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closeHere's a look at what's happening in the area over the next 10 days:
Friday, October 3
MUSIC
Country’s finest
She has been called the most beautiful woman in country music. Martina McBride performs at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte. Tickets $29.50 to $50.25 at www.ticketmaster.com.
Jive it up
“Java ‘n Jive” at Chandler Place Independent Retirement Living Community at 7 p.m. Friday. Seniors are invited to this free event to mingle, sample gourmet coffees and enjoy live music by John Leon Lewis. The facility is located at 745 Dilworth Lane, Rock Hill. For details, call 325-1008.
EVENT
Bright and shiny
Enjoy hands-on science and family fun at the 31st annual Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters Club show and sale today through Sunday at the Gaston County Park, Dallas Cherryville Highway, Dallas, N.C. Event time is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The event features and array of vendors, with mineral specimens from around the world, and events for all ages. The show and sale is a fundraiser for the Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters Club scholarship fund.
Saturday, October 4
Music
Hear the bands play
Enjoy a full day of area high school marching bands. The Rock Hill High School Band of Distinction and the Northwestern High School Purple Regiment Band will host the Olde English Festival of Bands Saturday at District Three Stadium, 211 Cherry Road, Rock Hill. Gates open at 11 a.m. The competition includes 15 area bands competing for eight finalist spots. Rock Hill High will perform its exhibition show at 5:30 p.m. and Northwestern will perform its exhibition at 9:15 p.m. Admission is $8 adults and $6 students. For details, call Joe Gulledge at 981-1323.
Delight in the divas
Salute the great jazz divas of music history. Davis and Dow perform the works of Billie Holliday, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and more. Show time is at 8 p.m. Oct. 4 at Tillman Auditorium. Tickets are $5 to $7.
EVENT
Celebrate Lando Day!
The event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Lando Manetta Mills History Center, 3801 Lando Road, Lando. Activities include a car show and kids activities. Admission is free and food will be sold. For details, call the history center at (803) 789-6361.
Monday, October 6
Music
Sweet sound in the winds
Music for your Monday. A Wind Ensemble Performance will be at 8 p.m. Monday at Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts, UNC Charlotte. Tickets are $6. For tickets call the box office at (704) 687-2599 or visit www.unccboxoffice.universitytickets.com.
Tuesday, October 7
MUSIC
Ivories are tickled
Winthrop is the place for piano. Friends of the Conservatory Series Transcontinental Piano duo will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Frances May Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University. Tickets are $5 to $10. For details, call 323-2399 or visit www.winthrop.edu/arts.
THEATER
Follow the ‘Traces’
A fantastical blend of circus, physical theater and music. “Traces,” will be Oct. 7 through Nov. 28 at the McGlohon Theater, Charlotte. The show chronicles five characters attempting to live to the fullest what they believe could be their last moments. They tell their stories through music, song, dance, speech, illustration and acrobatics using skills such as tradtional Chinese acrobatics, basketball, skateboarding, classic piano, dance, humor and illustration. The performance is part of the Stanford Broadway Lights series. Tickets are $29.50 to $44.50 at blumenthalcenter.org or by calling (704) 372-1000. Show times this week are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Wednesday, October 8
FILM
‘Inside Mecca’
Anisa Mehdi will show her award-winning PBS documentary, “Inside Mecca,” at 8 p .m. Wednesday at Plowden Auditorium, Winthrop University. Following the film, Mehdi will present “Refuting the Muslim Menace: Attaining Peace in the Middle East.” Tickets are $5 to $7. For details, visit www.winthrop.edu.
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