.’ He was like ‘Dude, I think you’re funny. I think you’re funny everywhere.’ I flew to visit him in America. That’s literally how it began because I had a friend that literally saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself,” Noah said. “I have always been somebody who finds myself in positions where I often shun the comfortable decisions and pursue the thing that gives me the most discomfort. I don’t do this in a motivational way. I probably do it because I’m excited about this new crazy idea that seems impossible.”

Noah said there is no di erence between comedy here and in South Africa. “I might be in the minority in saying this but I don’t think there is a di erence in how you are making the joke or why people are laughing. I think all comedy relies on context. That is why I love comedy so much. As a comedian it forces you to find common ground with people who you may have nothing in common with on the face of it,” he said. “If I can find that thing then maybe I can connect you to what I see as being funny. There’s no such thing as a bad audience, just a bad connection with the audience.”

A woman dressed in black stood up in the audience, camera in hand, and yelled out to ask Noah why he hadn’t stood up for Palestine. Noah addressed her question but not before asking her to respect him as a human being first and foremost.

“You see what you are doing right now? You are putting a phone on me. You are not engaging me as a human being. That’s the first thing. You are not asking me a question. You are not trying to engage me. You are trying to get into some viral moment that you are capturing on a phone. This is one of the things that I don’t think helps anybody in having a conversation. Talk to me as a human being and I’ll talk to you as a human being. Talk to be a viral thing on TikTok, I won’t talk to you because I don’t wish to participate in that. We are right here as human beings. Put your phone down and I’ll speak to you,” he said, from the stage. Once she did, he went on to say that he wasn’t trying to vilify her or fight with her.

“The first thing I would say to you ma’am is that my views on Palestine are public and proud. I stand by them. I haven’t changed them. So when you say why don’t you. I have and I will. The conversation you want to have is di erent. How to have this conversation with a celebrity? That’s a completely di erent thing. I’ll be honest with you, I don’t think

that all conversations need to go to a celebrity to be solved. I think the people who are making the biggest decisions and should be are the people you vote for, the people you pay your tax dollars to in office. The people who actually make things happen. I think that part of the problem sometimes is that people are thinking too much about engaging with a celebrity and not engaging with the people around them.”

She was escorted out afterwards and the event went on as planned.

At the end of the event, the university announced its speaker lineup for Season Four, which includes Peyton Manning, Anderson Cooper, Jesmyn Ward, David Brooks, and John Legend.

Manning will appear on September 11 at the LJVM Coliseum. He is the NFL’s only five-time MVP, Hall of Fame Quarterback, and two-time Super Bowl Champion. In 2020, he founded the Emmy Award-winning company, Omaha Productions.

Emmy-award-winning journalist and author Cooper will be at Wake Forest’s Wait Chapel on November 21. He is a highly respected CNN anchor and correspondent for CBS’s 60 Minutes. Cooper has received 20 Emmy® Awards and authored four books — all of which topped the New York Times Bestseller List.

On December 5, Face to Face will o er a free event at Wait Chapel featuring Ward. She is an American novelist, who is one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient. This event is presented in partnership with The Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University.

On February 27, Brooks will be at Wait Chapel. He is a bestselling author, op-ed columnist at the New York Times, and a commentator on PBS NewsHour. He is well known as a keen observer of politics and people with a gift of humor and quiet passion.

Face to Face will conclude at LJVM Coliseum on April 8 with Legend. He is a critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer-songwriter and the first African American man to earn an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards). Legend leverages his influential position in the entertainment industry to advocate for ending mass incarceration and advancing community equity.

Subscriptions for next season are now available and individual tickets to all events will go on sale August 1. For more information, visit facetoface.wfu.edu. !

CHANEL DAVIS is the current editor of YES! Weekly and graduated from N.C. A&T S.U. in 2011 with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. She’s worked at daily and weekly newspapers in the Triad region.

Ian McDowell

New book recalls growing up in Glenwood

Former Greensboro resident

Eddie Hill’s new book “Glenwood” is a funny and moving memoir of the neighborhood in which he grew up and the beloved recreation center that helped him do just that.

“The Glenwood Recreation Center was an oasis for young people in the middle of the neighborhood. In 1960, the city of Greensboro noticed that all these kids were running around while their parents were working, and built the center so they would have structured activities and a place to go. It was right in the middle of the neighborhood, and every single one of us kids went there every single day.”

Hill emphasized working parents, not just fathers. Despite the sitcom stereotype of the homemaker mom, many kids who grew up in working-class 1960s and 1970s neighborhoods may recall both parents leaving the house at some point for their jobs.

“I don’t remember many stay-at-home moms, and mine certainly wasn’t one, as she worked for the Red Cross. My dad owned a small moving company he’d taken over from his father-in-law, but that didn’t do too well and he started doing construction. He always owned his company, but it was a small one, not a lot of money. In the book, I talk about how my parents would sometimes have to count change to pay bills. Times were kind of tight. Everybody in the neighborhood was kind of blue-collar worker living paycheck to paycheck. No big vacation trips and we surely didn’t get on an airplane to take them. Rather than Disneyland, we’d drive to Carolina Beach or go camping.”

Hill was born in 1963 when his family lived on Carpenter Street in the Glenwood neighborhood. He lived there until 1981 when he graduated from Smith High School and went on to earn degrees from Barton College and Texas Christian University.

“The rec center was everything to us kids. It gave us a place to go and something to do. We’d gamble, we’d play basketball, we’d shoot pool, we’d play pranks on each other, we made tennis ball cannons from old green bean cans, duct tape, and lighter fluid.”

And it wasn’t just the boys.

“At my book signing at the rec center last week, five women who grew up in the neighborhood came up and told me ‘Oh, hell yeah, we were right in the middle of all of it.’ It was basically young people raising themselves, and lots of folks can identify with that. So many, including ones I’d never met before, have told me, yes, that was me, I did that. They are identifying with the story, remembering their own for-fun days when they were wearing shorts and playing pranks on each other.”

He also fondly remembers the softball games, and not just the ones played by kids in the neighborhood, but by bands performing at the Coliseum.

“The Eagles came and played softball on our field! The big headline acts from the Coliseum would bring their limos, girls, music, and play ball! Sometimes, we didn’t even know who they were, but we still thought this was the coolest thing ever because it was such a spectacle.”

The book isn’t all hijinks, and there’s a reason one reader compared it to an early 70s version of The Outsiders or The Sandlot, although it isn’t fiction. Along with first fights, first jobs, first cars and first dates, there’s bullying, an arrest, drugs, his father’s alcoholism, and his mother’s Multiple Sclerosis.

“My dad was a Green Beret who met my mom in Fayetteville, and he was a tough old bird. He wasn’t a drunk but he really liked his Budweiser and wasn’t the guy for long conversations. My mom would go away to other cities for her job with the Red Cross, and sometimes those disasters elsewhere were better than the disaster at home. But she talked to me, encour-

“...It taps into the nostalgia of being young and having fun in a loving neighborhood. Other parents would get onto us kids if we did something wrong, and all the families were friends.”

aged and made me want to do better.”

Looking back, it was a good life.

“I think that’s why people are interested in the book. It taps into the nostalgia of being young and having fun in a loving neighborhood. Other parents would get onto us kids if we did something wrong, and all the families were friends.”

But with high school came some tough choices.

“I was kind of a rough kid growing up in this neighborhood, and then we started getting into smoking weed. Then would go get boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts — I don’t mean that we’d share a box, I mean each of us got a whole box. In my junior year, I was in a car with my friends, and one pulled out the biggest damn pill bottle I’d ever seen. I had no idea where they’d gotten them from,

but there were at least five di erent colors, and my friend said ‘try the blue ones, they’re great.’ I remember sitting there looking at the pills in his hand and going ‘nope.’ It was either take the pills or get some new friends, but I said, ‘see ya, boys,’ and got out of the car and started walking home, thinking about what I was going to do with my life.”

He already had one run-in with the law as a high school sophomore and knew he didn’t want another one.

“I was arrested at 16 for the heinous crime of shooting bottle rockets at someone’s house. I thought of myself as a fast kid, but I wasn’t as fast as the cop who tackled me and was taken home in a squad car. After that, I remember thinking, if I got in trouble one more time, I’d spend my life asking people if they wanted fries with their meal. I could just see my options shrinking.”

Fortunately, by this time, the rec center wasn’t his only sanctuary.

“I’d gotten involved with First Christian Church of Greensboro on Market Street, and that was another home-awayfrom-home for me and my brother. Even though all of the Glenwood kids went to Dudley and Smith and most of the families at that church sent theirs to Grimsley and Page. They treated my brother and me so nice, and never like we were the kids from the other side of the tracks.”

About 30 current and former Glenwood residents showed up at the rec center to hear Hill read from his book.

“I asked them how many agreed that former rec center director May Spencer

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Eddie Hill (standing third from right) with youth group from First Christian Church circa 1979.

was their favorite person, and over a dozen raised their hands. She was the mother to us all, playing checkers with us when we were kids, bringing us snacks, and just being so loving to all of us. Now, she could be stern if you got out of line or got in a fight, but her real power was that everybody loved her so much that we never wanted to disappoint her. After her, it was mainly a succession of men. They were our coaches and mentors, our surrogate fathers because our fathers and mothers were working.”

At that reading, Hill talked about dealing with anger issues from not having his parents around much.

“Sue Hughes, who had been my neighbor and still lives in Glenwood, said ‘to tell you the damn truth, we were working so y’all could be out there playing. We were providing lunch and a roof over your heads and meals.’ And that’s 100 percent true.”

This is his fifth book, and writing it was a very di erent experience.

“I think this one will have some legs to it, so I’m trying to get an agent to take it further than I can. I was going to wait until I had an agent, but people kept requesting the book and wanting it, so I had it printed by Amazon, where it’s now available. I am going

to keep pushing for an agent, but people can buy it there right now. It’s short, and all the stories are only a couple of pages long, so it’s a very quick read. A lot of people are loving it who don’t usually read books, but have been really engaged by the story of Glenwood and the rec center.”

He said this book was much easier to

I guess it’s no surprise few seemed motivated to read it. But I kept having these Glenwood stories in my head, and I’d tell them to people. I was going to write a business book about team-building because I have a team-building company, but Glenwood wouldn’t get out of my head, and when I sat down to type it, it just flowed.”

When he began it, he imagined a readership of at-risk kids.

“I was going to take it to schools, and I’m doing that. There are some kids reading it now at Conrad High School in Dallas [Texas], and I’m going to meet with them twice and discuss choices and what we do with our lives and all that stu .”

write than expected, and once he started, the memories came flooding back and it was like experiencing it all again.

“My previous ones include a coaching book, which did well, but then I wrote two books about character, only to find nobody cares about character, and then I did a motivational book, which I really wasn’t that motivated to write, so

Hill now lives in Dallas, Tex. but is always glad to return to Glenwood. His book by that name was released on Amazon last week. !

IAN MCDOWELL is an award-winning author and journalist whose book I Ain’t Resisting: the City of Greensboro and the Killing of Marcus Smith was published in September of 2023 by Scuppernong Editions.

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Barenaked Ladies are coming to SummerLark

SummerLark, the third-annual fundraiser to support the Cancer Patient Support Program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is bringing Barenaked Ladies to Bailey Park in WinstonSalem’s Innovation Quarter on May 11. Local rock’n’roll outfit, Crenshaw Pentecostal will open the show and warm the crowd before the renowned poprockers in Barenaked Ladies take center stage for a central cause the Saturday of Mother’s Day weekend.

Toasting to the work of “moms everywhere,” BNL’s drummer Tyler Stewart is looking forward to spreading the love and extending support. “My mom, Sandy Stewart, was always very encouraging when it came to the music,” Stewart said with his own Mother’s Day dedication. “She got me my first drum set in

8th grade — she actually got me my first snare when I was 8. And I have to thank her for that.”

Musing on the “lot of eights” in the equation, Stewart extended gratitude to his wife (and mother of their three daughters) Jill. “We’ve been married for 26 years now,” he said, “and I’ve been on the road that entire time — so big shout out to her, for her support over the years.”

“And to mothers everywhere,” he continued. “Mothers are the ones who love us no matter what. And sometimes when things are great — and even when things are crappy — you need that love the most.”

A similar sense of adoration and joy resonates through BNL’s latest record, “In Flight,” and its first single “Lovin’ Life,” which Stewart and the band are excited to share with audiences at SummerLark; where they’ll share that love through the power of music while harnessing the benefits of fundraising for a good cause.

“Whenever you get a chance to raise money for something that’s important as supporting patients with cancer, you

should always jump at that opportunity,” he said. “Everyone has been touched by cancer in one way or another. So the more work we can do, the more money we can raise, to eradicate that horrible disease or ease the burden, the better.”

“We’re happy to help out any way we can,” he continued, reflecting on the personal nature of the endeavor. BNL keyboardist Kevin Hearn is a two-time survivor over the course of his musical

career — and credits music for aiding both instances of his recovery. “It made me more aware to not think of things in the far distant future,” Hearn said.

Dr. Ruben Mesa, president of Atrium Health Levine Cancer and executive director of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s National Cancer Institutedesignated Comprehensive Cancer Center, agreed. “Not only does music serve as a healing therapy, other programs and services of our Cancer Patient Support Program benefit those who need it most.”

“We’re grateful for the opportunity to host Barenaked Ladies at this year’s SummerLark,” Mesa, who is also vice dean for cancer programs and professor of medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, continued. “Cancer casts such a heavy burden, but with the outreach and dedicated care this program provides, these patients don’t have to battle their journey alone.”

Dr. Katie Duckworth, director of the Cancer Patient Support Program and Associate Professor of Hematology and On-

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cology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, strives for the best approach to navigating that journey — for patients and their care partners. “By supporting our program, you are touching thousands of individuals within our community who have been impacted by cancer.”

For Lisa Marshall, Wake Forest Baptist’s chief philanthropy o cer and vice president of philanthropy and alumni relations, it’s “the generosity of this community makes the services of the Cancer Patient Support Program possible for our patients.” Funds from the concert contribute as much as 50% of the Cancer Patient Support Program’s annual operating budget. “We are grateful for the support of partners to ensure no one faces cancer alone.”

Stewart and the rest of BNL exude a similar gratitude for their community of fans and the ways music itself eases loneliness. “People come up to us all the time and tell us that our music has gotten them through a tough experience. Or that they listened to our songs with a sibling or a parent, some who maybe have passed away; or that we were their favorite band. But it’s that sense of ‘your music got me through,’ that’s what hits.”

“In that respect, it’s amazing,” Stewart continued. “Without even playing for a specific cause beyond the fact that we love to make music and we love the fact that people love listening to it.”

Good vibes abound as BNL looks forward to rocking songs o the new “In Flight” record. “Anytime you get to play new material — and get excited on stage and get challenged, it’s good,” he explained. “And it’s good for the audience as well.”

“To see a band that’s engaged and ya know working hard,” Stewart continued, “ya know — not just bailing it in and playing the hits — it’s a real pleasure.”

“Don’t get me wrong,” he emphasized, “we love to play the hits. There’s nothing like the crowd going crazy when they hear songs like ‘One Week’ or ‘If I had a Million Dollars.’ But it sure is great to play the new songs and have them seamlessly fit in with our old hits.”

Following their SummerLark appearance, BNL is gearing up to hit the road on a nationwide fall tour with Toad the Wet Sprocket. “They’re great guys,” Stewart said. “They’re a quality band and quality human beings.”

In the spirit of being quality human beings, BNL will again partner with REVERB on their fall tour to continue building on 20 years of environmental action — reducing the footprint of concerts, connecting fans, and encouraging advocacy for the good of the planet. They’ll also partner with HeadCount, a voter registration nonprofit; and dedicate a portion of the tour’s proceeds to voter e orts.

But before all that’s done, BNL will join local twang-rockers Crenshaw Pentecostal for SummarLark to raise funds for the Cancer Patient Support Program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Tickets are now on sale through Ticketmaster and at Giving.WakeHealth.edu/ SummerLark. Kids ages 10 and under are free when accompanied by a ticketholding adult. !

ASHEBORO

FOUR SAINTS BREWING

218 South Fayetteville St. | 336.610.3722

www.foursaintsbrewing.com

Thursdays: Taproom Trivia

Fridays: Music Bingo

May 18: Evan Blakerly

CARBORRO

CAT’S CRADLE

300 E Main St | 919.967.9053

www.catscradle.com

May 8: Calva Louise X Vukovi

May 8: CKY

May 8: Rich Ruth

May 9: Jive Talk

May 10: Kurt Vile and The Violators

May 11: Fleshwater

May 11: Souls of Mischief

May 12: Lo Spirit

May 13: Destroy Boys

May 15: Shamarr Allen

May 17: Cheekface

May 17: Sawyer Hill

May 18: Mel Melton & The Wicked Mojos

May 19: Soen

May 20: Wild Child

May 22: MIKE

May 23: Cosmic Charlie

May 23: Frankie Gavin & Catherine McHugh

May 24: Skating Polly

May 25: Real Estate

May 25: Reverend Horton Heat

May 26: Sam Evian

May 28: Zach Seabaugh

May 29-30: The Magnetic Fields

May 31: Good Moon

May 31: Abbey Road LIVE!

May 31: Kelsey Waldon

CHARLOTTE

BOJANGLES

COLISEUM

2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.boplex.com

May 11: In This Moment

May 12: Leonid & Friends

May 23: Silvestre Dangond

May 26: Marisela

May 29: GUNNA

THE FILLMORE

1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.livenation.com

May 8: Insomnium

May 8: BoyWithUke

May 9: Rich Amiri

May 10: SiM

May 10: The Ghost Inside

May 11: Kublai Khan

May 12: Lords of Acid

May 12: Sierra Ferrell

May 13: Alexander Stewart

May 14: Drain

May 14: ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN

May 15: Bodysnatcher & Spite

May 16: BashfortheWorld

May 17: Hunxho

May 19: Paul Cauthen

May 19: For the First & Last TIme

May 20: Soen

May 22: Smash Into Pieces

May 25: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

May 28: Isaiah Rashad

May 31: Battle Beast

PNC MUSIC PAVILION

707 Pavilion Blvd | 704.549.1292

www.livenation.com

May 9: Foo Fighters

May 14: Judas Priest

SKYLA CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATRE

former Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

820 Hamilton St | 704.549.5555 www.livenation.com

DURHAM

CAROLINA THEATRE

309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030

www.carolinatheatre.org

May 10: Leonid & Friends

May 11: Bailes Afro Latinos

May 12: Lore, Yore, and the in Between

May 31: Small Town Muder Podcast

DPAC

123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787

www.dpacnc.com

May 3: Get The Led Out

May 10: KEM

May 11: The Decemberists

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Wednesdays: Reeves Open Mic

Fourth Thursdays: Old-Time Jam

May 4: Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

May 10: Dirty Logic

May 17: Albert Cummings

GREENSBORO

SPECTRUM CENTER

333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000 www.spectrumcentercharlotte.com

May 10: Bad Bunny

May 11: HEART

May 15-16: Aventura

May 17: Tim McGraw

May 18: NF

CLEMMONS

VILLAGE SQUARE

TAP HOUSE

6000 Meadowbrook Mall Ct | 336.448.5330 www.facebook.com/vstaphouse

May 9: Megan Doss

May 10: Wesley Bryan Band

May 11: Huckleberry Shyne

May 16: Fly

May 17: Kids In America

May 18: David Grogan Band

& Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

COMMON GROUNDS

602 S Elm Ave | 336.698.388

www.facebook.com/CommonGroundsGreensboro

CONE DENIM

117 S Elm St | 336.378.9646 www.cdecgreensboro.com

FLAT IRON

221 Summit Ave | 336.501.3967

www.flatirongso.com

May 9: Tumbao!

May 10: Brandon Tenney

May 11: Old Heavy Heads w/ The Gone Ghosts & Rebecca Porter

May 12: Tommy Scifres + Tim Easton

May 14: Max Gomez

May 15: Taylor Hunnicutt w/ Ben Sutton

May 16: The Pink Stones w/ Colin Cutler & Hot Pepper Jam

May 17: Farewell Friend w/ Minor Gold

May 18: Ben Hixon

May 19: Ronnie and the Redwoods + Clay Johnson & The Hard Promises

May 21: Abigail Dowd

May 22: Jason Damico & The New Blue

May 23: Abby Bryant & The Echoes w/ Chris Hedrick & Michael Feeney

May 24: The Old One-Two w/ Withdew + Kit Dean

May 25: Ric Robertson

May 26: Royal Cab Co

May 29: Doug Davis w/ The Couldn’t Be Happiers

May 30: The NuBeing Collective

May 31: Jamie McLean Band w/ The Justin Cody Fox Band

GARAGE TAVERN

5211 A West Market St | 336.763.2020 www.facebook.com/GarageTavernGreensboro

May 9: Ethan Smith

May 10: Billy Creeson Band

May 11: Bandemic

May 12: Kelsey Hurley

May 16: James Vincent Carroll

May 17: Second Glance Band

May 18: DJ Todd

May 19: Megan and Alek

May 23: Tyler Millard

May 24: Love Rustlers

May 25: Dear Sister

May 26: Jim Mayberry

GRANDOVER RESORT

2275 Vanstory Street Suite 200 | 336.294.1800

www.grandover.com

Wednesdays: Live Jazz w/ Steve Haines Trio

GREENSBORO COLISEUM

1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400

www.greensborocoliseum.com

HANGAR 1819

1819 Spring Garden St | 336.579.6480 www.hangar1819.com

May 8: Enterprise Earth w/ Inferi, Magnetar, Tracheotomy, Discoveries

May 11: Citizen Soldier w/ Icon For Hire, Halocene

May 12: Orgy // Cold w/ Horizon Therapy, I Ya Toyah

May 13: Alien Ant Farm w/ Shallow Side, Home For The Day, Lost In Silence

May 15: Until I Wake w/ Afterlife

May 16: From Ashes To New w/ Point North, Ekoh, Phix, Elijah

May 18: Magnolia Park w/ Archers

May 23: Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster w/ Islander, Saltwound

May 24: AUX // Merch Madness

May 25: 1349 w/ Spectral Wound, Antichrist Siege Machine, Spirit Possession

May 26: Texas Hippie Coalition

May 31: Trophy Eyes w/ Rarity, House & Home

LITTLE BROTHER

BREWING

348 South Elm St | 336.510.9678

www.facebook.com/littlebrotherbrew Wednesdays: Trivia

Fridays & Saturdays: Free Live Music

PIEDMONT HALL

2411 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com

May 8: In Flames w/ Gatecreeper and Creeping Death

May 9: Steel Panther w/ Stitched Up Heart

May 10: Avatar: The Great Metal Circus w/ Conquer Divide and Oxymorons

RODY’S TAVERN

5105 Michaux Rd | 336.282.0950 www.facebook.com/rodystavern

May 8: No Strings Attached Duo

May 10: Patrick Rock Duo

May 15: David Lin

May 17: Jim Mayberry

May 22: Megan Doss

May 24: Wishful Thinking

May 29: Matt Page

May 31: Mix Tape STEVEN

www.tangercenter.com

May 12: Lady Tramaine Hawkins

May 14-19: To Kill a Mockingbird THE

COMEDY

503 N. Greene St | 336.274.2699

www.idiotboxers.com

Thursdays: Open Mic

May 18: 2 Pauls, 1 Show! WHITE

1921 W Gate City Blvd |

www.greensborocoliseum.com

https://www.1614drinksmusicbilliards.com/

May 11: Detest The Throne/Reflect// Refine

May 17: Smashat

May 18: Toxic

May 24: Feverhill & Friends

May 25: Vinyl Rox

May 31: Joe Hero w/ Adhesive

As Victory Junction celebrates its 20th we invite you to consider giving Camp another reason to celebrate. By including you become an important part legacy – a legacy that treasures the of the past 20 years and paves the future campers with complex medical amazing camp opportunities. helps to shape a future where despite their diagnosis, can life-changing power of Victory Junction. Together, we can ensure the spirit of and empowerment thrives and leaves a lasting impact on the lives of all the campers yet to come.

the mountains

GOOFY FOOT TAPROOM

2762 NC-68 #109 | 336.307.2567

www.goofyfoottaproom.com

May 25: Allyn Raney

JAMESTOWN

THE DECK

118 E Main St | 336.207.1999 www.facebook.com/TheDeckJamestown/

May 9: Danny Skeel

May 10: Basement Legends

May 16: Ethan Smith

May 17: Bandemic

May 18: Carolina Ambush

May 23: The Aquarius

May 24: Stone Parker Band

May 25: Radio Revolver

May 31: Second Glance

KERNERSVILLE BREATHE

COCKTAIL LOUNGE

221 N Main St. | 336.497.4822 www.facebook.com/BreatheCocktailLounge

Wednesdays: Karaoke

May 11: Downtown Kernersville Hippie Hop

May 22: Premium Rums Cocktail Class & Tasting

RALEIGH

CCU MUSIC PARK

AT WALNUT CREEK

3801 Rock Quarry Rd | 919.821.4111 www.livenation.com

May 17: Hank Williams Jr.

LINCOLN THEATRE

126 E. Cabarrus St | 919.831.6400 www.lincolntheatre.com

May 10: Maddie Zahm

May 15: Leo Kottke

May 16: Hunxho

May 17: Pecos & The Rooftops

May 24: Nashville Nights Band

RED HAT AMPHITHEATER

500 S McDowell St | 919.996.8800 www.redhatamphitheater.com

May 2: Queens of the Stone Age

May 9: Sum 41

May 30: Orville Peck w/ Durand Jones and Debbii Dawson

PNC ARENA

1400 Edwards Mill Rd | 919.861.2300 www.thepncarena.com

May 22: NF

May 31: Melanie Martinez

WINSTON-SALEM

EARL’S

121 West 9th Street | 336.448.0018

www.earlsws.com

Mondays: Open Mic

May 10: Time Bandits

May 11: Aaron Hamm and The Big River Band

May 12: Chuck Dale Smith

May 17: Parkside

May 18: James Cook and Oldskool

May 19: Eric Summer

May 24: Carolina Clay

May 25: Jason Modd and The Hosses

May 26: Zack Brock

May 31: Gypsy Soul

FIDDLIN’ FISH BREWING COMPANY

772 Trade St | 336.999.8945

www.fiddlinfish.com

Tuesdays: Trivia

May 10: Luke Mears Band

May 17: Say Less

May 25: Drive Time

FOOTHILLS BREWING

638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348

www.foothillsbrewing.com

Sundays: Sunday Jazz

Thursdays: Trivia

May 3: James Vincent Carroll

MIDWAY MUSIC HALL

11141 Old US Hwy 52, Suite 10 | 336.793.4218 www.facebook.com/midwaymusichallandeventcenter

Mondays: Line Dancing

THE RAMKAT

170 W 9th St | 336.754.9714

www.theramkat.com

May 8: Martha Bassett

May 9: Pageant, Caelifera

May 13: Baroness, Red Fang

May 15: The Last Match

May 16: Kyle Caudle & Timerline, Emily Stewart

May 17: American Aquarium, Old Heavy Hands

May 18: Camel City Burlesk

May 22: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

May 23: Farewell Friend, Emorie Hush, Jon Dell

May 24: Alternative Champs

May 31: Victoria Victoria ft. Charlie Hunter, Maia Kamil

826 Angelo Bros Ave | 336.725.0008 www.wisemanbrewing.com

Thursdays: Music Bingo

May 17: Sycamore Bones May 18: Bandemic

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[SALOME’S STARS]

Week of May 13, 2024

[ARIES (March 21 to April 19) That anxious feeling disappears with a reassuring gesture from a loved one. In addition, the weekend holds some pleasant surprises for the ever-adventurous Lamb.

[TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A planetary lineup creates unsteadiness both on the job and in your private life. Stay the course, and you’ll soon ride out the worst of the unsettling e ects.

[GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Leave nothing to chance. You need to get more involved in working out problems at home and on the job. Meanwhile, a Sagittarian o ers romantic possibilities.

[CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A new relationship suddenly presents unexpected problems. Clear up all misunderstandings now to avoid more serious situations later.

[LEO (July 23 to August 22) This is a good time to act on long-delayed projects, both personal and professional. A new job prospect opens up some exciting possibilities. Check it out.

[VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Those on-the-job changes continue to bring new challenges. In your personal life, be more flexible in dealing with a loved one who needs your help.

[LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A personal problem creates some concern at first, but your prompt attention helps to get things sorted out. Family and friends provide much-needed support.

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[SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A strong positive attitude helps disperse a cloud of negativism around you. A friend reaches out to o er loving support when you need it the most.

[SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A setback in an important relationship results from a misunderstanding. Forget the finger-pointing and take the first step to set things straight.

[CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Keep an open mind about changes in your personal life. What seems unacceptable at first might prove to be otherwise when more facts begin to emerge.

[AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) It’s a good time to start the healing process for bruised or broken relationships. There may be some resistance to a reconciliation, but don’t give up.

[PISCES (February 19 to March 20) During this period of change, the wise Pisces should avoid swimming in rough waters. Take time for things to settle before making a serious commitment.

[BORN THIS WEEK: You are friendly and enjoy good company. You have a fine sense of business and are more likely than not to succeed at whatever you choose to do.

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by Fifi Rodriguez

[1. MUSIC: The 1980s group Duran Duran took its name from a character in which movie?

[2. SCIENCE: What is the science of making maps called?

[3. GEOGRAPHY: Which country is surrounded by the country of South Africa?

[4. MOVIES: What is the name of the boy who owns the toys in Toy Story?

[5. THEATER: What are the major divisions in a play?

[6. TELEVISION: Which sitcom has the theme song, “Everywhere You Look”?

[7. GAMES: How many checkers does each player get to start the game?

[8. LITERATURE: Which children’s book features a construction vehicle named Mary Anne?

[9. ANATOMY: What are the smallest blood vessels in the human body called?

[10. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the name of the dog mascot on the front of a Cracker Jack box?

answer

6. Full House. 7. 12. 8. “Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.” 9. Capillaries. 10. Bingo.

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