ca l e n d a r and gift bags add to the excitement. Be inspired! Tickets: $8/ in advance, $10/at the door. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, Fayetteville. Info: www.capefearbg.org or 910.486.0221.
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ROOSTER’S WIFE CONCERT. 12:46 p.m. and 6:46 p.m. Live music with the Gibson brothers, twice IBMA Entertainers of the Year. The Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St, Aberdeen. Seating is by general admission. Doors open at 12 for the earlier show, 6 for the evening. Tickets available at the door and online. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org.
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HISTORICAL FAIR. 2 – 6 p.m. A free community event exploring and celebrating the contributions of African Americans to our Sandhills area. Displays, live music, food and fun for all the family. The Fair Barn, 200 Beulah Hill Road South, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-6022.
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Oldies and Goodies film. 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. A 1954 romance/drama. The star-studded cast includes Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Donna Reed, Eva Gabor, Roger Moore and Walter Pidgeon. Enjoy a classic film and free refreshments. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Avenue. Info: www. sppl.net or (910) 692-8235.
February 24
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SIP AND PAINT. 6 – 8 p.m. Join Jane Casnellie as she teaches you step by step to create your own masterpiece. Enjoy a glass of wine and wind down with music. All materials and wine included, no previous experience necessary. $35 per person. Stay for dinner at Elliotts on Linden and receive 10 percent off your entrée. Hollyhocks Art Gallery, 905 Linden Road, Pinehurst. Info and registration: (910) 255-0665.
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SANDHILLS NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY MEETING. 7 p.m. Martin Farley, professor of geology at UNC Pembroke, will discuss techniques of extracting fossil pollen from geologic sediment and how the pollen can be used to determine flora present in past periods. Eastern NC will be used as an example of climate reconstruction. Visitors Welcome. Weymouth Woods Auditorium, 1024 Ft. Bragg Rd, Southern
Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.sandhillsnature.org
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CHAMBER MUSIC: TRIO SOLISTI. 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. The third in the Classical Concert Series. Trio Solisti has performed at The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Subscription for 4-concert series: $84/ACMC members, $99/nonmembers. Individual tickets: $27 each (if available). Sunrise Theater, 250 NW Broad Street, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2787 or www. mooreart.org.
February 25
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Tai Chi in the Garden. 10 – 11:30 a.m. Practice this gentle, flowing, eastern form of exercise while overlooking the Cypress Pond. Four-week session on Tuesday mornings, beginning February 4. Cost: monthly session: $48/member. $55/non-member; single class: $15/member, $17/non–member. Registration required. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, Fayetteville. Info: www.capefearbg.org or (910) 486-0221.
February 27
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WATERGATE PANEL DISCUSSION. 7 p.m. Distinguished panelists Kate Scott, Rufus Edmisten, Eugene Boyce and Ned Cline will discuss the investigation and repercussions of the Watergate break-in. Moderated by David Crabtree. Free but seating is limited. North Carolina Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton Street, Raleigh. Info: (919) 807-7873.
February 28
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ART SHOW & SALE. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Preview Party Friday; cost: $50. Free and open to the public Saturday and Sunday. Hours: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday; 12 – 3 p.m., Sunday. All proceeds to benefit the Benevolent Assistance Fund. Penick Village, 500 East Rhode Island Ave., Southern Pines. Info: www.penickvillagefoundation.org.
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JAZZY FRIDAYS. 7 – 10 p.m. Enjoy a bottle of wine and dancing with friends under the tent with live jazz music by
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the Mike Wallace Quartet. Gates open at 6. Admission: $10. Reservations and prepayments are required for parties of eight or more. Food vendor on site. Cypress Bend Vineyards, 21904 Riverton Road, Wagram. Info: (910) 369-0411 or www.cypressbendvineyards.com.
March 1
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MARDI GRAS MASQUERADE. 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. An evening of fun with the North Carolina Pottery Center: New Orleans-style dinner, drinks, music, dancing, raffle, auctions and door prizes. Dressy attire and masks encouraged. Pinewood Country Club, 247 Pinewood Road, Asheboro. Info and tickets: (336) 873-8430 or www.ncpotterycenter.org.
March 3
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10th ANNUAL BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT, DINNER AND AUCTION. 10.30 a.m. check in, 12pm shotgun start. For the benefit of the children at Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina, Inc. Entry deadline February 24. Cost: $200/ per player; $750/team (foursome). Info: Ron Jones (910) 295-1819, Carolyn Register (910) 295-2352 or www.bghncsandhills.org.
March 5
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RUTH PAULEY LECTURE SERIES. 7:30 p.m. The Search for Josef Mengele. Featuring David Marwell who served as the chief investigator in the hunt for Nazi war criminals Klaus Barbie and Josef Mengele. Free and open to the public. Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 245-3132
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A.A.R.P. Tax Help. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. At the Library on Tuesdays and Saturdays, February 4—April 15. Clients must register onsite, and there are no prior appointments by phone. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Avenue. Info and to sign up: (910) 692-8235.
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