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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday,April 1,2009 - 11
Coastal Jazz Association
Presents Tribute
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
The Coastal Jazz
Association presents a trib
ute to Duke Ellington on
Sunday, April 19, 2009
which will feature special
guest saxophonist, Mark
Sterbank.
This event will be cele
brating the legacy left by
one of America’s greatest
musicians/composers for
what would have been his
110th birthday (bom April
29, 1899).
Every year The
Savannah Jazz Orchestra,
under the co-leadership of
Teddy Adams and Randy
Reese, features both unfa
miliar compositions and
special guest artists as a part
of enhancing the genius of
every Ellington concert.
This will be CJA’s 23rd
year paying tribute to Mr.
Ellington.
Saxophonist Mark
Sterbank is Assistant
Professor of Jazz Studies
and saxophone instructor at
Charleston Southern
University.
He received his
Bachelor of Music degree
from the Eastman School of
Music, where he received
the coveted Performer’s
Certificate and a Master of
Music degree from the
University of New Orleans,
where he also studied with
pianist Ellis Marsalis under
a grant from the National
Endowment of the Arts.
His credits include per
formances with Fred
Wesley, Mary Wilson, the
Darius Rucker Big Band,
the Charleston and
Savannah Symphonies, a
national tour with the Harry
Connick, Jr. Orchestra, and
performances with Nicholas
Payton, Brian Blade, Eartha
Kitt, and the Temptations.
Mark currently resides
in Charleston, South
Carolina.
Those in attendance
will also bear witness to
Priscilla Albergottie
Williams, who is the fea
tured vocalist for the
Savannah Jazz Orchestra.
This special concert
will be held on Sunday,
April 19, 2009, 5:00 p.m. at
the Armstrong Atlantic State
University "Fine Arts
Auditorium."
It is free and open to
the public and is presented
by through a generous grant
from the City of Savannah
Department of Cultural
Affairs.
For more information
call 912-675-5419 or go to
www.coastal-jazz.org
Fashion Show To Support
Breast Cancer Research
In honor of Brest can
cers survivors, Jamillah A.
Nock a student at Armstrong
Atlantic State University and
founder of Gwendolyn D.
Nock-Mumford Foundation
will sponsor a fashion show
on April 11, 2009 4:00 PM at
the Con-Ed Center 714
MLK, Savannah, Georgia.
The show's models are
local breast cancer survivors
and Armstrong Atlantic State
University Collaboration
Models.
The clothing to be
modeled will presented by A
Touch of Afrika.
The proceeds will be
donated to Susan G. Komen
for the Cure Coastal Georgia
and Con- Ed INC.
Tickets are $10.00 and
can be obtained by calling
(912) 484-0053 or (856)
383- 1331. Refreshments
will be served.
Bass Pro Shop Opens
Doors For Free Easter
Activities
Most of us remember
the excitement of this first
Spring holiday—the coloring
and hiding of Easter eggs,
the wonderful after-church
dinners of baked hams and
scalloped potatoes, and of
course, the Easter Basket.
Bring the kids and
take part in the free, fun
Easter activities they have
planned such as a scavenger
hunt, Geocaching classes,
and the time-honored tradi
tion of an old-fashion Easter
Egg Hunt. There will
be fun crafts for the kids and
Mom and Dad will really
enjoy the free photo opportu
nity for the kids as they visit
the Easter Bunny.
Friday, April 10th from
3pm to 7pm, Saturdays and
Sundays, April 4th and 5th
and April 11th and 12th from
11am to 3pm, bring the kids
to have their free picture
taken with the Easter Bunny.
There will be an Easter
Egg hunt for kids 6 and
under and a Scavenger Hunt
for ages 7 to 17.
Saturdays and Sundays
adults 18 and older can sign
up for GPS and Geocaching
classes. From 11 am to noon
leam the basics of handling a
GPS unit and geocaching.
A class from 1 to 2pm
will teach advanced GPS use
for Geocaching and travel.
Both classes will be fol
lowed by a search outside so
you can have the opportunity
to try out what you just
learned.
Kids can enjoy fun
crafts like making their own
bunny ears Saturday and
Sunday April 4th and 5th,
and Easter decorations
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
April 10th, 11th and 12th.
Bring the family to
Bass Pro Shops and enjoy
Easter to the max this year
without maxing out your
budget.
Visit
www.bassproshops.com for
more information and click
on your local store for more
details.
April is
National Donate Life
Month
Department of Labor to
Offer Internship
Positions
April is designated
National Donate Life Month.
During this time LifeLink of
Georgia, the local organ pro
curement organization, the
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services and the
transplant community honor
and pay tribute to the gen
erosity of organ donors and
their families.
In 2007 more than
28,000 lives were saved
through heart, lung, liver,
kidney, pancreas, and intes
tinal transplants.
An estimated 500,000
tissue transplants prevented
amputations; replaced bone
tissue lost to cancer, infec
tion, and injury; restored
sight with donated corneas;
helped burn victims heal
faster; and restored heart
function through heart valve
transplants.
National Donate
Life Month is a time to
inspire individuals to desig
nate their donation decision
by signing up on the Georgia
Donor Registry, discuss the
miracle of transplantation as
a family, and make a family
commitment to organ, eye,
and tissue donation.
Currently more than 100,000
people are listed for an organ
transplant nationwide; in
Georgia nearly 2,800 of our
family members, friends,
and colleagues await their
Gift of Life.
“Each year we focus
on families and organiza
tions to help LifeLink inform
Georgians about organ and
tissue donation,” said
Kathleen Lilly, Sr. Vice
President/Executive
Director, LifeLink of
Georgia.
“During National
Donate Life Month and
every month, we share vital
information about organ and
tissue donation throughout
the state. I encourage every
Georgian to leam the facts
about organ and tissue dona
tion and commit to saving
lives by signing up on the
Georgia Donor Registry,”
she added.
Bravo
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Mario A. Smith, Jr., 2nd
grade, Rambam Day School;
Keionte Wade, 3rd grade,
Heard Elementary;
Michaela Kaigler, 2nd grade,
Bible Baptist.
The audience was
pleasantly entertained.
Last year's camp atten
dance was over fifty stu
dents.
The Board Members,
President Johnye Gillans and
the Musical Staff, Rose
Marie Smith, Music
Director, anticipate such an
attendance this year.
The camp, kindergarten
through high school stu
dents, will be July 6-17,
2009, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
at Alfred E. Beach High
School.
The public is invited to
the culminating program
Friday, July 17, 2009, 4:00
p.m.
The camp fees are reg
istration $25, tuition $335
includes lunch, $360
includes breakfast and lunch.
April 1, 2009 is deadline to
pay $25 non refundable reg
istration fee.
May 1, 2009 is late reg
istration, $50 and the first
half of tuition. June 1, 2009
is deadline to pay last half of
tuition. For more informa
tion, please call or e-mail:
912-236-6681 or 912-236-
1 9 3 4;
clef2008@peoplepc.com
BRAV O originated
from Teens and Boston,
1995, organized by Dr.
Albertha E. Boston who is
President Emeritus of
BRAVO. The entrance to the
luncheon's ballroom dis
played a replica of memories
since 1995 of the original
and present members.
Delta ..continued from page9
guished legacy of Black lit
erature. From Dorothy
Maynard to Leontyne Price,
and from Jessie Faucet to
Nikki Giovanni, Deltas have
been leaders in the arts.
In 1973, the Arts and Letters
Commission was launched
by Lillian Pierce Benbow,
the fifteenth National
President of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Inc., to begin
a process of understanding
and projecting the works of
Black women in the arts, to
cherish their labor and their
lives. One of he first proj
ects on the Commission on
Arts and Letters was the pro
duction of a major movie,
“Countdown at Kusini.”
Savannah Alumnae
Chapter continues to uphold
the purpose of the Arts and
Letters Commission by rec
ognizing the need to enhance
the quality of life for people
in our communities by regu
larly sponsoring exhibitions
and cultural programs.
The Arts and
Letters Committee develops
and implements programs
that increase cultural aware
ness by sponsoring and sup
porting programs that high
light the arts. The Delta
Literary Cafe' is the sorori
ty's major Arts and Letters
event.
Barbara Magwood is
the Chairperson of the Arts
and Letters Committee, and
Dr. Marguerite Birt is the
Co-Chairperson.
The event is free and
open to the public. The
entire community is invited
to attend.
State Labor
Commissioner Michael
Thurmond announced the
Georgia Department of
Labor's 2009 Summer
Internship Program will
offer internships for up to 80
students.
The internship program
is designed to provide stu
dents at universities, col
leges and technical colleges
with practical work experi
ence, an opportunity to earn
school credit, and a chance
to make up to $1,400 this
summer.
“In the current econom
ic climate, professional
workplace experience pro
vides a competitive edge to
students entering the work
force,” said Commissioner
Thurmond. “Interns will
complement their academic
knowledge with professional
work experience. They will
work with the staff in career
centers, vocational rehabili
tation offices throughout the
state, as well as our central
office in downtown Atlanta.
Internships with the Georgia
Department of Labor have
been highly successful in
providing students with the
tools needed to make them
competitive in a challenging
job market.”
Interns will work 25
hours per week for seven
weeks between June 15 and
August 14, and will be paid
semi-monthly.
The program is open
primarily to college sopho
mores, juniors and seniors
presently enrolled in a col
lege, university, or technical
institute in the state, or a
Georgia resident enrolled in
a similar school in another
state.
School credits may be
earned, but interns are
responsible for making
arrangements with their
respective institutions to
obtain the credit. Interns will
be selected on the basis of
their interests, areas of
expertise that will be
enhanced by their work with
the labor department, matu
rity level, and access to one
of the department's offices
around the state.
Whenever possible, the
selected interns will be
allowed to choose the office
where they will work.
Applicants must submit
an application and a one-
page essay answering the
following question: Why do
you think internships are
important?
nterns may also be
required to complete a job
interview conducted by a
member of the department's
staff. Applications are avail
able at any office of the
Georgia Department of
Labor, on the department's
Web site at
www.dol.state.ga.us, or by
writing to Kyna Demons,
Georgia Department of
Labor, 148 Andrew Young
International Blvd., Suite
600, N. E., Atlanta, GA
30303-1751.
The deadline to apply is
April 30, 2009. Applications
should be mailed to Ms.
Kyna Demons at the above
address, or faxed to (404)
656-2683. Students selected
for the internship will be
notified via mail beginning
May 21.
Questions about the
internship program should
be emailed to
Kyna.Demons@dol.state.ga
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