25th International Festival of Raleigh | Oct 1-3
North Carolina Symphony Presents World Premiere, Honors New Bern’s 300th Anniversary, Sept. 17-19
Philharmonic Association announces New Jazz Director
TRIAD STAGE ANNOUNCES THE 2010-2011 UPSTAGE CABARET SEASON
The Vivaldi Project | Sept 16
FATE Is Cruel to “Talking Things Over with Chekhov”
“Twelfth Night” at Koka Booth Amphitheatre Brought Shakespeare’s Comic Characters to Life
Pops in the City | Sept 12
The Erik Deutsch Band | Oct 22
Burning Coal Opens with ‘Mockingbird’ | Sept 9 – 26
New Music Raleigh Begins Second Season | Sept 12
BROOKLYN RIDER | Sept 12
ESCAPISM FILM FESTIVAL AT THE CAROLINA THEATRE | Sept 24-26
NBC’s “Last Comic Standing Live” Tour Coming to Raleigh | Oct 29
Donna the Buffalo to Headline First Night Raleigh 2011
29th Annual Greek Festival | Sept 17-19
2010-2011 Triad Stage Season Schedule
CAROLINA BALLET OPENS 13TH SEASON WITH WEISS’ CLASSIC FIREBIRD | Sept 16-Oct 3
Tribute to Wade Mainer
Greg Taylor headlines The Monti Season Opener on September 11th at The ArtsCenter
REO SPEEDWAGON and PAT BENATAR | Sept 2
The Cinema, Inc. Offers the Triangle’s Biggest Entertainment Bargain: 12 Films for $20
September Theater Calendar
Spamalot | May 24-25
SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS AT N.C. MUSEUM OF HISTORY
Deep Dish Theater Company Kicks Off Its 10th Season with “Mi Vida Loca” by Eric Overmyer
Free Association Theatre Ensemble Presents John Ford Noonan’s Offbeat Comedy “Talking Things Over with Chekhov”
The Justice Theater Project presents “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder | Sept 10 – 16
North Carolina Opera Debut’s with Puccini’s “Tosca” | Oct 15 and 17
Filmed in NC, “The Rusty Bucket Kids” TV Show Secures Two Industry Accolades
A&E Features»
Tribute to Wade Mainer (0)
There’s a new book out about 103-year-old, North Carolina-born banjo player Wade Mainer, and on Tuesday, Sept. 21, Dick Spottswood, the book’s author, will be in Chapel Hill for a discussion and book signing. Area musicians including Big Medicine and many others will perform songs from Mainer’s extensive catalog as part of an evening in tribute to Mainer. This free event begins at 5 p.m. at the Wilson Library in Chapel Hill.
- September Theater Calendar
- Deep Dish Theater Company Kicks Off Its 10th Season with “Mi Vida Loca” by Eric Overmyer
- Free Association Theatre Ensemble Presents John Ford Noonan’s Offbeat Comedy “Talking Things Over with Chekhov”
- Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” Will Be the First Annual Outdoor Theater Event at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre
A&E News»
Triangle Modernist Houses Celebrates Its Third Year of Advocacy | Sept 13 (0)
Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH) will celebrate its third anniversary with a Cocktail Birthday Party in the new Aloft Hotel in Chapel Hill on Monday, September 13, starting at 6 p.m. The cash-bar event is open to the public and no registration is required. Management consultant George Smart of Durham launched TMH in 2007 as the [...]
A&E Reviews»
FATE Is Cruel to “Talking Things Over with Chekhov” (0)
FATE is cruel to TALKING THINGS OVER WITH CHEKHOV. The Free Association Theatre Ensemble’s no-frills production of playwright and screenwriter John Ford Noonan’s 1987 backstage comedy, which debuted on Aug. 26-28 in the tiny West End Theatre at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro and continues on Sept. 2-4 at Common Ground Theatre in Durham and on Sept. 9-11 at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center in Cary, is supposed to be a hilarious two-hander about the rocky relationship between failed actor-turned-playwright Jeremy Melvin (Chris Brown) and retired actress-turned-bored housewife Marlene Dumler (Nicola Lefler), a former Broadway star who wants to twinkle again, even brighter this time.
- “Twelfth Night” at Koka Booth Amphitheatre Brought Shakespeare’s Comic Characters to Life
- “Improv Night” at Burning Coal Theatre Showcases A Nicely Seasoned Blend of Improvisational Comedy Styles
- Lauren Kennedy Provides the Candle-Power and Matthew-Jason Willis Creates a Setting Where She Can Shine in “Tell Me on a Sunday”
- Directed and Performed by Youths Aged 17-20, “Columbinus” Delivers a Powerful Anti-Bullying Message
Arts»
25th International Festival of Raleigh | Oct 1-3 (0)
MULTICULTURAL RALEIGH CELEBRATES 25th BIRTHDAY The International Festival of Raleigh marks its quarter century milestone this October 1, 2 and 3 at the Raleigh Convention Center. A celebration of dance, food, music, and traditions from around the globe, the event will feature 52 different world cultures represented in the Triangle. The first International Festival was [...]
Dance»
CAROLINA BALLET OPENS 13TH SEASON WITH WEISS’ CLASSIC FIREBIRD | Sept 16-Oct 3 (0)
The score for Firebird, composed by Stravinsky in 1910, was commissioned by the great choreographer Fokine for his ballet of the Russian fairy tale. The music became one of the most widely recognized scores of the 20th century.
Design»
“MAYBERRY MODERNISM” COMES TO THE TRIANGLE | Sept 13-23 (0)
George Smart presents his signature architecture talk five times in September. After record attendance at design events in Winston-Salem, Wilmington, and Salisbury this spring, George Smart of Triangle Modernist Houses.com (TMH) will give his signature talk, “Mayberry Modernism: North Carolina’s Modern Legacy,” at five Triangle events in September, three of which are open to the [...]
Entertainment»
TRIAD STAGE ANNOUNCES THE 2010-2011 UPSTAGE CABARET SEASON (0)
New productions and presentations with partner organizations fill the theater company’s cabaret space with plays, concerts, poetry readings and special events As part of its 10th Anniversary Season, Triad Stage announces the return of the UpStage Cabaret with four original productions and a number of performances by partner organizations. An Evening of Southern DIScomfort: “Auto-da-Fé” [...]
Film»
The Cinema, Inc. Offers the Triangle’s Biggest Entertainment Bargain: 12 Films for $20 (0)
The Cinema, Inc. offers the Triangle’s biggest entertainment bargain: 12 films for $20. That’s just $1.67 per film, which is only two cents more than the 1971 average U.S. movie ticket price of $1.65. The 2010-11 season of this nonprofit film society will begin on Sept. 12th, with “Don Juan DeMarco,” starring Marlon Brando and Johnny Depp.
Free»
Pops in the City | Sept 12 (0)
North Carolina Symphony Launches New Season with Free Concert in Raleigh Amphitheater “Pops in the City,” Sept. 12 Raleigh has a new outdoor amphitheater, and the North Carolina Symphony will be there this September to help break it in. The orchestra, led by Maestro William Henry Curry, will wave goodbye to summer and kick off [...]
Graphic»
Fairy Fun (0)
Vanessa Rumaz Boyd began drawing fairies for fun, and now she has used her skills as a graphic designer (she is the founder of pikaboodesign.com) to make them accessible to others. Five fairies have been created, each one growing more intricate in detail and design. Marostica, her first fairy, was originally designed for a friend [...]
Literature»
Book Lecture & Signing with Emmy Award Winning Reporter Byron Pitts | June 15 (0)
Pitts will tell his story and talk about his new book, “Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life’s Challenges”
Museums»
SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS AT N.C. MUSEUM OF HISTORY (0)
Among September happenings at the N.C. Museum of History is the opening of the traveling exhibition Discover the Real George Washington: New Views From Mount Vernon. Many related programs are scheduled throughout its run from Sept. 10, 2010, through Jan. 21, 2011, in Raleigh. On Sept. 25, for example, experience the 1700s during a large, [...]
Musical Performances»
North Carolina Symphony Presents World Premiere, Honors New Bern’s 300th Anniversary, Sept. 17-19 (0)
The North Carolina Symphony presents the world premiere of a new work by celebrated Welsh composer Gareth Glyn during the 2010-11 season’s opening concert, “Ceremonial Splendor.” Along the way, Music Director Grant Llewellyn takes audiences in New Bern, Wilmington and Chapel Hill on a triumphant symphonic journey from Handel to Tchaikovsky. The concert debuts outdoors [...]
Seasons Schedules»
Burning Coal Announces its 2010/2011 Season (0)
Burning Coal is excited to announce details of its 2010/2011 season of plays in Raleigh, NC. All performances will be held at Burning Coal Theatre at the Murphey School (NOTE VENUE NAME CHANGE), 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. All tickets are $20 or $15 for students, seniors and active military. Further details can be obtained [...]
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