Southport Magazine

Local entertainment venues present rock, folk, musical theatre and the classics
Story by: Ami Brown
The Odell Williamson Auditorium & Listen Up Brunswick has a great lineup for 2018. Take a look at what is happening in March!

The Kennedy’s
Sunday | March 11| 7:30PM | Tickets 20.00, Odell Williamson Special Events Center
Husband and wife, Pete and Maura Kennedy are no strangers to Brunswick County. They have performed here for the past four years and their return is always a much anticipated event. They have been touring across the US and Europe for the past 20 years. They have performed at Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall in England, and were named artists in residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Their Americana music style includes folk, rock, pop, blues with a splash of classical thrown in.
The Heart Behind the Music
Saturday, March 10, 2018
7:00 PM, Since 2011, “The Heart Behind The Music” has been bringing to the stage some of the world’s best singers and songwriters who share the meaning and…music behind their hit songs.
This show provides an up close, and personal insight into some of the greatest music ever written, and performances by some of the music industry’s most talented musicians.
Artists appearing on this show are Teddy Gentry of Alabama, John Berry, Linda Davis, Lenny LeBlanc and Nadine from “Larry’s Country Diner’ on RFD-TV
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Friday, March 30, 2018, 7:00 PM
This is the new smash-hit musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time.
On December 4, 1956, these four young musicians gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever. MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET brings that legendary night to life, featuring a score of rock hits including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more.
This thrilling musical brings you inside the recording studio with four major talents who came together as a red-hot rock ‘n’ roll band for one unforgettable night. Don’t miss your chance to be a fly on the wall of fame… at MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET!

SOUNDS OF THE ‘70s
March 16-18 and March 22-25, 2018.
Amuzu Theatre
111 N Howe St, Southport
$20.00 Information Call (910) 523-2552
Tickets can be purchased at Ricky Evans Gallery in Southport (910-457-1129) and Color Me Carolina (910-933-4531) in Oak Island.

Sea Notes Choral Society Spring Concert
BCC Odell Williamson 150 College Rd. NE Bolivia 3pm – The Sea Notes Choral Society will hold its annual spring concert, titled “Unforgettable”, at Odell Williamson Auditorium on the campus of Brunswick Community College. This beloved group is comprised of 100+ volunteer music lovers that enjoy the pleasure of singing and sharing it with the local community. This event is free and open to the public.

Brunswick Little Theater, Me and My Girl
March 15,16, 17,18, 22, 23, 24, 25
$12-$20, Brunswick Little Theatre, 8068 River Road Southeast, Southport –
https://brunswicklittletheatre.com/