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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The Eastern Music Festival has exciting performances on deck for the summer season. The Eastern Music Festival continues through July 31 to the campus of Guilford College, 5800 W. Friendly Ave.
This weekend's 8 p.m. concerts feature the Young Artists Orchestra on Friday and the faculty's Eastern Festival Orchestra on Saturday.
Both concerts will be held in Dana Auditorium. Enjoy free 7 p.m.
Musically Speaking pre-concert conversations in the auditorium's Moon Room. Friday concert tickets are $10, Saturday orchestra tickets are $45. They are available at easternmusicfestival.
org/tickets , by phone at 336-333-7450, ext. 222, or email at [email protected] .
Catch two free student recitals: The Young Artists Percussion Recital at 1 p.m. Sunday, and a Young Artists' piano recital at 3 p.
m. Sunday, both in Dana Auditorium. Reservations for free concerts are recommended but not required at easternmusicfestival.
org/event/young-artists-percussion-recital and easternmusicfestival.org/event/steinway-piano-gallery-young-artists-piano-recital-series-3 . Find more details at easternmusicfestival.
org . . 3-Downtown cruise-in From 6 to 10 p.
m. Friday, starting in front of the Randolph County Courthouse, Asheboro will have the Downtown Cruise-in, hosted by the Grounded Elegance Car Club and filling Fayetteville Street with cars. The club also will have concessions by Bubbas Sweets, making for a fun evening of cars and community.
4-High Point Arts Council’s John Coltrane Jazz Workshop John Coltrane, the legendary jazz musician, grew up in High Point, and since 2002, the High Point Arts Council has furthered Coltrane’s rich legacy by creating the John Coltrane Jazz Workshop, where high-school-aged participants, skilled on an instrument, can attend a highly revered jazz workshop. On Friday, students will showcase their skills in a free jazz concert, open to the community. This concert starts at 7 p.
m. at the Penn Griffin School for the Arts. Jazz legend John Coltrane grew up in High Point.
5-Reminisce on the olden days Winston-Salem has a leg-up on Colonial Williamsburg: instead of one historically restored town, the twin city boasts two! Downtown lies the famous Old Salem, a former Moravian settlement that has been preserved and restored throughout the years, since it was settled in 1766. The whole site is a National Historic Landmark, with the Single Brothers House and Tavern each having their landmark certification. (George Washington even stayed at the Old Salem Tavern for two nights in 1791.
) While no founding fathers stayed at there, the Historic Bethabara Park was founded in 1753 by Moravians who settled there after walking from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In Old Salem, a new coffee shop and taproom, Lot 63, recently opened, showcasing traditional Moravian desserts paired with coffee and local brews. Coffee enjoyers can sit by a beautiful stained glass window, or gaze off into the historically recreated street and cobblestone while enjoying a sugar cake or Moravian cookie.
In the summer, Bethabara's many trails and medicine garden are both in bloom, making a delightful stroll through the property a must-do. Both towns are a beautiful representation of Winston-Salem’s rich, well-preserved history. People process past Home Moravian Church during the 252nd Easter Sunrise Service of the Moravian Church on Sunday, Mar.
31, 2024, at Old Salem in Winston-Salem, N.C. Audrey Parsons and Barbara Giesler give a Colonial-era lesson in washing clothes to students from area elementary schools visiting Bethabara Park on Oct.
16, 2013. 6-The International Black Theater Festival begins! Maria Barber performs a song from Agape Theatre Project’s production of “Crowns” during an event announcing the 2024 International Black Theatre Festival lineup on Monday, June 3, 2024, at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The International Black Theatre Festival kicks off Monday and runs until Aug. 3. For six days, this festival celebrates the immense talent of black performers, screenwriters, directors, producers and technicians from all around the world.
Films, theater performances, workshops, academic discussions and youth education are all on the roster for this stacked festival lineup, alongside a star-studded gala. There are 120 theatrical productions planned, from dramas to comedies to musicals. Where to begin? Check out the full schedule at https://ncblackrep.
org/international-black-theatre-festival/ . Get local news delivered to your inbox! {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items..
