Broadway at LCC is tonight
The Lenoir Community College presentation of Broadway and Beyond will be at 7:30 p.m. today in the Waller Building Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with pre-concert entertainment by Timothy Maddox of the LCC Music faculty. The show is produced and directed by LCC Music Program Chair Carolyn Crossland. She and Rick Vernon will co-host the event.
Among the entertainers will be Kinston Dance Academy presenting a swing routine to “Sing! Sing! Sing!” One of the most famous songs of the Big Band Era, it was made famous by the Benny Goodman Orchestra. Teacher/choreographer Angela Patton and Kinston Dance Academy owner and choreographer Jan McKenrick choreographed the number. The routine will be a part of the 20th anniversary celebration for the studio at its spring production on May 3.
For information, contact Crossland at 252-527-6223, ext. 919, or crossland@lenoircc.edu.
Public invited to bell dedication service
Members of First Presbyterian Church invite the community to join their worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday for a special dedication of the Bell Tower. The final bells recently were installed due to the efforts of Fran Parker and a fundraising campaign in honor of her late husband, Dr. Sam Parker.
The bells were cast by the Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry, The Royal Dutch Bell Founder, kin Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, under the direction of Harry Van Bergen of the Cleveland, Ohio, company by the same name. The bells weigh from 150 to 550 pounds.
The congregation hopes that when the bells toll, they will be a blessing for the entire community and a daily reminder of God’s love.
The church is at 2101 N. Herritage St. For information, call 252-522-1921.
Kinston leaders to address YPLC
Two of Kinston’s top ranking officials are also two of the youngest in the state at their jobs. While Mayor BJ Murphy and City Manager Tony Sears often share insight on what’s going on in the city, they will take part in a discussion April 25 hosted by the Young Professionals of Lenoir County.
The two will share their keys for success as Young Professionals and talk about some special projects in the works that will directly benefit local Young Professionals. The social will start at 5 p.m. in the main dining room of the Kinston Country Club. YPLC members will receive a complimentary drink ticket. There also will be a cash bar. Entry and food during the social is free.
Young Professionals, an extension of the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce, is a professional society open to men and women ages 21 to 40. For more information, contact Ashley Pierce at ashley.pierce@self-help.org or Justin Hill at mjusthill@gmail.com.