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8B Wfyt C^rlotte $ogt Thursday. July 13, 2006 : Old Fashion BBQ & American L^on, 101 Oak Grove Drive, Mt. Holly. Barbe cue cooked by Kyle Fletcher BBQ in Gastonia. Continues on July 15. Pork BBQ $7 per plate. CaU in orders at (704) 340-3033. Shindy on the Green, Martin Luther King Park, Asheville. Celebration of traditional and old-time bands, ballad singers, storytellers, big circle mountain dancers and doggers. Free. For information, call (828) 258-6101, extension 345 or go online at www.folkheritage.oi^ International Ifea, Walter G. Byers Elementary School, 1415 Hamilton St. An array of foods from around the table. Door prizes induded. Tickets are $7 and proceeds go to scholarships for stu dents. Friends of Bob & Tom, 7 p.m., Ovens Auditori um. Tickets are $32.50. “Wait Wait ...Don’t Itell Me!’' the Nation al Pubhc Radio weekly quiz show tapes at Blu- menthal Center’s Belk Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tick ets are $20-$35 and on sale at the Blumenthal Box Office at (704) 372-1000 or www.blumenthal- center.org. Comedian Bruce Bruce, 8 p.m., Ovens Auditori um. Tickets are $33.50, ^8.50 and $43.50. -Ride for Pride, 8 a.m., 404 Armour St. Andrus « Pride Sunset Jazz Festival kicks off at Hal- DANCE ASHEVILLE FOLK HERITAGE COMMITTEE Shindig is a celebration of traditional and old-time bands, ballad singers and big circle mountain dancers in Asheville. The festival will be held Saturdays in July Shindig on the Green, Martin Luther King Park, Asheville. Celebration of traditional and old-time bands, ballad singers, storytellers, big circle moimtain dancers and doggers. Free. For information, call (828) 258-6101, extension 345 or go online at www.folkheritage.oig Dirt Divas Ride for MS Society, 8:30 a.m., Waxhaw Elementary School, Old Providence Road. Moimtain biking club raises money to fight multiple sclerosis. Registration is $15. For infor mation, e-mail info@dirtdivas.net or log on to www.dirtdivas.net. Buffalo Soldiers Greater North Caroli na Chapter hosts 1401h anniversary at Shera ton Four Seasons in Greensboro. For a schedule of events, log on to www.ncbuffalosoldiers.org. “Bombay Dreams," a musical about India’s boUywood, the world’s largest film indus try, Belk Theater. Tickets are $20 to $61 and on sale at the Performing Arts Center Box Office at (704) 372-1000 or onhne at www.blumenthalcen- ter.oig or www.carolinatbi:.org. “Noises Off,” 7:30 p.m., Meroney Theater, 213 South Main St., Salisbury. Tickets $15, $12 for seniors and students. Performances through July 30 (2:30 p.m.) Tickets available at the box office by calling (704) 633-5471. Family Day, Afro-American Cultural Center, 12-6 p.m WATCH Kinetic Works SummerDance PHOTO/JEFF CRAVOTTA Dance comes out of the theater into a pubhc arena with concert performances by Kinetic Works Dance Company at the Dowd YMCA, 400 East Morehead St New works and revivals by choreographer Martha Connerton featuring SPANCE, a sports dance. Performances Aug. 4 and Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 5 and aug. 12 at 4 p.m. Admission is $12 in advance for the general public, $15 at the door and $10 for YMCA members. For information, call Martha Connerton at (704) 338-1533. American Idols Ibiu-, Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Featuring top 10 finalists Ace Young, Chris Daughtry Paris Bennett and Thylor Hicks. Tickets are $68.50, $48.50 and $38.50 and avail able at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center tick et office, charge by phone at (800) 495-2295 or charlottebobcatsarena.com. Davidson. Three bicycling routes - 62, 31 and 10 miles -to raise money for Trips for Kids-Charlotte and the MS Society. All routes will be marked and volimteers will guide and support riders. Regis tration is $15 before Ai^. 3 and $20 after. ANSI or SNELL-approved helmets are required. Regis ter online at cannonballs-cychng.org. EclecFest, RealEyes Bookstore, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nikki Giovanni and Crystal Andrus vrill be fea tured presenters. Continues Aug. 13. Karaoke contest for teens with free voice lessons and studio time for the winner. Games and moon bounce among the events for children. Giovanni will appear Aug. 13 at Neighborhood The atre, 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 in . advance. Andrus will will lead seminars on publishing at Green Rice Gallery. Aug. 13. Workshop is $10. WATCH The Jungle Book PHOTO/TOM COVINGTON Maurice Wingfield, Core Cray and Matt Keffer (left to right) star in Central Piedmont Community College Summer Iheatre presentation of the musical adaptaton of the children’s classic July 13-15, 10 a.m. at Pease Auditorium. Tickets are $5. Charlotte Literary Festival, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.. Real Eyes Book Store, 3306 North Davidson St. Festival features Nikki Giovaimi and 80 authors. Includes book signings, workshofs, seminars, hve bands and kids’comer. Concludes Aug. 13. ^ 6 Great Gatsby Party sponsored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Wachovia Atrium. Food and beverages from Charlotte’s top restamants, silent auction and swing dance and costume contest. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Call Catherine 'Ihrner at (704) 525-2956 or visit www.nationahussociety.oig/ncp. [ Earth Wind & Fire, 'Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Special guest Chris Botti. Tickets are $24 and $54. ton Theater at Central Piedmont Community College and continues through Sept. 10. For information, call Tbrrey Feimster at (704) 375- 9553. WATCH Musical Comed'7 Murders of 1940 PHOTO/TOM COVINGTON Polly Addkina and Joanna Long star in the musical comedy prraented by CPCC Sum mer Theatre July 13-15 at Dale Halton Theater on the Central Campus. Tickets are $14, $16 and $20. For information, call the box office at (704) 330-6534. Memorial bricks available for Children’s Memorial Walkway in Frazier Park. Orders from the adopt a brick program taken by Aug. 15 will be installed before the next service on National Children’s Memorial Day weekend Dec. 9. The Memorial Walkway is a nonprofit organization. For information, call Jerry Mudge at (704) 509-6603 or log on to www.ocmw.org. Little Moments, an informational tour of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte, July 11,2424 N. Davidson St, Suite 110 at 7:30 a.m. RSVP to (704) 377-3963 or give@bbbschar- lotte.oi^. Northwest Corridor Community Commu nity Development Corp. will sponsor a sem inar “Implementing An Accounting System” July 15 at Johnson C. Smith University. The free workshop is for budding entrepreneurs, business owners and individuals. The seminar wifi be presented by Patrick Beach, a CPA and owner of Beach Financial Services. For infor mation or to RSVP, call Brenda McMoore at (704) 378-1272 or e-mail bmcmoore®jcsu.edu.. Step back in histoiy Saturdays through Nov. 25 at Historic Brattonsville in McConnells, S.C. Costumed interpreters will bring to life aspects of 18th and 19th century hving with themes changing weekly 'Wsitors can also wit ness life in the Carolina backcountry through activities such as farming, sheep shearing, cot ton harvesting. Admission is free for Culture & Heritage Museum members, $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $3 for children. Apphcations are being taken for Neighbor hood Excellence grants. The giants spon sored by Bank of America, come in three areas: Neighborhood Builders to non-profit organiza tions working to promote vibrant neighbor hoods ($200,000 and grant fimdii^); five local heroes ($5,000 to the nonprofit of tireir choice) whose achievements and leadership contribute to nei^borhood vitahty and student leaders (eight-week paid internship), high school juniors and seniors vrith 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 from addictive eat ing and anorexia. There are no dues or fees and no weigh-ins. For information, call (704) 348- 1569. Torrence lytle High School Alumni Asso ciation will honor former educators Aug. 12 at Zion Renaissance. For information, call Jaclde Ibrrence at (704) 399-8588. Charlotte Neighborhoods Family Day, Aug. 26, 12 a.m.-12 p.m., Charlotte Museum, 3500 Shamrock Drive. Tbur the Charlotte Museiun’s interactive exhibit of Plaza-Mid wood through maps and photos. Free for muse um members; $6 for adults, $5 for students and seniors and $3 for children. Penland School of Crafts is offering half- price tuition to African American cultural asso ciations for a Kente weaving class through July 21. All levels of experience and beginners welcome for sessions led by Luberta Mays, a studio artist and educator who created a Kente mural at Bank of America. For information, call (828) 765-2359, extension 15. Eco Art of the Carohnas, through July 30, Charlotte Art League, 1517 Camden Road. Pastel marshscapes and pigment giclee prints of the Charl^ton, S.C., area by RoseLynn Imbleau in Studio 14. Exhibit will open with an artist reception July 7 at 6 p.m. For infor mation, call (704) 376-2878. Wild Life; The Art of Lauren Faulkenber- ry & Andrew Linton, through July 30, the Ice house Center Gallery, 416 South Main St, Davidson. Free. Preview of the exhibit June 9 from 6-9 with public opening June 10 from 6-9 p.m. Call the Ice house Center at (704) 892-7323 for summer gallery hours. Works of Doug McAbee at McCoU Center for Visual Art, 721 North Ttyon St Spartanbiug, S.C., sculptor uses imagery'that seems famil iar yet hovers just beyond recognition. For information, call (704) 332-5535. Exhibits Ahve: Colonial Charlotte, Aug. 12, 2 p.m., Charlotte Museum of History, 3500 Shamrock Drive. The 18th Centiuy Gallery features hands-on activities and demonstra tions. No reservations required. Free for muse um members, $6 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, $3 for children. Spanish Colonial Art from the Lilly and Francis Robicsek Collection, Mint Muse um of Art, 2370 Randolph Road. Exhibit on display through September 10. Paintings, sculptures, silver and furniture fix>m the late 17th through 19th century. •
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