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Come and experience an authentic celebration of the Christmas traditions in the Scandinavian countries. This Old World holiday celebration is certain to get you into the spirit of the season! At the Scandinavian Christmas Fair you will enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of the Old World: a variety of talented vendors offers their unique […]
Join the Triangle Brass Band and a massed choir of several of the finest choirs from Wake County High Schools for "Gloria for Brass and Choir" -- arranged from John Rutter's choral classic "Gloria." In addition, the Triangle Brass Band performs other brass band classics and seasonal favorites.
The show will feature the band performing classic holiday songs along with Squirrel Nut Zippers hits. The Squirrel Nut Zippers most recent studio album titled Beasts Of Burgundy was released in 2018. The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart upon it’s release. It was back in 1998 when the Squirrel Nut […]
A Trailer Park Christmas by Rachel Klem & Jeffrey Moore Local filmmaker Jeffrey Moore and Rachel Klem team up to present this interactive, holiday entertainment. Back for its 12th year, the Triangle’s very own A Trailer Park Christmas follows the Dodson/Hussey family at their Christmas eve holiday party. Audience are treated as guests and encounter ghosts, […]
Join the Triangle Youth Brass Bands and their special guest soloists, Dr. Larry Wells, trumpet, and Dr. Tim Altman, trumpet, for “American Sketches,” a program of superb Americana music. The program includes music of John Williams, William Schumann, Stephen Foster, Fillmore, Sousa and more. The guest artists are featured with all three bands. Escape from […]
Jon Reep made a huge name for himself when he became the winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” season 5! As an actor, Jon has played the pot smoking farmer “Raymus” from the movie “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay”, and the dim-witted cop Gerald Bob from the ABC Sitcom “Rodney.” He has also […]
This winter, the Joel Lane Museum House has undertaken a major restoration of the exterior paint on all three of our historical buildings. What began as a simple re-painting was complicated by the discovery of damage beneath the paint, which led to a modern study of the paint’s history… and finally to a radically different […]
Dedication Ceremony: Memorial to the Enslaved of the Joel Lane Plantation, 1769-1800 On Sunday, February 16, 2020, we will gather in the Joel Lane Museum House gardens for a time of contemplation and remembrance, as we dedicate a memorial to the people who were held in slavery by Joel Lane and his family. At least […]
Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina Painting features a sampling of some of the most relevant and engaging painting being made in the state. The exhibition presents 25 emerging, mid-career, and established artists working within a variety of mediums and ideas. In styles ranging from abstract to figurative and representational, these artists explore the […]
The Triangle Brass Band welcomes international trumpet star Rex Richardson as special guest to highlight our celebration of American music, featuring works by Leonard Bernstein, John Williams, Allen Vizzutti and others. Don't miss this rare chance to hear one of the great soloists of our time!
Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women is the first major exhibition of Senegalese gold jewelry to date that focuses on the history of Senegal’s gold, from past to present, and the beauty and complexity of the way Senegalese women use ornament and fashion to present themselves. A key theme of the exhibition is the Senegalese […]
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