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;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Central Arkansas Library System:geo:34. 746943,-92.2672742 GEO:34.746943;-92.2672742 DESCRIPTION:Join us at Hearne Fine Art/ Pyramid Art\, Books\, & Custom Fra ming for Charly Palmer's art exhibit. Part of the 2026 Six Bridges Book Fe stival..\nhttps://centralarkansaslibrarysystemcals.libnet.info/event/17333 350 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Charly Palmer is a fine artist\, an illustrator\, the winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award for \;Mama \;Africa!\, \;and \;au thor-illustrator \;of \;The Legend of Gravity. He studied art and design at the American Academy of Art and fine art at School of the Art In stitute\, both in Chicago.
\nThe stunningly illustrated \;How Sw eet the Sound \;celebrates the history of Black music in America and f eatures artists ranging from Miles Davis to Kendrick Lamar. Listen to the sound of survival\, courage\, and democracy&mdash\;the soundtrack of Ameri ca. Hear Billie Holiday&rsquo\;s raspy\, mournful voice and tap your foot to Louis Armstrong&rsquo\;s trumpet. Scream with James Brown and bop your head to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five while looking for the 80+ r eferences to artists like Robert Johnson\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Jimi Hendrix\ , Whitney Houston\, Lauryn Hill\, and Beyoncé\;.
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