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YES WEKLY
We at YES! Weekly realize that the interest of our readers goes well beyond the boundaries of the Piedmont Triad.

WED July 4
Old Salem, home of America’s first July 4th celebration, is hosting a Naturalization Ceremony on Salem Square and full day of Independence Day-themed family activities including rifle firings, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, puppet shows, patriotic music, a jazz concert, games, fire drills and more.

[YES!LIST]
[The quote:“What we hear is that the top leadership of the state Senate, the president pro tem, has been hearing from national Republicans not to make voting more convenient by helping counties with money that might be used for early-voting sites, and that’s a pretty disturbing attitude that they have.

[TEN BEST]
“America the Beautiful” Face it: Our National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,”is the Hummer of national anthems: clunky and hard to sing, a paean to war with the bombs and the rockets and whatnot, and hopelessly out of date. A more fitting tribute would be “America the Beautiful,” written by Katharine Lee Bates in 1895, which pays homage to the natural splendor and geographic diversity of our country.

[LOCAL TALENT]
What better fit for local talent on the Fourth of July than three best friends who have red, white and blue hair? Caiti “Rock Queen” Abbott likes jumping on trampolines, hanging out with cats, dancing in the kitchen and casting spells. Her favorite things about the US are “the freedom, the amber waves of grain and the purple mountains majesty.

[BUSTED]
Patrol officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department received information that a child had been repeatedly molested over a period of several months. Police identified 39-year-old Kenneth Dwayne Crowell, a friend of the child’s family, as the suspect.

Occupy Winston-Salem charts quiet course, away from electoral politics
“Right where I am,” Garner replied, “whenever I need to.” Garner, 55, is one of a dozen or so core activists involved with Occupy Winston-Salem who have been in a constant flurry of motion, but have receded from visibility as media attention has dropped and political energy has shifted to the presidential contest this year.

[SCUTTLEBUTT]
Peller fired political consultant Chris Church before the primary after questions arose about the consultant’s role in a coordinated electioneering effort that involved illegal campaigning at an early-voting location and deceptive statements to voters.

[BIDNESS]
The Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce announced on Monday that it will move two blocks from its current location at 601 W. 4th St. to a new office suite at 411 W. 4th St. after renovations are complete in December.

[AGENDA]
• Occupy Winston-Salem and Democracy NC host a petition drive and movie screening at Civic Park, located at the intersection of 4th and Trade streets, on Friday to share information about the implications of the 2010 Citizens United decision by the US Supreme Court on the election process.

Matlock star to Visit Twin City
Nancy Stafford is a former beauty queen and a successful actress, and though she has turned many a head, Nancy has never allowed Hollywood to turn hers. In fact, Stafford has walked away from lots of big time acting jobs. The reason? Her high standards and abiding faith in God.

The way things are done
It took 17 years and a collaboration between the Guilford County District Attorney, the Greensboro Police Department and Duke Law School to free LaMonte Armstrong after he was wrongfully convicted in 1995 of the murder of NC A&T University professor Ernestine Compton.

Adequate resources for early voting critical for smooth election
On the ground, local boards of election and voting-rights advocates are preparing for one of the most heated, partisan, high-stakes elections in memory.

[LETTERSTO THE EDITOR]
Thank you for trying our tacos [“Taco truck takes tactical territory”; June 27, 2012; by Brian Clarey]! I appreciate the review and hope you will come back and try some other items. We are a really small business with a large opportunity but also many obstacles.

[WHITE NOISE]
Greensboro News & Record reporter Travis Fain scored a rare double whammy this week with two hardhitting pieces in competing dailies.

[NEWS OF THE WEIRD]
Update: Last week’s News of the Weird gave serial impregnator Desmond Hatchett, of Knoxville, Tenn. Chuck Shepherd too much credit. It is true that he has fathered at least 24 kids by at least 11 different women (and has no hope of meeting child-support obligations), but he is hardly Tennessee’s most prolific.

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Calendar
Fridays, Now through September 1. Winston-Salem Summer Music Series. Corpening Plaza & intersection of 6th and Trade Sts., Winston-Salem..

What it means to be American
Sure, there are all sorts of statistics that say differently — 8 th in education spending, 49 th in life expectancy, 35 th in math scores,13 th in arts funding... . But our statement is more of an abstract, a qualitative assessment rather than a quantitative one.

Bahekelwa Imatha FaithAction board member
• When I came [to the US] I came on a student visa. There was a need to adjust my visa when there were changes in my country — I was looking to go back [to the DR Congo] but there was a war going on. Initially I didn’t intend to [become an American citizen].

Christie Haugh Health center manager
• I guess it would mean you are part of this country that supports individual freedom and the ability to make your own decisions.

Jodi Riddleberger Activist
• Think about our military men and women — they’re the perfect example of action behind the idea. They’ve chosen to be the most patriotic among us; they chose to put the country in front of their own lives. The work and the sacrifice they do on a daily basis is completely inspired by their patriotism and dedication.

Millicent Wilder Greason-Spivak Artist
• One of my favorite parts about being an American is the potential that exists here. It’s pretty exciting to live in a country where we enjoy a lot of freedoms that we actually take for granted. I’m pretty excited about living in a country where there aren’t bombs going off everyday.

SuperJam 2012 was Cole’s World, but Ross is still the boss
For the most rabid consumers of hip hop, it’s an indisputable fact that the last few lineups had left more than a little to be desired.

[EXTENDED PLAY]
The good news is, Tricky still love the kids, so get you a glass, mix the Coke and the Hen’, and celebrate America with Trick Daddy’s Fourth of July cookout at Ziggy’s.

[LOCAL & LIVE]
HOME GROWN MUSIC SCENE

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[TRIAD DJ PROFILE]
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[RYAN’S FORECAST]
Take a stroll down Walker Avenue on any given summer day and you’ll experience one of the most colorful communities in Greensboro.

HAMMER NO MORE THE FINGERS
It’s gotten to the point where a subpar release from Durham rock trio Hammer No More the Fingers would be a first. After four full-lengths and a new EP Pink Worm.

[FIRST FRIDAY]
Join the fun at Bliss & Company’s Tea Tree Tingle party. Meet local artists Erik and Charlotte Strom will be on hand to do a performance painting while jewelry designer Cindy Cage. will have her jewelry on display..

Western Film Fair rides again in Winston-Salem
In attendance will be dozens of dealers and vendors, peddling any and all kinds of Western movie memorabilia and collectibles, including DVDs, posters, photos, autographs, CDs and records, books, toys, magazines, Western costumes and props, and much more.

[Art] [Dance]
July 6. 5:30pm. Greensboro College Students’ Art Exhibits Opening Reception. Anne Rudd Galyon & Irene Cullis Galleries, Greensboro College. 815 W Market St., Greensboro..

[Stage]
Now through August 11. “Adventures in Theatre” Summer Camp Performances. Arts Council Theatre. 610 Coliseum Dr., Winston-Salem..

Spring Awakening, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, presented by Theatre Alliance
wstheatrealliance.org or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 800.838.3006. Please call Theatre Alliance at 336.723.7777 with any questions about this or future shows..

[First Friday Cont'd]
Live entertainment, free refreshments, and everyone who visits the art studio(inside the Old Greensborough Gateway Center) will have the opportunity to register to win a free sculpture, no purchase necessary..

[making a scene]
Not long after that she also started writing songs. Today she is a quadruple threat as a singer-songwriter-guitarist-pianist. And she does them all with the proficiency of one twice her age. In fact, she was voted Best Keyboardist in this year’s YES! Weekly.

A fearless warrior and a cuddly teddy bear: Guess which film is for kids?
Set in medieval Scotland, the story incorporates some of the region’s history and mythology (particularly the latter), and if it throws in bits of Irish, English and Welsh lore as well, who’s complaining? This is yet another winner for Pixar,...

Zali Mongolian leaves customers stuffed
I’ve never cooked with a shield and sword before, and eating at Zali Mongolian Grill is probably as close as I will come. Mongolian warriors used their shields as cook tops, a server tells me, which is why any Mongolian restaurant has a round grill. Unlike any other buffet I’ve been to, Zali provides uncooked meats and vegetables for selection.

Served
Okay — it’s the Fourth of July, so you likely will have hot dogs and hamburgers in your system at some point over the next few days. This is good news for me because hot dogs and hamburgers figure prominently in the news for the Triad’s culinary scene, sparse though it may be.

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[salome’s stars]
[CANCER] (June 21 to July 22) Your energy levels are rising, and you feel you can handle anything the job requires. That’s great. But don’t isolate yourself. Keep your door open to your workplace colleagues. BORN THIS WEEK: Your ambition makes you a success at whatever you choose to do — especially if it’s in the world of the performing arts.

The Advice Goddess
love • sex • dating • marriage • questions

Sports Trivia
5. During the 2011-12 campaign, Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick set a team mark for most shutouts in a season (10). Who had held the record?.

Kurt turns some heads
“I thought the race would play into our hands,” Busch said. “Our car was a little better on long runs than Bowyer, but he did a great job. I just kept thinking: ‘He’s a dirt-track racer from the Midwest. There’s no way he’s going to be able to run the road course.

Reflections at a waterpark
Yesterday I saw something I had never seen before — and that’s saying something, for I am a man who has seen much. What I saw was a barstool, a visual subject with which I am intimately familiar. But this one was different. It was made of bamboo — again, no big thing for me. I’ve been to Vegas. What made this one different was that it had a warning sign taped to it: “250 lb. Limit.”

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