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Community
Calendar
DSS director forums
The Forsyth County
Department of Social Services
Board will hold two communi
ty forums today (Thursday,
Sept. 18) to get input into its
search for a new director of the
Department of Social Services.
The first meeting will be held
from noon - 1 p.m. in the
Behavioral Health Auditorium,
725 N. Highland Ave. The
other will be from 5:30 - 6:30
p.m. at the Department of
Social Services, 741 N.
Highland Ave., in the first
floor Conference Room.
Black Chamber meeting
The Winston Salem Black
Chamber of Commerce will
have a mixer this evening
(Thursday, Sept. 18) from 7-9
p.m. at the Carolina Vineyards
and Hops, 1111 S. Marshall St.
Members and non-members
are welcome. For additional
information, contact Randon
Pender at 336-575-2006.
Brown Alumni Chapter
meeting
The WSSU Brown Alumni
Chapter will meet on Friday,
Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Mazie S. Woodruff Center of
Forsyth Technical Community
College, 4903 Lansing
Drive. Contact Shelia Bailey at
336-573-2006 for additional
information.
Aggie ROTC reunion
A reunion of former N.C.
A&T University Army ROTC
cadets from the Vietnam era
will be held this year during
the school's homecoming at
the Greensboro Marriott
Downtown. This event will be
the first time Aggie military
graduates have ever re-con
nected in a formal setting. For
more details, contact Marquis
D. Street at 336-373-1904 or
via email at marquisdstreet
law@gmail.com.
Food Pantry anniversary
The Clemmons Food
Pantry will celebrate " 10 Years
of Feeding Hope" on
Thursday, Sept. 18 from 7-11
p.m. at the Salem Glen Golf
and Country Club, 1000 Glen
Day Drive in Clemmons. The
event will feature the music of
Doug Davis and the Mystery
Dates and a silent auction.
Food will be provided. Tickets
are $40 per person or $75 per
couple. To purchase tickets,
email anne.rudert@clem
monsfoodpantry.org.
Dance team tryouts
The Carolina Silverhawks
will hold tryouts for the Lady
Silverhawks Dance and Cheer
Team on Saturday, Sept. 20 at
the Gold's Gym at 4835 West
Wendover in Jamestown. For
additional information, email
either Dajah Wright at
d wright .csilverhawks@ gmai 1.
com or Roderick Hinton at
centerstagecreations@gmail.c
om.
Zumba fundraiser
The N.C. Black Repertory
Company will host a Zumba
See Community on B3
Art... Latino Stjie
Delta Arts Center opens "Punto De Vista - Latino Perspectives III"
BY TODD LUCK
I HE CHRONICLE
The diversity of Latino art
can be seen on the walls of the
Delta Arts Center.
The "Punto De Vista - Latino
Perspectives III" exhibit kicked
off Sept. 5 with a lively recep
tion. The Hispanic Arts
Initiative, which uses art and
education to raise awareness of
Latino culture, is behind the
showing.
About 250 people, including
Mayor Allen Joines, attended the
opening. They enjoyed Latin
food and were rapt by several
live dance performances.
Thirteen North Carolina
artists who originally hail from
throughout the vast Spanish
speaking world are featured in
the exhibit, which is being billed
as "A Cultural Journey TTirough
Art."
There have been two previ
ous "Punto De Vista- Latino
Perspectives" exhibits; both
were held downtown at the
Milton Rhodes Center for the
Arts. Hispanic Arts Initiative
Director Maria S&nchez-Boudy
said the change of venue to the
Delta Arts Center, which tradi
tionally focuses on African
American art, would help to
bring attention the sometimes
overlooked influence that Africa
has had on Latino culture.
"We wanted to explore the
cultural heritage between
Latinos and African Americans,"
she said. "We do have a shared
cultural heritage."
Delta Arts Executive
Director Nadiyah Quander is
hopeful that the exhibit will start
to build a bridge between the
two cultures.
"We're really looking to
show solidarity between the
Latino and African American
communities as we continue to
co-exist and co-habitat ... we're
living in the same neighbors, and
we want to show unity between
the two communities," she said.
The art wasn't just on the
walls at the opening. A vividly
attired Jubelin Ramirez dazzled
with her Salsa and Samba per
formances. John Archer and Ela
Feliz did Merengue and Bachata
routines. Daniel "Oseiku" Diaz,
well-know for his African drum'
ming, provided the dancers with
musical accompaniment.
The Hispanic Arts Initiative
is planning to launch a concert
series next year that will feature
live music and dancers, Sanchez
Boudy said. With all of its pro
grams, the Initiative strives to
drive home the point that the
Latino community is vast.
"Everyone thinks we come
from one country, when we
come from 22," said Sanchez
Mayor Allen Joines speaks.
Boudy, who is from Cuba.
Punto De Vista artist Diana
Isabel Vasquez-Zurita came with
her family from Ecuador in
2009. She graduated from Salem
College in 2013 with a degree in
studio art and works at a printing
press while she is starting her
own web design firm. Digital
Minds Studio.
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Hispanic Arts Initiative Director Maria Sanchez-Boudy (left) with
Delta Arts Center Executive Director Nadiyah Quander.
Photo* by Todd l uck
Gustavo De Los Rios discusses his art with an attendee.
Jubelin Ramirez dances as Oseiku drums.
Isabel Vasquez-Zurita with some of her art.
Nadiyah Quander addresses the large crowd of attendees.
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