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58—Cleveland Daily Banner—Sunday, January 10, 2016 www.clevelandbanner.com Schumann and chien Featured artists at String Theory concert artists String Theory, in partnership with Lee University and the Hunter Museum of American Art, will continue its seventh season with a concert on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 6:30 p.m., featuring pianists Elizabeth Schumann, in her Chattanooga debut and Gloria Chien. The concert will include works by Schubert, Stucky and Stravinsky. Founded in 2009 by artistic director Chien, String Theory brings acclaimed chamber musicians from around the world to perform in the intimate setting of the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga. Prior to the evening's performance, “Art Connection” will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Hunter Museum galleries. Art Connection gives attendees the opportunity to hear former Hunter Museum chief curator Ellen Simak and Maestro Robert Bernhardt discussing works from the Hunter collection that relate to the music featured in the concert. Schumann’s diverse career portfolio of projects, recordings, and performances has brought her all over the world as recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist. The Washington Post Magazine noted her playing as “deft, relentless, and devastatingly good — the sort of performance you experience not so much with your ears as your solar plexus.” She has earned over 25 prizes and awards in national and international competitions, including first place in the Bosendorfer International Piano Competition and the Pacific International Piano Competition. Additionally, Schumann was honored with the prestigious Gilmore Young Artists Award and was highlighted in a PBS Television documentary on the Gilmore Festival. Schumann is the founder of Piano Theatre, an artist group formed to engage audiences with innovative combinations of classical music, theatre, literature, art, and technology. In 2012, she became president of Project Classical, Inc.¸ a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support artist-led initiatives that encourage public education and appreciation of classical music. She also devised and directed Piano Carnival, a project to introduce free, high quality classical concert music to children in areas without arts education. Chien, who began playing piano at the age of 5 in her native Taiwan, has been called “a coatof-many-colors pianist.” She holds a doctor of musical arts, a master’s, and a bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. She is a Steinway Artist and cur- rently serves as an artist in residence at Lee. A prize winner of the World Piano Competition, Harvard Musical Association Award, and the San Antonio International Piano Competition, Chien has presented solo recitals at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Harvard Musical Association, Sanibel Musical Festival, Caramoor Musical Festival, Salle Cortot in Paris, and the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. She has been praised by “The Strad” for “super performances…accompanied with great character.” Chien was appointed the director of the Chamber Music Institute at Music@Menlo, a chamber music festival and institute in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has participated there for six years. She has been a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2012, and she frequently plays at Chien Alice Tully Hall in New York as well as other venues around the country with CMS on Tour. An exciting new feature of String Theory will be added to the Schumann visit. During the week, Elizabeth will be joined by her sister Sonya at five Chattanooga area schools and three Cleveland elementary schools for a unique presentation called “PIANIMAL.” The Schumanns’ visit will cul- Schumann minate with a Family Concert at the Hunter on Saturday, Jan. 16. Individual tickets for the Jan. 14 concert are $30 for Hunter members, $40 for non-members, $10 for students with a valid student ID and $25 for groups of 20 or more people. For more information on String Theory at the Hunter or to purchase tickets, call 423-267-0968 or visit www.stringtheorymusic. org. Mississippi lawmakers honor legacy of civil rights leader JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers honored Vernon Dahmer (DAY’-mur) Sr. on Friday, 50 years after the civil rights leader was killed when Ku Klux Klansmen firebombed his family’s home near Hattiesburg. Dahmer’s widow, Ellie, and several relatives received a standing ovation in the state Senate. Sunday is the anniversary of the attack on Dahmer, who defied the white segregationist power structure by registering black voters in the 1960s. “I’m proud to be a citizen of the Submitted photo proud state of Mississippi,” Ellie The Life BridgeS Choir, led by Terry Caywood, performed at the Bradley Healthcare and Dahmer said in brief speech. She Rehabilitation Center during the Christmas holiday season. They also performed for more than 400 Life later fought tears as legislators lined up to hug her and shake her Bridges staff and parents at Cleveland High School on the same day. hand. The ceremony is the latest in a long effort by Mississippi officials to recognize the troubled racial history of a state that still displays the Confederate battle emblem on its flag. From Page 57 A jury in 1998 convicted one- Watson “frontier justice,” one would think Bradley County probably had its share…with law enforcement officers led by the Sheriff, handling illegal alcohol stills, cattle rustling and any number of crimes. It wasn’t until 1922 that Bradley County suffered its first loss of a sheriff, as Israel Smith, who had been in office since 1919, was shot and killed while leading a moonshine raid in the McDonald area. Sheriff Smith was working with his deputies, as well as citizens who had been sworn in to assist in finding the illegal still. Remember, in 1922, not only was the still illegal due to the lack of taxes being paid on the result, but the United States was still covered by the Volstead Act, aka: Prohibition, making all alcoholic beverages illegal. To find Sheriff Smith’s killers, the Borin brothers, officers from many areas, including Bradley and Polk Counties, fanned out, searching houses, barns, anywhere a man could hide. Shortly there residents, Bradley and Polk County deputies arrested the Borin brothers in the Kimsey Mountain area, taking them into custody after enjoying a hearty breakfast with them. In the 1930s, the sheriffs of Bradley County were able to operate out of a brand new jail facility, located just a couple of blocks from the courthouse. In many instances, the sheriff and his family lived in a small suite of rooms in the upstairs portion of an office area. The rear of the building was set to house about 80 prisoners, plus had room for deputies to “book” the prisoners. From then until the 1940s, several men held the office of sheriff, with some serving more than one consecutive term. As the 1950s dawned, county patrol cars came equipped with radios that allowed deputies to stay in contact with the jail, or “headquarters.” This was a great addition to the safety of deputies, who could advise the dispatcher of their whereabouts and if they needed assistance. As the 1960s dawned, the BCSO began to undergo many changes, as more officers were hired. Also, the beginning of stringent policies and training of officers, staffs, as well as sheriffs meant improvement of service to the people served by the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office. In the 1970s and 1980s, further improvements in training and education, as well as policies, were mandated by the United States and Tennessee governments. In the mid-1970s, the Peace Officers and Standards Training Commission was created, which mandated minimum training for any man or women who wished to become a police officer, deputy sheriff and, after a few years sheriff of a county. Basic training, beginning in the 1970s, consisted of up to 10 weeks of rigorous classroom and physical training that allowed officers the chance to be ready for whatever issue they faced “on the streets.” By the 1980s and 1990s, it became essential that all officers and correction personnel (jailers) be trained and certified after hours and hours of initial and yearly classroom work. Today, a new deputy sheriff must complete 12 weeks of intense, daily classroom and physical training…very different from what their peers went through in the 1970s. Sheriffs in 2016 must be P.O.S.T. certified. They are responsible for the men and women employed by the county they serve. While society has changed by leaps and bounds since 1836, the Office of Sheriff of Bradley County is still one to be held with respect. As your sheriff, in this the 180th year since the first man, William Carter, was sworn in, I do not take the office lightly. It is my goal to make the residents of Bradley County feel pride in their Sheriff’s Office, all the while maintaining the high standards in people and policy they have come to expect in the past almost two years. Yes, your Bradley County Sheriff’s Office has come a long, long way since Sheriff William Carter raised his right hand to be sworn in 1836. Bradley County is a tremendously progressive area and your BCSO will progress right along with it. All the while, remembering the families we are sworn to serve! Gustafson to be Photographic Society speaker CHATTANOOGA — On Thursday, Jan. 21, the Photographic Society of Chattanooga will present Steven Gustafson. Gustfason’s love for photography began in 1975, and he works in several different disciplines of photography, including landscape, studio, wedding, macro and sports photography. Gustfason photographed for the Tour of Georgia bicycle race, Tavistock Professional Golf Tournament and Florida State University basketball and football. He currently teaches photography at Chattanooga State Community College, and writes for Photoshop User Magazine and Kelby One Media. Gustfason has developed a unique approach to photographic composition based on visual communication, and his program will be on composition. The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary. Visitors are always welcome. For beginners or photographers that want to get their camera off “automatic,” join the new year of Boot Camp at 6 p.m. The discussion will be on “Basic Exposure — Just the Facts: F-stops or aperture; Shutter speed; ISO; and Color Balance.” The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. at the St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416. The presentation will be in sanctuary. For more information call 423-344-5643 or e-mail David Temples at [email protected]. For more information about the Photographic Society of Chattanooga, visit http://chattanoogaphoto.org. Reuse the News Recycle this newspaper time Klan leader Sam Bowers of murder and arson in the Dahmer case. Bowers received a life sentence and died in prison in 2006. Democrat John Horhn — one of 13 black senators in the 52-member chamber — said Dahmer tried to register to vote in 1949, but his application was rejected by Luther Cox, a local clerk who was a known segregationist. “Cox would only authorize a registration of an AfricanAmerican if they could answer this question: ‘How many bubbles are in a bar of soap?’” Horhn said. Dahmer was a farmer and shop owner and served as president of the county NAACP. His family’s home was a haven for young civil rights workers who were challenging state-sponsored racial oppression, and he became a Klan target in January 1966 when he went on the radio and announced he would pay the poll tax for people who couldn’t afford it. His son Dennis Dahmer was 12 when his family’s home was firebombed, and he said Friday that he vividly recalls the attack. The younger Dahmer, who now lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, implored Mississippi lawmakers to move beyond symbolic gestures. “Mississippi is a state that’s composed of a lot of different people, different backgrounds, different economic backgrounds, political thoughts,” Dennis Dahmer said. “And the only thing I would ask you is to have some sensitivity to that as you go about your business.” In a brief interview outside the Senate chamber, Dennis Dahmer said he’s concerned about new barriers to voting rights and “the resistance to affordable health care.” Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the nation, and Republican leaders have rejected the option to expand Medicaid under the health overhaul that President Barack Obama signed into law. Cleveland Daily Banner 1505 25TH STREET N.W. Cleveland, TN 37311 472-5041 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 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