Check out these events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area this weekend— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
Fri., March 20
Art: Stop by McColl Center for Visual Art during the opening reception of its new exhibition, Tyree Guyton: An American Show, which features mixed media works (which use a variety of objects and reoccurring symbols of the American flag) by artist Tyree Guyton.
Music: Chill out to soulful tunes by Laura Reed & Deep Pocket at this free concert at Neighborhood Theatre.
Theater: It’s your last chance to see what happens to a family who hires a hit man and can’t get him to leave their home in Carolina Actors Studio Theatre’s performances of Killer Joe.
Sat., March 21
Special Event: Middle East Festival at Queens University , offers a variety of cultural merriment with dancing, music, arts and crafts, informational films, authentic food and more. And, stick around for the post-festival performance by Egypt-born comedian Ahmed Ahmed.
Special Event: Due to last weekend’s not-so-shamrockin’ weather the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Charlotte Goes Green Festival didn’t go down, but it will this Saturday. If you got your drink on last weekend, you can do it all over again during these festivities, which will include traditional Irish dancing, music and more.
Benefit: Get out to Carolina Raptor Center’s Spring Celebration at Dolce Vita to drink wine for a good cause and meet some resident raptors from Carolina Raptor Center.
Sun., March 22
Theater: Davidson Community Players presents touchy sexual abuse subject matter fused with a lil’ bit of humor in its newest stage production How I Learned To Drive at Armour Street Theatre.
Music: Rock out to music from the English indie band Gomez at Neighborhood Theatre.
Food: Visit Maria’s Mexican Restaurant for tasty and popular Mexican dishes like quesadillas, nachos, burritos, chimichangas and more.
This article appears in Mar 17-24, 2009.
