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FRIDAY February 18, 2011
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Videographer Greg matthews, right, films actor Gary thornburg inside the shop called a A Step in time. the video will promote the third annual Sculpture Show in Salisbury.
Video shot to promote annual Sculpture Show BY JAMES CARLI II For the Salisbury Post
At A Step in Time, a shop along Easy Street in downtown Salisbury, a public service announcement was filmed Wednesday to promote the upcoming third annual Salisbury Sculpture Show. The PSA is the first in a campaign of announcements and promotions publicizing the nine-month event that begins April 1, and will include 14 sculptures erected throughout downtown Salisbury and two others placed on the campus of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Organizers of this year’s event are the Public Art Committee, a joint venture of the Salisbury Community Appearance Commission and Downtown Salisbury Inc.; the Salisbury Rowan Tourism Authority; and the Salisbury Tourism and Cultural Development Commission. Organizers hope this year’s show will reach a broader and more diverse audience than in years past. “This is the thing that drives me crazy about this town,” said Tom Wolpert, co-owner of A Step in Time and member of the sculpture-selection committee and Community Appearance Commission. “We service the ‘Salisbury 400.’ It’s always the same people that do downtown activities, that go to the Waterworks, and I truly believe that the more we involve the community, the better
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A sculpture titled ‘Close encounter’ by Roger martin from Albemarle will be shown in the upcoming Sculpture Show. we are.” Wendy Wilson, who directed Wednesday’s public service announcement, said this year’s event is much broader in scope. Lynn Raker, city urban design planner and liaison to the appearance commission, said this year will see many events to coin-
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cide with the nine-month sculpture show. On April 2, a public forum at the Waterworks Visual Art Gallery on Liberty Street will help artists figure out how to sell their art, and children can create sculptures of their own
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Margaret H. Kluttz, civic leader and former Salisbury mayor, has been elected the new chairwoman of the Blanche & Julian Robertson Family Foundation board of directors. She succeeds James F. Hurley, who has stepped down from the post after serving as chairman since 2001. He remains a member of the board, serving as assistant secretary. He had previously served as vicechairman from KLUTTZ 1997-2001. Kluttz will lead a new slate of officers on the board, including Clay Lindsay Jr. vice-chairman, replacing James Whitton, who remains a board member; and Lillian L. Morgan, secretary, LINDSAY taking over Kluttz’s former position. Morgan also will lead the foundation’s Grants Committee, which reviews all grant applications and makes recommendations for consideration by the full MORGAN board. This election represents the first full change of officers since the foundation was chartered in late 1997. Kluttz was founding secretary. William C. Kluttz was the founding chairman and resigned when he was elected a District Court judge. Whitton had served as assistant secretary 1997-2001 prior to being vice-chairman. “Julian Robertson and his family have truly blessed this community by their generosity, and it is an honor and privilege to serve on their family foundation board,” Margaret Kluttz said. “The only way ever to properly thank Mr. Robertson and his family for their generosity is to do our best as board members to assist the nonprofit organizations all across our community. They are hard at work ‘in the trenches,’ striving to make Salisbury and Rowan County a better place to live not only today and but also tomorrow.” Kluttz said Hurley, as chairman, worked steadfastly “to guide us in our grant making decisions, to not only support the vision and mission of our nonprofits, but also to honor and be good stewards of Julian Robertson’s generosity.” Most recently, Kluttz was state director for former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, serving 2003-09 with offices in Salisbury. Last April, Kluttz was named development officer for
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Post staffers named prize winners in state press competition Staff report
for photos he took of the fire. And Smith, Lakey and Online Content Manager Jeremy Judd won a third place award for use of an interactive feature that let readers submit their own photos and information about the flea market fire to the Post’s website. Lifestyle Editor Katie Scarvey won two first place awards, one for criticism and one for headline writing. Scarvey also won a second place award in business writing for her stories about troubled times at local dairy farms. Other awards were:
in news feature writing for her series about breast cancer. • Columnist Mark Wineka in business writing for his article about sweepstakes cafes. • Copy editor Andy Mooney for a photo page he designed using pictures he COOK took at Folly Island. • Editorial Page Editor Chris Verner and Editor Elizabeth Cook for editorial page. • Sports Editor Ronnie Gallagher and his staff for sports coverage.
The Salisbury Post’s news staff collected 20 awards, including eight first place awards, Thursday night at the annual N.C. Press Association Awards Banquet in Chapel Hill. The Post competed with other newspapers in its circulation category, 10,000-35,000. Reporters Shelley Smith and Emily Ford won first place in deadline news reporting for their coverage of the Sept. 3, 2010, fire that deSecond place stroyed the Webb Road Flea • Former sports writer Market. Photo Chief Jon Lakey won a second place gen- First place • Reporter Shavonne Potts See AWARDS, 6A MOONEY eral news photography award
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