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Downtown Comes Alive on 4th Friday by ASHLEY YOUNG With a combination of artists, performers, refreshments, bistros, galleries, shops and bookstores, appealing to people of all ages, 4th Friday, presented by the Arts Council of Fayetteville-Cumberland County is something you do not want to miss! The fourth Friday of every month celebrates the arts and entertainment in downtown Fayetteville and is free to everyone. This month’s 4th Friday is June 25, and will include a Summer Swing performance at the Arts Council’s Grand Hall located on 301 Hay St, by the Gregg Gelb Quintet, from 7 to 9 p.m. The quintet features Gregg Gelb on the saxophone and clarinet, Steve Anderson on the keyboard, Paul Ingbretsen as bass, Chris Gelb on drums and Kathy Gelb with vocals. One of the newest additions to 4th Friday is Arts Alive!, located on Maxwell Street, where artists illustrate their work from 6-10 p.m. Arts Alive! was introduced on May 28 and featured artists including Greg Hathaway with pottery, painter Brian Stevenso, and Shannon Davis with glass jewelry and sculptures. Poet Neal Ray, puppeteer Frank Byrne and the River Valley Players all entertained and plan to return on June 25. Visual Pleasures also began on May 28 and featured an art exhibition with fi rst place winner, A. Jones Rodgers for her painting, “Fayetteville Connection.” Rodgers also won second place in the exhibition with “Grand Daughters.” The third place winner was Charlotte Lane with “Dalmatian-A Trouper.” Any artists interested in participating in Arts Alive! at 4th Friday can submit a jury application or call Ashley Hunt, the Art Council’s special events coordinator, at 910-323-1776, extension 230. Other events happening this coming 4th Friday include the opening of Nature’s Elements at the Cape Fear Studios at 148 Maxwell St., from 6-10 p.m. Thad Mumau will be signing When the Grass Turns Green and Minstrel Fool Randy Holliday will be performing folk songs and ballads on the guitar at the City Center Gallery and Books at 112 Hay St., from 6-9 p.m., where light refreshments will be served. Cumberland County Headquarters Library at 300 Maiden Lane will feature the BluesEnigmaBand and will have light refreshments. Guests are also invited to the Fascinate-U Children’s Museum at 116 Green St., where they are invited to help fi nish the “Military Mural” which will be on display throughout June and refreshments will be served. Frank Byrne is one of many artists who will be on hand at 4th Friday. Exhibits and artifacts from old fashioned transportation will be on display at the Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum of 325 Franklin St., and Kenny Huffman will be performing from 6-9 p.m. at Horne’s Café at 124 Hay St. Drummers are invited to join a drum circle under the Market House and Olde Town Gallery at 124 Maxwell St. will have work by watercolorist Gail Gilbert and White Trash and Colorful Accessories will showcase mosaic cake and cupcakes by Michelle Legler beginning at 6 p.m. For more information please visit www.theartscouncil. com/4th_Friday.html. ASHLEY YOUNG, Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? 484-6200 ext. 222 or editor@upandcomingweekly.com. Nature’s Elements on Exhibit at Cape Fear Studios by ERINN CRIDER Art is defi ned as the production or expression of what is beautiful, and on 4th Friday art abounds. On Friday June 25, from 6-10 p.m., in downtown Fayetteville the once silent beauty of art will be no more, it shall speak move and live through its artists in the 4th Friday theme Arts Alive! There will be music, demonstrations and tons of art developing before your eyes. Artist will be in the streets, specifi cally on Maxwell Street, demonstrating their art. “The idea is to come see the art, but to see it actually being preformed or demonstrated. So, you can see the process not just the fi nished project,” explained Chris Kastner, the executive director of Cape Fear Studios. Cape Fear Studious is located in historic downtown Fayetteville. It is a nonprofi t organization whose “I enjoy exploring the brilliance of light and the nuances of shadows with this medium (soft and oil pastel). My subject matter is strongly infl uenced by my rural North Carolina roots, my travels, and an interest in nature and gardening,” she wrote on her Web site explaining her art, and drastic switch from watercolor and ink to pastels. Kastner noted, “You really get a sense of movement from her work,” about the water falls featured in Rose Kennedy’s work. Nancy Edge is an art teacher in the Cumberland County Schools System. She has recently been experimenting with racu pottery and fi ring techniques. Lowcountry by Rose Kennedy mission is to, “involve, educate and enrich Cumberland County and surrounding communities with the opportunity to create and freely view art,” and this month Cape Fear Studious is diving into the theme, and is featuring two local artists; Rose Kennedy, who paints works with pastels, and Nancy Edge, who is is a potter . Their chosen theme is Nature’s Elements. Rose Kennedy is a lifelong resident of southeastern North Carolina, and has worked as a commercial artist, producing numerous images for licensed products, such as greeting cards, needlework, giftwrap, wallpaper and book illustration. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Just as in living nature, their work is unique and different. Kennedy is painting primarily landscapes, and Edge’s pottery contrasts by being 3-d. To add even more to the liveliness of the art both artist will be there to speak for their work, and the artists will provide demonstrations of their craft, and answer any questions about their work. The work in the exhibit is 75 percent new, and never before seen in Cumberland County, and though there are two different mediums, they fl ow together seamlessly under the theme of Natures Elements. The opening reception is from 6-9 p.m. at Cape Fear Studios on Maxwell Street between Russell and Franklin Streets. ERINN CRIDER, Intern. COMMENTS? 484-6200 ext. 222 or editor@upandcomingweekly.com. JUNE 23-29, 2010 UCW 9

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