APRIL shows & h app e n i n g s S 4/2-20 MILLAmadeus 30 PlayMakers Repertory The award-winning tale of Mozart and the court com- poser Salieri is a sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, brilliant examination of a man at war with his god.

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spring garden tour 4/12-13 (corrigan monkeys pictured)

4/11 guitarist in a Wright Centennial Commemo- Local Cartoonists performance that pushes the rative performance April 13 boundaries of rock and cham- at 7:30pm at Memorial Hall. Chapel Hill Comics ber music into the avant garde. Kevin Dixon, Stephanie Freese, 4/16 Paul Friedrich, Eric Knisley 4/12-13 Susan Tedeschi Howlin Rain and Brian Walsby will be on hand for a book signing and Chapel Hill Spring Cats Cradle Local 506 Garden Tour art opening from 6-9pm. The singer-songstress per- Mellow rockers perform From the historic DuBose House forms. 8:30pm, $20-22 with Nightstick and Stra- 4/10-14 grounds to a garden devoted to tocrusier. 9pm, $10 rescued native plants, the an- 4/17-20 Signal Fest nual tour and benefit features Spring Festival 4/5 Cat’s Cradle, Local 506, a stunning springtime array. Nightlight and elsewhere. Shakori Hills Goodbye, nick lowe 4/23 the artscenter chapelhillgardentour.net Schoolkids Records The annual Southeast Four glorious days of food, nature, music and fun. Tons of Cat’s Cradle 4/9 4/10 Electronic Music Festival 4/12-13 performers, tons of stuff to do The Heist And The Accom- returns. signalfest.com Richard Wright From Tobacco Farm Shelby Lynne and a biodiesel bus will bring plice, Hammer No More The to Botany Laboratory Centennial ArtsCenter 4/12 you there. shakorihills.org Fingers, Ben Davis & The North Carolina Shelby Lynne’s latest album is Memorial Hall & Elsewhere Jets, Schooner, Michael Rank, Bang on a Can The campus focuses on Wright Botanical Garden a collection of songs from the All-Stars 4/18 Mark E. Smith, Sames, North Bill Burk, biology librarian at and his impact. Events include late great Dusty Springfield. Memorial Hall The New Town Drunks Elementary and Wil Donegan UNC, will share the story of a staged reading of the Paul Part of The center’s American This powerhouse ensemble & The Apologies say farewell Alma Holland Beers, Carolina’s Green Adaptation of Native The Cave Roots Series. 8:30pm, $27 will feature drummer in grand fashion. Free. first female botanist. Free. Son at on April 12 and a free The return of The New Town Glenn Kotche and Drunks. Pinche Gringo opens.

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April 23-27 4/23 Witness to an Execution Spirit of Uganda PlayMakers Memorial Hall Spirit of Uganda presents Part of a university-wide look 4/23 the Fingers, Future Kings of at capital punishment. Witness riveting programs of mu- Nowhere and DJ Dan Bryk. bland simpson 4/20 carolina inn to an Execution is inspired by sic and dance for audi- Nick Lowe with Ron Sexsmith a series of surprisingly candid ences of all ages. 7:30pm 4/27 4/18-19 4/19 and chilling interviews that tell ArtsCenter Concert for The Strugglers, WCOM Benefit the story of death row in the Lowe, known for such songs as “Cruel To Be Kind,” has a Maxine Swalin Bellafea release Cats Cradle infamous Texas prison system. parties new album coming out this Memorial Hall Sweater Weather and the summer. Toronto native Ron In honor of her 105th birthday, Local 506 Prayers and Tears of Ar- Sexsmith opens. 8pm, $25 UNC hosts a benefit concert On Friday, join The Strug- thur Digby Sellers headline glers and friends The Never honoring the woman, who the community radio sta- 4/25-27 with her conductor husband and Max Indian for their tion benefit. 8pm, $8-10 CD release party. Return Assininenation: Three Benjamin resurrected the N.C. on Saturday for Bellafea’s Short Comedies About Symphony and led it from 4/20 Presidential Tragedy party with Robo Sapien and The 1939-1972. Nancy Green and Bland Simpson Curtains of Night. Both free. ArtsCenter Frederick Moyer, grandchildren Carolina Inn The Dorosindicate presents The of Paul Green, will perform so- 4/18-20 The annual fundraiser for the Unfortunate Casting of Our natas for cello and piano. Free. Chapel Hill Historical Soci- Piedmont Farm Tour American Cousin, Knoll & John ety features Bland Simpson, 4/30 The 13th annual farm tour Hinckley in Group Therapy. creative writing professor and features 35 farms, including Chris Barron collaborator on such musicals 4/26 & The Time Bandits, Maple Spring Gardens, Infinity as Diamond Studs, King Mack- Jason Adamo Biodynamic Farm, Hogan’s DTH Diversions erel, Kudzu, and Fool Moon. Presents Local 506 Magnolia View Farm and more. Featuring Chris Barron, formerly Tickets are $30, available online Local 506 of the Spin Doctors. 9pm, $8 at carolinafarmstewards.org Our wonderful friends at the piedmont farm tour 4/18-4/20 DTH present Hammer No More

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