Weatherspoon Art Museum – Celebrating 75 Years
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Twin City Stage Calendar
Twin City Stage will offer a wide array of shows, including re-imagined classics and exciting premieres during its 82nd season of live theatre production. The season opens with Little Women: The Musical, based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, September 23-October 2; followed by the world premiere of Shades of Valor, a new drama by award-winning playwright Karen L. [...]
Weatherspoon and The Art of Two Sisters
Like their art collection at the Weatherspoon, the Cone sisters were extraordinary for their time. The eldest, Claribel (1864-1929), was one of the country's first female doctors, graduating first in her class from Woman’s Medical College in 1890 and continuing her education at Johns Hopkins University Medical School. Etta (1870-1949), quieter and more subservient, was responsible for beginning their collection [...]
Weatherspoon – Hidden Gem of the Art World
The Weatherspoon, described by Sunset Magazine as one of six museums in the Southeast to be visited, is a major tourist attraction in Guilford County. Recently described as one of 18 Hidden Gems in the Art World, its reputation has heightened as it celebrates its Diamond Jubilee. Installation photo from the exhibition “Persona: A Body in Parts”, Weatherspoon Art Museum,The [...]
NCMA to Exhibit Rolling Sculpture
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) will open “Rolling Sculpture: Art Deco Cars from the 1930s and ’40s” on October 1, 2016, guest curated by renowned automotive journalist Ken Gross. Featuring 14 cars and three motorcycles embodying the design characteristics of the art deco movement, the exhibition, will run through January 15, 2017. The art deco period, known for [...]
Betty Cone: Mistress of the Arts
Betty Cone’s name is synonymous with the arts in Greensboro, so it's not surprising that she is the first to twice receive the O. Henry Award for exceptional, lifelong contributions to Greensboro’s arts and cultural development. In fact, ArtsGreensboro has named its most prestigious award in her honor, the Betty Cone Medal of Arts award. Betty Cone flanked by her [...]
Transforming Dreams into Dresses
Rose gown: Mother-of-the-groom dresswith matching clutch. Satin brocade with handcrafted cabbage roses. Doris Dosher of Raleigh wore this dress to her son’s 1959 wedding at Raleigh’s First Baptist Church. For nearly six decades, Willie Otey Kay transformed dreams into dresses for Tar Heel brides, debutantes and partygoers. The esteemed Raleigh designer overcame hardship and transcended racial boundaries to create a [...]
Creative Aging Symposium – Move & Be Moved
Lia Miller, executive director of Creative Aging Network, asks “How do you allow yourself to be moved… emotionally… physically? And what does age have to do with it?” You can find out Friday, May 6, at the seventh annual Creative Aging Symposium, Move & Be Moved, at Southminster in Charlotte. More than a professional conference, it is an immersive, inspirational [...]
The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare
Shakespeare is coming to Raleigh. That is, the First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare, on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. will be on exhibit from Saturday, May 7, through Monday, May 30, at the North Carolina Museum of History. The 1623 First Folio, published seven years after Shakespeare’s death, includes 36 of Shakespeare’s plays. [...]
Music at the NC Museum of Art
NCMA Sponsors Snarky Puppy Snarky Puppy Snarky Puppy, the eclectic, unclassifiable, genre-defying jazz/funk/global band, will give an early start Sunday, May 1, to the North Carolina Museum of Art’s 2016 summer concert season. Doors open at 5 p.m. prior to the 6:30 p.m. performance. Formed in 2004 at the University of North Texas, the band has toured four continents, recorded [...]