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POWER TO THE 9TH
The Triad Cultural Arts and the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County rolled out the red carpet for one of its own while celebrating 50 years of Hip-Hop.
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3 With Margot Robbie in the title role and Ryan Gosling as her Ken, BARBIE begins as an unmitigated delight. The introduction could hardly be bettered: An uproarious send-up of the opening of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) sets the satirical tone for what is to follow, although in varying degrees of success.
4 It’s back, it’s better, it’s bigger, and it’s fluffier than ever.That can only mean one thing: The CATVIDEOFEST 2023 is coming our way.
5 Guilford Technical Community College’s music was looking to expand its ensemble to a full concert band. The High Point Arts Council wanted to organize a COMMUNITY BAND.
6 LULU AND BLU is located on the back row of a shopping center, almost hidden unless you are looking for it already.
The interior is larger than it looks from outside. Very pleasant hostesses greet you at entry.
11 Most of us watching TELEVISION
50 YEARS AGO had three choices: ABC, CBS, and NBC. In some markets, there was an independent station on UHF, but there was no CW, FOX, or WB. There was no Paramount+, or Hulu or Netflix.
14 For the first time in its 21 years of service to the Winston-Salem community, the non-profit organization
AUTHORING ACTION is holding its first golf tournament on behalf of its youth film program “Just Us.”
16 JUST GOPHERS are taking a swing at a new album as real gophers take cover from groundskeepers and golfers during the Greater Greensboro Open (technically the Wyndham Championship) going down at Sedgefield Country Club August 3-6.
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