Arts Agenda

Classical Music

Charlotte Symphony British conductor Anthony Bramall will lead the Symphony
featuring works of Purcell, Haydn, Elgar and guest cellist Daniel Müller-Schott.
Feb. 18, 8 p.m.; Feb. 19, 8 p.m. $14-$68. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center,
130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000.
Rachmaninoff and Romance A performance by the Charlotte Philharmonic
featuring Tanya Bannister, Pianist. Sat., Feb. 19, 8 p.m. $17.50-$35. Ovens
Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence Blvd. 704-846-2788.
Viva, Italia! Carolina Pro Musica presents a program featuring music
from 17th and 18th century Italy by Monteverdi, Scarlatti (Allesandro and Domenico),
Corelli and Vivaldi. www.carolinapromusica.org.
Fri., Feb. 18, 8:15 p.m. $7.50-$15. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 1510 E. 7th
St. 704-334-3468.
Winthrop Recital Lorraine Gorrell, a Winthrop music faculty member, will
give a recital of inspiring classical and contemporary compositions. Mon., Feb.
21, 8 p.m. Frances May Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University. 803-323-4510.

Comedy

Charlotte Comedy Theater Extreme Improv. High energy, interactive improv
comedy, rated R. www.extremeimprov.com.
Fri & Sat, 8pm & 10pm. $10. 1111 – D Hawthorne Ln. 866-467-7681.
The Comedy Zone Upcoming Performances:. Feb. 16-19: Brian Bradley. www.thecomedyzone.net.
516 N. College St. 704-348-4242.
SK Netcafe Stand-Up. Featuring acts and open mic. Wed., Feb. 16, 9:30
p.m. 1425 Elizabeth Ave. 704-334-1523.
The Perch The Perch Sketch Live Comedy. At Charlotte Comedy Theatre,
1111 Hawthorne Ln. www.theperch.com.
Thursdays, 9pm. 704-566-0053.

Dance

Swan Lake Moving Poets Theatre of Dance present an eclectic version
of Swan Lake, a romantic comedy. Featuring original scores by former Grateful
Dead keyboardist and Charlotte resident Tom Constanten. This production is intended
for mature audiences. www.movingpoets.org.
Feb. 9 -13 & 16-20, Wed. – Sat. 8pm; Sunday 7pm. $16.50-$22.50. Hart-Witzen
Gallery, 136 E. 36 St. 704-527-6683.

Museums

Charlotte Museum of History Our Changing Landscape: Early Views
of People and Place in the Carolina Piedmont. An exhibition that illustrates
and interprets the changes in the Carolina Piedmont landscape. Feb. 10-May 25.
Stitched from the Soul. The Farmer-James collection of African American quilts.
Feb. 10-March 25. Vecinos/Neighbors Exhibit. A bilingual photographic exhibition.
Through February. 3500 Shamrock Dr. 704-568-1774.
Discovery Place If These Walls Could Talk. The exhibit investigates the
science and history of the structures that human create. Feb. 10-May 31. IMAX
Dome. Now showing Roar: Lions of the Kalahari, Bugs! A Rainforest
Adventure and Forces of Nature. www.discoveryplace.org.
301 N. Tryon St. 704-372-6261.
Levine Museum of the New South Bob Carlin Concert and Book Talk. Presented
by the Charlotte Folk Society. Thu., Feb. 17, 7 p.m. $10-$15. Charlotte Black
Heritage Tour and Pilgrimage. 7th Annual tour featuring visits to slave cemeteries,
a slave church, participate in a traditional African memorial service and live
drumming. www.queencitytours.com.
Feb. 19, 26, 10am-1:30pm. $16-$30. Cotton Fields to Sky Scrapers. Tue.-Sun.
Rural Voices and Visions: Local Communities Speak Out About Their Landscapes.
Feb. 10-April 20. 200 E. 7th St. 704-333-1887.
Mint Museum of Art The Guild of Charlotte Artists. Monthly meeting with
topic: “Power Painting in Graphics.” Wed., Feb. 23, 7 p.m. North Carolina Pottery:
A Restless Tradition. Feb. 10-27. Porcelain American Style. July 31, 2004-June
14, 2005. Pottery American Style. Feb. 10-20. 2730 Randolph Rd. 704-337-2000.
Mint Museum of Craft & Design The Fiber of Penland. Catharine Ellis,
featured fiber artist in The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience, will
talk about the interlocking histories of Penland School and its fiber program.
RSVP. Sun., Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m. Free. Speaking Volumes: Vessels from the Collections
of Mint Museums. Feb. 10-April 17. Tradition & Change: 19th and 20th Century
Craft At The Mint. Tue.-Sun. Wine Classes. The Rhone Rangers – A Rhone invasion,
grape varieties, blending techniques and more. Feb. 22, 6:30-8pm. $30. 220 N.
Tryon St. 704-337-2009.
Museum of York County Eewww, Yuck!. Understanding Nature’s Most Unhuggable
Creatures. Through Summer 2005. Our Changing Landscapes: Early views of people
and places in Carolina Piedmont. Feb. 10-May 15. 4621 Mount Gallant Rd., Rock
Hill. 803-329-2121.

Readings & Signings

Barnes & Noble, Arboretum Bob Cairns. Author will discuss and
sign V & Me: Everybody’s Favorite Jim Valvano Story. Thu., Feb. 24, 7
p.m. 3327 Pineville-Matthews Rd. 704-341-9365.
Borders, Stonecrest John Kenneth Muir. Author will discuss and sign The
Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi. Sat., Feb. 19, 2 p.m. Paul Dorrell.
Author will discuss and sign his book Living the Artist’s Life. Mon.,
Feb. 21, 7 p.m. 7836 Rea Rd. 704-752-3782.
Walden Books, Carolina Mall Romance author Cheris F. Hodges. Author will
sign copies of her new novel, A Love of Her Own. Sat., Feb. 26, 1-3 p.m.
704-786-1812.
West Boulevard Branch Library John David Smith. Author edited Black
Soldiers in Blue: African American Troops in the Civil War Era, and will
discuss and sign the book. Tue., Feb. 22, 7 p.m. Free. 2157 West Blvd. 704-336-6802.Spoken
Word
Spirit Square SlamCharlotte. A nationally recognized poetry slam hosted
by Terry Creech. Thu., Feb. 17, 7 p.m. $3-$5. 345 N. College St. 704-372-1000.
Winthrop University Poetry Reading. With poets Kathleen Jesme and Nils
Michals. Withers/W.T.S. Bldg., 4th floor conf. room. Mon., Feb. 21, 8 p.m. Rock
Hill. 803-323-4565.

Theater: Openings

Bedroom Farce Davidson College Theatre production of a comic
look at relationship woes. Feb. 16-17, 7:30pm; Feb, 18-19, 8pm; Feb. 20, 2pm.
$6-$12. Duke Performance Hall, Davidson College, Davidson. 704-894-2135.
Daddy’s Dyin’ (Who’s Got the Will?) A comedy set in a small Texas town
as the family gathers for the imminent death of its patriarch. Feb. 18-19, 25-26,
8pm; Feb. 20 & 27, 3pm. $5-$8. Clover Middle School, 320 Clinton Ave. 803-831-1048.
Damien Abbey Players & Belmont Community Theatre present a drama about
a priest who volunteers to care for an island of lepers. Feb. 17-26, 8 p.m.
$10. Haid Theatre, Belmont Abbey College, 100 Belmont-Mt. Holly Rd., Belmont.
704-825-6787.
The Great Nebula in Orion Theatre Charlotte’s Four O’clock Theatre series
presents a play about the chance meeting of two old friends. Feb. 19, 4 p.m.;
Feb. 20, 4 p.m. $6. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Rd. 704-334-9128.
Holes Matthews Playhouse production of Louis Sachar’s book. Feb. 18,
24 & 25, 7:30pm; Feb. 19, 20, 27, 2pm; Feb. 26, 2pm & 7pm. $7-$9. Matthews Community
Center, 100 McDowell Street, Matthews. 704-846-8343.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Children’s Theatre’s Ensemble Company, made
up of talented local high school actors, will present Shakespeare’s enchanting
comedy. Feb. 16-20. $9. Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, 1017 E. Morehead St.
704-376-5745.
A Thousand Cranes Tarradiddle Players present a tale of courage, hope
and peace. Feb. 18, 7:30pm; Feb. 19, 3pm; Feb. 20, 2pm & 4pm. $10-$12. Children’s
Theatre of Charlotte, 1017 E. Morehead St. 704-376-5745.

Theater: Ongoing

The Exonerated Charlotte Repertory Theatre presents the regional
premiere of play showcasing the testimonies of real-life exonerees. www.charlotterep.org.
Feb. 4-20, Wed. – Thu., 7:30pm; Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun. 2pm. $31.50-$37.50. Blumenthal
Performing Arts Center, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000.
Fiddler on the Roof A CPCC theatre presentation of classic family musical.
Feb. 11-12, 18-19, 8pm; Feb. 13 & 20, 2:30pm. $12. Pease Auditorium, CPCC, 1200
Elizabeth Ave. 704-330-6534.
A Lesson Before Dying The story centers around two young black men, each
in his own way trapped in a small Louisiana town in the 1940s. www.actorstheatre.org.
Feb. 9-26, Wed-Thu, 7:30pm; Fri-Sat, 8pm; Feb. 20, 2:30pm. $17-$22, Feb. 15,
“Pay what you can night”. Actor’s Theatre, 650 E. Stonewall Street. 704-342-2251.
Sans-culottes in the Promised Land Carolina Actors Studio Theatre presents
Kirsten Greenidge’s modern comedy. www.nccast.com.
Feb. 9-12, Feb. 17-19, Feb. 24-26, 8pm. $12-$15. Carolina Actors Studio Theatre
(CAST), 1118 Clement Ave. 704-890-3241.
Suitcase BareBones Theatre Group presents the the Southeastern premiere
of Obie Award-winner Melissa James Gibson’s Suitcase or, those that resemble
flies from a distance. www.barebones.org.
Feb. 10-12, 17-19 at 8pm; Feb. 20 at 3pm. $12-$15, Feb. 7 “Pay What You Can”.
Southend Performing Arts Center, 201 Rampart St. 704-332-5300.
Wounded Warrior NarroWay’s Winter Dinner Theater featuring the story
of the Jobe family. www.narroway.net.
Feb. 11-12, 14, 18, 19, 25-26 at 7pm. Hickory Grove North Campus. 888-437-7473.

Visual Arts: Openings

ArtHouse Group Exhibition. Paintings, sculptures, photography
and more. Fri., Feb. 18, 7-11 p.m. 3103 Cullman Ave. 704-577-4587.
Bank of America Plaza Within Our Walls. A group exhibition of contemporary
artwork. Feb. 16-Nov. 1. 101 South Tryon Street. 704-373-1464.
Pura Vida Gallery Worldly Art. Hand made artworks from local and international
artists and artisans. Through February. 1521 Central Ave. 704-335-8587.

Visual Arts: Ongoing

Afro-American Cultural Center Women of a New Tribe II. This project
features b&w photos by photojournalist Jerry Taliaferro, who has done a series
celebrating the beauty of African American women. Feb. 10-March 31. 401 N. Myers
St. 704-374-1565.
Art Institute of Charlotte Gallery Jason Smith. A student exhibition of NASCAR photos. Through Feb. 25. 2110 Water Ridge Parkway. 704-357-8020.
Center of the Earth Gallery House and Home. Group exhibition of paintings and sculpture by 12 artists. Through Feb. 26. 3204 N Davidson St. 704-375-5756.
Charlotte Art League Radiovision 2005. A group exhibition. Through February. 1517 Camden Rd. 704-376-2787.
Christa Faut Gallery Interpretations From Vintage Films. Solo exhibition of oil paintings by Douglas Houchens. Through Feb. 28. 19818 N. Cove Rd., Cornelius. 704-892-5312.
Clay on Camden Robert Langford & Catalina Kulczar. Kulczar’s photographs on exhibit at Queen’s Beans Coffee Shop. Through Feb. 28. 1510 Camden Rd. 704-790-2326.
Cone Center, UNCC Roberto Vasani. An exhibition called Analogs. Through Feb. 23. 704-687-3315.
ElderArt Gallery Coast to Coast, The American Landscape. A group exhibition of paintings. Feb. 10-28. 1427 S. Blvd. 704-370-6337.
Gallery L, Main Library Hirschfeld’s Harlem. Featuring works by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Feb. 10-March 6. 310 N. Tryon St. 704-336-2020.
Hidell Brooks Gallery Hidell Brooks Gallery. Arless Day solo exhibition of collage paintings. Through February. 1910 S. Blvd. Suite 130. 704-334-7302.
Hodges Taylor Gallery Paul Harcharik: An Intimate View. The artist articulates an intimate representation of the familiar landscape. Through Feb. 26. 401 N. Tryon St. 704-334-3799.
Jerald Melberg Gallery The Monoprint in Three Directions. An exhibition of prints by Romare Bearden, Wolf Kahn and Robert Motherwell. Through March. 625 S. Sharon Amity Rd. 704-365-3000.
Joie Lassiter Gallery Marc Lambrechts. An exhibition of oil and plaster works. Feb. 10-March 4. 525 North Tryon Street, Suite 140. 704-373-1464.
The Light Factory Nobel Portraits: Celebrating Innovation and Creativity. Photographs by Peter Badge. Reception: Feb. 27, 5-6:30pm. Feb. 11-March 25. Industry of Form. A group exhibition of industrial images. Reception: Feb. 25, 6-9pm. Feb. 11-March 25. Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. 704-333-9755.
McColl Center for Visual Art On tactility and vulnerability. An Installation by Piet Stockmans. Through March 12. 721 N. Tryon St. 704-332-5535.
Merrill-Jennings Galleries Addie James. One-woman show by folk artist. Opening Reception: Feb. 12, 1-4pm. Through March. 463 S. Main St., Davidson. 704-895-1213.
Modern Eye Gallery Daniel Phill: the Botanicals. Abstract paintings exploring the world of flowers in painting and monotypes. Through March 11. 1923-A South Blvd. 704-333-3190.
Pottery Central Pottery Central Gallery. Functional, sculptural and decorative pottery by local potters. Friday & Saturday 10-5 or call for appointment. 3534 Central Ave. 704-537-4477.
Providence Frames A Group Exhibition of New Works. Through February. 601-A Providence Rd. 704-333-4535.
Redsky Gallery Suzann Marchin. An exhibit by contemporary abstract artist. Through February. 4705 Savings Pl., Suite 108. 704-552-5200.
Shain Gallery Vantage Point. Stefanie Lieberman & Sharon Obee. Feb. 10-28. 601 Providence Rd. 704-334-7744.
The Guild of Charlotte Artists Judged Art Exhibit. Charlotte Observer lobby. Through Mar. 4. 704-366-4300.
Waterworks Visual Arts Center Lewellen Padgett / Travis Conrad Erion. An exhibit of shadow boxes and paintings. Through Mar. 26. 123 East Liberty St., Salisbury. 704-636-1882.