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The mafia controlled the gay bars in New York City and often paid off corrupt police officers to look the other way. The Stonewall Inn, located on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, was one of these establishments. On an unseasonably hot Friday night June 27, 1969 (and into the early morning hours that Saturday, June 28), the Stonewall Inn became the BIRTHPLACE OF THE GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT.

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A few weeks back when Chef Richard Miller hinted at what was to come to the Chef’s Table at BUTCHER & BULL, he said to be prepared to see creative slants on some of their favorite dishes that were fun and surprising to get us out of our comfort zones. Miller said he and Chef Tim Gallione had been planning for weeks to dazzle us with one of the most creative menus we’ve seen.

10 RECONSIDERED GOODS has found a way to make art on mason jars as a part of their ongoing mission to reuse glass in a beautiful, functional way. Everyone is invited to show up during regular business hours on July 3 starting at 10 a.m. and on July 7 at noon to turn an old jar into a “colorful summer fruit salad,” and be creative for an hour or more...

11 SUSAN RUSKIN, dean of the UNCSA School of Filmmaking, will step down Aug. 16, having accepted the position of dean of American Film Institute Conservatory and executive vice-president of the Institute in Los Angeles.

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Britain. A few weeks earlier, we celebrated Memorial Day, where we honored men and women who had made the ultimate sacrifice.

13 Even by the lamest, lowest standards of schlock horror, CHILD’S PLAY is scraping the bottom of the barrel. Worse, it’s not even fun trash.

20 Inspiration can strike at the strangest, most counterintuitive moments. For Tori Elliott, it was a panic episode in the dressing room at the H&M in Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say that Elliott, the frontwoman and main songwriter of the Winston-Salem band VICTORIA VICTORIA, was able to mine that experience of mental discomfort to fuel her creative process.

21 Mauve Angeles makes its return with MUST BE THE HOLY GHOST on June 27 at Monsercade. Summer is a time for growth. Appropriately, the bill bolsters a return from hibernation for all acts involved. ”We both heard the calling,” said Mauve Angeles’ Eric Gilstrap, about the resurrection, “it was meant to be.”

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WHAT: Guilford Green Foundation & LGBTQ Center in partnership with Greensboro Pride, Triad Pride Performing Arts, Stonewall Sports and the International Civil Rights Museum present a special film screening and discussion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. Light refreshments provided.

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WINSTON-SALEM DASH’S FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION

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The Winston-Salem Dash is teaming up with the City of Winston-Salem once again to present their annual Fourth of July Celebration. BB&T Ballpark will be filled with food trucks, live music and fun before and during the Dash’s 6:30 p.m. game against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on Thursday, July 4.

“We are honored that we are able to host the City of Winston-Salem’s annual Fourth of July celebration,” said Dash broadcast and media relations manager Joe Weil. “It’s a very important date for our nation, obviously, but it’s also an incredible experience every year to have BB&T Ballpark packed with fans.”

When gates open at 4:30 p.m., fans will be able to enjoy live music from folk rock band Time Sawyer in the Foothills Brew Pen area. The Kids Zone and concessions will also be open, with no shortage of peanuts and Cracker Jacks, or fans can choose to visit one of the several food trucks that will be on site for the day.

The game is set to begin at 6:30 p.m., during which fans can expect fun new promotions in addition to the usual in-game staples. No Fourth of July is complete without fireworks. The evening will conclude with the City of Winston-Salem’s official Fourth of July fireworks show, which is sure to be a spectacle.

“Our top six attended games in team history come on the last six Fourth of July games, including last year’s record-breaking crowd of 9,011,” Weil said. “What is truly awesome, though, is the total crowd in the ballpark footprint by the end of the night. By the time we shoot the fireworks, there are typically 11,000 spectators when you take into account everyone in the WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

parking lot and the roadsides around the ballpark.”

The Dash’s Fourth of July Celebrations have become tradition, proving that there’s no better way to celebrate the United States of America than with family, friends, and a good game of baseball.

“If you live in the Triad and you haven’t been to a Fourth of July game, you are really missing out on a memorable experience with a lot of fans — and really the city of Winston-Salem — coming together in one place,” Weil said.

Weil said that fans are encouraged to arrive before 5:30 p.m. to avoid traffic and enjoy pre-game festivities. More information on traffic routes and parking, including details on the free Center City West parking garage and shuttle, is available at the Dash’s website.

Weil also warned that seats are generally sold out by July 1, with the remaining tickets being lawn or standing room only, so fans should reserve their tickets in advance to ensure they get physical seats.

To reserve tickets, call the Dash at (336) 714-2287 or visit the website. !

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Well, not warned, per se. A few weeks back when Chef Richard Miller hinted at what was to come to the Chef’s Table at Butcher & Bull, he Kristi Maier said to be prepared @triadfoodies to see creative slants on some of their favorite dishes that Contributor were fun and surprising to get us out of our comfort zones. Miller said he and Chef Tim Gallione had been planning for weeks to dazzle us with one of the most creative menus we’ve seen.

Before we get into the food at the event, we need to talk about the complete overhaul that Butcher & Bull, located inside the Marriott in downtown Winston-Salem, underwent earlier this year. The eatery was transformed into a sleek space rich in blues and neutral tones, leather and light. There might be a few animal skulls present, just to be sure you don’t forget where you are.

“We knew we wanted a fresh, vibrant, contemporary restaurant to stand out in what is happening in downtown WinstonSalem, and we decided on the idea of a steakhouse, which we don’t really have down here,” Miller said.

Gone are the booths, television screens and anything suggesting this is a hotel.

Miller said the desire was to create a welcoming environment for gathering and

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fellowship. “We wanted a 100% brand new product and leave no evidence of the past so that people will want to come here for dinner, enjoy the company of friends and family, have a good cocktail or a glass of wine, and have a really phenomenal steak or anything else on the menu.”

In addition to an abundant steak offering with various cuts, like a Strip and a 48-ounce Tomahawk, there is tuna, salmon, crab cakes and cauliflower steak.

Now, Butcher & Bull is getting accolades for its inventive small plates and shareable such as the Bison Carpaccio with Quail Egg and a showstopper of a Shrimp Cocktail, complete with a presentation under a cold, smoky, glass dome.

Miller, who grew up in Winston-Salem, has spent the better part of a decade going up the ranks at Butcher & Bull.

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a brief departure, he returned to Graze as executive chef and guided the culinary team through the transformation.

The Chef’s Table that was presented last week was everything Miller promised and more, with six beautifully-plated

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courses that were playful and adventurous with bright colors and interesting textures. And each dish was as delicious and visually appealing. We got an eyeful of local ingredients, raw meat, organs, and an eight-limbed mollusc.

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Course 1 General Tso’s Harmony Ridge Farms Duck Heart, Greens, Citrus, Peanuts, Togarashi A kick-off to the evening with an unexpected Asian flare. We had some skeptical folks at the table when the menu mentioned “duck heart.” But the heart was perfectly and lightly breaded on the outside and tender enough to cut with a fork. The drizzle of sauce had just enough heat and made the perfect bite when accompanied with the crushed peanuts.

Course 2 Beef Tartare, Deviled Egg Crema, Pecorino As if duck heart wasn’t enough to surprise you, imagine your next course being raw beef. Butcher & Bull’s tartare is well-executed with proper seasoning.

The deviled egg crema landed a Southern slant to the dish, and the pecorino was baked into a crisp, which could be used as a savory little cracker.

Course 3 Charred Octopus, Southern Cucumber Salad, Fair Share Farm Micro Greens, Lemon, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Onions, Fennel Another ambitious dish by Chef Richard and his team. This two-toned plate of lightly charred octopus on bright quickpickled cukes was a wonderful middle course. The pickles (a riff on Miller’s mother’s recipe) allowed for some palate cleansing with the intrepid star of the plate.

Course 4 Joyce Farms Bone Marrow, Bread-andButter Cauliflower, Fermented Mustard, Charred Bread, Old Nick Carolina Bourbon And now we get a marrow bone. Beautifully and rustically plated, the bones had a light schmear of marrow topped with housemade mustard. This dish required Chef Richard to visit the room and instruct us that after scooping out the marrow and enjoying with the “toast,” we were to WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

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then use that hollow bone as a sloo or a “shoot” to take back the shot of bourbon.

Some of our diners succeeded at this fun challenge. I failed epically.

Course 5 Certified Angus Beef ® Brand, Demi-Glaze, Pommes Purée Potato Chips, Sweet Potato, Mushrooms As our fifth course arrived, we knew that the culinary team really wanted to show off what Butcher & Bull wants to be known for—steak with pizzazz, as the service team came around the other side and drizzled it with the demi.

Course 6 Carolina Gold Rice Pudding, Johnson Farms Peaches, Fair Share Farm Marigold Flowers There’s something about the flavor of Carolina Gold rice. Hailing from the Southeastern reaches of the Carolinas, it has a beautiful golden hue and a deep, toasty flavor, almost reminiscent of popcorn. And when Richard turned it into rice pudding, the toasty flavor came through along with the sweetness of the cream and then it was topped with wonderfully succulent grilled yellow and white peaches, with edible flowers.

At the end of the evening, the room erupted in applause, with many guests saying it was the best event they’d attended. As for Miller, he said he and Chef Tim Gallione wanted to give the guests a taste of what inspires them, and he promises that this is only the beginning. !

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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econsidered Goods has found a way to make art on mason jars as a part of their ongoing mission to reuse glass in a beautiful, functional way. Everyone is invited to show up during regular business hours on July 3 starting at 10 a.m. and on July 7 at noon to turn an old jar into a “colorful sumTerry Rader mer fruit salad,” and be creative for an hour or more at Reconsidered Goods’ Make-It Days. Supplies, Contributor instructions, and some examples will be provided to get started. The maker fee is $8, and makers can bring snacks and drinks (alcohol is allowed for ages 21 and up only).

Reconsidered Goods is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit creative supply resource open to the public to give what some may consider trash, a second life through art and creative reuse. Reconsidered Goods accepts donated materials from manufacturers and individuals to keep it out of the landfill by putting it into the hands of artists, makers, teachers and kids to create something new. Reconsidered Goods has a retail store, a workshop space, a maker’s lab, and a community room for artists to meet and create together.

Paige Cox, co-founder and executive director of Reconsidered Goods is a North Carolina native from Asheboro. Cox received her BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design in fiber arts and worked as a full-time artist for years before accepting a job with Anthropologie in Greensboro. (She was the store display coordinator, and later the visual merchandiser after selling wholesale and retail all over the country.) She said after discarding a lot of her personal creative materials she didn’t think anyone would use, she realized that the

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Triad could use a creative reuse center. Cox attended a four-day boot camp at Durham’s Scrap Exchange and was trained on opening a nonprofit model to reduce waste going into the landfill. And in 2015, Reconsidered Goods was opened to the public.

Cox said that Reconsidered Goods has been working with board member Tori Carle, the waste reduction supervisor for the City of Greensboro, to promote recycling through creative reuse. Cox said that they learned through a Facebook questionnaire how upset people were about the recent decision to stop recycling glass in Greensboro. Cox is a huge pro-recycling advocate who has learned, after witnessing all of the issues involved, that the recycling program and budget is not the solution. Even if everyone is recycling correctly, all it takes is one broken bottle of fingernail polish to contaminate a whole bin full of paper and cardboard and other items.

(She highly recommends that people take a tour of the local recycling center to learn more.) She said when human handpick out all of the mistakes made by other humans, “you start to understand the issues we are dealing with.” Glass is heavy and hauling it costs money, and while there are proposed drop-off sites for glass, she said there is still a need for a long-term solution.

Cox said the community could be advocates for the future by forming new habits in purchasing and letting city officials know they would like to have glass recycling back.

Cox said Reconsidered Goods offers art education and fun through outreach, festivals, community programs, creative events, birthday parties for all ages (see website form to start planning ahead), field trips, and their $5 “make and take labs,” which are taken to schools and other locations for kids to figure things out on their own. There is a service fee to cover staff and travel costs, and some projects are grant-funded, especially for Title I schools. Reconsidered Goods also offers three summer camps, and spaces are still available for the

upcoming June 24 Reuse Runway, July 8 Wizard Academy and Aug. 5 Mixed Media Masters.

She said that they offer fun, eco-friendly activities that serve to educate participants of all ages and abilities on the environmental impacts of being creative while reusing materials. One of the most exciting things they have added is art in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) with their Full “STEAM” Ahead storytime and activity every third Thursday.

Cox said that if anyone has items or materials that they would like to donate, they should review the list of items on Reconsidered Goods’ website, and call if they have things that aren’t listed. Reconsidered Goods always accepts donations during business hours and is averaging around 9 tons of donated materials per month that has been diverted from the local waste stream.

Anyone can purchase the unique items available at Reconsidered Goods to take back to their personal studios, or stay and create at the maker space.

“The bigger message is it doesn’t take money to be an artist, you can work with things that are available,” Cox said. !

TERRY RADER is a freelance writer/poet/songwriter, wellness herbalist, flower essences practitioner and owner of Paws n’ Peace o’ Mind cat/dog/ house sitting.

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UNCSA School of Filmmaking Dean Susan Ruskin bids farewell Susan Ruskin, dean of the UNCSA School of Filmmaking, will step down Aug. 16, having accepted the position of dean of American Film Institute Conservatory and executive vice-president Mark Burger of the Institute in Los Angeles.

Ruskin, who joined Contributor the School of Filmmaking faculty in 2009 and was head of the producing faculty, became the school’s first female dean in 2013, having served as interim dean in 2012 following the departure of Jordan Kerner, who’d served as dean since 2007.

“It is with a heavy heart that I leave UNCSA, but I know that the faculty, staff, students, and alumni are the heartbeat of what makes this institution work no matter who holds the position of the dean,” Ruskin said in an official statement.

“I am extremely grateful for the years of inspired collaboration, and I am proud to know the School of Filmmaking will thrive in the future.”

“I’m incredibly proud of Dean Ruskin’s accomplishments during her tenure at UNCSA,” praised UNCSA Chancellor Lindsay Bierman. “An accomplished filmmaker, she has proven herself to be a gifted educator and a strong administrator during the past decade at our school.

Her leadership and vision will be sorely missed.”

During Ruskin’s tenure as dean, the School of Filmmaking made significant advancements in storytelling technology with the founding of the Media and Emerging Technology Lab (METL) and the very first Future of Reality Summit, which featured national leaders in immersive media.

In addition, she oversaw the completion of the New Media Building on campus, which is home to the animation and production-design departments and boasts state-of-the-art technology and equipment for animation, gaming, digital design, immersive films, and visual effects. She also leads in the creation of the film school’s new MFA programs in Creative Producing and Screenwriting, which prepares students for changes in the industry and to develop a pipeline of diverse storytellers and content creators.

“These innovations under Dean Ruskin have propelled the school forward and cemented its reputation as one of the world’s top film schools,” Bierman said.

“The school is well-positioned to build on these successes under new leadership.”

Bierman himself will be stepping down as UNCSA chancellor on July 31 to

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become CEO of UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina on Aug. 12. Bierman, who succeeded interim Chancellor James Moeser in August 2014 said, “It has been one of the greatest joys of my career to serve this incomparable institution, and I’ll leave here forever in awe of the artistic talent that called so many of us here. The support and guidance I’ve received from my colleagues across the campus, our committed board members, alumni, and generous donors mean more than I could

ever saw. The role of chancellor has been humbling, energizing, motivating, challenging and immensely rewarding.”

Ruskin began her film career in development at George Lucas’s Lucasfilm, Ltd. She was head of development for Robert Stigwood at RSO (Robert Stigwood Organization), before becoming an associate producer for Gene Wilder’s 1984 box office hit The Woman in Red for Orion Pictures, which won an Academy Award for Stevie Wonder’s chart-topping hit, “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” As president of production for Pal-Mel Productions, she produced the 1986 mystery spoof Haunted Honeymoon for writer/ director/star Wilder, Gilda Radner (in her final film), Dom DeLuise, and Jonathan Pryce. She subsequently worked on the comedies See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Another You (1991), which marked the final screen teaming of Wilder and Richard Pryor.

As president of production for Middle Fork, Ruskin was the executive producer of the horror hit Anaconda (1997), directed by Luis Llosa and starring Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Eric Stoltz and Owen Wilson.

An interim School of Filmmaking dean will be selected in the next few weeks, followed by a nationwide search for the next dean.

For more information about all the goings-on at UNCSA, visit the official website. !

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Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba bring the music of Senegal and West Africa to audiences throughout North Carolina.

Having grown up playing the kora (West African harp) in Senegal from a long line of Griots, or storytellers Diali Cissokho now lives in Carrboro, NC and has been keeping the music of West Africa alive by continuously performing and educating audiences throughout the east coast. Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba wonderfully blend the traditional sounds of the kora with their own twist of electric guitar and lively rhythm section.

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ext week we celebrate our 243rd anniversary of independence from Great Britain.

A few weeks earlier, we celebrated Memorial Day, where Jim Longworth we honored men Longworth and women who at Large had made the ultimate sacrifice. I’m as patriotic as the next guy, but over the years, I have come to dread these holidays, and I can explain my disdain in one word: Fireworks.

Despite what we see in old movies, war is not glamorous. It is not glorious, and it is rarely necessary. So, there’s a morbid kind of irony about the fact that we honor those who died in war, by firing off a barrage of mortars and rockets designed to recreate the violent sounds of war.

In my neck of the woods, fireworks are

shot off by neighbors in their backyards, and by so-called professionals who are hired by the city to punctuate community gatherings. During a previous Independence Day fete, the combination of private and municipal rocket fire caused the windows of our house to vibrate, and the constant barrage of scud-like missile activity also caused our dogs to shake uncontrollably. Meanwhile, the noise disrupted bedrest at local nursing homes and retirement complexes, and wildlife fled from their limited wooded habitats and ran nervously into on-going traffic, where at least one deer met his doom.

These are all too familiar scenarios across the country and are of particular interest to Chapel Hill-based Noise Free America.

NFA acts as a clearinghouse for noise complaints, and as an advocate for a ban on fireworks altogether. In a 2014 email exchange with NFA director Ted Rueter, I learned that noise wasn’t the only problem resulting from our annual Independence Day fireworks displays. Severe injuries and deaths also occur. That

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year, those included three small children and an infant who died in a Philadelphia house fire, which had started when a firecracker was thrown onto a sofa on their front porch. Then there was the man from Michigan who lit some fireworks that flew back into his chest, killing him. Ted also mentioned another man who blew his arm off while using fireworks. It’s no wonder that Rueter referred to the Fourth of July as a “deadly and very disruptive holiday.”

Unfortunately, fireworks-related tragedies are not recent phenomena. In 2017, the National Fire Protection Association reported that fireworks caused over 18,000 fires. Those included 1,300 total structure fires, 300 vehicle fires, and 17,000 other fires. That year, fireworks caused over $43 million in property damage, and at least eight people died. Not surprisingly, more fires are reported on the Fourth of July than on any other day of the year, and fireworks account for half of those fires.

According to a 2016 report by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, hospital emergency departments treated nearly 12,000 people for fireworksrelated injuries, including 26% who were children under the age of 15, and 40% who were under the age of 20.

And, as if we didn’t have enough to worry about, now there’s a new kind of danger involving fireworks. In 2017, Forbes reported a rise in people flying their drones in the airspace just above fireworks displays. When rockets collide with drones, the latter can cause the former to detonate off target and force hazardous debris down onto unsuspecting spectators.

In addition to producing noise and causing fires and injuries, fireworks are also increasingly causing environmental damage. As cited by a May 2019 article in ThoughtCo., studies by the EPA show that chemical residue from fireworks is polluting lakes, ponds and even contaminating groundwater.

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That, in turn, negatively impacts on the health of humans and wildlife alike.

Because of noise, air, and water pollution, commercial as well as consumer fireworks displays should be banned, with the caveat that localities can issue special permits for venues that aren’t near a residential area, don’t border on a body of water, and where qualified technicians use nonhazardous materials.

Let’s face it; there’s nothing particularly patriotic or even appropriate about shooting off fireworks in celebration of Independence Day, Veterans Day, or Memorial Day. Surely we don’t need to be bombarded with the sounds of war when pausing to recognize our freedoms or the sacrifices of our veterans. A simple parade, display of American flags, a brass band, and some small sparklers are more than adequate to present a safer, quieter commemoration. I just can’t imagine that anyone who died in battle would feel good about the injury, death and damage caused by fireworks on their behalf. That kind of senseless loss only serves to dishonor those we seek to honor. !

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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Mark Burger This unnecessary remake of the 1988 Contributor surprise hit, which launched a franchise – seven films in all, with a television series on the horizon – has been calculated to operate at the lowest-commondenominator of the genre.

It should be noted that the creators of the original franchise have essentially disavowed this version, and it’s immediately apparent why. This Child’s Play starts badly and only gets worse.

For reasons known only to screenwriter Tyler Burton Smith (making an inauspicious feature debut) and director Lars Klevberg (his second feature), this film opts for science-fiction rather than horror. The hi-tech “Buddi” doll isn’t possessed by an evil spirit (as in the original film) but has been reprogrammed by a disgruntled factory worker.

It’s this particular doll that finds its way to the hands of young Andy Barclay (Gabriel Bateman), a withdrawn youngster newly arrived in Chicago with his single mother Karen (Aubrey Plaza), and it’s not long before this doll, named “Chucky” (voiced by Mark Hamill), gleefully goes on a murderous rampage.

The filmmakers don’t take the easy way out; they take the stupid way out, as the characters’ penchant for moronic behavior only seems to escalate with each passing moment. Chucky, at least, has the distinction of malfunction. The human characters have no excuse for their aberrant behavior. It’s impossible to sympathize with them on any level.

They’re so stupid, and they get what they deserve.

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Brian Tyree Henry, a likable actor cast as the resident police detective, doesn’t fare any better. Evidence stares him straight in the face, and he too is completely oblivious. Plaza and Henry are talented professionals, and to say that they deserve better is an understatement surpassed only by the thought the viewer deserves better, too. Horror fans put up with a lot, and Child’s Play almost seems engineered to push that tolerance to the limit.

There are elements of satire and black comedy, but they’ve been presented in such a crass, simplistic manner that gives a new dimension to the term “obvious.”

There are no surprises here, just enormous lapses in logic that grow wider and wider. There’s something vaguely insulting about a film that treats its genre – much less a discerning audience – with such contempt. !

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Say you have a new baby. Say you’re overwhelmed with love and sleep deprivation, and say you’ve been auditioning names for months, to no avail.

Chuck Shepherd Future Perfect, a web startup, will happily accept your $350 fee to “email you a customized list of names” to choose from, plus 15 minutes of phone time with one of its consultants. “Working your way through thousands of alphabetized names can be a useful exercise for some,” the website explains, “but the lists we provide are personalized, hyper-curated and unique to each client’s specific criteria.” They’ll even help you name your pets! WABC reports that Future Perfect offers lessexpensive packages as well, such as a $100 “namestorming session.”

OOPS!

As members of New Life Baptist Church in Advance, North Carolina, prepared to merge with a nearby congregation, they

removed the handmade steeple from their building, intending to return it to church member Mike Brewer, who made it. But a passerby who saw the steeple at the curb on June 5 thought it was intended for garbage pickup and took it home, sparking a different kind of steeplechase, according to the Winston-Salem Journal. Church pastor Matthew Pope called it a clear misunderstanding: “The person assumed we were throwing it out. She ... didn’t want it to go to the dump.” The unwitting steeple thief saw a post about the missing structure on Facebook from Pope’s wife and returned the steeple five days after its disappearance.

AWESOME!

— In Saint Petersburg, Russia, motor enthusiast Konstantin Zarutskiy unveiled his newest creation in early May: a Bentley Continental GT sedan refitted with heavy-duty rubber tank treads instead of regular tires. He calls the resulting vehicle “Ultratank” and is hoping to get permission from the local government to drive the car on city streets. Zarutskiy tells EuroNews his Ultratank is very easy to drive, although creating it took him seven months as he faced a number of technical challenges.

We’d like to see him parallel park it.

— Hundreds of divers set a Guinness World Record on June 15 at Deerfield Beach, Florida, where they met to perform an underwater cleanup. Fox35 reported that 633 divers collected 9,000 pieces of debris on the ocean floor during the event, which was organized by Dixie Divers. The previous record, 615 divers, was set in the Red Sea of Egypt in 2015.

BOLD

Francesco Galdelli, 58, and Vanya Goffi, 45 — otherwise known as the Italian Bonnie and Clyde — were arrested on June 15 at a luxury villa in Pattaya, Thailand, after years of avoiding Italian authorities for various scams and frauds. The Telegraph reported that Galdelli had confessed to posing as George Clooney and opening an online clothing business “to trick people into sending money.” The two would also sell fake Rolex watches online, sometimes sending packets of salt to their customers instead of wristwatches. Clooney testified against the couple in 2010, but they fled Italy before being arrested there. Galdelli was arrested in Thailand in 2014, but soon escaped after bribing prison guards. The pair will be returned to Italy for trial.

LAST WISHES

Laurence Pilgeram, who died in 2015 in California, paid Alcor Life Extension Foundation $120,000 to preserve his body indefinitely at minus 196 degrees Celsius in the hope of being brought back to life in the future. But a month after his death, his son, Kurt Pilgeram of Dutton, Montana, received a box containing his father’s ashes. The company sent all but the elder Pilgeram’s head, which is stored in liquid nitrogen at its facility in Arizona. “They chopped his head off, burned his body, put it in a box and sent it to my house,” Kurt told the Great Falls Tribune. He is suing Alcor for $1 million in damages and an apology — plus the return of his father’s head. “I want people to know what’s going on,” he said. For its part, Alcor says its contract was with Laurence Pilgeram and that it met that agreement. The company contends Kurt is trying to get the life insurance money that paid for Alcor’s services.

The trial is expected to begin in 2020 in California. !

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‘The first Pride was a riot:’ The Triad’s LGBTQIA community reflects on the Stonewall Uprising 50 years later

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t all started with unprovoked police raids.

In 1969, homosexuality was illegal in every state except Illinois. According to History.com, bars and restaurants Katie Murawski could be shut down for employing and Editor serving the LGBTQIA community. The mafia controlled the gay bars in New York City and often paid off corrupt police officers to look the other way. The Stonewall Inn, located on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, was one of these establishments.

On an unseasonably hot Friday night June 27, 1969 (and into the early morning hours that Saturday, June 28), the Stonewall Inn became the birthplace of the gay liberation movement. All it took were trans women of color Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera resisting arrest and throwing bottles (although some claim it was bricks or cobblestones) at the police. I spoke with several prominent LGBTQIA members and organizations in the Triad and asked

them to reflect on the 50 years after the Stonewall Uprising, and what it meant for their community in 2019.

Jennifer Ruppe is a lesbian and the executive director of the Guilford Green Foundation and LGBTQ Center.

“A lot of people think that Stonewall was about gay pride, but really it was about police brutality,” she explained.

“It was the LGBTQ community saying ‘Enough is enough.’ The bars that they had there, the safe places that they had to go to weren’t really that safe. It was constantly raided by the police; before Stonewall, people were harassed, fired and had crimes committed against them just for being gay. Not that it hasn’t changed, but there were no protections in place before Stonewall. Stonewall was that moment where the pot boiled over and they stood up.”

Ruppe said Pride is a time where members of the community show up and let others know that they exist and won’t be silenced.

“Some people say the first Pride was a riot, referring to Stonewall, but really, the first Pride was the year after Stonewall,” she said. “I don’t think Pride festivals would have happened if Stonewall did not happen. That was the time people stood

up and said, ‘We are tired of the way you are treating us, and you can’t put us in a closet; you can’t hide us away, you can’t continue to arrest us and beat us up.’”

Ruppe said the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall is a time to remember and reflect on the people that stood up and fought back, and to acknowledge that there is still a long way to go, in terms of equality.

“It can be easy to get complacent, but complacency isn’t a privilege everyone in the LGBTQ community has,” she said.

“Especially with trans people and trans people of color...And in this current political climate, we are seeing LGBTQ rights being eroded by the current administration with specific attacks on transgender people and transgender health care. We are at a time where, yes, we have achieved a lot, and there should be a lot of celebration of how far we’ve come. But a rising tide doesn’t lift all boats, and we have to remember that the reason why Stonewall happened was because people were fed up with the way the system treated them and we are still experiencing those things now.”

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eration movement and was spearheaded by people who are often left out of the history books.

“I think the thing people don’t know is that it was largely led by trans women of color, with Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera being two of those people,” she said. “History tends to write them out a bit because Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera also did a lot of sex work to make money. So, they are trans women of color, they didn’t fit into society, and they did sex work to survive at least through parts of their lives, and that is not always the picture that history wants to raise up.”

Ruppe said she hopes the younger generation doesn’t overlook the importance of what happened at Stonewall.

“It was 50 years ago, so a lot of [young] people think that was so long ago, but it wasn’t that long ago,” she said. “We have plenty of people alive in the gay community who went through that, who knew what it was like to not be able to bring your full self to work, school, wherever you are. Who lived with their ‘roommate’ or ‘friend’ or hid who they were, lied, or got married to the person of the opposite sex because it was the thing that they were ‘supposed’ to do. I think that the younger generation today is afforded more freedoms not to have to fit those societal norms because of Stonewall. So, it is important that we not lose sight of that history of who fought for it and what it means, and we stay focused on ensuring that those rights and privileges that we fought for aren’t eroded.”

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, GGF is hosting a free screening of Pay it No Mind: The Life and Times of Marsha P. Johnson in partnership with Greensboro Pride, Stonewall Sports, and Triad Pride Performing Arts at the International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro on June 27. Seating is limited, and attendees must claim a ticket via social media. The film starts at 6 p.m. and is followed by a Q&A discussion.

“We all believe that coming together to commemorate this date is important, so we wanted to do something free and accessible to the community, and specially select a film that really highlights one of the leaders, who a lot of people don’t even know her name,” she said.

Ruppe said that the LGBTQ Center would be moving from Bessemer Avenue to downtown Greensboro (121 N. Greene

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St.) in a 1,800 square-foot space sometime this September or early October.

There is a capital campaign going on now to help fundraise for the LGBTQ Center’s move. Those interested in contributing can buy a tile with their name on it to appear in the center for as low as $100. Visit www. guilfordgreenfoundation.org for more information.

Kandi Villano is the vice president of Pride Winston-Salem and also identifies as a lesbian. She was four years old living on Long Island when the Stonewall Riots took place. She thinks that even though the past 50 years have been somewhat progressive for the LGBTQIA community, there is still so much work to be done.

“If you don’t remember what happened in the past, it will be repeated in the future,” she said. “If you look at what is going on in the government, they are trying to take away a woman’s right to choose and giving medical offices the right to refuse service by sexual orientation and identity.

Then they wonder why trans people don’t go to the doctors.”

Villano said as a lesbian, she still feels discriminated against.

“What I went through the past month, with breast cancer, and having to deal with the medical groups around here, I have never been through such blatant bigotry,” she said. “I was dissed badly.

My partner was dissed. I know why I am becoming an advocate. You should not have to worry, especially if you are in the middle of a health crisis and waiting for results, about [asking for your] partner, and having [medical personnel] say, ‘What is his name?’”

In terms of this year’s Pride WinstonSalem festival, Villano said there would be something planned every day of the week leading up to Oct. 19.

“There will be a slideshow on the website, and more than likely something special on the stage,” she said of what Pride Winston-Salem has planned to honor Stonewall. “It is going to be interesting

because I have reached out to a couple of people to be involved as Grand Marshals, so we will see if we can try to tie in the political environment in Winston.”

Even though they are supportive, Villano said, the leaders of Winston-Salem, such as the mayor, have been unresponsive in attending the festival.

“Hopefully, we can convince him this year to be apart of the parade. I have reached out to the state to see if Gov. Cooper wants to come. I wasn’t told no, I was told to fill out the schedule form.”

Villano said that Pride Winston-Salem is always looking for more volunteers, and the board meetings are always open to the public.

“Look at where we came from and participate,” said Villano on what she would like to see the next 50 years look like.

“Volunteer, just be involved, because if you

are not, eventually the old guard is going to pass on. That is what we had to learn up in New York, the old guard had passed on--and HIV helped along the way--and if there was nobody there to pick up that baton, it would have been gone. Everybody is passionate about something. I’m not saying giving 90 hours like a lot of us do, but every little bit counts. Get out and vote, if you don’t like what is going on.

Participate, don’t sit back and complain because that is not going to get you anywhere.”

Devonte Jackson is the co-pastor of New Faith Metropolitan Community Church in Winston-Salem and the director of trans engagement for Pride Winston-Salem. He believes in honoring those who fought for LGBTQIA rights in the Stonewall Uprising and that the LGBTQIA community has to continue the fight.

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“I believe that the seed was planted 50 years ago, and we now must continue to water that seed so it can grow into beautiful flowers to be seen as equal no matter who we love or who we choose to be,” he wrote in an email.

He wrote that Pride means standing out and celebrating one’s true self.

“It’s a month/day to have fun but also reflect on where we were versus where we have come, and it’s so good to do that in the presence of all those that we love.”

The biggest misconception people tend to have with the LGBTQIA community from Jackson’s perspective is, “that it’s a sin and all we do is sleep around. That is not the case; we live perfectly normal lives, just like the next person.”

Jackson encourages the younger generation to continue educating, standing their ground, and loving and supporting one another.

“The last thing I will leave is, no one can tell me who or what I am until you have walked all the way in my shoes,” he wrote.

“I am a firm believer that God created us all in his own image and for his purpose.

As a trans man, I could easily blend in with the heterosexual community; however, I believe God has called me to continue to serve, educate and support our community. I am proud of who I am and who I have become. Remember, never judge a person based on who you think or feel they should be because that is not our job.

Keep God first. Love wins!”

Drew Wofford is gay and the owner of Chemistry Nightclub in Greensboro. Chemistry Nightclub opened in 2012 and since,

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every other gay bar in the area has shut down. Chemistry remains the only one still open in the Triad.

“Stonewall was the tipping point, so to speak, where gay people were fed up with the police coming in and doing raids on the gay bars constantly,” he said. “Gay bar owners had to pay off the police to stay open. It was so much, and that was just the breaking point. People said they had enough and they fought back.”

Since the Stonewall Uprising happened at a gay bar, Wofford believes these spaces are historically sacred and should be preserved.

“Gay bars are extremely important; they are vital spaces to the gay community,” he said. “Queer people and our allies turn to gay bars to escape from judgment, social prosecution, and to create our own safe haven. These spaces allow us to be ourselves, express ourselves in a safe environment, similar to our churches or institutions.”

Wofford explained that gay bars were the bloodline of the community, and to keep them safe, the bars had to be inconspicuous to the public and off the beaten path.

“In rural areas with narrow doorways, tinted windows, controlled-entry to screen patrons; I’m sad to say we still have it today at Chemistry because there is still a need for it,” he said. “[The Pulse Nightclub Massacre] happened three years ago.

There is still a need to know who is in these spaces.”

Wofford said in the 1950s and 1960s, the police would regularly raid clubs and send in undercover cops to give out lewd conduct and indecency charges.

“Here in Greensboro, 30 years ago, if you were to dress in the ‘wrong attire’ --as transgender, cross-dressers, and drag queens do-- you could have been arrested for that,” he said.

(Also in Greensboro, according to a News & Record article by Lorraine Ahearn from Aug. 16, 2006, on Feb. 4, 1957, 32 men were tried for Crimes Against Nature and indicted by a Greensboro grand jury on accusations that they were gay. It was apart of the local gay scare called “the purge,” and instead of focusing on spaces such as gay bars or public parks, “Greensboro’s 1957 trials focused on private acts behind closed doors.”)

Wofford said recently, gay bars have been closing down all across the world.

Between 2005 and 2011, Slate.com reported that 12% of gay bars went out of business.

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for the first time or even more simply, the first time they were able to dance with their partner on the dance floor. I don’t think that is so much the case anymore, but I do think there is still a need for the gay bar.”

Wofford said that gay bars have historically been a place of charity, and “incubators for nonprofits, which is something that isn’t seen as much in non-LGBT spaces.”

“The gay bar today is not a dark dungeon, it is not a dingy hole-in-the-wall with tinted windows, locked doors with passwords; it is not even just a gay bar, we are reinventing it as a safe space for everyone,” he said. “There are some Saturdays where [Chemistry] has more straight people than gay people. Which I love, I think it is beautiful. We are now at a spot where you can come and see fantastic entertainment and diversity at its finest.”

Thanks to the Stonewall Uprising, Wofford said there is now gay marriage, more awareness for transgender people, and inclusivity and protections for the LGBTQIA community.

“Or even just the simple fact that you can be whoever you want to be. You can put a dress on and walk into an establishment in Greensboro and I don’t think there is any that would turn you away.”

“Looking forward, we have come really far, but the fight is still not over,” he said.

“For me, as a white, gay male, I don’t have much discrimination, if any anymore. But I think if you turn that around and put yourself in the African American community, I think there is a lot less acceptance. It is hard for me to speak on behalf of an African American because I am not one. Then if you flip it to being transgender, there is even less acceptance, and even less if you are a black transgender person...I think some parts of the LGBT community still have a long way to go. Pulse was three years ago; the fight is still not over. There are still people who aren’t going to accept us and are going to attack us in our safe spaces.”

Wofford said he lives Pride Month every single month of the year. With the recent rise of corporations cashing in on the rainbow, Wofford said he has become skeptical of these intentions and the commerciality of Pride.

“Pride Month, to me, is just a bunch of people trying to make a bunch of money,” he said. “I don’t even do anything for Pride Month here. We work together with Greensboro Pride to market pride events in September because that is when we celebrate Pride.”

Coming up, Chemistry will be holding its annual Fourth of July party with drag shows at 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., and the first foam party in four years on July 6.

Greensboro Drag Brunch on July 14 will benefit Greensboro Roller Derby and will host special guest Biqtch Puddin’ from The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula. For more information and a full schedule of events, visit Chemistry Nightclub’s website, www. greensboro.chemistrynightclub.com/.

Rex Welton is the director and founder of OUT at the Movies International LGBT Film Festival in Winston-Salem.

Welton said OUT at the Movies is a monthly film series and annual film festival for the LGBT community and its allies.

It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all volunteerrun organization with a mission to entertain and educate through narratives, features, shorts and documentaries.

Welton grew up in the 1970s and 1980s but said he couldn’t imagine what it was like 50 years ago to be gay, transgender, bisexual or a lesbian.

“The brave people who were at the Stonewall Inn that night put up with the unprovoked police raids again and again,

and all they were doing was enjoying each other’s company,” he said. “I guess they had become so conditioned to it, but finally, the night of the Stonewall Riots, the patrons--who, I believe, were mostly transgender and people of color-- finally just had enough and decided it was not right and they weren’t going to stand for it. I am thankful they took a stand that night and fought back for what was right.”

Welton said as the City of Arts and Innovation, Winston-Salem is an accepting community. He believes that acceptance of those who are gay or lesbian is at an all-time high, but it is not so much for the transgender community.

“There has been a tremendous amount of progress, but where our community and probably most communities across the country have a ways to go, is that there is still a lot of discrimination against men and women who happen to be transgender,” he said. “I feel like, in some ways, people who are transgender are where

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Rex Welton people that were gay and lesbian were in the 1980s. It is almost hip to be gay or lesbian, but it is more difficult for those who are transgender, especially for people of color.”

Welton said it is vital for the younger generation to realize how fortunate they are in the United States and know that the fight for equality is still not over.

“OUT at the Movies just had our Key West fundraiser on Saturday, and a young man from Jamaica joined us as our emcee,” he said. “I heard stories about how difficult and dangerous it is today to be gay or lesbian in Jamaica. People are murdered just because of who they love.

We have a lot to be thankful for in the United States of America, and our young people need to realize that there are still challenges and obstacles that need to be different and better so that everyone is treated equally.”

OUT at the Movies will be showing a documentary called Before Stonewall on July 13 at 7 p.m. at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

“I am certain we will have something that commemorates the brave folks that took part in the Stonewall Riots,” Welton said of the plans for this year’s film festival.

Welton said he and others on the board hope to get people who participated in the Stonewall Riots to come to speak at the festival as well.

“It seems like every single decade has gotten better,” he said. “It isn’t perfect; some of the stuff that is going on right now with the federal government is discriminatory. We need to do what we can to make sure that we elect officials that are going to protect all the people of the United States, not just some citizens.”

The OUT at the Movies International LGBT Film Festival takes place Oct. 3-6.

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Teresa Carter is the founder of North Star LGBTQ Center and one of the first HIV social workers for North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Carter wrote in an email that when the riots happened, she was a teenager living in WinstonSalem.

“I saw the riots on the NBC news, and my first thoughts were, ‘It is about time someone stood up against hate, being beaten and killed just for being who you are,’” she recounted. “I had a close relative who was gay and 11 years older than me, and he had to live a lot of his life in fear of being bullied and not welcomed. I saw how proud he was for those fighting for him that night. I am proud of those who stood up against injustice of any kind.”

Carter also witnessed the first decade of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Winston-Salem.

She wrote that the medical community, the LGBTQ community and their straightallies volunteered and assisted those who were fighting HIV/AIDS. Some of these groups included the AIDS Task Force of Winston-Salem, AIDS Care Service of Winston-Salem, the Adam Foundation, and the Positive Wellness Alliance.

“Pride, to me, is honoring those LGBTQ and straight [-allies] who fought and continue to fight for equality,” she wrote.

“Equality at our workplaces, churches, schools, universities, communities, and country. The LGBTQ community must unify, collaborate, and support each other daily, for divided, we will fall.”

Carter believes a misconception of Pride is that it is only one month, or one event or march.

“We all must do something to move this forward not backward, and show up to vote at all local, state and national elections,” she wrote. “I also believe that our youth today are living in a better country because of Stonewall, Harvey Milk and others who chanted: ‘Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Homophobia has to go,’ or ‘Come out, come out wherever you are.’”

In 2012, Carter had the vision of beginning an LGBTQ Community Center in Winston-Salem because she felt that there was not a place in the Triad for people to be themselves without being bullied or frightened. After visiting the Raleigh Community Center, she believed there could be one put together in Winston-Salem.

A board was formed, which included the board members of Equality Winston-Salem, the nonprofit status was established, and North Star began.

“Since that time, thousands of people of all ages have come to North Star for information, education, groups, Alternative Proms, a library, and space just to be themselves,” she wrote. “The communities in the Triad have supported this center.

Grantors of the local, state and federal

Monica Cecil [level], and businesses have sponsored tables at our annual fundraiser, ‘In Good Company.’ Other Winston-Salem groups have also supported the center such as Pride Winston-Salem and OUT at the Movies. It is, again, very important that we support each other as much as possible.”

Carter wrote that she has seen the younger generation become volunteers at North Star and have formed many Gay-Straight Alliances at their local high schools and universities.

“We all must never forget those who continue to fight for LGBTQ rights and move ahead to even better legislative laws,” she wrote. “As a member of the Winston-Salem LGBTQ and Christian communities, I believe in what Jesus taught, that we need to love one another and to care for the least of these. As a community in Winston-Salem, we have made great strides in doing just that.”

Monica Cecil is a heterosexual trans woman who grew up in Winston-Salem and later moved to New York City in the 1980s and 1990s to pursue a career in the fashion industry as a designer.

“The attention has been turned on trans people,” she said of the state of presentday LGBTQIA relations. “That is what I loved back in the old days, the anonymity of it. It wasn’t a fashionable thing.”

Cecil said that living in NYC during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic was scary and led her to getting involved in activism.

“When I moved to New York, I had seen people on the streets with those Kaposithings (Kaposi sarcoma, is cancer that causes body lesions, usually appearing on AIDS patients) on their faces, that is what made me start marching with Act Up,” she said. “The first time I did, it was during Pride one year, and it was right as I had started transitioning and I jumped right into that crowd and marched with Act Up. It was so exciting; the chant was, ‘We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it!’”

“It was just so freeing and wonderful; it was just a great moment,” she contin-

ued. “That is when I met Marsha (and I’m sure Sylvia, too, but I just remember Marsha). She was just a creature of her own making, and back then, nobody knew who Marsha P. Johnson was, except for the people directly involved in her circle...

It was just a great moment because as scary as it was, by doing these things it was making a difference in the world and contributing to the growth of society not to be so 1950s.”

Cecil said that she didn’t know what all Johnson did until she heard about her suspicious death in 1992.

“I really became aware when she was murdered, cause her picture was all over the Village, and they were trying to find out what had happened--the community was, not the police,” she clarified. “Antique shops run by old queens had little sheets of her picture, and I was talking to my friend, and I said, ‘I know her’…and then I found out the whole story about how she and Sylvia [started STAR] and opened houses for kids who were thrown out of their own homes. They didn’t have anything themselves, but they got it together and made things so that kids living in the street, living at the Port Authority would have a place to go. To me, that was just like the greatest thing.”

Cecil said it is a different world these days, and she hopes that the youth will carry the torch that Johnson and Rivera passed along.

“I hope these kids realize that, and continue to activate, act up and march on because [this administration] will try to take us back to the ’50s,” she said. “And if you just want to sit complacently on your phone or your whatever, and just play games and ignore reality, then I am scared of what these kids are going to face when they are my age or before. I am almost 61 years old, and never in my life have I dreamed that we would be where we are today. I would have thought we would have been light years ahead because we were light years ahead [in the 1980s].”

Despite all that Cecil has been through, she remains optimistic and believes in the goodness of humanity. She hopes the next generation will not take life for granted.

“To these young kids out here that are struggling, and think they are the only ones in the world, please God, know you are not. And just love yourself above all,” she said with a shaky voice as if she were starting to cry. “Cause if you don’t love yourself, you are doomed. You have to believe in yourself and love yourself to keep going.” !

KATIE MURAWSKI is the editor of YES! Weekly. She is from Mooresville, North Carolina and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in film studies from Appalachian State University in 2017.

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nspiration can strike at the strangest, most counterintuitive moments.

For Tori Elliott, it was a panic episode in the dressing room at the Hanes Mall H&M in Winston-Salem. Or John Adamian maybe it’s more ac@johnradamian curate to say that Elliott, the frontwoman and main songwriter Contributor of the WinstonSalem band Victoria Victoria, was able to mine that experience of mental discomfort to fuel her creative process. She took what would often be a psychological dead end and rode it out to new artistic terrain.

Victoria Victoria just released a new single, “Sanctuary,” and a corresponding video this week. The band will perform two local shows to celebrate the new releases. I spoke with Elliott early this week by phone from Asheville, where she and her husband/bandmate/engineer/producer Ethan Gingerich, were spending a few days.

Elliott, 24, who had struggled with anxiety and self-image issues, ended up writing a song based on a kind of dialogue with her inner demons. Heard one way, the lyrics to “Sanctuary” can sound like snippets from a playful lovers’ quarrel: “Through the mall and to the parking lot/Come on baby, is that all you’ve got?” But it’s really about Elliott talking back to her own head, rediYES! WEEKLY

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recting her mental pathways by changing the rules of her inner conversation.

Having dealt, as a teenager and young woman, with low-self-esteem, anxiety, poor body image and other related challenges, Elliott had imagined that moving into adulthood would mean that those problems would be behind her, somehow.

But she realized that she hadn’t overcome her negative mental feedback loop and that combating her tendencies would require active work. With the help of a counselor, Elliott had arrived at a course of early-morning exertion in the form of dancing around her kitchen to loud music.

It was a way of being healthy and energetic without being masochistic.

“If I could get up in the morning and just blare music and dance, it didn’t feel like I was punishing my body,” she said.

Elliott said that the musical germ for what became the song “Sanctuary” took shape after what she called “a hideous dance session.”

Self-esteem sloganeering has been its own substrate of radio dance pop for decades. People have been making groovy hits about survival and endurance and overcoming emotional obstacles at least since the disco era. “Sanctuary” is perhaps a little more coded and subdued. And it’s a bit more psychological, too, because the antagonist in the lyrics, the “you” that one might perceive to be a toxic ex or some other negative presence, turns out to be a facet of the singer’s own mind. It’s about not “setting the table” for one’s selfdoubts. Don’t make negativity at home

and welcome in your mind, is essentially what Elliott is saying.

As with their full-length debut, 2016’s Coastal Beast, Victoria Victoria still sounds deeply fond of easy-flowing ‘80s-ish synth pop with a heavy blue-eyed soul and an R&B component. There’s a connection to artists such as Sade and Steve Winwood, goosed with a 21st-century dash of abstraction. “Sanctuary” moves with a solid mid-tempo feel, with hints of gospel organ, a lush chorus of vocal harmonies, and a pleasingly bottomed-out synthbass line. Rich textures that get piled on in places, but then everything goes quiet for brief moments, creating powerful contrasts.

The idea for the song may have been born in a place of self-doubt, but the music itself and the video (directed by Beth Fletcher, a UNCSA alumna) radiate a sense of comfort and joy. It features dancing,

by Elliott, her younger brother Noah, who also plays in the band, and choreographer/ dancer Shaina Bottoms. The video, like the song, is bouncy, bright and playful, with the bedazzled faces of the dancers turning in response to one another. Elliott grew up in Ohio and moved to Winston-Salem in 2012 when she was just out of high school. She connected with several UNCSA students once she got here, providing a network of creative collaborators. A lot of Elliott’s music has been about the hurdles of adulthood, emotional maturity, and independence.

If there’s a theme, it’s this: be good to yourself.

“What’s important to me is that I’m writing songs that are honest to where I am in my life,” Elliott said.

She and the band have written and recorded a small batch of new songs. But rather than work toward one big blowout release of an album, Elliott and her bandmates have opted for what is emerging as a new model of music promotion in the age of streaming: They share one track with the public every couple of months, maintaining the interest of fans, and getting the luxury of focusing on each individual release.

The slow-drip approach allows artists and publicists to give a little more sustained attention to the music over time.

Victoria Victoria has already released two other singles off of what will eventually be a seven-track record. Those songs, like “Body Body,” have a similar theme of selflove and an uplifting generosity of spirit.

Even the release schedule fits into Elliott’s mode of not being too hard on oneself.

“I can handle it single by single,” she said.

Victoria Victoria will celebrate the release of the new single with a show at Monstercade, 204 W. Acadia Ave., Winston-Salem on Saturday, July 13. They play the Oak Hollow Festival Park in High Point on Sunday, July 28. !

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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Angels, angles, and the return of Mauve Angeles Mauve Angeles makes its return with Must Be the Holy Ghost on June 27 at Monstercade.

Summer is a time for growth.

Appropriately, the bill bolsters a return from hibernation for all acts involved. “We both heard the calling,” said Mauve Angeles’ Eric Gilstrap about the resurrection, “it was meant to be.”

Katei Cranford A rumored immortal--and nominee for both “best party DJ” Contributing and “tightest pants” in the Triad, Gilstrap boasts an otherworldly columnist sense of humor combined with an earthly appreciation. The latest Mauve Angeles EP, Satyr Daze, was released in tandem with the recent summer solstice--the title, a play-onwords with mythological references.

What began as a simple DJ set in 2010 has flourished into a full-on original music endeavor, unique amongst Gilstrap’s other projects, affording him an outlet of expression outside his typical array in bands such as Spirit System and Vampiros.

“Mauve is reserved for my ‘art-psychic-spirit-drama’ theatre flights of fancy,” Gilstrap noted.

“It allows me to use some more experimental gear since the sound is much more electronic,” he continued. Regarding the distinction, “it’s the aspect of performance which varies most greatly.”

Expressions of dark themes remain, coupled with more humor than you’d guess by the sight of him, Mauve Angeles is “part theatre and ritual,” Gilstrap said, “it’s comedic and tragic.”

The gear is simple, described by Gilstrap’s funnier side as a “go-go gadget synthesizer and pedal board!” sort of set-up.

Less simple, perhaps, is the name: Mauve Angeles-not to be construed as “Mauve Angels,” “Mauve Angles,” or any of the other misnomers attached to the project.

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Intended to roll off the tongue like “Los Angeles,” the origins of Mauve Angeles rest in New York, but the famed Californian “City of Angels” actually inspired the name itself. The neighborhood of Echo Park, specifically. “I was DJing in Brooklyn and needed a moniker,” Gilstrap explained.

“Angeles came shortly after I had visited Los Angeles and kind of fell in love with Echo Park area.”

As for the “Mauve,” those hues have encircled Gilstrap’s musical endeavors since college. “I always liked the color, with its strange intensity and subtlety,” Gilstrap noted. “It all started with a side project under

the name ‘A Mauve Scenario,’” he explained, “I found ‘mauve’ charming, and decided to use it in names for solo-projects.”

Mauve Angeles is indeed a solo-endeavor, with Gilstrap being the only “meat body” involved in the project. “But, sometimes, I wonder if ‘Mauve’ is actually a channeled entity that coinhabits me at the time of performing,” Gilstrap added with a transcendental flair.

In less ethereal terms, Mauve Angeles espouses themes of lo-fi escapism and experimentation.

“All of my little misfit songs and recordings that don’t neatly fit into other projects generally wind up as something Mauve takes on,” Gilstrap said. Though the creative process surrounding Mauve Angeles runs wild, “the end result [is] performance, which is usually calculated and theatrical.”

Gilstrap looks to build from the shadows--while also seeking the light of the crowd. It’s that duality which may hint to him being human, after all.

“I tend to keep the secret music low with the underground,” Gilstrap said regarding his recent nomination for “Best Party DJ” in the YES! Weekly Triad’s Best reader poll, “so it was an honor to even be mentioned.”

“Making magic in hallowed halls and backroom loft parties is where I got my start as a DJ,” he added, “my people are usually to be found in the gloaming.“ For Gilstrap, a bit of light and fandom from the dusk and dark clubs couldn’t come at a better time.

Baring a shred of humanity, a recent Facebook post questioned the direction of the project. But Gilstrap pushed forward, with a new EP and fresh focus on performing.

“I‘m left with a deep love, respect, and a kind of euphoric feeling for the weirdo, creative community here in Winston,” he insisted.

Gilstrap intends more releases to follow Satyr Daze.

And with new material comes the desire to tour, “I’d love to travel and tour with this project,” he said. Making good on his plans, Mauve Angeles has a date at the Milestone in Charlotte on Aug. 7 with Double Eyelid and Solemn Shapes.

But first, of course, there’s the resurrection with Must Be the Holy Ghost at Monstercade on June 27. !

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, 5-7pm on WUAG 103.1fm.

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Orchestral Celebration Three orchestras in an All-Brahms concert

June 28 | 8 PM Dana Auditorium, Guilford College

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Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg & The Pacifica Quartet with the Eastern Festival Orchestra June 29 | 8 PM Dana Auditorium, Guilford College

The Pacifica Quartet In Recital

Works by Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, and Beethoven June 30 | 3 PM SPECIAL MATINEE Dana Auditorium, Guilford College

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Eastern Chamber Players | July 1 | 8 PM at UNCG | July 2 | 8 PM at Guilford College All programs dates, artists, venues, & prices subject to change.

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Demondrae Thurman, euphonium, & Aaron Tindall, tuba, Thu., June 27 | 4 PM Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg | Fri., June 28 | 4 PM The Pacifica Quartet | Sun., June 30 | 7 PM Marina Lomazov, piano | Tue., July 2 | 4 PM Master Classes held in Sternberger Auditorium, Guilford College, unless otherwise noted.

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STIP NO: I-5507 The North Carolina Department of Transportation and Turnpike Authority will hold a pre-construction open house public meeting to display and explain design features of the I-5507 project.

Thursday, June 27 Noon to 7 p.m.

Endhaven Elementary School 6815 Endhaven Lane Charlotte, NC 28277 The project will add one express lane in each direction on I-485 between I-77 and U.S. 74 (Independence Boulevard), providing travel time reliability and improving traffic flows on this critical transportation corridor. This project will also add one general purpose lane in each direction between Rea Road and Providence Road, and a new interchange at Weddington Road. In coordination with other projects in south/southeastern Mecklenburg County, this project would serve as part of a larger network of express lanes offering drivers the option of more reliable travel times. Updated information regarding noise walls will be available at another public meeting later this year.

Representatives from the design and construction team will be available in an informal, open house-style setting to provide information and answer questions regarding upcoming construction. Citizens may attend at any time between noon and 7 p.m. There will be no formal presentation.

Project maps and other information can be found online at: www.ncdot.gov/projects/i-485-express-lanes.

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[THE ADVICE GODDESS] love • sex • dating • marriage • questions

THE PATHOGEN OF LEAST RESISTANCE

I live with my girlfriend, who’s really picky about how clean and tidy the house has to be.

God forbid I put a bowl on the dish rack Amy Alkon that isn’t perfectly immaculate or leave Advice tiny bits of hair in Goddess the sink after I shave.

She gets totally grossed out by small things that I don’t think are a big deal. If this stuff is ridiculous, should I really have to abide by her rules? And is this a woman thing? Other girlfriends of mine have been like this, too. — Annoyed It’s nice when your girlfriend always has your back — but not because she’s constantly two steps behind you with the wet mop.

Research consistently finds that women have far greater “disgust sensitivity” than men — meaning they have a stronger predisposition to experience disgust. Disgust — like Little Pigs, Blind Mice, and Stooges — comes in three forms (per evolutionary psychologist Joshua Tybur): sexual, moral, and pathogen.

Sexual disgust leads a person to feel creeped out about having sex with evolutionarily disadvantageous partners (too old, too closely related, or sporting a big pustule that screams STD.) Moral disgust leads us to be all “Oh, yuck!” about people who violate moral standards. And finally,

there’s the pathogen disgust your girlfriend’s expressing, which protects us from bacteria, viruses, parasites, and toxins by making us beat a retreat from sick people, dead bodies, spoiled food, and bodily fluids like mucus, spit, and poo.

Evolutionary psychologist Laith AlShawaf and his colleagues call women’s greater disgust sensitivity “puzzling in light of their well-documented immunological superiority.” Though we think of women as more physically fragile than men, they actually have “stronger immune responses,” which offer them “better protection than men from a variety of diseases” and “more vigorous defenses against bacteria, viruses, and ... parasites.”

However, Al-Shawaf and his colleagues have some evolutionarily driven hypotheses — informed guesses — for why women are more easily grossed out: (a) Women’s bodies are basically the factories where both parents’ genes get passed on to the next generation. (b) Mothers are also more likely to transmit infections to children. (c) Women have likewise had a greater role in “keeping children away from pathogens and teaching them effective disease-avoidance principles.” (d) Ancestral women had a greater role in food cleaning and prep.

The researchers had a couple of hypotheses about men, too — why men evolved to have lower levels of disgust: (a) It serves men to “to convey immune strength” to attract babes and to “facilitate short-term mating.” (Men’s lowered standards for hygiene, etc., mean a larger pool of potential sex partners! This can be taken too far, as in, on a seriously yuckeroo note, let’s just say it’s typically men, not

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women, who engage in necrophilia...which is to say, who look at a corpse and see a potential hookup.) (b) As the hunters and warriors of the species, men need lower levels of disgust “related to blood, injury, and death” lest they be all “Shoot it with an arrow? But it’ll bleed, and I pass out at the sight of blood!”

As interesting as all of this speculation is, for purposes of relationship harmony, the reason your girlfriend is more easily disgusted doesn’t actually matter.

Likewise, whether what she wants you to do seems rational isn’t relevant, either — tempting as it might be to adjudicate this on scientific grounds, a la “Is a little encrusted whatever really going to kill us?”

Understanding this is important. A lot of unnecessary relationship conflict comes out of people thinking they need to stand up against beliefs by their partner that they find kind of Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

Often — assuming a partner’s beliefs are merely annoying, not endangering — a wiser approach is acting on the principle that the facts matter vastly less than the feelings behind them.

In your situation, for example, what counts is that you’re kind and respect-

ful — meaning that you do your best to remember to clean up, especially in the bathroom and kitchen (major gross-out arenas) — simply because it’s important to your girlfriend. And when you forget — which you’re sure to do — apologize, making sure to validate her feelings: “I know this matters to you...I’ll try to do better...” Hearing that you get where she’s coming from tells her something — that she doesn’t need to keep fighting to make you understand.

There’s that saying, “Would you rather be right or be happy?” The truth is, you can be both — silently laughing to yourself about the absurd contradictions of humanity: Just because we ladies go “Uh-huh...whatever...” about the gazillions of microscopic germs reportedly living on our smartphones doesn’t mean we can be all “No probski!” about the retirement community for bacteria that we picture on that food-globbed soup bowl you set on the dish rack. !

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