4D • Thursday, July 14, 2011
TimeOut | Roundabout
Salisbury Post
PPT’s ‘Grease’ opens tonight at the Norvell Theater Piedmont Players Youth Theatre presents “Grease!” — 7:30 p.m., July 14-16/20-23 and 2:30 p.m., July 17/23; adults $12, students/seniors $10; Wednesday Value Night July 20, all tickets $10. Box office opens July 11. Norvell Theater: 135 E. Fisher St., www.piedmontplayers.com, 704633-5471. Lee Street Theatre presents “Henry V” at Looking Glass Artist Collective — 7:30 p.m., through July 16: Directed by Joe Falocco. Tickets $10. Looking Glass Artist Collective, 704-754-2321, 405 N. Lee St., www.leestreet.org. “Next To Normal” at Knight Theater with post-show discussion — Through July 17: the story of one family’s struggle with grief and mental illness. Following select performances, local mental health professionals will lead discussions on how mental health problems affect families, free with admission. Thursday, July 14 – Joseph Benjamin, board member of NAMI Charlotte. Sunday, July 17, matinee – Diane Riley, board member of NAMI Charlotte. BlumenthalArts.org/NTNTalk. Levine Center for the Arts, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, 704-379-1257, www.blumenthalarts.org. Old Courthouse Theatre’s Living Room Reading Series — 4 p.m., Sunday, July 17: “Barbra’s Wedding” by Daniel Stern. Free admission, 704-788-2405, OCT black box theatre, 704-788-2405, www.oldcourthousetheatre.org.
Music & more Rocky River Vineyards Summer Concert Series — 7-10 p.m., July 15: Music by Melon Belly Band, www.melonbellymusic.com, come ready to dance. $20 admission includes glass of wine and refreshments. RSVP 704-781-5035. 11685 Reed Mine Road, Midland. www.rockyrivervineyards.com. Dylan Gilbert & The Over Easy Breakfast Machine local tour appearnces —Friday, July 22: Krankie’s Coffee, the Wherehouse, 211 E. Third St., Winston Salem, with Jews & Catholics and Free Electric State • Saturday, July 23: The Cave, 452-1/2 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, with Bibis Ellison and Crystal Bright. Mixed Emotions at Junker’s Outdoor Theater — 7-10 p.m., Saturday, July 23, food and drink available, bring your own chair, $10 adults, $8 seniors, children 12 and
under with parent free, bring five can goods and ticket price is $5. 105 S. Salisbury St., Mocksville. 671-0553 Die Roten Punkte in Charlotte — Change of dates: July 28-30 at Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square, 345 N. College St., Charlotte. All tickets $34.50, on sale now at BlumenthalArts.org, 704372-1000. American Idols Live — 7 p.m., Thursday, July 28, Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte. Tickets $45/65. www.ticketmaster.com, www.aeglive.com, 800-745-3000. Rascal Flatts at Verizon Amphitheatre — Friday, July 29, with Sara Evans, Easton Corbin, Justin Moore. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte. Tickets at LiveNation.com, box offices at the venue, Ticketmaster or charge by phone 800-745-3000. Jon c. Lakey/SALISBURY POST
Festivals
PPT’s youth theatre production of ‘Grease’ will open tonight at the Norvell.
Annual China Grove Farmers Day — Saturday, July 16, Main Street China Grove, entertainment all day, fireworks 10 p.m. Woodleaf Tomato Festival — 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20: Silent auction, tomato recipe cookoff, bake sale, live music and entertainment, Ms. Tomato Queen contest, L’il Tommy Toe and L’il Miss Mater and Litte Mater Sprout contests, parade at 10 a.m. Tomato Trot 5K Friday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. Details on Facebook or woodleaftomatofestivbal@yahoo.com. Mooresville Ahlara Art Fair — 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, October 8: second annual event featuring artists from all over the area, a showcase of affordable art from painters to potters to jewelers to photographers to woodworkers. Myrna Reiss 704-663-6343.
open until 9, Stamp Mill Café until 10 p.m. www.HistoricGoldHill.com, Facebook: Historic Gold Hill, North Carolina, 704-267-9439. 5K Tomato Trot — 6:15 p.m. registration, Friday, August 19: 5 K evening run begins at 7:30 p.m., kicking off the August 20 Woodleaf Tomato Festival. Register at Active.com or email tomatotrot@yahoo.com. Pre-registration $20, $25 day of race. Entertainment and awards from stage. 885 Woodleaf Barber Road, Woodleaf, 704-224 5134. Spencer Circus Train — 7:30 p.m. every Saturday through July 30: Puppets, animals, songs, games, free snow cones at Library Park, 3rd Street in Spencer, sponsored by Spencer Central UMC for 13th year. Bring blanket or lawn chair, 704636-4101. art gallery and paranormal tours — Highland Avenue Art Gallery and More. Art gallery hours Tuesday through Saturday, noon 6 p.m. Paranormal tours MondaySaturday 8:30-10 p.m., reservations required. 1031 Highland Avenue, 704-636-8134 to schedule tour. Artist's Night Out — 5:30-9 p.m., second and fourth Tuesdays: Free, drop in, join other artists in a night of creativity, bring your own art or craft, supplies, personal beverage and snack. Before your first meeting, send your name, address, phone, email, and type of art or craft to salisburyartists@gmail.com. We will get back in touch with you to confirm your first meeting. Looking Glass Artist Collective, 405 N.
This & That Free tours of St. John’s Lutheran Church sanctuary and chapel — during Friday Night Out, 6-8 p.m., July 15. The trolley will stop at the church, 200 W. Innes St. Salisbury Ghost Walk — 7, 7:30, 8:30 p.m., Friday, July 15, adults $10, students $5, 130 W. Innes St. Reservations/ information: boo@salisburyghostwalk or 704642-1734. Gold Hill cruise-in — 3-9 p.m., Saturday, July 16: Vintage, classic, muscle cars, street rods all welcome. The Village parking lots reserved for cruise-in parking, visitors/spectators park in adjacent church parking lot. Village shops
Lee St.704-633-ARTS, www.salisburyartists.com. Summer reading program at Rowan Public Library — Weekly programs through July 28, themed “One World, Many Stories.” Pre-registration at all library locations for children age 12 months to rising fifth-graders. www.rowanpubliclibrary.org, 704-216-8234. Catawba’s Community Music program summer camps — Fourday camps and private lessons available, contact Erin Harper emharper@catawba.edu or 704881-1565 for details, register at catawba.edu/communitymusic. Concord Library teen summer reading program — • 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 19: Teen movie, rated PG, free admission, popcorn provided. • 2 p.m., Thursday, July 21: Make&-Take sock puppet craft event, make either a Goth or punk sock puppet, materials provided. For information/registration, call the Concord Library 704-920-2054. Concord Gun and Knife Show at Cabarrus Arena — July 16-17: 1:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $8, children under 12 free with paying adult. Cabarrus Arena, 4751 NC Hwy 49,Concord, www.cabarrusarena.com, 704-920-3976. Oakboro cruise-in’s eighth season — 5 p.m., fourth Friday, July 22. Burnout at 9:30 p.m. Food vendors, souvenir concessions will be set up. Downtown Oakboro, Hwy. 205 between Albemarle and Charlotte. Facebook, info@oakborocruisein.com, 704-467-4992. www.oakborocruisein.com.
“This is Wrestling” at Cabarrus Arena — 7 p.m., July 23, adults $12, children under 10 $6, available at www.prowrestlingevo.com or box office. Cabarrus Arena Gold Hall 2, 4751 NC Hwy 49,Concord, www.cabarrusarena.com, 704-9203976. Dancing with the Stars Champs coming to Charlotte — Saturday, July 23: Pittsburgh Steelers’s Hines Ward with Kym Johnson appear at SouthPark with Steve Smith, Jerome Bettis, Donnie Shell, Rocky Bleier. Details www.totalsportsent. com.
Comedy Martin Lawrence at Time Warner Cable Arena — one night only Aug. 18, tickets through ticketmaster.com, timewarnercablearena.com, the Life Lock Box Office at Time Warner Cable Arena, Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 800-745-3000. www.livenation.com/>.
Fundraisers “A Night At The Opry" Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis — 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13: Featuring music by DC & The Chosen Few, Lynn Owsley, Dottie Jack, David Ridenhour and G.W. Saunders.Doors open 6 p.m., East Rowan High School auditorium.
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