ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Museums
Arts
- Fayetteville Museum of Art: Originally housed in downtown Fayetteville's historic Market House, the Fayetteville Museum of Art moved in 1978 to its present building, which was the first in the state designed and built as an art museum. The museum, off Stamper Road behind the Eutaw Shopping Center, features several shows a year in addition to classes and activities for children. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 485-5121.
- The Arts Center: The home of the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County is at 301 Hay St. downtown in a building that began as Fayetteville's first federally financed post office and was later a library. Most people know the Arts Center for its monthly Fourth Friday public openings and for the variety of artists displayed, from high-schoolers to accomplished national artists. It's open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 8:30 a.m. to noon Fridays. For information, call 323-1776 or visit www.theartscouncil.com.
- Small galleries: Other places to view works of local artists downtown include the City Center Gallery and Books at 112 Hay St., Cape Fear Studios at 148 Maxwell St., Market Square Gallery at 118 Hay St. and Olde Town Gallery at 124 Maxwell St.
Who We Are
Cindy Shaul How long have you lived in the area? Five years. Shaul came here from Wilmington, Del. "My husband is a DuPont employee and we were transferred." How do you get involved in the community? Shaul volunteers at Fascinate-U Children's Museum. She is president of the museum's board of directors. "I have a daughter who's now 21. When she was little I started volunteering in her preschool, and all through her school career I volunteered. I decided to just go a different route when I found out about Fascinate-U," she said. Tip: Fascinate-U occasionally needs volunteers for events. To find out about volunteer opportunities, call the museum at 433-1573. |
Military
- Airborne & Special Operations Museum: Since its opening in 2000, this museum has become a regular stop for schoolchildren, military buffs and anyone who wants to learn how our troops fought to give us the freedom we enjoy today. The exhibits include full-size airplanes and interactive features, including a simulator and movie theater. The museum at 100 Bragg Blvd. is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 483-3003 or go to www.asomf.org.
- 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum: Featuring the era from World War II through today, this Fort Bragg museum looks at the role of the 82nd Airborne. Features include aircraft, weapons, vehicles and uniforms. The museum is at Gela and Ardennes streets and is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call 432-3443.
- JFK Special Warfare Museum: This museum on Fort Bragg looks at the history of special operations through various conflicts, including exhibits outside of the main museum at the Hall of Heroes in Kennedy Hall. The museum is at Ardennes and Marion streets. It's closed on holidays except Memorial Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call 432-4272.
Children
- Fascinate-U Children's Museum: Children can make crafts or learn about jobs and careers through play. The museum is downtown at 116 Green St. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Hours extend to 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Weekend hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 for children and $1 for adults, except during donation hours on Wednesday from 1 to 5 p.m., when it is free. For more information, call 433-1573 or go to www.fascinate-u.com.
Upcoming art exhibitions
Fayetteville Museum of Art
- Through Sept. 9, 2007: Object of One's Collection. Established and emerging North Carolina artists display the objects they collect, including art and books.
- Sept. 14-Nov. 4, 2007: William Pajaud: Bring it Down Front. New Orleans native Pajaud has created a body of work that seeks to dispel myths about African-American history and women while reacting to the human conditions of life and death.
- Nov. 9, 2007-Jan. 6, 2008: Rendering Likeness. The exhibit that collaborates with City Center Books owners Hank and Diane Parfitt includes everything from illustrated manuscripts to medical illustrations.
- Jan. 11-March 9, 2008: Unbinding Beauty. Includes metalsmithing, textiles photography and other mediums media by artists including Erica Stankwytch, Denise Baker and Wanrudee Buranakorn.
- March 16-May 11, 2008: 36th annual Juried Exhibition: Discovering Contemporary Art in the Carolinas. Features emerging and established artists from across the state in various styles, mediums media and techniques.
- May 16-July 6, 2008: Structure, Scale, and Space. Contemporary sculptors explore three-dimensional space.
Rosenthal Gallery, FSU
- Aug. 31-Oct: 5, 2007: From Clay to Metal: Paul Van Zandt Retrospective
- Oct. 18-Nov. 21, 2007: BLAM: Social Commentary in Comic Art
- Nov. 30-Dec. 15, 2007: Senior Thesis Exhibit
- Jan. 18-Feb. 23, 2008: Form and Transformation: The Art of Clay
- March 28-April 11, 2008: National Art Competition - The Postmodern Voice: Women and Minorities
- April 24-May 12, 2008: Senior Thesis Art Exhibit
Cape Fear Studios
- Through Aug. 22, 2007: Works by Becky Lee, with music by Joshua Morrison
- Aug. 24-Sept. 26, 2007: Pottery by Tammy Josephson, with music by Luke Edgemon and Audrey Hardwick
- Sept. 28-Oct. 24, 2007: Nellie Allen Smith Commemorative Juried Pottery Competition
- Oct. 26-Nov. 21, 2007: Art Guild competition
- Nov. 23, 2007-Jan. 23, 2008: Annual Members' Holiday Show
- Jan. 25-Feb. 20, 2008: Cumberland County High Schools Present
- Feb. 22-March 26, 2008: Various works by Leslie Pearson
- April 25-May 21, 2008: Annual Anniversary Members' Show
- May 23-June 25, 2008: Chrisco's Pottery show
- June 27-July 23, 2008: Members' Artist Show
Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County
- Aug. 24-Sept. 22, 2007: Fine Art Juried Competition, continued
- Sept. 28-Oct. 13, 2007: Exhibit celebrating International Folk Festival host country Panama
- Oct. 17-Nov. 10, 2007: Oncology on Canvas, art by cancer survivors from around the world
- Nov. 23, 2007: A Dickens Holiday exhibit featuring arts and crafts by local artists
- Jan. 25-March 15, 2008: Cumberland County School High School art competition
- March 28-April 19, 2008: Fayetteville Art Guild juried competition
- April 25-May 17, 2008: Public Works by aspiring and professional artists
- May 23-July 19, 2008: Rhythm & Roots, Southern Music Traditions. A traveling exhibit featuring music and musicians from the South The exhibit also features an audio component that allows visitors to experience the voices and sounds of Southern music traditions.
Who We Are
Nitza RothsteinHow long have you lived in the area? "All my life."
What do you do in your free time? She knits -- scarves, hats, sweaters for dogs, sweaters for people, and caps for cancer patients. "I've been doing it since I was probably about 5, but didn't really do it consecutively for all those years. I picked it back up probably about, I would say, about three or four years ago." She knits using a European method that she learned from her mother, who is from Austria. Now Rothstein, her mother and a group of fellow knitters meet weekly.
Tip: The knitting group meets from 7 to 10 p.m. every Monday in the coffee shop area of Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Glensford Drive.
Updated: August, 2007