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Art is an important part of our children's education Preserving the "arts" as part of our cultural heritage is an important part of our children's education that is often neglected. Not necessarily an intentional omission on the part of some grandiose racial plot, but in days of Camelot and the dreams of our youngest president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. There is something you can do to involve your children in pro grams which offer "arts" education ArtsReach By REGGIE JOHNSON these days of budget cuts it seems the physical prowess of our younger generation and cultural refinement of the arts are forgotten with the to children, and share some whole some entertainment in the comfort of your own neighborhood with them. Two programs offering art edu cation under the auspices of Urban Arts include the Art-Is House, which holds classes during the school year in voice, instrument, dance, drama and drawing/paint ing/sculpture. But, more about Art Is in thefaii. The "entertainment in the com ? fort of your own neighborhood" is called Evenings in the Neighbor hoods, and more about that program next week. About to begin on Thursday, July 6, is a program called Cartwheels. Cartwheels is an acronym for Children's Art on Wheels and this program is just that. Touring the* county with art classes in painting, papercrafts, clay Folk festival continues in D.C. There's a celebration of Ameri can life going on in D.C. - the 1989 Festival of American Folklife. The festival is sponsored by the Smith - sonian Institute and the National Park Service and is held on the Mall. The festival hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., June 30 through July 4. The festival can be experienced with minimal effort and cost. Last Saturday, my family left Winston - Salem around 7:30 a.m., drove the six hours to Washington, picnicked on the Mall, and enjoyed the festi val Saturday afternoon. The demonstrations and performances were colorful and enlightening. We even saw a buffalo calf that was born early Saturday morning. The festival is spread out along the Mall area and comfortable shoes were essential. ? * *This year's festival spotlights Hawaiian culture, the influence of t French traditions in communities of New England and Louisiana, North Dakota and Missouri, the cultural practices of American Indian tribes, and the complex Caribbean cultural traditions, which influence many of our eastern cities. Over the past 23 years, the Fes tival of American Folklife has been the forum where the diverse peoples and cultures that exist in this nation have been able to proudly showcase their traditions, customs and crafts. By emphasizing folk, tribal, ethnic and regional traditional culture, in non-elite and noncommercial forms, the festival has presented numerous practitioners of traditional culture such as musicians, craftsmen, story tellers, cooks, workers, and per formers from every region of the United States. By watching and lis tening to these folk artists (people who have been trained by word of mouth or apprenticeship to perform their skill or talent for members of their own family or church, village or social group) one can oBtaTrTa" music, and Filipino music. There will be exhibits on Hawaiian .crafts and cooking, coconut toymaking and Origami paper folding. Throughout the day demonstrations can be viewed on paper doll mak ing, Taoist worship, bullrush san dalmaking, herbal medicine, koa canoe building, and throw net fish ing. DeltaArtsCenter C o By ANNETTE SCIPPIO jo rich knowledge of historical pro cesses or become a bit more famil iar with another culture or tradition. This festival has been instru mental in legitimizing alternative forms of art and culture such as Cajun and Creole music, Afro American coil basketry, and Italian American stone carving. Addition ally, when art forms which arc sel dom recognized are highlighted at the festival, practitioners become encouraged to pass on their skills and knowledge. Thus, much effort and research is made to seek out particular crafts, musical styles, ver bal art, folk medical knowledge, and occupational lore. A sampling of the program for this Saturday includes Portuguese music, Okinawan music and dance, Hawaiian music, Puerto Rican In the North American section you can listen to Cajun songs and New England fiddles, and sec some Louisiana crafts. The Caribbean area will be filled with the aroma of foods cooking over outdoor pits, such as cooking in the Caribbean with rice and beans, Haitian soups, and Jamaican Cassava cooking. The American Indian Program will include Great BasiiTbasketry, buffalo headdress making and tribal arts, Samoan cricket game, a wild rice camp and Yaqui Pascola and deer dances. The Festival of American Folk life, like all Smithsonian exhibi tions, is free. Annette Scippio is program coordinator of the Delta Arts Cen ter. Open auditions scheduled for 'Don 't Bother Me, I Can't Cope ' Open auditions arc being held for the Broadway musical, "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope," which will be featured at the 1989 National Black Theatre Festival, to be held in Winston-Salem Aug. 14 through 20 and which will fea ture 15 of the top black theatres in the country. The festival is being chaired by national celebrity Maya Angelou. Oprah Winfrey will be one of the many special guest celebrities attending the fes tival. Conceived by Vinnette Car roll, with music and lyrics by Micki Grant, "Cope" is being completely staged, directed and choreographed by Mabel Robin son and produced by Larry Leon Hamlin. Auditions will be held on July 1 in the Arts Council Theatre in Winston-Salem, 610 Coliseum Drive, from 5 to 7 p.m. for dancers/singers. A dance solo no longer than two minutes will be required in addition to 16 bars of two songs, one a ballad and the other up-tempo. Sheet music should be provided for the pianist who will be available to accompa ny. Singer/dancers will audition between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. and should have prepared three selec tions which will include a ballad, an up-tempo song and a gospel song of choice. Sheet music should be provided for the accom panist. In addition, singer/dancers should be prepared to display movement ability. For additional information ?please call the office of the 1989 National Black Theatre Festival at (919)723-7907 or 723-2365. Festival seeks volunteers The 1989 National Black Theatre Festival is seeking volun teers to serve as ushers, house managers, backstage crews, licensed drivers, hosts and hostesses, clerical workers, tele phone solicitors, concession workers, transportation coordina tors, security guards and volunteer coordinator. A number of other areas are available. Those inter ested should call the Festival's Please see page A 1 1 modeling, printmaking, drawing, collagc, fiber art, and rhythm and melodies, Cartwheels gives classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at many neighbor hood recreation c ente is ? and libraries. Free and open to the pub lic, Cartwheels workshops will pro vide an excellent opportunity to expose your youngsters to lessons in minor art programs. There will even be one workshop designed so that parents can share these experi ences with their toddlers. Volunteer instructors, courtesy of the Junior League, are qualified art instructors and are genuinely interested in making these work shops attractive to children. Both the city and county are working in conjunction with Urban Arts to hold these louring art classes at many recreation and community centers and libraries throughout Winston Salem and Forsyth County. The first program will be held Thursday, July 6, at the Piedmont Recreation Center, and the follow ing is the summer schedule for Cartwheels: ?July 11, Vienna School ? July 13, Belview Rec. Ctr. ? July 18, Civitan Park ? July 20, Rural Hall Library ? July 25, North Hills Rec. Ctr. ? Aug. 1, Martin Luther King ? Aug. 3, 14th Street Rec. Ctr. ? ? Aug. 8, Carl Russell Rec. Ctr. ? Aug. 10, Walkertown Park ? Aug. 15, Happy Hill Rec. Ctr. ? Aug. 17 Clemmons Library ? Aug. 22, Lewisville Library ? Aug. 24, East Winston Library ? Aug. 29, Southside Library ? Aug. 31, Kingston Greens Rec. Ctr. Pre-registration is required and some sites are limiting the number of participants, so be sure to call ahead and pre-register early. You never know how much fun "art" can be. For further information call the site location listed above, or Urban Arts. More about Evenings in the Neighborhoods and its schedule next week. * Reggie Johnson is the execu tive director of Urban Arts of the Arts Council. DO YOU HAVE AN ENTERTAINMENT EVENT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IN OUR CALENDAR? BRING THE INFORMATION TO THE CHRONICLE BY 5:30 P.M. ON MONDAY FOR THAT THURSDAY'S EDITION. \&h f no Id a "triple M8 1 IJW J 'U f NOl Oft VAN' "'i?1 H ALL SHOWS $2.50 TIL 5 P.M? TUESDAY SPECIAL ALL SHOWS $2.49 Karate Kid III 1:00,3:00,5:00, 7:00,9:15 LATE SHOW Sat 11:45 SEE NO EVIL (R) 1:00,3:00,5:00,7:00,9:15 Indiana Jones (PG-13) 1:15,3:45.7:00,9:30 LATE SHOW Sal 11:46 99? J&g. x k. viqus "Twin y Road House <r> Sal-Sun 2:30, 4:30, 7:00, 9:00 Pet Semetary <ri " Sal-Sun 2 30, 4:30. 7:00, 9:00 Mon-Frl 7:00. 9:00 Live! DURHAM BULLS V8 WINSTON-SALEM July 3rd 7:00 PM Gatorade gifts for kids Capt. Perry ? Hot Air 48 at the game Live coverage of the fireworks after the game WGGT-TV The Great Entertainer Vtafdeex Wctv ( Kit t( ) win \x xj c aut. sponsored by OS 4 Secies E3 GRAVELY Gatorade mo r THI??T OUtMCMIR Thursday 29 Friday 30 ? Jody Watley, 8 p.m., War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro Coliseum. ? Historic Bethabara Park Band Concert. 7p.m ? Outta the Bag at Winston Square Park, noon-1, The Gathering (new music). ? W-S Spints vs. Kinston kic ans,7 p.m., Ernre Shore Stadium. Thirsty Fnursday. ? Music at Mercantile. 5:30-8 p.m., Mer cantile atnum, 411 W. Fourth St. BR Boys. Free. ? Stanley Clarke & keyboard master George Duke, final Jazzfest concert, 8:15 p.m., Carolina Theatre, Greensboro. ? Outta the Bag at Winston Square Park, noon-1, Ronnie Reves (solo guitar). ? W-S Spints vs. Kinston Indians, 7 p.m., Ernie Shore Stadium. Singles Night Saturday 1 Sunday 2 ? Aquaton'mg 11, 9 a.m., YWCA water exercise, every Saturday. ? "Don't Bother Me, 1 Cant Cope" audi tions, 7 p.m^ 61 0 Coliseum Drive. For Natl Black Theatre Festival in August. ? W-S Spints vs. Kinston Indians, 7 p.m., Ernie Shore Stadium. ? Annual Independence Day Celebra tion, 1 304:30 p.m., Histonc Bethabara Park. Games, crafts, wagon ndes, more. ? Music at Sunset, 7 p.m., Tanglewood Park. "You're a Grand Old Rag." ? W-S Spirits vs. Durham Braves, 7 p.m., Ernie Shore Stadium. AJI-Farth Sunday. Monday 3 ? "Haiti: The First Republic' opening at Delta Arts Center. Runs through July 31. ? W-S Spirits vs. Durham Braves, 7 p.m., Ernie Shore Stadium. WKZL Fire works Night. Tuesday 4 * Horseshoe Pitching Tournament MtUer Park Courts, 727*2063. ? Aerobic Exercise Class, 1 1 30 a.m. - 1230 p.m., Tues. A Thurs., YWCA. ? Police Buddy Club Free Movie, Reynolds Cinema, 1 0 a.m., "Hansel and Greiel." ? W-S Spirits vs. Durham Braves, 7 p.m., Ernie Shore Stadium. Wednesday 5 ? YWCA mini-session of swim lessons begins. Call 722-5138. ? Durham Arts Council, "Images of the Sea Islands,* photographs by Roger Manley.
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