Event Calendar

Gerry Lynch was born in Boston in 1937.   She graduated from Boston State Teachers College in 1959 and Montclair State College (now Montclair State University), Montclair, NJ in 1987 with an MA in Painting. 

Gerry started painting in 1967 and exhibited in Santa Fe, New Mexico and New York City (SoHo) in the 1980s.  After coming to Raleigh in the early 90s she maintained a studio at ArtSpace for ten years during which time she  exhibited with galleries in Wilmington, NC, Atlanta GA,  and in Raleigh with the Raleigh Contemporary Gallery, Vignettes,  and The Lee Hansley Gallery.  She was with the Hansley Gallery for 15 years.  

In November 2019 four of her paintings will be projected and featured in the Carolina Ballet’s production of A Tribute to the Masters: Grieg Piano Concerto & Beethoven's 7th Symphony. In 2020 she will be one of 25 North Carolina painters included in the NCMA exhibition, Front Burner.

Requiem by Gerry Lynch will run from October 11-January 10th, 2020. An opening reception will be hosted on November 21st at 5:30pm, with an artist's talk at 6pm.

The Betty Ray McCain Art Gallery can be accessed during performance hours.

Curated by Richard Marshall

If you have any questions about this exhibition, please call Richard Marshall 919-633-7995

richardseymourmarshall.net

The original television classic comes to life!

The beloved TV classic RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER soars off the screen and onto the stage this holiday season.  Come see all of your favorite characters from the special including Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius  and, of course, Rudolph, as they come to life in RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL.  It’s an adventure that teaches us that what makes you different can be what makes you special.  Don’t miss this wonderful holiday tradition that speaks to the misfit in all of us. Based on the animated television special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and the stage production directed and conceived by Jeff Frank and First Stage.  Script adaptation by Robert Penola.  Arrangements and orchestrations by Timothy Splain.

A musical comedy adaptation of the Dickens classic. The show has been performed annually since 1974 and has been named one of the "Top 20 Events in the Southeast." Cited as "one of the most successful shows in North Carolina theatre history," A Christmas Carol has enjoyed critically acclaimed tours to England and France.

With over one million people having experienced the magic of A Christmas Carol throughout the years, the show regularly sells out. A few of its honors include being named one of the Top 20 Events In The Southeast, the Metro Ovation Award, the Triangle Arts & Entertainment Reader's Choice Award, Proclamations from the Mayor of Raleigh and the Governor of North Carolina, Proclamations from Compiegne, France and Kingston-Upon-Hull, England. Continue a family tradition or start a new one with Ira David Wood III's A Christmas Carol!

Scrooge Performance Schedule

Dec. 11, 7:00pm - Ira David Wood III
Dec. 12, 7:00pm - Ira David Wood IV
Dec. 13, 7:00pm - Ira  David Wood IV
Dec. 14,  2:00pm - Ira David Wood IV
Dec. 14,  7:00pm - Ira David Wood III
Dec. 15,  2:00pm - Ira David Wood III

North Carolina Symphony Children’s Chorus; Jeremy Tucker, chorus director

This annual tradition is getting bigger and better and will feature all your festive musical favorites, plus the NCS Children’s Chorus, carolers, falling snow, a sing-a-long, a chorus line of dancing Santas, and a few surprises to make your holiday bright!

The Symphonic and Chamber Choirs are joined by brass, percussion, Susan Lohr at the piano, and Stephen Aber at the organ to ring in the season with our annual holiday concert.

From the moment the curtain rises, the magic of this Holiday classic is mesmerizing. Take a journey to a land of whimsical characters featuring magical illusions, magnificent sets and beautiful costumes. Listen as a live symphony orchestra plays Tchaikovsky’s famed score. The Nutcracker is the perfect story ballet for the young and young at heart. You’ll want to visit once, twice or more during this Holiday season.

Our annual holiday tradition is here! This Christmas cabaret will ease you into the holiday season with a talented and professional cast of performers from local and national stages. Featuring Melvin Gray, Jr. (Smokey Joe's Cafe, The Scottsboro Boys), Gerard Williams (The Scottsboro Boys), Destiny Diamond McNeill (Dreamgirls, Beehive: the 60's Musical), Cassidy Hamilton (Smokey Joe's Cafe) and Supriya Jaya (The Bridges of Madison County)!

Come experience The Raleigh Ringers live in concert as they continue to dazzle concert audiences with unique interpretations of sacred, secular, and popular music, including famous rock ‘n’ roll tunes arranged just for handbells.

By popular demand, a second performance has been added! You can use the ticket link on this event to secure your seats to this newly added date.

Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose returns home to Raleigh for a one-night-only concert at the intimate Kennedy Theatre! Arriving direct from rehearsals in Los Angeles for Ryan Murphy's adaptation of The Prom for Netflix where she is starring opposite Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and James Corden, DeBose will finally bring her acclaimed concert act to her hometown.

With music director Benjamin Rauhala, Ariana will sing a set-list filled with their trademark medleys and mashups, as well as highlights from her career on Broadway and a few holiday favorites. Joined by their dear friend and special guest Lauren Kennedy Brady, the concert will celebrate that, no matter how far you roam, there really is no place like home - especially for the holidays!

Light up your holidays with Chevy Chase live on stage plus audience Q & A following a 30th anniversary screening of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. After the showing of the holiday classic on the big screen, the celebration will continue with actor Chevy Chase (Clark Griswold) sharing stories from his career and the making of his classic movies and legendary television programs.

An original member of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, Chevy Chase was the trailblazer who turned SNL success into Hollywood mega-stardom. The movies Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Fletch, and Three Amigos all contributed to making Chevy Chase a world-wide household name. Fans can expect the unexpected as Chevy Chase shares a no-holds-barred trip down memory lane in this exclusive evening with a comedy legend.

Christmas with the Griswolds has never been more beloved! National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was ranked #2 on Esquire’s list of “The 40 Best Christmas Movies” of all-time. Chestnuts and eggnog recommended!

To welcome 2020, we take you back to the Roaring ‘20s with jazzy big band classics that will put the swing in your New Year’s Eve! Plus, the time-honored tradition of Viennese waltzes will make this a night you’ll remember well into the new year.

This interactive concert will bring audiences to their feet, and dancing in the aisles when Max—an energetic but impulsive young boy—makes his way onto the stage to “help” the orchestra. Soon Max is on a whirlwind adventure that takes him from the concert hall to the vibrant lands of Latin American culture where—with the help of his new friend, Mambo the dog, the orchestra, and the audience—Max learns the magic of Latin rhythms and how to dance with the music. Come early for free, kid-friendly activities in the lobby beginning one hour before each performance.

Virginia-based acoustic roots music collective The Steel Wheels have released their seventh full-length album, Over The Trees. Recorded in Maine with producer Sam Kassirer, Over The Trees draws attention to the impeccable harmonies of the four original members: Trent Wagler (guitar/banjo), Eric Brubaker (fiddle), Brian Dickel (bass), and Jay Lapp (guitars/mandolin). Kevin Garcia, who plays multiple percussion instruments, keyboard, and mallet-based instruments, formally joined the band after the 2017 release of Wild as We Came Here, which Kassirer also produced. In addition to familiar-to-fans harmonies, The Steel Wheels ventured a little farther out of their known comfort zone for Over The Trees. “This is a bit of an experimental record at times, with new sounds and influences,” Wagler says. “We know where we come from. We are a string band from Virginia, but we are evolving with this album, and we are embracing the future.”

Majestic in its scope, dazzling in its sound—Holst’s astrological depiction of the planets is magical, awe-inspiring and timeless music. Experience the ultimate trip through the galaxy. Hear The Planets, as the North Carolina Symphony performs Gustav Holst’s sonic celestial showpiece.

Cavanaugh, his energetic band, and the North Carolina Symphony will pay tribute to Sir Elton John’s greatest hits, including “Rocket Man,” “Tiny Dancer,” “Candle in the Wind,” “Crocodile Rock,” “Bennie and the Jets,” and more!

“I want to take people to places they haven’t been.” Jesse Cook, Juno winning master guitarist, known for his intoxicating fusion of world music, has travelled the globe looking for sounds that resonate with him. “I like finding common ground for different music traditions, a space where music from around the world can come together,” Cook explains. “A place where modern sounds can mix with ancient timbres.”

When folklorist Cecil Sharp came to North Carolina to collect ballads, he found a treasure trove in Madison County, which he called "A Nest of Singing Birds." Today, NC's Appalachian Mountains are widely recognized for a long-standing, unbroken tradition of ballad singing. Many traditional ballad singers live in rural counties in western NC, and it is a rare and special occasion for audiences in the Piedmont to hear this art form performed live. North Carolina ballad singers Sheila Kay Adams, Bobby McMillon, Donna Ray Norton, and Joe Penland, along with musician and master of ceremonies Laura Boosinger, will share a night of songs and stories in a ballad circle format - the musicians will all share the stage together.