Cary, NC- It's spring in Cary and that means Spring Daze is just around the corner. This Saturday, April 24th, marks the 17th annual Spring Daze. The Festival celebrates the arts as well as the outdoors occurring when it does at Fred G. Bond Park during the…
The Panther Creek High School Fine Arts Department presents the Tony® Award-winning musical musical "Pippin" this weekend, April 22-24. CaryCitizen got to sit in on a rehearsal last week.…
Apex, NC- One of the things I like best about working for CaryCitizen is that I can tell stories about the local people that you, our readers, might not know about otherwise.…
Cary, NC- Gary Zwerin, otherwise known as Calvin Klown, was once a regular employee of IBM down in Del Ray, Beach Florida. Then he met Kelly Lee, a professional clown, who “took him under his wing” in 1980. Kelly was teaching IBM employees clown techniques which the corporation used at…
Cary, NC – First, the daffodils pushed up through the late snow. Then, the pear trees went all Dr. Suess in the neighborhoods with an explosion of white blossoms. Now the plum trees and the cherries are adding their hues to the town-wide display. Spring has come to Cary. Here’s…
Cary, NC – Cary Gallery of Artists presents its juried show, “Small Treasures”, works of art in small scale. Forty-six local and regional artists were selected for the show by juror Luana Luconi Winner, internationally renowned artists of Raleigh. The show features paintings in all mediums, photographs, and sculptures. “There…
Cary, NC - Green Hope High School’s Performing Arts Department held their annual musical on February 25 – 27, 2010. It was "Fame," and by all accounts, a rousing and impressive night of theater. Set during the last years of New York City’s celebrated High School for the Performing Arts...…
Cary Ballet Conservatory held their 13th annual Spring Gala this past Saturday (March 13) with two performances at Cary Academy. This year's show included a diverse repertoire of nine pieces, including two feature performances. …
Cary, NC- On a recent visit to downtown Cary, I happened upon The Russian Art Gallery in Ashworth Village. This jewel of an art gallery is owned by Jiri Petrek and Olga Korol who have been in this location for 6 years. I was intrigued by their gallery, which shows…
Jerry Miller didn't start out to be an artist, it just turned out that way. But his pen and ink drawings of town history lay a fair claim to making him the Artist Laureate of Cary.…