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“They saved my life,” he said. “No exaggeration.” Some North Carolina musicians are putting out records to help the Shalom Project (theshalomprojectnc.org) continue its services to the community. The nonprofit organization, based in Winston-Salem, also offers a free clothing closet and food pantry, as well as a mentorship program to help people rise from poverty. Nance, a filmmaker and journalist, doesn’t have health insurance. The Shalom Project clinic helped him get treatment for congestive heart failure and kidney disease that likely would have killed him a few yea...

At Marketplace Drive-In, 2095 Peters Creek Parkway. 8:30 p.m. May 13: "Life in the Sacrifice Zone." Winston-Salem filmmaker Chad Nance highlights an African American community in rural North Carolina that battled systematic racism and one of the world’s largest energy companies. A series of environmental disasters, racist actions by local officials and mysterious medical issues spurred the community into action. Tickets are $20 at goelevent.com/RiverRun/e/LifeintheSacrificeZone. 8:30 p.m. May 15: "The Capote Tapes." “Answered Prayers” was meant to be Truman Capote’s greatest masterpie...

"To make matters worse, 4 of his family members also caught the virus from him Mountain wasn't a big mask-wearer, but having the virus changed that "I was one of the naysayers," he said. "I am no longer a naysayer"https://t.co/A6GCPbegLI Don't be this guy#ncpol And he's probably still a Trump supporter, even though it damned near killed him and his family. Thought this might be a tough vote for some Republicans considering bill includes pay raises for military personnel and other military funding and passed overwhelmingly. #ncpolhttps://t.co/pWDSN2Jy0a Your mistake is assuming most Republican...

This anything-but-normal year began normally enough on the local and regional art scene. The beginning of the year is traditionally a slower time for visual art in North Carolina, and January was true to form in that respect. For review in my column, I saw a benefit exhibition at Artworks Gallery and a traveling show of Allison Saar’s prints at UNCG's Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro. Late in the January, as is my custom, I spent a few days in New York attending the annual Outsider Art Fair, although I didn’t write about it in my column. Little did any of us know what a trouble...