Arts Agenda 

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Eleemosynary This drama by Lee Blessing probes into the delicate and sometimes unstable relationship between mothers and daughters. March 6 is Mother/Daughter Night: 2 for 1 tickets for mothers and their daughters. Presented by BareBones Theatre Group. March 6-8, 8 p.m.; March 13-15, 8 p.m.; March 20-22, 8 p.m.; March 23, 3 p.m. $15 adults, $12 students & seniors. Southend Performing Arts Center, 201 Rampart St. 704-332-5300.

Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage A farce that mixes hilarity with horror as a modern day monster faces off against the Cowboy Code of the Wild West. Directed by Dennis Delamar. March 19-20, 7:30 p.m.; March 21-22, 8 p.m.; March 26-27, 7:30 p.m.; March 28-29, 8 p.m.; April 2-3, 7:30 p.m.; April 4-5, 8 p.m.; April 6, 2 p.m. $15-$20. Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. 704-372-1000.

A Midsummer Night's Dream Strange happenings at night in a forest where the spirit world collides with young lovers in this play by William Shakespeare. March 6-8, 8 p.m.; March 13-15, 8 p.m.; March 16, 2:30 p.m.; March 20-22, 8 p.m.; March 23, 2:30 p.m. $15-$20. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Rd. 704-376-3777.

The Mikado See the adventures of Nanki-Poo, his beloved Yum-Yum and the comic Ko-Ko in this classic operetta. This topsy-turvy story is set in the town of Titipu, where silly names, characters - and the Mikado - reign supreme. Sung in English. Performed in the Belk Theater. Presented by Opera Carolina. March 13, 8 p.m.; March 15, 8 p.m.; March 16, 2 p.m. $10-$78. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-348-5800.

The Miracle Worker Charlotte Rep's Broadway-bound production stars Academy Award-winner, Hilary Swank in the role of teacher Annie Sullivan. Performances held in Booth Playhouse. March 14-15, 8 p.m.; March 16, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; March 18, 7:30 p.m.; March 19-20, 7:30 p.m.; March 21, 8 p.m.; March 22, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; March 25-27, 7:30 p.m.; March 28, 8 p.m.; March 29, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; March 30, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $35. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-348-5800.

Theater: Ongoing

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to life in this musical parable. March 6-8, 8 p.m.; March 9, 2:30 p.m.; March 13-15, 8 p.m. $12 adults, $8 children 12 and under. Old Courthouse Theatre, 49 Spring Street, NW, Concord. 704-788-2405.

Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Frustrated fourth-grader Peter narrates the action while attempting to deal with his impossible little brother, Fudge. Presented by Children's Theatre of Charlotte. March 7, 7:30 p.m.; March 8, 1 p.m., 3 p.m.; March 9, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. $10 general admission. Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. 704-372-1000.

Visual Arts: Openings

Center of the Earth Gallery March/April Exhibition. New paintings by Elizabeth Marin and new wall-mounted sculpture by J. Paul Sires. Openings will be on March 7 & 21 and April 4 & 18 during the Gallery Crawl. March 7-April 30. 3204 N Davidson St. 704-375-5756.

Charlotte Art League Driven to Abstraction. A show featuring abstracts of various media created by Charlotte Art League members. Artist's reception will be from 6-9pm on March 7 during the First Friday Gallery Crawl. March 5-29. 1517 Camden Rd. 704-376-2787.

Christa Faut Gallery Flora and Fauna. Solo exhibition of paintings by Elsie Dinsmore Popkin. An opening reception will be held on Mar. 14 from 6:30-8:30pm. March 5-29. 19818 N. Cove Rd., Cornelius. 704-892-5312.

Cibi Two Sisters Exhibition. This show will feature photography and photo transfers by local artistGretchen Zollinger and handmade paper collages by her sister Ann Smith ofAsheville. Meet the artists at the opening on Mar. 7 from 6-8pm. March 7-22. 1601 E. 7th St. 704-344-0844.

ElderArt Gallery The Art of Food. Celebrating the beauty of food in its many stages of development. Fifteen artists including a Spartanburg group, Southern Exposure, will present their interpretation of food as art. A reception will be held on Mar. 7. March 7-April 12. 1427 S. Blvd. 704-370-6337.

IVAN ALLEN WORKSPACE Southend Gallery Crawl and Art Show. March 7, 6-9pm. 1426 S. Tryon St. 704-373-2250.

Hodges Taylor Gallery Tom Stanley and Thomas Sayre. New works by Stanley and paintings and sculptures by Sayre. A reception will be held on March 7 from 6-8pm. March 7-April 26. 401 N. Tryon St. 704-334-3799.

Myersart Gallery Works by Marylinn Fairchild. Works in bronze and clay and paintings. Fairchild's work will debut on Mar. 7 during the Gallery Crawl from 6-9pm. March 7-31. 1510 Camden Road. 704-790-2529.

Noel Gallery Arthur Gonzalez 1983-2003: Twenty Years Twenty Questions. Paintings metamorphosed into three-dimensional ceramic forms. March 7-April 29. Transamerica Square, 401 N. Tryon St. 704-343-0050.