North Carolina FOLK FESTIVAL
A large-scale, three-day outdoor event presented free to the public, the North Carolina Folk Festival celebrates the roots, richness, and variety of American culture. It features over 300 of the states’s finest traditional musicians, dancers, and craftspeople in performances, workshops, and demonstrations, plus children’s activities, savory Southern and ethnic cuisines and craft brews, non-stop participatory dancing, storytelling, parades, and more.
GREENSBORO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Hear Masterworks, Chamber and POPS concerts led by Maestro Dmitry Sitkovetsky and featuring guest conductors and artists from around the world. The Masterworks, Chamber, POPS, Education and Holiday concerts offer something for all music lovers.
University of North Carolina Greensboro Concert & Lecture Series (UCLS)
UNCG’s Concert & Lecture Series dates back to 1893 and is the oldest concert and lecture series in North Carolina. The series enriches students and the community by hosting a variety of world-renowned artists who not only entertain, they educate, engage, and inspire the arts. Former artists include Leslie Odom, Jewell, bassist John Sands, Robert Frost, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.
COMMUNITY THEATRE OF GREENSBORO
Celebrating 50 years of presenting Broadway plays and musicals, the Community Theatre offers exciting theatrical seasons filled with smash musicals, hilarious comedies and classic dramas. The classic “The Wizard of Oz” has become a fall tradition.
PRESERVATION GREENSBORO AND JULIAN PRICE SHOWHOUSE GALA
Preservation Greensboro contributes a key role in the growth of Greensboro’s economy and vitality through tourism, reinvestment, and place-making. With diverse initiatives that help you to restore, explore, and connect with your community, Preservation Greensboro provides a voice for revitalization, improved quality of life, and conservation of historic resources for future generations.
“Hillside” was originally built in 1929 for Julian Price, president of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance, by the famed architect Charles Hartmann. The historic home is now listed as a county landmark and is also on the National Register of Historic Places. This home will proudly host 28 designers a they transform each space to their own, while maintaining this history and emphasizing the interior architecture. The esteemed mansion is a showstopper with rough stucco, herringbone brick,false-half timbered walls massive brick chimneys with articulated flues and clay pots, and an symmetrical massing of gables, wall dormers and stair tower.