The Carolina Theatre of Greensboro — Attraction in Greensboro

GRAND theatre in Classis Greek polychromatic style (see their website). Attending a "Wailin'Jennys" concert, apparently a sellout crowd of a little over a thousand. Review is not about the concert, which would earn 6 stars in MY book.

Lighting, sound, excellent. Location is in an older part of downtown, slowly being repurposed as restaurants, bars. Nearby Biltmore Hotel is popular for the Jennys fans. Parking deck is close, free in the evening ( some specific time I never discovered, but we arrived at around 7:45, left after 11:00 p.m. for no charge.

Lobby, as you can see in the video, is small, o.k if you enjoy being close with a lot of people. In our case, it was kinda fun, because these were committed fans of the Jennys, all over 40, I think. -- a community of like-minded folks. We gave up on refreshments in favor of bathrooms, which required a considerable dedication of time.

Air conditioning couldn't -- or didn't -- handle the capacity crowd very well, as it was uncomfortably warm for most of us.

The trade-off for us was worth it, though, for the genteel, slightly upscale ambience creates a dignified yet intimate performance space, especially compared to a huge municipal auditorium or coliseum.

A little way to the south, on the opposite side of the street, is a bar and grill called Natty Greene's, with two floors and al fresco dining. Food was good, service was good, especially for an after- theatre time of night. We sat outside and loved it, except for the few jerks with their purposely loud redneck pick-up trucks, and one really obnoxious Harley driver with his bullhorn speaker system and patented Harley racket. I think there already IS a law, just want it to be enforced!

Taken together -- theatre, parking, available food/beveridge choices, it made for a fun, relaxed evening. 'Course, the Jennys contributed a little bit to that.

You might want to go there, try it all out. Check out Carolina Theater's website for upcoming plays and...

I am very disappointed with the service received tonight during the Nutcracker show. My daughter and I attended the Tea with Clara and then made our way downstairs to the theatre for the Nutcracker. Upon reaching our seats in the ADA section- one of the hosts who work there said that her wheelchair would need to go up to the entrance. I obliged. During intermission no one came down to see if we needed anything or our wheelchair. When it was time to leave- no one came down yet again to bring down her wheelchair. After waiting 10 min for the host that brought it up to bring it down- I finally picked up my daughter (56 lbs) and walked her up the entire ramp to locate her chair! Ridiculous! The chair was so lightweight and foldable so there was no reason that it couldn’t have stayed in front of us in the corner. Instead we were inconvenienced! There needs to be more thought and care given to those with disabilities or special needs visiting the theatre. There is truly no excuse especially when I explained to the box office the situation (chair) when I purchased my tickets! I am very...

Such a beautiful concert hall! I really enjoyed the wonderful Concert.

The Ghostlight Concert Series presents Farewell Friend Album Release with Special guest openers Wild Roots Rising

Farewell Friend is bringing the celebrated songs of their full-length album Samson to the Carolina Theatre stage. The album is a catalog of early childhood memories and daydreams infused with biblical narratives smashed up against the frustrations of watching family and friends lose their own faith.

Tom Troyer, the group’s producer and songwriter will be joined by his bandmates Aaron Cummings on drums, Evan Campfield on upright bass, and Mark Byerly on electric guitar, dobro and lap steel.

Wild Roots Rising will be opening the night’s festivities by performing a selection of songs from their self-titled debut album, recorded and mixed by Tom Troyer of Farewell Friend. While they typically perform as a duo, for this show they will be joined by a group of talented NC musicians: Bella Ward (from Water the Band), Zac Covington (UNCG alumni), and Evan Campfield (UNCG alumni and bass player for...