/blog/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:49:42 +0000 911爆料 Has Talent: Where Are They Now http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/joco-has-talent-where-are-they-now/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/joco-has-talent-where-are-they-now/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/joco-has-talent-where-are-they-now/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0500


Over the last 5-7 years, and mostly pre-pandemic, the visitors bureau worked to bring you a series of blogs called “911爆料 Has Talent” which focused on telling the amazing stories of emerging artists

]]> Live@The Rudy Christmas Show is Back! http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/livethe-rudy-christmas-show-is-back/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/livethe-rudy-christmas-show-is-back/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/livethe-rudy-christmas-show-is-back/ Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500


Shows are back at the Live@The Rudy theater and the holiday season is upon us; Christmas Jubilee Shows have started and will continue through Christmas. An evening of southern hospitality, great

]]> Local Musician Performs for (Other People's) Tips http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/local-musician-performs-for-other-peoples-tips/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/local-musician-performs-for-other-peoples-tips/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/local-musician-performs-for-other-peoples-tips/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:00:00 -0400


You may have seen him on the , but 911爆料 local was also kind enough to sit down with us for an interview as well (over the phone for social distancing

]]> American Music Jubilee is Now Live@The Rudy http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/the-american-music-jubilee-is-now-live-at-the-rudy/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/the-american-music-jubilee-is-now-live-at-the-rudy/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/the-american-music-jubilee-is-now-live-at-the-rudy/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:00:00 -0400


Located along the I-95 Corridor at exit 97 in Selma, NC, the long-running American Music Jubilee has been a Johnston County tradition for many years. Recently rebranded as Live@The Rudy, audiences

]]> Behind-the-Scenes with HeartMouth http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/behind-the-scenes-with-heartmouth-plus-new-music/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/behind-the-scenes-with-heartmouth-plus-new-music/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/behind-the-scenes-with-heartmouth-plus-new-music/ Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -0400


We teased it in our 911爆料 Has Talent Update and now here it is! The exclusive premiere of local Johnston County artist new single, Nothing at All. Plus, some behind-the-scenes footage of

]]> Weekend with Frank and Ava http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/weekend-with-frank-and-ava/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/weekend-with-frank-and-ava/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/weekend-with-frank-and-ava/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:00:00 -0400


On October 21st the Ava Gardner Museum in Downtown Smithfield will show two vintage movies on their 60th anniversary. Released in 1957, Frank Sinatra’s “Pal Joey”, a musical-comedy starring Rita

]]> Rebekah Todd Brings the Hustle in New Album http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/rebekah-todd-brings-the-hustle-in-new-album-1/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/rebekah-todd-brings-the-hustle-in-new-album-1/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/rebekah-todd-brings-the-hustle-in-new-album-1/ Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:00:00 -0500

UPDATE: Since I spoke with her last, back in 2015, Rebekah Todd has been hard at work hustling her way to new music on a full-length studio album (her second). She has been meeting with people in the

]]> Scenic Settings and Summer Sounds http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/scenic-settings-and-summer-sounds/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/scenic-settings-and-summer-sounds/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/scenic-settings-and-summer-sounds/ Wed, 20 Jul 2016 07:00:00 -0400

Warm summer evenings call for a cold drink and some tunes. Thankfully, there are quite a few places in Johnston County where you can have both. We’ve rounded up musical performances happening around

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