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WE LOVE THE TRIAD

Publisher CHARLES A. WOMACK III publisher@yesweekly.com EDITORIAL Editor KATIE MURAWSKI

Nowhere else in North Carolina (or even the world) can compare with what this area has to offer. In honor of VALENTINE’S DAY, this love letter will spotlight places that I and other YES! Weekly staff members love and appreciate in the Triad.

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“Breakfast at Tiffany’s and bottles of bubbles…” If Ariana Grande’s newest hit “7 rings” has you wanting to gather your closest girl squad, forget Tiffany’s; Brunch at WHITE & WOOD in downtown Greensboro is a must.

10 Award-winning brewer Dan Morgan is throwing a party to celebrate LEVENELEVEN BREWING, 1111 Coliseum Dr. (beside the Greensboro Coliseum), and its one-year anniversary on Feb. 23. The party starts at noon and runs until 11:30 p.m. with seven hours of live original music including some of the Triad’s most popular local musicians...

11 The death of actor ALBERT FINNEY last week unleashed an outpouring of tribute and praise to an actor, whom many considered among the Greatest Actors of All Time, and I’m in no position to argue, because I’ve been a huge fan all my life – even before I embarked on a professional career as a film critic and historian.

12 The 2000 Mel Gibson hit WHAT WOMEN WANT undergoes a sex-change operation and emerges as What Men Want, a rousing if rocky remake-of-sorts that proves to be no better or no worse...

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Tempers flared at February’s first Greensboro City Council meeting, as at almost every meeting since MARCUS DEON SMITH died while in Greensboro Police custody on Sept. 8, 2018.

19 If you’re not from Virginia or haven’t lived in the Old Dominion for any significant amount of time, then you’re probably wondering how a Democratic Governor of that state could have once donned BLACKFACE and not understand the ramifications at the time, or even decades later. I’ll offer some possible explanations in a moment, but first, a bit of background.

20 If you were to name 10 cities in America with massive musical influence and heritage, Austin, New Orleans and Nashville would probably all show up on the list.

Those are three of the cities that the singer and songwriter SETH WALKER has been living in for much of the last 20 years.

21 Multitudes will march to big kettle drums as Bright Leaf Smokes, Jason Moss and the Hosses, the Bo-Stevens, John Howie Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff, the Tremors, and Phatlynx come together in celebration of Mr. JOHNNY CASH and his music on Feb. 22...

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NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING FEBRUARY 28 FOR THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF CHARLOTTE AVENUE (S.R. 1009) FROM SEYMOUR STREET TO N.C. 200 (DICKERSON BOULEVARD) AND WIDENING OF N.C. 200 FROM CHARLOTTE AVENUE TO GOLDMINE ROAD IN UNION COUNTY TIP PROJECT NO. U-6031 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed widening of Charlotte Avenue (S.R. 1009) from Seymour Street to N.C. 200 (Dickerson Boulevard) and the widening of N.C. 200 from Charlotte Avenue to Goldmine Road in Union County.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 28 from 4-7 p.m. at Union Baptist Association located at 1744 Williams Road in Monroe. Please note that no formal presentation will be made.

The public may drop-in at any time during the meeting hours. NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and listen to feedback regarding the project. The opportunity to submit comments will be provided at the meeting or may be done via phone, email, or mail by March 14. All comments received will be taken into consideration as the project develops.

Project information and materials can be viewed as they become available online at https://www.ncdot.gov/news/public-meetings/Pages/.

For additional information, please contact Travis Preslar, NCDOT Highway Division 10 Project Manager, at 12033 East Independence Boulevard, Suite H, Matthews, N.C. 28105 or (980) 262-6290 or TJpreslar@ncdot.gov.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Lauren Putnam at lnputnam1@ncdot.gov or (919) 707-6072 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

Persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.

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be there SHRINERS DRAG RACING AND HOT ROD EXPO FRIDAY THUR 14

VOICES OF FREEDOM SUMMER SATURDAY

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LET’S MEND ETHAN’S BROKEN HEART

WORST DATES EVER: STORYTIME WITH MAGZILLA

WHAT: We all know that Ethan has one of the biggest hearts around, willing to help whenever and whoever he can. Now is our time to help him. We will be hosting a silent auction with some amazing items, a raffle, and 100% of Jello Shot proceeds being donated. Come help our friend out, Greensboro style!

WHEN: 5-11:55 p.m.

WHERE: Westerwood Tavern.

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WHAT: I once dated a girl who humped a couch leg thinking it was sexy. True stories like that and more! Get up on stage and spill the beans about your worst dates ever!

Maggie is gonna be hosting and making drinks so you know it’s gonna be off the chain.

WHEN: 8:30 - 11:30 p.m.

WHERE: Monstercade.

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FRI 15-16 17TH ANNUAL SHRINERS DRAG RACING AND HOT ROD EXPO WHAT: Car show, swap meet, trade show!

Drag cars, street rods, muscle cars, classic cars, show trucks and custom bikes. This is a fundraiser for Shriners Hospitals.

WHEN: Fri 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Sat 9 a.m. - 5p.m.

WHERE: Greensboro Coliseum Complex.

1921 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro.

MORE: $15 admission. www.shriners-hotrodexpo.com 336-447-4283

SATURDAY SAT 16 VOICES OF FREEDOM SUMMER WHAT: Inspired by a collection of photographic images from the archives of the University of Southern Mississippi, Voices of Freedom Summer, is a powerful piece of theatre that documents the widespread efforts to register African-American voters in Mississippi during the summer of 1964.

WHEN: 6-8 p.m.

WHERE: Greensboro Project Space.

219 West Lewis St., Greensboro.

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SAT 16 MORRIS DAY AND THE TIME WHAT: This will be a “Night To Remember” featuring the fabulous Morris Day and The Time! Get your groove on to their hits “Jungle Love,” “The Bird,” and “Jerk Out” just to name a few, and be a part of Burlington’s 1st MAJOR CONCERT! There isn’t a bad seat in the house, so get your tickets and enjoy the fun. You will be supporting Alamance County’s true treasure, as all proceeds from the event go to benefit the Children’s Museum of Alamance County.

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

WHERE: Alliance Convention Center.

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‘FUR-ST’ NC CAT CAFÉ OPENS SECOND LOCATION IN WINSTON

BY IAN MCDOWELL

When Crooked Tail Cat Café opened in downtown Greensboro in late 2017, it became the first such establishment licensed in North Carolina. Now owner Karen Stratman is readying a sister location in Winston-Salem.

The Winston Crooked Tail will be at 229 W. 5th Street, across from the Marriott and near Benton Convention Center. If all goes according to plan, it will become the fifth licensed cat café in North Carolina (it won’t receive its license until shortly before it opens, as final approval isn’t granted until everything is feline-friendly). According to the NC Department of Agriculture database, the other three are Mac Tabby and Daily Mews, both in Charlotte, and Cat Tales in Chapel Hill.

“We are going through some permitting processes, and are hoping to open sometime this summer,” said Stratman when I interviewed her (and a small attentiondemanding female tuxedo cat named Mousy) in her Greensboro location at 604 S. Elm Street. “It will be the same concept as here; the cats will be up for adoption, and we’ll be working with a local rescue group.”

Stratman said the Winston café would be very similar to the Greensboro one, which gets its cats from Red Dog Farm.

“But in another city, so we can save more cats.”

Mousy meowed loudly, as if in approval.

Stratman told me that she has a message for Winston-Salem. “I’d like to say that I’m excited for you to come pet my cats . . .”

Mousy interrupted her with her another loud meow. “…And I look forward to hosting you all and showing you guys a good time and letting you interact with the kitties. For cat lovers or folks who are learning how to

interact and love them, we’re here to help you. And if you’re looking for one of your own, we are happy to play kitty matchmaker.”

Apparently offended by the way we were ignoring her, Mousy offered no opinion on this final statement but jumped down to demand attention from customers playing with musically-named sibling kittens KISS (as in the band) and Bono.

“What separates us from your typical shelter environment is that our cats are housed in a cage-free facility,” continued Stratman. “They’re never crated unless they have some medical issue requiring them to be separated from each other, which rarely happens. This gives them a safe place to live while they are looking for their fur-ever home. They have elevated catwalks, lots of toys, and people coming all the time to interact with them.”

This, Stratman explained, results in her furry guests becoming extremely socialized, not only with people but with others of their own species. “It’s really a great place if you’re looking for a feline companion. Cats have different personalities, and cafés like Crooked tail can help match theirs to yours. We want to make sure the each is the right fit for your family.”

I asked her how it felt to open her second business.

“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little nervous, but it’s also very exciting. We’ll be the fourth cat café in the nation to have more than one location.”

Mousy, who was standing on her hind legs and peering through the glass door into the coffee bar in the back (which Crooked Tail’s furry four-legged employees are forbidden to enter, although customers are welcome to take drinks and snacks out into the kitty parlor), again meowed loudly. !

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Spoil your friends with brunch at White and Wood

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s and bottles of bubbles…” If Ariana Grande’s newest hit “7 rings” has you wanting to gather your closest girl squad, forget Tiffany’s; Brunch at Jennifer Zeleski White and Wood in downtown Greensboro is a must.

Contributor Located at 215 S. Elm St., White and Wood hosts brunch on the first Sunday of every month, with their next scheduled for March 2. It’s an Instagram-able brunch worth waiting for.

The cocktail menu does not have Bellocq teas; rather, it features a few of your favorite things: mimosas, bellinis and Bloody Marys, even a bubbles kit with a bottle of Roederer Brut with peach purée, or a glass of rosé.

And the dishes go a few steps further than finger sandwiches, avocado toast and sunny-side eggs.

White and Wood’s exceptional evening dishes transform to make an appearance for an earlier crowd, with plates ranging from “Sassy Eggs,” two poached eggs paired with chorizo, potato, jalapeño, Fresno peppers, guacamole, ancho ketchup, cheddar and sour cream, to raw and roasted oysters for the more adventurous.

Although he’s not my gal pal, my boyfriend Peyton offered to join me for a pre-Valentine’s Day brunch, and we were nothing short of impressed.

The interior of the restaurant is arranged into a long row of classy wooden tables, with a lengthy bar that seats 14 comfortably overlooking the kitchen. If you’re lucky enough to grab one of the two tables by the window, you can watch the downtown traffic lull by, or get in some good dog sightings.

We were welcomed with warm, soft and sweet banana nut mini muffins before ordering. Although the muffin flavors might change from month-to-month depending on availability, who wouldn’t want to celebrate brunch by eating small muffins meant to be devoured? It was noticeable that they were made with real banana (no imitation flavor or artificial sweeteners), which we appreciated, and they were just big enough to take more than one bite.

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you can say “make more mini muffins.”

White and Wood clearly knows how to translate a dinner menu into one that is appropriate for mornings, without dropping any of the fine ingredients. Goat butter, aioli, broccolini, bacon lardons, filet mignon: you get the picture.

Peyton went for a decadent choice, the mushroom risotto with poached eggs, crispy prosciutto, crunchy mushroom and English white cheddar. I couldn’t resist the breakfast sandwich, assembled with Nueske’s bacon, a sunny-side-up egg, Gruyère cheese, tomato, arugula, housemade aioli, and herb sourdough bread.

We thought maybe, just maybe, we would still need a little more to munch on since brunch (no matter the price) can be smaller portions with the same amount of hunger, so we ordered the breakfast tots with Neese’s hot country sausage gravy and chopped scallions to share.

We enjoyed the ambiance of a calm Sunday morning during our wait and were practically drooling by the time our plates arrived. They looked great, but they smelled even better.

The initial reaction to Peyton’s mushroom risotto was, “who would have

thought of crispy mushrooms in the morning?” (Aside from being in a fancy omelet, that is.) The dish had four types of lightly-fried mushrooms that were the perfect texture. Each had the soft, sweet and savory balance expected in fresh mushrooms, and were paired with a golden crunch. The risotto was al dente and peppery, not buttery, but still rich, and the large slices of the English white cheddar weren’t creamy, but more like a firm Parmesan that made the risotto’s texture more well-rounded. With the extra richness of the poached egg and salty prosciutto, which we refer to as “boujee

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bacon,” this dish was over-the-top good.

One would think a breakfast sandwich would be the furthest and least-fancy dish compared to the risotto or beef carpaccio, but this wasn’t your average breakfast sandwich. Two thick-cut pieces of herb sourdough were just the beginning of the subtle yet powerful flavor notes throughout. Paired with the smoky thick-cut bacon, a well-fried sunny-side egg oozed when I sliced the sandwich in half (the only downfall— it could get a bit messy if you’re not careful), and melted into the Gruyère cheese, that protected the bread from getting soggy. Each bite was different, some with more crunch closer to the edges, and others with more of the freshness of the tomato and arugula toward the center. I didn’t taste the aioli on its own, but a slight creaminess here and there reminded me that it was there, somewhere. There were just other flavors that were more important. With a side of tater tots, I realized something I thought I would never admit: we had too many tater tots to finish.

The breakfast tots were made for someone looking to indulge in a Southern favorite without compromising a swanky brunch feel. The sausage gravy was not too salty, watery or greasy (the top three faults of many). Rather than being heavily smothered, there was enough gravy to make your way through the bowl with enough for each tot, just be warned, eat them with a fork rather than your fingers.

You’ll thank yourself later.

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butterscotch, ‘Heath bar’ crumble and vanilla cream,” on the menu, and I am here to tell you, that doesn’t even begin to cover it.

Served in a ceramic dish that was deceptive in depth, there was a thick, pudding-like bittersweet chocolate mousse topped with creamy, rich butterscotch, and covered with crumbles and pieces of the house-made toffee “Heath Bar,” and a scoop of fresh vanilla bean whipped cream. It’s creamy, it’s crunchy, it overtakes your senses, and once you start, you’re not sure how you’ll stop eating it. The toffee became my Kryptonite (I realized that afterward too when I went internet-insane trying to find a copycat recipe). The toffee wasn’t hard or sticky, and I became fascinated with the pairing of the rich butterscotch custard with the bittersweet chocolate.

The mousse wasn’t fluffy or aerated like most but was smooth and silky, and easily one of the best chocolate-focused desserts I’ve ever had.

At White and Wood, there’s no need to grab your diamonds and drain your nearest ATM. Your brunch won’t break the bank, and everyone is welcome, whether they’re discreet or dazzling. Just be careful with your newest motto when you peruse the menu.

“I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it,” could be a dangerous game to play. !

JENNIFER ZELESKI is a senior Communication major at High Point University, who is always eager to cook, eat and listen. Her many food adventures can be followed on Instagram @jayz_eats.

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Leveneleven Brewing celebrates first anniversary of original beer and music with bottle release

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wardwinning brewer Dan Morgan is throwing a party to celebrate Leveneleven Brewing, 1111 Coliseum Dr. (beside the Greensboro Coliseum), and Terry Rader its one-year anniversary on Feb. 23.

The party starts at Contributor noon and runs until 11:30 p.m. with seven hours of live original music including some of the Triad’s most popular local musicians such as Jeff Wall of Big Dumb Hick, John Stevens, and Jim Herrmann’s Disaster Recovery Band with special guest William Nesmith. Morgan said they are rolling out an anniversary T-shirt with all 26 first-year beers on it and food provided by Frank’s Chicken & Waffles Café food truck onsite from 3-9 p.m. with lots of beer, wine, cider, soft drinks and bottled water inside.

Beer enthusiasts can anticipate the release of Leveneleven Brewing’s first bottled 22-ounce beer named Anno Mundi (the year after creation), but the “style” will remain a secret until the day of the party and will also be available on tap that day. Morgan said that while 360 bottles may seem a modest amount, it is

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quite an undertaking for this small threebarrel nano-brewery. All of the work from bottling to hand labeling is by co-brewer Derrick Flippin, Morgan and a couple of volunteers.

In 1984, Morgan said he had his first home-brew experience, when he purchased a beer-kit, but wasn’t pleased with the results. In 2005, he got back into it when “there were better ingredients and information available.”

Morgan said he woke up thinking about beers and fell asleep reading about beer.

He said his wife Karrie gave him the nudge, so he took a job loading bottles at Natty Greene’s Brewing Company and Red Oak Brewery’s production plant. When he took a part-time job at Triad Homebrew Supply, he knew it was what he wanted to do and opened Big Dan’s Brew Shed on Highway 68 in February 2011 (located next door now). He said he began thinking about having his own brewery in 2015, then one day he realized, “if you don’t do this now, you’ll never forgive yourself.”

He spent a few years learning the craft and began entering beer competitions in 2008 to get some honest feedback.

Morgan said he won a ribbon with the first one and then runner-up Best of Show with the second. Then he joined Battleground Brewer’s Guild, a homebrew club for amateurs and in 2010, he won Carolina’s Brewer of the Year and Master Brewer awards.

Morgan and Flippin aren’t just brewing

Left: Dan Morgan, serving his original creations Above: Jeff Wall aka Big Dumb Hick Top Right: William Nesmith (L) with Disaster Recovery Band (Jim Herrmann, Shawn Mowery and Charlie Murphy) Bottom Right: John Stevens playing at Leveneleven Brewing tasty creations, they are winning awards in some of the most highly revered beer competitions. Flippin won the 2015 Carolinas Master Brewer and the 2016 National Home Brew Championship awards after being mentored by Morgan. In 2017, Morgan hired Flippin to work at his homebrew shop, Big Dan’s Brew Shed (homebrew supplies) he had opened in 2011 and then as his first co-brewer at Leveneleven Brewing upon opening in February 2018.

In June 2018, Leveneleven Brewing won silver medals in the international U.S. Open Championship of Beer competition including silver for “Right Proper Baltic Porter” and silver for “Alt Acquaintance Altbier” in collaboration with Wise Man Brewing.

In July 2018, they won three awards including, Best of Show/Gold Medal for “Right Proper Tropical Stout,” a silver medal for “Herr Girdner Kölsch” and a silver medal for “Wematanye Golden Ale” at the American Brewers Palate, a regional competition held in Greensboro.

Then in October 2018, they won three awards again at the North Carolina Brewers Cup at the State Fair for North Carolina breweries, including gold for “Right Proper Tropical Stout,” gold for “Right Proper Baltic Porter” and gold for “Mash Temps Matter.”

“I like to give my beers time to clear properly,” Morgan said. “We try to do unique takes on classic beer styles, and not do beers that have been done to

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death. Our current IPA is 6.6 percent alcohol, but our beers have ranged between 4.5-11.5 percent so far.”

He said they plan to reveal a new black currant fruit beer for the Pre-Valentine Date Night party on Feb.13 with music by William Nesmith. !

TERRY RADER is a freelance writer, poet, songwriter and wellness herbalist, formerly an ad agency creative director/branding strategist/copywriter and Earth Harmony columnist, a storyteller on a mission to raise awareness for creativity and environmental sustainability along with part-time work in Community Outreach & Wellness Buyer at Deep Roots Market Co-op and her business, Paws n’ Peace o’ Mind (pet, house sitter).

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Albert Finney: Farewell to a king

Mark Burger

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The death of actor Albert Finney last week unleashed an outpouring of tribute and praise to an actor, whom many considered among the Greatest Actors of All Time, and I’m in no position to argue, because I’ve been a huge fan all my life – even before I embarked on a professional career as a film critic and

historian.

In 2000, I had the opportunity to attend the New York press junket for Erin Brockovich, the Steven Soderbergh drama in which he starred with Julia Roberts; it was not an opportunity I took lightly. (Indeed, my participation in that junket was the subject of a feature article in the May 2000 issue of Premiere Magazine.)

Early in his career, when he was taking the London stage by storm, Finney was being hailed as the heir apparent to Laurence Olivier or Richard Burton – a great talent on the threshold of super-stardom.

However correct the last part of that sentiment, he wasn’t the next Olivier or the next Burton. He was the one – and only – Albert Finney. Unpredictable and versatile as an actor, unpretentious as a person.

There will never be another like him.

At the Erin Brockovich roundtable, in which a group of journalists engage talent on a rotating basis, Albert Finney buoyantly bounded into the room and immediately started shaking hands with each and every person, working the room like the master he was.

“I’ve worked with some great, great people – and she’s right up there,” he said

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of his leading lady. “I’ve got nothing but praise and admiration for her – and for Steven, don’t let’s leave him out.”

When a reporter commented on the chemistry between Finney and Roberts in the film, he rolled right with it. “Mention it to Julia if you see her because I’d love to get ahold of her coattails and go for the ride. You know, a few handouts or small character roles for an aging British juvenile would be very welcome!”

The praise was reciprocal. Everyone involved in Erin Brockovich, whether co-star Aaron Eckhart, producers Danny DeVito and Stacey Sher, Soderbergh or Roberts, expressed both admiration and adoration for him. Julia Roberts was pretty much the biggest star in the world at the time, and she gushed over him like a schoolgirl.

Soderbergh brought him back for sharp cameo roles in Traffic (2000) and Ocean’s Twelve (2004).

Finney famously turned down Lawrence of Arabia (1962), which made Peter O’Toole an international star. Not that it mattered, because a year later Finney did likewise in Tom Jones. He played Hercule Poirot – an unforgettable performance – in Murder on the Orient Express (1974) after Alec Guinness and Paul Scofield were unavailable, but didn’t return for Death on the Nile (1978), opting instead to play a small role in Ridley Scott’s feature debut, The Duellists (1977) – reportedly for a case of Champagne!

He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe playing Winston Churchill in HBO’s The Gathering Storm (2002) – and if you think

Gary Oldman’s Oscar-winning turn in The Darkest Hour (2017) was the definitive Churchill, think again – but didn’t reprise the role in 2009’s Into the Storm, so Brendan Gleeson picked up an Emmy for the role.

On the other hand, Finney appeared in the London production of Lyle Kessler’s Orphans yet reprised it for Alan J. Pakula’s vastly overlooked 1987 film version – giving a devastating performance in a film that has yet to truly be rediscovered. Finney’s performance as the doomed, alcoholic British consul in Geoffrey Firmin in John Huston’s adaptation of Under the Volcano (1984) is, in my opinion, one of the single best screen performances of the 1980s, and his role as the bombastic but vulnerable Shakespearean actor “Sir” in The Dresser (1983) not far behind.

In short, Finney was his own man. He followed his own whims, charted his own course, and genuinely seemed to enjoy wherever the journey took him – and along the way forged a career as impressive for its longevity as its variety.

During the junket, I also arranged to have a one-on-one interview with Finney, which is exactly what it sounds like. This was also an opportunity I wasn’t going to take lightly, although I couldn’t help but be star-struck. Living in New Jersey as a

kid, watching Murder on the Orient Express or Scrooge (1970) – or managing to talk my father into taking me to see the Rrated Wolfen (1981), another film ripe for rediscovery – did I ever think in my wildest dreams I’d be sitting across from an actor I so admired? Not in a million years.

Given how much enjoyment and entertainment he’d given me over the years, I simply had to thank him – and I knew the perfect way. Knowing that he was a connoisseur of cigars, I’d purchased an expensive one at the hotel gift shop and at the conclusion of our talk, presented to him with my sincerest thanks. He smiled, embraced me, and announced: “I shall smoke this tonight, thank you!”

It was the least I could do.

Finney was five-for-five at the Academy Awards. Nominated five times (Tom Jones, Murder on the Orient Express, The Dresser, Under the Volcano, Erin Brockovich), he never won. What’s more, he never even attended the ceremony – any of them. He joked that he couldn’t sit still that long without going outside for a smoke, but the truth is that he had a healthy, even refreshing, disregard for hype and hoopla, pomp and circumstance. It’s well-known that he turned down a knighthood more than once, and I couldn’t help but ask at the end of our interview: “Are we going to see a ‘Sir’ Albert Finney?”

“No, no, no,” he said with a smile. “‘Albert’ or ‘Mister’ is just fine.” !

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he 2000 Mel Gibson hit What Women Want undergoes a sexchange operation and emerges as What Men Want ( ), a rousing if rocky remake-of-sorts that proves to be no better or no worse than its predecessor.

In that Y2K smash, Gibson played a misogynistic advertising executive who, through a freak accident, is given the gift/ curse of hearing the inner thoughts of members of the opposite sex. At first, he uses his newfound ability to get ahead, but once he slows down and starts to really listen to what’s being internally said, he blossoms into a sensitive male with a new interest in women’s rights. More nonsensical than knowing, What Women Want found the superstar delivering a charming and believable performance (more so since we now know the true inner thoughts of Mr. “Sugar Tits”).

The dynamics are slightly changed in What Men Want. Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) looks down on most guys not

because she’s a man-hater but because they’re perpetually keeping her down at her place of employment. A high-powered sports agent, she’s repeatedly passed over for partnership at her firm, even as she witnesses the usual mediocre white males ascending ever higher. Interestingly, though, she’s not much better than

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her dude-bro coworkers. For starters, she treats her harried assistant Brandon (Josh Brenner) poorly, she blows off her best friends with regularity, and she’s selfish in the sack, leaving her lovers hanging once she enjoys her orgasm.

A well-timed bump on the head changes all that — at least eventually.

Once she’s able to read the thoughts of all men, she’s able to stay one step ahead of the colleagues who are trying to box her out. It also provides her with the inside track on acquiring as a client the most promising newbie in the upcoming NBA draft: Jamal Barry (Shane Paul McGhie), a sensible kid who’s under the thumb of his well-meaning but overbearing dad, Joe “Dolla” Barry (Tracy Morgan). But her newly acquired gift doesn’t seem to curb her self-centered attitude, as she still treats Brandon shabbily and even uses her boyfriend (Aldon Hodge) and his young son (Auston Jon Moore) in her scheme to get ahead.

Clearly, Ali needs to become a better person while subjugating the louts around her, and that she does with clockwork precision in a film that, like the Gibson version, never takes full advantage of its intriguing premise. In its depiction of the male-female dichotomy, even the dated Tootsie still works better than this new ef-

fort, which goes for the obvious gags and the obvious reads on too many occasions.

The inner thoughts heard in the film are rarely anything more challenging than one man wondering if he can break wind with nobody noticing, and another guy plotting to bang a hot waitress whether it’s before or after his upcoming wedding.

It’s not that this is inaccurate; it’s just that it’s incomplete, resulting in a film that remains frustratingly on the surface when there are some tantalizing depths to be mined.

Henson is in typically fine form, although the film piles on her character flaws to such a high degree at the start that her eventual thaw is a stretch even in the context of the outlandish premise. At least she enjoys solid chemistry with Hodge — an improvement over the mismatched pairing of Gibson and Helen Hunt back in the day. Morgan is as broad as ever and thus not particularly amusing; in the overacting sweepstakes, the better option is Erykah Badu, who’s a riot as a particularly peculiar psychic.

There’s no doubt that What Men Want is what at least some audiences want.

But with a little more insight, it could have provided some substantial food for thought to go along with those concession snacks. !

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Stallworth, whose memoir inspired Spike Lee’s blockbuster film BlacKkKlansman, delivered the Black History Month keynote address at Wake Forest University as part of the Journeys to Success speaker series sponsored by the WFU Intercultural Center and Student Union.

“This was a very serious subject, and we were dealing with some very serious people. It began with a newspaper ad that said Ku Klux Klan and a P.O. Box for more information. I responded to the ad, and we were off and running.

I recognized the importance of it at the time being a black man and I wasn’t going to let someone tell me that this wasn’t worth pursuing,” Stallworth said. “At the time it was just another investigation, now I understand that people see it as a Civil Rights event of sorts and something as consequential value. I am thankful for that, but at the moment I didn’t see it that way.”

In 1978, Stallworth worked undercover and infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan chapter in Colorado Springs. By recruiting his coworker Chuck to play the “white” Ron Stallworth in person, while speaking as himself to Klan members including the Grand Wizard David Duke, he helped sabotage cross burnings expose white supremacists in the military and combat domestic terrorism.

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Sargent would listen to me on the phone pretending to be a white supremacist and would be laughing so hard he’d be gasping for breath.”

Stallworth said that he was blown away that Spike Lee would end up producing a film based on his book. The film brought in a total worldwide gross of $90 million against a production budget of $15 million and has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and six Oscars.

“It has been very surreal to recognize that events that I lived 40 years ago and words that I wrote five years ago are now being viewed and heard by millions of people around the world as a result of a Spike Lee movie,” he said. “It’s not anything that I ever imagined.

It’s a wonderful experience.”

Stallworth, who resides in El Paso, Texas, said that his story is still relevant in today’s political climate.

“The conversations that I had 40 years ago with David Duke is a lot of the of the things that Donald Trump ran on. It was nothing new to me,” he said. “That’s the scary thing about it. We have a white supremacist in the White House that is dividing this country. Martin Luther King was trying to unite it, and now it’s being divided by a person who should be the chief person trying to unite us in charge.”

In addition to “Black Klansman,” Stallworth is also the author of “Bringing the Noise: Gangster-Reality Rap and the Dynamics of Black Social Revolution” and “Gangsta Code: The Sociological Implications of Gangster Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture.”

Stallworth said that he is working on a sequel.

“It will pick up where this story left off and move it forward towards the end of my career.”

A complete list of Black History Month events, including film screenings, art exhibitions and service opportunities, is available on the Wake Forest Intercultural Center’s website, www.interculturalcenter. wfu.edu/. !

CHANEL DAVIS, a journalism graduate from N.C.A&T SU, is a freelance journalist based in High Point who has worked in the industry for the past five years.

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In a whole new twist on stomach pumping, doctors in Quang Tri, Vietnam, saved 48-year-old Nguyen Van Nhat’s life in January by transfusing 15 cans of beer INTO his Chuck Shepherd stomach. As Dr. Le Van Lam explained to the Daily Mail, alcohol contains both methanol and ethanol, and the liver breaks down ethanol first. But after a person stops drinking, the stomach and intestines continue to release alcohol into the bloodstream — even if the drinker has lost consciousness — and alcohol levels continue to rise. In Nhat’s case, upon arrival at the hospital, his blood methanol level was 1,119 times higher than the appropriate limit. Doctors administered one can of beer every hour to slow down his metabolizing of methanol, which gave them time to perform dialysis. Nhat spent three weeks in the hospital before returning home.

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Officers in Madison, Wisconsin, were called to a home on Jan. 20 by an unnamed 34-year-old male resident who went on a spree of destruction when he thought his wife had destroyed his prized collection of action figures. Madison Police Chief Mike Koval wrote in his blog that officers arrived to find an ax buried in the windshield of a car. The man explained to them he had overreacted and used the log-splitting ax to chop up a TV, TV stand, laptop computer and other items in the house before going outside to attack his car, chopping off both side mirrors and breaking out the windshield, reported WMTV. He admitted to officers that he had also been drinking too much, and he was charged with disorderly conduct and felony damage to property.

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT

A 19-year-old man from Nice, France, has received a four-month (suspended) sentence for a clever plot he hatched in September. The man, known only as Adel, removed a PlayStation 4 from a supermarket shelf on Sept. 17 and took it to the produce aisle, where he weighed it and printed out a price sticker for fruit. Then he used the self-checkout line to pay and left the store

with a $389 piece of electronics for about $10. Adel sold the PlayStation for $114 to buy a train ticket. The next day, he tried the same scheme, but police caught him in the act. He will only have to serve his sentence if he re-offends, reported Kotaku.com.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS

— Oh, those pesky surveillance cameras.

Alexander Goldinsky, 57, had a bright idea for collecting some cash, but it was just so 1990s. While working as an independent contractor at a Woodbridge, New Jersey, business, Goldinsky scattered some ice on the floor in the company’s kitchen area, then carefully arranged himself on the floor as if he had slipped and fallen, according to United Press International. Then, as the security cameras rolled, he waited to be discovered. He was arrested in January on charges of insurance fraud and theft by deception, after the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said Goldinsky filed a false insurance claim for an ambulance ride and treatment at a local hospital.

— For David Rodriguez, 28, it was his disguise of choice that tripped him up as he robbed a 7-Eleven store in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 2, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Rodriguez donned

a gray hoodie and a wig before approaching the counter at the store, showing a gun and demanding cash, reported the Miami Herald. When officers arrived, they got a detailed description, including the wig, and “additional witness information” led them to a nearby apartment. Inside they found Rodriguez, and “in plain view, a gray hooded sweater, several wigs and a large amount of wadded up cash.” Bingo! Rodriguez was charged with robbery with a firearm.

THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS

Residents of the small town of Hilgermissen in northwestern Germany voted decisively on Feb. 3 against naming the community’s streets. Currently, addresses are a house number and the name of one of the former villages that combined to create Hilgermissen in the 1970s, reported the Associated Press. Officials had hoped that street names would ease the jobs of emergency services and delivery drivers, but 60 percent of the 2,200 citizens rejected the council’s plan. The recent result will be binding for two years. ! © 2019 Chuck Shepherd. Universal Press Syndicate.

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here is no place like home, as Dorothy famously repeated in the Wizard of Oz. After living in this area for almost two years, I can say the same: there is truly Katie Murawski no place like the Triad.

The Piedmont Editor Triad gives residents the best of both worlds by being only a couple hours from the beach and the mountains, having three cities rich with culture, along with beautiful pockets of nature sprinkled in between. Nowhere else in North Carolina (or even the world) can compare with what this area has to offer. In honor of Valentine’s Day, this love letter will spotlight places that I and other YES! Weekly staff members love and appreciate in the Triad.

Outdoors The Greensboro Arboretum is my favorite patch of nature in the Triad to take a stroll and bring my dog, Blackbeard. I love sitting by the big wind chimes on a cool and windy day, listening to the metal bars clang against each other; or during the warm and lively Summer Solstice festival, where giant puppets dance and meander their way through the carefree crowd. At High Point City Lake Park in Jamestown, there is a quiet and serene spot by the lake with lots of ducks and picnic tables that I love to go to on a sunny Sunday afternoon. I am also grateful for High Point City Lake Park because its gymnasium is a place I visit every Thursday for roller derby practice with the wonderful people of Greensboro Roller Derby. The league is also a big reason why I am proud to call the Triad my home.

Everyone is so accepting and empowering, which is also reflective of the Triad community. Greensboro’s LeBauer Park and Center City Park will always be special to me because they were some of the first places I visited when I moved to Greensboro. I love that there can be anything at this park from live music and movies to protests and rallies. Both parks are hotspots for the downtown community and summer would not be the same without the splash area for kids (and kids at heart) or the University YES! WEEKLY

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of North Carolina Greensboro’s Spartan Cinema series. YES! Weekly events and promotions manager Natalie Garcia said she also loves to take her kids and dog to walk in LeBauer Park and throughout downtown Greensboro. Designer and ad coordinator Alex Farmer said she loves going to races at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and has since 2012. It is a special place for her because that is where she met her husband P.J.

“The sound of the race cars roaring around the track, the excitement of 10,000-17,000 fans cheering and booing, and of course, the drivers using their cars as battering rams if they’re spun out by another driver,” Farmer wrote in an email.

“Weekly racing is a very personal and passionate sport. It’s not like the Sunday Cup racing you see on T.V. These drivers and their teams put blood, sweat and tears into their machines every week to try to

capture that checkered flag on Saturday nights in the spring and summer.”

My favorite outdoor event that takes place in the Triad every year is both Greensboro Pride and Pride WinstonSalem. I love attending both festivals and celebrating all the different types of love and identities. The pride festivals make me feel welcome and show how accepting and loving the Triad community can be.

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Restaurants, bars and coffee shops In Greensboro, there are hundreds of restaurants to go to but lately, (and the weather could be to blame for this) the only place I want to go is Tampopo. Its Wasabi Shoyu Ramen—with wasabiflavored broth, bean sprouts, crispy tofu, and yellow noodles are to die for (and my partner says the hibachi is just as good).

Tampopo opened last year in the FantaCity International Shopping Center and shares the name of one of my favorite movies, a “ramen Western” directed by Juzo Itami about two milk truck drivers helping a restaurant owner make great noodles. Its space is quaint, intimate and the perfect spot for a date night. Another Greensboro restaurant I can’t get enough of is Black Ginger, with its Tornado and Greensboro sushi rolls and garlic edamame. Black Ginger’s location is perfect because it is right beside Shiners. I love to eat Black Ginger take out at Shiners on a Tuesday or Thursday night while shooting some pool or watching burlesque performers. Farmer wrote that she loves to go to Finnigan’s Wake in Winston-Salem.

“I love it so much that my husband and I went there for our first date and walked up and down Trade Street visiting the different galleries and shops afterward. We like to do this every year on our anniversary, and always note the corner we sat in on our first date.”

One of my favorite restaurants in Winston-Salem, May Way Dumplings, expanded to Greensboro just recently and brought the best dumplings to my side of town. For a while, before they expanded, I would drive at least once a week all the way to Winston just to get those dumplings. Publisher Charles Womack said one of his new favorite spots is Earl’s in Winston-Salem because of its “amazing chicken sandwich,” he also said he loves to get all the delicious food of the Triad delivered to him through Postmates, Doordash and UberEats. Art director WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

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Austin Kindley said that he always makes Valentine’s Day reservations for Greensboro’s Darryl’s Wood Fired Grill, which was voted Best Patio in Guilford County for YES! Weekly’s 2018 Triad’s Best readers’ poll. Kindley said his favorite dish at Darryl’s is the famous eight-hour prime rib, which takes all day to make and is so flavorful and tender. Kindley said his favorite bar to go to in Greensboro would be Boxcar Bar + Arcade to play Galaga. I, too, love going to Boxcar on Sunday evenings for the $1 mimosas and to beat my partner in Pac-Man and air hockey. Garcia said her favorite bar in Winston-Salem is Vintage Sofa Bar because of its “posh vibe and comfortable seating.” She also loves to go to Little Brother Brewing in Greensboro because “they always have the best live music,” and she said she loves to go to Stumble Stilskins “because of (Chris) Flather’s heavy Northern accent.”

One of the first times I went to Monstercade in Winston-Salem, I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone: It was on a March night that celebrated a belated Groundhog Day and included the “Mayor of Monstercadia” measuring the nipples of “Fuxataunee Fill” to predict the weather.

After attending, whatever that was, I kept wanting to go back. I celebrated my 23rd birthday there with a screening of John Waters’ Pink Flamingos and attended numerous other “dinner and bad movie nights” with the delicious and conveniently located Slappy’s Chicken next door. My partner and I went to the Elevated Weirdo Game Show on Halloween and won an empty pack of cigarettes, a VHS copy of Bedazzled starring Brendan Fraser, and a Casper the Friendly Ghost plastic bath toy. One of my favorite themed events that Monstercade hosts is shock collar comedy night, where stand-up comedians do their set wearing a shock collar around their necks while eager audience members throw a dollar in the tip jar to get control of the shocker remote. There is so much to say about Monstercade; it is a hub for the weird and just about the only bar I feel

totally at home. I love the rotating selection of cocktails (aka monster cocks), the mannequins with T.V. heads playing old horror flicks, the bar’s eclectic decorations, and the stage where many bands have played killer shows. What I love most of all about this place are the kindred spirits that I have met.

My favorite place to interview people for articles would have to be coffee shops. And the best coffee shops in the Triad, in my opinion, are Krankies and Twin City Hive in Winston-Salem, and Common Grounds in Greensboro. I love meeting people to interview at Twin City Hive because it gives me a great excuse to give in to my sweet tooth and buy all the chocolate truffles I can eat. Krankies is in a beautiful location, and recently, I was interviewing a subject there as a train went slowly and loudly by. That may have annoyed others, but it made me appreciate the location even more. If I ever have to work on a deadline or meet with people in Greensboro, I love going to Common Grounds on Walker Avenue and getting the Charlie Chaplin or Robin Williams coffee drinks. It is always a wonderful surprise to go in on an open mic night and hear various types of music by local talent.

Museums and theatres Garcia said her favorite museum in the Triad is Elsewhere in Greensboro because she loves “exploring the crazy art.” My favorite museum would have to be the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem. Last year, I visited the Reynolda House with my aunt and uncle for the first time, and we all instantly fell in love with it. Seeing the Frederic Church exhibit was a once in a lifetime experience and seeing where and how R.J. and Katharine Reynolds lived was amazing and made me appreciate the history of Winston-Salem.

My aunt and uncle still talk about our visit there, and they are itching to come back. The combination of American art

gallery and the house as a museum itself complement each other and make the experience enriching. The whole Reynolda Village area is a place that I like to go as often as I can. A/perture Cinema is a jewel of Winston-Salem. It’s the city’s art-house cinema that doesn’t just show indie movies. It also hosts film series such as Black Cinema a/Journey and gets the community involved in special screenings and panel discussions. When I went to A/ perture for the first time, I went alone to see Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! Which, in hindsight, was probably not the best movie to go see alone, but seeing it at A/perture felt more comfortable, and it made me feel better about going to the movies alone. When I saw Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water, I wasn’t ashamed that everyone could see that there were tears rolling down my face by the end of the movie. I love going to A/perture because it feels like everyone there loves seeing and appreciating movies as much as I do.

Attending RiverRun International Film Festival and OUT at the Movies International LGBT Film Festival (both are amazing festivals that I highly recommend) last year for the first time and seeing a packed theatre for each film screening made me even more excited to go to the movies and made me love A/ perture even more.

One thing I love about the Triad is live theatre shows by Triad Stage. When I first moved to the area, I wasn’t really interested in live theatre. But after attending such plays as “A Raisin in the Sun,” “And Then There Were None” and recently, “White Lightning,” a love for the theatre blossomed and still grows strong today. The High Point Theatre is another theatre in the Triad that shouldn’t be overlooked. The quality of the theatre and shows presented in that venue are some of the best in the area. I recently attended the High Point Community Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” with my parents and the experience was memorable and delightful.

It was really hard to put into words how much my coworkers and I love this area and the places that make the Triad feel like home. From all of us at YES! Weekly, we love and appreciate all of these places that have provided us with pleasant memories and anticipation to return.

Happy Valentine’s Day! !

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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Greensboro City Council considers enforcing ‘civility’ at meetings *Editor’s note: Due to the size of this article, it had to be edited to fit in print. To view the full article, visit www.yesweekly. com/greensboro-citycouncil-considersenforcing-civility-atmeetings/ Ian McDowell Tempers flared at February’s first Greensboro City Contributor Council meeting, as at almost every meeting since Marcus Deon Smith died while in Greensboro Police custody on Sept. 8, 2018.

Tensions escalated after police bodycam videos of the incident were made public. As described in “Hogtying, homicide and humanity: DOJ document warns about restraint that killed Marcus Deon Smith,” close examination of the videos contradicts statements from Greensboro Police Chief Wayne Scott.

In January, a Guilford County district attorney ruled Scott’s officers not criminally negligent in Smith’s death. This increased outrage from some members of the community, who attended consecutive council meetings to request Scott’s dismissal.

Fifteen of the 20 people making public comments at the Feb. 5 meeting expressed such outrage, beginning with Cherizar Crippen, also there to protest being dismissed from the Greensboro Criminal Justice Advisory Commission (GCJAC) in January.

At the previous council meeting, District 2’s Goldie Wells made a successful motion to remove Crippen from GCJAC, alleging Crippen’s failure to attend mandatory meetings and sign a non-disclosure agreement. On Feb. 5, Crippen and Wells had a heated exchange, with Wells snapping “have manners while I’m talking.”

Fourteen more speakers made this request. Hester Petty, projected the instructions packaged with the RIPP Hobble restraint fatally used on Marcus Smith, which began with the boldface instruction “NEVER Hog-Tie a Prisoner!”

The city council then addressed those requesting they advise the city manager to fire Scott. None expressed an inclination to do so. “I am not going to instruct the city manager to fire the police chief,” said Mayor Vaughan. “One, I don’t think that’s our role. Two, I don’t support firing the police chief.”

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demand. “I am probably the one dissenter out of nine. Since day one, I have not liked the process of how we got to where we got to with the chief of police. And so, while I’m in the minority, I think we have to hear what people are saying.”

In the meeting’s third hour (3:08 of the video), after most of those attending had left, Mayor Vaughan broached the subject of how some in the departed audience had behaved, suggesting that the format of these first Tuesday meetings should be changed to restrict that behavior. “I think the idea of the town hall meeting works, but I think it needs to be tweaked or something needs to change because I don’t believe the meetings are working now.”

District 4’s Nancy Hoffman agreed. “I think it’s been hijacked a bit, depending on the subject matter. We hear the same thing month after month from basically the same people, and basically, there’s no resolution.”

At-large representative Michelle Kennedy agreed, stating “I’m all for the process of people at a town hall meeting sharing their views,” but expressing concerns about “the yelling from the audience, and the kind of agitation and those pieces that are really disarming and make it not really a town hall for everybody, and make it hard for some people to feel like they can come into the space.” Kennedy said that she felt it a priority that the council chamber remains a “safe space,” and “no matter how passionate you feel about an issue, protecting safe space is important for all of the nearly 300,000 people in this city.”

Hightower’s response was the beginning of the final heated exchange of the evening, when she said, “so, you feel like because people have difference of opinion . . .“ before Kennedy cut her off with “I’ll answer your question, here’s the deal, when we start asking questions . . . .”

“Hold on, Michelle,” Hightower said.

“I’m still talking. Now, you see, you’re doing what you’re talking about. I was still speaking. If we’re going to lead by example, let’s do that.”

Kennedy said, “I love that people come express their position on the Marcus Smith situation,” and that she was not criticizing any member of the attending public for any statement made during the allotted time at the podium. “I’m talking about when somebody sitting on the fourth row decides to start yelling. That doesn’t bother me personally, but that makes a lot of folks feel like they are not going to come here and talk about ‘I want

a playground in my neighborhood,’ or even if they want to talk about the issue that’s being brought to the floor.” But, she stressed, the “rules of order” must be observed. “We need to follow those rules and create a space where anybody in the city – I want to feel like kids can walk in here and say ‘this is happening in my world.’”

Hightower replied that people shouting from the floor are not a new thing at city council meetings. “I’ve been sitting out there, and I’ve seen the folk who come with the landfills and other big issues, when people come for zoning, they get upset. I feel like when you start trying to constrain people, then you start trying to control freedom of speech.

At-large representative Marikay Abuzuaiter agreed with Kennedy. “Freedom of speech,” she said, means “you can say anything you want, but it just has to be in a respectful manner.”

Wells expressed her perception that the people shouting from the floor did not seem interested anything the city council might say in return, and sometimes rose and left while council members were still speaking. “They’ve all got the same theme, it seems. But when it’s time for us to just give our thoughts about it, nobody’s here to listen. I just think that’s kind of disrespectful.”

Nancy Hoffman said she would prefer the council went back to its old way of conducting these meetings, when “we set aside 10 people, 30 minutes, and if there were additional people, they could be heard at the end of the business meeting.

Quite frankly, I think I would be in favor of going back to that format, as opposed to setting aside this town hall meeting every month.”

She also said, “I think we’ve just gotten hijacked by one group of people on one subject, and that subject is going to continue with them because it basically is their opposition to the chief of police.

So, there’s always going to be something that seems to demand their attention regarding that.”

The meeting concluded with everyone but Hightower seemingly in consensus that “tweaking” the current format was worth considering.

After the meeting, I asked Mayor Vaughan for a statement of her position on this matter. On Wednesday morning, she texted me the following: “Over the last few months I have gotten increasing concerns from people who feel that the current open format discourages a diversity of opinion or subject matter.

We want to engage with residents on issues that are important to them such as reducing poverty, affordable housing, transportation, neighborhood development and crime just to name a few things.

We need a format where all feel welcome, heard and respected. As a council we are committed to open dialogue and we want to encourage voices throughout the city.

We welcome suggestions from anyone on how to make this public comment period more inclusive and productive.”

Because the discussion had occurred after all the people the council members were complaining about had left, I reached to someone who had, on one occasion, shouted from the floor at a council member.

Abigail Mosley, a junior political science major at Bennett College, had at a previous meeting expressed loud consternation after Abuzuaiter said that the hogtying of Smith might have been necessary due to the “superhuman strength” given him by the drugs in his system.

On the morning of Feb. 6, Mosley gave me this statement: “While I do feel there is a need to be respectful, a lot of the people attending are very tired very traumatized. I’m not going tell them they need to police their trauma, or that they need to be respectful. I’ve not experienced the death of a loved one, so I’m not going to say ‘you can’t yell at me, because it makes me uncomfortable and I think you might hit me!’ These people are just mad because it’s literally a life and death situation. There’s a failure on the city council’s part to recognize the intensity of the entire situation.”

Before the meeting, I asked Kim Suber, sister of the deceased Marcus Smith, if she was planning to attend. She did not, but after watching the meeting video, she sent me the following statement: “...The community has seen the tapes and knows that the police killed my brother and then lied about it to cover it up. So, we’re just supposed to move on because the city manager decides it’s okay? Even if there’s not a majority of people on council that are willing to talk, someone on that council has to speak the truth! What does it say about you that you are willing to stay silent because it’s not politically convenient to talk? What if you knew him?

Someone on that council needs to call for the firing of Wayne Scott.” !

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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Blackface saga gives Virginia a black eye

Jim Longworth

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If you’re not from Virginia or haven’t lived in the Old Dominion for any significant amount of time, then you’re probably wondering how a Democratic Governor of that state could have once donned blackface and not understand the ramifications at the time, or even decades later.

I’ll offer some possible explanations in a moment, but first, a

bit of background.

In 1984, a 25-year-old Ralph Northam submitted a number of photos to be included on his personal page in the Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook. Among those photos was a man in blackface and another man standing beside him wearing a KKK hood and robe.

Earlier this month, following Governor Northam’s support for a bill that would ease restrictions on late-term abortions, the conservative website, BigLeague.com released the 34-year-old racist photo, and suddenly Virginia’s chief executive found himself embroiled in the worst political scandal since Chuck Robb confessed to receiving an extramarital massage.

Soon after the Washington Post confirmed the authenticity of BigLeague. com’s find, Northam issued a written apology for appearing in the Jim Crow photo. But the next day, the Governor called a press conference to say that he wasn’t in the photo, and didn’t know how it even got on his yearbook page. No one was buying Ralph’s reversal, especially when it was revealed that his nickname at VMI was “coon man.” But things got worse when he admitted to having donned blackface while imitating Michael Jackson for a 1984 dance competition.

Following that racially tone-deaf press conference, elected officials from both parties were calling for Northam to resign, including Virginia’s white, Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring. But several days later, in a clear case of the pot calling the kettle black, Herring admitted that he too had once appeared in blackface while pretending to be a rap star. All this comes on the heels of Congressman Steve King’s defense of white nationalism, the violence in Charlottesville, and rallies to tear down Confederate monuments, including at least three of which WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

were located here in North Carolina.

So why the burgeoning blackface epidemic among Virginia politicians?

Perhaps William Elwood’s statement to WHSV-TV says it best. Elwood who was the page designer for Northam’s medical school yearbook said that the 1984 edition featured a number of similarly racist photos, but, “nobody thought of that as a significant problem back then.”

Back then? We’re talking about 1984, not 1884. We’re talking about a time when the Rev. Jesse Jackson was making his first Presidential run, and Doug Wilder was starting on his path to become Virginia’s first African American to be elected Lt. Governor, then Governor.

Northam and Herring are not stupid people, and they probably aren’t racists.

But they are, at the very least, insensitive to the feelings of people who don’t look like them. It’s an insensitivity that is borne out of centuries of racial prejudice, beginning with white slave traders in Jamestown 400 years ago, and continuing onto the Civil War, during which time, Richmond served as the Capital of the Confederacy. This systematic insensitivity was memorialized in the early 20th Century when a series of statues of Confederate generals was erected along Monument Avenue, then dredged up in 1996 when whites fought against putting a statue of Arthur Ashe on that same street. Back then Wayne Byrd, president of the Heritage Preservation Association said the Ashe statue didn’t belong on Monument Avenue because it is, “hallowed ground.”

To be fair, Northam and Herring are also products of our society’s historically mixed messages when it comes to race. After all, both white and black

performers appeared in blackface during 19th Century minstrel shows. In the 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s, a number of A-list, non-bigoted film stars like Fred Astaire and Judy Garland sang and danced in blackface. In 1976, Richard Pryor applied shoe polish to Gene Wilder in “Silver Streak,” and in 1993 Whoopi Goldberg,

herself a social activist,had no problem when her boyfriend Ted Danson dressed in blackface during a Friar’s Roast in her honor. Spike Lee did the deed in 2000’s “Bamboozled,” and in 2008, Robert Downey, Jr. drew high praise from black celebrities when he donned blackface in the film “Tropic Thunder.” But mixed messages or not, Virginia’s Governor and Attorney General shouldn’t have been unprepared for the visceral reaction to their decades-old indiscretions, especially after media darling Megyn Kelly was fired last year by NBC for having appeared in blackface. What’s changed in Virginia and throughout the nation is that we are now in an era of zero tolerance when it comes to racist behavior by public figures.

It remains to be seen whether Northam and Herring will resign, or if other elected officials will start coming forward with their racially-charged past indiscretions.

Time will tell. !

JIM LONGWORTH is the host of “Triad Today,” airing on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. on ABC45 (cable channel 7) and Sundays at 11 a.m. on WMYV (cable channel 15).

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f you were to name 10 cities in America with massive musical influence and heritage, Austin, New Orleans and Nashville would probably all show up on the list. Those John Adamian are three of the cities @johnradamian that the singer and songwriter Seth Walker has been livContributor ing in for much of the last 20 years.

Walker is from North Carolina and grew up not from Greensboro. And he went to college at Eastern Carolina University, or, as he likes to put it, he “enrolled” there.

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have left their musical fingerprints on Walker’s sound. The bump and slur of the Big Easy, with its mix of swinging and swampy vibes. The guitar-slinging troubadour tradition of Austin. Nashville’s confluence of country melody and storytelling. Maybe their fingerprints were on Walker’s sound before he even left North Carolina.

One piece of Walker’s early musical education came from his parents, who were both accomplished string players in the Western classical tradition. (Walker started out playing cello as a kid.)

Another part of his musical identity was transmitted through cassette tapes of a radio show that his

uncle, a jazz bassist from Florida, hosted, where he played classics of Piedmont blues, jump blues, country blues, Delta blues, Chicago blues and Texas blues.

Walker plays American roots music, songs that are steeped in the logic and structure of the blues and country, but with some swing and jump to them. He can sound like a soulful crooner or like a student of early rock ‘n’ roll. You might hear some of that distinctive John Lee Hooker stomp in Walker’s music.

Walker is set to release a new record, Are You Open?, an album that folds a hint of Caribbean rhythm into the mix. With family and friends still in the region, Walker will play a sort of hometown show at The Crown at the Carolina Theatre on Feb. 16, the day after the record is released.

The record was produced by Jano Rix of the Wood Brothers, a group that, like Walker, mixes original songwriting with a deep sense of eclectic soul, country and blues.

Walker has worked with Rix before, but this new record is a departure of sorts in that it was recorded mainly at Walker’s home in Nashville.

“This was definitely the most creative endeavor I’ve ever done,” Walker said.

Working from home liberated him from some of the pressures often associated with creating in a setting where every hour costs hundreds of dollars.

“I’ve always been at the mercy of a studio, or even an engineer to hit the red button,” Walker said. “This time there was no tapping of the watch. Sometimes it’s really hard to emote on command. And it just gave me a freedom I’ve never had in the recording process.”

The idea of letting go runs through many of the songs on the new record. One sometimes needs to relinquish a certain degree of control to find freedom or to allow a new direction to take course. The opening track, “Giving It All Away,” serves as a kind of mission statement.

“I was always holding on to my yesterday, but you give me reason to give it all

away,” sings Walker over a slinky groove that simmers and struts. A slow-burn funk pervades many of the songs on “Are You Open?”

“All I Need To Know” has the steady percolating syncopation of an early reggae tune. The upright bass playing on the record adds an expressive depth, with big resonant plucked notes ringing through in the spacious mix or graceful slides. The drumming, too, with lots of high-contrast rim shots, and gently marching beats, keep the songs buoyant and lively, even as Walker gets introspective.

“No Bird” sets up a bouncing six-beat rhythm with horns pushing the phrases to their satisfying end point.

Picking back up on the theme of relinquishing, “Something to Hold” has the line “I’m letting go of all those things I called my own,” which Walker sings over a nicely skeletal guitar pattern.

“Underdog” has a hint of Tom Waitsstyle clatter and lurch.

Walker said that many of the songs on the new record originated with the rhythmic framework as the starting point.

“A lot of this came from the grooves first. I wrote the pockets first,” he said. “A lot of these songs are little more trancy.”

The album closer, “Magnolia,” has spare guitar playing and accordion, layered with warm vocals and the sound of birds singing in the background, creating their own sort of trance, a kind of old Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer, deep South, sitting-in-the-shade-on-the-verandah vibe. It may conjure simple charms, but it’s a simplicity that takes a lot of patience and work to pull off.

Walker has been drawing on the deep well of American music since he first started releasing records over 10 years ago. He continues to gesture toward tradition in ways that are both confident in his connection and debt to the past, but also assertive in his ability to carve out new music that is creative, sturdy, joyous and honest. !

JOHN ADAMIAN lives in Winston-Salem, and his writing has appeared in Wired, The Believer, Relix, Arthur, Modern Farmer, the Hartford Courant and numerous other publications.

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Voices calling, voices crying: Cash Bash returns to The Ramkat Multitudes will march to big kettle drums as Bright Leaf Smokes, Jason Moss and the Hosses, the Bo-Stevens, John Howie Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff, the Tremors, and Phatlynx come together Katei Cranford in celebration of Mr. Johnny Cash and his music on Feb. 22 at Contributor The Ramkat.

As any good outlaw (or the Man in Black himself) might appreciate, the mission is simple, and the rules are few: each band plays a full set featuring a couple of Cash covers.

“What I enjoy most is hearing how bands make songs their own,” said Richard Boyd, Cash Bash organizer and member of the Bo-Stevens. “These aren’t cover bands,” he insisted, “they do two Cash songs, then their own stuff in their own style. It’s great to see how these bands pull from Cash’s influence.”

“It allows bands to be themselves while celebrating someone who influenced them and the audience,” he explained.

Interpretations flow freely. “This year we’re keeping our songs mostly straightforward,” said Crispy Bess, head of Phatlynx, who’ll close the evening, “but we are planning to twist up some Conway Twitty.”

They’ve taken similar liberties in the past. “One year, we added a Fuzz-Wah accordion to ‘Wide Open Road,’” Bess said. “Cash Bash welcomes us with a solid, friendly crowd that appreciates what we’re doing,” he added. “We try to return the favor by playing deeper cuts that we hope the crowd enjoys.”

Jason Moss, who shared his plans to cover Cash’s B-side “A Little Bit of Yesterday,” is likewise “dang happy” to play this year.

“It kind of fell in my lap,” Moss said of his chosen song. “I’d been trying to think of a good song no one else would likely choose. Then, this past Christmas, my girlfriend’s mom gave me a 45 with the song on it. I hadn’t told anyone that I was looking for a Cash song to play, so I thought to myself: this is the one. Funny how things worked out,” he said. “On top of that, she also gave me a nice black pearl snap shirt that I’m going to wear in his honor.”

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For the independent music world, cover shows are staples for holiday celebrations.

And most mainstream folks often encounter tribute bands more than original acts. The magic of Cash Bash is how it walks the line between the two.

“Playing the occasional cover is important, as a songwriter,” John Howie Jr. said, “it gets you inside the head of another writer, and it gives you a chance to reinterpret a song you love.“ “At this point, I’ve probably covered Cash songs from every decade except the ‘80s,” Howie noted. “This will be the 17th Cash Bash, and I think I’ve played 14 of ‘em. If I’m around and we can make it happen, I always say yes,” he said.

“Maybe next time we’ll try ‘the Chicken in Black,’” Howie laughed. “But seriously, I don’t think Cash had a bad period. His religious stuff can be a little trickier to relate to, but even then, his delivery is so real—it’s hard not to appreciate,” he said.

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As for Howie’s set, “I try not to do obvious numbers when I can help it,” he noted.

Deep cuts coupled with favorites remain a common pursuit.

For Jimmy Tremor, “it’s always cool to hear the different takes on the songs at these shows.”

“Sometimes they sound like the records, sometimes like a different song completely,” he said, “they’re fun to play and give you a sense of where you’re coming from musically.

“Cash’s music defies genre,” Tremor noted of the central figure. Howie agreed, “Cash was one of the big gateways into country for me from punk, which is a huge deal. He was the first artist where I was

like—ah, okay, I can like the same music as my dad.”

“Any song he played, whether he wrote it or not, is a Johnny Cash song—an amalgamation of country, rockabilly, hillbilly, rock’n’roll, blues, honky tonk, gospel—just pure American music,” Tremor added.

“It’s wonderful that he had such a great resurgence at the end of his career,” he noted, “it says a lot about the timelessness and far-reaching appeal of his music.”

Rumour had it Johnny Cash could “change harmonicas faster than kiss a duck.” Make a good run to the Ramkat for Cash Bash on Feb. 22 to see if any other bands can, too.

Just be sure to leave your guns at home. !

KATEI CRANFORD is Triad music nerd who adores Johnny Cash, and hosts the Tuesday Tour Report, a radio show that runs like mixtape of bands touring through NC, 5-7pm on WUAG 103.1fm.

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523 S Elm St | 336.271.2686 artistikanightclub.com Feb 15: DJ Dan the Player Feb 16: DJ Paco and DJ Dan the Player

BARN DINNER THEATRE

120 Stage Coach Tr. | 336.292.2211 Feb 14: Timeless Soul Band Feb 16-Mar 16: Motherhood: The Musical May 4: Stephen Freeman: The Gospel Side of Elvis

BEERTHIRTY

505 N. Greene St Feb 15: Craig Baldwin Feb 22: Susanna MacFarlane and Jamie Pruitt Mar 1: Starstruck Acoustic Duo

THE BLIND TIGER

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1819 Spring Garden St | 336.272.9888 theblindtiger.com Feb 14: Battle Of The Sexes w/ DJ k Grady Feb 16: Nirvanna - A Nirvana Tribute Feb 22: Create ft. k.L.O. w/ Ultrasloth, Vctre, Big City Feb 23: Pinegrove

1700 Spring Garden St | 336.272.5559 corner-bar.com Feb 14: Live Thursdays

COMEDY zONE

1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034 thecomedyzone.com Feb 14: Chris Wiles Feb 15: Alex Ortiz Feb 16: Alex Ortiz Feb 22: Tone-X Feb 23: Tone-X Mar 1: Rich Guzzi Mar 2: Rich Guzzi Mar 8: B.T. Mar 9: B.T.

11602 S Elm Ave | 336.698.3888 Feb 15: Michael Johnson Feb 19: Julian Sizemore Feb 20: Matty Sheets Feb 22: Camel City Songwriters Feb 23: Sunshine knights Mar 14: Will Overman Mar 30: Mtroknwn 117 S Elm St | 336.378.9646 cdecgreensboro.com Mar 8: Here Come The Mummies Mar 15: Ben Rector

HAM’S NEW GARDEN

1635 New Garden Rd | 336.288.4544 hamsrestaurants.com Feb 15: Badd Madison Feb 22: Jukebox Revolver

LEVENELEVEN BREWING 1111 Coliseum Blvd | 336.265.8600 Feb 13: William Nesmith Feb 20: Doug Baker Feb 27: Tony Low

1642 Spring Garden St., GSO (corner of Warren St.)

Phone: 336.274.1000 Hours: Mon-Sat 11 am-2am / Sun noon-2 am

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LITTLE BROTHER BREWING

348 South Elm St | 336.510.9678 Feb 15: Tyler Millard Duo Feb 16: Johnny-O & The Jump-Out Boys Feb 21: Good Morning Bedlam Feb 22: Jared + Hannah Feb 23: Guerrero Street Trio Mar 1: Wright Ave Mar 2: Liam & The Nerdy Blues Mar 7: Time Sawyer Duo Mar 9: Ryan Greer (Solo) Apr 5: The Balkun Brothers Apr 12: Ashley Heath (Solo)

RODY’S TAvERN

5105 Michaux Road | 336.282.0950 rodystavern.com Mar 16: Stereo Doll

SpEAkEASY TAvERN

1706 Battleground Ave | 336.378.0006

THE IDIOT BOx cOMEDY cLuB

502 N. Greene St | 336.274.2699 www.idiotboxers.com Feb 13: Wednesday Open Mic Feb 14: Melissa Douty Feb 16: Improv At The Box Mar 5: Shane Mauss Mar 15: Hilliary Begley Mar 22: Damon Sumner

THE W BISTRO & BAR 324 Elm St | 336.763.4091 @thewdowntown Feb 14: karaoke Feb 15: Live DJ Feb 16: Live DJ

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AFTER HOuRS TAvERN

1614 N Main St | 336.883.4113 afterhourstavern.net Feb 24: Desired Redemption, Divine Treachery, Mad Loco Motives, crimson Soil, Skulls & Whiskey

GOOFY FOOT TApROOM 2762 NC-68 #109 | 336.307.2567 Feb 15: Turpentine Shine Feb 23: Tyler Millard Mar 2: Renae paige

HAM’S pALLADIuM

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NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING FEBRUARY 20 FOR THE PROPOSED TORRENCE CHAPEL ROAD AND WEST CATAWBA AVENUE INTERSECTION AND SURROUNDING AREA IMPROVEMENTS IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY TIP PROJECT NO. U-5906 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed improvements to the intersection of Torrence Chapel Road and West Catawba Avenue and the surrounding area in the town of Cornelius in Mecklenburg County. The purpose of the project is to improve traffic flow and improve safety.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 20 from 4-7 p.m. at the Cornelius Town Hall located at 21445 Catawba Avenue in Cornelius. Please note that no formal presentation will be made.

The public may drop-in at any time during the meeting hours. NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and listen to feedback regarding the project. The opportunity to submit comments will be provided at the meeting or can be done via phone, email, or mail by March 22.

All comments received will be taken into consideration as the project develops.

Project information and materials can be viewed as they become available online at https://www.ncdot.gov/news/public-meetings/Pages/.

For additional information, please contact Sean Epperson, P.E., NCDOT Division 10 Project Team Lead, at (704) 983-4400 or smepperson@ncdot.gov.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Lauren Putnam at lnputnam1@ncdot.gov or (919) 707-6072 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

Persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.

Aquellas personas que no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan antes de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494.

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THE DECK

118 E Main St | 336.207.1999 thedeckatrivertwist.com Feb 14 : Anti Valentine featuring Trish Delish Feb 15 : Big Daddy Mojo Feb 16 : The Plaids Feb 22 : Stereo Doll Feb 23 : Radio Revolver

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DANCE HALL DAZE

612 Edgewood St | 336.558.7204 dancehalldaze.com Feb 14: Skyryder Feb 15: Kye & The Horizon Band Feb 16: The Delmonicos Feb 22: The Delmonicos Feb 23: Ambush

BREATHE COCKTAIL LOUNGE

221 N Main St. | 336.497.4822 facebook.com/BreatheCocktailLounge Feb 16: DJ Mike Lawson Feb 23: DJ Mike Lawson

LEWISVILLE

OLD NICK’S PUB

191 Lowes Foods Dr | 336.747.3059 OldNicksPubNC.com Feb 16: Exit 180 Feb 22: Karaoke Feb 23: Lasater Union

WINSTON-SALEM BULL’S TAVERN

408 West 4th St | 336.331.3431 facebook.com/bulls-tavern Feb 15: The Plaids Anti Valentine Party Feb 21: Jukebox Rehab Feb 22: Souljam Feb 23: Brother’s Pearl

BURKE STREET PUB

1110 Burke St | 336.750.0097 burkestreetpub.com Feb 21: Leftover Lovin’ - A drag show

CB’S TAVERN

3870 Bethania Station Rd | 336.815.1664 Feb 23: Incognito

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772 Trade St | 336.999.8945 fiddlinfish.com Feb 15: Camel City Bluegrass Feb 22: BadCameo

FINNIGAN’S WAKE

620 Trade St | 336.723.0322 facebook.com/FinnigansWake

FOOTHILLS BREWING 638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348 foothillsbrewing.com Feb 13: Shiloh Hill Feb 16: Marcus Horth Band Feb 20: Mason Via Feb 24: Sunday Jazz Mar 3: Sunday Jazz

JOHNNY & JUNE’S SALOON

2105 Peters Creek Pkwy | 336.724.0546 johnnynjunes.com

MAC & NELLI’S

4926 Country Club Rd | 336.529.6230 macandnellisws.com Feb 23: Punk Floyd Project Apr 5: Blackwater Apr 20: Jukebox Revolver

MILLENNIUM CENTER

101 West 5th Street | 336.723.3700 MCenterevents.com Feb 14: Big Band Jazz Orchestra Mar 1: Mardi Gras

MILNER’S

630 S Stratford Rd | 336.768.2221 milnerfood.com Feb 17: Live Jazz Feb 24: Live Jazz

MUDDY CREEK CAFE & MUSIC HALL

5455 Bethania Rd | 336.923.8623 Feb 14: Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys Feb 16: Brian Grilli, Tupelo Crush Feb 17: Wayne Henderson & Presley Barker, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley Feb 21: Jerry Garcia Band Cover Band Feb 22: Mel Jones & His Bag O’Bones w/ John Hofmann

THE RAMKAT

170 W 9th St | 336.754.9714 Feb 16: The Funky Knuckles, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, John Ray Trio Feb 21: Corey Smith Mar 1: GFM, Flawed By Design

WISE MAN BREWING

826 Angelo Bros Ave | 336.725.0008 Feb 13: Jared + Hannah Feb 14: DJSK Feb 16: Gipsy Danger Feb 20: Letters To Abigail Feb 27: Marcus Horth Mar 2: Empire Strikes Brass

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2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600 www.ovensauditorium.com mar 15: Experience hendrix

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333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000 www.spectrumcentercharlotte.com Feb 24: Fleetwood mac mar 9: p!nk

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3801 Rock Quarry Rd | 919.831.6400 www.livenation.com

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1400 Edwards Mill Rd | 919.861.2300 www.thepncarena.com mar 12: Elton john

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WinSton-SalEm FairgrounD 421 W 27th St | 336.727.2236 www.wsfairgrounds.com

carolina thEatrE

309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030 www.carolinatheatre.org Feb 15: Susana baca Feb 21: johnny cash at San Quentin: johnny Folsom 4 & Friends Feb 28: aaron lewis mar 3: justin hayward mar 11: tower of power

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1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.fillmorecharlottenc.com Feb 18: in Flames Feb 18: YnW melly Feb 19: anderson .paak & the Free nationals Feb 20: alan Walker Feb 21: thouxanbanFauni Feb 22: mike Stud Feb 22: Who’s bad Feb 23: Dylan Scott Feb 23: off With Your radiohead Feb 24: the-Dream Feb 25: Wet & Kilo Kish Feb 26: gin blossoms Feb 28: a boogie Wit Da hoodie mar 1: West coast high 2019 ft. cypress hill & hollywood undead mar 5: citizen cope mar 6: Subtronics w/ blunts & blondes mar 7: Whiskey myers mar 8: big head todd & the monsters mar 9: on the border mar 13: State champs mar 13: hippie Sabotage mar 15: nothing more mar 15: lil tracy

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grEEnSboro coliSEum 1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com Feb 23: Winter jam mar 15 & 16: Eric church

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When I was called about coming in to train, my mouth dropped, but here I am still learning and loving this place and opportunity!

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT BARTENDING? The interaction with people. I love it more now because the environment is way better, the drinks are more challenging and I am excited about learning and serving them!

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WHAT’S THE CRAZIEST THING YOU’VE SEEN WHILE BARTENDING? I unfortunately am a day time bartender, always have been. I haven’t got any “world star” stories.

I do recall the power being out at Christie’s once and we had too use a bluetooth speaker to keep the party going in the dark. We improvised with flash lights for a light show. It still made for a great day.

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NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING FEBRUARY 21 FOR THE PROPOSED WIDENING ON N.C. 115 (OLD STATESVILLE ROAD) FROM N.C. 24 (W.T. HARRIS BOULEVARD) TO I-485 IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY TIP PROJECT NO. U-5772 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed widening of N.C. 115 (Old Statesville Road) from N.C. 24 (W.T. Harris Boulevard) to I-485 in Mecklenburg County.

The purpose of the project is to reduce congestion on N.C. 115 (Old Statesville Road) between N.C. 24 (W.T. Harris Boulevard) and I-485, and to provide multi-modal accommodations along N.C. 115 (Old Statesville Road).

The open-house public meeting will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Independence Hill Church located at 10220 Independence Hill Road in Huntersville from 4-7 p.m. The public may attend at any time during the meeting hours. Please note there will be no formal presentation.

Maps will display the proposed concepts and project team members will be available to answer your questions and receive feedback. The opportunity to submit comments will also be provided at the meeting or by email or mail by March 8, 2019. Comments will be taken into consideration as the project progresses.

As information becomes available, it may be viewed at the NCDOT Public Meeting Webpage: www.ncdot.gov/news/public-meetings/Pages/U-5772-2019-02-21.aspx For additional information please contact NCDOT Project Manager, Travis Preslar, P.E., by phone at (980) 262-6290 or by email at TJpreslar@ncdot.gov.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Samantha Borges via email at smborges@ncdot.gov or by phone at (919) 707-6115 as early as possible, so that arrangements can be made.

Persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak, or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.

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AMERICA’S NEXT TOP REMODEL

I’m seeing so many women on Instagram who’ve had themselves made over to be super hot through cosmetic surgery and injectable fillers.

Amy Alkon They all have the same face — with Advice big, luscious lips and Goddess huge doll-like eyes.

In every shot, they’re in full makeup — crazy eyeliner, tons of contouring. Do guys actually like this plastic Barbie look? Are guys cool with cosmetic surgery in general?

— Curious If only these women of Instagram were honest in their photo credits: “Hair by Luigi. Makeup by Annabelle. Face by Dow Corning.”

Countless men insist that they prefer “the natural look” — no makeup (let alone surgical re-mod) — yet they never go “Wow...gorgeous!” when you sashay toward them with a face full of unconcealed pimples. Helpfully, zoologist John R. Krebs and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explain that “living organisms” can easily be tricked by crude fakes — fakes that bear only the itsy-bitsiest resemblance to the organisms’ real life stimuli.

They give the example of what I call “Popsicle birdie” — how “a black-headed gull will show its normal aggressive response to a stuffed gull’s head mounted

on a stick, with no body.” And then there’s the male stickleback fish, which gets red on the underside when in mating mode and will attack any other red-bellied male that enters its territory. In fact, mail also seems to be a problem — which is to say, a researcher’s male sticklebacks were observed attacking the side of their aquarium when a red mail van passed by the window of the lab.

Well, guess what, fellow humans: We shouldn’t be too quick to feel superior to our friends with beaks, gills, and tails.

Krebs and Dawkins note that a man can get “sexually aroused” by a mere photo of a naked woman. Of course, he knows it isn’t an actual woman, but the photo “has enough visual stimuli in common with the real thing to have a similar effect on his physiology.”

Though it’s unlikely that women getting their faces remade in Klonedashianesque ways are versed in anthropology, the enhancements they’re having done align with the female facial features that anthropologists like Douglas Jones have found are attractive to men across cultures. These are “neotenous” features — meaning somewhat babylike ones — like big eyes, full lips, a small jaw and chin, and clear skin. These features are basically evolution’s billboard, advertising a highly desirable interior — meaning that they are cues to health and fertility. (Of course, men just think HAWWWT.) However, though men evolved to prioritize looks in a woman, it’s obviously not all they value — especially when they’re hoping to get into a relationship. So these cosmetically and surgically redeveloped features may catch a man’s eye — but

then, mentally, he may take a step back: “Oh, wait — she’s gotten all this work done.” And beyond how we all tend to feel threatened and even angered by fakery, many men see a woman’s extensive re-mod as a red flag, reflecting less-thanhealthy psychology — an empty interior hidden behind a fancy paint job and a new, um, deck.

Also, consider that women who get their faces and bodies remade often seem to go by the reality TV standard, which seems to stem from stripper standards — exaggerated in-your-face sexuality. Research by Cari Goetz that I cited in a recent column finds that women with an overtly sexual look are generally not seen as longterm mating material by men. Though that research explored what women wore — scanty attire — it’s possible that women who wear a pile of makeup, with an overtly sexual look, would trigger the same reaction in men: basically, thumbsup for a hookup or regular sex sessions — not so much on introducing Mom to a woman who looks as if her work uniform is sequin nipple tassels.

However, there’s a counterpoint to all of this. Consider that it’s now possible,

through medical innovation, to survive many diseases and conditions that were usually fatal. We don’t expect people with diseases to do what’s “natural” — suffer terribly and die. Maybe we’re a little too harsh on women who jump ahead in the beauty hierarchy through cosmetic procedures. (After all, we don’t knock men for using Rogaine, those little blue pills, or deodorant.)

Additionally, maybe stigmatizing any sort of line-jumping stops discussion of the need for restraint in beauty-upgrading. As I see it, the most successful “work” is the sort we don’t notice — women who look like themselves, only, uh, “better rested” or something. Ultimately, if a woman invites a man to meet her closest relatives, he isn’t at a loss for whether she’s asking him to a family reunion or to hit the aisle in Home Depot where they sell that expandable foam insulation stuff that people spray into their walls. !

GOT A problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com) © 2019 Amy Alkon Distributed by Creators.Com.

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