PinePitch If you find storebought herbal teas a little lacking, help is at hand. On September 23 from 10 a.m. to noon, Norma Burns will show you how to grow, harvest and dry herbs to create your own special recipes. The workshop includes a culinary demonstration and tastings. And you get to take home a plant and your first personally created herbal tea. $30 for Horticultural Society members, $35 for non-members. Space is limited, so remember to register in advance and pay at registration. Ball Visitors Center, Sandhills Community College Horticultural Gardens, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. For more information, call (910) 695-3882.
Rabbiting On
6 String Drag
From September 24 – 27, the Judson Theatre Company will be performing the Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvey. Follow the story of the kind and charming Elwood P. Dowd. Elwood has one quirk: an unwavering friendship with a 6’3 1/2” invisible rabbit named Harvey. How to lose your mind and find true friends. Ticket prices vary, with discounts for groups of ten or more. For details and performance times visit judsontheatre. com or call (800) 514-3849. Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst.
Best In Show
Celebrate the dog days of early autumn. Heel to Moore County Kennel Club’s annual two-day all breed shows on 12 and 13 September, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and be amazed by the variety of woofers on display. There’s shopping for your best friend too, everything from leashes to whitening shampoo. If Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and Golden Retrievers are your canines of choice, they have their own specialty day on September 11. The dog show takes place at Pinehurst Harness Track, Polo Field, 200 Beulah Hill Road South, Pinehurst. For more information about the show email Karolynne McAteer: karolynnem@gmail.com or visit mckcnc.com
Home to Roost
At last! September is here and The Rooster’s Wife drumrolls back out a new season. This month there’s rock ’n’ roll with 6 String Drag, the band that Patterson Hood says is “like reconnecting with a long lost friend.” For languid sophistication, hear the Peter Lamb Trio, sought out by swing dancers and a perfect nightcap for late-night lovers. For country and soul lovers there’s Sam Lewis, and for bluegrass lovers, Nu Blu. On September 3 at 7:30 p.m. Fayetteville residents have a treat in store: the Rooster’s Wife, First Thursdays at the Cameo, 225 Hay St., Fayetteville. Kerrville champ Wes Collins will be performing with Julie Elkins. Tickets at theroosterswife.org or at the Cameo. At the Poplar Knight Spot, Aberdeen, this month: September 13: 6 String Drag September 20: Peter Lamb Trio September 27: Sam Lewis, Nu-Blu The Rooster’s Wife, The Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight Street, Aberdeen. For more information, call (910) 944-7502 or visit theroosterswife.org
For the dog-loving golfers among you, Monday 14 September is the Moore County Kennel Club Benefit Golf Tournament, at Whispering Woods Golf Course, 26 Sandpiper Drive, Whispering Pines. For golf tournament information email billpace50@gmail.com.
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