"What a great night of arts you will have with a performance painted on a canvas stage using live color as the performers serve as the brush strokes. \n\nWe have Blumenthal season tickets now - it was such an amazing night on the town. Wonderful scenery all around you. You have a Disco Chicken out front, the Mint and other museums around you, the Green across the street for a stroll, while the Duke Energy Center tower (aka Voltron) looms overhead. I'm so thankful for Duke spending the money ($10million this year) on the arts. \n\nParking can be kind of a chore - but you're in Uptown after all. You honestly didn't expect it to be easier did you? If so, you shoulda rented a limo or a cab. Anyways.. moving on..\n\nThe people are incredibly helpful - the arts are living and breathing to them and rightly so. \n\nGrab some dinner, come watch a performance and then enjoy our beautiful city. \n\nTonight it was STREB. What a great performance. I've posted some pictures on my Twitter feed (@MecklenGuy) for your pleasure. YES - STREB specifically asked to share them with the world or else I wouldn't have taken pictures inside the theater.\n\nEnjoy!"^^ . . "1"^^ . "5"^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . . . "2011-10-11T00:00:00"^^ .