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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Arts Black Man-O-Logues come to Q.C. for a day
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Having debuted at the Atlanta PlayFest in 2006, DreamCatcher Productions' Black Man-O-Logues have since been restaged and expanded on in Atlanta, where writer/director/producer/actor Jacquay Waller resides.
Based around black male perspectives on love and often touching on sensitive issues like sexuality, infidelity and domestic abuse, the show aims to answer the question: "How does a black man express his love?" It makes a quick appearance in Charlotte with two performances at Booth Playhouse. $25-$40. April 27, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000. www.blumenthalarts.org.
Arts A beertastic book signing
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Now that he's penned The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution, author Tom Acitelli is hopping on tour to promote the new book and give cheers to craft brews. He comes to Charlotte for a signing that's appropriately being held at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery.
A former senior editor for The New York Observer and founding editor of Curbed Boston, Acitelli has also written for The New York Times, New York Post, Redbook and All About Beer. In Audacity of Hops, he analyzes the history of craft beer across the U.S., charting the industries growth, new trends in home brewing, and what's next in the ever expanding world of beer. Free admission. April 27, 5 p.m. Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, 215 Southside Drive. 704- 525-5644. www.oldemeckbrew.com.
Arts Latin dance show represents many cultures
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Folks who've attended Dancing Through Latin America, put on by the Carolinas Latin Dance Company, can vouch for the diversity of dances, which range from fast to slow and beginner level to advanced in difficulty. Comprised of dancers ages 6-30, CLDC presents the annual performance to showcase the group's footwork, paired with rich costumes and music. Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Cuba and more will be represented.
This year's show also has an educational aspect and "espionage" theme. The audience is invited to learn something new, as facts about the varying cultures will be revealed throughout the evening. $12-$17. April 27, 6:30 p.m. McGlohon Theater, 345 N. College St. 704-372-1000. www.blumenthalarts.org.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Arts NC Dance Theatre mixes things up in Contemporary Fusion
Posted By Perry Tannenbaum on Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 4:48 PM
Choreographers from three continents are mixed into a Contemporary Fusion for North Carolina Dance Theatre's season finale at Knight Theater. Headlining the program is the world premiere of "L'Heure bleue" by Czech twin brothers Jiri and Otto Bubenicek. Choreographed by Jiri especially for NCDT, with set design by Otto, the Bubeniceks' new ballet is a Parisian triangle, as two men compete for the love of a woman. The style evolves from classical to contemporary, serious and humorous by turns, set to the perpetually danceable music of Bach. Bubenicek says he was as inspired by the museums of Paris as the women and the skies, so we'll see how that sorts out.
Also on the bill is one of Twyla Tharp's most vivacious pieces, "The Golden Section," which will be getting its second NCDT showing in three years, after Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater first brought it to Belk Theater in 2008. Counterbalancing the Oregonian's athletic romp will be Sasha Janes' romantic "Rhapsodic Dances," set to Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini." Coming to us from Down Under, Janes is NCDT's associate artistic director - and his piece, along with the company, is going to Washington, D.C. for a rendezvous at the Kennedy Center on June 7 and 9, as part of Ballet in America III. $25-$79. April 26, 7:30 p.m.; April 27, 7:30 p.m. Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St. 704-372-1000. www.blumenthalarts.org.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Friday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:06 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, April 26, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Opening reception for Connectivity at McColl Center for Visual Art
* Charlotte Symphony: Mendelssohn Italian Symphony at Belk Theater
* Suicidal Tendencies at Amos' Southend
* Free to Laugh at Elevation Blakeney
* Miss Witherspoon at Carolina Actors Studio Theatre
Music Neighborhood Theatre: Remodeled and (almost) ready
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Good things come to those who wait. The Neighborhood Theatre was scheduled to reopen on May 1 under new management, but all of the planned changes take time - especially when it comes to permitting. So, the May 1 Foals/Surfer Blood/Blondfire show has been moved to the Visulite Theatre.
When the venue finally does open this May, there will be at least one big change people will notice right away. A new bar has been installed between the two rooms, making it easier for those in the main hall to get a drink while not missing out on the show. A ramp takes the place of one of the VIP boxes - both of which have been removed. There is also new sound and lighting equipment, updates to the bathrooms and more in store for the theater's future - including possible balcony updates - but those things will take time. Stay tuned ...
Culture Question the Queen City: Charlottetown Mall and its nearly forgotten time capsule
Posted By David Aaron Moore on Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Editor's note: In this series, local author David Aaron Moore answers reader-submitted questions about unusual, noteworthy or historic people, places and things in Charlotte. Submit inquires to davidaaronmoore@post.com.
On the site of what is now Metropolitan, home of Trader Joe's and Target in midtown, was once a mall called Charlottetown. Natives will remember a time capsule was buried in the ground before construction began. Do you know what happened to the mall and the capsule? - Branden Anderson, Charlotte
Charlottetown was torn down in late 2005 after surviving 46 years of retail service and different incarnations, once as "Outlet Square" and then "Midtown Square."
It was ground breaking at the time of its opening - the first enclosed shopping center in all of the Southeast and the third in the entire country.
