Church will present stage play c r?r:/~-? ? i 'rci_mL iu iMt CHRONICLE Union Baptist Church will present "Temptation" a musi cal play, written, produced and directed by Garrett Davis on May 2 - 3 at the Church. The opening night perform ance Friday, May 2 will begin at 7 p.m. There will be a matinee at 3 p.m. and an evening performance at 7 p.m. on Saturday. May 3. The creators of the play, gdavisplays.com, bring real life situations to the stage in this theatrical drama that reveals the results when one is stuck between commitment and "Temptation." The play address issues such as: what happens when you are a single mom and it seems like the harder you work to get ahead the further you^ seem to be behind; you want" desperately to find Mr. Right that will not only be the husband you've been yearn ing for but the father figure your daughters need; and what happens when the man you've been happily married to for years all of a sudden starts to change and complain all because you have now accepted Christ into your life? Union Baptist's Union Players featured in the pro duction include Dartez Wright, Belinda Daniels, Lakeychia Jordan and Kenya Milam who performed in the stage play "The Real Meaning of Christmas." I Garrett Davis Winston Salem State University's drama depart ment's Antonio Degrafriendried and Rocia Terry will also be cast mem bers. Special Guest appearances will be made by Scott Savol from American Idol, Indira Khan daughter of R&B Legend Chaka Khan, Blanche McAllister from the Tri-City Singers featuring Donald Lawrence and Todd Galbreth and Cherie Hinton from the stage play, "If Loving You is Wrong." The last presentation by Union Baptist and gdavis McAllister r-W? HBV Savol plays.com drew an estimated audience of more than 3.000. They are anticipating ?ven more people for this presenta tion. Tickets can be reserved early by contacting Union Baptist Church at 336-724 9305 or ut www.unionbaptistwsnc .org . Ticket prices are $12 for adults and $10 for youth, sen iors, and college students. Heart from page A7 ications you can take to treat or prevent heart disease. These drugs lower your blood pressure, reduce the level of cholesterol in your blood, or help your body get rid of excess fluids that affect your hearty ability to pump blood. Medication needs vary for each person; according to the American Heart Association, id ; some guidelines to keep in mind when you're taking heart disease medications are: - Know the name of your medications and how they work. - Take your medications as scheduled, at the same time every day. If you forget a dose, caU your doctor or pharmacist to see whether you should take it ASAP or wait to take your next sched uled dose. - Do not decrease your dose of medication to save money! - Talk to your doctor before taking any over the counter or < herbal remedies, as some of these may interact in harmful ways with your medications. -Medications that relax con stricted blood vessels may cause dizziness, if you experience dizzi ness when standing or getting out of bed, sit or lie down for a few minutes, then get up slowly. Procedures There are many procedures done to treat heart disease, such as angioplasty, bypass surgery, cardioversion, and heart trans plant. There are also devices that can be used, such as a pacemaker, a small device that sends electri cal impulses to the heart muscle to maintain a correct heart rate and rhythm. There are other pro cedures and devices that are not described here, so you should always discuss your specific care with your doctor. Below, we have defined some of the common pro cedures, taken from the American Heart Association. Balloon Angioplasty: A small balloon is threaded through a catheter and inflated to compress fatty tissue around your coronary artery; the balloon can also stretch the artery a bit to increase hjood llow. to the heart, A stent is a small iftetal mesh tube that sup ports the inside of your coronary artery to help keep it open and reduce the risk of further block age. These are sometimes put in place during the balloon angio plasty. Some stents contain medi cine and are designed to reduce the risk of reblockage. Bypass Surgery creates a new path for blood to fiow to the heart when coronary arteries are blocked. During coronary artery bypass graft surgery, a blood ves sel is removed or redirected from one area of the body and placed so that it "bypasses" the block ages and restores blood flow to the heart. This vessel is called a graft. These Substitute blood ves sels can come from your chest, legs, or ahns. It's safe to remove grafts from these areas because there are other pathways that take blood to and from those tissues. The surgeon will decide which graft(s) to use depending on the location of your blockage, the amount of blockage, and the size of your coronary arteries. Cardioversion is a treatment for arrhythmia (heart rhythms that are irregular). During car dioversion, a special machine sends electrical energy to the heart muscle to restore normal rhythm. The procedure restores the normal heart rate and rhythm, allowing the heart to pump more effectively. Heart Transplant is the replacement of a person's dis eased heart with a heaJthy donor's heart. A heart transplant procedure is considered when heart failure is so severe that it does not respond to all other ther apies, but the person's health is otherwise good. ? ? * We should all leam Cardio pulmonary Resuscitation, or CPR, so that in the event of a car diac emergency like a heart attack, we can help those in need and reduce their chances of per manent damage. All Red Cross agencies offer CPR classes and will often come to churches, community centers, and other groups to teach classes. Contact Program from page A5 university campus and allow students to take college courses, tuition free. After no more than five years of study, students earn a high school diploma and two years of college credit or an Access Rewards North Carolina) Grants join with other forms of assistance (such as federal Pell Grants) to replace the need for student loans. When fully-implemented, the EARN grants will provide 25,000 students from families earning 200 percent of the poverty level or below $4,000 a year in assistance for two years. Students receiving the grant will be required to keep their grades up and pay some nominal costs through earned income. These grants make a debt-free college degree attain able for many students. For more information about the Learn and Earn Initiative visit wwwjiclearnandearn.gov. associate s degree. The gov ernor's Learn and Earn high schools have been featured on the CBS Evening News and Easlty I II Newsweek magazine and The Chicago Tribune. Learn and Earn Online allows qualified high school students in all of North Carolina's public high schools to take online college-credit courses for free. As with Learn and Earn high schools, students can earn both high school and college credit for completed courses. This opportunity allows students to earn a com munity college associate degree, or obtain two years of transferable credit to any state university by the time they graduate high school . Access to these courses is provided both during the school day and in the evenings. The EARN (Education Piedmont Chamber Singers William Osborne, Music Director j\flade AMERICA First performances of works by William Bolcom, James Stewart and William Stevens SATURDAY, MAY 3 7:30 PM HANES AUDITORIUM, SALEM FINE ARTS CENTER, SALEM COLLEGE Tickets before MAY 2: Adults $16; Seniors $14; Students $8 Tickets at the Door: $18; $16; $10 ^COUNCIL *4M?f of Art! Cauneu of Wwttoo Sww* Hrvflb t*0*l 5ALRM < Ot inch PAHTNfR TMi itm on N gwwnMh h? Thf Morr? ami uftar So?** Mcmona f ?f Tn? Wfcutt* Men Ftw^Hwn Tirkfi 7?/ 40?;! www pindmontcharnberstngers org Fraternity's leader to keynote Winston Lake YMCA gala CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT The leader of the nation's very first intercollegiate African-American fraternity will keynote the Winston Lake Family YMCA's Annual Black Achievers in Business and Industry Awards Gala next month. Darryl Matthews Sr., gen eral president and chairman of the board of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Inc., will address students, business and com munity leaders at the May 8 event, which is slated to start at 6:30 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center. With more than 175,006 initiated members. Alpha Phi Alpha is one of the nation's largest and most respected Greek organizations TThe vast majority (41 percent) of the fraternity's college members are based right here in the South. Matthews served as the executive director and COO of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) before joining Alpha Phi Alpha. On his watch, NABA's annual operating revenues tripled. He has also been credited with many of the fraternity's recent accomplishments. He presided over the fraternity's highly acclaimed 2006 Centennial Convention, which Darryl Matthews Sr. was the largest gathering of members in Alpha Phi Alpha's history. He has also taken a f led role in the Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation Project. Alphas are pushing the effort to erect a memorial for Dr. King, who was a member of the fraterni ty, on the National Mall in Washington, D C. The upcoming gala will mark the eleventh year that the Winston Lake Ybas hon ored local students and their mentors from the local busi ness community. More than $20.(XH) in scholarships will be awarded to students during the gala. Tickets to the event tQrc $40 for adults and $25 for children under 12. For tickets or more information ahojtt the event, contact ? Candice Benbow at the Winston Lake Y at 336-724-9205 ext. 112. 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