Theater Calendar: 05/01/08

LB on May 1st, 2008

Deep Dish Theater

The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Tony Lea. A lovely and often riotous comedy about a young Brazilian woman and the people whose house she tends $12-$16; May 1-24

Read the rest of this entry »

Subscribe to this blog's RSS feed

Literary Calendar: 05/01/08

LB on May 1st, 2008

McIntyre’s Fine Books
May 2, 2pm—Writing workshop with Wendy Call, co-editor of Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers’ Guide From The Nieman Foundation at Harvard University.
May 3, 11am—Joe Camp, creator of the canine superstar Benji, discusses the lessons he and his wife learned while reasearching Camp’s book Soul of a Horse.
May 4, 2pm—Diana Kennedy discusses […]

Continue Reading...

Nathalie Worthington

LB on April 14th, 2008

This painting is entitled “Cow Now.” It’s by Nathalie Worthington, whose studio is located in the Lost Corner region of Chatham County. Worthington is one of several artists featured as part of the Local Farms/Local Art exhibit at Panzanella in celebration of the Piedmont Farm Tour. The juried show opened on April 1 and runs […]

Continue Reading...

Escaping the HighDef Glow

LB on April 14th, 2008

At some point, the frenzy of basketball that engulfs the end of March and early April fades and thousands of residents will venture away from the HighDef glow long enough to find that they are surrounded by the riot of color that is this town in spring.

Continue Reading...

Theater & Comedy Calendar

LB on April 14th, 2008

The ArtsCenter
Black Poetry: Performance Poetry Meets Theater
April 4-6, 8pm, 3pm Sunday. $10, $8 Friends, $7 students
April in Paris (of the Piedmont) with Transactors Improve Co.
April 11, 8pm. $14, $12 Friends, $8 students

Continue Reading...

Art out and about

LB on April 14th, 2008

Pittsboro’s First Sunday celebration is April 6 from 12 to 4 p.m. on Hillsboro Street. This month’s music will be provided by The Haw River String Band on the circle from 1 to 3 p.m. Arts and craft vendors will line the streets selling their work and local galleries and shops are open. Food will […]

Continue Reading...

Playmakers announces season

LB on April 14th, 2008

PlayMakers Repertory will put on nine plays embodying everything from Shakespearean adventure to coping with HIV/AIDS in its 2008-2009 season. It starts with Shakespeare’s Pericles, from September 24 until October 12. Tanya Barfield then explores African-American identity in Blue Door from October 22 until November 9.
Rick Cummins and John Scoullar’s adaptation of Antoine de […]

Continue Reading...

Ah, Oui

LB on April 14th, 2008

Transactors Improv will celebrate “April in Paris (of the Piedmont)” at The ArtsCenter on Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. The improvised show’s themes are life in Carrboro and spring. The performers will ask the audience to suggest parts of the unscripted performance. Special musical guest guitarist Bryon Settle will also perform with the group.
Tickets […]

Continue Reading...

“Bolshoi” is Russian for “grand,” and it’s the perfect word to describe the upcoming 2008-2009 Carolina Performing Arts Series. The series will present 31 programs in 42 performances in its biggest season yet, including the regional debut of “Swan Lake” by Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet, performances by the Kirov Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic and the […]

Continue Reading...

Art Calendar

LB on April 14th, 2008

Carrboro
The ArtsCenter
Center Gallery: ArtsCenter Student Show April 3-29, reception 6-9 p.m. East End Gallery: Elements, the fifth annual Community Art Project.
The Beehive
Matt Vooris- Dinosaurs, Drums, and You! Live storytelling and performance of Drumheller Dinosaur Dance, with dancing and percussion. Performances at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30, Friday April 11.

Continue Reading...

Literary Calendar

LB on April 14th, 2008

McIntyre’s Fine Books
Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro
542-3030
fearrington.com/village/mcintyres.asp
April 10, 3-5pm—Lynne Rossetto Kasper discusses her cookbook The Splendid Table’s How To Eat Supper.
April 12, 11am—Virginia Ironside reads from her book No! I Don’t Want to Join a Book Club.

Continue Reading...