Summer Listings 

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SONFEST 2005 Featuring contemporary Christian music. This year bands include Newsboys, Third Day, Mercy Me, Audio Adrenaline, Relient K, Casting Crowns and more. June 23-25. $24.99-$41.99. Paramount’s Carowinds. 704-588-2606.

STICK TO YOUR DREAMS A performance of humor and mischief mime theatre with Andrew Levitt. Fri., June 17, 10:30 a.m. Free. Gaston County Public Library, 1555 East Garrison Blvd, Gastonia. 704-868-2164 ext. 4.

STORIES UNDER THE STARS Storyteller Ron Jones brings traditional folktales, fairy tales and contemporary stories to life. On the Patio. Sat., June 11, 7 p.m. Free. Kannapolis Branch Library. 704-920-4343.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES In Village Park, Kannapolis. June 4: The Andrew Thielen Big Band; June 18: The Tim Clark Band, 7pm. Free. 704-920-4343.

SUMMER CONCERTS Live music series outdoors at Stumptown Park, Matthews. www.matthewsnc.com. Throughout the summer months. 704-907-9396.

TASTE OF CHARLOTTE Featuring a mix of family entertainment, artists, live music, an array of beer and wine and, tons of food from 32 area restaurants. Sponsored by Lowe’s Foods. Downtown Tryon St. (between 1st and 6th). www.tasteofcharlotte.com. June 3, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; June 4, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; June 5, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 704-947-6590.

Music

AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 S. Tryon St. 704-377-6874 June 3 Bain Mattox & Honestly. June 4 Appetite for Destruction: Guns and Roses Tribute. June 11 Purgatory 20. June 15 Sideways Eight & Orange Envy. June 17 Evenflow: Pearl Jam Tribute. June 18 Magic Mike. June 24 Who’s Bad: Michael Jackson Tribute. June 25 Acoustic Outlaws.

BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000 June 17 Queen City Jazz Company.

CHARLOTTE COLISEUM 100 Paul Buck Blvd. 704-357-4701 June 11 Spring Fest 2005, feat. Big Boi, Brook Valentine and more.

CRICKET ARENA 2700 E. Independence Blvd. 704-522-6500 June 18 Point of Grace, Mark Schultz & Natalie Grant.

DOUBLE DOOR INN 218 E. Independence Blvd. 704-376-1446 June 3 Smokin’ Joe Kubeck & B’nois King. June 4 David Childers and the Modern Don Juans & The Sammies. June 8 Long Distance Call. June 10 Little Charlie & the Nightcats. June 11 Animal Aid ’05. June 12 Bill Hanna & CPCC Jazz Ensemble. June 15 Tarbox Ramblers. June 17 Lou Ford. June 18 Anthony Gomes. June 22 Rising Lion. June 24 Contagious. June 25 Hadden Sayers. June 29 Wide Load McKenna.

THE EVENING MUSE 3227 N. Davidson St. 704-376-3737 June 3 gogoPilot, Kristin Cifelli & Stoll Vaughan. June 4 Patrick Davis & Nadine Goellner. June 7 Robbie Fulks. June 9 Rudy Currence. June 10 Willy Porter. June 15 Troubled Hubble. June 16 Sun Domingo & Small Town Workers. June 17 Taylor Roberts Music. June 22 Lascivious Biddies. June 23 Chatham County Line. June 25 Deanna Lynn & Chris Pureka.

GRADY COLE CENTER 310 N. Kings Dr. 704-522-6500 June 1 Good Charlotte, Simple Plan & Relient K.

IRISH CUE 19501 Hwy 73, Cornelius. 704-892-6904 June 3 Basikly. June 4 From a Seed. June 9 Bargain Basement Blues Band. June 10 Matt Walsh Blues Band. June 11 People. June 17 Peralta. June 18 Lulu. June 24 Part-Time Blues Band. June 25 Scott Johnson Band.

MAIN STREET LIVE Downtown Rock Hill. 803-324-7500 June 2 The Catalinas.

MILESTONE 3400 Tuckaseegee Rd. 704-398-0472 June 3 Control, The Minor Times, Scapegoat & Mermaid in a Manhole. June 10 PsyOpus, Everything Falls Together, The Jefferson Plan Crash & Not Unlike the Sky.

NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE 511 E. 36th St. 704-358-9298 June 3 Rose Hill Drive & Blanco Diablo. June 7 Indigo Girls. June 16 The Grande Mothers Re:invented. June 17 Larry Keel and Natural Bridge & Steep Canyon Rangers. June 18 DJ Williams Projekt. June 24 Jay Clifford. June 25 Blue Dogs.

OASIS SHRINE AUDITORIUM 604 Doug Mayes Pl. 980-721-9126 June 15 Carolina Reggae Fest featuring Mix Master David & DJ Ernest.

OVENS AUDITORIUM 2700 E. Independence Blvd. 704-522-6500 June 24 Charlotte Symphony performs Pink Floyd with Randy Jackson.

PARAMOUNT’S CAROWINDS 14523 Carowinds Blvd. 704-588-2600 June 23-25 Sonfest 2005 with Newsboys, Third Day, Mercy Me, Audio Adrenaline, Relient K, Casting Crowns and more.

RODI 245 W. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, NC, 704-864-7634 June 2 Michael Reno Harrell. June 3 David Childers and the Modern Don Juans. June 4 Chris Cook. June 9 Dana and Susan Robinson. June 10 Robin Rogers. June 11 Ginny Wilder. June 16 Phyllis Tannerfrye. June 17 Zeltner and Monteith. June 18 Volatile Baby. June 23 Bruce Pephoff. June 24 Darlyne Cain. June 25 The Lascivious Biddies. June 30 Tad Dreis.

SUMMER POPS Charlotte Symphony. 704-972-2000 Regional summer concert series. June 17: Energy Explorium, Lake Norman; June 18: Bailey Rd. Park, Cornelius; June 22: Belle Johnston Park, Pineville; June 25: Gaston County Park, Dallas.