Engagement' is Arts Council's new theme
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On Monday, Jan. 26, the Arts Council
of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County cel
ebrated its 65th birthday and launched its
2015 Campaign, all while urging local res
idents to "seize the day."
"This year is especially significant as
we're celebrating our 65th year of enrich
ing lives in Winston-Salem and Forsyth
County, and tonight we invite you to raise
a glass to both this legacy as well as our
vision for the future," said Aits Council
Board Chair Steve Berlin.
As guests visited and circulated around
the Hanesbrand Theatre, which featured
dramatic floral arrangements from Bo Ty
Florist, Colin Allured, a guitarist, singer
and songwriter, entertained. Allured is one
of many practicing local artists who has
received a Regional Artist Project Grant
from The Arts Council to further his career.
Berlin introduced the 2015 Campaign
Co-Chairs - Anc Newman, senior VP at
Aon Risk Services, and Stuart Parks,
owner and managing principal of The
Arden Group.
The Arts Council has adopted a theme
of "Engagement" for the year, encouraging
residents of Winston-Salem and Forsyth
County and arts and cultural organizations
to find new ways to team up and demon
strate that Winston-Salem is, in fact, a City
of Arts and Innovation.
"We have a vision," the co-chairs said,
and invited guests to invest in this vision in
ways that will help drive progress and
innovation in the city and county.
"For 65 years," Parks said, "this annual
effort has fueled grant programs that sus
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tain our arts organizations, give life to new
arts initiatives, and provide arts education
experiences to our sch'ool children. In turn,
we have created an arts community that
promotes economic development and
makes Winston-Salem and Forsyth County
a vibrant place to live, work and play."
He announced the 2015 campaign goal
of $2,675 million that will allow The Arts
Council to continue to advance, coordinate
and support the arts, while focusing on its
role as a community builder.
Parks spoke of inclusiveness and diver
sity. Newman outlined Arts Council initia
tives that are designed to reach the grass
roots and make a reality of the Council's
2015 theme.
"Throughout 2015, The Arts Council
will host conversations that explore how
Forsyth County's arts community can
serve as a catalyst for future prosperity and
align to create efficiencies that are self
sustaining. He reminded guests about
two other Arts Council initiatives.
Community Enrichment Mini Grants, for
which any individual or group can apply,
are designed to be quick and easy with a
one-page application. He also applauded
the creation of the Arts Council
Engagement Society (ACES) that is an
opportunity for individuals of all ages to
get involved, and learn about area arts
organizations, their programming and vol
unteer opportunities.
The celebration ended with a dramatic
"flash mob" presentation by NC School of
the Arts high school students who chal
lenged guests to get involved by perform
ing "Seize the Day" from the musical
"Newsies."
Submitted Photo
(From left) Former Arts Council Chair Tom Ingram, campaign Co-Chair Anc Newman and Kenneth
Shaw ofNovant Health chat at the recent 65th birthday celebration.
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Armstrong
Local poet among
those feting Angelou
Abrea Armstrong will
be reading her poem
"Legacy (For: Maya)" at
the Celebrating Maya
Angelou program at
SECCA, 750 Marguerite
Drive, beginning at 5:30
p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17.
Co-sponsored by Wake
Forest University
*"- Women's, Gender, and
Sexuality Studies Program
and the WFU
Prohumanitate Institute,
members of the Wake
Forest community and
selected members of the
community-at-large will be
giving lively readings of
Dr. Maya Angelou's poet
ry
As the winner of the
'Poetry in Plain Sight' con
test sponsored by the
Winston-Salem Arts
Council & the Winston
Salem Writers, Armstrong
has had her poem
"Legacy" displayed jn
numerous downtown store
fronts and it is currently
hanging aboard WSTA
buses for the first quarter
of 2015.
As an award-winning
journalist and poet,
Armstrong pays tribute to
her native soil, Winston
Salem, and to fellow writer
Angelou by capturing her
timeless wisdom with say
ing,
"Before the caged bird
knew of kingdom come,
you chose to sing. Only the
moon could, rival yours
hips' power with every
graceful swing ..." she
writes.
All are invited to the
event for an inspiriting
evening celebrating Maya
Angelou and the power of
her words. A light recep
tion will follow the cele
bration.
Share your favorite line
of a poem by Maya
Angelou on Twitter and
Instagram: #celerabrating
maya.
Find out more about
Celebrating Maya at
http://inside. wfu .edu/2015/
01/collective-actions-cele
brating-our-legacy-dr
maya-angelou/
WSFD offering
education programs
The Winston-Salem
Fire Department is accept
ing requests for communi
ty education programs.
On-duty firefighters are
available to speak about
fire and life safety prac
tices, attend resource and
career fairs, school and
youth events, carnivals,
senior events and more.
Station tours can be
scheduled at any of thf
city's 19 fire stations and
sessions can be scheduled
for the department's fire
safety trailer.
The Fire Department
also offers fire extinguish
er training for employers.
Community education
programs can be scheduled
for any day of the week.
To schedule a commu
nity education program, go
to CityofWSFire.org and
click on the Public
Education link. Citizens
can also call the Fire
Department's Community
Education Office at 773
7965 or call CityLink 311.
Police academy
seeks citizens
The Police Department
is accepting applications
for the spring session of
the Citizens' Police
Academy, which will start
April 16.
The Citizens' Police
Academy is a 13-week
program that meets once a
week to better acquaint cit
izens with the law enforce
ment profession and the
role of the Police
Department within the
community.
The Citizens' Police
Academy curriculum is
similar to training for new
police officers, with a mix
of classroom and sce
nario/hands-on training on
such topics as department
functions, search and
seizure laws, use of force,
firearms training, crime
prevention, domestic vio
lence, criminal investiga
tions, vice/narcotics opera
tions and K-9 and special
operations. Participants
will have an opportunity to
ride with a patrol officer.
The classes are taught by
officers and civilian
employees throughout the
department.
The weekly sessions
are intended to help create
a citizenry that is familiar
and comfortable with the
""Police Department. The
classes are not designed to
train participants to be
police officers.
Classes will be held
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Thursday evenings at the
Public Safety Center or the
Alexander R. Beaty Public
Safety Training and
Support Center.
Enrollment is open to
any citizen 18 years of age
or older who resides,
works or attends school in
Winston-Salem.
Anyone interested in
attending the Citizens'
Police Academy may call
the Winston-Salem Police
Department for an applica
tion at 336 408-8126, or
complete an application
online at www.WSPD.org.
The class is limited to
30 students. Applications
must be submitted by
March 30.
Davis completes
basic training
Army Pvt. Crystal R. D
avis has graduated from
basic combat training at
Fort Jackson in Columbia,
SC.
During the nine weeks
of training, the soldier
studied the Army's mis
sion, history, tradition and
core values, physical fit
ness, and received instruc
tion and practice in basic
combat skills, military
weapons, chemical warfare
and bayonet training,,drill
and cerenfeny, marching,
rifle marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat, map
reading, field tactics, mili
tary courtesy, military jus
tice system, basic first aid,
foot marches, and field
training exercises.
Davis is the daughter of
Charles and Lisa Davis of
Winston-Salem and sister
of Ebony Burnett of
Kernersville. She is a 2014
graduate of RJ. Reynolds
High School.
Williams
graduates
Army Pvt. Michael A. Wir
liams has graduated from
basic combat training at
Fort Jackson in Columbia,
SC.
During the nine weeks
of training, the soldier
studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core
values, physical fitness,
and received instruction
and practice in basic com
bat skills, military
weapons, chemical warfare
and bayonet training, drill
and ceremony, marching,
rifle marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat, map
reading, field tactics, mili
tary courtesy, military jus
tice system, basic first aid,
foot marches, and field
training exercises.
Williams is the son of
Sharon Williams of
Tolleson, Ariz, and grand
son of Sharon Williams of
Winston-Salem.
He is a 2010 graduate
of North Forsyth High
School in Wmston-Salem.
He earned an associate
degree in 2012 from
Forsyth Technical
Community College.
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Jackie Robinson's daughter
to attend play about her father
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
In celebration of Black
History Month, Twin City
Stage will present "Play to
Win: The Jackie Robinson
Story" on Saturday, Feb. 28
at the Arts Council Theatre,
610 Coliseum Drive. The
show begins at 11 a.m. and
runs approximately one
hour.
It is recom
mended for second
through eighth
grade audiences and
will be performed
by Birmingham
Children's Theatre.
In this inspiring
musical, Branch
Rickey, the general
manager of the
Brooklyn Dodgers,
makes it very clear
to a hopeful Jackie
Robinson that in
order to succeed in
the major leagues,
Robinson will have
to endure racial
hatred, insults, and
abuse in silence, while still
playing to win.
Through his determina
tion, dignity and resolve,
Robinson paved the way
for ballplayers, athletes
and countless other
Americans to look past
the color of their skin and
to reach for the stars.
Although this musical is
aimed at young audi
ences, all ages will enjoy
this portrayal of Jackie
Robinson's determina
tion to be the best despite
seemingly insurmount
able odds.
In partnership with
Bookmarks, Twin City
Stage will welcome Sharon
Robinson, daughter of
Jackie Robinson, to the
performance. Sharon
Robinson is the educational
consultant for Major
League Baseball. She man
ages "Breaking Barriers: In
Sports, In Life," a baseball
themed national character
education curriculum that
helps empower students to
face obstacles in their lives.
She is also the author of
many works of fiction and
nonfiction. She has written
several widely praised
books about her father,
including "Jackie's Nine:
Jackie Robinson's Values to
Live By," "Promises to
Keep: How Jackie
Robinson
Robinson Changed
America" and "Jackie
Robinson: American
Hero," a children's biogra
phy. Bookmarks will have
these books available for
purchase in the lobby and
Robinson will be signing
books before and after the
performance.
All tickets are $12 for
general admission and may
be purchased at the box
office window one hour
prior to curtain, or online at
and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging,
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Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-S004354727
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