f.a.c.e. magazine 2011

ISSUE 2 2011

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Managing Editor and Creative Director, Melissa RysCover photo by Linda P. Lewis

To submit content for future editions of F.A.C.E. Magazine, please contact the FCAC at 919-853-7020 or [email protected].

The Franklin County Arts Council would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support!North Carolina Arts Council Town of Louisburg

Franklin County Government Rustic Building Supply

Andy’s in Louisburg Art Career Experts

Common Grounds Coffee House Bobbitt Signs

Cook Shack Catering The Cotton Company

Country Clearing, LLC The Franklin Times

fxFreezeFrame GC5 Vintage & Gifts

Jerry’s Artarama Kristin Lee’s Greenhouse

The Lemon Tree Cafe Leslie Martin Pottery

Wade Moore Equipment Company, Inc. Toney Ace Hardware

Wake Forest Art & Frame Shop The Village Gallery

Powerflow, LLC For Old Times Sake

The FCAC sincerely acknowledges program support from the Franklin County Libraries and its General Membership. Thank you!

Franklin County Arts Council 1 2011 - Celebrating 32 Years

The Franklin County Cultural Arts Center

In 2011, the FCAC got a facelift…in-side and out! We’ve documented our journey below. Step 1: Building Changes – Outside First, we layered the entire building with fresh coats of paint! Next, we painted the shutters, trim, and columns and added a stripe of red, blue, yellow and green around our four columns to reflect the colors in our logo. Then we got to work on the landscape. Franklin County Maintenance generously re-moved the overbearing bushes that had grown beyond the window seals but we found our-selves with years of un-raked leaves to remove. Four snakes and several volunteers later, we managed to locate the yard of the property. Toney Ace Hardware of Louisburg and Wade Moore Equipment Company then stepped in to renovate with generous donations of topsoil and gravel. The finishing touches included donations from Kristen-Lee’s Greenhouse and other volunteers of flowers, pots, and grass seed. The last three additions to the outside of our building came with hooks attached. First, the FCAC received an incredible rededication plaque, gifted by Stewart’s Jeweler’s. Next, a team of volunteers created the very first Frank-lin County Quilt Trail block, hand-painted with the pattern “Card Trick.” Lastly, we received a donation of 6 – 4’ x 8’ boards on which a mural is to be painted and then they will be hung on the side of the building. This is a project that we are also seeking volunteers for – from a designer of the mural to painters – so if you are interested, please let us know!

Step 2: Building Changes – Inside The first thing we did was paint the en-tire main room and board room. Pink doors be-came white. Walls began to pop. And the trim began to shine again. The gallery was coming to life and people began to notice. We received an outpour of help from our community – the Franklin County Maintenance provided all of our paint supplies, we had student interns join us, and volunteers from across the county came to be a part of some-thing bigger than themselves! Before we knew it, we had picture rail being hung, 3D boxes being built and painted, and painted doors being hinged to the walls to display artwork. Just as impressive as the sur-plus of volunteers was the amount of donations we were receiving. We received new window treatments throughout the building, an alarm system and even beautiful pieces of wood from historic homes throughout the county, which were crafted into displays for artwork. Finally, we were ready for our first exhib-it, as well as the creation of our permanent gal-lery which hangs in the board room. With tre-mendous artists submitting breathtaking pieces of art for our first show, “The Best of Franklin County Arts!” the gallery was complete. In ad-dition, we are very excited to have some of the most talented artists in, and around Franklin County, donate and loan long-term pieces of their art for our permanent gallery. And though our permanent gallery is very impressive, it is not yet complete; so if you are an artist and would like to donate a piece of your artwork, please let us know.

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s we come to the close of another wonderful year at the Franklin County Arts Council and I begin to consid-er all that has taken place in 2011, there is one word that stands out in my mind the most and that is growth. The FCAC has been proud to see the number of programs we have been able to offer to the community continue to grow this year. In addition to hosting Open Mic and Pickin-N-Grinnin monthly, we have had the opportunity to bring work-shops, art exhibits and the be-ginning of the Franklin County Quilt Trail to the community as well. We have grown in the ways that we utilize our build-ing that the Franklin County government generously provides for us as well. This year, we worked vigorously on revitaliz-ing the inside and outside of

Theresa Somerville, Executive Director, Franklin County Arts Council

our building. With the help of incredible volunteers, we were able to install a rotating gallery space, as well as a permanent gallery in our building. Thanks to the additions to the exterior – fresh paint, a garden-in-progress, and the very first quilt block of Franklin County, our building is now easily recognizable as the Franklin County Cultural Arts Cen-ter! How our organization has grown the most in this year though, is through our volunteers. I firmly believe that we will only ever grow as much as we grow in volunteers. You guys are the ones that make it all happen! From planning and implement-ing fantastic art programs in our community to providing content for this very magazine, it is our volunteers who are impacting our community and helping us reach our goal to involve all 60,000 residents of Franklin County in the arts! This organization would not exist without volunteers so thank you all for investing into the FCAC and into the people in our community. F.A.C.E. Magazine is a way for us to document and remember the exciting events and programs that go on each year. I have been nothing short of amazed in my review of 2011 and believe that as you turn the pages of this year’s edition, you won’t be disappointed either. So we invite you to reflect on all of the won-derful happenings in our commu-nity this year, and hope that you will join us on our journey in 2012.

Sincerely,

Theresa SomervilleExecutive Director

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A chilly November rain didn’t dampen spirits one bit Thursday morn-ing as the Franklin County Arts Council rededicated its Justice Street building to serve as an “artist and cultural hub” for Franklin County’s multi-talented artists. “Today we gather to show our thanks to those who made this build-ing possible, and to recognize the many years of steadfast support to this organization from many other organizations, people and groups but specifically Franklin county govern-ment,” said Simon Brough, chairman of the Arts Council board. “Over the past few months this building has undergone a huge trans-formation, both inside and out, made possible with the help of a small


FCAC RedediCAtesRenovAted HeAdquARteRs

volunteer army. “All of the work and materials for this project were donated, and none of the limited funds of the FCAC were used. “What we hope we have achieved is a building that will become an ar-tistic and cultural hub working to pro-mote all of Franklin County, and its many talented people and groups. “Inside you will see a small por-tion of the vast array of talent in the county, and it is our intention to have numerous cultural, artistic and educa-tional exhibits throughout the year.” He was referring to a juried art show that features the varied works of Franklin County artists which will be on display until the first of the year.

Pictured (Above): CHILLY OPENING. Franklin County Arts Council Board Chairman Simon Brough (left) speaks about the rededication of the group’s building on Justice Street in Louisburg after volunteers gave it a face-lift. Helping with the ceremony was Sidney Dunston, Chairman of the Franklin County Commissioners.

Article and Photo by Gary Cunard, Publisher of The Franklin Times


Unveiling the rededication plaque was the Rev. Sidney Dunston, chairman of the Franklin County commissioners. The county owns the building. After the plaque was unveiled, those attending moved inside out of the rain to cut a ribbon, officially opening the facility. The building was built in 1954 and, according to a plaque placed on it Thursday, its renovation was “made possible by friends coming together to build something truly unique in their community.” Brough describes the Arts Coun-cil as a “place where friends meet, new friendships are made and educa-tion and culture remain central to its purpose.”

A MILL SCENE Water-powered

mills like the one depicted in this

painting were often a community

necessity and gathering place in

a bygone era. This work was done

by Franklin County artist Katie

Spivey, shown here.

HERITAGE REMEMBERED This

painting of a rural farm scene once so

familiar in Franklin County was done

by Dorothy Pernell of Louisburg, who

is shown here with her work. It is

among the art on display at the Arts

Council building.

At the final day’s celebration, which moved the group from the Louisburg Library to River Bend Park, a feeling of sadness set in as participants said their good-byes and expressed their thankful-ness for the specific ways they were affected by the workshop. Shabazz seemed hesitant to break up the community that had formed under his guidance. When time was called as the clock struck one, he agreed to stay later so that everyone could share one last piece of creativity that was burst-ing to come out of each newly in-spired poet.

Local poet, author and teach-ing artist, Phillip Shabazz led two poetry workshops this year. Par-ticipants experimented with many poetic forms including, descrip-tive, place, definition, list, sym-bol, letter, narrative, metaphor, personae, picture and villanelle po-ems. Though some of the styles explored were new to the work-shop participants, all accepted the challenge and gave their best. Mr. Shabazz created an atmo-sphere of openess and non-judge-ment, allowing each individual to feel safe sharing his or her own creative work.

Poetry and Creative Writing


by Jackie Dove-Miller

“It opened my heart and started its healing.” Margaret Hilbert

“It opened my mind- just to write.” Jackson Carrubba

“The sense of safe community was awesome.” Daleen Fisher

Where Do the Gardenias Bloom? By Donna Campbell Smith (A villanelle written during the Phillip Shabazz Poetry Workshop)

A summer night’s dream sneaks in to loom,Where sweet memories dwell,In a place where the gardenias bloom.

Moon-glow streams into my room,Whispering a story it must tell,Where do the gardenias bloom?

Come summer night’s dreams consume.Where virgin, milky, white petals fell,In a garden where gardenisa bloom.

Soft breezes stir the fragrant perfume On a ship where only fools can sail. June is when the gardenias bloom.

Stir and turn, the dreams to resume, A raven hears the church bells knell, Where do gardenias bloom?

Mourning doves are singing off tune, The moon sleeps and the sky turns pastel Daylight snuffs out the dreams too soon I remember where the gardenias bloom.

Workshops a Rousing Success


Mike’s Honeybees presented beehives and answered a flood of questions from fascinated parents. Thankfully, bee stings were avoid-ed by all! Clover C Sheep Farm walked the crowd through the pro-cess of making a custom hat. The day ended with a great hamburger lunch from Ray Family Farms beef. I had the opportunity to start a discussion with Chad Ray of Ray Family Farms while he unloaded snap peas where his chickens con-gregate. “We want to show folks how to get back to basics, to work with the land and not against it,” said Mr. Ray. I learned of his new plans to install a solar panel PV system atop his barn while riding with him as he tilled different ar-eas of his farm. “Nothing wasted,” he told me. It would seem that Mr. Ray considers time as among the things not to be wasted.

Chad and Jody Ray love the concept of the annual Franklin County Spring Farm Tour. More than bringing in business, the event gives local farmers so much more that is important to them. When they learned that this event had been cancelled they got cre-ative and got busy. Their desire is to promote awareness of the ben-efits of sustainable living and farm-ing. It is due to this that April 2, 2011 saw the first annual Farm and Learn event in Bunn, N.C. Thirty families attended Farm and learn. The families were given full presentations by local family-owned businesses and the children had fun with hands-on learning. Chris’ Greenhouse and Garden showed ev-eryone the different herbs, produce and flowers they grow locally. Ev-eryone was then given their own plants to take home with them.

FARM & LEARNArticle and Photos by Mark Graham


Ray Family Farms is known locally for their teaching pro-grams. Interested folks learn to start with simple things such as fixing drafty houses, purchas-ing local food from where they live, minimizing short car trips into a few highly productive ones, having your own backyard chicken flock and much more. Recently, the USDA, Farm Bureau and the North Carolina To-bacco Trust Fund worked together to make this dream of energy conservation a reality. Mr. Ray feels blessed to be living in North Carolina where grants are avail-able for local farmers. He believes these improvements will help in his goals to maintain a local farm. It will also invest in the future of his community by creating local jobs, reinvesting in the local econ-omy, creating clean, renewable en-

ergy for the grid and support-ing a smaller environmental imprint for his farm within the community. Mr. Ray says that he knows that his chosen direction in farming is not for everyone. He noted that at this time his unconventional farming incurs additional risk in an already risky business. He wants others to know that sustainable farming really is a viable option for them. In his business every success is celebrated. That is one reason for the in-stallation of the new solar panels and why they keep an open invita-tion for folks to come by the farm anytime. If you missed the Eastern Triangle Farm Tour in September, be sure to stop by Ray Family Farms. He will sit still for crowds, I think.

Ray Family Farms 6913 Pearces Road Louisburg, NC 27549 Phone: 919-422-137


Franklin County Arts Council’s new photography guild met at De-Hart Botanical Gardens in Louisburg for a photo shoot. Mr. Allen DeHart greeted Anthony McGirt, Jim Liestman, Dorothe Orr, Chris Haynes, Lindsey Harrison and Donna Campbell Smith in the parking lot as they unloaded their gear for a morning of picture taking.

Mr. DeHart told the group which trail had pink lady’s slippers bloom-ing and pointed out a pepermint azalea that was developed in Creed-moor, North Carolina. The botanical gardens are a nature photographer’s paradise. They offer wooded trails, a small lake, rock formations and a wide range of flowering plants. The azaleas made a beautiful showing reflecting in the water. Turtles were basking in the sun, posing nicely for a few shots. The group also had the opportunity to photograph models on this excursion.

Dorothe Orr, who once worked as a fashion model and photo stylist, spoke to the group about taking pic-tures for stock agencies. She advised that when shooting stock pictures one should photograph the subject from various angles and positions in the frame, considering the many ways the picture might be used, and leaving room in the picture for ad copy.

Anthony McGirt and Lindsey Har-rison modeled for the group. Doro-the directed the models’ poses and shared tips with the photographers. She said her job as a stylist was to dress models, find props and attend to tiny details. An example of those details was hiding a garment tag on Lindsey’s sweater and dead-head-ing flowers in the backdrop so they wouldn’t detract from the photos. Dorothe also gave the volunteer mod-els some tips.

The beautiful sunshine of the day was in fact a disadvantage as it cast strong shadows on the models. The photographers were however, still able to get some pleasing pic-tures. Dorothe commented that the lighting was tough, and suggested we either go much earlier or much later in the day on the next outing.

The group ended their outing with a picnic lunch while discussing the day’s work. They promised to share their photos with each other via email. The group discussed what other activities they wanted to participate in as members of the photography guild. They suggested workshops in basic photography, especially in using digital cameras. They also discussed perhaps putting their photographs on exhibition later in the year.

Photographers Guild OutingArticle and Photos by Donna Campbell Smith


To join the Photographers Guild please contact the FCAC or [email protected].


In April of this year, twenty-one FCAC members exhibited over three hundred works of art at the recent In-ternational Whistlers Convention. The two-day show was held in the Louis-burg College Auditorium Lobby and included paintings, photography, quilt-ing, felt art, handcrafted jewelry, col-lage and woodcrafts. It was estimated that at least one thousand visitors, who were in town for the whistling contest, viewed the art. The convention drew people from as far away as Japan. The artists joined the contestants in a social fol-lowing the first day of whistling com-petitions, giving the artists and con-testants a chance to meet. In keeping with the main event, Deb Allen painted a series of “Tiny Whistlers”. Her collection depicted a

variety of whistlers including a green space alien and a trio of cats. They were done in 2.5 x 3.5 watercolors. This size painting has become popu-lar for use in artist trading cards. Kathryn Launey, who also par-ticipates in creating, collecting and trading artist cards, had several small paintings, as well as larger watercol-ors and collages on display. Kathryn said she was destined, either by ge-netics or environment, to be an artist. Her parents were both artists so she was encouraged to create all of the time. She said that on rainy days and outings the art was always there. “ When we went on a picnic, we packed the picnic basket and we packed the art supplies,” she said. Kath-ryn learned only after she became a teacher and psychologist that as a

Article and Photos by Donna Campbell Smith

Whistlers Convention Art Show


child she had an unusual ability to draw people in detail. She remem-bers an angel she created complete with fluttering wings. At the age of ten, she completed seventy-five col-lages in a family project to make art to be given as Christmas gifts. Col-lage has been a favorite medium for her ever since. Kathryn says she got away from her art while raising her family. Since retirement, she has been focused on art as a career. Textile artists Margaret Hilpert and Linda Carlisle rounded out the show with Margaret’s felt art and Linda’s quilting. Linda has created as many as one hundred quilted projects since she began the art six years ago. She is known for her designs using jewel-like colors and intricate patterns. Linda worked on a quilt during the show and answered questions about her craft. Margaret Hilpert’s felt art is handcrafted from wool fleece using mild soap, hot water and hand pres-sure. Her pieces are enhanced with beading, embroidery and other fibers. One of her larger pieces was a land-

cape using various colors of felt to form the picture of a stream running through a grove of trees. Margaret also exhibited collage and watercolors. David and Mary Anne Smith ex-hibited handcrafted jewelry designed with polished stones set in gold and silver. David is also a painter, special-izing in Western and outdoor subjects. Sharon Billings orchestrated much of the two day art show, includ-ing planning, setting up and organiz-ing the event. She reported sales of $1,000.00 that day, not counting the private sales of artists who manned their own booths. Other participants in the show included photographers Elizabeth Cas-taneda, Wendy Moody, Donna Camp-bell Smith and Cheryl Kerns, jewelry designer Julie Cooke, woodcrafter Fleet Benning, painters Cheryl Hight, Mae McCord, Alicia Eller, Hubert Yar-borough, Liz Seibel, Lisa Black, Ste-phen Filarski, Alma Burke , Betty Conk-lin and 2010 FCAC Artist of the Year, Billy Farmer.


The Youngsville Woman’s Club Arts Community Service Program is proud to announce that they have partnered with the Franklin County and North Carolina Arts Councils by sponsoring a series of grassroots art workshops called “Bring-ing the Arts to Youngsville 2011-2012”. The goal of this endeavor was to create an avenue for arts education in Youngs-ville while exploring the cultural diver-sity within our communities. The series of workshops are open to all of Franklin County and sur-rounding areas. The artists teaching the workshops are all from Franklin County. All of the workshops are being held in Youngsville with the exception of of one, which will be held in Franklinton. The workshops are offered monthly, exclud-ing December 2011 and January 2012. Space is limited so register early! We have had great success with the first three workshops of the series thus far. The first workshop was Basic Pho-tography & Light Box where participants learned how to use the settings on their digital cameras beyond the “automatic”

mode and how to build and use a light box. The class took a field trip to E. Carroll Joyner Park in Wake Forest where they took photos and practiced applying their newly learned tech-niques. Finally, everyone headed back to the classroom to critique each oth-ers’ photos. The second workshop, Silhouette Making – A Lost Art was very informa-tive and fun. Participants learned the techniques of making silhouettes by making their own. Also demonstrated was how to make layered silhouettes so that grandchildren, children, or even generational pictures could be made. Preserving Your Family History Through Writing was the third work-shop. Participants learned how to get their family stories told by their ances-tors on paper. Then they learned about editing and publishing techniques. To register for a workshop, con-tact Linda Lewis at [email protected] or 317-420-9209. You may also contact Brenda King at [email protected] or 919-971-4673.

Bringing the Arts to YoungsvilleArticle and Photos by Linda Lewis


Schedule for Remaining Workshops:WORKSHOP #4 - BASIC QUILTING I Discover the history and language of quilting. Learn about fabrics, cutting, marking and sewing a quilt. You will have a choice of hand or machine quilting. Nancy Solum, a professional quilter from Franklin-ton, will be the artist teaching this work-shop.

FEE: FCAC Members-$25; non-members-$35

(Fee must be received by January 27, 2012)

DATE: February 7th and 9th, 2012

TIME: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

SNOW DATE: February 21st and 23rd, 2012 TIME: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Youngsville Community Bldg., Main St., Youngsville, NC 27596

WORKSHOP #5 - BASIC POTTERY Discover the history and art of making pottery. You will be making two plates from a ball of clay. You will learn basic glazing application techniques and will fire your pieces in a kiln. The artist teaching this workshop will be Leslie Martin.


(Fee must be received by February 27, 2012)

DATE: March 6th and 13th, 2012 TIME: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Leslie Martin Pottery, 22 Main St., Franklinton, NC 27525

WORKSHOP #6 - BASIC QUILTING II Bring all of those squares you have created since Workshop #4 with you to this workshop and construct your own quilt. Learn how to construct your top and add the batting and the back. You will have a choice of hand or machine quilting. Nancy Solum, a professional quilter from Franklinton, will be the artist teaching this workshop.


(Fee must be received by March 26, 2012)

DATE: April 10th and 12th, 2012

TIME: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.


WORKSHOP #7 - BEAD WORKING Come discover the different tech-niques and styles of American Indian bead-work. Make two projects - a necklace, using the applique stitch and a pair of dangle-style earrings. Senora Lynch, a member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe, will be the artist teaching this workshop.

FEE: FCAC Members-$35 + $15 for materials; non-members-$45 + $15 for materials

(Fee must be received by April 30, 2012)

DATE: May 21, 22, 23 & 24th 7th, 2012 TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.




The Student Arts Council is a program within the North Carolina Franklin County Arts Council that is a resource for student artists and art lovers who desire to ac-quire process and demonstrate knowledge of the Arts. The Stu-dent Arts Council is a means to encourage students to be creative and obtain quality art experiences. Our goal is to assist all who wish to make an artistic contri-bution and promote art aware-ness within the hold of Franklin County. It is geared to give young artists an outlet to express them-selves as well as provide them with well-rounded art experiences that enable the students to be-lieve in their potential, think inde-pendently and communicate effec-tively. The Student Arts Coun-cil Committee, chaired by Linda Wade, has been formed within the Council to develop strategies and programs for the students. It is responsible for addressing the needs of the student arts commu-nity, broadening access to the arts and using the arts to improve the quality of the educational and stu-dent experience.

Our plans are to have indi-vidual group sections for theater, music, visual arts, dance and poetry; other areas will be developed as the Student Arts Council grows. The committee is now in the pro-cess of recruiting and getting in-formation concerning the Council to the community. For more infor-mation or to join the Students Arts Council Committee please contact the Franklin County Arts Council or Linda Wade at [email protected]. The Student Arts Council is off to a superb start with its recent production of “The Final Cut”, presented by Tai Miles and Sherry Et El Counseling Services. The dramatic short play brought to light the growing epidemic of “cutting” among teens from all backgrounds. The production dis-played the warning signs and also directed families on how to get help. We would like to give a spe-cial thanks to Ms. Barbara Kier-ney who is the owner of Common Grounds Coffee (And Fun) House for her dynamic support of the Student Arts Council! We are be-yond grateful to Ms. Kierney for providing a great place for the Council to meet and hold events. If you have not visited her charm-ing and delightful coffee house, please be sure to do so soon!

by Linda Wade


Scenes from “The Final Cut”, a dramatic short play presented by Tai Miles Productions and Sherry Et El Counseling Services that highlighted the struggles of Jennifer, a regu-lar teenage girl, who responds to the emotional frustration of her life by “cutting”.

Highlights from the Discovering the Arts Gala, a presentation and celebration of the arts by local students.

Photos by Tai Miles

Photos by student photographer, Shannon Rigsby


We are the first county to offer visitors the opportunity to follow a Quilt Trail east of the NC mountains! We would love for you to join us and follow our trail. Quilts represent a much-loved symbol of comfort, family, heritage, and community, and the blocks on the Franklin County Quilt Trail, as they are added, provide new splash-es of color in our communities and along the major roads and byways of our beautiful, rural countryside! Quilt Blocks created here in Franklin County and used in a Quilt Block Trail are a series of colorful and meaningful quilt square designs painted especially for outdoor use and installed on barns, public build-ings, shops, businesses and other appropriate buildings around the county. Bus tours, family day trip tours, quilt tour rallies, participating bed and breakfasts and hotel specials as well as quilt trail events combined with annual farm tours for the coun-ty. The Franklin County Quilt Trail offers not only economic opportuni-ties for participating farmers, busi-ness owners, organizations and com-munities, but also opportunities for visitors to experience those same benefits along with the sights and cultures that are unique to Franklin County!

Each map marks the location of an authentic Quilt Block in the Frank-lin County Quilt Trail and offers de-tails such as the story of its history and significance of the design to the owner of the Block. Through the generous involve-ment of our participants, sponsors, volunteers, the Western NC Quilt Alliance and Franklin County, the Franklin County Arts Council is able to offer an additional Art opportunity to the Piedmont and eastern NC by introducing the Franklin County Quilt Trail! The Franklin County Arts Coun-cil thanks you for your application! By sponsoring your own personalQuilt Block, you also contribute to the history and growth of your town, community and county.

Originally built as a home for a bridge club, the FCAC building

was later donated to Franklin County for use as the library.

Quilt Block design - Card Trick

Article and photos reprinted from www.franklincountyquilttrail.org


F.A.C.T.

Franklinton Area Community Theatre (FACT) is a nonprofit chil-dren’s theater group that meets at Franklinton High School. Founded in August of 2004, FACT has grown to include over sixty active members. The mission of FACT is to provide lo-cal youth an opportunity to express themselves through theater arts. Youth interested in theater, includ-ing performing on stage, directing, stage management, technical support and set design can find wonderful opportunities through FACT. FACT is open to anyone that would like to participate and currently includes youth from Franklin County Public Schools, local private schools, and home schools. Actors presently range from five-years-old to eighteen-years-old. Parents are also encouraged to get involved by helping manage dif-ferent aspects of the plays including supervision, costumes, and publicity. The group works to make the-atre an enjoyable method of self-expression for each child. Students grow in self-confidence, verbal skills, and artist expression. Each summer a weekly workshop exposes children to the various aspects of theatre inclu-

ding puppetry, voice control, stage presence, and acting. FACT has presented a wide vari-ety of plays over the past eight years including Godspell, The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, Into the Woods, Seussical, and The Pied Piper. Each November in addition to presentations to the public, FACT provides two free presentations to Franklin County ele-mentary students. This year’s fall pre-sentation of Alice in Wonderland was enhanced by the outstanding technol-ogy at the new Franklinton High School auditorium. This spring’s production of Sleep-ing Beauty and the Beast will show case the younger children of FACT. This collided fairy tale will also include a musical appearance by our older partic-ipants as they create their own choreo-graphed numbers to enhance the play.

by Lisa Lawrence


Introducing Franklin County’s 2011 Artist of the Year!

Donna Campbell Smith

Every year the Franklin County Arts Council chooses an Artist of the Year for Franklin County. When de-liberating who to present this award to, the FCAC Board of Directors relies on nominations from the community, as they consider who is not only an accomplished artist, but who is also an advocate for the arts. In Novem-ber 2011, the vote was unanimous and Donna Campbell Smith, writer, photographer, and arts facilitator was chosen as Franklin County’s Artist of the Year. Donna’s first passion is for writ-ing. She has published several chil-dren’s books such as An Independent Spirit and Pale as the Moon. In addi-tion to writing books, Donna has also dedicated her time to coordinating three writers groups within Franklin County, as well as has facilitated sev-eral writing workshops. Her work-shops include subjects such as how to get published, as well as she walks people through the process of record-ing their family history and stories.

Donna may be a writer first, but her love for photography motivated her to found the FCAC Photography Guild, coordinate outings for local photographers, and host photography workshops. Many of Donna’s photographs capture the beauty of our local com-munity, with pictures of local barns and the mills. Donna is not only very talented at writing and photography, but one of her greatest talents lies in bring-ing the community together to learn about and create art. The Franklin County Arts Council is honored to present Donna Campbell Smith as Franklin County’s 2011 Artist of the Year.


Students from Franklin County elementary schools participated in the annual “Historic Christmas Cheer” event at The Person Place in Louisburg on Thursday, December 1, 2011. This event was coordinated by the Franklin County Arts Council in collaboration with Franklin County Schools. The annual event highlights elementary students decorating a real tree with ornaments designed by art students with a North Carolina theme, which is part of the state’s fourth grade social studies curricu-lum. After decorating the tree, stu-dents from the elementary music programs sing various carols outside to the audience of parents, grandpar-ents, and community members. “Our elementary students al-ways enjoy decorating and singing at this annual event,” said Linda Freder-ickson, Director of Elementary Educa-tion, Title I, and K-12 Music Contact for the school district. “Our music

Historic Christmas Cheer teachers do a great job putting to-gether the musical selections and pre-paring the kids.” “I was really excited to see some of the best ornaments made by our art students this year,” said Joe Bais-ley, Public Information Officer, Special Projects Coordinator, and K-12 Art Contact for the school district. “Our art teachers did an outstanding job working with the students to integrate the North Carolina History curriculum into their art classes to make the or-naments possible.” The Franklin County Arts Coun-cil would like to thank the following sponsors: Food Lion for providing the tree, Walmart and Lowe’s Foods for providing refreshments, and The Per-son Place for providing the facility.

Article and Photos by Joe Baisley



Bubba’s (Still) In The House by R. J. McCarthy In a Southern Living article, Amy Bickers reproaches Hollywood for stereotyping Southern lan-guage. True, Tinseltown “South-ern-ese” often lacks credibility. But that doesn’t deny valid South-ern “speak.” Of the Southern-isms she cites as outmoded – among them, men named “Bubba” and women whispering “I declare!” – not infrequently, I encounter most of them in my small Southern town. I suspect Ms. Bickers was encompassing many Southerners less cosmopolitan or professionally privileged as she. Recently at the local Y, I overheard a triple nega-tive – “I ain’t never heard nothing like that before.” Take that, South-ern elitist, city-dwelling person! I’ve learned, whenever opportunity says “Hey!” to listen to language rich as delta silt used by many rural Southerners. From its casual rhythms, one can easily imagine the embryo of a song. At twilight barbecues, I’ve lolled to the fiddling of crickets, Southern

modifiers – “right-good,” “all- fired,” “no-account,” – and small tales purling forth from people nick-named “Bootsie,” “Little Dink,” and “Nay-belly.” They often render English in a style that exudes charm and frothy storytelling, revealing wit and a caring for people. Don’t confuse the speech with a lack of intelligence. You do, you may be in for a table-spoon of humility. Amy Bickers, come out to “sityations” where people still fan themselves – church services, school graduations, and funerals. Come hear unhomogenized Southern language in all its loamy regional dialects, singular idioms, and unique phrasings. And “Bubba?” Disputing the name seems akin to denying the existence of Moon Pies and RC Cola.

Offerings From the Writers Guild

Control by Niki Alston

ControlI must have it“Its completely obvious it’s not yours to have”‘However you attempt to take it anyway”

ControlI must have it“Nowhere to go, nothing to do Constantly seeking to show and prove”

“Insides are disintegrating Because you refuse to stop”“The determination extermination cycle”“Same ideas, “mis-takes”, ques-tions, and thoughts”“Desiring to prove wrong”“Keep you pushing to conquer”This tug of war is so intenseI refuse to continue to bleedI let goYou still struggleStill wanting to show and proveThe pushing the pullingThe continued cycleQuickly identifies the Fool.


Fred lived all the way at the back of the yard in a pen that wasn’t much bigger’n him, but that was still pretty big. Fred was all pink and dirty and the biggest pig I ever seen. Momma B. called Fred a hog, but that didn’t sound very nice to me so Fred and I agreed he was to be a pig whenever I talked to him. We would throw every scrap of food in the house, grease and all into a slop bucket. It was my job to make sure he got the tasty concoction, well, what Fred considered tasty anyways. I would run down every morning after breakfast and take all the left overs from the night before down to him. I don’t think Fred much liked me at first, so he would keepon facin’ the back corner of the yard like I wasn’t even there for a good bunch of time. I think it was ‘cause he missed Papa B’s daily vis-it. Papa was quiet and had a way about him that made everything around him kinda happy. Without Papa B., Fred wasn’t so happy. After a while Fred decided to give me a chance. Guess he figured he didn’t have no choice since I would just stay right there talkin’ to him anyway. It wasn’t long ‘fore I

could hear Fred give a loud snort in answer to me callin’ him from the cluttered path to his pen. Fred specially liked the stories I would tell him about my little brother Chuck. His curly little tail would wiggle whenever I got to the bad parts… and with Chuck there was always bad parts. It wasn’t long ‘fore I knew Fred was my best friend. He happily listened, never interrupted, and was always happy to see me and that dented up old slop bucket. I loved Fred and with him to tell my stories to everyday it didn’t matter one whit whether the mean kids at school liked me or not. I was a bit sad as I watched Stump head off on down the road decidin’ not to visit Fred with me this day. When he was out of site I headed to the back kitchen door to go in and change clothes. When I tried to come in the house Papa B. looked at me and said “You go on off and play Dot, we’re workin’ in here.” Grownups was always doin’ somethin’ in the kitchen, that usu-ally meant good food was about to happen so I didn’t think much of it. I wasn’t wearin’ my cowboy dress today and quickly ran down the back path towards Fred. “Hey Fred… Stumps say he’ll sneak down and see you next time there aren’t so many grown-ups wander-in’ round the place” I shouted while runnin’.

Fred by Dorothee Orr (an excerpt) It wasn’t Stump’s fault he was so ugly. Stump had big floppy ears and short dirty brown hair. He was part hound dog and part somethin’ else, but nobody could really figure out what. He didn’t have no family to clean the bugs and ugly off him and give him a nice big pillow by the wood stove. I tried real hard to get Momma and Papa B. to let Stump live with us, but when I told ‘em of how Stump was a fine dog and if someone just loved him he wouldn’t look so bad, Momma B. said that one dog was one too many. We already had a fat brown Chihuahua named Dusty. Stump used to go with me every afternoon to visit, Fred. After I torn my cowboy dress on the mean barbed wire on Fred’s pen that time I had to change into my overalls ‘fore going out back to see Fred every day. I felt awful bad about my dress ‘cause it took Momma B. almost two hours to fix the rip in it, and I know’d it hurt her arthritis real bad. After chang-ing Stump and me would run down the back and visit Fred. I don’t know how old Fred was but he was here before I moved in with Momma and Papa so he had to be more‘n a year old.

For more information or to join the Writers Guild, please contact [email protected]

Expanding Our Reach

As the FCAC began to change the look and function of our building, we were humbled by the amount of people that were excited to join our efforts! With so many new people on board and a magnitude of great ideas, we began to reorganize how we car-ried out arts programming in our com-munity. In short, we created teams to help deliver great arts programs and events in Franklin County. The teams and their functions are listed below. Arts Development Team: Plans yearly art workshops & events throughout Franklin Co. for FCAC.

Building Use Team: Plans yearly exhibitions for the FCCAC Gallery & reviews applications by oth-er groups to use the FCCAC for meet-ings, exhibits, workshops, etc. Marketing & Public Relations Team: Promotes calendar of FCAC events & exhibitions through various media. Membership Team:Point of contact for new members, co-ordinates annual membership drive & engages in-kind sponsorship for mem-bership (discounts, gift certificates, etc.)

Quilt Trail Team :Coordinates the Franklin County Quilt Trail, inclusive of mak-ing quilt trail blocks, painting pat-terns on quilt blocks & adding new destinations to the quilt trail.

Student Arts Council Team:Engages students in the arts through arts events, increases art education and promotes student artwork.

Volunteer Team:Point of contact for new volunteers, helps volunteers find their niche in volunteering in the arts in Franklin Co., based on their strengths and in-terests.

We are a volunteer-based organi-zation so all of these teams are filled and led by volunteers. We are so ex-cited to have such great leaders and enthusiasts as a part of our organiza-tion! Our volunteers are who makes it possible for us to achieve all that we are aiming to! And if you are in-terested in volunteering in any capac-ity with the FCAC, we would love to have you join us! For more informa-tion about volunteering or any of our teams, simply contact us at 919-853-7020 or email our Volunteer Coordi-nator at [email protected].



YOUR Membership Matters!

The Guilds of the FCACThe Writers GuildDonna Campbell SmithContact: [email protected] Monthly

The Photographers GuildDonna Campbell SmithContact: [email protected] 2nd Sunday each Month

The Culinarty Arts GuildBarry J. BarkerContact: [email protected] Monthly

As an FCAC Member, you receive the following discounts:

$10 Gift Card from Jerry’s Artarama10% off at The Cotton Company [Wake Forest]10% off at For Old Time’s Sake Vintage & Antiques [Wake Forest]10% off & a gift at GC5 Vintage & Gifts [Wake Forest]Discount at Rose Garden Antiques, LLC & The Frame Shoppe [Louisburg]10% off at The Lemon Tree Cafe [Wake Forest]10% off at Wake Forest Art & Frame Shop [Wake Forest]Discounted Fee to exhibit in FCAC Art Shows

As an FCAC Member, you’re investing in the following programs :

FCAC Student Arts Council Historic Christmas Cheer Artist-in-Residency Workshops Franklin County Quilt TrailPickin-n-Grinnin’ Open MicFCAC Guilds F.A.C.E. Magazine

Levels of Membership

Student & Senior - $10 Individual - $25Family - $40 Artist Upgrade - Addt’l $50


Executive Team

Simon Brough, Chair; Tai Miles, Vice Chair; Linda Lewis, Treasurer;Joe Baisley, Secretary

Board of Directors

Pamela Andrejev, John Beamer, Sharon Billings, Theresa Brown, Stephen Filarsky, Margaret Hilpert

Staff

Theresa Somerville, Executive Director

Our Mission

Franklin County Arts Council is a not-for-profit organization that supports and presents the arts and artists in our community. We encour-age community participation in the arts to enrich the quality of life of the county’s residents. We foster arts awareness and education, and we en-

courage the use of arts as a tool for economic development.

Our Ethos

We believe that the arts are a necessary component to a high quality of life. The arts are for everyone regarding race, gender or socioeconomic status. The arts unify a diverse populace and help to unlock creativity in

all aspects of life.


Franklin County Arts Council Statement of Financial Position

Period Ending 12/31/2011 Exhibit A

ASSETS

Current Assets:

FCAC Checking/Savings $15,172.89

Net Currents Assets $15,172.89

Fixed Assets:

Office Equipment $1,593.18

Net Fixed Assets $1,593.18

Total Assets: $16,766.07

Contact Us!

Address: 106 Justice St., Louisburg

Phone: (919) 853-7020

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.franklinarts.org

Mail: P.O. Box 758, Louisburg, NC 27549

The Franklin County Arts Council, under the direction of an all

volunteer board, is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization.


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T LENT WE GOT

SINGERS ǀ DANCERS ǀ MUSICIANS ǀ COMEDIANS ǀ POETS ǀ OTHER TALENTS!

F r i d a y, F e b r u a r y 2 4 , 2 0 1 2 7PM (Doors Open @ 6:30PM)

Common Grounds Coffee (And Fun) House 20 Cheves Road · Bunn, NC 27508

Ages 8 & Older · (3) Age Categories 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Prizes!!!

Please call Linda Wade (919) 496.6719 or Tai Miles (919) 306.7642 for further information. F R E E ! F R E E ! F R E E !

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