| Community Calendar | Forsyth Senior Democrats meet ing District Court Judge Denise Hartsfield will address the Forsyth County Senior Democrats today (Aug. 6). Judge Hartsfield's topic will be Miin . wnai a District Court Judge Does." The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Golden Corral on 4 9 6 5 University Parkway. Members and guests wanting the breakfast buffet and/or bev erages will be able to enter the restau rant beginning at 8:30 a.m. For more information call 336-767-3505. Big Four Ticket Sale The Big Four will be selling tickets today (Aug. 6) and every Thursday from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post #128 on 4617 Old Rural Hall Rd. These tickets are for the Big Four Annual Reunion from Oct. 14-17. For more information contact Linda Rogers at 336-331-3261, Judy Brown at 336-767-1487 or Robert Noble at 336 764-0980. Carolina Stars Basketball Registration Carolina Stars Basketball is now open for fall registration through Aug. 30. They offer competitive fall travel league, intense training and skill devel opment camps for boys from second through tenth grade, and girls from sev enth through tenth grade. For more information, go to www.carolinastars basketball.com. Movie Night Fridays There will be an outdoor family fun series on Fridays, from July 31 through Aug. 28 at the J.F. Kennedy High School, Lots Number Two, Three and Four at the 12th St. entrance. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8:45 p.m. on each date. Admission is free and open to the public. Children ages 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult. The Cleveland Avenue Transformation Team (CATT) is partnering with the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem and Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools to present the free outdoor Family Movie Night summer film series. Please see the Family Movie Night flier in The Chronicle for details on the events. Featured films will include Frozen (Disney, 2013), Annie (Sony Pictures, 2014), Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water (Nickelodeon Movies, 2014), Shrek (DreamWorks, 2001) and Home (DreamWorks, 2015). Women on JET cover The pairing of two exhibitions hon oring women who graced the cover of JET Magazine, and drawings of young women with their favorite literature, is on display at Winston-Salem State University's Diggs Gallery through Dec. 2. The exhibits, feature works by renowned artist Willie Cole, and emerg ing artist Mario Moore. Stuff the Bus The Salvation Army and the Boys and Girls Club are having their "Stuff the Bus" School Supplies Drive from Aug. 3 - Aug. 25. Suggested items are the following: Number Two pencils, glue sticks, erasers, boxes of tissues, washable markers, book bag/back pack, hand sanitizer, 3-ring binders, colored pencils, highlighters, loose leaf note book paper, pocket folders, and rulers. Donate at the following locations: Staples at 2509 A Lewisville Clemmons Road in Clemmons or 210 Harmon Creek Road in Kernersville; Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at 259 S. Stratford Rd. or 5912 University Parkway; Five Below at 1048 Hanes Mall Blvd.; Mattress Firm at Thruway Shopping Center Oak Summit, 334 E. Hanes Mill Rd., The Stratford Commons, 156 Stratford Commons Ct., 2021 Griffith Rd., 939 Hanes Mall Blvd., 1040 S. Main St. and 1024 S. Main St. in Kernersville. Back to School Cookout There will be a back to school cook out on Friday, Aug. 7 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Carl H. Russell Community Center on 3521 Carver School Rd. There will be speeches by Community leaders, entertainment and food. There will also be a basketball event where the Winston-Salem Police Department take on Carl H. Russell Community Center Youth. For more information contact Ben Piggott at 336 727-2580. Fairground Fridays and K Camp performances On Aug. 7, Fairground Fridays will turn into a Teentastic event. K Camp will perform at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds at the headline act for the Teentastic activities offered this year as part of the National Black Theatre Festival. Other activities will include a dance contest, gospel music workshop and concert and a formal event. All activities will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight on Aug. 6-8. For more infor mation on both events, contact Emerald Bowman at 336-734-1221. Kids Day 20th Anniversary The Prince 30th District Masons and Order of Eastern Stars will be hosting the 20th Anniversary Kids Day on Saturday, Aug. 8 from noon - 4 p.m. at the Masonic Temple located at 1025 E. 14th St. Free entertainment, contests, and educational information. For more information call 336-422-7747 or email spicebrown@bellsouth.net. Registration Open for Salsa Contest The Dixie Classic Fair Farmers Market is looking for participants to compete in the 13th Annual Tomato Salsa Contest at the Dixie Classic Fair Fanners Market, to be held Saturday Aug. 8 at 9 a.m. Winners will receive ribbons and cash prizes of $50, $30 and $15 for first, second and third place, respectively. The salsa contest is a part of the Winston Week of Tomato celebra tion, which also features the Winston Salem Journal's Slice of Summer Tomato Tasting and the Downtown Arts District Association's Art Meets Tomatoes, to be held at the gallery hop on Friday, Aug. 7. The deadline for entering is Friday, July 31. Entrants may register online at DCFair.com/Farmers market. For more information go online or email Amy Garland at amy@asgar Iand.com. GSK Science in the Summer SciWorks and Winston-Salem Parks and Recreation centers partnered to offer chemistry workshops for students in rising 2nd-6th grades at recreation center sites throughout Forsyth County. During the week of Aug. 10-14, special one-day camps will be offered at SciWorks. Participants can register now for the one-day camps on site at SciWorks, 400 W. Hanes Mill Road. Camps are held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These camps are free. Campers can register at the SciWorks Admissions Desk, or contact Kelli Isenhour at 336 714-7106 or kisenhour@sciworks.org. WSSU Brown Alumni Bus Trip The WSSU Brown Alumni Chapter is sponsoring an overnight bus trip to Maryland Live Casino and Arundel Mills Mall, Hanover, Maryland, leaving Aug. 13 and returning Aug. 14. For more information respond immediately to Vera Hillian, Fundraiser Chair, at 336-722-9505. Youth Chorus Auditions The Winston-Salem Youth Chorus invites children ages 8 to 18 to the last round of auditions on Monday, Aug. 17 through Thursday, Aug. 20 at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. For more information and to schedule your audi tion time go to www.wsyouthchorus.org or contact the office at 336-703-0001. Elder estate, elder planning work shop Vance Parker, a local elder law and estate planning attorney, will host six free workshops in July and August at the Shepherd's Center of Kernersville, at the Kernersville Public Library, 130 E. Mountain St. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, the "Perils of Dying Without a Will" is at 7 pjn., and "Preventing Elder Financial Abuse" is at 8 p.m.; and on Tuesday, Aug. 25, "Protecting Your Digital Assets" is at 7 p.m., and "Protecting Gifts to Your Heirs" is at 8 p.m. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. For more information email office@vparkerlaw.c om or call 336-768-0481 to reserve a place. 'Neighborhood Suites' Concert Five city parks will host free con certs by the Camel City Jazz Orchestra on Sundays in August. The orchestra's "Neighborhood Suites" series combines original big-band jazz with narratives about historic neighborhoods in Winston-Salem. All concerts start at 6 p.m. and will last about 90 minutes. Dates and locations are: Aug. 2 in Bethabara Park, 3147 Bethabara Road; Aug. 9 in Washington Park, 1490 S. Broad St.; Aug. 16 in Rupert Bell Park, 1501 Mt. Zion Place; Aug. 23 in Miller Park, 400 Leisure Lane; and Aug. 30 in Winston Square Park, 310 N. Marshall St. The rain date for all concerts will be Sunday, Sept. 13, in Winston Square Park, 310 N. Marshall St. For more information about the Camel City Jazz Orchestra, go to CamelCityJazz.org. Art Exhibit "We are the Music Makers", a pho tography/multimedia exhibit featuring the pioneers of southern music will open in the Simona Atkins Allen Gallery from July 7 to Aug. 29 at the Delta Fine Art Center, 2611 New Walkertown Road. The closing recep tion will be on Thursday, Aug. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. with "We are the Music Makers" blues revue. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 336-722-2625 or visit www.deltaarts center.org. Swingtime Canteen Auditions Twin City Stage will hold auditions for the musical comedy, Swingtime Canteen, on Monday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Arts Council Theatre on 610 Coliseum Dr. No appointment is neces sary. Gene Johnson will direct the pro duction, with music direction by Steve Bradford. There are roles available for 5 women, ages 20-55. Actors are asked to prepare a song and bring along sheet music in the correct key. A cappella and CD sing-alongs are also allowed. For these auditions, the director would pre fer to hear songs from the era (early 1940's). Rehearsals will begin September 21. Swingtime Canteen per formance dates will be November 13-15 and 19-22. All performances will be held at the Arts Council Theatre. For more information, please call Twin City Stage at 336-748-0857 extension 209 or visit the website at www.twincity stage .org. Storybook Gathering The Children's Museum of Winston Salem invites the community to attend its largest annual fundraising event, the 2015 Storybook Soirde on Friday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Millennium Center on 101 W. Fifth St. Inspired by J.K. Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter book series, this year's event will benefit local children by bringing to life for adults the majesty and mystique of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Tickets are $80 a person and are available now at www.storybook.myab ,co. Han,fit Id Prince inducted into Phi Beta Sigma's Distinguished Service Chapter SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE On Friday, July 17, the men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. hosted a reception celebrating the induction of the fraternity's newest members into the Distinguished Service Chapter. Darryl A. Prince Sr. (DSC #177) of Winston-Salem became one of six new inductees. The reception was held at the Little kock Marriott hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the fra ternity's International Conclave. Established at the 1929 Conclave, the Distinguished Service Chapter is the highest honor bestowed on a member that has been active in the Fraternity for at least 10 years and who has distinguished him self with outstanding contribu tions and extraordinary service to the Fraternity and/or in his itspcvurc vuiiuiiuiiiu^d. Membership in the Distinguished Service Chapter must be recommended and approved by the awardees' chapter, region and by the General Board of the Fraternity before being voting upon at the International Conclave. Former Phi Beta Sigma International President Dr. Parlett L. Moore described the Distinguish Service Chapter as "Sigma's Hall of Fame." He said, "Our illustrious Brothers who have received this highest honor that Phi Beta Sigma bestows upon its members have contributed a full measure of service for the enrichment of our culture. They have made praise-worthy contributions to the cause of Sigma and to the cause of humanity." Prince matriculated through Shaw University in Raleigh, where he was a member of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society. While at Shaw he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion and Psychological History. Prince was initiated into the Delta Sigma Chapter on March 3, 1990, and since has been a beacon in the community. He has served faithfully and fraternally for more than 23 years, upholding the high ideals and noble principles of our beloved Fraternity. Prince provided extraordinary service to Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity by serving in the following capacities: International General Board member. Southeastern Regional Director, Southeastern Regional Treasurer, Adviser to the Southeastern Regional Director, State Director of North Carolina, N.C. Vice State Director, N.C. Director of Social Action, N.C. Membership Intake Committee Aerial Coordinator and president of the Delta Sigma Alumni Chapter. As a member of the Delta Sigma Alumni Chapter, he is die current Parliamentarian and serves on tne Sigma Beta Club Advisory Committee. In recognition of Brother Prince's contribution to the Delta Sigma Chapter in 2010, the annual fraternity gala was renamed to the Darryl A. Prince Sr. Sigma Heritage Awards Gala. Prince is married to Soror Janice M Prince, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. He has two children Darryl Jr. and Christy. They are members of Emmanuel Baptist Church. He continues to participate in many community activities including the Board of Directors of Teen Life Community Action Group, United Way of Forsyth County, American Red Cross of Forsyth County, Winston-Salem Foundation, RJR Diversity Group, Shaw University Alumni Chairman, Emmanuel Baptist Church Executive Board and the N.C. Education Foundation for Public School Children. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male stu dents. Prince NCDOT to bold ? Public Meeting on August 11 for the Propooed Railway Crossing Relocation on Goff Road (SJt. 1138) (Crossing No. 721 952Y, Railroad MOepost CF 24 J) near King, Stokes County TIP Project No. Y-5500IB The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold an informal public meeting regarding a proposed railway crossing relocation at Goff Road (S.R. 1138) between W. Dahon Road and Old U.S. 52 (W. King Street) near King in Stokes County. The meeting will take place on Tuesday August 11, from 5 until 7 p.m. at the King City Hall at 229 S. Main Street, King. The purpose of the project is to reduce the number of redundant and/or unsafe rail-highway at-grade crossings nationwide. This relocation has been proposed at the request of Stokes County Board of Education due to safety and a docu mented collision history. Attendees are welcome to stop by at any time during the meeting hours. There will not be a formal presentation; however, NCDOT representatives win be avail able to meet with attendees to answer questions and receive comments. Written comments or questions can be submitted at the meeting or later by September II. Project maps are available online at http://wwwjtcdot.gov/projectB/publicmeet ings/. For ?At?tin?ial information, contact Daniel Havener, Project Engineer, Rail Di vision, 1556 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1556, by pbone at 919 715-8797 or by e-mail at dhavenerencdot.gov. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Dis abilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this meeting Anyone requiring special services should contact Anamika Laad at alaadencdot.gov or 919-707-6072 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made. NCDOT will provide interpretive services upon request for persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English. Kindly request it prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494. Aquctlas personal que hablan espaftol y no haMan ingks, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o en tender ingfcs. podrfan recibir servicios de interpretacidn si los solicitan antes de la reunidn Uamando al 1-800-481-6494. The Chs sairlr August 6,2815

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