Arts Agenda 

Broadway Bon Voyage Presented by Carolina Voices. Featuring the Mainstage Choir, jazz ensemble IMPROMPTU!, the Eddy Mabry Dancers and a live orchestra. May 9-10, 8 p.m.; May 10-11, 3 p.m. $20-$25. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-348-5800.

Celebrate Life The Youth Choir of Myers Park Baptist Church presents a fully staged and choreographed musical. Sun., May 11, 11 a.m. Free. 704-372-5150 ext. 29.

Charlotte Youth Chamber Strings The premiere concert will include works by Shostakovich, Saint-Saens, Mozart, and a local composer. Fri., May 9, 8pm. St. Martins Episcopal Church, 1510 E. 7th St. Free. 704-820-0445.

Concert on the Green Series The Gaston Symphonic Orchestra. Sun., May 18, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Town Green. 704-892-4440.

Ein Deutsches Requiem Chancel Choir and members of Charlotte Symphony present this classic piece of work from Johannes Brahms. Myers Park Baptist Church. Sun., May 18, 5 p.m. Free. 704-334-7232 ext. 29.

Everybody's Welcome A multi-media presentation by the Children's Choir of Myers Park Baptist Church celebrating its 60th anniversary. Wed., May 21, 6:45 p.m. Myers Park Baptist Church. 704-334-7232 ext. 29.

Jazz & Classical Essentials Sunday Brunch Borders will be playing jazz and classical music from their essential catalogs. Coffee and pastry provided. Sundays, 1-3 p.m. Free. Borders, Morrocroft, 3900 Colony Rd. 704-365-6261.

Providence Recital Series Final concert of the season features music by Joseph Kuffner, Jean-Michel Damase & Samuel Barber. Sun., May 11, 7 p.m. Free. Providence United Methodist Church, 2810 Providence Rd. 704-333-9536.

Push Pastor Osco E. Gardin, Jr. & The Elizabeth Fellowship Choir. Sat., May 10, 7 p.m. $20. Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. 704-372-1000.

Comedy

Bayou Kitchen Extreme Improv. Live improvised comedy created from your suggestions. Visit www.extremeimprov.com for more information. Call for reservations. Saturdays, 8 p.m. $5. 1958 E 7th St. 1-800-467-7681.

The Comedy Zone College Night and "SIN" (Service Industry Workers) Night. Get free admission for the 8pm show and with your Comedy Zone ticket, get in free to Have a Nice Day Cafe. Wednesdays. Mike Mesmer "Eyes". May 7-10. 516 N. College St., Wed. & Thurs.- 8pm, Fri. & Sat.- 8pm, 10:15pm. Visit www.thecomedyzone.net. 704-348-4242.

The Perch Theatre Perch Comedy. Cheerfully offending Charlotte since 1994. Showtimes are 9pm, 11pm, & 1am on Friday and Saturday nights. The 9pm show is non-smoking. The Talking Baby Talk Show is every Thursday at 9:30pm. Performances are rated R for verbal content. www.theperch.com. Fri., Sat. $10/$9 with students/military I.D. 1500 B. Central Ave. 704-372-7724.

Southend Performing Arts Center Late Night Improv. Co-produced by Extreme Improv and Bare Bones Theater. Featuring the Desperate for Attention Players. Saturdays, 11 p.m. $5 at the door. 201 Rampart St. 704-332-5300.

Dance

Cinderella Presented by the North Carolina Dance Theatre. Also featuring Dwight Rhoden's Verge. Performed in Belk Theater. May 8, 7:30 p.m.; May 9-10, 8 p.m.; May 10-11, 2 p.m. $10-$55. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000.

Museums

Charlotte Museum of History/Hezekiah Alexander Homesite & American Freedom Bell Expressions from the Palette. The Guild of Charlotte Artists Spring Show. Continues through June 8. Highways & Byways of Our State. Continues through June. Soldier's Stories: War in the First Person. Continues through Sept. 30, 2004. Regular Museum admission. 3500 Shamrock Dr., Between Eastway and Sharon Amity. 704-568-1774.

Gaston County Museum of Art & History Carolinas Textile Exhibit- The Ties That Bind. Tue.-Sun. 131 W. Main St., Dallas. 704-852-6025.

Levine Museum of the New South Cotton Fields to Sky Scrapers. Tue.-Sun. New South, Old South, Somewhere in Between. Continues through Aug. 7. Pen and Ink Politics: Thomas Nast's Reconstruction-era Cartoons and African American Equality. Continues through Sept. 29. The People of Highway 601: Life in the Slow Lane. Opening reception: May 2, 5-8pm. May 2-June 12. 200 E. 7th St. 704-333-1887.

Mint Museum of Art Burlon Craig and His Legacy. Continues through Oct. 19. Distant Vistas: Images of Europe from the Mint Museum of Art Collection. Continues through June 1. Edward Hopper: The Paris Years. Continues through June 1. 2730 Randolph Rd. 704-337-2000 or 704-333-MINT.

Mint Museum of Craft & Design Constructing Elozua: A Retrospective. Ceramics, photography, 3-D computer-generated artwork & sculpture. May 10-Aug. 3. Currents In Craft. Ongoing exhibit. Tue.-Sun. Point of View: Public and Private Collecting Part II. Continues through July 27. Tradition & Change: 19th and 20th Century Craft At The Mint. Ongoing exhibit. Tue.-Sun. 220 N. Tryon St. 704-337-2009.

Museum of York County All About Cats. Continues through Sept. 14, 2003. Illustrator Vernon Grant: A Century of American Whimsy. Continues through Oct. 5, 2003. Virtue Leads and Grace Reveals: Embroideries and Education in Antebellum South Carolina. Continues through July 20. 4621 Mount Gallant Rd., Rock Hill. 803-329-2121.