OUR TOWN Celebrate spring with flowering masterpieces, inspirational dancing, some great local music, and Irish celebrations.
courtesy Big Night In
by ADDIE LADNER and KARA ADAMS
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BIG NIGHT IN FOR THE ARTS March 10 | 7 p.m. Open your ears — and your wallets: United Arts Council’s virtual Big Night In for the Arts fundraiser is back this year, a rare opportunity to see a broad range of talent with North Carolina roots performing live. “Although the arts community is slowly beginning to rebuild, there is still a great need to help the artists and organizations essential to the recovery of our region,” says Ragen Carlile, interim president of the United Arts Council. Carlile says the event, an effort joined by sponsor WRAL and area arts councils, raised $350,000 last year, and they are optimistic about taking that momentum into this year’s televised event. “Our hope is to again rally around the arts community so that N.C.’s arts and culture do not just survive, but thrive in the future,” she says. The evening’s headliners include jazz singer Nnenna Freelon, tap dancer Jabu Graybeal, alt-rocker Ben Folds, singer-songwriter Hiss Golden Messenger, poet Jaki Shelton Green, and potter Mark Hewitt, among others. Free to view; live streaming; bignightin.org All information is accurate as of press time, but please check waltermagazine.com and the event websites for the latest updates. The Art & Soul of Raleigh | 23
