December 2011/January 2012 Arts Calendar
WISH LIST WEDNESDAY @ GREENHILL. 5 - 7 p.m. Make a holiday wish list at The Shop at Green Hill Center’s Wine and Gift Registry. Green Hill Center for NC Art, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 333-7460 or www. greenhillcenter.org.
December 8 - 11
TRIAD STAGE: A Christmas Carol. A Holiday Tale by Charles Dickens, adapted by Preston Lane. 90 minutes. Tickets: $10 - $44. Triad Stage’s Pyrle Theater, 232 S. Elm St., Greensboro. Tickets/Showtimes: (336) 272-0160 or www.triadstage.org.
December 8
CURATOR TALK & TOUR. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Edie Carpenter introduces the new Artists of Green Hill’s Winter Show. Green Hill Center for NC Art, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 333-7460 or www.greenhillcenter.org. BOOK CLUB SOCIAL. 4 - 5:30 p.m. Discuss new ideas for your book club, good books to read, strategies for starting a new book club and much more. Free and open to the public. Hosted by BookMarks Book Festival at Forsyth Public County Library, 600 W. 5th St., Winston-Salem. Info: www. bookmarksbookfestival.org. OPUS CONCERT SERIES. 7 p.m. The Greensboro Oratorio Society presents Handel’s “Messiah.” Free admission. Greensboro Coliseum, 1921 W. Lee St. Info: (336) 373-2549 or www.greensborocoliseum.com. FILM: Climate Refugees. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. A look at how climate change has become a national security risk. Directed by Michael Nash, 2010. 95 minutes. Free. Museum Atrium, Weatherspoon Art Museum, 500 Tate St. Info: (336) 334-5770 or weatherspoon. uncg.edu. Key:
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December 9
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: Chocolate Lovers Paradise at The Art Shop. 7 - 9 p.m. Fine wine, chocolate desserts and opportunities to win prizes and participate in a painting contest. Admission: Two cans of food for the Greensboro Food Bank. RSVP by Dec. 3. The Art Shop, 3900 W. Market St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 855-5800 or www.artshopnc.com.
December 8 - 10
OPEN SPACE CAFÉ THEATRE. 8 p.m. Tim and Scrooge. A new musical look at the characters from A Christmas Carol ten years later. The ghost of Scrooge appears to help Tim make choices about business and love. Tickets: $20/adult; $17/senior, student; $10/17 and under. Open Space Café Theatre, 4609 W. Market St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 2922285 or www.osctheatre.com. SOUTHEAST HONORS STRING FESTIVAL. One of the premiere string performances and pedagogy events in the region. Aycock Auditorium, 408 Tate St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 334-5299. Literature/Speakers
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GREENSBORO BALLET: The Nutcracker. 8 p.m. A Greensboro Family Holiday Tradition. Cost: $10-$35. Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro. Tickets/ Info: (336) 333-2605 or www.greensboroballet.com. COMEDY SHOW. 8 p.m. Brian Regan, one of the premier comedians in the country, has fervent fans that span generations. Tickets: $39.50 and up. Greensboro Coliseum, 1921 W. Lee St. Info: www.greensborocoliseum. com; www.brianregan.com.
Sports
Andrew Lloyd Webber & Friends Ring in the New Year with...
SATURDAY, DEC 31, 2011 8PM, Westover Church
the Greensboro Symphony and Tony Award winners, Debbie Gravitte, Sal Viviano and Anne Runolfsson with tunes from Broadway’s biggest show stoppers like Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Rent, Chorus Line, Wicked and Chicago!
Tickets Starting at $22: greensborosymphony.org | (336) 335-5456 x 224 Coliseum Box Office | Ticketmaster.com Sponsor:
Two Great Concerts, One Sensational Orchestra – Greensboro Symphony POPS
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with vocalist John Pagano and the GSO featuring songs by Sinatra, Cole Porter and much more!
TUESDAY, FEB 14, 2012 8PM, Westover Church Tickets Starting at $22: greensborosymphony.org | (336) 335-5456 x 224 Coliseum Box Office | Ticketmaster.com Co-Sponsors:
The Art & Soul of Greensboro
o DEC. 2 t0 DEC. 2 The Triad’s original family Christmas tradition for more than 30 years!
HIGH POINT THEATRE BOX OFFICE
220 E. Commerce Ave., High Point Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. 336. 887.3001 Etix: www.highpointtheatre.com
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