Wednesday Roundup (9/13-9/19): Is The Semester Over Yet? -

Thursday

“Nina Simone…What More Can I Say?” Opening Reception
Stone Center
7 p.m.
Free

Come kick off the celebration of Nina Simone with an opening ceremony at the Stone Center. To RSVP call 919-962-9001 or email stonecenter@unc.edu.

Friday

“The Complete Works of WIlliam Shakespeare: Abridged”
See here for date-specific times
Raleigh Little Theatre’s Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre
$15 for adults; $12 for students and seniors
Dates: Sept. 14-30

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged”, the longest running comedy in London’s West End, was written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield and will be directed by Rod Rich of Actors Comedy Lab. All Shakespeare lovers, this one is a must.

Saturday

Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration
ArtsCenter
2 p.m.
Single Admission $7; Friends Single Admission $5

The ArtsCenter hosts a community celebration of the life and work of Woody Guthrie, who would have been 100 years old in 2012.

UNC Artery Fall Fest
Great Hall, Student Union
7-10 p.m.
Free

Come experience everything that the arts at UNC has to offer at their very own Fall Fest organized by UNC Artery. Find your niche and have some fun while enjoying some amazing performances!

“Nina Simone…What More Can I Say?” One-Act, One-Woman Play
7 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday)
Stone Center Auditorium
Free

Continuing with the Nina Simone celebration is the 2-night run of a one-woman play about Simone. The Stone Center commissioned an original one-act play by award-winning playwright and poet, Howard Craft, a Durham resident and the artist-in-residence in Spring 2012. Craft’s one-act, one-woman play stars actress and singer Yolanda Rabun as Nina Simone and is directed by UNC alum and faculty member Kathryn Williams.

Sunday

“The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart”
Back Bar – Top of the Hill
$25
Sunday – Thursday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday
Dates: Sept. 16 – Sept. 20

The National Theatre of Scotland returns to Carolina Performing Arts after their performances of Black Watch in 2011, this time with David Greig’s award-winning The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart.

Monday

Old-Time and Bluegrass Slow Jam
The ArtsCenter’s Gallery
5:45-7:30 p.m.
Free, donations are appreciated

Grab your fiddle, guitar, banjo, or mandolin and come on down to the Old-Time and Bluegrass Slow Jam! Listen to some old time and bluegrass favorites! Fiddler Emma Lo will lead the sessions and there will be chord and lyric sheets available to help with unfamiliar tunes. Whether you’re a beginner or a long-time player, bassist or vocalist, this jam will be an opportunity to hone your skills, meet some other musicians and have a lot of fun.

Tuesday

Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture: Ruben Ochoa
Hanes Art Center
6-7:30 p.m.
Free

Ruben Ochoa’s recent work investigates urban locations under contention and the physicality of space as defined by its boundaries. He looks closely at the nature of dislocation and displacement within an urban environment. Ochoa’s use of industrial, outdoor, and civil engineering materials emphasizes his concern with sculpture as architecture and with architecture as a manifestation of its surrounding environment and culture.