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“A killer impales the bodies of an unsuspecting couple. The dead rise. An allpowerful ancient deity inflicts destruction on the planet.” Those are the first three sentences of the course description for “REL 2740 HORROR AND RELIGION: It Takes Many Forms,” which Jess Peacock will be teaching in the 2022 Winter Term (Jan. 4-27) at Elon University. Peacock recently told YES! Weekly why his course, which some might classify as dealing with literature or cinema, is taught out of the Religious Studies Department.
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If laughter is the best medicine, we could all use a booster shot — which is precisely what The IDIOT BOX Comedy Club has in store for audiences Nov. 6 at Marketplace Cinemas, 2095 Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem. 6 The lack of Halloween spirit among live theatres has sparked ALAMANCE REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY to bring back a taste of horror to the stage. 7 ARTS COUNCIL has named Joshua Ridley its Marketing and Communications Manager. Ridley comes to Arts Council after serving as Patron Services Manager for the Winston-Salem Symphony. 7 OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES will host the “Ilderton Jeep Music Fest,” on Thursday, Oct. 28 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will be held at Truist Point Stadium, in downtown High Point and feature The Collegiates, Blue Ridge James with headliner The Mighty Fairlanes. 8 ...the title of Mt. Airy’s cultural ambassador belongs to BETTY LYNN, an unassuming actress who played Thelma Lou, the girlfriend of Sheriff Andy’s Deputy Barney Fife.
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NO TIME TO DIE is the 25th in the long-running, phenomenally popular Eon Productions screen franchise based on the immortal character created by Ian Fleming. It is the first to be distributed by Universal Pictures and, apparently, the last to star Daniel Craig in the leading role. And, despite it being the longest of any of its predecessors, it is one of the best in the series. 13 THE WITCH IN THE WOODS is a family-friendly horror podcast that premiered this past August and will consist of 12-full episodes that come out every Thursday, with extra content for Patreon members and a Halloween special. 14 Triad residents will have PLENTY OF TREATS TO PICK FROM this weekend as the seasonal haunts come alive ghosts, goblins and ghouls, alike. We’ve rounded up a few of the biggest in the Triad that is bound to hit somewhere on your fear meter. 18 Calling all ghouls and goblins looking to get down, HALLOWEEN IS HERE and the Triad is filled with frights, fun, tricks, and treats.
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Enter laughing: Idiot Box Comedy Club brings stand-up comedy show to Marketplace Cinemas
f laughter is the best medicine, we could all use a booster shot — which is precisely what The Idiot Box Comedy Club has in store for audiences Nov. 6 at Marketplace Cinemas, 2095 Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Sa-
lem. The stand-up comedy show, which is recommended for audiences 18 and over, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 and are available from Marketplace Cinemas: https://www.mpcws.com. The idea to present regular stand-up comedy shows stemmed from Marketplace Cinemas having hosted the North Carolina Comedy Festival last month. According to Marketplace general manager Zack Fox, the response was beyond expectations. “The one-night event at our cinema was a hit, to say the least,”
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he said. “One of our largest theaters was completely sold out, filled with laughter and happy people, which was a fantastic sight given the last 18 months. It really showed that people still want to go out and enjoy a Saturday night with a shared group of people.” Jennie Stencel, the owner and creative director of The Idiot Box Comedy Club, concurred. No sooner had the festival concluded than preliminary plans to bring a regular stand-up comedy show to Marketplace Cinemas were put into motion. “We loved partnering with Marketplace,” Stencel said. “We love the spot and the family that owns it are great folks.” Stencel will be one of the comedians performing Nov. 6, along with Zo Myers, Nevin Sharma, William Spottedbear, David Decareaux, J.D. Etheridge, and Dejahzh Hedrick, all of whom performed during the North Carolina Comedy Festival. One of the indoor auditoriums has been converted into a “bar cinema,” with popcorn, beer, and wine available for purchase. Stencel acknowledged that “the (COVID-19) pandemic was pretty rough. No shows or classes for months, but we were able to get things going again safely, and we’re having fun again.” Should the stand-up shows prove successful, “we plan on having monthly performances at Marketplace and hopefully growing that to weekly.” Fox first met Stencel during the production of Uncle Otto’s Truck, the awardwinning 2019 short film adapted from Stephen King’s short story by screenwrit-
er/producer/director Dan Sellers. Stencel starred as The Narrator and Fox, himself an award-winning filmmaker, served as cinematographer. (Truth in disclosure: Yours truly was an associate producer on Uncle Otto’s Truck, although I spent no time on the set.) “(Jennie) and I got along great during production and she’s hilarious to be around,” Fox recalled. “I believe I said, ‘You should do comedy’ at some point, and she simply replied, ‘I own The Idiot Box Comedy Club ...!’ I suppose that was my foot — in mouth! Since then, I’ve become one of the founding members of her new improv troupe, ‘The Everlasting Improv-ers’ at The Idiot Box, and our next show there is Nov. 20!” Although Marketplace Cinemas will continue to run regular movies, drivein, and special events, Fox confirmed that they’re pivoting into live shows. “In addition to our new ‘bar cinema,’ we are currently in the process of working with a terrific local community theater group on converting another theater into a ‘black box theater’ for additional stage and live events. 2022 is going to be exciting for our cinemas as we move out of just movies and into a multi-arts venue.” ! See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on Burgervideo.com. © 2021, Mark Burger.
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Live Theatre summons the Halloween spirit The lack of Halloween spirit among live theatres has sparked Alamance Repertory Theatre Company to bring back a taste of horror to the stage. “Besides the traditionally done Rocky Horror Picture Show, Naima Said no other live theatres in Winston are putContributor ting on shows for the Halloween season, so I knew we had to do it,” said Chris Cohen, the new Artistic Director for ARTC Theatre in Winston-Salem. “As a horror fan, it was a hard decision to find the right play, so we began brainstorming and throwing out other horror productions. I brought up Evil Dead to my teammates, and most of them didn’t even know it was turned into a musical, so I knew right then and there this was going to be our show.” Evil Dead: The Musical, is a rock musical stage play based on the film series with elements of dark comedy and horror. The story follows a group of five college students who are in a cabin lost in the woods in Michigan and find themselves face to face with evil forces summoned by the Necronomicon. One by one, they were captured by the YES! WEEKLY
demonic forces in the woods and turned on the others. Armed with his boomstick (a shotgun) and his chainsaw for a hand, Ash is charged with destroying the demons and saving the world. A musical filled with the iconic images and lines from the original Evil Dead movie franchise, not to mention gratuitous violence and gallons of fake blood, Evil Dead: The Musical is a cult classic romp of pop culture against evil spirits bent on destroying the world, destined to leave audiences cheering. “I’ve been a massive fan of the Evil Dead trilogy for years, at one point even
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knowing the movies line by line. I am thrilled to play such an iconic character,” Stephen Malaga said, the actor playing Ash. Malaga was recently in Alliance Theatre’s production of Silence: The Musical as Buffalo Bill. Alongside Malaga is seasoned actor Peggie Kaan Dull, who plays Cheryl. Dull has been performing since she was 16, and like Cohen and Malaga, shares a love for horror and has experience in musical theatre. When she is not acting, Dull is a registered nurse at Wake Forest Baptist. “It has been such a fun process, with a wonderful cast made up of people who really adapt themselves into their characters and portray it so comically on the stage. It is the perfect Halloween treat,” Dull said. “And of course, there will be lots of blood.” Cohen has worked tirelessly to perfect their special effects in the show. “I am so excited to show the audience what we have done. Not only did we recreate the cabin atmosphere, but we wanted our guests to have an out-of-body experience by labeling our first two rows closest to downstage as splash zones, and we will be offering ponchos for those who decided to sit there,”
Cohen said. “They are the best seats in the house.” ARTC prides itself on inclusivity among its members. “Some of the actors have never performed on stage before, but I am so impressed and shocked with their natural stage presence,” Cohen shared. “There are some songs in the show with higher ranges, and our cast has done nothing but exceed all expectations, and I couldn’t be prouder of them.” Cohen ends with, “For our midnight showing, we will be opening our doors at 10:30 p.m. for drinks, mingling, and a costume contest of $100 to the one with the best costume before the show begins.” ARTC hopes to make Evil Dead: The Musical the equivalent to the Wizard of Oz of horror, a traditional performance for every Halloween season. ! NAIMA SAID is a 22 year old UNCG theatre graduate and host of Heeere’sNeeNee Horror Movie Podcast.
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Arts Council names Joshua Ridley as Marketing and Communications Manager Ridley to focus on promoting arts and culture in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Arts Council has named Joshua Ridley its Marketing and Communications Manager. Ridley comes to Arts Council after serving as Patron Services Manager for the Winston-Salem Symphony. His duties began on Monday, Oct. 18, and he will oversee communications activities focused on promoting arts and cultural organizations and individual artists in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. “As an artist, I am elated to be working with Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County to elevate, support, and advocate local talent in Winston-Salem. I am honored to be working on the front lines alongside amazing people who have also dedicated their lives to arts advocacy.” Ridley is a native of Detroit, MI. He and his mother relocated to Durham in 2013 where he graduated from Northern High School. He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, graduating with a BA degree in arts administration in 2020. His interest in arts administration was sparked by Durham Public School’s An Evening of Entertainment (E.O.E), a show choir and dance performance held annually at the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC). Ridley performed in
Joshua Ridley E.O.E during his sophomore year of high school. Mary Casey, Director of K-12 Arts Education at Durham Public Schools, led the planning of this event along with the Durham Scholarship Fund board and staff. She was an inspiration for Ridley, which encouraged him to dedi-
cate his career to arts advocacy. Over the last five years, Ridley has committed himself to working in the arts. During his time at UNC-G, he interned with the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, after which he accepted a marketing associate position working full-time for the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival and part-time during its regular season while he finished his degree. While at the Winston-Salem Symphony, Joshua worked alongside staff and the board of directors to launch their first season back since their last live in-person concert in March 2020. The Symphony had a successful first concert with The Lark Ascending, the first concert in their Classics Series, on Oct. 2 and 3. This season also marks the 75th anniversary of the WinstonSalem Symphony. Alongside his professional ventures, Joshua is a singer-songwriter and releases music under the alias Rya. His genre of choice is Indie, and his sound features emotional piano ballads with atmospheric textures and swells of stringed orchestral movements. His debut album, When the Ceiling Caved in, was released in early February 2021. !
Open Door Ministries to host Ilderton Jeep Music Fest Open Door Ministries will host the “Ilderton Jeep Music Fest,” on Thursday, Oct. 28 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will be held at Truist Point Stadium, in downtown High Point and feature The Collegiates, Blue Ridge James with headliner The Mighty Fairlanes. “This event is taking the place of our Harvest Fest we’ve held in the past,” says Ryan Ross, Open Door Ministries director. “We wanted to change it up this year and have it at the stadium where we can offer a different experience and are thrilled to have Ilderton continue to be the major sponsor of this event. The pandemic has caused strain on a lot of non-profits who raise funds through hosting events, so it’s nice to be able to say we are moving forward with our first in-person event since the start of the pandemic.” Steve Ilderton, with Ilderton Jeep said, “The Ilderton Auto group is proud to sponWWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
sor the Ilderton JEEP Music Fest to benefit Open Door Ministries. We believe in the mission of ODM to benefit all of High Point and are excited to be at Truist Point stadium so people from all over High Point can enjoy a great evening of music and love for everybody!” Participating vendors include Slip and Chic Artistry (pottery/mugs/magnets), Friendship Plant Co. (plants), Trades of Hope (fashion), Be the Light Soy Candles (candles and tarts), Sade Décor and Gifts (home décor), Brushes & Babes (Makeup Artist), Midnight Mama Designs (tumblers & resin art), Soapy Jack’s Homemade Soaps (homemade soaps), Monique Sparks Designs (jewelry). Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online or at the gate day of event. Children 12 and under are free. For additional information about the event, visit www.opendoorministrieshp.org. ! OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2, 2021
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o doubt Andy Griffith is Mt. Airy’s most famous native son. After all, he created “The Andy Griffith Show,” a TV series set in a fictional version of his hometown, which has
aired continuously since 1960. Andy is also revered in Mt. Airy because when NAFTA all but killed the furniture and textile industries there, the town fathers parlayed the popularity of Andy’s iconic television show into a life-imitating-art tourism destination. There are Mayberry-themed shops and diners along Main Street. There’s a life-like statue of Andy and Opie adorning the grounds of the Andy Griffith Playhouse and museum. And, every year the Mayberry
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Days festival attracts fans from all over the world. Yet for all that his namesake has done for Mt. Airy, Andy himself was never a hands-on cheerleader for his hometown. He never attended a single Mayberry Days festival, and rarely returned to Surry County for public events. Instead, the title of Mt. Airy’s cultural ambassador belongs to Betty Lynn, an unassuming actress who played Thelma Lou, the girlfriend of Sheriff Andy’s Deputy Barney Fife. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Betty Lynn followed in her mother’s footsteps and pursued a career in show business, first by traveling with a USO tour, then landing supporting roles on Broadway. The entire country finally got their first look at Betty in 1948 when she had a small role in the film “Sitting Pretty,” and, after that, more movie appearances followed. She also found regular work in episodic television before being cast as Thelma Lou, a character who came to symbolize the ideal girlfriend for every knuckle-headed guy in America. Over the years, Betty had visited Mt. Airy several times and had fallen in love with the town and its people. So, after her house in Los Angeles kept getting burglarized, she relocated to the town that inspired Thelma Lou’s Mayberry. That was in 2007, and ever since, she has given of her time and talents to promote the TV show and her adopted hometown. That commitment included attending every Mayberry Days Festival, and appearing once a week at the Andy Griffith Museum where she signed autographs for adoring fans. Mt. Airy’s ambassador continued to give of herself until illness and old age would no longer permit it. Betty Lynn passed away just before midnight on October 16. She was 95 years old. I first met Betty in 2008, when she enthusiastically agreed to appear on my “Triad Today” show (video available at www.jimlongworth.com). Here are a few highlights of our conversation: JL: Some folks think that your career began with “The Andy Griffith Show,” but you were already a seasoned actress before that, both on stage and in film. BL: That’s right. 20th Century Fox brought me out from a show I did on Broadway. They tested me in New York on 8th Avenue. JL: I was tested once on 8th Avenue, but that’s another story. BL: (laughs) So that’s how I came out to California. JL: How did you land the job as Thelma Lou? BL: By then it was 1961, and I was under contract to Walt Disney Studios, doing a series called, “Texas John Slaughter,” a
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Don Knotts and Betty Lynn western with Tom Tryon. While we were on hiatus, I got a call from the casting director, and she wanted me to come and read for a part on “The Andy Griffith Show.” Well, I had only seen the show twice before, and I was so impressed. I laughed out loud watching it, and I was all alone in the house. And I thought, “Oh my gosh, this is a funny show. They are really good.” So, I went in and I read for Bob Sweeney, the director, and Aaron Ruben, the producer, and when I finished they said, “We’d love to have you do this role.” And I said, “Well I’d love to, but I’m under contract with Walt Disney,” but in the meantime, Disney dropped our show. Disney’s loss was Mayberry’s gain, yet Betty confessed that she never had a contract with the Griffith show, and instead just kept getting called back as a recurring character. Her portrayal of Thelma Lou was so beloved and memorable, however, that it seemed as though she was in our living rooms every week. In truth, Betty Lynn only appeared in 26 episodes, but for the next 60 years, she embraced that iconic role and used it to help promote America’s favorite fictional town and the real town that inspired it. Thelma Lou and Barney finally got married in 1986 on “Return to Mayberry,” a highly rated TV reunion movie, but in real life, Betty Lynn never tied the knot. Nevertheless, she was blessed with a huge family of fans and friends who adored her. At the end of our interview, I said, “I hope you don’t mind when I slip and call you Thelma Lou.” Betty leaned over, kissed me on the cheek, and said, “Oh no. I love Thelma Lou.” So do we, Betty. Rest in peace, my friend. ! 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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SCREENING OF “NOT ME”, FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH MAHMOUD SALIMI Tuesday, Nov. 16 • 6pm – 7:30pm Congdon Hall, Callicut Auditorium
“WORKING” THE MUSICAL Thursday, Nov. 18 • 7:30pm – 9:30pm Friday, Nov. 19 • 7:30pm – 9:30pm Saturday, Nov. 20 • 7:30pm – 9:30pm Sunday, Nov. 21 • 2pm – 4pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center – Pauline Theater Tickets will be available at www.highpoint.edu/theater starting on Oct. 28th
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The city council of Christchurch, New Zealand, has officially ended its contract with The Wizard of New Zealand (also known as Ian Brackenbury Channell) after 23 years of Chuck Shepherd service. Over his tenure, the Wizard cast spells and entertained tourists to the tune of $16,000 per year, but the city no longer believes his services are necessary, Oddee. com reported. Officially, Christchurch’s “promotional landscape is changing,” said the council’s assistant chief executive Lynn McClelland, with “programs that will ... showcase a vibrant, diverse, modern city.” For his part, the Wizard called the council “a bunch of bureaucrats who have no imagination. I am the original image of Christchurch. They will have to kill me to stop me.”
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ABC News reported on Oct. 20 that in Wellington, New Zealand, police went above and beyond for a certain emergency call. When a dispatcher answered the call, a little voice started out, “Hi. Police lady?” The 4-year-old then went on to say, “I’ve got some toys for you. Come over and see them.” Around then, an adult took the phone, confirming that it was not an emergency, but the dispatcher sent Constable Kurt over anyway. The little boy showed off his toys to the officer and had a “good, educational chat” about the use of the emergency number (111 in New Zealand). “He did have cool toys,” Constable Kurt confirmed. He reciprocated by turning on his patrol car’s lights for the boy.
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During an Oct. 17 weather segment on KREM-TV in Spokane, Washington, viewers were stunned to see a 13-second clip of a woman’s bare behind on a display behind the meteorologist, Yahoo! News reported. Viewers began calling the Spokane police department, which is now working with the station to find out how the video made it to the broadcast. KREM-TV could face fines from the Federal Communications Commission for airing the shocking scene.
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Vojin Kusic, 72, of Srbac, BosniaHerzegovina, built a home for himself and his family many years ago. His wife, Ljubica, wanted the bedrooms to face the sun at the time, so the living room
faced away from the road. In time, Ljubica became distressed that she couldn’t see visitors approaching the house, so Vojin remodeled it. Now, with their children grown, Vojin has constructed the home of Ljubica’s dreams: It rotates a full 360 degrees so she can turn it as she sees fit, the Associated Press reported. “Now, our front door also rotates, so if she spots unwanted guests heading our way, she can spin the house and make them turn away,” Vojin said.
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Roughly 300 men and women volunteers gathered on Oct. 17 in the desert near the Israeli city of Arad, where they took off all their clothes and painted their bodies white for a project by photographer Spencer Tunick, the Associated Press reported. For about three hours, they posed and repositioned themselves for Tunick as he shot photos to draw attention to the shrinking Dead Sea. “I am always happy to return here and photograph in the only country in the Middle East that allows art such as this,” Tunick said. Organizers hope the project will bring attention to preserving the Dead Sea, and Israeli tourist officials hope it will bring visitors to the country.
FALSE ALARM
Fire officials in Santa Barbara County, California, received calls on Oct. 4 about a person hanging on the side of a cliff near Hope Ranch Beach, NBC New York reported. Emergency crews were dispatched with equipment including a drone and fire engines, but the “person” was just a mannequin with long hair. Apparently, the mannequin had been used in a movie shoot a few days earlier, Daniel Bertucelli of Santa Barbara County said, reminding residents, “Better to call than not!”
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Folks in Plouneventer, France, were perplexed on Oct. 11 when they woke up to find a van perched atop a bus stop shelter, Oddity Central reported. Police were summoned, the van was removed and the owner identified — but the mystery remained, with theories involving alcohol and performance art. Finally, three days later, the truth came out: The prank was part of a “commercial dispute” between the van’s owner and the perpetrator, who used a pallet truck to hoist the car onto the bus shelter. The latter may face charges of endangerment. !
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A killer impales the bodies of an unsuspecting couple. The dead rise. An all-powerful ancient deity inflicts destruction on the planet.” Those are the first Ian McDowell three sentences of the course description for “REL 2740 Contributor Horror and Religion: It Takes Many Forms,” which Jess Peacock will be teaching in the 2022 Winter Term (Jan. 4-27) at Elon University. Peacock recently told YES! Weekly why his course, which some might classify as dealing with literature or cinema, is taught out of the Religious Studies Department. “For many, these classic horror tropes conjure images of Jason Voorhees, zombie films, and the Cthulhu Mythos of H. P. Lovecraft. It may be surprising to discover that these terrible tales exist in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Religion and horror have always found comfort in each other’s arms.” Peacock is the author of the 2015 critical study Such a Dark Thing: Theology of the Vampire Narrative in Popular Culture, and has written for Rue Morgue Magazine, Fangoria, and Religion Dispatches. He is currently earning his Ph.D. from Chicago Theological Seminary and is an adjunct professor at North Park and Lewis Universities. “The intersection of horror and religion has always been my academic focus,” Peacock said. “Developing a class around the topic seemed like a no-brainer.” In his class, students will explore the range and evolution of the horror genre, and the contradiction of how both it and religion are sometimes deeply conservative, sometimes progressive, or even wildly transgressive. “While the class will look at horror in religion, religion in horror, and how both genres have been used to maintain conservative social narratives — the 1980s slasher genre was all about teenagers being punished for transgressing moral norms — the culmination of the course will move into re-reading both religion and horror for purposes of justice and resistance to oppression. Just as Christian theology has evolved with the emergence of liberative schools of thought, such as YES! WEEKLY
Jess Peacock Black, Queer, Feminist, and Womanist theologies, we’ve also seen horror take on a more progressive edge in recent years.” Peacock said this evolution is inherent in the genre. “The word monster is derived from the Latin monstrum, which means ‘that which reveals itself.’ I tend to read that as the horror genre and the monsters therein becoming dark prophets for a new age.” For Peacock, both horror and religious studies provide a model for resistance and revolution. “Putting the horror genre and religion in conversation with one another, a motif emerges that might help us better understand the actual distress and subjugation of peoples and cultures that have been marginalized, abused, starved out, and forgotten — those we have turned into monsters — and might also serve as a type of canon of resistance, cultural works that have developed out of marginalized communities that convey an ongoing struggle for liberation.” However, said Peacock, scholars shouldn’t overlook the inherent conservativism of many classic horror narratives. “It has existed to create boundaries of behavior, and to show us the consequences of stepping over those boundaries.” Peacock said this conservatism can be found in two of the genre’s most famous texts, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. In the first, the Count “basically cuckolds Jonathan Harker,” one of the story’s multiple Victorian heroes, whose wife Mina “becomes a model of transgressing the traditional Christian norms of Victorian England.” When the vampire is destroyed, “Mina is
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restored to her subservient social role.” Similarly, Victor Frankenstein “tries to become a creator of life, supplanting God” and is punished for it (and in the most famous film version, his Monster is, too). But these parables of maintaining the social order did not end with either the Victorian Era or that of classic Hollywood cinema. “One could argue that the unspoken role of Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers was to actually preserve the accepted socioreligious order of the United States in the 1980s, reflecting fears revolving around the perceived moral degradation of the United States. Whether intentional or not, filmmakers reflected this anxiety through the slasher subgenre, as the masked villains hacked their way through teenagers who engaged in drug use, premarital sex, and other acts frowned upon by Jerry Falwell and his Moral Majority.” But Peacock is interested in more than just the surface morality of these narratives. “By reading them with a critical eye, we are able to deconstruct them through a more socially progressive lens. Deconstruction is nothing more than prying open the cracks so the monster can crawl out, so it might speak to the ostracized and the oppressed and also operate as an agent of resistance to the repressive cultural boundaries that determine who society accepts and who is othered. And we are also left asking questions as to why the monster keeps coming back in countless sequels and re-imaginings. If those boundaries of moral and social acceptability were so important, then why do we keep pushing at them through the monster?”
When asked about those stories, novels, and films that openly embrace monsters, Peacock replied “that’s where the rubber hits the road for me.” After talking about 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein, Peacock cited a more recent cinematic example of the monster movie as “an engine of subversion” and a “postcolonial critique of oppression” with Guillermo del Toro’s 2017 Oscar-winner The Shape of the Water, in which the acclaimed Mexican filmmaker reimagined The Creature from the Black Lagoon as a Cold War-era love story. “It’s an amazing intersectional commentary on the alienation of otherized bodies through the lens of the Monstrous, and how the Divine itself becomes a monstrosity in the face of an inhuman cultural hegemony.” Peacock said the film’s amphibious humanoid, captured in the Amazon and tortured in a secret government lab where the heroine works as a custodian, is not its only character who represents “the Other.” “There are a number of marginalized characters, such as Elisa and Zelda, both of whom face the daily pressures of misogyny, ableism, and racism. And of course, there’s Giles, a gay artist grappling with the cruel reality of a closeted life in the early sixties. The heroes are social throwaways under the banner of white patriarchal heteronormativity. And that banner is represented in Strickland, who is portrayed as the epitome of toxic masculinity. And, of course, there is the literal monstrous other, the Amphibian Man, who serves as a disruptive and transgressive divine presence.” Del Toro, said Peacock, makes an explicit parallel between his reimagined classic movie monster and Christ. “Both the Amphibian Man and the Christ, through their divine monstrousness, expose and confront systems of spiritual and physical oppression. The villain Strickland even says, ‘Fuck, you ARE a god.’ Del Toro is operating as a type of pop culture priest, an oracle of the monstrous channeling a new religion, one that helps us identify and empathize with humanity, while also encouraging us to nurture a spiritual framework that challenges our perception of the other.” ! 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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H-Excellent: Family-friendly, horror podcast casts spell over the Triad Becky McLaughlin, of WinstonSalem, longed for a podcast to listen to that not only interested her but her children as well. “There aren’t any podcasts out there designed for the whole family, so anytime we had a long car ride there would always be bickering on what to listen to and someone would always end up unhappy in the end.” Naima Said The mother of three decided to do something about it. “I thought it would be a fun project Contributor to write my own scripted narrative podcast for families of all ages to enjoy.” The Witch in the Woods is a family-friendly horror podcast that premiered this past August and will consist of 12-full episodes that come out every Thursday, with extra content for Patreon members and a Halloween special. The story follows four children as they seek out the witch in the woods on a dare. They befriend her and her familiars: a fastidious dog named Barnaby and a snarky cat named Grimalkin. To prove to their friends that they’ve visited the witch, Barnaby and Grimalkin tell them supernatural stories and spine-chilling tales. As season one unfolds, the children find themselves trapped in a scary story of their own when faced with a supernatural threat. Aimed at a middle-grade/young adult audience and featuring classic tales such as The Hook Hand, The Vanishing Hitchhiker, and Bloody Mary, this podcast balances laughout-loud humor with gasp-out loud spookiness. “In the beginning, I just wanted a way to tell scary stories. I imagined it very much in the vein of Tales from the Crypt where a spooky host introduces scary stories and then says something humorous in between to break up the scary. I started off that way, but I also wanted to have children in the storyline for audience members to relate to, so the core storyline got more involved,” McLaughlin explained. “I also love myths and legends and the history behind them, so in searching around for a host I found one that I knew would be perfect. I don’t want to give anything away for the season one finale, but I’m excited to reveal who our witch truly is. I’m basing a lot of the core storyline in history and keeping close to the myths and legends, but I’m imagining a bit of what might have happened to these ancient creatures since the last time they were written about. Season one is just the beginning of an epic journey with our characters, one that will determine the fate of humans, and I’m so excited to keep laying out the story.” Teamwork makes the dream work, especially in the field of performing arts. With the help of her grade school friend, Caitlin Stafford, McLaughlin, a former theatre student, put herself and her work out there for recognition. Stafford, who received her BFA in Acting and co-founded Spirit Gum Theatre Company, encouraged her to submit a script to a contest in New York. “She is the one who pushed me to submit work for a playscript contest in New York, which turned my play Stay for Dinner into a published finalist for the 2019 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival. She pushed me into beWWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
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ing the best I can be and showed me the potential I have if I believe in myself the way she does. So if it wasn’t for her The Witch of the Woods wouldn’t be where it is today,” McLaughlin shared. “I’m also so lucky to have creative friends who are willing to jump in on a project and give it their all, and I’m so grateful to the people who put in the time and effort to make this story come to life. In the end, we had almost 30 contributors for season one, and all of them just made what I had written better.” McLaughlin and her team collaborated on perfecting their unique twist on storytelling through the characters’ dialogue and actions that were inspired by traditional scary stories. “I’m fascinated on how tales get passed down and told repeatedly, and spooky stories feel like a rite of passage for kids as they grow up. The ‘have you heard the one about…’ as people lean in and whisper around the campfire is my favorite. A podcast was the perfect vehicle to recreate that feeling, and it also allows listeners to use their imagination to fill in the dots, which also controls how scary the stories actually are for listeners,” McLaughlin said. “From the beginning, I wanted the people who worked on the project to have fun, and I wanted to keep the joy I’ve found in creating it. Listeners have always been a bonus, but my meager goals for audience members were surpassed with just the trailer. We’ve been so happy that so many people have tuned in and have left such lovely reviews, and it’s encouraged us to keep it going and create a second season.”
In between seasons, The Witch in the Woods will continue to tell scary stories, read Grimalkin’s fan mail, and in the Halloween Special they will invite people of all ages to send in their own original scary stories that can be turned into mini audio dramas just as they created on the podcast. The production team is hoping individuals send in fan art to put on their YouTube channel once it’s up and running in the next couple of weeks. “We want our audience members to have lots of opportunities to connect with us, and to be a part of the show, but most importantly, our family,” McLaughlin said. ! NAIMA SAID is a 22 year old UNCG theatre graduate and host of Heeere’sNeeNee Horror Movie Podcast.
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All Hallows Eve: Fright Night in the Triad
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Triad residents will have plenty of treats to pick from this weekend as the seasonal haunts come alive ghosts, goblins and ghouls, alike. We’ve rounded up a few of the biggest in the Triad that is bound to hit somewhere on your fear meter.
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A staple in the Triad community, McLaurin Farms, located at 5601 N. Church St. in Greensboro, offers family adventures no matter the season. Kicking off its Pumpkin Patch in the fall and offering an annual Trunk and Treat before opening its doors for one of the scariest haunted thrill parks in the region. This year’s event will feature the annual Monster Midway Parade at 7 p.m. where the monsters parade through the Midway led by The Casket Car, Eddie, and Dawn the Snake. The Arachnophobia attraction is one to fear if you are afraid of snakes, spiders, roaches, bugs, or infestations of any kind. The Night Stalkers and Industrial Plant attraction allow attendees to become the hunted. The CHAOS 3D attraction is the first of its kind in North Carolina, Stuartism artwork is phenomenal. Prepare to put on your glasses and take a wild ride through the all-new dimension of horror. In The Blood House, you’ll see the most beautiful vampires you have ever
seen. As attendees venture through the old graveyard, they are bound to witness an awakening of the Dead. As attendees go through the Horror Movie Classic attraction, they’ll recognize three iconic settings. A ship rumored to be Blackbeard’s is full of his rum, treasure, and spirit of his crew and a haunted mine awaits in the Miner’s Massacre exhibit. A self-guided exhibit, The Slaughter House, allows attendees to make their way through the house without disturbing the occupants, dead and alive, which live there. The Blackout Terror attraction plays on attendees’ senses. The experience, with the help of a black hood, blocks out all sight and is designed to make the wearer feel claustrophobic as they go through an attraction. For a schedule of tours, prices, rules, or more information, visit www.woodsofterror.com.
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near Old Salem on Friday, Oct. 29 at 176 YWCA Way in Winston-Salem at 7 p.m. There is a 13 guests minimum required for departure. The route includes pick-ups at the visitors center on Brookstown Avenue or the Benton Convention Center on 5th Street. For tickets, visit https://fareharbor.com/ embeds/book/teasup/items/109949/ availability/714077183/book/?flow=2 32716&fbclid=IwAR1ycnzhxUVMgp_JTVFzWt5Nlbqz38iX2NHVb9xew6WLg1 WlcuRW0j0Ksxs&full-items=yes.
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live music for attendees. The fun will continue on Saturday, Oct. 30, with the Beer and Fear Bash. The castle is transformed into 11 unique themed bars, clubs, and party areas for attendees. There will be more than a dozen DJs in attendance, aerial acrobatic performers, live dancers, fire performances, and live music. Attendees for these events are required to be 21 and up and in costume. There are costume contests and multiple cash prizes over the weekend.
Triad Trolleys will offer residents an opportunity for laughter, some treats and tastings, and a chance to explore downtown. The two-hour trolley ride includes an onboard comedy show and a local craft BrewPub visit with a tasting. Riders are allowed to bring their own happy bottle (as long as it’s not glass) and chilled water will be provided. This adults-only ride departs
What’s better than an epic costume party? How about having an epic costume party in an 18th Century Castle. That’s the weekend line-up The Castle Presents offers residents this weekend. On Friday, Oct. 29 they’ll kick off with the 2021 Fantasy Fetish Friday. There will be seven fetish-themed bars, clubs, and party areas around the castle. There will be live dancers, fire performances, Burlesque dancers, and YES! WEEKLY
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TALES FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE HIGH POINT The Historic Jamestown Society is offering its “Tales from Beyond the Grave” tour of the Deep River Friends Meeting Cemetery on Friday, Oct. 29, and Saturday, Oct. 30 beginning at 4 p.m. Stories will be told about those interred in the burial ground. Many familiar names from the Jamestown area such as Armfield, Beard, Briggs, Lamb, Mendenhall, Ragsdale, and Stewart can be found. Reservations are not necessary for
the tour but those wishing to participate should meet at 4 p.m. at Deep River Friends parking lot at 5300 W. Wendover Ave. in High Point. All current Covid-19 guidelines will be followed during the event. Comfortable clothing is recommended. ! 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.
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alling all ghouls and goblins looking to get down, Halloween is here and the Triad is filled with frights, fun, tricks, and treats. Winston-Salem is Katei Cranford on a roll Halloween weekend—quite literally—with Skate Contributor Haven USA hosting a trick-or-treat before the skate session on Saturday. Downtown, the ARTC Theatre is bringing Evil Dead the Musical to life Oct. 29-31, with a special pre-show Halloween Party at 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 30. Cover shows take over the Ramkat, with Dirty Logic (a Steely Dan Tribute) on Oct. 28; Vagabond Saints Society doing their rendition of Lucinda Williams’ “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” on Oct. 29; and Jukebot’s resurrection on Oct. 30, featur-
ing spooked-out covers from the ‘80s and ‘90s to backdrop a massive costume contest—and a benefit for the Red Feather Farm Animal Sanctuary. A special “Horror Show” from 1970s Film Stock opens the Jukebot party, with mastermind (and horror enthusiast) Eddie Garcia roping drummer Dane Walters in for the show. “We’re keeping the project veiled in some secrecy,” Garcia said, “but I can say it’s about 26 minutes, there’s a projector and screen. It’s definitely R-rated, and certainly loud.” Dance party wizards (and rumored vampires) Nite Moves will close the night. Meanwhile, Monstercade will resurrect its indoor stage with an array of kooky offerings, starting Oct. 29. “Our very first act of the night is the Legendary RenElvis, a 5 foot tall Filipino Elvis Impersonator!” operator Carlos Bocanegra said excitedly, with Solemn Shapes, Night Terror, and the Palace of Tears welcoming the weirdo den back to life. The next night, Monstercade partners with Queer Winston-Salem for “a Really Gay Halloween Dance Party” on Oct.
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30, with drag performances by Aphrodite and a double DJ set by RubyCult. Around the corner, the Southside Beer Garden will host an “All Hallows Eve” party that evening, with spooky specials, psychic readings, and music from Dark Prophet Tongueless Monk, Yung Lungz, and Bolmangani. In Greensboro, the Greener Side Comedy Hour will present a special “Nightmare on Elm St.” round of costumed comedians at the Green Bean on Oct. 29. Reid Pegram will don the cowl and cape for his infamous Batman routine, which he’ll reprise on Oct. 30 at the Comic Dimension’s “Halloween Party and Comedy Showcase,” where attendees can flex horror-trivia and costuming skills to win horror-themed board games before the show. Strictly Social’s “Hallows Groove” will bring a devilish dance party to Elm & Bane on Oct. 29, with sets from Maison Fauna acts Temple of Boom and 2DWAVE, along with HDNSM, Chaos Control, and Freddie Fred—all raising funds for the Taussig Cancer Center to honor patients and survivors during Breast Cancer Awareness month. In Glenwood, Etc.gso will host Doc Chad’s “Pick or Treat Haunted Hayride” with Eugene Chadbourne, Le Rétif Christian, and James Gilmore on Halloween afternoon on Oct. 31. Hippies will descend downtown that night for The Wright Ave and Get Back! at the Flat Iron. Folks itchin’ for festival vibes can head to the Major Malfunktion Halloween Party, featuring the Mantras, on the three-day bill of music and spooky activities, Oct. 2830, at Little Creek Vineyard in Snow Camp. Heads and covers will roll in Chatham County as Shakori Hills and Cat’s Cradle present “Horror in the Hills,” to celebrate the season and Dante High’s new record; with Hand of Doom doing Black Sabbath, Vaccination Street covering the Cure, Canine Heart Sounds, Mix Tape Grab Bag, Skylar Gudasz, and Shirlette Ammons will appear among the artists, activities, and gorey goodness going down Oct. 30-31. Up in Transylvania County, Camp Transylvania will host a Halloween blowout at Valley Bear Farm (Oct. 29-31) with Triad acts Condado and Sweet Dream among the hoard. And in Wake Forest, “Halloween in tha Carolinas” will bleed horror and hiphop on Oct. 30, with a day of a few dozen acts including OG Spliff and the Steady Hyperactive Collective; along with photographers, Bosha novART and Phany Paxk. For those looking to get freaky, Castle McCulloch will host “Fantasy Fetish Fri-
day,” on Oct. 29, followed by their annual “Beer and Fear Bash” on Oct. 30, with both events featuring elaborate stages, live entertainment, and costume contests not for the faint of heart. Things are a bit more traditional at the Blandwood Mansion, where Cynthia Moore Brown will be sharing ghost stories on Oct. 29. The Historic Jamestown Society will host “Tales from Beyond the Grave,” giving historical accounts of those interred at Deep River Friends Meeting Cemetery on Oct. 29 and 30. And scaredy-cats can head to the Piedmont Environmental Center’s “Halloween Safari,” Oct. 29 and 30, for a hike with educational “animal” encounters from costumed presenters, followed by a campfire with cookies and apple cider. The “Monsters and Mayhem Ball” at the Alibi in Thomasville on Oct. 29 kicks off a weekend of costume contests, including rounds on Oct. 30 at Wise Man Brewing, Boxcar Bar + Arcade, and Southend Brewing (for dogs, too!). Foothills Brewing’s contest that night follows a theme, as they throw things back to the 1990s for a “Halloween Prom,” featuring ‘90s covers from Discount Rothko. Costume parties sans-competition are going down on Oct. 30 at the Red Oak Lager Haus with Russell Thompson and DJ Mike Wawa, at Baxter’s with Flat Blak Cadillac, and for a dance party at Westerwood Tavern. Meanwhile, Viva la Muerte looks to do their name justice at Oden Brewing on Halloween night. As the veil thins and spirits loom, Casa Azul will celebrate their 10th annual “Day of the Dead Ofrenda Exhibition” running Nov. 1-13 at the Greensboro Cultural Center. Here’s to a Happy Halloween, and enjoying all the treats the Triad has to offer! ! KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd who enjoys spotlighting artists and events.
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1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.livenation.com oct 27: the Monster Energy outbreak tour presents City Morgue oct 28: august Burns red presents Leveler 10 Year anniversary tour oct 28-29: Chase atlantic Beauty in Death tour oct 29: indigo girls oct 30: Surfaces: good 2 Be Back tour oct 30: Madison Beer - Life Support tour oct 31: the record Company: play Loud tour w/ jj wilde oct 31: isaiah rashad: Lil’ Sunny’s awesome Vacation
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333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000 www.spectrumcentercharlotte.com oct 27: gold over america tour
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ViLLagE SquarE tap HouSE
6000 Meadowbrook Mall Ct | 336.448.5330 www.vstaphouse.com | www.facebook. com/vstaphouse oct 28: james Vincent Carroll
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129 W Main St | 336.258.8240 www.reevestheater.com Fourth thursdays: old-time jam oct 29: Chance McCoy
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arizona pEtE’S
2900 Patterson St #A | 336.632.9889 www.arizonapetes.com oct 30: Dying Fetus w/ terror, Brand of Sacrifice, Vitriol
Barn DinnEr tHEatrE 120 Stage Coach Tr. | 336.292.2211 www.barndinner.com oct 2-nov 6: Love Machine the Musical
BaxtEr’S taVErn
536 Farragut St | 336.808.5837 www.baxterstavern.com Fridays: Karaoke oct 30: Flat Blak Cadillac
tHE BLinD tigEr
1819 Spring Garden St | 336.272.9888 www.theblindtiger.com oct 27: Chris webby w/ Dizzy write, Ekoh, pMo & Squires oct 28: randall King oct 29: Eric gales oct 30: Dying Fetus w/ terror, Brand of Sacrifice, Vitriol oct 31: ghoe Spooky Halloween w/ Conway the Machine
CaroLina tHEatrE
310 S. Greene Street | 336.333.2605 www.carolinatheatre.com oct 29: Back outside Homecoming Comedy Show
309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030 www.carolinatheatre.org nov 3: the Second City nov 7: Drew Lynch nov 13: Kamara thomas
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FLat iron
123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787 www.dpacnc.com oct 29: Sal Vulcano & Chris Distefano nov 3: Caamp nov 4: gabriel iglesias
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grEEnSBoro CoLiSEuM
1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com oct 27: aggie Homecoming Concert
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LittLE BrOtHEr BrEwiNG
348 South Elm St | 336.510.9678 www.facebook.com/littlebrotherbrew Oct 30: Johnny-O and the Jump Out Boys
rOdY’S tAvErN
117B W, Lewis St. | 336.285.6406 www.rodystavern.com Oct 27: Megan doss/Matt Crowder Oct 30: radio revolver
SOutH ENd BrEwiNG CO. 5105 Michaux Road | 336.282.0950 www.southendbrewing.com tuesdays: trivia Night wednesdays: Music Bingo Nov 5: decades
tHE idiOt BOx COMEdY CLuB
503 N. Greene St | 336.274.2699 www.idiotboxers.com Oct 27: Sean Patton Oct 30: Caitlin Peluffo & Steve rogers
high point
AFtEr HOurS tAvErN
1614 N Main St | 336.883.4113 www.facebook.com/AfterHoursTavernHighPoint Oct 30: Songs of Bootleg
HAM’S PALLAdiuM 5840 Samet Dr | 336.887.2434 www.hamsrestaurants.com Oct 29: Jukebox revolver Oct 30: Bad romeo
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tHE dECK
118 E Main St | 336.207.1999 www.thedeckatrivertwist.com Oct 28: wesley Bryan Oct 29: Kris rowdy Band Oct 30: Halloween Bash w/ Spare Change
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BrEAtHE COCKtAiL LOuNGE
221 N Main St. | 336.497.4822 www.facebook.com/BreatheCocktailLounge wednesdays: Karaoke
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OLd NiCK’S PuB
191 Lowes Foods Dr | 336.747.3059 www.OldNicksPubNC.com Fridays: Karaoke Oct 30: Halloween Party
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tHE rAMKAt
638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348 www.foothillsbrewing.com Oct 30: 90’s Halloween Prom Oct 31: Sunday Jazz
MidwAY MuSiC HALL
170 W 9th St | 336.754.9714 www.theramkat.com Oct 28: dirty Logic (Steely dan tribute) Oct 29: vagabond Saints Society Oct 30: Jukebot 2021
11141 Old US Hwy 52, Suite 10 | 336.793.4218 www.facebook.com/midwaymusichallandeventcenter wednesdays: Line dancing w/ denise
wiSE MAN BrEwiNG
826 Angelo Bros Ave | 336.725.0008 www.wisemanbrewing.com wednesdays: Game Night thursdays: Music Bingo
tHE LiBErtY SHOwCASE tHEAtEr 101 S. Fayetteville St | 336.622.3844 www.TheLibertyShowcase.com Nov 5: wonderwall
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3801 Rock Quarry Rd | 919.821.4111 www.livenation.com Nov 19-Jan 2: Magic of Lights
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126 E. Cabarrus St | 919.831.6400 www.lincolntheatre.com Oct 27: turkuaz w/ thumpasaurus Oct 28: Andy Frasco & the uN w/ Cosmic Superheroes Oct 29: Hayes Carll Oct 30: Qdr Howl-O-ween Harvest Ball feat. Priscilla Black, dillon Carmichael, Kameron Marlowe
rEd HAt AMPHitHEAtEr 500 S McDowell St | 919.996.8800 www.redhatamphitheater.com Oct 28: Porter robinson
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1400 Edwards Mill Rd | 919.861.2300 www.thepncarena.com Nov 19: Genesis
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BuLL’S tAvErN
408 West 4th St | 336.331.3431 www.bullswsnc.com wednesdays: Karaoke Oct 30: the Plaids
BurKE StrEEt PuB 1110 Burke St | 336.750.0097 www.burkestreetpub.com tuesdays: trivia
CB’S tAvErN
3870 Bethania Station Rd | 336.815.1664 www.facebook.com/cbtavern Oct 29: Halloween Bash OCtOber 27 - NOvember 2, 2021
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I’m good friends with an ex. She’s a great person, but we just don’t work romantically. For two years, I’ve been seeing a woman I love and want a future Amy Alkon with. She initially said she was fine with my friendship Advice with my ex. Two Goddess months ago, she said she was uncomfortable with it and it might even be a deal breaker. How is it fair for her to decide this now? —Don’t Wanna Dump A Friend There are a number of things absent from straight men’s friendships with other men — namely how two dudes boozing it up together on the couch never leads to anyone’s bra being yanked off and flung onto the ceiling fan. Two years ago, your girlfriend did say she was okay with your friendship with your ex. So, your feeling like you’ve been played is
understandable — but probably driven the (very common!) tendency to overestimate our ability to engage in reliable “affective forecasting.” “Affect” is researcher-ese for emotion, and affective forecasting involves predicting how some future event will make us feel. Research by psychologists Daniel Gilbert and Timothy Wilson suggests we’re pretty bad at foreseeing what we’ll ultimately want and how happy or unhappy it will make us down the road. Our guesses about how we’ll eventually feel are colored by our circumstances and preferences at the time we’re making a prediction. For example, before your girlfriend was very attached to you, she might’ve believed your friendship with your ex was (and would keep being) no biggie. As her love for you grew, the stakes of losing you loomed large in a way they didn’t back in the cool light of “Mmmkay, let’s see where things go with Mr. (Possibly) Right.” Tell her you want to understand her feelings — and do something few people do when they have a goal of their own in mind: Listen fully and open-mindedly (as opposed to giving the appearance of
listening while mentally cataloging all the fantastic points you’ll make). Hearing her fears could help you empathize with her — which should make her feel understood. Explain why she has nothing to worry about (uh, assuming that’s the case). You might also actively reassure her: regularly do stuff to show how much you love her. Ultimately, however, you might have a big ugly choice to make if you can’t get your girlfriend to stop seeing your friendship with your ex as something along the lines of Wile E. Coyote getting the night watchman gig at KFC.
BED OVER BACKWARD
I’m a female college freshman. I was always told that college was the ideal place to find a partner. Disappointingly, there are many more women than men in my year. I want to date a guy and get to know him before having sex, but most of the women seem to hook up right away. I worry that I can’t compete with them, as I’m not comfortable with that trend of behavior. —Old-Fashioned Your body is your temple! Unfortunately, much of your female competition on campus sees theirs that way, too — only their temple’s Angkor Wat, where there’s a dude outside admitting the crowds with a clicker. Colleges have become degree-granting hookup-aterias. There are a number of reasons for this, but you point to a biggie in your email: Over the past 40 years, there’s been a growing imbalance of women to men on campus. At the end of the 2020-21 academic year, women made up 59.5% of college students — “an all-time high” — to men’s 40.5% (per The Wall Street Journal). That’s almost three women for every
two men... on average. Some campuses have an even worse guy-girl gap. Though we’re all walking around with pocket supercomputers (which women can use to click their way to home delivery of reliable birth control), our psychology is still tuned for an ancestral world. For ancestral men, hooking up was evolutionarily optimal in a way it was not for our prehistoric lady ancestors. (Guys only get pregnant from sex in creepy sci-fi movies.) The ancestral Adonis with all the notches in his spear handle would likely have left more surviving descendants to pass on his genes. Sexual “economics” work like the monetary kind. An oversupply of women to men gives men the upper hand: transforming the mating “market” into one where men’s evolved preferences rule. In short, women respond to the campus man famine (or more technically, the biased “sex ratio”) “by offering sex without requiring high levels of commitment,” explain evolutionary social psychologists Justin Moss and Jon Maner. Assuming you continue to give hooking up the thumbs down, you might shop for potential partners off-campus (at events or via dating sites), where male-female ratios are less imbalanced. This should keep you from needing to make certain sacrifices to compete for men — like offering really great sex and throwing in a kidney. ! 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. ©2021 Amy Alkon. Distributed by Creators.Com.
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