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As pre-Halloween scare fare goes, THE INVITATION is all trick and no treat. It’s the sort of simple-minded film in which the audience is way ahead of its protagonist almost the entire way.

11 Last month, President Biden announced his plan to forgive a portion of STUDENT LOAN DEBT , and offer relief for some 45 million borrowers, over one million of who reside in North Carolina.

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4 Fall brings a yearning for the mountains. My wife and I are well acquainted with the Parkway from Virginia to Asheville, but when unindicted co-conspirator Jerry Weston recommended two RESTAURANTS in Waynesville, we shifted our attention farther south.

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The North Carolina Folk Festival returns to bring folks, fun, and funk to downtown Greensboro, September 9-11, with three days of free stage shows, jams, and demonstrations across ﬁve o cial stages and a handful of downtown locations.

6 In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission created the National DO NOT CALL Registry to facilitate compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, the legislation denoted by the TCPA acronym. 8 Attorneys for the BLIND TIGER are asking a judge to issue an order allowing the Greensboro music venue to resume serving alcohol until the owner has his day in court. 10 With the annual Emmy Awards ceremony looming this weekend, it should come as no surprise that several alumni from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts ( UNCSA ) are in the running — some for the first time, others having been nominated (or won) before.

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Chow down with John Batchelor in the Mountains BY JOHN BATCHELOR

THE CHEF’S TABLE 30 Church thechefstableofwaynesville.com(828)Waynesville,StreetNC28786452-6210

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Hours: 5-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday Small Plates: $12-$16 Entrées: FiveDesserts:$38-$65$12-$14CourseChef’s Menu: $74 Most recent visit: August 5

Hours: 5-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday Appetizers: $12-$14 Salads: MostDesserts:Entrees:$10-$12$23-$48$11-$13recentvisit:

During summer, in order to cope with reduced sta , Frogs Leap Public House converted to a fixed price, five-course menu, open only on the weekend. In August, however, the regular schedule and a la carte menu returned. The fivecourse menu proved popular, however, and it is still available. Check the website for updates. I visited during the fixed menu period. Even with reduced sta , I found servers to be exceptionally well-informed, deliveries appropriately paced. The interior bears a woody-clubby look, with a patterned metal ceiling overhead. I seldom order mixed drinks, but I would advise that the bartender here is really talented. His Bumble Bee Thyme (gin, honey, lemon, thyme) is almost worth a drive in itself. The wine list is well chosen and reasonably priced. Three alternatives were available within the five courses.

Lamb Sausage The Chef’s Table Braised Beef Shortribs Pasta Frogs Leap Public House Dark Chocolate Mousse

4 YES! WEEKLY SEPTEMBER 7-13, 2022 WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM Fall brings a yearning for the mountains. My wife and I are well acquainted with the Parkway from Virginia to Asheville, but when unindicted co-conspirator Jerry Weston recommended two restaurants in Waynesville, we shifted our attention farther south. The drive below Asheville introduces another wide range of scenic views. And as usual, Jerry’s advice turned out to be wise.

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The Chef’s Table Bourbon Pecan Trout

Chef-owner Josh Monroe grew up working in his father’s restaurant. He pursued formal training in the highly regarded Asheville-Buncombe Tech culinary program, where he led the culinary Olympic team. Subsequent positions included the Richmond Hill Inn (which I rated five stars). He began cooking at The Chef’s Table in 2006; he and his wife bought the place in 2009. They grow a lot of the restaurant’s vegetables in their garden.ChefMonroe is also devoted to wine. That shows in the restaurant’s décor- the walls are lined with wine box ends- as well as the excellent wine list, which has earned awards from Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast magazines. We noticed the aroma of freshly baking bread as soon as we entered. It’s a crusty rosemary focaccia, and it’s wonderful. We started with Goat Cheese Risotto Balls, cited on the menu as a signature dish. This is well worthy of such status. Three panko crust crisp balls enclose local Dark Cove goat cheese. Two sauces create a mellow complexity of flavors. An entree of Pecan Crusted Trout uses local Sunburst trout, which I consider a superior product. It has been carefully deboned and split, then enhanced with a bourbon glaze. That glaze oozes into mashed potatoes, a mellifluous e ect. Al dente green beans are the other vegetable.

Lamb Sausage led things o . Deeply flavored, a little spicy-hot, these strips were flanked by fried potatoes, plus preserved lemon, pickles made in-house, and colorful grilled red and yellow peppers, all laced with salsa bravas- a tomato-based sauce blended with chili peppers and paprika- plus aioli. An auspiciousNextdebut.came Wood Roasted Pork Belly with green apple kimchi. Think thick bacon with all the flavor impact that implies, sharpened with the pickling effect applied to tart apples. A pleasantly mellow cheese course of Thomasville Tomme and Sequatchie Cove Coppinger cheeses, presented over sourdough toast points with honey and walnuts, was the mid-point.Seafood Paella combined shrimp, scallops, lobster, grouper, and halibut in Anson Mills Carolina Gold rice (a heritage product) with sa ron rouille. Excellent! The main courses concluded with prime NY Strip steak, grilled over a wood fire, augmented with fresh cut French fries sprinkled with tru e oil. A chimichurri sauce and a horseradish aioli augmented the deep beef flavor. The wood smoke aroma su uses the restaurant and can be noted even before you enter- an ideal sensory introduction that will be even more enticing with fall weather.Twodessert choices were o ered. Brown Butter Crepe with local mountain peaches also contained peach ginger jam, surrounded by lavender blackberry sauce, dabbed with vanilla cheesecake whip. Dark Chocolate Mousse is framed in a cashew crunch crust, surrounded by sauce Anglaise and dark chocolate sauce. Tonia and Kaighn Raymond have owned the restaurant since 2011. She manages the floor; he is the Chef. Sean Whelan is chef de cuisine; he has been there since the beginning as well.

Hours: 4 p.m.-12 a.m. Monday-Thursday, 12 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-12 a.m. SandwichesSalads:Appetizers:Sunday$5-$9.50$10.50-$11.50andBurgers: $11.75-$15.75 Entrees: MostDesserts:$12.75-$23.75$7.75recentvisit:August 6

The Scotsman is a casual replication of an old-world Scottish pub. Housed on the ground ﬂoor of a building constructed in 1927, the bank-like exterior gives way to a deep green tavern decorated in plaids. A mounted stag’s head gazes down over the tables. Check the website for the live music schedule, especially Celtic. Co-owners Scot and Makyia Blair moved to Waynesville after he completed service in the Marines. The chef is Howard Pickrel. The same menu is in place for lunch as well as dinner. A separate Brunch menu is in place mid-day on Sundays. We had two appetizers from the regular menu for lunch.

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THE WINE SELLER (20 Church Street, (828) 452-6000, classicwineseller.com) is one of the best wine shops I have ever encountered, with multiple older vintages in a temperature-controlled setting, in addition to contemporary releases. They also host live music events as well as wine dinners. Online browsing, ordering, and shipping is available.

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In Braised Beef Short Ribs Pasta, the main ingredient is presented over pappardelle strips. Long, low temperature cooking renders the meat fork tender and richly ﬂavored, extended with mushrooms and caramelized onions in a smoked blue cheese cream sauce, all ﬂecked with spinach. Lush! Two other properties in downtown Waynesville also merit attention.

Reuben Rolls are an attractive alternative to the sandwich version of this perennial favorite. The corned beef is made in house, and it’s way better than any I’ve had that is commercially supplied. This joins sauerkraut inside crisp egg rolls, served with “Scotty sauce”- akin to remoulade.Thekitchen makes Scotch Eggs by forming nests in sausage patties that have been coated in breadcrumbs and fried. Then the eggs are soft cooked inside the sausage. Curry mustard lends bite. This is the only restaurant I have ever seen that serves haggis. I did not try it, and I’m not going to, but I would look forward to trying lots of other pub fare at The Scotsman. In fact, I look forward to another visit to continue to explore Waynesville. Nearby Asheville has become known as a destination restaurant city, justiﬁably so, but its smaller neighbor deserves attention, too! !

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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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That’s why the craft cocktail bar that he is opening in that location is called The Wrong Number. “I’ve long wanted to own a bar, and now I ﬁnd it hilarious that I bought one with money from suing people who, in my case, deﬁnitely called the wrong number.”

Refusing to take no for an answer, Khouri eventually got her to name the Utah company she worked for as an NC-licensed agent. Her full name and license number are listed in his letter.

Winston man earned money to buy Bull’s Tavern by suing telemarketers

The demand letter begins by stating the time and date Khouri allegedly received a solicitation call from a representative o ering a “new low-cost final expense program”, and that the “misrepresented” number shown on Caller ID was “of a pattern matching the first 7 digits of my phone number, a practice known as neighbor spoofing, which I am sure you know is illegal.” According to the letter, Khouri asked to speak to a licensed insurance agent and was transferred to a “field underwriter.”

“Please bear in mind that if I must file a lawsuit to recover damages, the amount will be significantly higher as I will seek treble damages at a minimum. Additionally, complaints will be filed with the FTC, the North Carolina Department of Insurance, the Florida O ce of Insurance Regulation, the Utah Insurance Department, and State Attorneys General of North Carolina, Utah, and Florida, regardless of the response or lack thereof to this demand letter.” Court records indicate that Khouri has previously filed multiple lawsuits against insurance companies, alleging TCPA violations.Khourisent YES! Weekly a photograph of a stack of cashier’s checks he called his “trophies,” adding “I can’t disclose who the checks are from because of confidentiality agreements.” There appear to be at least thirty checks in the stack. The one on top is made out to him for $7,500 for SETTLEMENT AMOUNT PAID INKhouriFULL. spent his childhood in Dubai, went to high school in Miami and college in upstate New York, then moved to Winston-Salem in 2014. “My father is Lebanese; my mother is American. My ex’s family is from here, and goes all the way back to the Moravian community in Old Salem.” They moved to WinstonSalem, he said, so she could be close to her aging parents, as he could run his IT

6 YES! WEEKLY SEPTEMBER 7-13, 2022 WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM visions SEE IT! “ I am inpaymentmandingde-the amount of $15,000 for violations of the Federal TCPA.” In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission created the National Do Not Call Registry to 1991,erTelephonecompliancefacilitatewiththeConsum-ProtectionActofthelegislation denoted by the TCPA acronym. Theoretically, anyone called by a telemarketer a month after registering that number at donotcall.gov can sue the soliciting agency. Omar Khouri is doing that, just as he has done many times before. Khouri, who made that $15,000 demand in a letter he sent to a Florida company and its Utah a liate last year, just purchased Bull’s Tavern, the decade-old bar at 408 W. 4th Street in Winston-Salem. He is also the founder of the Winston-Salem IT company Tekhne, LLC, but told YES! Weekly that he got the money to purchase Bull’s from previous telemarketer settlements. “I’d say I’ve made a little over $100,000 from settlements in the last two years, and average about $75,000 to $10,000 per phone call.”

Khouri shows o a stack of cashier’s checks he calls his “trophies” Omar Khouri

Khouri shared a copy of a certified letter he sent at the end of last year to executives of a Florida company and its Utah a liate that sell “senior benefits.” He asked that the names of the companies not be reported, lest that be deemed prejudicial to current litigation, but a lawsuit listing him as the plainti and the two companies and their executives as defendants was filed several months ago in the Middle District of North Carolina.

Khouri then asked to be sent info about the plan before making a purchase. After considerable resistance, the agent agreed to do so, and after more questioning, allegedly revealed that she is a broker with the Florida company.

Khouri’s letter then states that he had never requested information from either company before the solicitation and that all his numbers are on the Federal Do Not Call Registry, and therefore, he is demanding payment for violations of the TCPA, NC Telemarketing Compliance laws, and deceptive trade practices.

Tekhne, which he founded in 2006, continues to be his day job. “But I always wanted to own a bar or restaurant, and then Bull’s became available.” He began sending demand letters to telemarketers during the height of the pandemic when he was stuck at home doing nothing. “Rather than hanging up on telemarketers, I started answering their questions and playing their game, and ﬁnding out who they are. And I’d then do research on who called me, and send a letter saying this is what happened on this day and time, and this is who said what, and I never agreed to receive phone calls from your company.” He said some settled quickly and others forced him to ﬁle lawsuits, but those were all eventually settled. He emphasized that he did not engage with every telephone solicitation. “The genuine telemarketers who are really trying to sell you something, those are the ones I or anyone else can go after because there’s a real physical entity or business behind it. The scams are the ones that pretend to be calling about an IRS penalty or an eBay purchase or whatever, they’re just trying to get your bank information, and they’re not really trying to sell you anything and often aren’t in the country. I still just hang up on those.” When Khouri started doing this, he was receiving an average of ten calls a day, and sometimes ten an hour. “Since I’ve started going after these people, it seems the only way to get them to stop calling is to make them pay for the calls. Once it hurts them, then they take my number o their list.” He said that, in some cases, it was eventually put back on. “And some of them don’t even have a list, they’re just auto dialing random sequential numbers, so my number will come up again eventually. Typically, after a settlement, the calls will drop o for two or three weeks, where I’ll get absolutely zero telemarketers, or I’ll get very few. But eventually, it will creep up again and be the same volume as before.”

A casual Google search shows the telemarketing industry is aware that people are taking measures against their solicitations, and that companies have begun selling “black lists” of numbers that should not be called, not because they are on the Do Not Call registry, but belong to people who have ﬁled TCPA lawsuits.“Allittakes is a single call or text to support a TCPA case,” states a banner on the website The Black List Alliance, which sells such lists to telemarketers. “And whether you win, lose, or settle, that’s going to cost you money- sometimes a lot of money- which is why nine out of 10 defendants write a settlement check and move on.” As for the 4th Street bar that will soon be rechristened The Wrong Number, Khouri says he just made the down payment to former owner Danielle Bull last week, and is aiming for a soft opening by late September or early October, with a grand opening Halloween weekend.

The bar’s name is not its only shoutout to how he got the money to buy it.

“All bartenders and other sta will be paid a proper wage so that tips are a bonus. Nobody should feel guilted into tipping, but should do it in exchange for good service. The bartenders are very happy with what they will be paid, and are glad to get tips as a bonus, but don’t have to worry about their wages. This is the model used in most of the world, where tipping is not unheard of, but is truly for exceptional service. But everyone has their own way of doing business, and I’m not criticizing how anyone else may choose to run their bars.”

“Some of our craft cocktails will be named after various kinds of telemarketing. For instance, you can order the Car Warranty, or the Senior Beneﬁts, or Credit Card Debt Relief. The bartenders and I are having fun coming up with these.” !

“We’re going to make enough changes inside to make it distinct from Bull’s, so you don’t go in and feel like it’s Bull’s version 2. It will have more of a craft cocktail menu, as we’re getting away from the dive bar scene.”

IAN MCDOWELL is the author of two published novels, numerous anthologized short stories, and a whole lot of nonfiction and journalism, some of which he’s proud of and none of which he’s ashamed of.

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He also said it will no longer feature live music multiple times a week, as that is no longer a viable ﬁnancial model.

“When Danielle started Bull’s as a dive bar with bands, it was the ﬁrst one in Winston to do that. But 10 years later, it’s become commonplace and not a draw anymore. So, it’s going to be a place where you can actually sit down and talk to people you’re with, without being drowned out by the band.” He does plan to have a piano player and vocalist. “Maybe once a week, maybe a couple of times each month. I am trying to make this more of a community-involved sort of thing, so it’s not just me coming in and saying I have this vision. I’m taking suggestions from anyone. If someone feels there’s something they’d like to see in the bar, tellHe’sme.”also making tipping genuinely optional, a la the European model.

McCauley concluded by requesting a temporary restoration of the Blind Tiger’s ABC licenses, as this “will at least a ord it the ability to generate the resources necessary to adequately defend itself in this action and mitigate against the irreparable injury it has already sustained.” !

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McCauley alleged that, upon learning that a desk in his manager’s o ce “was housing a firearm potentially connected with the events described, and further that another of the unarmed independent contractor security personnel had retrieved a firearm from his personal vehicle at some unknown point during the events described,” McCauley then “disclosed the information, and identified the individual responsible.”

The petition concluded by alleging that the ABC Commission “has and continues to deny Petitioner its basic and fundamental rights” and that the Blind Tiger “has and continues to su er irreparable injury without means of adequate legal redress unless the Temporary Restraining Order is granted.”

IAN MCDOWELL is the author of two published novels, numerous anthologized short stories, and a whole lot of nonﬁction and journalism, some of which he’s proud of and none of which he’s ashamed of.

The attached a davit from Blind Tiger co-owner Bradford McCauley stated that, on the evening of the shooting, “Wendy Sandoval of OtroPedo Promotions hosted an event at the Business headlined by a Mexican-American country band scheduled from 11:00 p.m. until 2:30 a.m.”

In preparation for this event, wrote McCauley, McCauley’s business had sta ed “ten (10) unarmed independent securityMcCauleycontractors.”stated that around 2:30 a.m. on July 31, 2022, he received a call from his general manager Donald “Doc” Beck, informing him of the shooting. He then received a call from a GPD o cer stating that the shooting had occurred outside the Blind Tiger’s front door, the victim was deceased, and McCauley was instructed to meet the o cer at the Beckclub.has been charged by the GPD for allegedly hiding several guns in his o ce after the police arrived, as well as Failure to Superintend, Resisting Public O cer, and two counts of Allow Conduct on Licensed Premises. In his affidavit, McCauley stated: “Donald Beck has as of the date hereof also been terminated from his employ at the Business for conduct radically departing from those standards the Business has set forth for its sta , regardless of whether the firearm he helped hide from law enforcement was even used in the shooting.”Healsostated that “not only did the Business and its sta cooperate with responding law enforcement, but we voluntarily provided law enforcement with the video surveillance footage almost immediately upon the securing of the premises, and directly assisted with the identification of the shooter as Jason Leonard.”

He alleged that “I have personally received death threats and verbal abuse,” as have his sta , due to what he claimed was misinformation released by the ABC commission. Furthermore, as this is the venue’s “busiest, most productive time of year,” if he cannot sell alcohol, he will be forced to permanently close.

Along with the a davits of o cers and investigators, the ABC commission released that of the 17-year-old girlfriend of 19-year-old victim Pedro Alegria, who stated that she, Alegria, and their friends were not required to show ID, but only asked when they were born. In his a davit attached to the petition from his attorneys, McCauley stated that, upon “carefully reviewing surveillance footage,” he observed that Pedro Alegria and his party were “subject to the procedure for determining whether they were of suitable age to purchase and consume alcohol.” Then, he alleged, “members of Mr. Alegria’s group appear to destroy a security mechanism that had been a xed to the opening of a spirituous liquor container, removing the mechanism entirely from the container allowing the group to brieﬂy consume from that container without scrutiny of the waitsta .” When, according to McCauley, an altercation broke out between Alegria’s party and “an unrelated group of patrons,” it was “quickly suppressed by the Business’s unarmed independent contract security, with both groups then being escorted outside the Business.”

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Attorneys for the Blind Tiger are asking a judge to issue an order allowing the Greensboro music venue to resume serving alcohol until the owner has his day in court.Their motion ﬁled Thursday with the Guilford County division of the North Carolina O ce of Administrative Hearings requests that the court issue a temporary restraining order against the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, which on August 5 suspended the venue’s alcohol licenses pending an administrative hearing.

The petition from the club’s attorneys argued that, even if violations “are proved or relied upon” by the ABC Commission, that is not “su cient grounds for cancellation of the Petitioner’s ABC permits.”

McCauley also described what he alleged to have seen on the video of Alegria’s death. The a davit of ALE special investigator B. Watson stated that the video showed Leonard, the security guard arrested for second-degree murder at the scene, stepping outside the bar and shooting Alegria from ﬁve feet away.

Along with the suspension order, the ABC commission released a davits from four GPD o cers, who were identiﬁed only by surname and initials. O cer E. P. Edmonds stated that an employee barred his way when he attempted to enter the club. O cer L. Jordan stated, “I was denied entry by two ‘managers’ standing outside.” O cers Jordan, T. T. Simmons, and J. Young all used the identical phrase “a disorder such as this one is not unusual at this location.”

McCauley’s a davit alleged that, on the video, Leonard “appears from around a corner holding a firearm and that a member of the group who had been fighting outside the entrance “appears to make inadvertent contact with the arm holding the firearm, which coincides with the discharge thereof resulting in the gunshot strike to Pedro Alegria.”McCauley described the Blind Tiger as “not economically viable or feasible without the authorization a orded by its ABC permits. As a result, the Business has and continues to su er substantial injury, economic and otherwise.”

The motion listed William Michael Boyer, Amiel J. Rossabi, and Glenn B. Lassiter as attorneys for petitioner Blind Tiger of Greensboro, and included an a davit from co-owner Bradford McCauley and independent security contractor Justus Ellis. The petition disputed statements made by the ABC Commission when suspending the club’s alcohol license on August 5 and called that ruling “arbitrary, capricious and an abuse of discretion.” The suspension followed a homicide at the establishment. In the early hours of July 31, bouncer Jason Leonard, who was not licensed to be armed, fatally shot 19-yearold Pedro Alegria during an altercation that began in the club and continued outside after both sides were ejected together.Thepetition from The Blind Tiger’s attorneys alleges that “much of the information” from the four GPD o cers and two ALE investigators who responded to the shooting “is conclusory and/or general in nature and/or irrelevant or incompetent as evidence in support of the ultimate issue in this captioned case; i.e., whether the Petitioner’s ABC permits should be suspended or revoked for a legally sound reason.” It also alleges that the ABC commission “has no formal framework in place to consider such action”, as there “are no administrative rules and on information and belief, no written or other formal policies governing the process.”Thepetition alleged that the ABC commission “omits or misrepresents statements made in the A davits regarding prior calls for service occurring at the Petitioner’s premises.”

Blind Tiger petitions court for restraining order against ABC Board

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In 1992, Hispanic League held its ﬁrst annual cultural celebration, FIESTA, for the community. Based in Winston-Salem, the nonproﬁt’s mission is to “foster diversity and raise awareness by serving as a liaison between non-Hispanic and Hispanic communities.” Additionally, Hispanic League strives to improve the quality of life for Hispanic/Latinx people through promoting community inclusion, education, health, and multicultural understanding.OnSaturday, September 10, Hispanic League will celebrate its 30th anniversary of holding FIESTA. Held in downtown Winston-Salem, FIESTA has become a true Winston-Salem tradition with an average attendance of more than 20,000 people, making it the largest one-day street event in the Triad. Most importantly, it is a key community event that celebrates diversity, Hispanic/Latinx heritage, and cross-cultural understanding amongst all people in the community. At FIESTA, you will experience musical performances, food, community vendors, art, as well as a parade that uplifts 22 Latin countries. Free health screenings and vaccinations will be o ered by community partners such as Novant Health and the Forsyth County Department of PublicOverHealth.thenext month, Hispanic League will host a 30th Anniversary Exhibition titled “Celebrating Our Legacy, Igniting Our Future” at Arts Council’s Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts September 2 — October 29. An opening reception will take place on Thursday, September 8 fromFIESTA5-7pm.and the 30th Anniversary Exhibition are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www. HispanicLeague.org Hispanic League’s 30th Anniversary FIESTA 2022 Saturday, September 10, 2022 10 am — 6 pm Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts 251 N. Spruce St., Winston-Salem, NC ARTS ROUNDUP

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Based on John Buchan’s best-selling 1915 novel, which was subsequently adapted into one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most popular ﬁlms in 1935, this version of The 39 Steps follows quintessential everyman Richard Hannay as he is swept up in international intrigue, pursued by the authorities and by the members of a mysterious organization known as “The 39 Steps.” Playwright Patrick Barlow’s version opened on Broadway in 2008, running over 770 performances and garnering a pair of Tony Awards (Best Lighting Design in a Play and Best Sound Design).

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The New York Times described The 39 Steps as “theater at its ﬁnest … absurdly enjoyable! This gleefully theatrical ri on Hitchcock’s ﬁlm is fast and frothy, performed by a cast of four that seems like a cast of thousands.” Elliot Lerner portrays Hannay, with Dianne Paukstelis in full femme-fatale mode as the alluring Annabella Schmidt, and Beth Cox and Dave Dobson playing “Clowns.” It’s divulging nothing to reveal that the actors portray various characters throughout the narrative, “This is a very challenging show to direct,” said Edwards. “There are a lot of moving parts, technically and physically. There has been a great deal of attention to detail from the entire production crew, while the di cult task of playing many characters by a cast of four has been made to look easy by a stellar cast.” There will be an opening-night reception, featuring complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres (courtesy of Ra aldini Vineyards and Compass Financial Services), which will take place at 6:30 p.m. on September 9, before the opening curtain. For more information, visit the o cial website of the Little Theatre of WinstonSalem: https://www.ltofws.org/. !

A suspenseful send-up, Hitchcock-style!

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Jane Rizzo (School of Filmmaking, ’98) earned a nomination for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series for HBO’s Succession, and Nathaniel Park (School of Filmmaking, ’05) was nominated for Outstanding Main Title Design for the Apple TV+ series Pachinko. The 74th annual Emmy Awards will be broadcast on NBC and streamed live on Peacock on September 12th. Actor/ comedian and Saturday Night Live staple Kenan Thompson will make his debut as the host of the ceremony. !

The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem o ers a combination of spoofery and suspense with its production of The 39 Steps, which opens September 9 at the Hanesbrands Theatre, 209 N. Spruce Street in Winston-Salem, under the direction of Chad Edwards. The 39 Steps will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on September 9-11 and September 1517, at 2 p.m. on September 11 and September 18, with an additional 2 p.m. matinee on September 17th. Ticket prices range from $14-$28, with discounts for students (with valid ID), senior citizens, and groups of 10 or more. The play runs approximately two hours (including intermission) and is recommended for audiences over the age of 11. For tickets or more information, call 336-725-4001 or visit https://www.ltofws. org/.

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BY MARK BURGER

With the annual Emmy Awards ceremony looming this weekend, it should come as no surprise that several alumni from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) are in the running — some for the first time, others having been nominated (or won) before.JakeLacy (School of Drama, ’08) earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his turn as Shane Patton in HBO’s White Lotus, which received a total of 20 nominations. Margaret Qualley, who attended the UNCSA High School Dance program, received a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her performance as Alex Neville in Netflix’s Maid. Ti any Little Canfield (School of Drama, ’00) was nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series for Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, which earned a total of 17 nominations. Will Files (School of Filmmaking, ’02) earned two nominations for the popular Netflix series Stranger Things: Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (one hour) and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (one hour). The Creative Arts portion of the Emmy Awards took place this weekend and Files won both.

Michael Brake (School of Filmmaking, ’97) was nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (half-hour) and animation for the HBO series Barry, and this weekend he won the award. Akira Fukasawa (School of Filmmaking, ‘16) was nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (one hour) for Ozark (but he was bested by fellow UNCSA graduate Files).

Emmys embrace UNCSA alumni

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Beaver: So Wally, you’re really gonna make $10 a day?

Translation? Millions of students honored the terms of their loans and worked hard to pay them back, and they are not eligible for one red cent of relief. “It’s also not fair to the untold number of Americans who never went to college,” said Alfredo Ortiz, CEO of the Job Creators Network Moreover, if you took out a private loan, the Biden plan won’t help you either. One could also argue that it’s not fair to all of us taxpayers who expected to be repaid with interest for every dollar we loaned these students. Speaking of taxpayers, the student loan forgiveness program has one catch: recipients of relief must count the amount of debt forgiven as personal income. That means about 27 million low-income students could be on the hook to pay taxes on $20,000 of income. It doesn’t seem fair, but it’s a harsh reality and one that was best explained in a classic scene from “Leave it to Beaver.”

Wally: Sure, and they’re gonna take withholding out of it.

LEGALITY President Biden is relying on the 2003 HEROES Act for the legal authority to launch his student loan forgiveness program. The Act gives the Secretary of Education authority to “change student ﬁnancial assistance programs during a war or national emergency.” In this case, Biden claims the pandemic and its aftermath qualify as a national emergency. But critics like Third Way’s Vice President Lanae Erickson disagree. “It’s on shaky legal ground,” he told TIME’s Brian Bennett. Biden’s program is supposed to start in January, but anyone expecting to receive loan relief then may be disappointed if legal challenges ensue. Nevertheless, regardless of the pitfalls, controversies, and potential delays associated with Biden’s loan forgiveness program, the White House recommends that qualiﬁed borrowers visit www.StudentAid.gov/debtrelief to apply. Or, if you’re skeptical you can visit its companion website, ImfromthegovtandImheretohelp.comwww. !

Wally: Sure, even if you’re a little baby and you have some money, they’ll come and take it away from you.

L ast nouncedBidenPresidentmonth,anhis plan to forgive a portion of student loan debt, and o er relief for some 45 million borrowers, over one million of who reside in North Carolina. Here’s how it works: If you took out a federal student loan, and you earn less than $125,000 per year (or less than $250,000 as a married couple), you could be eligible to have 10% of your debt forgiven. If you have a student loan and also received a Pell Grant through the Department of Education, you could get up to $20,000 of your debt forgiven (note that according to the White House, nearly all Pell Grant recipients come from families who earn less than $60,000 per year). It is an admirable initiative to be sure, but one that is fraught with questions about its legality, political motives, economic viability, and fairness.

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Wally: That’s money they take out of your salary to run the government with.

Beaver: What’s withholding?

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Beaver: Gee, I didn’t know they took money away from kids to run the government.

POLITICAL MOTIVES

In 2020, Joe Biden campaigned on how we needed to help students saddled with college debt. At that time, education debt topped $1.7 trillion dollars. But while debt was high, talk was cheap. During his ﬁrst week in o ce, the President signed a record number of executive orders about everything but, you guessed it, student debt. Biden, who had spent most of his adult life in and around the Capitol, hinted that he needed Congressional support to enact a meaningful student debt forgiveness program, so he did nothing for two years. Then suddenly a little more than two months before the midterm elections, he announced his bold plan. There’s nothing like coming to the rescue of 40 million voters to motivate a politician.

FAIRNESS First of all, is Biden’s plan fair? Rightwinger Reed Rubinstein, director of oversight and investigations for the America First Legal Foundation told TIME, “This is such a slap in the face to everybody who did what they were supposed to do.”

Not everyone is a fan of Biden’s rescue plan for students. Alfredo Ortiz commented to TIME that, “A student loan bailout will further exacerbate inflation, increase the deficit, and lead to higher taxes.” It begs the question, should Biden’s program be put on hold until inflation is under control? The answer would seem to be yes.

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Bloodsucking blues: The Invitation taps a dry vein

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As scarepre-Halloweenfaregoes, The Invitation is all trick and no treat. It’s the sort of simpleminded film in which the audience is way ahead of its protagonist almost the entire way.That would be Game of Thrones givingNathaliegraduateEmmanuel,apallid,unpersuasive performance as Evie Anderson, a part-time caterer’s assistant in New York City who is struggling to make ends meet yet lives in a pretty nifty loft with a good view of the skyline. In one of many contrivances cooked up by screenwriter Blair Butler, Evie takes a DNA test and learns she is distantly related to a wealthy, a uent family in England. She meets “Cousin” Oliver (Hugh Skinner), and impetuously accepts his equally impetuous invitation to attend a family wedding, jetting across the Atlantic — at Oliver’s expense — and ending up at the mammoth mansion known as New Carfax Abbey (hmmm …), where she immediately captures the eye of handsome host Walter DeVille (hmmm …), played with rakish sex appeal by Thomas Doherty. Evie is so taken with her ornate surroundings and her attentive new suitor that she fails to notice such odd goings-on as the dwindling number of maids on the household sta . What she doesn’t realize — but the audience does — is that she’s being groomed to continue the DeVille bloodline — in more ways than one. Directed in clunky, plodding fashion by Jessica M. Thompson (also an executive producer), The Invitation isn’t even good for campy or unintentional laughs. The film takes itself very seriously, to an almost self-defeating level, and the “alterations” to traditional vampire lore — including the notion that the undead can freely traipse about in daylight — are hardly improvements.Afew performances are reasonably competent: Doherty (who replaced Garrett Hedlund before filming), Skinner as jocular Cousin Oliver, and kittenish Alana Boden as blonde bridesmaid Lucy. The ever-reliable Sean Pertwee plays Mr. Fields, the sort of sti -backed British butler who knows where all the bodies are buried … probably because he’s the one who buried them. The score, by Dara Taylor, would have done justice to a better film, and Felicity Abbott’s marvelous production design strikes the film’s only triumphant note. Aside from those points of interest, however, The Invitation is a bloody bore. Thompson promises that the home-video release of The Invitation will have even more blood, for those who care. Few are likely to. !

DVD PICK OF THE WEEK: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) Maurice Flitcroft (1929-2007) holds a unique position in the world of professional sports by being “renowned” as the world’s worst golfer, having played the worst round of golf in the 1976 British Open, an event immortalized in Scott Murray and screenwriter Simon Farnaby’s 2010 non-ﬁction book The World’s Worst Golfer

Ronet, Fernand Ledoux, and Gert Froebe. In French with subtitles, bonus features include audio commentary and theatrical trailer.

THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE (Film Movement):

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Kino Lorber Studio Classics):

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Under the indulgent direction of executive producer Craig Roberts, Mark Rylance plays Flitcroft as a loquacious blue-collar working sti struck by the sudden inspiration to play in the British Open, despite having never played in a professional tournament ever in his life. Thanks to the steadfast support of wife Jean (Sally Hawkins) and their children — as well as some convenient clerical oversights — Flitcroft makes the cut of the qualifying round, basically learning the game as he competes.

THE LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS (SRS Cinema/MVD Entertainment Group): The North American DVD debut ($19.95 retail) of writer/editor/ director Macoto Tezuka’s wildly stylized, free-wheeling 1985 musical comedy (originally titled Hoshikuzu Kyodaino densetsu) detailing the cartoonish misadventures of the titular pop duo (played by newcomers Shingo Kubota and Kan Takagi) as they embark on a meteoric career that takes Japan and the world by storm. Broad and frenetic in an MTV-type style, it’s easy to see why this became a cult classic — even if it’s very much an acquired taste. In Japanese with English subtitles, bonus features include behind-the-scenes featurette, director interview, and trailers.

Rhys Ifans also scores as Keith Mackenzie, the o cious secretary of the British Open and Flitcroft’s inevitable nemesis, who does develop a grudging respect for the tenacious Flitcroft, even as he begins adopting di erent identities to play in subsequent tournaments — only to blow his cover with his appalling play. As a breezy, featherweight diversion, even those who dislike golf will ﬁnd a fair share of amusement in this pleasing, upbeat fable that happens to be based on fact.

Both the DVD ($25.99 retail) and Blu-ray ($24.99 retail) includes behind-thescenes featurette and theatrical trailer. Rated PG-13.

Writer/producer/editor/director Kyle Misak’s atmospheric, existential psychothriller stars writer/producer Jesse Charles as a small-town teenager consumed by paranoia following the mysterious disappearance of his best friend. Unsteady in the extreme, any potential interest is quashed by ponderous pacing, despite appearances by genre veterans Larry Hankin and Carel Struycken (who is utterly wasted), Charles and Brit MacRae (as his girlfriend) are attractive and personable, and Trevor Snarr steals many a scene as a pushy detective. A nice try, but this should have been much tighter. The DVD ($24.99 retail) includes bonus trailers.

Writer/editor/director Iryna Tsilyk’s award-winning documentary feature follows a single mother and her children in the Ukraine on the eve of the Russian invasion, which throws their world into turmoil but also inspires daughter Mira Trofymchuk — an aspiring ﬁlmmaker — to chronicle her family’s plight on ﬁlm. A unique take on a very timely topic in which the resilience of Mira and her family shines through. In Russian and Ukrainian with English subtitles, available on DVD ($24.95 retail).

PARADISE HIGHWAY (LionsGate): Writer/director Anna Gutto’s R-rated feature debut stars Juliette Binoche as a long-distance truck driver (!) coerced into transporting a teenager Hala Finley as part of a sex-tra cking ring, with Frank Grillo as Binoche’s wayward brother and Morgan Freeman and Cameron Monaghan as FBI agents in pursuit, available on DVD ($19.98 retail) and Blu-ray ($21.99 retail), each boasting bonus features including audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes, and theatrical trailer. !

BLOOD BROTHERS: CIVIL WAR (Indican Pictures): Sibling rivalry rears its ugly head when brothers Christopher James Baker and Christian Coulson fall out over an inheritance and the attentions of Confederate widow Diane Guerrero in writer/producer/director Jay Craven’s 19th-century melodrama (also released as Blood Brothers), inspired by Guy de Maupassant’s Pierre et Jean, with Jacqueline Bisset (enjoying her best screen role in years) and Gordon Clapp as Baker and Coulson’s parents. Earnest to the point of stodginess, this collapses under the weight of its slow-moving pretentions, available on DVD ($16.95 retail).

MONOBLOC (Icarus Films Home Video): Writer/producer/director Hauke Wendler’s self-explanatory feature documentary explores the origins of the cheap plastic chair that has sold over a billion units and became the best-selling piece of furniture in history and, in its own way, revolutionized the industry and even made its mark on society. Wendler admits at the outset that it’s an unlikely topic for a documentary, yet there are various points of interest along the way, and Taco van Hettinga’s funky score is a highlight. In English, French, German, Hindi and Italian with English subtitles, available on DVD ($29.98 retail).

NAKED OVER THE FENCE (Cult Epics/ MVD Entertainment Group): Shortly before becoming an international sex symbol in Emmanuelle (1974), Sylvia Kristel appeared in director Frans Weisz’s 1973 comedy/thriller (originally titled Naakt over de Schutting), starring Rijk de Gooyer and Jon Bluming as friends who unwittingly become enmeshed in the production of hardcore pornography in Amsterdam. In Dutch with English subtitles, available on DVD ($29.95 retail) and limited-edition Blu-ray/CD combo ($39.95 retail), each replete with bonus features including audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette, retrospective interviews, and more.

Steeped in ‘70s trappings, including some appropriate chart-topping tunes, The Phantom of the Open is a quintessential underdog story depicted with perhaps a bit more cheekiness than was necessary, and the quirkiness quotient is frequently o the scale, but there’s no denying the appeal of Rylance (in particular) and Hawkins, two actors almost incapable of making a false move.

THE EDEN THEORY (Indican Pictures):

“NCIS: HAWAI’I”: SEASON ONE (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount Home Entertainment): The immensely popular — and proﬁtable — “NCIS” franchise arrives in the Hawaiian Islands, as Vanessa Lachey’s Jane Tennant assumes command as the ﬁrst female Special Agent in charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, in all 22 episodes from the inaugural 2021-’22 season of the CBS crime series, with series regulars Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan joined by “NCIS” guest stars Wilmer Valderrama and Katrina Law, available in a six-disc DVD collection ($39.99 retail), replete with bonus features.

Director/story writer Michel Gondry and executive producer/screenwriter Charlie Kaufman put a customarily unique spin on the romantic comedy in this beguiling, sometimes self-indulgent, frequently overemphatic 2004 satire, set in the near future, where former lovers Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet debate having memories of their relationship scientifically erased. Carrey brings bittersweet pathos to his character, Winslet earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and a first-rate cast includes Mark Ru alo, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, Thomas Jay Ryan, Jane Adams, and David Cross. In addition to other accolades, the film also won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay — and it’s certainly original. This has a big fanbase and it is deserved. Both the Blu-ray ($29.95 retail) and 4K Ultra HD combo ($39.95 retail) boast audio commentary, retrospective interviews, deleted scenes, theatrical trailer, and more. Rated R. HE WHO MUST DIE (Kino Lorber Studio Classics): The Blu-ray bow ($29.95 retail) of Jules Dassin’s award-winning 1957 drama (originally titled Celui qui doit mourir) based on Nikos Kazantakis’ novel O Hristos Xanastavronetai (which translates as “Christ Recrucified”) in which the townspeople of a Turkish-occupied Greek village attempt to stage their version of the Passion Play, which takes on new meaning in light of the political and social tumult surrounding them. This marked the first collaboration between Dassin and leading lady Melina Mercouri (whom he later married), and features a star-studded cast including Jean Servais, Pierre Vaneck, Carl Mohner, Gregoire Aslan, Maurice

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WHAT WE DO FOR FUN After a punishing two-year hiatus because of COVID, the World Gravy Wrestling Championships returned to Rossendale, Lancashire, England, on Aug. 29, the BBC reported. During the contest, entrants grapple in a pool of gravy for two minutes to raise money for East Lancashire Hospice. Carol Lowe, restaurant manager of the Rose ‘n’ Bowl Pub where the event took place, said people came from “far and wide” and the atmosphere was “absolutely bouncing.” Competitors are encouraged to don “fancy dress” and are also graded on entertainment value. “It’s very messy,” Lowe conceded. [BBC, 8/30/2022]

— On Aug. 20, New Hampshire Fish and Game o cers, along with a member of the U.S. Forest Service, were called to an Appalachian Mountain Club hut in Bethlehem to confront Brian Cheverier, 35, of Boylston, WMUR-TV reported. Around 6 p.m., Cheverier was found atop the hut, naked, where he had been threatening hikers; o cers said he was “highly agitated.” Cheverier descended from the roof of the hut around 10 p.m. and was escorted to the Zealand Trailhead parking lot, where he was taken into custody. [WMUR, 8/21/2022]

Over the Labor Day weekend, former boxer Mike Tyson (now a cannabis mogul, according to NJ.com) was set to debut Jerseyedibles“bitten-ear-shaped”hisatthreeNewdispensaries.

NAKED, NOT AFRAID

— Amanda Kean of Providence, Rhode Island, headed out for work in the early hours of Aug. 22 with her ear pods in, listening to a true-crime podcast. On her 45-minute trip to Easton, Massachusetts, she stopped for gas. It wasn’t until she arrived at her workplace, Honey Dew Donuts, that she discovered a stowaway in her back seat: “I hear moaning, like a moaning noise,” she told WJAR-TV. “I roll down my window because (I wanted to) check outside ... I realized it was not coming from outside my truck, it was coming from inside of my truck.” Tucked on the ﬂoor in the back seat was Jose Osorio, 21, of Providence. And he was mostly naked. Police said he was “extremely intoxicated” and admitted later that he had also consumed marijuana. He was charged with breaking and entering a vehicle. Kean was unhurt but “was so mad. If he had made noises or popped up while I was driving, I could’ve crashed.” [WJAR, 8/24/2022]

BRIGHT IDEA Sean Stewart, 27, of Snohomish County, Washington, has been doing a lot of ﬁshing lately — but not for the aquatic specimens Washington is known for. Instead, KIRO-TV reported, Stewart has been using a rodent glue trap attached to a ﬁshing line to take money out of night deposit boxes around the area. “This particular method is pretty unique, we haven’t seen that one before,” said Jason Toner, chief of the Stanwood Police Department. A Wells Fargo branch in Stanwood was able to capture video of Stewart, although he also hit more than a dozen other banks. “He was only successful a few of the times out of the many times he tried at area banks,” Toner said. He faces 13 counts of burglary in the second degree. [KIRO, 8/30/2022] !

GOALS Duane Hansen, 60, has fulfilled a long-held dream of his: to paddle the Missouri River in a pumpkin, NBC News reported. On Aug. 27, Hansen set out in an 846-pound pumpkin for a 38-mile float on the Big Muddy to celebrate his 60th birthday. “I’ve been dreaming about this,” he said. “This has been a five-year journey to get a pumpkin that’s big enough.” Hansen grew the pumpkin himself; his wife named it Berta. [NBC News, 8/29/2022]

GOOD FOR A LAUGH — GOAT Deputy Casey Thrower, a 40-year veteran of the Madison County (Alabama) Sheri ’s o ce, was making rounds on Aug. 26 to deliver civil documents when two goats started exploring his patrol car, Fox13-TV reported. Thrower found a goat inside the car, chewing on paperwork, and another on top of the vehicle. Fortunately he thought to make a video as he scolded them for their antics, ordering one to get out of the car. “Don’t eat that!” Thrower can be heard yelling. He explained that he often leaves his door open so he can ﬂee from attacking dogs after he delivers documents. [Fox13, 8/27/2022]—TheChiang Mai Zoo in Thailand is prepared for animal escapes. How do we know this? On Aug. 23, the zoo staged an annual drill to teach zoo workers how to respond to an escape, CNN reported. For the drill, one employee dressed in an ostrich costume, complete with tail feathers and a long neck and head, while others chased him through the zoo’s Africa Zone. Some couldn’t help giggling as the “ostrich” bobbed his head and body up and down to imitate the bird’s gait. When they caught the faux ostrich, they put a hood over its head and led it back to its enclosure. [CNN, 8/26/2022]

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“They ﬁned me $3 million for biting his ear,” he said. The edibles are a “way to ﬂip it to the positive side.” [NJ.com, 9/1/2022]

Tyson, you may remember, bit o part of Evander Holyﬁeld’s ear, then spit it out, 25 years ago this summer during a boxing match in Las Vegas. In an interview earlier this year, Tyson said the “bittenear” product is his way of controlling the narrative about the infamous moment.

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Grossmann looks to gather and o er a festival that “honors, celebrates, and shares the meaningful ways in which communities express their creativity and cultural traditions through music, dance, food, crafts, and other folk arts to enhance appreciation of diverse traditions and contribute to community vibrancy andThoseinclusivity.”aimsextend to actually getting to the festival, with the Greensboro Transit Agency o ering fare-free bus systems throughout the festival weekend. “No matter where you’re staying in Greensboro,” said organizers, “there’s a route that can get you to the NC Folk Festival!” The festival also aims to be fun for the whole family with both kid-oriented performances and kid performers; and a designated family-area, ﬁlled with activities, temporary tattoo-making, and creation stations for building family time capsules or building a drum out of recycled materials.

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From kid-oriented performances to kid performers themselves, 10-year-old gospel singer Caleb Serrano will kick o a gospel block at the CityStage on Satur-

On stage, artists like the Secret Agency and Bing Bang Boom will o er kids’ music that’s also approachable for adults.

The Secret Agency, a kid-friendly project from the Grammy-winning Agent 23 Skidoo, brings a family-funk phenomenon down from Asheville in a dash of purple velvet, with songs like spells, o ering “reverence for the boundless mind-states of young children, respect for the culture and DNA of hip-hop, funk, and soul music, and a deep belief in the power of the imagination to change the world in positive ways, both personal and universal.” They’ll open the Old Courthouse Stage Saturday and Sunday; with an extra set on Saturday at the Cone Health Stage at Lebauer Park.

T he tivalFolkCarolinaNorthFes-returns to bring folks, fun, and funk to downtown Greensboro, September 9-11, with three days of free stage shows, jams, and demonstrations across ﬁve o cial stages and a handful of downtown“It’slocations.timeto make your Festival weekend plans and get excited!” said Amy Grossmann, President and CEO of the North Carolina Folk Festival. “We can’t wait to gather as a community again this September to celebrate the diverse voices of those whose creative expressions have shaped our community.”

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For Greensboro’s Bing Bang Boom, that means o ering kids’ songs wrapped in power-pop music stylings “for parents who have had enough of Barney.” Local folks in the crowd might recognize frontman Chuck Folds and drummer Eddie Walker from their Bus Stop days. They’ve hooked up with Steve Willard and tour the country playing schools, libraries, and children’s museums. They’ll be on the Lawn Stage Saturday and will open up CityStage on Sunday.

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WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM SEPTEMBER 7-13, 2022 YES! WEEKLY 17 day, and at the Old Courthouse Stage on Sunday.Thefestival’s eye on inclusivity also includes an American Sign Language interpreter at various shows through the weekend — Serrano’s Sunday set will have an ASL interpreter in tow. On Friday, ASL interpretation will be o ered during Greensboro’s soulful multi-genre hybrid band, Soultriii, at the Cone Health Stage. As well as at Friday’s big name: GRAMMY-award winning newgrasser Sam Bush, who’ll close the CityStage that ﬁrst night. On Saturday, Bing Bang Boom, Symphony Unbound with Dori Freeman, Karan Casey, Black Opry Revue, and George Clinton will be accompanied by an ASL interpreter. On Sunday, ASL interpretation will be available for the Rumble at the Old Courthouse Stage. Over on the CityStage, an interpreter will help sign the sounds of the new south for Athens’ Americana band, Futurebirds; followed by the Cajun legend: BeauSoleil avec Michael Douce. And of course, all signs point to the funk for George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at CityStage Saturday night. “We could not think of a more ﬁtting performer to round out the amazing lineup we’ve arranged for this year’s festival,” Grossmann said. “George Clinton is an innovator and icon who has shaped and morphed the American musical landscape for decades, and we welcome him back to his home state to give up the funk with North Carolina!”Thefunk keeps rolling with artists like The Rumble, who’ll spend all three days of the festival at the Old Courthouse Stage — which they’ll close out on both Friday and Sunday; and play just before BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Saturday afternoon. Featuring the Grammynominated Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr (of the Golden Eagles Indian Tribe), the Rumble is a premier ensemble of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indian Funk, “representing the legacy and preservation of NOLA music and Black masking culture.”

Klezmer revivalist, Michael Winograd & The Honorable Mentshn, will also be spending the whole weekend, celebrating music of the Eastern European Jewish Diaspora, with shows at CityStage on Friday and Sunday; and a set at the Cone Health Stage at Lebauer Park on Saturday.Irishvocalist and songwriter, Karan Casey, will also play all three days: with a show at the Lawn Stage on Friday and Saturday; and at the Cone Health Stage at Lebauer Park on Saturday and Sunday. She’s paired with Black Opry Revue, “a collective of Black artists and Black fans of country, blues, folk, and Americana music,” for a few slots on the Lawn stage. She’ll play before them on Friday, and after them on Saturday (which will have an ASL interpreter).

As an ensemble, Black Opry is all over the festival, with individual members having their own sets on Saturday and Sunday. As a group, they’ll close the Lawn Stage Friday and Sunday night. Saturday will feature sets from individual members including: Aaron Vance at the Old Courthouse Stage, Chris Pierce on the Cone Health Stage at Lebauer Park, and Autumn Nicholas on the Lawn Stage. On Sunday, Tae Lewis will be on the Lawn Stage and Nikkie Morgan will be on the Cone Health Stage at Lebauer Park. The Je Little Trio is also paired on the bill with members of the Black Opry. A primary pianist and purveyor of Appalachian music, Little will be at the Lawn Stage all three days. With an extra Saturday set at the Cone Health Stage at LebauerHighlightingPark. local artists with the popular vote, the Travis Williams Group, the third-place winners of the North Carolina Folk Festival’s “Not Your Average Folk” contest, will perform before Little, opening the Lawn Stage on Sunday. The group itself centers around instrumentation from the Oud meshed amongst an ensemble “focusing on a fusion of traditional Arabic music with jazz, modern classical music, rock, and world“Notmusic.”YourAverage Folk” ﬁrst-place winner, Anna Vtipil, will be at the Old Courthouse Stage on Saturday afternoon. A songwriter and pianist, Vtipil’s band “explores harmonically complex and rhythmically asymmetrical textures with a connection to intimate and emotional lyrics.” The group itself formed as students at UNC-Greensboro, o ering a hint of the festival’s connection to the area college Greensborocommunity.isacitywith seven colleges, so it’s ﬁtting that the UNC-Greensboro Old-Time Ensemble opens the Cone Health Stage at Lebauer Park and the NC A&T Cold Steel Drumline opens the Old Courthouse Stage on Friday. The NC A&T Fellowship Gospel Choir plays the CityStage on Second-placeSaturday.winners, the Zinc Kings, drive that connection home. A progressive folk and string-band, they’ll open the Lawn Stage on Saturday, with members and educators in their ranks, including Mark Dillon and Christen Blanton. Blanton is not only the director of the UNCG Old-Time Ensemble, she also serves as the Orchestra Director at the Academy at Lincoln and leads their Global Music Ensemble. Beyond her set with the Zinc Kings, she’ll lead a “Folk Song and Old-Time Jam,” at the Center City Jams stage on Sunday; following the Irish Seisiún led by UNCG professor, and ethnomusicologist, Gavin Douglas. On Saturday, UNCG Dance Music Coordinator (and founder of Africa Unplugged), Atiba Rorie, will lead an African Drum Workshop; o ering elements of his studies with Babatunde Olatunji, Fahali Igbo, Bradley Simmons, Chief Bey, and The National Dance Ensemble of Ghana. Dillon, a professor in the music department at UNCG and at the entertainment technology department at GTCC, is the host of the “Eastern Standards Time” Honky Tonk Jam series (held bi-weekly at Four Saints Brewing in Asheboro). He’ll rustle up a serving for a rendition at the Center City Jams Stage on Saturday. The BackBeat Blues, Jazz-Fusion, and Bluegrass jams are among the other regular Triad series in the spotlight at the Center City Jams Stage. Led by the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, the BackBeat jams work to build community by “creating a weekly space in a local venue where the oral tradition of teaching and playing Blues music is taught and shared.” Typically held on Thursdays in Mt. Airy and Kernersville, the Blues will rain over Center City Park on Saturday. Getting into the swing of things, Unheard ProjectGSO is hosting a monthly residency, second-Fridays through November, at Revolution Mills. They’ll bring a groove and build a jam at the festival on Saturday. On Sunday, Clyde Lewis (of PHOTO BY DAN ROUTH

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Raised on a co ee farm outside of Medellin, Villamizer studied jazz in Miami and has toured the world exploring musical possibilities. His latest album, “Todo el Mundo,” o ers a “psychedelic fusion of the sounds of the Colombian forest, and the healthy sweat of the Caribbean,” through the rhythm of Gaitas and Colombian hand drums.

QWANQWA, a supergroup of Ethiopian musicians, will perform after Villamizer at CityStage and before him at the Old Courthouse Stage on Saturday. They’ll also be at CityStage on Friday; and will start Saturday by opening the Cone Health Stage at Lebauer Park.

Sunday’s demonstrations include: House Dance (led by Eli Motley), Salsa (led by Lisa Hines), and Afro-Rhythms led by (Milanda Y. McGinnis). As the o cial Folk Festival takes over the downtown Greensboro footprint, the folks of downtown Greensboro keep the beat on the street. The Green Bean is once again host to music and art programming, with regular events like Matty Sheets’ classic open-mic running every Tuesday and the Greener Side Comedy Hour (hosted by Nick Ciaccia) every last Friday. “Two Folksingers,” Charlie Marks and Colin Cutler will be at the Green Bean for a special performance on Thursday. Cutler’s “East of Nashville Songwriters in the Round’’ series (featuring catherine the great, Eugenius, and Sam Foster) is returning to the Crown later in September — one example of the uptick in independent-music events happening at the Carolina’s blackbox upstairs venue. During the folk festival, the Crown will play host to a couple of events during the concurrent North Carolina Comedy Festival (presented by the Idiot Box), with Eric Trundy on Friday and Eeland Stribling on Saturday. Folk fest jam leader, TheGentlemanBoss will pair with Katie.Blvd for a “Spin the Crown,” dance-skating event featuring DJs Brydecisive and Professor X on OctoberBrydecisive7. will be at Elsewhere during the Saturday of Folk Festival weekend, with Alvin Shavers, for the latest installment of the “Blues Groove House Dance Party,” a series serving the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society with dance ﬂoors, wall-to-wall wonders (including a cash bar), and beats blasting to “articulate the evolution of Black music from the Juke Joint to the DJ and House Music scene.” The series is one of the latest ways the Elsewhere Living Museum has leaned towards music and live-event programming. They’ve been hosting a monthly open mic series, in addition to a packed calendar of artist residencies and entertainment lineups. Over at the Flat Iron, new owners Josh King and Abbey Spoon, are settling in. They’ll o cially celebrate with their own “Flat Fest,” September 16-18. During the Folk Festival weekend, they’ll host Drew Foust’s album release show, featuring an “Organ Jam After Party” with Sam Fribush, on Friday. Meanwhile, the Flat remains the home base for Prez and In the Beat of the Night. Prez is also o ering a weekly jazz soundtrack for Sunday evenings at Cafe Europa. Back on the South Elm side of things, RockHouse GSO will be hosting the UH2BT Interactive Pop-Up Party on Friday. On Saturday, Boxcar will feature a “PrePride live band drag show.” On Sunday, Scuppernong will host its monthly series celebrating North Carolina songsters with a songwriting in the round set featuring Bobbie Needham, Randy Condor Williams, and Je Wall. From the folks themselves, to the ocial festival operation, music rings across downtown Greensboro. Time to get down and get funky. The North Carolina Folk Festival returns on September 9-11. !

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Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca at LeBauer Park Stage during 2019 NCFF

A ”Healing Earth Rhythms — a commUNITY Drum Circle” led by Billy “Two Rivers” Hunt will open the Center City Jams Stage on Friday, to gather “drums from all Nations, Tribes, and Cultures for CommUnity in holding space for drumming, singing, chatting, dancing, and Healing!” And on Saturday, theGentlemanBoss will host the festival’s ﬁrst-ever “Beat Cypher,” with an open invite for area beatmakers and MCs to share their original music and join-in improvised verses.TheNC Folk Festival, at its roots, promotes a “national festival, local vibe” environment. In that, Kaleta & Super Yamba Band (playing at the Old Courthouse Stage on Friday and opening the CityStage on Saturday), o er the concept in practice. Led by Afrobeat and Juju veteran Kaleta, Super Yamba Band is based in New York City but features a handful of former Greensborians: Daniel Yount (drums), Evan Frierson (percussion), Walter Fancourt (sax), and Sean Smith (trumpet). The Winston-Salem Symphony String Quintet will bring their “Symphony Unbound” series to the Lawn Stage on Saturday. Part of an initiative to “bring music out of the concert hall and into the community,” in collaboration with musicians from other genres. They’ll be joined by vocalist and songwriter, Dori Freeman (who’ll also perform a set of her own at the Cone Health Stage at Lebauer Park onBringingSunday).the national (and international) music of the world to the Triad, with artists like Colombian drummer, Kiko Villamizer, who’ll close the Cone Health Stage at Lebauer Park on Friday; and perform in the second slot on the CityStage on Saturday, before closing Old Courthouse Stage later that night.

Larry Bellorín will bring the Venezuelan harp to the Lawn Stage and Cone Health Stage at Lebauer Park on Sunday. Onehalf of the musical partnership Larry & Joe (with Joe Troop), Bellorin delivers on the traditions of Llanera music, having studied and performed with Urbino Ruiz, Renaldo Armas Cristina Maica, Teo Galindez, and Rumi Olivo; and formed both music schools and festivals in Venezuela before seeking asylum to the UnitedBeyondStates.stage performances and jams, the Folk Festival will also o er a Maker’s Marketplace, with dozens of food and craft vendors; and the “Dance @ the Van Dyke” series running Saturday and Sunday, with dance performances and workshopSaturdayclasses.willshowcase Korean Fan Dance (“Bu-chae-chum,” led by Jiwon Ha), J-Setting (led by Jaleel Cheek), and Irish Step Dancing (led by Colleen King and the Walsh Kelley School of Dance).

Living Is Finally Enjoyable W-S, Inc., will present the seventh annual Festival for the Homeless from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Gateway Commons Park, 1580 Oak St., WinstonSalem.Services that will be provided to the homeless population during the festival include showers, food, bags with useful items to take away, and entertainment. The Forsyth County Health Department is providing COVID-19 vaccinations. The Winston-Salem State University Mobile Health Care Unit will be onsite to do vital signs testing and provide health-care information. V-tae McMillan will once again run the Kids’ Zone. Please leave the food and services for our homeless guests. The entertainment is for Ronaldeveryone!Reginald King, the Voice of the Festival for the Homeless, will be the Master of Ceremonies. King is a retired battalion chief of the City of Asheville Fire Department, an announcer with WBMU.net, entrepreneur, novelist, poet, playwright, an activist against domestic violence, and more. Saundra and Car Ross, the O.S.P. Band, Community Service, Signature Soundz, and Terrance “DJ Bebop” Matthews will perform throughout the afternoon.

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Constantly in demand, Saundra Ross’ vocal talents have taken her around the world — from the Caribbean to the Middle East. Singing since childhood, Ross has a wealth of experience in all forms of music. Although classically trained, she and her band concentrate on jazz and R&B stylings in the mode of Jill Scott, Chaka Khan, Dianne Reeves, Etta James, and Anita Baker. Ross will be appearing with Car Ross Sr., her husband.TheO.S.P. Band, (Old School Players) is a high-energy, Winston-Salem-based cover band. Winner of the 2014 Forsyth Entertainment Award For Best R&B, O.S.P. counts Cameo, Van Halen, and the Bar-Kays among their influences. Community Service is a high-octane, vocal-centered band performing mostly original songs and a few select, wellcrafted covers, including an eclectic mix of power pop, blues, and rock ’n’ roll. Terrance “DJ Bebop” Matthews is a popular deejay and producer from Winston-Salem. A DJ for nearly 40 years, Matthews is president and founder of the 12-member Legend DJs. EJ Production will provide sound production, and Best Western-Plus on University Parkway will give discounts to those traveling to the Festival for the Homeless. The link to book is information,andTinaDr.torsHinton-Robinson.organization.501c3BoxLivingInc.,thetionsasecurity,familiesaffordablesecureshelterditionalprovideunhoused.nityknowhtml?groupId=W54IA7F3com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.34181.https://www.bestwestern..PleasejoinustosupportandgettoyourWinston-Salemcommu-better—boththehousedandtheThemissionofL.I.F.E.W-S,Inc.,istotransitionalhousingandad-resourcestofamilieswholacksothattheycanbesafeandwhileintheprocessofobtaininghousing.WebelievethatallinWinston-Salemdeservethestability,anddignityofhavinghome.Admissiontotheeventisfree.Dona-(notyettaxdeductible)tosupportFestivalandtohelpL.I.F.E.W-S,continueitsmissionmaybesenttoIsFinallyEnjoyableW-S,Inc.,P.O.1,Winston-Salem,NC27102.L.I.F.E.W-S,Inc.,isworkingtogetitsstatusasanot-for-profitserviceThefounderisKimberlyCurrentboardofdirec-iscomprisedofStuartRussell,chair;MarkOliver,vicechair;SaundraRoss,Flowers,VanCundiff,AllanYounger,LynnFelder,secretary.Formorecall336-843-0522.

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L ove it or hate it, the end of the summer is around the corner. Whether you’re rejoicing the impending sweater weather or mourning poolside hangs: it’s festival season in North Carolina, dear readers — with a full calendar (featuring Triad artists) clear into October and a handful of major festivals happening this weekend alone. Things will get funky with George Clinton amongst the pickers and grinners at the North Carolina Folk Festival in Greensboro. Members of the Super Yamba Band will join Soultriii, Big Bang Boom, Caleb Serrano, Symphony Unbound, and the “Not Your Average Folk” winners: The Zinc Kings and The Travis Williams Group in repping the home team.Over in downtown Winston, the Hispanic League will celebrate its 30th anniversary with its annual Fiesta on Saturday at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. The all-day celebration features more than a dozen performers over two stages, including the FemFest regular Laura Carisa Gardea and her Proxevita Band. In West Salem, the Full Moon Festival will host a ton of local artists and musicians, with Pilzvolk and Flowers and Bloom being the Triad-based musical features.Meanwhile, bike freaks and rock n rollers descend on Bailey Park for the Gears and Guitars Festival, with local rockers Crenshaw Pentecostal opening the festivities on Friday and as the closer of the local showcase on Sunday with Repeat O ender, Deluge, and Killing Gophers. Hopping over to the Triangle, the annual Hopscotch Music Festival returns to Raleigh, Sept 8-10, with dozens of free day shows featuring familiar Triad faces.

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Kenny Wavinson opens the “WKNC x NC State Universities Library Day Party” at the D. H. Hill Jr. Library on Thursday. The Greensboro multi-instrumentalist and producer has been making music since childhood — developing his own melodic genre “Lakewater Rock,” and working on upcoming releases.

Siblings (and Grimsley-grads) MK and Libby Rodenbough are based in the Triangle these days, each with their own musical endeavors and Hopscotch shows. MK, who performs under the moniker Rodes Baby, will be at Transfer Food Hall on Thursday. Libby (who’s also in Mipso) will perform solo sets at Transfer on Friday, as part of the Sleepy Cat Records showcase with Greensboro’s Nightblooms. Rodenbough will also be at Kings on Friday for the “Be Good to Yourself” day party — a statewide organization (partnered with the SIMS Foundation) that helps provide mental health services for North Carolina musicians. Their 2021 compilation album features an all-star cast of artists from all over North Carolina. Over at Ruby Deluxe, fans of the onceGSO rockers Drag Sounds, might enjoy Calc — the latest incarnation from Mike Wallace and Trevor Reece. Meanwhile, the Winston pedal fuzzer Eddie Garcia (aka 1970s Film Stock) will make the trip to Raleigh for a show at Crank Arm Brewing (he’ll be back in the Triad, opening for Swans’ guitarist Norman Westberg at Monstercade in October). Few artists toe the line between the Triad and Triangle like Billie Feather. In Winston-Salem, she’s a driving force behind FemFest NC and is one of the organizers of the new “Beer and Banjos” series, Wednesdays at Gas Hill Drinking Room. In the Triangle, she’s a member of the weirdo country-rock outﬁt, Charles Latham and the Borrowed Band, who’ll be at Slim’s Saturday afternoon. Mir.I.am is another ﬁgure often found in both regions. At Hopscotch, she’ll host the Carolina Waves showcase at the Pour House, with a bill that includes Greensboro’s FOREVERJABRON and Climax’s Rashaad King. Dance punkers can join Saphron Saturday at the Night Rider; or in the Triad in October, where they’ll celebrate their upcoming album, “Ecce Homo,” at the Flat Iron and play the “Mayhem on Mendenhall’’ block party with fellow Hopscotchers, Black Haus. Black Haus is also anticipating an upcoming release, “9-5”, coming soon to streaming platforms. They’re also on the o cial Hopscotch bill, playing the Pour House Saturday evening with Cor De Lux

Dirty Dancing Festival. However, there’s more mountain fun as the Antlers and Acorns Songwriters Festival takes over Boone through September 11, where Caleb Caudle and Colin Cutler will join Kyle Petty — yes, that Kyle Petty — as Triad artists on the lineup. Caudle has an upcoming album, “Forsythia,” out October 7; and Cutler will perform on Friday and Saturday; he’ll be back in the Triad to host the East of Nashville Songwriters Series at the Crown at the Carolina on September 23. In Brevard, the Steep Canyon Rangers will host their Mountain Song Festival on September 9 and 10, with a new member, Aaron Burdett, joining the Grammywinning lineup with Greensboro-native Graham Sharp. Back in the Triad area, the 48th Stokes Stomp Festival on the Dan River will host paw parades, duck races, river activities, and two stages of music on Saturday, including Greensboro’s High Strung Bluegrass and Walkertown’s Kirk Sutphin. The summer is winding down, but the stages are heating up with friendly faces and Triad artists. Go get it, y’all. !

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