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January is chock full of events to start the new year right The Mission of Urban Arts of the Arts Council Inc. is to serve as a motivating force to promote greater awareness, understanding and appreciation of the arts. Our "Seminars, Symposiums and Workshops" program is designed to do just thai. Free and open to members oj* arts an^J non-profit agencies, tfiis triple scries is designed to present information to assist in reaching and furthering individual or organi and hone those skills of writers who alreadyiJiavc been. Supported by the local chapter of the North Carolina Writers' Network, these sessioos will be led by professional writers from North Carolina. To assist emerging authors, poets and playwrights and those who have been able to establish themselves, topics will focus on techniques in writing poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and plays, with an emphasis on -how to get published. An evening By REGGIE JOHNSON - rational goals. These programs arc - scheduled to be held in the Board room of the Arts Council Inc., located at 305 W. Fourth St. Due to limited space, pre-registration is required and is handled on a first come, first served basis. Our Literary Symposiums arc designed to develop, coordinate and implement information for writers who wish to be published forum is planned which will group participants wiih professional authors. An open reading is also planned, givuftguhe writers an opportunity to showcase their tal ents before a pubh? audiencej''^ 1 Saturday, Jan. 13*opens^ Literary Seminar Schedule Judy Hogan, editor of Carbliftl" Wren Press. Addressing the issues of autobiographies, fiction, non x_ * fiction and poetry, Ms. Hegan will review the fundamentals of good writing skills, as well as present some nuances for the various cate gories. i4 you arc interested in becoming a published author, this one's for you! Visual Arts Seminars are based - ton the premise that the visual artist must take on many roles ? be a virtual expert in many fields ? in order to successfully show and sell his work. Because it is also-felt that these^ame visual artists must have a wealth of knowle~dge ai their fin gertips, in sevenrf ftehj^these? seminars will give comprehensive training for the seasoned artist or the novice in^ number ol practical areas. Seminars will share insight in such areas as the "Art of Sur vival," "Preparing Your Portfolio," "Grantsmanship/V'Art Criticism and tfye Political Game," "Making ll As a Visual Artist" and "Market mg & Public Rclation?-for the Visual Artist." If you are truly seri 70us about presenting your work, 'you should register for all of the ^prkshops on the remaining sched *?r 0ft Saturday, Jan. 20, at 9 a.m., a panel of experts will direct artists in "Locating Showmg^Dpportuni ties." Tomi Melson, director of the Theater Art Galleries in High Point, will share her knowledge on how to nab the big ones. As~a gallery directress, she will be able to give you an idea on what the galleries are looking for and how to~ find these same galleries. Willie Nash of Durham and James Huff of Winston-Salem will lead discus sions sharing their experiences as exhibiting visual artists. Never ask the question, "How did I miss that one?" again as you pick up pointers on how to keep track of important showing opportunities. ?-?Technical Assistance Work? shops are conducted for communi ty and grassroots arts apd non-prof it organizations. They tare intended to improve the organizational man agement, as well as assist in fur thering the goals of each agency. The work-shops provide expert advice and training in organization al development, marketing, propos al writing, board development and other specialized areas. At 9 a.m. on Jan. 27, Andrew Swanson of Community Service Consultants Inc. will lead a work shop titled "Board Development." Mr. Swanson will touch on key ele ments in the design and develop ment of an effective board ofdirec tors. A must-know workshop on a nced-to-know basis. Two quick remincJersliL-DoVi forget the great evening planned with two of Winston-Salem's favorite artists. Maria Howell and the Seventh Street Band promise to give a riveting performance as they share the stage wnb the Ron Rijd kin Band. Maria, a Winston-Salem State University alumna who was seen in the movie 'The Color Pur ple/' captivates her audiences as lead vocalist with her powerful stage presence. Ron Rudkin, well known for his expertise in the field ofjazz, will deliver rendiLions which backed such famous celebri Ties as Sammy Davis Jr., Rich Lit "tlenhe^fabulous Joe Williams^and none other than Bob Hope, him: self! For ticket information, call Urban Arts 31 722-5293. The Young Black Writers Series will hold open registration through Jan. 8. Designed to assist Afro^American wrfringe students; due to the appalling odds they will face in attempting to have their works published, professional authors will lead these monthly seminars on topics ranging from fundamentals of grammar to how xo get your inspiration on paper. Any high school student, of Afro-Ameri can descent, who has demonstrated an ability in creative writing is encouraged to contact our offices. RevOinmcndaiioasjRysi come from your English instructors or guidance counselors. This program is open to both public and private school stu dents. Now that school is back in session, we must hear from you soon in order to be included. For more information, call our offices at 72^5293. Reggie Johnson is the execu tive director of Urban Arts of the - Art <r Council Inc. f ASTf UN rilli MAI A I Wf S NORTH po!nt 5 4 BROWNSBORO AT UNIV A<\RKWAY SHOWING JAN. 5-11 PUM vm ? NATIONAL LAMPMI. Christmas Vacation ^ THE LITTLE MERMAID PAUL in NEWMAN' B L A Z E@ TOM CRUISE [r] BORN ON THE 4th of JULY call FOR SHOWTIMES 759-2345 NCSA to host Metropolitan's District Auditions The North Carolina School of the Arts will once again serve as host for the North Carolina ^District Auditions of the Metropolitan - Opera National Council. Singers__ who are interested in auditioning arc*cncouraged to submit applica tions^ tfieaeaaurie of nrn.^tr ~ * "The auditions will be held at^ Tioon on Saturday, Feb. 3, in Craw ford Hall, Gray Building, on the NCSA.campus, 200 Waughtown St., according 10 Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Ritchell, district direc tors, and Norman Johnson, district co-director and NCSA School of Music faculty member. The auditions will\be open to ?the public. A donation of at least S2 is requested. The purpose of the National Council's Regional Auditions Pro gram is to find exceptionally talent ed opera singers and to assist in their development; to discover new talent for the Metropolitan Opera; and to search for possible partici pants in the Young Artist Develop ment Program of ihe Metropolitan Opera Association. \ Applications lor ihe North Car olina District Auditions are Avail able from and should be mailed to Gorman Johnson,-North Carolina School of ihe Arts, P.O. Box I21KV, - ?^Winston-Salem, 27U7-2189, tele phone (919) 770-3255. * There will be ^hree equal win ners in the North Carolina District Auditions who will attend the Southeast Regional Finals Audi tions in February in Atlanta. Other districts part of the Southeast Region include Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. The award for each North Car olina winner will be $500. The funds are provided by four North Carolina opera organizations (Opera Carolina, Greensboro Opera compa ny, National Opera Company of Raleigh and -Piedmont Opera The atre) and friends of the program. Tichina Vaughn, who received her bachelor of fine arts degree Irom NCSA in May 1989, was cho sen last spring as one of 10 national winners in the Metropolitan Opera National Council's National Audi tions Finals in New York! She also appeared'in the Metropolitan Opera Natuwat CoeneH dinners Concert As a result, she was asked to join the Young Artist Development Pro gram of the Met.0 Applicants to the district audi tions must have a voice with operat ic potential: one with exceptional quality, range, projection, charisma, communication and natural beauty. Applicants also must have had voice training and a musical back ground, be able to demonstrate an ability to sing correctly in more than one language, and give evi dence of artistic aptitude. Applicants must be prepared to sing five operatic arias in their orig inal language and key. Arias chosen by applicants must be in more than one language and oJLcontrastinp styles. Arias should be commensu rate with the singer's age and level of ability and should not exceed eight minutes in length. Applicants must be withtn the following age limits through the end of the Metropolitan Opera's fis cal year (July 31): sopranos, J9-33 me/./o sopranos, 19-33; contraltos, 19-33; baritones, 20-33; and basses, 20-33. No age waiver will be grant ed lor any reason. Applicants must enter in ihe district in which they are currently living or attending school, or in which they have a professional con tract. Transfers from one district to another or from one region to another are granted only in cases of extreme hardship. Foreign appli cants must show proof of a one-year residency before being permitted to enter district auditions. ~A complete Ust of the competi tion's governing "regulations, as well -as more information on the auditions. ? is available on the aDDlication form NCSA, Moscow Art Theatre School to collaborate WSSU and KING Winston-Salem State University 1990 Commemorative Celebration The Rev. Arthur Langrf>rd Jr. Georgia State Legislator in Orie-Man Dramatization "Martin Luther King Jr.: A Portrait" Thursday Jan. 1^1, 1990 7:30 p.m. K.R. Williams Auditorium FREE - PUBLIC INVITED Candlelight Ceremony Immediately Following ^?yOther Activities: 6:00 p.m. A Banner Contest -- Alumni Building 6:30 p.m. -- Unity March -- Line up at Alumni Building In an historic move, the North Carolina School of the Arts will present its own theater students alongsides Soviet theatre students in a joint produc tion of Anton Chekhov's "The Sea Gull." The two companies will also per form the play separately, in English and Russian. The Soviet students, from the Moscow Art Theatre School (affiliated "with the acclaimed Moscow Art Theatre), will perform the play in Russian alternate evenings with the English version by the company, composed of > fourth-year college drama students at NCSA. The final presentation wjll ? mix the two versions ? and the two languages. "The Sea Gull" iz slated to open Jan. 18 in the Proscenium Thryst Per formance Place on the NCSA campus, 200 Waughtown St. Performance by; the company will be at 8p.m. Jan^l8, 19 and 22; by the Moscow Art The atre School, at 8 p.m. Jan. 20 and 23, and at 2 p.m. Jan. *217and by the com ' pany and the Moscow Art Theatre School, at 8 p.m. Jan. 24 and 25. ' Audiences arc encouraged to attend all three productions of the play. . Individual tickets to each play are S7 for adults and S4 for students and '. senior citizens. A special ticket prie'e is available for the series; tickets to 1 two or three of the productions are S5/S2 each, or S10/S4 for two and " S15/S6 for three. For reservations, call the NCSA Box Office at (919) 721 - ! 1945 or 721-1946. These arc ARTSCARD events. The U.S.-Soviet collaboration is mad^possible by an exchange agrce ! mcnt first negotiated in October in the Soviet Union and hammered out over ensuing weeks by School of Drama Acting Dean Bob Franccsconi and representatives of the Moscow Art Theatre School, recognized as one of the top theater training institutions in that country and around the world. While at NCSA, the Soviet troupe will ajso present, in Russian, "Stars in the Moming Sky," a contemporary full-length play about life in the Sovi et Union, written by Alexander Galin, at 8 p.m. Jan. 27 in the Proscenium Thrust Performance Place. ;*As part of the exchange, the Soviet students will also bring the 19th century play, 41A Busy Place," written by Alexander Ostrovsky and direct ed by A\lexander Sabinin. This play will be presented at 2 p.m. Jan. 28 in tW^rroscenium Thrust. ?-? ?? :Tickets to each of these Soviet productions arc S3 for adults and SI for students and senior citizens. ' ? Twenty-five Soviet artists are expected to arrive irT'Winston-Salern several days before "The Sea Guir opens; 20 6f them will be acting stu dents, while the remainder will include three faculty members and two designers/technicians from the Moscow Art Theatre School. The entourage will leavewor about Pe^r. Since a major goal of the exchange is for the Soviet and American stu dents and faculty to experience the differences in the theater training pro cesses of the two cultures, the Soviet students and teachers will be partici pating in classes and discussions in both the School of Drama and the School of Design and Production at NCSA. Per the exchange agreement, the visit by the Soviet entourage will be followed by a trip by NCSA students and faculty to the Moscow Art The ater School in April 1990. There, the NCSA drama students will stage their production of "The Sea Gull" for Soviet audiences. Audicnces may sec a different play when they come to see the Moscow Art Theatre School students, Mr. Belov said. "The whole play is rearranged, though the story is maintained," he said of the Soviet version, which has met with great success in that countrv. VARGRAVE HAIR DESIGNERS ^ 1320 Cunningham Av. (v 723^7511 OR 723-3711 ? r< JANUARY SPECIAL! on PERMS - CURLS through January 31 Come See These Hair Designers Today: Rhonda Jackson, Patrice Scriven, Jackie Morris Mary Rowdy, and Toni Lowe. .Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday only 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM No Appointments necessary Thursday 4 ? The YWCA s oftenng Aquae'obcs and Aquatoning classes in the mornings and 6venmgs CaH Jane Robeson. 722-5138 Friday 5 ? The YWCA is now offenng racouetbail lessons. Call Doug Ford at 722-5138 Saturday 6 ? Mana Howell & the Seventh Street Band, Urban Arts Jazz Series, 8 p m., Arts Coun cil Theatre. 610 Coiseum Drive ? The YWCA ? offering aerobics and body sculpting on Saturday mornings. Call 722-3138 for more information. ? W-S Symphony Saturday Sampler rgppnr? Vn Kirri v^Qlrn^t. b p Steve's Cente' ; " Sunday 7 ? 'FACTION* concert, (azz. 7:30 p m., the Arts Center, 300 E. Main, Canboro Call 929-2787 for more information. ? W-S Symphony Concert, Young Uck Kim, vjoimut 3 p m? Stevens Center. ? "Cats," 8 p.m., through Jan 10. War Memonal Auditonum, 1 800-5A3-3041. ? Performances in Progress resumes: Free noontimfc efuetamment, I2:t5 1:15. Stevens Center. FREE. Monday Fnday ? W-S SymoKony Concert, Young Uck Kim, violinist, 8 p m? Stevens Center ? Coed Volleyball (adults) Tuesdays, 7:30 9'30ajtwMLK Bee Center Free. . Wednesday 10 ? *1 Have a Dream: What Will the filream Mean in the 1990s for the African AWcan People' forum discussion, 7 p.m., East Wn ston fttanch Library ? HOUDAY EXPO Urban Ans presents exhibif including emerging Tnad artists , ' Sawiopth Center, throt "> Jan 20 ? v<?~en s Basket7 10 om? MLK Roc Conte' Free
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