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Purchase an 11 ride bus pass to attend the Bicentennial events for $10.00. Get your pass today at any of the following locations:
  · J. Douglas Galyon Depot GTA Offices, 236-C East Washington Street
  · Greensboro Transit Authority, 320 East Friendly Avenue
  · Melvin Municipal Office Building (City Hall), 300 West Washington Street
  · Greensboro Central Public Library, 219 North Church Street, and at other public library branches throughout the city.

• The application process for participating in the Greensboro Bicentennial Parade of Decades is now closed. Find out more.

• Greensboro Bicentennial Commission member, Otis Hairston, Jr., has published a new book, Picturing Greensboro: Four Decades of African American History. A Greensboro photographer, Otis Hairston has snapped nearly forty years of fond memories and historic Greensboro events -- from community gatherings and North Carolina A&T Aggie homecomings to celebrations of the historic 1960 sit-in. This stunning photo collection depicts ordinary people, local heroes and national celebrities as it captures the strength of Greensboro's African American community. The book is available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, the Greensboro Historical Museum, and the university bookstore at N.C. A&T. The book is also available directly through Otis Hairston, Jr. at 574-2286.