Music & Arts

    From the time he was a young man, Joe Collins has always loved art, with an interest in three-dimensional art forms.

    “They were so expensive I thought, ‘I can’t afford them, so I’ll make them,’” Collins said.
    So, he became a sculptor.
    “I started out carving wood 35 years ago,” he said.

    Music played a big part of the culture in the 1940s with its patriotic and sentimental themes as World War II raged around the world.

    On Saturday, Feb. 9, after a four-year hiatus, area residents will get a chance to relive those times as the National D-Day Memorial brings back the GI Jive 1940s dance. The event will be held, this year, at the Elks National Home.
    Karen Nichols and her Quartet will bring the sounds of the times to the stage.

    Local folks will have another chance to be in the movies this weekend.

    John Johnson, director for Plan 9, will be coming to Bedford this weekend for what he calls “pick-up shoots.” He described these as “random little shots that get put in the movie.”

The feature-length movie Finding Faith will soon be ready to go.

    The last bits of filming were completed this month.
    The movie is about a young teen who is kidnapped by a sexual predator she met on line. The project, sponsored by the Safe Surfin’ Foundation, is aimed at educating youth and parents about the dangers that lurk on the Web.