Sunday, October 18, UNC will play host to the 2015 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, featuring an art exhibition and performances by military veterans from around the country.
The annual festival got its start in 1981 and travels to a different city each year – but this will be its first-ever stop in North Carolina. It’s a project of the Veterans Affairs Department: VA hospitals nationwide hold local arts events, with the top performers being invited to appear in the national festival.
More than 120 vets will be in Chapel Hill for this year’s festival. It begins at noon with an art exhibit in Gerrard Hall, followed by a show at 2 pm on the stage at Memorial Hall.
NVCAF Host-Site Coordinator Jillian Thompson and veteran performer Dolores Day (a singer-guitarist) joined Aaron Keck on WCHL this week to talk about the festival.
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2015/10/06/National%20Veterans%20Festival%20JILLIAN%20THOMPSON%20DOLORES%20DAY%20FULL.mp3
Tickets to the Memorial Hall show are free. To order them in advance, call 919-286-0411, extension 6070.
For more information on the NVCAF in general, visit this page.
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UNC To Host NC's First National Veterans' Arts Festival Memorial Hall will host the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival on Sunday, October 18.
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