2010 January- NC Arts Everyday

Exhibition Explores Women as Healers

Artwork by Lucia Mendez Rites, rituals and women’s roles as healers are the subjects of La Sombra y El Espíritu: Womens’ Healing Rituals in the Diaspora featuring works by Atlanta-based photographer Lucia Mendez and Dominican painter Wendy Phillips. They are on display through Friday, April 30, at...

Posted by ncarts in Black History Month on 01 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Touring Theatre of North Carolina’s production of The Life and Times of Fannie Lou Hamer, based on the life of the acclaimed civil rights activist from Mississippi, can be seen at Triad Stage’s UpStage Cabaret in Greensboro Thursday, Feb. 4, through Saturday, February 6, at 8 p.m. Dr. Charmaine McKissick...

Posted by ncarts in Black History Month on 01 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Actor, author, director, screenwriter and producer Tyler Perry has earned a loyal following around his outspoken comedic character Mabel “Madea” Simmons. He brings her role to life on stage in Madea’s Big Happy Family in three cities across North Carolina in February. See it at Raleigh’s RBC...

Posted by ncarts in Black History Month on 01 27th, 2010 | No Comments

The African-American Dance Ensemble, founded in 1984 by artistic director Chuck Davis, preserves and shares traditional African and African-American dance and music. Enjoy an afternoon performance by the ensemble at Elizabeth City State University’s Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center Sunday, Jan. 31, at 4...

Posted by ncarts in Black History Month on 01 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Concert Marks Opening of Civil Rights Museum

Grammy Award-winning contemporary gospel singer Yolanda Adams will be among the headliners at a free ecumenical service marking the opening of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in Greensboro. A 300-person choir drawn from local churches and universities will also be on hand for the event,...

Posted by ncarts in Black History Month on 01 24th, 2010 | No Comments

Bassist, composer, educator, actor and Fayetteville native John Brown is the director of the jazz program and associate professor of the practice of music at Duke University as well as the director of the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble. His John Brown Quintet combines jazz originals with classics from John...

Posted by ncarts in Black History Month on 01 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Conductor Dr. Henry Panion, the producer of two Grammy Award-winning recordings, leads the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and Community Gospel Choir in Touched by Gospel, a Friday, Jan. 29, program featuring 50 years of gospel music that influenced the civil rights movement. Dr. Panion is best known for his...

Posted by ncarts in Black History Month on 01 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Watusi (Hard Edge) by Alma Thomas President Obama’s impact on art and culture in America will be the topic of a discussion by Mark Anthony Neal, professor of black popular culture at Duke University Sunday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. at Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham. The free program,...

Posted by ncarts in Black History Month on 01 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Celebrate the Arrival of “The Three Kings”

The 5th Annual Dia de los Reyes Parade, presented by Diamante highlights Latino culture as it celebrates the arrival of “The Three Kings” Jan. 9, 2010 at Fred Bond Park in Cary. Cultural groups representing more than 15 countries in Central America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain will join the...

Posted by ncarts in Artful Holidays, Holiday Events on 01 4th, 2010 | No Comments

A dramatic stage adaptation of the book, “Esperanza Rising” will be performed by The Children’s Theatre of Winston-Salem at kid-friendly times on Jan. 8, 2010 at 10 a.m., noon and 7 p.m. and Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. Written by Pam Munoz Ryan and inspired by her grandmother’s real-life immigrant experiences,...

Posted by ncarts in Artful Holidays, Holiday Events on 01 4th, 2010 | No Comments