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Community Concerts
Bernadette Bogertey has traveled the
country attending concerts for years.
But she became a season ticket holder
with Community Concerts of Fayetteville
a few years ago because she wanted to
branch out.
"I was very much a concert-goer," she
said. "But I wanted to attend a variety of
concerts instead of just one kind."
Community Concerts filled the bill so
well that she became a member of the
organization's board of directors.
This year's 86th season promises another
variety-filled slate, kicking off with the
Isley Brothers on Sept. 12 in the Crown
Coliseum. Other concerts, scheduled for
The Crown Theatre, are Rick Springfield
at 7 p.m. on Oct. 2; Straight No Chaser at
7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4; The Jersey Boys at
7:30 p.m. on April 28, 2022; and The Oak
Ridge Boys at 7:30 p.m. on May 13, 2022.
Pictured are board members Bill Drewry,
Richard Bradford, Bernadette Bogertey
and Ann Lewis (seated) with Community
Concerts president Bill Kirby Jr., far right.
Cape Fear Studios
Steve Opet admires the oil painted scenes of fellow Cape Fear
Studios artist Rose Kennedy so much that he has pieces of her
work hanging in his home.
For his own award-winning inspiration, however, it's all about
the faces. He often sketches from vintage photographs, putting
his own interpretation on images of people he once knew, as
well as others he's never met.
"I collect old magazines and old books," said Opet, who retired
from the Army in 2014. "I'm drawn to the way things were. I'm
just drawn to people.
"Each one speaks to me first," he said. "Each one meant
something to me when I did it."
Opet and Kennedy, along with jewelry maker Linda Sue Barnes,
who are pictured here, will be among the Cape Fear Studio
representatives on hand for Cape Fear Valley Health Presents
CityView Magazine's Food, Wine & ART Signature Event.
