Big Night In for the Arts - Arts, Fundraiser

Performances By:

Ariana DeBose

Tony-nominated actress/singer/dancer and Raleigh native, who will be starring as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film West Side Story.

Photo Credit: Robb Klassen

Branford Marsalis

Three-time Grammy-award winner and internationally renowned saxophonist based in Durham, recently wrote the score for Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Photo Credit: Palma Kolansky

Mandolin Orange

Nationally acclaimed folk music duo based in Chapel Hill, featuring singer-songwriter Andrew Marlin and multi-instrumentalist Emily Frantz.

Photo Credit: Kendall Bailey

Mike Wiley

Nationally acclaimed actor and playwright based in Chatham County shines the light on key figures in African American history through his performances.

Photo Credit: Chris Charles for Creative Silence

Scotty McCreery

ACM and CMT Award-winning country music singer and Garner native.

Photo credit: John Shearer

FEATURING

Live Painting with Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski

Chatham County artist, Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski, who is nationally and internationally collected and exhibited, visualizes color and rhythmic patterns when she listens to music, resulting in paintings with a spontaneous mix of color, rhythm, texture, and movement. She will be creating a mixed media piece inspired by Big Night In performances, which will be utilized to help raise additional funds for the campaign.

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