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Swift, country 21-year-old wunderkind, felt the love and returned it unconditionally throughout the two-hour-and-20-minute, 19-song lovef- est. The concert began as Swift, attired in a gold, fringed dress, was lifted to the stage by elevator singing as sparks showered the stage from over- head. It was a crowd-pleasing opening to a concert that was equal measures Busby Berkeley, Broadway, Disneyland and MTV. Barely a week after being named country Entertainer of the Year only the second female to win the award twice Swift proved worthy. Never before has a country artist brought to the stage such an entertain- ing array of effects: ballet dancers, Cirque du Soleil-like acrobats somer- saulting from ropes beneath large bells (eat your heart out, Garth Brooks), fire- works, set designs and enough costume changes (six) to make closet seem like For the set list, Swift drew heavily upon her latest CD, Iron- ically, there much in repertoire.

A notable exception was which was acted out as a skit featuring a cabin porch, a banjo, a jug of moonshine and a plastic goat on roller skates. But genre is not as important to her fans as the messages in her autobio- graphical, self-penned story songs. She writes about romance, she told the crowd, identifying herself as a hopeless romantic. Suggesting that most in the audience were hopeless romantics, as well, she announced, is a song I wrote about the best first date I ever Then she launched into with nearly the entire audience singing along. Other favorites included than Story of and which concluded with an explo- sive burst of fireworks and sparks.

gift is her ability to identify with her audience. Not much older than her core fans, she understands adoles- cent angst and the urge to grow and change. With songs such as and she puts to music what her fans feel but easily express. Confident and charismatic, Swift fre- quently paused between songs to thank her fans for coming to the show and for helping her to realize her dreams. Sure, there were plenty of her trade- mark believe this is happening to poses, head snaps and hair toss- es.

But part of the game. Despite her success, Swift seems genuinely humble and grateful. Best of all, per- haps, she is a valued role model. The most poignant moment came when, sitting upon a tree-like prop at the rear of the hall, Swift announced that her parents were in the audience. Then she sang a softly acoustic render- ing of Grow bringing tears to the eyes of many young mothers of young fans.

Her three-song encore ended with the Romeo and Juliet-inspired Swift soaring above the audience in a balcony. By 10:50, when she and her entourage of eight band members and eight danc- ers took their final bows, the audience was emotionally and physically spent, with many of the youngest asleep in the comforting arms of mother or dad. at RBC show Taylor Swift performed a 19-song concert Thursday, starting with and capping a three-song encore with SCOTT SHARPE MORE TAYLOR SWIFT Gallery: See more photos from Taylor Raleigh concert at newsobserver.com/concertpics. RALEIGH Ready to get in- to the Christmas spirit? Head downtown this morning for the 2011 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade. The festivities are expect- ed to go on until at least 1 p.m.

The basics: Route: The parade starts at Hi sborough and St streets, then heads east to the Capitol. After maneuvering around the Capitol on Salisbury and Morgan streets, the parade goes south on Fayetteville Street to Lenoir Street. Timing: The procession starts at 9:40 a.m. and should last until noon. TV broadcast: 10 a.m.

to noon on WRAL. What the parade in cludes: win- ner Scotty McCreery, area marching bands, floats and Santa Claus. Raleigh Christmas parade The News ObserverSOURCE: Greater Raleigh Merchants Association Edenton St. Morgan St. Martin St.

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t. Bo yl an A ve le nw t. es t. es t. Start RALEIGH Parade route Parade hits downtown IN BRIEF From staff reports DURHAM The Museum of Life and Science will open free to Durham County residents from noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday to make science learning accessi- ble to families during tough economic times. know this is a tough economy, because feel- ing it at the museum and as in- Julie Rigby, vice president for external rela- tions, said Friday. The museum, located at 433 W. Mu ray Ave ve visitors annual- ly, up from 275,000 five years ago. To get in free Sunday, visi- tors will have to provide iden- tification verifying they live in Durham County.

Donations will be accepted. Museum free to Durhamites Sunday From staff reports RALEIGH Police say a man shot by someone trying to rob him Thursday night escaped in his car, then flagged down a cab to take him to the hospital. Charles Vass, 29, of Hender- son was treated at WakeMed in Raleigh for injuries not con- sidered life-threatening, po- lice said Friday. The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Bright Creek Way at the Chavis Heights apartments, police spokes- woman Laura Hourigan said.

Vass told police he was stand- ing on a sidewalk with a friend when two to four people ap- proached and tried to rob them. The friend fled on foot in one direction, followed by a suspect who fired at least one shot at him. Another suspect followed Vass and shot him in the stom- ach, Hourigan said. Shooting victim took cab to hospital.