CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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16 October 2023 For more information, call 910-303-0463, email cumberlandchoralarts@gmail.com, or go to CumberlandChoralArts.org. Cultural and Heritage Alliance encourages all forms of art created and shared by indigenous artists. e Arts Council of Fayetteville-Cumberland County recently awarded the alliance two grants to support the annual Africa World Peace Festival and a collaborative series titled "Book Black Women Inc. Presents," curated by Book Black Women founder Ayana Washington. e Africa World Peace Festival features master drummers and traditional dancers to foster a better understanding of the influence of diaspora cultures. Book Black Women Presents is a series of four programs, each focused on one element of art and featuring Black female artists. "I love bringing all types of art together," says Isabella Effon of the alliance. "I love watching emerging artists find their place in this world and witnessing how that art affects the public. … Art will feed your soul like nothing else on Earth." For more information, call 910-728-2186, email cultureandheritage@gmail.com or visit cultureandheritagealliance.org. Dance Theatre of Fayetteville was created to promote interest in dance, including classical ballet and creative dance. e nonprofit organization provides opportunities for locally trained dancers to perform in the community. e theater will perform "e Nutcracker" Dec. 1-3 at Huff Concert Hall at Methodist University. Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $9 for children. For more information, call 910-850-6363 or email dtfnutcracker@gmail.com. e theater is at 330 McArthur Road. Fayetteville Community Concerts was founded in 1935 and is the oldest arts organization in Cumberland County. It is dedicated to bringing quality concerts to Fayetteville, with past performers including Hall & Oates, Chicago, Martina McBryde, Olivia Newton-John, Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole and Kenny Rogers. Each year, Community Concerts honors artists with local connections with induction into its Performing Arts Hall of Fame. Honorees have included actress Elizabeth MacRae, musician Milton Smith, the 82nd Airborne All American Chorus, choreographer Charlotte Blume, and Olga "Bo" orpe, founder of Cape Fear Regional eatre. It awards college music scholarships annually to promising high school graduates. For its 88th season this year, Community Concerts will present Gladys Knights on Nov. 10; Josh Tuner on Dec. 2; Air Supply on Jan. 20; and "Rollin' on the River: e Best of Tina," a tribute concert, on March 23. All concerts are held at the Crown eatre. Season tickets range from $200 to $525. For more information, call 910-303-3513 or 910-323-1991, email billkirby49@gmail. com or visit community-concerts.com/. Concertmaster Fabian Lopez will take you on a journey through Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons', among other selections on Saturday, Nov. 18, at St. John's Episcopal Church. Photo from Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra Facebook