2013 Sacred Art Tour Comes to the Piedmont Triad June 12-16

Saxapahaw Welcomes the Tibetan Monks of the Sacred Art Tour from Drepung Gomang 

Monastery June 12 -16 SaxArt Gallery, 1616 Jordan Street Saxapahaw, NC

June 12 10:00 am Opening Ceremony for Mandala Construction
             Noon to closing Mandala Construction
June 13 10:00 am to closing Mandala Construction
June 14 10:00 am to closing Mandala Construction
               7:00 pm to 9:00 PM An Evening with the Monks
                                               By reservation
June 15 10:00 to noon Sand Painting Workshop
                                              By reservation
             Noon to closing Mandala Construction
June 16 10:00 am to 1:30 pm Mandala Viewing
               2:00 pm Deconstruction Ceremony

There is no admission to the opening and closing ceremonies or during the construction of the mandala, but your donations will be greatly appreciated. The 2013 tour group has been held up for 5 months getting visas approved and have lost the events scheduled for the first 5 months of 2013.

 A Tibetan Bazaar will be set up from June 12th to June 16th for the sale of Tibetan handicrafts created by the Tibetan refugee community located in South India refugee settlements.

100% of all proceeds go directly to support, educate, house, feed and clothe the 2000+ refugee monks living at Drepung Gomang Monastery located in Lama Camp #2 of the Tibetan Colony located in Karnataka, India.

The Sacred Art Tour is sponsored by Drepung Gomang Institute, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. It is the official USA seat of Drepung Gomang Monastery. Drepung Gomang Tour members are refugee monks now living at the monastery. The Drepung Gomang Monastery was founded in 1416 near Lhasa, Tibet and its college is the oldest of the four colleges of Drepung. In 1959, before the invasion of Communist China, Drepung Monastery has more than 10,000 monks. Gomang College produced many eminent Buddhist masters and has been a very important Tibetan Buddhist learning center. Each of the colleges of Drepung has its specialty and the focus of Gomang is philosophy, logic and debate.

Reservations are encouraged for the Evening with the Monks and the Workshop, because they have filled up early in the past years. Go to www.monkstour.info to make your reservations online.

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Movie in the Park Starts in Kernersville 2013

We love Movie in the Park!

Projected onto a giant blow-up screen in Harmon Park, Kernersville.

Get there early! Bring your blankets and lawn chairs! 

FREE!

See you there!

Rain dates are usually the following Saturday.  Be sure to "like" Kernersville Parks and Recreation on Facebook 

for more information.

Winston-Salem: Centennial Celebration May 9-12, 2013

Winston-Salem: Celebrating 100 Years 

The City of Winston-Salem is having a big, four-day Centennial celebration!  Many of the planned events are free, including Community Day in Old Salem, a parade, and a party in Corpening Plaza.  You'll find all of the free events listed here, with a link to the official website at the bottom of this page.  See you there!

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Historic marker unveiling
5:30pm-6:45pm 100 block of Main Street

Public reception with historic display
6:45pm-7:45pm City Hall


Friday, May 10, 2013

Blue Moon Gallery Hop 5-10pm
Art on Display:

WS/FC Schools Art
216 W 6th St

WS Police Department Historic Artifacts
629 N Trade St

WS Fire Department Historic Artifacts 
619 N Trade St

Downtown Arts District participating locations:

• Alan G Miller Underwater Photographer - 625 N. Trade St.
• Center City Frame Shop - 625 N. Trade St.
• Delurk Gallery - 207 W 6th St
• Earthbound Arts - 610 N Trade St.
• Fiber Company - 600 N Trade St.
• Kindred Spirits-537 N Trade St.
• Marianne DiNapli-Mylet - 625 N. Trade St.
• Mary Baily Thomas - 625 N. Trade St.
• Paz Boutique - 633 N Trade St.
• Piedmont Craftsmen - 601 N Trade St.
• Retro Art Ware - 608-A N Trade St.
• Shawn Beard - 625 N. Trade St.
• Studio 7 - 619 N Trade St.
• Studios at 625 - 625 N. Trade St.
• Swift Wade Gallery - 560 N Trade St
• The Other Half - 560 N Trade St.
• Willy Nilly/ Deborah Willard Design - 604-A N Trade

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Community Day at Old Salem

9:30am-4:30pm   Free admission for everyone for the entire day!  Go here for a full schedule of planned activities.

Centennial Parade

2-3pm  Parade route starts on Main Street in Old Salem and continues to 3rd Street, West for one block to Liberty, then South to Corpening Plaza.  To see a map of the parade route go here.

Party in the Plaza

3-8pm Party after the parade at Corpening Plaza with food, vendors and live music.  

3-4pm High School Musical Review: Reagan, Glenn, East and Reynolds.

4-5:45 Rhonda Thomas and Dee Lucas

6:15-8pm Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen

Saturday, May 12, 2013

Worship Service at the May Dell

4-5:30pm Multi-congregational service at the May Dell at Salem Academy and College, 500 E Salem Ave.  In case of inclement weather, activities will be held in Hanes Auditorium on campus.  Call to Worship by Rev. Laura Spangler, Community choirs, Lovefeast, remarks by Rev. Dr. Gary Chapman, Sermon by Rev. Dr. Sam Stevenson.

Winston-Salem Then & Now

See the historical videos of the history of Winston-Salem here.

Go to the Winston-Salem Centennial Celebration website here.