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i 5C %l)t Cliattotte Thursday, May 31, 2007 People of Prominence, 6 p.m., Center Stage in NoDa, 2315 North Davidson St. Spon sored by The Charlotte Post, POP panelists include African American leaders in govern ment and business to discuss matters of race in Mecklenburg County. Tickets are $75. For information, go to www.thecharlottepost.com. International reggae recording artist Capleton, 9 p.m., Tremont Music Hail, 400 West Tremont Ave. For tickets and information, call Reggae Central at (704) 377-2782 or go to www.car- olinareggaevibes.com “Taking a Chaince on Love,” through June 9, Flat Rock Playhouse. Fiat Rock, N.C. Tickets are $28 with senior, student and group discounts available. For information, go to www.flatrock- pIayhouse.org: call (828) 693-0731 or (866) 732-8008. 4CWTVI Family Fun Fest, 3242 Common wealth Ave. Free. Games, entertainment, edu cational activities and food. 3“Curse of the Comet,” 6 p.m.. Lava Java Coffeehouse & Bistro, 5724-G W.T. Harris Blvd. Murder mystery and dinner show relies on audience to identify the culprit who did in archaeologist Myron Mason. Dinner at 7, sleuthing at 7:30. Call the Blumenthal box office at (704) 372-1000 for reservations or www.carolinatix.org/events/detail.asp?id=551 0“South Pacific,” Dale Halton Theater, Cen tral Piedmont Community College. Shows through June 16. For tickets, go to http://arts.cpcc.edu/performing-arts/sum- mer-theatre or call (704) 330-6534. Big Medicine, 7:30 p.m., Bryant Recital Hall, Central Redmont Community College, 1220 Elizabeth Ave. String band music of the rural South. Free, donations accepted. For informa tion, call Wanda Hubicki at (704) 563-7080 or www.folksociety.org. 4 O I ^“Natural Selection,” Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte. Comedy is a futuristic farce of cul ture and race with performances through June 30. Tickets are $23 for Wednesday, Thursday and Simday: $25 for Friday and $28 on Satur day by calling the box office at (704) 342-2251 or online at www.actorstheatrecharIotte.org. Sjuneteenth Festival of the Carolinas, through June 17 at Independence Park. Free. Celebration of humanity and freedom with education village, healthcare village and enter tainment stages. Multicultural vendors as well as exhibitions of cuitural tradition through food, arts and music. For information, go to wvw.juneteenthofthecarolinas.com. 1 0Showtime at the Excelsior, The Excelsior Club, 921 Beatties Ford Road. Family-friendly talent show. Auditions will be held for children 5-18 on June 9 from 1-4 p.m.. Entry fee is $15. For information, call Leisha Kilpatrick at (704) 777-1235. 2lOAACTFest ‘07, North Carolina Blumen thal Performing Arts Center, 130 North Tryon St. Twelve theatre companies from around the U.S. and armed forces around the world com pete for national recognition and opportunities to perform internationally. For information, go to www.actfest07.com. Wilco with special guest Low, 8 p.m., Ovens Auditorium. Tickets $33. Tickets available through Cricket Arena box office or Ticket- master via (704) 522-6500 or www.ticketmas- ter.com 22 “Thoroughly Modem Millie,” through June 30, Dale Halton Theatre, Central Redmont Community College. Musical takes place in 1922 New York City with a score of new songs and dance numbers. For tickets, go to http://sellingticket.com/cpcc. 23 •Dave HoUister benefit concert for Geth- semane Village in Rock Hill, S.C. Also appearing will be N-Phase and Weapons of Righteousness. For information, go to www.gethse- manechurchrh.net/Dave Hollister. Calvin Edwards, Renata Wingo and The Excit ing Flarris Brothers, Performing Arts Center, Kings Mountain. Tickets are $12: children 12- under free. Roceeds go to YMCA programs for children. ]2>^^Outformation, 10 p.m., Visualite The atre. Tickets are $8. 30Paula Deen, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.. Ovens Auditorium. Tickets are $46-566 and available at Ticketmaster or Ovens Auditorium box office. 1 “1 Loathe a Parade,” 7:30 p.m., Lava Java Coffeehouse, 5724-G W.T. Harris Blvd. Murder myster/dinner show. Reservations at www.car- olinatix.org/events/detail.asp?id=552. 27Frank Callendo, 8 p.m.. Ovens Auditori um. Tickets $34.50 and available through Tick etmaster at (704) 522-6500 or www.ticketmas- ter.com. 20Beyonce with special guest Robin Thicke, Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Tickets on sale at the arena box office, www.iivenation.com, Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone by calling (704) 522-6500. GAWK Classic British Car Show MINT MUSEUM OF ART Classic British automobiles like this Austin Healey will be on display June 3 at the Classic British Car Show at the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road. The show starts at 9:30 a.m. and is free. Over 200 cars are expected. Including Bentley, Rolls Royce, Lotus, Jaguar and Tri umph. To register your car, go to v/ww.carollnashealeys.com or call Meg McElwain at (704) 491 -2053 ROWING Dragon Boat Festival PHOTOn’IMOTHY PAROLINI The annual Charlotte Dragon Boat Festival June 9 at Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius is part of the eighth annual Asian Festival, a cele bration of Aslan culture and communities in the Carolines. LISTENING iig Medicine CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE Big Medicine plays string band music of the rural South June 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Bryant Recital Hall, Sloan-Morgan Building at Central Pied mont Community College. The concert Is free. WITNESS Top Dog/Underdog PHOTO//MICHAEL SIMMONS Booth (James Lee Walker II) caps his brother Lincoln (Jonavan Adams) in “Top Dog Underdog” May 31 -June 16 at Carolina Actors Studio Theatre, 1118 Clement Ave. Tickets are $22 for adults: $20 for students and seniors. Reservations can be made at www.nccast.com or by calling (704) 455-8542. Buds in Promise Scholarship Ball, June 2, 6 p.m.; Oasis Shriners Temple, 604 Daniel Burnham Way. Beta Eta Chapter of Gamma Phi Delta Sorority will hold inaugural ball with scholarships going to college. Tickets $35 each, $60 per couple. Black Economics Breakfast for Entrepre- neiiTS, June 7, 8 a.m., Prime Sirloin Restau rant, 3302 Queen City Drive. Roundtable discussion on business issues. For informa tion, call Constance Johnson at (704) 614- 0348. Charlotte Dragon Boat Festival, June 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Ramsey Creek Park in Cor nelius. The race is part of the eighth annual Asian Festival, which celebrates Asian cul ture and communities in the Carolinas. To enter a team, call John Chen at (704) 588- 4288 or Una Waty at (704) 427-8803. North Carolina Committee of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund will hold its annual fundraising banquet on June 9. The recep tion begins at 6 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel, 5700 Westpark Drive, with the program at 6:45 p.m. General tickets are $75 each and sponsorships are available. Honorees include: Charlotte Coalition for Social Jus tice; Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board member George Dunlap, retired judge Shirley Fulton, William Timothy James Mur- phey. For information, call Franklin McCain at (704) 598-7737. 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte Man of the Year Gaia June 15, 7 p.m. at the Blake Hotel. Entertainment by R&B legends the Whispers. Gala begins with a silent auction followed by the celebration at 7:30. For information or tickets, go to www.lOOblack- menofcharlotte.org or call (704) 375-7300. Fainnie Flono discusses and signs copies of her book, "Thriving in the Shadows," June 16, 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 11055 Carolina Place Parkway. West Charlotte High School alumni trien nial reunion, June 28-July 1, Omni Charlotte hotel, 132 East Trade St. Registration $185, including three-year membership: alumni couples $320: non-alumni guests $160. For information, call Marie Butler at (704) 588- 5162. Nancy Prator's “Jubilee” will be one of the paintings on display at Green Rice Gallery. 451 East 36th St. from June 1 -30. “Won’t Take Nothin' For My Journey Now," solo show of works by Charles Ogarro, June 13-29, Charlotte Art League, 1517 Camden Road. For information, call Joan Vitale at (704) 962-3112 or (704) 287-2787. Elena Madden and James Couper, June 1- July 27, Center of the Earth Celery, 3204 North Davidson St. Madden’s color abstract paintings capture the fleeting pattern of light and moving water that suggests nature’s rhythms. Couper is nationally acclaimed for landscapes of Florida and the South. “My Family, Our Stories,” through July 13 at The Light Factory. Exhibition of student work created by English as a Second Lan guage students at East Mecklenburg, Wad dell, Myers Park, North Mecklenburg and South Mecklenburg high schools. The stu dents offer a glimpse into their lives as recent immigrants to the U.S. Works by New York artist and former Char lotte resident Nancy Prator on display June 1-30 at Green Rice Gallery, 451 East 36th St. Works include paintings in watercolor that depict insects, animals and architecture. “Families of Abraham,” through July 31, Levine Museum of the New South, 200 East Seventh St. A photographic narrative exhib it that explores the life and faith of Jewish, Christian and Muslim families in Charlotte. PHOTOriHE LIGHT FACTORY “My Family, Our Stories,” through July 13 at The light Factory offers a glimpse into the lives of students who’ve Immigrated to the U.S. and Charlotte.
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