Annual Cannon/Fieldcrest/Pillowtex Reunion

Former employees of the Distribution Center at Cannon/Fieldcrest/Pillowtex and their guests are invited to gather at Golden Corral in Concord on Friday, May 6 at noon for a Dutch-treat luncheon. The most senior person attending and the person with the longest consecutive years of employment will be recognized.

 The Rowan Redbuds

The Rowan Redbuds Garden Club will meet Thursday, April 28, at 1 p.m. at Hurley Park. Guests are welcome. Kim Fahs, president 704-754-8905.

 DAV Veteran transportation network 

The DAV Veteran transportation network of Rowan County is seeking volunteers are needed to take veterans to hospital appointments. Inquire at the VAMC Salisbury volunteer office or contact Jim Martin at 704-638-9000 X3904.

R. A. Clement May Day/Work Day

CLEVELAND — The West Rowan Neighborhood Center Advisory Council and the R. A. Clement Alumni will celebrate Rosenwald Day by joining together for a work day at the Rosenwald School site on Krider Street on April 30. Volunteers and board members will be on site 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Alumni and friends are encouraged to come out and lend a hand with painting, cleaning and sorting books and materials for the proposed library.

The school, named for Rufus Alexander Clement, in one of more that 4,000 schools built by Julius Rosenwald for the education of African American children in the rural south in the early 1900s. It is one of two remaining Rosenwald Schools in Rowan County. Parts of the the building are currently being used by community groups for meetings and events, and will be available for activities during the summer.

For more information, contact Catrelia Hunter at catreliavshunter@outlook.com

Waterworks Visual Arts Center and Catawba College Center for the Environment will host Enviromingle, featuring a public forum and panel discussion on “Connecting people to the natural world.” The event is Tuesday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m. at Waterworks, 123 E. Liberty St. There is no cost to attend, but reservations are required at marketing@waterworks.org

Panelists:

Mary Corinne Degood has garnered more than 15 years of professional experience working in non-profit and formal education settings.

Katie Reefe Skalka is employed as a middle school science and math teacher at Salisbury Academy.

Jim Lee is a multifaceted artist whose works include audio installations, sculptures, photography, and other media.

Dr. Bethany Sinnott  taught at Catawba College from 1969 until retirement in 2011, specializing in Shakespeare and  serving as English Department Chair and Director of the Humanities Division.

Dr. John Wear is the founder and executive director of the Center for the Environment and associate professor of biology and environmental science at Catawba College.

See http://www.centerfortheenvironment.org/

 

Catawba winds up its choral season

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Catawba student composers, conductors, singers and instrumentalists will be the primary focus of “OurSong3,” Catawba College’s final choral concert of the 2015-2016 academic year.

Unique in many ways, and ever-changing, “OurSong3” has become a yearly choral tradition at Catawba. Selections for the program are chosen exclusively by the members of the various ensembles themselves, bringing a wonderful mix of styles and traditions to the program. This year, four original compositions by student composers will be premiered. These will be sung by the College’s newest performing choir, the PopAC. Additionally, two works have been chosen and rehearsed by student conductors Hunter Safrit and Robert Thornton. The fast-paced 75-minute concert will feature the 70 voices of the Catawba Singers, the intimate sounds of the smaller Chamber Ensemble and the fun of the PopAC.

The concert will be held in the Omwake-Dearborn Chapel on Sunday, May 1 at 4 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. Works on the program include: Take Me to the Water, Battle of Jericho, Flanders Fields, John the Revelator, Calling my Children Home, Stitches and I Choose You. The program will be accompanied by Jacob Hahn and Susan Trivet on piano. Various student instrumentalists playing a wide variety of instruments will also be featured. The choirs are directed by Dr. Phillip E. Burgess, Catawba’s Director of Choral and Vocal Studies.