Moody Blues DPAC show set for March

The Moody Blues -- Justin Hayward, John Lodge, and Graeme Edge -- will bring their tour to the Durham Performing Arts Center on March 24 at 7:30 p.m. to embark on their 2010 tour.

With a legacy that spans the late 1960s to the present, The Moody Blues have generated a list of hit songs ("Nights In White Satin," "Tuesday Afternoon," "Question," "Your Wildest Dreams" and many others) that are regarded as some of the most ground-breaking and innovative music of our time.

Tickets go on sale Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased from the DPAC ticket center, 680-2787, or online at DPACnc.com. Ticket prices range from $38.50-$69.50. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster including all Ticketmaster outlets, which include FYE and Lowes Foods.

Also coming to the DPAC next year is kids rock star band Princess Katie and Racer Steve. The band will make their North Carolina debut with a rock concert for kids and their parents performing two shows at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 at the DPAC.

Tickets go on sale Oct. 30 at 10 a.m., ranging from $10- $15. Tickets may be purchased at the DPAC ticket center, 680-2787, and online at DPACnc.com. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster.

'Spooky Shorts' to show at Fearrington

ChathamArts 100-Mile Sustainable Cinema will present "Show us Your Spooky Shorts," a night of Halloween short films all produced by local filmmakers. Screenings will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Fearrington Village Barn.

In addition to the screenings, Anoo Brod of award-winning Transactors Improv will teach a class in improv acting.

The selection of films includes "Alexa" by Durham's Todd Tinkham, "Chain of Fools" by Stephen Roberts, "Getting a Head in the Movie Biz" by Christine Parker of Sanford, "Penitent Sweater" by Bill Harrelson and Mark Duncan, and "Reincarnage" by Jacob Winders and area musician, Nathan Logan.

Admission at the door is $5 for adults and $3 for students. A cash bar is available during films. Admissions proceeds benefit ChathamArts and its arts and education programs and a future Youth Documentary Arts Program. Some filmmakers will be in attendance for post-screening Q&As. For more information go to www.chathamarts.org

Snow Camp

manager honored

James E. Wilson, general manager of the outdoor theater in Snow Camp for 35 years, has received this year's Mark R. Sumner Award for significant contributions to the field of outdoor drama.

The award was presented recently by the Institute of Outdoor Drama, part of UNC Chapel Hill. In another honor for Wilson, the Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre's board of directors voted last year to rename the site the Wilson Amphitheatre to honor Wilson and his family for their dedication to the theater.

Each summer, the theater offers two dramas, a musical and a children's show. The first drama, "The Sword of Peace," concerns Quakers in the community who resisted violence during the American Revolution. The second, "Pathway to Freedom," tells a tale of slavery opponents and free blacks in Snow Camp helping hundreds of escaped slaves flee north before the Civil War. Wilson commissioned both works.

Duke hosting

'Waiting for Godot'

Duke Performances will host the Classical Theatre of Harlem's production of Samuel Beckett's classic play of alienation "Waiting for Godot" today and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. All performances will be in Reynolds Theater in the Bryan Center on Duke University's West Campus.

In 2007, "Waiting for Godot" director and theater co-founder Christopher McElroen staged his much praised production of the play in the then still-devasted 9th Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. This free, site-specific work drew audiences of thousands, audiences that in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina had unique experiences of waiting for someone or something to come.

McElroen then created a traveling production of the play.

The Classical Theatre of Harlem was founded in 1999 to establish a professional acting troupe dedicated to producing new productions of timeless classics, including works by Anton Chekhov, Samuel Beckett, Euripides, Jean Genet, Langston Hughes, Adrienne Kennedy, William Shakespeare, Derek Walcott and August Wilson.

'Glengarry' starts today at Deep Dish

Cutthroat competition reaches new heights in "Glengarry Glen Ross," David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play presented by Deep Dish Theater Company beginning today and continuing through Nov. 14. This modern classic, directed by Deep Dish Artistic Director Paul Frellick, will continue the company's ninth season at University Mall.

"The play is a wild ride through desperate economic times," said Frellick. "Although it was first produced over 25 years ago, it couldn't feel any more contemporary."

When sales slump at a ruthless Chicago real estate office, a closeout contest gives four agents extra incentive to dump undesirable land on unsuspecting buyers. The stakes are high: a prized Cadillac for the winner, pink slips for two who fail.

Company dramaturg Karen Blansfield will give a pre-show talk Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. The Deep Dish Book Selection, Clyde Edgerton's "The Bible Salesman," will be Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at the Deep Dish box office in University Mall, Wednesday to Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m., at www.deepdishtheater.org, or at 968-1515.

Artists sought for creek fundraiser

The Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association is sponsoring its first "Art for the Creek" show. The show will be held at The King's Daughters Inn auditorium Dec. 5 and 6.

The association is inviting local artists to sell their artwork at this two-day event, which is a fundraiser for the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association. The application and information letter are available at www.ellerbecreek.org. Applications will be accepted until Nov. 10.

Direct questions to Katherine Meehan at kate@ellerbecreek.org.

Pianist Tyson to perform at St. Stephen's

St. Stephen's Concert Series will present a recital by pianist Andrew Tyson on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Tyson is in his final year at the Curtis Institute of Music studying with Claude Frank. He has won numerous awards, including a top prize at the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition.

The program will include Schumann's Humoreske, Beethoven's "Les Adieux" Sonata, three pieces from Messiaen's epic "Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jesus," and mazurkas and a polonaise of Chopin.

The concert will be preceded by an interview with Tyson by Joseph Kitchen at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door, free for those younger than 18.

The church is at 82 Kimberly Road in Durham. For information, call 493-5451 or visit www.ssecdurham.org/concerts.

Nafte's work at Rosenzweig Gallery

Toronto artist and author Myriam Nafte's work is on view at the Rosenzweig Gallery at Judea Reform Congregation through Jan. 13.

A reception, free and open to the public, for the artist will be held Nov. 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Gallery.

The Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina operates the Rosenzweig Gallery. The gallery is at Judea Reform Congregation, 933 W. Cornwallis Road in Durham. Gallery hours are Monday- Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, and Sunday during Sunday school hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hidden Voices looks at domestic violence

"Speaking Without Tongues," the current Hidden Voices project, explores domestic violence and survival in the lives of women across North Carolina. An ensemble of women from different nationalities have worked with the nonprofit Hidden Voices for more than two years, exploring their own experiences and transforming them into different forms of art.

The project includes an exhibit of self-portrait photographs and boxes created by survivors, now on exhibit at Duke University Chapel through Nov. 14.

Events continue Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Theatre at Duke University, with a performance of "Speaking Without Tongues."

All events are free and open to the public.

Hidden Voices seeks to create a venue where those rarely heard and seen by the mainstream society tell their stories, reveal their histories, explore survival, challenge and the exhilaration of life. Today, the organization has more than 100 volunteers and contributing professionals and develops a new project annually.

--Compiled by Cliff Bellamy