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Blues stars booked for spring festival
Janiva Magness and Kenny Neal will headline the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society’s 27th Annual Carolina Blues Festival, which will be held on May 18 at Greensboro’s Festival Park. The annual festival has become the
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Davis Releases Much-Anticipated Shepard Book
Dr. Lenwood G. Davis, a retired Winston-Salem State University history professor, recently released his latest book, “Selected Writings and Speeches of James E. Shepard, 1896-1946: Founder of North Carolina Central University. In the book,
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Much-Needed Improvements Slated at Diggs
For the first time since it opened in 1990, the Diggs Gallery on the campus of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), will undergo major renovations designed to improve its ability to attract new exhibits and
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Music of the Season
D’Walla Simmons-Burke, director of choral and vocal studies at Winston-Salem State University, addresses the crowd during the Dec. 2 “Songs of the Season” concert in the school’s K. R. Williams Auditorium. The annual holiday
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WSSU’s Bristow starring in new film
Vonii Bristow, a sport management major at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), wants to pursue an acting career and that dream got off to a good start when he was tapped for a significant role
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Country artists to present songwriting workshop
The Nashville Songwriters Association and Community Arts Cafe, 411 West Fourth St., will host a songwriting workshop on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cafe. A concert and open
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America’s First Couple welcomes Shiloh’s First Couple
Rev. Paul Lowe Jr., pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, and his wife, LaGail, pose in the White House in front of a portrait of John F. Kennedy Jr. The couple recently returned from a
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Work of Hispanic artists to be featured
The Hispanic Arts Initiative’s inaugural exhibition, “Punto de Vista – Latino Perspectives: A Cultural Journey through Art,” will feature the work of 15 North Carolina Latino artists. The show will be shown in the
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‘Swingle Bells’ begins Dec.
The Carolina Chamber Symphony Players is presenting “Swingle Bells” on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 3 and 7:30 p.m. at the James A. Gray Jr. Auditorium inside the Old Salem Visitor Center, 900 Old Salem
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WSSU to hold holiday concert
Songs of the Season” will be the theme of the Annual Fall Concert presented by the choral and vocal studies program at Winston-Salem State University on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. in the
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