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The Global Stage will feature Augusta-based punk-pop fusion band False Flag; King Cat and<br />
the Elders, who resurrect the roots of rock ’n’ roll and update the arrangements; Aiken-based<br />
piano, bass and drum trio Stink Bamboo; dance group Dance 2 Inspire; and girl-rock band<br />
SnapDragon, whose singer is based in Augusta.<br />
The Jazz Stage will showcase Atlanta-based Gospel recording artist Funmilayo Ngozi;<br />
Augusta-based solo pop/jazz/rock artist Chris Hardy World; Augusta-based alternative<br />
country/bluesy rock artists the Adam Harris Thompson Band; and Augusta-based Christian<br />
performing artist Tony Aaron Hambrick.<br />
The Troubadour Stage will feature Atlanta-based acoustic duo Linnie & Amy Joy; Maconbased<br />
folk/pop/rock singer and songwriter Louise Warren; Nashville, Tennessee,-based<br />
songwriter/visual artist Wild Enemy; Atlanta-based neo soul funk singer Nubia Soul Goddess;<br />
and Georgia-based spoken word artist Sa Jules.<br />
On the Family Stage will be Zazzua Productions’ “World Fusion,” full of dancing and<br />
theatrics; Augusta-based competitive dance team Dance Xtreme; CSRA-based magician Ben<br />
the Illusionist; and Victory Productions’ “A Woman’s Worth,” a story of three sisters on different<br />
walks of life as they endure the trials and tribulations of their individual romantic relationships.<br />
See next week’s <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Spirit</strong> for more information about the performances.<br />
FOOD<br />
Last, but definitely not least, is the food, one of the most enduringly popular aspects of Arts<br />
in the Heart.<br />
Back for its fourth year is the African-American booth, which benefits Concerned Women<br />
Inc. The nonprofit organization based in Grovetown has been around for almost 15 years and<br />
helps the community in various ways, including providing food and clothing to people who<br />
need it.<br />
The nonprofit group’s executive director, Bea Sanders, said they enjoy working with the<br />
festival.<br />
“It was eye-opening for us, a very good fundraiser, and we got to meet a lot of people. It’s just<br />
exciting,” Sanders said. “Everybody’s just nice, from the Arts in the Heart community on down;<br />
everything’s just been nice.”<br />
The booth will feature different items on the menu each day of the festival, including hot<br />
wings, fish, ribs, barbecue pig’s feet, collard greens, chicken, corn bread, macaroni and cheese<br />
and more. Desserts include red velvet cake, sweet potato pie and pound cake.<br />
The much-loved India booth also will be back this year. The booth, called the Indian Pavilion,<br />
is put on by the Hindu Temple Society of Augusta. One of the booth’s organizers, Sheila
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