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First Night Charlotte, produced by Charlotte Center City Partners is expected to bring 35,000 participants to its family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration. In this video, Robert Bush, senior vice-president, cultural & community investment for the Arts and Science Council, Charlotte/...
Welcome to Artful Holidays, your guide to experiencing and celebrating authentic North Carolina this holiday season. From books by North Carolina authors, to tickets to classic holiday performances, to open studio tours, holiday craft shows and other places to buy one-of-a-kind handmade gifts, it’s easy...
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...
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,...
Welcome the New Year with artful North Carolina adventures. Give your kids an early start on the holiday with the New Year’s Noon Countdown at the Children’s Museum of Wilmington Dec. 31 from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Kids and families can party with noisemakers, confetti, and a countdown. Museum...
Nicaragua native Cesar Oviedo is musical director and bass player for West End Mambo, which brings its danceable rhythms to Greensboro’s War Memorial Auditorium for a joint show with the Greensboro Symphony on New Year’s Eve. Space will be made for dancing to salsa and Latin songs “from bolero and...
Triad Stage’s UpTown Cabaret has added three additional evening shows to its sold-old run of The Santaland Diaries: Dec. 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. Adapted from the story by humorist David Sedaris, the show brings to life his hilarious misadventures as the elf “Crumpet” at Macy’s department store....
The Music Maker Relief Foundation (MMRF) in Hillsborough supports traditional Southern music artists and preserves their unique heritage. It invites you to “Bring This Home to Mama” with holiday gifts and bundles starting at $20.
Its 2010 calendar brings 12 Music Maker musicians to life with comics...
Consider giving the gift of a museum membership while you’re exploring exhibitions, performances and gift shop sales this winter.
The Hickory Museum of Art presents the free stage production, A Winter Wonderland Dec. 20 at 2:30 p.m. The production tells the story of nine friends who welcome the...
With our Artful Holidays site, we’re launching this new blog where visitors can experience North Carolina arts everyday. To celebrate, we’d like to offer one lucky winner a selection of North Carolina guidebooks and art guides—perfect for helping you check off your gift list or to keep as a...
For the first time, Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem is offering holiday candlelight tours of the historic property built by Katharine Smith Reynolds and her husband Richard Joshua Reynolds, founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
“There were so many Christmas stories and...
Plato
Geraldine Plato is the executive director of HandMade in America, a non-profit organization whose mission is to grow handmade economies through craft, cultural heritage and community assets. Before joining HandMade she was the director of an independent hands-on learning school serving students pre-K...
Chapel Hill classical pianist Greg McCallum has performed internationally, taught in schools across the state and served as a North Carolina Arts Council Touring Artist. He’ll be signing his new CD “Voyage à Paris” at a release party at the North Carolina Crafts Gallery in Carrboro Dec. 11...
Merge Records, the Chapel Hill label started in 1989 by college students Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance, has released more than 360 records to the delight of indie music fans not only in our state but around the world. Their cutting edge North Carolina artists, including The Rosebuds, Superchunk and The...
Sid Luck, a fifth generation Seagrove potter and the Little Windows folk duo, also N.C. Arts Council Touring Artists, are among the artisans and performers at “Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters” at Historic Stagville in Durham.
This free event, Saturday, Dec. 5 from 10 a.m.– 4...
North Carolina Arts Council Touring Artists are selected on the basis of their outstanding artistic quality, performing success and work with communities and schools. Here are just a few of the touring artist performances in December.
The internationally-acclaimed community handbell choir, the Raleigh...
Dougherty
Linda Dougherty is the chief curator and curator of contemporary art at the North Carolina Museum of Art. She most recently curated “The BIG Picture” (2007) and “Contemporary North Carolina Photography” (2006-2007). Dougherty, who lives in Chapel Hill, also reviews and writes articles on...
“Black Nativity,” which premiered in 1961 is poet Langston Hughes’ soulful play retelling of the Christmas story with gospel music, dance, poetry and narrative. It’s now in its 23rd season at North Carolina A&T State University’s Harrison Auditorium in Greensboro Dec. 3−6.
’Black...
“You got to grow up with this stuff in you, and then you’ll know how to do it when you get grown,” says venerable North Carolina blues guitarist and Music Maker Relief Foundation artist John Dee Holeman.
Now 80 years old, Holeman has earned numerous accolades for his work, and on Dec. 5 he’ll be...
There’s one holiday tradition that’s never the same—the annual Holiday Extravaganza presented by Transactors Improv Co., at 26 years the South’s oldest improvisational theater. The songs, story and dancing in this musical celebration are completely improvised based on audience suggestions.
Greg Hohn,...
Enjoying a holiday show at one of North Carolina’s historic theaters makes the experience even more enriching.
With its roots as a storefront “nickelodeon” built in 1906, the Gallery Theatre in Ahoskie presents A Gallery All-Star Christmas Dec. 4–6 and Dec. 14.
“The show was developed three years...
The works of Charles Dickens come to life for the holidays in performances around the state.
Family at A Dickens Holiday
A Dickens Holiday, now in its 10th year, rolls back the clock and brings quaint Edwardian traditions to downtown Fayetteville Nov. 27 from 1–9 p.m. “It’s a more artistic take on...
Independent booksellers play an essential role in supporting local and regional writers by highlighting and recommending their work to readers. Their stores are warm and welcoming venues for book readings, signings and special events that introduce the authors to new audiences or alert fans to new releases....
Buy handmade gifts with a story attached when you participate in one of North Carolina’s open studio tours this season. Select from more than a hundred artists over one weekend, which means great conversations and opportunities to buy artful gifts in a variety of styles and prices.
Watch highlights from...
Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming
For an authentic holiday experience, check out an original stage show with North Carolina connections. “Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming” features touching stories, bluegrass gospel favorites and musical arrangements by Mike Craver, one of the original members for the...
North Carolina Arts Council Touring Artists are selected on the basis of their outstanding artistic quality, performing success and work with communities and schools. Here are just a few of the touring artist performances in November.
The first Christmas concert presented by the Asheville Lyric Opera...
While we would love to be able to put together a whole catalog of items from the state’s creative folks, we can’t. Here’s a small sampling of N.C. Arts Council Staff Picks for 2009.
Gifts range in price from under $25 to several hundred. Remember, originally created treasures from your artist neighbor,...
Now in its 46th year, the Piedmont Craftsmen’s Fair brings the juried work of 130 craftspeople to the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem Nov. 21–22. The annual fair is a prime opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind craft works, including ceramics, glass, wood, metal and fiber. “There are going to...
Ring in an Artful New Year
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Celebrate the Arrival of “The Three Kings”
A Magical Esperanza Rising for Children
Craft an Artful New Year’s Celebration
Greensboro Symphony and West End Mambo Heat Up New Year’s Eve
Triad Stage adds Santaland Diaries performances
Gifts for the Music Makers in Your Life
Museum Merriment
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Enjoy Reynolda House by Candlelight
Geraldine’s Picks: Have a HandMade Holiday
“Voyage à Paris” CD release and Art Walk
Gantt Center: Two-year Membership for the Price of One
Charlotte’s newly-dedicated Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture—formerly the Afro-American Cultural Center—has highlighted the contributions of Africans and African-Americans to American culture for 35 years. Through January 2, 2011, it will feature the John and Vivian Hewitt...Cutting Edge Gift Ideas from Merge Records
3-Play Pass at Triad Stage
Once a vacant Montgomery Ward building, Triad Stage opened in 2001 and is now a centerpiece of downtown Greensboro’s entertainment scene. It is offering 3-Play MainStage Season Passes for the three remaining shows in its current season: “Around the World in 80 Days,” “Ethel Waters:...Celebrate in Stagville
Get out for the Raleigh ArtWalk
Get to stepping this weekend at the 17th Annual Boylan Heights ArtWalk in Raleigh taking place Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, noon to 5 p.m. More than 100 artists and artisans sell their wares from front porches, studios and their homes. Stroll through a historic neighborhood and shop for one-of-a-kind gifts at the...Ring in the Holidays with N.C. Touring Artists
Linda’s Picks: Give the Gift of Art
Soulful “Black Nativity”
Celebrate Artful Holidays in N.C.
We’re launching the holiday section of this site and hope that it will become the best place to find authentic North Carolina happenings, homegrown traditions and locally produced items perfect for giving this December! We’ll be updating the blog with new content throughout the holiday season, so...Posted by
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PineCone Offer – Get the Member Rate
If you’re not yet a member of the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music (PineCone), currently marking its 25th anniversary, you can sample any concert in its “Down Home Series” at the discounted member rate. Upcoming artists include Kris Kristofferson, Tift Merritt, the Tony Rice Unit, Ricky Skaggs...Holiday Blues on Parade
Family Package and Groups Discounts at N.C. Stage
The North Carolina Stage Company in Asheville presents “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live from WVL Radio Theatre” Nov. 27–Dec. 20. A family package including two adult and two children’s tickets is $56, and group discounts of 15 percent also are available for eight or more. Call (828) 239-0263 for...Improvised Holiday Fun
See the Greensboro Symphony for a Song
The Greensboro Symphony is offering concert tickets to their Masterworks, POPS, Chamber or Gospel series at the special price of three tickets for $72, just like getting one of your concerts for free. For more information, call (336) 335-5456 x 224 by Dec. 18 and mention Code...Ticket Discounts at Flat Rock Playhouse
Opening its doors in 1940, the Flat Rock Playhouse in Hendersonville is designated the State Theatre of North Carolina. Now it’s home to two modern-day holiday classics. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Nov. 19−29 tells the story of six unruly siblings who unexpectedly find kindness,...Hotel Package for Green Hill’s Winter Show
Choose a gift from more than 500 works of art at the 30th Winter Show at Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art in downtown Greensboro. The Dec. 6−Jan. 15 show spotlights the talents of 150 artists across the state, from Penland to Pamlico, with prices starting at $50. Proximity Hotel’s $199 “Winter...Holidays at Historic Theaters
A Dickens of a Holiday
Nancy’s Picks: Give the Gift of N.C. Authors
Artful Gifts from Open Studios
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Holidays With a North Carolina Connection
Get Ready for the Holidays with Local Music
Gift Suggestions from the N.C. Arts Council
Seagrove Pottery for the Holidays
The Seagrove area is home to a pottery tradition dating back to the 1700s, and there are now more than 100 potters in the region crafting everything from functional wares to art pottery. Just before Thanksgiving, two major shows bring together many of these potters for festive shopping experiences with...Six Days in November
The North Carolina Arts Council is a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, a state agency.
Linda A. Carlisle, Secretary; Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor
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