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Thursday, August 11, 2005
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iPercy Sledge headlines “Shaggin’
Queen City Style” 7 p.m.-12 a.m., Oasis
Shrine Tfemple. Tickets are $30, which
includes live entertainment and hors d’oeu-
vres. For tickets or information, call the
Metrolina Native American Association at
(704) 926-1526.
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Open Air Shakespeare, East Lincoln Recre
ation Center, Eastern Lincoln Coimty 6:30
p.m One-act versions of “Romeo and Juliet”
and “A Midsummer Ni^t’s Dream.” Free.
Call (704) 735-ACn for infonnation.
27shagging at the BRIDGE, 8 p.m.,
Chaiiotte Merchandise Mart, 800 Briar Cleek
Road DJ is Dr. Chris Beachley of the Wax
Museum. Cash bar, door prizes. Shaggers wel
come. Cost $15 per person.
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^Reflectiens, A&o-American Cultural Center
Attic Theatre. Presentaticai of spoken word and
theatrical works featuring participants from
Harambee, adult {performing arts workshops.
Admission $5, free to AACC members.
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North Carolina Dance Theatre ^pen bouse in
NoDa, North Davidson and 2dth streets. Free.
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*Latin American Ebccelente Awards, Weetin
Hotd. Black tie event honors escoellence in the
Latin American community For informaticai, call
(704)568-6966.
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‘TViff Shuffle; Backstage with Louis Armstrong, 8
p.m. Afro-American Cultural Center Attic The
atre. )AUtten and performed by lustcrian/acter
Danny Mullen. Perform ancea cn S^. 17 at 8
HAPPENINGS
11 ‘‘Matt & Ben ” North Carolina Blu-
menthal Performing Arts Center. Production
of Charlotte’s Off-Broadway Theatre. For
information, Ic^ on to www.blumenthalcen-
ter.org.
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Author T. Lynn Ocean signs and discusses
the novel “Fool Me Once,” Joseph-Beth Books,
7 p.m.
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Double Oaks YWCA steel band concert,
Double Oaks Pre-K and Fanuly Center, 6:30
p.m Free. Sponsored by Blumenthal Perform
ing Arts Center Education Institute.
1 2open Air Shake
speare, Union Elementary,
Lincoln Chunty, 6:30 p.m One-
act versions of “Romeo and
Juliet” and “A Midsummer
Ni^t’s Dream.” Free. Call
(704) 735-ACTl for informa
tion.
1 3Rhythm & Blues Shag
Review featuring Nappy Brown and Chick
Willis, JBz Beach & Blues Club, 2311 West
Sugar Creek Road Tickets $12 with limited
reserve seating. Doors open at 8 p.m. For
information, call (704) 596-9194.
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Open Air Shakespeare, Lincoln Charter,
Lincoln County, 6:30 p.m., Lincolnton. One-act
versions of “Romeo and Juliet” and “A Mid
summer Night's Dream.” Free. Call (704) 735-
ACTl for information.
1 Sundeigraduate Juried Exhibition, Rut
ledge and Patrick Galleries, l\Tnthrop Univer
sity Through S^t. 2.
1 9open Air Shakespeare, Betty Ross
Paik, Lincolnton, 6:30 p.m.. One-act versions
of “Romeo and Juliet” and “A ^hdsummer
Night’s Dream.” Free. Call (704) 735-ACTl for
information.
20A]pha Luau, Marriott Executive Paik
Hotel, 5250 Westpaik Drive, 9 p.nx-2 p.m.
Tldcets are $25 in advance. Music by Peace &
Love Band and DJ Tab D’Bia$$i. Tb buy tick
ets online, log on to
www.betanulambda.oig/luau or contact a
chapter member
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Open Air Shakespeare, Hi^and Drive
Park, Lincolnton, 6:30 p.m. One-act versions
of “Romeo and Juliet” and “A Midsummer
Ni^t’s Dream.” Free. Call (704) 735-A(7ri for
information.
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Great Gatsby Gala, Hyatt Charlotte at
SouthPaik, 8 p.m. Includes music by the
Kings of Swing, costume contest and dance
con^tition. Tickets are $35 in advance or $40
at the door For information, caU (704) 525-
2955 or (800) 477-2955. Proceeds go to Mid-
Atlantic Chapter of the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society
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^Tntage celebration, 8 p.m., Museum of
York Cibunty 4621 Mt. Gallant Road, Rock
Hill. Learn the techniques of tasting wine
with products from 20 wines and specialty
beers. Admission limited to first 300 people.
Tickets are $50 for members, $60 for non
members. For infeomation, caU (803) 366-
2010, extension 223.
23Auditions for “The lion, The Witch
and The Wardrobe” Children’s Theatre of
Chariotte, 1017 East Morehead St. CaU (704)
376-5745 for more information. Second audi
tion on Aug. 24.
p.m. and Sept. 18 at 4 p.m Admission $ 15; $20 for
two; $10 for AACC members, ASC Givin’ & livin’
card holders and Charlotte Shout Rewards passh-
olders.
"it 7Woman Speaks Festival, 10 am.. Extrav
aganza Depot. Includes submissions of poetry,
short stories, song lyrics contests. Deadline Aug. 1.
For information, e-mail W6manSpeak82&aol.com
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'Urban League Guild golf tournament,
Verdict Ridge Golf & Country Qub. Noon shotgun
start with events including closest to pin contest
and $6,000 putting contest.. For details or sign-up,
log tm to www.urbanleaguecc.org.
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iThe Charlotte Post Best Awards Ban
quet, Adam’s Maik Hotel. Keynote speaker Kati
Haycock Reception at 6:30 p.m.; dinner follows at
7:30 with live auction. Proceeds benefit The Char
lotte Post Scholarship Foundation. Tickets are
$75 and can be purchased by calling (704) 376-
0496.
2^“Revelry and Revolution: An 18Ui cen
tury dinner theatre experience,” Chariotte
Museum of History 3500 Shamrock Drive. Colo-
nial-st^e meal, live music and colonial dancing.
Make reservations by calling (704) 568-1774. Tick
ets are $35 per person or $65 per couple.
3uiusiom3t Ljyn Dilies wiU join maestro Albert
Moehring to open the Charlotte Philharmonic’s
16th season with “Magic at the Philharmonic” at
the Blumenthal Perfomimg Arts Center Belk
Theatre. Also featured are sriections fiom John
Vdlliams’ ‘ET Selections,” “Mars” firm The Plan
ets by Holst and “Galup of the Comedians” by
Kabalevsl^ Tb buy tickets or for information, call
(704) 846-2788 or leg on to www.charlottephilhar-
monic.org.
West Charlotte High School Class of
1995 reunion. Events throu^ Oct. 16 include
cocktail party/meet and greet on Oct. 14; banquet
Oct. 15 and cookout Oct. 16. Tb indicate interest in
attending, s^d an e-mail to westcharlottere-
umon(&nc.rr.com or contact information to
www.westchariottereunion!Snc.rr.com
Olympic High School Class of 1985 20-
year class reunion. For information, call (864) 234-
5566 or e-mail classevents^Sbellsouth.net.
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Gospel Music Day ‘05, featuring Tbnex, Para
mount’s Carowinds Paladium Amphitheatre.
Tickets range fix>m $19.99 for regular reserved
season pass to $39.99 for Gold Circle adult.
Advance tickets available through Tlcketmaster
at (704) 522-6500 or any Tlcketmaster outlet. Dis-
covmt group tickets for groups of 10 or more avail
able by calling Carowinds at (800) 888-4386.
Amy Grant performs with Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m,, Ovens Auditori-
mn. Tldcets $22-$75 and can be purchased by call
ing the Charlotte Symphony tideet office at (704)
972-2000 or Tlcketmaster at (704) 522-6500.
CENTURY OF REUNIONS
PHOTO/CALVIN FERGUSON
Daiera Roberts, 96, helped host the 100th reunion of the Roberts, Borders, Mauney, Howell and Briggs
families last week. The family is descendants of J.W. Roberts, who wrote his memoirs as a history to pass
on to his heirs. Daiera Roberts is J.W. Roberts’ daughter.
BACKPACK TO SCHOOL TIME
PHOTOADFFICE DEPOT
Charlotte Office Depot stores donated 1,000 backpacks to Charlotte-Mecklenburg students last week. The
presentations, which included basic school supplies in every backpack, were made during the opening
of Office Depot’s seventh store at 9011 S. Try on St
SUPER VOLUNTEER
Mecklenburg County
Park and Recreation
Athletic Coordinator
Anthony James
(right) holds the Out
standing Volunteer
Award presented to
him by the National
Association of Coun
ty Park and Recre
ation Organization.
The award cites
James’ volunteer
work wfth inner city
youth In the Charlotte
Flight Club, of which
he is head coach and
cofounder. County
Commissioner Nor
man Mitchell (left)
congratulates James
at the association’s
awards banquet July
15.
PHOTO/NATONAL ASSOCIATION Of COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION ORGANIZATION
Dell Cuny-Charlotte Bobcats basketball
camp, Aug. 8-12, First Baptist Church Fami
ly Life Center, 301 S. Davidson St. Children
age 7-15 can spend a week with former NBA
player and guests to learn fimdamentals. Tb
sign up or for mformation, call (704) 332-5437
or go online at www.dcchairtyorg.
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North State Law EInforcement Officers
golf tournament and scholarship fund
drive, Aug. 13, Renaissance Paik Golf Cburse,
1525 W. Tyvola Road Entry fee $65 or $240
per team. Starts at 8 a.m. Sponsored by Focus
on Future Lead^ Class III
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Festi-BuU, Johnson C. Smith University Aug.
14, 4 p.m., Irwin Belk Complex. Activities for
children and adults, music, fiee giveaways and
food. Also meet and greet with JCSU athletes,
cheerleaders and coaches. Free.
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“Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of
the Human Body,” Discovery Place. Based on
the best-selling book “Grossology” exhibit uses
animatronics to tell the goexi, bad and ugly
about runny noses, body odor and other body
fimetions. Exhibit is fiee with paid admission
to Discovery Place; $8.50 for ages 14-59, $6.50
for seniors and ages 2-
13. For information,
caU (704) 372-6261, vj
extension 300 or
log on to
www.discov- I
eryplace.arg.
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Shindig on the '
Green, 7 p.m. Satur- '
day^ through Sept. 3,
Asheville CTty/County
Plaza. Featuring bluegrass and ’
mountain stiing'bands, ballad singers, story
tellers and defers. Free. For information, call
(828) 258-6101, extension 789.
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Elastside Apprentice Institute, throu^
Aug. 19. A comprehensive forum that e3qx>ses
sixth throu^ ninth-grades to key principles
of business ownership. Camp is hdd Monday-
Friday fium 8:30 a.m-12;30 p.m R^lstration
fee is $25; camp fee is $25" and lunch will be
provided. For information, caE Beth Durante-
HoUand or Johnnie Wallace at (704) 563-2100.
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Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-
Mecklenburg banquet/dance, Aug. 19,
Marriott Charlotte Executive Park, 5700
Westpaik Drive. Reception begins at 6:30 p.m,
program at 7:15. Tickets are $50. For informa
tion, call Anna Hood at (704) 333-4685 or Con
nie Johnson at (704) 643-6686.
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Dell Curry Celebrity Golf Charify Classic,
Aug. 22, River Run Golf & Country Club,
Davidson. Golf benefit for dTiarlotte-area chil
dren. For information, call (704) 332-5437 or
leg on to www.dccharityorg.
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Pre-Labor Day Golf Ibiimament, Olde
Sycamore Golf Club, Aug. 25. Sponsored by
Greater Gethsemane AME Zion (Hiurch, regis
tration is $65 per player or $260 for foursome.
Deadline is Aug. 16. For information, call (704)
375-3900, extension 10.
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Thomasboro Neighborhood Association and
Themasboro Churdi of Christ host Commu
nity Fun Day Aug, 27, 1 p.m at the church,
216 Bradford Drive. Activities for families as
well as food and vendors. For information, call
Wanda Jones at (704) 392-4253.
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S. James Gates Jr., professor
of physics and director of the
Center for String and Particle
Theory at the University of
Maryland, will deliver David
son College’s Smith Lecture
“What You May Not Know
About Einstein’s Legacy S^.
8, Duke Family Perfonnance
Hall. Gates is the first African
American to hold an endowed (hair in physics
at a major U.S. research university Free.
“Ancient Egyptian Art for the Afterlife,”
Mint Museum throu^ Dec. 4. Ebdiibit is a
selection of 90 ancient artifacts fium a local pri
vate collectioa ExhiHt covers the Pre-Dynas-
tic Period (4000-3000 BC) Old Kingdom (3000-
2100 BC), New Kingdom (1350-1000 BC) and
Ptolemaic Period (200-30 BC)- Admission is $6
for adults, $5 for seniors and students, $3 for
children 6-17.
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Mnt Museum of Craft + Design hosts Mura-
no: Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collec
tion throu^ Aug. 21. More than 200 exam
ples of blown g^ass will be showcased, Mnt
Museum of Craft + Design is located at 220 N.
TVyon St. and open Tbesday-Saturday firm 10
a.m-5 p.m Museum is fiee Tiesday fiom 10
am-2 p.m Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for
seniors and students and $3 for children 6-17.
For infonnation, call (704) 337-2000 or log on
to www.mintinuseumotg.
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“Artistry Around Our Table,” Afit>Ameri-
can Cultural Center, throu^ Aug. 20. Exhibi
tion features talents of AACCs Roundtable
Professional Artist Fellows in multidiscipli
nary works. For information, log on to
WWW. aacc-chariotte. org.
Concerts, art exhibits and commmity-oriented
events can be submitted to The Charlotte Post
P.O. Box 30244 Charlotte, NC 28230. You can
fax {704) 342-2160, log on at wwwjhecharlot-
tepostrom or e-mail editorial@thecharlot-
tepostcom.
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