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Friday, February 10, 2012 3:37 PM
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By Courtney Cairns Pastor
Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA, Fla. — Banking pioneer Bob Samuels was ready for sun and relaxation by the pool. He told all his friends he was retiring to Tampa to write his memoirs.
That was 20 years ago. He self-published the book in November.
But don’t blame Samuels for procrastination. Life interfered. Three separate cancers, a diabetes diagnosis, two advocacy gro ...
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Concert association presents country star Billy Dean
Thursday, February 09, 2012 1:10 AM
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The Rowan County Concert Association presents Billy Dean and his Guitar on Saturday, March 3. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. in Keppel Aduitorium on the campus of Catawba College.
Dean, a native of Quincy, Fla., moved to Nashville in 1983 and by 1990 ha ...Read More
Thursday, February 09, 2012 6:46 AM
Witt pottery reception is Friday at Pottery 101
The opening reception for “All Dressed Up,” a show featuring the pottery of Verna Witt, will be held on Friday, Feb. 10 from 6-9 p.m. at Pottery 101. The show will run from Feb. 10 until March 9.
Verna Witt has a background in art and woo ...
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Bestsellers
Entertainment | Friday, February 03, 2012 4:46 PM |
Rowan bestsellers
Literary Bookpost
1. Why Jesus? by William H. Willimon.
2. At the Mercy of the Queen: A Novel of Anne Boleyn, by Anne Clinard Barnhill.
3. The Wettest & Wickest Town, by Karen C. Lilly-Bowyer.
4. What You Long For, by Anne Cl ...Read More
Catawba alumna featured in episode of ‘Fringe’ on Fox
Entertainment | Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:42 AM |
Jasika Nicole, a Catawba College alum who plays a regular character on the science fiction TV drama “Fringe,” will be the focus of the show’s upcoming episode.
Nicole plays Astrid Farnsworth, the lab assistant of the scientist Wal ...Read More
PPT stages 'Cyrano de Bergerac'
Entertainment | Thursday, February 02, 2012 12:35 AM |
Many people got to know the charming character of Cyrano de Bergerac through the 1987 Steve Martin movie “Roxanne.”
You remember, the guy with the big nose and the big heart who helps his tongue-tied friend Christian woo the woman with ...Read More
'Dead Man's Cell Phone' opens next week at Catawba
Entertainment | Thursday, February 02, 2012 12:11 AM |
By Verity Pryor-Harden
For The Salisbury Post
Technology’s unique ability to continue a man’s life after his death and to bring unexpected strangers together is explored in Catawba College’s production of “Dead Man’s Cel ...Read More
Arts and entertainment briefs
Entertainment | Thursday, February 02, 2012 12:08 AM |
New museum exhibit
The Rowan Museum will open its annual Black History exhibit, “Back in the Day,” on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. It will feature artifacts from local black citizens, past and present.
“Back in the Day” ...Read More
Salisbury Symphony concert features Jesse Davis
Entertainment | Thursday, February 02, 2012 12:12 AM |
On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra will seem a little more playful than usual — because the program that Music Director David Hagy has created contains music that has been described as “bouncy, eerie, energetic… ...Read More
Roundabout: What's happening
Entertainment | Thursday, February 02, 2012 8:46 AM |
Comedy
Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ — Feb. 17-19. Tickets start at $20. Blumenthal Performing Arts, Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts, 430 South Tryon St. 704-372-1000, www.carolinatix. org, www.blumenthalarts.org
Thea ...Read More
Sweeten your days with these uplifting books from the library
Entertainment | Friday, January 27, 2012 3:24 PM |
By Pam Everhardt Bloom
Rowan Public Library
Children sometimes provide the best lessons. My 3-year-old granddaughter, Gracie, was visiting one weekend and she was particularly sweet and agreeable. When I jokingly asked her how she got so sweet, ...Read More
Author to sign new book on Civil War
Entertainment | Friday, January 27, 2012 3:33 PM |
Arlene Showalter has added to the literature available about the infamous Civil War prison located in Salisbury with the publication of her new novel, “Butternut Tears.” Showalter will be the guest author at the Literary Bookpost Saturday ...Read More
Great books win Newbery, Caldecott
Entertainment | Friday, January 27, 2012 3:32 PM |
By Karen MacPherson
Scripps Howard News Service
DALLAS — A wordless story of a dog and her beloved ball and a hilarious historical tale of a boy’s unforgettable summer have captured the most prestigious awards in the world of children&rsq ...Read More
Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition deadline March 1
Entertainment | Friday, January 27, 2012 3:25 PM |
The North Carolina Writers' Network is accepting submissions for the 2012 Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition. This contest honors the late poet Randall Jarrell and is administered by Terry L. Kennedy and the MFA Writing Program at the University of ...Read More
Bestsellers
Entertainment | Friday, January 27, 2012 3:23 PM |
Rowan bestsellers
Literary Bookpost
1. The Wettest & Wickest Town, by Karen C. Lilly-Bowyer.
2. America Aflame, by David Goldfield.
3. Green Gospel, by L.C. Fiore.
4. Dreamer's Island, by Gretchen Hummel.
5. Paper Covers Rock, by Jenny Hubbar ...Read More
Waterworks holds 7th annual Oyster Roast
Entertainment | Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:03 PM |
The 7th annual Oyster Roast, a fundraiser for Waterworks Visual Arts Center, will be held at the Trolley Barn Saturday, Jan. 28, 6:30-11:30 p.m.
Tickets are $65 each and can be purchased at www.waterworks.org or by calling 704-636-1882. The ticket ...Read More
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