Celebrating school arts, paper cranes for peace

Edgewood Elementary School celebrated Fine Arts Night in March. The evening included musical selections by the school choir and percussion ensemble and works of art by the students, and books of peace were added to the library through “Add A Book.”

Melissa Turnage, writer and coordinator of Birmingham Art Peace, spoke about the organization’s goal to create 10,000 origami cranes to symbolize peace. She talked about the history of her project and its connection to the 50th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. In conjunction with her talk, everyone was invited to make paper cranes during Fine Arts Night.