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The Charlotte Art Collective's seventh annual holiday show on Saturday will feature painting, photography, jewelry, pottery, ceramics, wood, sculpture, mixed media, fiber art and gourmet chocolates by Charlotte regional artists.
The show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at MacLean Community Hall, 2821 Park Road in Dilworth.
The Charlotte Art Collective, formerly Artists at the Pavilion, is a group of more than 20 N.C. regional artists that will offer their wares at the juried show. All the artists are professional, most with gallery representation, including galleries throughout the country. Several of the artists are former artists-in-residence at the McColl Visual Arts Center. Many lead workshops in their media, teach art at the college or high school level.
Art show admission is free.
Details: www.charlotteartcollective.com.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Johanna Aviles Leasiolagi, a 2003 graduate of East Mecklenburg High School, has been named one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2009.
The outstanding airmen represent more than 400,000 enlisted members of the Air Force active, National Guard and Reserve forces.
She has worked as computer, network, switching and crystallographic technician assigned to the 484th Intelligence Squadron at Beale Air Force Base in California. Aviles Leasiolagi enabled unmanned aerial vehicle missions during the 2008 California wildfires, delivering reports to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to contain 72 fires.
She successfully led the installation of five miles of communications fiber cable eight months ahead of schedule. The sergeant solved a faulty system timing upgrade, correcting an error that eluded senior technicians for three months, and restored the system online in 24 hours. She oversees a 12-member installation team on a $750,000 network upgrade, doubling the unmanned aerial vehicle, Predator, armed reconnaissance and interdiction capability.
Aviles Leasiolagi, who has been in the military for five years, is the daughter of Lucia Aviles of Charlotte and the sister of David Aviles and Ralph Aviles, both of Charlotte.
The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas will hold blood drives at several area locations this month.
Monday, Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday, AT&T, 300 S. Brevard St., 9-11 a.m.
Wednesday, Presbyterian Hospital-Charlotte, 200 Hawthorne Lane, 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday, Bank of America, 101 S. Tryon St., 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Thursday, Hearst Tower, 214 N. Tryon St., Suite 2370, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nov. 16, Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Donors must weigh at least 120 pounds.
Details: www.cbcc.us. Appointments: 704-972-4700.
Special Olympics Mecklenburg County is looking for volunteers to help with the upcoming basketball program. Coaches, assistant coaches and general volunteers are needed.
The program takes place from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, beginning Nov. 14, at the Marion Diehl Recreation Center, 2219 Tyvola Road. Volunteers also are needed for aquatics and power-lifting programs beginning in January.
Special Olympics Mecklenburg County provides sports training and competitions for more than 2,300 children and adults with intellectual disabilities, offering year-round programs in 19 sports.
Details: 704-358-1935, ext. 3. Compiled by Carol-Faye Ashcraft
