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P?9* A6-The Chronicle, Thur people jr." >. . ** f % '* c* t> ~ ?**r ilfc [ . Lavender BmitIs of the Ote original African dance to , Rupert Bell Park last Satui ^1111^^ 4p Nathaniel Hewitt Debra King The Rev. J. Ray Butler i. I -A1 LaTanJa Johnson 'Black Ai An exhibition entitled "Black American Landmarks'' will be shown at the Delta Arts Center at 1511 E. Third St. June 26 through July 23. day, June 23, 1983 > * jPo ^ jmjyTjW - ^pWl^ aha Dance And Music E an audience at the Cull rday (photo by James Pa Stacy Kennedy &. Jr ^L.. ' ';? Ralph Gaillard <S '^Bv::' ^|P^Mw:jp ;&% :[$&$$ ' . Mabel Johnson 1^ Varda Kirkland merican j The exhibit is a photopanel display organized by the National Architectural and Engineering Record (NAER), Department of Interior and Wmm c< * i WI % N ensemble performs an s tural Arts Festival at I rker). I i 1 Lu. . Nelson K. Malloy Thomas Elijah Douglas H. Covington Violet B. Johnson Landmai developed for national tou by the Smithsonian Institi tion Traveling Exhibitio Service (SITES). 1 documents sites selected ? National Historic Lane Social Notes, Service N 'lose-Up Festival 9 RUTHELL HOWARD thi off Writer ex; Before the rain came, ari )ectators wandered w) rough Rupert Bell Park mi iturday while enjoying exbits and performances by^gr Dung artists from tu 'inston-Salem's black an >mmunity. to When the rain came that "i Fternoon, the crowd quick-' T1 dispersed, but not before m /eryone had gotten a pret- th r good impression of the dented, black artists that d< ve and create in the city, in And that's what the pur- ui ose of the festival was, b< ays Linwood Olgesby, a ai lember of the Community urts Cultural Organization e< CACO), which co- ai ponsored the festival with w he Urban Arts Program of n Social Notes Local t< Corine Robinson, a second-grade teacher at Sedge Garden School was ^resented an Endurance \ward by the school's support personnel. This is the first time the award has been presented, and it will become an annual event. . Robinson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mint7 She is wife of Courtis Robinson and has one daughter, Calista. Fathers* Pay Honoree Bennie Sims Sr. was honored Sunday with a Father's Day banquet at the Friendship Baptist Church Picnic Pavilion. His family ItUL x iai/i /iri/iiMii iim NCNW The Winston-Salem Section of the National Council of Negro Women held its 10th Annual Honors Banquet June 11, at WinstonSalem State University's Kennedy Hall. More tjian 300 members, friends and family members turned out to meet and laud this year's community and high school honorees. Community honorees were: Mr. Ernest Pitt, co-founder and publisher of the WinstonSalem Chronicle; Dr. Douglas Covington, chancellor at WinstonSalem State University; Mr. Thomas Elijah Jr., presiI dent of the Winston-Salem I Urban League; Melvyn ! White, city executive with I Mechanics And Farmers | Bank; Mrs. Mabel | Johnson, outstanding I NCNW member; the Rev. s I Virginia Britt, executive | director of the Crisis COnis 1 kl-1 irui iviinisiry, ana rNcison Malloy, president of the Handicapped Awareness Council. High school honoree? "ks' exhil ir marks for their significano i- in black American histor n based on the people or ac it tivities associated witl is them. 1- Photographs and infor lews, Club News promotes e Arts Council Inc. sur "The purpose of this is to stit pose the community to mu ts organizations and artist 4 10 are living in the com- din unity," Oglesby says. get He says the program also the ves the artists an oppor- say nity to exhibit their work 1 id encourages the artists ore sharpen their skills, po \nrl the artists need that, aw hey need the encourage- in ent from people who view eir work/' Oglesby says. Ea Black visual artists who be< jn't always have visibility otl i the community and who th< jually paint in solitude Ofl enefit from arts exhibits we ad festivals, Oglesby says, tiv CACO, which was form- ty. i in I980v promotes the rts in East Winston and Ai orks to give black artists fet lore exposure and to in- gri iacher aw gathered to honor him with :ards, gifts, and songs. Sims, 82, has been a member of the church for , SO years and a member of H the trustee board for 37 ? years. He is married to J Millie Dotson Sims, and i| they have three sons, 14 9 grand children and 16 great I children. Also honored by their wives and children were the following fathers: Charlie Joe, Roosevelt D. Sims Sr., M ^ ^ ^ mm m ^ T^V. fc- "* a MB M* ^ili? a f uemanuet t/r duns,?uttte?j Sims and Payton Fowler. > , . t Stm* returns home > m Bennie H. Sims, the son 1 of Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt ! D. Sims of 1217 Thurmond 1 iquet 7 nresents consisted of LaTanja Kim Johnson, Reynolds Senior High School; Violet Bonetta Johnson, Parkland Senior School; Debra King, North Forsyth Senior High School; Nathaniel Hewitt, West Forsyth Senior High __School; Ralph Gaillard^_ Bishop McGuiness Memorial High School; Varda Kirklan, East Forsyth Senior High School and Stacey Kennedy, Forsyth Country Day School. Mrs. Thehna Small was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the banquet. Highlights ;from the banquet included the occasion by Mrs/Martha Oillis; the invocation by aL _ t* r? i J * * I_1 J me Rev. uaviu ncugicy anu solos by Mona Reynolds and Mrs. Alice Allen. Greetings from the mayor's ; office were rendered by * Alderman Vivian Burke. During a buffet dinner, the audience was treated to i a fashion show of beautiful ; hairstyles and clothing, i presented by Minnie Ervin. Speaker for the occasion \ was Dr. Virginia Newell. iit to be St e mfttion on the homes of y such figures as artist Henry - O. Tanner, musician Will h Marion Cook, journalist T. Thomas Fortune aftd Madame C.J. Walker, the <i ' # ?arts in bl; e that the cultural in- comm utions in the black com- tions. nity are preserved. 44W 'There are so many bud- organi g artists who just don't munit a hint of how important work i ir work is," Oglesby do thi s. ships rie adds that the alone, ^anization wants to help that rmote more art tion/ areness and appreciation Sat the black community. and | "We're focusing on the talent st Winston community ming :ause there are so many incluc ler art organizations in pianb t community-at-large," L. W rfesby says.14We feel that Voice could be the most effec- Heali e in the black communU- U nil Soun As director of Urban tions, ts, Oglesby says that the Musi* stival is a part of the pro- Blacl am's efforts to work with Oilbe arded | i i m gip Corine Robinson >t., returned home from jjg Atlanta to celebrate his birhday with his family. Sims rill leave for Germany July j 1, after uniting with his srother, Sgt. Gerard C. Sims, who will arrive from Korea July 4. > honors | Mrs. Newell spoke of when she knew Dr. Mary McC!1eod Rethune. the founder of the National Council of I Negro Women, and mm whether she would be pleased with the way blacks sup- | ported each other=todIyr~M economically or morally. L| Mrs. Newell made references to non-black 11 ownership of the East Wm Winston shopping center | and that the deadline was near. She also spoke of young black children I needing to develop a thirst for education. The community honorees Eg were presented their plaques by Dr. J. Ray Butler. The high school honorees || were presented their cer- ?| tificates and bonds by Mrs. Theldora Small-Scippio. Banquet committee || chairpersons were: Mrs. p Thelma Small, Dr. Manderline Scales, Mrs. Inez Davis, Mrs. Gillis, Mrs. Joan Cardwell, Mrs. SmallScippio and Mrs. Roxanna Pitts. hown i country's first black I millionaire, are featured. I Such landmarks as the H oldest Afro-American I r church, which was built in I Please see page A 9 L ?????????? ? 5 * * p. r ack community 11 w H unity arts organiza- Aldrich, Ralph Meadows, | Tony Chisholm. ? hen we have an ..There are a iot ot dit- 3 nation in the com- fermt art We ^ 5 y wh.ch is willing to ,earni the(n and h ful_ 5 along with us, and can , through our efforts, | ings through partner- othefs wjn ,earn lhem S that we can not do s# Marce?a Q ,efb g , we try to work with mothn CACQ member. $ parnc^ar organ,za- -We see that there is a ne^d | ges y says. for a central community 3 J urday s exhibitions ?,c in ,h, Fjlst ? '<% serformans displayed Winston area." 8 I s in the visual, perfor- , 2; and martial arts and Although there are no * led artists such as jazz def,nite P,ans for an a"nu1al % it Ed Brown, Robert festival as ?f *? ?8lesb/ g M ise and the Macedonia says there wi" be more e s of Deliverance, the forts t0 '"courage and help | ng Force, Dancers bla^ Mtist ,n Winston-^ mited, Percussive SaIcn[L 1 J ds, Nell Lite Produc- Ml think it's very impor, the Otesha Dance and tant that we have that kind : Ensemble, the N.C. of festival," he says, "and k Repertory Co., that we have them all over rt Young, Marvette the community." The grand opening of the Belview Recreation I I enter will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the center at 2800 ? urgandy St. The event will feature the Ace Band, a lime Act and the Sounds In Action Dance Co. For \ formation, call Larry Womble at 784-9373 or \ *.yTOp wrt""? I IgPwUPAV. JUNEjjS|ji|| ' I *713Uw'iUij1 j?n J fog Mountcastle Forum at Winston Square. The I iny. Henry S. Lewis Jr., pastoral counselor at R.J. avnolds Industries Inc.. wilt soeak on "Some I ?? V*C*ion Making. Call 722-5128 for ] SATURDAY. JUNE 25 North Carolina Bapttet^Hospital will have a blood Center from I I The Salem Chapel Volunteer Fire Department 41 highway 311 will hold a rummage sale banning at 8 i.m. There will be sau*age biscuits, hamburgers, hot iogs and drinks for sale. All proceeds will go to help he new volunteer department. The Winston-Salem Urban League, the Experiment The^nt wfU consist of ajar wsh,hot dog and , |^?-. ' ^Vk^iLfcfel^fclA * '> 11 m ? /^jmi^jlkJoi >yfc * . . -.- ? __ g m ? , , _J ' ^ - f**f_ j ? ? . ? _ ^ t*p fi t t fflfHlUff?TJpy i ii^4iJii~fl>Wtiff# twt0 fftfV?tin?0 ~ v cp v "iff _> ' . ^S'Cy T Vr?r. ?WP(Sfe3B?^SEE'' be addressed to the Winston-Salem Chronicle Community Calendar, P.O. Box 3134, Wlnston-Sakm, N.C. 27102. The deadline for announcements Is Mm/km at 3:30.
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