Monday Oct. 25
WUNDERKINDER: The Directors of New German Cinema
** Today through Sunday Oct. 31st **
** Today through Sunday Oct. 31st **
The Light Factory presents a series of films that examine New German Cinema. This movement lasted from the 60s through the 80s. The films presented include “The Last Revenge,” “Wings of Desire,” “Nosferatu,” “The Marriage of Maria Braun,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Young Törless,” “The Tin Drum,” “The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum,” and “The Legend of Rita”. There will be discussions, Q&As and workshops to learn what these films mean then and now.
Director Volker Schlöndorff will be the special guest, appearing October 29 through October 31. He is the director of 5 of the presented films.
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Tuesday Oct. 26
FAREED ZAKARIA
7:00pm - Belk Theatre/Blumenthal Center - tickets: $40
Described by Esquire as "the most influential foreign policy adviser of his generation," widely respected journalist and CNN Host will be speaking and taking audience questions in this hour-long appearance at the Belk Theatre.
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Wednesday Oct. 27
MARK DE CASTRIQUE (Author) @ Park Road Books
6:30pm
Beloved Charlotte author will be reading and signing copies of his latest Barry Clayton mystery, “Fatal Undertaking: A Buryin' Barry Mystery” which was released this month.
“BECKY’S NEW CAR” – Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte
7:30pm – Opening Night!! (tickets: $24)
Steven Dietz, award-winning author of last season’s hit thriller YANKEE TAVERN, delivers a witty and fresh new comedy in BECKY’S NEW CAR, a story about life, love, marriage and the detours we take on road to happiness. See why the Seattle Times declares it “..a warmly humorous and nimble romantic farce that doesn’t oversell itself…” Through November 13th.
ISAAC RUSSELL (singer/songwriter)
7:30pm - Evening Muse
Worth checking out: Hear 18 year old singer, songwriter and guitar troubadour Isaac Russell, on tour to support the August release of his
self-titled debut EP, on Columbia Records. Having recently toured with
Pete Yorn, the buzz is growing.
Thursday Oct. 28
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER SERIES: MICHAEL O’HANLON
3:30-4:30pm – UNC Charlotte, Atkins Library, Dale Halton Reading Room (FREE)
Michael O'Hanlon is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute with expertise in the areas of national security and defense policy. He will be speaking about his recent book, "Toughing it Out in Afghanistan", co-authored with Afghan-American Hassina Sherjan.
Co-sponsored by the: World Affairs Council of Charlotte, Office of International Programs, Department of Global, International and Area Studies, & the Atkins Library
“THE 15 PROJECT" with FAHAMU PECOU
6:00-8:00pm – McColl Center for Visual Art (free)
The 15 Project is an irreverent and informative talk-show style program where invited guests experience their 15 minutes of fame with Fahamu Pecou, Gantt Center Artist-in-Residence. A witty, often spontaneous look at all aspects of pop culture, the 15 Project seeks to bridge the gap between the worlds of art and culture and the general public. The show spotlights exemplary figures, not only in the fine art world, but also in entertainment, politics and education and is presented in a manner that is appealing to audiences across social, economic, racial and cultural demographics.
Friday Oct. 29
A TRIBUTE TO EDITH PIAF – Music & Museum Series *debut*
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
5:00pm/champagne reception - 5:30/performance
Tickets: $15/members, $20/non-member (seating is limited)
This theatrical event complements the Bechtler’s new exhibition, School of Paris: European Abstraction Post World War II, which presents artworks created in the French capital during the mid-20th century. A Tribute to Edith Piaf, featuring local actor Polly Adkins, is presented as part of the Bechtler’s Music and Museum Series. Museum president John Boyer will provide commentary prior to the performance.
CIVIL WAR GHOST WALK
7:00-10:00pm Latta Plantation (admission: $8)
A spooktacular historic event as you are led by a guide through a haunted Civil War site! Venture through an explosive Civil War battlefield, escape the trenches, witness family mourning their lost loves in the house, make your way through a battlefield hospital, and much more!
*not recommended for young children
UNC CHARLOTTE DANCE ENSEMBLE: FALL CONCERT
8:00PM – Robinson Hall, Anne Belk Theatre
Tickets: $14 Public, $9 Senior, $9 Faculty/Staff , $6 Student
The 2010 Fall Concert features works by faculty choreographers, EE Balcos, Sybil Huskey, Kim Jones, and Delia Neil. All works are performed by students in the Department of Dance.
Saturday Oct. 30
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
7:30pm – Time Warner Cable Arena
Grammy-award winning artist and two-time winner of the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year Award passes through Charlotte in support of her #1 selling album “Play On”.
CAROLINA PRO MUSICA “Hits From The Past” (1400s and 1500s)
8:00-10:00pm St. Martin’s Episcopal Church (E. 7th Street)
Tickets: $15/$7.50 (students and seniors)
Carolina Pro Musica promotes the performance of music written before 1800 through the use of historic instruments and/or copies and in the performance practice of the periods in which the music was written. They have received grants from the North Carolina Arts Council, the South Carolina Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts among others. Tonight’s program includes songs so popular they became the basis for other secular and sacred works all across Europe!
Sunday Oct. 31
DAY OF THE DEAD – FESTIVAL OF SOULS
Noon-4:00pm – Levine Museum of the New South
FREE admission all day, plus activities, alters, food, story-telling and more. In partnership with the Latin American Coalition, experience a traditional Dia de Los Muertos / Day of the Dead celebration - a time when Mexican families remember their dead and the continuity of life.
HALLOWEEN ORGAN CONCERT – Davidson College
7:30pm & 11:00pm– Davidson College Presbyterian Church
Halloween night tradition continues as Organ at Davidson presents 7:30 and 11:00 PM showings of the 1922 classic horror film "Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror”. It features Max Schrek with spine-tingling organ improvisations by St. Alban's Henry Lebidinsky. Free, with donations encouraged to continue the annual series. See www.dcpc.org or call 704-892-5641
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