It's Going down! at
Art Downtown - Fine Art Gallery & Theatre located on 1413 Newcastle Street in Brunswick, Georgia &
When u do come, don't 4-get 2 show some luv to Lynda Dalton-Gallagher, owner, of Art Downtown - Fine Art Gallery & Theatre (www.ArtDowntown.net).
That's right, every 2nd Friday night
Mature Movement Entertainment jumpstarts the heartbeat of Brunswick's
URBAN community. Featuring local talent, civic leaders, & outstanding members of the community - all while offering the very best in live music that
soothes the soul.
For more info "hit up" CEO Luke Engram at www.maturemovement.com
Check out some of last night's hi-lights:
Spoken Word Poetry by - "EUGENE"
I. Love
II. The Essence of Woman
Coastal Minority Chamber of Commerce - Reverend Burnett Fulton: "If you know of anybody that wants to go into business, and (they) don't know how...ask them to give us a call. If you have a dream or goal... COME...Let us help you to open the door...let's put it to work."
Tariq Munjin Bey, Owner, Alafia-Bey Holistic Variety Shop(marketing organic herbs, books, and food at 803 "L" Street the first Saturday of every month) recited the poem "Strange Fruit" and shared words of wisdom: "Remember, a tree is known by the fruit it bears", and " it is the ancestors that assist the living..."
Honorees of the Evening
Chastity Ann Jewels & Tasha Johnson
(mother of Akeem Baker 4.0 graduate (mother of Rafeal Baker 4.1 graduate
of Brunswick High School's Class of 2012) of Brunswick High School's Class of 2012)
Chastity: "Faith, Hope & Love together. Tasha: My son is Rafeal Baker, Jr. ...
You can raise positive kids in a negative with a 4.1 average. He will be
world. There's been hardships & adversity attending Georgia College studying
...but learned from everything. Doesn't medicine/anesthesiology. He
make excuses ---makes Moves. As a parent, has a Full-Time job. Rafeal has
I didn't expect Glynn County Public School been very determined since 8th grade
to raise my kids, I am my son's BIGGEST ...ambitious, and
FAN!!! strived to be the BEST. I
am so PROUD of my SON!!!
(Ms. Johnson went on to express that
it does take a village to raise a child
and was grateful for all those who
helped her with Rafeal, especially
Ms. Jewels.)
Each mother was presented with a bouquet of red roses and gift certificates from Longhorn Steakhouse.
Follow the interview with The Baker Brothers at www.thegeorgiastar.com
MME's CEO, Luke Engram, closed out the occasion commending both mothers for raising such individuals...as he looked forward to the continuation of The Story inspiring millions (starting) "right here - from Brunswick, Georgia."
Singer, MUSTAFA, bare his soul in the song "As Soon As I Stopped Worrying, and let God have His Way..." A 4X heart attack survivor-MUSTAFA's neo-soul/gospel style reminded the audience of just how BLESSED We Are.
Bunny Debarge's "A Dream" seemed to flow effortlessly as The JazzMan worked his magic on soprano, alto & tenor sax. Accompanied by the cool soundz of electric guitar by BRO, all at once a spontaneous smile formed on BIG MAN's face as he directed the smooth current through his fingertips on the electric keyboard ---Ohhhh Yeah! They were in the groove, in the zone...in the HOUZZZ. Just when I thought it was over, they served up dessert by tempting our musical taste buds with their rendition of CAMEO's "CANDY". It was UMM, UMM GOOD.
Come to think of it, I was like a kid in a candy store...with money!!! I was very fortunate to actually see a Facebook friend, Alicia' Lavi Engram(marketing director at MME) in person, learn about local photographer
Kenneth Carroll(kseezphotography.com) & his artistic perspective as only he can bring it to us, and last but not least...meeting the quintessential Mr. Andrew Jackson Brown(brother of The JazzMan, Travis Brown) Mr. Andrew Jackson Brown was dressed 2-the-9's ladiezzz; complete with a coordinating African Walking Cane from THE MOTHERLAND via a friend in England. Canequest.com reports that "when Howard Carter in 1923 opened the tomb of young king TUTENKHAMEN, the archaeologist discovered over 130 walking sticks, many beautiful,some made of gold, and some elaborately carved - dating back to the year 1358 b.c., more than 3300 years ago. At one time, Mr. Andrew Jackson Brown had collected and owned 25 different, yet fashionably coordinating African Walking canes. One to match each suit.
All this & more in 1 night in the Business District of Historic Downtown Brunswick---come on out yall & let's REPRESENT!
