AUGUST
7WEDNESDAY
The 107.9 Wednesday Happy Hour Free Concert Series continues today at Gateway Village with music provided by the city’s hottest cover band, Cherry Bomb. The evening begins at 5pm, and admission is free. Call 704-374-3500.
Former Van Halen lead singers Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth are touring together, in what some are calling the Sans Halen tour. Said tour rolls into Verizon at 7pm tonight — tickets are $25, $35, and $50, available by calling 704-522-6500.
The Charlotte Knights take on the Richmond Braves tonight and tomorrow at 7:15pm at Knights Castle. Tickets are $6-9, available by calling 704-36-HOMER.AUGUST
8THURSDAYThe Brightstar Music Festival continues their Chamber Music Concert Series tonight at Spirit Square with pianist Orli Shaham and members of the nation’s top orchestras performing the works of Telemann, Prokofiev, and Smetana. The show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $25 each. For more information, call 704-372-1000 or visit online at www.brightstarfestival.org.
The Actor’s Gym Theater Company will present Willie Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Off-Tryon Theater, 3143 Cullman Avenue. The show runs through August 17 with performances Thursday-Saturday at 8pm. All tickets are $10. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For more information, call 704-375-2826.
The Center City After Five series continues today at the Wachovia Plaza, featuring food, drinks, and the band The Blue Dogs. Admission is free.
The Davidson Community Players finish out their 39th Season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley. The play will be presented in Hodson Hall in Cunningham Fine Arts Building at Davidson College. The show will run August 8-10; all performances have an 8pm curtain. Tickets range from $13-$15. For more information, call 704-894-2340.
The Farm Theatre ends their summer season with two short plays, The Maids by Jean Genet and An Experiment for the Theatre: August Strindberg’s Miss Julie. The plays will be performed at Hart-Witzen Gallery, on 5th St. between Graham and 6th St., August 8-10 at 8pm. Admission to the event is free. For more information, email info@thefarmtheatre.com. AUGUST
10SATURDAY
The 30th Annual Dilworth Jubilee takes place today in Latta Park, with the Artist’s Pavilion moving into the Latta Rec Center. Included are games, an 8K road race, children’s activities, music, sports and games, and more. For more information on the race, log onto www.runcharlotte.com.It’s the battle of the rookie coaches, as the Carolina Panthers, under new coach John Fox, take on the Washington Redskins, led by their new coach, former Florida signal-caller Steve Spurrier, tonight at 8pm at Ericsson Stadium. For more information or tickets, call 704-522-6500.
Bon Odori, the Japanese Dance Festival, returns for its 18th year today at the Wachovia Atrium and Plaza from 1-5pm. The day’s activities include folk dancing, Taiko drumming, Kendo Japanese fencing, Japanese food, and much more. Tickets are $5, free for children under 12. For more information, call 704-333-2775.
The final installment of the Brightstar Music Festival’s Chamber Music Concert Series is tonight at 8pm in Spirit Square, again featuring pianist Orli Shaham along with members of the nation’s top orchestras. Her program will feature the music of Bach, Poulenc, and Brahms. Tickets are $25. For more information, call 704-372-1000 or visit online at www.brightstarfestival.org. AUGUST
11SUNDAYThe Little Professor Book Center at Park Road will host a Triple Author Feature from the Antiques Roadshow today from 1-3pm. Tim Luke, author of Miller’s American Insider’s Guide to Toys and Games, and Rudy and Barbara Franchi, authors of Miller’s Collectibles will be there to sign copies of their books and to do a “mini-appraisal” on your toys, games and movie memorabilia. For more information, call 704-525-9239.AUGUST
12MONDAY
Monday Night Movies at Spirit Square continues tonight at 6:30pm with a presentation of one of last year’s best films, In The Bedroom, starring Marisa Tomei, Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, and Nick Stahl. Admission is $5 and candy, popcorn and drinks are available for $1 each. For more information, call 704-379-1380.AUGUST
13TUESDAY
The WNBA playoff-bound Charlotte Sting take on the mighty Washington Mystics with superstar Chamique Holdsclaw at 7pm at the Charlotte Coliseum in the team’s final regular-season game. Tickets are $8-50, available by calling 877-WNBA-TIX.AUGUST
14WEDnesdayBroadway Comedy’s Tour-de-Force, Shirley Valentine will be performed at Spirit Square’s Duke Power Theatre starting tonight. The show will run through August 31 with showtimes Wednesday-Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets range from $18-$25. For more information, call 704-372-1000 or visit online at www.blumenthalcenter.org.
The Comedy Zone presents Dave Attell from Comedy Central’s Insomniac tonight through August 17. Showtimes are Wednesday-Thursday at 8pm, Friday-Saturday at 8pm and 10:15pm. Tickets are $12 for Wednesday and Thursday shows, and $17.50 for Friday and Saturday shows. For reservations or more information, call 704-348-HAHA.
This article appears in Aug 7-13, 2002.
