Thursday, February 5, 2009
Weekender
Posted by Anita Overcash on Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Check out these events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area this weekend— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
Friday, Feb. 6
Art: Visit Ciel Gallery for the opening reception of Faces, an art exhibition which features a variety of portraits created through the use of different mediums.
Dance: Delve into deep thoughts as Troika Ranch presents a special dance performance titled 16 [R]evolutions at UNC-Charlotte’s Anne R. Belk Theater.
Music: Rock out to the Raleigh-based pop rock act Annuals, performing with Jessica Lea Mayfield and What Laura Says at Visulite Theatre.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Comedy: Jon Reep (left), winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing will bring his “redneck-ery” jokes about the South and his own life stories from growing up in Hickory, N.C. to McGlohon Theatre.
Theater: Enjoy an evening of comical theatrics with Spooky Dog and the Teen-age Gang Mysteries, a parody of Saturday morning cartoons (Scooby Doo included!) for adults only at Duke Energy Theatre.
Special Event: Get some big lovin,’ before Valentine’s Day even arrives as Big Mamma’s House of Burlesque presents Valen-Tease, featuring classic vaudeville, sideshows, magic, music and of course, Big Mama D at Visulite Theatre.
Sunday, Feb. 8
Theater: It’s your last chance to see two fairies from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream show up on a Hollywood to stir up a lot more than just fairy dust. See what happens at the final performance of Shakespeare in Hollywood, which goes down at Theatre Charlotte.
Music: Miss school because of all the marching band entertainment? Well, no worries as DrumLine Live is set to feature a variety of rhythmic sounds from performers at top historically black colleges and universities. It all goes down at Belk Theater.
Food: Eat something fishy at The Oceanaire Seafood Room.
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