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14 UCW OCTOBER 16-22, 2019 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Don't miss Hallowe'en Revels at Museum of the Cape Fear by DR. SHANESSA FENNER e Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Com- plex presents Hallowe'en Night Tours of the 1897 Poe House Wednesday, Oct. 23-Friday, Oct. 25, from 6-10 p.m. "e Hallowe'en Revels Night Tours is our annual Halloween night program that we do with the Gil- bert eater," said Megan Maxwell, 1897 Poe House education coordinator of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. "We have actors come in, and they portray members of the Poe Family and their friends." Maxwell added this is not like a typical Poe House tour that you get during regular hours because you are seeing a short Halloween play. "We have a different theme every year, and this year's theme is 'Invoking the Spirit,' so we want people to join us for a spirited visit to the 1897 Poe House," said Maxwell. "We are going to have a few ghosts in the house this year, so it will be a little bit different from what we have done in past years. Our event is family- friendly, so it won't be a spooky scary haunted house. "All of our fall events are paid for by a grant from e Arts Council. Our foundation has to match that grant," said Maxwell. "is is part of that grant match, and it pays for programming that we do in the fall, which includes both of these Halloween events coming up." Trick or Treat at the Poe House will be held Satur- day, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. "Trick or Treat is our fun event that we do for the little kids, and we encourage families and kids to come out in their costumes," said Maxwell. "We do have a costume contest that we run as part of that event. ere is a $1 entry fee to enter the costume contest." Creative, historical and handmade costumes are encouraged. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place. e event is free and open to the public. e event also features the Sandbox Band from the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area. "ey are a kid's band, and they play a lot of fun music for kids. ey will play some Halloween songs as well," said Maxwell. "ey will have three performances that day at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m." Maxwell added the event includes Joy the Clown, who will be doing balloon-twisting and magic tricks. Cumberland County Library will have Halloween stories, and there will be old-fashioned carnival games in the backyard. Concessions will be sold. Tickets for the Hallowe'en Night Tours can be purchased online for $5 plus processing fees at www.museumofthecapefear.yapsody.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the museum. For more information call 910-500-4240. e Museum of the Cape Fear has plenty of fun planned for the month of October. Fayetteville's inaugural All-American Jazz Festival at Segra Stadium by PRUDENCE MANOR EVENT What could be more All-American than a celebra- tion of America's unique contribution to music in one of America's foremost patriotic cities? Welcome to Fayetteville's first annual All-American City Jazz Festival debuting Oct. 25-27 at Segra Stadium. "All at Jazz" is more than a catchy show tune. Dubbed "America's classical music," it is an accurate description of an ever-evolving musical genre that is a many-nuanced wonder. Originating in New Orleans during the late 19th century and subsequently fla- vored by West African, Caribbean, Latin, Afro-Cuban and European influences, jazz became the multicul- tural musical stew in America's melting pot. In each decade, from the 1900s on, talented and innovative musicians improvised and expanded the genre, serv- ing up the varied menu we can choose from today. "All at Jazz" encompasses ragtime, blues, Dixie- land, swing, bebop, cool jazz, free jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, jazz-rock and jazz fusion. Great jazz musicians include the famous and forgotten. Among the legends are W.C. Handy, Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, elonius Monk, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis. Among jazz vocalists, Billie Holli- day, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Ethel Waters and Louis Armstrong stand out. Carrying on today, we have the likes of Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Diana Krall and crossover artists like Harry Connick, Jr. and Norah Jones. Here in Fayetteville, the Sandhills Jazz Society might just be incubating the next great jazz innova- tor. According to its website, SJS "…encompasses a wide spectrum of jazz, blues, world, creative and improvised music including evolving forms of jazz and the technologies and media that influence jazz as an art form." Presented by SJS, the Fayetteville- Cumberland Youth Council, and Cumberland County Tourism Development Authority and supported by a grant from the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Arts Council, the All-American Jazz Festival is the first city-sponsored event to be held in Segra Stadium, fol- lowing the Fayetteville Woodpeckers' hugely success- ful inaugural season. "e Arts Council is pleased to partner with the city of Fayetteville in support of the All-American Jazz Festival," said Greg Weber, Arts Council CEO. "Project Support Grants for 2019-2020 will help fund 26 proj- ects. … ese projects help strengthen our communi- ties through festivals and concerts, youth education programs, art exhibitions, workshops and more." e festival lineup promises something for every- one. Friday, Oct. 25, will be a night of beach and shag music with the Blackwater Band and the Embers, featuring Craig Woolard, performing. Saturday, Oct. 26, jazz stars Willie Bradley, Avery Sunshine, Julian Vaughn, Eric Darius and Brain Culbertson will perform. Sunday, Oct. 27, local high school and college jazz students will honor the legends of jazz by performing some of the standards for which they are noted. Friday's concert begins at 7 p.m., while the concerts Saturday and Sunday begin at 4 p.m. Segra Stadium will be open at least an hour before each show with concessions for food and drink available. For more information, including ticket purchases and prices, visit www.sandhillsjazz.com. "All at Jazz" encompasses ragtime, blues, Dixieland, swing, bebop, cool jazz, free jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, jazz-rock and jazz fusion. PRUDENCE MAINOR, Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcom- ingweekly.com 910-484-6200. DR. SHANESSA FENNER, Prin- cipal, WT Brown Elementary School. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910-484-6200.