Events

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Spring Art Class Offerings

Registration may be made for all of the workshops at Arts Council Office location (507 N. Steele St.) by calling the arts council office at 774-6139 and leaving a message on the answering machine. Your call will be returned by your teacher. Fees must be paid in advance so adequate supplies can be made available. Checks can be made payable to the Lee County Arts Council, P. O. Box 2615, Sanford, N. C. 27331.

Craig Shore: executive director Yvonne George: director of course offerings.

Let’s Make Memory Boxes, Saturday: March 7.

Instructor - Carolyn Pleasants York.

Arts Council's Office, Community Arts Building, 507 N. Steele St.

2 - 4pm.

$30

Teacher will help registrants assemble their keepsakes into attractive collections of heirloom quality. She will contact registrants to provide lists of items they may wish to include on their boxes.

Scrapbooking Workshop, Saturdays: March 21 and 28, April 4 and 11.

Instructor - Julie Childress.

Arts Council's Office, Community Arts Building, 507 N. Steele St.

9am - Noon.

$65 (4 classes)

All levels of scrapbooking experience welcome. Classes will include project organization, display and assembly. Teacher will contact registrants to discuss the supplies they will need.

Fun with Fluid Acrylics,Tuesday: March 17, 18.

Instructor - Karen Tatum.

Arts Council's Office, Community Arts Building, 507 N. Steele St.

9am - Noon.

$60 (2 Day Mini-Workshop)

Painting abstract forms using acrylic medium and fluid acrylics. Materials will be provided. (Minimum of 5 people required to hold class).

(call Karen Tatum 919-774-8701 to register by March 13.

Under the Sea with Acrylics,Tuesday: March 24.

Instructor - Karen Tatum.

Arts Council's Office, Community Arts Building, 507 N. Steele St.

1pm - 4pm.

$30

Students will paint on canvas using the beautiful world of color under the sea. Materials provided. (Minimum of 5 people required to hold class).

(call Karen Tatum 919-774-8701 to register by March 20)

Star Community Theatre upcoming production:

Funding in part by an Arts Council Grant.

April 3, 2009 at 7:00 pm
April 4, 2009 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 PM

Dennis A Wicker Civic Center
1801 Nash Street
Sanford, NC 27330

First Annual Gospel Fest

Gospel choirs and soloists from throughout central North Carolina will gather for a free, public Gospel Fest Friday, March 27, a the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford.

Among performers will be the youth chorus, Abraham's Seed, and soloist Shaylena Wood. "We have just two time slots still open," said Jennifer Starkey, music director of the event. "Our program has filled quickly since we announced we'd be having the Gospel Fest. It's a first come, first served activity now."

Starkey, a local music teacher and manager/founder of the Star Community Theatre, first envisioned a festival of this kind when she heard numerous choirs perform. "This area is particularly rich with wonderful singers," she said. "I know many folks will be thrilled by their music. This concert simply celebrates good gospel music and the talent. It's not part of any religious service."

The event is a family-friendly one sponsored by the Lee County Arts Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the arts to the people and people to the arts. Starkey is a board member. Choirs interested in participating in the festival may contact Starkey at 718-5283, the soloist Shaylena Wood at 775-7351, or the Arts Council office at 774-6139.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. concert at the Civic Center, 1801 Nash Street, Sanford. Parking is adjacent to the facility.

"We're calling this our "first annual Gospel Fist," Starkey said. "I'm confident it will be a night to remember."

Artists' Loft Gallery

The Lee County Arts Council announces that The Artists’ Loft, a gallery of fine arts and crafts, at 102 South Steele Street in Sanford will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 1:00 until 5:30. The gallery telephone number is 774-3742.

The Artists’ Loft is located on the Mezzanine Level above The Shops of Steele Street, one block off Horner Boulevard (US 421- business) at the corner of Carthage/Charlotte Avenue and South Steele Street. Items for sale include paintings, jewelry, photography, pottery, sculpture, glassworks, mixed media, and fabric arts produced by local artists.

Artisans, volunteer LCAC Board members and interested members of the community staff The Artists’ Loft.

For more information about The Artists’ Loft and the juried selection process, call Arts Council Executive Director Craig Shore at 774-6139.

The Lee County Arts Council is a non-profit organization funded by the Cities of Sanford and Broadway, Lee County, the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment of the Arts.

The council’s goal is to take art to the people and people to the arts.