Laurelyn Dossett hosts a free evening of songs focused on social justice issues and performed by North Carolina’s preeminent singer/songwriters

"Greensboro, N.C., August 24, 2015 — ArtsGreensboro announced today that it will present a free concert, “Songs of Hope & Justice,” at 7 pm on Thursday, September 10, at The Railyard, 106 South Barnhardt Street in downtown Greensboro. Sponsored by O.Henry and Proximity Hotels, this will be the first event in ArtsGreensboro’s 2015 Fabric of Freedomseries.

Singer/songwriter Laurelyn Dossett of Greensboro will host the free concert, which will feature songs that shine a light on important social issues—past and present. Performances will include songs from the folk canon of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Odetta, and others as well as new and original songs underscoring today’s most pressing social challenges.

Dossett is well known for her own protest songs, including “Vote Against Amendment One” and “My Beloved Enemy,” and others on regional topics such as the Dan River coal ash spill and the loss of textile jobs. She has brought together an outstanding group of performers to celebrate the role of folk songs—specifically protest songs—in America. The performers include:

·      Rhiannon Giddens, of the Grammy-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, regularly performs traditional folk songs. She also writes stunning protest songs focused on current issues, including “Cry No More,” which she wrote and recorded in response to the June 2015 shooting at “Mother Emanuel” AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

·      Bhi Bhiman, a topical, talented singer/songwriter who has toured and collaborated with Giddens, has garnered rave reviews from the New York Times, Washington Post, and NPR.

·      Alice Gerrard, a force in folk music for over 50 years, has spent her career singing traditional and original songs that tell the stories of everyday people, from coal miners to textile workers. A 2015 Grammy nominee for her latest album, Follow the Music, Alice is the founder of The Old-Time Herald, a publication dedicated to traditional music. 

·      Molly McGinn, founding member of Amelia's Mechanics, creator of the ground-breaking Postcards from the Swamp, and one of Greensboro’s favorite performers and songwriters, organized the Raise Your Voices campaign to bring out the Vote Against North Carolina’s Amendment One.

·      Django Haskins, founding member of Durham-based The Old Ceremony, received a 2015-2016 Artist Fellowship in Songwriting from the North Carolina Arts Council in recognition of “excellence and achievement” in his artform. In 2013, Django wrote, “We Are Not For Sale,” a protest song that he performed at a Moral Monday gathering in Raleigh.

·      Preston Lane, Artistic Director of Triad Stage will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Lane and Dossett have written five plays with music, all exploring the region's tradition of folk storytelling and song.

“This special concert is not about ‘showcasing’ artists,” said Dossett. “It’s about a community of artists coming together to shed light on and celebrate the role of songs in our collective social-justice history. There will be a variety of voices and styles, but a commonality of spirit and purpose.”

ArtsGreensboro President and CEO Tom Philion added, “This concert will be a truly historic event. The artists Laurelyn has gathered bring an incredibly deep understanding of the struggles for freedom and equality. ‘Songs of Hope & Justice’ will be a perfect introduction to the Fabric of Freedom themes that we’ll explore throughout the National Folk Festival and 17DAYS.”

Fabric of Freedom programming, funded by an Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts with support from the AJ Fletcher Foundation and Lincoln Financial, will run throughout the National Folk Festival and 17DAYS. The Fabric of Freedom showcases Greensboro’s unique history as a haven in the quest for freedom and a catalyst for social change since colonial times. From the pacifist traditions of the city’s 18^th-century Quaker founders (who nevertheless took up arms during the American Revolution) and the power of the Underground Railroad, through the birth of the sit-in movement and the Civil Rights era of the 1960s, and continuing into the present with the struggle among recent immigrants for standing and equality, the Fabric of Freedom tells Greensboro’s story.

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About Proximity Hotel, 2015 Hospitality Sponsor for the National Folk Festival: New-world moxie meets old-world hospitality at Proximity Hotel. Custom-designed furnishings, commissioned art, and innovative design fill every corner of the AAA Four Diamond Proximity Hotel, which was the first hotel in America to receive LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Enjoy fresh European flavors at Print Works Bistro with creekside dining, modern loft-like guestrooms, a social lobby with 22-foot high windows, the adjacent greenway, and an outdoor pool.  proximityhotel.com

About O.Henry Hotel, 2015 Hospitality Sponsor for the National Folk Festival: Let elegance and tranquility restore your spirit at O.Henry Hotel. Reminiscent of the grand hotels of an earlier era, the O.Henry Hotel is conveniently situated adjacent to popular Friendly Center shopping village and just two miles from downtown Greensboro. The social lobby overlooking the Cloister Garden is a lovely setting for afternoon tea, pre-dinner cocktails, or Jazz every Thursday and some Saturdays. Guests enjoy informally elegant dining and seasonal foods showcasing old-world European flavors at the adjacent Green Valley Grill. A AAA Four Diamond hotel, the O.Henry Hotel features original paintings and a complimentary Southern-style breakfast buffet. Enjoy gracious amenities and an attentive staff. ohenryhotel.com

About the 2015 National Folk Festival: Co-produced by the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) and ArtsGreensboro, the National Folk Festival is beginning its three-year residency in downtown Greensboro this year, when it will celebrate its 75th anniversary from September 11 – 13, 2015. The FREE, three-day event is America’s longest-running festival of traditional arts; it will highlight both long-standing traditions and the heritage and culture of North Carolina’s newest immigrant groups, and set the stage for a continuing and permanent North Carolina Folk Festival, beginning in 2018, after the “National” moves on.

Belk is the presenting sponsor of the 2015 Festival. With downtown Greensboro as the backdrop, audiences will enjoy seven stages featuring continuous musical entertainment—from rockabilly to old-time to mariachi, and from funk to Cajun to jazz. Attendees will also be able to dance non-stop to a variety of musical genres at the dance pavilion; dine on regional and ethnic foods; experience folk art demonstrations and performances by N.C. artists; and share the fun of the Family Activities Area with their children. nationalfolkfestival.com

About 17DAYS

Entering its fifth year, 17DAYS, hosted by ArtsGreensboro, has become the state’s largest collaborative arts and culture festival, featuring more than 100 events, exhibitions, and performances produced by more than 70 organizations, artists, and venues. In 2014, over 100,000 people attended 17DAYS events. With the addition of the 75^th National Folk Festival, which runs during 17DAYS’ opening weekend, September 11 through September 13, and is expected to draw up to 100,000 people, 17DAYS is poised to have its biggest year ever. The 2015 festival will take place from September 11 through September 27. 17DAYSGreensboro.org

About ArtsGreensboro

With an annual budget of approximately $4 million, ArtsGreensboro is a catalyst for innovation to build recognition and support for the arts. Through the 17DAYS Arts & Culture Festival, I HEART ARTS Month, power2give, and other opportunities including the National Folk Festival, ArtsGreensboro is driving the health and vitality of our community by supporting arts education, celebrating the diversity of Greensboro, and driving economic impact through excellence in arts programming. artsgreensboro.org"

- A Press Release

17DAYS Festival Announces Its Own Concert Lineup for 2015

Tickets available now for Country Hammer,

Buckwheat Zydeco, Shana Tucker, and Don Flemons

17DAYS runs September 11-27, 2015

Greensboro, N.C., August 14, 2015 — 17DAYS Festival announced today that it will present four concerts during the 2015 festival, running September 11 through September 27.

Entering its fifth year, 17DAYS, hosted by ArtsGreensboro, has become the state’s largest collaborative arts and culture festival, featuring more than 100 events, exhibitions, and performances produced by more than 70 organizations, artists, and venues. In 2014, over 100,000 people attended 17DAYS events. With the addition of the 75^th National Folk Festival, which runs during 17DAYS’ opening weekend, September 11 through September 13, and is expected to draw up to 100,000 people, 17DAYS is poised to have its biggest year ever.

“17DAYS is about engaging as many members of our community as possible in the local arts scene,” said ArtsGreensboro President and CEO Tom Philion. “These concerts will appeal to a wide range of musical tastes; everyone who enjoys live music will want to attend at least one of these events.”

The concerts include:

Country Hammer: 9 pm on Thursday, September 17, at the Crown at the Carolina Theatre; Carri Smithey Band opening. Three lead singers and songwriters—each with his own unique take on American music—are backed by a group of incredible musicians. Country Hammer’s songs, nearly all of them original, elicit the full range of emotions. One minute, they’re bringing a rowdy honky-tonk crowd to a tearful hush; the next, they’re burning the place down. Tickets are $12 in advance or $16 day-of-show. Tickets available at the Carolina Theatre Box Office, 310 South Greene Street, from noon to 5 pm weekdays at 336-333-2605, or anytime at CarolinaTheatre.com.

Buckwheat Zydeco: 8:30 pm on Tuesday, September 22, at the Blind Tiger. With the three best-selling Zydeco albums of all time, Buckwheat Zydeco of Lafayette, Louisiana, features the blazing hot accordion and vocals of bandleader Stanley “Buckwheat” Doral, Jr. Now well into his 60s, Buckwheat shows no signs of slowing down, with his recent appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the band’s never-ending international tour schedule. Sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council. Tickets are $12 in advance or $16 day-of-show. Tickets available at theblindtiger.com or at The Blind Tiger, 1819 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro.

Shana Tucker: 8:30 pm on Wednesday, September 23, at the Crown at the Carolina Theatre. A singer-songwriter and cellist, Shana Tucker credits her genre-bending ChamberSoul™ journey to the influences of her jazz and classical roots, interwoven with’80s and ‘90s pop music, movie soundtracks, and world music. Her style has been described as a mash-up of Dianne Reeves, Joni Mitchell, and Tracy Chapman, with an efficient complexity reminiscent of Bill Withers. Sponsored by Wells Fargo and the North Carolina Arts Council. Tickets are $12 in advance or $16 day-of-show. Tickets available at the Carolina Theatre Box Office, 310 South Greene Street, from noon to 5 pm weekdays at 336-333-2605, or anytime at CarolinaTheatre.com.

Dom Flemons: 8:30 pm on Sunday, September 27, at the Crown at the Carolina Theatre. A true “American Songster” who pulls from traditions of old-time folk music to create new sounds, Dom Flemons not only sings, but also plays banjo, guitar, harmonica, fife, bones, bass drum, snare drum, and quills. As a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, an African American string band, Dom followed his passion of bringing traditional music to new audiences. The band won a Grammy® award for its 2011 album, Genuine Negro Jig, and was nominated in 2012 for its most recent album, Leaving Eden. Sponsored by Lincoln Financial Group and the North Carolina Arts Council. Tickets are $15 in advance or $19 day-of-show. Tickets available at the Carolina Theatre Box Office, 310 South Greene Street, from noon to 5 pm weekdays at 336-333-2605, or anytime at CarolinaTheatre.com.

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About 17DAYS

Hosted by ArtsGreensboro, 17DAYS Festival is a public-service, collaborative listing of fall arts and cultural events produced by dozens of independent organizations, artists, and presenters. Now entering its fifth year, 17DAYS has become North Carolina’s largest collaborative festival, featuring more than 100 events, exhibitions, and performances each year. The 2015 festival will take place from September 11 through September 27. For more information, visit 17DAYSGreensboro.org or call Kaitlin Smith at 336-373-7523, x246."

- A Press Release

Clay Howard & the Silver Alerts to perform as part of ArtsGreensboro 17DAYS

Three Winston Salem bands  to make up "Camel City Takeover

at The Crown at Carolina Theatre on 9/25/2015

"Greensboro, NC, July 28, 2015: Long Time North Carolina musician Clay Howard today announced that his new band, Clay Howard & the Silver Alerts, will perform their debut Greensboro show at the Crown at Carolina Theatre as part of artsgreensboro's 17Days festival. The show will take place on Sept. 25 at 7pm.

The concert, billed as "the Camel City Takeover," features three bands from the Winston-Salem area: The before mentioned Clay Howard & the Silver Alerts, Luxurious Sedans, and Doug Davis & the Solid Citizens.

"When I was putting together the bill for this show, I thought of the other 2 bands I would love to see, and asked them to be a part," said Clay Howard. "These three bands represent but a small part of the rich music scene in Winston-Salem, and we are happy to bring this slice of that to Greensboro."

Clay recently released the 10 song collection entitled, Who the Hell is Clay Howard, which is available at all the usual online retailers, as well as via either of Clay's websites: www.clayhoward.com or www.thesilveralerts.com.

Tickets are available at: www.carolinatheatre.com"

- A Press Release

Westerwood Art & Sole 2014

"Art & Sole, now in its 6^th year, brings both art lovers and strollers to the historic Westerwood neighborhood. Yearly, on the first Saturday of October, participating Westerwood artists open their studios for an art show and sale where visitors can easily walk from place to place.  The event’s mantra is “Art You Can Walk To,” given the dense population of neighborhood artists.

Part of the 17 Days Festival hosted by ArtsGreensboro -- the largest collaborative arts festival of its kind in North Carolina -- Westerwood Art & Sole features myriad artists at over a dozen different locations showing and selling art in a pleasing variety of styles. Painters, woodworkers, potters, sculptors, a fabric artist, and a photographer offer glimpses into their work processes and their ways of interpreting the world through art. Westerwood, with its concentration of artists and art lovers, continues to build its reputation as a lively local art colony.

Watch for the Art & Sole signs and balloons that mark participating studios; maps will be available at the artists’ studios.  Check out the latest information on Facebook at www.facebook.com/westerwoodartandsole 

The 17DAYS Festival has become the largest collaborative community arts festival in North Carolina. More than 50 presenters, arts organizations, venues, colleges, individual artists, and museums present 100-plus events between the last dozen days in September and the first week in October at venues across the city. Hosted by ArtsGreensboro, the Festival was created in 2011 to encourage arts participation and engage cultural visitors.  More than 75,000  participants attended Festival events in recent years. For more information visit www.17DAYSGreensboro.org  or www.ArtsGreensboro.org ."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Presents a "Music Sampler" Sept. 25-26

"Greensboro College's music program presents a "music sampler" of instrumental and choral music Thursday and Friday, Sept. 25-26.

Performances will be at 7 p.m. nightly in the Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center in Odell Building on campus. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for senior citizens and students from other campuses.

The performances are part of the 17 Days downtown arts festival.

Reserve tickets by calling 336-272-7102, ext. 242, or emailing tickets@greensboro.edu.

The program features three of the premier performing organizations on campus: the Chorale, the Jazz Ensemble, and the Opera Workshop.

The Chorale will perform a sampling of choral pieces. The Jazz Ensemble will perform a mixture of old standards and new jazz arrangements. And the Opera Workshop will perform the comic one-act opera "Gianni Schicchi" by Puccini.

The Greensboro College Department of Music is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The department defines its mission in developing the musical knowledge, appreciation, talents, skills, and teaching abilities of its students within the dual traditions of the liberal arts and Judeo-Christian faith.

Admission into the music program requires a teacher recommendation, audition, and interview. For more information, contact Jane G. McKinney, department chair, at 336-272-7102, ext. 281, or email mckinneyj@greensboro.edu.

Greensboro College, an independent, coeducational college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, is an academic and social community that unites the liberal arts and Judeo-Christian values in an atmosphere of diversity and mutual respect.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,250 students from 32 states, the District of Columbia and 24 nations in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 16-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Photobiz & Geeksboro to host New Media community art project as part of 17Days

"Photobiz, ArtsGreensboro and Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema invite photographers of all ages and skill levels to take 17 photos in 17 days!

17 [photos] x 17 [days] is an inclusive, interactive community arts project that will establish a refreshing “New Media” spin on ArtsGreensboro’s 17Days Arts & Culture Festival, which will take place between September 19 through October 5.

17 x 17 is a subjective photo scavenger hunt intended to inspire creativity from visual artists of all ages and skill levels. From September 18 - October 4, participants will receive unique conceptual photo prompts for each day of the project. They can then take photographs inspired by the prompts and upload them to the project’s website (http://17x17gso.com/) where they can be voted on by audiences around the world via social media. The photographs that receive the most “votes” for each day will be selected for a special gallery show at Geeksboro (2134 Lawndale Drive) on Saturday, November 8.

According to Geeksboro owner Joe Scott, 17 x 17 was created after a series of meetings with Photobiz that were arranged by ArtsGreensboro.

“I was immediately impressed by Photobiz’s desire to conceptualize an arts project that empowers everyone in our community to become a participating artist in 17Days,” Scott says. “17 x 17 marks a huge opportunity for our community in terms of the democratization of arts and media.”

Right now, project coordinators are reaching out to local arts educators, media organizations and other arts organizations as a way of  boosting participation in 17 x 17.  During the event, participants can find the daily photo prompts posted on the official 17 x 17 website (http://17x17gso.com/) Twitter page https://twitter.com/17x17gso, and Tumblr address . http://tumblr.com/17x17gso. The prompts will also appear in physical locations, including Geeksboro and M’coul’s Public House on 110 West McGee Street.

For more information, please contact info@17x17gso.com."

- A Press Release

Living Art Greensboro—The City’s First-Ever Body Painting Competition—To Be Held September 28 at The Elm Street Center

17DAYS Festival and Living Art America are presenting the event, which will feature 40 professional and emerging artists from the Triad and around the world

"17DAYS Festival announced today that it is teaming with Living Art America to present “Living Art Greensboro," a body painting competition, on September 28, 2014, at the Elm Street Center in downtown Greensboro. Forty artists—some from the Triad and others from across the US and around the world—will compete in two categories: Professional and Emerging Artist.

The artists’ work will be evaluated by an international panel of judges. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top five artists in the Professional category and the top three in the Emerging category. The first-place winner in the Emerging category will be guaranteed acceptance into the Emerging Artist category in the North American Body Painting Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 4, 2014. Both the “Audience Choice” and “Best Model” will also receive a cash prize.

Using the theme, “A Day in the Life,” artists will have six hours to paint their models. They will begin painting at 10 am in the Empire Room at the Elm Street Center; the public may attend a See the Artists at Work session from 2 to 4 pm, when the artists must stop painting. The artists and their models will take to the runway at 5:30 pm for the presentation and judging; the public may also attend this Runway Show and Judging segment in the Regency Room in the Elm Street Center.

“Body painting is exploding in popularity around the world,” explained ArtsGreensboro President and CEO Tom Philion. “We are so lucky in the Triad, because five-time World Bodypainting Champions Madelyn Greco and Scott Fray live in Reidsville, and they have nurtured an appreciation for this ancient art locally. 17DAYS Festival and ArtsGreensboro are proud to partner with Madelyn and Scott’s organization—Living Art America—to bring this edgy, provocative, and beautiful event to our city."

Philion continued, “It’s important to ArtsGreensboro—as the host of 17DAYS—to enrich the Festival schedule by showcasing artists from different backgrounds and across a variety of genres in various performance spaces. 17DAYS is about including and engaging as many members of our community as possible in the local arts scene and exposing them to everything Greensboro has to offer.”

Although models will not be nude, this event is for mature audiences.

Living Art Greensboro is presented by 17DAYS Festival and Living Art America. The event is sponsored by the News & Record’s entertainment tab, Go Triad; 105.7 The Buzz; and 100.3 KISS-FM.

Tickets may be purchased individually for the afternoon and evening sessions. All-day passes and VIP passes, which include a meet-and-greet reception with the artists and models, are also available. Tickets may be purchased from noon to 5 pm weekdays at the Carolina Theatre Box Office, 310 South Greene Street, 336-333-2605, or at CarolinaTheatre.com.

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About Living Art America

Living Art America was conceived and created by artists to provide a platform to promote and encourage fine-art body painting in North America and beyond. Living Art America pushes artists to challenge their creative limits and elevate the art of body painting in American culture. Visit LivingArtAmerica.com for more details. In preparation for Living Art Greensboro, Madelyn Greco and Scott Fray of Living Art America are hosting free screenings of Skin Wars, the Game Show Network’s reality show about body painting, on Wednesday evenings from August 6 through September 24 at The Crown at the Carolina Theatre in downtown Greensboro.

About 17DAYS

17DAYS Festival is a public-service, collaborative listing of fall arts and cultural events produced by dozens of independent organizations, artists, and presenters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Hosted by ArtsGreensboro and now entering its fourth year, 17DAYS has become the state’s largest collaborative festival, featuring over 100 events, exhibitions, and performances produced by more than 70 artists, presenters, organizations, and venues. The 2014 Festival will take place from September 19 through October 5. For more information, visit 17DAYSGreensboro.org or call Kaitlin Smith at 336-373-7523, x246.

About ArtsGreensboro

With an annual budget of nearly $2.8 million, ArtsGreensboro is a catalyst for innovation to build recognition and support for the arts. Through the 17 DAYS Arts& Culture Festival, power2give, and other opportunities like the National Folk Festival, ArtsGreensboro is driving the health and vitality of our community through support for arts education, celebrating the diversity of Greensboro, and supporting economic impact through excellence in arts programming."

A Press Release

17DAYS Festival Announces Its Own Concert Lineup for 2014

Steve Earle (Laurelyn Dossett opening), Catherine Russell, Dave McCracken & Friends (benefiting the IRC), Tom Principato (Logie Meachum opening), and Jane Monheit will all be playing Greensboro during 17DAYS (running Sept. 19 – Oct. 5)Tickets available now

"17DAYS Festival announced today that it will present five concerts during the 2014 festival, running September 19 through October 5. Entering its fourth year, 17DAYS, hosted by ArtsGreensboro, has become the state’s largest collaborative arts and culture festival, featuring more than 100 events, exhibitions, and performances produced by more than 70 organizations, artists, and venues.

“These concerts will appeal to a wide range of music-lovers,” said ArtsGreensboro President and CEO Tom Philion. “17DAYS is about engaging as many members of our community as possible in the local arts scene. Everyone who enjoys live music will want to attend at least one of these events.”

The concerts include:

Steve Earle: Alone and Acoustic: 7 pm on Sunday, September 21, at the Carolina Theatre; Laurelyn Dossett opening. A protégé of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, Earle has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, The Pretenders, Joan Baez and countless others. Earle visits Greensboro for the first time in six years, playing solo for a unique evening of story and song. Sponsored by Wells Fargo. Tickets available at the Carolina Theatre Box Office, 310 South Green Street, from noon to 5 pm weekdays at 336-333-2605, or anytime at CarolinaTheatre.com.

Dave McCracken & Friends: A Benefit for the Interactive Resource Center: 8 pm on Thursday, September 25, at the Blind Tiger; Healing Blues Project opening. This benefit concert features Donna The Buffalo keyboard player Dave McCracken, his DTB bandmates Kyle Spark and Mark Raudabaugh, Sam Frazier (Tornado), Jason Blalock and Shane Lee (Folkswaggin'), Casey Cranford (Big Something), and other special guests. Sponsored by Campus Crossing Apartment Homes. Tickets available at theblindtiger.com/tickets.htm or at The Blind Tiger, 1819 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro.

Catherine Russell and Her Trio: Lady Sings the Blues: 8 pm on Friday, September 26, at the Crown at the Carolina Theatre. A 2012 Grammy®-winner for her appearance as a featured artist on the Boardwalk Empire soundtrack, Catherine Russell dropped her fifth album, Bring It Back, in 2014. A genuine jazz and blues singer who can sing virtually anything—Catherine will perform her own songs as well as beloved standards by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, and Dinah Washington. Sponsored by The Fresh Market. Tickets available at the Carolina Theatre Box Office, 310 South Green Street, from noon to 5 pm weekdays at 336-333-2605, or anytime at CarolinaTheatre.com.

Tom Principato: 9 pm on Friday, September 26, at the Blind Tiger; Logie Meachum opening. Tom Principato has spent more than 40 years as a Washington, DC-based electric blues and blues-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has recorded more than 20 albums, with his 2013 release, Robert Johnson Told Me So, featuring keyboard work by Chuck Leavell. Tom has received more than 20 Washington Area Music Awards (“Wammys”). Sponsored by Campus Crossing Apartments. Tickets available at theblindtiger.com/tickets.htm or at The Blind Tiger, 1819 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro.

Jane Monheit Celebrates the Jazz of Judy Garland: 7 pm on Sunday, October 5, at the Carolina Theatre. Just in time for Community Theatre of Greensboro’s 20^th anniversary season of The Wizard of Oz, this two-time Grammy® nominee will celebrate what we all loved about Judy Garland. “Judy did so much more than break hearts,” says Monheit. “She put them back together again, and that’s what we’re going to be about with this show!” Sponsored by Lincoln Financial. Tickets available at the Carolina Theatre Box Office, 310 South Green Street, from noon to 5 pm weekdays at 336-333-2605, or anytime at CarolinaTheatre.com.

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About 17DAYS

17DAYS Festival is a public-service, collaborative listing of fall arts and cultural events produced by dozens of independent organizations, artists, and presenters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Now entering its fourth year, 17DAYS has become the state’s largest collaborative festival, featuring more than 100 events, exhibitions, and performances each year. The 2014 Festival will take place from September 19 through October 5. For more information, visit 17DAYSGreensboro.org or call Kaitlin Smith at 336-373-7523, x246.

About ArtsGreensboro

With an annual budget of nearly $1.8 million, ArtsGreensboro is a catalyst for innovation to build recognition and support for the arts. Through the 17 DAYS Arts& Culture Festival, power2give, and other opportunities like the National Folk Festival, ArtsGreensboro is driving the health and vitality of our community through support for arts education, celebrating the diversity of Greensboro, and supporting economic impact through excellence in arts programming."

- A Press Release