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Youth chess competition
One hundred young players will have the
chance to take on the Triad's greatest chess
experts at the sixth-annual "One Hundred
Chances to Checkmate," a simultaneous chess
exhibition to be held at the Bryan YMCA, 501
W. Market St. in downtown Greensboro, from
2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10. Advance reg
istration is recommended, and the free compe
tition is open to chess players of all skill levels
between the ages of six and 21.
At the event, the young players are paired
with one ot
the experts.
N umerous
boards are set
up and the
expert moves
from board to
board making
J their move.
The young
players have
the time in which it takes the exhibitor to
return to their board to consider their moves.
The young player makes his or her move in
front of the expert once he returns to their
board individually. Parents, grandparents and
caregivers are welcome to coach their young
chess players.
Though pre-registration is recommended,
participants can also register the day of the
event between 1:30 and 1:45 p.m. Players are
welcome to bring their own chess sets. Other
sets are being provided by the Southeast
Greensboro Chess Club (at Hayes-Taylor
YMCA), Dr. Joseph Graves of North Carolina
A&T State University and the YMCAs of
Greensboro.
Players can register by emailing their
name, age, phone number and level of play to
dcrupi@greensborosymphony.org or by call
ing the Symphony at 336-335-5456, ext. 239
to reserve their spot for the event.
Blackboard cannons raised
Five cannons, four weighing 2,000 pounds
and one nearly 3,000 pounds, were slated to be
lifted from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean on
Monday. Oct. 28, as part of the final week of
the expedition at the wreck of Blackbeard's
flagship. Queen Anne's Revenge.
Blackbeard, a notorious 18th Century
pirate, is known to have gathered a hodge
podge of cannons from different countries as
he equipped his vessel with 40 guns. To date.
29 guns have been located at the shipwreck
site near Beaufort. The research team, led by
the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the
N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, has
recovered artifacts from 60 percent of the site,
including cannons, anchors, gold dust, animal
bones, lead shot, medical and scientific instru
ments. and much more. Altogether about
280,000 artifacts have been recovered. Full
recovery is planned by 2014. An extensive
"Queen Anne's Revenge" exhibit is at the N.C.
Maritime Museum in Beaufort.
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Smilax was
expected to do the heavy lifting. It is a 100
foot. 200 ton flat-bottom, intercoastal cutter.
Smilax is the oldest ship (1944) in Coast
Guard service, and has been designated as
"Queen of the Fleet ."
"Verdfs Requiem" on Nov. 8
The School of Music at the University of
North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)
will present "UNCSA Symphony Orchestra:
Verdi's Requiem," a choral and orchestral
masterpiece, on Nov. 8 at 7:30 pm at the
Stevens Center.
The orchestra is joined by the UNCSA
Cantata Singers and soloists from the A.J.
Fletcher Opera Institute at UNCSA, as well as
the Winston-Salem
Symphony Chorale.
James Allbritten
will
conduct. Originally
from Louisville. Ky.,
Allbritten began his
operatic career with
Kentucky Opera.
While a student in
Louisville, he was
invited to participate
as one of the
youngest artists in the
San Antonio Arts Festival, where he was
apprenticed to Boris Goldovsky. His conduct
ing studies began at Indiana University under
Jan Harrington, Robert Porco and Thomas
Dunn. While there, he also worked with
Glyndebourne Festival Opera conductor
Bryan Balkwill. and MET stage directors Fritz
Busch and James Lucas. He came to North
Carolina in 1993 to join the faculty of the
School of the Arts, where his duties now
include serving as artistic director of the A.J.
Fletcher Opera Institute.
Verdi composed the work to commemo
rate the first anniversary of the death of
Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and nov
elist. It premiered in Milan in 1874 to critical
and popular acclaim, and was performed in the
world's leading music capitals.
Tickets are $20 regular and $18 for stu
dents with valid ID. Call the UNCSA Box
Office at 336-721-1945 for reservations, or
visit www.uncsa.edu/performances to pur
chase tickets online.
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Historic
landmarks
and efforts
earn awards
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Preserve Historic Forsyth present
ed its annual awards on Oct. 15 at St.
Paul's Episcopal Church.
Preserve Historic Forsyth pro
motes, protects and advocates for his
toric resources in Forsyth County.
Private residences, commercial and
adaptive reuse properties and cultural
landscapes were eligible for considera
tion. Honorees had to be located in
Forsyth County, be at least 50 years
old and been
completed within
the past five
years.
The following
awards were pre
sented:
? Individual
Advocacy Award:
Ali Shabazz
? Residential
Honorable
Mention: Mary
Audrey and Jim
Apple for the Cnst House I
? Residential Award: Kelly Green
Sowers and Jeff Sowers for the Pfohl
House
? Institutional Award: the {Corner's
Folly Foundation of Kemersville
? Cultural Landscape Honorable
Mention: Friends of Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Inc. for Odd Fellows
Cemetery
? Cultural Landscape Award:
Historic Bethabara Park, Inc. for the
Palisade Fort
? Adaptive Reuse Honorable
Mention: Bryan Ledbetter for Airtype
Studio
? Adaptive Reuse Award: Lynn
Murphy and Lynette Matthews
Murphy for The Spring House
Restaurant Kitchen and Bar
? Group Advocacy Award: Happy
Hill Cemetery Friends, Maurice Pitts
Johnson
? Group Advocacy Award: Save
Historic Red Bank School, Inc.
? The President's Award went to
Gwynne Stephens Taylor and Vicki
Smith-Miller for their body of work in
historic preservation.
Maurice Johnson
Indian art to be featured
at Delta and MOA
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Delta Arts Center will co-present an exhibit with the Wake Forest Museum of
Anthropology (MOA).
"Creating: Quilts and Crafts of the Lakota" combines two independent related
exhibits. "Creating: Quilts of the Lakota" is organized by The Heritage Center at Red
Cloud Indian School at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and the Arthur
Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania. "Contemporary Creations: Arts and Crafts
by Lakota Artists" is organized by C-H Jacobson Produktion AB of Stockholm, Sweden.
The exhibition will open on Nov. 3 at the Delta Arts Center, 2611 New Walkertown
Rd., and on Nov. 5 at MOA, where it will stay through Jan. 26.
The combined exhibit presents 20 eye-dazzling quilts and 32 items of apparel and
aance regana maae in iraaiuonai
style by Lakota artisans. Each
verfue will display about half of
the quilts and crafts.
"We are extremely honored to
present this exciting exhibit in
partnership with our sister organ
ization," said Daphne Holmes
Johnson, interim director of the
Delta Arts Center. "It not only
displays the fascinating crafts
manship of the Lokota but also
opens up an avenue for dialogue
about African and Native
American relations and ances
try."
Quilting has long been a part
of the cultural heritage of the
Lakota Sioux in South Dakota.
However, some of the most
exquisite works produced by
tribe members have never been
seen outside of the reservation. The exhibit highlights outstanding examples of 20th cen
tury and contemporary works. Although similar in construction to other American quilts,
the iconography of these Lakota textiles reflect a Sioux Oclala religious and cultural her
itage that is largely unknown in this part of the country. The insertion of symbols in con
temporary quilts from popular culture (e.g. the basketball or flag) makes these works dif
ferent from other folk textiles.
The contemporary traditional Lakota crafts in the exhibit were made by members of
different Lakota tribes across South Dakota between 1982 and 1992. The craftspeople are
considered to be among the best and most skilled in their fields. The crafts play an impor
tant role in the preservation of old tribal traditions as craftspeople often teach the younger
members of their families the necessary skills.
For the exhibition's opening on Nov. 5, the Swedish curators of the exhibit's crafts,
Claes Jacobson and Eva Anderson, will present "The Legacy of John Anderson's 45 years
at Rosebud: Photographers and Artists Preserving Lakota Cultural Heritage," an illustrated
lecture, at 7 p.m. at the Museum.
A series of activities are planned in conjunction with the exhibit at the Delta Arts
Center, including Community Day on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 am. ? 12 noon; "Black
Native Americans in North Carolina " on Nov. 14 at 6 pm.; and " Lakota Quilts & The
Craft of Quilting" on Nov. 15 at 1 pm.
Holiday Tours Returning
Old Salem Photo
Old Salem Museums & Gardens is bringing back its popular Christmas by
Candlelight Tours from Friday, Nov. IS through Dec. 21. Two different tours
will be offered - "Christmas traditions in lHth Century Salem" and "19th
Century Christmas Traditions and Customs." For more information, call 336
721-7300 or visit oldsalem.org.
Angelou to appear at fundraiser
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT '
Dr. Maya Angelou is slated to appear at the 6th Annual Gourmet
Lunchbox Lunch, a fundraiser and "firiend-raiser" for ABC of NC Child
Development Center, a non-profit organization that has been providing serv
ices to children with autism and their families for more than a decade.
The event will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
the Millennium Center, 101 West
rmn si.
Angelou, a Winston-Salem resi
dent and Wake Forest University pro
fessor. is hailed as one of the great
voices of contemporary literature and
a long-time autism advocate. As a
poet, educator, historian, best-selling
author, actress, playwright, civil
rights activist, producer and director,
she travels the world, spreading her
legendary wisdom.
"We can't imagine a more iconic
or captivating voice to articulate the
extraordinary impact ABC of NC has
made, and continues to make, in the
lives of the children and families we
serve," said Felice Brenner. ABC
board chair.
ABC of NC is committed to
ensuring that all children with autism
spectrum disorder reach their full
potential through effective diagnostic, therapeutic and educational services.
ABC of NC respects and values the uniqueness of all individuals with autism
spectrum disorders, and supports each individual in developing the skills and
motivation necessary to be able to learn and thrive in the least restrictive set
ting possible.
"Dr. Angelou famously said. 'Nothing can dim the light which shines from
within.' We can think of no better embodiment of our mission than this state
ment. ABC of NC is dedicated to fueling the light within individuals with
autism spectrum disorders so that it can shine with intensity and brilliance for
all to see." said Brenner.
See Fundraiser (in A9
Dr. Maya Angelou
National Digital Library
getting treasures from N.C.
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Treasures from libraries and archives across
North Carolina will soon be at the fingertips of
researchers worldwide.
The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center
(NCDHC) in the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill's Wilson Library will be the state hub
and conduit to the Digital Public Library of
America (DPLA) - an
organization that pro
vides a single point of
access for millions of
books, photographs,
documents, sound
recordings and moving
images from some of
the leading _
libraries and DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY
archives across nr iurniri
the countty. Through a ur
partnership announced last Thursday, the center
will compile and provide information about North
Carolina's digital collections to the DPLA.
The NCDHC is supported by the State Library
of North Carolina with funds from the Institute of
Museum and Library Services under the provi
sions of the Library and Services and Technology
Act, and by the UNC-Chapel Hill University
Library.
The Digital Public Library of America
(http://dp.la) debuted in April.
The Center offers digitization and digital pub
lishing services to North Carolina's libraries,
archives, museums and historical societies. Since
its founding in 2010, it has digitized more than two
million pages from the collections of the UNC
Libraries and the Center's partners. The collections
are online at http://digitalnc.org.
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