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DECEMBER 5-11, 2018 UCW 13
DR. SHANESSA FENNER, Prin-
cipal, WT Brown Elementary School.
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Just in time for the holidays, Seabrook Perfor-
mance Series presents Norman Brown's "Joyous
Holiday Concert" at Seabrook Auditorium on
the campus of Fayetteville State University. It's
set for ursday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m.
e concert also features Marion Mead-
ows and Bobby Caldwell. "For the cost of this
concert, people are getting a huge bargain, and
what a gift for the end of the year to celebrate
the holiday season with such great artists
that have hit records in their own right," said
Aaron Singleton, marketing consultant for the
Seabrook Performance Series. "e thing about
Bobby Caldwell is that he has in his own respect
a number of hits, but he has written hit songs
for a number of other artists as well."
He added, "Norman Brown has sold nearly 2
million albums during his career. He has played
for just about everybody who's anybody in
smooth jazz and jazz."
Singleton noted that Marion Meadows is up
and coming.
Norman Brown is a Grammy Award-winning
contemporary jazz guitarist who picked up his
first guitar at the age of 8. He has shared the
stage with jazz superstars that include Boney
James, Dave Koz and Gerald Albright.
Bobby Caldwell is a singer, multi-instru-
mentalist and songwriter best known for his
hit smash, "What You Won't Do for Love," that
reached the top 10 on the Billboard magazine R
& B and Adult Contemporary charts. He started
playing the piano and guitar when he was 12
years old.
Marion Meadows is a saxophonist, composer
and contemporary jazz recording artist. He has
released a total of 14 albums. He began playing
the clarinet and studying classical music at the
age of 9. He started playing tenor sax in high
school and migrated to soprano sax.
e Seabrook Performance Series consists of
nine concerts, which started in September and
will run through March. In January, the series
will host the largest collection of African-Amer-
ican magicians and comedians in the world;
in February Nick Colionne will perform; and
March features saxophonist Najee.
"Please come out and join us because you
are in for a real treat at this outstanding holi-
day concert," said Singleton. "It is going to be
an exciting show because each of these artists
bring such big energy."
Tickets to "Joyous Holiday Concert" cost $20
- $75. For more information, call 910-672-1724.
Norman Brown brings joy to Fayetteville State University
by DR. SHANESSA FENNER
EVENTS
Seabrook Performance Series presents Norman Brown's
"Joyous Holiday Concert."