RALEIGH
DORIANNE LAUX
N.C. STATE CAMPUSDorianne Laux has been called a "believer in desire" who "takes her stance as a hero of the ordinary, with both feet firmly planted in the luminous material world." Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the poet will announce the winner of N.C. State's 2007 Poetry Contest, for which she was the judge. Laux, author of four collections of poems, will also read from her gritty and lyrical work. The free event will be in Caldwell Hall at N.C. State. Call 515-4129 for more information. Megan Stein
DURHAM
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
CAROLINA THEATREOriginally scheduled for Feb. 1, tonight's N.C. Symphony performance at 8 p.m. features Wagner's Overture to Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman), Elwood's Over Looking Glass Falls and Grieg's Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op. 46. Tickets are $21-$36. For more info, visit www.ncsymphony.org. Iesha Brown
