Name: Very Special Arts Festival provide fun, touching performances for all
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Description: After being abset the last few years due to the pandemic, the festival made its return in Fayetteville Thursday. The day was filled with arts, crafts, activities and performances, including a touching performance dedicated to a former teacher who passed away in 2022.

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After being abset the last few years due to the pandemic, the festival made its return in Fayetteville Thursday. The day was filled with arts, crafts, activities and performances, including a touching performance dedicated to a former teacher who passed away in 2022.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE BEGINNING AT 5. THANKS, JERROLD. >> A CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS, TRADITION HAS RETURNED TO THE CROWN EXPO CENTER IN FAYETTEVILLE. >> AND THE VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL GIVE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THEN FAYETTEVILLE WOULDN'T BE ANYTHING WITHOUT WRAL'S GILBERT BAYS. HE HAD THE HONOR OF BEING THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES. >> WELL, LAST YEAR, THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY, VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL WAS OFF BECAUSE OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. WHAT IT IS BACK. THIS IS THE 40TH YEAR AND I'VE BEEN PROUD TO BE THE EMCEE 40 YEARS ALONG WITH DAVID GRAY FROM 1, 0, 7, IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WHEN YOU USE A CUP AND PUT CHILDREN ON THE BIG STAGE IN FRONT OF A BIG THIS IS THE 40TH ANNUAL VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL PUT ON BY THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO EXPERIENCE THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS. >> CHARLOTTE DEAL IS GOING TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. >> SHE'S BEEN TAKING VOICE LESSONS TO PREPARE AND WE WE DO. WE KNOW WE'RE IN FOR A TREAT TO THEM >> YOUNG >> PERFORMERS, HE'S USED PROGRAM, HAD A BASEBALL TEAM GOING TO BAT FOR THE ARTS. >> WHAT WAS THE LAST PERFORMANCE THAT WAS EMOTIONALLY TOUCHING STUDENTS AND MORE. WE WILL TELL THEM ENTRY. SCHOOL DEDICATED THEIR TIME ON STAGE TO THE TEACHER. MICHELLE SIMMONS, TODD, EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN FOR 11 YEARS. SHE UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY IN WELL. SHE LEFT. >> WE LEFT THE IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES. AND SHE LOVED IT WHEN THEY LOVED HER. >> IN ADDITION TO THE PERFORMANCES, STUDENTS CREATED POSTERS WITH BASEBALL THEMES AND RAN BASES ON THE INDOOR DINING. BUT IT WAS ON THE STAGE HERE IN THE WAR. THE CROWD THAT BUT THE BIGGEST SMILES TO STUDENTS. >> AND THEY'RE SAYING THE PARENTS. >> GIVES UP AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW MUCH WE CARE ABOUT STUDENTS. BUT IT ALSO GIVES THE STUDENTS A CHANCE TO DO THINGS THAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY DO PERFORMING IN FRONT OF CLOSE TO 500 PEOPLE IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING FOR US, TOO. >> SO THE VERY SPECIAL ARTS FEST IS ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT HANDS ON EXPERIENCES AND THESE KIDS ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. IN FAYETTEVILLE, GILBERT BAYS, WRAL HAS SAID BEFORE YOU WATCH THAT STORY, I HOPE YOU HAVE THE BIGGEST SMILE WHEN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY THERE. >> IN ADDITION TO THE ON STAGE PERFORMANCES, STUDENTS EXPERIENCED 40 HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS THAT WERE FUN AND CREATIVE HOW IT WAS AMAZING.

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Very Special Arts Festival provide fun, touching performances for all

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