As long as we’re celebrating new artistic endeavors, we should recognize the enduring ones, like SEED Gallery.

I don’t divulge much about myself in this paper. Every time the staff column falls to me, I groan. I trash the clips of my first person stories. I’ve even developed a mild allergy to the upper case “I” and it’s giving me fits. But I’m trying to get over it.

Last week Gov. Mike Easley made it official: The North Carolina School of the Arts is now theUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts..

If you’ve been downtown in Winston- Salem recently, you’ve probably noticed the bright dog and cat sculptures blocking the sidewalks. They belong to the Forsyth Humane Society’s Art Unleashed.

Has the end of the Harry Potter series left you wondering if you’ll ever get another chance to spend a Friday night dressed funny and partying in a bookstore? If so, open your day planner. This week Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn.

But you can expand those horizons from home, too, or at least close to it. Here’s a suggestion: Attend a modern dance concert like Multiple Exposure,.

The next day, the collaborative invites interested members of the community to take a gander at what they're doing to the alleyway behind their building. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., members of Elsewhere and their friends work on the ongoing hanging gardens.

Greensboro welcomes summer with dueling Solstice parties. On Friday, the Weatherspoon Art Museum opens its latest exhibition TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art with a Samba-styled throw down brought to you by Brazilian Soul. The museum provides food, art and a cash bar. The party starts at 7 p.m.

The Greensboro Public Library cosponsors a production of Family Business at the Broach Theatre that opens Friday and previews on Wednesday and Thursday. The play, which was adapted by Touring Theatre's Brenda Schleunes, is based on a series of short stories by North Carolina writers Jill McCorkle and Randall Kenan. A public discussion will follow each performance.

When I write about my boyfriend in this paper, I usually resort to gentle teasing. Mostly I do this because I don't want to slather any sap on this paper. Not today. Today I am going to be sweet - sap be damned.