| Community Calendar | FUm and exhibit series A/perture Cinema, Piedmont Triad Film Commission and New Winston Museum present "Made in Winston Salem" Film and exhibit series premiering today (Thursday, March 12). "Made in Winston-Salem" will include screenings of films and exhibits featuring infor mation about films created in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and will highlight the artistic and economic impact of local film productions on the community. This series facilitates dialogue between the community and the filmmakers, as well as encourages a renewed interest in the city/county as a setting for future film endeavors. Screenings in the series will occur on the dates indicated below at 7:30 p.m. at A/perture Cinema, 311 West Fourth St. Winston-Salem. Admission is free. "Made in Winston-Salem" will include the following films: ?March 12 - THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT (2006) ? April 19 - RiverRun International Film Festival NC Filmmakers Panel ?May 14 - GEORGE WASHINGTON (2000) ?June 11 - JUNEBUG (2005) ?July 9 - GOODBYE SOLO (2008) ?July 19 - MR. DESTINY(1990) ?presented in con junction with Sunset Flicks at Winston Square Park. Double bill special The North Carolina Black Repertory Company Inc. will present two plays in honor of Women's History Month for the price of one. On March 13-15, at the Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive, the company will feature "Excelsior", written by Samm-Art Williams and directed by Mabel Robinson, and "Sojourner Truth, A Legacy," written and performed by Sandra Jones and directed by Mabel Robinson. Times are Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 pjn. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. All^ tickets are $16, with group rates at $12. Visit www.ncblackrep.org or call 336-723-2266 for tickets. Concert The Mandela Society is hosting a concert from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Saturday. March 14 at Parkland Magnet High School auditorium. Featured will be the KUUMBA singers from Harvard University and various art-related acts to educate on black history and express the essence of black culture. Price is $5 for adults; $3 for college and high school students (student IDs needed). Portable planetarium show Students at Brunson Elementary School, 155 Hawthorne Road NW, will experience a virtual night sky in a planets portable planetarium on Wednesday, March 18,9-9:50 a.m., 10-10:50 a.m., 11-11:50 a.m., 12:30-1:30 p.m. In the multimedia planetarium show "Solar System Odyssey," students follow astronaut Jack Larson on a mis sion to discover a new home for humans to colonize. This character-driven adventure is set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. Black Chamber mixer The Winston Salem Black Chamber of Commerce (WSBCC) will have its first mixer of 2015 on Thursday,. March 19, 2015 starting at 6:30 p.m. at Carolina Vineyards & Hops, 1111 S. Marshall St. We will recog nize the Founders and Charter members of the WSBCC, which began January 15, 2002. This event is open to business and non-business owners, members and non members. For additional information contact: Randon Pender 336-575 2006. OP Fashion House Party In the spirit of the of its founders, the Brown Alumni Chapter will be having an Ol' Fashion House Party in observance of its Founders' Day, Friday, March 20, at 6 p.m., Forsyth Technical Community College/Mazie Woodruff Center, 4905 Lansing Dr. The theme for this year is; "Food, Fellowship, Fun And Fund Night." Funds raised from this event will be used for scholarships to high school seniors planning to attend WSSU Fall 2015. Tickets are available in advance for $25 person. For more information contact , Vera Hillian, fundraiser committee chair or Randon Pender, president at 336-757-8894 or 336-575-2006. The '5' Royales proclamation The *5' Royales, Winston-Salem's homegrown band that helped defined R&B in the late 1940s, will he hon ored with a proclamation from the city at noon on March 19 at the Hanesbrand Theatre, 209 N. Spruce St. Winston Salem Mayor Allen Joines will recognize the ground breaking group and proclaim that day in their honor. The *5' Royales will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio on April 18. All of the original members are dead, but many of their family members will anend the March 19 proclamation. A reception will follow with light refreshments. Advance ticket sides will be avail able for the 'Sock-Hop' dance, a fundraiser that will be held in early April. For more information, contact Bobby Ray Wilson at 336-406-5138; xxxzoology55@yaitoo.com; or Kim Bell at 336-354-9836 or kimskreations63@yahoo.com. Young adult authors program Salem Academy and College and Bookmarks will present a program with four bestselling and award-win ning young adult authors on Monday, March 16, at 7 p.m. at the Drama Workshop in Elberson Fine Arts Center, 500 East Salem Ave., on the Salem Academy and College campus. This program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase from Bookmarks, with proceeds benefitting their Authors in Schools pro gram. A book signing will follow the presentation. Featured authors will be: Kami Garcia, Stephanie Perkins, Brendan Reichs and Carrie Ryan. Guests will hear these authors speak and answer questions about their novels, series, vyriting process and film adaptation. For additional information about the program, call 336-747 1471, email info@bookmarksnc.org or visit bookmark snc.org. Garden mentoring session Forsyth County Cooperative Extension will feature a Community Garden Mentor session 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, March 21 and March 24, at 1450 Fairchild Road, Alison Duncan, Community Gardening Coordinator will speak. Community Garden Mentors play a critical role in supporting community gardens in Forsyth County. Participants in the program are trained in commu nity organizing skills and basic horticultural practices so that they can effectively set up and sustain community gardens. This is a free two-part training with lunch and snacks provided. To register, call 336-703-2850. . American Watercolor Society Exhibit Ambleside Gallery will host the American Watercolor Society annual traveling exhibition from March 13 to April 24,2015. Reception and exhibition will open Friday, March 13 from 6 pm. to 9 pm. Each year the Society holds a juried watercolor exhibition by artists from throughout the world at the society's headquarters in New York City. It is widely recognized as the most prestigious annual watercolor event in the country. Upon completion of its New York show, the exhibition travels around the country to be hosted by select museums and art galleries. This will be the first time in the society's 149 year history that the show has come to Greensboro. Ambleside Gallery is located at 528 S. Elm St. in Greensboro. For further information, contact Jackson Mayshark at 336-275-9844. MESDA and Old Salem present furniture seminar The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) at Old Salem Museums & Gardens will present its annual Furniture Seminar, "Southern Sophistication: Furniture of the Coastal South, 1730-1830" on March 20 21. The seminar will be in the James A. Gray, Jr. Auditorium in the Old Salem Visitor Center located at 900 Old Salem Road. The program will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20, and conclude at 4 p.m. on March 21. Registration is $295 and $270 for Friends of MESDA or Old Salem, and includes all sessions, materials, lunches, and dinners, and admission to Old Salem and MESDA. Registration is limited. To register, please call 336-721 7360 or email mesdaprograms@oldsalem.org. Visit mesda.org for more information. If . Q I|>?I(iwhiiihII.I ?u? m II ? ar I Tinany b. POTicr ? MmfttfmVAMTWMff I'SBSffiS&ni ptal OfTtw Apodlolk faith, Inc. Sunday Strtkc* Sunday School