'Evening in the Neighborhood' provides backyard music :
In July and August, if you own backyard.
hear music outside and are just And you won't have to dress
about to tell your neighbors up or fight the traffic! And to
to"tum it down" ? wait ... It make it especially nice, its free
just may be Urban Arts of the for the whole family.
Arts Gouncil has come to your Summer is the perfect time to
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By REGGIE JOHNSON
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neighborhood to give you a spe
cial night of entertainment. At
sixteen different sites in Winston
Salem and Forsyth County the
"Evenings in the Neighborhood"
program will provide an opportu
nity for families to attend a per
forming arts happening in their
set aside an evening or two and
get the family together for a night
of fun and music. Urban Arts of
the Arts Council has made it easy
by bringing the "fun and music"
to you. On Mondays and
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm, the
Evenings in the Neighborhood
program will bring local bands
and performers to recreation cen
ters, libraries and parks through
out the area. The concerts include
performances of jazz, blue grass,
gospel, -top 40, rhythm and blues
and beach music. Everyone is
encouraged to bring their lawn
chairs, blankets and picnic bas
kets.
What better way to end
neighborhood barbecues, pool
parties or cleanup projects than to
close the day with a concert?
Evenings in the Neighborhood
provides that rare opportunity to
spend some time with family and
friends and relax after the hustle
and bustle of the day listening to
great music provided by popular
local bands.
For those of you who enjoy
the contemporary pop sounds of
today's music, you can catch the
Phase Band. If the cool rhythms
of jazz is more your style you can
find the Matt Kendrick Unit per
forming in both July and August.
And if you prefer the smooth, sul
try sounds of R&B, you can catch
Breeze and Choyce at different
locations throughout the summer.
So pull out that blanket and
get everyone together to enjoy
some great music!
And don't forget ? this Fri
day night Urban Arts is present
ing an evening of dance, drama
and spiritual music at the The
Arts Council Theatre beginning at
8:00 pm. f
This special night features
performances by The Badgett
Sisters, an a cappella trio, Chuck
Davis and The African-American
Dance Ensemble, and a special
preview of scenes from "Deliver
Me Up," a new gospel drama
written by Nathan Ross Freeman
and featuring John Heath. Tick
ets are $5.00 in advance, $6.00 at
the door and $4.00 for groups of
ten (10) or more, f
For more information cdn*^
cerning the programs listed above
please call (919)722-5293.
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Downtown is alive with year-round >
attractions, entertainment, and
exciting shops and restaurants. It's ;
easy to enjoy all of them when you
take advantage of the Park A Shop
Program. i
Look for the Park & Shof logo at
participating downtown businesses
and ask for free Park A Shop stamps.
6 Convenient Downtown Locations !
nf Cherry Marshall Deck r/ Central Parking
^ (Behind Hyptt) (On Cherry Stu&et)
vzf Liberty-Main Deck
(Across from RJR)
nf Government Lot
(In Front of City Hall)
r/ Convention Center
^ Deck (6th St. afc Cherry)
rfi One Triad Parking
Garage (2nd & Liberty Sts.)
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FEATURING: QUIET FIRE ? BEACH/TOP 40
CORPENINQ PLAZA- FOOD AND BEVERAGES AVAILABLE
BAIN LOCATION: THE ELMS BENEATH THE HYAIT PARKING QARAOB
The Park A Shop program it administered by the Central Winston-Salem AeeoeiaHam
'Narnia' to be presented locallv
C.S. Lewis's story of "The
Lion, The Witch, and The
Wardrobe" was rewritten as a musi
cal entitled "Narnia" by Jules Tasca,
Ted Drachman, and Thomas Tier-"
ney. The tale was penned for chil
dren, and the North Carolina Cre
ative Children's Theatre will pre
sent "Narnia" on June 28 at 8:00
p.m. and on Saturday, June 29 at
2:00 and 8:00 p.m. at the Redeemer
Presbyterian Auditorium on Miller
Street. The show climaxes six
months of training for NCCCT stu
dents, most of whom have had no
prior experience in theatre. To
exhibit the excellent talents pos
sessed by Winston-Salem youth,
ages 4-16, "Narnia" affords that
opportunity.
Fourteen year old Aska Smith
has a tremendous tenor voice and
sings the leading role of Asian, the
lion. Five year old Elizabeth Ham
mer and ten year old Erin Binkley
share the role of Lucy, the inquisi
tive, caring child while the evil
White Witch is portrayed by
Maisha Bates and P. J. Amos. Boy
soprano, Anthony "Chaun" Barr
sings and enacts the mischievous,
negative Edmund. Other roles
include: Samone Dickey and Sala
Hughes, Susan; Jabbo Hughes and
Christopher Astrop, Peter; Thomas
Bell, Mr. Beaver; Erin Hughles and
April Astrop, Mrs. Beaver; Amina
Fields and Takeiah Galloway, Tum
nus; Sarah Lohmeyer, Fenris Ulf;
Ashley Holladay, Drawf; Bryan
Lambacker, Professor, Tekeiah Gal
loway, Mrs. McCready; Aisha
Fields, Mrs. Christmas and Cruelie;
Kofi Bates ang Stephanie Holladay,
special dancers/white stags; Tuere
Hughes, Reindeer; Maya Fields,
Gorgon; Michael Trent Brady,
Specter; August Banner-Wood,
Ogre; Briggett Wright, Eagle; Zac
Taylor, Bull, Jocelyn Casdorph,
Owl; Stephanie Stewart, Fox; and
Danielle Wright, Unicom. Addi
tional characters include: Squirrel,
Centaur, Leopard, Dryad, Boggle,
Hag and Naiads.
"Namia" is just one of seven C.*
S. Lewis stories. All of them are
rich in Christian symbolism and
theological themes that are not over
done but creatively interwoven
throughout the fairy tale presenta
tion. They seem to focus on every
day life rather than key events in
the Bible; however, children seem
to recognize that there is a second
level in the tales.
The delightful musical fantasy
focuses on the basic struggles
between good and evil while telling
the adventures of four ordinary
children in an extraordinary land
filled with colorful animal charac
ters that symbolize and epitomize
Biblical concepts.
NCCCT looks for audiences to
be delighted by the talented chil
dren performing and the education"
al, enriching story the "Narnia" pre
sents. Youth groups and organiza
tions who focus on children and
teens are given excellent material
information, issues, and challenges, for adults and $3.00 for children.
The performance is for the Call (919) 724-9387 for reserva
public, and ticket prices are $5.00 tions or additional information.
? Stevens Center ?
Something for Everyone
For ticket information
? Call 721-1946 ?
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BE A PART OF THE 1991
NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL!
Presents:
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Avery Brooks
(of the TV series Hawk and Spencer for Hire)
in -
? ? ? Phillip Hayes Dean's Play
Paul Robeson
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Based on the Life of the Legendary Paul Robeson
August 6,1991 - 8:00 P.M. - Stevens Center - Tickets $20
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N.C. Black Repertory Company's
Blues in the Night
starring
The Very Beautiful and Talented Recording Artist and
Actress
Freda Payne
"Blues in the Night", a red-hot evening of blues and jazz
conceived by
Sheldon Epps
August 9 & 10,1991 - 8:00 P.M. - Stevens Center - Tickets $15
The Festival is being sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, North Carolina Arts Coundl, Mary Duke BkJde Foundation, Branch Banking and Trust; the Integon
Foundation. North Carolina Theatre Arts, the Corwin (Dorothy & SherriD Foundation, the Kathleen Prtoe and Byron Foundation, the Sigmund Stemberger Foundation, Winston-Salem
Tourism Authority, and the City of Winston -Salem.. . .
Major corporate sponsors indude R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company who la sponsoring the opening night gala; Planters UfeSavers is sponsoring "Mary Mdeod Bethune*. Other
corporate sponsors include Wachovia, Sara Lee, Aetna, and US Air.