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Play tells history of local property
Tickets are now on sale for the premiere of “Horizons Memorial,” a new play written by award-winning playwright Samm-Art Williams. It will open on March 22 at the Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive.
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Famed independent director to keynote WFU film fest
Actor/director Ed Burns will deliver the keynote address at the 6th annual Reynolda Film Festival, which will be held April 1–5 on Wake Forest University’s Reynolda campus. The festival features a blend of entertainment,
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Greensboro barber wins $1 million
Teddy Williamson, a barber from Greensboro, plans to use the $1 million prize he won playing the lottery to purchase a new home. He is the third and final player to win $1 million
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NBTF co-chairs to be revealed Monday
The 2013 National Black Theatre Festival season will officially kickoff on Monday (March 11) when officials announce the celebrity co-chairs for this year’s festival. The public is welcomed and encouraged to attend the announcement,
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Performances show musical link between cultures
More than 200 people attended “Showcase of Song: An African-American Cultural Celebration” on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Black History Month program was sponsored by the Winston-Salem Human
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Author Ward to discuss book
Author Jesmyn Ward will discuss her book “Salvage the Bones” on Monday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Shirley Recital Hall at Salem College. The event is free and open to the public. In
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Series delves into city’s past and present
The New Winston Museum is presenting its free bi-monthly Salon Series through June. The series features a broad range of local historians, artists, writers, musicians, crafts-folk and other specialists. Speakers discuss aspects of their
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Student musicians to join PWS for concert
The Piedmont Wind Symphony will continue its tradition of offering music education and performance opportunities to young musicians next month when select local middle and high school bands will perform with the Symphony. The
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Lecturer to discuss Kiswahili
Dr. F.E.M.K. Senkoro, the founding director of the Institute of Kiswahili at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, will give the lecture “Popular Kiswahili Culture and Youth Identity in East Africa” on
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Nurse wins $1,000 a week for the rest of her life
Loretha Johnson, a nurse from Monroe, will get $52,000 a year for the rest of her life after winning the top prize in the N.C. Education Lottery “$1,000 a Week for Life!” game. She
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