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Taking your sweetie out for the most revered or dreaded day of the year gets some extended love this year as VALENTINE’S DAY falls on a Friday. So you know that means most restaurants are offering multiple days of multiple courses of all things date-worthy. We’ve done some research and compiled a list of some notable spots to suit your fancy. 10 The Center for Visual Artists is stepping out boldly in 2020 with a unique thought-provoking EXHIBIT, “Self-recognition Through the Other” that opens with an artist reception on First Friday, Feb. 7, from 6-9 p.m. and runs through March 28. 11 Last week, MICHAEL R. MILLER, chair of the UNCSA School of Filmmaking editing faculty, discussed his early life and his decision to join the school in 2015. This week, he generously shares some memories of his adventures in the screen trade. 12 The January DOLDRUMS continue with The Turning, an atmospheric but halfbaked adaptation of the classic 1898 Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw. 13 Throughout much of our history, Triad area residents have been represented by at
least two different Congressmen. But now, thanks to various court rulings and legislative maneuverings, Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem will all fall into the newly formed 6TH DISTRICT, as will all of Guilford County and much of Forsyth. 18 “What will your policy be to either remedy or punish the people who assault us?” So asked a former volunteer patient escort at A Woman’s Choice on Randleman Road in Greensboro. He was speaking to Brian L. James, who on Feb. 1, will be sworn in as GREENSBORO’S NEW POLICE CHIEF. 19 HEIDI N CLOSET, a drag performer well-known in the Triad, is officially a Ru-girl! On Jan. 23, Closet was announced as one of the 13 contestants on the popular VH1 reality competition show, RuPaul’s Drag Race. 20 VELVET DEVILS come into their own to unleash their debut EP, Buzz Rock, over streaming platforms on Jan. 31. 20 A lot of artists get their start playing in a band, fine-tuning their songwriting skills, and then they decide to set off on their own, breaking away to become a solo act. Becca Smith, one half of the duo ADMIRAL RADIO, did something like the opposite version of that...
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[SPOTLIGHT] EMMYLOU HARRIS BY KATEI CRANFORD
Emmylou Harris wowed a sold-out room of her college hometown crowd at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Auditorium on Jan. 24. A decorated performer, with more accolades than her host could say in a mouth-full, Harris is a celebrated UNCG alumna. An unfettered star by any right, Harris exuded a downto-earth presence, with unassuming entrances and exits alongside her band. “It’s not every day I get to play my ol’ alma mah-der,” she said with a humble, accented drawl. The show started straightforwardly with “Here I am” into “Orphan Girl.” Harris paused to muse on her preference for sad songs. “I’ve got happy ones, too,” she said as an intro to “Love and Happiness.” “They just don’t all say so in the title,” she added. Reflection was a theme that rolled through the evening. On her life, her collegiate origins, and especially of her folks. Greensboro was her first city on her own— the place she learned “not everybody liked their parents.” “I was lucky,” she continued, into “Red Dirt Girl,” with a nod to a childhood spent in North Carolina while her father was stationed at Cherry Point. Noting her expansion from folk to bluegrass with “Making Believe,” Harris acknowledged being known best as a great “interpreter of songs,” finding success in surrounding herself with talented artists with whom she enjoys sharing the stage. A concept made clear when she shuffled to the back with a smile for a guitar-fiddle showdown during “Get Up John.” An NPR-story inspired her for “My Name is Emmet Till.” Polite and political, Harris upheld what she considered understandable sadness—a concept woven into discussion throughout her set. But especially on the somber track, which lined up in reverence for the murdered teen, and her idols, to be followed by, “Raise the Dead,” and sailing more uptempo through “Luxury Liner.” Returning to reflections and the defense of melancholy, Harris recalled writing around songs during “some birthday” in her 40s. “It wasn’t one of those decades people make a big deal out of,” she said, remarking how strange it can be at 73 to look back with “A Prayer in Open D.” Harris expressed a genuine fondness of her recollections, carried through stories of Tate Street and the Red Door— the place she was first “bit by the folk music bug.” An affliction that took her from Greensboro to the Greenwich Village. WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
Working as a waitress, opening for Townes Van Zandt, were the stories she wove into her rendition of “Pancho and Lefty.” Her banter turned toward the ambiguous meanings of songs into “Michelangelo,” and how that personal meaning extends and vary from the audience to the songwriter. Harris recalled a time with Canadian sister-duo, Anna and Kate McGarrigle, where Harris inquired the inspiration to “Going Back to Harlan,” to which the McGarrigles replied, “Oh, that’s about Pete Seeger.” Harris shrugged with a “Well, OK” before beginning her take on the tune. Relishing stories through song, Harris is fine with fudging a few details, adding a moment to explain that the “real Evangeline lived a long life and didn’t need no man,” before performing the song which shares a namesake. People grow, and stories change; following “Green Pastures,” Harris reflected on that notion within herself, as well as her days of “insufferable folk music,” and the times she thought a drummer was the devil. These days, she understands their value in keeping the beat—expressed with a big thumbs up to the audience as she kicked off “Born to Run.” Turning things down, Harris again shared memories of her father into “Bang the Drum Slowly.” “Guy Clark had to pull that out of me,” she explained, reinforcing her value of sad songs and natural melancholy. Harris worked a protest song into the mix, “Abraham, Martin and John,” a cover she’s performed before, but seemed to be a last-minute addition to the set, inspired by the Q&A held earlier that afternoon. It was a refreshingly human performance: slightly unpolished, but still impactful. A simple encore welcomed Harris back onstage for “The Pearl,” where she continued musing on themes of unapologetic sadness and separation. She always thinks of her parents when playing “Together Again,” which she followed by “Boulder to Birmingham,” to close the night. Music’s most notorious manic-pixiedream girl, Harris still shines all on her own with breakout harmonies and good nature ring through her songwriting craft and skillful picking. It’s no surprise, but at her being 73, no less wondrous to see one of the songbirds of our lifetime shine on our hometown stage. ! KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd who hosts the Tuesday Tour Report on WUAG 103.1 FM.
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The menu features Tuna Tartare, Roasted Beet Salad, a choice of a Beef Filet, Pork Osso Bucco, or Snapper for your entrée and a choice of dessert. At $80 per couple, it’s one of the best deals in town and a fine-looking menu. You can view the menu and make your reservations at www.providencews.org/valentinesday. Vin 205 Wine Bar, 205 S. Stratford Rd., Winston-Salem One of the hidden gems in WinstonSalem, Vin 205 will offer a three-course prix fixe menu all week leading up to our sold-out Chef’s Table on Sunday, Feb. 16. Don’t just consider the Valentine’s Day meal, Vin 205 also offers Saturday and Sunday brunch from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., (336) 765-8175. Spring House, Restaurant, Kitchen & Bar, 450 N. Spring St., Winston-Salem For one of the sexiest spots in town, enjoy lighter fare in Spring House’s Library Bar. Pop in a couple of days earlier
for their White Tiger Noodle Shop on Wednesdays this winter or enjoy the main house for a truly elegant experience with approachable food to match. A St. Valentine’s Day Love at First Bite and an early winter menu were just released. Call Spring House for info and to reserve for any of the above, (336) 293-4797, www. springhousenc.com. DiLisio’s Italian Restaurant, 301 Brookstown Ave., Winston-Salem That’s Amore! Italian is always a favorite for Valentine’s Day, and DiLisio’s is one of the best spots to consider. You and your sweetheart are invited to a four-course wine dinner, specially curated by Tony and Maria DiLisio. This is a reservation-only event, and DiLisio’s will have two seatings available, 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Price $75 per person. You must call to reserve your seat, (336) 546-7202. Undercurrent, 327 Battleground Ave., Greensboro Always a go-to for a special occasion,
once again, Undercurrent Restaurant is offering special prix fixe four-course menu on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15. The price is $140 per couple and includes a bottle of wine. Visit www.undercurrent. com to view the menu and for reservations. GIA: Drink.Eat.Listen, 1941 New Garden Rd., Suite 208, Greensboro We’ve always thought of GIA as a great place for a cozy date night. Chef Anders Benton said he is adding an Aged-Steak For Two, a Shareable Scallop Dish, and Heart-Shaped Dessert to their existing menu from Feb. 14-16. Reservations always recommended, (336) 907-7536. Sophie’s Cork & Ale, 23 W. 2nd Ave., Lexington Getting a jump on things, Chef John Wilson is offering a five-course (yes, five) wine dinner on Monday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m. Cost is $80 per person. Call for reservations, (336) 300-7338.
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Perhaps you’d rather go a different route this year and let a personal chef come to you for Valentine’s Day. Chef Angelica Dantzler, of Your Dinner Awaits, offers a personalized experience in your own home and takes care of all the clean-up. Customers say your kitchen will look better than before they arrived. Find Angelica at Your Dinner Awaits on Facebook for information and to contact. Chef Dion Sprenkle is also offering a Valentine’s Day special with his Table ‘0 on Feb. 14 from 6:309:30 p.m. Cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres, multiple course dinner with wine pairings. Space is very limited, so call to make a reservation, (336) 343-9314. Roselli’s To-Go & Dessertery, 2190 Boone Trail Rd., North Wilkesboro John Roselli will have your favorite Italian dishes or even pizza ready for you to take home, but what he’s really loving this year is his HeartShaped Red Velvet Cheesecake. We suggest you call ahead for your order, (336) 818-4343. Butcher & Bull, 425 N. Cherry St., Winston-Salem The restaurant is featuring a Valentine’s Day menu in addition to its regular menu from Feb. 13-Feb. 15. If you want to make it a little mini-getaway, the restaurant, along with the Downtown Marriott, are offering a deluxe room package for $229 plus tax. It includes a Deluxe Room, a bottle of Champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries upon arrival, $100 food and beverage credit for dinner at Butcher & Bull along with breakfast for two the following WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
morning. The package is available for Feb. 14 and Feb. 15. You can reserve the room at Winston-Salem Marriott, (336) 725-3500. Dinner bookings can be made at Butcher & Bull, (336) 722-5232. Have a sweet time with your sweetie, foodies! ! KRISTI MAIER is a food writer, blogger and cheerleader for all things local who even enjoys cooking in her kitchen, though her kidlets seldom appreciate her efforts.
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he Center for Visual Artists is stepping out boldly in 2020 with a unique and thought-provoking exhibit, “Self-Recognition Through The Other” opening with an artist reception on First Friday, Feb. 7, from 6-9 p.m. The exhibition runs through March 28. Curator, photographer and community builder Terry Rader Kunjo, of Brooklyn, will be revealing seven unreleased pieces along with paintings, sculptures, video, phoContributor tography, textiles and mixed media works of 23 mostly-local artists. Kunjo and fellow artists created all-new art specifically for this show based on a theme to share “the artists’ relationship with self-awareness through understanding feelings, shared experiences, and navigating how we heal individually and collectively.” These personal and intimate revelations of the human spirit will be explored in more depth through conversations in a CVA-hosted “Crash Talk” on Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. with Kunjo, Zalika U. Ibaorimi, and Korinn Annette Jefferies. Ibaorimi is a visiting multidisciplinary artist from Texas and a doctoral student of African and African Diaspora at the University of Texas at Austin, and Jefferies is a visiting playwright from Durham, who focuses on the black experience as both an analyst and creator. The talk and exhibit are free to attend, and all are welcome to come experience an emerging evolution of building community understanding that begins with “self-awareness” as expressed in the works of this show.
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“A Study On Engaging Material” by Kunjo In selecting the artists to “best represent the theme,” Kunjo said he played a major part in the juror process and worked virtually with CVA Gallery Director Devon McKnight, whom he gives a big part of the credit to, along with CVA Director Corrie Lisk-Hurst. He said he personally scouted, contacted and spoke with several artists in-depth “to mindfully make these selections.” He said it was important to him to “keep our community in mind while doing so.” Kunjo serendipitously met McKnight in 2017 in Oakland, California, where he lived from 2015-2018, getting involved in that community’s art scene. He said he was intrigued by North Carolina through McKnight’s conversations and was happy to accept her invitation to visit and do a show. “I am so grateful to Kunjo and especially for his honesty and how he shows up in all he does,” McKnight said. “I could not have done this without him. He really speaks to what we are doing at CVA to create diversity and build community. We also want to send out a big thank you to The Proximity for sponsoring the show.” Kunjo, a native of Milwaukee, has shown his work in multiple artist exhibits in San Francisco, Chicago, Milwaukee and Bay View, Wisconsin. His photography encourages viewers to “address past issues that are a result of our current state in time.” He has been featured in numerous publications, including Glamour Magazine. His portfolio website features “The Funeral” – a procession of images under the umbrella of “Film Did Die.” Kunjo said he believes that film is making its way back, just like vinyl records. Since 2017, he has gone full-time as a freelance photographer and is very interested in exploring ad agency collaborations. Kunjo said his goal with his most recent work, “Sleeping Beauty, The Healing Process,” is to photograph 100 black men while sleeping (he has photographed 64 to date). While working with film, Kunjo said he “creates intimate portraits that explore the unexamined and unrecorded emotions of black men to humanize black men to be more relatable.” He is looking for 36 more “sleeping beauties” to complete this project and hopes to photograph black men in the Triad while he is in town.
Kunjo said his idea to publish this “coffee table book” is challenging, as he doesn’t want to sell the images of these sleeping black men in such a way that may exploit them in a vulnerable state. Even with their permission to do so, before the photo shoot, he is still grappling with the idea. Kunjo enjoys volunteering and now helps facilitate young people in the “Resilient Advocacy Project” (RAP) in Brooklyn. He has also done work at ReStart Academy. “With this show, I would hope for people to become more self-aware, to move through being afraid and to explore what that means to them and the people around them and to value community – that’s a really big one to me,” Kunjo said. “I will be at the opening for people to ask me questions and to accept their responses to the show and my work. I can’t ask for too much. My photos create a lot of doors open to questions that I hope to answer. It’s a lot of love. The whole purpose of it all is to love one another. No one can deny that being in love is the most blessed feeling in the world. I love the energy.” ! TERRY RADER is a freelance writer/editorial/content/copy, creative consultant/branding strategist, communications outreach messenger, poet and emerging singer/songwriter.
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Miller’s Crossing: Memories of movie magic Last week, Michael R. Miller, chair of the UNCSA School of Filmmaking editing faculty, discussed his early life and his decision to join the school in 2015. This week, he generously shares some memories of Mark Burger his adventures in the screen trade. Miller’s mentor Contributor was Paul Hirsch, the Oscar-winning editor of Star Wars (1977), who recently visited the School of Filmmaking and spoke about his long friendship with Miller. As luck would have it, their first professional collaboration was Brian De Palma’s 1974 cult-classic Phantom of the Paradise, and Miller was off and running … and cutting. Some of Miller’s early credits were indicative of his ambition and drive. For example, Violated (1984), a low-budget rape-andrevenge melodrama. “It had gone through about 12 or 13 title changes and almost as many editors,” he recalled with a smile. There’s an old editorial adage that “I can’t hurt it,” and that certainly applied to Violated, which if nothing else earned Miller that all-important solo editing credit. Around this time, he’d entered the orbit of a pair of up-and-coming filmmakers who happened to be brothers. They were, of course, Joel and Ethan Coen, thus beginning a collaboration that lasted three films – Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), and Miller’s Crossing (1990) – and proved most rewarding to both parties. “These were born filmmakers, with a real understanding of film,” Miller said. “I knew immediately these guys were special.” Miller vividly recalls the first screening of Blood Simple, which he called “one of the worst screenings I’ve ever attended.” It wasn’t that the film wasn’t good (“We knew it was,”) but that the Coens were so far ahead of the curve, “that the audience had to catch up,” he said. It wasn’t the first or last time that would happen. Blood Simple and Miller’s Crossing were critical darlings but didn’t really find an audience until home-video and cable. Raising Arizona was more successful theatrically, but a monster hit on video. Even The Big Lebowski (1997), one of the Coens’ most popular films, didn’t capture its cult until video. Not surprisingly, Miller considered their collaborations a career highlight. “Honestly, I think the best is Raising WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
Arizona,” he said. “That’s my favorite. It’s the one people still talk about the most and the one they love the most. I had a great time before, during, and after. Everyone was working on all cylinders.” After Miller’s Crossing, Miller and the Coens parted ways, but on the best of terms. The Coens had made their reputation, and Miller had made his. After Raising Arizona, he was actively sought for film work, and not the other way around. The Coens adopted the pseudonym “Roderick Jaynes” and have edited every one of their projects ever since. (Trivia note: “Roderick Jaynes” gets an early credit as sound editor in Blood Simple.) “He’s a good editor,” quipped Miller. “I’d like to think I helped mentor Roderick Jaynes!” In 1988, Miller edited three high-profile feature films, one being D.O.A., a remake of the classic film noir, starring the real-life couple of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan. It’s not a film he considers his best. “It over-emphasized the visuals rather than the narrative.” Patty Hearst (1988) followed, and Miller was certain of two things: The film would be controversial, and Natasha Richardson, making her American screen debut in the title role, would absolutely be a star. The director was Paul Schrader, who’d taken his fair share lumps after some studio failures and was determined to regain his footing in the independent arena. “Paul was so damned smart, and fun, and totally insane,” Miller said warmly. “We’d be brainstorming at some Times Square bar at 4 a.m., and he’d be scribbling notes on napkins. In some ways, he’s a quintessential example of a great director. Every Sunday, the cast and crew would have dinner at the Imperial Gardens, and I remember looking over at Natasha. Everyone would be laughing and joking, and she’d be a little off to the side, smoking a cigarette, just taking it all in.” The real Hearst, upon whose memoir Every Secret Thing the film was based, was granted an open-door policy wherein she could visit the set any time she wished. The
only time she did was the sequence where Patty, holed up in a motel room across from Disneyland, watches live news coverage of the S.L.A. (Symbionese Liberation Army) in their final, fatal shoot-out with police. “I’m not sure if her visit was cathartic or nostalgic, but she was totally supportive of the project,” Miller said. “She and Natasha went on Good Morning, America together – I think they also might have done The Today Show and CBS This Morning – so she really went out of her way promote it. But, for whatever reason, no one wanted to see the film. We were all a little surprised because only a decade before the kidnapping of Patty Hearst was the biggest story in the world.” Miller ironically compared the production of Patty Hearst to a guerrilla operation. “We’d shoot a scene, then the cast and crew would pack everything up, get into a van, go right to the next location, and start shooting again. In a way, it bonded us. We really were like the S.L.A.!” It was back to laughs with I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), the feature directorial debut of writer/star Keenen Ivory Wayans, which offered an outrageous take on the “Blaxploitation” films of the 1970s.
“Meeting Jim Brown and Isaac Hayes was a thrill,” said Miller, and as a life-long music fan, he was thrilled to spend time with Shaft Oscar-winner Hayes. Even films that weren’t successful offered Miller great memories. Mr. Magoo (1997), starring Leslie Nielsen as the liveaction version of the bumbling cartoon character, was no awards contender, but working alongside legendary Hong Kong action specialist Stanley Tong was “wonderful,” he said. During editing at Disney, there was a knock at the door. Opening the door revealed a familiar face requesting to “meet the genius.” It was Quentin Tarantino, “and I knew he wasn’t referring to me,” Miller chuckled. Tarantino, a die-hard fan, spent a few hours talking with Tong. “I don’t think Stanley had a very good time making Mr. Magoo,” Miller observed, noting that it remains his only American feature, “but meeting with Quentin really gave him a lift, knowing that a filmmaker he so admired was also an admirer of his.” Miller looks back on his career fondly, but he’s not one to wallow in nostalgia. What’s done is done, and it’s about looking ahead and moving forward. When he revisits an earlier film of his, he doesn’t necessarily think about what he could have done differently, but memories of the production and the people he worked with. “I’ve worked with a lot of nice people, and I liked a lot of them.” When asked about those he didn’t, he’ll either offer a bemused, enigmatic smile and say nothing, or offer a bemused, enigmatic smile and say, “I don’t care to say.” Of his transition to teaching, “It’s been inspiring to teach at UNCSA because the students are passionate,” he said. “Unlike students at other colleges, the vast majority of ours are always eager to attend class and do their work. They’re here to become filmmakers, and they know that’s not going to happen if they slack off. “Teaching editing is especially gratifying (because) the craft has always passed from editors to assistants and apprentices. But in the past quarter-century, with the advent of digital editing, we haven’t needed assistants in the room finding pieces of film. So the classroom has replaced the cutting room as the focus of learning.” Michael R. Miller’s official blog is www. filmmakersdiary.blogspot.com/. The official UNCSA website is www.uncsa.edu/. ! See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on Burgervideo.com. © 2020, Mark Burger.
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he January doldrums continue with The Turning, an atmospheric but half-baked adaptation of the classic 1898 Henry James Mark Burger novella The Turn of the Screw. Not Contributor helping matters any is that the earlier screen adaptation, Jack Clayton’s The Innocents (1961), is considered a classic in its medium. If nothing else, the stature of The Innocents just went up a few notches. Given how few remakes equal—much less surpass— earlier versions is, to some, an unfair assessment of an individual work. Nevertheless, one need only consider the latest screen version of Little Women. However it compares to earlier versions, it is still a worthy and inspired adaptation. The Turning, even taken in its own (meager) terms, is neither. If you’re going to take on a classic, aim high. The makers of The Turning do just the opposite. Mackenzie Davis, fresh from her hi-tech travails in Terminator: Dark Fate, finds herself in no less threatening circumstances here as Kate, the nanny newly hired to tend orphans Flora (Brooklynn Prince) and Miles (Finn Wolfhard), who
live in a sprawling mansion with the vaguely imperious housekeeper, Mrs. Grose (Barbara Marten), who refers to them as “thoroughbreds.” After last year’s Ready or Not and Knives Out, it’s nice that scary country mansions seem to be making a bigscreen comeback, and cinematographer David Ungaro’s cameras take full advantage, prowling the house and grounds in suitably spooky fashion.
It’s not long before Kate begins seeing and hearing strange things, which may either be the result of a genuine haunting or her own neuroses. It’s this pivotal aspect of the story that the film fails to fully exploit, thereby making The Turning less than it could, and by all rights should, have been. Actually, the actors aren’t really at fault, being at the mercy of a muddled screenplay by Chris and Chad W. Hayes (twin siblings), whose previous credits may include such duds as the 2005 version House of Wax – in which the scariest thing may have been Paris Hilton’s performance – and The Reaping (2007), but also such successful efforts as The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring 2 (2016). This marks the second feature of director Floria Sigismondi, who may a respectable feature debut with The Runaways (2010) but has since toiled in television (American Gods, The Handmaid’s Tale). The concept of the “sophomore jinx” is enforced with a vengeance here. The Turning feels like a film made by people who know the conventions and trappings of genre but have no faith in them, which is plainly, and painfully evident in a hackneyed, insipid twist ending that indicates the filmmakers had absolutely no idea how to conclude the narrative. Ambiguity is one thing, incomprehensibility is quite another. ! See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on Burgervideo.com. © 2020, Mark Burger.
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hroughout much of our history, Triad area residents have been represented by at least two different Congressmen. But now, thanks to various court rulings and Jim Longworth legislative maneuverings, Greensboro, Longworth High Point, and Winston-Salem will at Large all fall into the newly formed 6th District, as will all of Guilford County and much of Forsyth. The new alignment favors a Democrat, so Republican incumbent Mark Walker declined to seek another term. As a result, two Republicans and five Democrats filed for the open seat, and they will seek their party’s nomination in the March 3 primary. The two Republicans, Laura Pichardo and Lee Haywood appeared on Triad Today this past weekend, and what follows are highlights from our conversations. Laura Pichardo graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a degree in economicsand then obtained her Master’s in business administration from Winston-Salem State University. She is a global transaction services accounts payable analyst for Hanesbrands. JL: Why are you running for Congress? LP: I’m running to implement a debt reduction strategy. We currently have $23 trillion of debt outstanding, and I want to target that as much as possible. JL: What are some specific things you want to do to reduce our national debt? LP: I’ll be looking to see where we are spending our funds—if they are the best option for us, and what is the most efficient way to expend those funds. For instance, with facility services, is there a way we can implement renewable energy so that solar panels can harness free electricity? I’ll also take a look at why we are spending so much on foreign aid. JL: What other issues do you want to focus on? LP: I want to make sure taxes don’t go up on anyone’s 401K, and I also want to WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
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MON: $4 Jose Silver & $1 off all draft Laura Pichardo (left) and Lee Haywood (right) protect social security. It’s estimated that social security funds will be depleted by around 2035, so it’s something we really need to work on. JL: Are you for or against term limits? LP: We should have them, but I also believe the Speaker of the House and the minority leader should be elected by the people after the general election because it shouldn’t be the same person over and over again. JL: What is it about your background or experience that would make you an effective Congresswoman? LP: I’ve learned a lot from my fellow professionals at work. I’ve learned that we sometimes need to improve communications, and not let little things deter us from solving a bigger issue. Lee Haywood owns a small business that sells industrial maintenance supplies to commercial and government accounts. He has also served as chairman of the North Carolina 6th District Republican party for the past two and a half years. JL: Why are you running for Congress? LH: I’ve been behind the scenes for the past 10 years helping other candidates and causes, and when my friend Mark Walker decided to bow out of this race, I decided it was my time. JL: What are your priorities?
LH: I have four main priorities. One is the economy and specifically the debt. We’ve got to take care of our spending problem. The debt is at $23 trillion now, and there doesn’t seem to be any urgency to bring it down. Second would be the immigration problem. I’m with Trump 100%. I think we need to finish the wall and totally revamp our immigration policy. Third would be education. We need to get the Department of Education out of the State’s business, totally get rid of it, and turn that power back to the States to run their own education system. And fourth, we’ve got to protect our Second Amendment rights. JL: Are you for or against term limits?
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LH: I’m for them, and when I’m elected, I’ll serve two or three terms, and get out. JL: What is it about your background or experience that would make you an effective Congressman? LH: I’ve been in small business for 37 years, and I’ve chaired the Party for the past two years, so I’ve had to work with other people to get things done. I believe that experience will help me in Congress. I take on hard tasks; I don’t sit back and just let things happen. For more information, visit www.laurapichardoforhouseofreps.com and www. leehaywood.net ! JIM LONGWORTH is the host of Triad Today, airing on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. on ABC45 (cable channel 7) and Sundays at 11 a.m. on WMYV (cable channel 15).
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— Officers of the North Wales (England) Police believe they have solved, with help from the government Animal and Plant Health Agency, the mystery of why more than Chuck Shepherd 200 starlings were found dead in a road in Bodedern on Dec. 10. Rob Taylor of the police force’s rural crime team revealed that the birds suffered severe internal trauma, “support(ing) the case that the birds died from impact with the road,” he told Sky News. “It’s highly likely the murmuration took avoiding action whilst airborne, from possibly a bird of prey, with the rear of the group not pulling up in time and striking the ground.” — In the western German city of Kleve, a regional court in mid-January overruled a lower court and awarded the owner of a chicken mauled by a dog higher restitution because the chicken had TV experience. Sieglinde the chicken, who died in the attack, had completed 10 hours of acting training and had appeared in at least one German movie, for which she received a three-figure daily fee. The court ordered the dog’s owner to pay 615 euros (about $680) in damages, the Associated Press reported. A regular chicken is worth about 15 euros.
WEIRD SCIENCE
On Jan. 22, the National Weather Service expanded its cold-weather warnings in South Florida to include falling iguanas along with falling temperatures.
According to the Associated Press, the NWS alerted folks that the reptiles can become stunned by the cold and fall from their perches in trees. As temperatures rise during the day, they wake up, unharmed. Males can grow to 5 feet long and weigh 20 pounds. They aren’t considered to be dangerous to humans (unless they land on your head).
a search. That’s when the friends got nervous and admitted they’d made the whole thing up. Authorities kept the groom’s identity a secret to protect him from other townspeople, who’ve been down this road before: This is the second time the groom has left a bride waiting at the altar. He and his cohorts will likely face jail time of up to six years.
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A Polish pig farmer in his 70s who had been missing since Dec. 31 is believed to have been eaten by his livestock, Fox News reported. Lubin District Prosecutor Magdalena Serafin told local media the farmer’s remains, consisting of bones and skull fragments, were found by a neighbor, who called police after spotting the bones while fetching water from a nearby well on Jan. 8. The farmer’s animals were roaming freely in the yard, and officials indicated it was clear that the pigs had feasted on him. They suspect he died of a fall or heart attack.
EXTREME MEASURES
An unnamed 55-year-old man from the town of Pitalito, Colombia, got cold feet before his scheduled marriage over the weekend of Jan. 18, but lacked the courage to tell his fiancee. Instead, with the help of his best friends, he faked his own kidnapping, reported Oddity Central. The groom’s pals told authorities they had seen a group of armed men on motorcycles abduct their friend, and because kidnappings for extortion are not unknown in Colombia, the local police responded in force. Police Commander Nestor Vargas ordered roads closed, sealing off the town, and began
— In Toronto, the streetcar tunnel into Queen Quay Station is protected by an automatic gate, rumble strips, flashing lights and signs warning automobile drivers not to enter. But at 2 a.m. on Jan. 22, one driver managed to ignore or overlook all the warnings, driving his car about 600 meters through the tunnel before arriving at Union Station and becoming stuck on a concrete block, the CBC reported. “We’re sort of hard-pressed to think of any other measures we can take at this point” to deter drivers, a spokesman for the Toronto Transit Commission said, “short of closing the tunnel, and that’s not an option.” — It’s been unseasonably cold in Florida (see Falling Iguanas item above), and one St. Petersburg man apparently became so desperate for warmth on Jan. 21 he set fire to a stack of paperwork in his apartment around 3 a.m. WFLA reported that the flames Mark Okrent, 66, ignited were significant enough to trigger smoke detectors, which summoned the fire department, but no one in the 30-unit building was hurt in the incident. Except Okrent, who was charged with first-degree arson.
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If you’ve always thought those nail clippers in your kitchen drawer were a harmless tool, think again. Kathleen Ayala, 30, has been charged with murder in Cumberland County, New Jersey, following an altercation with her husband
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on Jan. 12, the Associated Press reported. Authorities said Ayala, of Millville, and 35-year-old Axel Torres got into an argument in their home that became physical, and Torres left the premises. Ayala chased after him and stabbed him numerous times with the nail file tool on the clippers, causing wounds to his feet, hands, shoulders and left leg. When police arrived, they found Torres unresponsive and transported him to the hospital, where he died the next morning.
THE LAST STRAW
After numerous complaints going back six months, according to a neighbor, Robert Wayne Miller, 57, was arrested at his home Zephyrhills, Florida, home on Dec. 22 for disturbing the peace with his lawn mower. Body-camera footage obtained by WFLA shows Pasco County Deputy Michael O’Donnell arriving at Miller’s property and calling out to him, followed by a revving of the mower’s engine. “I’ve had four people come out and tell me that they can’t take it anymore,” O’Donnell told Miller, who responded, “Whatever,” before turning on the mower again. Dwaine White, who lives across the street, told The Washington Post the mower isn’t even capable of cutting grass. “He’ll run that tractor all night, and it echoes all over the neighborhood,” White said. Miller was ultimately arrested for disturbing the peace and not complying with a law enforcement officer’s command. If convicted, he could spend 18 months in jail and pay a $1,500 fine.
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Downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a little safer these days, thanks to the efforts of Night Watch, a helpful vigilante dressed in all black, with his face partially covered and wearing reflective goggles, WGHP reported on Jan. 22. “I’m not looking to be a Batman and go around beating up criminals,” he told a reporter. Instead, he’s an anonymous superhero who’s been patrolling the nighttime streets for about a month, hauling around a bag filled with food, clothing and toiletries for those in need. “There is no prerequisite for being a good person,” Night Watch said. On that night, he helped out about a dozen homeless people in the community. “It’s just nice that people aren’t totally freaked out,” he said. “Now they know who I am and that I’m trying to help.” !
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he first movie I saw at a/ perture cinema was the 2017 Darren Aronofsky film, Mother! I was still new to the Triad, and quite honestly, I was lonely, heartKatie Murawski broken, and I felt like a loser going to that movie alone. After the Editor film, I remembered feeling that loneliness pass. It was, in a way, very healing. I started going back to more and more screenings alone after that because I no longer felt afraid to—I finally felt welcomed and comfortable. I guess you could say that a/perture really helped acclimate me to the Triad. The most memorable movie I have seen at a/perture was Guillermo del Toro’s 2017 Oscar-winning masterpiece, The Shape of Water. I was on a date with the love of my life, and I believe it was the first movie we saw in a theater together. I remember trying to fight back the tears because I didn’t want him to see me crying at a movie like a baby; that was the same night that we decided to move in together and take our relationship more seriously. On Jan. 8, I went to a/perture with the same hot date (I wanted him to see Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems), and when we walked in, we noticed a big cake and some writings on the wall. The cake was to celebrate a/perture’s 10th birthday, and the writing on the chalkboard were people’s favorite films they had seen at a/perture over the last decade. Of course, I had to add Shape of Water because that experience at the movies would be one I would never forget. Creating a memorable experience at the movies is exactly what the owner and executive director of a/perture cinema Lawren Desai wanted to achieve with the addition of the iconic arthouse cinema in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem. “Amelie is obviously the film that I love, but it was my experience with it— the first time I saw it was at the Angelika in New York City,” said Desai of her favorite movie. “It was an arthouse cinema, and you could feel the subway running underneath. It was just this great vibe and is definitely what made my experience so memorable. That is what I wanted a/perture to be.” “I think that is what all of us that run arthouses in the world [want],” she added. “Saving those experiences.” YES! WEEKLY
Overhead shot of the a/perture cinema 2019 Red Carpet Party All photos courtesy of Alex Muller Even though a/perture already observed its 10th birthday with some cake and reminiscing, the real celebration will take place at the nonprofit cinema’s annual fundraiser, the Red Carpet Party on Feb. 9. During “Hollywood’s biggest night,” a/perture will open its doors and screen the big award show in all of its theaters. Starting at 6:30 p.m., guests will get star treatment as they enter on the red carpet, dressed in their Hollywood-best. (The award ceremony starts later on that night at 8 p.m.) Other than celebrating the previous year’s best movies and a/perture’s 10th anniversary, Desai said this year’s Red Carpet Party would be different because it would include dishes inspired by the nominees for “Best Picture.” Participating in the “Best Picture” dishes include chefs from Jeffrey Adams, Delicious by Shereen, OoMami, Mission Pizza, Y’all Sauce Co., Bobby Boy Bakery, Canteen/The Porch/Alma, Lavender and Honey Kitchen, and Local 27101. Desai said the dishes would be judged by local food bloggers Nikki Miller-Ka of Nik Snacks and TeriLyn Hutcheon Adams of A Foodie Stays Fit, and an audience award would be given to the chef who wins. Desai said that there would be trivia, bingo and other games happening in the two theaters upstairs during commercial breaks. “People will cheer, and it kind of ends up that one of the studios is more subdued than the other,” Desai said of audience participation. “They have different vibes in
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each, and people will switch between the two depending. It is cool sociology seeing how people watch the show—they cheer, clap and get into it. It’s like a sports event.” “When we show concert films sometimes, people will act like they are at the concert,” added patron volunteer and community outreach manager Alex Muller, the newest addition to a/perture. (Speaking of concert films, YES! Weekly is sponsoring the screening of The Doors: Break On Through—A Celebration of Ray Manzarek on Feb. 12.) Desai said there would also be a raffle for two winners for “Dinner and A Movie” at six different restaurants, and there would also be a silent auction for people to bid on throughout the night. The Dinner and a Movie raffle participants include 6th & Vine, Bib’s BBQ, Crafted, Earl’s, Forsyth Seafood Cafe, Mellow Mushroom, Mozelle’s, Meridian, Quanto Basta, Spring House, Xcaret, and Yamas. She said that attendees could also fill out their own ballots, and there would be prizes given to those with the closest award predictions. Desai said a/perture had celebrated Hollywood’s biggest night in one form or another since the arthouse cinema’s inception. When a/perture became a nonprofit, the Red Carpet Party turned into its annual fundraiser. “The idea is to get more people to the party so that there are more people there
to celebrate our 10 year anniversary,” Desai said. The addition of Muller has helped a/perture become more focused and connected with the community, Desai said. Muller said he oversees the membership and volunteer programs as well as a/perture’s development, fundraisers, sponsorships and other community collaborations. “One of the first things we did when we became a nonprofit was apply for a grant, which funds Alex’s position,” Desai explained. “My position is one of the big changes in the last few years,” Muller said. “But we have also added an education component and someone to lead that. That is actually what the Red Carpet funds go toward.” “The whole reason is to obviously teach the younger generations about films,” Desai explained of the education program at a/perture. “But, there is a practical side to that. Kids are watching movies on their phones, and we have to give them that experience if we want to make sure that the cinema is still around in 50 years. We have to cultivate that audience now.” A/perture’s education program is led by Gray Gordon, and one of his projects include Girls + Screen, a collaboration with Sawtooth’s Girls and Production program. “We have always had the education component, and [Sawtooth] had more of the production/education component,” Muller said. “So this year, we have kind of thought of it in two different chunks; Girls + Screen is going on the full year, and the fall it is a weekly meeting where it is an introduction to feminist film theory. In the spring, it will be more of a film club with a monthly screening of films made by women.” Other a/perture programs include the summer camp program called Light Boxers, Looking At Art Cinema (now called The Scope), school field trips as well as over 60 community collaborations. “They will use the stuff they are doing in their curriculum, like The Outsiders, To Kill A Mockingbird— stuff they have just read and then they will come see the movie,” said Desai of the field trip programs. “Gray and I are currently working with SECCA on a cult film series,” Muller said. “So, we are going to try to do monthly screenings there.” The Scope, Desai explained, is still being figured out. She said a/perture would host a showing of a film that didn’t make it on screen and show it to the community to facilitate discussions. Unlike Looking At Art Cinema, The Scope will take place at night. “We did it in January with the film called, Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound.
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Food from last year’s Red Carpet Party We had one of the faculty members at the School of the Arts talk about [sound production]. We are looking for opportunities like that while we think about the future of Looking At Art Cinema.” She said The Scope would likely take place on Sunday nights. Some current community collaborations include a partnership with YES! Weekly, Bookmarks and, as previously mentioned, SECCA. “We love to collaborate,” Desai said. “Trying to share and work together with other groups. We show so many different types of films, and usually, there is a particular audience for each type of film. Working with those groups helps us reach that audience.” One recent change that the arthouse cinema is especially proud of is its strides in sustainability. “With sustainability, we are pushing to have as many compostable concession products as possible,” Muller said. “We are getting close.” Desai said that a/perture has composted 3,000 pounds of waste since implementing some of its sustainable practices. She said a/perture is trying to be a beacon of hope for other small businesses and show them that being more environmentally conscious works. Something else that is different this year is Desai’s plans to attend the Berlin Film Festivals instead of Sundance to pick out the films that will be shown at a/perture for the rest of the year. “It is a lot of the same films that will happen at Sundance, but the benefit is I can see how they did at Sundance, and hear feedback,” she explained. “Because The Oscars are two weeks earlier, they are literally right after Sundance, and I couldn’t do it. So, we will see how Berlin goes.” Desai said these global film festivals are a great opportunity for her to see 25-30 films that she could choose from and bring to a/perture. “We are trying to program similar films year-round that you see at festivals,” Muller WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
People gathered in the a/trium for the 2019 Red Carpet Party said. “This year, it will be a bit different because we will be the venue for the first week [of Riverrun]. In the past, it has been the whole time, but this year we will open back up for the second week of the festival.” A/perture hosts a number of special film series throughout the year. Last year, a/perture added a new series and a new partnership. Muller said the Lit Flicks Series is in partnership with Bookmarks, and each quarter, there would be a new film coming to a/perture that is adapted from literature. After the screening, Muller said there would be a book club meeting at Bookmarks that would discuss the film and how it corresponded to the book. Muller said the most recent film for Lit Flicks was Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, and the next one would be Emma (book by Jane Austen) in March. “Last year, we launched a series called Cine Mexico, which was six films, and five of them were contemporary Mexican films,” Desai said. “We are looking to really elevate parts of the film industry that need our attention and introduce them to new audiences.” Cine Mexico is during Hispanic Heritage Month in the fall, and coming up in February for Black History Month is the film series called, Black Cinema a/Journey. According to the website, “The purpose of this series is to celebrate four amazing black filmmakers during Black History Month, this year with a focus on current films and working directors who are making a mark on the industry. We celebrate their style, artistry and contribution to film at a time when the industry continues to under-represent the black filmmaker.” Black Cinema a/Journey features a different film each Thursday during Black History Month. This series is in its third year at a/ perture. “The past two years have been more like the idea of looking at black cinema over time,” Desai said. “This year, we are
focusing on current filmmakers; they are all new-release films. What was really cool about this year, we invited six AfricanAmericans—artists, community leaders— to help us program the films. They watched films, and they picked the four they wanted to screen.” According to the website, the artists, influencers, journalists and community leaders Abrea Cherelle Armstrong, Michael Hewlitt, Jacinta White, Rashad Little, Cheryl & Miles Harry, and Nathan Ross Freeman were chosen to help select the films for Black Cinema. These films include Queen & Slim, The Weekend, The Last Tree, and Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. Muller said another series that a/perture is participating in for the second year is the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. “That is a really awesome series,” Desai said. “The idea of the series— it is funded by the National Endowment of the Arts—in the South is to take filmmakers and their films on tour, so audiences get a chance to see the artists and talk to them after.” Desai explained that the series was composed of three films in the fall, and the next three will start in February and span into spring. “For us, it is great,” she said of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. “Obviously, Riverrun brings filmmakers to town and filmmakers travel for festivals, but otherwise, in Winston-Salem, it is not the easiest to do, nor do we have the capacity to fly filmmakers here. So this is a chance, being apart of this program, to get filmmakers with their films.” From 2010 to 2020, there have been so many changes in technology, mediums, and how people communicate and receive media. Through these changes, a/perture has adapted and is still adapting. “A lot has changed,” Desai said, reflecting on the past decade. “I mean, a lot changed since we went from a small, struggling for-profit into a nonprofit. We can capitalize
on the fact that we are a very philanthropic community. But there have been other changes, like in the industry in general. We went from 35mm to digital, and Netflix didn’t exist then.” Muller added that a/perture has grown from two screens to four and a half screens. The half-screen represents the new StreetSide Cinema, launched this past summer, Muller said. “We are trying to really represent our environment with our space and the films that we are showing,” Desai added. “That has been a big push over the last two years and will continue to be.” With its strong roots deeply embedded into downtown Winston-Salem, I think it is safe to assume that a/perture will be around for another decade, and hopefully many more. I know for a fact that the Triad I have grown to know and love would not be the same without its presence. ! KATIE MURAWSKI is the editor-in-chief of YES! Weekly. Her alter egos include The Grimberlyn Reaper, skater/public relations board chair for Greensboro Roller Derby, and Roy Fahrenheit, drag entertainer and self-proclaimed King of Glamp.
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Muller is still looking for volunteers for the Red Carpet Party, “especially for the cleaning up portion.” Volunteers work two and a half hour-shift and get a film voucher. For more information, visit the website, www.aperturecinema.com/portfolio_page/2020-red-carpet-party-9/. A/perture’s Red Carpet Party is on Feb. 9, doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the award show starts at 8 p.m. VIP and general admission tickets are located on the website, and tickets for young adults ages 16-30 are $60, all other tickets are $100. Tickets are available until Feb. 1 and include beer and wine (for those 21 and up), “a silent auction, Dinner and A Movie raffle, games, surprises, and the opportunity to watch Hollywood’s biggest evening on the big screens.”
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Alleged assaults at abortion clinic described at forum with new GPD chief “What will your policy be to either remedy or punish the people who assault us?” So asked a former volunteer patient escort at A Woman’s Choice on Randleman Road in Ian McDowell Greensboro. He was speaking to Brian L. James, who on Feb. Contributor 1, will be sworn in as Greensboro’s new police chief. The exchange occurred at a community meeting held last week at the Peeler Recreation Center. The forum was hosted by Greensboro Neighbors for Safety, Justice and Well-Being, and moderated by Casey Merie and Gene Blackmon. Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Mayor Pro Tem Yvonne Johnson, City Councilmember At-Large Marikay Abuzuaiter, and Assistant City Manager Trey Davis were in the front row. The audience included activists from Democracy Greensboro, the Working Class and Houseless Organizing Alliance, and the Homeless Union of Greensboro— organizations that have been highly critical of the Greensboro Police Department and its departing chief. Most of the public attending the forum, who according to GPD estimates numbered over 200, were African-American, and most seemed favorably disposed toward James. Several expressed satisfaction at seeing “one of our own” taking over the office from the controversial Wayne Scott. This approval was not just because of James’s ethnicity, but because he is from their neighborhood, having grown up near Phillips Avenue. In his opening remarks, the 49-year-old graduate of Page and A&T spoke of playing basketball and tennis in the same gymnasium where he was speaking. James’s interaction with the crowd was direct and unfiltered, in a way that several city employees and elected officials described as unprecedented in their experience. One person who asked him some hard questions was Forrest Hinton, who in a Dec. 17, 2019, YES! Weekly article, claimed to have been slammed into a car by an anti-abortion protester while serving as a patient escort at Greensboro’s only remaining abortion clinic. Hinton referred to this incident in his YES! WEEKLY
address to the new chief. “Due to the numerous assaults that I suffered from protesters at the clinic, I had to stop volunteering there.” Hinton also alleged that not only have protesters assaulted him and other escorts but “that what they do in interrupting the flow of traffic at the clinic is illegal,” and those police officers observing the protests routinely ignore such incidents and “and treat us escorts like we’re the criminals.” Hinton closed by asking James what he intended to do about the situation. James said, “assault is illegal” and asked for clarification on what Hinton meant when he said the GPD treats abortion clinic escorts like criminals. “The protestors call the police on us when they assault us,” Hinton said. “I’ve been pinned to cars. I’ve been pushed off of stuff. I’ve been physically hurt by these people, and then they call the police on me because I’m black and they’re white. This police force is extremely supportive of these people. What are you going to do to change that culture?” As previously reported, many patient escorts have alleged that the protesters are much more aggressive with female volunteers and volunteers of color than they are with white males. Moderator Gene Blackmon interjected support for what Hinton was alleging. “Chief James, I also had an opportunity to volunteer, and I have experienced what he is talking about first-hand. I think what we’re asking is, what can we do to make sure the volunteers are not seen as criminals, what can we do to keep patients safe, and what can you do to ensure that we can do that job? The protesters have
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definitely been very irate and very violent, and like he said, the police look at our volunteers as the problem.” James asked Hinton if he reported the incident. Hinton said that he had filed “a complaint about the detective who was supposed to be looking over the area,” but that “nothing has changed, and it’s been over a year.” James suggested that Hinton contact the GPD’s Professional Standard Division. “Or you can contact the Criminal Justice Advisory Commission if you don’t feel comfortable going to the GPD. I’ll have to have another conversation with you because I’m not familiar with the particular complaint.” At this point, attendee Kiera Hereford, who has also been a clinic escort, spoke up from the audience. “He’s saying this has happened on multiple occasions and that he’s done the things you’ve stated. So, the bases have been covered. Are you saying he needs to be more accountable?” “What I’m saying,” James responded, “is that I don’t know about his particular situation, and I would have to look into it.” “This is not a particular situation,” Hereford said. “It’s a culture that needs to change within the Greensboro Police Department. If you want to find out for yourselves, any of you, you can see it in action any Saturday, any day the clinic is open. It’s not that you need more proof, you need to take action. You need to follow up with your officers who are employed to do this work.” James told Hereford, Hinton and Blackmon that this was the first time he had heard of such allegations. “Give me a chance to look into it, and we
can have a further conversation.” Byron Gladden, Chair of Minority Affairs of North Carolina’s 6th District Democrats, who was selecting and timing the questions from the audience, pointed to the GPD officer standing near the entrance with a logbook. “I’m sure he can follow up with those who’ve made the claim afterward. Will you take their information?” The officer nodded, and another member of the attending public was selected to ask James a question. Contacted on Monday, both Hinton and Hereford told YES! Weekly that no representative of the GPD took their information after the forum. Hinton said that, in his case, it was because he had to work that night and left before the forum was over. “I don’t believe GPD logged my concern that night, and I haven’t had any direct follow-up,” Hereford said. “I do plan to take any and every opportunity to keep this and other issues at the forefront in any room where police are being centered, and community is being considered.” When asked about the alleged harassment of escorts and patients by protesters at the clinic, Hereford responded that she has experienced or witnessed “racist, sexist, and homophobic slurs every time I’ve volunteered, which has been at least a dozen times.” She said she was conflicted about how she felt the GPD should address these issues. “I wish they didn’t have a presence at the clinics at all, because I understand police don’t equal safety, especially for black and brown people,” Hereford said. “It’s already traumatic enough dealing with the protestors who know no boundaries and use a dangerous religious narrative to discredit and dehumanize everyone who doesn’t share their viewpoint. In the event police are called, they should deter protestors away from the boundaries we set to keep everyone safe. They should put their bodies on the line, so escorts don’t have to. I’ve witnessed GPD do this when they’ve been the target of opposition, yet they handle the protestors with care, consideration, and no consequence for causing the verbal and physical harm they consistently do.” ! IAN MCDOWELL is the author of two published novels, numerous anthologized short stories, and a whole lot of nonfiction and journalism, some of which he’s proud of and none of which he’s ashamed of.
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Local drag queen is on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ *Editor’s note: This article originally appeared online on Jan. 23, 2020. Heidi N Closet, a drag performer wellknown in the Triad, is officially a Ru-girl! On Jan. 23, Closet was announced as one of Katie Murawski the 13 contestants on the popular VH1 Editor reality competition show, RuPaul’s Drag Race. According to the VH1 YouTube video released today, Closet is a 24-yearold from Ramseur, North Carolina. “My drag name came from a joke,” Closet says in the “Meet the Queens” video. “It started out as a lot of men from my hometown are closeted, and they would always try to get my goodies and what-not. I said, ‘There is no reason to be hiding in the closet!’” Closet is known for her Rainbow Brunch shows, which according to its Facebook page, “is a fundraiser event where everyone is welcome to gather and enjoy some of the best entertainment, food and cocktails the area has to offer. This brunch was created to help the LGBTQ+ community, support charities, and showcase local and guest performers in Greensboro and the surrounding triad area.” The next Rainbow Brunch will be held at Southern Lights Bistro in Greensboro on Feb. 16 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event’s flyer states that a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Guilford Green Foundation. Closet has also performed at Chemistry Nightclub, Greensboro’s newest LGBTQ club Twist Lounge, Queensboro at Vintage To Vogue Boutique, Greensboro Pride, as well as more shows in the surrounding Triad/Piedmont area. In the “Meet the Queens” video, Closet says she has been performing in drag for five years, but “those first three years are mysterious, so we don’t count those.” She describes herself as “a dancing queen” who loves to perform. “I really love to just move my body all around,” she says. “Just live my best fantasy while I am on that stage.” Closet says she comes from a pageant background, and pageants are the reason why she started taking drag more seriously. “Because I like shiny buckets to put on my head. Elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist cross your heart and blow a kiss,” she says with a giggle while acting out the iconic pageant wave. WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
Heidi N Closet’s promo look for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 12 Photo by Charlotte Rutherford, taken from VH1.com The thing that intimidates Closet most about being cast on RuPaul’s Drag Race is meeting the other contestants. “Back home, I wouldn’t say I am a big fish in a little pond, but I am one of the up-and-coming girls. So coming in where there are a lot of big names possibly, that is kind of scary to me.” Don’t expect too much drama from Closet, “being a good Christian woman that I am,” she says with a mini-tongue pop, “I say, ‘No! Get out of my face. I am not here for that; I am here to show the world what I can do. And [bleep] you, [bleep] you, [bleep] you.” What sets Closet apart from past Rugirls? “None of them have a gap as big as mine,” she says with a laugh. “Girl, hello, get in there. I can fit three quarters in between there, get into it.” This self-proclaimed “oddball” is
sure to charm Mother herself, RuPaul Charles. And from the performances I have personally seen of Closet, she—like the legendary Back Swamp native, Stacy Layne Matthews, Henny!—she will make North Carolina proud. “The power of drag is that you’re whatever you want to be,” she says in the video. “you can go on stage and do whatever you want. It gives you that opportunity to be what you dream of being. That touched me. I want to be that shining beacon—that, it doesn’t matter where you are coming from, you can be whoever you want to be. I did not come from Ramseur to lose, so I am fully, 100% in this competition to win. I want that crown, and $100,00 cause poverty.” “I am America’s Next Drag Superstar because she is [bleep] Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent. Thank you.”
In a Facebook live video on Jan. 23, with RuPaul’s “Sissy That Walk” playing in the background, Closet thanked her fans and community for the support, and she also answered some questions. She said she auditioned only once to be on Drag Race, and it has been “an amazing experience. I cannot wait.” Prior to the big announcement, Closet said she did not sleep because she was so excited to finally announce she would be a contestant on the show. “Thank you to everyone showing love and support,” she said in the live video. “It’s been a long, long wait. It’s finally here.” I reached out to Closet for comment, but she told me she could not commit to an exclusive interview with YES! Weekly at this time. However, perhaps she could in a few months... So, as RuPaul says, “I have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of her.” Stay tuned. RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 premieres on VH1, Friday, Feb. 28. ! KATIE MURAWSKI is the editor-in-chief of YES! Weekly. Her alter egos include The Grimberlyn Reaper, skater/public relations board chair for Greensboro Roller Derby, and Roy Fahrenheit, drag entertainer and self-proclaimed King of Glamp.
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elvet Devils come into their own with the release of their debut EP, Buzz Rock, on Jan. 31. Though plans for global domination remain in the air, the group Katei Cranford is grounding itself as a unit and looking to party at a show near Contributor you. “Hunter and I actually share the same main goal of blowing up and acting like we don’t know nobody,” drummer John Chester said about his fellow Velvet Devil, guitarist Hunter Good. “Riff Raff is where we get most of our drive as a band,” Chester quipped of their motivation. In their pursuit, Buzz Rock marks a milestone for the Greensboro rock ‘n’ roll four-piece, formed from members of American Thieves, Jonas Sees in Color, and Massive Way. “One of the best days in recent history is when John called about the idea of Velvet Devils, and here we are,” said bassist Mikey Deming, who’s been performing with Chester for 14 years. “It was nice getting a fresh start and not having any expectations of what we’re supposed to sound like or what venues we’re supposed to play,” Chester said of the formation. Boasting a testament to the power YES! WEEKLY
of open jams, both guitarists joined the fold through chance encounters at open sessions in local dives. Good was playing around at Longshanks, while vocalist Derrick Davis ran into Chester at Walker’s. They arose as Velvet Devils in early 2018. Two singles on Bandcamp and YouTube sufficed as a demo to snag a steady string of notable shows. And the group selfreleased a homemade video for “Reptile Skins,” featuring spliced footage from the ‘60s sci-fi flick, Voyage To The Planet Of Prehistoric Women. ”Making a music video on an iPhone is harder than it sounds,” Chester noted of his directorial dabbling. Meanwhile, the time for an established official release grew nigh. “We finally decided to put the next release on all those major platforms we kept hearing so much about,” he noted. The result is Buzz Rock, a collaborative effort with material “often sparked by a riff or two, and then worked-on in our luxurious storage unit,” Chester explained. The song selection was simple: “The rule was, if it makes you want to dance—and break something at the same time—it stayed.” Their intended direction falls between Oh Sees and Black Mountain, “it’s music that we’d want to listen to that we felt was missing from the airwaves,” Chester said, alluding to the notable presence of heavy-radio-bar rock which hangs in their 2018 singles. Akin to dad-rock, for dads who party.
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Chester disagreed about the dad-rock bit. “I wouldn’t consider what we do to be dad-rock,” he said, “more like garage rock or stoner metal jacked up on Mt. Dew.” But Chester’s got an infant, Good has a preschooler, and Deming’s a “number-one stepdad” (with the T-shirt to prove it.) They’re dads. They rock. “Lyrically speaking, there’s probably not much that your mom would want you listening to,” Chester shifted to the EP with continued with parental notions. “Unless your mom really likes to party,” he added. Partying remains salient. “The mission of the band itself was to always be transparent about being nerds. Nerds that party,” Chester noted. “We all listen to White Reaper a lot,” he added of notable influences, “and also pretty much anything Dave Grohl has ever been a part of.”
Dad-rock or not, their hopes reside in making “whatever genre people put us in a little more fun and danceable.” For the EP, they enlisted the wizardry of Kris Hilbert at Legitimate Business for tracks and mixing, with mastering by Jamie King. “We added a few more layers with auxiliary percussion and funky effects pedals but stuck to the ‘live tracking in the same room’ vibe for the most part,” Chester said of production. As for the art, “we wanted something with a darker tone but didn’t want it to be overly satanic or super serious.” Audiences, it seems, can have a little devil as a treat. The single, “Help Me” premiered on Jan. 12 via “Underexposed with Divakar” on 106.5 FM, (in between Charlotte rockers, Fortune Tellers, and Knowne Ghost.) There are plans for regional tours. “We hope to build on what we did over 2019 and record again in the spring,” Chester said, noting their celebration of another formative milestone: Getting a band van. “Look for us crawling out of a ‘96 Chevy Astro at a venue near you!” ! KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd who hosts the Tuesday Tour Report, a radio show that runs like a mixtape of bands touring NC the following week, from 5-7 p.m. on WUAG 103.1 FM.
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Listener-friendly folk: South Carolina duo plays Greensboro A lot of artists get their start playing in a band, fine-tuning their songwriting skills, and then they decide to set off on their own, breaking away to become a solo act. Becca Smith, one half of John Adamian the duo Admiral @adamianjohn Radio, did something like the opposite version of that trajecContributor tory. Smith had been writing songs since she was 10 years old. She released her solo debut, I-26, in the summer of 2018. She had been playing shows and getting positive attention from the local press in Charleston, South Carolina. And then in the fall of that year, she and Coty Hoover decided to start Admiral Radio, an acoustic duo that showcases the pair’s tight vocal harmonies and original songs. Admiral Radio will perform at the Crown at the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro, on Feb. 1, with the Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs. “I was ready to move on from that particular project,” said Smith about the decision to put her solo work on pause for a little while. “I was a little exhausted by it.” She said she spent about three years writing, recording, and finishing up the album—the process was tiring. Even the title track of that debut solo record, “I-26,” speaks to a kind of fatigue with solitude, with being between places, and with spending time on the road. That particular interstate highway in the song happens to connect Charleston, where she was living and where she went to school, with Columbia, her hometown and the place where she and Hoover were planning to make their home base. Hoover and Smith had met waiting tables when they were both students in Charleston. They had been a couple for over four years at the time they decided to pursue music-making as a focus. They had a shared interest in foreign languages and acoustic music. “With Coty, it kind of happened kind of serendipitously,” Smith said. Both Smith and Hoover write material for the group, and Smith said she plans on making another solo album, possibly as soon as this year. Admiral Radio is a project that celebrates the joys of both making music and listening to music in an intimate and possibly old-fashioned way. Hoover and Smith took the name Admiral Radio when they WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
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found an antique wooden radio console made by the Admiral company. The radio was both a piece of cool vintage decor and technology, but it was also a symbol of a time when listening to music was a group activity, something that drew people together, which created a brief period of communal focus in people’s lives. Music is entertainment and art, of course, but it can also be something that spurs mindfulness, allowing listeners to set aside the bustle of their day and to let a few minutes of time unfold without any distractions. “Sometimes, it can be almost soothing to have an excuse to disconnect through the music,” Smith said. Admiral was an appliance manufacturer that made radios, TVs and other products. The company has family connections for Smith and Hoover, who are getting married in the coming weeks. Smith’s grandfather had worked as a salesman for the Admiral Corporation. (There are old photos of him on the band’s website, bringing the story of simpler times, bygone technology, the power of music, and family history full circle.) If you’ve ever sung, then you know that the simple act of shaping air out of one’s
lungs into notes and sound can be a powerful experience. It’s like a cross between expression and exercise. Or, rather, it’s a form of expression that requires a specific kind of physical exertion. Singing requires breath control in the same way that certain types of meditation do. And if you’ve ever sung with other people, blending your voice in harmony, then you know that the power of two or more voices together has a captivating and mysterious force. There’s something entrancing about voices joined together. It’s what we hear in the Everly Brothers, the Carter Family, the Beatles, the Blind Boys of Alabama, or the Tallis Scholars. With Admiral Radio, Smith and Hoover make their paired voices the centerpiece of the music. (They cite another harmonizing couple from South Carolina, Shovels & Rope, as an influence.) It’s the sound of two people working closely together, and on stage one can see that the vocal harmonies are the product of each member of the duo’s close attention to the other. “That’s just what we naturally did,” said Hoover of how they found their dynamic. “It’s just kind of our sound. We really like connecting with each other. When we’re playing all these songs, we’ll very often be
looking at each other on the stage. It’s a good way to gauge each other’s energy.” Singing harmony is something that Smith has been doing since she was a child. “It’s always just kind of come naturally to me, just immediately being able to pick out the harmonies and singing along in the car with my parents,” she said. Admiral Radio has only released one song so far, the single “Two Star Motel,” which is about how good company can be more important than fancy accommodations or creature comforts. It’s sturdy, acoustic music, with guitar and vocals, music that can be made without electricity or digital technology. Smith and Hoover are busy finishing up a record that they’re set to release in May. ! JOHN ADAMIAN lives in Winston-Salem, and his writing has appeared in Wired, The Believer, Relix, Arthur, Modern Farmer, the Hartford Courant and numerous other publications.
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FOUR SAINTS BREWING
218 South Fayetteville St. | 336.610.3722 foursaintsbrewing.com Jan 31: William Nesmith Feb 1: Tyler Millard Feb 8: The Radio Feb 14: William Nesmith Feb 15: Cory Leutjen & The Traveling Blues Band Feb 16: The Randolph Jazz Band Feb 21: Casey Noel Feb 22: Matt Walsh Feb 29: 80’s Unplugged Mar 7: Belfast Beggars Mar 13: Ziggy Pockets Mar 15: The Randolph Jazz Band
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bojangles coliseum
2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.boplex.com Feb 14: 3rd Annual Queen City Blues Festival Feb 22: ABBA Tribute Band Feb 22: Lauren Daigle Feb 28: Josh Gates Feb 29: Dancing with the Stars: Live! 2020 Tour Mar 6: The Steeldrivers Mar 21: Winter Jam
cmcu amphitheatre
former Uptown Amphitheatre 820 Hamilton St | 704.549.5555 www.livenation.com Apr 16: Big Gigantic May 1: Louis The Child May 8: AJR May 24: Russ Jun 24: Good Vibes Summer Tour 2020 Aug 13: David Gray
The Fillmore
1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.livenation.com Jan 30: Mt. Joy Jan 31: Space Jesus Jan 31: Thouxanbanfauni Feb 1: Who’s Bad Feb 4: The Addicts Feb 5: Peekaboo Feb 5: Raphael Saadiq Feb 6: Greensky Bluegrass Feb 7: Saint Motel Feb 8: Cold War Kids Feb 8: Loumuzik Feb 10: Poppy Feb 14: Hail Stan YES! WEEKLY
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Ovens auditorium
2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.boplex.com Mar 6: The Steeldrivers Mar 7: Celtic Woman
pnc music pavilion
707 Pavilion Blvd | 704.549.1292 www.livenation.com Apr 25: Jimmy Buffet May 29: The Lumineers Jun 2: Ozzy Osbourne Jun 5: Zac Brown Band Jun 18: Halsey Jun 19: Doobie Brothers Jun 21: Alanis Morissette Jul 1: Chicago w/ Rick Springfield Jul 3: The Black Crowes Jul 10: Tedeschi Trucks Band Jul 25: Kidz Bop Live Aug 2: Matchbox Twenty Aug 8: Journey w/ Pretenders
Spectrum center
333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000 www.spectrumcentercharlotte.com Feb 1: Toby Mac Feb 7: Andrea Bocelli Feb 21: Marc Anthony Mar 6: Sturgill Simpson w/ Tyler Childers Mar 14: Martin Lawrence Mar 18: Michael Bublé Mar 27: Omarion, Bow Wow, Ashanti, Ying Yang Twins, Lloyd, Sammie, Pretty Ricky, and Soulja Boy May 17: JoJo Siwa Jun 6: The 1975 Jun 8: Tame Impala Jul 11: Alabama
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VILLAGE SQUARE TAP HOUSE
6000 Meadowbrook Mall Ct | 336.448.5330 Jan 31: Dueling Pianos
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green heron ale house 1110 Flinchum Rd | 336.593.4733 greenheronclub.com
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carolina theatre
309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030 www.carolinatheatre.org Feb 6: The Fab Four - The Ultimate Tribute Feb 7: Tim And Eric Feb 11: Sweet Chariot Feb 13: Tao: Drum Heart Feb 14: Arlo Guthrie Feb 16: The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle Feb 16: Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Roadshow w/ Kevin Smith Feb 25: Drew & Ellie Holcomb Mar 5: The Steeldrivers Mar 7: A Capella South Semifinal
dpac
123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787 www.dpacnc.com Feb 7: Nashville Songwriters Feb 8: Jo Koy Feb 9: Tony Bennett Mar 4: Postmodern Jukebox Mar 30: Mandy Moore Apr 22: Lake Street Dive Apr 23: Gabriel Iglesias Apr 24: Brit Floyd
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Reeves Theater
129 W Main St | 336.258.8240 reevestheater.com Jan 31: Thomas Rhyant’s Sam Cooke Revue Feb 1: Bill and the Belles Feb 7: Seth Walker & Cruz Contreras Feb 8: Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters Feb 14: Melvin Morrison with 2+2 One United Feb 21: Lonesome River Band Feb 22: The Reeves House Band plays The Grateful Dead
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arizona pete’s
2900 Patterson St #A | 336.632.9889 arizonapetes.com Jan 31: 1-2-3 Friday Mar 18: We Came As Romans Mar 22: Fit For A King
artistIka night club
523 S Elm St | 336.271.2686 artistikanightclub.com Jan 31: DJ Dan the Player Feb 1: DJ Paco and DJ Dan the Player
BARN DINNER THEATRE
120 Stage Coach Tr. | 336.292.2211 Feb 1: Mahalia Feb 14: Timeless Soul Band Mar 7: 9 to 5 Mar 13: The Legacy - Motown Revue Apr 4: Beehive: The 60’s Musical May 1: Motherhood The Musical
BeerThirty
505 N. Greene St Jan 31: The Hedrick’s Feb 7: Jeff and Kathy Brooks Feb 14: Craig Baldwin Feb 21: Bruce Drake
the blind tiger
1819 Spring Garden St | 336.272.9888 theblindtiger.com Jan 31: Off With Your Radiohead: A Radiohead Tribute Feb 1: Create. Ft. Hzky w/ Freddie Fred, Fugue, DJ Disco Daddy, Gammeta, Coast2Coast Feb 3: Spafford with CBDB Feb 7: The Cadillac Three Feb 8: Perpetual Groove Feb 14: One Love Valentine’s Reggae Bash w/ Pure Fiyah Feb 15: Moon Hooch Feb 16: Lucero w/ Jade Jackson Feb 18: Pepper Feb 20: Travers Brothership w/ Chuck Mountain Feb 22: Rewind w/ Brothers Pearl, DJ Snow and DJ Flipside Feb 28: Futurebirds w/ Old Heavy Hands Feb 29: The Steel Woods w/ Tennessee Jet Mar 1: Spite w/ Varials, Orthodox, I Am, Dealer Mar 3: The Acacia Strain w/ Rotting Out, Creeping Death, Chamber, Fuming Mouth Mar 6: Southern Culture on the Skids Mar 7: Ghostland Observatory
cAROLINA THEATRE
310 S. Greene Street | 336.333.2605 carolinatheatre.com Jan 31: Charlie Hunter & Lucy Woodward Feb 1: Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs and Admiral Radio Feb 6: Brown Eyed Women
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THE CORNER BAR
1700 Spring Garden St | 336.272.5559 corner-bar.com Jan 30: Live Thursdays
COMEdY ZONE
1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034 thecomedyzone.com Jan 31: Will Jacobs Feb 1: Will Jacobs Feb 6: Giggles and dranks hosted by drankins Feb 7: James Sibley Feb 8: James Sibley Feb 9: Eric d’Alessandro: The FameIsh Comedy Tour Feb 12: Love 2 Laugh Feb 13: Tim Shropshire Feb 14: Chris Wiles Feb 15: Chris Wiles Feb 21: Shaun Jones Feb 22: Shaun Jones Feb 28: darren “dS” Sanders Feb 29: darren “dS” Sanders Mar 6: Ali Siddiq Mar 7: Ali Siddiq
COMMON GROUNdS
11602 S Elm Ave | 336.698.388 Mar 7: Jess Jocoy Mar 22: Jacob Moore, Chelsea Kinser
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117 S Elm St | 336.378.9646 cdecgreensboro.com Feb 11: The Wailers Feb 18: British Lion Feb 29: Jim Breuer Mar 4: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes Mar 8: Puddle of Mudd Mar 13: Rod Wave May 7: Mascadine Bloodline
FLAT IRON
221 Summit Ave | 336.501.3967 Jan 31: Michael Tracy Band & davis Reavis Band Feb 1: J. Timber (Full Band) Feb 6: Emanual Wynter w/ T. Walker www.yesweekly.com
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ROdY’S TAVERN
5105 Michaux Road | 336.282.0950 rodystavern.com
THE IdIOT BOx COMEdY CLUB
502 N. Greene St | 336.274.2699 www.idiotboxers.com Jan 30: Pedro Gonzalez & Andrew Orolfo Feb 1: Family Friendly Improv Feb 13: Hacksaw Jim duggan Feb 21: Jeremy Essig
THE W BISTRO & BAR 324 Elm St | 336.763.4091 @thewdowntown Jan 31: Karaoke Feb 1: Live dJ Feb 2: Live dJ
WHITE OAK AMPITHEATRE
1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com
GREENE STREET CLUB 113 N Greene St | 336.273.4111
GREENSBORO COLISEUM 1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com Feb 8: KISS Feb 12: Fitz and the Tantrums Feb 13: Brantley Gilbert Feb 15: Space Jesus Feb 15: Winter Jam Feb 29: Lauren daigle
HAM’S NEW GARdEN
1635 New Garden Rd | 336.288.4544 hamsrestaurants.com
LEVENELEVEN BREWING 1111 Coliseum Blvd | 336.265.8600 Jan 31: Sharon Bradley Feb 7: Chris Myers Feb 8: Chris McIvor Feb 12: Bryan Toney Overdrive Feb 14: Laura Jane Vincent Feb 29: Viva La Gorham
LITTLE BROTHER BREWING
348 South Elm St | 336.510.9678 May 8: The Allen Boys May 30: Jesse Black
PIEdMONT HALL
2411 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com Feb 12: Fitz & The Tantrums Feb 15: Space Jesus Feb 29: Young dolph & Key Glock Mar 5: Skillet January 29 - February 4, 2020
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GOOFY FOOT TAPROOM 2762 NC-68 #109 | 336.307.2567 Feb 1: Jacob & Forrest Feb 8: Tyler Long Feb 22: Banjo Earth Band
ham’s palladium 5840 Samet Dr | 336.887.2434 hamsrestaurants.com Jan 31: Bump
high point theatre
220 E Commerce Ave | 336.883.3401 www.highpointtheatre.com Feb 15: Barbra Lica Quintet Feb 20: NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players Feb 21: The Brubeck Brothers Quartet Mar 12: Georgia On My Mind - Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles Mar 20: Sons of Mystro Mar 21: Croce Plays Croce
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the deck
118 E Main St | 336.207.1999 thedeckatrivertwist.com Jan 30: Kelsey Hartley Jan 31: Hip Pocket Feb 1: Brothers Pearl Feb 6: Robert Smith of Brothers Pearl Feb 7: The Lilly Brothers Feb 8: Stereo Doll Feb 13: Three Four Mountain Feb 14: Anti Valentine’s Day w/ Carolina Ignition Feb 20: Cory Leutjen Feb 21 : Southbound 49 Feb 22: The Dickens Band Feb 27: Bradley Steele Feb 28: Jill Goodson Band Feb 29: Soul Central
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BReathe Cocktail Lounge
221 N Main St. | 336.497.4822 facebook.com/BreatheCocktailLounge Jan 31: Megan, Matt & Craig
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J.Peppers Southern Grille
841 Old Winston Rd | 336.497.4727 jpeppers.com May 14: James Vincent Carroll
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old nick’s pub
191 Lowes Foods Dr | 336.747.3059 OldNicksPubNC.com Feb 7: Karaoke Feb 8: Exit 180 Feb 14: Karaoke Feb 15: Juke Box Revolver Feb 21: Karaoke Feb 22: Lasater Union Feb 28: Karaoke Feb 29: Corey Leutjen & The Traveling Blues Band
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The Liberty Showcase Theater
101 S. Fayetteville St | 336.622.3844 TheLibertyShowcase.com Feb 8: Little Texas Feb 22: Dailey & Vincent Feb 29: Stephen Freeman
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ccu music park at walnut creek
3801 Rock Quarry Rd | 919.821.4111 www.lincolntheatre.com Jun 2: The Lumineers
Lincoln Theatre
126 E. Cabarrus St | 919.831.6400 www.livenation.com Jan 29: Half Pint w/ Yellow Wall Dub Squad Jan 31: The Breakfast Club w/ 8-Track Minds Feb 1: Jupiter Coyote w/ Old Habits Feb 6: Grass is Dead Feb 7: ZOSO - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Feb 8: ZOSO - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Feb 14: Heartbreaker Ball feat: Nantucket, Driver, Ashley LaRue Band Feb 15: Before We Begin World Tour: Eric Nam, Phoebe Ryan Feb 16: Y&T Feb 21: Railroad Earth Feb 22: Same As It Ever Was (Talking Heads Tribute) Feb 23: Wallows: Nothing Happens
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red hat amphitheater 500 S McDowell St | 919.996.8800 www.redhatamphitheater.com May 9: AJR Jun 2: Local Natives and Foals w/ Cherry Glazerr Aug 14: David Gray
pnc arena
1400 Edwards Mill Rd | 919.861.2300 www.thepncarena.com Feb 11: Celine Dion Mar 4: Zac Brown band w/ Amos Lee & Poo Bear Mar 12: Billie Eilish Mar 13: The Millennium Tour: Omarion, Bow Wow, Ying Yang Twins, Lloyd, Sammie, Pretty Ricky, Soulja Boy, and Ashanti Mar 20: Michael Bublé Mar 22: Winter Jam 2020 May 19: JoJo Siwa Aug 1: Harry Styles
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bull’s tavern
408 West 4th St | 336.331.3431 facebook.com/bulls-tavern Jan 31: The Lilly Brothers Feb 1: The Dirty Grass Players Feb 8: Underground Springhouse Feb 21: Space Koi Feb 22: Jack Marion and The Pearl Snap Prophets
Earl’s
121 West 9th Street | 336.448.0018 earlsws.com Jan 31: Bradley Wik & The Charlatans Feb 1: Megan Doss Band Feb 7: Hazy Ridge Bluegrass Band Feb 8: Jason Leake Band Feb 14: Hearts Gone South Feb 15: Russ Varnell & His Too Country Band Feb 21: Jesse Ray Carter Feb 22: Bounty Hunters Feb 28: The Grand Ole Uproar Feb 29: Woody Woodworth & The Piners
fiDDLIN’ FISH BREWING COMPANY 772 Trade St | 336.999.8945 fiddlinfish.com Feb 3: Old Time Jam Feb 10: Old Time Jam
foothills brewing
638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348 foothillsbrewing.com Jan 29: Alex Culbreth Feb 1: Threefour Mountain Feb 2: Sunday Jazz Feb 5: Eversole Brothers Feb 8: Will Bagley and Friends
MIDWAY MUSIC HALL
11141 Old US Hwy 52, Suite 10 | 336.793.4218 Jan 24: Jimmy Shirley Jr. and the Footlights Jan 25: Crossfire Jan 28: MMH Honky Tonk House Band Jan 31: Barefoot Boyz Feb 1: True Miles Unknown Feb 3: Line Dance Lessons w/ Denise Feb 4: Magnum Country Feb 7: Jimmy Shirley Jr. and the Footlights Feb 8: Stoney Creek Feb 9: Benefit for Tim Lebeau Feb 10: Line Dance Lessons w/ Denise Feb 14: Sammy Turner Feb 15: Blackwater Feb 18: Honky-Tonk House Band Feb 21: David Widener and Friends
milner’s
630 S Stratford Rd | 336.768.2221 milnerfood.com Feb 2: Live Jazz
muddy creek Cafe & MUSIC HALL
5455 Bethania Rd | 336.923.8623 Jan 30: Open Mic w/ Country Dan Collins Feb 1: Phillip Craft Feb 2: Rob Price and Jack Breyer Feb 6: Open Mic w/ Country Dan Collins Feb 15: Phillip Craft Feb 16: Rob Price and Jack Breyer Feb 20: Open Mic w/ Country Dan Collins Feb 21: Big Daddy love
The RAmkat
170 W 9th St | 336.754.9714 Jan 31: Lindsay Lou Feb 1: Whiskey Foxtrot, Crenshaw Pentecostal, Jive Mother Mary Feb 6: Colin Allured Feb 10: Martha Bassett Feb 11: Flower In Bloom, Paragon Don, Hollow Creeper Feb 14: Kendell Marvell Feb 15: Mardi Gras 2020 w/ Dirty Dozen Brass Band & Big Ron Hunter Band Feb 20: An Evening With Booker T. Jones
Winston-salem Fairground 421 W 27th St | 336.727.2236 www.wsfairgrounds.com
WISE MAN BREWING
826 Angelo Bros Ave | 336.725.0008 Feb 8: 49 Winchester
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Yesterday, my roommate picked up some household supplies (toilet paper, sponges, etc.) and asked me to split the cost. I’ve bought plenty of household Amy Alkon supplies in the two years we’ve lived Advice together without Goddess ever asking for any money. It feels weird and cheap that he’s suddenly doing this. Am I being unreasonable in feeling this way, or is he being seriously petty? —Annoyed Weird conflicts like this make you start seeing your roommate differently, and not in a good way — kind of like Joan of Arc on horseback, brandishing an empty bottle of Lysol. As for what might’ve gotten your roommate so testy about the division of expenses, the human mind seems to have a built-in bookkeeping department. This is the force at work when an irate 8-year-old announces — “J’Accuse!” — that her sister’s slice of cake is a full three-hundredths of a millimeter bigger than hers. We seem to expect 50-50 splits (which we perceive as “fair”) and get unhinged when another person gets a bigger share. Our emotions are an essential part of our mind’s accounting staff, driving us to take action to correct imbalances. Neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman has found that fairness seems to read as emotionally “rewarding” to us — that is, feelgood.
Unfairness, on the other hand, leads to “aversive” emotions (the feelbad kind), motivating us to even out the balance of things so we can feel better. The sort of scorekeeping your roommate’s engaging in seems to be triggered when people perceive they’ve been treated unfairly. Their perception may be wrong — and that may actually be beneficial for them. Though we tend to assume we evolved to perceive things accurately, research by evolutionary psychologists Martie Haselton and David Buss suggests that we make self-protective errors in perception — sometimes seeing things as greater than or less than they actually are. It seems we evolved to err in whichever direction would be least costly to us in terms of our ability to survive and mate. In harsh ancestral times, for example, letting somebody take advantage of us, like by freeloading, would likely have posed a greater threat to our survival than perceiving (perhaps incorrectly) that they weren’t pulling their weight. Putting them on notice that we wouldn’t just roll over for their slackerhood showed them (and others) that we’d stand up for ourselves, telling them that we’d make a poor choice of victim. Even if your roommate is wrong in perceiving you as some rubber-gloved, Dranoand dish soap-poaching freeloader, as long as he feels the cleaning supplies split is unfair, it’s likely to make for a toxic living situation. You could suggest using an app like Splitwise to tally up what you each spend on household supplies and then reimburse each other. (This might even show him that you are spending more or that things are close to equal.) What’s important is that it makes the spending
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transparent and, ultimately, transparently 50-50. Because people cling to injustice (or perceived injustice), this, compassionately, allows him to have something a little more commemorative on his tombstone than “Shared living quarters with a leech. Moving on to the maggots.”
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My boyfriend and I just ended it. We had fun together and sex was great, but we’re bad for each other. He’s emotionally withholding, and I want love and openness in a relationship. Breaking up was the right thing, but I miss him horribly. Are there any hacks to make a breakup less devastating? —Miserable You say it yourself: “We’re bad for each other.” Staying together on these terms is like being lactose intolerant and going on a fondue cleanse. Unfortunately, understanding this probably doesn’t make amputating your partner any less devastating. But research by psychologist Lauren C. Howe suggests your perspective on the breakup matters: whether you see the breakup as an indictment or an opportunity.
Howe finds that emotional recovery after a breakup comes out of treating it “as a learning experience ... embracing rejections as opportunities for growth.” Contrast this thinking — seeing a breakup as opportunity for self-improvement — with seeing a breakup as “self-defining,” a sort of confirmation of some ugly “core truth” about oneself. Howe explains that this belief can cause the breakup to have a lingering impact, making people fear rejection and even “feel haunted by their past.” In other words, using your breakup as a conduit to the sort of relationship you want should dial down its negative effects. Focus on what you’ve learned and figure out what you need to do differently, like, say, quickly identifying and weeding out men who can’t give you the openness and affection you’re looking for. This, in turn, should help you land a man whose emotional expressiveness suggests his location on the Great Chain of Being is not directly above pictures of a cinder block and moss. ! GOT A problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com) © 2020 Amy Alkon Distributed by Creators.Com.
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