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FEBRUARY 12-18, 2023 WHAT'S UP! 37 PRESIDENT Brent A. Powers EDITOR Becca Martin-Brown 479-872-5054 bmartin@nwaonline.com Twitter: NWAbecca REPORTERS Monica Hooper mhooper@nwaonline.com April Wallace awallace@nwaonline.com (479) 770-3746 DESIGNER Deb Harvell ! UP WHAT'S ON THE COVER "Pablo Picasso: 25 Years of Edition Ceramics from the Rosenbaum Collection" is the grand centerpiece of three new exhibitions celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. (COURTESY IMAGE) What's Up! is a publication of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. and the Ying-Yang Twins. "There's a variety of Black music — everything from jazz music to gospel to hip hop, soul, funk to rock," Ball says. "It was very intentional. Most of the time when you say 'Black music,' people think of like gospel or hip-hop. Our goal in doing this expo was to give people a buffet of music that's come from an African diaspora, whether it's rock 'n' roll, whether it's country music, whether it's blues — we wanted to get in a whole scope of Black music." That intent reflects the mission of Music Moves, "to make Black music accessible to students and to our communities through performance and education." "Black music is the largest export out of America," Ball adds. "So when it comes to exposing people to one of the most valuable inventions in America, we just want to make sure we share that with everybody. I always tell people that culture is to be shared with everybody." Proceeds from this event and others helps Music Moves to continue sharing that culture. "We've always done the work of bringing this kind of music to Northwest Arkansas, and the community has always responded to it," Ball says. Additionally the proceeds help Music Moves continue music education in schools. "We're able to go into the schools and educate the kids about Black music, and our curriculum has a focus on Arkansas," Ball says. "I think it's always important for these kids to kind of see themselves in history, to keep their value there." He points to examples such as gospel/rock-n-roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe and classical composer William Still Grant, Black musicians from Arkansas who are not well known. "Most people when they think of music, they think of Austin, Texas, and New Orleans, L.A., Nashville, but it's important for these kids to know that you can do it here, and [that] Arkansas has a great history in music in America." Expo Continued From Page 6 Avery Sunshine will perform at George's Majestic Lounge with Funk Factory, Branjae, H-Town and the Ying-Yang Twins as part of the Arkansas Black Music and Film Expo. (Courtesy Photo) "Fire In Little Africa: The Documentary" will screen at the Arkansas Black Music and Film Expo starting at 6 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Fayetteville Town Center. The film tells the story of the 1921 massacre that occurred in the Greenwood Neighborhood of Tulsa, Okla., known as "Black Wall Street." Hundreds of people were killed and thousands lost their homes when white Tulsans attacked the area in one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history. (Courtesy Image) FAYETTEVILLE