Monday Sept. 27
Free To Dance!
Today through Saturday October 2nd – North Carolina Dance Theatre
One week of free Open Division dance classes as part of the Arts & Science Council’s Cultural FREE for All. Classes are appropriate for ages 14 and up, and all ability levels are welcome! (For ballet and tap, beginners are encouraged to attend the beginning level classes.) Classes are first come, first serve. Students are asked to arrive a few minutes early to complete a short registration form before class.
Tuesday Sept. 28
Chamber Music @ St. Peter’s
7:30pm – St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Tickets $30
Benefit performance for the 2011 Chamber Music for Teens Summer Workshop. Program will feature Beethoven's Piano Trio Opus 70 “Ghost”; Rachmaninoff's Trio Élégiaque in G minor, Brahms' Piano Trio in B Major Opus 8 and Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 for soprano and trio. Performing will be principal cellist with the Charlotte Symphony orchestra Alan Black, Romanian pianist, Dana Protopopescu, celebrated violinist Rosemary Furniss (wife of Maestro Christopher Warren-Green) and international coloratura soprano, Sally Silver.
http://www.bsapr.biz/index.cfm/p/news/archive/2010-08/article/chamber-music-concert-at-st-peters.htm
Wednesday Sept. 29
“The 39 Steps” presented by The Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte
7:30pm – Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte (E. Stonewall St) - tickets $24
Don’t miss this Tony Award-winning comedy in its final days in Charlotte (ends Sat. 10/2) which Lawrence Toppman of the Charlotte Observer claims “…strikes a zany note from end to end…”
Thursday Sept. 30
MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
7:00pm – Knight Gallery/The Light Factory. Admission $5 members/$7 non-members
MANHATTAN SHORT is not only the world's largest short film festival, it is the world's first global film festival, with over 200 cities taking part in the event this week alone. Viewers will choose the best film, from (10) selected shorts.
Michelle Malone @ Evening Muse
9:15pm - $10
Nicknamed "Moanin' Malone" by blues guitar great Albert King, you won’t want to miss this Atlanta-based Americana rocker when she comes to town, in support of her new CD “Debris.”
The Beauty & Culture of Japan
6:30-8:00pm – International House – Free
Come learn about the beauty and culture of Japan. Featuring shodo (calligraphy), ikebana (flower arrangement) and sado (tea ceremony). Space is limited. For reservations, please mail Rusty Reynolds at rreynolds@ihclt.org
Friday Oct. 1
THE MINT MUSEUM – Uptown – 24 hr Grand Opening!
5:30pm – through Saturday 10/2. Members Free/non-members $10 thru 2:00am Sat. and FREE all day Saturday.
Celebrate the grand opening of The Mint’s new Uptown location with a variety of special activities (including hands-on-art and artist demonstrations) and programs. Plus, be among the 1st to see the Mint’s (2) new exhibitions: New Visions: Contemporary Masterworks from the Bank of America Collection and Contemporary British Studio Ceramics
Novello Tribute: History & Mystery
7:00pm – Levine Museum of The New South
The museum will be hosting a special evening of history writers reading from their work, as they pay tribute to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s Novello Festival of Reading. Participants include Mary Norton Kratt, Charlotte: A Brief History and Legacy: The Myers Park Story, Mike Lassiter, Our Vanishing Americana, plus John Grooms, Tom Hanchett and special guests. Novello tribute continues on Saturday at Imaginon.
http://www.plcmc.org/about_us/in_the_news/releaseDetails.asp?id=471
Saturday Oct. 2
AutumnFaire @ Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
9:00am-3:00pm Free w/garden admission.
Outdoor art and craft show featuring artists whose work uses or features plants, gardens and nature. Activities for children and adults reflect this inspirational season in a variety of forms with arts and crafts based on and with plants.
Azadi Ensemble & Sahar: A Middle Eastern Concert
7:30pm – Dana Auditorium - $10/General Admission
The University partners with the Middle East Council of the Carolinas to present an evening of Persian Music performed by the Azadi Ensemble and Sahar..
Great Grapes! Wine, Art & Food Festival
11:00-7:00pm – Symphony Park. $20 in advance/$25 day of.
Try unlimited samples of over 200 wines, and view cooking and wine/food pairing demonstrations. Event will have live music, art and crafts.
Bharat Natyam - Dance Performance by Mallika Sarabhai
7:00pm - Halton Theatre
Presented by India Performing Arts Association of Charlotte, this program features Dr. Mallika Sarabhai, one of India’s leading choreographers and dancers. She has performed in the USA ,Canada and many countries of Asia and Europe.
Sunday Oct. 3
Spirits and Spaces: The Prints of Michael B. Platt
1:00-5:00pm - Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture
Final day (exhibit closes 10/3) to see Platt’s use of digital photography and the printing process to share his keen sense of observation, to express traces of the human spirit. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Corcoran Museum; the Smithsonian Museum of American Art; the Library of Congress’ Prints and Photographs Collection and its Rare Books and Special Collections, etc. http://www.ganttcenter.org/web/page.asp?urh=ExhibitionsViewer&id=7
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