Centennial Calendar of Events
September 2006
Launching, Sanford and Lee County (Images of America), Jimmy Haire and Wilson Seymour
| 1-3, 7-8, 10 |
Temple Theatre, Smokey Joe’s Café |
| 28-30 |
Temple Theatre, Deathtrap |
October 2006
| 1, 5-8, 12-15 |
Temple Theatre, Deathtrap |
| 8 |
Carolina Trace Street Fair (noon-5:00) |
| 9-15 |
Sanford Lions, 69th Lee Regional Fair |
| 22 |
Jimmy Haire, Tour, Downtown Sanford, Railroad House Historical Association |
| 27-29 |
Temple Theatre, The Sound of Music |
November 2006
| 2-5, 9-12, 16-19 |
Temple Theatre, The Sound of Music |
| 3 |
Dedication, W. B. Wicker Business Campus |
| 16-22 |
Farm-City Week, McSwain Center |
| 30 |
Temple Theatre, The Best of Broadway Christmas |
December 2006
| 1 |
Lee County Orchestra, Arts and Community Center |
| 1-3, 7-10, 14-17 |
Temple Theatre, The Best of Broadway Christmas |
| 3 |
Lee County Festival Singers, Feast of Carols, 3:00 P.M., Harper Center, First Presbyterian Church |
| 4 |
Jaycees, 57th Sanford Christmas Parade |
| 25 |
Christmas Day |
January 2007
| 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| 4 |
Lee County Centennial Art and Literature in Tandem: Deadline for entries, Juried Art Exhibition |
| 5 |
Gregg Gelb Band and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Chorus, Temple Theatre |
| 9 |
Endor Iron Furnace Fundraising Banquet, featuring Edwin C. Bearss, Carolina Trace Country Club, 5:30 P.M.; Launching, The Men of Endor: Their Works and Their Times, 1861-1876, by R. A. Wiesner, dedicated to Hugh Carr, ed. Lynn Veach Sadler, foreword by Edwin C. Bearss |
| 10 |
Edwin C. Bearss, Tour, Endor Iron Furnace, Railroad House Historical Association, 10:00 A.M. |
| 10 |
Commemoration, Robert E. Lee 200th Birthday; speaker, Edwin C. Bearss; Courthouse, 7:00 P.M. |
| 15 |
Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Observances |
| 18 |
Sanford Area Questers, Program on the Lee County Centennial, (Dr.) Lynn Veach Sadler, Carolina Trace Country Club |
| 23 |
Lee County Centennial Art and Literature in Tandem: Reception, Juried Art Exhibition, Capital Bank, 5:30-7:30 P.M. |
| 25 -28 |
Temple Theatre, The Fantasticks |
February 2007
| 1-4, 8-11 |
Temple Theatre, The Fantasticks |
| 14-16 |
Centennial Play, Lee Way[s], Sponsor: Central Carolina Community College, Civic Center, 7:30 P.M., Lynn Veach Sadler (Playwright), Anne Edens (Director) |
| 17 |
Centennial Play, Lee Way[s], Sponsor: Central Carolina Community College, Civic Center, 2:00 P.M. |
| 19 |
Washington’s Birthday Observances |
| 24 |
Centennial Dance #1, “Winter Ball: Dancing Through the Decades” (Formal, Period Costumes of Choice, e.g., flappers), Lee County Community Orchestra (Ensemble), Sanford Ballroom Dance Company, 122 South Steele Street, 7:00-10:00 P.M. |
March 2007
| 8 |
Broadway Birthday Celebration |
| 8-11, 15-18, 22-25 |
Temple Theatre, See How They Run |
| 15 |
Lee County Centennial Art and Literature in Tandem: Deadline, Charlotte G. Hall Poetry Contest, Lee County Arts Council |
| 17, 18 |
Lee County Community Orchestra, Centennial Concert, Arts and Community Center TBA Reinterment of Jacob Gaster, now buried in the only known grave of a Revolutionary veteran within the bounds of Lee County |
April 2007
| 8 |
Easter Sunday |
| 12 |
Lee County Centennial Art and Literature in Tandem: Reception/Reading, Charlotte G. Hall Poetry Contest Winners (and Juried Art Exhibition Participants), “Old Ballroom,” Wilrik Apartments, 6:00 P.M. |
| 13 |
Centennial Dance #2, Old-Fashioned Styles, Marvin Gaster et al., Lions Fairgrounds, 7:00-10:00 P.M. |
| 14 |
Dedication, Robert E. Lee Sculpture, Period Dance Performance (Sanford Ballroom Dance Company) |
| 15 |
Centennial Tour |
| 19-22, 26-29 |
Temple Theatre, A Dash of Rosemary |
| 20-22 |
Broadway Centennial Celebration |
| 28 |
Parks and Recreation, Opening Day, Youth Baseball |
May 2007
| 3-6, 10-13 |
Temple Theatre, A Dash of Rosemary |
| 5-6 |
Pottery Festival |
| 15-26 |
Senior Games and Silver Arts of Lee County |
| 18-19 |
State Checkers Tournament, River Lodge Restaurant |
| 19 |
Lee County Community Orchestra, Centennial Concert, Arts and Community Center |
| 19-20 |
Ole Gilliam Mill Crank-Up |
| 20 |
Lee County Community Orchestra, Centennial Concert, Depot Park |
| 20 |
Centennial Tour |
| 28 |
Memorial Day |
| 31 |
Temple Theatre, Beehive |
June 2007
| 1-3, 7-10, 14-17, 21-24 |
Temple Theatre, Beehive |
| 7, 14, 21 |
“Function at the Junction,” Depot Park Concert Series, 7 P.M. |
| 16 |
Centennial Dance #3, Sock Hop with DJ Marsha Trabold, emphasis: beach music, 7:00-10:00 P.M., Lee Senior High School, Old Gymnasium [tentative] |
| 17 |
Centennial Tour |
| 24 |
Lecture on “Lee County Brick,” Robert Brickhouse, Arts and Community Center, 2:00 P.M. |
| 28 |
Central Carolina Community College Concert, “Function at the Junction,” Depot Park Concert Series, 7-9 P.M. |
July 2007
| 2 |
Lee County Birthday Celebration [TBA] |
| 2 |
Official first-class Centennial stamp canceled/metered at Sanford Post Office |
| 4 |
Independence Day |
| 5, 12, 19 |
“Function at the Junction,” Depot Park Concert Series, 7 P.M. |
| 14 |
Centennial presentation, “Lee County History Inside Carolina Trace,” Carolina Trace County Club |
| 15 |
Centennial Tour |
| 22 |
Lecture, “Lee County Brownstone,” William Freeman, Arts and Community Center, 2:00 P.M. |
| 26 |
Central Carolina Community College Concert, “Function at the Junction,” Depot Park Concert Series, 7-9 P.M. |
August 2007
| 2, 9, 16, 30 |
“Function at the Junction,” Depot Park Concert Series, 7 P.M. |
| 19 |
Centennial Tour |
| 23 |
Central Carolina Community College Concert, “Function at the Junction,” Depot Park Concert Series, 7-9 P.M. |
| 25 |
Centennial presentation, “Lee County History Inside Carolina Trace,” Carolina Trace County Club |
September 2007
| 3 |
Labor Day |
| 6, 13 |
“Function at the Junction,” Depot Park Concert Series, 7 P.M. |
| 8 |
Columbus Day Observances |
| 15 |
Library launching Lee Reads [Light-Horse Harry Lee and the Legacy of the American Revolution, Charles Royster], Kick-Off Breakfast, presentation (“Why That Lee?”), Drs. Emory and Lynn Veach Sadler |
| 15 |
Heart-of-North-Carolina Golf Tournament, Carolina Trace |
| 16 |
Centennial Tour |
| 22 |
Centennial Dance #4, Band: RN5P, Elks Lodge, 7:00-10:00 P.M. |
October 2007
| 7-15 |
Sanford Lions, 70th Lee Regional Fair |
| 12-14 |
W. B. Wicker School (1929-69) Reunion |
| 12, 13 |
Revue/Review of Tobacco in Lee County, Lynn Veach Sadler (Playwright), Director provided by Temple Theatre, Arts and Community Center, 7:30 P.M. |
| 13 |
North Carolina Society of Historians, Annual Meeting, Carolina Trace Country Club |
| 14 |
Tours of the Railroad House and Endor Iron Furnace for the North Carolina Society of Historians |
| 14 |
Library’s Lee Reads, small group discussions, individual homes [TBA] |
| 20 |
Lee County Community Orchestra, Centennial Concert, Arts and Community Center [tentative] |
| 21 |
Lee County Community Orchestra, Centennial Concert, Depot Park [tentative] |
| 21 |
Centennial Tour |
November 2007
| 4 |
Reception for and Dedication of Plaque to Centennial Donors [TBA] |
| 12 |
Veterans Day Observances |
| 15-22 |
Farm-City Week, McSwain Center, Centennial events TBA, including Revue/Review of Tobacco in Lee County, Corn Shucking |
| 22 |
Thanksgiving Day |
| 30 |
Library’s Lee Reads, special presentation on Light-Horse Harry Lee by Edwin C. Bearss, Head Historian Emeritus, National Park Service; reenactors [tentative] |
December 2007
| 1 |
Lee County Community Orchestra, Centennial Concert, Arts and Community Center [tentative] |
| 3 |
Jaycees, 58th Sanford Christmas Parade |
| 25 |
Christmas Day Launching, In Celebration of the 2007 Centennial of Lee County: A Collection of Historical Articles and Creative Works |
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