The Hillsborough Arts Council presents the first annual Hillsborough Jazz Festival. The festival will take place on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at a very special venue…The historic Moorefields estate is an idyllic historic homestead on 84 beautiful acres just a few miles from Hillsborough, NC.  Find directions here.

This years theme is “celebrating Billy Strayhorn” to honor jazz legend, Billy Strayhorn. Strayhorn is best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades. What is less well known is that he has family history in Hillsborough… Read more about Billy Strayhorn.

Here is the lineup:

12:00-12:30     Ed Moon Trio

12:35-1:00        Sawyer-Goldberg Jazz

1:10- 1:45         Laura Ridgeway

2:00-2:45          Magic of African Rhythms

3:00-3:45          Equinox

4:00-5:00          Lois Deloatch

5:00-6:00          John Brown Quintet

Jazz and You! workshop announcement!

The Hillsborough Arts Council is very pleased to be able to offer a unique opportunity for the community to take part in a Jazz workshop the morning before the Jazz festival!  Based on the Jazz for Young People Curriculum developed by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the primary goals of this lecture-demonstration are to share, teach, and celebrate jazz music!

Details and registration information are available here.

Admission

Save $5.00 per ticket by ordering in advance! Purchase tickets online here today. General admission is just $10.00 in advance and 15.00 at the door, with lawn seating. Parking is free.  You can also pick up tickets at the Sportsplex or at the Hillsborough Arts Council office in Hillsborough:

Tryon Little Theater director Richard Sharkey announced his cast for their first musical of the 62nd season.  ”MonkY Business” is a “Heavenly musical comedy” by Todd Mueller and Hank Boland, with music and lyrics by Gregg Opelka.

“MonkY Business” is the story of 5 monks desperate to keep their St. Bernard monastery from the hands of a land developer, with plans to convert it to “Bernie’s Casino Royale.”  With songs such as “Celibacy,” “The Mohair Rag,” “Satan’s Place,” and “My Brothers Keeper,” the Men in Brown rent a religious radio station (”WGOD-the Word of God…in Stereo!”) to conduct a radiothon fundraiser.  What unfolds is plenty of mayhem, mirth, and a miracle.

The cast of 5 male singers consists of Guy Winker (Abbott Costello), Mark Monaghan (Brother Brooks), Lavin Cuddihee (Brother Clarence), Jack Carruth (Brother Lee Love) and Pat T Peake (Brother Forte).

“Monky Business” opens Nov. 11 for 8 performances at the Tryon Little Theater Workshop, 516 S. Trade St. Tryon,NC 28782. Performances are 8pm Thursday through Saturday, and 3pm Sunday matinee.  Tickets go on sale at the TLT Workshop box office two weeks prior to opening.  Box office hours are 10am-1pm Monday through Saturday. Call (828) 859-2466 to leave a message or E-mail:  tryonlittletheater@gmail.com. Visit their web site at www.tltinfo.org

Season tickets for Tryon Little Theatre may be purchased for $55, a savings of $10 over individual ticket prices.  Other shows and performance dates are: “Welcome to Mitford” Sept 23-Oct 3, 2010, “Oliver” Feb 11-20,2011 and “Done to Death” April 28 to May 8, 201

Tryon, NC is the town of the month for August. If you decide to visit, stay at the Butterfly Creek Inn, and get 15% off with a Smallwander Club membership. This cool B & B is also nearby Saluda and Landrum.