COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The SCC Choir under the direction of Xavier Carteret will present a spring concert on Tuesday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the College auditorium. 

Among the choral selections to be performed are "You Are the New Day" by John David, "For Good" from Wicked, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, "Sicut Locutus Est" from the Magnificat by Johann Sebastian Bach, and "The Prayer," music and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster.  

Vocal soloists will include Roman Grainger, Jesse McBride, and Leigh Ann Shooter. The choir accompanist is Dr. Sharyn Edwards, and the voice student accompanist is Jeannie Ulrich. The concert is free and open to the public.

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Southeastern Community College invites the public to upcoming screenings of a documentary that tells the story of Argentinian grandmothers committed to finding their lost grandchildren, who they believe were stolen by their country’s government some 30 years ago.

The documentary, “Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and the Search for Identity,” will be shown Thursday, April 18, in the SCC Auditorium. The Spanish version will be shown from 10-11 a.m., and the English version will be shown 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Admission to both screenings is free of charge. Producer C.A. Tuggle will answer questions via Skype at 11 a.m. following the Spanish showing.

Tuggle is a professor at the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He has won an international Indie Award of Excellence for the documentary, which tells the story of Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, an Argentinian human rights organization.

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The stage is set for a musical tribute to the ‘swing’ and ‘crooner’ eras of music that will entertain Dewey L. Hill and his guests at the 35th Annual Southeastern Community College Foundation Dinner Theatre on Saturday, April 13, at 6 p.m.

Hill, the president of Hillcrest Corporation, the owner of five local Hill’s Food Stores and a 20-year legislative representative, was chosen to be honored for his contributions to the Foundation and the community.

Reminiscent of the style made popular by the Andrews Sisters, the modern-day trio, GLAD, will entertain with selections from the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The trio, comprised of local residents Glenda Cable, Donna Williamson and Cindy Allgood, are an acclaimed close-harmony trio. They have recorded three popular CDs.