Community Briefs
Club donates $1,000 to feed needy
The La Nouveaute' Bridge Club (The New
Bridge Club) donated $1000 to the Second Harvest
Food Bank designated for the Backpack Program.
This contribution will provide food for hungry chil
dren. The 13 members of the bridge club have con
tributed to the Food Bank for the past five years. The
La Nouveaute' Bridge Club was organized in March
1935 during an era wherein the ladies were seeking
more challenges. Their purpose was to improve their
bridge skills as well as to promote community out
reach programs. The current members are still main
taining the club goals and seeking to make a differ
ence in the Winston-Salem community. Presently,
Dr. Virginia K. Newell serves as president. The
members are Mary Andrews, Toy Beaty, Marie
Bumey, Kay Clark, Bienda Hodge, Billie Jones,
Billie Matthews, Rose Marie Norman, Ruth Oliver,
Shirley Sadler, Arlayne Tate, and Norma Vincent.
Grants available from the Morris and Lillian
Sosnik Memorial Fund
The Morris and Lillian Sosnik Memorial Fund of
The Winston-Salem Foundation, was established to
bring visiting lecturers, musicians, and artists to the
community. Applications, which are accepted bienni
ally in odd-numbered years, may be made for
requests of up to $5,000. An advisory committee will
review applications and make grant recommenda
tions, and applicants will be notified of a funding
decision within 45 days. Visiting lecturers and artists
supported by the Sosnik Fund should exemplify high
levels of artistic or professional achievement; reach a
large and broad audience; bring benefits to the com
munity; and provide an opportunity that the recipient
organization could not normally accomplish. The use
of as grant from the Sosnik Fund might supplement
already existing guest artist funds; support collabora
tive efforts among colleges and other community
organizations; and support multiple events over sev
eral days. To apply for a Sosnik grant, letters of
application should the planned event or program for
which funding is being requested. Application letters
must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Feb. 6. The letters
should be submitted to Madelyn McCaully at mmc
caully@wsfoundation.org. If a notification of receipt
is not received by the applicant within 24 hours,
please contact Madelyn McCaully at 336-725-2382.
Juried contest for African-American quitters
and textile artists from NC
African-American quitters and textile artists
from North Carolina are invited to submit work sam
ples to Delta Arts Center by Jan. 1,2017. Individuals
can send up to three digital images that should be
sent via email to deltafinearts@gmail.com as an
attached jpeg or tiff files. Please identify each work
by name of artist, title of work, date, exact size and
medium, in the body of the message. An artist state
ment (of 200 words maximum) must also be includ
ed. Jurors will be announced at a later date. Jurors
will be selecting submissions for the exhibition only.
The Criteria for submissions is: All works must have
been completed in the last three years; Two-dimen
sional pieces cannot exceed 90" x 72"; Three-dimen
sional pieces must be either small works (to be
placed on a pedestal) and cannot exceed 18" at the
base; Large, freestanding sculptures cannot exceed
36" at the base or be taller than 72." All pieces must
be ready for hanging. Quilts should have a four-inch
sleeve on the back. Identification labels must be
securely attached to the back of the work. The indi
vidual whose work is selected, will have it exhibited
at the Delta Arts Center from Jan. 17, 2017 through
April 4, 2017. All work must be available to be
exhibited for the duration of the exhibit. An opening
reception will be held on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m.
Works for sale will be indicated on the label; a 30
commission commission on each sale will benefit the
Delta Arts Center. Accepted artists will be responsi
ble for delivering works to the Delta Arts Center on
Saturday, Jan. 14 and picking up works at the conclu
sion of the exhibit. Please contact us via email at
deltafinearts@gmail.com with any questions, or to
submit digital images of artwork (up to three
pieces). Again, the deadline is Jan. 1, 2017. All
images submitted may be used for publicity.
EnergyUnited seeks applicants for 2017 Rural
Electric Youth Tour
EnergyUnited is now accepting applications for
the 2017 Rural Electric Youth Tour, where two stu
dents will win a free, all expenses paid trip to
Washington, D.C. during the week of June 10-16,
2017. Students who anend the Youth Tour will join
1.500 and counting high school students from across
the U.S. to learn about electric cooperatives,
American history and U.S. government. Students
will also visit the historic sites of the nation's capital.
Applicants must currently be enrolled in their junior
year (raising seniors) and must attend a school that is
served by EnergyUnited or a resident in a county
served by EnergyUnited that includes all or parts of
Forsyth and other counties. For more information on
elgibility or to download an applicaton, visit
www.energyunited.com/community/community
youth-programs/youth-tour/. Applications and
essays must be completed and sent to EnergyUnited
no later than Friday, Dec. 30. If there are any further
questions, contact
Maureenmoore@energyunited.com.
Scholarships offered to minority students in
the chemical sciences
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholars
Program is offering renewable scholarships of
$2,500 to 5)000 per year for African American,
Hispanic/Latino and American Indian students enter
ing chemistry-related fields. Qualified students may
be studying at community college or four-year insti
tutions. Graduating high school seniors and college
freshmen, sophomores and juniors may apply.
Eligible majors include but are not limited to chem
istry, toxicology, biochemistry, chemical engineering
and chemical technology. The ACS Scholars
Program also pairs students with academic and pro
fessional mentors. Scholarship applications will be
accepted through March 1, 2017 for the academic
2017-2018 year. Applications are accepted online on
the ACS Scholars Program website
wwwacs.org/scholars. Additional information is
available by calling 1-800-227-5558, ext. 6250 or by
emailing scholars@acs.org.
Today, Dec. 15 & Dec. 16 -
Annual holiday music
Mayor Allen Joines is inviting
city residents and downtown work
? ers to the lobby of City Hall, 101 N
Main St., to hear traditional and con
temporary holiday music. The event
marks the seventh annul City Hall
Holiday Music Series held on Dec.
15 and 16. The Thursday, Dec. 15
performance will be at 11:30 a.m.
from the East Forsyth High School
chorus; Friday, Dec. 16 performance
will be from the Reagan High School
chorus at 12:30 pjn. Several area
senior citizen groups, students at The
Enrichment Center, Petree and
Downtown Elementary schools are
scheduled to attend.
Dec. 15 - Portrait unveiling
Mayor Allen Joines will have his
potrait unveiled at 6 p.m. on
Thursday, Dec. 15. His portrait will
be the latest addition to the Hall of
Mayors on the first floor of City
Hall. The unveiling ceremony will
be held in the City Hall Council
Chamber, 101 N. Main St. Joines,
was first elected mayor in 2001 and
was re-elected for a fifth term in
November, he is Winston-Salem's
longest serving mayor.
Dec. 15 - Street renaming cere
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A ceremony to mark the renam
ing of a section of Maple Street for
the late N.C. Sen. Earline Parmon
will be held at 2 pjn. on Thursday,
Dec. 15. The ceremony will be held
at the comer of Maple and 16th
streets. The block between 16th and
17th Streets has been renamed
Earline Parmon Drive. The City
Council approved the renaming Oct.
17. Parmon died March 15, 2016, at
the age of 72 after a 26-year career in
public service.
Dec. 15 - Holiday celebration
Reynolda House Museum of
American Art, 2250 Reynolda Road,
will hold a RAHliday Party on
Thursday, Dec. 15 from 4:30 - 8
pjn. The gathering will allow guests
to wander through and enjoy art,
decorations and "Grant Wood and
the American Farm" exhibition in
the Mary and Charlie Babcock Wing
Gallery. The studio will also be open
for crafts, holiday cards and gift tags
that can be created, inspired by the
Reynolda archives. The cost of tick
ets is $10 and free for RAH passh
olders.
Dec. 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 ran Dec.
15-17 at 7:30 pjn. and Dec. 18 at 2
p.m. The play will be held at
Burning Coal Murphey School
Auditorium, 224 Polk Street,
Raleigh. Tickets are $25 for regular
admission, $20 for seniors (65+) and
$15 for students, teachers and active
military. All Thursday performances
are $15 general admission. Tickets
and further information can be found
at www.burningcoal.org or by call
ing 919-834-4001.
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and food drive
Ferguson Bath, Kitchen, and
Lighting Gallery, 7905 N Point Blvd,
is partnering with Move for Hunger,
to host a holiday food drive on Dec.
15 and 16. Donations can be dropped
off from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday
thru Friday. Customers, employees
and members of the community are
urged to bring non-perishable food
items to the provide meals for their
neighbors in need. City Transfer &
Storage, a local moving company,
has provided boxes for the collection
and has volunteered to deliver all
donations to Second Harvest Food
Bank of Northwest North Carolina at
the end of the drive. For more infor
mation, contact Dan Beam at
dan@moveforhunger.org or call
732-774-0521 Ext. 109.
Dec. 15 - 21 - Annual Fine
Crafts and Art Sale
Deck the Halls will return to the
Sawtooth School for Visual Art in
the Milton Rhodes Center for the
Arts, 215 North Spruce St. in down
town Winston-Salem, on Dec. 15 -
21. The event will feature 80 local
and regional artists and craftsmen
with uniquely handcrafted gifts and
home accent pieces. The hours are
10 am. - 7 pm. Monday through
Friday; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on
Saturdays and 11 am. - 4 p.m. on
Sundays. For more information and
ticket prices, visit
sawtooth.org/deck-the-halls or call
336.723.7395, ext. 201.
Dec. 16 - Pops Concert
The Piedmont Wind Symphony
(PWS) will hold the annual holiday
pops concert on Friday, Dec. 16 at
7:30 p.m. The Waflere: A Caribbean
Christmas will perform under the
direction of new Music Director &
Conductor Matthew Troy. The con
cert will be at the Lawrence Joel
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 2825
University Pkwy. The Wailers
achieved international fame during
their association with Bob Marley.
The prices to reserve tickets are $25,
$55 and $75, table seats are $125.
Limited table seating is available and
can be purchased by calling the
Piedmont Wind Symphony office at
336-722-9328. Tickets can be pur
chased online at www.piedmon
twindsymphony.com/tickets or call
ing the Ticketmaster at 1-800-745
3000.
Dec. 16 - Christmas
Celebration
Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods will present a
Christmas Celebration at Winston
Salem Foundation, 751 W. 4th St, on
Friday, Dec. 16. Attendees are
encouraged to bring a toy for a child.
Dec. 16 - Holiday Concert
The Greensboro Symphony
Orchestra will present a free holiday
concert on Friday, Dec. 16 at 7:30
p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m.
The event will be hosted by FOX8
news anchors with Nate Beversluis
conducting the concert. The concert
will feature appearances by Summit
Figure Skating Club of Greensboro.
Chanel Choir from First
Presbyterian Church of Greensboro,
baritone singer Nate Alston,
Greensboro Symphony soloists,
Anita Cirba on trumpet and Debra
Reuter-Pivetta on flute. The Holiday
concert will be held at Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro NC, with a
special visit from Santa. Attendees
who arrive early can enjoy a pre
show by NC A&T University
Fellowship Gospel Choir under the
direction of Ron Jones.
Dec. 16 - Holiday soiree
The Winston-Salem Urban
League Young Professionals will
present Holiday Soiree on Friday,
Dec. 16 at 10 pan. The event will be
held at the downtown Marriott
Hemn Ballroom, 425 N. Cherry St.
The Soiree will collect professional
clothing to help those who need pro
fessional attire for interviews.
Tickets are $15 for advance tix
members; $20 for non-members and
$25 at the door for both members
and non-members.
Dec. 17 - 95th birthday cele
bration
Elizabeth L. Jackson will be cel
ebrating her 95th birthday on Dec.
18. A meet-and-greet will be held on
Saturday, Dec. 17 to honor her mile
stone. The event will be held at
Martin L. King Jr. Community
Center from 1-3 p.m. All well-wish
ers are invited to come celebrate her
milestone.
Dec. 17 - Holiday social event
Bennett College will hold the
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Holliday Social on Saturday, Dec. 17
from 8 p.m. - 12 am. The event will
be held in the school's Global
Learning Center, 900 E Washington
St., Greensboro. The social will have
heavy hors d'oeuvres with musical
entertainment by 3Staxxx Funk
B^nd and a cash bar. Tickets are $30
each and can be purchased at
www.oennen.eau, oy scrolling to
Events then clicking on UNCF
Holiday Social Fundraiser and click
ing on purchase tickets. The
fundraiser benefits students by
assisting those who are enrolling in
college.
Dec. 17 - Cookbook signing
Vivian Howard, noted chef,
author and television personality,
will be at Lowes Foods in Bermuda
Run, NC Hwy 801 just off 1-40, on
Saturday, Dec. 17 from 3-5 pjn.
She will sign her New York Times
best-selling cookbook Deep Run
Roots: Stories and Recipes from My
Corner of the South, for guests at the
store's Community Table. The cost
of the event is $40 and includes a
copy of the book. There is a limit on
the number of guests. Registration is
available online at lowesfoods.com
under Promos & Giveaway area, or
on Eventbrite by searching for
Vivian Howard Book Signing.
Lowes Foods will also host sample
of recipes prepared from the book.
Dec. 17 - Book signing
Karen Fullerton author of
Sergei's Eyes: Reflections of Soul
Lessons wUl have a book signing on
Saturday, Dec. 17 from 1 p.m. - 3
p.m. The signing will be held at The
Natural Dog Pet Food Market, 29
Miller Street, with special guests the
White Christmas Carolers 29 Miller
Street. The book focuses on inspir
ing spiritual growth and help sick
and injured pets receive veterinary
care.
Dec. 18 - Holiday reading
Reynolda House Museum of
American Art, 2250 Reynolda Road,
will hold A Christmas Memory 27th
annual reading on Sunday, Dec. 18 at
4 pm. The memory will consist of a
reading of Truman Capote's reminis
cences of his humble childhood tra
ditions. The cost for admission is
$15 and $10 for members as well as
students,
Dec. 18 - Children's Choir per
formance
The Watoto Children's Choir, a
group of 18 orphans from Uganda,
will continue its six-month U.S. tour
in the Winston-Salem area on Dec.
18 featuring a brand new
concert, Oh, What Love. The concert
will feature worship songs that share
the stories of the children and the
hope they possess because of God's
love. The performance will be held
at Winston-Salem First, 3730
University Pkwy on Sunday, Dec. 18
at 6:30 pm. All performances are
free and open to the public.
Dec. 19 - Monthly meeting
The Forsyth County Department
of Social Services, 5th Floor Board
Room 741 N Highland Ave, will
have the monthly Forsyth County
Board of Social Services meeting.
The meeting will be held at 11:30
a.m. on Monday, Dec. 19.
Dec. 20 - Public Art Unveiling
Winston-Salem Section of the
American Institute of Architects
(AIAWS) Arts Council, Winston
Salem Square Park in Downtown
Winston-Salem at Intersection of
Holly and Spruce St., will unveil the
winning installation, "Interactive
Bird," from the "UNRULY
Architectonic Competition" spon
sored by AIAWS. The unveiling will
be held on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 11:30
am. The public is invited to witness
the 8 feet tall, 13 feet long and 3.5
feet wide sculpture.
Dec. 20 - Christmas Tours
Reynolda House Museum of
American Art, 2250 Reynolda Road,
will hold "A 1917 Christmas" tours
on Dec. 20. The will be held between
2 - 3:30 p.m;, with tours starting
every 15 minutes. The tour will con
sist of the sights, sounds and scents
of the house that will be brought to
life by the museum staff and cos
tumed actors. The prices are $20 and
$15 for students as well as members
of the museum. To obtain admission
reservations are required. Reynolda
is also offering two exceptional one
or two-night "Holidays in Winston
Salem" packages in December at the
Graylyn Estate and Historic
Brooks town Inn. The packages will
include complimentary breakfast,
welcome gift, amenities and admis
sion to Reynolda and Old Salem
Museums and Gardens. The Graylyn
package is $309 and the Historic
Brookstown package is $231. For
more information, about additional
nights and packages visit reynolda
house.org/ovemight.
Dec. 20 - Holiday Concert
Reynolda House Museum of
American Art, 2250 Reynolda Road,
will present the Holiday Pops
Concert with Carolina Brass. The
band will perform joyful, musical
sleigh ride favorite songs of the sea
son, The concert will be held on
Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. Ticket
costs are $15 for admission, with
$10 for members and students. The
Reynolda House will also have
Organ Music Carols for afternoon
visitors. They will be treated to the
sounds of the Aeolian organ filling
the halls of Reynolda House each
day, beginning at 2:45 p.m. For more
information, call 336-758-5150.
Dec. 21 - Talent-Thon
Masses Multi Media will hold a
Talent-Thon USA to bring local
artists to raise money to help donate
toys, clothes and food to needy fam
ilies in the metro Winston-Salem
area for Christmas. The Talent-Thon
will take place on Dec. 21 at the
Laughing Gas Comedy Club, 2105
Peters Creek Pkwy at 7:30 p.m.
Local citizens, businesses and talent
of all sorts are invited to come
together for this cause. For ticket
information, call 912-272-5776.
Dec. 21 - Christmas Traditions
Old Salem Museum & Gardens,
600 S Main St., will present an
evening of Moravian Christmas tra
ditions on Wednesday, Dec. 21 from
6-9 prn. Visitors will have self
guided access to the Miksch House,
Single Brothers' House, John Vogler
House and the Salem Tavern
Museum lit by candlelight along
with the C. Winkler Bakery and the
Shops in Old Salem. Attendees will
be able to join in carol singing, can
dle trimming and Tavern games.
Guests can enjoy traditional
Christmas decorations, watch crafts
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