2 x 4² x w² Miniature Art Exhibition & Sale

Friday, Nov. 18 from 6-8 p.m. at Waterworks Visual Arts Center, 123 E. Liberty St: 83 artists exhibiting more than 150 works of art. Register for the position raffle (pre-registration required to participate). Purchase art selection stickers ($20 each). Light refreshments will be served.  This is a fundraiser for the education and outreach programs of the art center. For more information visit www.waterworks.org or call 704-636-1882.

 

Stand up comedian Ryan Davis to perform at Firewater

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Stand up comedian Ryan Davis has become an internet sensation. Davis’s versatile style has allowed him to open for mainstream acts like Jay Pharoah, eccentric acts like Tom Green, and urban acts like Michael Blackson. As his online reputation has grown, his hilarious social commentary has earned him a truly global fan base, and his videos are extremely popular. Davis will perform at Firewater, 122 Avalon Drive, on Saturday, Nov. 19. Cover charge i $20. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Brought to the city by Takeoff Promotions.

Carolina Artist supports ‘Cards for a Cause’ 

The Carolina Artist’s monthly meeting is today at 6:30 p.m. in the paint room at Rufty Holmes Senior Center, 1120 S. MLK Jr. Ave. The Carolina Artist are participating in RPL’s program “Cards for a Cause.” Anyone may bring a paint brush and join us. This is our way to show our men and women in service our thanks.

Bi-annual antiques appraisal fair at the Spencer Doll & Toy Museum

SPENCER — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Spencer Doll & Toy Museum, 108 4th St. with antiques dealer Michael Hansen. $5 per item, Limit two per person. Call 704-762 9359 or visit www.spencerdollandtoymuseum.com for details.

Legendary guitarist returns to Salisbury 

By Bob Wingate

Guitarist Phil Keaggy will be returning to Salisbury on Saturday, Nov. 26 to perform at Lee Street theatre as part of the “Lee Street Live!” concert series. Keaggy played to a sold-out capacity crowd last February, and this show will feature performances of songs from his new album “All At Once.”

A bizarre accident on his parents’ farm at age four resulted in losing the middle finger on his right hand (a physical challenge he shares with the late Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead). It did not seem to affect his guitar playing, as he grew up with nine fingers, and didn’t begin his lifelong pursuit of the instrument until age 10.

When young Phil requested a set of drums for Christmas, his father couldn’t afford them, and instead brought home a Sears Silvertone acoustic guitar. He immediately dove in, his older brother helping him learn his first chords. His passion for guitar took off a year or so later when a local friend bought Phil a 1962 Fender Stratocaster, and he began spending hours playing scales and solos from his favorite tunes, soon was playing for students in the school cafeteria, and joined his first band at age thirteen.

Still a teenager, his power trio “Glass Harp” signed a multi-release contract with a major record label and toured the country for three years, playing with such popular bands as Chicago, Yes, Traffic, Humble Pie, Iron Butterfly, Alice Cooper, and Grand Funk Railroad, and at such prestigious venues as the Fillmore and Carnegie Hall.

Keaggy’s career has included many accolades and honors, such as over 60 album releases, being named the Greatest Christian Rock Guitarist, and listed in the Rolling Stone’s “Most Underrated Guitarists.” He also was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and honored with his band Glass Harp at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

Keaggy has recorded and performed with such legendary artists as Mark Farner (of Grand Funk), Nedra Ross (of the Ronettes), Kerry Livgren (of Kansas), and Mickey Dolenz (of the Monkees).

 Tickets to the Phil Keaggy show are still available at www.leestreet.org/tickets or by calling 704-310-5507. The performance will be in the Tom & Martha Smith Event Center, at Lee Street Theatre and Performing Arts Center, 329 N. Lee St. Show time is 7:30 p.m. and doors will open at 7 p.m.

 

‘10 Minutes to Christmas’

Lee Street theatre’s Original 10-Minute Play Festival is currently in its ninth year.  Winners of this year’s festival are:

• “Trimmed to Nothingness” by Steven D. Miller

• “Thanks, but No Thanks” by Roy Proctor

• “Star of Wonder” by Andy Rassler

• “The Elf on a Shelf” by Bill Green

• “Christmas Boxes” by Tom Bennett

• “Bare Necessities” by Jenny Hubbard

Show dates are Dec. 7-10. Find out more at www.leestreet.org or 704-310-5507.