Creative Corridors Coalition

02/22/2026

Grateful for a full theater to screen PBS' Finding Your Roots featuring Chris Paul and learning more about Peter Oliver. Especially grateful Peter Oliver's story has now been shared on a national stage thanks to Chris Paul and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

PBS
Chris Paul
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

01/30/2026

Due to the forecasted weather this weekend we have to postpone Sunday’s premier of Find Your Roots featuring Chris Paul. Stay tuned for a rescheduled date.

Stay warm and stay safe!

09/08/2025

This Saturday, we’re teaming up with lots of great local partners to celebrate the new Twin City Trail in Winston Salem. We hope you and your family and friends will come out to explore this amazing new segment of the city’s growing greenway system. Join us between 8:30am and 1:00pm for music, games, walking, running, riding, food, and fun! Free parking at Truist Stadium.

Thank you to our partners ❤️
Winston-Salem Dash
Piedmont Environmental Alliance
Kaleideum
Forsyth Humane Society
Safe Kids Northwest Piedmont
Black Girls Do Bike
Twin City Track Club
Beersngears
Big Brothers Big Sisters Services, Inc.
Twin City Bike Collective
CrossRoads Cycling Co. Clemmons
MUSE Winston-Salem
air awareness
City of Winston-Salem, NC - Government

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coffee

08/28/2025

Creative Corridors is excited about the completion of the Twin City Trail — Winston-Salem's newest greenway in downtown. We have been involved with this project for many years, and now it's finally ready to enjoy! We invite you to come explore at Walk & Roll Fest. Run, ride, or stroll. Enjoy music, games, and good food. There is something for everyone!

Visit our website for more details and stay tuned for additional updates.

https://creativecorridorscoalition.org/blog/-walk-amp-roll-fest-celebrate-downtown-winston-salems-new-multiuse-path

06/15/2025

Thank you WXII 12 NEWS for sharing our full line up events honor Peter Oliver's freedom anniversary. Check out this interview here:

WXII Audrey Biesk

Peter Oliver was an enslaved man in the late 1700s who lived and worked in Salem as a Moravian Single Brother. He gained his freedom on June 13, 1800.

06/14/2025

On June 13, 1800, Peter Oliver signed the documents for his freedom in a Lancaster, Pennsylvania courthouse. His freedom was not accidental or happenstance. Guided by Pennsylvania’s abolition laws and a strategy created by Peter Oliver and the Moravian Church, he stood before a judge who declared him free “to all intents and purposes.” Historical records suggest Peter Oliver may have contributed to the financial cost of his emancipation.

Today, June 13, 2025 we marked the 225th anniversary with a Family Remembrance Walk retracing points of significance to Peter Oliver’s life in Salem including Home Moravian Church, the Fire House, Single Brothers’ House, Pottery Site, Oliver’s Farm Site and God's Acre. Speakers included selected family members and Teddy Reeves, Curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture. In addition Mayor Pro Tempore Adams read a proclamation marked today as Peter Oliver Freedom Day in Winston-Salem. Content for the walk was developed by Sabrina Garity, assistant director of the Moravian Archives for the Southern Province (and we thank her for her work!)

This event was a powerful and meaningful way to start our weeklong series of events honoring the 225th Anniversary of Peter Oliver’s Freedom.

For details on other events go to: https://creativecorridorscoalition.org/blog/events-honoring-225th-anniversary-of-peter-olivers-freedom

06/14/2025

225 years ago today Peter Oliver gained his freedom. ​Peter Oliver’s descendants along with the Creative Corridors Coalition and a variety of community organizations are honoring the 225th anniversary of Peter Oliver’s Freedom with a weeklong celebration from June 13 through 21,

This celebration has a goal to shine a spotlight on Peter Oliver’s story and bring the community together to remember the significant day, learn about his remarkable life, and celebrate his legacy.

Some require free tickets--see our website for more information and to register. https://creativecorridorscoalition.org/blog/category/Events

04/22/2025

You are Invited! The City of Winston Salem is hosting a public meeting regarding the Martin Luther Ling Jr. Dr. Streetscape Project on April 23rd, 2025 from 5:30p to 7pm at Union Station.

Please see details below for additional Information. We hope to see you there!!

02/07/2025

On Saturday, February 8th, 2025 from 11am to 1pm, Old Salem Museums and Gardens will be hosting the following event:

“Understanding Black Craftsman in Wachovia - an Old Salem Spot Talk”.

Come learn about the skilled Black artisans who shaped the community, their impact on Wachovia’s industries, and the lasting legacy of their craftsmanship.

To learn more and be apart of this amazing Spot talk, visit here:

https://www.visitwinstonsalem.com/event/understanding-black-craftsman-wachovia-old-salem-spot-talk

08/31/2024

✨Creative Corridors have been diligently working to create a space that’s a reflection of the Peter Oliver story. But we need your help!

What would YOU like to see in our new space? 🖼️🛋️ Comment below and let us know! 👇💬

08/28/2024

🗓️ Moving Day ! 🎉🚛
A BIG thank you to everyone who helped make this day so special. 🙌

📦 From lifting boxes to setting up our new space, we couldn’t have done it without you!

Special thank you to the Salem Congregation for making this possible! 🌟

We look forward to welcoming visitors soon!

📍 500 S. Church Street, W-S, NC 27101

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