Justin Winter’s Carolina Lake and Mountain Blog

Calendar of Events, January 2008

1/1-6 Paul O. Zelinsky: Angels to Ogres This Greenville County Museum of Art exhibit showcases the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator whose work ranges from Renaissance-style paintings to carefully engineered images in pop-up books. www.greenvillemuseum.org

1/5 Forest Trails Walk This guided tour takes visitors through different types of forest environments in an exploration of natural history. 1 pm. Baker Exhibit Center Lobby. www.ncarboretum.org

1/10 R Kelly - Double Up Tour The platinum selling R&B artist performs with special guests Keyshia Cole and J. Holiday. 7:30 pm. www.bilocenter.com

1/12 Reptiles Now & Then The Roper Mountain Science Center kicks off its Second Saturday family event series with a presentation on these scaly members of the animal kingdom. Featuring Ron Cromer’s Snakes Alive show. 9am-1pm. www.ropermountain.org

1/10-13 Sylvia AR Gurney’s romantic comedy about a marriage and a dog. “…one of the most involving, beautiful, funny, touching and profound plays I have ever seen,” said the NY Daily News. Show times at 8pm and 3pm. www.centrestage.org

1/15 Band of the Coldstream Guards & The Pipes, and Dancers of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Direct from the United Kingdom, these soldiers share the authentic sounds of Scotland. 8pm. www.bilocenter.com

1/19 Barking Up a Tree This easy guided hike at Chimney Rock gives an introduction to tree identification. 9-10:30am. www.chimneyrockpark.com

1/19-5/11 Dr. Entomo’s Palace of Exotic Wonders Insect Exhibit Learn about bizarre live insects from around the world. Reminiscent of a traditional circus sideshow, the exhibit will feature more than two-dozen living and mounted insects ranging from glow-in-the-dark scorpions to birdeating tarantulas, as well as a beautiful butterfly exhibit. www.ncarboretum.org

1/19-20 Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers John Heard stars in this traveling production about The Washington Post’s decision to publish sensitive information during the Vietnam War. Show times at 8pm and 2pm. www.dwtheatre.com

1/21 Winter Night Hike South Carolina’s Botanical Gardens hosts this easy garden walk under a full moon and bright Southern night sky. $7 per family, 6-8pm. Visit virtual.clemson.edu

1/22-27 Sweeney Todd Come see the classic Sondheim musical thriller in a revolutionary new production. For show times and ticket prices go to www.peacecenter.org

1/24 Greenville County Youth Orchestra Winter YoungArtist Concert The Upstate’s most talented young musicians perform some of your favorite classical works with members of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. 8pm. www.gcyo.net

1/25-26 Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor This powerful opera comes to Asheville’s Diana Wortham Theater. 8pm. www.dwtheatre.com

1/30-2/3 Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus presents“Over the Top” A fun-for-the-whole-family event classic! www.bilocenter.com