GALLERIES
EXHIBITION OF UNIQUE JEWELRY: Works by artist designer and jeweler Tatyana
Konovalova; Russian Art Gallery, Cary; Thru Feb. 28. Contact 919-468-1800 or
www.russianart.us.com.
WORKS BY SARAH BLAKESLEE (1912-2005): Gallery C, Raleigh; Feb. 5-March 17 (Opening
Reception Feb. 5). Contact 919-828-3165 or www.galleryc.net.
CONDUIT CENTER FOR CREATIVE CHANGE — CREATIVITY! OFF THE CUFF!: A Valentine’s Day event featuring interactive
performances with local creatives whose services and arts foster the
development of creativity in others; Crocker’s Mark Gallery, Raleigh; Feb. 14.
Contact 919-345-8396 or www.conduitforchange.com.
2010 MEREDITH COLLEGE ALUMNAE ART
EXHIBITION: Over 65 alumnae
representing each decade since 1946 are represented by ceramics, paintings,
mixed media, sculpture, textiles, photography and drawings in this
retrospective look at the Meredith College Art Department; Rotunda Gallery at
Meredith College, Raleigh; Thru April 4. Contact 919-760-8332 or
www.meredith.edu.
DUAL/FOCUS:
Featured artists
explore the roots of photography and printmaking in both technology and fine
art; Miriam Preston Art Gallery, Raleigh; Feb. 4-March 22 (Opening Reception
Feb. 4). Contact 919-996-3610 or www.raleighnc.gov/arts.
FOR THE
LOVE OF ART — VISUAL ART EXCHANGE’S 26TH ANNUAL AUCTION & GALA:
An evening of
networking, refreshments and live and silent auctions, black tie optional;
Raleigh Marriott City Center; Feb. 6. Contact 919-828-7834 or
www.visualartexchange.org/gala.
THE RED EYED RABBIT — A
RETROSPECTIVE OF WORK BY WADE SMITH: The Mahler Fine Art, Raleigh; Feb. 9-28. Contact 919-896-7503
or www.themahlerfineart.com.
IF YOU GIVE YOUR HEART TO ME...: A Special Valentine
Party for collectors and those passionate about love; The Mahler Fine Art &
The Collectors Gallery, Raleigh; Feb. 4. Contact 919-896-7503 or
www.themahlerfineart.com.
IMAGINE: Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh; Feb. 5-25. (Opening
Reception Feb. 5). Contact 919-828-7834 or www.visualartexchange.org.
ROMANCE GOES A LONG WAY: Featuring art by Connie Winters, Carolyn
Goldsmith, Mike Rooney and others; ArtSource North
Hills, Raleigh; Feb. 1-28. Contact 919-787-9533 or www.artsource-raleigh.com.
EVENTS AT THE DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL: Durham; Contact 919-560-2787 or online at www.durhamarts.org.
•TRANSIENT MEMORIES: Photographs by
Steven Gregory; Allenton Gallery; Thru March 21.
• UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Abstract
paintings in acrylic by Don Mertz; Semans Gallery; Thru March 21.
EVENTS AT ARTSPACE: Raleigh; Contact 919-821-0383 or www.artspacenc.org.
• HOWARD SHERMAN — BOGUS RATING
SYSTEM: Gallery One; Thru March 5 (Opening Reception Feb. 5).
• ARTSPACE FIGURE STUDY EXHIBITION: Education Room; Thru Feb. 20.
• HEATHER FREEMAN & STEVE SUBOTNICK — INTIMATE ANIMALS: Gallery Two; Feb. 5-March 27 (Opening
Reception Feb. 5).
• JUDY CRANE — FROM SITE TO STUDIO,
THE SOUTHERN LANDSCAPE: Upfront Gallery; Thru Feb. 20.
• SOUP BOWL SUPPER: Gallery 2; Feb. 25.
NEW GENERATION OF
SEAGROVE POTTERS: Featuring 15 Seagrove area potters all under the age of 40; The
North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove; Feb. 12-April 10. Contact 336-873-8430
or www.ncpotterycenter.com.
CLASSICAL
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS ON
SUNDAYS —51 STRINGS AND 1397 PIPES, MUSIC
FOR VIOLIN, HARP AND ORGAN: Presented by the North
Carolina Museum of Art and Raleigh Chamber Music Guild; Jones Chapel at Meredith College, Raleigh; Feb. 28. Contact
919-821-2030 or www.rcmg.org.
TRIANGLE YOUTH BRASS
BAND CONCERT W/ SPECIAL GUEST SCOTT HARTMAN: Meymandi Concert Hall at the Progress Energy Center for the
Performing Arts, Raleigh; Feb. 13. Contact 919-469-4061.
MEREDITH
COLLEGE CHOPIN COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE
COMPOSER’S BIRTH: Competition and Festival events held at Carswell
Concert Hall or Jones Auditorium on the campus of Meredith College, Raleigh;
Feb. 22-27. Contact 919-760-2489.
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
CONCERT EVENTS: Meymandi Concert Hall at
the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh. Contact
www.ncsymphony.org. (For a complete list of North Carolina Symphony concert
dates and locations visit www.ncsymphony.org.)
• FIRE & ICE — DUKE
MEDICINE CLASSICAL SERIES: Feb. 5-6
• BACH AND BRAHMS — DUKE MEDICINE CLASSICAL SERIES: Feb. 19-20
• THE PLANETS — DUKE MEDICINE CLASSICAL SERIES: March 5-6
• JOHNNY MATHIS — FIDELITY
INVESTMENTS POPS SERIES: Feb. 26-27
• MOZART AND TCHAIKOVSKY — FRIDAY
FAVORITES SERIES: Feb. 12
• A BROADWAY ROMANCE — SPECIAL EVENT: Feb. 14
• LET’S DANCE — YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERIES: March 13
EVENTS AT THE DUKE
UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC: Duke University, Durham.
Contact 919-684-4444 or www.tickets.duke.edu.
• DUKE WIND
SYMPHONY: Baldwin Auditorium; Feb. 18
• DUKE JAZZ ENSEMBLE W/
GUEST ARTIST KEVIN MAHOGANY: Baldwin Auditorium; Feb. 19
• ORGAN RECITAL: Duke
Chapel; Feb. 21
• PIANO HONORS RECITAL: Baldwin
Auditorium; Feb. 26
• FACULTY RECITAL —
ELIZABETH TOMLIN, PIANO: Baldwin Auditorium; Feb. 27
POP MUSIC
ALLEN
TOUSSAINT PRESENTED BY PINECONE: Meymandi
Concert Hall at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh;
Feb. 18. Contact 919-664-8302 or www.pinecone.org.
THE
KRUGER BROTHERS PRESENTED BY PINECONE: Holly Springs Cultural Center, Holly Springs; Feb. 27.
Contact 919-567-4000 or www.pinecone.org.
CHRISETTE
MICHELE: Jazz R&B
vocalist performs; Carolina Theatre, Durham; March 3. Contact 919-560-3030 or
www.carolinatheatre.org.
THE BLACK EYED PEAS — THE E.N.D. WORLD TOUR: RBC Center, Raleigh; Feb. 19. Contact
800-745-3000 or www.rbccenter.com.
DUKES OF DIXIELAND: A Marvelous Music Series
Concert presented by Town of Cary; Herbert C. Young Community Center, Cary;
Feb. 19. Contact 919-469-4061 or www.townofcary.org.
THE COASTAL COHORTS
CONCERT TO BENEFIT NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION: Lincoln Theatre,
Raleigh; March 6. Contact www.lincolntheatre.com.
ERIC CLAPTON: RBC Center, Raleigh; March 8. Contact
800-745-3000 or www.rbccenter.com.
AN EVENING WITH STEVE WINWOOD: Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham;
Feb. 9. Contact www.dpacnc.com.
HARRY CONNICK JR.: Grammy Award-winning Harry Connick Jr.
and Orchestra perform; Durham Performing Arts
Center, Durham; Feb. 16. Contact 919-680-2787 or www.dpacnc.com.
BEST OF BIG BAND SOUND FEATURING
PIEDMONT JAZZ, RICHARD SATTERFIELD: Presented
by The Chowan Arts Council; Swain Auditorium, Edenton; Feb. 20. Contact
252-482-8005 or www.chowanarts.org.
SOLMATE
FEATURING ELMER GIBSON: With Baron Tymas, Aaron
Tucker and Lori Barmer; Prime Smokehouse, Garner; Fridays and Saturdays
beginning at 9:30 p.m. Contact 919-779-6716 or www.primesmokehouse.com.
EVENTS AT
THE CLAYTON CENTER: Clayton; Contact
919-553-1737 or www.theclaytoncenter.com.
• DESTINO TENORS-POPERA
WITH A SOUL INFUSION: Feb. 13
• BLUES BASH V —
FEATURING RUTHIE FOSTER QUARTET & ERIC BIBB: Feb. 26
STAGE & SCREEN
DEAN & BRITTA: 13
MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS FOR ANDY WARHOL’S SCREEN TESTS: Reynolds Theater, Durham; Feb. 18. Contact
919-684-4444 or www.dukeperformances.org.
SPRING
AWAKENING: Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham; March 2-7. Contact
919-680-2787 or www.dpac.com.
THE SEAFARER PRESENTED BY BURNING COAL THEATRE COMPANY: Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, Raleigh; Feb. 4-21. Contact
919-834-4001 or www.burningcoal.org.
PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM: A play by Woody Allen presented by ECU/Loessin
Playhouse; McGinnis Theatre at ECU, Greenville; Feb. 25-March 2. Contact
252-328-6829 or www.ecuarts.com.
KABUKI LADY MACBETH BY KAREN SUNDE: Shakespeare’s story from its heroine’s point of
view; Studio Theatre at Meredith College, Raleigh; Feb. 16-21. Contact
919-760-2840.
CINDERELLA PRESENTED BY CAROLINA
BALLET: AJ Fletcher Opera Theater at the Progress
Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh; Feb. 18-March 7. Contact
919-719-0900 or www.carolinaballet.com.
DON’T CRY FOR ME, MARGARET MITCHELL: Theatre In The Park, Raleigh; Feb. 12-14 & 18-21. Call
919-831-6058 or www.theatreinthepark.com.
ALL MY SONS PRESENTED BY PLAYMAKERS REPERTORY COMPANY: Paul Green Theatre at
the UNC Center of Dramatic Art, Chapel Hill. Thru Feb. 14. Contact 919-962-7529
or www.playmakersrep.org.
CROWNS PRESENTED BY NEW BERN CIVIC THEATRE: New Bern Civic Theatre, New Bern; Feb. 11-14 & 19-21.
Contact 252-634-9057 or www.newberncivictheatre.org.
LOVE BITS
& BITES — THE FIFTH DIMENSION: Presented by the Cary
Players; Page-Walker Arts & History Center; Feb. 12-14 & 20-21. Contact
919-469-4061.
CINEMA
INC. 2009-2010 SEASON: Raleigh’s nonprofit
film society presents films of educational, cultural, artistic and historical
interest; films are shown on 2nd Sundays at 7 p.m. at the Rialto Theatre in
Raleigh; Admission is by season ticket only; Contact 919-787-7611 or www.cinema-inc.org.
• SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS: Feb. 14
• AKIRA KUROSAWA’S DREAMS: March 14
• BRIGHT LEAVES: April 11
ARTS NC
STATE PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS: NC State University, Raleigh; Contact 919-515-1100 or www.ncsu.edu/arts.
• AQUILA THEATRE COMPANY
— AS YOU LIKE IT: Stewart
Theatre; Feb. 2
• AQUILA THEATRE COMPANY —
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE: Stewart
Theatre; Feb. 3
• KELLYLEE EVANS — OFF
CENTER SERIES: Titmus Theatre in Thompson Hall; Feb. 17
• UNIVERSITY THEATRE
PRESENTS INTO THE WOODS: Stewart
Theatre; Feb. 17-21
• THE VERY HUNGY CATERPILLAR & OTHER ERIC CARLE FAVOURITES: Stewart
Theatre; Feb 27
• ESPERANZA SPALDING: Stewart
Theatre; March 5
CAROLINA
PERFORMING ARTS SERIES EVENTS: Memorial Hall at UNC,
Chapel Hill; Contact 919-843-3333 or www.carolinaperformingarts.org.
• JENNIFER LARMORE, MEZZO
SOPRANO: Feb. 9
• THE SHIPMENT — YOUNG JEAN
LEE’S THEATER COMPANY: Feb. 12-13
• TINARIWEN: Feb. 15
• STREB — BRAVE: Feb. 19-20
• TERENCE BLANCHARD,
TRUMPET: Feb. 26
• LONDON PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA WITH VLADIMIR JUROWSKI, CONDUCTOR: March 2-3
MUSEUMS
EVENTS AT
THE NASHER MUSEUM OF ART: Duke University,
Durham; Contact online at www.nasher.duke.edu.
• FREE THURSDAY NIGHTS AT
THE NASHER: The Nasher Museum is free and open to all every Thursday night,
5-9 p.m.
• BIG SHOTS — ANDY WARHOL POLAROIDS: Thru Feb. 21
• BEYOND BEAUTY, PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE DUKE UNIVERSITY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
LIBRARY: Now Open
EVENTS AT
THE CAMERON ART MUSEUM: Wilmington; Contact
910-395-5999 ext. 1005 or www.cameronartmuseum.com.
• PERFORMANCE — FINISHING THE HAT, JEFF PHILLIPS CABARET:
Feb. 4
• LIVING HISTORY FOR
SCHOOLS — 5TH ANNUAL CIVIL WAR
LIVING HISTORY: Feb. 19
• 5TH ANNUAL CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY: Feb. 20
• KIDS @ CAM: Feb. 20
• SPOKEN WORD, COAST
POETRY JAM: Feb. 25
EVENTS AT
THE GREGG MUSEUM OF ART & DESIGN AT NCSU: Raleigh; Contact 919-515-1100 or www.ncsu.edu/arts.
• WITH LATHE AND CHISEL — NORTH
CAROLINA WOOD TURNERS AND CARVERS: Thru May 15; Panel Discussion Feb. 4.
• FACES AND MAZES: Thru May 15; Panel Discussion March 4.
EVENTS AT
THE NC MUSEUM OF HISTORY: Raleigh; Contact
919-807-7900 or www.ncmuseumofhistory.org.
• NEW EXHIBIT — BARBIE SIMPLY FABULOUS AT 50: Thru
July 5, 2010
• TIME FOR TOTS — QUILT
CRAZY: Feb. 2 & 9
• HANDS-ON HISTORY: Feb.
6, 13, 20 & 27
• A NEW LAND, “A NEW VOYAGE,” THE TERCENTENARY OF JOHN LAWSON’S
EXPLORATION OF THE CAROLINAS: Now Open
• AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
TOUR: Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27
• RETHINKING SLAVERY AND FREEDOM IN EARLY VIRGINIA AND THE BRITISH
ATLANTIC: Holly Brewer, NC State University; Feb. 9
• HISTORY À LA CARTE — 50
YEARS SINCE THE SIT-INS: Feb. 10
• MAKE IT, TAKE IT — VALENTINES:
Feb. 13
• FILM — HOMEMADE AMERICAN MUSIC: Feb. 14
• FILM AND Q&A — FEBRUARY ONE,THE STORY OF THE GREENSBORO
FOUR: Feb. 20
EVENTS AT
THE RALEIGH CITY MUSEUM: Briggs Building at 220
Fayetteville St., Raleigh; Contact 919-832-3775 or www.raleighcitymuseum.org.
• SECOND
SATURDAY IS KID’S DAY — 5 FACES &
PLACES OF RALEIGH’S AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY: Feb. 13
• THE LIFE OF THE ENSLAVED IN NORTH CAROLINA: Lecture by Dr.
Harry Watson of UNC-Chapel Hill; Feb. 27.
EVENTS AT
THE ACKLAND MUSEUM OF ART: The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Contact 919-966-5736 or www.ackland.org.
• ALONG THE SILK ROAD, ART AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE: Thru June 5,
2011
• COLOR BALANCE- PAINTINGS BY FELRATH HINES: Thru May 9
• JACOB LAWRENCE AND THE LEGEND OF JOHN BROWN: Thru May 9
EVENTS AT
WILSON LIBRARY: The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Contact www.lib.unc.edu.
• WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED —
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SOUTH 18TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT:
Melba Remig Saltarelli Exhibit Room; Thru Feb. 5.
POTPOURRI
WARREN BINGHAM LECTURE
ON GEORGE WASHINGTON’S 1791 SOUTHERN
TOUR: Joel
Lane Museum House Visitors Center, Raleigh; Feb. 19. Contact 919-833-3431 or
www.joellane.org.
AT&T RALEIGH
WINTERFEST: An eight-week celebration in downtown Raleigh; City Plaza;
information on activities and ice rink schedules available online at
www.raleighwinterfest.com.
8TH ANNUAL
WILMINGTON CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL: A weekend of chocolate festivities and Chocolate Gala; Senior
Center, Wilmington; Feb. 5-7. Contact 910-798-6402 or
www.wilmingtonchocolatefestival.com.
CAROLINA GARDEN EXPO: Exhibits and selections
for the home and garden featuring custom landscapes, plants, gardening
supplies, and a question and answer seminar; Greenville Convention Center,
Greenville; Feb. 5-6. Contact 252-334-0093.
BLACK TIE & TAILS
BALL: A
“safari formal” event benefiting Carolina Tiger Rescue; Washington Duke Inn,
Durham; Feb. 27. Contact www.blacktieandtailsball.com.
RALEIGH OSCAR NIGHT
AMERICA PARTY TO BENEFIT THEATRE IN THE PARK: Theatre In The Park,
Raleigh; March 7. Contact 919-831-6058 or www.theatreinthepark.com.
LIFTING
MINDS AND HEARTS BREAKFAST WITH GUEST SPEAKER PERRY
TUTTLE: A
fundraising event for Loaves and Fishes Ministry; North Raleigh Hilton; March
17. Contact 919-414-4412 or www.lafchildren.org.
EVENTS AT
THE GARDEN HUT: Fuquay-Varina. Contact
919-552-0590 or www.nelsasgardenhut.com.
•PLANTING DEMONSTRATION
BY NELSA COX: Feb. 13
EVENTS AT
HISTORIC TRYON PALACE: New Bern; Contact
800-767-1560 or www.tryonpalace.org.
• WINTER WEDNESDAY
WORKSHOPS: Tryon Palace Visitors Center Lobby; Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24
• TRYON PALACE GARDEN
LECTURE: Feb. 13
• AFRICAN AMERICAN
LECTURE: Visitors Center Auditorium; Feb. 18