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Wednesday, September 22,2010

be there

By Erica Katz
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Sat., Sept. 24
Darryl Worley
, Club 64; 1560 E. Dixie Drive, Asheboro; 336.521.4181; www.darrylworley.com; 7 p.m.; $20 to $25Wed., Sept. 22
Asheboro’s very own Club 64 is hosting Darryl Worley tonight! If you’re into country music then you’ve definitely heard of him. He’ll be performing hits from his latest album, Sounds Like Life, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the show. For advance tickets call 336.521.4181. You can also visit www.darrylworley.com to learn more about the ACM and CMA award nominated star.

Wed., Sept. 22
Smash. Wake Forest University Mainstage Theatre, Scales Fine Arts Center; 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem; 336.758.5295; www.wfu.edu/theatre; 7:30 p.m.; $5 to $12 Tonight at Wake Forest University, catch Smash, a play based on the George Bernard Shaw novel The Unsocial Socialist. The story, set in a British women’s college, involves roller skates and unicycles, love triangles and economics. Performance dates are Sept. 22-25 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling the box office at the number listed above. They are $5 for students and $12 for everybody else.

Thur., Sept. 23
An Evening of Southern Discomfort. UpStage Cabaret, Triad Stage; 232 S. Elm St., Greensboro; 336.272.0160; www.triadstage.org; 8 p.m.; $18 Tonight is YES! Weekly night and an evening of Southern DIScomfort at Triad Stage’s UpStage Cabaret. First up is “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls,” a spoof of The Glass Menagerie. The evening will continue with “Auto-da-Fé” by Tennessee Williams. These hilarious one-act plays will keep you entertained all night. Tickets are $18. Get them in advance by calling the box office at the number listed above. Performances run through October 9.

Sat., Sept. 25
Tate Street Festival. Tate Street near UNCG; Tate St., Greensboro; 336.340.1988; 12 p.m.; FREE It’s that time of year again – the annual Tate Street Festival is back! From 12 to 6 p.m. today, drop by Tate Street (near UNCG) to check out local arts, crafts, jewelry, clothes, face painting, vendors and live music. Matty Sheets & the Blockheads, Ben Jensen Jazz Trio, the Brand New Life, Bruce Piephoff with Casey Cranford & Sandy Blocker and Braco will perform throughout the day.

Sun., Sept. 26
PBPS Blues Challenge. Zion Bar & Grill; 5601 Roanne Way, Greensboro; 336.222.5030; www.piedmontblues.org; 1 p.m.; $5 to $7 Today at 1 p.m. is the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society Blues Challenge’s band competition. Local blues bands will compete to represent the PBPS in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and play at the 25th annual Carolina Blues Festival. Cash prizes will be awarded to the second and third place winners. Admission to Zion Bar & Grill for the band competition is $7 and $5 for PBPS members. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the up and coming blues talent.

Mon., Sept. 27
Rise Aiyiti. Studio B; 520 S. Elm St., Greensboro; 336.965.0983; www.riseayiti.org; 5 p.m.; $5 Head over to Studio B in Greensboro tonight for a RISE Ayiti benefit. RISE Ayiti is a joint effort between community leaders of Haiti and global volunteers to help the rebuilding of Haiti. A minimum $5 donation gets you in the door. Money raised will go towards the building of an orphanage in Jacmel, Haiti. The evening will consist of a drum circle, live music performances, free food and a dance party. Visit www.riseayiti.org to learn more about this cause.

Tues., Sept. 28
Green Drinks. Noma’s; 321 W. 4th St., Winston- Salem; 336.310.5565; www.greendrinks.org; 5:30 p.m.; FREE Green Drinks is a networking group that meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month in Winston-Salem. They are made up of environmentally conscious and “green” professionals. If you fall into this category then tonight at 5:30 p.m. you’ll have a chance to relax and mingle at Noma’s with people that share some of the same interests as you. For more information on the event, e-mail sarah@leaprealty. net, call 336.310.5565 or visit www.greendrinks.org.

Wed., Sept. 29
Scitech Lecture. Ardmore Auditorium, Main Campus Forsyth Tech Community College; 2100 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston- Salem; 336.734.7205; www.forsythtech.edu; 4 p.m.; FREE Part of Forsyth Tech Community College’s 50th anniversary celebration is a lecture series called SciTech. Today’s opening presentation will be given by Dr. Frank Torti of Wake Forest University’s Health Services Comprehensive Cancer Center. He will discuss the topic of advancing cancer treatment through technology innovation. The lecture starts at 4 p.m. in Ardmore Auditorium. To reserve your seat contact Mona Cofer at the number listed above or by e-mail at mcofer@forsythtech. edu. For a complete list of the College’s 50th Anniversary events visit www.forsythtech.edu.

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