Forecast Music, the Piedmont Triad’s premier contemporary music group, proudly presents amazing works from across the country as well as wonderful pieces composed in our own backyard. Included will be the work of the winner of our 2013 national call for scores, George Heathco of Texas, a fantastic submission from last year's call by Nicholas Omiccioli of Missouri, and a slate of amazing home grown Piedmont Triad music, including works by Lance Hulme, Trevor Bumgarner, and Eric Schwartz. Performers include Forecast regulars Carla Copeland-Burns-flute, Michael Burns-bassoon, Jacqui Carrasco-violin, and James Douglass-piano, as well as guest artists Kelly Burke-clarinet and Baron Tymas-guitar.

t's the perfect time of year to make plans to enjoy live music at one of the Triad's best entertainment venues, The Deck at River Twist. I would love to see all of you there for a special evening under the stars!!! nnHere's a little more information for you from their website: nLive music, With ALL ABC permits, and our feel good food menu. If you've never been, now is the time to come experience THE DECK AT RIVER TWIST!!! Relax on our massive covered deck under the stars. Stroll down to our Koi pond with it's trickling waterfall. Conveniently located in downtown, historic Jamestown, NC. Browse the store with everything from unique jewelry to hand made one of a kind art. Your weekends will never be the same...THE DECK AT RIVER TWIST is unlike anything the Triad has to offer the sophisticated crowd.

Andy Squint is a singer/songwriter peppered with Louisiana spice. He plays bottleneck slide guitar and is often compared to Sonny Landreth, Randy Newman, and Tom Waits. As a solo or with his band, Andy cooks up a rich gumbo of Blues, Jazz, and Americana music.

Outdoor show weather permitting

Singer/songwriter based out of Winston-Salem. Nic will also be accompanied by a violinist for this show.

Founded in 2010 by guitarist Johan Harvey, The Royal Noise forges an ebullient fusion of sinewy funk, gritty jazz, psychedelic rock and live hip-hop elements with a distinctly southern flavor, reminiscent of funk fusion acts like Herbie Hancock, Lost Tribe, Lettuce and Mother Funk Conspiracy.nn"one of the best funk acts to emerge from the East Coast in a long while" - Simon Eddie, HOMEGROWN MUSIC

A night of great rock featuring Apollo Craven@(8); Tusker@(9); Cry Autumn@(10);DREAMS WEIGHT @(11); and The Days Remain@(12)

Fifth Friday Ballroom Dance, 7:30-9:30 pm, Guilford Grange, 4909 Guilford School Rd, Greensboro. Free for first time guests, $1 for Step Set Dance Club members, $5 for guests. No partner needed. Refreshments. Phone: 336-852-0515 Email: charleshafer@gmail.com for info.

Greensboro’s War Memorial Auditorium will host Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell on Friday, May 31 at 8 p.m. nTickets will go on sale Friday, January 18th at 10 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000, Ticketmaster outlets at participating Walmart locations and the Greensboro Coliseum box office.nnRounder Records will release Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s inaugural duo effort “Love Has Come For You” on April 23. The remarkable new collaboration offers 13 eloquently rootsy compositions that combine Martin’s inventive five-string banjo work with Brickell’s distinctive vocals and vivid, detail-rich lyrics. “Love Has Come For You” is a substantial departure, as a well as a creative milestone, for both artists.n n"I fell in love with the banjo tunes because at first listen they evoked images and stories that were true to me," said Brickell.nn nThe album features deeply evocative songs such as "When You Get to Asheville," "Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Baby," "Remember Me This Way," “Fighter,” as well as the haunting title track. Each tune offers playful, resonant character studies, conveying a wealth of imagery, emotion and musical ideas within spacious, mostly acoustic arrangements and irresistibly accessible tunes.n n"The banjo can be so evocative when it's used sparingly, and that was in the back of my mind as we were writing,” says Martin. “It's the way I've longed to play and hear the banjo, rather than it being present at every moment. In these songs, the point is to tell the story and get out."n nProduced by studio legend Peter Asher (James Taylor, Elvis Costello, Linda Ronstadt) “Love Has Come For You” also features notable players including rising-star bassist Esperanza Spalding, veteran studio guitarist Waddy Wachtel and Nickel Creek alumni Sara and Sean Watkins. The album also features the esteemed bluegrass combo the Steep Canyon Rangers with whom Martin recorded his latest Grammy® nominated album Rare Bird Alert with and has toured extensively.n nSteve Martin is currently in the fifth decade of a uniquely varied and accomplished career in which he's excelled as a comedian, actor, author and playwright, and as a Grammy-winning, boundary-pushing bluegrass banjoist and composer. Martin’s debut album The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album in 2009. Since bursting onto the national scene in the late 80’s, Edie Brickell has carved out an iconoclastic solo career that's solidified her reputation as a uniquely compelling singer and a songwriter of rare insight. n n"I think that the goal of any collaboration should be to come up with something that each individual wouldn't have come up with on their own, and I think that we've done that here," says Martin.n

Second Sunday Ballroom Dance, 2:30-5:00 pm; Guilford Grange, 4909 Guilford School Rd, Greensboro. Ballroom, Latin, Swing music, free refreshments. Partner not needed. Includes 45 min lesson. USA Dance members $8, non-members $10. Free for first-time guests. Phone: 336-852-0515 Email: charleshafer@gmail.com for info. Web: www.carolinaheartland.org. Sponsored by Carolina Heartland chapter, USA Dance.