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2 carrborocitizen.com/mill + april 2010 MILL April in Paris of the Piedmont or the record, I’ve never really and five-story downtown feels when the liked the phrase Paris of the economy turns around and all these projects Piedmont — not because it get built. isn’t cute and clever, but be- And yet, despite the dubious resemblance, cause some folks take it way Carrborites still strive to liken their home to Ftoo seriously. the City of Light. Now, I know a lot of y’all are quite fond of That effort never took a more odd turn it, so I’m not going to get too snarky; but than when the board of aldermen took up a really, now. Paris — 2.2 million people with a resolution during the fever pitch leading up 1,000-square-mile urban core — and Carr- to the invasion of Iraq. boro — 18,000 people with a 4.5-mile urban As you may recall, the French, along with core — aren’t exactly twins. most of the globe, refused to go along One thing the two towns have in common with Misters Bush and Cheney. This led to a though is that they lean toward the human near universal loathing of all things French, scale — Paris through excellent design, and except, of course, in peace-loving Carrboro Carrboro, until recently, because of the and several similarly minded burgs. One simple fact that no one wanted to build example of this loathing was the successful anything huge here. We’ll see how the four- effort by North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones bogged down when one board member Robert Dickson, Liz Holm, a r t d ir ec t o r to change the name of the frites in the suggested that the proclamation apply to P u bli sher [email protected] congressional cafeteria from french fries to oven-baked fries, because fried foods are [email protected] Marty Cassady, a d d ir ec t o r freedom fries. unhealthy. Purists on the board disagreed. Kirk Ross, ed i t o r [email protected] The Carrboro Board of Alderman said, “Mon So french fries are unofficially the official [email protected] c o n t r ibu t o r s Ava Barlow, Dieu, we’re having none of that.” food of Carrboro and, as fate would have it, Taylor Sisk, Susan Dickson, Vicky Dickson, So the board took up a resolution to name we have some pretty good examples of fries ma n ag in g ed i t o r Ashley Melzer, Jacquelyn Gist french fries the official food of Carrboro. around here — unlike Paris. [email protected] Cover Illustration by Phil Blank As you can imagine, it was not that easy. I’ll Quelle difference.*****

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beautiful invaders refused to leave. Moon the dog became their champion, bolting for the Birds door when neighboring cats threatened his By Jac quely n Gist charges, then returning to his watch on the couch. A mature bamboo forest has taken During Mom’s last summer a male sparrow over that yard. Grosbeaks do not thrive in built a nest in her yard. She watched the little thick bamboo. guy carry materials to the bird house in the I wake up earlier then I would like these days. middle of the pachysandra heart that domi- Leaving the bed to a warm James still quietly nated the view from her kitchen window. In snoring for another hour. Brew my coffee, our evening phone calls she would tell me of feed the cats, start James’s tea to later place join us on our his progress. Then the oddest thing happened. on his bed table. Walk through the cold dark patio After his nest was built the sparrow took to get the Times. At the moment when the award-winning perch on the roof of the bird house and be- temperature dips as the sun rises the birds stir gan calling for a mate. “Hey ladies, come see. I in the high red tips and make their way to the built the best house in the yard. Everything is feeders. A few sparrows and cardinals peck ready. Let’s start a family!” From first light to the ground at yesterday’s leavings. The doves where the wine tastes even better last he would sing his little heart out, pausing line up patiently on the fence top. The late- only to eat. Day in and day out singing on the rising downy won’t appear till my second cup. roof top, trying different songs. No lady bird Our raccoon empties the feeders overnight. ever came, ever, all summer. Mom watched I’ve seen her deftly hang from the fence and the sad little drama unfold. During each of my tip the feeder to her open mouth like we once visits that last summer the sparrow’s hopeless poured Jujubes from the box. Each morning I courting wove through our conversations. fill the green-spouted mixing bowl with sun- The new owners have removed the bird flower seeds and the tall flowered vase with house. mixed seed from the bags in the shed. Using at A Southern Season Years ago I shared a tiny green house under the plastic chair I can climb up on the garden Hours 201 S. Estes Dr. big oaks with a bearded man and a yellow wall to fill the feeders. The birds eat while the M-Th 7-9 University Mall dog. One winter our yard was taken over feeders still swing. By the time James comes F-Sa 7-10 Chapel Hill by a herd of grosbeaks. Loud, demanding, down to warm his tea the nuthatches, wrens Su 10-6 919.929.9466 never-satisfied grosbeaks. They ate only the and chick-a-dees have arrived. finest bird seeds, higher-quality fare than Gist is a member of the Carrboro Board of we fed ourselves. Fifty, maybe one hundred Aldermen.

MILL april 2010 + carrborocitizen.com/mill 3 shakori S P OT l i GHT S clydefest S P OT l i GHT S If it’s the weekend won both the ClydeFEST is subtitled “An Ex- around Earth Day, it’s 2009 Grammy for travaganza of Fun and Games” – Shakori time. Best Contemporary and from the looks of this year’s This year’s Shakori World Music Album rundown, the annual Bynum Hills Grassroots Festival of and Best Pop Instru- celebration of the spirit of the Music & Dance features mental Performance. critter-master himself looks to more than 50 bands per- Kouyate and Fleck be all that and more. forming on four stages have been touring for The festivities are set for over four days. the last few months Saturday, April 17 from 11 a.m. More than a promoting the album to 4 p.m. in Clydeville at the music festival amid the rolling fields of and will be sharing the stage at Shakori Bynum Ballpark, just around central Chatham County, Shakori is full Hills in addition to their own sets. the corner from Clyde Jones’ of art and activities for all ages. Lots of Other featured acts this year include: famous backyard full of giraffes, green demonstrations as well, including Chiwoniso, Rusted Root, Donna the Buffalo, alligators, deer, rabbits and paint and glitter Clyde’s wooden-animal the new project to “solarize Shakori” Abigail Washburn, Preston Frank, Vince Her- other chain-saw “critters.” Admission is cut-outs made especially to be taken with a 10-kilowatt solar panel generat- man & Great American Taxi, Rosie Ledet & $7 for adults and $3 for children. Adult home as signed souvenirs. Joining Jones ing system. The Playboys, Eilen Jewell, Crooked tickets include a chance to win a Clyde in the artfully decorated ClydeMobile Headlining the festival this year are Still, Scythian, Asylum Street Spankers, Sim Critter. Bynum is located off U.S. 15-501 will be his buddy Georgia folk artist Peter master Béla Fleck and Bassekou Redmond Band and The Hackensaw Boys. between Pittsboro and Chapel Hill. For Loose with his pet African tortoises. Kouyate, a griot from Mali who is a mas- Festival tickets are on sale now and information: 542-0394, chathamarts.org The ClydeFEST stage will feature live ter of the ngoni — the Malian version of available by phone and at shakorihills. (Rain date: April 18.) music by Tommy Edwards and Friends, the banjo. Concertgoers will get to expe- org/tickets-info. Four-day passes are Clyde will be making a critter at the Sandbox, the Northwood High School rience first-hand the musical interchange $90 in advance and $100 at the gate. festival to auction off to the highest Band, Dan the Magic Man and Girls of these two traditions. Kids 12 and under are free. Day passes bidder, with proceeds benefiting Cha- Rock North Carolina. Fleck’s latest project is Throw Down are $22 (Thurs), $30 (Fri), $37 (Sat) and thamArts, the county’s nonprofit arts The Durham Symphony Orchestra will Your Heart, Tales from the Acoustic Planet, $26 (Sun). Youth prices (13-15) are $11, council. present a musical petting zoo and Can-Tr Vol. 3: Africa Sessions, an album and film $15, $18 and $13. Tent camping is $10 There will be plenty of food and will provide pony rides. in which he travels to Africa collecting per tent and vehicle camping is $50 in refreshments on hand, and, as always, Proceeds from the festival benefit musical friends and banjo history. The advance and $60 at the gate. children will have the opportunity to ChathamArts. DOWntOWn CarrbOrO’S OWn OptiMiStiC reStaurant, Wine bar & Wine ShOp

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4 carrborocitizen.com/mill + april 2010 MILL earth day S P OT l i GHT S This Earth Day, learn about compost- growing fruits and vegetables using sus- ing, visit local farms and sample good tainable methods. food as part of several sustainable events Tickets are $25 per carload in advance and celebrations. or $30 the day of the event for the entire On April 10, head down to Southern tour, or $10 per car, per farm. The tour Community Park for the Town of Chapel will run from 1 to 5 p.m. both days. Hill’s annual Earth Action Day celebration, Printed maps and tickets are available from noon to 5 p.m. The event will feature at all Weaver Street Market loca- interactive exhibits and demonstrations, tions, the Durham Farmers’ Mar- live entertainment and local food. Partici- ket, Harmony Farms in Raleigh pants will be able to buy discounted rain and Chatham Marketplace in barrels, tour the Landscape Art installa- Pittsboro. For more information tions of the park or meet live animals from or to buy tickets online, visit the Piedmont Wildlife Center. carolinafarmstewards.org Participants can also learn about a Down at the N.C. Botanical wide variety of sustainable practices Garden, children are invited to at the event’s Sharing Earth Actions learn about worms and vermi- presentations. For more information composting in honor of Earth about Earth Action Day, visit townof- Day. At “Worm Worlds: Intro to chapelhill.org Vermicomposting,” children aged Interested in where local food comes 5-10 will make their own worm bins from? Take part in the country’s largest to take home. The event will be April farm tour right here in the Piedmont, 24 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Botanical April 24-25. The Piedmont Farm Tour Garden Education Center. Children must includes 40 farms in Orange, Chatham, be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Durham, Person, Alamance and Caswell The fee for the event is $25 per family, counties, with a major focus on organic $20 for garden members. To register, visit produce farms and community gardens ncbg.unc.edu or call 962-0522.

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MILL april 2010 + carrborocitizen.com/mill 5 ART NOTES S ArtsCenter kicks off major To mark the launch, an opening- campaign night party for invited guests will The ArtsCenter has announced a major take place in the new space at 109 E. campaign to raise funds to fix up its Franklin St. on Friday, April 9 at 7 p.m. downtown Carrboro location, retire some A special opening for the public will be debt and start a long-term endowment to held on Saturday, April 10 from 11 a.m. sustain its programs. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 11 from 1 Now in its 35th year, The ArtsCenter’s to 5 p.m. leadership is intent on getting its Main Street Works on exhibit will include water- facility in better shape. The Keep the Arts colors and paintings in oil, acrylic and Centered campaign, which runs from April mixed-media; ceramics; sculpture in 5 through July 1, has a target of $350,000. wood and metal; fabric constructions; ArtsCenter Executive Director Ed Camp said a and photography. Admission is free and down economy has had an impact. featured artists will attend the public “Unfortunately, we’ve been hit by the opening to answer questions and dis- double whammy of donations being down cuss their work. For more information, and programs not making money that they visit frankisart.com have made in the past,” Camp said. The organization, he said, needs to make Uncommon Garden tour necessary improvements to the building Tickets are on sale for the annual that have been deferred over the years. Uncommon Garden Tour. The May 1 One highlight of the fundraiser will tour of this exotic private garden is a be next month’s Cirque des Artes, a one-day per year event. The garden, Parisian-style street festival that will constructed over the past decade by run from noon to 11 p.m. on May 8 and sculptor Rik Hermanson, features artful feature music, street theater, foods and snakes, dragons, water features, rock a silent auction. For more information, assemblages, secret rooms, torii gates, visit artscenterlive.org performance areas and unique twists everywhere. Proceeds from the annual tour ben- efit The ArtsCenter. Visit uncommongar- den.org for information and tickets. PlayMakers holding fundraiser Carolina vs. Duke basketball tickets, a week-long trip to and dinner at The Fearrington House Country Inn will be among the many items available in PlayMakers Repertory Company’s upcom- ing online auction. Bids can be placed via the “Auction” link Uncommon Garden Tour on the company’s website, playmakersrep. First Sunday is still on four emerging artists — T. Coke Whitworth, org, from 8 a.m. April 1 until noon April 10. The Pittsboro Merchants Association Jessica Dupuis, Kia Mercedes Carscallen All proceeds from the fourth-annual and the Chatham County Arts Council are and Emily Scott Beck — who interpret auction will support the artistic, outreach making a special effort to get the word out ideas ranging from the personal to the and educational work of PlayMakers. that the April 4 First Sunday event is still political in a wide variety of media, styles Participants also will have a chance a go. and approaches. The exhibit is curated by to bid on vacation getaways, such as a The event, which features the works of Lauren Sanford. weekend at The Breakers Resort in Palm local artists and craftspeople, runs from The show opens Friday, April 9 at 6 p.m. Beach, Fla.; selections from local busi- noon to 4 p.m. with a reception featuring music by Lake nesses, including Peacock Alley, William Inferior. There is also a gallery talk with the Travis Jewelry and Persian Carpet; dinners New Currents at the artists and curator scheduled for May 12 at from Bonne Soiree of Chapel Hill and other Ackland noon. The exhibit runs through May 23. fine restaurants; events such as private Each spring, UNC’s Ackland Art Mu- dinners with celebrity guests; plus one-of- Blunden Studio seum presents New Currents in Con- Frank cranks up a-kind treasures, including a signed poster architects temporary Art, an exhibition of works by The Franklin Street Arts Collective will of basketball star Tyler Hansbrough and a graduating UNC Master of Fine Arts stu- celebrate the opening of its new gallery, check out our new website basketball signed by the members of the blunden-studio.com dents. Marking the culmination of a two- FRANK, from Friday, April 9 through Sun- UNC basketball team. 919 967 8505 year program, New Currents introduces day, April 11.

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The Eater remains fry picky. Quebec’s, with cheese curds and gravy. Would you Fortunately, one does not have to Milltown has the thinnest around and like fries with travel far to find a quality version of the their crispiness helps them stand up to classic frites. As you might expect, Car- the curds and gravy. Served in a nifty that? rboro, which once tried to declare french metal cup. In most places in this country, what is fries as its official food (see the ILLM • Elmo’s — Not as crispy as the above, done in the name of french fries leaves intro on page 3 for that odd story), has but that’s by design. Elmo’s fries are of The Eater with true pomme de terror quality fry work in abundance. Following the shorter, wide-cut variety with lots of — soggy, greasy and seemingly potato- are The Eater’s top picks: potato flavor as a result. Kids love ’em. less. Doused with finely ground salt, you • Acme Food • Spotted Dog have everything your doctor and Satchel & Beverage — Beer batter is Page warned you about. Surely, as Page Company — the secret to the said, bad fries “angry up the blood.” By Thin(ish), very Dog’s thin-cut contrast, a good batch of fries — crisp, crispy, a light fries. somewhat dry and very potato-y — is a bit of garlic and • Southern true earthly delight. seasoning and Rail — Special Fries are a messy business. The a heaping portion make the Acme kudos for SR’s dedication to the tater tot, No fry article is complete without a Eater’s misspent youth included a stint burger and fries a classic combo. the french fry’s squat, course-grained hat tip to the fine folks at Crook’s Corner, as a night porter in a Florida Burger King, • Tyler’s Tap Room — Tyler’s offers cousin. Tasty, very spudish and, yes, fun who have been at the vanguard of good which left a lasting impression of the a great example of what garlic fries are to eat. (Make sure to let ’em cool for a fries in this area for decades. Crook’s mass-fry industry. Filtering fry oil and meant to have – specifically, lots of garlic. moment.) fries are straightforward potato good- every few nights adding that square gi- Slightly larger cut than Acme and crispy • Bada Wings — For a different twist ness. The large portions are crispy and ant block labeled “lard” proved a turnoff. as well. You can even get extra garlic. that features one of North Carolina’s simply seasoned. Go figure. • Milltown — Hard to go wrong with leading crops, try the Bada’s sweet po- If you’d like to leave your thoughts on The fact that the King and just about the three varieties offered — Belgian tato fries. Served lightly sweetened with fries or anything else foodly, please visit everywhere else now uses vegetable oil Frites, Quebec Poutine and English apple butter as a dipping sauce. The Eater’s Facebook page at facebook. has not blotted out that memory, and Chips. The Eater’s favorite are the And just over the line . . . com/pages/The-Eater/225732897271

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4/1 4/2 4/4 10th Anniversary Brett Harris Todd Snider The Cave Nightlight The ArtsCenter The Cave has been around, A CD release party for Harris, Wry, sharply penned songs, well, about forever, so this a and multi-in- including “America’s Favor- 10th is in honor of Mr. strumentalist from Durham. ite Pastime,” which is about Mouse’s tenure. Music by Luego and Bright Young the no-hitter pitched by Brandon Herndon and Things open. 10pm, $5 or Doc Ellis of the Pittsburgh John Pardue, Taz Hallow- $8 for admission and a CD. Pirates in 1970 while he een, Stu Cole, Randy Whitt was on acid. 9pm, $20 and others. 7:30pm on. 4/3 4/5 Carolina Midlake Chocolate Drops Cat’s Cradle Ted Leo & The Cat’s Cradle John Grant opens. Pharmacists They’ll be freshly returned 8:30pm, $12-$14 Cat’s Cradle from the annual Black Screaming Females 100 Monkeys and Pink Flag open. Banjo Gathering Re- Local 506 union in Boone. Katharine An all-ages show start- Whalen’s Parlour Folk ing at 9pm. $12-$14. Troupe opens. 7:30pm, $15 S birds of avalon 4/6 local 506 S

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4/22-25 Shakori Festival Silk Hope See story on page 4 for a look at the an- nual grassroots-music and dance festival.

4/24 Harvey Dalton Arnold Band Blue Bayou Mr. Arnold, (aka Buzzy) of quasi 4/26 cat’s cradle Pleasant Grove, N.C., has a resume that includes 4/6 4/10 4/12 stints with The Outlaws Mitch Easter Earth Action Day The Appleseed Cast and Vassar Clements. Local 506 Southern Community Park Local 506 9:30pm, $8-$10 Birds of Avalon, Citay The Town of Chapel Dreamend opens. harvey dalton arnold 4/24 blue bayou open. 9:15pm, $8 Hill’s annual celebra- 4/25 College Comedy tion of sustainability. See Durham Symphony Contest 4/7 spotlight on page 5. Cameron Park DSI Comedy Theater Enjoy a lovely spring White Rabbits Acid Mothers Temple Student comics from UNC concert in the park in Local 506 Local 506 and Duke square off in Hillsborough. 3pm Let’s Wrestle opens. 9:30pm Live from Japan. Over- the early round of this Gain Optimal Death and national competition. 8pm 4/26 4/9 Clang Quartet open. 2nd Friday Artwalk 9:30pm, $10-$12 4/13 Quasi Cat’s Cradle Various locations Monotonix 4/11 Let’s Wrestle opens. Lovely weather ex- Cat’s Cradle 8:30pm, $10-$12 pected for the monthly, Playwrights The Thermals, Past Lives bela fleck 4/22-25 shakori hills festival art-filled stroll about. Roundtable and Bellafea open. Owen Pallet In the Year The ArtsCenter 8:30pm, $12-$14 4/17 The Chapel Hill Garden Local 506 of the Pig An evening of eight Snowblink opens. ClydeFEST Club’s annual Spring Nightlight new short plays show- 4/14 9:30pm, $10-$12 Bynum Garden Tour will be held casing works by local Roman Candle In Year of the Pig’s CD The annual salute to from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. release party. Monsonia, playwrights. 7pm, $5 Cat’s Cradle Saturday, April 17, and suggested donation Clyde Jones with music, Hiss Golden Messenger The Ravenna Colt and games, art and more. See 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, and the Collection of the The Parson Red Heads spotlight on page 4. April 18, and includes eight Late Howell Bend open. open. 8pm, $10 exceptional private gardens 4/17-18 in the Lake Forest neigh- borhood. $15-$20. Visit Spring Garden Tour chapelhillgardentour.net S S S Lake Forest S

MILL april 2010 + carrborocitizen.com/mill 9 MILL CALENDAR S LITERARY Carrboro Branch Library Ongoing Events — Storytime, Saturdays at 10:30am; Toddler Time, Thursdays, 4pm; Entertainment Adven- tures with family fun programs featuring dancing, song, animals, and sometimes magic, third Sunday of every month at 3pm. Chapel Hill Public Library Ongoing Events — Story Time, for ages 3-6; Junior Book Club, for readers grades 1-3; Time for Toddlers, for stories, songs and activities; Baby Time, for children between 6 and 18 months; Teen Book Club, for teens in grades 6 and up; Book- worms Club, for grades 3-6, each month children in this program read and discuss different novels from a list of titles nominated for the N.C. Chil- dren’s Book Award. Dates and times vary. Books Sandwiched In — America, America, A Novel by Ethan Canin. April 7, 11:30am Meet the Author Tea: Jackie Shelton Green. The Piedmont Poet Laureate will be reading from her Jackie Shelton Green Randi Davenport works. April 16, 3:30-5:30pm Monday Night Book Group — In Defense of Food: An Kim Wright reads from Love in Mid Air. April 17, 11am Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan. April 18, 7-9pm in Bland Simpson reads from The Inner Islands. April 18 dance the conference room. 2pm Participatory Earth Week Film — The Cove, a 2009 Best Documenta- Jim Dodson reads from A Son of The Game, April 24, Ballroom — Fourth and fifth Thursdays, 7-9:30pm. ry Award winner, is being shown as part of the Library’s 11pm Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Earth Week celebration. April 20, 6:45-8:15pm NC Poetry Society Poetry Series-features readings by Hill. $2, 968-2070. Pajama Story Time — Children are invited to put on John Amen and Lenard Moore. April 25, 2pm Carrboro DanceJam — Free-style dance. First Fridays, their pajamas and listen to stories about bedtime. April Susan Rebecca White reads from A Soft Place To Land. 8pm, Balanced Movement Studio, 304 W. Weaver St., 28, 7-7:30pm. upstairs. 968-8776. chapelhillpubliclibrary.org FLYLEAF books Ballroom Dance — Second Saturday of every month, Preschool Storytime — Every Thursday morning at recorded music Triangle Stardusters, 8-11pm, $7 Cybrary 10:30am. Poetry on Your Plate — annual celebration of StarDusters members and students, $12 others. Couples Sacrificial PoetsO pen Mic —Every first and third National Poetry Month. Local poets Jeffery Beam, and singles are welcome, Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Wednesday, 6-8pm. Kim Holzer and Dasan Anahu will read from their Garrett Road, Durham. 942-7232 works and discuss the writing and publishing Your Story Writer’s Group — Meets every fourth Special Contra Dance — Foolwind Weekend Advanced process. April 15, 6:30pm Saturday, 10am-noon. dance (no lessons or walkthroughs) with music by Atlan- tic Crossing. April 3, 1-4pm, Century Center, $9, Presented Poem in Your Pocket Day — Stop by the Carrboro Author Events — Robert Boisvert reads and discusses his by Triangle Country Dancers & First Saturday Dance Cybrary on Thursday, April 29th, 9am-5pm, and join new short story collection, Golgotha. April 1, 2pm us in celebrating the 3rd annual National Poem in Your Randi Davenport reads from The Boy Who Loved Special Contra Dance — Foolwind Weekend with live Pocket Day by picking up a free poem for your pocket to Tornadoes. April 1, 7pm music by Footloose. April 3, lesson at 7:30, dance 8-11pm. Presented by Triangle Country Dancers & First Saturday share with family and friends. Local poets are encour- Suzy Barile reads from Undaunted Heart: The True Story Dance aged to submit their pocket-sized poems for distribution. of a Southern Belle & a Yankee General. April 5, 7pm Contra Dance — live music by Perpetual e-Motion. April Book Discussions — Carrboreaders Book Club meets to Connie Riddle reads from her story in A Cup of Comfort 9, 8-11pm, Century Center discuss Something for the Pain: Compassion and Burnout for a Better World. April 6, 7pm Special Contra Dance — All Out Bailout Weekend in the ER by Paul Austin. April 13, 7pm Main Street Rag Publishing Co Reading & Open with music by Crowfoot and Contrazz, April 24, 8-11pm, 100 N. Greensboro St., 918-7387, Mic Series with Ruth Moose & David T. Manning, April Century Center [email protected], 8, 7pm Square Dance — NC Squares presents a square dance co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary Anna Baltzer gives a multimedia presentation on her with live music by fiddlers Buz Lloyd and Randy Johnson book and DVD: Witness in Palestine. April 12, 7pm McIntyre’s and the Carolina Cutups, and caller Glenn Bannerman. Author Events — Lee Smith reads from Mrs. Darcy and Malcolm Jones reads from Little Boy Blues, April 13, April 10, Pleasant Green Community Center, $8/$6 The Blue Eyed Stranger: Stories. April 3, 11am 7pm student, ncsquares.com. Anastasia Hobbett reads from Small Kingdoms. April Bland Simpson reads from The Inner Islands: A Carolin- Contra Dance — Carolina Song and Dance Association 8, 2pm ian’s Sound Country Chronicle. April 16, 7pm presents a community contra dance with live music by Nan Chase reads from Eat Your Yard!: Edible Trees, Wayne Calwell reads from Requiem by Fire, his new the Carolina Cutups, April 16, 8pm (7:30pm lesson), Car- Shrubs, Vines, Herbs & Flowers for Your Landscape. April novel. April 17, 2pm rboro Century Center. $8. csda-dance.org. 9, 2pm Poetry reading: Richard Krawiec, Bruce Lader & Sara Giada De Laurentiis sign copies of her book, Giada at Claytor. April 18, 2pm Home: Family Recipes from Italy and California. April 10, Lois Lowry reads from her new middle-grade novel The theater 2pm Birthday Ball. April 22, 7pm The artscenter Connie Domino will read from The Law of Attraction: Poetry Reading by Alex Grant & Roy Jacobstein. April Home is Not One Story: The Hidden Voices program Develop Irresistible Attraction. April 11 2pm 23, 7pm on home and homelessness. April 9 & 10, 8pm star Trisha Yearwood will read from Robert Goolrick reads & signs A Reliable Wife. April 25, Playrights Roundtable — Playrights lab presents read- Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood. April 14, 7pm 1pm ings of short, original works. April 11, 7pm discusses Anne Ross will read from Miss Julia Renews Her Vows. Brett Webb-Mitchell Beyond Accessibility: April 15, 2pm Toward Full Inclusion of All People in the Body of Christ. DSI comedy April 25 4pm dsicomedytheater.com, 200 N. Greensboro St. Todd Johnson will read and discuss The Sweet By and Michele Young-Stone reads from her new novel The 225-6330 By. April 16, 2pm Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors. April 27, 7pm

10 carrborocitizen.com/mill + APRIL 2010 MILL Stories of common folk, from a guy with uncommon talent By Vicky Dickson one for Wells Tower. Not that he’s A Chapel Hill native, Tower grew bia, Tower did nonfiction pieces for unappreciative of the widespread up reading anything he could get his Outside, Harper’s, The Washington critical acclaim his book has hands on and sleeping in a bed full of Post Magazine and other periodicals. received – what writer wouldn’t books. He didn’t head straight into a For one of his Post features, he took enjoy reading glowing reviews of career as a writer though, choosing a job with a traveling carnival, where his debut collection in such pub- instead to major in anthropology and he wrote up his observations in the lications as the New York Times or sociology at Wesleyan, and at one time bathroom, so as not to blow his cover. the New York Review of Books? But seriously considering the pursuit of a The carnival gig also inspired “On the book signings, readings and doctorate in anthropology. He sees the the Show,” one of the stories in interviews attendant on first the similarities between social science and Everything Ravaged, Everything publication and then the paper- literature: “Ultimately, the missions are Burned. Like others in the collec- back edition of his book have got- the same: to say something meaning- tion, it’s a vivid story of ordinary ten in the way of Tower’s need to ful about what it is to be a person.” people, trying, unsuccessfully, to get make some progress on the novel But being a lover of words, he was what they want out of life. Without he’s begun. put off by all the scientific jargon, and Tower’s stunning writing and obvious For Tower, fiction writing re- concluded that fiction writing was, for compassion for his characters, the quires practically a feat of self- him, a more useful tool for getting at stories might be depressing; but in hypnosis. “You’d almost rather human experience. his hands, they shine. Wells Tower photo by harrison haynes do anything rather than write, The ethnographic training came So here’s hoping for Tower to clear it’s so hard.” in handy anyway. After getting an out some space in his schedule for or a fiction writer, it Given the easy flow of his nar- M.F.A. in fiction writing from Colum- that novel. must be one of life’s ration, though, Tower’s readers bigger ironies: success, won’t necessarily appreciate the and the renown it brings, struggles that produce it. Unless makes it harder to pursue they’re fellow writers, they may Fyour chosen career. The more not understand that that kind of well-known a writer becomes, the dead-on dialogue and meticulous less time and solitude he actually word choice can’t be achieved has to pursue his craft. without huge effort, without lots So the year following publica- and lots of revision – even for tion of his short-story collection writers, like Tower, who’ve been Everything Ravaged, Everything blessed with an abundance of Burned has been a challenging intelligence and natural ability. LIT n o t e s S Independent Booksellers. Look for local legend Bland And be sure to mark your calen- Simpson to appear at a couple dars for the April 24 launch party 4/3 EIGHTwentythree Bluegrass Band of venues this month. The multi- for 27 Views of Hillsborough: A talented writer, creative-writing Southern Town in Prose and Poetry. CD release party teacher and member of the Red The compendium of fiction, jour- Clay Ramblers will do a reading, nalism, poems and essays by such 4/10 Felonious Jazz with Bryan Gilmer with music, of The Inner Islands: A resident luminaries as Hal Crowther, & Sawyer-Goldberg Swing Band Carolinian’s Sound Country Chron- Allan Gurganus, Randall Kenan, Jill icle on April 16 at 7 p.m. at Flyleaf McCorkle and Lee Smith is bound Books. If you can’t make that date, to be a fascinating read. And since 4/22 Acclaimed Children’s Author head to McIntyre’s Fine Books in many of the book’s authors will Fearrington Village on April 18 at be talking about their work and Lois Lowry 2 p.m. for another opportunity to signing books at the 3 p.m. party hear Simpson read. at the Orange County Main Library, the event is one you won’t want More events at flyleafbooks.com to miss. For more information, call 245-2525, or check co.orange. 752 MLK Jr Blvd (Historic Airport Rd) Chapel Hill nc.us/library/about.asp Next to Foster’s Market & Flying Burrito S SS 919.942.7373 * flyleafbooks.com MILL april 2010S + carrborocitizen.com/mill 11 hip hop S P OT l i GHT S

Friday, April 16 Wednesday, The semester is winding down and He’s out touring his latest release, Jedi Mind Tricks, Dow Jones April 28 the heat is turning up. Sunshine and Deal or No Deal. Doors at 8:30 p.m. and Skyblew Clipse & Friends Present: The springtime are busting out all over and show at 9:30, $12-$14. Two Jedis — one from Philly, one from Fam-Base Tour and the long-range forecast for April Camden — debuted in 1996 with a Clipse was put together by Gene and is calling for scattered parties. To get Thursday, April 15 release called The Psycho-Social, Chemi- Terrence Thornton (better known as yours started, there’s a host of hip Allen Mask, K.O. Kid and cal, Biological, And Electro-Magnetic Malice and Pusha T) in their home- hop heading to the Cradle. Addictive Nature Manipulation Of Human Consciousness, town of Beach. After label Celebrate tax day with Chapel Hill’s which sounds plenty tricky. They later hassles, they finally broke out with Tuesday, April 6 own Allen Mask, who has just re- went on to record Visions of Ghandi. Hell Hath No Fury. Now they’re out Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf and leased his solo debut, Pilot Season, on They’re out touring their latest release, touring their latest release, Till The Joe Scudda Playhouse Records. The K.O. Kid will Army of Pharaohs -The Unholy Terror, Casket Drops, which dropped in early Khalifa, perhaps the biggest rapper be visiting us direct from France. which hit the streets March 30. Doors at December. Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9, to come out of Minot, N.D., just made Doors at 8:30 p.m., show at 9:30, 8:30 p.m., show at 9:30, $16-$18 $18-$20 the cover of XXL as frosh of the year. $8-$10

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MILL april 2010 + carrborocitizen.com/mill 13 Ashley Melzer writes the Gimme Five! column for The Carrboro Citizen’s MILL blog (carrborocitizen.com/mill/tag/gimme-five), in which she asks five local bands five probing questions. Below is a selection of favorites from the column to date.

g Billy Sugarfix The Citizen: Who/what might be a few inspirations or influences that might really surprise people? BS: Enya. I like Enya. Yes that’s right … the Celtic New Age “Sail Away” lady. H I think “Orinoco Flow” is a brilliant piece of music. So there. 4/2 Fri HOUSE OF FOOLS / JOSH MOORE / BJ BARHAM Katharine Whalen 4/3 Sat 100 MONKEYS TC: Describe the last time you felt really lucky. 4/5 Mon MC FRONTALOT / BRANDON PATTON 4/6 tue MITCH EASTER / CITAY / BIRDS OF AVALON 4/7 Wed WHITE RABBITS / LET’S WRESTLE KW: This past month, when I was snowed in for three days with my family 4/8 thu SPIRITUAL REZ and lots of supplies (and cats) and I wrote four songs. 4/9 Fri DTH Diversions Showcase: LUEGO / THE BEAST DIRTY LITTLE HEATERS / JASON KUTCHMA 4/10 Sat RED SPAROWES / DOOMRIDERS 4/11 Sun ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE / OVER-GAIN OPTIMAL DEATH Reese McHenry of Dirty Little Heaters CLANG QUARTET Billy Sugarfix 4/12 Mon THE APPLESEED CAST / DREAMEND TC: When exactly did rock die and what are the Dirty Little Heaters 4/13 tue TIM BRANTLEY / SHAWN FISHER doing about it? 4/14 Wed ALOHA / POMENGRANATES / BEN DAVIS & THE JETTS 4/15 thu GOSSIP GROWS ON TREES / THE FUTURE IS ME 4/16 Fri XIU XIU / TUNE YARDS RM: We all know that Starship killed rock and roll. How one band can fall 4/17 Sat CHRIS PUREKA / XYLOS from “”/”White Rabbit” to “”/”We 4/18 Sun TITUS ANDRONICUS / SPIDER BAGS Built this City” is seriously beyond me. As a band, we struggle and truly try 4/19 Mon NICK HOWARD 4/20 tue SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE to write the greatest songs on the face of the Earth….. Hopefully, we’ll be 4/21 Wed LA STRADA able to write really good songs before we get to “” – but 4/22 thu THE COATHANGERS 4/23 Fri CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE we’ll see what happens. MAGICAL BEAUTIFUL 4/24 Sat VIOLET VECTOR & THE LOVELY LOVELIES THE HUGUENOTS with DJ Mixcake 4/26 Mon OWEN PALLETT / SNOWBLINK Reid Johnson of Schooner 4/29 thu SGRAVEYARD FIELDS CD Release Show TC: What made you/when did you decide to release the newest Schooner 4/30 Fri HAMMER NO MORE THE FINGERS / DEMON BEAT LILLE BRONZE music on CyTunes? 5/1 Sat ORANGE CD Release Show with RYAN GUSTAFSON 5/4 tue LOCAL NATIVES / SUCKERS RJ: After having this EP recorded and sitting around waiting to be released, 5/5 Wed CAPTURED BY ROBOTS I felt like CyTunes would be the most meaningful place for it. I was good 5/6 thu HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL 5/7 Fri I WAS TOTALLY DESTROYING IT / SUGAR GLYDER / BUSTELLO buddies with Cy; we used to play basketball together and do sketch comedy 5/9 Sun Cat’s Cradle Presents ALL LEATHER / YIP YIP in “The Popular Kids” comedy troupe that would perform at Kings Barcade. 5/12 Wed MALAIKAT DAN SINGA 5/14 Fri FAN TAN / FREE ELECTRIC STATE / CITIFIED Giving the music to a cause felt right, especially after working with a 5/15 Sat Closed for Private Party sweetheart like Jerry Kee on the recording. 5/16 Sun EVERYBODY WAS IN THE FRENCH RESISTANCE…NOW 5/20 thu BLACK SKIES / MUSIC HATES YOU / MAKE Katharine Whalen 5/21 Fri CHARLIE MARS 5/22 Sat Cat’s Cradle Presents MATT POND PA / BOBBY LONG Pete and Andrea Connolly of Birds 5/28 Fri SAM QUINN 5/29 Sat GIL MANTERA’S PARTY DREAM and Arrows 6/3 thu AMERICAN AQUARIUM TC: What did you dream of being when you were a kid? 6/8 tue Cat’s Cradle Presents NATIVE / THIS TOWN NEEDS GUNS (How’d that turn out?) 6/15 tue DISAPPEARS / WOVEN BONES 506 W. Franklin St. • Chapel Hill PC: I told my mom when I was 5 that I wanted to be a jet airplane salesman 942-5506 • www.local506.com or I could fall back on being a Rockstar…. The air industry doesn’t look so enticing anymore, so I’m working on the Rockstar thing. support AC: Well, music and performing is the only thing I have ever done since I could talk. So I would have to say a musician of some kind. Then, when I picked up a in middle school and got introduced to classic locaL rock, I wanted to be Stevie Nicks. Oh, and I also in the back of my mind wanted to be a vet, like a lot of little kids. I loved animals. So I actually tried this for a semester in college and after castrating a pig I realized it wasn’t for me. So, back to the stage. BIZ Reece McHenry

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