September PineStraw 2017 by PineStraw Magazine

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Including independent living and garden cottages situated on 18 acres and convenient to local golf courses, shops, & the Village of Pinehurst; Quail Haven Village is also located close to major medical facilities & unique arts and cultural centers. Residents have access to all levels of care offering security for the future and enabling residents to live independently longer.

ContInuIng Care retIrement CommunIty There may come a time when you require additional care or assistance. Here we strive to make this transition as east as possible through a number of services. HOME CARE

Our Licensed Home Care services range from medication reminders to personal care assistance FAMILY CARE HOME

Our cottages create a small residential home in an intimate environment. Our staff is on- hand 24 hours a day and is trained to provide Assisted Living Care and support as needed SKILLED CARE

The Inn at Quail Haven Village provides health and nursing care in addition to personal care and support. REHABILITATION

Our dedicated, highly experience team works one-on-one with our patients to provide in- and out-patient physical, occupational and speech therapies.

For more information contact Lynn Valliere 155 Blake Boulevard, Pinehurst, NC 28374 910.295.2294 www.qhvillage.com A PART OF THE LIBE RTY FAMILY OF SERVICES

Jamie McDevitt ... ALWAYS working for YOUR lifestyle. Carl and Heather have known each other since they were nine years old and grew up in Pennsylvania farm country. As work and life brought them to this area, they fell in love with the Sandhills and wanted to have a farm of their own here. Soon after, baby Noah came along and Jamie helped Carl, Heather and Noah find the perfect “family” farm where they are building wonderful memories and enjoying fantastic neighbors. The Hoover’s are living their dream.

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Smaland Farm is an adorable ‘’mini-farm’’ on just an acre in Southern Pines horse country at 302 Youngs Road. Let your dreams come true all for only $375,000. MLS # 183703

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September 2017 Features 77 Don’t Walk Fast

Poetry by George Ellison

78 Rose Cottage

By Deborah Salomon James Tufts’ first foray into vacation homebuilding, once again a showplace

87 Banish the Beige

By Jason Oliver Nixon & John Loecke Madcap guys write the must-have design book of the season

98 Enter, Stage Left

By Jim Moriarty Morgan Sills brings a bit of Broadway to town

102 A Living Canvas

By Ray Owen Exploring the artistry, history, aesthetics, and personal stories behind the tattoos

109 Almanac

By Ash Alder A time of harvest and light

94 The Comeback Kids

By Casey Suglia There’s no place like home. Even if it takes moving away to discover it

Departments 19 Simple Life

59 Out of the Blue

24 PinePitch 27 Instagram Winners 29 Good Natured

63 Mom, Inc.

By Jim Dodson

By Karen Frye

31 The Omnivorous Reader By Stephen E. Smith

35 Bookshelf

By Romey petite and Angie Tally

39 A Writer’s Life By Wiley Cash

43 Hometown By Bill Fields

45 In the Spirit

49 The Kitchen Garden

By Tony Cross

By Jan Leitschuh

53 Sandhills Photo Club 57 Pappadaddy By Clyde Edgerton

By Deborah Salomon By Renee Phile

65 Proper English By Serena Brown

67 Birdwatch

By Susan Campbell

69 Sporting Life By Tom Bryant

73 Golftown Journal By Lee Pace

110 133 141

Arts & Entertainment Calendar SandhillSeen PineNeedler By Mart Dickerson

143 The Accidental Astrologer By Astrid Stellanova

144 SouthWords By Jim Moriarty

Cover photograph by John Gessner 6

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7 Lakes West: Water front home on Lake Auman with more than 8,400sf of luxurious living areas. Magnificent architectural features & quality craftsmanship. 5BR/6.5BA. $1,475,000. Linda Criswell 910.783.7374

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with Trails to Weymouth & short hack to Walthour Moss Foundation. Beautiful home with lovely architectural features. 3BR/3BA. $1,250,000. Debbie Darby 910.783.5193

4BR/4 Full & 2Half Bath Contemporary home with over 4,700 sq.ft. of living space. Pool, high ceilings, open floorplan, custom built. $969,000. Frank Sessoms 910.639.3099

Course. 4BR/4Full2HalfBA’s, gourmet ktchn, multiple living areas, formal dining, cherry hrdwds, geothermal heating, pool & more. $1,325,000. 3BR/3BA. $1,250,000. Scarlett Allison 910.603.0359

open plan w/magnificent ceiling design, gourmet kitchen, master has his/her baths, library & 2-Guest suites. www.810LakeDornochDrive.com $895,000. Scarlett Allison 910.603.0359

Clarendon Gardens: Capture the essence of a Southern Mansion in this move-in ready home! Magnificent living room with window-wall, vaulted ceiling & fireplace. 12’ ceilings on main level. 4BR/4.5BA. $675,000. Arvilla Sheron 910.639.5133

Pinewild CC: Panoramic Golf Views! Spacious, elegant 4BR/3.5BA home. Built with craftsmanship using superlative materials with an eye to detail. Light-filled rooms with 9-12 foot ceilings. $649,500. Bonnie Baker 910.690.4705

Pinewild CC: Completely Remodeled! New Kitchen granite,

Pine Grove Village: Exceptional executive home with access to Reservoir Trails & Lake. State-of-the-art Kitchen! 2-Story Family room overlooks rear gardens & water feature. 4BR/3.5BA. $564,000. Kay Beran 910.315.3322

7 Lakes West: Water Front Home! Spacious Living Areas! Plantation Shutters, Hardwood Floors & Valuted Ceilings! $2,500 in Closing Costs to be paid by Seller! 4BR/3BA. $489,000. Linda Criswell 910.783.7374

Pinewild CC: Ideal water front retreat on 1.5 acre site, with over 3,000 sq.ft. of comfortable, elegant living space. Designed to capture water views from main living areas. 3BR/2.5BA. $465,000. Kay Beran 910.315.3322

cabinets & appliances. New Tile & Baths, New Carpeting, Hardwoods, Frplc in Family Room. Overlooks Magnolia Course. 4BR/3BA. $579,000. Marie O’Brien 910.528.5669

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CCNC Amazing Ranch: Enjoy the upgrades: Kitchen with granite counters & new appliances, new flooring, lighting & septic, updated baths, living room w/frplc, & Carolina room. 3BR/3.5BA. $459,000. Scarlett Allison 910.603.0359

Downtown Southern Pines: 1920’s spacious cottage just under 3,000sf. Separate living & dining rooms, eat-in ktchn, office & family room. Basement & wired Workshop. Beautiful gardens! 4BR/3BA. $439,000. Mav Hankey 910.603.3589

Whispering Pines: Views of Spring Valley Lake!

Over 2,800 sq.ft., full house generator, new windows, new deck and dock, and much more! A MUST SEE! 3BR/3BA. $399,900. Laura Gollehon 910.315.4200

Pinehurst: Beautiful, well-kept, rustic looking home

Pinehurst #6: Outstanding golf front views of the 16th hole! Many sought after upgrades! Formal and Informal areas, Carolina Room & split bedrooms. 3BR/2BA. $315,000. Linda Criswell 910.783.7374

Middlton Place: This home affords much privacy!

Foxfire: Outstanding location! Golf front, all brick

home with generous sized rooms and almost 2,600 sq.ft. of living space. Great room with cathedral ceiling. Outbuilding for storage. 3BR/2.5BA. $293,900. Jerry Townley 910.690.7080

Pinehurst: Just minutes to the Village Center. Many upgrades! Living room with cathedral ceiling, frplc flanked with book shelves. Large screened porch. Storage Room w/HVAC. 3BR/2BA. $289,000. Jerry Townley 910.690.7080

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Pinehurst: Open design features a large great room,

Aronimink: Full Pinehurst CC Membershp available.

Hyland Hills: Total of 6 Acres available - land can

with golf course views of hole #15 on Course #3. Gorgeous Carolina room, full deck. PCC Membership available. 4BR/2.5BA. $339,000. Laura Gollehon 910.315.4200

almost 2,000 sq.ft. of living space, and situated on a beautiful lot. Hardwood throughout public areas. Glassed-in porch and deck. 3BR/2BA. $249,000. Jerry Townley 910.690.7080

Living room with vaulted ceiling, fireplace flanked with built-ins. Updated Kitchen! Distant views of 10th Fairway on Pinehurst #5. 2BR/2BA. $223,900. Debbie Darby 910.783.5193

Beautiful garden patio with irrigation system. Spacious rooms & hardwood flooring makes this a premier unit. Broker/Owner $305,000. Bill Brock 910.639.1148

high ceiling & Bamboo flooring throughout. Upgraded Kitchen! Professionally landscaped. Fenced backyard. 4BR/3BA. $269,000. Jennifer Nguyen 910.585.2099

be subdivided! No City Taxes! No HOA Fees! Part golf front; part waterfront. Southern Pines ETJ Zoned RS-3. Total Acreage $149,900. Debbie Darby 910.783.5193

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10 Pomeroy Drive Alluring 4 BR / 3.5 BA brick home on the 1st and 9th hole of the Holly course of Pinewild CC. Interior offers great kitchen, oversized living/dining room combo w/windows looking out to spacious screened porch. Pinewild CC membership available.

145 Quail hollow Drive Enchanting 3 BR / 2.5 BA sun-drenched home in prestigious CCNC, nestled in the back of 1.5 acres on the golf course. A large terrace encompasses the back of the house overlooking the pond and Holes 5 and 15, great for outdoor entertaining.

5 shenecossett lane Devine 4 BR / 4 BA golf front property located on the 15th fairway Pinehurst #6. This light and open home offers 14’ ceilings, deep crown molding and hardwood floors. Upper level bedroom and bath are perfect for guests!

Pinehurst • $459,000

seven lakes west • $449,000

Pinehurst • $439,000

58 PinewilD Drive Delightful 3 BR / 3.5 BA brick home on the 13th hole of the Magnolia Course at Pinewild CC. Sitting back off the street it has super curb appeal! Nice floorplan with two sided fireplace between living room and Carolina Room overlooking the golf course.

104 sunrise Point Gorgeous 4 BR / 3.5 BA home sits high w/breathtaking views of Lake Auman. Interior is bright and open with lake views from almost every room. Family room features corner fireplace and window walls and opens to the kitchen and informal breakfast area.

Pinehurst • $419,000

Pinehurst • $399,000

30 walnut creek roaD Lovely 4 BR / 3 BA brick and stucco home located on quiet, wooded street in Fairwoods on 7. Open interior features large dining and living combination w/ two sided fireplace. The kitchen opens to the family room as well as onto a private screened porch.

aberDeen • $335,000

80 DalrymPle roaD Elegant and spacious 3 BR / 3 BA home w/wonderful flow. Living room features hardwood floors and crown molding. Kitchen has recessed lighting, Corian countertops, a center island and pantry. Enjoy the private, fenced backyard from the patio in this classic home!

14 scioto lane Classic 3 BR / 2.5 BA home on the 18th fairway of Pinehurst #6. Interior has spacious living room w/entrance to the covered patio area, formal dining room and nice in ground pool! Enjoy great golf course views in this private location.

106 bonnie brook court Delightful 4 BR / 3.5 BA Charleston Style home in the picturesque side-walk community of Bonnie Brook. This unique home has been meticulously maintained and complete with white picket fence accents and upgrades throughout.

southern Pines • $334,000

Pinehurst • $321,500

FoxFire • $305,000

55 steePlechase way Beautiful 3 BR / 2 BA home located on Longleaf CC golf course. Immaculately maintained w/open floorplan and lots of windows overlooking beautiful views of the course from the back. Great kitchen with lots of cabinets and counter space.

125 sugar Pine Drive Enjoy easy living in this 4 BR / 3.5 BA home w/open floorplan, great curb appeal and nicely manicured landscaping. Beautiful hardwood floors, his/her walk-in-closets and so many other lovely amenities. Pinehurst CC membership available for transfer.

1 n. wrenn Place Striking 4 BR / 2.5 BA home accented w/stone and stucco and wonderful curb appeal. Interior is light and open w/high ceilings, hardwood floors and stone fireplace. French doors off the living room open to nice deck w/views of the course and pond.

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215 inverrary roaD Spectacular 5 BR / 6.5 BA home located between the 13th tee box and 14th fairway of the #7 course in Fairwoods on 7. Interior is open and sun-filled with 9ft. ceilings on 2nd level and 11ft. ceilings on main level. This home has over 4 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds w/privacy and panoramic golf views.

Pinehurst • $925,000

Pinehurst • $1,100,000

966 linDen roaD If you love golf and cars, this is the perfect place. This stunningly rustic 4 BR / 4 BA home sits on 3 private acres and features a saline swimming pool, oversized 7 person saline hot tub and a heated and cooled six car garage and list goes on and on. A car lovers dream!

Pinehurst • $795,000

Pinehurst • $999,000

80 braemar roaD Incredible golf front home in Fairwoods on 7. This beautiful 4 BR / 5.5 BA home features top of the line finishes, mouldings, marble and hard-wood slate flooring. Wow guests with the gourmet kitchen, luxurious bedroom suites, wine cellar or cascading terrace overlooking the 15th green.

seven lakes west • $689,000

145 brookhaven roaD Stunning custom brick 5 BR / 5.5 BA home in Fairwoods on Seven is located on an oversized, private lot and overlooks the 15th fairway of the #7 course. This beautiful home offers lots of upscale features and is a must see!

85 abbottsForD Drive Marvelous contemporary 4 BR / 2.5 BA home was honored as home of the year in 2006 in their price bracket. Located on the 13th green of the Holly Course, this is one of the most beautiful home sites in Pinewild, overlooking both golf and water with long views.

122 mccracken Drive Gorgeous 3 BR / 3.5 BA lakefront home on Lake Auman. Floorplan is open with great views from almost every room. The kitchen features custom cabinets, granite countertop and walk in pantry. A wonderful place to relax and enjoy lake views!

west enD • $675,000

Pinehurst • $649,000

Pinehurst • $620,000

106 rachels Point Drop dead gorgeous 4 BR / 3.5 BA Bob Timberlake design located on 1.8 beautifully landscaped acres that slopes gently to the water and includes an outdoor kitchen on the patio, a private dock and beach with a fireplace. A must see in McLendon Hills!

45 Ferguson roaD Unique find in Old Town! This 4 BR / 4 BA home sits in a premier location. Architectural features include 10’ ceilings, lots of windows, gourmet kitchen with cherry cabinets, solid surface countertops and a private breakfast area that overlooks the back yard.

11 village lane Appealing 4 BR / 3.5 BA Old Town Home complete with white picket fencing and fully fenced back yard. The interior is light and bright with an open living plan and an upstairs that flows beautifully. PCC membership option available for transfer.

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19 mcmichael Drive Grand all brick 4 BR / 4.5 BA custom home with lovely views of the scenic pond as well as the golf course. The gourmet kitchen has custom cabinets, granite countertops, tile backsplash, built-in desk area and a walk-in pantry. This is a wonderful home!

Pinehurst • $615,000

175 miDlanD roaD Private 4 BR / 3.5 BA cottage across the street from Pinehurst #2. This home has timeless beauty and is designed for casual yet elegant entertaining. The spacious living room opens to a sunfilled Carolina room overlooking the gorgeous in ground pool.

west enD • $549,000

637 mclenDon hills Drive Lovely 3 BR / 3.5 BA lakefront home in McLendon Hills. The kitchen features a large island, custom cabinets and huge walk-in pantry. Upstairs there are two add’l bedrooms and bonus room. Great home in gated community w/access to stables and riding trails!

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M A G A Z I N E Volume 13, No. 9 Jim Dodson, Editor

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Andie Stuart Rose, Creative Director

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Contributing Editors Deborah Salomon, Staff Writer Mary Novitsky, Sara King, Proofreaders Contributing Photographers John Gessner, Laura Gingerich, Tim Sayer Contributors Tom Allen, Harry Blair, Tom Bryant, Susan Campbell, Bill Case, Wiley Cash, Tony Cross, Al Daniels, Annette Daniels, Mart Dickerson, Clyde Edgerton, Bill Fields, Jan Leitschuh, Meridith Martens, D.G. Martin, Diane McKay, Lee Pace, Romey Petite, Renee Phile, Joyce Reehling, Stephen E. Smith, Astrid Stellanova, Angie Tally, Ashley Wahl, Janet Wheaton

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102 Essex Place ~ Southern Pines Gem of a golf retreat at Camden Villas in the Mid South Club with fabulous view of 9th Hole of the Arnold Palmer Signature Course. This well-priced 3 BR 3 BA townhome features distressed hickory hardwood floors, an open floor plan with Palladian windows, vaulted ceilings in the living room, sun room and study and custom shades throughout. The kitchen has granite countertops, soft-closing maple cabinetry, an induction range, all GE Profile stainless appliances, including a wine cooler in a charming mirrored bar. Other highlights include a stunning patio with a reflective copperstone gas fire pit. In a particularly nice outfitting, the garage features Floor Tech matting. Golf membership available for transfer. The property exhibits lovely detail in pristine condition. Offered at $369,000.

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Enchanting 1920’s country home in a garden setting on 4.09 acres. 4 BR, 4.5 BA with a guest cottage. Exquisite master wing, updated kitchen, 3 fireplaces. Price Reduced $998,000.

Exceptional renovated cottage in premier location. Beautifully designed in character with original architecture. 4BR, 3.5BA. $845,000.

The 100 year old Rambler Cottage has a premier location in the Village with an endearing garden. Exudes signature Pinehurst charm. 4BR, 3.5BA.

Premier location in Pinehurst No. 9 National. 5 BR, 6.5 BA over 5,000 sq ft on 3 levels. Exceptional family home. NEW LISTING.

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Charming cottage in the woods offers the ultimate in a Alan Walters quality built custom family home located near the Historic Southern Pines 1920’s Colonial Revival A premier golf front setting on 11th Hole of Pinehurst private location in Old Town. 3 BR, 2 BA, hardwood entrance at the private gated community of Forest Creek GC. #9 completes the perfection of this beautifully conceived on 1.91 acresinWeymouthHeights. 6BR, 5.5BA, floors throughout. NEW LISTING $440,000. Sandhills Farm Life school district. 5BR, 4.15BA. 6807sqft. $895,900. and executed golf retreat. 4 BR, 4.5 BA. $689,000. 5227sqft. Slateroof,3fireplaces. Price Reduced $898,000.

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190 Kings Ridge Court

292 Old Dewberry

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12 Masters Ridge

920 E. Massachusetts

Mid South Club one floor living plan Gorgeous, renovated mid-century house with situated Open dining, living and kitchen arrangement, main 30’s Dutch Colonial, restored in ’06 adding two on 6.2 acres. Grandfathered horse farm with total with remarkable gourmet kitchen. 3BR, floor, lovely master bedroom suite, to light filled wings. 4 BR, 3.5 BA, walled patio with courtyard, guest house, main floor master. $790,000. privacy on iconic sand road. Price reduced $849,000. rooms with upscale detail. 3BR, 3.5BA. $625,000. 3.5BA. $535,000.

14 Appin Court

Pinewild golf front on 3.24 acres. 4 BR, 3.5 BA, pool, 3 car garage, bocce ball court. $750,000.

Price Horse Country estate on 16.7 acres including Golf front with water view in Mid South Club. lovely lake. Faulk designed 4BR, 4.5BA, 5640 sq 5 BR, 5 BA, 2 half BA, 3 car garage, pool, built in ’05, 1.15 acre lot, 6860 sq ft, elevator. $1,500,000. ft home built in 1970. $1,425,000.

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Mid South Club golf front 15th hole. Southern Living home, 4 BR, 2.5 BA, brilliant design. $587,500.

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Old No. 7

Two aging road warriors strike out in search of the American past

By Jim Dodson

As summer’s end approached, I hit the

road for research on a new book, though I wasn’t sure how far I might get — or where I might end up.

The start of any book project brings with it a humbling sense of vertigo, a feeling that the road ahead will be challenging and possibly full of wrong turns and maddening dead ends. But this particular project held special meaning because it’s a book I’ve been thinking about, in one form or another, for almost 40 years. It’s a book about a road. But not just any road — the Great Wagon Road. You may or may not have heard of it. But if you happen to be a Southerner with deep roots in the region, you may well be here because of it. The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road, as it was called early on, became the most traveled road in Colonial America. It ran from Philadelphia to Augusta, Georgia, and was the road that opened the American South to exploration and settlement and pushed back the western frontier. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, the road was the way to a new life for tens of thousands of Scots-Irish, German and English settlers — Amish, Moravians, Quakers and Presbyterians — who landed on our shores seeking a fresh start in a new world. Daniel Boone hunted along the road, and Thomas Jefferson’s daddy named and surveyed it. A young captain named George Washington served as an Indian scout along the GWR and no less than three major wars, the French and Indian, American Revolution and Civil War — four if you care to count the Whiskey Rebellion — were fought along it’s meandering way. Fittingly, the ingenious Conestoga wagon that carried later generations of settlers across the Great Plains to settle the Far West was created by German artisans by the Conestoga River near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Both wings of my family came down the GWR in the mid-18th and early 19th centuries respectively. My pretty blond mama’s sprawling German clan

(the Kessells), hopped off around Hagerstown, Maryland and settled along the south branch of the Potomac River on the West Virginia side in the early 1800s. Half a century earlier, my daddy’s Scottish and English forebears (the Tates and the Dodsons ) filtered down the road over the Dan River through Walnut Cove before settling in the Hawfields near Mebane, where they formed churches and grist mills and made furniture. A few of them even went on down to Wilmington and the Cape Fear region. I first heard about the Great Wagon Road four decades ago when a pretty girl named Rebecca Robinson and I stayed out all night on a date and wound up attending the sunrise service at God’s Acre in Old Salem. The Moravians originated the service in 1732 in Saxony. While standing among the ancient gravestones of that famous Moravian — men separated from women, a democracy of death, as has been described — we struck up a conversation with an older gent who turned out to be a professor of history at nearby Salem College. When I happened to mention my family name, he smiled and commented that my forbears, like his, probably came down the Great Wagon Road about the same time” in the late 1700s. He explained that the GWR subsumed the remains of the so-called Great Indian Warrior Trading Path used by the Iroquois tribes such as the Cherokee, and other nations, including the Catawba and Tuscarora Indians until the Treaty of Lancaster in 1744 opened the western frontier to European settlement, pushing the native peoples farther into the mountains. Cities such as Lancaster and York in Pennsylvania; Winchester, Roanoke and Lexington in Virginia; (Winston-)Salem, Salisbury, and Charlotte in North Carolina, and Camden in South Carolina, began either as trading post river fords or market towns that owe their origins directly to the Great Wagon Road. Thirty-five years after that sunrise service, during the year I served as the Writer in Residence at Hollins University (which happened to lie along the GWR in a vale just north called “Big Lick,” now Roanoke), my fascination with the road was powerfully rekindled. I began moseying along Virginia’s winding and beautiful U.S. Route 11 and found all sorts of surviving references to the Great Wagon Road in various forms — place names of inns, family farms, townships, churches, battlefields and no shortage historical

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roadside standards. On my trips home to Maine up Interstate 81, I realized that I was, in fact, traveling the same path my forebears had followed once upon a time in America, on the Great Wagon Road. By the end of my time at Hollins, I’d resolved to someday drive the Great Wagon Road’s 700 miles in order to investigate how a young nation was born and how my native South grew up along what may be the most historic road in the land.

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Someday finally arrived when I loaded up my own Great Wagon and set off for Philadelphia just after dawn one morning in late July. My Great Wagon happens to be a vintage 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate wagon, an iconic American road car that automotive historians consider the last true production American

“You should give it a nickname. How about The Beast?”

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station wagon built before Detroit switched to making SUVs. Almost on a lark — or was it the sweet hand of Providence? — I bought it a decade ago from a nice lady in Pinehurst whose widowed papa had recently given up driving and had to “let go of his baby.” Well-maintained Roadmasters, I soon learned, can fetch a tidy sum and are greatly in demand among collectors of vintage automobiles. This one turned out to be a gem. Its odometer had only 59,000 miles on it. The lovely fellow who’d owned it actually kept velvet on the dash. The seats were comfy and roomy, like leather La-Z-Boy recliners. It’s famous Dynaride suspension system made the vehicle glide over the road like a dream, and a 350-horsepower V-8 engine was the same one Chevy put in its Corvettes. The air conditioning system could have cooled a deli meat locker and the killer cassette audio system had the acoustics of a concert hall. True, there were a few tiny dents and peeling paint in its fake wood grain side panels — but hey, there were in mine, too. We were perfect for each other. I bought the car an hour after driving it. Our four kids were amused and maybe a little embarrassed when they laid eyes on my newly acquired land yacht that Christmas. “It’s so, well . . . big,” said one son with a wary chuckle.

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You should give it a nickname,” suggested another, the family comedian. “How about The Beast?” I didn’t care for The Beast. The car was nothing if not an iconic work of American automotive art, an aged beauty whose name said it all — Master of the Road. One ride in it, however, and they all changed their tunes. Three of the four asked to take the car to college. Not on your life, I said, though I did consent to let them drive it whenever they were in residence. My work colleagues were also amused. The publisher of this magazine suggested I call her the “Dirty Pearl,” as if my beloved land yacht were an old pirate ship. That nickname was cute but never seemed quite right to me. While researching the Roadmaster’s distinguished automotive history — it’s the car that basically helped Buick survive the Great Depression and became the symbol of 1950s suburban America — I discovered a website that listed the Roadmaster Estate wagon among “Top Ten Best Vehicles for the End of the World,” capable of handling “nuclear winter, economic collapse or a zombie takeover.” My 1996 Roadmaster was No. 7 on the list. The photograph was even identical to my Great Wagon — “The Modern American Power Wagon Exemplar,” noted the editor of Popular Mechanics, in effect the Conestoga Wagon of Vacationing America. I finally had the perfect nickname. My Great Wagon, after all, had survived the lives of two large and rambunctious American families, three teen drivers and decades of moving everything from entire households to countless garden shrubs, not to mention made dozens of beach trips and backcountry camping expeditions with a large canoe lashed

on her roof. My Great Wagon was nothing if not a proven survivor. So this summer, after 21 years of life and 159,000 miles, following a tune-up from Clark the mechanic who has faithfully looked after the old gal for years, we set off together up the Great Wagon Road to begin the first leg of our long journey from Market Square in Colonial Philadelphia to Augusta, Georgia. Old No. 7 handled Philly’s congested tourist traffic like a summer breeze off the Delaware and cruised west on the Lincoln Highway as if she were right off of the showroom floor. After Philadelphia, where I walked in the footsteps of our founders and boned up on my heroes Jefferson and Franklin, the Old No. 7 led me to an expert on Colonial furniture making and allowed me to dine with a historian of Amish life. Among other things, I dropped by America’s oldest farmer’s market (1745), explored four famous battlefields, hiked in a state park, visited the nation’s first commercial pretzel maker, learned about the birth of the Conestoga wagon and watched the sun rise on Cemetery Hill where Lincoln gave his deeply moving Gettsyburg Address on a November afternoon in 1863. My notebook runneth over. After five days out, we came home to rest a bit before resuming the next leg of the long road from Winchester to Old Salem later this autumn. The Road’s original travelers sometimes took four or five months to reach their new homes in the Southern Wilderness. Old No. 7 and I hoped to finish our travels in about the same amount of time. According to her odometer, we covered 179 miles of the Great Wagon Road, which by my reckoning means there are many more miles of great discoveries to come. PS Contact Editor Jim Dodson at jim@thepilot.com.

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On Friday, Sept. 8, the band Punch is returning to the village of Pinehurst, with its high-energy sound that features a horn section and multiple lead vocalists. Bring a picnic basket, lawn chairs and blankets, and get comfortable under the pines for an evening of ’70s funk, Motown and today’s hits. Food, beer, wine, water and sodas will be available for purchase, but no outside alcoholic beverages are permitted. This event is free and open to the public and takes place from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Tufts Memorial Park, 1 Village Green Road West, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or 295-2817.

The Carolina Philharmonic Opens Its Ninth Season

Maestro David Michael Wolff promises an exhilarating 2017/18 season, which opens on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Owens Auditorium with a program featuring a repertoire of nature-inspired symphonic masterworks. The selections include Debussy’s “La Mer”, Beethoven’s “Pastorale Symphony” and Grofé’s “Grand Canyon Suite.” In the second half of the program, 16-year-old piano virtuoso George Harliono performs Rachmaninoff’s lushly romantic “Piano Concerto No. 2.” This British prodigy made his concert debut at age 12 and has delighted audiences around the world, receiving rave reviews and winning numerous awards, including a full scholarship to The Royal College of Music. Tickets range from $11 to $30 and can be purchased at www.carolinaphil.org or one of the locations found on their website. Owens Auditorium is located at 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst.

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On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Jason Reynolds will be at The Country Bookshop at 4 p.m. to introduce his new novel, Patina, the second in the Track series, about a middle-school track team with an eye on the Junior Olympics. The first in the series, Ghost, was a National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature and introduced readers to a fast young runner who is slowed down by his past. Patina, an African-American girl and the newcomer to the team, is a good runner with a bad attitude — brought on by early tragedy and lingering fears. When the astute coach puts her on the relay team, she has to change her attitude to win. This youngadult novelist can tell stories that touch the heart of “any-agers.” The Country Bookshop is located at 140 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Call (910) 692-3211 for more information.

Remembering Marshall On Thursday, Sept. 21, the Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives presents Part II of its 2017 Colloquium. The Carolina Hotel will host this special presentation, “Celebrating the Life of General George C. Marshall,” with a reception and dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Cardinal Ballroom. Two wonderful speakers will bring the former Pinehurst resident’s story to life. General Michael J. Meese (BG, U.S. Army, Retired) will focus on Marshall’s distinguished military career, and Rachel Yarnell Thompson will talk about the consummate public servant who answered his nation’s call to service, rebuilding Europe after World War II. Tickets are $70 per person and are available at www.giventufts.org or the Given Memorial Library. The Carolina Hotel is located at 80 Carolina Vista Drive, Pinehurst. Call (910) 295-6022 for more information.

Hometown Boy Makes Good as Operatic Baritone After graduating from Union Pines High School, Lucas Meachem went on to study music at Appalachian State University and Yale University. He became an Adler fellow with the San Francisco Opera and subsequently an international performer, sought after for his commanding presence, charisma and lyric baritone. He has performed across the United States and Europe in such operas as The Barber of Seville, La Bohème and Don Pasquale. On Monday, Sept. 11, The Arts Council of Moore County welcomes Lucas home to give a concert as part of its Classical Concert Series at the Sunrise Theater. His performance is at 8 p.m. For non-series subscribers, the cost of this performance is $30. The Sunrise Theater is located at 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. For more information, call (910) 692-8501 or 692-2787 or visit sunrisetheater.com.

American Impressionism in HD

The Sunrise Theater will present The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism, on Thursday, Sept. 21. This film, directed by Phil Grabsky and narrated by Gillian Anderson, features the sell-out exhibition “The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920,” which began at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and ended at the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut. The film takes you to studios, gardens and iconic locations throughout the United States, United Kingdom and France as it tells the story of the American Impressionist movement, which took its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet, but followed its own path, revealing as much about America as a nation as it does about its art. The story reflects America’s love of gardens and a desire to preserve nature in a rapidly urbanizing nation. Doors open at 9:30 a.m., the film begins at 10:30 am. Tickets are $15. The Sunrise Theater is located at 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. For more information, call (910) 692-8501 or 692-3611 or visit sunrisetheater.com.

One Night Only

On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Sunrise Theater will screen May It Last, a Portrait of the Avett Brothers, a music documentary. Directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio use the recording of the band’s ninth album, True Sadness, as a backdrop to provide an intimate look at the lifelong bond and creative partnership of band members Scott and Seth Avett, Bob Crawford and Joe Kwon. As well as chronicling the band’s rise to fame, the film follows the history of their personal lives and the challenges of navigating the music industry. It has been called “a meditation on family, love and the passage of time.” Show times are 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $16. The Sunrise Theater is located at 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. For more information, call (910) 692-8501 or 692-3611 or visit sunrisetheater.com.

A Tribute to the Eagles

Take it easy and slip back into the ’70s as Vision 4 Moore presents the 7 Bridges Band: The Ultimate Eagles Experience. On Saturday, Sept.16, come hear all the Don Henley and Joe Walsh songs you love, performed with stunning accuracy in this tribute to one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time. Expect surprises. Tickets range from $15–$35, and profits will be shared equally with non-profit partners: Caring Hearts For Kids Of Moore, Meals on Wheels of the Sandhills and The MIRA Foundation, USA. The band performs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Lee Auditorium, Pinecrest High School, located at 250 Voit Gilmore Lane in Southern Pines. For more information, call (910) 365-9890 or visit www.vision4moore.com.

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Legacy of Smart Choices

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have three beautiful daughters who are now grown and have children of their own. One of the most important things I felt that I could do for their well-being while they were little was to make sure they had a healthy diet. No sodas, no artificial colors, preservatives, and nothing processed. They did not go to fast food places. Now I see that they are caring for their babies this way as well. About 20 years ago the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that doctors work with schools to reduce students’ consumption of soft drinks and unhealthy snacks. The Feingold Association was founded in 1976 by parent volunteers to help families of children with learning and behavioral problems, and chemically sensitive adults. The late Dr. Benjamin Feingold, a pediatric allergist and the chief of allergy at the San Francisco Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, developed the allergy program, which eliminates synthetic food additives that have been shown to trigger hyperactivity, attention deficit and other behavioral problems. The association’s advisory board includes doctors and nurses from a variety of institutions, including Johns Hopkins. You can learn much more about the studies and special diets on their website, www.feingold.org. There are stories about schools across the country that have implemented additive-free food options; the resulting difference has been higher test scores, and improved behavioral patterns. Also, the program has reduced the alarming rate of childhood obesity. Restricting junk foods, which are loaded with synthetic additives and sugar, can change a child’s life in a most positive way. Even the kids will notice a difference in how they feel, with less aggressiveness and better concentration in school. In 1997, the students at Central Alternative High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, were out of control. Violence and discipline problems were everywhere. What the school did was revolutionary. They did not call in the SWAT team; they did not pass out medication. They simply installed a healthy lunch program. Fast-food burgers and fries were no longer an option. Instead, their choices were fresh salads, and meats prepared without preservatives. Whole grains and fresh fruits were added to the menu. Vending machines were removed, and purified water was readily available. As time passed, grades went up, attendance was better, vandalism decreased, and the kids were getting along with each other better. It may be a farfetched thought that this could become the way we feed our children both at home and at school. If we could do our part to make the healthy choices for our kids, and educate them on the reasons why, there could be a shift in schools — and perhaps less ADD and ADHD — as we see the clear relationship between food and behavior. Make healthy eating a priority for your family, and the reward could be calmer, more attentive children. PS

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Revolutionary Scars A revealing look at the cost of civil strife

By Stephen E. Smith

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“uncle books,” popular histories you gift to your Uncle Leo so he can kick back in his easy chair and read about political and military luminaries such as Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Hamilton. These lengthy narrative histories, which are generally revisionist in intent and convey idealized portraits of their subjects, have done much to shape our beliefs about the founding of the Republic. What they haven’t done is examine the plight of ordinary Patriots, Loyalists, British and Continental soldiers, AfricanAmericans, Native Americans and German auxiliaries, the brave, long-suffering souls who did most of the fighting and dying during the Revolutionary War.

In Scars of Independence: America’s Violent Birth, Holger Hoock attempts to set the record straight by revealing the brutality of our first civil war, and describing in graphic detail the torments endured by ordinary soldiers and innocent noncombatants on both sides of the Revolution. Hoock writes: “For two centuries this topic has been subject to whitewashing and selective remembering and forgetting. While contemporaries experienced the Revolution as frightening, messy, and divisive, its pervasive violence and terror have since yielded to romanticized notions of the nation’s birth.” Hoock supports this thesis with statistics that suggest there was suffering aplenty. Per capita, 10 times as many Americans died in the Revolutionary War

as in World War I and five times as many as died in World War II. Among prisoners of war, the death rate was the highest in American history. Between 16,000 to 19,000 Continentals died while confined by the British. And Hoock argues convincingly that Loyalist noncombatants routinely suffered imprisonment and torture at the hands of Patriots. Hoock offers as an example the experience of Edward Huntington, who was convicted of being a traitor to the Patriot cause and was sentenced to spend “the rest of his life sixty to eighty feet underground in a dark, damp, claustrophobic tomb.” Huntington was transported to an infamous copper mine in Simsbury, Connecticut, and was lowered deep into a dismal cavern where he could not stand upright. He shared his incarceration with “violent criminals serving sentences from one year to life for horse thievery, aggravated burglary, highway robbery, sexual assault, and accessory to murder.” The subterranean chambers had no natural light, limited air circulation, constant dampness and employed a communal tub as a toilet, a breeding ground for “fevers, influenza, respiratory problems, dysentery and typhoid.” Patriots employed arson, rape, confiscation and public shaming against their Loyalist neighbors, but tarring and feathering was the preferred punishment. The case of John Malcom, a Boston customs official, is cited as typical. After having hot tar and feathers applied to his naked body, Malcom spent two months in bedridden agony before fleeing to England, where he petitioned Parliament for monetary redress by sending pieces of his skin as proof of his loyalty. When such punishments failed to satisfy Patriot vengeance, many Loyalists were “killed by mobs or at the hands of marauding bands, hanged by order of councils of safety or assemblies of various states, or executed following court-martial.” Hoock gives British atrocities, including Banastre Tarleton’s dishonorable conduct at Waxhaw, passing mention, but his primary focus is on lesser known campaigns, such as Washington’s genocidal response to Iroquois raids in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania. Washington’s objective in punishing the Six Nations was “the total destruction and devastation of their settlements

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and the capture of as many prisoners of every age and sex as possible.” To that end, the Continental Army destroyed 45 towns and all of the Native Americans’ crops and food stores, plunging the tribes into starvation. Iroquois retaliated by torturing and mutilating Continental soldiers. Patriot Lt. Thomas Hubley recorded the barbarity in his diary that “their heads Cut off, and the flesh of Lt. Boyds head was intirely taken of and his eyes punched out. . . his fingers and Toe nails was bruised of, and the Dog had eat part of the Shoulders away likewise a knife Sticking in Lt. Boyds body.” The fate of African-American combatants is, as one might expect, particularly disturbing. In most cases, slaves were promised their freedom by the government for which they fought, but their treatment was at best exploitive and their well-being of little concern to those who tendered assurances. Many slaves who served the Revolutionary cause found that promises weren’t kept, and the British treated African-American soldiers as disposable laborers, abandoning thousands to die of disease, before transporting the survivors to Nova Scotia, or Jamaica and other West Indian islands. The bitterness occasioned by the Revolution lingered long after Cornwallis had surrendered at Yorktown, and acts of vengeance and retaliation took the form of physical violence and executions. Hoock recounts the 1782 hanging of Joshua Huddy, commander of a New Jersey Patriot militia, and the Patriots’ retaliation — known as the “The Asgill Affair” — in which Gen. Washington ordered that a British officer, Capt.Charles Asgill, be executed. Eventually, Asgill was released, but a generation of brutal warfare had habituated Americans to a thirst for revenge that no treaty could assuage. Although Scars of Independence isn’t a pleasant read, it makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Revolution, and it’s another reminder that brutality is the norm in war, especially in civil wars. The question for readers is this: Are we obligated to acknowledge the abominations committed by our forefathers? As Maxim Gorky, a man who knew something of the horrors occasioned by civil strife, wrote: “I have no desire to make anyone miserable, but one must not be sentimental, nor hide the grim truth with the motley words of beautiful lies. Let us face life as it is. All that is good and human in our hearts needs renewing.” PS Stephen E. Smith is a retired professor and the author of seven books of poetry and prose. He’s the recipient of the Poetry Northwest Young Poet’s Prize, the Zoe Kincaid Brockman Prize for poetry and four North Carolina Press awards.

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September Books Return of the spies

By Romey Petite

Marita: The Spy Who Loved Castro, by Marita Lorenz

Even as an infant, Marita Lorenz was a survivor — her twin sister was stillborn. By the age of 7 she had endured both confinement and liberation from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and sexual assault by an American soldier. In 1959, at 19 years old, Marita was aboard her father’s ship in the port of Havana, barely a month after the Cuban dictator and capitalist puppet Fulgencio Batista had been deposed and driven out. It was then that Marita had her first meeting with her eventual lover, Fidel Castro. On another visit she was hired to slip Castro a fatal poison — an act she found herself ultimately unable to undertake. Called unreliable, a failed assassin, and the patron saint of conspiracy theorists, Marita Lorenz has lived an undeniably riveting life of chance encounters, crossing paths with characters ranging from Frank Anthony Sturgis (of the Watergate Five) to Lee Harvey Oswald. Her forthcoming memoir is the basis for the upcoming major motion picture Marita, starring Jennifer Lawrence.

A Legacy of Spies, by John Le Carré

Fans of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy have waited 25 years for author John Le Carré’s return to the form he mastered — the literary spy novel. His latest, A Legacy of Spies, serves as both a kind of prequel and a bookend to his other tales of espionage, and features the aging Peter Guillam — a disciple of spymaster George Smiley and the linchpin of Le Carré’s stories. Recruited into the British Secret Service, aka the Circus, as a young man, Guillam is called to London to account for the Machiavellian actions of his colleagues and himself during the Cold War. Splitting the narrative between many years ago and today, Le Carré illuminates the reader on the discrepancies between what Guillam tells the committee and what really happened. Characteristic of Le Carré, there is a kind of deftness with which he summarizes the unspoken aspects of one’s duty in a way that is quintessentially British. A Legacy of Spies is a tale that longtime fans of Le Carré will appreciate.

Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng

The idyllic and privileged suburbia of Shaker Heights, Ohio, is home to Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, their two sons (Moody and Trip) and two daughters (Lexie and Izzy). Their predictable model home changes when Mrs. Richardson returns from work one day to discover her house ablaze — not from a candle or appliance fire, but deliberately splashed gasoline. Author Celeste Ng uses this incident as a jumping off point to begin weaving a story from the ashes of the Richardsons' home, beginning when the couple decides to take

two new tenants into one of the duplexes they routinely rent out — an artist, Mia Warren, and her daughter, Pearl. While the tenants seem, at first, an agreeable pair, a wedge is driven between the two families as the Richardsons’ friends, the McCulloughs, adopt a little girl found abandoned at a fire station. Things come to a boiling point when the little girl’s biological mother reappears demanding the return of her daughter. A former recipient of the Pushcart Prize, Celeste Ng has also won Amazon Book of the Year for her first novel, Everything I Never Told You. Possessing a large cast, Little Fires Everywhere takes a little while to settle into, but will reward readers that are patient with its slow burning pace.

Five-Carat Soul, by James McBride

James McBride is the author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird and several bestsellers including, The Color of Water, Song Yet Sung, Miracle at St. Anna, and Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul. A unifying theme in his collection of stories, Five-Carat Soul, is the promise of rediscovering lost treasure and the uncovering of forgotten lore. This treasure might be something literal — someone in search of a legendary antique trainset commissioned by Robert E. Lee for his son, or perhaps something more abstract like the boy who persists in the belief that his father is none other than Abraham Lincoln. Freedom, too, plays its part as a kind of priceless treasure, both sought and bestowed by unconventional characters. In “Mr. P & the Wind” a lion hopes to escape from the confines of a zoo, and in “The Fish Man Angel,” a monster not unlike The Creature from the Black Lagoon comes bearing prophetic wisdom to a slave drawing water from a well. McBride himself is a skilled craftsman, one that relishes the experience of spinning a good yarn. His prose teems with the subtle flourishes of character quirks. An intermingling of history and fabulism also lends his stories a kind of suspension of disbelief, even as they veer into the territory of magical realism.

Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire, by Leslie Peirce

Author Leslie Peirce has possessed a penchant for Ottoman history ever since her involvement with the Peace Corps in Turkey. Her latest book tells the story of Hurrem Sultan, the abducted Christian girl who became known as Roxelana. Roxelana played a controversially active role in the Ottoman Empire — a vast territory spanning the east Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Historians know little of her save that she was a Christian captive, as was custom for harem girls. Peirce begins with her own speculation on the girl’s unknown origins, then charts Roxelana’s rise, from her initial arrival in the harem, to being declared chief consort and eventually, and most unlikely of all, her enthronement as the wife of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Roxelana left a legacy that consists of charities, mosques, schools, fountains and women’s hospitals. Called a witch by those who feared her ambition and wise counsel to her husband, Empress of the East is the story of a woman who defied tradition, but remains mostly unknown in the West.

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Crash Override, by Zoe Quinn

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Not everyone gets to choose his or her vocation. For Zoe Quinn, she thought it would just be a career in game design. Instead, she discovered another calling in founding an organization to end cyberbullying and online harassment. #gamergate was the hashtag heard around the world. It began as no more than a private quarrel and ended with a panel assembled before the United Nations. In 2014, over a matter of hours, Quinn watched as complete strangers commandeered a message board rant written by an ex-boyfriend and a coordinated campaign — fueled by rage and misogyny — was launched against her. For a time, her life was derailed, her personal history hijacked, and her privacy invaded by trolls. Crash Override tells the story of how Quinn, empowered through her own struggle as the target of mob hatred, founded a crisis helpline to assist other victims of online abuse, hate groups and impersonation. One thing Quinn makes abundantly clear in her book: This can happen to anyone who veers from the norm or dares to raise his or her voice.

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When Max Cohn’s parents divorce, they promise nothing will change for him, but it’s a promise they should never have made. Max blames himself for his parents’ irreconcilable differences. While his father is moving out, Max discovers a dusty scratched old LP with a cover featuring a magician called The Great Zabbatini. Listening to the album, Max hears Zabbatini speak of a powerful love spell and begins to believe that it alone can bring his parents together again. The Trick is told via two interwoven narratives bridging the past, Zabbatini’s humble origins as a dubious miracle child born to a rabbi and his wife; and the present as Max is prompted to seek out the old magician. Bawdy, tragic and whimsical, it is translator and teacher Emanuel Bergmann’s debut novel and certain to be a hit with readers of Heather O’Neill’s Lonely Hearts Hotel and Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS By Angie Talley

The Mermaid, by Jan Brett

Beloved author/illustrator of such classic children’s books as The Mitten and Gingerbread Baby, Brett has written a stunningly beautiful undersea version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It's sure to be the book for the fall. Jan Brett will visit Southern Pines Thursday, Nov. 29, at 5 p.m. Tickets to the event are available with purchase of The Mermaid through The Country Bookshop and are limited, so call 910-692-3211 to reserve your copy. All ages.

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The Glass Town Game, by Catherynne Valente

Glass Town is a marvelous, magical world invented by sisters Charlotte, Emily and Ann, and their brother, Branwell, whose toy soldiers fight real battles with the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte. But when the “Beastliest Day” comes and Charlotte and Emily must go off to school, the siblings find themselves aboard the Glass Town Royal Express gliding through fields resembling Aunt Elizabeth’s handkerchief, where Officer Crashy looks suspiciously like one of the toy soldiers. Mere words make things come to life, and the mysterious Grog can bring life to those once thought lost. Fun and adventure with bits of history tossed in, The Glass Town Game has already received starred reviews and is children’s literature at its best. Catherynne Valente, also the author of the magnificent The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland series, will be at The Country Bookshop Wednesday, Sep. 13, at 4 p.m. This event is free. Ages 8-14.

Tumble & Blue, by Cassie Beasley

From The New York Times best-selling author of Circus Mirandus comes this story of a golden gator, a mysterious swamp, two cursed children, and the way the children take their destiny into their own hands. At once a story of magic, belief in the impossible, friendship, family and adventure, Tumble & Blue is a wonderful tale for young readers or for families who love to read together. Ages 10-12. PS

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The Next Frontier

Listening for voices of characters I have not yet created

By Wiley Cash

Jill McCorkle, my friend and fellow writ-

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er, has said on more than one occasion that she knows it is time to let go of one novel when the next one reveals itself. I imagine this is like swinging through the jungle on vines: It’s not wise to let go of one vine until you’re certain that another is in reach. I feel the same way; even if my eyes are closed as I reach for the vine, I’m certain it’s there, waiting for me if I’m brave enough to grasp it and keep swinging along.

But I cannot help but pause and hover in mid-air. I need to give my hands a rest before they grasp another project, before my body can agree to be carried through the jungle of novel-writing with only the most tenuous connections to the trees above me to keep me from tumbling to the forest floor. For me, writing a novel is hard, and it takes a long time, and over the course of writing three novels I have adjusted my approach to letting one go before taking up another. I began writing my first novel, A Land More Kind Than Home, which is about the fallout in the community after a young boy is smothered during a healing service in the mountains of North Carolina, in the spring of 2004, and I thought I had finished it in the fall of 2008 when a New York agent agreed to represent it, but I was wrong. Although she and I worked on revisions of the novel over the next year and a half, she was never able to sell it to a publisher, and we ended up parting ways in early 2010. I had a failed novel on my hands, and I had lost an agent. The chance to publish had

slipped through my fingers. Although I felt defeated, I had already begun thinking about writing a second novel, although I had no idea how to begin. I had lived with the story of my first novel for five years, and I knew the characters intimately — their history, landscape and emotional terrain — and I could not imagine forgoing these people for a new cast of individuals that would be born in my mind and live on my screen for some indeterminate time. Slowly, characters for a new novel and the circumstances that would animate them began to come to me: two young sisters in foster care; a wayward father who is also a washed-up baseball player; stolen money; a bounty hunter with a years’ old vendetta. Although the characters and plot were revealing themselves, I was hesitant to put pen to paper until I knew for certain that my first novel had failed. I’m glad I waited. In the spring of 2010 I began working with a new agent. Over the course of the next few months, he and I worked on revisions of A Land More Kind Than Home. In late October, he called me and told me that the book was ready to go out to editors in the hope one of them would want to publish it. He asked if I had another novel in mind. He wanted us to go for a two-book deal. I told him the story of a washed-up minor league baseball player who kidnaps his two daughters from a foster home and goes on the run with a bag of stolen money. I had not written a word of the novel yet, but I had lived with it for the better part of a year. My agent sold the manuscript of A Land More Kind Than Home, as well as a synopsis of what would become This Dark Road to Mercy, to the first editor who read it. I suddenly found myself with a two-book deal. Over the next few months, my new editor and I went back to A Land More Kind Than Home, and I wrote a new draft of the novel, and I also spent a lot of time on pre-publication tasks: writing essays that would appear online and in magazines; giving interviews; attending trade shows; and traveling to New York to meet the publishing team. Although the synopsis

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of This Dark Road to Mercy sold in late 2010, I did not write a word of the novel until the summer of 2011. I was very fortunate to be accepted to artists’ retreats at Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, New York, and, later that summer, at MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The first time I sat down to write at Yaddo in June 2011, I wrote the entire first chapter of This Dark Road to Mercy. It literally poured itself onto the page because I had been living with it in my mind for so long. By the end of the summer I almost had a complete draft. My first novel, A Land More Kind Than Home, was published in April 2012, and I submitted the final manuscript of This Dark Road to Mercy to my editor a year later. One day, he and I were on the phone talking about the novel and the ways in which it would be promoted and sold. He said, “I know you just turned in the manuscript, but I’m wondering if you’ve got any ideas about a new novel.” I did. For a few years I’d been considering writing about the Loray Mill and the violent textile strike that engulfed my hometown of Gastonia, North Carolina, in the summer of 1929. I told my editor that, in secret, I had begun working on a novel based on the life and tragic murder of Ella May Wiggins, a young single mother who joined the union only to be killed after becoming the face of the strike. He said the story sounded interesting. We got off the phone, and I did not think anything more about our conversation until later that afternoon, when my agent called. My editor had just offered us another two-book deal. For the past five years I have been clinging to the vine that is now titled The Last Ballad, living in a 1929 world of cotton mill shacks, country clubs, segregated railroad cars, and labor organizers with communist sympathies. Everything I know about the craft of writing and the history, culture and politics of America, especially the American South, has gone into this novel. I literally feel as if I have been wrung dry, and I cannot imagine writing another book, even though I know I will sooner than later. But even in this state of exhaustion, there is a story percolating in my brain where the voices of characters I have not yet created are speaking in whispers. I feel the hot breath of a novel on my neck even as I sit here. There is a vine somewhere out there in the jungle, if only I’ll reach out, open my hand, and grasp it. It’s not going anywhere. I’m not either. PS Wiley Cash lives in Wilmington with his wife and their two daughters. His forthcoming novel The Last Ballad is available for pre-order wherever books are sold.

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By Bill Fields

When I arrived at the University of

North Carolina for freshman year in 1977, the idea that fall semester was sweater season turned out to be the Moby Dick of lies. It stayed hot deep into the football schedule. We would have been much better off drinking water instead of the contraband we brought into Kenan Stadium — Southern Comfort hasn’t touched my lips since — but I had a lot to learn.

My dormitory, close to classes (good) and Franklin Street (good, as long as you remembered with enough regularity the point of being in Chapel Hill), was three-storied and three-towered Old West, where my hometown doctor and multiple generations of students before him had lodged. After all, the residence hall was built in 1823. I settled into room 27 — first floor, north tower, a straight shot down the sidewalk to the main drag — with Keith, a senior studio art major from Greensboro in his mid-20s. He turned out to be a great roommate, good company when he was there, the kind of fellow whose teasing never crossed the line, and considerate when he returned after a late night creating one of his abstract works. Skinny as a paintbrush, he ate a lot of toast, usually while sitting cross-legged on his bed. It didn’t take long to understand what a long straw I had grabbed when it came to who was sharing my room. A fellow who became one of my best first-year friends not only was placed in an Old West triple in quarters meant for two, but one of his roommates once took the keys to his car and drove it to Rocky Mount and back without asking first. Handing over the keys, he called my buddy’s Chevette “the worst car made.” He was, I’m afraid, as right as he was rude. Those first few months in my new world, I encountered moonshine offered by a suitemate from eastern Tennessee, a guitar-playing redhead from Pennsylvania who believed with all his heart he was Neil Young and, in the

TV room one evening, a pet tarantula owned by a guy whose roots I never cared to know. Unlike some of the newcomers to Old West, I arrived with no visions of med school, did not have to cram for an introductory chemistry mid-term, and, therefore did not have to return to my room after flunking that test and realizing, quickly, I was not cut out to be a doctor. That was not the fate of a number of my dorm mates from elite prep schools in the Northeast, some of whom arrived on campus with a semester or more of college credits, an eye-popping revelation for a public high school graduate who was starting from zero and naïvely believed that everyone did. I tended to my studies well enough that I made the Dean’s List for my only time, doing well in an intensive Spanish course that did wonders for my G.P.A. that would dip in subsequent semesters as I put in more hours at The Daily Tar Heel. When we put in an all-nighter, three of us usually spent it in a classroom at nearby unlocked Smith Building, our studying fueled by what came to be known by us as a “One Thirty Four,” the cheapest offering at Subway, a footlong bologna sandwich that cost $1.29 plus five cents tax. My Smith Building preparation worked well enough until I stayed up until 5 a.m. cramming for an Astronomy 31 final and slept through my alarm. I woke up mid-morning to guys talking outside my room having finished their various finals, a sound that shocked me into a pair of sweatpants and a windbreaker, and out the door to Phillips Hall, a short distance down Cameron Avenue. My professor took pity and let me take the exam, and I returned by noon to friends who never let me forget that day. It’s tempting to say that was my biggest embarrassment of fall semester, but the nadir likely occurred at the Daniel Boone Ice Rink in Hillsborough, site of a mixer with one of the north campus’ women’s dorms. Since I had never ice skated, the prudent move would have been to skip it. But I loaded on the bus and went forth to the ice where I fell over and over to the point that I was soaked from failure, while the experienced skaters from up north went round and round, wowing the southern girls. I picked up no phone numbers that night, only a cold. PS Southern Pines native Bill Fields, who writes about golf and other things, moved north in 1986 but hasn’t lost his accent.

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Bar Staples Don’t come home without ’em

By Tony Cross

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the editors for making this article an absolute breeze for me to write. When I learned the theme of September’s issue was Home & Garden, I couldn’t resist sharing what I keep in my personal liquor cabinet — my home bar staples. I may be biased, but I’d say it’s pretty gratifying when you get that quiet nod of approval from your guests when they inspect your liquor cabinet. Now, for those of you who are lacking in liquor, I assure you creating an impressive spread does not have to be a daunting process. Some couples or singles will throw “Stock the Bar” parties when they move into a new apartment or home, and that’s a great way to have a little liquor inventory on your hands. But what if you’re not moving anytime soon, or worse, your friends have lousy taste in spirits? This is an easily remedied problem. Here are some of my home essentials; if any of these are foreign to you, then give it a shot. Pun intended.

Orange Bitters Let’s start with the smallest ingredient that will go into your cocktail. I’m talking about bitters: the salt and pepper of your drink. Admittedly, Angostura Aromatic bitters is the obvious choice to have on hand; there is none better. However, having the right blend of orange bitters can take your old-fashioned to the next level. I say “blend” because after taking notes from other bartending books years back, I’ve learned that I like my orange bitters as follows: equal parts Regan’s Orange and Angostura Orange Bitters. Gary Regan’s formula is more bitter and tastes more like an orange peel to me, while the Angostura has a sweet, almost candy-like aesthetic to it. Put them together, and you get, well, the best of both worlds. The next time you’re making an old-fashioned, add a few dashes (in combination with Angostura Aromatic bitters), and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

TOPO Organic Vodka Disclaimer: Tito’s vodka isn’t bad. I’ve enjoyed it plenty. But it’s getting a bit cumbersome having to hear people maraud their two cents into conversations about how it’s “the best vodka out there.” Nonsense. If Tito’s was made in Turkey, and not Texas, no one would care about it. Don’t believe me? Try Chapel Hill’s own TOPO vodka side by side with the Lone Star State’s beloved spirit. What intrigued me on first taste was its touch of sweetness. (Is it from the “organic, soft red Carolina wheat” they use when distilling it? I don’t know. I asked TOPO spirit guide, Esteban, one night over a round of drinks, and in Tony fashion, forgot.) Anyhow, I firmly believe it trumps other vodkas on the market. Buy a bottle and try it for

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Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening and add milk. Turn dough out onto floured surface. Roll dough into 18″ x 12″ rectangle. Spread uncooked sausage over dough. Spread grated cheese on top of sausage. Roll dough into jelly-roll fashion starting with the longest side. Cover and refrigerate one hour. Slice dough into 1/4 inch slices. Back at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 3 1/2 dozen.

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Campari Ah, yes. I would have never imagined years ago that if Campari ran out in my quaint bachelor’s pad, I would mutter, or scream, depending on the day. As a matter of fact, one of my first bartending gigs was at a little restaurant, and they carried the Amaro. No one ever ordered it, and the bottle was always three-quarters full. That is, until one night when a lady stopped over to have a Campari and soda. She rambled about how she “only drinks Campari” and how “it’s so sophisticated,” and blah, blah, blah. I looked at her like she was hallucinating and stopped listening. But damn, she was right. My first time trying Campari was in a Negroni, and I thought, “This is awful!” Things change, and over time, so have my taste buds. Just as I’ve grown to love certain vegetables and herbs, I’ve changed my tune over certain types of beer, wine and spirits/liqueurs. Another reason that I probably stared at my first Negroni with disgust is because I made it and totally butchered the job. A few months later, it clicked. I had it before dinner, and it was the perfect complement. I was just discussing Amaro the other day with someone who said, “The older I get, the more bitter I like my flavors.” I couldn’t agree more. Lately, I’ve been making passionate love to the Boulevardier; think Negroni, but with whiskey instead of gin. It’s the bomb, and I’m not ashamed to say it.

Boulevardier Build in a rocks glass: Large ice cube 1 1/4 ounces rye whiskey (Wild Turkey for the win) 3/4 ounce Campari 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth (please try Dopo Teatro Cocchi Vermouth, it’s bitter too) Stir for 15 seconds, and then express lemon peel lemon oils over the glass before dropping the peel in. From my liquor cabinet to yours, cheers! PS Tony Cross is a bartender who runs cocktail catering company Reverie Cocktails in Southern Pines.

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How a Pinehurst endodontist created a produce paradise

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As a successful health professional, he

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deliberately chose to live here, in the heart of one of the nation’s foremost golf-mad regions. He and his wife found a graceful, red-brick house off the traffic circle, one that backs right up to the National Golf Club.

But while “keep your head down” might be common advice in the Pinehurst ‘hood, Dr. Jim Corcoran is looking down at green beans and garlic, not golf balls. When he speaks of cabbage, it ain’t deep rough. His garden spot has nothing to do with a tee shot. This Pinehurst endodontist does not golf for leisure. He grows vegetables. Passionately. Wholeheartedly. Pulling roots or performing root canals, here is a man who enjoys working with his hands. Step through the tall pines, past a child’s dream of twin tree houses, the playground for his brood of three. Open a trim gate to a garden where luxurious foliage overruns neatly-aligned, raised beds. Vines crawl up a side fence line, blueberries hedge the back, and hanging gutters of strawberries fill up the vertical space. A resident Eastern box turtle patrols, eating bad bugs and discarded strawberries. “This is a working turtle,” Corcoran says proudly. Calmness descends, quietude sings. The effect is peaceful — and productive. Welcome to the green retreat of a busy professional. Not a golf ball in sight. The garden is a restorative, neatly fenced, 30-foot by 40-foot horticultural meditation on the nature and cycles of life. “It’s as much therapy for me as it is for the vegetables,” he admits. He’s a fan of Dawn Patrol: “I’ll get up early on a weekend and come out here with a cup of coffee and putter. When the kids wake up, they know to come out here and find me.” It’s also a peaceful space for cultivating privacy and marriage. As a member of Pinehurst Endodontics, “I work just on the other side of the traffic circle,” says Corcoran. “I’ll come home for lunch, and Amy (his wife) and I bring our meal out here, sit down in the shade, and talk.” Not that the produce itself isn’t also welcome. In season, says Corcoran, “I love to steal my wife’s salad bowl every night and come out here, and fill it up with blueberries. I leave it on the kitchen counter, and the kids grab a handful for snacks until it’s gone. And then I fill it up again.” Tomatoes climb skyward, and potatoes, cucumbers, squash and pumpkins spill over the sides of this modern-day Victory Garden. Herbs grow neatly in pots at the back, along with a few creative bonsai. The soft greenness disguises the hard work and daily discipline within.

“I’m still very much a novice at this,” he says modestly, amidst the verdant abundance that is his backyard garden. But despite his protests to the contrary, he’s evidently no duffer. “I’ve had good teachers,” he insists. “My neighbor. Joe, and dental patients that are gardeners — I’ll pick their brains.” “More than anything,” he says, “having a neighbor like Joe made the difference, encouraging us to come out here and do this.” That would be Joe Sullivan, the garden mentor next door, Corcoran’s horticultural Bagger Vance helping him find his “authentic swing” in the garden. Sullivan’s elegant, diverse and well-planted backyard adjoins the Corcorans’. “He’s like the Irish version of Clint Eastwood, “ says Corcoran with a chuckle. “He’s super-cool.” It all started when Corcoran was helping Sullivan clear out a tree that blew down in a hurricane near the back of their joint property line. Looking at the newly available sunlight, Sullivan said, “You should have a garden here. Do you want to get a garden together?” So Corcoran pulled the pine straw away and turned over the sand beneath, planting peppers and tomatoes into his new little bunker. How did that work out? “Best weeds I ever grew,” he says with a grin. “Maybe I got one small tomato.” It was, in his view, an unplayable lie. “I decided to work with Nature.” A handy sort, Corcoran installed some raised beds in 2012. Pressure-treated 2x10 inch pine, stained brown, made attractive beds 20 inches high. He determined the spacing between boxes by trundling a wheelbarrow through his staked-out beds. Aisles were filled with pine straw mulch to squelch weeds. Now, seven boxes worth, his raised beds range from a small 6x8-foot bed to a longer 6x22 feet. “Six feet is about the length of my reach, so that became the bed width,” he says with a laugh. Simple, practical planning, grounded in reality, became a theme. Quality soils were brought in by a family pickup truck — he estimates 15 trips — that he and son Robert unloaded into the beds. Hard work and discipline. Forget golf — who needs a gym when you have a garden? “The garden is great for the kids too,” he says of his three children. “They see the hard work and then the results.” That hard work sometimes entails delayed gratification. Three years ago, the family went to the beach. The garden was peaking, lush with almost-ripe harvests. Upon his return, Corcoran immediately went straight to the garden. When he didn’t come back inside, Amy came looking. Jim was standing among green nubs. “The deer had mowed it all down. They had eaten absolutely everything. Amy got worried because I was gone so long.” After some experiments with rabbit fencing, last year Corcoran took a mulligan and put up a 7-foot deer fence and installed gates. The deer are at bay at last.

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Corcoran’s strawberries — plants donated by neighbor Sullivan — grow in rain gutters from Lowe’s Home Improvement. No slouch with a drill, the endodontist-gardener drilled holes in the bottom for drainage, then lined the gutters with landscape fabric, and filled them with quality soil. “Irrigation is the key there,” he said of the shallow containers hanging vertically, and so installed a simple system to deliver water. The raised beds were also irrigated. This spring, neighbor Sullivan issued the challenge to young Robert: “Let’s have a pumpkin-growing contest.” Generously, Joe shared some seedlings of plants that he said would grow to 300 pounds. But the Corcorans have a twist — they also found a packet of prize-winning pumpkin seed stock from Weeks Seed Company, some of which have grown up to 1300 pounds. “That’s our secret weapon,” says Corcoran, chuckling. “And Miracle Grow,” adds Robert. “And Miracle Grow,” agrees his dad. “Lots and lots of Miracle Grow.” They plan to switch to potassium as the flowers set and start making pumpkins, then trim down to one pumpkin per vine, the best one, so the vine can pour all of its nourishment into what they are sure will be their prizewinner. Corcoran is no stranger to hard work and discipline. He was in combat operations in Operation Desert Storm at age 19, then stationed at Fort Bragg for a year, exposing him to the glories and beauty of the Sandhills. Following a three-year stint as an airborne ranger, stationed at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, he went to college on the GI Bill, completing undergraduate studies in three years at the same time he was working construction 30 hours per week. “Part-time construction worker, full-time student,” he jokes. Dental school was on an Army scholarship. From ‘97-’01, he attended University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry where he met his wife, Amy. They moved to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on active duty for his residen-

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cy. A second residency to study the specialty of endodontics followed in 2003 at Fort Bragg. “That’s where my wife and I really fell in love with the Sandhills,” he says. Later, he taught endodontic dentistry to general dentistry residents at Fort Campbell for another three years. “I got out and came running back here,” he says. In June of 2008, he joined Pinehurst Endodontics. He loved the small but vibrant towns in the area: “It’s such a fantastic place. A small town, family, friends, great schools, the talent here, and quality of medical care. And I don’t even play golf!” He is, however, an avid runner. During a marathon in Myrtle Beach at roughly the 18-mile mark, a man ahead of him fell. As Corcoran approached, it was clear the man was having a heart attack. Corcoran began CPR, an exercise he performed for a full 11 minutes until the ambulance arrived. “I broke his ribs with the CPR,” he says, ruefully. But the man, a veterinarian from Knoxville, Tennessee, survived his coronary blockage and eventually connected with his Good Samaritan for an emotional phone call. Garden drama happens on a much quieter scale. Plants flower, fruit and bear. They are pulled and laid down to compost. It’s his happy place. “Gardening is a lot like dentistry,” he says, “finding the right therapeutic dose to get the results you want. Everything worthwhile in life requires effort. It’s a wonderful thing for my children to experience, to see the hard work and then results.” The freshest produce around. Retreat, role modeling, and fresh veggies. Such, he feels, is his horticultural equivalent of a double eagle. PS Jan Leitschuh is a local gardener, avid eater of fresh produce and cofounder of the Sandhills Farm to Table Cooperative.

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“How’s it going?” asks Dad. “Fine. Grandma is, ah, putting zucchinis in jars. She’s been at it all day.” “You mean cucumbers. She’s making pickles. She does that every year. She’s ‘canning.’” “No, Dad. It’s jars. Not cans.” “You use jars for canning,” says Dad. “Then why don’t they call it ‘jarring’?” “Don’t know. Hadn’t thought about that. Have y’all been in the garden?” “She has.” “How about you?” “I’ve been inside. It’s hot out there.” “OK. But — “ “I told her I could look up some YouTube videos on gardening. She talked about her garden all morning. Her tomatoes and stuff.” “It’s very important to her.” “I found some videos on how to grow tomatoes and stuff, but she — ” “Son, she’s been growing tomatoes for over 50 years.” “Yeah, but like she’s never seen any YouTube videos on growing them. She didn’t even know what YouTube was, Dad.” “I don’t think — ” “I found a bunch of videos but she didn’t —” “You should have gone out and helped her pick those cucumbers, Son. You should be helping her. Have you done anything this morning except stare into that phone?” “Dad, I can learn everything she knows about growing tomatoes in about 15 minutes — with like, say, three five-minute videos. I found one that shows — ” “Put up your phone and go help your grandma.” “Da-ad.”

“Do it. And call me back in one hour, or you lose your phone for a half-day when you get back home.” “A half-day!? “ “That’s right.” “OK.” One hour, four minutes later: “OK, Dad, I helped her. You won’t believe it. I’m so glad Mother buys pickles already made.” “Why?” “For one thing, you have to have all this equipment — these tongs and jars and funnels. And before you get going, the cucumbers have to sit in this water that has all this vinegar and stuff in it for like 12 hours before you even do anything, and then she has to boil all this water and do all this crazy stuff with steaming rags and a hot stove, and then she has to wait another 24 hours for the cucumbers to sit there in jars full of hot water that cools off and while it’s cooling the jars pop which means they sealed. So the jars like sit for one day and one night. All that for some pickles that she could buy at the grocery store.” “Let me speak to her.” “OK.” Grandma speaks. “Hello, Son.” “Mom? How’s it going? Making some pickles, huh?” “That’s right.” “I’m sorry you didn’t get much help from Grayson.” “Hang on one second. I’m going to step out onto the back porch here . . . OK, he can’t hear me now. I’m going to be helping out Grayson after he goes to sleep tonight.” “How’s that?” “When he wakes up in the morning that tiny TV of his will be in the middle of a jar of cucumbers: all boiled, pickled, sealed and out of sight.” PS Clyde Edgerton is the author of 10 novels, a memoir and most recently, Papadaddy’s Book for New Fathers. He is the Thomas S. Kenan III Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at UNCW.

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signment. “Would you like to take over ‘Story of a House?’” editor Jim Dodson asked, when I came to The Pilot/PineStraw in November 2008. I had written about houses before, knew something of architecture, construction, furnishings, even plumbing — also that homes reflect their occupants in subtle and not-sosubtle ways.

“Great!” I answered. That was approximately 110 homes ago, including five in Greensboro for O.Henry. I don’t remember them all but, since this is PineStraw’s annual Home & Garden issue, I thought you might enjoy sharing the process and some standouts. Houses are selected by PineStraw founder and creative director Andie Rose. I call for an appointment lasting at least an hour, always in daylight, preferably on a weekend, when people are relaxed. I try to learn something of the family and house beforehand. The Tufts Archives at Given Memorial Library help with historic properties. I work with photographer John “The Genius” Gessner who, honestly, could make Camilla look like Lady Di. I always carry dog biscuits, for a friendly first impression. This works except the time I left my purse on the floor while the homeowner showed me around. Her sweet Lab puppy emptied it looking for seconds. First, we sit down (preferably in the kitchen, less formal) while I explain the purpose: how the house relates to its occupants, illustrates lifestyle, travels, tastes and collections. Photos replace lengthy descriptions. I can usually tell if the house is the product of an interior designer. Then a walking tour and — now that we’re acquainted — another sit-down for the whole story. Houses and their contents write the history of Southern Pines and Pinehurst, especially seasonal “cottages” built during the early 20th century.

Most, thank goodness, have been respectfully updated/enlarged. I recall only one blip — a huge Victorian left intact outside, converted to a slick, wide-open Manhattan condo inside. I’ve written about rough cabins in the woods and one modest homestead completely engulfed by a mansion. The smallest house was hardly bigger than a potting shed — a designer’s pied-a-terre with scaled-down furniture and appliances, a morsel of eye candy. The largest was a compound consisting of main house, guest quarters and jumbo overthe-garage apartment, each with a full kitchen and multiple bathrooms. The second largest had a kitchen long enough for the kids to set up bowling pins on the wood floors. Speaking of garages, how about the detached triple-wide reimagined as a 1950s soda shop, complete with black and white tiled floor, juke box, tables, chairs and a bar. Emphasis on kitchens and bathrooms came as no surprise. I’ve peeked into bathrooms with wall-mounted TV and DVD players, two-person 100-jet showers, spa tubs set into bay windows, but none as memorable as the tiny, windowless powder room fashioned as a grotto, with mosaic tiles, low lights and a niche surrounding a saintly statue. Glamour kitchens are a given, but their fittings still amaze me, particularly a built-into-the-wall espresso machine and an old-timey red Coca-Cola cooler salvaged from a gas station, now filled with bottled soda. Pastry and “mancook” areas are a dime a dozen, as are low-mounted microwaves for kids, but just one kitchen sported a cabinet and drawers reserved for breakfast foods, dishes and cutlery. And just one master suite had a mini-kitchen with sink, fridge and coffeemaker. I adored the kitchen with a red racing bike suspended from a vaulted ceiling but, in another, thought a skylight dome surrounded by Italianate murals (I call it Bacchus does the Sistine Chapel) a bit imposing. The collections on display — impressive — especially Churchill memorabilia, museum-quality Mayan pottery, autographed photos and posters featuring movie stars the owner knew through business. I’ve seen framed documents bearing signatures I dare not mention for security reasons. The most impressive TV encountered was custom-engineered, 10 feet wide and nearly 6 feet high, filling an entire wall in a second-story golfthemed man cave overlooking Pinehurst No. 2. During the U.S. Open

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A Better Plan Secrets to a saner morning

By Renee Phile

All siblings have that recurring argument,

the one that will sometimes give a false sense of resolution because it may lie dormant for a few days. Then, it’s back again, as fierce as ever: Act I, Scene 1 It’s Monday morning, 7 a.m. David (13) is still in the bathroom getting ready for school. Kevin (8) is slamming both hands on the bathroom door yelling, “Hurry up, David! I’ve got to brush my teeth! You’ve been in there foorreevvveerr!” It dawns on me that Kevin is wearing the same clothes he wore yesterday, but we simply don’t have time for him to change. Wait, a stench passes through my nostrils. “Kevin, when was the last time you changed your socks?” “I don’t remember.” “Ugh! Change them! Now!” Sigh. We have got to go. The dog acts crazy, racing around the house, knowing. We are around seven minutes behind schedule, and because I teach an 8 a.m. class, those seven minutes are (were) necessary. I leave the boys in the house and start the car. After about two more minutes, David and Kevin tumble out of the house, slam the front door, race for the front seat . . . and it begins. “I was here first!” “No, it’s my turn!” “You sat up front last time! MOVE!” “Mommy said it was my turn!” “I said MOVE!” I am so done I contemplate leaving them both in the driveway. They can find another way to school. “Both of you! In the back! NOW! This is ridiculous!”

They make a dramatic entrance, throwing their book bags on each other and falling into the backseat. “Move!” “You!” “STOP IT!” I yell. “No one talks. No one!” We are all in a bad mood now, and the silence can be sliced like deli meat. I was talking to my best friend from grade/middle/high school the other day and told her about this constant battle. She reminded me of our “backseat middle” call. You see, “backseat middle” is what she and I used to “call” on road trips in order to “claim” the backseat middle, to make it appear as if it was, indeed, the treasured seat. Actually, we didn’t really want the backseat middle, especially not while riding in a car in the mountains of West Virginia where we grew up. But after calling “backseat middle,” others would decided that they, too, wanted backseat middle and then we would, of course, fight over the backseat middle, and finally give it up to get the front seat, which was the goal all along. Psychological warfare at its finest. It worked great, until others caught on. “You need to tell one of them to claim the backseat middle, Renee. There’s no other way around this,” she said. I thought about this for a few days. It couldn’t hurt to try. Act II, Scene 1 Another Monday morning. 6:50 a.m. rolls around. The hustling begins. David’s in the bathroom, like always way longer than necessary. The dog is darting around. Kevin needs to brush his teeth, but he is wearing clean clothes. We have a few minutes before we need to be in the car. “Hey Kevin?” I say. “Yes?” “I have a secret, kind of, to tell you . . . ” He leans in. “This morning I want you to do something a little different . . . ” His eyes widen as he listens, and a grin spreads across his face. PS Renee Phile loves being a mom, even if it doesn’t show at certain moments.

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Home is where the nicotiana grows. And where it doesn’t

By Serena Brown

There’s a paint-

Photograph by Serena Brown

ing of the McLeod farm hanging above my desk. It was painted around this time of year. The sky is that pale, hazy Carolina blue of summer, thick with humidity; shirt-wringing, not-moving hot. It was a hundred degrees in the shade of the painter’s hat when he made that picture and, after years of washed-out British summers, he was very happy about it.

Back here in England we have tobacco growing in our garden. I use the word “growing” in a spirit of optimism; y’all know the conditions in which tobacco thrives — they’re a bit hard to recreate in a maritime climate. By the time you read this the Sandhills bright leaf will be 4 1/2 feet high and partially, if not totally, plucked from the stalk. Our seedlings have yet to nudge bravely into the Dorset air. We had a heat wave in July — which in England means it was 80 degrees for the three days until the weekend — so there’s still room for hope. It wasn’t a deliberate decision, the planting of the tobacco. Back in the spring we were at our local garden centre stocking up on canes for the sweet peas. The rows of seed packets had caught our toddler son’s attention, and he was gazing happily at the wall of brightly coloured potential. After a while he quite deliberately walked up to the packets and picked one off. Keen to encourage what I fondly imagined was a burgeoning interest in horticulture, I received it with enthusiasm. I didn’t really look at the packet, just saw a picture of some pretty, trumpet-shaped white flowers and the words VERY FRAGRANT BLOOMS. “That sounds nice,” I thought. I congratulated the toddler on his good taste and put the seeds into our basket. When we got home and unloaded our shopping, my husband smiled a wry Southern smile and asked, “Why’d you buy tobacco?” “What?” “You bought tobacco seeds. Look.” Nicotiana. Oh yes. And written in little letters on the back: Nicotiana sylvestris. Common name: Tobacco Plant. So I had. The flowers look rather different in a close-up photograph of an herbaceous border. And, as everyone in tobacco country knows, those very fragrant blooms don’t get to stick around for long in a field before they’re topped, so

they’re not the part of the plant I’d recognise. The only further point in my defence — and it’s a weak one — is that sylvestris is a South American variety of the Nicotiana tabacum with which we’re all familiar. When “home” means more than one place, there are ways of making bridges and doorways between those worlds, no matter how far apart. When we were living in the Sandhills I knew I had only to breathe in the aroma of those high tobacco plants to be transported back to the old-fashioned, cigarette box scent of my childhood home. Now we’re back in England, and those portals work the other way. Smelling a fresh cigarette now takes me to those fields around Carthage. The taste of bourbon is a journey to a field off Young’s Road. Once I’ve mistaken a passing vehicle for the sound of the evening train. If I had been trying to find those quiet gateways for our garden, I have to admit that Nicotiana sylvestris wouldn’t have been at the top of my list. I can sniff a cigarette box for that effect. No, I’m waiting until our roots are a little deeper, when I shall realise my quiet ambition to achieve a grove of dogwood trees. Oh, how I miss the dogwoods. However, by serendipity we have plenty around us to connect us to the Sandhills. There is a jasmine in the garden of the house we’re renting, so there’s a whiff of the jessamine fence at our little house on May Street. The honeysuckle rambling over our garden works as a gateway between the lake we used to walk round near Whispering Pines, a tangle of wildflowers, snakes and otter trails landscaped by a family of beavers, and the English hedgerows with their birdsong and bluebells and Queen Anne’s Lace. Our local landmark is a hill topped by a stand of pine trees. We live by the sea, that threshold to, well, Brittany in our case, but if we set a more westerly course — and improved our sailing skills — we’d find ourselves on the shores of Hatteras directly. I’ve just leaned over to the window and checked the thermometer, a Taylor gem from Carthage Farm Supply, and it’s reading 60 degrees. Perhaps we shouldn’t hold our breath for our tobacco crop. Instead we’ll light the grill, kick back on our (glassed-in) porch, put on an old-time country record and smell the honeysuckle. And whiskey. Home from home, wherever we are. PS Serena Brown, the former senior editor of PineStraw, would like to remind everyone to feed the hummingbirds. They like tobacco plants too.

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Haunting Call of Summer’s End The plaintive song of the mourning dove

By Susan Campbell

Doves are very much taken for granted, though they

are almost everywhere we look. Their cryptic coloration and still habits make them easy to overlook, but they are nothing short of beautiful. Mourning doves are the most familiar members of the group statewide. Of course, we have plenty of rock doves (aka pigeons) and a rapidly increasing number of Eurasian collared doves as well. However, it is the mourning dove that is my favorite — and garners the most attention.

The species has a sleek, medium-sized, light brown body with distinctive wings that are splotched with black. But it’s the bird’s small head and eye ring, accented with a pale bluish crown, that make the mourning dove one of America’s prettiest species. At close range, a rosy sheen can be seen on the breast feathers of the males. The mourning dove’s name originates from its plaintive song. Its mournful hooting is almost haunting and has been known to fool people into thinking they are hearing an owl. By late summer as crops ripen doves are flocking in large numbers in and around big fields. They feed busily on the ground, swallowing a variety of seeds as they fatten up prior to migration. All doves will consume large amounts of whole seeds in their crop. This means they need to perch in a safe spot to digest their gorging. Where and how far they fly depends on weather and food availability. Most do not move long distances but rather seek out areas that will

hold a diversity of grains for weeks at a time. Flocks of hundreds of birds can be found perched on wires or in snags adjacent to good foraging habitat. Young birds blend in well with the adults very soon after fledging. Their tails may not be quite as long, nor will their heads be as distinctly patterned, but these are field marks that are only visible at very close range. Three to five clutches of two are not unusual in a season. With a moderate climate here in North Carolina, especially along our coast, mourning doves have been found breeding in every month of the year. There is no better time for individual mourning doves to seek safety in numbers than early September. Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of hunting season and doves are the first game on the calendar. Their robust population seems to handle the harvest throughout the state and nationwide. This is at least due in part to their fast and erratic flight behavior, which makes the birds challenging targets. Dove hunting has a rich cultural history here in the South. It is a time to bond with family and friends, enjoy the waning days of summer afield and perhaps even bring home enough plump breasts for a hearty meal. Scouting out the right spot is the key. Hunters will survey known locations looking for the best variety of seed-bearing cover crops, strategic perching sites and hopefully at least a few doves hanging around. For those who do not have access to suitable private land for hunting doves, the State Game Lands (Sandhills, Caswell, Jordan and others) offer opportunities. Both private and public lands manage habitat specifically for mourning doves year round. And if you don’t hunt, take some time and seek out these attractive birds: no ammo or binoculars are required! PS Susan would love to receive your wildlife sightings and photos. She can be contacted by email at susan@ncaves.com.

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A Parade of Summer Memories Recognizing a near-perfect dove hunt and a trip down memory lane

By Tom Bryant The storehouse of our memories is like an unused room in which we lay aside the odds and ends of many treasured things. — Roland Clark, Gunner’s Dawn

Opening day of dove season was a week

away and I was up in the “Roost,” our little garage apartment where I do my writing and keep out of the way of Linda, my bride. I was sorting through gear in preparation of the coming season and putting up a plethora of fishing paraphernalia from our last adventure. In late August it’s usually too hot to fish — witness a trip to Huntington Beach from which we’d just returned. It had been a smoker, in the high 90s most days with a heat index, as the Weather Channel people like to say, in the triple digits. Anyhow, it had been too hot to do much of anything except hang out in the air-conditioned little Airstream, read, and nap. We would venture out in the evening for a walk on the beach, and we did make a couple of trips down to Georgetown for lunch to eat grouper sandwiches at The Big Tuna, one of our favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurants. I had made a start on cleaning up the “Stream” but still had a way to go. The air conditioner had given us a small problem on this last day of this trip. It refused to cycle from cold to fan, but I had hopes that it was caused from constant use and was nothing too troubling or expensive

to fix. I was thinking about all of this as I wiped down my favorite dove gun, a sweet little 28-gauge Remington 870. I love her in the field because she’s light and easy to handle. Oh well, I thought, I’ll finish my cleaning chore tomorrow. Right now, it’s all about dove hunting.

I’ve been in the woods every opening day for as far back as I can remember and have memories of hunts, good and bad, from those many years. In the far corner of the roost was another of my bird guns and the one with which I’ve had the most success. It’s a Browning 16-gauge over and under, a Christmas present from Linda. I put the 870 aside and broke the Browning down for cleaning. “Hey there, babe, you remember that first hunt when you showed me what you could do?” I’ve started talking to inanimate objects and myself as I’ve grown older. Linda often admonishes me about it and says she hopes I don’t do it in public. “Only when standing in line at Walmart,” I reply. I’ll not forget the first time I hunted with the 16-gauge. Edwin Clapp, the squire of Siler City (the moniker several of his friends and fellow hunters gave him), called me late one evening after Christmas. The conversation went something like this: “Hey Bryant, get your stuff ready and be at my house in the morning at 10 o’clock. I’ve got a dove field that’s eat up with winter birds. The regular crowd will be here. Oh, bring plenty o’ shells. I remember the last shoot you had up here.” As you can tell, I get little respect from my good hunting buddies. The next afternoon found me, along with my little yellow Lab, Paddle, stationed beside a giant dead oak tree bordering a blown-down cornfield, the victim of a late storm that blew in off the Atlantic and laid waste to the farmer’s fall harvest effort. The corn was flattened on the ground so badly there was no way it could be gathered. Bad luck for the farmer but great luck for us as we locked and loaded and waited on the dove flocks that Edwin promised were sure to come. And come they did. I made a double with my first shots from the Browning. I looked down at the brand new gun and said to her, “Looks like we’re really going to get along.” Paddle came back with the first bird, and I sent her after the second that had fallen behind the dead oak. She loped back with it, and I could see her almost smiling as if to say, “Hey boss, this is gonna be a good day.”

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And a good day it was. In short order, I had a limit of doves with only one miss. In all my recollections, it was the best day of dove shooting I’ve had. On the way out of the field, even Edwin said, “Good shooting, Bryant. Let me see that gun.” Good memories. I put the Browning aside and sorted random shells that I keep in an old military ammo box. I bought the box at an army surplus store on one of our many forays to the beach. The store was at an out of the way little town somewhere Down East, I honestly can’t remember where, but it reminded me of our last return trip from Huntington. In the first place, I try to avoid traveling to or from the beach on a Saturday. This is the day the coastal resorts turn over; everybody who is at the beach vacationing for a week returns home, and those going to the beach for a week make the trip. Our air conditioning problem forced us to leave a day early, so we were caught in the Saturday transition. We resigned ourselves to grin and bear the traffic, and as my mom always says, take the bad with the good, which is what we did until we reached the picturesque little town of Fair Bluff. Fair Bluff rests on the banks of the Lumber River, and the farming community is known in that part of North Carolina for its giant watermelons in the summer and sweet potatoes in the fall. As we approached the turn that would take us down Main Street and then our route home, a deputy sheriff had the main road blocked and directed us to a small, one-lane street that was parallel to, but not near, our regular route. In the process of following the officer’s direction, we met oncoming traffic that forced us to turn right. This turn put us at the end of the area’s Watermelon Festival parade which we joined much to Linda’s consternation. “We’re in the parade,” she said, slumping down in her seat. “Look, people are waving.” There was a firetruck in front of us with red lights blazing and siren blaring. Towing the little Airstream, we fit right in with the festivities. “There’s only one thing to do,” I replied. “Wave back,” which I did, not so much Linda. For some reason, she couldn’t get in the mood. I laughed all the way along the parade route until we soon reached the turn to the road we needed, and we bailed out of the parade and headed home. Finishing up with the shotguns, I put them in their cases, buttoned up the ammo box and temporarily stored everything in a corner. I thought back to our recent beach trip, and the quote from Roland Clark. This summer I was successful in making a couple more memories for the storehouse. “A nice way to end our last beach trip,” I said, talking to myself again. “They threw us a parade.” PS Tom Bryant, a Southern Pines resident, is a lifelong outdoorsman and PineStraw’s Sporting Life columnist.

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Random Walks The pleasures of carrying the load

By Lee Pace

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Perhaps it was prophetic

that the very month I signed a deal with UNC Press to write a book about the joy of playing golf by foot and foot alone I was presented by the golf gods, neatly wrapped with a ribbon and bow and sweat band, a case study illustrating my renegade approach to the game.

We teed off at 8 a.m. on July 22 at Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, me walking with my bag slung over my shoulder along with three riders. Did I feel antisocial by leaving a single in a cart? Certainly not, as why should I accede to his preference of riding in lieu of my own desire to walk? I did tell him, incidentally, I’d help with the cart if he got stuck in a jam. My two primary goals every time I peg it up are to get some exercise and break 80. Studying the golf course and reveling in nature come next. Enjoying the companionship of my playing partners is important as well — all the better if that’s split three ways while walking along rather than spend-

ing four hours-plus with one guy in a cart. Betting? Lame jokes? Pounding beverages? Way down or even off the scales. One of golf’s earliest appeals was its health-giving benefits, the player walking some four miles over varied terrain with his strength and endurance key elements of the sport. Too often today that component has been lost, with many golfers playing in a default mode of mandatory riding in motorized carts. “Such uninterrupted exercise, cooperating with the keen air from the sea, must, without all doubt, keep the appetite on edge, and steel the constitution against all the common attacks of distemper,” Tobias Smollett wrote in a 1771 novel of the golf experience in the Scottish town of Leith. So I knew on this day with the temperature at 76 degrees when we teed off and forecasts for highs in the upper 90s that breaking 80 would be a challenge indeed. Beating the golf course and beating myself were all that mattered. Yet I’d played two weeks earlier, same morning tee time, nearly but not quite as hot, and shot 80. My game was coming into mid-summer form as it always does and, if I’d just make a full turn in good posture and not get quick at the top, I felt I could shave a couple of shots and land in lucky-70s nirvana. I was heartened that day two weeks earlier by having clipped two shots off my front nine total on the back — indicating fatigue was not an issue.

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“All I can say is — stay hydrated,” the starter counseled on the first tee. I stood 5-over on the 13th tee, having slaked several bottles of water, a Powerade at the turn and seeking shade when convenient. Some of that shade I found to the left of the 17th fairway when we were looking for a wayward tee shot. I enjoy taking photos of my collection of lightweight, simplistic carry bags juxtaposed against interesting architectural features for social media posts, so I took a quick snap of my bag in the cool shadows (out in the sun it was 92 with a heat index reading of 105) and later posted it on Twitter. “Surely you’re not walking,” responded one follower. “I am amazed and aghast at the same time,” another wrote. To me, it was just another day at the golf course. And it was with no small amount of satisfaction that I played the last five holes plus-1, penciled in a 78 and enjoyed my favorite hamburger afterward in recovery mode. (And look, I’m not stupid; I’m not saying I’d have walked and lugged if my tee time had been at 1 p.m. that day.) To hell with Mark Twain, who supposedly once said, “Golf is a good walk spoiled.” Poppycock. To me and a passionate and resolute minority, “Carts are great golf ruined.” “I’m pretty much a traditionalist. I feel walking is the way the game is meant to be played,” says Spartanburg’s Todd White, a top mid-amateur who played in the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at Pinehurst in May. “There is so much to enjoy between shots if you’ll just take the time to do it. To me, a golf cart takes away quite a bit from that. In a cart, you rush to your ball to sit there and wait. If you’re walking, you can experience the environment.” “Walking No. 2 in the evenings is such a peaceful experience,” says Pinehurst member Jason Richeson, a member of the club’s Executive Golf cadre that meets every Tuesday for twilight golf on No. 2. “There’s hardly anyone else out there; you’ve got the sun setting through the pines. It’s amazing. It’s almost a surreal atmosphere.” Mike Harmon is the director of golf at Secession Golf Club in Beaufort, South Carolina, which opened in 1992 as a walkingonly course (they have two golf carts for players with doctor-verified health conditions). The club has an excellent caddie program and will allow members to carry their bags late in the day. Harmon often goes out with a Sunday bag and nine clubs. “Obviously walking is the healthy way to play,” he says. “I always play better walking, and I nearly always play just nine clubs just putzing around the club. You find out how well you’re swinging when you have nine clubs. You have an 8-iron shot but you’ve got to pick the 7 or 9. You

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have to figure that one out.” I never begrudge others their preferred method of playing. As golf architect Tom Fazio notes, the invention and proliferation of the golf cart has been in large measure “very positive” for the game. “I’m not sure we’d have had the growth in golf and as many people playing if not for the golf cart,” says Fazio, who’s designed and built five Sandhills area courses. “We have built courses in hilly terrain, in mountain areas that wouldn’t be accessible if not for the cart. I’d bet there are a couple thousand courses in America that would not be there if not for carts. On a grand scale, you’d have to put a plus for golf carts.” Yet in the next breath, Fazio will admit to moving heaven and Earth to hide the visual pimples of paths on his golf courses, and that his No. 1 golf experience is playing Pine Valley Golf Club — where no carts are allowed. In other words, he’ll build what the market dictates. The market, certainly, will be limited for my forthcoming book. The vision is some 200 pages, coffee-table format, the content built around stories of courses and clubs across the two Carolinas where the course is walkable and a healthy walking culture exists. It’s an acquired taste, as they say, but fortunately the astute numbers-crunchers at the venerable Chapel Hill publishing house are confident the readers and buyers are there. Case in point is Jay Mickle, a Southern Pines farrier who grew up playing McCall Golf & Country Club in suburban Philadelphia in the 1960s. Carts were not part of the equation. “Carts were high-society, resort stuff,” he says. He moved to the Sandhills a decade ago and is a regular hoofing it about Pine Needles and Mid Pines — once walking 18 holes at Mid Pines as a twosome in one hour, 55 minutes — and relishes the late afternoons. One twilight we were walking from the tee on the 15th at Mid Pines, the setting sun at our backs and filtering through the trees to cast a golden patina on the furrows within the ancient fairways. “It’s the magical time of day,” he says. “This is perfect.” Mickle notes that many northern courses add an upcharge to ride, while it’s typical in the Carolinas to add it to the greens fee. “People think, ‘I paid for it, I’m going to take it,’” he says. “Well, they can take it to their grave when their arteries are all clogged up.” I might not get a better quote than that over the next two years, but I’m sure going to try. PS Send Lee Pace an email at leepace7@ gmail.com if you share his passion for walking golf and have a story to tell.

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September 2017 DON’T WALK FAST Rock … fallen leaves … soil. At first just listen … after a mile or so sound will distill in your body. Find rhythm … keep that pace … then slowly refocus mind & ear so as to attend the measured silence between boot swing & boot fall. There’s the music … call it that. It was not here before you came won’t be here when you’re gone. The spaces pulse … connecting links making sound complete & movement whole. Do not avoid the steeper slopes. Against grade the intervals will widen & deepen so that you will hear the lovely upcurving arc of trail. —George Ellison

Painting by Elizabeth Ellison The Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities presents The Wilderness Poet, George Ellison, and his wife, Elizabeth Ellison, renowned visual artist and illustrator of her husband’s works. A reading and art exhibit are in the Great Room at Weymouth on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 4 p.m., $10 for members and $15 for non-members. A reception will follow. PineStraw : The Art & Soul of the Sandhills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 2017

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Story Of A House

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Cottage James Tuftsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first foray into vacation homebuilding, once again a showplace By Deborah Salomon Photographs by John Gessner

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rose is a rose is a rose . . . However, Rose Cottage looks and lives very differently than when it was built by James Tufts in 1895 — among the first of about a dozen. This house, intended as a rental, then sold in 1905 for $1,050, had few neighbors and a clear view to the Carolina Hotel and nascent Pinehurst village. Its tight floor plan, consisting of seven rooms, a small sun porch, and one bathroom, begged expansion accomplished by subsequent owners over the next three decades, culminating, circa 1940, with the colorful Razook family. F.R. Razook, a Lebanese immigrant, and his wife Rose had established a haute couture ladies’ boutique in Blowing Rock, N.C. They followed the money to Pinehurst, Palm Beach, Manhattan and Greenwich. While the Great Depression wiped out some clientele Razook’s thrived on survivors. Gen. George Marshall’s wife (with a home in Pinehurst) reportedly purchased the gown she wore to Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation from Mme. Razook. However, by the 1960s, this rose had faded. The younger Razooks came

down for holidays only. Modernization stalled after 1940. Gorgeous heart pine floors slumbered beneath ratty broadloom. Critters overran the attic. The layout had been chopped into a warren of small rooms of indefinite purpose. The kitchen was a period piece and the bathrooms . . .

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Lisa and Bill Case — retired lawyers who married in 2008 — weren’t looking to rebirth a landmark. They knew what such projects entailed after living in the German Village section of Columbus, Ohio, a revitalized neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places. Bill first visited Pinehurst with his father, on a business trip in 1964. He brought Lisa, a new golfer, with increasing frequency, telling her during a Thanksgiving jaunt, “You have to play No. 2.” Slowly, as retirement took shape, Pinehurst looked promising — not only for golf. “We were footloose, could go anywhere, but we kept coming back here,” Lisa says. They liked the climate and population potpourri. However, this time Lisa wanted a sleek modern residence, “No curlicues, easy to keep clean.” A Realtor gave them the tour; they passed Rose Cottage without going inside. Yet

the charm of the old place caused them to ask for a walk-through. They returned to discover the house a mess, old and tired from not being occupied. But quality materials, location and antiquity left an impression. “Bill’s eyes were like saucers,” Lisa recalls. Options were discussed and decisions were made during the 8-hour drive back to Columbus. “As long as you give me rooms for guests and a kitchen that I love . . . ” Lisa said, having recently remodeled hers. “We could see ourselves living here.” They took the leap in 2013 with a lowball offer. Their Columbus house sold in a day. Down they came with one dog and two cats, hired a designer and builder, rented a condo for the duration. Bill: “I thought we’d gut the bathrooms and kitchen and do the rest later,” which, as it happened, was like being a little bit pregnant. Their builder wisely

advised a “one fell swoop” plan, to avoid tearing the place apart twice. And tear it apart they did, moving interior walls, combining cubbies, creating spacious bathrooms and storage, opening up the staircase with a transom and handsome banisters all without altering the footprint.

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The result begs questions, reveals surprises. What purpose, the room just inside the front door? Larger than a foyer — likely a parlor before the enormous solarium was added. To the immediate left, the dining room with an off-center fireplace could have been a ground floor bedroom for grandma, as was common in houses of that era; formal dining rooms weren’t required since the first Pinehurst cottagers ate communally. Windows at the end of the dining room suggest a small sun porch. Ceiling beams, now painted white, could be original or an addition. Then, in a bay window area connecting dining room to kitchen,

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the Cases created a conversation nook/butler’s pantry/bar. As stipulated, much attention went into Lisa’s kitchen. “We splurged on the soapstone counters,” she admits. They are black, the walls throughout a soft, soothing grey, the cabinets white. Color pop comes from her unusual red gas range and dishes in a variety of bright primaries. French doors open onto a brick patio, which they added. The real main floor knockout, however, is that 30x20 foot solarium, a veritable fishbowl with three complete window walls not covered by shutters, shades or drapes. Here, the Razooks held high society soirees. Now, Bill’s stringed bass fills a corner, silent but decorative. “People look in . . . we wave to them,” Lisa says. Upstairs a narrow hallway, sloping from age, leads to three bedrooms with niches and windows set low on the mansard walls, creating a treehouse effect.

Nobody knows why the Juliet balcony off the master bedroom lacks a door. Obviously, it wasn’t planned for sitting. “We crawl out the window and decorate it for Christmas and July 4th,” Lisa says. Ever the conservationists, Bill and Lisa created sliding pantry doors from original hinged, moved the porcelain kitchen sink into the laundry room, made free-standing cabinets from removed built-ins and salvaged old knobs for pegs. Since no clawfoot bathtub survived, Lisa chose a reproduction. Because all but one room is moderately sized, the house doesn’t feel like 3000 square feet, “But we use every inch,” Lisa says. Across the garden, a former carriage house/garage has become Bill’s man cave, repository of baseballs and books, where he researches and writes. Bill appreciates history and its icons: he owns a mint-condition 1954 Mercury used in the Johnny Cash film bio Walk the Line. A Waring blender with glass canister

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has been converted to a lamp. And on the walls hang a continuation of golf course art, both paintings and photos, appearing throughout Rose Cottage. “We marshaled at St. Andrews in 2015,” Lisa says proudly. Other wall décor includes their “happy place” beach in Scotland, archival photos and documents relating to Rose Cottage, personal mementos, and a Columbus landmark — the Wonder Bread factory sign. The couple’s furnishings — his, hers and theirs — stretch the eclectic concept. An heirloom sideboard looms over the dining room like a frigate. A round English-manor hall table centers that mysterious front parlor. On the mantel stands a trophy dated 1941, won by Bill’s mother at the (prophetically) National Rose Show. Lisa found fertile hunting grounds in Moore County consignment shops — everything from an ornate French chateau desk reproduction and carved settee to tables and chairs with contemporary Scandinavian lines. When pushed to feature a color, as in the master bedroom, Lisa chose “cat’s eye” green, a pale avocado evocative of bygone days. “Doing the outside is my next project,” says Lisa, who completed a Master Gardeners’ course. As yet, neat plantings neither overwhelm nor detract from the house itself. Lisa is learning what grows well in this warmer climate. “I’m thinking about a pollinator garden, but so far, it’s a work in progress.” All in all, Lisa and Bill have adapted the prototype Pinehurst cottage to active retiree living: original wide baseboards and doorframes meet recessed lighting. Long halls become gallery space. The black-and-white magazine kitchen co-exists with a Welsh cupboard. An exterior painted the white and money-green, popular mid-20th century, gives no hint of what lies within. Bill and Lisa are pleased. “We’ve learned ‘porching’ . . . sitting outside with a bourbon at four in the afternoon, watching the world go by,” says Lisa. “Our neighbors are wonderful. This house has good vibes.” With one ghostly exception: “I was lying in bed and Bill was watching TV. I swear I heard somebody standing by the bed. She whispered, ‘This is my house.’” To which Lisa rightfully replied, “Oh no, this is MY house now.” PS

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Banish

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Madcap guys write the must-have design book of the season By Jason Oliver Nixon & John Loecke Photographs by John Bessler & Jay Wilde

t takes exactly one year to craft a design book such as Prints Charming: Create Absolutely Beautiful Interiors with Prints & Patterns. We began this amazing project in the spring of 2016 and wrapped up the writing, endless photo shoots, and editing in the spring of 2017. And that was after months of writing a proposal, reworking the proposal with our book agent, and shopping the book around to prospective publishing houses in New York. Each of the chapters in this book is a space — a home or apartment — that we, the Madcap Cottage gents, designed, so the book’s photo shoots had us hopping between interiors that we had crafted in New York City, Iowa, Florida, upstate New York, and our hometown of High Point, North Carolina. And then it was back to NYC. We live in North Carolina, but we are lucky enough to work all over the world, from New Orleans to London, the Hamptons, and our own backyard, High Point’s historic Emerywood neighborhood. We were inspired to pen this colorful tome not because we harbored illusions of crafting a New York Times bestseller, but rather because folks like you, our clients, have always found pattern a tad perplexing. At Madcap Cottage, we believe decorating should be fun, and never grim and glum. It should be an adventure — one whose end result is rooms that burst with personality and that put a smile upon your face the moment you step through the front door. And the key to crafting this décor-driven bliss is patterns, friends, patterns. Forget white walls and neutral furnishings. It’s time to dream big and transform your home with the wonders of pattern! So let’s go; this E-ticket ride is ready to roll. For ease of use, Prints Charming is divided by pattern-themed chapters instead of, say, by rooms, so if you think you have an affinity for “Pattern is Romantic,” you can start there and hop between “Pattern is Sophisticated,” “Modern,” “Timeless,” “Masculine,” and so many more. Pattern is not granny, and it’s definitely not going anywhere but up. What follows is a sneak peek to entice you to embrace the myriad pleasures of prints and pattern in your own home. And once you are hooked on living a more colorful life, as are we, you can purchase the book (Abrams, $35), at The Country Bookshop in the heart of Southern Pines. We will be there on November 14 at 5 p.m. for a book signing, and hope to see you. Life is short. Why dream in beige?

The cover of our book showcases what you will find within the color-packed pages. And, yes, the book, like the cover, is loaded with fun and a spirit of attainable whimsy. We like a design book that actually delivers on the promise to be found within.

Here we are in our upholstery workroom in High Point, the furniture capital of the world. That’s John Loecke on the left and Jason Oliver Nixon on the right. Almost all of the fabrics featured in the book — including those upon the cover — are from our Madcap Cottage for Robert Allen @Home collection, available at fine retailers from coast to coast (please visit madcapcottage.com to find a retailer near you). Retail? Yes! We believe that good design should be available to all and not just to the interior design trade. By the by, John’s pants and Jason’s shorts are crafted from Madcap Cottage collection fabrics, too.

Another fun portrait of us in the book that was photographed at our High Point home, the House of Bedlam. Think of this image as a welcoming invitation to bring prints, pattern, and color home. We loved shooting various moments around our hometown of High Point that bring our passion for fun and verve to life. Good design should put a smile upon your face.

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The living room of our 1930s-era, Regency-style House of Bedlam home, the centerpiece of the chapter entitled “Pattern is Sophisticated.” An antique Chinese rug pairs with a custom scenic wallpaper from Gracie Studio and brings a timeless storyline to life. Black furnishings add just the right amount of neutral to allow the room’s patterns to really sing. Green and coral are the hues that predominate in the space and connect the dots between the various patterns. The armchairs are covered in the Madcap Cottage for Robert Allen @Home pattern Mill Reef, inspired by the fabled club in Antigua that was once home to American heiress Bunny Mellon. Note that all of the furnishings in the room are vintage or antique: Look to the past to move the needle forward.

“If you want to be neutral, move to Switzerland.”

In the chapter “Pattern is Timeless,” a classic blue-and-white living room that we designed in Des Moines, Iowa takes center stage. The Duncan Phyfestyle sofa — an inherited heirloom — is the perfect, punchy focal point for the room. The sofa’s tree-of-life-patterned chintz is a design classic with origins tracing to the China trade in the early 1700s. Tonal blue-and-white motifs round out the look and play off the flora and fauna elements in the chintz. The vine-and-floral-bouquet pattern in the rug echoes the blue-and-white pottery collection that fills the room’s shelves. PineStraw : The Art & Soul of the Sandhills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 2017

We gave a suburban home in New York’s Westchester County a contemporary spin thanks to a spirited dash of prints and pattern, as profiled in the chapter “Pattern is Modern.” Here, the home’s entry — once a white box with zero personality — looks smashing thanks to striped wallpaper that helps mask the foyer’s many odd angles while adding heaps of drama. The zebra rug lends an organic element to the room. In a room, you do not want to make everything too perfect or too linear, as that will have less impact. Talk about a grand entrance, all thanks to a little stripe tease.

“No one remembers the shrinking violets. But the tempestuous tulips are the stuff of legend.” The Madcaps sketch and paint our design schematics with watercolors, a hand-touched quality that offsets our accompanying — and more linear — computer-rendered drawings of a room. We added heaps of these watercolors into the book to give another layer of visual interest. This image illustrates our idea that it’s all about layering in a room: Layer to create rooms that only get better with time and where each piece tells a unique story. Who wants a home that looks like a furniture showroom?

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Channel flower power in the chapter “Pattern is Romantic.” In this cozy cottage in New York’s relaxed Catskill Mountains, we transformed a petite low-ceilinged living-dining room (it’s not quite eight feet) with the kicky, yellow peony print Isleboro Eve fabric from our Madcap Cottage for Robert Allen @Home collection to establish a sunny, happy vibe. The garden theme carries throughout the cozy space, with floral prints marching across every surface. Though it may seem counterintuitive to fill such a tiny home (it’s just 800 square feet, total) with so much pattern and color, the reverse is actually true. The more going on in a small footprint, the less the walls feel as though they are closing in. Pattern can be big and bold as we discuss in the chapter entitled “Pattern is Gutsy.” In this Brooklyn, New York, dining room, we used painted furniture to carry a pattern from fabrics and wallpapers onto three-dimensional pieces, such as mirrors and accessories. Takeaway: layers bring depth and drama to a room. The mirror has a hand-painted chinoiserie motif that reflects the pattern of the drapery fabric, and the yellow-painted frame relates to the yellow wallpaper below the chair rail. The diamond-painted floors hide damage that occurred when a contractor forgot to tarp the open ceiling over an especially wet weekend. Our philosophy? Take a lemon, and make lemonade. And if you have some vodka floating around, add a jigger of that to the mix, too. PineStraw : The Art & Soul of the Sandhills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 2017

In the same “Pattern is Romantic” cottage, the kitchen shines with a mix of textured finishes in a limited color palette of blacks, grays, and pale blue. Natural materials such as slate, marble, and wood, tell a textured and well-worn pattern story. The room’s tongue-and-groove ceiling and chunky chiseled wood beams add visual interest on high. Although new, the finish on the custom cabinets was intentionally distressed to give the room a sense of history. The Roman shades in our Windy Corner fabric pattern are from the Madcap Cottage collection for Smith + Noble, the window treatments catalogue and e-tailer.

“If it’s the color of gravy, the only place for it is atop a turkey and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving Day.” In the chapter “Pattern is Peaceful,” we showcase an apartment in lower Manhattan that we designed for the head of a global luxury jewelry firm. The client is passionate about jewel-toned hues, offset with rich golds and silver, so we brought that vision to life. In every room of a home or apartment, the Madcaps like to introduce an element of surprise. Here, one such element is the gold-lacquered side table that plays off the framed artwork beyond the sofa. The frosted glass wall that encloses the bathroom is practical, allowing natural light into what would otherwise be a dark space and creating a surface treatment that has more visual depth than a painted wall. To bring the glass wall into the overall look of the space, we enclosed the fireplace’s firebox in mirrored tiles and papered the surface of the chimney in a lacquered, mirror-like silver paper.

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An Art Deco-styled living room springs to life in the chapter “Pattern is Masculine.” Think clubby, chic, and sophisticated abstract patterns, moody colors, and deco-styled chinoiserie in a small apartment on Manhattan’s East Side. Takeaway: Stumped on how to embrace pattern? Create a storyline for your home, and turn to pattern to make that dream a reality. Throwback 1930s Shanghai and a nod to the Bund in the East Thirties of NYC, why not!

Another view of the clubby living room in the chapter “Pattern is Masculine.” To give the light-filled apartment moody atmosphere, we covered one wall with a glamorous Asian-inspired wallpaper. The wall was just the starting point. Note how we carried the chinoiserie vibe throughout the room, from the Chinese-style brass pulls on the serving cabinet to the vintage gilded and lacquered faux bamboo dining table. Be sure to bring a storyline to fruition: You can dip a toe in the water, but if you want the complete pattern effect, go full force by bringing fabric and accessories into the mix. PS High Point’s John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon invite you to dive into the accessible, affordable magic that is prints and patterns.

The Comeback Kids There’s no place like home. Even if it takes moving away to discover it By Casey Suglia • Photographs by John Gessner

omething about home calls you back. Maybe it’s the sweet scents of the kitchen during the holidays or when spring blooms at the top of its lungs. Backyards lock away memories as if they were bank vaults, and porches welcome them in like old friends. We’re not the same place we were a quarter century ago though our collective history lingers in the pines like an autumn fog. If success is passion, it can be found in many places, wearing many faces. But, it seems, it’s never quite as cherished as it is at home. The people portrayed on the following pages grew up here, built a life there, then came back to us. They have used their wings and kept their roots. They’re The Comeback Kids, fresh from working for companies large and larger, in cities big and bigger. Yet, their lives led them to where everything began.

Anthony Parks spent his childhood in the early 70s riding bikes and skateboarding in downtown Southern Pines. Now,

he’s the one who watches the kids go by — or, more often, stop in. His father, Harry, owned the gas station on the N.E. Broad and Connecticut Avenue. Many a day included a trip to the Ice Cream Parlor, the Broad Street institution (then and now) Anthony owns 30 years later. After graduating from The O’Neal School in ’93, he attended college at the University of North Carolina—Greensboro where he studied business. “I had a plan that I would come back and run the family business,” Parks says, who worked at his father’s convenience store from the time he was 10 years old. “But after two months of being away, I knew that I was definitely not coming back. I liked being in a bigger city and being close to things.” First in Greensboro, then Winston-Salem, Parks found himself learning the ins and outs of the restaurant industry from local entrepreneurs, Chris Lester and Kayne Fisher who opened Natty Greene’s Brewing Company in 2004. After two years of running restaurants, he decided Winston-Salem wasn’t the optimal place to raise a family and began to miss the pace of small-town life. Anthony returned to Southern Pines in 2002 with the intention of opening a pub. But when Karen and Larry Daugherty, the owners of the Ice Cream Parlor, heard that Parks was looking to run something, they thought he would be the perfect person to succeed them. He bought it and immediately fell in love with his customers. Parks regularly sees people he grew up with bringing their kids into his restaurant. “You never know who will walk through the door,” Parks says. “It was too perfect of a full circle.” Although Anthony’s back, some city influences still show. Parks helped begin the First Friday concert series and stays active in the community and local business associations, preserving the town that means so much to him. “I owe everything to this town,” Parks says. “It’s important for me to give back.”

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Amity Aldridge moved to Southern Pines with her family

when she was in the second grade and spent her childhood jumping on the trampoline in the backyard of the family home on Indiana Avenue, just around the corner from the house on Ridge Street where her mother, Emily Matthews, grew up. A ‘94 graduate of Pinecrest High School, she studied marketing at the University of North Carolina— Wilmington where a friend and a plan led her to Atlanta, Georgia. “I had set my sights on New York City,” Amity says, “so I was ready to be in a large city. When you’re from here, you can’t wait to get out. But, living in a big city made me appreciate my small town.” In Atlanta, she worked for the furniture company Havertys in their media and marketing department before moving to Raleigh in 2000 to work at the Tate Advertising Agency and to be closer to family. She met her husband, Freddie, and through clients of the Tate Agency made a connection with her future employer, Carolina Canneries Inc., where she’s worked for the past 14 years. The job with Carolina Canneries allowed Amity to locate wherever her heart desired and that place was Southern Pines. In 2004, she and Freddie moved back and started a family. Amity and Freddie are parents to three daughters, 10-year-old Georgia and 8-year-old twins, Harper and Lyla. “We made the decision to start having kids and felt strongly we wanted to be closer to my parents,” Amity says. “I wanted them to grow up in the same place and in the same way that I did.” Quite literally. In 2006, Amity and Freddie moved back to the same house on Indiana Avenue in Southern Pines where she grew up. “The height charts from when I was a kid were still in the home and the same trampoline was still in the backyard,” she says. “It was weird but very cool. We renovated it and made it our own.” The family outgrew the childhood home, but remain surrounded with memories. Her daughter’s kindergarten class at Southern Pines Primary School was the same room where Amity went through the 5th grade. As ready as she was to be in a big city, she’s comfortable being out of one now. “It’s a trade off,” she says. “I love running into people I’ve known my whole life and supporting the businesses of people I grew up with.”

Angela Sanchez’s

love of food and wine took her all across the Southeast but, ultimately, would lead her and her partner, Chris Abbey, back home. Sanchez grew up on her family’s farm between Carthage and Whispering Pines and graduated from Union Pines High School in 1992. She studied Political Science and American History at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill but dreams of attending law school changed during a trip home. “I worked part time in a small wine shop in the Village of Pinehurst during my summers,” Sanchez said. “When I graduated I felt that I needed to work before going back to school.” At her boss’s urging, Sanchez applied to be a distributor for a wine and beer company in the Raleigh area. Working in a fully stocked warehouse, she was thrown headlong into the scene, selling wine and beer to restaurants and bars throughout North Carolina. At a party thrown by a mutual friend Sanchez met Abbey, a ‘90 graduate of Pinecrest High School. The rest is history. The two moved to Charleston, South Carolina, in 2002, where Sanchez continued to work as a distributor and Abbey worked at the Medical University of South Carolina in the gastroenterology lab for almost 12 years. “It was a beautiful place to live,” Sanchez said. “But the dynamics changed, and we knew we needed to be back home. There was a pull to get back here.” They wanted to be closer to family and found a way to make that happen — a Southern Whey. The original owners of the Southern Pines cheese shop and provisions store on N.E. Broad Street wanted to sell, and Abbey had gone to school with one of them. “There was also a desire to own our own small business and not work for anyone else,” Abbey says. Abbey and Sanchez customized the business to their personalities. Fresh eggs, cheeses, and provisional goods from farms and businesses both local and across the state are sold in their display cases. “It is fun to educate people on what we do,” Sanchez says. “We love to support local items, make things in-house, and see people coming in just for that.” Sanchez’s family farm, which is still going strong, contributes flowers, eggs and vegetables to be sold at Southern Whey. “We love being a part of the change in the community and seeing that change,” Sanchez said. “We’re so happy to be close to family and be a part of the farm.” Sanchez and Abbey started doing seasonal pop-up dinners, highlighting local produce, chefs, and their talents. “It is a way for everyone to show our life experiences, the things we’ve done over the years, and put it out together,” Angela says.

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Marc Subin

took an educational tour of the Southeast and a professional one of Manhattan, before finding the perfect match in his past. The son of recently retired orthopedic hand surgeon, Dr. Glen Subin, and dermatologist Dr. Diane Subin, Marc grew up in Pinehurst playing competitive tennis with his older brother, Eric, and younger brothers, Bert and Brian. “I really enjoyed growing up here,” Marc says. “Looking back, this was the perfect place.” After graduating from The O’Neal School where he played varsity tennis, Marc spent a year at the University of Miami in Florida before transferring and graduating from Clemson University. He followed that with a degree from the Charleston School of Law. “I went from a class of 99 students in high school to being one of 10,000 in college,” Marc says. “There wasn’t much of a culture shock but Charleston just felt bigger.” New York definitely was. In the fall of 2013, Marc passed the New York State Bar and joined his older brother at their uncle’s law firm, Subin Associates, LLP, a group of personal

injury lawyers who have been in the business more than 50 years. “I wanted to go to New York City and experience what my life would be like there in my 20s,” Subin says. Working for a personal injury litigation firm in a Broadway office was far different from sitting in a classroom off Airport Road. “My days were very busy with no downtime,” Marc says. “I was doing different things but spending my time in court all day. Up there, 9-to-5 doesn’t exist. There is so much going on all of the time and such a high volume of cases coming in.” After being in Manhattan for three years, Marc was ready for a change and moved back to Pinehurst in 2016. “I had grown accustomed to being from a small town and started to miss North Carolina and the parts of home that suited me. I’m spending more time outside, living a slower pace of life,” he says. “I will never complain about driving again.” In February, Marc took and passed the North Carolina State Bar and has joined the firm of West & Smith LLP. “I envision myself being here for the long term,” he says. “The experience I had in New York will help me here. This is a great area to practice law, and I am excited for the future.” PS

Enter, Stage Left Morgan Sills brings a bit of Broadway to town By Jim Moriarty

organ Sills and his father, Milton, back their 15-year-old blue Dodge Dakota truck up to the Judson Theatre Company storage unit and fill the bed with the driftwood of a stage production — the pine board flats, the weights, the stage braces — that transform a New England cottage in On Golden Pond into a jury room for Twelve Angry Men or a mysterious mansion off England’s Devonshire coast in And Then There Were None. Hauling sets around Manhattan is not part of the job description when Sills produces a play in New York, where he lives. You might say this is off, off, off Broadway and the curtain goes up twice a year. The next time will be Oct. 19-22 when the flats are reassembled in Owens Auditorium at Sandhills Community College as an aging actor’s apartment in The Sunshine Boys. One of the leads will be played by Robert Wuhl, known, among other things, for his HBO show Arliss and for delivering

the Gettysburg Address of pitching mound speeches in Bull Durham when he ad-libbed some candlesticks. The other Sunshine Boy will be played by Don Most who was Ralph Malph on Happy Days and, more recently, Rusty Pillsbury (Emma’s dad) on Glee. When Sills and his business partner, Daniel Haley, decided to start a theater company, they searched locations across the country before settling on Sills’ hometown for their excellent adventure. “He and I both toured all over, so we’d seen a lot of places,” says Haley. “We laid out a list of criteria that the place needed to meet and Pinehurst fit. It was a bonus that Morgan was from there, so we had some community ties to begin with.” Coming up with a name was a bit trickier. You might say they got it out of a phone book. “It’s one of the most spirited discussions that Daniel and I have ever had,” says Sills. “We tossed around all kinds of things. We looked at paint samples for colorful words. We went down cardinal, dogwood, scuppernong, all the North Carolina things. Then I found

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a list of the old telephone exchanges in Manhattan. At the time Daniel was living on 52nd Street and I was living in my apartment on 48th Street and we were both in the Judson exchange.” Simple as dialing “M” for murder. What isn’t quite so simple is bringing New York-level acting and producing to the Sandhills on a biannual basis. Sills studied at New York’s Commercial Theater Institute and his productions include Of Mice and Men starring James Franco and Chris O’Dowd on Broadway; the New York off-Broadway production of Shear Madness, a show that has surpassed 600 performances; and Tennessee Williams’ The Two-Character Play with Amanda Plummer and Brad Dourif. Haley has directed multiple off-Broadway plays at York Theatre Co. and recently spent a good portion of his summer at the Texas Shakespeare Festival, choreographing Much Ado About Nothing and directing and choreographing The Marvelous Wonderettes. He has directed all but one of Judson’s productions. Both Sills and Haley began their careers as performers. “Between the two of us there really wasn’t a job in the theater that we hadn’t done at a professional level,” says Sills. Theater is art but it’s business, too. “We were very careful. We managed to get started and operate to this day for a very

low cost, from very careful producing,” says Sills. “We try to put the dollars on the stage.” It’s the calling card of Judson Theatre Company. Getting established actors from New York or California to agree to spend 2 1/2 weeks in the comparative wilderness of North Carolina is neither cheap nor easy, but Sills has managed it for six seasons. There’s a template. Alison Arngrim, best known for her character Nellie Oleson in Little House On The Prairie and her one-woman show Confessions of a Prairie Bitch, played her part in it during the March production of And Then There Were None. “They’ve got a formula. They know what plays well in their market. They’ve done surveys and focus groups,” she says. “Then they bring in a celebrity that they all know, not randomly selected celebrities, but someone you might have seen in another production so you know they have acting chops.” Then Sills and Haley surround them with other actors they’ve auditioned, mostly from New York. The result is a good experience for the actors on the stage and the people in the seats. “I cannot say enough nice things about Morgan and the whole production. I really loved being there,” says Arngrim. “I started selling Morgan on my friends, that’s how much I liked it. I’ve been telling everyone like, if you’re considering

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doing it, get your ass down there. It was just amazing. It was a massive amount of rehearsal. They weren’t fooling around. They work you like a dog. They make sure it’s done right.” Part of the work is a deep dive into the community. By the second season, Judson began using high school students for stage crew. That morphed into internships and integration with high school English classes, supported by modest fundraising initiatives. “We dipped a toe in the water previously, but we really took a big step with Twelve Angry Men,” says Sills. “We did a school show in the morning for between 600 and 650 10th-graders who were studying civics at all three public high schools from all ethnic and economic demographics. We raised enough funds to buy the book. There’s a beautiful Penguin edition with an introduction by David Mamet. So, they attended the show for free, they had the book that they read ahead of time and the script for classroom study. We had a professional study guide written. After the show there was a curated question and answer so they could talk with the actors. After that John Wesley Shipp, dear John, just sort of jumped off stage and walked into the audience, took pictures and all that because they watch The Flash. He’s a superhero. That’s something that hasn’t happened in Moore County.” The outreach carried over to And Then There Were None. “We did an extra show for students,” says Arngrim. “They were given a copy of Agatha Christie’s book and they had a whole study plan. Then they came and saw the show and they had a Q&A and I thought, what a thing to do. During the course of the show Morgan and Daniel had people going out and speaking at the local schools. I’m thinking, why isn’t everyone doing this?” The school involvement will be somewhat different with

The Sunshine Boys. “I want to be really honest about the educational connection,” says Sills. “We don’t want to try to connect it spuriously. We are a professional theater in service to the community. So, John Davidson (On Golden Pond) might show up with his guitar at the Rotary meeting. But it’s more than just ‘come to the show.’ For The Sunshine Boys I think the educational performance is probably going to be just the theater kids. In the spring of 2018 it’s going to be The Miracle Worker, and that will be a big thing for the students. As the arts face all these challenges in the schools we’re part of the solution.” It’s in Sills’ blood. His mother, Elaine, and father, Milton, each worked in the public school system for 37 years. She taught music for 36 of them; he taught for 10 years and spent 27 in administration. If the education gene is powerful, so is the showbiz one. Milton Sills saw The Teahouse of the August Moon at the Pinehurst Theater building when it was still a theater. “It was a great place. You had sort of a semicircle stage setting and a balcony upstairs. It was a very fine theater for the time,” Milton says. On one trip to New York he saw Louis Armstrong and Pearl Bailey in Hello, Dolly! “One of the things that happened in the show that was fascinating was Pearl was dancing and her corset came undone and she just backed up to the curtain and this hand reached out and pinned her up and she never missed a kick.” When Sills got old enough to join his parents on New York excursions, they saw shows like Cats, The Full Monty and A Streetcar Named Desire. On one trip he and his father took in nine Broadway shows in eight days. Sills graduated from Pinecrest High School in 1990, doublemajored in English and Theater at Wake Forest University and then headed off to find the footlights. “I moved in with somebody that I had done summer

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Elinor Donahue in the 2015 production of Harvey Jamie Farr in the 2012 production of Tuesdays with Morrie Mindy Cohn in the 2013 production of Bell, Book and Candle 100

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John Wesley Shipp in the 2016 production of Twelve Angry Men John Davidson in the 2016 production of On Golden Pond

Michael Learned in the 2013 production of Driving Miss Daisy

Adam Faw and John Whitaker in the 2014 production of To Kill a Mockingbird

stock with. Three of us in a one-bedroom apartment. There were two twin beds in the actual bedroom and I stayed on the pullout sofa for a year and a half. My rent was $200 a month, but I was in New York,” says Sills. “You become an adult and you start to realize that your life is following a nontraditional path and you make your peace with that. When my father realized that I’m 6-foot-2 and he didn’t have a basketball player on his hands, he came down to what was then Sandhills Little Theater and would be in shows with me. We were in Inherit the Wind and The Skin of Our Teeth.” Wuhl and The Sunshine Boys fit the Judson Theatre Company template perfectly. Wuhl’s acclaimed HBO documentary on the facts and myths of American history, Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl, and Most’s recurring appearances on Glee will make them a hit with the high school crowd, while Neil Simon will work his magic on the older folks. “This is our second Neil Simon play. If you look at anything I’ve ever touched, it’s just valid on the page. The old saying ‘If it ain’t on the page, it ain’t on the stage’ is really true,” says Sills. “It fits because we do beloved classic plays but it’s also important that the audience knows they’re going to have a good time. Laughter is so important. The Sunshine Boys is about the friendships that define our lives, about how we choose to age. It’s about changes in show business, about

whatever business you’re in, how important it is to stay with the times. It’s like a buddy movie. As divided as the world may look, all kinds of people can come to The Sunshine Boys and enjoy it together. All kinds of people in terms of who they are and what they believe, they come to the show and they laugh and we’re all friends and that’s important.” After each show, the cast has the unusual custom of coming to the lobby to mingle with the audience. It has become part of the gig. The only drama in the Judson Theatre Company is on the stage, never behind it. These are working pros. During rehearsal Sills times the show while he edits the program. Haley takes notes on blocking, or maybe the delivery of a line, on a folded 8-by 10-sheet of paper. Someone drops a line and curses at the stumble. The stage manager yells “blackout” and “lights up” as the scenes change. They’re a troupe going about their craft. For Sills, forming Judson Theatre Company did more than just give back to the community where he grew up; it’s an investment in the one he’ll return to. “I’m going to retire here,” he says, “and I want to make sure there’s a theater when I do.” PS Jim Moriarty is senior editor of PineStraw and can be reached at jjmpinestraw@gmail.com.

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A L ivin g Canvas Exploring the artistry, history, aesthetics, and personal stories behind the tattoos

By R ay Owen • Photographs by Tim Sayer

attoos have been a part of American culture since the mid-1800s and in other parts of the world for centuries. Body art has been a symbol of rebellion and taboo, making it a misunderstood medium. More and more, tattoos are becoming mainstream, from fashion accessories — for both men and women — to poignant personal statements. Beyond the skin, tattoos are personal marks for remembrance, unique mementos on a human canvas. No matter the motivation, the talent required to render a quality tattoo is undeniable. From September 1st to the 29th, the Arts Council of Moore County is presenting a special exhibition showcasing the artistry, history, and stories of tattoos.

Emily Boles Emily does not have a sentimental story about why her back is covered in ink. Truth is, she simply loves the style. Inspiration for the designs came from visiting Alaska several years ago, and she started picking up new “tats” without any master plan. Emily chooses only to tattoo her back, because she can easily cover it for work. It’s like a second identity, from the young, professional woman she is in her everyday life.

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Fra n kli n Oldham, Sgt. U.S. A rm y (R et.) From 2000-2007, Franklin served in the Army as a crewman on an M1A1 battle tank. He loaded tanks and drove, shot and commanded them. Deployed to Iraq in 2004-2005, it was a tank that protected him and his platoon from numerous small arms fire, several land mines, a few RPG attacks, snipers, and a car bomb. He would not be alive today without that tank.

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M arcus & Sara Bosw ell , a n d Leo Marcus and Sara Boswell have matching tattoos, a combination of their family crests — Boswell and Humphrey. The phrase underneath the tattoo is French. Loosely translated, it means “If you don’t risk, you don’t gain.” It’s the idea they took into marriage, that love is a risk taken for a lifetime of adventure.

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J en n y Mor ee Jenny has many tattoo stories, like her mother’s handwriting or a guitar, microphone, and Fender amplifier because she loves music. Her favorite tattoo is of an angel wing, a tribute to someone whose life she saved when she came upon an automobile accident. Jenny ran to the car and comforted a woman who survived the wreck, helping the rescue crew pull the car off of her. She’s now Jenny’s best friend, and the tattoo commemorates the miracle of their meeting..

H a n nah Gibson Scars come in many sizes. Hannah’s tattoo is a memorial to her son, Gideon. The most jarring part for her is knowing that he’s gone. No one sees him on her hip at the farmers’ market and asks how old he is, or what his name is, or tickles his toes and comments on how tall he is. The tree Gideon was buried under was struck by lightning the week after he was laid to rest. The tattoo tells the story, a family tree — alive. It allows Hannah to continue sharing Gideon in this life with so many strangers who are now friends.

R ick & A dele Bu y ten h u ys In 2005, Rick Buytenhuys made a decision to go to Iraq as a private contractor, after serving six years in the Marine Corps. His mother, Adele, knew that his life would be in danger, but she always believed he’d be protected. Before he left for Iraq, Rick and Adele decided to get matching tattoos of a guardian angel. According to Rick, “many a night, I slept with my hand on my shoulder, that angel on my mother’s back and on mine, too.”

The “Art of the Tattoo: A Living Canvas” featuring intimate portraits of tattooed individuals by local photographer Tim Sayer of Sayer Photography, curated by Valhalla Tattoo & Gallery, is being presented by the Arts Council of Moore County. Opening Reception: Sept. 1, 2017, 6-8 p.m. Food Trucks on-site. Exhibition dates are September 1-29. The show is free and open to the public at Campbell House Galleries, 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines, NC 28387. For additional information visit www.MooreArt.org. Ray Owen is a local historian, who works for the Arts Council of Moore County

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For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad. — Edwin Way Teale

By Ash Alder

Soft thuds of September apples tap at the windows of ancient memories. This is how it always goes. Long before the leaves turn golden-orange-scarletpurple, we feel the subtle yet sudden arrival of fall. We can smell it in the air. Even our skin has memorized this electric instant. We open the kitchen window. Inside, chrysanthemums in mason jars and herbs in tidy bundles, hung to dry. Outside, a murmuration of swallows flashes across the whispy-clouded horizon, confirming what we already know: Autumn is here. This moment of recognition is embedded in our bones. Among the harvest — winter squash and lettuce greens — Rome Beauties call for homemade pie. Brilliant red spirals of skin fall away with each smooth crank of the apple peeler, spelling out a sacred message on the countertop. We flash back to grade school, remember twisting the stems of our lunchtime apple to see whom we might marry. Soon, the trees will be naked as the apples on the cutting block. We cut them into perfect slices, toss them in brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Autumn’s first breeze filters through the open window — a dear, bright-eyed friend returning home with stories and souvenirs.

Harvest Season

September apples call to mind Pomona, Roman goddess and virgin wood nymph depicted as keeper of the orchards and fruit trees. The harvest she effortlessly carries in her arms reminds us of the sweet abundance of this most prolific season.

The milkweed pods are breaking,  And the bits of silken down  Float off upon the autumn breeze  Across the meadows brown.

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, one of the best days for harvesting this month is with the new moon on Sept. 1. The full moon rises on Saturday, Sept. 16, which also happens to be International “Eat an Apple Day.” Lakota tribes associated this moon as the time when the “plums are scarlet.” For the Omaha, it rose “when the deer paw the Earth.” On Friday, Sept. 22, the sun enters Libra (the Scales) on the autumnal equinox. We look to nature and our gardens to remind us of our own need for balance and harmony. Day and night will exist for approximately the same length of time. Literally and figuratively, now is time to reap what we have sown. The Feast of the Archangels is a minor Christian festival observed on Friday, Sept. 29. Also called Michaelmas, this celebration honors the angelic warrior who protects against darkness. As autumn days grow shorter, we acknowledge the dance between lightness and dark.

Crock-Pot Apple Butter Ingredients

6 pounds apples (variety) 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation

1. Peel, core and slice apples. 2. Combine apples, sugar and spices in a Crock-Pot; cover and cook on high for one hour. 3. Remove lid, and cook on low, stirring occasionally, until apple butter reaches a spreadable consistency and is dark brown in color. Cook time will vary, depending on the types of apples you use. 4. Transfer apple butter to hot, sterilized jars. PS

— Cecil Cavendish, The Milkweed

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Although conscientious effort is made to provide accurate and up-to-date information, all events are subject to change and errors can occur! Please call to verify times, costs, status and location before planning or attending an event. To add an event, email us at pinestraw.calendar@gmail.com MASTER GARDENER HELP LINE. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. weekdays, through Oct. 31. If you have a question or need help with plant choices, call the Moore County Cooperative Extension Office. Walk-in consultations are available during the same hours at the Agricultural Center, 707 Pinehurst Ave., Carthage. If possible, bring a sample or photos. Info: (910) 947-3188. SEPTEMBER BOOK SALES. Each month there will be two sales at the Given Book Shop: the monthly sale (non-fiction in September), buy one and get one free; and the and author sale — buy one, get one free (September: Dick Francis & Ken Follett). Stop by and stock up for fall. Sales help provide community programs. Given Outpost/Book Shop, 95 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 585-4820 or 295-6022.

Friday, September 1 ART CLASS (OIL PAINTING). 1–4 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 6 (six sessions). For all levels of experience, artist Eileen Strickland covers basic information on materials, techniques, color theory and composition. Cost: $52/resident; $104/nonresident. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, Recreation Room, 300 Kelly

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Road, Pinehurst. Info and pre-registration: (910) 295-1900 or 295-2817. FIRST FRIDAY. 5:30–8:30 p.m. A family-friendly event with live music, food, beverages and entertainment. Free admission. No dogs, please! First Bank Stage at the Sunrise (inside in case of rain), 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 6928501 or firstfridaysouthernpines.com.

Friday, September 1 — September 29 TATTOO ART EXHIBIT. “Art of the Tattoo: A Living Canvas.” This art exhibit showcases tattoos as an art form by exploring their artistry, history, aesthetics and the stories behind them. Campbell House Galleries, 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2787 or mooreart.org.

Friday, September 1 — September 10 CUMBERLAND COUNTY FAIR. 5–11 p.m. “Country Days, American Ways.” Enjoy local arts and crafts and family entertainment, featuring music, food, motorsports and animals. Cost: $7 Gate admission; $22 Unlimited ride wristbands. Crown Complex, 1960 Coliseum Drive, Fayetteville. Info: (910) 438-4100 or www.cumberlandcountyfair.org.

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RELEASE. 6–10:30 a.m. Enjoy the scenic beauty and wildlife along the Pee Dee with excellent fishing, great paddling and wonderful floating opportunities for novice and intermediate paddlers. (Not whitewater rafting, just an enhanced flow.) Bring your equipment or rent from local outfitters. Best floating times are 8:30–10:30 a.m. Check the website for updates beforehand. Admission: Free. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, 177 Tillery Dam Road, Mount Gilead. Info: explorepinehurst.com or montgomerycountync.com. LIVE MUSIC. 7–10 p.m. Tim Stelmat performs at the Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, 241-A NE Broad St., Southern Pines. Free to the public. Info: (910) 692-3066.

Saturday, September 2 & 3 EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Cool Down Dressage. Pinehurst Harness Track, 200 Beulah Hill Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-5255 or 315-5959.

Sunday, September 3 NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. “Bird Nests.” Learn about the amazing variety of bird nests, and check out our collection during this indoor program. Weymouth WoodsSandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov.

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NATURE TALES. 10–11 a.m. and 11 a.m.–12 p.m. “Beautiful Butterflies.” Pre-school storytime and nature time. No cost for program, but please pre-register two business days in advance. (Admission to Garden not included in program.) Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info and registration: (910) 486-0221 (ext 20) or capefearbg.org.

OPEN STUDIO. 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Life Drawing. There will be no instruction given and you must bring your own supplies and materials. Any media. Cost: $15 (no discounts). Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www.artistleague.org.

Wednesday, September 6 BASIC HATHA YOGA. 9–10 a.m. (Wednesdays through Oct. 11) Instructor Darlind Davis teaches this course for adults 18+ who may have had no previous experience with yoga. Cost: $40/resident; $80 non-resident. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, 300 Kelly Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or pinehurstrec.org. PLAY ESCAPE. 10 a.m. Character Storytime. For all ages. Free with admission. Play Escape, 103 Perry Drive, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 246-2342 or playescapenc.com. SANDHILLS WOMAN’S EXCHANGE REOPENING. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. The Sandhills Woman’s Exchange reopens for its 95th year as a lunch venue and N.C. artisan gift shop. The 1810 log cabin will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays for the fall season, serving lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers needed. The Log Cabin, 15 Azalea Road, Village of Pinehurst. Info: (910) 2954677 or www.sandhillswe.org. TAI CHI. 10:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m. (Wednesdays through Oct. 11) This course is taught by Tai Chi Master Instructor Lee Holbrook for adults age 18+ and focuses on three styles of Tai Chi: Yang, Wu and Beijing. Cost: $33/resident; $66 non-resident. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, 300 Kelly Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or www.pinehurstrec.org. MEET THE AUTHOR. 4 p.m. Jason Reynolds, 2016 National Book Award Finalist in Young People’s Literature, will read from and discuss his new novel for middle-graders, Patina, the story of a young African-American track phenomenon who is trying to bring her relay team together. The Country Bookshop, 140 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-3211.

Wednesday, September 6 & 7 ART CLASS (OILS). 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Oil Painting with Courtney, taught by Courtney Herndon. Cost: $110. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www.artistleague.org.

Thursday, September 7 MUSIC AND MOTION STORYTIME. 10:30 a.m. Especially for children ages 2 through 5. Every other week, this event incorporates stories and songs along with dancing, playing and games designed to foster language and motor skill development. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. INTERMEDIATE TAI CHI. 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. (Thursdays through Oct. 12) Instructor Lee Holbrook focuses on refining the Yang style for participants who already have a basic knowledge of Tai Chi. Cost: $33/resident; $66 non-resident. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, 300 Kelly Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or www.pinehurstrec.org. CAMEO ART HOUSE THEATRE. 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7). Jon Shaine. Tickets: $12 in advance. 225 Hay St., Fayetteville, Info: (910) 486-6633

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JOY OF ART. 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Creative Coffee. Joy of Art Studio, 139 E. Pennsylvania Ave., B, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 528-7283 text or www.joyof_art@msn.com. ART EXHIBIT OPENING. 5–7 p.m. “Wild — and Not So Wild” exhibits the works of Betty Hendrix and runs through Sept. 28. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www. artistleague.org. LIVE AFTER 5. 5:30–9 p.m. The band Punch, featuring a horn section and multiple lead vocalists, will play 70s funk, Motown and today’s hits. Food, beer, wine, water and sodas available for purchase. Picnic baskets allowed, but no outside alcoholic beverages permitted. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Tufts Memorial Park, 1 Village Green Road West, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or 295-2817. THE ROOSTERS WIFE. 6:46 p.m. (doors open at 6). Randall Bramblett performs. Cost: $20. The Rooster’s Wife, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org. NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 7:45 p.m. Moonlight Hike. This ranger-led hike is co-sponsored by Southern Pines Recreation Department. Listen to the sounds of nature as you walk the moonlit trails. Bring a flashlight. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov.

Saturday, September 9 HISTORIC TOURS BY CARRIAGE. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. The Downtown Alliance (DTA) and the Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum host guided tours by horse-and-carriage of sites from Fayetteville’s colorful 250year history. Tickets: $15–25/person online, at the DTA office or phone. Downtown Alliance, 222 Hay St., Fayetteville. Info: (910) 222-3382 or www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com. GOLF TOURNAMENT 8:30 a.m. Sponsored by Aberdeen Fire & Rescue Department. Captain’s Choice, four-person teams. Cash prizes, 50/50 Raffle, Mulligans, door prizes. Cost: $65/person or $260/four-person teams, includes green fees and cart. Lunch to be provided. $100 hole sponsorship. Hyland Hills Golf Course, 115 Fairway Ave., Southern Pines. Info: Richard Allred (910) 944-7888 or Rallred@ townofaberdeen.net. SATURDAY KIDS PROGRAM. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Celebrate Raggedy Ann and Andy birthdays with stories, songs and a full-size Raggedy Ann. Other activities will welcome fall and the cool nights of autumn. Given Memorial Library. 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-6022 or www. giventufts.com. NATURE TALES. 10–11 a.m. and 11 a.m.–12 p.m. “Beautiful Butterflies.” Preschool storytime and nature time. No cost for program, but please pre-register two business days in advance. (Admission to garden not included in program.) Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info and

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Saturday, September 9 & 16 ART FOR THE DAY. $25. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Sept. 9: All about Elephants for ages 7 through 12; Sept. 16: All about the Giraffe. Joy of Art Studio, 139 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. B, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 528-7283 text or www.joyof_art@msn.com.

Sunday, September 10 NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. Cruisin’ for Caterpillars on Grandparents Day. Join a park ranger at the Visitors Center for a brief talk on the life cycles of butterflies and moths, followed by a 1-mile walk. Weymouth WoodsSandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FAIR. 3–4:30 p.m. Build Community @ Your Library. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet with local organizations looking for help and find out how to give back to your community. The fair will include local agency information booths, kids’ crafts, and prize drawings. The Library will also be celebrating the 22nd Anniversary Dedication Day — the date the Library officially moved to its current location. All ages are invited. Free and open to the public. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235. ARTS & HUMANITIES LECTURE SERIES: PART 1. 4 p.m. “George Ellison, Wilderness Poet, and Elizabeth Ellison,

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ca l e n d a r Artist and Illustrator.” Lecture, exhibition and reception. Cost: $10/members; $15/nonmembers. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or www.weymouthcenter.org.

Monday, September 11 — October 2 JOY OF ART. 4–5:30 p.m. Fiber Art, Create with Fabric for ages 10-12. Cost: $70 for four classes (Mondays). Joy of Art Studio, 139 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. B, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 528-7283 text or www.joyofart@msn.com. SIP & PAINT WITH JANE. 5–7 p.m. Join resident artist Jane Casnellie for an evening of sipping and painting, and take home your own masterpiece. No experience necessary. All materials provided, including a glass of wine. Cost: $35. Hollyhocks Art Gallery, 905 Linden Road, Pinehurst. Info and registration: Jane Casnellie at (910) 639-4823. EVENING STORYTIMES. 6 p.m. Children age 3 through third grade and their families are invited to enjoy a session that incorporates stories and activities that foster a love of books and reading, with tips for winding down after dinner and getting the week off on the right track. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. CLASSICAL CONCERT SERIES. 8 p.m. The Arts Council of Moore County presents American baritone Lucas Meachem, an international performer beloved for his lyric baritone voice and dramatic interpretations. And he is a Union Pines High School graduate! Cost: $30 single ticket (or as part of series subscription). Sunrise Theater, 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8501 or 692-2787 or www. sunrisetheater.com.

Tuesday, September 12 AVETT BROTHERS MUSIC DOCUMENTARY. 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. May It Last, a Portrait of the Avett Brothers — a Film. Directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, this intimate portrait of this acclaimed North Carolina band and its rise to fame is a meditation on family, love and the passage of time. Tickets $16. Sunrise Theatre, 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8501 or 692-3611 or www.sunrisetheater. com. avettbrothersfilm.com. CAMEO ART HOUSE THEATRE. Call for time. May It Last — A Portrait of the Avett Brothers — a Film. Tickets: $10. 225 Hay St., Fayetteville, Info: (910) 486-6633. RUTH PAULEY LECTURE SERIES. 7:30 p.m. Chuck Collins launches the 2017-18 season with a talk on “Reversing Wealth Inequality: The Case for Restoring Progressive Taxation and Bringing Home Wealth.” Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-7456 or Facebook.

Wednesday, September 13 ART CLASS (OIL PASTELS) 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Oil Pastel — Fur and Feathers, taught by Linda Drott. Cost: $40. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 9443979 or www.artistleague.org. MEET THE AUTHOR. 4 p.m. Award-winning author Catherynne Valente will read from and discuss her new novel, Glass Town Game, a fantasy story for middle-grades that reimagines the childhoods of the Bronte siblings, Anne, Charlotte, Emily and Branwell. The Country Bookshop, 140 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-3211. REC-ING CREW SOCIAL CLUB. Call for time. “Movie and Pizza Party.” This program gives young adults a chance to unwind and socialize with their friends. Must pay club dues in advance to participate — covers all six sessions. Cost: $15/ resident; $30/non-resident. Recreation Room, 300 Kelly Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or pinehurstrec.org.

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ca l e n d a r Longleaf Golf & Family Club in Southern Pines. Free and open to the public. Given Memorial Library, (3:30 p.m.), 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst; and Given Outpost (7 p.m.), 95 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 585-4820 or 295-6022. SENIORS DAY OUT. 10:45 a.m.–5 p.m. Rankin Museum, Ellerbe Springs. Get away from your everyday world and explore faraway places and times past in Natural History, American Heritage and Native American culture exhibits. Lunch will be at the Ellerbe Springs Inn prior to the tour. Cost: $20/residents; $40 non-residents. Register by Sept. 11. Meet at Assembly Hall Lobby, 395 Magnolia Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or pinehurstrec.org.

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FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. 6:30–8 p.m. “Symphony in Your Neighborhood Concert.” Join FSO at Westover Park for an evening of Dixieland jazz, performed by select FSO musicians. Free and open to the public — bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on! Attendees are welcome to bring food and coolers, but no pets or alcohol are allowed in the park. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors to the Westover Recreation Center, but not canceled. Westover Park, 277 Bonanza Drive, Fayetteville. Info: (910) 433-4690.

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Thursday, September 14 — October 8 CAPE FEAR REGIONAL THEATRE. Call for times. Dream Girls. CFRT opens its 56th season with this powerhouse musical about a girl group on the advent of a new sound in music: Rhythm and Blues. Cape Fear Regional Theatre, 1209 Hay St., Fayetteville. Info and tickets: (910) 323-4233 or www.cfrt.org.

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CHAIR YOGA. 9–10 a.m. Fridays through Oct. 20. Taught by Darlind Davis, ideal for those with chronic conditions, balance issues, or lower body challenges that affect the ability to get up and down. Cost: $40/residents; $80/non-residents. Info: Pinehurst Parks & Rec, 300 Kelly Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or pinehurstrec.org. ART CLASS (OILS). 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Big Brush Landscape/ Follow the Leader, taught by Mitch Coleman. Cost: $25 (supplies included). Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www.artistleague.org. MOVIES BY THE LAKE. 7:45 p.m. Aberdeen Parks and Rec and sponsors present Moana, shown on the big screen. Admission is free, concessions available for purchase. Aberdeen Lake Park, 301 Lake Park Crossing, Aberdeen. Info: (910) 295-1900 or 944-7275 or explorepinehurst.com.

Saturday, September 16 LOCAL SINGER SONGWRITERS IN CONCERT. 12 p.m. This concert is presented in Nashville’s “in-the-round” style and highlights some of our area’s finest singer-songwriters. Becca Rae hosts Mitch Clark, Momma Molasses and Patrick Fuller. Tickets: $14. Purchase online at www.sunrisetheater. com, by phone at (910) 692-3611, or in person at the theater. Sunrise Theater, 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8501 or 692-3611 or www.sunrisetheater.com. TRAIL (TEENS READING AND INVESTIGATING LIFE). 3 p.m. All sixth through tenth-graders are invited to attend an Activism/Volunteering Panel Discussion and hear from local leaders about how they can make a difference. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. EATS, BEATS, & BREWS. 4–8 p.m. Bring your appetite as the Arboretum hosts food trucks, craft beer vendors, games,

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ca l e n d a r activities for kids and live entertainment. Free admission. Village Arboretum, 395 Magnolia Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-2817. BALLROOM DANCING. 6:30–10 p.m. Cape Fear Ballroom Dancers 24th Anniversary Formal Dinner-Dance. Cost: $50/ members; $60/guests. Tuxedo required. Pre-paid reservations only. Highland Country Club, 105 Fairway Drive, Fayetteville. Info: (910) 987-4420 or www.capefearballroomdancers.org. LIVE MUSIC. 7–10 p.m. Tim Wilson performs at the Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, 241-A NE Broad St., Southern Pines. Free to the public. Info: (910) 692-3066.

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THE CAROLINA PHILHARMONIC OPENING NIGHT. 7:30 p.m. Maestro David Michael Wolff will conduct Symphonic Masterworks: Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto, featuring George Harliono, solo pianist. Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 692-6185 or 687-0287 or www.carolinaphil.org. TRIBUTE TO THE EAGLES. 7:30–9:30 p.m. Vision 4 Moore presents the 7 Bridges Band: The Ultimate Eagles Experience. Tickets: $15–$35. Profits are equally shared with our nonprofit partners: Caring Hearts For Kids Of Moore, Meals on Wheels of the Sandhills and The MIRA Foundation, USA. Lee Auditorium, Pinecrest High School, 250 Voit Gilmore Lane, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 365-9890 or www. vision4moore.com. GARDENING WORKSHOP. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1 p.m.–3 p.m. Bonsai specialist and Master Gardener Harold Johnson will be giving two hands-on workshops. Learn how to create, style & care for these living landscapes. Cost: $50/ Horticulture Society members; $60/non-members, includes all materials (container, planting media and plant) plus individual instruction on creating your own bonsai planter. Tools provided. Register by Sept. 8. Sandhills Horticultural Gardens-Ball Visitors Center. 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 695-3882.

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Saturday, September 16 & 17 MOORE COUNTY KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW. 8 a.m.– 5 p.m. This show features all breeds and obedience. Pinehurst Harness Track, 200 Beulah Hill Road South, Pinehurst. Info: (919) 776-4688 or www.explorepinehurst.com. EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday: War Horse Event Series Schooling Day; and 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday: June War Horse Event Series Horse Trials, Combined Tests, and Dressage. Call for prices. Spectators welcome free. Carolina Horse Park, 2814 Montrose Road, Raeford. Info: (910) 875-2074.

Saturday, September 16 — October 7 JOY OF ART. 4–5:30 p.m. Creative Arts for Teens — Drawing the Figure. Cost: $25/ class or $70 for four weeks. Joy of Art Studio, 139 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. B, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 528-7283 text or www.joyof_art@msn.com.

Sunday, September 17 EQUESTRIAN EVENT. Call for times and locale. Antares Dressage Show. Aberdeen. Info: (910) 295-0075 or www. antaresdressage.com. SUNDAY FILM SERIES. 2:30 p.m. This month’s film is based on the popular book by Diane Ackerman, The Zookeeper’s Wife. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. Basic Orienteering. Learn how to find your way with a compass, and practice your new skill on a short orienteering course. Insect repellent and long pants recommended. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov. JOY OF ART STUDIO. 1–5 p.m. Creative Arts for Women. Soul Signs and Symbols. Cost: $75. Thatcher Healing House, 325 N. Page St., Southern Pines. (910) 528-7283.

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ca l e n d a r THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6:46 p.m. (doors open at 6). Dry Branch Fire Squad performs. Cost: $15. The Rooster’s Wife, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www. theroosterswife.org.

Tuesday, September 19 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MOORE COUNTY. 11:30 a.m. Luncheon and meeting. Guest speaker Ed Dennison, chairperson of the Moore County School Board of Education, will speak on the challenges facing Moore County schools and public education in N.C. Everyone welcome. Cost: $13/person. Reservations required. Little River Resort, 500 Little River Farm Blvd., Carthage. Info: (910) 944-9611 or owegeecoach@gmail.com. JAMES BOYD BOOK CLUB. 2 p.m. The Lost Book of the Grail, by Charlie Lovett. Free and open to the public. Weymouth library, Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or www.weymouthcenter.org. YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS. 4–5 p.m. for ages 5 to 9 years; and 5–6 p.m. for ages 10 to 15 years. Tuesdays through Oct. 10 (four sessions). Pre-registration is required. Bring your own tennis racket, or contact the department to check one out. Cost: $5/resident; $10/non-residents. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, Tennis Court No. 1, Rassie Wicker Park, 10 Rassie Wicker Drive, Pinehurst. Must register by Sept. 15. Info: (910) 295-1900 or www.pinehurstrec.org. LIT WITS. 5:30 p.m. This is the first meeting of the Library’s newest book club, and it’s especially for kids 11 to 15 years old and in love with books. You can check out your copy of the first book, Wonder, by R.J. Palacio, from the Library from Sept. 1 through 20.) Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net.

ADULT TENNIS LESSONS. 6–7 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 10 (four sessions). For ages 16+. Bring your own tennis racket, or contact the department to check one out. Cost: $35/ residents; $70/non-residents. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, Tennis Court No. 1, Rassie Wicker Park, 10 Rassie Wicker Drive, Pinehurst. Must pre-register by Sept. 15. Info: (910) 295-1900 or www.pinehurstrec.org.

Tuesday, September 19 — 20 ART CLASS (DRAWING). 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Portraiture — Charcoal on Grey Paper, taught by Barbara Sickenberger. C ost: $60. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www.artistleague.org.

Tuesday, September 19 — 24 INAUGURAL HOKE COUNTY FAIR. 5–10 p.m. Tuesday– Thursday, 5–11 p.m. Friday, and 1–11 p.m. Saturday, and 1–10 p.m. Sunday. Entertainment, carnival rides, games, petting zoo, food vendors, exhibits, dirt track racing and more! Tickets: $5–$10. Hoke County Fairgrounds, 2950 Lindsay Road, Raeford. Info: (910) 964-0990 or hokecountyfair.com.

Thursday, September 21 DOUGLASS CENTER BOOK CLUB. 10:30 a.m. This month’s book for discussion, The Book that Matters Most, by Ann Hood, can be picked up at the Southern Pines Public Library or at the Center. Meetings are held at the Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376 or (910) 692-8235. SANDHILLS WOMAN’S EXCHANGE. 10:30 a.m. Pine Needle Basket Making will be featured. Tickets: $25, includes lunch and lecture (reservation required). The Log Cabin, 15 Azalea Road, Village of Pinehurst. Info: Karen at (910) 2954677 or www.sandhillswe.org.

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MUSIC AND MOTION STORYTIME. 10:30 a.m. Especially for children ages 2 through 5. Every other week, this event incorporates stories and songs along with dancing, playing and games designed to foster language and motor skill development. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. ART CLASS (ALCOHOL INK). 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Go with the Flow/Beginning Ink, taught by Pam Griner. Cost: $40, supplies included. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 9443979 or www.artistleague.org. WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE READING. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Daniel Wallace. A light reception follows his program. Open and free to the public. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or www.weymouthcenter.org. YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS. 4–5 p.m. for ages 5 to 9 years; and 5–6 p.m. for ages 10 to 15 years. Tuesdays through Oct. 12 (four sessions). Pre-registration is required. Bring your own tennis racket, or contact the department to check one out. Cost: $5/residents; $10/non-residents. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, Tennis Court No. 1, Rassie Wicker Park, 10 Rassie Wicker Drive, Pinehurst. Must register by Sept. 15. Info: (910) 2951900 or www.pinehurstrec.org. ADULT TENNIS LESSONS. 6–7 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 12 (four sessions). For ages 16+. Bring your own tennis racket, or contact the department to check one out. Cost: $35/ residents; $70/non-residents. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, Tennis Court No. 1, Rassie Wicker Park, 10 Rassie Wicker Drive, Pinehurst. Must pre-register by Sept. 15. Info: (910) 295-1900 or www.pinehurstrec.org. THIRD THURSDAY. 6–9 p.m. “Foodscaping 101.” Author and horticulturalist Brie Arthur explains how you can eat your yard with edible landscaping. Food trucks and a cash bar will

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ca l e n d a r be available for beer, wine and food. Free with a membership or paid admission. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info: (910) 486-0221 or capefearbg.org. WINE & WHIMSY. 6– 8 p.m. “Flowers.” A perfect date night or girls’ night out. All supplies and instruction provided. Wine, beer and snacks available for purchase. Cost: $20/members; $25/non-members. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info: (910) 486-0221. Register online at www.form.jotform.com/51666115773964. ART EXHIBITION ON SCREEN. 10:30 a.m. (Doors open 9:30). “The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism,” from the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Tickets: $15. Groups of 10 people or more need to book tickets in the Sunrise Office in order to sit as a group. No outside food or drinks, please. Sunrise Theater, 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8501 or 692-3611 or sunrisetheater.com. FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONY PICNIC. 6:30–9:30 p.m. Picnic at the Hollow. Welcome Pitmaster and Fayetteville native Wyatt Dickson (of Picnic Restaurant in Durham) home with good food and a good time. $50/person (Tickets must be purchased by Sept. 8). Fox Hollow, 2418 Sunnyside School Road, Fayetteville. Info and tickets: (910) 433-4690 or www. fayettevillesymphony.org/events. GIVEN TUFTS FALL COLLOQUIUM. 6:30 p.m. A Celebration of the Life of General George C. Marshall, World War II general and former Pinehurst resident. The reception and dinner is followed by a presentation by Rachel Yarnell Thompson and Gen. Michael J. Meese (U.S. Army Ret.). Tickets: $70/person. Event takes place at the Carolina Hotel, 80 Carolina Vista Drive, Village of Pinehurst. Tickets available at www.giventufts.org or the Given Memorial Library, info at (910) 295-6022.

Friday, September 22 MAGIC SHOW. Extreme Illusions and Escapes. Kirk Tours. (910) 295-2257 or kirktours.com.

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NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 10 a.m. A Day in the Life of a Park Ranger (for Wee Ones). Learn some of the skills you need to be a park ranger. Activities, which include reading a book, playing some games and making a craft, are geared toward 3- to 5-year-olds and meant for parents to do with their children. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov.

Friday, September 22 & 23 FALL OPEN HOUSE. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Hollyfield Design, Inc. will host a Fall Open House featuring locally sourced products, free design demos and refreshments. Come get a taste of fall and some great ideas for your holiday decorating! 130 E. Illinois Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7243.

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Saturday, September 23 NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 10 a.m. Wildlings: Up Close with Nature. The Wildlings program series is geared for 6- to 10-year-olds this weekend. After a hike to collect little things, kids can look at them in the Discovery Room under our new microscope. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov. STARWORKS WORKSHOP. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Hot Glass Fundamentals. Learn how to gather and manipulate molten glass and apply color. Expect to create a paperweight, glass feather and other solid glass objects. Participants may want to bring lunch. Registration deadline: Sept. 21. Cost: $125. STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise, 100 Russell Drive, Star. Info and registration: (910) 428-9001 or starworksnc.org. STEAM SATURDAY. All day. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math. Experiment and craft tables will be out all day. A special Lego Challenge event will take place from 11 a.m. to noon. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. LIVE MUSIC. 7–10 p.m. Ethan Hanson performs at the Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, 241-A NE Broad St., Southern Pines. Free to the public. Info: (910) 692-3066.

Saturday, September 23 & 24 EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Pinehurst Fall Dressage. Pinehurst Harness Track, 200 Beulah Hill Road S., Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-5255 or 315-5959 or www.sportingservicesdressage.com.

Sunday, September 24 SUNDAY KIDS MOVIE. 2:30 p.m. Come to the Library for a free showing of a film about a beautiful and headstrong reader who meets a terrible beast in an enchanted castle. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235. NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. Take a Walk on the Wild(flower) Side. Today is the start of Take a Child Outside Week, so bring your little one to see what’s blooming during this wonderful time of year on a 1.5-mile stroll. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6:46 p.m. (doors open at 6). Stray Local, Anne McCue perform. Cost: $15. The Rooster’s Wife, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www. theroosterswife.org.

Monday, September 25 EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Obstacle Schooling Day. Carolina Horse Park, 2814 Montrose Road, Raeford. Info: (910) 875-2074 or www.carolinahorsepark.com.

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WOMEN OF WEYMOUTH. 9:30 a.m., coffee; 10 a.m., meeting and program. Speakers: Dotty Starling, Weymouth Center archivist, and Robin Smith, Weymouth Center executive director. Free and open to the public. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or www.weymouthcenter.org. ART CLASS (WATERCOLORS). 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Watercolor Landscape, taught by Sandy Scott. Cost: $45. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www.artistleague.org. LUNCH & LEARN IN THE GARDENS. 12–1 p.m. A fall walking tour of the Horticultural Gardens with Dolores Muller, Master Gardener volunteer and President of the Horticultural Society. Free. Bring your lunch, the Garden will provide drinks. Sandhills Horticultural Gardens-Ball Visitors Center, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 695-3882. Register by email: landscapegardening@sandhills.edu.

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ca l e n d a r EVENING STORYTIMES. 6 p.m. Children age 3 through third grade and their families are invited to enjoy a session that incorporates stories and activities that foster a love of books and reading with tips for winding down after dinner and getting the week off on the right track. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net.

FAIR. 5–11 p.m. Tuesday–Friday, and 3–11 p.m. Saturday. Carnival rides, games and food. Parking $2. Admission: $6/ person age 3 years and over. Moore County Agricultural Fairgrounds, 3699 US 15-501, Carthage. Info: (910) 215-6893.

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EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Young Event Horse Competition. Carolina Horse Park, 2814 Montrose Road, Raeford. Info: (910) 875-2074 or www.carolinahorsepark.com.

WEYMOUTH YOUNG AFFILIATES. 6 p.m. Join the younger crowd at Weymouth for an evening of networking, program planning and refreshments. All are welcome to attend. Weymouth Library, Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or www.weymouthcenter.org.

ART CLASS (OILS). 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Beginning Oils, taught by Harry Neely. Cost: $50. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or artistleague.org.

MUSICIANS JAM SESSION. 7 p.m. Bring your instrument and your beverage, or just come to enjoy! Free and open to the public. Library, Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or www.weymouthcenter.org. PIANO AND GUITAR DUO. 7 p.m. Carlos Castilla and Amanda Virelles, of Duo Guitano, will play guitar and pianoharpsicord at this free concert. Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Info: Ryan Book at (910) 7834412 or booka@sandhills.edu.

Tuesday, September 26 & 27 ART CLASS (ANY MEDIA). 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Getting Your Values Right, taught by Betty DiBartelomeo for all levels. Cost: $60. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www.artistleague.org.

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WINE AND ART APPRECIATION. 5:30–7:30 p.m. Exploring Art Through Observation and Conversation IV. Join art educator and local artist Ellen Burke, whose topic is: “Breaking the Rules; Women Artists who Defied Convention to Pursue Their Art.” Cost: $20, including wine and light snacks. Proceeds to benefit The Sandhills Woman’s Exchange. Hollyhocks Art Gallery, 905 Linden Road, Pinehurst. Info and registration: Ellen (603) 966- 6567 or Jane Casnellie (910) 639-4823.

Friday, September 29 N.C. SYMPHONY. 8 p.m. The season opens with Beethoven’s “Pastoral Symphony” and two masterpieces by Rachmaninoff, the latter performed by award-winning pianist Micah McLaurin. Tickets at the door, from Campbell House in Southern Pines up to two weeks prior, or at the N.C. Symphony Box Office after Aug. 28. Performance at Lee Auditorium, Pinecrest High School, 250 Voit Gilmore Lane, Southern Pines. Info: (877) 627-6724.

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Friday, September 29 — October 4 STARWORKS WORKSHOP. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Handle with Care Ceramic Workshop. In this six-day workshop, ceramic artists Matt Schiemann, Eric Botbyl and Todd Pletcher share their combined experiences on a myriad of topics. Cost: $495. STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise, 100 Russell Drive, Star. Info and registration: (910) 428-9001 or www.starworksnc.org.

Saturday, September 30 EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Running Start Horse Trial. 735 Furr Road, Vass. Info: (910) 315-5800 or 6903797 or www.runningstarthorsetrials.com. 14TH ANNUAL HERITAGE FESTIVAL. 12– 5 p.m. Enjoy a fun-filled day of history in the Heritage Garden Complex, including a tour of the Farm House, General Store and Tobacco Barn; pony rides; pumpkin painting; and more for children! Refreshments available for purchase. Admission free for CFBG members. Regular admission applies for non-members. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info: (910) 486-0221 or www.capefearbg.org. MEET THE AUTHOR. 2 p.m. Tui Sutherland, author of Wings of Fire: Darkness of Dragons, will be at The Country Bookshop, 140 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-3211. LIVE MUSIC. 7–10 p.m. Laura Jane Vincent performs at the Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, 241-A NE Broad St., Southern Pines. Free to the public. Info: (910) 692-3066.

Saturday, September 30 — October 1 EQUESTRIAN EVENT. All day. Eastern Zone Polocrosse Championship. Pinehurst Harness Track, 200 Beulah Hill Road S, Pinehurst. Info: (352) 266-9326 or www.carolinapolocrosse.com/calendar.

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Upcoming Events Sunday, October 1 HERITAGE BLOCK PARTY. 1–6 p.m. Hosted by the Heritage Flag Co. The Embers will be playing from 3–6 p.m. Raffle for thousands of dollars in prizes. Proceeds will benefit Military Missions in Action. Open House in the retail shop. Heritage Flag Company, 230 S. Bennett St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 725-1540.

Friday, October 6 A CAPITOL IDEA 7 p.m. Oysters and The Embers . . . who could ask for a better time? Head down the road to Raleigh for “Shuckin’ and Shaggin,’” an oyster roast and fundraiser for the North Carolina State Capitol Foundation, which helps preserve our state capitol. 1 East Edenton St., Raleigh. Tickets: ncstatecapitol.org.

WEEKLY EVENTS Mondays BRIDGE. 1–4:30 p.m. A card game played by four people in two partnerships, in which “trump” is determined by bidding. Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376. MOORE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET. 2–5:30 p.m. Fruits, vegetables, meats, crafts, flowers, plants, baked goods and more. FirstHealth Fitness Center, 170 Memorial Drive, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 947-3752 or moorecountync.gov or localharvest.org.

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p.m. (Private classes available Monday and Tuesday; Group classes Wednesday through Saturday) Hands-on instruction for pasta, Moroccan, ravioli, sweet potato gnocchi, sushi, eggplant parmesan, pierogis and charcuterie and knife skills. Vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free options. Reservations and pre-payment required. Prices: $45–$55 per person, includes meal, instruction and recipes. The Flavor Exchange, 115 E. New Hampshire Ave., Southern Pines. Info and menus: (910) 725-1345 or www.TheFlavorExchange.com.

Tuesdays BABY BUNNIES STORYTIME. 10:30 and 11 a.m. (two sessions) This storytime, reserved for ages birth to 18 months, will engage parents and children in early literacy practices. Programs will be offered Sept. 12, 19 and 26. (Please note: No session on Sept. 5.) Limited to 20 babies per session. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. BROWN BAG LUNCH/GAME DAY. 11:30 a.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy fellowship and activities, including card games, board games and the Wii. The Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376. TAI CHI FOR HEALTH. 10–11:30 a.m. Practice this flowing Eastern exercise with instructor Rich Martin. Cost for single class: $15/members; $17/non-members. Monthly rates available. No refunds or transfers. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info and registration: (910) 486-0221. PLAY ESCAPE. 3:30 p.m. Arts & Crafts. For ages 2 years + Free for members. Cost for non-members: $2/child and $1/siblings. Play Escape, 103 Perry Drive, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 246-2342 or www.playescapenc.com.

THE ARTIFACT SHACK. 4–5:30 p.m. Painting Classes for Kids. Subjects include: Cat in a Window (Sept. 5), City Skyline (Sept. 12), and Landscape (Sept. 19) and Abstract Fun (Sept. 26). Cost: $18, all supplies included. Classes held at Rugg Rats, located at 125 E. Illinois Ave., Southern Pines. Info and advance registration (required): (540) 454-3641 or www. theartifactshack.com.

Tuesdays — Saturdays SANDHILLS WOMAN’S EXCHANGE. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Lunch served 11 a.m.–2 p.m. The gift shop features over 60 NC and American hand-made artisan gifts. Volunteers needed! Sandhills Woman’s Exchange, 15 Azalea Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-4677, www. sandhillswe.org or Facebook.

Wednesdays THE ARTIFACT SHACK. 4–5:30 p.m. Painting Classes for Kids. Subjects include: Cat in a Window (Sept. 6), City Skyline (Sept. 13), and Landscape (Sept. 20) and Abstract Fun (Sept. 27). Cost: $18, all supplies included. Classes held at The Ice Cream Parlor in Downtown Southern Pines at 176 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info and advance registration (required): (540) 454-3641 or www.theartifactshack.com. YOGA IN THE GARDEN. 6–7 p.m. Improve flexibility, build strength, ease tension, and relax through posture and breathing techniques for beginners and experts alike! Free for CFBG and YMCA members; $5/non-members. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info and registration: (910) 486-0221 ex. 36 or capefearbg. org. (Must register one day prior). Email questions to mzimmerman@capefearbg.org. BRIDGE. 1–4:30 p.m. A card game played by four people in two partnerships, in which “trump” is determined by bid-

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Thursdays MOORE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Fruits, vegetables, meats, crafts, flowers, plants, baked goods and more. Armory Sports Complex, 604 W. Morganton Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 947-3752 or www.moorecountync. gov or www.localharvest.org. STORY TIME! 10:30–11:30 a.m. For ages 3 to 5. Wonderful volunteers read to children, and everyone makes a craft. Free and open to the public. Given Memorial Library, 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-6022. MAHJONG (Chinese version). 1–3 p.m. A game played by four people involving skill, strategy and calculation. Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376.

Saturdays MOORE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Fruits, vegetables, meats, crafts, flowers, plants, baked goods, and more. FirstHealth Fitness Center, 170 Memorial Drive, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 947-3752 or moorecountync.gov or localharvest.org. SANDHILLS FARMERS MARKET. 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m. The market features many wonderful farms, nurseries, bakeries, meat and egg providers, cheese makers and specialty food producers our area has to offer. 1 Village Green Road W., Pinehurst. Info: (910) 687-0377 or www.moorefarmfresh.com. SATURDAYS IN SEAGROVE. 10a.m.–5 p.m. Stepping into the craft. Tour individual shops, observe demonstrations of wheel throwing, carving techniques, raku firing and more; try making pottery yourself. Pottery Shops of Seagrove, N.C. Pottery Hiway 705, Seagrove. Info: (336) 707-9124 or discoverseagrove.com.

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TAI CHI FOR HEALTH. 6–7:30 p.m. Practice this flowing Eastern exercise with instructor Rich Martin. Cost for single class: $15/members; $17/non-members. Monthly rates available. No refunds or transfers. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info and registration: (910) 486-0221.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays HISTORY OF PINEHURST TOUR. 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. (1 hour, 15 minutes each). Also by request. Experience the Home of American Golf on a guided windshield tour with Kirk Tours and learn about Mr. Tufts and some of Pinehurst’s celebrity patrons. Cost: $20/person. Departs from Pinehurst Historic Theatre, 90 Cherokee Road. Info and registration: (910) 2952257 or www.kirktours.com.

Fridays PLAY ESCAPE. 10 a.m. Arts & Crafts. For ages 2 years + Free for members. Cost for non-members: $2/child and $1/siblings. Play Escape, 103 Perry Drive, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 2462342 or www.playescapenc.com. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME. 10:30 a.m. Reading selections are taken from our current inventory of children’s literature, from the classics to modern day. The Country Bookshop, 140 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-3211. BRIDGE. 1–4:30 p.m. A card game played by four people in two partnerships, in which “trump” is determined by bidding. Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376. JAZZY FRIDAYS. 6–10 p.m. Enjoy a bottle of wine and dancing with friends under the tent with live jazz music, provided by Black Water Rhythm & Blues (Sept. 1), The Sand Band (Sept. 8), Midnight Allie (Sept. 15), and The Sand Band (Sept. 22) and Carolina Breakers (Sep 29). Cost: $15/person. Ages 21 and older. Reservations and pre-payment recommended for parties of 8 or more. Food vendor on site. Cypress Bend Vineyards, 21904 Riverton Road, Wagram. Info: (910) 369-0411 or www. cypressbendvineyards.com.

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Restaurant Authentic Thai Cusine

MOORE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET Food Demo Saturday Sept. 23rd 9:30 to 11:30 by Leslie Philip with Thyme & Place Cafe

U.S. Hwy 1 South & 15-501 1404 Sandhills Blvd. Aberdeen, NC 28315

Tomatoes, Corn, Fruits, Veggies, Peaches, Cantaloupes, Watermelons, Green Beans, Jams, Meats, Flowers & Plants, Crafts, Goat Cheese, Prepared Foods, Baked Goods

Smoke Free Environment Lunch

Mondays- FirstHealth (Fitness Center) Facility courtesy of First Health

Closed Monday Tuesday - Friday 11:00am - 2:30pm Saturday Closed for Lunch Sunday 11:30am - 2:30pm

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Celebrating the Life of

General George C. Marshall Respected Pinehurst Resident

Marshall, The Man: Rachel Yarnell Thompson and Marshall, the Military Genius: BG Michael J. Meese (U.S. Army Retired)

Thursday, September 21, 2017 Reception and Dinner Beginning at 6:30 pm Carolina Hotel • Cardinal Ball Room • Pinehurst, North Carolina Tickets $70 (+ TAX) per person Available beginning August 7th at Given Memorial Library 150 Cherokee Road • Pinehurst, NC or online: www.giventufts.org Presenting Sponsor artwork by Thomas Edgar Stephens

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Paul J. Ciener

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Friday, september 22, 2017 6:30 pm gates open at 5:30 pm

tickets - $12 in advance - online at www.cienerbotanicalgarden.org or call 336-996-7888 (tickets $15 at the Gate) Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys keep one foot in the Great Lakes State and the soul of Motown, and one in Music City, USa: nashville, tennessee. they still embody the soul of a good jam or late night pickin’ session, and also have honed in on a sound that’s entirely their own drawing from soul, blues, folk, jazz and maybe even a trace of that techno beat. Proceeds benefit the further development of Paul J. Ciener. Botanical Garden Concert is rain or shine with large, limited tent coverage - bring a chair or blanket. Food trucks, local beer and wine on site for purchase. Please, no coolers, pets or smoking. Presented by the John and Bobbie Wolfe Concert Series in partnership with ...

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Virgo, close your eyes and think of Mars! You’re not a Martian, but this

is where your energy lies. Known as good communicators, you are attracted to professions that demand a stage. Fellow Virgos include Kobe Bryant, Charlie Sheen, Mother Teresa, Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Pippa Middleton, and Lance Armstrong. Shew-we, Baby Doll, you know how to make entrances and exits, and sure look just as good going as coming! — Ad Astra, Astrid

Virgo (August 23–September 22) Thoughtful and sincere you are, and that is your calling card, Sugar. You care about your fellow man and we know it. Friendships are golden, and this year makes that clear to all closest to you. You and your inner circle are about as tight as bark on a tree or a tick on a hound dog. This makes your life a whole lot sweeter, and the world an itty bit better knowing you are in it. Now, be alert to a communication. It will need your attention and will pay off to boot. Libra (September 23–October 22) What happened wasn’t fair, and you knew it, but life has offered some very sweet compensations for your troubles. The stars look a whole lot better this month, and an even better opportunity pops up on the horizon. That person that causes you grief? About the only thing you share is you both breathe air, Baby. Scorpio (October 23–November 21) Aw, c’mon. You didn’t orchestrate world peace, but then, you didn’t fire a missile at North Korea. Here’s what you can do in your own little corner of the world. Turn off the telly and take a walk. Leave the office. Bay at the moon if you wanna. But don’t treat the checkout line at Harris Teeter like it’s the suicide prevention line. Sagittarius (November 22–December 21) You’ve been looking like you lost your platoon, but Sugar, you might need to know this little tidbit: You at least have a clue where you are going. Those around you don’t. Stop following the lost and take back control; you have some valuable intel and plenty of people who would give you a helping hand. Capricorn (December 22–January 19) Your give-a-damn meter is broken, Darling. Everybody is cracking up, watching you square your shoulders and standing up for yourself. About time, they are saying to themselves. Before you tangle with the boss/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/manager of 7-Eleven step back and get a grip. You’ve made your point. Aquarius (January 20–February 18) As things are slowly being revealed, you keep your peace and watch it play out. You think you are completely subtle, but Sugar Pie, you’ve been giving them catfish eyes and everybody noticed. Until the game is over, wear shades. Meantime, an investment in something you know a good bit about is worth a closer look.

Fabrics. Indulge them a little. They need your kind words because what you say and think matters more to them than anything. Meanwhile, be mindful of your health and check your craving for Blue Bell ice cream. Aries (March 21–April 19) Summer has taken the air out of your sail, and you’re feeling it. By the time you settle yourself down in a chair and take a rare break and a deep breath, it’s a lot like Zeus sucking the oxygen out of the room. Honey, you have no clue that your idle is a lot of folks’s high gear. Read a book; take a nap. Give us a break, why dontcha? Taurus (April 20–May 20) You’ve ignored mending fences because you just cannot admit to your stubborn self that you had a role in the breakdown. Now you gotta choose: Would you rather be happy, or would you rather be right? This ain’t Dr. Phil talking; we all know you don’t need this person like they need you. So go for the high road. Gemini (May 21–June 20) Just when you thought your achy breaky heart was done for, good fortune smiled. It’s like that for you; you take to your bed, moping and moaning, and then the sun shines again. Honey, you are going to like the astral forecast because you get lucky on so many levels it ain’t even real. The odds break in your favor. Cancer (June 21–July 22) You’ve got a concealed weapon that has a whole lot of power: your never-fail charm. It’s often concealed because you know that you could rely upon it too much and be less authentic, but you are better than that. There’s a sneaking suspicion building up that you are more intuitive than you knew. Leo (July 23–August 22) Here’s a snapshot: you get up from a nap, roar a little, then fall back onto the sofa. Snap outta this cycle, you lazy feline. Time to move out and do your own hunting. The object of your considerable desire is prone to change, so focus, Sugar, focus. By feeding time, you will have the meal you deserve. PS For years, Astrid Stellanova owned and operated Curl Up and Dye Beauty Salon in the boondocks of North Carolina until arthritic fingers and her popular astrological readings provoked a new career path.

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Death Valley Daze

By Jim Moriarty

One September on a travel assign-

ment ferreting out backwoods golf courses in South Carolina, I spent a night in a hotel just off Interstate 95 festooned with enough University of South Carolina Gamecock regalia to dress every piece of poultry at Tyson Farms in garnet and black.

“You sure take your football serious around here,” I said to the desk clerk. “Naw,” he replied as he checked to make sure the names on my driver’s license and credit card matched. “It’s only life or death.” What I didn’t tell him was that I was also the football photographer for Clemson University. I decided to keep that bit of information to myself, having made the simple calculation that I would prefer my wake-up call not be accompanied by the discharge of a 12-gauge shotgun. Photographing Clemson’s home games was something I did for about 20 years, beginning in the Refrigerator Perry days. It was a dramatic change of pace from more staid assignments at haunts like Pebble Beach or Augusta National. Golf has its exciting moments but rarely is one player hell-bent on hitting another one so hard his liver exits his body through a nostril. When my son was 11, give or take, I got him a pass so he could be down on the field with me. This practice was generally frowned upon since it is, in point of fact, dangerous. During pregame warm-ups, the last players to take the field are the hog mollies, the big nasties. The late Chester McGlockton was at Clemson that year, and I told my son to watch number 91 when he trotted out of the locker room and down the sideline. Big Chet stood 6-foot-5 and played most of his 12 NFL seasons at somewhere between 335 and 350 pounds. His left leg was larger than my boy. Hell, his right leg was larger than me. I’m not sure either one of us has seen a bigger human being since. During the game, I made certain to keep my son stowed well out of harm’s

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way, behind the Clemson bench. The biggest thing I wanted him to get hit by was a 102-pound cheerleader. I was adamant about his staying back from the sidelines because I’d seen what could happen. I’d felt it, too. You may be familiar with a photograph known as “The Catch.” It was taken in 1982 by the great Sports Illustrated photographer Walter Iooss Jr., showing Dwight Clark (a Clemson alum), catching a pass from the San Francisco 49ers’ Joe Montana in his fingertips to beat the Dallas Cowboys. The 35 mm picture is actually a horizontal, made with a 50mm lens Walter had hanging around his neck. There is nothing more aggravating than having the action happen right in front of you and all you’ve got in your hands is a 600mm telescopic lens and the only picture you get is a close-up of a tooth. Anyway, one year at Clemson I was positioned in the back of the end zone, à la great Iooss. The Tigers’ tight end was running a pattern vaguely similar to the Dwight Clark’s. Recognizing the developing play, I pulled the camera with the short lens up to my eye to get the same shot Walter got. But this time the defensive coverage was too good, and Clemson didn’t have Joe Montana throwing the ball. The pass sailed high and incomplete. As the tight end and the defensive back exited the back of the end zone, I jumped to my feet. We became a threesome. I put my hand on the tight end and backpedaled as the two players began to slow down. No harm, no foul. Until the moment the tight end stepped on my foot. Planted firmly in the ground, that was as far as I was going. Since the remainder of my body was still attached to the foot, over backwards I went. The tight end, followed in short order by the defensive back, stutter-stepped across my chest leaving behind a pattern of cleat marks that, the next morning, resembled a violent outbreak of chicken pox. The then-assistant Sports Information Director Tim Bourret, a friend of mine, was doing color commentary on the radio. When I bounced to my feet after being trampled by two large human beings, he could barely contain himself. “That’s our photographer!” There have been a lot of great moments in Death Valley. Clemson is, after all, the reigning national champion. I’m reasonably confident, however, that I’m the only photographer who ever got a standing ‘O’ from the students sitting on the hill. PS

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