DUGOUT/Kinston
The Last Dime Band will perform live at The DugOut Saturday. Cover charge is $5. On April 19, Emily Minor & Blake Kearney will perform live. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. The DugOut is at 674 Stratford Blvd., in Stratford Plaza. For more information, call 252-208-0304.
CHAMBERSOUL CELLO & SONGS/Kinston
Shana Tucker is a cellist and singer/songwriter whose music is a mix of acoustic pop and soulful, jazz-influenced contemporary folk. She will spend Saturday in Kinston, conducting an ‘informance’ for free from 1 to 2:30 p.m. for high school students and adults. Her evening concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., all at the Community Council for the Arts, 400 N. Queen St. Concert tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Light hors d’oeuvres are included. For information, call 252-527-2517 or go to kinstoncca.com.
ELLIOT ENGEL/Kinston
Literary lecturer Elliot Engel will give his 50th presentation in Kinston at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Schechter Auditorium of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library, 510 N. Queen St. In his program, ‘The Vanderbilts: All of Them,’ Engel traces the amazing tale of this American dynasty, from Cornelius, born in 18th century, to Gloria of the designer jeans. Engel’s lecture will be followed by a wine and cheese reception. The Friends of the Library is sponsoring the program and reception, both of which are free and open to the public. For more information, call 252-527-7066, ext. 130.
SECOND SUNDAYS/Kinston
Grainger Hill’s Second Sunday Series will present “Big Band Sounds, Ballads and Broadway,” featuring Earle Abernethy, drums; Carol-Ann Tucker, vocals; Jimmy Aycock, piano; and Dave Aduddell, bass. The performance will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, with doors opening at 2 p.m., at the Community Council for the Arts, 400 N. Queen St. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at door, available at the arts center. The series, and each concert, is presented by the Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center in conjunction with the CCA, with all performances at the CCA. All proceeds, after expenses, will benefit Grainger Hill. For information, contact 252-527-2517 or kinstoncca.com; or 252-527-8515, Total Experience.