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Exhibit will explore healing
techniques from around the world
The exhibit. "Healing Seekers" will open Friday.
Feb 6 at 51 VE & 4<)RTY in Winston-Salem's
Downtown Arls District An Opening Reception will
be from 5:40 - 7:4<) p.m. at the gallery. 541-A Trade
St.
"Healing Seekers"- is an exhibition of photographs
and documentary film footage highlighting the work
of Amy -Greeson, a pharmacist, educator, lecturer,
writer and world traveler whose commitment to find
ing more effective treatment alternatives has led to the
exhibit. She and her lijn^cjew are exploring and doc
umenting the healing practices of cultures, especially
in the third world, that can hold the keys to modem
day treatments and cures. The exhibition is being
sponsored by Blessings Project Foundation. It will be
on display from Feb. 6 - March 21.
For more information call 3.36-724-2474 or visit
www.5iveand40rty.com
Novelist Morris to read
Novelist Keith Lee Morris will read from his
newest novel. "The Dart League King." Thursday,
tab. 5. at The University of North Carolina at
Ureensboro.
The reading-sponsored b>
The MFA Writing Program at
UNCG. The Greensboro
Review, and the lTNCG Center
for Creative Writing in the
Arts-begins at 8 p.m. in the
Faculty Center on College
Avenue. It rs free and open to
the public; a reception' and
book signing will follow
Morris "The Dart League King"
was a Publisher's Weekly Pick
of the Week. Morris, a graduate of the MFA Writing
Program and a professor at Clemson University, is
also the author of "The Best Seats in the House" and
"The Greyhound Gods" His short stories have been
published in a variety of literary journals and maga
zines including A Public Space. Southern Review.
StoryQuarterly and the Georgia Review.
Buffalo Soldiers play to debut
North Carolina Agricultural and Tecnnical State
University History Scholars and Living Life Through
I iteracy will soon present*, "The Justice League Meets
the Buffalo Soldiers,"
The play will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb,
7. at The Greensboro Historical Museum. 1 30 Summit
Ave. The cost of the play is S2.
The production was written by Ernest Hooker, a
N.C, A&T graduate student majoring in history and
Jackie Sanders, a member of the Literacy Gumbo
organization
"Obr play is for childreitof all ages," said Hooker.
"It is about a son who learns about the courage, pride
and educational accomplishments of the buffalo sol
diers and his relationship with his father who was a
General in the U S army The major lesson that he
learns is to look beyond the medals and the uniform to
understand his father's service to his country."
Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
may be coming to Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) - "Thriller." a Broadway
musical?
Producer James L. Nederlander says he has
acquired the rights for a stage version of Michael
JacKson s iconic music-viueo
spoof of horror films The
show will include songs from
two of the pop king's best-sell
ing albums, "Thriller" and
"Off the Wall " .
"The Nederianders and
Michael Jackson represent live
theater and musical excellence,
so let the music begin," Tohme
Tohme . a spokesman for
Jackson, said Monday in a
?I
Jackson
statement.
"I love the idea of making 'Thriller* a musical.
Oirl meets boy, they fall in love, boy has big secret,
now what?" said Nederlander. head of the company
that owns nine Broadway theaters
No word yet on who will write the book for the
show or what songs will be included in the production,
or who will direct and choreograph.
DTV delay costly
NEW YOKK (API Delaying the upcoming dig
ital TV transition for four months would cost public
broadcasters $22 million, the PBS system chief esti
mated on Monday
Paula Kerger, president and CEO of the Public
Broadcasting System, said she hopes lawmakers keep
that in mind as they consider legislation to delay the
switch from Feb-. 17 to June 12.
The stations will face increased power charges to
maintain over-the-air broadcast signals, she said.
The Obama administration has sought the delay
because the government program to provide coupons
for converter boxes needs more money. The boxes are
needed for people without cable or satellite TV to con
tinue receiving TV signals after the conversion date.
The latest estimate is that more than 6.5 million
households are not prepared for the switch over.
The National Association of Broadcasters has not
taken a position on extending the deadline. The TV
stations don't want to suddenly alienate and lose view
ers, but they've also sunk money into preparing for the
Feb. 17 transition.
Photo by Endta BeaJ
hndia Beat's photographs were shot in Florence , Italy last year.
Artist's photos of Africans to be displayed
C HRONICLE STAFF REPORT
A local artist who turned a
study abroad experience into a
photographic odyssey will be on
hand tomorrow (Jan. 30) as an
exhibit of her work opens at
Whitespace Gallery. .
Endia Beal spent a semester
"abroad in Florence, Italy taST
spring, during her senior year at
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill While there, she
found herself drawn to the city's
burgeoning population - 6f
Africans, mainly from countries
like Senegal, Ethiopia and
Morocco, who arrive in the Italian
city almost daily, seeking work
and a better life.
Like in this country, immi
grants are not welcomed with
open arms in Italy', especially ones
who have arrived illegally, a cate
gory into which most of the
Africans in Italy fall.
Despite their status in Italy as
Endia Beal
common criminals and undesir
able, Beal began befriending
them, learning of their lives, strug
gles and ambitions. She also
began to photograph them.
"1 didn't want to take tourism
photos; I wanted to tap into anoth
er aspect of Italian life," the 23
year old told The Chronicle last
year.
Many of Beal's photos will be
on display at Whitespace. and she
will talk about the men and
women in them.
"A lot of minority communi
ties have the same story, the same
journeys, the same struggle," she
commented. "We're all migrating
to something better in our lives,
and 1 think we can all relate to the
struggle of the Senegalese."
Her exhibit. La Vita Che
Viviamo (or The Life We Live)
will be on display at Whitespace
through from Friday through
March 28. Friday's opening will
be from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. and fea
ture a performance by Emeka. The
gallery is located at 401 E. 4th
Street. Suite 202 (Inside of the
Piedmont Leaf Lofts)
For more information, call
336-722-467 1 or go to
www.whitespacegallery.org .
New state arts secretary to speak
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The newly-appointed Secretary of the N.C. Department
of Cultural Resources will speak to members of the United
Arts Council of Greater Greensboro (UAC) on Feb. 5.
Linda Carlisle, a well-known arts supporter, was appoint
ed to the position by Gov. Bev Perdue. A native of
Greensboro, Carlisle is a former businessowner and graduate
of UNCG. where she is a member of the Board of Trustees.
Carlisle also has a M.B.A. from Wake Forest University. She
previously served under Governor Mike Easley as one of the
first nine lottery commissioners.
The Department of Cultural Resources works to preserve,
recognize and promote N.C.'s cultural resources. Its entities
include the N.C: Arts Council, which provides funding for
UAC and hundreds of other^arts agencies throughout Nofth
Carolina. j
Carlisle will speak during UAC's 2009 annual fund drive
kickoff event from 12 - 1 :30 p.m. at the Greensboro Cultural
Center, 200 N. Davie St. The UAC provides strategic and
financial leadership to arts organizations, artists and educa
tors so that they can enhance quality of life and cultivate eco
nomic vitality and educational engagement.
From the Office of the Governor
Linda Carlisle accepts her appointment.
'Year of the
Ox" will be
celebrated
Chinese New Year
event draws
hundreds each year
CHRONICLE STAFT RLPORT
A celebration of ' Year of
the Ox" will take place
Saturday (Jan. 31) in the
Reynolds Gym at Wake
Forest University.
This will be the School's
10th annual Chinese New
Year Celebration. The free
event, which is open to all
mcmoers
of the
public,
has
become
a
favorite
among
families.
It will
feature a
variety
o f
events,
activities and performances,
all of which will highlight
Chinese culture.
Among the highlights slat
ed for this year is a costumed
giant panda that will, greet
attendees and pose for pic
tures. Attendees will also
learn how to translate and
write their names in Chinese,
enjoy other arts and crafts and
take part in traditional
Chinese games. Chinese mer
chandise and authentic
Chinese cuisine will also be
available for sale.
The celebration, which
draws about 2,000 people
each year, is from 12 - 3 p.m.
Special performances will
given from 2 - 2:30 p.m The
traditional Lion Dance, which
is associated with bringing
good luck, will kick off the
performance portion of the
event. Polk dancing, yo-yo
and martial arts demonstra
tions, dances performed by
Wake Forest students and a
fashion show featuring cos
tumes from various dynasties
will also be featured
Wake Forest's festival was
initiated by Cristina Yu, a
Wake Forest librarian. It is
sponsored by ASIA. Wake
Forest's Office of
Multicultural Affairs and the
Winston-Salem Chinese
American Association. The
festival is also funded by the
Office of Multicultural
Affairs and Wake Forest's
student activity fee.
For more information
about the festival, call 336
758-5675. '
In Their
(Dancing) Shoes
- A&T Photo
The ? Dance Theatre of Harlem holds an
interactive dance tutorial with some of
those who attended a Jan. 22 show at North
Carolina A&T State University. During the
tutorial, children and A&T students got the
opportunity to see what it's like to practice
alongside the internationally-acclaimed
ballerina greats.
Gallery puts 2009 focus on public art
linage coUrttfty of M Jenkins
,4 piece by artist Mark Jenkins.
CHRONIC! I STAFI REPORT
The Southeastern Center for
Contemporary Art (SECCA) is
embarking on a year-long program of
public aft projects in Winston-Salem
and the surrounding community. The
"Inside Out: Artists in the Community'
II" is designed to energize the City of
the Arts with seven installations, per
formances. events and a number of
guest artists to pull them all off
"Our intent." says SECCA Director
Mark Leach, "was to introduce a cre
ative and thought-provoking project
using public spaces as a forum for
artistic dialogue to engage the commu
nity during the renovation."
Rather than traditional public art
works that are large, heavy and sta
tionary, these projects will he dynam
ic, temporary and unexpected SECCA
curatof Steven Matijcio and mstalla
tions manager Cliff Dossel co-curated
the program, and continues to work
with organizational partners in the
community to arrange sites and dates
Among the artists who will take
part is Virginia's Charlie Brouwer.
who uses ladders to construct fragile
monuments that he says reflect a com
munity's aspirations. He is slated to
design one of his ladder pieces in Old
Salem Museum and Gardens in March
See SECCA on A 10