WEDNESDAY 21
The team with the highest average “per player” weight in the NBA (thanks to the recent addition of 300-pounder Robert “Tractor” Traylor), the Charlotte Hornets, take on the Dallas Mavericks tonight at 7pm at the Charlotte Coliseum. Tickets are $9-39, available by calling 704-522-6500.
The Charlotte Checkers take on the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies at 7pm tonight at Cricket Arena. Tickets are $6-19, available by calling 704-522-6500.
THURSDAY 22
Ah, Thanksgiving. Football games, turkey, visiting with family and friends, and the inevitable post-turkey naps. Post-September 11, one imagines, folks will be taking the holiday and all it means a bit more seriously than in years past. Ron Green’s inevitable column in the Observer aside, we do in fact have a lot to be thankful for.
Santa will do the honors at the annual Holiday Tree Lighting at 7pm at SouthPark mall today, in which a 63-foot tree gets the full Christmas treatment. Also featured will be music from the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte, fireworks, and more. Admission is free.
The Carolinas Carrousel Parade is today from 1-3pm. The parade will begin at 11th and Tryon prepared to cross through the square at 1pm — and will end its magical Turkey Day journey at 2nd and McDowell. For more information on the parade or the route call 704-372-9411.
FRIDAY 23
A Fool for Love will be performed at Ovens Auditorium today and tomorrow. Showtimes are 8pm this evening and two shows at 3pm and 8pm tomorrow. Tickets are $22.50 for Friday night’s show, $20.50 for the Saturday matinee, and $24.50 for the Saturday evening show. For more information contact the ticket office at 704-335-3100.
Popular country singer Tracy Lawrence will perform tonight at Coyote Joe’s at 11pm. Tickets are $20 for limited advance purchase, and $22 for all others. For ticket information, call 704-399-4946.
The Charlotte Hornets take on Tracy McGrady, Grant Hill, and the rest of the Orlando Magic tonight at 7:30pm at the Charlotte Coliseum. Tickets are $9-39, available by calling 704-522-6500.
Five By Design and the Charlotte Symphony present Radio Days: A Patriotic Salute to the Golden Age of Radio tonight and tomorrow in Belk Theater at the Performing Arts Center. Both shows are at 8pm. Tickets range from $15-$55. For more information contact the box office at 704-972-2000 or visit www.charlottesymphony.org.
Historic Latta Plantation will present its second annual 200 Years of Christmas today, tomorrow, and Sunday from noon until 5pm each day. Each room of the historic Latta house will be decorated according to the style of a different period in American history. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children, available by calling 704-875-2312.
It has begun — CPCC’s Dance Central will present their annual production of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker in Pease Auditorium on the campus of CPCC. The performances are set to run two weekends, today through November 25 and again November 30-December 2. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday Matinee at 3pm. Tickets are $10 each. For more information, call 704-330-6534 or visit online at www.dancecentral.org.
Theatre Charlotte’s new production The Overcoat opens tonight and runs through November 25. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm. All tickets are $7. For more information, call 704-348-9128 or visit online at www.theatrecharlotte.org.
SATURDAY 24
The Charlotte Checkers take on the Reading Royals at 7:30pm tonight at Cricket Arena. Tickets are $6-19, available by calling 704-522-6500.
SUNDAY 25
The please-put-them-out-of-their-misery Carolina Panthers take on Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons today at 1pm at Ericsson Stadium. Tickets are $39 and $46, available by calling 704-358-7000 or 704-522-6500.
Medeski Martin & Wood, the famed proto-acid-funk-jam-improvisatory jazz trio, will appear tonight at 8pm at Tremont Music Hall. Tickets for the show are $18.50 in advance and $20 at the door, available by calling 704-522-6500.
The Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra opens their Holiday repertoire with Christmas Fantasy tonight at 8pm in the Belk Theatre of the Performing Arts Center. The performance will feature the Charlotte Philharmonic Chorus, the Charlotte City Ballet, and the Eddie Mabry Dancers. Music for the evening will include “Nutcracker Suite,” “Sleigh Ride,” “Hallelujah Chorus,” and more. Tickets range from $15-$35. For more information, call 704-372-1000.
TUESDAY 27
American Theatre presents A Christmas Carol today at 10am and 12:15pm in Ovens Auditorium. Tickets are $10 each. For more information, call 800-523-4540.
Gaston College will present Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker in Myers Center Auditorium on the campus of Gaston College, tonight through November 29. All shows start at 7pm. Ticket prices start at $45 and are available by calling 704-865-1302.
WEDNESDAY 28
The Davidson College Theatre Department will open their second play of the season Boy Gets Girl starting tonight in the Black Box Performance Space of the Cunningham Fine Arts Building on the campus of Davidson College. The show will run tonight through December 1 at 7:30pm and December 2 at 2pm. Tickets are $4 for general admission — and no reservations can be made. For more information, call 704-894-2340.
The Charlotte Checkers take on the Roanoke Express at 7pm tonight at Cricket Arena. Tickets are $6-19, available by calling 704-522-6500.
Winthrop University will host its Fall One-Act Play Festival starting tonight and running through December 3 in the Studio Theatre of Johnson Hall on the campus of the University. All shows start at 8pm. The featured plays are: Medusa’s Tale, Blue Stars, Stage Directions, Pimp, Semblance of Madness, Death Knocks and The Insomniac’s Nightmare. Tickets are $7 general admission. Advance reservations are not accepted for shows in the studio theatre. Seating is limited, so arrive early. For more information, call 803-323-2287.
The Hubbard Street 2 Dance Co. from Chicago will perform at the Hannah Covington McGee Theater at Wingate University tonight at 7:30pm. The performance will showcase different forms of dance from hip-hop to ballet. Tickets for the performance are $15. For more information, call 704-233-8300.
This article appears in Nov 24-30, 2001.
