Arts & Lifestyle
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ReaHty star at DCCC
Davidson County Community College
will host Tory Belleci from the Discovery
Channel's Emmy-nominated show
"MythBusters" as part of the Campus Speaker
Series.
The event, which is free and open to the
public, will be held from 11 a.m. to noon on
Monday, Nov. 11 in the Mary E. Rittling
Conference Center on the
Davidson campus.
Belleci will take stu
dents, faculty, staff and
community members
behind the scenes to
uncover the truth behind
popular myths and leg
ends by mixing scientific
method with curiosity
and ingenuity.
"MythBusters,"
which is in its 14th sea
Belled
son, follows a cast of special effects experts as
they attempt to test and debunk urban myths
and legends with wild experiments. Some
myths the team has put to rest include:
whether dirty cars are more fuel efficient than
clean cars, if plugging a gun barrel causes it to
backfire, and if it is possible to beat police
speed cameras.
Belleci has been with the show since it
began in 2003, first doing work behind the
scenes and then becoming one of the show's
co-hosts. While on "MythBusters," Belleci has
jumped out of several planes, wake-boarded
behind a cruise ship, been chased by a croco
dile, stared down a bull and swum with sharks.
Craftsmen fair turns 10
More than 100 of the finest artisans from
across the southeastern United States will fill
the booths at Piedmont Craftsmen's 50th Fair
on Nov. 16 - 17 at the Benton Convention
Center.
The Fair, which presents a broad sampling
of the finest work available in artist-designed
handmade home goods, wearables, jewelry,
furniture and decorative items, kicks off a
year-long celebration of Piedmont Craftsmen's
50th Anniversary.
Piedmont Craftsmen, founded in 1963 by a
group of craft artists and craft collectors, held
. their first Fair in the
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ing to build audi
ences and apprecia
tion for quality
craftsmanship.
Quality craftsman
ship and excellent
design have always
been the hallmarks of Piedmont Craftsmen.
The annual fair showcases some of America's
most talented contemporary fine craft artists in
a setting that allows shoppers to meet the
craftspeople, talk to them about their work,
and view demonstrations of craft techniques.
Fair proceeds support the programs of the
non-profit Piedmont Craftsmen. The guild
conducts workshops, mounts exhibitions and
operates a gallery and shop in the heart of the
Downtown Arts District.
Admission to the Fair is $7 for adults and
S6 for senior citizens, students and groups.
Children under 12 are admitted free when
accompanied by an adult. Leant more at
http://piedmontcraftsmen.org.
Happy Heal Books launched
From Nov. 1 - 14. McDonald's will offer
books for Happy Meal customers, providing
more than 20 million books to families across
the U.S. Throughout the two-week Happy
Meal Books offer, families will be able to
enjoy four original books featuring
McDonald's Happy Meal characters.
This is the latest step in McDonald's ongo
ing efforts to ennch the lives of families, and
pari of a
broader
book strat
. egy that
will com
bine the fun
of the
Happy
Meal, new
partners ?
and technology to inspire more family reading
time.
As part of the launch of Happy Meal
Books. McDonald's is collaborating with
Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the largest
children's literacy non-profit in the U.S., to
help more children and their families discover
the joy of reading. RIF will distribute 100,000
Happy Meal Books to children who do not
have easy access to books.
Also starting on Nov. 1, McDonald's will
give families anytime access to reading with a
new interactive digital book each month
through the end of 2014. The free interactive
e-books will be available on McPlay via
McDonalds.com and the McDonald's Happy
Meal App.
The Happy Meal Books, as well as the DK
Publishing e-books, will also be available for
download at HappyMeal.com. Spanish ver
sions of McDonald's Happy Meal Books will
be available on McDonalds.com and
MeEncanta.com.
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WSSU Photo
Dr. Myron Brown (at the piano) poses with the WSSU choir.
WSSU's Brown to play with Symphony
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Winston-Salem State
University Assistant
Professor of Music Dr.
Myron D. Brown will be the
guest pianist for Winston
Salem Symphony concerts
on Saturday, Nov. 16 (7:30
p.m.) and Sunday, Nov. 17 (3
p.m.) and Tuesday, Nov. 19
(7:30 p.m.).
He will perform with
Symphony musicians on
Mozart's "Concerto for
Piano No. 19 in F Major, k.
459."
The concerts will also
feature "Siegfried Idyll" by
Richard Wagner and
"Symphony No. 4 in B-flat
Major" by Ludwig van
Beethoven. The concert
series will be conducted by
guest conductor Philip
Mann, music director of the
Arkansas Symphony
Orchestra.
The "Music Lovers'
Luncheon," a fun and
informative pre-concert
lunch with Maestro Mann.
Brown and Beethoven schol
ar Dr. David Levy, will take
place Friday, Nov. 15 at
noon at The Piedmont Club,
Mann
200 West Second St.
Reservations are required for
the luncheon and can be
made by calling 336-724
7077.
The Nov. 16 performance
is part of the Kicked-Back
Classics Series. After each
Kicked-Back concert, con
cert-goers can join the maes
tro, guest artists and mem
bers of the orchestra for
Brews with Bob at W-S
Prime in the Marriott.
This series is part of the
Winston-Salem Symphony's
Angel Tree partnership with
the Salvation Army. Concert
goers are encouraged to
donate new unwrapped toys
for children up to age 12 at
the concerts.
Brown won the Alys
Stephens Piano Competition
at Birmingham-Southern
College for three consecu
tive years, from 2002 to
2004, and is also a three
time winner of the Frances &
Dorsey Whittington
Concerto/Aria Competition
at Birmingham-Southern
College.
In 2004, he received the
Trotter Award for "Most
Outstanding Performance"
from the Alabama Music
Teachers' Association and
the Theodore Presser
Scholarship from the Presser
Music Foundation.
In June 2008, Dr. Brown
performed in "A Celebration
of Black Music 2008," at the
National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center in
Cincinnati. Ohio. That same
year, he was selected as the
winner of the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra's
"Piano Idol" competition.
Shortly afterward, he
See Brown on A7
Easton signs on for Dancing Classrooms
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Take the Lead North Carolina has
been awarded a Wells Fargo Arts in
Education grant by the Arts Council of
Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.
Take the Lead will use the grant to
implement its Dancing Classrooms pro
gram at Easton Elementary School.
Eighty-seven fifth graders at Easton. as
well as their teachers, will participate at
no cost to the school or students. They
will learn dance moves in preparation for
the Dancing Classrooms Team Match
Competition in December, when Easton
will compete against Forest Park. Hall
Woodward. Old Town and Shady Grove
(in Davie County) elementary schools for
gold, silver and bronze medals in the
tango, foxtrot, swing, merengue and
rumba. The competition will take place at
Easton on Dec. 12.
"We are committed to educating the
whole child. Too often, we forget the
importance of dance and movement and
how they need to be connected to team
ing," said Easton Principal Bea Veto.
"Dancing Classrooms develops experi
ence. helps the students problem solve
and grow as they learn. It provides posi
tive socialization and 21st Century skills
of cooperation and negotiation. And it's
fun! The students need to know that
learning is fun."
Dancing Classrooms Site Director
Ann Guill is grateful that the Arts
Council has embraced the program and is
pleased to see Dancing Classrooms grow
locally from serving two schools in 2009
to serving more than 15 schools today.
Dancing Classrooms, which started
in New York City in 1994, wraps life les
sons around ballroom dancing and is an
arts in education, youth and character
development program that promotes
healthy living and gives its students a leg
up for success.
The Dancing Classrooms program
has been chronicled widely in national
and international news coverage, as well
as in "Mad Hot Ballroom," an award
winning documentary, and "Take the
Lead," a feature film starring Antonio
Banderas as the program's founder,
Pierre Dulaine.
Take the I^ad Photo
Children learn dance moves during a Take the Lead session.
A Reunion of Legends
Pre** Photo
Singer/actress Dolly Parton poses with
rapper!singer!actress Queen Latifah last month on the set
of Latifah's new daytime talk show. Parton was a guest on
the Oct. 21 show. Parton and Latifah starred together in
the 2012 film, "Joyful Noise."
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UNCSA Phrto
Filmmakers and actors on the set of "Title Fight " ?
National award for
emerging cinematography
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Joseph Blankinship, a college senior studying cine
matography at the University of North Carolina School
of the Arts (UNCSA) School of Filmmaking, won third
place in the Society of Camera Operators' 2013 National
Student Operator competition. The awards were
announced at the organization's annual meeting in
Burbank, Calif.
Blankinship, a High Point resident, was recognized
for his work as camera operator on the student film "Title
Fight," which premiered at UNCSA in May. He received
a student membership in the society.
"This award was a wonderful surprise that seemed to
validate everything I've worked for at UNCSA," he said.
"It was kind of like a few of my greatest camera operator
idols saying I really can do this!"
Cinematography faculty member Thomas Ackerman
said the award is an important recognition.
See Award on A8