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Visit Curbing Creations www.FayettevilleConcrete.com 910.728.8292 lander, Neil Ray and others shared cof- fee and read to themselves. They asked Kiki Manis, the owner of the Coffee Scene, if on Sunday nights they could read aloud and to the audience. Manis, an English major and 1974 graduate of Methodist University said she believes that coffee houses have a purpose and poetry is rooted in the history and cul- ture. She welcomed the readings. The Coffee Scene even documented the writings of the poets who have shared their works with six volumes of an anthology. Radar, the nickname for the sound y f o r man of the group, and a double of the "MASH" television show character, comes out in a different persona each weekend. He surprised the audience in a white bunny outfit and read an appro- priate, light and humorous poem dur- ing the Easter weekend. Each member of the second floor loſt was given a little bunny and candy. Literary Cabaret On the first Friday of each month at HIGHLAND FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORY "Serving the Greater Fayetteville Area for Over 40 Years" Locally Owned & Operated 910.484.8108 | 610 Ramsey Street | Fayetteville 32 | May/June • 2012 7 p.m. crowds gather at Fabulous Foods & Fondue 4 You, a music-themed res- taurant on Murchison Road, for a liter- ary open mic night. The owner, Nubian Farley expressed an interest in having live entertainment with various themes for her Friday dinner customers back in January, when the open mic nights started. Now well-accustomed to the weekly event, people spontaneously per- form original poems, hip-hop and spo- ken word as well as singing standards and telling jokes. The crowd eating din- ner and having aſter work chats in the main dining room are part of the show. Val Jones, the emcee one night, and a media and advertising personality, kept the audience involved and recited some of her own works about being a military brat. There was much laughter in the sto- ries by the poets, including tales about a tricky woman and crazy men. One sing- er, nicknamed, "Gladys Knight" by the crowd, draſted two gentlemen to be her backup singers, calling them (what else?) "The Pips". There was a call and response when one poet asked the crowd to say the refrain to his lyrical Caribbean and Gullah-Geechee based poem. C a s t l l S E h a n e e i T o r d a a F i m a t e !

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