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8B Cjie Ctarlatte j^oat Thursday, June 15. 2006 Juneteenth of the Carolinas festival, Independence Park, 300 Hawthorne Lane. Four- day event includes cultural camp June 15 at Independence Park Recreation Center (cost $10); drum circle Jime 16 at Independence Park; talent show, battle of the bands, choirs and fashion show. For information, call House of Africa at (704) 376-6160 or Kim and Keith Anderson at (704) 651-3390. Bassist Ron Brendle plays mellow jazz at Mint Museum of Craft + Design, 220 N. Tiyon St, 6:30 p.m. Galleries and museiuu shop will be open from 5-8 p.m. Free. High-scoring guard Monique Currie and the Charlotte Sting take on the Washington Mys tics in a WNBA game, 7 p.m. Bobcats Arena. Tickets start at $8 and can be piuchased at the box office, online at charlottesting.com or (704) 424-WNBA Charlotte Sting will tty to gain a r Thomas Blair book signing, 3 p.m., Books-A-Milhon, 330 S. Sharon Amity Road. Blair will sign copies of his new book, “The Saba- tini Prophecy.” Black Family Day, downtown Reidsville. Free. Includes workshops by Helping Others Succeed Through Tfechnology. Vendors, presenters and volunteers needed. For information, e-mail host- technologySearthlink.com. phony.org. Comedy at Big Chill, 911 East Morehead St. Spe cial K is the featured performer. Doors open at 8 p.m., show time is 9:30. Tickets $10 in advance; $15 at the door. For information, call (704) 603- HAHA. MEET Dana Davidson The author of teen-oriented nov els “Jason & Kyra” and “Played” will make, appearances at Wachovia Playhouse ® Imagi- nOn, 300 E. 7th St. June 21 at 7 p.m. and Freedom Regional Library, 1230 Alleghany St at 3:30. Songwriter and musician Alexis Bing ham, performs at Borders Charlotte-Morrocroft, 3900 Colony Road. Free. Literary field trip to author Dori Sanders’ farm near Clover, S.C. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sanders will auto graph copies of her books along with author Dot Jackson, (“Refuge”). You can also shop for fresh fruits and vegetables. Tickets are $35 for adults, $25 for children 13 and imder, including trans portation, lunch and activities. Call (704) 432- 0153 to register or log on to www.novellopress.org. HBCU party at Rameses Tfemple, 4919 Beatties Ford Road, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Music provided by DJ Lamb. Proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society Admission is $5 and BYOB. sure of revenge against the Coimecticut Sim in.a WNBA game at Bobcats Arena. First 2,500 fans wHl be given 10th anniversary WNBA playing cards. Tickets start at $8 and can be purchased at the box office, online at charlottesting.com or (704J 424-WNBA Gaiy Owen headlines Queen City Come dy at Big Chill, 911 East Morehead St. Steve Brown is the featured performer. Doors open at 8 p.m., show time is 9:30. Tickets $10 in advance; $15 at the door. For information, call (704) 503- HAHA. The first 7,500 fans to the Charlotte Sting vs. Detroit Shock game will get free Sting Stix. Tickets start at $8 and can be purchased at the box office, online at charlottesting.com or (704) 424-WNBA Hidden Valley Optimist Club golf tourna ment, The Ihadition Golf Club, 3800 Prosperity Church Road. Registration is $65 per player and checks should be made payable to Hidden Valley Opitimist Club, P.O. Box 560511, Charlotte, NC 28256-0511. Bennett College admissions day at Blumen- thal Performing Arts Center, 130 N. 'Ityon St Admissions officials fium the Greensboro school Will help prospective students and their families with admissions and financial aid applications. For information, call (336) 370-8624 or go to the internet at admis8(sbennett.edu. Women Who Lead Luncheon, Hilton Charlotte & Tbwers, 222 East Third St., 11 a.m. Scholarship fundraiser for the United Negro Col lege Fund with awards to four women who make a difference in their professions and communi ties. Luncheon includes the HAT-ti-tude contest where women compete for the best and most unusual hats and high-end silent auction. Hosted by Maya Angelou. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased at the UNCF office by calling (704) 377-8626. One Vision - A Tribute to Queen, Ovens Auditorium, 8p.m. Charlaotte Symphony, full rock band, Queen City Queen Singers and vocalist Michael Shotton pay homage to Freddy Mercury and Queen hits like ‘We Will Rock You,” Another One Bites the Dust.” Tickets start at $22 at (704) 972-2000 or www.charlottesym- Chill Factor featuring Kevin Jones, The Big dull, 911 East Morehead St, 8 a.m. Jazz, R&B, funk, disco and Motown. Admission $10. Rodney Perry headlines Queen City West Boulevard Library, 2157 West Blvd, celebrates its 10th anniversary, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Refioshments, entertainment and a retro spective on the library’s first decade will be shown. Reservations are free by calling (704) 336- 6802, LISTEN Tyrone Jefferson PHOTOCARDELL ATWOOD Tyrone Jeffer son and Going Through Changes will headline the Afro- American Cultur al Center’s monthly jazz show June 25 at 8 p.m. at the Attic Theatre. At right is vocalist Tbni Tlippence. Admis sion is $8 for AACC members; $10 for non-mem bers. LISTEN Charlotte Philharmonic The Charlotte Philharmonic will present concerts July 2 at Pineville Lake Park and July 4 at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens. The orchestra wUl feature Broad way and popular tunes. ALL ACADEMIC PHOTO/WADE NASH Charlotte Post Advertising Director Fran Farrer-Nash presents the senior of the year run ner-up trophy to East Mecklenburg High School senior Donnarae Wade during awards day at the school. PH0TO4DURTIS WILSON Klara Saveguis-Hail, 8 and friend wait for the blessing of pets SaUirday at Green Market in Center City. The blessing was non-denominational, of course. PHOTO/WADE NASH The Polynesian Dancers of Charlotte showed their best moves at the Queen City Cruisers' annual car show. Bethlehem Center will grant scholarships to students enrolled in college or trade school. Ehgibility is based on a cumulative 2.5 grade point average, acceptance at an academic, vocational, technical or post-secondary school. Applicants must also complete at least 25 hours of volunteer time at Bethlehem Center per semester, Thn awards are given annually with an average scholarship of $400. Applica tions due by July 7. For information, call Abbie Butler at (704) 371-7416,. Step back in history Saturdays (hrough Nov. 25 at Historic Brattonsville in McConnells, S.C. Costumed interpreters will bring to life aspects of 18th and 19th century living with ihemes changing weekly Visitors can also wit ness life in the Carolina backcoimtry through activities such as farming, sheep shearing, cot ton harvesting- Admission is fi:ee for Culture & Heritage Museum members, $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $3 for chfidren. Applications are being taken for Ne^hbor- hood Elxcellence gi-ants. The grants spon sored by Bank of America, come in three areas: Ne^hborhood Builders to non-profit organiza tions working to promote vibrant neighbor hoods ($200,000 and grant funding); five local heroes ($5,000 to tiie nonprofit of their choice) whose achievements and leadership contribute to neighborhood vitality and student leaders (eight-week paid internship), high school juniors and seniors with an interest in improv ing their neighborhoods. Apply online at www.bankofamerica.com/foundation. Deadline June 30. Food Addicts Anonymous hosts meetings daily for people recovering fivm addictive eat ing and anorexia. There are no dues or fees and no weigh-ins. For information, call (704) 348- 1569. Campus Connections BCT is recruiting participants for the 2006-07 school year. Prospective students should be rising sopho mores, juniors or seniors with a minimimi 2.5 grade point average and have solid character traits. Call Kathie Baucom at (704) 527-6168 or e-mail applyScampusconnections.org for a schedule of interest meetings. The organiza tion’s website is www.campusconnections.org. Torrence Lytle High School Alumni Asso ciation win honor former educators Aug. 12 at Zion Renaissance. Alumni will name scholar ships in honor of I.T. Graham, Esther Johnson, F.M. Jones and Leroy V^mn, For information, call Jackie Tarrence at (704) 399-8588. Charlotte Reads and the Public Libraiy are looking for volunteers for the third annual Drop Everything and Read Day June 15 at ImaginOn. If you’re interested, call Heather McCullough at (704) 343-2251 or e-mail heather.mccuJloughShmw.com, Charlotte Neighborhoods Family Day, Aug. 26, 12 a.m,-12 p-m., Charlotte- Museum, 3500 Shamrock Drive. 'Ibur the Charlotte Museum’s interactive exhibit of Plaza-Midwood through maps and photos. Free for museum members; $6 for adults, $5 for students and seniors and $3 for children. Without Boundaries: The Afro-American Cultural Center Peirmanent Collection opens June 16 at 6 p.m. Artists Tbrnmie Robin son and T.J. Reddy wiH be among the panelists discussing “the Afiican-American artists today.” New works by Duy Huynh, Center of the Earth Gallery, 3024 North Davidson St. Exhib it showing through June 23. For information, call (704) 375-5756 or visit www.cen- theroffheearth.com or www.noda.oig. Eco Art of the Carolinas, July 7-30, Char lotte Art League, 1517 Camden Road. Pasten marshscapes and pigment giclee prints of the Charleston, S.C., area by RoseLynn Imbleau in Studio 14. Exhibit will open with an artist reception July 7 at 6 p.m. For information, call (704) 376-2878. Wild Life: The Art of Lauren Faulkenber- ly & Andrew Linton, through July 30, the Icehouse Center Gallery, 416 South Main St., • Davidson. Free. Preview of the exhibit June 9 from 6-9 with pubhc opening June 10 fiom 6-9 p.m. Call the Ice house Center at (704) 892-7323 for summer gallery hours. The Foiu- Ele ments, Mint Museum of Craft Design through June 26. Exhibit graced the foyer oftheU.S. Feder al Building at the 1939 World’s Fair. Designed by award-winning industrial designer Viktor Schrenckengost. “Photography & the Artist Book: A Sur vey of Approaches from the U.S. sind Abroad” at the Light Factory ©Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. Curated by Barb Ifeten- baum. For information, go online at www.light- factoryorg.
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