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GET TO THE HEART OF IT ALL. . . ­eDowntown Update     June 20, 2008
Mere Mortals is the first production in Triad Stage’s NEW Upstage Cabaret. Performances are on Friday and Saturday nights starting June 20 through July 5.  Cabaret doors open for bar service at 10:00 pm each night. Mere Mortals is appropriate for ages 18 and up.  Seating is limited to 80 seats.
LATEST NEWS   A Crash Course in Entertainment at Triad Stage   Bloody Blackbeard is the centerpiece of the third annual THTR 232, Triad Stage and UNCG Theatre’s collaborative summer festival. In addition to the main stage run of Bloody Blackbeard, UNCG Theatre will stage family-friendly matinees of Redbeard’s Revenge: A Child’s Musical Dream of Pirate Adventure on the main stage.   Part comedy club, part hilarious theatre, Mere Mortals by David Ives consists of five ferociously fast and funny short plays. Performances of Mere Mortals are on Friday and Saturday nights, June 20 – July 5, after the curtain goes down on the 8:00 pm performances of Bloody Blackbeard. Mere Mortals is appropriate for ages 18 and up, all tickets are $10, general admission, and limited to 80 seats per performance.     Redbeard’s Revenge: A Child’s Musical Dream of Pirate Adventure: Danger and adventure were simply not proper ambitions for the girls at Miss Peavey’s Academy for Polite Young Women. But ambitions change when Maddie and her friends find the journal of the infamous pirate, Redbeard. Filled with the spirit of adventure, they hold secret meetings on “pirate-ness.”  Redbeard’s Revenge is appropriate for ages 4 and up. Performances are June 18–20, 24–27 and July 1–4 at 10:00 am and June 21, 28 and July 5 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $7 for adults; $6 for children, seniors and students; and $5 for groups of 10+.  More Info - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - North Carolina's Pirates, Privateers, & Rebel Raiders: a Quest for the Queen Anne’s Revenge: Monday, June 23rd at 7pm at Central Library at 210 N. Church Street.  Learn about North Carolina's early days as an English maritime colony facing sea outlaws and pirates. Join historian Dr. Lindley Butler discussing "Queen Anne's Revenge: A Portal into Proprietary North Carolina, America's Pirate Coast". This event is in conjunction with Triad Stage’s production of Bloody Blackbeard. For more information call 373-3617. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Studio B rendering   Studio B at the Broach Theatre is a new cool and stylish New York type loft, with a 2,400 square foot meeting and banquet room on the main floor illuminated by natural lighting through industrial size windows. The room accommodates up to 300 guests, while the mezzanine provides an additional space that overlooks the main floor. Concert quality sound equipment is also available to make your event memorable for years to come.  Event space is anticipated to open mid to late summer. Lock in your reservations today!  More Info | Map It.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Family Business features two literary masterpieces by North Carolina writers at the Broach Theatre 6/25 to 6/29. Jill McCorkle's "Crash Diet" and Randall Kenan's "The Foundations of the Earth", both stories share an emotional resonance about families and the relationships within them.  Both humorous, Ms. McCorkle's central character is "dead on" as she responds to the emotional upheaval that comes with the break-up of a marriage; Mr. Kenan's is totally authentic as she struggles with the social and religious implications of homosexuality. For more information about Touring Theatre of NC, visit website.  Tickets are $12/Groups of 10 or more are $10 each. Contact the Box Office at 333-2605 to purchase tickets.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sunday in the Park: June 22 from 2-5pm will feature the Jamestown Pipes and Drum at 2:00pm and Big Bang Boom at 3:00pm.  There will also be family-oriented games on the lawn, kids' crafts, and a community launch of the book "Imagine If...I Could Calm A Storm" by Kathy and Camden Speight. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wine, Women, Jewelry and More!  Spotlight Promotion at the Heart of Living Gallery:  Enjoy jewelry as unique as you are, join on Friday 6/20 from 10am-9pm or Saturday 6/21 10am-5pm when the gallery features locally and internationally designed jewelry, including quality gemstones, pearls, gold, silver, and vintage pieces. Handcrafted, one of a kind pieces include freshwater pearls, acrylics, high quality resins, cameos, antique glass stones. Bring a friend and enjoy wine and refreshments as you shop for original paintings, pottery, glass and wood art.   Map It - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Passport to Summer Wine Dinner, first of the four part series at the Undercurrent June 25 at 6:30pm, $45 per person plus tax and gratuity.  Please make reservations More Info - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48-Hour Film Project, Greensboro:  Timed film competition. Local filmmakers script, shoot and edit a short film in just 48 hours. 6/20-6-22 Kick off at Green Street 6-7pm, deadline at Green Burro 7:30pm. Read more   FEATURE STORY     New boutique at Hamburger Square     New women’s clothing store, S & L Boutique, held its grand opening on Friday, June 13 at 121-D West McGee Street.  The shop caters to small girls, teenagers and women and sells items such as tops, pants, shoes and handbags in a variety of lines including Citizens of Humanity, Seven Jeans, True Religion, LTB and Blue 2.    Owner and operator, Mike Tarpley, who also owns a similar clothing store in Manhattan, New York, moved to North Carolina seven years ago and recently saw an opportunity to expand his business in the Greensboro area.   “Locating in downtown Greensboro enables me to take advantage of the growing downtown market and cater to my preferred clientele”, Mike says.   The boutique is a welcome addition to downtown retail options being one of eight retail clothing shops.  The shop is open Sundays offering another option for downtown weekend shopping.     S & L Boutique is located at 121-D W. McGee Street, Greensboro, NC and can be reached at (336) 333-9500.  Hours of operation are 10am to 10pm, Monday through Saturday and from 10am to 3pm on Sundays. For additional information, Find It | Map It.	UPCOMING EVENTS   Ultimate Comic Challenge at the Idiot Box 6 weeks of competition, starts 6/20     6/22 Sunday in the Park   6/25 Weekly Wednesdays, One String Over   6/26 Beach Music, Chairman of the Board   6/28 Fun Fourth, Freedom Run & Walk   6/29 Fun Fourth, Heritage Day at Blandwood   7/03 Fun Fourth, Kick-off Block Party   7/04 Fun Fourth, Independence Day Parade and Street Festival     Weekly Wednesdays – Every Wednesday through October 29, 11:45am–1:15pm at Center City Park.  Enjoy the fountain and some lunchtime entertainment.       HOPPER’s GAME SCHEDULE    6/25 Day GAME 2008 SCHEDULE INTERACTIVE STADIUM SEATING Order  tickets online   click here   THEATRE AND CULTURE   Triad Stage - Carolina Theatre - Broach Theatre - Idiot Box - Greensboro Children's Museum - United Arts Council - AND many more   CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON THIS WEEK’S EVENTS DOWNTOWN     LATEST NEWS (Continued)     The Idiot Box will kick-off North Carolina’s biggest stand-up comic contest, the Ultimate Comic Challenge runs now to July 25, 2008. Dozens of comedians from across North Carolina will compete for the title of the Ultimate Comic and a total of $1000 in prize money. In addition, the finalists will be invited to participate in a special stand-up comedy night in the Fall, which will feature the winner, the Ultimate Comic.  There’s 6 weeks of competition. All shows will be at 10pm on Fridays on the following dates:   1.       June 13 - Round 1 2.       June 20 - Round 1 continued 3.       June 27 - Round 2 4.       June 11 - Round 3 5.       July 18 - Round 4 6.       July 25 - Finals   Ultimate Challenge will not be held on Friday, July 4 at 203 S. Elm St, Suite 101. Seating is limited. Reservations strongly recommended. Show times and dates are subject to change. For more information, click here.     SUMMER CAMPS downtown, weekly camps for kids, there’s something for everyone:   ·  Greensboro Children’s Museum Summer Camp Begins!  ·  ArtQuest Summer Break Camps!   ·  Theatre Camp, Community Theatre of Greensboro ·  Nutcracker ballet camp for 3-6 yr. olds  ·  Flowers & Fairies ballet camp for 3-6 yr. olds  ·  The Dance Project at City Arts: Summer Dance Classes and Camps ·  Pizzazz Dance Company Summer Dance Camp ·  Weekly Themed Camp at YWCA (ages 6-12) ·  Weekly Camps at YMCA (ages 6-12)   Various one day workshops and classes available, please check on the following links (click on blue):   CLASS Venue/Location Art Alliance Pottery Classes  Art Alliance of Greensboro  Art Alliance Drawing the Human Figure  Art Alliance of Greensboro  Art Alliance Intro to Oil Painting class  Art Alliance of Greensboro  Art Alliance Watercolor/Intro to drawing  Art Alliance of Greensboro  Art Alliance Sculpting the Human Figure classes  Art Alliance of Greensboro  Red, Yellow & You  ArtQuest  Teen Paper Making Workshop - REGROWTH 6/25/08 Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art  Red, Yellow, and You  Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art  Open Jazz Classes  Greensboro Ballet  Summer Open Classes  Greensboro Ballet  Ballroom Classes  Greensboro Ballet  World Refugee Day at GCM  Greensboro Children's Museum    REGROWTH: Opening reception at Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art features nine artists who will present large-scale installations and otherwise substantial groups of works. These works make use of plant imagery as a metaphor for universal cycles of death and renewal.  Friday, June 20, 2008 5:30-7:30pm, free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.  The exhibition will be on display from Friday, June 20, until Sunday, August 24, 2008.  Read more   ·        Table Top Garden Project–REGROWTH, Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Rebecca Fagg will present a table top garden project in Green Hill’s Sales Shop. Come learn how to make a miniature garden on a table top. The project continues throughout the summer, Fagg will add more plants to the garden. This event is free and open to the public. Green Hill for NC Art.   ROAD CONSTRUCTION ALERT   GDOT, The City of Greensboro and DGI would like to inform you of the following:   Road closing information for the Fun Fourth on next Thursday’s e-newsletter 6/26.   For active permits and lane closures click here.     Downtown Greensboro Inc.’s Core Purpose: To lead the development of downtown Greensboro as a prosperous and vibrant urban center, memorable and meaningful for those who choose to live, work, play and invest here.
FUN 4TH DOWNTOWN Greensboro 2008 6-28 Freedom Walk-Run 6-29 Heritage Day 7-3 Block Party 7-4 Parade & St. Festival 7-4 Fireworks
NOTE:  Not all events may be listed on this email. Inclusion should not be construed as a recommendation, but merely as a guide.  Events may be subject to change.  If you would like an event to be considered for listing, please email  deborah.curran@downtowngreensboro.net
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