What's Nearby: Entertainment - Music
Major Venues
-Koka Booth Amphitheatre - Live music concerts and festivals and the North Carolina Symphony Summerfest Series
-Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts - Memorial Auditorium, Fletcher Opera Theater, Meymandi Concert Hall, Kennedy Theatre, and Lichtin Plaza.
-RBC Center - All purpose venue.
-Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Charlotte
-Walnut Creek Amphitheatre - "Raleigh's World-Class Outdoor Music Center"
North Carolina Local Music
North Carolina Roots/House Concerts 40 Acres
"Roots music in the Triangle area of North Carolina" Afternoon Nap Productions
House concerts Guitartown
"North Carolina roots music scene" Kinston Winter Bluegrass Festival
"Eastern NC's Only Indoor Winter Bluegrass Festival" Little Lake Hill
"The House Concert Series will host an array of entertainment...many genres and many performers that are well known, and many that are not, but rest assured, all are very deserving of being heard!" MerleFest
"MerleFest is committed to producing a high quality diversified American roots based musical experience for its guests, supporters, and performers." North Carolina Artist Websites
From the North Carolina Arts Council. The North Carolina Touring Artists Directory
From the North Carolina Arts Council. www.topsoil.net
Americana, Oldtime & Bluegrass. "TOPSOIL is a weekly radio show on WXDU 88.7FM in Durham, NC hosted by Steve Gardner." Mailing lists for house concerts available. Triangle Folk Music Society
"A non-profit organization formed to present Celtic, Latino, bluegrass, singer-songwriter, blues, old-time, deep country, gospel, Cajun, Tex Mex and other ethnic and regional traditional music. Events include concerts, workshops and lecture/performances."
Symphony/Opera NC Symphony
"The North Carolina Symphony performs about 180 concerts and events a year throughout the state." The Opera Company of North Carolina
"World class opera"