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“Kaleideum After Dark: Laser Night”

LASER SHOW FUN: “Kaleideum After Dark: Laser Night” will offer a night of lasers, music and fun 5:30-9 p.m. Jan. 14 at Kaleideum North, 400 W. Hanes Mill Road in Winston-Salem. Tickets include the Planetarium Laser Show only. Museum exhibits will be closed. Arrive 10 minutes early to secure your seat. Tickets are limited to 119 per show. Laser shows are not recommended for those with photo, motion or sound sensitivities. The schedule: 5:30 p.m., “Symphony of the Stars” with nostalgic movie hits, family friendly, 30 minutes, $3 for members and $5 for non-members; 6:30 p.m., “Laser Bruno Mars,” 60 minutes, PG-13, $6 for members and $8 for non-members; 8 p.m., “Laser Outkast,” 60 minutes, PG-13, $6 for members and $8 for non-members. Buy tickets at north.kaleideum.org/kaleideum-laser-shows.

Greensboro’s Old Heavy Hands to play at The Ramkat

SOUTHERN ROCK: Old Heavy Hands with special guests BAL will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 7 in Gas Hill Drinking Room at The Ramkat, 170 W. 9th St. in Winston-Salem. This Southern rock band is from Greensboro. The band name pays tribute to their roots and conception. Many of their songs started on acoustics at Legacy Irons Tattoo in downtown Greensboro where three of the members earn their living. They blend together nostalgia from the golden era of Muscle Shoals and their adolescent years of punk rock influence to create a unique brand of Rock music for the modern age. The upcoming record “Small Fires” was tracked at The Fidelitorium and Earthtones Recording studio. BAL is an alternative rock duo created by Jordan Powers and Jack Foster. Tickets range from $10 to $14 at theramkat.com. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Next candidate for music director of Winston-Salem Symphony takes baton

Classics Series: Stilian Kirov, one of six candidates for the Winston-Salem Symphony’s music director position, will conduct the next Classics Series concerts. “Innovators & Legends” will be held 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7 and 3 p.m. Jan. 8 in Stevens Center of the UNC School of the Arts, 405 W. Fourth St., downtown Winston-Salem. The concert will also feature guest pianist Terrence Wilson. The program will highlight Ludwig van Beethoven’s Concerto No. 1 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27, and Ruth Crawford Seeger’s Andante for Strings. Tickets start at $25 at 336-464-0145 or wssymphony.org. For more information, visit wssymphony.org, stiliankirov.com and terrencewilsonpiano.com

After woman is shot and killed at Winston-Salem hotel, man arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter

Winston-Salem police have charged a man with voluntary manslaughter following the shooting and death of a woman about 6:18 a.m. Sunday at Microtel Inn at 100 Capitol Lodging Court.

Sounds of the Mountains Series returns for its seventh year

CONCERTS: The Becky Buller Band and Violet Bell will kick off the Sounds of the Mountains Series presented by the Yadkin Arts Council and Blue Ridge Music Center at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 in the Willingham Theater at the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center, 226 East Main St. in Yadkinville. Tickets are $30. Becky Buller is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and 10-time International Bluegrass Music Award IBMA award recipient. She and her band have traversed the globe playing for audiences worldwide. Violet Bell is rewilding Americana music. Lizzy Ross’ rich soprano intertwines with Omar Ruiz-Lopez’s fiddle, guitar, banjo, and harmonies to create a lush and sinuous sound. Other artists in the series are The Burnett Sisters Band with Colin Ray and Tray Wellington Band, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21, $25; and Rissi Palmer and Laurelyn Dossett & Friends, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28, $30. Tickets at yadkinarts.org or the Box Office from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Willingham Theater.

Bestselling author Brad Meltzer comes to Winston-Salem

AUTHOR TOUR: Bookmarks will present the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer on tour for his new book, “The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill,” at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at Calvary Moravian Church at 600 Holly Avenue Northwest in Winston-Salem. This is a free event, presented in part with support from Kilpatrick Townsend, but registration is required. A book ticket option is available that includes attendance to the book talk, a hardcover copy of “The Nazi Conspiracy” and a front-of-the-line signing pass. For tickets, visit bookmarksnc.org/BradMeltzer.

The Vienna Light Orchestra Christmas comes to Winston-Salem

CANDLE MAGIC: Surrounded by more than 2,000 flickering candles and the melodic sounds they sparkle to, the Vienna Light Orchestra will present its Christmas concerts at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 in Reynolds Auditorium at 301 Hawthorne Road in Winston-Salem. Vienna Light Orchestra brings some of the world's most acclaimed musicians together from countries like Czechia, Belarus, Ukraine, China, the U.S., Australia and the United Kingdom. The concerts are dynamically expressed through a sea of flameless candles and other effects. From traditional Christmas carols to uplifting anthems, Vienna Light Orchestra offers a wealth of seasonal music, including new arrangements of the classic “Adeste Fideles” and the classic Austrian carol “Silent Night.” Tickets range from $45 to $125 for ages 6 and older at viennalightorchestra.com. Doors open one hour before each show.

Winston-Salem's Kwanzaa celebration starts Dec. 26.

SEVEN-DAY CELEBRATION: The annual citywide Kwanzaa celebration hosted by Triad Cultural Arts will be held Dec. 26-Jan. 1. Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits of the harvest" in Kiswahili, is an African American celebration with focus on family, community responsibility, commerce and self-improvement. Festivities will be in-person with two virtual components this year. Family oriented activities will include African drumming, music, inspirational messages and youth activities. The Winston-Salem Urban League and Triad Cultural Arts will kick off the festivities at 2 p.m. Dec. 26 at the Urban League at 201 West 5th St. in Winston-Salem. The community is invited to dance, listen to live music and participate in arts and crafts, among other things. Antonia Monk Richburg, the new president and chief executive of United Way of Forsyth County, will be the guest speaker. Times and locations will vary each day. Visit triadculturalarts.org or call 336-757-8556.

Circles Around the Sun to perform at The Ramkat

ON TOUR: Circles Around the Sun will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 30 at The Ramkat at 170 West 9th St. in Winston-Salem. The instrumental band was formed by Neal Casal in 2015 to create incidental music for “Fare Thee Well” concerts by surviving members of The Grateful Dead. The band’s fourth studio album is entitled “Language.” Circles Around the Sun’s website states that the new album “is the sound of a rock band rebounding from unthinkable adversity, moving as one to confidently author their next chapter. Synth-drenched excursions into outer-spatial sound design, the six-song release welcomes guitarist John Lee Shannon to the fold, a longtime peer and tour mate who joins bassist Dan Horne, keyboardist Adam MacDougall, and drummer Mark Levy.” Tickets range from $18 to $33 at theramkat.com.

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