ca l e n da r RUTH PAULY LECTURE SERIES. 7:30 p.m. “Giving It All Away” by Doris Buffett, philanthropist, sister of financier Warren Buffett, and subject of Giving It All Away by Michael Zitz. Buffett’s Sunshine Lady Foundation has given over $100 million to businesses, medicine, research, and the arts. Talks are free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College, Airport Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 245-3132.
March 10
ART CLASS. 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. “Using Impasto Technique in Oil/Acrylic Painting” with Linda Bruening. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Cost: $50. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www.artistleague.org. WOMEN’S GOLF SEMINAR. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. “Breakthrough to Your ‘A’ Game: Ditch Your Inner Critic and Release Your True Champion.” Season-opening mental game seminar for women with performance coach Veronica Champion. Mid Pines, 1010 Midland Rd., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2114 or www.truechampioncoaching.com.
HIGHFALLS OLD-TIME FIDDLERS’ CONVENTION. 6 p.m. Registration for musicians 5 - 7:30 p.m. Admission: $7. North Moore High School Auditorium, 1504 North Moore Road, Robbins. Info: Highfalls Elementary School, (910) 464-3600.
March 10-11
SOUTHERN PINES HORSE TRIALS I. Carolina Horse Park at Five Points, just off Hwy. 211, between Aberdeen and Raeford. Info: (910) 875-2074 or www.carolinahorsepark.com.
March 11
SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVIE. 2:30 p.m. Kids grades 3-5 and their parents are invited to watch this PG-
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rated feature film inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to save her life. Refreshments provided; free event. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. WEYMOUTH CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES. 3 p.m. Featuring tenor Carmund White, Jr. A new voice for Weymouth, his operatic and heritage repertoire promises to be particularly exciting for the Weymouth audience. Weymouth Center, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261. CAROLINA PHILHARMONIC PINEHURST POPS SERIES. 4 p.m. Miss Saigon. Tickets: $25/general, $50/priority reserved seating. Robert E. Lee Auditorium, Pinecrest High School, Southern Pines. Info: www.CarolinaPhil.org. ROOSTER’S WIFE CONCERT SERIES. 6:45 p.m. Live music from the Get Right Band. Genre: country soul. Doors open at 6 p.m. Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org.
March 12
ART CLASS. 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. “Negative Painting” with Karen Walker. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Cost: $40. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www.artistleague.org. SANDHILLS PHOTO CLUB MEETING. 7 p.m. Photographer Johnny Horne presents “Night & Low Light Photography.” New members welcome. Christ Fellowship Church, Midland & Pee Dee Roads, Southern Pines. Info: www.sandhillsphotoclub.org.
March 13
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS LUNCH WITH
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LEGENDS. 12 p.m. “Guests” include Lucy Stone, abolitionist and feminist who helped begin the first Women’s Rights Initiative; Deborah Sampson, the first female soldier, who was honorably discharged from the Revolutionary Army when her gender was realized; and Lou Henry Hoover, a First Lady, a geologist and former president of the Girl Scouts of America. Cost: $30. Little River Golf and Country Club. Info: Ginger Finney at (910) 673-1330. AFTERNOON TEA SERIES. 2:30 p.m. Nancy Gouger Smith, born and raised in Pinehurst, will share how the Village has changed over the years. Cost: $25 (includes party favors and door prizes). Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlour, 21 Chinquapin Rd., Pinehurst. Info: (910) 255-0100. PIZZA WITH PIZAZZ. 5 – 6 p.m. Free pizza and demonstrations by the Southern Pines Fire Department; sound and lighting special effects included. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. MOORE COUNTY CHORAL SOCIETY WINE GALA. 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. A celebration of Mozart featuring chamber musicians from the Moore Philharmonic Orchestra, hors d’oeuvres and wine pairings. The Fresh Market, 155 Beverly Lane, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 6927683 or www.moorecountychoralsociety.org.
March 14
ART CLASS. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. “Break it Down: Geometric Abstract Landscapes” with J.J. Love. Artist League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Cost: $50. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www.artistleague.org. ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION MEETING. 6 p.m. Featuring Vicki Leon, author of Working IX to V. Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst. Memberships/RSVP/ Info: (910) 235-0635 or bmoc@embarqmail.com.
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