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16 5500 Adams Farm Lane Suite 204 Greensboro, NC 27407 Office 336-316-1231 Fax 336-316-1930 Publisher CHARLES A. WOMACK III

Sift Says Goodbye

publisher@yesweekly.com EDITORIAL Editor CHANEL DAVIS

On “Denouement,” Sift, the rock’n’roll band born in the early ‘90s around Boston is laid to rest as a Triad two-piece, in memoriam to late guitarist Justin Burmeister.

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Since opening in 2004, 1618 WEST SEAFOOD GRILL has become one of the Triad’s long-term restaurant success stories. The restaurant closed for two months this past summer for major renovations to the kitchen that took much longer than expected.

6 There will be special screenings of the independent thriller TORN at 8 p.m. this Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at Marketplace Cinemas, 2095 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, with filmmakers in attendance for post-screening Q&A sessions.

8 Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD, “WHEN I FALL IN LOVE,” Botti has become the largestselling American instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music, and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum, and Grammy Awards.

10 I once asked the Rev. Jesse Jackson if voter apathy was the biggest threat to democracy. “No,” he said. “It’s VOTER SUPPRESSION.” He was right then and

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18 HOUSE BILL 140, ratified by Governor Roy Cooper in June, allows North Carolina cities to hire civilian employees to respond to minor traffic incidents, freeing up more officers to investigate criminal offenses. Now Greensboro is doing just that.

19 Thousands of alumni, friends, family, and fans will descend on Greensboro as North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University celebrates its annual homecoming, dubbed the GREATEST HOMECOMING ON EARTH, this weekend.

20 As honeybees tuck into their hives, the QUEEN BEES are buzzin’ right along to shows, starting November 4 at the Flat Iron, followed by November 8 at the North Carolina for Community and Justice Citation Award Dinner fundraiser; and at the Gas Hill Drinking Room on November 29.

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ARTS COUNCIL TO HOST FLOW: OPEN TO THE UNEXPECTED EXHIBITION BY ARTIST COLLECTIVE OUT OF THE BLUE (OOTB) FROM THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN REGION

PRESS RELEASE The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County will host an exhibition entitled FLOW: Open to the Unexpected by artist collective Out of the Blue (OOTB). The exhibition will be on view in the Main Gallery at Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts from November 2, 2023, to January 6, 2024. An opening artist reception is scheduled for Friday, November 3, from 5 to 7 p.m.

OOTB, an artist collective consisting of Marion Cloaninger, Susan B. Marlowe, Marsha Holmes, and Beth Andrews, is inspired by the natural beauty and spirit of the Blue Ridge region as they express the real and imagined. The exhibition FLOW: Open to the Unexpected celebrates the unpredictable and surprising outcomes of art through textures, patterns, and collages. Attendees will experience works ranging from whimsical, to symbolic, and vibrant to classical. The group has been

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sharing their processes and exhibiting together since 2015.

“We are artists, creators who have gotten messy, made mistakes, experimented, broken rules, and made art,” said OOTB member, Beth Andrews.

“When we give ourselves permission and encouragement to be open to the process, our imagination and intuition are unlocked into a transported state of creativity. This is what we call FLOW.” OOTB looks forward to sharing their art with joy through their individual and collective voice. !

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Chow Down with John Batchelor at 1618 W Seafood Grill

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ince opening in 2004, 1618 West Seafood Grill has become one of the Triad’s long-term restaurant success stories. The restaurant closed for two months this past summer for major renovations to the kitchen that took much longer than expected. In the interior, the bar area was painted, and new flooring was added in the bathrooms.

The dining area originally occupied the back section of the building, but seating expanded to the entire property after reopening following COVID lockdown. The new dining room is used when needed on a full night, as well as for separate, private parties. It has been named the Hamilton Room, in memory of Peter Hamilton, an initial partner at 1618 and one of the initiators of the Triad quality dining movement.

The look is sleek and contemporary, with high ceilings and walls in taupe or gray.

New wall décor came from Wes Wheeler (instagram.com/wes_wheeler_art/). The artist is one of the owners of The Undercurrent restaurant (undercurrentrestaurant. com), an indication of the camaraderie that many local restaurateurs share.

The owners are Nick Wilson, who leads

the front of the house, and George Neal, who presides over the kitchen. Wilson started in the business waiting tables at age 15. He trained in the industry as he worked his way through various positions.

Chef Neal cut his culinary chops in the kitchen of The Madison Park (RIP), during a period when I rated it the best restaurant in the Triad.

Management takes pride in recognizing and developing personnel. Steve Buckner manages the floor. The staff is remarkably stable and highly knowledgeable. Regulars greet servers from long acquaintance.

Mark Weddle presides over one of the most creative and skilled bars in our area. Stacey Land, a Certified Sommelier, manages wines. The list here is extensive, noteworthy for quality and range.

Bread service (gratis) includes excellent olive oil with pesto.

As you might expect from a restaurant that calls itself a seafood grill, most of the starters swam in the sea.

Rings of calamari perch over red bean salsa, ladled with chipotle remoulade, all surrounded by swirls of basil oil, scattered with micro greens. Additional dabs of remoulade sauce lend color as well as flavor.

“Prawn” is singular, and that is accurate.

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Salmon

You get just one. It is large, characteristic of the species, the head removed, the body deveined, grilled just-right-tender. By itself, it tastes very good. But it is plated with blackened jumbo lump crab meat in a crisp parmesan wafer, so there is more to this dish than the singular impression might generate. In between, a small caprese salad rests over mashed and dressed avocado.

Tuna Poke kind of sails along the plate, a function of a large wonton wafer that sticks up out of the side. The tuna itself is seared rare with a deep red interior, no gristle, inside a crust decorated with black and white sesame seeds. A wakame (seaweed) salad partially covers the tuna, all surrounded by deep red swirls of beet coulis cross hatched with soy glaze.

Two large scallops seared crusty-brown but still tender inside occupy either end of a black plate. They are placed over tarragon polenta. The visual impact is quite striking, enhanced by lines of deep burgundy beet coulis, interspersed with dark green matcha sauce (made from green tea). Crumbled pistachio nuts lend texture as well as color and flavor.

White plates hold a Caesar Salad and a house Dinner Salad. The former uses traditional romaine lettuce, in this case shredded and enhanced with shredded parmesan cheese. The latter is decorated with roasted red peppers and goat cheese, all dressed in lemon balsamic vinaigrette.

The visuals of the preliminary courses rank in the highest echelon for the Triad.

In the main courses, platings are the most striking I have seen. Each plate is an abstract work of art, vibrant in color.

Grouper is unique, caught by a boat crew off Emerald Isle that has a cooperative relationship with the restaurant. Quality is truly exceptional, sharpened by mild blackening spices. The fish is presented over roasted red, yellow, and purple heirloom carrots. On the other side of the plate, a construction of roasted pepper rings, pickled zucchini, ricotta cheese, and garlic spread is juxtaposed. Swaths of deep green cherry pepper coulis and gold carrot coulis cut the center.

A shredded sweet potato nest covers sea bass. Sweet and white potato pesto hash occupies center stage, presented over smoked tomato balsamic marinara sauce.

On the other side, kale, simmered in white wine with garlic, hosts a burrata (cheese) ball coated with crisp panko breadcrumbs.

Snapper gets a mild blackening treatment — you can taste the spices, but they don’t obscure the flavor of the fish. This is scattered with arugula, topped with cherry tomato compote. An herbed cream sauce links a pasta cup filled with tender kale, yellow and red roasted heirloom carrots atop.

To my eye, and to my taste, this kitchen’s Salmon is the overall winner among the main courses. I’m going to term this presentation The Twin Towers. Two burritos on

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the ends of the plate are filled with purple sticky rice and shrimp. These would be a knockout all by themselves. In between, three pieces of grilled salmon have been lightly blackened and individually decorated with guacamole, sliced avocado, and micro greens. Black beans lurk on the side.

The menu is not restricted to seafoods.

My party had the Beef Tenderloin — another spectacular presentation, the tender and deeply flavored beef surrounded by a pastry ring, looking kind of like a bridge anchor. A roasted yellow bell pepper contains morsels of sautéed lobster meat over zucchini and onions. An orange pepper is filled with diced squash and carrots.

Other fowl and meat include Applewood Smoked Bacon Wrapped Chicken stuffed

with mushrooms and feta cheese, as well as Lamb Chops with a mustard demiglace, haricot vert, goat cheese, and tri-colored cous cous.

I was fortunate to attend one evening with guests who like desserts. Thus, I have sampled Key Lime Pie and Peanut Butter Pie, both lush and lovely, well worth the calories.

Executive Chef Adam Donohue has been with 1618 for over 10 years. Sous Chef Anuar Hidalgo joined the kitchen team a month before the pandemic. Director of Leadership Aaron Sheehan started in pizza, then evolved into a lifelong obsession with food and wine, eventually earning his culinary degree.

A final note. The noise level here has

always bothered me. But management is in the process of addressing the problem with a new acoustic design to be added in the near future.

Whenever I am asked the perennial question, “What’s the best restaurant in town?” I always include 1618 on the short list. !

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JOHN BATCHELOR has been writing about eating and drinking since 1981. Over a thousand of his articles have been published. He is also author of two travel/cookbooks: Chefs of the Coast: Restaurants and Recipes from the North Carolina Coast, and Chefs of the Mountains: Restaurants and Recipes from Western North Carolina. Contact him at john.e.batchelor@gmail.com or see his blog, johnbatchelordiningandtravel.blogspot.com.

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here will be special screenings of the independent thriller Torn at 8 p.m. this Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at Marketplace Cinemas, 2095 PeMark Burger ters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, with filmmakers Contributor in attendance for post-screening Q&A sessions. Tickets for the screenings are $8 (general admission) and $6 (senior citizens and students with valid ID), and are available at https://www.mpcws.com/ or via https://www.fandango.com/.

Torn is a film with direct connections to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) School of Filmmaking, having been produced and directed

by Ryen W. Thomas, who graduated in 2010. A significant number of cast and crew members are also UNCSA alumni, including producer John Mathis, whose 2021 psychological thriller Where’s Rose was screened at the RiverRun International Film Festival and then enjoyed a successful subsequent run at Marketplace Cinemas.

Torn, Jordon Alexander “After screening John’s Where’s Rose last year with RiverRun we opted to show it for a full run at our cinema,” said Zack Fox, general manager of Marketplace Cinemas. “John and the film’s editor, Barrett Jay — who edited this film as well — did the post-screening Q&As. We had a superb turnout for Where’s Rose, including many local aspiring filmmakers attending the Q&As to get the details and insights. It was a joy to see all the filmmakers connect over a film shot in Winston-Salem. I moderated John and Barrett’s Q&As and asked them ‘What’s next?’ As fellow filmmakers, we’ve kept in touch over the year, and when

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this project was complete and ready to be seen, we decided to get it screened sooner than later!”

“I think of Ryen as an older brother and a mentor, so it was an honor to be asked to help produce his feature Torn,” said Mathis, who is currently working on a project in London. “I have known Ryen for about 17 years and have worked on numerous productions together. He is actually the one who encouraged me to go to UNCSA and even wrote a recommendation letter (on my behalf). So, producing his film really felt like a ‘full circle’ moment for me.”

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“I’m pleased with Torn,” he said. “It’s been a marriage full of many ups and downs, and like most indie filmmakers, I had to wear multiple hats outside of directing. Doing that actually relieves stress on set because it keeps me busy!

I mentioned how Torn gave Jordon the chance to stretch himself as an actor, but to be honest it’s done the same for me. Making it was scary because most of the projects I did prior to that didn’t dive into a character’s psyche and shadow side so deeply. In fact, it’s my experience on Torn that helped me come to realize how, no matter what genre I work in, I love to infuse heavy psychology into the story. I tackle directing from the lens of enjoying the study of personalities and philosophy.”

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“Torn is Charlotte born and bred,” Thomas said. “We ended up scoring our world premiere at the Charlotte Film Festival last September which was awesome because it allowed all who helped bring it alive celebrate it in their/our own backyard. Our upcoming screening in Winston-Salem just plays into my nostalgia, my love for UNCSA and the town the school is in. My old stomping grounds.

Very poetic circle.”

“I am very satisfied with the film,” Mathis added. “One these indie films it feels like there is never enough time.

However, I think it really speaks to Ryen as a director for always showing up with such a clear vision and knowing what he wants and needs. Now I am just excited for audiences to get to see what we made!”

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tuitively joyful experience. It’s like some films don’t want to get made! But having strong collaborators will encourage one to thrive. I believe that a great film is made stronger by great bonds.”

As an award-winning independent filmmaker himself, Fox has succeeded in making Marketplace Cinemas an additional venue in Winston-Salem to screen those films and celebrate those who make them.

“Bringing quality North Carolina indie films to the cinema is something I’m very passionate about,” Fox said. “It’s a terrific way for indie filmmakers to meet, network, and celebrate indie filmmaking outside of a film-festival setting where some indie gems can get lost to the masses. Now more than ever there is a tremendous amount of indie-quality content being made that deserves a chance to be shown on the big screen.

I’ve seen the North Carolina independent filmmaking game take leaps and bounds the past few years. I am confident it’s only going to continue to grow stronger and stronger.”

The official Marketplace Cinemas website is https://www.mpcws.com/. !

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GRAMMY award-winning jazz trumpeter, composer Chris Botti at UNCG Auditorium Nov. 3 PRESS RELEASE Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD, “When I Fall In Love,” Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music, and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum, and Grammy Awards.

Botti’s album, “Impressions,” won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental.

Trumpet Professor Garrett Klein says the concert will be a treat for the community: “Mr. Botti’s playing transcends genres and has broad appeal. I think everyone who is a music lover should go to this concert — there will be something for everyone. Don’t miss this concert!”

In addition to public presentations, every artist in the concert and lecture series does important work with UNCG students, such as holding masterclasses

and seminars, often just hours before performing on stage.

Klein is excited for students to have the opportunity to learn from Botti: “His trumpet playing is just gorgeous He has one of the best sounds of anyone out there and his musicianship is something special. I know our music students are going to enjoy working with him and hearing what he has to say about how he built his incredible career.”

Over the past three decades, Botti has recorded and performed worldwide with the best in music, including Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael Bublé, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, and even Frank Sinatra.

Hitting the road for as many as 300 days per year, the trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues from Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney

GRAMMY award-winning jazz trumpeter and composer Chris Botti will take the stage at UNCG Auditorium on Friday, November 3rd, for a spectacular start to the UNC Greensboro Concert and Lecture Series (UCLS).

Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy.

School of Music Director Charles Young is thrilled that Botti is coming to campus: “The UNC Greensboro Concert and Lecture Series is one of the great treasures of the Triad. As the longest running series of its kind in North Carolina, we bring world-class performers like Chris Botti to our stages to entertain, to educate, and to enlighten us all.”

Chris Botti is appearing at UNCG thanks to the generous support of UCLS Sponsors: Presenting Sponsors Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. and the Cemala Foundation; Hospitality Sponsor Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels; Underwriting

Sponsor Well-Spring; and Media Sponsor Our State Magazine.

Upcoming UCLS events include singer songwriter Jewel, Jazz Musicians Marcus Printup and Tim Warfield, Photographer Lalla Essaydi, and Garth Fagan Dance Company.

Tickets are still available at ucls.uncg. edu. All student tickets (regardless of school) are $7.50 each, and all UNCG faculty and staff may purchase tickets for $25 each. These student, faculty, and staff ticket prices are good for all UCLS events. !

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Celebrate 60 years of history with the country’s finest craft artists creating one-of-a-kind, wearable & functional, handmade fine crafts, November 18th & 19th at the Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem. Presented annually since 1963, the Craft Fair showcases artisans working in clay, wood, glass, fiber, metal, jewelry, photography, printmaking, & mixed media. It’s a great event to meet up with friends, meet lots of artists, shop, & watch live craft demonstrations throughout the weekend.

Piedmont Craftsmen continues to be one of the oldest arts organizations in Winston-Salem and one of the preeminent craft guilds in the country.

Its story began in 1963 with a group of friends gathered around a kitchen table discussing their love of crafts. There were several organizations in Winston-Salem who were promoting paintings and other fine arts, but none were focused on crafts. From that first conversation came Piedmont Craftsmen- a guild of craft artists & collectors whose devotion to the handmade object & ties to the heritage of craft work in this region have spanned several generations. During our 50th Anniversary in 2013, one of our Founding Members, printmaker Mary Goslen, said that she was amazed at what the organization had accomplished. It was at her kitchen table that this small group met.

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by the end of 1964 our artist membership was up to 46. Currently, Piedmont Craftsmen represents almost 300.

Since the start, the Guild has attracted master artisans who produce distinctive & innovative work, using both traditional and contemporary materials and techniques. It’s even expanded to included artisans working throughout the United States, not just North Carolina and the southeast.

For those who are unfamiliar, Piedmont Craftsmen’s Fair is an essential program that supports this mission with three major purposes: (1) To create an indoor marketplace where artisans can present & sell their work, and connect with an audience who are looking to find beautiful, handmade objects for themselves or for gifts that could one day become heirlooms. (2) Craft Education: Between 16-22 artists will demonstrate their techniques to the public throughout the weekend. We have visitors who attend specifically to watch and learn. (3) And finally, to induct new Guild members.

Provisional Artists- craft artists who are undergoing round 2 of the nearly yearlong artist membership process, have their work reviewed and are able to take full advantage of the Fair. There are always fresh artists to check out in addition to the veterans.

To find a list of this year’s exhibiting artists, event info, and ticket links about Piedmont Craftsmen’s Annual Fair, visit piedmontcraftsmen.org/fair

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once asked the Rev. Jesse Jackson if voter apathy was the biggest threat to democracy.

“No,” he said. “It’s voter suppression.”

He was right then and he’s especially Jim Longworth right now. Want proof? Then just take a gander at the Longworth newly drawn Conat Large gressional districts being proposed by our Republicancontrolled State Senate.

Voter suppression comes in many forms, some subtle and some not so subtle. It can involve decreasing the number of polling places in Black neighborhoods or cutting back on the number of days allowed for early voting. It can also come in the form of restrictive voter identification laws or removing select drop boxes

for mail-in ballots. Voter suppression also involves dirty tricks by political operatives, who sometimes generate robocalls that mislead people about polling locations and hours. But the most blatant type of voter suppression is gerrymandering, a process whereby one political party creates discriminatory voting districts so as to give their candidates a distinct edge over the opposition party.

That’s what Republicans in the North Carolina Senate are doing by breaking up urban areas of heavily Democratic cities and counties into pieces, and attaching those pieces to areas that are already heavily Republican. The initial result of this partisan piecemeal effort was to offer a choice between two maps that might be used in next year’s election.

One version was in Senate Bill 756, and the other in SB 757. Both of them were absurdly odious, but last week Senate Republicans advanced SB 757 as their best and final congressional map to be used in the 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030 elections. Court challenges are expected

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to follow by organizations like Common Cause, but if the GOP map is upheld, then the North Carolina congressional delegation will shift from 7 Democrats and 7 Republicans, to a possible 11-3 split in favor of Republicans. It all seems so unfair, especially because Democrats outnumber Republicans statewide.

Nevertheless, short of a judicial miracle, the SB 757 map could prevail. Here’s how it will affect Piedmont voters.

Under the new map, the 5th Congressional district (now represented by Republican Virginia Foxx) will include northwest Guilford County and most of Greensboro. It will also encompass GOP stronghold counties of Allegany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Rockingham, Surry, Stokes, Watauga, and Wilkes.

The 6th district (now represented

by Democrat Kathy Manning) will take in southwest Guilford County and High Point, along with Kernersville and Walkertown. But it will also include Davie, Davidson and Rowan counties, and about 20% of Cabarrus. And, just for good measure, the new 6th district will

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The 9th district (now represented by Republican Richard Hudson) will cover Alamance, Hoke, Moore and Randolph counties, as well as parts of Chatham and Cumberland, and the remaining areas of Guilford not already allocated to the 5th and 6th districts.

The 10th district (represented by Republican Patrick McHenry) will include Winston-Salem and western Forsyth County, as well as Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, and Yadkin.

Under this map, Kathy Manning’s current district (which includes most of the Triad) will be carved up and scattered into four different Republican strongholds, thus explaining why High Point Mayor Jay Wagner, former Congressman Mark Walker, and Army vet Christian Castelli felt emboldened to announce that they would seek the 6th district seat next year.

It is truly amazing what lengths Republicans will go to in order to hold onto and increase their power base, and, in so doing, show a total disregard for representative government and the rights of Democratic voters. When you give yourself an advantage by rigging the election up front, that means you are afraid to compete on an equal playing field, and that makes you seem like a bunch of frightened, self-serving cowards. I apologize for my feelings, but some things are just hard to suppress. !

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A Wilde spirit materializes in The Canterville Ghost

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f nothing else, The Canterville Ghost offers families an alternative to the customary “slashand-shriek” scare Mark Burger fare too bloody or scary for small children. This modest Contributor Halloween diversion, an animated take on Oscar Wilde’s 1887 short story, also represents something of a reunion for Stephen Fry (also a producer) and Hugh Laurie, who achieved early success with their popular British sketch-comedy series A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1989-’95).

Fry provides the voice for the titular specter, one Sir Simon de Canterville, who has been cursed to haunt the halls of Canterville Chase for the last 300

years. Since then, he has driven every owner of the manor mad with fear.

The newest owners, however, are both American and progressive (evidently the two are intertwined), and are more interested in the ghost than enervated by him. Virginia Otis (voiced by Emily Carey), unhappy at having to relocate to England, throws down the gauntlet by betting Sir Simon can’t scare her family away in two weeks’ time. Sir Simon’s spooky doings, which in retrospect very likely inspired Tim Burton and the screenwriters of Beetlejuice (1988), do not have the desired effect, and Virginia begins to take pity on the saddened spook, who has been a victim of circumstance since his earthly demise three centuries before.

It’s surprising that The Canterville Ghost hasn’t been made into an animated feature before, as it would seem tailor-made for that format. There have been live-action versions before, with the stellar likes of Charles Laughton, John Gielgud, and Patrick Stewart playing the

accursed Sir Simon. The animation here may not match the mega-buck razzledazzle of the Disney blockbusters but is effective and sometimes inspired.

The narrative prattles along in modest fashion, and Giles New and Keiron Self’s screenplay includes some modern sensibilities that occasionally seem at odds with the period setting, which appears to be the early 20th century.

In addition to Fry, Carey, and Laurie (who voices multiple characters), the voiceover cast includes Freddie Highmore as the likably bumbling Duke of Cheshire, who can’t help but be attracted to the willful Virginia, Toby Jones, Meera Syal, Miranda Hart, David Harewood, Georgia

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Small, and Imelda Staunton as the predictably dotty housekeeper Mrs. Umney, who has a penchant for fainting at the most inopportune times.

The Canterville Ghost is hardly a classic, but it’s a quaint Halloween treat that goes down easily enough. Small children should enjoy the “ghostbusting” (or “bust-ghosting”) antics of its characters, and their elders can rest assured that the film is family-friendly through and through. !

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“AGATHA CHRISTIE’S CRIMINAL GAMES: THE ‘70S” (MHz Choice/Kino Lorber): A five-disc DVD collection ($49.95 retail) of all 10 episodes from the 2020-’22 seasons of the popular French mystery series (originally titled Les petites meurtres d’Agatha Christie), which puts a fresh spin on Christie’s stories by setting them in the midst of the free-wheeling 1970s, with Emilie Gavois-Kahn as Annie Greco, the Lille Police Department’s first female captain, who contends with male chauvinism while she pursues evildoers with the help of hot-tempered sidekick Arthur Dupont and amateur psychologist Chloe Chaudoye. In French with English subtitles.

BLOODTHIRST (Lionsgate): Faint echoes of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) abound in director/cinematographer Michael Su’s dull, dusty, post-apocalyptic shocker pitting a coven of vampires against a grubby human militia, with Costas Mandylor (in “Mad Max” mode) as a grizzled vampire hunter and Tara Reid as the vampire queen. The vampire makeup looks like a child’s Halloween costume, and the scariest thing is the promised sequel. Only Rick C. Rendon as tough biker Rico manages to stand out in an otherwise unimpressive cast. The DVD retails for $19.98. Rated R. “THE BOYS”: SEASON 3 (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment): Executive producer Eric Kripke developed this award-winning Amazon Studios fantasy series based on executive producers Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s popular Dynamite Entertainment franchise, in which a team of vigilantes wages war against a slew of superheroes whose seemingly altruistic, heroic actions have been carefully crafted to cloak their corrupt natures, featuring an ensemble cast including Karl Urban (also a producer), Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alsonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, and Jensen Ackles. All eight episodes from the 2022 season are available on DVD ($38.99 retail) and Blu-ray ($49.99 retail), each boasting bonus features.

CRACKED (Film Movement): Writer/ director Surapong Ploensang’s feature debut is a moody, stylish psychological shocker starring Chanyanit Chansangavej as a young widow who inherits her late father’s paintings, only to discover hidden (and heinous) work underneath WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

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Filmmaker Lucio Fulci (1926-’97) has a worldwide cult following due to his dabbling in the horror genre, but this critic has never quite been a convert. Some films (The Beyond) are pretty good, others (Manhattan Baby) not so much. This 1980 shocker (originally titled Paura nella citta dei morti viventi) boasts Fulci’s trademark blood and guts – and maggots, too! – which for some will be more than enough.

The film was shot in Georgia but set in New England’s Dunwich (a nice nod to H.P. Lovecraft), the town has had a big problem since the local priest hanged himself.

His apparition keeps popping up, prompting victims to regurgitate their internal organs. Those victims become decaying zombies with the annoying habit of crushing people’s skulls with their bare hands. Absolutely none of this is presented in a fashion that could be described as subtle, but Fulci does conjure up a moody, nightmarish atmosphere that goes a long way.

Into this bedeviled burg come psychic Catriona (“Katherine”) MacColl, who was rescued from being buried alive by cigar-chomping New York reporter Christopher George (in one of many B movies he made at the end of his career). The two team up with local shrink Carlo De Mejo to put a stop to these supernatural shenanigans, but it’s a gruesomely uphill – and below the graveyard – battle all the way.

Unlike Dario Argento, who learned toward a more garish, stylized sheen, Fulci’s style was blunt, grungy, and intentionally downbeat, if not nihilistic. His horror films are nasty and violent and do not have happy endings, although this one ends less on a note of ambiguity than awkwardness. The film lurched into American theaters as The Gates of Hell in 1983 with a self-imposed X rating for its violence. Those prints and original VHS copies of the film were muddy and murky.

The 4K Ultra HD combo ($54.95 retail) looks absolutely smashing and includes multiple audio commentaries, retrospective Q&As and vintage interviews, and more. the surface. There’s good work by Chansangavej, K-pop star Nichkhun as a handsome art restorer, and Nutthatcha Padovan (in her feature debut) as Chansangavej’s traumatized daughter, and Ploensong is clearly a talent to watch, but the third act becomes too twisty for its own good. In Thai with English subtitles, available on DVD ($29.95 retail).

JUSTICE LEAGUE x RWBY: SUPER HEROES & HUNTSMEN – PART TWO (Rooster Teeth Animation/DC Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation): The latest installment of the PG-rated animated superhero franchise sees the members of the Justice League pairing up with Team RWBY to vanquish the creatures of Remnant, which have invaded Earth, featuring the voices of Jamie Chung, David Dastmalchian, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Travis Willingham, Ozioma Akagha, Jeannie Tirado, Tru Valentino, Lindsay Jones, Kara Eberle, Arryn Zech, and Barbara Dunkelman, available

on Blu-ray ($29.98 retail) and 4K Ultra HD combo ($39.99 retail), each boasting bonus features.

“NIGHT OF THE DEMONS COLLECTOR’S EDITIONS” (Scream Factory/ Shout! Factory): The titles tell all with these special editions of the popular Night of the Demons horror trilogy, each film rated R (for obvious reasons): The 4K Ultra HD combo ($39.98 retail) of Night of the Demons (1988), and the Blu-rays of 1994’s Night of the Demons 2 ($34.98 retail) and 1997’s Night of the Demons 3 ($34.98 retail) each boasting bonus features including audio commentaries, retrospective featurettes and interviews, trailers, and much more.

“PARAMOUNT SCARES” – VOLUME 1 (Paramount Home Entertainment): The first in a proposed collection of genre films released by Paramount Pictures, available in a 4K Ultra HD combo ($111.99 retail), each replete with bonus features including audio commentaries

and featurettes: Roman Polanski’s peerless 1968 adaptation of Ira Levin’s bestseller Rosemary’s Baby (1968), which earned Ruth Gordon the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay (Polanski); director Mary Lambert’s 1989 adaptation of Stephen King’s best-seller Pet Sematery (rated R); producer/director Alexandre Aja’s 2019 alligator shocker Crawl (rated R); writer/director Parker Finn’s award-winning 2022 breakout debut Smile (rated R); and a “mystery movie.”

REPLIGATOR (Visual Vengeance/MVD Entertainment Group): A “collector’sedition” Blu-ray ($29.95 retail) of producer/director Bret McCormick’s 1998 campy, low-budget sci-fi shocker wherein military scientists create a device that turns male soldiers into scantily clad nymphets, who then transform into humanoid alligators when sexually aroused (!), with cult icons Brinke Stevens and Gunnar Hansen heading the cast. Bonus features include audio commentaries, collectible mini-poster, retrospective and vintage interviews and featurettes, and more.

TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (Synapse Films/MVD Entertainment Group): A special-edition two-disc Blu-ray ($39.95 retail) of writer/director Armando de Ossorio’s 1972 supernatural shocker (originally titled La noche del terror ciego and also released as The Night of the Blind Terror and The Blind Dead), in which the skeletal remains of the ancient Knights Templar rise from the dead to terrorize the living, whom they stalk through sound. This film’s success not only kicked off a four-film franchise but is considered a seminal example of Spanish genre filmmaking.

De Ossorio concentrates more on mood than gore, although the pacing is unsteady at times. Bonus features include multiple audio commentaries, the original uncut version and the PG-rated U.S. release version, the 2022 documentary Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film, original theatrical trailer, and more. !

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At Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, a mystery occurs every year at Halloween: Two pumpkins become impaled on the twin spires of the clock tower in the middle of campus. United Press International reported that the pumpkins have appeared since the 1970s, but no one seems to know who puts them there or how they do it.

“Conjuring the best, if far-fetched, tale on how it happens is a favorite campus pastime,” the university’s website reads.

–It could only happen in Utah: City officials in Grantsville took to Facebook on Oct. 18 to demand that a Halloween display centered on a street sign be removed, Fox13Now-TV reported. The tableau featured a skeleton pole-dancing while two other skeletons sat in folding chairs with dollar bills in their hands.

“Displays like this are not acceptable as it is against city code to attach anything to a street sign,” the city wrote. And the pranksters complied: They moved the display to a front yard, with a new lighted pole, lights on the ground to make a “stage,” and a tip jar. One commenter on the city’s page gushed, “I salute the Halloween Decoration WIZARD that created this MASTERPIECE.” – Hellen Schweizer, 28, of Wooster, Ohio, embraced her vampirism two years ago on Halloween, The Columbus Dispatch reported. “Not every vampire is bad,” she explained. “I follow a higher path.” For instance: “I’m not interested in sucking anyone’s blood.” But living as a vampire, with fangs, white makeup and a black cloak, “just felt right” for the social media manager. Schweizer said the “sun makes me nauseous” and she gains most of her energy at night. “I came out of the coffin, as it were, and never felt so free in my life.”

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While Amir Khan and Kat Warren of Washington, D.C., were visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Oct. 19, they became stranded along with other tourists at the top when a man was discovered climbing the structure. On hand with the couple was Associated Press reporter Pat Eaton-Robb, who was also visiting.

Lucky for them, Eaton-Robb caught the moment when Khan decided to propose.

He had been planning to do so later that evening at a restaurant, but “she always wanted to be proposed to on or under the Eiffel Tower. So I figured, ‘This is it, this is the moment,’” Khan said. While

romance was in the air atop the tower, police were arresting the climber, who was inexplicably carrying a banner that said something about singer-songwriter Billie Eilish.

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An unnamed 22-year-old man in Warsaw, Poland, outwitted mall security guards — for a time — after twice posing in a store window as a mannequin, The New York Times reported on Oct. 20.

The man stood still next to two other mannequins and held a bag until the mall closed, when he stole jewelry from a kiosk. On another occasion, he ate at one of the mall’s restaurants, found a new set of clothing and headed back for another meal. Police arrested the suspect, who faces up to 10 years in prison.

REPEAT OFFENDER?

A particular house in Haddonfield, New Jersey, appears to be the victim of very bad luck — or a serial car arsonist, WPVI-TV reported. Police say the most recent attack, on Oct. 21 around 1 a.m., was the third at the house since 2017. But strangely, all three attacks have been on cars belonging to different homeowners.

In the latest incident, security cameras captured a person pouring gasoline on a 2010 Toyota Highlander and lighting it up. Police say they don’t believe the attacks are aimed at the people who live there, who are “doing everything right.

They have a camera system, they’re calling us. It just unfortunately keeps happening.”

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Members of the Auburn (Massachusetts) Fire Department knew Debbie Virgilio well, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on Oct. 25. First responders had transported her frequently during her final years, but when she passed last year, they had no idea of the plans she had made for them. Virgilio left the department $525,000 in her will; they used the money to buy a new ambulance and updated equipment. Fire Chief Stephen Coleman said, “It means a lot to me, as the chief, to know my people made such an impact on somebody, they’re willing to donate half a million dollars to us when they pass. It’s a testament to the men and women of this department.” Cheers to Debbie. !

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n “Denouement,” Sift, the rock’n’roll band born in the early ‘90s around Boston is laid to rest as a Triad twopiece, in memoriam to late guitarist Justin Katei Cranford Burmeister.

“I’m just happy to get the record out Contributor there and for people to be able to hear what Justin loved to do, and what he was great at,” said bassist and Sift’s other half, Curt Meinhold.

Putting the final chapter on a musical journey spanning almost 30 years, “Denouement” was initially intended simply as a new record before Burmeister’s sudden death from esophageal cancer on November 5, 2020. In his wake, Meinhold took the mantle to ensure its completion, along with a documentary of the band’s three-decade history, offering a touching tribute to his friend and their music.

“When Justin died, I had to finalize some tracks that he was still working on,” Meinhold explained. “He’d prefixed the files with ‘denouement,’ and to this day, I don’t know if that was because he was close to being done with the track, or if it was because he knew he was close to the end of his life. But, the title was perfect for what the album is within the context of the project.”

With a musical partnership cut short into its third decade, there are bound to be unanswered questions. But certain facts remain: released in August, “Denouement” is the band’s first release on vinyl.

“We’d discussed it before, but it was expensive and we just never saw the point. The Speeny years were all cassettes,” Meinhold said, recalling the very first incarnation of the group: Speeny Bowl Wagon. “I never actually thought of that before, but the real demarcation between Speeny and Sift was the shift to CDs.” Releasing four cassette demos in their early years spent trucking around the Boston area, Speeny Bowl Wagon was their own brand of early-90s experimental, alternative rock made by a group of buds fresh outta high school hanging around Harvard Square. Meinhold was among that first group. “I grew up poor in the Boston area. Music is what drove me to get and do more,” he said, professing himself as a “heavy metal kid” during the years the term

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Justin Burmeister working in the studio. was coined. “There were less of us around then,” he continued, relaying bands like Slayer drawing him to the bass.

As the early ‘90s unfurled, Speeny Bowl Wagon developed into a small touring band — with founding members shifting in and out for college and other interests.

Following the departure of founding guitarist Kimon Greenland, the group posted flyers around Boston to which Burmeister responded. “Justin saw one and reached out. He came out and jammed with us and we played some of our songs with him and he kept up,” Meinhold recalled. As Speeny retooled, Burmeister briefly exited the band to focus on school; but returned to record the 1998 album “Yellow” and never looked back.

By then, Speeny had experienced a few shifts in the lineup, leading to its official formation as the group Sift. “The new members weren’t fans of the name Speeny Bowl Wagon,” Meinhold admitted. “I can’t blame them, though I still like it,” he added, alluding to its Bostonian references — along with a jovial disdain for New York City (despite playing CBGBs) and a fondness for dive bars around the New England area.

Through the course of the Sift eras — from Speeny starts to the “Denouement” finale — a constant evolution and experimentation of sound remains present. “Our dynamic was always democratic first and foremost,” Meinhold explained. ”Without a clear vision of our style, we always found ourselves all over the map, genre-wise. But,

it was who we were: if someone joined and didn’t like a certain track, we just moved on from it.

Everything we released was something that the entire group was into at that point in time.”

The result is a chapter book recounting a musical journey, with members often scouted via flyers and then Craigslist: the Middle Eastern stylings from Deep Chinappa, the gospel powerhouse of the Godjhiva years, the goth elements from Sue Mikes, and the raw confidence Rebecca Tognacci brought to the group as the 2000s rolled on.

And as the years developed, so did the band and the people involved. Curt and his wife would move to North Carolina in 2005, keeping Sift going long-distance while releasing “The Desperate Hope.” “It was a direct reference to where we were,” Meinhold said, “a desperate hope that we could continue to keep it together.”

And they did until drummer Todd Berozsky took a job in Japan the following year.

But the hold bestowed from Berozsky’s departure didn’t last: by 2010 the stateside members started regularly reconvening at the Meinhold’s home for Thanksgiving, complete with a jam and annual shows at the Green Bean and the Flat Iron. “One of the best descriptions of Sift I’ve ever received came out of one of those shows,” Meinhold noted: “’like REM, but WAY creepier’.”

Around 2015, Burmeister and his wife settled in Jamestown; and the Sift core was reborn (with a few digital enhancements). “I made the recommendation that we just create the backup tracks ourselves and pipe them through the PA,” Meinhold recalled. “Justin really leaned into the idea and actually worked out ways so we could control the tracks, and it all sounded great. It was a massive mindset shift, seeing how much control just the two of us could have.”

The process proved fruitful for the 2017 release, “We Fear Wolves,” which featured “leveraged talent” from friends: Stacey Rinaldi, Nick Yarris, Amber Comber, Lindsey Waldon, and Eric Trundy.

“My strengths have always been in seeding ideas and sort of keeping things glued together at the creative level. Justin was always the better engineer. So, we worked really well together as a sort of yin-andyang team,” Meinhold said, describing Burmeister’s unyielding focus. “He’d often show up early to make everything sound really solid. I’d walk the dogs or drink a beer, and could just walk in and start playing.”

Through expanses of sounds and experimentation, they developed a songwriting process akin to solving the riddles between strengths and shortcomings. “Justin could really over-think parts,” Meinhold said.

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time changes. It was often cool, but not what most people would really connect with. I’d reel him in a bit — to tell the same story, but do it more succinctly.”

“Whereas, my style is more of a plug-in and play something that borders on a less-talented Motorhead song,” Meinhold continued. “Justin was able to understand what I was going for, and help me develop it into something more eloquent.” All of which remained structured around the tenets of rock ‘n’ roll — from synthpop to doom metal, “we mostly just wrote what we were feeling at the time, and what influences may have been impactful at the moment.”

Looking back, “at one point in my life, I had the feeling that there were two types of music: death metal and crap,” Meinhold laughed, relaying childhood preferences for Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, and early NYC hip-hop. The metal years of his teens phasing toward more experimental offerings. “I saw Tori Amos on the Little Earthquakes tour; and caught Ministry and The God Machine among local bands that were playing,” he recalled. “Boston also had great symphonies, so going to somewhere like Tanglewood to hear Beethoven and Brahms also influenced me.” These days, artists like Mdou Moctar and Lydia Loveless hang around the tops of personal playlists.

Burmeister had a more classical ear — his mother was an organist and he studied music in college. “He really connected with prog-rock; and maintained a soft spot for new wave pop like Duran Duran,” Meinhold noted. As a duo, they shared love for synthesized 80s pop, classics like Pink Floyd, and the goth-industrial complex around Skinny Puppy. “Near the end of his life, we really bonded over Clown Core,” Meinhold added. “I was attracted to the troll-y aspects and it made me laugh. Justin really heard the talent that exists in making that insane music.”

“Oh! And I don’t think that there was any member of Sift that didn’t like something from The Cure,” Meinhold continued, linking the Cure’s various works to major artists across sounds of the Sift eras: from Were Promised Jetpacks and Jawbreaker for “Yellow,” to Nine Inch Nails and Bell Witch on “Denouement” (both the record and its title-track).

“We made more of a conscious effort to lean into our influences on that last record,” Meinhold explained, pointing to notions of Alien Sex Fiend and Pigface incorporated into the track, “Smolder.”

“It really felt like we finally nailed what we wanted to create,” he said, shifting to their last work together — and its transition into work of his own. “I’m proud of the album, but also know that Justin would beat the hell out of me for some of the decisions I made.”

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“With him checking out, I had to make some executive decisions and highlight some of the great work he did on the record,” Meinhold explained. “He had a tendency to mix down his parts and mix up mine, I’d often push back on him till I felt we found the proper equilibrium.”

In Burmeister’s absence, the scales shifted to showcasing his work — including a bonus track of music written for a friend’s wedding. “It really doesn’t fit with the rest of the album, but it highlights his talent,” Meinhold insisted.

Getting more to form, there’s the horror elements and goth vein of “Doom” fleshed out with the dark flair of Saint Vitus, Radiohead, and samplings of a real-life exorcism.

“I came across a recording of what’s supposed to be the Anneliese Michel exorcism,” Meinhold explained. “While I don’t actually believe in possession through a religious lens, I do believe in mental illness; and how that can get interpreted in myriad ways. I also believe that stories are the true currency of life, and demonic possession and exorcism make for a more engaging story than the alternative.”

“What’s most impactful for me is that ‘Doom’ is one of the last songs we worked on, and it was after his diagnosis,” Meinhold continued. ”I wrote it before I knew that he was sick, I have no idea what it must have been like for him to get into something this dark.”

Going off the “spooky as fuck” nature they often employed, so many questions remain in Burmeister’s absence — but Meinhold finds a certain closure in “Neverwill.”

“This was the song where I knew Justin was the one for the band back in 1995,” Meinhold explained. “It was originally written as a very 90s alternative loud-soft track, and Justin automatically played the guitar part that I had in my head without me prompting him.”

“It was really motivating to take some of the early stuff that we had initially worked on as a group and be able to recreate it with just the two of us,” he said. “We worked on that song, taking it from its original state to what it became in a way that really bookends our musical relationship. And shows our growth over the years.”

While there’s a certain haunting nature to the record, it’s not all doom-and-gloom: synthpop rings in “Heartstrings,” featuring vocalist Elyse Smith and the “cleaner highends” of Rickenbacker bass tones. “I got a new bass and cobbled together a couple of different parts for a song,” Meinhold recalled. “Justin then took it to another level with these 1980s-inspired synths, and Elyse’s vocals put it over the top.”

Offering the final chapter in the catalog of Sift’s singers, Smith came on board for the end no one saw coming. “Elyse was great,” Meinhold said, “her classical training

made her so easy to work with. There was a big age difference, though, I think she was still in college when we met.“ Smith agreed — echoing the band’s easygoing nature and acknowledging the age difference. “Hanging out with Curt and Justin was an oasis during the struggles of college,” Smith said, regarding the pair as mentors. “They endlessly encouraged me to not be ‘safe’ with my voice. It pushed me musically in ways I’ve never experienced before, and I know it helped give me the confidence I have today.”

“Justin worked on that record until his final breath,” she added with gratitude and reverence. ”I hope people are able to appreciate that.”

With Smith in the vocal seat, one of their first shows as a group (Leap Day in February 2020), would prove to be Sift’s last. “It was a great space, aesthetically,” Meinhold said, describing the setting — the spot next to Studio 503 on Washington Street (which they’d intended on taking over operation).

“I loved the old wood floor, large windows, and brick walls. I even enjoyed the train that went by across the street. Our goal was to open it up for public shows to support the music scene once COVID ran its course.”

“But when Justin passed I just didn’t have the energy for it.”

Like so many musicians, the shutdown sent Sift into writing mode. “We started tracking before everything hit, and put more effort into recording once everything shut down.” Tragically, however, Burmeister got sick — prompting the unavoidable conclusion to which “Denouement” offers a poignant token. It wasn’t intended to be the end — but intentions and executions so often vary.

“Unfortunately, the time from his diagnosis to his death was really just a couple of months,” Meinhold explained. Burmeister’s esophageal cancer came with a short expectancy: 9-12 months. In reality, it was much less. “We talked a lot the last time we jammed together. That was on October 3. His goal was to complete the album and try to promote it a bit more than we had in the past.”

“We always sucked at that sort of thing,” Meinhold admitted. “I planned on being available to make that happen, but he left the next week for Ohio to see a specialist and never came back.”

Meinhold pressed on, thanks to friends and the folks at Black Rabbit Audio. “I absolutely love Tom Troyer, and this album wouldn’t have been completed without him,” he said. “I spent a good year trying to resolve hardware issues — Justin and I had totally different setups — but Tom, who uses the same board as Justin, was able to get the tracks rolling within a few hours.”

With that hurdle out of the way, Meinhold set his sights on compiling the VHS tapes

and archival footage Sift amassed over the years. “My initial objective was to just find someone who could help me edit all the VHS tapes that got sent to me after Justin died.” A classic Craigslist search connected him to Tumaini Johnson, who expressed an interest in making documentaries.

“I was really surprised by how positively each person found their Sift experience,” Meinhold continued. “It was really humbling, actually.” Running at 45-min, the documentary focuses on Sift’s history: a story not entirely uncommon, but rather a sweet collection exploring friendships, music, and the varying definitions of “success” for working bands.

“Our bio does list Sift as being a complete failure with regard to the music business — we had an objective of making a living playing music, and we never really got close to that,” Meinhold said. “However, everything I’ve learned in life came out of my commitment to music, and the people I associated with. So, it’s a fair trade-off.”

Industry standards be damned. For this writer, keeping a group going for a couple of generations — and having the resources to continue releasing records — is its own success. Sift’s denouement didn’t come from bitterness or burnout or destitution; but rather the natural — albeit tragic and untimely — death of a core member.

Nobody or band lives forever. But rock’n’roll never dies: and there’s success to relish in the memories and music made pressing on.

“The biggest highlight to me is what Kimon mentioned in the documentary,” Meinhold said. “We all became who we wanted to be, and the band really seemed to help each of us get there.”

Going beyond Sift, Meinhold continues playing as part of the rock band, Fauxmance. “I didn’t even pick up an instrument for more than a year after Justin died,” he admitted, tracing his way back to the stage.

“We rehearse and have plans to record.

But we’re all professionals — our guitarist actually owns the Crooked Tail Cat Cafe in Greensboro — so there’s no real timeline.

Plus I have a wife and two dogs, so all of that pretty much pleasantly fills my days.”

As the third anniversary of Burmeister’s passing looms, Meinhold continues grieving in his way. “I‘ve been around a lot of death in my life, and I accept it as part of the entry fees of living. But in some ways, it feels like it just happened, and in others, it feels like a long time ago. But I’ll continue pushing the music out there — and continue keeping him with me.”

“Denouement,” the final album from Sift, is available with their catalog online. The documentary, “Denouement: A History of Sift,” can be found on Youtube. !

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

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Greensboro to hire civilian traffic investigators House Bill 140, ratified by Governor Roy Cooper in June, allows North Carolina cities to hire civilian employees to respond to minor traffic incidents, freeing up more officers to investigate Ian McDowell criminal offenses.

Now Greensboro is doing just that.

Contributor On October 4, the operational support division of the Greensboro police department listed job openings for “Civilian Traffic Investigators.” The new positions have a hiring salary range of $37,807 to $45,993, with a full salary range of $37,807 to $67,655.

Primary duties include “providing nonemergency services that are essential to motorist safety; such as assistance to stranded motorists, traffic direction, and vehicle crash investigation.”

Applicants must successfully complete classes designed by the North Carolina Justice Academy, along with at least

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160 hours of field training with a law enforcement officer who has experience conducting traffic crash investigations.

After successful completion of both classroom and field training, the new hires will monitor radio dispatch for vehicle crashes, traffic hazards, and disabled vehicles, and respond to incidents by conducting on-scene investigations and providing assistance to involved motorists.

According to the job listing, the employee must complete all documentation of such incidents. They will also be required to utilize a body-worn camera during all citizen interactions, and must “possess excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.”

Other required assistance includes changing tires, providing sufficient fuel to relocate vehicles to the nearest gas station, providing traffic directions until the hazard is removed from the roadway, and assisting the traffic safety unit during such special events as traffic enforcement campaigns, license-checking stations, DWI checkpoints, and preplanned citypermitted road closures. Duties will also require transporting cones, barricades, light trailers, and other equipment, as well as being responsible for removing vehicles subsequent to checkpoints.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma / GED; traffic direction skills; basic mechanical skills with small tools (including the ability to change a tire); and a valid driver’s license. Preferred qualifications include experience working in law enforcement.

The civilian traffic investigators will not

wear police uniforms, will not be armed, and are not authorized to make arrests.

They can only investigate property damage, not criminal liability.

According to GPD public safety research scientist & evaluator Josie Cambareri, the Civilian Traffic Investigators/Greensboro Motorist Assistance Program (CTI/GMAP) will provide “a huge benefit to our officers and Greensboro residents, especially with the staffing shortages we have experienced in the last few years.”

Once the CTI/GMAP employees are hired and trained, said Cambareri, Greensboro police officers will only respond to

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traffic accidents that result in injuries, while the CTIs will respond to “minor crashes and other low-priority traffic hazards, and will be equipped to serve the motoring public.” According to Cambareri, this “allows officers more opportunity for enforcement, community engagement, and proactively addressing violent crime.”

Cambareri provided the following hypothetical scenario.

“A minor traffic accident happens at Holden and Market, where there are no injuries. However, there is debris in the roadway and traffic must be redirected because it is a busy intersection. In this situation, the CTIs would be able to respond and complete the accident report, clear debris, redirect traffic, set out cones, and call any required towing, etc. Without the CTIs, this call might hold up three officers for a total of three hours each. The hope is CTIs can respond and free up one, two, or all three of those officers, depending on the call load for the day. And those three officers could be focused on enforcing traffic laws or doing follow-up on a shooting from the night before, or responding to other emergency calls.”

Cambareri called this new division of labor “certainly a good thing,” noting that the new law is “written to preclude agencies from ‘replacing’ officers with these positions,” and thus cannot be used as a reason for the GPD to reduce its force of sworn officers, which she called “another good thing!”

This last comment was apparently in response to the reason why a previous version of this bill failed to pass the state senate last year, due to perceptions that it could be used as a rationale for defunding the police. This year’s successful House bill was co-sponsored by House majority whip Jon Hardister, Republican representative for the 59th District. !

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Partying for a Cause: Aggies give back Thousands of alumni, friends, family, and fans will descend on Greensboro as North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University celebrates its annual homecoming, dubbed the Chanel Davis Greatest Homecoming on Earth, this weekend.

Editor This nationally known event brings an economic boost to the city and county to the tune of $1.16 billion annually, according to a recent fiscal report. Hotels in, and around, the city sell out and venues kick off a slew of parties to celebrate the almost 100,000 people that return to the city.

Unlike some events, a handful of these parties return the proceeds to college students in need.

One organization, Aggie Gentz, routinely hosts sold-out events, with the proceeds returning to the university and students in need. Through its Aggie Gentz LLC and Aggie Gentz Foundation, a group of alumni has made it their mission to “provide need-based scholarships to students attending N.C. A&T. All of the proceeds, outside of expenses, from all Aggie Gentz parties go toward scholarships.

“With the support of alumni and community partners, the foundation is committed to really empowering Aggies and promoting academic excellence while demonstrating the power of grassroots giving,” explained Torian Priestly. “We have utilized our network of people from the past and alumni to have various parties during Homecoming, the month of May, and during the Celebration Bowl.”

Priestly said that the gentlemen involved are excited to help fill the gap when it comes to students or campus organizations reaching their goals.

“That’s the biggest benefit for us.

We’ve been able to do that with not just students but the volleyball team and the school’s band. During COVID-19, we gave money to the university for students who were having issues getting home or getting through the pandemic. We’re always looking at ways to try and give back.”

Priestly said that the bottom line is promoting student excellence. To date, they’ve impacted more than 336 students, raised close to $300,000, established an endowment with the university, and created a yearly development institute.

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“That’s the key to what we do. We want to promote student excellence and a lot of times the financial part can hinder a lot of students from excelling in whatever field that they are going to,” he said.

“We’re not only looking from the student perspective but we are also wanting to be a good partner for the university as it relates to giving back.”

Another group partying for a purpose is Aggies Unleased. Hosting its 4th annual Aggies Unleased GHOE Kickback on Thursday at House Divided, located at 616 Dolley Madison Road in Greensboro, the organization is donating its proceeds to the school’s Student Emergency Fund.

Erskine Hawkins said that important for the group to give back.

“There are a few reasons why we feel it’s important to give back, but the main reasons are a lot of us come from low to lower-middle-class backgrounds, and the income to go to more expensive schools doesn’t exist. HBCUs provide an opportunity to obtain a high-quality education at what is considered a lower expense, however, those tuition costs can still be unreachable for a lot of students. Families often struggle financially putting children through college and incur huge debts in the process that leave little room for

extras,” Hawkins explained. “For out-ofstate students, the cost is even more.

Unfortunately, in our community, those conditions can lead to some bad decisions that affect students negatively for the rest of their lives. So we donate all our door proceeds to the Aggie Student Emergency Fund with the hopes of keeping students fully focused on their curriculum knowing that if they are ever in dire need of those “extras,” they have access to funds. A&T can’t do it all by itself, so as members of the Aggie Family, we’re more than happy and eager to help out our

family members in need.”

Hawkins said that he often sees people’s faces light up once they are told the intent of the funds. They are hoping to increase attendance and donations in the future.

“We are really just a group of friends who came together to fill a void in the GHOE week for our age demographic and the kind of party we would like to attend.

I think we found our lane, and we couldn’t have done that without our Aggie Family, so we figured it’s only right that we help out. We have been discussing adding on other events during the scholastic year with the same purpose,” Hawkins said.

For both organizations, it’s about returning home to give back.

“We believe that we have to give back from the opportunities that we received,” Priestly said.

For more information on homecoming events, visit www.ncat.edu/homecoming. !

CHANEL DAVIS is the current editor of YES! Weekly and graduated from N.C. A&T S.U. in 2011 with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. She’s worked at daily and weekly newspapers in the Triad region.

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Buzzin’ about the Queen Bees

s honeybees tuck into their hives, the Queen Bees are buzzin’ right along to shows, starting November 4 at the Flat Iron, followed

by November 8 at Katei Cranford the North Carolina for Community and Justice Citation Contributor Award Dinner fundraiser; and at the Gas Hill Drinking Room on November 29.

After making their official summer debut as the “Not Your Average Folk Fest” second-place winner for the North Carolina Folk Festival, the Queen Bees are a trio — and something of a Triad supergroup — who offer “an uplifting blend of acoustic and electronic to tell some good musical stories.” They’ll be joined by their contenders turned billmates in the Shoaldiggers for the show at the Flat.

Named for a plea supporting drag artists and marginalized voices — ”let the queens be!” — those uplifting blends are cultivated by the bees themselves: Molly McGinn (who’s basically a central-N.C. supergroup queen at this point), orchestrater Kate M. Tobey, and electro-wiz Anna Luisa Daigneault (aka Quilla, lover of looping stations).

“We approach them with reverence and caution,” Quilla said with a gear joke offering a base from which their creative instincts flow. “We’re on a sonic journey that’s really just starting. Our songs keep on weaving themselves, and going into new directions.”

“Our fusion of influences that range

from classical music to folk to rave music,” she continued. “We all like songs that tell powerful stories while getting to the emotional core of issues with our art. And are standing on the shoulders of many musicians who came before us, but while striving to create something new.”

As an electronic folk trio, the Queen Bees buzz around more hives than a typical band setup. “We’re working on developing visual stories and cultural experiences,” Quilla said. “And we all love creating videos and events, as well as contributing to each other’s side projects.”

“We support each other’s creative ideas and help coax each other’s songs into new forms for the bees to play,” she continued. “Our musical skills complement and help elevate each other: Molly’s songwriting and guitar work, Kate’s violin and vocal arrangements, and my work on keys and electronic music production. It’s a continued evolution of our talents.”

From the very start, the bees have been buzzing harmoniously across one another’s individual endeavors. All three recently took part in the Bobby Previte music residency for which Tobey was a producer (through her creative collective, The Platform GSO). “We hosted two live shows and free workshops centered around improvisation,” Tobey said, “it was incredible.”

Turning to the bees. “It’s definitely a multimedia project, which I love,” Tobey noted. “It’s super fun thinking about how music can exist outside of the venue space. For example, we’re showing a preview of a documentary Jennida Chase is making of Quilla at the Gas Hill show.”

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Stepping into a performer role, Tobey took part in Quilla’s ANCESTRAL musical; and has collaborated on a handful of tracks, along with performing as the DJ duo: Mothers of Chaos.

Meanwhile, they both recently hit the road to join McGinn’s film shoot for a video of “Church of the Dirt,” a song she recorded with the Louisiana-based Daiquiri Queens.

“Kate and Anna were so supportive of that show, too,” McGinn said. “They drove an hour to see it and danced all night. And we all just participated in the Bobby Previte improv workshop Kate helped put together. I think it’s going to change the music we put out from here, too.”

Reflecting on their past work, Quilla is stoked on the official formation. “It’s been amazing to see a huge groundswell of community support for what we are working on after having been collaborating as solo artists on various song recordings and projects for years.”

Looking back, it’s a natural progression: Tobey and McGinn have shared many folk music stages and collaborated on a video series for the Historic Magnolia House in Greensboro. “And our

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work together on the production and video for Molly’s song, ‘Ravens and the Wrens,’ is what helped get us through the thick of Covid,” Quilla said. “So having the three of us come together as a trio feels like a natural outgrowth of our past projects.”

As storytellers traversing mediums, their talents are interwoven into a hive of honied flavors across a sonic comb, harvested and coming into bloom at just the right time. While the colder months aren’t the most active for bees in the wild, with McGinn’s Woodshed Experience music series shuttered for the season, Tobey’s residency wrapped, and Quilla’s production closed: it’s time for the Queen Bees to buzz.

“We’re on that folk mission of trying to bring the people together,” McGinn said.

They’ll enter the studio to record in the coming weeks — putting their recording time from the Folk Fest winnings to proverbial wax over the winter at Black Rabbit Audio.

And then there’s the hive of upcoming shows: November 4 with the Shoaldiggers at the Flat Iron; November 8 for the NCCJ fundraiser; and at Gas Hill Drinking Room on November 29.

Buzz buzz, y’all. !

KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd who spotlights area artists and events.

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

ARCHDALE

FIREHOUSE TAPROOM

10146 N Main St | 336.804.9441 www.facebook.com/firehousetaproom/

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Four Saints Brewing

218 South Fayetteville St. | 336.610.3722 www.foursaintsbrewing.com Thursdays: Taproom Trivia Fridays: Music Bingo

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Cat’s Cradle

300 E Main St | 919.967.9053 www.catscradle.com Nov 1: Vince Herman Band Nov 2: Tortoise Nov 3: Robbie Fulks, Slaid Cleaves Nov 3: Rayland Baxter with Flyte Nov 4: Hiding Places, Kid Fears Nov 4: Petey Nov 5: The Dear Hunter Nov 6: The Japanese House Nov 7: A. Savage Nov 8: John R. Miller Nov 9: Jack Keys Nov 9: Mary Lattimore Nov 9: Nation of Language Nov 10: Nick Lowe ft. Los Straitjakcets Nov 10: Schooner, No One Mind, Sisst Remains Nov 11: Alejandro Escovedo Nov 11: The Ocean Blue Nov 12: Sun June & Runner Nov 14: Billy Raffoul Nov 14: Slaughter Beach, Dog Nov 15: Citizen Nov 16: Husbands Nov 17: Victoria Victoria ft. Charlie Hunter Nov 20: Golden Apples Nov 30: Kelsey Waldon Nov 30: Patrick Droney Nov 30: Sam Grisman Project

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Bojangles Coliseum

2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.boplex.com Nov 3: KANSAS Nov 4: Sin Bandera Nov 7: Brit Floyd Nov 8: Mania: The Abba Tribute Nov 9: OV7 Nov 10: Gipsy Kings ft. Tonino Baliardo Nov 17: Myke Towers Nov 26: Martina McBride

The Fillmore

1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.livenation.com Nov 1: Dirty Honey Nov 2: Chicks in the Office Nov 2: Lil Skies Nov 3: Coco Jones Nov 4: Jessie Murph Nov 4: Yahritza Y Su Esencia Nov 5: John Waite Nov 6: A R I Z O N A NOVEMBER 1-7, 2023

Nov 7: Lil Yachty Nov 7: Brakence Nov 8: GZA and Fishbone Nov 8: Flo Milli Nov 9: Iration Nov 9: Dope Lemon Nov 10: Doobie Nov 11: 85 South: Family Business Tour Nov 11: G Jones Nov 12: Trap Bingo Nov 13: Sexyy Red Nov 14:NIGHTLY Nov 16: Arin Ray Nov 17: Andrew McMahon Nov 17: Alexandra Kay Nov 18: DannyLux Nov 18: Grace Potter Nov 19: 6LACK Nov 21: Hot Mulligan Nov 28: Scene Queen Nov 30: Morgan Evans

PNC Music Pavilion 707 Pavilion Blvd | 704.549.1292 www.livenation.com

Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre

former Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre 820 Hamilton St | 704.549.5555 www.livenation.com

Spectrum Center

333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000 www.spectrumcentercharlotte.com Nov 2: MercyMe, TobyMac, Zach Williams Nov 4: Joji Nov 7: Eagles Nov 9: Ally Tipoff Nov 12: P!NK Nov 15: Rod Wave Nov 16: Jeff Dunham Nov 26: Doja Cat

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Village Square Tap House

6000 Meadowbrook Mall Ct | 336.448.5330 www.facebook.com/vstaphouse Nov 2: James Vincent Carroll Nov 3: Whiskey Mic Nov 4: Matt Dylan & The Honky Tonk Outlaws Nov 11: Next O’ Kin Nov 16: Tatum Sheets

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CAROLINA THEATRE

309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030 www.carolinatheatre.org Nov 2: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Nov 3: John Waite Nov 4: Chris Isaak Nov 9: MANIA: The ABBA Tribute Nov 10: Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Nov 11: Al Strong Nov 14: Brian Culbertson Nov 28: Joanne Shaw Taylor Nov 29: Shaun Cassidy

DPAC

123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787 www.dpacnc.com Nov 3: Ladies R&B Kickback Concert Part 2 Nov 4: KANSAS Nov 7-12: Funny Girl Nov 13: Peppa Pig Nov 17: Bush Nov 18: Jerry Seinfeld Nov 24-26: Mean Girls Nov 30: Wynonna Judd

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REEVES THEATER

129 W Main St | 336.258.8240 www.reevestheater.com Wednesdays: Reeves Open Mic Fourth Thursdays: Old-Time Jam Nov 3: Yarn Nov 4: Presley Barker Nov 10: Walter Trout Nov 12: Orphans & Renegades Nov 17: Donna the Buffalo Nov 18: The Burnett Sisters Band

GREENSBORO

BARN DINNER THEATRE 120 Stage Coach Tr. | 336.292.2211 www.barndinner.com Oct 4-Nov 4: Ain’t Misbehavin Nov 18-Dec 10: Black Nativity

CAROLINA THEATRE

310 S. Greene Street | 336.333.2605 www.carolinatheatre.com Nov 3: Jim and Susie Malcolm Nov 3: Shelby J. Nov 10: Seth Walker

CHAR BAR NO. 7

3724 Lawndale Dr. | 336.545.5555 www.charbar7.com

[James Vincent Carroll] November 2 - Village Square Tap House

COMEDY ZONE

1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034 www.thecomedyzone.com Nov 3-4: The Greatest Humor On Earth Comedy Show Nov 10-11: Shaun Jones Nov 12: Bubba Dub Nov 17-19: Ryan Davis Nov 30: Aaron Weber

COMMON GROUNDS

602 S Elm Ave | 336.698.388 www.facebook.com/CommonGroundsGreensboro

CONE DENIM

117 S Elm St | 336.378.9646 www.cdecgreensboro.com

CHRIS BOTTI Grammy award-winning jazz trumpeter, composer, and largest-selling American instrumental artist

November 3rd 8:00 pm UNCG Auditorium

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FLAT IRON

221 Summit Ave | 336.501.3967 www.flatirongso.com Nov 3: Deaf Andrews with Sweet Dream Nov 4: Queen Bees with the Shoaldiggers Nov 5: MMYYKK & Sonny Miles Nov 9: Brandon Tenney w/ Porcelain Lovecraft Nov 10: Ranford Allmond Band w/ Hedcase Nov 11: Caitlin Krisko and the Broadcast + Jamie Mclean Band Nov 16: Old Heavy Hands, Tab One

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and Donnie Doolittle Nov 18: William Hinson Nov 19: Baked Shrimp Nov 21: Bob Margolin w/ Justin Fedor Nov 24: Mike Dillon and Punkadelic ft. Nikki Glaspie and Brian Haas Nov 26: Charlotte Bluegrass Allstars

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GARAGE TAVERN

GREENSBORO COLISEUM

5211 A West Market St | 336.763.2020 www.facebook.com/GarageTavernGreensboro Nov 17: Second Glance Band Nov 25: HWY 42

2275 Vanstory Street Suite 200 |

336.294.1800 www.grandover.com Wednesdays: Live Jazz w/ Steve Haines Trio 1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com Nov 3: Aggie Homecoming Step Show Nov 4: Aggie Homecoming Concert Nov 5: Aggie Homecoming Gospel Show Nov 11: Alabama Nov 17: NEEDTOBREATHE Nov 18: Anita Baker Nov 19: Trans-Siberian Orchestra

HANGAR 1819

1819 Spring Garden St | 336.579.6480 www.hangar1819.com Nov 1: Belmont & Can’t Swim w/ House Parties, Seneca Burns Nov 3: Frozen Soul w/ 200 Stab Wounds, Judiciary, Tribal Gaze Nov 8: Dying Wish w/ Boundaries, Foregin Hands, Roman Candle Nov 11: Sitick To Your Guns w/ Comeback Kid, Orthodox, Spirit World Nov 14: Jonny Craig w/ Sunsleep, KEEPMYSECRETS, A Foreign Affair Nov 15: A Kiler’s Confession w/ Above The Snakes Nov 17: Emo Night Brooklyn Nov 19: Brit Brigade w/ Triforce Quartet Nov 24: Cattle Decapitation w/ Immolation, Sanguisugabogg, Castrator Nov 30: This Wild Life w/ Broadside, Worry Club, Not My Weekend

LITTLE BROTHER BREWING

348 South Elm St | 336.510.9678 www.facebook.com/littlebrotherbrew Wednesdays: Trivia Fridays & Saturdays: Free Live Music

PIEDMONT HALL

2411 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com Nov 17: Green Queen Bingo Nov 25: Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas

STEVEN TANGER CENTER 300 N Elm Street | 336.333.6500 www.tangercenter.com Nov 7: Maverick City Music Nov 9: Lynsey Addario Nov 11: Cirque Goes Broadway Nov 12: Gipsy Kings NOVEMBER 1-7, 2023

Nov 14: Foreigner Nov 16: Neil deGrasse Tyson Nov 17: Gate City Blues Festival

THE IDIOT BOX COMEDY CLUB

503 N. Greene St | 336.274.2699 www.idiotboxers.com Thursdays: Open Mic Nov 10: Matt Vita Nov 25: Anthony Crawford

WHITE OAK AMPITHEATRE

1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com

WINESTYLES

3326 W Friendly Ave Suite 141 | 336.299.4505 www.facebook.com/winestylesgreensboro277

HIGH POINT

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1614 N Main St | 336.883.4113 https://www.1614drinksmusicbilliards.com/ Nov 4: Black Glass Nov 11: U2 Tribute - Rattle and Hum Nov 17: Enrage Against The Machine Nov 18: Huckleberry Shyne Nov 24: No Scope, Wolves x4, Come Clean, Demiurge Nov 25: Novas Fade w/ Parallel Lives

GOOFY FOOT TAPROOM 2762 NC-68 #109 | 336.307.2567 www.goofyfoottaproom.com

HIGH POINT THEATRE

220 E Commerce Ave | 336.883.3401 www.highpointtheatre.com Nov 10: Jen Kober Nov 17: William Lee Martin Nov 25: John Berry

SWEET OLD BILL’S 1232 N Main St | 336.807.1476 www.sweetoldbills.com

JAMESTOWN

THE DECK

118 E Main St | 336.207.1999

KERNERSVILLE

BREATHE COCKTAIL LOUNGE

221 N Main St. | 336.497.4822 www.facebook.com/BreatheCocktailLounge Wednesdays: Karaoke Nov 17: SMASHAT

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The Liberty Showcase Theater

101 S. Fayetteville St | 336.622.3844 www.TheLibertyShowcase.com Nov 3: T Graham Brown Nov 4: Eddie Montgomery Nov 10: Dan Tyminski Nov 11: Crystal Gayle Nov 17: Dewey & Leslie Brown and the Carolina Gentlemen Nov 18: Lovesick Drifters

Oak Ridge

Bistro 150

2205 Oak Ridge Rd | 336.643.6359 www.bistro150.com

raleigh

3801 Rock Quarry Rd | 919.821.4111 www.livenation.com

638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348 www.foothillsbrewing.com Sundays: Sunday Jazz Thursdays: Trivia

Lincoln Theatre

Midway Music Hall

1400 Edwards Mill Rd | 919.861.2300 www.thepncarena.com Nov 3: Lil Uzi Vert Nov 9: Eagles

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772 Trade St | 336.999.8945 www.fiddlinfish.com Tuesdays: Trivia Nov 3: Grizzly Panda Nov 10: Joe Dowdy Trio Nov 17: Jason Bunch

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CCU Music Park at Walnut Creek

126 E. Cabarrus St | 919.831.6400 www.lincolntheatre.com Nov 1: Soja w/ Hirie and Mihali Nov 2: Django Haskins Nov 2: The Expendables w/ Bumpin Uglies & Claire Wright Nov 3: Cosmic Charlie Nov 4: Marauda Nov 5: Andy Frasco & U.N. w/ Doom Flamingo Nov 7: Armor for Sleep w/ The Early November, The Spill Canvas Nov 10: Funk You w/ The Talismen Nov 11: Moon Taxi w/ The Stews Nov 12: Popa Chubby Nov 15: Plini Nov 18: The Breakfast Club Nov 19: Michael Gardner Celebration of Life Concert Nov 20: Jacques w/ Nick Lavelle Nov 24: Into The Fog Nov 25: Hail The Sun w/ Sweet Pill, Kaonashi, Glasslands Nov 29: Manic Daze Tour ft. Boogie T. Rio & Manic Focus

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121 West 9th Street | 336.448.0018 www.earlsws.com Mondays: Open Mic Thursdays: Will Jones Nov 3: Billy Creason Nov 4: Marie and Me ft. Jay Alexander Nov 11: Mike Cosner and the Fugatives Nov 14: Niel Young Birthday Celebration Nov 17: Drew Foust Nov 18: Russ Varnell Nov 24: Travis Grubb Nov 25: Kyle Kelly

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The Ramkat

170 W 9th St | 336.754.9714 www.theramkat.com Nov 1: The California Honeydrops Nov 2: Corrosion of Conformity, LoPan, God of Nothing Nov 9: Dan Tyminski Band Nov 10: VSS: Music Of The Cure!

Nov 11: End of the Line: Allman Brothers Band Tribute Nov 16: Kendall Street Company, The Snozzberries Nov 18: Tree of Forgiveness Band: A John Prine Tribute Nov 19: Wizard Fest Nov 24: Camel City Yacht Club Nov 30: SUSTO

Wise Man Brewing

826 Angelo Bros Ave | 336.725.0008 www.wisemanbrewing.com Thursdays: Music Bingo Nov 3: Little Fair Tribute Nov 4: Sycamore Bones Nov 24: Possum Jenkins

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in charge of your own destiny these days, and no doubt, you’ll have that Bull’s-eye of yours right on target. But don’t forget to make time for family events.

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[LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) This is a favorable time to move ahead with your plans. Some setbacks are

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[SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your creativity is recognized and rewarded. So, go ahead and claim what you’ve earned. Meanwhile, that irksome mysterious situation will soon be resolved.

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to December 21) A new associate brings ideas that the wise Sagittarian quickly realizes will benefit them both. Meanwhile, someone from your workplace makes an emotional request.

[CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) It might be a good idea to ease up on that hectic pace and spend more time studying the things you’ll need to know when more opportunities come later in November.

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