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April Issue 2009
Francis Marion
University in Florence, SC, Presents 32nd-Annual Art's Alive Festival
on Apr. 4, 2009
The festival will take place from 10am to 6pm, rain or shine, and it will be free and open to the public. The event is a celebration of the visual and performing arts for the whole family, with simultaneous performances at several different venues on campus.
Musical performances are scheduled at stages indoors and outdoors. The Kassab Recital Hall in the Hyman Fine Arts Center will feature the Charleston Renaissance Ensemble, a trombone collective from USC, soloist Eric Figueras, gospel music by We Be Brethren, and local trio Joey Webster, Chrissy Fennel and Courtney Deas.
Featured on the outdoor stage are The Craig Willard Band, The BackBeat: Beatles Cover Band, Lance and Chad Shirley, the Pee Dee Gospel Workshop Choir, and FMU's Jazz Express.
In addition, artists from SC, NC, and GA will be showing and selling their work at the festival. There will be oils, acrylics, pottery, woodwork, stained glass, jewelry, metalwork, photography, basketry and more.
A number of dance groups will perform in either the Chapman Auditorium or the Smith University Center, including the South Carolina Dance Theatre, Coker Repertory Dance Company, The Wanda Project, and Phat Pheet from Williams Middle School. Other local dance groups include the Performing Arts Academy, Kelley's Fine Arts, Showbiz Studio & Dance Company, School of Dance Arts and Dance for Joy Dance Studio.
Children's entertainment includes performances by Jitters the Clown and Blue Moon Puppets. The Magic of Ricker M will also engage and delight children of all ages.
The festival will host a movie matinee of cartoon and comedy classics. At the youth art center, attendees can make mobiles and pinwheels and enjoy spin art, stamp art, face painting and balloon sculptures.
There will be a sidewalk chalk art competition and a recycled reading book sale. Visitors to the festival may bring a picnic lunch, or purchase food from a variety of food vendors sure to suit all tastes.
For more information,
contact the FMU Office of Public and Community Affairs at 843/661-1225.
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