Lord of the Pies at Whole Foods March 14th

Thursday, March 14, 2013
11am-1pm
Whole Foods – Winston-Salem
41 Miller St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27104

Now here is an event I can sink my teeth into. I prefer a good slice of pie to cake… especially if it’s custard or cream [fill in the blank]. Try a variety of pies from 11am-1pm. Donate $5 and throw a cream pie in the face of  Benji, Whole Foods team member. Proceeds go to the Whole Planet Foundation.

Triad Tuesday: Winter Art Classes for Kids

Winter Art Classes
Kids Ages 8-11
Saturdays in February
1-2:30PM
Artist’s Loft at
Bethania Mill & Village Shops
$25/class
(336) 978-0137

Triad Tuesday: Chocolate Art

The Art of Chocolate:
Truffle Decorating Class
Friday, Februart 1, 2013
6-8PM
Sawtooth School for Visual Art

Give your sweetheart treats with a personal touch — learn the art of chocolate truffle embellishment from local chocolatier Jiliana Dulaney of Haute Chocolate at the Sawtooth School for Visual Art. Registration is $30 and includes four (4) truffles and a gift box, and participants will have the opportunity to purchase additional truffles to embellish during the class. Bring a bottle of wine or and snacks to make it even more festive! Registration ends January 29th. Contact: 336-723-7395.

First Friday Gallery Hop!

Winston-Salem’s Downtown Arts District (DADA) presents the “first” First Friday Gallery Hop of 2013! Ring in the New Year artfully and make a resolution to add more local art to your life!

The Arts District (Trade Street and surrounding streets downtown) will be hopping as galleries open new artist exhibits and live music fills the streets. Bump into friends and dine at one of the many great downtown restaurants for a fun-filled evening!

“Channeling Little Debbie”, acryilc, enamel, digitally enhanced image by Mike Foley on view at Artworks Gallery.

Artworks Gallery at 564 N. Trade St., opens a show for three new members: Tyrie Brown, Mike Foley and John Hamilton. Meet the artists Friday at the Gallery Hop!

Triad Tuesday: Krankies Craft Fair

Krankies Craft Fair
Krankies Coffee
211 E. Third St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Friday, December 14, 5-10PM
Saturday, December 15, 9AM-3PM

It’s that wonderful time of year – when you can buy beautiful handcrafted locally-made crafts and even locally grown produce at the annual Krankies Holiday Craft Fair! On Friday, December 14 from 5-10PM and Saturday, December 15 from 9AM-3PM. Located in Krankies Coffee warehouse at 211 E. Third Street in Winston-Salem, you’ll find art, knitted hat and scarves, soaps, ornaments, produce, pottery and so much more! Admission is free. Coffee and baked goods available for purchase.

UNCSA’s Nutcracker: A Spectacular Christmas Dream

For 47 years, the UNC School of the Arts (UNCSA) has graced audiences with their performance of The Nutcracker at the Stevens Center, which the school now owns. This production of the world’s most popular ballet is certainly jewel we wear proudly in our crown as the city of Arts and Innovation. The UNCSA’s The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition for many in the area, bringing thousands to the streets of downtown Winston-Salem. The UNCSA’s production of the ballet is like a glorious advent calendar gift we get to open in anticipation of Christmas, chock full of ballet talent, exquisite costumes, stunning set designs and the live orchestra, directed by Charles Barker, as it plays Tchaikovsky’s score, is the sparkly frosting on the Christmas cake. The 2012 performance just celebrated opening night Saturday, December 8, 2012.

As soon as the guests leave and Clara reluctantly bids Fritz goodbye, she dozes off with her nutcracker in her arms and the magnificent Christmas tree, illuminated by hundreds of fiber optic lines, quadruples in size to give the illusion that Clara has shrunk to the size of a doll. A troop of adorable baby mice and playful mice skitter and dance and made the audience laugh before harassing Clara. The now life-size nutcracker steps in to save her. After battling with the mouse king, with Clara’s help, the nutcracker kills the mouse king, and transforms into a prince (who resembles Fritz).A wintry scene opens as the family returns home to welcome guests to their Christmas party. The children did such an amazing job as the rowdy little boys play soldiers and tout their trumpets. Then the mysterious councilman, magician and toymaker, Drosselmeyer, who is also god father to Clara and Fritz, enters to entertain the children with tricks and toys and a gift of a special nutcracker to Clara. The following party scenes foreshadow Clara’s magical dream to come.

The Nutcracker Prince takes Clara through an enchanted forest where the snow flakes dance. The production does a wonderful job with the special effect of falling snow. As the music gets faster and more dancers enter the scene, even more snow falls, and faster, resembling a blizzard before the dancers peel off and the snow lightens. After intermission, the curtain rose and the audience gasped as a thick fog rolled off the stage and into the orchestra pit. The prince leads Clara to the Land of Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy is presiding until the Prince’s return. The prince acts out the story for the royal court, recounting the battle with the Mouse King. To reward Clara’s heroism, treats from around the world dance for her: chocolate from Spain, tea from China, coffee from Arabia, vodka from Russia, Danish shepherdesses, and the always bizarre, yet comedic, giant Mother Ginger, who is rolled out before releasing her clown “Ginger Snaps” children from under her skirts, followed by a dancing bouquet of flowers, and ending with the Sugar Plum Fairy’s waltz with her  cavalier. Clara wakes to find that it was all a beautiful dream.

Based on the professional caliber of the production, unwitting viewers would be astonished to discover that it is an all-school production featuring students not only as the cast, but also in the orchestra and crew. However, world-renowned guests artists Veronika Part (Principal, American Ballet Theatre) and Charles Askegard (Principal, New York City Ballet) will join the UNCSA cast for the performances on December 13 at 7:30 p.m. and December 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Not only is the dancing and the music phenomenal, it is impossible to say enough about the costumes in this production. To get lost in the confections of the costume shop of this production would be a be a particularly sweet bit of heaven.

The full performance schedule for the UNCSA production of The Nutcracker is: Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Ticket prices are: Prime Orchestra, $68; Orchestra Center, $50 for adults and $35 for children 13 and under; Orchestra Sides and Front Balcony, $45 for adults and $30 for children 13 and under; Center Balcony, $33 for adults and $24 for children 13 and under; Rear Balcony, $25 for adults and $20 for children 13 and under. Prime Orchestra seating for the two guest artist performances on Dec. 13 and 14 is $75.  For the best deal in town take advantage of the great prices on The Nutcracker “Family Four Pack” for the evening performances on Thursday, Dec. 13 and Sunday, Dec. 16: $130 for Orchestra Side/Front Balcony and $95 for Center Balcony.  The “Family Four Pack” offer is subject to availability.

Vote for a Local School to Win a Grant!

Vote for the Arts Based School in Winston-Salem to win a grant from Clorox — It is the only school in our area that’s in the running, and currently placing at #6 in the voting, this little school still has a fighting chance!

To vote, visit https://powerabrightfuture.clorox.com/gallery/search-gal/
• Once you click on the link you can either type “Winston Salem” into the Location Search box OR “The Arts Based School” into the Keyword Search. Either one will take you directly to the page.
• From here you need to “Register” if this is your first time voting online – easy and fast!
• If you are already a registered user, simply click on “Log on” and enter your email and password
• Then click on the “Vote for This” button on our page
• It will ask you to confirm your vote, click on “Confirm this”
• You’re done! Repeat every 24 hours until December 19, 2012!

You may also vote via text – very easy!

• Text to 95248
• Send the message “1937pbf”
• That’s it! Repeat every 24 hours until December 19, 2012!

The Arts Based School is a public charter school located in downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ABS is committed to active and creative scholarly exploration that engages students, their family/community, and all school personnel in the learning experience. The arts allow for multiple ways of knowing/learning to be realized through individualized and intimately integrated interdisciplinary, arts-based instruction. Our school uses the arts-music, dance, drama, and visual art to inspire and instruct students in their learning. These authentic interactions with the arts in learning provide an immediate and dynamic experience that last a lifetime.

Technology, including i-pads, cameras, and editing software in the hands of the students elevates student’s creativity and experience, making each experience with the arts an opportunity to capture, edit, create, and express through documentary film. The students will use performance,filming, writing, editing and producing the documentary films to multiply the value of each learning encounter. As each grade level, teachers and students create an original theatrical performance that integrates their learning from all disciplines. Having students use technology to enhance and extend the learning from these “informances” will give our students opportunities to express creativity and incorporate 21st century skills.

Triad Tuesday: Deck the Halls at Sawtooth

“DECK THE HALLS” at the Sawtooth School for Visual Art! This event at Sawtooth School for Visual Art is always one of my favorite places to shop for Christmas gifts. Beautiful art made locally at affordable prices! The preview party for will be this Thursday, November 29, and thereafter the shop is open to the public through December 22nd. With nearly 100 artists and craftsmen represented, you’re sure to find that perfect gift, from jewelry, to home accessories, there is something for everyone.

Sawtooth School for Visual Art
251 N. Spruce St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 723-7395

West End Holiday Tour of Homes: December 9, 2012

Beautiful architecture and decorating on display in the lovely Historic District of West End in Winston-Salem during their bi-annual West End Holiday tour of homes on Sunday, December 9, 2012. For more photos of the sites on the tour, visit www.Facebook.com/WestEndHomeTour . Buy tickets in advance for $12 at Old Winston Social Club, Re-Tale, 1502 Fabrics and Whole Foods. Buy tickets the day of for $15 at Old Winston Social Club, or $12 with 3 canned food items to be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank. Free carriage rides for ticket holders, as well as van transportation between stops. Mozelle’s Southern Bistro, The Old Fourth Street Filling Station and Burke Street Pizza will be offering 15% off to ticket holders that day.

Enter the Mac & Cheese Fest!

It’s time to break out your Nana’s best macaroni & cheese recipe and enter the 2nd Annual Mac & Cheese Fest at Old Winston Social Club this Saturday! Registration is free. Enter by 1pm Saturday, when the fest starts! For more information and to download last year’s winning recipe, visit www.macandcheesefest.com.