Swissfest Alive at Five Recreates Tell Legend With Swiss Theme
Craven Arts Council hosts Swissfest in New Bern from 5 to 9 p.m. featuring a playful Tell arrow shot and apple prop recreation tied to Switzerland's founding and Confed eration Day. Rubber tipped arrows and foam heads used. real hat and pole will be displayed, then removed with orange trash stickers. The event blends history with local celebration downtown.
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Swiss Confederation Day Art Exhibit at Harvey Mansion
The Harvey Mansion Restaurant hosts a Swiss Confederation Day weekend with alpenhorn concerts and family friendly events. It features five Albert Anker prints and works by Caspar David Friedrich to Ferdinand Hodler linked to Swiss identity. All art is for sale, with Swiss menu and reservations advised.
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Fine Art Show and Workshop Set in Washington
More than 400 artworks entered for Beaufort annual Fine Art Show to be held Friday through Sunday at the Washington Civic Center in conjunction with the Washington Summer Festival. Al Stine of Chicago and South Carolina will judge, with a workshop conducted today through Saturday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission free, information at 919-946-2504 or 919-975-6993. Bluestage, a weekly blues series hosted by Ruth Brown, joins WTEB schedule Sundays at 6 p.m. starting Aug. 7.
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Glass Menagerie to grace New Bern stage in August
The New Bern Civic Theater will present Tennessee Williams The Glass Menagerie with eight performances Aug 11 13 19 20 21 26 27 at 8 pm and matinees Aug 21 Two ticket options priced 8 in advance 10 at the door are available by phone at 633-0567 Tickets go on sale Monday and the cast includes Willie Sumner Emily Litchfield and Bob Hollatschek in key roles with a large crew handling design makeup and stage work.
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Tori Amos recalls isolated Southern youth shaping vivid imagination
In a Knoxville News-Sentinel interview, singer Tori Amos discusses growing up isolated in the Carolinas and how solitude fueled creativity. She recalls talking to trees, reading widely, and developing a piano attachment before being expelled from conservatory at 11 for playing by ear. She notes modern kids’ distraction with Game Boys.
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