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Salsa contest making return
The Downtown Winston-Salem Farmers'
Market will hold its Sixth Annual Tomato Salsa
Contest on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 11 a.m.
Tomato Salsa judging will begin at 11:30 and
winners will be announced at noon. To enter the
salsa contest, send recipes to: Downtown Farmers'
Market Salsa Contest, c/o A.S. Garland
Marketing, 541 -A Trade Street, Winston-Salem,
NC 27101 or e-mail amy@asgarland.com. The
deadline for entry is Friday, August 1. For more
information call 336-724-2474.
The Downtown Winston-Splem Farmers'
Market Salsa Contest has drawn entrants from
across the county. From traditional to non-tradi
tional, salsas are as diverse as the entrants them
selves.
The market is open from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. every
Tuesday and Thursday through September. The
vendors gather at the corner of Cherry and Sixth
streets in Winston-Salem's downtown Arts District
to sell fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, herbs,
bedding plants and crafts. The Downtown
Farmers' Market is operated by the City of
Winston-Salem.
SECCA welcomes new curator
Steven Matijcio will become the new curator at
the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art
(SECCA) on Aug. 1 .
Born in Toronto,
Canada and educated in
New York, Matijcio has
an accomplished back
ground in the gallery and
museum field. He has
held positions at the
National Gallery of
Canada, the Art Gallery
of Ontario, the Power
Plant Contemporary Art
Gallery and has organ
ized projects across all
media and themes. For
the past three years he
has worked as curator at
Matijcio
the Plug in Institute ot Contemporary Art in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, one of Canada's most respect
ed and cutting edge institutions exhibiting contem
porary art.
SECCA director Mark Leach says, "Steven's
insight into international art practices will bring
SECCA to the forefront of cutting-edge contempo
rary ideas and art-making on the global stage. His
vision will provide a rich foundation for SECCA's
program as we move into an exciting era in partner
ship with the North Carolina Museum of Art."
In December 2007, SECCA became an operating
entity of the North Carolina Museum of Art and the
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
NCSA wins name change ?
The renaming of the " North Carolina School of
the Arts" to " University of North Carolina School
of the Arts" has. been approved by the General
Assembly and is expected soon to be signed into law
by Gov. Mike Easley.
The name change will be effective Aug. I.
On July 9, the bill (Senate Bill 2015) passed in
the House by the overwhelming margin of 115 to 1.
The bill had already passed unanimously in the
Senate, on June 24.
"We are excited and humbled by the support of
the North Carolina General Assembly," said North
Carolina School of the Arts Chancellor John
Mauceri, who recently celebrated his second
anniversary at the School. "This is a great time, an
historic time for our School."
Jim DeCristo, the director of economic develop
ment and external affairs for the school, also
applauded the vote.
"We believe the approval of our name change
and the funding of our projects by the UNC Board
of Governors and N.C. Legislature reflects a vote of
confidence in the leadership, mission and future of
our School, he said. "There is a lot of positive
momentum building."
The North Carolina School of the Arts was the
first state-supported, residential school of its kind in
the nation. Established by the N.C. General
Assembly in 1963, the School of the Arts opened in
Winston-Salem in 1965 and became part of the
University of North Carolina in 1972.
NBA star LeBron James
donates bikes for cops
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Akron's police depart
ment is getting some new wheels, courtesy of
Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James.
He's making a donation to the force of 10 bicycles
used last month in his annual
K.ing tor Kids bike-a-thon
fund-raiser.
The Cannondale brand
bikes have James' name
emblazoned on them. They'll
be outfitted with disc brakes,
shocks, lights and sirens so
they can be used by police for
patrolling.
Akron Police Sgt. Mike
Lugenbeal says putting offi
cers on bikes gets them in
closer contact with the public.
James
This year's King for Kids bike-a-thon on June 21
raised money for the Akron Area YMCA, the Akron
Urban League and the LeBron James Family
Foundation.
Dr. Lavonia
Allison signs
a Contract
of Gift to the
State
Archives.
Next to her
are
Cultural
Resources
Deputy
Secretary
Jeff Crow
and N.C.
Central
V niversity
Chancellor
Charlie
Nelms.
State Archives take possession
of African- American documents
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The State Archives has taken
hold pf a gift that will greatly
enhance its African-American his
tory collection.
N.C. Department of Cultural
Resources Secretary Lisbeth C.
"Libba" Evans applauded the dona
tion of a priceless collection of
items from Dr. Lavonia I. Allison
on July 15 on the campus of N.C.
Central University in Durham.
The donation includes records
of the Durham Committee on the
Affairs of Black People (DCABP)
from 1935 to the present; records
of the N.C. Black Leadership
Caucus (NCBLC), circa 1977 and
1980; brochures, signs, and buttons
from the campaigns of Jesse
Jackson in 1984 and 1988. Items
from the National Democratic cam
paigns of 1992, 1996, 2004 and
2008 are also included.
The donation includes about 75
years of historical items from the
DCABP. Allison, a retired NCCU
professor, has been the organiza
tion's chairwoman since 1997.
Evans
president of the United States, and
from a variety of agencies and
organizations including the
NAACP and the Freedman's
Bureau," said Evans. "The addi
tion of Dr. Allison's papers marks
an important way to strengthen the
resources available for African
i n e
nearly 3,000
private col
lections that
have been
donated over
the past one
hundred
years to the
State
Archives
include cor
respondence
from every
American history at the State
Archives."
The North Carolina Office of
Archives and History will micro
film and scan the items, and pro
vide microfilmed and scanned
copies of the documents to N.C.
Central University in order to make
available to researchers there this
important part of North Carolina
history.
Founded in 1903, the State
Archives is the third oldest state
archival program in the nation.
Throughout its 105 years of exis
tence, the Archives have been at the
forefront of preserving and provid
ing access to North Carolina's
records and collections of histori
cal significance. The State
Archives is^part of the N.C.
Department of Cultural Resources,
a state agency dedicated to the^pro
motion and protection of North
Carolina's arts, history and culture.
WSSUcgrad
releases her
debut novel
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CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
In her first novel - "A Girl
Mistreated" - Stephanie M.
Feggins says she drew from her
own experiences and her per
ceptions of the reality for
young women tocftiy.
The book has just been
released by Denver, Colo.
based Outskirts Press and is
being called "a remarkable
window into the adolescent
African- American experience."
The tale that Feggins, a city
native and
Winston
Salem
State
University
graduate,
weaves
revolves
around
high
school
freshman
? -
Ftggins
Alyssa, a
black girl from working-class
roots. At school, she is con
fronted by issues such as love,
sex, poverty and betrayal. A
survivor of abuse that she has
yet to cope with, Alyssa seeks
affection frorts a slew of boys,
ending up victimized again in
the process.
Hollywood s
spending .
more in N.C.
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Entertainment production companies
increased their spending in North Carolina in
2007, according to recently released state fig- ?
ures.
Spending by such companies was $160.2
million in North Carolina in 2007, a 61 percent
Universal Picture* Photo
George Clooney in
"Leatherheads."
increase from
2006.
Part of the
increase is attrib
uted to the film
"Leatherheads,"
which was filmed
in Winston-Salem
and several other
parts of the state
last year.
"Nights in
Rodanthe," a film
starring Diane Lane
and Richard Gere,
set for release in
September, was
also filmed in the
state. The CW
Network hit series,
"One Tree Hill,"
also makes its pro
Seuss Time!
Little Theatre Photo
Some of the performers in The Little Theatre's produc
tion of "Seussical" show off their colorful costumes.
Billed as the "ultimate fun for the entire family event,"
the musical brings to life the popular characters from the
world of Dr. Seuss, including the Cat in the Hat, Horton
the Elephant and the Grinch. Performances will be held
at Reynolds Auditorium on Aug. 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 8
p.m., and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on Aug. 17. Tickets
for adults are $20, while kids 16 and under pay $10. Call
336-725-4001 or go to www.LittleTheatreOnline.com.
but ultimately, the story is
one of survival, Feggins says. It
follows Alyssa through high
school, the challenge of attend
ing college and young adult
hood - showing how young
women from difficult back
grounds struggle and survive.
"I hope this book will serve
as a tool for young women to
empower themselves, and will
inspire them to continue to
strive for success regardless of
how bad their current situations
may seem," Feggins says.
The author has always had
writing in her blood. In high
school, she placed in a regional
poetry competition - a victory
that helped her land two aca
demic scholarship awards. At
WSSU, she wrote for the New
Argus, the campus paper, while
earning a BA in Mass
Communications. Feggins has
worked as both a speechwriter
and freelance journalist.
"A Girl Mistreated" is
available online at retailers
such as Amazon.com, barne
sandnoble.com, and at the
Outskirts Press Web site at out-"
skirtspress.com.
Professor creates sculpture for Olympics show
auction base in the Tarheel State.
The film impact figures were released by
the N.C. Film Office, part of the state
Commerce Department's Division of Tourism,
Film and Sports Development.
The figures are based on information
obtained directly from productions throughout
the state, the state's regional film commissions
and the state's film tax-credit program. It rep
resents all direct spending, including wages,
goods and services used by commercial pro
ductions companies in the state.
North Carolina introduced a film incentive
program in 2007 that provides a tax credit for
production done in the state. A minimum of
$250,000 in-state spending qualifies produc
tions for a 15 percent tax credit.
Other notable films shot in North Carolina
in recent years include: "Last of the
Mohicans;" "The Fugitive;" "Dirty Dancing;"
"Patch Adams;" "The Green Mile;" and
"Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky
Bobby."
The Film Office, formed to support and
encourage commercial production in the state,
was honored recently by peer institutions with
first-place awards for best logo and best print
ad campaign at the Association of Film
Commissioners International's annual
tradeshow.
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
"Vessels," a sculpture by
Billy Lee, professor of art at
The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, was
accepted for inclusion in the
Olympic Fine Arts 2008, a cul
tural event organized by the
International Olympic
Committee and Chinese
Olympic Committee.
Artists from more than 80
countries were invited to submit
proposals for an international
exhibition to run concurrently
with the Olympics this summer.
After that, the exhibition will
travel internationally for two
years before being permanently
installed in the Olympic Fine
Art Museum in the Forbidden
City in Beijing. Works include
Chinese painting, oil painting,
print art, sculptures and digital
art.
The Olympic Committee
held the first Olympic sports
and art contest in Sydney for the
2000 gajltes. The second contest
was in Athens in 2004. intended
to promote the development of
UNCO Phofo
Professor Billy Lee works in the studio .
sports culture.
"There is a great deal of
energy and excitement in
Beijing right now," says Lee,
who will be on research leave in
China during the fall semester.
While there, he will work on a
series of stone sculptures. He
will also spend time in Beijing
visiting artists and their studios.
Lee is frequently invited to
exhibit and place his works
around the world. Among Lee's
numerous awards are the
Giacomo Manzu Special Prize
at the 7th Henry Moore
Sculpture Exhibition and the
Rodin Prize for his work exhib
ited in the Hakone/Utsukushi
ga-hara Open Air Museum.
Lee received an MFA from
the Royal College of Art in
London and was a fellow at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, where he was also
a Kennedy Scholar.