Friday Arts Alive at 4th Friday T [
hree days, one big world. You won’t want to miss a minute of the International Folk Festival, starting with Fourth Friday. Fourth Friday is a Fayetteville tradition, a time when downtown shops, galleries and restaurants fling wide the doors. But there’s more: special entertainment and events, including “Cultural Expressions,” an exhibit opening that night at the Arts Council. The Arts Council has made Fourth Friday even better with the addition
of Arts Alive at 4th Friday. Watch artists practice their craft on Maxwell Street – you just might catch a local potter spinning his wheel or a painter putting brush to canvas. Past artists have included Greg Hathaway, Cape Fear Basketmakers,
guitarist Alex Fisher, Dance Theater of Fayetteville, Lionheart Glassworks, jewelry artist Aurora Crowell, photographer Valerie Quick, painter Brian Steverson, the Feral Art Collective and the many artisans at Cape Fear Studios.
It starts with art | Local artists kick off the Folk Fest. You just might catch Greg Hathaway, above left, the Cape Fear Basketmakers or handblown marbles by Shannon Davis.
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