The NC A&T State Theatre Arts Program 2018-2019 Season begins with “Ruined” October 18-21 and 25-28, 2018 Thursday – Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. / Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at Paul Robeson Theatre on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University. From Lynn Nottage, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of such plays as “Fabulation” and “Intimate Apparel,” comes this haunting, probing work about the resilience of the human spirit during times of war. Set in a…
If Starbucks is offering pumpkin spice flavorings, it’s time to start thinking about the (day called) Hallowe’en graveyard tour! Last year more than a dozen New Gardeners dressed up and represented some of the fascinating people interred in our cemetery, and I almost remembered to stop at each of their graves (Sorry, “Mary Nicholson”!). One hundred people from around the community enjoyed the lantern-lit tour. Let me know if you’d like to reprise a role…
Parlor / 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. The League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad will give a presentation outlining our current state of healthcare, followed by discussion of the facts and different ways that we as a country might proceed.
Years ago, a bridge was installed across the drainage ditch that cuts across the yard between the Meeting House and the intersection of College Road and Friendly Avenue. The ditch, deep in places and lined with riprap, carries runoff from College Road into the city’s storm drain system. Now the city is about to make improvements to the waterway, and the bridge needs to go. If you or someone you know has a use for…
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. The Lunch-and-Learn program will feature Life in the Sacrifice Zone, a documentary on health problems related to Duke Energy’s Belews Creek coal ash ponds polluting ground water near Walnut Cove. Local artist Caroline Armijo and Walnut Cove residents are expected to join in the discussion to give witness to the problem. Bring a bag lunch and discuss the personal impacts of coal ash.
Family Camp is this weekend! We are scheduled to arrive at 5 p.m. on Friday and enjoy a “pitch-in” meal together. The rest of the weekend will be full of delicious food, fall crafts, baking, a pie-eating contest, bonfire and s’mores, and plenty of free time for walks, puzzles, and board games. Meeting for Worship is at the lake Sunday at 10 a.m. If you are interested in joining us Sunday morning, but are unable…
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Learn more about Quakerism and get to know other New Gardeners! Come and enjoy dinner with Friends, learn some basics about Quaker faith and practice, and enjoy worship together. People of all ages are welcome! For more information contact Margaret at ([email protected]) or 336-292-5487 or Karin at ([email protected]).
New Garden Friends Meeting Social Concerns Committee provides small grants to organizations for projects addressing priority issues through our Broader Concerns budget. Priorities for 2018, drawn from a Fall 2017 survey of New Gardeners include: peace and conflict prevention/resolution; poverty, homelessness, and hunger; youth engagement; environment and clean energy; social, racial, and economic justice and refugee crisis and immigrant rights. Worthy organizations advancing any of these priorities through programming or projects, should send a one…
Want to Do Something about Hunger in Greensboro? Volunteers are needed for a food drive on October 6. You can help end hunger in a very practical way by collecting food for the Greensboro Urban Ministry food pantry on Saturday, October 6, at Harris Teeter, across Friendly Avenue from New Garden Meeting. Contact Bill McNeil ([email protected]) or Betsy Jenson ([email protected]) if you can work an hour or two between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Help…
There are several upcoming opportunities to attend a two-day Racial Equity Workshop in Greensboro on September 24-25, 2018, and October 8-9, 2018. Workshops are designed to build the capacity of all persons in understanding and eliminating racial inequities, disparities and dis-proportionality within our society. The training is facilitated by the Racial Equity Institute. Continental breakfast and lunch are included. For additional information and registration forms, please contact Nora Jones at 336-271-6632 or by email at: ([email protected]).