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The Grainger-Hill Performing Arts Center is sponsoring its third annual, four-part winter series bringing Broadway-quality entertainers to the PAC.
Each night of the series begins at 6:30 p.m. with pre-performance receptions featuring a variety of heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages for the patrons' pleasure.
The concerts, in a nightclub-type atmosphere - all on the Grainger-Hill stage, will follow at 8 p.m., for approximately 1½ hours. Because everything is on stage, only 140 tickets can be sold for the series.
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 | January 26
Wendy Hayes & Rachel Smith - "Peggy, Rosemary & Us"
Saturday January 26, at the Grainger Hill Performing arts Center
The concert is a tribute to the great singers Peggy Lee and Rosemary Clooney. Hayes and Smith describe the “show” as a Las Vegas style headliner act complete with songs and a little patter. “It is like a concert but laid back,” Smith said. “We try to get the audience involved, to feel relaxed and have a great time.” With songs such as, “Fever”, “Come on a My House”, and “Why Don’t You Do Right?” audiences will be transported back to a time where pop music was sometimes novel, sometimes sexy, and lyrics were almost always understood. |
February 9
Ray Kennedy - "The Look of Love"
Saturday February 9, at the Grainger Hill Performing arts Center
Nationally noted entertainer Ray Kennedy, a LaGrange native, will bring some of his brightest cruise ship, theater and Las Vegas stars to Grainger-Hill Feb. 9 for a special Valentine show, “The Look of Love,” featuring great music from the 1970s.
Kennedy’s work has been seen on television on the series, “One Tree Hill,” and in national commercials, most notably for Diet Pepsi. He directed “Fame” for the Cape Fear Regional Theater; the world premiere of ‘Pompeii” for World Theatrical Productions Inc.; and “Gypsy,” “Cinderella,” “Nine” and “Sweet Charity” for Opera House Theater Company in Wilmington. | 
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| March 7
Melissa Michels Burke
singing songs from her debut album, “The Gift of God in You"
Friday March 7, at the Grainger Hill Performing arts Center
Accompanied by first-class musicians, including the famed Nashville String Machine, and backed by cutting-edge, vibrant tracks, Burke’s album takes the listener on a musical journey sure to evoke deep emotions and spiritual introspection. The listener is treated to an array of tempos and musical settings, from poignant piano-based ballads, to rhythm-drenched tracks. |
April 4
Joy Finch Reese
former North Carolina Junior Miss and North Carolina Pageant top 10 finalist performs
Friday April 4, at the Grainger Hill Performing arts Center
Born in Kinston as one of three children of Lamar and Judy Finch, Joy Finch Reese enjoyed an early interest in singing and theater. Reese was Lenoir County’s and North Carolina’s Junior Miss in 1976. Competing as North Carolina’s representative in America’s Junior Miss 1976, she won preliminaries in fitness and creative and performing arts. |  |
ONSTAGE TICKETS
A limited number of series season tickets are available for $180 each, which includes admission to all four performances. Tickets are $170 each if received before Dec. 1. To subscribe, call Lyn Turner at (252) 522-4686 or send a check made payable to Grainger Hill Onstage, P.O. Box 1334, Kinston, NC 28503.
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