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Video: Cary Plumbing Radio Jingle
Cary, NC – This is the second installment in our series on radio jingles created by Cary Players for the production of “Yes, Virginia.”“Jingles,” of course, are short, catchy songs written specially for advertisers to promote their products or services.
This second clip is for Cary Plumbing. You can also find it on YouTube.
Credits
Cary Plumbing Jingle
Lyrics: Debra Grannan
Music: Debra Grannan & Craig Johnson
Singers: Jordan Blais, Mathew Harvey, Joanna Herath, Jeri McKee, Bonnie Roe, Megan Woronka
Cary Players production of “Yes, Virginia”
Director: Debra Grannan
Producer: Phil Lowden
Music Director: Craig Johnson
Costumes: LeGrand Smith
Video
Producer/Director: Hal Goodtree
Video: Nowells Radio Jingle by Cary Players
Cary, NC – The production of “Yes, Virginia,” a radio play by Cary Players set in the 1940’s, included several original radio jingles for local businesses. “Jingles,” of course, are short, catchy songs written specially for advertisers to promote their products or services. Read more
Harold’s Blog: Jam-Packed Week
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week of October 31, 2010.
This week was a busy week with several events and a council meeting.
The Love Affair with Trains and Cary
Monday’s first event was the groundbreaking ceremony of the Cary Depot. I met several State and Federal officials at the train station in Raleigh. After a short reception, we boarded the train to Cary. As we arrived in Cary and departed the train, the Cary Band played “I’ve been working on the Railroad.” Getting off a train with a band playing was a unique and surreal experience for me. I thought that only happened in the movies. Anyway, it was a great treat and made me proud to represent Cary. Read more
Celebrating 5 Years Where Artists Meet in Cary
Cary Gallery of Artists, located at 200 S. Academy St, in downtown Cary
Cary, NC- A few years ago, Ralph Ashworth wondered aloud: “Wouldn’t it be nice if Cary had a co-op gallery?” He had seen co-op galleries on his travels and thought the concept made sense in the growing community he called home. Read more
Arts: Professional Quilters Alliance & More
Cary, NC – Lots happening this weekend in Cary with multiple art openings and receptions on Friday, July 30, 2010. Read more
History: 10 Years of Koka Booth Ampitheatre
Story by Lindsey Chester. Booth Amphitheatre at night photographed by AbbyLadyBug via a Flickr Creative Commons license.
Cary, NC- I remember walking through the woods with my 4 year old daughter in the summer of 1998 to attend an NC Symphony concert at the Ampitheatre in Regency Park.
The experience was magical and unlike any other concert I’d been to in the New York metro area before moving to Cary. Read more
A History of Spring Daze in Cary
Illustration from a photograph by moonlightbulb on Flickr. Used via Creative Commons license.
Cary, NC – It’s spring in Cary and that means Spring Daze is just around the corner. This Saturday, April 24th, marks the 17th annual Cary Spring Daze. The festival focuses on the arts but it also celebrates Cary’s great outdoor living – taking place on the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Read more
Arts: Studio 123
Artists Susan Hecht and Janet Harrell own Studio 123 in downtown Apex.
Apex, NC- One of the things I like best about working for CaryCitizen is that I can tell stories about local people you might not otherwise meet.
One such story is that of my Cary artist-neighbor Susan Hecht and her studio partner Janet Harrell who own Studio 123 on Salem Street in downtown Apex. Janet owned one of the first art galleries on Salem Street when she opened in 2001.
Susan Hecht with one of her beach scene paintings, a favorite subject.Doing What They Love, Loving What They Do
Susan found Janet quite by accident one day. While driving around in downtown Apex she saw an “Artist Space Available” sign in the window of a gallery.
Newly unemployed after catering at the Glass Onion had closed, Susan decided to call Janet on a whim. The two have been great friends ever since.
Their studio was originally a much smaller space with the actual address 123 Salem, but one year ago they outgrew that space and moved down the road to 117 Salem with a larger area for their art classes.
Janet Harrell
Janet, a Wake County art teacher for 30 years, has been teaching art to children all her life.
A native of the area, she attended Meredith College and holds an art degree. She started teaching in the studio a few years back and currently holds 5 afternoon classes a week.
Her medium is acrylics and she primarily paints landscapes. She also is offering a new series featuring vintage photos that she transforms into colorful impressionistic dream-like versions of the past.
Happily, the studio keeps getting stronger and enabled her to retire from public school teaching to create art full time this past December.
Susan Hecht
Susan began her career as a graphic designer, and has always been drawn to creative fields including stints as a caterer. When she took a furniture painting class years ago, she got hooked on painting and hasn’t stopped since.
She continues to take artist workshops and states that she “has gotten to be a better painter by teaching”. Her students are adults whom she primarily teaches during the mornings freeing her up to paint during the afternoons.
Currently she has paintings at several galleries in Charleston, Greensboro, Bald Head Island and Atlantic Beach. From her art, I could see her love of the beach as a subject – making it a natural fit for these galleries.
Visit Studio 123
It’s great fun to stop by the studio and feel the creative vibe. After all, that’s part of the charm of supporting local artists.
Studio 123
117 Salem St.
Apex, NC
Cary Artist: Jerry Miller
Jerry Miller in his studio. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – Jerry Miller didn’t start out to be an artist, it just turned out that way. But his pen and ink drawings of town history lay a fair claim to making him the Artist Laureate of Cary. Read more