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First Friday Art Extravaganza at Paul Banks Elementary

April 7, 2016 10:45 am

Hannah Phipps talks with her uncle, Michael McKinney, about the art displayed at the show. Paul Banks Elementary School held their First Friday Art Extravaganza on Friday, April 1 and displayed sculpture, painting, collages and other mediums of artwork in the school’s gym.

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