Story by Lindsey Chester and photos by Brooke Meyer

Cary, NC – The Cary Players finish their movie-themed season this week with The Rainmaker, the 1956 hit which starred Burt Lancaster and Katherine Hepburn. And just like the original, this production runs hot! 

The Rainmaker

Lizzy Curry is on her way to becoming an “old maid” when a man passing through town steals her heart and those of her family with the promise of rain and so much more.

The play is set somewhere in the mid-west during the great Depression and the drought that caused the Dust Bowl. The Curry farm is struggling to survive as cattle die and farm hands are laid off.

Internal struggles threaten to break the family apart. Loving father  H.C. Curry (Phil Crone) and brothers Noah and Jim have tried to play matchmaker for Lizzy, only to lead to further disappointment.

One night their door blows open and in walks Starbuck who claims he can bring the needed rain to their lives.

Love in the Time of Drought

Director Staci Sabarsky says “We’ve all experienced drought, whether it be from much needed rain, in our finances, or in our love life. That’s why I believe this story still resonates with us today. It’s characters are real and their problems are real, just like their hopes and dreams”

Starbuck, played by Steve Whetzel,  is excellent as the smooth talking outlaw who convinces the family he can make it rain for $100. He dreams big, and asks them to have faith.

Strong Cast

The eldest brother Noah, (Brook North) beleaguered by running the farm, is worn down by circumstances. The scene in which he “tells it like it is” to Lizzy is heartbreaking. In one quick moment he manages to dash her dreams, and you realize he has none of his own.

Lizzy (Natalie Turgeon), begins the play almost resigned to her fate as the town Old Maid, but Starbuck manages a remarkable transformation. More remarkable is that this is Natalie’s first acting role, and she’s a natural. But no one would ever call her plain!

When the Sheriff (Phil Lewis), and his eligible bachelor deputy File (Eric Morales) visit looking for a man wanted by the law, the family unites in a surprising way. Their faith in a stranger has changed them forever.

But does it ever rain? Head to one of the shows of the season to find out!

Remaining Show Dates

• Fri May 4, 7:30pm
• Sat May 6, 7:30pm
• Sun May 7, 3:00pm

Tickets:

• Adults: $18
• Seniors: $16 (55 or older)
• Students: $16
• Groups: $15 (20 or more)

Visit Cary Player to order tickets, or stop by in person at the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Avenue in Downtown Cary.

Story by Lindsey Chester. Photos by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC- Environmental Art gets life size at Cary’s 19th annual Spring Daze Festival in Bond Park Sat. April 28th from 9 am-5 pm. Environmental sculptor Michael Roy Layne is putting the finishing touches on his “Stoneleaf and Fairy Circle” installation down at the boat house which debuts at the opening of the festival with a lakeside procession.

Stoneleaf and Fairy Circle

The sculpture includes several larger than life fabric mushrooms and smooth rocks that festival goers may help install. Most of the sculpture will remain permanently at the Boat House area, the fabric pieces may be brought out as colorful additions for special events. Layne works with areas that pose an environmental concern (here: drainage and run-off) and creates art that assists in solving the problem, while also enhancing the surroundings.

Earth Day Celebration

Spring Daze traditionally occurs at Bond Park and the outdoor theme ties in with the Town’s annual celebration of Earth Day (which this year occurred the week prior). Environmental themes will be seen throughout the event. In the Story Teller area at Buehler Shelter, hear all about composting.

Hop aboard the Town’s hybrid trash truck. Check out the WakeMed Cary Fitness Trail and get your fitness passport stamped.

Vote for your favorite Heart Healthy concessionaire. Food trucks serving up the healthiest fare will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize ceramic pieces made by Cary Art Center’s Ceramicist Andi Dees.

Art of Course!

There will be over 180 artist booths to visit throughout the park. The Children’s Village returns again to the Lazy Daze Playground area at the center of the park. Many fun child friendly activities are planned including make and take “Bond Park Fish”, “Spring Daze Kites” and contact paper mosaics. Volunteers will help children with their creations which are free to the public.

The Artist Demonstration area has enlarged this year and includes the Cary Clay Cooperative, Fine Arts League of Cary and the Gifted Hands of Cary Embroiderers Guild. The Cary Jaycees will be announcing the winners of their annual photo contest over by the Boat House.

For the map of all things Spring Daze click here

Ride For Free

Worried about parking? With tight quarters and plenty of visitors parking and maneuvering your car can get tricky in Bond Park. The Town is operating C-Tran on a normal schedule – riders to the festival can ride for free. There is also a FREE shuttle that leaves from Downtown Cary (at 101 Wilkenson Avenue beside Town Hall) to take festival goers straight to Bond Park. Shuttles will run every 15-20 minutes between 8:30am- 5:30pm

OR Walk: With the new Greenway connectors linking up the Black Creek Greenway and White Oak Creek Greenway many subdivision dwellers can make it to the park without driving their cars, or even walking on a street. I’m spoiled, I live in a subdivision that backs onto the White Oak Greenway. For years I have biked or walked to the Spring Daze Festival.

We’ll Be There Too

Look for Hal Goodtree (CaryCitizen Publisher) and his band, A Fifth of Blues at the stage near the ballfields. They play twice, first at 10:15 am and again around 1:00 pm. He may need a cold drink! Stop by and say “Hey.”

I will be over in Cultural Arts Row with the Non-Profit groups early from 8-10am passing our info about the upcoming Downtown Cary Children’s Museum that we’d like to see built. Stop by and grab some info, or make a donation if you can!

See you at Spring Daze!

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Community coverage on CaryCitizen is sponsored in part by Studio 180 Salon in Downtown Cary.

Story by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Here’s a fascinating video about a mashup of science, music, technology and art. It’s called Aeolus, and it’s a giant harp that plays the wind and captures the sky.

Aeolus Wind Harp

British artist Luke Jerram plies the terrain between art, science and imagination. He is known for large scale public art projects like Sky Orchestra, a collection of colorful hot air balloons that float over cities and towns and project music down at the people on the ground.

Aeolus, which Jerram calls “an acoustic wind pavilion,” looks like a big sculpture of shiny pipies arranged in an arch. Some of the pipes are attached to long strings that are pulled tight and attached to towers.

The strings and the pipes vibrate with slight changes in the wind, “playing” the sculpture. The sound is best described by an observer who said that “it sounds like the wind’s got a secret.”

From Aeolus: “The sculpture a giant aeolian harp, designed to resonate and sing with the wind without any electrical power or amplification. Vibrations in strings attached to some of the tubes are transferred through skins covering the tops, and projected down through the tubes towards the viewer standing beneath the arch.”

The tubes, polished on the inside, reflect the changing sky like a steel prism.

From Aeolus: “The artwork was commissioned to inspire the public and engage them in the subjects of engineering, acoustics and aerodynamics. Aeolus sculpture and associated science public engagement is the result of a collaboration between Luke Jerram and Institute of Sound and Vibration Research at the University of Southampton and The Acoustics Research Centre at the University of Salford.”

Aeolus is named for the Greek god of the four winds. It has toured across the U.K. but has never been to the U.S.

Video: Aeolus, an Acoustic Wind Harp

You can also watch the video Aeolus at Eden on YouTube.

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S.T.E.M. video series is sponsored by Citizen Websites, the website design arm of CaryCitizen.

Story and pictures from the blog of Lori Bush. Lori is an At-Large representative on Cary Town Council.

Cary, NC – When it comes to “art” I have to say that I am ill equipped to judge.  Sure, I like playing with graphic art on my computer.  And I love going to art museums; my favorites being MOMA in New York, the Art Institute in Chicago, and the Louvre, in Paris.  I even have a daughter that has tons of artistic skills, loves to paint, and I am forever amazed by her talent.

My Lesson in Public Art

But, as they say, “art is in the eye of the beholder.”  And THIS beholder is no true critic.  I also know that what you might understand is “art,” I might think of as…well, *not* art.

So, when I heard that we were going to get an update on the Cary Public Art Master Plan, I was inquisitive and a bit nervous.  (“Lord,” I thought, “please don’t let them ask me what I think of any sculptures or paintings.  It’s a test I’m sure to fail.”)

But, as it turned out, I was in for a real lesson in “Public Art.”  First, a definition.

What is Public Art?

Public art refers to artwork, sculpture, murals and other media that has been planed and executed with the specific intention of being displayed in the public domain.  It can be anything from special facades on buildings, to manhole covers, to landscaped areas.

Cary has been a leader in Public Art – from the creation of a Master Plan in 2001, to the early beginnings of art that can be seen all around Cary.  You see it in the “Railroad man” (pictured to the left) at the Cary Depot, around town at corners and parks, to the custom artwork on the Cary Bus Shelters. (Ok, I didn’t realize that the prints on the back of the shelters were historic wallpaper designs. Did you?)

Cary Public Art Objectives

The objectives are pretty lofty, but ideals we can all get behind, I think.

• Enhance the quality of life for every citizen of Cary
• Develop the identity of Cary through public art
• Support economic development goals
• Engage citizens of Cary in public art opportunities
• Promote a greater appreciation of public art

Master Plan 2012

So, the work session goals were to get feedback and direction from Council on the Cary Public Art Master Plan, while also getting an update on opportunities and ideas for incorporating public art into all types of projects.
Since I’m a visual kind of person, my favorite sections of these presentations are when we get real examples of art installations.  In fact, at one point during the presentation, I noticed that one of the bronze statues on the presentation was made by the same artist that created our bronze statues outside of town hall.  (Yes, I also like “Where’s Waldo… )

The idea was that public art can enhance Cary – whether it’s whimsical park benches, art to create a sense of community or share our history, or that can create a sense of “place.”  The pictures were a great way for us to see this in action, and it was nice to see many of Cary’s installations used as examples of this.

Here are some of the examples used:

Interesting and Innovative

I especially loved the section they called “Diversity in Public Art” where we got a chance to see Art that was functional, playful and innovative.

Downtown

Another great section in the presentation was talking about how public art could be used in our downtown revitalization to complement the great pieces already there.  Using art to create social gathering places and to visually mark the entrances were just some of the ideas.

Next Steps

Council agreed with most of the suggested recommendations put forward by staff and the consultants. (They all did a great job in this presentation, by the way.)  The areas where we deviated with some of the recommendations surrounded funding and potential changes to the Public Art Advisory Board (PAAB).

1. Public Art Advisory Board: Most folks on council felt we didn’t need to be prescriptive when it came to the advisory board – that we had great representation on the board and will continue to keep the criteria and board membership somewhat fluid, rather than determining the EXACT skills/experience needed by board members  Having a more open board gives us great feedback and insight from citizens from all walks of life.

2. FUNDING: One funding suggestion was a program called a “percent for art” – which is identifying a fixed percentage for public art for specific capital  projects. Many cities do this today; Chapel Hil (1%), Durham (1%), Raleigh (0.5%), etc.  Based on calculations made by staff, we are doing something like that already – but not as formal as that process.  Again, most of the Council members were reticient to go that far, given that our program seems to be working well so far.

Story and photos by Lindsey Chester.

Cary, NC – Who knew that Cary hosts one of the largest poetry festivals in the US? Last weekend, the American Turkish Association of North Carolina (ATA-NC) held their fourth annual Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival in Downtown Cary’s Page-Walker Arts and History Center. It was sublime.

Poets from Around the World

I can’t claim to be a poetry critic, but I can say that listening to poets recite their works on a Sunday afternoon was a perfect ending to a hectic week.

Over 700 poems were submitted to this free event. Free to attend , but also free for the writers to participate. Entries came from around the globe and 10 winners presented their work either in person or via video.

The morning included workshops for adults as well as children led by Alice Osborn of Raleigh and Michael Beadle of Canton, NC. The day honored Pablo Neruda, a Chilean poet who wrote during the Spanish Civil War. His work has parallels to that of Nazim Hikmet, for whom the festival is named.

A Poet from Seattle

During the afternoon, each of the award-winning poets presented several of their poems. The work ranged from the political landscape to word paintings of rural North Carolina.

I asked Jeff Kahrs, one of the festival winners, how he came to learn about this contest event in Cary as he lives in Seattle, WA.

During his poetry reading, he had mentioned that after gaining his masters degree in 1992, he went on to teach English in Istanbul, Turkey where he met and married his wife.

In his wife’s home, the family owned a large set of poetry volumes by Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet. At the time, it was illegal to own this work, and the poetry had been smuggled from Bulgaria.

A Place Called Cary

While living as an ex-pat in Turkey, Kahrs got together with other writers living abroad. Kahrs said that, a few years ago, they heard about this festival in “a place called Cary”.

Since the poet Nazim Hikmet and Turkish culture in general resonated with him, Kahrs applied. He was rejected on his first try, but a good friend of his was accepted.

Eventually, Kahrs moved back to the states.

Came Up in an Email

This year, as he was reviewing his recent work, the contest came up in an email. It is one of the only festivals without an application fee. Generous sponsorship by the Turkish Cultural Foundation and support from the Town of Cary make the festival possible.

There is no fee for the judges to review a manuscript. The organizers receive lots of work. None of it has been previously published.

Kahrs submitted some work and was accepted.

Cary: Where the Poets Hang Out

Nine other poets were selected and won cash prizes. The winners ranged from an Egyptian poet with Lebanese background to a native of the rural Piedmont.

Two poets had even once shared an office 25 years ago as students at the University of Iowa, and only met again last weekend.

Networking with other poets was a large draw for attendees.

And that’s how Jeff Kahrs of Seattle, WA found himself at the Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival at the Page-Walker Center in Cary. Via Istanbul.

This year’s Winners

Hala Alyan- a Palestinian American, her work was presented via video, with forthcoming collection titled Atrium

Peter Blair of Charlotte, NC, with recent book Farang, previous books include The Divine Salt and Last Heat.

Kevin Boyle, with prize winning book, A Home For Wayward Girls. Originally from Philadelphia he now teaches at Elon University.

Amy Leigh Brown, grew up in the Piedmont, and this is her first publication. Her background is actually in chemistry and molecular medicine.

Hedy Habra, born in Egypt and currently teaches at the University of Michigan, presented her works via video. She writes in Spanish, French and English and has a collection of short stories titled Flying Carpets.

Jeff Kahrs, born in Hague Netherlands, raised in California, lives in Seattle, currently writing a history of Deep Sea Fisherman’s Union of the Pacific.

Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore- has led a long and varied career starting in the 1960′s on San Francisco with Dawn Visions. He resides in Philadelphia and the Ecstatic Exchange Series is bringing out the continuing body of his work, having published 32 titles as of march 2012.

Anna Lena Philipps from South Carolina lives in the Piedmont of NC and serves as poetry editor of Fringe magazine. She is a recent recipient of the Dorothy Sargent Rosenburg Prize and an emerging artist grant recipient of the Durham Arts Council.

Iris Tillman lives in Chapel Hill and helped start the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke. She co-edits Documentary Arts and Culture. Poems have appeared in Tar River Poetry and others.

Tim VanDyke grew up in Columba South America, but he lives here in the states. His first book is Topographies Drawn with a Divine Chain of Birds.

The Sacrificial Poets

A special presentation was made by the CJ Suitt of the Sacrificial Poets. His spoken word poetry opened the reading session with a bang. The work this group does involves kids who compete across the country – usually as the only group representing North Carolina. He performed works telling of the black male experience in America.

Kahrs said he was” really impressed” and “that the festival was really well organized.”  The American Turkish Association of North Carolina, he continued,, while “not poets themselves, are successful professionals who do this to honor someone from their country here in the States”.

The Feast

The afternoon concluded with some closing remarks from Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht. But best of all, the group fed everyone a wonderful Turkish buffet feast!

Next year, I am bringing the kids.

Cary, NC – Is there anything more sublime than watching a movie under the stars and the cool pines? It’s become a summer tradition in Cary, and Movies by Moonlight returns to Booth Amphitheatre on Friday, May 19 for a full season of cinematic hits and classics.

3 Bucks, Kids Free

From Booth Amphitheatre:

For a mere $3, kids under 12 are free, patrons can bring a blanket or chair as the spacious lawn at Booth Amphitheatre is transformed in to an outdoor movie theatre. A portion of the Movies By Moonlight proceeds will benefit the WakeMed Children’s hospital.

Movies By Moonlight Schedule

Dates are subject to change. Check before you go.

• MAY 19th – Saturday – Puss in Boots – PG
• MAY 25th– Friday - Crazy Stupid Love – PG13
• MAY 31st – Thursday - Moneyball – PG 13
• JUNE 8th – Friday - Sound of Music Sing-A-Long  – NR (Special Event pricing for this show)
• JUNE 15th – Friday – Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 – PG13
• JUNE 21st – Thursday – The Help – PG13
• JUNE 29th – Friday – Drive – R
• JULY 5th – Thursday – To Kill a Mockingbird – NR
• JULY 13st– Friday – Bridesmaids – R
• JULY 20th –Friday – Secretariat – PG
• JULY 27th –Friday – Madagascar 2 – PG
• AUGUST 10th –Friday – The Big Chill – R

For more info, visit Booth Amphitheatre. See you under the stars!

Story by Lindsey Chester.

Cary, NC- The Vagina Monologues debuted in 1999 at the Westside Theater off-Broadway. At the time, just saying the word “vagina” made people uncomfortable, and still does for many. But the issues raise in the play are important, and the work is getting a reading here in Cary starting on April 12.

Project Vox

Project Vox works to change the public’s awareness of and response to domestic violence through engagement and education, empowering individuals with the tools they need to help bring an end to domestic violence in their communities. This new group will be performing The Vagina Monologues in partnership with V-Day Apex from Thursday April 12- Saturday April 14 in the Marcus Dry room in the Cary Arts Center.

Connie Di Grazia, who many know as the Box Office Manager at the Cary Art Center, is directing the work and Amy Simms is the producer.

Here are a few quotes by some notable reviewers of the original play when it ran in NYC.

“The monologues are part of Eve Ensler’s crusade to wipe out the shame and embarrassment that many women still associate with their bodies or their sexuality. They are both a celebration of women’s sexuality and a condemnation of its violation.”
–The New York Times

“Spellbinding, funny, and almost unbearably moving. . . . Written with a bluntness that is nevertheless intensely lyrical, it is both a work of art and an incisive piece of cultural history, a poem and a polemic, a performance and a balm and a benediction.”
–Variety

The Monologues

The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at AFRICA in 1996. Eve Ensler wrote the play after interviewing over 200 women from around the globe.

The play runs as a series of monologues told from the perspective , literally , a these women’s vaginas. Some are funny, some tragic, some sad, some happy depending on the issue they highlight: rape, sex, love, menstruation. Each year Eve adds new monologues depending on what issues are current.

The Monologues are a cornerstone of a movement known as “V-Day” where communities worldwide host the play and other related events between February 1 and April 30.

Local Cast

In Cary, Amy Simms noted they held an open casting call to local groups (such as the Cary Players) back in February. The cast list follows:

• Rita Dimoulas
• Susannah Bell
• Sarah Bousquet
• Jeanine Denning
• Mary Beth Hollmann
• Amanda Persad
• Heather Shore
• Shelley Stewart
• Sonia Usatch-Kuhn
• Megan Woronka

• Connie Di Grazia–director
• Amy Simms–producer
• Matt Grzebien–acoustic guitar
• Kenny Hertling–lighting design

Performances

Here’s information about the upcoming production of The Vagina Monologues  in Cary this week:

• Where: Cary Arts Center – Marcus Dry room in the Cary Arts Center
• When: Thur April 12, 7:30PM-9PM, Fri April 13 8PM-9:30PM, Sat April 14, 8PM-9:30PM
• Who: Project Vox and V-Day Apex
• Tickets : $20.00 Adults, $15.00 Students and all tickets are $23.50 at the door.

Tickets are available in person at the Cary Arts Center Box Office, Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 101 Dry Ave. in Cary; if available, tickets may be purchased at the box office one hour prior to any performance.

Story from staff reports. Photo by Thibault Martin-Lagardette.

Cary, NC – Calling all local shutterbugs! The Cary Jaycees and the Spring Daze Arts & Crafts Festival are hosting the Fourth Annual Amateur Photo Contest. Winners will be displayed at Spring Daze in Bond Park on April 28th.

Cary Jaycess Photo Contest

This contest is open to amateur photographers all ages, with winners in Youth (18 and under) and Adult (19 & over) categories. So, get out your cameras and submit up to two entries.

Categories:

• People
• Critters of Nature
• NC Landscape

Deadline:  April 20, 20112 at 5:00 pm

Submit Your Photos

Photos can be submitted to any of these three locations:

• Town of Cary Parks, Recreations & Cultural Resources Office in Town Hall, 316 N Academy St in downtown Cary
• Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave (Downtown)
• By mail to the Cary Jaycees. P.O. Box 212; Cary, NC  27512

All entries will be judged and then displayed as part of the Town of Cary’s Spring Daze celebration on April 28, 2012 in Bond Park. Awards will be given for Best in Show and First Place winners in all categories. Ribbons will be provided to 2^nd, 3^rd and Honorable Mention winners. An Award for a People’s Choice selection will also be given, as voted on between 9 am and 3 pm the day of Spring Daze. Winners will be announced on the Earth Day stage on April 28, 2012.
More Information

More Information

Download the brochure and application:

• Download the Brochure
• Download an Application

The cost per person is $12 with a limit to two (2) photos per persons.

For more information, visit Cary Jaycees.

Cary, NC- Betsy Dessau’s passion for recycling and re-use began during the first Earth Day when she was in college collecting IBM punch cards. This March 31, Betsy will celebrate the opening of her new venture  the Cary Creative Center that aims to literally turn trash to treasures. The new venue is located at 155 Wilkinson Avenue near the corner of Durham Road in Downtown Cary. Betsy says she’s been recycling and reusing things her whole life and always looks at objects with a “how can I use that?” attitude.

The Seed of the Idea

The seed for the Cary Creative Center was planted in October 2009 when Betsy attended “ReUse Connex”, a symposium sponsored by the Reuse Alliance. This 2- day seminar, expo and workshop exposed her to folks from NC State’s Design and Textiles schools, EPA exhibitors, Houses For Hope and others who made and sold reuse products. They based everything on the notion of “keeping materials that could be reused out of landfills”.

The center’s grand opening is Saturday, March 31 from 10-4pm and will be a fun filled event – folks can make and take a craft, listen to live music enjoy face painting, meet the partners, and enter a raffle.

Preview

The Cary Creative Center is partnering with artist Lily Karmatz during her artist-in-residency at the Cary Arts Center from March 19-30. Cary Creative Center has provided the reuse materials for the art installation and for two Ikebana classes that Ms Karmetz is teaching on Mon. Mar 26 1-3 p.m and Wed Mar 28 6:30-8:30 p.m.  Come be inspired and see what can be created with reuse materials!

Recycling Not the Ultimate Answer

Residents of Cary are proud of the towns’ record level of recycling- but recycling is not always the answer to our landfill problems. Betsy pointed out that the typical plastic grocery bag can be recycled, but that a ton of these bags costs $4000 to recycle but only yields $34 in usable plastic! That is not a sustainable business model. The average styrofoam cup lasts in a landfill for 500 years.

ReUse It First!

Keeping items out of the landfill, and back into new uses is an idea that Betsy is passionate about. The Cary Creative Center will share that passion with others.

Betsy’s mantra is Reduce, Reuse, Re-Create with Discarded Materials Make Art not Waste…

Would You Like To Donate?

The center accepts a wide variety of items otherwise known as “trash” see the website for the complete list (its actually too long to print here!). In addition to items that can be used for crafts the center itself is in need of some items. All items are tax deductible as the center is a registered 501c(3)

• Artist materials all kinds- have craft materials gathering dust? Bring ‘em in!
• Cash Register & tapes
• Working Computer- have you recently upgraded yours, but your old one is still working?
• Folding chairs & tables
• Scissors, tie wraps, hot glue guns, tape and dispensers, staplers w. staples
• Waste baskets
• Powerstrips
• Drawing or painting paper

Getting Crafty

Classes will be starting in April and most cost $15 per student for an hour and a half of instruction. Ages range from 5- through adult and current course titles include puppet making, tissue paper collage and bead making. The center will be open for open crafting Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Might become a great hangout for some crafty teens looking for a safe and fun thing to do on the weekends?

For more info about the Cary Creative Center, visit their website and tell Betsy CaryCitizen sent you!

Cary, NC – The concert season continues to take shape at Booth Amphitheatre in Cary with the addition of “ABBA – The Concert” on Saturday, August 11, 2012. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 30.

ABBA

For a decade beginning in 1972, ABBA topped the pop charts, selling over 375 million records worldwide. It’s safe to say they are the biggest band to ever come out of Sweden, maybe the biggest band ever from a non-English speaking country. The band’s name is an acronym of its members: Agnetha, Benny, Björn and Anni. ABBA was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

Bigest hits in the U.S. include Waterloo, Dancing Queen and S.O.S. 

Dancing Queen

If you can’t see the video here, you go view it on YouTube.

Show Details

ABBA
Booth Amphitheatre
Cary, NC
Saturday, August 11, 2012

Tickets on Sale This Friday

Tickets for ABBA go on sale this Friday, March 30, 2012 at noon.

For more information, visit BoothAmphitheatre.com.