WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Groove and Grub fundraiser took place at the DREAMS Garage on Friday evening.
Participants enjoyed a seafood boil and danced the night away to live music by Quentin Talley & The Soul Providers and DJ BIGG B. The DREAMS Center for Arts Education uses the money raised from the event to help students receive a high-quality arts education at their center.
The executive director says art helps to build character in children.
“Well, art is power. Art helps to color our world but through art, the students are able to build self-confidence, they work on teamwork and collaboration, and just to develop those essential skills that will carry them through graduation and beyond,” Kimberly Lebby sadi.
This isn’t the first year they’ve hosted the fundraiser, and after they took last year off, they planned to make this an annual event.
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