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ICONOSTASIS; Exhibition of paintings and poetic texts; National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park; thru March 4. Contact 919-549-0061.

TERMINAL A ART GALLERY; New exhibit by Artspace artists Mary Shannon Johnstone, Judy Jones, & Annette Rogers; Terminal A Art Gallery, Raleigh-Durham International Airport; thru April 4. Contact 919-821-2787.

CURV-I-TURE; A juried exhibition of studio furniture that celebrates the curved form; Gallery of Art & Design,

Talley Student Center, NC State University; thru March 3. Contact 919- 515-3503 or www.ncsu.edu/gad.

BUOYANCY; An installation by Brent Cole consists of replications of floating buoys and navigation markers through blown glass and mixed media;

Rebus Works, Raleigh; thru March 3. Contact 919-754-8452 or www.rebusworks.net.

THE ARTSCENTER GALLERY; Featuring close-up and micro nature photography by Gary Duncan; The ArtsCenter, Carrboro; (Reception, Feb. 1) Feb. 1-18. Contact 919-929-2787 or www.artscenterlive.org.

EVENTS AT CHOWAN ARTS COUNCIL,
Edenton; Contact 252-482-8005

• GLASS PANELS WORKSHOP with Jimmy Yates; Feb. 1.
• HAND BUILDING WITH CLAY with Lisa Melita; Feb. 3.
• JEWELRY WORKSHOP with Ken Attkisson; Feb. 8.
• THINK PINK! Exhibit of pink art in any medium; Feb. 11.
• BEGINNING ACRYLICS with Margie Sawyer; March 3

AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART EXHIBIT; Works by African-American artists to celebrate Black History Month; Arts-

Center, Carrboro; Feb. 1-28. Contact 919-929-2787.

GALLERY TALK; Featuring Haig Khachatoorian, Professor of Industrial Design at NC State University's College of Design; Gallery of Art & Design, Talley

Student Center, NC State University; Feb. 3. Contact 919-515-3503 or www.ncsu.edu/gad.

LANDSCAPE IN ART: THE CONTINUUM III; Featuring new works by gallery artists Trey Finney, Terry Fisher, Kevin Fitzgerald, Michael Knoch, David Nance, Tjasa Owen, and Susan Mayfield West;

City Art Gallery, Greenville; (Reception, Feb. 3) Feb. 3-March 5. Contact 252- 353-7000 or www.city-art-gallery..com

THE ARTSCENTER GALLERY; Featuring the photography of Brian McCarty, toy photographer and owner of Los Angeles studio McCarty Photoworks; The ArtsCenter, Carrboro; (Reception Feb. 4) Feb. 4-28. Contact 919-929-2787 or www.artscenterlive.org.

ARTSOURCE; Exhibit of new works by new gallery artists including George Pocheptsov, Matthew Chas-Daniel, Anne Boysen, Charlotte Foust and Daniel Smith; Raleigh; Feb. 5-April 2. Contact 919-833-0013 or www.artsource-raleigh.com. LAYERS OF TRADITION: 150 YEARS OF NC QUILTS; Exhibition of finest examples of North Carolina quilts in the state's museum collections; Louise Wells

Cameron Museum of Art, Wilmington; Feb. 10-May 25. Contact 910- 395-5999 or www.cameronartmuseum.com.

DALI; Works from the Sacred Bible Series that illustrates various scenes from the New and Old Testaments; Animation & Fine Art Galleries, University Mall, Chapel Hill; (Reception Feb. 11) Feb. 11-March 10. Contact 919-968-8008 or www.animationand-fineart.com.

EVENTS AT GALLERY C, RALEIGH; Contact 919-828-3165 or www.galleryc.net:

• CONTEMPORARY HAITIAN MASTERS; Showing the indomitable spirit and creativity of the Haitian people, with subjects ranging from the dark side to the joie de vivre of everyday life; thru Feb. 8.
• THE BEST OF NORTH CAROLINA; Fine art from the 19th and 20th Century; Artists represented include George Charles Aid, Sarah Blakeslee, Robert Broderson, Minnie Evans, Henry MacMillan, Louis Orr, Francis Speight, and Will Henry Stevens; (Reception, Feb. 11) Feb. 11-March 16.

RECENT PAINTINGS BY BEVERLY MCIVER; Tyndall Galleries, University Mall, Chapel Hill; thru Feb. 18. Contact 919-942-2290 or www.tyndallgalleries..com.

"THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES, BY WOMEN'S HANDS"; Annual juried art show for women artists, largest in North Carolina; Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, Chapel Hill. Feb. 18-27; Contact 919-968-4610.

THE ULTIMATE TABLESETTING AND A BRIDAL EXTRAVAGANZA; Cedar Creek Gallery; Creedmoor; Feb. 25- March 25. Contact 919-528-1041 or www.cedarcreekgallery.com.

WINTER'S SPLASH OF COLOR; Paintings by gallery members; Exhibit 20, Raleigh; Feb. 26. Contact 919- 831-5454.

CLASSICAL

ECHOES OF WAR; Multimedia presentation featuring Terry Rhodes, soprano; Ellen Williams, mezzosoprano; Jane Hawkins, piano; John Creagh, narrator; John Kincheloe, media specialist; Nelson Music Room, Duke University, Durham; Feb. 4. Contact 919- 684-4444.

THE PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, time-honored 70-year-old ensemble performing Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral," and other classics, presented by S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series; ECU's Wright Auditorium, Greenville; Feb. 10. NC SYMPHONY CONCERTS (for other venues and info, contact 919-733-2750 or www.ncsymphony.org):

• CHORAL SOCIETY OF DURHAM; Rodney Wynkoop, guest conductor; Program: Haydn: Mass in Time of War; Vaughan Williams: Don Nobis Pacem; Feb. 11-13
• A NIGHT AT THE OPERA: CHAPEL HILL; Fletcher Opera Institute, NC School of the Arts, William Henry Curry, Resident Conductor; Program: Strauss: Don Juan; Wagner: Music from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg; A Night at the Opera: Selections from Mozart's Don Giovanni; Feb. 17
• A NIGHT AT THE OPERA: RALEIGH; William Henry Curry, Resident Conductor Fletcher Institute NC School of the Arts; Program: Strauss: Don Juan Wagner: Music from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg; A Night at the Opera: Selections from Mozart's Don Giovanni
• ART GARFUNKEL: Vocalist Art Garfunkel and Resident Conductor William Henry Curry; Program: Garfunkel's tenor voice provides harmony for Paul Simon's poetic lyrics; Feb. 25-26, Matinee Feb. 27

AN EVENING OF OPERA FAVORITES; Annual Fundraiser Concert and Silent Auction featuring Puccini, Mozart, Wagner, Donizetti, Verdi, Handel & others sung in English; Durham Art Council, PSI Theatre, Durham; Feb. 12. Contact 919-530-7339 or www.longleafopera.org.

• FESTIVAL OF FOUR HANDS, Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham. Contact 919-684-444:
• FACULTY/STUDENT PIANO DUO CONCERT: Piano faculty members performing with their students. Feb. 11
• VARIATIONS; Guest piano duos from across the state presenting the premiere of the encore Cut-Time Shout by Stephen Jaffe, Feb. 12

CIOMPI QUARTET; Mozart, String Quartet in G Major, K. 387; Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 11; Schubert, String Quartet in G Major, D. 887; Nelson Music Room, Duke University, Durham; Feb. 19; Contact 919-684-4444.

MALLARME CHAMBER PLAYERS; Featuring flautist Anna Ludwig Wilson, cellist Jonathan Kramer & harpist Jacquelyn Bartlett; Mallett Mill House, Hillsborough. Feb. 20. Contact 919-732-2013. RALEIGH CHAMBER MUSIC GUILD'S SIGHTS & SOUNDS

ON SUNDAY; featuring Kevin Lawrence, violin, & Peter Kairoff, piano, in concert; NC Museum of Art, Raleigh; Feb. 20. Call 919-715-5923 or visit www.rcmg.org.

RIVETING RUSSIANS; Featuring the Duke Symphony Orchestra; Music Director Harry Davidson with guest artist Brian Johnson, baritone; Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham; Feb. 23. Contact 919-684- 4444.

POP MUSIC

KING WILKIE AND THE DUHKS; A concert featuring two young acts on the acoustic music circuit, with King Wilkie's sextet of young Turks mixing mature chops with electrifying energy & The Duhks' contemporary acoustics; Stewart Theatre, NC State University, Raleigh; Feb. 5. Contact 919-515-1100. SOUTHEAST ASIA TSUNAMI BENEFIT WITH COUNTDOWN

QUARTET & GENERATIONS; joined by Brother Yusef and Adia Ledbetter for crucial cause; Admission-suggested minimum donation of $10 to American Red Cross International Disaster Response or US Fund for UNICEF; West End Theatre, The ArtsCenter, Carrboro; Feb. 5. Contact 919-929-2787 or www.artscenterlive.org.

SECOND ANNUAL AMERICAN ROOTS SERIES; The ArtsCenter, Carrboro; Contact 919-929-2787 or www.artscenterlive.org:

• DR. JOHN: New Orleans piano man & four-time Grammy award-winner takes audience on a musical journey to the Big Easy; Feb. 10
• ALEX DE GRASSI: Grammy nominee and top fingerstyle steel-string acoustic guitarists; Feb. 18
• LUCY KAPLANSKY: Performing songs from her latest album about her adopted daughter; Feb 19
• PURA FE; Bluesy songwriter, singer, musician, actor, dancer, artist & more; Feb. 25

DOO WOP DANCE; Bring your sweetheart to celebrate the Nifty Fifties with dinner & dancing; Silver Coast Winery, Ocean Isle; Feb. 12. Contact www.silvercoastwinery.com.

COUNT BASIE CENTENNIAL CONCERT; Duke Jazz Ensemble directed by John Brown, Guest Artists: Frank Foster, saxophone; Chris Murrell, vocalist; Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham; Feb. 18. Contact 919-684-4444.

BERING STRAIT; Bluegrass-country-pop band from Nashville (& Russia); The Clayton Center, Clayton; Feb 25. Contact 919-553-1737 or www.theclaytoncenter.org.

CARNAVALITO; Concert featuring fiery Latin sounds; Garner Historic Auditorium, Garner; Feb. 26; Contact 919-990-1902 or www.pinecone.org.

DJEMBE & AFRO-CUBAN ENSEMBLES; Directed by Bradley Simmons; Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham; March 4. Contact 919-684-4444.

EAGLES, "FAREWELL I" TOUR; The band's first appearance in Raleigh in more than 10 years, performing songs from their double Platinum CD, Eagles-The Very Best Of; RBC Center, Raleigh; March 11. Contact www.eaglesband.com.

THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA; Clayton Center, Clayton; Feb. 13. Contact 919-553-1737 or www.theclaytoncenter.org.

RHYTHMS OF SCOTLAND; featuring Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser with cellist Natalie Haas & Rhythms of Scotland cast-dancers, singers, pipes & drums, story of Scottish culture told through music & dance; Duke University's Page Auditorium, Durham; March 7. Contact 919-684-4444 or www.tickets.duke.edu.

STAGE & SCREEN

COPENHAGEN;Produced by PlayMakers Repertory Company, written by playwright Michael Frayn & directed by returning guest Drew Barr; Center for Dramatic Art, Chapel Hill; thru Feb. 13. Contact 919- 962-PLAY or www.playmakersrep.org.

FALLING IN LIKE;The Temple Theatre's professional premiere of the romantic comedy about a detached theatre star who falls in love with his apprentice; Written by Temple Theatre artistic director Jerry Sipp; The Temple Theatre, Sanford; thru Feb. 13. Contact 919-774-4155 or www.templeshows.com.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE; Theatre In The Park presents Joseph Kesselring's classic on the main stage at the Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre; David Henderson will be guest director; Feb. 3-6. Contact 919-831-6058 or www.theatreinthepark.com.

DANCE 2005; Variety of dance styles, presented in quick moving & colorful performance featuring guest artist Colleen Thomas; McGinnis Theatre, East Carolina University, Greenville; Feb. 3-8. Contact 252-328- 6829 or www.ecuarts.com.

CHARLEY'S AUNT; Featuring a tale of young love complicated by moral convention; New Bern Civic Theatre, New Bern; Feb. 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25, & 27; Contact 252-634-9057 or 252-633-0567 or www.newberncivictheatre.org.

WE'RE NOT THE TOURISTS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR;One American's entertaining romp through the Middle East; Written and performed by NPR regular, Jesse Kalisher; The ArtsCenter, Carrboro; Feb. 25 & 26. Contact 919-929-2787 or www.artscenterlive.org.

MUSEUMS

BATTLE PARK: A NATURAL SPACE IN FOUR SEASONS; Chapel Hill photographer Tama Hochbaum documents landscape in UNC-Chapel Hill's Battle Park; Chapel Hill Museum; thru March 13. Contact 919- 967-1400 or www.chapelhillmuseum.org.

MISSION TO MARS; A 2000-square-foot interactive exhibit from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that covers multiple aspects of rover mission, including a full-size Mars Exploration Rover mock-up; also presentations by educators & members of Raleigh Astronomy Club & opportunity to talk with researchers from NC State University & UNC-Chapel Hill; NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh; thru Feb. 20. Contact 919-733-7450 or www.naturalsciences.org. EXPLORIS; Raleigh; Contact 919-834-4040 or www.exploris.org.

• SIERRA LEONE WITH BRAIMA MOIWAI; Arts educator & role model explores Sierra Leone through drumming, dance, folktales, games & activities; Feb. 5.
• GHANA: LAND OF BEAUTY & WONDER; Explore Ghanaian culture with photojournalist Julia Lebetkin & her sister Elena; Feb. 12.
• JAZZ PIANIST MARCUS ROBERTS; First jazz musician to have all three of his first recordings reach No. 1 on Billboard's traditional jazz chart; Feb. 18.
• WEST AFRICAN RHYTHM MUSIC; Join Fahali Igbo, percussionist for African American Dance Ensemble, in exploration of how West African musical instruments are made, where they come from & how they sound; Feb. 19.
• GLOBAL FAITH COMMUNITY FORUM SERIES; Triangle Interfaith Alliance & Exploris present forums focused on major faiths of the world; Feb. 20 topic: Christianity.
• CELEBRATE WEST AFRICA FEATURING MAMADOU DIABATE; Hear Malian storyteller perform traditional & original compositions on 21-stringed gourd instrument; Feb. 26.

EVENTS AT NC MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES; Raleigh. Contact 919-733-7450:

• NATURE FUN FOR THE VERY YOUNG: TERRIFIC TRACKS; Learn about signs animals leave behind; Feb. 7.
• CHILDREN'S SATURDAY SERIES; AWESOME AMPHIBIANS; Learn about salamanders & frogs and make a hopping frog to take home; Feb. 12.
• AMPHIBIAN/ACID RAIN RESEARCH; Participate in research project to investigate effects ofacid rain on amphibian embryos in temporary bodies of water; Feb. 19
• LIFELONG HIKERS; HOWELL WOODS; Join museum naturalists on 2- to 3-mile hikes through Triangle's most beautiful places; Feb. 23.

OBJECTS OF DESIRE: THE MUSEUM COLLECTS; 1994- 2004; Group of paintings, sculptures and photographs & Museum's first work of video art; NC Museum of Art, Raleigh; thru Feb. 27; Contact 919-839-6262 or www.ncartmuseum.org.

EVENTS AT NC MARITIME MUSEUM; Beaufort; Call 252-728-7317

• COLLECTOR'S DAY; Show off your collection and/or learn from others how to start one; Feb. 12
• FROM THE ATTIC; Natural history specimens, nautical objects & miscellaneous artifacts accumulated throughout past several decades; thru March 20.

EVENTS AT THE NC MUSEUM OF HISTORY; Raleigh; Contact 919-807-7900 or www.ncmuseumofhistory.org:

• MAGIC OF AFRICAN RHYTHM; Feb. 13
• GROWING UP IN THE EXECUTIVE MANSION; Sit in on an engaging chat with Hector McLean, son of Governor Angus Wilton McLean & Margaret Jones French McLean; Feb. 17
• THEY CALL ME BIG HOUSE; Join basketball coach Clarence Gaines for a look back at his career at Winston-Salem State University and learn how he used basketball to bring people divided by race & culture together; Feb. 27
• SAUNDRA PORTER THOMAS; Singer Saundra Porter Thomas will perform as part of the 2004-05 Music of the Carolinas Series; Daniels Auditorium, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh; Feb. 13; Contact 919-807-7900 or www.pinecone.org

POTPOURRI

FEARRINGTON BRIDAL SHOW, Fearrington Village, Pittsboro; postponed until Feb. 6. Call 545- 5704 or visit www.fearrington.com.

CHATHAM ANIMAL RESCUE & EDUCATION BURRITO BASH & SILENT AUCTION; All proceeds pay for veterinary care of animals in volunteer foster homes; The General Store, Pittsboro; Feb. 7; Contact 919-716- 4165.

"MY HEALTH IS YOUR BUSINESS: MAKING HEALTHCARE WORK IN NORTH CAROLINA"; Institute for Emerging Issues will hold 20th annual Emerging Issues Forum; Jane S. McKimmon Center, NC State University, Raleigh; Feb. 7 & 8; Contact 919-515-7741. SHERYL MEBANE, NORTH CAROLINA BOOK, CD AND

BLACK HISTORY MONTH TOUR; North Carolina native & UNC alumnus celebrates her new jazz book, Lady Bird, & CD Songs from Lady Bird, for book club & larger community; Richard B. Harrison Branch Library, Raleigh; Feb. 10; Contact 919-856-5720.

FREE CHOCOLATE & WINE TASTING; Hosted by Hillsborough wine Company and Southern Sweets & Treats; Hillsborough Wine Company, Hillsborough; Feb. 11; Contact 919-732-4343. NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION ANTIQUES SHOW; Preservation Foundation, New Bern; Feb. 11- 13; Contact 252-633-6448.

RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS; The Greatest Show on Earth returns, featuring Prince of Laughter David Larible, Jason Peters & his majestic pride of male lions, Crazy Wilson on Wheel of Wonder in Motorcycle Mania, Soulful sounds of Danette, elephantine excellence, Clown Alley, Sylvia Zerbini, Kevin Venardos & more; RBC Center, Raleigh; Feb 11-14.

CARRBORO WIND AND BRASS FESTIVAL; Wind and brass ensembles come from across the Triangle for a festival to perform concert marches, show tunes, classical transcriptions, traditional band music & contemporary compositions; The ArtsCenter, Carrboro; Feb. 12; Contact 919-929-2787 or www.thevillageband.com.

MEMORY; Exhibit of 36 demonstrations, artwork and interactive displays explores how humans make memories; Museum of Life and Science, Durham; Feb. 12-May 1; Contact 919-220-5429 or www.ncmls.org.

HERTFORD SWEETHEART'S WEEKEND; Sponsored by Historic Hertford; Contact 252-426-1425 or www.visitperquimans.com:

• HERTFORD ANTIQUE APPRAISAL FAIR; Feb. 12; Church of the holy Trinity
• 5TH ANNUAL ST. VALENTINE'S DAY SILENT AUCTION; Feb. 12 & 13; Hertfordshire Antiques
• TEA AND CRUMPETS; Feb. 12; Church of the Holy Trinity
• MAURA BORDES CRONIN, public artist; Phase II of Perquimans County Blueway Greenway Public Art Installation; Feb. 12; Downtown Hertford

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER; Friends of the S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series is holding sixth annual Valentine's Dinner Dance fundraiser; Reservations by Feb. 7; Rock Springs Center, East Carolina University, Greenville; Feb. 14. Contact 252-328- 4766. EVENTS AT THE SONJA HAYNES STONE CENTER FOR

BLACK CULTURE AND HISTORY; UNC-Chapel Hill; Feb. 14- Apr. 9; Contact 919-962-9001:

• COMO SE CUENTA EL CUENTO (How to Tell the Story), Tradition & Change on Congo Coast of Panama: Exhibition of Congo Art of Taller Portobelo"; Feb. 14- Mar. 30; Robert & Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum
• PERU NEGRO; Group that celebrates rich heritage of Afro-Peruvians through song and dance; (Workshop Mar. 1); Mar. 2; Frank Porter Graham Student Union Great Hall
• IMANI WINDS; Award-winning wind quintet whose members of African & Latin American heritage fuse African, European & American music; Proceeds benefit Our Children's Place; Cobb Theatre; Apr. 9

ASTRONOMY VIEWING SESSION; Join astronomers from UNC's Morehead Planetarium to view Saturn & beautiful crescent moon; Ebenezer Beach, Jordan Lake, Apex; Feb. 15; Contact 919-362-0586 or www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/jord/home.html. IN CELEBRATION OF JACKIE TORRENCE: A GATHERING OF GRIOTS; Cumberland Regional Public Library Branch, Cliffdale; Feb. 16; Contact 919-864-3800.

CELEBRATION OF CRAFT 2004-2005; Pocosin Arts hosting annual arts & craft retreat, classes & instructors include: Hand Building with Clay, Sani Pierantozzi; Wheel Thrown Vessels, Neil Patterson; From Vines to Vessels, Beryl Lumpkin; Mixed media; Drawing Pocosin Wildlife, Gary Crane; Book Arts, Melissa Manley; Old Time String Band, Tim Wells; Feb. 17-20; Contact 252-796-2787 or www.pocosinarts.org.

THE THIRD ANNUAL FOLK ART SHOW AT FEARRINGTON; Comprehensive exhibition & sale from Southeast's most renowned folk artists; Barn at Fearrington, Pittsboro; Feb. 19 & 20; Contact 919-542-2121 or www.fearrington.com.

A CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND; Event to commemorate 143rd Anniversary of Battle of Roanoke Island, including re-enactors depicting Civil War Era soldiers, history & artillery demonstrations, blacksmithing, woodworking & more; Outdoor Pavilion & Film Theatre; Feb. 19 & 20; Contact 252-475-1500 or www.roanokeisland.com.

AMERICA'S FAIRS: EDUCATING COMMUNITIES; Park exhibit featuring the history of fairs across America from 1880 to 1920; Historic Oak View County Park, Raleigh; Feb. 26-May 28; Contact 919-250-1013.

NC STATE CRAFTS CENTER'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION; Community open house, giving visitors opportunity to talk with crafts people, observe demonstrations from local guild members & make pottery; The Craft Center, NC State University, Raleigh; Feb. 26; Contact 919-515-2457 or www.ncsu.edu/crafts.

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