Concerts, like dimly lit chandeliers, are more impressive outdoors and are more enchanting when adorned with strategically placed glow sticks. Take in music amongst the great outdoors with today's Groupon to The Villages Amphitheater in Fayetteville. Choose from four options:
• For $15, you get two general-admission lawn tickets to see Frank Sinatra interpreter Steve Lippia on Saturday, July 9 at 8 p.m. (a $30 value).
• For $25, you get two reserved terrace tickets to see Frank Sinatra interpreter Steve Lippia on Saturday, July 9 at 8 p.m. (a $50 value).
• For $20, you get two general-admission lawn tickets to see country-guitarist Roy Clark on Saturday, July 23 at 8 p.m. (a $40 value).
• For $30, you get two reserved terrace tickets to see country-guitarist Roy Clark on Saturday, July 23 at 8 p.m. (a $60 value).
Come rain or shine, musicians send melodies soaring toward the starry-eyed audience and glittering constellations at the open-air Villages Amphitheater. Steve Lippia channels Ol' Blue Eyes's easy delivery and impeccable cadence throughout Simply Sinatra, his 85-minute big-band showcase. Horn blowers in the brass section pucker up as Lippia swings through classic tunes such as "Come Fly With Me" and "My Way," which Sinatra composed while ordering a sandwich. Country Music Hall of Fame guitarist Roy Clark electrifies audiences with lighting-quick picking and an ebullient personality that endeared viewers to the television show Hee Haw for more than two decades. With 60 years of performing under his belt, Clark ships out on a new tour to deliver lively bluegrass ditties and hot bowls of chili across the nation.
The box office opens at 6 p.m. and ushers guests through the gates at 7 p.m. to unpack coolers and uncork bottles from home. Like a frontier-era land-grab, the law of first come, first served rules the general-admission lawn seating, where visitors' chairs and tables stake claims on a grassy plateau for views of the 55-foot stage as well as access to the venue's glistering underground-oil deposits. Those holding terrace tickets may consult the seating chart and then contact the box office to reserve chairs along the theater's open, stepped galleries.
Groupon Says
Groupon Guide to: Carrying the Olympic Torch
Every few years, the world’s greatest athletes are shipped to a city so they can watch the running of the Olympic torch together. If your application essay is good enough to get you on the torch team, make sure the run goes smoothly with this troubleshooting guide:
Problem: The flame goes out.
Solution: Don't panic—verify that the flame is actually out by kissing it. If it is, simply relight the ceremonial flame by throwing the torch toward the sun.
Problem: Vultures are hovering around the flame, mistaking it for a wounded fox.
Solution: Keep running. As long as the flame moves violently in the wind, the vultures will think the fox is still alive and eventually return to overlooking the local newspaper printing press.
Problem: You constantly feel numb after the torch relay.
Solution: Try your best to get by. Like making a half-court shot or victoriously commanding the animal kingdom in a battle, the experience of carrying the torch makes normal life seem futile. The feeling never goes away, so it's best to distract yourself with mindless hobbies such as exercising or raising children.
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