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Thursday, December 28, 2006
Bojangle’s High School Shootout,
Cricket Arena and Grady Cole Center. Boys and
girls basketball teams from Charlotte and nation
al powers tip off for the seventh annual event.
Confirmed to play are teams from West Charlotte
High School, Victory Christian Center and Char
lotte Latin. Games begin at 10 a.m., and continue
through Dec. 31. Tickets on sale now.
Thomas Moore's 27th annual New
Year’s Eve Celebration, 3 p.m., Dale F. Halton
Theatre, Central Piedmont Commxmity College.
New Year’s show for children and famihes. Tick
ets are $8 and $10 and available at Black Forest
Books and Tbys, 115 Cherokee Road. For infor
mation, call (704) 332-4838.
New Year’s Eve old school party, Robert L.
Bowers Fellowship Hall, 407 Rocky River Road,
Mooresville, 10 p.m. Live performance by R&B
artist fbny L.E.L.0 with DJ Aaron Mills. Tickets
$10 at the door. Call (704) 491-0726 for infoima-
tion.
Final performance of “Shear Madness,” 8 p.m.,
Booth Playhouse, North Carolina Blmuenthal
Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $25-$40 by
calling (704) 372-1000 or wvi’w.blumenthalcen-
ter.org.
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Pajama Jammy Jam, Hart Witzen Gallery 136
36th St. Party starts at 9 p.m. Must be 21. Wear
your sexiest or most comfortable pajamas. Old
school music, free buffet, bonfire and giveaways.
Tickets are $35 and available at RealEyes Book
store.
AMA Arenacross Series racing, Charlotte
Bobcats Arena, 7:30 p.m. Reserved tickets are
$25 (Gold Circle); $17 midlevel adults and $5 for
children 2-12. Jan. 6 tickets are general admis
sion $17 for adults and $5 for children; available
at arena box office, online at www.charlottebob-
catsarena.com or participating Yama dealers.
Adult seats $2 on day of races.
Tbsco Music Party acoustic music showcase,
7-11 p.m., Dale F. Halton Theater, Central Pied
mont Commimity College, 1206 Elizabeth Ave.
Tickets $12 for adplts, $10 for seniors; $6 for chil
dren imder 15. For information, call the box office
at (704) 330-6534.
Arena racii^. Cricket Arena. Pits open at 6
p.m.; green flag drops at 7:07 p.m. Tickets are $5-
$14.
Screening of the award-winning docmnen-
tary “Lost Boys of Sudan,” 7 p.m., Lemer Hall
of Jewish Commimity Center in Shalom Park,
5007 Providence Road. One of the original Lost
Boys will answer questions after the screening.
FVee.’ For information, call Mary Jane Biuton at
(704) 370-3283.
Charlotte Trolley sponsors the No-Hibi-
tion Speakeasy Gala, 7-11 p.m., LaVecchia’s
Seafood Grille, 225 East 6th St. Tickets are $100,
with half tax-deductible. Fundraiser for Char
lotte 'BroUey Inc. RSVP by Jan. 7 to (704) 375-
0850.
Legacy Filin Festival sponsored by Delta
Sigma Theta sorority, 7 p.m., McGlohon Theatre
at Spirit Square. Award-winning short films by
African American women filmmakers include
“Clandestine” by Condra Magee and “A Different
Light” by K. Marie Walters. Tickets are $15 for
person, $25 for two and available by calling the
Spirit Square box office at (704) 372-1000.
East Coast World Finals Rodeo, Cricket
Arena, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10-$20. Continues
Jan. 13.
Harlem Gospel Choir, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.,
McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square. Tickets are
$29.50-$34.50 and on sale at the box office at
Founders Hall, online at www.blumenthalcen-
ter.org or by phone at (704) 372-1000.
Delta Legacy Tea, 10 a.m., Heaton Hall Corn-
well Center 1900 Selwyn Ave. Soiree is part of
Delta Sigma Theta sorority’s Founder’s Day.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling
Angela Vaughan at (704) 301-1191 or Cynthia
Smith at (704) 330-6726. Tickets will not be sold
at tile door and is open to members of the sorori
ty only Participants should wear red and/or
white high fashion attire.
Red Hot Chili Peppers with special
guest Gnarls Barkley, 7:30 a.m., Charlotte Bob
cats Arena. Tickets on sale at the box office, Blu-
menthal Performing Arts Center, online at
www.hvenation.com or by phone at (800) 495-
2295.
“Charlotte Squawks: Fourth and
Going For It,” McGlohon Theatre. Spirit
Square. Tickets are $25-$35 and on sale at the
box office in Foimders Hall, by phone at (704)
372-1000 and onhne at
/.blumenthalcenter.org and www.caroli-
itix.org. Performances through Feb. 3.
Rii^ling Brothers Bsimuni and Bailey
ircus. Cricket Arena. Tickets $15-$50. Greatest
low on Earth continues through Feb. 11 with
limal acts, acrobats and of course, clowns.
CRAWLING
“Whitewash”
THE LIGHT FACTORY
Martin Luther King’s assassination at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis is one
of the photographs featured in “Whitewash” at The Light Factory through
Feb. 8. The exhibit uses conceptual photographs by Bradley McCollum
and Jacqueline Tarry to render Important moments from the civil rights era.
For Information, call (704) 333-9755
WITNESS
Royal Shakespeare Company
DAVIDSON COLLEGE
Anton Lesser (Leontes) and Kate Fleetwood (Hermione) dance In “The
Winter's Tale,” one of three productions by the Royal Shakespeare Com
pany at Davidson College in February. The RSC will conduct a residency
at Davidson Feb. 3-18 at Stratford's Swan Theatre that will include ‘Pericles”
and the U.S. premiere of Roy WHIrams’ “Days of Significance.” tickets go on .
sale Jan. 3 by calling (704) 894-2135.
LISTEN
B5
Big Brothers Big Sisters Chocolate
Extravaganza, 6:30 p.m., Lowe’s Motor Speed
way. For ticket information, call Julia Padfico at
(704) 791-0145.
Kid favorite B5
headlines the Noon
Year's Eve show
from 1-4 p.m. Dec.
31 at Wachovia
Plaza, 301 South
Tryon St. The free
concert Includes
the music duo
Myxx as well as
confetti and a
countdown for kids.
Tryon Street
between Second
and Third streets will
be blocked off.
CRAWLING
Lifesc
Joie Lassiter Gallery presents
“Lifescapes,” the premier exhibit of
Scott Griffin on Feb. 2. The exhibit fea
tures three-dimensional visions of
imaginary spaces defined by a profu
sion of links between Earth’s flora and
fauna. Hours are Tuesday-Friday from
10 a.m.-5 p.m, Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Monday by appointment only.
JOIE LASSITER GALLERY
Sister Souljah opens the Charlotte-Mecklen-
bui^ African American Agenda town hall
meeting Jan. 6, Charlotte Convention Center,
Free, Fox News contributor Juan Williams
will also speak. Participants can register by
calling (704) 714-4439 or online at
www.cm3a.oig.
Drama class, Mondays through Jime 4. 6 :30
p.m., C.N. Jenkins Memorial Piesbyterian
Church, 1421 Statesville Ave. Students will
learn basics of stage acting and story develop
ment; write scripts, develop set designs, create
costumes and choreography. Ages 8-adult. For
information, call (7()4) 399-4548 or (704) 277-
1511.
Lituigical dance class, Thmsdays through
May 31, 6 p.m., C.N, Jenkins Memorial Pres
byterian Church, 1421 Statesville Ave. Free;
ages 6-adult. Interpret Old and New Tfesta-
ment scriptures, spirituals through liturgical
movements. For information, call (704) 399-
4548 or (704) 277-1511.
Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast,
Jan. 15, 6:45 a.m.. The Westin Hotel, 001 S.
College St Tickets are $35 and can be pur
chased at any YMCA of Greater Charlotte
location.
Martin Luther King Comnrunity Civil
Rights Birthday Breakfast Jan. 15, 7:30
a.m., WGIV studio, 9349 China Grove Church
Road, Pineville. RSVP to (704) 333-1690 by
Jan. 12.
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Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration
Breakfast. (Iharles Mack Citizens Center,
■ Main Street, Mooresville. Rev. Sheldon Ship-
man, senior minister at Greenville Memorial
AME Zion Church in Charlotte will be the
keynote speaker. Tickets are $10 for adults
and $5 for children 10 years and under Pro
ceeds will go to scholarships for students
regardless of race, color or national origin. For
information, call Brenda McKee at (704) 663-
0067.
Animal Rehabilitators of the Ca* olinas is
offeiing a class for new volimteers Jan. 20, 21,
27 and 28 in the south Charlotte area. ARC is
a nonprofit group that cares and releases
orphaned or injured wildlife within a 50-mile
radius of Charlotte. Vdlunteers must be at
least 18 years old and complete training, for
information, call Sherry Johnson at (803) 548-
4608 or log on to www.arcwildlife.oig
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Genealogy classes for beginners at Friend
ship Missionaiy Baptist Church, 3400 Beat-
ties Ford Road Jan. 22, Jan. 29 and Feb. 5,12,
19, and 26. Learn how to research and write
family history. Classes are limited to 20 and
spaces will be allocated on first-come, first-
served basis. Free. Sponsored by Comprehen
sive Genealogical Services. For information,
call (704) 503-1701,
Tickets on sale for Wachovia Champi
onship, Apiil 30-May 6 at Quail Hollow Club.
Tickets for tlie first two rounds are $40 each
and tickets for the final two are $50 each.
Weekly books are $140. Cost of parking at
authorized lots and shuttle service included.
Tickets for two practice rounds and pro-am
tournament are $25. lb buy tickets, log on to
www.wachoviachampionship.com or caU (800)
945-0777.
Sister to Sister National Woman’s Heart
Day health fair, Charlotte Convention Cen
ter, Feb, 16 from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free event
where women can have health screenings,
advice on reducing the risk of heart disease
and guidance on adopting a heart-healthy
Design Made in Africa, through Jan. 6,
2007, McColl Center for Visual Art, 721 North
Ttyon St. Exhibit explores vitality and diversi
ty of contemporaiy design fix)m across the
African continent. Information: call Devlin
McNeil at (704) 332-5535 or visit www.mccoU-
centerorg.
Woven Worlds: American Indian Baskets
as Works of Art, through Dec. 31, Mint Muse
um of Craft + Design, 220 N. liyon St. Baskets
from the Clark Field Collection honors tribal
groups from 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.
Carolina Madonnas, a work of photography
ty Phil Moody through Jan. 25 at Winthrop
University Galleries, Elizabeth Dunlap
Patrick Gallery, Rock Hill. Gallery hours are
Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibi
tions are free. For information, c^ (803) 323-
2493.
Art and Design Faculty Exhibition,
Winthrop University Galleries, Rutledge
Gallery, E^k Hill. Pieces from selected faculty
artists will be on display through Jan. 2. Free.
For information, caU (803) 323-2493.
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
“Bubbles Brooch,” by Courtney Starrett
will be on display at Winthrop Universi
ty’s Art and Design Faculty Exhibition
through Jan. 25