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4 The GIA concept grew out of how his family eats — multiple courses, seasonal ingredients, mostly Sicilian in origin, especially reminiscent of the food his grandmother cooks when the family visits her in Sicily.

6 The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem will kick off its 89TH SEASON with the stage farce The Underpants in September, but first, a cast must be assembled — and that’s where you can conceivably come in.

7 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Department of Psychology and Cone Health Center for Health Equity will host a “BUILDING A BETTER YOU” community wellness fair Saturday, July 8.

8 In NO HARD FEELINGS, Jennifer Lawrence plays Maddie Barker, a sassy single woman whose car has been repossessed for not paying back taxes. As a part-time Uber driver struggling to hold onto her mother’s house, Maddie is desperate for a quick-fix solution.

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16 Flags and fireworks fizzle into July memories, as the summer season comes in hot; and the BLUE RIDGE OPRY rolls into the Reeves Theater on July 22.

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Chow Down with John Batchelor at GIA

BY JOHN BATCHELOR

The GIA concept is unique. It is best understood by considering the restaurant’s subtitles: Drink, Eat, Listen.

Owner Nino Giaimo is from New York, but grew up in Greensboro, where his father owned Sal’s Italian restaurant. The GIA concept grew out of how his family eats multiple courses, seasonal ingredients, mostly Sicilian in origin, especially reminiscent of the food his grandmother cooks when the family visits her in Sicily. He also perceived an opportunity to provide a wider range of cocktails than what was being o ered in Greensboro at the time.

There are four service areas. In the central room, bar seating to the left looks into an open kitchen, dominated by a large wood-fired oven. High tables and chairs occupy center stage. More seating, separated with safety glass, lines the right side, in front of the bar. The library and parlor, quieter and more intimate, are located in the rear corners. Floor-toceiling windows and a chandelier in the parlor add a touch of elegance. The front corner is devoted to a lounge with its own private bar. And an outdoor balcony looks out onto New Garden Road.

Bar Manager Daniel Lis presides over a large wine list 43 selections by the glass (the higher-end ones are dispensed from a Coravin system, which preserves

flavor), lots more from the bottle. But this is not just a wine bar.

The website describes GIA as a “speakeasy,” which covers a lot of territory. The entire first page of the menu lists cocktails (some without alcohol), and the range of Scotches, Bourbons, and the like is quite wide-ranging. Moreover, Dan provides classes how to make cocktails from a particular era, or those associated with various locations, or from films, for example. Drinks concocted at these events are original. A Long Island Iced Tea variation utilized Italian liqueurs- not like anything my wife or I had ever had before, but it tasted really good! The Godfather Part Two blended equal parts scotch and amaretto with a sour twist.

Tastings from selected distilleries have developed a very popular following, often selling out and requiring repeats. These events are significant enough to attract the attention of providers, some of whom send representatives, several of which are memorialized on engraved barrel heads mounted on the wall behind the bar. You can even order custom blends that grow out of these sessions. The Battleground ABC store has GIA bourbon bottlings for sale.

I have attended several scotch and bourbon events, as well as a tequila presentation. I am not aware of anything else in our area that is this elaborate or offered at such a high level of expertise. The experiences I have had at GIA, combined

with samplings from neighbor Chris, have caused me to add bourbon to my home bar menu.

Although second in the nomenclature, food is by no means secondary to the concept. It is well conceived and well prepared, especially with an eye toward pairings with wine and cocktails. Sample dishes are included with the tasting events.

Executive Chef Eric Hess trained in Cleveland, Ohio, at the Auburn Career Center. He moved to Greensboro about three years ago and started cooking at GIA, subsequently taking over the kitchen when the previous chef departed. He has been cooking for over 30 years, in addition to singing. He creates music tracks for the restaurant’s special events.

From the Shared Plates section of the menu, I am especially enamored with the Brussels Caesar Salad. This is composed of shaved Brussels sprouts scattered with croutons and freshly grated Parmesan cheese, with a Caesar dressing. A Radicchio and Bok Choy salad is enhanced with goat cheese and an orange slice several primary flavors that go well together. Garlic Oregano Frites are some of the best French fries in the Triad. Freshly cut russet potatoes are blanched, rested, then fried and sprinkled with oregano at service, yielding commendable texture and flavor, enhanced with tru e-infused aioli for dipping. Fresh Artichokes are lightly battered and fried; an herb aioli lends an additional flavor profile that serves the natural arti-

Brussels Caesar Salad

Roasted Trout

Long Island Iced Tea

Beef Fillet

Risotto with Marinated Shrimp

Butternut Squash

Fried Artichokes

Beef Tenderloin Godfather Part Two

choke taste quite well. White Bean Crostini adds pesto and sun-dried tomatoes to the mashed beans. Multiple layers of flavor play o each other well.

That big red oven cooks flatbreads, Sicilian style. Margherita layers fresh mozzarella cheese, Roma tomatoes, and fresh basil over the crust. Spicy Sausage is joined with roasted yellow bell peppers, plus marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. My wife and I found these large enough to share as a starter or even a main course.

The kitchen takes particular pride in its Charcuterie menu, especially the imported Italian meats cut with special equipment. Cheeses are well represented as well.

From the larger Plates selections, Roasted Trout is coated with panko breadcrumbs, creating a crisp crust that does not supersede the flavor of the fish. The presentation is striking lightly browned fish decorated with slices of pink grapefruit and lemon, swirled with yuzu beurre blanc sauce, plated over sweet and spicy haricots verts. The Beef Filet is a six-ounce portion, tender, exhibiting solid depth of flavor, surrounded by a bright yellow confit egg yolk, dabbed with deep green tarragon chimichurri sauce, flanked by a roasted and sliced Yukon Gold potato. Again lots of color equaled by flavor. Stu ed Chicken legs are filled with lemongrass and risotto, spread with gochujang paste, a play on Cambodian stu ed chicken wings.

Although they do not appear on the menu, small plates that are part of tasting sessions merit mention in their own rightBeef Curry over Farro, Beef Tenderloin with tru ed mashed potatoes, Risotto with Marinated Shrimp and salsa verde, and roasted Butternut Squash over arugula, for example.

The July Bourbon Club events on Tuesday, July 11 and 18 at 6 p.m. will feature an exclusive Woodford Double Oak Single Barrel release. I will be attending one of these, but not both! Even I have my limits.

The third element of the GIA concept, Listen, has been suspended for a while, starting with COVID. But you can listen to people talking about food and drink!

When GIA first opened, I confess that I just didn’t get it. I was looking for regularly sequenced, clearly delineated courses, and that’s not the way GIA’s service works. Just go with the flow. Or order one course at a time. Many return visits have enabled me to enjoy this place. !

JOHN BATCHELOR has been writing about eating and drinking since 1981. Over a thousand of his articles have been published. He is also author of two travel/cookbooks: Chefs of the Coast: Restaurants and Recipes from the North Carolina Coast, and Chefs of the Mountains: Restaurants and Recipes from Western North Carolina. Contact him at john.e.batchelor@gmail.com or see his blog, johnbatchelordiningandtravel.blogspot.com.

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GIA 1941 New Garden Road Greensboro, NC 27410 336-907-7536

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Hours: 5-9 p.m. Tuesday; 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-10 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday

Charcuterie: $5-$44

Sicilian Flatbreads: $14

Shared Plates: $9-$18

Large Plates: $24-$46

Desserts: $9-$10

Most recent visit: June 5

Radicchio and Bok Choy Salad

Margherita Flatbread

Garlic Oregano Frites

White Bean Crostini

Little Theatre of Winston-Salem announces back-to-back auditions and new board members

The Little

Theatre of WinstonSalem will kick off its 89th season with the stage farce The Underpants in September, but first, a cast must be assembled — and that’s where you can conceivably come in.

Auditions will be held Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 419 N. Spruce Street, Winston-Salem. No appointment is necessary, and all are welcome to audition. There are seven roles for actors, ranging in age from 20 to 80. Character details can be found here: https:// www.ltofws.org/auditions

The Underpants is a comedy of manners and a comedy of errors based on Carl Sternheim’s 1910 German farce Der Hose , brought up to date by no less a talent than Steve Martin. The Underpants made its American stage debut at New York’s off-Broadway theater Classic Stage Company and was immediately popular with audiences and critics alike in its spoofery of snobbery, morality, and mistaken identity.

When Louise Markes and her neurotic husband Theo are strolling outdoors, her bloomers happen to inadvertently drop around her ankles. Although she picks them up quickly, Theo is immediately horrified that the resulting

“scandal” will cost him his job as a government clerk and result in the loss of whatever social status they have — or perceive they have. Instead, it attracts the attention of two strangers who are obsessed with what they’ve casually glimpsed, and they rent the spare room in Louise and Theo’s home, although they are completely oblivious to the true motives of their new boarders.

The Little Theatre’s production of The Underpants is scheduled to run September 8th — 17th, 2023 under the direction of Lara Ianni. Rehearsals are scheduled to begin Monday, July 24th, and will tentatively be held Monday — Friday beginning at 7 p.m. Auditions will consist of reading from sides, and those who audition are requested to bring a calendar to list any potential conflicts for the rehearsals and performances.

But that’s not all: The Little Theatre will be holding auditions for its next production after The Underpants , the Mel Brooks musical The Producers , on Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 419 N. Spruce Street, WinstonSalem. There are multiple roles for men and women from 18 years of age and up, and again, no appointment is necessary. Character details can be found here: https://www.ltofws.org/auditions

As The Producers is a musical, actors should prepare 16-32 measures of a song that showcases their vocal abilities and bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be on hand, and those who audition may also bring recorded musical accompaniment. Performing a cappella is permitted but

not encouraged. The audition will also include dance choreography, so people are asked to dress comfortably and bring their jazz shoes if they have them.

The Producers , based on Brooks’ 1967 debut feature (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay), is an outrageous show-biz satire detailing the duplicitous scheme of has-been Broadway producer Max Bialystock and bookish accountant Leo Bloom as they attempt to pull off the greatest swindle in the history of the Great White Way by producing the biggest musical flop ever and walking away with the investors’ money.

To this end, they choose an obscure work called Springtime for Hitler , an unabashed “tribute” to Der Fuhrer and the Third Reich. There’s just one problem: Springtime for Hitler becomes a Broadway sensation and is hailed as one of the greatest musical sendups ever staged. (Oops!)

The play opened on Broadway in 2001, ran for over 2,500 performances, and earned a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. It was later adapted into a 2005 feature film with original stars Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick reprising their stage roles as Bialystock and Bloom, respectively.

The Little Theatre of WinstonSalem’s production of The Producers is scheduled to run October 20th — 22nd, October 26th — Oct. 29th, and November 2nd — 5th under the direction of Seph Schonekas, with music direction by Dan Dodson and choreography by Rachel Conway. Rehearsals will begin in

mid-August, and those who audition are requested to bring a calendar to list any potential conflicts for the rehearsals and performances.

Both The Underpants and The Producers will be presented at Hanesbrands Theatre, 209 N. Spruce Street, WinstonSalem. For any additional questions about either audition, e-mail kristina@ ltofws.org .

In addition, the Little Theatre held its annual board meeting on June 20th and elected new board members Jordan Googe, Christine Gorelick, Sally Meehan, Eppie Jo Miller, and Ralph Shaw, who join continuing board members Andrea Anderson, Chad Edwards, Michaela Greene, Sarah Jenkins, Tamison Jewett, Ron Law, Lou Ann Pacula, Melissa Peller, David Swift, Dave Wils, and Jordan Xu.

The Little Theatre’s officers are Brian Joyce (president), Kathy Anne Cissna (vice president), Elizabeth J. Rief (secretary), and Mark Edwards (treasurer). Now in its 89th season, the Little Theatre of Winston-Salem (LTWS) is the oldest performing arts organization in the city. For more information, call 336-725-4001 or visit the official website: https://www.ltofws.org/ !

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N.C. A&T, Cone Health to Host

“Building a Better You” Community Wellness Fair on July 8

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Department of Psychology and Cone Health Center for Health Equity will host a “Building a Better You” community wellness fair Saturday, July 8.

The fair, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will feature more than 20 community partner organizations and local service providers, along with an opportunity to enjoy free food, entertainment, health screenings, and a children’s play area at Hayes-Taylor YMCA, 2630 E. Florida St., Greensboro. Ten North Carolina A&T student volunteers who were recruited for the fair also will conduct interviews with participants.

“Building a Better You” will introduce wellness resources that will improve health equity within the East Greensboro community.

It also will serve as the kicko for a series of community outreach events designed to assess and address the health and social disparities of the East Greensboro community.

A&T actively collaborates with Cone Health to create a framework that expands opportunities for future cooperation at a time when the university is expanding its clinical degree o erings and advancing multidisciplinary team research approaches to alleviate health disparities.

John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences colleagues Stephanie Teixeira-Poit, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, Jeannette Wade, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology,

and Cassandra M. Germain, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, worked with Cone Health during the past two months to develop a survey to determine community needs that are related to social determinants of health.

The survey, approved by A&T and Cone Health’s institutional review boards, is a guide for the community outreach events series, which will focus on chronic diseases, such as cancer and obesity/diabetes, and outcomes for heart and brain health, among others.

For more information about “Building a Better You” and the community outreach event series, contact Anna K. Lee, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychology and Hairston College interim associate dean for academic and faculty a airs, and at 336-285-2274 or aklee1@ncat.edu !

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A/PERTURE CINEMA IS THE NEW TRIAD HOME FOR NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE

BY LAWREN DESAI

Beginning July 2023, a/perture cinema will be the new home for National Theatre Live in the Piedmont Triad. National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre to cinema screens around the United States. Whether it’s a serious drama, romcom or sold-out award-winning hits, National Theater Live brings unmissable theatre, filmed live from Britain’s most exciting stages.

National Theatre Live is an initiative by the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. Since June 2009, with the acclaimed production of Phédre starring Helen Mirren, over 1.75 million people have now experienced the work of National Theatre Live in cinemas worldwide. National Theatre Live films their plays in front of a live theatre audience and optimizes everything for the big screen so it’s the next best thing to being there. The actors on stage deliver their performances as they normally would any other night. But to make sure audiences watching in cinema have the best seat in the house, they tailor the position of their cameras to capture each production and work closely with technical teams to make sure every element on stage such as lighting, hair and make-up look fantastic on the big screen.

In 2023, a/perture will o er five different programs from July to November. Each performance screens on a Sunday afternoon and a Thursday evening. Tickets are $18 General Admission, $12 for Students.

Fleabag - July 13 & 16

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life.

Best of Enemies - August 13 & 17

David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama.

Much Ado About Nothing

- September 3 & 7

Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John He ernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea, and mistaken identity.

Frankenstein - October 1 & 5

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.

The Seagull

- October 29 & November 2

Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) makes her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Anton Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness.

a/perture cinema screens over 250 films each year and the programming regularly features festival award winners, world cinema masterpieces, essential documentaries, and groundbreaking films from new voices. a/perture regularly hosts one-night special events featuring music films, filmmaker visits and community collaborations with panels and special guests. Join us this July for new films including Barbie, Oppenheimer, Theater Camp, The Miracle Club, Lakota Nation vs. United States and Earth Mama. For more information and tickets please visit aperturecinema.com.

In No Hard Feelings , Jennifer Lawrence plays Maddie Barker, a sassy single woman whose car has been repossessed for not paying back taxes.

As a part-time Uber driver struggling to hold onto her mother’s house, Maddie is desperate for a quick-fix solution.

She finds it on Craigslist (of all places): The promise of a used Buick Regal if she will consent to “date” — and that’s a very loose term — Percy Becker (Andrew Barth Feldman), a lonely and withdrawn teenager bound for Princeton in the fall. His parents (Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti) want their only child to attend college as a man

and have devised this ruse to relieve the boy of his virginity and shed him of his inhibitions. Naturally, Maddie agrees.

It’s a one-joke premise, but the screenplay — co-written by director Gene Stupnitsky and John Phillips — has its fair share of laughs. Lawrence and Feldman imbue their characters with some depth and dimension. They’re effortlessly likable, and although their onscreen chemistry isn’t necessarily sexual, there’s a distinct air of friendliness and affection between them, which goes a very long way. Not far enough to make No Hard Feelings a success, but it’s better than it might have been thanks to their combined efforts.

Maddie’s attempts at seducing the clueless Percy are wildly overt, including a skinny-dipping scene on the beach that, due to Lawrence’s full-frontal nudity, seems to be the big talking point of the film. Actually, the scene is more slapstick than sensual, and Lawrence pulls it off (so to speak) with abandon and aplomb. There’s also a hilarious

reference to Jaws (1975) to kick it off.

During the rocky course of their relationship, Maddie and Percy come to a better understanding about each other — and about themselves. Each helps the other to grow up a little bit, which is all part of the formula. There are also some picturesque views of Montauk in the summertime.

No Hard Feelings stays afloat primarily due to the lead performances, but after Percy inevitably discovers the scheme, the narrative completely falls apart and becomes utterly conventional. The third act — in which everything is solved with very little fuss — feels haphazard, and Lawrence and Feldman are left to pick up the pieces.

Broderick and Benanti have their moments as overprotective nouveau

riche parents, but that’s all they are — moments. At heart, the film is a twohander, and none of the other characters really registers, much less matters, in the overall narrative. As a breezy diversion on a hot summer’s day, No Hard Feelings offers adequate, intermittently inspired entertainment, and it’s a nice showcase for Lawrence and Feldman, but they’re really the whole show. !

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BIG GEORGE FOREMAN (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment): Co-story/screenwriter George Tillman Jr. directed this fact-based, faith-based, self-explanatory PG-13-rated sports drama, originally titled Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Former Heavyweight Champion of the World, starring Khris Davis as the legendary boxer who grew up impoverished, channeled his anger and energy into becoming an Olympic champion, then the heavyweight champion of the world, before a near-fatal injury inspired him to become a Baptist minister, but financial di culties compelled him to resume his boxing career in his 40s — and we all know what happened next. Foreman himself was an executive producer, and the supporting cast includes Forest Whitaker (who stepped in when Michael K. Williams tragically died) as Foreman’s trainer Doc Broadus, former pro boxer Carlos Takam (in his feature debut) as Joe Frazier, and Sullivan Jones as Muhammad Ali, available on DVD ($34.99 retail) and Blu-ray ($38.99 retail), each boasting behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, and gag reel.

GUY RITCHIE’S THE COVENANT (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. Home Entertainment): Producer/director/screenwriter Guy Ritchie’s R-rated wartime saga stars Jake Gyllenhaal as an Army veteran who undertakes a seemingly impossible mission to rescue the Afghan interpreter (Dar Salim) who saved his life in combat but is now being pursued by the Tabliban, with Antony Starr, Alexander Ludwig, Jason Wong, Rhys Yates, Emily Beechum, and Jonny Lee Miller in support, available on DVD ($29.98 retail) and DVD/Blu-ray combo ($34.98 retail).

HAND OF DEATH (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment Group): A special-edition Blu-ray ($39.95 retail) of an R-rated 1976 martial-arts extravaganza (originally titled Shao lin men and also released as Countdown to Kung Fu), which marked an early credit for writer/director John Woo (billed as Wu Yu-sheng), starring Tan Tao-Liang and a young Jackie Chan as warriors pitted against sadistic traitor James Tien and his ruthless sidekick Sammo Hung. One of the first collaborations between Chan, Hung, and co-star Biao Yuen (“The Three Brothers”) and the only collaboration between Chan and Woo. Bonus features include Cantonese and/or Mandarin (with English subtitles) and English-dubbed audio options, audio commentary, collectible booklet and

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DVD PICK OF THE WEEK: THE SERVANT (The Criterion Collection)

This award-winning 1963 adaptation of Robin Maugham’s 1948 novella represented a major triumph for leading man Dirk Bogarde, screenwriter Harold Pinter, and particularly Joseph Losey, whose Hollywood career had been derailed by the Hollywood Blacklist. It’s a compelling, penetrating evisceration of the British class structure, which had been crumbling in the post-war years and seemed (to some) to be reaching critical mass.

James Fox (in what was billed as his feature debut) plays Tony, a wealthy London wastrel with boastful dreams and deep pockets. Upon moving into his new house, he engages Hugo Barrett (Bogarde) as his manservant. Barrett takes to

the job all too easily, much to the suspicion of Tony’s girlfriend Susan (Wendy Craig). Barrett persuades Tony to hire the comely Vera (Sarah Miles) as maid, under the pretense that she is his sister. She is not, as Tony and Susan soon discover …

As Barrett exerts more control over the household, Tony becomes a dispirited, hapless drunkard. Bogarde’s Barrett is literally the devil in disguise, manipulating those around him for his own gain and exposing the hypocrisies and vulnerabilities of Tony and Susan’s upper-crust upbringing. Although understandably dated in some respects, The Servant remains a corrosive portrayal of immorality, corruption, and decadence, conveyed with a cold-blooded assurance. The film was a huge hit in its native England and an arthouse smash stateside and gave a huge boost to the careers of Fox, Craig, and the alluring Miles (who was dating Fox at the time). Such familiar folk as Patrick Magee, Catherine Lacey, and Richard Vernon appear briefly, and keep an eye out for Pinter in the restaurant scene.

The special-edition Blu-ray ($39.95 retail) includes retrospective and vintage interviews, theatrical trailer, and more.

poster, vintage interviews, trailer gallery, and more.

I AM T-REX (Well Go USA Entertainment): Siong Ming and Shelin co-directed this family-friendly animated fantasy set in the prehistoric era, focusing on an orphaned young Tyrannosaurus Rex as he comes of age and becomes enmeshed in a struggle for power in the Green Valley. It’s not up to Disney standards but passes the time easily enough, especially for children who love dinosaurs … and what kid doesn’t? Originally produced in China (but dubbed into English), this plays as if it was cut down to its present 81-minute length. The DVD retails for $19.99, the Blu-ray for $29.98.

THE MAN FROM TORONTO (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment): A case of mistaken identity brings bumbling wouldbe entrepreneur Kevin Hart and steelyeyed, titular hitman Woody Harrelson together in director Patrick Hughes’s PG13-rated farce in which they must elude the FBI and assassins in order to survive, with Kaley Cuoco, Jasmine Matthews,

and Ellen Barkin caught in the comedic crossfire, available on DVD ($30.99 retail) and Blu-ray ($34.99 retail), each replete with deleted scenes.

MATTER OUT OF PLACE (Icarus Films

Home Video): Austrian filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s award-winning documentary feature examines the escalating global concerns regarding garbage and waste, how it threatens the ecological future of this planet, and the tireless e orts by disparate groups of people to prevent that from happening despite considerable obstacles. In English and German with English subtitles, available on DVD ($29.98 retail).

MILLENNIUM MAMBO (Metrograph Pictures/Kino Lorber): The Blu-ray bow ($29.95 retail) of producer/director Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s award-winning, R-rated romantic thriller (originally titled Qian xe man bo) starring Shu Qi as a woman who reflects on her past as a restless hostess torn between her obnoxious boyfriend (Chun-hao Tuan) and a smooth-talking gangster (Jack Kao), set against the

neon-lit backdrop of nocturnal Taipei. In Mandarin with English subtitles, bonus features include audio commentary, rerelease trailer, and video essay.

THE POPE’S EXORCIST (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment): A slumming Russell Crowe’s indulgent turn as maverick Vatican exorcist Father Gabriel Amorth is the only distinguishing feature of this “adaptation” of Amorth’s best-selling memoirs An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories, which sees the intrepid clergyman squaring o against demonic forces at the San Sebastian abbey in Spain. The usual trappings of Satanic panic are on full display — contortionism, levitation, guttural growling, projectile vomiting, et al — but this is merely another rehash of familiar elements, available on DVD ($19.96 retail) and Blu-ray ($34.99 retail), each replete with bonus features. Rated R.

TALES FROM THE GIMLI HOSPITAL REDUX (Zeitgeist Films/Kino Lorber): A special-edition Blu-ray ($29.95 retail) of Guy Maddin’s 1988 feature debut, a lowbudget black-and-white fable set against the backdrop of a smallpox epidemic in a Manitoba during the turn of the century. Highly expressionistic and wildly unconventional — to say nothing of being clearly inspired by David Lynch’s early films — this was an instant cult sensation and a staple of the midnight-movie circuit for years, although it’s not for all tastes. Still, it’s well worth a look for more adventurous filmgoers. Bonus features include audio commentary, Maddin’s 2000 short film The Heart of the World, and re-release trailer.

“TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD” (AMC): The Walking Dead universe continues to expand in this AMC anthology series created by executive producers Scott M. Gimple and Channing Powell, which follows various characters (some new and some old) from the earlier series as they continue to battle zombies — and sometimes each other — in all six episodes from the inaugural 2022 season, boasting a star-studded cast including Samantha Morton, Parker Posey, Anthony Edwards, Terry Crews, Olivia Munn, Embeth Davidtz, Jillian Bell, Danny Ramirez, and Julie Carmen, available on DVD and Blu-ray (each $34.97 retail). !

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Emerald Downs racetrack in Auburn, Washington, switched things up on June 25 with a Grandparents Race, WMTV reported. It was part of Grandparents Weekend, where nanas and pop-pops received free admittance and could participate in prize drawings. About 25 grandparents competed in the race, charging out of the horse gates toward a finish line about 40 yards away. Two of the racers stumbled and fell during the sprint, but no one was hurt. Steve Butler of Everett, Washington, was declared the winner.

FOR THE BIRDS

The Cotehele medieval house in Cornwall, England, was all set to be the site of a five-day cherry-picking festival starting on June 28, the BBC reported, but blackbirds foiled the plan. Laura Jarman of the National Trust said that 80 trees were full of the fruits on June 19, but two days later “the gardener came to tell me they’d all gone ... feasted on by the very cheeky blackbirds. They’re so cute, we don’t mind too much,” she added. The site still plans to host an apple-picking event later in the year.

GOVERNMENT IN ACTION

Paavo Arhinmaki, 46, the deputy mayor of Helsinki, Finland, was caught in the act on June 23 as he and a friend spray-painted gra ti in a railway tunnel in the capital city, the Associated Press reported. The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency said the cost to clean up the gra ti would be about $3,830, but it’s not clear if the deputy mayor will face charges. “I have committed a crime and bear full responsibility for it,” Arhinmaki said, calling his actions “stupid fooling around.” However, he is refusing to resign his position.

UNCONVENTIONAL WEAPONRY

Tristan Stetina, 19, was charged with fifth-degree assault (who knew degrees went to 5!) after an incident at a Mankato, Minnesota, restaurant on June 23, KSTP-TV reported. Police o cers were called to the business after Stetina allegedly arrived there and “began yelling and throwing Skittles at employees and customers.” One victim said she experienced stinging on her back after being hit with one of the candies. O cers, who were familiar with Stetina, found him nearby and placed him under arrest; because he resisted, he was also charged with obstruction of the legal process and disorderly conduct.

IRONY

Harvard Business School professor

Francesca Gino, who researches dishonesty and unethical behavior, is in the hot seat with her administration for ... submitting work that falsified results. NPR reported on June 26 that several people have alleged that Gino changed data in at least four papers about her studies. She is currently on administrative leave; for her part, Gino did not confirm or deny the claims, but said she is “limited into what I can say publicly. I want to assure you that I take (the allegations) seriously and they will be addressed.” Investigators said they found incidents of fraud spanning more than a decade.

UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT

When Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois, underwent a cybersecurity audit, TechCrunch reported, the vendor mistakenly reset every student’s password, which prevented students from being able to log into their Google account. Naturally, the school wanted to rectify the situation, so on June 23, they sent parents an email: “To fix this, we have reset your child’s password to Ch@ngeme! so that they can once again access their Google account. We strongly suggest that your child update their password to their own unique password as soon as possible.” What could go wrong?

Manning Peterson, an OPRF student’s mom, noted, “This is terribly insecure and you have just invited every single student’s accounts to get hacked.” It took the school a day to realize its mistake, whereupon it promised to send “a special password process that will be unique to your specific student.”

IT’S GOOD TO HAVE GOALS

“Highpointing” enthusiasts seek to find tallest points in a geographic region. The hobby intrigues former Colorado resident Andrew Karr, so it’s only natural that in his new home state of Florida, he’d continue the quest. According to The Messenger, Karr has pledged to summit the highest point of every county in Florida — the flattest state in the country. He studies maps, rents kayaks and asks landowners for permission to cross their property to achieve his goal, and he’s almost there: He’s summitted 61 out of 67 counties. !

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Main In Color: Festival to highlight Triad Arts community

The furniture capital of the world is looking to highlight the city’s creative community with its inaugural Main in Color Art and Design Festival.

The festival, held Saturday, July 15 from 3 to 8 p.m. between High Avenue and Green Drive in High Point, aims to highlight area artists and vendors in High Point and the Triad area.

“Main in Color is an accessible and inclusive arts festival in downtown High Point. This is the first event of its kind in the area and we felt it would be important to showcase the art within our community. The residents now have another platform to showcase their talents,” said Sarah King, co-organizer of the festival.

The festival, organized by King and Kara Blue with the help of a committee, will feature mural painting, live music and performances, vendors, and activities to inspire attendees. Blue and King wanted to create an inclusive event similar to other festivals in the state to bring “art, design, and community together.” The duo teamed up with Dana East, Events Development Manager at

Visit High Point, to bring that event to life.

“We have both lived in other cities where art is prominent and integrated into the community, and we wanted to bring that same vibe to High Point,” said Blue. “We teamed up with Dana East from Visit High Point, whose expertise in event planning helped turn our dream into reality.”

East said that residents and festival attendees could expect to see a variety of art, vendors, and overall fun in Downtown High Point.

“There will be artists working in a variety of mediums, face painting, live muraling in the Pit, local breweries for beer and wine, kids crafts, balloon art, live music, henna, screen-printing, and a community art project,” East said.

With more than 50 vendors slated to participate, the highlight of the family-friendly festival seems to be the live muraling event planned in the city’s hidden art treasure trove, The Pit. Artists performing include JAG, Jenna Rice, Abstractdissent, and Fredo X Felix.

King said that the community seems to be excited about Main in Color. Sponsors include Bethany Medical and The Lenny Peters Foundation, Carolina Core FC, Visit High Point, Pinnacle Financial Partners, The City of High Point, and Smart Choice.

“There has never been an event held in this landscape so I believe all are extremely anxious to see how Main Street

will be transformed on that day,” she said. “The city has been very supportive every step of the way while planning this event.”

City Councilman Cyril Jefferson said that festival is a step in the right direction for the city.

“If we are ever to realize our coveted vision for becoming a world arts and design capital, it will take efforts like this to solidify and elevate our platform,” he said. “I’m so grateful for the collaborators who are making this possible.”

Organizers hope that this inaugural will has a lasting impact on letting the world know about the creative community and artists in the city.

“We hope that it exposes the city as having a strong art and design community outside of furniture. We are hoping creatives will see what is being done for the arts throughout the city, and see High Point as the place where they belong and want to continue to develop,” said Blue. “Eventually, we hope this annual event will kick off a week of art exhibits and events across the city, expanding the reach for creatives in our community.”

For more information on the festival, visit www.mainincolor.com . !

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Greensboro Pride commemorates Stonewall Riots

said Brian Coleman, chair of the executive board of Greensboro Pride, to those holding rainbow flags in front of the International Civil Rights Museum last Wednesday.

Coleman then described how, on that date in 1969, the New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village, and what the resulting riots meant for this country and the rest of the world.

For decades, the New York State Liquor Authority had shut down bars serving LGBTQ patrons, arguing that selling them alcohol was “disorderly” and could lead to the criminal offense of gay sex. In 1966, the Mattachine Society, a national organization of gay men formed in 1950, held a “sip-in” at the Manhattan bar Julius’, where three protesters announced they were gay and ordered drinks. Denied service, they filed a complaint with the newly-formed New York Commission on Human Rights, causing the State Liquor Authority to end its discriminatory policy.

By the fall of 1966, gay and lesbian patrons could be served alcohol, but same-sex dancing, kissing, or even holding hands remained illegal, and police routinely raided gay bars and arrested anyone suspected of such “homosexual practices.”

Which is what happened at Stonewall

three years later. But this time, patrons and eventually the entire neighborhood fought back, resulting in six days of protests and violent clashes with the police. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.

“That was not the first, nor was it the last, riot that the LGBTQ community has caused in their continued fight for their civil rights in this country,” said Coleman, “but from that evening, we take champions!”

Coleman cited Marsha P. Johnson, a Black drag queen on the front lines of the first night’s resistance; Sylvia Rivera, with whom Johnson co-founded a group dedicated to helping homeless young drag queens, gay youth, and trans women; and bouncer, bodyguard, and entertainer Stormé DeLarverie, a biracial self-identified “butch lesbian” who performed at the Apollo Theatre and whose scuffle with police was allegedly the spark that ignited the Stonewall uprising.

“We give them credit for getting mad as hell, and we march in Greensboro to remember those who came before us and gave us the ability to stand here today and fight for what we know is right, which is that humans are not cattle to be told who we can and cannot love and who we can and cannot be!”

By this point, over 40 people had gathered in front of the International Civil Rights Museum. After Coleman led them to Market Street, Greene Street and Government Plaza, the crowd had grown to twice that many.

Speakers included Kathy Kirkpatrick, chair of the Guilford County Democratic Party, who said “We’ve got a hell of a mess going on in North Carolina.”

Kirkpatrick meant the Republicancontrolled legislature’s recent vetoproof majority that was achieved when Charlotte-area Democratic representative Tricia Cotham switched parties. “She has definitely screwed us, and I’m tired of getting screwed without kisses and flowers, so let’s turn the screws right back on them.”

Stephanie Reese introduced herself as the first openly gay Superior Court judge in Guilford County. “That is a long road from having to hide being gay to get a drink to sitting as a judge in our great county and having people know I am gay and have a beautiful, wonderful wife.”

Reese alleged that the state’s Republican officials “have turned into bullies.”

“And this 2024, we are going to hold them accountable and show there is a cost for being bullies, and that cost is their jobs. Remember, every time we let people know us, we find allies because it’s hard to hate people you actually know.”

Seventy-six-year-old retired UNCG professor Dr. James Carmichael spoke of Atlanta art gallery owner David Braden, who taught Carmichael to be proud of who he is.

“I was beat down, no self-esteem, and worried all the time about what people thought of me, including my own family, and always afraid of appearing gay. One day, I was walking down the street with David and two rednecks yelled [a homophobic slur]. And David, without blinking, turned around and said ‘Honey, I’m a New Orleans queen, you couldn’t afford me!’ And I said to myself that day, I want one-tenth of the panache that man has because that’s the kind of spirit we need.”

Hospitality consultant and motivational speaker Ivey Ghee is more than three decades younger than her friend James Carmichael. “But don’t let my babyface fool you,” said Ghee “I remember when my Tandy 1000 and my Encyclopedia Brittanica did not show me openly-gay officials. So, I am not only grateful for the work that’s been done, I’m looking forward to the work that’s going to be done. I think it’s important that we focus on how Stonewall and Pride helped allow us to be who we are, and to impact other people’s lives, in a way that this little girl from Farmville, Virginia never thought would happen.”

The youngest speaker was a high school student who introduced themself as Ryan and said “I am proudly gay and nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.”

Ryan expressed great concern about “recent attacks on not only trans and gay kids, but trans people in general, who are being attacked relentlessly across the country, especially with legislation such as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill in Florida, or [Texas governor] Greg Abbott’s executive order that tried to ban parents from supporting their trans kids by making doing so a legal count of child abuse.”

Ryan called North Carolina “one of the better places in the South,” but said “gay conversion therapy is legal here, and trans and queer kids are being sentenced to be tortured to be ‘fixed,’ and that is

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completely unacceptable. We are beautiful, we are strong, and we will never be silenced. We will be heard and we will win.”

Banker and graduate student Sean Roach, who records YouTube and TikTok videos as Macaria Rage, the Academic Drag Queen, told the crowd that “we have to keep showing up for each other and the vulnerable people in our community. If you have social media, make other people aware of the bills that are being passed through legislation. If people don’t know what’s happening, they don’t know there’s work to do.”

The speech that visibly moved many in the crowd was by Deborah Dickerson.

“I was older when I figured out I was lesbian, because I never heard anything about gay people, even though there were the spinster sisters down the block and the gentlemen that lived together because they just couldn’t get wives.”

Dickerson came out in 1985. Two years later, she was storming the Supreme Court in protest over the Court’s previous year’s ruling upholding a Georgia sodomy law.

“I was there on October 14, 1987, when 947 of us were arrested in the first national civil rights disobedience action for lesbian and gay rights. We demanded to be heard, so we went up the court steps, refused to leave, and were carried o by the police. It was one of the best days of my life. After that, it was one march after another. I was at the 25th anniversary of Stonewall in New York City. That was the day of the first mass unveiling of this rainbow that y’all carry around now.”

Dickerson turned in her wheelchair to look at GPD o cers observing the rally from Greene Street.

“Now we have those sweet police o cers, who are usually family, on their bicycles riding around as our security. But in the 80s and 90s, cops at our marches were in full riot gear and not there to pro-

tect us. They were looking for any reason to bash us with their clubs.”

She reminded the crowd that, in Nazi concentration camps, “we were the first in the incinerators and the last to be released. Many weren’t released until over a year after the end of the war, because it was a crime to be gay. And it still is in a lot of places. It was only in the last two decades that the sodomy law was taken o the books in this state.”

When Dickerson finished speaking, Brian Coleman called her “the only person I know besides Oprah Winfrey who can bring an entire crowd of people to tears,” and then addressed closing remarks to the crowd.

“From the bottom of my heart to everyone in our community that is a Debbie Dickerson, that is a Jim Carmichael, those people who did what they had to do so that you and I can do what we do now. We give our sacrifice now for those who’ll come after us, it’s just that much easier, so we step forward always.”

Coleman thanked Mayor Nancy Vaughan, whom Coleman said could not be present because Vaughan was attending another civil rights event.

“Ms. Vaughan has always in my tenure here with Greensboro Pride been an ally, and we look forward to her signature again this year announcing Pride Day as being October 1st in Greensboro.”

Passing out candles in remembrance of Stonewall, Coleman told those lighting them that “You have the support of your community, your city, and the world. Well, not all of them, but as Grandma said, the ones that matter.” !

IAN MCDOWELL is the author of two published novels, numerous anthologized short stories, and a whole lot of nonfiction and journalism, some of which he’s proud of and none of which he’s ashamed of.

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The Blue Ridge Opry rolls into town

Flags and fireworks

fizzle into July memories, as the summer season comes in hot; and the Blue Ridge Opry rolls into the Reeves Theater on July 22.

Hosted by firecracker (and award-winning clawhammer banjo player) Kelley Breiding, the Blue Ridge Opry is “a nostalgic country music variety show inspired by the early days of the Grand Ole Opry.”

“Folks don’t always have the time and money to drive to Nashville,” Breiding said, “but the Blue Ridge Opry brings you real country folks making real country music right here in the heart of the Blue Ridge!”

Highlighting the talent and traditions of the region, along with the “heyday of classic country stars,” Breiding settles into her own — with a showstopping sense of style and powerhouse vocals to boot — the Raleigh News & Observer has referred to her as “more Patsy Cline than Patsy Cline,” which doesn’t do either the full justice.

Cline is Cline, point-blank. And Breiding is a Blue Ridge darlin’ carrying-on a litany of musical traditions tied to the area.

She’s won several Blue Ribbons and various accolades for her work; and is a recent recipient of a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Music Maker Foundation. “It’s more a Mid-Lifetime Achievement Award,” Breiding said, “because there’s much more for me to do!”

But still, Breiding’s country croon carries a remarkable tune to the late-great vocalist — though it’s only a single element in the solid showcase of yesteryear Breiding produces in both the Blue Ridge Opry and with her stand-alone band, Kelley and Cowboys.

“I’m a lover of the sounds and designs of the past,” she explained, recalling the

50’s music her parents played while exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains on trips from her childhood home in Charlotte.

“This is the antique form of music that transcends time or trends, so it suits me quite well,” Breiding continued. She picked up the Round Peak style of playing as a student at Western Carolina University; and followed the tradition to Surry County, where she formed the Cowboys in 2004.

A vocally-driven quartet, Kelley and the Cowboys serve the complete package of boogie-woogie, rockabilly, and country and western styles spanning the 1930s1960s. It’s a hoot-and-half thanks to the Triad counterparts: Jimmy Tremor on the gitfit, upright bass from Stokesdake’s Colby Jack, and WQFS-alumn Steve-O Price on drums. Together, they’re the genuine article, right down to Breiding’s homemade couture and stage curation.

“I make a new dress for every show,” she said, referencing fashion cues from the rhinestone-tassel pizzazz of rodeo tailors like Ben Lichtenstein and Nudie Cohn, along with the female country stars she so easily emulates. “I love vintage styles that coincide with the eras of the musical styles I play. And I often make the Cowboys scarf ties to match.”

“Many of those women had their clothes made by their mothers and were quite homemade,” she continued, “so it’s another part of the traditional country music that stays true to form.”

Taking that form up a notch, Breiding conjures a similar spirit with the Blue Ridge Opry. “I even made exact fabric

replicas of the Ryman windows on my sewing machine to hang in the background,” she said, recalling the Blue Ridge Opry’s debut in 2022 at the Muddy Creek Music Hall in Sparta.

The attention to detail is a labor of love for the craft and the show. “It’s been a longtime dream to have a program that is inspired by my favorite 1950s country variety TV program,” she explained, pointing to the Ernest Tubb show, Jimmy Dean Show, Roy Acu Show, and Wilburn Brothers show.

“The program is kept as nostalgic and authentic as possible without stifling it from being a current and relevant display of traditional country music, old-time bluegrass, and Appalachian dance,” Breiding continued. “There are revolving guests to highlight as many artists as possible, and the steady cast members change the material from the show, so it’s never the same thing twice — and I don’t write any script so it’s a livewire of humor from start to finish with all the cast members coming and going.”

In more contemporary stylings, Breiding’s been a favored guest on the Martha Bassett show (also filmed at the Reeves) and Bassett herself will join the Cowboys, Carolina Cutups, Jim Lloyd, Fiddlin’ Billy Hurt Jr., Wayne Dye, Kelley and the Opry dancers in the lineup for the upcoming performance.

As the Blue Ridge itself blurs the tri-state lines, Breiding will be taking the Blue Ridge Opry across state lines: playing the Carter Family Fold in Virginia and at the Birthplace of Country Music

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Museum in Bristol, Tennessee.

She’ll also start extending her hosting duties into Virginia, wrangling live musical guests in front of a live audience for the upcoming season of The Floyd Radio Show at the Floyd Country Store and on Floyd Country TV.

“This region is full of talent that can easily be overlooked or taken for granted,” she said. “ I’m excited to be able to create a platform to promote the heritage of the Blue Ridge Area and promote cultural pride in these conveyors of the traditional arts of music and dance throughout the region.”

It’s a spirit that fuels her work with the Fine Tuned Project, a program developed by the Blue Ridge Music Trails in partnership with Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. For her part, Breiding was paired with fellow Surry County musicians, DaShawn Hickman and the Allen Boys to record and o er a series of performances that explores the connections and diversity of traditional music of the region. “It’s been awesome to work with these sacred steel giants,” she said, relishing the work out of her wheelhouse and finding the harmony between pedal steel and round peak banjo. It’s harmony they’ll share as part of the Fine Tuned series at the Earl Scruggs Festival in Tryon, on September 1.

An Ashe County girl these days, Breiding teaches fiddle and flat-picking guitar at the Ashe County J.A.M. program. “It’s a great joy,” she noted, “and I love instilling a sense of pride in these kids about being part of the music traditions of this area.”

Carrying on the traditions from up and

down the Blue Ridge, Breiding also plays in a number of groups with her partner, Kilby Spencer, including his Old Time quintet Crooked Road Ramblers; as well as with the various members of his musical family that make up the Whitetop Mountain Band.

“He’s an amazing fiddler,” Breiding said. “I’m proud to be part of this group of musicians who are so steeped in the tradition, and play such powerful music.” The pair have dates with Emily Spencer at Orchard Creek Store in Lansing on July 8; and at the Ashe Farmer’s Market in West Je erson on July 29 and August 26. Meanwhile, Crooked Road Ramblers and the Cowboys are set to share a bill at the Ashe County Fiddlers Convention kicko on July 28 in West Je erson. Having recently appeared on Whitetop Mountain Band’s 2023 “Spencer’s Grocery Presents,” Breiding is excited to get the current line-up of the Cowboys into the studio — with plans to record the long-awaited follow-up to 2008’s “The Whirlybird sessions.”

“I’ve spent many years performing and not so much recording because my joy ultimately comes from connecting to people at shows,” Breiding said, tipping her hat towards a couple of Cowboys concerts at the Biltmore come August. But first they’ll mosey over to Elkin, bringing the Blue Ridge Opry to the Reeves Theater, on July 22. !

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Jul 9: John Oliver

Jul 22: Russell Peters

Jul 29: Ladies R&B Kickback Concert

Aug 4: The Rocket Man Show

Aug 5: Johnny Mathis

Aug 9: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band

Aug 14: glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

Aug 15: Brit Floyd

Aug 17-18: Leanne Morgan

Aug 19: Arrival From Sweden

ELKIn

REEVES THEATER

129 W Main St | 336.258.8240

www.reevestheater.com

wednesdays: Reeves Open Mic

Fourth Thursdays: Old-Time Jam

Jul 7: Hubby Jenkins

Jul 8: B-BAMS

Jul 14: Paul Thorn

Jul 22: Blue Ridge Opry

Jul 28: Town Mountain

Aug 4: Cristina Vane

Aug 5: The waybacks

Aug 11: Clay Melton

Aug 12: Blue dogs

Aug 19: Abigail dowd and Bill west

greensboro

Barn DinnEr ThEaTrE

120 Stage Coach Tr. | 336.292.2211

www.barndinner.com

Jun 3- Jul 15: Legends Diner: a Musical Tribute

Jul 29- Sep 9: Peace Like a river

CaroLina ThEaTrE

310 S. Greene Street | 336.333.2605 www.carolinatheatre.com

Jul 8: our Band

Jul 22: honey Magpie

Jul 29: The SongBird raven

aug 10: Mary Chapin Carpenter

aug 19: Elijah rosario

CoMEDY ZonE

1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034

www.thecomedyzone.com

Jul 7-8: Julie Scoggins

Jul 14-15: rodney Perry

Jul 21-22: red Grant

Jul 28-29: Dominique

aug 1: Jason Cherry

aug 8: Kevin James Thornton

aug 11-12: Jess hilarious

aug 18-20: Gary owen

aug 25-26: Dyon “Mojo” Brooks

aug 27: The Magic of Eric Eaton

GaraGE TavErn

5211 A West Market St | 336.763.2020

www.facebook.com/GarageTavernGreens-

boro

Jul 7: Second Glance Band

Jul 15: Stereo Doll

GrEEnSBoro CoLiSEuM

1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400

www.greensborocoliseum.com

Jul 20: Thomas rhett

Jul 24: nF

Jul 30: The Chicks

aug 19: Gerardo ortiz + El Yaki

hanGar 1819

1819 Spring Garden St | 336.579.6480

www.hangar1819.com

Jul 8: Starbenders and The haunt

Jul 9: Cynic & atheist

Jul 14: hardwired

Jul 15: Studs of Steel

Jul 18: Skold

Jul 20: Lylvc

Jul 22: Live, Laugh, Local

Jul 25: Crobot

Jul 26: Montana of 300

Jul 27: hail The Sun

Jul 28: Emo night Brooklyn

Jul 30: havoc & Toxic holocaust

aug 5: arrows in action

aug 12: Bear With me

aug 17: a Light Divided

aug 19: The Breakfast Club

aug 21: Sick of it all

aug 22: Distant & Left To Suffer

aug 23: Shallow Side & any Given Sin

upcoming Ev E nts

JULY 5: Leilani Kilgore

JULY 6: Real Life Quartet

JULY 7: Sam Frasier, Same Fribush,

Andy Ware, & George Sluppick

JULY 8: Big Rem B-Day Brunch (1-4pm)

Deaf Andrews w/ Galloway

JULY 9: Vibeat

JULY 11: Lora Mouna

JULY 12: Jimmy Murray &

The Walnut Circle

JULY 13: Liz Hopkins & Azula Zapata

JULY 14: Skylar Gudasz w/ Riggins

JULY 15: Sunqueen Kelcey

w/ Royal Jelly

HOURS: Tues-Fri: 3pm-unTil

saT & sun 12pm-unTil 221 Summit Ave | 336.501.3967

www.flatirongso.com

high point

1614 DMB

1614 N Main St | 336.883.4113

https://www.1614drinksmusicbilliards.com/

Jul 15: Banger

Jul 21: Elder Bug

Jul 22: Pathway + regence + iroh + no Scope

hiGh PoinT ThEaTrE

220 E Commerce Ave | 336.883.3401

www.highpointtheatre.com

Jul 29: Comedian henry Cho

jamestown

ThE DECK

118 E Main St | 336.207.1999

Jul 6: Ethan Smith

Jul 7: hwy 42

Jul 8: Simerson hill

Jul 13: Kelsey hurley

Jul 14: hampton Drive

Jul 15: Brother Pearl

Jul 20: Bradley Steele

Jul 21: huckleberry Shyne

Jul 22: Brandon Davis

Jul 27: Dan Miller

Jul 28: no strings attatched

Jul 29: Stone Parker Band

aug 3: Kelsey hurley

aug 4: retro vinyl

aug 5: Brother Pearl

aug 10: Ethan Smith

aug 11: unhinged

aug 12: Stereo Doll

aug 17: Bradley Steele

aug 18: Stephen Legree

STEvEn TanGEr CEnTEr

300 N Elm Street | 336.333.6500

www.tangercenter.com

aug 4: riders in the Sky

aug 5: Fortune Feimster

aug 12: Brit Foyd

aug 18: arrival from Sweden

ThE iDioT Box

CoMEDY CLuB

503 N. Greene St | 336.274.2699

www.idiotboxers.com

Thursdays: open Mic

aug 18: ali Clayton

WhiTE oaK

aMPiThEaTrE

1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400

www.greensborocoliseum.com

Jul 30: Summer Block Party SWv & Dru hill

aug 2: Goo Goo Dolls with o.a.r.

aug 19: Muddy Creek revival

aug 24: Dan Miller

aug 25: The Plaids

aug 26: radio revolver

liberty

ThE LiBErTY

ShoWCaSE ThEaTEr

101 S. Fayetteville St | 336.622.3844

www.TheLibertyShowcase.com

Jul 15: Doug Stone

Jul 20: Tracy Byrd

Jun 21: Twitty & Lynn

aug 5: Deana Carter

aug 12: T.G. Sheppard

aug 18-19: Gene Watson

aug 26: The isaacs

oak ridge

BiSTro 150

2205 Oak Ridge Rd | 336.643.6359

www.bistro150.com

Jul 15: Wilde: Chris & amanda Barrens

Jul 22: Elena M

Jul 29: Limited Engagement

aug 5: Elena M

aug 12: Barefoot Modern acoustic

aug 19: Limited Engagement

raleigh

CCu MuSiC ParK

aT WaLnuT CrEEK

3801 Rock Quarry Rd | 919.821.4111

www.livenation.com

Jul 8: Tears for Fears

Jul 12: Matchbox Twenty

Jul 20: Godsmack and Staind

aug 4: Eric Church

aug 5: Slightly Stoopid and Subline with rome wsg atmosphere, The Movement

winston-salem

FiDDLin’ FiSh

BrEWinG CoMPanY

772 Trade St | 336.999.8945

www.fiddlinfish.com

Tuesdays: Trivia

Jul 14: Creatio

Jul 21: holler Choir

Jul 28: relay relay

FooThiLLS BrEWinG

638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348

www.foothillsbrewing.com

Sundays: Sunday Jazz

Thursdays: Trivia

Jul 12: Grizzly Panda

Jul 14: Eddie Clayton and Josh McBride

Jul 15: rain Check

Jul 16: Evan Blackerby

Jul 19: Jim Mayberry

Jul 21: anne and the Moonlighters

Jul 22: County Broadcast Service

Jul 23: Jon Montgomery and Friends

Jul 28: andrew Wakefield

Jul 29: Dustin York

Jul 30: Taylor Mason

ThE raMKaT

170 W 9th St | 336.754.9714

Jul 8: Jeffrey Dean Foster & The arrows, Danielle howle, Jay Bryd

Jul 19: The Kentucky Gentleman, Taylor aaron Parker Williams

Jul 20: The rumble ft. Chief Joseph

Boudreaux Jr.

Jul 28: Daniel Justin Smith

Jul 31: Between The Buried and Me: The Parallax ii Tour

WiSE Man BrEWinG

826 Angelo Bros Ave | 336.725.0008

www.wisemanbrewing.com

Thursdays: Music Bingo

Jul 7: Gypsy Danger

Jul 29: Summertime Live: Parking Lot Parties

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NAME: Doug Giles

BAR: Paddle South

AGE: 32

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Small town called Eden

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN BARTENDING?

Just getting into it the last 4 months.

HOW DID YOU BECOME A BARTENDER?

I had been in the bar a few times and ended up asking to be a part of the team.

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT BARTENDING?

Each day is di erent, everyone that comes in just looking for a moment to slow down, and all the crazy stories.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE DRINK TO MAKE?

I don’t have a favorite yet, but I do like finding a combination depending on the customer.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE DRINK TO DRINK?

That depends on the day, but mainly our Quad.

WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND AS AN AFTER-DINNER DRINK?

Our Red White Blue is a nice settling drink.

WHAT’S THE CRAZIEST THING YOU’VE SEEN WHILE BARTENDING?

The amount of support our local musicians get when they come to play.

I’ve never seen that somewhere else.

WHAT’S THE BEST/BIGGEST TIP YOU’VE EVER GOTTEN?

A couple got ready to leave and told me to enjoy the hard and dark days because that is what makes the easy sunny day that much better. Then gave my $50.

WANNA BE FEATURED IN HOT POUR?

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[1. TELEVISION: What is the name of Samantha’s mother in the “Bewitched” comedy series?

[6. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of alcohol is traditionally used in a drink called a sidecar?

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2. MOVIES: What is the name of the shark-hunting boat in the film “Jaws”?

3. SCIENCE: What is the most lethal consumed plant in the world?

[4. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a female goat called?

[5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who served as vice president in Abraham Lincoln’s first term as president?

[7. LITERATURE: What city is the primary setting for Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”?

[8. ASTRONOMY: Which planet in our solar system was the first to be explored by a space probe launched from Earth?

[9. MUSIC: In what year did MTV launch?

[10. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the famous St. Basil’s Cathedral located?

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[ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Keep a lid on your temper, despite any attempts made by someone who might be trying to goad the Sheep into flaring up. Staying cool helps put your adversary into a deep freeze.

[TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) All you Ferdinands and Fernandas need to take time to smell the flowers. You’ve worked hard. Now, stop and indulge yourself with the vacation you so richly deserve.

[GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) There’s good news for single Geminis who feel incomplete without someone special in their lives. A peek at Cupid’s checklist reveals that a Scorpio or Virgo will soon be knocking on your door.

[CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Don’t fret if things at work might be going too slowly for you. Everything’s on track. Meanwhile, gather your family and friends for a lovely summer outing.

[LEO (July 23 to August 22) You might feel you’re being virtuous dedicating

all this time to your project. But a little time o for summer fun with loved ones will help you relax and refill your energy reservoir.

[VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your emotions might mislead you, but not your instincts. Do what you know to be right, even if you’d rather make other choices. Time will show that you chose well.

[LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) This could be a good time to reevaluate some of the business decisions you’ve made during the past several months. A new advisor o ers some much-needed counsel.

[SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A personal challenge involving someone close to you needs precisely the kind of courage and honesty you can bring to the situation. Go to it -- and good luck.

[SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Continue to build your selfconfidence by taking additional steps to assert your rights. Cheer up. The process

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2. The Orca.

3. Tobacco.

4. A doe or nanny.

5. Hannibal Hamlin.

6. Brandy. 7. Verona, Italy. 8. Venus (Mariner 2). 9. 1981. 10. Moscow, Russia.

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gets easier with each clear-cut victory.

[CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Despite your keen Capricornean sense of what’s right and what’s not, you still need facts to back up suspicions about a co-worker. Bide your time. The truth will come out.

[AQuARIuS (January 20 to February 18) A relationship you hope to save might seem too far gone to be rescued. But continue working with your partner to try to mend the misunderstanding.

[PISCeS (February 19 to March 20) You need to keep your emotional side in check and let your logical self sort out the problem that threatens a longtime association. Expect some hidden truths to be revealed.

[BORN THIS Week: You can be extravagant, and you can be frugal, almost at the same time. But whatever you do and whenever you do it, you do it with style and gusto.

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