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Songs From the Soul Brings Legends to Life at 4th Friday by STEPHANIE CRIDER 4th Friday, the community's celebration of the arts, is reaching a high theartscouncil.com for more information and gallery hours. note this month, as The Arts Council Fayetteville/Cumberland County and In celebration of Black History month, several activities have been the Friends of African & African-American Art bring an impressive exhibit planned around the exhibit. On Feb. 2, local artist and nationally known called Songs from the Soul A Revue: Art Comes to Life to town. jazz musician Ray Codrington is scheduled to perform a Jazzy Jam session The exhibit contains portraits and educational text panels featuring at The Arts Council from noon to 4 p.m. Smokey Robinson, Bo Diddley, "It is a jam session in the sense Marvin Gaye, Quincy Jones, Tina that other artists will come and Turner, Aretha Franklin and more. play with him and will be coming Like many of the artists the exhibit in an out," said Kinny. "There celebrates, look for a largeris a surprise local guest talent than-life experience. Along with scheduled to perform, too. It colorful portraits and illustrations, is someone that people will not the exhibit uses black and white expect to see. His profession is photographs and caption panels to not as a musician but he is very shine a light on the relationships talented musically." between music, history and culture On Feb. 16, kids 7-13 are and the influence these artists had invited to a music and art in several music genres, including workshop at The Arts Council. rhythm and blues, jazz, soul, The event is from 11 a.m. to 1 gospel, disco and rock and roll. p.m. and is free. Space is limited, "It is colorful portrait and registration is required. Call illustrations plus black and white 323-1776 for more information or photos from William Gottlieb. to register. The photos are more behind-theCape Fear studios opens its scenes with these artists," said 2013 Black History Month Exhibit Mary Kinney, marketing director on 4th Friday. The display features at the Arts Council of Fayetteville/ the works of local artists Edwina Cumberland County. "There is C. Clark (Cape Fear Studios a beautiful one of Billy Holiday member artist), Winson Colter in the dressing room. Some are Clark (artist and son of Edwina of performers standing outside C. Clark), Dwight Smith (artist, having a cigarette together or FSU professor), Stacey Robinson in rehearsal. This particular (artist, FSU graduate). Stop in photographer travelled with these and meet the artists from 6-8 p.m. artists, so he was with them during on Jan. 25. these moments. It is a more The Downtown Alliance is intimate scene into their lives." focusing on heart health at 4th The portraits on the other hand, Friday and will offer free fitness "… are very vibrant colors and assessments at J's Fitness Factory. Vibrant and colorful portraits make up part of the Songs from the Soul exhibit at the Arts Council. really fun happy portrayals of the Group fitness classes are planned Photo credit, www.ArtVisionExhibitions.com artists. They are all just stunning and attendees get a chance to and musicians are smiling or check out J's Fitness Factory. singing," said Kinney. "They capture warm moments for these icons." Don't forget to stop by the Market House and check out the exhibit The 23 portraits are the work of international artist Wolfram Schramm covering Fayetteville's Historic District architecture. who hales from Geringen, Germany. The 15 black-and-white photographs Fascinate-U offers free admission for 4th Friday as well as a project. This are from the William Gottlieb collection, Songs from the Soul, a collection month, visitors are invited to make Valentine's Day cards. The museum is that reflects the influences of famous African-Americans during the Civil open from 7-9 p.m. for this event. Rights movement through today's pop culture. The Fayetteville Art Guild, located at Gallery One13, 113 Gillespie St., More artists who seem to come to life in Songs from the Soul include: opens a new exhibit called The Creative Spirit, a juried photography show. Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella The gallery is open from 6-9 p.m. for 4th Friday. Fitzgerald, Nat "King" Cole, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, At Hay Street United Methodist Church, the praise bands of Hay Street James Brown, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, B.B. King, Little Richard, Diana UMC, Snyder Memorial Baptist Church and Highland Presbyterian will Ross, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Mariah Carey, Donna Summer, perform a Music 4 Missions concert. Patti LaBelle, and Berry Gordy Jr., the founder of the Motown record label, Explore local history at the Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum. the Apollo Theatre, Cotton Cub, Soul Train. The featured exhibit this month showcases Fayatteville's The exhibit opens on Jan. 25 at The Arts Council. A reception is planned Edgar Allen Poe. Poes was a prominent businessman who from 7-9 p.m. Fayetteville State University's Department of Performing and lived in Fayetteville in the early 1900s. He manufactured Fine Art's performance groups Mane Attraction and Men of Distinction bricks and pottery. will perform Songs from the Soul — A Revue: Art Comes to Life under the Find out more about 4th Friday STEPHANIE CRIDER, Editor. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomindirection of Denise Payton. FSU Jazz Express will also perform under the at www.theartscouncil.com. gweekly.com direction of Dr. Neal Finn. The exhibit will hang until Feb.16. Visit www. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JANUARY 23-29, 2013 UCW 11