Final February 2023 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's final February 2023 Master Calendar of Events. If your productions are not listed in this calendar, please e-mail the SHOW TITLE(S), DATE(S), LOCATION(S), and the name of the PRESENTER(S) to RobertM748@aol.com, and be sure to e-mail all your news releases and publicity PHOTOS -- with CAPTIONS and PHOTO CREDITS -- to that address. (Our "snail mail" address is Triangle Review, 2830 Manorcrest Court #442, Raleigh, NC 27609-8702.)

NOW PLAYING:

Feb. 16, 18-19: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Aaron Posner's My Name Is Asher Lev (In Person), based on the 1972 novel by Chaim Potok, directed by Marshall Botvinick, presented as part of Mosaic: A Festival of Art and Theology (Feb. 3-19), and starring Liam Yates as Asher Lev, Ryan D. Madanick as Aryeh Lev and Others, and Rebecca Bossen as Rivkeh Lev and Others (Aggregate Theatre Company at Jewish for Good at the Levin Jewish Community Center in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.aggregatetheatre.com/home, https://www.facebook.com/aggregatetheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/aggregatetheatre/, https://twitter.com/aggtheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPjSJ9k_mz8ghUhuAN7iGA. THE VENUE: https://www.jewishforgood.org/, https://www.facebook.com/JewishforGood, and https://www.instagram.com/jewishforgood/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. MY NAME IS ASHER LEV (2009 Arden Theatre Company of Philadelphia and 2012 Off-Broadway Play): https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4210, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/5513, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Name_Is_Asher_Lev#Adaptation. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. AARON POSNER: https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/posner.cfm, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/42093, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3614549/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Posner. TICKETS: $25, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-279-5734 or aggregatetheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Aggregate Theatre Company. Robert O'Connell's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

The Holly Springs Community Theater will present Ken Ludwig's Baskerville:
A Sherlock Holmes Mystery on Feb. 16-18 at the Fuquay-Varina Arts Center

Feb. 16-18: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday: Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (In Person), directed by Nancy Gardner Rich and starring Jaret Preston as Sherlock Holmes, Ann Forsthoefel as Dr. Watson, Tony Hefner as Actor 1, Tim Poliquin as Actor 2, and Clare Vestal as Actress 1 (Holly Springs Community Theater at the Fuquay-Varina Arts Center in Fuquay-Varina). 2023 SEASON: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=fvac&pr=1. THE PRESENTER: https://www.hollyspringsnc.us/1407/Community-Theater. THE VENUE: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1111/Arts-Center, https://www.facebook.com/FuquayVarinaArtsCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/fvartscenter/, http://twitter.com/TownofFV, and https://www.youtube.com/c/TownofFuquayVarinaGov. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1385/COVID-19-Information. BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY (2015 Comedy): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/57235/ken-ludwigs-baskerville-a-sherlock-holmes-mystery, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baskerville:_A_Sherlock_Holmes_Mystery. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://www.google.com/books/. KEN LUDWIG: https://www.kenludwig.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ken-ludwig-7069, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525024/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Ludwig. TICKETS: $14 ($12 students and seniors), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-567-3921 or info@fvarts.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Fuquay-Varina Arts Center.

PlayMakers Repertory Company's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet stars Tia James as Prince Hamlet (photo by HuthPhoto)

Feb. 16-19: 7:30 p.m. Thursday amd Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: William Shakespeare's Hamlet (In Person and Streamed Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 16-19), directed by Vivienne Benesch and starring Tia James as Hamlet, Sekou Laidlow as Claudius/The Ghost, Kathryn Hunter-Williams as Gertrude, Jeffrey Blair Cornell as Polonius/Gravedigger, Sanjana Taskar as Ophelia, Rasool Jahan as Laertes, Hayley Cartee as Horatio, Heinley Gaspard as Guildenstern, Jamar Jones as Osric/Lucianus, Jeffrey Meanza as the Player King, Saleemah Sharpeas Marcellus, Thomas Nash Tetterton as Bernardo/Priest, Adam Valentine as Rosencrantz, and Peter Vitale as Musician, plus an Ensemble that includes Kira Cornell, Kenny Ortiz, and Grace Wissink (PlayMakers Repertory Company in the Paul Green Theatre in UNC-Chapel Hill's Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art). TRAILER: https://youtu.be/2ij2SXzSha4. DIGITAL PROGRAM: https://issuu.com/playmakersrep/docs/hamlet_playbill_final_1_. CREATIVE VISION SERIES PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1sKZfaxiueDqipLMZiFXIa?si=cXtVSmZ2Q5momLmMZ_VJUg&nd=1. PRC VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/PlayMakersRep1. 2022-23 SEASON: https://playmakersrep.org/season/2022-23/. PRC NEWS RELEASE: https://playmakersrep.org/announcements/up-next-hamlet/. THE PRESENTER: https://playmakersrep.org/, https://www.facebook.com/playmakersrep, https://www.instagram.com/playmakersrep/, https://twitter.com/playmakersrep, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayMakers_Repertory_Company, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO7crv41zzCYf9HxRDUEVdw. PRC BLOG: https://playmakersrep.org/about-us/our-blog/. THE VENUE: https://playmakersrep.org/about-us/paul-green-theatre/ and https://museum.unc.edu/exhibits/show/names/paul-green-theatre. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://playmakersrep.org/visitor-info/directions-and-parking/. CAROLINA TOGETHER COVID-19 PAGE: https://carolinatogether.unc.edu/. HAMLET (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a five-act tragedy written circa 1599-1601): http://triggs.djvu.org/global-language.com/ENFOLDED/index.php, https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/hamlet/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hamlet-by-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet. THE SCRIPT: https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/hamlet/. STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/hamlet-study-guide/. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Elizabethan and Jacobean playwright and poet, 1564-1616): https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-life/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare. NOTE 1: The show will stream Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 16-19. NOTE 2: The 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18th, show will be an open-captioned performance, with a "universal-access" live-caption unit, communicating dialog, stage directions, and sound effects. NOTE 3: On-site childcare, provided by Seed Art Share, will be available at the 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18th, show. NOTE 4: The 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19th, performance will be streamed for $25 per household. TICKETS: $20 and up ($10 students and youth), except $25 per household for Feb. 16-19 streaming performances, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-962-7529 or prcboxoffice@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: PlayMakers Repertory Company. Melanie Simmons' Triangle Review Review Permalink.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone's Tony Award®-winning 2011 Broadway musical comedy, The Book of Mormon, on Feb. 14-19

Feb. 16-19: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: The Book of Mormon (In Person), presented as part of WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER/VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlCNoKxfkU and https://www.youtube.com/user/BookOfMormonBroadway. WRAL GREATEST HITS OF BROADWAY AT DPAC: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/category/broadway. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dpacnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DPACNC, https://www.instagram.com/DPACNC/, https://twitter.com/DPAC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DPACLive. DIRECTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/parking. DPAC COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/vaccination-and-covid-19-test-requirements. THE TOUR: https://thebookofmormontour.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheBookOfMormonOnBroadway, https://www.instagram.com/bookofmormon/, https://twitter.com/BookofMormon, and https://www.youtube.com/user/BookOfMormonBroadway. TICKETS: $15 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

Feb. 16-19, 23-26: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits (In Person), created and written by Gerard Alessandrini and directed by Freddie Lee Heath, with music direction by Diane Petteway, and starring Alex Fernandez, Andrea Amthor Twiss, Connor Lewis, Jay Davenport, Molly Hamelin, Rhonda Lemon, Rose Martin, Tedd Szeto, and Tina Morris-Anderson (Theatre in the Park in the Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre in Raleigh). 2023 SEASON: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/whats-on/season-2023.html. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/, https://www.facebook.com/theatreintheparkraleigh, https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/10561032/theatre-in-the-park/, https://twitter.com/TheatreInPark, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6csRm6S7ViHeBuRSlV_fqg. DIRECTIONS: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/visit/how-to-find-us.html. PARKING: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/visit/parking.html. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://www.theatreinthepark.com/welcome.html. DIRECTIONS: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/visit/how-to-find-us.html. PARKING: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/visit/parking.html. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://www.theatreinthepark.com/welcome.html. TICKETS: $25-$31, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP SALES (10+ tickets): Call 919-831-6058 or click here. INFORMATION: 919-831-6058 or info@theatreinthepark.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Theatre in the Park.

Feb. 17-19: 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Ken Ludwig's A Fox on the Fairway (In Person), a dinner-theater production directed by Cana Strong and starring Chris Brown as Henry Bingham, Arlene McCue as Pamela Peabody, Collin Conway as Justin Hicks, Samantha Patterson as Louise Heindbedder, Stephen Cain as Dickie Bell, and Charlynn Walker as Muriel Bingham (Encore Center, in partnership with Ashten's Restaurant and Bar and the Pines Preservation Guild, at the Encore Performing Arts Studio in Southern Pines). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.encorecenter.net/, https://www.facebook.com/encorebycpas, https://www.instagram.com/encoreofthepines/, and https://www.youtube.com/@encorecenter8445. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. A FOX ON THE FAIRWAY (2010 Washington, DC Farce): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/873/ken-ludwigs-a-fox-on-the-fairway, https://www.kenludwig.com/fox-on-the-fairway, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_on_the_Fairway KEN LUDWIG: https://www.kenludwig.com/ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ken-ludwig-7069, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525024/, https://www.facebook.com/KenLudwigPlaywright/, https://www.instagram.com/playwrightkenludwig/, https://twitter.com/ken_ludwig, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Ludwig. NOTE: Matinee-performance attendees will receive a charcuterie board and a glass of wine. Evening-performance attendees receive a small appetizer, dinner, and a glass of wine. TICKETS: $35 matinee performances and $60 evening performances, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 910-725-0758 or encoreofthepines@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Encore Centerand Pines Preservation Guild.

The Justice Theater Project's Feb. 10-26 production of Best of Enemies stars (from left) Amanda Lee Scherle
as Mary Ellis, Brian Yandle as C.P. Ellis, DJ Brinson as Bill Riddick, and J. Ra'Chel Fowler as Ann Atwater

Feb. 17-19, 24-26: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday: Mark St. Germain's Best of Enemies (In Person), based on The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson and directed by Yamila Monge and starring Brian Yandle as C.P. Ellis, J. Ra'Chel Fowler as Ann Atwater, DJ Brinson as Bill Riddick, and Amanda Lee Scherle as Mary Ellis (The Justice Theater Project at the Umstead Park United Church of Christ in Raleigh). SPECIAL EVENTS (scroll down): http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/best-of-enemies. 2022-23 SEASON: http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/2223-season-rising-like-a-phoenix. THE PRESENTER: https://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/, https://www.facebook.com/Justicetheater, https://www.instagram.com/justicetheaterproject/, https://twitter.com/justicetproject, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGoYepGz-n99gOyTAj7QTg/videos?view=0&sort=p. THE VENUE: https://www.upucc.org/, https://www.facebook.com/UmsteadParkUCC, https://www.instagram.com/umsteadparkucc/, https://twitter.com/UPUCC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/upucc/featured. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.upucc.org/contact. UPUCC COVID-19 POLICY (scroll down): https://www.upucc.org/. BEST OF ENEMIES (2012 Play): https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4802. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://www.dramatists.com/previews/4802.pdf and https://books.google.com/books. MARK ST. GERMAIN: http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/5900, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1059505/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_St._Germain. NOTE 1: This play contains adult language and content and is recommended for theatergoers age 14 and up. NOTE 2: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19th, performance. TICKETS: $23 ($5 students and educators, $18 cast members, and $20 seniors 60+ and active-duty military personnel), except $18 per person for groups of 10 or more, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-264-7089 or thejusticetheaterproject@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Justice Theater Project. Robert O'Connell's Triangle Review Review Permalink. Melissa Rooney's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

Feb. 17-19, 24-26: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Gary Geld, Ossie Davis', Philip Rose, and Peter Udell's Purlie (In Person), directed by Deb Royals Mizerk and choreographed by Anthony Cooper, with music direction by Ronzel Bell, and starring Darius Martrell Hooks as Purlie Victorius, Nicole Fuqua as Church Soloist, TyDiam Coleman as Lutiebelle Gussimae Jenkins, Connie Lea as Missy, Spencer Jenkins as Gitlow, Emelia "Me-Me" Cowans as Idella, Devon Cessna as Charlie, and Doug Kapp as Ol' Cap'n (Pure Life Theatre in the Theatre Raleigh Studio at 3027 Barrow Dr. in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/purelifetheatre/videos. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.purelifetheatre.com/upcoming-events. THE PRESENTER: https://www.purelifetheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/purelifetheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/purelifetheatre/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4CsZ5WoMaPwoHtKjCHLxA. THE VENUE: https://theatreraleigh.com/tr-studio/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://theatreraleigh.com/covid-19-updates/. PURLIE (1970 Broadway Musical): http://guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_p/purlie.htm, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/purlie-7303, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purlie. TICKETS: $22 ($20 students, seniors, and active-duty military personnel), except $5 per person for groups of 10 or more, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-839-9505 or purelifetheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Pure Life Theatre.

The Carolina Ballet will present Robert Weiss' ballet based on the Grieg: Piano Concerto on 2-5, 11, 12, 18,
and 19 in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh

Feb. 18-19: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Robert Weiss' ballet, Grieg: Piano Concerto (In Person) (Carolina Ballet in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.carolinaballet.com/2022-2023-season/. THE COMPANY: https://www.carolinaballet.com/company/. THE PRESENTER: https://www.carolinaballet.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaBallet, https://www.instagram.com/carolinaballet/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaBallet, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Ballet, and https://www.youtube.com/user/CBcarolinaballet. THE VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUCPC9naUI3G8vHw0K8Qnew. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $27.15-$70.15, plus taxes and ticket fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. GROUPS (10+ tickets): 919-719-0900 and https://www.carolinaballet.com/tickets/special-rates/. INFORMATION: 919-719-0900 or boxoffice@carolinaballet.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Carolina Ballet.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:

Feb. 17: 7 p.m. Friday: The History of Gospel Music (In Person) (Christian Faith Assembly Community Church in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://cfacc.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/CFACC8. THE VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $25 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-996-8700 or pac.info@raleighnc.gov.

Actors Improv Theater will present a Valentine's Musical, directed by Greg Hohn (left),
at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17th, in The ArtsCenter of Carrboro's Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater

Feb. 17: 8 p.m. Friday: Valentine's Musical (Rated PG-13) (In Person), featuring director Greg Hohn, Dana Marks, and Steve Scott, plus new company members Parker Bach and Hailey Brown, pianist Glenn Mehrbach, and guest musicians (Actors Improv Theater in The ArtsCenter of Carrboro's Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater). ACTORS IMPROV VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPfAoYMBwvhwnLCHJqUgBTw?sub_confirmation=1.. THE PRESENTER: https://actorsimprov.org/, https://www.facebook.com/actorsimprovco/, https://www.instagram.com/transactorsimprov/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPfAoYMBwvhwnLCHJqUgBTw?sub_confirmation=1.. THE VENUE: https://artscenterlive.org/, https://www.facebook.com/artscenterlive, https://www.instagram.com/artscenterlive/, https://twitter.com/artscenterlive/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/TheArtsCenterLive. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://artscenterlive.org/about/#visitor-info. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://artscenterlive.org/. TICKETS: $20 ($10 college students), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-929-2787 or info@artscenterlive.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The ArtsCenter of Carrboro.

NC State LIVE will present Sylvia Milo's The Other Mozart at 8 p.m. Feb. 17th and 3 and 8 p.m. Feb. 18th in Titmus Theatre (photo by Charlotte Dobre)

Feb. 17-18: 8 p.m. Friday and 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday: Sylvia Milo's The Other Mozart (In Person), which tells the true story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's sister, Maria Anna Mozart "Nannerl" Mozart (1751-1829), a prodigy, a gifted composer, and a keyboard virtuoso (NC State LIVE in in Titmus Theatre [CORRECTED LOCATION] in N.C. State University's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/101612048. 2022-23 SEASON: https://live.arts.ncsu.edu/nc-state-live-2022-23-season/. THE PRESENTER: https://live.arts.ncsu.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/NCStateLIVE, https://www.instagram.com/NCStateLIVE/, https://twitter.com/NCStateLIVE, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxGbrveGrLIQcz8wHSpdAOg. THE VENUE: https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/directions-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/home/access-services/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. THE TOUR: https://theothermozart.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheOtherMozart/, https://www.instagram.com/othermozart/, and https://twitter.com/TheOtherMozart. TICKETS: $32 ($8 N.C. State students and $15 N.C. State faculty/staff), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-513-3030 or ncstatelive@ncsu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: NC State LIVE.

Feb. 17-19, 24-25: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Linda Stryk's Monte Carlo (In Person), directed by Stephanie Veren and starring Patsy Castellano as Lottie Rose, Julz McCallister as Daisy Rose, Jaynesha Davis as Angela, Virginia Edwards as Maggie, and Bowman Thomson as Game Show Host/Eddie (Neuse Little Theatre at "The Hut" [American Legion Hut] in Smithfield). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/NeuseLittleTheatre. 2022-23 SEASON: https://hometownheritage.com/neuselittletheatre/2022-23brochure.pdf. THE PRESENTER: http://www.neuselittletheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/NeuseLittleTheatre, https://www.instagram.com/neuselittletheatre/, https://twitter.com/NeuseLittleThtr, and https://www.youtube.com/user/NeuseLittleTheatre. THE VENUE: https://www.wral.com/Smithfield/Arts/The-Hut-in-Smithfield/5058210/. MONTE CARLO: https://lydiastryk.com/monte-carlo/ https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=5090 THE SCRIPT: https://lydiastryk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MONTE-CARLO-SAMPLE.pdf. LINDA STRYK: https://lydiastryk.com/. TICKETS: $13 if purchased in advance and $15 at the door, plus taxes and fees. Call 919-934-1873 or e-mail neuselittletheatre@gmail.com to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-934-1873 or neuselittletheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Neuse Little Theatre.

The Clayton Center will present Prestige Dance Institute Company Competition
Showcase 1 and 2 at 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 18th and 19th

Feb. 18: 3 p.m. Saturday: Prestige Dance Institute Company Competition Showcase 1 (In Person) (Prestige Dance Institute at The Clayton Center in Clayton). PRESTIGE DANCE INSTITUTE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@prestigedance9710. THE PRESENTER: https://prestigedanceinstitute.com/, https://www.facebook.com/prestigedanceinstituteinc/, https://www.instagram.com/prestigedanceinstituteinc/, and https://www.youtube.com/@prestigedance9710. VENUE: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheClaytonCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/theclaytoncenter/, https://twitter.com/claytoncenternc, and https://youtube.com/c/TheClaytonCenterNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/493/Directions-Parking. HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/735/Health-Safety-Guidelines. TICKETS: $11 ($6 dancers), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-553-1737 or eventinfo@townofclaytonnc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Clayton Center.

The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present Shana Tucker, ChamberSoul™ Cello & Songs at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18th, in Cinema One

Feb. 18: 11 a.m. Saturday: Shana Tucker, ChamberSoul™ Cello & Songs (In Person), presented as part of the theater's Family Saturday Series (The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Cinema One). TRAILER: https://youtu.be/08CbQFe9G84. SHANA TUCKER VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@ShanaTucker. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://carolinatheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham, https://www.instagram.com/carolinatheatredurham/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaDurham, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/directions/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/health-and-safety-policies/. SHANA TUCKER: http://www.shanatucker.com/, https://www.facebook.com/shanatucker.chambersoul/, https://www.instagram.com/shanatucker/, https://twitter.com/shanatucker, and https://www.youtube.com/@ShanaTucker. TICKETS: $4.62, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-560-3030 or efan@carolinatheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

The Monti will present The Monti GrandSLAM -- Theme: Show and Tell at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 18th, in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Feb. 18: 8 p.m. Saturday: The Monti GrandSLAM -- Theme: Show and Tell (In Person) , featuring storytellers Amy Scott, Deanna Jones, Niccolo Muti, Monica Burks, Jabari Sellars, Natalie Thompson, Steve Daugherty, Orlando Dobbin, and Bee (The Monti at The Carolina Theatre of Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWRLGHrensG_L9yTXTE-tow. UPCOMING SHOWS: http://themonti.org/events. THE PRESENTER: http://themonti.org/, https://www.facebook.com/TheMonti, https://www.instagram.com/the.monti/, https://twitter.com/TheMonti1, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWRLGHrensG_L9yTXTE-tow. THE VENUE: https://carolinatheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham, https://www.instagram.com/carolinatheatredurham/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaDurham, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/directions/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/health-and-safety-policies/. TICKETS: $22 general admission, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 218-666-8445 or info@themonti.org. The Monti.

Feb. 19: 3 p.m. Sunday: Prestige Dance Institute Company Competition Showcase 2 (In Person) (Prestige Dance Institute at The Clayton Center in Clayton). PRESTIGE DANCE INSTITUTE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@prestigedance9710. THE PRESENTER: https://prestigedanceinstitute.com/, https://www.facebook.com/prestigedanceinstituteinc/, https://www.instagram.com/prestigedanceinstituteinc/, and https://www.youtube.com/@prestigedance9710. VENUE: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheClaytonCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/theclaytoncenter/, https://twitter.com/claytoncenternc, and https://youtube.com/c/TheClaytonCenterNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/493/Directions-Parking. HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/735/Health-Safety-Guidelines. TICKETS: $11 ($6 dancers), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-553-1737 or eventinfo@townofclaytonnc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Clayton Center.

Feb. 19: 12 p.m. Sunday (doors open at 11 a.m.): Raleigh's Original Drag Brunch (In Person), with proceeds benefiting the Triangle LGBTQ+ community and individuals living with HIV, featuring Chloe Cassidy, MGNCA Kiara Mel, Paris Brooks-Bonet, Jada J. Agave, and Aida Stratton (Crape Myrtle Festival, Inc. at Clouds Brewing in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdeHpMxbeJseU-Rx4f1QJtw. THE PRESENTER: https://crapemyrtlefest.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CrapeMyrtleFestival/, https://www.instagram.com/crapemyrtlefest/, https://twitter.com/crapemyrtlefest, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdeHpMxbeJseU-Rx4f1QJtw. THE VENUE: https://www.cloudsbrewing.com/ralabout, https://www.facebook.com/cloudsbrewingnc, http://instagram.com/cloudsbrewingraleigh, and https://twitter.com/CloudsBrewing. DIRECTIONS/MAP: http://maps.google.com/?q=126%20North%20West%20Street%20Raleigh,%20NC,%2027603%20United%20States. TICKETS: $35, including brunch buffet, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: info@crapemyrtlefest.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Crape Myrtle Festival, Inc..

Black Music and the Soul of America [Duke Humanities Unbounded Lab] will present Rhiannon Giddens in Conversation
at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20th, in Duke University's Baldwin Auditorium on Duke University's East Campus in Durham

Feb. 20: 8 p.m. Monday: Rhiannon Giddens in Conversation (In Person) (Black Music and the Soul of America [Duke Humanities Unbounded Lab] in Baldwin Auditorium on Duke University's East Campus in Durham). RHIANNON GIDDENS VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQvn1-6IhiMo994ivalgmA. THE PRESENTER: https://humanitiesunbounded.duke.edu/humanities-labs/black-music THE VENUE: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/baldwin-auditorium/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. RHIANNON GIDDENS: https://www.rhiannongiddens.com/, https://carolinaperformingarts.org/artists/rhiannon-giddens/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2871962/, https://www.facebook.com/RhiannonGiddensMusic/, https://www.instagram.com/rhiannongiddens/, https://twitter.com/RhiannonGiddens, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhiannon_Giddens, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQvn1-6IhiMo994ivalgmA. TICKETS: FREE but donations suggested. INFORMATION: 919-684-6811.

The Durham Public Schools and the Durham Public Schools Foundation will present An Evening to Shine, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21st, at the Durham Performing Arts Center

Feb. 21: 7 p.m. Tuesday: An Evening to Shine (In Person) (Durham Public Schools and the Durham Public Schools Foundation at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). PRESENTER (Durham Public Schools): https://www.dpsnc.net/. PRESENTER (Durham Public Schools Foundation): https://www.bullcityschools.org/. VENUE: https://www.dpacnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DPACNC, https://www.instagram.com/DPACNC/, https://twitter.com/DPAC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DPACLive. DIRECTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/parking. DPAC COVID-19 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/latest-updates-on-events-at-dpac/reopening-faq. TICKETS: $12.50, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

PlayMakers Mobile will stage William Shakespeare's The Tempest, directed by Tracy Bersley, on Feb. 21-26 at various Triangle venues

Feb. 21-26: 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, 5 p.m. Wednesday, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 2 p.m. Friday, 3 and 6:30 p.m.Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: William Shakespeare's The Tempest (In Person), directed by Tracy Bersley and starring Hayley Cartee, Heinley Gaspard, Jamar Jones, Saleemah Sharpe, Sanjana Taskar, and Adam Valentine (PlayMakers Mobile at various Triangle locations). THE PRESENTER: https://playmakersrep.org/education-and-outreach/playmakers-mobile/. THE VENUES: Click here and scroll down for performance venues. THE TEMPEST (The Tempest, a five-act drama written circa 1610-11): https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/the-tempest/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Tempest, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest. THE SCRIPT: https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/the-tempest/. STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/the-tempest-study-guide/. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Elizabethan and Jacobean playwright and poet, 1564-1616): https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-life/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare. TICKETS: FREE but donations suggested. INFORMATION: 919-962-7529 or prcboxoffice@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: PlayMakers Repertory Company.

N.C. State University Theatre will stage Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotos' Urinetown: The Musical, directed by Danica Jackson and choreo-
graphed by Jess Barbour, with musical direction by Mark Hopper, on Feb. 23-26 in Stewart Theatre in NCSU's Talley Student Union

Feb. 23-26: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotos' Urinetown: The Musical (In Person), directed by Danica Jenelle Jackson and choreographed by Jess Barbour, with musical direction by Mark Hopper (N.C. State University Theatre in Stewart Theatre on the second floor of N.C. State University's Talley Student Union in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://twitter.com/NCSUTheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIfzSeRcRkzZHdPb4ltSzBw. URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL (2001 Off-Broadway, 2001 Broadway, and 2014 West End Musical): https://www.mtishows.com/urinetown, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/67, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/urinetown-10611, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinetown. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. THE VENUES: https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/directions-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/home/access-services/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. TICKETS: $32 ($14 NCSU students, $15 children 12 and under, $22 other students, and $29.99 seniors 60+ and NCSU faculty and staff), plus taxes and fees. Click here. to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-515-1100 or universitytheatre@ncsu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: N.C. State University Theatre.

Feb. 23-26; March 1-5: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Noël Coward's Present Laughter (In Person), directed by Nadia Bodie-Smith and starring John Frazier as Garry, Tania Kelly as Monica, Shana Fisher as Liz, Akili Holder-Cozart as Joanna, Dani Coan as Daphne, Jamin Wade as Roland, Cameron Waters as Morris, Naveed Moeed as Hugo, Gerald Rubin as Fred, Stephanie Spohrer as Miss Erikson, and Joy Bryant as Lady Saltburn (Switchyard Theatre Company in the PSI Theatre at the Durham Arts Council in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/, http://www.facebook.com/switchyardtc, and https://instagram.com/switchyardtc. 2022-23 SEASON: https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/tag/2022-23/. THE VENUE: https://durhamarts.org/psi-theatre/. DIRECTIONS (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. PARKING (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. ACCESSIBILITY (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. PRESENT LAUGHTER (1942 West End and 1946 Broadway Comedy): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/present-laughter-7223, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_Laughter. NOËL COWARD (English actor, director, playwright, and composer, 1899-1973): https://www.noelcoward.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/nol-coward-36502, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002021/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Noel-Coward, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward. TICKETS: $25 ($10 students and $20 seniors 65+), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: info@switchyardtc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Switchyard Theatre Company.

Feb. 23-26; March 2-5, 9-12: 2 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Laine Robertson's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (In Person), starring Jenece Upton as Billie Holiday (Temple Theatre of Sanford). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. 2022-23 MAIN-STAGE SEASON: http://templeshows.com/#mainstage. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: http://templeshows.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TempleTheatreNC, https://www.instagram.com/TempleTheatreNC/, https://twitter.com/TempleTheatreNC/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Theatre_(Sanford,_North_Carolina), and https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. DIRECTIONS: http://templeshows.com/contact. COVID-19 GUIDELINES: http://templeshows.com/tickets/temple-theatre-covid-guidelines. NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and there is a hearing-loop system is available for all devices with T-coil wireless receivers. TICKETS: $29 ($17 students and $27 active-duty military personnel and Lee County educators), plus taxes and fees, except $27 per person for groups of 10 or more. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): http://templeshows.com/tickets#id-928. INFORMATION: 919-774-4155 or boxoffice@templeshows.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Temple Theatre of Sanford.

The ArtsCenter of Carrboro will present Lee Hardin, with special guest Wild Mind Improv with Anoo Tree Brod, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24th

Feb. 24: 7:30 p.m. Friday: Lee Hardin (In Person), with special guest Wild Mind Improv with Anoo Tree Brod (The ArtsCenter of Carrboro in its Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater). LE HARDIN VIDEOS: http://leehardincomedy.com/video and https://www.youtube.com/@leehardin3277. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://artscenterlive.org/, https://www.facebook.com/artscenterlive, https://www.instagram.com/artscenterlive/, https://twitter.com/artscenterlive/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/TheArtsCenterLive. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://artscenterlive.org/about/#visitor-info. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://artscenterlive.org/. LEE HARDIN: http://leehardincomedy.com/, https://www.facebook.com/ComedianLeeHardin/, https://www.instagram.com/leehardincomedy/, https://twitter.com/leehardincomedy, and https://www.youtube.com/@leehardin3277. TICKETS: $20, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-929-2787 or info@artscenterlive.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The ArtsCenter of Carrboro.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Riverdance, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, with a rerecorded soundtrack by Bill Whelan, on Feb. 24-26

Feb. 24-26: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 Sunday: Riverdance (In Person), presented as part of WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER/VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5geKLSLN0w and https://www.youtube.com/riverdance. WRAL GREATEST HITS OF BROADWAY AT DPAC: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/category/broadway. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dpacnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DPACNC, https://www.instagram.com/DPACNC/, https://twitter.com/DPAC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DPACLive. DIRECTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/parking. DPAC COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/vaccination-and-covid-19-test-requirements. THE TOUR: https://riverdance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/Riverdance, https://www.instagram.com/riverdance/, https://twitter.com/riverdance, and https://www.youtube.com/riverdance. TICKETS: $29.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

The Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex will host a program on Black History in Early Apex,
presented by author/historian Warren Holleman et al., at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25th

Feb. 25: 6 p.m. Saturday: Black History in Early Apex (In Person), presented by author/historian Warren Holleman et al. (Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex). TRAILERS: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers/videos/. VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1PZg3QSWMInviV5N5v2MA/videos. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers/events/. THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1PZg3QSWMInviV5N5v2MA/videos. THE VENUE: http://thehalle.org/, https://www.facebook.com/thehalleofApex, https://www.instagram.com/thehalleapex/, http://thehalle.org/twitter, and http://thehalle.org/youtube. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY: http://thehalle.org/accessibility. COVID REQUIREMENTS: http://thehalle.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=442. TICKETS: FREE but registration is required. Click here to register. INFORMATION: 919-249-1120 or halleculturalartscenter@apexnc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Halle Cultural Arts Center.

The Fuquay-Varina Arts Center will present Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25th

Feb. 25: 7:30 Saturday: Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic (In Person) (Fuquay-Varina Arts Center in Fuquay-Varina). JOSHUA LOZOFF VIDEOS: https://joshualozoff.com/videos/ and https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaLozoff. 2023 SEASON: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=fvac&pr=1. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1111/Arts-Center, https://www.facebook.com/FuquayVarinaArtsCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/fvartscenter/, http://twitter.com/TownofFV, and https://www.youtube.com/c/TownofFuquayVarinaGov. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1385/COVID-19-Information. JOSHUA LOZOFF: https://joshualozoff.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523666/, https://www.facebook.com/joshua.lozoff/, https://www.instagram.com/joshualozoff/, https://twitter.com/JoshuaLozoff, and https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaLozoff. TICKETS: $15 ($12 students and seniors), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-567-3921 or info@fvarts.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Fuquay-Varina Arts Center.

Carolina Performing Arts will present Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels' opera, Omar, at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25th and 26th, in UNC's Memorial Hall (photo © Leigh Webber)

Feb. 25-26: 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Southern Futures at CPA artist-in-residence Rhiannon Giddens and composer Michael Abels' opera, Omar (In Person), conducted by John Kennedy and directed by Kaneza Schaal (Carolina Performing Arts in Memorial Hall at UNC-Chapel Hill). VIDEO: https://youtu.be/lZ0L8qbhea0. 2022-23 SEASON: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/current-season/. THE PRESENTER: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaPerformingArtsUNC, https://www.instagram.com/carolinaperformingarts, https://twitter.com/UNCPerformArts, and https://www.youtube.com/user/UNCPerformArts. CPA BLOG: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/blog/. THE VENUE: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/venues/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/parking/. CPA COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/health-and-safety/. RHIANNON GIDDENS (music and lyrics): https://www.rhiannongiddens.com/, https://carolinaperformingarts.org/artists/rhiannon-giddens/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2871962/, https://www.facebook.com/RhiannonGiddensMusic/, https://www.instagram.com/rhiannongiddens/, https://twitter.com/RhiannonGiddens, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhiannon_Giddens, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQvn1-6IhiMo994ivalgmA. MICHAEL ABELS (music): https://michaelabels.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8752173/, https://www.instagram.com/_michaelabels/, https://twitter.com/michaelabels/a>, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Abels. TICKETS: $39-$69 ($10 UNC students with valid UNC One Card), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-843-3333 or carolinaperformingarts@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: Carolina Performing Arts.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Digital and Lifelong Learning will present Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till, writ-
ten and performed by Mike Wiley, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26th, in the Grumman Auditorium at the Friday Conference Center

Feb. 26: 3 p.m. Sunday: Mike Wiley Productions presents Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till (In Person), written and performed by Mike Wiley (UNC-Chapel Hill Digital and Lifelong Learning in the Grumman Auditorium at the Friday Conference Center, co-sponsored by the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History; the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion; the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies; the Center for the Study of the American South; the Carolina Black Caucus; the Carolina Union; and WUNC). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfKCSWwHmzQ. THE PRESENTER/VENUE (Mike Wiley Productions): http://mikewileyproductions.com/#s-about, https://www.facebook.com/mikewileyproductions/, https://www.instagram.com/mikewileyproductions/, https://twitter.com/MIKEWILEYPRODS, and https://www.youtube.com/user/MikeWiley. THE PRESENTER/VENUE (UNC-Chapel Hill Digital and Lifelong Learning): https://dll.unc.edu/, http://facebook.com/uncdll, and https://twitter.com/UNC_DLL. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://dll.unc.edu/about-us/directions-to-the-friday-center/. UNC-CHAPEL HILL COVID-19 COMMUNITY STANDARDS: https://carolinatogether.unc.edu/community-standards/. NOTE: Following the performance, participants will have opportunity for an interactive Q&A session with playwright and performer Mike Wiley. TICKETS: FREE, but this performance is SOLD OUT. INFORMATION: 919-962-3000 or click here. PLEASE DONATE TO: UNC-Chapel Hill Digital and Lifelong Learning.

i Firenzi will present A Midsummer Night's Commedia, written by Lara Coutinho-Dean and Dina Turnello,
performed in 16th Century Commedia dell'Arte style using parts of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer
Night's Dream, at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26th, in the Herbert C. Young Community Center in Cary

Feb. 26: 5 p.m. Sunday: A Midsummer Night's Commedia (In Person), written by Lara Coutinho-Dean and Dina Turnello, performed in 16th Century Commedia dell'Arte style using parts of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and presented to celebrate Commedia dell'Arte Day 2023 (February 25th), which is dedicated to the memory of Eugenio Allegri (1956-2022) (i Firenzi at the Herbert C. Young Community Center in Cary). VIDEOS: https://www.ifirenzi.com/videos/ and https://www.youtube.com/@ifirenzi1944. THE PRESENTER: https://www.ifirenzi.com/, https://www.facebook.com/ifirenzi, and https://www.youtube.com/@ifirenzi1944. THE VENUE: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/herbert-c-young-community-center, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Herbert-Young-Community-Center/1532564967011181, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Young_Community_Center. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: FREE. INFORMATION: info@ifirenzi.com.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present the national tour of the 2020 Tony Award® winner, Jagged Little Pill: The Musical, on Feb. 28-March 5, as part Truist Broadway at DPAC

Feb. 28-March 5: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard, and Diablo Cody's Jagged Little Pill: The Musical (In Person), presented as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER/VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVNKJjU4G8o and https://www.youtube.com/jaggedmusical. 2022-23 TRUIST BROADWAY AT DPAC SEASON: https://www.dpacnc.com/truist-broadway/season/truist-broadway-at-dpac-2022-2023. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dpacnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DPACNC, https://www.instagram.com/DPACNC/, https://twitter.com/DPAC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DPACLive. DIRECTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/parking. DPAC COVID-19 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/latest-updates-on-events-at-dpac/reopening-faq. THE TOUR: https://jaggedlittlepill.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/jagged-little-pill-534409, https://www.facebook.com/jaggedmusical/, https://www.instagram.com/jaggedlittlepill/, https://twitter.com/jaggedmusical, and https://www.youtube.com/jaggedmusical. TOUR CAST & CREATIVE TEAM: https://jaggedlittlepill.com/cast-creative/. TICKETS: $30 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. GROUPS (10+ tickets): 919-680-2787, Groups@DPACnc.com, and https://www.dpacnc.com/events/groups-services. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

REGISTER FOR AARP THEATER *VIRTUAL SCREENINGS* TO WATCH ONLINE
Stream BBC Prom 38: George and Ira Gershwin Rediscovered at Royal Albert Hall (2016) for FREE at 4 p.m. Saturday, February 18th Genre: Music/Documentary Not Rated Running Time: 114 Minutes Film Director Bridget Caldwell. Featuring the John Wilson Orchestra (John Wilson, conductor); leader John Mills; soloists Louise Dearman, Matthew Ford, and Julian Ovenden; the Maida Vale Singers (Christopher Dee, chorus master); and presenter Katie Derham. Click title or poster for trailer/details NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but you must first click here and create a FREE AARP.org account to watch this film! Click here to register Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6050778/. TCM Movie Database: N/A. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilson_ Orchestra#The_John_Wilson_Orchestra_performs_ Gershwin_%28Prom_38%2C_2016%29. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film Chris Caspell's Classical Source Review	Stream John Neumeier's Hamburg Ballett version of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (2021) for FREE at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 5th Genre: Ballet Not Rated Running Time: 125 Minutes Choreographed by John Neumeier. Starring Anna Laudere as Hippolyta/Titania, Edvin Revazov as Theseus/Oberon, Alexandr Trusch as Philostrat/Puck, Madoka Sugai as Hermia, Hélène Bouchet as Helena, Jacopo Bellussi as Lysander, Karen Azatyan as Demetrius, Marc Jubete as Bottom/Pyramus, and Borja Bermúdez as Flute/Thisbe. Click title or poster for trailer/details NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but you must first click here and create a FREE AARP.org account to watch this film! Click here to register Internet Movie Database: N/A. TCM Movie Database: N/A. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film	Stream Three Tenors: From Caracalla to the World (2021) for FREE at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25th Genre: Documentary/History/Music Not Rated Running Time: 93 Minutes Directed by Jean-Alexander Ntvyihabwa. Starring Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and José Carreras, with Nicoletta Mantovani and Zubin Mehta. Click title or poster for trailer/details NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but you must first click here and create a FREE AARP.org account to watch this film! Click here to register Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22940972/. TCM Movie Database: N/A. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film

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