January offers a variety of interesting and exciting events for families to experience in and around the Triad. Here are some of the top offerings:
Greensboro RV Show & Sale
Special Events Center, Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Jan. 4-7, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free
This is one of the largest RV events in the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Over 175 types and brands of new and used RVs, including pop-up trailers, travel trailers and motorhomes.
Jurassic World Live Tour
Spectrum Center, Charlotte
Jan. 5-7, various times
Tickets $25-$80
The Jurassic World comes to life against a backdrop of captivating scenery where dinosaurs – including Velociraptor Blue and a Tyrannosaurus rex more than 40 feet in length – take center stage. The production features more than 24 life-sized dinosaurs that are fast and ferocious.
Enchanted Waters
Winston-Salem Symphony, Reynolds Auditorium
Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 7, 3 p.m.
Tickets $29-$95
In this presentation of Claude Debussy’s “La Mer,” the orchestra paints a vivid sonic portrait of the ocean’s vast beauty and mystery. Joe Lovano, a Grammy-winning saxophonist, joins the symphony for a spellbinding performance of Doug Cuomo’s “a raft, the sky, the wild sea,” a concerto that combines improvisation and gripping melodies.
Beauty and the Beast in Concert
Ovens Auditorium, Bojangles Entertainment Complex, Charlotte
Jan. 12-13, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $34
The Charlotte Symphony presents a tale as old as time on the big screen. Experience Disney’s beloved animated classic, overflowing with unforgettable characters and Academy Award-winning music.
Wednesday
Crossroads @ SECCA, Winston-Salem
Jan. 20, 6 p.m.
Tickets $20
A Wednesday song is like a quilt: a collection of short stories and a patchwork of portraits of the South. The five-member group is one of the best indie rock bands around.
Sounds of the Mountain Series: Maia Kamil with special guest The Queen Bees
Yadkin Cultural Arts Center
Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $20
Maia has spent years refining a musical style that weaves eclectic influences, vocal dexterity and complex lyrics to create tiny worlds in which the listener can get lost.
Alan Munde & Bill Evans: What’s Better Than Two Banjos?
Carolina Theatre, Greensboro
Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $25 and $30
Two legends of bluegrass banjo join forces to perform bluegrass, old-time jazz and much more from their new recordings “Excelsior” and “Things Are Simple.” It’s their first ever East coast duo tour.
My Fair Lady
Steven Tanger Center, Greensboro
Jan. 26-28, various times
Tickets start at $29
From the Lincoln Center Theater comes a new production of “My Fair Lady.” According to The New York Times, the revival is “thrilling, glorious and better than it ever was.”
An Evening With Renée Elise Goldsberry!
Piedmont Wind Symphony, Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University
Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $50 to $150
Acclaimed singer/actress Renée Elise Goldsberry joins the Piedmont Wind Symphony in a fantastic array of movie and Broadway favorites, including those that she made famous as Angelica in “Hamilton.”
Atlantic Coast Trampoline & Tumbling Invitational
Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Jan. 27-28, 9 a.m.
Tickets $15 to $50
This organization, sanctioned by USA Gymnastics, is back in Greensboro for two days of flipping and flying by athletes from the East coast. The events are fun and competitive.
Happy Birthday, Mozart!
UNC School of the Arts, Watson Hall
Jan. 28, 3 p.m.
Tickets $20 and $25
UNC School of the Arts faculty artists will come together for a breathtaking performance of chamber music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, honoring his 268th birthday. UNCSA has held this annual tradition since 1978.
