2 THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT.. MARCH 28, 1981 , a .
Calendar and Announcements
ATTENTION PARENTS The Durham
system City-Wide PTA Council annd the Durham
City Community Education City-Wide Advisory
Council will sponsor a workshop entitled "A Fami
ly Affair" on March 30, 7:30 p.m., at E.K. Powe
Elementary School on Ninth Street. The workshop
will deal with parent-student relationships with em
phasis on the role of parents with students at home.
Oliver Johnson, consultant for the N.C. Depart
ment of Public Instruction, and Mrs. Rebecca
Hunt, reading specialistsupervisor for Durham Ci
ty Schools, will be the facilitators.
All parents and the general public are cordially
invited.
REAL AND SURREAL Durham Art Guild
exhibition through March 31, at 120 Morris St.,
Durham. Virginia artist Betty Branch will show
sculpture, Marcia Tyrrell will show painting, Louise
Francke will show lithographs and Louellen
Vernon-White will show etchings. Under the theme,
'The Real and Surreal" the artists explore the reali
ty of environments, the human figure, and the
humor and sensuality to be found in fantasy and
myth.
THE MOUSETRAP, last performances of a
spellbinding mystery by Agatha Christie at the
Raleigh Little Theatre March 24-28 at 8 p.m. Sun
day matinee, March 29 at 3 p.m. Adults: $5
weeknight & matinee; $6 Friday & Saturday;
students and senior citizens, $3 weeknight, $4 Fri
day and Saturday and $2 matinee. For reservations
call 821-3111, 12-6 daily.
BOOKMOBILE WEEKLY STOPS Every
Monday 1:45-2:45, Wellon's Village (near Big
Star); Every Tuesday 2:00-3:00, Lakewood Shop
ping Center; Every Wednesday 1:30-2:45, Nor
thgate Mall (near Big Star); Every
Friday 2:00-3:45, King's Plaza (Hillsborough
Rd.); Every Saturday 9:30-12:30, Croasdaile
Shopping Center; 2:30-3:30 Shannon's Plaza;
3:45-4:30 South Square Mall (near Big Star).
THEATRE IN THE PARK 1981 Mini-Season.
. "Kennedy's Children"-March 26-29;
vLysistrata"-ApriI 2-5. Advanced reservations are
advised and can be made by calling 755-6939.
BLACK AWARENESS WEEKEND The
Black Student Association of Appalachian State
University is 'sponsoring Black Awareness
Weekend, April 1-4. The highlight of the weekend
will be a lecture by Dick Gregory on Friday, April
3, in Whitner Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Apr.il 4, the BSA will sponsor its
Sixth Annual Black Cultural Pageant at 4 p.m. in
Farthing Auditorium. Admission for all events is
free and all are invited to attend.
EXERCISE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS - Do
you like dance and good exercise, too. You can,
have both at St. Joseph's Performance Center on
Old Fayetteville Street, Saturday afternoons.
Classes begin at 12 for girls ages 3-6; 1 o'clock for
girls ages 7-12; women's exercise class, 2-3; African
dance class, 3-4:30 with live percussion and lots of
fun. For more information, call 682-6045.
BULL CITY CARPOOLING PROGRAM
operations have been transferred to the Triangle J
Council of Governments in the Research Triangle
Park. The transfer is part of a federally funded -pooling
of the region's urban ridesharing programs
into one regionally coordinated program called
TRI-A-RIDE, or Triangle Area Ride. haring Pro
gram. Call 549-9999 for names of others traveling
your route.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for a variety of
needs. Call the Volunteer Services Bureau, 688-8977
or 688-9049, weekdays, 9-4.
CALENDAR ITEMS should reach us no later "
thaa Friday before the desired publication week.
Two to three weeks prior Is even better! Mail to:
Calendar, The Carolina Times, P.O. Box 3825,
Durham, NC 27702. No charge.
VOLUNTEER GUIDES are needed for the
McCown-Mangum House.andor West Point Mill,
especially for the spring and summer crowds.
Guides are asked to help three hours a month on the
weekends or when their schedule permits. Training
classes will be offered on Saturday, March 28, 9-12,
for the West Point Mill. Please And out more about
volunteering by calling 471-1623 between 1-4 p.m.,
on weekends only.
OBJECTS AND IMAGES, an exhibition of pot
tery and graphics by Chapel Hill artists Joan Cohen
and Dino Read, will be featured at CenterGallery,
118-A East Main Street in Carrboro April 3-May 3.
Gallery hours are Friday and Saturdays, 1 1 a.m.-5
p.m.t and Sundays 2-5 p.m. Admission is free.
THE SCARBOROUGH NURSERY PARENT
r CLUB will meet on Thursday, April 2,7:30 p.m., at
f the school, 309 Queen Street-All parents are urged
to attend.
PORGY AND BESS The Duke University Ar
tists Series closes its 51st Season:on Wednesday,
April 8, at 8:15 p.m. in Page Auditorium with the
presentation of "Porgy and Bess" by the North
Carolina Opera. The presentation of George Ger
shwin's American classic set in Charleston's Catfish
Row will feature Wilhelmenia Fernandez as Bess
and James Tyeska as Porgy. Tickets are available at
Page Box Office weekdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for fur
ther information, call 684-4059.
HHS CLASS OF 75 The Hillside High School
Class of 1975 will meet on Sunday, April 5, 7 p.m.,
at the home of Daryl Vereen, 506 Cecil St. All class
members are invited to attend.
THE CHILD CARE REFERRAL SERVICE at
Duke University is interested in obtaining informa
tion on local summer programs for children of all
ages. If you are involved in a summer program or .
have information on summer programs, please call
Ms. Lillian Spiller at 684-2808,. . .
TENNIS COURTS AVAILABLE The
Durham Parks and Recreation Department has ten
nis courts available for rental. Groups may rent
available courts at the rate of $1 per hour per court
day use or $1 .25 per hour per court night use. Make
tennis a part of your next family Or business social.
Call Ms. Eileen Witt at 683-4355 to reserve your
courts now!
REGISTRATION OPENS FOR DAC SPRING
CLASSES Registration for Durham Arts Coun-j -cil's
spring classes and workshops will be open from; .
now through Monday, April 6. The usual array of '
painting, drawing and clay classes will be
highlighted by special interest courses in quilting,
maskmaking, stained glass, and soft sculpture. Fif
teen classes are being offered especially for
children, from designing and constructing paper ;
airplanes to making creative environments for
turtles and fish. Call 682-5519 for a complete listing
of classes, days and times.
SIGN LANGUAGE The Durham Parks and
Recreation Department and the Durham Technical
Institute Continuing Education Program, in
cooperation with the Durham City Community
Education Program, will offer adult class in Basic:
Sign Language starting April 1 at Brogden Junior .
High School, 7-9 p.m. Fee for class is $5. , v
For more information and to pre-regjster, con
tact Gaston Patterson, Jr., at 683-4355.
THE IRON CLAD AGREEMENT, a profes
sional theatre group from Pittsburgh, begins a
seven city North Carolina tour of an original pro
duction on the life of Eli Whitney and the invention
of the cotton gin on April 2. The first performance .
will be given in Snow Camp at the Eli Whitney
Quilting Festival; other sites include Asheboro,
Winston-Salem, Dallas, Marion, Spindale and
Durham. All productions are open free of charge to
the public. The project is assisted by the North
Carolina Humanities Committee and sponsored by
the Duke University Office of Continuing Educa
tion. For more information, call 684-6259.
CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL The Carr
boro Recreation and Parks Department will feature
the film "The Hideaways on Friday, April 10, as
part of its 1981 Children's Film Festival (especially
selected for children ages 3-12). Parents are invited
to attend with their children. The film will be shown
in the Carrboro Elementary School Auditorium at
7 p.m. Admission is 75 per person.
FREE FEATURE MOVIES are shown each
Saturday at 3 p.m., in the auditorium of the
Durham County Public Library. Plan to see "Diary
of Anne Frank" March 28 and "Dinner At Eight"
April 4.
FREE FILMS On Tuesday and Wednesday
' evening at 7, March 31 -April 1, the Chapel Hill '
Public Library, corner Franklin and Boundary
. Streets, will show "King Kong".
King Kong goes on jampage in New York City
and the picture of Fay Wray lying in his hands will
live forever.
' SOUTHERN ARTS FEDERATION (SAF) - is
seeking performing arts groups to include in its
1982-83 touring program. Southeastern performmys
arts groups interested in touring in the region begin
ning in September, 1982 should contact SAF im
mediately for application, information. The
deadline for application is April 15', ' 1 981.
Each year SAF assists a limited number of pro
fessional touring theater, dance, opera and music
groups with partial lee support to qualified spon
soring organizations in the Southeast. Performing
groups are chosen based on their application funds
available and demand in a given art form. - r
A performing group must have a firm commit
ment from its board of directors, administrative
staff and artists to the concept of touring for com
munity audiences; a history of sound administrative
and artistic direction and a regional or national
reputation that demonstrates, a high level of ac
complishment. In addition, their artistic product,
structured programs of educational value, and a
demonstrated history of successful touring in their
resident state will place the applicant in a favorable
light.
SAF is a regional arts service organization with
membership including the state arts agencies of
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee
and Virginia.
For more information, write Southern Arts
Federation, Suite 712, 225 Peachtree Street, NE,
Atlanta, Ga. 30303.
TENNIS LESSONS are offered at Edison
Johnson Recreation Center on an on-going basis
Monday and Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. and
10:30. Cost for 12 hours of instruction is $22 for Ci
ty residents and $24 for non-residents. Register at
Edison Johnson Recreation Center or call 683-4355
for more information. Resource person: Ms. Eileen
Witt.- -;.a.;:.. ,":.VvV
POTTERY WORKSHOPS A pottery
workshop is being offered by the Durham Arts
Council for those interested in making windchimes.
Mar. 2810-12 rioon, $8, To register, call 682-5519.
AUDUBON WILDLIFE FILM SERIES in
Chapel Hill at Guy B. Phillips Junior High School
auditorium on Estes Drive. Tickets will be sold for
any unoccupied seats ten minutes before the 8 p.m.
performance. Foj information in Chapel Hill, con
tact Mrs. Robert -Broughton, ,942-3836 or Mrs.
Robert Utiger 942-7437; m Durham, Mrs. Charles
Stuart, 286-2760. v
Remaining film in the series is: Norm Wakeman's
"Inside Passage to Alaska" on Tuesday, April 7.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR VET
CHILDREN Over $2.3 million is available this
fiscal year for college scholarships for eligible
children of veterans. The state-funded scholarships
are awarded to children of cerfain disabled, deceas
ed and POWMIA veterans. The scholarships are
for four academicyearrand can be used at public
and private schools in North Carolina. Students
who think they may be eligible should apply during
their senior year in. high school and before May 1.
Students should contact their local veterans service
officer or write: N.C. Division of Veterans Affairs,
227 E. Edenton St., Raleigh, NC 27601. For more
information, contact Charles Beddingfield at (919)
733-3851. 1
EVENING OF SHARING Community
Education students at Carrington Junior High will
demonstrate their new skills on Tuesday evening,
March 31. The session will be catered by the cater
ing class. Cloggers, guitar, photography and wood
working students will participate. Time 8 p.m.
Open to the public.
HALF MARATHON ROAD RUN - Carrboro
and Orange County Recreation Departments are
co-sponsoring a half marathon road run from Carr
boro to Hillsborough on Sunday, March 29 at 2
pm. $3 entry fee is due by 5 p.m. on March 27 or $5
on race day (nonrefundable).
Trophies will be given to the first male and
female across the line. There will be water stations
and split times at the 3, 6, 9 mile marks with a bus at
the finish to return runners to Carrboro. For
registration and information, call 942-8541 or
732-9361.
CPR CAN SAVE A LIFE More than one
million Americans suffer a heart attack each year.
One of them may be someone you love. With CPR
training, you could possibly save that victim's life.
The Triangle J Council of Governments is coor
dinating classes in this lifesaving technique. Look
for the CPR posters in your area for class informa
tion, or call 549-0551.
MEDEA North Carolina Central University's
Department of Dramatic Art will present the classic
Greek tragedy, "Medea", by Euripides, April 8-12
in the University Theatre located on the corner of
Lawson and Fayetteville streets. Showtime is 8:15
p.m. April 8-11, and 3:15 p.m. April 12. For ticket
information contact the University's Drama
Department at 683-6242.