Events
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Join us for Día de Muertos Festival 2022! The festival will begin at 11:30 am and end at 5:30 pm on Saturday November 5th 2022.
Location: City Stage 45 N Main Street Marion NC 28752 Entertainment 12-2pm Mariachi Music by Mariachi Guadalupano 2:30-3:30 Danza Conchera Tonantzin - Aztec Dancers 3:30 Catrina Contest sponsored by Centro Unido Latino Americano ($150 Prize!) 3:30-5:30pm DJ Pachuco Food -Arepitas on the Go Food Truck -De-Li-Cias Munch Box Food Truck -Free Pan de Muerto sponsored by Community Engagement Project from Manolo's Bakery Vendors from Brown Street to Fort Street -Face Painting by Golden Services -Tissue Paper Cempasuchil Crafts by MACA -Maria's Traditional Mexican Clothes -Coz.art Vendor -Custom Memorial Bottles -Chicharrones by CULA -Loteria by CULA -Dia de Muertos Jewelry -More! Visit the "See Our Voices Mural" on the SW Wall of Mica Town Brewing, located just 100ft from City Stage / DDM celebration area. Completed in 2022, by the artist Alexa Eliana, the mural celebrates Latinx people and culture: youth and elders, fieldworkers, DACA students, a centerpiece monarch butterfly, and flags of South and Central America. Mica Town Brewing will be open from 2-9pm on Saturday Nov 5th. Special Thanks Dia de Muertos Marion is brought to our community by Silvia del Campo, McDowell Arts Council Association, Centro Unido Latino Americano, Beam Funeral Home, Community Engagement Project, Burrito Bros, Golden Services, and Mica Town Brewing Company. ---- ¡Únase a nosotros para el Día de Muertos 2022! El festival comenzará a las 11:30 horas y finalizará a las 17:30 horas del sábado 5 de noviembre de 2022. Ubicación: City Stage 45 N Main Street Marion NC 28752 Entretenimiento 12-2pm Música de mariachi por Mariachi Guadalupano 2:30-3:30 Danza Conchera Tonantzin Bailarines Aztecas 3:30 Concurso Catrina patrocinado por Centro Unido Latino Americano 3:30-5:30pm DJ Pachuco Alimento -Camión de comida Arepitas para llevar -De-Li-Cias Munch Box -Pan de Muerto gratis patrocinado por Community Engagement Project de Manolo's Bakery Vendedores de Brown Street a Fort Street -Pintacaritas por Golden Services -Artesanías de Cempasuchil en Papel Tissue por MACA -Maria mexicana ropa tradicional mexicana -Coz.art- vendedor -Arte de la botella conmemorativa -Chicharrones por CULA -Lotería por CULA -Joyas de Día de Muertos Visite el mural See Our Voices en el SW Wall de Mica Town Brewing, ubicado a solo 100 pies del área de celebración City Stage / DDM. Completado en 2022 por la artista Alexa Eliana, el mural celebra a la gente y la cultura latinx: trabajadores de campo, estudiantes de DACA, una mariposa monarca y banderas de América del Sur y Central. Mica Town Brewing estará abierto de 2 a 9 p.m. el sábado 5 de noviembre. Gracias especiales Dia de Muertos Marion es presentado a la comunidad por Silvia del Campo, McDowell Arts Council Association, Centro Unido Latino Americano, Beam Funeral Home, Community Engagement Project, Burrito Bros, Golden Service y Mica Town Brewing. |
ORNAMENT CLASS!
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Learn to make handmade Christmas ornaments like Francesca!
If you've ever been to our Blue ridge artisan show and sale, you know one of the most memorable items each year are her handmade quilted ornaments. now you can learn to make them yourself! The workshop is $25 and takes about an hour and a half. All supplies are included. Workshop times are: November 12th from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m or November 19th from 12-1:30pm |
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"Two-Headed"
written by Julie Jensen produced by Could Be Good Productions October 21, 22, & 28, 29 2022 The play begins in Utah in 1857—the year more than 100 California-bound immigrants traveling from Missouri and Arkansas were killed in what became known as the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Hettie and Lavinia, 10-year-old friends at the time, know about the nearby massacre, an event that will haunt them for the rest of their lives... |
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SAT, MAY 21 AT 2-6 PM EDT
La Familia Pinta / My Family Paints Day Mica Town Brewing SUN, MAY 22 AT 12-5 PM EDT DÍA VIP PARA LOS JÓVENES / YOUTH VIP DAY Mica Town Brewing SUN, MAY 29 AT 1-5 PM EDT FESTIVAL "MIRA NUESTRAS VOCES" / "SEE OUR VOICES" FESTIVAL Mica Town Brewing |
Something There Is:
A Musical Based On The Poems of Robert Frost Saturday June 4th at 12pm in the Greenlee Theatre at MACA FREE ADMISSION Written by Freddy Bradburn Directed by Allyson Greene presented by the 6th and 7th Grade students of Foothills Community School Hadley Davis | Elizabeth Bass | Addie Olsen | Faith Bryant | Gracie Toplitz | Brianna Prince |
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Performance Dates:
June 17, 18, 24, 25 at 7pm and June 19 & 26 at 2pm Duloc Mini Festival begins 2 hours prior to show Location: Mountain Gateway Museum Amphitheatre (24 Water St. Old Fort, NC 28762) "Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek JR. is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family." |
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"The Miraculously Inventive Machine of Charlie Mean"
A Puppet Play for ALL AGES
by TOYBOX THEATRE
A Puppet Play for ALL AGES
by TOYBOX THEATRE
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Poor Charlie. He is met by bullying and opposition everywhere he goes. At school, at home, on the streets, EVERYWHERE! It is time for him to plot his REVENGE! Charlie will invent a NEW MACHINE! The show is about bullies and how one small child deals with them. The piece is intended to be creative and inspirational for ALL ages. Fun, funny, full of whimsy and bursting with quirk. Toybox Theatre is a multi-award winning company and won “Funniest Of the Fringe” at the Asheville Fringe Fest 2 YEARS IN A ROW, 2018 and 2019. And was awarded the high honor of “Fringiest of The Fringe” in 2019! Toybox Theatre is also a previous recipient for funding from The Jim Henson Foundation and an UNIMA Citation For Excellence In The Art Of Puppetry, the highest honor given in the field. Don’t miss this one! JULY 30TH AT 3PM AT MACA (50 S MAIN ST MARION NC) |
MICROPOLITAN FILM FESTIVAL
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STAMP MAKING WITH RACHEL BROWNING
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Date & Time
August 20 2022 Learn to design and carve your own handmade rubber stamps for block printing, card making, t-shirt designs, and more! Class includes a take-home kit of four-peice carving kit and two rubber stamp blocks. $25 (+ $15 for materials) Location McDowell Arts Council Association 50 South Main Street Marion, NC 28752 |