Shindig Art+Craft+Music Festival founder and glass blower Zeke Vantreese hawks the Sunday, May 2 festival and ArtBeat Greensboro on News 14. Film at…well, not 11, just over and over on News 14 TOMORROW. Thanks, News 14 and ArtBeat Greensboro publicist, Marc Barnes.

ArtBeat Greensboro partners are coming out in force to promote Greensboro’s arts scene.

Today, Carolina Theatre, with the generous support of Fairway Outdoor, unfurled their 35-foot-tall call to action!

The Carolina Theatre will host two ArtBeat Greensboro events:

Tuesday, May 4—Gone With The Wind. 310 S. Greene Street. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 More information here.

Thursday, May 6 and Friday, May 7—Cirque Motion “Awaken,” an innovative production featuring high-flying aerialists and acrobats, spine bending contortionists, incredible juggling and comedy. Ticket prices range from kids @ $5.00 to adults @ $33.00 and several prices in between. More information here. 310 S. Greene Street. 7:00 pm

Last year, Touring Theatre of North Carolina debuted the moving and poignant “Piece Work,” before taking the performance across the state. So we’re all excited about “Letters from Leokadia” coming to ArtBeat Greensboro 2010, Friday, April 30, Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2.

From the Touring Theatre of North Carolina Web site:

On the morning of October 4, 1942, Leokadia Jaromirska, a Polish Catholic woman, was leaving for work when she heard a child crying.  She walked toward the sound and found a little girl.  She thought to herself:  So many widows and lonely mothers manage to raise children, I can, too. She hugged the girl close to her heart and took her home.

This year, Touring Theatre of North Carolina has arranged to present “Letters from Leokadia” at Triad Stage Upstage Cabaret. Don’t miss it! Tickets here.

Every year, Eastern Music Festival puts Greensboro on the classical musical map with world-class performances by gifted students and guest artists. For ArtBeat Greensboro, EMFjazz&blues and EMF Fringe offer up jazz, a chat with Chopin and old time string music. Details HERE.

Professor Jazz!

Pamela Howland, pianist and educator, weaves Sand’s autobiography through Chopin’s works in "Remembering Frederic: A Musical Conversation between Chopin and George Sand."

“I used to work from nine until unconscious.”—Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters performing with Count Basie. Courtesy Wikipedia.

ArtBeat Greensboro offers more great American music on the theatrical stage with the Triad Stage production of “Ethel Waters: His Eye Is On the Sparrow. A Life in Music.” By Larry Parr.

From Triad Stage Web site: From the hopeless slums of Philadelphia to the heights of fame, from anger towards almost everyone to a love for all mankind, Ethel Waters lived it all. Now her life takes center stage. From a childhood as a thief and unwilling bride, she became a Vaudeville success, a recording sensation and a Broadway and Hollywood star. Then a reputation for being difficult and her own distrust made her a recluse until she found a purpose beyond herself as a performer with the Billy Graham Crusades. Through it all, there were the songs, the ones that gave her strength and the ones that made her a legend. This is her incredible story, filled with the greatest hits of a lifetime, including “Stormy Weather” and “Am I Blue?”

Buy your tickets HERE.

Soundtracks come alive under the baton of Stuart Malina, Saturday, May 8. Hear your favorite cinematic themes live with Greensboro Symphony POPS. Westover Church, 501 Muirs Chapel Rd at 8 pm. Tickets?
Call: 336-335-5456 x 224 Or click: Ticketmaster.com Or, purchase in person at the Coliseum Box Office, 1921 W. Lee St, Greensboro.

Glass blower Zeke Vantreese is one of those creatives with an entrepreneurial streak that doesn’t let business get in the way of whimsy. Founder of the popular First Friday Indie Market, Vantreese picks up the beat this spring as an ArtBeat Greensboro partner and maestro of the Shindig Art, Craft and Music Festival.

The entire 300 block of South Elm Street will be blocked from noon until 6 pm for vendors and events.

ArtBeat Greensboro partners bring together the local arts patrons and artists to join forces with the professional arts community in putting Greensboro on the arts map…

What’s a Shindig with out live music? Greensboro’s nationally touring hometown favorites Holy Ghost Tent Revival headline six hours of bands that start at noon with the mod originals The Raving Knaves.

The Raving Knaves. Photo by JessLoer.

Holy Ghost Tent Revival closes the Shindig.

ArtBeat Greensboro 2010 is here, April 30-May 9! It’s the annual event when our professional and community arts organizations collide in a mash-up of performing and fine arts. ArtBeat Greensboro founders Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro Symphony and Triad Stage host key events and support a raft of community partners in bringing together a “10-day week” of community entertainment and fun.

Eastern Music Festival (EMF) is bringing in some heavy hitters for 2010, with performances by Professor Jazz, An evening with flatpicking masters Larry Keel and Adam Aijala, and on the classical end, Pamela Howland’s Remembering Frederic: A Musical Conversation between Chopin and George Sand.

EMFjazz&blues collaborates with the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society and Yes! Weekly to present the 24th Annual Carolina Blues Festival.

The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra is collaborating with Our State Magazine and VF/Blue Bell Foundation to present POPS the Great American Songbook, putting a new spin on some of America’s greatest popular songs.

Triad Stage offers drama about music with: Ethel Waters: His Eye Is On The Sparrow. And the Cabaret at Triad Stage hosts the always compelling Touring Theatre of North Carolina performing Letters from Leokadia.

And the beat goes on with dozens of events and activities in our calendar and coming to this blog soon.

For ticket information visit the schedule for contact information for each event.