They’ve skewered history, the Bible and the world’s most celebrated playwright. Now, The Reduced Shakespeare Company tackles the subject it was born to reduce.

Now, The Reduced Shakespeare Company tackles the subject it was born to reduce. From the high-brow to the low, The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) covers comedy through the ages, from Shakespeare and Moliere (Is Moliere funny? Why not?) to Napoleon (Dynamite) and Vaudeville and Charlie Chaplin to The Simpsons and Ted Lasso.

Karin recalls that, as a child, color could drastically affect her emotional state, and today color is, by far, the most dominant element in her compositions.

While Cindy’s love of photography began as a child, her real growth came after she retired from corporate America.

In the small village of Alcarràs in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when new plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, the members of this tight-knit group suddenly face eviction — and the loss of far more than their home.

Join BRAHM for another Square Dance!

The dance will take place in the Wilson Education Center at BRAHM.

If you have never square danced before or are a little rusty there will be instruction from 6 pm - 6:30 pm. Then the dance will kick off at 6:30 and last until about 8 pm.

Dance Theatre of Harlem is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, encompassing a professional touring company, a leading studio school, and a national and international education and community outreach program.

North Carolina artist Waitsel Smith is a visual artist living in Lenoir with over 30 years experience painting the people and places of North Carolina.

Kathryn has been described as a weaver of stories; her work, a unique combination of art, memories and ancestry.

For more than 30 years Susan has created original fiber art at her Redwing Studio overlooking a quiet mountain stream in northwestern NC.

Evenlight’s work is handcrafted in the spirit of connecting to and caring for the earth. She often uses leathers with positive social and environmental attributes, including repurposed and low chemical leathers, as well as free-range leathers from animals that were legally hunted and used for their meat.

Head over to Shoppes on the Parkway for great deals and an outdoor artisan market. 

Também, a group of musical artists based in Durham, NC, deliver original performances characterized by odd meter, escalating trances, and interlocking Brazilian rhythms.

As an architecture student at North Carolina State University’s School of Design, Wendy focused on painting, pottery, photography, life drawing and graphics.

A self-taught artist and art teacher, David was born in Sebring, Ohio. Having contracted polio as a young child, he passed time drawing, coloring, constructing and painting with watercolor.

Bold color and thoughtful emotion are common threads in Samuel and Ashley’s collaborative paintings. Using colors and themes of the four distinct seasons, they hope to impart a sense of safety and solace with works inspired by old world simplicity.

Morgan’s work is inspired by Victorian American women. Because women have historically been compared to delicate flowers, Morgan reinterprets that symbolism by allowing porcelain wildflower imagery to represent a woman’s inner strength.