Musician and Salisbury native Jeremy Aggers is returning home for a performance this Friday at The Brick Street Tavern.
Aggers is beginning to tour in support of his first label release, the “What It Comes Down To” EP on the Brash Music label. His music can be heard at www.myspace.com/jeremy aggers.
The show starts at 9 p.m. with Boo Robot opening.
Brickstreet Tavern is located at 122 E. Fisher St. For more information, call 704)-637-6047.
Endangered species
SPENCER ó Fresh from his recent debut at Waterworks Visual Arts Center, artist Don Moore turns his eye from the human condition to the animal kingdom for his new exhibit “Endangered Species.”
This Saturday, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Green Goat Gallery will host an opening reception featuring these and other works by the artist. The public is invited.
The inspiration for the series lies in the Biblical verse, “…and God gave man dominion over the beasts of the earth.” This dominion, in the artist’s estimate, is a directive to all humans to protect as many species as possible.
“These works do not try to document the various species that have been declared endangered,” says Moore. “They deal with the inter-relatedness of all life.”
Seven large oil paintings comprise the series, started over a decade ago by Moore. The works can stand alone or be viewed as a panorama stretching some 30 feet in length.
Don Moore earned his MFA in painting from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. His work has been exhibited in Tennessee and North Carolina and can be found in private collections throughout the South. In 2004, he retired from Mitchell Community College where he taught studio art and art history for 30 years. He lives in Salisbury.
Moore’s art may be viewed at www.donmooreartist.com.
WestStock Nation
MOUNT ULLA ó Weststock Nation 2009 takes place at 7 p.m. this Saturday, at West Rowan High School, featuring four bands, concessions and band merchandise.
Admission is $5. Proceeds benefit Rowan Helping Ministries.
Performing will be the bands Lost Capital, Smile Charlatan and 23-19. There will also be a special appearance by Catawba senior Derek Daisey, finalist in the 2007 BMI John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
Middlemiss is a dog
CHARLOTTE ó Jamison Middlemiss is performing the title role in “Spooky Dog and the Teenage Gang Mysteries,” a play by Eric Pliner and Amy Rhodes, loosely based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?”
The show, presented by Queen City Theatre Company, finishes its two week run at Duke Energy Theatre at Charlotte’s Spirit Square this Saturday.
According to the review by Tim Baxter-Ferguson in “Arts a la mode:” “Jamison Middlemiss is the eponymous Spooky Dog, and could easily do voice over work for the real Scooby Doo.”
Lynn Trenning for the Charlotte Observer says “As Spooky Dog, Jamison Middlemiss nails the voice of the original cartoon.”
Although inspired by a cartoon, this is an adult show, so parents are asked to leave the kids at home. Shows are at both 8 and 10:30 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday.
For more information or tickets, visit www.queencitytheatre.com.
‘Think Black’ tour
First Fridays of Salisbury and Powerful Points LLC present the first “Think Black City-Wide Tour 2009.”
During February, a group of motivational speakers and talent has traveled around Salisbury, talking to young people about the significance of Black History Month and encouraging them to pursue their dreams and goals in business.
This Saturday, a Black Business Expo will be held 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theater at the Looking Glass Artist Collective, 405 N. Lee St., featuring vendors and entertainment.
Vendors will include A Step Into Excellence Boutique, Pure Romance Parties, MB Dream Big Services, Soul Purpose, The Smell Factory, Lunchbox Catering, D’Essence and Cookie Lee Jewelry.
A talent showcase will feature The Unit Band, Just Anointed Singers, Kujimani Creative Arts Dance Group, Schylar, liturgical dancer, and saxophonist Thomas Johnson.
Admission is $3 at the door and children are admitted free.
For more information, contact tajuankyles@yahoo.com.
Opera at Pfeiffer
MISENHEIMER ó Gian Carlo Menotti’s classic opera “The Old Maid and the Thief” will come to life at Pfeiffer University Feb. 26ńMarch 1, in the Henry Pfeiffer Chapel on the Misenheimer campus.
Presented by the Department of Music and Fine Arts, all performances will be held at 7 p.m., except for a matinee performance at 4 p.m. on March 1. The production is free.
The opera was first conceived and performed in 1939 as an NBC radio drama. It was not until 1941 that it was performed onstage.
“The Pfeiffer performance will be unique,” said Steve Harrill, assistant professor of music. “The opera will be performed as a radio drama, much as it was first performed in 1939, with sound effects and an announcer.”
Ginger Haston, a sophomore voice major from Monroe, is cast as Miss Todd, an eccentric spinster. The role of Laetitia, her maid, will be sung by freshman voice major Lindsay Megilll, of Albemarle. The busy-body neighbor, Miss Pinkerton, will be played by sophomore flute major, Kerri Baker, from Cleveland. The part of Bob will be performed by 1984 Pfeiffer alumnus Mark Stephenson, who lives in Richfield.
For more information, contact Steve Harrill, 704-463-3147 or steve.harrill@pfeiffer.edu.
Trombone Day
Rowan Blues and Jazz Society presents Trombone Day masterclass and performance on March 14 at the Looking Glass Artist Collective, 405 N. Lee Street.
Trombonists of all ages and levels of ability are invited to a masterclass and rehearsal beginning at 10 a.m. At noon, the group will present a performance, open to the public.
Leading the workshop will be trombone professionals Bob Foreman, Chris Ferguson and John Alexander.
The cost to participate is $5. Proceeds benefit the Rowan Blues and Jazz Society education fund. The deadline to register is March 9.
To sign up, contact Sarah Hall at sfhall@carolina.rr.com or 704-637-7326.
State art honor
A photograph by a Rowan-Cabarrus Community College student will be displayed in the state capital mid-March through the end of the year.
The N.C. Community College System has informed RCCC student Alexandra Jowers her photograph, “Anticipation,” will be included in the NCCCS 2009 exhibition. Jowers, a Salisbury resident, plans to attend art school and pursue photography professionally.
Jowers’ photograph will hang in the Caswell Building, in Raleigh, which houses the central offices of the NCCCS. She is one of 135 North Carolina community college students, faculty and staff members whose work is being exhibited. The NCCCS has displayed art in this manner since 1998.