10A LIFESTYLES / The Charlotte Post Octobers, 1996 Around Charlotte Black • West Charlotte senior S h e r i 1 y n n Black has been named an All American Scholar by the U . S . Achievement Academy. All American Scholars must earn a 3.3 or higher Grade Point Average and must 1k‘ nominat ed by s‘h(K)l officials. •The Nigerian (Community in Charlotte will sponsor an Independence Celebration Saturday at (Jity Fair. Tickets are $10. For more information, call 547-9064 or 342-2098. •The League of Women Voters will sponsor a voter registration drive Saturday at Grier Heights Beauty and Barber Center, 3239 Drenan St. from 12-3 p.m. For more information, call 334- 4946. •The Public Library and Central Piedmont Community College are cooperating to bring free storytelling for children 5 and up at the Beatties Ford Koad ABLE Center. The storytelling sessions are each Monday evening from 6-7 p.m. and feature storytellers from the Public library’s youth services department. For more information, call Elisha Minter at 336-6201 or Laura Beam at 330-5917 or -5918. •The Family Gutreach and Counseling Center will spomsor “We an‘ Family Week" Oct, 6-12 at Greater Mount Sinai Baptist (’hurch, 1243 West Blvd. For more information, call 333-2033. •Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority will sponsor a wholesale jewelry shopping spree Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart, 2500 E. Independence Blvd. •The National Kidney Foundation will host a bedwet ting seminar on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Presbyterian Hospital. For more information or to make reservations, call 552-1351. •Black Expo USA, a national business and trade show will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Charlotte Convention Center, 501 College St. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Artists from Motown, LaFace and Arista Records will perform and a trav eling exhibit featuring the Negro lioagues will be unveiled. For more information, call 404- 892-2815. •The Metrolina Chapter of Professional Secretaries will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn-Centr^, at 1- 77 and Clanton Road.' For more information, call 786-7933 or 527-3000. •The Deri ta/Tangle wood Neighborhood Association will sponsor a community yard sale/fish fry on Saturday from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. For more informa tion call Denise Anderson, 598- 6108 or 342-6185. •The Health Department will sponsor flu vaccines beginning Oct. 14. at the Northwest Health Department, 2845 Beatties Ford Road, and the Southeast Health Department, 249 Billingsley Road. Vaccinations are recommended for persons over the age of 65 and individuals who suffer from chronic illnesses. For more information, call 336-4667. •Child Care Resources will sponsor "Parenting in the 90s" at St. John Baptist Church, from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The once a year session offers par ents an opportunity to gain practical experience in parent ing. For more information, call 376- 6697. •West Charlotte High School, 2219 Senior Dr., will present “The Perils of Lulu” by William Gleason, Oct. 9-12 at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 there will be a matinee performance at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for stu dents and children. •Planned Parenthood, 1341 E. Morehead St., will present a three-hour workshop for par ents and children Oct. 10 and Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. For more information or reservations, call 377- 0841. •The Youth Involvement Council, a youth program spon sored by the National Conference, will meet on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in Room 267 of the Government Center, 600 E. 4th St. For more infor mation about the meeting call Jeff Ready, 332-4420. •The Charlotte Youth Club, sponsored by the Charlotte club of The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., is soliciting new members. The youth club is designed to meet the needs of girls ages 10- 16 and will meet Saturday from 1-3 p.m. at the Greenville Center. •Igunnuko ‘96, an African Talent Showcase Valencia Williams and Antonio McMillan won first place in the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists’ Queen City showcase at Spirit Square last week. PHOTO/SUE ANN JOHNSON ^resh ‘Kutts on T'fie ^Cvd. presents “A .\eif lie^inning For The Total Black Women" Hair & Fashion Show Adams Mark Hotel Siiiuia) Fvening, October 6, 1996 • 6:00 pm \ Portion of Donation To Benefit AIDS 1 ickei Information (704)347-1891 American arts festival, will be held Oct. 5 at Frazier Park. Featured will be roving enter tainers and vendors. For more information, call 888-6302 or 888-1595. •The International House is offering conversational classes in French and Spanish for chil dren after school on Thursdays. Spanish will be taught from 4:15-5:15 p.m. and French will be taught from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Both classes begin Oct. 3. •The Mecklenburg County has opened nominations for positions on several advisory boards. Included are: the Battered Women's Shelter, Building Development Commission, Park and Recreation, Personnel Committee and the Women's Commission. Applications are due Oct. 7. For more informa tion, contact the County Clerk's Office at 336-2559. •The Alpha Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will host its second annual Pearl Award Gala/Luncheon Celebration Oct. 5, at noon at the Charlotte Convention Center. Tickets are $30 and include the luncheon, fashion show and Black Expo admission. For more informa tion, call Eddyce Hobson 846- 4671. 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