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2012
April 1
PINEHURST HARNESS TRACK SPRING MATINEE RACES. 1 pm. Admission fee. Late
morning - Tailgating; Opening Ceremonies - 1:00PM; races
begin 1:30PM. Annual Harness Races with trotters and
pacers. Pinehurst Harness Track, Route 5, Pinehurst. For more information
please contact Sim Brown at (910)603-5695.
April 2
CAROLINAS MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP SECTIONAL QUALIFIER. Sponsored through the
Carolinas Golf Association. Pinewild Country Club (Holly). For additional information
please call (910)673-1000 or visit
www.carolinasgolf.org
April 6
ART EXHIBIT & OPENING RECEPTION. 6-8pm. Featuring artwork of Beth Roy and Dian Moore. Exhibit on display from March 22 through April 27.
Campbell House Galleries, 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines.
(910)692-2787 or www.mooreart.org
April 6-8
5th ANNUAL PINE NEEDLES JUNIOR INVITATIONAL. Pine Needles
Lodge & Golf Club. 1005 Midland Road, Southern Pines. To request
additional information regarding this event, please call (800)747-7272.
April 7
61st STONEYBROOK STEEPLECHASE. Gates open at 9:30am,
first race begins at 1pm. Known at the Sandhills rite
of Spring, this family event includes picnics, tailgating,
hat show and the most exciting horse race around.
Carolina Horse Park at Five Points, Hoke County just
off Hwy. 211. (910)875-2074. www.carolinahorsepark.com
April 7
THE MET AT THE SUNRISE - MASSENET'S MANON. Hours: 12pm. Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal
of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production travels to the Met
from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star,
with the Met’s Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi on the podium. Tickets for
Live In HD will be available at the Sunrise Office and
online. The Sunrise Theater, 250 NW Broad Street, Southern Pines.
April 11
64th ANNUAL HOME AND GARDEN TOUR OF SOUTHERN PINES.
10am-5 pm. Southern Pines Garden Club's tour of six
wonderful homes and their gardens. All offer a peek into beautiful
historic residences as well as a look at some stunning new construction.
Come join us for this event, a tradition for over 50 years! Advance
tickets $15, day of the tour $20. Begins at Campbell House, 555 E.
Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. For Ticket Information please call
(910)295-4617 or visit southernpinesgardenclub.com
April 12
RUTH PAULY LECTURE SERIES. 7:30pm. Joe and Terry Graedon of the NPR radio program Peoples
Pharmacy - "Protecting Yourself From Medical Mistakes". The Graedons are charter members of
the NC Patient Consortium of Natural Medicine and Public Health, the Patient Advocacy Council
of Duke University Health Systems, and are Ambassadors Plenipotentiary of the City of Medicine,
Durham, NC. Talks are free and open to the public. No tickets are
required. Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College, Airport
Road, Southern Pines. (910)245-3132.
April 13
JAZZY FRIDAYS. 7-10pm. Gates open at 6pm. Event held rain or shine. Live jazz music,
hors d'oeuvres. Admission is $10/person. Cypress Bend Vineyards &
Winery, Riverton Road in Wagram. (910)369-0411
April 13-15
SOUTHERN PINES COMBINED DRIVING EVENT.
Carolina Horse Park at Five Points, Hoke County just
off Hwy. 211. For more information please contact Kelly Valdes at fkvaldes@aol.com or visit www.carolinahorsepark.com
April 14
THE MET AT THE SUNRISE - VERDI'S LA TRAVIATA. Hours: 1pm. Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress
in Willy Decker’s stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings
Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.
Tickets for Live In HD will be available at the Sunrise Office and online. The Sunrise Theater,
250 NW Broad Street, Southern Pines.
April 15
THE CAROLINA PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER MUSIC - Bohemian Rhapsody. 4pm. General Admission $25, Student $10.
Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College. For more information, please call (910)687-4746
or visit wwww.CarolinaPhil.org
April 15
GOOD SAM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CAROLINA 200. A NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event.
At Rockingham Speedway, 2152 North US Highway 1, Rockingham, NC. Please call (910)205-8800 or
visit www.rockinghamspeedway.com
for more information.
April 18-22
THE BEST OF MOORE ON STAGE. Hours: Wed. - Sat.
at 7:30pm, Sun. at 2pm. For the past 6 years, Moore OnStage has produced over 30 shows, each one
offering diversity of entertainment, from comedy, to musicals to dance performances. They will
re-cap their past six seasons by bringing you the producer's choices of the Best of Moore OnStage.
Sunrise Theater, Broad Street, Southern Pines. For tickets and additional information please
call (910)692-7118.
April 21
CLENNY CREEK DAY AT THE BRYANT HOUSE. 11am-4pm. Enjoy a day of
fun with games, food, refreshments, crafters and re-enactors. See how early
pioneers cooked on an open hearth and hear Civil War stories from the
re-enactors. Free Admission. 3361 Mt Caramel Church Rd., Carthage.
(910)692-2051.
April 21-22
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)875-2074.
April 27
JAZZY FRIDAYS. 7-10pm. Event held rain or shine. Live jazz music,
hors d'oeuvres. Admission is $10/person. Cypress Bend Vineyards &
Winery, Riverton Road in Wagram. (910)369-0411
April 28
SPRINGFEST. 10am-4pm. 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. For more information call (910)692-2463 or visit www.southernpines.biz.
April 28
TOUR DE MOORE. 8am-1pm. 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 29
MOORE COUNTY CHORAL SOCIETY SPRING CONCERT. 4pm. Will feature Mozart's "Requiem".
Robert E. Lee Auditorium, Pinecrest High School, Southern Pines. For
tickets, more information please call (910)949-3619 or (910)295-9085.
NOTE: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these events, but they are subject to change without notice. We suggest that you call our Weekly Events Line at (910) 692-1600 to check for changes.
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