September 29th – October 1st - A Great Weekend for Art and Culture in Greensboro!

 

There are some great artistic and cultural events scheduled around Greensboro this weekend. From performances and exhibitions to demonstrations and celebrations, there's something for everyone!

Friday, September 29

5-9pm - The Sewing Shop: The Hair Journey Ballet Costume-Making Workshop at Royal Expressions School of Dance,  1220-E Battleground Ave Greensboro, NC 27408

We are inviting aspiring costume and apparel designers and makers to join us as we create the costumes for The Hair Journey Ballet. We need people to measure, cut, hand sew, and sew on a machine. Bring your machine if you have one, or use one of our extras. All others supplies are provided. If you are a beginner and want to learn, we will teach you. If you are intermediate and want to practice then this is for you! If you are advanced and want to bless us, then we thank you! We have had all levels come through our costume shop to help us and it will truly take a village to create the 40+ costumes we need to make by February 2024!

8:00pm-midnight - Greensboro Pride annual Pride Kickoff Party at Boxcar Bar + Arcade, 120 W Lewis St, Greensboro

The party will be hosted by Brenda the Drag Queen and will feature performances by Tia Chanella, Omega St. James, Marceline Mashic, Arianna XLopez, and Miss Cocktail. Must be 21+ with valid ID.

Saturday, September 30

8am – 11:30pm -Tie Dye Workshop with H2O Dyes at The Corner Farmers Market, 2105 W Market Street Greensboro, NC 27403

Join Julie Hardy of H2o Tie Dyes for this fun and creative dye workshop! $15 for adults and $10 for kids provides a prepared-for-dyeing tee shirt, all other supplies, and hands-on instruction.

9am-4pm Bricksboro with NC LUG at The Greensboro Science Center, 4301 Lawndale Dr Greensboro, NC 27455

The Greensboro Science Center is partnering again with the North Carolina LEGO® Users Group (NC LUG) to host Bricksboro on Saturday, September 30 & Sunday, October 1! Stop by the great hall to see a wide variety of builds, ranging from cityscapes, space, castles, mechanical machines, animals and so much more! Guests will have the opportunity to see some original creations, learn building techniques, and talk about anything and everything LEGO® related! Bricksboro activities are available 9-4 pm both days, and included with GSC membership or general admission.

4pm - So You Wanna Do a Solo Show at the Stephen D. Hyers Theatre in the Cultural Center, 200 N Davie St Greensboro, NC 27401

The free workshop explores how YOU can create your own solo show! Join Deonna Kelli Sayed, writer and performer of American Body: The Solo Show, for an introductory workshop on how you can can write and star in your very own solo show. Deonna will go over different types of solo show work and how the solo show democratizes theatre (anyone can perform, and you don't need a theatre space to do it)! We will do writing and performance prompts. No writing or acting experience is required. Bring paper/pen and a willingness to explore! This event is great for anyone 14+ (and older)!

Sunday, October 1

11am – 6pm - Greensboro Pride Festival and Parade on South Elm Street, West Market Street, and West Lewis Street in downtown Greensboro.

This year's headliners are Heidi N Closet and LaLa Ri, widely known from Ru Paul's Drag Race. The main stage will be hosted by Brenda The Drag Queen and Lawanda Jackson, while dozens of performers will take the stage throughout the festival. There's also a record-high number of vendors participating this year. The event is free to the public.

12 noon – 5pm – Art in the Arboretum at Greensboro Arboretum, 3299 Starmount Dr, Greensboro, NC 27403.

This juried art- and fine-craft event will feature regional artists exhibiting their hand-crafted offerings in an outdoor gallery. There will be also be live entertainment, interactive art activities, food and beverage vendors, and more. Admission is free!

You can also find What's Good in Greensbroro? on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Whats-Good-in-Greensboro-848569635208317/ . See you there!

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Donations Are Being Accepted by GYC for Camille's Closet and Theo's Threads

It's time again to think about prom! As we've written about before, Greensboro Youth Council (GYC) collects new or gently-used formalwear for students in need so that they can have something nice to wear to prom in the spring. Of course, since receiving, reviewing, and organizing donations, takes time, this process starts well before prom. In fact, it started this week! 

You can donate both clothing and also accessories, like jewelry, belts, and purses. 

Here are the donation guidelines: 

Items donated must be purchased 2018 or later and follow the guidelines below.

Clothing

All items must be:

-free of stains, snags, rips, and tears

-in good working condition

-include all accents such as beading, laces, buckles, and snaps.

Accessories

Jewelry clasps and backs must be in working condition.

Purse zippers, snaps, and clasps must close.

Items that are tarnished, discolored or that do not meet these guidelines will not be accepted.

There is an especially great need for plus-sized dresses and gowns and big and tall dress shirts and pants.

The donation drive runs from February 13 through March 10th. Kids will be "shopping" March 29-31. Donations can be dropped off at the following locations: 

BackPack Beginnings, 3711 Alliance Dr, Greensboro, NC

Dillard’s, 150 Four Seasons Town Center, Greensboro, NC

Greensboro Youth Council, 200 N Davie St #315, Greensboro, NC

Griffin Recreation Center, 5301 Hilltop Rd, Jamestown, NC

Lindley Recreation Center, 2907 Springwood Dr, Greensboro, NC

Peeler Recreation Center, 1300 Sykes Ave, Greensboro, NC

Warnersville Recreation Center, 601 Doak St, Greensboro, NC

Please consider donating to this great cause! 

You can also find What's Good in Greensbroro? on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Whats-Good-in-Greensboro-848569635208317/ . See you there!

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Christmas Activities in Greensboro

Monday, December 19th

Christmas break Holiday Camps

Dec 19, 2022, – Jan 2, 2023

iCode Greensboro

3712 Lawndale Dr C, Greensboro, NC

Looking for a last minute place for your child to go while on Christmas break? iCode Greensboro is still enrolling for 5 days 3 days camps and 1 day camps! 

For more information visit https://icodeschool.com/greensboro/camps/ or call 336-790-1882 and find out how to save your child a seat! Camps are 8 am - 5 pm.

Christmas Festival at McLaurin Farms

Dec 19 - 23, 30th,  6 – 9 PM

5601 N Church St, Greensboro, NC

Memories are made at Christmas, and McLaurin Farms is here to help you do that, as our Christmas event is one of the highlights of our season. It’s so much more than your typical “drive-through” light show; it’s so much more! You can take a hayride through the lights. You have beautiful photo opportunities as well, as kids get to see Santa. 

More info: https://local.aarp.org/event/christmas-festival-2022-12-19-greensboro-nc.html

Christmas in Connecticut - Christmas in the Crown

Dec 19, 2022, 7:30 PM

Carolina Theatre

310 S Greene St, Greensboro, NC

Barbara Stanwyck stars as a famous expert on marriage, cooking, and homemaking who is asked by her publisher to host a national hero for Christmas dinner at her famous Connecticut home. It should be simple, but she must scramble to keep the secret that she’s single, can’t cook, and doesn’t own a home. With a lot of help, meticulous planning, and split-second timing, the urban sophisticate may just succeed, but the unforeseen happens when she falls in love with her guest. Also starring Dennis Morgan and Sydney Greenstreet. Directed by Peter Godfrey. 1945. Not Rated. 1 hour 42 minutes.

https://carolinatheatre.com/event/78204amgkpmqgdlbtnbsgcsbrdllbcjrv/

Holiday Piano Concert at the Virginia Somerville Sutton Theatre, Well Spring

Dec 19 2022 at 7:30 pm

Well•Spring, A Life Plan Community, 

4100 Well Spring Dr, Greensboro

A collection of Holiday favorites featuring fun versions of classic carols, White Christmas film favorites and Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas. It's sure to be a treat to celebrate the holidays with your favorite carols!

https://allevents.in/greensboro/holiday-piano-concert/200023727966237

Wednesday, December 21st

Market open for Winter Solstice-Pre Christmas

Dec 21, 8 AM – 12 PM

Greensboro Farmers Curb Market

501 Yanceyville St, Greensboro

https://gsofarmersmarket.org/page/2/

Christmas Around the World

Wed, Dec 21, 12:00 – 1:30 PM

McGirt-Horton Branch Library

2501 Phillips Ave, Greensboro

Celebrating holidays around the world and the McGirt-Horton Branch is hosting the Christmas celebration on Winter Solstice. Free

https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/82215/23

Thursday, December 22nd

RunClub's Holiday Guzzler 2022

Dec 22, 6 PM

SouthEnd Brewing Co

117B W Lewis St, Greensboro

Save the date! The Guzzler is back, bigger and better this year, combining forces from SouthEnd Run Club and the Monday OG RunClub from Sticks & Stones!

We're planning a new ~5ish mile pub run route around downtown GSO mixing up some new stops and past favs. Details to follow after we get it dialed in.

Wear your most festive holiday outfit (that you can run in, of course!). The lighter, brighter, merrier... the better!

We'll start and end with beers from SouthEnd, getting back in plenty of time to place a dinner order from their awesome kitchen.

https://allevents.in/greensboro/guzzler

Friday, December 23rd

It’s A Wonderful Life – Carolina Classic Holiday Movie

Dec 23, 2 PM

Carolina Theatre

310 S Greene St, Greensboro, NC

George Bailey is a small-town man whose life seems so desperate that he contemplates suicide. He had always wanted to leave Bedford Falls to see the world, but circumstances and his own good heart have led him to stay. (He sacrificed his education for his brother’s, kept the family-run savings and loan afloat, protected the town from the avarice of the greedy banker Mr. Potter, and married his childhood sweetheart.) As he prepares to jump from a bridge, his guardian angel intercedes, showing him what life would have become for the residents of Bedford Falls is he had never lived. Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, and Henry Travers. Directed by Frank Capra. 1946, Rated PG. 2 hours 12 minutes.

https://www.artsgreensboro.org/event/its-a-wonderful-life-carolina-classic-holiday-movie-2/2022-12-23/

Saturday, December 24th (Christmas Eve)

Christmas Eve Market 

December 24th, 7am-12 noon

Greensboro Farmers Curb Market

501 Yanceyville St, Greensboro

Last minute gift buying or special meal preparations? Come be a part of the festive Christmas cheer at the Market on Saturday, December 24th. You’ll enjoy a warm holiday atmostphere to finish up those final holiday details!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1844644399088127/

Black Santa Comes To Greensboro - 4th Annual Holiday Event

Dec 24, 2022 from 9am to 1pm

Genius Creations, 2804 Randleman Rd, Greensboro

$10 Breakfast with Santa:

9:00am-9:30am.

$30 Professional Photos

9:45am-11:45am.

Snack with Santa

12:00pm-12:30pm.

Write Wish List & Give to Santa 12:30-1:00pm.

https://allevents.in/greensboro/black-santa-comes-to-greensboro-nc-4th-annual-holiday-event/200023620910703

You can also find What's Good in Greensbroro? on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Whats-Good-in-Greensboro-848569635208317/ . See you there!

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Hispanic Heritage Month Kicks off Tomorrow, September 15th

 

Hispanic Heritage Month started back in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988. Unlike other “national months”, Hispanic Heritage Month doesn't occur on a calendar month, but rather a 30-day period from September 15^th to October 15^th. This is because the date of September 15 is significant in the Hispanic community, being the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. So much to celebrate! The theme for 2022 is "Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation."

Greensboro has a vibrant Hispanic community, made up of people from many different countries from the Spanish-speaking world, including Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, and more. There are many different individual local cultures within the larger Latin culture that can be explored – the foods, language dialects, traditions, fashion – it's all good, and learning about it is fun and exciting!

Here are some upcoming events for Hispanic Heritage Month:

Saturday, September 24^th

The Hemphill Branch of the Greensboro Public Library is hosting Unleash Your Hope, a LatinX Art Show from 3-5 pm, Saturday, September 24, 2301 W. Vandalia Rd. Sponsored by the Café con Libros Bilingual Book and Conversation Club the art show will feature works by noted artists Lina Fernández Giraldo of Greensboro and Gabriela Costas of Winston Salem, along with other LatinX artists from the Triad and North Carolina. https://www.greensboroartshub.com/event/visual-arts/hispanic-heritage-month-art-show/

CELEBRATION: Hispanic Heritage Month at Lebauer Park, downtown Greensboro – 6-8pm. This is a special and FREE event, to take place before the Mariachi Cobre concert with the Greensboro Symphony in Greensboro. https://www.facebook.com/events/324395643210932/

Mariachi Cobre and the Greensboro Symphony at the Tanger Performing Arts Center

Doors open: 7pm
Showtime: 8pm

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Michelle Merrill, conductor
Mariachi Cobre

Tickets start at $35 https://www.ticketmaster.com/mariachi-cobre-and-the-greensboro-symphony-greensboro-north-carolina-09-24-2022/event/2D005CDEB69234E0

Tuesday, September 27^th

¡Descubra su herencia! Genealogy for Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

• Date:09/27/2022 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

• Location:Central Library
  219 N. Church St.
  Greensboro, North Carolina 27401

• Cost: Free

Join us to explore resources to research your family genealogy. We will use Ancestry and other databases tailored to families of Hispanic/Latinx heritage. Instruction will be in English with assistance in Spanish if needed.

Space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, please email Beth Bowles, or call 336-373-7605.

https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/79154/23

Also, check out Casa Azul of Greensboro, Supporting Latino Arts and Culture

https://casaazulgreensboro.org/

In case you're wondering whether the terms “Hispanic” and “Latin American” are interchangeable, they're actually not, although they overlap a lot. Hispanic people are those whose native language is Spanish, so that includes people from Europe as well as people from the Americas. It doesn't include people from Brazil, though, because Brazilians speak Portuguese. Latin American refers to people from the countries in North and South America whose language is derived from Latin – Spanish and Portuguese, but also French (so French-speaking nations like Haiti and French Guiana are part of Latin America). It goes all the way from Mexico in North America to the tip of the South American continent, including islands such as the Dominican Republic and Ecuador. This time, Brazil is included, as Portuguese is derived from Latin.  

Now, come on out and enjoy learning about culture - it never hurts to be more unidos (united)!

You can also find What's Good in Greensbroro? on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Whats-Good-in-Greensboro-848569635208317/ . See you there!

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988 Suicide Prevention and Substance Abuse Dialing Code Nationwide Rollout July 16, 2022

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is instituting a new, nationwide 988 code to access suicide prevention and substance abuse counseling.

988 will work similarly to 911 – just dial the three digits, with no 1 or area code needed.

About 988

A new 3-digit dialing code, 988, has been designated to operate through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s (1-800-273-8255) network.

The Lifeline is a national network of over 200 local, independent crisis centers equipped to help people in mental health-related distress or experiencing a suicidal crisis via call, chat, or text, providing free and confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or mental health-related distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the country. The Lifeline accepts calls, texts, and chats from anyone who needs support for a suicidal, mental health and/or substance use crisis, for yourself or for someone you care about.

On Saturday, July 16, 2022, the U.S. will transition to using the 988 dialing code.

Even though 988 is being implemented, the 1-800-273-8255 number (Suicide Prevention Hotline) will still be available. After July 16, 2022, using either number will get people to the same services. 988 is simply an easier-to-remember way to access a strengthened and expanded network of crisis call centers.

988 is a direct connection to compassionate, accessible care and support for anyone experiencing mental health-related distress – whether that is thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance-use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress. People can also dial 988 if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.

The 988 dialing code is a first step toward strengthening and transforming crisis care in this country. It serves as a universal entry point, so that no matter where you live in the country, you can reach a trained crisis counselor who can help.

You can also find What's Good in Greensbroro? on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Whats-Good-in-Greensboro-848569635208317/ . See you there!

Recycle Your Styrofoam and Help Reduce Homelessness

Do you have a foam cooler that's beginning to wear out, or have you been accumulating foam packing pieces that you hate to throw out but don't know where to take for recycling? Even though the City of Greensboro isn't able to accept styrofoam as part of the curbside recycling program, there is still a way to recycle your clean, dry styrofoam, and as an added bonus, your donation of styrofoam can help Tiny House Community Development, Inc., reduce homelessness.

Tiny House Community Development is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit organization working to build tiny house communities throughout North Carolina. They can take one standard-sized lot and place several tiny homes on it, creating a community and helping to make safe, permanent, affordable housing for those experiencing homelessness. THCD works with local nonprofit housing organizations to qualify potential residents, to whom the tiny houses are leased based on their income and current situation. THCD is currently working to develop tiny house communities in Greensboro, High Point, and Winston Salem, and there is already a finished project in Greensboro, the Hammer Tiny House Community, with 6 tiny houses occupied.

You can donate any clean, dry styrofoam, from takeout containers and egg cartons to foam “bricks”, coolers, and other packaging. They cannot accept foam “peanuts”, so please recycle those by reusing them. Please make sure there are no labels or tape on the styrofoam. You can drop off your foam at the outdoor recycling containers behind the Tiny House Community Development facility at 1310 West Gate City Boulevard in Greensboro, between McCormick Street and Neal Street and across from the Kaplan Center for Wellness.

Happy Recycling!

To learn more about the Tiny House project, click here:

https://www.tinyhousesgreensboro.com/

To learn the details about exactly how the foam is recycled, click here:

https://www.tinyhousesgreensboro.com/recycling

You can also find What's Good in Greensbroro? on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Whats-Good-in-Greensboro-848569635208317/ . See you there!

Styrofoam image from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/styrofoam-packing-white-recyclable-3294019/

Image of THCD Recycling center from https://www.tinyhousesgreensboro.com/

Greensboro Residents Can Still Get Rental or Mortgage Assistance under the CARES Act

The City of Greensboro wants you to know that if you are behind on your rent or mortgage payments because your household has been affected by COVID-19, financial assistance is still available from funds provided by the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act. Of the $5.5 million awarded by the federal government, over $3 million has been earmarked to help residents with housing assistance.

The timeframe, which previously was only between April 1st-June30th of last year, has been extended, and applications are still being taken. So if your rent or mortgage payments have been behind by at least one month since last April, you could qualify for assistance under the CARES act. 

Qualified Greensboro residents can apply for up to $1500 in assistance to pay a mortgage or up to $1900 to pay rent and utilities. Assistance is available as a one-time payment or as three monthly payments. 

To learn more and to apply online, go to www.greensboro-nc.gov/CARESHousingAssistance . 

You can also find What's Good in Greensbroro? on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Whats-Good-in-Greensboro-848569635208317/ . See you there!

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