Ticket purchase and contact information for select Twin Counties venues is at the bottom of this file.

EVENTS

Book reading and signing: 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 20; Harold D. Cooley Library, 114 W. Church St., Nashville; retired Rocky Mount lawyer Roy A. Cooper Jr. reads from and signs copies of his book "Between the Creeks: My Sapony Adventures"; admission free; copies of book available for purchase; Beverly Cooper, 459-3552.

Romance book club meeting: 7 p.m. Nov. 21; Books-A-Million, 1100 N. Wesleyan Blvd.; Fatin Soufan, 452-1611; mad4rombks@aol.com.

HALO 3 game tournament: noon Nov. 22; Game On!, 1242 Home Depot Plaza, Rocky Mount; all-ages tournament; $15 registration per team; Crystal Ciccone, 937-4263.

Tarboro Second Saturdays street fair: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 13; Courthouse Square; street fair featuring arts and crafts, sidewalk sales, informational booths for nonprofit groups and food vendors; free; Betty NeSmith, 567-0915; gotarboro.com.

"Party with Santa" \u2013 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Dec. 14; Dunn Center for the Performing Arts; activities will include a visit, snack and photos with Santa and a performance of "Once Upon a Time"; $25; Dunn Center, 985-5197.

Ballroom and social dance classes: 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 16; Nashville Community Center; 403 S. Alston St.; $15 per class; Leah Long, 919-632-9429, leahmlong@nc.rr.com; leahmlong.com.

GALLERIES, MUSEUMS

The Southlight Group art exhibition: Through Jan. 1; Via Cappuccino, 3002 Sunset Ave., Rocky Mount; exhibit of works by local artists; artists reception 6-9 p.m. Dec. 2; 937-0004; vccoffee.com.

"Color of Consciousness \u2013 African Expressionist Painting" exhibit: Through Dec. 14; Mims Gallery, N.C. Wesleyan College; paintings by Tunde Afolayan.

Rocky Mount Art Center exhibits: Through Jan. 11; Catherine Coulter; 972-1175, catherine.coulter@rockymountnc.gov.

"Katarina Qvarnstrom \u2013 Historical Damask."

"Barbara Hardy Ray \u2013 Abstract Paintings."

"Bjorn Lowgren \u2013 Oil, Watercolor and Graphite."

"Norman Keller \u2013 Sculpture."

"Salmagundi XII \u2013 Eclectic Sculpture."

Permanent collection and new acquisitions

CHILDREN

Dunn Center for the Performing Arts children's shows: $5.

9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Nov. 20 \u2013 "Thaddeus Rex: Read Like a Rock Star."

9:30 a.m. Jan. 8 \u2013 "A Kid's Life Goes To School."

9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Feb. 27 \u2013 "Seussical."

9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. May 4 \u2013 "The Color of Justice."

Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center programs: Children 15 and younger must be accompanied by an adult; 972-1167.

Teacher work day art and science camp \u2013 8:30 a.m. Nov. 26; students create art projects and perform hands-on science experiments; students must bring lunch; residents $35, others $42 per session.

KinderScience: 10 a.m. Dec. 3 program "Shape Science"; introduces children ages 3 to 5 to science; preregistration required; city residents $8 per class, others $9.

Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center exhibits: Through Dec. 31; adults $4, seniors and children 3 to 16 years old $3, children 2 and younger free; all admitted free 2-5 p.m. Wednesdays.

"Microbes: Invisible Invaders, Amazing Allies" \u2013 Interactive journey through the hidden world of microbes.

"Maze Mania" \u2013 Interactive exhibit with mazes of varying types and difficulties.

AREA MOVIES

Premiere Theatres: 821 Benvenue Road, Rocky Mount; 446-6500; films run Friday through Thursday unless noted; "Appaloosa," "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," "Changeling," "Fireproof," "The Haunting of Molly Hartley," "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," "Max Payne," "Nights in Rodanthe," "Quantum of Solace," "Role Models," "Saw V," "The Secret Life of Bees" and "Soul Men."

Carmike 10: Parkwood Mall, Wilson; 252-265-5538; films run Friday through Thursday unless noted; "Appaloosa," "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," "Fireproof," "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," "House," "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," "Quantum of Solace," "Role Models," "Saw V" and "Soul Men."

CLUBS

Via Cappuccino: 3002 Sunset Ave. (in Englewood Square Shopping Center), Rocky Mount; shows run from 8-9:30 p.m. unless specified; Via Cappuccino is smoke- and alcohol-free; 937-0004; vccoffee.com; free admission.

Friday \u2013 Cory and The Giants, playing blues and Americana.

Saturday \u2013 Mike Clark and Co., playing Americana and originals.

Nov. 21 \u2013 Lee Owen, playing Americana and alternative.

Nov. 28 \u2013 Nate Harris, playing Americana and alternative.

10 a.m. Saturdays \u2013 Via Cappuccino Chess Club; free.

7 p.m. Mondays \u2013 Tar River Gamers, playing board games; free.

Nightlife Bar and Grill: 821 Country Club Road (Country Club Shopping Center), Rocky Mount; valid photo ID required for entry; 985-3866; nightlifebarandgrill.com.

9 p.m. Mondays \u2013 DJ David Howell, playing kraoke dance party; $2.

9 p.m. Wednesdays \u2013 Open-mic night; free.

9 p.m. Thursdays \u2013 DJ dance party; $2.

Westridge Grill: 3639 Sunset Ave. (in Westridge Shopping Center), Rocky Mount; 937-7299; free admission; shows run 8-11 p.m. unless noted.

Saturday \u2013 Monkey Foot.

Nov. 22 \u2013 Adam Stone.

R.A. Fountain General Store and Internet Cafe: 6754 E. Wilson St., Fountain; 252-749-3228; rafountain.com.

7:30 p.m. Friday \u2013 Donald Thompson Blues Band.

7:30 p.m. Saturday \u2013 Carolina Yellowhammers.

3 p.m. Sunday \u2013 Robbie Leonard and Friends; free.

Nov. 29 \u2013 Malpass Brothers.

Dec. 5 \u2013 Jon Durham.

Dec. 6 \u2013 Lawson Creek Bluegrass Band.

Dec. 7 \u2013 Melody Brown and Brien Barbour; free.

Dec. 12 \u2013 Nixon, Blevins and Gage.

Dec. 13 \u2013 Runs Good, Needs Work.

Dec. 18 \u2013 Sam Harris Family Christmas Show.

Dec.19 \u2013 Marshall Stephenson and Bluegrass Train.

Dec. 20 \u2013 Steve Creech Septet with Jerry Jolley.

Dec. 21 \u2013 Mike Hamer and Sue Luddeke's 5th Annual Christmas Special.

PERFORMANCE

Rocky Mount Community Theatre productions:

"Schoolhouse Rock Live!": 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday; stage adaptation of 1970s educational cartoon series.

Fortieth annual Christmas Chorus: 8 p.m. Dec. 11-12 and 2 p.m. Dec. 14; community chorus performs holiday music.

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

Friday \u2013 Southern Fried Chicks; $20.

3 p.m. Nov. 23 \u2013 Dallas Brass; $15.

Dec. 6 \u2013 Skaggs Family Christmas; $35.

Tar River ensembles concerts: 7:30 p.m.; Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, N.C. Wesleyan College except as noted; $15, students with valid ID free; Sara Cake, 443-2978.

Nov. 22 \u2013 Tar River Symphonic Band; program includes selections from "Star Wars" and Grainger's "Children's March."

Dec. 5 \u2013 Tar River Children's Chorus; First Baptist Church, 200 S. Church St.; annual holiday music program.

Feb. 21 \u2013 Tar River Symphonic Band; program includes Ticheli's "Sundance," polka, quick step march and big band medley.

March 28 \u2013 Tar River Philharmonic and Tar River Chorus; program includes Handel's "Water Music Suite," Haydn's "Symphony No. 104" and Britten's "Sinfonietta."

April 23 \u2013 Tar River Swing Band; program includes The Jazz Tones and soloist Carol Ingsbrestsen.

May 9 \u2013 Tar River Philharmonic and Tar River Chorus; program includes a tribute to compsoer George Gershwin.

Tar River Players productions: 8 p.m. except as noted; McIntyre Auditorium, Edgecombe Community College; adults $10, seniors and students $5.

"Love Letters" \u2013 Today through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; comedy about love and friendship.

"Flying West" \u2013 Feb. 20-21 and 2 p.m. Feb. 22, Feb. 27-28 and 2 p.m. March 1; story of four black women who fled the post-Civil War South to settle on the frontier.

"Andy Griffith" \u2013 April 24-25 and 2 p.m. April 26 and May 1-2 and 2 p.m. May 3; comedy about Mayberry residents.

"Little Women" \u2013 June 26-27 and 2 p.m. June 28; adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic.

Buddy Guy concert: 8 p.m. Nov. 22; Keihin Auditorium, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro; $25 adults, $20 seniors and students; Eric Greene, 823-5166, ext. 187; edgecombe.edu.

Holiday pops concert: 8 p.m. Dec. 4; Keihin Auditorium, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro; The North Carolina Symphony will present a holiday concert conducted by Joan Landry with guest soloist Tina Morris-Anderson; $22 adults, $5 students; 823-5166, ext. 187.

Spring Hope Music Jubilee \u2013 7 p.m.; former Spaulding Middle School auditorium, 600 S. Pine St.; advance $7, at door $8; Ann Wright; 459-8255.

Dec. 6 \u2013 Ronnie Ezzell and Southern Comfort, playing holiday music.

"The Crucible" \u2013 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday; Howard Chapel, Barton College; $8 adults, $5 students; parable of power, intolerance and hypocrisy; Carol Sabella, 399-6483.

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

Friday \u2013 The Del McCoury Band, playing bluegrass; $30, $25 and $20.

Dec. 5 \u2013 3 Redneck Tenors, singing opera; adults $20, seniors and children 17 and younger $18.

Jan. 23 \u2013 Emile Pandolfi, pianist; adults $17, seniors and children 17 and younger $15.

Feb. 12 \u2013 "Puttin' on the Hitz": American Music of the 1930s-50s; adults $20, seniors and children 17 and younger $18.

March 20 \u2013 Casablanca Orchestra, playing big band; $10.

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

"Fiddler On The Roof" \u2013 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21-22 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday; a poor dairyman tries to teach his five daughters the traditions of their tight-knit Jewish community in czarist Russia.

"Peter Pan" \u2013 Dec. 5-7 and 12-14; story about a boy who flies and magically refuses to grow up on a never-ending adventure on Neverland Island.

ONGOING

Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center planetarium shows: $3.50 per person per show, plus admission to the museum; special showings can be scheduled for groups; now showing:

"Microcosm" \u2013 Full dome video and 3D computer graphics show of a microbe-perspective trip through the human body; 1 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

"Astronaut" \u2013 Exploration of outer space and its effects on the human body; 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

"Laser Beatles" \u2013 Laser show set to the music of The Beatles; 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays.

"Seasonal Stargazing" \u2013 Brief guided tour of the night sky; included with all other planetarium shows.

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.

Painting workdays \u2013 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; experienced painters use the center's studio for uninterrupted independent work; participants responsible for all materials; city residents $20, others $25 per week or city residents $60, others $75 per month.

Clay open studio \u2013 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; $65 city residents, $81 others per month.

Chess lessons: 7-9 p.m. Thursdays; Church on the Rise, 3250 Bishop Road; all skill levels welcome; free; Evan Whittington, 252-451-1140 or 919-333-3635 before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m., tinaslion@yahoo.com.

USA Dance: Promotes ballroom dancing and educates the public regarding its physical, mental and social benefits; Vince Tesoro, 212-5525.

Chapter social dance \u2013 7:30-10:30 p.m. second Saturday of the month; Rocky Mount Arts Center; short class on the dance of the month included before the social dance begins; members $5, others $7.

Practice sessions \u2013 4-6 p.m. Sundays; Crystal's Elite Dance Studio, 3040 Zebulon Road, Rocky Mount; $5; lessons on wide variety of dances also available for groups.

Arts and crafts guilds: Imperial Centre (unless specified); Jennifer Rankin, 972-1632, jennifer.rankin@rockymountnc.gov.

Tar River Basketweavers \u2013 7 p.m. fourth Tuesday of the month; Battleboro Community Center, 280 W. Battleboro Ave., Rocky Mount; basketweaving taught through shared experience and knowledge.

Tar River Piecemakers Quilting Guild \u2013 9 a.m. second Saturday of the month; works on fabric, design and art, including donations made to charitable organizations.

Embroiderer's Guild of America \u2013 7 p.m. second Tuesday of the month; meetings offer workshops, exhibits, stitch-ins and social activities.

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Twin Counties Arts Venues

- Braswell Memorial Library – N. Grace St., Rocky Mount; hours – 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 442-1951; braswell-library.org

- Dunn Center for the Performing Arts – N.C. Wesleyan College, 3500 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount; box office hours – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday; director, 985-5248; box office, 985-5197; dunncenter.com

- Edgecombe ARTS – 130 Bridgers St., Tarboro; hours – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays, 2-4 p.m. weekends; edgecombearts.org; 823-4159

- Four Sisters Gallery – Pearsall Building, N.C. Wesleyan College, 3500 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount; gallery hours – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; 985-5268; ncwc.edu/arts/foursisters/

- Keihin Auditorium – on the campus of Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro; box office hours – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; 823-5166, ext. 187; www.edgecombe.cc.nc.us/ac_and_t_center/ac_and_t_main.htm

- Mims Gallery and Civic Gallery – In the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, N.C. Wesleyan College, 2500 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount; gallery hours – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; the galleries also are open during evening performances at the Dunn Center; 985-5268; ncwc.edu/arts/mims

- Nash Arts Center –100 E. Washington St., Nashville; gallery hours – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 459-4734; nasharts.org

- Rocky Mount Community Theatre –270 Gay St.; ci.rocky-mount.nc.us/artscenter/theatre.html; 972-1266

- Rocky Mount Arts Center –270 Gay St.; 972-1163; closed Monday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday; 972-1163; ci.rocky-mount.nc.us./artscenter/

- Children's Museum and Science Center – 270 Gay St. Rocky Mount; 972-1167; closed Monday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday; 972-1167; ci.rocky-mount.nc .us./museum/