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Celebrate The Soul Of American riusic”
Central City Productions,
Inc. presents the two-hour
television special,
“Celebrate The Soul Of
American Music, " honoring
music greats for their
legendary impact on music
in United States and the
world.
Among those honored are
(couterclockwise) Motown
originas, The Four Tops
(with award presenter Mary
Wilson); Pioneer Award
recipient Arsenio Hall (with
Patti LaBelle); song stylist
5 actress Della Reese (
with show’s executive
producer, Don Jackson);
and the extraordinary
songwriting duo of Ashford
6 Simpson.
Celebrities At Soul riusic Awards
Student
Chair Art
Featured
Students often express them ­
selves through art, but Bridger-El­
ementary 5 - 9-year-olds are deliver­
ing their creative messages these days
on painted wooden chairs. The “de­
signer chairs” will be exhibited at the
Jamison/Thomas Gallery from June2
- July 2. A preview party for students,
parents and invited guests was set
Wednesday (June 1) at the gallery
(1313 N.W. Glisan).
Kindergartners through third-
graders in Mike Barber’s special edu­
cation class for emotionally disturbed
students came up with the idea for
their “designer chairs” during a re­
cent trip to the gallery as part of their
studies of cultures and visual art.
Students, inspired by the artist Stuart
Buehler’s multi-media work, decided
to show him their appreciation by
painting thank-you messages on an
old wooden kindergarten seat. (Stu­
dents got the idea from Buehler’s
work, which he mailed to the gallery
unpacked with postage stamps pasted
on the artwork.)
“The' thank you note ’ was a hit at
the gallery and they invited the class
to be a part of the show in June,”
according to Barber. “This gives stu­
dents an extraordinary opportunity to
be proud of themselves and their
work.”
The chairs are on sale, with pro­
ceeds benefiting Bridger’s special
education program and student art­
ists.
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(C enter) Television stars Victoria Rowell (“Diagnosis:
Murder’ and “The Young & The Restless”) and Charles S.
Dutton (“ROC”) co-host the Fourth Annual “Celebrate The
Soul O f American Music,” the premiere Black Music Month
television event honoring music greats for their legendary
impact on music in the United States and the world.
Those honored included (top left) the visionary (artist
formerly known a s ) Prince, who received the Living Legend
Award and Herb Alpert (top right) was the recipient of The
Most Notable Achievement Award for his musical and phil­
anthropic contributions.
(Bottom) Recording artists For Real performed a medley
of hits made famous by honorees, the Pointer Sisters.
The Central City productions, Inc., television special airs
in syndication throughout the U.S. June 4 through July 3.
Check local listing for date and time in your area.
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