Make plans now to join the Arts Council and Wilson area bankers as we kick off the joyous holiday season with the best party in town – A Banker’s Holiday 2011! Our larg-est annual fundraiser will be held on Friday, December 2, from 6 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. at the Wilson Arts Center and the Pavilion with fabulous food and libations plus gorgeous decorations to put even Ebenezer Scrooge in a jolly holiday mood! Our event co-chairs, Lara Howe and Lisl Jenkins, have been working all year planning a magical evening of non-stop entertainment with not one, but two bands - the legendary Monitors and the high energy show band The Party Nuts!

But wait, there’s more! This year we’ve added a live auction component to the affair with one-of-a-kind items available to the highest bidders as well as fabulous door prizes given throughout the evening. Of course, A Banker’s Holiday is well known

for its sumptuous food which will be provided this year by four of Wilson’s finest caterers: Carolina Cheese Company, Jac’s Grill, Kath-ryn Meares Catering and Quince, A Southern Bistro. Heavy hors d’ oeuvres will be served from 6 – 7 p.m., and then a lavish buffet from all four caterers will be enjoyed from 7 – 10 p.m. To compliment this delicious fare, your favorite liquid refreshments will be available throughout the evening at our fully stocked bars.

As an added bonus for parents, if you need a place for your little ones to enjoy a wonderful time while you attend the Banker’s Holiday bash, Imagination Station has a deal for you! Their creative staff will be offering a fantastic sleepover for children ages 6-12 on Friday night from 6:30 p.m. - Saturday at 9 a.m. Space is limited, so call Imagination Station to-day at 291-5113 to reserve your child’s space. Your little ones will be sure to thank you!

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A Banker’s Holi-day tickets are now available by calling the Arts Council of Wilson at 291-4329 or by visiting us dur-ing regular business hours. You may also purchase tickets from our wonderful bank-ing partners: BB&T,

Cornerstone Bank, First Citizens, The Heritage Bank, RBC Bank and Wells Fargo, who make this event such a huge success year after year. For the unbelievable price of only $60 each ($75 at the door) you get over six hours of non-stop musical entertainment, holiday spirits, door prizes and more PLUS you get to see all of your friends because they’re sure to be here! If you would like to reserve a table, we can certainly accommodate this request with tables for eight available for $600 that are selling quickly! Whether you want to gather a group of friends or join the growing number of small businesses that use this event as their company Christmas party, we have tables waiting for you to reserve now!

Please make sure your FIRST party of the 2011 holiday season is A Banker’s Holiday, and thanks for your support of the Arts Council where we “Make Art Work!”

A Banker’s

Holiday 2011

Once again the holiday season gets into full swing with the Arts Council of Wilson’s Holiday Invitational Art Show and Sale. Co-chairing this year’s event are Cindy Cash and Susan Jones, who have been hard at work to ensure that this is a fun, festive and art-filled exhibit and sale. The Boykin, Cooke and Lowe galleries will be brimming with original works of art that can be purchased and immediately carried home with you! Many talented artists from Wilson and other areas of North Carolina are bringing their paintings, photographs, glass and ceramic art, jewelry, hand-carved ornaments, Christmas decorations and more for your enjoyment. Be sure to bring your gift list with you and have a jolly good time shopping for unique, one-of-a-kind gifts of art.

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Whether you arrive by glass coach or horseless carriage, please join us at the Boykin Center on Sunday, November 13, from 3 – 4 p.m. for a magical tea with Cinderella and some of her very special friends! You are welcome to dress in your fa-vorite princess outfit or ball gown to spend time chatting with

Cinderella and her friends. You are also welcome to remember the occasion by taking a picture with Cinderella, the Queen, or

maybe even the Fairy Godmother! The cost is $5.00 per participant and all ages are welcome. Call the Arts Council today at 291-4329 to get your tickets in advance as space is limited.

Arts Council of Wilson contribu-tors will be invited to a reception to preview the show on Thursday, No-vember 17, from 6 – 8 p.m. They will enjoy live music, scrumptious food and holiday spirits. If you would like to become a contributor to attend this gala event, please call the Arts Council at 291-4329 for in-formation on contributions and the many benefits of membership. The Holiday Invitational Art Show and Sale continues from November 18–December 21, 2011. Cash, checks, and credit cards are welcomed.

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Contributed photoSusan Jones, left, and Cindy Cash, are co-chairs of the 2011 Holiday Invitational.

“The Prince is giving a Ball, Come one come all!” So go the ending lines of one of the largest numbers in ACT! for Youth’s up-coming production of Rodger’s and Hammer-stein’s Cinderella, and so goes the invitation to ALL of you to join us for this enchanting, romantic tale! The cast and crew of sixty youth have been rehearsing and building sets now for weeks as they prepare to keep the show’s audience spellbound. You will thrill to the timeless music, and be entertained by the slightly more modern, and sometimes

hilarious, words of the 1997 Enchanted ver-sion of Cinderella, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. This show opens on a Thursday, which is not the standard for ACT! for Youth shows, so please take note! Mark your calen-dars for Thursday, November 17 – Saturday, the 19, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 20, at 3 p.m. Yes, that’s right, it’s a one week-end run only, so be sure to bippity bop down to the Boykin Center for a magically entertaining time!

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Tea with Cinderella

ACT! for Youth will be holding audi-tions for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Footloose on November 28–29, from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Wil-son Arts Center’s Grand Stu-dio. The auditions will be for middle and high school students only. The perfor-mance dates for this second show of the season are January 27-29 and February 3-5, 2012. The cast size will be around forty, with lots of singing and, of course, dancing! We will also need a crew of at least twenty, so there is a place for you in this production! This show promises to be fast-paced, energetic, and lots of fun, so whether you are a veteran or a newcomer, please join us for an experi-ence that will change your life!

Footloose, one of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory, bursts onto the live stage with exhilarat-ing results. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevi-table adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local minister, who’s determined to exercise the control over the town’s youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the Reverend’s rebellious daugh-ter sets her sights on Ren, her rough-neck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score (the soundtrack album reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 15 million copies!) and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musi-cal, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people and guiding them with a warm heart and open mind.

Footloose Auditions

Thursday, November 3, 2011: The Grandeur of Ancient Rome, 7 p.m., Assembly Room of the Wilson County Public Library. Open to the public.

Using the wonders of 3-D computer graphics, Professor Andrea Barattolo will be our guide through the streets and past the monuments of ancient Rome. Don’t miss this fascinating and informative trip.

Whirligig Festival, November 5 & 6, 2011: Look for the Bookmobile where the Friends will be selling used books. All proceeds are used to

purchase new books for the Library, so stop by and check us out!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011: Decorating Naturally, 7 p.m., Assembly Room of the Wilson County Public Library. Open to the public.

Master Gardeners Linda May and Dorothea King will present a timely program on all the wonderfully natural Christmas decorations that are easily found in our yards and the woods. Come join us to get in the Christmas spirit and perhaps save some money too!

Friends of the Wilson County Public Library Events

The holiday season begins at ProMusic Conservatory (105 W. Nash St.) with Santa’s Workshop on Friday, December 2, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Come in out of the cold for some hot chocolate and other goodies while the children make ornaments and little instruments. You may also enjoy perusing our Christmas market of unique and interesting gifts. Santa’s Workshop will continue on Friday, December 9, and the Christmas Market will be available during the daytime from December 1–16. December Traditions, an evening of Christmas Music, will begin on Friday, December 16, at

6:30 p.m. with wine and hors d’oeuvres while ProMusic piano students entertain with their renditions of our favorite carols. The concert, beginning at 7 p.m., will feature the ProMusic Choristers Touring Choir singing traditional Christmas music from “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Following the concert, we will indulge in delectable desserts. Tickets are $10, students age 12–18 are $5 and children under 12 are free. Tickets will go on sale December 1 at ProMusic. For more information, call us at 252-291-3386.

Holidays at ProMusic Conservatory

Dear Arts Council contributors and those who should be!

I began the last edition article with, “I can hardly believe the fall is here and we will begin our fall series of gallery exhibitions and the performing arts series.” Well, the season began, and with it began a relay race like that of a finely trained team! Because of outstanding volunteers and a community that worked together, our G.R.I.T.S.: The Musical was a roaring success for our Friends at the Wilson County Library, our Renaissance Society

and those Wilson County G.R.I.T.S. who adorned the Hammond Gallery with their amazing talents.

The last day of September gave us a wonderful gallery opening praising textiles and patterns with Ann Roth, Meredith College Gallery Director and Adjunct Faculty member, and the incredible talent of Jenny Lou Sherburne from Penland in the Western part of North Carolina. That’s the wonderful thing about the arts; you can participate no matter how old you think you are!

And there is proof in the pudding! The Taylor 2 dance company and their three days in Wilson proved to be an experience for the ages, and included all ages. There are not enough thanks available to the artists, dance instructors and the St. John AME Zion congregation in Wilson for making the master class and lecture events “totally awesome”! Then the performance of the Taylor 2 dancers the following evening was the pièce de résistance, as the French would say!

Once again the story could not seem to get better, but it does. You are looking at a November and December that will match the excitement of our openings in September and the dance and theater in October with Taylor 2 and Playhouse’s Red Velvet Cake Wars. The committee for the Holiday Invitational has been hard at work, and I have seen the contracts for the artists flooding our Visual Arts Director Amy Hughes’ mailbox. This art sale and show should be a “must do” on your list to come and enjoy shopping in the galleries. Remember, this is a cash and carry show, so you get to take your treasures home the day you buy them! This is very different practice from our normal gallery procedures and more exciting than Christmas, Hanukah, or Kwanza itself!

With the production of Cinderella beginning in mid November that will delight every age, and our own Cinderellas, Lara Howe and Lisl Jenkins, working on A Banker’s Holiday 2011 for the first Friday of December, there is no end to the holiday surprises that are awaiting you here!

If you are one of those folks in Wilson who has not contributed to your Arts Council of Wilson, then come on down to the center of town! Or if you are looking for a gift that will greatly improve the quality of life for a friend or family member, why not give a membership donation in their name so they will receive our Arts Courier newsletter and all of the invitations to the wonderful world of your Arts Council of Wilson? Be a part of the amazing quality of life we bring to you.

Thanks to everyone who does contribute and who keeps our Board of Directors encouraged to share the Simply Wonderful Arts of Wilson with everyone. We wish you the happiest of holidays.

Sincerely,

Barry Page

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Arts Council of Wilson Contributors January 1 – October 20, 2011Business COntriButOrsCorporate Benefactor BB&T, Bridgestone Americas, Purdue Pharmaceuticals, LP, Kiwanis of Wilson All-American

Corporate SustainerJ.W. Hunter Company, Inc., Wilson Breakfast Optimist Club, Wilson Medical Center

Corporate DonorAlliance One International, Inc., Barnes Motor & Parts Company, Inc., BD Medical – Medical Surgical Sys-tems, John Hackney Agency, Joyner’s Funeral Home, Inc., Wilson Radiation Oncology Association, PA, Wilson Rotary Club, Womble Hardware & Tackle, Inc., Womble Real Estate

Corporate SupporterAccuList & AccuType, Hunter’s Dance, Inc., Joyner’s Memorial, Inc., Nanesea Foods – Nash Street Grille, Pete’s Auto Body, Inc., Turner B. Bunn and Catherine E. Bunn Founda-tion, Watson Electrical Construction Company, LLC, Wilson Chamber of Commerce, Wilson Mold & Machine

Corporate BackerA+ Graphics, Anita’s Marketing Concepts, Barnes Equipment, Inc., Benton Office Interiors, Inc., Boone’s Antiques, Bruce Foods, Dee Darden Warrick Agency, Eastern Internal Medicine, Greenfield School, JAC’s Grill, Kathryn Meares Catering, Inc., Kountry Klippers, Lane & Pridgen, CPA, PA, Lee Motor Company, North State Battery, Stephenson Millwork Company, The Frame Factory, The Sugar Plum Shoppe, Towe Insurance Service, Inc., Triangle East Storage, W.T. Lamm & Company Services, Inc., Wilson Paint & Wallpaper Center

renAissAnCe sOCiety COntriButOrsPhilanthropistDorothy Cooke

BenefactorDale C. & Genia Bone, Edna E. Boykin, Norman & Josephine Brown, Marvin & Anne Coghill, Wade & Kim Dixon, Dr. Gene & Kathy Glover, Adele Gray, Janet M. Hackney, Jo-seph C. & Lara Howe, Dr. Michael J. Kushner & Sarah Warden, Gérard & Amanda Lange, Glenn D. & Tiffany J. Martin, Tom & Laura O’Brien, Ruth T. Sherman, Alan & Elizabeth Winstead

SustainerWilliam E. & Marianne Berry, Catherine Boyette & Tom Saieed, Dr. Edward Clark & Catherine Cleary, Linda & Neill Connor, Chuck & Cyn-thia Finklea, W. Thomas & Christy Fyle, Bowie Gray, Shelton & Cour-tenay Griffin, Eleanor M. Hammond, Woody & Nancy Harrison, Susan W. Hudson, Dr. A. Tyson & Peggy Jennette, Sam & Steadman Lanier, Paul J. & Beth Moore, W. Barrett & Diana Page, A. Winniett Peters, Tom & Deenie Purinai, C. Bruce & Becky Rose, Elise C. Ross, Dr. Robert & Jessica Satterfield, Steve & Sharon White, Jack & Sheila Wiggins, Ann B. Young

DonorDr. Dudley & Lisa Anderson, Stewart S. & Dee Ann Arens, Stephen L. & Donna Beaman, John L. & Ann Benson, Scott & Paula Benson, Betty Bikle, Jackie Bissette, Rob & Wyette Bissette, Timothy & Frances Boomer, Dr. Michael L. & Carol Bowen, David & Susan Boyette, Barnes & Crystal Boykin, Lawrence & Barbara Brett, Charles H. Bridgers, Joseph & Ruby Bunn, Martha Lane Camp, Mar-jorie M. Campbell, Dr. Jim & Cindy Cash, Catherine A. Clayton, John A. & Katie Covington, Stephen & Mary Beth Coyte, Mrs. Sydnore M. Cozart, Thomas A. & Sallie Cozart, U. H. & Lou Ann Cozart, Jim & Kathie Davis, Dr. Lindsey & Mary de Guehery, Ann Dew, Larry & Brenda Dorsett, Sam P. & Gail Douglas, James J. & Mary Edmundson, Donald I. & Brenda Evans, William C. & Connie Farris, Dr. David & Jean Haas, John N. Hackney, III, Keith & Amanda Hamm, Dr. Arthur & Linda Hanson, Kenneth & Kim Hill, John & Emy Hinnant, Garland & Sandra Homes, Richard & Patricia Hudson, James B. & Carolyn Hunt, Jon Jimison, Brian & Meredith Jinks, Dr. Jeff & Shelley Jones, Kenneth A. Jones, H.F. & Win-nie Kelly, Sara Lynn & KD Kennedy, Jr. & Family, Betty B. Leder, Guilford & Pamela Leggett, Cleveland W. & Hazel Lewis, Dr. W. Edward & Oona Lewis, Pearla R. Lowe, William A.& Nancy Marlowe, Betty Ray McCain, Craig M. & Sherry Myers, Conrad & Anne Odden, Col. Wayland E. & Marla Parker, W. Coalter & Webber Paxton, Thomas & Mary Piggott, Ruth M. Pope, Dr. Larry E. & Cindy Price, Dr. Tom & Mary Margaret Rand, Jeff & Joanna Ross, Tom & Elizabeth C. Sallenger, Michael & Mary Sargent, Brian & Donna Short, Robert M. & Merry Simmons, Philip & Britt Singer, Betty Jon Smith, Eliot & Page Smith, Holmes B. Smoot,

Rae H. Stephenson, Rusty & Pam Tabb, Nancy B. Tyson, Bill & Kathy Vaughan, Doris S. Walston, D. Stuart & Starlette Walston, H.H. & Martha Walston, Henry H. & Betty Lou Walston, J. Hearn & Janice Walston, Bob & Kim Watson, The Honorable John L. & Mabel Whitley, Steve & Leta Grey Williams, C.L. & Emma Jean Wilson, David & Wendy Win-slow, Emerson C. Winstead, Jr., Dr. Jerry & Wanda Woodard

FAmily & individuAl COntriButOrsSupporterWilliam & Delina Aberle, Bill Adams, Dr. Kent T. & Peggy M. Anderson, John C. & Viki Anthony, Henry C. & Phyllis Babb, Matt & Jessica Bailey, Wiley Balance, Clark & Nancy Ballard, David & Stephanie Barnard, E. Pace Barnes, Sammy & Peggy Barnes, William W. & Sarah Barnes, Barbara Barshay, Dr. Frank & Flo Batten, Stephen & Janet Bennett, Robert & Conni Best, Bettie H. Bis-sette, Dan R. & Kathi N. Blackmon, Doug Boone, Sarah Bowers, W. Thomas & Deborah Boyd, Earl & Faye Boykin, J. Robert & Susan Boykin, James E. & Judye Bradley, Dr. Jeff & Cyndi Broadwater, George H. & Jeanette Brooks, Carolyn H. Brown, Nancy Brown, Robert R. & Anne Brunson, Turner B. & Sarah Bunn, William R. & Barbara Bussey, Edwin C. & Reide Bynum, Sheldon & Pat Campbell, Jim & Lisa Cauley, Robert & Barbara Clark, Dr. Sam & Elisabeth Cohen, David R. & Claire M. Colcord, Earnest F. & Jean Collier, Frank & Andrea Corcoran, Robert & Leni Crook, Jimmy V. & Carole L. Deal, H. Boysen & Judy Diemer, Dr. Frank L. & Dot Eagles, Barbara A. Farmer, Robert & Nancy Farris, Patrick & Jane Fleming, Vance & Wortley Forbes, Robert B. & Barbara Frantz, Charles & Alice Freeman, Ed-ward Fulford, John & Susan Garrison, Dr. Miller & Becky Gibbons, Beatrice W. Gillette, Lee & Janie Gliarmis, Socrates & Karen Gliarmis, Bobby & Mary Louise Gray, E. Leo & Gin Green, Mrs. Joseph E. Green, Dr. Paul R. & Heather Greenlaw, Rev. Henry D. & Bobi Gregory, Ann Griffin, Miriam Grode, John N. & Anne Hackney, Tom & Susan Hackney, R. Jon & Ruby I. Harpst, Randy & Charlene Harri-son, Richard R. & Norfleet Herring, Eddie & Charlotte Hicks, Charles & Kim Hoffman, John E. & Marion Hoofnagle, Maureen Hooper, Claren Warenda Howell, Edward & Brenda Jagnandan, Ann B. Jennings, Dwight & Winnie Johnson, M. Jack Jones, Continued on page 4

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The Arts Council of Wilson’s Grassroots Subgrant Committee has awarded the Grassroots Grants for 2011-2012. A total of $35,899.00 was requested, but only $10,000.00 was available to be funded. The organizations receiving funding and their projects are listed below. Enjoy all of these wonderful opportunities to improve the quality of life in Wilson and Wilson County.

Barton College Art Galleries (Susan Fecho) “Works: Leisure Space” by Juan Logan in March of 2012 - $1,000.00

Barton College/Wilson Symphony (Mark N. Peterson, Director of Music) “Symphony and Soul,” an evening of music, food, at the Darden Alumni Center- $500.00

Freeman Round House Museum (Bill Myers, Executive Director) Concerts and dance programs followed by movies about famous African Americans - $750

Friends of the Wilson County Public Library (Becky Callison, Director) Two new storytelling programs to celebrate National Library Week and Children’s Book Week - $500

Human Relations Office-City of Wilson (Elisa Suarez, Human Relations Specialist) Indian Folk Dancers – Kathak and Bhangra to First Fridays - $1,000.00

The Men’s Civic Club (Leroy Barnes, Secretary)North Carolina Symphony for fifth grade students - $1,000.00

North Carolina Museum of the Coastal Plain (Nancy Van Dolsen, Director) Vaughn Sills of traditional Southern African American gardens - $500.00

ProMusic Conservatory (Gayla Turk, Executive Director) Nuevo Flamenco music, including singer Teresa Fernandez and dancer Anya Russian - $750.00

Wilson Community College Foundation, Inc. (Lynn Wagner, Director of the Foundation) International Festival representing over 25 countries - $1,000.00

Wilson County 4-H (Vanessa G. Spiron, Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development) Spring Fling Art Camp to educate youth about careers in the arts - $500.00

Wilson Botanical Gardens (Cyndi Lauderdale, Executive Director) “Alive at 5: Art and Artists in the Garden,” - $500.00

Wilson Education Partnership (Martha Vick, Executive Director)

In Harmony, Middle School and Elementary School Honors Chorus workshops - $1,000.00

The Wilson Recreation Center (David Lee, Director of Wilson Parks and Recreation) Repaint and refurbish the mural at Reid Street Recreation Center - $1,000.00

We appreciate the work of Co-Chairs Wendy Winslow and Beth Dollar along with committee members Mark Gordon, Dwight Mitchell, and Janet Conner-Knox who completed this difficult task.

Grassroots Grants Awarded

Arts Council of Wilson ContributorsFAmily & individuAl ContributorsSupporterT. Douglass & Susan Jones, J. Kirk & Mary Jo Kimbro, Elizabeth M. Kirkland, Robert E. & Jane Kirkland, Royal & Terry Klein, William C. & Mary H. Koster, Mr. & Mrs. Mike Laird, Dr. Keith & Jenny Lerro, Shir-ley T. Leyshon, Dr. Coleman C. & Johnsie Markham, Dr. Lew & Susan Martin, Thomas A. & Mildred McClees, Bill & Nancy Mc-Clure, James & Susan McGuire, Dr. Daniel & Paula Michalak, William & Diana Myers, Eldon & Bea Newton, Istvan & Sandra Ny-ers, David S. & Pamela S. Orcutt, Norman & Vicki Osborn, Charlie E. & Lucille M. Page, Michael Parrill & Sharon Montano, Arnold B. Parris, Walston & Elizabeth Peters, Tad & Rose Piner, Charles W. & Carol Pittman, James W. & Dorothy Pittman, Russ & Myra Powell, W.L. & Ann Price, Christy Proctor, Randy & Pat Prouty, Drs. Charles & Pet Pruden, Caroline Quinn, Charles W. & Mary Lou Rakow, Kenan & Genevieve Rand, Mary Bryan Rasberry, Paul V. & JoAnne E. Rastas, Bob Reardon & Susan Nealen, Claude M. & Suzanne Reynolds, Dr. Cecil & Jean Rhodes, Thomas J. & Jo Rhodes, Grady M. & Terri Robbins, Scott & Amy Rogers, Nancy Frost Rouse, Vaughn T. & Elizabeth Rue, Harvey B. & Anna Jane Ruffin, Alice Sanders, Dr. R. Alan & Joan Satterly, David W. & Judy Scull, Dr. Bhupendra L. & Prom-lia Sen, William H. & Lisa Shreve, Jesse & Wendy Skinner, John & Mary Lou Skinner, Dr. Robert F. & Dolores Sloop, John T. & Stephanie Smith, Dr. James & Mary Stanley, Lee & Eliza Stephenson, The Honorable William G. & Vicky H. Stewart, Virginia Stinely, Doug & Carole E. Stoiber, George T. & Anne Stronach, Samuel C. & Patricia Stronach, Dr. Rufus & Lillian Swain, The Honorable Albert & Georgia Thomas, Rus-sell & Sis Thompson, Burk Uzzle, Rebecca Vanden Bosch, Kimberly Van Dyk & Doyle Sinclair, Donald F. & Theresa Vincent, Peter & Preston von Arx, Tom & Julie Watkins, Dr. John Q. & Julie Watson, Robert Wicker, David & Tami Wiggs, Daisy L. Wiggins, C. David & Frances Williams, Patrick J. & Gin-ger Williams, Ray G. & Debbie Williams, Chris & Nora Williford, Kathy Williford, Dr. G. Curtis & Gail Wilson, David & Mial Woodard, Dr. Brian & Rev. Rani Woodrow, Ira A. & Jean Yelverton, Spurgeon & Sandra Youngblood

FamilyHubert & Gladys Alston, Ken & Susan Andersen, Robert & Peggy Arrington, W. Dale & Diann L. Aycock, Carey H. & Betty Banks, R.T. & Lynn Neeland Barnes, Wade & June Barnes, Wyndham K. Barnes, Sherwood & Polly Batchelor, Thomas E. & Janet Beaman, Jesse V. & Jody Bissette, James H. & Elizabeth Black, Walter & Boo Blake, Alton C. & Martha C. Bobbitt, Dr. William B. & Bonnie Boles, Duncan & Lina Bracey, Rhyan & Jessica Breen, Franklin B. & Elizabeth Brice, Sherrie Bridgers, Leroy I. Brown, Dr. Tom & Carol Brugh, Rex & Patsy Burnworth, Justin & Emily Carinci,

Mr. & Mrs. A.W. Carnahan, Marie Watson Cherry, Jeff & Pat Chesson, Catherine M. Clapp, Jesse Clayton, Renee & Tim Colling-wood, Brad & Gay Cox, William T. & Judy Cozart, Veronica Creech & Wendy Moore, Richard A. & Barbara P. Darden, Michael & Vonda Darr, Bill & Alice Davis, Henry L. & Sandra G. Davis, Dr. Jonathon & Katharina Dewald, Hughes & Tempie Dillard, David & Ann Dolman, Ben & Ginny Eagles, Haywood & Jean Edmundson, Willie L. & Luvenia R. Elliott, George F. & Nancy England, Ed & Genny Etheridge, Dianne Renfrow Ferrell, Hunter L. & Nan Fleming, Raeford & Lucy, Flowers, Raymond J. & Gay Geiger, Lee J. & Ginger Gliarmis, Har-riet Glover, Robert D. & Lu Glover, Douglas W. & Terri Godwin, Craig & Claudia Gorby, Dr. Bob & Shirley Gregory, Pastor Beverly Ham, Dr. Harvey & Gail Ham, Brett & Susan Harris, Clyde P. Harris, Jr., Reggie & Jenny Harrison, Tempie A. Hayes, Dan & Montine Hensley, Kenneth & Antonia Hertling, Mable Hesmer, Azzalee M.Hines, Susan Holland, Dr. Thomas & Vicki Hooper, George & Caroline Hunt, Hugh Hussey, Marguerite L. Hussey, Steve & Marsha Ir-vin, Mike & Ginger Jablonski, Diana James, Brad & Sherri Jernigan, Kim Johnson, Askew C. Joyner, Mike & Michele Kennedy, Robert E. & Terry Kirkland, Steve Kite, Dr. Peter & Laura Klein, Jana Lake & Ronald Tyndall, Averette M. & Gail Lamm, G. Barry & Dawn Lamm, Nancy Lamm, Santia LeGrand, Susan K. Levin, Dr. Jonathan & Carrie Lozevski, Jimmie & Elvia Lucas, Jo-seph & Gretchen Lynch, Lawson & Virginia Maddox, John & Margaret Marsden, Charles & Eleanor Matthews, Dr. Mark & Linda Matthews, Dr. H.E. & Mary Lou Mattox, Charles W. & Melanie Mauze`, Richard & Mary McKellar, James S. & Emily McGuire, Jomerro & Paula McMillian, Jeremy & Christa Mercer, Ray & Beverly Mitchell, Kent & Patricia Montgomery, Frances R. Moore, William Clark & Mary Etta Moore, B. Perry & Nancy Morrison, Jr., Steven & Andrea Horton Morton, Judy A. Muirhead, Will & Julia Newton, Bob Owens, Joseph & Pat Peck, Edward & Vicky Phillips, Charles Powell, Thomas & Martha Pritcher, Lucille Proffitt, Beth Punte, Wil-liam & Janet Rand, Mary Bryan Rasberry, Thomas J. & Cindy Rhodes, John & Beth Rhyne, William D. & Sue M. Robinette, Rev. Charles J. & Barbara Robl, Dr. Curtis & Nelly Roney, T. Caldwell & Linda Seagle, Tommy & June Shingleton, Larry & Em-ily Simmons, Phyllis Simpson, W. Todd & Denise Stinagle, Dr. Robert & Frances Stone, Dr. Russell & Lisa Stone, Edward & Deborah Styles, Elaine Surtees, Harry W. & Logan Sutton, Ron & Joyce Sutton, Hal & Ginny Tarleton, Allen G. & Lynette Thomas, Lori Thomas, Martin & Hano Thorne, Dr. D. Reid & Christine Tickle, Barbara P. Tomlinson, Toby Tracy & Frank Schneider, Harry Tyson, Hester H. Tyson, Patrick & Ann Valentine, J. & Jaime Walsh, Leslie & Dorothy Walston, Ralph C. & Lila Webb, Wesley & Mariane Webb, Joe & Sue Weber, Kevin & Cynthia Whalen, Alan & Wendy Ferguson Whitehead, L. Graham & Wortley

Whitehead, Bill & Sara Williams, L. Kent & Robin Williams, Will & Kathy Winslow, Steve & Kathy Witchey, Thomas M. & Betty Deane Wood, Barry & Stephanie Worrell,

Individual AdultElsa J. Andersen, Dr. Sharon Ballard, John G. Barber, Mrs. Brockett W. Barnes, Kathryn Barnhill, Hyman Barshay, Martha Beland, Beverly P. Best, Kathryn F. Bethune, Dr. William Boles, III, Dr. Denise Boswell, Donald Boswell, Walter Brown, Mary Jane Bullard, Kay Bunch, Gloria H. Burks, Dr. Robert Cameron, Lon-nie M. Chase, Kimberley M. Clark, Mary H. Clay, William G. Cherry, Lynda Bowling Cooper, Justine B. Corbett, Marjorie Y. Crisp, Deidra Darden, Clara Daughtridge, Mary Helen Dempsey, Rosemary L. Elliott, Frank E. Emory, Jean Fleming, Elizabeth L. Fogleman, Isabel C. Fulghum, Patricia Garris, Mark F. Gordon, Layla Gunn, Sharyn Hardister, Cathy Helmer, Mabel Gray Henry, Alison Hesmer, Janet Hesmer, Sally Hill, Walter Hogg, Suzanne D. Holdford, Emily P. Holloman, Ashley Hooks, Dorothy Howell, Marci Hudson, Dr. Katherine H. James, Deborah Kerby, Linda C. Kern, Tonya Kes-sler, Dr. Norval C. Kneten, Jeremy Lamm, Pamela G. Lamm, Jennifer Lantz, Phyllis Leary, Rodney Lippard, DeeAnn Macomson, Peggy H. Marshall, Louise McKinnon, Ha-zel S. Meadows, Carolyn A. Melton, Gwen-dolyn Murrain, Evelyn B. Neeland, Eloise A. Overton, Dr. Ralph Perry, Sue E. Powell, Mary Margaret Radford, Mary B. Sauls, Thomas Shreve, Gladys B. Slaughter, Pa-mela Small, Anna B. Smith, Finley Snipes, Jr., Melanie Statnick, Nancy V. Thompson, Jean H. Thorne, William Blake Tucker, Scott Tulloss, William M. Turner, Jean F.Tyson, Patricia Vassallo, Marsha Vick, Nancy Vick, Randolph Walston, Will H. Warren, Celeste R. Watson, David M. Webb, Susan Webb, Beverly A. Wells, Connie Wood, Jane Wood, Martha Wrenn, Edward A. Wyatt

EndoWmEnt ContributorsJohn C. & Viki Anthony, Sammy & Peggy Barnes, Barbara Barshay, Jackie Bissette, Dr. Michael L. & Carol Bowen, Sue Brat-ton, Franklin B. & Elizabeth Brice, Willis Briley, William R. & Barbara Bussey, Pamela Cameron, Dr. Jim & Cindy Cash, Dr. Sam & Elisabeth Cohen, Lynda Bowling Cooper, U.H. & Lou Ann Cozart, Catherine Cubberley, Richard A. & Barbara P. Darden, Jim & Kathie Davis, Wade Gardner, Jr., Dr. Lindsey & Mary de Guehery, Robert & Nancy Farris, Dr. Paul R. & Heather Greenlaw, Rev. Henry D. & Bobi Gregory, John N. & Anne Hackney, Woody & Nancy Harrison, Ann B. Jennings, Betty Jordan, Jennifer Lantz, Wade & Phyllis Leary, Charles & Eleanor Matthews, Gwendolyn Murrain, Istvan & Sandra Nyers, Charlie E. & Lucille M. Page, Ruth M. Pope, Holmes B. Smoot, Dr. Rufus & Lillian Swain, Bill & Kathy Vaughan, Kimberly Van Dyk & Doyle Sinclair, J. Hearn & Janice Walston, Daisy L. Wiggins, Martha Wrenn

The Wilson Active Artists Association would like to congratulate Featured Artist Alison Hesmer on her lovely artwork that remains on display until November 6 in the Arts Council’s Lowe Gallery along with artwork from other association members. We would also like to encourage attendance at the 2011 Holiday Invitational Art Show and Sale November 18–December 21, where many members will have artwork on display and for sale.

From January 16–February 20, 2012, the WAAA Featured Artist will be Gwen Hardie. Gwen has been a resident

of Lucama, North Carolina, for the last sixteen years. With a pen she paints, and she uses paper as her canvas as she finds great enjoyment. A self- taught artist, she started sketching everyday house wares and items from the past to use as pictorial additions to her family tree. Once she started, she couldn’t stop! She enjoys hometown memories and many of her works are doodles from a bygone era when folks were frugal and managed to survive and prosper on very little. Her artwork can

be found in Washington, Wisconsin, Texas and Maryland as well as locally. Gwen is married, the mother of four children and proud grandmother of two grandchildren.

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November 1:Wilson Woodcarvers Meeting / WAC Studio One / 7 p.m.

November 5: WHIRLIGIG FESTIVAL / Down-town Wilson / 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Galleries Open: “Patterns & Textures” Ann Roth & Jenny Lou Sherburne Exhibition /WAC Gal-leries / 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

November 6:WHIRLIGIG FESTIVAL / Down-town Wilson / 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.Galleries Open: “Patterns & Textures” Ann Roth & Jenny Lou Sherburne Exhibition Ends/ WAC Galleries / 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

November 8:ACW Visual Arts Committee Meeting /WAC / 11 a.m. ACW Executive Committee Meet-ing / WAC Board Room / 12 p.m. Wilson Active Artists Association Meeting / WAC Library / 4 p.m. Wilson Woodcarvers Meeting / WAC Studio One / 7 p.m.Paint & Pour with Jo Rhodes / WAC First Gallery / 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

November 10:ACT! for Youth School Per-formances of CINDERELLA / Boykin Center / 9 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.

November 12:ACT! for Youth Core Committee Meeting / WAC Library / 9 a.m.Galleries Closed – Gift Shop Open /WAC Galleries / 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

November 15:ACW Board of Directors Meeting / WAC Library/ 12 p.m.Wilson Woodcarvers Meeting / WAC Studio One / 7 p.m.

November 17:HOLIDAY INVITATIONAL ART SHOW & SALE Exhibition Open-ing Reception (by invitation only) / WAC Galleries / 6 p.m.-8 p.m.ACT! for Youth PRESENTS: CINDERELLA / Boykin Center / 7:30 p.m.

November 18:ACT! for Youth PRESENTS: CINDERELLA / Boykin Center / 7:30 p.m.

November 19:Galleries Open: “Holiday Invita-tional Art Show & Sale” /WAC Galleries / 10 a.m.-3 p.m.ACT! for Youth PRESENTS: CINDERELLA / Boykin Center / 7:30 p.m.

November 20:ACT! for Youth PRESENTS: CIN-DERELLA / Boykin Center / 3 p.m.

November 22:Wilson Woodcarvers Meeting / WAC Studio One / 7 p.m.

November 24:THANKSGIVING DAY / Arts Council Offices Closed

November 25:THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY / Arts Council Offices Closed

November 26:Galleries Open: Holiday Invitational Art Show & Sale Exhibition / WAC Galleries / 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

November 28:ACT! for Youth AUDITIONS: FOOTLOOSE / WAC Grand Studio / 5 – 8 p.m.

November 29:ACT! for Youth AUDITIONS: FOOTLOOSE / WAC Grand Studio 5 – 8 p.m.Wilson Woodcarvers Meeting / WAC Studio One / 7 p.m.

December 2:A BANKER’S HOLIDAY: featuring The Monitors & Party Nuts / Wilson Arts Center & Pavilion / 6 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

December 3: Galleries Open: Holiday Invita-tional Art Show & Sale Exhibition / WAC Galleries / 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.A HOLLY Day Celebration featur-ing Ronnie Ezzell & Southern Comfort / Boykin Center / 7 p.m.

December 6:Wilson Woodcarvers Meeting / WAC Studio One / 7 p.m.Paint & Pour with Harriett Page / WAC First Gallery / 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

December 9:Toe 2 Toe Dance PRESENTS: NUTCRACKER performance / Boykin Center / 7 p.m.

December 10:ACT! for Youth Core Committee Meeting / WAC Library / 9 a.m.MIRACLE ON NASH STREET / Imagination Station & Wilson Arts Center / 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.Galleries Open: Holiday Invita-tional Art Show & Sale Exhibition / WAC Galleries / 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Toe 2 Toe Dance PRESENTS: NUTCRACKER performance / Boykin Center / 2 and 7 p.m.

December 11:Toe 2 Toe Dance PRESENTS: NUTCRACKER performance / Boykin Center / 2 p.m.

December 13:ACW Visual Arts Committee Meeting /WAC / 11 a.m. ACW Executive Committee Meet-ing / WAC Board Room / 12 p.m. Wilson Active Artists Association Meeting / WAC Boykin Gallery / 4 p.m. Wilson Woodcarvers Meeting / WAC Studio One / 7 p.m.

December 14:United Way Board Meeting / WAC Library / 3 p.m.

December 17:Galleries Open: Holiday Invita-tional Art Show & Sale Exhibition / WAC Galleries / 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

December 20:ACW Board of Directors Meeting / WAC Library / 12 p.m.Wilson Woodcarvers Meeting / WAC Studio One / 7 p.m.

December 21:Galleries Open: Holiday Invita-tional Art Show & Sale Exhibition ENDS / WAC Galleries / 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

December 23, 2011–2 January, 2012:Offices Closed

Events Calendar

Wilson Active Artists Association

Contributed photoArtist Gwen Hardie’s work Divine.

New or gently used vacuum cleaners Boom box that will hold 5 cdsBattery operated yard blowerUpdated fax machine DesksOffice chairsPainting canvasesNew paint brushes (assorted sizes) for painting classesNew or gently used painting drop clothsTabletop easels for painting classesFloor easels Computer speakers19” flat screen color tv for theater’s Stage Manager area26” flat screen tv for theater’s Green RoomWeb cam (for monitoring system at theater)Shop vacPlease make our wishes come true.

Wish List from the Arts Council Staff

Gwen Hardie

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The Arts Council of Wilson is pleased to announce Portraits, an exhibit by acclaimed photographer Jerome De Perlinghi, January 16–February 20, 2012, in the Wilson Arts Center’s Annie D. Boykin gallery. The majority of Jerome’s extensive portfolio has been photographed in the United States for European as well as American newspapers and magazines. His work has been published in Liberation, Lemonde, The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has also published two books, including one about Shanghai.

A native of Brussels, Belgium, Jerome has resided in Chicago for the last eleven years. Chicago’s loss is Wilson’s gain as

Jerome and his wife Rosa have recently relocated to our fair city. They are currently in the process of restoring a historical downtown property that they located through Preservation Wilson.

The Arts Council exhibit will feature part of the photographs from his acclaimed Portraits collection. His subjects include artists, conductors, bluesmen, movie stars and writers. This fascinating show will open with a reception on Monday, January 16, from 5 – 7 p.m. The following Thursday, January 19, Jerome will participate in an Artist Talks event in the Boykin Gallery at 5:30 p.m. that is open to the public.

ACW Welcomes Photographer Jerome De PerlinghiJanuary 16–February 20, 2012

Barton College/Wilson Symphony Orchestra November 20, 2011: Fall Concert, 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Wil-son. Tickets $10. Featuring organist Patrick Kreeger.

February 14, 2012: “Love the Symphony Gala”, Wilson Gymnasium at Barton College. Tickets $60. Reception at 6:30 p.m., performance at 7 p.m. by Joel Mar-tin of Jazzical, 8 p.m. dinner.

May 6, 2012: Spring Concert, 3 p.m., The Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre, Barton College. Tickets $10. Featured artist Bonnie Thron.For more information please call 399-6309.

Thank you, volunteers!Boykin Center UpgradesTanner McCarthyTim McCarthy

poster/CoUrier distriBUtionLaura KleinSteadman LanierMary Etta MooreChuck PowellJessica SatterfieldAmy WigginsSheila Wiggins

g.r.i.t.s.: the MUsiCal eventsBill AberleShannon BakerJolly and Robert BarnesBetty Jay and Grifton DanielClara DaughtridgePatsy FerrellJohn HelmsTom Jakubowski Jane JerniganDell JoynerJeff JoynerMatt Joyner Dawson Claire McHargJennifer McHargMichael McHargDiana Page Rose PinerBeth PunteDeenie PurinaiDenise RobinsonAlice SandersJessica SatterfieldRuth ShermanPhil SingerMerry Simmons & Friends of the Public Library committee membersFran TysonDarcelle VanceBetty Lou and Henry WalstonSusan WebbAlan WhiteheadWendy Ferguson WhiteheadSheila WigginsKathy WitcheySteve WitcheyJean and Bucky Yelverton

switChBoard volUnteers Viki AnthonyTammi BarnesJanet BeamanDiana PageMelanie Statnick

aFy aUdition volUnteersGabby McHargJennifer McHargChrista MercerHannah Slaughter

leder BUilding Clean UpKenyata BellKaty BowenRachel BrownJahdee ClarkJuvasia ForbesLarissa ForbesSkylar GodwinSamantha HarrisJohn HelmsJeff JoynerJeremy LammAnthony MatrejekChris MatrejekShane MatrejekChris MatthewsDuncan McHargGabby McHargBriah PackCatherine PotterAngelica RushingTamia RushingTyra RushingErik SaucedoRebecca SigmonElise TraywickAndrea VaughanRay WilliamsSteve Witchey patterns and textUres exhiBitPaula & Scott BensonWyette and Rob BissetteElizabeth and Jay BlackGinny and Ben EaglesGenny and Ed EtheridgeNan and Hunter FlemingGinger and Lee GliarmisKaren and Kim JohnsonSteadman and Sam LanierMary Etta and Clark Moore

Jo and Paul RastasSheila and Jack WigginsNora and Chris WillifordSydney Williford

First Fridays on the lawnTammi BarnesCarmike CinemasMary Beth CoyteKrystal FeltonDan FinchMark GordonAlex HughesCaroline QuinnLily QuinnPatch WilkinsonBeth Trogdon

paint and poUrViki AnthonyKim BentonSarah BowersElisabeth CohenOona LewisAnne OddenPegi Barnes-Sharp

visUal artsJo BrownTerry Klein

taylor 2St. John AME ZionPastor Michael BellPamela SmallHunter’s School of Dance (Hunter Peebles)Studio B (Trish Bradshaw)Toe 2 Toe (Stephanie Sommerville)Megan’s Academy of Dance (Megan Hardee)Heaven’s Footprints (Angela Archbell)Donna Rea’s Dance (Donna Rea)Sallie B. Howard School (Alepha Foster and Erica Locke)Hunt High School (Rebekah Shingleton)Vicki Vitiello of the NC Arts Council

theater oF the aMeriCan soUthBeverly Wells

On behalf of the entire Arts Council staff and Board of Directors, our sincere thanks go to Tanner McCarthy, who has enhanced the Boykin Center by building new cabinets in our coat room, painting the kitchen and concession areas and adding bulletin boards for his Eagle Scout project. Tanner has previously participated in ACT! for Youth and Playhouse productions in our theater, and we are extremely grateful for his contributions to our beloved “Edna”. We always welcome Eagle Scout candidates to consider the Arts Council for their projects!

Thank youTanner McCarthy!

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Visual Arts EventsSeptember 29 –November 6, 2011

Patterns and Textures with sculptural potter Jenny Lou Sherburne and fabric artist Ann Roth, Annie D. Boykin Gallery

Alison Hesmer, WAAA Featured Artist, Lowe Gallery

Wilson County Elementary Teachers’ Student Art, Cooke Student Gallery

November 17* –December 21, 2011

Holiday Invitational Art Show and Sale, Annie D. Boykin, Lowe and Cooke galleries

*Preview Party for Arts Council contributors on Thursday, November 17. Opens to the public for viewing and sales on Friday, November 18.

January 16 –February 20, 2012

Portraits, The Photography of Jerome De Perlinghi, Annie D. Boykin Gallery

Gwen Hardie, WAAA Featured Artist, Lowe Gallery

The Gallery Shop has just received a new shipment of wonderful jewelry from Raleigh de-signer Sharon Tharrington of Sugarfoot Designs. In addition to her unique jewelry business, Sha-ron also owns and manages Art Source, a fine arts gallery where her designs are also featured.

Her new items include extra wide cuff brace-lets, colorful Murano bead necklaces and intri-cate neckpieces fashioned from wire and beads. Stop by The Gallery Shop and check us out! We are also your one-stop resource for unique gift items for the holidays. Shop hours are Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cash, checks and credit cards are welcomed.

What’s New at The Gallery Shop

Local author Merry Simmons is prepar-ing to teach a writ-ing workshop titled “Writing Popular Fiction That Sells!” for the Arts Council, potentially starting in late February. How-ever, in typical Merry fashion, she is also eyeballing a particular cruise and, if they’re not full, she may have to take advantage of that “sail!” “There are still all these places in the world I have not seen...” says Merry.

Merry (Meredith Simmons) has sold over a dozen short stories, primarily science fic-tion and fantasy, to major genre magazines like Asimov’s and Realms of Fantasy. She’s now attempting to embark on a career as a romance novelist, and currently has a re-quested submission under consideration at Berkley with her fingers crossed! To hone her craft, she’s attended innumerable resi-dential workshops and wants to share this information with the Wilson public.

“No one has to buy a book for this class,” says Merry. She is working on an outline that will address all of the needed basics – plot, character, voice, point of view, dia-logue, etc. as well as some basic grammar reviews. Merry figures if she starts with 15-20 minutes of grammar each class, ev-erything that comes after it will seem much more interesting! Merry says, “I’ve read enough ‘slush’ for a friend who edited an e-magazine to know it would be criminal to ignore grammar.” Barry’s favorite humor-ous quote from his e-mail correspondence with Merry is, “People are funny. They think they can write the great American novel with no preparation!”

Please go to http://meredithsimmons.com/ and enjoy learning more about Merry Simmons. If you are interested in this six weeks class, please call the Arts Council at 291-4329. Costs are $50 for contributors and $65.00 on non-contributors, and a mini-mum of ten participants are required for this class. If we get the ten required, then we may be able to keep Merry on dry land for a while!

Writing Popular Fiction that Sells!

Merry SimmonsHelp Create the

African American Music Trail

The 2011–2012 Community Folklife Documentation Institute focuses on the documentation and presentation of the African Ameri-can Music Trail, an eight-county project designed to stimulate cultural tourism in Eastern NC through the celebration of the region’s rich and unique African American musical heritage. The eight counties represented in the project are Edgecombe, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Nash, Pitt, Wayne and Wilson. CFDI will provide a monthly series of weekend documentary workshops at the Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge Gallery in Greenville, NC, through December, 2011 and at the Arts Council of Wayne County in Goldsboro, NC, from February–May, 2012. For further information visit ncarts.org.

The Community Folklife Documentation Institute September, 2011-May, 2012

Playhouse will hold auditions for Rodgers and Hammer-stein’s A Grand Night for Singing January 9 and 10, 2012 at the Wilson Arts Center from 7 – 9 p.m. Those auditioning for parts may bring their own music or music can be pro-vided. Men and women over the age of 16 are encouraged to audition.

Arts Council of Wilson124 Nash St. SW, Wilson, NC 27893 Tuesday thru Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

MissionThe mission of the Arts Council of Wilson is to improve the quality of life for all the citizens of Wilson County by providing cultural leadership and opportunities in the arts.

OfficersDell Joyner – PresidentJessica Satterfield – Vice PresidentConnie Farris – TreasurerPamela Small – SecretarySheila Wiggins – Past President

BoardCarolyn Harmon, Dan Blackmon, Paula Benson, Dale Bone, Lara Howe, Mark Gordon, Lisl Jenkins, Peggy Jennette, Dean Joyner, DeeAnn Macomson, Gwen Murrain, Tad Piner, Chuck Powell, Mayor Bruce Rose, Dan Whaley

StaffW. Barrett PageExecutive Director acw@wilsonarts.com | 252-291-4329 x12

Debbie WilliamsTheater Coordinatoracwtechnical@wilsonarts.com | 252-291-4329 x15

Chandra BollingOffice Manager& Box Office acwadmin@wilsonarts.com | 252-291-4329 x33

Martha NidaPerforming Arts Directoracwperforming@wilsonarts.com | 252-291-4329 x16

Sharon PierceBookkeeperacwfinance@wilsonarts.com | 252-291-4329 x11

Sherry MyersMarketing & Adult Education Directoracwmarketing@wilsonarts.com | 252-291-4329 x14

Amy Hughes Visual Arts Directoracwvisual@wilsonarts.com | 252-291-4329 x18

Carolyn MeltonReceptionistacwboxoffice@wilsonarts.com | 252-291-4329 x10

Bob OwensAfter Hours Security

SubmissionsAll submissions should be e-mailed to Sherry Myers at acwmarketing@wilsonarts.com by December 12. The Arts Courier is funded in part by a Grassroots grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency.

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Paint & Pour

The Arts Council’s Paint & Pour classes continue to grow in popularity with three sold-out sessions this fall! Each two-hour class offers an oppor-tunity to experience the joy of painting with instruction by some of Wilson’s most talented artists! The setting is relaxed and friendly, and the subjects are challenging, but not too complex for the novice painter. Participants may bring their favorite libations if they choose, and we supply all painting materials and barware. Call 291-4329 today to reserve your spot for these upcoming sessions:

Tuesday, November 8, 7 – 9 p.m.Studio One artist Jo Rhodes paints a Wilson favorite – a whirligig!

Tuesday, December 6, 7 – 9 p.m.Studio One artist Harriet Page gets you in the holiday spirit with her jolly Snowman.

Remember that we welcome private Paint & Pour parties! Call your friendly Arts Council staff for details.

Have you joined the FUN?!

Contributed photoWhimsical Whirligig by Studio One artist Jo Rhodes.

Contributed photoHoliday Snowman by Studio One artist Harriet Page.

Miracle on Nash Street….the science of Santa and the arts of the elves will begin the magic of the holidays in Downtown Wilson!

Join the Arts Council of Wilson and the Imagination Station in a celebration of the season for children! December 10 9am-12pm

Miracle on Nash Street

The Wilson Visitors Center invites the public to visit their new location, 209 Broad Street, in historic Downtown Wilson for a Ribbon Cutting ceremony and Open House on Thursday, December 8 from 5 – 8 p.m. It’s sure to be Simply Wonderful!

Contributed photoHappy Paint & Pour fans with artist Pegi Barnes Sharp on September 20!.