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Leaping Leotards Enjoy the Bolshoi Ballet’s performance of Spartacus at the Sunrise Theater on Sunday, Nov. 7, beginning at 12:55 p.m. Spartacus’ love of his wife, Phrygia, and his desire for freedom lead him to revolt against the Roman Empire. What could go wrong? For more information call (910) 692-3611 or go to www.sunrisetheater.com.
Authors Unite Kristy Woodson Harvey will return with her book Christmas in Peachtree Bluff at the Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines, on Thursday, Nov. 4, from 4 - 5 p.m. Cost is $20, and tickets are available at ticketmesandhills.com. On Sunday, Nov. 7, golf teaching professional Nicole Weller will be signing her new book, Big Thoughts from Little Golfers, from 3 - 5 p.m. at Bump and Baby, 3 Market Square, Pinehurst. Denise Kiernan, author of The Last Castle, will be speaking about her book and answering questions on Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 5 - 6 p.m. at The Pilot, 145 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Tickets are free and available at ticketmesandhills.com. And, on Nov. 18, Karen White will be at CCNC, 1600 Morganton Road, Pinehurst, to discuss her book The Attic on Queen Street from 4 -5 p.m. Tickets are $35 and available at ticketmestandhills.com.
Heartburn with a Sidehill Lie Join all the ghost pepper afficionados on a closed-off block of New Hampshire Avenue in Southern Pines at 12 p.m. on Nov. 7 for the chili cook-off benefiting Special Forces Association Chapter 62. The beans are free to anyone under 16. Adults are $10. Hot sauce is extra. Ground zero is O’Donnell’s Pub, 133 E. New Hampshire Ave., Southern Pines.
First Friday — And Then It’s Fall Check Your Head: A Beastie Boys Tribute will perform on the First Bank Stage on Sunrise Square, adjacent to the theater, 250 N.W. Broad St., Southern Pines, on Friday, Nov. 5, from 5 – 8:15 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Sunrise Theater. Food trucks, refreshments and beer from the Southern Pines Brewery will be available. As always, no walking, rolling or strolling coolers, and leave Cujo at home. For more information call (910) 692-3611 or go to www.sunrisetheater.com.
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Veterans Day Parade The annual Southern Pines Veterans Day Parade does the full 360-degree Broad Street loop on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Let all our veterans know how much we appreciate them. For more information call (910) 692-7376. The Art & Soul of the Sandhills
