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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 242
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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Dream lives on Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Transportation Authority makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” informal social group for women coping with loss. Open to newcomers, Tuesdays, 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon. Shannon Slater, 828894-7000. The Meeting Place Senior Center Tuesday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m., Bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Saluda Center, Bridge, Tuesdays, 10 a.m., chair exercise, 2:30 p.m. 828-749-9245. For more activities, e-mail saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www.saluda.com. Polk County Public Library will host a special preschool performance by Midyette Magic, “Let It Snow!” on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 10:30 a.m. Free. All area children and (Continued on page 2)
MLK play draws hundreds by Leah Justice
Roy Miller, playing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Michelle Miller, playing Coretta Scott King, escape a fire at their house in the 1960s during the civil rights movement in a scene from “We Are the Dream,” presented Friday, Jan. 14 at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. More than 200 people attended Friday night’s program, which was presented by the Thermal Belt Friendship Council and the Tryon Fine Arts Center in honor of King’s birthday. (photo by Leah Justice)
Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday was celebrated this year in Polk County as in no other year. “We Are the Dream,” a community play, brought races together and brought hundreds to see the work. More than 200 people attended opening night at the Tryon Fine Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 14; a matinee was held on Saturday. “We Are the Dream,” by Kathy Shultz-Miller, was directed by Marianne Carruth. The performance marked the
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first time King’s birthday has been celebrated with a play in the area. Carruth helped open the play by quoting one of King’s messages, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Carruth said organizers had to have faith in the community, faith that the cast would come together and faith they could pull a choir together, all in the midst of the holidays, school closings and snow. “It’s gone in some turns that (Continued on page 3)