PFLAG trys to build
bridges with blacks
Public invited to free social event tomorrow
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The local chapter of PFLAG (Parents,
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is
reaching out to the black community through a
new initiative.
"Out Like Us!" is the name of the new out
reach effort. It is chaired by-TaMeicka Clear, a
local African- American activist and student.
The campaign will kick-off tomorrow, with a
downtown networking, entertainment and
social event at the
Downtown Arts
District Association
(DADA) Center,
526 N. Liberty St.
The event will fea
ture the Loyale
Modeling Troupe of
Winston-Salem
State University
and speakers like
the Rev. Roger
Hayes, of the
Church of the Holy
Dr. E verslty ^ ^llOWStap;
the Rev. Dr. Carlton
Eversley, of
Dellabrook Presbyterian Church; as well as
local spoken word artists. Admission is free
and the event is open to the public.
"On behalf of the Out Like Us! Committee,
I'd like to extend an open invitation to any and
everyone," said Clear. "I am very excited to be
involved in something so proactive and impor
tarit to the black community as well as the
same gender loving (SGL) black community.
We are expecting a wonderful night filled with
talented spoken word a?fists, exceptional
speakers, a fantastic fashion^ show and many
opportunities to connect with the community
as well as give the community the opportunity
to connect with PFLAG. 1 look forward to
spending a wonderful night with the local SGL
community, their families, and friends. So
please come and be OUT Like Us!"
PFLAG is hoping the event and future
efforts like it will expose more in the commu
nity to the organization, which holds regular
support meetings, social events and an annual
awards program where businesses, churches
and individuals are honored for their support
of equal rights for all people.
"It is important to create opportunities for
File Pholo
The Rev. Roger Hayes pastors Church of the
Holy Spirit Fellowship.
us to come together and discover how we can
help each other with the issues that often sur
round the full acceptance of our same gender
loving (SGL) family members," said local
PFLAG President Thomas Farmer. "Many peo
ple in our community have never heard of
PFLAG. We are very excited about this oppor
tunity to network and share PFLAG's message
of love and acceptance for all gay, lesbian,
b^exual and transgender people with the many
Mmily members and straight allies of SGL
people, as well as SGL people within the
African American community."
The Out Like Us! event will be Friday, Jan .
18. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the program
begins at 7:30 p.m.
News
Clips
North Forsyth graduate
completes basic training
Air Force Airman Aaron W
Barth has graduated from basic
military training at Lackland
Base, San Antonio,
ng the six weeks of
, the airman studied the
Force mission, organiza
1 1 o n ,
and
military
cus
toms
and
courte
s i e s ;
p e r -
formed
drill
and cer-o Barih
emony
marches, and received physical
training, rifle marksmanship,
field training exercises, and
special training in human rela
tions.
In addition, airmen who
complete basic training earn
credits toward an associate
degree through the Community
College of the Air Force. Barth
is a 2002 graduate of North
Forsyth High School.
Kiplinger's: UNCG among
best values
The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro ranks
68th among the 100 best values
in public higher education,
according to the February edi
tion of Kiplinger's Personal
Finance. UNCG ranked 33rd
last year and 75th the year
before.
The piagazine analyzed
data from more than 500 col
leges and universities to com
pile its rankings and considered
cost, financial aid, debt at grad
uation, standardized test
scores, admission rates, fresh
man retention rates, student
faculty ratios and graduation
rates*
UNC Chapel Hill ranks
first on the list, a position it has
held for seven straight years.
Four other North Carolina
state universities earned spots
in the rankings: NC State ranks
13th, Appalachian State 27th,
UNC Wilmington 36th and
UNC Asheville 40th. On the
magazine's 2007 list, NC state
ranked 12th, Appalachian 31st,
Wilmington 35th and Asheville
36th.
Opera receives WSF grant
The Winston-Salem
Foundation has awarded
Piedmont Opera a ^rant of
$25,000 to help fund its pro
duction of "The Light in the
Piazza," which will run
Oct. 10, 12 and 14 at the
Stevens Center of the North
Carolina School of the Arts.
"The grant is made from funds
provided by the Community
Arts Fund and the Charles
Babcock, Jr. Field of Interest
Fund.
Piedmont Opera js the first
regional opera company to
secure a license for the show,
which won six Tony Awards,
including Best Score and Best
Book. The grant will help to
defray the cost of building the
set for the production.
"The set and costumes will
be available for rent after the
production to other companies.
Money from these rentals will
be used to build Piedmont
Opera's endowment," stated
Bonnie Poindexter, Executive
Director of Piedmont Opera.
"The Light in the Piazza"
tells the story of Margaret
Johnson, a middle-aged
woman from Winston-Salem,
who takes her beautiful daugh
ter Clara to Florence, Italy for
a vacation in the spring of
1953 and Clara's unlikely love
affair which results.
Tickets for Piedmont
Opera's 2008-2009 season will
go on sale in April. For more
information about The Light in
the Piazza, go to piedmont
opera .org.
Parkland to tout magnet
program
Parkland Magnet High
School will give the communi
ty an opportunity to learn about
its International Baccalaureate
Diploma Programme and cul
tural arts offerings from 6:30 - j
8 p.m on Friday, Jan. 18.
Parkland teachers, parents
and students will be on hand
answer questions about the
school's magnet program.
Visitors will have an opportu
nity to see presentations of stu
dent projects, arts demonstra
tions and exhibitions, and per
formances by art and foreign
language groups
Tl\p school's magnet pro
gram is opfcn to students from
throughout Forsyth County.
Transportation is provided.
Advance tickets will be
available at Parkland 's school
store for $3 per person or $5
per family. Tickets sold at the
door the night of the event wilf
be. $5 per person or $10 per
family. The admission price
includes coffee and a sampling
of international desserts.
For more information, call
the school at 771-4700.
NC Symphony to pay tribute
to Nat King Cole
The North Carolina
Symphony will present a Nat
King Cole and Paul Robeson
tribute concert on Friday, Jan.
18 at the Meymandi Concert
Hall in Raleigh beginning at 8
p.m. The concert is sponsored
by the law firm, Poyner &
Spruill .
During the performance,
one of the great American voic
es heard today, Jubilant Sykes,
will bring his own soulful,
jazzy stylings to the music of
Nat King Cole and Paul
Robeson. Symphony ^guests
will hear memorable songs like
"Nature Boy" and "Straighten
Up and Fly Right." Tickets are
on sale now and available
through Ticketmaster.
"This program honors two
great African-American per
formers, Nat King Cole and
Paul Robeson, and we will also
pay a special tribute to Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. just
days before the national holi
day named for him," said Scott
Freck, general manager and
vice president for artistic oper
ations for the North Carolina
Symphony.
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