2 THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY , AUGUST 21, 1982. Calendar arid Announcements ITEMS for this column should reach as NO LATER THAN FRIDAY before the desired publica tion week. Two to three weeks prior is even better! No charge. Mail to: . Calendar The Carolina Times .. P.O. Box 3825 Durham, NC 27702. Coming Events ALL-CLASSES REUNION A Durham College All-Classes Reunion will be held Saturday, August a a a Um him nf Mrc I M HarrU 104 (jf t-o p.m., eu .lire iiwiiiv wi I.... - lEast Umstead Street, Durham. ' The event will be in the form of a potluck dinner on the lawn. . AH former faculty, graduates and students of Durham college are mvuea 10 aucnu anu uimg o dish to share. While there are no fees or charges, per- i.niiui m oMnH tkrf ackfri in nntifv Mrs. SiaiMIHl5 v j Gwendolyn Suitt at (919) 544-7459, Durham, as soon as possible. ' . , ORGAN RECITAL The first organ recital of the 1982-83 Arts in Duke Chapel series will be presented Sunday, September 5, at 5 p.m., in Duke Chapel. William Porter, associate professor of organ and harpsichord at Oberlin College, will perform works by J.S. Bach, George Bohm, Dietrich Bux tehude, Christian Erbach and Hcinrich Schcidemann. The public is invited and admission is tree. CHILD AND PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES (CAPSS) is beginning its Parent Aide Training course on Saturday, September 11, 12-5 p.m., and continuing thereafter on Monday evenings through "'-October 4 1 i. VcTr v-j-b'-i.ti i - Parent Aides work on an individual basis with ac- ..! nntanttallu aKllclDA . Ar nptjlwtflll families . mat wi v iviiLiaii j uumji v. Aides work with parents through telephone calls and home visits offering counseling,: friendship, role-; modeling and 5 referral. to community resources. Hours are flexible and can generally be arranged at . the convenience of the volunteer. . - Continuing Education units are offered through Durham Technical Institute for completion of the 'course. Training includes counseling skills, crisis in-" ! tervention techniques, -personality theory, family1 dynamics, and an overview of child abuse and neglect. For more information, please call CAPSS at 286-7112 or contact Teleministry at 683-1595 ,(24 ) hours per day)' ' H - :-'y HOT SUMMER OPEN MIKE NIGHTS- a talent show featuring some of the best Triangle talent, : begins at 8:30 p.m. each Monday night at the Art .School in Carrboro. Tickets are SI. 50 for Art School members and $2 for non-members. For talent sign up and more infor mation, call 929-2896. - r AKf.Pl 1 8 mvuLTLU ir tuttn iuii , Parents interested in becoming more actively involv-. ed in their children's education are invited to attend a meeting of Parents Involved in Education on September 14 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Lakeview Com . munity Education Center, 3507 Dearborn, Drive. PTA Fundraising ideas will be shared. For more in formation call Shayry Maskel at 477-2197. EVENING DIPLOMA PROGRAM Admission interviews for the Southern High School Evening 1 Diploma - program begin on August 23. Evening ; diploma candidates must meet the same requirements .as daytime students including passing the N.C. Com '. ipetency Test. Work experience may be worth up to ;five elective credits. Classes meet between 6 and 10 p.m., September 7-December 16. This evening diploma program is co-sponsored by DTI and it is Ifree. . ; Call Eddie Tice in the Community Education of- fice of the Durham County Schools to arrange an in terview, 683-2591, ext. 280. 1 THE NEW NEGRO RENAISSANCE - A series of lectures, films and seminars entitled "The 'New Negro' Renaissance: Harlem in the Twenties' is be-, ing offered at the Durham County Library from September through November. This series is co sponsored by the Duke University Office of Continu ing Education and the Durham County Library and is assisted by the North Carolina Humanities Com mittee, The lectures and films are open free of charge to the public; the seminars are offered for a nominal .fee. Guest speakers will lecture on the emergence of black Harlem (September 15), Marcus Garvey and black nationalism (September 22), Blacks on Broad way (September 29), Jazz musicians (October 6), author Jean Toomer (October 20), and the Harlem Church (November 3). Noted writer and actress Maya Angelou will put in a special appearance at . N.C. Central University on November 11, speaking on female writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Films include an award-winning archival documentary entitled "I Remember Harlem" (September 19 and November 21), musical short features starring Duke Ellington and Bessie Smith (October 10), "The Emperor Jones," with Paul - Robeson (October 10), and the silent melodrama "Scar of Shame" (October 31).; Five-week seminars on various aspects of Harlem Renaissance literature are offered in the daytime and evening and require advance registration. Details of the entire series are available from the Office of Continuing Education, 107 Bivins, on Duke's East Campus, and main and branch Durham County Libraries., For more information call 684-6259. " COUNSELING GROUP TO BEGIN FOR ABUSIVE MEN - CHANGE, a men's counseling service for men who use violence in their relation ships with their wives or womenfriends will be offer ing a counseling group beginning on Monday even ing, August 30, at a local church in Durham. The group will include between 5-12 men in addition to two group leaders and will meet for 114 hours one " night a week for .eight consecutive weeks. CHANGE is a counseling'service designed to deal specifically with men who batter or otherwise abuse their wives or womenfriends. CHANGE is staffed by , specially trained male volunteers and is a program of the OrangeDurham YWCA Coalition for Battered Women. In addition to offering the treatment group, CHANGE offers individual counseling to abusive men and community education to interested groups. ; Men interested in participating in the counseling group should call the Durham HELPLINE at 683-8628 and ask for a CHANGE counselor. A CHANGE counselor will return your call as soon as possible. A small fee will be, charged which will be completely refunded upon completion of the eight weeks. All contacts with CHANGE are kept con fidential. . THE SALLAM CULTURAL CENTER will pre-, sent rhythm and blues legend John Lee Hooker & The Coast to Coast Blues Band in concert on Friday, September 10, at the St. Joseph's Performance , ' Center, 804 Fayetteville St., in Durham. Shows will ' be at 8 and 10:30. The program will open with Big Boy Henry, blues guitarist and singer from Beaufort, N.C. Proceeds will benefit the Sallam Cultural Center, a non-profit organization promoting jazz ' and blues in the Triangle area. For ticket informa tion, call 493-2096 or 286-3604. THE FIFTH ANNUAL LABOR DAY RACE will be held Sunday, September 5. This 15 kilometer race will begin at 8 a.m., with the start and finish line near the intersection of N.C. 751 and Science Drive on the Duke University West Campus. A fun run of 1.5, miles will follow immediately after the IS kilometer race. . : Entry fee for both races is $7 prior to August 23 and $9 through the day of the race. Fees are dis counted for.additional family members in the fun run only. The course is sanctioned and certified. All pro fits from entry fees will go to the Carolina Godiva Track Club for promotion of running-related ac tivities in North Carolina. -' All registered runners will receive a T shirt and prizes will be awarded in standard age groups in the ; 15K race. Pre-race registration may be by mail and - " forms are available at area athletic stores or by con tacting Paul Naylor, race director, 3508 Manford Drive, Durham, NC 27707. "Registration will be conducted from 6 to 7 p.m. near the startfinish line on Saturday, September 4, and from 6 to 7:45 a.m., prior to the race. . Volunteers interested in helping with the race should contact Paul Naylor at 919493-3702. FREE MOVIES The Durham County Public ' Library presents a feature movie each Saturday at 3 p.m., in the auditorium. No admission is charged. The next scheduled movie, August 21, is "Treasure Island" Classic version of Robert Lewis Stevenson's tale of pirates, treasure, sailing ships and the sea. Directed by Victor Fleming. 1934, 95 min.rb&w. REGISTRATION FOR FALL CLASSES The Edison Johnson Center will begin fall registration August 23 for city residents and August 30 for non city residents. Classes will be offered in ballet, belly dance, fencing, jazz, bridge, financial planning, Chinese cooking, quilting, outdoor camping, bowl : ing, karate and others. Call 683-4270 for further in formation. ' ... . READING IS FOR EVERYONE including the blind and physically handicapped! You can offer a priceless gift to the visually or physically impaired by helping to prepare talking books. With as little as two hours a week you may guarantee that a blind reader enoys North Carolina library ; materials. A new volunteer class begins in September. Interview are scheduled August 25 through September 1. For details call Bonnie Peele at the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at 733-4376 in Raleigh. EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL op portunities being offered this fall by a dozen Durham agencies will be described in a supplement to Durham's daily newspapers on Tuesday, September ' EVENING DIPLOMA PROGRAMS Find out more about Durham County Schools' evening diploma programs by attending an orientation ses sion on Monday, August 30, 7-8 p.m. at Lowe's Grove Elementary or Carrington junior high schools. Fall classes will meet daily at both sites from 5 to 9 p.m. on the same calendar as daytime students. Prepare to take the GED Test or completed self paced courses leading to the Adult High School Diploma. This program is for students who have dropped out of daytime classes and are not yet 21. Call Eddie Tice or Ms. Elizabeth Jones in the 'Community Education office of the Durham County Schools, 683-2591, ext. 280. ' . ' THE BAHA'IS OF DURHAM wilt sponsor a talk and discussion on the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran on Wednesday, August 25, at 8 p.m. at 3821 Tremont Drive. The speaker will be Shah Rahmani, an Iranian Baha'i whose father was arrested by the Iranian government in August, 1980 because he was a ' member of the National Baha'i Assembly and whose whereabouts since that time are unknown. All in terested persons are invited to attend. For further in formation, phone 383-2306. ADULT SOCCER The Durham Parks & Recreation Department is accepting team application is 4:30 p.m. Friday, September 3. For more informa tion, contact Jesse Pratt, Jr. at 683-4355. Youth FALL VOLLEYBALL REGISTRATION - The Durham Parks & Recreation Department will be registering adult and youth volleyball teams for the fall season through August 20. Registration packets may be picked up now at the Recreation Department Office (4th floor City. Hall).:.: ,;i; -r : TUTORIAL PROGRAM Operation Breakthrough, Inc., invites parents, educators and other interested community members to join the Youth Enrichment Program. YEP plans to lower the high drop-out rate in Durham City and County Schools by offering students assistance in staying in school. YEP will provide tutors v for individual students who request them. YEP will also dffer enrichment sessions for students. Call Idell Pierce" at 683-8731.

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