North Carolina to honor three area folk heritage recipients
North Carolina Arts Council will award nine Folk Heritage Awards at Stewart Theater on Tuesday. Richard "Big Boy" Henry of Beaufort and ex-New Bern resident. Homer Fulcher and Julian Hamilton Jr. decoy carvers from Core Sound Guild. all attend the ceremony with others including Lena Mae Perry, Ethel Elliott, Raymond Cains, Virgil Ledford, Jim Shumate, and Ora Watson.
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Raleigh
Beaufort
Carteret County
North Carolina
North Carolina Arts Council
Stewart Theater
N.C. State University
Richard
Big Boy” Henry
New Bern
Homer Fulcher
Julian Hamilton Jr
Wayne Martin
N.C
Henry
Core Sound
Lena Mae Perry
Ethel Elliott
Dunn
Raymond Cains
Pilot Mountain
Virgil Ledford
Cherokee
Jim Shumate
Hickory
Ora Watson
Sugar Grove
Lost Colony season opens with changes and new look
The Lost Colony enters its 55th season opening June 8 and running Sundays through Fridays at Waterside Theater Roanoke Island. New visuals by William Ivey Long pair with a cast about 40 percent renewed. Fred Chappell returns for his 10th year as director and Virginia Dare’s infant role is staged on August 18.
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Manteo
North Carolina
Eric Hause
England
America
Hause
Showtime
Roanoke Island
Waterside Theater
Roanoke Sound
Dare County
House
William Ivey Long
Fred Chappell
Virginia Dare
New World
Morehead City Hosts North Carolinas First Kidfest
Morehead City presents the NC Kidfest on the waterfront from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. featuring rides, live music, performances, and fireworks at 9 p.m. Proceeds benefit youth service groups and a camp for poor children. Sponsors include Atlantic Beach, Morehead City, WNBR, WCTI, Capt. Bills, and Carteret County schools.
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Morehead City
N.C
Dana Styron
Styron
West End
East End
Sirtbad the Pirate
Shady Grove
Elvis
Ryder Preston
Atlantic Beach
WNBR
Wcti Television
Capt. Bill
Waterfront
Carteret County
The Lost Colony at Waterside Theater Manteo
The Lost Colony recounts the failed Roanoke Island English settlement told on stage at Waterside Theater Manteo. Performances run 8 30 p m Sundays through Fridays from June 8 to August 25 with varied ticket pricing for adults seniors groups and youths.
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America
Roanoke Island
Waterside Theater
Manteo
Silk Screen Show by Griffin at Circle 10 Gallery
West Virginia printmaker ORIENTAL based Griffin will present Silk Screen as a Fine Art Medium a June exhibit at Circle 10 Gallery Village Square NC 55 Oriental. The show opens today and runs to July 2 with a Friday 8 p m reception. Griffin has exhibited widely including the Kennedy Center. Call 249-0298 for details. Jack Weinberg to perform Twilight til Moonlight at Sheraton Grand Cityside Cafe Sundays 5 9 p m with Big Band music from the 1940s 1950s and a comedy corner. Admission 5 per couple 2 50 single. Details 633-9479.
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Jan Griffin
West Virginia
Circle 10
Oriental
Jack Weinberg
Jack
WNOS
Sheraton Grand
Cityside
Weinberg
Jazz Fest by the Sea features Teodross Avery in Atlantic Beach
Teodross Avery and the Teodross Avery Quartet headline the third annual Jazz Fest by the Sea at the Sheraton Resort Atlantic Beach. Avery, a GRP recording artist with debut In Other Words, joins Charles Craig Reuben Rogers and Mark Simmons for a Saturday 8 p.m. concert with 22 general admission tickets left. master of ceremonies is J ay Cobb of WMBL. The weekend includes a Friday forum Jazz by Degrees with Frank Bongiorno and UNC Wilmington Jazz Sextet, plus poolside jazz Saturday noon to five.
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Atlantic Beach
Teadross Avery
Sheraton Resort
GRP
Ruth Pearson
Coastal Jazz Society
Teodross Avery
California
Berklee College of Music
Boston
Wynton Marsalis
Charles Craig
Reuben Rogers
Mark Simmons
Jay Cobb
WMBL
Morehead City
Sheraton-Atlantic
Sheraton Pool
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Morehead
Oriental Gallery
Chartle
Peek
Sun Journal
Bob Hennon
Dottie Holiatschek
Craven Arts Council
Saax Bradbury Playhouse
Pollock St
Avery
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