Greensboro Symphony opens Masterworks Season with Beethoven’s “Fifth” and Violinist Aubree Oliverson.

The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (GSO) will open its 2025-2026 Masterworks Series on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts. This concert marks the beginning of the Symphony’s second season under the baton of Music Director Christopher Dragon, and the first fully curated by him. The program features Beethoven’s monumental “Symphony No. 5” — perhaps the most recognizable piece of music ever written — alongside Rossini’s sparkling overture to “The Barber of Seville” and Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto, performed by acclaimed soloist Aubree Oliverson.

Arnold Schwarzenegger enters fight on US House control, urges vote against new California districts

Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday entered the national battle over U.S. House control, urging voters to reject a California ballot proposal to rejigger districts that he said would erode democratic principles and allow politicians to “take the power away from the people.” “It is insane,” the former Republican governor and action-movie star said of Democratic-backed Proposition 50, a November ballot initiative intended to add five Democratic U.S. House seats in California to offset President Donald Trump’s moves in Texas to gain five Republican districts before the 2026 midterm elections.