Evince Magazine May 2012

Book Clubbing A Song of Faith & Hope Frankie Muse Freeman Page 4

Carolyn Tiller Keeping It Clean Page 10

Danville Symphony Pops Concert with Nicholas Allgeier Page 18

Sandra Chinn-Gilstrap: Speaking for the Voiceless

May 2012 Photo by Sally’s Photo Studio, 210 N. Union St.

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Editor’s Note

On Earth Day, my husband and I took a walk with the goal of picking up litter in the neighborhood. It was an excuse to exercise a little and socialize a lot in the small community that surrounds our home. It worked.

Thirty minutes later we returned home with a bag of litter and more: we had re-connected with friends, made plans for the upcoming week and accepted a social invitation for later that day.

If you aren’t inspired by your neighborhood or city, hopefully, that will change after reading this issue of Evince, The Voice of Community. Start with Linda Lemery’s Reflecting Forward, A Personal Definition of Community on page 13 to learn what you should be doing and why. Then follow Mack Williams on his Night Walk around the Community on page 7. A daily walk might help you keep up with Dave Gluhareff in Using the Community for Fitness and Healthy Living on page 17.

There is another community that lives within the walls of your home—one that sometimes needs help. Attorney Sandra Chinn-Gilstrap is the person to call when matters become serious. See page 3. On a lighter note, Carolyn Tiller’s story on page 10, Keeping It Clean, could help you celebrate Clean Up Your Room Day on May 10. (This is for kids and parents.)

A wise little boy once told me, “You don’t need to move to live in a better community.” Take his advice. Starting today, make your home, neighborhood, and city a better place to live because of your fully involved, active participation.

May Contents

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Editor’s Note

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Sandra Chinn-Gilstrap Speaking for the Voiceless

by Joyce Wilburn

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Book Clubbing A Song of Faith & Hope by Frankie Muse Freeman A Review by Paula Smith

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Throw Out the Mess and Organize the Rest 17 Quick, Easy Ways to Make Life Simpler

by Joyce Wilburn

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She Said He Said / It’s a Facebook Thing

by Dena Hill & Larry Oldham

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Night Walk around the Community

by Mack Williams

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13 Reflecting Forward A Personal Definition of Community

by Linda Lemery 14 Calendar 15 Calendar Girl 17 Using the Community for Fitness & Healthy Living

by Dave Gluhareff 18 Calendar Clips 19 Around the Table / A New Favorite

by Annelle Williams

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Sandra Chinn-Gilstrap

Speaking for the Voiceless

by Joyce Wilburn

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s a five-year-old growing up in Tidewater, Virginia, Sandra Chinn-Gilstrap was very protective of her half-brother, Kevin, who was intellectually disabled. “He looked like all the other children, but he was different and when others noticed that, he would be excluded from playing tag or other games. I always ran to defend him,” she recalls while speaking to a group of fifthgraders during Career Day at G.L.H. Johnson School in Danville. With a touch of sadness in her voice, she tells the students, “I always tried to convince my friends that Kevin should be on our team, but no one wanted him because he couldn’t move or think as quickly as they did.”

From those youthful moments of compassion sprung a desire to be an advocate for anyone who needed support but especially for Kevin. “I wanted to be a lawyer so I could tell the judge why my brother should live with our dad, my mom and me instead of his mother. I loved him so much that I wanted to take care of him and argue his case,” she says and then acknowledges that as a young child, she didn’t realize her brother would be an adult by the time she became a lawyer.

Her career focus changed slightly during her Tunstall High School years, probably due to her mother’s Colombia, South American heritage. “I found a new love

for the Spanish language in high school. Before that, I wanted to be like everyone else and speak only English,” she says. Subsequently, she enrolled at the University of Virginia and earned a degree in Spanish linguistics with a minor in business Spanish. That was immediately followed by three years at the University of Miami Law School in Coral Gables. Her plan was to practice international law with an emphasis on Latin America so she could help with business transactions between the two continents.

Although the international scene was tempting to the Miami native, the persistent pull of Danville was stronger. “I wanted to help my own community and my heart was with families and children,” says the bi-lingual wife and mother of two children, who has been a special justice in the 22nd Judicial District since 2008 and a substitute judge since 2005. She has represented mental health patients at commitment hearings and has served on the first Supreme Court of Virginia Mental Health Rules Task Force Committee, which promotes the highest professional standards for mental health cases and drafts statewide rules for those cases. “I couldn’t argue for my brother, Kevin, but I can work for other children who need a voice. I am their voice,” continues the Danville Bar Association member who has been a solo practitioner since November 1, 1995.

“I handle a variety of cases concentrating in domestic relations, criminal cases, real estate, estate planning, and personal injury,” she says and then adds, “I love representing people and helping them solve their problems. I’m inspired by every person who walks through the door. Each case drives me to take another.”

After concluding her presentation to the students, the G.L.H. Johnson alumna walks past the spot where her fifth-grade essay declaring her career choice hung several decades ago and then recalls another fond school memory—one from Bonner Jr. High School. She and John Gilstrap, Jr. were 8th grade science partners in Gail Bass’ class. “She picked on us every day in class because she thought we were a cute couple. I asked her to stop because I didn’t like boys and it was embarrassing,” Sandra confides with a smile on her face.

“Ms. Bass told me to come see her in 11 years and tell her then what I thought of little John Gilstrap.”

Evidently, Ms. Bass was very astute, because when Sandra returned in 1996, she and John were engaged and they married on April 13th of that year.

Coming back to Danville has been good for Sandra. “One of my professors at Miami Law School, Dr. Keith Rosenn, told me, ‘You don’t have to be in a big city to do big things. Do what you love; become the best you can be and you never know where that will take you.’”

Sandra has lived by those principles, and fortunately for Danville, it brought her right back to the City on the Dan. *The law office of Sandra ChinnGilstrap is located at 520 Piney Forest Road.

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May 2012

Book Clubbing A book review

by Paula Smith

A Song of Faith and Hope – The Life of Frankie Muse Freeman

by Frankie Muse Freeman and Candace O’Connor

Summary: Growing up in Danville, Virginia, during the Jim Crow-era, Frankie Freeman learned lessons about discrimination. She walked places instead of taking the segregated streetcar; she felt hurts and vowed privately never to forget. In her loving family, she also learned positive lessons about life: work hard, get an education, fight injustice, and make a difference. This book starts with her early years of growing up in Danville from 1916 to1933 and follows her through college, her career as a lawyer and the years she served the nation at the request of four U.S. presidents.

Review: Readers can learn about Frankie Muse Freeman and what Danville was like when she was young and living on Ross Street. There is inspiration in its 191 pages for all. The book is available at the Danville Public Library. It was published by the Missouri Historical Society Press in 2003.

Recently, 95-year-old Frankie Muse Freeman was honored by her former hometown. When she stepped before the crowd at Calvary Baptist Church on Holbrook Street, she apologized to all the teachers in the audience before saying, “Ain’t nothing like coming back home,” and then added, “I’m usually more eloquent, but that is the best way to say it.” The admiring group of 125 laughed and watched as Mayor Sherman Saunders presented to her the Key to the City, the highest honor that Danville gives, in recognition of her many achievements.

The highest national honor that Freeman earned was the 2011 NAACP’s Spigarn Medal given in recognition of her years of civil rights work, which included being the first woman appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson. She was reappointed by Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter and served for 16 years. During the Carter administration, she served for 1 1⁄2 years as Inspector General of the Community Services Administration.

Freeman earned a degree from Howard University School of Law and was inducted into the National Bar Association’s Hall of Fame in 1990.

She was also the national president of Delta Sigma Theta, a sorority of college-educated women who promote academic excellence and community service.

Although the house where Freeman lived has been demolished, she is included in Danville Historical Society’s self-guided tour of the Holbrook-Ross Historic District, There’s a Story Here. Free booklets are available at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, 975 Main Street.

Send information about what you or your book club is reading to joycewilburn@gmail.com. Also, visit www.danvillelibrary.org to see more reviews of this book and others. Add your own review and start a virtual book club!

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Throw Out the Mess and Organize the Rest

17 Quick, Easy Ways to Make Life Simpler

by Joyce Wilburn National Association of Professional Organizers Here are some shortcuts I have learned since becoming a professional organizer in 2001. I hope they help simplify your life: 1. To clean the inside of a microwave, heat a cup of water until it boils for a minute or less. Then wipe the splattered food from the interior walls.

2. To clean windows, mix 1⁄2 cup of white vinegar in a gallon of warm water. Wash window with a sponge. Wipe it clean with a squeegee. Work from top to bottom, wiping the squeegee on a towel at the bottom of each row. If you make vertical rows on one side of the window and horizontal rows on the other, the direction of the streaks will tell you which side needs to be recleaned.

This method is cheap, quick, and there’s no pile of dirty paper towels when you’re finished. This mixture can also be used to clean glass doors on a fireplace. Pour the dirty vinegar-water on weeds. It might kill them.

3. To shine bathroom fixtures, use a cotton ball and rubbing alcohol.

4. To clean a mirror, spray the window cleaner on the cloth and not the mirror. If the cleaner seeps behind the frame, it can discolor the mirror.

5. To clean and unclog drains, pour a 1 cup of baking soda into the drain followed by a cup of white vinegar. This will

produce a volcanic reaction.

Wait 30 minutes or more and then pour 2 cups of boiling water into the drain. The volcanic reaction is fun for children to watch so invite the kids to help.

6. To clean a stinky dishcloth, pour a small amount of bleach into a bowl of water or water in the sink. Soak dishcloth overnight.

In the morning, it will be clean and smell fresh. As a bonus, pour the bleach-water into the bottom of your dishwasher.

7. If you live in a two-story house, put a small basket at the bottom of the stairs. Whenever you find something that needs to go upstairs, place it in the basket. The next time you are going upstairs, take the basket, empty it, then return it to its place downstairs.

8. Alphabetize your spices and herbs. When you are cooking, there is no wasted time looking for the correct item.

9. Use your sterling silver at least once a week. If it is washed often, you won’t need to polish it as often.

10. Eliminate unwanted mail.

Call the toll-free number on catalogues and ask to be removed from their mailing list.

11. If you have a wood-burning fireplace, place lint from the dryer there. It’s a great fire starter—so is old potpourri.

12. When removing a picture from the wall for later use, tape the

nail and picture hanger to the back of it. When you are ready to re-hang, you’ll have what you need.

13. Clean your refrigerator immediately before grocery shopping. Throw out old food, eat the good food; wipe the shelves. Now you are ready to restock and your refrigerator will always be clean and neat.

14. Give everyone in the family two small laundry containers such as fabric boxes. Dark clothes go into one and light clothes into the other. When the box is full, wash the clothes.

Everyone over the age of 10 can wash their own clothes, towels, and sheets.

15. Refer to your backyard as a meadow and you won’t have to cut the grass as often. Your neighbors might not like this one.

16. When preparing to cook, assemble all the necessary ingredients. As you use an item, put it away. Then if you are interrupted, you will know where to start again. When you are finished the preparation, all the ingredients will have been put away.

17. Hire a professional organizer.

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Q: Dr. Judith, What is a loop system? loop system uses electromagnetic A: Awaves to send a signal directly to

hearing instruments that have a telecoil (t-coil). The loop is a magnetic wire that surrounds an area. Hearing instrument users in that area can clearly hear a signal, such as a person speaking into a microphone, without hearing any background sounds. It is like having the person talk directly into the ear. Here’s an example. At a place of worship a wire induction loop system is placed throughout a room. Whoever speaks into the microphone will have their voice transmitted through electromagnetic waves via the wire loop directly to a person’s hearing instrument t-coil function. The hearing instrument wearer wouldn’t hear the other people in the room. They would only hear the person speaking into the microphone. This technology has been around for a long time and is very popular in northern Europe. It is finally catching on in the US. It is not very expensive to install. As our population ages and more people get hearing instruments more loop systems will be installed.

For more ideas, visit www.napo.net.

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May 2012

SHE SAID

HE SAID

by Dena Hill

by Larry Oldham

It’s a Facebook Thing Would you please tell me what is going on between you and the second love of your life—Facebook? If you would spend as much time organizing your “valuable possessions” as you do eavesdropping on other people’s business, we would be able to walk around the house without stumbling.

There is an impression of your backside on the sofa where you sit and scroll Facebook.

You’re on it at 5:00 a.m. and when you come home from work, the first thing you do is go to Facebook.

Who is she?

There has to be a female involved for any man to spend so much time courting her.

You have 3000 friends, so I know it takes time to keep up with what all of them are doing.

Why would anyone want so many friends, when you don’t know a third of them?

Well, if that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black. Several years ago someone asked me to join Facebook. I thought it was pretty interesting so I joined. The very first time I showed it to you, you commented, “Looks like a place to pickup girls to me.” We weren’t even married then, but I instantly shut it down and did not go back to it until a year later, when a mutual friend of ours wanted to give her husband a surprise birthday party.

She asked me to emcee it and wanted to correspond on Facebook because he wasn’t on it.

She said

You resisted going on Facebook for years and when you finally gave in, you enjoyed it, even though you seldom post. You do stalk our friends and tell me things that you see about them.

Let me ask you a question.

How many men have you picked up so far on Facebook or how many men have picked you up? If the answer is zero then you and I are tied. In my four years of being on Facebook, not one person has tried to solicit me.

He Said

You do post funny sayings once in a while and your Bible verses are useful, but it doesn’t take that long to look them up and type them. You say you don’t read many comments from other people, so what are you doing?

I can go for days and not look at Facebook, and when I do, it’s to see what my friends are doing. I like finding people I haven’t heard from in years and catching up with them. I also like being able to pick and choose who I want to friend. The only people I block are the ones who feel it necessary to post what they ate for breakfast and what time they brushed their teeth. Who cares? Oh, I forgot, you do.

Facebook is a social networking site where friends can share their lives. Yes, some post more intelligent messages than others, I agree, but it’s important to them to post what they feel. I have many Facebook friends because we share common interests or mutual admiration for each other’s posts. I try to go on Facebook while you’re getting ready to leave or aren’t at home. It’s called consideration. That’s also why I don’t mind when people tell me they just brushed their teeth. It’s just a Facebook thing.

He Said / She Said can be seen in Showcase Magazine.

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Night Walk around the Community

by Mack Williams On one of my late evening walks, I passed Averett University and could see about half of the rooms lit in one of the dormitories.

I thought about my college days and figured a certain amount of those lit rooms represented the studying for an exam, other lights were illuminated for “shooting the bull”, while another portion might represent philosophical conversations about existentialism (somewhat like “shooting the bull”).

As I continued past Mount Vernon United Methodist Church, I saw a ghostly light shining in one of the windows. I thought that the seemingly apparitional light might be the Holy Ghost, but quickly rethought, realizing that due to the nature of the Holy Ghost, it was probably accompanying me, instead of lingering in some unoccupied office. As I passed the window and looked again, the square shape of that ghostly light told me that it was only the light of a computer monitor.

I then made my way past Stratford House Retirement Community.

Most of the light still shining there was of an institutional nature, only illuminating flights of stairs and not the residents within their rooms.

There was, however, one room light

still glowing. I could make out the shape of a lampshade in this subdued light, reflecting the presence of a person. I remembered the lights at Averett, where it looked as if many of the college students were still awake and compared them to the one light at the Stratford House, where all but one of the residents had gone to sleep. It seems that the older we become, the earlier we go to bed. If, as we progressively age, we equally, and just as progressively, turn in at an earlier hour, then at some point that hour of our turning in will overlap the hour at which we will awaken, and after that, we will awaken no more.

At length, I stepped back onto Chambers Street and saw the familiar little building with the big sign, “Best Steaks in Town”, knowing that I was close to home again. That building is like an anchor of home for me in the completion of my night walk around the community. The Old Grove Street Cemetery is another anchor, but it is one that goes much deeper than I want to cast just yet.

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Second Thoughts

by Kim Clifton ©2012

Chewing the Fat

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Fat Tuesday isn’t just about Mardi Gras. I’m fat all week long and I certainly don’t celebrate it with beads and beer. If you’ve never stepped on a scale that read, “One at a time,” please flip to the next article. This discussion will be as foreign to you as skinny jeans are to me.

Weight loss...I am so all over it. I have been on a wait-loss program my whole life. I must tell you that announcing I’m older and bigger doesn’t hold the same charm that it did when I was a child. Then again, neither does buying new clothes because I’ve outgrown all my others.

Shopping has to be the worst. I’ve dropped my pants behind a curtain more times than Madonna. Finding clothes that fit is only half the battle.

The other half is finding them in the first place. Apparently, the Petites and the Misses will not be caught dead hanging with Today’s Woman--which is why that department is often banished to another floor. It is generally next to kitchenware, in case you missed the connection. That’s not only a cruel joke, it’s just wrong on so many levels.

I’ve yet to see the Men’s Big and Tall section stationed beside the furniture department with couches and recliners for sale. The only thing really missing is a Ben and Jerry’s kiosk to make the statement complete.

Girls, someone has to say this, and it might as well be me since I’ve not just gotten wider as I’ve gotten older.

I’ve also gotten wiser. So here it is... weight-challenged women get a bum rap. Being heavy is not a character flaw and very often is not a choice. I’ve found at this stage in the game, extra pounds are more likely to come from prednisone than pralines.

Women do not have the same advantages as men when it comes to appearances. We have to own it. They don’t. We can’t push our guts above

our beltlines to boast a 28-inch waist like they can. Then again, my sister maintains that a little “fall-back fat” isn’t necessarily a bad thing, in case, God forbid, you’re ever taken seriously ill.

Nevertheless, ladies, it’s bathing suit season, so here’s the skinny on fat. If you’re really successful at losing weight, be aware that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who are really glad you did and those who hope you gain it all back. At any rate, dieting isn’t a simple matter of calling Jenny Craig instead of Papa John. So, keep this in mind if you’re trying to shed a few pounds: • You need to chew. Chocolate SlimFast is satisfying only when it washes down a cheeseburger.

• Weight Watchers knows best that brownie points add up. Pats on the back are good. Pats of butter aren’t.

• You don’t have to be hungry to eat. But it helps.

• Words are high caloric. Lord knows I’ve eaten enough to prove it.

• Celery and carrots are not chips and dip. Period. End of story.

• Altering clothes is altering nature.

Taking-in your pants is as risky as selling your maternity clothes.

• You can either go to work or you can drink dieter’s tea, but you can’t do both. It does, however, qualify you for a colonoscopy.

• Only a camel can accommodate 8 glasses of water in a day. And he has the luxury of retaining it.

Losing things is what I do best, as long as you’re talking about bets, keys or my glasses. The battle of the bulge is one I never seem to win, which brings me to this conclusion.

• The day of reckless abandon before the onset of Lent: Fat Tuesday.

• The kinds of foods I should be eating: Fat Free.

• The likelihood I’ll ever wear skinny jeans: Fat Chance.

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When it comes to cleaning houses, Carolyn Tiller is in the top league or maybe even in a league of her own. The Danville native has been making area homes more beautiful for almost 20 years and has owned the local Merry Maids business since October 2010. “Pleasing customers and making sure they are satisfied are the best parts of my job,” says the award-winning owner/ operator and supervisor of 10 full-time employees adding, “I thrive on receiving good comments.”

To guarantee that those lessons were

One of the many benefits of hiring a Merry Maid is that she/he is bonded and insured. That means workers have extensive background checks and periodic drug screenings for the safety of the company and customers. They are also insured in case an employee is injured at a client’s home or if something is accidentally broken.

Photo by Michelle Dalton Photography.

Carolyn’s career began in 1992 with two weeks of intense training that is still a requirement for new employees. “In addition to following step-by-step written instructions and watching videos, cleaners receive hands-on cleaning experience under the supervision of a trainer for 30 days,” she explains. Because of her speedy learning ability and skills, Carolyn quickly became a team captain, trainer, office assistant, and salesperson manager. Reflecting on that for a moment, she says, “I wouldn’t ask my cleaners to do anything I haven’t already done in the past.” She and her staff learn about new office procedures, methods, and products at twice- a-year regional meetings and a yearly seminar.

“It’s very important to use the right product in the correct way, especially on countertops, showers, and wood floors,” she notes.

instructions for each house and tells which rooms receive special attention, or deep cleaning, on a particular visit.

Carolyn Tiller

Keeping It Clean

by Joyce Wilburn followed and that every cleaning job met high standards, Carolyn was put in charge of quality control in 1994—a task she still performs. Part of that job is conducting surprise inspections. “My ladies don’t mind because they want me

to notice something that maybe they have missed,” she says of the women who work in the homes within a 55-mile radius of Danville. Helping the workers do a thorough job is a computerized record that details customized

“Sometimes a client might be hesitant about a stranger coming into her home. Usually, the attitude changes once we meet face-to-face,” Carolyn says in her down-to-earth manner and then adds, “I work with all new clients to see what they want done. That determines the price.”

As the interview comes to an end, Carolyn pauses to answer the phone saying, “It’s a great day at Merry Maids. How may I help you?” It’s no surprise that her upbeat attitude and commitment to service have helped Carolyn Tiller climb the ladder of success from Merry Maid cleaner to Merry Maid owner and have put her into a league of her own.

• For more information, contact Merry Maids, 140 Parker Road West Suite C, at 434.799.1430 or merrymaids@comcast.net.

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Reverie fiction by Telisha Moore Leigg

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aby-boo,” Claude calls me into his arms at about midnight, “you keep this for me, yeah?” He grips my left forearm too hard; I can tell he’s not asking as much as telling. Claude doesn’t wait before he puts the black trash bag in my arms. I go to the bedroom. I turn out the light.

Claude follows, untucking his shirt.

Thirty minutes later he leaves and I look through my window at what would be the moon, if the duplex next door didn’t block it. I guess they got the view; all I see is wall and someone else’s window.

I tell you now most of my life has been surrender and the anger that comes with it.

The papers say that boy been missing for weeks now. Disappeared. Big Mama, my grandmother, would say he’s just bones for dreams and reverie.

Me, I can’t say nothing.

I like my new class, Survey of American Literature: Part II. I like my new instructor, Mr. Warren, with his voice that sounds like reeds whistling and his thick eyelashes that seem to balance a receding hairline. I like him from a distance; I know my place. Each class, each story, each structured work and word gets better and nothing stops this uprising in me like the thought of me and Hemingway, or Faulkner, Miller, and Langston Hughes having tea and discussing the state of the world over convenience-store hot dogs and blueberry slushies, like I’m going to understand something that’s going to free me.

Bags of stolen goods Claude leaves under my bed mock me.

Mr. Warren is going on today about the human condition, like it’s a comrade he knows and wants to introduce to our class. He says we all want to feel safe, do not want to be alone; we all fear death—those cords making us all submit, surrender to our nature unless we fight it.

I’ve seen that boy before, more than the pictures in the newspaper, the

one where he’s smiling, more than the one where his parents sit side-by-side not touching, holding a framed hope of return between them. And even though I don’t have babies, I know the look in the mother’s eyes, lips tight. How you want back what you lost. And the peace that will not come is a dividing line between the world and you, between what’s real and what’s too bitter to bear. How can I tell her it’s best to surrender, just fall under the pain, neck bent? Too much resistance can break the neck.

Mr. Warren is on books and plays and poems he’s read--like the authors are friends come to Sunday dinner. I like life best in these moments and Mr. Warren best then, because he knows something other than suburbia— 2.5 kids, mortgages he can make, a wife he at least respects if not loves. My world is different, grittier, less sure, less hopeful, just less. I am hoping I can change this. I listen to my hour and a half of lit today, sitting back in the class. I take it in like worship.

Claude comes over another midnight, another bag, more not-love, more silent non-consent. My surrenders have not had any particular pleasure; I have felt the boot of bad fate on the back of my neck for as long as I can remember.

“What you thinking, Roxie-girl?” Claude’s eyes are even in the night, as he buttons his shirt, leaving. I am not fooled that he is not watching me, not fooled that he cares. I know his interest and intimacy are weapons. I make a smile like an upsidedown rainbow catching precipitation; I turn to look out my window.

“The moon is pretty tonight,” I say even though I cannot see it. It’s not necessary to see the light, no matter how feeble, as long as you know it’s there. And I know better words to say, have better things to say, but I know not to say them. Claude touches my arm like he’s checking the pace of my pulse.

That missing boy...I’m too close. Claude knows something. Peace to his young soul.

FEES...FEES...FEES...Everything we do these days seems to involve extra fees and add-on charges.

Processing fees, online systems filing fees, dealer’s business license tax, adjusted market value, dealer prep fees, environmental protection package and nitro fill fees are all common auto dealer “extras.” Legal? Yes. Legitimate?

Maybe. Overpriced? Almost always!

Let’s take one in particular ...

ADJUSTED MARKET VALUE (AMV).

Look for AMV on a small window sticker next to the factory sticker.

You can find $995 or even $1,995 AMV stickers at Danville dealerships. AMV is simply a dealer price markup above MSRP. Why would a dealer do this? For two reasons. To sell you the vehicle at a higher price. And to fool you into thinking you’re getting a better deal than you really are. Here’s how it works ...

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Dealer A, charging no AMV, offers to sell you a new car for the MSRP (zero discount) of $30,000, less $10,000 for your trade-in. Dealer B, charging $1,500 AMV, offers to “discount” the same vehicle $500 and give you $10,800 for your tradein. Dealer B will insist, “Unlike Dealer A, we’re discounting our vehicle $500 and giving you $800 more for your trade.” Problem is ... it’s smoke and mirrors. Dealer B is actually charging you $200 more than Dealer A. Don’t fall victim to this tactic!

I take a simple, straight-forward approach to doing business. Our dealership charges no processing fee, no AMV, no dealer prep fee, etc. Avoid paying these expensive and unnecessary add-on fees when purchasing your next vehicle!

Safe driving!

James Barkhouser Barkhouser Ford Lincoln Precision Collision Center

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May 2012 To encourage exceptional customer service, the Business Development Committee of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce and Evince will recognize those who give it. When you experience exceptional customer service, tell us about it in 300 words or less. Include your name and phone number. Email your story to joycewilburn@gmail.com or visit www.dpchamber.org; click What’s New - Customer Service Award Nomination.

Spotting Exceptional Customer Service

by Vanessa & Jerry Riddle

I would like to recognize Matt Foster, insurance agent at Foster Insurance, 1291 South Boston Road, for exceptional customer service. Our daughter started driving in June 2011 and after adding her to our insurance policy, we noticed an increase in our insurance. While we expected some increase, we were shocked as each insurance renewal was received. We had been customers of this insurance company for years and after inquiring for ways to reduce our insurance premium, we were not satisfied with the response. Because we both traveled past Foster’s South Boston Road office each day going to and from work, we decided to stop and work with a local company for our insurance needs.

Both our auto and homeowner’s policies were with the former company, so we asked Matt to search for better deals in both kinds of insurance. Matt was great to work with by email, over the phone and in person. He came to our home twice to record information needed for our homeowner’s policy and we exchanged many emails to provide other information. After emailing our information to him, he worked above and beyond to serve us fairly. He searched and found a less expensive policy with better coverage. He was always pleasant and efficient and explained the policies and insurance lingo in a way we could understand.

We highly recommend Matt Foster for all your insurance needs. You will be pleased with not only the quotes for insurance, but with his kind demeanor and efficient service. Thank you, Matt.

Evince Magazine I had the hardest time starting on this month’s column. While I had a sense of what community meant to me, I didn’t know how to put it into words. So, I started with the dictionary. Webster offers a dozen definitions; my favorites were: an interacting population of various kinds of individuals in a common location, a body of people having a common history or common interests, and social activity/fellowship. Taken together, these were closer to my sense of what community should be, but even so, they still didn’t quite hit the mark.

What does community really mean, I asked myself, and then it came to me: Community means people who help and show that they care about each other. Let me give you some examples. When people live in a neighborhood and truly understand what it is to be a neighbor, they help each other.

When we first moved into our home more than 25 years ago, friends helped us. We were only moving a block away and a human chain of people ferried dresser drawers and tables and other things down the hill to our new house. I remember we laughed a lot that day. Our

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Reflecting Forward

we are it and it is us, and by collective action we enhance the place and the space in and through which we move and live and relate.

As members of a community who work to build community, we really are so much more than the sum of our parts.

by Linda Lemery

At what seemed like the last second before this column’s deadline, I saw a quote that reinforces this idea of community: “A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.” This was attributed to Barbara Jordan, politician and civil rights leader, in Member News, YMCA.net, March 2012. These words had a powerful impact on me.

A Personal Definition of Community

movers marveled at the perfect, pristine order of my husband’s sock drawer, and quite rightly, no one marveled at the chaotic nature of mine. I really enjoyed that day.

That was community.

People also help each other when they’re sick or experience a loss.

We’ve had an illness in our family over the past several years and people from all over have helped us. We were so grateful during that and other difficult times. The well-wishers weren’t limited to our neighborhood--the cards, emails and phone calls seemed to pour out of the sky. We felt nurtured. Now, when there are others who are sick or in need, we visit, bring food and return the favor. It’s the right thing to do. It’s community.

Sending a card when people experience a loss, or lending a hand when somebody needs help with a project or a task, or inviting neighbors to come together for a cookout or to participate in a community-building yard sale--all these activities involve taking the time to do something for others.

Maybe my best and most resonant definition of community is helping or connecting with others in a way that takes us out of and beyond ourselves. We are the people who support each other. It’s all personal.

This seems like the highest level of community.

Ultimately, we need to know where each of us stands on defining community for these simple reasons:

If you’re over 50 or have osteoporosis, it’s important that you don’t ignore your back pain.

It may signal a spinal fracture. See your doctor right away if you think you may have one.

Spinal fractures can be repaired if diagnosed.

And now I’m rather curious ... what does community mean to you?

About the Author: Linda Lemery llemery@averett.edu struggles with definitions while working as Circulation Manager at Averett University’s Mary B. Blount Library in Danville. She welcomes your comments.

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May 2012

May Calendar Ongoing

Guided Walking Tour – Millionaires Row, The Secrets Inside. 434.770.1974. www.danvillehistoricalsociety.org.

See ad page 3.

Through May 3

Minds Wide Open Exhibit. Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History (DMFA&H) – 434.793.5644.

Through May 12

Me, as a Child & Vintage Children’s Attire Exhibit. DMFA&H – 434.793.5644.

Through July 4

Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Exhibit – New Views of the Universe. HST images and data provide spectacular views of planets, galaxies, black holes, and other cosmic entities. Danville Science Center (DSC) – 434.791.5160.

Through July 31

Damsels, Dragons and Ladies Exhibit – Pictures taken along the Riverwalk. M-S 9:30am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm.

DSC – 434.791.5160.

Thru August 24

Rocks to Racing Exhibit – Life in the Ordovician. Virginia Museum of Natural History – 276.634.4185.

Through September 3

Wild Music Exhibit – Hunt for sounds of forest creatures, investigate the songs of whales, record a musical memory, lay down a beat and add tracks with animal sounds and recordings of your own voices. DSC – 434.791.5160.

Through October 13

Butterfly Station and Garden.

M-S 9:30am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm.

DSC – 434.791.5160.

May 1

Eat Out to Help Out – Participating local restaurants donate 10% of their total proceeds for one day to God’s Storehouse. 434.792.1792.

Welcome to Medicare Seminar. 1-2pm.

Ballou Rec. Center. 800.967.9386.

May 1 (thru 22)

Promising Picassos – Drawing class to help children work on motor development and organizational skills.

TU 10:30-11:15am. City Auditorium.

434.797.8848.

May 1 (thru 29)

Camp Sunshine Registration – Summer morning sports camps include soccer, basketball, football, All-Star and cheerleading. Times vary. YMCA – 434.792.0621.

Wearable Art. 5:30-8:30pm.

The Artisan Center – 276.632.0066.

Finishing Techniques. 5:30-8:30pm.

The Artisan Center – 276.632.0066.

African Dance Ensemble – Learn the art of African dance. Tues 6pm. Coates Rec Center. 434.797.8848.

May 1 (thru 30)

Koates Kids Pre-School Program – Different themed activities introduced each week through events, games, arts and crafts. Ages 3-5. T/W 9:30am–12pm.

Coates Rec. 434.797.8848

May 1 (thru 31)

Prime Time Fitness. M/TH 9:30-11am.

Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

May 2

Senior Bowling Tournament. 10am12pm. Riverside Lanes. 434.791.2695.

May 2, 7 & 15

Bingo. Times/locations vary.

434.799.5216.

May 2 (thru 23)

Art with Flo – Wet-on-wet technique.

Weds. Location/times vary. 434.797.8848.

May 2 (thru 31)

ArtFest. Kirby Gallery, Roxboro.

336.597.1709.

May 3

Prayer Breakfast. 7:30-9:30am. Caswell County Parks & Recreation Building.

336.349.5507 or 434.799.1332.

Bob Ross Painting Class.

10am–3:30pm.Piedmont Arts Association (PAA), Martinsville – 276.632.3221.

May 3 (thru 24)

Flower Power – Decorate flowerpots, make a colorful magnet and bring a wallet-sized photo to class to frame.

TU 10:30-11:15am. City Auditorium.

434.797.8848.

May 3 (thru 31)

Curiosity Corner – Make crafts, play games and have fun. Ages 3-5.

TH 9:30am-12:30pm. Coates Rec. 434.797.8848.

May 3, 17 & 31

57 Express Bluegrass Concert.

TH 7pm. Community Center, Chatham – 434.432.3115.

May 3 (thru 31)

Kuumba-West African Dance – Live drumming and energetic dancing. TH 6:30-8pm. City Armory.

434.797.8848.

May 4

SHS Benefit Golf Tournament. 1pm.

Goodyear Golf Club. 434.793.2656.

First Friday Art Walk – Visit the art studios, meet the artists, browse original works of art and participate in arts– related activities. 5-7pm. Studio 107, Martinsville – 276.638.2107.

Fridays at the Crossing. 6 pm.

Carrington Pavilion. 434.793.4636.

See ad page 15.

Memory Lane Car Club Cruz-In. 6:30pm. Roxboro Commons.

336.364.2760.

Manhattan Piano Trio. See ad page 12.

Live at the Rives - William Walter & Co. 8pm. Rives Theatre, Martinsville.

276.632.3221.

May 4 (thru 6)

Heritage & Antique Machinery Festival – Highlighting rural & agricultural heritage in Halifax County with tractor pulls, quarter-scale pulls, music, entertainment and food. Halifax County Fairgrounds. 434.572.6879.

May 4 (thru 25)

GED® Practice Testing. W 9am.

Adult & Career Education Center.

434.799.6471.

May 5

Danville Area Humane Society Yard Sale. 7:30am–12pm. Danville Community Market. 434.799.0843.

Farmers’ Market Opening Day – Kick off the garden-and-fresh produce season. 7:30 am–12pm.

Danville Community Market.

434.797.8961.

Warehouse Sale – Come early to find furniture, baby clothes, toys, baby gear, electronics, clothing, home décor, holiday items, and more. Presented by the Junior Wednesday Club of Danville. 8-10am. former Marshall’s Store. 434.489.4944.

Art on the Lawn – Enjoy & purchase great art from some of the region’s finest artists and crafts persons, live music, food for sale and children’s art activities on the lawn of the Museum. 10am-4pm.

DMFA&H – 434.793.5644.

DRBA’s First Saturday Outing – Smith River. 10am. 336.627.6215 or 540.570.3511. www.danriver.org.

Connected by Cancer and Beyond – A program for cancer survivors & caregivers in the Dan River Region.

10am-3pm. Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. 434.766.6650.

Bob Ross Painting Class – Outdoor Still Life. 10:30am–3:30pm.

Ballou Park. 434.797.8848.

Spring River Clean Up – Bring family, civic, church or community groups to help clean the shores of the Dan. 11 am1 pm. Pepsi Building. 434.791.5160 or 434.799.5215.

Chatham Rotary Club Dinner & Auction – Raffle, silent & live auction, dinner, music, dance and cash bar. 5:3011:30pm. Chatham Community Center.

434.489.1083.

Poco & Pure Prairie League Concert.

7-9pm. Martinsville HS Auditorium. PAA, Martinsville – 276.632.3221.

May 5, 12 & 19

Senior Shopping Trip. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

May 5, 12 & 26

Auto Racing. South Boston Speedway – 877.440.1540.

May 7 (thru 21)

Boogie Monday – East Coast Swing II. M 7-8:30 pm. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

May 8

Latchum 11th Music Recital.

See story page 18.

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May 9

Polliwogs & Science Stars – Learn about animal sounds and communication, make noisy crafts, play a sound matching game, and explore the Wild Music exhibit. Ages 3–4, 1–2pm.

Ages 5–7, 3:30–4:30pm. DSC 434.791.5160.

May 9 & 23

Homeschool Wednesdays. 5/9Engineering and Society, 5/23Engineering Enrichment. Ages 6-9 & 10-15. 10-11:15am & 3-4pm. VMNH – 276.634.4185.

May 10

Marketing through Social Media. 9am. Patrick Henry Com-munity College. 276.656.0260.

SHS Open House. 6-6:45pm.

Sacred Heart School. 434.793.2656.

Kayaking. 6-8pm. Abreu/Grogan Park 434.799.5215.

May 11

FlipFlop Friday – Bob Turner, DJ. 6-10pm. Homeplace Vineyard – 434.432.9463.

May 11 & 12

Relay for Life. See story page 18.

May 12

Farmers’ Market. 7-11am.

Uptown Martinsville. 276.632.5688.

Los Angeles Piano Quartet.

See ad page 7 and story page 18.

May 15

Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting. 6pm. Emeritus at Danville – 434.791.3180.

The Richmond Symphony POPS! See ad page 12.

May 16

Hand-Carved Wood Figure Presentation. 3:30pm. DPLWestover – 434.799.5195.

May 17

Alive after Five. 5:30-9:30pm. Merritt Commons, Roxboro. 336.599.0918.

Kayaking. 6-8pm. DDMP to Anglers.

434.799.5215.

Enchanted Evenings in The Park – Bring chairs and blankets. Relax and enjoy the mid-evening fun. 6:30-8:30pm.

Ballou Park. 434.799.5216.

Sky Watchers – Examine Bootes, Corona Borealis and Hercules. Also see Arcturus and the planets Venus, Mars and Saturn. nightfall. DSC – 434.791.5160.

May 18

Just Everyday Women Walking by Faith. 11am-1pm. Mary’s Diner.

Dancin’ in the Square – Great food, music & beverages for the entire family.

7:30pm, Constitution Square Downtown South Boston. 434.575.4209.

May 18 (thru 20)

Festival in the Park – Crafts, displays, food & entertainment. Ballou Park.

434.793.4636. See ad page 16.

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May 18 (thru July 7)

Expressions Exhibit – An eclectic mix of styles and media featuring work by local and regional artists. PAA, Martinsville – 276.632.3221.

May 19

Nestle 5K Run/Walk/Wheel Chair/Fun Run. 9am. Ballou Park. 434.548.9862.

Avant-garde Writers. 10am. Danville Public Library. 434.251.1062.

Festival in the Park Health Fair.

10am-5pm. Ballou Park. 434.797.8848.

Family Movie Matinee – The Muppets.

10:30am-12:30pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

A Victorian Tea. 3-5pm.

DMFA&H – 434.793.5644.

Wines & Shines – Taste wines, specialty beers and moonshine from regional vineyards and breweries, and participate in a silent auction. 6:30-9:30pm.

VMNH – 276.634.4162.

Spring Pops Concert – Danville Symphony Orchestra. See story page 18.

May 20

Brokaw & Vaughn Vocal Recital.

See story page 18.

Fairview UM Church100th Anniversary Celebration. See story page 18.

May 22 (thru 24)

Summertime Snacks – Make silly snacks, a sip of summertime and flying saucer ice cream sandwiches. 10am-12pm.

Coates Rec. 434.797.8848

May 24

Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band – Originally scheduled for March 31.

7-9pm. Martinsville HS Auditorium.

PAA – 276.632.3221.

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May 25

TGIF Concert Series – The Pizazz Band. 7-10:30 pm. Uptown Martinsville.

276.632.5688.

May 25 (thru 27)

Willow Oak Beach Music Festival.

Willow Oak Park. www.willowoakpark.com.

May 26

Memorial Day Parade & Music Festival – Enjoy the parade followed by music, food, children’s activities & family entertainment. Parade Main Street 2pm, Festival Elba Park, Gretna. 3-10pm.

434.228.1779 or 434.228.1778.

May 28 (thru June 1)

Behind the Scenes Creative Theatre Camp. See story page 19.

May 29 & 30

Stock Car Open Test Days. 8am.

VIRginia International Raceway – 434.822.7700.

May 29 (thru 31)

Animals, Animals and More Animal – Activities include the Animals in the Jungle, making banana zoo treats and sand art projects. Coates Rec. 434.797.8848

May 29 (thru June 1)

UST Clubhouse. See story page 19.

May 30

Women’s Business Conference.

See story page 19.

Doodle Bugs – Build your world Lego design. Ages 3-5. 10am & 3pm.

VMNH – 276.634.4185.

May 31

Stand Up Paddle Board. 6-8pm. Abreu/ Grogan Park 434.799.5215.

Calendar Girl I love, I love, I love my Calendar Girl.

Yeah, sweet Calendar Girl, each and every day of the year. (Neil Sedaka) May’s Calendar Girl, Christina Helen Dudley, is the mom of two young girls and a graphic imaging technology and photography graduate of Danville Community College.

If you’d like to be the next Calendar Girl, mail or hand-deliver a snapshot of yourself with contact info and a onesentence caption to: Sally’s Photo Studio, 210 North Union Street, Danville, VA 24541, or email to sallysusan@yahoo. com. Women of all ages over 18 are eligible (you’re all girls in spirit). Each month one winner will be chosen to receive a free glamour photo session

Upcoming Events June 1

Ronald Davis Memorial Golf Tournament. 12-7pm. Goodyear Golf Club. 434.791.4944.

Fridays at the Crossing. 6 pm.

Carrington Pavilion. 434.793.4636.

See ad page 15.

June 4 (thru 28)

SPEC Kids Fit Camp. Ages 10-17.

9-10:30am or 2-3:30pm. Southside Power and Endurance Co. – 434.770.7461.

June 7

Bob Ross Painting Class.

10am–3:30pm. PAA – 276.632.3221.

June 8

Greenberg/Overcash Memorial Golf Tournament. 12pm. Caswell Pines Golf Club. 434.793.8255.

June 15

Harvest Jubilee Concert. 4-11pm.

Carrington Pavilion 434.793.4636.

June 22 & 23

Personality Festival. Uptown Roxboro. www.roxboronc.com.

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ideal places to walk or tour while burning calories. There are also gyms, the YMCA, and other public plus private fitness centers.

One of the favorite parts of my work as a personal trainer has been the opportunity to train clients outside. It’s why my facilities are in downtown Danville and downtown South Boston.

I love taking a walk with a client strolling by historic Millionaires’ Row and seeing the beautiful old mansions included in Danville Historical Society’s guided walking tours. My Virginia Bootcamps are based in the Historic Warehouse District for a strategic reason...to have a diverse and unique workout environment that forces us to involve the surroundings in the workouts. Danville has great sidewalks, bike paths, Riverwalk trails, pedestrian bridges, and steps at the Worsham Street Bridge Memorial. There are also inclines, hills and more historical ambiance to maneuver through as we burn calories and become healthy.

The scenery and wildlife are blessings that keep minds from becoming bored during

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Using the Community for Fitness and Healthy Living

by Dave Gluhareff MFS,CFT-ISSA

workouts. They also have a calming and de-stressing effect before, during, or after a long day.

In Danville, we all have equal access to positive health and fitness solutions such as: Parks & Recreation programs, the

Riverwalk Trail system, mountain bike trails and sidewalks and bike paths on many streets, The Dan River is available for canoeing or kayaking; high school tracks are perfect for walking or running.

The Historic District and the Tobacco Warehouse District are

Now is the time to stop making excuses and do something positive about your health.

Anyone who has the desire to become healthier can and will be healthy. Remember, not age, race, religious beliefs, occupation, or gender will stop you if you really want to reach your goals. Diets do not work.

Exercise, healthy eating and plenty of rest does.

The old stagnant complaining mentality of Southern Virginia is in its demise and a new Southern Virginia is rising with positive goals, jobs, healthy environments, cultural diversity, and new technologies. Southern Virginia is more than just a great health-and- fitness environment for me to train my clients on how to feel, look, and move better...it’s a wonderful place to live.

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May 2012

Calendar Clips Clip it. Post it. Do it.

For more activities, see the calendar on page 14-15.

Saturday, May 5 Dan River Clean Up

From 11 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., all ages are invited to join the Stewardship Virginia campaign and beautify the Dan River. The Danville Science Center and the Outdoor Recreation Division of Danville’s Parks and Recreation Department will clean the banks and streams of the river between Main Street Bridge and Dan Daniel Memorial Park. Participants will receive a certificate of appreciation signed by Governor Bob McDonnell. There is no charge, but participants must pre-register by Thursday, May 3. For more information, call 434.791.5160. (submitted by Sonya Wolen)

Tuesday, May 8

Latchum 11th Music Recital

This recital at Timberlake Baptist Church, 356 Lindhurst Drive, begins at 7 p.m and will feature the musical talents of over 40 violinists, violists, and cellists, who study with Leigh Latchum, concert master of the Danville Symphony Orchestra. The recital will begin with the youngest of students, ages 5 to 7, and continue through the adult levels. Dr. Krista Shinew, Director of Music at Moffett Kelsey Thomas Memorial Baptist Church, will serve with Leigh Latchum as accompanist. The evening will feature mostly classical selections, however, a few bluegrass encores have been added as a bonus. The concert atmosphere is professional in an attempt to give the young musicians a feel for the Carnegie Hall environment complete with stage lighting and formal attire. The concert is free to the public. (submitted by Leigh Latchum)

Friday, May 11 Saturday, May 12 Relay for Life

From 6:00 p.m. on Friday until 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, this American Cancer Society event will take place at the Carrington Pavilion on Craghead Street. Teams, who have raised money during the year, will come together to celebrate. Food will be available for purchase. Family-friendly games and music will be played.

The Relay starts with a survivors’ lap, an inspirational time when survivors circle the track and celebrate their victories over cancer. Caretakers are also recognized. After dark, people who have been touched by cancer and loved ones lost to the disease are remembered during the Luminaria Ceremony.

Candles are lit inside bags filled with sand, each one bearing the name of a person. Participants often walk a lap in silence. The public is invited.

For more information, call 1.800.227.2345 or 434.797.1973 or visit www.relayforlife.org/danville. (submitted by Sandra Ruis)

Saturday, May 12

Los Angeles Piano Quartet

Starting at 7:30 p.m., the Danville Concert Association presents this concert in Averett University’s Pritchett Auditorium on Mt. View Avenue across from Forest Hills Elementary School.

Bold, exhilarating performances rank the LAPQ among the premier ensembles of its kind in the world. For more information, visit www.danvilleconcert. org or call 434.792.9242.

Saturday, May 19

Danville Symphony Pops Concert

Stop and think about your greatest accomplishment at age 12. Did anyone mention playing Carnegie Hall... twice or maybe three times? You will be able to see the young man who has accomplished that and more at the DSO concert “Gershwin, by George“ starting at 8:00 p.m. Twelve-year-old Nicholas Allgeier from Raleigh will play the piano solo in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Nicholas notes on his website, “ I have been playing the piano since I was 4. Playing and sharing music with others is what really makes me happy. I have played at several cool places including Carnegie Hall twice.”

During 2011, Nicholas performed on National Public Radio’s From the Top; he played for the legendary pianist Leon Fleisher and he won the gold medal in his division at the American Association for Development of Gifted and Talented International Competition. Nicholas’s second love is animals, especially his pet chickens. This combination gave rise to his entertaining website: www.classicalchickens.com It is only fitting that the DSO Conductor, Peter Perret, chose to highlight young talent at the final concert of the season. He frequently leads workshops on the relationship of music to learning and has co-authored the book, A Well-Tempered Mind; Using Music to Help Children Listen and Learn.

This is a free concert in the GWHS Auditorium at 701 Broad Street, but two or more cans of food or cash for God’s Storehouse will be accepted. For more information, visit www.danvillesymphony.net. (submitted by Mary Franklin)

Sunday, May 20

Brokaw & Vaughn Vocal Recital

This afternoon of art songs and arias by two sopranos, Brenda Brokaw of Danville and Karen Vaughn of Fairfax, accompanied by Dr. Anne Lewis of Averett University, will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 115 Jefferson Avenue.

The program includes duets and solos featuring works by Handel, Brenda Brokaw & Karen Vaughn Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Faure and Puccini. Brokaw and Vaughn have performed in the Washington, DC area and in Europe. Brokaw maintains a beginning piano and vocal studio in Danville. For more information, call 434.797.3780.

Sunday, May 20

Fairview United Methodist Church 100th Anniversary

The public is invited to this special anniversary worship service and homecoming beginning at 10:00 a.m. at 1013 Westover Drive. A number of previous pastors will be in attendance and the Danville District Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Janine Howard, will be the speaker. Special music will be performed by the praise team and the sanctuary choir.

A display of historical pictures will tell the story of the church’s past 100 years.

Prior to 1912, a group of men and women met at Coates School to start a Sunday School Bible Study. Occasionally, Methodist pastors met with them on Sunday afternoons for worship. In 1912, after a Brush Arbor Revival on Westover Drive (a rural road at that time), Fairview Methodist Church was organized. Dan River Cotton Mills donated the land and the first one-room church was built and dedicated in 1914, where the current church is undergoing an expansion. For more information visit www.fairviewumcdanville.org or phone 434.792.3391. (submitted by Mary Connor)

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Monday, May 28 to Friday, June 1 Behind the Scenes

From 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, children will learn how to run lights, design costumes, make props and set pieces and find out about the role of a stage manager.

This camp at Union Street Theatre, 107-111 South Union Street, is for rising third graders and older.

No experience is required. Cost is $100. For more information, call 434.791.4747. (submitted by Melissa Charles)

A New Favorite

by Annelle Williams

Do you need a new recipe to add to your list of favorites? Here’s one I think you’ll like. For quick, easy entertaining, I generally turn to variations on pork tenderloin. While shopping for tenderloins recently, I saw a bone-in pork loin roast. I’d never cooked one, but the roast itself looked so beautiful I had to buy it. Then I rushed home to look for a recipe.

Tuesday, May 29 to Friday, June 1 UST Clubhouse

Children will learn movement, music and character skills in this creative musical theatre class for ages 4-6 from 9 a.m. until noon each day. UST Clubhouse will build confidence in children and give them a chance to be a star onstage. There are two sessions of this class. Register for one or both. Performance is June 1 at 11 a.m. at the Union Street Theatre, 107-111 S. Union Street. Cost is $85.

For more information, call 434.7791.4747 (submitted by Melissa Charles)

Wednesday, May 30

This was a five-pound roast, so the first thing I learned was that it wasn’t going to be a quick meal. It needed to cook for about 1 1⁄2 hours. The recipe I chose required very little hands-on time, so it still qualified as easy and your guests will feel you have slaved over the stove for hours. The presentation makes quite a statement and the taste outshines the presentation. Add a green vegetable or tossed baby greens and gorgonzola grits or rice and your meal is complete. For dessert make something light, maybe a lemon bar or fruit pie. This would be a great meal for Mother’s Day, a graduation celebration, or any special dinner.

Women’s Business Conference

The purpose of the conference, Sharing the Stories, is to celebrate women in business and to share information on starting, growing, and managing a business successfully. From 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., guest speakers and a panel of successful businesswomen will discuss issues unique to women. Participants may attend at the following locations: Foundation Hall on the Danville Community College campus, Southern Virginia Higher Ed Center in South Boston, the Riddle Center in Gretna, or the Community Center in Chatham. The conference will be taped and broadcast live from DCC to the other centers. There will be moderators at all sites to pass along questions, answers and comments. Advanced registration is required. There is no cost because of a grant from the Virginia Small Business Development Center. For more information, call 434.797.8482 or email arnoldjd@longwood.edu. (submitted by Diane Arnold)

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Stuffed Pork Loin Rib Roast with Port (This recipe was adapted from Epicurious and was originally featured in Gourmet in 2008.)

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8 oz. mixed dried fruit, roughly chopped 2/3 cup ruby port 1 tart apple, peeled, cored and cubed

1 medium sweet onion, diced 2 shallots, diced 3/4 stick butter 1/2 tsp. salt and pepper

Mix dried fruit and port in small saucepan. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and let it stand for 10 minutes. Add butter to skillet with onion, shallots, apple, salt and pepper over medium heat. Cook about 5 minutes, until onions and apple are softened. Add dried fruit and port. Stir to combine. Remove from heat and cool.

Roast: One 5-6 lb. rib-in pork loin roast 8-10 slices of bacon

1 1⁄2 tsp. salt 1⁄2 tsp. pepper

Preheat oven to 500°. With a long, narrow-bladed knife, make a cut through the center of the roast. Turn the knife 90° and make another cut forming a pocket through the center of the roast. Use the handle of a wooden spoon and push 1 cup of cooled stuffing into the pocket. Reserve the remaining stuffing to make a sauce.

Rub the roast with the salt and pepper. Wrap bacon slices around the roast, between each rib, ribs pointing up, and secure bacon ends under the bottom.

If roast won’t stand, crunch some heavy foil to hold it. Place roast in oven for 20 minutes, then reduce temperature to 325° and cook until thermometer inserted into center of meat (not touching bone or stuffing) registers 155°.

This should take about l 1⁄4 to 1 1⁄2 hours. Remove roast from pan to cutting board and let it rest, tented with foil, while you make the sauce.

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Sauce: 1⁄2 cup ruby port

1 1⁄2 cups water

1 T cornstarch

Discard all but 1 1⁄2 tablespoons of drippings from roasting pan. Add port to pan and place over medium heat. When heated, stir vigorously to dislodge browned bits from bottom of pan. Add cornstarch to the water and stir to mix.

Add mixture slowly to heated port. Finally, add reserved fruit mixture. Cook, stirring until heated through and thickened. Serve as sauce.

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