Summer Strings Concert featured in The Paper!
Summer Strings at the Burke Arts Council, featuring the Carolina Primrose Quartet. Photo by Sandra Wilkerson Queen, Arts & Entertainment Editor of The Paper
We had a nice little write up in The Paper, this past Saturday, July 6, by Sandra Wilkerson Queen, the Arts & Entertainment Editor.
The Burke Arts Council welcomed the Carolina Primrose Quartet for a Summer Strings concert on June 28. An audience of about 50 people gathered in the Arts Council gallery for a wine and cheese reception and a one-hour concert. An ice cream social on the Arts Council’s back porch followed the concert. The quartet played classic tunes such as Handel’s “Hornpipe in D and La Rejouissance,” Led Zepplin’s rock anthem “Kashmir,” and The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” among other traditional and pop favorites. The Carolina Primrose Quartet is Daniel Leich (violin and viola), Mari Hashimoto (violin and viola), Vivian Torres (viola), and Zo Taddie (cello).
The Burke Arts Council is a “Breath of Fresh Air”
The Burke Arts Council won the “Breath of Fresh Air” award from the The Burke County Chamber of Commerce at the Downtown Morganton, North Carolina Distinguished Award Ceremony.
On Thursday evening, June 27th, Deborah Jones (Executive Director) and Kathy Lindquist (Secretary) were on hand to accept the “Breath of Fresh Air” award (for enhancing the vitality of downtown) from The Burke County Chamber of Commerce at the Downtown Morganton, North Carolina Distinguished Awards ceremony. Along with the Burke Arts Council, The Olive of Morganton, and Merrill Mischief were also recipients of awards that night. It was an honor to be in such wonderful company and we are so grateful for the recognition from everyone at The Burke County Chamber of Commerce.