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Check out these events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area this weekend— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

FRIDAY, JUNE 12

NIN/JA
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
You can expect an explosive rock show when Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction roll through Charlotte to perform at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.

• Theater Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts stages a performance of the popular Rodgers and Hammerstein musical fairytale Cinderella. more…

• Art Follow along with an artist as you paint your own painting at Cajun Canvas. more…

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Big Mamma D’s House of Burlesque
Visulite Theatre
It’s dance time again with none other than Charlotte’s Big Mamma D and her House of Burlesque. This show, titled “Bond-age: Shaken and Stripped,” is dedicated to James Bond and other characters from the popular spy films.

• Music Listen to Richard Swift’s sophisticated melodies, keen sense of the macabre and droll lyrics as he opens for The Fray at the Uptown Amphitheatre. more…

• Food Go wine tasting at Bel Caffe’. They are offering a wine tasting of four rare Italian wines. more…

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

Mama Knows Best
CPCC’s Pease Auditorium
Some families get along and some don’t, but the goal behind World Renowned Entertainment’s play Mama Knows Best is to encourage youths to make positive decisions in their lives, which includes selecting a mate to wed.

• Food Nosh on a burger and a peaches and cream milkshake from Big View Diner. more…

• Music Miss Derringer, a quintet from L.A., will be playing their twangy, gothic new wave music along with come hither vocals at the Milestone. more…

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Hurry and see the masterpieces from renowned artists before they leave town. The special exhibition is in its final weeks.

Charlotte’s Mint Museum of Art is displaying an exceptional selection of rare paintings and sculptures from the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Pieces from artists including Cassatt, Degas, Kankinsky, Matisse, Miro, Monet, O’Keeffe, Picasso and others will be on exhibition until June 21.

Get more info about the special exhibit here.

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Check out these events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area this weekend— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

FRIDAY, JUNE 5

Taste of Charlotte
Uptown along Tryon Street
I hope you’re hungry, because it’s time to chow down on variety of eats during Taste of Charlotte, held in Uptown Charlotte.

• Theater You can excitedly expect to see zombies singing in performances of Evil Dead: The Musical at Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte.

• Art Elder Gallery’s new exhibition, titled Studio Selections Volume I opens tonight.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

No Doubt
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
You can’t beat this show: No Doubt, Paramore and The Sounds at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. It’s going to rock!

• Special Event The Main Library’s summer film series: The Master of Suspense: Alfred Hitchcock Classics kicks off today. Head to ImaginOn’s Wachovia Playhouse for the action-packed North By Northwest.

• Music John Tosco and The Evening Muse are presenting the Beatles Tribute Night, which is set to resemble the popular Tosco Music Party, but with only Beatles covers.

SUNDAY, JUNE 7

The Fairy Tale Chronicles
Theatre Charlotte
Producer Donna Scott and Theatre Charlotte are present a new satirical production, titled The Fairy Tale Chronicles. The play, directed by Sheila Snow Proctor, will feature new spins on old fairy tales.

• Food Dinner and a movie? You can get both at Mez.

• Music Go Irish at performances of Dancing at Lughnasa at McGlohon Theatre. The play is about six sisters living together in Ireland, told through the memories of a boy they once raised.

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The Charlotte Art League Gallery will feature Goodwill artists in the Color My Dreams exhibit, which opens Friday, June 5. The exhibit will run June 5 -26.

If you go to the opening tomorrow, you can also take in more art during the Gallery Crawl at South End, which is also tomorrow (the monthly crawl always occurs on the first Friday of the month).

The opening starts at 6pm.

Charlotte Art League Caleidoscope Gallery
1517 Camden Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28203
(704) 376-2787

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It’d suck to be a female candidate in this prom queen race. To get beat out by a guy for the crown would hurt.

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Brooke Hogan’s new album cover looks like an airbrushed t-shirt from a Myrtle Beach spring break. Poor girl has the genes of The Hulk and a tranny-looking mother. What’s up with the piece of swathing loincloth missing at her hip? Apparently all overly-tan trannies with white hair go to heaven.

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Switch up your typical Saturday night and leave the bars and clubs behind. PlayDate Charlotte returns this month with new and old games like Twister, Connect Four, Operation and more. Get down with some hula hooping, socialize and make new friends. Everyone is welcome.

PlayDate Charlotte
Saturday, May 16
9 pm – 2 am

Venue 301
301 E. 9th Street
Charlotte, NC 28202

Last month’s event was packed, so hurry and buy your tickets now if you want to go!

You can buy your tickets for $10 at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/337670983.

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A little birdie (named Twitter) told us that Blynk Organic will be hosting a free organic and direct trade coffee tasting 7 am – 4 pm today. Stop by Blynk, located in the lobby of 200 South Tryon St. uptown, to get your daily dose of caffeine.

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If you have fillings, beware: These bars are oooey-gooey sticky deliciousness. The recipe comes from the back of the Betty Crocker Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookie mix bag (yes, this not from scratch; it is semi-homemade. Shhh, don’t tell.) The most difficult part making these bars was unwrapping the 35 caramel candies — a tedious task. With all the caramel and chocolate, these bars go well with a tall glass of milk.

So, you will need:

1 bag Betty Crocker Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookie mix
1 egg
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
35 caramels
1/4 cup milk

And then…

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 8×8 or 9×9 pan. (And grease WELL, these suckers are sticky.)

Stir together egg and butter. Stir in cookie mix (dough will be stiff). Reserve 1/2 cup of dough. Spread the rest of the dough in the pan.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until crust is golden brown. Meanwhile, microvave caramels and milk for 2-3 minutes on high, stirring after every minute.

Spread caramel mixture over crust. Drop reserved dough in blobs over the caramel. Bake again for 15-20 minutes. Cool completely before cutting.

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A few photos of my sushi dinner from K.O. Sushi, the sushi take out place uptown on 3rd Street. They offer speedy service, good prices, and great sushi. They’ll deliver uptown for $1.

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