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Wednesday, November 26,2008

Calendar of Events

By YES! Weekly staff

Calendar of Events

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art.

Now - Nov. 30. Central Library Hosts Elder Expressions
Exhibit. Visitors to Central Library’s Gallery
can see paintings, carvings, stories and more
throughout the month of November. The exhibit
features artwork created by older adults, including
some who have dementia and Alzheimer’s.
To learn more visit www.greensborolibrary.org or
contact steve.sumerford@greensboro-nc.gov or
call 336.373.3636 (219 North Church Street GSO)

Dec. 2. - Jan. 4. The Cosmic Cow Society Art
Show & Public Art Talk Series. Reception is December
4, 7-9p.m. First Art Talk is December 12,
7-8:30p.m. All events are free and open to the
public at the Maya Gallery (340 Tate Street GSO)

Dec. 3. 11a.m. Deck The Halls-The Sawtooth School for
Visual Arts will hold its sixteenth annual Deck the Halls
event Wednesday, December 3 - Sunday, December 7.
Deck the Halls is a sale of fine arts and crafts by regional
artisits, faculty and students all affiliated with Sawtooth.
Preview Party $20 in advance, Sale Days are free. For
more information: 336.723.7395 or www.sawtooth.org/
deckthehall.html (305 West Forth Street, Suite C W-S)

Dec. 5. 6-9p.m. Winter Light Gallery and Art Studios
kicks off its December show, Small Works
for the Small Purse - Original Oils, Water Colors,
Pastels and Photography. Open to public &
free! For more information 336.274.7272 or www.
winterlightartists.com (410 Blandwood Ave. GSO

Dec. 5. 6-8:30p.m. Gateway Gallery Presents “Picturing
Motion: Image & Reality” Photographs by Steve
Clarke, Ron Hagan & Photographers of Gateway Studios
will be exhibited. Premier of two short choreographic
works for film will be shown at 7:30. 336.777.0076
www.enrichmentcenter.org (1006 S. Marshall St W-S)

Dec. 9. 6p.m. CREATING A TRADITIONAL RAGDOLL
Old Salem Museums & Garden. Create a beautiful ragdoll
by stuffing a cloth figure, embroidering facial features,
and sewing a simple dress and apron. Basic sewing
skills are needed. - $30, $25 for Old Salem members.
For more information: 336.721.7350 lwerner@oldsalem.
org or www.oldsalem.org (900 Old Salem Road. W-S)

Mondays. Acrylic painting classes for beginners to
advanced, 3-5 pm. Learn, create and have fun! The
Marshall Art Gallery is located at the Village at North
Elm Shopping Center next to the Chop House Grille.
$20 per two-hour class. Tracey Marshall, 336.545.8268.

Mondays: 7-9p.m. Painting classes
(Watercolor,
Oil, Acrylic) Red Door Studio/
Gallery www.nancybulluck.com. Call for
hours. 336.288.5415 (3631 Redfield Drive GSO)

Mondays & Thursdays. 6:30-9p.m. Oil and Acrylic
Painting for Beginners to Intermediate. Six consecutive
structured sessions to build skill in depicting
3D form in space and light. Work from still life
and photographic references. Classes taught by
area artist Jack Stone (www.brushfirestudios.org)
at The Art House For schedules, supply list, fee and
registration contact Jack at 336-375-7568 or jack@
brushfirestudios.org. (600 N. Church Street GSO)

Tuesdays: 9:30-noon and 6:30-9p.m.
Painting
classes (all media) Red Door Studio/
Gallery (3631 Redfield Drive GSO) www.
nancybulluck.com. Call for hours. 336.288.5415

Wednesdays — Watercolor classes for beginners
to advanced, noon - 2p.m. or 3-5p.m. Learn,
create and have fun. The Marshall Art Gallery
is located at the Village at North Elm Shopping
Center next to the Chop House Grille, $20 per
two-hour class. Christine Seiler, 336.545.8268.

First Fridays — Lyndon Street Artworks and Artworks
Collective Gallery 205 Lyndon St., Greensboro,
336.370.0025, Mon-Sat, 9-5 p.m. Featuring over
forty local artists’ working studios that are open to
the public. Go to lyndonstreet.com for directions
or for more information. Join us on the First Friday
of every month from 6-9 p.m. during our extended
hours, and keep an eye out for a variety of other
special events going on at Lyndon Street Artworks.

Sundays. 1-6p.m. Mad Platter Sundays. Bring your
entire family for discounts and lots of pottery painting
fun. 336.540.9823 (2921-A Battleground Ave. GSO)

food & drink.

Dec. 9. 6p.m. Cooking a Taste of Christmas Past,
at Old Salem Museums & Gardens. Prepare, cook,
and taste popular Christmas treats of the 18th and
19th century. $28, $23 for Old Salem members. For
more information: 336.721.7350 lwerner@oldsalem.org
or www.oldsalem.org (900 Salem Road W-S)

festivals.

Nov. 29 &30. 2-5p.m. Thanksgiving Weekend
Open House at McRitchie Winery & Ciderworks.
Spend an afternoon in the Yadkin Valley with a roaring
fire & guitarists Andrew Motten and Genevieve
Leitner. No entry fee, $5 for tastings. 336.874.3003
info@mcritchiewine.com www.McRitchieWine.com
(315 Thurmond Post Office Road Thurmond)

Dec. 5. 7-10p.m. DADA’s Holiday Gallery Hop in
the Winston-Salem downtown Art district. Streets are
closed off, galleries , shops, studios and businesses are
open. Free to the public with Horse & Carriage rides. For
more information: 336.734.1864 or www.dadaws.com
or info@dadaws.org (Sixth, Trade & Liberty Streets W-S)

Dec. 7. 7p.m. Festival of Lessons & Carols at Hannah
Brown Finch Memorial Chapel at Greensboro College.
Limited seating available. Contact campus Minister Robert
Brewer 336.272.7102 ext. 597 (815 W.Market St GSO)

Dec. 7. 2-5p.m. Eden Preservation Society Twelfth
Annual Christmas Tour of homes. Tickets $10 for
the whole tour, available at Barbour Studio & Gallery,
Eden Chamber of Commerce, Granny’s Variety
and Antiques, Riverhouse Gift & Gourmet, The
Front Porch, or from any member of the Society.
All proceeds to benefit Eden Preservation Society
projects. Call 336-627-1762 or 336-623-1043.

music.

Nov. 28. 7:30p.m.-Until. Kristen Leigh a local
folk & Alternative Rock singer & songwriter will be
perform at The Coffee Break. No cover charge. For
more information: 336.230.2310 www.myspace.

com/callywest (1820 Spring Garden Street GSO)

Dec.1. 7:30p.m. 2008 Holiday Pops Tour presents
Keith Lockhart and The Boston Beloved at
the Joel Coliseum Theatre. Tickets are $36.50 &
$56.60 and can be purchased at the Coliseum
Box Office, Ticketmaster Centers, Macys and
Lowes Foods. To order by phone 336.722.6400 or
336.852.1100 or www.ljvm.com. For more information
call Jazmine Pierce at 336.725.5635 ext. 411

Dec. 2. 7:30p.m. Jazz Ensemble Presents Concert
for Community at The Royce Reynolds Family
Student Life Center. Free & open to public.
Contact Director of Bands Benjy Springs
336.272.7102 ext. 456 (1015 W. Market St. GSO)

Dec. 3. 7:30p.m. New Music Ensemble to Perform at
Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel on Greensboro
College Campus. Free & open to public. Contact
Fox at 336.272.7102 ext. 321 (815 W.Market St GSO)

Dec. 6 & 13. 8p.m. Triad Pride Men’s Chorus will present
its 10th Anniversary Holiday Concert at Greensboro
Day School’s Sloan Theater (5401 Lawndale Dr.
GSO) Dec. 13th at UNC School of The Arts, Watson
Chamber Music Hall (1533 S. Main St W-S) Tickets are
$15 in advance, $18 at the door. Purchase tickets online
at www.triadpridemenschorus.org or 336.589.6267

Come out for Open Mic every Saturday from
9pm to 1am, and Karaoke every Tuesday from
9pm to 1am. Only at Ham’s at 201 N. Smyres Place,
Greensboro. Call 336.272.6721 for more info.

Mondays. 7-9:30p.m. - Women ages 16 meet at First
Presbyterian Church of Kernersville to enjoy a fourpart
acapella harmony as a part of the Golden Triad
Chorus. For details call 336.996.3251 or visit www.
goldentriadchorus.org. Guests are always welcome!

Ham’s on High Point Road is boomin’! Karaoke
twice a week, every Thursday and Sunday
night, from 9p.m. to 1a.m. Full menu
available! Ham’s, 3017 High Point Road,
Greensboro. Call 336.854.5693 for more info.

Open Mic every Tuesday night in Downtown Greensboro
at the Flatiron! Come on down and sing us a song
or two! 221 Summit Ave, Greensboro. 336.272.7774.

This & every Wednesday come to Center City Park
in Greensboro to enjoy local music presented by
Grassroots Productions. Music will take place from
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. For more information, visit
www.aroundthepiedmonttriad.com/gsofestivals.

Wednesdays. Beginning Sept. 3 UNCG is offering
weekly jazz to the community during the 2008-2009
academic year. Classes are offered from 5-6p.m. in
the Collins Lecture Hall (Room 217) of the school of
Music Building located at W. Market & McIver streets.
For more information visit www.uncg.edu/mus

FRIDAYS - Coffee at The Summit is looking
for local talent for its Friday night open mic. If
you have or know of someone who has talent
ex. comedy, spoken word, musical talent, etc.,
please contact us at Coffee at The Summit. We
can be reached at 336.275.0642 or 336.965.1548.

dance.

Now-December. 6:30p.m. Line Dancing at the
Korner Lounge, learn the latest line dances and
new ones! Great form of exercise. Dress comfortably
and come prepared to have fun! November
11& 18, Decemeber 2, 9, & 16. Adults Only.
$10 perperson. 1001 Burke St. For more information:
336.499.2042 or endfinite@gmail.com)

Belly Dance classes FOUR nights a week, and occasional
Saturdays at Studio 318 - your World Dance
Oasis. Classes for beginning through intermediate
levels as well as for advanced intermediates. Studio
318 (New location!) 4604 West Market Street, Suite
124, Greensboro. 336.547.9399. www.studio318.biz

Free Salsa Dance Lessons from 10-11 pm every
Friday night with Instructor Raul. Mambo Latin
Dance Party 3505 Tinsley Dr. #101 High Point. (Wendover
& 68) 336.882.0066 inside Azteca.

Monday nights, 7 - 8 pm. - Belly Dance Technique.
Lewis Recreation Center, 3110 Forest Lawn
Drive, Greensboro. For all levels. Great for beginners,
but also good for experienced dancers who
want to polish up on basics and learn new steps and
combinations. Use of props - veils and cymbals,
graceful arms, shimmies and more. Performance
opportunities for the more advanced. $38 for 8
weeks. Ongoing. 336.379 .1712 or 336.404 . 0111

Yoga classes centrally located on West Market Street
in Greensboro. Start with breathing meditation and
warm-up to properly prepare for more demanding
poses. Find your center, connect with your soul, work
your body. Studio 318, (New location!) 4604 West
Market Street, Suite 124, Greensboro. Classes taught
by Allison Williams on Mondays at 5:30 p.m. and by
Faun Finley on Wednesdays at 6p.m. Call 336.547.9399
or visit www.studio318.biz for more information.

Mindful Flow Yoga. An invigorating yoga practice
with postures that build strength and train flexibility.
Mindful Flow cultivates precise alignment,
steadiness and ease. Taught by Kirtan Coan, 9-10:30
a.m. Saturdays. 1223 W. Fourth St. 336.3655.7047,
lynn@artsofyoga.com www.artsofyoga.com

The Piedmont Swing Dance Society holds two
dances each month, on the 2nd and 4th Saturday
of each month. On the 2nd Saturday we’re at
the Vintage Theatre in Winston-Salem, and on the
4th Saturday we’re at the Oriental Shrine Club on
High Point Road. We offer a free lesson at 7:30 and
the dance starts at 8:30. Dance for $10 if you’re
not a member, or $8 for members for students.

Thursdays. Brazilian samba dance classes 6:30
-7:30
p.m. at Wanek Medical Center, 6 North Pointe
Court, Greensboro. Learn the basic steps of Brazilian
samba dance. $35 per session of four classes or $10 per
class. Call Sueli for more information 336.965.4572.

Belly Dance Classes and Performance
Opportunities: YWCA downtown, 336273.3461.
Call Linda at 336.379.1712 or 336.404.0111.

Tuesdays. Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers. Contras
and Squares at the Vintage Theatre in Winston-
Salem. 7 Vintage Ave. Live bands and callers. 8 ‘till
10p.m., $5 ‘till 10:30p.m. $6 beginners lesson at 7:30p.
m. No partner necessary. Contact 336.272.3245.

Tuesday. Belly dance class. 7-8 p.m. at Wanek
Medical Center, 6 North Pointe Court, Greensboro.
Let belly dance, a timeless dance, move you.

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