February 19. 7-9pm. Black History Expo. Anne Rudd Galyon Gallery, Cowan Humanities Building. 815 W Market St., Greensboro. This event celebrates the legacy of African American culture, from the slave passage through the Harlem Renaissance up to the Civil Rights Movement. For more info, visit www.greensboro.edu
February 23 through May 1. Abraham Lincoln: Self- Made in America Exhibition. Horton Museum Center. Old Salem Museums & Gardens. 600 S Main St., Winston-Salem. “Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America,” a traveling exhibition from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum (ALPLM) in Springfield, IL, will be on display in the Horton Museum Center. For more info, call 336.721.7300 or visit www.oldsalem.org
February 25. Noon-4pm. Heart Ache Closing Reception. The Studio and Gallery. 109 N Cedar St., #3, Greensboro. The public is invited to join in the the closing reception of this exhibit featuring artwork that emerged from the pain of heartache. For more info, visit www.thestudioandgallery.vpweb.com
February 25. 7-9pm. Art Exhibition & Special Fundraiser Reception for “Emily’s Kids Foundation.” Kingpin Studio. 716 West Market St., Greensboro. Amazing art created by talented local artists including Erik and Charlotte Ström, Marshall Lakes, Andrew Comstock, Houston Patton, Wendi Story,Linz Hart and Brian Hicks. For more info, call 336.272.2725
February 25. 8pm. Winston-Salem Shuffle. Krankie’s Coffee. 211 E 3rd St., Winston-Salem. Monthly multimedia talent contest of original composition or public domain material. Admission is $5 and winner gets half the gate, minus expenses. For more info and rules, call 336.745.6660 or visit www.ws-shuffle.org
February 25 through May 13. Telling Tales: Narratives from the 1930s. Weatherspoon Art Museum. 500 Tate St., Greensboro. Artists of all periods have used narrative imagery to teach, enlighten, and/or inspire viewers. Derived in the past from literature, Biblical scripture, mythology, or history, narrative art created during the 1930s continued to record these themes as well as the dramatic economic, social, and political changes that were taking place across the nation. For more info, visit www.weatherspoon.uncg.edu
February 27. 11am-5pm. Sankofa African-American Museum on Wheels. North Corridor Gallery, Salem Fine Arts Center. 601 S Church St., Winston-Salem. One of the foremost collections of African American history spanning the period of 1860 to the present, “Sankofa” takes audiences on a journey through slavery, the era of King Cotton and days of Emancipation. For more info, 336.721.2600 or visit www.salem.edu
February 29. 5:30-6:30pm. Artist Talk with Vicki Essig. Green Hill Center for NC Art. 200 N Davie St., Greensboro. Vicki Essig’s intimate works are the size of a small book page. The artist’s use of fragile natural materials (pine needles, feathers) attached to a semi-transparent hand woven silk matrix into which individual lines of text cut out from a 19th century memoirs are interwoven all contribute to a sense of the ephemeral in her work. For more info, call 336.333.7460 or visit www.greenhillcenter.org
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February 18. 7-11pm. PSA Dance. VFW Post 9899. 2933 Archdale Rd., High Point. The cost is $5.00 per person. Entertainment will be the popular “Boogie Nights”, a mobile service with Mark Tuttle. Type of music top 40 * Beach * country * Pop* / Dance. Returning Gulf War Vets, wives, and and best friends particularly welcome. For more info, call 336.307.3968
February 19. 7-9:30pm. Oldies & Ballroom Benefit Dance. Guilford Grange. 4909 Guilford School Rd., Greensboro. Profits donated to Greensboro Urban Ministry. Casual attire. Swing, Cha Cha, Waltz, Mambo, etc. to music from 1930’s to 1990’s. Please bring refreshments to share. For more info, call 336.852.0515
February 23-26. Winter Dance. Stevens Center. 405 W Fourth St., Winston-Salem. UNCSA School of Dance, will feature two world premiere pieces one choreographed by Maurya Kerr, winner of the 2011 choreographic competition sponsored by company-in-residence Hubbard Street 2 (HS2), and another by Brenda Daniels, interim dean. For more info and tickets, call 336.721.1945 or visit www.uncsa.edu
March 2. 7pm. Van Dyke Dance Group concert. Green Hill Center for NC Art. 220 N Davie St., Greensboro. Two dances from the Van Dyke repertory will be presented: Duality, a 2006 duet with music by Joe Morgan, and Quatre Femmes, a 1997 dance for four danced to accompaniment by Deep Forest. For more info, call 336.370.4819
March 2. 8-10pm. CT Presents: Ailey II. The Carolina Theatre. 310 S Greene St., Greensboro. Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers. For more info and tickets, call 336.333.2605 or visit www.carolinatheatre.com
March 3. 2pm & 7pm. The Fantasy & Adventure of Oz. North Carolina A&T State University. Harrison Auditorium. 1601 E Market St., Greensboro. Come Celebrate the Beauty of Dance. The Pointe! Studio of Dance and Elise Jonell Performance Ensemble present this Dance Adaptation Of the movie version of THE WIZ. For more info and tickets, call 336.292.6949
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