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HAPPENINGS/ttlit Ciarlotte
Thursday, October 30,2003
Calendar of events
October 30
Classic Productions “Amelia Bedella, Ovens
Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence Blvd. Perfor
mances at 9:45 and 11:45 a.m.
October 31
CPCC Theatre will present the thriller “Dracu-
la” by Steven Dietz on Oct 31 and Nov. 1, 7, and 8
at 8 p.m. and Nov. 9 at 2:30 p.m. in Pease Audito
rium on the Central Campus. Tickets are $12 and
available at the box office. Call (704) 330-6534.
call Doris Asbmy at (704) 597-5705.
Smooth jazz artist Brian Culbertson at Spirit
Square’s McGlohon Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are
$44.50 and can be purchased at the Blumenthal
Box Office in Founders Hall by calling (704) 372-
1000 or online at www.blumenthalcenter.org.
Also available at TicketMaster outlets, calling
(704) 522-6500 or going online at www.ticketmas-
ter.com.
American Magic Lantern Theatre featuring
Time Lapse Dance, McCelvey Center, 212 E. Jef
ferson St. Rock Hill. Tickets are $15, York Coun
ty Culture & Heritage Commission members and
groups of 10 or more $12 each. Students $8. For
tickets, call (803) 684-3948, extension 21.
November 24
“Celebrate Autumn” and costume contest, East-
land Mall, 6:45 p.m. Free admission'for costumed
Planet Kid members and parents. Skate free at
the Ice House. At 7 p.m., Radio Disney sponsors a
costume contest.
“Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Spirit
Square McGlohon Theatre. Screenings at 6:30,
and 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. Tickets are $5 and $4 for
seniors and wiU be sold at the door for cash only.
November 1
“Gems In the Rough,” a literary showcase of
self-published authors, 8:30 a.m. at Zion’s Renais
sance Complex, 3165 Zion’s Renaissance Lane.
Keynote speakers include Omar lyree, Audrey
Bell-Keamey and Dan Poynter. Admission is
$180 for showcased author, $80 for book vendors
and $5 general admission. Benefits go to North
Carolina Arts Society and Charlotte Communi
ties in School. For information, call Jolynn Mata
at (704) 604-1729 or Ahmad Daniels at (704) 491-
3053.
Def Poetry Jam, Blumenthal Performing Arts
Center. Tickets are $18-42 and can be purchased
at box office, call (704)372-1000 or online at
www.blumenthalcenter.org.
December 12
Jingle Bell Ball, 8 p.m., Byron’s South End, 101
W. Worthington Ave. Tickets are $30, $25 in
advance before Nov. 12 at Just Fresh locations
around Charlotte. Proceeds go to the Shelter for
Battered Women. Entertainment provided by
Deja Vu. Dress is semi-formal or black tie. For
information, log on to www.jinglebellball.com.
Bobcats FrenzyFest, 10 a.m., Charlotte Colise
um, 100 Paul Buck Blvd.
Americare Health Festival, University .Park
Shopping Center, 2348 Keller Ave. from 8 a.m.-5
p.m. Free health screenings, entertainment, rides
and games. For information, call (704) 399-2677.
November 2
Ebony Fashion Fair, Ovens Auditorium, 6 p.m.
Sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Delta Zeta
Chapter. Tickets are $22 and can be purchased
from sorority members or Ovens’ box office one
hour prior to showtime. Proceeds wiU benefit the
sorority’s scholarship fund and local charities. For
information, call Deborah Easterling at (704)
563-2127 or Renea Stitt at (704) 394-4285.
Harvest Day at Latta Plantation. Take part in
fall chores on the farm, including shucking com,
harvesting crops and picking cotton. Admission is
$5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students and $3
for children 6-12. For information, call (704) 875-
2312 or log on to lattaplantation.org.
Singing Christmas Tree, Carolina Voices, 1900
Queens Road. MainStage Choir’s holiday spec
tacular of music, puppetry and dance. A new
Chanuka work by composer Joel Silberman wUl
be featured. Through Dec. 14. Season tickets are
$51. For information or tickets, caU (704) 374-
1564.
December 13
“A Journey to India,” Westin Charlotte hotel.
International House gala celebrates diversity and
splendor of India. Tickets are $135 per person
and can be purchased by calling International
House at (704) 333-8099. Reservations hiust be
received by Nov. 8.
Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble presents
“Herald The Season” at Dana Auditorium,
Queens University, 7 p.m. Guest artist is What-
ever4. Tickets are $15 in advance and $8 at the
door and $12 each for a group of 20 or more. For
information, call (704) 348-1598 or log on to
www.ccensemble.org.
“On the Wings of Song” at Carolina Voices,
1900 Queens Road. Season tickets $51. For tick
ets and information, call (704) 374-1564.
Ebony Fashion Show, 6 p.m.,
Ovens Auditorium, 2700 East
Independence Blvd.
Nov. 5
James McBride, award-win
ning writer, composer, and
author of the critically
acclaimed memoir “The Color
of Water: A Black Man’s Trib
ute to His White Mother.” at
Levine Museum of the New
South, 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, for museum mem
bers, and $15 for non-members. Please call Kellie
McGregor at (704) 333-1887 ext. 243 to purchase
tickets.
November f
Motor Madness, Charlotte Coliseum, 100 Paul
Buck Blvd. Continues Nov. 8.
Hee Haw Bingo, 6:30 p.m. at Carole A. Hoefher
Center, 610 East Seventh St. Tickets are $15 for
10 games of Bingo and can be purchased at Paper
Skyscraper, White Rabbit Books & Things, City
Supply Co. or Regional AIDS Interfaith Network
at (704) 372-7246. proceeds go to RAM. For infor
mation, log on to www.gaybingocharlotte.org.
November 8
Comedian Chris Rock, 8p.m., Ovens Auditori
um,2700 East Independence Blvd..
“Strikes for Tikes” bowlathon at Carolina
Lanes, 9-11:30 a.m.. Prizes Proceeds wiU benefit
Youth Harbor., which provides assistance to
needy children. For information, caU (704) 372-
2363
American Piedmont Arts wUl sponsor a benefit
for Make A Wish of Charlotte and Big Broth
ers/Big Sisters, Jetton Park. Displays of more
than 30 Piedmont artists wiU be for sale. Live
entertainment provided by June and Marie and
Sherwood Lane. Art auction at 2 p.m. AU benefits
go to charity. For information, caU (704) 528-9363.
Third annual Carolina Pottery Festival, 10
a.m.-4 p.m., Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 1751
Marion St., Shelby. Admission
is $2 for adults and children
over 12.
November 11
Henry Louis Gates at Spirit
Square’s McGlohon Theatre,
345 N. CoUege St. at 7 p.m.
Gates, chair of Harvard’s Afro-
American Studies department
and director of W.E.B. Du Bois
Institute wiU participate in a
lecture, student dialogue and
an adult leadership forum as
Gates
part of The Echo Foundation’s ‘Voices Against
Indifference Initiative.” Nobel Laureate for litera
ture Wole Soyinka will introduce Gates’ lecture,
“W.E.B. Du Bois and the Encyclopedia Africana.”
CaU 704. 372.1000 for reserved seats: individual
($20) and student group ($5). CaU (704) 347.3844
for patron tickets ($65), which include a pre-event
reception with Gates and Soyinka at the Noel
GaUeiy, 401 N. Tryon St.
November 14
Composer/songwriter Billy Jonas at ChUdren’s
Theatre of Charlotte. Original songs, stories and
improvisations with voice, guitar and “industrial
re-percussion” with instruments made from recy
cled objects. For ages 5 and up. Tickets range
from $7 to $15. For information, caU (704) 376-
5745.
November 15
Alpha Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority presents Pearl Awards
Luncheon 11 a.m. at Adam’s Mark Hotel, 555 S.
McDowell St. Tickets are $35. For information.
HAPPY TRAILS
Dr. Kenneth
Chambers
(right) is con
gratulated by
Charlotte Mayor
Pro Tern Patrick
Cannon (center)
and his brother
Julius Cham
bers at his
retirement party
at Friendship
Missionary Bap
tist Church.
Kenneth Cham
bers retired after
43 years as a
gynecologist.
PHOTO/FRANK WILLIAMS
GIVE THE DRUMMERS SOME LOVE
Health Care Career Expo, downtown pubUc
Ubrary 12 p.m. Event participants include Car-
oUnas college of Health Sciences, Mercy School of
Nursing, UNC Charlotte and Presb34erian Hos
pital. Free admission and parking at Seventh
Street Station and IJL Center. For information,
caU ThinkCoUege& Career Center at (704) 335-
0852.
The Youth and
Family Services
African Drum
Ensemble was a
featured attrac
tion at the Fami
lies For Kids
Rally sponsored
by Mecklenburg
County Dept, of
Social Services.
The rally
brought atten
tion to the need
for adoptive
families in
Mecklenburg.
PHOTO/WADE NASH
AGGIE PRIDE
PHOTO/WADE NASH
N.C. A&T State University Chancellor James Renick and his wife Peggy showed his school
spirit during A&T’s homecoming parade in Greensboro. An estimated 50,000 alumni and
fans were at the university for homecoming activities and the traditional football game
between the Aggies and Howard University. A&T won, pusning its record to 7-1.
NOTES
Central United Methodist Church wiU
sponsor “Adventures in Learning” for
seniors from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Registra
tion is $18; $5 lunch or bring your own.
Subjects include Tai-Chi, learning Span
ish, do it yourself home repair, for infor
mation, call (704) 338-1511.
Children’s story times Saturdays at 2
p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 4720 Sharon
Road. For more information, call (704)
554-7986.
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Free First Sundays. The DSBG offers
free admission to the garden the first
Sunday of each month. The garden is
located at 6500 S. New Hope Road, in
Belmont. For more info visit
www.dsbg.org or call (704) 825-4490.
Race: The Power of an Illusion, The
Light Factory, 600 East Trade St. PBS
series on race relations will be shown
Oct. 9 from 7-9 p.m. After viewing will be
be group discussion on the topic. For
information, call (704) 336-2605.
Democratic Women of Mecklenbui^
County meet every second Wednesday
at 2821 South Blvd. Meetings with
refreshments served at 6:30 p.m., fol
lowed by a speaker. Open to all regis
tered Democrats.
Matchmaker Tennis sponsors clinics
to teach new players the basics of the
game. To sign up, log on to www.match-
makertennis.com and click on the events
calendar link.
Mecklenburg EMS Agency offers fi:ee
car seat checks first and third Thursdays
from 10 a.m.-l p.m. at 6410 Conference
Drive. Trained technicians are available
to install car seats safely.
Renaissance Festival & Artisan
Marketplace every weekend through
Nov. 16, Highway 73 at Poplar Tfent
Road, Huntersville. European-style arts
and comedy festival features a combina
tion of outdoor theatre, circus, arts and
crafts, jousting tournament and feast.
Tickets are $14 for adults, $13 for seniors
and $5 for children available at Harris
Teeter stores. Festival times 10 a.m.-5:30
p.m. For information, call (704) 896-5544
or log on to www.renfestinfo.com.
Afro-American Cultural Center Culture-
Camp, first Saturday of the month. Cul
tures that will be explored include
Native American, Vietnamese, Hispanic
and African traditions., CultureCamp
will run in conjunction with AACC’s Her
itage Saturday Tour program, which
travels to cultural sites across the South
east. For information, call (704) 374-
1565.
Novello Festival of Reading through-
Nov. 10. Headlining authors include John
Grisham, Marcela Serrano and Joyce Carol
Oates. For ticket information and pro
grams, log on to www.novellofestival.org.
Theatre Charlotte present “Blithe Spirit”
Oct. 30-31; Nov. 1, 8, 9 andl5. Ticket prices
range from $17-$22. For information and
tickets, call Theatre Charlotte’s box office
(704) 334-9128 Monday-Friday from 10
a.m.-4 p.m.
EXHIBITS
“New Abstractions,” through Oct. 31,
Joie Lassiter Gallery, 525 North Tryon St.,
Suite 140. North Carolina native and stone
sculptor Horace Farlowe wiU exhibit sculp
tures. Reception on Oct. 3 with the artist on
hand.
“Celebrating the Legacy of Romare
Bearden,” a juried ejdiibition, at Mint
Museum of Art and the McColl Center
for Visual Art. The exhibition offers Car
olina artists the opportunity to show the
impact of Bearden on their own works..
“American Quilt Classics 1800-1980:
The Charles and Fleur Bresler Collec
tion” at Mint Museum of Craft + Design
through January 4, 2004. Admission is $6
for adults, $5 seniors and $3 for anyone age
6-17. Closed on Mondays and major holi
days. For information, caU (704) 337-2000
or log on to www.mintmuseum.org.
Works of Dale Chihuly at Jerald Melbeig
Gallery, Oct. 25-Dec. 27. An intimate exhi
bition of organic, innovative glass sculp
tures. Chihuly’s works include baskets, Per
sians, macchias and seafoams.
Joie Lassiter Gallery presents Linda
Fantuzzo, Nov. 7-Dec. 2. At 525 N. Ttyon St.
For information, call Kate Baillon-Case at
(704) 373-1464 or e-mail artjlg@aol.com.
“The Machine Shop,” Oct. 25 at Discov
ery Place as part of the Amazing Inventors
Festival from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is
$7.50 for ages 13-59, $6.50 for over 60, $6
for 6-12 and $5 for 3-5.
Integrative works by Aex Horstman Jr. at
Central Piedmont Community College
Pease Auditorium, Central Campus, Oct.
20-Nov. 21. CaU (704) 330-2722 extension
3110 for gallery hours.