CAROLINA COMPASS
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Sharpe’s Store in Bear Creek hosts a Bluegrass Music Jam on the third Saturday in February (Feb. 20). All talent levels are welcome and the music starts around 10 a.m., concluding when “everyone gets tired.” Call (919) 898-6518 or visit www.sharpestoremusic.org.
ONGOING Arts Councils’ Fourth Friday Fayetteville (910) 483-5311 www.theartscouncil.org Barnyard Babes Original oil paintings by Susan Dahlin Bashford Through Feb. 6, Wake Forest (919) 570-0765 www.sunflowerstudiowf.com “CURVEilinear” Artworks from CURVES Studios Through Feb. 6, Asheville (828) 707-1641 www.curvestudiosnc.com American Quilt Classics Through Feb., Charlotte (704) 337-2000 www.mintmuseum.org Youth Sledding Hill Free for 12 and under Through March, Beech Mountain (800) 468-5506 www.beechmtn.com African-American Art Exhibit Through March 6, Fayetteville (910) 483-5311 www.visitfayettevillenc.com 38 FEBRUARY 2010 Carolina Country
Across County Lines Artists surrounding Ashe County (336) 846-2787 www.ashecountyarts.org Priceless Pieces Quilt Show Feb. 27 through March 29, Manteo (252) 475-1500 www.roanokeisland.com U.S. Coast Guard Art Collection Through October 18, Elizabeth City (252) 335-1453 www.museumofthealbemarle.com Tell Me A Story Through June 30, High Point (336) 885-3655 www.dollandminiaturemuseum.org
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Carolina Garden Expo Feb. 5–6, Greenville (252) 329-4200 Wildlife Arts Festival & NC Carving Championships Feb. 5–7, Washington (252) 946-2897 www.eastcarolinawildfowlguild.com
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Back of the Big House Plantation lives of slaves Huntersville (704) 875-2312 www.lattaplantation.org
“Route 66” Musical Comedy Spindale (828) 245-1492 www.foundationshows.org
Sharpe Store Music Gospel Jam Bear Creek (919) 542-8401 www.sharpestoremusic.org Beast of the East Soccer Tournament Greenville (252) 329-4200 Hands on History North Carolina’s African Americans Raleigh (919) 807-7900 www.ncmuseumofhistory.org Power Plant Program NC Battleship, Wilmington (910) 251-5797 www.battleshipnc.com
Art After Hours Wake Forest (919) 570-0765 www.sunflowerstudiowf.com Victorian Valentine Huntersville (704) 875-2312 www.lattaplantation.org “APPropos” Love songs by ASU faculty ensemble West Jefferson (336) 846-2787 www.ashecountyarts.org
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Appalachian Philharmonia West Jefferson (336) 846-2787 www.ashecountyarts.org
Sweetheart Tours 19th century Valentine traditions Huntersville (704) 875-2312 www.lattaplantation.org
Off Loom Weaving Feb. 6–20, Rutherfordton (828) 245-1492 www.rcvag.com
Oyster Feast Stumpy Point (252) 473-5869 www.bayviewchapel.com
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Valentine Membership Party Beaufort (252) 728-5225 www.beauforthistoricsite.org
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The Science of Wine Durham (919) 220-5429 www.lifeandscience.org Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra Greenville (252) 329-4200 “Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits Volume 1” Musical parody Farmville (252) 329-4200
Contra Dance Greenville (252) 329-4200 “Winter into Spring” lecture Tryon Palace, New Bern (252) 514-4900 www.tryonpalace.org Make It Take It Valentines Create a Victorian valentine Raleigh (919) 807-7900 www.ncmuseumofhistory.org
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“Homemade American Music” Film Raleigh (919) 807-7900 www.ncmuseumofhistory.org
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Antique Show & Sale Feb. 11–14, New Bern (252) 633-6448 www.newbernpf.org
Carolina Gospel Association Rutherfordton (828) 245-1492 www.carolinagospel.com
“Crowns” African-American girl discovers her identity Feb. 11–14, 19–21, New Bern (252) 634-9057 www.newberncivictheatre.org
“Liberty & Justice for All: Black Voices from the Past” Lecture New Bern (252) 514-4900 www.tryonpalace.org