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5D HAPPENINGS/tElte Cjwrlatu Thursday, May 13, 2004 Calendar of events May 13 Carolinas Showcase, Duke Power The ater, 7:30 p.m. Meet the filmmakers recep tion. Admission $7. Eclectic showcase of short films fi*om regional filmmakers. Spon sored by The Light Factory. May 14 Grad Nite 2004, Paramount’s Carowinds, 5 p.m..-12-a.m. Tickets are $27 with student ID. Park open to general public starting at 9 a.m. For more information, call (704) 588-2600, (803) 548- 5300 or (800) 888-4FUN. • ••• People of Prominence celebration, Byron’s South End, 101 W. Worthington Ave, 6-11 p.m. Tfen persons will be honored by The Charlotte Post for their role in shaping Charlotte. Tickets are $75 can be reserved by calling The Post at (704) 376-0496 or logging on to www.thecharlot- tepost.com. May 15 HBCU Carolinas College Fair, Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 3201 Tbckaseegee Road, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. More than 30 colleges will be represented and students of all grades are invited to attend. Free. • ••• McCrorey YMCA Family Fun Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 3801 Beatties Ford Road. Activities for the entire family, including free health screenings, children’s games and tours of the facility. Parents will also be able to enroll kids in one of the YMCA’s summer day camps with no registration fee. • • • • Sheila Stewart Hi^ School Step Show, 7 p.m.. Cricket Arena. Tfeams competing include Hunter Huss, North Mecklenburg, Olympic and West Charlotte high schools and Marie G. Davis and Castle Height middle schools.Proceeds sup port Sheila Stewart Education Foundation, which provides scholarships to college-bound stu dents. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster (704) 522-6500; No Grease Barbershop; Jacobs Barber- ing or calling (704) 580-0460. • ••• Freedom Banquet, New Hampton Presbyter ian Church Community Cen- a ter, 211 Hampton Church Road. Theme of the banquet is race reparations, with New York journalist Donna Lamb as guest speaker. Tickets re $25 each, vnth reserved tables for six at $150. For information, call Gyasi A. Foluke at (704) 697-0370, Thomas Sanders at (704) 392-7292 or e-mail Mari lyn Thmer at glack^uno.com Lamb Spring memorial service, 5 p.m., Children’s Memorial Walkway at Frazier Park, 1201 W. Fourth St. Featured speaker will be Marilyn Heavilin, author of five books on death and griev ing. For information, call Geraldine Mudge at (704) 688-0389 or log on to wvw.ocmw.org. • ••• Crown Jewels Jazz Ball, sponsored by Caroli nas Concert Association, Myers Park Country Club, 2415 Roswell Ave., 6:30 p.m. Includes silent and live auction, the Guy Lombardo Orchestra with A1 Pierson and Bella Voce. For information, call (704) 527-5580 or e-mail Ron Law at ccas- socl(ibellsouth.net. • • • • Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Atrium at Two Wachovia Center, 8-11:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 and proceeds benefit Metrolina AIDS Project. For information and ticket locations, log on to wvw.metrolinaaidsproject.oig. Marlene VerPlank and the Rick Bean Trio, 8 p.m., McGlohon Theater at Spirit- Square. Jazz vocalist has appeared vdth Frank Sinatra, Mel Ibime and Loonis McGlohon. Reserve seats available through Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Box Office at (704) 372-1000. May 16 Humane Society of Charlotte summer dog wash, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Talley’s Green Groceiy, 1408 East Blvd. FYoceeds benefit Humane Soci ety of Charlotte. For information, call (704) 377- 0534. • • • • Spring extravaganza fashion show, 5-9 p.m., Arbor Glen Outreach Center, 1520 Clanton Road. Donations $10 for fimd raiser, Tb sign up as a model, call Ruby Darby at (704) 375-8437; Bar bara Wilson Hendrix at (704) 535-1777; Barbara Garrett Lanier at (704) 525-9344 or Diane Burch (704) 393-2390. Sponsored by York Road High School General Alumni. May 18 Sizzling Strings audition May 18, J.H. Gunn, 7400 Harrisburg Road. Children between ages 9 and 14 who play violin, viola, cello or bass can audition. Concert will be given Sept. 4 at Walt Disney World. May 21 Nikki T\imer signs copies of “A Hustler’s Wife” at Eastland Mall from ^8 p.m. May 22 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte scholar ship banquet, Westin Hotel, 601 South College St. Reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner, program and dancing. Tickets are $100 and tables $1,000. Proceeds go to scholarship pro gram. For information, call (704) 375-7300 or log on to www.100blackmenofcharlotte.org. • • • • Irwin Avenue Open School 30th anniversary celebration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Carnival atmosphere for students and parents, with alumni invited to attend. Guest speakers include Charlotte-Meck- lenburg Superintendent James Pughsley and architect Harvey Gantt. • •• Rockaway Review, West Charlotte High School, 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. Spon sored by Second Ward High School National Alumni Foundation Charlotte Chapter • • • • Pianist Justin Dupree Wade will be in concert at Beatties Ford Road Library, 3 p.m. His perfor mance is part of the Young Musicians Series, which showcases talented African American^ artists. An eighth-grader at J.T. Williams Middle School, Justin is a two-time division winner in the Omega Talent Hunt. Reception will follow the concert. For information, call (704) 336-3882. May 23 Ginuwine, Joe and Jagged Edge at Para mount’s Carowinds. Reserved tickets for the con cert at Paladium Amphitheatre are $49.75 and $27.75. Admission to Carowinds is free after 5 p.m. with each concert .ticket the day of the show; $10 with concert ticket before 5 p.m. Advance ticket purchases can be made through Ticket- master at (704) 522-6500, Carowinds’ box office on operating days or logging on to www.ticket- master.com. For information, call (704) 588-2600 or log on to www.carowinds.com. • • • • Carolina Thunder Motorcycle Ride from Concord to Charlotte, 1:30 p.m. Sixty-five-mile ride begins at Ben Mynatt Megastore in Concord and ends in uptown Charlotte. Ride benefits Muscular Dystrophy Association, Thompson Children’s Home, Autism Society and Bridge Jobs Progi-am. Tb participate, call (704) 339-5488 or log on to www.thunderstreet.org. MOM-OS MESSAGE Kelly Alexander of Char lotte helped Mothers of Murdered Offspring deliver its anti-violence message during the organization’s 10th anniversary last week. PHOTO/CALVIN FERGUSON THAT S PROGRESS Brothers Joshua, Emanuel and Elijah Mitchell (from left) were among the more than 40 kids from the Belmont, Villa Heights and Opti mist Park communities who contributed art to Progress Park, which was dedicated Satur day. The artwork was managed by the Arts and Science Council. ASC and Mecklenburg Parks and Recreation. PHOTO/PAUL WILLIAMS III TOP FOURSOME AT BRAYBOY TOURNAMENT PHOTO/WADE NASH Keffer Volkswagen’s foursome of (from left) David Sellers, Lasonio Thompson, Doug Mistook and Scott Hanbeck won the Jack S. Brayboy golf tournament at Johnson C. Smith Universi ty. Smith golf coach James Saunders (center) made the trophy presentation. LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE HONOR PHOTO/WADE NASH Livingstone College celebrated commencement last week in Salisbury. U.S. Senate candi date Erskine Bowles was the guest speaker and was conferred an honorary doctorate degree. NOTES Johnson C. Smith University bas ketball camp, July 25-30. Registra tion is $240 for day campers, $295 overnight. Registration is July 25 from 12-3 p.m. at Brayboy Gym, coaches’ office on campus or Irwin Belk Com plex, For information, call Steve Joyn er at (704) 378-1206 or Reginald Dou glas at (704) 378-1205. • ••• Dragon Tales Live, May 27-30, Cricket Arena. Tickets $22, $18 and $12 • • • • Non-contact football camp, June 14-18, Revolution Park. Registration is May 8 from 1:30-4 p.m. at Revolution. Camp for 6-14 year-olds. For informa tion, call Charles Cox at (704) 394- 2896. Afro-American Cultural Center CultureCamp, first Saturday of the month. Cultures that will be explored include Native American, Vietnamese, Hispanic and African traditions. Cul tureCamp will run in conjunction with AACC’s Heritage Saturday Tbur pro gram, which travels to cultural sites across the Southeast, General admis sion $3, first 10 children free. For infor mation, call (704) 374-1565, • • • • African American Caucus of Meck lenburg Democratic Party meets third Thursday at Carole Hoefner Center at 7 p.m. For information, call John Minter at (704) 891-3052. • • • • ' Century of American Popular Songs, May 14-15 at 8 p.m. May 15 and 16 3 p.m.. Booth Playhouse, N.C. Blumenthal Per forming Arts Center. Tickets are $20 and $25 with senior, group and student dis counts. • • • • Wellness and relaxation seminar for women May 22-23 at Katchikali’s Aftican Cuisine, 204-A W. Woodlawn Road. Demonstrators will make connection between nutrition, self-maintenance and wellness. Seminar fee is $20, which includes demonstrations of dance, yoga and products. For information, call April Turner at (704) 596-8590. • • • • Funky Fridays, Founders Hall, 12-2 p.m. May schedule includes Southern Silk (May 17); Marc Hoffman Duo (May 21); Justin Mychaels (May 28). Free concerts. For information, log onto www.foundershall.com. • • • • Festival Jubilate, June 5-6, Hartsville, S.C.. Celebration of Christian arts, show casing performing, visual and language arts. Includes comedienne Chonda Pierce, songwriter Shaun Groves and Anacostia art exhibit from Washington, D.C. Festival pass is $21 for adults and $10 for children 3-12. “Theatre Posters of James McMullan” is on display at the Main Library Gallery through May 30. EXHIBITS “A Fish Story,” through May 29 at Noel Gallery, 401 North Tryon St. Featuring paintings of Fernando Porras. • • • • The Theater Posters of James McMul lan, through May 30, Main Library Gallery. For more information, www.plcmc.org/gallery.McMullan’s most well-known client is the Lincoln Center Theater in New York City, which has com missioned more than 40 posters from the artist over the last decade and a half. “My Family,” a ccHlaboration between the Light Factory and East Mecklenburg High School’s English as Second Language department, May 14 at The Light Factory, Spirit Square, 6-9 p.m.. For information, call (704) 333-9755 or log on to www.lightr factory.org. • • • • Primacy of Movement: Jimmy O’Neal, May 7-June 11, Lassiter Gallery, 525 North Ttyon St., Suite 140 and llth floor. Arti.st will be on hand for opening from 6-9 p.m.
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