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Fill your weekend with live music

The Collection is a band from Saxapahaw, NC. | Photo by @collectionband

The beats go on... and on and on — there are plenty of live tunes to enjoy this weekend and beyond. Here’s a round-up of live performances you can make plans to see over the next five days.

🎤 Friday, Aug. 11

Downtown Jazz | Corpening Plaza, 237 W. 1st St. | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Free

The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership produces this free concert series. This week’s performance features Jacob Webb with opening act Brandon Robertson.

The Ramkat | 170 W. 9th St. | Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 8 p.m. | $16-$30

The Collection, six musicians that describe themselves as an Indie/alt pop band, will take the stage with special guest AJ Smith.

ROAR | 633 N. Liberty St. | 8-11 p.m. | Free entry

Solo acoustic performer Darrell Hoots will play on the lawn as part of the event venue’s live entertainment weekend.

🎸Saturday, Aug. 12

Summer on Fourth | 638 W. 4th St. (in front of Foothills Brewing) | 7-10 p.m. | Free

Triad-based, eight-member band Souljam will perform covers of popular songs from many different genres.

🎷Sunday, Aug. 13

Sunday Jazz | Foothills Brewpub, 638 W. 4th St. | 5-8 p.m. | Free

Enjoy live jazz with Court and Friends as part of this weekly event.

🎹Monday, Aug. 14

Treasure in the Balcony: The Zimmer Organ | St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 335 Springdale Ave. | 7:15 p.m. | Free

The final concert of the Sounds of the Summer Pipe Organ Series will feature music performed with the Zimmer organ.

🎺Tuesday, Aug. 15

23 Skidoo | Salem Square in Old Salem, 649 S. Main St. | 7:30 p.m. | Free

Salem Band concludes its 2023 Summer Concert Series with songs from Burt Bacharach, the roaring 20s, and Louis Armstrong.

Events

Saturday, Aug. 12

2nd Saturday @ SECCA | Saturday, Aug. 12 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 750 Marguerite Dr., Winston-Salem | Free | Artists of all ages and skill sets can create one-of-a-kind masterpieces.
Romance In The Carolinas 2023 | Saturday, Aug. 12-Sunday, Aug. 13 | The Historic Brookstown Inn, 200 Brookstown Ave. SW, Winston-Salem |$15-$30 | Chat with romance authors, buy autographed copies of their books, and meet book cover models you might recognize.

Sunday, Aug. 13

Personal Branding ~ Your Personal Brand | Sunday, Aug. 13 | 3-6 p.m. | Winston Tower, 301 N Main St. Ste. 2455, Winston-Salem | Free | Learn how to create a personal brand and how to use it to boost your business.

Monday, Aug. 14

Bookmarks’ Murder and Margaritas | Monday, Aug. 14 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Hanesbrands Theatre, 209 N. Spruce St., Winston-Salem| $32 | Join novelist Lisa Jewell to discuss her new psychological thriller “None of This is True.”
Winston-Salem Girls Chorus Auditions | Monday, Aug. 14, Wednesday, Aug. 16 | 3-6 p.m. | Centenary United Methodist Church, 646 W. 5th St., Winston-Salem | Free | Kindergartners through high school seniors can audition to receive musical education and be part of performances.

Tuesday, Aug. 15

StartUp Study Hall | Tuesday, Aug. 15 | 3:30-7 p.m. | Bailey Power Plant, 486 N. Patterson Ave, Winston-Salem | Free | Join other entrepreneurs and small business owners to network and use materials like conference rooms and whiteboards.

Events calendar here

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Biz

Could your small business use a boost?

Recipients of the 2022 MBE Grant program cycle stand together.

In last year’s MBE Grant program cycle, the Entrepreneurial Advisory Committee distributed a total of $223,000 in funding to 21 locally-owned small businesses. | Photo provided by Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.

Calling all Black or Latinx small business owners: The Minority Business Enterprise Grant Program application window is nearly here — August 25 to September 25, to be exact.

Grants of up to $25,000 are available for eligible businesses focused on improving success, job retention + job creation.

To qualify, businesses must:

Be Black- or Latinx-owned
Be located in Forsyth County
Have been operational since January 1, 2023, with gross annual sales under $1 million
Have between one to 25 full-time employees

Get your biz growing

News Notes

Open

Recess Coffee Bar is now serving tea, coffee, smoothies, baked goods, and deli items Monday-Thursday from 7:30am-3:30pm. The women-owned cafe is located on the corner of 1st St. and Chestnut St.

Arts

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Public Art Commission is calling for public art project proposals through Sept. 25. The commission will fund up to four public art projects around the city.

Ranked

No. 18. That’s where Winston-Salem falls on Livability’s list of the top 25 best places to live in the Southeast. Researchers cited the city’s arts and cultural offerings, educational opportunities, green space, and a cost of living below the national average as reasons for the ranking.

Sports

Scott Humphrey is the new head coach of baseball at Forsyth Country Day School. Humphrey played baseball at R.J. Reynolds High School and coached baseball for nine seasons, from 1993-2001, at Parkland High School. (Winston-Salem Journal)

Health

Wake Forest University Health Sciences now owns building 60 at 409 Vine St. in Innovation Quarter. Wake Forest University School of Medicine has leased the building since 2016 to house its Bowman Gray Center for Medical Education and WFU’s downtown campus. (Triad Business Journal)

Try This

Dewey’s Bakery is debuting its new Dewzy dessert to Winston-Salem on Sunday, Aug. 13 at a summer party. The dessert layers ice cream, cake, sauces, and toppings. The public event is happening between 11a.m.-6p.m. at the Dewey’s location in Thruway Center on Stratford Rd.

Family

History

Spend a Saturday in Salem this summer

The Moravians used agricultural tools and machinery that you can see at Old Salem Museum and Gardens. | Photo by WStoday

Weekends looked different 250 years ago, especially during the summer season. Moravians in the town of Salem used extra daylight to harvest and store food for winter.

Visitors can stroll the streets of Old Salem Museum and Gardens from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. during Salem Saturdays in Summer through Saturday, Sept. 16.

A few of the must-see spots:

Watch talented potters continue the tradition of making goods at the Potter’s Workshop at T. Bagge.
Learn about the free and enslaved people who worshiped at St. Philips African Moravian Church.
See working gardens and how they fed the Salem community at the Seed Saving Lab.
Grab a sugar cake at Winkler Bakery and see what it took to make baked goods in the summer heat.

Pro tip: Buy a ticket before you go so you can start exploring as soon as you park.

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The Wrap

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From the editor

Did you know “the dog days of summer” end today? Growing up I thought the phrase was just another way to describe the hottest part of a North Carolina summer — turns out the Old Farmer’s Almanac has determined they are the period between July 3 - Aug. 11.

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