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Today, Oct. 6 ? Black Chamber of Commerce meeting The Winston-Salem Black Chamber of Commerce (WSBCC) is hosting a series of Member Business Spotlights. The one in October will be today, Thursday, Oct. 6, from 6:30-8 pjn. at the Enterprise Center, 1922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Winston-Salem. Ernie Pitt, founder of the Winston-Salem Chronicle and longtime advocate for promoting and presenting the history of Black America, will speak on "How Events Help Business Grow." If WSBCC members are interest ed in showcasing your business at upcoming meetings, please contact Gloria Hairston, program and events chair at ablessing2haveenuf@centu rylink.net or 336-391-4012. Through Nov. 1 - The American Farm Workshop Reynolda House Museum of American Art will offer a six-session workshop through Wake Forest University's Lifelong Learning Program. This course will explore Grant Wood's work and its relation to other Regionalist painters and their predecessors. Primary instructors are Margaret Norfleet Neff, co-founder of the Old Salem Cobblestone Farmers Market; Allison Slaby, cura tor, Bari Helms, director of archives and library; and Phil Archer, Betsy Main Babcock Director of Program and Interpretation. The cost is $125, plus possible membership fees. Register and find more information online at ieynoldahouse.org or call 336.758.5150. Now through June 2017 - Art Exhibit As part of its 2016-17 season, the Winston Salem Delta Fine Arts is pleased to introduce INTERSEC TIONS + CONVERSATIONS: The People's Gallery at Delta Arts Center. The new space, carved from Delta Arts Center's renovated lobby area, will run concurrently with the regular exhibition schedule inside the Center's 1400 sq. ft main Simona Atkins Allen gallery from September 2016 thru June 2017. Delta Arts Center is located at 2611 New Walkertown Road. Hours are Tuesday -Friday 10 a.m.-5 pjn. and Saturday 11 ajn.-3 pjn. Delta Arts Center is closed every third Saturday of the month. Delta Aits Center is free and open to the public. For more information visit http://www.deltaaitscenter.org/ or call (336) 722-2625. Now through Oct. 9 ? Fire Department Demonstrations The Fire Department will be set ting stove-top fires daily during the Dixie Classic Fair to demonstrate the effectiveness of stove-top fire-sup pression canisters. The department will also hold daily demonstrations of a home sprinkler stove-top fire suppressors which attach with mag nets to the stove hood. The demon strations will be held next to the Fire Department's Fire Safety House, which will be stationed at the fan near the Gate 2 entrance. Weather permitting, demonstrations will be held: ?Thursday, Oct. 6: 11 arn., 5 pin. ?Friday, Oct. 7: 11 a.m., 5 pin. ?Saturday, Oct. 8: 11 a.m., 3 pm? 6 pan. ?Sunday, Oct. 9: 11 arn., 3 p.m. Also at the fair, the Fire Department will have its Fire Safety House and its Fire Safety Town, fea turing fun and hands-on activities that teach children the principles of fire safety; and the Fire Department will be accepting sign-ups from Winston-Salem residents interested in participating in the department's free smoke alarm installation pro gram. Oct. 6 & 7 - City Employees Collecting Food City employees are holding a canned food drive during Customer Service Week, Oct. 3-7. Collection boxes will be placed in City Hall, 101 N. Main St. and the Stuart Municipal Building, 100 E. First St., for citizens who would like to con tribute. All food collected during the food drive will be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. The food drive is an initiative of the city's Service Excellence Design Team, a committee drawn from every city department that oversees the city's. customer service excellence pro gram. Oct. 6 & 7 - Grief Workshop and Conference Hospice of Davidson County is hosting a free community grief work shop at Davidson County | Community College, 297 DCCC Road, Thomasville, today, Oct. 6, 6:30 - 8:30 p jn., in conjunction with its fifth annual Grief and Loss Conference, which will be held on Oct. 7 from 9-4 p.m. Registration is required and is open until Sept. 30. For more information or to register, \ call 336-475-5444. Oct. 6-8 - Production of "Prequel to Peter Pan" The Prequel to Peter Pan will be presented by the Piedmont Players Theatre, Inc., Oct. 6-8 and Oct. 12-15 at 7:30 pjn. and Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m. at the Meroney Theatre, 213 S. Main St., Salisbury. The Tony-winning play based on the best-selling novels upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (ait.a. Peter Pan). Winner of five Tony awards, including Best Play. Tickets are $20 for adults and $17 for seniors/students. For more informa tion, visit www.piedmontplayers.com or email md@piedmontplayers.com. Oct. 6, 19 &-20 - History and Science Program Throughout the 2016-2017 school year, Old Salem Museums & Gardens will present an educational program titled "Science Alive in Old Salem" aimed at bringing science and history to life for young people. Dates for fall 2016 are Oct. 6,19, and 20. The cost is $15 per student, $23 for adults when booked and paid with the school 30 days prior. Walk in tickets are $27. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-441-5305. Children in grades K-12 are invit ed to visit Old Salem for a day of hands-on science activities and demonstrations throughout-the his toric town. Participants will leam about the advanced understanding of science and technology exhibited by the Moravians of Salem. Oct. 7 - Free Computer Tune Up Clink Forsyth Technical Community College Computer Technology facul ty and students are sponsoring a See Com. Cat. on B8 Community Briefs George Burnett* steps down as Chief Operating Officer at UNCSA University of North Carolina School of the Aits (UNCSA) Chancellor Lindsay Bierman has announced that Chief Operating Officer George Bumette has stepped down as part of <Ui ouiiuuisuauvc iwigaiii/,<uiuii. Effective immediately, the depart ments of Facilities Management, Police and Public Safety, and Financial Services will report to Carin Ioannou, who has been named Chief Financial Officer. Ioannou has served as the Senior Director of Business Affairs since 2007, and kaf/Mva tkot moc tka A ccAOiQta uv-ivnv uiu, ?u.i uiv ruciuviau' ? ivv Chancellor of Finance. She has a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Services from Gardner Webb University, and a Master of Business Administration from Pfeiffer University. Braeden Katura Johnson receives President's Volunteer Service award Braeden Katura Johnson, a graduate of R. J. Reynolds High School class of 2016, received the gold medal tor I he President s Volunteer Service Award for 493 hours of community volunteer serv ice. ' The President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) is the premier volunteer awards program, encourag ing citizens to live a life of service. jonnson served in various com munity organizations including fc,.VK., me wimton-s>aiem/horsyui County Schools Summer Enrichment Theater Program, and the National Black Theater Festival as design and production and lighting technician, and "The Archives," a local historical repository for African-American history to aid in the documentation of African-American historical information in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Johnson is the daughter of Paul S. and Chenita B. Johnson; the granddaughter of Jacquelyne B. Barber and Robert L. Doby, Marinda and Calvin Johnson, Sr.; and the great-granddaughter of Louise B. Hawkins and Lloyd Hawkins and Jake J. Johnson. She attends Mount Sinai Full Gospel Deliverance Center where Rev. Yvonne H. Hines is the Senior Pastor. Johnson is a freshman at Mars Hill University. The Chroniclec' DlXlE CLASSIC FAIr " ^'spel lest Sundays October 2nd & October 9th 3:00 pm-6:00 pm Clock Tower Stage October 9 Emcees Debra Terry-accomplished actress, comedian, singer and producer, is the event's organizer and emcee, owner of Mustard Seed Entertainment. Carmen Russell Bonham- funeral director, gospel announcer and well known member of the Russell family has had a visible role in the community for over 20 years, twasll fiatral Qui MM?????Mfc- . , ,1 Karlton Jones I I Central Triad Church Worship Team Teresa Lindsey Raymond & Kim Larkin r Bishop Stephen Williams The Fantastic Faithfulairs Bishop Grosjean Stephens Have a Story Idea? k Let us Know newsmschwmclem Sponsored by rakfe b wxieclassicfair M&F Bank 3m??r?l Mmnt
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