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6C A & E/tRtt Ctariotte Thursday, August 25, 2CX)5 26Percy Sledge 27 Shagging at the BRIDGE, 8 p.m., Charlotte Merchandise Mart, 800 Briar Creek Road. DJ is Dr. Chris Beachley of the Wax Miuseum. Cash bar, doca* prizes. Shaggers wel come. Cost $15 per person. TORIF presents: Community Awareness E^xplosion, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.. Boys and Girls Club, 2901 Milton Road. For information call (704) 392- 6114. Nfinistry, music and free giveaways. Gospel stage play Dead Man Walking,^ Pease Auditorium, Central Piedmont Community College. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the theatre box office at 1201 Elizabeth Ave. or by phone at (704) 330-6534. WTVI Family Fun Fest, 11 a.m-1 p.m., 3242 Commonwealth Ave. Food, games and musical entertainment with appearances by PBS chil dren’s characters Arthur, Clifford and WTVI’s Bev and Seemore Goodstuff Free. For information, call (704) 371-8839. 30 Lauren Griffen, author of “This Scat ter of Blossoms,” at Wne-Up, 3306 N. David son St. Admission is $5. Call (757) 572-2230 for information. 31 “Polish Joke,” Actors Theatre of Char lotte, through Sept. 17. Admission Wednesday and Thursday $20 for 7:30 p.m. curtain; $25 for Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., $25 on Sept. 11 matinee at 2:30 p.m. Call (704) 342- 2251 for tickets. kGuUah/Gechee Nation International African Music & Movement Festival, St. Helena Island Two-day festival shows African Dia^xira’s links to the GuUah/Geechee people throu^ stOTytellers, dance and maiketplace. For information on tickets, contest and vendor details, call (843) 838-1171. plgunnuko African Heritage Festival, Fra zier Paik. A family-coiented c^ebration of the arts to paeserve, educate and prconote traditional African, African American and Caribbean history and culture. Two-day festival features live perfor mances of African drumming and dance, spoken word, r^ae, gospel, African and other cultural entertainment. Free, ^Moscow State Circus, Cricket Arena, 2700 E. Independence Blvd Showtimes 2 p.m. and 7 p.m Adult tickets $22; children $7.50. 1 2TheSpokenWord, Unicai County Public Library, Monroe. Open Mic format. Any type of clean poetry welcome. Each poet is given three minutes to perform up to three poems. Call (704) 283-8184, extension 232 to register. 13 Ibrneka M. Winbome, author of “Where My Strength Come From” at Wine-Up, 3306 N. Davidson St., 7 p.m Admission is $5. Call (757) 572-2230 for inftomation. 15 'Reflections, Afro-American Cultural Cen ter Attic Theatre. Presentation of spoken word and theatrical works featuring participants frtan Harambee, adult performing arts workshops. Admission $5, free to AACX^ members. North Carolina Dance Theatre open house in NoDa, Neath Davidson and 28th streets. Free. 16 Latin American Excelente Awards, Westin Hotel. Black tie event honors excellence in the Latin American ccanmunity For inffirmation, call (704) 568-6966. “IXifT Shuffle: Backsti^e with Louis Arm strong,” 8 p.m., Afro-American Cultural Center Attic Theatre. Written and performed by histori- an/actor Danny Mullen. Performances on S^. 17 at 8 p.m and Sept. 18 at 4 p.m Admission $15; $20 for two; $10for AACX^ members, ASCGSvin’& livin’ card holders and Chariotte Shout Rewards passholders. 17 Woman Speaks Festival, 10 am., Extrav aganza Depot Indudes submissions cf poetry shert stories, song lyrics ccoitests. DeadlineAug. 1. For informatiem, e-mail WamanSpeaks^S^aoLcom 1 durban League Guild golf tournament, Verdict Ridge G(if & Country Chib. Noon shotgun start with events including doeest to pin contest and $6,000 putting coitest.. For details or sign-iqi, log on to www.urbanleaguecc.ofg. 23x116 Charlotte Post Best Awards Ban quet. Adam’s Mark Hotel. KeyxvDte speaker Kati Haycock Reception at 6:30 p.m.; dinn^ fdlows at 7:30 withhvB auction. Proceeds benefit The Char^ lotte Poet Scholarship Foundation. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by calHng (704) 376- 0496. 24^ Revelry and RevohitkMi: An 18th oen- HAPPENINGS Sledge headlines “Shaggin’ Queen C5ty Stjde” 7 p.m.-12 a.m., Oasis Shrine Tbmple. Tickets are $30, which indudes live entertainment and hors d’oeuvres. For tickets or infor mation, call the Metrolina Native American Assodation at (704) 926-1526. tury dinner theatre experience,” dharlotte Museum of History 3500 Shamrock Drive. Cblo- nial-st^ meal, live music and colonial dancing. Make reservations by calling (704) 568-1774. Tick ets are $35 per person or $65 per couple. Tbsco Music Party 7 p.m., Spirit Square Center for Arts and Education. Tickets $11 for adults, $9 for seniors and $5.50 under 16. Performers indude Jcaiathan Byrd, Dromedary Pura Fe, Ravi and Phil Carias. Kabalevsky Tb buy tickets or for infeamation, call (704) 846-2788 or log on to www.chariottephilhar- monic.org. ^“Mill Milage: A Piedmont Rhapsody,” 2 p.m, Levine Museum of the New South. Pregram in conjimction with Charlotte Symphony Orches tra to connect mill communities to music. Lcx:al composer David Crowe composed original cham ber work performed by the CSO. 27 Nikki Tlimer, author of “The Glamourcjus Open Air Shakespeare, East Lincoln Recreation Center, Eastern Lincoln Cknmty 6:30 p.m. One-act versions of “Romeo and Juliet” and “A Midsummer Ni^t’s Dream.” Free. Call (704) 735-A,C7ri for infor mation. Life” at Wlne-Up, 3306 N. Davidson St., 7 p.m. Admission $5. Call (757) 572-2230 for informa tion. She will also sign copies of her novd at Real Eyes Bookstore from 6-8 p.m. 29. 'Cook Dixon & Young, Ovens Auditorium. ‘West Charlotte High School Class of 1995 reunion. Events through Oct. 16 indude cocktail party/meet and greet on 0:t. 14; banquet Oct. 15 and awkout Oct. 16. Tb indicate interest in attending, send an e-mail to westchariottere- unionfSnc.rr.com or contact information to www.westdiariottereunioniSnc.iT.com Three Original Tfenors perform songs fix)m the CD “Oxk Dixon & Young in Concert.” I Tiifani Johnson Basketball Camp, Grady Charlie WTlson & The Gap Band and the Stylistics, Greensboro Coliseum Complex, 8 p.m. Part of N.C. A&T State University homecoming. Tickets are $30 and $45 and available at the Col iseum advance bcnc office or www.tickets.com. . Cole Center, 310 Kings Drive. Two-day basketiaaU skills camp and throwback game featuring former Garinger High School standout Tlffani Johnson (WNBA Houston Chmets). Proceeds go to scholar ship funds for college-bound students. For infor mation, call Rosalyn Johnson McDowell at (704) 891-2362 or Cynthia Smith Perkins at (704J 596- I 'S^Olympic High School Class of 1985 reunion. For information, call (864) 234-5566 or e- mail dasseventsSbellsouth.net. • 0107. 3lllusionist Lyn Dilies will join maestro Albert Gospel Music Day ‘05, featuring Tbnex, Para mount’s Carowinds Paladium Amphitheater. Tickets range from $19.99 to $39.99 for Gold Cir- de adult. Advance tickets available through Tick- etmaster at (704) 522-6500. Discount group tick ets available by calling (800) 888-4386. Moehring to open the Charlotte Philharmonic’s 16th season with “Magic at the Philharmonic” at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Belk Theatre. Also featured are sdections from John William.^’ “ET Selections,” “Mars” from The Plan ets by Holst and “Galiq) of the Comedians” by - Amy Grant performs with Charlotte Symphony Chx:hestra, 8 p.m., Ovens Auditori um. Tickets $22-$75. Call the symphony ticket office at (704) 972-2000 or 'Ilcketmaster at (704) 522-6500. MILL MUSIC PHOTOADHARLOTTE SYMPHONY Charlotte Symphony Orchestra will perform David Crowe’s “Mill Village: A Piedmont Rhapsody” Oct. 9 at Levine Museum of the New South. FAMILY REUNION PHOTO/CURTIS WLSON Thousands of people turned out for the Ebony Black Family Reunion last weekend at Marshall Psrk. The reunion featured musical acts, comedians, fo^ and information booths. REAL MAN RSHING Andre Lomax admires his fish caught in Reedy Creek Park during a trip by the TRUE MAN lead ership group sponsored by BRIDGE Jobs Pro gram. PHOTO«RIOGE JOBS PROGRAM Millions More Movement-Charlotte Local Organizing Committee town haU meeting Aug. 27, Main Library, 310 N. Ttyon St. Indudes a prcsentaticxn and discussiem on reparations. For information, call Ahmad Daniels at (704) 537-1533 or e-mail ahmad^^ell- south.net. “Grossolo'gy: The (Impo lite) Science of the Human Body,” Discovery Place. Based on the best-sell ing book “Grossology,” exhibit uses animatronics to 1 tell the good, bad and u^y about runny noses, body odor ' and other bexly functions. Exhibit is free with paid admission to Discovery Place; $8.50 for ages 14-59, $6.50 for seniors and ages 2-13. For information, call (704) 372-6261, extension 300 or log on to www.discovCTyplace.org. Shindig on the Glreen, 7 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 3, Asheville City/County Plaza. Featuring bliiegrass and mountain string bands, ballad singers, storytellers and dc^- gers. Free. For information, call (828) 258- 6101, extension 789. Strikes for Tikes, AMF Carolina Lanes, 11210 Brigman Road, Matthews. Theme is retro bowling, so wear your hippest outfit. For $25 donation, partidpants will have free shoe rental, three hours of firee bowling and goody bag. For information or to sign up, call (704) 372-2263. Sponsored by Youth Harbor. Pre-Labor Day Golf Ibumament, Olde Sycamore Golf Club, Aug, 25. Sponsored by Greater Gethsemane AME Zion Church, regis tration is $65 per player or $260 for foursome. For information, call (704) 375-3900, extension 10. Tbcanasboro Neighborhood Assodation and Thomasboro Church of CTirist host Commu- nify 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. Bei^amin Kubie, education and outreach assodate for the N.C. Dance Theatre and for mer prindpal dancer will talk “Ballet 101” Sept. 4 at 7 p.m., at West Boulevard Public Libraiy 2157 West Blvd. KuHe will talk about what goes into the making of a ballet and NCDT Tb make a reservation, call (704) 336- 6802. S. James Gates Jr., professor of physics and director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Marjiand, will deliver Davidson Coll^[e’s Smith Lecture “What You May Not Know About Einstein’s Legacy Sept. 8, Duke Family Performance Hall. Gates is the first African American to hold an endowed chair in physics at amajorU.S. research universi ty Free. Gates NAACPAshantiAwards celebration Sept. 9- 10. Golf tournament Sept. 9, Hi^and Creek Golf Course. Awards and silent auction S^. 9 at Westin Hotd, 6 p.m. For information, call Kenneth White at (704) 549-9555. “An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeu^” Sept. 8-24, South End Performing Arts Center, 201 Rampart St., 8 p.m. Thursday throu^ Saturday Matinee S^. 11 at 3 p.m.; pay what you can Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors. Medal of Honor in the Arts, Oct. 21, VWnthrop University, 8 p.m Honoring Ray Dou^ty Harriet Goode, Scott Shanklin-Peter- son, Charies Randolph-Wrig^it and Walter Roberts and Geoigina Wooton-Roberts. Tick ets are $50 and proceeds will fund scholarships in visual arts, dance, music or theatre at Winthrop. For information or tickets, call (803) 323-2399. “Ancient Egyptian Art for the Afterlife,” Mnt Museum throu^ Dec. 4. Exhibit is a selection of 90 ancient artifacts from a local pri vate collection. Exhibit covcts 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. Art Works 945 fourth annual outsider art auction, Aug. 27 and Sept. 10. Features works by Chariotte’s homeless at Hodges Ta>dor Gallery 401 N. TVyon St., 6 p.m “Artistry Around Our Ihble,” AfixvAmeri- can Cultural CJenter, throu^ Aug. 20. Exhibi tion features talents of AACCTs Roundtable Professicmal Artist Fellows in multidiscipli nary works. For information, log on to www.aacc-diaiiotte.arg. Concerts, art exhibits and community-oriented events can be submitted to The Charlotte Post P.O. Box 30144 Charlotte, NC 28230. }bu can fax (704) 342-2160, log on at wwwthecharlot- tepostcom or e-mail editorial@thecharlot- tepostcom.
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