Old Colony Players (OCP) announced its 2027 productions last week, starting with “Seussical Jr.” in January and ending with “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” in December.
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Located just north of Charlotte in Huntersville, the festival transforms a 25-acre outdoor village into a European-style country fair filled with fantasy, history, and live entertainment.
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Valdese’s Old Colony Players (OCP) is launching a fundraising campaign to restore the Fred B. Cranford Amphitheater, where the group’s flagship show “From This Day Forward” is performed every year during the summer.
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Sweet Lucy's Affair honors Richard and Ava Turner's lasting legacy of bringing the Lake James community together to support conservation across the region.
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CoMMA Performing Arts Center will launch its 40th anniversary season with an unforgettable night of music, rhythm, and Southern soul when The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra presents “Spirit of New Orleans: A Soulful Celebration” on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m.
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Morganton city crews and volunteers worked overnight to remove eight tons of trash following the 44th annual Morganton Festival, quickly restoring downtown streets to pristine condition through a massive, coordinated cleanup effort.
- Allen VanNoppen
CoMPAS Cable Channel 2 will expand its live local programming with the Burke County Chamber candidates forum, Morganton Christmas Parade and its first high school football broadcast featuring East Burke at East Rutherford.
- By MICA BANKS mica@thepaper.media
Valdese’s Old Colony Players (OCP) is launching a fundraising campaign to restore the Fred B. Cranford Amphitheater, where the group’s flagship show “From This Day Forward” is performed every year during the summer.
- Angela K. Copeland
Rock School Arts Foundation will feature works by Kimberly Bost, Preeti Pajwani-Happer, and Carol Turner in exhibitions now through Friday, Oct. 9.
- Josh McKinney
The Foothills Chapter of the North Carolina Native Plant Society will host a community BioBlitz at Lake James State Park on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Western Piedmont Symphony will open its Foothills Pops season Sept. 12 in Lenoir with “Symphony of the Shire,” featuring music from The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and more.
- Josh McKinney
Hart Square Foundation will host the Tavern to Table Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Hart Square Village in Vale.
- By PENNY TAYLOR For The Paper
Two Paso Fino horse farms in Burke County have qualified their horses for the 54th annual Paso Fino Grand National Horse Show, which will be held in Tryon Sept. 15-19.
The Morganton Festival, presented by UNC Health Blue Ridge, returns to downtown Morganton on Friday, Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12, with vendors, free concerts, food, rides, games, and entertainment for all ages.
- Angela K. Copeland
Round up of sanitation scores at Burke and Caldwell restaurants, schools, and other establishments.
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