Fayetteville North Carolina Blues Update

From Claudia

Hello, dear Friends and Supporters of Local Music and the Arts!


The year is going by fast and fall is in the air. The Blues is an all weather friend and and we have again produced a series of the finest Blues Shows in the area. HQ Library has proven itself to be the perfect venue for the purpose of show casing local talent to a broader segment of our community. Fayetteville's hottest professional Elite Performers have tirelessly and selflessly provided their time, talent AND equipment to make these awesome community shows an annual reoccurence.
We have chosen the Blues and american roots music and mainly original materials to be performed at these shows. Younger and younger performers have joined the ranks of seasoned veterans and have graced the Pate Room Stage for 5 years now. Our youngest performer ever , 12 year old " Lakota" John Locklear recently delighted the masses with his soulful playing and performances of the Blues. The Locklear Family is the newest addition to our " Blues Gang" and we welcome them!
Thanks to our local media, namely the Fayetteville Obsever Times and NEXT! magazine have supported us from the start with intense coverage of all our events and the recent edition of NEXT! with a detailed article about the purpose of these events.
Fayetteville's Musicians have never gotten the recognition they deserve and are usually relegated to side stages and non paying short performances. There needs to be much more involvement from the community itself to help us to promote these local artists to their fullest recognition and potential.
The following events will be held and are tentatively scheduled:

FALL BLUES CONCERT:

WHEN: SAT OCT. 24TH, FROM 2PM - 6 PM
WHERE: HOPE MILLS BRANCH LIBRARY
ROCKFISH RD IN HOPE MILLS

BANDS:
BOB STEELE ROBBIE REID CORKY JONES
KINDRED BLUESENIGMA ETHAN HANSON
JUSTIN KING RICKY BRIGMAN MANDY BARNES


INFO: BLUESLOVER51@YAHOO.COM

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4TH ANNUAL
BOHEMIAN ARTS AND MUSIC
FESTIVAL

7 HOURS OF FAYETTEVILLE'S HOTTEST LOCAL MUSICIANS AND VISUAL ARTISTS IN ANOTHER MEMORABLE SHOW


WHEN: SUNDAY NOV. 15TH FROM NOON-7PM
WHERE: PATE ROOM HQ LIBRARY 30 MAIDEN LN.

BANDS
BOB STEELE ROBBIE REID CORKY JONES
CHRIS HURST BLUESENIGMA ETHAN HANSON
GUY UNGER MANDY BARNES ORIGINAL NATURE
SILVER LINE KINDRED RAY KING
& SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS

VISUAL ARTISTS

JEFF COLEMAN GREG HATHAWAY SHANE WALLACE
SHANNON DAVIS DOROTHY FINIELLO HAROLD GRACE
FSU ART STUDENTS GOVINA TAYLOR AND OTHERS

FREE ADMISSION ALL AGES ARTISTS WILL SELL THEIR CD'S AND ART WORKS TO THE PUBLIC WITH 20 % OF ALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO THE " FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY" PROGRAMS.
HOSTED BY: CLAUDIA SWARTZ
SPONSORED BY:
BEATHEARTPRODUCTIONS
MUSIC AND ARTS EVENTS

OUR SPRING SHOW ON CALENTINES DAY AT HOPE MILLS LIBRARY PRODUCED A $ 6000.00 DONATION TO THE FRIENS OF THE LIBRARY IN MEMORIAM OF OUR DECEASED FRIEND AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE SANDHILLS BLUES SOCIETY MR. STEVEN A. HUDSON. A PERMANENT DISPLAY AND MEMORIAM IS SET UP IN HIS NAME AT LIBRARIES IN TOWN.

WELL, FOLKS THATZ ABOUT IT FOR TODAY. PLEASE HELP US OUT WITH YOUR SUPPORT OF THESE FINE LOCAL SHOWS AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO COME OUT FOR THE HSOWS. WE NEED A LOT MORE PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO THEIR LOCAL BEST AND YOU CAN BE THE KEY.
ALSO NEEDED:
SPONSORS FOR ADVERTISING FOR OUTDOOR LOCAL ARTIST MUSIC FESTIVAL. THIS FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE LOCAL BANDS ONLY AND WILL BE CONNECTED WIT A HUGE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN FOR SMALL AND NEW BUSINESSES AS WELL AS LARGER AND ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES. aDVERTISING WILL BE INTENSE AND WILL GIVE EVERYONE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTS AND THE MUSIC OF OUR LOCAL PERFORMERS AND PAINTERS/SCULPTORS TO GET THE RECOGNITION AND THE PAY THAT THEY DESERVE FOR THEIR SERVICES.
PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE:
BLUES GREETINGS TO ALL
CLAUDIA SWARTZ
BEATHEARTPRODUCTIONS