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LIFESTYLES / The Charlotte Post
AUGUST 22. 1996
Around Charlotte
Roddey
Bertha M.
•Delta
Sigma Theta
Sorority has
announced
the election of
a new presi-
dent,
Cleveland
attorney
Marcia L.
Fudge. Fudge
replaces
Charlottean
Roddey as president of the
190,000-member Greek soror
ity. Columbia native
Brandolyn C. Pinkston will
serve as chair of the national
nominating committee.
•High school students are
invited to audition for City at
Peace, a theatrical group
focusing on social issues.
Auditions will be held on Aug.
28 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. For more
information, contact Amy
Hawn at 542-2467.
•Charlotte Mecklenburg
Schools and UNC-Charlotte
have teamed up to offer a col
lege engineering course for
high school students that will
answer questions about vari
ous engineering fields. For
more information, contact
Lisa Troutman, 547-2213.
•Ebony Esoterics is bringing
black romance to Charlotte.
The group is bringing two
black romance novelists,
Brenda Jackson and Eboni
Snoe, to Charlotte for a read
ing and book signing at the
Heritage House, 901 South
Kings Drive, Saturday from 2-
5 p.m. For more information,
call 344-9595 or 841-8695.
•The United Negro College
Fund and Winston-Salem
physician Dr. Charlie
Kennedy will sponsor the
"Kennedy Evening of
Elegance" at their home to
benefit UNCF, Saturday at 7
p.m. Tickets are $125. For
more information contact
Marilyn Richards, (910) 748-
0010.
•The Cultural Ensemble, a
local African and contempo
rary ethnic dance group, is
holding auditions for experi
enced dancers and drummers.
For more information, contact
332-3491.
•Charlotte Mecklenburg will
celebrate its 16th Annual
Women's Equality Day
Luncheon and Awards
Program on Monday at noon
at the Charlotte Marriot City
Center, 100 W. Trade St.
Nineteen local women have
been nominated for the
Virgina Shadd Community
Service Award to be presented
at the luncheon. For more
information, please contact
Pat Grigg or Paul Allen at
336-3210 or Ada Blevins 554-
1585.
•The Charlotte Writers Club
announces its annual article
contest, open to residents of
North Carolina, and York and
Lancaster County, S.C.
Nonfiction works of 750-2000
words should be submitted by
Sept. 16. For more informa
tion. contact Donna Emmary
at 332-1889.
•The Emmett Scott ClasS of
'67 will meet Saturday at 3:30
p.m. at the York County
Library to discuss plans for its
30th anniversary to be held in
1997.
•Tim Greene is holding an
open casting call at Sugar
Creek Park, 701 West Sugar
Creek Road on Sunday from 2-
5 p.m. Rappers and singers
are asked to bring a tape for
sound track consideration for
participation in an unnamed
urban movie.
•The Alliance for the
Mentally Ill-Metrolina j
Chapter, will meet Tuesday at
St. John's Baptist Church, 300
Hawthorne Lane, at 6:45 p.m.
Featured speaker will be Dr.
Scott Fircz^.
•The Teenfest Planning
Committee is seeking talented
artist and step groups for its
fall music and arts festival.
Interested artists and vendors
may call 376-5196.
Application deadline is Sept.
1.
•Learning Disabilities
Association of North Carolina,
Inc announces a one-day
workshop for adults with
learning disabilities or atten
tion deficit disorders. For
more information, contact
Melissa Cox at 282-5636.
•The March of Dimes
announces its annual "Chili
Cookoff and "Beth Tartan
State Cake Bake Sale". To
enter, contact the March of
Dimes at 1-800-443-4093.
•Interested in singing the
National Anthem at Hornets
Games? Auditions will be held
Sept. 24 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at
the Hornets Training Center
in Rock Hill. For more infor
mation call, 357-0252 ext.
4866 or 4855.
•The Foundation for the
Carolinas will sponsor a Seed
Grants Workshop Aug. 28 at
7:30 p.m. at the Children's
Theatre, 1017 Morehead St.
Nonprofit organizations inter
ested in applying for the Oct.
1 grant cycle are encouraged
to attend.
•The Youth Involvement
Council will meet Tuesday, in
Room 267 of the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Government
Center. For more information,
contact Jeff Ready at 332-
4420.
•The Onyx Optimist Club
and the National Marrow
Donor Program are sponsor
ing several "African
Americans United for Life pro
grams in area churches. The
group will be at The Greater
Providence Baptist Church,
2000 Milton Road For more
information, contact Frances J
at 358-6259.
•American Intercultural
Student Exchange is looking
for host families who are
interested in hosting a foreign
exchange student for the
upcoming school year. For
more information, call 1-800-
SIBLING
•Kidney transplant recipi
ent, Clarence Stewart of
Monroe is one of 25 athletes
selected to represent North
Carolina in the U.S.
Transplant Olympics. The
Games will be
held Aug. 21-
25 in Salt
Lake City,
Utah.
Stewart will
compete in
the 100 meter
dash, long
jump, 3 on 3
basketball
and softball
throw.
Stewart
•The Afro American
Cultural Center presents
Sweet Honey in the Rock at 8
p.m at Queens College's Dana
Auditorium on Sept. 14. For
information call 374-1565.
Tickets are available through
Ticketmaster.
•The Community
Empowerment Project
Community Development
Corporation and the Afro-
American Club of Isothermal
Community College will spon
sor its second annual
Community Development Fair
on Sept. 6-7. Featured speak
ers for the event include Dick
Gregory. Also scheduled to
appear is Ella Scarborough, at
large Charlotte City council
representative.
For more information, con
tact Doris Crute at 286-3636.
•The Plato Price High
School Alumni Association
will hold its last monthly
meeting before the 1996
reunion on Monday at 6:50
p.m. at Moore's Sanctuary
A.M.E. Zion, 4100 Morris
Field.
The Alumni Glee Club will
rehearse at 7:30 p.m. For
more information, contact
David Grier, 366-0046, Worth
Williams 596-4105, or
Margaret McCullough 332-
7109.
•The First Ward
Organization will meet Aug.
25 at the Second Ward
Alumni House, 1905 Beatties
Ford Road at 4 p.m. For more
information, call Rosita Taylor
375-6379.
•The Duke University 's
Certificate in Nonprofit
Management Program will
begin in early September at
UNC-Charlotte. The program
offers practical training for
people in the nonprofit sector,
churches or government agen
cies. For more information,
contact Dana Bradley 547-
3941.
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"Black Romance Novelist? Visit Charlotte"
EBONY ESOTERICS
- presents -
tSLack romance novelists,
Brenda Jackson
and
EboniSnoe
appearing at the
HERITAGE HOUSE
901 South Kings Drive
(Kings Court Shopping Center)
Saturday, August 24th
2;00p.m. - 5:00p.m.
Jackson has a new release, Book II of the Madaris Series, enti
t\eA,Vfhispered Promises. Book I was the smashing hit, Tonight and
Forever. Snoe has authored, A Sheik’s Spell, Beguiled and A Pas
sion Ruby, which is a part of her precious gems series.
For more information, contact the Heritage House
344-9695 or, Annette Parks-Taylor - 841-8695
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