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Zee Zee at the Top
The 2025 Classical Concert Series sponsored by the Arts Council of Moore County hosts the electrifying pianist Zee Zee at the Sunrise Theater, 250 N.W. Broad St., Southern Pines, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20. An imaginative and electrifying performer, at the age of 5, after beginning her musical training in Berlin, Germany, Zee Zee quickly became one of the most sought-after young artists of her generation. For additional information go to www.sunrisetheater.com or www.mooreart.org.
Happy Birthday to The King
You can get your wiggle on celebrating Elvis’ 90th all day long — we’re talking all day long — on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Bradshaw Performing Arts Center, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. there will be an examination of Elvis’ roots in gospel music. Then, at 3 p.m., watch an expanded version of his comeback 1968 TV special, “Elvis: One Night with You.” Finally, beginning at 7 p.m., Vivian R. Jacobson will discuss the connection between Elvis and Marc Chagall, and their shared passion for life and art. All programs are in the Owens Auditorium. For information and tickets go to www.ticketmesandhills.com.
Four Part Harmony
The North Carolina Harmony Brigade, an elite group of barbershop singers, comes together one weekend a year for the annual Harmony Extravaganza, from 7 – 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, in BPAC’s Owens Auditorium, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Singers come from all over the United States, Canada and Europe to perform songs like “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “Moonlight Becomes You,” “Make ’Em Laugh,” and more. For tickets and info go to www.ticketmesandhills.com.
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Who doesn’t love a bluebird? David Kilpatrick will answer all your questions about the beloved birds beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Ball Visitors’ Center at the Sandhills Horticultural Gardens, 3245 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Then, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, Amanda Bratcher, horticultural agent with the N.C. Cooperative Extension in Lee County, will speak on the subject of decorative ornamental grasses. For additional information or to register for either program go to www.sandhills.edu/horticutural-gardens/upcoming-events.
At the Met
If you can’t get to Cairo this month do the next best thing and attend the Metropolitan Opera’s live streaming presentation of Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic opera in four acts, Aida, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Sunrise Theater, 250 N.W. Broad St., Southern Pines. For more information go to www.sunrisetheater.com.
One if by Land, Two if by Sea
Join the professional tribute band The British Invaders, dressed in proper black Nehru suits and playing vintage instruments, as they recreate the excitement that swept across America from the other side of the pond in the 1960s. The performance begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, at BPAC’s Owens Auditorium, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. For more information got to www.ticketmesandhills.com.
Ruth Pauley Lecture Series
Dr. Katy O’Brien, a past chair of the Brain Injury Association of Georgia, a member of the Academy of Neurological Communication Disorders and Sciences, and a 1994 graduate of Pinecrest High School, will discuss “The Thinking and Talking Brain: Communication, Connection, and Mental Health after Brain Injury and Concussion” on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in BPAC’s Owens Auditorium, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. For more information and tickets go to www.ticketmesandhills.com.
Do You Know That in D Major?
Showbiz superstars hit the stage and things get lively with a few special guests in Jim Caruso’s “Cast Party” with Billy Stritch on the piano at BPAC’s Owens Auditorium, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst, on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. Every Monday night since 2003, Cast Party’s open mic night and variety show has brought Broadway glitz and wit to the legendary Birdland in New York City. Caruso and Stritch have taken the show on the road, celebrating talent in London, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Dallas, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, the Hamptons, Provincetown, Miami, Orlando, Delray Beach and now Pinehurst. For more information go to www.ticketmesandhills.com.
A Good Man
The Sandhills Community College Department of Theater will perform the 1957 off-Broadway production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown based on Charles Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts that first appeared 75 years ago in 1950. Opening night is Friday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. in BPAC’s Owens Auditorium, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. There are additional performances on Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and on Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. For information and tickets go to www.ticketmesandhillscom.