Community Briefs
Vacancy on Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
Community Appearance Commission
Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke is accepting
applications from citizens interested in filling a vacan
cy on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Community
Appearance Commission. The Community
Appearance Commission seeks to enhance and
improve the visual quality and aesthetic character of
Forsyth County and the city of Winston-Salem for the
education, pleasure and enrichment of city and county
residents; and to improve the community’s visual
quality of life for generations to come. Interested can
didates should contact the City Secretary’s office at
336-727-2224 or send an email to melaniej@city
ofws.org. The application deadline is Sept. 8.
First recipient of NC Fine Wines Society schol
arship announced
North Carolina Fine Wmes Society congratulates
Willie Fitzgerald Leak Jr., from Kemersville as the
first recipient of the N.C. Fine Wines Scholarship. The
award was announced at the Winston-Salem
Foundation’s 2017 Scholarship Celebration breakfast
at Bridger Field House at Wake Forest University’s
BB&T Field. Mr. Leak will be attending N.C. Central
University this year, pursuing a degree in Hospitality
and Tourism. The N.C. Fine Wmes Society was
formed in 2016 as a nonprofit organization with the
goals to promote the quality of North Carolina Fine
Wines and to create a scholarship fund for N.C. stu
dents pursuing wine related careers at N.C. colleges
and universities. The NC Fine Wines Scholarship
Fund is ar 501(c)(3) fund that accepts both tax
deductible contributions and matching grants by
many corporations. To contribute to the N.C. Fine
Wines Society’s Scholarship Fund, visit
NCFineWines.com and there is a link to the Winston
Salem Foundation. For more information on event
tickets and scholarships, please visit
www.NCFineWines.com or email
Info@NCFine Wmes .com.
Forsyth Technical Community College stu
dents receive scholarships
Britney Rominger is one of three Forsyth Tech
students who received the NSF CyberCorps
Scholarship for Service, valued at $61,000. The schol
arship program aims to build an innovative and effi
cient cyber security education system that results in an
unrivaled cyber security workforce and citizenry
capable of advancing America's economic prosperity
and national security in the 21st century. Students
awarded the scholarship receive: Full tuition at
Forsyth Tech, all books paid for, a technology stipend
and full tuition for two years at either North Carolina
A&T State University or UNC-Charlotte after they
successfully graduate with a transfer degree from
Forsyth Tech.
All scholarship recipients must work after gradua
tion for a federal, state, local, or tribal government
organization in a position related to cyber security for
a period equal to the length of the scholarship. The
NSF will award an additional Forsyth Tech student
the scholarship this fall. Four are set to receive it in
2018, and another four in 2019.
2017 National Women of Achievement National
Conference held
The 2017 National Women of Achievement
National Conference (CON-WOA) was held in
Winston-Salem on July 19-23. The Southeastern
Region of National Women of Achievement Inc. host
ed the conference. During the Status of Women
Yellow Rose luncheon, held on July 21, Sonjia
Samuels of Winston-Salem was presented with an
award in recognition of her outstanding accomplish
ments and service to the community. Sonjia was
nominated by the Kemersville Chapter of the National
Women of Achievement. National President Achiever
Jodie Jenkins Oliphant, and immediate past National
President, Achiever Beatrice Mayes presented the
award. Achiever Evelyn Sanders was inducted in the
National Women of Achievement 2017 Hall of Fame
on July 22. Achiever Sanders is the president of the
Kemersville Chapter of NWOA. National Women of
Achievement, Inc. was founded by the late Achiever
Maudest Walls Stewart on Feb. 7,1975. The motto is
“Excellence and Promotion of Achievement, the Key
to Success.” The programmatic crusts are youth and
young adults, senior citizens, status of women, politi
cal awareness, and assault on illiteracy.
Local health department offering walk-in
Wednesday clinic hours
On Aug. 2, the Forsyth County Department of
Public Health began offering Walk-In Wednesday
clinic hours. Patients are able to walk in to either the
Family Planning Clinic or the Sexual Health Clinic
without an appointment for services. Services offered
through these clinics include: women's annual exams,
birth control and reproductive life planning for
women and men, pregnancy tests, and screening for
some cancers and sexually transmitted infections.
Clinic 1 and 2 walk-in clinic hours are 8 am.-11 am.
Last walk-in taken at 11 am. Closed for lunch, noon
1 p.m.; 1 pm. - 3:30 pm. Last walk-in taken at 3:30
pm. Appointments available all other days during the
week. For more information about Walk-In
Wednesdays and clinic services offered through the
local health department, call 336-703-3324 or visit us
at www.forsyth.cc.
Two at University of North Carolina School of
the Arts receive top prizes
Two undergraduates attending the School of
Music at the University of North Carolina School of
the Arts (UNCSA) recently took top prizes in the 2017
Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging
Artists. Violinist Eva Wetzel was awarded First Prize
and the Audience Award, while pianist Owen Dodds
earned Third Prize. The Rosen-Schaffel Competition
took place at the Schaefer Center for the Performing
Arts at Appalachi an State University in Boone on July
30. Dodds also won the Grand Prize at the Baltimore
International Piano Competition and as a result will be
making his debut at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie
Hall in March 2018. For the Rosen-Schaffel competi
tion, Wetzel performed the Tchaikovsky Violin
Concerto, while Dodds performed the Ravel Piano
Concerto. Also participating in the competition was
UNCSA student Caleb Carpenter, who performed the
Tomasi Saxophone Concerto.
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Community Calendar
Today, Aug. 17 - Youth Choir
Auditions
The Winston-Salem Youth
Chorus invites children third-12th
grade to audition for the 2017-2018
season, which begins on Aug. 28.
Auditions will be held on Thursday,
Aug. 17. For more information and
to schedule your audition time, go to
www.wsyouthchorus.org or contact
our office at 336-703-0001.
Today, Aug. 17 - Customer
Appreciation
K&W Cafeterias, Inc., based in
Winston-Salem, is celebrating its
80th year of operation in 2017.
K&W will show appreciation for its
customers with prizes daily and a
specially discounted price on
K&W’s scratch-made food on
Customer Appreciation Day, today,
Thursday, Aug .17. Throughout the
week, customers can enter to win the
Grand Prize - a full service catering
for up to 80 people. Today, K&W’s
annual Customer Appreciation Day
featuring a meal (entr6e, 2 vegeta
bles, bread, and beverage) for $6.49.
Today, Aug. 17 - Tea Time
Social
The Winston-Salem Police
Department and the Pine Grove
United Methodist Church will host a
Tea Time Social for women on
Thursday, Aug. 17 from 7-8:30 p.m.
The event will take place at Pine
Grove United Methodist Church,
located at 1131 Jonestown Road.
This event will allow women from
throughout Winston-Salem to dis
cuss personal safety, as well as crime
issues that are important to them.
For more information, contact
Officer Claudia Morgan at cmor
gan@wspd.org or via telephone at
336-408-8126.
Today, Aug. 17 -18 - Stuff the
Bus
Forsyth Educator Partnership
(FEP) is holding its first “Stuff-the
Bus” back-to-school event to cele
brate the re-opening of the Educator
Warehouse, which provides free
school supplies to WS/FCS teachers
for use in their classrooms through
out the year. School bus will on site
at Diggs-Latham Elementary
School, 986 Hutton Street, on Aug.
17 & 18 from 10 a.m. - 4 pm.
Everyone in the community, includ
ing individuals, businesses and
organizations, is invited to donate
enough school supplies to stuff a
school bus full of essential classroom
materials, such as wooden and
mechanical pencils, notebook paper,
and glue sticks. For more informa
tion, contact Katisha Blackwell:
336.582.2714 or Martha Murphy:
336.408.5015
Today, Aug. 17 -19 - Mega
Warehouse Sale
HanesBrands, the world’s
biggest basic apparel company, will
hold its annual community clearance
sale in the Education Building at the
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Aug. 16
- Aug. 19, accessible only by enter
ing the parking lot through gate 5 on
Deacon Boulevard. Payment options
will include cash, debit cards, and
Visa or MasterCard credit cards only.
Personal checks will not be accepted.
No sales prior to starting hours. All
sales are final. No refunds or
exchanges. Sale hours are: Aug. 17,
10 ajn. to 7 p.m.; Aug. 18, 10 aun.
to 7 pjn.; and Aug. 19 -10 a.m. to 6
p.m.
Aug. 18 - Georgia O’Keeffe:
Living Modern
The exhibition opens at
Reynolda House Museum of
American Art, its only Southern
venue, Aug. 18. Admission will be
based on timed entry tickets pur
chased in advance, and several entry
times are available for each day. The
museum will extend its hours until 8
p.m. each Thursday of the exhibition
to accommodate visitors. Admission
tickets also include Reynolda
House’s collection on view through
out the historic house, and access to
Reynolda’s gardens, trails and green
space. Tickets are available online at
rey noldahouse .org/livingmodern.
Tickets are $18 for adults, plus North
Carolina Sales Tax. Admission is
free for children, students with iden
tification and members of the mili
tary, but advance reservation of these
tickets online is also strongly encour
aged.
Aug. 18 - Back-to-school Bash
Novant Health Robinhood
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
will host its second annual back-to
school bash on Friday, Aug. 18. The
bash runs from 5 to 7 p.m. and will
be at the clinic’s location at 1350
Whitaker Ridge Drive in Winston
Salem. For more information, call
336-718-8000. Rain contingency
plans will be posted on the clinic’s
Facebook page,
facebook.com/Robinhoodpeds.
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Aug. 18 - Community Meeting
The SHARE Cooperative of
Winston-Salem will hold a commu
nity day event to solicit the wide
ranging community partnerships
needed to open and sustain a full-ser
vice food market in the Winston
Salem community, utilizing a CO
OPERATIVE business model. The
event will be held on Aug. 18 from 5
7 p.m. at Diggs-Latham Elementary
School, 986 Hutton St. To RSVP,
contact Details@Share-WS.coop or
call Richie Williams, 336-283-3299,
extension 103,
Aug. 18 - Registration
Deadline
The Village of Clemmons will be
offering free classes on how your
government works. Registration
closes on Aug. 18. The classes will
be held on Tuesday nights, Sept. 5,
12 and 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. Classes
are designed to give you an inside
look at how your government goes
about the day to day business of
making sure this Village runs
smoothly, efficiently and with fair
ness toward all its citizens. For more
information, contact Mary Cameron
at 336-766-6882 or
mcameron@clemmons.org or call
the Village Hall at 766-7511 to
reserve your place in these free class
es.
Aug. 18-20 & 24-27 - Theatre
Alliance Musical
The Theatre Alliance will per
form “Heathers: The Musical.”
Tickets to “Heathers” are priced at
$18 for Adults and $16 for
students/seniors. There is also a $2
per ticket discount available for
groups of 10 or more. Tickets to
“Heathers” may be purchased in per
son at the Theatre Alliance Box
Office (Fridays from 12:30-3 p.m.),
online at www.wstheatrealliance.org
or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at
(800) 838-3006. The performance
dates and times are: Friday, Aug. 18
at 8 pm.; Saturday, Aug. 19 at 8
p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 20 at 2 p.m.;
Thursday, Aug. 24 at 8 p.m.; Friday,
Aug. 25 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 26
at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 27 at 2
pm.
Aug. 19 - Family Film Fest:
Outdoor Movie Series
Experiment in Self-Reliance
(ESR), in partnership with Forsyth
County Public Library, and Great
Commission Community Church
will host Movie One of its three-part
Family Film Fest: Outdoor Movie
Series. This free admission, commu
nity-centered series will be held Aug.
19 at 6:30 pm. at Experiment in
Self-Reliance, 3480 Dominion Street
NE. Hot dogs, chips, and drinks will
be available for sale. Popcorn will be
free. Attendees are encouraged to
bring blankets and lawn chairs. For
more information about the Family
Film Fest at Experiment in Self
Reliance, call 336-722-9400 or visit
www.eisr.org/events.
Aug. 19 - Kids Saftey Event
Operation Kidsafe will host a
Kid Safety and Fun Day event on
Aug. 19 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The
event will take place at Captial
Subaru Greensboro, 801 Bessemer
Ave. Don’t miss this opportunity to
get a free Child Safety King, includ
ing digital fingerprints and photo
graph. For more information, con
tact Pam Hough at 727-771-6441 or
operationkidsafe22@gmail.com..
Aug. 19 - Furniture Sale
The Salvation Army Women’s
Auxiliary invites community mem
bers to purchase new and sample fur
niture pieces generously donated by
Fumitureland South at the 21st annu
al Women’s Auxiliary furniture sale.
On Saturday, Aug. 19 (Sale Preview
- Friday, Aug. 18 at 5-8 p.m.) The
sale will take place at 301 West
Green Drive, High Point, from 8 a.m.
- 2 p.m. For more information or
questions, call 336-881-5400 or visit
www.tsahighpoint.org.
Aug. 19 - Community Day
The Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will host
the fourth annual AKA Community
Day at the Winston-Salem
Fairgrounds Annex on Saturday,
Aug. 19, from 12 -3 p.m. Over 1,500
backpacks will be given away. For
more information, please contact
Nora Baker at 336-529-2745 or
greedypat45@yahoo.com.
Aug. 19 - Community Day
and Health Fair
United Health Centers will have
a Community Day and Health Fan
on Saturday, Aug. 19. There will be
free health screenings, food and
more. The event will take place from
10 a.m- 2 p.m. at 2-101 Peter’s Creek
Parkway, Winston Salem. It is free
and open to the public.
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Children’s
' Aug. 19 -
Workshop
The International Civil Rights
Museum will host an academic
workshop for children on Aug. 19
from 1-4 p.m. (refreshments includ
ed). This seminar/workshop is
designed to answer questions about
K-12 education, children’s educa
tion, and how parents can help. For
more information or to register,
please v'si*
https://www.eventbrite .com/e/boost
your-childs-academic-performance
tickets-36594062827
Aug. 19 - Free Reading Party
Read.Write.Spell (READWS)
will hold a reading party on Aug. 19
from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the
Southside Branch Library located at
3185 Buchanan St., Winston-Salem.
The party is FREE but you must pre
register to attend by Friday, Aug. 18.
Attendance is limited.
Aug. 19 - Dog Wash
Fundraiser
A dog wash that benefits North
Star LGBTQ Community Center
wiU be held on Sunday, Aug. 20,
from 3-6 p.m. at Lighthouse Grill,
905 Burke St. A $5 donation per dog
is requested. There will also be give
aways for some lucky canines.
Aug. 21 - Solar Eclipse Party
Kaleideum North (the museum
formerly known as SciWorks) will
host a special all-day event to cele
brate the upcoming solar eclipse on
Monday, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. The Solar Eclipse Party will
allow visitors to experience hands
on activities, demonstrations, crafts,
storytimes, and planetarium shows -
all dedicated to this once-in-a-life
time event.
Aug. 21 - Cooking Event
Forsyth Community Gardening
is teaming up with the Expanded
Food and Nutrition Education
Program and Second Harvest Food
Bank to offer a series of free garden
tours and healthy cooking demon
strations featuring seasonal produce.
The next ‘Cooking in the Garden’
program will be held on Monday,
Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. at Trinity
Presbyterian Church garden at 1416
Bolton St. Spanish interpretation
will be provided. No registration is
required; just come with an appetite
to try new veggies and new recipes.
Aug. 21 -Medicare Workshop
The Shepherd’s Center of
Greater Winston-Salem in conjunc
tion with the Forsyth County Library
is offering a free workshop for indi
viduals turning 65 (as well as those
who already have Medicare). The
session will be held on Monday,
Aug. 21 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the
Southside Branch Library, 3185
Buchanan St. Because space is limit
ed, reservations are required.
Contact the Shepherd’s Center at
336-748-0217 for more information
or to reserve a seat.
Aug. 22-23 - Summer Kids
Flicks series
Southern Theatres will offer a
Summer Kids Flicks series - a com
munity outreach program designed
to help families with out of school
kids find fun, affordable entertain
ment during the summer months.
The Winston-Salem Grand 18, 5601
University Parkway, will carry the
movies. The remaining summer
schedule is 8/22-23, Lego Batman
Aug. 22-24 - Open House
Monica and Jerome Institute of
Dance, 918 Bridge Street NW,
Winston Salem, NC, will have an
open house on Aug. 22 and 24.
RSVP for more information.
Enrolling dancers 2017-2018
Season. Dance Classes for all ages!
For more information, contact
mjid.info@gmail.com or (301) 275
6244 or at
https://www.facebook.com/Monica
Jerome-Institute-of-Dance
157338014316654/.
Aug. 24 - Alzheimer Event
The Alzheimer’s Association -
Western Carolina Chapter is inviting
Forsyth County residents to join the
fight to end Alzheimer’s by partici
pating in Paint the Town Purple on
Aug. 24.
♦Go purple on social media and
use #ENDALZ on photos and posts
*Encourage co-workers, neigh
bors and friends to wear purple
♦Display purple ribbons or deco
rations in your workplace
♦Decorate your storefront or
light up your building purple
♦Help distribute Walk to End
Alzheimer’s® promotional materials
The public can leant more ways
they can get involved in . Paint the
Town Purple by contacting
Development Manager, Caitlin Fox
at cfox@alz.org or by calling 336
814-3722.
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