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Monthly Calendar Highlights
Free, Low-Cost Triangle Movies & Concerts
Family Fun
Sept. 8-12
Happy Days
Samuel Beckett’s absurd comedy explores the challenges of life and perseverance. $. Paul Green Theatre, 120 Country Club Rd., Chapel Hill. 919-962-7529. www.playmakersrep.org.
Opens Sept. 10
Discover the Real George Washington: New Views from Mount Vernon
Traveling exhibit features nearly 100 items associated with the George Washington, including books, paintings, artifacts, presidential table settings and more. Three life-size wax figures of Washington and the only surviving complete set of his famous dentures are also on view. $. Free for children 18 and younger. N.C. Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St., Raleigh. 919-807-7900. www.ncmuseumofhistory.org.
Through Sept. 12
Glow: Living Lights
Explores the phenomenon of bioluminescence, an organism’s ability to produce its own light. On display are terrestrial organisms including fireflies, glowworms and foxfire fungus, as well as creatures that live in the mid-ocean, where an estimated 90 percent of animals produce light. $. N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh. 919-733-7540. www.naturalsciences.org.
Sept. 16-Oct. 3
Firebird
A ballet version of the beloved Russian folktale is set to music by Igor Stravinsky. $. Fletcher Theater, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South St., Raleigh. 919-719-0900. www.carolinaballet.com.
Sept. 17-Oct. 3
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Three actors take a zany, fast-paced ride through all of the Bard’s work in a brisk 90 minutes. See website for show dates. 7:30pm. $. Theatre in the Park, 107 Pullen Rd., Raleigh. 919-831-6936. www.theatreinthepark.com.
Sept. 22-Oct. 10
As You Like It
The Playmakers Repertory Company presents Shakespeare’s charming tale of love at first sight, mix-ups, mistaken identities, and comedy highs and lows. $. Paul Green Theatre, 120 Country Club Rd., Chapel Hill. 919-962-7529. www.playmakersrep.org.
Through Sept. 30
2010 Young Children’s Art Tour
Showcases the work of 30 young artists between the ages of 16 months and 6 years as part of the Orange County Partnership for Young Children’s annual children’s art contest. Weaver Street Market, 101 E. Weaver St., Carrboro. 919-967-9091. www.orangesmartstart.org.
Through Oct. 3
Life Through Quilts
View fiber art works by the African-American Quilt Circle of Durham. Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St., Durham. 919-560-ARTS. www.durhamarts.org.
Through March 7, 2011
Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina
Traveling exhibit chronicles how, for nearly 400 years, Jews have integrated into North Carolina life by blending their own traditions into Southern culture. N.C. Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St., Raleigh. 919-807-7900. www.ncmuseumofhistory.org.
Through June 5, 2011
Behind the Veneer: Thomas Day, Master Cabinetmaker
Showcases 70 pieces of furniture crafted by Thomas Day, a free man of color who owned and operated one of North Carolina’s largest cabinet shops prior to the Civil War. Visitors can tour a re-created workshop with hand tools from an early 19th-century cabinet shop, turn the shop’s great wheel lathe, press a treadle to run a jigsaw, explore Day’s use of the new technology of steam power, and operate a steam engine model. N.C. Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St., Raleigh. 919-807-7900. www.ncmuseumofhistory.org.
Special fees or admission policies apply to some exhibits and performances. Please call ahead to check and to verify information.
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