Community Briefs
Four professional nurses inducted into organ
ization
The Chi Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Inc. admitted
four professional nurses into the organization on
Saturday, Nov. 5. The Intake ceremony was held at
the Nursing Building, on the campus of Winston
Salem State University. The four inductees were
Freda Cowan, APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN, Nurse
Practitioner at Wake Forest Baptist Health; Nekeiah
L. Elliott, RN (currently enrolled at WSSU RN-BSN
program), Staff Nurse at Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center; La Sonya M. Little, RN,
MSN, PMH C-Coordinator at Partnership for
Community Care; Carolyn Y. Ross RN3SN, Staff
Nurse at Novant Health. The Dean of the Intake is
Jewel Reaves. The Chi Chi Chapter, Inc. was char
tered on Sept. 23, 1978 at Emmauel Baptist with 18
registered nurses. The founder and first Basilus was
Yetta Clark, with five active members today. The
present Basilus is Angela Logan; there are 200 active
and in-active members. The Chi Eta Phi motto is
"Service for Humanity." Following the closed cere
mony, gifts were presented from the other members,
pictures were taken and a reception was held.
Wake Forest University naming dorm for poet
Maya Angelou
Wake Forest University (WFU) is naming a new
residence hall in honor of famous former faculty
member Maya Angelou, The Associated Press
reports. The private university will be a five-story
building is now under construction, it will house
more than 200 first-year students when it opens in
January 2017. Angelou was a towering figure on
WFU campus and in American culture. Angelou
taught a variety of humanities courses as a professor
of American studies from 1982 until her death in
2014. The poet, actress and civil rights activist was
perhaps best known for her 1969 book "I Know Why
the Caged Bird Sings."
Franklin Vagnone Named President of Old
Salem Following National Search
Old Salem Museums .& Gardens' Board of
Trustees named Franklin Vagnone as the 11th presi
dent of the 66-year-old institution. The institution
includes the Historic Town of Salem, the Museum of
Early Southern Decorative Arts and the Gardens at
Old Salem. Old Salem announced earlier in the year,
the retirement of Ragan Folan who had served as
president and Chief Executive Officer since Feb. 1,
2012. Vagnone will officially start full-time on
March 1, 2017, but will work with Folan and Old
Salem Chief Operating Officer Anthony Slater dur
ing a transition period beginning immediately.
Vagnone is an internationally renowned thinker,
writer and consultant in the fields of historic preser
vation and museums. Vagnone is best known as the
co-author of "The Anarchist's Guide to Historic
House Museums," a best-selling influential book on
creative approaches to presenting the past.
UNC the Black Pioneers Project.
N.C. actress and director, Fay Hauser-Price,
known as Fay Hauser, was a guest-performing artist
on The Black Pioneers Project at the University of
North Carolina Chapel Hill. Hauser, a well-known
actor from "Roots," "The Young and The Restless,"
"Good Times," "ER," "Glee" and "Akeelah and The
Bee," was one of the early minority students admit
ted to the University. The Process Series in partner
ship with the Southern Oral History Program pre
sented The Black Pioneers Project. It consisted of
oral histories of the first African-Americans students
who attended the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. The Sonja Haynes Stone Center held
performances on Friday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 6.
Over the past year, Southern Oral History Program
interns interviewed members of the "Black
Pioneers," the earliest African American students at
UNC those attending between 1952 and 1972. The
piece was developed from personal accounts as relat
ed in recorded interviews and then woven together in
performance. Many actors featured in'the perform
ance were UNC alumni.
Organization receives honorary resolution
The Top Ladies of Distinction Inc. (TLOD)
received an Honorary Resolution. The Winston
Salem Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction Inc. was
chartered on Oct. 17,1982 when Ozell Dean, a char
tered active TLOD member, was inspired while at a
luncheon given by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. The
chapter was the 51st chapter in the U.S., and Lady
Dr. Callie Coaxum was the first chapter president
and Lady Dorothy Graham Wheeler was the Top
Teen Adviser (TTA). There are 21 members in the
WS chapter, that practice volunteering and partner
ing with various organizations such as Gateway
YMCA, Ronald McDonald House, NC Black
Theatre Festival and UNCF to name a few. TLOD
organized and hosted the first St. Jude Walk in
Winston-Salem to raise money for St. Jude's
Children Hospital. The organization has held numer
ous events such as the Land Cruise Scholarship
Dinner and Salute to Ladies Awards Banquet. The
organization's primary mission is to enhance the
lives of youth and adults through National &
Community based programs & Projects. TLOD five
thrusts are Community Beautification, Community
Partnership, Senior Citizens, Status of Women, and
Top Teens of America.
Program Officer Hawley Truax to become
Southeast Regional Director for EDF
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation has
announced that Hawley Truax, the Foundation's
Environment Program Officer, will be resigning
from the Foundation at the end of the year. Truax will
be accepting a position as the Southeast Regional
Director for Environmental Defense Fund. The
Defense Fund is a leading international nonprofit
that focuses on clean air and water, abundant fish and
wildlife and a stable climate by creating solutions
that also carry economic benefits. He worked for the
foundation for eight years.
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Nov. 24 - City changes for
Thanksgiving
City offices will be closed
Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov.
25 for Thanksgiving holiday.
CityLink 311, the city's citizen serv
ice call center, will not be staffed on
Thanksgiving Day but non-911 emer
gency calls will be forwarded to on
call staff with the appropriate depart
ment. Requests for routine informa
tion or services can be submitted by
email, the city website and
CityLink311 mobile application for
the next day. During Thanksgiving
week, garbage collections for
Tuesday through Thursday will be
moved up one day. Wednesday will
be collected on Tuesday and
Thursday on Wednesday. Friday
routes will be collected on Monday,
Nov. 28. Recycling collections for
Thursday and Friday will be post
poned one day; Thursday collections
will be on Friday and Friday on
Saturday. The Yard-waste collections
for Wednesday will be made on
Tuesday and Thursday collections
will be made on Wednesday. For
more information, call CityLink311
or 336-727-8000.
Nov. 26 - Corks and Crafts
Event
The Corks and Crafts event will
be held at Westbend Winery and
Brewery, 5394 Williams Road,
, Lewisville, NC on Saturday Nov. 26
from 12-4 p.m. The event will have
a unique showing of arts & craft,
wine and beer, upcycled and antique
vendors along with live music and a
food truck. The event is free and
open to the public. The event will be
... held rain or shine. For more informa
tion, visit
https://www.facebook.com/Westben
dVineyards/ or call 336-945-9999.
Nov. 26 & 27 - Annual
Christmas Symphony Concert
The Winston-Salem Symphony's
Annual A Carolina Christmas!, will
be held at Reynolds Auditorium, 301
N. Hawthorne Road, on Saturday
Nov. 26 and Sunday Nov. 27. The
concert will focus on a selection of
popular and traditional holiday music
with members of Cirque de la
Symphonie performing with the
orchestra. Soprano Jodi Burns will
also perform. The Saturday concert
will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the
Sunday concert will start at 2 pm.
The Salvation Army Advanced Band
will perform before the 2 p.m. con
cert on Sunday. Tickets range from
$20 to $67 for adults, $16 to $37 for
children ages two to twelve. The
Family 4-Pack ticket are as little as
$65 depending on seating that
includes 2 adult and 2 children; addi
tional adult and children's tickets are
20% with the Family 4-Pack. Groups
of ten or more receive 20% off of
tickets. Tickets are available in
advance by calling the Symphony
Box Office at 336-464-0145 or
online at WSsymphony.org. Concert
goers to all Symphony concerts dur
ing the month of November are
encouraged to donate new,
unwrapped toys for children up to
age 12 at the concerts. The toys will
be distributed through The Salvation
Army of Greater Winston-Salem's
annual Christmas Program.
Nov. 27 - Choir Concert
The Bennett College Choir,
Annie Memer Pfeiffer Chapel on
campus, will present a concert on
Sunday, Nov. 27 beginning at 4:30 -
5: 30 p.m. The program is titled
"Seasons of Faith: A Concert for All
Seasons." The concert will be direct
ed by Dorthea L. Taylor. A dozen
songs will be performed during the
concert; audience mem
bers will be invited to
sing with the Choir as
they perform the popular
hymn, "Great is Thy
Faithfulness." There is
no admission charge for
the concert. The public is
invited.
Nov. 28 - Failure
Workshop
The Winston-Salem
Writers will hold a work
shop on the Art of
Failure: Creativity and
the Benefits of Not
Always Succeeding on
Monday, Nov. 28 from 7
- 8:30 p.m. The work
shop will be held at
Reynolda Branch
Library, 2839 Fairlawn
Drive, with John
McNally speaking from
his forthcoming book
about the importance of
failure - failure as an
aspect of the writing
craft. The workshop is
free and open to the pub
lic, but registration is
encouraged to ensure
seating. To register, email
donna@ wswriters .otg.
Nov. 29 - Holiday
f'
recipe program
The Lexington Public Library,
602 S Main St., will have a Holiday
Nibbles program on Nov. 29 from 2 -
4 p.m. The program will go over
quick and simple food ideas to use
for holiday parties for a stress free
event. Recipes and samples are
included in the program. Space is
limited, to reserve a space contact the
library at 336-242-2040 to register.
Nov, 30 - Special Meeting
The Historic Marker Committee
of the Forsyth County Historic
Resources Commission will hold a
special meeting Wednesday, Nov. 30
at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held in
the Bryce A. Stuart Municipal
Building. City-County Planning
Board Conference Room 245, 100
East First St. The meeting wiil focus
on receiving proposed marker pro
gram guideline revisions and review
two potential markers for the City,
along with one potential marker for
the County. For additional informa
tion. please contact City-County
Planning Board April M. Johnson at
336-747-7054.
Now Through Dec. 2 -
Medicare Annual Enrollment
Sessions
The Medicare Annual Enrollment
period will take place from Oct. 15 to
December 7. To assist Medicare ben
eficiaries, the annual enrollment ses
sions are being offered on Fridays
from Oct. 21 through December 2.
The sessions will assist Medicare
beneficiaries to review their drug
plans and Medicare Advantage plans
and make changes if necessary.
Trained Seniors' Health Insurance
Information Program (SHIIP) coun
selors will be available to-assist in the
enrollment, process. Enrollment ses
sions tyill be conducted on the fol
lowing Fridays: Oct. 21 and 28;
November 4, 11 and 18; and
December 2. All of the enrollment
sessions will be held at the
Shepherd's Center ,of Greater
Winston-Salem, 1700 Ebert Street.
One hour appointments will be
offered from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Space is
limited. Appointments must be made
by calling the Shepherd's Center at
336-748-0217.
Now through Jan. 1 - Festival
of Lights
Tangle wood Park, 4061
Clemmons Rd, Clemmons NC, will
celebrate the 25th anniversary
Festival of Lights beginning on
Friday, Nov. 18 - Sunday, Jan. 1
nightly from 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. The
Giannini Brass ensemble will per
form on opening night, with Lowes
Foods returning as a sponsor. The
park will have brand new light dis
plays along with the return of
S'moresville at the Gift Village clos
ing each night at 10 p.m. The gift vil
lage will also have concessions, Mr.
and Mrs. Claus and performers.
Discount nights are available on Nov.
21 -22 and Nov. 28-29. For more
information, about tickets, events and
staying at Tanglewood visit
http://www.forsyth.cc/Parks/Tangle
wood/fol or call 336-703-6481.
Now through Feb. 24 -
Proposals for Water Education
Grant
The Forsyth Creek Week organiz
ing committee will provide a grant of
up to $2,500 during 2017 for a water
quality education or outreach project.
The grant will be made to a registered
non-profit organization active in
Forsyth County. For more informa
tion, and the grant application visit
ForsythCreekWeek.org. Applications
must be submitted by Feb. 24. The
winner will be announced during the
Creek Week keynote address March
28.
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 p.m. and
Saturday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Delta Arts
Center is closed every third Saturday
of the month. Delta Arts Center is
free and open to the public. For more
information, visit
http://www.deltaartscenter.org/ or
call (336) 722-2625.
Dec. 1- 4, 8-11 & 15-18 -
Production of "Written on the
Heart"
RALEIGH - Burning Coal
Theatre Company will present David
Edgar's Written on the Heart, a
drama about the creation of the King
James Bible. The play will run Dec.
1-3, 8-10 and 15-17 at 7:30 p.m.;
Dec. 4, 11 and 18th at 2 p.m. The
play will be held at Burping Coal
Murphey School Auditorium, 224
Polk Street, Raleigh NC. Tickets are
$25 for regular admission, $20 for
seniors (65+) and $15 for students,
teachers and active military. The first
Sunday. December 4th, is Pay What
You Can Day and will be Audio
described. All Thursday performanc
es are $15 general admission. Tickets
and further information can be found
at www.bumingcoal.org or by calling
919-834-4001.
Dec. 1-4 - Holiday play
GREENSBORO - North Carolina
A&T State University, 1601 E
Market St., Greensboro, NC, will
present the production of Black
Nativity on Dec. 1 - 4 in Harrison
Auditorium. The play celebrates the
birth of Christ with storytellers guid
ing audiences through the words of
the Holy Scripture. The Thursday,
Dec. 1 performance will be at 7 p.m.;
Friday, Dec 2 show will be at 7 p.m.;
Saturday, Dec 3 will have perform
ances at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday,
Dec. 4 show will be at 3 pm. The
ticket costs are $17 for adults; $11 for
senior citizens and non-AT&T stu
dents; $8 for children 12 and under;
free for AT&T students with student
Aggie card. To purchase tickets, call
336-334-7749 or visit
ncataggies.com. For group rates,
contact 336-334-7519.
Dec. 2 - 11 - Black Nativity
play
The North Carolina Black
Repertory Company, 610 Coliseum
Drive, will present'the play Black
Nativity by Langston Hughes Dec 2
-11. The play directed and choreo
graphed by Mabel Robinson focuses
on a Christmas story combining
gospel music, dance and spoken
word. The play will have special
school performances on Dec. 2 at 10
a.m.; Dec. 2-11 Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Saturday and
Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets for
adults are $26, students are $21 and
children 15 and under are $18. All
seats are $18 on Saturday matinees at
3 p.m. For group rates, call 336-723
2266 for more details.
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