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out and about
April 28 - May 12
▼ Saturday - Saturday, April 28 - May 12
BENT, Martin Sherman’s blistering play
about the persecution of homosexuals in a Nazi
concentration camp, is presented by Raleigh
Ensemble Players Theatre Company at Artspace
in downtown Raleigh. Show time is 8:00 pm
on 4/28, 5/1-3, 5/5, and 5/7-12. Sunday mati
nee on 5/6 at 3:00 pm. The 5/1 show will be
sign language interpreted and audio described.
General admission tickets are $ 15; seniors $ 12;
students with ID $7. For more information or
to reserve tickets, call 919-832-9607 or visit
www.realtheater.org.
▼ Saturday - Sunday, April 28 - May 6
WIT, Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-win
ning play about one woman’s struggle with can
cer, is presented by Charlotte Repertory The
atre in the Belk Theater of the North Carolina
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 N.
Tryon St., Charlotte. All performances feature
talkbacks with theatre staff, cast members, and
members of the medical, faith and hospice com
munities. Tickets are $17 - $24.50. For more
information or to purchase tickets, call the PAC
box office at 704-372-1000 or visit
www.charlotterep.org.
▼ Saturday, April 28
SPRING POTTERY SALE AND SILENT
AUCTION will be held at Pottery Central,
3534 Central Ave., Charlotte, from 10:00 am
- 6:00 pm. Proceeds from the silent auction ben
efit Metrolina AIDS Project. For more infor
mation, call 704-537-4477.
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DIN
NER, the annual fundraiser benefiting
Metrolina AIDS Project, will be held tonight
in homes and other locations across the city.
After dinner, thousands of partygoers will con
verge at the First Union Atrium in downtown
Charlotte for dessert, champagne, coffee, danc
ing and a silent auction of one-of-a-kind din
ner plates designed by local and regional art
ists. Camp goddess Tammy Faye Bakker
Messner is this year’s Celebrity Chairperson.
Tickets for the dessert reception will be avail
able to the general public for $25 at the door.
For more information, call 704-602-2406.
MARKINGS OF THE SOUL, a one-man
show about “life, love, family and death in the
age of AIDS,’’ will be performed by Kerry O.
Burns at Unity Christ Church, 717 Orchard
Dr., Wilmington, at 7:00 pm. A donation will
be requested at the door and seating is limited.
A reception will follow the show. For more in
formation, call 910-452-0795.
LYSISTRATA, a modern adaptation of the
Aristophanes play about Greek women with
holding sex from their husbands to stop a war,
will be presented at the Visulite Theater, 1615
Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, at 8:00 pm. Tickets
are $ 12 in advance and $ 15 at the door. The
play is rated “R” for content and a portion of
the proceeds will benefit breast cancer research.
For more information or to purchase tickets,
call 704-358-9200.
DIANE SCHUUR, one of the world’s most
acclaimed jazz vocalists, performs at 8:00 pm
in the McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square, 345
N. College St., Charlotte. Schuur’s three-and-
a-half-octave range has thrilled audiences
around the world and her Charlotte stop should
be equally wonderful. Tickets are $28 and $35.
For more information or to purchase tickets,
call the NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Cen
ter box office at 704-372-1000 or visit
www.performingartsctr.org.
▼ Sunday, April 29
MR. GAY USA AT LARGE 2001 finals will
be presented by USA Unlimited at Club Caba
ret, 101 N. Center St., Hickory, NC. Featured
guests will include Andy Bollinger, last year’s
winner, Stephen Michael, the current Mr. Gay
USA, and Tajma Hall, Miss North Carolina
USofA at Large 2001. For more information,
call 336-667-9690, email jefFreeves@webtv.com
or visit www.mrgay-usa.com.
▼ Thursday, May 3
SPALDING GRAY will perform his latest
comic monologue. Morning, Noon and Night,
at 8:00 pm in the McGlohon Theatre at Spirit
Square, 345 N. College St., Charlotte.This
funny and heart-warming monologue details
the events during one day in the life of Spalding
and his family in their small town in eastern
Long Island. Tickets are $25 and $30. For more
information or to purchase tickets, call the NC
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center box
office at 704-372-1000 or visit www.
performingartsctr.org.
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CHARLOTTE PRIDE 2001 promises a
weekend bursting with things to do in the
Queen City. For details on specific Pride events,
refer to the individual date listings in this col
umn or see the Pride Guide section. For more
information about Charlotte Pride 2001, call
704-236-1014, email info@charlottepride.com
or visit www.charlottepride.com.
TRADESMEN’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION “TRADEMARKXV: MEN
IN UNIFORM” will be held at the host
Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel, 3315 S. I-
85 Service Rd., this weekend. For details on
specific Trademark events, refer to the indi
vidual date listings provided in this column or
see the ad on page 5. For more information
about Trademark XV, email
tradesmen@ncironman.com or visit
www.TheTradesmen.org.
RELEASE 2001, Charlotte’s contribution
to the national gay party circuit, will test ear
drums and endurance this weekend with a full
slate of dance parties featuring guest DJs. Tick
ets can be purchased at individual events or a
weekend pass is available for $130 at White
Rabbit, Q, Mythos or Urban Evolution. For
details on specific Release events, refer to the
individual date listings in this column or see
the ad on page 3. For additional information
about Release 2001, visit www.release-
charlotte.org.
▼ Friday, May 4
BY REQUEST: A CABARET is the name
of tonight’s One Voice Chorus salute to Broad
way. The performance will be held at the
Visulite Theater, 1615 Elizabeth Ave., Char
lotte, from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. Tickets are $17 in
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advance (at White Rabbit, Paper Skyscraper,
Rainbow Path, Georgetown Bodyworks, and
The Bag Lady) and $20 at the door. A Satur
day evening performance is also scheduled. For
more information on One Voice, call 704-529-
2951 or visit www.onevoicechorus.com.
GAY BINGO, the wildly-popular fundraiser
for RAIN, continues at the Great Aunt Stella
Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte. The fun
starts at 7:30 pm, but folks are encouraged to
arrive early because the event will likely sell out.
For more information or to reserve tickets,
email RAINCharlotte@aol.com or call
704-372-7246.
SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER returns to
the Queen City as part of Charlotte Pride 2001.
She will be tickling fiinny bones at Tremont
Music Hall, 400 W. Tremont Ave., Charlotte,
beginning at 8:00 pm. Westenhoefer has per
formed on Comedy Central, Sa/fy Jesse Rafael,
Politically Incorrect, Comic Relief 3ind An Evening
at the Improv. She has also starred in her own
HBO special and is currently filming the fea
ture film A Family Affair for late 2001 release.
Tickets are $ 18 for general seating and $22 for
cabaret seating and can be purchased from
Tremont Music Hall. See May 4-6 entry for
more information on Charlotte Pride 2001.
RELEASE WEEKEND KICK-OFF
PARTY, a joint event of Release 2001 and Char
lotte Pride 2001, runs from 8:00 - 10:00 pm at
Q, 521 N. College St., Charlotte. Local DJ Ed
ward Kirkland spins. Admission is $ 10 and pro
ceeds benefit Charlotte Pride. See May 4-6
entries for more information on Release 2001
and Charlotte Pride 2001.
THE LA’VENDER CLUB will host a dance
at Tremont Music Hall following Suzanne
Westenhoefer’s performance. DJ Sheree Monti
will play Top 40 and disco and the theme will
be Cinco De Mayo. Admission is $5 at the door
($3 with a ticket stub from the One Voice con
cert or any Pride 2001 event). All proceeds will
be donated to One Voice Chorus in memory
of Billie Rose. For more information, visit
www.thelavenderclub.com.
FRIDAY NIGHT PLEASURE is the name
of this Release 2001 dance party at the Visulite
Theater, 1615 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte. Guest
DJ Richie Rich (Boston, P-Town) will work
the turntables from 10:00 pm - 3:00 am and
Charlotte’s own drag diva Deloris Brown will
give a special performance. Admission is $25
at the door. See May 4-6 entry for more infor
mation on Release 2001.
▼ Saturday, May 5
CHARLOTTE PRIDE 2001 is expected to
fill Marshall Park, corner of McDowell and 2nd
in downtown, to overflowing as GLBT folks
gather from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm to enjoy fea
tured speakers, guest DJs, vendors, information
booths and much more. Special entertainment
will be provided by openly-gay musical artist
Jade Esteban Estrada. Additional performers
will include Phranc, Petra, Babyshaker, the Jill
Austin Band, Jeff Brown, Southern Country
Charlotte and more. See May 4-6 entry for
more information on Charlotte Pride 2001.
LEATHER FAIR. In conjuncton with
Trademark XV, the Tradesmen are inviting the
public to browse and shop for goods related to
• the Leather/SM community from noon -7:00
pm at the Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel,
3315 S. 1-85 Service Rd. A $2 donation will be
requested at the door and proceeds will benefit
the House of Mercy hospice. See May 4-6
entry for more information on Trademark XV.
5TH ANNUAL AIDS WALK
FUNDRAISER for RAIN gets underway at the
Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave.,
Charlotte, at 12:30 pm with registration. Walk
ers register by bringing donations and those
who turn in a minimum of $50 receive an AIDS
WALK T-shirt. In addition, everyone is invited
to pack a picnic lunch and eat on the front lawn
before the event. Judging will be held at 1:00
pm for “Best Picnic Spread.” The Walk begins
at 2:00 pm rain or shine and prizes will be
awarded for Top Individual Fundraiser, Top
Team Fundraiser, Most Creative team banner
and Most Original individual umbrella. Dr.
Joycelyn Elders, former US Surgeon General
and a deeply committed presence in the fight
against AIDS, will speak at The AIDS WALK.
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