My friend Janie and I were at First Night when I spot my sister walking up with this guy J-o-s-h. I know its gotta be Josh cause I heard her telling her best friend ’I think Josh is g-e-o-r-g-e-o-u-s...don’t you?’ Then like every night for the past week Katie’s had her ear glued to the phone whispering to Josh or Peggy or whoever, but I know something’s up. So Janie and I start following ’em around imitating them and holding hands and making smoothy noises. Well Katie turns around and sees us acting just like them and Janie and me go ‘we love you Josh c-a-u-s-e y-o-u-’r-e g-e-o-r-g-e-o-u-s’. So Katie started hollering at us to get lost and then...

ARTISTS & PERFORMERS: INTERACTIVE FUN Animal of the Hour 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 & 8:00 Windows on the World, Third Floor NC Museum of Natural Sciences Meet a different live animal every hour. Gold Leaf Sleigh Rides 8:00-11:00 South Side of the State Capitol Grounds Sponsored by Capital Associates Media Sponsors: IA Digital Works Hitch a ride on John Wesley Smith’s horse-drawn sleigh. First Night Raleigh admission button is required. Karaoke Stage 7:00-9:00 Bicentennial Plaza Sponsored by Celito Communications Media Sponsor: Kidsville News Come sing as you are, but get on the performance roster early. This has become one of First Night’s most popular activities, but it all must end before the acorn drops! Kim Armstrong’s A Popular Dance 5:00 @ Bicentennial Plaza 8:00 @ Raleigh Convention & Conference Center Main Arena 9:30 @ Main Stage, Raleigh Convention & Conference Center Plaza Get up and boogie-step with a few thousand of your neighbors. This comedic dance- and-follow program is “aerobically delicious.” Caution - “audience will perspire profusely, exert a lot of body heat and remove outdoor garments.” R&B, POP and Soul music included. community.cleveland.com/cc/populardance Faces in the Clouds 6:00-9:00 Exploris Sponsored by A.J. Fletcher Foundation Media Sponsor: Triangle Pointer Contemplation Don’t move - Do I look like a ballet dancer? An "animal" hat? Just yesterday I was breath of a small whale. Enter a dimly lit room - surround yourself with images of clouds - enjoy the poetry they inspire. Creation IF my hair is on fire, I can see where to go. Write your own verse to describe the cloud of your choice - add your poetry to a community banner of Beyond Flight - create your own original “Face in the Cloud.” Inspiration Good of the way, evil of the way, indeterminate of the way: they’re way different, bud. Michael Stanwood 6:30 & 7:30 Performances This singer/songwriter, recognized as one of the finest auto harp players in America today, presents songs written by children, inspired by Faces in the Clouds. Stanwood is a multi-faceted musician, having composed scores for dance, theater and film. He has produced multi-media events for The Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Natural History and as a performer has toured throughout Southeast Asia, and played at international festivals throughout Canada and the United States. He plays on a variety of ethnic instruments such as the Didjeridu from Australia, Khaen from Thailand, and Mbira from Zimbabwe, as well as the guitar. While you’re at Exploris, see a piece of the Berlin Wall, learn dances from other countries in the Culture Studio, check out Canstruction, an exhibit featuring sculptures made entirely out of canned & packaged foods and catch a film at the IMAX Theatre at Exploris. For more information: 919.834.4040 or www.exploris.org. FNR © · artsplosure · all rights reserved | hosting by celito.net