Carolina Civic Center

Young Irelanders
2018-03-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
The Young Irelanders
Get your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations off to an early, and musical, start with this special concert by performers straight from Ireland. The Young Irelanders comprises eight sensational performers who have Irish traditional music, song and dance running through their veins. Although still in their 20’s and 30’s, these performers have achieved more than most people would aspire to in a lifetime. Between them they have performed for many heads of state, Presidents of Ireland, US Presidents, the Queen of England, the President of China, Prince Albert of Monaco, Empress Mchiko of Japan, performed at Radio City Music Hall, the Great Hall of the People in China, Kremlin State Palace in Moscow, the US Capitol Building, Fox Theatre in Detroit and the Pantages Theatre in L.A . The artists have also toured as lead performers with Riverdance and Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, been soloists on PBS Specials, shared the stage with Bono, and have collaborated with Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones) and Sting (The Police).

Miss Amazing Pageant
2018-03-17 16:00 - 19:00 | Carolina Civic Center, 315 North Chestnut Street, Lumberton, 28358, United States
Hosted by the Robeson County Special Olympics, the Robeson County Miss Amazing Pageant provides girls with physical and intellectual disabilities an opportunity to build confidence and self-esteem in a caring and supportive environment. Admission is $5. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Doors open 3pm for 4pm show.
Grades K-5 Little Miss Amazing
Grades 6-8 Junior Miss Amazing
Grades 9-12 Miss Amazing

What does is cost to register?
NO COST to participate. Applications may be picked up at the Robeson County Parks & Recreation office located at 2830 Kenny Biggs Rd. Lumberton NC 28358.
Applications must be completed no later than February 16, 2018. Contact Regina Baxley at (910) 671-3090 or email regina.baxley@co.robeson.nc.us for more info.

Robeson Rises Documentary Film and Discussion
2018-03-22 17:30 - 21:00 | Carolina Civic Center, 315 North Chestnut Street, Lumberton, 28358, United States
Opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) will premiere a new short film “Robeson Rises” highlighting the fight against the ACP in Robeson County. The 600-mile pipeline proposed by Duke Energy and Dominion Power plans to bring fracked gas from West Virginia across Virginia and through eight North Carolina Counties, ending in Pembroke and Prospect in rural Robeson County in the heart of the Lumbee Indian community.
The screening on Mar. 22 is presented by EcoRobeson, Appalachian Voices, The Carolina Civic Center, and Working Films. The event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 6:00 p.m. The theater is located at 315 North Chestnut Street in downtown Lumberton.
The screening will be followed by a discussion at 6:30 p.m. with local leaders who will discuss the proposed pipeline’s impact and how other communities have stopped pipelines similar to the ACP. Members of the local environmental group, EcoRobeson who are featured in the film will be available for questions and discussion at the premier and after the panel discussion.
“Robeson Rises” chronicles the efforts of Robeson County residents – Native American, African American, and White — uniting against the pipeline and advocating for a non-carbon, clean energy future. The short film documents the initial phases of community organizing, public education, and opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in one of the most racially diverse rural county in the United States. It includes interviews and footage from public hearings and testimony by featured residents. As regional energy policy continues to promote carbon-based fossil fuels, the time to tell this story is now, while communities across West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina are still rising up to stop the pipeline before it is built.
Robie Goins, a member of the Lumbee Tribe and who is featured in the film, states that “projects like the ACP affect all people, even those that don’t live close to the proposed route Methane gas and pipelines are contributors to climate change which impacts our local county and ultimately affects the entire world. For anyone in Robeson County who says that it doesn’t impact them in a direct way is misinformed. This movie illustrates how we can stand up, even against major odds, and join together to protect our environment and the quality of our rural life.”
The film depicts two disasters to hit Robeson County in the same year: Hurricane Matthew and the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Adrienne Kennedy is a Hurricane Matthew survivor and leader in the disaster recovery work. She is also a “climate refugee” and understands the connections between rising storms and floods and the proposed pipeline. She states that “the increase in disastrous storms, floods, and droughts like Hurricane Matthew are directly related to our abuse of the environment. We have to come to grips with this. We can’t continue to abuse the land that we need to sustain us and our livelihoods. That’s why I’m against this pipeline – because protecting our environment is the most important issue that unites all who are most concerned with our and our children’s future in Robeson County.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eke2pHLZKfU

My Time to Shine Talent Competition
2018-03-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Carolina Civic Center, 315 North Chestnut Street, Lumberton, 28358, United States
THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT. GENERAL SEATING. ARRIVE EARLY FOR BEST SEATS!

Our hugely popular –and very competitive- annual talent competition. Includes all categories of talent – from singing and dancing to juggling and instrumental. Auditions will be held to determine who gets to showcase on our stage (audition dates to be announced soon), with cash and gift prizes going to the top contestants with a grand prize of $1,000. But it’s more than a competition, it’s a great show!
Tickets are $15 general admission and can be purchased through the theater’s box office noon-6pm weekdays either in-person or by calling 910-738-4339.
