Community Briefs
Forsyth Register of Deeds begins Thank a
Veteran program
The Forsyth County Register of Deeds is in the
process of contacting local businesses that are willing to
offer discounts to veterans. Once a large enough list has
been compiled, the Register of Deeds office will start
issuing discount ID cards to veterans who have their DD
Form 214 recorded in the office, or to veterans who
bring in their form to show that they are a veteran. For
more information or to participate, in the program, con
tact Norman HoUeman, Forsyth County Register of
Deeds,'201 N. Chestnut St., or call 336-703-2700.
Elementary teachers receive grant
Alisha Taylor and Elena Guevara, teachers at Diggs
Latham Elementary, recently received the Lowe's
Toolbox Grant for $5,000 for their Parent Resource and
Volunteer room to create a welcoming space for parents
and volunteers. A grand opening will be held on Feb. 18
at 5:30 pin.
Wanda K. Brown named Director
of Library Services at WSSU
Wanda K. Brown, has been appointed director of
library services at Winston-Salem State University
(WSSU). Accomplished in library services, Brown
brings more than three decades of comprehensive
library experience to the position. Prior to her WSSU
appointment, Brown was associate dean of Wake Forest
University's Z. Smith Reynolds Library, where she
started her career in 1977- and progressed through the
ranks. A leader in her profession, Brown is a Past
President of the North Carolina Library Association
(NCLA); Past President of the Black Caucus of the
American Library Association (BCALA); recipient of
the 2015 Demco/Black Caucus Award for Excellence in
Librarianship; 2013 University of North Carolina -
Greensboro (UNCG) School of Education, Outstanding
Alumni Achievement Award; the 2013 BCALA
Leadership Award; the 2012 BCALA Distinguished
Service Award and the 2009 UNCG Kovacs Award for
Outstanding Alumni Achievement. Currently she is the
Southeastern Library Association (SELA) Councilor for
NCLA and Member Trustee on the board for Lyrasis, a
library-based network. Brown, a native North
Carolinian, earned her bachelor's from WSSU and her
master's degree in library science from the UNCG.
Brown is replacing Dr. Mae Rodney who retired in 2015
after 32 years.
David English named interim provost at UNCSA
David English will serve as interim provost of the
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
(UNCSA) beginning June 1, Chancellor Lindsay
Bierman has announced. Provost David Nelson
announced last month that he would leave UNCSA to
become president of the Massachusetts College of Art
and Design. His last day is May 31. English is currently
vice provost and dean of academic affairs, overseeing
the day-to-day operations of the Office of Academic
Affairs, including academic planning and institutional
research, educational outreach and summer programs,
faculty affairs and the Teaching and Learning Center.
He also oversees institutional accreditation and serves
as the school's liaison with the accrediting agency, the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Bierman
said a national search for the new provost will begin
soon.
Wake Forest receives $650,000 Mellon
Foundation grant
A $650,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation has been awarded to Wake Forest
University in support of "engaged humanities" - teach
ing, learning, mentoring and real-world problem solv
ing that moves beyond the classroom. The three-year
grant will support a program that will expand interdisci
plinary humanities research, teaching practices and pub
lic scholarship.
The Enterprise Cento* announces Community
Technology Center
Looking for first-class space to teach computer and
software courses? The Enterprise Center now offers the
Community Technology Center with both Apple and
Dell computers for use in computer and technology
training. There are 25 spaces available including a video
editing lab. For more information, call 336-734-6300 or
go to www.sgacedc.org.
Mayor seeks applicants for commission,
advisory panels
Mayor Allen Joines is accepting applications for the
Emergency Management Advisory Council, as well as
two new advisory panels recently approved by the City
Council.
The city will appoint six members to the Public Art
Commission, a new city-county panel that will advise
the City Council and the Forsyth County
Commissioners on implementation of the Master Plan
for Public Art and will create and coordinate partner
ships that result in public art. Of the six appointees, four
must be aits professionals (defined as having profes
sional experience or training related to the arts), one
must be a civic or business leader who demonstrates an
interest in cultural and artistic activities, and one must
have grant-writing experience and an interest in the arts
and culture.
Joines also is seeking applications from citizens in
assisting with the city's new Arts, Culture, and
Entertainment Memorial Walk of Fame program. The
program calls for a diverse panel of citizens, represent
ing various artistic disciplines and fields within the
entertainment industry, to review nominations and rec
ommend up to five nominees each year to the mayor
and City Council.
There are four vacancies on the Emergency
Management Advisory Council. Council members
advise city and county officials on civil preparedness
matters.
Interested citizens may submit applications at any
time; however, applications received by Feb. 19 will be
placed on the agenda for the City Council's meeting on
March 14.
The application form is available through the
Boards and Commissions link at Mayor.CityofWS.org,
or by calling the Mayor's Office at 727-2058.
Applications may be faxed to the Mayor's Office at
748-3241 or mailed to P.O. Box 2511, Winston-Salem,
N.C. 27102. For more information call the Mayor's
Office at 727-2058.
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Beginning Feb. 4 - Small
Business Center seminars
The Forsyth Technical
Community College Small Business
Center will host several seminars in
professional business development.
The seminars are scheduled as fol
lows: Small Business Rouiidtable:
Credit and Finance from 12-1:30 pjn.
today, Thursday, Feb. 4 at the
Enterprise Center, 1922 South Martin
Luther King Jr. Drive; Using
Periscope to Grow Your Small
Business'from 2:30-4:30 pjn . today,
Thursday, Feb. 4 at Innovation
Quarter, 525 Vine St.; Business Info
to Go from 9-11 a.m.,Tuesday,Feb.9
at Innovation Quarter, 525 Vine St.;
Website Building 101 for Small
Business from 6-8 pjn., Tuesday,
Feb. 9 at Innovation Quarter, 525
Vine St.; and Creating Raving Fans
for Your Small Business from 1:30
2:30 pjn., Wednesday, Feb. 10 at
Innovation Quarter, 525 Vine St. For
more information, contact the Small
Business Center Coordinator, Nell V.
Perry, at 336-757-3801.
Beginning Feb. 4 - Delta Arts
Center Invitational 2016
Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts
Inc. will present the Invitational
2016@Delta Arts exhibit, with an
opening reception, from 6-8 p.m.,
. today, Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Delta
Arts Center, 2611 New Walkertown
Road. The exhibit is on view from
Feb. 2 until April 30. Free and open to
the public, the exhibit will feature
almost 50 works by 22 African
American artists from across the state
of North Carolina. These artists
include students and other emerging
artists, as well as art teachers, profes
sors, and established professionals in
the field. This is the third juried exhi
bition presented at the Delta Arts
Center, and represents the organiza
tion's commitment to showcasing the
works of local and regional artists of
color. Artworks will be available for
purchase. Delta Arts Center hours are
from 10 a.m. to 5 pm., Tuesday
through Friday and from 11 am. to 3
pm? Saturday. For more information,
visit www.DeltaArtsCenter.org.
Feb. 4 - How to live healthy
and manage your weight program
Novant Health is offering a health
and wellness program that focuses on
weight management from 6-7 p.m. on
the first Thursday of every month at
Novant Health Diabetes >bhh
Center, 1900 South
Hawthorne Road, Suite 504.
?The next meeting will take
place today, Thursday, Feb.
4. The program is free and
open to the public.
Highlights of the program
include an informative dis
cussion facilitated by a regis
tered dietitian with opportu
nities for group sharing and
socializing. For more infor
mation or to register, call
336-277-1888.
Feb. 4 - Rahiel
Tesfamariam to speak at
Wake Forest
Rahiel Tesfamariam,
founder of Urban Cusp and
former columnist for The
Washington Post, will speak
7 prn. today, Thursday, Feb.
4 in Farrell Hall's Broyhill
Auditorium at Wake Forest
University, 1834 Wake
Forest Road. Tesfamariam
led the national Black Friday
boycott via social media
called #NotOneDime and
has been featured in Ebony
and Revolt TV among
"Leaders of the New
School." Her talk, which is
titled "Race, Gender,
Activism, and Faith," is pre
sented by the School of
Divinity in partnership with
the Department of
Communication; the
Department of Women's,
Gender, and Sexuality
Studies; the Office of
Multicultural Affairs; the
Anna Julia Cooper Center;
and the Office of the
Provost. It is free and open to
the public.
Feb. 4 - Community
meeting on Union Station
Council Member Derwin
L. Montgomery is holding a
community meeting at 6
p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 4.
at ISHI Pentecostal Temple,
1319 Excelsior St. The meet
ing will provide information
and answer questions about
the city's requdst to rezone
Union Station for limited
pedestrian business. The
zoning change would allow
the station to accommodate
the uses planned for it once it
is restored. For more infor
mation, cpntact Carol
Brooks-Fonville at 462-2341
or carolf@cityofws.oig.
Feb. 5 - Business
Before Hours
Winston-Salem Chamber of
Commerce will host
its Business Before Hours network
ing event from 8-9 ajn., Friday, Feb.
5 at Winston-Salem Christian School,
3730 University Parkway. During the
event, attendees are encouraged to
mix and mingle with community
business leaders while enjoying good
food. For more information about the
event and registration, contact Angela
Breathette at 336-728-9220.
Feb. 6 - Beekeeping class
The Forsyth County Beekeepers
Association is currently accepting,
applications for Bee School from 9
ajn. to 12 pjn., Saturday, Feb. 6 at
the Forsyth Cooperative Extension on
1450 Fairchild Road. The mission of
the program is to promote honey bees
and healthy beekeeping practices by
training beekeepers in successful and
responsible beekeeping. For more
information and to register, visit
www.forsythbeekeepers.org or call
Ali Mousavi at 336-407-4926.
Feb. 6 - Improv Workshop for
Writers
Winston-Salem Writers will hold
a workshop on using improv tech
niques to improve writing on
Saturday, Feb. 6, from 10 ajn. until
12:30 pjn. at the office of Authoring
Action, 624 W. Sixth St. Presented by
Grace Ellis, the workshop will help
writers of script, fiction or creative
nonfiction to help spark ideas for a
writing project and improve dialogue
and scene description. The workshop
is free. For more information, visit
www.graceellis.comr or www.wswrit
ers.org
Feb. 6 - Jazz Brunch
The Livingstone College National
Alumni Association (LCNAA) W-S
Alumni Chapter is hosting its second
annual Jazz Brunch (A Black & Blue
Affair) on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 11
a.m. - 1 p.m. at Galilee Missionary
Baptist Church on North Hampton
Drive. Marcus Anderson is the fea
tured artist for the event. Anderson is
a world-renowned recording and per
forming artist and is known world
wide as an accomplished Billboard
Magazine charting saxophonist who
has released over seven albums in the
past ten years. He plays with some of
the greatest legends of our time,
including Prince. Anderson's current
single, Gotta Move On, is #1 on
Watercolors on Sirius XM Radio.
Anderson has also established die
Marcus Anderson Foundation (MAF)
to help students through the arts.
Anderson will play about an hour
during the brunch and be available to
sign his CDs and share his coffee
brand, AND Coffee, with guests. The
menu includes: turkey bacon, eggs,
hash browns, shrimp and grits, chick
en and waffles, biscuits, juice, coffee,
hot tea, and water. Tickets are $23
and can be purchased by contacting
Nigel Alston, W-S Alumni Chapter
President, at 416-8278 or by email at
nalstonl @ gmail.com.
Feb. 6 ? Lunch and Learn
Seminar
Money Management and
Business Solutions, LLC is hosting a
financial seminar for budgeting and
credit from noon to 2 pm., Saturday,
Feb. 6 at the Graze Restaurant at the
downtown Marriott, 425 North
Cherry St. Attendees will be granted
free two-hour valet parking.
Registration is required and includes
a $30 registration fee. Register online
by filling in a digital form at
www.mmandbsolutions.com/mmb/co
ntact/. For more information, contact
Latoya D. Cheek and Tracy L. Ward
at 336-893-5249 or info@mmandb
solutions.com.
Feb. 8 registration deadline -
Community Garden Mentor
Training
Forsyth Community Gardening
will hold its next Community Garden
Mentor Training from 9:30 am. to
3:30 p.m., Saturdays, Feb. 20 and
Feb. 27 at Forsyth County
Cooperative Extension, 1450
Fairchild Road. The Community
Garden Mentor training is for people
interested in providing community
organizing and horticultural guidance
to a specific garden. The program
will cover the organizational skills
and basic horticultural knowledge
needed to start and sustain an active
community garden. To apply, down
load an application at:
http://tinyurl .com/FCGMentorProgra
m. Applications must be submitted to
Megan Gregory at
gregormm@forsyth.cc by Monday,
Feb 8. For more information, call
336-705-8823 or visit http://forsyth
community gardening .com/.
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