“WASTE MATTERS: An Artful Matter of Waste”… An Environmental Art Installation at the High Point Public Library.

   

 "Theatre Art Galleries announces the opening of a community sponsored environmental art installation at the High Point Public Library titled, “WASTE MATTERS: An Artful Matter of Waste.”  The installation will be on view from November 8, 2014 - January 3, 2015.  This installation is made possible by a partnership between Theatre Art Galleries, the High Point Public Library, the City of High Point, the High Point Community Foundation, and High Point University. A Preview Opening Reception for TAG members will take place on Friday, November 7^th from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at the library. A Public Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, November 8^th from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Join the festivities with a children’s art project on Saturday as well from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. The guest artist, Bryant Holsenbeck, will give an Artist’s Talk on Saturday at 2:00 pm. There will be music and refreshments. Free and open to the public. Location:  High Point Public Library, 901 N. Main St.

     Bryant Holsenbeck is an environmental artist who makes large-scale installations that document the waste stream in our society.  During the first week in November, she will create a large scale-exhibition in the High Point Public Library using discarded water bottles. With the help of the larger community, Ms. Holsenbeck will create a sculptural installation that references the natural world and surprises us all. She is a community artist who likes to work with groups of people to make large-scale installations using the everyday “stuff” of our society.

     She states, “For over a decade now, I have been documenting the “stuff” of our society that we use once and throw away. Americans continue to create more garbage, per capita, than any other culture, yet we are blind to our waste. I believe this is a function of our wealth, and the vastness of our country. We have the room to hide our waste, and the money to make more. I collect many things, among them, bottle caps, credit cards, plastic bags, straws and lids, beach plastic and chop sticks. I use these everyday items to make work, which transforms the objects and surprises us. I am an environmentalist, receiving great joy from the natural world. This makes me aware of how we take what we have for granted. We are used to using “stuff” once and then throwing it away. We may throw it away, but my work makes me aware of its continual impact.”

     Bryant Holsenbeck began her art career as a basket maker and has evolved into an environmental artist. She has shown her work and taught throughout the United States. She has been the recipient of 2 North Carolina Arts Council Fellowships, a Project Grant and an NEA Arts and Learning Grant that she worked on in collaboration with the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission. She is currently attempting to live one year without disposable plastic and writing a blog about it titled “THE LAST STRAW: A RELUCTANT YEAR WITHOUT DISPOSABLE PLASTIC”. She is also an independent studio artist who makes books, birds, and sculptures out of recycled materials.

She will be teaching a 2 session Animal Workshop for Adults at Theatre Art Galleries on October 28th and 30th from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. During the 2 sessions, each participant will design and craft an animal of their choosing using wire, scraps of material, yarn, and plastic bags. The workshop fee is $65 for TAG members and $75 for Non-members. Visit www.tagart.org to register.

     Theatre Art Galleries is located in downtown High Point at 220 E. Commerce Ave. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 12:00-5:00 p.m. For more information contact the TAG office at 336-887-2137 or visit www.tagart.org."

- A Press Release

Hunger Games and Crop Walk Raise Donations for Greensboro Urban Ministry

The student-organized event raised $1,971 and food for charity

"Students at Brown Summit Middle raised $1,971 through their Crop Walk and Hunger Games fundraiser Friday. The money and food will be donated to Greensboro Urban Ministry.

In addition to the fundraiser, students organized Hunger Games throughout the day, a series of events designed to highlight the challenges of homelessness and those living in third-world countries. The stations included grinding corn to understand how difficult it can be to have to make your food from scratch, water transport to remind them that many people have to travel to reach water and much more. They also packaged some of the donated food into snack packs for Urban Ministries.

This is the second year the students organized the Hunger Games events.

“We had the crop walk, but we wanted to do more,” explains Anika Ruppell, one of the seven student organizers. “This is such an important issue, and we wanted to draw more attention to it.”

Madeline Gillis, Samantha Gillis, Abby Hall, Avery Hobbs, Trey Thurman and Jada Willse also worked to organize the events and to secure a $500 grant to fund this year’s activities."

- A Press Release

YWCA Greensboro Building Grand Opening and Celebration, October 23rd

"On Thursday, October 23^rd, the YWCA Greensboro will hold the grand opening of its new facility at 1807 E. Wendover Avenue. The community is invited to attend the “Celebrating Our Roots, Strengthening our Branches” event, which will include breakfast, building tours, and the organization’s annual meeting. As part of a celebration of its volunteers and supporters, the YW will present the Barbara Walker Lifetime Achievement Award to special guest and honoree Shirley Frye.

The new 19,400 square-foot building features a year-round emergency shelter – one of only two in Greensboro that serves families. Three state-of-the-art classrooms, an exercise area, and two well equipped childcare rooms will serve the needs of the YWCA’s teen and adult pregnancy and parenting programs and microenterprise program. Large, flexible multi-use spaces provide an amazing venue for the organization’s educational brown bag lunches, community meals, and community engagement activities. A fully accessible commercial kitchen will serve the shelter and other programs and be used for job training. The top floor of the building houses the offices and administrative functions of the YW.

The kitchen, multi-purpose area, and classrooms will be available for rent for community functions, with in-house catering available. The building is designed to be fully accessible and welcoming and includes gender-neutral restrooms.

Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will run from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Attendees must register for the event at http://tinyurl.com/qjfa8df. For those who cannot make the main event, additional building tours, which do not require registration, will occur every half hour from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. that day."

- A Press Release

Twin City Stage Presents A Time to Kill

 (l-r) Ken Ashford (Judge Omar Noose), Derrick Parker (Carl Lee Hailey) and

Brian Joyce (Jake Brigance) photo by BrianDerrickKen.)

"Twin City Stage will present A Time to Kill,opening on Friday, November 7, at the Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive in Winston-Salem.  Additional performances will be held November 8-9 & 13-16.  Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 pm, and Sunday matinees are at 2 pm.  Tickets are $25 for adults and $22 for seniors and students.  Group discounts are available.  The box office opens to the public on Monday, October 27 at 12 noon and is open Monday through Friday from noon-5:30 pm.  Call (336) 725-4001 for tickets.

Torn in half by an unspeakable crime, a small Mississippi town becomes the center of a media storm where innocence is the victim, race is on trial and lives hang in the balance.  The first John Grisham novel to be brought to the stage, A Time to Kill tells the morally complex tale of Carl Lee Hailey, an African-American father who takes justice into his own hands after his young daughter is brutally attacked.  Jake Brigance is the white defense attorney who dares to take the case, despite danger which faces both him and his family.  Adapted for the stage by Rupert Holmes, this thrilling courtroom drama asks the question, “What is it in us that seeks the truth?  Is it our minds or is it our hearts?”

Twin City Stage is excited to be only the second theatre company in the country to produce A Time to Kill since its run on Broadway in late 2013.  “It is a privilege to bring a story with such compelling issues to the Piedmont Triad,” commented Maureen Daly, Twin City Stage’s executive director.  “We recognize the responsibility in being one of the first to produce a new play and we relish that challenge.” 

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP will sponsor the run of A Time to Kill.  It should be noted that, due to mature themes, this play is not appropriate for children.

A Time to Kill will be directed by Mark Pirolo, who will also design the set.  Ed Thomas will design lighting.  Justin Hall will design costumes.  Doug Wenner will design sound.  Karen Robertson will stage manage the production, assisted by Becky Proie.  The cast is as follows:

William Allison – Deputy Looney

Ken Ashford – Judge Omar Noose

Seth Austin – Pete Willard/D. R. Musgrove

Holly Bostick  - Ellen Roark

David Crook – Mr. Pate

Josh Gerry – Terrell Grist

Lalenja Harrington – Gwen Hailey

Brian Joyce – Jake Brigance

Paul Kaliser – Dr. W. T. Bass

Christian McCaskill - Deputy

Patrick Meehan – Rufus Buckley

Chad Nance – Billy Ray Cobb

Derrick Parker – Carl Lee Hailey

Gregg Vogelsmeier – Drew Tyndale

Becki West – Norma Gallo

Cameron Williams – Dr. Wilbert Rodeheaver

Garry Wadell – Sheriff Ozzie Walls

Roger Wooten – Lucien Wilbanks

An Opening Night Reception, with wine provided by Raffaldini Vineyards and hors d’oeuvres provided by Chef Michael Creations,will begin at 7 pm on Friday, November 7,in the lobby. 

For further information, visit our website at www.twincitystage.org."

- A Press Release

Forsyth Creek Week Juried Photo Competition Issues Call for Entries

       

"The organizers of the 2015 Forsyth Creek Week are again sponsoring a juried photography competition to promote awareness of Forsyth Creek Week and showcase images that capture the beauty, vitality and importance of our local waterways.

        Photographs selected for the competition will be exhibited at the Stuart Municipal Building, 101 E. First St., Winston-Salem, during the next Forsyth Creek Week, March 14 – 21, 2015, and will be eligible for cash prizes.

        The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers at least 13 years old. Photographs must have been taken within the past three years. Photographs taken on or after Jan. 1, 2012, are eligible. There is no fee for entering.

        Sponsors are issuing the Call for Entries now to give photographers more time to plan and photograph their entries.

        Entrants may submit for preliminary consideration digital images of up to four photographs that relate to Creek Week and its mission of celebrating and raising awareness of local waterways and their importance.

        Images DO NOT have to have been taken in Forsyth County, provided that they relate to Forsyth Creek Week and its mission. However, photographs should convey an appreciation for the types of waterways and water issues that are found in Forsyth County. In this regard, photographs of beaches, oceans and dramatic waterfalls would not be strong entries.

        Preliminary images must be submitted by Jan. 25. Photographers will be notified by Jan. 30 if their image has been accepted for the competition. Complete information is posted at www.ForsythCreekWeek.com."

- A Press Release

Downtown Bicycle Patrol Soliciting Blanket Donations for Homeless

       

"The Downtown Bicycle Patrol is holding a blanket drive to help the homeless.

        Cpl. Joshua Henry says that on cold nights, homeless people turn up at the Bike Patrol’s office downtown asking for blankets to stay warm. “There are people who cannot stay in the shelters for different reasons. They will come by our office and ask for blankets, which we provide if we have them,” Henry said.

        “We are currently out of blankets and are asking for donations of clean or new blankets so that we have a supply to hand out.”

        Donation boxes have been set up in the lobby of the Public Safety Center, 725 N. Cherry St.; in the lobby of the Clark Campbell Transportation Center, 100 W. 5th St.; in the lobby of the Stuart Municipal Building, 100 E. First St.; and outside the Bicycle Patrol Office at 414 N. Cherry St. across from the Marriott hotel."

- A Press Release

The People’s Perk Celebrates its First Year in Historic College Hill

Community painting, vintage percolators, and “living room” part of coffee shop’s unique atmosphere

    The People’s Perk, a locally‐owned, independent coffee/retail shop at 551 S. Mendenhall Street, will celebrate its first birthday on Saturday, October 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Karen Archia and Nancy Lenk are the shop’s co‐owners/operators.

    “I feel like we are the little coffee shop that could,” Archia said. “We started with a simple

approach: offer a really good cup of coffee in a comfy, friendly atmosphere, and we’ve tried to

build on that foundation.”

    “One of our customers called the couch, chairs and coffee table near our picture window the

‘living room,’ and that name has stuck,” Lenk said. “Another customer called the outside bench,

‘The People’s Perch.’ It feels like our customers are making our spot their own, and that’s what

we envisioned.”

    In addition to coffee, espresso and locally‐made muffins, bagels and doughnuts, the People’s Perk

also sells handmade goods and artwork on consignment, and provides wall space for artists to

show their work on a rotating basis. The coffee/retail shop has hosted the work of three artists ‐‐

Mary Brusnighan, Jerry O’Donnell and Franco ‐‐ with a fourth artist, Patricia Frinzi, just in for

October and November. UNCG art student Allison Daniel painted the shop’s sign outside above

the bench, and will unveil a new piece for the interior of The People’s Perk at the Oct.18

birthday event.

    Archia and Lenk also have studio space inside the shop. “We are self‐taught painters who paint

simply because we love it,” Lenk said. “We started a community painting at our Grand Opening

event last year and have asked customers to add to it during our first year of business. It’s been

wonderful to engage people in this way, and we’ve had a wide variety people add to it.”

The People’s Perk has also hosted events including:

* A book swap, where customers could exchange fiction and non‐fiction books

* Cakalak Thunder’s pie auction fundraiser in support of its 10th anniversary

* May 2013’s Queerluck, a monthly LGBTQ community potluck dinner

(more)

* Three spoken word events, including the first Coraddi‐sponsored open mic reading this past

September

* Creative Aging Network’s Art Party fundraisers

* An open meeting of the Greensboro Mural Project

“We’ve felt very welcomed to the College Hill community,” Archia said. “Our business neighbors,

students, faculty and staff from the nearby colleges and universities, and people who live and

work in College Hill and in the surrounding communities have supported us and let us know they

are happy we are in neighborhood. We even had a UNCG student, Kyle West, do a video about

The People’s Perk. That was really fun.”

“This shop is our first business venture, and we have really appreciated the positive response,”

Lenk said. “We hope to celebrate many more birthdays here in this great community.”

OUT at the Movies, Winston-Salem and the Triad's LGBT Film Series, announces OUT @ the Movies Fest ’14!

"OUT at the Movies, Winston-Salem and the Triad’s LGBT Film Series, is proud to announce our first film festival – OUT @ the Movies Fest ’14!

The festival, a recipient of an Innovative Projects Grant from The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, will take place November 14^th – 16^th at a/perture cinema and on the campuses of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Wake Forest University

Highlights of the festival include a screening of the acclaimed Brazilian film, THE WAY HE LOOKS, at WFU on Friday evening, Bishop Gene Robinson will join us Saturday at WFU for his documentary, LOVE FREE OR DIE (immediately followed by a Q & A) and Shiv Paul and Chip Hines will be in town for two screenings of QUEENS AT COURT.   Rodeo star and QUEENS AND COWBOYS: A STRAIGHT YEAR ON THE GAY RODEO subject, Char Duran, will be here from Colorado Springs, and JC Calciano and Jack Turner will travel from L.A. to join us for the screening of the romantic comedy, THE 10 YEAR PLAN.  The festival will conclude Sunday evening with a celebrity reception and awards ceremony at Jeffrey Adams on Fourth.

Other films include A LAST FAREWELL, HELICOPTER MOM, LILTING and RUBI GIRLS.  Pastors Brenda and David Poteat (FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO) will join us for a panel discussion immediately following a screening of THE NEW BLACK.  In addition, there will be a selection of shorts, including several from UNCSA School of Filmmaking alumni.  The full slate of films is available at www.OUTattheMoviesWinston.org.

Individual tickets are $8.00 and will be available for all films at each venue, an hour before showtime. Tickets are also available at www.OUTattheMoviesWinston.org or by calling 336.918.0902.  A limited number of All-Access Festival Passes with reserved seating are available for $60.00.

The festival will benefit North Star LGBT Center, OUT at the Movies and OUT @ the Movies Film Fest ’15."

- A Press Release

TRIAD STAGE BRINGS A TREASURED CLASSIC TO DOWNTOWN GREENSBORO

Carson McCullers’ The Member of the Wedding runs

 October 19 – November 9, 2014

(Greensboro, NC) — Triad Stage follows its smash hit The 39 Steps with a treasured American classic, The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers, directed by Preston Lane. Frankie is a 12-year old tomboy tired of her small Georgia town and longing for a world of adventure and romance. Despite forming a fragile bond with Bernice, a maid, and John Henry, her seven-year old cousin, Frankie dreams of running away with her brother and his new bride. From one of the South’s most daring writers comes this acclaimed portrait of a girl desperate for a place to belong. The Member of the Wedding runs October 19 – November 9, 2014. Opening Night is Friday, October 24.

about the production

In keeping with Triad Stage’s core value of fostering a unique Southern voice, Triad Stage Artistic Director and director of The Member of the Wedding, Preston Lane, believes that Carson McCullers is one of the finest of all Southern writers. “But I also believe her one of the finest of all 20th century writers,” he says. “She peeled back human skin both black and white to expose the longings and failings of particular people in particular places. Her words were too powerful to be limited to just one particular region. Like all great literature, The Member of the Wedding is more than a story, it is a key to understanding our human hearts.”

The creative team includes: director Preston Lane, scenic designer Howard C. Jones (Brother Wolf, Snow Queen, My Fair Lady), costume designer Bill Brewer (Snow Queen, Wait Until Dark, Trouble in Mind), lighting designer Masha Tsimring (Triad Stage debut) and sound designer Gabriel Clausen (The 39 Steps). The dramaturg is Bryan Conger, Robin Carr is the voice and dialect coach, Jeremy A. McCamish is the automation designer, Denise Gabriel is the movement director, Jim Wren is the fight director, Cindi Rush is the casting director, and the stage manager is Emily J. Mails.

The Cast

The cast includes a mix of local and New York actors, UNCG students and more than a few local children. Cassandra Lowe Williams, best known to Triad Stage audiences from her one-woman performance of Ethel Waters: His Eye is on the Sparrow in 2010, portrays Bernice, a maid. Recent Syracuse University graduate, Erin Schmidt, makes her Triad Stage debut, as Frankie Addams, the 12-year old tomboy. Tim Rush, last seen in The Little Foxes at Triad Stage, is her father. DeSean Stokes, a New York actor raised in Fayetteville, returns home to North Carolina to play Honey Camden Brown. Local actors Junious Leak (A Christmas Carol, 2010-2012) and Sallie Hayes-Williams (Triad Stage debut) round out the adult cast as T.T. Williams and Sis Laura respectively. UNCG students Tyler Barnhardt (All’s Well that Ends Well) and Brooke Bradley (Triad Stage debut) are Frankie’s older brother Jarvis and his soon-to-be-wife, Janice. Julie Robles, also from UNCG, is John Henry’s mother. Nine-year old Aidan Armstrong makes his Triad Stage debut as John Henry West.  Mary Brown, Ethan McKinney, Kayla Rafkin and Kimmie Yokley, all making their Triad Stage debuts, round out the ensemble of children.

Biographies of the cast and creative team, and more information on the production can be found online at www.triadstage.org.

Performance and special event information

Tickets for Preview performances of The Member of the Wedding on October 19, 21, 22, and 23, are all $26 each. From Opening Night, October 24, through the run of the production, single ticket prices range from $10 to $48. Prices vary depending on the day of the week and seat location desired.

All performances are at Triad Stage at The Pyrle Theater, located at 232 South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina (between Market and Washington Streets).

Show times for The Member of the Wedding are 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings and 8:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings. Sunday matinees are at 2:00 p.m. There are no matinee performances during previews.

Pay-What-You-Can performances are Tuesday, October 28, and Wednesday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m. Wine Tasting Friday is Friday, October 31, prior to the evening’s 8:00 p.m. performance. Tuesday, November 4, at 7:30 p.m. is Accessibility Night, with services provided by the Greensboro Communication Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Arts Access providing services for the visually impaired.

Technically Talking, a behind-the-scenes discussion with members of the design team is Tuesday, October 21, immediately following the 7:30 p.m. preview performance.

The InSight Series, the free humanities program with a noted expert who will be discussing the world of the play will be held on Sunday, October 26, immediately following the 2:00 p.m. matinee performance. For The Member of the Wedding, Courtney George, Director of the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians, a small arts center housed in southern writer McCullers’ childhood home in Columbus, Georgia, will be speaking.

PostScript, a lively, open discussion with the cast, will be held on Thursday, October 30, in The UpStage Cabaret immediately following the 7:30 p.m. performance. The PostScript series is sponsored by Locke T. Clifford and Andrew C. Clifford.

About Triad Stage

Triad Stage is a professional not-for-profit regional theater company based in Greensboro’s downtown historic district. All Triad Stage productions are created in Greensboro using the best of local and national talent. Triad Stage gratefully acknowledges the support of its Season Sponsors: Blue Zoom, the North Carolina Arts Council, Arts Greensboro and The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. The Member of the Wedding is made possible with support from Bernard Robinson and Company, LLP.

Triad Stage’s 2014-2015 Season at The Pyrle in Greensboro continues with the return of  Snow Queen, an original production by Preston Lane with original music by Laurelyn Dossett, (November 28 – December 21, 2014); Dirty Blonde by Claudia Shear with original score by Bob Stillman (January 25 – February 15, 2015); the Southern comedy Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley (April 5 – 26, 2015); and closing the season is a world premiere drama by Preston Lane, Common Enemy (June 7 – 28, 2015).

Triad Stage’s 2014-2015 Season at the Hanesbrands Theatre in Winston-Salem continues with Preston Lane’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol (December 3 – 21, 2014); a contemporary comic drama by Jon Robin Baitz Other Desert Cities (February 11 – March 1, 2015); and Abundance, a wild western by Beth Henley (May 6 – 24, 2015)

All Triad Stage productions feature the bold acting and breathtaking design that have been nationally recognized by The Wall Street Journal and by the American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards^®, which named Triad Stage one of the top ten most promising theatres in the country as a recipient of the 2010 National Theatre Company Grant. Triad Stage has also earned accolades including “Best North Carolina Production of 2010” for The Glass Menagerie by Triangle Arts & Entertainment magazine; “One of the Best Regional Theatres in America”, New York’s Drama League; “Best Live Theater” (nine years running), Go Triad/News & Record and The Rhinoceros Times; and “Professional Theater of the Year” (2003, 2011), North Carolina Theatre Conference. 

To purchase tickets or for performance information on The Member of the Wedding, call the Triad Stage Box Office at 336.272.0160 or toll-free at 866.579.TIXX (8499), or visit www.triadstage.org.

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CALENDAR EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE:

Triad Stage presents

The Member of the Wedding

by Carson McCullers

directed by Preston Lane

October 19 – November 9, 2014

Performed at The Pyrle Theater
232 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

Frankie is a 12-year old tomboy tired of her small Georgia town and longing for a world of adventure and romance. Despite forming a fragile bond with Bernice, a maid, and John Henry, her seven-year old cousin, Frankie dreams of running away with her brother and his new bride. From one of the South’s most daring writers comes this acclaimed portrait of a girl desperate for a place to belong.

For tickets:

Phone: (336) 272-0160

Toll-free: (866) 579-TIXX (8499)

Box Office hours: Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Online: www.triadstage.org
Ticket prices: $10 – $48, depending on performance date and seat location

Group tickets:

Call (336) 274-0067 ext. 221

Email: groupsales@triadstage.org

Ticket discounts: Groups of 10 – 49, 25% off; Groups of 50+, 35% off

Educators’ 20% discount tickets:

Current school teachers and professors receive a 20% discount off regular price tickets to all performances. A valid school employee ID or proof of employment must be presented to Box Office when picking up tickets. Subject to availability. Some restrictions apply.

Call: (336) 272-0160 or toll-free (866) 579-TIXX

            Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Ticket prices: $10 – $41.60, depending on performance date and seat location

$10 Student Rush tickets:

Current students with valid school ID may purchase tickets for $10. Student Rush tickets are only available at the Triad Stage Box Office one hour before each performance. Subject to availability. Some restrictions apply.

$10 Gallery Seats:

A limited number of $10 general admission gallery seats are available for each performance.

Call: (336) 272-0160 or toll-free (866) 579-TIXX

            Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Also available at the Box Office for walk-up sales.

The Member of the Wedding performance dates:

Sunday, October 19 7:30 p.m. 1^st Preview

Tuesday, October 21 7:30 p.m. Preview/ “Technically Talking” post-show discussion

Wednesday, October 22 7:30 p.m. Preview

Thursday, October 23 7:30 p.m. Preview

Friday, October 24 8:00 p.m. Opening Night with post-show lobby party

Saturday, October 25 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 26 2:00 p.m. “InSight Series” post-show discussion

Sunday, October 26 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 28 7:30 p.m. “Pay-What-You-Can” performance

Wednesday, October 29 7:30 p.m. “Pay-What-You-Can” performance

Thursday, October 30 7:30 p.m. “PostScript” post-show discussion

Friday, October 31 8:00 p.m. Pre-Show Wine Tasting event

Saturday, November 1 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 2 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 2 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 4 7:30 p.m. Sign Interpreted and Audio Described performance

Wednesday, November 5 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 6 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 7 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 8 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 9 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 9 7:30 p.m. Closing performance

BOOKMARKS PRESENTS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR JASON MOTT

"Bookmarks will present Jason Mott in a reading and discussion of his newest novel, The Wonder of All Things on Tuesday, October 28 at 7 p.m. at Hanesbrands Theatre, 209 North Spruce Street, Winston-Salem. This program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase from Bookmarks with proceeds benefitting their Authors in Schools program. A booksigning will follow the presentation.

From critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott comes a spellbinding tale of love, sacrifice and the power of miracles. At an air show in a small town, a plane crashes into a crowd of spectators, killing and injuring dozens. When the dust clears, Ava, a 13 year old girl, is found huddled with her best friend, Wash. He is injured and bleeding, and when Ava places her hands over him, his wounds miraculously disappear.

Mott is the author of The Returned, a novel that has been adapted to the hit ABC television drama “Resurrection” starring Omar Epps, now in its second season. Mott appeared at the 2013 Bookmarks Festival and will revisit Winston-Salem for this release.

For additional information about the event, call 336-747-1471, email info@bookmarksnc.org or visit bookmarksnc.org.

Bookmarks is a literary arts nonprofit organization that engages, inspires, and connects readers with authors. This is achieved through the largest annual free book festival in North Carolina; Triad-based author talks; and the Authors in Schools program, which reaches 5,000 students annually. Visit bookmarksnc.org for more information."

- A Press Release

Forsyth County Receives First-Ever Terrorism-Response Training Course

       

"Forsyth County officials were the first in the United States to take a new integrated emergency management training course designed to help local officials deal with home-grown terrorism threats and mass-violence incidents, such as the Boston Marathon bomber and the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

        A delegation of 72, including representatives from city and county government, law enforcement agencies, fire departments, hospitals, universities, public health and more, took the four-day training course Sept. 23-26 at the Emergency Management Institute, a federal training center in Emmitsburg, Md.

        The course was split 50-50 between classroom training and exercises, culminating in a day-long emergency response exercise in which officials had to respond to a bombing in Winston-Salem, said August Vernon, the operations officer for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Office of Emergency Management.

        “As part of their preparation work, the instructors came to Forsyth County and visited sites that they used in the training,” Vernon said. “While we were there, it was like we were in Winston-Salem. The resources they said we had available to respond with were very realistic, the addresses were very realistic, the settings were very realistic. They even came up with a video that looked like a local building exploding.”

        Local officials had to act quickly to get the training, Vernon said. “They just developed this course and wanted to conduct a pilot program with a mid-size city first. Typically, local communities have six to nine months advance notice; we had 60 days.”               One challenge, he said, was in securing the availability not only of first responders, but of the many other agencies that typically might be involved in an emergency, such as the Red Cross, local hospitals and schools, transportation and public works officials, and others, Vernon said. “We had to scramble, but we got everybody up there we wanted.”

        Cost, however, was not a factor: The institute covered the cost of transportation and lodging in Emmitsburg; local officials had to cover only the cost of their meals.  The delegation included one elected official, Council Member Denise Adams.

        The training is not yet over, Vernon said. “As part of the process, they’ll come back here about eight weeks after the training and we’ll go over the lessons learned and the plan we’ve put together to address the vulnerabilities and shortcomings that were identified during the training.”

        Mel Sadler, the emergency management director, said that the training was valuable for multiple reasons. “This individualized training session will pay off not only in the short term by making us better prepared, but in helping us develop long-term inter-agency  relationships and a working knowledge of the community partners we will work with during a real emergency.”"

- A Press Release

ESR Awards Community Leadership with Legacy Awards

     

THE LOGAN BURKE FAMILY

"Winston-Salem-Experiment in Self-Reliance is celebrating 50 years of service to the community during 2014. In celebration of the occasion, ESR presented four Legacy Awards in honor of each recipient’s support and contributions over the past 50 years.

Honoree Mr. William F. Womble served as ESR’s first board chair from 1964-1968. During his leadership, the infrastructure needed for board governance, grant submission to the state, bylaws, and program design was implemented. Mr. Womble is still supportive and active in the mission of Experiment in Self-Reliance.

     

THE LOUISE G. WILSON FAMILY

Mayor Pro Tempore Dr. Vivian Burke and family of the late Logan Burke also accepted an award on behalf of Mr. Burke. Mr. Burke was a board chair with ESR from 1974-1976. Under his leadership, ESR recruited volunteer mentors, sororities, fraternities, and faith-based ministries to sponsor community houses and transportation services for the elderly. The Burke family continues to support ESR and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County in its endeavors to fight poverty and build assets in the community.

      Mrs. Lynette Wilson and family of the late Mrs. Louise G. Wilson accepted an award on behalf of Mrs. Wilson as well. Mrs. Wilson was the long- time Executive Director for ESR throughout the 1970s and 80s. She had a strong willingness to teach leadership skills and to create opportunities for neighborhoods to be in dialogue with city officials to promote policies and changes that strengthen the communities and bridge the gap for so many needing services. The Wilson family continues to support ESR’s endeavors.

       

DR. FRANK JAMES

Dr. James ushered a new focus for ESR during a time of federal funding changes – a shift in policies central to the Welfare Reform Movement. He helped to re-establish an Advisory Board and aided in raising funds to build ESR’s new facility. Dr. James is an avid supporter of ESR and continues to serve the community through his many roles.

MR. WILLIAM F. WOMBLE

Also receiving this award was Dr. Frank James who was a former chair at ESR from 2002-2004, current ad hoc board member, and ESR’s Capital Campaign Honorary Co-chair.

      Each recipient of this award has contributed to the legendary success of this organization throughout the years. Presenting the awards were Executive Director Twana W. Roebuck, Programs and Operations Director Fred Bazemore, Board Chair Larry Herzberg, and former Executive Director Robert Law.

**Robert Law and Larry Herzberg are pictured with the Wilson Family, with Fred Bazemore pictured at the end.

**Dr. James is pictured with Fred Bazemore."

- A Press Release