Silent Art Auction Supports Re-Use – This Sunday

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Story by Lindsey Chester. Above, excerpt from “Invisible Man” by Salvador Dali.

Cary, NC- Betsy Dassau formed the Cary Creative (ReUse) Center just over a year ago because she saw a need to repurpose what wasn’t really being recycled. With her arts background, her eyes saw art supplies where others saw only trash. Read more

Theater: Annie Get Your Gun

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Cary, NC – Panther Creek High School performs their version of the musical favorite Annie Get Your Gun this weekend. The play opens Thursday night at 7pm at the school, with additional performances Friday and Saturday. Read more

Rock Legend Robert Plant Coming to Cary in July

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Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo from Booth Amphitheatre on Facebook.

Cary, NC – All you Zep Heads, guess who’s coming to Cary’s own Booth amphitheatre this summer? Rock Legend and former lead singer for Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant! Read more

Theater: Project Vox Open Monologues April 18

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Story and photos by Lindsey Chester

Cary, NC- Project Vox is back with a new edition of the Vagina Monologues a production they produce each year as they raise money to fight domestic violence. This year with a new cast, director Connie De Grazia and producer Amy Simms have moved from the Cary Arts Center to the Page-Walker Arts and History Center and opens Thursday, April 18,2013. Read more

Cary Children’s Day Festival 2013

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Story from staff reports. Photo by Steven Mileham.

Cary, NC – The annual Children’s Day  Festival of Cary is being held this year at Sertoma Amphitheatre in Bond Park on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Read more

Dance-a-thon for March of Dimes

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Cary, NC – So you think you can dance? How about dance to raise money for the March of Dimes? The Cary Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. will present Dancing for Dimes Danceathon here in Cary at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio of Cary, 1263 Kildaire Farm Road (in Saltbox Village) on April 20. Read more

Booth Amphitheatre Schedule Takes Shape

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Story by Lindsey Chester. Above, The Lumineers.

Cary, NC- It’s April and the pollen is falling, so it must be the start of concert season! Booth Amphitheatre in Cary recently announced their early season line-up and there’s something for everyone. Read more

Movie Review: 42

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Morrisville, NC – 42, based on the story of Jackie Robinson, is in the great tradition of heroic baseball movies. If you liked Field of Dreams and The Natural, you will enjoy 42Read more

Theater: Last Minute Cast Change Steals the Show

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Review by Lindsey Chester, photos by Brooke Meyer.

Cary, NC – The Cary Players opened “Mornings at Seven” this past Friday at the Cary Arts Center with a last minute switch in the cast. Debra Grannon, a long-time board member for the group who has produced and appeared in numerous productions, took over the role of Arry, a week and a half before the play was to open. She literally steals the show. Read more

Barbershop Harmony Week in Cary

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Story and photos from General Assembly Chorus in Cary.

Cary, NC – In recognition of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA), Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht has declared the week of April 7 – 13, 2013, Barbershop Harmony Week. Read more