Orange Co. Arts Commission

Vitamin O Artist of the Month: Leigh Stringfellow

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By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O Although it is easy to immediately make beautiful music on the harp, mastering the instrument is difficult. Musician Leigh Stringfellow has loved the harp since she saw one at age four; she started playing at nine. The strings are the same as the white keys on a piano. Therefore, in addition… Read More →

The General: Live Score by Tim Carless

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Buster Keaton’s 1926 classic silent film is once more being presented with a unique live score from Tim Carless. Carless has been performing live scores at The ArtsCenter, to critical and audience acclaim, since 2013. He’ll be joined by a small ensemble of musicians. Tim Carless has been a working musician for the last 30… Read More →

Piedmont Melody Makers

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The Piedmont Melody Makers, purveyors of old-time, country and bluegrass music, take their name from the Piedmont region of eastern North Carolina where three-quarters of the band now reside. Featuring the incomparable Alice Gerrard alongside folk stalwarts Jim Watson, Cliff Hale, and Chris Brasher, these perennial ArtsCenter favorites return to the Wynn Theater to celebrate… Read More →

Sona Jobarteh at The ArtsCenter

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Sona Jobarteh is a pioneer in the ancient male-dominated hereditary Griot tradition of Africa, a tradition that has been exclusively handed down from father to son for the past seven centuries. Jobarteh defies convention as the first female Kora virtuoso to come from a legendary west African Griot lineage famous for its Kora masters, including… Read More →

West End Poetry Festival

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October 17th-20th, 2018 will mark the 13th anniversary of the annual West End Poetry Festival in Carrboro, NC. Four days of poetry featuring more than 50 poets! There will be group discussions, a panel on Intersections, important readings, and amazing local food! All events are free and open to the public. The West End Poetry… Read More →