Friday, May 16

The Robot Johnson Show, May 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31, Duke Energy Theatre, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 345 N. College St., Charlotte. Charlotte’s premiere sketch comedy troupe Robot Johnson Show makes its uptown debut with a limited run of 12 performances, led by Sean Keenan (MTV’s “Talking Baby”) and Blaine Miller (”The Perch Sketch Comedy Group”). Shows are 8 and 10 nightly. Tickets are $15, available through carolinatix.org or the Blumenthal box office, (704) 372-1000. Cost is Warning: Contains adult language and content.

Saturday, May 17

Catawba Indian Nation Powow, May 17, Green Earth ballfield, 2900 E. Sturgis Road, Rock Hill. Presented by the Catawba Indian Nation Senior Center, featuring a grand entry parade of dancers and singing and drummimg by the Thunder Elk Singers, Native American arts and crafts, jewelry, baskets and pottery. Details, 328-2208.

Bluejeans, Bluegrass & BBQ, 4 to 7 p.m. May 17, Cotton Alley, outside the Center for the Arts, 121 E. Main St., downtown Rock Hill, featuring Ken Scoggins and Miller’s Creek with barbecue ribs, grilled corn on the cob and other sides by columnist Dan Huntley. Complimentary cocktails offered the first hour. Tickets, $15, or $10 for Art After Hours members, much be purchased in advance from the Arts Council of York County, 328-2787. Proceeds go to programming for the 2008-09 arts season.

Monday, May 19

Works from the University Collection, May 19 through Sept. 4, Lewandowski Student Gallery, Winthrop University.

Create Carolina at Winthrop: A Southern Fried Arts and Film Festival, May 19 through June 7, Winthrop University.

Thursday, May 22

Roy “Futureman” Wooten & the Black Mozart Ensemble, 8 p.m. May 22, The Freedom Center, 215 E. Main St., downtown Rock Hill. Admission, $15. Tickets on sale at Thi’s Place on Main, The Freedom Center, Overhead Station and Woody’s Music. Details, Linh Le, (803) 417-4509 or www.backhomeentertainment.net.

Friday, May 23

“Trainwreck — My Life as an Idiot,” film screening, 8 p.m. May 23, Johnson Theater, Winthrop University. An adaptation of Jeff Nichols’ memoir directed and written by Tod Harrison Williams. Seann William Scott, 29, is playing the title role of Jeff, the idiot, who is paralyzed by learning disabilities and recovering from alcoholism and is trying to figure out who he is and how to live his life. Free admission. Director’s discussion with Williams will follow the film. Part of the Create Carolina Arts Festival.

Saturday, May 24

JoyFest ‘08, Gospel showcase of praise and song, beginning at 5 p.m. May 24, Paladium Amphitheatre, Carowinds, with headliner songwriter, bassist and vocalist Fred Hammond, also with J. Moss, Tye Tribbett, Marvin Sapp and Canton Jones. Chrstian comedian Bone Hampton will serve as emcee for the event. Concert and ful-day park admission, $44.99 to 29.99. Details, www.ticketmaster.com or (704) 522-6500.

“A Man Named Pearl,” film screening, 8 p.m., Johnson Theater, Winthrop University, which tells the story of self-taught Bishopville topiary artist Pearl Fryar. Meet the artist discussion with Fryar, 7:30 p.m. in the theater. Free.

Monday, May 26

Tim McGraw with Jason Aldean and Halfway to Hazard, May 26, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte.

Tuesday, May 27

“Twelve Angry Men,” May 27 to June 1, 2008, Belk Theater, N.C. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, part of the Stanford Broadway Lights Series. Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company; the story of 12 jurors in a murder trial, in which prejudices are tested and evidence is weighed. Details, blumenthalcenter.org or call (704) 372-1000.