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It took 157 years for BLACK INDEPENDENCE DAY to become a federal holiday. Last year, President Joe Biden signed legislation recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day. From Thursday, June 16 to Sunday, June 19, there will be coordinated Juneteenth events in downtown and uptown Greensboro, in spaces ranging from Elm Street, Davie Street and Lebauer Park, to the Khalif Event Center on E. Wendover. This marks the first year the city has observed Juneteenth as a four-day event.

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Why not congratulate with a cookie?

With help from Winston-Salem native, Anna Holbrook, CELEBRATING WITH SWEETS can now be customizable. “I didn’t consider the possibility of opening my own business at first, I just wanted a hobby,” Holbrook said.

5 The second Saturday in June is National Rosé Day, and it is also the kick-off for KALEIDEUM’S SUMMER LASER EXTRAVAGANZA series!

6 The RiverRun International Film Festival’s self-explanatory “RIVERRUN ON THE ROAD” screening series will be bringing a special double feature to The Reeves Theater (129 W. Main Street, Elkin) at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 18.

8 But for the most part, it has been up to voters in each county to decide when and how we should float bonds and spend taxpayer dollars on local school projects.

And that brings me to last month’s school bond referendum, in which Guilford County residents voted to spend $1.7 BILLION dollars on school construction and maintenance projects.

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The Bad Guys, based on Aaron Blabey’s best-selling series of children’s books, is an entertaining ANIMATED FEATURE that details the misadventures of its title miscreants, a larcenous quintet of critters whose motto is “Go bad, or go home.”

14 With JUNETEENTH around the corner, how will you be celebrating the oldest nationally recognized holiday in remembrance of the end of slavery? Residents in the city of High Point will have a variety of events, commemorations, and historical visits that pay tribute to African American history in the city to choose from.

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Before Juneteenth became a federal holiday, the City of Winston-Salem CELEBRATED the holiday on a grand scale.

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CHASYN SPARX is popping off with an appearance as part of Girlz Trap Too Festival at the Artist Bloc on June 25; followed by the release of her latest single, “Fast Money,” out on June 30. A bonafide summertime jam, Sparx more precisely considers the track, “a manifestation turn-up song.”

“We’re calling in all our dreams,” she said, “and celebrating future success.

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Cookie craze: Winston-Salem resident crafts custom cookies

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hy not congratulate with a cookie? With help from WinstonSalem native, Anna Holbrook, celebrating with sweets can now be customizable.

“I didn’t consider Naima Said the possibility of opening my own business at first, I just Contributor wanted a hobby,” Holbrook said. “I had a friend out of state who makes custom iced sugar cookies, and it sparked my interest not only because they look delicious, but I realized we don’t have something like this in Winston.”

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summer of 2020 when the wedding season was at its peak for a large number of her friends and family. “I was attending bridal showers and bachelorette parties, amongst all the festivities, and thought cute custom cookies would be the perfect gift,” Holbrook said. “The guests went head over heels for them and had the impression I was in business, so they began requesting cookies for their birthdays and other upcoming events.”

After noticing the increase in requests, Holbrook carefully created her own cookie recipe and established a fully operational business out of her home. “I could not believe that this was happening and while I was filling orders, I knew I needed a name for my cookie business, something simple — Anna Bakes Cookies (ABC). It was perfect,” Holbrook said.

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this summer, with fully customizable iced sugar cookies, and personable relationships. “Building relationships with my clients has been the most rewarding part of this experience. Clients speak directly to me, whether that is a phone call or through my social media sites, and we maintain contact from start to finish,” Holbrook said. “Before I begin baking, I draw up a sketch of the favorable design for approval, and on more than one occasion I have had multiple designs within a batch. Some of the people I have previously worked with knew exactly what they wanted, especially when it comes to color, while others gave me free rein to explore and design.”

At this year’s Forsyth Women’s conference, ABC baked their largest order yet, 275 identical heart-shaped cookies marked with the words: girl power. “I was thankful to be part of such an empowering event, and to listen to strong women speaking on important information while enjoying my cookies.”

With the summer approaching, ABC is currently working on a variety of cookie designs, with her current project being an

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elephant-themed baby shower.

Holbrook takes pride in ABC but notes how to not crumble under the pressure.

“Owning your own business, in its entirety, can have its challenges. You cannot depend on anyone but yourself, and you have a responsibility to juggle all the customer service, baking, designing, cleaning, and maintaining your own life outside of the same space you work in,” Holbrook said. “I love creating, I have always been creative and loved to bake so it became a niche. It helped me become who I am, not to mention having a good support system from my family and friends, who were my first customers. I hope I can continue the business, especially since its popularity has grown in recent years with people wanting the fancy cookies at their next celebration.

Life is full of things to celebrate, so why not celebrate with a cookie.”

For more information and custom orders, visit ABC’s Instagram @annabakescookies and Facebook https://www. facebook.com/annabakescookies/. !

The second Saturday in June is National Rosé Day, and it is also the kick-off for Kaleideum’s Summer Laser Extravaganza series! Kaleideum has combined the two events into Rosé and Play at Kaleideum North on Saturday, June 11, from 6:309:30 p.m.

Adults 21 and up buy tickets to the exciting event and graze on charcuterie in a jar (jar-cuterie) from The Board Babe, grab a glass of rosé (or another wine) from Medaloni Cellars’ cash bar, and unleash their inner child to play! Keep the merriment going by making a friendship bracelet in our pop-up Try It! Studio, then sing your heart out in the planetarium with your favorite Lizzo and Beyonce songs and lasers!

The Lizzo laser show will be at 7 p.m., and the Beyonce laser show is at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per member; $25 per non-member. Tickets can be bought online at: https://19331.blackbaudhosting.com/19331/LE---Rose-and-Play.

Kaleideum’s new laser system from Laser Fantasy International has proven to be a popular addition to the museum’s daily programming. “The new laser system is an immersive experience with two Rainbow FX solid-state laser projectors that splash brilliant high-color laser light across the surface of the dome,” said Caitlyn Zarzar, Kaleideum’s Director of Immersive Experiences. “In addition to the state-of-the-art projectors, we have a brand-new selection

of music — from old favorites such as Pink Floyd to today’s musical stars such as Lizzo.”

During the regular day, Kaleideum runs Laser Specials at 4 p.m. each afternoon and noon on Saturdays. Laser Specials are $2 for members and $3 for non-members.

Laser Extravaganzas are longer laser shows that will occur monthly in the evenings during the summer and will accompany other special events throughout the year.

For additional information about Laser Specials, Laser Extravaganzas, and other special events, visit kaleideum.org. !

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RiverRun tunes up for double-feature documentary screening in Elkin The RiverRun International Film Festival’s self-explanatory “RiverRun on the Road” screening series will be bringing a special double feature to The Reeves Theater (129 W. Main Street, Mark Burger Elkin) at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 18.

Ted Roach and Contributor Lagan Sebert’s feature documentary Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival and Joseph T. Spence’s documentary short Sisters: The First Ladies of Bluegrass — both of which were presented to great enthusiasm at this year’s RiverRun festival — comprise the program. Tickets are $10 and $12, and are available at https://www.reevestheater. com/.

From the award-winning Roach/Sebert

Leftover Feelings duo, Leftover Feelings details the efforts of John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas during the COVID-19 pandemic to record their album “Leftover Feelings,” which was recorded in RCA’s historic Studio B, where such legends as Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, and Waylon Jennings recorded some of their

greatest albums. The album marked the first collaboration between nine-time Grammy Award nominee Hiatt and 14time Grammy winner Douglas, and was released through New West Records.

Among the luminaries interviewed in the film are Parton, Lyle Lovett, Emmylou

Harris, Rodney Crowell, Molly Tuttle, Jeff Hanna, and Connie Smith. In addition to focusing on the creation of “Leftover Feelings,” the film also highlights the legacy of Studio B. The film Leftover Feelings won the Audience Award (Spotlight Feature) at the 2022 Amelia Island Film Festival.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 4 MARKED THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF CULTURE: A STUDIO/GALLERY SPACE FILLING THE ENTIRE 9TH FLOOR OF THE LIBERTY PLAZA BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM

Sisters of Bluegrass The documentary short Sisters chronicles the journey of the all-female, bluegrass supergroup The First Ladies of Bluegrass to the 46th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Bandmembers Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull, Missy Raines, and Molly Tuttle are joined along the way by such talents as Jewel (Kilcher), Brandi Carlile, and Bonnie Payne. Each of the members of the First Ladies of Bluegrass were the first females to be honored with the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) award for instrumentalist of the year for their particular instruments: Banjo, bass, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin.

“We are delighted to be taking RiverRun ‘on the road’ to Elkin for a special screening at the historic Reeves Theater where we presented Fiddlin’ a few years ago,” said Rob Davis, executive director of the RiverRun International Film Festival.

“Both Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival and Sisters: The First Ladies of Bluegrass are exceptional films and uniquely qualified to play the Reeves given its dual purpose as a film and music venue. The films were a big hit when they played our

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recent festival, and I know audiences will enjoy them as well!

“We are anticipating that Ted Roach, co-director of Leftover Feelings, and Joseph Spence, director of Sisters, will attend the screenings in Elkin,” he said. “Our two screenings in Elkin on June 18 promise to be a night of fun, excitement, and toetapping music that anyone will enjoy.”

The 24th annual RiverRun International Film Festival, which took place April 21-30 of this year, marked the resumption of live, in-person screenings and events during the pandemic. The 2020 festival had to be canceled outright, and the 2021 festival was primarily virtual, with only a few in-person events and screenings.

This year’s festival presented 174 films, representing 33 countries, and attendance was almost 9,500. Next year’s festival will mark RiverRun’s silver anniversary.

The 25th annual RiverRun International Film Festival is scheduled for April 13-22, 2023. For more information, visit the official website: https://riverrunfilm.com/. !

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BY ZACH MCCRAW Under the direction of artist Zach McCraw, the 14,400 sq. ft office space has been repurposed to accommodate artist studios with extensive wall space to show art, as well as room to hold intimate gatherings. “This is a revolutionary concept,” shared McCraw. “Turning over corporate facilities to artists; allowing us to take up residence and transform the floor into an eclectic, inclusive setting dedicated specifically to the advancement of arts and culture in the heart of Winston-Salem. I feel like Robin Hood.”

Culture has 35 studios available for artists. “We have a great group of people already calling Culture home. We have several photographers and painters that have moved in and have started to shape the identity of Culture with a strong vision of diversity, creativity and community. We still have 20 studios available and I’m excited to see this project grow,” shared McCraw.

Culture opened with its second show on June 4. “Our first show, Cargo Culture opened in January with a group of amazing graffiti-pop paintings. We have eight photographers that have studios at Culture,” said Zach. “Many of them have been published and have won several awards, so it only felt natural to hold our grand opening with a photography show; Photo Culture.” Collecting works from over 20 local photographers, the show fills the entire floor with photography ranging from urban explora-

tion to high fashion photography, street photography from the world of professional skateboarding, beautiful nature photos and fine art photography.

“We are thrilled to have partnered with Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County and Art Nouveau (an program of Arts Council) for the opening. Being a veteran artist of WinstonSalem I am excited by the resurgence of underground artists in the city and the interest of Arts Council in assisting in the development of the local art scene.”

CULTURE is a private facility. The Photo Culture show will run until October and is available for individuals and parties to view on appointment, or on specially appointed open house hours and events. For inquiries about studio rental and events, contact Zach McCraw at libertyplazaws@gmail.com. For a closer look at the happenings at Culture, follow @culturews on Instagram. Culture is an exclusive rental property of Atlantic Coast Commercial.

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Taxes and Bonds and Schools, Oh My!

n 1787, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison penned a collection of essays that were published in what has since become known as “The Federalist Jim Longworth Papers.” The focus of their essays was primarily to promote Longworth the ratification of at Large the Constitution, but some of what they wrote also served as a road map for how citizens could stay engaged in government and governance. For example, in Federalist #49, Madison wrote: “As the people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter is derived, it seems strictly consonant to the republican theory to recur to the same original

authority…whenever it may be necessary to enlarge, diminish, or new model the powers of government.”

One could interpret Madison’s statement as referring to the need for legislators and voters to amend the United States Constitution as needed, but, in a sense, I believe he was also foreshadowing the need for enacting local reforms and funding mechanisms, such as when, in 1949, North Carolina voters overwhelmingly approved a school construction bond 69% to 31%, or in 1996 when we passed a $1.8 billion dollar bond that would improve public school infrastructure. Then there was the Connect NC economic development bond in 2016, in which voters approved spending $2 billion dollars, much of which went for improving community college campuses. But for the most part, it has been up to voters in each county to decide when and how we should float bonds and spend taxpayer dollars on local school projects. And that brings me to last month’s school bond referendum,

in which Guilford County residents voted to spend $1.7 billion dollars on school construction and maintenance projects.

The Guilford measure passed 61% to 39%, so obviously, county residents believed it was time to spend money on schools. But on Election Day, those same voters rejected a quarter-cent increase in sales tax by a margin of 55% to 45%. Here’s where it gets confusing.

In fact, I think James Madison would be scratching his head at the incongruity of those results. That’s because what Guilford voters didn’t seem to realize is that an increase in sales taxes would help us retire the debt on the bond that they just approved. Instead, county commissioners are having to set aside $50 million dollars of the next budget to help pay for the $1.7 billion dollar bond, AND much of that money will come from a hike in the property tax rate.

The ironic thing about voters approving the school bond, but not the rise in sales tax, is that the latter not only would help pay for the former, but

levying taxes on the sale of goods is the most equitable revenue-producing system that we have. For example, if I can afford to buy a new lawnmower, and you can afford to buy a yacht, then we both pay sales tax at the same rate. The sales tax on my new lawnmower might be $20 and the sales tax on your new yacht might be $20,000. But if property tax rates go up and I’m struggling to make ends meet, I may not have enough money to pay the increase, much less buy my new lawnmower.

There are those who believe that Guilford County Commissioners will try and put the sales tax issue back on the ballot in November, but unless they do a better job of educating voters about the benefits of raising the sales tax rate versus raising property taxes, then likely as not, the outcome of that referendum will be the same as the one before. !

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Bubbly Bad Guys is good, clean fun for all ages

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he Bad Guys, based on Aaron Blabey’s best-selling series of children’s books, is an entertaining animated feature that details Mark Burger the misadventures of its title miscreContributor ants, a larcenous quintet of critters whose motto is “Go bad, or go home.”

Leading the pack, so to speak, is Wolf (voiced by Sam Rockwell), who brings an insouciant swagger to his merry misdeeds, aided and abetted by Snake (voiced by Marc Maron), Shark (voiced

by Craig Robinson), Tarantula (voiced by Awkwafina), and the perennially flatulent Piranha (voiced by Anthony Ramos).

Boasting their collective badness, their reputation precedes them, as people tend to recoil in their presence, knowing full well that an elaborate heist or scam is sure to follow.

The latest target of The Bad Guys is the Golden Dolphin, a statue awarded each year to the city’s most esteemed citizen.

But when the heist is foiled, the intended recipient of the prize — Prof. Marmalade (voiced by Richard Ayoade) — lobbies on their behalf that they be placed under his tutelage. This enrages local police chief Misty Luggins (voiced by Alex Boorstein), who has long made it her mission to vanquish The Bad Guys, but Gov. Diane Foxington (voiced by Zazie Beetz) is more amenable to the idea of rehabilitation.

Remarkably, it’s Wolf who first begins to feel remorse over his past actions, much to the chagrin of his cohorts, but being good makes him feel good. But just when it seems like The Bad Guys have turned a corner into chivalry, they are double-crossed by none other than Prof.

Marmalade, whose billion-dollar scheme surpasses anything they’ve ever attempted in the past. They may be “bad,” but he’s worse — and now they’ve got to rejoin forces to bring him to justice and clear their own names.

The opening sequence in The Bad Guys, in which Wolf and Snake discuss their plans, smartly pays homage to Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino — sans profanity, of course — and will undoubtedly amuse older viewers. After

that, the film settles into a more exclusively, family-friendly groove. The kids will surely revel in the gadgets, gizmos, hard-driving, high-flying action, and director Pierre Perifel (making his feature debut) never lets the momentum lag. If a gag falls flat, no matter; the film is on to the next one, and the next one. The pacing is jazzy and the animation flashy, all the better to enthrall the kids, and some of the sight gags reach the level of lunacy of the classic Looney Tunes of yesteryear — including a climactic bridge jump that may be the film’s highlight.

There’s a definite Ocean’s Eleven vibe here, replete with references to George Clooney, and Wolf is the lupine equivalent of the suave, self-assured mastermind with a quip for every occasion. Like the Ice Age and Madagascar franchises, the voice cast exhibits a palpable chemistry, bouncing off each other — sometimes literally — with aplomb. Rockwell enjoys some snappy exchanges with both Maron and Beetz, and Lilly Singh does a nice turn voicing the prototypical bubbleheaded news anchor reporting on The Bad Guys’ crime spree.

Needless to say, at the end of the day, good triumphs over evil, and The Bad Guys have learned their lesson … or have they? If The Bad Guys is meant to launch a franchise, it’s off to a good, fun start.

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In an effort to better educate the world about the human reproductive system, the “intimate wellness brand” Intimina has introduced Period Chuck Shepherd Crunch, a breakfast cereal with uterusshaped, raspberry-flavored pieces that will color the milk red, Oddity Central reported.

Alongside the startling cereal shape and red milk, the cereal box will feature a diagram of the female reproductive system so that people can learn about its location and function. The company surveyed 2,000 adults and discovered that 48% of women are embarrassed to talk about their menstrual periods and 77% have never brought it up in their households.

“Periods are a natural part of who we are,” said Dr. Shree Datta, a gynecologist with Intimina, “so it’s deeply concerning to hear that so many people remain uncomfortable discussing them when they are just another part of our health.”

HOT MAIL

Things got heated in a Pasadena, Maryland, community on May 31: As residents waited for their mail, WBAL-TV reported, two letter carriers got into a fight in the street. One witness said that one of the mail carriers “punched the window on the other one’s mail truck,” and that “one backed up and slammed into the other one like bumper cars.” Another witness, Brenda Rippetoe, said, “There was mail all over the street. They kept going around the block, and at one point, they were front-to-front, hitting their bumpers together.” Residents called 911, and the postal service sent other carriers to pick up the mail, which was delivered by 7 p.m.

People along the route said their regular carrier was on vacation, so the angry stand-ins were unfamiliar to them.

POLICE REPORT

Orwell, Ohio, police called the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office to help them corral a drunk driving suspect on May 14 — but it wasn’t your typical “reckless operator,” WOIO-TV reported. Twenty-one-year-old Nathan Miller was charged with OVI — operating a vehicle while intoxicated — for driving his horse-drawn Amish buggy on the wrong side of Hague Road. Officers were able to get in front of the horse and buggy, but the rig didn’t stop; it turned out Miller was passed out in the driver’s seat.

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horse, it crashed into a patrol car. Miller was treated for injuries at the scene.

OOPS

During a May 24 broadcast on the BBC of the French Open tennis championship, the news ticker at the bottom of the screen briefly read, “Manchester United are rubbish,” Reuters reported. Later, BBC anchor Annita McVeigh issued an on-air apology and said the headline had been written by someone who was learning how to operate the ticker. “Behind the scenes, someone was training to learn how to ... put text on the ticker. So they were just writing random things. It wasn’t meant to appear on screen. I hope that Manchester United fans weren’t offended by it,” she added.

GREAT ART

In Parks, Louisiana, a rendering of the Last Supper in the St. Joseph Catholic Church has all the usual elements — plus one regionally iconic extra: a bottle of McIlhenny’s Tabasco hot sauce, conveniently placed in front of one of Jesus’ disciples.

Pastor Nicholas DuPre said after he arrived in the parish in 2019, he heard from Shane Bernard, a curator and historian from McIlhenny, who wondered if the “urban myth” about the painting was true. When DuPre confirmed the product placement, Bernard sent a large commemorative collector’s bottle of Tabasco. Christie Hebert, the artist, told the Daily Advertiser that she was asked not to make the painting an exact replica of the DaVinci original; the priest at that time “wanted to make it unique to our area,” she said.

PARTICULAR PINCHERS

— New York City police are on the hunt for a serial shoe thief, NBC New York reported on June 3. On three different occasions, in January, February and, most recently, on May 24, a man has removed a shoe from a woman in Brooklyn or Queens.

Twice it was a left shoe; one time it was the right. The incidents happen during the day in public areas.

— The investigation is ongoing in Trout Run, Pennsylvania, to find the hungry thief who on May 20 broke into the apartment of Tyler Whyte, 26, but stole only one item: a 5-pound bag of Mrs. T’s pierogies, The Smoking Gun reported. The burglar caused minor damage to drywall in the kitchen, but left all of Whyte’s other belongings untouched. The pierogies were valued at $10. !

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t took 157 years for Black Independence Day to become a federal holiday. Last year, President Joe Biden signed legislation recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth NaIan McDowell tional Independence Day. From Thursday, Contributor June 16 to Sunday, June 19, there will be coordinated Juneteenth events in downtown and uptown Greensboro, in spaces ranging from Elm Street, Davie Street and Lebauer Park, to the Khalif Event Center on E. Wendover.

This marks the first year the city has observed Juneteenth as a four-day event.

Last year, Greensboro City Council unanimously passed a motion by District 1’s Sharon Hightower making Juneteenth a paid holiday for city employees. Guilford County followed that same example earlier this year. Last weekend, Hightower and community organizer April Parker, who worked together to make that happen, told YES! Weekly that, for many in

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the Black community, it’s become more important than the Fourth of July.

“July 4th is not my holiday,” said Parker. “Black people were still enslaved in 1776.”

Many Black people did not receive true citizenship until long after the Civil War. Juneteenth officially commemorates Abraham Lincoln’s order issued in Galveston on June 19, 1865, after Federal troops returned Texas to the Union. It only applied to the Lone Star State, founded by Southern plantation owners who invaded that territory and rebelled against Mexico’s ban on slavery, just as they later seceded to keep African-Americans in bondage.

One hundred and sixty-five days after Lincoln freed 183,000 Black Texans, the 13th Amendment officially abolished slavery (“except as a punishment for a crime”). The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, was meant to protect Black voting rights, but soon every former Confederate state disenfranchised its Black citizens until the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. Juneteenth celebrations declined in popularity with the rise of Jim Crow, especially after 1915, when Black gatherings attracted violence from the revived KKK.

Sharon Hightower But never died out. During the Great Migration, five million Black people took Juneteenth north. By 2019, 47 states, including North Carolina, had made it either a state holiday or a day of observance.

“April and I were working on it even then,” Hightower said. “We wanted to recognize and celebrate our struggles, and how we’re still trying to overcome.

Our main aim is to inform because many people still don’t know what it is. We’re very proud of the fact that the city made it a paid holiday even before President Biden made it a federal holiday. And of course, the whole issue around George Floyd really heightened Black Awareness.”

Hightower said that Black people haven’t abandoned July Fourth for Juneteenth. “But we own this one. It’s our holiday, the commemoration of the emancipation of our ancestors.”

She also said she’s proud of how Parker organized the Black Food Truck Festival in Lebauer Park last year, and again this year.

“That’s one of April’s ideas I helped with, and I know it’s going to be even better this year. I love working with April.

She’s a passionate spirit and brings so much to the table.”

Hightower said it was great to see the downtown events partner not only with those in Barber Park but with Joseph Wilkerson’s nonprofit economic development organization Uptown GSO Inc, which is holding its first Uptown FRESH Sneakerball at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 17, at Khalif Event Center at 2000 East Wendover Avenue (check EventBrite for

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April Parker uptowngso.org/sneakerball for ticket info).

Wilkerson cheerfully acknowledged that he was one of the people who, until recently, wasn’t sure what Juneteenth was.

“I have a strong background in print design, and I did the Juneteenth magazines with folks like April Parker, my friend Lavinia Jackson, Princess Johnson, and others last year. I figured I’d be doing the same kind of support behind the scenes this year. Princess started a Facebook group, Black Artistic Voices of Greensboro, and posted she wanted to celebrate Juneteenth as a multiday event.”

Wilkerson said he’d already been wanting to do a major Sneakerball event.

“They were bringing so many approaches and venues together, and that fed into my idea of a Sneakerball. I know it’s non-traditional, but we’re in a position where we can experiment and see what the community will gravitate towards, as it’s really about celebrating the freedom of Black people and trying to build each other up and come together.”

This, said Wilkerson, led him not only to research Juneteenth but the event he intended to produce.

“I wasn’t a sneakerhead — somebody who was in that culture and who bought every sneaker they could possibly get and had whole rooms dedicated to their collection. Until this Sneakerball, when I went down the rabbit hole, I’d never bought a pair of Jordans.”

He promised the gala at the Khalif Event Center will be of a much greater magnitude than previous Greensboro sneakerballs.

“It’s one thing to put on a nice outfit and your sneakers and go to a venue and take pictures and dance and eat and drink. What we’re trying to do is more of WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

an event where we’re going to have live entertainment, hosted by Greensboro artist Mr. Rozzi; Dee Rozsa Walker and Sir Lampkin conducting Green Carpet interviews on fashion, sneakers and pop culture; comedian Big Los; local beat makers; and so much else.”

The event space will also host a local podcaster conducting guest interviews, and a local photographer, who Wilkerson said will help guests attain professional headshots.

“That’s one thing missing in our community, and among younger folks in general. When I ask people to send me photos for the magazine, they send really low-res images, which might be okay for online, but print and Instagram are two different things, and our communities need to know about how to submit proper photos for physical printing.”

The gala will fill the entire event center. “Besides the big ballroom where the magic happens and the vendors, and the art and selfies room, we’ll have a sit-andchill room, where you sit down and eat some food and have some conversations.

The ball begins at 8, but the Green Carpet starts at 7. We also have a Jamaican food truck.”

Juneteenth GSO is billed as “a four-day festival centering Black Freedom and Black Joy.” From 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, The People’s Market: Juneteenth Edition at 1417 Glenwood Ave. encourages eating and buying locally.

That same day at 8 p.m., SiStars of Juneteenth, curated by award-winning poet and author Lavinia Jackson, aka Mama Love, will perform in the Van Dyke Performance Space on the first floor of the Greensboro Cultural Center at 200 N. Davie St., and center Black Women in the Arts with poetry, hip-hop, African and dance.

On Friday, June 17, there will be two events. One is the aforementioned Uptown FRESH Sneakerball at the Khalif Event Center.

The other is the Arts Legacy Ball at 7:30 p.m. in Van Dyke Performance Center, which will “honor those who have been in community that have done work in the arts for over a decade — those who have passed & those alive.” Hosted by Princess Johnson of Royal Expressions Ballet, this will honor dancer Eleanor Gwynn; Rasheem Pugh of Save the Arts Foundation; Terry Watson of HUAMI Magazine; musician and storyteller Logie Meachum; and actor, music director and educator Cassandra Lowe Williams of Triad Stage.

From 6 a.m. until noon on Saturday, June 18, Zitty Nxumalo curates the repainting of the Black Lives Matter mural on the 200 block of S. Elm St. At 4 p.m. that day, the Mural Concert will be at the same spot. And from 5 until 10 p.m., the Juneteenth Black Food Truck Festival will be held in LeBauer Park.

On Sunday, June 19, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., the Juneteenth Gospel Superfest Interfaith Celebration will be hosted by Nicole Walker of Persimmon Grove AME in Barber Park.

“This is a collective effort to build a sustainable collaboration where Black folks can safely take up space,” said Lavinia Jackson. “Events like this need more than meager sponsorship from local businesses and the city. Juneteenth should have just as much visibility and support as July 4th. We can’t celebrate freedom until we are all free. GSO shouldn’t want the 43% only when they need our votes or to quell resistance. The 43% are here and taking up space.”

For more info, check the Juneteenth GSO Facebook page or juneteenthgso. wordpress.com. !

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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Naima Said

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With Juneteenth around the corner, how will you be celebrating the oldest nationally recognized holiday in remembrance of the end of slavery?

Residents in the city of High Point will have a variety of events, commemorations, and historical visits that pay tribute to African American history in the city to

choose from.

Uniting Black Men for Change will be hosting their second annual Step Up, Step Out, Step In: Walk of Solidarity event on Saturday, June 19 at 1 p.m. The “Walk for Change” will begin in the parking lot of the Golden Doors Event Center, located at 2025 Brentwood St. in High Point, and end YES! WEEKLY

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at the Carl Chavis YMCA, located at 2725 Granville St. Uniting Black Men promotes “uplifting and uniting black men through collaboration.”

Pastor Lovelle McMichael, organizer and co-founder, emphasizes “the importance this is for our community to come together and unite. This is how we grow stronger as a community. Finally being recognized as a city holiday, we must take the opportunity for importance. To walk in solidarity to celebrate our black identity.” In regards to the event falling on Father’s Day, he said, “This is an opportunity to show our Black fathers, and to stop the negative portrayal society puts on them, and showcase the leadership they provide in the community.”

The festivities don’t stop here, after finishing the solidarity walk at Carl Chavis Memorial YMCA, a groundbreaking ceremony will take place to continue the fun.

The family-friendly community-wide celebration will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the YMCA located at 2725

Granville St. and is co-hosted by The City of High Point, The Washington Street Historic Preservation Society, and Uniting Black Men for Change. Festivities include a variety of food vendors, giveaways, live music, and activities for the family.

While entertainment can reflect culture, recalling rich history pays tribute to those before us that contributed to the cities we see today.

Yalik’s African American Art and Cultural Movement invite residents to attend a series of African American history tours centered around revisiting old African American ancestors and the lives they lived before us. All tours are free and open to the public. The Oakwood Cemetery will take place on June 11 at 10 a.m. and will be conducted by historian Phyllis Bridges. The Washington Street history walking tour will take place on Saturday, June 25 at 8 a.m. and will be conducted by historian Glenn Chavis. Participants are asked to meet up at 613 Washington St. in High Point.

“My role is to educate about the history of Juneteenth, but most importantly, African American history in High Point. The problem is you hear the same stories over and over again, and they have recently become more modern. As a city, we have to remember the history of High Point before it was founded and to tell those stories before we can move forward. There is rich history to be told and we can’t gloss over it, and I surely won’t,” Bridges shared.

“Oakwood Cemetery is where it starts for us. I will go that far to explain the people of color who made contributions to our beloved city. The educational component is usually missing when people celebrate Juneteenth, everyone is only focused on entertainment. We must learn to express the cultural, the history, and the jamboree in one.” !

NAIMA SAID is a 23-year-old UNCG theatre graduate and host of Heeere’sNeeNee Horror Movie Podcast.

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Winston-Salem celebrates Freedom STAFF REPORT Before Juneteenth became a federal holiday, the City of Winston-Salem celebrated the holiday on a grand scale.

For years Triad Cultural Arts Inc. has highlighted the event through art, dance, music and song as they told the story of African-American Ancestors, some being as close as Salem’s Potters field.

This year is no different.

There will be a plethora of Black-owned businesses and vendors of all kinds in Innovation Quarter and Bailey Park on Saturday, June 18 from 1 to 8 p.m. for Triad Cultural Arts “Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom and the will to be free.” The event offers “a celebration of AfricanAmerican traditions and freedom through music, dance, food, health panel discussions, arts and crafts.

There will be a special musical selection by the P-Funk Connection, yoga in the park and food trucks available for attendees.

The celebration has already kicked off with its Freedom Day Lovefeast, in conjunction with the St. Philips Moravian Church congregation.

Tying into history, the ending of slavery was announced at St. Philips Moravian

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Church on May 21 in 1865, a month before it was announced in Galveston, Texas. The Lovefeast is a Moravian tradition that is designed to promote brotherly love.

Program participants were Dr. Reginal Hildebrand, Judge Denise Hartsfield, Malishai (Shai) Woodbury, and Rev. Camille Z. Roddy.

On Friday, June 17 at 7 p.m. there will be a Queen Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant at Paisley IB Magnet School, located at 1394 Thurmond St. in Winston-Salem.

Tickets are $25 for entry and one student will be awarded a four-year tuition scholarship to a Historically Black College or University of their choosing.

According to the website, “Queen Juneteenth is a cultural theatrical pageant that uplifts the heritage and scholarship of participants.” Recently, this year’s 13 participants picked out gowns, jewelry and shoes for this year’s pageant provided by the Chris Paul Family Foundation.

A true family event, with plenty of events to pull from.

Thursday, June 16th there will be an Art Exhibit at 6 p.m. at Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. On Sunday, June 19th, there will be a Juneteenth Gospel Celebration featuring music from Jamera McQueen Smith and Matelyn Alicia. !

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hasyn Sparx is popping off with an appearance as part of Girlz Trap Too Festival at the Artist Bloc on June 25; followed by the release of her latest single, Katei Cranford “Fast Money,” out on June 30.

Contributor A bonafide summertime jam, Sparx more precisely considers the track, “a manifestation turn-up song.” “We’re calling in all our dreams,” she said, “and celebrating future success.

Looking back on her steps towards that future, “I’ve always had a melody in my spirit,” she said. Crediting her Kentucky roots, Charleston upbringing, and New Yorker father’s “deep love of Rap music,” Sparx describes her style as a “very deep blend of Black country, Urban and Geechie culture.”

“I’ve always been involved in music to some degree,” she continued. “Between school, church and show choirs. But I’ve been a poet for as long as I remember.”

And while attending North Carolina A&T brought her to the Triad, it was poetry that put her on stage. “I began rapping as a spoken word poet at A&T,” she explained (with an enthusiastic “Aggie Pride!”).

“A&T was the first place where most of my direct community was Black people and POC; and that has changed my life and perspective for the better.”

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Rooting influences from her surroundings, herself, and her family — both “blood and chosen,” Sparx upholds a sense of community while exuding confidence on paths to self-love; and exploration through the “ever-changing worlds” of hip-hop and social media.

“I used to really focus on creating OG hip hop and prove my bars and my selfworth,” she explained. “I’m trying to have more fun now and make room for vulnerability.” Though her own power continues to dominate in tracks like the 2020 single, “Weak Bitch.”

Regardless, “you’ll always hear bass and bars,” she said, turning to thematic elements to elevate her self-proclaimed tag of being “your favorite fat girl.” “The Black plus-sized community is a huge influence on my music,” Sparx noted. “I make what I feel we need to hear.”

“I’m always talking about loving and accepting yourself FOR REAL,” she continued. “It’s not enough to think you’re not bad — you gotta KNOW you’re the Sugar Honey Ice Tea!!”

Looking back on her discography as a series of growth points, “I’m proud of

my creations,” she said, pointing to last summer’s “Big Body” banger (featuring NiaGee) and prior works with artists like Flower In Bloom and Corey Knoxville. “I’m excited to mature my sound and experiment,” she added, hinting at yet-to-be-released tracks with Taaylee, Damien Oliver, SunQueen Kelcey, and Kylah Leshon.

But first, Sparx serves a fresh glass with the upcoming “Fast Money” track, featuring Jaxs. “I so appreciate Jaxs for having her verse done so quickly and trying to work with the mess of both our schedules to make this happen,” Sparx said (with shout-outs to beatmaker King Dani, producer DJCuffieSzn, and engineer JRO from Chophouze Studios). “‘Fast Money’ is really just about having fun and expressing what we need at the same time,” she explained. “Like, I do need money — and quickly — but also, life is beautiful and my hustle is, too.”

Supporting that hustle, Sparx sheds light and love on her “#TeamSparx,” a group of friends, stylists and managers that “literally keep me functioning,” she said. “I’m nothing without my sisters,” she added, extending gratitude to besties,

Salem Mesfin and Nailah Griffin; along with Blossom (from ShopBlvssom) Kay (from RawAllure) Monét (of Monét Kassen & Co) Arielle Cooper (Arielle Cooper Marketing).

Sparx shares a similar love for artists within the Triad community. “The B-Side is my home base mic at this point,” she said. “Virginia Holmes and Jha’mai have created such an amazing community space to come perform, see your peers and have some genuine fun.”

Taking that spirit to the stage, Sparx will appear as part of the Girlz Trap Too Festival, on June 25 at the Artist Bloc in Greensboro. Presented by Manifest All Dreams and LuvNation, the bill includes artists like Lovey the Don and Jacinda with Marshele Parker in the hostess seat.

Looking to light things up, “my goal is to be able to use my craft to support my family and community by meeting our material needs and creating a better world for us all,” she said, with a nod for the work from folks behind the GSO Mutual Aid initiative; and the power of communal engagement. Sparx hopes her music inspires fans to ”love yourself, love your people and make sure you’re living, not just surviving.”

“I just want to add some Sparx in the darkness.”

Need a light? Summer pops off with Chasyn Sparx. She’ll be at the Girlz Trap Too Festival on June 25 at the Artist Bloc in Greensboro. Her latest single, “Fast Money,” is out June 30. !

KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd who enjoys spotlighting artists and events.

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Visit yesweekly.com and click on calendar to list your event online. home grown music scene | Compiled by Austin Kindley

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Four Saints Brewing

218 South Fayetteville St. | 336.610.3722 www.foursaintsbrewing.com Thursdays: Taproom Trivia Fridays: Music Bingo Jun 11: Noodlin Blues Band Jun 18: Kelsey Hurley Jun 19: Mark Dillon & Friends Jul 2: Jamie Trout

Charlotte

Bojangles Coliseum

2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.boplex.com Jun 24: The Masked Singer Jun 29: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening

CMCU Amphitheatre

former Uptown Amphitheatre 820 Hamilton St | 704.549.5555 www.livenation.com Jun 8: Russ Jun 9: Ben Rector Jun 10: Flogging Molly & The Interrupters Jun 14: The War on Drugs Jun 16: Maren Morris Jun 17: Cody Johnson & Friends Jun 23: H.E.R.

The Fillmore

1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.livenation.com Jun 8: Babyface Ray Jun 15: Tove Lo w/ Noga Erez Jun 15: Coi Leray Jun 16: Japanese Breakfast Jun 17: Role Model Jun 20: As I Lay Dying Jun 22: Pusha T Jun 24: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls Jun 24: Mephis May Fire Jun 25: Motion City Soundtrack Jun 25: LÈON

PNC Music Pavilion

707 Pavilion Blvd | 704.549.1292 www.livenation.com Jun 8: The Doobie Brothers & Michael McDonald Jun 9: Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin Jun 13: Tears for Fears & Garbage Jun 17: Kid Rock & Grand Funk Railroad Jun 24: Backstreet Boys Jun 30: Train, Jewel & Blues Traveler YES! WEEKLY

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Spectrum Center

333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000 www.spectrumcentercharlotte.com Jun 11: Legends of The Streetz: Jeezy, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Jarule, & Trina Jun 16: Ana Gabriel Jun 21: Machine Gun Kelly Jun 24: James Taylor Jun 26: Dude Perfect

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Carolina Theatre

309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030 www.carolinatheatre.org Jun 9: Happy Together Tour Jun 12: Mandy Moore Jun 17: Marc Maron Jun 22: Home Free

DPAC

123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787 www.dpacnc.com Jun 8: Chris Rock Jun 11: Chelsea Handler Jun 14-19: Jesus Christ Superstar Jun 22 : Puscifer Jun 24: Air Supply Jun 25: Amos Lee

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Reeves Theater

129 W Main St | 336.258.8240 www.reevestheater.com Fourth Thursdays: Old-Time Jam Jun 9: Blues Jam Jun 16: TMBS - Dana Cooper, Wendy Hickman, William Hinson Jun 17: Hollowfade Jun 24-25: Elkin Roots Music Fest ‘22

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Barn Dinner Theatre

120 Stage Coach Tr. | 336.292.2211 www.barndinner.com Mar 14-Jun 25: Groovin’ Jul 8-Aug 6: Soul Sistas

Baxter’s Tavern

536 Farragut St | 336.808.5837 www.baxterstavern.com Jun 18: Shoot To Thrill

Carolina Theatre

310 S. Greene Street | 336.333.2605 www.carolinatheatre.com Jun 9: JJ Grey & Mofro Jun 17-26: Shrek The Musical

Comedy Zone

1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034 www.thecomedyzone.com Jun 10-12: Ryan Davis Jun 17-18: James Murray Jun 24-26: Luenell

Cone Denim

117 S Elm St | 336.378.9646 www.cdecgreensboro.com Jun 10: Nightrain

Flat Iron

221 Summit Ave | 336.501.3967 www.flatirongso.com Jun 9: The Minks Jun 10: Abby Bryant & The Echoes Jun 17: Seth Walker

Greensboro Coliseum 1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com Jun 8: Chris Tomlin Jun 11: Keith Sweat, Monica, Tevin Campbell, Tamar Braxton, Silk Jun 24: Hank Williams Jr.

Little Brother Brewing

348 South Elm St | 336.510.9678 www.facebook.com/littlebrotherbrew Jul 29: Paleface

South End Brewing Co. 117B W Lewis St | 336.285.6406 www.southendbrewing.com Tuesdays: Trivia Night Jul 14: Decades

Steven Tanger Center 300 N Elm Street | 336.333.6500 www.tangercenter.com Jun 8: Bonnie Raitt Jul 5: The Masked Singer Jul 7: Vince Gill Jul 9: Unity

The Idiot Box Comedy Club

503 N. Greene St | 336.274.2699 www.idiotboxers.com Jun 11: Danny Whitson Jun 25: Trenton Davis

White Oak Ampitheatre

1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com Jun 18: Crowder Aug 5: ZZ Top

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After Hours Tavern

1614 N Main St | 336.883.4113 www.facebook.com/AfterHoursTavernHighPoint Jul 9: Living Temptation

High Point Theatre

220 E Commerce Ave | 336.883.3401 www.highpointtheatre.com Jun 4-18: Recital 2022 Jun 23: Miss NC Outstanding Teen

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The Deck

118 E Main St | 336.207.1999 www.thedeckatrivertwist.com Jun 9: Bradley Steele Jun 10: Men in Black Jun 11: The Finns Jun 16: Corky Jams Jun 17: Vinyl Tap Jun 23: Ethan Smith Jun 24: Smerson Hill

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Breathe Cocktail Lounge

221 N Main St. | 336.497.4822 www.facebook.com/BreatheCocktailLounge Wednesdays: Karaoke Fridays: DJ Jun 10: Stone Parker Band Jun 11: DJ Mike Lawson

Kernersville Brewing Company 221 N Main St. | 336.816.7283 kernersvillebrewing.com Thursdays: Trivia Jun 11: Taylor Mason

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Old Nick’s Pub

191 Lowes Foods Dr | 336.747.3059 www.OldNicksPubNC.com Fridays: Karaoke Jun 18: Carolina Pines

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The Liberty Showcase Theater

101 S. Fayetteville St | 336.622.3844 www.TheLibertyShowcase.com Aug 20: Gene Watson

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CCU MUSiC Park at WalnUt CrEEk

3801 Rock Quarry Rd | 919.821.4111 www.livenation.com Jun 10: Maverick City Music x kirk Franklin Jun 11: the Doobie Brothers Jun 18: kid rock w/ Grand Funk railroad Jun 25: Backstreet Boys

linColn thEatrE

126 E. Cabarrus St | 919.831.6400 www.lincolntheatre.com Jun 10: Pinkest Floyd - tribute to Pink Floyd Jun 11: abby road Jun 17: Mariah the Scientist Jun 18: Garcia Peoples Jun 24: the Breakfast Club: 80’s tribute Band w/ Phat albert Jun 26: ian noe

rED hat aMPhithEatEr

500 S McDowell St | 919.996.8800 www.redhatamphitheater.com Jun 9: Maren Morris w/ Brent Cobb Jun 10: Ben rector Jun 11: rebelution Good Vibes Summer tour 22 w/ JP Saxe, Jordy Searcy, & Stephen Day Jun 12: Flume w/ tinashe and Jim-E Stack Jun 13: the War on Drugs w/ lo Moon Jun 14: Belle & Sebastian and Japanese Breakfast w/ los Bitchos Jun 15: GooSE Jun 16: Cody Johnson

PnC arEna

1400 Edwards Mill Rd | 919.861.2300 www.thepncarena.com Jun 22: Machine Gun kelly w/ avril lavigne & iann Dior Jun 25: James taylor

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BUll’S taVErn

408 West 4th St | 336.331.3431 www.bullswsnc.com Wednesdays: karaoke Jul 2: Viva la Muerte

Earl’S

121 West 9th Street | 336.448.0018 www.earlsws.com Jun 9: Will Jones Jun 10: Jack of Clubs Jun 11: russ Varnell & his too Country Band Jun 16: Will Jones Jun 17: the Saints Jun 18: Billy Creason & Damn Fi know Band www.yesweekly.com

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772 Trade St | 336.999.8945 www.fiddlinfish.com Jun 10: hot Wax & the Splinters Jun 17: Susan B.B. Jun 24: kris atom

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I’m a single dude in my 30s, and I really want a girlfriend, but I keep striking out with women. My female co-worker says that if I want a relationship, I Amy Alkon need to upgrade my shoes. I wear a pair Advice of super-comfy New Goddess Balance sneakers that I’ve had since college...yes, even wearing them on dates. In the summer, I wear Crocs sandals. What’s the problem?

Are girls really that shallow? — Footloose Sadly, the CDC has been remiss in informing men of the exceptional protection against sexually transmitted diseases that open-toe shoes can provide.

Men’s shoes speak to women. They are a form of what anthropologists and zoologists call “signaling” — communication between organisms. In the mating realm, signals advertise quality in a potential

partner — or sound the alarm when it’s lacking. Wearing bad shoes (like your stanky, hobo-ready sneakers) suggests you lack the social intelligence to dress like a grown-up and/or the interest in taking care of more than your own needs — like for the five basic bachelor-dude food groups: beer, Hot Pockets, pizza, Doritos, and pot edibles.

Evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller surveyed women — straight single American women, ages 20-35 — on what they like and loathe in footwear on a potential partner. The women were asked to imagine going on a casual lunch date with guys wearing 32 different types of men’s shoes, from Birkenstocks to chukkas to leather Oxfords.

Women’s preferences were “strong” and “consistent” and point to the following advice: Wear leather shoes — nice leather shoes, like Oxfords or loafers — that cover your feet. (Women hated every single sandal, from Crocs to Birkenstocks to flip-flops.) Your shoes don’t have to be expensive. You can probably do just fine with a stylish loafer you get on sale for $50. (Passable sneakers, scoring okay but not so well as the leather shoes, were the

classics: Vans and Converse All Stars.)

Finally, it isn’t enough to just buy the right shoes; you have to take care of them. (Another important detail that ladies notice.) Learn how to polish and clean them. Take them to a shoemaker for resoling and other upkeep. These might seem like little things but they are actually part of a whole of living like a man instead of a manchild. Admittedly, living the man way isn’t “super-comfy,” but consider where your priorities lie: more in the realm of Dr. Scholl or Dr. Kinsey?

CLOUD NONE

I’m in love with my male best friend and unfortunately, I’m pretty sure he’s never been attracted to me. This is very painful, and trying to stop thinking about him so much isn’t working. To be fair, he isn’t emotionally available right now, as he’s still mourning his divorce (a little too long for it to be healthy, I think). I’m thinking that if I stay close and stay available, he may pick me once he becomes emotionally ready again. Is that crazy? I really want a relationship and am willing to wait for him. — Tormented

Nothing says “your welfare means the world to me” like clocking a man’s mourning with a stopwatch.

Beyond how the guy isn’t up for a relationship right now, you seem pretty sure that you’re just the girl next door to the girls in his wank bank. So mooning over him is not the road to a relationship but the equivalent of trying to get from New York to California by doing endless doughnuts in a Walmart parking lot.

If unrequited love isn’t the point — offering you protection from heartbreak and distraction from pursuing a guy who’s a real possibility — you need to disengage. But the answer isn’t trying to stop thinking about him. Thought suppression actually seems to backfire. For example, social psychologist Jennifer L.S. Borton found that asking research participants to suppress a specific thought led to their experiencing it “more frequently” and led to “a more anxious and depressed mood.”

Because of this, when you have a thought of the guy, don’t try to shove it away. Instead, shift how you think of him. Focus on how he isn’t emotionally available and then on how he probably never will be for you. Next, take action.

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You could opt for a thought-occupying distraction like watching a movie — or, better yet, make an effort to shift your circumstances by going on dating sites to look for men who might be possibilities for you. This ultimately allows you to be there for this guy as a friend, offering him a Kleenex to dry his tears — as opposed to mentioning that you happen to be wearing a very soft and super-absorbent pushup bra. !

GOT A PROBLEM? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave., #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email AdviceAmy@ aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com). Follow her on Twitter @amyalkon. Order her latest “science-help” book, Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence. ©2022 Amy Alkon. Distributed by Creators.Com.

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