Daphne Maxwell Reid to serve as judge for 2013 Waynesboro Short Film Competition

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“Heed the criticism.” That’s the message for aspiring filmmakers from Daphne Maxwell Reid. “These competitions can serve to assist emerging filmmakers in the exposure needed to see how they can up their game. The more you are immersed and judged in your field, the better you can become,” said Reid, a film and television actress and producer in charge of the final judging at the 2013 Waynesboro Short Film Competition.

Waynesboro Cultural Commission presents Writers’ Workshops

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The Waynesboro Cultural Commission announces its 2013 Writers’ series, an annual schedule of workshops designed to allow area writers to explore different literary genres. In response to great public interest, all the workshops will include two sessions in order to present more information to writers who attend. Writers of every level are invited to the workshops, and all are presented free of charge as a service to Waynesboro’s writers.

Waynesboro Senior Center Computer Training

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This month we add an additional computer training option for our members. Training will happen at the United Way Volunteer Center computers. Vickey Lawson will continue to come on Friday mornings from 9a.m. to 11a.m. Two people can sign up for each hour timeslot with Vickey for the month, allowing 4 people each month.

Fishburne postgrads lead hoops clinic at Waynesboro YMCA

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Ed Huckaby learned basketball as a youngster at skills camps at YMCAs and Boys Clubs. “I started out playing that way, watching Walt Frazier and those guys play when I was a kid, pretending that I was them,” said Huckaby, the head coach of the nationally ranked Fishburne Military School postgrad basketball program. Huckaby served as the master of ceremonies for a skills camp put on by his players and assistant coaches for more than 100 youngsters in the youth basketball program at the Waynesboro YMCA on Monday night.

Fishburne postgrads give an assist to Waynesboro YMCA hoops program

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Fishburne Military School postgrad basketball coach Ed Huckaby had arranged for his players to lead a basketball clinic at the Waynesboro YMCA earlier in the week. The clinic went off well, with the Caissons working with more than 50 Y youth-basketball players in a two-hour session. That was it as far as obligations go. Even Huckaby was pleasantly surprised to hear from a group of players on Thursday that they were planning to head back to the Y to help out with scheduled youth-hoops games at the Y.