Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
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Top Family Fun Pick:
Public Ice Skating
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Now through January 31, 2013
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Skate times vary, see schedule
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Joel Coliseum Annex
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Admission: $6, skate rental $3
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www.ljvm.com
Public ice skating is back at the LJVM Coliseum Annex. Skate times vary daily. Call (336) 727-2978 for information about public skating times and lessons. Special events include Friday Night Ice Jams. Group discount rates are available. Note: There is also a spectator fee of $1.
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
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Top Art Pick:
Piedmont Craftsmen's Fair
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Saturday, November 17th, 10AM-6PM
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Sunday, November 18th, Noon-5PM
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Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem
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Tickets: Adults $7; students/seniors $6; Weekend Pass $11, kids 12 & under FREE
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www.piedmontcraftsmen.org
Part of the Six Days in November arts festival, nearly 100 quality craftsmen working in clay, fibers, glass, leather, photography, printmaking, mixed media and wood come together at the Benton Convention Center to sell their one-of-a-kind creations and some will be demonstrating their techniques.
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
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Top Outdoor Pick:
Tanglewood Festival Of Lights
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Now through the New Year
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6-11PM
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Tanglewood Park
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4061 Clemmons Rd, Clemmons, NC
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Admission: Weekends $15/vehicle; Weekdays $10/vehicle (cash only)
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www.TanglewoodPark.org
Ride in the comfort of your own vehicle, or join a hay ride or carriage ride to view over a million lights in shapes and scenes of the season. Visit the holiday village and craft store and see Santa! |
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
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Top Valentine Art Pick:
Paint Your Date
Paint your date Picasso-style with the help of a professional artist. Bring a bottle of wine and an appetizer or order from Burke Street Pizza next door. |
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
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Top Hollywood Event:
A/Perture Red Carpet Party
Celebrate Hollywood's biggest night at a/perture cinema and watch the Academy Awards live on the big screen. The $25 admission includes dessert, drinks, a chance to win prizes as well as later admission to Star Power: Edward Steichen's Glamour Photography the new exhibit at Reynolda House. |
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
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Top Glamour Pick:
Star Power Thursdays
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
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4:30-8PM
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Reynolda House Museum of Art
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$5; members & students free
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www.reynoldahouse.org
Star Power Thursdays at the Museum include music, entertainment, refreshments and admission to see the exhibition Star Power: Edward Steichen's Glamour Photography. Dale Pollock, professor of cinema studies at UNCSA will discuss Billy Wilder's film, Sunset Boulevard, which embodies the enchantment of the silent film era. A cast from Twin City Stage will perform selected songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical of the same title. The fashion photography exhibit displayed with Reynolds family fashion from the era runs through May 19, 2013.
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
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Top Outdoor Pick:
The Chili Ride
By Winston-Salem Community Bike Ride
This 10-mile bicycle ride winds through Piedmont Triad Research Park and around Winston Lake and ends at a community meal and performance at Krankies Coffee. Vegetarian chili and cornbread will be provided courtesy of Whole Foods. Note: You must RSVP to eat.
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
Top Opera Pick: Gioachino Rossini's Barber of Seville
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Friday, March 15th, 8PM
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Sunday, March 17th, 2PM
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405 Stevens Center
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W. Fourth Street
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Tickets: $15-$80
Rossini's Barber of Seville was described by Giuseppe Verdi as "The greatest comic opera ever written. Note: The final showing will be Tuesday night with casual dress and free parking at the Cherry-Marshall St. parking deck and area restaurants will be offering dinner specials…
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
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Top Film Pick:
"Silver Linings Playbook"
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Thursday, January 10 at 5:30 & 8:15PM
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Friday, January 11 at 2:30, 5, 7:45 & 10:15PM
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Saturday, January 12 at 12, 2:30, 5, 7:45 & 10:15PM
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Sunday, January 13 at 12, 2:30 & 5PM
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a/perture cinema
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311 W. Fourth St., Winston-Salem
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Tickets: $8.50; students & seniors $7; matinee (before 6PM) $6.50
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www.aperturecinema.com
An Oscar Nominee for Best Picture, this film based on the book by Matthew Quick, stars Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro. It depicts the life of a man who has lost it all — his wife, his job, and finds himself living with his parents after a stint in a state institution as part of a plea bargain. As he works to put his life together, he makes friends with a beautiful young widow whose life has also fallen apart and they find their way back together.
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
Top Easter Service Pick: Easter Sunrise Moravian Church Service
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Easter Sunrise Service of the Moravian Church
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Sunday, March 31
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~6:30AM (at sunrise)
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Home Moravian Church
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Old Salem
Thousands gather outside Home Moravian Church in Salem Square for the largest Easter sunrise service in the country. An honored Winston-Salem tradition, this service has been held annually since 1772. After a brief message, worshippers follow the sound of the Church Bands of over 500 members to the cemetery (God's Acre). The service will be broadcast by WSJS, as it has been since 1930…
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