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It’s the 8th annual COMMUNITY TABLE by Greensboro-based Triad Local First, a nonprofit that supports and promotes local businesses. Community Table raises money for their fiscal year including holiday marketing campaign to encourage folks to shop locally owned businesses rather than online or at big boxes.

10 Artists and musicians will band together in honor of Joey Deweese for “JOEY FEST” on Oct. 7 at the Blind Tiger. More than a dozen performers aim to celebrate Deweese’s life and love of music while helping his family cope with economic impacts following his death.

11 BLAZE is a long, languid, elegiac ode to the life and legacy of Blaze Foley (1949-1989), a musician mourned by many but missed by few. For all his unmistakable talent, which is clearly conveyed in writer/ producer/director Ethan Hawke’s biographical drama, Foley’s tendency toward selfdestruction alienated many of those around him.

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bassist, comfortable laying down the musical foundation at the back of the stage, but he’s also a sometimes bandleader, happy to round up like-minded players and assemble a project.

18 Tiffany Haddish broke out last year with her terrific turn in the box office hit Girls Trip, while Kevin Hart has proven himself to be a comic force in such endeavors as Central Intelligence and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. A movie that unites the pair sounds like a proposition that can’t miss, but NIGHT SCHOOL squanders their talents in a limp endeavor...

24 Greensboro’s SUSHI REPUBLIC has defied the odds by prospering on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro strip where, whether due to student preference or corporate-courting realtors, pizza and subs dominate the increasingly homogenized foodscape.

25 FRATERNITIES (aka Greek Letter Organizations) have been around in America for more than two centuries. They were originally established as secret societies within a college or university. But secrets are hard to keep once a police report is filed.

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EVENTS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS | BY AUSTIN KINDLEY

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WHAT: If you like stringband tunes with an infectious drive, old-time song-duets, original and traditional tunes, a band that has a breadth of talent to draw from to create really varied tune or song settings, you’ll enjoy the Galax Bogtrotters! From the heartland of old-time music territory in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia hail the traditional stringband the Galax Bogtrotters.

WHEN: 8 - 10:30 p.m.

WHERE: Muddy Creek Cafe & Music Hall.

Bethania, 5455 Bethania Rd., WinstonSalem.

MORE: $19-22 tickets.

WHAT: Solve the mystery before time runs out. Ten strangers trapped on a dangerous island each have a secret. One by one, they begin to die. Match your wits against the master of suspense to catch the killer before there are none.

WHEN: 8 p.m.

WHERE: Triad Stage.

232 S Elm St, Greensboro.

MORE: $50-60 tickets.

WHAT: More than fifty artists from throughout the region will be lining the garden’s paved walkways. Also music on three stages, interactive art activities for kids and canines, monarch butterfly exhibit, honey bee exhibit, two food courts, beer and wine, Garden Quest scavenger hunt, two local garden center exhibits, and Bill Mangum’s prints of Greensboro’s gardens.

Admission is free!

WHEN: 12 - 5 p.m.

WHERE: Greensboro Arboretum.

401 Ashland Dr, Greensboro.

MORE: Free event.

WHAT: Old Heavy Hands, Night Sweats, Territories (reunion), Green Fiend, Jonathan Ricardo Timber, Born Hollow, Gooseberry Jam, Cleigh Isai, With These Hands, Fever Strike, BloodRitual, The Source. DJ Eighty Four will be spinning throughout the day & night before, between change overs & after performances. Proceeds will be donated to the Deweese family. Even if you aren’t able to attend, the proceeds from all tickets will go to the family. Every contribution helps.

WHEN: 1 - 11:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Blind Tiger.

1819 Spring Garden St, Greensboro.

MORE: $10 advance, $15 day of

WHAT: When you’re part of a musical dynasty, it’s only natural that the personal and professional aspects of your life should intersect. It was no different for Devon Allman, whose late father Gregg Allman helped helm one of the most important and influential American bands of the past 50 years.

WHEN: 7-11 p.m.

WHERE: The Ramkat.

170 W 9th St, Winston-Salem.

MORE: $20-45 tickets.

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KINGZ DOWNTOWN MARKET

BY CHELSEA DANIELS-MCGIRT

Kingz Downtown Market, located at 418 N. Liberty St. in downtown WinstonSalem, is the ultimate convenience store.

With food served within eight minutes, grocery store necessities, and even check cashing; Kingz has everything you need under one roof. This community-oriented gem has been open for 11 years under owner Keith King. Though just a grocery store at first, many Kingz customers began to request hot food as a convenient addition. On the 10-year anniversary, King decided to make it happen, and he couldn’t be happier with his decision.

Working in the foodservice industry has always been a part of King’s lifestyle.

Originally from Mount Airy, King started as a fast food cook in his younger years.

He later moved on to become a district manager for 12 restaurants in WinstonSalem and Greensboro. One year, during a bad snowstorm, King was directed by his boss in California to open the restaurants at regular business hours. This meant putting his employees on the icy roads at 3:30 a.m. that Monday.

“I couldn’t see putting people’s lives in danger,” King said. “I need[ed] to be in business with myself.”

King went on to open his first restaurant in Clemmons. After selling the restaurant, King moved to his ideal location: downtown Winston-Salem. King felt his services were needed in Winston, and from the bus station to the surrounding hotels, there is an abundance of foot traffic.

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access to wifi or bank accounts. In addition to the lottery and check cashing, King’s market also offers patrons the ability to pay their bills to corporations such as Piedmont Gas, Duke Energy and Spectrum.

Let’s not forget the tasty food. Kingz Downtown Market specializes in wings and hot dogs, but also serves chicken sandwiches, smoked beef sausage dogs, macaroni and cheese, potato wedges-just to name a few. Getting customers in and out and fed in less than 10 minutes appeals to all parties.

King prides himself on the relationships he’s made in the community. One of King’s employees introduced an idea they call the ”Blessing Box,” where King leaves goods in a box outside his store that reads: “Take what you need, save some for someone else.” King said that customers also purchase goods from his store just to place in the Blessing Box. Feeding and giving back is what King does because he feels that poverty can happen to anyone.

“If it wasn’t for the Grace of God, that could be you,” he said. “I care what actually happens to the people.”

The next time you are traveling in the downtown Winston area, drop in and check out Kingz Downtown Market for yourself. King hopes he will be around for many more years to come.

“We want people to feel safe, comfortable, get what they need, and be happy about it,” King said. “We just want to serve the community as much as we can, and live and let live.” !

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6 degrees of Southern: Community Table 2018

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hen you arrive at the annual Community Table, be it a farm or a historic mill, the view is often rustic with rolling pastures, a beautiful old barn, and horses in the Kristi Maier distance, tails sway@triadfoodies ing. But this year’s Community Table was a bit different.

Contributor Just a stone’s throw from downtown Greensboro, the annual fundraiser graced the grounds of the beautiful, historic Double Oaks Bed & Breakfast. Tucked in the backyard of the B&B were 150 guests of all ages, all walks of life, some new faces, some seasoned attendees gathered as 13 chefs prepared multiple courses of locally sourced ingredients mere yards away.

It’s the 8th annual Community Table by Greensboro-based Triad Local First, a nonprofit that supports and promotes local businesses. Community Table raises money for their fiscal year including holiday marketing campaign to encourage folks to shop locally owned businesses rather than online or at big boxes. The chefs volunteer their time and every single item for the event, from the salt to the linens, dinnerware, flower arrangements…everything is donated. It’s amazing how it all comes together. Chairwoman Luck Davidson said it wouldn’t be possible without donations and volunteers. “It’s unbelievable how many small and independent businesses contribute to make this the event that it is every year.”

Organizers from TLF feature a new executive chef each year to headline the event. This year’s featured chef, James Patterson of Sedgefield Country Club, canvassed 12 chefs from across the Triad to join him in putting their stamp on each course calling the menu “6 ° of Southern.” “We were tossing around ideas, and we wanted to play with the idea of six degrees of separation (meaning everything in the world is six or fewer steps away from one another) and take Southern dishes and give it an Asian or Mexican twist using our local ingredients,” Patterson said.

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East Meets West Oysters, fried/raw Gochujang Corn Pudding, Collard Green Kimchi, Charred Scallion Aioli Kris Fuller, Crafted Oysters two ways was a fun “way” to kick off the courses. The charred scallion aioli was a dream and a beautiful savory contrast to cool sweet corn pudding.

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JP’s Uptown DownSouth Shrimp & Grits Coastal Carolina Shrimp, Tasso Ham Gravy, Cajun Fried Guilford Mill Grits, Shaved Parmigiana, Crispy Homeland Creamery Buttermilk Shallots, Fair Share Farms Micro Greens James Patterson III, Sedgefield County Club

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Chef Patterson is somewhat known for his take on shrimp and grits. The creamy sauce on a crispy Creole flavored grit cake is a fun twist on the original.

THIRD COURSE

From The Fields Sweet Tea Grilled Manchester Farms Quail Sweet Potato-Carrot Agrodulce, Dressed Greens, Angostura-Tarragon Muscadines, Brown Butter Walnut “Soil” Reed Gordon, Greensboro Country Club This dish was definitely unique in presentation and flavor with hints of early fall with muscadines and the brown butter walnut soil almost played like a deconstructed crouton for the tiny salad alongside the tiny bird. Photos didn’t do this pretty dish justice.

FOURTH COURSE

Southern Exposure Rising Meadow Farms Smoked Lamb Tamale, Black Eyed Peas, housemade Homeland Creamery Ricotta Salata, Charred Faucette Farms Cherry Tomato Salsa Roja, Harmon Family Farm Poached Egg, East Branch Ginger Micro Beet and Cilantro Salad, Smoked Corn Crema, Bone Broth Chris Blackburn, Scrambled Southern Diner; Lindley Park Filling Station Whew! That description is a mouthful, but there’s good reason. It was super flavorful and truly embraced the abundance of our local farms. One of my favorites dishes of the night because its twist of Tex-Mex. The egg couldn’t have been more perfect (if you like it a tiny bit runny). This tamale would be the perfect breakfast for me who doesn’t really like a “breakfasty” breakfast.

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Sweet Southern Sampler Caramel Chocolate Pecan Pie, Key Lime Pie Blackberry Merengue Cone, Chocolate Chess Pie, Strawberry Icebox Pie Brian Dicey, Starmount Country Club A selection of mini desserts for whatever suits your fancy. You could take your pick of pecan pie or chocolate chess pie or key lime. Except you didn’t have to choose.

Patterson said early on that he made a short list of the team he’d like to assemble. “I wanted to bring in the who’s who of the Triad and who I’ve got good relationships with. But I’d also thought it’d be fun to bring in chefs that people might not normally get to see like Reed Gordan and Brian Dicey.” Past featured chefs, Jay Pierce of Mozelle’s and Travis Myers of Willow’s spearheaded pre-dinner treats along with Anders Benton of Gia, Michael Harkenreader of Undercurrent, John Jones, and Jeff Bacon and Janis Karathanas of Providence Restaurant Group. Bread service was provided by Niki Farrington of Niki’s Pickles and Mary’s Gourmet Diner. It really is a full-scale, all-in, jovial event from the time the first dinner bell rings to the last. Travis Myers told a full-bellied crowd, “The growth of this whole project is incredible, Luck and Mary do all the hard work. We chefs just

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Chef James Patterson make the food look good.” What guests walk away with is that these chefs truly feel its an honor to be there.

Chef Mary Lacklen, who organizes Community Table each year told me what she loves about the event is not only the community of the people who are attending but the community of the chefs. “All these chefs who are competitors working together, unloading each other’s trucks and helping plate each other’s food, asking the chef who created the dish how they want it…it’s just amazing to watch. That’s community in its own sense.” !

KRISTI MAIER is a food writer, blogger and cheerleader for all things local who even enjoys cooking in her kitchen, though her kidlets seldom appreciate her efforts.

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Friends coming through for Joey Fest

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rtists and musicians will band together in honor of Joey Deweese for “Joey Fest” on Oct. 7 at the Blind Tiger.

More than a dozen performers aim to Katei Cranford celebrate Deweese’s life and love of music Contributing while helping his family cope with columnist economic impacts following his death.

“We grew up going to shows and using them to escape the real world and the pressures of life, it only made sense to do a show to raise money for the Deweese family,” said Kyleigh Chesnutt, Deweese’s longtime friend and festival organizer.

“People talked about setting something up, but a lot of the guys who wanted to do it needed to grieve before worrying about anything else,” Chesnutt said. “So, my sister and I took the initiative, reached out to Joel Collins, and it just took off from there.”

Organizing the festival felt equally natural to Chesnutt’s sister, Jaden Craig.

“We grew up going to shows and supporting people through benefits,” she said. “This is exactly what Joey would have wanted, so we worked to make it happen.”

“It wasn’t hard to get people together,” Chesnutt added, “Joey was a huge part of this community, and the outpouring of support has been overwhelming.”

“It’s clear the world tragically lost a wonderful person when you see the impact on his family, friends and the community at large,” said Michael Sileno from Night Sweats, one of the scheduled artists.

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Deweese was a familiar face in the North Carolina hardcore scene. Most of the bands playing are some of his closest friends. Tyler Phillips and Josh Duncan (from With These Hands) had known him since childhood.

Members of Old Heavy Hands had a heavy hand in inking the multitude of tattoos he sported.

“The option to play was open to anyone local who wanted to donate their time,” Craig said. “Joey’s taste in music was very eclectic; he listened to a little bit of everything.”

“People might have expected the fest to be a strictly hardcore or metal show,” Chesnutt added, “but he was into so many different genres of music, we wanted to cater to that.”

Spanning genres, friend groups, and coastlines, Joey Fest will bridge gaps of time and space with a special one-time reunion from Territories, one of Deweese’s favorite bands.

“When I heard the news, I was floored,” said Aaron Coleman, former vocalist for Territories (who now lives in Tacoma, Washington.) “Joey was the most loyal and real dude I knew. So when I heard they were doing a show, I called my old bandmates and told them there’s just no way we weren’t gonna play. I wanted to get on this bill and show out for our boy.”

Coleman and Deweese had known each other since they were teenagers. “It’s inspiring that everyone can come together like this,” Coleman said, “and it just shows that music can bring us all together and allow us to do something so amazing for someone.”

Beyond bands, artists and local businesses have gotten involved by donating goods for a raffle and silent auction. Items up for grabs include a two-night stay at La Quinta, party room rental at Boxcar, gift cards to

local restaurants and tattoo parlors, yoga classes, locally-made art, jewelry, baked goods, and more. Proceeds will go directly to the Deweese family.

“We’re focused on being able to help out Joey’s mom as much as we possibly can with legal fees and everyday expenses,” Craig said. “She’s gone through a lot of loss in the last year.”

Joey Fest is a celebration. More than a concert, it’s a chance to help build something everlasting for those affected: an experience made from shared memories and love for those no longer with us.

“Joey’s mom is planning to have some signature books for everyone to sign because she wants to be able to see who all attended,” Craig said. “She’s absolutely moved by how much the community has come together and shown their love for her son.”

“He touched more lives than anyone

ever realized,” Craig added. “It’s our duty to help his family any way we can, I know he would be doing the same if the roles were reversed.”

Joey Fest is on Oct. 7 at the Blind Tiger (1819 Spring Garden St.,) the all-ages show features: Old Heavy Hands, Night Sweats, Territories, Green Fiend, Jonathan Ricardo Timber, Born Hollow, Gooseberry Jam, Cleigh Isai, With These Hands, Fever Strike, Blood Ritual, and the Source.

A limited number of tickets remain for purchase without fees at Golden Spiral Studios (206 S. Elm St.). Tickets will also be available at the door or online via www. theblindtiger.com. !

KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd. She hosts the Tuesday Tour Report, a radio-show that runs like a mixtape of bands touring through NC, Tuesdays from 5-7pm on WUAG 103.1fm.

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Blaze Foley, fallen star Blaze ( ) is a long, languid, elegiac ode to the life and legacy of Blaze Foley (1949-1989), a musician mourned by many but missed by few. For all his unmistakable talent, which is clearly conveyed in Mark Burger writer/producer/director Ethan Hawke’s biographical drama, Contributor Foley’s tendency toward self-destruction alienated many of those around him. Adapted from Sybil Rosen’s memoir Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley by Rosen and Hawke, Blaze marks an auspicious acting debut for Ben Dickey in the title role, and affords co-star Alia Shawkat one of her best screen roles to date as Rosen,

the actress/playwright who became Foley’s muse but whose adoration and encouragement only go so far.

The narrative is structured in a fashion similar to Citizen Kane (1941) – borrow from the best, after all – with Josh Hamilton (as longtime friend Zee) and Charlie Sexton (terrific as real-life musician Townes Van Zandt) relating Foley’s life story to a clueless radio host (Hawke) during an interview. Hawke’s character remains off-screen, at least until he inexplicably decides to reveal himself, reacting to their tale.

Foley seemed to hover not just on the periphery of the music industry, but of society in general. Dickey brings a burly, sometimes boorish, charisma to the role, and the screenplay (wisely) refrains from blind admiration. Blaze Foley made his mark and could have easily made a bigger one had he managed to straighten up. Yet he couldn’t and wouldn’t. It’s a cautionary

tale that doesn’t (and needn’t) become preachy.

The film’s rambling rhythm is not without its attributes, and Blaze is steeped in the atmosphere and milieu of its music, yet it sometimes rambles too much – and given that the film makes no secret from the outset that he’s dead, the depiction of Foley’s ultimate fate feels less inevitable than anti-climactic.

Still, there’s much to savor here, including Steve Zahn, filmmaker Richard Linklater, and newly minted Oscar winner Sam Rockwell, extremely amusing as a trio of rookie record producers who (unwisely) bankroll their hopes on Foley’s music. This is one of the few films in recent memory that legitimately engenders sympathy for record executives.

– Blaze opens Friday at A/perture Cinema in Winston-Salem !

The many, many, many faces of Bill Murray THE ART OF BEING BILL by Ezra Croft and Jennifer Raiser. Published by Race Point Publishing. 176 pages. $25 retail.

For those unfamiliar with it, The Murray Affair is a traveling art show devoted entirely to visual impressions of Bill Murray. Now, its curator Ezra Croft has joined forces with author Jennifer Raiser to preserve it in print.

By no means a biography, The Art of Being Bill is a unique – to say the very least– tribute to the talents of Bill Murray.

It’s all Bill, all the time ... and who knew he was the subject of so much attention and interpretation?

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the bizarre, and just about everything in-between. Not all of them are meant to invoke laughter. Then again, nor were all of Murray’s movies. No matter how abstract or unusual the image, it’s always unmistakably Bill Murray.

There’s also a selection of Murray’s movies evidently most important to the authors, as well as biographical and career tidbits, although there’s only a brief mention of “Saturday Night Live” (which, to be fair, did launch his career) and no mention at all of Ghostbusters II (1989) or his flashy cameo in Little Shop of Horrors (1986) – and never mind such obscurities as Loose Shoes (1980) or Nothing Lasts Forever (1984).

Regarding the section on Scrooged (1988) – which some people love, and others (including yours truly) don’t – the director is misidentified as “Frank” Donner (it was Richard), although Murray’s character was named “Frank Cross.”

It’s not easy to observe The Art of Being Bill in a completely objective fashion. If you’re a Bill Murray fan, you’ll love it. If not, you’ll probably wonder what the fuss is all about. Nevertheless, there’s some-

thing to be said about truth in advertising: This volume is absolutely, exactly what its title implies.

The Art of Being Bill will be released Oct. 9. For more information, visit www.quartoknows.com/books/9781631064555/ The-Art-of-Being-Bill.html/ !

See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on Burgervideo.com. © 2018, Mark Burger.

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Jon Epstein explores music and community

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on Epstein has a certain splitpersonality element that runs through parts of his life. But music links is the link. Epstein is a bassist, comfortable laying down the musical foundation at the back of the stage, but he’s also a sometimes bandleader, happy to round up like-minded players and assemble a project. He’s an John Adamian academic, at home in libraries and @johnradamian classrooms, but also a rocker, in his element in loud bars. At 58, he’s not entirely sure — generationally speakContributor ing — where he fits in. He said he’s not really a Baby Boomer, and he’s not a Gen Xer either. As he puts it: “I’m one of those guys that believe we can make the world a better place, but I also believe we won’t.” So, he’s not exactly an optimist, but he’s not a full-on pessimist either. You get the idea.

I spoke to Epstein last week by phone from his home in Winston-Salem. In fittingly dualistic mode, Epstein is playing in both bands that will be appearing on a bill at the Crown at the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro this week. One of the bands, Uncle Watson’s Widow, is a new project that Epstein helped pull together. The other is

BerkStar, fronted by guitarist Tony Berkley. Both play a mix of blues, rock, pop, and soul with a focus on bringing people together.

Epstein’s connection to music in the area, and around the country, goes way back, and in typical fashion, he’s looked at it from many sides. He came of age playing in the Cleveland, Ohio, music scene. He also worked as a music journalist and magazine editor (who occasionally writes for YES! Weekly). Rounding out his perspective, Epstein was a student at UNCG in the 1980s when then-sociology professor Rebecca Adams was taking students to follow the Grateful Dead as a way of studying the peculiar fan culture of Deadheads, devoted fans who would travel around the country creating their own micro-community and micro-economy at concert parking lots. Epstein, who is very much not a Deadhead or even a fan of the Dead’s music, went along for the academic experience of studying fan communities and the ways that music brings people together across regional and economic divides.

The experience had ripples in Epstein’s professional academic work. Epstein, who has a Ph.D. in sociology, has written a lot about music, rock ‘n’ roll in particular, and the ways that musical youth cultures provide a means of shaping identity and bonding for young people in a world where connections and a sense of belonging are hard to find.

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Epstein may have always approached music from a sociological vantage point, but it’s probably more accurate to say that he’s applied himself to academia from a rocker’s perspective.

“I really don’t see that big of a distinction between the two things,” Epstein said. “My music and my academic life have always intersected. As a sociologist, I see rock music as, in a very basic sense, a part of a community. And it’s also a mode of communication, and it’s a way for people to identify with broader issues.”

Epstein participated in the Healing Blues Project, a collaborative effort a few years ago that brought local musicians together with those suffering from homelessness in the Greensboro area, to work on songs that drew on their experiences. The project resulted in recordings, videos, and performances to raise money to counter homelessness.

Another of Epstein’s music-and-community projects is a book on the subject of the British symphonic-prog band Marillion and their diehard fans. Epstein said that Marillion were one of the first acts to use Internet-based crowdfunding as a means of generating funds for tours or recordings in a time when record company largesse was mostly vanishing. The practice has since become so common as to no longer be noteworthy.

The formation of Epstein’s latest project, Uncle Watson’s Widow, is itself an extension of that same paradigm of building community while creating new musical collaborations. The band took shape out of the Friday Night Music Club, a monthly Winston-Salem based event started by Doug Davis that throws different area musicians together with different game-like assignments, spurring new, fruitful, and unexpected configurations.

“It’s this extraordinary thing,” said Epstein about the creativity, talent and sense of comradery that the club fosters.

Uncle Watson’s Widow, which features lead vocalist Bekka Moss, guitarists Jim Moody and Chris Joyner, drummer Scott Williams and keyboardist Steve Mowery, is the offshoot of a band that came together at the club. The band tackles old, underappreciated B-sides and less-wellknown songs by artists that people might be familiar with. For instance, they’ll be playing an early REO Speedwagon tune that reflects on the theme of living up to the American ideals of liberty, freedom, opportunity and equality.

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force and that it’s broken down all kinds of barriers around the world. Still, he doesn’t set unattainable goals for music-making.

“It’s all about community,” Epstein said.

“The band’s job is to make people feel like they’re a part of something with other people. If that was the only meaning that rock ‘n’ roll had, that would be enough.

But there’s more because music changes the world. Rock ‘n’ roll changed the world.” !

JOHN ADAMIAN lives in Winston-Salem, and his writing has appeared in Wired, The Believer, Relix, Arthur, Modern Farmer, the Hartford Courant and numerous other publications.

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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.

Aquellas personas no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan antes de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494.

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iffany Haddish broke out last year with her terrific turn in the box office hit Girls Trip, while Kevin Hart has proven himself to be a comic force in such endeavors as Central Intelligence and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. A movie that unites the pair sounds like a proposition that can’t miss, but Night School ( ) squanders their talents in a limp endeavor that’s anemic even by contemporary comedy standards.

While the poster (with both their names plastered across the top) makes this look like a co-starring venture, the opening credit sequence (with his name before the title and hers following it) is more accurate in establishing their roles as leading man and supporting player.

Hart stars as Teddy Walker, a high school dropout who nevertheless enjoys a rich life with his beautiful girlfriend Lisa (Megalyn Echikunwoke) and the promise of future ownership of the BBQ grill store where he presently works as a salesper-

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son (he’s been “Employee of the Month” since time immemorial). But a mishap results in Teddy suddenly finding himself unemployed, and without a high school diploma, he can’t even accept the lucrative job being offered by his best friend (Ben Schwartz) in the financial sector.

In order to receive his GED, Teddy therefore has no choice but to attend night school, where he and various other latebloomers — a doofus dad (Rob Riggle), an anti-tech eccentric (Romany Malco), an

unappreciated housewife (Mary Lynn Rajskub), and so on — find themselves under the watchful eye of Carrie (Haddish), the stern but fair instructor who refuses to put up with her students’ nonsense.

After a promising beginning, Night School devolves into a series of gags that are more desperate than funny. With a pathological zeal, the movie repeatedly bypasses clever gags relating to its setup in favor of juvenile jokes involving bodily injuries, perpetual puking, and pubic hairs

in cheesecake. And with a script credited to no less than six writers (including Hart), it’s perhaps no surprise that the pacing is clumsy and the narrative is sloppy (can someone who ends up seeing this explain to me how they all got off that roof?).

Perhaps the picture’s greatest flaw, however, rests in the mismatch between its stars. An ideal movie starring Hart and Haddish would make them comedic equals along the lines of Cheech & Chong or Laurel & Hardy. Instead, they’re more like Martin & Lewis, Abbott & Costello and Groucho/Chico/Harpo & Zeppo, with Hart receiving the lion’s share of the humorous interludes and Haddish mostly relegated to playing straight man (or straight woman, in this case). In fact, virtually every performer is provided more comic opportunities than Haddish, who’s primarily required to give motivational speeches about the importance of education. Thanks anyway, but for that sort of inspirational entertainment, I’ll stick with Stand and Deliver and To Sir, with Love over this sophomoric effort. !

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igh Point Community Theatre opens its 43rd season with Big Fish, a highly fanciful and funny musical about fatherhood, family and forgiveness. Based on the movie and novel by the same name, Big Fish introduces audiences to Edward Boom’s world of giants, witches and other larger-than-life characters while touching the hearts of the young and old alike.

“We are hoping families will join us for this moving production,” said HPCT CoPresident Janie Price. “It is a beautiful story that everyone can relate to on some level.”

Big Fish tells the tale of Edward Bloom (played by Brett Kitko), traveling salesman with a big heart and an even bigger imagination. Edward’s larger than life stories thrill everyone around him – most of all, his devoted wife Sandra (played by Courtney Lowe). But their son Will (played

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You also can call the High Point Theatre Box office Monday-Friday (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at 336-887-3001. Ticket prices range from $15 to $22. High Point Community Theatre is 501c3 non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers. This is HPCT’s 43rd year of bringing quality live theatre to High Point and the surrounding areas. HPCT’s holiday hit, A Christmas Carol: The Musical will return to High Point in December.

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Laurence Mitchell, 53, gets this week’s Most Helpful Dad award for graciously driving his 15-yearold son and the son’s girlfriend, also 15, to a Port St. Lucie, Florida, park on Sept.

Chuck Shepherd 6 so they could “do their thang,” as Mitchell described it. The Smoking Gun reported that when Port St. Lucie police officer Clayton Baldwin approached Mitchell’s car around 11:30 p.m., after the park had closed, Mitchell told him the kids “aren’t out there stealing, they are just having sex. They could be out there doing worse.” When the teenagers returned from the nearby soccer field, Mitchell’s son told the officer they were “just smokin’ and f---in’.” Mitchell was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor.

COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS

— While shopping at a Peoria, Illinois, Walmart on Sept. 20, an unnamed 30-year-old woman filled her cart but also added a few items to her backpack: leggings, pencils, a quart of oil and a “Jesus Calling” Bible. After she paid for only the items in her cart, a loss prevention officer stopped her before she left the store. Peoria police were summoned, reported the Peoria Journal Star, and the woman explained to them she was hoping the Bible could help her spiritually: “(She) told me that it sounds strange, but she was trying to be more Christian,” an officer reported.

She was charged with misdemeanor theft.

— After trying repeatedly on Sept. 12 to pull over a Toyota Prius driving with expired tags on I-5 near Marysville, Washington, a Washington State Patrol officer finally caught up to the car at an intersection and verbally instructed the unnamed 42-year-old woman driver to pull over, reported the Everett Daily Herald. “I will not. I drive a Prius,” was the woman’s reply. The officer then asked her to step out of the vehicle, which she also refused to do, so he forced her out. “I will own your bank account,” she told him. “I will own your house.” When he asked her name, she responded, “None of your business.”

Finally, she was arrested for failing to obey instructions, failing to identify herself and obstruction.

NO GOOD DEED

Tammie Hedges of Goldsboro, North Carolina, founded the nonprofit Crazy’s Claws N Paws in 2013 to help low-

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income families with vet bills and pet supplies, so it was natural for her to take in 27 animals displaced by Hurricane Florence in September. Hedges treated many of the animals, found in the streets or surrendered by fleeing residents, with antibiotics and painkillers for fleas, cuts and other ailments. For that, The Washington Post reported, she was arrested on Sept. 21 for practicing veterinary medicine without a license, after an official from Wayne County Animal Services visited the warehouse where the animals were housed. Kathie Davidson, a volunteer with Claws N Paws, said: “If she hadn’t done what she did, then they’ll be charging her with animal neglect and cruelty. What was she supposed to do?” Hedges was released on bond, and the charges were later dropped.

WAIT, WHAT?

An unnamed 26-year-old British woman appeared at Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria Hospital emergency room in Mojon de Arona, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands on Sept. 15 with extreme pain in her groin area. El Pais reported the doctor who examined her was surprised to find a dead, immature Chinese pond turtle lodged in her vagina. The woman told police she had attended a beach party the night before but could not remember what happened. (Given that the freshwater species is sold in pet shops, it’s not likely that it got there by accident.) Police suspect she may have been the victim of a sexual assault, but she chose not to file a complaint.

PEOPLE WITH ISSUES

In what the Porter County (Indiana) coroner later called “a blatant disregard for human life,” two men posted a video of themselves “horseplaying” with a third man, 21-year-old Kyle Kearby, who was slumped over, suffering from an apparent drug overdose, on Sept. 9.

The video shows one man tying cords to Kearby’s hands and manipulating his arms like a puppet, and the other pumping Kearby’s chest and moving his mouth while singing “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” Kearby’s father told The Times his son returned home about 5:30 a.m. and went to bed, but later discovered him not breathing and covered with vomit.

He died at a hospital. Porter County Sheriff Dave Reynolds said he does not suspect foul play. !

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Back in the saddle: Rider’s In The Country reopens to honor George Rider

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any in the Triad knew George Rider as the original co-owner of the nightclub, Rider’s in the Country, which opened in 1988.

What many may not know is that he was Terry Radar a philanthropist involved in many community events and Contributor fundraisers during his life. He held pet clinics at Rider’s in the Country twice a year and worked with our homeless and impoverished communities.

George donated and helped raise money for Toys for Tots, The Christmas Toy Ride, Silversirus for Kids, numerous benefits for cancer awareness, and he was one of the original members who started NASCAR Days. George passed away on Jan. 13, 2017, and left the club to the love of his life for 19 years, Patricia Gann Harris.

Harris first met George when her two friends asked her to go to Rider’s in the Country with them one evening. She said George first asked her out as a widower, and she kept saying no because she was too busy. At the time, she said she had two jobs, working for Sears Credit Central and Vanity Fair. Harris said George kept trying and one day, exclaimed, ‘I’m not asking ya to marry me, just go to lunch

with me!’ She said yes, and the rest is history.

Harris said she was with George when he died, and Rider’s in the Country was even open that night to honor his legacy. Harris told me that when you know someone who is larger than life, you think they’re never going to die.

But George did, right after breakfast on Friday the 13th. George’s daughter, Cindy Campbell, wanted his funeral held at the club, and Harris said that turned out to be the perfect place. They placed him in front of the stage on the dance floor, and everyone gathered around to pay their respects. George was a Shriner and member of Guilford Lodge 656 A.F. & A. M.

At his funeral, four Shriners wearing white gloves took turns holding an American flag at the head of his casket. George’s fingerprint was taken so that a memorial necklace could be made because he touched so many lives. Harris’s son, Jason, noticed that the finger that they inked was George’s middle finger. Harris said George always used to say, “When I die…” and many who knew George (and Harris told me that everywhere they went someone would recognize him and call out his name) would know how to finish this sentence.

Afterward, the funeral home director told Harris that it was a good thing that they had his service at Rider’s in the

Country because the funeral home could not have accommodated the hundreds of people that came through the day and night. The viewing began at 10 a.m., and the family received a steady stream of visitors and friends until 9:30 p.m.

Harris said that people drove or flew from other states to honor and pay respect to George’s passing. Harris said she wasn’t able to come to the club for the first two weeks after George died. However, she knew she had to try and keep it open so that everyone could have a place to go.

Harris told me that she didn’t close the club last year because she wanted to. There were circumstances beyond her control that caused her to close it, or else

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George Henry Rider Timeline 1942

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Moved to High Point with first wife, Diane Rider, worked for Mueller Foundry. He then moved to Greensboro and worked for Wysong & Miles until retirement and also worked part time at Greensboro Coliseum, in which time he opened G. Rider Nightlife and opened Rider’s in the Night at Southgate Inn

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Opened Rider’s in the Country with second wife, Sharon Rider

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George Rider passed away at home on Jan. 13

George Rider was involved in many community events and fundraisers during his life.

He held pet clinics at Rider’s in the Country twice a year, worked with the homeless and needy, Toys for Tots, The Christmas Toy Ride, Silversirus for Kids and numerous benefits for cancer awareness. He also provided a Randolph Community College Scholarship Fund.

He even closed the club and took his entire staff to the beach once a year as well. she would have left it open because she knew that is what George would have wanted her to do. Now that those circumstances are in the process of being taken care of, Harris was able to reopen the club for a cookout party on Sept. 15 with live music by Fair Warning.

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thought about George. “He would have been so happy to see all the new and old faces that turned out for a big reopening blowout.”

Harris said she never dreamed that over 600 people would show up to the grand reopening, especially while Hurricane Florence was ripping across the state.

“With the weather being so bad, I had told the staff to be prepared to go home early if no one came, but we had a great night,” she said. “The next day I called my son, and we decided to donate $2,000 of what we had made to the flood fund.

That’s what George would have done.”

Harris doesn’t plan to change things.

Rider’s will still serve beer and mixed drinks and have live music with mostly country/rock bands on the big raised stage that keeps the dance floor full.

The bar will serve free hot dogs, and popcorn just like George did. (Harris said George used to say at the door, ‘Come on in! We’ve got hot dogs, long and greasy, and they slide down easy.’) Inside, just as before, there are two bars, three pool tables, a multi-arcade machine, a foosball table, a dartboard and lots of tables and chairs. Smokers will be happy to know that the covered, screened back porch

with fans, tables and stools are still the same. Harris is proud to say that the only thing that has changed is that the club is an even safer place for people to come to with their friends, with the newly added metal detection screenings and security cameras. For additional safety precautions and sustainability, they will replace glass bottles with aluminum cans.

One regular, Danny Collins of Jamestown, has been going to the club for over 20 years. Collins told me that he knew George for years and was excited about the club reopening. “Go and have a good time, it’s a lot of fun, and they always have great music,” he said. “I go and dance all night long.”

Lino Gil of Lounge Lizard Tattoo (located next door to Rider’s in the Country) knew George for many years and was very happy to honor him with a portrait illustration in 2016.

“George is looking down smiling with the club reopening,” Gil said.

The staff at the door includes managers, Doug, Sean, David and Rob. Chuck and Rodney are the bouncers. Kathy and Devina work the door, and Devina is also a server. Melanie and Brittany are bartenders, and Chris is the bar-back. (Harris

said if anyone is interested in working at Rider’s in the Country, call the club after 8 p.m. on Saturdays to apply for server and bartender positions.)

Harris is pleased to honor George’s wishes by reopening the club. She said she hopes more new people will come to join the regulars, so she can afford to keep it open.

Tentatively, she plans to stay open on Saturday nights for a few months to see how it goes before committing to more nights. She bravely sports that big, loving smile and says, “Everyone is welcome.” !

TERRY RADER is a former ad agency pro creative director, branding strategist, Earth Harmony columnist and storyteller on a mission to write stories to promote creative people, grassroots, sustainability and underground happenings in our community while she pet/ home sits and writes her personal stories, songs, poems, and nature essays.

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Sushi Republic gets new owners Greensboro’s Sushi Republic has defied the odds by prospering on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro strip where, whether due to student preference or corporate-courting realtors, pizza and Ian McDowell subs dominate the increasingly homogenized foodscape.

Contributor The popular 14-year-old restaurant, serving Japanese and fusion cuisine with a smattering of Korean entrées, recently came under new ownership when Sun Ja Lim sold it to Andrew Kang. Like Lim, the Kang family is from Atlanta, home to one of the largest Korean-American communities in the United States.

It’s not surprising that Korean-Americans own Sushi Republic; sushi is hugely popular in Korea, and the U.S. receives more immigration from that country than the one that invented it. More remarkable is how it’s prospered on Tate Street, where none of its predecessors have survived long.

When brothers Jin and Shawn Chang opened what they first called Sushi 101 (until a Charlotte chain of that name complained) at 423 Tate St., it occupied what had been a laundromat, a Burger King, a bagel shop and a pita shop. Within a year of its 2004 opening, it was packed weekend nights and doing brisk Mondayto-Thursday business.

In 2007, needing more room and parking, the Chang brothers gambled on the strip’s most unsuccessful location, the restaurant and patio space at 329 Tate St. When I moved here in 1981, it had been empty since the Biker Invasion of 1979 (which I hope to write about someday) and remained so until 1986.

Over the next two decades, it was the site of several fine-dining establishments, a bookstore/sandwich shop, a frat bar, a gay bar and a soul food restaurant. (Few lasted more than two years, and one closed after multiple ALE violations.)

However, the Chang brothers broke the curse, and, made restless by their own success, moved on, selling it to their mother Sun Ja Lim in 2012. Now Lim has passed the torch to the Kang family: Andrew, the owner and manager; his brother Sam, who works in the kitchen and as a server; their mother Jackie, who works in the kitchen; and their father Kenny, the head sushi chef.

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$9.99 (plus tax) lunch special with Red Ninja roll and nigiri

Left to right: Sam, Kenny, Jackie and Andrew Kang Andrew explained that his mother is friends with Sun Ja Lim’s sister and had heard Lim was contemplating selling Sushi Republic after opening Tampopo, her ramen restaurant in the FantaCity International Shopping Center.

“With her age, Ms. Lim was beginning to feel a bit overwhelmed,” Andrew said.

“We just happened to be very lucky with the timing of it all.”

Andrew said his family lived 22 years in Atlanta before moving here this summer.

“We came over in 1996 when I was 6, and my brother was 3,” Andrew said. “For all intents and purposes, we’re American, but my parents are still obviously very Korean.

We’re all naturalized now, of course.”

Andrew and his father were born in Daejeon, his brother and my mother in

Seoul. Andrew said he feels lucky to be working with them.

“As I’ve grown older, I’ve noticed that a close family is a blessing in itself. I feel like my family came here with this one common goal, and we’re doing the best we can.”

Andrew told me that his father has 25 years of experience as a sushi chef and his mother has spent a similar amount time serving in and managing restaurants.

He said he has five years experience as a server and five as a baker. His brother Sam has nearly seven years of baking experience himself.

Andrew has recently introduced arguably the best lunch special on Tate Street: a specialty roll and five pieces of nigiri, along with miso soup and salad, for

$9.99 plus tax. The one that Ciara Kelley photographed for this article included the Red Ninja Roll, made with fried shrimp, avocado, and cucumber topped with spicy tuna, tempura flakes, tobiko, eel sauce, and spicy mayo. Both it and the nigiri were delicious.

When I asked Andrew if he intended further changes, he said he wants to heat the patio so it can be used in winter. In addition to the patio, Andrew’s father is putting together a new menu with rolls he’s made throughout his career. Andrew and Sam also hope to add new dessert items as well.

I asked him if there was anything he’d like to say to our readers by way of introduction.

“First and foremost, I would like to thank Ms. Lim for giving the Kang family this opportunity. My family is excited to continue the tradition of excellence she has cultivated over the past decade. and are committed to taking the restaurant to new levels.” !

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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The thin Greek line Fraternities (aka Greek Letter Organizations) have been around in America for more than two centuries.

They were originally established as secret societies within a college or university.

Jim Longworth But secrets are hard to keep once a police report is filed. That’s Longworth what happened last month, according to at Large a statement from Wake Forest’s Office of Student Engagement, where two alleged sexual assaults took place at the Delta Kappa Epsilon house on Polo Road in Winston-Salem.

Wake Forest University acted quickly in suspending DKE from temporarily engaging in any fraternity activities. It was the frat’s second suspension in two years, the first having come after charges of hosting unregulated parties.

It should also be noted that other DKE chapters around the country are no strangers to disciplinary action. In 2011, for example, Yale instituted a temporary ban on DKE after its members went around chanting, “No means yes. Yes means anal on grounds.” Those chants came as no surprise to Yale Daily News reporters Hailey Fuchs and Britton O’Daly, who wrote that DKE was, “an organization notorious for disrespecting women.”

Reporting on fraternities in general, The Guardian’s Jessica Valenti wrote that men who join fraternities are three times more likely to commit rape. In that same article, Valenti noted that in 2014, a Georgia Tech frat brother distributed an email guide entitled, “Luring your rapebait.”

Valenti also reported that while she was a student at Tulane, fraternities were “hotbeds for all sorts of risks beyond sexual assault…including alcoholism and dangerous hazing incidents.” That’s something Deborah Tipton knows all too well. In March of 2012, her son Robert, then a junior at High Point University and a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, died from what police said was a drug overdose. But Tipton told the Greensboro News & Record that the autopsy report showed that Robert had, “purple bruises on his face, around his neck, and on his legs and buttocks, as well as a jagged gash on his head.” Tipton is convinced that her son’s death was frat-related, so she tried to sue the national fraterWWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

nity and HPU, but a judge ruled that the University “did not have a duty to protect Robert.”

I suppose Penn State didn’t have a duty to protect Timothy Piazza either. He died after his Beta Theta Pi brothers made him drink 18 alcoholic beverages in less than 90 minutes. Or how about LSU student Maxwell Gruver. He died after his Phi Delta Theta buddies forced him to drink 12 “pulls” of 190 proof liquor. Andrew Coffey and Matthew Ellis met similar fates during frat parties at Florida State and Texas State University respectively. All four deaths occurred last year.

At one time, Greek fraternities might have sought to simply provide their members with a private haven for collegial fun, but increasingly, many fraternities are becoming better known for sexual assaults, binge drinking and dangerous hazing. With all due respect to the many fine institutions of higher learning who have dealt with fraternity problems by handing down temporary suspensions, they should grow a spine and follow the lead of Oberlin College, Brandeis University, Guilford College and others whose

policy is “No fraternities allowed. Period.”

A permanent ban on Greek Letter Organizations across the board will save lives and promote equality among all students, and that’s no secret. !

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

CODGER AND ME

I’m a 22-year-old guy, but I look 14.

Boomer co-workers often use me as an example of a bad millennial, attacking me for Dread Smartphone Overuse (conveniently Amy Alkon forgetting that our work requires phone Advice use for comms).

Goddess Older co-workers often launch into unsolicited 40-minute lectures on the “college path” I should take. (Already graduated, thanks!) How can I gracefully deal with this demeaning treatment? — Irritated It’s no surprise some of your older co-workers smear you as a “bad millennial.” You’re younger and cheaper to keep around, and the hair on your head isn’t there thanks to a Groupon for Dr. Hair Plugs.

So, yes, some of them probably do want to stick it to you. But for a little perspective on their annoying college-splainings — these unsolicited lectures on the value of the higher education you’ve already gotten — consider my critical take on what’s come to be called “mansplaining.”

Merriam-Webster defines this as a man’s

explaining “something to a woman in a condescending way that assumes she has no knowledge about the topic.”

As I see it, there’s a problem with this interpretation, and it’s the rather victimthinky assumption that a man’s tone and line of blather are driven by his having little respect for a woman simply because she’s a woman. Sure, that could be the case. However, I’m with my evolutionary psychologist friend Diana Fleischman (@ sentientist), who tweeted: “There’s already a word for mansplaining. It’s called being patronizing. And I’m as good at it as any man.”

And let’s get real: Say some dude in a bar starts instructifying me (somewhat in error!) on evolutionary psychology research — work by a researcher I know and whose papers I have been reading for going on 20 years. Chances are, Mr. Bar Dude does not have psychic powers and isn’t thinking, “Ha, you big redheaded moron...I read one news story, and I already know way more than you!” He’s probably just trying to sound knowledgeable and interesting to a chick in a bar.

Well, the same probably goes for your colleagues launching into these highered-splainings. This doesn’t mean you have to go all ear slave for them. Put your hand up — the international sign for “would you kindly shut your big trap for a second?” — and say, “Thanks...appreciate your wanting to help.” Next, add some po-

lite form of “Been there! Graduated that!”

You might also give some consideration to your look. I’m not saying you should wear a monocle and carry a cane, but maybe grow a little facial hair and dress and accessorize like an adult. (Yes, this means avoiding T-shirts and Spider-Man backpacks and anything else that makes you look like a 14-year-old with a beard.)

Finally, there’s a little secret to getting treated as somebody’s equal, and it’s acting the part. If some graying co-worker makes age-related cracks about your tech usage, don’t go all woundypants. Laugh and tease ‘em right back — telling them they should cut the hints and just ask you directly when they want your tech-savvy millennial help with texting nudies from their side-entry bathtub.

CAN’T BI ME LOVE

I’m a bisexual 29-year-old woman. I just started dating an awesome guy and ultimately see myself in a long-term hetero relationship. However, though I’ve only dated a girl once, I am extremely aroused by women, and now I’m struggling to get turned on with my new partner. — Blahs There’s an elephant in the room, but unfortunately, it isn’t the kind you can climb on and ride off to the nearest girlbar.

Sexual orientation, as explained by Kinsey Institute research fellow Justin Lehmiller in “Tell Me What You Want,” is

“the degree to which we are biologically predisposed to desiring men, women, both, or neither.” There’s another factor in play — “sexual flexibility” — which Lehmiller describes as “a willingness to deviate not only from our sexual orientation but also from what our culture and society have told us we should want when it comes to sex.”

You may see yourself in that classic hetero relationship out of a ‘50s magazine ad — mommy, daddy, picket fence-ie, and the rest. Unfortunately, wanting to be turned on by somebody isn’t enough to make it happen. Remove the labels from the equation — lesbian, bi, hetero — and figure out the physical characteristics that need to be present for you to be attracted to another person. Maybe it’s just this dude who doesn’t work for you — or maybe no dude would do it for you. Be honest with yourself about that — even if it would muck up your current relationship plan. For a relationship to be viable, the thing you say to your boyfriend in bed should not be: “Hey, honey...know what would really turn me on? If you left the room and sent Felicia in here in your place.” !

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.

[HOROSCOPES] [LEO (July 23 to August 22) This is not a good time to share personal secrets, even with someone you’ve known for a long while. What you don’t reveal now won’t come back to haunt you later.

[VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Pushing yourself to meet a project deadline is admirable. But be careful not to leave out important details in your rush to complete your work and send it off.

[LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Watch that you don’t take on more than you can handle when offering to help someone with a personal problem. There might be hidden factors you weren’t told about.

[SCORPIO (October 23 to November

21) That major move you’ve been considering could come sooner than you expected.

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[SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Languishing relationships can benefit from a break in routine. Get out of the rut and do something new and maybe more than a little unpredictable this weekend.

[CAPRICORN (December 22 to January

19) Although you don’t think of yourself as a role model, your ability to make a tough decision at this time sets an example for others, who admire your courage.

[AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You need to move any remaining obstacles out of your way before you can take on a new challenge. Seek advice from close, trusted friends and associates.

[PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A career change appears increasingly likely to happen during the next several weeks. It’s a good idea to start now to prepare, so you can be ready to make the move when the time comes.

[ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A bid for you to step in and take over an incomplete project could prove to be an excellent learning experience that you can take with you when a new opportunity opens up.

[TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time for socializing, both with family and with friends. Your aspects also favor developing new relationships, any or all of which might become especially meaningful.

[GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your success in handling a recent difficult situation prompts a request to handle another workplace problem. But this is one you should accept only if you get all of the relevant facts.

[CANCER (June 21 to July 22) New information about a past decision raises some unsettling questions from an old friend. Be prepared to explain your actions fully and, if necessary, make adjustments. © 2018 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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