Sponsored by the WFU Humanities Institute\, this interdiscip
linary symposium provides participants and attendees the opportunity to sh
are academic and experiential knowledge and to engage in dialogue about br
east cancer\, especially in relation to breast cancer narratives and narra
tive medicine. In addition to keynote addresses by Rita Charon (Columbia U
niversity)\, Kathryn Montgomery (Northwestern University) and Amy Boesky (
Boston College)\, the symposium will feature faculty from Wake Forest’s
College of Arts and Science\, the Medical Center\, and the Center for BioE
thics\, Health and Society\, as well as faculty from several other institu
tions\, on three panels: Breast Cancer Patients and Physicians\, Theorizin
g Breast Cancer Narratives\, and Breast Cancer & Performance Narratives.
Join the Charlotte Chapter of the National Association of Wo
men Business Owners Tuesday\, March 5 from 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. for Voice
of the Entrepreneur with Lou Solomon from Interact.
Today resea
rchers can predict an individual’s success with amazing accuracy based o
n their “honest signals” in communication. This is especially true for
entrepreneurs\, since it isn’t the company talking to customers. There
is a human being driving that message. Find out about how your own communi
cation signals\, presence\, charisma and network of friends impact your su
ccess.
Lou Solomon is an author\, speaker and coach who has ena
bled top executives in Fortune 500 companies to communicate in an authenti
c way with one another\, with their employees\, and with their customers f
or 15 years.
NAWBO Members: $30 early-bird / $40 regular
G
uests: $40 early-bird / $50 regular
First Baptist Church Indian Trail hosts the Real Evangelism Conference.
\nPlease see our schedule of speakers.
Wednesday\,
March 6 6:30 pm - Roc Collins\, David Ring\, Greater Vision
Thursday\
, March 7 10:00am - Junior Hill\, Craig Conner
1:45pm - Gerald Harris
\, Bob Pitman
6:30pm - Ron Lynch\,
Craig Conner\, Triumphant Qu
artet
Friday\, March 8
10:00am - Rick Coram\, Roc Collins
1
:45pm - Steve Smith\, Rick Coram
6:30pm - Tommy Steele\, Collingswort
h Family
Daily musical guests include The Mike Speck Trio.
Read more here: http://events.charlotteobserver.com/indian_trail_nc/event
s/show/303089885-real-evangelism-conference#storylink=cpy
2013 CAREER FAIR Now in its 25th year\, the event gives loca l working professionals the opportunity to connect with business leaders r epresenting a variety of industries\, including automotive\, manufacturing \, and real estate. Mark your calendar today to discover your path to pers onal and professional success!
DTEND;TZID= -0500:20130307T143000 DTSTART;TZID= -0500:20130307T100000 LAST-MODIFIED:20130220T204000Z SUMMARY:2013 Career Fair URL:http://www.cpcc.edu/career/fair/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:06f82515f71b5c7024b773a383902bechttp://www.greaterdiversity.com DTSTAMP:20130519T195221Z CONTACT:The Galleria Events Center\n1325 S. Eugene St\nGreensboro\, NC 2740 6 DESCRIPTION:2nd Annual Gate City Minority Business Opportunity Fair
\n2013 Gate City Minority Business Opportunity Fair
Greensboro Sma
ll Business Owners Invited To Attend On March 7th
When: March 7
\, 2013 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Refreshments wil be served
E
ast Market Street Development Corporation will host the 2013 Gate City Min
ority Business Opportunity Fair in Greensboro on Thursday\, March 7. This
networking event is free and open to minority and women-owned businesses i
nterested in contracting or procurement opportunities with the local publi
c entities.
Gate City Minority Business Fair
The Gat
e City Minority Business Opportunity Fair participants will include repres
entatives from the City of Greensboro\, Guilford County\, Guilford County
Schools\, Guilford Technical Community College\, NC A&T State University\,
NC Department of Transportation\, NC Military Business Center\, and Unive
rsity of North Carolina at Greensboro. The business fair will be held from
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Galleria Events Center\, 1325 S. Eugene St.\, Gre
ensboro\, NC 27406. Event attendees will also be able to learn about oppor
tunities with event sponsors including Rentenbach Constructors\, KBR Build
ing Group\, Samet/Barton/Malow/SRS\, Weaver Cooke Construction\, Edifice\,
Inc.\, and more to come!
The business fair is hosted by East
Market Street Development Corporation to support Historically Underutilize
d Businesses including minority and women-owned business enterprises. “T
his networking event will allow HUB firms to have exposure to public and p
rivate entities with well over $400 million to be spent in 2013. This is a
huge opportunity\,” said Phil Barnhill\, Director of Operations\, East
Market Street Development Corporation.
East Market Street Devel
opment Corporation
The fundamental mission of East Market Stree
t Development Corporation (EMSDC) is to make the East Market Street Corrid
or and east Greensboro an economically vibrant\, attractive\, pedestrian-f
riendly\, and safe community that attracts and sustains existing and new b
usinesses with continuing commitment to minority entrepreneurial developme
nt and the area’s unique cultural center\, through diverse partnerships
and leveraged resources.
EMSDC activities and programs are foc
used in three areas:
Minority Entrepreneurship\,
Communi
ty Development/Neighborhood Support\, and
Economic Revitalization.
The overall goal is to build community and restore pride in the
East Market Street Corridor and east Greensboro.
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Please join us for our Annual Fundrasing Banquet at the Wilm
ington Convention Center! We'd love to have you as our honored guest thi
s year.
Seating begins at 5:45 p.m.
Dinner and Program 6:3
0 p.m.
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Kneeland Brown
Please
respond by visiting our website
Dinner is complimentary. Sem
i formal attire (ties optional) An opportunity to make a financial gift wi
ll be extended.
Adults only please
Parking available in St
udent Lots 1 & 2 at no charge
Parking in Convention Center Park
ing Deck for a fee ($5 max)
Can We All Just Get Along?
Power Breakfast Series
March 8\, 2013 7:30 AM
Cooperation between the City of Wilmingt
on and New Hanover County can play a big role in our region's economic dev
elopment strategy\, saving money by consolidating services and many other
issues important to the business community. During a March 8th panel discu
ssion\, Wilmington and New Hanover County's top elected officials and exec
utives will talk about their successes\, failures and future plans to work
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The Brooklyn Arts Center is excited to announce Art for All
3\, Wilmington’s cutting-edge art show\, at the BAC (516 North 4th Stree
t—the corner of Campbell and North 4th streets) on Friday\, March 8\, 20
13\, from 3-9 p.m.\, and Saturday\, March 9\, 2013\, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m
. Come celebrate Wilmington’s community of local\, original artists at t
he Brooklyn Arts Center when 50-plus of the region’s finest present thei
r work in the magnificent BAC. Expect fabulous pottery\, paintings\, illus
trations\, sculpture\, photography\, watercolors\, glass\, metal\, and woo
dwork\, and more\, priced perfectly at $25-$250. That’s right\, every pi
ece of original fine art for $250 or less! Wilmington’s fabulous food tr
ucks will provide nourishment\, the BAC cash bar will serve liquid refresh
ments\, and a coffee shop in the courtyard will caffeinate the crowd. Admi
ssion is $5 at the door. Admission is good for both days and includes a ra
ffle ticket. Kids 12 and under are free. ATM onsite. All for art and… Ar
t for All! For more information about Art for All 3 or to sign up as a ven
dor please visit www.brooklynartsnc.com or contact heather@brooklynartsnc.
com.
Join the Grove Park Inn for two days and nights full of laug hter as we celebrate our 25th Annual Comedy Classic Weekend! Friday's show showcases Cy Amundson\, Al Jackson\, Julie Scoggins\, David Crowe and Tom Cotter while Saturday's headliner will be comedianne Caroline Rhea!
\nAdmission Information
Individual tickets start at $45 per night\;
room packages also available
Free Public Forum: What Every American Needs to Know About A
utoimmune Disease
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (A
ARDA)
Free Public Forum: What Every American Needs to Know About..
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What Every American Needs to Know Abo
ut Autoimmune Disease
Free
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“What Every American Needs to Know
About Autoim
mune Disease”
This FREE conference is open to autoimmune pati
ents\, their families\, healthcare providers\, and the general public.
Saturday\, March 9\, 2013
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM (Registration be
gins at 9:30)
Holiday Inn - Charlotte Airport
Conference
Ballroom
2707 Little Rock Road
Charlotte\, NC 28214
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9:30 AM Registration/Exhibits
10:00 AM Welcome – AARDA and Lupu
s Foundation of America\, North Carolina Chapter
10:05 AM Wha
t is Autoimmunity? – Noel R. Rose\, MD\, PhD\, Director\, Autoimmune Dis
ease Research Center\, Johns Hopkins University
10:45 AM Women and
Autoimmune Disease –Rita Baron-Faust\, MPH\, CHES – author of The Auto
immune Connection
11:15 AM Lupus 101– Stacy Kennedy\, MD\, Rh
eumatologist\, Rowan Diagnostic Clinic
11:45 AM Autoimmune
Diseases of the Skin – Ronea Harris\, MD\, Lead Dermatologist\, Presbyte
rian Dermatology South
12:15 PM Lunch Break **(lunch for pre-
registered attendees)
01:00 PM Coping With Autoimmune Disease
– Robert H. Phillips\, PhD\, Director\, Center for Coping\, Long Island
\, NY
01:40 PM What is the Immune System? - Maeve O’Connor\,
MD\, FACAAI\, Director\,Allergy Asthma & Immunology Relief of Charlotte (A
AIR)
02:10 PM Overview of Rheumatic Diseases - Diane George\,
MD\, Rheumatologist\, Rheumatology Mecklenburg Medical Group
02:40 P
M Do You Adhere to What You Hear? Autoimmune Disease
Patients and Adherence to Therapies - Virginia T. Ladd\,
President a
nd Executive Director
03:10 PM Q&A
Exhib
itors include the Lupus Foundation of America\, North Carolina Chapter\,
Graves' Disease & Thyroid Foundation\, Vasculitis Foundation and the Nati
onal Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Limited Seating - Registration
is Required.
**Dietary restriction? Call us at 586-776-3900.
Am
erican Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
22100 Gratiot Ave\, Ea
stpointe\, MI 48021 www.aarda.org ph: 586-776-3900
Sponsored by edu
cational grants from Genentech and GlaxoSmithKline
A Green Tie & Gala Affair & Debutante Presentation
On Saturday\, March 9\, 2013 the Alpha Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority\, Incorporated will sponsor a two-fold event - 'A Green Ti
e & Gala Affair & Debutante Presentation'. This occasion will be held fr
om 7:00PM until 11:00 PM at The Terraces on Sir Tyler.
The scho
larship fundraiser\, 'A Green Tie & Gala Affair' has been held since 2010.
Proceeds enable the Alpha Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorori
ty\, Incorporated to award scholarships to deserving college-bound student
s in the Greater Wilmington Area. This formal affair includes dinner\, d
ancing and the reemergence of the debutante presentation. Since 2011\, the
Alpha Psi Omega chapter has awarded six thousand dollars in scholarships
to deserving local young women.
The Presentation portion of th
is occasion will debut four young ladies from New Hanover\, Brunswick\, an
d Pender County Schools. Miss Bria Sherrod attends Pender Early College\
; Miss Brianna Smith attends John T. Hoggard High School\; Miss Roshanna T
hatch also attends John T. Hoggard High School\; and Miss Jahlessa Todd at
tends North Brunswick High School. Historically\, the primary purpose of
the debutante cotillion and/or ball is to introduce young ladies\, who ha
ve reached the age of maturity\, to society. This presentation is the cu
lminating event of various programs\, activities\, and workshops held for
them since March 17\, 2012. The ticket cost is $55.00 per person\, and m
ust be purchased in advance from a member of the chapter.
Chart
ered in 1932\, Alpha Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority\, Inc
orporated has provided educational\, family\, health and arts programs and
services to Wilmington and the surrounding communities for 80 years. Fo
unded on the campus of Howard University in Washington\, DC\, in 1908\, Al
pha Kappa Alpha Sorority is the nation's oldest Greek-letter organization
established by African American college-trained women. For over 100 year
s\, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority\, Inc. has provided programs supporting bot
h children and community development. Today\, with more than 250\, 000 m
embers worldwide\, Alpha Kappa Alpha's core mission remains sisterhood and
service.
For tickets and further information:
Contact:
Chrystal Fray Davis
Phone: 910/799-9100
Email: c
hrystal.fray.m7dt@statefarm.com