Arts & Lifestyle
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'African-American Portrait
Gallery' performance
is running through Feb. 21
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Old Salem Museums & Gardens is presenting a series
of puppet shows' at the Heirloom Puppet Theater at the
Frank L. Horton Museum Center this winter and spring.
Heirloom Puppet Theater shows feature historically
based puppet performances intended for all ages.
Puppet shows are included in All-in-One tickets or
cost $2 per person without an All-in-One Ticket.
Performances are held in the Frank L. Horton Museum, at
924 S. Mam St.
Dates and Times for the Winter/Spring 2015 shows
are:
*A Night in the African-American Portrait Gallery:
This show highlights African-American individuals who
have paved the way for others with their contributions to
our history. Dates: Feb. 20, 25,27. Times: 10 a.m., 10:30
a.m., 11 a m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1 p.m. Other
dates and times: Feb. 21 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 2:30
p.ill.
?Three Trees on a Hill: Once there were three trees
growing happily side by side on a sunny hill in the woods.
On a balmy summer night, these trees discuss their hopes
and dreams for the future and see how they were unex
pectedly and amazingly realized. Dates: March 4, 11,13,
18,20,25,27 and April 1,3,8, 10. Times:
10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.,
and 1 p.m.
?Aesop's Fabulous Fables: Travel to ancient Greece,
where you will meet Aesop and hear his timeless fables.
Dates: April 17,22, 24, 29 and May 1, 6, 8,20, 22, 27,
29.
Times: 10 am., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m? 12:30
p.m., and 1 p.m.
Old Salem Museums & Gardens is one of America's
most comprehensive history attractions. Its museums?
the Historic Town of Salem, the Museum of Early
Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), and the Gardens at
Old Salem?engage visitors in an educational and memo
rable historical experience about those who lived and
worked in the early South. Old Salem Museums &
Gardens is located at 600 South Main Street in Winston
Salem. For more information call 336-721-7300 or visit
oldsalem.org.
The photo shows examples of heirloom puppets.
Novel by Charlotte author shows
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racial issues during desegregation
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SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE ;
CHARLOTTE - A
teacher who struggles with
the loss of her husband and
daughter faces a greater
challenge as she goes
"Through the Fire" (pub
lished by iUniverse) during
Mississippi's desegrega
tion.
Author Jeri Johnson in
her novel provides her
readers with a moving
drama centered on a griev
ing woman with racist ten
dencies who must learn to
overcome her prejudices
and accept her new
African-American stu
dents.
Deep South Christian
values are contrasted with
ingrained cultural biases in
this portrayal of bigotry,
loss, mental breakdown
and potential redemption.
The protagonist,
Elizabeth Nolan, has never
really recovered from the
loss of her family in an
automobile accident. She is
also unwilling to teach her
new pupils and her anguish
is compounded when a
black girl who resembles
her own daughter enters
her classroom.
When Nolan develops
an emotional attachment to
this girl, and comes to actu
ally believe that the girl is
her daughter, she must not
only deal with her mental
issues, but she must also
deal with her feelings of
racism in light of her
Christian testimony.
"I wish readers to take
away that race relations
will not improve on their
own.
Just like any relation
ship (marriage, siblings,
co-workers, etc.), each
member of the relationship
must be willing to
acknowledge any negative
behavior that hinders the
positive growth of the rela
tionship," says Johnson.
"That behavior must be
dealt with and the individu
als involved must be will
ing to change the behav
ior."
"Through the Fire" is at
once an insightful and
emotional portrait of a
woman's inner struggles
and a reflection of a society
undergoing profound
changes in regards to race
relations, a transformation
that is ongoing .even to this
day.
Jeri Johnson was bom
in Anson County, NjC. She
graduated from the
University of North
Carolina at Charlotte. She
is an Air Force veteran.
She retired from the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Police Department. She has
one son and two grandchil
dren.
"Through the Fire," by
Jeri Johnson, is available
at Amazon.com and Barnes
& Noble,
Key events of Civil Rights Movement
depicted in presentation at DCCC
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
MOCKSVILLE - Key figures and scenes from the
American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s
were brought to life in a powerful program presented
Thursday, Feb. 12, on the Davie Campus of Davidson
County Community College.
"Let It Shine: The American Civil Rights Movement
Play" depicted pivotal events that advanced the cause for
equal rights, creating a better understanding of the era for
students, faculty, staff and community members attend
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The production opened with actors and narrators
Adrian Blount and Alex Keane of the Bright Star Touring
Theatre leading the audience in a spirited rendition of
"This Little Light of Mine," a theme song adopted to help
"light the path" of the Civil Rights Movement.
Events depicted began with Rosa Parks' refusal to
give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a
white passenger in 1955 and the subsequent boycott of the
bus system that led to the emergence of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. as the nation's foremost civil rights leader.
Other events discussed and dramatically portrayed by
Blount and Keane included the integration of a Little
Rock, Arkansas, high school in 1957, the lunch counter
sit-in at the Greensboro Wool worth's in 1960, Freedom
Riders who rode interstate buses into the segregated South
in 1961 to challenge non-enforcement of federal civil
rights laws, the deaths of four young girls in a
Birmingham church bombing in 1963, the Salem-to
Montgomery marches of 1965 and King's final speech in
Memphis before his assassination in 1968.
IDR sets commemoration, fundraiser
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
The Institute for
Dismantling Racism, soon
to be known as the
Freedom Tree IDR, will be
conducting a Black History
Commemoration and
fundraising event on
Saturday, Feb. 21 from 4 to
6 p.m. at Parkway United
Church of Christ, 2151
Silas Creek Parkway.
There will be a silent
auction and a Black
History Exhibit presented
by Effley Howell of The
Thankful Heritage
Museum, which is a travel
ing exhibit of African
American memorabilia.
Music will be provided by
Big Ron Hunter and Kenny
Bamer.
A $3 contribution is
suggested.
The Freedom Tree IDR
is Forsyth County's pri
mary advocate and training
provider for more inclusive
and productive communi
ties. For over 10 years,
under the direction of the
Rev. Willagljgass, the IDR
has addressed issues of
race in authentic and new
ways, and has become our
region's primary advocate
and training provider for
more inclusive and produc
tive communities. For
more information, contact
Bass at 336-722-8379,
extention 105.
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