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Stanly County Concert Association presents The Rowan Big Band All Stars

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The Rowan Big Band All Stars is an 18-piece community big band in the tradition of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and other great early twentieth-century bandleaders, home-based in Landis, North Carolina and specializing in Great American Songbook favorites and “big band swing.”  First organized in 2006, the Band is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving this uniquely American style of music and sharing our appreciation of it with others.  The members of our band volunteer their talents for performances, and the net proceeds from our musical performances are...

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2023 Holiday Craft Show – From Our Hands

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From Our Hands… Holiday Craft Show & Sale Vendor Agreement Event Dates: November 15th, 2023 thru January 6th, 2024 Location and Hours: The show will be staged in the sales area of the Stanly Arts Guild store, located at 330-C N Second Street, Albemarle, NC. Current normal store hours apply: Wednesday, 12-4, Thursday 11-6, Friday 11-6, & Saturday 10-2. The store will close early or be closed the following days during the show: • Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23rd: CLOSED The show/sale will be in place for a total of 8 weeks. The volunteers of the Stanly Arts Guild that work in...

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Stanly County Concert Association presents “Christmas with The Celts”

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Christmas With The Celts is the brainchild of producer Ric Blair. Mr. Blair reigns as one the country’s most respected purveyors of Celtic music. American-born he credits the popularity of the Christmas With The Celts concert presentation and the nationwide broadcasting of the show as a PBS-TV special to his unique blend of modern Christmas standards and sounds with the spirit and sounds of Celtic roots. The high-stepping spirited musical selections will have audiences clapping along from the first lively renditions of popular contemporary Christmas classics: ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’, ‘Little...

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