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FLORIDA SENTINEL FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016
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ODELL ‘PAT’ MITCHELL (Photo by Fred Bellet) ...Some of his art in the background
Bay Area Artist To Display Works At Carrollwood Cultural Center
Most artists, if not all, want their artwork to be seen.
Artist Odell "Pat" Mitchell, will have his au- dience. Mitchell's water- color paintings and illustrations will be on dis- play as part of a group show at the Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, with an opening reception onJune3rd,5p.m.to8p.
m. The show will run through July and is free to the public.
Mitchell's work had been in the public eye quite often through the years as a former art teacher and award-winning illustrator and graphic artist. He was a senior editor at several news organizations, including the Fort Myers News-Press, Gannett News Service and
The Tampa Tribune. He is a graduate of Middleton High School and Bethune-Cook- man University in Daytona Beach.
“I've been involved in art, literally all my life," he said. "The talent is a blessing and something I've never taken for granted. I've been fortunate to have worked in two professions that I thor- oughly enjoyed --- as an ed-
ucator and as a journalist. I honestly felt that both jobs were in the service of the pub- lic."
Mitchell's latest pieces are personal, he says. “The images I create are my uncompro- mised interpretations. The sto-
ries that they tell are my stories --- the people I know, my com- munity and events as I see them. Hopefully, my art will resonate with the viewers.”
Mitchell is encouraging the community to come out and enjoy the art.
Tuskegee University Alumni Club To Host Jazz Luncheon
LT. COLONEL ROBERT WESTERN ...Speaker
The Tampa Bay Tuskegee Univer- sity Alumni Club will host its 3rd An- nual Afternoon of Jazz Scholarship Luncheon on Saturday, May 21, 2016, 11A.M.–2P.M.,attheUSFEm- bassy Suites, 3705 Spectrum Boule- vard, Tampa. Alumni and friends will be treated to a relaxed, yet entertain- ing afternoon of sensory sounds pro- vided by Charles E. Cooper, Jazz Artist of NuSoul Company, an awe- some auction and the first-hand jour- ney of one of this nation’s heroes – a Tuskegee combat pilot.
The public is invited to join the Club for this event to provide scholar- ship awards for the postsecondary as- piration of local students who desire to attend Tuskegee University. The
Master of Ceremonies for the event will be Rod Carter, weekend Anchor WFLA-TV Channel 8.
The Afternoon of Jazz will feature members of the award-winning Lake- wood Jazz Ensemble. This Lakewood High School 54th Avenue South Jazz Combo is comprised of seven musi- cians who serve as musical ambassa- dors of their school and their community. The ensemble recently
earned a Superior with Distinction rating at the Florida Bandmasters As- sociation State Music Assessment held in Cape Coral, Florida.
Tuskegee is widely acclaimed for its aeronautical prowess. Lt. Colonel Robert Western has maintained that tradition and will share his story.
He is a 1964 graduate of Tuskegee, a celebrated combat pilot and former Tuskegee University Assistant Profes- sor of Aerospace Studies. During his military service he was awarded nu- merous decorations, medals, badges, citations and campaign ribbons. Among these are the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the Mer- itorious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal.
Lt. Colonel Western holds the Master of Education in School Admin- istration and Supervision. He resides in the Baltimore, Maryland area with his wife, Juanita Pugh, and they are the parents of three adult children and seven grandchildren.
For additional information or tick- ets please contact Mrs. Anitha Smith, President at (813) 335-6811, Mrs. Bobbie Blount (505) 463- 4228 or any member of the Club. You can also email your interest to TU- ALUMTAMPA@YAHOO.COM.
Other club activities include par- ticipation in the Hillsborough County College Night Recruitment sessions. This year, the club was pleased to host the Golden Voices of Tuskegee Uni- versity in concert.