Fall Arts Listings 

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MINT MUSEUM OF CRAFT + DESIGN Point of View IV. The exhibition will feature 31 American, European and Japanese art works in ceramic, fiber, glass, metal and wood. June 2-Dec. 2. Fiberart International 2007. As the discipline known as fiber art evolves, new challenges and questions arise. What are the qualities that distinguish fiber from other artistic disciplines? Sept. 15-Feb. 24. www.mintmuseum.org. 704-337-20000.

SCHIELE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Buffalo Nation. Explore the culture and history of the Great Plains tribes through original art, authentic Plains Indian clothing, and other artifacts. Showing until Dec. 31. www.schielemuseum.org.

READINGS & SIGNINGS

BARNES & NOBLE AT THE ARBORETUM Percy Miller. Author discusses book, Guaranteed Success. Sept. 12, 7 p.m. 3327 Pineville-Matthews Road. 704-341-9365.

GASTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Karon Luddy. Author reads and discusses book, Spelldown. Sept. 8, 2 p.m. Susan Woodring. Author discusses new book, The Traveling Disease. Oct. 20, 2 p.m. Miriam Herin. Author discusses new book, Absolution. Nov. 8, 7 p.m. David Manning. Author discusses new book, The Flower Sermon. Nov. 17, 2 p.m. 704-868-2164.

JOSEPH-BETH BOOKSELLERS Anne Clinard Barnhill. Author signs At Home in the Land of Oz: Autism, My Sister, and Me. Sept. 8, 1 p.m. Jennifer Calvert. Author signs Best Friends Forever. Sept. 8, 1 p.m. Dan Gediman. Author signs This I Believe. Sept. 11, 7 p.m. Kathy Reichs. Author signs Bones to Ashes. Sept. 12, 7 p.m. David Johnson. Author signs Voices of Sudan. Sept. 13, 7 p.m. Karon Luddy. Author signs Wolf Heart. Sept. 18, 7 p.m. Charles Shields. Author signs Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee. Sept. 19, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Edwards. Author signs Saving Graces. Sept. 20, 12:30 p.m. 4354 Barclay Downs Drive. 704-602-9800.

PARK ROAD BOOKS Kim Edwards. Author signs Secrets of a Fire King and The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Sept. 9, 2 p.m. Melinda Rainey Thompson. Author signs The SWAG Life. Sept. 12, 5 p.m. Tom Peaock. Author signs The Way It Was. Sept. 15, 1 p.m. Susan Woodring. Author signs The Traveling Disease. Sept. 15, 1 p.m. Louise Shaffer. Author signs Family Acts. Sept. 20, 6 p.m. Greg Lilly. Author signs The Devil's Bridge. Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m. John Hart. Author signs Down River. Oct. 10, 7 p.m. Jean Anderson. Author signs A Love Affair with Southern Cooking. Oct. 13, 2 p.m. Rob Riggan. Author signs The Blackstone Commentaries. Oct. 17, 6 p.m. Miriam Herin. Author signs Absolution. Oct. 27, 1 p.m. Kay McSpadden. Author signs Notes from a Classroom: Reflections on Teaching. Nov. 8, 7 p.m. Robert Morgan. Author signs Boone. Nov. 12, 6 p.m. Joseph Bathanti. Author signs The High Heart. Nov. 14, 7 p.m. J Paige Straley. Author signs Jack's Christmas. Nov. 23, 2 p.m. Tony Abbott. Author signs The Three Great Secret Things. Dec. 1, 1 p.m. 704-525-9239.

SYKES AUDITORIUM Robert W. Whalen. Author will discuss Sacred Spring: God and the Birth of Modernism in Fin De Siecle Vienna. Thurs., Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Non-members, $10. Queens University, 1900 Selwyn Ave. 704-337-2400.

THEATER: OPENINGS

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted by Doris Baizley from the novel by Charles Dickens, this play tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his experience with the Christmas spirits. Dec. 6-8, 8 p.m.; Dec. 8-9, 2:30 p.m. $10-$20. www.theatrecharlotte.org. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Rd. 704-376-3777.

ACTOR'S THEATRE OF CHARLOTTE The Clean House. $23-$28. Sept. 19-Oct. 6. The Pillowman. $23-$28. Nov. 14-Dec. 1. 704-342-2251.

AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS By Gian Carlo Menotti. Sat., Dec. 22, 7 p.m. Dalton F. Halton Theater, Central Piedmont Community College.

ATTIC THEATRE AT THE AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER OF CHARLOTTE For the Love of Harlem. Explores the lives of African-American gay, lesbian, bisexual, and gay-affirming Harlem Renaissance pioneers. Attic Theatre of the Afro-American Cultural Center of Charlotte. Sept. 28-29. 704-577-7274.

A TUNA CHRISTMAS Nov. 28-Dec. 9. www.nccast.com. McGlohon Theatre. 345 N. College St. 704-455-8542.

AUTOBAHN Aug. 9-Sept. 8. www.nccast.com. Carolina Actors Studio Theatre, 1118 Clement Ave. 704-455-8542.

BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS SERIES Late Nite Catechism. This uproariously funny play takes the audience back to their youth. Booth Playhouse. $29.50-$34.50. Oct 16-28. www.performingartsctr.org

CPCC THEATRE Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings Filled with Christmas standards that have all been "Plaid-erized," the boys are back to do their Christmas Special. Sept. 28-30, Oct. 5-7. Dearly Beloved. From those wonderful folks who brought you more humor than you knew existed in a funeral home in Dearly Departed. Nov. 9, 10, 16-18. $12-$16. www.cpcc.edu.

C SHAW SMITH 900 ROOM, KNOBLOCH CAMPUS CENTER Be Aggressive. By Annie Weisman. Nov. 14-18, 7:30 p.m. Davidson College Friends of the Arts. 704-894-2361.

DRACULA Oct. 10-Nov. 3. www.nccast.com. Carolina Actors Studio Theatre, 1118 Clement Ave. 704-455-8542.

DRIVING MISS DAISY By Alfred Uhry. Nov. 8-10, 15-17, 8 p.m.; Nov. 11, 18, 2 p.m. www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org. Black Box Theater, 565 Griffith St. 704-892-7918.