Make a Statement

Carolina Ballet founder Robert Weiss. From $27; 2 E. South Street; carolinaballet. com

MARKET @ NCMA

Feb. 4 | 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

A collaboration between Triangle PopUp and the North Carolina Museum of Art, this market offers a curated selection of local artisans at the West Building. Then pop in the new NCMA Café by Catering Works to try their lunch menu before perusing the galleries. Free admission; 2110 Blue Ridge Road, ncartmuseum.org

Talking Black In Americaroots

Feb. 7 | 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Celebrate African American resilience at a film screening at North Carolina State University’s D.H. Hill Jr. Library. Talking Black in America - Roots is one component of a five-part Emmy-winning documentary series that looks at the stories and culture of people and societies from West Africa and across the African diaspora. A project born from The Language and Life Project at North Carolina State University, it was filmed in the Bahamas, the United States and Ghana. Free; D. H. Hill Jr. Library Auditorium, 2 Broughton Drive; lib.ncsu.edu/events

Dreamgirls

Feb. 7 - 12 | Various times

“When quizzing musical theater lovers about their all-time favorite show, many will exclaim Dreamgirls without pause,” says North Carolina Theatre producing artistic director Eric Woodall. See this Tony-awarding winning musical — which went on to be an Oscar-winning film — this month at the Duke Performing Arts Center. Set during the time of The Supremes and The Temptations, Dreamgirls explores friendship, talent and the behind-thescenes realities that come with fame in the music industry. The cast includes local performers, Broadway actors and even performers who have appeared on NBC’s The Voice. “We have gathered