For years, there has not been a communal space for members of the LGBTQ community, but Fayetteville Pride has a goal to change that.
“Fayetteville Pride is an organization with the goal of increasing the visibility and acceptance of LGBT+ people in Fayetteville,” according to member and former president, Danielle Fennern.
“We are looking for more progressive work in our community, and we do have a few social events that happen, (but) with COVID-19, none of those things happened in the past 10 months or so,” Fennern said. “Our long-term goal is to create a community center in saying that we’ll have resources and groups and really be able to create that sense of community.”
The West End production of ‘Kinky Boots’ was recently featured on The Shows Must Go On! and streams on BroadwayHD.
“Kinky Boots” is a big, beautiful, Broadway hit with heart and soul that celebrates tolerance, acceptance, and love.
“Celebrate yourself triumphantly!” These lyrics, taken from the finale of six-time Tony winner,”Kinky Boots,” quickly encapsulates the joyous and fierce message of this musical based on the film by the same name. For whatever reason, I missed the film version when it was released in 2005. But when the musical came along, I was hooked by the story, the performances, and the catchy score by 1980s pop legend, Cyndi Lauper.
Times Square New Year s Eve Ball Drop will have no spectators for the first time since 1907 - but Gloria Gaynor will headline virtual concert with I Will Survive
The Times Square New Year s Eve Ball Drop will have no public audience this year due to COVID-19 restrictions
It s the first time there has been no in-person audience since the tradition first began in 1907
The event will instead be broadcast on TV and streamed online
Gloria Gaynor will headline with her anthem I Will Survive
The city s first responders, frontline and essential workers have been chosen as this year s special guests
Stewart, who was sworn in this week, has previously served as executive director of The Hope Center, a shelter for homeless women.
Evans said the county, which oversees health and human services, needs to participate with the city in the homeless day center.
“I think that is something that we need to address,” he said.
Evans, who was homeless himself in the 1980s, said he could see the benefit of a homeless day center where people can be referred to social services.
“I was homeless in Washington, D.C., and I did not have a clue as to where to go to find the information that I needed to be a productive member of that community, he said.
Fayetteville native and Kinky Boots star J. Harrison Ghee hopes to use his platform to inspire others to live out loud, as he does now.
Son of a pastor and an educator, Ghee was raised in Fayetteville where he fell in love with music. In middle school, Ghee played the cello then transitioned to bass and in high school played the trombone so he could be in the marching band.
Ghee credits his participation and what he learned in band in Fayetteville to the artist he is today.
“Music has always been a thing that is the core of my passion, and even me going to E.E. Smith to be in the marching band was a dream come true, said Ghee. I wanted to be in the marching band so I made it work, and they had a beginner band class and that got me into the marching band and that was truly one of the highlights because growing up for homecoming at Fayetteville State, E.E. Smith was always the last marching band in the parade. It was the one everybody looked for and it was always