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3D Ctarlotte ^ost Thursday, September 7, 2006 Pride Sunset Jazz Festival kicks oflf at Hal- ton Theater at Central Piedmont Commimity College, 7:30 p.m. and continues through Sept. 10- Indoor concert witii Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker and Carla Cook. Admission $35 orchestra, $30 balcony. Free Sept 9 concert on the green at 435 S. TTyon St., 1 p.m. Featuring Dave Gtoldberg and the Duane Allen Quintet, Ziad featuring Mandyl Evans and Pucho Brown & the Latin Soul Brothers. Tyrone Jefferson, Saltman & Knowles and Ceha Smith highlight Sept. 10 show at 1 p.m. on the green. Free, For information, call Tbrrey Feimster at (704) 375-9553. Hip hop pioneer Km*tis Blow and reg gae/dance haU icon Papa San share their stories of inspiration and hope at a taping ofINSP’s Mixx Masters Lounge. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and tickets are free by calling (704) 561-7809 or visit ing www.mixmastftrs1oiinge.com/ticketa. Perfor mances on Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. “Blackout 2006: A Theatre Event,” Afro-American Cultural Center through Sept. 16. Event explores impact black ga}^ had on the Harlem Renaissance in the early 1900s. Friday program starts at 8 p.m.; Saturday program starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. For informa tion, call (704) 713-6948 or (704) 968-3916, Acoustic Music Showcase, Dale F. Hal- ton Theater, Central Piedmont Community Col lege, 1206 Elizabeth Ave., 7 p.m. Tickets $12 for adiilts, $10 for seniors and $6 for children imder 16, For ticket information, call the box office at (704) 330-6534 For a list of performers, go to www.toscomusicparty.oi^. We Must Praise, Ovens Auditorium, 7 p.m. Tickets $ll-$26 in advance; $16-$31 day of the show. Alison Brown Quintet, 7:30 p.m., McGlohon Theatre. Grammy-winning banjoist shows off her range from acoustic to its bluegrass roots. Tickets are $21-$28. For information, call (704) 372-1000 or visit www.blumenthalcenter.org or www.carolinatix.oig. Blues Brews & BBQ, Historic South End. National competition of national and local teams, barbecue demonstrations and national blues acts. Continues through Sept. 23. Charlotte Post Best, Hilton Charlotte Center City. 222 E: 3rd St Celebrating 10 years of The Posts annual scholarship gala. Entertain ment by A Sign of the Times Big Band. Honorees are Nicole Beach (Tbp Senior); Donnarae Wade (Ibp Senior runner-up) Wachovia (corporation of the year); Big Brothers Big Sis ters (community service) and Robert Davis (Luminary Award). Tickets are $75 and proceeds bene fit The Charlotte Post Foundation. For information, call (704) 376-0496 or log on to www.thecharlottepost.com. ■ ' Nancy Wilson, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Southern Area of The Links. Tickets $100 and available by calling (704) 372-1000 or online at www.salinks.org. Proceeds benefit the HBCU Scholarship Endowment Initiative. Octoit't s Black Political Caucus of Charlotte- Mecklenburg will host its annual fundi'aiser/banquet, 6:30 p.m., Sheraton Airport Hotel, 3315 Scott FutreU Drive. The caucus will recognize individuals who make Charlotte a bet ter community to live and work. For information, call Ella Wilhams at (704) 596-1332 or (704) 231- 0294 or Gloria Rembert at (704) 948-8089 or (704) 737-6185. C Bill Cosby, Blmnenthal Performing Arts Center. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $25-$50 at the box office in Foimders Hall, by phone at (704) 372-1000 and online at www.bliuuenthalcenter.oig. * *.** “Music of the Great Depi'ession,” Charlotte Museum of History, 3500 Shamrock Drive. Depression-era activities and storytelling for all ages. Free. Reserved seating concert, reserva tions required. ( One Man Star Wars, McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Charles Ross stars in a one-man performance. Tickets are $20 and $25 at the box office in Founders Hall, by call ing (704) 372-1000 and online at www.blumen- thalcenter.org. C San Jose Tkiko, McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square, 7:30 p,m. Performance inspired by traditional Japanese drumming that expresses the beauty and harmony of the human "spirit. Tickets are $22-$28 and available at the box office at Founders HaU, by phone at (704) 372-1000 and online at www.blumenthalcenter.org- ^ Ebony Fashion Fair, Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence Blvd. “Stylishly Hot” is sponsored ly Delta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta sorority- Tickets are $25 general admission, $35 for reserved seating. For information, go to www.2eta3ofcharlotte.org. LISTEN Gena Chambers GENACHAMBERS Gena Chambers, winner of “Gimme The Mike Charlotte 200&,” will showcase her singing iaienfs Sept. 16 at The Big Chill, 91T East Morehead St. The show starts at 8 p.m.. and includes soloist Kevin Jones and Chill Factor. Tickets are $10 in advance at Shear Energy Salon and $15 at the door. For information, call (704) 889-5216. WITNESS “Putnam County Spelling Bee” PHOTO/JOAN MARCUS ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Oct. 10-15 at Blumenthal Perform ing Arts Center. Eight performances of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy. Tickets are $25-$60 and avalalble at the Founders Halt box office. WATCH North Carolina Shakespeare Festival NORTH CAROLINA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Students can get to know the world's greatest playwright during the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival’s MainStage season. Sept. 8-Oct. 8 in High Point and Oct. 11-15 in Raleigh. Productions include “Romeo & Juliet” and ‘The Taming of the Shrew.” More than a dozen performances are sched uled for school groups throughout MainStage. Admission is $12 per stu dent. Teachers can make reservations in advance by calling (336) 841- 2273, extension 226 or e-mail sales@ncshakes.org. OMEGA SCHOLARS PHOTO/JAMES E. LYONS Omega Psi Phi fraternity's Pi Phi Chapter awarded $2,500 scholarships to Brittany White and Delisa Belk of West Charlotte High School; Roderick Evangelist of Garinger High; $2,000 scholarships to Laura Ndelo of West Charlotte and Brittany Harris-Davis of Philip O. Berry Academy of Technology. LOVE TO HEAR PERCUSSION Jerry McJunkins, Malik Tillman and Nathaniel Frasier join a drumming demonstration at last week’s Igun- nuko festival at Fra zier Park. Local and national artists per formed and showed their works at the 11th annual festival. PHOTO^URTIS WILSON Jazz music workshop, Sept. 9,11 a.ni., Afro- American Cultural Center, 401 N, Myers St. Vocalist Carla Cook and saxophonist Maceo Parker featured. Cost: $10, Author Jason Sokol, Sept. 14, 7 p.m., Wachovia Playhouse at ImaginOn, 300 E. 7th St. Sokol is author of “There Goes My Everything; White Soutiierjiers In the Age of Civil Rights 1945- 1975. Tickets are $5 by calling (704) 973-2828. Charlotte Writers Club kicks off its 2006-07 monthly meeting schedule Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at Joseph-Betii Booksellers. Mark Ethridge, author of “Grievances,” will present his experi ences as a first-time novelist. Free. Narnia Lovers Bookclub will discuss “The Magician’s Nephew” Sept 23, 3 p.m., W^t Boxilevard Pubhc Library For registration and information, call (704) 336-6802. Back to School Festival, Sept 23, Tliomas- boro neighborhood. Vendors and school sup- phes welcome. Call Vanessa Johnson at (704) 321-1092. Wellness fail-, ImaginOn Center, 10 a.m--2:30 p.m., 300 East Seventh St. Sponsored by Char lotte Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority Health assessments, blood pressure screenings, breast self-exam demonstrations are among the activities. Free. For infroma- tion, call Lauretta Chisholm at (704) 535-5030 or Antoinette Cody at (704) 281-2765' or visit www.deltasigmatheta.org. Geneolc^ research co'urse at Central Piedmont Community College, Thiu-sdays fiem Sept 14-Oct. 12, Forgeneologists, histori ans and anyone learning to preserve and orga nize family memorabilia. Classes will be held at 7 p.m. For information, call (704) 995-0731 or e-mail preservepro@earthIink.net Artist Tbrnmie Robinson will present a pro gram on his professional career at 7:30 p,m., Charlotte Art League, 1517 Camden Road. He will show slides and samples of his work along with a lecture and talk. Motivational speaker and health and nutri tion expert Dr. Ann Gregoire Kulze will talk at Sykes Auditorium, Queens University, Sept 19 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 and includes one-year membership to Friends of the Library, sponsor of Kulze’s talk. Tb RSVP, call (704) 337-2437 or e-mail Winnie Bryce at brycew@queens.edu by Sept 15’ Charlotte Preparatory School open house, Sept. 28, 7 p.m., 212 Boyce Road. Open house for early, lower and middle school students. Information about the scliool, its educational philosophy, cuniculum and student environ ment will be available. • ••• 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 living with themes changing weekly Admission is free for Culture & Heritage Museum members, $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $3 for children. • ••• 96.1 The Beat Holla Run 5K race, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. Race starts at Morehead Street and ends at Carson Boulevard. For race information, log on to www.runfoiyoxirlife.com. • ••• Thxu^ood Marshall Scholarship Fund Awards of Excellence, Oct. 5, Westin Hotel. Reception at 6 p.m., program and dinner at 7. Honoring attorney Dovey Roxmdtree, execu tive Johnny Taylor and Cressie Thigpen, chair man of N.C. Central University board of trustees. Proceeds 'will go to scholarships for students at N.C.’s five pubhc historically black colleges. For information, call Maiy Jop.es at (201) 227-8427 or e-mail maiyvjones@aol.com. “Mexico,” through Oct. 12, Knight Gallery, Middleton McMillan Gallery, The Light Facto ry. Black and white prints fixim photogi-apher Harvey Stein fixim his visite south of the bor der. • ••• “(ID): An exhibit of self-portraiture,” tiuxtugh Oct. 12, Knight GaDeiy, The Light Factory Exhibit designed to reveal the real idea of self, or what happens when the artist turns the camera inward. Spanish Colonial Art friom the Lilly and Francis Robicsek Collection, Mint Muse um of Art, 2370 Randolph Road through Sep tember 10. Paintings, scxdptures, silver and furniture fixim the late 17th through 19th cen tury. • •• • Opening reception for “Force of Nature,” Oct. 11-13 at UNC Charlotte, Davidson Col lege and Winthrop University. Tbn artists fixim Japan will be in residence with each school for six weeks. The exhibition explores the rela tionship between humans and nature through the minds and hands of contemporary artists. The exhibit (at Davidson’s Van Every/Smith Galleries, UNCCs College of Architectime and Winthrop University Galleries) is intended to provoke dialogue and discussion with mem bers of each host commimity while bringing the work of yoimg artists to people who have few opportimities to view contemporary Japanese art. For information, log on to www.halseycofc.edu/fon.html. • • • • Woven Worlds: American Indian Baskets as Works of Art, through Dec. 31, Mint Muse um of Craft + Design, 220 N. Ityon St. Baskets from the Clark Field Collection honors tribal groups fixim the U.S., Canada and northern Mexico dating from the late 19th to mid-20th century. For information, call (704) 337-2000 or www.mintmuseum.org.
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