La Grange Arts Center to host summer art camp
LA GRANGE — An annual summer art camp is being offered again this year for children ages 7 to 11. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to noon July 22-26 at the La Grange Arts Center on North Caswell...
View ArticleSecond sensational summer weekend starts Friday
Several local entities and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources have combined to offer summer family fun that is budget friendly, with an array of activities all across Kinston and...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Sarah Bareilles and Curtis Mayfield
New album: The Blessed Unrest Artist: Sarah Bareilles Label: Epic Rating: 3 stars out of 5 Sara Barielles is known to millions as a former judge on the NBC karaoke show “The Sing Off,” but don’t...
View ArticleTonight is ‘Pepsi Night’ at Sand in Streets
In keeping with the Pepsi slogan, “Our Time Is Now,” music lovers of The Four Knights Band will find that their time is tonight. The Four Knights will present the third concert in this summer’s Sand...
View Article‘Golden Oldies’ to kick off Friends’ programming year
The Friends of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library will kick off its first program of the 2013-14 season by sponsoringThe Golden Oldies Radio Show. The program will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Charles Bradley and Pink Floyd
New album: Victim of Love Artist: Charles Bradley Label: Daptone/Dunham Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Anyone who thought authentic R&B/soul singers died out with James Brown and Wilson Pickett...
View ArticleArts center opens new exhibits today
A reception today, free and open to the public, will shed light on the newest exhibits to occupy space in the main level and upstairs galleries at the Community Council for the Arts. The Hampton...
View ArticleTouring choir teaches, shares gospel message
Terrell Fields and the Community Voices of Kinston will host a conference this weekend to broaden the worship experience of any and all choirs, choir directors, musicians and lay members who want to...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Robin Thicke and J.J. Cale
New album: Blurred Lines Artist: Robin Thicke Label: Interscope Rating: 2 stars out of 5 Some people look to music for deep meaning, catharsis and empathy, while others need something new to giggle...
View ArticleGospel Consolators to celebrate anniversary
SNOW HILL — Charles Fuller and the Gospel Consolators will celebrate the group’s 53rd anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Greene County Community Center, 814 W. Harper St. Various groups, choirs and...
View ArticleThe Roman Sams to perform tonight at Red Room
The Red Room is open from 7 p.m. to midnight on Thursdays and 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The Roman Sams is scheduled to be the house band, playing from 8 to 11 p.m., rain or shine,...
View ArticleBad mojo: Here we go again!
So much for a funky Thursday evening, at least one provided by a band with zydeco, Cajun vibes. The Sand in the Streets concert set for tonight at Pearson Park has been postponed due to projected rain...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Vince Gill/Paul Franklin and Howlin’ Wolf
New album: Bakersfield Artist: Vince Gill and Paul Franklin Label: MCA Nashville Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Although it seems blasphemous to say, some of the greatest country music ever recorded had...
View ArticleSensational 2nd Saturday starts Friday
This summer’s third “Sensational 2nd Saturday” weekend will sandwich a birthday party between two jazz performances, with lots of community activities rounding out the two-day celebration. Be the Moon...
View ArticleChildren learn new skills at performing arts camp
All this week, 34 children have experienced a “new twist” to the summer Performing Arts Camp offered by the Community Council for the Arts. Two members of the Missoula Children’s Touring Theatre group...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: David Lynch, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
New album: The Big Dream Artist: David Lynch Label: Sunday Best Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 David Lynch is known to most as the film director responsible for “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Twin...
View ArticleGospel ensemble to sing for scholars
The Agnes Moye-Gilchrist Music Scholarship Fund is sponsoring the Moye Ensemble of Washington, D.C.; Maryland; Virginia; and Ohio in a concert at 6:30 p.m. Sunday to support the scholarship fund. The...
View ArticleOutdoor concerts symbolize summer’s countdown
If the weather holds, the community will enjoy three back-to-back summer concerts remaining in the 2013 Sand in the Streets series. Today’s band is Spare Change, appearing live on the Pearson Park...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Tedeschi Trucks Band and Jeffrey Osborne
New album: Mind Made Up Artist: Tedeschi Trucks Band Label: Sony Masterworks Rating: 4 stars out of 5 The Tedeschi Trucks Band’s new album “Mind Made Up” continues the winning streak started with...
View ArticleWatermelon Festival to offer rides, contests, concerts
WINTERVILLE — Downtown Winterville will be bustling today through Saturday with its annual Watermelon Festival. Food and commercial vendors, amusement rides and concerts start at 6 p.m. today with...
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