Celebrating a birthday by four Raleigh artists in 20/20 Vision
Craven Arts Council presents 20/20 Vision at Bank of the Arts featuring four Raleigh artists from the Raleigh Artist Guild to mark the 20th anniversary of both groups. The exhibit includes Billie Farmer Corder Mary Ellen Luikart Doris Buchanan and David Martin with works ranging from abstract to oriental and expressionist styles. The group formed in the early 1970s and collaborates through workshops and critiques while displaying jointly at curated venues. The show runs Friday through October 1 with a reception August 25 and gallery hours listed. call 638 ARTS for details.
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Craven Arts Council
Raleigh
Bank of the Arts
Middle St
Arts Council
Raleigh Artist Guild
Billie Farmer Corder
Mary Ellen Luikart
Doris Buchanan
David Martin
Corder
Dottie Hollatschek
Hollatschek
Dragon
Pamlico County
Cox
Buchanan
Irish Cream to close Music in the Park at Havelock
Irish quartet Irish Cream will perform at 6 p m Sunday at Havelock City Park to close the Craven Arts Council Music in the Park series. Members Barbara Blake Jackie Hubbard Christine Reintjes and Verne Reintjes bring Irish tunes spanning centuries of struggle and longing with songs like Danny Boy and When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.
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Irish Cream
Ireland
Havelock City Park
Craven Arts Council
Barbara Blake
Gloucester
Jackie Hubbard
Beaufort
Christine Reintjes
Verne Reintjes
St. Egbert’s Catholic
Unknown Tongues
Carteret County
New Bern
Verne Reinties
Havelock
Emerald Isle
Roanoke Island drama marks Virginia Dare birthday milestone
The Lost Colony outdoor drama on Roanoke Island plans a birthday tribute for Virginia Dare with four area infants cast to play her. A day of events includes Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night scenes and Elizabethan madrigals with free admission for children 11 and under on Saturdays.
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Mantec
New World
England
Roanoke Island
Galax Old Fiddlers Convention Lights Up Mud and Music
A sprawling feature on Galax Virginia’s Old Fiddlers Convention, describing muddy grounds, multi-genre bluegrass and old time performances, crowd energy, and the Woodstock comparison. Notes Moose Lodge origins in 1935, diverse acts from clawhammer banjo to dulcimer, and attendees from Galax to California.
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Virginia
Nashville
Galax
Concee Ae
Felts Park
Woodstock
Moose Lodge
Galax Moose Lodge
Sparta
N.C
California
Florida
England
France
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Outer Banks
Craven
Craven Arts Council and Gallery
N.C. Arts Council
NC History Museum
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New Museum of History
Peace Missionary Baptist Choir
New Vintage
White Family Singers
Mordecai Shapenote Singers
Raleigh Ringers Bell Choir
Jones Street
State Capitol
Palace
Tryon Palace
Philippe LaFargue
Chris Swan
Tom Ditlon
Sun Journal
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