Dance/Theater

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DANCE

f Eastern Youth Orchestras The Eastern Youth Orchestra is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1970 to provide students in eastern North Carolina with orchestral and chamber music experience. For more information, visit www.easternyouthorchestras.org.

f Emerald City Big Band This big band, made up of volunteer musicians, rehearses at the Music Academy of Eastern Carolina and is directed by Michael Stephenson. It usually presents concerts and benefit performances throughout the year. Call 756-7842.

f Music Academy of Eastern Carolina The Music Academy of Eastern Carolina, 811 S. Evans St., is a member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. MAEC is a nonprofit community music school for students of all ages and abilities and offers music lessons, jazz studies, music therapy and Suzuki guitar. For more information, visit www.musicacademyec.org or call 353-6232.

f Suzuki Association The Greenville Suzuki Association exists for students and parents in Greenville and Pitt County and neighboring areas who teach and learn music through the Suzuki methodology. The N.C. Suzuki Institute is held at East Carolina University in A.J. Fletcher Music Center each summer. For more information, visit www.music.ecu. edu/summer/suzuki/

f Tar River Community Band The band is an all-volunteer organization that has been making music in Greenville since 1987. The band includes members of all ages and levels of ability who played in high school or college bands. It performs a variety of music: marches, show tunes, jazz, swing and classical. The band’s season typically begins in September and ends in July. Visit www.tarriverband.com for more information. f Eastern North Carolina Dance Foundation The Eastern North Carolina Dance Foundation promotes dance education, performance and outreach in rural eastern North Carolina. The foundation hosts an annual winter performance featuring The Dance Collective at ECU’s Wright Auditorium in January. Tickets can be purchased at tickets.edu.edu or 1-800-ECU-ARTS.

f North Carolina Academy of Dance Arts The North Carolina Academy of Dance Arts hosts an annual performance of “The Nutcracker” each December at ECU’s Wright Auditorium. Call 355-2140 or visit www.danceacademyofnc.com for more information. Tickets can be purchased at tickets.edu.edu or 1-800-ECU-ARTS.

THEATER

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f ECU/Loessin Playhouse Performances and productions of the School of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts and Communication. Performances are typically held at 7:30 p.m. in McGinnis Auditorium unless otherwise indicated. Additional Saturday matinee performances are at 2 p.m. The 61st season includes: Fall 2022 Dance Concert, Sept. 28-Oct. 2; “Intimate Apparel,” Oct. 19-23; “Bright Star,” Nov. 16-20; “Swing!” Feb. 22-26, 2023; Spring Dance Concert 2023, March 22-26, 2023; and “Pride and Prejudice,” April 19-23. Visit theatredance.ecu.edu/.

f The S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series Features professional attractions from the fields of music, dance and theater. The 2022-23 season includes: The Second City Out of the House Party, social and political satire, Oct. 29; Take 6, a capella group, Feb. 18; The Peking Acrobats, March 11; Time for Three, musical group, April 1. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. in Wright Auditorium. Subscriptions are $100, with individual tickets priced at $35. An additional performance by Servire Chorus is scheduled for Jan. 13 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401 E. Fourth St. Tickets are $25. Visit artscomm.ecu.edu/alexander-series/.

f Family Fare East Carolina University’s Family Fare Series features entertaining, educational programs for children and their families. The 2022-23 season includes: award-winning storyteller, spoken word recording artist and author Donna Washington, Sept. 23; “Tired Souls: King and the Montgomery Bus Boycott,” (play) Oct. 21; “The Last Stop on Market Street,” (musical) March 31; “The Gruffalo,” (play) April 28. All performances are at 7 p.m. in Wright Auditorium. Season tickets are $40 for the general public and $32 for children. Visit artscomm.ecu.edu/ family-fare.

f Farmville Community Arts Council Farmville Community Arts Council, 3723 N. Main St., Farmville, (Paramount Theatre). Call 753-3832, visit facebook.com/ FarmvilleArts or www.Farmville-arts.org. The performing arts production schedule includes: “Ghost Walk,” Oct. 20-29; “Victorian Christmas,” Dec. 8-11; “The Wizard of Oz,” March 30-April 2, 2023; and “Second Samuel,” May 25-28, 2023.