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Reaves -Phillips, Wariner to headline Streetscene Chronicle Staff Report Broadway singer-actress Sandra Reaves-Phillips, star of the one woman show "The Late Great Ladies of Blues and Jazz"; Country music performer and songwriter Steve Wanner, no stranger to the Top 10 charts with such hits as "Some Fools Never Leam" and "You Can Dream oi Me"; Cornelius Bros, and Sister Rose of 'Treat Her Like A Lady" fame; and Chairman of the Board, the Carolina'* own premier beach band, will head line the musical entertainment at the 1990 Carolina ~treetscene. This 15th annual outdoor fe>tival of entertain Sept. 8,-9 in downtown Winston Salem. - Presentedby The Arts Council, Inc., the festival will also showcase lop regional entertainment as well. The Winston-Salem Symphony, -Maria Howell and the Seventh Street Band, the North Carolina Sandra Reaves-Phillips Black Repertory Company, and Eve ? Corndtujrand Chip Craw lord will fill ihe six outdoor stages. In announcing the headline entertainment, Fldridge-Hanes, chairman of The Arts Council board of trustees, stated that The Arts Council's decision to continue Strcctscenc without major sponsor^ ship was based on the long-standing and valued tradition of the festival and the council's commitment to downtown revitalization. "The Board, through the Exec utive Committee, agreed that those two issues were overriding. In light of this transitional year, the Board felt that The Arts Council must pre sent the best Streetscene that it could afford," he said. Hanes added that the proceeds from the 1989 festival would be used to help fund this year'* event David C. Hudson, president and chief executive officer of the Arts Council, stated that a small in house committee was being formed to work with representatives of the community to determine exactly what the community's needs and na Streetscene or in creating a new activity that might highlight the cul ture of our own community. it ls our hope thai in addition to enjoying the live stage perfor mances, the exhibiting artists and craftspeople, the music and the food, festival goers will also learn something about the spirit and val ues of this community," he said. This spirit will be well-rcpre sented in the areas of Folkscene, which offers traditional folk music and hand-made crafts, and in Artscene, the juried section of the festival, which brings together a wide representation of artists from the Southeast. To kick off the festivities, the traditional Preview Party and Gallery Tour will be held Friday, Sept. 7 The party will take place in Benton Convention Center ami will feature Maria Howell and the Sev enth Street Band and the Pan Time -Eariy-Titm*. R:inH Thr ft:i1h?ry Torn will include, among others, the Sixth Street Soho galleries, Pied mont Craftsmen Inc. and the Saw tooth Building galleries Shuttle transportation will be provided Gallagher show slated for Sept. 15; proceeds go to symphony The Winston-Salem Symphony will present Gallagher, America s most smashing comedian, in "Death By Melon" at 8 pm Saturday, Sept. JUL The all-Gallagher show will he at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston Salem. Gallagher's humor combines an acerbic commentary oiThuman - I I nature and the American scene with the funniest and most inventive props ever seen on a toinedy stage. Giant furniture, a melon-shaped blimp, a remote control baby and a motorized school desk aie among the ever-expanding collection of props with which he delights his audiences. Over the past iu vears, Gal 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? i B MM Mike Espy wilt keynote the Urban League's Equal Opportunity Day Dinner on Sept. 7. U.S. Rep. Mike Espy to keynote Urban League's EOD Dinner The Winston-Salem Urban League will celebrate its mission of improving the quality "dnifcTor individuals trom all walks ot lite by spon soring its 11th annual Equal OpportuTiitv T)ay Dinner, I huisdav, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center. Mike Espy, the first black elected congressman trom Mississippi since1 Reconstruction, will be the keynote speaker tor the occasion. Espy, described recently by Esquire maga/ine as one of the nation's ^9 movers and shakers, is recognized as a congressman with broad appeal, having received significant support from both the black and white communities. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Espy as "a congressman who takes on constituent cases and gets their problems solved." He is a member of the House Budget Committee and the House Agriculture Com mittee. In July 1989, Espy was appointed a Democratic whip at-large and chair of the Domestic Task Force on Hunger. Also, during the EOD Dinner, the local league will recognize outstand ing efforts made by volunteers and friends of the Urban League. Last year's honorees included Essence magazine editor Susan Taylor, WSSU Coach Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines and Intcgon's Nigel Alston.? ? ? Concerned Mothers to honor Cribb On Aug. 24th at 1 1 a.m. at Happ> Hill Gardens, Concerned Mothers of Forsyth County and the East Winston Community Development will hold a press conference for Commissioner Juanita Saunders Cribb. Commissioner Cribb is a native of Winston-Salem, NC\ and her home was Happy Hill Gardens. In 1988 Mrs. Cribb became the first black woman elected to the Dougherty County Commission in Albany, Georgia. There was no runotf. Commissioner Cribb has also been cited in "Women Who Make a Dif ference in the World" by the local publication Minorities and Women in Business. To add more flavor to her prestigious career, Mrs. Cribb appeared on "Hour Magazine," May 13, 1989, with talk show host Gary Collins. Concerned Mothers and the East Winston Community Development will also host a talk show at the Sawtooth Building, Aug. 25th from 4-6 p.m. Commissioner Cribb will be the guest. The show is open to the public and free. It's a tribute to one of ours -- join us! LET OUR ADVERTISERS KNOW YOU SAW IT IN THE CHRONICLE! Do Your Back-to-School Shopping Downtown at ... JEROMES Open an Account Today at Jeromes LI | mrnTU ? CURTAINS ?RtAf)Y-TC 'BEDSPREADS mm . 520 N. LIBERTY draperies wear .slipcovers 722*7474 N?w Stor? Hours Closed Wadnasdays laghcr has become best known for wielding his trademark Slcdge-O Malic, showering audiences, with pulverized remains of apples, oranges, fruit cakes, Big A1acs, and especially, watermelons" Showgoers arrive already Oal lagheri/ed," with plastic (aincoats; goggle^, and umbrellas to protect Themselves in the fiont of the the ater, which is known as Death Row. Well-known to millions through his television specials and home videos, Gallagher performs 1 20 live concerts each- year, mostly to sold-out houws. He writes all of his own material and keeps a full time team ol ciaitsmen busy con fT ? , ? suueting the props he invents. "" "Death By Melon" is a fund raising event for the Winstori-Salcm Symphony. Advance nckcts aie S16, and are available through the Symphony box officc at 610Colise um Drive f919) 723'7019. ? Box office hours are 9 to 5 weekdays. Tickets may also be purehased at the Joel Coliseum box office and all Ticketron outlets. Tickets will be sold at the gaic for $20. Hauser, Wilkes honored Rose tta Ha user and Andre* ly YMCA sponsored by the Win Wilkes, iwo veteran bridge play- ston-Salem Duplicate Bridge Club, ers, teamed up to win "Pair of the Howard Belton and Floyd Neal RIDGE News By RUDOLPH V. BOONE SR. Moiuh" and "Players of the Month" honors for July. Each earned 17 points by winning one first place aTUTthree seconds in local games during July. Runners-up for the "Pair ot ~lhcr Month were Howard He I ton and Pauline Caldwell with 26 i points. Pauline had two first place wins and two third-place finishes. Howard had two firsts. Congratu lations to these winneis! Last Week's Winners In play at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 30, at the Carl H. Russell Recreation Center, Mavis H. Lloyd and Billie Matthews took first place; G^rge Sird Miiry Boswell and Inez Geralds and Ruth Washington tied for second place. The Monday players decided not to play during August. Mmi day games will resume in Septem . ber. In play at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3 1 , at the Winston Lake Fami took first-place honors, while Isaac and Anna Rogers look sec ond. hi play at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Rupert Bell Recre ation Center sponsored by the King* and-Queens Duplicate Bridge Club, no results were reported. Anyone interested in learning to play bridge should contact R.V. Boone Sr. at 767-4087. Plans for starting a new play ers class in September are in the making. Special consideration will be given to teaching interested y&iths fundamentals of the game. Youth groups and adult groups Tnayivam to provide this kind of opportunity for their members. Discuss the matter at your next meeting and let me know when I could meet with the group to explain or discuss arrangements \ and obligations involved in spon soring a class. A minimum of eight people will be required to start a dass. sears ttrsmil m ??mmmm, Tne t)rands you want nenum . at the store you trust Now with more brand frames than ever before! 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