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SUNDAY'S CALENDAR (New Orleans Times-Picayune) Gretna Heritage Festival Huey P. Long Avenue, downtown Gretna. Rides, food, crafts, German Beer Garden, Italian Village, music on six stages, including a Latin stage and a Gospel stage, 2-9. Admission is $8, $10 all-day pass. Call 361-7748. For a schedule, visit www.gretnafest.com. Nightclubs (New Orleans Times-Picayune) Alexander's Food and Spirits 2604 Magazine St., 895-4112. James Rivers, 9 Sat; open mike, featuring Broken Smoke, 10 Tues. No cover. America's Spirits Sports Bar 70117 Louisiana 59, Abita Springs. (985) 898-0557. Big Al and the Heavyweights, 8:30 Fri; Open-mike blues jam with Frank Fairbanks, 8 Wed. 40th Annual Granite Quarry Fiddlers' Convention Saturday (Salisbury Post) 40th annual Granite Quarry Civitan Fiddler's Convention ? 7 p.m. Oct. 7. East Rowan High School, US Highway 52. Adults $8, ages6-12 $2, under 6 free. Barbecue chicken, lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m., dinner 4 p.m. 704-633-5940 or 704-267-9439. Pfeiffer hosts reception Friday for Raku artist Carl Peverall (Salisbury Post) MISENHEIMER ? Art enthusiasts can experience a bit of Zen ceramics technique through a new exhibit at Pfeiffer University through Oct. 31. Artist Carl Peverall will display his work entitled "Raku Journey," a show of Japanese inspired ceramics, at the Grace and Cameron West Art Gallery on Pfeiffer's Misenheimer campus. October 4-10 (Seattle Weekly) This week's music calendar. SUNDAY'S CALENDAR (New Orleans Times-Picayune) Race for the Cure Roosevelt Mall Boulevard, City Park. The 1-mile and 5K run/walk benefits The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 9 a.m. Day-of-race registration begins, 7:45 a.m. Post-race activities include refreshments, children's entertainment and music by a DJ. Entry fee is $25. Call 455-7310, www.KomenNewOrleans.com. Krauss takes Jackson in another direction (The Plain Dealer) When country superstar Alan Jackson first talked to Alison Krauss about producing his next album, he wanted to make a bluegrass record. But his new "Like Red on a Rose" (Arista Nashville) is something altogether different. Nightclubs (New Orleans Times-Picayune) America's Spirits Sports Bar 70117 Louisiana 59, Abita Springs. (985) 898-0557. Big Daddy 'O', 3:30 Sun; Open-mike blues jam with Frank Fairbanks, 8 Wed. Pfeiffer presents memorial concert for Dr. Brewer (Salisbury Post) Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer ? 11 a.m., Saturday: Homecoming Concert Choir Performance, Pfeiffer Chapel; 3 p.m. Sunday: memorial concert for Dr. Richard Brewer, Pfeiffer Chapel. 704-463-1360. ARTS: Our Critics Picks (Nashville Scene) It?s a bit unclear when Steven Van Zandt?a.k.a. Little Steven, a.k.a. Silvio Dante?appointed himself poster boy for the garage-rock movement, but it?s apparent he takes the title seriously. Newsfeed display by CaRP |