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Gospel music and food are the
main attractions Feb. 17, when California State University, Fresno’s
College of Arts and Humanities and the CSU Summer Arts program combine
to raise money for scholarships with an All- You-Can-Eat Soul Food
Feast.
The fundraiser, which also celebrates African Peoples History Month, is
scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 17 in the Clovis Memorial District
Building, 453 Hughes Ave., in Clovis (a block east of Clovis Avenue and
north of Fifth Street). The cost is $50 per person.
Proceeds will support scholarships for students attending the gospel
music and conducting course that is part of the CSU Summer Arts program.
The two-week program, housed at Fresno State, features two-week courses
and public presentations conducted by acclaimed artists and teachers.
Participants pay between $1,300 and $1,800 to take courses and live on
campus.
Scholarship recipients will be students in the Summer Arts class “Gospel
Singing and Conducting Made Easy: Break It Down for Us.”
The course, conducted June 29-July 12, will be led by Grammy
Award-winning contemporary gospel artist Edwin Hawkins, James Hall,
founder of the gospel ensemble Worship & Praise, and Christopher St.
James, who has directed numerous choirs.
Fresno State Theatre Arts Professor Thomas-Whit Ellis is the course
coordinator.
Tickets are tax-deductible. For more information about the dinner event,
visit
www.morethanjustameal.org.
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