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Disney to Feature Local Working Dogs

July 8, 2020 • Features, Lead Story, Movies, Of Interest to All

(Franklinville, NC)  Quinn and Quade, two highly trained border collies from North Carolina, will become famous this week when the Disney+ streaming service features their latest assignment: discourage the endangered Ne Ne birds away from a busy airport in Hawaii.  The dog duo was trained by Kuykendall’s Border Collies, a Franklinville-based company that trains dogs… Read More ›

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Disney to Feature Local Working Dogs

(Franklinville, NC)  Quinn and Quade, two highly trained border collies from North Carolina, will become famous this week when the Disney+ streaming service features their latest assignment: discourage the endangered Ne Ne birds away from a busy airport in Hawaii.  The dog duo was trained by Kuykendall’s Border Collies, a Franklinville-based company that trains dogs… Read More ›

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SUPPORT YOUR VENUES & PROMOTERS!

SUPPORT YOUR VENUES & PROMOTERS! We thank you for always being such a great supporter of Danny Wimmer Presents.  These have been trying times for everyone, and your continued support means so much to us. We’re a part of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), which was formed to try to save independent venues and… Read More ›

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Child Injured by Incorrectly Labeled Toys? What You Should Do Next.

by LeeAnn Riddle  All parents know that what is appropriate for one child may not be suitable for another child. This is also true with respect to the toys kids play with. Age can determine what type of toys are safe for children. It is the toy manufacturers legal duty to ensure all products display… Read More ›

A&E Dance Reviews »

The Carolina Ballet’s Rhapsody in Blue Is Absolutely Stunning!

When an evening of ballet includes music like perennial favorites George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, the audience knows already that they’re in for a treat, but what the Carolina Ballet’s patrons got with the opening night of Rhapsody in Blue, was a gift tied up in a brilliant diamond-blue… Read More ›

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Drum Tao @ the Carolina Theater

Drum Tao  @ the Carolina Theater Durham February 13, 2020 With only 10 minutes that we are allowed to shoot in low light (sorry about the image quality), I just can’t begin to show you how great this performance was. There was so much more to the performance than members playing the drums. There was… Read More ›

A&E Theatre Reviews »

Director Dustin Britt Imaginatively Blocks Bare Theatre’s Fast-Paced, Up-Tempo Marat/Sade

Bare Theatre had — and, hopefully, still has — another hit on their hands: Peter Weiss’ Marat/Sade. I say “hopefully has,” because, after their Saturday, March 14th, opening night at the Durham Friends Meeting (Quaker) in Durham, NC, this production (like most others) has been put on hold. The full name of this 1963 play… Read More ›

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Andrew Borba’s Fresh Approach to Julius Caesar Pays Big Dramatic Dividends for PlayMakers

Under Andrew Borba’s direction, PlayMakers Repertory Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar strikes a very keen balance between the sometimes conflicting goals of “remaining true to tradition” and “providing a fresh approach.” And the company’s success in this endeavor is strikingly apparent well before the first line is ever spoken. Scenic designer Jan Chambers… Read More ›

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Auditions for Jazz Summer Intensive

young jazz musicians

The Philharmonic Association – Triangle Youth Music is offering a week intensive for young musicians who want to gain skills in jazz. Auditions will be held Monday July 15 for selection into two big bands. The intensive will run July 16 – 19, 6:30 – 9:00 at the Cary Arts Center. A free concert Saturday… Read More ›