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Greetings,
Here is a link to an article of the Project. Check it out!
http://www.thecharlottepost.com/index.php?src=news&srctype=detail&category=News&refno=1855
Hello Everyone,
Thank you for all that came out last week for the Family Fun Field Day in Crestdale. Thanks for your support and participation of the event.
Stay ready for our future events and workshops for the Crestdale Project and community.
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Family Fun Field Day at The United House of Prayer
July 11, 2009 from 11am to 3pm
A day filled with fun art activities, food vendors, a bounce house, Curly the Clown and animal balloons! Please come out and bring family and cultural artifacts, stories, clothing, and old photos that represent your history of living in/moving to ...
Family Fun Field Day at The United House of Prayer
July 11, 2009 from 11am to 3pm
A day filled with fun art activities, food vendors, a bounce house, Curly the Clown and animal balloons! Please come out and bring family and cultural artifacts, stories, clothing, and old photos that represent your history of living in/moving to ...
Family Fun Field Day at The United House of Prayer
July 11, 2009 from 11am to 3pm
A day filled with fun art activities, food vendors, a bounce house, Curly the Clown and animal balloons! Please come out and bring family and cultural artifacts, stories, clothing, and old photos that represent your history of living in/moving to ...
Family Fun Field Day at The United House of Prayer
July 11, 2009 from 11am to 3pm
A day filled with fun art activities, food vendors, a bounce house, Curly the Clown and animal balloons! Please come out and bring family and cultural artifacts, stories, clothing, and old photos that represent your history of living in/moving to ...
The Crestdale neighborhood is one of the oldest African-American communities in the United States of America, which was established soon after the Civil War. Today there is also a nearby Montagnard community, and the Crestdale Crossings neighborho...
Through a grant from Crossroads Charlotte, the Arts and Science Council is partnering with The Light Factory Museum of Contemporary Photography and Film, fiber artist, Sunya Folayan and the Matthews Community Center to do an art project that will ...
Crestdale Community Project- planning meeting at The United House of Prayer
June 9, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Through a grant from Crossroads Charlotte, the Arts and Science Council is partnering with The Light Factory Museum of Contemporary Photography and Film and a fiber artist, Sunya Folayan to do an art project that will preserve the history of Crest...
Through a grant from Crossroads Charlotte, the Arts and Science Council is partnering with The Light Factory Museum of Contemporary Photography and Film, fiber artist, Sunya Folayan and the Matthews Community Center to do an art project that will ...
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Through a grant from Crossroads Charlotte, the Arts and Science Council is partnering with The Light Factory Museum of Contemporary Photography and Film, fiber artist, Sunya Folayan and the Matthews Community Center to do an art project that will celebrate the history of Crestdale community and its people through the creation of art. All of the work produced will be placed in a formal exhibit this winter in various locations in Matthews. To kick off the project, we are inviting all members of the community out for an introduction to the project and a day filled with fun art activities.
Please bring artifacts, stories, clothing, and old photos that represent your culture and history of living in/moving to Crestdale. Come and and tell your story!
Art activities will include: Sunprints, A Digital Photo Booth, Story telling, Documentary Filmmaking, Scanning Pictures, and Quilt-making. The day will be fun for everyone! Bring the family and enjoy a nice day of creativity and story telling in your community! The event is free and open to all Crestdale and Greater Crestdale residents.
Remember the following dates!
~Planning Meeting for the field day event! (for Community Members and Potential Vendors)
Tuesday, June 09: 7pm-8:30
The United House of Prayer
740 Matthews School Rd, Matthews, NC
~Crestdale Family Fun Field Day! (for all Crestdale and Greater Crestdale residents, friends, and family!)
Saturday, July 11th: 11am - 3:00pm
United House of Prayer
740 Matthews School Rd, Matthews, NC
A day filled with fun art activities, food vendors, a bounce house, Curly the Clown and animal balloons! Please come out and bring family and cultural artifacts, stories, clothing, and old photos that represent your history of living in/moving to Crestdale and your culture! See you there!
Please bring artifacts, stories, clothing, and old photos that represent your culture and history of living in/moving to Crestdale. Come and and tell your story!
Art activities will include: Sunprints, A Digital Photo Booth, Story telling, Documentary Filmmaking, Scanning Pictures, and Quilt-making. The day will be fun for everyone! Bring the family and enjoy a nice day of creativity and story telling in your community! The event is free and open to all Crestdale and Greater Crestdale residents.
Remember the following dates!
~Planning Meeting for the field day event! (for Community Members and Potential Vendors)
Tuesday, June 09: 7pm-8:30
The United House of Prayer
740 Matthews School Rd, Matthews, NC
~Crestdale Family Fun Field Day! (for all Crestdale and Greater Crestdale residents, friends, and family!)
Saturday, July 11th: 11am - 3:00pm
United House of Prayer
740 Matthews School Rd, Matthews, NC
A day filled with fun art activities, food vendors, a bounce house, Curly the Clown and animal balloons! Please come out and bring family and cultural artifacts, stories, clothing, and old photos that represent your history of living in/moving to Crestdale and your culture! See you there!
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Greetings,
Here is a link to an article of the Project. Check it out!
http://www.thecharlottepost.com/index.php?src=news&srctype=detail&category=News&refno=1855
Here is a link to an article of the Project. Check it out!
http://www.thecharlottepost.com/index.php?src=news&srctype=detail&category=News&refno=1855
Posted on July 24, 2009 at 12:08am —
Update- Thanks! & Future Workshops Coming Soon!
Hello Everyone,
Thank you for all that came out last week for the Family Fun Field Day in Crestdale. Thanks for your support and participation of the event.
Stay ready for our future events and workshops for the Crestdale Project and community.
Here is a link to a QCity Metro article that was written last Monday about Mr. Boyd. Check it out!
http://www.qcitymetro.com/news/articles/preserving_black_history021201610.cfm
There will also be future workshops to attend to, for film, photography,… Continue
Thank you for all that came out last week for the Family Fun Field Day in Crestdale. Thanks for your support and participation of the event.
Stay ready for our future events and workshops for the Crestdale Project and community.
Here is a link to a QCity Metro article that was written last Monday about Mr. Boyd. Check it out!
http://www.qcitymetro.com/news/articles/preserving_black_history021201610.cfm
There will also be future workshops to attend to, for film, photography,… Continue
Posted on July 20, 2009 at 7:44pm —
Update- 100 years Young
Last Saturday at the United House of Prayer in Crestdale, NC, two renowned women were commemorated with a gathering and tribute by the neighborhood and friends to celebrate the 100 years milestone of their lives. These legendary women were Mrs. Boyd and Mrs. Stewart. We celebrated with a fish fry, tributary speeches, singing, prayer, and sharing of history of the area. Crestdale, which was previously named Tank Town after the steam trains that would fill up on water in the area.
We also heard o… Continue
We also heard o… Continue
Posted on June 17, 2009 at 8:04pm —
Montagnard Community Contacts!
Hi everyone!
We are looking for more contacts in the Montagnard community in Matthews! We have not yet managed to gain much contact with anyone within the Montagnard community.
If you know of anyone in the community within Matthews, who would like to work with us or would like to participate in this celebration and preservation of history and culture of the area, contact me!!!
Thank you!
We are looking for more contacts in the Montagnard community in Matthews! We have not yet managed to gain much contact with anyone within the Montagnard community.
If you know of anyone in the community within Matthews, who would like to work with us or would like to participate in this celebration and preservation of history and culture of the area, contact me!!!
Thank you!
Posted on June 17, 2009 at 8:00pm —
Update-Project Kickoff
The Crestdale neighborhood is one of the oldest African-American communities in the United States of America, which was established soon after the Civil War. Today there is also a nearby Montagnard community, and the Crestdale Crossings neighborhood. It is due time that all the communities in the area and its friends come together in tribute and share the history and culture of Crestdale with the rest of Matthews, Charlotte and the world. Last night was the first planning meeting in Crestdale to… Continue
Posted on June 10, 2009 at 1:47pm —
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