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n CLAYTON: One of the great jazz guitarists and vocalists performing today, John Pizzarelli brings his lively, conversational singing style and inventive guitar playing to The Clayton Center on Friday, March 26, at 8 p.m. It is the fifth performance in the Center’s 2009-2010 Palladian Series. Tickets for the John Pizzarelli performance are $25 plus service fees and are available through The Clayton Center Box Office, 111 E. Second St. in downtown Clayton, or by calling 553-1737, ext. 2. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets also can be purchased online at www.theclaytoncenter.com. n RALEIGH: Finish Oscar month in style with the North Carolina Symphony’s blockbuster Pops concert “Silver Screen and Red Carpet.” Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks and soprano Heather Patterson-King join forces for a musical lineup pulled from Academy Award-winning movies Star Wars, Gone with the Wind, The Godfather, Rocky, The Sting, Schindler’s List, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and more. The concert takes place at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh’s Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Friday and Saturday, March 26-27, at 8 p.m. Regular tickets to this Pops Series performance range from $30 to $45.
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30 days of his inauguration ignores that promise. Carney begins this book with the 2008 elections and the contribution money trail. He explains that big business, Goldman Sachs for one, HMOs and AT&T, gave as much as 10 times more money to the Obama campaign than to McCain’s. Goldman Sachs figures large in this book. Rahm Emanuel, the president’s Chief of Staff, was once
Meymandi Concert Hall is located in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South St., Raleigh. For tickets and more information, visit the North Carolina Symphony Web site at ncsymphony.org or call (919) 733-2750. n RALEIGH: Tickets are now on sale for PineCone’s Listening Room Concert Series in Holly Springs: featuring The Kruger Brothers on Feb. 27, the Red Stick Ramblers on April 10, and The Claire Lynch Band on June 19. n RALEIGH: Pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi takes the stage with Music Director Grant Llewellyn and the N.C. Symphony to perform Beethoven’s powerful “Emperor” Concerto, April 8-10. The concert also highlights the Symphony’s world-class wind and brass sections with commanding works by Stravinsky, Bach and Arvo Pärt. The performances begin at Memorial Hall on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Thursday, April 8, followed by two weekend concerts at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh’s Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Friday and Saturday, April 9-10. All concerts begin at 8 p.m. The evening also features North Carolina Symphony principal trumpet Paul Randall for Estonian composer Avro Pärt’s Concerto Piccolo after B-A-C-H. The work, orchestrated for strings and solo trumpet, takes the pseudonymous keys that Bach used in The Art of the Fugue — B-flat, A, C and Bnatural, written with an “h” in German notation — for a vibrant and engaging
n SANFORD: The Railroad House Museum is open from 1 to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. n SANFORD: The Artists’ Loft of the Lee County Arts Council features works by local artists at 102 S. Steele St. from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Fridays. Paintings, writings, pottery, weaving and photography are featured. The Arts Council is a non-profit organization. n CHAPEL HILL: Large paintings and photographs of the Norwegian Arctic and Antarctica will make up a free public exhibition Jan. 7 through May 31 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The display at the FedEx Global Education Center, at the corner of McCauley and Pittsboro streets, will be accompanied by a free public concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 23, also at the center. The exhibition of 20 large artworks, “Ice Counterpoint,” will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
n SANFORD: Thomas Dalton, director of education for Temple Theatre in Sanford, presents a Theater Appreciation class for the public through Central Carolina Community College’s Continuing Education Department. The class runs from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 10 through March 31 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Class members will gain an appreciation for the art of the theater and the work of those involved in it. There are no prerequisites or textbooks. The cost is $89. For more information or to sign up, contact the college at (919) 775-2122, ext. 7793. n SANFORD: Temple Theatre presents Jason Petty’s “El Paso” March 11-28. Jason Petty brought Temple Theatre “Hank and His Honky Tonk Heroes” in 2007 and now he’s back to pay tribute to Marty Robbins and some of his heroes: Gene Autry and
the chief fundraiser for President Clinton’s first campaign. While accepting money from Clinton to help raise funds, he was also employed by Goldman Sachs. Timothy Geitner, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y., becomes Treasury Secretary and hires a Goldman Sachs employee as an assistant. Next, Carney explains how lobbyist helped write the President’s $787 billion stimulus package. In subsequent chapters he goes after health care reform, drug companies, so-called “Green Companies,” automakers
and unions. Chapter 10 is devoted exclusively to General Electric and the final chapter is titled, “Fighting Obamanomics.” Carney, a protégé of the late Robert Novak, a Washington columnist, has written a well researched (endnotes are arranged by chapter) book on the president’s connection to Wall Street, lobbyist and big business. The fascinating people connections in this book and the chapter on General Electric are worth the price alone. One the down side, some macroeconomic
and banking terms and concepts are assumed to be understood by the reader. I got lost a couple of times during the few pages devoted to these subjects, but overall it does not detract from understanding the author’s general points. As the country awaits the final outcome of the president’s health care initiative, this book should be seriously considered. There is much more going on in Washington, D.C., than what ends up on the 6 p.m. news. This books helps fill in the gaps.
juxtaposition of classical convention with avant-garde themes. Regular tickets to Classical Series performances in Raleigh and Chapel Hill range from $30 to $45. Meymandi Concert Hall is located in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South St., Raleigh, NC 27601. Memorial Hall is located on E. Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill. For tickets and more information, visit the North Carolina Symphony Web site at ncsymphony.org or call (919) 733-2750.
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weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays. n RALEIGH: “Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived” opens at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh Feb. 13 and runs through May 9. Tickets are $7 for adults; $5 seniors/students; $4 children (5–11); and free to members. Tickets are available online at naturalsciences.org and at the Museum Box Office (919-733-7450 x212). The exhibit is sponsored by PotashCorp with additional support from 94.7 QDR, UNC-TV and CW22.
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Hank Williams, Sr. n PITTSBORO: Central Carolina Community College theater students and community members will present “Working, A Musical” as the college’s spring play production. The show is based on an oral history by author Studs Terkel, “Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do.” The book and musical are created from the words of ordinary workers about their jobs, hopes and aspirations. “Working, A Musical” will play at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsborough St., Pittsboro, at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 14-15; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 16-17; and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 18. Tickets will go on sale March 5 at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus, Pittsboro, and at www. brownpapertickets.com. Tickets are $12 and seating is limited. The show is not for children under age 12.
DANCE n SANFORD: The Saturday Nite Dance Group includes a variety of live music. This group of couples and singles meets from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday nights at The Enrichment Center of Lee County, 1615 S. Third St. This alcohol- and smoke-free event features live entertainment and good fellowship. Admission is $6 per person which includes a complimentary soft drink at intermission. For more information call the Enrichment Center at 776-0501. n SANFORD: The San-Lee Thursday Night Dancers will hold their regular third-Thursday dance from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Enrichment Center, 1615 S. Third St. The cost is $5 per person (and food to share at intermission). At intermission, a complimentary soft drink and free line dance lesson will be offered. n CARTHAGE: Carolina Pines Ballroom Dancers (USA Dance) will hold its dance from 7 to 10 p.m. the second Saturday at 105 Reynolds St., Carthage, across from Fred’s. Cost $7 for non-members and $5 for members. Carolina Pines Ballroom Dancers (USA Dance) will hold dance lessons every
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Thursday. Beginner lessons start at 6 p.m. and intermediate lessons start at 7 p.m. Cost is $10 per person. Instructor is Sharon Nichols with American Dance Productions. For more information call Trevor at (910) 639-0489 or Asunda (919) 356-2784. n JULIAN: The Barn Dance is having “Karaoke” the first and third Friday nights of each month. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., karaoke begins at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children under 12. The Barn Dance features traditional country, gospel, oldies, rock and roll and bluegrass music each Saturday night. The Barn Dance is located at 6341 Phillippi Road in Julian. For more information, call (336) 685-9200 or visit www.thebarndanceinc.com.
POTPOURRI
n SANFORD: Power Pro Wrestling at Kendale Entertainment Center (2737 Industrial Drive) begins at 6 p.m. Saturday with bell time at 7:15 p.m. The event runs every second and fourth Saturday at the center. Visit awapowerprowrestling.com for more information. n FAYETTEVILLE: The Child Advocacy Center of Fayetteville invites girls and their friends and families to experience the American Girl Fashion Show on Saturday, March 20, and Sunday, March 21, at the Crown Coliseum Ballroom in Fayetteville. This program showcases historical and contemporary fashions for girls and their dolls. More than 100 local girl models will present the American Girl fashions at the show, while commentary, music and decorations will create a memorable experience for girls and their families. The event includes refreshments, party favors, a raffle and door prizes. Tickets are $30 per person and are available now in time for holiday giving at the Child Advocacy Center website, www.childadvocacycenter. com or by calling (910) 4869700. Birthday party packages are also available, and raffle tickets will be on sale at the event. To submit an event for inclusion in this calendar, contact Kim Edwards at edwardsk@sanfordherald.com
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