The Vance County Arts Society will be hosting a Holiday Art Sale will be held Saturday, November 19th 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Emrose Gallery 233 South Garnett Street, Henderson, NC
Category: Entertainment
Perdue Announces Iron Man 3 to Film in NC
RALEIGH– Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Marvel Studios’ film Iron Man 3, starring Robert Downey Jr., will soon start pre-production in Wilmington. The motion picture is expected to be made in North Carolina over a 10-month period, including pre production, principal photography and wrap, and have an estimated economic impact over $80 million while creating 550 crew jobs and over 1,000 talent opportunities. “My top priority is creating jobs, and this film production means high-quality, well-paying jobs for North …
North Carolina Museum of Art Hosts Rembrandt Collection
Experience the largest collection of Rembrandt paintings ever presented in America—and the first exhibition to explore the collecting history of the Dutch artist’s works in this country—at the N.C. Museum of Art (NCMA), October 30, 2011— January 22, 2012. Rembrandt in America is the largest collection of Rembrandt paintings ever presented in an American exhibition and the first major exhibition to explore in depth the collecting history of Rembrandt paintings in America. The NCMA is the only East Coast venue …
Vance-Granville Community Band performs at Louisburg High School
The Vance-Granville Community Band presented its fall concert on Oct. 17 in the Louisburg High School auditorium. It was the second consecutive year that the ensemble, a joint effort between interested citizens and students, has performed its first concert of the academic year in Louisburg. In 2010, the site for the fall concert was Louisburg College. Directed by VGCC music instructor Michael Stephenson, the Community Band performed a variety of selections, including “The Foundation March” by Goldman; a medley of …
VGCC Autumn Arts 2011 Winners Named
Entries in Autumn Arts 2011, the 36th annual juried art show sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, have been judged and are on display at VGCC. The public is invited to view the artwork on the second floor of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County through Nov. 4. Viewing hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays. Douglas Payne of Raleigh took the …
It’s Back to Saturday Morning… but is it Smurfy?
A Review of ‘Smurfs’ by Claire Ramsey A movie like ‘Smurfs’ comes only once in a Blue Moon… but only because blue moons are more common than the legend would have it. Starring Neil Patrick Harris and Hank Azaria, ‘Smurfs’ has a lot going for it, especially for 80’s kids like me who grew up with them on Saturday mornings with our She-Ra pajamas and Cheerios. And my chosen descriptors for this reconstruction of the Peyo little blue darlings, from …
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two
New Effects in the Final Chapter A Review by Claire Ramsey I think Peter Jackson and David Yates are secretly related. Long-lost cousins, or something. Based on my enthusiastic viewing of the final installments of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film series, I have to say that here are two directors who knows how to end movie series. And I think I enjoyed the last Harry Potter film – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two …
VGCC English instructor publishes book on growing up a Boomer
Memories of his childhood have inspired Chris Brockman, an instructor of English at Vance-Granville Community College, to write his first book. Brockman’s memoir, entitled “Growing Up in Boom Times,” was recently published by AuthorHouse. He focuses on his life growing up in Oakland County, Michigan, but Brockman says the book calls up experiences that were typical of the times and shared by nearly all Baby Boomers — the generation referenced in the “Boom” of the title. “Times were simpler, and …
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Review by Claire Ramsey May 2011 Strange and stranger, indeed, or perhaps, to quote from Lewis Carroll, curiouser and curiouser. The subtitle of the latest installation of the popular Johnny-Depp-headed saga is appropriate in more than one way. First, the strangers – which means the majority of the cast. Familiar faces include Kevin McNally as Gibbs, Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa, another cameo by Keith Richards as Jack Sparrow’s father Captain Teague, and, as goes without saying, Johnny Depp back in …
Henderson Rec Players Auditions May 21
Auditions for “The King and I” and “The Odd Couple” (Female Version) will be held Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m. at Eaton-Johnson Middle School in Henderson.
Movie Review: Beastly
Beastly A review by Claire Ramsey (c) May 2011 “Everyone knows that story,” says Lindy to Kyle, still darting her head as she looks for Hunter, the boy with whom she has fallen in love. It takes another minute and a cell phone ringing in Kyle’s pocket for her to realize that Kyle and Hunter were, or are, one and the same. Lindy is right. The story she and Kyle/Hunter share is better known as ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ In …
Vance County Arts Council Art Appreciation Day
The Vance County Arts Council will host an Art Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 7th from 10am to 2pm. Free food and drinks, music and activities will be had at their gallery on Garnett Street.
Pianist to Perform Friday at Louisburg College
Acclaimed Pianist to Perform this Friday in Benson Chapel. Louisburg College is pleased to welcome world-renowned pianist Teresa Walters to campus on Friday, April 29 for a special “Friends of the Arts” concert. Walters will play selections by Franz Liszt in the Benson Chapel beginning at 7:00 PM. Hailed as “The International First Lady of Piano,” Walters is described by Austrian National Television as “that rare musical phenomenon.” In recent years, she has performed as recitalist and orchestral soloist on …
Review: Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
© Claire Ramsey Used by Permission I think, with the advent of Stephanie Meyer and the Twilight Saga, together with the continued popularity of Anne Rice and the once-and-future-king of vampire stories, Bram Stoker, I can make a safe assumption: humans, especially young adult humans, LOVE the tales of the bloodsucking fiends that look at us like we look at cheeseburgers.
HiH cinema review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Claire Ramsey Mrs. Fox said it all: “My husband is a fantastic fox!”
HiH review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Passion born of Youth, Courage born of Despair. A Review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon by Claire Ramsey “Eyes, look your last, Arms take your last embrace, and lips (O you the doors of breath) seal with a righteous kiss a dateless bargain to engrossing Death!”
Local author to appear at book signing Friday
Local children’s author Elizabeth Carroll will be at the Richard Thornton Library in Oxford this Friday, June 19, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. If you have not yet purchased a copy of the novel, copies will be available at Friday’s event.
HiH bookshelf: Small Favor
by Claire Ramsey The latest installment in the popular Dresden series, Small Favor by Jim Butcher keeps the adventure and weird geeky humor going, keeping faith with Butcher’s many fans.
Scott Westerfeld’s “Uglies” Series
A review by Claire Ramsey “Tally smiled…. ‘I’m Tally Youngblood,’ she said. ‘Make me pretty.'”
Read more books ’bout bugs!
Learning about Bugs (and Books, and Character, and…) in Summer Reading 2008 by Claire Ramsey Imagine the world from the view of a bug! An ant, a fly, a bee — or from a real bug, like a shield-bug — or one of the things that looks like a bug, but isn’t, (like a spider!).