Friends & Great Performers Series: Steinway Piano Gala “Debussy:Inspiration and Innovation” Dana Auditorium, Guilford College; 5800 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro; 87

Robert Earl KeenZiggy’s; 170 W. 9th St., Winston-Salem; 336.722.5000; ziggyrock.net; Doors 8p.m.; Tickets $20 adv/$25 day of; 18 showTexas troubador Robert Earl Keen makes his first Triad appea

Yep, It’s the Stay Puft marshmallow man! Don’t miss this 80’s classic starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver among others, about three unemployed parapsychology professors who set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in the heart of New York City.

Don’t miss this limited encore performance of Frankenstein; a new play by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Oscar winner Danny Boyle returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature in two exciting broadcasts.

Ruchte’s work consists of her kaleidoscopic images and black and white photographs from France, Russia, Ireland, Norway, England and the American West. Varnadoe’s work of photographic intaglio prints draws on past imagery, revisiting each with new application and technique.

The “Original” 12th annual North Carolina Wine Festival offers the opportunity to meet wine makers, vineyard owners, taste and compare offerings from over 30 North Carolina Wineries, all in the same place and on the same day in one festive summertime atmosphere.

The Blind Tiger; 1819 Spring Garden St., Greensboro; 336.272.9888; www. handtohandmarket.com; 1-6 p.m.; $3 The Hand to Hand Market features hip, handcrafted goods, underground art and vintage finds from some of the best regional artists, designers, crafters, and collectors the Southeast has to offer.

Artists Po-Wen Liu, Joyce Teta and Benita VanWinkle bring you “refuge.” Po-Wen creates ceramic vessels that provide an interior space of spiritual refuge, Joyce explores the fabricated safety of story lines in ink and Benita shows us photographic stills indicating the silent refuge of movie theaters.

Seventeen graduate students in architecture at VA Tech took an intense look at Winston-Salem’s emerging downtown Theater District. They choose locations and developed individual designs they believe would enhance the area around the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts by adding entertainment, cultural and arts-based venues.

Hope For Agoldensummer is super-excited to be back at CFBG. Haunting folk music of a sort, performed with singing saws, pennywhistles and an eclectic assortment of other instruments.

Come join AIDS Care Service as the finalists from our annual fashion design competition strut their stuff on the runway! This spectacular evening will feature a professional fashion show and Project Runway-style competition. There will also be food, dancing, a silent auction, cash bar and more.

Iconic country music legend, Country Hall of Famer and most recently a Kennedy Center Honoree, Haggard released a new album, Working In Tennessee, in October to rave reviews. Haggard revolutionized the country music scene as well as started a new wave of patriotic songs in the sixties.

NewBridge Bank Park; 408 Bellemeade St., Greensboro; 336.268.2255; www. gsohoppers.com; 4-7 p.m.; $6 It’s that time of year again. Nights are getting warmer, and the smells of hot dogs and peanuts fill the air. Start the season early and attend this initial series opening night run while the Grasshoppers take on the Lexington Legends.

Photographer and professional nice guy Chris Lubinski is having some emergency surgery coming up and talented Greensboro artists are lending their musical skills to promote the cause and raise money to help Chris out. Come out and hear some great local music for an even greater cause.

Simkins Sports Pavilion at Barber Park; 1500 Dans Road, Greensboro; www. greensbororollerderby.com; 5 p.m. The first bout of the evening will be between two of Greensboro Roller Derby’s home teams, the Mad Dollies and the Elm Street Nightmares.

The Carolina Theatre; 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro; 336.333.2605; www. carolinatheatre.com; 7:30 p.m.; $6 Before traveling to the “Labyrinth” with David Bowie, Muppets creator Jim Henson directed this surreal fantasy epic with an all-puppet cast of characters.

The Carolina Theatre; 310 S.Greene St., Greensboro; 336.333.2605; www. carolinatheatre.com; 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Celebrate the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix with the concert event of the year featuring Billy Cox of the Band Of Gypsys and Jimi Hendrix Experience, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Robert Randolph, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dweezil Zappa, Brad Whitford of...

This year’s University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) Winter Dance concert aims to highlight the work of these masters while showcasing two world premiere works and an exciting collaboration with company-in-residence Hubbard Street 2 (HS2).

Heather Gordon, a Durham artist is recognized statewide and on a national level. She has exhibited at SECCA, the Weatherspoon, the Cameron Art museum and the Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, where she was awarded an Honorable Mention by juror Nat Trotman, associate curator at the Guggenheim Museum of Art.