Some Things Going on in June |
The Reynolda House, Museum
of American Art will hold a ope
Workshops entitled "The Voices of
African Americans" June 21-25
from 2-5 p.m. -The workshops are
for students who have completed
grades five through twelve.
Youth will hear selections from
\snters of African descent and
examine those qualities which have
made African-American writing an
important, distinctive and influential
.area of American literature. Students
will be encouraged to explore ways
in which written language helps
give a voice to their own ideas.
Through this workshop, young
enters are offered an invitation to
write, encouragement throughout
the writing process, and the rewards
of success. The relaxed environment
of Reynolda House relieves the anx
iety about writing that many young
people feel. A collection of Ameri
can art from 1755 to the present pro
vides rich inspiration to write. Neil
and Camilla Wilcox will lead the
workshop. The cost i* $95 and
enrollment is limited.
The noon-time summer con
re rt?r"aT Winston Square Park con
tinue in the month of June with
some exciting performances by local
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croups, sponsored b\ the Arts Coun
cil and the cits of Winston-Salem.
These lunch -time concede
chance to enjos some great music
and the warm summer weather.
Outta the Ba$: concerts will take
place Mondas through Frida> from
June 15 - Choyce II (top 40.
beach )
luiic .Gathering, U?n>
gress?ve rock)
June 17 - Summer Wages
ibluegrass)
June IS - Scott Ainslie (blues
By REGGIE JOHNSON
12:15-1:15 p.m.
Sea (rhythm and blues)
June 2 - SPEX (rhythm and
blues)
June 3 - Zeke Saunder's
Blades of Grass (bluegrass)
June 4 - Phase Band (beach )
June 7 - Matt Kendrick Trio
(jazz)
June ? - lmanil reggae)
June 9 - Larry Davis Trio
(variety)
June 10 - Doug Hyler (blues)
June 11 - Tri A La Fmint (clas
sical/modern)
June 14 - 4n the Black (jazz)
The June schet
June 1 - Mvs
"includes:
?iwfghts of the
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Youth of the local Jack and Jill chapter participate in a workshop.
Jack & Jill Teens Hold
Informational Workshop
The Senior Teens of the Win
ston-Salem chapter of Jack and Jill
held a "Teens and the 411: An
Informational Workshop" recently
at Winston-Salem State University.
The youth conducted the work
shop with the assistance of Astor Y.
Herrell and six speakers who spoke
on a variety of subjects that relate
to teens in their daily lives.
Speakers were Andrea Bush, a
W i n s t o n - S al em/For^vth County
school guidance counselor, who
spoke about "Teens and Their
Future"; Deborah Winfrey, a psy
chologist. who spoke about "Teens
and Their Relationships"; Willard
Tanner and Alberta McMillan,
Urban League Education Initiative
professionals, who spoke about
"Teens and Their Heritage"; Denise
Hartsfield, an attorney, who spoke
about "Teens and the Law"; Felicia
McMillan, a Winston
Salem/Forsyth County tcachci. wliu
spoke about "Teens and Their Cre
ativity"; and Nat Irvin. a
parent/child advocate, and wife,
Chandra Irvin. a professional with'
B&C Communications Inc.. who
spoke about "Teens and Their Val
ues."
The 65 youth interacted with-"
presenters during the workshop and
participated in group skits.
Jack and Jill of America Inc. is
a non-profit. tamil\ organization
founded in 1938. The local chapter
was founded in 1951. The goals of
the organization are to cVeate a
medium of contact for children to
stimulate overall growth and devel
opment: provide constructive, edu
cational. civic, cultural, recre
ational. and social programs; to aid
mothers in their efforts to learn
more about their children through
careful study; and to seek for all
children the same advantages they
desiie in their oun.
Wachovia Makes Grant
Wachovia Bank of North Car
olina has made a S500.000 commit
ment to the new School of Film
making at the North Carolina
School of the Arts.
The grant will be used to assist
the School of Filmmaking in start
up operations.
In addition, the funds will he
used to match a portion of a
$500,000 National Endowment tor
the Arts Challenge Grant that the
school of the arts received earlier
this spring.
Garden Club Holds Meeting
Flower Niche Garden Club held
its monthly meeting May 15 at the
home of Mary Warren.
The agenda included the read
ing of the last meeting's minutes;
4th District Garden Council meeting
report; duties of club members dur
ing the upcoming May 29 flower
show, "The Magic of Spring;" and
the treasurer's report.
After a luncheon. Marion
Wooten and Edythe Williams made
two reports. Wooten discussed
growing herb gardens in pots and
rooking creatively with herbs.
Williams, club president, discussed
flower arranging by pattern and
design, using harmonious colors.
Louise McGhee will he the del
egate to the state convention. Leola
Sadler gave the Nominating Com
mittee report.
The 1993-04 officers arc:
Williams, president: Eula Smith,
vice president; Bessye Dohson. sec
retary; Bernice Davenport, assistant
secretary and journalist; Grace Low
er}. financial secretary; and Louise
McGhee. treasurer.
Members who attended the
meeting were Elsie McKoy.
Mozella Williams. Lowery. Dobson
and Davenport.
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June 21 - The Lee Highway
Travelers (bluegrass)
June 22 - Breeze (jazz)
June 2? - Sunset Pass (cowboy
music)
June 24 - Moment's Notice
(variety)
June 25 - The Latem Band
(rock)
June 28 - Li<rengoocl & Chaplin
(country rock)
June 29 - Sweet Dreams (jazz)
June 30 - Pazazz Productions
( variety/dance/drama )
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Super Saturdays for kids also
continues in June with an exciting
Child artist Frtnel Venant's work from the Paintbrush Diplomacy exhibit of the Smithsonian Institute.
mini-arts festival for kids scheduled
in Winston Square Park on Satur
day, June 19, at 10 a.m.
Geared for kindergartners
through fifth graders, this event
offers a chance for families to get
together and participate in fun art
activities. Super Saturday for Kids
will feature Pat Stepney with
African-American storytelling, the
Sawtooth Center for Visual Art with
a special art project, and SciWorks
with a nature project.
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The Diggs Gallery on the cam
pus of Winston-Salem State Univer
sity will be closed during the month
of June.
However, after a brief "vaca
tion" period, the Diggs Gallery will
re-open with an incredible collection
of new exhibitions in July. Begin
ning July 24 and running through
Aug. 21, the Diggs Gallery will be
hosting three unique exhibits. One
show will feature recent works by
Vandorn Hinnant titled "Space
Summoning." In celebration of the
National Black Theatre 'Festival, the
Diggs Gallery will also be hosting
an exhibit featuring the works by
Janet Dubois, an actress and painter,
and Lavon Van Williams, the aitist
that designed the logo for the festi
val. The third show on exhibit as the
galley reopens will be a "Sites
Exhibit" from the Smithsonialu
Institute in Washington titleq?
"Paintbrush Diplomacy: Children's
Art of the Americas."
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Reggie Johnson is vice presi -
dent of Community Outreach for the
Arts Council of Winston-Salem and
Forsyth County.
Jones Receives Award
Martha G. Jones. Extension
- Nutrition Program assistant with
the Noxth Carolina Cooperative
Extension Serv ice. Forsyth County
Center, received an Outstanding
Performance Award at the State
EFNEP Conference held recently in
Raleigh. She was one of seven in
North Carolina to receive the award
for her work in the Expanded
Foods and Nutrition Education Pro
gram. which helps young mothers
on limited incomes to improve their
nutritional status and stretch their
food dollars by wise shopping
? habits: ?
Jones has worked for the
agency for 21 years. Because she
knows the community so well, she
has helped many families improve
their living conditions as a result of
key referrals and through her con
tinuing encouragement. As a result
of her work, hundreds of families in
Forsyth County have improved
their eating habits, reduced their
risk of major diseases, and
stretched their incomes to improve
their quality of living.
' For information about EFNEP
or to learn how you can become
involved, contact Martha Isenberg,
at 767-8213.
Martha G.Jones (left) receives an Outstanding Performance Award for
her work with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service from
Ngaire VanEck.
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McDonalds Can
Seriously Affect
Your Growth.
lust ask Phil Hagans about
the many career opportunities
available at McDonald's
He was 10 when he first
stepped behind the counter as
a crew person lust three years
later he was promoted to Store
Manager
Today Phil is a successful
owner-operator who is deeply
committed to helping others
And that s not surprising
because McDonald's believes
one way to give to the com
munity is by giving talented
people the chance to grow
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