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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, Nov. 13

Game Theory
Dialect Gallery
Local artist Antoine Williams’ new solo exhibition, Game Theory opens tonight at Dialect Gallery. Paintings in the exhibition explore ideas related to different perspectives of life and the perusal of happiness and freedom.

• Special Event Tease the hair (the bigger, the better) and break out your 80’s vintage gear for a special 80’s themed-party at Town Tavern tonight. more…

• Art Tonight is First Look Friday at Mint Museum of Art. What does that mean? An art preview celebrating the opening of the exhibition, Lois Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color. The evening event will also feature a lecture on the artist and music performances by students from Queens University of Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith University. more…

Saturday, Nov. 14

South Pacific
Belk Theater
It’s getting hot and relationships are blossoming in Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s award-winning musical South Pacific. See if love will prevail during performances at Belk Theater.

• Dance Tonight is your last chance to check out NC Dance Theatre’s Innovative Works – which includes Mark Diamond’s “There Again, Not Slowly,” and Dwight Rhoden’s “Moody Booty Blues,” and Uri Sand’s “Tearing for a Cure,” and two new pieces choreographed by Mark Diamond and Sasha Janes – at Booth Playhouse. more…

• Comedy Laughter will be supreme when stand-up comedians Tommy Blaze and Jeremy Pierce hit the stage of Alive tonight. more…

Sunday, Nov. 15

Birth
Queens University
Karen Brody’s production Birth tells true stories of pregnant women in America today. It’s also for a good cause, as it raises funds for Carolina Community Maternity Center.

• Festival The Puerto Rican Festival celebrates all things Puerto Rican. This includes music, spoken word, dance, arts and crafts, and authentic foods. more…

• Music Russian rockers Mumiy Troll have crossed the sea and will bring its alternative-pop rock sounds into Alley Cat tonight. more…

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If you’re brave enough to embrace the rainy weather, get out and make your way over to Evergreen Studio & Gallery – located at 143 Brevard Ct. – for its grand opening. The new art spot features two exhibitions: Last Days of Summer, featuring photography by Virginia Dunn and Andy Chen, and Calendar Girls, featuring photography by Shane Cudahy, Scott Forrester and Buck Rackley. Receptions kick off at 5:30 p.m. and continue through 9 p.m. Both exhibitions run through Feb. 13, 2010. Check out a sample of works you can see at the exhibitions below.

Photo by Shane Cudahy

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Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 12, 2009 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• The London Broil Show at Duke Energy Theatre

• To Kill A Mockingbird at Davidson College’s Duke Family Performance Hall

• Grand opening for Evergreen Studio & Gallery and reception for Calendar Girls and Last Days of Summer exhibitions

• Lambchop at Visulite Theatre

• 6th Annual Geek Festival at CPCC’s Levine Campus

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Theater review: South Pacific
Belk Theater
Nov. 10, 2009

The Deal: NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center’s Broadway Lights Series continues with performances of The Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific, which opened last night to a crowd at Belk Theater.

Carmen Cusack as Nellie in South Pacific; Photo by Peter Coombs

The Good: Sweeping the stage with theatrical talent, the cast of South Pacific shined last night. Two of the main stars of the musical David Pittsinger cast as the dreamy French man, Emilie, and Carmen Cusack cast as his “hick” love interest, a nurse named Nellie, were delightful throughout. Stretching their vocal chords out on tunes like “Some Enchanted Evening,” they hit each note to a tee, whether together or apart. Other cast members also charmed the crowd, including the tragic lovebirds Lt. Joseph Cable (played by Anderson Davis) and Liat (played by Sumie Maeda), as well as those who acted as crafty sailors aka “Seabees,” playful nurses, and charmingly strange island natives, like Bloody Mary (played by Keala Settle) who paraded around with oddities, like shrunken heads. (more…)

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Comedian Katt Williams gives his take on his recent arrest (and impending legal woes).

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Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 11, 2009 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Alice In Wonderland at Davidson College

• The Flatlanders at McGlohon Theatre

• Karaoke/Jokearoke Wednesdays at Alive

• Southern Christmas Show at The Park

• Veterans Day Dedication Service at Frazier Park

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Watch the video (below) and learn the choreographed moves – set to the song, “I Got A Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas – if you’re interested in participating in Terry Vaughan’s Flash Mob dance event happening this Saturday, from 4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m., at Birkdale Village in Huntersville.

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Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 10, 2009 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Cobra Starship at Amos’ Southend

• South Pacific at Belk Theater

• Comedian Tommy Blaze at Lake Norman Comedy Zone in Galway Hooker Pub

• Hope For Agoldensummer at The Evening Muse

• A Kaleidoscope of Color and Style exhibition at Green Rice Gallery

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Tonight, UNC-Charlotte’s German Club, German faculty, students and staff of the Department of Languages and Cultural Studies, will celebrate the reception of its current exhibit, Tearing Down the Wall. The exhibit – which features its own colorfully created wall – highlights the 20th anniversary of the fall of Germany’s Berlin Wall in 1989.

Creative Loafing spoke with German lecturer at UNC-Charlotte, Victoria Grimm, about the exhibit, held in room 126 of the Student Union. For more information on the exhibit, and UNC-Charlotte’s German Club, click here.

Creative Loafing: How did the idea for Tearing Down the Wall exhibit come about?
Victoria Grimm: This year Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. During a press conference that the government was giving on Nov. 9, 1989, a politician announced that it was possible to cross the borders. Then someone asked him “When is this going to happen?” and he said, “Now, just now.” People in Berlin just left their homes and went to the border and wanted to walk across. The watchmen at the borders didn’t know what was going on, and the people sort of forced them to open the borders, because of what they’d seen on TV. Before that, there were several demonstrations where people in East Germany were demonstrating peacefully for freedom of speech, freedom of travel and freedom of the press. This happened in the summer 1989 and it was such a peaceful revolution – the army didn’t use any weapons. It is sort of the happiest moment in German history and we wanted to celebrate that. (more…)

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As the headline suggests, here are a few of the best places to find comedy events in Charlotte — from stand-up to improv to sketch comedy and more. For a complete listing of all comedy visit www.CharlotteComedyLIVE.com.

Monday, Nov. 9
* “Real Americans with Butch & Skeeter” Sketch TV Show Live Event at 8 p.m.
Join Butch & Skeeter for this very special live event celebrating the release of their Season One DVD. First time viewers and fans alike will enjoy this event that kicks off with a “best of” video recap of Season One. Then Butch & Skeeter will field questions from the audience in a live version of “Ask Butch & Skeeter” – no subject is taboo. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Wine-Up ~ 3306 N. Davidson St., Ste. C ~ No Cover

Tuesday, Nov. 10
* Stand-Up Comedy at Lake Norman Comedy Zone at 7 p.m.
Nationally touring headliner Tommy Blaze.
Galway Hooker ~ 7044 Kenton Dr., Cornelius ~ 704-895-1782 ~ $10.

Thursday, Nov. 12
* The London Broil Show Variety with Juggling at 7:30 p.m.
This team juggling trio presents their masterful juggling skills with comedic spice.
Duke Energy Theater ~ 345 N. College St. ~ $20 ~ 704-372-1000

Friday, Nov. 13
* Charlotte Comedy Theater Improv at 8 p.m.
Short form shows similar to Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Prevue ~ 2909 N. Davidson St. ~ $10

Saturday, Nov. 14
* Stand-up Comedy at Alive in NoDa at 8 p.m.
Stand-up comedy with nationally touring comedians Tommy Blaze with Jeremy Peirce.
Alive ~ 2909 N. Davidson St. ~ Reservations 704-930-2200 ~ $15

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