Arts & Entertainment Calendar
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open event07aprilBlood Done Sign My Name
Mike Wiley brings to life the recollections of author Tim Tyson surrounding the 1970 murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow in Oxford, NC. Marrow, who was black, was chased from a local store by three white men after reportedly making a crude remark to one of the men’s wives. They brutally beat Marrow then killed him in view of multiple witnesses. Despite the eyewitness reports, an all-white jury acquitted the men. The town’s black community responded to the events with an uprising that destroyed busi...
Givens Performing Arts Center PO Box 1510 Pembroke, NC 28372Tuesday, april 7, 2020 from 10:00AM to 11:00AM -
open event07aprilBlood Done Sign My Name
Mike Wiley brings to life the recollections of author Tim Tyson surrounding the 1970 murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow in Oxford, NC. Marrow, who was black, was chased from a local store by three white men after reportedly making a crude remark to one of the men’s wives. They brutally beat Marrow then killed him in view of multiple witnesses. Despite the eyewitness reports, an all-white jury acquitted the men. The town’s black community responded to the events with an uprising that destroyed busi...
Givens Performing Arts Center PO Box 1510 Pembroke, NC 28372Tuesday, april 7, 2020 from 10:00AM to 11:00AM -
open event18april“1st Annual Keller’s 5K for MPS” at The Carolina, Whispering Pines
Racing for the Cure for a local child diagnosed with rare genetic disease
On February 9th, 2019, a wonderful little Whispering Pines boy named Keller Blakeley was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease – Morquio A Syndrome. Otherwise known as MPS IV, or Mucopolysaccharidoses, the genetic lysosomal storage disease affects the body’s ability to produce specific enzymes – and as a result affects the body’s skeletal development and systems. Because of the disease’s rarity, alongside the National MPS Society in Durham, Keller and his family are hosting a local 5K on April 1...
277 Avenue of the CarolinasSaturday, april 18, 2020 from 7:00AM to 9:30AM -
open event18aprilSpring Plant Sale
2020 Cumberland County Extension,, Master Gardener Volunteer Association Spring Plant Sale
Featuring: Native Plants and Pollinators Unique, native plants provided by local nurseries, and grown by Extension Master Gardener Volunteers *Shrubs * Small trees *Perennials *Selections to attract Birds, bees & butterflies *Drought tolerant *Sun or shade *Garden Gloves *Free soil sample kits & garden advise
301 E. Mountain Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28306Saturday, april 18, 2020 from 9:00AM to 2:00PM -
open event18aprilSpring Kiln Opening at Mark Hewitt Pottery
Mark Hewitt Pottery Spring Kiln Opening at Mark Hewitt Pottery, in Pittsboro, featuring wood-fired, salt-glazed dinnerware, vases, jars, and Mark's signature big pots from the 103rd firing! More info at https://hewittpottery.com/ Spring Kiln Opening 424 Johnny Burke Rd. Pittsboro, NC 27512 Just 3 miles East of downtown Pittsboro Saturday April 18, 9am - 5pm Sunday April 19, noon - 5pm and Saturday 25, 9am - 5pm Sunday 26, noon - 5pm
424 Johnny Burke Rd. Pittsboro, NC 27512From saturday, april 18, 2020 9:00AM to sunday, april 26, 2020 5:00PM -
open event18aprilBlue and Brews
A Festival at the Farm
Join us for this festival at the farm. Enjoy bluegrass performances and yard games all day with beer, cider, and food available for purchase. Don’t forget your lawn chairs! Admission: $5
1177 Bethesda Rd. AberdeenSaturday, april 18, 2020 from 12:00PM to 7:00PM -
open event18aprilSpring Celebration of the Baroque
An Equestrian Performance
Join us for a springtime celebration of the baroque horse! We will be performing with our beautiful Lipizzan and Spanish horses, demonstrating the classical art of dressage, driving, mounted martial arts, and more! Tickets will soon be available on our website.
1578 Montrose RdSaturday, april 18, 2020 from 2:00PM to 5:00PM -
open event19aprilSandhills Crop Hunger Walk
We walk to raise awareness and raise money for the hungrey in this community and around the world
The WALK begins at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Southern Pines, NC in the Ashe Street parking lot with registration at 1:00 and the WALK beginning at 2:00. There is a one mile walk and a three mile walk in beautiful downtown Southern Pines on a beautiful Spring day. 2020 we focus on the Dominican Republic devastated by hurricanes and an earthquake to provide sustainable agriculture, fish ponds and greenhouses for plants and garden production.
330 S. May St, Southern Pines, NCSunday, april 19, 2020 from 1:00PM to 11:55PM -
open event21aprilLeague pf Women Voters of Moore County
League Meeting
The League of Women Voters of Moore County meets the third Tuesday of each month at Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club, 1010 Midland Road, Southern Pines. Join us on April 21 at 11:30 a.m. for a meeting, program and luncheon. Cost is $20.00. Reservations are required. Please RSVP to charlotteagallagher@gmail.com.
1010 Midland RoadTuesday, april 21, 2020 from 11:30AM to 1:00PM -
open event28aprilAn American in Paris
In post war Paris, romance is in the air and youthful optimism reigns. Gershwin’s soaring melodies are matched by gravity-defying dance as the world rediscovers the power of love in this breathtaking production. Hoping to start a new life, World War II veteran Jerry Mulligan chooses newly-liberated Paris as the place to make a name for himself as a painter. But Jerry's life becomes complicated when he meets Lise, a young Parisian shop girl with her own secret - and realizes he is not her only s...
Givens Performing Arts Center PO Box 1510 Pembroke, NC 28372Tuesday, april 28, 2020 from 7:30PM to 8:30PM -
open event30aprilFILM
FILM. 10 a.m. Great Composers: In Search of Chopin. Tickets are $15. Sunrise Theater, 250 N.W. Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-3611 or www.sunrisetheater.com.
--Thursday, april 30, 2020 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM -
open event02mayUnited Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Discussion regarding the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Guest speaker: Sheila Denn, LWV Delegate
395 Magnolia RoadSaturday, may 2, 2020 from 3:00PM to 5:00PM
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