WEDNESDAY 10
Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte continues its season opener, Thumbs, a new comedy/thriller by Rupert Holmes. The show runs through October 21 in Spirit Square. Showtimes are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday, October 21 at 2pm only. Tickets range from $14-$18. For more information, call 704-372-1000 or visit online at www.actorstheatrecharlotte.org.
The legendary Hell’s Angels motorcycle club leader Sonny Barger will appear at 7pm tonight at the Little Professor Book Center at Park Road to autograph copies of his book, Hell’s Angel: The Life & Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club. For more information, call 704-525-9239.
Today at 5:15pm, CPCC will present a special program of patriotic songs entitled Voices For Peace, featuring Rebecca Cook-Carter, singer and director of CPCC’s Opera Theatre. She will be accompanied by jazz instructor Bill Hanna and Martha Tepper. The concert will be held on the Central Campus Green. The concert is free.
THURSDAY 11
Factory Films, a series presented by
The Light Factory, continues with a presentation of American Roulette, an exploration of the relationships between the police department and minority communities. It’s at the Visulite at 6:15pm with hors d’oeuvres and social hour, followed by the film, and wrapping the evening up with a question and answer session featuring Film Producer/Director Seyi. Tickets to the event are $7. For more information, call 704-333-9755.
Off-Tryon’s production of Corpus Christi, a retelling of the life of Christ as a homosexual written by Terrance McNally, continues tonight at the Off-Tryon Theatre. The show runs tonight through October 14 and October 18-20 at 8pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. For more information or to reserve your tickets, call 704-375-2826 or visit online at www.offtryon.org.
A National Coming Out Day Celebration will be held today at 12:30pm at UNC-Charlotte’s Belk Tower as part of the university’s PRIDE Days. Speakers will include UNC-Charlotte students, faculty, and staff. For more information, call 704-687-3181.
FRIDAY 12
Charlotte Repertory Theatre’s new production True Home: A Concert Musical opens tonight at the Booth Playhouse in the Performing Arts Center. The musical stars Cass Morgan. Showtimes are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, the 1st and 3rd Sunday at 2pm, and the 2nd Sunday at 2pm and 7:30pm. Tickets range from $19-$26.50. For more information or to buy tickets, call 704-372-1000 or visit online at www.charlotterep.org.
The band Jane’s Addiction, along with Nirvana, was one of the first “alternative” bands to bring what was once termed “college rock” to a wider audience. Of course, now we have thousands of bands following their formula, which makes the whole thing moot anyway. The reunited Jane’s lineup, featuring flamboyant vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, and drummer Stephen Perkins (bassist Eric Avery declined an invitation) hits Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at 7pm, featuring opening act Femi Kuti. Tickets are $28.50 and $36, available by calling 704-522-6500.
The 14th Annual Cotton Ginning Days Festival will be held today through October 14 at Dallas Park in Dallas, NC. The event is a step back in history, featuring antique gasoline and kerosene engines, antique tractors, steam engines, shingle sawing and more, including hands-on activities, a craft sale, music, and plenty of activities for the kids. For more information call 704-922-2160.
CPCC Theatre will present the comedy The Boys Next Door today through October 20 in Pease Auditorium on the campus of CPCC. The show will be presented today and tomorrow, October 19-20 at 8pm, and October 14 at 2:30pm. Tickets to the performance are $10. For more information, contact the box office at 704-330-6534.
SATURDAY 13
The Renaissance Festival continues this weekend with family fun from Medieval times. The festival is open from 10am-5:30pm rain or shine. Located at Poplar Tent Rd. the cost is just $13 for adults, $6 for kids ages 5-12, and kids under 5 are always free. For more information, call 704-896-5544 or visit on the web at www.royalfaires.com.
Oktoberfest 2001 will take place today from 1-7pm in front of the Atherton Mills loft in SouthEnd. Over 25 regional breweries will be there, as well as performances of blues, German, and bluegrass music. Admission is $15 at the door and $12 in advance (tickets available at Mellow Mushroom, Hops, Homebrew Adventures, and the Charlotte Trolley store). For more information, check out www.charlotteoktoberfest.com.
Johnson C. Smith University will take on Livingstone College in a homecoming football game at 1pm at Charlotte’s Memorial Stadium. For more information, call 704-378-1118.
The Charlotte Checkers take on their longtime rivals the Greensboro Generals tonight at 7:30pm at Cricket Arena. Tickets are $6-19, available by calling 704-522-6500.
The Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra presents Evening of the Stars at 8pm at Calvary Church. The performance will feature guest artist Ayako Yoshida on violin. Selections will include Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor, and more. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 704-341-5425 or 704-846-2788.
Fat City Deli and Niche Distributing and Inland Seafood are presenting the Niche and Inland Oyster Roast and Music Bog tonight beginning at 5pm at Fat City (corner of 35th St. and North Davidson St.). Proceeds from the event, which features beer, an oyster and chicken roast, and artists such as Cast Iron Filter, A.L. Wood, Abe Reid, The Merle, and Belmont Playboys, go to benefit Hospice of Charlotte. Tickets are $25, and are sold only at the door. For more information, call 704-347-4576.
This is the Novello Festival’s WordPlay Saturday, featuring shows, interactive exhibits, and more on College and Tryon Streets in uptown Charlotte, beginning at 10am. Jack Hanna will be a featured guest at 2pm. Admission is free.
SUNDAY 14
The Charlotte Civic Orchestra (formerly known as the Charlotte Repertory Orchestra) opens their season today with An American Salute at 3pm at First United Methodist Church. The performance will feature El Salon Mexico by Aaron Copland, Symphony No. 3 by Roy Harris, and America by Charles Ives. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, and $17 for families. For more information or to reserve your tickets, call 704-344-0098.
The Carolina Panthers return to Ericsson Stadium and what may be the worst turf in the history of football to take on division rivals the New Orleans Saints today at 1pm. Hopefully, the turf will have been fixed since the team’s last home game. Tickets are $39-46, available by calling 704-522-6500 or 704-358-7000.
Folks from the Edinburgh Community in Ballantyne are hosting a FDNY Engine 202 Ladder 101 Benefit today from 4-10pm. The event, which will benefit families of New York Firefighters who died on September 11, will take place across several of the neighborhood’s backyards, and the Charlotte Fire Department as well as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department will be on hand to assist people with parking and directions. In addition to several local bands donating their time — the Double Door’s Monday Nite All-Stars, Daddy Blue, Billarabi and Dead City Radio — Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q, Vinnie’s, Midtown Sundries and many more local businesses will be providing food and drinks. A $15 minimum donation is requested for those 16 and older (kids under 16 will be admitted free). Door prizes will also be raffled. For more details, call 704-341-9992 or visit http://fundraiser.seansternthal.com.
The Novello Festival continues today, with Richard Peck, winner of the Newbery award for 2001, signing books along with Novello illustrator Chris Raschka and all Novello Jr. authors and illustrators. The event is at 5pm at the Great Aunt Stella Center. Preceding Peck at 4pm will be Ed Young, who will describe how he mixes words and images to create children’s books. Both events are free and open to the public.
The Classical Music Association of Charlotte will present a “Carnatic vocal concert” featuring Bombay Jayashri today at 2pm at the Hindu Center Auditorium (7400 City View Drive). For tickets or more information, call 704-814-9355.
MONDAY 15
A concert will be performed today by the period instrument group Ensemble Vita Nova at 8pm in the Belmont Abbey Basilica. The program will feature works by composers including Corelli, Back and Castello,and will feature instruments like the recorder, baroque cello, violone, and viola da gamba with harpsishord. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 704-334-3468.
Jazz Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, who has been renowned for years for his forceful (not to say really loud) style, along with his Big Bop Nouveau Band will appear tonight in UNC-Charlotte’s Rowe Recital Hall at 7pm and 9pm. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $7 for UNC-Charlotte faculty, staff, and alumni, and $5 for senior citizens and students with I.D. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 704-687-2899.
TUESDAY 16
Blast! opens at Ovens Auditorium today. The explosive musical celebration of 45 brass, percussion, and visual performers will run through October 21 with shows Tuesday-Thursday at 8pm, Friday at 8:15pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8:15pm and Sunday at 2pm and 7:30pm. Tickets range from $18-$55. For more information, call 704-522-6500.
The Charlotte Hornets take on the new-look Boston Celtics tonight at 7pm at the Charlotte Coliseum in NBA preseason action. Tickets are $9-39, available by calling 704-522-6500.
WEDNESDAY 17
The Charlotte Checkers take on the Greenville Grrrowl tonight at 7pm at Cricket Arena. Tickets are $6-19, available by calling 704-522-6500.
This article appears in Oct 13-19, 2001.
