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A long look at art and artists that live in Beaufort County and those that choose to entertain us here within our borders, and within our region, and on occasion, from outside our region.

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In is in the nature of humans to try to find order and organization in all things.
In is in the nature of humans to try to find order and organization in all things.
 
The details of the trip are not important but I am happy to report that I did not come back broke.
The details of the trip are not important but I am happy to report that I did not come back broke.
 
He was just a poor Wilmington, North Carolina boy, but he and the devil went to Georgia. Born on October 28, 1936 he turns 78 today.
He was just a poor Wilmington, North Carolina boy, but he and the devil went to Georgia. Born on October 28, 1936 he turns 78 today.
 
Divergent, in the similar formula of Hunger Games, proposes a future world forever changed by a cataclysmic event, against the simmering backdrop of teen angst, and maturing relationships of the opposite sex.
Divergent, in the similar formula of Hunger Games, proposes a future world forever changed by a cataclysmic event, against the simmering backdrop of teen angst, and maturing relationships of the opposite sex.
 
I bought Willie Nelson’s Stardust album (1978) for my mom and dad because it included several of my dad’s favorite songs
I bought Willie Nelson’s Stardust album (1978) for my mom and dad because it included several of my dad’s favorite songs
 
Linda Ronstadt has Parkinson’s disease.
Linda Ronstadt has Parkinson’s disease.
 
Before YouTube came along, I had several techniques to determine If I could learn a new song on the Guitar.
Before YouTube came along, I had several techniques to determine If I could learn a new song on the Guitar.
 
Washington author to release political novella on September 25.
Washington author to release political novella on September 25.
 
Each year-end brings the usual look back on those that have passed during the year.
Each year-end brings the usual look back on those that have passed during the year.
 
Long before I got old and started living in the past, I was making memories rather than recalling them. One local group of musicians has been weaving into and out of my life since 1972.
Long before I got old and started living in the past, I was making memories rather than recalling them. One local group of musicians has been weaving into and out of my life since 1972.
 
They say that some of the best exercise you can get is riding a bicycle. It helps to burn calories as well as provide cardio vascular conditioning
They say that some of the best exercise you can get is riding a bicycle. It helps to burn calories as well as provide cardio vascular conditioning
 
Formerly known as the Chicago Transit Authority but had to drop the CTA due to the city's complaints. Chicago combined great musicians with great lyrics and a rousing beat that could wake up the dead. Or at least that is what I felt like after a long night on the stools.
Formerly known as the Chicago Transit Authority but had to drop the CTA due to the city's complaints. Chicago combined great musicians with great lyrics and a rousing beat that could wake up the dead. Or at least that is what I felt like after a long night on the stools.
 
Billy was born in the Bronx, New York City but raised in a area in Long Island called Hicksville. The population density of Hicksville was about twice that of my home city of Atlanta, but it apparently had the same neighborhood cohesion where I grew up.
Billy was born in the Bronx, New York City but raised in a area in Long Island called Hicksville. The population density of Hicksville was about twice that of my home city of Atlanta, but it apparently had the same neighborhood cohesion where I grew up.
 
The original country music outlaw was and still is an unabashed iconoclast in a world of conformity
The original country music outlaw was and still is an unabashed iconoclast in a world of conformity
 
The College of The Albemarle COAST Players are producing the classic story of To Kill A Mockingbird at the Performing Arts Center in Elizabeth City, October 22 - 25. The cast is made up of 26 talented actors. The show is being directed by Jeffrey Emmerich, drama director, and Associate Professor...
The College of The Albemarle COAST Players are producing the classic story of To Kill A Mockingbird at the Performing Arts Center in Elizabeth City, October 22 - 25. The cast is made up of 26 talented actors. The show is being directed by Jeffrey Emmerich, drama director, and Associate Professor...
 
Regardless of your feelings about Elvis' lifestyle, I believe his talent was a gift from God.
Regardless of your feelings about Elvis' lifestyle, I believe his talent was a gift from God.
 
I received this in an email from a friend in Arkansas. He was unable to give me a source so I cannot properly credit the author. Normally I do not pass along internet blogs but this is consistent with my memory of the events of the Clintons.
I received this in an email from a friend in Arkansas. He was unable to give me a source so I cannot properly credit the author. Normally I do not pass along internet blogs but this is consistent with my memory of the events of the Clintons.
 
I do not need any of the high-tech highfalutin stuff that you get with iPhone, iPads, and computers. I married a GPS system. (Guaranteed personal solution)
I do not need any of the high-tech highfalutin stuff that you get with iPhone, iPads, and computers. I married a GPS system. (Guaranteed personal solution)
 
Based in Chapel Hill, NC, Beatles & 60's rock & roll band The BackBeat pleases crowds of all ages with hits from the Fab Four along with timeless classics from The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, The Kinks and more!
Based in Chapel Hill, NC, Beatles & 60's rock & roll band The BackBeat pleases crowds of all ages with hits from the Fab Four along with timeless classics from The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, The Kinks and more!
 
He is a mediocre actor, a terrible singer, a real left winger, and an Oxford Scholar, but he is a patriot regardless of your thoughts on his politics. He served in the Army as a helicopter pilot and attained the rank of Captain. He also completed Ranger school which makes him a patriot in my book
He is a mediocre actor, a terrible singer, a real left winger, and an Oxford Scholar, but he is a patriot regardless of your thoughts on his politics. He served in the Army as a helicopter pilot and attained the rank of Captain. He also completed Ranger school which makes him a patriot in my book
 
The distinctions between Country and pop have been blended over the years and sometimes it is difficult to draw a fine line.
The distinctions between Country and pop have been blended over the years and sometimes it is difficult to draw a fine line.
 
As I wind down the series, I just had to present a couple of the Disco songs of the era. I have never been a dancer past the jitterbug era and never could learn the later other dances of the 60-70's including the John Travolta moves.
As I wind down the series, I just had to present a couple of the Disco songs of the era. I have never been a dancer past the jitterbug era and never could learn the later other dances of the 60-70's including the John Travolta moves.
 
Jazz is a form of music, which starts with laying down a basic track, then adding different layers of interpretation. Often it includes multiple instruments weaving and bobbing around the basic melody. Great jazz is when several musicians take off on an uncharted journey through the basic chords u
Jazz is a form of music, which starts with laying down a basic track, then adding different layers of interpretation. Often it includes multiple instruments weaving and bobbing around the basic melody. Great jazz is when several musicians take off on an uncharted journey through the basic chords u
 
I cannot say much here except it is almost impossible to sit here at the keyboard and type this without getting up and Shout. I seem to be stuck in the fifties again.
I cannot say much here except it is almost impossible to sit here at the keyboard and type this without getting up and Shout. I seem to be stuck in the fifties again.
 
No trip down memory lane would be complete without a few sad songs mixed with a couple of good old boy hits by Jim Croce. But if you have ever stood in a phone booth late at night drunk as a skunk and tried to make that one call that would make all the difference in your life, then you can relate to
No trip down memory lane would be complete without a few sad songs mixed with a couple of good old boy hits by Jim Croce. But if you have ever stood in a phone booth late at night drunk as a skunk and tried to make that one call that would make all the difference in your life, then you can relate to
 
She has so many memorable songs through the years but the ones that probably had the most soul were the ones about loving so bad it almost hurts.
She has so many memorable songs through the years but the ones that probably had the most soul were the ones about loving so bad it almost hurts.
 
It would be hard to include just one song from the King, so I have picked one of his most enduring legacies.
It would be hard to include just one song from the King, so I have picked one of his most enduring legacies.
 
After The Kingston Trio prepared the world for the folk era a group from New York extended the folk craze with their incredibly good instrumentation and harmony. They were highly produced and more accomplished as musicians than the Trio.
After The Kingston Trio prepared the world for the folk era a group from New York extended the folk craze with their incredibly good instrumentation and harmony. They were highly produced and more accomplished as musicians than the Trio.
 
Red McDonald sent me this tip and I could not help but pass it on.
Red McDonald sent me this tip and I could not help but pass it on.
 
Three college boys who just enjoyed singing together turned the world on to folk music, but they never considered themselves as fold singers. They were just entertainers singing at colleges.
Three college boys who just enjoyed singing together turned the world on to folk music, but they never considered themselves as fold singers. They were just entertainers singing at colleges.
 
Saturday night on the street corner or possibly in the shower room in the gym, you could hear any four guys trying to harmonize. However, few did it as well as the Del-Vikings.
Saturday night on the street corner or possibly in the shower room in the gym, you could hear any four guys trying to harmonize. However, few did it as well as the Del-Vikings.
 
No hit parade of music would be complete without the Blues.
 
"The Killer" with the long blond hair and a honky-tonk piano shakes up the music business.
"The Killer" with the long blond hair and a honky-tonk piano shakes up the music business.
 
A native of Deep Gap, North Carolina who was blinded by an eye infection as a baby and became one of the icons of Bluegrass Music. Along with his son Merle, he made a great impact on the acoustic guitar flat picking genre.
A native of Deep Gap, North Carolina who was blinded by an eye infection as a baby and became one of the icons of Bluegrass Music. Along with his son Merle, he made a great impact on the acoustic guitar flat picking genre.
 
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