Festival Hall, Greensboro’s premier arts venue and cultural center, presents the second show of the 2024 Jazz Series, The Jazz Legacy Project: Nat “King” Cole, Unforgettable Thursday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Lake Country Players’ (LCP) recent production of Agatha Christie’s bestselling crime novel and play And Then There Were None was a resounding success, playing to a full house at each of four performances. Written in 1939, Agatha Christie once recounted And Then There Were None was one of her most difficult stories to write.

A large audience attended a performance by The Jazz Legacy Project, featuring the music of the late, great Johnny Mercer, last Thursday at Festival Hall in Greensboro. Jazz Legacy musicians Justin Varnes, drummer/narrator; Kevin Smith bassist; Louis Heriveaux, pianist; John Sandfort, saxophonist; and Nicole Chillemi on vocals, brought to life the music and life of one of Georgia’s own.

Festival Hall in Greensboro unveiled its new Steinway piano during a Piano and Art Celebration, July 19. Festival Hall’s celebration and piano recital welcomed Hall supporters and donors, while paying special honor to Isabel B.

Festival Hall, Greensboro’s premier arts venue and cultural center, presents next month, the third of four shows in its 2023 Jazz Legacy Project series: Johnny Mercer, From Savannah to Hollywood.

As part of its Jazz Legacy Project, Greensboro’s Festival Hall presented The Music of Art Blakey last Thursday night before an appreciative, sold-out audience. Blakey was an American jazz drummer and bandleader, who made a name for himself in the 1940s with Billy Eckstine and Fletcher Henderson, two of the big bands of the time.

The Lake Country Chorus presented Singing Days a Week April 20, at Festival Hall in Greensboro under the baton of Artistic Director Donna C. Valvo, Instrumental Director Tom Shalin, accompanist Amy Reber, and choreographers Maureen Brower and Charlotte Mosteller.

The city of Greensboro, with its tree-lined streets, Festival Hall, historic influence, welcoming downtown merchants, and both long-term and new citizens attracted to its small-town charm has much going for it.

The Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) has enjoyed a memorable 15th season, with February being one of the most exciting in the organization’s history. First, Michael Feinstein came to town Feb.

Festival Hall in Greensboro presents the second show of the 2023 Jazz Series, The Jazz Legacy Project at 7:30 p.m. May 11, featuring Art Blakey, Father of Modern Jazz. Tickets go on sale March 20, at festivalhallga. com.