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The full length porch was packed with people; latecomers gathered on the muddy lawn, sharing umbrellas as they listened to local faith leaders and family members of immigrants who have been detained by ICE AGENTS in recent weeks. 11 “MISS MAJOR Griffin-Gracy was nominated in our first round, made it to the second round, and was selected during a community voting period,” said Greensboro Mural Project cofounder, Alyzza May.
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Caught between two worlds, playwright and actress DELANNA STUDI, of the Cherokee Nation, embarked on a journey in search of her identity. 28 Based on Marla Frazee’s best-selling children’s book, THE BOSS BABY is breezy animated fluff. At its best, the colorful animation and zippy sight gags are reminiscent of the classic “Looney Tones” shorts. 30 When events conspire to bring an unsolved KIDNAPPING from years before back into the spotlight, Mikami finds himself in a conflict between both departments, as well as the political machinations of politicians far away in Tokyo. 31 The ZOMBIE myth, a metaphor for slavery, wasn’t created by a white guy. But William Seabrook’s 1929 bestseller The Magic Island was the vector that transmitted it from Afro-Caribbean folklore to American popular culture. 32 One doesn’t often think about a BEER PAIRING and how to use it to cleanse the palate and enhance your meal as they do wine. So we took some cues from local chefs and brewmasters to see how they are pairing food and beer these days.
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WhAT: Called the ‘great American romantic’ by the New York Times, Edwin McCain has built an enviable career over the past 20 years by balancing his massive pop success with the year-round touring schedule of a tireless troubadour. His hit songs, authentic spirit and surprisingly affable sense of humor keep fans coming back time and time again. WhEn: 6 p.m. WhERE: Breeden Insurance Amphitheater. 333 South Main Street, Lexington. MoRE: $20 tickets.
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Caretaking is in Lisa Hmiel’s blood. Her grandmother started a nursing center in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina back in 1952. The nursing center is still around with Hmiel owning a part and her sister running the facility’s daily operations. “I worked there as a hairdresser until 2010,” said Hmiel. “I’ve been a hairdresser for 32 years because I like the one-on-one with the patients.” Her hairdressing career ended when one of her son’s was paralyzed following a race car accident in 2010. “I quit work and took him all over the country to get rehab and when I finally got ready to get back into the work force in 2012, I could not find decent home health so I said ‘Screw it, I’ll just start my own.’” So Hmiel started Home Helpers, an inhome care service in Greensboro. “I love helping people,” said Hmiel. “I think everyone deserves decent care at any level from good people. I don’t think that people should be characterized by their money. I take Medicaid patients and most people don’t. I think even the under privileged need good healthcare.” Hmiel said that Home Helpers is not just a business, but a passion. “We know what it is like,” she said. “I know what it’s like to have people to work
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diligently, work on time, people you can trust in your home, caretakers that really care. I think my caretakers treat these people as if they are their moms, dads, grandparent, aunts and uncles. I think I instill that part in them or I only hire people who have that instilled in them.” Home Helpers has been going since 2013 and plans to continue providing excellent care. “We do bathing, dressing, light housekeeping, laundry, transportation, meal prep, feeding, 24 hour care, medication reminders, basically anything that needs to be done except for nursing. We’re not medical.” Hmiel visit her clients at least bi-weekly. “There’s always something they tell me that’s really heartwarming that maybe one of my girl’s did to help them out,” she said. “We went to work with someone new and she hasn’t been out to have her hair done in three or four weeks and she wouldn’t go and I went in there and insisted and took her myself. Now she goes every week. “That makes your heart warm. Making people’s lives fulfilled to the best of their ability...is a goal of mine.” Learn more about Home Helper’s at www.local.homehelpershomecare.com/ jamestown/home !
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COMMUNITY LEADERS PLAN STADIUM CATALYST PROJECT FOR DOWNTOWN HIGH POINT
The High Point City Council has voted to approve the purchase of land in downtown High Point that will allow community leaders to move forward with plans to build a multi-purpose stadium. The proposed stadium will cost an estimated $30 million to construct and would be built on a site bordered by Elm, Gatewood, Lindsay and English streets. The land and stadium will be owned by the City of High Point but will not require new taxes or an increase in tax rates. Forward High Point, a nonprofit coalition of community leaders, is leading the stadium effort, which is a key part of a revitalization plan adopted by the High Point City Council in 2016 to bring new restaurants, residents and commercial activity to downtown High Point while maintaining the city’s furniture showroom heritage. Forward High Point is proposing a multi-purpose stadium that will seat approximately 5,000 for baseball and up to 7,500 for concerts and other events. A community leader is working to recruit an Atlantic League professional baseball team to serve as the primary tenant of the new stadium. The Board of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs unanimously endorses moving forward with negotiations to have a franchise in High Point following discussions with a potential local ownership group. In addition to professional baseball, the stadium would be able to host college baseball, football, lacrosse, soccer,
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concerts, festivals, religious gatherings, holiday events, scout camping nights, movie screenings and a wide range of other community events. Construction on the stadium may begin as early as this fall, and the first game could be scheduled to be played there in spring 2019. The City’s financial advisor, Davenport & Company, provided an independent analysis that determined no increase in the tax rate would be needed and that the project would not have an impact on the City of High Point’s future bond rating. The five primary sources that will be used to repay the project debt are: the team’s annual lease, facility fees, parking surcharge, naming rights and increased property tax revenues. The increased property tax revenues are largely based on new development in and around the stadium. “Although our two annual High Point Markets bring large numbers of people to the city and have a very positive impact on our tax base, our community must act now to sustain itself for the other 50 weeks of the year when the Markets are not taking place,” Forward High Point executive director Ray Gibbs said. “Having a vibrant downtown year-round not only is important for enhancing the quality of life for local residents, but it is an economic reality that we must do something to become more competitive and attract a new generation of people and businesses to High Point.” “Other cities across America of similar size to High Point, including Fayetteville and Gastonia, are constructing stadiums to serve as new centers of activity in their
downtown areas,” Forward High Point board chair Doyle Early, Jr. said. “Sports stadiums, particularly baseball stadiums, have strong track records of successes for serving as hubs for private investment and new development in urban areas. You don’t have to look any further than our neighboring cities of Greensboro and Winston-Salem to see the positive economic impact of their downtown stadiums.” A special task force appointed by Mayor Bill Bencini working in conjunction with the High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau and City Project commissioned a 13-month stadium feasibility study conducted by industry-leader Convention Sports & Leisure that estimates within a decade a multi-purpose stadium would serve as a catalyst to attract 350 new residential units; 35,000 square feet of retail; 30,000 square feet of restaurants; 300 hotel rooms and 75,000 square feet of office space to downtown High Point. To date, only private funds have been used to fund the feasibility study. “The growth projected by the Convention Sports & Leisure study represents approximately $99 million in new private investment in High Point,” Gibbs said. “From what we’re seeing already happening in other cities, we think the estimated new investment as a result of the stadium may be conservative.” The Convention Sports & Leisure study also showed that the stadium construction itself would generate 137 new full-time jobs. !
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Greensboro rails against ICE raids, detention of local immigrants
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ouring rain didn’t stop the crowd gathered outside FaithAction International House on Greene Street near Downtown Greensboro on Monday evening. They came to protest recent ICE raids in Greensboro, which in recent weeks have led to the removal of immigrants from their families to a for-profit detention facility in Georgia. The full length porch was packed with people; latecomers gathered on the muddy lawn, sharing umbrellas as they listened to local faith leaders and family members of immigrants who have been detained by ICE agents in recent weeks. “As far as I’m concerned, these are God’s tears,” said FaithAction Executive Director Rev. David Fraccaro, indicating the rain. “These men are our neighbors and our friends. Crossing the border or overstaying the visa in order to escape devastating poverty or violence does not make you a criminal, it makes you a survivor.” Fraccaro condemned the recent executive order on immigration as a move based in “racism, classism, and misplaced fear,” the results of which are crackdowns on undocumented people with no criminal records and valid asylum claims. The crowd then heard from the friends, wives and children of detainees. One woman, speaking through an interpreter,
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the day her father disappeared. “I’m sad because the last time, I didn’t get to say goodbye to him,” she sobbed. “He leaves very early….I started crying at school because I didn’t know what to do.” Not knowing was a common theme among the families of detainees, who have no idea how long their loved ones will be held in the detention center, whether they will be released only to be deported, or whether ICE will come for them or their children next. Christian, Jewish and Muslim members of the Greensboro Faith Leaders Council also spoke out against the raids and encouraged others to do the same, so that public silence will not be mistaken for consent. “This is a growing tide. It’s slowly growing towards more and more and more aggression,” said Wasif Qureshi of the Islamic Center of Greensboro. “I don’t know where it goes next. But we stand in the shadow of the Civil Rights Museum. I remind myself that it can take an ugly turn...we don’t want to see that in our community.” Rabbi Andy Koren of Temple Emanuel reminded everyone of the Biblical command to embrace immigrants, as found in
Leviticus: “‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not wrong him... you shall love him as yourself.’” The Faith Leaders Council pledged to support all those affected by ICE activity and to continue the push for a clear legal pathway for asylum seekers to gain legal status. The council also called on the community for help, whether by calling their elected officials or sharing news of the underreported raids on social media. Most importantly, people were encouraged to express love and acceptance for immigrants who feel rejected by their chosen country. “There’s something really wrong here,” said Fraccaro to the damp crowd. “But our newcomer community is resilient and strong. And as you can see, they are not alone.” FaithAction International House is designed to help new immigrants on the path to citizenship and encourage community involvement across lines of culture and faith. For more information, visit www.faihouse.org. ! MIA OSBORN is a Greensboro-based freelance writer who hails from Birmingham, Alabama.
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Trans activist Miss Major mural coming to Greensboro BY ALLISON STALBERG The Greensboro Mural Project is making a mural at the People’s Perk coffee shop to honor “Wonderful Women and Fabulous Femmes.” Among these women is Miss Major Giffin-Gracy, a star of the trans-activist community. “Miss Major Griffin-Gracy was nominated in our first round, made it to the second round, and was selected during a community voting period,” said Greensboro Mural Project co-founder, Alyzza May. For those working on the mural and any who were interested, the Greensboro Mural Project recently hosted a documentary movie night all about Miss Major, her legacy and her accomplishments. The movie documented her work with the Transgender Gender Variant Intersex Justice Project, where she helped support transgender women who have been imprisoned. A crisis the movie shed light on was the large number of trans women of color incarcerated. The women are placed with male prisoners where they face violent cruelties such as rape. Miss Major is known as “Mama Major” to the many girls she has helped over her life. The film, “Major!” was done by filmmaker Annalise Ophelian. “While Miss Major’s story is a new one for many cis LGB audiences, in trans communities around the world she’s a legendary leader and inspiration model,” said Ophelian. “It’s wonderful to see her getting this sort of recognition, and she and I have talked about how wonderful it also is that she’s no longer one of the only women organizing and fighting for trans rights, there’s such strong leadership by and for trans women and especially trans women of color.” Ophelian was one of the people to give Miss Major the news about the upcoming mural. “This tickled my heart,” said Major. “This was so cute. You see them on the sides of buildings and stuff and you always go “Ooooh.’ It’s funny to be one of the ‘Ooooh’ people. I’m trying to be casual about it and not as giddy. When I first heard about it, it was...’Oh happy time.’” The movie also highlighted that Miss Major was a veteran of the Stonewall riots in 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Beyond riots and police, Miss Major has powered through other societal challenges. She had been expelled from two colleges for wearing dresses. When she went to a father’s class with her baby son, WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
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the organization shut the door on her. “I’m excited about bringing people together to learn more about the incredible work fostering community and advocating for trans women, trans women of color especially, in the prison system,” said May. “The first time I saw this I was bowled over by all the work Miss Major has done, and continues to do. She inspires me to be a better version of myself for the betterment of our community.” The screening of Miss Major’s film happened a couple days after the one year mark of when HB2 was passed in North Carolina. The law was ostensibly repealed last week without support from the LGBTQ community. “It’s such a shame to our state,” said May. “After the election, Miss Major made the decision to leave the San Francisco Bay area and move to Little Rock, Arkansas, which caught many off guard. “But at this very moment Miss Major, and countless others, are fighting against a similar bathroom bill facing Arkansas. I bring this up to showcase the importance of overturning HB2...but also so that other states don’t get the impression that hate is okay to legislate. I also bring it up to showcase the continued work of Miss Major to advocate for the safety and well-being of trans and gender non-conforming people.” Though Miss Major is now retired and
over 70 years old, she strives to always be a service to her community. “I moved to Arkansas because the community here is really struggling and all the girls that I’ve trained in New York are busy and they’re active and we’re fighting the good fight and trying to get our rights given to us, not even restored, but get them,” she said. “There wasn’t as much as a need for me and since I retired, you feel so useless if you’re not doing something. I moved here and it’s been a really wonderful and interesting step for me to take later in life as it is.” Holden Cession, co-host of the documentary viewing and member of the Greensboro Mural project, thinks the mural of Miss Major is important for North Carolina’s trans community. “We need to see more images of trans people period,” Cession said. “I think it’s really important because we live in a state where HB2 was created and other states are trying to do something similar in their legislation. “I think it’s really important that we challenge our city to really dig deeper and think more about the trans community. Trans people play an important role in history and play an important role now as a social movement. To have Miss Major on the mural is really important.” Learn more about Miss Major and the documentary go to www.missmajorfilm. com. To learn more about the Greensboro Mural Project go to www.greensboromuralproject.com. !
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pring is finally here for good, and as light green and new blooms fill our landscapes, it might be time for me to D.G. Martin suggest a few books for the new season. In “Argos: The Contributor Story of Odysseus as Told by His Loyal Dog,” Carrboro author Ralph Hardy retells the classic adventure story of Odysseus’ travels after the battle of Troy. Seagulls, sparrows, turtles, and other animals tell the dog Argos about his master’s encounters in the cave of the Cyclops, on the island of the lovely Kalypso, and on the sea at the mercy of Zeus and other Greek gods. Young Adult author Renee Adhieh from Charlotte has wowed the Young Adult book market with “The Rose & The Dagger” and her earlier book, “The Wrath and the Dawn.” Both are based on an an-
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Spring reading blooms cient Persian tale in “The Arabian Nights” about the beautiful Scheherazade. She volunteers to marry a murderous king who each night marries a woman and then has her killed the next morning. Her stories reminded me of the Biblical book of Esther. Adhieh says her stories are like a Persian version of “Beauty and the Beast.” Duke Professor Timothy Tyson’s new book, “The Blood of Emmett Till,” relates the 1955 kidnapping and brutal killing of Till, a 14-year-old black youth from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi. Till’s encounter with an attractive white woman broke the color code and prompted her husband and brother-inlaw to punish him. When Till’s bloated and mangled body was discovered and returned to Chicago for an open-casket funeral, America was horrified, and, according to Tyson, “the impact of the Till lynching resonated across America for years, touching virtually everyone who heard.” These are the opening words of Hillsborough author Nancy Peacock’s
novel, “The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson”: “I have been to hangings before, but never my own.” Her book is a wild adventure tale of a slave, who escapes, serves in the Union Army, and becomes a ranch hand in Texas. Then, after being captured by Indians, he becomes one of their warriors, attacking and killing white settlers, stealing their horses and burning their homes and barns--all the time seeking his beloved, another former slave. Every North Carolinian who wants to understand our state’s struggle for social justice should know the role Julius Chambers played in opening the doors for blacks and other minorities and in opening the eyes of whites to see how an oppressive segregated system burdened all citizens. “Julius Chambers: A Life in the Legal Struggle for Civil Rights” by Richard A. Rosen and Joseph Mosnier tells Chambers’ amazing story. Beginning in 1964 when Chambers opened his law practice in Charlotte, he
initiated a whirlwind of legal actions that attacked and often overturned traditional discriminatory practices in education, employment, and government. How Chambers overcame the racism that permeated North Carolina public life to gain recognition as one of the nation’s greatest lawyers is an important story the authors tell very well. Greensboro native Matthew Griffin’s debut novel, “Hide,” is the story of two older men who have long lived together on the outskirts of a small North Carolina town. Frank is a World War II veteran, tough talking and covered with tattoos. Wendell is a taxidermist. They have paid a heavy price for being gay, but the story’s power comes from the tortured and tender way in which Wendell and Frank adapt to the aging Frank’s rapidly deteriorating physical and mental condition. Griffin’s accomplished and beautiful writing signals that “Hide” will be only his first in a long line of successful novels. All these books will be featured on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch during April. ! D.G. MARTIN hosts “North Carolina Bookwatch,” which airs Sundays at noon and Thursdays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV. Preview the upcoming program on Preview the upcoming program on UNC-TV’s North Carolina digital channel (Time Warner #1276) on Fridays at 8 p.m. This Thursday’s (April 6) guest is Renee Ahdieh, author of “The Rose & The Dagger.” (Next week’s (April 9, 13) guest is Tim Tyson, author of “The Blood of Emmett Till.” To view prior programs: http://video.unctv.org/ program/nc-bookwatch/episodes/ For upcoming programs: www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch Thursday 5pm April 6 Renee Ahdieh, author of “The Rose & The Dagger” Sunday noon April 9 and Thursday 5pm April 13 Tim Tyson, author of “The Blood of Emmett Till” Sunday noon April 16 and Thursday 5pm April 20 Nancy Peacock, author of “The Life & Times of Persimmon Wilson” Sunday noon April 23 and Thursday 5pm April 27 Richard Rosen and Joseph Mosnier, authors of “Julius Chambers: A Life in the Legal Struggle for Civil Rights” Sunday noon April 30 and Thursday 5pm May 4 Matthew Griffin, author of “Hide”
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— The church-state “wall” leaks badly in Spindale, North Carolina, according to former members of the Word of Faith Fellowship (reported in February by the
Associated Press). Two state prosecutors (one a relative of the church’s founder), in nearby Burke and Rutherford counties, allegedly coached Fellowship members and leaders how to neutralize government investigations into church “abuse” — coaching that would violate state law and attorney ethical standards. Fellowship officials have been accused of beating “misbehaving” congregants, including children, in order to repel their demons. (Among the Fellowship’s edicts revealed in the AP report: All dating, marriages and procreation subject to approval; no wedding-night intimacy beyond a “godly” cheek kiss; subsequent marital sex limited to 30 minutes, no foreplay, lights off, missionary position.) — Babies born on the Indonesian island of Bali are still today treated regally under an obscure Hindu tradition, according to a February New York Times report, and must not be allowed to touch the earth for 105 days (in some areas, 210). (Carrying the infant in a bucket and setting that on the ground is apparently acceptable.) Each birth is actually a re-birth, they say, with ancestors returning as their own descendants. (Accidentally touching the ground does not condemn the baby, but may leave questions about negative
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influences.) — Catholic priest Juan Carlos Martinez, 40, apologized shortly after realizing, as he said, he had gone “too far” in celebrating March’s Carnival in a town in the Galicia area of Spain — that he acted inappropriately in dressing as Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, reclining on a red satin sheet on a parade float carrying men dressed as classic Playboy “Bunnies.” Despite apparent public support for Father Martinez, his Archbishop asked him to attend a “spiritual retreat” to reflect on his behavior.
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— In March, vibrator customers were awarded up to $10,000 each in their class-action “invasion of privacy” lawsuit against the company Standard Innovation, whose We-Vibe model’s smartphone app collected intimate data (vibrator temperature and motor intensity) that could be associated with particular customers — and which were easily hackable, and controllable, by anyone nearby with a Bluetooth connection. The Illinois federal court limited the award to $199 for anyone who bought the vibrator but did not activate the app. — The company British Condoms is now accepting pre-orders for the iCon Smart Condom, with an app that can track, among other data, a man’s “thrust velocity,” calories expended “per session,” and skin temperature, as well as do tests for chlamydia and syphilis. Projected price is about $75, but the tech news site CNet reported in March that no money will be collected until the product is ready to ship.
ed Salvadoran immigrant has such limited intelligence that test after test has shown him incapable of understanding his legal rights, and therefore “incompetent” to stand trial. (Police made multiple “slam dunk” findings of Martinez’s DNA on the victim’s body and also linked Martinez via a store camera to the very bottle of juice left at the crime scene.)
EYEWITNESS NEWS
On the morning of March 20 in Winter Park, Florida, Charles Howard, standing outside his home being interviewed live by a WFTV reporter, denied he had committed a crime in a widely reported series of voicemail messages to a U.S. Congressman, containing threats to “wrap a rope around your neck and hang you from a lamp post.” He boasted that “proof” of his having done nothing wrong was that if he had, he would have already been arrested. “Three minutes later,” according to the reporter, agents drove up and arrested Howard.
PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US
— Hey, How About a Little “Remorse”: (1) Royce Atkins, 23, told the judge in Northampton County (Pennsylvania) in March that he was so sorry he did not stop his car in 2015 and help that 9-year-old boy he had just hit and killed. However,
Atkins had earlier been jailhouse-recorded viciously trash-talking the boy’s family for “reacting like they’re the victims. What about my family? My family is the victim, too.” (Atkins got a four-year sentence.) (2) In February, in a Wayne County (Michigan) court during sentencing for a DUI driver who had killed a man and severely injured his fiancee, Judge Qiana Lillard kicked the driver’s mother out of the courtroom for laughing at the victim’s sister who was tearfully addressing the judge. (Lillard sentenced the mother to 93 days for contempt, but later reduced it to one day).
THE ARISTOCRATS!
Among the facts revealed in the ongoing criminal proceedings against U.S. Navy officials and defense contractor Leonard (“Fat Leonard”) Francis, who is charged with arranging kickbacks: In 2007, Francis staged a party for the officials at the Shangri-La Hotel in the Philippines during which (according to an indictment unsealed in March) “historical memorabilia related to General Douglas MacArthur were used by the participants in sexual acts.”
THE PASSING PARADE
(1) A 23-year-old Albuquerque woman performed cartwheels instead of a
standard field sobriety test at a DUI stop in February, but she did poorly and was charged anyway. On the other hand, student Blayk Puckett, stopped by University of Central Arkansas police, helped shield himself from a DUI by juggling for the officer. (2) Oreos fans sampling the limitededition Peeps Oreos in February expressed alarm that not only their tongues and saliva turned pink, but also their stools (and leaving a pink ring in the bowl). A gastroenterologist told Live Science it was nothing to worry about.
A NEWS OF THE WEIRD CLASSIC (JULY 2013)
Yasuomi Hirai, 26, was arrested in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in June (2013) after being identified in news reports as the man who had crawled “dozens of meters” in an underground gutter solely to gain access to a particular sidewalk grate near Konan Women’s University — so that he could look up at skirt-wearers passing over the grate. After one pedestrian, noting the pair of eyes below, summoned a police officer, Hirai scurried down the gutter and escaped, but since he had been detained several months earlier on a similar complaint, police soon arrested him. © 2017 Chuck Shepherd. Universal Press Syndicate.
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2. How would you rate the state of Triad beer scene compared to Raleigh/Charlotte/Asheville? Where do we stand on the development spectrum? What else is needed or missing? 3. Who in the local scene do you admire and why? Who has taught you a valuable lesson or done something you admire? 4. What is the current or next trend in brewing or consumer taste and how will you find a niche in the local scene? 5. What have you accomplished in the past year (or since opening) that you want to highlight or what is something you want to announce that is coming up? 6. Have we reached “peak beer” in the Triad or is there still more room for growth/new breweries.
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1. “We’re one of the earlier craft breweries in the area, starting 17 years ago and we’re one of the only ones with a full restaurant on premises.” 2. Preferred not to answer. 3. “I really like them all.” 4. “I’d love for the new trend to be more lagers, but that’s not always easy with craft breweries since lagers can take up to three times longer to make. I think we’re also seeing a rebound against the extreme beers like those with 15 percent alcohol, people want something they can have more than one of, more sessional beers.” 5. Isbell said they are very proud of their current seasonal offering that includes a traditional Belgian White wheat beer that features hints of orange, coriander, lemon, lemongrass and chamomile in the brewing process. They are also offering a stronger German ale, Doppelsticke Altbier, which is a copper ale. 6. “There’s room for more. I think the trend is going away from the large breweries to the more of the neighborhood small breweries The days of coming up with the next Sam Adams-type situation is just not going to happen. The neighborhood breweries, though, goes well with the farm-totable movement that has caught on.”
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Kernersville, NC Eric Lauten, co-owner 1. “The biggest thing that sets up apart is that we just didn’t get on the big hops wagon. Sure, we use hops, just our beers aren’t real hoppy. Instead of just trying to see who can have the hoppiest beer in town, we just tried to really get our recipes down pat and do things a bit different than others in the area.” They also produce specific beers for different Kernersville restaurants that are available only at those locations: Angela’s Alehouse, Smitty’s Grille, and J Pepper’s Southern Grille. 2. “We’re coming along here in the Triad with Wise Man and the new Fiddlin’ Fish that’s just about to open in Winston-Salem, they are going to make a huge difference. Then you’ve got Gibbs’ and Brown Truck, they are both making great beer. I hope even more pop up, even though we’re the only ones in Kernersville, right now.” 3. “Preyer Brewing is doing great beers and Four Saints in Asheboro is doing some great things in their community. All of them are doing great jobs and the Wise Man addition to Winston-Salem – there’s just not another place quite like that here.” 4. “From what I have been hearing people are starting to use a lot of different flavorings, and hazy IPAs seem to be the next thing on board.” 5. “We just had our one year anniversary, and that’s hard to do with no tap room. We were originally torn between starting larger or at the process level where we did. You know, three years ago, we didn’t have any intentions of starting a brewery, it just kind of happened. On one hand, we’ve been glad we did a smaller system, but on the other hand, we’ve lost some market share for not having a tap room. We’re still trying to find the right location here in Kernersville for it.” 6. “I still see a ton of room for expansion. We will reach a plateau in the future, and us getting a tap room before then is a big part of our plans. We want a bier garden, that has to happen.”
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1. “We do a lot of English-inspired sessionable beers – something drinkable, no sours, no crazy flavors. We focus on the working man’s beers. We built a really comfortable pub for the neighborhood (the West End). We’re small and just kind of do our thing. We’re focused on not getting too big, just staying where we are at. We also use all fresh ingredients. We use North Carolina malt, and use local produce, not extracts. If we do a cucumber ale in the spring, we buy fresh cucumbers locally. It costs us a bit more, but it is worth it.” 2. “It’s crazy to see what is happening here. We just had Wise Man open and we have another coming. It’s creating another destination. It’s great that there are more and more (breweries) in the area, it attracts tourists. I know our weekend sales are helped by brewery tourists. I have no worry about the area becoming saturated.” 3. No answer given. 4. “Everybody says IPAs are going away, and we don’t focus on them heavily, but I still feel like IPAs are going to be strong in the market. It’s the gateway for people into craft beers. There is always something to be said for having a good pilsner and a good lager. I think you’ll see brewers getting away from the sours and doing more of those, but it is hard for a small brewery to do pilsners and lagers because it takes so much tank space and time.” 5. “We do a lot animal rescue benefits, giving back to the community through Hoots for Hounds. The Porch (Kitchen and Cantina) provides the food and we donate all of the proceeds. The next event will be on April 29th, from 2 pm to 9 pm, and will feature a silent auction.” 6. No answer given.
1. “We focus quite a bit on the quality of our beer and we’ve won a couple of medals from the Great American Beer Festival. We put a lot into the ingredients, our equipment and the expertise of our brewers. We’re trying to make nice, drinkable beers in the traditional styles. Most of what we do aren’t the funky or unusual beers, and typically ours are 6 percent alcohol or less.” 2. “The beer scene here is still developing, but we have great breweries here. Our breweries per capita is still lagging behind other places in the state, but we have new breweries coming on line all over the Triad.” 3. “I really admire Brown Truck Brewing Co. in High Point for winning a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival (American or German style light lager). For a small brewery to win that award really says a lot.” 4. “Sessionable beers have been increasing in popularity. People have been drinking a lot of IPAs and high alcohol content beers, and now I think people are starting to want something easier drinking. And we have just got our product into cans and I think there is a trend of moving to cans from bottles.” 5. “I think the biggest thing for us this year has been getting our beers into cans.” 6. “I think there is a lot of room for growth still. If you compare North Carolina to other states and look at the percentage of beer market going to craft beers, we still have a way to go. And on the local level, I think there is still a long way to go.”
1. “We’re a regional brewery, selling in six states and that is fairly unique in North Carolina. And of the 5000 or so breweries in the United States, only 178 of them are considered as regional ones. That said, we have a very strong presence and our Hoppyum is the #1-selling six-pack IPA in the state. We also have brew pubs with full restaurants whereas most breweries just have tasting rooms, so that makes us atypical in the Triad.” 2. “It’s a good beer scene that we have here. The South started out pretty far behind the rest of country (in craft breweries), but the rate at which we’re catching up is great. The learning curve has been much quicker here.” 3. “All of the other breweries are our friends, we root for them every day. We do a lot of collaborations and we think it is very important to support the independent craft breweries, especially those in small towns or with small budgets.” 4. “I think lighter beers are coming back, those with lower alcohol contents. Golden ales are showing growth. It’s more about drinkability. Chewing on a beer can be good in some quantities, but beer is a social thing and I think for that reason it has to be drinkable.” 5. “We took home a bronze medal (Bohemian-style pilsner) for our Torch Pilsner at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival and it is a beer we’ve made since we first opened. This year we will also be doing our Craft Happiness IPA Project where we make a new beer each month that will focus on a different charitable cause each time.” 6. “There’s room for good business to come forth. That’s got to be the focus, whether they’re doing a bar, a bottle shop or a brewery, there has to be a good product and a good business model. The people who are going to struggle didn’t vet their business model. Ultimately making beer is a business. It’s fun to talk about and drink, but it is still a business. Beer has been declining in the US, but the opportunity is still out there. More breweries brings more tourism and that helps perpetuate the businesses.”
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L O C A L FOUR SAINTS BREWING COMPANY
B R E W E R S WISE MAN BREWING
PREYER BREWING COMPANY
Joel McClosky, co-founder Asheboro, NC
Harvey Williams, Taproom Manager Winston-Salem, NC
Calder Preyer, co-owner Greensboro, NC
1. “What makes us unique is our sense of community. We keep really close relationships with local charitable organizations, the Chamber of Commerce and the city council, plus the people who come in. “ 2. “That’s always a tough question due to differences in size. Raleigh has 30 breweries right downtown, so it’s comparing apples to oranges. In the Triad, the breweries are generally smaller so it is easier for you to get in there, connect with the brewers and experience what they are doing.” 3. “I admire every single one of them. Everybody has their strengths. We’ve done collaborations and every time we learn something new, from marketing to processes to new ways to think about brewing. Natty Greene’s has been there for over 10 years and they are always friendly and willing to help out. The new guys, like Joymongers in Greensboro, are doing interesting things with how they brew. Every one of the locals has something that I admire about them.” 4. “I think there is going to be a focus on straightforward styles like golden ales, kolsch beers, and blondes. People want beers you can have more than one of and ones that pair well with foods.” 5. “We’ve had a couple of awards, actually four of our beers have gained awards recently. We’ve started to bottle beers in larger formats (bigger bottles) and we just did our first canning run this past Monday. But our biggest accomplishment has been to make a difference in our community. Our last six major events raised close to $10,000 the Family Crisis Center, the Randolph County Honor Guard and others.” 6. “There’s still absolutely room in the Triad. Look at Greensboro with six breweries and a population of around 300,000, look at Winston-Salem and High Point. If you take the Triad as a whole, its whole region (including Asheboro, Kernersville, Lexington and other towns), we haven’t reached the peak yet. Look at how many towns don’t have a brewery. Back in the 1800s, every small town had a brewery.”
1. “We all started as helpers around here, there wasn’t a lot of professional brewing experience. We’re not a flag-ship beer style brewery, we just try to innovate and come up with new stuff all the time. We work with the heart of a home brewer.” 2. “We’re definitely catching up, but there’s still plenty of room to grow. I’m from Portland, Maine and it’s a lot like Asheville with lots of breweries. Here in Winston-Salem, we’re only the fourth in a really good-sized city and since we’ve opened it has been tough to keep up with the demand. There’s definitely room to grow. We’ve got Fiddlin’ Fish opening right across the corner from us soon and that’s going to help turn this part of town into a brewery area.” 3. “Craft brew is very collaborative, the more that each of us learn, the better we all do. In the build-up phase, we were constantly bouncing around to the other breweries learning, like from Four Saints in Asheboro and Joymongers in Greensboro. Jamie (Bartholomaus) at Foothills convinced to come here to Winston-Salem. There’s definitely a strong community here.” 4. “There are a couple of new styles that are taking off. One is the milkshake IPA, which is an IPA with lactose in it. The lactose isn’t fermented by the yeast so it is sweeter than others and high pectin fruits are used in the brewing to thicken it up. Bright and juicy flavors have worked with this and we did Blissed Out, a mango milkshake IPA that was a hit. Barrel aging beers is the other big new thing, we’ve got new bourbon and wine barrels coming in to give it a try.” 5. No answer here. Pretty much just opened, which is quite an accomplishment. 6. “We’re not even close to peak beer here in the Triad. If you look at microcosms like Asheville and compare it to here, we’re not anywhere close to that saturation level. There are 5,000 breweries in the US now and we’re just getting back to the point where we were pre-Prohibition.”
1. “We are definitely doing a lot of new beers and that makes us unique. We pretty much always have something different on tap, not just the same four beers always.” 2. “When you take the Triad as a whole, we are starting to catch up. Raleigh, Charlotte and Asheville have more breweries, but here in the Triad, our quality lets us punch well above our weight class.” 3. “Everybody helps each other in the local scene, but I have to say it is nice to have a neighbor like Joymongers. If we need something they are right there to help us.” 4. “Locally, it’s hard to say exactly what the trends are. There are certain types of IPAs that are really popular and sours have been popular and we’ve been doing Gose ales like that.” (Look for GSO-zuh on their menus). 5. “We’re really proud that we’re going to be canning our first beer in a couple of weeks. We’ll be releasing the cans for sale in our tap room first and then look to a wider release. We’re also coming up on our two-year anniversary and we’ll be throwing a big party on May 6th to celebrate.” 6. “I think there is still plenty of room to grow here in the Triad. Asheville has a vibrant and big brewing community with a much smaller population.”
BROWN TRUCK BREWERY
JOYMONGERS BREWING CO.
SMALL BATCH BEER CO.
Randi Loggins, manager High Point, NC
Jim Jones, owner Greensboro, NC
Derek Meyn, Brew Master Winston-Salem, NC
1. “I think it is the atmosphere in our tap room, we’re not like the others around here. We have a more classic, well cut design. We also have a great patio at our location that people love to hang out at. It also helps that there aren’t many places in High Point for people to go to.” 2. “That’s a hard comparison. While they did start before us, the Triad scene in the last couple of years has really grown. I think we’re probably growing just as fast as Raleigh’s, if not faster.” 3. “Gibbs Hundred is one we really look up to locally. This whole industry, though, is based on ‘co-opetition’. We all compete but we cooperate at the same time. We also really admire Liberty Brewing as the other brewery here in High Point and they have really helped us out.” 4. “Sour beers have been really big over the last year and I think that will stay true through the summer.” 5. “We accomplished a lot at the Great American Beer Festival (four medals and Best Small Brewery awards), that has been our main accomplishment so far. Looking ahead, we have started barrel-aging some beers right now and those will be ready in the future.” 6. “There will always still be room for new breweries. It’s all about the co-opetition.”
1. “What makes us unique is our ability to brew so many different beers, giving our customers something new to try each visit. We have 17 beers on tap at a time and we’ve been able to offer over 150 different varieties of styles in the last nine months since we opened.” 2. “I think we’ve got a good scene here in the Triad and it is still early for us. What’s most exciting about the Triad scene is that we’re just revving up. We’re going to see a lot of growth over the next few years.” 3. “There are a lot of talented folks in the local market, from Jamie (Bartholomaus) at Foothills on the larger end to the great new breweries like Brown Truck and Wise Man. And Preyer Brewing Company really does some fun stuff locally.” 4. “I think IPAs are still really popular. We’re branching out into more farmhouse ales and that will continue to be a focus for us on the beer front. As far as overall trends, we think that serving a community as a model is becoming big. They’ve been working on that model for 500 years in Europe.” 5. “We’re just so proud of how Greensboro has supported our first nine months here. We’ve gone from zero to 60 very fast and we’re just thrilled that people are enjoying Joymongers.” 6. “Oh gosh, there’s tons of room in the local scene. I don’t think we’ve even scratched the surface in the Triad yet. Asheville, Charlotte and Raleigh are pretty mature markets, but there’s still a lot of runway for us here in the Triad.”
1. “We brew small batches and that lets us use a lot of special ingredients that the big guys just can’t use. It’s like our blood orange IPAs we did, with them we can use real blood oranges, but a guy doing 50 barrels wouldn’t be able to do that.” 2. “I think the Triad’s right there with all of the other ones (craft beer scenes in the state). We’re equal to them and better than most.” 3. “I probably admire all of them, they’re all out their doing their own thing. I admire anyone will to go out there and do something from scratch like this.” 4. “Hopefully the next big thing isn’t another New England IPA. I think people are looking for more balanced beers, ones that aren’t so hops overloaded.” 5. “This year we’ve started doing some barrel-aged sours that have been pretty good. We’ve also opened up Burger Batch (their burgers and shakes restaurant) next door, although that did move me out of my brewing place.” 6. “I thought we’d reached the peak a year ago, and I thought it when only 30 percent of the brewers we have now were here. You’d think there has to be saturation at some point, but it hasn’t happened yet. I guess as long as people keep enjoying craft beer, there’s going to be room for more.”
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ASHEBORO
FOUR SAINTS BREWING
218 South Fayetteville St. | 336.610.3722 foursaintsbrewing.com Apr 7: Wolfie Calhoun Apr 8: Momma Molasses Apr 14: Olivia Rudeen Apr 15: Heads Up Penny Apr 19: Irish/Celtic Music Session Apr 22: James Vincent Apr 29: Bonnie Allyn Band May 5: Wolfie Calhoun
CLEMMONS
RIVER RIDGE TAPHOUSE 1480 River Ridge Dr | 336.712.1883 riverridgetaphouse.com Apr 7: Pop Guns! Apr 14: Exit 180 Apr 21: Southern Eyes Apr 28: Big Daddy Mojo May 5: Nine Lives May 12: Pop Guns! May 19: Exit 180
DANBURY
GREEN HERON ALE HOUSE 1110 Flinchum Rd | 336.593.4733 greenheronclub.com
GREENSBORO
ARIZONA PETE’S
2900 Patterson St #A | 336.632.9889 arizonapetes.com Apr 7: 1-2-3 Friday Apr 14: 1-2-3 Friday
ARTISTIKA NIGHT CLUB
523 S Elm St | 336.271.2686 artistikanightclub.com Apr 7: DJ Dan the Player Apr 8: DJ Paco and DJ Dan the Player
BIG PURPLE
812 Olive St. | 336.302.3728 May 5: Hannah Thomas May 25: Dave Cecil Band
THE BLIND TIGER
1819 Spring Garden St | 336.272.9888 theblindtiger.com Apr 5: Dark Star After Party with The Captain Midnight Band Apr 7: Martty Sheets Fundraiser Apr 8: Memorial Jam/Fundraiser for The Society in memory of Mike Carr Apr 8: Underground Invasion: Ed E.
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[THE MACHINE - PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE] April 7 - Cone Denim Entertainment Center Ruger, Phillie Phresh, Mr Rozzi, Ty Bru, Nas-T, Indo Da Diva, Big Body, Rumy Da Beast, trew Magic, Damier Jones Apr 9: UNC-G Sapphires Apr 12: Consider The Source Apr 14: Time Sawyer Apr 15: Sleeping Booty Apr 20: Create, Warez w/ Two Face, Snyder, Fluxxy, Icex
BUCKHEAD SALOON
1720 Battleground Ave | 336.272.9884 buckheadsaloongreensboro.com Apr 7: Radio Revolver Apr 8: Sok Monkee Apr 14: The Freddy Adkins Band Apr 15: Stereo Doll Apr 21: Jukebox Revolver Apr 22: Tyler Millard Band Apr 28: Chasin Flame Apr 29: Bad Romeo
BURKE STREET PIZZA 2223 Fleming Road | 336.500.8781 burkestreetpizza.com Apr 5: Bump & Logie Duo Apr 12: Seth Williams Apr 19: Sam Foster Apr 26: James Vincent Carroll
CHURCHILL’S ON ELM
213 S Elm St | 336.275.6367 churchillscigarlounge.com Apr 8: Sahara Reggae Band Apr 15: Jack Long Old School Jam
THE CORNER BAR
1700 Spring Garden St | 336.272.5559 corner-bar.com
COMEDY ZONE
1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034 thecomedyzone.com Apr 7: Chris Barnes Apr 8: Chris Barnes Apr 14: Mark Klein Apr 15: Mark Klein Apr 21: J. Bliss Apr 22: J. Bliss Apr 28: Bodacious Apr 29: Bodacious May 5: Jody Kerns May 6: Jody Kerns May 11: Julie Scoggins May 12: Jerry Farber May 19: Spanky Brown May 20: Spanky Brown
COMMON GROUNDS
11602 S Elm Ave | 336.698.3888 Apr 6: Justin Cody Fox, Joel Henry Band, David McLaughlin Apr 8: Bryan Toney
CONE DENIM
117 S Elm St | 336.378.9646 cdecgreensboro.com Apr 5: Kehlani Apr 6: Jojo Apr 7: The Machine Apr 11: Star & Guitars Apr 21: Blues Traveler Apr 22: Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience Apr 27: Marsha Ambrosius & Eric Benét May 6: Trial By Fire: Tribute To Journey May 12: Chase Rice May 19: NF
FISHER’S GRILLE
608 N Elm St | 336.275.8300 fishersgrille.com Apr 11: Big Bump and the Stun Guns Apr 18: The Lady’s Auxilliary
THE GREEN BEAN
341 S. Elm St | 336.691.9990 thegreenbeancoffeehouse.blogspot.com
GREENE STREET CLUB 113 N Greene St | 336.273.4111 Apr 29: QreamFestNC3
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ham’S gatE citY
3017 Gate City Blvd | 336.851.4800 hamsrestaurants.com apr 7: Pure Fiyah Reggae Band apr 14: Evin gibson apr 21: Joebelle apr 28: Sahara
ham’S nEw gaRdEn
1635 New Garden Rd | 336.288.4544 hamsrestaurants.com apr 7: Jukebox Revolver apr 14: Six & Bailey apr 21: disco Lemonade apr 28: Freddy adkins acoustic
SomEwhERE ELSE tavERn
5713 W Friendly Ave | 336.292.5464 facebook.com/thesomewhereelsetavern apr 8: desired Redemption, nevernauts, Blackwater drowning apr 22: Blackwater drowning, Kairos, the Reticent, Butcher of Rostov, Undrask apr 29: desired Redemption, ascentia, Key of Betrayal, impersona, Faces Unturned, a Young man’s Burial may 19: the culturalist may 20: mirada, headfirst For halos, Reason|define, Fall River massacre may 27: Sixth Sense, Education in Reverse, antenora, discoveries, days to Break, deep hollow
thE idiot Box comEdY cLUB
2134 Lawndale Dr | 336.274.2699 www.idiotboxers.com apr 7: Paul hooper apr 14: mo alexander Jun 23: Sean Patton
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woRLd oF BEER
1210 Westover Terrace | 336.897.0031 worldofbeer.com/Locations/Greensboro apr 29: woB nc Beer Fest
high point
aFtER hoURS tavERn
1614 N Main St | 336.883.4113 afterhourstavern.net apr 8: huckleberry Shyne apr 15: Shmack ddaniels apr 29: the norm, the terrible twos, Somewhat Forgotten may 27: Louder, Kwik Fixx, dog daze Jun 10: mightier than me
BLUE BoURBon JacK’S
1310 N Main St | 336.882.2583 reverbnation.com/venue/bluebourbonjacks apr 24: Jukebox Revolver Jun 9: Southern Eyes
cLaddagh REStaURant & PUB
130 E Parris Ave | 336.841.0521 thecladdaghrestaurantandpub.com
ham’S PaLLadiUm 5840 Samet Dr | 336.887.2434 hamsrestaurants.com apr 7: Stereo doll apr 14: huckleberry Shyne apr 21: Brothers Pearl apr 28: the dickens
LiBERtY BREwERY
914 Mall Loop Rd | 336.882.4677 hghosp.com
jamestown
thE dEcK
118 E Main St | 336.207.1999 thedeckatrivertwist.com apr 7: the dickens apr 8: Soul central apr 21: the Plaids apr 22: disco Lemonade apr 23: Spare change apr 28: Radio Revolver apr 29: morgan Keane Band
kernersville
dancE haLL dazE
612 Edgewood St | 336.558.7204 dancehalldaze.com apr 7: colours apr 8: time Bandits apr 14: the delmonicos apr 15: cheyenne apr 21: crimson Rose apr 22: Silverhawk apr 28: Skyryder apr 29: the delmonicos
thE EmPoURiUm
734 E. Mountain St. | 336.671.9159
lewisville
oLd nicK’S PUB
191 Lowes Foods Dr | 336.747.3059 OldNicksPubNC.com apr 7: Karaoke w/ dJ tyler Perkins apr 8: the mulligans apr 14: Karaoke w dJ tyler Perkins apr 21: Exit 180 apr 28: Karaoke w/ dJ tyler Perkins
oak ridge
JP LoonEY’S
2213 E Oak Ridge Rd | 336.643.1570 facebook.com/JPLooneys apr 6: trivia
randleman
RidER’S in thE coUntRY
5701 Randleman Rd | 336.674.5111 ridersinthecountry.net apr 7: Kwik Fixx apr 8: damFino Band apr 14: cory Luetjen & the traveling Blues Band apr 15: the outlaws apr 21: Eyecon apr 22: darrell harwood apr 29: Black glass
winston-salem
2nd and gREEn
207 N Green St | 336.631.3143 2ngtavern.com apr 20: 420 Fest: Roots of a Rebellion, Egroove, treehouse
BULL’S tavERn
408 West 4th St | 336.331.3431 facebook.com/bulls-tavern apr 7: Empty Pocket apr 8: Something Like Seduction, Lovely Budz apr 13: Johnny Love apr 15: Brothers Pearl apr 20: SoPoz apr 21: gypsy danger apr 22: the chit nasty Band apr 27: Samuel & Brett of Elusive groove apr 28: of good nature
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3870 Bethania Station Rd | 336.815.1664 apr 8: Eyecon apr 14: Bradley Steele apr 21: Just US apr 22: Tanya ross
finnigan’S wakE
620 Trade St | 336.723.0322 facebook.com/FinnigansWake apr 8: The fairlanes apr 14: gipsy Danger apr 22: Jim Mayberry apr 28: Dana & Evan
fooThillS BrEwing
638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348 foothillsbrewing.com apr 5: never Too late apr 8: wyndy Trail Travelers apr 9: Sunday Jazz apr 12: The Eversole Brothers apr 15: The Pop guns apr 19: The ruckus apr 26: hazy ridge apr 29: woodie and the String Pullers apr 30: Sunday Jazz May 3: Bluegrass Sweethearts
ThE garagE
110 W 7th St | 336.777.1127 the-garage.ws apr 10: valiant Thor & Tetragrammaton apr 13: The Duskwhales, Mama, Speak n’ Eye apr 13: Miami Dice, Spirit System, Joshua Cotterino apr 15: Miami Dice, Spirit System, Joshua Cotterino apr 21: ancient Cities & See gulls apr 24: Shana falana, Drag Sounds, foxture apr 28: lacy Jags, Shelles May 5: Bless These Sounds Under The City, Melt
hiCkorY TavErn
206 Harvey St | 336.760.0362 thehickorytavern.com
JohnnY & JUnE’S Saloon
2105 Peters Creek Pkwy | 336.724.0546 johnnynjunes.com apr 7: red Dirt revival apr 8: Brendan roberts apr 14: Tim Elliot apr 15: Joey nevada apr 28: Demun Jones
laUghing gaS CoMEDY ClUB
2105 Peters Creek Pkwy laughingas.net apr 7: Brent Terhune apr 8: Brent Terhune apr 14: Clint nohr apr 15: Clint nohr apr 21: Jon reep apr 22: Jon reep May 4: Donnell rawlings May 5: Donnell rawlings May 6: Donnell rawlings
MillEnniUM CEnTEr
MilnEr’S
630 S Stratford Rd | 336.768.2221 milnerfood.com apr 7: live Jazz
MUDDY CrEEk CafE
5455 Bethania Rd | 336.923.8623 apr 7: Chief’s Choice apr 8: Muddy Creek Songwriter’s festival apr 14: not ready Band apr 15: Casey noel apr 23: horseshoe Bend Band apr 28: russell lapinski apr 29: The Usual Suspects May 7: Phillip Craft May 12: rush and Max Bloomquist
MUDDY CrEEk MUSiC hall
5455 Bethania Rd | 336.923.8623 apr 6: rebekah Todd/aaron Burdett/Sarah Sophia/Dave Cecil apr 7: Ellis Paul apr 8: Songwriter’s festival apr 8: lacy green/Josh Daniel/laua rabell/Sam Tayloe apr 9: David Childers/Jim garrett/ Bruce Piephoff ap 9: Malcom holcombe/Sarah Elizabeth Burkey/Breadfoot/alicia Bullard apr 9: Jonathan Byrd, leah Shaw, Johnson apr 13: The End of america apr 14: Peter holsapple and rob abernathy apr 15: Zoe & Cloyd apr 16: 9th Street Stompers apr 20: Toney rocks apr 21: Diana Jones apr 22: The guvner’s Band apr 23: andrew finn Magill with Paul Mckenna/Bonnie Bows apr 27: ray Scott with landon wall apr 28: June rise apr 29: James keelaghan apr 30: Dr. Eben alexander and karen newell
PiEDMonT MUSiC CEnTEr 212 N Broad St apr 14: Jazz w/ ron rudkin & Emile worthy
QUaliTY inn
2008 S. Hawthorne Rd | 336-765-6670
ThE QUiET PinT
1420 W 1st St | 336.893.6881 thequietpint.com
101 West 5th Street | 336.723.3700 MCenterevents.com apr 14: Satisfaction rolling Stones Tribute Jun 11: Shovels and ropes APRIL 5-11, 2017
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Charlotte
boJanglES coliSEum
2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.bojanglescoliseum.com may 3: outcry may 14: charlie Wilson & Johnny gill
cmcu amphithEatrE former Uptown Amphitheatre 820 Hamilton St | 704.549.5555 www.livenation.com apr 28: lauryn hill may 5: travis Scott may 6: bastille may 12: Weezer
thE FillmorE
1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.fillmorecharlottenc.com apr 6: Kehlani apr 6: leela James & Daley apr 7: Kari Jobe apr 7: chief Keef apr 8: the machine: tribute to pink Floyd apr 9: marsha ambrosius & Eric benet apr 12: gogol bordello apr 13: reik apr 14: mike posner apr 14: big Sean apr 15: Dark Star orchestra apr 16: testament apr 20: periphery. Sonic unrest ii. apr 20: trey anastasio apr 21: adventure club apr 22: a tribute to coldplay & bright lights - matchbox 20 tribute apr 22: StS9 apr 23: Steel panther apr 26: balance & composure apr 27: george clinton & parliament Funkadelic apr 28: Jamestown revival apr 29: the naked and Famous apr 30: russian circles may 3: Dawes may 4: 21 Savage may 7: tech n9ne may 14: Sylvan Esso w/ lucy Dacus
apr 7: mika Singh apr 15: rocktopia
tWc arEna
333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000 www.timewarnercablearena.com apr 17: red hot chili peppers apr 28: neil Diamond may 17: the Weeknd
durham
carolina thEatrE
309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030 www.carolinatheatre.org apr 13: bruce hornsby & the noisemakers apr 26: richard thompson apr 28: rivive big band & christian Scott apr 29: george clinton & terrace martin may 1: christopher cross may 5: loretta lynn
Dpac
123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787 www.dpacnc.com apr 23: brit Floyd apr 29: common may 11: pixies may 17: the tenors
greensboro
carolina thEatrE 310 S Greene St | 336.333.2605 www.carolinatheatre.com apr 5: Dark Star orchestra apr 18: home Free
apr 20: ben Folds apr 26: cage the Elephant may 5: titus gant Quartet
may 6: ben Folds may 12: bastille may 14: the XX
grEEnSboro coliSEum
pnc arEna
1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com apr 11: panic! at the Disco apr 14: Spring Fest may 20: Eric church
WhitE oaK ampithEatrE
1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com apr 29: Snoop Dogg
high point
ovEnS auDitorium
2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.ovensauditorium.com apr 6: anne lamott
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Family rock band plays Winston-Salem guitar shop: New Jersey’s Rock n Roll Hi Fives hit the road for spring break
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t might be getting harder and harder to alarm one’s parents and to broadcast a sense of alienation and rebellion out into the world. Rock and roll used to do all that. But — what with pop-cultural appropriation, and Gen X child-rearing strategies of acceptance, normalizing the sound and style of the Ramones and AC/DC — the kids of the 21st Century need to explore new modes of behavior to demonstrate their bad attitudes. Musical taste isn’t enough anymore. That’s the feeling one can get when listening to the Rock n Roll Hi Fives, a rock band from New Jersey made up of a brother-and-sister pair (drums and vocals) backed up and abetted by their parents (mom on bass, dad on guitar). This is rock, but it’s also wholesome twogenerational fun. It’s almost confusing. The Rock n Roll Hi Fives will play a family-friendly show at Heyday Guitars in Winston-Salem on Sunday, April 9, at 6 p.m. Lots of parents — often it’s the dads — have thought that their talented and musically inclined kids would make for a kick-ass band. The Shaggs, the Beach Boys, the Jackson 5 — many greats have been launched by proud parents. The Rock n Roll Hi Fives took shape as an offthe-cuff family activity when father Joe Centeno, who’d played guitar with bands in the ‘90s, got a drum set for his daughter, Eilee, who, as it happened, wasn’t much interested in making beats. But when her younger brother, Evren, started playing the drums a little, Joe backed him on guitar, and Eilee joined in with some singing. It only made sense for Gloree, Joe’s wife and the mother of the two children, to start playing bass and turn their casual basement jams into a full-on rock band. They’ve since released three EPs and play at least a few shows almost every month, while keeping the kids close to home so that the rock routine doesn’t distract from their schooling. “It was just for fun, to express the music,” says Joe, “and now it’s something real.” The band has been playing for three and half years, performing shows around New York City, New Jersey and taking
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occasional summer outings and springbreak mini tours, like the one that’s bringing them to the area. Hitting the road, loading in for soundchecks, and hanging out in clubs is something that Joe had experience with. “I played in bands, I did a lot of touring,” says Joe. “When my wife and I had our first child, Eilee, I took a break from that.” In the New York area, where Joe has plenty of musician friends who still have working bands, word got around that the parents and children had worked up some material, and his old pals asked the Centeno family to be the opening act at some rock shows. Not wanting to appear
too loose, the band kicked into gear. “We started becoming serious,” says Joe. “We don’t want to look foolish.” Over the years, Eilee, who’s now 14, started playing a theremin. Music nerds know that the theremin is that far-out hands-free early electronic instrument that sounds something like a singing saw, a violin and a human voice, famously used to spooky effect by Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys on “Good Vibrations.” Eilee plays one of the newer Moog-produced theremins that can be pre-programmed and selected to play in certain keys and modes, making the tricky intonation of the instrument less of a problem in a
live-rock setting. Plus it adds a cool visual flourish to the Rock n Roll Hi Fives’ shows, seeing a teenager make wild isometric moves and dramatic hand chops while generating sound from the air. “The theremin is fun for the live stuff. We make it sound more like a lead guitar. It beefs up our sound,” says Joe. “It’s amazing to watch.” There is something captivating about watching a nuclear family go nuclear with the rock riffs. It’s more School of Rock and less Partridge Family. (“That’s kind of our Little Mermaid,” says Joe of the family’s taste for the Jack Black comedy about indoctrinating straight-laced youngsters
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into the cathartic joys of rock abandon.) The Rock n Roll Hi Fives have verifiable crunch and snarl. They’re a Chuck Taylor Converse All Star and skinny jeans kind of band. The Ramones would be proud. Singer Eilee looks and sounds like she’s made for frontwoman status, slinging her hair, growling, jumping and generally rocking out. Her brother, Evren, does impressively solid and energetic work on the drums, holding together the music like a sturdy retaining wall made of nicely placed bricks. Eilee is into female-fronted rock. She’s a big fan of the Go-Gos, Joan Jett and Blondie. She likes Amy Winehouse, the Foo Fighters, and the Beatles, too. Evren is more of a metal-leaning rock fan; he’s down with Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Van Halen. They all like AC/DC. (One can hear all the aging-rocker parents out there letting out a sigh of relief about their hope for the musical salvation of future generations.) After a typical show the members of the band routinely get stopped by parents WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
from the audience who are enthusiastic — even a little jealous —- about the family rocking together. Eilee says that some of the younger adults in the crowd have at times appeared stunned by the exuberance and force of the half underage band. Audience members may have anticipated a cute novelty, not one with such bark and bite. “A lot of them weren’t expecting our music,” says Eilee. Joe says he hopes to be grilling hot dogs before the show, weather permitting, and basically cultivating a laid-back familyfun feeling at the music store. He’s got advice for any parents who feel inspired by what they see: “Maybe buy your kid a guitar before you leave.” !
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Pigeons Playing Ping Pong MERLEFEST’S CHRIS AUSTIN SONGWRITING CONTEST ANNOUNCES 2017 FINALISTS The Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, hosted by MerleFest, announces the finalists for the 2017 contest. MerleFest 2017, presented by Window World, takes place from April 27-30, on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, N.C. Writers of the following 12 songs, selected from over 846 entries, will compete on the Austin Stage in Alumni Hall on Friday, April 28:
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BLUEGRASS Mike Bentley (Virgie, Ky.) – “Waiting at the Harbor” Linda Jean Stokley (Versailles, Ky.) – “Cigarette Trees” Matthew Hurd (Rogersville, Tenn.) – “Life Underground”
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GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL Ian Meadows (Chester, Conn.) – “Faithless Preacher” Kevin Hale (Brentwood, Tenn.) – “I’m Finally Going Home” Paul Kelly (Santa Fe, N.M.), Buddy Guido (Mohawk, N.Y.), Willie Schoellkopf (Buffalo, N.Y.) – “Trap Door (In the Ceiling)”
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COUNTRY Carly Burruss (Cumming, Ga.) – “Communion Wine” Mary Bragg (Nashville, Tenn.), Liz Poston (Nashville, Tenn.) – “Lucky Strike” Erin James (Nashville, Tenn.) – “Wilted Flower”
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GENERAL Alexa Rose (Boone, N.C.) – “Borrow your Heart” Catherine Backus (Bedford, Va.) – “Tomatoes” Shay Martin Lovette (Boone, N.C.), Locke Griffith (Carrboro, N.C.) – “Bermuda Run”
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Now in its 25th year, the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest is an extraordinary opportunity for aspiring writers to have their original songs heard and judged by a panel of Nashville music industry professionals, under the direction of volunteer contest chairperson, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale. The first-place winners will receive $500 cash from MerleFest and a performance slot on the Cabin Stage on Friday night at MerleFest 2017. All finalists will also get to take part in a songwriting mentoring session with Jim Lauderdale and the on-site judges for the final round of this year’s Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. Those judges are lifelong songwriter Mark Brinkman; Berklee College of Music songwriting scholarship recipient Maya de Vitry, who is a member of The Stray Birds; and Joseph Terrell of Mipso. The first round of the CASC competition takes place in Nashville, Tenn., and is narrowed down to 12 finalists representing four categories: bluegrass, country, general and gospel/ inspirational. The first-round judges were critically acclaimed bluegrass instrumentalist Chris Jones; North Carolina musician Jim Avett, who is father to Seth and Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers; natural-born storyteller Ken Tizzard; and Country Hall of Fame honoree Ed Snodderly. Net proceeds from the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest support the Wilkes Community College Chris Austin Memorial Scholarship. Since its inception, the scholarship has been awarded to 84 deserving students. The lineup for MerleFest 2017 is viewable at www.MerleFest. org/lineup. And, tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at MerleFest.org or by calling 1-800-343-7857. An advance ticket discount runs through April 26, 2017. Gate pricing begins on the first day of the festival. !
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(Above) John Coyne’s scenic design is inspired by a tribal meeting space for the Cherokee Nation, as well as their vibrant culture and religious history. (At left) Studi, the playwright, as well as sketches of the scenic design.
Triad Stage walks in the footsteps of the Trail of Tears
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aught between two worlds, playwright and actress Delanna Studi, of the Cherokee Nation, embarked on a journey in search of her identity. As she Lenise Willis followed her roots back to her greatContributing great grandparents, she traced their path columnist along the Trail of Tears, where they faced great tribulation during the forced migration in the 1830s. What Studi found was not only her identity and that of her ancestors, but a heartwarming and inspiring tale that would form the basis of her one-woman show, And So We Walked: An Artist’s Journey Along the Trail of Tears. In the play, which Studi will perform herself during its debut at Triad Stage later this month, a contemporary Cherokee woman and her father embark on an awe-inspiring 900-mile journey along the Trail of Tears to truly grasp their concept WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
of self and their nation’s struggles. Studi, a Cherokee artist and winner of the 2016 Butcher Scholar Award from The Autry Museum of the American West, skillfully and nimbly plays multiple characters in the show. Studi drew on extraordinary interviews, historical research and her own personal experience to create a multi-faceted memoir that encapsulates the heart-wrenching trials that took place as 17,000 Cherokee were forced to abandon their homelands. Studi also explores the complex relationship the Cherokee have with modern society and the conflicts with which they wrestle. The production was developed thanks to a close collaboration with individuals and institutions within the Eastern Band of Cherokee and the Cherokee Nation, as well as the Native Voices Theatre, American Indian Center and Process Series at UNC-Chapel Hill. Audiences may recognize Studi for her roles in Showtime’s Shameless, ABC’s General Hospital or SyFy’s ZNation. She has also won awards for her performances in Hallmark/ABC’s Dreamkeeper and Chris Eyre’s Edge of America, and tours in the Encompass Compassion Play Kick, a oneperson show that explores the power of images, stereotypes and Native American
mascots. This spring, she will begin writing the memoir counterpart to And So We Walked. The set, designed by John Coyne, is an abstract interpretation of the Cherokee Council House and complements the show’s authenticity. The Cherokee Council House, a structure that houses ceremonies and tribal meetings, is seven-sided to represent the seven clans of the Cherokee: Bird, Paint, Deer, Wolf, Blue, Long Hair and Wild Potato. In addition to creating an homage to the Cherokee Nation’s rich history, Coyne looked to their colorful culture and vivid folk art for further inspiration, weaving intricately lit fabric between trees against a backdrop abstractly drawn to represent the sacred space of the mountains. ! LENISE WILLIS, a graduate from UNC Chapel Hill’s journalism school, has experience in acting and ballet, and has been covering live performances since 2010.
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by Lenise Willis If you’re looking for a thought-provoking drama with a few interwoven laughs, there’s still time to check out Open Space Café Theatre’s production Stop Kiss, in which two women kiss in a public park and are transformed by the violent attack that follows. The production runs this week through Sunday. Also continuing this week through Sunday is the Easter holiday special production: The Little Theatre of WinstonSalem’s family friendly musical, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Triad Stage continues to present its spring original this week through April 23. Written by Preston Lane, Actions and Objectives is set in the same town as the original production Common Enemy, the small town of Hawboro, home of the Zebulon Zebras’ basketball team. In the new drama, a new theater company announces a production to celebrate the town’s sesquicentennial. While planning and rehearsing the show, the community’s past and present struggles, from Reconstruction to Black Lives Matter, are brought to light. Production contains adult language and themes. Thursday through Saturday, UNCG theatre presents its spring opera, The Consul, by Gian Carlo Menotti. Performance will be in the UNCG Auditorium. Thursday through next Saturday UNC School of the Arts presents, Right You Are (If You Think You Are) By Luigi Pirandello. Directed by Laura Braza with translation by Carl Mueller, this funny, philosophical play, asks the question of what is “true,” as a group of friends tries to uncover the relationships of some neighbors whose behavior can’t be explained. Next week, Theatre Alliance of Winston Salem will present a stage concert, The Last Supper, running April 13-15. The production tells the story of painter Leonardo da Vinci’s struggle to finish his most famous mural. Actors will perform as Leonardo, Jesus and the 12 apostles, while singers express the meaning and emotion of their actions through song. Next Thursday, Mountcastle Theatre will present Greater Tuna at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. The comedy, set in the third smallest town in Texas, features two energetic actors playing more than 20 characters. Coming soon is North Carolina A&T University’s next production, the part fable, part family drama, In the Red and Brown Water. The tale is a powerful story of a woman driven to a tragic, horrific act (cutting off her own ear) by circumstances out of her control. ! APRIL 5-11, 2017 YES! WEEKLY
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The Boss Baby: Undercover brother
Based on Marla Frazee’s best-selling children’s book, The Boss Baby is breezy animated fluff. At its best, the colorful animation and zippy sight gags are reminiscent of the classic “Looney Tones” shorts. The Boss Baby, however, is not a short, it’s feature-length, and the narrative sometimes has trouble sustaining. Individual scenes and seMark Burger quences hold up, but overall the film is pretty slight. Still, there are far Contributing worse, and far less amusing, ways to kill time at the movies these days. columnist Tobey Maguire provides narration as Tim, who reflects back on his childhood when his parents (voiced by Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow) adopted a baby boy, thereby giving Tim a little brother. But this baby, who favors wearing a jacket and tie, is no ordinary baby. For one thing, he speaks in the voice of Alec Baldwin. For another, he immediately asserts himself as being in charge – much to the consternation of Tim (voiced by Miles Bakshi). But when Tim learns that Boss Baby is an undercover operative on assignment, he immediately joins in the spyjinks. Yes, to an extent, The Boss Baby is a buddy comedy, with Steve Buscemi voicing resident villain Francis E.
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Francis, bent on making the world friendlier to puppies than babies. Director Tom McGrath brings the same sort of irreverence he brought to the Madagascar franchise to The Boss Baby, including some jokes clearly aimed more at grownups than the kids (the film is rated PG). The Boss Baby may not be a classic, but it aims to please and it moves swiftly enough so that there’s never a dull moment. !
Stewart Spooked in Personal Shopper Personal Shopper reunites filmmaker Olivier Assayas with Kristen Stewart, who gave one of her best performances (and won a Cesar Award) in his 2014 film Clouds of Sils Maria. Working again with cinematographer Yorick Le Saux, Assayas brings the same, coolly detached elegance and simmering suspense to this film as in Sils Maria. The “personal shopper” of the title, Stewart’s Maureen toils on behalf of a number of wealthy clients, but lately has been preoccupied with the recent death of her twin brother, Lewis. The two shared a similar heart defect (the cause of Lewis’ demise), as well as a deep fascination with mysticism and the idea of an after-life. Maureen is convinced that Lewis is trying to contact her from beyond the grave, and in a classic case of be careful what you wish for, she begins experiencing strange visions and sensations, then begins receiving a series of text messages from “Unknown” – messages that indicate extensive personal knowledge APRIL 5-11, 2017
about Maureen. Personal Shopper is as much a character study and a psychological drama as a ghost story, and Stewart gives another strong performance under Assayas’ direction. Hers is the only character to emerge in any depth; the others are simply incidental, although some have a direct (or indirect) bearing on the story. For those who remember Clouds of Sils Maria, there’s also the possibility that what we’re watching is transpiring in Maureen’s imagination (although this is not necessarily the case). There are some spooky moments in the film, the most potent ones being those which are the most subtle, and there’s a shockingly bloody interlude late in the game. Finally, there’s the ambiguity of the denouement, which seems to be an Assayas trademark of late (see Clouds of Sils Maria). It may get audiences to talking, as this undeniably talented filmmaker again flouts convention, but those expecting a concrete solution may be found wanting. !
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The politics of crime BY STEVE MITCHELL
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hen Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama (translated by Jonathan LloydDavies, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00) opens, Yoshinobu Mikami and his wife Minako have traveled to another prefecture on the grisly mission of viewing the body of a dead teenager. Their daughter, Ayumi, has been missing for months and the dead girl might be her. Mikami’s job as the Police Department’s Press Officer means he is given deferential treatment, and is informed of any corpse that might be his daughter. The girl is not Ayumi. Mikami and Minako return home knowing no more about their daughter than they did before. It’s this idea of knowing, and not knowing, and how we react to both, which becomes a major theme of Six Four. Mikami was a detective before he being transferred to Media Relations, a department which falls under
Administrative Affairs, a division of the department often openly at odds with the Investigative Branch, hence the detectives. When events conspire to bring an unsolved kidnapping from years before back into the spotlight, Mikami finds himself in a conflict between both departments, as well as the political machinations of politicians far away in Tokyo. Six Four is the code name for the unsolved kidnapping of an eight year old girl. Mikami was a detective then and he worked the case, but now the Statute of Limitations is expiring and Tokyo wants to make a last ditch appeal for information on the case. Or, are they simply using the kidnapping as a smokescreen while they re-structure the department? Yokoyama’s novel is the story of a crime and an investigation but, more than that, it’s a study of the politics, negotiations, and secrets constantly in play at a large police department. Add to that the rigid strictures of deference
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and decorum demanded by Japanese society, with its obsessive attention to class and hierarchy, and the novel becomes an intriguing journey in uncovering the truth in a social structure committed to maintaining appearances at all costs. For Mikami, something doesn’t quite seem right about Tokyo’s interest in the old kidnapping case, nor in his superior’s response to his questions. Driven both by his past as a detective and by his necessity for a certainty he can’t find around his daughter’s disappearance, he relentlessly searches for clues, both to the kidnapping years ago, and its newfound prominence. Six Four doesn’t read like an American crime novel. Its one act of violence is so subdued as to be laughable by American standards and not a single gun is fired in the course of the book. At times, the repression of the society, while revealing to us as American readers, can be maddening. Characters are left to read remarkably vague clues from others which may hinge on a single word or pause. A certain doggedness is the main quality Mikami brings to bear on his investigation and it is this doggedness, a kind of cultural persistence, which gradually becomes apparent on both sides of the investigation. Through it all, Mikami and Minako
negotiate the day to day numbness, pain and desperation of coming to terms with their own daughter’s disappearance and how, or whether, they can repair their own relationship in its wake. This, as well, has to do with minute changes and hints, instead of dramatic confrontations or wailing psychodrama. Yet, Yokoyama finds ways to make these exchanges very real, and even tender. If we read to find out about others, to explore cultures or individuals who don’t react in the same ways we might, who don’t think like us and don’t have the same cultural assumptions, if we read to broaden our understanding and our empathy, then we are willing to share our time and patience with characters we don’t initially warm to. We’re willing to experiment with new flavors and strange combinations in the same way we might try a new cuisine. Hideo Yokoyama’s Six Four places us within the police culture of the Japanese state and gives us plenty of room to move around, to meet the people who work there, the decisions they make and the lives they lead. Its pleasures are unique to the crime novel, and quietly fascinating. ! STEVE MITCHELL is co-owner of Scuppernong Books.
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The man who “invented” zombies BY IAN MCDOWELL The zombie myth, a metaphor for slavery, wasn’t created by a white guy. But William Seabrook’s 1929 bestseller The Magic Island was the vector that transmitted it from Afro-Caribbean folklore to American popular culture. Now acclaimed Canadian cartoonist Joe Ollmann has published The Abominable Mr. Seabrook, a biography of the journalist, travel writer, and sadomasochist who partied with F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein and Upton Sinclair, whom he entertained by telling them humans taste like veal. Let’s get the C-word out of the way. “Real” Haitian zombies don’t eat anything (the merest taste of meat or salt frees them from supernatural bondage and returns them to their graves), but in his 1930 Jungle Ways, Seabrook claimed to have been served human flesh by the Guéré tribe in what is now Mali. It was a lie, but he later bribed a hospital attendant for a cutlet from an amputated leg, which he grilled and ate in his flat. That grisly anecdote isn’t what drew Ollmann to Seabrook’s story. “I’m uninterested in cannibalism and avoid people who are. That’s probably why my friend Bill Seabrook, a very nice retired schoolteacher who lives in Greensboro and is an expert on the father he never knew, helped me with this book. He’ll be appearing with me at Scuppernong on April 10th, but avoids those obsessed with the more lurid aspects of his namesake’s life, the cannibalism and the black magic and the S&M, for which I don’t blame him.” I ask why he chose to tell Seabrook’s story in comics form, although I know this is like asking a prose biographer why he didn’t do his book as an opera. His answer is typically self-deprecating. “I think you can condense large portions
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of time effectively in comics, although a better artist could have used the form more gracefully. I’m limited, so I did the best I could. Someone with real chops could have drawn the hell out of certain scenes. I actually contemplated doing it as a straight book, because drawing is hard and takes so long. But ultimately I’m a cartoonist, so that’s what I do.” I like his book a lot and most reviews have been very favorable, but one NPR critic questioned expending so much effort on a sadomasochistic alcoholic who drank himself to death. “What bothered me was that she didn’t like the man, so she didn’t like the book. I believe some basic human elements are
interesting to read about if they’re told well. It’s basic psychology to examine behavior, bad as well as good. I run a graphic novel book club and we just did Beverly by Nick Drnaso. Some people hated it. They were repelled by the themes. People want to read happy things, nice things. I’m attracted to reading about nice things too, but also things that aren’t. I found Seabrook’s autobiography fascinating. He’s self-deprecating but very self-forgiving, portraying himself as more loveable than I imagine him being. He mentions his faults, then makes light of them. His second wife tells a different story. I’m really conflicted about the guy. I liked him more at the beginning and less at the end, but still had sympathy for him.” I ask Joe what made an autobiographical cartoonist turn to someone else’s life. He says that he’s always loved spooky stories, and that he first read Seabrook’s 1928 essay “Dead Men Working the Cane Fields” in Zombie!, an anthology by the British horror editor Peter Haining. “Dead Men,” which would become a chapter in Seabrook’s Island, tells the The Magic Island allegedly true story of zombi cadavres (the physical walking dead, as opposed to ghosts) raised from their graves by a married pair of overseers employed by the American Sugar Company, who worked their undead slaves day and night and pocketed their wages. The Magic Island became the inspiration for the 1932 Bela Lugosi film White Zombie. “It was just a great piece of writing. The prose surprised me and the little bio made me seek out more. I just had to find out more about this guy. Somehow, ‘more’ turned into five years of research and another five years of writing and drawing.” He mentions the irony of Seabrook’s account of live white people exploiting undead black ones inspiring a film in which Bela Lugosi tries to turn the heroine into the “White Zombie” of the title. “That’s like most appropriation of black culture, Elvis and jazz and all that.” I note that Joe seems to favor a really traditional layout. “I’m an idiot savant, and pacing works best for me with the nine-panel grid. I liken the panel to a movie screen, which doesn’t change shape to accommodate wider shots. Although I actually broke that rule a few times in this book, where I thought the travel scenes needed extra scope,”
Joe is looking forward to being at Scuppernong on Elm Street at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 10th. He’ll get a chance to ask his subject’s son what he thought of the book. “Bill is going to join me in speaking there. He and his wife were so nice last time I was in Greensboro. He had a recording, a metal disk from a radio show, so I got to hear his father’s voice. They were so kind and helpful to this weirdo from Canada.” !
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Pairing your local craft beer with eats BY KRISTI MAIER | @triadfoodies
W
hen it comes to craft beer, we have an abundance of choices here in North Carolina. And in the Triad, we’re seeing talented breweries popping up all over. It’s exciting to watch. While you’ve been enjoying reading about some of the local small batch drinkable nectar of barley, wheat and hops, we hope you’re getting a taste of what there is to explore in the area. My responsibility is to have little fun thinking about beer and food and food and beer and beer in food. One doesn’t often think about a beer pairing and how to use it to cleanse the palate and enhance your meal as they do wine. So we took some cues from local chefs and brewmasters to see how they are pairing food and beer these days. And there’s even a recipe from yours truly. Chef Kris Fuller, owner of Crafted: the Art of the Taco (WS and GSO) and Crafted: the Art of Street Food is enjoying playing with neighbor Joymongers Brewing on her current menu at Street Food. The first: Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich with Joymongers Breakfast Stout with chilis. Says Chef Fuller, “The bold, smokey, sweet flavors of our Nashville hot oil pair very well with a dark, rich, full-bodied beer, like the Breakfast Stout. Plus, the addition of the chilis in the beer play nicely with the combination of the chilis in the oil. Another suggested at Street Food—Thai Green Chicken Curry with Joymongers Chamomile Saison: Fuller likes this combo because, “The herbaceous chamomile works well with the lemongrass and ginger in our homemade curry paste. The sweetness of the coconut is balanced with a slight bitterness of the Saison, leaving you with a cleansed palate after each bite followed by the beer. And that’s how you are supposed to do it. Just as wine is supposed to cleanse the palate between bites of food (if you dare to take time to stop…admittedly difficult for me). It is always very helpful and highly encouraged to ask your server or mixologist what they think will pair nicely with your meal, to find a beer that will complement the experience. Many distributors and even brewers devote training of the staff at all restaurants, so there’s a good chance that any restaurant or pub worth its salt will point you in the right direction. At Small Batch Beer Company, where brewmaster Tim Walker is also a chef,
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Pear & Cheddar Pop(t)arts
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls he’s already brewing a beer with food in mind. Walker has been known to shop the farmer’s market for ingredients for his next brew. Currently suggested, Small Batch’s Fried Chicken with Cheddar Chived Mashed Potatoes and Coffee Dusted Bacon with Honey Crisp Apple Slaw. The preferred pairing is Small Batch Percolator, a mocha cappuccino stout brewed with espresso, that delivers a strong coffee flavor. And for something of a departure, Walker likes the Country Ham Salad and how it
pairs with a nice Amber. The salad has roasted carrots, sweet potato, peanuts, benne with a sorghum vinaigrette. Just in time for Easter.
COOKING WITH BEER
Do you like to cook with beer? Al Wolf, Brewmaster at Red Oak Brewing Company and owner of Brewmasters Malt Mustard says there’s nothing quite like a very simple beer bread made with real ingredients and not from a box.
BEER BREAD
3 cups self-raising flour 3 Tbs sugar 1 bottle of warm beer (Red Oak, suggested by Al) Mix using stand or hand mixer. Pour batter into a greased baking pan, add butter flakes on top. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 50 minutes. Wolf says, “This beer has a sweet taste
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Or try this sweet and savory dessert from Niki Farrington, founder of Niki’s Pickles featuring Hoots Beer’s Zinz de Mars.
PEAR & CHEDDAR POP(T)ARTS
Make pie dough, or use frozen prepared dough or puff pastry. If using frozen, thaw the pastry while you poach your pear in beer with a splash of citrus. Slice or dice pears after they are tender but not mushy. Continue reducing beer and citrus. Add sugar, honey, or agave to desired sweetness. Toss your pear bits with cheese, adding a little of your reduction. (You want it to stick a little together, but not weep) Cut some pop-tart sized pieces of your pastry. Put about 1/4 cup of filling in the center. Place another piece of dough on top of the bottom half & crimp it together with a fork. Cut a vent in the top. Brush with egg wash. Bake at 425-degrees until golden and puffy. Serve with a drizzle of your reduction. As for my contribution to the recipes out in the world, I highly recommend this satisfying dish for your next Saint Patrick’s Day. Or any day when there’s a chill in the air. Heck, I don’t even care if it’s cold out, because it’s not a heavy dish at all. It’s extremely low carb, is a one pot meal and is perfect even the day after.
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Please note this recipe is in honor of NC Craft Beer Month, however if that’s not your thing, it works great with Hard Cider, broth or water. As you will see, I tend to be flexible with my ingredients and encourage you to do the same, do what you like with amounts and flavors.
UNSTUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS
Serves 6-8 2 lbs ground beef or ground breakfast sausage (even turkey, ground venison would be fine) 2-3 slices of bacon. (Optional but lends a smokiness) 1/2-1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2-1 small cabbage, chopped 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced tomatoes (you can use less if you prefer) 1/2 -1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce 2 tbs chopped parsley, optional 1 bottle beer, (an ale, amber, nothing too hoppy…eyeball it...you may need more liquid but don't cover the cabbage completely), Generous sprinkling of caraway seeds 1 tsp salt or to taste 1 tsp pepper Cook it: In a large pot, crisp the bacon if using. Remove or leave it in there, your choice. Add the ground beef and onion and cook until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic and cook for a minute. Add the chopped cabbage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, beer or liquid, seasonings. Bring to a boil. Cover and lower to a simmer for 30 minutes, or until cabbage is tender. Optional: mustard seed, thyme, or smoked paprika would be a great option. The latter especially if you forgo bacon. Adjust any seasonings to your liking. Great in the bowl with a few dashes of hot sauce (you know, Texas Pete). Serve with crusty bread, pumpernickel, pretzel rolls or the above beer bread. I was told once that this dish “needs” to be on rice. I tend to disagree, as it plays more like a stew and the bread is oh so good for dipping. But by all means, if you want rice, go for it! Don’t eat it all and save some for next day. You’ll be glad you did. As for the beer to pair it with, I really like it with Foothills Carolina Blonde or Foothills People’s Porter. Nothing goes together like local beer and local eats. Cheers! !
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and it is very yummy with something salty like a potato soup.” He also told me that he likes the Red Oak Hummingbird IPA as the beer accompaniment to the bread and soup. Occasionally, you’ll find a most excellent pairing that features beer and a little sweet ending to your meal. A nice stout, like Foothills Sexual Chocolate or any other stout beer pairs nicely with something creamy like a raspberry cheesecake or dark chocolate. As Foothills Brewing’s Dave Goliszek told me once, “anything that pairs well with coffee” will go well with a nice, dark stout.
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[LEO (July 23 to August 22) You are in
a handicapped spot right now. You may have legal or ethical issues on your plate. The Powers That Be are running the show and almost any move you make outside of the box will be challenged. For the time being you are surrounded. Accept this with grace for the present.
[VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your ruling planet is changing directions in the territory which deals with education, publishing, travel, public speaking, the law, and philosophy. Therefore any of these activities are subject to shifts, changes, or sudden deceleration due to lack of decision. Maybe the right solution just is not available yet. Have a sense of humor. You know Mercury is retrograding. [LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Venus retrograde will cause you to focus on your health unless that is normal for you. For those who are routinely conscious of fitness, you may be surprised that you are prone to let good habits slide. Don’t beat yourself to pieces. A retrograding planet in this territory asks us to make positive health decisions again and again. [SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) An agreement is reached between you and another early in the week. Life looks like it will move forward at an agreeable pace. However, something or someone out of your control steps in to throw a wrench in things on or about Mar. 8. A vehicle may not cooperate.
[AQUARIUS (January 20 to February
18) Necessary expenses (those not of the “fun” type) may develop this week. If not that, you could be just having a little blue mood. It is one of those times when we become aware that our loved ones can never know or understand fully what is inside of us. This is an existential dilemma that everyone encounters now and then. It will pass quickly.
[PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Be careful with your spending this week. Over-optimism may drive you to spend too much or blow away a chunk of change on something you don’t really need. If a thing looks too good to be true, it probably is. Beware of vampires. You tend to attract them. Disengage as soon as you recognize it. [ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A plan or
agreement to move forward early in the week may be reversed or detoured by the week’s end. There is a sense of general chaos among corporate bodies and it appears to include you in a personal way.
[TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Please note the lead paragraph. This time Mercury is changing direction in your sign, emphasizing the overall shift in your direction as well. You could be changing your mind this week about speaking up on your own behalf. This is likely not permanent. You may be realizing the timing is just not “right” yet.
December 21) This is a time in which your exuberance and enthusiasm may carry you farther than you really intended to go. You will certainly have more energy to do whatever you choose, but take care that you don’t promise way more than you can deliver. Your warm and generous heart could get you in trouble.
[GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Mercury is your ruling avatar planet. As he slows down to turn retrograde, you may be rethinking a previous plan. There is a shift of your attention to matters of your personal history that may go back quite a long time. You will be looking inside yourself for meditative peace, answers to serious questions, and encouragement from your source.
[CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A new project or person that began at the first of this year is now up for review. The time has come to grow it or let go. If you wish it to grow, you must put considerably more resources into it. This week your planetary avatar, Saturn, is turning retrograde. You may wish to opt out of this one.
[CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You may have a minor struggle with yourself about whether to take care of others or yourself. Helping others may look good, but it isn’t what you want to do right now. Because Mercury is turning retrograde this week, you may be splitting your time and attention between both.
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I’m a woman in my 30s. I was married for five years, but now, thank God, I’m divorced and about two years into a wonderful new relationship. Disturbingly, Amy Alkon I occasionally call my boyfriend by my Advice awful ex-husband’s Goddess name. He laughs it off, but it really freaks me out. Should I see a neurologist? Is my memory going? Or — gulp — do I miss my ex on some subconscious level? — Disturbed Right about now, you’ve got to be recognizing the unexpected benefits of those gas station attendant shirts with the guy’s name sewn onto them. As with dead bodies carelessly submerged after mob hits, it’s unsettling to have your ex’s name bobbing up when you love somebody new. Naturally, you suspect the worst — that you’re subconsciously pining for the ex. But — good news! — the likely reason for your name swapperoos is something you should find comfortingly boring. According to research by cognitive scientists Samantha Deffler and David C. Rubin, we’re prone to grab the wrong name out of memory when both names are in the same category — for example, men you’ve been seriously involved with or, in the pet domain, gerbils you’ve dressed in tiny sexy outfits. You might also keep in mind that your ex’s name was the default for “man in my life” for more than twice as long as the new guy’s. Other memory research suggests that especially when you’re tired, stressed, or multitasky, it’s easy to go a little, uh, cognitively imprecise. You send your mindslave off into your brain — back to the “My Guy” category — and the lazy little peasant just grabs the name he spent five years grabbing. So, you might think of this as a mental workforce issue. The Department of Emotions isn’t even involved. However, research by cognitive psychologist Robert Bjork suggests that you can train your memory to do better through “spaced retrieval” — correcting yourself just post-flub by asking and answering “Who is the man in my life?” and then letting a few minutes pass and doing it again. But considering that you have a partner who just laughs at your errors, your time would probably be better spent appreciating what you have: an easygoing sweetheart of a guy and no readily apparent need for
a neurologist. Bottom line: Your calling the guy by the wrong name probably points to a need for a nap, not unwanted company — as in, a tumor named Fred squatting in the crawlspace behind your frontal lobe.
INSECURITY BLANKET
I’m extremely insecure about my looks, though objectively, I know I’m pretty. I constantly ask my boyfriend for reassurance. He gives it to me but feels bad that I feel this way. Now I’m worrying that I’m making such a good case for what’s wrong with me that he’ll start believing me. Possible? — Bag Over Head One oft-overlooked beauty secret is to avoid constantly giving a guy the idea that you might actually be ugly. People will sneer that it’s “shallow” to care about how you look, and they’re probably right — if it’s all you care about. However, research confirms what most of us recognize about the especially eyepleasing among us: They get all sorts of benefits — everything from social perks to job opportunities to discounts when they act like dirtbags (with judges assigning them lesser fines and a lower rate of bail for misdemeanors). As a woman, being babe-alicious is a pretty vital tool for landing and maintaining a relationship, because the features that men — across cultures — evolved to consider beautiful are actually health and fertility indicators. So, for example, full lips and an hourglass bod are basically evolution’s bumper sticker: “Your genes passed on here!” Not surprisingly, psychologist Tracy Vaillancourt, who researches competition among women, explains that women attack other women “principally on appearance and sexual fidelity” because men prioritize these qualities in their partners. One way women chip away at rivals is by trash-talking another woman’s looks to a man — suggesting he really could do better. That’s what you’re doing — but to yourself. It’s the relationship version of “Ewww, you’re not really gonna eat that, are you?” (And you’re the fricasseed crickets.) Beyond that, constantly begging a romantic partner for reassurance — while being kind of a black hole for it — can be toxic to a relationship. Also, the fact that your need for reassurance seems bottomless suggests it’s not your exterior but your interior that’s in need of work. Get cracking on that, and try to remember that your boyfriend is with you for a reason — and it probably isn’t that your mom and grandma are crouched behind your sofa, holding him at gunpoint. !
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