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EARLY VOTING has begun in the 2022 Greensboro Municipal General Election. Voters will take to the ballot box to choose the city’s next mayor, five district council members, and three at-large council members.

5 MATIAS DE LA FLOR graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Arts (UNCSA) School of Drama in May, he’ll be teaching a course on Shakespeare during UNCSA’s Summer Intensive, and then he’ll be moving to New York City in August.

6 Greensboro spent an evening with VINCE GILL for a sold-out performance at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, kicking off his latest summer tour with special guest Wendy Moten.

“We’re gonna have a little fun,” Gill said, opening the show straight away, with only a few “thank you’s” for the first few tracks: “One More Last Chance,” “Take Your Memory with You,” and “Tryin’ to Get Over You.” 8 There are plenty of reasons why BRITTNEY GRINER’s name should have been a household name well before

February 2022. She’s had a storied college basketball career for the Baylor Lady Bears, plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association, and has played on the United States Women’s Olympic team twice.

9 ELVIS PRESLEY (1935-’77) was many things to many people, but one thing he wasn’t was dull. The same cannot be said, however, of Baz Luhrmann’s characteristically overblown show-biz biography of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

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EAST OF NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND

BY COLIN CUTLER

On Sunday, July 17th from 6 to 8 p.m., three songwriters from the region will share their songs and the stories behind them in an intimate writers-in-the-round setting at the Green Bean on Elm in Greensboro. There is a $5 door charge.

Charlottesville’s Night Teacher will join Reidsville’s Walking Medicine and Greensboro’s Justin Reid in the third installment of the East of Nashville Songwriters Series.

All three of July’s acts come from artistic families — Jenny Kimmel of Walking Medicine grew up going to Galax with her family, and her sister Ivy Sheppard (of the South Carolina Broadcasters) contributed to her recently-released debut album; Justin Reid grew up making music in the church and occasionally tours with his sister Nikki Morgan; Lilly Bechtel of Night Teacher grew up in theater and musical theater, thanks to her artistic mother.

But in the last couple years, each has forged their own path, with debut albums released or in production, influenced by the parallel trails they’ve blazed in other parts of their life.

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www.walking-medicine.com For Jenny Kimmel, Peace in the Middle represents her first step in what she sees as a big career change: putting herself out there in performing in the arts world.

Living on the family farm in Rockingham County, she has worked there and also taught permaculture classes around the Triad “for the last 8 or 9 years, plus a few years teaching kids” at the local Montessori schools. The album has been a long time in the making, though. “When I was in high school, Ivy was into banjo and guitar and handed me a classical guitar and said, ‘Here, play this.’ I never intended to make it a public part of my life, but I always took the craft seriously.” Over the years, as she spent time thinking and reading and writing poetry — her Hout Hakken was published by Unicorn Press — she realized the connection of these arts and the album began to take shape.

“Everything about it was such a beautiful process, with tons of reciprocity as people improvised over what I gave them.”

Produced by Sam Fribush, the album features contributions by Ivy and David Sheppard, Waverley Leonard, and Mason Via. Lyrically, it is an exploration of “how we move through the world in terms of morality and ethics and bringing poetry into that.” Jenny points out, “I’m currently reading Wendell Berry’s Unsettling WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

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of America. Many of the things we are talking about in society now are tied back to how we relate to the land, and one of my big questions is how do we connect all people to the land in meaningful ways and with respect?”

He sees the performance side of music as an ever-evolving process. “One of my songs, ‘Apologize,’ was a somber and sad song about experiences I had and my brother had — kind of a “sorry I was the way I was. But it evolved into a self-aware energy of ‘I know now why this happened’ as I digested the story behind the song.”

Reid hopes that the album project will be out in the next year: “One of the reasons this GoFundMe is so community-driven for me; I would not be where I am without the Greensboro music scene — it gives you the opportunity to grow and experience in a scene where you’re around friends who quickly become family. Greensboro — and North Carolina more broadly, gave me my groove.”

published in Poetry, and has another poem coming out in Barrow Street Journal this fall. She’s more comfortable calling herself a writer than a musician, but her collaboration with Matt Wyatt has helped fill out the words and also given them deeper space to work with.

“Our project is very much a hybrid, with influences from Sylvan Esso and Fiona Apple’s last album. Both are artists with a lot of funk and depth and weight and ethereal beauty and feminine. The sense of the angelic female singer with the instruments and electronic effects giving it an anchoring bit of depth and darkness.”

The album they are currently working on further explores those interactions: “Matt will provide a little bit of a drum line before I approach the words, and it’s very much a back-and-forth. I didn’t think about my songwriting as much at first, and want to challenge myself more in how the words and ideas work in a song — there will be poetry and prose poems carried in the music. But there will also be a dark humor and sass that is part of me, but hasn’t always come out in my music.”

In her songwriting, she covers everything from relationships to current events and themes of racial and environmental justice and feminism. “There’s a theme in a lot of my love-on-the-rocks songs about being dishonest or being bound by someone’s expectation of you and going along with it, and the mockery it can make of your own sense of self.”

“August 12th” gives a journalistic witness’s eye view on the events in Charlottesville in 2017. “I sat out on the porch and wrote it as it was unfolding.”

Her lyrics also speak to the overlap of environmental issues and feminism — “I think ‘Endangered Dream’ fuses those most obviously, the ways we covet and want to own and control what we find beautiful.” !

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Justin Reid is currently producing his first album with Black Rabbit Audio, with a GoFundMe for community support.

His experience with music has always been community-based. “I grew up in the church, was in church services my whole life. My dad’s side of the family is all musical — we all sing, my uncle and cousin are amazing pianists. Music was always a part of our family.” The Greensboro open mic scene, especially at Greensboro Grooves in the former PB & Java, aided him in branching out: “I love how that low-pressure music scene can give someone the kick to take it to the next step.” He currently plays the brewery circuit around the region, but has also performed with his sister Nikki Morgan as far afield as the Chicago Juneteenth celebration at the Golden Dagger.

His music pulls from an array of influences: John Legend’s Get Lifted was a turning point for him as he realized music could cover the whole spectrum of human experience., and he also lists Stevie Wonder’s versatility as an inspiration.

“Jason Mraz and Jason Reaves are who led me to study songwriting.” He thinks of his music as pop with acoustic undertones — but he anticipates the recording process will open other possibilities, too.

“My sister does country, and I can’t say some of that won’t get in there. But I lean toward the crowd-pleasing pop sound when I’m performing and capturing that in this, too. Pop wears all different hats, but I want it to be digestible and enjoyable to as many people as possible.”

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www.nightteachermusic.com For Night Teacher’s Lilly Bechtel, this will be her first solo performance in more than a year. She looks forward to that exploration, and it hearkens back to her childhood. “I grew up singing around the house at 2 or 3 and always preferred that mode of communication. I guess I was cursed from the beginning.” With an artistic mother, she grew up in theater and musical theater. “Until I hit my teens: then I didn’t want anyone to look at me performing and I dove deeply into writing.” It wasn’t until her early 20s that she started performing live again, first with Ladyship in Brooklyn, then in the open mic scene in Barcelona while she lived there for a year.

“In all these things going on around the world, I’ve turned to the written word.

I’ve got shelves and shelves of journals.”

Bechtel was also a freelance journalist and has an MFA in poetry from Warren Wilson College — she graduated via Zoom in 2020, has “The Shape of Grief”

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Early voting begins in Greensboro’s general election

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arly voting has begun in the 2022 Greensboro Municipal General Election. Voters will take to the ballot box to choose the city’s next mayor, Ian McDowell five district council members, and three at-large council Contributor members.

Election Day is Tuesday, June 26.

One-stop early voting, which began July 7, continues through Saturday, July 23. For each of those weekdays, voting hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Old Courthouse at 301 W. Market Street.

Also on those weekdays, there are five more one-stop early voting locations: Barber Park, Craft Recreation Center, Griffin Recreation Center, Leonard Recreation Center, and Lewis Recreation center.

Weekday early voting at those locations is 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

On Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17, the Old Courthouse is closed, but voting is held at the other locations from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

On Saturday, July 23, voting at all locations is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no voting on Sunday, July 24, or Monday, July 25.

Greensboro’s May 17 primary narrowed the field to two candidates each for mayor and district representatives. The

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primary also narrowed the at-large ballot from nine candidates to six. The at-large candidate who receives the most votes on July 26 will become mayor pro tem, with the second-place and third-place winners becoming the other two at-large representatives.

Although Greensboro’s municipal elections are technically non-partisan, all current incumbents are registered Democrats.

Mayoral incumbent Nancy Barakat Vaughan has held the position since 2013, and was re-elected in 2015 and 2017, when Greensboro adopted a four-year election cycle. Mayoral challenger Justin Outling was appointed District 3 representative in 2015 and first elected in 2017.

40,034 mayoral votes were cast in the May primary, with Vaughan receiving 18,003 (45%) and Outling, 14,121 (35.3 %). Former mayoral challenger Eric Robert, who received 9.5% of this year’s primary vote, recently endorsed Outling.

Former challenger Mark Cummings, who received 10.2% of that vote, is not known

by YES! Weekly to have made an endorsement.

In the District 1 primary, 5,903 votes were cast, with incumbent Sharon Hightower receiving 4,603 (78%). Her general election challenger Felton Foushee received 764 (12.9%), meaning that Hightower received the largest percentage of votes of any primary candidate.

Hightower was first elected to District 1 in 2013 and overwhelmingly won in 2015 and 2017.

District 2 looks to be a much tighter race.

In that primary, 5,088 votes were cast, with incumbent Goldie Wells receiving 2,168 (42.6%), and challenger Cecile “CC” Crawford receiving 1,517 (29.8%). Crawford is widely seen as one of the most progressive candidates to survive the primary. Portia Shipman, who received 16.9% of the Primary vote, has endorsed Crawford, and Latoya Gathers, who received 10.7%, has endorsed Wells.

District 3 had the largest district primary turnout, with 10,994 votes cast. Zach Matheny received 6,724 votes (61.2%). His challenger in the general election would have been Chip Roth, who received 28.3 percent of the vote. In May, Roth dropped out of the race after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. This made Matheny the sole District 3 candidate, as incumbent Outling’s mayoral bid rendered Outling ineligible to run for his current office.

Matheny is one of four Republicans to make it to the general election, the others being District 4 challenger Thurston Reeder, District 5 challenger Tony Wilkins and At-Large challenger Katie Rossabi.

Matheny was first elected to the District 3 Greensboro city council seat in 2007, a position he held until stepping down in 2015 to become president of Downtown Greensboro Inc. His resignation was on the advice of the former city attorney, who opined Matheny could not simultaneously serve on council and as president of a nonprofit that received city funding. When Matheny announced his 2022 candidacy, he stated that he would remain president of DGI, as current city attorney Chuck Watts advised him that is not a conflict of interest.

As District 4 incumbent Nancy Hoffman only faced one challenger in Thurston Reeder, that district’s May primary was canceled. Hoffman was first elected to District 4 in 2011, and won re-election in 2013, 2015, and 2017. In the last election, she received 67% of the vote.

While Hoffman is a moderate Democrat, her challenger Reeder is a conservative Republican who has stated the city spends too much money on public transportation and that former GPD officer Matthew Hamilton, who was fired and indicted for manslaughter after shooting the unarmed Joseph Lopez last November, is “being vilified.”

District 5 looks to be another tight race.

Of the 6,158 votes cast in the primary, incumbent Tammi Thurm received 2,795 (45.4%) and challenger Tony Wilkins received 2,600 (42.4%).

The former Executive Director of the Guilford County Republican Party, Wilkins was appointed to council in 2012 to fill the vacancy created by Trudy Wade’s victory in the NC Senate race. In 2015, he ended up running unopposed after challenger Maureen Washington was disqualified when she moved outside of city limits. In 2017, he lost to Thurm by 10% of the vote.

His showing against her was stronger in this year’s primary, where both faced a Republican challenger in first-time candidate and veteran firefighter Robert Bodenhamer, who described himself as a political outsider who speaks for the average citizen and who received 12.4% of the vote.

In May, 95,316 votes were cast in the at-large primary, 58% more than the mayoral primary total.

Mayor pro tem Yvonne Johnson

received 23,822 votes (25%). Johnson previously served as an at-large member of the city council from 1993 to 2007 and as mayor from 2007 to 2009.

Incumbent Marikay Abuzuaiter received 15,642 votes (16.4%). Newcomer Tracy Furman, one of the three most progressive primary challengers, received 9,765 votes (10.2 %). Incumbent Hugh Holston, who was appointed to council in 2021 after Michelle Kennedy resigned to apply for the job of director of Neighborhood Development, was fourth in his first primary, receiving 9.574 votes (10%).

Fifth place went to conservative Republican Katie Rossabi, with 9,937 votes (9.8%). Linda Wilson, the sixth and final at-large candidate to proceed to the general election, received 9,105 votes (9.6%).

In addition to the candidates, voters will decide “YES” or “NO” on five individual bonds totaling $135 million. These are: The $30 million Housing Bond would spend $20 million to increase the number of affordable housing units in the city, with the remaining $10 being evenly divided between neighborhood investment and increasing access to home ownership.

The $70 million Parks & Recreation Bond would designate $20 million to the Greensboro Science Center to create an ocean lab and rainforest biodome, and $50 million to the planned Windsor Chavis Community Center in Nocho Park at 1010 Duke Street off East Gate City Boulevard, for a large multi-use facility that would include a library, pool and recreation center.

The $14 Million Firefighting Facilities Bond would improve and renovate Fire Station #40 on Pisgah Church Rd., Station #8 on Coliseum Blvd., Station #10 on Gate City Blvd. and Station #14 on Summit Ave. The $6 million Law Enforcement Facilities Bond would use $3 million to renovate the fourth floor of Greensboro Police Department headquarters and $3 million for the GPD’s Records Management System.

The $15 million Transportation Bond would be used to add and improve sidewalks, streets and other infrastructure, as well as additional buses and bus shelters and improvements to the Depot. !

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UNCSA graduate serves up a spicy new take on Romeo and Juliet Matias De La Flor graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Arts (UNCSA) School of Drama in May, he’ll be teaching a course on Shakespeare during UNCSA’s Summer Intensive, and Mark Burger then he’ll be moving to New York City in August.

Contributor But before taking a bite out of the Big Apple, De La Flor will present his workshop production of The Bard’s immortal classic Romeo and Juliet under the auspices of the North Carolina Black Repertory’s “Shakespeare at Sunset” program at 7 p.m. July 23rd in Bailey Park (445 Patterson Ave.) in Winston-Salem. Admission is free.

This bilingual (English and Spanish) adaptation of the play is, of course, based on Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy, but is also seasoned with the observations and interpretations of Pablo Neruda (1904-’73), the Nobel Prize-winning poet, Chilean political activist, and Shakespearean devotee, and De La Flor himself. “I used Neruda’s translation as a template.

I wanted to merge Neruda and Shakespeare, and it needed my voice as well.”

He is well aware that audiences will come in with preconceived notions about the play. “Everyone has some familiarity with Romeo and Juliet,” he observed. “It is an iconic, timeless work — and I wanted to twist the screws a little bit. I wanted to bring my perspective through my culture.

I wanted to explore what language actually is, and how much I can challenge an audience to go beyond the language, to simply experience the emotions. I’m excited to subvert those expectations — I love surprising an audience!”

This production, he said, celebrates Latin culture as well as celebrating Shakespeare, and presenting it here is a way to thank the community where he learned so much about his craft. Essentially, this is its world premiere, “which is very wild to hear,” he said with a laugh.

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cally, and as much as he enjoys working in more from failure. You’ve he write and direct this film and television, his heart is still with got to get comfortable adaptation, but he’s also the stage. “I think it’s important to go being out of your comfort playing Romeo to Alex back to the stage on a regular basis,” he zone. You’ve got to be Costello’s Juliet (here said. “Film and TV are fun, and I’d certainready for anything. There’s called “Julieta”). Like De ly like to do more, but there’s something always a little voice in the La Flor, Costello graduated about the immediacy of live theater.” back of your head telling from the UNCSA School of It’s common knowledge how the staryou that you can’t do Drama this year. crossed romance between Romeo and something, and UNCSA Although he’s loath to Juliet ends, but De La Flor doesn’t necesgives me the power over call this version a work in sarily view it as downbeat. that voice. When I first progress, he does admit “I wanted to paint the story with posicame to the school, I’d althat “it’s nowhere near Matias de la Flor tivity,” he said. “I don’t think it’s entirely a ready attended the Florida done,” and said he hopes tragedy. The main message is hope. That’s School of the Arts for two to continue honing it and what I believe theater is all about. It’s years, so everyone at UNCSA was two shaping it. To that end, he encourages about celebration and love — that’s what years younger than I was, and they were audience members to stick around after it is for me.” so talented! I’d sit in my car in a panic, the show to share their feelings about it.

For more information, visit the ofthinking I’d made a huge mistake coming “I will take any feedback anyone’s ficial National Black Repertory Company here. I couldn’t do what they did! But then willing to give me,” he said. “It’s building website: https://blacktheatrecommons.

I came to realize, yes, I can. I can learn as a bridge. I need to have that dialogue. It’s org/the-legacy/member-theatres/northmuch from them (my fellow students) as very important to me. I need to undercarolina-black-repertory-company/. !

I can my teachers. It’s an incredibly safe stand what they’re understanding.” haven.”

Noting that approximately 33 percent Although his next stop is New York, he’d of Winston-Salem residents are of Latin See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on like to return to Winston-Salem periodidescent, “I want to get them into the Burgervideo.com. © 2022, Mark Burger. theater. I want to speak to them.”

Of course, he’d also like to hear what Shakespeare fans have to say about his interpretation. After all, he’s one of them.

Food is a major part of Latin culture, and De La Flor’s expertise extends to the culinary arts, as well. Not surprisingly, one of his specialties is traditional Peruvian cuisine. During the staged reading of Romeo 7 Julieta — Limeno, the La Parilla Food Truck will be offering numerous mouth-watering dishes, some Peruvian.

“They make spectacular food, and they are wonderful people. They prepare their food with such care and such enthusiasm.

I’d love for people to come out, enjoy the show, enjoy the food, maybe enjoy some dancing and music afterward — just have a little party!”

Born in Lima, Peru, De La Flor immigrated with his family to Florida in 2003, but he’s never lost sight of his roots — nor his aspirations. He loves music and soccer, but then the show-biz bug bit. After two years at the Florida School of the Arts, which he attended on a full scholarship, his next stop was Winston-Salem and UNCSA. One of the things he most treasures about his four years there was the encouragement of teachers and fellow students to go out on a limb, even if the limb breaks.

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Vince Gill plays the Tanger Greensboro spent an evening with Vince Gill for a sold-out performance at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, kicking off his latest summer tour with special guest Wendy Katei Cranford Moten.

“We’re gonna have a little fun,” Gill said, Contributor opening the show straight away, with only a few “thank you’s” for the first few tracks: “One More Last Chance,” “Take Your Memory with You,” and “Tryin’ to Get Over You.” Three songs in and a bit more comfortable, Gill’s folksy charisma working into banter.

“This is weird as hell. I haven’t played a gig in three years,” he said, ushering a theme that ran the show: the strangeness and gratitude of returning to the stage. Music and eras and ways the years go by.

Overall, Gill was eager and grateful —

playing a solid 34 songs over the course of more than three hours, save a brief intermission. The selections spanning his catalog — pulling from Pure Prairie League and The Cherry Bombs.

“I missed these songs. I missed you, people. I missed these band members of mine. It’s just great to be back out. Thank

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you for turning up and buying a ticket,” he said, with a wink and a “good cheatin’ song,” for those “here tonight with somebody you shouldn’t be.” Laughs landed — as they would throughout the set — before the band laid into the self-titled track “Pocket Full of Gold.”

“Feels good,” Gill remarked, with a nimble guitar switch — neither the first of the night nor hardly the last. His voice and songwriting carry a career not undone by his skills as a picker — having landed as Vintage Guitar Reader’s Choice for the 2021 Hall of Fame Player, along with Mike Campbell and Ronn Wood.

But of course, the hits revolve around his plucking at both guitar and heart strings — from the romantic mood-setter “If You Ever Have Forever in Mind,” to the eponymously lonesome “High Lonesome Sound.” And the hits would keep coming.

“I’m just trying to sing the ones I can remember,” Gill joked. “That’s the truth,” he added, strumming into “You and You Alone.”

From hearts to homesteads, Gill played the home team advantage with “Oh Carolina,” before taking the audience from Carolina to Oklahoma — amidst jokes about big dinners and tight coats, “Oklahoma Dust” and his hero, fellow Okie, Merle Haggard. “Since sweet Merle has passed on, I try to do a song of his every night.”

Spirits stayed high through “The Bottle Let Me Down,” with rousing praise for country music — a genre Gill for which professed love with all his heart. ”It’s always going to be around if I got a breath,” he said, with reverence to “one of the greatest country songwriters to ever live,” Bill Anderson, “a 60-year member of the Grand Ole Opry and a

really good friend of mine.”

Channeling his own “Whispering Gill” into “Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn),” the banter mused a life of country music through the eras and ages. “It’s interesting in my career,” Gill said, referencing cycles of popularity and album sales. “It evens out over all these years, I’m just grateful to get to do it,” he said. “I’m just grateful to get to play and sing.” Cue “Young Man’s Town,” an ode to Nashville inspired by friendly conversations over a hamburger lunch. Memories of his own time as a young man in town — the traumatizing effects of his father playing “Old Shep” and songwriting surprises with the legendary Max D. Barnes.

“I’m still seeing a therapist over that damn song,” Gill joked of the heartbreaking tune, sharing memories of his father’s using it as punishment and comparisons to Barnes’ “Chiseled in Stone,” (the “second saddest song ever written”).

The pair would collaborate on a song Gill had intended to be a downer. “But I was smart enough to listen to Max D. Barnes,” who urged a more positive outlook. “And this is the result of his genius,” Gill added, laying into the slow skate ballad, “Look at Us;” and closing the show’s first half with “Never Knew Lonely,” and “When I Call Your Name.” The latter for which he’d win a Country Music Association Award after first getting radio play in North Carolina. “It became a big hit,” he said.

“And this state loved it from the get.

Thank you.”

Returning to the stage, sans-jacket, and ready to share the spotlight with featured guest and longtime backing vocalist, Wendy Moten (who recently snagged second place on the Voice’s 2021 season). The Nashville fixture grew

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up on a blend of Heehaw and Soul Train, reflecting her range and prowess as a backing vocalist for artists like Julio Iglesias, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, and Faith Hill. In 2020, she released, “I’ve Got You Covered,” with renditions of country and soul classics, produced by Gill, with samplings in her set ranging along Bobbie Gentry, Jeannie Seely, Ernest Tubb, Aretha Franklin, and a “Faithless Love” duet.

Returning to center stage, “we could do this all night, we got way too many songs to sing tonight,” Gill said, shifting to new material. “With this pandemic and the craziness. I’ve never taken a break in my life from touring and traveling and being a road dog musician. And so with all of this time that I wound up having on my hands — my golf game got pretty good and I wrote a bunch of new songs.”

“It’s interesting as you get a little bit older, you get a new perspective on things,” he continued, with a pledge to take care of himself in the wake of milestone birthdays and zest for life. “I turned 65 back in April,” he explained. “I was a little scared. My father passed away when he was 65 and his father passed away when he was about 65. So I said ‘I’m’ll stop that shit right now’.”

Down about 35-pounds, Gill aims for works of significance, influenced by a memory of Kenny Rogers and his outlook toward albums later in his career: “success is fun, but I want this record to be significant,” Gill recalled Rogers’ saying.

“And I thought — my god,” Gill added, “that’s the way to go. That’s a good way to go.”

“So. That’s what I’m trying to do,” he continued. “Write songs that make us all feel something. And maybe make us all be a little bit better to each other.” With that, Gill explored ways “400 years of history couldn’t be more wrong” in “March On, March On.” The toll of loss in “When a Soldier Dies” and maintaining gratitude in the face of success in “I Gave You Everything I Had.” “This is a song that came out of more than anything, I guess, a grateful heart,” Gill explained. “Of getting to experience what I’ve experienced, and more than anything, to say thank you,” he added, turning from grateful hearts to heavy hearts.

“This will be a rough one here,” he noted, to the chuckle of a crowd expecting a joke. “I mean really rough. For all kinds of reasons,” he continued with gravity. “For all of you who ever came to see me play over the past 30-35 years, I had a fella that took care of all my guitar stuff. A little Mexican guy named Benny Garcia. He was my best friend since we were in the sixth grade,” he said, to which WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

an “aww” resonated across the audience, nearly drowning the poignant crack in his throat. “He was my first music friend I ever made, and he passed away a little over two years ago.”

“And It’s been a bitch,” Gill continued, praising the efforts of his current tech.

“But what was so cool — about my life and my journey with Benny — was we got to share it,” he explained. “Years ago when I started doing pretty good, I called him up. And said: ‘you wanna go with me on this journey?’ And he said, ‘sure.’ So we did it all, and saw it all.”

It was during the Eagles’ pandemic hiatus that he got the call from Garcia, relaying bad news and a cancer diagnosis. “And he was gone in two months,” Gill said, in a voice slightly wavering with grief. “Yea, so, um, anyway. This is called ‘Benny’s Song.’ Wish me luck.”

With a twinge of rock’n’roll and perhaps a Pink Floyd influence, “Benny’s Song,” looks forward to reunions over mourning. While the following “Go Rest High on That Mountain,” ushered in old favorites as Gill introduced the band: Paul Franklin on pedal steel, guitarists Pat Buchanan and Jack Schneider, Jimmie Lee Sloas on bass, Mark Beckett on drums, and John Jarvis tickling keys.

Praising Moten as “one of the greatest voices on this earth,” Gill turned to the second singer with a giddy grin. “And this is the coolest thing, ever,” he said. “This is my 21-year-old daughter, Corinna Grant Gill, everybody.”

From there, the set flowed through Gill’s heyday: “I Still Believe in You,” “Pretty Little Adriana” (with a twinge of Allman Brothers’ guitar solos,) “What the Cowgirls Do,” and the chicken pickin fire of “Oklahoma Borderline.”

Taking a brief respite and jaunt onstage, Gill and company returned for an encore. “We’re rusty but our hearts are in it,” he said, ripping into “Whenever You Come Around,” and pulling from his Pure Prairie League days for “Let Me Love You Tonight;” followed by Corrina’s favorite, “Guitar Slnger.”

“I gotta play it or she won’t play with us anymore,” Gill said with a snicker and a “we’ll see ya next time,” before closing with “Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away,” the crowd-favorite “Liza Jane,” and a sweet round of thanks to end the night.

Vince Gill’s summer tour runs through August, he’ll return to North Carolina for shows in Charlotte on July 28 and Asheville on August 25. !

KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd who enjoys spotlighting artists and events.

[ WEEKLY ARTS ROUNDUP] CHROME DREAMS AND INFINITE REFLECTIONS: AMERICAN PHOTOREALISM OPENS AT REYNOLDA JULY 15

BY HANNAH CALLAWAY Director of Marketing & Communications for Reynolda House Museum of American Art Reynolda House Museum of American Art’s latest world-class exhibition, Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism, is open through December 31, 2022.

Curated by Reynolda’s Curator, Allison Slaby, Chrome Dreams highlights the nostalgia associated with America’s post-war boom. Reynolda has assembled 41 works of art, 28 of which are from private collectors in the Winston-Salem area, that reflect the glittering cityscapes, shiny storefront windows and sleek automobiles that are indicative of the period and the style of Photorealism.

“I’ve been fascinated by Photorealism for years, even before coming to Reynolda,” said Slaby. “This exhibition came out of a visit to an art collector’s home here in Winston-Salem. I walked into his house and stopped dead in my tracks at the large-scale Richard Estes screenprint hanging on his wall! When we discovered he also owned several other works by Estes, I knew I had the nucleus of an exhibition right here in town. Then we began seeking out other Photorealist paintings and prints from peer institutions such as the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the High in Atlanta, and the Birmingham Museum of Art. I think visitors will be astonished by this stunning collection of work.”

Reynolda House is grateful for the support of the following sponsors of Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism: Major Sponsor Mercedes-Benz of Winston-Salem, Lead Sponsor The Charles H. Babcock, Jr. Arts and Community Initiative Endowment, Contributing Sponsors Joan and David Cotterill and Bruce McLain, and Exhibition Partner The Robert and Constance Emken Fund of the Winston-Salem Foundation.

This exhibition is included with general Museum admission. Reynolda House is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Sunday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Museum Members,

Chrome Bechtle Kona Kai children 18 and under, students, active or retired military personnel with ID, first responders and employees of Wake Forest University and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center with valid ID receive free admission to the Museum.

Free admission to view Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism is also available several times during the summer and fall. On August 25, from 3-7 p.m., Reynolda On the House will invite guests to view Chrome Dreams and other exhibitions free of charge. Reynolda On the House will repeat October 15 from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and November 15 from 3-7 p.m. Reynolda On the House is sponsored by Salemtowne.

Attendees of Cinema Under the Stars, a free film screening series on Reynolda’s lawn, also receive complimentary admission to view Chrome Dreams from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the following film screening dates: August 19, September 2 and September 16.

Cinema Under the Stars is generously supported by Presenting Sponsors, A Proper View and The Ginther Group of Keller Williams Realty Elite. Partner Sponsors supporting the event are Barry Zimmerman with Cameron Insurance Services and The Sharpe Mortgage Team.

Learn more about Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism at reynolda.org/chromedreams.

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here are plenty of reasons why Brittney Griner’s name should have been a household name well before February 2022.

She’s had a storied Chanel Davis college basketball career for the Baylor Editor Lady Bears, plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association, and has played on the United States Women’s Olympic team twice.

In 2012, she was named the Associated Press Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.

She is noted for being the only NCAA basketball player to both score 2,000 points and block 500 shots, according to The New York Times.

She’s received the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award.

She’s a seven-time WNBA All-Star and

two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year.

The 31-year-old professional basketball player is just one of 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA championship, a FIBA World Cup gold medal, and a WNBA championship.

If you hadn’t heard of her due to the aforementioned accomplishments, she’s sure to be a topic of conversation as United States government officials work diligently to bring her back to the states.

On February 17, Griner was detained at Sheremetyevo International Airport

by Russian Federal Customs after it was found “she was carrying vaporizer cartridges containing hash oil,” according to The New York Times. Hash oil is an illegal substance in Russia.

Griner, who recently pled guilty in her trial that began on July 1, had been entering the country to play in the Russian Premier League during the WNBA’s offseason. If convicted, Griner could face up to 10 years in a Russian prison.

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Last week, Phoenix Mercury head coach Vanessa Nygaard questioned whether or not Griner would still be detained if she was Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James.

According to USA Today, Nygaard said that Griner being a Black and openly gay woman makes it harder to gain awareness for her case.

“If it was LeBron, he’d be home, right?”

Nygaard said. “It’s a statement about the value of women. It’s a statement about the value of a Black person. It’s a statement about the value of a gay person. All of those things. We know it, and so that’s what hurts a little more.”

The sentiment is undoubtedly echoed

by Griner’s wife, Cherelle, and her fans.

Months ago the State Department said that Griner’s case was “top priority,” and both President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have offered support to Griner’s family, offering to “pursue every avenue” to get her home, according to the White House.

The reality is that Griner was in Russia

to work. Yes, she has a job in the United States of America but that job doesn’t pay her the same amount of money it does her male counterparts. It’s a tale as old as time; women work just as hard as their male colleagues but get paid less.

According to Yahoo! Finance, the average WNBA salary for the 2020-21 season was $120,648. The average salary for NBA players is around 7 million. The base salary varies for WNBA based on where a player was picked in the draft. According to SportNews.com, those picked in the top four of the 2022 WNBA Draft can expect a base salary of $72,141 in year one. For picks 5-8, the rookie base salary drops to $69,224. It continues going downhill from there. The NBA plays 82 games versus the WNBA’s 36.

Playing overseas is also not a practice unheard of. Nearly half the league’s players compete internationally during the offseason for different reasons.

Griner’s wife told ABC News that Griner plays overseas for the pay, reporting that UMMC Ekaterinburg pays her $1 million per season.

“BG would wholeheartedly love to not go overseas,” Cherelle Griner said. “She has only had one Thanksgiving in the States in nine years since she’s been pro, and she misses all that stuff. Just because, you know, she can’t make enough money in the WNBA, like, to sustain her life.”

When Griner homes home, we need serious conversations about how we pay our woman athletes. Yes, the WNBA did just raise their salaries, but will that be what these athletes need to stay in the states? Hash oil aside, you won’t have to worry about athletes becoming “political pawns” in another country if they are paid their due wage at home. !

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.

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Elvis: The King is dead, long live the King

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lvis Presley (1935’77) was many things to many people, but one thing he wasn’t was dull.

The same cannot Mark Burger be said, however, of Baz Luhrmann’s Contributor characteristically overblown show-biz biography of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Austin Butler does a nice job as Elvis — perhaps enough to earn him an Oscar nomination (the Academy’s had a habit of rewarding martyred music legends in recent years) — but despite Luhrmann’s flash and panache (of which there is no shortage), the film lacks emotional and Presley are the only characters in weight. It’s a classic example of style the film — which runs two hours and 40 utterly obliterating substance. minutes (and could easily have been Presley is, of course, the quintestrimmed) — to emerge with a semblance sential personification of the American of depth and dimension. Olivia De Jonge Dream gone wrong. Like Marilyn Monroe plays Elvis’ beloved Priscilla, Richard — and, to a lesser extent, James Dean Roxburgh and Helen Thomson play Elvis’ and Montgomery Clift — he came from parents Vernon and Gladys Presley, Kodi hardscrabble, humble beginnings to beSmit-McPhee (a recent Oscar nominee come a showbiz icon, but was eventually for The Power of the Dog) plays country destroyed by it. He gained immortality but lost his way, his soul, and his life. star Jimmie Rodgers Snow, and Kelvin Harrison plays blues legend B.B. King, Elvis is told from the perspective of but they are relegated to the backhis manager, the infamous Col. Tom ground throughout.

Parker, who certainly made good on his It takes a while for Butler to find his promise to make Elvis a star while lining stride, but when he does he’s very aphis own pockets in the process. He’s not pealing as Elvis. He captures the energy, lying when he says “Without me, there the swagger, the ambition, the insecuwould be no Elvis Presley,” although rity, and the vulnerability — and he does it’s rather a dubious conceit that tells so with little help from a very messy the story from his point of view, and screenplay by Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, although Tom Hanks gives an admirable Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner, based performance as Parker, this too presents on Luhrmann and Doner’s story. a problem. Hanks is too innately likable to be entirely convincing as an unscrupulous character, much less a villain. Hanks is hardly in bad company; James Stewart, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, William Holden, and Cary Grant are among the great stars whose versatility did not extend to playing heavies. Besides, the real Col. Parker was hardly Judgement free safe space for apple the impish fuddy-duddy shaped bodies to practice gentle yoga. in a fat suit as he is presented here.

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The first half of the film, which dramatizes Presley’s early life and rise to fame, is interminable. Regardless of Luhrmann’s frenetic, self-indulgent technique, Elvis takes its sweet time dramatizing events that are already known to most devotees. At other times, it breezes over and blows through pivotal events in Presley’s life, and Luhrmann frequently ascribes a political bent to the proceedings meant — in painfully obvious terms — to compare the social and political unrest of the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s to contemporary times. That may be admirable (and even accurate), but Luhrmann spells it out in capital letters and (over)emphasizes it to such an extent that one wonders if he has any faith in the viewer’s perception or interpretation. Less would have been so much more.

As a result, Elvis has no cumulative build-up. Individual scenes stand out, as well they should, but there are no fresh revelations or observations. The film lacks the emotional intimacy and intensity that truly would have brought the King back to life. There’s the nagging

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Big Ben, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace ... now tourists can add Wet Wipe Island to their lists of must-see attractions in England’s capital. The Times Chuck Shepherd of London reported on June 24 that an island the size of two tennis courts and composed entirely of used wet wipes has appeared in the Thames River that meanders through the city. Government ministers have asked people to stop using the wipes and are considering a ban on those that contain plastic. Fleur Anderson, a Labour Party MP, said she has visited the site: “I’ve ... stood on it — it’s near Hammersmith Bridge in the Thames and it’s a meter deep or more in places. It’s actually changed the course of the Thames.” Environmental minister Rebecca Pow asked citizens not to flush the wipes and said a proposal for dealing with the problem would be forthcoming “very shortly.”

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In Salt Lake City in mid-June, a couple of geniuses rolled up next to a company box truck in a parking lot in their own pickup truck. While one waited, KSLTV reported, the other got under the company truck and drilled a hole into the gas tank, presumably hoping to steal fuel.

But the perp’s shirt caught on fire while he was under the truck, causing him to roll around the parking lot while trying to remove his shirt. He then jumped into the pickup and the pair of would-be thieves drove away; the company truck still had flames and smoke billowing from underneath, as seen on a surveillance video. No arrests have yet been made.

Also in June, Austin Beauchamp, who was working as a summer instructor for a youth social services program in Grove City, Ohio, applied for a police communications technician job there, WKBN-TV reported. As part of the interview process, a detective ran a background check on Beauchamp and found he was wanted in North Carolina on a statutory rape charge.

Grove City police arrested him on June 22 and expected him to be extradited to Guilford County, North Carolina, for trial.

IT’S GOOD TO HAVE A HOBBY

Neruno Daisuki, a Japanese illustrator and manga artist, stumbled into a new hobby as he tried to pass the time during the COVID lockdowns of the past

year, Oddity Central reported. He started collecting the various little items that become stuck in the tread of one’s shoes — pebbles, glass fragments, etc. — and laying them out neatly on boards with grids. “When I was removing the pebbles caught in the groove on the back of my newly bought sneakers,” he said, “I felt that it was a waste to just throw them away, and I thought, ‘It would be interesting to collect them.’” He ended up with 179 pebbles, 32 glass fragments and one nut.

Now he’s considering further categorizing his collection between his left and right shoes.

GOVERNMENT IN ACTION

Victor Roy, Oceanside, California’s elected city treasurer, is in hot water after an email from Treasury Manager Steve Hodges to Roy surfaced, Voice of San Diego reported. The June 6 email includes several allegations against Roy, but the most titillating details, in an anonymous complaint filed in June 2021, allege that Roy looked at pornography on the Mission Branch Library computers. The complaint stated that Roy was “looking at magazines that when he clicked on the cover, the images inside the magazine were full nudity.” Roy was told by library staff that he couldn’t view nudity on public computers, and he replied that “he knew, that is why he came when it was slow and that he was being cognizant of his surroundings,” the complaint continued.

Assistant City Manager Michael Gossman, who confirmed that the leaked email was authentic, said Roy had not repeated the inappropriate behavior at the library.

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Katie Hannaford, 36, of Essex, England, just wanted to please her daughter by taking part in a parents’ race on sports day at the girl’s school. But when she tripped over her own feet and fell to her knees, Hannaford inadvertently flashed her bare rear end to the crowd of students, parents and teachers, the Mirror reported on July 7. At first, she said, she was humiliated, but Trophies Plus Medals presented her with a Bottoms Up award trophy and medal; Elle Courtenel, social media manager for the company, said they “felt she deserved her own award despite not making it to the finish line.”

And Hannaford has come around to see the humor of it: “It’s definitely the funniest thing I’ve ever done in my life!” !

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The mini-trend has invaded the Triad with a number of companies seeing big success from selling their micro-sized

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Pop’s Mini Doughnut Shop has caused quite a stir in downtown High Point.

Housed in the newly opened Stock+Grain Assembly food hall, located at 275 N. Elm St, the boutique doughnut shop offers made-to-order mini doughnuts with gourmet toppings for residents looking to satisfy their sweet and sometimes savory sweet tooth.

The Black-owned business was founded in Atlanta and is managed by husband and wife team Christopher and Margaret Headen.

Offering their signature shakes, classic “cake style” mini doughnuts and doughnut sundaes, Pop’s gives customers an opportunity to mix and match their box of 6, 12, 24, or 48-signature doughnuts. Offering up the classics like powdered sugar, iced, and cinnamon sugar, Pop’s gives you the classic doughnut bite you are looking for. For the more adventurous, fans can try the Strawberry Shortcake, which offers fresh strawberries, topped with whipped cream, vanilla and strawberry drizzles; the Blueberry Lemon, a doughnut with blueberry and lemon drizzle, topped with fresh blueberries; the Maple Bacon, a doughnut with maple drizzle and crumbled bacon; the Rainbow Crunch, a doughnut with vanilla drizzle and topped with fruity pebbles; or the S’mores, a doughnut with chocolate and marshmallow drizzle topped with mini marshmallows.

The store boasts of “32 unique covering and sugars.”

Their soft opening hours are Wednes-

days-Sundays from 4:30 to 9 p.m. They will expand to full operating hours beginning June 27.

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“One of the reasons why I fell in love with the concept of mini pancakes is a) who doesn’t like pancakes and b) who doesn’t like mini pancakes? It’s a lot of fun,” said Corey Clement, co-owner of Gate City Minis.

“People see, and may not understand it at first, but when you hand them that container and they look see strawberries, blueberries, sweet condensed milk, and whipped cream on top of pancakes — you see their eyes light up. They go ‘Whoa, I was not expecting that.’ It’s a really good kick.”

Clement’s food trailer, Gate City Mini’s, features specialty mini pancakes, mini doughnuts, hand-squeezed lemonade, and coffee.

Clements said the concept is big in other countries but he’s recently seen similar pop-ups in Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina.

“They’re called poffertjes or dutch mini pancakes. They are big over in the Netherlands and they came over to the U.S. as mini pancakes.”

The traveling beer salesman had been looking to enterprise a food concept for some time now.

“I kind of wanted to be my own boss. We looked at a couple of ideas as far as what we could do and what we could afford to do. We kept coming back to the mini pancakes because there’s no one around here doing that,” he said.

The concept has taken off. Gate City Mini’s has taken off since its first pop-up in February 2022 in downtown Greensboro, where they paired up with Arrow Coffee and Yelp!

“It’s been fun. It’s been a big learning experience. We were kind of blown away at the support that we received from the community, from everybody,” Clement said of that day.

Whether it’s offering a dozen minipancakes or doughnuts with your serving of fruit, maple syrup or serving up the more creative options S’mores, Cookies’N’Cream, or Reese’s pancakes, Clement said that customers can expect the best. They can also expect more of it as the business

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“We try to be creative while satisfying a sweet tooth. It’s a lot of fun. It’s a lot of work. There’s a lot of overthinking that goes on with this to try to make everything work. I love it though. I’m so glad we jumped into this. Over time we’re starting to see some of the same people come out to our events that we’ve seen from the beginning.”

Clement said that it has been great to see Gate City Mini’s role in creating community. The business has assisted in a fundraiser for Doggos, raising money for a rescue, and has another fundraiser scheduled with the Rockingham County Shelter.

He said that at some point he’d like to work with organizations like the Interactive Resource Center to help provide meals to those in need.

“I always tell my daughter ‘I just want you to be happy and healthy.’ That’s all I want. I’m not out here to get rich by any means. I just want to have fun. I want to work with the community and I want to give back,” he said. “We’re continuously looking for ways that we can give back to the community. Any way that we can give back, we would love to.”

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Guess what you can find at Flow Mini of Winston-Salem? Located at 2575 Peters Creek Parkway, are rows of MINI Coopers just waiting to be rehomed and take over the streets of America. The small yet roomy hatchback with the signature white, parallel stripes has become a staple on roadways across the globe. With a price tag of under $30,000 and a promising miles per gallon ticket, the MINI has become an effective and efficient mode of travel.

Mimicking its namesake in appearance and performance, the BMW MINI Cooper was introduced in 2002 and quickly became a success in Europe and America.

Pushing out an estimated 100,000 cars per year, the MINI brand includes the Cooper, Cooper D, Cooper S, Clubman, Countryman, and the Coupe, to name a few.

A star in its own right, the BMW Mini was used in the original and the 2003 remake of The Italian Job, by the character Austin Powers in Goldmember, in Bourne Identity, and in the movie Pixels. The car was also featured in The Veronicas music video for the song 4ever. !

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Greensboro filmmaker takes America to court In one of his most notable speeches, Malcolm X poised the notion of bringing the United States before the United Nations International Court of Justice.

“We need to exIan McDowell pand the civil-rights struggle to a higher level — to the level Contributor of human rights,” said Malcolm in his April 3, 1964 speech “The Ballot or the Bullet,” in which he argued that Black leaders needed to stop thinking of racial justice as a matter of civil rights.

Civil rights, he said, come under the jurisdiction of the United States, but “Uncle Sam’s hands are dripping with the blood of the black man in this country.” Emphasizing the need for human rights over civil rights, Malcolm told his listeners he intended to take the case of African-American human rights to the United Nations.

The August 13, 1964, New York Times article “Malcolm X Seeks U.N. Negro Debate” reported that the State Department had “begun to take an interest in Malcolm X’s campaign to convince African states to raise the question of persecution of American Negroes at the United Nations,” and that unnamed U.S. officials believe “if Malcolm succeeded in convincing just one African Government to bring up the charge at the United

Actors Tammy Bason, Johnny McNeil & Roslyn Kristina as judges Nations, the United States Government would be faced with a touchy problem.”

At the time of his 1965 assassination, Malcolm was not successful in convincing African leaders to make his case to the United Nations. But Greensboro filmmaker Larry “Syid” Wright’s new film America Under Fire dramatizes what might happen if somebody did.

In the film, which Wright directed and co-wrote with co-executive producer

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Glenn Jones, three attorneys take the U.S. before the World Court for allowing states to violate the 5th and 14th Amendments. It will be shown Sunday, July 17, at 4 p.m. in the Van Dyke Performance at the Greensboro Cultural Center, located at 200 N. Davie Street.

Wright told YES! Weekly that he was born in Penns Grove, New Jersey, works in the trucking industry, and is “65 years young.”

Wright did not attend film school but started writing scripts in his early teens.

“I was tutored by Reggie Nurse, an A&T student at the time. He taught me the fundamentals of scriptwriting, basic film techniques, and the three lenses needed to shoot a film. YouTube, Filmmaking for Dummies, errors, and a love of being behind the camera was my formal training. I also credit my success to all the actors and actresses that supported me when I started this journey.”

He first learned of Malcolm’s plan to bring the U.S. before the World Court in high school.

“My Junior year, I really started focusing on Black Nationalism, Malcolm, and Black pride. My English teacher, this 4’11” Black, afro-wearing sister, started schooling me about Black Power.”

Wright said that he became particularly interested in the Nation of Islam after he saw Denzel Washington act in Spike Lee’s award-winning “Malcolm X,” adapted from The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley.

“I started conversing with brothers from the Nation of Islam. The thing that drew me to Malcolm is that he always talked about the human rights of the Black man being violated, so this story is a tribute to his fight for that.”

He gratefully emphasized that he could not have made this film without his co-writer and co-producer, historian

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Actors Tony Browley & Ronald Lavender and human rights attorney Glenn Jones, as he faced very different challenges with America Under Fire than he had with his previous feature, the 2020 action thriller Butter.

“When you make any movie that is not based on actual true events, you have a lot of room to play, something you don’t have with Black History and the Black struggle. But the advantage Glenn and I had is we didn’t have to curve the truth like when Hollywood tells our story,” Wright said. “We agreed this will not have some oppressed-looking man or woman sitting in a courtroom asking for something. This is about three Black attorneys seeking answers on why America is letting states constantly violate Black Americans’ 5th and 14th Amendment rights, rights that were specifically put in place to protect Black people.”

Ratified in 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”

One of three amendments passed during the Reconstruction era to abolish slavery and establish civil and legal rights for Black Americans, it would become the basis for multiple landmark Supreme Court decisions on civil rights.

The film was shot in Greensboro and at Atlantic & Pacific Studios in Burlington.

“It was a three-year project if we include the writing. Covid played a big part in the delay. I must give a big shout-out to the cast and crew who stuck with me over that period.”

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He again stressed his gratitude to his co-writer.

“Glenn Jones is a retired attorney. If people did not know this was a film, they would believe it was a real hearing.

Glenn laid the groundwork and we both executed the story. Without him, the script would still be on my desk.”

He described America Under Fire as something audiences may not have seen before.

“It’s not having us being murdered, lynched, or raped by our suppressor, but will allow Black America to be represented in a way that we are not used to seeing, and will give Black America the opportunity to charge, question, and challenge the accused. Being an Independent, I have the opportunity of not curving the truth when it comes to Black liberation.”

Wright closed with both an invitation and a warning.

“If people want to be entertained, come see this film. If people want to be able to watch a film and act like they are a juror, come see this film. But if people are afraid of the truth, stay home.”

Tickets for the Sunday show are available via EventBrite[IM1] (if you are reading this article in print rather than online, go to EventBrite.com and search for “Pitchvine Entertainment”). It will also be available streaming at vimeo. com/ondemand/americaunderfire. !

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or the glory of chains, saxophones, and still believin’, Tim Cappello comes to Monstercade on July 23.

Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Katei Cranford The Lost Boys with a 12-week U.S. tour, the sax man is known Contributor amongst horror fans for his oiled-up scene-stealing performance of “I Still Believe.”

Amongst music folks, Cappello is a composer and backing multi-instrumentalist with an otherwise-impressive career. He’s scored programs for PBS and A&E; and has performed with the likes of Billy Crystal, Peter Gabriel, Carly Simon, and Ringo Starr — with a notable history-belting sax for Tina Turner through her 1980s renaissance and into the late 1990s.

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derdome, (for which he also appeared in the music videos).

“I played for Tina for 15 years and she’s such a legend,” he said. “She was tough, I guess because she’s so talented. If you messed up, however small, her ears were so good, she’d dress you down pretty harshly, sometimes in front of everybody. She ran things strictly as a business. And of course, it worked, her shows were magnificent and she always got the very best out of us all.”

Taking elements and memories from his time on the road, Cappello blends stories and saxophones into an almost interactive experience. “I love thinking about my show as a one-man multi-media show,” he explained. “Obviously not on the same level but like John Leguizamo, or my old buddy, Billy Crystal. About half the time is music, and half is stories from my career and some other silliness.”

Melding the floor and the stage, “mixing it up with the audience is one of my favorite things,” he continued. “The thought of just staying on stage would be pretty boring for me. I love to bump up against people and play directly to the crowd. Between that and the reaction after a song which literally pushes me back, I’m in Heaven up there.”

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grounding major stages and arena shows, Cappello enjoys being at the forefront on the floor.

“It wasn’t that I didn’t like playing huge places with Tina and the others, it’s just that I’ve always been yearning to do it for myself like I’m doing now,” he explained.

“Being somebody’s second banana wouldn’t be as much fun, now that I’ve tasted this.”

It’s an experience he holds with gratitude, reverence and a bit of surprise. “What a blessing,” he said. “I feel so lucky that I can book clubs without too much trouble, the bookers write me back and seem as excited as me.” Elements of excitement resonate through the show — a bit older and less oiled-up — Cappello retains the enthusiasm and various shades of camp that thrust his thrusting into the horror-cult spotlight, more than three decades ago.

It’s a pleasure he didn’t expect — his work in Lost Boys almost lost to him as a blip until horror conventions (and John Hamm’s sexy Sergio on SNL) came calling. Interest in his standalone performances inspired his 2018 album, “Blood on the Reed.” But it’s the fans that keep his enthusiasm growing.

“I really love meeting people,” he said.

“I always have a meet and greet after my shows, and in some ways, I enjoy it as much as playing. The people are so cool and almost always have a story of when they were small and saw me for the first time

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with Tina or on The Lost Boys. It kinda matters to them — and that’s pretty fantastic for me.”

Embarking on “12 weeks of fun” in the form of live shows, (including a set and appearance at Joe Bob Briggs’ Drive-In Jamboree) Cappello has also recently appeared on Netflix’s Live From the Upside Down, Worn Stories and Top Ten Revealed. He’ll be featured on an undisclosed upcoming FX series. As a hired-gun musician, he’s laid tracks on upcoming albums for Gunship and Ben Brown.

As for his own work, his 2018 debut, “Blood on the Reed,” features Cappello across an array of his own instrumentation — with his own take on soul classics. “These are all songs that over the years I’ve played live a lot, and switched them up to try and do something different,” he explained, “you know, heavy ‘em up — try and make the grooves more involved.”

The results see a “heavy metal dance hall” version of “Only You,” a rendition that turns “I Put a Spell on You” on its ear, “Tequila” played through a WX5 Windsynth; and a closer-medley that crosses Little Richard with Bobby Day. And of course, there’s a nod to Turner in the form of a powerhouse, “Nutbush.”

“I always loved her take on that song,” he said. “So intense, and with a great arrangement that was all her ideas. I wanted to try and recreate that intensity, especially compared to the original recording. Plus I love playing Hammond Organ; and it gave me a chance to do that.”

Looking to roll into the Winston-Salem city limits, Cappello is open and approachable. “I’d just love to see people come out, stop by and say hi!”

Tim Cappello will be at Monstercade, celebrating the 35th Anniversary of The Lost Boys, on July 23, with IIOIOIOIOII and an all-80s afterparty featuring DJ Aline Nunez. !

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Four Saints Brewing

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Cat’s Cradle

300 E Main St | 919.967.9053 catscradle.com Jul 13: Helen Money Jul 13: Steve Von Till Jul 14: Rebekah Todd Jul 15: Remember Jones Jul 22: Jon Ward Beyle Jul 23: Honey Magpie Jul 25: Andrew Bird, Iron & Wine Jul 26: Merci, My Kid Brother Jul 27: Elf Power

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Bojangles Coliseum

2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.boplex.com Jul 15: Tribute to Biz Markie Jul 16: Steely Dan Ju; 23: Eddie B: Teachers Only Comedy Tour Jul 28: Vince Gill

CMCU Amphitheatre former Uptown Amphitheatre 820 Hamilton St | 704.549.5555 www.livenation.com Jul 16: Big Time Rush Jul 24: Coheed and Cambria Jul 29: Iration and Atmosphere

The Fillmore

1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.livenation.com Jul 19: Avatar: Wicked Tour Title Jul 25: Sleeping With Sirens: CTRL + ALT + DEL TOUR Jul 28: Boy Pablo Jul 30: Sean Kingston

PNC Music Pavilion

707 Pavilion Blvd | 704.549.1292 www.livenation.com Jul 14: The Chicks & Patty Griffin Jul 22: Luke Bryan, Riley Green & Mitchell Tenpenny Jul 23: Tedeschi Trucks Band Jul 24: Rob Zombie & Mudvayne Jul 25: The Doobie Brothers & Michael McDonald Jul 27: The Black Keys, Band of Horses & Ceramic Animal Jul 29: Jason Aldean

Spectrum Center

333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000 www.spectrumcentercharlotte.com Jul 16-17: Monster Jam Jul 22: Shawn Mendes

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Carolina Theatre

309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030 www.carolinatheatre.org Jul 16: Nimesh Patel Jul 31: Tim Heidecker

DPAC

123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787 www.dpacnc.com Jul 19: Steely Dan

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Barn Dinner Theatre 120 Stage Coach Tr. | 336.292.2211 www.barndinner.com Jul 8-Aug 6: Soul Sistas

Baxter’s Tavern

536 Farragut St | 336.808.5837 www.baxterstavern.com Jul 15: Spindle 45 Jul 16: Killing Fiction Jul 17: Chocolate Chip & Company

Jul 22: Flat Black Cadilliac Jul 23: The Ultimate Eagles Tribute Jul 24: Cat5 Band Jul 29: WristBand

The BLIND TIGER

1819 Spring Garden St | 336.272.9888 theblindtiger.com Jul 14: JSW, Chuck Mountain & Kyle Kelly Jul 15: Shoot to Thrill Jul 16: IV and the Strange Band Jul 21: Devil Master w/ The Lousy Jul 24: The Goddamn Gallows w/ Rebelmatic Jul 25: Fish Narc w/ 8485 & Blackwinterwells Jul 26: Spider Gang Jul 28: Bobby Sparks (Prince, Snarky Puppy)

Carolina Theatre

310 S. Greene Street | 336.333.2605 www.carolinatheatre.com Jul 15: Chad Eby and Ariel Pocock Jul 22: Ranford Almond July 23: Bianca Jade Jul 29: Steve-O: The Bucket List Tour Jul 29: Shelby J.

Comedy Zone

1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034 www.thecomedyzone.com Jul 15-16: Thea Vidale Jul 22-24: Clayton English Jul 28: Ed Bassmaster

221 Summit Ave | 336.501.3967 www.flatirongso.com Jul 13: Porcelain Lovecraft Jul 14: Tea Cup Gin Jul 15: Victoria Victoria Jul 16: An Evening w/ Mike Garrigan Jul 17: Electric Kif

Garage Tavern

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LITTLE BROTHER BREWING

348 South Elm St | 336.510.9678 www.facebook.com/littlebrotherbrew Jul 15: Real Jazz Jul 16: Imperial Blend Jul 22: Banjo Earth Jul 23: The Good Watts Jul 29: Paleface

SOUTH END BREWING CO. 117B W Lewis St | 336.285.6406 www.southendbrewing.com Tuesdays: Trivia Night Jul 15: Decades

STEVEN TANGER CENTER 300 N Elm Street | 336.333.6500 www.tangercenter.com Jul 22: Eddie B. Jul 23: Jeezy & K. Michelle

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2762 NC-68 #109 | 336.307.2567 www.goofyfoottaproom.com Jul 16: Live Music w/ Mike Everett Jul 23: Stewart Coley

HAM’S PALLADIUM 5840 Samet Dr | 336.887.2434 www.hamsrestaurants.com Fridays: Karaoke

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221 N Main St. | 336.497.4822 www.facebook.com/BreatheCocktailLounge Wednesdays: Karaoke Jul 15: DJ Mike Lawson Jul 16: Ross Copley & Wade Ingram Jul 23: Carey Leigh & The 10¢ Pistols

KERNERSVILLE BREWING COMPANY 221 N Main St. | 336.816.7283 kernersvillebrewing.com Thursdays: Trivia

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LINCOLN THEATRE

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RED HAT AMPHITHEATER 500 S McDowell St | 919.996.8800 www.redhatamphitheater.com Jul 15: Big Time Rush w/ Dixie D’Amelio Jul 16: Barenaked Ladies Jul 17: CHEER

PNC ARENA

1400 Edwards Mill Rd | 919.861.2300 www.thepncarena.com Jul 22: New Kids On The Block Jul 23: Shawn Mendes w/ Dermot Kennedy

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BULL’S TAVERN

408 West 4th St | 336.331.3431 www.bullswsnc.com Wednesdays: Karaoke

EARL’S

121 West 9th Street | 336.448.0018 www.earlsws.com Jul 14: Will Jones Jul 15: Time Bandits Jul 16: Michael Cosner & The Fugitives Jul 21: Will Jones Jul 22: Drew Foust Band Jul 23: Daniel Anderson & Heroic Dose

FIDDLIN’ FISH BREWING COMPANY 772 Trade St | 336.999.8945 www.fiddlinfish.com Tuesdays: Trivia Jul 15: Rain Check Bluegrass Jul 22: Lisa & The Saints

FOOTHILLS BREWING 638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348 www.foothillsbrewing.com Sundays: Sunday Jazz Thursdays: Trivia Jul 20: Banjo Earth Jul 27: Carolina Clay

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11141 Old US Hwy 52, Suite 10 | 336.793.4218 www.facebook.com/midwaymusichallandeventcenter Mondays: Line Dancing Jul 15: Jimmy Shirley Jr & The 8 Track 45 Band Jul 16: Diamond Edge Jul 22: Zack Brock & Good Intentions Jul 23: Second TIme Around Band Jul 29: Matt Dylan & The Honkytonk Outlaws

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[GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Romance is still dominant, and if Cupid misfired before, don’t worry. He’ll take better aim at someone new this time around. Expect favorable news about a financial matter.

[CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The zodiac’s Moon Children can expect things to work out pretty much as planned. One negative note involves a minor relationship problem that suddenly turns serious.

[LEO (July 23 to August 22) You’re suddenly being asked to make choices between two practically equal offers. Which one to choose? Easy. The one most likely to gladden your Lion’s heart.

[VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Once again, you’re confronted by a workplace problem you thought you’d already resolved. This time, you might need to go higher up to find a just resolution.

[LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Good for you: You’re determined to stick with your goals and ignore those naysayers who might try to discourage you. You’re on the right track. The challenge now is to stay on it.

[SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to

December 21) If you learn someone has betrayed your trust, don’t just accept it and walk away. You need to know why that person decided to do what he or she did.

[CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A painful family relationship problem could finally begin to heal. Be prepared to show more flexibility than you might like. It could be worth it.

[AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) It’s a good idea to enhance your career skills so you’ll be prepared to accept a more responsible position when it’s offered. A friend returns a favor just when you need it.

[PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Show that strong, steely backbone that you usually hide and demand to be included in any family decision-making that could affect the well-being of a loved one.

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advertised with the slogan “The snack that smiles back”? features more than 10,000 balloons? marry in the long-running sitcom “The Office”?

Alaska to the United States (1867) for $7.2 million?

album titled “Dark Side of the Moon”? duces a character named Lisbeth Salander? magma after it has erupted?

first to join the union after the original 13 colonies? as the voice box in human anatomy?

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[TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your sense of justice makes it difficult not to speak up about a recurring matter involving a co-worker. But, once again, you need facts to back you up before you can act.

[SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You’ll soon get news that is supposed to help you with a troublesome situation. Use your sharp Scorpion instincts to determine if the information is reliable.

1. Sweden 2. Goldfish crackers 3. “Up” 4. Pam Beesly 5. Russia

[ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You’re not Sheepish when it comes to asserting your opinions on what you think is right or wrong. Be assured that you’re being heard, and something positive will follow.

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