What's Up? - June 8, 2007

By Staff Reports

A look ahead at area arts & entertainment

Information about ongoing events can be found listed under the first day of the event

Friday, June 8

Rock Hill Community Theatre presents "Guys and Dolls Jr.," June 8, 9 and 10, South Pointe High School auditorium, 801 Neely Road, Rock Hill, with evening shows at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets, $12 adults and $10 students and seniors. An oddball romantic musical comedy, directed by Jimmy Chrismon. Details, www.rockhilltheatre.org or 324-2578.

Battle of Beckhamville Revolutionary War re-enactment, June 8, 9 and 10, original battlefield at S.C. 97 and S.C. 99 near Great Falls. Event begins with Scotch-Irish Heritage Reception and dinner at 7 p.m. June 8, Great Falls War Memorial Building, featuring historian Charles Baxley. Dinner tickets, $25. Camps featuring living history demonstrations and a battle reenactment begin at 9 a.m. June 9 and 10. Re-enactment tickets, $5 adults, $3 ages 6 to 12 and free for younger than 6, good for Saturday and Sunday. Sponsored by the Great Falls Home Town Associaiton. Details, (803) 482-2370 or www.battleofbeckhamville.com.

Central Piedmont Community College summer theater presents "South Pacific," June 8 to 16, Dale Halton Theater, CPCC central campus, Charlotte. Musical set in an island paradise. Details and tickets, (704) 330-6534.

"Sweet Charity," through June 10, Belk Theater, Charlotte. Featuring Molly Ringwald. Part of the Broadway Lights series. Tickets on sale at (704) 372-1000 or www.blumenthalcenter.org.

"King Lear," 7 p.m. through June 10, Carolina First Amphitheatre, Falls Park on the Reedy, Greenville. Part of the Upstate Shapkespeare Festival, presented by Greenville and the Warehouse Theatre. Details, (864) 787-4016 or www.upstateshakespearefestival.org.

"A Call for All: The Great War Summons the Palmetto State," exhibit on the propaganda techniques used by state and federal governments in World War I, through Dec. 8, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, Columbia, in observance of the 90th anniversary of the United States' entry into the war. Free admisison. Hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sundays. Details, (803) 777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS/

Bluegrass, 7 Friday nights, the former Blackstock High School gym, U.S. 321, Blackstock. Locals gather to perform bluegrass, country and gospel music. Free, but donations accepted to cover utilities cost. Snacks available. Details, (803) 385-5908.

"Between Taste and Travesty: Costume Designs by William Ivey Long," through Oct. 14, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, N.C. Celebrates the creative genius of former Rock Hill resident Long, a four-time Tony Award winner who has designed costumes for more than 50 Broadway shows. Includes costumes from "The Producers," "Hairspray," "Nine," "Crazy for You" and "La Cage aux Folles." Details, (617) 412-4000.

Saturday, June 9

Kings Mountain State Park living history demonstrations, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 9 and 23 at the park on S.C. 161 northwest of York. Volunteers will demonstrate daily activities of the 1850s; blacksmith and woodwright skills demonstrated from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details, (803) 222-3209.

Splash Dash, 8 a.m. June 9, Camp Thunderbird/River Hills Plantation, Lake Wylie, with 10K/5K race and 5K walk, sponsored by the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce. Race registration, $20 in advance or $25 on the day of race, and walk fee, $5; proceeds to go Camp Thunderbird scholarship fund. Details, www.lakewyliesc.com or call 831-2827.

Super Summer Slammer pro-wrestling event, 8 p.m. June 9, Clover Middle School, Clinton Avenue, featuring Big Ed Jones with Count Grog versus The Barbarian, a WCW and WWF superstar, and Bobby Eaton from the legendary Midnight Express versus Lodi, a WCW superstar. Presented by the Clover Jaycees and APW-Chester. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission, $10 ringside, $8 general admission and $5 for ages 12 and younger. Advance tickets, (803) 222-9977. Details, www.cloverjaycees.org.