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PRIDE IN THE TRIAD

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October is LGBTQ+ History Month and the Triad is gearing up to celebrate with two back-to-back PRIDE FESTIVALS. Pride season in the Triad is just now starting with the Pride Winston-Salem festival this weekend in downtown Winston-Salem and the rescheduled Greensboro Pride next weekend in downtown Greensboro on Oct. 21.

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EDITORIAL Editor KATIE MURAWSKI katie@yesweekly.com Contributors IAN MCDOWELL JIM LONGWORTH JOHN ADAMIAN MARK BURGER JENNIFER ZELESKI SEBASTIAN PELLEJERO PRODUCTION Graphic Designers ALEX ELDRIDGE designer@yesweekly.com AUSTIN KINDLEY artdirector@yesweekly.com

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THE KATHARINE BRASSERIE, located at 51 E. 4th St., in the ground floor of the Reynolds Building, offers a trip into the world of French cuisine and honors Katharine Reynolds herself. It is a newly renovated space with a spacious bar, enveloped with large windows and fashioned with candle-lit tables.

10 Among the zillion reasons I wish Jim was still around is so I could interview him about the latest TATE STREET FESTIVAL, which is happening this Oct. 13, from 1-7 p.m. on the Greensboro street it’s named after.

11 On Oct. 19, the RiverRun International Film Festival will present a screening of the documentary WE ARE THE CHANGE at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. Following the screening will be a panel discussion featuring special guests Debby Miller and Greg Pittman, two teachers at Douglas High School, and a trio of students.

During their visit to North Carolina, they will also be visiting several schools in the area.

12 XxxStephen Chopek has sat on stages right behind some major singer/songwriters, playing a key supporting role.

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After a long day on your feet either buying or selling furniture, what better way to wind down from the HIGH POINT FURNITURE MARKET than to go out for food and spirits? However, everywhere in High Point might be busy due to others flocking to the market. Rather than waiting at packed restaurants and bars, check out the 20 places we picked outside High Point where we know the locals love to go.

24 Based on the timeline carefully laid out by Hollywood, it appears that every generation needs a version of A STAR IS BORN to call its own.

30 Entertainer, podcast host, vlogger, event promoter, advocate and motivational speaker are among the many hats that FLEX JONEZ, 56, wears. He is an avid transgender activist and a Renaissance man in the entertainment industry.

31 Watching Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, and John Cornyn standing side by side at a recent press conference was like looking at the Mt. Rushmore of MISOGYNY.

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PRIDE WINSTON-SALEM SATURDAY OCT 10 TRIBULATION W/ BLACK ANVIL & SUPPRESSIVE FIRE WHAT: Emerging from the darkness of the Swedish death metal abyss in 2004, Tribulation has stood apart from what was already a crowded scene, betraying an uncompromising vision that refused to be shackled by any genre stereotypes.

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WHEN: 4-7 p.m.

WHERE: LeBauer Park 208 N Davie St, Greensboro, North Carolina MORE: Free event.

WHAT: Join us for Food, Fun, And Entertainment on Two Stages. Local entertainment from Evan And Dana, the Genuine, and our Headliners the Kinsey Sicks. This event is family friendly, and FREE. So bring your Pride and your hunger, and let’s celebrate Pride!

WHEN: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: N Trade St, Winston-Salem MORE: Free event

WHAT: This Greensboro NC Street Festival is happening on October 13th from 1pm until 7pm! Showcasing the work of local and regional artists, musicians and performers, Tate Street Festival brings many diverse communities together to celebrate life and creativity! With the help of several generous sponsors, the festival remains free to the public! You can just show up on Saturday and enjoy all the festival has to offer.

WHEN: 1 - 7 p.m.

WHERE: 330 Tate St, Greensboro.

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THE NORTH STAR LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER

BY SEBASTIAN PELLEJERO

This month, the North Star LGBTQ Community Center celebrates its fifth year at 930 Burke St., Winston-Salem. In that time, the North Star has provided refuge and resources to those in need, as well as a springboard of knowledge to the community. With this anniversary comes new changes meant to add more bullets to North Star’s burgeoning list of accomplishments.

This past February, Nyles Claire Suer was appointed the director of the center.

A volunteer since last June, the 27-yearold is the North Star’s sole employee, serving a vital role in overseeing North Star’s varied slate of programs it operates on a limited budget.

Much of the support for the North Star comes from the greater community—individual donations, sponsorships, grants, as well fundraisers. Suer said the community had shown enormous support since the North Star’s inception, as have the center’s volunteers, a group of near 30 who regularly help keep the center open.

“But you don’t have to be a member to come in,” Suer said. “[North Star] is open to the public during our open hours. Folks can come in and to any of our programs, most of which are free.”

Some of these programs include Safe Zone Trainings, a three-hour group workshop that delves into issues of gender and sexuality, and an LGBT Veteran’s group, which Edward Henik, a 49-year old veteran who moved to Winston from Long Island in 2016, is a part of. Henik credits the North Star for hosting an accepting space.

“I think [North Star] is a great idea,” Henik said. “It’s a place for people of any orientation and gender, to be themselves.

You don’t have to worry about anyone giving you a hard time. It’s a safe space—

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you can be who you are and do what you want.”

The LGBTQ youth community is a central focus of the North Star. Each year the center puts together Alt Prom, an alternative prom for the area’s high school LGBTQ+ students. Soon it will offer a youth support group facilitated by a licensed therapist.

In whatever it way it can, the North Star aspires to be a resource for local youth.

But for Brice Kroll, a 19-year old sophomore at Forsyth Tech, choosing to walk through its doors was no simple decision.

Though now he volunteers his free time to the center, it took the insistence of a friend to get Kroll to finally visit. Now he credits the North Star with providing him with the guidance needed as a blossoming young adult.

“We came in and started talking to other people, and it felt like a place where I actually would want to be,” Kroll said.

“One of the reasons why I keep on coming back is that the people that come here slowly change you and help you have a better life. It allowed me to accept myself, but also allowed me to accept other people.”

Looking toward the future, the North Star hopes to expand in every which way, a goal that has Suer both busy and optimistic. There is excitement in her voice as she details the center’s long-term aspirations. A new meeting space tops the list, one with enough room to host parties and youth games comfortably, along with the hope of being able to hire another staff member.

“We want this to be a community center for all,” Suer said. “To represent all kinds of diversity, everybody across the LGBTQ spectrum, ability, language, culture, all those things. That keeps us pretty busy.” !

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The Katharine offers a piece of Paris in Winston-Salem

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aris is home to the Eiffel Tower, and WinstonSalem is home to the Reynolds building, which some people refer to as the original Empire Jennifer Zeleski State Building. One is an international, highly-acclaimed Contributor attraction, but the lesser-known of the two is still filled with history and has French culture found in the details.

The Katharine Brasserie, located at 51 E. Fourth St., in the ground floor of the Reynolds Building, offers a trip into the world of French cuisine and honors Katharine Reynolds herself. It is a newly renovated space with a spacious bar, enveloped with large windows and fashioned with candle-lit tables.

The menu is a reflection of Adam Barnett, the executive chef who creates the French dishes while adding a hint of Southern flare. It features a take on the traditional steak-frites, a flat-iron steak served with hand-cut French fries, and steak tartare with avocado mousse and potato crisps, but both are just a few options away from the buttermilk fried chicken or locally-sourced beef burger.

The location and atmosphere embody elegance and romance, and my boyfriend Peyton and I were delighted to get our first true experience with French food at such a refined location. The restaurant recently welcomed Christina Morris, the new Sommelier with an extensive wine list, and the fall menu also made its debut for October, which has a variety of plates whose flavors highlight the season.

With the mentality of “When in Rome,” but with French cuisine, we made our decisions carefully, and the fragrant yet intoxicating smells from the kitchen compelled us to solidify our choices for le dîner with little debate.

Peyton approached with caution and ordered the baked escargot as an hors-d’oeuvre. Neither of us had tried the dish before, and it took a little convincing that snails could be appetizing. But anything served with roasted garlic, herb butter, fresh parsley, biscuit toppings, and champignon mushrooms had to stand a chance.

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The entrées were the hardest choices by far, but my sights were set on the pan-roasted salmon, with savoy cabbage, turnips, gold potatoes, dill mousse, and Borscht sauce. Well-cooked salmon is often attempted but not always executed, so I tried not to set too high of expectations.

Peyton’s choice was the plats du jour, a roasted lamb shank with butternut squash risotto, and was a brand new addition to the fall menu. For good measure, we also had to try the macaroni and cheese, made with Mornay and Gruyère cheese and olive oil breadcrumbs. (We are in the South after all!)

After a glimpse of the baked escargot, I was no longer intimidating by the snails.

Served in a cast iron dish with six bitesized portions and a golden biscuit to top each one. The texture of the escargot was slightly chewy, but the biscuit made the experience into an indulgence. It felt as if we were being spoiled by such a dish, and I hardly thought twice about the reality of eating snails.

We let the escargots last as long as we could, but the dish was swapped for

our main courses shortly after. Peyton’s lamb shank was a large portion on the bone, surrounded by the butternut squash risotto that could hardly be ignored. It was the perfect take on French comfort food, making you long for colder nights and approaching holidays. The lamb was tender, pulling right off the bone without even a gentle tug, and reminded Peyton of roast beef without the occasional stringy-ness or tough pieces. The risotto was what really put the dish into the fall season.

Each bite melted with a soft texture but

lingered with a sweet taste, and Peyton decided he would enjoy it by the fireplace in the future.

The salmon was quite the contrast, and instead was my type of comfort food. The golden pan sear on the salmon was perfect and was beautifully crisp with every bite. The dill mousse offered just a touch of creaminess, and the deep red Borscht sauce (which gets its color from beetroots as the primary ingredient), gave an earthy but almost lighter flavor to bring each part of the dish together. The gold potatoes,

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turnips, and cabbage were tender and slightly astringent, which paired nicely with the salmon’s flavor and the combination of sauces. It was the best-cooked salmon I have ever eaten, and I will be craving it with the crunch and crisp of the pan sear from now on.

Last, but surely not least, was the macaroni and cheese, a representation of our young adulthood of sorts. It was not visibly creamy like many American versions of the dish but still had a creamy flavor from the Gruyère and Mornay. It had a toasted top from the breadcrumbs and was baked in a cast iron pan, which allowed the sides to get the soft yet crisp texture that good macaroni and cheese requires. Each bite felt like you were stealing a forkful from the oven at home, and the cheese had a wonderful savory aftertaste. It would be a great small side to share with an à la carte seafood dish or hors-d’oeuvres.

The meal wouldn’t have been complete without dessert. Seasonal sorbets, apple cobbler, and créme caramel, all are made in-house daily. But the top two choices were the opera cake and the pistachio vanilla rice pudding.

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plated, they weren’t quite enough to take the cake to a higher level.

The real winner was the rice pudding.

This was not my mom’s Pennsylvania rice pudding. This elicited an “Oh my God!” response with the first bite. It was served slightly chilled with cardamom, cinnamon honey, and sultanas (similar to raisins), and whole pistachios. The rice was just soft enough to be paired with the crunch of the pistachios, and it was satisfying for anyone without a strong sweet tooth. The portion was big enough to share, and I was craving it again by the time it was gone.

Rich with history and class, The Katharine Brasserie is a piece of Paris in downtown Winston-Salem. If you are looking for the best location for a date night, special occasion or celebration, then the restaurant should be the first on your list.

If you need the perfect excuse this weekend, the Katharine will offer an extended brunch in honor of Pride Winston-Salem on Saturday, Oct. 13, that will feature an exclusive dish and cocktail dedicated to the city’s celebration, as well as a body painter and live music by The Epiphany Project band. The restaurant is also walking in the parade and cannot wait to support the city of Winston-Salem.

Cheers and bon appétit! !

JENNIFER ZELESKI is a student contributor to YES! Weekly. She is originally from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Communications at High Point University.

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Tate Street Festival honors local legends

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I sometimes think UNCG wants Tate Street to disappear.”

So declared the late Jim Clark, beloved longtime director of the UNCG Ian McDowell Creative Writing Program, one Saturday two decades ago Contributor at the Tate Street Festival. Watching face-painted children pet my large and tolerant iguana, Jim’s daughter Josie teased her father about how, when she was much younger, he refused to buy her an iguana of her own “because those damn lizards spit poison, and once in your eye, it burns into your brain like acid!”

Jim, who’d been a “reptile boy” in Florida carnivals, knew iguanas weren’t venomous. As he did when someone challenged one of his fibs, he changed the subject to something more factual but equally outrageous.

“Right there is another example of why [the writer] George Singleton called this Crazy Street,” he said, nodding at where Howard Stern regular Busty Dusty spun upside down in a giant gyroscope called an aerotrim. Watching the off-duty top-heavy exotic dancer, who lived in the Piedmont and was performing at Club Cabaret that night, defy gravity even more than usual, Jim talked about his university’s alleged hostility to both the carnival atmosphere of the festival and the street it celebrated. This was a claim he made many times over the 35 years I knew him.

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Among the zillion reasons I wish Jim was still around is so I could interview him about the latest Tate Street Festival, which is happening this Oct. 13, from 1-7 p.m. on the Greensboro street it’s named after. In 1979, Jim organized one of the first such festivals to actually use “Tate Street” in its name. Almost four decades later, it’s dedicated to his memory and that of Harry “Electro” Perkins, another local legend who passed away late last year.

Jim might be surprised to learn that UNCG is supporting it.

“I think there’s renewed interest in building relationships,” said Becky Paterson when interviewed outside her store Sisters Jewelry and Gifts. “I credit that to new leadership at UNCG. When I approached them about having the festival during Homecoming, they were receptive to it, and they’re helping us promote the event.”

Paterson and fellow Tate Street veteran Jaime Coggins have organized past festivals, but this time they’re doing it together. “In the past two years, Jamie did it all by herself, but I’ve stepped back into it and helping with social media, getting sponsors, and being a liaison between the festival and UNCG.” Paterson said that Coggins knew my friend Jim better than she did, “but I do know he understood what Tate Street was and I think still should be. We’re trying to revive that interest.” She said it’s been great working with Coggins. “Jamie captures that carnival element that Jim loved so well. I’m a bit more rigid, she’s more free-flowing; we’re good for each other and the festival.”

She said she hoped the synthesis would bring increased collaboration. “The College Hill Neighborhood Association is supporting our festival, which helps bring awareness of Tate Street businesses, as well as the local art and music that Jamie loves.

UNCG is sort of reaching out and connecting with the community in different ways, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to bring everybody together.”

Both she and Coggins also asked me to make sure to mention Jim’s granddaughter, 3-year-old Charleston “Charlie” Trippodo, who was diagnosed

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Late Jim Clark with daughter Josie Clark-Trippodo and wife Danielle Clark with the rare genetic disorder Rett Syndrome last October, the same month her grandfather died. On Oct. 19, a fundraiser for Charlie and Rett Syndrome research will be held from 6-10 p.m. at Double Oaks Bed and Breakfast on 204 N. Mendenhall St. Information about that event will be available at Saturday’s festival.

Donations can be made online at www. gofundme.com/charlietrippodo.

One person who was regularly involved with the festival from its earliest days until the end of the 20th Century was Amelia Leung, whose Hong Kong House restaurant opened in 1972 and left a hole in Tate Street’s collective heart when it closed in 1999. Leung plans to be there this Saturday, where she will be signing copies of her popular Hong Kong House Cookbook. “I hope it will go on forever,”

Leung recently told me. “Because there’s no street like Tate Street. I hope to get my grandchildren to help me, and we’ll go down there and have some fun.”

There will be music by The Jahnks, Suzanne Stafford, Buddy’ro and Friends (doing a blues set in honor of “Electro” Perkins, himself a skilled musician with some surprising credits), Chuck Mountain, Jonny Alright, The Red Clays, and Doodad Farm Songwriters. There will also be vendors, street performers, food sellers and much more. The event, as always, is family-friendly, free and open to the public. !

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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RiverRun tackles the tough issues in upcoming event It may sound like a cliché, but Feb. 14, 2018, is a date that will live in infamy. Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old who had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Mark Burger embarked on a savage shooting spree that left 17 students Contributor and staff members dead and another 17 injured. It marked the worst instance of school violence since the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado nearly 20 years ago.

It also reignited the ongoing firestorm of debate regarding gun laws, and for some teachers and students at Douglas, it ignited their activism. Spurring a campaign of education and information captured on film in the documentary We Are The Change, which examines the aftermath of the shooting upon them, the community, and even the nation.

On Oct. 19, the RiverRun International Film Festival will present a screening of the documentary We Are the Change at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. Following the screening will be a panel discussion featuring special guests Debby Miller and Greg Pittman, two teachers at Douglas High School, and a trio of students. During their visit to North Carolina, they will also be visiting several schools in the area.

“RiverRun’s mission is to foster a greater appreciation of cinema and a deeper understanding of the many people, cultures, and perspectives of our world through regular interaction with great films and filmmakers, and our Films With Class program uses film as a vehicle through

which to learn,” said Rob Davis, RiverRun’s executive director. “Certainly, we would be failing our mission and our audiences if we did not showcase films addressing a variety of issues in contemporary society.”

“It’s important to be advocates for change,” observed Pittman, who lived in North Carolina for several years before relocating to South Florida more than 20 years ago. “The biggest thing we want people to learn is that if you raise your voice, and if you organize, you can be heard and you can bring about change.”

Revisiting the event is unquestionably traumatic, yet despite the pain, it continues to galvanize his efforts.

“It’s still there,” Pittman said. “All of us definitely have our ups and downs. I’m great one minute and the next … something just triggers it. A certain sound, a thought that runs through your mind. A teacher from Columbine came to speak and said that you never really get over something like that, no matter how long ago it was.”

Pittman is himself a gun owner, yet expresses astonishment that “you can’t drink until you’re 21, you can’t rent a car until you’re 25, but you can purchase an assault rifle at 18.”

At least, until recently. Shortly after the tragedy, Florida governor Rick Scott signed into law a change that raised that age to 21 – which promptly (even predictably) inspired a lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association that it violates the second amendment of the Constitution. Pittman and many others would have hoped for stronger legislation, but he admitted that “at least it’s a step in the right direction.

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“Whether it’s with the School Board or the state, I haven’t been shy about voicing our concerns,” Pittman said. “I’ve been quite vocal, even confrontational, about it. Something like this, it changes everything.”

If the gun lobby’s going to shout, he’s going to shout right back.

“If we put the pressure on and keep the pressure on, we can bring about commonsense change,” Pittman said. “We need to persuade our elected officials that change is needed.”

The festival became involved when Davis was having dinner with Estelle Fineberg, a friend, and former colleague from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival board of directors. “She mentioned the film and that it was being screened at the Fort Lauderdale festival’s year-round cinema (program). I told her I would like to see the film and talk with the

lead teacher on the project, and she put me in touch with Debby Miller – and that’s what got everything started.”

Davis was impressed by We Are The Change and those who made it in the wake of so horrific an incident. “Their goal is talking about their journey and in showing the film to inspire other students, as well as adults, to become activists on behalf of whatever causes may be important to them. Everyone I have spoken with has been very open and enthusiastic about RiverRun hosting this event and these special guests.” !

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The RiverRun International Film Festival’s special screening of We Are the Change, and a postscreening discussion will be held 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at SECCA, 750 Marguerite Dr., Winston-Salem. Tickets are $10 (general admission) and $5 (students with valid ID). For more information about this and other RiverRun events, call 336.724.1502 or visit the official website: https://riverrunfilm.com/.

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Memphis-based singer/songwriter releases new record, will play at Foothills Brewery

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tephen Chopek has sat on stages right behind some major singer/ songwriters, playing a key supporting role.

As a drummer, Chopek has worked with John Mayer and Jesse John Adamian Malin, among others, @johnradamian over the years. And he’s provided the beats behind these Contributor performers with a workmanlike solidity.

Chopek’s main work has been behind the drumkit, but he’s been putting out solo recordings of his own material since 2012.

Chopek releases a new album, Begin the Glimmer, this week. And he’ll perform in Winston-Salem at Foothills Brewery & Tasting Room on Oct. 12, the day the record comes out. Chopek spoke with me last week by phone from his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

On his new record, he sings and plays all of the instruments. The music leans toward the energy of power-pop, but Chopek keeps things reined in, never letting the speed and muscle get the better of the songs. The lyrics — with songs about untangling a dream involving Johnny Cash and James Dean, celebrating the spirit of a legendary British pirate radio station, or

about having a limited appetite for sad movies — are always clear and fairly easy to decipher. The guitar parts are strummed with a force and drive, letting the instrument serve as the rhythmic engine behind the music in much the way a drummer might. (There are drums on most of the songs, too.)

“The songs are all written on acoustic guitar, so that was their origin,” said Chopek, by way of saying that a solo tour playing the songs with just a guitar will not present any logistical challenges in terms of arranging the material.

“Being a drummer has really informed or influenced my way of constructing a song,” Chopek said. “My approach to the [guitar] is coming from a rhythmic place.”

And now, when he works as a drummer behind another singer/songwriter, his approach may have shifted as a result of his time at the front of the stage. “Being a songwriter has, I think, made me a more sympathetic drummer on other people’s music,” Chopek said.

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Some drummers might gravitate toward writing songs built around complex rhythm puzzles, odd-time abacus exercises, or whiplash stop-start accent showboating, but Chopek lets his confidence in the solidity of a song determine what sort of frills or structural add-ons it might need.

Most drummers spend a lot of time in practice rooms with guitars lying around and other musicians talking about chord changes and song structure. It’s almost inevitable to pick up some rudimentary guitar chops and a sense of how songs

get assembled. Chopek says he was inspired by his time playing with Malin, who writes in the punk-folk tradition, making powerful music out of a few basic elements. Three chords can go a long way. And the realization of how much could be achieved with very little — that seeped into Chopek’s way of thinking “by osmosis,” he said.

That straightforward approach may have something to do with what he picked up from Malin. Chopek said he saw the importance of commanding the stage and being able to entertain a room

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Vaden Landers will be bringing his full band to perform their old-time folk and blues music. Originally from Knoxville, TN, Landers spent his late teenage years traveling America’s railways and highways learning music and life lessons along the way.

Eventually ending up in Asheville, NC, Landers continues to listen to and learn old music in hopes of carrying on the tradition of American music.

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by watching John Mayer from the wings when he would do a solo tune during a set. Chopek has also busked on the streets in New York City, an experience that helps a performer appreciate the magic of getting listeners’ attention.

If you listen, you might hear a connection to Guided By Voices, Bill Fox or the Replacements in Chopek’s songs. Those three artists were from the midwest, and they all had an element of approachability to their songs. Chopek actually worked with Memphis recording legend Doug Easley, who’s recorded GBV, in addition to a whole slew of notables like Pavement, White Stripes, Wilco, Cat Power, Modest Mouse and many more. (Easley mixed the record, which was recorded by Harry Koniditsiotis.) You might also hear a hint of the mellow guitar pop of John Mayer and Jack Johnson in places. At their core, a few of Chopek’s songs could almost be folk songs — fast-strummed tunes with as much in common with Gordon Lightfoot and early Bob Dylan — but the production adds a scuffed-up element to the finished recording, with slightly scratchy guitar tones, and textures that are overdriven just to the point of a fine grittiness. It’s never gnarly, or so thick as to bury or obscure the vocals.

That vocal clarity, in itself, is interesting

in the case of Chopek, because more than once on some of his earlier songs he’s sung about a looming suspicion about words and their ability to get to the heart of things.

“A well-kept secret is worth a thousand words. Most things are better left unsaid,” goes a lyric from the song “Left Unsaid,”

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off of his 2012 record See Through. In a similar vein, on the subject of using our heads to solve problems, Chopek sings “Thinking will get us nowhere,” on the song “Hurry.” On “Could Have Been,” off the new record, he sings about never having understood someone’s joke.

Chopek, 44, said that the ways that words take on meaning is something that’s always fascinated him about the creative process. He tries not to overburden the thrust of a song with too much explicit an intentional and overt gyst from the start.

“I usually derive meaning from songs once they are in motion or once they’re done,” he said. “The songs are just ambiguous enough.”

You might say that that very ambiguity and the spirit of cracking the code is a theme of the new record’s opening track, “Made of Puzzles.” “You are made of puzzles, and I’m looking for the pieces,” he sings.

Originally from New Jersey, Chopek moved to Memphis in 2014. He’s been enjoying the chance to get plugged into the city’s music scene. It might not be the music industry town that Nashville is, but Memphis is, of course, a serious music town, with the spirits of Elvis, Big Star, Sun Records, Charlie Rich, B.B. King and

all kinds of other musical giants hovering around.

“Memphis is a great place,” Chopek said.

“The history of Memphis music is deep.

But also there’s a lot of great songwriters here now, and there’s a lot of great bands.”

Aside from its musical history, Memphis also occupies a peculiar geographic spot, just at the point where the Rust Belt tucks into the South, and where the Eastern feeling jams up against the beginning of that broad Western vibe, just on the other side of the Mississippi River.

“There’s something about those Mississippi towns,” said Chopek, mentioning New Orleans and St. Louis, other cities along the river. “There’s just something in the air.” !

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FOUR SAINTS BREWING

218 South Fayetteville St. | 336.610.3722 foursaintsbrewing.com Oct 12: Momma Molasses Oct 19: Casey Noel Oct 20: Tyler Millard Oct 21: Randolph Jazz Band Oct 26: Chris Hedrick Oct 27: RD & Co. Nov 2: Open Mic Night w/ Wolfie Calhoun

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GREEN HERON ALE HOUSE 1110 Flinchum Rd | 336.593.4733 greenheronclub.com Oct 12: Jim Avett Oct 13: Whiskey Foxtrot Oct 19: Blistered Hearts Oct 20: Nicholas Bullins Oct 26: Martha Bassett Band Oct 27: Alex Culbreth

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VILLAGE SQUARE TAP HOUSE

6000 Meadowbrook Mall Ct | 336.448.5330 Oct 11: James Vincent Carroll Oct 12: Whiskey Mic Oct 13: Cory Luetjet Oct 19: DJ Bald-E Oct 20: Maggie on Melrose Oct 26: DJ Nick Vander Nov 2: DJ Bald-E

129 W Main St | 336.258.8240 reevestheater.com Oct 12: Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters Oct 13: Darrell Scott Oct 18: Steam Machine Oct 19: Birds of Chicago Oct 26: Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboy Nov 2: Sam Reider & The Human Hands Nov 3: Zoe & Cloyd Nov 9: Annabelle’s Curse w/ Adam Bolt Nov 10: Zach Deputy

gREEnSBORO

1642 Spring Garden St., GSO (corner of Warren St.)

Phone: 336.274.1000 Hours: Mon-Sat 11 am-2am / Sun noon-2 am

Open grill till 2am every night!

ARIZONA PETE’S

2900 Patterson St #A | 336.632.9889 arizonapetes.com Oct 12: 1-2-3 Friday Oct 13: After The Burial & The Acacia Strain

Best Daily Drink Specials Greensboro’s home for the Washington Redskins!

MON: $4 Jose Silver & $1 off all draft TUES: $4 Vodka Red Bull & $1 off all craft beer THURS: $5 LIT & blue motorcycle FRI: $3 all craft cans

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KING RECORDS New & Used Vinyl · CDs · DVDs T-Shirts · Posters · Incense

WE BUY GENTLY USED VINYL & CDS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK AT 12 12 Baker Road, Suite 124 · Archdale (Off S Main · Corner of Baker & Stratford)

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ARTISTIkA NIGHT CLUB

523 S Elm St | 336.271.2686 artistikanightclub.com Oct 12: DJ Dan the Player Oct 13: DJ Paco and DJ Dan the Player

BARN DINNER THEATRE 120 Stage Coach Tr. | 336.292.2211 Nov 8: Ms. Mary & The Boys Nov 9: Ms. Mary & The Boys

BEERTHIRTY

505 N. Greene St Oct 12: Mix Tape Oct 19: Doug and Deland Oct 20: Craig Baldwin Oct 26: Starstruck

THE BLIND TIGER

1819 Spring Garden St | 336.272.9888 theblindtiger.com Oct 10: Tribulation Oct 12: Ana Popovic Oct 14: Turkuaz w/ Butcher Brown Oct 17: Dying Fetus Oct 19: Counterparts & Being As An Ocean Oct 20: GlowRage Paint Party Oct 23: Of Montreal w/ Locate S,1

THE CORNER BAR

1700 Spring Garden St | 336.272.5559 corner-bar.com Oct 11: Live Thursdays

COMEDY ZONE

1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034 thecomedyzone.com Oct 11: Nitro Comedy Tour w/ Catfish Colley & Ginger Billy Oct 12: CeeJay Jones Oct 13: CeeJay Jones Oct 19: kevin Lee Oct 20: kevin Lee

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COMMON GROUNDS

11602 S Elm Ave | 336.698.3888 Oct 10: Matty Sheets & kelly Frick Oct 12: Tony Low Oct 13: Nic Hoover Oct 16: Julian Sizemore Oct 17: Matty Sheets & kelly Frick Oct 19: Mama HuHu Oct 20: Doug Baker Oct 23: Julian Sizemore Oct 24: Matty Sheets & kelly Frick Oct 26: Andrew kasaab Oct 27: Fourth Room Melody Jam Oct 30: Julian Sizemore Oct 31: Matty Sheets & kelly Frick

CONE DENIM

117 S Elm St | 336.378.9646 cdecgreensboro.com Oct 12: Shoot To Thrill Oct 13: Mark Tremonti Oct 25: Andy Grammer Nov 2: Queen Naija Nov 3: Lewis Black Nov 4: Lewis Black Nov 6: Lauv Nov 10: Midland Nov 14: Suffocation Nov 15: Morgan Wallen Nov 17: Puddle Of Mudd Nov 18: Tech N9ne

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HAM’S NEW GARDEN

1635 New Garden Rd | 336.288.4544 hamsrestaurants.com Oct 12: Joey Whitaker Oct 19: J. Timer & Joel Henry Oct 26: Second Glance

LEVENELEVEN BREWING

1111 Coliseum Blvd | 336.265.8600 Oct 10: karen Novy Oct 17: Dean Driver Oct 24: Hugh Willard Oct 31: Viva La Muerte

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LITTLE BROTHER BREWING

348 South Elm St | 336.510.9678 Oct 13: Seth Brand Acoustic Duo Oct 19: Banjo Earth Band Oct 20: Paleface Nov 2: City Dirt Trio Nov 11: Andrew Massey

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5105 Michaux Road | 336.282.0950 rodystavern.com Oct 12: Southbound 49 Oct 27: Gipsy Danger

SOmEwhERE ElSE tavERn

5713 W Friendly Ave | 336.292.5464 facebook.com/thesomewhereelsetavern Oct 26: Divine treachery

thE iDiOt bOx cOmEDY club

502 N. Greene St | 336.274.2699 www.idiotboxers.com Oct 31: Standup comedy: the halloween Edition

thE w biStRO & baR 324 Elm St | 336.763.4091 @thewdowntown Oct 11: Karaoke Oct 12: live DJ Oct 13: live DJ

high point

aftER hOuRS tavERn 1614 N Main St | 336.883.4113 afterhourstavern.net Oct 12: DJ Dance

ham’S pallaDium

5840 Samet Dr | 336.887.2434 hamsrestaurants.com Oct 12: brothers pearl Oct 13: Radio Revolver Oct 19: Stephen legree band Oct 20: Jukebox Junkie Oct 26: Sok monkee Oct 27: cory luetjen & tbb

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thE DEcK

118 E Main St | 336.207.1999 thedeckatrivertwist.com Oct 12: Jaxon Jill Oct 13: Soul central Oct 19: the Dickens Oct 20: Sam craven band Oct 26: Rockit Science Oct 27: brothers pearl

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DancE hall DazE

612 Edgewood St | 336.558.7204 dancehalldaze.com Oct 12: Skyryder Experience Oct13: crimson Rose & DhD Oct 19: Silverhawk Oct 20: the Delmonicos Oct 26: the Delmonicos Oct 27: cheyenne

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NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS REGARDING THE BUSINESS 40 IMPROVEMENTS FROM WEST OF FOURTH STREET TO EAST OF CHURCH STREET IN FORSYTH COUNTY STIP Project No. U-2827B The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold public meetings to provide an update regarding the Business 40 Improvement Project that will reconstruct and streamline a 1.2-mile section of Business 40 from west of 4th Street to east of Church Street.

Two meetings are scheduled at the following times and places: Tuesday, October 9th BB&T Ball Park 951 Ballpark Way, Winston-Salem 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, October 16th Milton Rhodes Art Center 251 N. Spruce Street, Winston-Salem 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.

The same information will be presented at both sessions.

The meeting will focus on the full closure of Business 40 from Peters Creek Parkway to U.S. 52 that will begin in November 2018, after the completion of Peters Creek Parkway interchange.

The public may attend at any time during the hours mentioned above. NCDOT representatives will be available to discuss the project and answer any questions regarding the construction sequence, closure timeline, detours and traffic management plans.

Additional information on the Business 40 project, including project maps, is also available online at: www.business40nc.com For additional information, contact Greta Lint, NCDOT Business 40 Project Public Information Coordinator, by phone: (336) 747-7854 or via email at galint@ncdot.gov; or contact the project team via email: business40@business40nc.com 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 Jamille Robbins, Environmental Analysis Unit via e-mail at jarobbins@ncdot.gov or by phone (919) 707-6085 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

Persons who 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.

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221 N Main St. | 336.497.4822 facebook.com/BreatheCocktailLounge

lewisville

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191 Lowes Foods Dr | 336.747.3059 OldNicksPubNC.com oct 12: karaoke oct 13: Exit 180 oct 19: karaoke oct 20: Shelter Band

oct 26: karaoke oct 27: pop guns/halloween party nov 2: karaoke nov 3: keith Burkhart nov 9: karaoke nov 10: lasater union nov 16: karaoke

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CoaCh’S nEighBoRhood gRill

1033 Randolph St. Suite 26 | 336.313.8944 coachsneighborhoodgrill.com

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SECond & gREEn

207 N Green St | 336.631.3143 2ngtavern.com

Bull’S tavERn

408 West 4th St | 336.331.3431 facebook.com/bulls-tavern oct 26: Souljam nov 1: liam alone nov 24: Fruit Smoothie trio

CB’S tavERn

3870 Bethania Station Rd | 336.815.1664 oct 13: pumpkin Carving Contest oct 26: across the pond nov 2: oSp Band nov 9: the usual Suspects nov 16: the Blue Jeans

Finnigan’S wakE

620 Trade St | 336.723.0322 facebook.com/FinnigansWake

FoothillS BREwing

638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348 foothillsbrewing.com oct 10: david via oct 17: Redleg husky oct 24: dan Zlotnick oct 27: karon Click & the hot licks

MillEnniuM CEntER 101 West 5th Street | 336.723.3700 MCenterevents.com

MilnER’S

630 S Stratford Rd | 336.768.2221 milnerfood.com oct 14: live Jazz oct 21: live Jazz

MuddY CREEk CaFE & MuSiC hall

5455 Bethania Rd | 336.923.8623 oct 11: david Rosales & his Band of Scoundrels oct 12: Mean Mary oct 13: time Sawyer oct 18: greg humphreys Electric trio w/ Britt “Snüzz” uzzell oct 20: david wilcox oct 21: karyn oliver and Carolann Solebello

thE RaMkat

170 W 9th St | 336.754.9714 oct 12: american aquarium oct 17: Jerry douglas Band, Fireside Collective oct 25: Seth walker trio oct 26: Jukebot halloween oct 27: phil Cool, nicole atkins, andy Jenkins oct 28: unCSa Jazz Ensemble oct 30: amy Ray and her Band, h.C. McEntire oct 31: devil’s night nov 1: Corey Smith nov 2: Circuits, Shun the Raven, Raimee nov 3: the Collection, the genuine, Cashavelly Morrison

wiSE Man BREwing

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BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE

8003 Regency Pkwy | 919.462.2025 www.boothamphitheatre.com Oct 11: Chris Tucker w/ D.L. Hughley

CHARLOTTE

BOJANGLES COLISEUM

2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.bojanglescoliseum.com Oct 14: Los Tigres del Norte & Alejandro Fernández

CMCU AMPHITHEATRE former Uptown Amphitheatre 820 Hamilton St | 704.549.5555 www.livenation.com

THE FILLMORE

1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.fillmorecharlottenc.com Oct 10: Goo Goo Dolls Oct 11: Umphrey’s McGee Oct 11: Doom Flamingo Oct 12: Beartooth Oct 12: Denzel Curry Oct 13: Ride The Lightning Oct 13: Grits & Biscuits Oct 16: Chvrches Oct 17: Mike Shinoda North America Oct 18: The Cadillac Three Oct 19: Coin Oct 19: Soja Oct 20: Blues Traveler Oct 20: Lane 8 Oct 21: Lil Xan Oct 24: Rüfüs Du Sol Oct 24: Joywave & Sir Sly Oct 26: Slander Oct 26: The Record Company Oct 27: Ben Rector Oct 27: Big Data Oct 28: Steel Panther Oct 29: Behemoth Oct 30: Elle King Oct 31: Cursive

TWC ARENA

Oct 27: The Rippingtons ft.

Russ Freeman

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CAROLINA THEATRE

3801 Rock Quarry Rd | 919.831.6400 www.livenation.com Oct 12: Chris Stapleton

309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030 www.carolinatheatre.org Oct 11: Buika Oct 22: Tori Kelly Oct 24: The Tenors Oct 27: Lizz Wright

GREENSBORO COLISEUM

DPAC

123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787 www.dpacnc.com Oct 21: Jeremy Camp & Matthew West Oct 28: Bobby Brown + Bell Biv Devoe

1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com Oct 20: So So Def Tour Oct 24: J Balvin

CAROLINA THEATRE 310 S Greene St | 336.333.2605 www.carolinatheatre.com Oct 10: Eddie Reyes Oct 12: PLC Land Jam Oct 18: Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen

500 S McDowell St | 919.996.8800 www.redhatamphitheater.com Oct 12: Umphrey’s McGee w/ Zach Deputy

PNC ARENA

WHITE OAK AMPITHEATRE

1400 Edwards Mill Rd | 919.861.2300 www.thepncarena.com Oct 14: Nicki Minaj & Future

1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com Oct 16: The Doobie Brothers

GREENSBORO

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421 W 27th St | 336.727.2236 www.wsfairgrounds.com

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Local favorites for drinking and dining After a long day on your feet either buying or selling furniture, what better way to wind down from the High Point Furniture Market than to go out for food and spirits? However, everywhere in High Point might be busy due to others flocking to the market. Rather than waiting at packed restaurants and bars, check out the 20 places we picked outside High Point where we know the locals love to go.

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Finnigan’s Wake

Looking to connect to Irish roots through a dining experience? Head down to Finnigan’s Wake, located at 620 Trade St. NW in Winston-Salem, for an authentic Irish Pub atmosphere. Finnigan’s is the perfect place to get a late-night snack, as it was voted the Triad’s “Best Place to Eat After Midnight in Forsyth County” in our annual reader’s choice poll. It also won the Triad’s “Best Irish Restaurant,” and was a runner-up for several other categories.

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Vintage Sofa Bar

Need to “wine-d” down after the market? Have a glass at the Vintage Sofa Bar, located at 1001 Burke St. in Winston-Salem.

The wine bar won the Triad’s “Best New Club/Bar in Forsyth County” as well as the “Best Wine Bar in Forsyth County,” and is filled with comfy sofas so you can rest while you drink after a long day.

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Jake’s Billiards

Head down to Jake’s Billiards, located at 1712 Spring Garden St.-B in Greensboro, for the Triad’s Best billiards, beer selection, and chicken wings. Jake’s was voted as the Triad’s “Best Place to Shoot Pool in Guilford County,” “Best Beer Selection at a Bar in Guilford County” and the “Best Chicken Wings in Guilford County.” This place’s popularity and reputation speak for itself.

Old Nick’s Pub

Old Nick’s Pub, located at 191 Lowes Foods Dr. in Lewisville, is a little off the beaten path, but worth the drive. This pub was voted as the Triad’s “Best Bar to Relax With Friends” and was voted as the “Best Karaoke Night in Forsyth County.” Old Nick’s Pub is the perfect place to escape for a good night with friends.

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Mother Tucker’s Eatery

Silver Moon Saloon, located at 632 Trade St. NW in Winston-Salem, is perfect for those who enjoy a traditional bar experience. This super small joint was voted “The Coolest Small Bar” in the Triad, and despite its size, it has plenty of seating indoors and outdoors.

Mother Tucker’s, located at 1642 Spring Garden St. in Greensboro, is a place that makes you feel right at home with a menu that has something for everyone. Voted as “Best Late Night Bar in Guilford County” and runner-up in several other categories, this quaint hole-in-the-wall has been a local favorite for many years.

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Outwest Steakhouse

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Outwest Steakhouse, located at 1185 NC66 in Kernersville, will be the perfect stop if you’re in the mood for seafood, ribs or the Triad’s “Best Steak in Forsyth County.”

Food isn’t the only thing this place is known for. Since 2010, Outwest has won the prestigious “Wine Spectator Award,” which recognizes restaurants whose wine lists offer “interesting selections, are appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers.”

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Do you have a hankering for some of the cutest burgers ever? Check out the newly opened Burgerim, located 2505 Battleground Ave. in Greensboro. These chef-inspired burgers are designed to mixand-match and aren’t as small as sliders.

These mini burgers are delicious and can be purchased as either an uno, duo, trio or even 16-count order! Check out this Israeli franchise’s first North Carolina location to see what all the buzz is about.

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Muddy Creek Café

Country music lovers should head to Muddy Creek, located at 5455 Bethania Rd. in Winston-Salem, because it was voted the “Best Music Venue in Forsyth County.”

This venue also houses a café with a wide selection of salads, sandwiches and no visit to the Winston area is complete without trying a Moravian meat pie.

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Village Tavern, located in both WinstonSalem and Greensboro, is a scratch kitchen and craft bar that’s spacious and has a comfortable atmosphere. With three locations, this spot is no doubt a local favorite.

It was voted “Best Bloody Mary in Forsyth County,” “Best Martini in Forsyth County,” “Best Martini in Guilford County,” “Best Drink Menu,” “Best Salads,” “Best Steak in Guilford County” and “Best Wine List” in this year’s annual reader’s choice poll.

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If you are looking for a bar like no other, look no further than Monstercade, located at 204 W. Acadia Ave. in Winston-Salem.

This spot was voted by our readers as the Triad’s “Most Original and Unique Bar,” and is widely known by locals for its weirdness and eclectic live music acts.

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Looking for the perfect place for a romantic date night? LaRue Elm, located at 403 N. Elm St. in Greensboro, is a restaurant with a French-inspired menu, a beautiful interior, and almost-famous rooftop dining area. The restaurant recently changed ownership and unveiled a new menu last month by the new Executive Chef William Paraham.

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Sushi Republic

This Tate Street treasure was voted the Triad’s “Best Sushi Restaurant,” and is located at 329 Tate St. in Greensboro. Sushi Republic just recently changed ownership, and they are offering what our reporter Ian McDowell calls, “the best lunch special on Tate Street.” The special features a specialty roll, five pieces of nigiri, miso soup and a salad for only $9.99 plus tax.

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Café Europa

Café Europa, located at 200 N. Davie St. #15 in Greensboro, is a European-style café with wine, an old-world setting, a populated patio, and a long mahogany bar.

Ask anyone in downtown Greensboro about Café Europa, and you will see how much love they have for this almost 20-year old restaurant. Voted as the Triad’s “Best Restaurant Bar” by our readers, a trip to downtown Greensboro would not be complete without stopping by Europa.

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May Way Dumplings

Check out this hidden gem in WinstonSalem’s Reynolda Village (113 Reynolda Village) serving the most delicious madeto-order dumplings at an affordable price.

(Editor Katie Murawski will drive all the way from Greensboro multiple times a week just for these dumplings. It’s worth the drive!)

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Scratch Donuts & Fried Chicken

Voted as the Triad’s “Best New Small/ Affordable Restaurant,” Scratch, located at 1220 Battleground Ave.-A in Greensboro, has a variety of choices of chicken from wings to sandwiches. Publisher Charles Womack recommends the decadent fried chicken doughnut sandwich. (If you are on a diet, be sure to check out Scratch on your “cheat day,” you won’t be able to resist.)

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Burger Batch

With two locations, one in WinstonSalem and a newer location in High Point, Burger Batch is known for its juicy burgers and monster-sized milkshakes. Burger Batch took the Triad’s “Best Burgers in Forsyth County” and “Best Milkshake” titles from our reader’s choice poll this year. If you visit the one in Winston-Salem, be sure to try “The Winston” style burger or the “Old Salem” style to get the full experience.

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Looking for a delicious French feast?

Head to The Katharine Brasserie, located at 401 N. Main St. in Winston-Salem. (Flip to the Chow section of this newspaper on page 8-9 to read all about what The Katharine has to offer, and you’ll see why we recommend it.)

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Slappy’s Chicken

In the mood for some seriously fingerlickin’ good chicken? Stop by Slappy’s Chicken, located at 200 W. Acadia Ave in Winston-Salem, before you head to Monstercade for some drinks. Slappy’s Chicken is juicy and fried in a “spicy, savory, homemade sauce with the right amount of heat and a little bit of sweet,” according to the menu. It is no surprise that this joint was voted by our readers as the Triad’s “Best Fried Chicken in Forsyth County.”

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Still singing: Remake hits all the right notes

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ased on the timeline carefully laid out by Hollywood, it appears that every generation needs a version of A Star Is Born to call its own.

Excluding 1932’s What Price Hollywood? (which included some thematic DNA that would be carried over), the first version to appear was the 1937 Best Picture Oscar nominee A Star Is Born, starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in the only interpretation that’s a straight drama bereft of ample musical numbers. Next came the best version — the 1954 gem starring Judy Garland and James Mason — and this was followed by the weakest version — the 1976 hit starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. Conspicuously missing is a 1990s edition to keep the gaps closed, but that decade saw Whitney Houston in 1992’s The Bodyguard, so I guess that’s close enough (and Houston was being considered around that time to headline her own take on A Star Is Born, but the project fell through).

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out how to bring back their sparkle. In this case, it’s Bradley Cooper who deserves most of the credit. In addition to essaying one of the two leading roles, he also directed and co-produced the picture, co-penned the screenplay, and co-wrote a handful of the original songs. If he was also responsible for the catering services, that’s not reflected in the end credits — still, his involvement in that capacity wouldn’t surprise me, given his total dedication to this project. Yet his greatest achievement arguably turns out to be his generous support of Lady Gaga, a revelation in her first significant movie role (no, I don’t count Machete Kills).

Despite some contemporary updates to reflect the times — I can assure you that the Gaynor and March characters back in ’37 didn’t first meet during a drag performance at a gay bar — the primary framework remains the same. Jackson Maine (Cooper) is an established music star whose career trajectory might be on the descent, particularly when his alcoholic tendencies are added to the equation. Meanwhile, Ally (Gaga) toils in a restaurant, writes songs she figures no one will ever see, and has the honor of being the only woman allowed to perform at the aforementioned drag show. It’s during her rendition of “La Vie en Rose” that Jackson, stopping off for yet another drink or five, first becomes aware of her presence — and her talent. He ends up taking her under his wing, leading to a relationship that flourishes on both the professional and personal levels. But there’s always the booze hovering around the edges of his life, a complication that

concerns not only Ally but also Jackson’s brother and manager Bobby (Sam Elliott) and Ally’s producer Rez (Rafi Gavron).

Any worries that Lady Gaga might have turned out to be another Madonna (great pop star, wretched actress) are dispelled almost immediately, with the superstar delivering a performance that’s instinctively warm and natural. Cooper is also terrific — when he first appears, he sounds exactly like Sam Elliott, which proves to be apropos since they’re portraying siblings. And speaking of Elliott, he’s sensational here. Providing the movie with most of its heart (yes, I had to wipe away tears at the end of the scene in which Bobby drops off Jackson after they have a “moment”), he’s more than deserving of what would be his first career Oscar nomination. Look also for stellar support from Hamilton player Anthony Ramos as Ally’s pre-stardom friend, Dave Chapelle as Jackson’s lifelong friend, and especially Andrew Dice Clay as Ally’s loving dad (an insufferable comedian in the 1980s and ‘90s, Clay has transformed himself into a vibrant character actor via both this and Blue Jasmine).

The only major misstep in this richly detailed and properly paced movie (at 135 minutes, it’s still shorter than the other two musical versions) occurs toward the end when the ostensible villain of the piece takes center stage in a heavy-handed sequence that feels at odds with the overall flow. In all other respects, though, A Star Is Born is stellar entertainment, taking an old story and miraculously making it sing anew. !

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rom Lynn Nottage, the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright comes this haunting, probing work about the resilience of the human spirit during times of war. Set in a small mining town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this powerful play follows Mama Nadi, a shrewd businesswoman who runs a brothel in a land torn apart by civil war. Mama Nadi keeps the peace between customers on both sides of the civil war by serving everything from cold beers to warm beds. She protects and profits from the women whose bodies have become battlegrounds “ruined” by the brutality of rape and violence at the hands of government soldiers and rebel forces alike.

Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize, Ruined takes us inside an unthinkable reality and into the heads and hearts of rape victims and their perpetrators to create a full-immersion drama of shocking complexity and moral ambiguity. Inspired by interviews conducted in Africa, this searing play, directed by Dr. Vanita Vactor is an engrossing and uncommonly human story, revealing the loss and hopelessness of war, yet finding affirmation in life and hope. Ruined has been hailed as “a

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— A husband and wife have been exposed as murderers and cannibals in Krasnodar in southern Russia, reported the Express on Sept. 28. Natalia Chuck Shepherd Baksheeva, 43, has confessed to killing and eating dozens of victims with her husband, Dmitry, 35, over 18 years.

Investigators were tipped off to the couple’s gruesome culinary tastes after a 35-year-old waitress, Elena Vashrusheva, and Natalia fought over accusations that Vashrusheva was flirting with Dmitry. Natalia ordered her husband to kill Vashrusheva: “Following this demand, the man took out the knife that he always kept in his bag and stabbed the woman twice in her chest. The victim died from her injuries on the spot,” investigators reported.

Police charged Natalia with one count of goading her husband into killing the woman after they found “steamed,” pickled and frozen human remains belonging to Vashrusheva in the couple’s kitchen. A photo found in their apartment from 1999 showed a human head served as dinner, garnished with mandarin oranges. Dmitry, who has tuberculosis, will be charged at a later date.

— Tu Thanh Nguyen, 32, of Sunnyvale, California, made two crucial mistakes while she was visiting Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan on Sept. 19.

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ping at a point along the North Country Trail to take selfies, where she slipped and fell 200 feet to her death in Lake Superior. Two kayakers witnessed her fall and retrieved her body, which they moved to Chapel Beach. However, first responders were unable to revive her.

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Three cheeky raccoons jolted a Toronto, Ontario, Canada, woman awake late on Sept. 18 when they broke into her kitchen.

Jenny Serwylo heard noises coming from her kitchen and approached the critters with a broom, which scared away two out of the three. But a third wouldn’t budge, barricaded behind her toaster oven and munching on a package of English muffins. “He was like, ‘I’m eating, get out of here,’” Serwylo told the Toronto Star.

She tried calling authorities but couldn’t get any help, and her contest of wills with the raccoon lasted for more than a half-hour. “I was growling at him and hissing at him,” she said. As she pointed the broom handle at the animal, it would grab the end and “yank it really hard.”

Finally, having consumed all the bread in the kitchen, the raccoon calmly went out the window, which Serwylo locked behind it. Toronto Animal Services spokesperson Bruce Hawkins told the Star that such encounters are unusual, but you be the judge: The city has created a guide for residents about how to deal with raccoon intrusions.

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increasingly more ridiculous and, in some cases, dangerous proportions. To wit: Border Patrol Agent Dennis Dickey, 37, pleaded guilty on Sept. 28 to accidentally starting the April 2017 Sawmill Fire, which burned 47,000 acres in and around Madera Canyon in Arizona, prompting evacuations and closing highways, according to the Arizona Daily Star. It all started when Dickey and his pregnant wife hosted a gender reveal party at which he shot a target containing Tannerite, an explosive substance, and colored powder signifying the child’s gender. When the target exploded, it caught nearby brush on fire, and Dickey immediately reported the wildfire and admitted he had started it. Dickey will pay $220,000 in restitution, and he is expected to keep his job.

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Things got tense for passengers on a GoAir flight from New Delhi to Patna, India, on Sept. 22 when a first-time flyer mistook an emergency exit door for the restroom. Travel + Leisure magazine reported that fellow passengers asked the man, in his 20s, what he was doing, to which he replied that he “needed to use the washroom urgently” and returned to tugging at the door. Airport official Mohammad Sanowar Khan explained: “Pandemonium prevailed ... and he was restrained. ... He said that the confusion happened because he had boarded a flight for the first time in his life.” The unnamed traveler was questioned at the Patna airport.

WHAT? IS THAT A PROBLEM?

The Wagner Funeral Home in Jordan, Minnesota, made news on Sept. 26 when a judge released the details of a ruling against the mortuary for, among other violations, storing jarred applesauce in the same room where embalming takes place.

Joseph Wagner, who runs the funeral home, was just helping out his brother, who owns nearby Wagner Bros. Orchard and needed some extra storage space, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

But the Minnesota Department of Health took issue with the jars being stored adjacent to a hazardous waste container, where blood and other waste from the embalming process are disposed of, and under an emergency shower and blocking an emergency eyewash station. Wagner was ordered to correct the violations and pay a $5,000 penalty.

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

— In the remote town of Yungar, Peru, two candidates for mayor with remarkable names are duking it out: Local

politician Hitler Alba Sanchez, who served as mayor from 2011 to 2014, has been challenged by Lennin Vladimir Rodriguez Valverde. Sanchez told The Independent that his parents had been unaware of the Nazi connection to his name when he was born, but even after realizing its origins, his father liked it because it “sounded foreign.” Peruvians are known for choosing foreign-sounding first names for their children: Last year, Peru’s junior football team featured a player named Osama Vinladen.

— Election season brings out the funny name stories: In Belgium, 26-year-old Luc Anus is running for a council seat in the city of Lobbes. But when he tried to incorporate social media into his campaign strategy, he hit a snag: Facebook wouldn’t allow him to use his last name.

The candidate didn’t miss a beat, though: He changed his online name to Luc Anu. Metro News reported that there are 49 people in Belgium with the last name Anus.

NATURE CALLS

Neither rain, nor sleet ... nor need of a bathroom break could stop a postal carrier from delivering the mail — and so much more — to a Memphis, Tennessee, resident. FOX13 reported Sept. 28 that a homeowner’s surveillance camera captured the postman looking around as he walked up the home’s front porch and urinating as he approached the mailbox.

He then placed mail inside the box and continued on his rounds, leaving a trail of urine on the porch and steps. The homeowner told FOX13 he still hasn’t touched his mailbox because he is worried what could be on it. A spokesperson for the USPS said they are investigating the incident.

INEXPLICABLE

An employee at the Manassas, Virginia, Giant supermarket had a memorable day at work on Sept. 15 when he spotted Michael Dwayne Johnson, 27, in the produce aisle. As the employee watched, Metro News reported, Johnson pulled down his pants, picked up a piece of produce and rubbed it on his buttocks. Then he replaced the produce on the display and pulled his pants back up. Manassas Police charged Johnson with indecent exposure and destruction of property after the store was forced to destroy several pallets of fruit. Police did not release a motive. !

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ctober is LGBTQ+ History Month, and the Triad is gearing up to celebrate with two back-toback Pride festivals.

Pride season in the Triad is just now Katie Murawski starting with the Pride WinstonSalem festival this Editor weekend in downtown Winston-Salem and the rescheduled Greensboro Pride next weekend in downtown Greensboro on Oct. 21.

Pride Winston-Salem is presented by Nissan and will be held from 10:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The festival has grown significanly since it began, and this year it is anticipating about 25,000 in attendance. The family-friendly festival is free and will feature over 100 vendors, plenty of food trucks, local entertainment and a parade. All of this will take place on Fifth through Seventh Street along with Liberty, Cherry and Trade Streets in downtown Winston-Salem. The parade starts on Fourth Street, goes down Trade Street and ends on Fifth Street.

Pride Winston-Salem has become a year-round 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission, according to the website, “ to celebrate our culture, honor diversity, inspire engagement, promote inclusion, provide community outreach, and educate our friends, allies, and supporters on equal rights for all.”

Kandi Villano has been involved with Pride Winston-Salem for six years and is the vice president of the Pride WinstonSalem Board. Villano said that everyone involved with Pride Winston-Salem are volunteers and said the volunteer numbers vary. There could be up to 15, or there could be 50 to 60 volunteers on the board, and even more volunteers the day of the festival. She said festivals like Pride Winston-Salem’s were inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City.

“Pride Festivals like ours are important for our community to be heard,” Villano said. “I look at Stonewall as our Revolutionary War, each year it is about celebrating who we are as a community.”

Villano said with the changes in the political climate, it is more important than ever for people to celebrate who they are, make their existence known and feel safe doing so.

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Villano said this year, Pride WinstonSalem is doing something different than usual. Villano said since the youth is the future, they should be the ones that lead the Pride parade.

“Since our youth are our future, that is who our grand marshals are going to be, our youth,” she said. “Because we are a community, North Star LGBT Center’s youth group are going to be riding in the Wells Fargo stagecoach, and we are reaching out to other kids in the area to see if they would like to participate.”

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At noon, the entertainment starts at the community stage, which features local drag performers, and the main stage, which features local bands The Genuine, Evan & Dana, and The Triad Pride Performing Arts Choir. The festival headliners are the 25-year-old Dragapella group, The Kinsey Sicks.

According to the website (www. kinseysicks.com/history), the Dragapella group “has served up a feast of music and comedy to audiences at performing arts centers, music venues and comedy festivals throughout the U.S. and internationally!” They have performed in an Off-Broadway show, Las Vegas, two feature films, three concert DVDs, 40 states as well as Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia.

Before the parade and festival, on Oct. 12, there will be a kick-off party for Pride at the Kimpton-Cardinal Hotel, located at 401 N. Main St. The party includes heavy hors d’œuvres, cash bar, “and the best silent auction/raffle in Winston Salem,” according to the website. The kick-off party will also give attendees the chance to meet the Pride Winston-Salem board members and 2018’s Miss and Mr. Pride Winston-Salem winners Malayia Chanel Iman and Baby V’lentino Knight Addams.

Tickets for the kick-off will be $45 in advance (or two for $70) and $55 at the door.

Addams wrote in an email that being crowned Mr. Pride Winston-Salem was an amazing feeling.

“I relocated to this area some five years ago, and Pride WS was the first pride I experienced here, and surely I have been hooked since that very day,” he wrote.

“Pride WS believes in building the community and giving back, and it is such an honor to be able to use my platform, brand, [and] title as Mr. Pride WS to not only give back, but to also promote positivity, self-confidence, and encouragement to our community as a whole.

Not to mention that Winston-Salem is the birth city of my wonderful fiance (DJ Bonet), and I also get to share my reign with my beautiful queen (Malayia Chanel Iman) for the second time in both of our pageant careers. I look forward to continuing to serve my community [and] a wonderful year of reigning and representing as ‘Mr. Pride Winston-Salem 2018’”.

Iman wrote in an email that she feels honored to be crowned Miss Pride Winston-Salem.

“When you have pride in yourself as well as your community, and you have worked hard to gain the opportunity to be one of the faces of Pride Winston-Salem and be that advocate for the community, it is such a great feeling,” she wrote. “With my king by my side, I look forward to a WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

great year and a wonderful pride festival this year, and I hope to see you all out at the many functions that Pride WinstonSalem will be having this weekend and throughout the year. So keep your eyes out because you don’t want to miss a thing.”

Closing out Pride is the 9 p.m. (doors open at 8 p.m.) afterparty at The Hawthorne Inn & Conference Center, located at 420 High St. Villano said the afterparty goes until 2 a.m., is open to those 18 years and up (Villano said you must be age 21 and up to drink), and the Kinsey Sicks will be there performing a more adult-friendly show for the afterparty.

DJ Gary and pop-up drag performers are also on the bill. Tickets for the afterparty are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

Villano said the biggest challenge Pride Winston-Salem is facing right now is the construction and closings on Interstate 40, specifically near Broad Street. Villano said traffic and getting to downtown is going to be a headache, so people should plan accordingly. She suggests using the app Waze to navigate through the traffic.

She said the Cherry Street parking deck is the safest deck to park because it is close by and open the latest.

“We are opposite Furniture Market,” she said. “So if anyone is looking for a hotel room, there are no hotel rooms. It used to be a detriment to us, but it is working to be a benefit. It is pulling people in from High Point, and it has gotten our face on the map, to the point that Visit WinstonSalem is now one of our sponsors. We

have gone from being an annoyance on the street to getting the community involved.”

Villano said that LGBTQ+ community isn’t the only ones excited for Pride and that straight allies look forward to the festival just as much.

“There was one lady that told me the other day that she prefers to go to Pride versus the fair,” Villano said. “It is cheaper, and most of our vendors are locals.”

There will be beer and wine sold at the festival and managed by The Official 2nd And Green Tavern. There will also be beer and wine stations within the festival footprint.

“Between the two bars across the street from each other and the restaurants, there are plenty of places to get beer, liquor and coffee,” she said.

Villano said the highlight of Pride for her is seeing people with their children enjoying the festival.

“Or we get people that say ‘thank you very much for doing this, I feel like I have a safe spot once a year, where I can just be me,’” she said.

She said that there will be the Baby+Co. Kids Zone located on Trade Street that will have a bounce house, face painting and crafts for kids. And, hopefully, Villano said there will be someone making I.D. cards for transgender kids and adults in the community.

Villano said that the Progressive Parents should be at the festival giving out hugs to people who need it most, and for folks who don’t have a family that accepts them for who they are.

“Basically, because so many people get thrown out of their house, and they have not been hugged, [Progressive Parents’] whole purpose is to hug you,” she said.

“As you are running around and if you just need a hug? They will give you a hug.”

Villano said for people to come out and be their true selves at Pride WinstonSalem.

“It is one of the few places you can go and just have fun and not have to worry,” she said. “Everyone has the right to believe what they want to believe, but love is love.”

The festival and parade is rain or shine, and tickets for the kick-off party and afterparty can be purchased online at www. tickettailor.com/events/pridewinstonsalem/199988# and www.tickettailor.com/ events/pridewinstonsalem/200616/, respectively. For more information, keep up with Pride Winston-Salem’s Facebook page and website www.pridews.org/. !

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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Flex Jonez The Entertainer: Transgender activist, performer tells all Entertainer, podcast host, vlogger, event promoter, advocate and motivational speaker are among the many hats that Flex Jonez, 56, wears.

He is an avid transgender activist and Katie Murawski a Renaissance man in the entertainment industry.

Editor Jonez was born in Greensboro but was raised in New Jersey and New York from the age of 2.

He moved to Laguna Beach California in 1983, only to return to New York in 1986, and then he moved back to North Carolina in the 1990s. He lived in various towns across the state before he settled down in Winston-Salem in 2009, where he now resides.

“Winston-Salem has got it,” he said.

“When it comes to being safe when it comes to being very cordial, supportive, warming and welcoming, and very diverse, Winston is the town.”

In the early 2000s, Jonez said he appeared on the Maury Show in an episode, which he said happened to the be the very first American televised episode surrounding trans male narratives.

“We told them that we were willing to do this, but we are not going to talk about sex, and you’re not going to make this into a reality show, you are going to make this an educational show,” he said.

Jonez was willing to tell his story, but he did not want to be a spectacle. He said he was one of five others and the only person of color that would share his story.

Jonez said he was excited to do the Q and A with the audience members because he wanted to help educate them about transgender people and what it is like to transition.

“The experience was what I needed to tell everyone I knew,” he said. “Prior to coming to North Carolina, I lived in New York and New Jersey, I began my life in the entertainment industry. So, I knew a lot of people.”

One person that did not know about his life-changing decision was his father, who he was very close with. About three weeks after the show, his father gave him a call, drove to visit him, and was informed of Jonez’s transition.

“He got there, I hugged him, and I said, ‘have you noticed anything different,’ he said, ‘well, your voice is deeper.’”

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Jonez said that he lied and said that his allergies were acting up, but his father called his bluff and then remarked on how “beefy” he looked. His father finally asked what was going on and Jonez told his father that he was in the process of transitioning from a female to a male.

“He said, ‘thank goodness ’ And I was like, ‘are you OK?’ And he said, ‘look if it is going to stop you from killing yourself if it is going to stop you from being an asshole,’ I mean, he just went down the line,” Jonez said. “He said, ‘if this is going to stop it, I don’t care. If you are going to live another day without all of this, I don’t care.’”

Jonez’s father told him that he loved him, that he would always be his baby, and to not let anyone take away his happiness.

“His support was so overwhelming versus the community and the people I knew,” Jonez said of his father.

Jonez started his transition when he was 16 years old. He said he did what he

had to do to survive on the streets, and then he got involved with the LGBT and leather communities.

“The leather and older LGBT community, they helped raise me, they help me survive,” he said.”And I learned to respect that because the old saying back then was, ‘what is given to you now, you pay it forward back in the community.’ So, that is why I have been so active in the community constantly.”

To give back, Jonez has housed, fed LGBTQ+ folks in need and has advocated on their behalf so that they could get back on their feet. He has been a panelist at several different seminars at various local colleges and has even won an award for his service to the community.

Last September, Jonez won the 2017 Transgender Activist Award with Liam Hooper at the Transgender Health Conference held in Winston-Salem by Wake Forest and Dr. David Bathory.

Jonez said he was very pleased and honored to be recognized.

“It gave some awareness and knowledge, it helped educate a lot of people who have never dealt with the trans community,” he said of the health conference.

Jonez said he collected everyone’s business card from that conference because “something big was going to happen” and that community would be needed.

“And that is where the grassroots organization 5th Ave. Alliance/LGBTSAP came in,” Jonez said. “5th Ave. Alliance is an LGB-Transgender stability assistance project. What that does is what I have been doing for 20-something years.”

Jonez said 5th Ave. Alliance helps people through five avenues of success: education, housing, employment, health/ wellness, and legal assistance.

“Many of us don’t go to shelters, doctors, or services that are very unaccommodating and uncomfortable,” he said. “And sometimes by looking at our community, they look at us at face-value as outcasts.”

According to the website (www.5thavealliance.wixsite.com/lgbtsap), while waiting on its 501(c)(3), 5th Ave. Alliance is a “beneficial structured program geared toward the stability, success and survival skills of the LGB-Transgender community members.” Jonez said it is registered within the state of North Carolina as a nonprofit organization.

(5th Ave. Alliance is raising funds through a GoFundMe campaign, and can be viewed at www.gofundme.com/LGBTSAP.) For Pride Winston-Salem this weekend, Flex will be making an appearance as “an entertainer aka king performer” on the community stage at the festival on Saturday and said he “has a big surprise for everybody.”

“I will say this, that this year there will be even more performers, and there will be dancers in my number. I come in with a bang every time,” he said.

To learn more about Jonez, tune in nightly to his vlog streaming live on Facebook (and then later added to YouTube at www.youtube.com/channel/UCQV5ZQgUNCFp10y8UwxBYIQ) called “The Realnez N Reality Talk Show.”

You can also visit his “about me” page at www.about.me/flexjonez or read an article in Drag Mag International to learn more about him, www.magcloud.com/ browse/issue/971725. !

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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Old white men just don’t get it Watching Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, and John Cornyn standing side-byside at a recent press conference was like looking at the Mt. Rushmore of misogyny. The Jim Longworth message that they and other old white Senators (including Longworth our own Richard Burr and Thom Tillis) at Large have sent to women is clear: if you are sexually assaulted then don’t bother to report it because no one will believe you. If you do report the assault, you better do so immediately, or else you are either lying or conspiring with the Clintons. These old white men feel so entitled, are so drunk on power, and are so out of touch with reality, that they believe men who are accused of sexual assault are the real victims. Unfortunately, their warped view of justice is buoyed by a number of studies that point to the fact that some women do, in fact, lie about being raped and sexually assaulted.

But Dr. Christine Blasey Ford had no reason to lie about being sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh. Neither did Deborah Ramirez. Moreover, it is absurd for old white male senators to say that

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Ford is part of some left-wing conspiracy to smear Kavanaugh. After all, there is written proof that she told her therapist and husband of her attack back in 2012, a full six years before Kavanaugh was even nominated for the Supreme Court.

And yet, some old white senators say that poor Dr. Ford is just mistaken, while others argue that since she didn’t go to the police, then the attack never happened.

Most disturbing of all, is that according to a recent NPR poll, 54 percent of Republicans say they would have supported Kavanaugh even if he did sexually assault Dr. Ford.

Last week, to placate a few swing votes in the Senate, McConnell agreed to let the FBI investigate all allegations against Kavanaugh. However, the so-called investigation was so restrictive and so rushed, that dozens of key witnesses were never interviewed, including 20 people identified by Deborah Ramirez, who could speak to Kavanaugh’s behavior on the night that he exposed his private parts to her, and rubbed them against her face. In all, only nine people were interviewed by the FBI, and all but two of them were old drinking buddies of Kavanaugh. According to the FBI, the Bureau has 13,412 special agents on staff, and yet there was only enough time to interview seven frat boys, one victim, and one friend of a victim.

Old white male senators say the FBI report proves that Brett Kavanaugh is innocent and that Ford and Ramirez were

just trying to ruin the reputation of a good man, a man who came unhinged during his confirmation hearing. Call me crazy, but if I’m interviewing someone for a job, and he screams at me, accuses me of conspiracy, cries at the drop of a hat, lies about his drinking problem, and lies about the sex games he and his buddies perpetrated on girls, I’m not going to hire that person. Of course, it’s no accident that the 11 Republicans on the Judiciary committee are all old white, entitled men, so it’s not surprising that they would stand behind another white, entitled man.

Clearly the dynamic must change in the Senate and elsewhere so that women and minorities in this country don’t continue to be judged by a bunch of old white men.

I’m an old white man, and I don’t know Editor’s note: Last week in the Longworth at Large column, “The Thin Greek Line,” the following correction and clarification was made on the online version. “Wake Forest’s Office of Student Engagement released the statement informing the community that as of Sept.

2, the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity is on interim suspension due to an unregistered house party that occurred on Sept.

1. The sexual assaults were reported to the university on Sept. 16 and are alleged to have happened on Sept. 14 at the DKE house on Polo Road.” High Point Univer-

what’s best for women and minorities. I don’t even know what’s best for me most of the time. I’m an old white man, and I don’t know what it’s like to be sexually assaulted. I’m an old white man, and I don’t know how it feels to testify in front of a bunch of people who don’t look like me. What I do know is that we need more women and minorities in Congress and serving as judges on the local, state, and federal levels. However, that’s only going to happen if you vote for change in the upcoming elections. If you don’t vote, then don’t complain that everybody in power looks like me. !

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). sity’s official statement: “We continue to be saddened by the loss of Robert Tipton, whose tragic death at an unaffiliated, off-campus housing apartment complex nearly seven years ago was ruled a drug overdose by the state medical examiner. Neither High Point University nor any of its administrators are involved in any current lawsuit. We strongly rejected accusations made by the plaintiff against High Point University, all of which were dismissed in 2014, again in 2015 and yet again in 2016.”

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NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC OCTOBER 18 FOR THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF U.S. 70 (BURLINGTON ROAD) FROM MT. HOPE CHURCH ROAD (S.R. 3045) TO BIRCH CREEK ROAD (S.R. 3175) IN GUILFORD COUNTY TIP PROJECT NO. U-2581BA The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed widening of U.S. 70 (Burlington Road) from Mt. Hope Church Road (S.R. 3045) to Birch Creek Road (S.R. 3175) in Guilford County. The primary purpose of this project is to reduce traffic congestion and improve mobility along the U.S. 70 roadway.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church located at 5120 Burlington Road in Greensboro from 4-7 p.m. The public may attend at any time during the meeting hours. Please note there will be no formal presentation.

At the meeting there will be maps of the proposed plans as well as project team members who will be available to answer your questions and receive feedback. All comments will be taken into consideration as the project progresses. The opportunity to submit written comments will be provided at the meeting or can be done via phone, email, or mail no later than November 1, 2018.

As information becomes available, it may be viewed at the NCDOT Public Meeting Webpage: www.ncdot.gov/news/public-meetings/.

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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 Lauren Putnam via email at lnputnam1@ncdot.gov or by phone at (919) 707- 6072 as early as possible, so that arrangements can be made.

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[LEO (July 23 to August 22) That keen sense of perception helps you hunt down those minute details that others overlook.

And, of course, your Leonine ego will accept the expected praise with good grace.

[VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Be careful not to be confrontational when raising a work-related issue. Better to make a request than a demand. And, of course, be prepared to back up your case with facts.

[AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) With new information coming in, it’s a good time to rethink some of your goals without taking suggestions from others, no matter how well-meaning they might be.

[PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Making progress on your project is relatively easy in the early part of the week. A problem could arise midweek. But all goes swimmingly once it’s resolved.

[LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your ego might be hurt when a colleague turns down your offer to help. But accept it as a rejection of your offer, not of you. A friend from the past could re-emerge by week’s end.

[ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A colleague might offer to open a door for you professionally. But before you walk through it, be sure this “favor” isn’t attached to an obligation you might find difficult to discharge.

[SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A flow of positive energy turns a work project you didn’t want to do into something you actually love doing. Now, take that attitude into your social, intimate life — and enjoy what follows.

[TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your creativity, your persistence and your reliability could lead to a major career shift.

Be sure to use that other Taurean trait, your practicality, when discussing what the job offers.

[SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Working hard to meet your professional goals is fine. But don’t neglect your private life, especially where it concerns your more cherished relationships.

[GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A changing situation might require some adjustments you might not have been prepared to make. However, flexibility in this matter could be the best course to follow at this time.

[CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) “Patience” remains the key word in dealing with an emotionally sensitive situation involving a close friend or family member. Help comes your way by week’s end.

[CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’re in a period of fluctuating moods, which is not unusual for the Moon Child. Your emotions stabilize by the 26th. Meanwhile, try to hold off making major decisions until then. © 2018 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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* If you’re a fan of fishing, here’s a cautionary tale regarding the weather: A 48-year-old Colombian man named Felipe Ortiz (for reasons unknown) decided to go out fishing in a raging storm. He cast his line into a strong wind, but the line blew back and caused the baited hook to lodge in his throat, killing him. * Are you a dipsomaniac? The root of the word is from the Greek “dipso,” meaning “thirst” — and we’re all familiar with the “mania” part. “Dipsomaniac” is just a fancy name for a drunk.

* Feeling pressed by ever-increasing postage rates? Well, consider this: To send mail by Pony Express originally cost $5 per ounce — the equivalent of more than $150 in today’s dollars. * Unless you’re a professional dairy farmer who milks cows on a daily basis, it’s unlikely that you’re aware of the fact that it takes, on average, 350 squirts to get a gallon of milk.

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

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My girlfriend, who’d been traveling, lost track of what day it was and was surprised when I showed up on the usual night I come cook her dinner. She was happy to see me Amy Alkon but said she needed to finish this one Advice “urgent work email.”

How nice. Dinner Goddess would get cold while she took forever.

Instead of getting started in the kitchen, I sat down angrily on the couch. “What’s wrong?” she asked. I said, “I’ll just sit here till you’re ready!” She got angry, saying that I should have just asked her how long she’d be or told her I felt bad. She then went on about how I have a “toxic” habit of this sort of “passive-aggressive” behavior, and I need to stop “acting out” before it ruins our relationship. I love her and don’t want to lose her. Help! — Doghouse There will sometimes be reasons you are unable to communicate using the spoken word: Your jaw is wired shut. You are gagged with duct tape. A wizard has turned you into a cocker spaniel.

Otherwise, when you’d like another person to do something, it’s best not to express this to them in code: “I want you to meet my needs — right after you guess what they are!”

Passive-aggressiveness is a kind of coded communication — a form of “indirect speech,” which is a way of saying

something without flat-out saying it. The term “passive-aggressive” was coined by a military psychologist, Colonel William Menninger, during World War II. He used it to describe soldiers who — instead of saying no to a direct order (hello, ugly consequences!) — wiggled out through “passive measures” including “procrastination, inefficiency, and passive obstructionism.”

Menninger’s term was useful in military memos because, as historian Christopher Lane puts it, the army couldn’t exactly issue a directive against “pouting.” However, there was no research to support it as anything more than a tactic in a certain situation — as opposed to a “personality disorder” a chronic, genetically driven pattern of maladaptive thinking and behavior.

Yet, in the 1950s, a group of psychiatrists writing the mental disorders bible, the DSM (edition I), took a big, unscientific leap. They willy-nilly added passiveaggressiveness to the list of personality disorders in the book — perhaps because without an official “disorder” label (and diagnostic codes that go with), health insurance companies wouldn’t pay therapists to treat it.

But consider the weaselly, “passiveaggressive” tack those soldiers took.

Though their indirect approach to getting their way was militarily unhelpful, it was anything but “maladaptive” for them personally. It allowed them to avoid both court-martial and getting shot at — or to stay in bed “sick” instead of going all “104!” on scrubbing the grout in the latrines with their toothbrush.

In other words, indirect communication like theirs is often adaptive, mean-

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ing highly useful — a form of diplomacy.

As I pointed out in a recent column, per psychologist Steven Pinker, it’s a crafty way to communicate a potentially inflammatory message without causing offense the way baldly stating one’s feelings would. For example, there’s the social relationship-preserving hint about table manners, “Wow, Jason, you’re really ENJOYING that risotto!” instead of the more honest “GROSS! You eat like a feral hog on roadkill!”

The thing is, avoiding causing offense can go too far, like when it’s driven by a long-held and unexamined belief that you’re offensive simply by existing and having needs. Understanding that, explore the root of your own passiveaggressive behavior. My guess? It’s fear of conflict, or rather, of the results of conflict.

Granted, at some point, it was probably protective for you to avoid conflict — and the direct engagement that could lead to it — like if you had a volatile and abusive parent. However, as an adult, indirect communication should be a tool you use when it suits the situation, not a behavior you robotically default to.

Consider that conflict, when expressed

in healthy, noninflammatory ways, can be a positive thing — a source for personal and collective growth and deeper relationships. But to take advantage of this after years of auto-burying your feelings, you’ll need to start by articulating to yourself what you want in a particular situation. Next, while ignoring the protests of your fears, express your needs and/or feelings to the other person with healthy directness: “Hey, can you guesstimate how many minutes till you’re done with your work?” and maybe add “I have a special dinner planned, and I don’t want it to get cold.”

Admittedly, some conflicts end up in gridlock, which means you won’t always get what you want. However, you’re far more likely to get your needs met if you don’t just fester with resentment or turn every relationship interaction into an intricate game of charades: “Sorry, honey.

Still don’t get it. Are you angry or doing a rain dance?” !

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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