Isabella Cannon

Isabella McLean Bett Walton Cannon (May 12, 1904 - February 13, 2002) was the first female mayor of a capital city in the United States.[1] At the age of 73, she defeated the incumbent Mayor of Raleigh, Jyles Coggins, during the election of 1977. Known as “the little old lady in tennis shoes,” she served one term as mayor of Raleigh until 1979. Isabella Cannon died at the age of 97 on February 13, 2002.

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MLK's "I Have a Dream" read by Geri Bowen

The famous Martin Luther King speech as read by Geri Bowen for the Community UCC worship service on January 20, 2002.

Geri Bowen reads the "I Have A Dream" speech of Martin Luther King (31:10)

Keith Petersen reads selected poems

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Keith Petersen was the poet laureate of CUCC for man years preceding his death in 2001. Shortly before his death I sat with Keith in his kitchen as he read some of the poems he had written during the previous two and a half decades. They provide a wonderful remembrance of Keith’s wit and wisdom.

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Train in the Rain (1992) (2:19)
Swinging (1992) (1:08)
Sequence (1995) (1:24)
Sea Songs (1998) (1:13)
Three Nights with Two Grandsons (1999) (2:02)
Samoyed Summer Night (1977) (8:05)
Zebadee (1990) (2:32)
The Straw Gatherer (1995) (3:26)
The Sixth Commandment (1998) (1:36)
That You May Know the Truth (1998) (7:19)
The Nightingale's Own Ode (1991) (2:09)
How Long Did it Take? (1991) (3:17)
Why Crossword Puzzles Are Easier than Poems (1991) (1:41)
Alas and Alack, Mrs. Harrington (1993) (2:43)
The Funny Sonnet Debate (1999) (1:47)
Homage to Any Political Prisoner Who is Unknown (1978) (2:12)
Visit to the New York Museum of Modern Art (1985) (2:46)
Jail Visiting Hours (1987) (1:58)
Are You Okay (1986) (4:21)
Before the Pueblo Revolt, 1680 (1992) (3:20)
The 101st Love Sonnet (1996) (1:54)
This Hand, These Hands (1996) (1:50)
Accident Report (1996) (1:52)
What Was and Will Be Remembered (1996) (1:21)
Gertrude (1996) (1:56)
Cleopatra Remembers Dido, Too (1996) (2:15)
The Commoners (1996) (2:10)

On October 18, 2001 Keith Petersen wrote a letter to participants in the CUCC Wednesday night Bible Study group who had been present the evening before. A few days later Keith died. In this recording made in January 2007, Lavon Page reads an extended excerpt from Keith's letter and puts Keith's remarks in context. Those who knew Keith will feel Keith's spirit leap off the page in this reading, and those who were not acquainted with Keith will get a glimpse of a rare and remarkable soul.

Excerpts from a letter written by Keith Petersen and addressed to Bible Study participants at CUCC (10:08) (read by Lavon Page)

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Nancy Keppel - WUNC Radio Commentaries

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Nancy Keppel was always self-effacing when talking about her many commentaries broadcast on WUNC-Radio in Chapel Hill. “If I can do it, anyone can,” she said frequently. But Nancy had a gift, and her wit and charm displayed in her commentaries gives a faint glimpse into the many gifts that she gave to CUCC and all who knew her for so long.

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Introduction (1:09)
Words (3:32)
Cheerwine (3:45)
Women's Basketball (3:15)
Reunion (3:55)
Dating Game (3:50)
Sex Talk (2:59)
Senior Moments (3:31)
Life Goes On (3:20)
Kidnapping (3:18)
Dust to Dust (2:57)
Introduction to Essay (0:16)
Essay: At Home on Mocksville Avenue (8:24)
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Down in Yon Forest (Quartet)

A quartet consisting of Geri Bowen, Marty Lamb, Mark Denlinger, and Mike Ross. Recorded in December 2000.

Down in Yon Forest (1:51)

Vivaldi Gloria

Performed by the CUCC Choir on December 17, 2000.

Vivaldi Gloria (31:06)

Solo by Collette Cosner (1:26)

Miscellaneous Items from the period 1950-2000

These include a poster from the Nuclear Freeze campaign, the brochure used for the 1994 Capital Campaign, and a CUCC feature from the 1997 News and Observer.

Miscellaneous Items (PDF)