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The annual Garner Showcase of Talent is scheduled for 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Road. Admission is free.
The following is from Clayton Visual Arts.
The first performance in the It's Showtime! series at the Garner Performing Arts Center has been rescheduled for August.
On stage in Garner
For more than 40 years, the voices of Ladysmith Black Mambazo have married the rhythms and harmonies of their native South Africa to the sounds and sentiments of Christian gospel music.
Tim Stevens dreamed of bringing Broadway performers to Garner, but he had no idea how big a hit the shows would become.
Thirteen years ago, the Towne Players of Garner approached Morrison Holmes as he was ushering for a theater production in Raleigh. The Garner troupe wanted him to play the role of the chauffer in "Driving Miss Daisy."
Book club to meet
Book club to meet
As "American Idol" gets ready to kick off its 11th season this week, last year's champ Scotty McCreery has received another big honor.
Bluegrass in Smithfield
After a year that saw him go from the halls of Garner High School to Hollywood TV studios to arena stages across the nation, Scotty McCreery closed 2011 by visiting with hundreds of children who are much less fortunate.
Jake Shimabukuro's philosophy is simple: "If everyone played the ukulele, the world would be a better place."
Bluegrass in Garner
Sisters Cathy Hardy and Debbie Ferguson got to Best Buy in Garner at 2 p.m. Thursday, five hours before "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreey began signing autographs.
Bluegrass in Garner
Scotty McCreery's incredible year continued Monday night as he won his first award at a country music awards show. Scotty was named the top New Artist at the American Country Awards.
Ashley Brown was 24 when she created for Broadway one of the most iconic motion picture roles of all time. Anyone who has taken a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down knows that Mary Poppins looks and sounds like Julie Andrews.
Yet another thing Scotty McCreery had to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day: The Garner High School senior's first CD has gone gold.
