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NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING JULY 10 FOR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ON LEWISVILLE CLEMMONS ROAD (S.R. 1103) FROM CLEMMONS ROAD (U.S. 158) TO SOUTH PEACE HAVEN ROAD (S.R. 1891) FORSYTH COUNTY TIP PROJECT NO. U-6004 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed project to improve Lewisville Clemmons Road (S.R. 1103) from Clemmons Road (U.S. 158) to South Peace Haven Road (S.R. 1891) in Clemmons. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 10th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the River Oaks Community Church located at 1855 Lewisville Clemmons Road in Clemmons. The primary purpose of this project is to address safety issues. Another purpose is to improve flow and reduce traffic delays, particularly through the interchange. The public may drop-in at any time during the meeting hours. A brief presentation will be made at 4 p.m., 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. Each presentation will be the same. There will not be a Q&A session during these presentations; instead, attendees will have an opportunity to talk one-on-one with project team representatives. The opportunity to submit comments will also be provided at the meeting or via email, or mail by August 8, 2018. Comments received will be taken into consideration as the project develops. Project information and materials can be viewed as they become available online at http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/publicmeetings. For additional information, contact Connie James, P.E., NCDOT Division 9 Project Engineer at 375 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston Salem, NC 27127, (336) 747-7800, or ckjames1@ncdot.gov. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Caitlyn Ridge, P.E., Environmental Analysis Unit Public Involvement Officer at ceridge1@ncdot.gov or (919) 707-6091 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made. Persons who speak Spanish and do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494. Aquellas personas que hablan español y no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan antes de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494.
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WHAT: Hi Everyone! Set your calendars now to join us for our 1st annual BlockFest - Block 43’s food truck music festival. This event will is free and open to the public. Come out to try food from local food trucks and for live music from local artists. Live Performances by Sire Montgomery, Tulliz, and Devonta Cortel. Food trucks attending are Off the Hook Seafood and Chicken, Wingz & Thingz, and King Queen Haitian Cuisine Cilantro. WHEN: 3 p.m. WHERE: Block 43. 3643 Clifton Rd., Greensboro MORE: Free entry.
WHAT: Fireworks, food trucks and live music are on tap Saturday evening, June 30, during “Rock Out the Quarry,” a pre-Fourth of July festival being held from 6 to 11 p.m. Music will be provided by Darryl Little & Friends, and ten food trucks are signed up to participate: Zekos 2 Go, Wingz and Thyngz, Off the Hook, Manna, King-Queen Haitian Cuisine, Gunny Smitty’s Hotdogs, Spice Delight Mobile Café, Sunset Slush, Kona Ice, and Cherries On Top. WHEN: 6 - 11 p.m. WHERE: Quarry Park. 2450 Reynolds Park Road, Winston-Salem MORE: Free entry.
SAT 30 GOLD CONNECTIONS, VICTORIA VICTORIA, AND CACTUS BLACK WHAT: Will Marsh & Gold Connections have built a solid foundation for their upcoming full length effort, Popular Fiction. Victoria Victoria is a mix of synthesizers, keys and sultry vocals makes for an enticing soundscape that nods to r&b and gospel music. Cactus Black is a three-piece rock outfit from Winston-Salem, NC. WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: The Ramkat. 170 W 9th St., Winston-Salem. MORE: $10-20 tickets.
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GREENSBORO BUSINESS LEAGUE BY IAN MCDOWELL
On June 21, the Greensboro Business League held a press conference on the first floor of Greensboro City Hall. The Greensboro Business League is a recentlyformed organization co-chaired by Earl Jones and Gerry McCants, which Jones described as a coalition comprised of black business owners with the aim of eliminating race-based discrimination in contracting, financing and procurement in the city of Greensboro. Jones is a former city council member, state representative and co-founder of the International Civil Rights Museum. McCants is president of McCants Communications Group, Inc. and a former advisor to the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, as well as a subcontractor with Griffin & Strong, PC, the Atlanta-based law and public policy consulting firm retained by the city to conduct the disparity study of its contracting process for minority businesses. Jones and McCants were joined by the Rev. Cardes H. Brown, Jr., president of the Greensboro branch of the NAACP, and Rev. Clarence Bradley Hunt of the Greensboro Pulpit Forum, as well as over a dozen others whom Jones described as local business people who are members of the league. Jones, McCants, Brown, and Hunt spoke before an assemblage of approximately 40 onlookers, as well as several members of the press. Jones said that he called the press conference to address issues that the Greensboro Business League had raised at the June 5 city council meeting. At that meeting, Jones stated that African-Americans “represent 42 percent of the city’s citizens and pay approximately 35 percent of the taxes, but we only get one percent back into our communities for contracting and professional services.” Also at that “First Tuesday” council meeting, Jones and the GBL made three recommendations to the mayor and the
city council. At the June 21 press conference, he, McCants, Brown, and Hunt repeated their recommendations that the city council: Hire Griffin & Strong, P.C. to implement the recommendations of that firm’s 2018 disparity study of the City of Greensboro. Appropriate $1.5 million in the 2018-19 budget to the City of Greensboro’s Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise office. Make the M/WBE Office independent from the city manager, with the M/WBE Director reporting directly to the city council and the mayor. At the June 21 press conference, Jones particularly emphasized that last recommendation, stating that the disparity study revealed “several instances where white businesses and contractors did not comply with good faith efforts and did not comply with other requirements of the Greensboro M/WBE program, and the city manager actually overruled the staff in favor of those white businesses.” When I questioned him on these comments after the press conference, Jones said he would send me a PDF of the disparity study. The next day, he emailed a 40-page document with the Griffin & Strong logo and the title GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MARCH 20 2018. The section of the document that Jones referred appears to be the one under the subheading “2: GOOD FAITH EFFORTS” that begins at the bottom of page 19 and continues through page 20. It concludes with the statement that, “There have been several instances where the M/WBE Program has determined that good faith efforts were not met, but that determination was overruled by the City Manager.” ! *Editor’s note: To view the full pdf of the disparity study, check out this story’s online version at www.yesweekly.com
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liking. You don’t like red onion? Well, leave it off. But fruit loves to be in salads and something about the red onion with the fruit is very special. Which brings me to our first salad. A favorite, for sure, and great on the side with a simple grilled chicken breast or steak. Summertime Berry Salad (serves 2) A handful of your favorite greens (suggested: Spring Mix) 1/2-cup Sliced strawberries 1/2-cup Fresh blueberries 1/4-cup Blue cheese or feta cheese Chopped red onion, just a sprinkling A handful of crispy onions (French’s, Fresh Express) A handful pecans or walnuts Salt/pepper to taste Suggested dressing: Balsamic vinaigrette or a simple oil and balsamic vinegar Fill your salad bowl with greens. Place remaining ingredients on top. Dress and toss just before serving. Summertime Berry Salad
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Triadfoodies Cobb Salad (serves 1-2) The perennial American favorite with the chopped greens, bacon, egg and blue cheese. The Cobb can come with chicken, grilled, buffaloed, blackened, steak (super yum) or on its own. I love it with some avocado thrown in for some healthy fat and a touch of creaminess. But you don’t have to add the avocado. You do you. I’m so into you doing you that I’m not going to give you amounts. Fill your bowl with chopped Romaine, iceberg or spinach is a nice touch Add to it: Chopped tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, halved Chopped or sliced boiled egg Blue cheese, gorgonzola or Roquefort Avocado (optional) Bacon two to three strips, cooked and chopped (not optional) Salt/Pepper to taste Add protein of choice if desired. Evenly divide all the ingredients on top of the greens in a large bowl. A Cobb traditionally is tossed with a red wine vinaigrette but any vinaigrette, a blue cheese dressing or ranch will all be delicious. For maximum deliciousness, try High Pointbased Little Black Dressing Company’s “It Takes 3 to Tango.” It’s a wonderful blend of ranch, blue cheese and thousand island. You can find it at local grocers and it’s the perfect dressing for a Cobb.
Smoked Salmon Brunch Salad (serves 1) This salad is so, so good, like if you’re hungry for brunch things but it’s way later in the day or if you’re just craving a salad. Another truly adaptable salad that you can add fruit to or turn the egg into a fried runny egg. This recipe has all the making of everything you love about lox, capers and all the accouterments. Serve with a toasty bagel, of course. The eggs and salmon don’t have to be seasoned with the Everything Seasoning (found at Trader Joe’s or you can find recipes online that are simple to put together), but the blend of garlic, onion, sesame seeds and salt are so delicious, the blend alone belongs in your spice collection. Arugula (optional but it’s my favorite for this salad) Smoked salmon (any variety, filet or sliced, but I love a filet that can flake easily into the salad) 1 Boiled egg, halved or chopped 2 Chopped red onions 2-tbs Capers 1/2 Lemon Extra virgin olive oil Salt/pepper to taste Everything But the Bagel Seasoning (found at Trader Joe’s or you can easily make your own) Dress the greens with the lemon and olive oil, salt and a generous grind of
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Slice the squash very thinly with a mandolin or with a knife to about 1/8-inch thickness. Line a salad bowl with butter lettuce, baby lettuce or baby spinach (just a handful). Top the greens with the sliced squash in a circular, layered pattern. Add almonds and sprinkle the mint around the squash. About 10 minutes prior to serving, pour the desired amount of dressing onto the salad. You can toss it if you want here, but I don’t bother to. Just before serving, grate the parmesan over the salad. It’s best to cover the whole salad (with an audience) for maximum effect, literally, a cloud of parmesan should cover your salad. Buttermilk Shallot Vinaigrette Dressing (serves a salad for 4-6 people): 3/4-cup Mayo 1-cup Buttermilk or you can use Greek Yogurt or Kefir 1 Clove garlic, minced 1/2 Shallot, minced 2-tbs Red wine or white wine vinegar 2-tbs Freshly squeezed lemon juice A dash hot sauce (I used Texas Pete) Fresh ground pepper to taste Salt to taste In a pint mason jar, add ingredients, attach the lid and shake, shake, shake.
Smoked Salmon Brunch Salad pepper. Top with the salmon, capers and onions. Chop the egg or place alongside the salmon. The photo above has some crispy Brussel sprouts that I was using up. You can add tomato for even more authenticity. Squash Salad (serves 2-4) Did you blink and just ask… “Squash salad?” Yes, yes I went there. This salad, inspired by The Glass Onion in Charleston, South Carolina, is like none other. The crispy squash with the pop of mint and crunch or almonds is so interesting and yummy. I promise, once you’ve had it, you’ll make it again and again until there’s no more summer squash. The creamy
buttermilk vinaigrette for this salad is the only non-negotiable for today’s salad list. This dressing makes this salad. Also nonnegotiable, the real parmesan that you’re finely grating yourself, not the canned stuff. Trust me. For the salad: A few leaves of Bibb or butter lettuce, any very tender leaf 2 Zucchini squashes 2 Yellow squashes (it’s fine to use ALL yellow squash here) 1-2 Sprigs of mint leaves, chopped or torn 1/2-cup Slivered or sliced almonds (you can also toast for extra flavor) 1/2-cup Fresh parmesan for grating. Yes, you will need to finely grate it.
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You can also whisk all the ingredients in a bowl but since I put the dressing in a jar anyway, I just throw it in there. Add more salt or pepper or even hot sauce as necessary. Hopefully, you won’t use it all and can make another salad for another day or use it as a dip. Refrigerate for one to two weeks. This dressing makes a great base and you can go from there to adding parmesan or Italian herbs for a great creamy Italian if you like. Or add the zest of the lemon to make it more lemony. Never be afraid to throw together flavors you love into a salad. You’d be surprised what you can put together. And as you can see, the suggested dressings above are just that…suggested. But I truly believe that the dressing can make or break a salad, no matter how great the other components are, so don’t skimp on the yummiest ones you can find or make your own, which is almost always infinitely better. Now get tossing, crunching and munching. ! 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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Greensboro’s hot dog guy Grady Riddle went MIA last week, now his stand is a casualty of a downtown hot dog turf war As for Grady, 20 years slinging street meat is quite an achievement, interrupted only by his service overseas during the height of George W. Bush’s “War on Terror.” He took over the Downtown Dogs business last year. I confess to being a regular customer, enjoying some of his firm wieners and soft buns. He made only one change after Darnley retired. Recognizing he was on the front lines where extreme poverty meets tremendous prosperity, Grady instituted a pay-it-forward program to feed the hungry when they indicated they had no cash. He subsequently gave away hundreds of meals even, “Finding a location where there were homeless people and just feeding them all at once.” This past May, Grady was missing in action for some three weeks, beleaguered with health problems and mechanical breakdowns. “I was in the hospital [some of that time],” he explained. “I recently found out I have diabetes.” Once he was back up and running, Grady discovered another hot dog vendor working his spot. You know what they say, “The early bird gets the worm.” To defend his position, Grady was determined to be
first on-site, arriving as early as 8 a.m. You might not be surprised how few hot dogs a person can sell at that hour. Despite a confluence of foot traffic between the courthouse and the probation office, that corner of the world isn’t lucrative enough to support dueling vendors. This led to Grady firing off some bitter salvos on social media as he watched his business fade away. Last Friday, 20 years to the month after selling his first red hots downtown, he left the field of battle with honor. “I’m not happy about it at all, I had a plan and now I’m in debt,” he said. “But I’m going to be positive.” When I attempted to interview one of the proprietors of the new hot dog stand, Krystal, she asked if I was Facebook friends with “Mr. Riddle.” I informed her that indeed, “I’ve been friends with Grady for about a decade.” She replied skeptically but pleasantly, “He’s said some pretty nasty things about us on Facebook, I’d rather you talk with my husband.” This ended our conversation. Fair enough. In contrast to Grady’s dogs, the folks who now inhabit Governmental Square around the noon hour, Maho’s Bistro, split
their frankfurters lengthwise to grill them on both sides while simultaneously toasting the buns. It’s a better product, in my opinion. For fanatical wiener eaters, they even offer a 33-inch hot dog. A regular hot dog, chips, and a Coke will run you $4, a dollar more than Grady was charging but still one of the best lunchtime bargains out there for downtowners. Krystal seemed very nice and I genuinely hope they prove successful, and that Riddle finds his next chapter rewarding, one that affords more opportunities to do what he really loves, skydiving. As for those chrome hot dog stands that had become so familiar for over 25 years? They’ll likely go back to Darnley, who is enjoying life in Florida where she can be close to her grandkids. Can Maho’s Bistro cut the mustard over the long haul? Time will tell. As for Grady, what he’ll miss most, “Are the people, my regulars. And working outside is awesome.” ! An artistic member of ‘The New York Yankees of Motion Picture Advertising,’ BILLY INGRAM is the author of 5 books including Hamburger², a collection of stories (mostly) about Greensboro’s colorful past.
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‘POV’ all fired up for the Fourth of July Now in its 31st season, the awardwinning PBS documentary series “POV” will celebrate the Fourth of July holiday in appropriately festive fashion with its broadcast of Viktor Jakovleski’s Mark Burger award-winning documentary Brimstone Contributing & Glory, which airs Monday, July 2 at 10 columnist p.m. (check local listings), with additional broadcasts July 3 and July 6. The film will be seen on UNC-TV. For his feature documentary debut, Jakovleski brought his cameras to the Mexican village of Tultepec, renowned for more than a century for its making of fireworks and, just as significantly, the annual – and self-explanatory -- annual National Pyrotechnics Festival, a 10-long celebration of all things pyrotechnic that attracts thousands of tourists from the world over. Brimstone & Glory offers an in-depth exploration of Tultepec’s “explosive” history as well as a showcase of the festival itself, which is held in celebration of San Juan de Dios, the patron saint of fireworks’ makers. The majority of Tultepec’s citizens make fireworks, which bonds the generations – as well as offering an outlet for the pressure and tension that arises when working in such a dangerous trade. Accidents and mishaps are not uncommon, yet those who toil in the trade are well aware of the dangers involved. As a result, the annual festival offers them an opportunity, not to blow off steam, but to blow off fireworks. Indeed, the trade is so ingrained in the region’s culture that many consider the festival a spiritual experience. Jakovleski spent four years working on the film, and during the 2016 festival on one of the last days of shooting, he was struck by one of the famous papiermache bulls that are paraded around the town square and adorned with dozens of fireworks and seriously injured himself – but he kept the cameras rolling. “Brimstone & Glory is a transporting film,” said POV executive producer Justine Nagan in an official statement. “Through dreamlike scenes and a heart-pounding musical score, we’re immersed in the pageantry and personal stories of those who WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
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quite literally give their lives to their craft and profession. We invite audiences to start their Fourth of July celebrations with us and this beautiful, revelatory film.” In his review for Variety, critic Dennis Harvey called the film “Eye candy that’s a nutritious, full meal … a poetical, entrancing documentary that should delight niche viewers across many cultural borders.” Since its theatrical release, Brimstone & Glory has amassed awards by the score, winning Best Picture and Best Director at the 2017 Austin Fantastic Fest, winning the Golden Gate Award at the 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival, winner of the Art Doc Award at the 2017 Sheffield International Documentary Festival, winner of the John Schlesinger Award at the 2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival, cited as among the top five documentaries of 2017 by the National Board of Review, and given a special citation by the 2017 San Francisco Film Critics Circle, to name a few. “I strive to bring to cinema a kind of transporting sense of adventure,” Jakovleski said in his official statement. “Through new images, colors, and sounds, the goal is to explore fresh and vital worlds with thrilling abandon. In Brimstone & Glory, we went on a voy
age to capture the world of Tultepec, Mexico, its prodigious pyrotechnicians, their fireworks, and the fiestas are thrown in their honor. Our aim was to create an experimental roller coaster ride through the explosions, fire, and smoke. From the pyrotechnicians handcrafting fireworks to the townspeople dancing in showers of sparks, we use cinematic language
to articulate how risk and danger are inseparable from acts of extreme revelry, and how such celebration is something fundamentally human.” The official “POV” website is http://pbs. org/pov/. ! See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on Burgervideo.com. © 2018, Mark Burger.
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ncertainty, loss, longing, the rush of motion, the sanctuary of rock ‘n’ roll, the necessary deceptions of love, the search for the real, and the black John Adamian hole of death — they @johnradamian all work their way through the songs of Will Marsh, frontContributor man, guitarist and songwriter of the Virginia band Gold Connections. “When I’m lying in my bed I dream of rock ‘n’ roll and motorcycles/And what a funny thing it is to die, to have ever been alive,” sings Marsh on “Plague 8,” off Popular Fiction, the band’s very good full-length debut, which was recorded at Mitch Easter’s Fidelitorium Studios in Kernersville, and was released in May. Gold Connections will play at The Ramkat in Winston-Salem on June 30 along with Victoria Victoria and Cactus Black. Gold Connections have a sound that balances crisp clarity with just the right suggestion of sonic haze, raw energy and ruminative poetry. The band brings to mind a lot of other artists — Modest Mouse, Polvo, Pavement, Jad Fair, Big Star, Kevin Morby, Them, Kurt Vile, White Fence, Woods, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and more. Older figures loom over this music, throwing shadows and giving
a scent to the air but not dominating the soundscape. The guitar sounds are clean and almost brittle, with the rhythm section providing unobtrusive minimalist backing. Some of the riffs, such as they are, sound like they’re the products of harp-like plucking and thrumming, with bell-like patterns emerging over which Marsh sings, alternating between slightly aloof and on-edge. And then sometimes hazy and raw solos bubble up to scuff the surface. Marsh is 25 and, when asked, he says he listens more to older recordings than to what’s coming out at the moment.
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“I don’t try to keep up with new music,” Marsh said last week by phone from his Charlottesville home. “We tour with bands and I listen to those bands. But mostly I’m kind of still discovering old music. I’ve just started listening to Let It Bleed and Exile On Main St. That’s where my head is at.” (Listen to the slinky “Bad Intentions” to hear how that Stones influence plays out in impressively wiry fashion.) The idea that taking inspiration from styles, forms, and models from the past is somehow a form of creative recycling that doesn’t build anything new isn’t something that Marsh is dwelling on. “I guess there’s always been this concern that culture isn’t going anywhere,” he said. “I try not to think about it too much.” Other bits of oldness slide into the songs of Gold Connections, such as the occasional reference to the literature of antiquity. The first song on the album is called “Icarus,” a reference to that mythical figure who flew too close to the sun and had has man-made wings melted by the heat. Another song, “New Religion,” has a line about a serpent creeping into the garden of one’s mind. And there’s another, “Salt,” that tells a version of the story of Lot’s wife, from the Book of Genesis. Admittedly, as Marsh has pointed out, these stories permeate our culture and one could just as easily pick them up from a movie or a heavy metal
song as from the bible or Ovid. Music is its own oasis, foundational text, or homeland in Marsh’s songs, many of which were written while he was in college. “Get back, get back, get back to rock ‘n’ roll,” goes the ecstatic closing refrain on “Icarus,” a song that Marsh said, if people are only ever going to hear one of his songs, that’s the one he wants it to be. Marsh comes by his academic air naturally. His father is a professor who specializes in historical theology and the religious underpinnings of political resistance movements. In college, Marsh majored in English and minored in philosophy, writing a thesis project on existentialism and post-war American literature. One doesn’t necessarily look for poetry in rock lyrics, but Marsh writes some good ones that withstand scrutiny. “I remember I used to feel the sting/ I could feel the pain running right through from me to you/ Now I got this Novocain soul,” he sings on “Plague 8.” An idea that shows up in Marsh’s songs is that feeling and sensation can be hard to endure, even if they’re pointing toward pleasure or transcendence. “You gotta tremble if you wanna love,” goes the last line on “Desert Land,” the hypnotic, acoustic album closer. Every thrill comes with its own corresponding danger. Marsh and his bandmates build the music with that in mind. He said that certain songs require “a good amount of catharsis,” and the loose jammy sections or raw and ecstatic instrumental surges are all part of trying to structure the songs so that they have the right arc and balance. “Songwriting for me is like a puzzle,” Marsh said, “or almost like a mathematical problem.” ! 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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Introducing Saucer: Your heavy neighborhood space cases With the first week of summer officially kicking off, bands are heatin’ up stages all across the Triad. In Greensboro, a quartet of spacecases have come together, armed Katei Cranford with galactic riffs and cosmic chords, Contributing to melt faces more fiercely than nooncolumnist day sun does an ice cream cone. Meet Saucer, a “rock band” of seasoned friends spreading their “postwhatever space trudge,” and crashing toward the Triad music scene. Space puns notwithstanding, the deckhands in Saucer include drummer Ben Braxton, bassist Sean Hall, guitarist Ryan Stack, and Kate Weigand on baritone guitar. No strangers to the Greensboro music community, the four started playing as a unit in late 2017, with a smashing first show at Corner Bar during GSOFest in April. “Best first show with a band any of us have ever played,” Saucer said collectively, “it’s like the stars aligned and everything came together.” Though Saucer itself is new to the scene, each member cut their teeth in various bands of the past. Hall (in Black Squares/White Islands) and Weigand (in Lebaron) circulated the mathy, post-rock end of the Triad music universe. Stack’s past in madman punk bands like Tarantulco and the janglier (but no-less nutty) Cucumbers sprinkles in sweet chaos. Braxton boasts the most diverse resume from rock ’n’ roll outfits Piedmonstmen and Fist Fight, to current projects: electronic-duo Transport 77 and “dad-doomers” Ebon Shrike. “We think that a diverse mix of influences really helps bring a unique and sonically interesting composition,” Saucer said, “it’s nice when a diverse group of musicians can come to the table and create a ‘sound’, so to speak.” That diversity runs through their musical interests. Braxton’s a man who digs Michael McDonald, Blue Oyster Cult and “anyone who plays big dumb drums.” Hall favors Death From Above 1979, Wye Oak, and At The Drive In. Stack’s into They Might be Giants and Celine Dion. And Weigand really “likes Hum.” WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
The Saucer crew came together thanks (in part) to David Lynch. “I’m pretty sure I met [Weigand] by harassing her about her Eraserhead tattoo,” Stack recalled. “That means I met Ryan because he harassed [Weigand] about her Eraserhead tattoo,” Hall countered. Living by the code, “if my molars ain’t throbbin, my head ain’t bobbin,” Saucer isn’t exactly a band for a soft Sunday in the park. But they are a band of friends engaged in a “communal writing process with a little more of the style geared toward [Weigand’s] chunky riffs.” The chunkiness comes from Weigand’s baritone guitar, a low-end monster of the string family. She explained the distinction with a Satanic analogy: “regular guitars sound like Satan’s first floor, while a baritone guitar sounds like Satan’s basement.” “That makes bass Satan’s septic tank,” Stack quipped with his own take. Having a girl in the band can be like an elephant in the room. This may be the era of #MeToo, but there’s a long road ahead. And “the girl” often catches the attention of audience-members unconcerned with stage-plots or personal space. It’s already happened in the few shows under their belt. For better or worse. Saucer embraces that elephant with their own dry humour. When asked about the biggest difference between their current and previous projects, their answers rolled like a vaudeville routine: Hall exclaimed, “Yeah! There’s a girl in the band.” Stack added, “there’s still a girl in the band.” Weigand deadpanned: “I’m still the girl.” That humor contrasts with their heavy tone and stage presence, but carries over
into talks of the future and upcoming work. “Our next project is a double cover comedy album featuring Celine Dion,” Braxton said, “we went into the studio on June 6 at Legitimate Business to record an EP with Kris Hilbert.”
Though there’s no confirmation from Dion’s camp, or release date set for the EP, Stack’s heart goes on in hopes of working with the Titanic songstress. “I would really love to open for [her],” he said. Snagging an opening-slot for the 90’s pop icon may be a bit far-off on the horizon for the indie band. In the meantime, Saucer has a round of shows coming up, the next being with Basement Life and Youth League at Boxcar (120 W. Lewis St.) on Friday night. “Do you like your tv dinner to include space travel, tooth decay, Hum and a side of heavy melodic riffs?” Eric Mann (of Basement Life) asked on the show’s Facebook event, ”if so you will like Saucer.” ! KATEI CRANFORD is a GSO rock-n-roller and allaround Triad music nerd. She chats up tunes and towns as hostess of Mostly Local Monday, a radio show that runs like a mixtape of bands playing NC the following week. You can catch her on WUAG 103.1FM every Monday from 5-7pm or via live stream at www.wuag.net.
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ARIzONA PETE’S
2900 Patterson St #A | 336.632.9889 arizonapetes.com Jun 29: 1-2-3 Friday Jul 29: Anthony Green, Good Old War, Found Wild
ARTISTIkA NIGHT CLUB
523 S Elm St | 336.271.2686 artistikanightclub.com Jun 29: DJ Dan the Player Jun 30: DJ Paco and DJ Dan the Player
BARN DINNER THEATRE
120 Stage Coach Tr. | 336.292.2211 Jun 30: Wonderwall: A Tribute to The Beatles Aug 2: Ms. Mary & The Boys
BEERTHIRTY
505 N. Greene St Jun 29: Gerry Stanek Jul 6: High Cotton Jul 13: Dave Moran
Jul 20: Gerry Stane Jul 27: Chad Barnard Aug 3: Mix Tape Aug 10: Doug and Deland
THE BLIND TIGER
1819 Spring Garden St | 336.272.9888 theblindtiger.com Jun 28: The Blind Tiger 30 Year Anniversary kickoff Party w/ Come Back Alice, Imperial Blend, The Wright Ave, Twisted River Junction Jun 29: Better Off Dead - Grateful Dead tribute w/ Viva La Muerte Jun 30: Triple Threat w/ Infekt, Oolacile, MurDa, zubah Jul 1: 30 Year Anniversary Finale w/ Walrus, Patrick Rock, The Wreckage, Him & Her, Joey Barnes Jul 6: Third Eye - Tool Tribute, Angry Chair - Alice in Chains Tribute Jul 7 : Mostley Crue - Motley Crue Tribute Jul 8: Sunday Rock & Blues w/ Wristband & Vinyl Rewind Jul 10: Secrets, Vices & Vessels, Primordial Tides
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Jul 12: Heaven Forbid, Written In Gray, Pushbutton Apocalypse, A Vessel Of Honor Jul 13: Hekler Jul 14: Nature of Rebel Minds, Prowess, Scars Remain, Ozone Jones Jul 18: Rich Homie Quan, Whitty Jul 21: Lit Lords, Rico Act, Devious, Freaky Jul 22: Consider The Source Jul 25: Cracker Jul 27: Dave Matthews Tribute Band Jul 28: The Breakfast Club - 80’s Tribute
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THE CORNER BAR
1700 Spring Garden St | 336.272.5559 corner-bar.com Jun 21: Live Thursdays
COMEDY zONE
1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034 thecomedyzone.com Jun 29: Cliff Cash with Coco Fresh Jun 30: Cliff Cash with Coco Fresh Jul 6: Mia Jackson Jul 7: Mia Jackson Jul 13: Love & War Comedy Tour Jul 14: Frank Caliendo Jul 20: Chris Barnes Jul 21: Chris Barnes Jul 27: Pat Godwin Jul 28: Pat Godwin Aug 3: Liz Russo with Will Jacobs Aug 4: Luz Russo with Will Jacobs
COMMON GROuNDS 11602 S Elm Ave | 336.698.3888 Jun 29: Stay .WAVy Jul 21: Couldn’t Be Happiers Aug 25: Andrew Kasab
CONE DENIM
117 S Elm St | 336.378.9646 cdecgreensboro.com Jun 30: Dipset Jul 14: Trial By Fire: Tribute To Journey Jul 21: zoso: Tribute to Led zeppelin Jul 29: Tory Lanez Aug 15: Riley Green Sep 26: Kaleo Nov 3: Lewis Black Nov 4: Lewis Black
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HAM’S NEW GARDEN
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433 Spring Garden St Jul 29: Joey Barnes & Courtney Leigh Hudson Aug 19: Phil Madeira
SOMEWHERE ELSE TAVERN
5713 W Friendly Ave | 336.292.5464 facebook.com/thesomewhereelsetavern Jun 29: Poison Anthem Jun 30: Nevernauts Jul 13: Murder Maiden, Sinister Fate, Amnesis Aug 3: Desired Redemption
SPEAKEASY TAVERN
1706 Battleground Ave | 336.378.0006 Jun 29: Turpentine Shine
THE IDIOT BOx COMEDY CLuB
2134 Lawndale Dr | 336.274.2699 www.idiotboxers.com Jun 30: Improv with The Idiot Box
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5840 Samet Dr | 336.887.2434 hamsrestaurants.com Jun 29: The Dickens Jun 30: American Hair Band
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118 E Main St | 336.207.1999 thedeckatrivertwist.com Jun 27: Open Mic Jun 29: Hip Pocket Jun 30: Brothers Pearl
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612 Edgewood St | 336.558.7204 dancehalldaze.com Jun 29: The Delmonicos Jun 30: Sound Express
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207 N Green St | 336.631.3143 2ngtavern.com Jul 4: Marvelous Funkshun
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408 West 4th St | 336.331.3431 facebook.com/bulls-tavern Jun 29: Souljam Jun 30: Fruit Smoothie Trio Jul 27: Souljam
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3870 Bethania Station Rd | 336.815.1664 Jun 29: karaoke Jul 13: Slightly confuzed aug 3: Exit 180
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620 Trade St | 336.723.0322 facebook.com/FinnigansWake
FooThillS bREWing
638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348 foothillsbrewing.com Jun 30: Travis griggs and Friends Jul 14: Shiloh hill
JohnnY & JunE’S Saloon
2105 Peters Creek Pkwy | 336.724.0546 johnnynjunes.com
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5455 Bethania Rd | 336.923.8623 Jun 28: open Mic w/ country dan collins Jun 29: 9daytrip, Michael Martin band Jun 30: usual Suspects Jun 30: big daddy love Jul 1: Rob price and Jack breyer Jul 5: open Mic w/ country dan collins Jul 5: Meadow Mountain Jul 6: groove Fetish Jul 7: karon click and the hot licks Jul 8: hot Trail Mix Jul 12: open Mic w/ country dan collins Jul 13: The hall Sisters Jul 14: phillip craft Jul 14: The get Right band Jul 15: Elliot humphries Jul 15: handmade Moments Jul 19: open Mic w/ country dan collins Jul 20: Fiddle & bow presents: cliff Eberhardt w/ louise Mosrie Jul 21: carson Mac Jul 21: Jerry garcia band cover band Jul 22: couldn’t be happiers Jul 26: open Mic w/ country dan collins Jul 27: Wonderwall: beatles Tribute
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170 W 9th St | 336.754.9714 Jun 29: Emisunshine & The Rain Jun 30: gold connections, victoria victoria Jul 5: heavy Rebel Weekender preparty Jul 6: darrell Scott bluegrass band Jul 11: Felice brothers, Twain Jul 13: diali cissokho, kaira ba Jul 18: international dJ cafe Jul 20: The plaids Jul 21: orange krush groove, 9th Wonder and Friends Jul 27: lords of Mace, The Swamp, deals on bombs aug 2: grandmaster Flash aug 4: kaleta & Super Yamba band, Tyler nail aug 7: peter holsapple combo, django haskins aug 17: unknown henson aug 23: The original Wailers, pure Fiya aug 24: Shooter Jennings aug 25: Shiloh hill, i, anomaly, Foxture, companyon
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BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE
8003 Regency Pkwy | 919.462.2025 www.boothamphitheatre.com Jul 17: Boy George & Culture Club, The B52’s, & Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey
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CAROLINA THEATRE
309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030 www.carolinatheatre.org Jul 19: Tommy Emmanuel
HIGH POINT THEATRE
220 E Commerce Ave | 336.883.3401 www.highpointtheatre.com
123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787 www.dpacnc.com Jun 30: Lea Michele & Darren Criss Jul 10: Jill Scott Jul 18: Indigo Girls
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3801 Rock Quarry Rd | 919.831.6400 www.livenation.com Jun 28: Luke Bryan Jun 29: Lynyrd Skynyrd Jul 3: Foreigner Jul 5: Imagine Dragons Jul 10: Chris Brown Jul 13: Tedeschi Trucks Band Jul 17: Chicago / REO Speedwagon Jul 20: Dave Matthews Band
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Dino-sore: Jurassic sequel operates in fits and starts
iven the general slipshod quality of the franchise since the excellent original, stating that Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ( ) is the best of the sequels is a largely empty declaration, equivalent to opining that a Hostess Twinkie is the best of the largely inedible sugary snacks flooding the marketplace. Perhaps it’s true, but does it really matter? Steven Spielberg’s 1993 smash Jurassic Park was pure dino-mite, but the same can’t be said about the dismal twofer of 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park and 2001’s Jurassic Park III. The 2015 reboot Jurassic World fared better, but its commitment to rousing set-pieces and potent CGI couldn’t quite withstand its daft scripting and flippant cruel streak. This latest entry is a sliver better than its immediate predecessor, but only because it offers an innovative setting and a welcome moral dilemma — and because it lacks the presence of two of the most annoying kids in recent cinema. Dinosaurs became extinct once before
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— should we allow them to do so again, or should we strive to save them? It’s an interesting question that’s posed from the very start of the film, as Isla Nublar, the island that houses the dinosaurs (as well as the now-abandoned Jurassic theme park), is about to be demolished by an erupting volcano. Dr. Ian Malcolm
(Jurassic Park’s Jeff Goldblum, with disappointingly limited screen time) believes the dinosaurs should go down with the island, but Claire Dearing (returning Bryce Dallas Howard) wants the animals rescued and is thrilled when wealthy industrialist Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell) contacts her with an offer to save them by transporting them off the island to a secluded new home. Lockwood has his reasons and means well, but the same can’t be said of his underlings, who instead have decided to make money off the creatures. For her part, Dearing recruits former flame Owen Grady (returning Chris Pratt) to aid in the rescue operation, but with double-crosses the order of the day, nothing goes as planned, and the dinosaurs end up imprisoned in an underground complex located beneath Lockwood’s mansion. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a
picture that operates in fits and starts, with draggy interludes repeatedly and reluctantly giving way to more energized sequences. Certainly, the opening half-hour is one of the most lumbering stretches, with so much time spent on overstuffed exposition that one briefly suspects the filmmakers had a four-part miniseries in mind when putting this together. The movie roars to life once the duplicity of the villains overtakes the nobility of the heroes, and the sequences involving the overflowing volcano are expertly staged by director J.A. Bayona and his go-to cinematographer, Oscar Faura. Bayona made his startling debut with the exquisite Spanish horror yarn The Orphanage, but he then went Hollywood with diminishing returns, with neither The Impossible nor A Monster Calls able to duplicate his original breakout success. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom obviously falls short as well, but at least on this feature, he’s able to conjure some of the ambience he generated for The Orphanage. Given its setting, the second half of this new picture resembles nothing so much as a haunted house opus, with dinosaurs instead of ghosts primed to leap out from the dark shadows. The final act also brings the moral question — dinosaurs: should they stay or should they go? — back to the forefront in a way that sets the stage for the next installment that’s scheduled for release on June 11, 2021. There’s no reason to expect the upcoming film to be any better than the middling-to-poor sequels that have preceded it, but I suppose it’s always best to keep hope alive. !
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ance audiences in Shrek. Jaye Pierce, who starred in 9 to 5, will play Betty Blake. WHO: Music composed and arranged by Cy Coleman Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green Book by Peter Stone Directed by Jamie Lawson, Music Direction by David Lane, Choreography by Mary Isom and John C. Wilson. Starring Gray Smith, Jaye Pierce, Mark Walek, and Mary Upchurch WHEN: Friday, July 13 2018 at 8 pm Saturday, July 14 2018 at 8 pm Sunday, July 15 2018 at 2 pm Thursday, July 19 2018 at 8 pm Friday, July 20 2018 at 8 pm Saturday, July 21 2018 at 8 pm Sunday, July 22 2018 at 2 pm WHERE: Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance 1047 Northwest Blvd HOW MUCH: $16-$18 TIX & MORE INFO: https://m.bpt.me/event/3433422 !
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The High Point Arts Council is excited to announce our 2018 summer outdoor oncert series Arts Splash. This year’s series features eight concerts splashed all over town in various locations with different genres to better ensure a greater representation of the arts and to make the arts easily accessible to everyone in our community. July 8
Chatham Rabbits Folk/Bluegrass
Oak Hollow Festival Park
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Lakota John & Kin Acoustic Blues
High Point City Lake Park
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Dori Freeman Country
High Point Museum & Historical Park
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Titus Gant Quartet Jazz
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Washington Terrace Park
West End Mambo Latin
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In the northeastern town of Teesside, England, last August, 22-year-old Jordan Easton of Thornaby was at the home of a friend, hanging out in Chuck Shepherd the kitchen, when he boasted that his vest was “stab-proof.” To prove it, he “took hold a knife to demonstrate,” Karin Welsh, Teesside assistant coroner, testified, “and sadly realized it wasn’t the case.” Teesside Live reported Easton was rushed to the hospital, but doctors weren’t able to save him. Detective Superintendent Ted Butcher also testified at Easton’s inquest on June 16 that he found no evidence Easton intended to harm himself and died after “a boisterous act.” Welsh recorded a verdict of “misadventure.”
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Louis Cote of Mascouche, Quebec, Canada, became suspicious last August of the DNA test results obtained from
the samples he collected in his work for the Confederation of Aboriginal People of Canada, whose members use DNA testing to determine their native ancestry. So, CBC News reported on June 13, Cote launched his own experiment. He collected two samples using his own inner-cheek swabs, and a third from his girlfriend’s Chihuahua, Snoopy, and sent them off to Viaguard Accu-Metrics. The results indicated that all three samples had identical DNA, including 12 percent Abenaki and 8 percent Mohawk ancestry. “I thought it was a joke,” Cote said. “The company is fooling people ... the tests are no good.”
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In Putnam County, Florida, the sheriff ’s office provides a wide variety of services. So when Douglas Peter Kelly, 49, called the office on June 12 to complain that the methamphetamine he had been sold was fake, officers happily offered to test it for him. Kelly told detectives he had suffered a “violent reaction” after smoking the substance and wanted to sue the dealer if he had been sold the wrong drug. He arrived at the sheriff ’s office and “handed detectives a clear, crystal-like substance
wrapped in aluminum foil,” the office’s Facebook post explained, according to The Washington Post. It “field-tested positive for methamphetamine.” On the spot, Kelly was arrested and charged with possession of meth. The Facebook post continued: “Remember, our detectives are always ready to assist anyone who believes they were misled in their illegal drug purchase.”
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When Daryl Royal Riedel, 48, was pulled over for suspected drunk driving June 14 by Monroe County (Florida) Sheriff ’s Deputy Anthony Lopez, he first drove off, but thought better of it and stopped to face the music. Riedel, who claimed to be scared, then stepped out of his truck with an open can of beer and chugged the contents as Lopez watched. The Associated Press reported that Riedel has four prior DUI arrests and now faces felony DUI, fleeing from a deputy, driving with a suspended license and failure to submit to a breath test.
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Czechoslovakian president Milos Zeman called a press conference on June 14 in Prague, where Zeman instructed two firefighters in protective gear to incinerate a huge pair of red underpants as reporters watched. The underwear had been hoisted during a 2015 protest at Prague Castle, replacing the presidential flag and symbolizing Zeman’s close relationship with Russia and China. Zeman told reporters, according to the Associated Press: “I’m sorry to make you look like little idiots, you really don’t deserve it.” Zeman’s longstanding difficulties with
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Wa Tiba, 54, disappeared on June 14 while tending her vegetable garden on Muna Island in the Southeast Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Her family found only her sandals, a machete and a flashlight in the garden, but just 50 yards away, villagers located a 23-foot-long python with a severely bloated midsection. Fox News reported that when the snake’s belly was cut open, it revealed the woman’s fully intact body inside, still wearing all her clothes. Villager Ayu Kartika said, “Everyone cried and was in shock. ... It looked like a horror movie.”
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In Auckland, New Zealand, an unnamed 28-year-old man appeared in court June 18 to answer charges of stealing two human toes from the Body Worlds Vital exhibition, a traveling display that features human corpses and organs preserved through plastination. The toes, valued at $5,500 each, have been returned to the exhibition, the New Zealand Herald reported. The toe thief is looking at seven years in prison and two years for interfering with a dead body.
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— Two unnamed employees of the Inn at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vermont, enjoyed some malted milk ball-type candies left behind by guests on June 13, but they didn’t enjoy the aftermath. The candies were cannabis edibles, and the employees became sick after consuming them. Police arrived to find one of them lying in the parking lot, and both were transferred to the hospital, according to the Associated Press. Recreational use of marijuana becomes legal in Vermont on July 1; police said the guests who left the edibles would not be charged. — In California, some bed-and-breakfast establishments are employing a new marketing twist: “bud and breakfast.” For example, CBS News reports, Erin Dean’s Airbnb north of Sacramento is right next door to a cannabis farm. Her welcome gift for guests includes up to 1 ounce of the herb from the neighboring farm (allowable under state law). Other bud-andbreakfasts can be found in Lake Tahoe and Palm Springs. !
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hen I was a kid in Fayetteville, my grandfather would bring me to Greensboro on summer weekends to visit his brother’s chicken farm on the corner of Friendly Ian McDowell and Holden, and we always ate Sunday lunch at the Friendly Contributor Center K&W a short drive away. It was usually the same meal; roast beef, mashed potatoes, and chocolate cream pie for me, and for him, Salisbury steak accompanied by cornbread and two servings of collards, one drenched in vinegar and one in Texas Pete. After we pushed our plates aside, I’d read comics while he smoked Pall Malls and flirted with the peroxide blonde at the register, whom he liked to compliment by saying “you look just like that pretty Dolly Parton on the Porter Wagoner show.” (It must have worked because they later went out on a few dates.) That cafeteria opened in 1964 before moving to its present location (in what was then called Forum VI) in 1976. When I was at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the 1980s, I regularly ate there with my great-aunts Virginia and Louise, who lived nearby. It was the only restaurant either would patronize in their YES! WEEKLY
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final years. They weren’t churchgoers, but K&W served a similar function in their lives, and I always wore a tie when I drove them there on Sundays. Unlike my grandfather, who died just before I started grad school, I never asked a cashier for her phone number. If that cafeteria is old, the chain is older. It evolved out of the Carolinian Coffee Shop in downtown Winston-Salem, which in 1937 was renamed the K&W Restaurant in honor of its original owners, T. K. Knight and his brothers-in-law Thomas, Kenneth and William Wilson. Their cashier, Grady T. Allred Sr., bought into the business, and by 1941, when he’d become the sole owner, he opened a second K&W in High Point. In 1951, a fire closed the original Winston one for extensive repairs and restoration, and it reopened in 1952 as a cafeteria. Allred soon converted the High Point one and the franchise was born. The Cherry Street location lasted until 1972, but several other Winston restaurants have survived longer downtown than that first K&W’s 38-year run, remaining at or near their original locations for over 60 years, a record downtown Greensboro can’t match. John Wesley Murphy opened a lunchroom at 9 W. Sixth St. in 1950, with his son John Wesley Jr. manning the counter. In 1953, it was listed in the city directory as Wes Murphy Lunch. It remained on Sixth Street until 1996, when it moved a few blocks to its present location at 207 W. Third St., becoming Murphy’s Lunch
and Breakfast Too. The Murphys sold it in 2000, and it was sold again to John Nikas in 2010, but their family name remains, as does much of the menu. Eating there recently, I felt transported to the downtown grills of my Fayetteville youth, only with better food and without the hung-over prostitutes. At $4.99, the Carolina Cheeseburger was not only cheaper but tastier than the fancy ones at most trendy burger joints. A 15-minute walk away is the Lighthouse at 905 Burke St. Opened by George Pappas in 1954, its website proclaims it the “oldest Greek family-owned restaurant in Winston-Salem.” Alex Fragakis bought it from Pappas and in 1962, brought in Nick Doumas a partner. When Fragakis retired, Nick Doumas’s younger brother Louis came over from Greece and bought into the business. The restaurant is now owned and run by Nick’s son Joe and Louis’s son Harold. In the Triad, Greek immigrants once dominated the restaurant industry. Downtown Greensboro historian Billy Ingram described Elm Street’s postwar “restaurant row” in “Greeksboro,” an article in his 2016 book Hamburger2. Ingram recently told me that, at its height, “Greeksboro” was the home of over 70 Greek-owned restaurants. Most of those establishments served what the Lighthouse still satisfies its customers with baked chicken, meatloaf, Salisbury steak, spaghetti and flounder. Such staples were what the Acropolis, Greensboro’s first and oldest Greek (as
opposed to Greek-owned) restaurant, specialized in when it opened on 416 N. Eugene St. in 1967, a date that makes it the city’s oldest still-operating downtown restaurant. “My parents Gus and Eleni started with Southern-style American food,” owner Jimmy Contogiannis recently told me. “Breakfast and lunch were the bulk of the business.” He said he started working there when he was 10 years old and their neighbors were North State Chevrolet, Burlington Industries and Sears rather than the ballpark and the apartment complexes. “I know you can’t do that anymore, but I did. From the time I was around 18, I was in charge, and by the time I was 20, I handled dinner all by myself. Both my parents would go home at 3:30 and I would take over.” The restaurant switched to traditional Greek cuisine in 1980. “We made the change on April Fool’s Day and never looked back.” He stopped making breakfast decades ago but continues serving one of downtown’s best cheap lunches Monday through Friday, and dinner 5:30-10 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Contogiannis admitted that downtown construction has made things tougher. “Last year, they closed off the street for almost four months, barricading it from Smith to Bellemeade.” He said it almost put him out of business. “They should have given me some kind
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of compensation, but nobody did.” He told me that his biggest current issue is losing parking to concession vendors on game days. “Not just on Eugene, but Edgeworth and even down Battleground to Crafted and Preyer Brewing. My customers can’t park, their customers can’t park, and people going to watch the game can’t park.” But he said he intends to stay right where he is, serving the best meals he can. “We cook to order, and everything is homemade – the food, the desserts and the sauces.” To counteract the parking problem, he said he offers delivery via Grub Hub and Takeout Central. Downtown Greensboro’s second-oldest restaurant has its own problems with parking. When Linda Schwoeppe opened Cincy’s Downtown at 115 E. February 1 Pl. in 1987, she probably didn’t expect it to be any more of a problem than it had been with her original Cincy’s, which she opened at Quaker Village the year before. “I used to run the Sears Distribution on Lawndale, where they had a huge cafeteria,” said Bonnie Kays, whom Schwoeppe hired to run Cincy’s Downtown, and who took over as owner in 1997. “I kept hearing about Linda and her special chili, and when a salesman told me she needed somebody who knew something about the restaurant business, I met her and we hit it off and I came aboard.” That “special chili” is Cincinnati-style, something all Southerners should try, regardless of how they feel about their own variety. “Take one bite, and you know it’s com-
pletely different,” said Kays, extolling “its Greek-inspired flavors of cloves, allspice and chocolate.” Her restaurant serves it over spaghetti or rice, over beef or veggie dogs, or by itself in a bowl, and offers two recipes. The meat chili is made with 50 percent lean ground beef and 50 percent ground turkey and is 95 percent fat-free, while their vegetarian chili is made with lentils and bulgar wheat and is 100 percent fat-free. Downtown Greensboro fell in love with it, back in the days when Kays could count the restaurants there with the fingers on one hand. Now she has a lot more competition, but the real problem is parking, which became exacerbated when the city blocked off her street. “We’ve still got the walk-ins, that’s not a problem, but what’s being hurt are the ones who drive down for carry-out.” No discussion of the Triad’s oldest restaurants is complete without barbecue, and Greensboro’s oldest barbecue joint is Stamey’s. Warner Stamey opened his first restaurant of that name in Lexington in 1938, and brought his Lexington-style pork shoulder, slow-cooked over hardwood coals and served with red ketchup, vinegar and pepper-based sauce, to Greensboro when he opened Stamey’s Drive-In on what was then High Point Road in 1953. While the drive-in concept was remodeled into its present configuration in 1976, Greensboro’s first Stamey’s remains in its original location at what is now 2206 W. Gate City Blvd., with a second location at 2812 Battleground Ave. Both locations are owned and run by Warner Stamey’s grandson Chip Stamey, with Warner’s son Charles now retired,
but continuing to live in Greensboro as Pitmaster Emeritus. Another longtime Greensboro favorite is known only for two things: hot dogs and homemade ice cream. This is of course Yum Yum’s in the middle of UNCG on Spring Garden Street, which my former professor and neighbor, the late lamented Jim Clark, introduced me to in 1981 with the mordant warning that I should enjoy it while I could, “as the damn university is going to tear it down any day now, just like they did with its first building 10 years ago.” Considering that UNCG’s Borg-like expand-and-assimilate policy was well underway even then, Jim’s prediction was understandable but fortunately has not come to pass. In 1922, W. B. Aydelette, Sr. opened the West End Ice Cream Company at the Northwest corner of Spring Garden and Forest Streets, where it eventually became Yum Yum Better Ice Cream and Hot Dogs, commonly known as just Yum Yum’s. UNCG acquired the property in 1973, tearing it down to make room for the Mossman Building, but the Aydelette family moved their establishment one block west and across the street to 1219 Spring Garden St., where it still stands today, serving both students and people who were already raising families when it moved, and now go there with their great-grandchildren. In 1973, the year that Yum Yum relocated, another Triad treasure began selling some of the state’s best soul food 15 miles away. This is Becky’s and Mary’s Restaurant located at 731 E. Washington Dr. in High Point, perhaps the oldest African-American owned eatery in
central North Carolina, and certainly the most legendary. I’ve not been able to find verification for the claims, (repeated in multiple magazines, blogs and websites,) that Martha Stewart and Oprah Winfrey love this plain cinderblock cash-only restaurant, which is identifiable only by its address and the paper signs in its window, but the food I had on my first visit more than lived up to the hype. The scalding hot fried chicken, crunchycrispy outside, moist and flavorful within, was “only” excellent, but the sublime collards were the best I’ve ever had. So richly and perfectly flavored that I might slap anyone I saw drenching them with either vinegar or Texas Pete, the way granddaddy loved to do. Then there was the fatback-cooked lima and green beans, and the banana pudding that made me feel like I was 12 again. Only the cornbread was less than spectacular, good but not appreciably better than K&W’s. While waiting for my Uber, I asked smiling co-owner Mary Frances Ingram what made her collards taste so good. She answered my question just as my driver pulled up. When I climbed inside his Subaru, he asked me what I’d had for lunch, and I repeated what she’d told me. “Salt, sugar, fatback and love.” He chuckled before saying, in a voice that sounded like it belonged in a pulpit. “You can do a lot with those things.” ! 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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It is time to exit the pot closet BY RHIANNON FIONN Welcome to the first installment of Carolina Cannabis Now. Let’s get busy because the time to exit the pot closet is upon us and we have much work to do. Freedom is what we’re talking about here, and now is the time to demand the freedom to choose cannabis in North Carolina. While the federal government could decriminalize marijuana, it’s likely to remain a states’ rights issue. So ready your helmets, folks, because we all know dealing with the General Assembly is akin to banging your head on a concrete wall, especially where personal freedoms are concerned. So, what do we want? Freedom from the fear that our Fourth Amendment rights may be violated if we smell like smoke or are caught driving while young, male and black. Freedom to possess a plant, in its various forms, without fear of imprisonment or having the government seize our children. Freedom to practice our First Amendment rights in support of an issue that matters to many who rely on cannabis for their health and to those who simply want a safe alternative to alcohol and other drugs that could be addictive and harmful. We also demand the freedom to become cannabis entrepreneurs in what is a billion-dollar – and growing – industry. I’ll tell ya, that sense of freedom is a glorious thing. On the day recreational cannabis became available for sale in Seattle, where I lived at the time, I was in line when the stores opened. The moment YES! WEEKLY
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offered a glimpse of the “free market” conservatives and libertarians fantasize about, and it was a relief in so many ways. We can experience that same freedom and relief in North Carolina but to get there we must speak up now: help dispel cannabis myths among your circle of influence, call your representatives in the General Assembly (www.ncleg.net/representation/WhoRepresentsMe.aspx) to let them know your views and to ask about theirs, and if any of them are misinformed inform them. Now that we’re able to research cannabis more freely, thanks largely to legalization in other states, we’re learning what so many suspected all along: It’s a helpful, medicinal plant that rarely causes harm and has killed no one, ever, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Our legislators need to get a clue – especially amid the ongoing and rampant heroin epidemic – that marijuana is less like heroin, methamphetamine or cocaine and more like the spearmint plant, which also has medicinal properties and can be smoked, infused into food and drink and a variety of products such as gum and toothpaste. Most Carolinians are already clued in and they want cannabis reform. According to Elon University polling data, support for reform among Democrats’ and Independents’ has remained steady for years – more than 80 percent, but what’s critical is that Republican support is on the rise. In 2013, Elon’s survey (www.elon. edu/docs/e-web/elonpoll/030613_ElonPoll_medicalmarijuana.pdf) found that
66 percent of Republicans support legalizing medical marijuana. By 2017, that number was 73 percent (www.elon.edu/e/ elon-poll/poll-archive/050217.html). At a recent Conservatives for Clean Energy luncheon (www.clclt.com/charlotte/finallysomething-north-carolinians-agree-onclean-energy/Content?oid=10106607), political analyst Paul Shoemaker told the crowd, “Anything over 80 percent, when you’re doing polling, is pretty much universal.” That means it’s high time for the North Carolina General Assembly to get serious about decriminalizing cannabis. As we reported recently (www.yesweekly.com/ north-carolina-should-legalize-medicalmarijuana/), multiple marijuana reform bills have been filed over the years and all have languished in committee. The most recent is House Bill 994 (www2.ncleg. net/BillLookUp/2017/H994), introduced by Charlotte’s Rep. Kelly Alexander, a Democrat and the guy who usually files the pot bills. That bill is languishing in a committee filled with old, white Republican men and is unlikely to get any action before the legislature skedaddles – if they get their way – before Independence Day. Alexander has vowed to introduce another cannabis reform bill when the General Assembly returns for its long session in January, and, if history is any indicator, Greensboro’s Rep. Pricey Harrison, also a Democrat, will likely co-sponsor it. But then we’re back to the same go-nowhere cycle we’ve been in for more than a decade. Presently, it’s difficult to get a North
Carolina Republican on record with any thoughts on cannabis. When I inquired with Sen. Jeff Tarte’s office about HB 994, his representative, Jan Copeland, responded via email writing, “Senator Tarte supports de-criminalizing small amounts.” I pushed for more – what about medicinal marijuana? What about hemp? What is a “small amount?” Copeland responded, “Four ounces or less … [Sen. Tarte] supports Rep. Alexander’s bill as long as it does not legalize but decriminalizes four ounces or less.” I asked again, “To clarify – Sen. Tarte is not taking a position on citizens growing their own marijuana or hemp plants? And he is not taking a position on medicinal marijuana?” There was no response. Then, I ran into Rep. Bill Brawley, a Republican representing Mint Hill and Matthews. He told me he has no opinion on cannabis at all. I asked why. He explained that he doesn’t think there is any support in the General Assembly for marijuana reform of any kind, therefore he didn’t need an opinion. Well, fellas, here’s your warning: Your brand of legislative laziness cannot stand. The people of North Carolina are telling you, via the polls, that they want the freedom to choose cannabis to use in whatever way they see fit. Expect their voices to increase in volume or, as Rep. Alexander told me, “… ignore this groundswell at [your] peril.” !
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created by a young African-American college student who is taking time off to help with family in Winston-Salem. Tacker and Kate first meet Gaines on the same day. After Gaines buys a bottle of milk at the Hart grocery store, white thugs attack him for being in the wrong place (a white neighborhood) at the wrong time. Later on the same day, Kate spots an African-American man holding a bottle of milk, walking by her home in an upper class white neighborhood. She thinks he probably stole the milk. She is terrified, and immediately locks her doors and windows. She shakes with worry about the danger of this young black man walking through her neighborhood. The young man is, of course, Gaines. It turns out that Gaines is the nephew of Tacker’s beloved family maid. Tacker and his father hire Gaines to work in the grocery store and he becomes a model employee. But Gaines has a secret agenda. He is working with the group of outsiders to organize protest movements at lunch counters in downtown retail stores. Gaines sets out to entice Tacker to help with the protests, first, only to allow the store to be used at night for a meeting place. Then, over time, Tacker is led to participate in the sit-ins. In Nigeria, Tacker had found his black colleagues and friends to be just as smart, interesting, and as talented as he was. He found them to be his equals. Back in Winston-Salem, he had at first slipped back into a comfort level with the segregated and oppressive culture in which he grew up. His protest activities with Gaines put his relationships with his family, with Kate, and his possible employment at an architectural firm at risk. Tacker’s effort to accommodate his growing participation in the civil rights movement with his heritage of segregation, leads to the book’s dramatic, tragic, and totally surprising ending. ! D.G. MARTIN hosts “North Carolina Bookwatch,” which airs Sundays at 11 a.m. and Thursdays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV. Preview the upcoming program on UNC-TV’s North Carolina digital channel (Spectrum #1276) on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. This Thursday’s (June 28) guest is Joseph Robinson, author of “Long Winded.” Next week’s (June July 1, July 5) guest is Ali Standish, author of “The Ethan I Was Before.” To view prior programs: http://video.unctv.org/program/nc-bookwatch/ episodes/ For upcoming programs: www.unctv.org/ ncbookwatch
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[LEO (July 23 to August 22) This could be a good time for all you Leos and Leonas to take your bows for your recent achievements and then go off to enjoy some fun times with your prides and joys. [VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
A negative response to a well-intentioned suggestion could communicate a sense of distrust you might later find hard to refute. Think carefully before reacting.
[LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
Your loving attention comforts a family member who is feeling a bit out of sorts. But be careful to prioritize your time so you don’t neglect your work duties.
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21) Your curiosity might be resented by some. But those who know you will support your penchant for never settling for less than the truth. So stay with it.
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December 21) A pesky situation from the past recurs, albeit in an altered form. Deal with it promptly before it can go from merely irksome to decidedly troublesome.
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ary 19) Don’t wait too long to submit your proposals after giving them a last lookover. If necessary, you should be able to defend any portion called into question.
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settling skills in another situation is tempting. But be careful: You might not have all the facts you’ll need if you agree to do it.
[PISCES (February 19 to March 20) That sense of self-doubt is so untypical of you, you should have no qualms in shaking it off. Remind yourself of all you’ve done and can do, and then do it again. [ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Don’t be Sheepish about asking questions and demanding answers. You not only gain needed information, but also respect for your steadfast search for the truth. [TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A money problem that shows up early in the week is expeditiously resolved by savvy Bovines who know how to turn a momentary financial lapse into a monetary gain. [GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It’s a good time to shed negative energydraining forces and develop a positive approach to handling current, as well as upcoming, personal and/or professional situations. [CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your urge to do your best on a current task is commendable. But don’t let it become all-consuming. Spend some spiritually restorative time with those who love you. © 2018 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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* Filmmaker George Lucas is arguably best known for his “Star Wars” franchise, but he also directed “American Graffiti.” During the making of that earlier film he designated each reel of film with an R before the reel’s number, and each instance of dialog was prefixed with a D. At one point during the sound mixing, the sound designer needed to use Reel 2, Dialog 2, and so asked for “R2D2.” Lucas liked the sound of it so much that he used it for the name of a robot character in his later work. * At 6 feet, 4 inches tall, Abraham Lincoln is the tallest president in the history of the United States.
* I’d be very surprised if you’d ever heard of Bokassa I, former emperor of the Central African Republic. It’s interesting to note, though, that while he was on trial for infanticide, cannibalism and torture, he commented, “Being head of state is an extremely thankless job.” * Researchers have discovered that humans aren’t the only ones to imbibe alcohol on a regular basis. It seems that the tiny pen-tailed tree shrew makes a habit of consuming naturally fermented palm flower nectar, which has an alcohol content of 3.8 percent — comparable to that of most beers. Thought for the Day: “An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.” — Ernest Hemingway © 2018 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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I’m doing some work on my landlady’s house. She just CANNOT figure out what color to paint it. Now, when a man paints his house, he goes to Home Depot, Amy Alkon grabs a few cans of paint, and starts Advice right in. Simple. Git Goddess ‘er done. Not so with a woman. She’ll agonize endlessly over a bunch of paint chips. She’ll finally make a decision, but even then, it’s subject to change without notice. So, my question: Has anyone analyzed this phenomenon and found a connection with, you know, a woman’s “time of the month”? — Handydude Some people are just irritating. It doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with their ovaries. Women’s house paint preferences, sadly, have not been a prolific area of scientific study. However, there was a bunch of research suggesting that women’s mate preferences shift with their hormone levels during the menstrual cycle — for example, findings that women went for more masculine faces in the fertile phase of their cycle. But there was a problem. These studies had too-small sample sizes and other methodological shortcomings, which can lead to false positives. When psychologist Benedict Jones and his colleagues ran a big long-term study to check
these findings — using more rigorous methodology — they found “no compelling evidence that preferences for facial masculinity track changes in women’s hormonal status.” However, there do seem to be sex differences in decision-making. These differences emerge before the menstruation years, note neurobiologist Ruud van den Bos and his colleagues (referencing others’ research on 7-to-9-year-old children). Their own research finds that men and women show “small but consistent differences in decision-making” that appear related to sex differences in the brain — in information-processing and emotion regulation. Women appear to be “more sensitive” to potential losses (effects of bad choices) — which, in turn, might make an individual woman more hesitant to settle on a choice. (No choose, no lose!) The truth is, there are times when we all have difficulty making a choice. Psychologist Barry Schwartz explains that we (men and women) are driven to protect ourselves from regret — the pain of blaming ourselves for making the wrong choice. Fear of regret makes choosing especially challenging when we have a bunch of options without meaningful differences — like eight slightly different shades of off-white house paint: “’Creme Fraiche’? ‘Coastal Ivory’? Maybe ‘Breezy Linen’?...” As for your observation about the chop-chop way men choose a paint color, consider that maybe the average dude — one who isn’t an architect, a decorator, or a design connoisseur — might not be so picky about the color of his house. If you want to help your landlady, get some techie friend of yours to Photoshop each
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color onto the house so the final result is less abstract. Suggest she invite friends over for cocktails to help her choose. This isn’t just a social occasion; it’s a regretminimization tactic — allowing her to disperse the blame for any grim postpainting epiphanies, such as “Ugh. ‘Tuscan Yellow’ — or, as we call it in the States, ‘3-Day-Old Urine Sample.’”
WHEN THE GOING GETS TUFTED
I’m not a very hairy guy — except in the armpit area. I’ve seen articles recently saying men should shave their armpit hair. Really? Do women go for this, or (sorry!) do they maybe think you’re gay? — Fur Pits Your body hair should not tell a story — like that Fidel Castro and Osama bin Laden actually aren’t dead; they’re hiding out in your armpits. Body hair removal for men has actually gone pretty mainstream. Psychologist Gareth Terry, in a 2016 paper exploring attitudes about male body hair removal, found that gay, straight, and bisexual men and women saw male body hair as masculine and “natural”...to a point — the point at which they found it “excessive”
and thus disgusting. For example, as one bisexual dude, 24, put it: “If you have a rug on your torso or back, then try not to display it in public.” In the armpit hair arena, when psychologist Michael S. Boroughs surveyed 18-to44-year-old American men, he found that 40 percent did some manscaping. Of these men, 62 percent just “reduced” the hair, and 38 percent removed it. (He didn’t separate out sexual preference, but I would guess a good chunk of those balding their pits were gay men.) Sure, some women might be into the Mr. Gorilla Pits thing. But trimmed hair grows back. Disgust is hard to reverse. So grab an electric beard clipper. Prune the hair down to an inch or half-inch or so (making it look short and neat but not like you went to some armpit coiffure place). As a guideline, there’s this: If you’re taking a woman to a forested area, it should require a trip by car or at least on foot, not just lifting one of your arms. ! GOT A problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com) © 2018 Amy Alkon Distributed by Creators.Com.
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