the voice of WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 9, NO. 7
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
NOVEMBER 30. 1979
Winter Quarter Begins
Opera and Ballet Presented at WCC
From the Office of the President
There is nothing comparable to
the excitement which is generated
on a college campus day in and
out. Our own campus is a prime
example. The recent production
of “Fiddler on the Roof” was one
of the best musicals ever offered
— on any stage. Our basketball
season is now underway. Pros
pects are good for a competitive
team effort in our conference. In
the coming weeks and months
there will be concerts, plays,
gaines, lectures, and forums
which will give us ample
opportunities for growth. This
college and this community is
most unusual in the sense that we
have so many avenues open to us.
In fact, the benefits of a large
metropolitan area are ours
without the hassles of city life.
You are encouraged to sample
these offerings and to feel the
excitement which is so prevalent.
Every experience can be a learning
and enriching experience. Your
participation is what guarantees
our individual and collective
success. Of course, our most
important consideration is our
course work. But to fail in
sampling the other offerings is to
miss some essential ingredients in
the making of “whole persons.”
Let us endeavor to support our
total program with our active
participation and attendance.
As a Christmas gift to the
Community, the Smalling Fine
Arts Studio is presenting Wilkes
County’s first local production of
an opera, the moving story of
“Amahl and the Night Visitors”
by Gian-Carlo Menotti. The
opera is being produced by Anne
Stephens, who will also sing the
role of Amahl’s mother, and
features the considerable talents
of Grady Reagan, Phil Stone, and
Eric Jennings as the three kings.
Also featured will be the
Highlighters of Wilkes Central
High School as the shepherds.
The opera tells the story of a
poor crippled shepherd boy,
Amahl (played by David Mulford,
a seventh grader from Charlotte,
N.C.) and his widowed mother.
They are honored by the visit of
three kings who are following a
star that is leading them to the
birthplace of an unknown child.
Overcome by the sight of all the
rich treasures., the kings are
carrying, Amahl’s mother decides
to steal some of their gold while
her guests are asleep. She is
caught, and Amahl races to his
mother’s defense, the kings tell
her to keep the gold. The child
they are seeking has no need of
earthly treasures, for he is the
Christ child. Amahl’s mother
pleads with them to take back
their gold, for if she were not so
poor she, too, would send a love
gift to the Savior. Amahl offers to
send as a gift the only thing he
owns, his crutch, and with that
simple act of generosity and love,
a Christmas miracle occurs, and
Amahl is healed.
Following the 50 minutes
presentation of “Amahl and the
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Symphony Concert
The WCC Symphony will give a
performance on Monday, Decem
ber 17. Curtain time will be 8:15
p.m. The performance will be
held in the auditorium. Admission
for the concert will be: $2.50 for
adults, $1.00 for students and
faculty, and no charge for senior
citizens and handicapped. Sym
phony season tickets will be
available at the door.
The symphony is in its sixth
season and is doing quite well.
The symphony is a community
orcliesua wiili a different Board
of Directors than the college.
Students performing in the
symphony receive one hour credit
for their work. Four concerts are
given each year.
Featured soloist for this concert
will be Lawrence Bradmon whose
instrument will be the French
Horn. He will be the soloist in the
Motzart horn concerto. At the
concert, Christmas music will also
be featured.
Edward Ferguson
WCC
Registration
Registration day was November
26. Classes started November 27.
Once classes have started there is a
$5.00 late fee for registration.
Late registration ends November
30 at 4:00. courses can be added
on until November 30; however,
courses can be dropped until two
weeks before the end of the
quarter.
Christmas holidays will start
December 19, and classes will
resume January 2.
Calendar of Events
“Amahl and the Night Visitors”
“The Juggler of Notre Dame“
Jazz Ensemble
WCC Symphony
Gourmet Dinners
Humanities Forum
Chamber Music Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble
WCC Symphony featuring
Shelagh Gaffikin
Humanities Forum
Mayfest
Nov. 30, Dec. 1 at 8:00 and Dec.
2 at 2:00
Tickets: $3.00 and $4.00
Auditorium
Dec. 11 at 8:00
Auditorium
Dec. 17 at 8:15
Tickets: $1.00, $2.50, senior cit
izens and handicapped, free
Auditorium
Jan. 25, 26, Feb. 1,2, 8,9
6:00 in Tory Oak Dining Room
Jan. 29 “Making a Living”
Feb. 4 at 8:00
March 11 at 8:00
March 23 at 8:15
April 1 “Social Life & Customs”
May 2, 3,4
ART, MUSIC, DANCE,
DRAMA