1-Boys of summer Winston-Salem Dash manager Guillermo Quiroz shakes hands with Greensboro Grasshoppers manager Blake Butler before Thursday’s game at First National Bank Field. Greensboro Grasshoppers 1st baseman Nick Cimillo waits for the pickoff throw during the game with the Winston-Salem Dash at First National Bank Field in Greensboro, N.C.
, on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Batter up! While baseball nears its summer end, many teams around town are focused on having fun, community-centered games. The Greensboro Grasshoppers host the Asheville Tourists through Sunday, with Christmas in July and fireworks on Friday and then fireworks again on Saturday.
All times are 6:30 p.m. except for Sunday's "Bark in the Park" game, which is at 2 p.
m. Then on Tuesday, the 'Hoppers hop over to Winston-Salem for a 6-game tilt with the Dash. Tuesday's game is at 11 a.
m. On Wednesday, first pitch is at 7 p.m.
, and it's 50-cent wing night. www.mlb.
com/greensboro and www.mlb.com/winston-salem .
2-Festival Finale On Thursday, the Eastern Music Festival wraps up with its Festival Finale. From 8 to 10 p.m.
in the Dana Auditorium, musicians who have been carefully practicing their craft give their final performance. The program includes Hanson's Symphony No. 2, op.
30 "Romantic"; Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, op.22; Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, op.
20; and Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique." With Mark Peskanov on violin. Tickets $55.
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