Women play big part of ‘Pirate’ production
- Last Updated on 08:14 AM 04/03/13
- Willa Smith Hatcher/Special to The Gazette
Just because there weren’t many lady pirates in history doesn’t mean that there aren’t any running around on The Prizery stage. Halifax County Little Theatre is currently in rehearsal with their spring show, “How I Became a Pirate.”
CONCERT CALENDAR: Check out what's happening
- Last Updated on 07:59 AM 04/03/13
- Dolores Crute
THIS WEEK/WEEKEND
American Legion Post 8, South Boston … Improbable Cause Band April 6, 8 p.m.-midnight. Admission $10 per person in advance, $15 at door.
In the heart of Africa, a hunger for learning
- Last Updated on 07:46 AM 04/03/13
- Special to the Gazette
Uganda is some 10,000 miles from the East Coast of the USA, and for one retired North Carolina Baptist pastor it proved to be a three-day, five-airport journey into the heart of Africa, his first on that continent.
Sell out expected as tickets go on sale
- Last Updated on 08:36 AM 04/01/13
- Special to the Gazette
As the cravings for big, juicy slices of cantaloupe near, so does the 33rd Annual Virginia Cantaloupe Festival.
A new pirate to fear?
- Last Updated on 08:31 AM 03/27/13
- Becky Donner/Special to The Gazette
Everyone has heard of Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Captain Jack Sparrow, but now there’s a new pirate to turn audiences into a shivering mass.
CONCERT CALENDAR: Check out what's happening
- Last Updated on 08:27 AM 03/27/13
- Dolores Crute
THIS WEEK/WEEKEND
• The Way Ministries, 504 Main St., South Boston … Josh Kobischen from Liberty University, March 30, 7 p.m. Free admission, open to everyone. For more info., call 434-222-1831.
‘A Night At The Movies’ with the Rainier Trio coming to Prizery on Friday
- Last Updated on 02:46 PM 03/21/13
- Special to the Gazette
Everyone loves a good movie, right? One of the most important elements in a good film is the soundtrack.
Hi Grass to perform at Heritage Fest
- Last Updated on 08:28 AM 03/20/13
- Special to the Gazette
Hi Grass will perform at the Halifax County Heritage and Antique Machinery Festival slated for the first weekend in May at the Halifax County Fairgrounds in South Boston.
CONCERT CALENDAR: Check out what's happening
- Last Updated on 08:23 AM 03/20/13
- Dolores Crute
THIS WEEK/WEEKEND
• Spare Times Grill, South Boston … Megan Doss March 20; DJ Shakespear March 22.
Loretta Lynn coming to Greensboro
- Last Updated on 08:23 AM 03/13/13
- Dolores Crute
THIS WEEK/WEEKEND
• American Legion Post 8, South Boston … St. Patrick’s Dance featuring Matt Boswell & the Hillbilly Blues Band March 16, 8 p.m.-midnight. Admission is $15 per person in advance, $20 at door. Tickets are available at Post 8 or by calling American Legion 572-2297, Alvin Tucker 572-4816 or Randy Tingen 579-2297.
Little Theatre plans pirate production
- Last Updated on 07:59 AM 03/11/13
- Becky Donner/Special to The Gazette
In case you haven’t noticed, pirates are “in.” They are a hot commodity, with an International Talk Like a Pirate Day every September, “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies 1, 2, and 3 and children’s pirate parties for the young lads. Just walk through the pirate section of a party store, and you’ll find an entire aisle devoted to pirate wares.
