June /July Arts Calendar
Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 333-2605 or www.carolinatheatre.com.
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MUSEP CONCERT. 6 p.m. Music for a Sunday Evening in the Park. Live music from Warren, Bodle & Allen (Folk Rock); The Bo Stevens (Country, Honky Tonk, Rockabilly). Free. Hagan-Stone Park. Info: (336) 373-2489.
June 29 – July 1
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JABBERBOX PUPPET THEATER. 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.); 2 p.m. (Sun.) Rumpus in Rome. An original puppet play for adults. Tickets: $15; $10 (Sun. matinee). Marianne’s House, 301 E. Hendrix St., Greensboro. Reservations: Debby at (336) 273-7292; Marianne at (336) 272-7888. Info: www.jabberboxpuppettheater.com.
June 27
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TUNES AT NOON. 12 – 1:30 p.m. Live music from Serendipity. Center City Park, 200 N. Elm St., Greensboro. Info: www.centercitypark.org. MET OPERA HD BROADCAST. Don Giovanni Summer Encore. Running Time: 2 hr. 55 min. Tickets: $20/ adult; $18/seniors; $16/students. Regal Greensboro Grande Stadium 16, 205 Northline Ave., Greensboro. Info: (336) 2979440 or www.greensboroopera.org.
June 30
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DANCE PROJECT MASTER CLASS. 6:30 – 8 p.m. Andrea Weber, Cunningham Company Member, will instruct. Cost: $12/advance; $15/at door. Greensboro Cultural Center, Studio 323, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 373-2727 or www.danceproject.org.
June 27–30
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THTR 232. Fashionistas by Janet Allard, directed by Jim Wren. Tickets: $15. UpStage Cabaret, Triad Stage, 232 S. Elm St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 272-0160 or www.triadstage.org.
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GREENSBORO 48-HOUR FILM PROJECT. 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Greensboro is one of more than 100 cities hosting oldest and largest timed filmmaking competition. Films will be screened. Tickets: $10/film; $25/all three films. See website for screening schedule. Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 333-2605 or www.carolinatheatre.com.
June 28
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ART EDUCATORS WORKSHOP. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Learn basic casting techniques suitable for the classroom using clay, plaster, and paper pulp. Registration: $30/members; $40/ non-members. Weatherspoon Art Museum, 500 Tate St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 334-5770 or weatherspoon.uncg.edu.
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BB&T BEACH MUSIC CONCERT SERIES. 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Featuring Sleeping Booty. Festival Park at Price Bryan Performance Place, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 317-9376 or www.chsnc.org.
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Music/Concerts
The Art & Soul of Greensboro
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Performing arts
July 6
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FIRST FRIDAY. 6 – 9 p.m. Self-guided tour of downtown shops, art galleries, studios, museums and alternative art venues. Downtown Greensboro. Info: www.downtownfridays. com.
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ART EXHIBIT & OPENING RECEPTION. 6 – 10 p.m. Life is a Beach. Exhibit runs through July 28. The Studio & Gallery, 109 N. Cedar St. #3, Greensboro. Info: (336) 420-4810.
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STORYTELLING SHOWCASE. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Join members of the Triad Storytelling Exchange. African American Atelier Gallery, 200 N. Davie St. Greensboro. Info: Charlotte at chamlin1@triad.rr.com.
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July 10
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NOON AT THE SPOON. 12 p.m. A 20-min docent-led tour of new exhibit, Zone of Contention: The U.S./Mexico Border. Weatherspoon Art Museum, 500 Tate St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 334-5770 or weatherspoon.uncg.edu.
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CAROLINA KIDS’ CLUB FILM. 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Alvin and the Chipmunks. Rated PG. Tickets: $5; $20 for a 5-pack. Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 333-2605 or www.carolinatheatre.com.
ROOTS ROCKIN’ PRODUCTIONS REGGAE REUNION MUSIC SERIES. 12 – 9 p.m. Featuring various reggae artists, arts & crafts, food vendors and children’s activities. East Lee St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 558-5715. Tickets: eventbrite.com.
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SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL. 7:30 p.m. Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. Running time: 136 min. Tickets: $6; $4/student, senior and military. Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 333-2605 or www. carolinatheatre.com.
HIGH FIVE ON THE FOURTH. 11 – 11:30 a.m. Join 3,500 others in an attempt to break the world record for the most simultaneous high fives. Festival Park at Price Bryon Performance Place, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 274-4595 or www.high5onthe4th.com
July 7–8
MIXED TAPE SERIES. 7:30 p.m. The Goonies. Running Time: 114 min. Tickets: $6; $4/student, senior and military.
July 9
SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL. 7:30 p.m. Funny Face (1957). Starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Tickets: $6. Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 333-2605 or www.carolinatheatre.com.
STAND-UP COMEDY. 8 – 10 p.m. Comedy show featuring the best comedians in North Carolina. Tickets: $7. Idiot Box, 348 S. Elm St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 274-2699.
ART GALLERY & OPENING RECEPTION. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. By Example: NC Potters and Their Mentors. Featuring twenty young NC ceramic artists. Exhibit runs through August 26. Green Hill Center for NC Art, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 333-7460 or www.greenhillcenter.org.
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MUSEP CONCERT. 6:30 p.m. Music for a Sunday Evening in the Park. Live music from EMF Young Artist Orchestras (Classical, Pops). Free. Guilford College, Founder’s Lawn, 5800 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro. Info: (336) 373-2489.
FUN FOURTH FESTIVAL. 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. A community celebration of Independence Day for Guilford County and the Piedmont Triad. Free. Downtown Greensboro, Inc., 122 N. Elm St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 2744595 or www.funfourthfestival.org.
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June 29
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July 4
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June 27–28
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LEDISI, ERIC BENET & CHRISETTE MICHELE IN CONCERT. 7:30 p.m. Seven-time Grammy-nominated singer Ledisi stops in Greensboro for her Be Good To Yourself (BGTY) headline tour with Eric Benet and Chrisette Michele. Tickets: $29.50 (lawn); $59.50 & $75 (reserved). White Oak Amphitheatre. Info: www.greensborocoliseum.com.
July 8
Literature/Speakers
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History
July 11
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TUNES AT NOON. 12 – 1:30 p.m. Live music from Dave Desmelik. Center City Park, 200 N. Elm St., Greensboro. Info: www.centercitypark.org. MET OPERA HD BROADCAST. Les Contes d’Hoffmann Summer Encore. Running Time: 3 hrs. Tickets: $20/adult; $18/seniors; $16/students. Regal Greensboro Grande Stadium 16, 205 Northline Ave., Greensboro. Info: (336) 297-9440 or www.greensboroopera.org.
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SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL. 7:30 p.m. On the Waterfront starring Marlon Brando. Tickets: $6; $4/student, senior and military. Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 333-2605 or www.carolinatheatre.com.
July 11 & 12
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ART EDUCATORS WORKSHOP. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Woodblock Printmaking with Mona Wu. Registration: $45/ members; $60/non-members. Weatherspoon Art Museum, 500 Tate St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 334-5770 or weatherspoon.uncg.edu.
July 12
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SUMMER OF LOVE FILM. 7 p.m. Mary and Max. Animated film explores a bond that survives much more than the average friendship’s ups-and-downs. Free. Weatherspoon Art Museum, 500 Tate St., Greensboro. Info: (336) 334-5770 or weatherspoon.uncg.edu.
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Sports
June/July 2012
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