COMING ATTRACTIONS

Mike Clark to perform

Acoustic concert set for weekend

By Rocky Mount Telegram
Rocky Mount Telegram

Thursday, November 12, 2009

EVENTS

Glenda Lawrence-Knight book signing: 5 p.m. Saturday; Best Western Hotel, 102 Market Centre Drive, Tarboro; author signs her book “Twisted Paths: An Authentic College Experience;” copies available for purchase; $15; 904-8613.

Rocky Mount Arts Center older youth and adult programs: Classes meet at center unless noted; preregistration required; Jennifer Rankin, 972-1163, jennifer.rankin@rockymountnc.gov; rockymountnc.gov/artscenter.

• Seagrove Pottery Festival trip – Leaving 8 a.m. Sunday, returning 8 p.m.; pottery, baskets, fabric, jewelry and wood; admission ticket not included; $10 city residents, $12.50 others.
• Introduction to clay – 6-8 p.m. Dec. 9-10; basic studio practices; $20 city residents, $25 others.
• Mystery trip – Leaving 10 a.m. Dec. 19, returning 11 p.m.; exploration of undisclosed historic city; $35 city residents, $44 others.

Arts and crafts guilds: Jennifer Rankin, 972-1632, jennifer.rankin@rockymountnc.gov.

• Tar River Basketweavers – 7 p.m. Tuesday ; Battleboro Community Center, 280 W. Battleboro Ave., Rocky Mount; basketweaving taught through shared experience and knowledge.

Time Machine party: 8 p.m. Nov. 27; American Legion, 2731 N. Church St., Rocky Mount; 1970s, '80s and '90s music; $20 donation requested; tickets sold in advance, no tickets at door; proceeds benefit North Edgecombe High School Alumni Association; 442-3317 or 567-1590.

Stonewall Manor Christmas tours: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 9-10 and 16-17; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 12; 2-5 p.m. Dec. 13 and 20; 1331 Stonewall Lane, Rocky Mount; Lauren Filliettaz, 442-0063.

Instant Piano Lessons workshop: 6 p.m. Dec. 10; Nash Community College, 522 N. Old Carriage Road, Rocky Mount; learn how to play the piano in three hours; instructor Deborah Belcher; no experience needed; $74; preregistration required; 451-8234.

Artsoup Inc. classes: 7-9 p.m. Thursdays; Bel Air Artisans Center, 115 S. Church St., Rocky Mount; individualized instruction, beginners to advance; $120 per six-week session; Everett Mayo Adelman, 469-8577, rettburdette@yahoo.com; Darlene Williams, 567-5482, darlenewilliams1@suddenlink.net.

• Egg tempera – Jan. 7 through Feb. 11; demonstrations and individual instruction.
• Life drawing and painting – Feb. 18 through March 25; draped, clothed and costumed models.
• Creative themes and composition – April 1 through May 6; personal, religious, philosophical or surrealistic themes.
• Student exhibit – May 13 through June 3.

Embroiderers Guild of America quilt drawing: Feb. 13; Rocky Mount Arts Center, 270 Gay St.; Victorian crazy patch quilt; single ticket $3, two for $5 or five for $10; tickets may be purchased from chapter members; winner notified by phone or e-mail; Louise Janelle, 459-7943.

Gaming tournaments: Game On!; 1240 Home Depot Plaza, Rocky Mount; all-ages tournament; prizes awarded; registration required; Crystal Ciccone, 937-4263.

• 11 a.m. and noon Saturdays – “Yu-Gi-Oh”; $5.
• 1:30 p.m. Sundays – “Magic: The Gathering”; $5; casual play 5 p.m. Fridays.

Pinetops Christmas parade: 10 a.m. Dec. 5; floats, clowns, miniature and antique cars, children and youth groups, high school bands, JROTC color guard and Santa Claus; Pinetops Town Hall, 827-4435.

Scotland Neck Christmas parade: 3 p.m. Dec. 6; participants, floats, clubs, youth groups and car clubs sought; no entry fee for parade participants; donations accepted; registration deadline Wednesday; Elaine Mills, 826-3152, marketing27874@embarqmail.com.

Sharpsburg Christmas parade: 11 a.m. Dec. 12; floats, clowns, miniature cars, children and youth groups, high school bands, JROTC color guard and Santa Claus; Cindy Johnson, 446-9441, ext. 233.

Ballroom and social dance classes: 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 15; Nashville Community Center, 403 S. Alston St.; $15 per class; Leah Long, 919-632-9429, leahmlong@nc.rr.com; leahmlong.com.

Community dance: 7 p.m. unless noted; Bill Ellis Convention Center, 3007 Downing St., Wilson; $10; Barbara Harrell, 252-239-0573 or 289-5137.

• Dec. 31 – Nancy and Tammy Dail and The Country Roads Band; $12 advance, $15 at door.

GALLERIES, MUSEUMS

Edgecombe ARTS: 130 Bridgers St., Tarboro; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2-4 p.m. Sundays; Buddy Hooks, 823-4159.

• Great Tarboro Arts Bazaar – Through Nov. 29; exhibition and sale of original works by local and regional artists.
• Hobson Pittman holiday exhibition – Dec. 6 through Jan. 31.

N.C. Wesleyan College: 3500 N. Wesleyan Blvd.; Everett Mayo Adelman, 985-5268; ncwc.edu/arts/mims.

• Charles Brooks exhibit – Through Dec. 16; Mims Gallery; plein-air landscapes.

Via Cappuccino: 3002 Sunset Ave., Rocky Mount; 937-0004; vccoffee.com.

• Rachel’s Remnants Quilting Bee exhibit – Through Dec. 31; quilts.

Rocky Mount Art Center exhibits: 270 Gay St.; Catherine Coulter; 972-1175, catherine.coulter@rockymountnc.gov; ci.rocky-mount.nc.us./artscenter/.

• “Real People, Still Lifes” – Through Jan. 10; paintings by Jill Eberle.
• “A Faithful Life” – Through Jan. 10; mixed media by Stan Eubanks.
• “Crowns, Queens and Jewels” – Through Jan. 10; photography by Michael Cunningham.
• “The Real Me” – Through Jan. 10; portraits by Carl Gombert.
• Sculpture Salmagundi – Through Aug. 31; eclectic mixture of sculptures of people, ideas and objects; arts.imperialcentre.org.

Barton College: Barton Art Galleries, 700 Vance St. N.E., Wilson; Gerald Lange, 399-6475; barton.edu/galleries

• “From Murphy to Manteo – An Artist’s Scenic Journey” – Through Dec. 9; Lula E. Rackley Gallery; paintings by J. Chris Wilson.

CHILDREN

Rocky Mount Children’s Museum and Science Center programs: 270 Gay St.; children 15 and younger must be accompanied by an adult; 972-1167; rockymountnc.gov/museum.

• Winter Wonderland – 5 p.m. Dec. 18; seasonal activities, festival of trees and write letters to Santa.

Kinderscience: 10 a.m. first Wednesday of each month; children ages 3 to 5 introduced to science; preregistration required; city residents $8 per class, others $9 (includes paid admission to the museum for child and accompanying adult).

• Dec. 2 – Color Chemistry; exploration of colors of the rainbow.

Rocky Mount Children’s Museum and Science Center planetarium program: 270 Gay St.; children 15 and younger must be accompanied by an adult; 972-1167; rockymountnc.gov/museum.

• “Here Come the Geminids” – 7 p.m. Dec. 3; exploration of the orgin of meteoroids, meteors and meteorites; $8 city residents, $9 others.

Rocky Mount Arts Center children’s programs: 270 Gay St.; Jennifer Rankin, 972-1163, jennifer.rankin@rockymountnc.gov; rockymountnc.gov/artscenter.

• Creativity Cultivators – 2-3 p.m. Monday; multimedia class for ages 4-5 teaches painting, printing, ceramics and other activities; $35 city residents per session, $44 others.
• Creation Lab – Classes based on center’s exhibits and studio work; ages 6-11; 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday; $37 city residents, $46 others.
• Social ballroom dance – 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, through Dec. 10; sixth- through ninth-graders learn basic social dance steps, $60 per month for city residents, $70 per month for others.

Rocky Mount Children’s Museum and Science Center exhibits: 270 Gay St.; adults $4, seniors and children 3 to 16 years old $3, children 2 and younger free; all admitted free 1-5 p.m. Sundays; 972-1167; rockymountnc.gov/museum.

• “Inside Africa” – Through Dec. 31; interactive exhibit with hands-on activities, three-dimensional settings, multimedia presentations and a collection of African artifacts.
• “The New Children’s Museum” – Interactive learning to strengthen motor skills, vocabulary, memory and creative thinking.
• “Space Spot” – Hands-on interactive exhibit of astronomy and space science.
• Live animal gallery – Exploration of “Elements of Life,” “Diversity in the Carolinas” and “Save Our Planet.”

AREA MOVIES

Premiere Theatres: 821 Benvenue Road, Rocky Mount; 446-6500; “2012,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Blind Side,” “Couples Retreat,” “The Fourth Kind,” “Law Abiding Citizen,” “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” “Michael Jackson: This Is It,” “Paranormal Activity,” “Planet 51,” “Precious,” “The Stepfather” and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

Rocky Mount Children’s Museum and Science Center planetarium shows: 270 Gay St.; $3.50 per person per show, plus admission to the museum; now showing:

• “Stars of Pharaohs” – Full-dome video and 3D computer graphics show of the ancient Egyptian empire, its temples and pyramids and how astronomy was used in its society; 1 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
• “Season of Lights” – exploration of astronomy and history of holiday traditions celebrated during the coldest and darkest seasons; 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Friday, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
• “Laser Holidays” – Laser show set to holiday music; 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays.
• “Seasonal Stargazing” – Brief guided tour of the night sky; included with all other planetarium shows.

Carmike 10: Parkwood Mall, Wilson; 252-265-5538; “2012” “A Christmas Carol 3D,” “The Blind Side,” “The Box,” “Couples Retreat,” “The Fourth Kind,” “Law Abiding Citizen,” “Paranormal Activity,” “Planet 51” and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

CLUBS

Via Cappuccino: 3002 Sunset Ave., Rocky Mount; shows run from 8-9:30 p.m. unless noted; Via Cappuccino is smoke- and alcohol-free; 937-0004; vccoffee.com; free admission.

• Friday – Mike Clark and Co., playing acoustic originals and covers.
• Saturday – David Lewis, playing acoustic originals and covers.
• Nov. 27 – Alex Fatheree, alternative acoustic juggling.
• Nov. 28 – Ebony Moore, playing jazz and R&B.
• 10 a.m. Saturdays – Via Cappuccino Chess Club; free.
• 7 p.m. Mondays – Tar River Gamers, playing board games; free.

Gator’s Sports Pub: 1171 Jeffreys Road, Rocky Mount; 212-5100.

• Nov. 27-28 – DJ Redeyez.
• Nov. 29-30 – DJ David Howell.

R.A. Fountain General Store and Internet Cafe: Show times 7:30 p.m. except as noted 6754 E. Wilson St., Fountain; 252-749-3228; rafountain.com.

• Saturday – Rain Check; $8.
• 3 p.m. Sunday – Gospel Highway; free.
• Dec. 5 – The Buggy Riders; $8.
• Dec. 12 – The Yellowhammers; $8.
• Dec. 17 – The Sam Harris Family Christmas Special; free.
• Dec. 18 – The Steve Creech Septet; $8.

PERFORMANCE

Spring Hope Opry House: 7 p.m.; former Spaulding Middle School auditorium, 600 S. Pine St.; $15; Marshall Stephenson; 919-633-5576.

• Saturday – Marshall Stephenson and The Bluegrass Train Band.
• Dec. 5 and 12 – Country Christmas show; solos, duets, group songs and comedy; $12 advance, $15 at door.

Dunn Center for the Performing Arts concerts: Show times 8 p.m. except as noted; N.C. Wesleyan College, 3500 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount.

• 6 p.m. Dec. 1 – Lighting of Wesleyan; free.
• 7 p.m. Dec. 1 – “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”; free.
• Dec. 5 – “The Hunt Family Christmas”; $20.
• Dec. 18 – “Christmas with Destino”; $20.
• Jan. 16 – Food Fight; $20.
• Feb. 6 – The Harlem Gospel Choir; $20.
• Feb. 12 – “Love Me Tender”; $20.
• Feb. 19 – “Simply Sinatra”; $20.
• 3 p.m. March 21 – Cherry Holmes; $20.
• April 9 – Alpin Hong; $20.
• April 17 – “Feelin’ Groovy”; $20.

Rocky Mount Community Theatre productions: 270 Gay St.; 972-1266; rockymountnc.gov/artscenter/performingarts.

• “You Can’t Take It With You” – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; humorous encounter between a conservative family and the zany Sycamores; $7.
• 41st annual Christmas Chorus – 8 p.m. Dec. 3-4 and 2 p.m. Dec. 6; Christmas season music; $5.
• “Beauty and the Beast” auditions – 7 p.m. Dec. 16-17; audition consists of song and dance; production runs 7:30 p.m. March 5-6 and 12-13 and 2 p.m. March 7 and 14.
• “Sylvia” – 7:30 p.m. April 30, May 1 and 7-8 and 2 p.m. May 9; humerous encounter between empty-nesters and a dog.

Tar River Orchestra and Chorus: 7:30 p.m. unless noted; Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, N.C. Wesleyan College except as noted; $17, students with valid ID free; Brenda Crocker, 443-6513.

• Dec. 10 – Tar River Swing Band and Tar River Children’s Chorus; holiday music program.
• Feb. 27 – Tar River Symphonic Band; program includes “Salvation is Created” and “Sea Songs.”
• 3 p.m. March 21 – Tar River Philharmonic Orchestra, Tar River Chorus and Tar River Children’s Chorus; First United Methodist Church, 100 S. Church St., Rocky Mount; program includes Rameau’s “Ballet Suite” and Satie’s “Trois Gymnopedies No. 1 and 2.”
• April 15 – Tar River Swing Band; big band music.

Nash Arts Center: 100 E Washington St., Nashville; Shelly Gray, 459-4734; shelly@nasharts.org.

• 7 p.m. today and Friday – Nash County’s Got Talents finals; top 20 perform; $15 two day pass, $10 students, $10 one day pass, $8 students.
• 7 p.m. Saturday – Alvin Smith’s “Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees; $12.

Edgecombe Performance Series: 8 p.m.; Keihin Auditorium, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro; Eric Greene, 823-5166, ext. 187; edgecombe.edu.

• Dec. 16 – N.C. Symphony; holiday pops concert; adults $20, students $5.
• March 19 – Doc Watson; adults $30, seniors, staff and students $25.
• April 17 – The Drifters; adults $25, seniors, staff and students $20.

Barton College/Wilson Symphony Orchestra concert: 3 p.m. Sunday; Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre, Barton College, 700 Vance St. N.E., Wilson; Boaz Sharon performs Beethoven’s first piano concerto; program includes Haydn’s “Military Symphony”; adults $10, students and faculty free; 399-6309.

Lakeland Theatre Co. productions: 411 Mosby Ave., Littleton; Wally Hurst 877-330-0574; lakelandtheatrenc.org.

• “A Christmas Carol” – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Dec. 4-5 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 6; musical about Ebenezer Scrooge and his redemption after being visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve; $15 adults, $8 students.
• “Bye, Bye, Birdie” auditions – 2:30 p.m. Dec. 13 and 7 p.m. Dec. 14; auditions consist of singing song of choice and reading from script; technical and stage crew also needed; production runs Feb. 19 through March 7.

Theater of the American South: Boykin Cultural Center, 108 W. Nash St., Wilson; Gary Cole, 919-783-967; theateroftheamericansouth.org.

• “The Member of the Wedding” auditions – 10 a.m. Dec. 5; Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre, Barton College, 700 Vance St. N.E., Wilson; audition consist of brief monologue; production runs May 13-30.

Louisburg College concerts: 8 p.m. except as noted; Louisburg College Auditorium; 866-773-6354, louisburg.edu.

• Dec. 3 – “A Viennese Christmas” – The New Sigmund Romberg Orchestra; $20 adults, $18 seniors and children 17 and younger.
• Dec. 18 – “The Messiah”; free.

ONGOING

Rocky Mount Arts Center programs: Preregistration required; classes meet in the Arts Education Building at the Imperial Centre; nonresident premium fee waiver available for purchase.

• Imperial School of Painting – two-year course study of oil painting and plein-air landscape painting; weekly lectures and critiques; $1,200 per three-month session; Jennifer Rankin, 972-1632, jennifer.rankin@rockymountnc.gov.
• Painting workdays – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; experienced painters use the center’s studio for uninterrupted independent work; participants responsible for all materials; city residents $20, others $25 per month.
• Clay open studio – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday; opportunity for potters who wish to work independently; includes firing and use of glazes on hand; city residents $65, others $81 per month.

Blount-Bridgers House tours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2-4 p.m. Sundays; 130 Bridgers St., Tarboro; Buddy Hooks, 823-4159.

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