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CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE: Updates, resources, and context

Rachel Lewis Hilburn talks with Brunswick Ballet Company Artistic Director Haley Hayes

"Nutcracker Under The Sea" tells the traditional story of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" while putting a coastal Carolina spin on the tale. 

Artistic Director Haley Hayes from the Brunswick Ballet Company dropped in to WHQR's studios on Monday, December 12th to explain the unique twist on this iconic Christmas Eve ballet -- which includes a Cape Fear salt marsh setting and a fight with the notorious pirate Blackbeard.

Brunswick Ballet Company will present two performances of Nutcracker Under The Sea:  Sat, Dec. 17 at 7:30pm and Sun, Dec. 18 at 3pm

For tickets or more information, call the Odell Williamson Auditorium Box Office at 910.755.7416 or visit them online at www.bccowa.com. 

Rachel hosts and produces CoastLine, an award-winning hourlong conversation featuring artists, humanitarians, scholars, and innovators in North Carolina. The show airs Wednesdays at noon and Sundays at 4 pm on 91.3 FM WHQR Public Media. It's also available as a podcast; just search CoastLine WHQR. You can reach her at rachellh@whqr.org.