CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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Discover CityViewNC.com's fresh updated look! | 45 "At our hospital, as in life, compassion is our passion." Cross Creek Animal Hospital Caring for Your Pets 2147 Skibo Road Fayetteville, NC 28314 910.868.1164 crosscreekanimalhospital.com Dr. Rachel Caballaro, Dr. Shannon Poole, Dr. Ryan Reid, Dr. Meredith Short, Dr. Erika Richardson & Dr. Malia Coppage Fayetteville. Each brings its own twist to the concept. Euphoria Hookah Lounge on Yadkin Road hosts two stellar open mic events each month. e first ursday of each month, Tiffany "TruBlu" Riddick hosts an open mic night. e third ursday is the more risqué Erotic Open Mic, hosted by Deanna "Rebel Child" McLeod. Riddick said Euphoria's events expose a diverse world (in verse) of pros(e) as the artists frame the art of storytelling with their words. On the first Friday of each month, the Art Meets Life open mic is held at Sweet Palette, a downtown bakery with a large open space for meetings and gatherings. At this event, in addition to the open-mic sessions, guest poets answer questions from the audience about their work and their journey as poets. On the second Friday of each month, VerseUs is held at Big Apple Restaurant and Sports Pub on Yadkin Road. At VerseUs, an open discussion occurs between performances, allowing audience members and performers to talk about all kinds of issues, silly and serious. I can speak with particular authority about Art Meets Life and VerseUs. at's because I host them. (I'm a poet, writer and performer, by the way.) Come by! On the first Saturday of each month, there's the Marquis Slam, a poetry slam competition at e Arts Council on Hay Street. e Marquis Slam was founded in 2013 by Eean "Enfinite" Tyson and Sherris Johnson to give local poets a chance to compete for both cash prizes and bragging rights and also to be part of a team that travels to regional and national competitions. Sherris says the poets love the thrill of competition. And regular attendees look forward to seeing – and hearing – how each poet's performance changes. "Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone." – Lawrence Ferlinghetti "The way the eyes can undress the body, words can undress the soul." – Deanna "Rebel Child" McLeod