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URBAN GRINDERS is now about a year old. The shops bright

murals and selling of spray paint may be a clue to the art gallery theme: street and urban art. To Beck, street and urban art is rawer than an oil painting or still life.

11 More than 100 students from Winston-Salem State University met with officers from the Winston-Salem Police Department and WSSU Campus Police in an effort to create open COMMUNICATION and build trust between the two groups.

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There is a familiar PATTERN when it comes to issues involving race in Greensboro. When evidence of racism comes to the fore, like with the recently released police body camera video showing a black man’s harrowing encounter with two white police officers, people in Greensboro, with great predictability, take their position and assumes their roles.

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Playing the drums is often thought of in terms of raw caveman sensibilities — getting in touch with some primal pulse, pounding out patterns on animal skin, generating vibrations that have an almost concussive force. So it’s a little funny that when singer HOPE NICHOLLS took up drums, the move served to put a civilizing tether on some of her wilder musical impulses.

27 “SMUDGE is a unique blend of horror and quirky humor,” said Michael Ackerman from Spirit Gum Theatre Co., which will be performing the production next week.

28 THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, adapted from Paula Hawkins’ bestseller by sceenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson and director Tate Taylor, is a crisp and classy mystery melodrama that remains taut and true to the novel.

30 SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN, her recent novel, is a literary thriller that bears witness to the current political climate with paradigm-shifting precision.

32 The Art Inspired CHEF TASTING was part of a partnership with local restaurants and Reynolda House Museum of Art to celebrate Grant Wood and The American Farm. Grant Wood is the American painter known for his iconic American Gothic.

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From all the staff at Smokey Shay's, Family, Friends, and Customers that knew our employee

Cameron Francis We honor him.

We all suddenly and tragically lost an exceptional human being.

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WHAT: Raise your glass to a NEW kind of night out! Paint Nite invites you to create art over cocktails at a local hotspot, guided by a professional artist and party host. Grab your friends and your sense of humor and spend two hours drinking, laughing, and flexing your creative muscles.

WHEN: 7 p.m.

WHERE: Stumble Stilskins.

202 West Market St., Greensboro.

MORE: $25 admission.

WHAT: Join our animal residents for a special Trick or Treat experience around the park! Created especially for our younger ghouls and goblins, this tour also welcomes children of all ages. Your tour guide will share stories of unique tricks animals use in the wild and lead your group to Howl-OWeen treats throughout the park.

WHEN: 4 p.m.

WHERE: Conservators’ Center.

676 E. Hughes Mill Road, Burlington.

MORE: $12-$20. Trick or Treat: Adults: $15, Children: $12Legends & Lore: Ages 14 and Up: $20

THE STING OF WHITE ROSES WHAT: On the verge of welcoming his first child into the world, David Seed arrives at the one place he feels safe enough to deliver his child; his mother’s home. But as he and his wife prepare to welcome this brand new life, his wife’s body betrays her, and for the first time David meets an illness that he’s not sure his anointed voice can heal.

WHEN: 8 p.m.

WHERE: Arts Council Theatre.

610 Coliseum Drive, Winston-Salem.

MORE: Adults: $25. Children under 15: $15

14 RICKY SKAGGS: 2016 LANDJAM WHAT: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder will headline the 8th annual Piedmont Land Conservancys LandJam. Skaggs’ career has overlapped with several musical genres including bluegrass and country. The 14-time Grammy Award winner is widely known for being a musical innovator that continues to forge ahead with new ideas.

WHEN: 8 p.m.

WHERE: Carolina Theatre.

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WHAT: A fun-filled day for young and old alike that showcases the site at its very best. Over 50 heritage demonstrations will be available for the public to see. Need some food? How about chicken stew, pintos and cornbread, fried pies, BBQ, hamburgers and hotdogs, and roasted corn?

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WHAT: Acclaimed, award-winning artist Jason Isbell has announced tour dates in Fall 2016, including a show at White Oak Amphitheatre on Saturday, Oct. 15. The shows are in support of the recent release of Something More Than Free, his highly anticipated fifth album (Southeastern Records), for which Isbell recently won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.

WHEN: 7 p.m.

WHERE: Greensboro Coliseum Complex.

1921 West Gate City Blvd., Greensboro.

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WHAT: A Night of Fun, Fear and Premieres at Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema Greensboro, NC Thirteen thrilling chilling tales of horror movie magic from some of the finest award-winning filmmakers from across the state and beyond will be clawing their way onto the screen just in time for your Halloween screams!

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After opening his Vintage Audio Exchange shop in Jamestown, Parks has been buying and selling stereo amps, speakers, turntables, vinyl, antique radios, jukeboxes, musician gear, and miscellaneous audio components.

“I just hate to see things going into the landfill,” said Parks. “That’s one of the reasons I’m here is to rescue items from going in the landfill. Sure, I’m here to make a profit and I’m a business but I also hate to see things wasted, broken, thrown out, and discarded.

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SUSPECT SOUGHT IN FOOD LION SECURITY GUARD MURDER The Greensboro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division has released photos and new details regarding the homicide of Anthony Charles Smith, and is continuing to encourage the community to assist in the identification of the offender.

At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, officers responded to the Food Lion located at 2316 East Market Street on a reported shooting.

Upon arrival, they located 51- year- old Anthony Charles Smith lying unresponsive in the vestibule of the store, suffering from a gunshot wound. Smith was employed by Guard One Security and was working as an armed uniformed security guard at the time of the shooting. He was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries and died upon arrival. An autopsy was conducted today in Raleigh, NC and concluded that the victim died of a single gunshot wound to the head.

Through investigation, it was determined that a lone suspect approached the store on foot and entered the store, armed with a handgun. He immediately approached Smith and shot him at close range. After shooting Smith, the suspect removed Smith’s service weapon from its holster and fled the scene on foot with Smith’s firearm. The investigation has determined that there was no apparent attempt by the suspect to rob the business or any other individual inside the store prior to fleeing the scene. There was also no reported, or observed, disturbance inside of the store involving the victim prior to the shooting.

The suspect is described as a light skinned heavy set black male in his early 30’s. He is approximately 5’10”-6’ tall and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black hat, and Nike sneakers.

A cloth covering also partially concealed his face. Witness interviews determined that the suspect continued on foot, running south on S. English Street from the scene.

At the time of the shooting, numerous employees and customers either fled to the rear of the store, or left the scene prior to police arrival. Investigators are continuing to request that any persons inside of the store between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m. who observed the shooting, or may have seen the suspect, to please either call Crimestoppers (336) 373-1000 or Detective A.R Hinson (336) 574-4004.

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GREENSBORO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM EXPANSION PROJECT AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN REVEALED In a kickoff event on October 6, the Greensboro Children’s Museum (GCM) announced a $3 million “Reaching Greater Heights” capital campaign, along with an expansion project that includes the addition of three major areas. The museum has already reached 80 percent of its campaign goal, and is now asking for the community’s help in raising the remaining dollars required to make the project a success.

The kickoff event drew museum supporters, champions of Greensboro and invested community leaders, including Greensboro mayor Nancy Vaughn and Cone Health Systems EVP People and Corporate Services, Dr. Noel Burt, who spoke about the museum’s essential presence in downtown Greensboro. GCM CEO Marian King reviewed the plans for exterior and interior remodeling, while campaign chairs detailed the impact these plans will have not only on the museum, but also on the landscape of downtown Greensboro.

During the event, honorary campaign chairs Steve and Jackie Bell unexpectedly donated an additional 10 percent to their already significant Reaching Greater Heights campaign gift, earning a round of sustained applause and rounding out the total donations at the time of the campaign and expansion announcement to $2,450,000.

“We are all here because we believe in the future of our community and we know it begins by providing an enriching environment for our youngest minds,” said Susan Schwartz, Greensboro Children’s Museum board chairperson.

Expansions planned as a part of the “Reaching Greater Heights” campaign include an outdoor play plaza, indoor winding river water feature and kidfriendly technology center. Two Europeanimported 30 feet tall Neptun XXL Climbers connected by a suspended net tunnel at a height of 25 feet will make up the outdoor-play plaza, the only ones of their kind in the world. The expansion project will also include a redesigned entrance to the museum to better accommodate school groups, community groups and families. The new entrance will include a bus drop-off, shade and rain structure and automatic doors.

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Urban Grinders: Street art galore

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rtist Jeff Beck began Urban Grinders with the desire of opening his own art gallery.

Today Urban Grinders is known as a coffee shop, but its heart and goals have always been in its gallery. The coffee shop was Beck’s idea to fund the gallery.

“I knew that art galleries struggle with making money to pay rent so we need some other element in the art gallery to be a continuous stream of money,” said Beck. “I was really into coffee and the coffee culture. It seemed a natural fit was to have a coffee shop.

“What I tell people is we are an art gallery with a coffee shop inside because we focus more on the art than the coffee.

We spend a lot of time making the coffee really good but the main focus is art here.”

Urban Grinders, located at 116 N. Elm St. in Downtown Greensboro, is now about a year old. The shops bright murals and selling of spray paint may be a clue to the art gallery theme: street and urban art. To Beck, street and urban art is rawer than an oil painting or still life.

“We have a lot of galleries in Greensboro and they tend to do more fine art,” said Beck. “The urban street art is the kind of artwork that I love and I thought there wasn’t a dedicated space for that.”

Beck’s love of street art isn’t just shown in Urban Grinders. He is the co-founder of No Blank Walls in Greensboro.

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mural community so bringing it inside to the gallery just made sense,” said Beck.

The main gallery of Urban Grinders is upstairs. The gallery is typically for solo artists and is booked until the middle of next year. Beck is trying to do one artist downstairs and one upstairs to keep the business simpler.

“So either I’ll hand select people that I really like their art, I’ll contact them and see if they want to show or they just come to us and want to show stuff,” said Beck.

“We switch every month. We always have

“There are not people sitting in front of the art. We really are trying to break the mold that it’s okay to mingle two things together. You don’t have to just go to a white wall art gallery to enjoy art.”

If the artists want to sell their art through the gallery, Urban Grinders does a 70-30 percent split with the artist.

“A lot of galleries are 40 or 50 percent on their cut so we try to not make that as high,” said Beck. “As an artist myself, you’d have to make your prices higher and that makes it harder to sell so we try to do it as fairly as we can in terms of making a split with the artist.”

Beck’s goal for the future is to make sure the art of Urban Grinders is taken seriously.

“I would really like Urban Grinders to be known as a cool art venue,” said Beck. “When people see Urban Grinders is going to have an art show, they’ll know it’s going to be different, cool, and it’ll make people want to come here.

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a reception on First Friday of every month for the new show.”

Art is also celebrated in Urban Grinders’ events. Local bands often play on Friday and Saturday nights. They do live events such as live painting or an art battle competition. Every third Saturday, Urban Grinders hosts a DIY Black Market where artists and crafters come and sell their wares.

“As far as artists go, they’ve really opened up to this place,” said Beck. “The artists don’t feel like it’s a coffee shop. We have them bring their stuff in, we hang it properly and we light it properly just like an art gallery would.”

Beck is hoping to break the stigma of hanging artwork in a coffee shop.

“We try to promote it as an arts gallery with a coffee shop inside it,” he said.

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City, WSSU team up to talk about trust

BY CHANEL DAVIS More than 100 students from WinstonSalem State University met with officers from the Winston-Salem Police Department and WSSU Campus Police in an effort to create open communication and build trust between the two groups.

The Collegiate Trust Talks: A Human Relations Approach to Police and Student Dialogue forum was held Oct. 5 at the Reaves Student Center. Moderated by Wanda Allen-Abraha, from the WinstonSalem Human Relations Department, the forum gave students and officers a chance to examine their feelings about each other and discuss police shootings across the nation that have birthed rallies, sit-ins and marches calling for social justice and equality when it comes to police training and African-American communities.

It’s a matter that hits close to home for Nailah McElvane, 19, a sophomore marketing major at the University. This is her second time attending one of the Trust Talks and she calls it an interesting experience.

“It showed me a different perspective of the Winston-Salem Police Department and our own campus police department,” she said. “I came to listen to what people have to say and view their perspectives.”

The Charlotte native said that she was “never a fan of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department” and that the handling of the Keith Lamont Scott shooting has been “mishandled from the beginning.”

Scott, 43, was killed while police were serving a warrant at The Village at College Downs apartment complex in northeast Charlotte. His death sparked days of protesting across the city and have led to the questioning of local leaders and law enforcement. The State Bureau of Investigation has stepped in to conduct its own investigation.

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Charlotte but I wish we had something like this there. I personally feel as if CMPD has been faulty from the beginning.

For all of the focus to be on our city for something so horrible is unfortunate and it’s scary,” McElvane said. “It makes me wonder what’s going on in there (CMPD) or who’s in charge and making these decisions.”

The forum was kicked off by WSSU police chief, Patricia Norris, herself a former WSPD police chief, and followed by current WSPD Chief Barry Rountree.

Both asked those in attendance to keep an open mind and respect other’s truths.

City Councilman Robert Clark was also in attendance for the event.

“The main reason I’m here tonight is to listen and figure out what we as the city can do to do a better job in our public safety area,” he said. “It disturbs and frustrates me that we seem to keep shooting ourselves in the foot, so to speak, all over this country. What can we do better to make this community and university a better place?”

After a brief icebreaker, there was a discussion on stereotypes and misconceptions about police officers and students.

Students described police as cruel, up to no good, trigger happy and out to get them while officers threw out descriptions like radical, disrespectful and loud music

when it came to students. This talking point led to small group discussions that included officers and students, and were led by employees from the Human Relations Department.

Jaylon Herbin, a political science major and chair of the Political Action Committee on campus, said he felt that it was important for his group to get involved and promote awareness, which is why they helped put the event together.

“We felt as a HBCU that it was time for us to become more active and aware in our community so we can eliminate the injustices that are going on around us,” he said. “Nobody wants to be the bearer of bad news and tell parents that their loved one was shot and killed. We want students to know what their rights are as a citizen, especially as an AfricanAmerican.”

From those small group discussions, the groups agreed on several solutions including more communication, more positive one-on-one encounters, ride-alongs, overcoming biases and prejudices by remaining open-minded and separating national events from the reality of local police.

As a graduating senior, Herbin said that he has the normal jitters that you get when graduating but it has heightened with national shootings over the last few years.

“Knowing that I have a target on my back because one my gender and two my race is another component that scares me. Being able to take away that I can trust and know that people in uniform, as far as my city and my campus, are here to protect me and our community is something that can’t be denied or taken away from me,” he said. “Being able to create that bond is something that’s meaningful and invaluable.”

McElvane says that she doesn’t think relationships will truly be built until changes are seen on a higher level but

admits the Trust Talks are a good start.

“We can say all of these wonderful things and form these relationships but one of these people could shoot a student tomorrow. For me I don’t think there’s anything that us talking to the police department can do. We need to talk to the state, the people who are in charge and conducting police training. It needs to go further in order for real change to happen.” !

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here is a familiar pattern when it comes to issues involving race in Greensboro. When evidence of racRoch Smith Jr. ism comes to the fore, like with the recently released Contributor police body camera video showing a black man’s harrowing encounter with two white police officers, people in Greensboro, with great predictability, take their position and assumes their roles.

Justice warriors clamor. Elected officials equivocate. Rivulets of public sentiment dribble into well-worn channels: There are those who shrug in apathy, those who nod in quiet but detached agreement and those who find themselves rankled at those who call out racism and feel the need to put the mor-

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ally righteous in their place.

The majority of Greensboro seemingly shrugs in fatigue. “Here we go again.

More of the same.”

But there is a morally superior position here and to the extent we think of ourselves as an upright people, those who rise up against racism, no matter how familiar they are to us by now, no matter how old their complaints – they are our better angels, even if they don’t look like the cherubs painted on the church walls of our youth or sound like what we imagine the divine should sound like. Right is right, and we generally know it, even if we don’t want to admit it because it might give credit to someone who rubs us the wrong way.

That grievances seem unending should be a signal for us to pay attention and muster our own courage, the courage to find our own outrage, certainly not to turn away. The people who are dedicated to standing up and speaking out should not be marginalized because of their persistence or familiarity.

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Dejuan Yourse was waiting on the porch of his mother’s house when he was confronted by police who were responding to a 911 call reporting a possible attempted break in. Without litigating all the details, the body camera video is clear about a few things.

Yourse was polite and cooperative.

He was goaded by a police officer who, prior to issuing any verbal commands, pounced on Yourse in an attempt to take his phone when Yourse was seated.

A struggle ensued, the officer punched Yourse in the face, twice, and the encounter ended with Yourse hog tied in the front yard of his mother’s house.

That much is indisputable.

The measure of our morals comes in what we recognize in seeing such an encounter end with a black man face down in the grass. Like an animal. Chained, subjugated and denigrated, unnecessarily, at the hands of two white police officers. This was not good police work or proper procedure. No charges were pursued against Yourse and the police officers resigned as an internal police department investigation determined that the puncher had violated police policies.

Some community leaders, mostly the “same old” people, decried this treatment as racist and demanded greater accountability and transparency from the police. Others attempted to dismiss concerns and shift blame.

The Greensboro Police Officers Association issued a letter denouncing release of the police video as a “politically motivated witch hunt” and asserting, without justification, that city council had broken the law by releasing the videos.

In the shadows and through the grapevine, people set about trying to smear Yourse, passing around his criminal record as if that and a wink were enough to justify the abuse delivered to him.

Still others took to social media to complain about those who were speaking up, personally attacking those who cried foul and suggesting that nothing is ever enough for “them.”

And this is why we keep going around and around on race here in Greensboro, as in America. It is not because of the “agitators,” “race baiter,” “whiners” or “social justice warriors.” It is because we cotton to the diversions, dismissals and distractions that are effective just enough to keep the morally correct marginalized.

America has done some heavy lifting

when it comes to combating racism and prejudice. But great progress cannot be an excuse to stop making progress. For some white people, it can be tiring to keep hearing about it. “Aren’t we there yet? Haven’t we done enough?”

But surely we have some reserve of empathy that allows us to realize, however perturbed we may be by the constant refrains, the proper target for our discomfort is not the complaints about racism, but the racism itself.

Black children are more likely to get spanked in schools where it is allowed, unarmed black people are more likely to be shot by police than unarmed white people and black people are more likely to have their cars searched in traffic stops even though they are found less often to posses contraband. (Find this story on Yesweekly.com for links to sources.)

Greensboro’s public schools, for a while in the 1970s had highly integrated schools where racial suspicions among parents and students took a back seat to common interests. Now most of our schools look like most of our neighborhoods, mostly of one race or another and segregation is the de facto practice once again. And we cannot kid ourselves, the school and neighborhood where children start has an undeniable effect on his or her prospects.

The common denominator in all of these disparities is race. Your blackness or whiteness.

We simply cannot leave that alone.

Why should we? The generations before us made monumental strides against centuries of entrenched prejudice and bigotry. Standing on their shoulders, we should appreciate the head start we have but acknowledge too the responsibility we have as humane and fair people to continue the work remaining.

It’s not going to be easy, to be sure, to eradicate the last vestiges of racism.

I used to think it would happen in my lifetime. Now, I think maybe not. But it can and must happen. We will be better people, collectively and individually, when we do. !

ROCH SMITH Jr. is the creator and curator of Greensboro 101. He can be reached at curator@greensboro101. com.

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Large kidney stones typically mean eye-watering pain and sudden urinary blockage until the stone “passes” (often requiring expensive soundChuck Shepherd wave treatment to break up a large stone). Michigan State University urologist David Wartinger told The Atlantic in September that he had recently happened upon a pain-free — even exciting! — way to pass stones before they become problems: the centripetal force from a roller coaster ride. In a 200-trip experiment preparing for a validating “human” trial, he successfully passed stones in his hand-held, silicone model kidney (using his own urine) about two-thirds of the time when sitting in a rear seat at Disney World’s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

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— With about 30 states having adopted some form of “stand your ground” defense to assault (or murder) charges, five membership organizations, charging up to $40 a month, have signed up a half-million gun

owners concerned that law enforcement treat them fairly should they someday be forced to shoot — providing instructions and a “hot line” to coach members on what to tell police, plus liability insurance and help getting a lawyer. Critics say such organizations are also useful to those who might be prone to shooting people and want advice on how best to get away with it. The U.S. Concealed Carry organization’s wallet-sized card, to give to police, asks that the shooter under suspicion be given the same consideration as the officers might give to their own colleagues under suspicion.

— In a dozen YouTube videos recently released, Syria’s Tourism Ministry praised the country’s sandy, fun-filled beaches as ideal vacation spots and its many World Heritage Sites as renowned tourist exhibits — attempting to distract world travelers from the country’s daily bloodshed (and the wartime destruction of those priceless historical sites). Before civil war broke out in 2011, Syria was a fashionable, $8 billiona-year destination (and the now-devastated city of Aleppo was known worldwide for its food).

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(Another Galapagos tortoise species did die out in 2012 when the last male, the centenarian Lonesome George, maintained his celibacy until death.)

COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS

— The New York City Council, grilling police officials in September about their practice of freely seizing money from detainees under suspicion, asked for a thorough accounting of that money (suspecting that innocent victims rarely get it back unless aided by high-powered lawyers).

Though (in “crime-fighting” hyperbole) NYPD routinely boasts of its half-million annual seizures, an NYPD official told the council it would be “impossible” to account for everything — that keeping track of it all would cause its computers to crash.

— The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is bureaucratically at the

epicenter of the state’s drought crisis, but in September KCBS-TV aired video of the department actually using sprinklers to water the artificial lawn at a substation in South Los Angeles. A DWP spokesperson said such watering is routine at substations to “clean” the plastic (and wash off any dog urine, for example).

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Wanda Witter, 80, had been living on Washington, D.C., streets for 10 years, but insisting to anyone who would listen that the Social Security Administration owed her sums that recently reached $100,000, and that she had documents to prove it.

However, given her circumstances, most regarded her as just another luckless person confused by homeless life. In June, though, after social worker Julie Turner took a closer look and found, improbably, that Witter was indeed owed $100,000 and even more improbably, that all of her paperwork was carefully organized among the unimpressive possessions she hauled around daily, SSA paid her $999 on the spot, and the remaining $99,999 arrived in August. ! © 2016 Chuck Shepherd. Universal Press Syndicate.

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Richland Creek Zip Line Canopy Tours Could there be a better time to take a high-flying canopy tour zip line adventure than the autumn? Cooler temperatures and the spectacular colors make an exciting experience even more breath-taking and memorable. Asheboro’s own Richland Creek Zip Line Canopy Tours offers 14 different zip lines, three sky walks and a swinging bridge on 13 acres of beautiful forested lands. Their longest zip line is over 1,400 feet long and there’s even a stop at Mendenhall Falls. Located at 2728 Fairview Farm Road just five miles outside of Asheboro (near the NC Zoo), Richland Creek Zip Line offers adventures that last 1 ½ to 2 hours daily from 9 am to 5 pm. Whether a family outing, a group of friends or just a solo adventure the activities are a blast for ages 6+ (some participants have even been in their 80s).

Rates are $40 for adults, $30 for 12 and under. Group rates are also available and this is a great opportunity for team building events. Reservations are required for all participants. Friendly staff members will accompany and guide all participants through the course. Call ahead for reservations at 336-736-5623 or check the website at richlandcreekzipline.com.

lock-in events. They will even be hosting an open Halloween Lock-In event on Friday, Oct. 28 with all sorts of activities and entertainment for kids and their chaperones. If you’d like more information, give them a call at 336-316-0606 or check out their website at celebrationstation.com/ public/Greensboro to see all of the attractions and special offers for the season.

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Greensboro’s Celebration Station offers fun for all ages throughout the year and the crisp days of autumn really shine here. You can play rounds of miniature golf, drive Go Karts around the track, ride the Bumper Boats or try your hand at the batting cages all day long and even into the night. They also feature one of the area’s best arcades for a bit of indoor fun.

There’s even a restaurant on site offering fun food for when you need a moment to catch your breath. Located at 4315 Big Tree Way in Greensboro, Celebration Station is open Sun-Thurs 11 am to 9 pm, Fridays 11 am to 11 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 11 pm. They offer group and family packages, as well as birthday parties and

Looking for an evening out filled with laughter and good cheer? Look no further than Greensboro’s own The Idiot Box Comedy Club. Operating Thursdays through Saturdays, The Idiot Box features stand up and improv comedy from both local and nationally touring comedians and actors. Located in the downstairs theater of Geeksboro Coffee House at 2134 Lawndale Drive, they will feature Open Mic night on Thursdays (8:30 pm start), Friday night stand-up (featuring the Ultimate Comic Challenge competitors throughout October) starting at

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8:30 pm, with a second show at 10 pm.

Saturdays are for improv, and the Idiot Box features the best improv group in the region. There’s a 4 pm Improv matinee on Saturdays that’s suitable for all ages, and improv shows for the older crowds at 8:30 and 10 those nights. Tickets for all of the performances are $10 at the door, $8 in advance online and $8 for students, and make sure to grab a local beer or a great coffee creation upstairs to enjoy along with the show. For more information, stop by their website at idiotboxers.com or call 336-274-2699. They also offer workshops for budding comics and improv actors, so check out the website for upcoming classes.

places to eat in Old Salem, there will be quite a few seasonal activities available.

On Oct. 15, Old Salem will be hosting its Annual Harvest Day from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. You can learn about the importance of the local harvest and experience the bounty of local orchards, see cheese making, learn about the drink ginger pop, sample pumpkin cornmeal fritters and see a large apple cider mill in action. They will also host a pumpkin carving contest for children on Oct. 29th, with free pumpkins for participating children (please bring your own carving implements). The pumpkins will then be displayed on the fence around Salem Square and lit for the following night’s Public Trick or Treat event (running from 6 to 7:30 pm). For more information, please see Old Salem’s website at www.oldsalem.org.

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It’s the last season of the year for getting out on the water, but what a season it is. The heat is slacking off, the bugs are going away and nothing could be prettier than paddling across a lake surrounded by the turning leaves as flocks of birds fly south overhead. If you want to be part of that, head over to Greensboro’s Get:Outdoors. The premiere place

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PAINTBALL CENTRAL for kayaks, canoes and paddleboards in the region, Get:Outdoors has been the local expert in paddling sports for over 20 years. Located at 1515 Gate City Blvd in Greensboro, this is THE place for a showroom of canoes, paddleboards and kayaks, plus all of the accessories and gear that you’ll need for your adventures.

Experienced personnel are on hand for guidance and tips for both long time veterans and beginners. Beyond sales, they also offer rental canoes and kayaks, which is a great opportunity to try it before you buy it. And if you just fall in love with your rental, just feel free to ask them if you can buy it. Rental crafts are a great, affordable way to get out on the water. Feel free to give them a call at 336-294-3918 or check out their website at shopgetoutdoors. com.

Putt Putt High Point A family fun landmark in the Triad, Putt Putt High Point has been a local joy since the 1960s. Offering a safe, clean and wholesome entertainment option for the

OAK HOLLOW GOLF COURSE area, Putt Putt High Point features two full 18-hole miniature golf courses that are fun for all ages and challenging for even the seasoned pro. They also have a great game room with arcade games if you need to take a break or just drop a few tokens to happily pass the time. If you’re really good at Putt Putt, you might also want to check out their weekly tournament each Thursday evening. Rates are $5 for a round, and discounts are available for multiple games. They’re also available for group rates, which can be as little as $5 per person per hour for unlimited rounds during the event. Birthday party events are also available. It’s a great place to go out, enjoy the great weather and not break the budget. Putt Putt High Point is located at 2418 N. Main Street. Open Mon -Thurs 10 am to 10 pm, Fri 10 am to midnight, Sat 9 am to midnight, and Sun 1 pm to 10 pm. For more information, call 336-869-4273.

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Larger boats, due to the construction, do not have an access area available. A designated fishing area can also be used at this same location. Fish stocked in the lake include hybrid bass, largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, bream, carp and white perch. All fishers 16 and older must have a North Carolina State Fishing License to fish onsite. For more information, check their website at: www.cityofws.org/departments/recreation-parks/salem-lake .

Paintball Central If you’re looking for something fast paced to do this fall, check out Greensboro’s Paintball Central. With a storefront at 3400-D West Wendover Ave., Paintball Central’s games are hosted at their field in Sedalia at 6106 Burlington Road. The property there includes a number of game areas including a wooded field featuring pillboxes and two large forts, a mounds field that gives the feeling of a trench system, a turf covered Xball field, a speedball field and two pipes fields for fast paced team play. Only 15 minutes from downtown Greensboro, games are hosted on Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturday evenings through October, Paintball Central will be hosting special Zombie Scenarios, which will include costumed participants and a huge Army truck set up so that you

and your friends can merrily blast zombies from the back of it for a $25 entry fee.

Equipment rentals are available on site, along with paintballs, CO2 refills and other items. They are also happy to host group events from bachelor parties to church groups, birthday parties and even corporate outings. For more information, feel free to call them at 336-274-4002 or check out their website at: pballcentral. com.

Oak Hollow Golf Course The autumn is a great time to get out on the links and High Point’s Oak Hollow Golf Course is a great destination for golfers in the area. Designed by Pete Dye in 1972, Oak Hollow has been an award winner from the beginning, and featured in Golf Digest’s “Top 75 Public Courses,” “75 Top Affordable Courses” and “America’s Best Courses Everyone Can Play.” Featuring two complete 18-hole courses, Oak Hollow also offers a driving range, onsite restaurant (the Oak Hollow Grill Room), a full pro shop, and a full range of lesson packages from course pros. Open every day, you can set up tee times from 8 am onwards until the light begins to fade for the day. There’s even a twilight rate that begins each day at 2 pm – play as much as you’d like until closing for one reduced rate. The course is owned and operated by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of High Point and is located at 3400 N Centennial Street. If you’d like to find out more information, or book a tee time, please give them a call at 336-8833260. You can also check the website at oakhollowgc.com.

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Greensboro Science Center The Greensboro Science Center Aquarium, Museum and Zoo is a favorite destination in the Triad year around, but the fall season may be one of the best times to visit. Cooler temperatures make for great days in the zoo and the new SkyWild adventure course up high in the trees will give you an amazing view of the changing leaf colors. The Science Center will also be featuring a special Halloween laser show “Fright Lights” in their Omnisphere Theater on Friday night Oct. 28, with shows starting at 7, 8 and 9 pm. The museum will also be hosting the Fossil Fair in November from 10 am to 4 pm. Throughout the season the Science Center will also be offering Inside Tracks opportunities for visitors to get a handson behind the scenes look at the zoo and aquarium. There will be Zoo Trek and Aquarium Adventure Inside Tracks that let you get up close to the animals and fish that are on site, and even a Penguin Encounter one that lets you spend some time really getting to know their colony of penguins, including a great photo op. For more information, stop by their website at: greensboroscience.org.

Spare Time Greensboro One of the Triad’s great entertainment places under one roof, Spare Time Greensboro offers family fun for everyone.

Located at 5502 Hornaday Rd., Spare Time Greensboro is a first rate bowling

center with open bowling, league play and even weekend late night bowling that’s as much a party as a game, featuring laser lights, music, competitions and prizes.

They also have a laser tag arena on site and a first rate arcade where you can collect tickets to turn in for prizes. Food and drink are also available at their City Sports Grill. They are also happy to help out with group rates and special events such as birthday parties and social group outings. Halloween will bring out some special events this year, including the Boo Bowl on Sunday, Oct. 30 benefitting the Brenner Children’s Hospital. The event, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, will feature $10 unlimited bowling (including shoe rentals), face painting and a costume contest for kids, along with lane to lane trick or treating. You can even take part in Scare Tag, a spooky version of Laser Tag. For more information, stop by their website at: sparetimeentertainment.com/Greensboro or call 336-292-5100.

North Carolina Zoo In case you somehow missed it, Asheboro is home to one of the nation’s best and most beloved zoos. The North Carolina Zoo is renowned for its selection of animals, commitment to conservation and beautiful enclosures that showcase the resident animals in habitats that best mimic their home territories. The autumn is a great time to visit as cooler days let the animals be at their best and make for strolling through the massive park a real pleasure. The Zoo will be hosting Bat ology on Oct. 15 (learn about bats and their lives), also you can take in Zoo Grooves for the 21 and older costumed crowd

NORtH CAROLINA ZOO starting at 5:30 pm with local party band Sleeping Booty performing at the outdoor African Amphitheatre. October 22 and 23 will see the Zoo host Boo at the Zoo, a daytime trick or treat day for costumed kids, featuring games, storytelling, live entertainment and even a costume contest.

Remember that the NC Zoo also features a number of special experiences including meet and feed the animals, VIP tours and group specials. The NC Zoo is located at 4401 Zoo Parkway in Asheboro. For more information, please check their website at: nczoo.org.

Adventure Landing Adventure Landing has been a staple of Winston-Salem’s Stratford Road entertainment opportunities for generations and the fun continues to this day! Featuring three different 18-hole miniature golf courses in a setting of waterfalls, tunnels and mountains, Adventure Landing is a great place for a family outing, a date night or a social group event. It also hosts one of the best arcades in the area, with

games to suit every skill level, age and style of play. Right now, you can even double up your fun in the arcade with a $40 worth of tokens for $20 special sale.

Bumper boats are also onsite and are still running for a perfect excursion on those warm Indian Summer days. A snack bar is also available on site. Adventure Landing also offers group package deals, team building events, birthday parties and fundraising opportunities. Open daily Mon to Thurs 10 am to 10 pm, Fri and Sat 10 am to 11 pm and Sundays from 11 am to 10 pm.

If you’d like more information, please give them a call at 336-768-4730 or stop by their website at: adventurelanding.com/ parks/Winston-Salem. Season tickets are also available that work at all Adventure Landing locations.

Fourth of July Park Kernersville’s Fourth of July Park is one of the area’s great city parks and a fantastic destination for a great day relaxing in the outdoors. While it does feature

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FOURTH OF JULY PARK the classic picnic areas and shelters and plenty of wide open spaces on its 17 acres, there’s much more offered for all sorts of active folks. Tennis courts and basketball courts are on site, along with courts for playing pickleball, a racquet sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis for two, three or four players. If you’re a skateboarder, they’ve got you covered with a skate park and even our four legged friends are catered to with a dog park on premises. There are playgrounds and walking trails and plenty of fresh air, too! On Oct. 22, Fourth of July Park will host its Annual Pumpkin Run 5K and 1-mile Fun Run. There will be live entertainment, vendors, kids’ activities

HANGING ROCK STATE PARK and even costume contests for adults, kids and dogs. Prizes and pumpkins will be awarded at the event. Registration for the Fun Run is $10/$15 on the day of the event. Fourth of July Park is located at 702 W. Mountain Street in Kernersville. For more information, check the website at: kvparks.com/parks/fourth-of-July-park.

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ter Drive, Suite 119, Get Air offers a host of activities for active kids and adults. Big Air areas (for kids 46-inches and taller) offer a trampoline experience bigger than you’ve seen before, with trampoline surfaces all over the place. There’s also dodgeball activities on a trampoline court, slack lines for the budding circus star and the biggest foam pit you’ve seen.

Want to know what it feels like to really make a slam dunk? Give Slamball a try in the trampoline area. There’s even a Ninja Course where you can speed through a maze of walls and trampolines challenging your agility and endurance. A kiddie course is also available for kids under 46 inches in height. Rates are $14/ hour for Big Air ($22 for two hours) and $8/ hour for Little Air ($14 for two hours). Jump socks are required for the trampoline areas, available for $3 the socks are washable and reusable. Get Air is available for parties and groups. For more info, call 336-258-4474 or stop by the website at getairnorthcarolina.com.

SciWorks and The Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem Two of Winston-Salem’s great family fun resources are now partnered together, keeping the fun learning experiences rolling and even adding more opportunities each day! Both locations have so many chances to explore science and art and this fall there are a number of great events to kick off the season. On Oct. 22, the Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem will host a Drop-In Spooky Gingerbread workshop from 10 am to 1 pm where kids can build their own haunted gingerbread houses. The following Sunday, the Children’s Museum will hold Truck and Treat from 1 to 5 pm where a $5/ person

admission lets kids Trick or Treat among 25 different big trucks like firetrucks, construction trucks and other big rig favorites. Not to be outdone, SciWorks will be hosting trick or treating on Oct. 22 from 1pm to 4 pm and laser shows that evening featuring the music of The Beatles (5 pm) and Metallica (6:30 pm). The Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem is located at 390 South Liberty Street; their website can be found at childrensmuseumofws. org. SciWorks is located at 400 W Hanes Mill Rd. and their website can be found at: sciworks.org. SciWorks is open Tuesday through Sunday, the Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem is open all week.

Hanging Rock State Park A favorite destination for hikers, campers and day trekkers in North Carolina, Danbury’s Hanging Rock State Park is one of the best places to not just see autumn in North Carolina, but to be in and a part of it. If you are a mountain biker or hiker, there are trails galore (over 20 miles worth for hikers and 8.4 miles for mountain bikers) through some of the region’s prettiest scenery. The overlooks alone are worth the short trip to this hidden gem of North Carolina. There’s also access to the Dan River for paddling sports like canoes and kayaks. If you’re a rock climber, there are great areas for you as well, but permits are required. There’s also a stocked lake for fishing and a 73site campground. Rental cabins for longer stays are also available. It’s a great chance to learn about the unique ecosystem of the Sauratown Mountains region and there are numerous educational opportunities at the park museum focusing on the natural and cultural history of the area.

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Woods of Terror Fun for the entire family. Open Now till Nov. 5th. Rated in the Top 5 best haunted attractions by USA Today! Located on North Church St. in Greensboro. Twenty five years of haunted fun. Woods of Terror is located at 5601 N. Church St. Greensboro, N.C. Visit www.woodsofterror.com or call 336.643.3558.

The Blind Tiger 28 years strong supporting live music in Greensboro N.C. Open 7 days a week at 3 p.m. Most shows are all ages providing a safe live music venue for all generations to enjoy. The Blind Tiger is located at 1819 Spring Garden St. in Greensboro. Visit www.theblindtiger.com for more information.

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The Texas Tenors return to Greensboro with “Home for the Holidays!” The #1 vocal group in the history of NBC’s America’s Got Talent brings holiday cheer guaranteed to warm your heart. A unique blend of country, classical, and holiday favorites!

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Triad Eco Adventures SEGWAY tours. Enjoy a world-class 2 hour SEGWAY tour experience throughout Downtown with a daily choice of departure venues and times. Think of it as a 6-9 mile narrated walking tour without

the walking! Triad ECO Adventures is all about YOUR comfort, YOUR journey, YOUR safety & YOUR confidence. Our in-depth indoor Segway safety-training will then continue outdoors thru a 2nd obstacle course and up/down a ramp.

This eco-friendly narrated adventure of history & sight-seeing is brought to you by long-time residents and natives. Should you find yourself with a great group wanting to go “anywhere”, that too can be arranged too (on YOUR schedule, just call (336)722-7777/(336) 345-2557(m) or at GROUP Tours & Private Events.

The Wright Stuff Flight Simulation Center 121 Pineview Dr. Kernersville, NC 27284 336.403.3268 WWW.WRGHTSTFF.COM “Where dreams take flight and the imagination soars”

You feel the rush of adrenaline as you soar through the air, your F-16 plane’s engines roaring and guns booming as you pump the rudder pedals and dip, turn, and attach in a Top Gun-worthy dogfight.

Such is the experience at Kernersville Racing, where visitors strap themselves in to flight simulators and pilot fighter aircraft from WW1, WW11, and later eras.

On screens, they shoot down enemies on their own or during multi-player simulations. In addition to the flying experiences, the center’s staff sets up and organizes birthday parties.

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FOUR SAINTS BREWING

218 South Fayetteville St. | 336.610.3722 foursaintsbrewing.com Oct 14: Nowhere and the Broken Consideration Oct 15: Grand Ole Uproar Oct 19: Traditional Irish/Celtic Music Oct 12: Gritcakes

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RIvER RIdGE TAphOUSE 1480 River Ridge Dr | 336.712.1883 riverridgetaphouse.com Oct 14: Exit 180 Oct 15: ABC Trio Oct 20: Stephen Legree Band Oct 21: Southern Eyes Oct 28: Acme Radio Oct 29: Big daddy Mojo

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GREEN hERON ALE hOUSE 1110 Flinchum Rd | 336.593.4733 greenheronclub.com

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ARIzONA pETE’S

2900 Patterson St #A | 336.632.9889 arizonapetes.com Oct 14: 1-2-3 Friday Oct 21: 1-2-3 Friday

ARTISTIkA NIGhT CLUB

523 S Elm St | 336.271.2686 artistikanightclub.com Oct 14: dJ dan the player Oct 15: dJ paco and dJ dan the player

BIG pURpLE

812 Olive St. | 336.302.3728

ThE BLINd TIGER

1819 Spring Garden St | 336.272.9888 theblindtiger.com Oct 14: Old Southern Moonshine Revival Oct 31: halloween Bash w/ The Mantras Nov 7: Cornmeal Nov 14: Tab Benoit

BUCkhEAd SALOON

1720 Battleground Ave | 336.272.9884 buckheadsaloongreensboro.com Oct 14: Empty pocket Oct 15: Faith & The Back Row Saints Oct 21: Where’s Eddie?

Oct 22: Tyler Millard Oct 28: Chasin’ Skirt Oct 29: Brothers pearl

ChURChILL’S ON ELM

213 S Elm St | 336.275.6367 churchillscigarlounge.com Oct 7: Sahara Reggae Band Oct 14: dJ Big Cuttz Oct 15: Jack Long Old School Jam Oct 22: Sahara Reggae Band

COMEdY zONE

1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034 thecomedyzone.com Oct 14: Chris Wiles Oct 15: Chris Wiles Oct 21: Spanky Brown Oct 22: Spanky Brown

COMMON GROUNdS 11602 S Elm Ave | 336.698.3888 Oct 29: viva La Muerte

CONE dENIM

117 S Elm St | 336.378.9646 cdecgreensboro.com Oct 15: Mostly Crue (Motley Crue Tribute Band) Oct 28: Grits and Biscuits Oct 29: Forever Young

ThE GREEN BEAN

341 S. Elm St | 336.691.9990 thegreenbeancoffeehouse.blogspot.com

GREENE STREET CLUB 113 N Greene St | 336.273.4111 greenestreetclub.com Oct 14: Failure Oct 17: Slaves Oct 22: palisades

hAM’S GATE CITY

3017 Gate City Blvd | 336.851.4800 hamsrestaurants.com Oct 14: Tre’ king Band Oct 21: kimber & Co Oct 28: Soultrii

hAM’S NEW GARdEN

1635 New Garden Rd | 336.288.4544 hamsrestaurants.com Oct 14: Radio Narks Oct 21: The Invaders Oct 28: Ed Clayton

pRINT WORkS BISTRO a one of a kind bar experience come see for yourself!

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702 Green Valley Rd | 336.379.0699 printworksbistro.com Oct 14: Evan Olsen & Jessica Mashburn

SOMEWhERE ELSE TAvERN

5713 W Friendly Ave | 336.292.5464 facebook.com/thesomewhereelsetavern Oct 15: Mightier Than Me Oct 21: Mirada, After The Movies, Made To Terraform Oct 24: Tokyo’s Otonana Trio dec 2: The Norm, zestrah, deutronomy Anno domini

ThE IdIOT BOx COMEdY CLUB

2134 Lawndale Dr | 336.274.2699 www.idiotboxers.com Oct 14: kenny zimlinghaus Oct 24: Shane Mauss Nov 25: Eddie Ifft

vILLAGE TAvERN

1903 Westridge Rd | 336.282.3063 villagetavern.com Oct 12: Aaron Gabriel Band

WORLd OF BEER

1210 Westover Terrace | 336.897.0031 worldofbeer.com/Locations/Greensboro

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AFTER hOURS TAvERN

1614 N Main St | 336.883.4113 afterhourstavern.net Oct 15: Southbound 49 Oct 22: Reggae Lovers Rock Nov 12: Out Of The Cellar - Ratt Tribute | Mister Sister - Twisted Sister Tribute Nov 18: New Soul Revival

BLUE BOURBON JACk’S

1310 N Main St | 336.882.2583 reverbnation.com/venue/bluebourbonjacks Nov 4: Marshall Nov 12: Torn Corners Nov 24: heads Up penny dec 23: heads Up penny

CLAddAGh RESTAURANT & pUB

130 E Parris Ave | 336.841.0521 thecladdaghrestaurantandpub.com

hAM’S pALLAdIUM 5840 Samet Dr | 336.887.2434 hamsrestaurants.com Oct 14: Jaxon Jill Oct 21: huckleberry Shyne Oct 28: The dickens

LIBERTY BREWERY

914 Mall Loop Rd | 336.882.4677 hghosp.com

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THE DECK

118 E Main St | 336.207.1999 thedeckatrivertwist.com Oct 13: The Invaders Oct 14: Jukebox Revolver Oct 15: Disco Lemonade Oct 20: Crossover Drive Oct 21: Radio Revolver

KERNERSVILLE

DANCE HALL DAZE

612 Edgewood St | 336.558.7204 dancehalldaze.com Oct 14: The Delmonicos Oct 15: The Delmonicos Oct 16: Marteka & William Lake Oct 21: Skyryder

ECLECTION

221 N Main St | 336.497.4822 eclectionnc.com Oct 15: Shelly and the Remnants Oct 22: Lauren Light Live Oct 29: Haunted Gatsby Halloween Party

THE EMPOURIUM

734 E. Mountain St. | 336.671.9159 Oct 12: Whiskey Wednesday w/ Steph and The Principals Oct 13: Open Mic Night and House Jam Oct 22: Burning Down The Triad presents Fall Freakout

LEWISVILLE

OLD NICK’S PUB

191 Lowes Foods Dr | 336.747.3059 OldNicksPubNC.com Oct 14: The Happy Ones Oct 21: Mack & Juice Oct 29: Halloween Party with the Rockers

OAKRIDGE

JP LOONEY’S

2213 E Oak Ridge Rd | 336.643.1570 facebook.com/JPLooneys Oct 13: Trivia

RANDLEMAN

RIDER’S IN THE COUNTRY 5701 Randleman Rd | 336.674.5111 ridersinthecountry.net Oct 14: Huckleberry Shyne Oct 15: Huckleberry Shyne Oct 22: Bad Romeo

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WINSTON-SALEM BULL’S TAVERN

408 West 4th St | 336.331.3431 facebook.com/bulls-tavern Oct 14: Medicated Sunfish Oct 27: Subliminal Confession

FOOTHILLS BREWING 638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348 foothillsbrewing.com Oct 13: Jesse Jewell Oct 14: Wild Blue Elixir Oct 28: Chasing Daylight

THE GARAGE

110 W 7th St | 336.777.1127 the-garage.ws Oct 28: Walker Lukens

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JOHNNY & JUNE’S SALOON

2105 Peters Creek Pkwy | 336.724.0546 johnnynjunes.com Oct 14: Anthony Orio Oct 15: Road Runnerz Band Oct 21: Red Dirt Revival

MILNER’S

630 S Stratford Rd | 336.768.2221 milnerfood.com Oct 16: Live Jazz

MUDDY CREEK CAFE

5455 Bethania Rd | 336.923.8623 Oct 13: Open Mic Country Dan Collins Oct 14: Clay Howard Oct 15: Russell Lapinksi Oct 20: Open Mic With Country Dan Collins

MUDDY CREEK MUSIC HALL

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November 5 & 6 Foil Farms, North Carolina

5455 Bethania Rd | 336.923.8623 Oct 14: Brooks Williams Oct 20: Sarah Mae Chilton, Nic Croucher, Landon Wall

THE QUIET PINT

1420 W 1st St | 336.893.6881 thequietpint.com Oct 12: Mike Bustin Oct 16: Jerry Chapman Oct 19: James Vincent Carroll Oct 23: Clay Howard

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2000 Griffith Rd | 336.760.8686 Oct 12: The Blue Genes

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Reptile brain: Hope Nicholls and Aaron Pitkin stay true to free-form with It’s Snakes

BY JOHN ADAMIAN | @johnradamian

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laying the drums is often thought of in terms of raw caveman sensibilities — getting in touch with some primal pulse, pounding out patterns on animal skin, generating vibrations that have an almost concussive force. So it’s a little funny that when singer Hope Nicholls took up drums, the move served to put a civilizing tether on some of her wilder musical impulses. Nicholls is known best as the former frontwoman of ‘80s college rockers Fetchin Bones, but her new band, It’s Snakes, plays Greensboro on Friday, Oct. 21 at The Green Bean, with Totally Slow. I spoke with Nicholls by phone last week.

North Carolina earns its due respect in the cosmology of indie rock. The music scene here gets referenced along with Seattle, Athens and Minneapolis. Chapel Hill is, of course, the focus of most attention that comes to the state, with bands like Superchunk, Polvo and Archers of Loaf deserving their devout followings. You

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could go on: the Flat Duo Jets, the Connells, Squirrel Nut Zippers, etc. The wider region is big in the annals of college rock, with Mitch Easter, the DBs, Let’s Active, and so on. Fetchin Bones and the dynamic idiosyncratic married-couple power-team of vocalist Hope Nicholls and guitarist Aaron Pitkin should also be on any list of great North Carolina music-makers.

Nicholls, 56, and Pitkin, 55, haven’t really stopped making music together since they met at Warren Wilson College, just outside of Asheville, in the fall of 1981.

Fetchin Bones formed in 1983 and disbanded in early 1990, and the couple have been involved in a number of suitably freeform DIY and largely unclassifiable projects since then, with It’s Snakes being the latest.

Before getting too far, I have to say that I played music with Nicholls and Pitkin for most of the ‘90s in Sugarsmack, their post-Fetchin Bones band. We were signed to Sire Records for a time, released several records and toured the country. I started playing with them when I was 20 and they were seasoned veterans (probably

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Aaron Pitkin and Hope Nicholls of It’s Snakes. each around 30). We’re close. They came to my wedding. I went to theirs. I first saw Fetchin Bones at the legendary Milestone club in Charlotte when I was probably 14 or 15, long before I met them. I was blown away. Fetchin Bones’ full-length debut,

1985’s “Cabin Flounder,” is a great record, manic and melodic, pretty, poetic and hyper. Listen to “Plus Seven” or “Brilliant” for a sense of how they could bridge a jittery energy with insistent melodies.

Nicholls and Pitkin still represent a kind of

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rock-and-roll ideal to me — they embody the dream of making music, building it into daily existence, being creative, hanging out, fusing thrift-store fashion, a neon primitivist visual style and attitude, a non-stop work ethic and a defiant of-thepeople, DIY, outsider-art vibe.

Nicholls is a wild and uniquely Southern thing — part Howard Finster, part Little Richard, part Rose Maddox and part Flannery O’Connor. You can hear strands of Cheap Trick, Can, Chic, the Cramps, Crazy Horse, Captain Beefheart, Exene Cervenka, and the Carter Family all braided together in the music Nicholls and Pitkin have made over the years. Nicholls has a crazed, theatrical wide-eyed howling delivery that could evoke Jerry Lee Lewis, or she could just as often shift into weird disco-era Mick Jagger faux-patois or a kind of vaudevillian sideshow belting. All over the place was always cool. Fetchin Bones was a band that swerved from cow punk to arena rock to muscle funk to jangle pop and beyond over the years. The toured to support R.E.M., the Replacements and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others.

It seemed like they were destined for pre-grunge hugeness. Then they broke up.

(There were a few minor reunion tours in the oughts, and this summer in Wisconsin there was an informal show including Nicholls, Pitkin and guitarist/singer/songwriter Gary White from the band’s first incarnation.)

Nicholls was always a kinetic entertainer — even during the ‘90s, when entertainment was suspect. She hopped all over, smacking a tambourine, honking on a tenor sax, working a vibra-flex or other noisemakers from her anvil case of toys, which doubled as a step stool if she wanted to jam the bell of her horn up and around her microphone. “I do love to jump around,” she says. “I’m a pretty big gesticulator and mover.”

The fact that Fetchin Bones, and the other subsequent Nicholls/Pitkin projects, were and have been headquartered out of Charlotte, which wasn’t necessarily a music-centric town for much of the ‘80s and ‘90s, sort of added to their takeit-or-leave-it-on-our-terms approach.

Remaining Charlotte-based signaled their not-giving-a-shit attitude as much as anything. In addition to making music, the couple run a boutique/clothing store that showcases their eclectic sense of style, which veers from retro classic to spaceage futuristic, from street to rustic. It’s like their music, which blends that blatantly synthetic with the handmade, pop with folk, robot with rude stomp.

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to their roots, in a way. It’s a new band, with younger players, and Nicholls is now playing drums — something she just sort of took up and does with admirable untutored abandon. Singing while beating drum heads and smashing cymbals sort of serves to constrain her combustible onstage energy. Nicholls says it’s good for her “to not necessarily always be a maniac on stage.”

Being trapped behind drums limits the amount of karate kicks and pogoing she can do.

“It does rein me in, and I think people like that,” she says.

The move to drums makes perfect sense in another way. Nicholls’ singing has always had a rhythmic focus. She routinely jams repeated vocal patterns into open spaces at the end of a phrase, making lyrical tidbits into a kind of percussive ornament. (Listen to the way she loops the words “Get it!” on the Fetchin Bones song “Stray.”) It’s almost like she’s been playing the drums and singing all along.

“For me, the drums are integral to all the songs that I write,” says Nicholls.

It’s Snakes marks the first time that Pitkin has returned to guitar in over 20 years, playing bass, taking up the drums and also tinkering with keyboards and sequencers in their different projects during that time.

“Throughout Sugarsmack, throughout Snagglepuss, everything since Fetchin Bones, he didn’t really play guitar,” says Nicholls. “But every day the way Aaron relaxes and mellows his mind is to play acoustic guitar, so he has an infinity of riffs and he’ll complete them. He’ll have an A part a B part – the whole thing.”

Prior to It’s Snakes, after Sugarsmack, Nicholls/Pitkin were in Snagglepuss from 1999 to 2013.

“That band was just seven people going balls out the whole time,” says Nicholls. “It was all protest songs, pretty much, about the state of the world, millennial creep.”

During that period Nicholls and Pitkin started a family, and they also started a kids-music project with some other instrument-wielding parents.

If there’s a through line to all of this, it’s just that the pair let their wide-ranging musical and artistic tastes guide them.

“All the bands we’ve done – we just do what the hell we want,” says Nicholls. “We couldn’t figure out a way to sell out even if we had ever wanted to.” !

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It’s Snakes play with Totally Slow on Oct. 21 at The Green Bean, 341 Elm St. in Greensboro. Call 336-691-9990 or visit gsobean.com/downtown for more info.

SEASON TICKETS Starting at $168 12-GAME PICK PLAN Starting at $96 Pick Your 12 Games INAUGURAL SEASON STARTS NOVEMBER 12 Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse

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We 12 TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS

w/Sun Dried Vibes /Of Good Nature

We 19 MARCO BENEVENTO & ERIC KRASNO BAND Fr 21 COREY SMITH Sa&Su CHRIS ROBINSON (2 Nights) 23&23 BROTHERHOOD 8p Sat / 7p Sun Th 27 PAPADOSIO /Consider the Source Fr 28 BARCODE: LIVE IN THE TRAP Sa 29 THE RECORD COMPANY@MOTORCO Sa 29 BIG SOMETHING w/Zach Deputy Su 30 AFTON MUSIC SHOWCASE 6p Mo 31 PULSE: Electronic Dance Party 9p NOVEMBER

We 2 KEVIN DEVINE & w/ Julien Baker & GODDAMN BAND T h 3 THE REVIVALISTS w/Stop Light Orchestra

Sa 5 START MAKING SENSE w/HmfO Th 10 Fr 11 Sa 12 Th 17 Fr 18 Sa 19 Sa 20 We 23 Fr 25

(TALKING HEADS Tribute) TAB BENOIT w/Mel Melton 7p BOULEVARDS w/TOW3RS + 8p MOON TAXI w/ELEL STICK FIGURE w/ The Movement

THE FILLMORE OLD HEAVY HANDS

Bulls Tavern (408 W. 4th St. Winston-Salem) Thursday Oct. 13 9 p.m.

“They say appearances are everything, but in the case of North Carolina’s tattooing troubadours, Old Heavy Hands, appearance is a livelihood. The unassuming trio comprised of Nate Hall, Larry Wayne and David Self are crafting some of the finest southern music. Old Heavy Hands lives just as comfortably on the record shelf next to Willie Nelson or Neil Young as it does between Lucero and Wilco.” - via Facebook !

Fri Oct 14

Sat Oct 15

Yelawolf

1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970 www.fillmorecharlottenc.com Oct 12: The Temperance Movement w/ The Sheepdogs Oct 15: Local Natives w/ Charlotte Day Wilson Oct 15: Vanic Oct 16: Red Oct 17: Ben Rector Oct 18: Attila Oct 21: Ride The Lightning & Shoot To Thrill Oct 21: Marshmello Oct 22: Andy Grammer and Gavin DeGraw w/ Wrabel Oct 22: Emo Night Brooklyn

TWC ARENA

333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000 www.timewarnercablearena.com Oct 23: Carrie Underwood

Sun Oct 16

DURHAM

SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS

Through The Roots

Corey Smith

Chris Robinson Brotherhood

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8003 Regency Pkwy | 919.462.2025 www.boothamphitheatre.com Oct 12: The Johnny Folsom 4 & Patsy Cline Tribute

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Carolina Theatre (310 S. Greene St. Greensboro) Saturday Oct. 15 8 p.m.

“After a long hiatus, the Squirrel Nut Zippers are marking the 20th anniversary of their most celebrated DECEMBER Fri and commercially successful album F r 2 THE BLACK LILLIES “Hot” with a 2016 tour!

Sa 3 DOPAPOD/Pigeons Playing Pingpong Oct 21 Pitchfork, which was in its second F r 9 THE SHAKEDOWN (Van Morrison) year of operation at the time, raved Tu 13 JASON BOLAN & about “Hot,” giving it a 9.5 and saySHOOTER JENNINGS ing, “When you first splashdown into We 14 THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS the CD, ya hit this realization: that & TURKUAZ people even older than your parents Sa 17 YARN & DUNE DOGS liked music like this. ‘Hot’ is exuberSa 31 BIG SOMETHING ant, gin house swing without apolo1 - 7 WINTER METAL FEST gies and it rocks without pretense. If 1 - 1 3 ZOSO Led Zeppelin Experience you can manage to resist liking it, you 1 - 1 4 ZOSO Led Zeppelin Experience must be dead.”

3 - 3 WHO’S BAD Michael Jackson Trib In honor of the album’s 20th Anni3 - 4 LOS LONELY BOYS versary, the band’s visionary creator 4 - 2 2 Y&T Jimbo Mathus, along with founding member and partner Chris Phillips Adv. Tickets @Lincolntheatre.com (Drums), have crafted a brand new & Schoolkids Records All Shows All Ages stage show including singer Ingrid Lucia of Flying Neutrino’s fame. Several 126 E. Cabarrus St. leading from New Orleans 919-821-4111 Oct musicians 22 & 23

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have also been enlisted to help serve up the band’s unique musical flavor, which owes its roots to that city.

Fans and critics alike have always had difficulty pigeonholing the band’s unique sound, with one critic aptly tagging them as ’30s punk.

NPR’s Morning Edition might have said it best, though, when they said: “It’s not easy to categorize the music of the Squirrel Nut Zippers, except that it’s hot!”

Tickets are $37.50, $32.50, $27.50, or $20.00, depending on location.

A $3.00 theatre facility fee will be added to each ticket. Prices do not include sales tax.

PSST… THE ORCHESTRA PIT WILL BE LEFT OPEN FOR DANCING! Contact the Carolina Theatre box office for tickets by phone at 336-3332605, or in person Monday-Friday from noon-5PM. There is an additional $3.50 per ticket web fee for Internet purchases at CarolinaTheatre.com; call 336-333-2605 to avoid those charges!” - via Facebook !

CAROLINA THEATRE

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CAROLINA THEATRE

310 S Greene St | 336.333.2605 www.carolinatheatre.com Oct 14: Ricky Scaggs & Kentucky Thunder Oct 15: Squirrel Nut Zippers

GREENSBORO COLISEUM 1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400 www.greensborocoliseum.com Oct 22: Newsboys

WHITE OAK AMPITHEATRE

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Parenthood blues: A Smudge on the family tree

by Lenise Willis

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ith their soft coos and tiny hands and feet, it’s hard to hate babies—well human babies. But what if you see your baby as a monster? What if Lenise Willis it terrifies you more than excites you?

What if it seems Contributing foreign to you, like columnist a science-fiction character? Using an abstract concept, playwright Rachel Axler asks the tough question, “What if a mother doesn’t immediately bond with her child?”

Of course as excepted from a writer for Parks and Recreation, Axler uses comedy to lighten the mood, using beeps, honks and flashing over baby cries, and adding glowing tubes and the like to represent

“Parenthood never looked weirder or more terrifying than it does in Smudge.”

-Rachel Saltz, The New York Times

the disconnect that could happen between a mother and child.

“Smudge is a unique blend of horror and quirky humor,” said Michael Ackerman from Spirit Gum Theatre Co., which will be performing the production next week.

October 21, 22, 28, 29 at 8 pm / 23, 30 at 2 pm “The playwright makes use of a Actor’s Group - 843 Reynoldaclever Rd, Winston-Salem $10 at the door (cash is preferred) / Mature audiences only us creepy, science-fi ction element to get Email us at spiritgumtheatreco@gmail.com to reserve your seats by special with Samuel French,What Inc to thinkPresented about thearrangement big questions. happens if new parents don’t automatically bond with their child? Or, if only one parent bonds, how does the other cope

with feelings of jealousy? What kind of strain does it put on a relationship when baby makes three?”

The play follows one young couple who are eagerly anticipating their first baby, but after it arrives they realize it wasn’t at all like what they were expecting. Cast in the production are Spirit Gum alumni Britt Cannino and Latimer Alexander, as well as newcomer Jonathan Furr.

“I think this show is going to catch people off guard,” Ackerman added. “If we do our job right, the hair will be standing up on the back of (the audience’s) necks one minute, and they’ll be laughing the next.” !

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Spirit Gum Theatre Co. presents Smudge next week, Oct. 21-23, and Oct. 28-30 at Actor’s Group, 843 Reynolda Road. Tickets are $10. For tickets or more information visit spiritgumtheatre.com.

‘Penny dreadfuls’ turn dreadfully funny in Triad Stage’s The Mystery of Irma Vep In Victorian England, ‘penny dreadfuls’ were cheap stories sold in parts weekly for one penny. Many of their subjects covered the supernatural, and basically they were so dreadful they only cost a penny. In Triad Stage’s production of The Mystery of Irma Vep, a parable of penny dreadfuls, Victorian morals and old Hollywood horror films, the spoofy ghost tale works well in their favor, laying the groundwork for a whirlwind of a comedy.

Last weekend, actors Haas Regen and Allen E. Read were put to work for their Triad Stage debuts, each acting as three eccentric characters. For both professionals, it was their roles as women that were the highlight of the evening.

Dressed in a grand 1800s dress, Read portrayed both a wife’s soft feminine side and playful nature as Lady Enid Hillcrest, the new lady of the house. He also captured the frantic antics of a frightened woman as a vampire chased her. A comedic athlete, Read quickly switched between Lady Enid, commoner Nicodemus Underwood and the Egyptian, Alcazar.

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the housekeeper. And, honestly, sometimes I forgot both were actually men— sometimes. Regen switched between Jane, Lord Edgar Hillcrest and a vampire intruder.

Often times characters had to interact with one another, which is when Read and Regen did their best work. In addition to running on and off stage, changing costumes quickly and yelling at an invisible counterpart off in the distance, there were times that both characters simply and playfully acknowledged the audience when hiccups occurred.

As Lady Enid (Read) distraughtly yelled for Nicodemus’ help, she suddenly realized that no help would be coming—because she (meaning he) was already there.

“You can’t meet with Nicodemus,” Jane (Regen) would tell Lady Enid (Read). “No, I mean you can’t meet with Nicodemus.”

And Lady Enid would realize—right, she is Nicodemus, and hurry off stage to become her counterpart.

The scenic design by Robin Vest is a must-mention, as well. The set is beautiful and elaborate, split between an old Victorian home and an Egyptian tomb.

The backdrop, which follows the sunrise and sunset framed the entire piece and set the tone for each scene. G. Clausen’s sound design, which included an organ reminiscent of old black-and-white horror films, shaped the mood of the play, too.

Director Bryan Conger, who will be leaving in a month to continue his career at Cape Fear Regional Theatre, did an outstanding job and left his five-year-old Triad family with a wonderful send-off.

We’ll certainly miss him.

Overall, the production is filled with plays on words, mild dirty humor and high energy that all made for a hilarious and light-hearted evening. And since the spooky tale revolves around the mystery of a dead woman, a mummy, and a werewolf, it’s the perfect way to kick off the month of Halloween. !

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The Mystery of Irma Vep runs this week through Sunday at Hanesbrands Theatre, 209 N. Spruce St., Winston-Salem. Tickets are $10-$60. For tickets or more information visit triadstage.org or call 336-272-0160.

Triad Stage is still venturing through Victorian England and Egypt this week while it continues its production of The Mystery of Irma Vep this week through Sunday. The silly comedy relies heavily on word play, mildly dirty humor and the antics of two very talented actors who each perform as several characters. With howling wolves, a roaming vampire and a mysterious mummy, the play is a great way to kick off the month of Halloween.

Thursday through Sunday this week, High Point Theatre is getting in the spirit with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, another one of my favorite musicals. Set in 19th-century London, the dark musical follows the vengeful accounts of an ousted barber, who had his family and happy life stolen from him by a powerful socialite.

Returning to London 15 years later, the bloodthirsty barber develops a wonderful scheme to both get revenge on the elite and help out the pie shop below his business.

“There are so many themes in Sweeney Todd that audiences can identify with—love, loss, longing and desire, revenge and even redemption,” said director Casey Kern. “But it is by no means a ‘conventional’ musical. It combines a variety of forms of music and theater into a truly unique theatrical experience.”

The cast is made up of more than 40 Triad area actors.

“We have been getting requests for a production of Sweeney Todd for years,” said HPCT President Allison Seals. “We felt as though the timing was right this year. We have assembled a phenomenal production team and incredibly talented cast and are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this twisted, yet beautiful, production to the Triad.”

Community Theatre of Greensboro’s Youth Theatre continues its production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, an adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic, Friday through Sunday. The young actors will explore the mischievous adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher.

Also running Friday through Sunday, this week and next week, is Greensboro College’s original play, Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians, playing at the Caldcleugh Multicultural Arts Center, 1700 Orchard St. Coming up next week is Theatre Alliance’s production of Silence! The Musical, a parody based on Hannibal Lector. !

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The Girl on the Train, adapted from Paula Hawkins’ best-seller by sceenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson and director Tate Taylor, is a crisp and classy mystery melodrama that remains taut Mark Burger and true to the novel.

Emily Blunt porContributing trays the title character, Rachel Watson, columnist who travels every day to and from New York City, drinking herself into oblivion and gazing wistfully from her window at the house she once lived in, when she was married to Tom (Justin Theroux), who has since married Anna (Rebecca Ferguson) – although they live nearby, and Anna is none too thrilled by Rachel’s unwanted, lingering attention.

Rachel’s attention is constantly drawn to Megan Hipwell (Haley Bennett), an attractive neighbor whose sudden and

inexplicable disappearance becomes an obsession for Rachel, who suspects she might somehow have been involved but was too inebriated to remember.

There are other characters seemingly integral to the plot, including Megan’s husband (Luke Evans), Megan’s handsome psychiatrist (Edgar Ramirez), Rachel’s roommate (Laura Prepon), and the obligatory detective (reliable Allison Janney) assigned to the case.

In unraveling its twisty yarn – and make no mistake, that’s exactly what The Girl on a Train is -- the film doesn’t necessarily play by traditional cinematic conventions, although it leans heavily on literary ones, yet it never strays too far. There are secrets and there are lies, hidden agendas and surreptitious betrayal, and somewhere at the heart of all that is the identity of a killer.

The performances are all first-rate, even if some of the film’s most interesting peripheral characters tend to be pushed aside or ignored altogether as the narrative concentrates on the mystery. Blunt and Ferguson are excellent, and although

Bennett bears an uncanny resemblance to Jennifer Lawrence, she comes into her own with a complex role. Theroux, whose marriage to Jennifer Aniston has frequently overshadowed his legitimate talents (he earned an Oscar nomination for the Tropic Thunder screenplay), also delivers a fine performance.

Character depth aside, The Girl on the Train is a whodunit at heart, and the characters (red herrings, many of them) are functionaries of the plot, and therefore expendable in service to that ultimate end, hence the truncated roles of Janney and particularly Prepon, who all but vanishes from the narrative (and not because her character disappears).

Nevertheless, The Girl on the Train is very much the cinematic equivalent of a page-turner, and it’s also refreshing to watch a mature, grown-up film populated by believable characters. Consistently absorbing yet shrewdly executed, to say nothing of shrewdly marketed, The Girl on the Train yields solid dividends on the investment.

Drama with dignity The compassionate detachment that writer/director brings to Chronic matches that of its protagonist, David (Tim Roth), a home-care nurse who tends the dying with dutiful diligence and a low-key yet pragmatic sympathy for his charges.

With cinematographer Yves Cape’s camera consistently stationery, the story follows David through his daily routine, an endless cycle that somehow assuages him or distracts him, from his own guilt and grief. There aren’t a lot of laughs in Chronic, but a gentle humanity shines through, particularly in David’s interaction with his patients (including Robin Bartlett and playwright/director Michael Cristofer, both matching Roth’s excellence).

Roth, also an executive producer, gives one of his more likable performances, even though the character of David remains something of an enigma throughout. The glimpses into his pri-

vate life indicate he’s subjugated not just past tragedies but the very vestiges of his own true personality. In the end, we scarcely know him better than we did at the beginning, although it’s clear he has a deep empathy for others – if not necessarily for himself.

That the film won the Best Screenplay award at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival is interesting, as the characters are as defined as much by their movements and gestures – often filmed from a respectful distance – as their words. Chronic is subtle film that nevertheless speaks volumes, although its twist ending might have packed more punch had it not recently become commonplace in other films.

– Chronic opens Friday

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A rocky romance Mon Roi (My King), the latest film from actress-turned-filmmaker Maiwenn (born Maiwenn Le Besco), is a portrait of a romantic relationship in all its ups and downs, reflected upon by Tony (Emmanuelle Bercot), an attorney recovering from a recent skiing mishap.

The object of her 10-year affections – and sometimes antagonism – has been Georgio (Vincent Cassel), a handsome, adventurous restaurateur whose powerful charms mask a deep-seated insecurity and irresponsibility.

Not that Tony is without blame herself, and the film’s screenplay (by Maiwenn and Etienne Comar) takes great pains – and its time – examining the flaws in both characters in a series of flashbacks, some of which are acutely uncomfortable in their believability.

There’s definitely a thematic resemblance to Ingmar Bergman’s classic Scenes from a Marriage (1973), which proves not to be a bad thing since Maiwenn brings a sharp eye to the proceedings. Even when the story meanders, which it certainly does, Maiwenn also has the added benefit of Cassel and Bercot, both of whom are terrific, displaying an effortless chemistry that makes their relationship altogether believable.

(In French with English subtitles) – Mon Roi (My King) opens Friday !

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BY DEONNA KELLI SAYED Lydia Millet is a prolific Pulitzer-nominated writer, with 10 novels and three young adult works to her credit.

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weet Lamb of Heaven, her recent novel, is a literary thriller that bears witness to the current political climate with paradigmshifting precision.

Millet worked as a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications. Perhaps she caught wind of America’s evangelical political underbelly long before the rest of us. In Sweet Lamb of Heaven, she peels back the layers of contemporary realities (think Trump, think Tea Party).

Think Sarah Palin and family values.

Think mind control.

Sweet Lamb of Heaven stretches this scenario as far as it can go, and then some.

The novel opens with the protagonist, Anna, discovering her pregnancy. Her Alaskan businessman husband, Ned, doesn’t want the baby. Anna sits through

a marriage-for-show and gives birth to a daughter, Lena.

Ned is an angular, smile-and-all-teeth clichéd conservative politician. Think Dimples. A suit and tie. Think extramarital affairs and empty religious rhetoric.

“He’d been indifferent to me for a long time, as he’s indifferent to most people who aren’t of use to him,” Anna reveals.

In addition to a distant spouse and a newborn, Anna starts to hear snippets of voices that only stop when Lena takes a nap. She hears hears foreign languages, lines of poetry, singing.

These voices aren’t violent commands or psychotic commentary. They have “the appearance of fluency in all tongues

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and gives an impression of encyclopedic knowledge.”

She researches potential causes, from visits to neurologists and therapists. Her questions and contemplations seem sane. But she has a deeper, more intuitive awareness. Anna knows that her, “brain’s a little above average, according to standard aptitude tests, but not far above.

Whatever intelligence I have isn’t rated for the ornate subtlety of the divine.”

What could be written off as a stress is compounded during an instance when Ned indicates that he hear the voices, too.

The voices stop the day Lena starts talking.

Six years later, Anna takes Lena and flees as Ned announces a run for Alaskan political office. Paranoid and unsure of Ned’s response, Anna navigates off the grid, surviving on a small family inheritance. She and Lena end up at a run-down Maine motel under the quiet care of the owner, Don. As the novel progresses, Anna discovers that others at the motel, a hodgepodge of characters from around the country, have something in common: they have all heard the voices.

“If you pay attention to the culture,” offers Don, the motel owner, “you can see these threads of recognition. There are interferences and smokescreens all over, but the threads are perceptible if you know where to find them.”

And, other things can be found, like Anna and Lena. Ned reappears in a diabolical manner. Anna realizes that her husband has known her whereabouts the whole time. The plot shifts when Ned kidnaps Lena to manipulate Anna back into

his life for photo-op campaign purposes.

Anna comes to understand that the some of the voices are connected to him, as well as to larger forces aimed at tilting humanity in a frightening direction.

These voices access a pulse that others seem to miss. They are the equivalent of communication in an ecological biome.

Trees “talk” with each other as a means for protection.

Anna writes in her diary: “What if one of the aspen trees was cut down, while the rest of the organism remained. Did the remainder grieve?”

(Millet, by the way, has a background in conservation. She has a North Carolina connection as a graduate of UNC and Duke University).

A lesser writer might take this intricate plot and literary device into the realm of overwrought woo-woo, but Millet’s writing is flawless, and the novel drips with lyricism. Sweet Lamb of Heaven is long listed for the National Book Award for Fiction.

Millet gives the reader a supernatural satire rooted in politics that seem saccharine but harbors malevolent objectives.

Her writing bends genres as she explores God, philosophy and politics and their intersections.

Considering the surreal twists of this election season, Sweet Lamb of Heaven is a story that many readers will find eerily relevant. !

Deonna Kelli Sayed is a Greensborobased writer. To learn more, visit dksayed. com and follow her on Twitter @deonnakelli

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Playing the Game Filmmaker Edwin Lewis freely admits that his feature debut Leaving the Game was a labor of love. Not just for him, but for the cast and crew – many of which performed more than one funcMark Burger tion on the production.

Filmed throughContributing out the Piedmont columnist Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Jamestown), the film is an urban drama starring Coty Galloway (also a producer, writer, editor and cinematographer) as Rick, who turns to dealing drugs for quick cash – especially since his girlfriend Ana (Rocio Thrasher) is pregnant.

Rick proves a quick study, but if he’s to keep Ana, he faces a potentially lethal dilemma. Leaving the game is easier than getting into it. Rick knows too much, and as betrayal simmers around him, he finds himself backed into a corner, unable to trust even his closest friends.

Leaving the Game will enjoy its world premiere at RED Cinemas in Greensboro, opening Friday, Oct. 14 and running through Sunday. There will be Q&A sessions following each screening, “and I will be at every one of them!” laughs Lewis, who’s excited to hear what audiences think of his film.

Lewis had previously made Leaving the Game as a short film, which he now considers a warm-up for the feature. In making the short, he discovered what he wanted and, just as important, what he didn’t want when it came time to expand the piece.

“We were just looking for a film we could do on a low budget, that needed no special effects or major places to film,” he relates. “I have a large number of scripts.

In fact, nearly anything anywhere will prompt a story in my mind. Stories just flow for me, whereas many writers say they don’t know where to go in a story. I have three or four different directions in my mind and have to figure out which one I like the most.”

Leaving the Game was filmed in 14 days – shooting 12-18 hours each day – and Lewis made every effort to maximize the time. He smiles. “People pick on me because I will film forever. I love it. I believe in coverage. I’ll do 20 angles of a scene! I never get tired of it.”

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Lewis isn’t averse to actors improvising from time to time. “I like when an actor can enhance his or her character. I welcome their thoughts and, if I like them, I shoot it.”

Shifting gears from one capacity to another proved challenging yet also expedient. “When you are at this level and working on creating better work with little working capital, you have to wear a lot of hats; that’s the only way to get it done.

We had no trouble with transition. We may be a small crew, but we have some very strong people on our team who can jump in where we need them. There were some very long days. I am proud of my work, but I think I may have to give myself a little more time on the next one.

“With all the long hours and hard work and many hats, it was still a fun project – with some very talented actors as well as a couple that were not so good, but I was able to get what I needed out of them. I have to say special thanks to Mad Talent for casting most of this project. They are amazing.”

The premiere Leaving the Game is merely the latest in a series of locally made films being shown at RED Cinemas – and it certainly won’t be the last, according to Jake Murphy, director of theater operations, who believes a local independent multiplex can do very well with local productions.

“I saw an opportunity,” he says. “September and October are traditionally a slow time, and I thought I could at least look locally and see what might drive traffic (to the theater). It’s a great solution to two problems: The filmmakers have a film that’s played theatrically, which makes it more desirable to a distributor, and it’s great for me because I have a local product I can promote. We’re truly local.”

Last month, when RED Cinemas screened Flowers, which was filmed in North Carolina, and actor Clifton Powell on hand, “the turnout was unbelievable,” says Murphy. “It was the top movie that opening Friday.”

Last week’s premiere of the horror anthology Witching Hour II was likewise wellattended. “We had the red carpet, WKZL did a live remote, we had photographers, the lobby was packed. It was exciting. It’s amazing to be a part of this.”

RED Cinemas is also in the process of upgrading the walls, seats and speakers in every auditorium. “In 2017, 15 out of 15 screens truly will be a luxury experience,” Murphy says.

“RED Cinemas has been so supportive of local filmmakers, going well out of their

way to allow local filmmakers to show their films there. I see big things happening with RED Cinemas and local filmmakers, but we have to understand it’s a business, and the theater has to make money in order for RED Cinemas to continue to support local filmmakers, so we need the community to come out and support us, see our films, and at the same time the filmmakers have put out high-quality films with strong story development that gains the interest of the community.”

As Murphy observes: “This business is an alchemy, not a science.”

Following the RED Cinemas screenings, Lewis will begin submitting Leaving the Game to film festivals and commencing work on his next projects. First up is the pilot for the proposed TV series “The PO,” about an idealistic parole officer whose investigative skills are put to the test when parolees are charged with other crimes, and he must prove whether or not the charges are valid.

Then, Lewis says, “we’re hoping to be in production in June 2017 for a film I have wanted to make for some time, called The Push. It’s an anti-bullying and juvenile

delinquency film that will open your eyes and touch your heart.”

Despite the obstacles, “the filmmaking community in this region is rich with talent and drive and fire for making films, being creative, and learning more and more. We have so much talent here. I know I am not the best, but I hope I’m not at the bottom, either. If we worked together, those who are best at what they can do can contribute their talents and at the end, together, we could create a film worthy of awards.” !

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eason #1 for showing the photos and describing the “Art Inspired Chef Tasting” that took place at West End Millworks is this: This hopes to be the first of many and we think you’d have a great time at the next one.

The Art Inspired Chef Tasting was part of a partnership with local restaurants and Reynolda House Museum of Art to celebrate Grant Wood and The American Farm. Grant Wood is the American painter known for his iconic American Gothic.

The chefs chose a painting at the exhibit and created a dish inspired by the work. Folks who attended heard why each chef chose the dish and how they drew inspiration from it for the dish. For instance, in Chef Harrison Littell’s course, he chose Early 20th Century Cradle Scythe. His dish was Porktoberfest. He told us, “I chose this because a scythe is used to harvest grain and we’ve used grain in every aspect of this dish. From the grain used for beer, grain in some way to feed the pork and

the beer was used to brine the vegetables so we kept it full circle.”

Other chefs took a more personal route, Jeff Bacon selected Grant Wood’s In the Spring, Farmer Planting Fence Posts. “The man in the painting looked just like my grandfather, who was a farmer in New York. He raised hogs and grew the most incredible tomatoes so the pork and tomato jam are a tribute to him He used to say, ‘who’d want to eat a grit?’ but then when he retired to the south, he fell in love with them and it proves you can change even when you’re 80-years-old.”

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Food | Cocktails | Silent Auction | Music $35 in Advance • $45 at the door The Art Inspired Chef Tasting was part of a partnership with local restaurants and Reynolda House Museum of Art to celebrate Grant Wood and The American Farm.

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Study for Breaking the Breaking the Prairie 1935-39 by Grant Wood Chef Tim Grandinetti of the Spring House · Savory Bison Hand Pie paired with Sutler’s Gin: Summers End Weaning the Calf 1875

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crunchy hazelnuts. It had a top filling of Matcha Cremeux and chocolate ganache The event was low-key with lively conversation as folks enjoyed touring the newly re-developed West End Millworks.

The last two courses were stationed inside the old flour mill. It is quite impressive and definitely worth a visit when you’re in the area. The Mill Works is now open for events and parties.

Proceeds from the event provide support for Reynolda House Museum of Art. You can see Grant Wood and The American Farm until December 31. !

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

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last call [LEO (July 23 to August 22) It is probable that others in your life may be erratic. Partner(s), clientele, good friends, and even professionals may be far less reliable than you would like. If this has already started, then do your best to choose activities that depend only upon yourself for a short time.

[VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You are somewhat edgy and irritable this week. Parts of your mind are scattered into so many corners that it is hard to pull everything together. But you know clearly where boundaries need to be drawn and you are not hesitant to do so.

The best of verbal warriors is concise and says what is needed, but no more.

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22) During this week you will be finishing projects of the last couple of months.

It is also possible that a relationship is coming to a closing phase. This could mean eventual separation. On the other hand, it does not have to be permanent, and may represent preparation for moving into the next phase of growth with this relationship.

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[HOROSCOPES] [SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Whatever is occurring in your life at this time is clearly intense and emotionladen. You may feel as though your very life depends upon making your point of view heard and acknowledged. It is important to play your personal political cards carefully. Don’t attempt a takeover unless you are prepared for a serious pushback.

[SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) For much of this week you are in a gregarious and talkative mood. You want to reach out to friends and share ideas. Love, relationships, and social life are given a go signal. Your mind is stable and organized to improve your higher good. Study and writing activities will go favorably.

[CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You are the initiator in every arena of your life. You are strong and confident. I would not want to be on your enemy list right now, lest you attack. Count to 10 and rattle your sabers before you explode. Give people a fighting chance. No doubt others will let you speak, break in line, or generally do what

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[AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Your ability to concentrate upon projects that require management of details is strong. Organizing files, closets and cabinets will clear the clutter from your mind.

Fortunately you are able to make mindful decisions. If information is needed, you can find it readily. The week favors education in practical skills.

[PISCES (February 19 to March 20) There are vampires loose in the world and the Fish tends to attract them. If you have experience, you probably have begun to smell them when they enter your vicinity. Those who have not will be learning a lesson soon. It’s a required course for this sign. Save some energy for yourself. Don’t take over someone else’s problem.

[ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your warrior self is front and center during this period. The best use of this energy is on behalf of the Greater Good or another person who needs a champion. Use that energy with thoughtful intentionality.

Your reflexes may be off kilter. Ground your adrenalin with heavy exercise.

[GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Irritability and a tendency to short temper may be your companions this week. Beware the temptation to obsess over minor issues. Take especially good care of your body at this time. You are in a physically low cycle and subject to accident or minor injuries with tools or vehicles.

[CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Although others are not fair on the playground of life, you and your partner are synchronous. The two of you are focused on practical affairs of living and you are in agreement about many things.

You have what it takes to be a warrior on behalf of yourself or others. People will listen to you.

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I’m a man who likes to girl-watch. I do this from behind very dark glasses, yet I still elicit scowls from women.

Amy Alkon Recently, I was at a help desk, and I availed myself of Advice the view down the Goddess receptionist’s top.

She quickly covered up with a scarf.

I’m puzzled, because there’s no way she could’ve seen my eyes. What’s going on here? — Sunglasses We all appreciate a nice view, but your eyes might be lingering a bit long in the wrong places if you hear stuff like “Sir... are you ready for my areolas to take your order?”

Hiding your boob recon behind pitchdark shades doesn’t help matters — but not because we have some magical ability to know when someone is staring at us. Sure, people will swear that they can tell — even if the starer is behind them or is behind dark glasses. However, unless they grew up someplace else — like on Planet 34 — they have no organ that would detect this. (Here on Earth, “eyes in the back of your head” is just a figure of speech — save for any rare genetic accidents.)

Why might we think we know when we’re being watched — even by someone we can’t see? Well, we may — subconsciously — be picking up on subtle reactions of people around us who can see the watcher. Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux explains that our amygdala — part of our brain’s threat detection circuitry — reacts beneath conscious awareness, messaging our body to get ready to run or rumble (that “fight or flight” thing). Among our body’s responses, our little hairs stand on end.

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We have a term for that “hairs standing on end” feeling, and it’s “being creeped out” — which is what women are experiencing when they can’t see what your eyes are up to behind those dark glasses. Evolutionary social psychologist Frank McAndrew published the first study on the nature of “creepiness.” He explains that the feeling that something is “creepy” is a self-protective response to “ambiguity” — our being unsure of whether we’re facing a threat.

We err on the side of assuming that we are — and in rushes the palace guard to barricade the cleavage with a scarf.

This woman you stared at was at the “help” desk, and no, that isn’t short for “Help yourself to a nice long look down my boobage.” Close-range staring at a captive audience like that is particularly creepy — as in, it’s rude. Again, the sunglasses don’t change that; they make it worse. If you’re going to girl-watch, do it in wide-open spaces, like on the street or in a mall, so you don’t make women feel like sitting ducks in pushup bras. You might also take off those spy glasses and engage with one of these ladies. If you get something going with a woman, gazing admiringly at her will seem like a form of flattery — as opposed to a sign that your mom reset the Net Nanny to block all those “filthy” webcam sites.

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I met this woman who’d dated my ex. In talking, we realized that he used the same romantic lines on both of us.

Granted, these made me feel good at the time, but I feel angry and stupid for falling for them. How do you know when a guy is sincere? — Scammed Understandably, you want a man’s lovey-dovey talk to come from the heart, not from a Word doc he saved on his hard drive.

However, a guy whose heartfelt remarks turn out to be a renewable resource isn’t necessarily some sneaky recycler. Consider how personality plays into this. Personality is a pattern over time of thoughts, feelings, and desires that shape how you behave. Research by social psychologist Nathan W. Hudson

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suggests that you may be able to change aspects of your personality through behavioral change — like by repeatedly acting more conscientiously. Still, Hudson — along with about 10 truckloads of other social psychologists — sees a good deal of evidence that personality is “relatively stable.”

In other words, even a sweet, sincere guy is likely to use some of the same romantic wordery with any woman he’s dating. What tells you whether he’s a good guy or he just talks a good game is time — reserving judgment on what you have together until enough time passes for you to hold up the sweet things he says to what he actually does. Wanting to see any discrepancies is really the best way to protect yourself from serial romancers — or worse. (“I bet you say that to all the girls you put in your freezer!”) !

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