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News About CFS Alumni
On this page we will provide updates, as we get them, about what CFS alumni are doing. So, check here often to see who has recently visited the campus, who is up for what award, who has released a new cd, who's had a baby, etc. Help us keep this page up to date by sending information to share with other alumni. Contact John Ladd at alumni@cfsnc.org with updates or comments The Alumni in Performance section is where you can find out which alumni are performing or exhibiting, and where, and when.
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Ida Trisolini welcomes new baby. Lydia Lacey Jane was born November 21, 2009
at 10:16 am. She weighed 6 lbs, 14 oz, and has a head full of brown hair.
She has lots
of connections to Friends School including:a brother and sister who are students at CFS, a brother,
Jack Thegen-Crowley who went through middle school in the 90's and, and Sean Thegen who is Jack's big brother
went to CFS in the 80's. That's Lydia, on the right, at about three weeks old.
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Catherine Edgerton's ('00) album one of Triangle's best of 2009. Catherine and her band Midtown Dickens' release "Lanterns" was recently voted one of the 10 best albums in the Triangle by the "Independent Weekly." Drummer in the band is CFS alumnus Jonathan Henderson ('01) The magazine said of their CD, "this
magnificent next step is a tender-hearted, attitude-filled proclamation
- of self-reliance, of new challenges, of burning fears for fuel."
Charles Shoneman, Lower School friend, has died.
He had a stroke in early December that led to his death on December 26th, with family close by.
Michael Bonsignore, remembered Charles, this way, "He came to play baseball with Lower
Schoolers for over 20 years. He has come to my classroom to
tell stories of meeting Babe Ruth and being on the field when Charles
Lindbergh took off. He has lived at home right up to Thursday [the day of his stroke],
smoking cigars and talking baseball."
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 | Josh
Lozoff ('89) explains how magic is tied to the Industrial
Revolution,
the desire for "a higher peak of life," and why he isn't
David
Copperfield.
Much of the article focuses on his new "Parlor Magic" show. This show is artfully designed so that "the effects accumulate
and connect” into an organic whole.
The complete article on Josh is is here…. |
Jim Lauderdale ('75) Grammy Nomination for Best Bluegrass CD of 2009. The cd is title "Could We Get Any Closer?" and was released this August.
This is Jim's 5th nomination for best cd. He has won two Grammy Awards, including his most recent collaboration with bluegrass legend Dr. Ralph Stanley titled "Lost in the Lonesome Pines."
Jim also has a part in two other Grammy nominations this year: d's by Elvis Costello and George Strait .
That's Jim at the right performing at CFS last spring. Jim visited his alma mater and gave a mini-concert at the Upper School.
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Liam Hysjulien ('01) writes on food and health. Liam's article appears in the online journal As It Ought to Be and it titled "The Coming Crisis of Western Food."
Liam is a grad student in sociology at University of Tennessee at
Knoxville. He is focusing on Food Systems Theory, food
sustainability, food policies, and urban agricultural projects.
Liam is a bit of a Renaissance man: presenting a paper at a sociology conference in Portugal, writing poetry, and making art.
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Logan
Pause (‘99) wins humanitarian award. Logan is a starting midfielder
for Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire. Logan was awarded the league’s Humanitarian-of-the-Year award
on November 10th.
The award recognized the work he does supporting
and volunteering for a number of groups including the Joshua Center—which
provides shelter and services to homeless women— and Big Brothers and Big Sisters. More here......
Logan and the Fire are headed to the
Eastern Conference Finals November 14th .Earlier in the
year, Logan was selected and played for the U.S. National team in the Gold Cup
series.
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Mariah
Hoffman (’02) is an experienced runner who sees running shoes as more than
equipment for her trail running. Mariah, a student at the UNC Medical School, was
featured in a newspaper article that highlighted efforts to get shoes to the
poor in the African village of Lilongwe, in Malawi.
Mariah saw the need for
shoes while working on a public health project in the African country. To read the whole article, go here……...
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 | Rachel Brooker ('95) danced recently in a Benoit Maubrey/Audio Gruppe performances in Berlin. This unique choreography uses costumes that respond to the dancers' movements with a variety of sounds. Rachel's comment, "It's a blast to dance in them, fun to watch as well, and appropriate
for kid attention-spans too."
Videos of of the dances from earlier performances are available, here....
Rachel is also performing her piece "My Patriot Act" in Europe and the US in the coming months. To see dates and places, (including Durham), see our "In Performance" page, here.....
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Tommy Noonan ('01) premiered new performance in Freiburg, Germany October 16th.
The piece, titled "Brother, Brother," is a two man performance featuring Tommy and Clint Lutes.
To see a video of the piece, click here.....
To see a listing of when and where they will perform the piece , visit the "In Performance" page, here.....
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| Jonathan Haagen ('99) is engaged. He wrote to inform us that he is engaged to Kira Dubas.
They met in Beijing, China where they both live and work. He was setting up a new education company and she was working in micro finance. Jonny's company develops curricula and educational materials with a specialty in SAT preparation for Chinese students wanting to attend school in the USA.
No decision yet on the date for the wedding.
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Jim Lauderdale ('75) on Austin City Limits Nov. 7.
Jim's appearing with Elvis Costello band the Sugarcanes, playing guitar and singing lead harmony vocals. The show was recorded in August as part of the extensive tour in support of Costello's new cd "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane."
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18 CFS Alumni to be in Ariel’s Way reprise in
January 2010. Jim Henderson’s play is a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The production will feature eighteen CFS alumni. An equal number of CFS staff, Upper School students, and local artists
will be part of the cast and crew as well.
Performances will be held at 8:00 pm on
January 1st and 2nd and at 2:00 pm on Sunday the 3rd
of January. Ticket information
will be forthcoming.
To see a full cast list, click here…
To see photos from the original, 2005 production, click here.....
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Leah Wilkes in 2005 production.
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| Josh Lozoff (‘89 ) is bringing back
the old days, when magic was performed in the intimate setting of a parlor for a small group of guests. Every month Josh is recreating that old magic in
the elegant setting of the Sienna Hotel in Chapel Hill with a series he calls Parlor
Magic.
To see dates and times, click here…..
Josh's magic has to be seen to be believed. To see a video from his one man show, Beyond Belief, click here.....
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Tim Wells ('85) and band Red Rover played two nights at the recent Hoppin John Fiddlers Festival.
They were awarded second place in the non-traditional band contest at the festival. (That's Tim on the far right.)
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Jamie
Hysjulien, Gustavo Sa, Carrie Huff and Mike Hanas lead an End-of-Year trip
to the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago in late May and early July. Carrie and Mike each lead a week of the trip. The trip
was a service trip with three primary components – working in an orphanage for
HIV-positive children, Habitat for Humanity, and sea turtle rescue.
The CFS students and teachers were written up in the local
paper and on the web. To read the story, click here.......
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Every year CFS alumni work in the CFS Summer Program. (In fact, Chris Firpo, the mother of Kirsten Stajich (’99), has run the program for many years.) This year alumni include: Rose Laudicina (’06), Lauren Berry (’07), Jonathan
McGovern (’97), Caitlin Conner (’06), Jordan Shamp (’99), Sarah Haggerty (’95), Jake Axlebank ('05), and
Dru Marion (’09).
The Summer Program makes a profit each year,
which is used to help pay the costs of running CFS. Each year this money, along
with money raised by donations, helps keep tuition down. In 2009-2010, the Summer Program and
donations will help pay over $1,000,000 of the cost of running CFS . Without this funding, each student’s tuition would be almost $2,100 higher. |
Jim Lauderdale ('75) on the Tonight Show June 23. Jim is touring with Elvis Costello as a member of his top-notch band, the Sugarcanes. Jim also played and sang on Costello's new country/bluegrass cd, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane." Costello commented that "I've
admired Jim Lauderdale's recordings for a good while... Jim is singing close
vocal harmony on every song [on] this record....I
can't say enough about the tone and timbre that he adds to mine on every line
he hits."
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Seth Kingsbury (’92) featured in the News and Observer. A
front page article featured Seth for his artistry in a uniquely difficult
delicacy: cooking with the blossoms of squash plants. For six years Seth has
owned and been the chef at the highly successful and well-reviewed restaurant Pazzo! In Southern Village.
To read the article go here……
To visit the website of Pazzo! Click here……
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Leah Sobsey (’94) is
putting her degrees to work: a B.S. in Anthropology from Guilford College and an M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art
Institute to good use. She is one of the organizers of a new exhibit "Our
Stories, In Focus” now at University
Mall in Chapel Hill. It is the culmination of months of work utilizing over
1,000 photos and other items of individuals’ histories to create a larger view
of our community.
For more on this exhibit, click here.......
To see a portfolio of Leah's phtography and read more about here, click here.....
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| Caitlin Linney ('07) has been writing and performing in addition to going to college in Boston.
She'll share the fruits of her labors this week by giving her first concert of all original compositions. She will perform at the Copa Vida Coffee at 2816 Erwin Rd. in Durham on Saturday, June 13.
To see other dates for Caitlin, go here....
To hear songs from Caitlin, go here......
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Cal Geiger, CFS teacher, died peacefully on the morning of June 1 at his home in Hillsborough, N.C.We have lost a wise and steadfast friend and
leader.
If you took a basket weaving interest group at Carolina
Friends School any time during that last twenty or more years, you knew Cal
Geiger.
If you were a student in the Upper School in the ‘70s and 80s, you were
influenced by Cal Geiger.
A Memorial Meeting for Worship under the care of Durham
Friends Meeting was held at Carolina Friends School, in the Center Building,
on Saturday, June 27, at 4:00 p.m.
To read more about Cal, click here.......
To share and read memories of Cal, click here.....
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| Amy Shmania ('07) to NCAA III Finals as
a member of the Smith College crew team. The teams competed for the
NCAA III Championship in Cherry Hill, NewJersey.
The competition was held May 28-30 at Cooper River ParK.
Smith College crew teams have competed in the finals in five of the last eight years.
You can read more about the Smith team, here..... |
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Rachel Brooker ('95) choreographed four short films that are part of a new fourteen film project called "Postcards from Berlin."
Rachel is one of four choreographers to make dance-films for this project. Each team consited of a choreographer, film maker, composer, and dance assistant. Each team worked with children from a school in Berlin.
Rachel Brooker worked with children from Peter Petersen
Primary School to make four short films titled Neukölln, On the
river Spree, Ampelmann
at the Brandenburg Gate, and Berlin
Wall Memorial To find out more go here.....
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| Tim Wells ('86) and David Hughes ('99) in a new band called Red Rover. Tim's wife, Susan Wells, and Chris Mankoff are the other members of the quartet.
Their style has been called "rockin' old time music."
To keep up with future appearances of Red Rover all our
alumni, click here.....
To learn more and hear songs, visit their webpage, here..... |
Evian Patterson ('98) visited CFS recently and sat down to share his thoughts and his story. The interview was recently published in "We and Thee."
You can find out what Evian has been up to and read the full interview here.....
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| Wells Tower ('91) interviewed on WUNC radio.
Wells discusses and reads excerpts from his new book, "Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned." In the interview he notes that he got his literary start in CFS
Lower School. reviews have been lauditory.
To read more, find links to his writing, and hear
the interview, click here.....
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Jim Lauderdale ('75) visited CFS and sang for Upper School students on Friday, April 18.
Carrie Huff welcomed Jim to the patio by the steps on a gorgeous sunny afternoon.
Tim Wells ('86) played harmonica and sang with Jim. Sadly, the reunion with Robert Bittle ('74) did not take place due to Robert's being sick on Friday.
Jim is a two time Grammy Award Winner whose songs have been recorded by
a number of bluegrass and country artists over the last two decades.
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Elise London (US teacher) is a new mom! After
a long and notably laborious process, Elise and her husband Mike are now
officially parents! Phoebe Caroline Smith, arrived
slowly but surely at 10:16 am April 19, 2009. Pheobe weighed in @ 7 pounds 12 oz!
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 | Robbie Fulks ('80) releases 50 new songs. But that's not the only reason that Newsweek magazine noted him in a recent article. It was that Robbie is one of several musicians experimenting with new ways to distribute their music using the internet.
To read the full Newsweek article, click here.....
Robbie will be performing in Sweden for much of April and will be back in the states at the end of the month.
For information on these dates, see the "In Performance" pages, here.....
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Phil Fitzpatrick (Alumnus teacher) will sign his new book A Beautiful Friendship: The Joy of Chasing Bogey Golf at TheRegulator Bookshop in Durham on Friday night, May 22. He will aso read from the book.
To read excerpts from A Beautiful Friendship, click here....
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News About CFS Alumni
On this page we will provide updates, as we get them, about what CFS alumni are doing. So, check here often to see who has recently visited the campus, who is up for what award, who has released a new cd, who's had a baby, etc. Help us keep this page up to date by sending information to share with other alumni. Contact John Ladd at alumni@cfsnc.org with updates or comments The "In Concert" section of this page has moved to its own page.
You can now find out which alumni are performing or exhibiting, where, and when by going to the new "In Performance" page.
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Jennie Druhan (’99) and Alison Hughes (’96) to co-lead
the End-of-Year Program’s West Trip to study the geology of the Colorado Plateau. A highlight of
the trip will be a six-day canoe trip on the Green River
through Canyonlands National Park. Bob Druhan is the third leader of the trip.
To learn more, click here.....
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| Rachel Brooker ('95) danced recently in a Benoit Maubrey/Audio Gruppe performances in Berlin.
This unique choreography uses costumes that respond to the dancers' movements with a variety of sounds. Rachel's comment, "It's a blast to dance in them, fun to watch as well, and appropriate
for kid attention-spans too."
Videos of of the dances from earlier performances are available, here....
Rachel is also performing her piece "My Patriot Act" in Europe and the US in the coming months. To see dates and places, (including Durham), see our "In Performance" page, here.....
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Tommy Noonan ('01) premiered new performance in Freiburg, Germany October 16th.
The piece, titled "Brother, Brother," is a two man performance featuring Tommy and Clint Lutes.
To see a video of the piece, click here.....
To see a listing of when and where they will perform the piece , visit the "In Performance" page, here.....
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| Jonathan Haagen ('99) is engaged. He wrote to inform us that he is engaged to Kira Dubas.
They met in Beijing, China where they both live and work. He was setting up a new education company and she was working in micro finance. Jonny's company develops curricula and educational materials with a specialty in SAT preparation for Chinese students wanting to attend school in the USA.
No decision yet on the date for the wedding.
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Halloween Party with Jim Lauderdale ('75). If you're in Nashville, join Jim for Midnight Jamboree at the Texas Troubadour Theater.
Or you can listen in or watch the festivities on line. Be there in person or join online.
Go to www.etrecordshop.com and you can listen or view the show LIVE.
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18 CFS Alumni to be in Ariel’s Way reprise in
January 2010. Jim Henderson’s play is a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The production will feature eighteen CFS alumni. An equal number of CFS staff, Upper School students, and local artists
will be part of the cast and crew as well.
Performances will be held at 8:00 pm on
January 1st and 2nd and at 2:00 pm on Sunday the 3rd
of January. Ticket information
will be forthcoming.
To see a full cast list, click here…
To see photos from the original, 2005 production, click here.....
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Leah Wilkes in 2005 production.
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| Josh Lozoff (‘ ) is bringing back
the old days, when magic was performed in the intimate setting of a parlor for a small group of guests. Every month Josh is recreating that old magic in
the elegant setting of the Sienna Hotel in Chapel Hill with a series he calls Parlor
Magic.
To see dates and times, click here…..
Josh's magic has to be seen to be believed. To see a video from his one man show, Beyond Belief, click here.....
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Tim Wells ('85) and band Red Rover played two nights at the recent Hoppin John Fiddlers Festival.
They were awarded second place in the non-traditional band contest at the festival. (That's Tim on the far right.)
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Jamie
Hysjulien, Gustavo Sa, Carrie Huff and Mike Hanas lead an End-of-Year trip
to the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago in late May and early July. Carrie and Mike each lead a week of the trip. The trip
was a service trip with three primary components – working in an orphanage for
HIV-positive children, Habitat for Humanity, and sea turtle rescue.
The CFS students and teachers were written up in the local
paper and on the web. To read the story, click here.......
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Every year CFS alumni work in the CFS Summer Program. (In fact, Chris Firpo, the mother of Kirsten Stajich (’99), has run the program for many years.) This year alumni include: Rose Laudicina (’06), Lauren Berry (’07), Jonathan
McGovern (’97), Caitlin Conner (’06), Jordan Shamp (’99), Sarah Haggerty (’95), Jake Axlebank ('05), and
Dru Marion (’09).
The Summer Program makes a profit each year,
which is used to help pay the costs of running CFS. Each year this money, along
with money raised by donations, helps keep tuition down. In 2009-2010, the Summer Program and
donations will help pay over $1,000,000 of the cost of running CFS . Without this funding, each student’s tuition would be almost $2,100 higher. |
Jim Lauderdale ('75) on the Tonight Show June 23. Jim is touring with Elvis Costello as a member of his top-notch band, the Sugarcanes. Jim also played and sang on Costello's new country/bluegrass cd, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane." Costello commented that "I've
admired Jim Lauderdale's recordings for a good while... Jim is singing close
vocal harmony on every song [on] this record....I
can't say enough about the tone and timbre that he adds to mine on every line
he hits."
Tour dates for Jim with Elvis and on his own, here.......
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Seth Kingsbury (’92) featured in the News and Observer. A
front page article featured Seth for his artistry in a uniquely difficult
delicacy: cooking with the blossoms of squash plants. For six years Seth has
owned and been the chef at the highly successful and well-reviewed restaurant Pazzo! In Southern Village.
To read the article go here……
To visit the website of Pazzo! Click here……
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Leah Sobsey (’94) is
putting her degrees to work: a B.S. in Anthropology from Guilford College and an M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art
Institute to good use. She is one of the organizers of a new exhibit "Our
Stories, In Focus” now at University
Mall in Chapel Hill. It is the culmination of months of work utilizing over
1,000 photos and other items of individuals’ histories to create a larger view
of our community.
For more on this exhibit, click here.......
To see a portfolio of Leah's phtography and read more about here, click here.....
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| Caitlin Linney ('07) has been writing and performing in addition to going to college in Boston.
She'll share the fruits of her labors this week by giving her first concert of all original compositions. She will perform at the Copa Vida Coffee at 2816 Erwin Rd. in Durham on Saturday, June 13.
To see other dates for Caitlin, go here....
To hear songs from Caitlin, go here......
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Cal Geiger, CFS teacher, died peacefully on the morning of June 1 at his home in Hillsborough, N.C.We have lost a wise and steadfast friend and
leader.
If you took a basket weaving interest group at Carolina
Friends School any time during that last twenty or more years, you knew Cal
Geiger.
If you were a student in the Upper School in the ‘70s and 80s, you were
influenced by Cal Geiger.
A Memorial Meeting for Worship under the care of Durham
Friends Meeting was held at Carolina Friends School, in the Center Building,
on Saturday, June 27, at 4:00 p.m.
To read more about Cal, click here.......
To share and read memories of Cal, click here.....
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| Amy Shmania ('07) to NCAA III Finals as
a member of the Smith College crew team. The teams competed for the
NCAA III Championship in Cherry Hill, NewJersey.
The competition was held May 28-30 at Cooper River ParK.
Smith College crew teams have competed in the finals in five of the last eight years.
You can read more about the Smith team, here..... |
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Rachel Brooker ('95) choreographed four short films that are part of a new fourteen film project called "Postcards from Berlin."
Rachel is one of four choreographers to make dance-films for this project. Each team consited of a choreographer, film maker, composer, and dance assistant. Each team worked with children from a school in Berlin.
Rachel Brooker worked with children from Peter Petersen
Primary School to make four short films titled Neukölln, On the
river Spree, Ampelmann
at the Brandenburg Gate, and Berlin
Wall Memorial To find out more go here.....
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| Tim Wells ('86) and David Hughes ('99) in a new band called Red Rover. Tim's wife, Susan Wells, and Chris Mankoff are the other members of the quartet.
Their style has been called "rockin' old time music."
To keep up with future appearances of Red Rover all our
alumni, click here.....
To learn more and hear songs, visit their webpage, here..... |
Evian Patterson ('98) visited CFS recently and sat down to share his thoughts and his story. The interview was recently published in "We and Thee."
You can find out what Evian has been up to and read the full interview here.....
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| Wells Tower ('91) interviewed on WUNC radio.
Wells discusses and reads excerpts from his new book, "Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned." In the interview he notes that he got his literary start in CFS
Lower School. reviews have been lauditory.
To read more, find links to his writing, and hear
the interview, click here.....
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Jim Lauderdale ('75) visited CFS and sang for Upper School students on Friday, April 18.
Carrie Huff welcomed Jim to the patio by the steps on a gorgeous sunny afternoon.
Tim Wells ('86) played harmonica and sang with Jim. Sadly, the reunion with Robert Bittle ('74) did not take place due to Robert's being sick on Friday.
Jim is a two time Grammy Award Winner whose songs have been recorded by
a number of bluegrass and country artists over the last two decades.
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Elise London (US teacher) is a new mom! After
a long and notably laborious process, Elise and her husband Mike are now
officially parents! Phoebe Caroline Smith, arrived
slowly but surely at 10:16 am April 19, 2009. Pheobe weighed in @ 7 pounds 12 oz!
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| Robbie Fulks ('80) releases 50 new songs. But that's not the only reason that Newsweek magazine noted him in a recent article. It was that Robbie is one of several musicians experimenting with new ways to distribute their music using the internet.
To read the full Newsweek article, click here.....
Robbie will be performing in Sweden for much of April and will be back in the states at the end of the month.
For information on these dates, see the "In Performance" pages, here.....
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Phil Fitzpatrick (Alumnus teacher) will sign his new book A Beautiful Friendship: The Joy of Chasing Bogey Golf at TheRegulator Bookshop in Durham on Friday night, May 22. He will aso read from the book.
To read excerpts from A Beautiful Friendship, click here....
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Jennie Druhan (’99) and Alison Hughes (’96) to co-lead
the End-of-Year Program’s West Trip to study the geology of the Colorado Plateau. A highlight of
the trip will be a six-day canoe trip on the Green River
through Canyonlands National Park. Bob Druhan is the third leader of the trip.
To learn more, click here.....
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Will Gordon (’01) to
help lead the End-of-Year Program in Lithuania. The trip’s
purpose is to learn as much as possible about the people,
culture, and history of this country. Will is a professional baseball
player in Lithuania, has lived there for two years, and is fluent in the
language. Bryce Little and Jom Rose are the staff leaders.
To learn more, click here..... |
Tommy Noonan ('01) welcomes a daughter. Maya was born the week of February 12.
To say that new grandmother (and Lower School teacher) Mary Harwood is thrilled, is an understatement. Mary and Lori will be travelling to Germany during the CFS Spring Break to spend more than a week spoiling Maya.
Tommy continues to live in Germany and dance throughout Europe.
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Dmitri Resnik ('84) is a new Dad! Dmitri
and Kristin welcomed a healthy baby boy on Januray 26th. His name is
Samuel Erastmus Resnik. At birth he weighed 7 punnds 5 ounces and was
19+ inches.
He also has a new cd, "One
Short Of A Dozen." To hear samples, go to http://www.dmitriresnik.com/
Fleming Best ('86) is his booking agent: (910) 382-9232 or (910) 326-6475.
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| Jessica Harris ('00) was at Duke as
a member of Shen Wei Dance Arts. The dance troupe spent over a week in
residence at Duke performing and working with students. Several videos
provide insight into the work of Jessica, the other dancers, and
choreographer Shen Wei. To see them, click here ......... |
Maya Freelon ('99) Asante's one woman art exhibition, "Free," runs from January 29 through March 27 at the Stone Center on the UNC Chapel Hill Campus. This is only the third single artist exhibit at the Stone Center.
On 29th of January the center hosted a reception for Maya. It was a family affair as
her mother Nnenna Freelon and her brother sang during the
reception. In addition, the building was designed by her father, Phil
Freelon.
To the right is one of Maya's works entitled "Foresight."
To learn
more about Maya's work and to see a gallery of her art go to her website by clicking here....
For more about Maya's exhibition at the Stone Center, go here....
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Two CFS alumni were honored for their extraordinary dramatic
performances in 2008.
The Independent's annual accolades for Triangle area drama
were recently published. The competition was challenging, including touring Broadway
productions, UNC’s Playmakers Repertory Company, and others. Here are the CFS alumni who were honored:
Lucius Robinson (’05)
Best Leading Performance
as Howie in "Howie the Rookie”
The News and Observer
reviewer commented that "Lucius Robinson …..impresses mightily with his
high-energy, fast-talking Howie. He makes the Homeric-style storytelling
spellbinding with quick-change character voices and wide-ranging rhythm, tone
and tempo.”
"Howie the Rookie” was also awarded a "Best Productions” honor as
well. To read the full review, go
here….
Emily Anderson (’06)
Best Supporting Performance
As the character Gin in "Trestle at Pope Lick Creek”
Of her performance, The Independent said, "The wilting after
a punishingly long drought—and the carefully conserved energy required to
outlast it—was palpable in Emily Anderson's achievement as Gin, the fading wife
and mother who still has some fight left in her.”
To read the full review of Emily's play, go here.....
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12 CFS Alumnae were on campus to dance in the Alumni Dance Project on January, 3rd. Here are the mini-updaes as they appeared in the program for the evening's dance improvisations:
Chelsea
Birchfield-Finn (CFS ’08) is attending Eckerd
College in Tampa, FL
and loves it!!!! The campus is surrounded by water and Chelsea loves to go to the beach on most days
of the week.
Rachel
Cotterman (CFS ’06) is a junior at Oberlin
College, where she is a
Comparative American Studies major with a concentration in Art and Social
Change. She stays happy and healthy by cooking for her co-op, playing in the
dirt, and starting as many spontaneous dance parties as possible. She has
learned to love northeast Ohio, and is excited
to embark on a spring semester abroad in Vietnam. But she is also so
grateful to still have such a supportive community at home in NC!
Lindsay
Cooper (CFS ’00) is a musician living in
both Durham and the San Francisco bay area. She graduated from Mills College
in 2004, majoring in InterMedia Arts.
Her lighting design and fabrication work can be found at www.Wirerunner.com.
She is a founding member of the music collective TripKnight, and she
performs with them throughout the United States. You can visit the website at www.TripKnight.com.
Abbie
Gabrielson (CFS ’06) is a junior at Lewis & Clark
College in Portland, Oregon. She is majoring in piano performance and
French. She hasn’t danced since she was
at Friends School, but she has really enjoyed
delving back into it during this winter break.
She is really excited to go back to Portland soon because she will be living with
her friends in a real grown-up house for the first time. She is currently learning how to cook good
meals so that she can happily feed her friends in her new house. As you watch this show, Abbie hopes that you
let your mind wander around with the movement and the sounds because they might
have something to tell you….?
Sara
Gabrielson (CFS ’08) is glad to be back in the center building dancing with
friend schoolers! She has just finished her first semester at Vassar College
where she is exploring many different subjects and dancing dancing
dancing. She is a part of the Vassar
Repertory Dance Theater and has been enjoying working with student
choreographers as well as the amazing dance faculty. Lately she has been especially inspired by
poetry, religion, and biology. When she
is not running from class to class or dancing, she is spending time with her
wonderful friends, playing Frisbee, and discovering the beautiful Vassar
campus. She says thanks to everyone!!!!
Especially her supportive family.
Jessica
Harris (CFS ’00) has danced professionally with Shen Wei Dance Arts since
2001. She is currently completing her
degree from the New School in New
York.
Anna
Jaffe (CFS ’08) is a freshman at Bryn
Mawr College,
where she is an intended Psychology/Pre-Med major. She spent her semester taking as many dance
classes as she can cram into her schedule, as well as choreographing and
dancing in the tri-college Latin Dance group, Pulso Latino, running a capoeira
club, trying to learn as many languages as possible, and going into the city
with friends. She is excited to be
dancing at CFS again, and would to thank Annie immensely for the tremendous
inspiration to dance! She would also
like to thank her wonderful family, her friends, and Forca Unificada.
Alison
Kibbe (CFS '08) has been missing CFS dance since she took her bow at the 2007
Winter Dance Concert. She is a freshman at Duke University,
and tries to bring a little bit of CFS to the Gothic Wonderland everyday.
She spent her first semester studying everything from Plato to engineering to
African dance, during which she discovered that people, stories and art are the
most interesting, and is most likely leaning towards public policy, cultural
anthropology and women's studies. She cannot express what CFS, especially
the dance community, has given her over the years and is so excited to be back
home dancing again!
Rachel
Laliberte (CFS ’06) is currently a junior at Lesley
University in Cambridge, MA
where she is an environmental science major. She spends most of her time with
the Lesley dance team choreographing and dancing with her friends. In just a
few days she will be traveling to Guyana to hike and study the Amazon
rain forest with fellow science majors from her school. She is so excited to be
back at CFS dancing with the oldest friends she has and would like to thank
them, her family, and everyone who has taught her dance throughout the years.
Caitlin
Linney (CFS ’07) is currently a sophomore at Emerson
College in Boston, MA.
There she is studying theater and is in the process of incorporating an
emphasis of songwriting into her curriculum. At Emerson she is a part of The
Musical Theater Society and the theater for young audiences group, Kidding
Around. She is currently in the process of recording a second CD of original
songs and is always looking for venues to perform her music. Caitlin is very
excited about dancing at CFS again and wants to thank her friends and family,
and especially the beautiful people involved with the Alumni concert, for being
so wonderful!
Sachi
Maclachlan (CFS ‘06) is currently taking a year off after spending the last two
years in New York studying film and dance at Hofstra University. She looks forward to what
her future shall bring.
Becky
Tate (CFS ‘08) I like your leg warmers J
Virginia
Thomas (CFS ’08) hum.
Leah
Wilks (CFS ’05) is thrilled to be back dancing in the CFS center building. She graduated from CFS in 2005 and is
currently finishing up her final year at Vassar College. She is an Environmental Studies major, but
finds herself spending far more time and energy on her dancing. In her spare time she likes playing ultimate
Frisbee, going adventuring with her friends, playing music with her family, and
trying to come up with creative answers in response to the question of what she
will do after she graduates.
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CFS ALUMNI DANCE IMPROV took place on Saturday January 3rd, 2009.
A dozen CFS alumni dancers rehearsed for more
than a week for four
to six hours a day. They were directed by Jessica Harris ('00) who has danced all over the globe with Shen Wei Dance Arts
(including the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games). Jessica brought fellow New York and international dancer and choreographer Dai
Jian to work with the CFS Alumni.
The show raised money for the Kiai Parker
Fund. This fund is named in memory of dancer and CFS alumna Kiai Parker and
provides scholarships for dancers to attend ADF and other dance opportunities.
A full
house at the CFS Center watched the fruits of their efforts: a series of dance
and music improvisations that were by turns funny, moving, challenging, and
serious.
To read more and see more photos, click here.....
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Eric Garner (’80) International Bar Association Water Law Committee's new chair. He was elected last month and will begin serving in January 2009
Eric is used to applying the conflict resolution
skills he learned at CFS in his professional life. He settled a lawsuit that
had gone on for more than 10 years among dozens of plaintiffs over water
rights issues in California.
For this work, he was named the California Lawyer
of 21006 in Environmental Law. To read the full story, click here.....
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Elise London (US Teacher) looking forward to April 15. That's the day her baby is due.
Elise is already showing, but hasn't slowed down her teaching or advising CFS students about college admissions and more.
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| Beth Littlejohn ('99) is the new tournant sous chef at the Carolina Inn. She works in all the areas of the kitchen and helps wherever
they are needed. At the Carolina Inn, Beth
works in the restaurants, banquets, and garde manger, whererever help is needed.
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Thomas Patterson is hard at work as the director of Duke University's Youth
Programs. His job is to oversee a program of summer academic enrichment for high school and middle school students.
Each summer approximately 650 youth from around the nation and world,
representing some 22 states and 5 different countries, attend one of these summer
programs.
To learn more about the Duke Youth Programs, click here.....
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| Carrie Huff welcomes granddaughter. October
6th was a
big day in Carrie's family. That's the day that Annabelle Lucille was
born at 5:55pm.
The photo shows Annabelle at five days
old in the arms of Grandma Carrie. Annabelle’s three siblings, including the oldest who attends
campus early school, welcomed her home
with hugs and kisses.
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Christen Clougherty('97) successful dissertation defense
Here is the email she sent about it:
"Here in Birmingham, UK ... just left my defense (or viva as they call it here). And the the University has awarded me a PhD, upon receipt of minor corrections.
As soon as I submit the corrections - they'll send the certificate!!
Great news (as major revisions can be a lot of work - the changes they requested amount to typos and adding a few paragraphs.
Thanks to everyone who helped in the process or has offered support!!"
Christen has also started a nonprofit named Nobis. To learn more check our their website at
www.nobisproject.org
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| Jim Lauderdale ('75) has a new cd. It's titled "Could
We Get Any Closer?" and features 11 new tunes. It's the
follow-up to his Grammy winning cd "Bluegrass Diaries.
You can hear extensive samples from the new cd as well as
download it by clicking here...
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Elena Kuhn ('99) Turner gave birth to a new daughter, Alula Elinor Turner. Elena and husband Bryan Turner
welcomed their first child on September 29th.
Word from KAthleen Davidson in the admissions office is that
proud grandpa Mark Kuhn has already reqested an application
packet from CFS for Alula.
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Jennifer Curtis ('96)
Jennifer has recently moved from Chapel Hill to Boston, MA where, among other things, she plays withthe Far Cry
String Orchestra. Jennifer has also been competing in the Johannes Brahms Conpetition in Austria.
This summer she underooks a two-week stint
playing and teaching in Mexico City with "Cultures in Harmony," a
project of fellow Julliard graduate William Harvey. She has also acquired a 1777
Vincenzo Panormo violin.
To see a profile of Jennifer from the Far Cry String Orchestra, go here...
The Chapel Hill paper recently profiled Jennifer. To see the piece, go here...
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At birth, Harvey weighed 6 lbs 6.3 oz and measured 20.25 inches long.
The family lives in Castroville, Texas.
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Ora Gelley ('86) joined the NCSU
Film Studies faculty this fall as an assistan professor. She is teaching classes in Italian
National Cinema and Film History to 1940.
Ora earned a Ph.D. in
English (cinema and media studies emphasis) from the University of
Chicago. After earning her doctorate, she has taught at Dartmouth College,
Tulane University, and Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
She has
published in Film Studies, Critical Inquiry, Film Criticism, and Cinema Journal.
She is finishing a book manuscript titled Ingrid Bergman in Rossellini’s Italy: Stardom and the Politics of Neorealism.
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Lisa Crabtree ('89) Hess welcomes a daughter.
Kalindi Helena Hess was born to Lisa and her husband Daniel on Septmeber 13th, her due date.
Kalindi weighed in at 8lbs, 19.5 inches
She was born at a local birthing center without a hitch. Both mom and baby came home within the day.
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| Josh Lozoff's ('89) up-close magic can be
seen in a new venue. He will be appearing at Anothertyme
Restaurant and Bar on Friday evenings from 9 p.m. until 11 p.m.
This is in addition to his regular appearnaces at the Mellow
Mushroom in Durham on Friday evenings from 6:30 p.m.
until 8:30 p.m.
To see videos of Josh in action and on the news, go to his
website by clicking here.....
(The photo to the left is from Josh's trip to Japan earlier this year.)
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Jonathan Haagen's ('99) insights on China and the challenges of Western reporters covering such a dynamic and different culture are worth reading.
As he notes, "The role of arbiter between East and West has fallen to foreign correspondents...[and] unique challenges come hand-in-hand with this weighty responsibility."
Jonathan lives and writes in China.
To read the whole article, click here.....
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Kirsten Krueger ('86) is a new mom. She gave birth to Mena Claire LaVelle on Sept. 3 at 11 a.m., after 80+ hours labor! Mena was a healthy 9 pounds and 11 ounces and 21 inches long at birth. Everyone is healthy and doing fine.
The proud new dad is Kirsten's husband Rob LaVelle who teaches in the Upper School.
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Felicitas Seebass ('89) "found." We recently received this message from Felicitas:
Dear CFSers,
It was recently brought to my attention that according to the CFS Alum News I was 'lost' and 'living somewhere in Europe'. Let me update that:
I've been back in Basel, Switzerland since 1993, incidentally the city where I was born and my family is from. My week is split: one half I'm at the goldsmith studio/shop that I share with a friend. The other half I teach English, grades 7-9, at a small private school, not unlike CFS. (What are the statistics for people going into teaching and art after CFS?!)
My brother Valentin also moved to Basel after a some years in Innsbruck, Austria and Sydney, Australia, where he got his BA in Audio Engineering.
I check in on the CFS website occassionally, when the bug bites. It was great to have CFS Alum Amanda Rouse visit for the first time in 18 years!
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| Jessica Harris ('00) danced in the Beijing
Olympics' opening ceremony with Shen Wei Dance
Arts. To see video of that performance and others,
go here....
Jessica travels the globe with Shen Wei but does get back to
the Triangle fairly often. When she does, she often arranges s
to visit Annie Dwyer's dance classes to "pay forward" by
sharing what she has learned with today's students. (See photo
to the left.)
To read more about Shen Wei Dance Arts visit their website
by going here.....
See the "In Concert" section, above, for some of their perfom-
ances a little closer to home than China.
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Jonathan McGovern ('97) has moved back to the Triangle from Charlotte, NC. Jonathan was chosen from 30 applicants to teach Phys Ed at CFS and assist Athletics Coordinator, Alex Gordon, with the CFS sports program. Jonathan is one of five new staff members at CFS this year. Watch for the November issue of We and Thee for profiles of all our new staff members.
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Kara Ikenberry ('86) stays busy with her son, but is able to get some time to pursue her art, especiailly her work in metal.
She has several pieces at the Hiddenite Centers "Art in Iron"
show in (Hiddenite, NC) through September. Watch here for news of an upcoming show in late September, where more of her work will be on display.
You can visit her website here: http://www.ikensmith.com/portfolio/portfolio.shtml
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| Nicholas Kitchen ('83) continues to find creative ways to expand the possiblities of thinking about and presenting classical music.
The Borromeo String Quartet--which features Nicholas and his wife Yeesun Kim-- has been together for almost 20 years. To learn more about the quartet and its principals,
click here....
Nicholas and the quartet have undertaken an unusual path: recording all of their performances. Click here..... to see some remarkable performances and hear some interesting reflections on their music.
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Ian Kibbe ('01), Austin Campion ('02), and Clay Neigher ('01) in the news. These alums are in Chicago and lending their speical talents to DFT News.
To see video clips of recent newscasts, click here.....
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Annalisa Mickelson ('00) was married on June 2nd, 2008. In an email update she noted that the groom is "Matt Garrett, a theatrical electrician whom i met in the summer of 2004 when we were working together at barrington stage company in the Berkshires. we had a small family wedding in manhattan, where we have lived for the last 3 years. we're very happy and excited to start this next phase of our lives.
i plan on bringing him with me to the next cfs reunion that i'm able to attend--i'm stressing over the fact that we're a mere 2 years away from 10 years out of friends school!
I carry friends school with me everywhere i go and am eterally grateful for the 10 years i spent there."
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Samantha Hartford ('87) promoted
to be the Director of Continuing Education & Outreach
at the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine. Samantha
received her BA from NCSU and has worked
with the College of Veterinary Medicine since
1996. She has been the Assistant Director of Continuing Education
since
1998.
She is also working on a master's degree focusing on the human-animal bond.
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| Charles Stopford ('99) is a new Dad.
He emailed to tell us the good news saying:
Sterling
Elizabeth Stopford was born Friday, 6/13/2008 at
6:27AM, weighing 5 lbs
1 oz and 19 inches long to Charles
Stopford ('99) and his wife Sara.
She is
healthy, eats well (she has almost gained 1 lb since
she was born 2
weeks ago) and is now sleeping one 5-7 hour
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Michael Brown ('87) back from Middle East. He sent this email update:
I just co-led an 11-day
delegation of Interfaith Peace-Builders and the American Friends Service
Committee to Israel and the
occupied West Bank. I then traveled for a short visit to Gaza to see the situation
there with my own eyes and to catch up with old friends and colleagues at the
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and the Gaza Community Mental Health
Programme.
The most memorable quote for me from the delegation's visit
was from Muhammad Jaradat of Badil, an organization working for the Palestinian
right of return. He asked, "What Israeli leader has the charisma to pull out
500,000 settlers?"
Michael, Ameena, Amrit (nearly 4), and Rayhan (nearly 2) are
enjoying Takoma Park, MD.
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Dylan Pendergrast's ('94) a Dad
Terry Pendergrast's a GrandDad
Libby Pendergrast's a Grandmom
It's amazing how much change one very cute baby
can cause. Dylan and wife Jen are proud parents
of Oscar Holden Pendergrast ('27).
For more photos, click here.....
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Jim Lauderdale (’75) has been nominated as the Americana
Artist of 2008. The Americana Music Association will hold the awards ceremony on September 18 at
the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The
other nominees for Artist of the Year include Steve Earle, Levon Helm, and James McMurtry.
Nominees in other categories include Alison Krause, Tift
Merrit, Sam Bush, Hayes Carll, and the Drive By Truckers.
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| Bryan Nickell ('97) and his partner Erin Walker-McMullen have opened a new shop on 9th Street in Durham. They have taken over the old MacDonald's Drug Store and spent months renovating the space into The Ox and Rabbit Soda and Sundries.
Sadly, the original soda fountain was given to the historic society of Durham After much searching, though, Bryan has found and installed classic 1949 Bastian-Blessing soda fountain 16 syrup pumps and all the sinks and nozzles needed for a first-rate, true soda fountain. The other feature of the new shop is a wide array of sundries.
The Ox and Rabbit was featured in a long article in the News and Observer. To read the
article, click here....
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Blythe (Dyson) Ardyson
and new son make first visit to CFS.
On Wednesday, May 7 Blythe gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Walker Lee Ardyson.
To see pictures of Walker as a newborn, click here....
Less than a moth later, proud mom, Blythe, doting sister Adah
Rose, and Walker visited Carolina Friends School.
To see more pictures of their visit , click here....
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| Malik Dixon ('95) obtained his Masters in Leadership & Management through Sydney University, in Australia. Malik has traveled to or lived in 41 countries and now resides in
Sydney.
Malik also spent four years in Qatar where he worked at a Middle East
International school and brought students from Qatar to visit CFS in
2006. One of Malik’s main interests is seeing CFS continue to bring
inner city Durham students and exchange students into the school to
learn about the ideology of the Quaker value system.
To see Malik and his Qatar students at CFS, click here...
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Tommy Noonan ('01 ) is a finalist for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative in dance. In 2008, 19 potential protégés across six artistic
disciplines were selected from 124 candidates in 39 countries.
The finalists -
10 women and nine men from 11 countries - were then scheduled to meet the
mentor in their discipline.
Each mentor will choose the finalist who seemed
best suited for the year of guidance and inspiration.
To learn more about the award , click here....
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Ryan Billsborow-Koo ('99) wins Webby. He bested such high profile offerings as LonelyGirl15 and was awarded the BEST DRAMA SERIES Webby for the serial The West Side. Ryan and his partner, Zachary Lieberman, wrote, shot, directed, and edited the episodes.
The Webbies are "the Oscars of the Internet” according to the New York Times.
Ryan has been living and working in NYC and making the serial drama, The WestSide. It is set in an alternate universe and blends elements of two
disparate film genres: the grit of an urban setting with the tradition
of the American Western. The show is presented free on the internet as
a contemporary version of the serial novels.
So far, he's posted three episodes of a projected 12 on the web.
To see the first installment of The WestSide go here... To hear an interview with Ryan about the project, go here.... To read the blog about the making of The West Side, go here....
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To hear Alex's music
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| Alex Martin ('80) has joined the staff of the Friends Council on National Legislation. He is the FCNL's Publications Manager.
Prior to this Alex has been a freelance copy editor and translator, the managing editor of a Latin Americanist journal, a newspaper and wire service reporter, and a teacher of English as a second language.
After graduating from CFS, Alex earned a bachelor of arts from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and a master of arts in English from the Creative Writing Program at the University of Texas at Austin.
His translation (from the Spanish) of Reinaldo Funes Monzote's From Rainforest to Cane Field in Cuba: An Environmental History since 1492 was published in January 2008 by the University of North Carolina Press.
Alex is also an accomplished jazz guitarist playing in two group: a quartet, Amérique Latine, and the Alex Martin Trio. He released his first CD, Nostalgia for Terra Incognita, in December 2007.
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| Amanda (Pringle) Malo ('90) is the proud mother of a
new baby girl. Charlotte Malo was born on April 14, 2008 to Amanda and
her husband Chad.
Amanda is a member of our site, so if you are registered, you can learn
more and send her a message just by logging on. If you're a CFS alum and
not a member, you can register here....
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Sarah Childers ('93) lives in Bloomington, Indiana with husband, Dennis, and children, Adam, 9 and
Aliya, 6.
Sarah works for the National School Reform Faculty (NSRF), a
division of Harmony Education Center. She is the graphic designer, database administrator,
meeting planner, and Jane of all trades.
The Harmony Education
Center includes Harmony School, an independent, non-profit school for 150 kids ranging from
ages 3 to 18, which "feels a lot like CFS to me." Sarah works for the National School Reform Faculty is a national
program working with teachers and educators. The mission is "to foster
educational and social equity by empowering all people involved with schools to
work collaboratively in reflective democratic communities that create and
support powerful learning experiences for everyone." NSRF holds over
100 seminars each year for teachers and administrators, and has worked with
over 10,000 teachers nationally since 1995.
You can read more about the programs at, www.nsrfharmony.org.
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Susannah Savage ('91) and new baby Cyrus Lou Goldwater. He was born in Chapel Hill on March 2, 2008. He weighed in at a healthy 9 pounds and measured 21 inches.
Lots more photos, including ones of the proud dad and brother are available at http://src-dst.com/gal
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| Tim Wells ('86) had quite a time at the Shakori Hills Festival over the weekend of
April 26. He was awarded first place blue ribbon in the fiddle competition.
In addition, he offered a program called "Songs, Chants, Stories &
Games" on Friday and Saturday mornings in the Kid's Tent. It
was a
program for 3 - 5 year olds and their parents. Building on his
knowledge learned from his day job teaching in the Campus Early School
at CFS his program includes a lot of interactive segments that are easy
for parents and kids to learn and to take home for even more enjoyment.
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| Jonathan Haagen ('99)
is currently working as a freelance writer based in Beijing, China. He
is a regular contributor to the Far Eastern Economic Review, China
International Business, China Daily, and Newsweek International. His
writes a column for City Weekend Magazine (both on and off-line).
Jonathan is the Chief Editor for the upcoming Fodor's Guide to
Beijing, for which he also authored the "Olympic" Chapter. He wrote the
"Business and Work" chapter for the Immersion Guide to Beijing, and
several chapters for the about-to-be released Explorer's Guide to
Beijing.
Jonathan's book Climbing Strange Mountain was published in 2006.
Here are links to a couple of his recent columns:
Wikis and why they mean the end of publishing as we know it. Click here...
China's blogging heavyweights at the Under the Digital Influence conference. Click here...
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Rosita Adamo ('04) is featured
in the February issue of Dance Spirit Magazine. (She's
the dancer in the front of the picture to the right.)
Rosita is profiled along with two other dancers who
are members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater (AAADT) second company.
The second company is composed of 12 of the most
promising dancers from the Alvin Ailey School. Dancing
in this troupe is a way to prepare for the transition
from dance student to professional dancer.
Troy Powell, from AAADT, is quoted in the article as
saying that Rosita "has a strong, striking pesence and
she brings a great intensity to the company."
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Phil Fitzpatrick, who taught English in the
Upper School from 1970 through 1982, has written
a new book, A Beautiful Friendship: The Joy of
Chasing Bogey Golf, It will be published by Calyx
Press in June. CFS and Cal Geiger make
appearances in the final chapter of the book.
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Austin Campion ('02) was in a production of The Glass Menagerie at the Village Players Theater in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The play ran from Feb. 8 – Mar. 2, 2008. Austin played Jim in a production directed by Doug Long with Brian Plocharczyk as Tom, Annie Slivinski as Amanda, and Mary Prosser as Laura .The Glass Menagerie portrays the troubled relationship between an aging mother, Amanda Wingfield, and her painfully shy daughter Laura Wingfield, as told by the son and brother, Tom Wingfield.
Nia (Patterson) Downing ('99) returned to CFS to take part in the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration on Monday, morning January 21. Nia led the CFS Community Choir which was m ade up of CFS students from Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, CFS alumni, members of the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, CFS staff, and CFS parents. Roy Alston accompanied the choir on piano.
They practiced over a period of ten days and then performed on the morning of MLK , Jr. Day. They sang "Faith, Hope, and Love” by CFS teacher and alumni parent Jim Henderson, "Reconciliation” by Sounds of Blackness, and "Happy Birthday to Ya” by Stevie Wonder. |
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Jasmine Powell ('04) spent almost a month back in the area during her January term at Oberlin College, where she is majoring in biology and dance. She was here to work on choreographing a piece for performance at Oberlin. CFS dance teacher Annie Dwyer worked with her on the piece. While Jasmine was here, she also assisted Annie in teaching CFS dance classes. |
| Aubrey Griffith ('05) reunited with Jasmine Powell ('04) while Jasmine was visiting CFS during January. Together they reconceived a dance that Jasmine choreographed for--and that they performed in--the 2003 CFS Dance Concert. Aubrey will travel to Oberlin College to perform the dance with Jasmine later in the winter. |
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Rachel Brooker ('95) spent almost two weeks in the Triangle, visiting from her home in Germany. During that time she visited with CFS dance teacher Annie Dwyer and held rehearsals for her upcoming dance performance.
Rachel also held the U.S. premiere of her dance Invitation. It is an audience- interactive group piece that she and other dancers premiered in Durham on January 24th. You see can more at http://animadance.org/projects/invitation.htm)
Invitation is an interactive dance work which opens with the words: "This is an invitation to touch anywhere on exposed skin. You are free to touch, or not to touch. Please enter the space." Dancers arrange and rearrange themselves, offering and withdrawing parts of the body as they compose their invitations to the audience.
In the words of reviewer Adam Bliss, "As I moved about the installation, I was struck by the tenderness and intense concentration shared by dancers and touchers alike." |
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Jim Lauderdale ('75) was honored with a Grammy award for his cd "Bluegrass Diaries" on Feb 10th. Others nominated in the category include Tony Trischka, The Seldom Scene, J.D. Crowe, and Cherryholmes. This year's nomination was Jim's fourth and his win was his second Grammy award. He won a Grammy earlier for his collaboration with Ralph Stanley "Lost in the Lonesome Pines."
"Lauderdale hews out another memorable collection of hangdog songs of miserable love ("I Wanted to Believe"), gospel redemption ("Can We Find Forgiveness"), and wry situational experience ("One Blue Mule"). Don't miss the fiery instrumental coda on the album's closer, "Ain't No Way to Run," written by the unlikely team of Melba Montgomery, J.D. Souther, and Lauderdale himself.” Amazon.com Staff Review |
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Mig Little Hayes, MS/US Librarian and MS teacher, has just learned that her proposed project, Watts-Busters: An Environmental Media Project for Kids has been selected as a 2007 winner by the Bright Ideas program sponsored by Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation.
The Bright Ideas program strives to enhance innovative classroom projects that would not otherwise be funded. This means that Middle School students will write and produce an environmental action movie, after researching current data on global warming, interviewing students throughout CFS about their energy knowledge, and documenting ways in which our classes and individual students are making and can make a difference.
The documentary film will be shown at the Friends Environmental Education Network conference in April.
Additionally, NC Beautiful, a provider of environmental education opportunities in North Carolina, has awarded Mig a 2007 Windows of Opportunity grant to support the same project.
For more information on the Bright Ideas program or the Windows of Opportunity Grants follow these links: http://www.pemc.org/brightideas.php or www.ncbeautiful.org |
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Will Gordon (’01) to
help lead the End-of-Year Program in Lithuania. The trip’s
purpose is to learn as much as possible about the people,
culture, and history of this country. Will is a professional baseball
player in Lithuania, has lived there for two years, and is fluent in the
language. Bryce Little and Jom Rose are the staff leaders.
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Tommy Noonan ('01) welcomes a daughter. Maya was born the week of February 12.
To say that new grandmother (and Lower School teacher) Mary Harwood is thrilled, is an understatement. Mary and Lori will be travelling to Germany during the CFS Spring Break to spend more than a week spoiling Maya.
Tommy continues to live in Germany and dance throughout Europe.
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Dmitri Resnik ('84) is a new Dad! Dmitri
and Kristin welcomed a healthy baby boy on Januray 26th. His name is
Samuel Erastmus Resnik. At birth he weighed 7 punnds 5 ounces and was
19+ inches.
He also has a new cd, "One
Short Of A Dozen." To hear samples, go to http://www.dmitriresnik.com/
Fleming Best ('86) is his booking agent: (910) 382-9232 or (910) 326-6475.
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| Jessica Harris ('00) was at Duke as
a member of Shen Wei Dance Arts. The dance troupe spent over a week in
residence at Duke performing and working with students. Several videos
provide insight into the work of Jessica, the other dancers, and
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Maya Freelon ('99) Asante's one woman art exhibition, "Free," runs from January 29 through March 27 at the Stone Center on the UNC Chapel Hill Campus. This is only the third single artist exhibit at the Stone Center.
On 29th of January the center hosted a reception for Maya. It was a family affair as
her mother Nnenna Freelon and her brother sang during the
reception. In addition, the building was designed by her father, Phil
Freelon.
To the right is one of Maya's works entitled "Foresight."
To learn
more about Maya's work and to see a gallery of her art go to her website by clicking here....
For more about Maya's exhibition at the Stone Center, go here....
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Two CFS alumni were honored for their extraordinary dramatic
performances in 2008.
The Independent's annual accolades for Triangle area drama
were recently published. The competition was challenging, including touring Broadway
productions, UNC’s Playmakers Repertory Company, and others. Here are the CFS alumni who were honored:
Lucius Robinson (’05)
Best Leading Performance
as Howie in "Howie the Rookie”
The News and Observer
reviewer commented that "Lucius Robinson …..impresses mightily with his
high-energy, fast-talking Howie. He makes the Homeric-style storytelling
spellbinding with quick-change character voices and wide-ranging rhythm, tone
and tempo.”
"Howie the Rookie” was also awarded a "Best Productions” honor as
well. To read the full review, go
here….
Emily Anderson (’06)
Best Supporting Performance
As the character Gin in "Trestle at Pope Lick Creek”
Of her performance, The Independent said, "The wilting after
a punishingly long drought—and the carefully conserved energy required to
outlast it—was palpable in Emily Anderson's achievement as Gin, the fading wife
and mother who still has some fight left in her.”
To read the full review of Emily's play, go here.....
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12 CFS Alumnae were on campus to dance in the Alumni Dance Project on January, 3rd. Here are the mini-updaes as they appeared in the program for the evening's dance improvisations:
Chelsea
Birchfield-Finn (CFS ’08) is attending Eckerd
College in Tampa, FL
and loves it!!!! The campus is surrounded by water and Chelsea loves to go to the beach on most days
of the week.
Rachel
Cotterman (CFS ’06) is a junior at Oberlin
College, where she is a
Comparative American Studies major with a concentration in Art and Social
Change. She stays happy and healthy by cooking for her co-op, playing in the
dirt, and starting as many spontaneous dance parties as possible. She has
learned to love northeast Ohio, and is excited
to embark on a spring semester abroad in Vietnam. But she is also so
grateful to still have such a supportive community at home in NC!
Lindsay
Cooper (CFS ’00) is a musician living in
both Durham and the San Francisco bay area. She graduated from Mills College
in 2004, majoring in InterMedia Arts.
Her lighting design and fabrication work can be found at www.Wirerunner.com.
She is a founding member of the music collective TripKnight, and she
performs with them throughout the United States. You can visit the website at www.TripKnight.com.
Abbie
Gabrielson (CFS ’06) is a junior at Lewis & Clark
College in Portland, Oregon. She is majoring in piano performance and
French. She hasn’t danced since she was
at Friends School, but she has really enjoyed
delving back into it during this winter break.
She is really excited to go back to Portland soon because she will be living with
her friends in a real grown-up house for the first time. She is currently learning how to cook good
meals so that she can happily feed her friends in her new house. As you watch this show, Abbie hopes that you
let your mind wander around with the movement and the sounds because they might
have something to tell you….?
Sara
Gabrielson (CFS ’08) is glad to be back in the center building dancing with
friend schoolers! She has just finished her first semester at Vassar College
where she is exploring many different subjects and dancing dancing
dancing. She is a part of the Vassar
Repertory Dance Theater and has been enjoying working with student
choreographers as well as the amazing dance faculty. Lately she has been especially inspired by
poetry, religion, and biology. When she
is not running from class to class or dancing, she is spending time with her
wonderful friends, playing Frisbee, and discovering the beautiful Vassar
campus. She says thanks to everyone!!!!
Especially her supportive family.
Jessica
Harris (CFS ’00) has danced professionally with Shen Wei Dance Arts since
2001. She is currently completing her
degree from the New School in New
York.
Anna
Jaffe (CFS ’08) is a freshman at Bryn
Mawr College,
where she is an intended Psychology/Pre-Med major. She spent her semester taking as many dance
classes as she can cram into her schedule, as well as choreographing and
dancing in the tri-college Latin Dance group, Pulso Latino, running a capoeira
club, trying to learn as many languages as possible, and going into the city
with friends. She is excited to be
dancing at CFS again, and would to thank Annie immensely for the tremendous
inspiration to dance! She would also
like to thank her wonderful family, her friends, and Forca Unificada.
Alison
Kibbe (CFS '08) has been missing CFS dance since she took her bow at the 2007
Winter Dance Concert. She is a freshman at Duke University,
and tries to bring a little bit of CFS to the Gothic Wonderland everyday.
She spent her first semester studying everything from Plato to engineering to
African dance, during which she discovered that people, stories and art are the
most interesting, and is most likely leaning towards public policy, cultural
anthropology and women's studies. She cannot express what CFS, especially
the dance community, has given her over the years and is so excited to be back
home dancing again!
Rachel
Laliberte (CFS ’06) is currently a junior at Lesley
University in Cambridge, MA
where she is an environmental science major. She spends most of her time with
the Lesley dance team choreographing and dancing with her friends. In just a
few days she will be traveling to Guyana to hike and study the Amazon
rain forest with fellow science majors from her school. She is so excited to be
back at CFS dancing with the oldest friends she has and would like to thank
them, her family, and everyone who has taught her dance throughout the years.
Caitlin
Linney (CFS ’07) is currently a sophomore at Emerson
College in Boston, MA.
There she is studying theater and is in the process of incorporating an
emphasis of songwriting into her curriculum. At Emerson she is a part of The
Musical Theater Society and the theater for young audiences group, Kidding
Around. She is currently in the process of recording a second CD of original
songs and is always looking for venues to perform her music. Caitlin is very
excited about dancing at CFS again and wants to thank her friends and family,
and especially the beautiful people involved with the Alumni concert, for being
so wonderful!
Sachi
Maclachlan (CFS ‘06) is currently taking a year off after spending the last two
years in New York studying film and dance at Hofstra University. She looks forward to what
her future shall bring.
Becky
Tate (CFS ‘08) I like your leg warmers J
Virginia
Thomas (CFS ’08) hum.
Leah
Wilks (CFS ’05) is thrilled to be back dancing in the CFS center building. She graduated from CFS in 2005 and is
currently finishing up her final year at Vassar College. She is an Environmental Studies major, but
finds herself spending far more time and energy on her dancing. In her spare time she likes playing ultimate
Frisbee, going adventuring with her friends, playing music with her family, and
trying to come up with creative answers in response to the question of what she
will do after she graduates.
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CFS ALUMNI DANCE IMPROV took place on Saturday January 3rd, 2009.
A dozen CFS alumni dancers rehearsed for more
than a week for four
to six hours a day. They were directed by Jessica Harris ('00) who has danced all over the globe with Shen Wei Dance Arts
(including the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games). Jessica brought fellow New York and international dancer and choreographer Dai
Jian to work with the CFS Alumni.
The show raised money for the Kiai Parker
Fund. This fund is named in memory of dancer and CFS alumna Kiai Parker and
provides scholarships for dancers to attend ADF and other dance opportunities.
A full
house at the CFS Center watched the fruits of their efforts: a series of dance
and music improvisations that were by turns funny, moving, challenging, and
serious.
To read more and see more photos, click here.....
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Eric Garner (’80) International Bar Association Water Law Committee's new chair. He was elected last month and will begin serving in January 2009
Eric is used to applying the conflict resolution
skills he learned at CFS in his professional life. He settled a lawsuit that
had gone on for more than 10 years among dozens of plaintiffs over water
rights issues in California.
For this work, he was named the California Lawyer
of 21006 in Environmental Law. To read the full story, click here.....
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Elise London (US Teacher) looking forward to April 15. That's the day her baby is due.
Elise is already showing, but hasn't slowed down her teaching or advising CFS students about college admissions and more.
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| Beth Littlejohn ('99) is the new tournant sous chef at the Carolina Inn. She works in all the areas of the kitchen and helps wherever
they are needed. At the Carolina Inn, Beth
works in the restaurants, banquets, and garde manger, whererever help is needed.
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Thomas Patterson is hard at work as the director of Duke University's Youth
Programs. His job is to oversee a program of summer academic enrichment for high school and middle school students.
Each summer approximately 650 youth from around the nation and world,
representing some 22 states and 5 different countries, attend one of these summer
programs.
To learn more about the Duke Youth Programs, click here.....
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| Carrie Huff welcomes granddaughter. October
6th was a
big day in Carrie's family. That's the day that Annabelle Lucille was
born at 5:55pm.
The photo shows Annabelle at five days
old in the arms of Grandma Carrie. Annabelle’s three siblings, including the oldest who attends
campus early school, welcomed her home
with hugs and kisses.
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Christen Clougherty('97) successful dissertation defense
Here is the email she sent about it:
"Here in Birmingham, UK ... just left my defense (or viva as they call it here). And the the University has awarded me a PhD, upon receipt of minor corrections.
As soon as I submit the corrections - they'll send the certificate!!
Great news (as major revisions can be a lot of work - the changes they requested amount to typos and adding a few paragraphs.
Thanks to everyone who helped in the process or has offered support!!"
Christen has also started a nonprofit named Nobis. To learn more check our their website at
www.nobisproject.org
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| Jim Lauderdale ('75) has a new cd. It's titled "Could
We Get Any Closer?" and features 11 new tunes. It's the
follow-up to his Grammy winning cd "Bluegrass Diaries.
You can hear extensive samples from the new cd as well as
download it by clicking here...
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Elena Kuhn ('99) Turner gave birth to a new daughter, Alula Elinor Turner. Elena and husband Bryan Turner
welcomed their first child on September 29th.
Word from KAthleen Davidson in the admissions office is that
proud grandpa Mark Kuhn has already reqested an application
packet from CFS for Alula.
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Jennifer Curtis ('96)
Jennifer has recently moved from Chapel Hill to Boston, MA where, among other things, she plays withthe Far Cry
String Orchestra. Jennifer has also been competing in the Johannes Brahms Conpetition in Austria.
This summer she underooks a two-week stint
playing and teaching in Mexico City with "Cultures in Harmony," a
project of fellow Julliard graduate William Harvey. She has also acquired a 1777
Vincenzo Panormo violin.
To see a profile of Jennifer from the Far Cry String Orchestra, go here...
The Chapel Hill paper recently profiled Jennifer. To see the piece, go here...
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| Daphne Triplett ('95) Bohl's baby born. Harvey Michael Bohl was born to Daphne and her husband Michael Bohl on September 10th, 2008 at 2:34pm.
At birth, Harvey weighed 6 lbs 6.3 oz and measured 20.25 inches long.
The family lives in Castroville, Texas.
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Ora Gelley ('86) joined the NCSU
Film Studies faculty this fall as an assistan professor. She is teaching classes in Italian
National Cinema and Film History to 1940.
Ora earned a Ph.D. in
English (cinema and media studies emphasis) from the University of
Chicago. After earning her doctorate, she has taught at Dartmouth College,
Tulane University, and Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
She has
published in Film Studies, Critical Inquiry, Film Criticism, and Cinema Journal.
She is finishing a book manuscript titled Ingrid Bergman in Rossellini’s Italy: Stardom and the Politics of Neorealism.
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Lisa Crabtree ('89) Hess welcomes a daughter.
Kalindi Helena Hess was born to Lisa and her husband Daniel on Septmeber 13th, her due date.
Kalindi weighed in at 8lbs, 19.5 inches
She was born at a local birthing center without a hitch. Both mom and baby came home within the day.
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| Josh Lozoff's ('89) up-close magic can be
seen in a new venue. He will be appearing at Anothertyme
Restaurant and Bar on Friday evenings from 9 p.m. until 11 p.m.
This is in addition to his regular appearnaces at the Mellow
Mushroom in Durham on Friday evenings from 6:30 p.m.
until 8:30 p.m.
To see videos of Josh in action and on the news, go to his
website by clicking here.....
(The photo to the left is from Josh's trip to Japan earlier this year.)
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Jonathan Haagen's ('99) insights on China and the challenges of Western reporters covering such a dynamic and different culture are worth reading.
As he notes, "The role of arbiter between East and West has fallen to foreign correspondents...[and] unique challenges come hand-in-hand with this weighty responsibility."
Jonathan lives and writes in China.
To read the whole article, click here.....
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Kirsten Krueger ('86) is a new mom. She gave birth to Mena Claire LaVelle on Sept. 3 at 11 a.m., after 80+ hours labor! Mena was a healthy 9 pounds and 11 ounces and 21 inches long at birth. Everyone is healthy and doing fine.
The proud new dad is Kirsten's husband Rob LaVelle who teaches in the Upper School.
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Felicitas Seebass ('89) "found." We recently received this message from Felicitas:
Dear CFSers,
It was recently brought to my attention that according to the CFS Alum News I was 'lost' and 'living somewhere in Europe'. Let me update that:
I've been back in Basel, Switzerland since 1993, incidentally the city where I was born and my family is from. My week is split: one half I'm at the goldsmith studio/shop that I share with a friend. The other half I teach English, grades 7-9, at a small private school, not unlike CFS. (What are the statistics for people going into teaching and art after CFS?!)
My brother Valentin also moved to Basel after a some years in Innsbruck, Austria and Sydney, Australia, where he got his BA in Audio Engineering.
I check in on the CFS website occassionally, when the bug bites. It was great to have CFS Alum Amanda Rouse visit for the first time in 18 years!
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| Jessica Harris ('00) danced in the Beijing
Olympics' opening ceremony with Shen Wei Dance
Arts. To see video of that performance and others,
go here....
Jessica travels the globe with Shen Wei but does get back to
the Triangle fairly often. When she does, she often arranges s
to visit Annie Dwyer's dance classes to "pay forward" by
sharing what she has learned with today's students. (See photo
to the left.)
To read more about Shen Wei Dance Arts visit their website
by going here.....
See the "In Concert" section, above, for some of their perfom-
ances a little closer to home than China.
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Jonathan McGovern ('97) has moved back to the Triangle from Charlotte, NC. Jonathan was chosen from 30 applicants to teach Phys Ed at CFS and assist Athletics Coordinator, Alex Gordon, with the CFS sports program. Jonathan is one of five new staff members at CFS this year. Watch for the November issue of We and Thee for profiles of all our new staff members.
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Kara Ikenberry ('86) stays busy with her son, but is able to get some time to pursue her art, especiailly her work in metal.
She has several pieces at the Hiddenite Centers "Art in Iron"
show in (Hiddenite, NC) through September. Watch here for news of an upcoming show in late September, where more of her work will be on display.
You can visit her website here: http://www.ikensmith.com/portfolio/portfolio.shtml
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| Nicholas Kitchen ('83) continues to find creative ways to expand the possiblities of thinking about and presenting classical music.
The Borromeo String Quartet--which features Nicholas and his wife Yeesun Kim-- has been together for almost 20 years. To learn more about the quartet and its principals,
click here....
Nicholas and the quartet have undertaken an unusual path: recording all of their performances. Click here..... to see some remarkable performances and hear some interesting reflections on their music.
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Ian Kibbe ('01), Austin Campion ('02), and Clay Neigher ('01) in the news. These alums are in Chicago and lending their speical talents to DFT News.
To see video clips of recent newscasts, click here.....
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Annalisa Mickelson ('00) was married on June 2nd, 2008. In an email update she noted that the groom is "Matt Garrett, a theatrical electrician whom i met in the summer of 2004 when we were working together at barrington stage company in the Berkshires. we had a small family wedding in manhattan, where we have lived for the last 3 years. we're very happy and excited to start this next phase of our lives.
i plan on bringing him with me to the next cfs reunion that i'm able to attend--i'm stressing over the fact that we're a mere 2 years away from 10 years out of friends school!
I carry friends school with me everywhere i go and am eterally grateful for the 10 years i spent there."
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Samantha Hartford ('87) promoted
to be the Director of Continuing Education & Outreach
at the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine. Samantha
received her BA from NCSU and has worked
with the College of Veterinary Medicine since
1996. She has been the Assistant Director of Continuing Education
since
1998.
She is also working on a master's degree focusing on the human-animal bond.
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| Charles Stopford ('99) is a new Dad.
He emailed to tell us the good news saying:
Sterling
Elizabeth Stopford was born Friday, 6/13/2008 at
6:27AM, weighing 5 lbs
1 oz and 19 inches long to Charles
Stopford ('99) and his wife Sara.
She is
healthy, eats well (she has almost gained 1 lb since
she was born 2
weeks ago) and is now sleeping one 5-7 hour
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Michael Brown ('87) back from Middle East. He sent this email update:
I just co-led an 11-day
delegation of Interfaith Peace-Builders and the American Friends Service
Committee to Israel and the
occupied West Bank. I then traveled for a short visit to Gaza to see the situation
there with my own eyes and to catch up with old friends and colleagues at the
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and the Gaza Community Mental Health
Programme.
The most memorable quote for me from the delegation's visit
was from Muhammad Jaradat of Badil, an organization working for the Palestinian
right of return. He asked, "What Israeli leader has the charisma to pull out
500,000 settlers?"
Michael, Ameena, Amrit (nearly 4), and Rayhan (nearly 2) are
enjoying Takoma Park, MD.
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Dylan Pendergrast's ('94) a Dad
Terry Pendergrast's a GrandDad
Libby Pendergrast's a Grandmom
It's amazing how much change one very cute baby
can cause. Dylan and wife Jen are proud parents
of Oscar Holden Pendergrast ('27).
For more photos, click here.....
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Jim Lauderdale (’75) has been nominated as the Americana
Artist of 2008. The Americana Music Association will hold the awards ceremony on September 18 at
the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The
other nominees for Artist of the Year include Steve Earle, Levon Helm, and James McMurtry.
Nominees in other categories include Alison Krause, Tift
Merrit, Sam Bush, Hayes Carll, and the Drive By Truckers.
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| Bryan Nickell ('97) and his partner Erin Walker-McMullen have opened a new shop on 9th Street in Durham. They have taken over the old MacDonald's Drug Store and spent months renovating the space into The Ox and Rabbit Soda and Sundries.
Sadly, the original soda fountain was given to the historic society of Durham After much searching, though, Bryan has found and installed classic 1949 Bastian-Blessing soda fountain 16 syrup pumps and all the sinks and nozzles needed for a first-rate, true soda fountain. The other feature of the new shop is a wide array of sundries.
The Ox and Rabbit was featured in a long article in the News and Observer. To read the
article, click here....
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Blythe (Dyson) Ardyson
and new son make first visit to CFS.
On Wednesday, May 7 Blythe gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Walker Lee Ardyson.
To see pictures of Walker as a newborn, click here....
Less than a moth later, proud mom, Blythe, doting sister Adah
Rose, and Walker visited Carolina Friends School.
To see more pictures of their visit , click here....
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| Malik Dixon ('95) obtained his Masters in Leadership & Management through Sydney University, in Australia. Malik has traveled to or lived in 41 countries and now resides in
Sydney.
Malik also spent four years in Qatar where he worked at a Middle East
International school and brought students from Qatar to visit CFS in
2006. One of Malik’s main interests is seeing CFS continue to bring
inner city Durham students and exchange students into the school to
learn about the ideology of the Quaker value system.
To see Malik and his Qatar students at CFS, click here...
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Tommy Noonan ('01 ) is a finalist for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative in dance. In 2008, 19 potential protégés across six artistic
disciplines were selected from 124 candidates in 39 countries.
The finalists -
10 women and nine men from 11 countries - were then scheduled to meet the
mentor in their discipline.
Each mentor will choose the finalist who seemed
best suited for the year of guidance and inspiration.
To learn more about the award , click here....
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Ryan Billsborow-Koo ('99) wins Webby. He bested such high profile offerings as LonelyGirl15 and was awarded the BEST DRAMA SERIES Webby for the serial The West Side. Ryan and his partner, Zachary Lieberman, wrote, shot, directed, and edited the episodes.
The Webbies are "the Oscars of the Internet” according to the New York Times.
Ryan has been living and working in NYC and making the serial drama, The WestSide. It is set in an alternate universe and blends elements of two
disparate film genres: the grit of an urban setting with the tradition
of the American Western. The show is presented free on the internet as
a contemporary version of the serial novels.
So far, he's posted three episodes of a projected 12 on the web.
To see the first installment of The WestSide go here... To hear an interview with Ryan about the project, go here.... To read the blog about the making of The West Side, go here....
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To hear Alex's music
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| Alex Martin ('80) has joined the staff of the Friends Council on National Legislation. He is the FCNL's Publications Manager.
Prior to this Alex has been a freelance copy editor and translator, the managing editor of a Latin Americanist journal, a newspaper and wire service reporter, and a teacher of English as a second language.
After graduating from CFS, Alex earned a bachelor of arts from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and a master of arts in English from the Creative Writing Program at the University of Texas at Austin.
His translation (from the Spanish) of Reinaldo Funes Monzote's From Rainforest to Cane Field in Cuba: An Environmental History since 1492 was published in January 2008 by the University of North Carolina Press.
Alex is also an accomplished jazz guitarist playing in two group: a quartet, Amérique Latine, and the Alex Martin Trio. He released his first CD, Nostalgia for Terra Incognita, in December 2007.
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| Amanda (Pringle) Malo ('90) is the proud mother of a
new baby girl. Charlotte Malo was born on April 14, 2008 to Amanda and
her husband Chad.
Amanda is a member of our site, so if you are registered, you can learn
more and send her a message just by logging on. If you're a CFS alum and
not a member, you can register here....
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Sarah Childers ('93) lives in Bloomington, Indiana with husband, Dennis, and children, Adam, 9 and
Aliya, 6.
Sarah works for the National School Reform Faculty (NSRF), a
division of Harmony Education Center. She is the graphic designer, database administrator,
meeting planner, and Jane of all trades.
The Harmony Education
Center includes Harmony School, an independent, non-profit school for 150 kids ranging from
ages 3 to 18, which "feels a lot like CFS to me." Sarah works for the National School Reform Faculty is a national
program working with teachers and educators. The mission is "to foster
educational and social equity by empowering all people involved with schools to
work collaboratively in reflective democratic communities that create and
support powerful learning experiences for everyone." NSRF holds over
100 seminars each year for teachers and administrators, and has worked with
over 10,000 teachers nationally since 1995.
You can read more about the programs at, www.nsrfharmony.org.
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Susannah Savage ('91) and new baby Cyrus Lou Goldwater. He was born in Chapel Hill on March 2, 2008. He weighed in at a healthy 9 pounds and measured 21 inches.
Lots more photos, including ones of the proud dad and brother are available at http://src-dst.com/gal
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| Tim Wells ('86) had quite a time at the Shakori Hills Festival over the weekend of
April 26. He was awarded first place blue ribbon in the fiddle competition.
In addition, he offered a program called "Songs, Chants, Stories &
Games" on Friday and Saturday mornings in the Kid's Tent. It
was a
program for 3 - 5 year olds and their parents. Building on his
knowledge learned from his day job teaching in the Campus Early School
at CFS his program includes a lot of interactive segments that are easy
for parents and kids to learn and to take home for even more enjoyment.
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| Jonathan Haagen ('99)
is currently working as a freelance writer based in Beijing, China. He
is a regular contributor to the Far Eastern Economic Review, China
International Business, China Daily, and Newsweek International. His
writes a column for City Weekend Magazine (both on and off-line).
Jonathan is the Chief Editor for the upcoming Fodor's Guide to
Beijing, for which he also authored the "Olympic" Chapter. He wrote the
"Business and Work" chapter for the Immersion Guide to Beijing, and
several chapters for the about-to-be released Explorer's Guide to
Beijing.
Jonathan's book Climbing Strange Mountain was published in 2006.
Here are links to a couple of his recent columns:
Wikis and why they mean the end of publishing as we know it. Click here...
China's blogging heavyweights at the Under the Digital Influence conference. Click here...
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Rosita Adamo ('04) is featured
in the February issue of Dance Spirit Magazine. (She's
the dancer in the front of the picture to the right.)
Rosita is profiled along with two other dancers who
are members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater (AAADT) second company.
The second company is composed of 12 of the most
promising dancers from the Alvin Ailey School. Dancing
in this troupe is a way to prepare for the transition
from dance student to professional dancer.
Troy Powell, from AAADT, is quoted in the article as
saying that Rosita "has a strong, striking pesence and
she brings a great intensity to the company."
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Phil Fitzpatrick, who taught English in the
Upper School from 1970 through 1982, has written
a new book, A Beautiful Friendship: The Joy of
Chasing Bogey Golf, It will be published by Calyx
Press in June. CFS and Cal Geiger make
appearances in the final chapter of the book.
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Austin Campion ('02) was in a production of The Glass Menagerie at the Village Players Theater in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The play ran from Feb. 8 – Mar. 2, 2008. Austin played Jim in a production directed by Doug Long with Brian Plocharczyk as Tom, Annie Slivinski as Amanda, and Mary Prosser as Laura .The Glass Menagerie portrays the troubled relationship between an aging mother, Amanda Wingfield, and her painfully shy daughter Laura Wingfield, as told by the son and brother, Tom Wingfield.
Nia (Patterson) Downing ('99) returned to CFS to take part in the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration on Monday, morning January 21. Nia led the CFS Community Choir which was made up of CFS students from Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, CFS alumni, members of the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, CFS staff, and CFS parents. Roy Alston accompanied the choir on piano.
They practiced over a period of ten days and then performed on the morning of MLK , Jr. Day. They sang "Faith, Hope, and Love” by CFS teacher and alumni parent Jim Henderson, "Reconciliation” by Sounds of Blackness, and "Happy Birthday to Ya” by Stevie Wonder. |
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Jasmine Powell ('04) spent almost a month back in the area during her January term at Oberlin College, where she is majoring in biology and dance. She was here to work on choreographing a piece for performance at Oberlin. CFS dance teacher Annie Dwyer worked with her on the piece. While Jasmine was here, she also assisted Annie in teaching CFS dance classes. |
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Rachel Brooker ('95) spent almost two weeks in the Triangle, visiting from her home in Germany. During that time she visited with CFS dance teacher Annie Dwyer and held rehearsals for her upcoming dance performance.
Rachel also held the U.S. premiere of her dance Invitation. It is an audience-interactive group piece that she and other dancers premiered in Durham on January 24th. You see can more at http://animadance.org/projects/invitation.htm)
Invitation is an interactive dance work which opens with the words: "This is an invitation to touch anywhere on exposed skin. You are free to touch, or not to touch. Please enter the space." Dancers arrange and rearrange themselves, offering and withdrawing parts of the body as they compose their invitations to the audience.
In the words of reviewer Adam Bliss, "As I moved about the installation, I was struck by the tenderness and intense concentration shared by dancers and touchers alike." |
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Jim Lauderdale ('75) was honored with a Grammy award for his cd "Bluegrass Diaries" on Feb 10th. Others nominated in the category include Tony Trischka, The Seldom Scene, J.D. Crowe, and Cherryholmes. This year's nomination was Jim's fourth and his win was his second Grammy award. He won a Grammy earlier for his collaboration with Ralph Stanley "Lost in the Lonesome Pines."
"Lauderdale hews out another memorable collection of hangdog songs of miserable love ("I Wanted to Believe"), gospel redemption ("Can We Find Forgiveness"), and wry situational experience ("One Blue Mule"). Don't miss the fiery instrumental coda on the album's closer, "Ain't No Way to Run," written by the unlikely team of Melba Montgomery, J.D. Souther, and Lauderdale himself.” Amazon.com Staff Review |
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Mig Little Hayes, MS/US Librarian and MS teacher, has just learned that her proposed project, Watts-Busters: An Environmental Media Project for Kids has been selected as a 2007 winner by the Bright Ideas program sponsored by Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation.
The Bright Ideas program strives to enhance innovative classroom projects that would not otherwise be funded. This means that Middle School students will write and produce an environmental action movie, after researching current data on global warming, interviewing students throughout CFS about their energy knowledge, and documenting ways in which our classes and individual students are making and can make a difference.
The documentary film will be shown at the Friends Environmental Education Network conference in April.
Additionally, NC Beautiful, a provider of environmental education opportunities in North Carolina, has awarded Mig a 2007 Windows of Opportunity grant to support the same project.
For more information on the Bright Ideas program or the Windows of Opportunity Grants follow these links: http://www.pemc.org/brightideas.php or www.ncbeautiful.org |
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