Arts & Lifestyle
Of Interest ...
Artists will be featured
at Sawtooth Center event
Triad residents are invited to join The Community
Arts Cafc on July 20 at the Sawtooth Center for
Visual Arts for "A Year of Art & Music in the Triad."
The event, which will be from 6 - 10 p.m., will
feature the artists and performers who were in the
. magazine over the past year.
It will also include the exhibition of many of the
artists' works. Performances by the magazine's fea
tured performers will include a variety of music,
dance and theatrical poetry.
The event also includes a silent auction as well as
a live art auction, which will be hosted by Rich
Brenner of Fox 8 and Carmen Brown of 98.7 Simon.
For more information call 336-725-2372 or visit
www.CommunityArtsCafe.com.
SciWorks' Family $1 Friday
SciWorks will hold its second "Family $1 Friday"
evening on July 13. From 4-8 p.m., SciWorks will be
open with a $1 per person (age 2 and up) admission
fee.\Children under age 2 are free. The park will
remain open until 6 p.m.
SciWorks will also have the final (for this
Summer) Family $1 Friday on Aug. 2. There are sev
eral special features currently at SciWorks, including
The Maze, which fills more than 2,500 square feet of
space. The SciWorks Barnyard has reopened as well,
with goats, sheep, a miniature horse, donkeys and
some cows.
SciWorks' mission is to promote scientific litera
cy, lifelong learning, and an appreciation of the sci
ences by providing innovative educational and recre
ational experiences for all people through interactive
programs and exhibits, collections, an environmental
park and unique facilities.
SciWorks is easy to find, located off University
Parkway or HWY 52 on Hanes Mill Road. Go to
www.sciworks.org for more information or call 336
767-6730.
i Reports say Philly
j anchorman used 'N-word'
PHILADELPHIA (Philadelphia Tribune/
; NNPA) - The latest media figure on the hot seat for
using the "n- word" is WTXF Fox 29's weekend news
anchor Tom Burlington, who was suspended recently
I following a meeting during which the award-winning
journalist used the racial slur several times during an
internal news meeting.
Burlington reportedly didn't direct the slur at any
one and according to Jennifer Best, Public Affairs
Director for WTXF. would not confirm that
I Burlington was suspended for
using the word. |
; "At this point I can only
' confirm that Tom was suspend
ed for personal reasons," Best
said, politely declining to
answer further inquiries or
comment as to how long
Burlington's suspension would
' last.
"I can't release any other
details," she said.
According to published
Burlington
reports, during a news staff meeting following a dis
cussion of a story about the recent NAACP mock
funeral for the "n-word" at John Dobbins High
School. Burlington allegedly argued that it was irre
sponsible to report on the subject without actually
using the word.
His alleged reasoning was that a Daily News story
published on June 22 used the word in its opening
lead.
Burlington is a weekend co-anchor of FOX 29
; News and an award-winning investigative reporter.
Philadelphia Inquirer education reporter and
Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists Board
Member Melanie L. Burney said Burlington's com
ments were unacceptable by anyone of any ethnicity.
"I believe it's unacceptable under any circum
! stances and it's appalling in this day and age." Burney
I said. "I understand that there should be discussions
; about it in newsrooms as part of the creative process.
; But Burlington's comments went way beyond that
and that's what I find offensive. What happened is
unacceptable by anyone of any race in any profes
sion."
? Film probes minds of black men
WASHINGTON, DC (BlackNews.com) - On
I Wednesday. July 25 , 2007, iYAGO Entertainment
Group will premiere the thought-provoking documen
. tary, "What Black Men Think" at Washington, DC's
I historic Avalon Theater. This 83 minute "Docu-logue"
; style film brings you candicj conversations about the
; many myths, stereotypes and misperceptions of being
I Black and male in America.
! Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, Dr. Shelby Steele, Dr. John
I McWhorter. Michael Steele, Juan Williams,
! Armstrong Williams. Joseph C. Phillips and many
, others give definitive opinions as they share their inti
; mate feelings on a variety of issues, important to
? Black men.
"What Black Men Think" challenges many of the
! negative myths, assumptions and ideas that have been
! linked to Black Males. For example. "Are there more
; black males in jail than in college1?" or "Are black
; women contracting HIV at an increasing rate because
; of down-low brother.?" The film tries to get to the
? bottom of many of these myths and dispels them.
? Additional controversial topics discussed include;
! "Educational Attainment". "Interracial relationships",
| "Black Male Identity", "Hostile Male Environments",
; "The symbiosis of Media, Government and Black
Leadership", "Black male homosexuality" and a vari
ety of tough topics that the Black Community has par
roted continuing the diminishment of Black Men's
roles in American Society.
Jugglers returning to Winston-Salem
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The 60th International
Jugglers Association will be held
in Winston-Salem July 16-22.
The event will bring more
than I jOOO jugglers from all over
the world. This is the largest
juggling festival on the North
American continent. As part of
the event, there will be juggling
in the streets during the Fourth
Street Jazz concert on July 20.
There will also be a benefit at
Brenner Children's Hospital on
Monday, July 16 at 10 a.m.
Several other special activi
ties will take place during the
week, including a "Joggling"
competition. Joggling is simply
juggling while jogging. The
current record is 2:58:19 set at
the Boston Marathon in 2006.
This year's joggling competition
will be held on Tuesday. July 17,
at 9 a.m.
Also on July 17 (at 9 p.m.),
the Jugglers Welcome Show will
be held at the Stevens Center fea
Photo courtesy of V. Kee
Juggling superstar Viktor Kee.
luring the comedy of the
Fettuccini Brothers. Tickets are
$10 for adults and $5 for 10 and
under.
The youth showcase is a
competition of youth up to 18
years. This year's showcase will
be held Wednesday, July 18 at 7
p.m. at the Benton Convention
Center.
The Cascade of Stars will be
July 20. It is the four-star spec
tacular convergence of interna
tional performers and juggling
superstars. It will take place at
Stevens Center. Featured will be
the Peapot Jugglers from
Finland. Tickets are $25 for
adults and $12 for 10 and under.
The special guest for this
60th annual festival is Viktor
Kee. Kee is universally- recog
nized as one of the world's most
creative and talented jugglers.
He has performed long engage
ments at the Moulin Rouge and
the Lido de Paris, and has recent
ly enjoyed an eight-year run at
the Cirque du Soleil.
The International Jugglers
Association was formed in
Pittsburgh in 1947 by II men
who met to keep the juggling arts
alive after Vaudeville's golden
age had past. These were the
founding fathers of the associa
tion. Today, the organization
publishes JUGGLE Magazine,
produces juggling DVDs, and
hosts a spectacular annual week
long festival attracting jugglers
globally.
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"Talk to Me," a movie about the controversial Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and ?
community activist in the 1960s, will hit theaters on Aug. 3. The stars and director of the film recently attended a screening
of the movie at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Pictured are Chiwetel Ejifor,from left, Elle Down, Vondie Curtis Hall, direc
tor Kasi Lemmons, Don Cheadle, Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer.
Williams among
faces on "General
Hospital" spin-off
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
BURBANK, CA - SOAPnet revealed last week the
new faces that will join the all-star, ensemble cast of its
one-hour original scripted drama "General Hospital:
Night Shift," a 13-episode series that goes beyond what
is seen in daytime to reveal the lives and loves of
Billy Dee Williams
"General
Hospital's" favorite
characters during
the hospital's night
shift. The series,
which will premiere
on Thursday, July
12 at 11 p.m? will
also reveal new
faces and complica
tions in Port
Charles.
Joining the cast
as student nursei"
are: Amanda Baker
("Jolene Crowed"),
Angel Wainwright
( " R e g i n a
Thompson") and
Nazanin Boniadi
("Leyla Mir").
New doctors
include Dominic
Rains as cardiolo
gist "Dr. Leo
Julian" and Ron Melendez as anesthesiologist "Dr.
Andy Archer". Graham Shiels ("Cody Paul") stars as
an Iraq War veteran looking to constantly numb out his
memories and Alia Korot ("Stacy Sloan") as and HIV +
expecting mom.
The new members will join the previously
announced cast including Billy Dee Williams
("Toussaint Dubois"), Steve Burton ("Jason Morgan"),
Kimberly McCullough ("Robin Scorpio"), Jason
Thompson ("Patrick Drake"), Kirsten Storms ("Maxie
Jones"), Julie Marie Berman ("Lulu Spencer"), Rebecca
Herbst ("Elizabeth Spencer"). Kent King ("Lainey
Winters"), Jason Gerhard! ("Coop Barrett"), Josh
Duhon ("Logan Hayes"), Lindze Ixtherman ("Georgie
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Photo provided by Reynold* House
Clare Fader with some of the members of the Vaudevillains.
U.K. singer and her
band coming to town
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Reynolda House Museum of
American Art will present Clare
Fader and the Vaudevillains with
guest pianist, arranger, and conduc
tor Damon Carmona in concert on
Friday, July 20 at 8 p.m. in the
Museum's Babcock Auditorium.
This will be Fader's first public per
formance in the Triad in three years.
Fader's music blends cabaret,
jazz. pop. and world music styles
and evokes the atmpsphere of sultry
Parisian cafes, uber-sophisticated
Berlin cabarets, and the glory days
of Tin Pan Alley. Her group per
forms nationally and has been fea
tured on the BBC's "The World" and
on MTV's "The Real World."
Born in England and raised in
Ireland. Fader came to the U. S. fol
lowing a stint in Montreal. Over the
past five years she has performed up
and down the east coast, including a
performance with the Winston
Salem Symphony in February 2004.
For information and to purchase
tickets, please call 336-758-5150.
Tickets are $12, $10 for members
and students.