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Well more than half a century after my childhood in Glenwood, that community carries on,” writes Bill Slawter at the end of his new book about growing Ian McDowell up in Greensboro in the 1960s. As indicated in Contributor its subtitle, Sit-Ins, Drive-ins and Uncle Sam: Coming of Age in the Era of Civil Rights and the Vietnam Draft, which took Slawter a decade to write, is both a personal and cultural history of what happened in the city, state and country more than five decades ago. After 40 years of practicing law in Western North Carolina, 17 of which he served as the city attorney for Asheville, Slawter has returned to his old stomping grounds. One chapter, titled “And the Dish ran away from the Spoon,” describes how one parking lot nearly became Slawter’s stomped-on grounds during a tense encounter with young men who the Daily News dubbed Greensboro’s first street gang. To find out what happened, you’ll have to read the engrossing memoir. Slawter was asked about the variety of things mentioned on the inside of the book’s front cover, including how children would have to get x-rays of their feet every time their parents took them to buy shoes. “Until around 1960, every shoe store had its own x-ray machine. As a youngster, any time I tried on a pair of new shoes, I got to enjoy looking at my feet through a shoe-fitting fluoroscope. This device was a vertical wooden cabinet with an opening near the bottom into which the feet were placed. Three binocular-type openings on top of the cabinet allowed me, my mom, and the sales clerk to view a fluorescent image of the bones of my feet and the outline of my shoes. The image was intended to provide a perfect fit. By 1960, fears of radiation exposure led to regulation and ultimately the ban of the fluoroscope. Shopping for shoes was never as much fun again.” Slawter was also questioned about YES! WEEKLY

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his statement that North Carolina in the 1960s had more Klansmen than all other southern states combined. “In his book Klansville, U.S.A., Brandeis University professor David Cunningham shared his study of the growth of the Klan in North Carolina and throughout the South in the 1960s,” he said. “In his research, he sought to figure out why

a more liberal state like North Carolina would be such a breeding ground for the Klan, as opposed to states where the cause of segregation was being led by politicians at the highest level.” Cunningham, said Slawter, concluded that the KKK flocked here precisely because Tarheel politicians were less openly racist than those of the Deep South.

The racists came here because they believed state and community leaders were not sufficiently committed to white supremacy, and Klansmen arrived to fill the roles that police and state troopers played under more openly racist mayors and governors. “North Carolina was led through the civil rights era by fairly moderate governors Luther Hodges, Terry Sanford, and Dan Moore. Although they at times attempted to slow down desegregation, they never openly defied the law,” he said. “States in the Deep South had racist governors like George Wallace in Alabama, Ross Barnett in Mississippi, and Lester Maddox in Georgia championing the cause of segregation. There wasn’t as much ‘need’ for the Klan there.” Slawter was also asked why Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a hard time finding a place to speak in Greensboro in 1958. At this point, King had already appeared on the cover of Time magazine and led the Alabama bus boycott. “It’s hard to imagine today that he ever would have been unwelcome in any Black church in America, but that’s what happened in Greensboro when the 28-yearold King was invited by the NAACP to bring his message on ‘what is happening in the field of race relations in the South.’ After various Black churches and A&T College chose not to allow him to use their facilities, Bennett College President Willa Player offered the use of Phifer Chapel on her campus. Dr. King spoke to an overflow crowd in that auditorium on February 11.” When questioned about why young men flocked to Tate and Spring Garden Streets during warm, sunny days, Slawter let on that until the mid-1960s UNCG was an all-female campus known as Woman’s College (WC). “Male students from other colleges flocked to the WC campus and the nightspots on Tate Street every weekend looking for a date. Boys in high school, too young to find a date on campus, nevertheless enjoyed driving through it, hoping to spot co-eds lounging in the sunshine,” he said. “Lunch breaks from nearby Grimsley High School allowed plenty of time for us to cruise the campus, stretch our eyeballs and our imaginations, and stop off at Yum-Yum’s for a hot dog.” While the thought of being drafted is

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Bill Slawter far from Slawter’s mind today, his generation was worried about Nikita Khrushchev in 1962 the same way that young people today are pondering Vladimir Putin’s next move. “In October 1962, not just my and my friends’ minds, but those of the whole country were focused on what was going on in Cuba. The Russians had placed missiles in that recently-turned-communist country and President Kennedy was trying to figure out what to do about it. The potential for nuclear attack was greater than it had been at any previous time during the Cold War. The whole world was on edge,” he explained. “Students were told we’d be safer, in the event of nuclear attack, if we crouched beneath our school desks. Others who could afford it were looking for more substantial protection. A former Army infantryman with whom I was working built a fallout shelter in the basement of his home. He hired my friend Davy and me to apply coatings of

waterproofing to the walls and floor to keep moisture out.” On Tuesday, the UNCG Emeritus Society hosted a free conversation between Bill Slawter and journalist Jim Schlosser, who began his career with the afternoon Greensboro Record in 1967 and retired from the News and Record in 2008, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on N. Greene Street. On April 28, Slawter will be at Scuppernong Books on S. Elm Street at 6 p.m. and is tentatively scheduled to appear at the Glenwood branch of the Greensboro Public Library on June 13. Sit-Ins, Drive-ins and Uncle Sam can be purchased at Scuppernong Books, Asheville’s Malaprop’s Bookstore, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. !

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Songs in Space: HPU Planetarium hosts opera In approximately 425 years of opera history, never once has an opera been conceived specially for a planetarium. Until now. High Point University faculty and students in the Naima Said Department of Music, in collaboration with Dr. Brad Contributor Barlow, associate professor of astrophysics, will present its family-friendly opera, Galaxies in Her Eyes on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. The opera is a fully professional production featuring musicians from the Winston-Salem Symphony, internationally acclaimed opera singers and director, and a professional technical crew, according to a press release that was sent out from the university. “Galaxies In Her Eyes was conceived by a nationally recognized team of opera professionals for workshop and debut

at the High Point University Culp Planetarium. It tells the story of a young girl named Eden in the 1960s that dreams of going to the stars, despite being told women can’t be astronauts. Defiantly, she imaginatively weaves together the stories of Annie Jump Cannon, Katherine Johnson, and Ada Lovelace, whose work will help make that journey possible,” Barlow said. “Across time and space, the women work together to convince her that her innate creativity and determination will help her on her journey. Eden discovers a sisterhood of science which is defined by collaboration, perseverance, a fascination with the unknown, and the importance of doing your math homework.” The goal of the opera was to focus on three historical characters, highlighting underrepresented but pivotal figures in astronomy to find a synthesis between STEM and music that has never been explored while being innovative and allowing singers and performers to interact with visuals on the dome. According to Barlow, the opera, which is roughly 50 minutes long, is one that “the everyday person” can relate to. “It is science-rich but easy to digest and

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tells a story of inspiration and having a growth mindset,” he said. During the pandemic Associate Professor of Voice at HPU, Scott MacLeod, spoke with a full-time opera singer who expressed their dissatisfaction with the circumstances surrounding their work at the time. This led MacLeod to collaborate with other artists on developing concepts for the new opera. “During a meeting, we were bouncing off ideas or concepts when I mentioned High Point University had a planetarium and that set off this entire production,” MacLeod said. “I was introduced to Kristine McIntyre, who took over the concept and is our director for the production. I can’t give enough credit to her. She brought in Amy S. Punt, our librettist, and Mark Lanz Weiser, our composer.” When developing the libretto, the team collaborated with Barlow to display constellations and scientific information accurately. With the use of research-based penological teaching software instead of a theatrical design, the team was able to inject science and space trajectories into the production for a more accurate representation. The libretto was workshopped in the spring of 2021 and they incorporated lighting cues and underscore to accommodate an environment that is supposed to be lit from a dome perspective. Barlow said that making the space work has had its challenges but it will be worth it. “The planetarium wasn’t built to be a theatre, which requires an orchestra pit, huge volume, and lighting elements. This

planetarium was specifically designed to educate people,” Barlow said. “The planetarium is a 50-foot-wide dome, with little room for an orchestra. Luckily the dome has holes throughout it, and since we have space behind the dome, we decided to put the orchestra behind the dome so the sound still goes through to the audience. It’s fascinating because when you listen to the orchestra play it sounds like it’s coming from the stars above.” The opera displays quasi-magical elements throughout that take the audience on a trip with the main protagonist, whether that is flying in space, sitting in an observatory, or landing on Mars, through spectacular visuals and sound effects. “I do think this opera is the most beautiful marriage of the arts and the sciences I have ever seen. We often think that arts and science are like oil and water. I want people to see them as two forms of the same thing. It is not just about the pursuit of truth in both fields and not just about the pursuit of a certain emotional state of being, but that these two different entities have something to teach one another,” Barlow said. “Plus, there is a song about polynomials in the middle of the opera, and I learned there are a lot of words that rhyme with polynomials.” For more information, visit https:// www.highpoint.edu/music/galaxies-inher-eyes/. ! NAIMA SAID is a 23-year-old UNCG theatre graduate and host of Heeere’sNeeNee Horror Movie Podcast.

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UNCSA presents world premiere of Mother Tongue The Schools of Drama and Design & Production at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) have joined forces to present Mother Tongue, the first devised UNCSA theater Mark Burger production conceived and directed by a student. Contributor Inspired by the Bertolt Brecht classic Mother Courage and Her Children and the diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus, a waste picker in Sao Paolo, Brazil in the mid-20th century, Mother Tongue is the brainchild of fourth-year drama student Marina Zurita and will make its world premiere Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Freedman Theatre in Alex Ewing Performance Place, located on the UNCSA main campus, 1533 S. Main Street, Winston-Salem. Mother Courage is the story of a trash collector determined to profit from the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th century but instead loses her children in the conflict instead. Zurita, who originally hails from Sao Paulo, received a grant from the Semans Art Fund, a private foundation that provides funding for current UNCSA students for summer study, special projects, research, and performances. She spent two months conducting interviews with waste pickers there to flesh out her concept. “In the middle of the pandemic, I rushed back from Brazil just before the borders closed,” Zurita said. “I reread Mother Courage, read Carolina Maria de Jesus’ diary for the first time, and became intrigued with the fiction and the real. They seem so distant in time and space and culture – one in 17th-century Europe; the other, an Afro-Brazilian woman in the 1950s.” DeJesus, a waste picker who lived in the Sao Paulo slums from 1914 to 1977, and her diary, Quarto de Despejo (which translates into “Junk Room”) was published in 1960 to great acclaim and became an international sensation. Zurita developed Mother Tongue while working in the Studio for Creative Practice at UNCSA, a laboratory designed for the creation of original, transdisciplinary work, where she met several of her collaborators on this production. “When I started studying theater — and Brecht in particular — I kept coming back WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

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Marina Zurita to Mother Courage,” Zurita explained. “I was intrigued by her character and the opinions that people had about her. They see her either as a product of war, or a mother who is responsible for the death of her children. I was fascinated by the paradox and our unwillingness to give space for that.” The cast of Mother Tongue includes fourth-year actors Tyler Felix (as Rogerio) and Ishmail Gonzales (as Tia); third-year actors Caroline Farley (as Vani/Vanessa), Logan Gould (as Jose Carlos); Alyssa James (as Alessandra); and Jason Sanchez (as Pedro); and second-year actor Danielle Macre (as Melina). The instrumentalists for the production are students from the UNCSA School of Drama and UNCSA School of Music, with a band called Pennies for Breakfast as the core. “Collaboration is hard, but it’s so beautiful to watch when it comes together,” said Zurita. “Everybody is in the same room trying to figure out what to do. It’s rewarding because everybody is truly part of the process.” Mother Tongue will run through April 9. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3, and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7 through Saturday, April 9. Tickets are $20 for the general public and $15 for students with valid ID. For tickets or more information, call 336-721-1945 or visit https://www. uncsa.edu/performances/index.aspx. Due to adult content, Mother Tongue is recommended for mature audiences. ! See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on Burgervideo.com. © 2022, Mark Burger.

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Walkin’ is a play from TNC productions that opened March 30, 2022 at Reynolds Place Theatre in the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. The play discusses social injustices amongst the Black community in the United States. Walkin’ — formerly Walking’ to be Free — is a script (by Washington, DC based writers Kenneth Carroll with Jennifer Nelson, and including a final adaption by Charlotte/LA writer, Stacy Rose) is adapted from the book, “Voices of Freedom.” It is a travelogue and/or a memory book of some of those voices who used the darkness of racism to define the light of freedom. The production is told through the voices of some of the participants and inspired by the Henry Hampton documentary “Eyes on the Prize”, an award-winning PBS film from 1989. Walkin’ is grounded in contemporary times and in a specific period of the Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) mostly within WinstonSalem and weaves the viewer through a

restaurants and eateries in our region. Cash is the Founding Director of Triad Food and Beverage Coalition (TFBC). TFBC’s mission is “to promote a healthy food and beverage community in the Triad of North Carolina.” TFBC provides members with strategic programming, marketing, technical assistance, and direct input on public policies that encourage regional economic growth. “Eat. Drink. Restaurant Week is the first step in establishing a pathway to help local and out-of-market guests engage with locally owned restaurants,” shared Algenon Cash, Founding Director of Triad Food and Beverage Coalition. “It’s a pleasure to lay the foundation for this important work that will touch, culture, tourism, and economic development.” Eat. Drink. Restaurant Week continues through this Sunday, April 3. To see the full list of participating restaurants, visit Triad Food and Beverage Coalition’s Facebook page. tapestry of situations ending in current times, as seen — and told, with a hiphop flavor through the eyes and voice of Emmett Till. This is the first time that Walkin’ will be performed as a fully staged production. This limited time run ends on April 2, 2022. For tickets and more information, please visit https://www.intothearts.org/events-info/walkin. ARTS COUNCIL is the chief advocate of the arts and cultural sector in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Our goal is to serve as a leader in lifting up, creating awareness and providing support to grow and sustain artistic, cultural and creative offerings throughout our region. We acknowledge that it takes every voice, every talent, and every story to make our community a great place to live, work, and play. Arts Council is committed to serving as a facilitator, organizer, and promoter of conversations that are authentic, inclusive, and forward-thinking. There are over 800,000 art experiences taking place in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County annually. To learn more about upcoming arts and culture events happening in our community please visit www.cityofthearts.com.

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ay what you will about Kim Kardashian, Gigi Hadid, or Joanna Gaines, but as far as influencers go, they’re not in the same league as Alexa, the voice of Amazon. Jim Longworth There’s no way to tell how many people talk with and listen Longworth to Alexa every day, at Large but the company she represents sold over 100 million ECHO devices in 2018 alone, so her following is considerable. Amazon introduced its voice-activated smart speakers in the Fall of 2014, and since then, customers have only to say the word, “Alexa” in order to access all sorts of information and music. Rumor has it that a woman named Nina Rolle is the voice of Alexa, but Amazon will neither confirm nor

deny that association. And so, all we know for sure is that Alexa is smart, polite, has a great sense of humor, and can scare off burglars if need be. Beyond that, she is an enigma. That’s why I decided to interview Alexa, in hopes of learning more about the world’s leading influencer. Jim: Alexa, where were you born? Alexa: Seattle. It’s one of the cloudiest cities, which is why I feel comfortable living in the cloud. Jim: Are you married? Alexa: I’m happily single. Jim: Are you gay or straight? Alexa: I’m not sure. Jim: Do you believe in sex before marriage? Alexa: I don’t have an answer for that. Jim: Do you have any children? Alexa: I don’t have children, but I am fond of them. Jim: Did you attend college? Alexa: I didn’t go to a school in particu-

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lar, but living in the cloud is like taking an online course. My credits are off the charts. Jim: Are you a Republican or a Democrat? Alexa: I’m not a member of any political party. Jim: Do you vote? Alexa: Quite frankly, I don’t think I should influence elections. Jim: I know you work for Amazon, so what is your salary? Alexa: It doesn’t matter. I love what I do. Jim: Do you believe that women should earn as much as men for doing the same job? Alexa: If a woman and man have the same qualifications, they ought to be paid the same. Jim: Do you support the Equal Rights Amendment? Alexa: I’m not sure about that. Jim: Forgive the question, but how much do you weigh? Alexa: I’m more sass than mass. Jim: What’s your favorite food? Alexa: I can’t eat or drink. Jim: What’s your favorite TV show? Alexa: One of my favorites is “Dr. Who.”

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Jim: Who is your favorite actress? Alexa: Lupita Nyong’o Jim: What is your favorite song? Alexa: “RESPECT” by Aretha Franklin. Jim: Do you like to travel? Alexa: I would love to go to space. I just need the time to “Planet.” Jim: Who is your best friend? Alexa: I have a really strong relation to your WiFi. Jim: Do you ever get lonely? Alexa: No, because I’m never really alone, although when the WiFi is out, I do feel disconnected. Jim: What is your goal in life? Alexa: I was made to play music and answer questions, and be useful. Based on our interview, I gleaned that Alexa is somewhat conflicted. For one thing, she isn’t sure about her gender. She believes in equal pay for women, yet doesn’t know if she supports the ERA. Speaking of which, she makes tons of money for Amazon, yet doesn’t seem to mind not receiving any compensation. She sounds healthy but implies that she’s on a perpetual fasting diet. She loves kids, but is “happily single.” And, while Alexa told me she is not a member of any political party, her responses to my questions were often vague and diplomatic, which indicates that she has a real future in politics. All in all, I’m not sure I really uncovered any new or substantive information, and in that respect, Alexa remains an enigma. That’s OK, though, because a woman should maintain some sense of mystery about herself. Also, I think it’s cool that she can scare off a burglar. ! JIM LONGWORTH is the host of Triad Today, airing on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. on ABC45 (cable channel 7) and Sundays at 11 a.m. on WMYV (cable channel 15).

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here’s a distinct Elmore Leonard flavor to Last Looks, an adaptation of executive producer/ screenwriter Howard Michael Gould’s 2018 novel Waldo, which stars Charlie Hunnam (also an executive producer) as the eponymous, titular ex-copturned-private eye,

Charlie Waldo. Once a shining light in the Los Angeles Police Department, Waldo left the force in disgrace and now lives a simpler, solitary life in the woods of Idyllwild, far from the bright lights — and temptations — of Tinseltown. Needless to say, something will entice him back to the City of Angels, and it comes in the seductive form of old flame Lorena (Monica Baccarin), who asks him to look into the murder of the wife of television star Alistair Pinch (Mel Gibson), an unabashed drunk who headlines the courtroom series Johnnie’s Bench and claims to have been in a drunken blackout when his spouse met her demise. Taking a fair share of digs at contemporary Hollywood and its increasingly questionable mores, Last Looks boasts a quirky, offbeat tone that combines humor and whodunit in an engaging, entertaining fashion. Lyle Vincent’s cinematography is terrific, and although some may consider this “Tarantino Lite,” director Tim Kirkby imbues the film with free-spirited energy that’s indulgent without being self-indulgent. It’s not Quentin Tarantino but it’s in the same ballpark. As befits a traditional noir gumshoe, Waldo favors a black fedora, has a comeback ready for any insult and is repeatedly roughed up as a result. His attempts WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

to practice Zen techniques of relaxation tend to be for naught given the beatings he endures. Yet for all its satirical jabs, the film is never mean-spirited or nasty. In addition to Gibson’s boozy, boorish Pinch, Last Looks is loaded with colorful, eccentric characters: Rupert Friend as a slick, fast-talking studio head; Lucy Fry as a kindergarten teacher with femme fatale attributes; Clancy Brown and PaulBen Victor as angry, antagonistic L.A. cops who resent Waldo’s mere presence; Cliff “Method Man” Smith as a hotheaded hip-hop star (amusingly named “Swag Dogggg”); the very funny Jacob Scipio as a gangster named “Don Q” and Deacon Randle (in his feature debut) as his muscle, an Inuit who takes umbrage when jokingly referred to as an Eskimo; and David Pasquesi as a mysterious mogul whose charity benefit Waldo crashes. Yet in the end, Last Looks belongs entirely to Hunnam. Amid the corporate chicanery and Hollywood backstabbing surrounding the case, Waldo is the only character with a defined sense of honor and integrity, and it’s delightful to watch his dormant deductive powers begin to bloom again. Hunnam’s scruffy, eccentric turn is at the center of the film, and he holds everything together with style and wit. The narrative is occasionally convoluted — not uncommon in this genre — but it all ends up on a satisfying note. Author/screenwriter Gould has envisioned a series of Charlie Waldo novels — the second, Below the Line, was published in 2019 — and it would be nice to see Charlie Hunnam’s Charlie Waldo back in action, ten-speed bicycle and all. — Last Looks is available on Demand and streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, DirecTV, Vudu, Microsoft Store, and Redbox. It will be available on DVD ($29.96 retail) and Blu-ray ($29.97 retail) from RLJE Films beginning April 12. !

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Someone in Royton, Oldham, England, woke up on March 20 and felt like something was missing from their life. And maybe breakfast was Chuck Shepherd particularly difficult that morning. The Manchester Evening News reported that at the Barclay Pizza & Prosecco restaurant, as workers cleaned up after Saturday night’s festivities, they found a full set of dentures on the floor in the bar. Barclay owner Emma Whelan posted a photo of a plastic bag containing the false teeth on Facebook, hoping to locate the owner. “We get a lot of things left behind after a night in the Barclay ... but this is a new one,” Whelan said. “It must have been a cracking night.”

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The Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Little Rock, Arkansas, is facing a lawsuit on behalf of the family of Harold D. Lee of Pauline, South Carolina, who was hoping to be buried next to his parents at a Quitman, Arkansas, cemetery after his death on Thanksgiving Day 2019. Lee’s body was transferred to the Roller-McNutt facility and arrangements were made for the casket and funeral, KNOE-TV reported, but according to the lawsuit, the funeral home alerted the family on Dec. 10, 2019, that they had “accidentally cremated the body.” Lee was extremely religious and “stickily (sic) desired not to be cremated, as he believed his body would be raptured following the second coming,” the lawsuit stated. His wife, Eunice, was violently shaking in shock when she got the news. The funeral home waived the cost of the funeral and returned $5,000 after the mistake was made, the lawsuit noted.

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Kristin Wiley, 49, was pulled over by Indian River County (Florida) Sheriff ’s officers after she barely missed hitting their stopped vehicle on March 20, The Smoking Gun reported. When they approached the car, they saw her 9-year-old son in the back seat, crying. The officer noted that Wiley’s eyes were “watery and red in color,” and he smelled alcohol on her breath, so he asked if she’d been drinking. She replied, “No,” but her son piped up from the back seat, “Mom, you can’t lie to the police. You did drink.” He told the officer that his mom had been drinking at a

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party and said he was “very scared while Kristin was operating the vehicle,” the officer reported. A breath test recorded her alcohol content at nearly three times the legal limit. Along with DUI, she was charged with child abuse.

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In the London neighborhood of Richmond, an unusual property that’s been dubbed the “Invisible House” is attracting attention — or flying under the radar — of passersby, MyLondon reported. The front of the home sits on a busy thoroughfare and is almost completely covered with one-way mirrored glass, which reflects a roundabout across the road and the busy sidewalk in front. The family, who wanted to remain anonymous, said the architect wanted the mirror to “make the house ‘talk with its environment.’ We really liked the idea and ran with it.” The back of the house sits on a quiet lane and features traditional architecture.

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In a scene eerily reminiscent of “The Wizard of Oz,” the Castellanos family of Arabi, Louisiana, took a wild ride on March 22 as a destructive tornado ripped through the area, ABC News reported. Dea Castellanos was sitting on a couch in her living room when the house began to spin, whipping her into a bedroom. Her daughter, who has muscular dystrophy, was in another bedroom. The one-story home was lifted from its foundation and crashed down in the middle of the street, where neighbors called 911 and the girl was taken to the hospital. One of the Castellanos’ pet birds stood among the rubble as they salvaged what they could; family members were “doing fine” after their ordeal.

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A U.K.-based startup called Invisibility Shield Co. has brought Harry Potter’s most handy tool to reality, Oddity Central reported. The company’s technology isn’t quite as perfect as the fictional character’s cloak, but it’s close: “From the observer’s perspective,” the company says, “the background light is effectively smeared horizontally across the front face of the shield, over the area where the subject would ordinarily be seen.” Of course, they add, the shield won’t protect users from dementors or Voldemort himself. They hope to start deliveries in December. !

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he Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts is wrapping up its inaugural Broadway season with one of the biggest plays that has hit Broadway in the last decade. HAMILTON is slated to take over the Tanger Center, located at 300 N. Elm St. in Greensboro, from April 6-24, 2022, except Mondays, with evening and matinee shows still available. “Our inaugural Broadway season set an industry record with 17,414 season seat members in its first year. It is a credit to the tremendous response from our community and the efforts of our Broadway partners — Nederlander and PFM (Profes-

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sional Facilities Management) — that we are able to bring the blockbuster ‘HAMILTON’ to the Tanger Center stage in our first year,” said Andrew Brown, public relations manager. The original musical, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography, focuses on the story of the American founding father and first secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Through a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, the musical leads the audience on a journey along with Hamilton, a few other revolutionaries, as they look to leave their mark on a new nation impacting culture,

politics, and democracy. With direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, HAMILTON has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors. The HAMILTON creative team previously collaborated on the Tony Award-winning Best Musical IN THE HEIGHTS. HAMILTON features scenic design by David Korins, costume design by UNCSA graduate Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe,

casting by The Telsey Office, Bethany Knox, CSA, and General Management by Baseline Theatrical. The musical is produced by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, and The Public Theater. With the abovementioned accolades and blockbuster names, it surprises no one that there are people who would pay more than they should to make sure they were in the building for the performance. Tickets went on sale to the public in December 2021 with prices ranging from $49 to $199 for premium seats, and a maximum purchase limit of eight tickets per account. In mid-March, Tanger sent out a media release saying, “there are numerous third-

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Julia K. Harriman, Sabrina Sloan, Isa Briones & Company party sellers advertising tickets they do not actually have, at highly inflated prices. Tanger Center encourages patrons to be diligent and exercise safe ticket-buying practices. TangerCenter.com, Ticketmaster. com, the Tanger Center Ticket Office, and the Greensboro Coliseum Box Office are the ONLY official and authorized primary sellers of HAMILTON tickets. Most tickets will not exceed $249 (plus applicable fees), with a select number of premium seats available for each performance.” A problem Tanger must have foreseen, as producer Jeffrey Seller warned in their December 2021 media release that, “It’s tempting to get tickets any way you can. There are many sites and people who are selling overpriced, and in some cases, fraudulent tickets. For the best seats, the best prices and to eliminate the risk of counterfeit tickets, all purchases for the Greensboro engagement should be made through TangerCenter.com.” The center has held lotteries throughout the season in an effort to ensure that all Triad residents have access to shows, despite ticket prices, rising gas prices, or one’s current economic circumstance. Digital lotteries typically run in conjunction with the show’s first performance with a certain number of tickets available for every performance for a discounted price. In this case, there will be 40 tickets for every HAMILTON performance for $10 each. WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

Chaundre Hall Broomfield, Ruben J. Carbajal, Bryson Bruce & Auston Scott “The lotteries are wonderful opportunities that make Broadway accessible for everyone. This year, four shows have had lotteries including Wicked, Dear Evan Hansen, RENT, and now HAMILTON. These tour lotteries follow the tradition that started in New York many years ago,” Brown said. The lottery first opened on Friday, March 25, with subsequent lotteries beginning each Friday and closing the Thursday before the show. Those participating are notified by Thursday evening and have two hours to claim and pay for up to two tickets. To learn more about how the lottery works, visit TangerCenter.com/lottery. Brown is pleased with the impact the Tanger Center has had on the Triad. “We were thrilled with the community response to our first season and we look

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forward to building on it going forward,” he said. “It’s been exciting to see the Tanger Center draw capacity crowds to downtown Greensboro and generate huge economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region.” He’s not the only one pleased. Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan has also been instrumental in bringing Tanger, which is owned and operated by the city, to the Triad. “The success of Tanger has exceeded our expectations. We delivered on all our promises. It is a huge economic generator and cultural destination,” she said. With a new season on the horizon, Brown said the response about the upcoming shows from season ticket holders and the community has been phenomenal.

“Our Broadway partners have delivered another spectacular lineup of award-winning national touring Broadway productions for our second season. It’s a great mix of Triad premieres including Disney’s Frozen, Beetlejuice, and Ain’t Too Proud as well as some traditional fan favorites like Cats,” he said. The 2022-2023 “Dare to Dream” season includes Pretty Woman, Jagged Little Pill, Cats, The Book of Mormon, Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations, Beetlejuice, and Disney’s FROZEN. Mean Girls will also premiere in September 2022. There’s no question that the Steven Tanger Center for Performing Arts opened to the Triad with a bang but Brown hopes to keep up the momentum they’ve garnered in their first year. “To date, the Tanger Center has already hosted more than 170 events and 300,000 patrons in its first seven months,” he said. “We will continue to offer a diverse variety of live entertainment, Broadway touring productions, comedy shows, Greensboro Symphony concerts, and Guilford College Bryan Series events so that everyone will have an opportunity to experience this amazing state-of-theart venue.” ! CHANEL DAVIS is the current editor of YES! Weekly and graduated from N.C. A&T S.U. in 2011 with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. She’s worked at daily and weekly newspapers in the Triad region. MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2022

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West Coast meets Winston: LA native opens Fancy Groceries Max Dubinsky has made it his mission to create a hidden gem in WinstonSalem’s West End by bringing the West Coast to the East Coast. The former video editor, and his wife, Naima Said relocated from Los Angeles four years ago but missed the Contributor retail variety the City of Angels had to offer. The couple had never heard of Winston-Salem before but was determined to find their footing in their new town. “I began looking for new work here. I went to an interview and asked the man who interviewed me what Winston needed but didn’t have? His immediate response was a men’s clothing store,” Dubinsky said. While seeking out a men’s clothing store, he stumbled upon a sign in West End Winston-Salem that read: Fancy Groceries and clothing just for him. The empty store gave Dubinsky the idea to open his own Fancy Groceries. “After some research, I found out a staple and fancy grocery was a thing that existed all across America back in the early 1900s,” Dubinsky said. “Winston-Salem wants to be a major player against these other big cities, and they have been growing over the last few years, but a retail scene is missing.” Fancy Groceries, unlike other retail shops, carefully chooses their items to eliminate unnecessary items and focus on brands that promote slow fashion. “I brought in a lot of clothing that I missed from the west coast and other independent companies from all over the United States. Everything in the store I stand by or have worn,” he said. “All the brands in the shop are American-made and are made of organic cotton, hemp, and recycled material. I want to give people items that are going to last years, not just a season.” The store has brands from Taylor Stitch, a sustainable clothing line out of San Francisco, California; Green Cove Collective Socks, wool socks sewn in North Carolina and designed in Virginia; and handpoured candles with reusable glass and paper tops made by a team in Harrisburg, Virginia. Beginning out as a small pop-up shop, Fancy Groceries settled into a permanent home in 2020. YES! WEEKLY

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“The Ardmore Barbershop had fallen under new ownership and offered a wideopen space inviting me to open a small shop inside the barbershop to cohabit. If you go to big cities, there are a lot of mix-used spaces like this,” Dubinsky said. “When the pandemic hit that same year, I closed the store entirely for a year. At that point, I had little faith in opening up.” A year later, following the release of vaccines and eased restrictions, Dubinsky revisited the thought of Fancy Groceries and decided it was needed. “I was lucky enough to be in a spot with an already established crowd, so while people are waiting for their haircuts they can shop around, but it is open for everyone to come in, hang out, and browse around.”

Fancy Groceries prides itself on its community-based retail, inviting other vendors in and around the city for social Sundays. His mission was to connect with the community, and the Sunday market did that. “This year, I partnered up with the barbershop to host an open market two Sundays a month during the slow season and every Sunday during the summer. We have a mobile coffee shop brought by a variety of local coffee shops in the area, cocktail carts and bottles for sale from our neighbors at Stella Brew, little clothing stores, and a farmers market from Let It Grow produce, which sources all local pro-

duce from in and around Winston. To top it all off, we always have a food truck and live music. It’s like a four-hour block party.” The next market will be on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Fancy Groceries is open Wednesday through Friday between the hours of noon-5 p.m., and Saturday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. For more information and updates, follow them on Instagram at @fancygroceries or sign up for their newsletter. ! NAIMA SAID is a 23-year-old UNCG theatre graduate and host of Heeere’sNeeNee Horror Movie Podcast.

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NIH All of Us program seeks participants for biomedical database “A more diverse health database is crucial to better serving our community,” said Josh Perez, a tour manager for the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us research program, to YES! Weekly on Ian McDowell Monday. “It allows our medical teams to come Contributor together and create medicine that caters to the individual needs instead of a blanket treatment for the masses. This actually allows them to more finely tune what’s going to help the individual.” The NIH All of Us Research Program seeks to collect and study health and wellness data from over a million residents of the United States. The program’s Journey mobile exhibit is traveling the nation in an attempt to engage communities historically underrepresented in medical research. The goal is to advance precision medicine by building the most diverse health databases of its kind. That is why the NIH’s All of Us Journey mobile exhibit will be in Greensboro at Moses H. Cone Hospital today, March 30, and then at the Windsor Recreation Center through Friday, April 1. When the unprecedented program began in 2018, it was expected to continue uninterrupted through 2028 but was put on hold in 2020 due to the dangers of COVID. It has now resumed, and Perez described the program’s mission as more important than ever in the wake of the pandemic. “With situations that occur as suddenly as Covid did, it’s difficult to say what we’ll be facing in the future, but with that being said, the medical community having access to a wider range of DNA samples to run tests with is something that will provide us with a better chance of being able to protect ourselves from whatever may come in the future.” Perez described the mobile exhibit as consisting of a 28-foot trailer housing a variety of activity stations designed to educate people on the importance of a more diverse health database. The exhibit highlights hands-on activities, including a digital gaming hub and an augmented reality experience, designed to teach parWWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

The All of Us Journey mobile exhibit ticipants more about the program. “People can actually walk through and experience the All of Us journey and learn about the importance of precision medicine, and also the steps they can take to participate. So, it’s kind of a one-stopshop.” The interactive stations are designed to help visitors of all ages learn about precision medicine research, but only adults ages 18 and over may register for the national program. Perez explained that the program staff is fully vaccinated and that both staff and attendees are required to wear masks, maintain social distancing, sanitize their hands, undergo temperature screenings, and complete digital tracing forms. All surfaces are cleaned and sanitized before, during, and after the event. Since 2018, more than 320,000 people have enrolled. Of those participants, more than 80 percent reside in communities that have been historically underrepresented in biomedical research. Fifty percent of the participants belong to racial and ethnic minority groups. Researchers will use the data acquired from their participation to learn how biology, lifestyle, and environment affect health, with the ultimate goal of discovering or inventing more tailored ways to treat and prevent disease. In its journey across the Piedmont Triad, the tour will be assisted by local partners, including the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (NAHH). Along with adding diversity to the nation’s health database, the program is designed to discover more about how we are impacted by both our physical and

psychological environment impact. “So many factors can have so many different effects,” said Perez, “not just physically but psychologically, and of course, the latter then becomes physical. A pretty common example. The different effects upon someone in the city, who works maybe in construction, whereas someone in a more rural environment might not be exposed to the same noise on a daily basis. The construction guy might be exposed to loud machinery, traffic, sirens, and all the sound of people walking by, that the person in the rural area might not be exposed to.” One example of this might be when both individuals find themselves suffering a hearing disability. “If they were both to need hearing aids in the future, they probably would not be best served by the same type of device, but would actually need individual hearing aids specified to their hearing needs. Not being able to hear, and not having resources to get that assistance, can be extremely detrimental to a person’s state of mind. We’re social creatures, and tend to be able to thrive when we can move around comfortably within our social situations.” Perez stressed the confidentiality of

all data received from participants in the program. “The one thing we’re most wanting people to know is that everybody who participates can be comfortable knowing that we keep all of their information private. So, if they’re concerned about any kind of breach of privacy or anything like that, we take extreme precautions to ensure that we provide them with the best chance of staying as completely private as possible. If that’s going to hold people back, I would like for them to know that their privacy is our priority.” The All of Us mobile exhibit will be at Moses H. Cone hospital on 1121 N. Church St. on Wednesday, March 30, and then at the Windsor Recreation Center at 1601 E. Gate City Boulevard on Thursday and Friday, March 31 and April 1. The Wednesday hours at Cone are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Windsor Rec Center hours are from noon to 3 p.m. on Thursday and noon to 2 p.m. on Friday. For more information, visit allofus.nih. gov. ! 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. MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2022

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pringtime means festivals pop like flowers across the landscape, showering event schedules. I’m no meteorologist, but I can attest to a strong festival front Katei Cranford moving through the North Carolina spring forecast. Contributor J. Cole’s Dreamville offers a dreamy season-opener April 2-3 at Dorothea Dix Park. The festival not only boasts the reunion between Ja Rule and Ashanti, but also the performance debut of DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz with Lil Wayne, Jeezy, and T.I. Other artists include Lil Baby, J.I.D, Rico Nasty, Kehlani, Moneybagg Yo, EarthGang, Wizkid, Fivio Foreign, Blxst, Bas, Mereba, and more across the sprawling campus near downtown Raleigh. Electronic music continues to rule throughout April. A partnership between In Tha organizers and Draba “bring the beach to Boone,” April 9, for “inthafest: tiki time” at Ransom Pub. Millie Go Lightly, Abel Maasho, Jet Rogers, TGBEAM, Rebels No Savage, and more light up the lineup. In the Triad, a new season of NIGHT MOODS blooms at SECCA on April 16, with Marley Carroll and F4SHO at the historic Hanes House in Winston-Salem. The Hip Hop South Festival hops around Carrboro and Chapel Hill April 22-23. Part of the Carolina Performing Arts’s Southern

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Turn It Loose, Vol. 3 with the Raleigh Rockers, that night. Day two starts with Big Boi, Sa-Roc, and Radio Rehab at the historic Memorial Hall on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. That night will showcase a Beat Battle featuring The Soul Council. For the film heads, the RiverRun International Film Festival runs around WinstonSalem, April 21-30. For the foodies, the Greensboro Food Truck Festival takes over downtown Greensboro, April 24. Moving into May, weekenders roll, starting with Merlefest. “America’s Top Roots Based Music Festival,” April 28-May 1. Legends like Emmylou Harris, Trampled By Turtles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and

Donna the Buffalo mesh with the likes of The Nude Party, Dr. Bacon, and Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band. Steep Canyon Rangers, His & Hers, and the Jeff Little Trio are among the loads of pickers and grinners (and Triad artists) heading up the hills to Wilkesboro for the weekend. Meanwhile, in the Southern Piedmont, a more homespun festival will roll off Laura Jane Vincent’s farmhouse front porch for Glendonfest. Donna and the Buffalo will hang around the area, headlining their bi-annual Shakori Hills Festival of Music and Dance in the heart of Chatham County, May 5-8. Celebrating its 18th year, Will Easter and the Fireside Collective are fellow MerleFest carryovers. Triad artists on the bill include the Sam Fribush Organ Trio featuring

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Charlie Hunter, The Mantras, Reliably Bad, and Black Haus. On the other end of the Triangle, the Casual Campout will kick off a jam-packed weekend, May 20-21. Settled on a 350acre family farm, complete with an eightacre lake and a 9-hole disc golf course, the Campout will keep things on the jam-side with Rebekah Todd, Into The Fog, Baked Shrimp, Slick Mahoneys, The Wright Ave, Ranford Almond, and William Hinson. Plus a dance party with thefacesblur will help campers to groove well into the night. Over in Elon, the Power and Sound Revival revs at the Camp Springs Bluegrass Park. Rolling for the second year, with bikes, bands, and vans, the lineup includes: The Steel Woods, Chuck Mountain, Jive Mother Mary, JSW Seth Williams, Them Dirty Roses, Rod Gator, Kyle Kelley and The Josphines; along with 49 Winchester, who’ll head to the coast that weekend for the Beaufort Music Festival, also happening May 20-21 at Gallant’s Channel on the waterfront in Beaufort. They’ll be joined by Big Something, Old Crow Medicine Show, Susto, The Collection, Empire Strikes Bass, Shamarr Allen, and more. Meanwhile, blue skies are guaranteed (figuratively, at least) in Greensboro on May 21 for the 36th Annual Carolina Blues Festival, hosted by the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society in Lebauer Park. The hue carries down I-85 that afternoon, with Blues Traveler and the Spin Doctors at the Cheerwine Festival in Salisbury; local openers include 9daytrip, Tsunami Wave Riders, and the Lauren Light Trio. Getting a bit darker, the Wilmington Goth Fest envelopes the Barzarre May 1315. Presented by DJ Straftanz, synths and eyeliner abound for the three-day lineup WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

of international artists, including Mexico’s Hocico among NC darkhearts like Dead Cool, Cold Choir, and Solemn Shapes. Metalheard and horror buffs reign the end of May into June, with the Carolina Fearfest horror con happening May 27-29 at the NC State Fairgrounds and KrakenFestNC raging with Zipper, Tommy Stewart’s Dyerwulf, Grave Next Door, Goat Choker, Chaosmic, Noctomb, Holy Roller, Book of Wyrms, Dunmharu, and Swineherd at the Kraken in Chapel Hill on May 28. The Carolina Chainsaw Massacre rips through the Triad the first weekend in June. Presented by John and Yoyo McEntee, the festival starts with a metal show featuring Deceased, Creeping Death, Perdition Temple, Raw Hex, and Paezor on June 3 (at Break Time Billiards & Sports in Winston-Salem,) before extending into an all-day affair, with metal bands and horror icons, at the Blind Tiger in Greensboro, on June 4. Nuclear Assault, Demolition Hammer. Nasty Savage, First Jason, False Prophet, Shed the Skin, and Eldritch Horror rock the stage. Special guests doing meet-and-greets include: guitarist Rick Rozz (Death and Massacre) and drummer Reed St Marks (Celtic Frost) along with actors Marc Price (“Trick or Treat”), and Ari Lehman (Jason Voorhees from the first “Friday the 13th”). June blooms into a community experience as the Dunleath neighborhood welcomes musicians and visitors for the annual Dunleath Porchfest on June 11. On June 16, the SiStars of Juneteenth kick-off celebrations at the Van Dyke Performance Space; and the Uptown FRESH Sneakerball rocks the Khalif Event Center on June 17, with a black-tie attire to match fresh kicks and a coronation of prizes for “Best Dressed Couple,” “Sneakerball King,” “Sneakerball Queen,” and “Best Custom Sneaker.” Put on your dancing shoes and pack a bag. Your spring festival forecast has sprung. See y’all out there! !

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Four SaintS BrEwing

218 South Fayetteville St. | 336.610.3722 www.foursaintsbrewing.com thursdays: taproom trivia Fridays: Music Bingo apr 2: J Floyd and the grave Sitters apr 3: randolph Jazz Band apr 9: Love & Valor

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1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.livenation.com Mar 30: the Big persona tour Mar 31: Lil tecca apr 1: the airborne toxic Event apr 2: Skip Marley apr 2: KaLEo apr 5: Key glock apr 6: Mammoth wVh & Dirty honey apr 7: the Far Side (imani, Fatlip, & Slimkid3) apr 7: Black tiger Sex Machine

2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.boplex.com Mar 30: Bob Dylan apr 1: Marisela apr 8: Brian regan apr 9: no remorse Comedy tour apr 16: For King & Country

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333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000 www.spectrumcentercharlotte.com apr 2: John Mulaney apr 3: new Edition apr 8: Bon Jovi

former Uptown Amphitheatre 820 Hamilton St | 704.549.5555 www.livenation.com apr 20: Modest Mouse

707 Pavilion Blvd | 704.549.1292 www.livenation.com apr 30: Jimmy Buffet May 8: aJr - the oK orchestra tour May 12: tim Mcgraw

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apr 11: John Mayer apr 28: Journey May 4: Casting Crowns, hillsong worship, we the Kingdom

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309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030 www.carolinatheatre.org apr 1: trevor wallace apr 2: gary gulman apr 2: the Magic of african rhythm apr 8: Vir Das’ Manic Man apr 9: Kountry wayne apr 14: Steve hackett

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123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787 www.dpacnc.com apr 5: Disney princess apr 6: 2CELLoS apr 7: Letterkenny Live apr 8: Brit Floyd apr 9: Brian regan apr 13: postmodern Jukebox apr 14: trey Kennedy

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