McGuire & Goodmons on Metro Magazine’s First Who’s Who

McGuire & Goodmons on Metro Magazine‘s First Who’s Who Metro Magazine published its first Who’s Who list in its January 2003 issue. Three CBC’ers made the list, including President & CEO Jim Goodmon and his wife, Barbara, and AJ Fletcher Foundation Executive Director Tom McGuire. The list sought to recognize “a top 20 list of […]

CBC & AJFF Help Preserve Raleigh Land For Park

CBC & AJFF Help Preserve Raleigh Land For Park City Councilman Benson Kirkman (center) took a lead role in the presentation. Capitol Broadcasting Company and the A.J. Fletcher Foundation have given $5,000 each to the City of Raleigh towards the purchase of a 12-acre tract of land adjoining Lake Johnson Park in southwest Raleigh. CBC […]

Quilt Weaves Tapestry of A.J. Fletcher’s Opera Legacy

Quilt Weaves Tapestry of A.J. Fletcher’s Opera Legacy A quilt honoring the opera legacy of A.J. Fletcher will hang in the theater bearing his name. The A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in downtown Raleigh will soon have a permanent artistic tribute to its namesake. The Foundation bearing his name commissioned Cary artist Amy Stewart Winsor to […]

Fletcher Foundation Loses Valued Board Member & Friend

Fletcher Foundation Loses Valued Board Member & Friend Dr. Claire Freeman, longtime board member of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, died Saturday, August 17. Dr. Claire E. Freeman, board member of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation since 1982, died on Saturday, August 17, 2002, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. A long-time Raleigh high school science teacher, Freeman […]

AJFF Breaks the Mold of Traditional Foundation

AJFF Breaks the Mold of Traditional Foundation Investment in American Tobacco Campus Among its Recent Projects After a year of major capital investments, the A.J. Fletcher Foundation plans to shift its focus back to community grantmaking beginning this fall. CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon (left) helped in the dedication of the Opera House bearing […]

Nonprofitxpress Changes Names

Nonprofitxpress Changes Names The online philanthropy publication, the Nonprofitxpress, is going back to its roots. The digital newssource has changed its name to The Philanthropy Journal, harkening back to its beginnings as a print publication NPX Editor/Publisher Todd Cohen began at the News & Observer. “The Philanthropy Journal of North Carolina published by The News […]

Fletcher Scholar Gets Lead In Italian Opera

Fletcher Scholar Gets Lead In Italian Opera Fletcher Scholar Lucy Tucker Yates landed the role of a lifetime in Milan, Italy. Fletcher Scholar Lucy Tucker Yates will be on a plane to Italy on Sunday morning. That’s after she performs in Beatrice di Tenda on Friday night and at a benefit in Durham on Saturday […]

A.J. Fletcher’s Opera Legacy To Continue With Institute’s Premiere Performance

A.J. Fletcher’s Opera Legacy To Continue With Institute’s Premiere Performance A.J. Fletcher For its premiere performance, the directors of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute have chosen a form of opera set to highlight the magnificent voices of the inaugural Fletcher Scholars, six singers chosen from over 150 who auditioned across the country. Vincenzo Bellini’s Beatrice […]

The National Opera Company’s Premiere AJF Opera Theater Performance

A Rake Competes With A Hatchet The National Opera Company’s Premiere AJF Opera Theater Performance Nick Shadow (David Schmidtt) beckons Rakewell into Hell. The National Opera Company’s performance of “The Rake’s Progress” featured the dischordant strains of Stravinsky, a story of a young man’s descent with the Devil, and an inaugural appearance on the stage […]

A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater Celebrates Grand Opening

A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater Celebrates Grand Opening Gala The Fletcher Opera Theater opened to a capacity crowd. The A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater greeted its first audience on Thursday, February 22, with a performance by soprano Dawn Upshaw. Complete with a champagne reception the evening festively introduced the Triangle area to state-of-the-art acoustics and elegant construction […]