Summer Happenings 

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LAKE NORMAN YACHT CLUB. Brawley School Road, Mooresville, 704-483-7736. July 5-6 Independence Day Regatta, racing, games, dancing, dinner and fireworks.Registration required. Info at www.lakenormanyachtclub.com

SUMMER SHOOTOUT SERIES. Lowe's Motor Speedway, Hwy 29, 704-455-3200 www.lowesmotorspeedway.com. Featuring Legends Cars, Bandoleros, and Thunder Roadsters plus a NASCAR Celebrity Grudge Match. Tuesday nights. Gates open at 5pm, feature racing starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children. July 1 Fireworks Extravaganza, featuring one-on-one spectator races. July 8 Kid's Power Wheels Race. July 15 School Bus Racing Spectacular. July 22 Mascot Madness VI, featuring mascots from area sports teams. July 29 One-on-one Spectator Races, fans racing personal street cars

THEATER

CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL. The Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 704-372-1000, www.performingartsctr.org. July 1-6,Belk Theater, Broadway's most popular musical - a razzle-dazzle tale of sin and celebrity. Tickets range from $23-$61.

GOD'S FAVORITE. Pease Auditorium, CPCC, 704-330-6534. A Neil Simon comedy. July 2,3,5,10-13 at 8pm, July 9 at 7pm, July 6 at 2:30pm. Tickets are $16.

DESCRIPTION BEGGARED or ALLEGORY OF WHITENESS. The Farm Theatre. The Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Blackbox Theatre, 1017 E. Morehead Street, www.thefarmtheatre.com. July 31, August 1-2, 7-9, 14-16. Advance tickets $10, Adults $12, Students $5. Showtime: 8pm.

THE LITTLE PRINCE. The Farm Theatre. The Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Blackbox Theatre, 1017 E. Morehead Street, www.thefarmtheatre.com. July 24-26, Friday and Saturday 8pm, Sunday 1pm, 3pm, 8pm. Advance tickets $10, Adults $12, Students $5.

OPEN SEASON. Spirit Square's McGlohon Theatre, 704-372-1000, www.performingartsctr.org, www.summerstageonline.org. July 9-27 The Charlotte premier of a sparkling new comedy about fame, fortune and families. Wednesdays-Sundays. All shows start at 8pm, with 2pm matinees on Sundays. Tickets range from $18-$25

FOOTLOOSE. Pease Auditorium, CPCC, 704-330-6534 www.cpcc.cc.nc.us. Stage version of popular film. July 16-19, 23-26 at 8pm, July 22 at 7pm, July 20 at 2:30pm

AUGUST

ART/HISTORY

AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER. 401 N. Myers Street, 704-374-1565, www.aacc-charlotte.org. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 1-5pm. Through August 31 Art Exhibit Perspectives of our Faith featuring "Psalm 23" photographic works by West Blvd. YMCA Youth, "Spiritual Awakenings" paintings by Wadsworth Jarrell, and "A Day In The Spirit" mixed media by Karen Barber. Heritage Saturdays. August 2 Winston-Salem National Black Theater Festival with plays, teen workshops, food, marketplace. Sizzling Summer Music Series, Saturday night concerts. August 16 Fred Wesley. August 30 Carla Cook

CHARLOTTE MUSEUM OF HISTORY. 3500 Shamrock Drive, 704-568-1774, www.charlottemuseum.org. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 1-5pm. Admission: $2, kids 6-12;. $4, seniors and students; $6, adults. Through June 2004 The Faces of Our State. Through September Soldiers' Stories: War in the First Person

ELMWOOD PINEWOOD CEMETERY. On 6th Street located two blocks north of W. Graham Street, 704-386-7286. Guided Walking Tour. August 16, Saturday at 11am. Tours last approximately one hour. Come learn about the man trampled by an enraged elephant on Trade Street, see confederate and fireman memorials as well as the graves of Dr. Annie Alexander, the South's first female physician and more...

HIDELL BROOKS GALLERY. 1910 South Boulevard Suite 130, 704-334-7304. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-6pm; Saturday, 10am-4pm. Admission is free. Through August 30 Fifth Year Anniversary. Group exhibition celebrating the fifth year of the gallery with new work by all gallery artists including Eric Aho, Arless Day, Philip Geiger, Wade Hoefer, and David Kroll.

HODGES TAYLOR GALLERY. 401 N. Tryon Street, Suite 108 Transamerica Square, 704-334-3799. Through August 29 Summer Invitational featuring artists. Michael Barringer, Virginia Derryberry, Philip Lopez, and Rudy Rudisill, winner of the First Builin Yuzi Paradise International Sculpture "Outstanding Prize."

LEVINE MUSEUM OF THE NEW SOUTH. 200 E. Seventh Street, 704-333-1887, www.museumofthenewsouth.org. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday noon-5pm. Admission: $6, adults; $17, family; $5, students, seniors. Through-August 7 Sunrise to Sunset: Mill Towns of the Southern Piedmont, Cultivating Common Ground, and New South Old South, Somewhere in Between. Through September 29 Pen and Ink Politics: Thomas Nast's Reconstruction-era Cartoons and African American Equality

THE LIGHT FACTORY. 809 W. Hill Street, 704-333-9755, www.lightfactory.org. Through Aug 9 2003 Members Show: This yearly celebration of members' creativity is non-juried and open to all media.

MINT MUSEUM OF ART. 2730 Randolph Road, 704-337-2000, www.mintmuseum.org. Through September 7 Passing The work of six artists who exemplify some of the themes and influences of Romare Bearden's work. Hours: Tuesday, 10am-10pm; Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, noon-5pm. Admission: $6, adults; students & seniors, $5; ages 6-17, $3

MINT MUSEUM OF CRAFT + DESIGN. 220 N. Tryon Street, 704-337-2000, www.mintmuseum.org. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday noon-5pm. Admission: $6, adults; $17, family; $5, students, seniors. Through August 3 Raymon Elozua: Artistic Obsessions, 1973-2001. August 9-November 23 Sculptural Radiance: The Jewelry & Objects of Linda MacNeil. August 30-January 4 American Quilt Classice 1800-1980: The Bresler Collection