Events across North Carolina arts
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Back to the listMusic events
Music page →- Thu, Oct 22FALL FEST in the Yard!The Music Yard · Charlotte
- Thu, Oct 22Random AnimalsThe Purple Onion · Saluda
- Thu, Oct 22Student Recital: Lyric ContarinoPorter Center for Performing Arts (Scott Concert Hall) · Brevard
- Thu, Oct 22Eric Maust & Mignogna Double Album Release Show w/ Louisa StancioffPetra’s · Charlotte
- Thu, Oct 22Thursday Jazz at YonderYonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew · Hillsborough
- Fri, Oct 23Train Car ConcertUNCG Music Building (Tew Recital Hall & Organ Hall) · Greensboro
Theater & Performance events
Theater page →- Thu, Oct 22Dracula: A Comedy of TerrorsDe Ann S. Jones Theatre at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center · Raleigh
- Thu, Oct 22La Maison Des Horreurs: An Evening at the Grand Guignol (Post Mortem Players)Old Courthouse Theatre · Concord
- Fri, Oct 23Dracula: A Comedy of TerrorsDe Ann S. Jones Theatre at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center · Raleigh
- Fri, Oct 23Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadRaleigh Little Theatre · Raleigh
- Sat, Oct 24Dracula: A Comedy of TerrorsDe Ann S. Jones Theatre at Theatre Raleigh Arts Center · Raleigh
- Sat, Oct 24Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadRaleigh Little Theatre · Raleigh
Dance events
Dance page →- Thu, Oct 22Junior group classFred Astaire · Greensboro
- Thu, Oct 22Ballet, Tap & Jazz combo (ages 4–6)Premier School of Dance · Cary
- Fri, Oct 23Yam Dance & Fall BashLake Tabor Field & Park · Tabor City
- Fri, Oct 23Apex Community DanceHalle Cultural Arts Center · Apex
- Sat, Oct 24Parent/Child Dance (2 – 3 years)Ninth Street Dance · Durham
- Sat, Oct 24Pre-Ballet IBCary Ballet Conservatory · Cary
Visual Arts events
Visual Arts page →- Thu, Oct 22Fall Into Winter/Community Scenes Exhibition – RAGRobeson County Community Art Guild · Lumberton
- Thu, Oct 22Nevermore/Everafter ART ExhibitionGreensboro Project Space · Greensboro
- Thu, Oct 22Rotating Art ShowDuck
- Thu, Oct 22Spiers Gallery presents Juried BC Student ExhibitionBrevard
- Thu, Oct 22Plaster Ghost Painting (KAN)Kannapolis Library · Kannapolis
- Thu, Oct 22Pumpkin Door Hanger Painting Class – Happenings on ElmHappenings on Elm · Lumberton
Craft & Traditional Arts events
Craft page →- Fri, Oct 23Art/Photography/Sweet Potato Crafts ShowTabor City
- Fri, Oct 23Stecoah Fall Arts & Crafts Drive-About TourRobbinsville
- Fri, Oct 23Kenansville Rehabilitation Center’s Fall Festival & Craft FairKenansville Rehabilitation Center · Kenansville
- Sat, Oct 24Introduction to WoodworkingHarvey W. Smith Watercraft Center · Beaufort
- Sat, Oct 24Vendors (Arts, Crafts, Food and more)Tabor City
- Sat, Oct 24Adult Studio: Introduction to PapermakingNC · Asheville
Literary Arts events
Literary page →- Fri, Oct 23True Story: Live Storytelling ShowcaseThe Eno House · Hillsborough
- Sun, Oct 25Author Event: The Art of Hospitality with Molly Irani, cofounder of Chai PaniWest Building · Raleigh
- Wed, Oct 28Wake Forest Writers’ GroupWake Forest Community Library · Wake Forest
- Thu, Oct 29Book Club: Monk and RobotCoffee Park | 1206 Reynolda Rd. 27104 · Winston-Salem
- Thu, Nov 5Delving Deeper into the Declaration of Independence: A Guided Reading with Thavolia Glymph and Exploring the Use of Iron Gall InkNasher Museum of Art · Durham
- Thu, Nov 5Veteran Storytelling EventAlbert Weaver Room · Weaverville
Film & Media events
Film & Media page →- Thu, Oct 22Father Figures: Nothing But a ManNasher Museum of Art · Durham
- Fri, Oct 23Fright-Day Movie Nights Series219 Elm · Lumberton
- Sun, Oct 25Exhibition on Screen | The Curious World of Hieronymus BoschAsheville Art Museum Association · Asheville
- Sun, Oct 257 Nights of Fright – NIGHT 1: Halloween Movie Night in the ParkGraham Regional Park · Haw River
- Sat, Oct 31BC Music presents Silent Movie SuitePorter Center for Performing Arts (Scott Concert Hall) · Brevard
- Sun, Nov 1South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers | They DreamAsheville Art Museum Association · Asheville
Museums & Heritage events
Museums page →- Fri, Oct 23Harriet Jacobs & the 18th Century Women’s Movement: MESDA Spot TalksMuseum of Early Southern Decorative Arts · Winston-Salem
- Fri, Oct 23Members-Only Preview of Brilliant by Design: The Handbags of Judith LeiberMint Museum Randolph · Charlotte
- Fri, Oct 23Curator Conversation | Brilliant by Design: The Handbags of Judith LeiberMint Museum Randolph · Charlotte
- Fri, Oct 23The Edenton Tea Party and the 18th Century Women’s Movement: MESDA Spot TalkMuseum of Early Southern Decorative Arts · Winston-Salem
- Fri, Oct 23The Haube and the 18th Century Women’s Movement: MESDA Spot TalkMuseum of Early Southern Decorative Arts · Winston-Salem
- Sat, Oct 24Opening of Brilliant by Design: The Handbags of Judith LeiberMint Museum Randolph · Charlotte
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| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 2222 October, Thursday: 14 events | 2323 October, Friday: 28 events | 2424 October, Saturday: 29 events |
| 2525 October, Sunday: 14 events | 2626 October, Monday: 9 events | 2727 October, Tuesday: 12 events | 2828 October, Wednesday: 11 events | 2929 October, Thursday: 15 events | 3030 October, Friday: 19 events | 3131 October, Saturday: 16 events |
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