( art )
September 10. 3:00-5:00 p.m. Illustration/Cartooning Workshop. Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, 301 W 4th St. With Scott Davis: “Life According To… Sharing Your World with Others Through Humor.” E-mail info@associatedartists.org or call 722-0340 to reserve your space. Limit of 15 participants. Cost $30 AAWS members/ $35 non-members.
September 10. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Drawing Revisited Opening Reception. Green Hill Center, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Exhibition open through October 31.Drawing Revisited is a major survey of North Carolina artists working in a medium which in the digital age may appear to be a slow and intimate art form.
September 10. 6:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Light Up the Arts Gala with Tony Bennett. Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, 251 North Spruce St. Winston-Salem. Bennett performance at 8:00 p.m. September 11. 10:00 a.m.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. 2:30-4:00 p.m. Jason Earles, star of TV’s “Hannah Montana” to open Rhodes Arts Center. Free and open to the public.
September 10. 6:00 p.m. Opening “ART: UNAU- THORIZED.” Center for Visual Artists, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Exhibition open until October 15. For more information call 333-7485 or visit www.greensboroart.org. An art exhibition that will examine all areas of the urban contemporary art scene.
September 10. 8:00-11:00 p.m. War and Peace: Living Room Lectures. Elsewhere Collaborative, 606 & 608 S. Elm St., Greensboro. All our neighbors are invited to give a 1-15 minute lecture on any subject they like! Sing a song, do a dance, start a debate, talk about your art. E-mail events@elsewhereelsewhere.org to sign up, or just drop by!
September 12. 2:00-5:00 p.m. Second Annual Creation Celebration. Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie St. Admission is free! There will be free mini-classes and free performances. Come downtown and find out about all the learning and performing opportunities available to you through City Arts.
Now through September 14. 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m. Painting Class. Yew Tree Gallery, 604 S. Elm St., Greensboro. Every Thursday. The class will be taught by Chuck McLachlan and is designed for both beginning and intermediate students, will focus on composition, value, and color distribution. $180-$195. Call 790-8703 or 854-0003.
September 14. Noon @ the ‘Spoon: Public Tour – Hans Hofmann: Circa 1950. Weatherspoon Art Museum, Corner of Spring Garden & Tate St., Greensboro. 20 minute public tour. Call 334-5770 or visit weatherspoon. uncg.edu for more information.
Now through September 19. Season passes are being sold for the 2010 Summer Art Series. Surry Arts Council. 218 Rockford St., Mount Airy. Passes are for events held at the Blackmon Amphitheatre and the Downtown Cinema Theatre. Cost $125. Children 12 and under are free for these events. Call 786-7998 or visit www.surryarts.org.
Now through September 30. “Fourth-Quarter Courage.” Anne Rudd Galyon Gallery in the Cowan Humanities Building, Greensboro College. An art exhibit by former NFL defensive end Chuck McLachlan. Reception at 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 3. “A Late Summr BBQ: Sizzling Watercolors.” Irene Cullis Gallery. The work of Carol Moates-Meetze.
Now through October 8 Lines Member Exhibition. Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, 301 W. 4th St. Exhibition open until. Lines features work in a variety of styles and media. The reception is free and open to the public. Call 722-0340 or visit www.associatedartists.org.
Now through October 17. “Hans Hoffman: Circa 1950.” Weatherspoon Art Museum, Corner of Spring Garden & Tate St., Greensboro. Call 334-5770 or visit weatherspoon.uncg.edu for more information.
Now through October 24. “American Art: Circa 1950-Selections from the Permanent Collection.” Weatherspoon Art Museum, corner of Spring Garden & Tate St., Greensboro. Paintings, drawings & sculpture made on or around 1950 by notable artists. For more information call 334-5770 or visit http://weatherspoon. uncg.edu.
Mondays: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 9:30-noon and 6:30-9:00 p.m. Painting classes. Red Door Studio/ Gallery, 3631 Redfield Dr., Greensboro. For more information visit www.nancybulluck.com or call 288-5415.
First Friday of the month. 6:00-9:00 p.m. Lyndon Street Artworks. 205 Lyndon St., Greensboro. Featuring over forty local artists’ working studios that are open to the public. For more information call 370-0025 or visit lyndonstreetartworks.com.
( dance )
September 9, 16, 23, 30. 7:30 p.m. World Dance Exchange Afro-Latino Classes. Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie St., Studio 317. No partner necessary. All 4 classes $28 or 1 class $8. For information visit www.worlddanceexchange or call 456-4159.
September 11. 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Festival Dance Center Block Party. Festival Dance Center, 205 S. Stratford Rd., Stratford Towers, Winston-Salem. Cost: $5 kids and adult dance classes & adult dance-fitness
classes. Visit www.winstonsalemfestivalballet.org for registration info, class information and Grand Opening details, or call 724-9977.
September 12. 5:00-7:30 p.m. Sunday Dance.
Skateland West, 200 Stage Coach Trail, Greensboro.
Ballroom, Latin, Swing music, huge dance floor, free refreshments. ncludes 45 min dance lesson by professional instructor. Admission $10, USA Dance members only $7, under 22 only $3. Call 852-0515 or visit www. carolinaheartland.org.
September 15. 6:45-7:45 p.m. Aqua Zumba. Smith Senior Center, 2401 Fairview St., Greensboro. A Latin dance fitness class held in the shallow end of the pool, which enhances the workout. Open to adults, ages 18 years and older. Sessions will be held each Wednesday evening. Cost is $5 per class. Register today! Call 375- 2237 or 375-2234.
September. Dance Classes and Yoga at Twisted Dance Studios, 315 South Greene St., Ste. 200, Greensboro. Rates $10 or less. Belly dance (all levels), hip hop, african dance, and yoga. For more information call 303-7892 or visit www.twisteddance.com.
Ongoing. Adult Dance Classes. Royal Expressions School of Dance, 4002 Spring Garden St., Ste. E, Greensboro. Adult Dance Classes in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, and Hip Hop. Check out www.royalexpressions. org/adults.aspx for the class schedule. Contact the YWCA at 273-3461 or 404-2999 for more information.
Mondays. 7:00-8:00 p.m. Belly Dance Class. Lewis Recreation Center, 3110 Forest Lawn Dr., Greensboro. $38 for 8 weeks. Ongoing. For more information call 379-1712 or 455-5977.
Tuesdays. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Fiddle & Bow Country
Dance. Vintage Theatre, 7 Vintage Ave., Winston-Salem.
No partner needed. Cost $7. For more information
call 272-3245.
Wednesdays. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Belly Dancing Class. The Center For Holistic Healing, 623 York Ave Suite 103,
High Point. Cost: $10.00 per class. For more information
call 841-4307 or visit www.chhtree.com.
Second & Fourth Wednesdays. Tribal Improv Belly
Dance. Eclectic by Nature, 402 State St., Greensboro.
$10/class. Call EBN at 373-0733 to reserve a spot! Visit www.eclecticbynature.com for more information.
First & Third Saturdays. 7:30 p.m. “Let’s Dance.” The Clarion Hotel, Greensboro. For more information visit www.letsdancetriad.com, e-mail letsdancetriad@gmail .com or call 451-4441.
( stage )
September 9. 5:00-9:00 p.m. September 11. 12:00-5:00 p.m. We Are One Open Auditions. 1700 Orchard St., Greensboro. Looking for: Actors, singers, dancers, technical artists, writers and young people interested in working backstage. Please prepare an audition piece, bring your own music or bring a portfolio of your work.
September 9-11, 16-18. 7:30 p.m. September 11-12, 18-19. 3:00 p.m. 5 by O. Henry. Greensboro Historical Museum, 130 Summit Ave. Surprise endings, witty banter and playful tales of ordinary people.Onsite tickets are $10 for members, seniors & students and $12 general admission, call 272-0160 or visit www. triadstage.org/tickets.
September 10-11 & 16-18. 7:30 p.m. September 11-12 & 18-19. 3:00 p.m. 2010 5 by O. Henry Plays. Greensboro Historical Museum, 130 Summit Ave. “Pride of the Cities,” “Witches Loaves,” “Blind Mans Holiday,” “By Courier,” & “One Thousand Dollars.” Call 373-2043 to reserve your tickets. $10 for Museum Members, Seniors, and Students, $12 for General Admission.
September 13-14. 7:00 p.m. Auditions for “Never Too Late.” New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2570
Harper Rd., Clemmons. Roles for six men, ages 20’s to 60’s, and three women, ages 20’s to 50’s. Production dates for the show are the last weekend in October and first weekend in November. Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script. Call 293-8447.
September 13-October 18. Mondays. 6:00-8:00 p.m. Soap Opera Shakespeare. Caldcleugh Center, 1700 Orchard St., Greensboro. Cost $20. Young people in grades 6-12 will work scenes and perform a one act play called “As the Bard Turns” written by class instructor, Rosina Whitfield, Artistic Director for Greensboro Children’s Theatre. Call 373-5881.
September 20. Theatre Classes. Winston-Salem. First in Flight Entertainment offers 10-week acting & performance classes for the public with professional performers as instructors! For more information and a full class schedule contact Andrea Cox at 924-7028, Info@FirstInFlightEntertainment.com or www.FirstIn- FlightEntertainment.com.
Saturdays. 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free Acting Classes! Windsor Recreation Center, 1601 E. Lee St., Greensboro. $5 registration fee and scholarships are available for those in need. For more information, contact Charlene Duncan at 681-8980. Seating is limited!
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Houston Patten, YES! Weekly’s Best Visual Artist in the 2010 Readers Choice poll,”tags” a work at the Center for Visual Artists in Greensboro. The “street art” exhibit, Art: Unauthorized, opens Friday and runs through Oct. 16. (photo by Brian Clarey)
