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The next Sundown in Downtown is scheduled for Thursday, May 17, in the Singing Grove on Main Street in Benson. A disc jockey will play music starting at 5:30 p.m. The Mighty Saints of Soul will take the stage at 6. Admission is free; bring a lawn chair.
A bluegrass gospel concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, May 11, at the Lighthouse Convention Center, 326 Tryon Road, Raleigh. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road of Garner will perform, along with the Jim & Valeria Gabehart Band of Hamlin, W.Va. Admissi...
Auditions for “The Little Mermaid Jr.” are scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, May 7-8, at the Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Road, Garner. The show has roles for young people ages 12-18. People auditioning should...
A networking meeting for local artists and creative professionals is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, April 23, at the Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Road. After dinner and networking, a brainstorming and discussion session is scheduled from ...
A networking meeting for local artists and creative professionals is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, April 23, at the Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Road. After dinner and networking, a brainstorming and discussion session is scheduled from ...
The John Brown Quintet, an award-winning jazz group, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, at the Garner Performing Arts Center, 742 W. Garner Road, Garner. The Groove Shop will open. For tickets, which are $20, visit
This year’s first blockbuster movie, “The Hunger Games,” was filmed mostly in Charlotte and Western North Carolina. But those who watch closely will see two Johnston County faces.
John Hodges and Debbie Dunn would like local artists to transform downtown office space into studios and galleries.
A public conversation about art and culture is scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, 100 S. Church St., Clayton.
Ragged Company will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 16, at Orchard House Booksellers, 117 N. Third St., Smithfield. Admission is free. Also this month: Vintage Accents on March 23 and classical guitarist Michael Fitzgerald on March 30. And in April:...
The Nanci Griffith concert in Clayton has sold out. Standing room only remains for the April 14 show. Tickets are $15. They’re available online at theclaytoncenter.com, by phone at 919-553-1737 or in The Clayton Center box office at 111 E. Secon...
The Chowan Singers, a choral group from Chowan University, will perform at 11 a.m. Monday, March 12, in the Frank Creech Art Gallery at Johnston Community, 245 College Road, Smithfield. The concert will include songs from the Renaissance to the present...
The Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10225 is looking for high school artists to take part in the Young American Creative Patriotic Art contest. For rules and criteria, go to www.ladiesauxvfw.org/programs/youth.html. Entries will be ju...
The following is from The Clayton Center.
Garner’s “Broadway Voices” series continues March 3 with Susan Egan, whose Broadway credits include “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Cabaret.” She received a Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations for Best...
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.
On stage in Garner
Book club to meet
Book club to meet
Bluegrass in Smithfield
