"North Carolina Rivers: Part III" with Larry Earley. The Black River's steamboats, turpentine stills, ivory-billed woodpeckers and swamps of ancient cypress.
Weymouth Center, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines
(910) 692-6261
April 17 SUNEVENT AT THE SUNRISE — THE KINGSTON TRIO
8 pm
Through changing times, the Trio has played on, remaining popular for a simple reason... great songs that sound as good today as the first time you heard them. Almost fifty years after Tom Dooley shot to the top of the charts, the Trio is still on the road thirty weeks a year, bringing back all the great memories and making new ones.
Enjoy a day of fun with food, refreshments, crafters and re-enactors. See how early pioneers cooked on an open hearth and hear Civil War stories from the re-enactors.
3361 Mt Caramel Church Rd., Carthage. (910) 692-2051
April 19 - 20
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION AT THE NC ZOO. An activity filled event to create public awareness of Earth Day and land use issues. Events include educational activities, tree give away, scavenger hunt, and musical entertainment.
North Carolina Zoo, 4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro. (800) 8488-0444
April 19 - 20 15TH ANNUAL SPRING KILN OPENING
9 am -5 pm
In a setting with a 200 year tradition of pottery making, 50 potteries coordinate their efforts and open their kilns for this annual celebration. New pots have a sheen of freshness that makes every kiln opening like a breath of spring air. Potters will display their wares for this event at each individual shop. A special weekend that you don't want to miss!
For more information, call (336) 873-7304 or (800) 626-2672.
April 19 - 20 LONGLEAF PINE HORSE TRIALS
Free for spectators.
Horses and riders compete in a three-phase competition including dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.
Carolina Horse Park, Montrose Road, Raeford. (910) 246-9808
April 20 THE RALEIGH RINGERS
3 pm
Robert E. Lee Auditorium, Pinecrest High School, Hwy 15-501, Southern Pines. For more information call (910) 692-4356
April 24 NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
8 pm
Featuring William Henry Curry, Resident Conductor. Music includes selections from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty and Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances.
Pinecrest High School Auditorium, Hwy 15-501, Southern Pines.
For tickets and additional information, call the NC Symphony Box Office at (877) 627-6724. www.ncsymphony.org
April 26 COLONIAL MUSTER & SPRING FAIR
9 am - 5 pm
Encampment of Revolutionary War soldiers and camp followers. Small arms and artillery demonstrations, craft demonstrations.
House in the Horseshoe, 288 Alston Road, Sanford. (910) 947-2051
April 26 GOING, GOING, GONE TO POTS
4 - 8 pm
Call the NC Pottery Center at (336)873-8430 for more information on this pottery auction.
April 26 NC STORY TELLERS GALA
Meet the storytellers from the Storytelling Festival of Carolina. Wine tasting and music. Cypress Bend Vineyards, 21904 Riverton Rd., Wagram. For more information please call (910) 369-0411
April 26 SPRINGFEST
10 am - 4 pm
Free!
Fun family entertainment! Enjoy handmade crafts, great food, live entertainment and more in downtown Southern Pines. Kid's Block is full of activities for kids. Bring your bike, tricycle or big wheels for the annual Youth Bike Races for children 10 and under. Registration is scheduled from 9:00-11:0am at The Sunrise Theater. The bike races begin at 11:15am. Sponsored by Southern Pines Business Association, Town of Southern Pines Recreation & Parks Dept., and the Arts Council of Moore County. Broad Street, Southern Pines.
Several cyclist levels of competition; riders from around the world participate in this feature race; 100 miles around Moore County; Olympic Teams represented.
Starts at Campbell House, Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines.
(910) 692-2463
April 27 MOORE COUNTY CHORAL SOCIETY CLASSICAL CONCERT
4 pm
Cherubini "Requiem" plus works by Handel and Haydn.
Tickets are $15, half price for students.
Robert E. Lee Auditorium, Pinecrest High School, Hwy 15-501, Southern Pines. For more information call (910) 692-6979 or visit www.moorechoralsoc.org.