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Plenty of fun awaits with a host of Azalea Festival events, and a few weekend things away from the festival.

The symphony, which began as the UNCW Community Orchestra in 1971, hopes to start playing full concerts again this fall.

Kindra Steenerson, a part-time instructor in the theater department, directs this production of "Talley's Folly," one of a trilogy of plays about the Talley family of Lebanon, Missouri, which includes Wilson's acclaimed "Fifth of July." But this show shines moonlight on only two characters: Matt Friedman, a Jewish immigrant accountant from St. Louis, and Sally, the once-promising daughter of the Talley clan -- wealthy, conservative and Protestant. Played by UNCW theater students Davis Wood and Meghan McDonald, Matt and Sally meet a year before the play's action. The year is 1944, only a month...

There are few ways more effective to connect with people than through music. Take a simple, familiar melody and share it, urging folks to join in. The music takes over, whatever your troubles, especially when one hears the same music pouring out of those around you. The North Carolina Symphony, the state’s largest performing arts organization, is counting on that in these extraordinary times. With venues closed due to the pandemic, the staff and players are tasked with seeking ways to reach the audience beyond the state’s concert halls with educational programs and virtual concerts. Darin...