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Awards & Appointments
Congratulations to John Hoppenthaler who now serves as
a member of the Board of
Directors for
Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Annual Words & Music
Festival (WAMFEST).
Congratulations
to Reginald Watson who was
appointed by Mayor Pat Dunn to serve
as a commissioner on
the City of Greenville Housing Authority Board. This board of seven
commissioners is an independent board that carries out federal mandates
concerning public and section 8 housing.
The North Carolina Literary Review celebrated the release of its 2009 issue at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina, on this October 30. Performances by poet Betty Adcock, writer Bland Simpson, and Americana music sensations The Red Clay Ramblers helped to celebrate the publication event. According to Brian Lampkin, "Nearly 150 people crowded the aisles of Quail Ridge (otherwise known as 'Club Nancy') to join the festivities."
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