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It’s become a holiday tradition for many Triad families to attend a performance of the joyful, dream-inspired story of The Nutcracker.

Swirling with heroic toy soldiers, swordfighting mice, and the glittering Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, the classic ballet is beautifully presented through the choreography of award-winning Artistic Director Gary Taylor, award-winning set designer Howard Jones, lighting by Craig Stelzenmueller, and original costumes designed by Executive DirectorFounder Rita Taylor.

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Koresh Dance Ensemble Ko Inner Sun & Other Works: January 19

Christian Howes: January 27

An Evening with the Brandford Marsalis Quartet: February 14 Love Letters starring Barbara Eden & Hal Linden: March 7

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Yakov Smirnoff - The Happily Ever Laughter Tour: March 26

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22 HOGTYING, HOMICIDE AND HUMANITY A 23-year-old Justice Department bulletin warns against the controversial “hogtie” restraint used on MARCUS DEON SMITH, the 38-year-old AfricanAmerican man who died Sept. 8 while in Greensboro police custody, and whose death has been ruled homicide by the state office of the medical examiner.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year when this foodie is telling you all about the good cheer she’s run across the past year.

Some are new LOCAL FAVORITE THINGS, plus a few alumni that are always in rotation.

We just can’t not.

10 Who would have ever thought that the story of a 7-year-old girl’s amazing Christmas Eve DREAM written in 1816 by German author E.T.A. Hoffman would have created so much attention to honor the imagination of a child?

11 Behind the seemingly innocuous title, THE FAVOURITE lurks a wicked, wily historical satire that ranks as one of the season’s distinct pleasures. This dramatization of the machinations and manipulations of power in the highest echelon of the British Monarchy...

12 Some people make music because they have dreams of stardom. Some people make music just for the fun of it, without the expectation of much beyond the pleasure of hanging out with friends, the joy of playing and satisfaction of telling stories that people can relate to. THE BILLYFOLKS are that second type.

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Armed with the holiday spirit, a group of Winstoners will combine goodwill and a love for PUNK ROCK to host a charity concert on Friday and Saturday night at Monstercade, celebrating the 45th anniversary of CBGB and raising funds for the Child Life Program at Brenner’s Children’s Hospital.

17 Will moviegoers be facing a winter wonderland or merely a big chill?

That’s always the question asked at this time of year, when the HOLIDAY FILM SEASON begins its sprint toward the finish line of Dec. 31.

24 Television shows, cartoons, music, comic books, movies, and everything on the pop culture spectrum is discussed in the Greensboro-based podcast MULTIPOPTURAL, which also emphasizes its love for its home-city of Greensboro, and all of its creative, nerdy and talented inhabitants.

25 In a previous column, I noted how Phil Berger and company have MANIPULATED the system to favor Republican candidates, including making an end-run around the Supreme Court...

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EVENTS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS | BY AUSTIN KINDLEY

TELLICO & POSSUM JENKINS FRIDAY

FRI 14 HOLIDAYSLAM 2018 WHAT: On Friday December 14th, Firestar Pro Wrestling brings to you the 5th annual HolidaySlam event in Greensboro, NC! Under the new leadership of The Wrestling Lawyer!

FSPW Championship - Griff Garrison (c) vs. James Ryan. Winner goes home with WrestleRevival Contract - Will Huckaby vs.

Michael Spencer. FSPW Women’s Championship - Savannah Evans (c) vs. Trish Adora.

WHEN: 6:30-9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Fire Star Pro Wrestling Academy.

517 Medley St, Greensboro.

MORE: $10 general tickets.

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FRI 14 GREENSBORO HOLIDAY CONCERT WHAT: Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra featuring Vanessa Ferguson from “The Voice,” aerial artist Sabrina Woods, Summit Figure Skating Club of Greensboro, plus a special appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus!

WHEN: 7:30 - 9:15 p.m.

WHERE: Greensboro Coliseum Complex.

1921 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro.

MORE: Free admission with donation of non-perishable food item for Salvation Army.

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FRI 14 TELLICO & POSSUM JENKINS WHAT: With vivid, original storytelling, vibrant musicianship and intelligent arrangements, Asheville, NC band Tellico creates an innovative sound that redefines what today’s Southern Appalachian music can be. | Since coming together during their final year at Boone, North Carolina’s Appalachian State University in 2004, Possum Jenkins has toiled and triumphed in bars, clubs and festivals across the Carolinas and into Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia.

WHEN: 8-11 p.m.

WHERE: Muddy Creek Cafe and Music Hall.

5455 Bethania Road, Winston-Salem.

MORE: $10 tickets.

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2018 RUNNING OF THE BALLS WESTERWOOD LOCAL LOVE HOLIDAY MARKET WHAT: This night run/walk on a 5K(ish) course through Sunset Hills takes participants through the largest neighborhood light display in the United States. Started years ago, the residents of this neighborhood decorate their 50-foot tall trees with enormous “Lighted Christmas Balls.” Now the third largest race in Greensboro, its 3,500 runners annually raise more than $50,000 for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC. WHEN: 6 p.m.

WHERE: Sunset Hills Neighborhood.

Greensboro, North Carolina.

WHAT: Were having a holiday market to give all the last minute shoppers a chance to come out and have fun. All while supporting local artists and businesses! Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater and come get merry!

WHEN: 5-10 p.m.

WHERE: Westerwood Tavern.

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MORE: Free event.

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MAY WAY DUMPLINGS EXPANDS TO GREENSBORO

BY KATIE MURAWSKI

The little dumpling shop in WinstonSalem’s Reynolda Village has brought “deliciousness” to Greensboro’s Walker Avenue.

“May Way, the same pronunciation, in Chinese means deliciousness,” said owner Katherine Sun of her shop’s clever and accurate name. “So, I just used the pronunciation as the name. It makes it simple.”

Greensboro resident Sun said she decided to open another location because of the shop’s popularity in Winston-Salem, and because it would be more convenient for her to have a shop closer to home.

“The Winston-Salem store is pretty small,” Sun said. “And in order to make everyone fit is to have a bigger one.”

May Way is located on the corner of Walker Avenue and Tate Street, in the heart of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. There are some similarities and obvious differences with the two May Way locations. Just as the shop in Reynolda Village is situated on Wake Forest’s campus, the Greensboro location is nestled on UNCG’s campus. The prices of menu items are generally the same, and would definitely fit a college kid’s budget with most items being under $10.

Some differences include significantly more seating and a totally different vibe than the smaller Reynolda Village shop.

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The Greensboro location of May Way’s interior has a sleek and modern feel with their digitized menu displayed on televisions, greenery hanging overhead and potted plants dispersed throughout the restaurant, and small multicolored lights hanging above the counter and bar that overlooks the kitchen.

With the addition of another shop also comes more menu items.

“We expanded our menu in Greensboro,” she said. “It is about more than double Winston-Salem’s [menu].”

Sun said the menu expansion includes egg rolls, spring rolls, chicken wings, skewers, various soups, Chicken Tikka Masala, and new dumplings.

“Our dumplings are very unique, and our noodles are very popular, we just try our best to provide the best tasting and healthy food for our customers,” she said.

The soft opening phase of Greensboro’s May Way Dumplings was Dec. 3 through Dec. 7, and the grand opening was held on Dec. 8. May Way is now open weekdays from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. and on the weekends from 11 a.m. until 9:30 p.m.

As someone who drove from Greensboro to Winston-Salem on multiple occasions just for these dumplings, I am so excited they decided to share their “deliciousness” with Greensboro. !

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Triadfoodies 2018 Holiday Gift Guide and giveaway of glorious deliciousness

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year when this foodie is telling you all about Kristi Maier the good cheer she’s @triadfoodies run across the past year. Some are new local favorite things, Contributor plus a few alumni that are always in rotation. We just can’t not. As I do my local thing throughout the year, I naturally come across new and fun local producers that make the season brighter. It is my duty to let you know who they are and how to get them for your stocking, your tree or table.

And one lucky reader is going to win this beauty of annual glorious deliciousness.

Let’s begin: Abby’s Better Nut Butter (Date Pecan Butter) To say that Abby’s Better Date Pecan is a top fave would be an understatement.

Abby was 15-years-old when she started making her own nut butter, which turned into a business. Now three years later, you’ll find her nut butters on the shelves of most main grocery stores regionally. Abby’s Better also has a website where you can purchase nut butter, bars and merchandise to your nutty delight at www.abbysbetter. com Y’all Sauce As seen in YES! Weekly a few weeks back, Y’all was born Baptist in Louisville, Kentucky, and moved to Winston-Salem where it’s made with passion. We love Y’all Sauce because it really goes with everything. Y’all became a fave when we tried the Come Back sauce in late summer. Then the Jezebel sauce went on the Thanksgiving turkey and man, oh man was that good! Guess what? The winner gets a gift set of all three Y’all Sauces: Henry Bain, Come Back, and Jezebel. You can find Y’all Sauce at Southern Home & Kitchen and Canteen Market & Bistro in Winston-Salem. Check out their website, YES! WEEKLY

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www.yallsauce.com for retailers or to have it shipped to you.

As Good As It Gets Salsa I love a good salsa, especially a local one. Andrea Cardwell makes the Triad’s newest salsa, pours it and distributes it all by hand. This salsa is super fresh-tasting with small chunks of veggies you can see and taste. The black bean and corn salsa is just as good, and both types of salsa come in mild, medium, and hot. Another flavor, get this, called Butt Burner is available in regular chunky salsa only and is made with

jalapenos, habaneros and Carolina Reaper peppers. I tried it and lived! You can find As Good As It Gets at many local Lowes Foods, Colony Urban Farm Store and small grocers. Check out www.asgoodasitgetsnc.com for a complete list of locations.

Bee Pollen at Colony Urban Farm Store Bee pollen? You mean you can actually eat that stuff? Why, yes! It’s fruity, floral and nutty. It tastes, to me, like a honeyinfused grape nut cereal. It’s superb on smoothies, smoothie bowls and yogurt.

It’s suitable for ice cream, salads and

other recipes that might require a touch of crunch. The possibilities are endless. Bee pollen is considered one of nature’s most complex foods, as it is a complete protein and stocked with vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids and anti-oxidants. A spoonful before a workout can give you a bit of energy without it being heavy on your stomach, and a little goes a long way. This bee pollen is produced locally and is supported by Bee Our Future, a local bee conservation initiative that delivers, installs and maintains beehives for businesses and residences throughout the Triad. Colony

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Urban Farm Store is located at 492 West End Blvd., Winston-Salem www.colonyurbanfarm.com .

14-Degrees Coffee from Twin City Hive Joey Burdette and Terry Miller, owners of Twin City Hive Coffee Lounge in WinstonSalem, have endeared themselves to many with their cozy coffee shop with desserts, confections, pastries and teas. This fall, they launched their very own specially roasted coffee, and great coffee must go on the guide, foodies. You know it’s fresh and wonderful when there’s a roast date on it. Note to yourself: All coffee should have a roast date on it. TCH is located at 301 Brookstown Ave Ste. 300, Winston-Salem.

Fainting Goat Spirits Tiny Cat Vodka A triadfoodies Holiday Gift Guide would not be the same without some local booze.

And we think Fainting Goat Spirits Tiny Cat Vodka is the local staple spirit for your bar and your party. Tiny Cat starts with organic grain and finishes clean in your glass. Distiller Andrew Norman is even throwing in a recipe for his famous Slightly ImPEARed Cocktail for you. Check it out at the end of the list. Get the Cat at ABC stores or visit www.faintinggoatspirits.com.

Batistini Farms Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cooking and condiments in my kitchen have been elevated to new heights thanks to Batistini Farms olive oils and vinegar. It’s hard to choose a favorite, but you pretty much can’t go wrong with their truly impressive and earthy and fruity Extra Virgin Olive Oil with organic notes. This EVOO is meant to be savored as a condiment, not to be cooked with. A balsamic drizzled into this oil for a salad or even better, to dip your bread in, is not to be outdone. You’ll see why this combo is a staple at renowned restaurants, such as Blackberry Farm.

We also love Tom and Cindy Sephton’s commitment to bringing quality olive oil and vinegar to the area and so much knowledge along with them. You can find WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

Batistini Farms at Whole Foods, Earth Fare, Wine Merchants & Vin 205 Bistro, just to name a few. Visit www.b-farms.com for a full list of locations or to order.

Shady Creek Farm Facial Scrubs You know how sometimes we like to mix it up and throw in something that’s not food? Well, this is one of those times.

And our favorite non-food this year is a reusable facial scrub from Dallas, North Carolina. How cute is this? Use these scrubs to get the grime off your pretty face or put on some toner. When you’re finished, you toss them in the wash and let them dry.

Reuse for another day and feel great that you’re not adding more trash to the world.

Shady Creek Farm also sells “Swiffer”-type wipes, washcloths, soaps and a whole host of sustainable goodness. Check www. shadycreekfarmandnursery.com to order or for retailers.

Gorilla Grains A perennial fave in my house and was featured in our original 2015 gift guide.

We felt the need to bring Alicia Rehburg’s amazing 100 percent granola back into the lineup mainly because I’ve moved farther

away from easy access to this crunchy goodness. Well, let’s just say absence has made the heart and tummy grow fonder.

What makes Gorilla Grains stand out is that it is buttery. Other granola has oil as their fat, but the Gorilla’s is butter, and once you’ve tasted it, you’ll understand.

You can find this amazing granola at Musten & Crutchfield, Elon College and various markets or order it online at www. gorillagrains.com Black Mountain Chocolate Fruit Cake The quintessential reigning alumnus that’s never been off the list and never shall it be, unless they stop baking it. The boozy, chocolaty concoction with Broad Branch Distillery’s Night Lab is for adults only, and oh it’s so good. The chocolate fruit cake is great with wine, decadent with coffee or tea and naughty with a bit more bourbon on the side (in a good way). It’s a Black Mountain delight made at 732 NW Trade St., Winston-Salem. www.blackmountainchocolate.com.

Slightly ImPEARed Created by: Distiller and mixologist Andrew Norman of Fainting Goat Spirits

1.5-oz. Tiny Cat Vodka 0.75-oz. Winter spiced simple syrup* 0.75-oz. Fresh lemon juice 2-oz. Pear juice Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake over ice. Strain into a coupe or martini glass. *To make the winter spiced simple syrup combine 1-cup brown sugar with 1-cup warm water and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add one clove, two star anise pods, three cinnamon sticks, a ¾-inch of peeled ginger and sit for 10 minutes. Strain out the solids and keep refrigerated up to a month.

Deck yourself and friends with these local goodies! Shop local and enjoy. Now to win this awesome collection of local delights, follow us on our Facebook page and comment how you’d use the one item you’re most excited about.

Happy Holidays! !

KRISTI MAIER is a food writer, blogger and cheerleader for all things local who even enjoys cooking in her kitchen, though her kidlets seldom appreciate her efforts.

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High Point Ballet’s The Nutcracker: Was it only a dream?

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ho would have ever thought that the story of a 7-year-old girl’s amazing Christmas Eve dream written in 1816 by German author E.T.A. Hoffman would have created Terry Rader so much attention to honor the imagination of a child? How Contributor often do parents tell their children they were only dreaming when they wake up with fantastic tales of sugar plum fairies and dancing soldiers?

Now, these so-called dreams can be experienced on stage for children, and adults to reconnect to their child-like wonder and the magic of Christmas with a surprising twist.

This year marks the celebration of High Point Ballet’s 31st season of The Nutcracker. From the initial opening in 1987 at the Edward C. Smith Civic Center in Lexington to performances at the High Point Theater and High Point University, High Point Ballet’s family holiday tradition returned to Lexington before finally dancing its way back to the High Point Theater, said HPB CEO, executive director and founder Rita Taylor.

HPB has a staff of 14, and some employees have been there for 16 to 20 years, Rita said. She said HPB offers exceptional training that has advanced over 300 diverse students to master their dance careers.

HPB’s mission is to “create strong dancers, who are highly technical, can perform with confidence, experience, and assuredness to brave the current world of dance.”

Rita said that The Nutcracker’s full performances as a ballet are presented through the choreography of awardwinning artistic director Gary Taylor, who usually plays the original story’s clockmaker and inventor, Drosselmeyer (played this year by professional dancer with HPB and UNCSA graduate Jeremy Huggins).

Rita and Gary Taylor are the husband-wife team at HPB. Rita said Gary is known for his mastery of original works, innovative choreography, partnering, instruction and performance. Gary brings Clara’s dream to life in cooperation with the work of awardwinning set designer, Howard C. Jones, costume designer Christine Fowle and lights

by Craig Stelzenmueller.

Rita said The Nutcracker’s feature presentations include Act I with heroic toy soldiers, sword-fighting mice, the party scene, the battle and the snow scenes.

Act II includes the Land of the Sweets with dances by the Sugar Plum Fairy, The Cavalier and more. Rachael Dean, an HPB apprentice with the professional HPB division and recipient of multiple Regional Dance America dance scholarships, has played the part of The Sugar Plum Fairy PAINT CENTER since she was 13 years old.

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Cox Taylor, a professional dancer of The National Ballet and Richmond Ballet.

The Nutcracker Prince is played by Nathaniel Burns, an HPB student and the Cavalier by Eric Lehn of New York. Nicholas Franco of the Burklyn Ballet in Vermont plays the Snow King, and the three Snow Queens are played by Annabelle Black, Sarah Costanza and Juliette Neveu.

Special children’s performances are presented in two one-act Land of the Sweets formats for one day only. Rita said this shorter presentation features a parade of characters beginning one hour before the show, where children get to meet and interact with the characters and get their autographs while parents take photographs.

Rita said that all of HPB’s Nutcracker performances are written around Hoffman’s story, and there is a cast of 75 in the show. She said that while most people leave you in the dream, HPB does it differently by going back to Act I. “We thought it was scary to leave the children wondering what happened to Clara, who is played by 14-year-old HPB student, Bella Gonzolas,” she said.

“Instead, we take them back to where she is still sleeping under the tree with the Nutcracker to let them know she is safely back at home. When she awakens, she has a tiara on her head, which leads the audience to the assumption that it did happen and it wasn’t just a dream.”

“We’re delighted to have High Point Ballet back on our Passport to Entertainment series,” said High Point Theatre director David Briggs. “The show is beautifully danced with wonderful scenery and costumes. We are fortunate to have such a

quality company in our own backyard.”

Nationally branded, Rita said that HPB continues to be an ambassador for the High Point arts community offering their members the teachings of award-winning choreographers, professional performers, and seasoned technical and creative staff from across the nation. Auditions and memberships are open to all dancers ages 6 and up. First-time audition dancers who want to apply with the High Point Ballet may find more details at highpointballet.org and may contact HPB directly for appropriate audition times at (336) 8874472 or email@highpointballet.org. !

TERRY RADER is a writer, poet and songwriter formerly an ad agency pro creative director, branding strategist, Earth Harmony columnist, certified herbalist and flower essences practitioner turned storyteller on a mission to write stories to promote creative people, grassroots, sustainability and underground happenings in our community while she pet/home sits and writes her personal stories, songs, poems, and nature essays.

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High Point city residents and groups of 10+ can call the High Point Theatre Box Office direct at (336) 887-3001 between noon and 5 p.m., Monday-Friday to take advantage of discounts.

See The Nutcracker on 12/19, 12/20, 12/21 at 7:30 p.m, For online ticket purchases ($25-$35), visit www.highpointtheatre.com/events/ or call the High Point Theatre box office or purchase at the High Point Theater. See the Land of the Sweets Special Children’s Performances on 12/22, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets ($25) for are only available through the High Point Theatre. All shows are at the High Point Theatre, 220 East Commerce Ave., High Point, with free parking.

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The Favourite: Ladies in waiting Behind the seemingly innocuous title, The Favourite ( ) lurks a wicked, wily historical satire that ranks as one of the season’s distinct pleasures. This dramatization of Mark Burger the machinations and manipulations of power in the Contributor highest echelon of the British Monarchy is certainly no staid period piece. It’s hot and heavy with sexual tension, rife with rumor and scandal – and directed in smashing fashion

by Yorgo Lanthimos, for whom this is something of a change of pace.

Set in the early 18th century, England is ruled by Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), who can immediately be discerned as being very far from reality, both by her ailments – whether real or imagined – and the pomp and circumstance surrounding her, which effectively distances her from what is actually taking place in her kingdom. She’s the Queen, everyone is at her service, and that’s that. If she changes her mind, so be it. Yesterday’s friends become today’s enemies, today’s enemies become tomorrow’s allies.

While England’s coffers are being depleted by a costly war with France, Anne spends most of her time prostate in bed or frolicking with her pet rabbits.

She’s not fiddling while Rome burns but is close enough to cause concern within her inner circle, and at this point in time,

her closest confidante and de-facto top adviser is the domineering Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz).

Into this royal realm comes Abigail Masham (Emma Stone), Lady Sarah’s estranged cousin, whose good name and position fell prey to her father’s failings. Now a lowly servant girl, she is relegated to basic household chores. But it soon becomes clear that Abigail is not without ambition, and has designs to usurp Lady Sarah’s hold on the Queen.

No fool herself, Lady Sarah realizes this and engages in a rapidly escalating battle of wits to claim the Queen’s ear – and more.

In a sense, The Favourite is a comedy of manners, if not errors. The principal characters indulge throughout in unladylike behavior, to say nothing of the unladylike language. Yet that’s all part of the unexpected fun to be found in this extremely well-acted and potent portrayal of power and the lengths with which people will go to attain it, even if unaware or unprepared for the consequences. There’s a bit of a morality play here, its message not diluted by its deliciously salacious tone. It could be said that these characters get exactly what’s coming to them, and although the film is occasionally long-winded, it never loses its grasp.

A particularly nice and interesting touch is that under these circumstances, the power on and behind the Throne is exclusively female. The male characters in the film are fools or fops – and often both. Nicholas Hoult, as the ambitious politico Robert Harley, appears to be having the time of his life prancing and preening through the proceedings, clad in Sandy Powell’s eye-popping costumes with delivering his dialogue with uproariously fey conviction.

In addition to its trenchant screenplay

by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, which is rooted in actual fact (although surely not as entertaining as depicted

here), The Favourite is a feast for the eyes given its atmospheric cinematography (courtesy Robbie Ryan) and exquisite production design (Fiona Crombie).

Academy members will surely take note.

Indeed, they will also likely take note of its tremendous trio of leading ladies.

The studio (Fox Searchlight) is promoting Colman as Lead Actress and Stone and Weisz as Supporting Actress. It’s the same sort of thinking that saw Nicole Kidman nominated (and win) the Best Actress Oscar for The Hours (2002), while Julianne Moore (who had a larger role) nominated as Best Supporting Actress for the same film. However it shakes out, all three actresses have roles of comparable size – and all three are in top form. Take one out of the equation, and The Favourite wouldn’t be what it is.

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Some people make music just for the fun of it, without the expectation of much beyond the John Adamian pleasure of hanging @johnradamian out with friends, the joy of playing and satisfaction of telling Contributor stories that people can relate to. The Billyfolks are that second type. They’re a Greensboro-based folk-rock band that formed when the members of the group all were studying at Greensboro College.

The core members of the band were all friends as teenagers at Southeast Guilford High School. I spoke with Jeff Wysosky, the singer and one of the group’s founding members, last week by phone from his home in Greensboro. The Billyfolks play a show with Chuck Mountain on Dec. 13 at the Blind Tiger.

Wysosky said that he and the other core Billyfolks members played in or did sound with the school band, and they shared an interest in the folk-rock Americana of artists like the Avett Brothers as well as the broad jammy appeal of the Dave

Matthews Band. Most of the members of the Billyfolks had a background in playing or working with praise bands at their respective churches, and that filtered into the music as well.

The band released its third record, Passing Tides & Lullabies, last year. If the Billyfolks started out leaning toward a strum-along folksy sound, the most recent record comes out of the gate with a driving, rock energy.

The opening track, “Another Funeral,” fades in with a descending minor-key arpeggiation, signaling a darkness befitting the title. The song has a grand-sounding vocal-chorus section. There are half-time down-shifts and big proggy rock-anthem portions. As with many of the Billyfolks’ songs, “Another Funeral,” has a sort of inspirational aspect. It’s music that doesn’t have any trouble being about trying to help people face and endure hardships.

“Faith goes first when you’re broken. Pain hurts worse when you’re broken. It’s time to save our devotions. It’s time to save my emotions,” Wysosky sings.

Other songs, like “Hope,” are basically about not giving up, knowing that other people have the same troubles that we do, and that turning to easy solutions, like drinking, doesn’t really do much in the end. It’s a simple sentiment, but it’s also one that’s hard to argue with.

Listening to the Billyfolks, you might

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find yourself asking, as I did, is this Christian rock? Which prompts other questions. Like, what exactly is Christian rock anyway? Is it just rock music made by devout Christians? Or does there have to be some scriptural, faith-based aspect of the lyrics?

Wysosky said they get asked that a lot. They do sometimes play in church settings. But that’s just an extension of their let’s-play-wherever-we-can attitude.

And the fact that their convictions about

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“We all play in worship bands, so to speak,” Wysosky said. “It does come out in the music a little bit. It’s not like we planned it. It just kind of happened with the nature of the stories that we did.”

But the sense that this is Christian music has something to do with the way that the band plays, the textures they

prefer, the vocal timbres and the general aesthetic. This is music that doesn’t strive to be dark or abrasive. It doesn’t bother with complicating itself and its intentions.

Wysosky sings with a clear almost Broadway-style of delivery. You can pretty much understand every word of every song.

The instrumental flourishes tend toward the dramatic too, like the harmonized guitar solo on “The Conversation” and the strings on “Look to the Hills.” Whether you go in for any of it will depend on your sensitivity to certain types of big touches and earnestness in popular music.

Wysosky and the band have taken their camaraderie, their community connections and their musical skills into other ventures outside of performing. Wysosky and fellow founding Billyfolks member Joe Richardson run Lazy Dog Recording studios in Greensboro.

The idea was to “branch out into helping other bands,” Wysosky said.

Wysosky teaches guitar lessons locally, which gives him the opportunity to stay up on the music that his students are into, as well as requiring that he maintain his own musical and analytical chops.

Music-making isn’t Wysosky’s only creative outlet though. He’s worked for years at iconic Greensboro restaurant and dessert spot Yum Yum Better Ice Cream.

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Wysosky is, in fact, the main ice cream maker there.

Wysosky’s schedule keeps him busy.

The songwriting part of his life is something that he likes to do without putting too much pressure or analysis on. He sits down at the piano or the guitar, comes up with some riffs or chord changes and, in the same fashion, comes up with lyrical tidbits that he then fleshes out. He doesn’t tend to dwell on the meaning or theme.

“If I think too hard about stuff it just kind of gets all messed up,” Wysosky said.

The songs and the music have served a purpose for him and for listeners, providing a place to focus one’s energies and a glimpse into the reality of other people’s challenges.

“I definitely turned to music instead of doing a lot of other things at different times,” Wysosky said. “It’s helped me cope and deal with a lot of different issues.”

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Hey! Ho! Let’s go, ho, ho! A CBGB holiday tribute Who says punks are good-for-nothings?

Armed with the holiday spirit, a group of Winstoners will combine goodwill and a love for punk rock to host a charity concert Katei Cranford on Dec. 14 and 15 at Monstercade, Contributing celebrating the 45th anniversary of CBGB columnist and raising funds for the Child Life Program at Brenner’s Children’s Hospital.

“Getting together some of the best local musicians for a great cause is holiday spirit to me,” said organizer Rory Sloane, Winston party maker and co-host of the Apartment 5B Podcast.

“I’m looking to bring our community a bit closer, with some great music, good times, and a little something different,” Sloane said. Funds raised will go specifically to Brenner’s Child Life services, which specialize in easing the transition into hospital life for the patient and their

whole family. “It’s a really great program,” he noted.

Sloane’s charitable inspiration came from a Build-a-Bear visit a few years ago.

“I was able to make a bear and bring it to Brenner’s,” Sloane explained, “and to see the smile on this boy’s face when I gave it to him, brought this huge smile to mine.”

“So, with this show, I guess I’m trying to just do more,” he said.

A native of Long Island, Sloane saw an opportunity to celebrate the milestone for what most consider the birthplace of punk, and spread a few more smiles, by hosting a CBGB-themed benefit show for the hospital.

“I’ve been a huge fan of music and pop culture my whole life,” Sloane said.

“With David Byrne starting to again do solo-performances and the Beastie Boys releasing their book, it just started to make sense with timing.”

Bands responded via a roll call of acts known to play the club. Unfortunately, Talking Heads won’t be playing, but there will be a Beastie Boys set on the first night.

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Brenner’s program,” said Fortezza, who’ll cover the Cramps. “It’s really exciting to be playing an all-time favorite band, and plus it’s for a good cause.”

The opportunity is personal for Rick Randall (from Alternative Champs, and part of the second night’s Television set.)

“The folks at Brenner’s took great care of my daughter, years ago, when she experienced some complications just after her birth,” he said. “It’s nice to be able to give a little back in such a creative way.”

“Plus it’s been really fun exploring this music on a deeper level with my fellow musician friends,” Randall noted of his Television bandmates: Eddie Garcia (from 1970s Film Stock,) Andy Mabe (from Finks!), and Tim Nolan (from Hot Goat & the Bed Spreads.)

“It’s sort of a book club for punk nerds,” he said of tribute shows.

Teresa Blackburn, (also from Finks!) who’ll play as part of the B-52s act, likewise praises the hospital.

“This time last year my coworker’s daughter was at Brenner’s battling Leukemia,” Blackburn said. “It was amazing seeing all of the support she received.”

“This year, she’s doing great and loved getting to play in the snow,” Blackburn added regarding the girl’s progress, “and I love being able to give back by playing in one of my favorite quirky party bands.”

From Athens weirdos to classic punkers, the event, naturally, will feature a cover from CBGB’s kings: the Ramones.

“We’re covering our heroes,” said Scott Andree Bowen (from Drat the Luck)

regarding their chosen band slot.

“Regretfully, we won’t be playing ‘Merry Christmas, I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight,’” he admitted.

Pushing past regrets, Sloane is excited to raffle-off two sets of gift bags, valued around $200, each night at midnight.

The bags feature donations from Winston businesses and artists, with notable contents including a denim jacket handpainted by Caleb Williams, a tasting tour for eight at Raylen Vineyards, and a Jagermeister trunk stuffed with surprises like a Joey Ramone Funko pop doll or the new Beastie Boys Book.

Sloane touted the “gracious donations” from Tattoo Revival, Raylen Vineyards, and Hoots Beer Company, for helping him arrange the event.

“It’s all for a good cause, and making you feel like you’re at 315 Bowery in New York—just in Winston-Salem,” he insisted.

With that, the bill rounds out to feature cover acts from the Misfits, Suicide, and Violent Femmes.

“I can’t wait to see everyone there, it’s gonna be one for the books,” Sloane said.

The CBGB tribute to support the Child Life Program at Brenner’s Children’s Hospital will takeover Monstercade (204 W. Acadia Ave) Friday and Saturday night in Winston-Salem. !

KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd who wishes all you punks a happy holidays and hosts the Tuesday Tour Report, a radio show that runs like a mixtape of bands playing NC the following week, 5-7pm on WUAG 103.1fm.

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That’s always the question asked at this time of year, when the holiday film season begins its sprint toward the finish line of Dec. 31. It’s that window of opportunity when studios hope their year-end movies will be successful enough to rake in gobs of cash, gobs of awards, or gobs of both.

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DEC. 12: The R-rated Deadpool 2 returns to theaters as the PG-13 Once Upon a Deadpool, with the excision of reams of profanity and gore and the addition of

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DEC. 14: A sickly Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) must decide whether to bestow her affections on her longtime friend and advisor (Rachel Weisz) or on a lowly servant girl (Emma Stone) in the period

seriocomedy The Favourite … The writers of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (including Peter Jackson) are now behind the adaptation of Mortal Engines, a post-apocalyptic yarn in which a young woman (Hera Hilmar) tries to prevent London (now on wheels) from destroying everything in its path … Clint Eastwood serves as both star and director for The Mule, in which an octogenarian unwittingly becomes a drug courier for a Mexican cartel and soon finds himself being pursued by a determined DEA agent (Bradley Cooper) … Simultaneously debuting in select theaters and on Netflix, Roma finds Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) turning to his memories to fashion a drama about a young maid (Yalitza Aparicio) working for a middle-class family in 1970s Mexico City … Praised for The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street but fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story, the filmmaking team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller returns with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, an animated saga in which Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales discovers he’s not the only one donning a web-slinging costume.

DEC. 19: Fifty-four years after her initial appearance, Mary Poppins Returns, this time in the form of Emily Blunt as the practically perfect nanny who again contends with the (now-adult) Banks children (Ben Wishaw and Emily Mortimer) and receives assistance from another cheerful working-class bloke (Lin-Manuel Miranda).

DEC. 21: Following his cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and his co-starring role in Justice League, the lord of Atlantis now merits his own motion picture with Aquaman, starring Jason Momoa as the title character and featuring

Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman and Dolph Lundgren in support … An offshoot of the Transformers series, Bumblebee centers on the escapades of the friendliest (and yellowest) space ‘bot as he teams up with a precocious teenager (Hailee Steinfeld) in 1987 California … After a retail worker (Jennifer Lopez) is passed over for a promotion due to her lack of a college degree, a falsified resume allows her new opportunities in Second Act … A victim (Steve Carell) of a savage beating finds an unusual way to recover from his ordeal in Welcome to Marwen, the latest fantasy-twinged piece from Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump).

DEC. 25: Fans of Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and the BBC Sherlock will have to refocus to enjoy Holmes & Watson, a comedy starring Step Brothers co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as the celebrated sleuth and his loyal sidekick … Vice tells the life story of Dick Cheney (Christian Bale), following the political insider through his marriage to Lynne (Amy Adams), his friendship with Donald Rumsfeld (Steve Carell), and his vice presidency under George W. Bush (Sam Rockwell).

LIMITED: If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins’ first film since directing and co-writing the Best Picture Oscar winner Moonlight, centers on a young black woman (KiKi Layne) whose fiancé (Stephan James) has been arrested for a crime he did not commit … In Ben Is Back, a drug addict (Manchester by the Sea Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges) interrupts his rehabilitation to return home for Christmas, thus providing a tense situation for his mother (Julia Roberts), stepdad (Courtney B. Vance) and sister (Kathryn Newton) … A detective (Nicole Kidman) whose life was derailed after she went undercover finds herself faced with characters from her past in the psychological drama Destroyer … While this past summer’s documentary RBG offered a comprehensive look at the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On the Basis of Sex offers a dramatization of her early years as a struggling lawyer and professor, with Felicity Jones cast as Ruth and Armie Hammer portraying her devoted husband Marty … Stan & Ollie focuses on the waning years of the legendary comedy team, as Stan Laurel (Steve Coogan) and Oliver Hardy (John C. Reilly) wind down their careers with a theatrical tour. !

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beloved holiday classic is returning to the High Point Theatre stage Dec. 13-16 with High Point Community Theatre’s fourth annual production of A Christmas Carol: The Musical. In this reimagined version of Charles Dickens’ classic, this production combines the nostalgia of the holidays with the splendor of a Broadwaystyle musical.

A Christmas Carol: The Musical originally opened in 1994 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is filled with beautiful melodies by Alan Menken and memorable lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (creators of Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid).

HPCT’s production has a cast of 60+ local actors ages 8 to adult.

This 90-minute production seamlessly blends Christmas tradition and cheer and is appropriate for the whole family. “The script remains true to Charles Dickens’ classic tale, while the addition of Alan Menken’s music adds an element of fun and whimsy,” said Director/Music Director Mike Lasley. “From beginning to end, this production will transport you to Victorian England with Ebenezer Scrooge and all of the people in his life as they reopen his heart to the Christmas spirit.”

Lasley is not new to the HPCT Christmas Carol creative team. After music directing in 2015 and 2016, he took on the roles of both Director and Music Director with the 2017 production. “This show feels like a home to me,” he said. “I love being able to share this lovely timeless tale with so many people year after year”.

HPCT has made some pretty hefty investments in the production over the last four years, both monetarily and in manpower.

“We are committed to adding our own special blend of magic to this production year after year,” said co-president Court-

ney Lowe. “From the majestic set to the beautiful costumes to the awe-inspiring special effects, dozens of volunteers have worked tirelessly to bring this spectacular production to life.”

For the 2018 production, much of the set has gotten a “facelift.” The Fezziwig scene, an audience favorite, has been completely redesigned giving the actors more room to move about the stage.

Scrooge’s bedroom has also gotten some enhancements, including additional special effects for the Marley scene. Also look for fun additions to various costumes, including the Ghost of Christmas Past and her Acolytes, the Ghost of Christmas Yet-To-Be and her Wings, and Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig.

“It really is truly inspiring to see how this show has become a beloved holiday tradition for so many, both on and off the stage,” Lasley said. “No matter how many times we hear this story, it still remains one of the most powerful tales of transformation and renewal”.

All performances will be at High Point Theatre (220 E. Commerce Ave., High Point) Dec. 13, 14 & 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 15 & 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale at www.highpointtheatre.com and www. hpct.net. You also can call the High Point Theatre Box office Monday-Friday (noon5 p.m.) at (336) 887-3001. Ticket prices range from $15 to $22.

High Point Community Theatre is 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers. This is HPCT’s 43rd year of bringing quality live theatre to High Point and the surrounding areas. HPCT opened its 2018/19 season with the musical Big Fish in October.

After A Christmas Carol: The Musical, HPCT will round out its mainstage season with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida. !

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[NEWS OF THE WEIRD] SEEMS LIKE AN HONEST MISTAKE

John Stevenson of Inverclyde, Scotland, hit a bump in his plans to vacation in the United States on Dec. 3 when his visa was denied after he Chuck Shepherd declared himself a terrorist while filling out a Department of Homeland Security online form commonly known as ESTA. One of the questions on the form asks, “Are you a terrorist?” Stevenson, 70, told The Independent that the website “must have jumped from No to Yes without me knowing,” adding that the site kept timing out and crashing as he and his wife, Marion, tried to answer the questions. “I even called the border control in the U.S. and gave them my passport details,” he said. “They looked up my ESTA number and said, ‘You’re a terrorist.’ The only time I’ve been in court was for jury service. Marion is sick about it. ...

I don’t know why that question is on the form in the first place.” (UPDATE: United Airlines refunded the Stevensons’ airline tickets and gifted them two free flights to New York once their visa troubles are all worked out.)

ARMED AND CLUMSY

A shopper at a Buckeye, Arizona, Walmart was in the meat department on Nov. 27 when his semiautomatic handgun, which he had positioned for a quick draw in the waistband of his sweatpants, began to slip. As he tried to reposition it, he told Buckeye police, it discharged,

striking the gunslinger in his privacies.

AZCentral reported the unnamed shopper was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and no one else was hurt. However, police did file a charge of unlawful discharge of a firearm.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS

— A successful heist at an electronics retail store requires careful planning and attention to detail — a fact that appears to have escaped three men in North Raleigh, North Carolina, on Nov. 12. That night, the News and Observer reported, an employee of the store called 911 to report that three men had entered the store with semi-automatic weapons and ordered workers into the stockroom. One of them was carrying a cardboard box, officers learned, which he used to load up mobile phones and smart watches. The men also filled two crates with merchandise, which totaled more than $26,000. When the robbers left through the back door, they took the crates with them, but forgot the cardboard box which, serendipitously, sported a shipping label with an address on it. Police used the address, along with a mug shot from a previous crime that matched an image in the store’s surveillance video, to track down Brian Lamonte Clark, 22, and arrest him for robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery.

— The Lucardo Escape Rooms in Manchester, England, were the site of a misguided break-in on Nov. 29 when two thieves ransacked a fake bank vault as if it were the real thing. The Manchester Evening News reported that more than 50 surveillance cameras captured the duo’s antics as they broke into fake safes and

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“They must be Manchester’s stupidest burglars,” said Lucardo director Ian Pownall, 26. The business lost about 100 pounds in cash, but damage amounted to about 1,000 pounds — not to mention lost revenue while the business cleans up.

“We’re a small, family-owned business, so even a couple of thousand pounds will have an effect on us, particularly before Christmas,” Pownall said.

‘SCUUUUSE ME!

— At the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton, England, there was more in the air than just the sharp projectiles tossed by competitors on Nov. 16. According to Reuters, former two-time champion Gary Anderson, 47, from Scotland, prevailed over Wesley Harms, 34, from the Netherlands to reach the quarter finals, but Harms had a gripe: He said he was affected by the “fragrant smell” Anderson had emitted as they played. “It’ll take me two nights to lose this smell from my nose,” Harms told a Dutch television station.

Anderson objected, saying the smell came “from the table side,” laying the blame on spectators. “If the boy thinks I’ve farted he’s 1,010 percent wrong,” Anderson declared. “If somebody has done that they need to see a doctor. ... He says it was me, but I would admit it.”

— Shanetta Yvette Wilson, 37, was standing in line at a Dollar General store in Dania Beach, Florida, on Nov. 25 when the urge struck and she let one rip. John Walker, who was standing nearby, was offended and complained about “the defendant farting loudly,” according to the resulting Broward Sheriff ’s office complaint, so Wilson pulled out a small folding knife, opened it and threatened to “gut” Walker as she moved toward him.

The Miami Herald reported that police called to the scene tracked down Wilson and charged her with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.

GOVERNMENT IN ACTION

Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, a 22-year member of Japan’s parliament, was named by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in October to two new posts: cybersecurity and Olympics minister for the country.

But according to Reuters, at a committee meeting on Nov. 14, when a member of the opposition asked Sakurada a “gotcha” question about his computer literacy, he admitted: “I’ve never used a computer! ...

I’ve always directed my staff and secretaries to do that kind of thing.” He assured the lawmaker there would be no problems. Mmm-hmm.

UPDATE

In The Hague, Netherlands, motivational speaker Emile Ratelband, 69, will not turn 50 on his next birthday, as he had hoped. As reported earlier, Ratelband petitioned the court in November for an age change, saying he feels discriminated against both in the career realm and on Tinder. But the Associated Press reported that on Dec. 3, a Dutch court rejected his plea to become 49, saying he did not convince judges that he had been discriminated against and that “Mr. Ratelband is at liberty to feel 20 years younger than his real age and to act accordingly,” but noting that changing his age would nullify any number of records from public registers. Ratelband hopes to appeal.

SCROOGED

An unnamed substitute teacher in Montville, New Jersey, won’t be returning to Cedar Hill School after revealing a sacred secret to first-grade students there on Nov. 29. Superintendent Rene Rovtar told NJ.com that the sub got into a debate with a student about whether Santa is real. That’s when the 6-yearolds started quizzing her about the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy and Elf on a Shelf, and the teacher “proceeded to debunk all of it,” Rovtar said. Parents reported doing “damage control” after the kids returned home from school, and the sub is no longer welcome in the district.

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The animal rights group PETA launched a new campaign Dec. 4 designed to remove some common animal-related idioms from the English language. CBS News reports the group tweeted suggested alterations to phrases it says are verbal vestiges of “speciesism” and perpetuate harmful messages. PETA offers these alternatives: For “bring home the bacon,” try “bring home the bagels.” “Take the bull by the horns” should be “take the flower by the thorns.” And “kill two birds with one stone” morphs into “feed two birds with one scone.” PETA likened the use of the original phrases to racist and homophobic language: “Phrases that trivialize cruelty to animals will vanish as more people begin to appreciate animals for who they are.” Reaction on social media was swift. Maybe PETA should have let sleeping bags lie. !

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Hogtying, homicide and humanity: DOJ document warns about restraint that killed Marcus Deon Smith

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23-yearold Justice Department bulletin warns against the controversial “hogtie” restraint used on Marcus Deon Smith, the 38-year-old Ian McDowell African-American man who died Sept.

8 while in GreensContributor boro police custody, and whose death has been ruled homicide by the state office of the medical examiner.

Before defining “hogtying” and “homicide” (and describing the DOJ article linking them), there’s another relevant word beginning with “H.” Greensboro City Council at-large representative Michelle Kennedy doesn’t want Greensboro to forget about Smith’s humanity.

“Here are a bunch more H-words,” Kennedy wrote in a Saturday message that called Smith “honest, about both good and bad things,” saying “hair was his passion” and that he was “taking steps to become a licensed barber.” She also emphasized his humor; describing him as “a smart, funny guy who cared a lot about other people.”

She met him through her work as executive director of the Interactive Resource Center, where she said she and others would miss his jokes and the poetry he wrote to express more somber feelings.

There’s another H-word, describing an increasing percentage of Americans: homeless. That, along with mental illness and drug addiction, brought Smith into Kennedy’s orbit. However, neither homelessness nor health was what killed him.

According to the autopsy, his treatment at the hands of the Greensboro Police Department was a greater factor in his death than the drugs in his system. The report listed the causes of his death in order of importance as “sudden cardiopulmonary arrest due to prone restraint; n-ethylpentalone, cocaine, and alcohol use; and hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The manner of death is classified as homicide.” In ruling Smith’s death that, the report defines homicide as resulting from the actions of persons other than himself. (Coroners typically classify all deaths as natural, YES! WEEKLY

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accidental, suicide, homicide or undetermined.)

The fatal “prone restraint” occurred when he was “hogtied” and held down on his stomach on Church Street by four GPD officers while awaiting the arrival of EMS. While some police departments have, in recent years, objected to the term “hogtie,” the word has an established PHOTO COURTESY OF KIM SUBER history of use by both law enforcement officers and their supporters.

A 2008 article from Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, an advocacy organization for “law-abiding citizens” and “professional law enforcement,” defines “hogty(e.g., hogtying).” ing” as “placing It also states; “As the suspect in a soon as the susprone position pect is handcuffed, with his or her get him off his hands secured stomach.” by handcuffs, The amount and legs held Marcus Deon Smith of time Smith together with was kept on his restraints. The stomach may be hand and leg rekey to questions about GPD responsibility straints are then connected, resulting for his death. in the slight elevation of the suspect’s Shortly after midnight on Sept. 8, upper and lower body.” roughly one hour after the first night of The dangers of applying this restraint the North Carolina Folk Festival ended are described in a 1995 bulletin from the and another hour before Smith’s life National Law Enforcement and Technoldid, police responded to reports of a ogy Center (NLETC), a program of the Naman weaving in and out of traffic in the tional Institute of Justice. The NIJ is part 100-block of North Church Street. What of The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) happened next is recorded on bodycams branch of the United States Department worn by the officers who arrived at the of Justice. scene, of which there were many due to The June 1995 NLETC article “Positional the event happening downtown. While Asphyxia—Sudden Death” defines “posionly four officers took part in restraintional asphyxia” as “death as a result of ing Smith, over a dozen witnessed it and body position that interferes with one’s recorded what transpired. ability to breathe—as it occurs within On the evening of Nov. 30, after Smith’s a confrontational situation involving death was declared a homicide, the City law enforcement officers.” It offers this of Greensboro put 19 individual bodycam information “to help officers recognize videos online (www.greensboro-nc.gov/ factors contributing to this phenomenon departments/police/gpd-cases/-fsitand, therefore, enable them to respond eid-1), along with a 23-minute compilain a way that will ensure the subject’s tion hosted by Greensboro Police Chief safety and minimize risk of death,” recWayne Scott, who introduces it with a ommending that officers “avoid the use narrative of what happened. of maximally prone restraint techniques

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Rather rely on Scott’s description or the city’s edit; I have based my own narrative upon repeated viewing of the 19 individual videos. (Note that they are of different lengths and begin and end at different points of the incident, due to officers arriving and activating their cameras at different times.)

Smith is first visible running back and forth in the middle of the street. He approaches an officer, saying “Please sir, I’m gonna kill myself.” The officer asks his name and tells him to stay out of traffic.

Smith says, “I’m Marcus” and “help me, call the ambulance.”

His behavior agitated but not aggressive. Smith runs in circles, mumbling and shouting “[inaudible] gonna kill me” and, repeatedly, “help!” Addressing him as “buddy” and “boss man” (never as “Marcus”), the officers convinced him to get into the back of a police car, then debate whether or not to call an ambulance or transport him to the hospital themselves.

Left in the back of the police car, blue lights flashing above and around him, Smith is heard striking the inside of the car. Officers shine flashlights on him. One says, “he’s gonna break it.” At 06:06 of video 1, an officer describes what happened before placing Smith in the car, saying “I’m high, I’m gonna kill myself,” apparently imitating Smith.

At 06:21 of that video, an officer opens the car door, saying “no, no, no, don’t

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kick through the window, boss man.” At this point, a female paramedic who has arrived on the scene can be heard saying, “he’ll have to be restrained.”

Smith emerges from the vehicle. In his introduction to the compilation of bodycam videos edited together by city, Chief Scott says that Smith “flees from the car and directly into the arms of an officer, whereupon he collapsed onto the roadway.” There is some question as to whether this is an accurate description.

This part of the incident is most clearly visible on videos 1, 8, 17 and 18. Here is what they depict: In video 1, at 06:29, the door to the police car held open by an officer. Smith emerges and is restrained from behind by another officer within a couple of steps.

Shouting, “I ain’t resisting!” at 06:38, he goes to ground, but it is difficult to tell if he is pulled or pushed, or if he trips and falls. (One reason that “collapsed” is a problematic descriptor is that his fall does not appear to be the result of his having lost control of his own body without interference from the officers.)

Video 8 begins on the opposite side of the police car as Smith emerges. The officer wearing the camera moves around the car, and at 00:28 Smith comes into view, another officer’s hands already on him from behind as he goes to the ground.

Video 17 is from the camera of an officer arriving as Smith is restrained. Smith first comes into view at 00:17, already visibly off-balance with an officer grasping him from behind. He falls, trips or is tripped onto his side. He seems to be rolling onto his back and attempting to raise his body, but as other officers join in, he is rolled over onto his stomach.

On video 18, Smith going or being taken to the pavement is visible at 07:30. He emerges, and an officer grabs him from behind. It is again difficult to tell if the combination of his momentum and the restraint trips him, or if the officer pushes him down.

In all the videos of him on the ground, he often disappears below the frame, as the officers are standing. He writhes as he is rolled over on to his stomach, grunting and shouting. Smith’s hands are handcuffed behind his back, and a restraint known as a RIPP Hobble is used to secure his ankles and attach them to his wrists.

Smith shouts, screams and groans. It is unclear (at least to me) whether his movements are those of a man resisting or simply thrashing in pain. The clearest view is on video 17, where officers roll Smith over at the 30-second mark (be warned, it’s a disturbing watch). At 00:35, he shouts, “I ain’t resisting.” At 00:50, he’s on his stomach. At 01:20, an WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

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Saturday vigil on Church Street for Marcus Deon Smith officer says “relax, we’re trying to help you,” as Smith groans. He continues to do so for another minute.

The last partial view of his face is around 02:42, and there are no further sounds or apparent movement from him after 02:43. After the restraint is successfully applied and the officers take their hands off Smith, there is nothing to suggest any intention on their part of moving him onto his side or into a sitting position.

He lies on his stomach, with 25 seconds passing before anyone remarks on his silent and limp immobility.

At 03:08 on video 17, an officer asks, “My man, you okay? You still with us?”

The female paramedic shouts “hey!” and checks him. His eyes are shut, and his mouth is open as he is rolled over on his side at 03:15. At 03:26, he is rolled back onto his stomach, and his restraints are removed.

An officer remarks, “I don’t think he’s breathing at all.” The paramedic directs the officers to assist her in getting him on the truck. At 04:20, with Smith on his

back, unresponsive on the stretcher, she says “he’s got a pulse, I just need to get him on the truck.” When an officer asks, “is he breathing?” she says “no, that’s why we need to get him on the truck.”

While it’s not audible on video 17, she can then be heard saying “there you go, he’s breathing” on video 1, at 28 seconds after she says “no, that’s why we need to get him on the truck” (04:22 on video 17 and 10:27 on video 1). It takes about 70 seconds to load him on the truck. No CPR appears to be administered until he is inside. At around 2 a.m., Smith was pronounced dead in the emergency room of Moses Cone.

Many have criticized the original police news release of Smith’s death, which described him as “suicidal,” and stated he “became combative and collapsed” while making no mention of the “hogtie” restraint. As reported in YES! Weekly last week online, Mayor Vaughan said, “that very first press release, obviously, is a lie” at a Dec. 3 meeting at Shiloh Baptist church. On Friday, she qualified this in

a phone call to me, stating “I think it’s important that the question [from at the audience] was formed with the word ‘lie’ in it and I did not come up with that term,” although she did use it in her reply.

That initial police report is not the only misstatement pertaining this incident to be issued from the office of Chief Scott. At both public meetings and in the media, much attention has been given to Section 11.1 of the GPD Directives Manual, “Handling and Transportation of Persons in Custody.” Paragraph 4, “Additional Restraints,” states the following: “At no time shall the wrists and ankles of an arrestee be linked together using the RIPP HOBBLE restraining device, unless the arrestee can be seated in an upright position, or on their side.”

On Nov. 29, Triad City Beat reported Chief Scott as claiming that directive didn’t apply because the GPD was not transporting Smith. “Those specific things you’re indicating are designed for when we’re transporting persons in custody.

Unfortunately, we never got to the point where we’re transporting Mr. Smith.”

Despite the chief’s statement, there is nothing in the manual to indicate this directive only applies to persons being transported. The section is titled “Handling and Transportation of Persons in Custody,” not just “Transportation of Persons in Custody.” Smith was “handled” and “in custody,” although he was not under arrest.

On Friday, I emailed, and then called, the chief’s office, seeking clarification.

Public information officer Ronald Glenn told me that TCB’s Jordan Green had quoted the chief accurately and that it was the only statement Scott would be making on the subject at this time. When I asked for an interview, Glenn repeated that this was the only statement Chief Scott would be making at this time.

On Sept. 13, two months and nine days before I unsuccessfully attempted to speak to Chief Scott, services were held for Smith at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in Laurens, South Carolina.

He is survived by his parents George and Mary Smith; one son, one daughter, two brothers and one sister.

According to information provided by his family, he was born in Laurens County on Jan. 30, 1980, moved to High Point with his brother in 2009 and came to Greensboro in 2010. His sister Kim Suber said he regularly talked about how much he loved Greensboro, saying he wanted to live here the rest of his life. !

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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MultiPOPtural podcast loves pop culture, Greensboro Television shows, cartoons, music, comic books, movies, and everything on the pop culture spectrum is discussed in the Greensborobased podcast MultiPOPtural. The podcast also emphaKatie Murawski sizes its love for the city of Greensboro, and all of its creative, Editor nerdy and talented inhabitants.

Co-host and founder Brian Hernandez said MultiPOPtural started in April and now has 30 episodes, each about 30 minutes to an hour in length.

“It was something that has been on my mind for a few years now, and I am not one for New Year’s resolutions, but this year I said, you know what I want to start a podcast,” he said.

Hernandez said the podcast was something he wanted to start up because he wanted an outlet to talk about all of his favorite interests with his friends and also break into voice acting.

“At the end of the day, I wanted to do something with my close friends that involved Greensboro as a whole,” he said.

“The way I like to describe it is as a group chat brought to life. Stuff we talk about on the show is stuff we talk about on a daily basis. Primarily the theme is pop culture and [that’s] how the name came to be.”

Hernandez said since most of the hosts are multicultural, he thought the name of the podcast should represent that.

He came up with the name by combining multicultural with pop culture to get MultiPOPtural.

“We are really just trying to have a good time, and trying to get a lot of great friends and characters involved in the community,” he said.

Some familiar-faced guests include YES! Weekly’s promotions manager Natalie Garcia, Greensboro artist/musician J. Timber, and mural artist JEKS aka Brian Lewis.

“We are trying to bring the talented cool I believe Greensboro has, to life through this show and give them a more of a national audience.”

Other co-hosts include Jerry “Don” Edmonds, Jordan Brown, Ryan Saba and Matthew Feliciano. Hernandez said Feliciano was one of the first people he approached with his idea of a podcast. FeYES! WEEKLY

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From left: Co-hosts Matthew Feliciano, Jerry “Don” Edmonds, Brian Hernandez, and audio engineer Stan Robbins liciano had a heart transplant a year and a half ago, and while he was in the recovery period, Hernandez asked him if he would want to be apart of the podcast.

“He literally shot out of bed, he was like ‘yeah,’ and I was like, please lie back down,” Hernandez said with a chuckle.

Hernandez said Feliciano couldn’t join him for the first couple episodes because he was still recovering. But once he came on the show, Feliciano said that the podcast helped get him back on his feet after the surgery.

“I was intimidated,” Feliciano said upon first hearing his co-hosts on an episode.

“I listened to it and the way you guys bounced off each other, I was like ‘oh I want to do this.’”

Hernandez said even though they went in without knowing much about podcasts, they feel very comfortable in hosting and producing one now. MultiPOPtural started at the recording studio, Press Play Music, in downtown Greensboro. Since then, MultiPOPtural grew and moved to a different studio. (Hernandez said they still have “nothing but love” for Press Play Music, but just needed a larger space for hosting multiple guests.) Now, they record at On The One Studio (located on East Washington Street) and are produced by audio engineer Stan Robbins.

Hernandez said their first episode was about The Walking Dead, the second episode was a review on Ready Player One, and it just went from there. He said each episode is tentatively planned and each guest is chosen based on their knowledge on a particular subject or their creative contribution to the city. “[We] never wanted a perfect podcast,” he said. ‘We want it raw, edgy and fun.”

There is no script, Hernandez said, only a format of who goes first, and so on. He said the show has been well-received by the audience.

“One thing I love to hear from other people is that [they] can tell we are good

friends,” Hernandez said. “That is what they say, ‘love the energy, and you can tell you are all good friends.’”

“When people ask what we talk about,” Feliciano said. “I tell them, whatever we want.”

“I explain it to them like, you know when you go out with your buddies, drinking or whatever, and just have a good time? Just imagine pressing record, that is what we do, and we share it,” Edmonds added.

MultiPOPtural is edited and not recorded live, which is a relief for Hernandez.

“I have stage fright, so I like that we can edit. And you can ask Stan; there are not too many edits we ask for,” he said. “The only edits we ask for is for like sound clips from movies and songs, and sponsored ads.”

Hernandez said MultiPOPtural sponsors include Gate City Growlers, Throwback Custom Cars, MVP Elite Breakerz, attorney Andrew Newman, McGee Street Country and Cocktails, and On The One Studio.

“We try to show love all over the place,” Hernandez said. “We are not one of those ‘we need money to give you a shout out’ type of thing on the show. I don’t know how many free shout-outs we give, because if we like it, we’ll talk about it.”

Among some of those places the podcasters listed off were Geeksboro, Hippo Records, and Ssalefish Comics.

“Pop culture is a way of life, whether people like it or not,” Hernandez said. “It is a big part of who we are.”

Hernandez and Edmonds said Nerdist, Drink Champs, and The Joe Rogan Experience are some other podcasts that they listen to, and that are influential to MultiPOPtural.

Feliciano said he tries to not listen to other podcasts.

“I want it to feel authentic,” he said. “I don’t want to try to shape things from something else; I want it to be authentic and original. To me, there is nothing that jells like this.”

One thing that these podcasters love more than pop culture is the city they all call home.

“Greensboro has done a lot,” Edmonds said of Greensboro’s pop culture influence.

“Just drive around here, you see it all over the place, these cool murals everywhere.”

“Which we think doesn’t get enough credit,” Hernandez said of the city’s vibrant and pop culture-themed murals.

Edmonds feels that even though Greensboro is making strides in this direction, people aren’t noticing and are still taking it for granted. MultiPOPtural hopes to bridge that gap with the podcast.

MultiPOPtural will be out and around Greensboro this week at two monthly events. On Dec. 13, as a part of their movie night series every second Thursday at McGee Street Country and Cocktails, located at 113 W. McGee St., there will be an ugly Christmas sweater party along with a showing of Natural Lampoon’s Christmas vacation, with trivia hosted by MultiPOPtural from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. On Dec. 14, as a part of their NC Brews & Movie Reviews series every second Friday at Gate City Growlers, located at 1724 Battleground Ave. Ste. 103, they will be reviewing both North Carolina craft beers and the latest movies, albums, or T.V. shows that the audience wants to talk about from 6 to 8 p.m.

To learn more about MultiPOPtural, visit their website, www.multipoptural.com, or follow them on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest @multipoptural, and on YouTube and Soundcloud as Pop Culture AF- multiPOPtural Podcast). You can listen to past episodes on their website, Soundcloud or YouTube page. !

KATIE MURAWSKI is the editor of YES! Weekly. She is from Mooresville, North Carolina and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in film studies from Appalachian State University in 2017.

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Voter ID is not voter suppression In a previous column, I noted how Phil Berger and company have manipulated the system to favor Republican candidates, including making an end-run around the Supreme Court by crafting voter ID as Jim Longworth an Amendment to our state ConstituLongworth tion. Like him or not, Berger’s feat is even at Large more impressive in a year when Democrats won enough seats in the General Assembly to deny the GOP a veto-proof majority. In fact, the voter ID referendum was supported by 55 percent of North Carolina voters, and its passage brings us more in line with 30 other states, including 17 who specifically require a photo ID when voting.

Last week, Senators met inside the Capitol to flesh out details of SB 824, while outside, about 100 people gathered to protest photo voter ID. One of the speakers was former state NAACP

president Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, who at one point shouted, “If necessary, we’ll return this state to civil disobedience.” I am a liberal independent and a proud, card-carrying member of the NAACP, but Barber’s call for civil disobedience made me angry. To be honest, I’ve never been a fan of Barber and his opportunistic bombast, but last week he went too far. There are plenty of issues and policies that deserve our anger and protest, but voter ID is not one of them. Regardless of the GOP’s original intent, SB 824 in its present form, does nothing to prevent anyone from voting. On the other hand, the threats to fight voter suppression were themselves a form of voter suppression, given that over half of the people in this state voted for the photo ID amendment. The rhetoric was both ironic and divisive.

Should Barber and the rest of us be angry about voter suppression? Absolutely, and Republicans have been guilty of it for years. Their past offenses have included eliminating polling places near large blocks of black voters; limiting number of early voting days; trying to purge voter rolls of African American Democrats who failed to vote in past elections; using HB2 to trample on civil rights; and gerryman-

dering districts so as to minimize the number of blacks elected to state and federal offices. However, it would be inaccurate and unfair to include voter ID in this list of discriminatory practices.

Here’s why: According to a report by WRAL.com, under the new voter ID law; there are no less than 11 forms of identification that are acceptable, those being: -a North Carolina driver’s license -an ID card issued by the State Division of Motor Vehicles for non-drivers -a United States passport -a tribal enrollment card -a student ID card from a University of North Carolina college -a community college, or private college - an employee identification card issued by a state or local government entity -a driver’s license or ID card issued by another state if voter registration took place within 90 days of the election -a military ID -a veteran’s identification card issued by the Department of Veteran Affairs - a voter ID card created by the new Senate bill -any of the ID mentioned above cards even if they have expired, so long as the voter is at least 65 years old, and the ID expired on their 65th birthday The new legislation also allows several

exemptions for hardships and “reasonable impediments.” And, you can even opt out if you have a religious objection to having your photograph taken. In other words, the new photo voter ID requirements make it easier for everyone to comply with the law and restricts no one from voting.

And, although we’ve never experienced widespread voter fraud, SB 824 will guard against any potential fraud, whether deliberate or accidental, and it will cut down on time spent processing so many provisional ballots.

No doubt many Republican legislators have attempted to enact a number of shameful shenanigans in order to retain their power, but it’s hard to criticize photo voter ID as being a partisan, discriminatory law when it leaves no one behind.

Barber can scream and threaten all he wants to about voter ID, but this is not an issue that calls for civil disobedience, because SB 824 violates no one’s civil rights.

We all need to step back, take a deep breath, and be selective about our outrage. There are plenty of things we need to fight against, but voter ID isn’t one of them. !

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In a documentary on Lady Gaga, she talked about how whenever she reached a new pinnacle of success, her boyfriend or fiance left her. It happened three times. My most recent boyfriend couldn’t handle it when I started to become successful. Are my options to be successful and alone or unsuccessful and loved? How do I find someone who won’t feel threatened? — Disturbed It’s often hard for a man who’s achieved less than the woman he’s with. She introduces him with “Meet my boyfriend...” and he imagines everybody finishing her thought with “...the man whose job it is to eat treats out of my hand like a squirrel.”

Wave hello to “precarious manhood,” a term coined by psychologists Jennifer Bosson and Joseph Vandello for how a man’s social status must be continually earned and “can be lost relatively easily” through public failures and the exposure of his shortcomings. We rack up our social

standing in comparison with others. So, not surprisingly — in line with research I recently cited about men’s freakouts when they were told a woman beat them in every category on an exam — Bosson and Vandello write that “feelings of masculinity can be undone” by “being outperformed by a woman.”

The reality is, the world is not our dating oyster. (Atheists have to take a pass on the hot churchgoers. The teetotalers go poorly with the “social crack smokers.”) Accept that success narrows your options, and concentrate on meeting men in places the honchos (or at least the highly successful) hang out. (Price points — like costly admission to a charity event — are one way to weed out many of those of middling achievement.) Narrowing the field this way should make you less likely to hear dismaying parting words from a man — those that basically translate to “I have mad respect for your success. My penis, unfortunately, has some ambivalence.” !

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