Thursday, April 28
Music on the Porch with Shana Tucker, Gabriel Pelli, and Jane Francis
Moderated by Andrew Magill
Love House and Hutchins Forum
5-7 p.m. | Free and Open to the Public
Shana Tucker studied at Howard University and the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music. Her commissioned works include Nexxus and Savannah, both composed for The Washington Ballet (with Maritri Garrett, co-writer). Savannah was also chosen to debut at the Joyce Theatre-NYC and the Witts Theater in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Classically trained, Gabriel Pelli is a fiddle player of all genres, with Stuff Smith and Stefane Grapelli being most inspirational. He played for years in his own Gypsy Jazz group, Europa Jazz, and more recently plays with the newly regrouped Squirrel Nut Zippers. When not playing jazz, he rocks the violin with The Old Ceremony.
Jane Francis is a songwriter, music teacher and multi-instrumentalist. She continually experiments with the timeless blending of British folk-rock and blues, and offsets traditional forms with quirky pop balladry and refined lyrics. She is a member of the Chapel Hill Philharmonia and Cary's RTOOT Orchestra.
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Wednesday, May 11
Art Reception for Theresa Gloster's Exhibition
Love House and Hutchins Forum
5-7 p.m. | Free and Open to the Public
Theresa Gloster is a "memory painter" who paints scenes from her childhood in an African American community in the N.C. mountains. Her work reflects how memory presses itself into painted testimony, and in doing so seamlessly ties together the lived threads of history, inspiration, and artistry.
Theresa Gloster's path to painting - like that of so many other southern self-taught artists - began with prayer, as she asked God to grant her a gift that would bring fulfillment. The answer to those prayers came when she realized that painting was her God-given path. The works that have since emerged - painted on canvas, cardboard, masonite, and a cariety of other surfaces - tellingly capture the vibracy of life in a working-class southern community, detailing the everyday moments that grounded and gave meaning to African American identity.
Please join us for an early evening of light refreshments, conversation and fabulous art!
For more information please call 919-962-5665.
The Center is very pleased to announce that the Southern Oral History Program's founding director, Jacquelyn Hall, has been 
