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Arts & Lifestyle Of Interest... UNCSA grad earns raves at Cannes Film Festival At the recent Cannes Film Festival, University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) School of Filmmaking alumnus Jeff Nichols achieved major filmmaker status by competing in the main competi tion (for the Palme d'Or) and garnered major press for his newest film, "Mud," t starring Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon. Though it did not win, the film "is a surefire best picture nominee at next year's Oscars," said Jason Solomons in the U.K.'s The Guardian. The LA Times said: "At 33 and with just two features under his belt, Nichols came to Cannes as the youngest and least experienced of the North Amnimn Hiiw-tnrs ai Nichols n retimahle omnn that includes Wes Anderson, Lee Daniels and David Cronenberg. But he emerged with perhaps the best received film of them all with "Mud," a coming-of-age cframa graced occasionally by thriller touches." A native of Little Rock, Ark., and resident of Austin, Texas, Nichols received his Bachelor of Fine Aits in Directing from UNCSA in 2001. He first emerged on the scene with his critically acclaimed 2007 drama "Shotgun Stories." He reteamed with that film's star, Michael Shannon, on 'Take Shelter," an apoca lyptic, psychological thriller that premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where it was in the Dramatic Competition. The film won both the Critics' Week Grand Prize and the FIPRESCI award at the 2011 Cannes festival. NBTF favorites receive federal support Rhodessa Jones and Idris Ackamoor of the San Francisco-based theater group Cultural Odyssey have just been selected as "Arts Envoys" by the U.S. Department of State, Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau. As two of the Bay Area's most revered artists, they have received feder al grant sup port to repre sent San Francisco in South Africa, where they will soon travel to con tinue their work inside the Naturena Women's Prison in Johannesburg. Cultural Odytaty Photo Cultural Odyssey's Rhodessa ,^,en journey Jones and Idris Ackamoor 1 ? Grahams town to participate in the National Aits Festival. Jones and Ackamoor, who have brought produc tions to Winston-Salem's National Black Theatre Festival for the past 20 years, call the grant funding "unprecedented support for Cultural Odyssey's inter national cultural exchange program and a testament to their artistic vision." NjC. state parks mobile app makes Top 100 The free Pocket Ranger mobile application for North Carolina's state parks, developed for smart phones by ParksByNature Network, has been ranked among the top 100 free navigation applications by Apple's iTunes, the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation announced. Apple's iTunes ranked the North Carolina State Paiks Pocket Ranger Mobile App 43rd in populari ty, based on the num ber of times the appli cation has been down loaded. The mobile application, or app, was introdiced in May 2011 by the N.C. Division of Paiks and Recreation in partner ship with Friends of State Parks and ParksByNaturc Network. The app was among the first such comprehensive mobile applications for state parks systems created by New York-based ParksByNaturc. The downloadable application for iPhone anc Android smartphones allows visitors to plan trips and explore state parks with details readily at hand about paik locations, trails, facilities, reservations, events and special news alerts. It also allows GPS-aided, state-of-the-art navigation of state parks, storage of detailed topographic maps and enhanced interactive fea tures for social media. An "alert" feature supplies GPS coordinates to designated contacts in case of emergen cies. The mobile app for North Carolina state parks can be downloaded from the iTunes Store and AnckoicTs Market by searching NC State Parks or NC Pocket Ranger or by logging on to www.officialstateparkapps.com. i Submitted Photo Renee Matthews-Phifer poses with members of the Kimberley Park Singing Eagle Girls Chorus. ? ? ? ? bagles give soaring performance at Carowinds CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Director Renee Matthews-Phifer took the Kimberley Park Singing Eagle Girls Chorus to the 2012 Carowinds Festival of Music on Saturday, May 12. The group earned raves for its perform ance. Judges rated the girls "Superior," the highest rating possible. The Carowinds Festival of Music pro vides music students an opportunity to per form and play before nationally-known adju dicators, who listen, evaluate and comment on each group's performance. Choruses were judged on factors such as tone, technique, interpretation, intonation, balance, musical effect and diction. Plaques and ribbons are awarded for "Superior" and "Excellent" ratings. Kimberley Park Singing Eagle Girls Chorus performed "2 Poems of Emily Dickenson" by Neil Ginsberg and "Who has heard the MusicT' by Julie Myers. Matthews-Phifer said her students took responsibility and ownership of the songs, reaching high F notes and mastering three part singing. "Experiencing the result of hard work is a reward within itself," said Matthews Phifer. "When 1 saw that Superior plaque, I lost it! I was completely overwhelmed with emotion because we had worked very hard to be musically prepared for this event, even Saturday rehearsals. "I'm so very proud of See Eagles on A9 Breathtaking gardens highlighted at Museum CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT In conjunction with its current exhibition, "A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era," Reynolda House Museum of American Art will screen the Emmy Award-win ning "Gardens of the World with Audey Hepburn" series beginning this week. Thp miittPiim will chnw fhp mm plete eight-part series on Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon from June 5 through June 28. The first show, 'Roses and Rose Gardens," was screened on June 5; "Formal Gardens" will be screened today, fol lowed by a June 12 showing of "Country Gardens," a June 14 screen ing of "Public Gardens and Trees;" a June 19 screening of "Flower Gardens" and a June 21 screening of Tropical Gardens." "Japanese Gardens" will be shown on June 26, and "Tulips and Spring Bulbs" will end the series on June 28. The beautifully-shot series was filmed on location in seven countries in 1990. Hepburn interviews garden ers and authors, relating notable gar dens to works of literature and art. In her words, "The arts of the garden. Prc*? Pboto The gardens at Jar din du Luxembourg in Paris are featured in the series. like those of the theatre, painting, music and dance, nurture and comfort the human spirit." "A Genius for Place" is on view through Aug. 5. The exhibition includes photographs of seven estates across the country, using the art of photography to illustrate the art of landscape design dur ing the period of 1890 through 1930. Adnission is free to museum members and students, and free with museum acknission to non members. For more information, visit nwholdahouse.org or call 336-758-5150. Rare banknotes with local ties to be auctioned CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT j|/ ? : ' ? ? ? Two rare banknotes steeped in Winston-Salem history are scheduled to be auctioned on Saturday, June 9. ; The older of the two notes is a Series 1866 $5 National Currency from The First National Bank of Salem, N.C. According to the National Banknote Census, this banknote is the only one of its kind to be reported. No others are known to exist. The signature at the bottom right of the note is that of the bank's founder aiiu nrsi presi dent, Israel George (I.G.) Lash (181(^-1878), the grandson of Jacob Loesch, one of the 11 original Moravian settlers who came from 4 "|JT" ' r See Auction on A9 Drama School dean chosen CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Carl Foreman, the founding artistic director of the New York-based theatre Keen Company, will become the new dean of the UNCSA School of Drama on July 1. Foreman is also the producer of dozens off-Broadway and off-off Broadway plays and an award-winning director. "Everyone I've spoken to about Carl has the same reaction: 'I love his work!'" said UNCSA Chancellor John Mauceri. "He ia a nuc mail of the theatre, who believes in the infpor tance of 'the work' and the necessity for technical training, com bined with the moral impera tive of encour aging creativi ty and explo r*?1 IOUUI1. V^OIl rUIMIIiUI UIC UglH ^CISUII at the right time, and he will take our great drama school to new and even more exciting places." Foreman succeeds Gerald Freedman, Dean of the School of Drama for more than two decades, who is retiring June 30. Freednan has nothing but praise for Foreman. "From the first moment I met Carl Foreman, I knew we were the same kind of theatre folk," Freednan said. "We talked the same language; it was like old friends catching up. We share the same values about rigorous conser vatory actor training, but he is also a theatre drector and producer in the thick of it in New York City, and knows what the expectations are for our graduates first-hand." Foreman has been artistic drector of Keen Company in New York since 2000. He was awarded a Special Drama Desk Award in 2005 "for moving and enlightening audences with plays that build upon our theatrical heritage," as well as eight Drama Desk nominations over the years. As a drector. Foreman was nomi nated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstandng Director for Keen Company's revival of "The Voice of the Turtle," which transferred to an extend ed run off-Broadway. His drection of the American premiere of Conor McPherson's "The Good Thief' earned an Obie Award for star Brian d'Arcy James and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Solo Performance. "My professional work has all been unified by my belief that theatre is a collective expression of hope and humanity," Foreman said. "I believe the theatre is a chance to celebrate and ques tion our capacity for the finest in human nature: kindiess, generosity, sympathy and exuberance." Forsman A Wild Birthday Bash Photo by Ctrty Fleming A black bear enjoys a berry birthday pie at Grandfather Mountain. Each year, the state park holds a birthday party for all the animals that live there. This year, it will be held on June 13. In addition to the celebration for the ani? mats, there will also be programs and games for human guests. For more information, visit www.gran4father.com or call 800-468-7325.
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