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Art Notes: ‘Music for a Royal Occasion' at St. James
Published: Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 9, 2012 at 5:18 p.m.
Henderson County
‘Music for a Royal Occasion' at St. James
The Carolina Concert Choir, featuring the Henderson County High School Honors Chorus, presents a choral music program, "Music for a Royal Occasion," at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday in the sanctuary at St. James Episcopal Church in Hendersonville.
Music performed at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer; and the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton will be sung.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased from Carolina Concert Choir members, the front desk at St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville Visitor's Center, Hand in Hand Gallery in Flat Rock and at Laurel Park Wine Market.
St. Paddy's Day Dance at Southern Lights
Southern Lights Square and Round Dance Club will have a St. Paddy's Day Dance on Saturday at the Whitmire Activity Building, Hendersonville. An Experienced Apparel Sale will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. for active square dancers. This is a great opportunity to shop for different clothing or to sell your gently "experienced" outfits.
For information, call 828-685-9995 or 828-891-9997.
Advanced dance begins at 6 p.m.; early rounds, at 7 p.m.; and squares and rounds, at 7:30 p.m. The first two tips will be for new dancers. The guest caller will be Vance McDaniel and cuers will be Al and Lou Krech.
Bill Gerhardt Jazz Trio next up in music series
Renowned jazz group the Bill Gerhardt Jazz Trio will perform at 3 p.m. March 18, presented by Hendersonville Chamber Music.
A modern jazz icon, pianist, arranger and Down Beat Magazine award-winner, Gerhardt performs regularly in New York clubs and Europe but now calls Asheville home. Performing with Mike Holstein on bass and Justin Watt on drums, he was a hit when he appeared for Hendersonville Chamber Music last year. Gerhardt is a SteepleChase recording artist and has had four releases in the past two years with the label.
The performance will take place at Hendersonville's First Congregational Church, on the corner of Fifth Avenue West and White Pine Drive. Tickets are $17 and are available at Hendersonville Visitors Center or at the door on day of performance.
Remaining 2012 season concerts include the Kontras String Quartet on April 22 and Pan Harmonia on May 6. For more information, visit www.hendersonvillechamber music.org.
BRCC concert to feature pianist Susanne Skyrm
The Blue Ridge Community College Concert Series will present pianist Susanne Skyrm at 7:30 p.m. March 20 in Thomas Auditorium. The program will feature music by Spanish and Latin American composers.
Skyrm has appeared as piano soloist and collaborative artist throughout the United States and Europe. She combines performing the standard repertoire with research interests in early keyboards and Spanish and Latin American keyboard music.
Skyrm holds degrees in piano performance from the College of Idaho, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Colorado. Since 1988, Skyrm has been on the music faculty of the University of South Dakota, where in 2006 she was named the first recipient of that school's Fine Arts Biennial Distinguished Professor Award.
Admission to the concert is $10, payable at the door; $3 for students. All concerts feature open (non-reserved) seating. Proceeds benefit the college's Community Enrichment Program.
Thomas Auditorium is in the Sink Building on BRCC's Henderson County campus. For more information, contact Kevin Ayesh at 828-694-1860 or kevina@blueridge.edu.
Music on the Rock pays tribute to Patsy Cline
With its second installment of this year's Music on the Rock, Flat Rock Playhouse pays homage to Patsy Cline, one of the most admired singers in the history of country music. Onstage at Playhouse Downtown March 22-24 is "Sweet Dreams: The Music of Pasty Cline."
Born in 1932, legend has it that Cline was entertaining her neighbors as early as the age of 3. Her big break came at age 25, when she won an Arthur Godfrey Talent program in 1957 with the hit "Walkin' After Midnight." From there she pursued a recording career, appearing at the mecca of country music — the Grand Ole Opry in 1958.
Her natural talent and spirit took her to the top of the country charts in 1962, and her style and popularity has never waned. She died in 1963, at age 30, in an airplane crash in Tennessee.
Erin Mosher will be the featured performer for "Sweet Dreams." Mosher was also a guest singer with the first concert of the season, which honored the musical legacy of Frank Sinatra.
Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville. All tickets are $24 and can be purchased by calling the Playhouse box office at 828-693-0731, toll-free at 866-732 8008 or online at www.flatrockplayhouse.org.
‘MacTiernan's Bottle' author at Fountainhead
Asheville author Michael Hopping will read from his new collection of short stories, "MacTiernan's Bottle," at 6:30 p.m. March 23 at the Fountainhead Bookstore, 408 N. Main St., Hendersonville.
In the title story, a motel renovation reveals a previously unknown fresco, concealed by the artist who created it. A young man, unsure about his own artistic career, asks himself why. In pursuit of an answer he stumbles across questions about himself he has never thought to ask.
Hopping walked away from the practice of psychiatry in 2001. His short fiction and creative nonfiction have appeared in Spoiled Ink, The Great Smokies Review, fresh and the Mad Hatters' Review Blog.
For more information, contact Valerie Welbourn at 828-697-1870 or visit www.FountainheadBook store.com.
Absolute Theatre Co. to offer summer camps
The Absolute Theatre Company, a not-for-profit family concept community theater established in 1992, will offer summer acting camps beginning in June. All camps will be taught by the company aftistic director, Kate Brighton, and assistants. The camps are not performance driven, but will include closing showcases.
Camps include Fun Basic Acting Skills, TV and Commercial Acting, Acting Out the Bible, All-Day Teen Acting Camp and All-Day Youth Acting Camp. Space is limited to 15 students in each camp. A scholarship audition is planned for March 31.
The Absolute Theatre Company is at the Lab Theatre, Hendersonville Christian School, 708 S. Grove St., Hendersonville. For more information, call 828-243-4562.
Polk County
‘Artists Among Us' at Upstairs Artspace
The Upstairs Artspace in Tryon will open the exhibit "Artists Among Us: 100 Faces of Art in Spartanburg (S.C.)" on Friday.The exhibit runs through April 28.
Edward Emory, art gallery owner and authority on Spartanburg's cultural history, selected the 100 artists based on talent, achievements and contributions toward promoting local art.
The exhibit is a display of painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, mixed media, sculpture, woodturning and ceramic and fiber art. A coffee table book illustrating the artists' works can be purchased.
A public reception to meet the artists is 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Emory will give an informal talk, "Spartanburg Spells ART!" at 7 p.m. March 27.
For information, call 828-859-2828; visit www.upstairsartspace.org. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays,.
Buncombe County
‘Love Child' now playing at N.C. Stage mainstage
"Love Child," a comedy by Daniel Jenkins and Robert Stanton, will be on stage at N.C. Stage through March 18. The production, directed by Neela Munoz, stars Charlie Flynn-McIver and Bill Munoz.
It's opening night and tensions are running high as writer/director Joel tries to keep his company of actors under control, his sanity intact and his mom from answering her cell phone in the front row.
Two actors play an enormous cast of characters in this comedy,including the actors on stage, the crew behind the scenes and the audience watching them perform. "Love Child" premiered Off Broadway in 2008, created by and starring Jenkins and Stanton.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For ticket specials, go to www.ncstage.org or call 828-239-0263.
Biannual costume sale Saturday at ACT
A late winter cleaning at Asheville Community Theatre has filled racks for the biannual costume sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the 35below lobby and black box performance space. ACT is at 35 E. Walnut St. and 35below is on the north end of the theater with an entrance facing the side of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Visitor's Center.
The sale will include contemporary and period clothing, theatrical outfits and accessories. Featured in the "Almost Spring" show are dozens of hats, lingerie, coats and dresses. Hats presented range from Easter parade confections to sensible felt and straw caps to colorful creations for stage productions.
Sleepwear will include the practical and the playful in robes, gowns and PJs. Women's wear will include caftans, day and sun dresses, and sophisticated and elegant frocks from the theater's collection.
Shoppers also will have a selection of pieces from ACT's winter production of "Chicago." In honor of Saint Patrick's Day, there will be a special collection for those who wish to be "wearin' of the green."
All proceeds from the sale support ACT's Mainstage productions and educational programs.
For more information, visit ashevilletheatre.org.
Early-music concert Saturday at St. Matthias
There will be a concert of early music performed by Trillium at 8 p.m. Saturday at St. Matthias Episcopal Church. Trillium will present a concert of music from the 14th and 15th centuries, "The End of the Middle Ages." The ensemble consists of Wayne Hankin, Marci Young and Mark Rimple.
A free-will donation will be taken for the artists and the church restoration fund. The church is in Asheville just off South Charlotte Street at Max Street on the hill across from the Asheville Public Works Building (1 Dundee St.).
Sagapool brings gypsy/swing music to DWT
Rich and brightly rhythmic, Sagapool brings the vibrant music of the world at large to an 8 p.m. March 22 Mainstage performance at the Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place.
Guitar, bass, accordion, percussion, banjo, piano, glockenspiel, Rhodes violin and clarinet shine in the hands of these six multi-instrumentalists — often switching hands right on stage, as each band member can play all instruments — in a worldscape of passionate joy.
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