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Tuesday, December 18, 2003
Calendar of events
December 19
Original Kings of Hip-Hop Christmas Bash,
7:30 p.m., Cricket Arena. Tickets are $27.50 in
advance; $32.50 day of the show.
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Charlotte Housing Authority and Prudential
Carolinas Realty will sponsor a HOPE VI winter
fair, Carole A. Hoefener Community Services
Center, 6-8 p.m.
December 20
Jingle Bell Rock Holiday Oldies Concert, 8
p.m.. Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence
Blvd.
December 21
Carolina Panthers vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Eric
sson Stadium.
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Christmas candlelight service, Simpson-
GiUespie United Methodist Church, 3545 Beat-
ties Ford Road, 5:30 p.m.
December 22
The Double Door Inn will celebrat^its 30th
anniversary Party with The Monday Night All
Stai^. For information, caU (704) 376-1446.
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No School Holiday Camp, 8 a.m.-6
p.m.through Dec. 24, Mallard Creek Recreation
Center. For youth ages 6-12. Registration fee is
$50 and must be paid by Dec. 17. Participants
should bring lunch, drinks and morning snack
each day. Afternoon snack and drink will be pro
vided. For information, call (704) 548-8234.
December 26 ‘
CrunkviUe Christmas Jam - Lil Jon & Da
Eastside Boyz. Cricket Arena, 8 p.m. Tickets
are $40 and $35.
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100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte Inc. wiU host
the second annual “Holiday Affair” from 8 p.m.-
1 a.m. at Four Points Sheraton, 201 S. McDowell
St. The Rough Draft Band and a DJ will provide
music and live poetry readings will be featured.
Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door.
Dress code is festive after 5 attire.The hotel is
offering a $59 room rate including breakfast buf
fet the night of the event. For tickets or informa
tion, call (704) 375-7300 or log on to lOOblack-
menofcharlotte.org.
December 27
Continental Tire Bowl, Ericsson Stadium, 11
a.m. Virginia vs. Pittsburgh. Tickets available
through Ticketmaster or Ericsson Stadium box
office.
December 29
No School Field THp — Norcross Bowling,
Mallard Creek Recreation Center, 8 a.m.-6:15
p.m. For young ages 6-12. Registration is $20 and
must be paid by December 19.
December 30
No School Field THp — Discovery Place, Mal
lard Creek Recreation Center, 8 a.m.-6:15 p.m.
Registration is $20 and must be paid by Decem
ber 20.
December 31
Jubilate, 7 p.m., Charlotte Coliseum. Tickets are
$32.50 and $19.50.
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“Thomas Moore’s New Year’s Eve Celebra
tion for Children and
Families,” 11 a.m., 1 p.m.
and 3 p.m. at Children’s The
atre, 1017 E. Morehead St.
Professional and amateur
musicians and dancers will
perform in the hour-long vari
ety show. Tickets are $6 for
children under 12, $8 for
adults general admission and
can be purchased at Black
Forest Books and Tbys, 115
Cherokee Road. For tickets
and information, call (J04) 332-4838.
Moore
March 5
“Madeline” at Spirit Square through March 14.
Reserved seating tickets $15; general admission
$10. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
February 6
Opera Carolina presents “Porgy & Bess.” N.C.
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets:
Grand tier $90, orchestra - $75 Premiere seating
includes pre-reception (6-7:45) with performers.
Premiere tickets must be purchased by Jan. 30
through the Urban League website at
ECHO FOR THE SEASON
www.urbanleaguecc.org. Ml other tickets must be
purchased through the Blumenthal Performing
Arts Center Box Office. CaU (704.) 372.1000 to
order. Mention the Urban League by name when
you place your ticket order and a portion of the
ticket cost will benefit the agency.
February 20
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Hedmont Play
ers Theatre, 213 South Main St., Salisbury. Tick
ets are $6 for general admission. For information,
caU (704) 633-5471.
PHOTO/WADE NASH
Excelsior Club Humanity Organization volunteers hosted their annual seniors Christmas
party last week at the Excelsior Club. ECHO provided food and gifts for neighborhood
seniors, and will do likewise Saturday for children.
FAN CLUB
PHOTO/PAUL WILLIAMS III
Dancer/actor/director Debbie Allen had her share of admirerers in the Afro-American Cul
tural Center board Monday at a reception at the AACC. Allen was in Charlotte to help raise
money for restoration of Brainerd Institute, a prep school in Chester, S.C.
DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS
Noon Time New Year’s Eve Celebration,
Southview Recreation Center, 11 a.m. For youth
ages 5-12. Free. For information, call Sheran Stitt
at (704) 392-7452.
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New Year’s Eve Party, Greenville Recreation
Center, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free for all ages. Games in
the gym, refreshments and basketbaU shootout.
For information, caU Jason Hurley at (704) 353-
0216.
January 1
Dell Curry/Bank of AtneHca High School
BasketbaU Shootout, Charlotte Latin School,
Beck Student Activities Center, 9502 Providence
Road. ThiDugh Jan. 3. Features some of the best
boys and girls teams and players in the coimtry.
Tickets available at all Krispy Kreme Doughnut
locations or at the Dell Curry Foundation office or
log on to www.deilcurryfoundation.com
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Polar Bear charity run, 11 a.m., T-Bones on
Lake Wylie. Participants can ski, wakeboard,
tube, hydrofoil to benefit 12-year-old Dakota Gay,
who is battling cancer. For infonnation, call
Kevin Hussey at (704) 525-6660.
January 12
Auditions for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Piedmont Players Theatre, 213' South Main St.,
Salisbury, at 4 p.m.Show for middle school and
high school students. For information, call (704)
633-5471.
January 13
Oliver, Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E. Indepen
dence Blvd. Through Jan. 18.
January 16
Barney Live On Stage, Cricket Arena. Through
Jan. 18.
January 18
Legacy Classic BasketbaU Tournament,
3:30 pm., Charlotte Coliseum, 100 Paul Buck
Blvd. Livingstone vs. N.C. Central; Winston-
Salem State vs. Johnson C. Smith. Tickets are
$35, $25, $15.
January 23
“Oedipus Rex,” through Jan. 31 at Children’s
Theatre. Tickets $12 for center seats, $10 for side.
Recommended for ages 12 and up.
PHOTO/PAUL, WILLIAMS II
Jarrod Blue of Independence High School (left) earned first place in the American Her
itage Scholarship Award with a $2,500 grant. Althea Mascarenhas of Myers Park (center)
was second wllji $1,500 has and Jenny Li (right) of Providence was third with $1,000.
Larry Kaplan D.C. (second from left) and Dennis Watts D.C. (second from right), owners
Accident and Injury Center, sponsored the award.
PROFESSIONAL PARTY
PHOTO/PAUL WILLIAMS III
Attorney Julius Chambers (center) and brother Kenneth Chambers MD (second from
right) greeted Bank of America attorney Eric Montgomery, attorney Corle Pauling and
Karen Breach MD, president of Charlotte Medical Society at the second Charlotte Doctors
and Lawyers Ball at the Westin Hotel.
NOTES
Central United Methodist Church will
sponsor “Adventures in Learning” for
seniors from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Registra
tion is $18; $5 lunch or bring your own.
Subjects include Tai-Chi, learning Span
ish, do it yourself home repair. For infor
mation, call (704) 338-1511,
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Children’s story times Saturdays at 2
p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 4720 Sharon
Road. For more information, call (704)
554-7986.
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Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, 6500
S. New Hope Road, Belmont Admis
sion $8 for adults and children 12 and
older; $4 for children between 4 and IL
Garden open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
closed Christmas and New Year’s..
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Democratic Women of Mecklenburg
County meet second Wednesday at
2821 South Blvd. Meetings with refresh
ments served at 6:30 p.m., followed by a
speaker. Open to all registered Democ
rats.
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Matchmaker Tennis sponsors clinics
to teach new players the basics of the
game. Tb sign up, log on to www.match-
makertennis.com and click on the events
calendar link.
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Mecklenburg EMS Agency offers free
car seat checks first and third Thursdays
from 10 a.m.-l p.m. at 6410 Conference
Drive. Trained technicians are available
to install car seats safely.
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Afro-American Cultural Center Culture-
Camp, first Saturday of the month. Cul
tures that will be explored include
Native American, "Vietnamese, Hispanic
and African traditions. CultureCamp
will run in conjunction with AACC’s Her
itage Saturday Tbur program, which
travels to cultural sites across the South
east. (jcneral admission $3, first 10 chil
dren free. For information, call (704) 374-
1565.
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Forgotten History of North Carolina
Streetcars, 2 p.m. December 27, Levine
Museum of the New South. Free with
museum admission.
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McCrorey Family YMCA is accepting nom
inations for the Martin Luther King Jr.
Spirit Award through Jan. 3. The winning
recipient will be honored at the 10th annu
al MLK Prayer Breakfast Jan. 19 at the
Adam’s Mark Hotel. Tb make a nomina
tion, caU the McCrorey YMCA at (704) 716-
6510 or 716-6513.
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“The Littlest Angels” Children’s Theatre
of Charlotte, through Dec. 21. Perfor
mances by the Tarradiddle Players. Tickets
are $12 and $10.
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“Lonely Planet,” a play by Steven Dietz,
Jan. 8-25 at Bare Bones Theatre Group,
201 Ran^part St. Admission $15 for adults,
$12 for students and seniors. Tb reserve
tickets, call (704) 332-5300. For informa
tion, log on to www.barebones.org.
EXHIBITS
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“Celebrating the Legacy of Romare
Bearden,” a juried exhibition, at Mint
Museum of Art and the McColl Center
for Visual Art. The exhibition offers Car
olina artists the opfxjrtunity to show the
impact of Bearden on their own works..
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“American Quilt Classics 1800-1980:
The Charles and Fleur Bresler Collec
tion” at Mint Museum of Craft + Design
through January 4, 2004. Admission is $6
for adults, $5 seniors and $3 for anyone age
6-17. Closed on Mondays and major holi
days. For information, call (704) 337-2000
or log on to www.mintmuseum.org.
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Works of Dale Chihuly at Jerald Melberg
Gallery through-Dec. 27. An intimate exhi
bition of organic, irmovative glass sculp
tures. Chihuly’s works include baskets, Per
sians, macchias and seafoams.
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Art and Design Faculty Exhibition,
Winthrop University Galleries, 107 Mclau-
rin Hall, Rock HOI, S.C. Exhibition runs
through Jan. 23. Gallery hours are Mon-
day-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Nov. 26-28
and Dec. 22- Jan. 2. For infonnation, call
(803) 323-2493.
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Linda Fantuzzo, “New Paintings” 525 N.
liyon St. in the Odell BuOding through
Dec. 2. Fantuzzo is best known for mellow,
textured landscapes and stOl-hfe paintings.
Gallery hours by appointment only. Call
(704) 373-1464 for information and
appointments.
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John Hill, Edward M. Smith Gallery,
Davidson College through Dec. 1. Free.
Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 12-4 p.m.
weekends. For information, call (704) 894-
2519.
Holiday Group Show, 525 N. Tryon St. in
the Odell Building. Works by gallery artists
John Nickerson, Linda Fantuzzo, Peggy
Rivers and Maja (jodlewska. From Dec. 7-
mid-January. The show brings together
some of the South’s leading artists, with a
diverse show. Call (704) 373-1464 for infor
mation and appointments.
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Courage: The Carolina Story That Changed
America, January 30-31, Levine Museum
of the New South.