Tickets are $12, available at the Bookworm, 700 Cherry Road, Rock Hill, at the box office before the performances and online at www.yorkcountyballet.org.

The show is the premiere of an original ballet choreographed by Anne Blackwell and Leslie Cooper. Flying portions of the production will be staged by world-renowned Flying Foys, who for 50 years have produced the flying portions of major productions of "Peter Pan."

The production is based on the novel by J.M. Barrie and is directed by Blackwell. It features performances by Taylor Burnette as Peter Pan, Jessica Miller as Tinkerbell, Victor Melvin as Captain Hook and Eliza Blades as Smee. The roles of the Darling children are played by Jessica Tillman, Jamie Scott and Katie Dobrowski.

Many of the York County Ballet members performing in this production have training and experience at a national and state level. The York County Ballet is funded in part by a grant from the Arts Council of York County.

Comedy murder mystery continues showing in York

A dinner theater performance of the comedic murder mystery "Bel Canto" will be at 2 p.m. today and May 18 and at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday at the Palmetto Room, 22 N. Congress St., York. Hometown Promotions has teamed up with the Palmetto Room to present the play.

The Tuesday performance is a benefit for Hospice and Community Care. The play is set in the 1940s on opening night at the opera and features a murdered diva, a harboiled gumshoe and an array of unusual suspects.

Dinner will be an Italian buffet and includes beverage and dessert. Tickets for the dinner and show are $35 per person. Show tickets are $12. Reservations are required. For reservations or details, call 628-7970 or e-mail lpfiz@bellsouth.net.

Summer street party starts in York this week

Downtown Live will be from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. beginning Thursday in downtown York, in the parking lot of Whiteside Cleaners and Uniform Rental, 5 E. Madison St., York.

The event is an outdoor community concert series. Performing will be Dave Lambert and the Carolina Rails, a five-piece group playing country and rock favorites. Admission is free. Food and beverages will be sold. Rain date will be May 22.

Cultural events include art exhibits, demos

The Arts Council of York County will have the following events:

• Each month the work of a local artist is featured in the Rock Hill City Hall Rotunda Gallery, 155 Johnson St., second floor. The artwork of Savannah Cudd of Lancaster is on display during May. Cudd is a 2001 graduate of Lancaster High School and a 2006 graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.

• Local artists will demonstrate their techniques from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall Plaza at 140 E. Main St., Rock Hill. Featured artists include Jay Thompson, painting; Linda Meetze Lucas, jewelry; Alan Noll, ceramic sculpture; Liz Funderburk, knot tie for gem stones; Nancy Ray, black and white pen and ink drawings; Jackie Clarkin, painting; Holly Glasscock, watercolor; and Bob Thrower, basket weaving and wood carving. The demonstrations are free and open to the public.

• A bluegrass and barbecue event will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Cotton Alley in Old Town Rock Hill, just outside the Center for the Arts, 121 E. Main St. Ken Scoggins and Miller's Creek will perform bluegrass. A dinner of barbecued ribs, grilled corn on the cob and other sides will be prepared by Dan Huntley, columnist and author. Complimentary cocktails will be served from 4 to 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person or $10 for Art After Hours members and must be purchased in advance by Wednesday. All proceeds benefit arts programming for the 2008 to 2009 season.