Thursday, Feb. 20
Ben Rosenblum
6 pm doors, 7 pm show | Feb. 20. Pianist, accordionist and composer Ben Rosenblum has traversed a truly unique musical path, one that has seen him perform alongside world-class musicians across more than twenty music genres and fifteen countries, lead bands at prestigious venues across the world, all while maintaining a signature, melodic musical voice. Tickets start at $25. Cain Center for the Arts, Catawba Avenue, Cornelius.
Ribbon-cutting
4:30 pm | Feb. 20. Celebrate the official opening of Congressmen Tim Moore office for staff at Cornelius Town Hall. Moore will be there to cut the ribbon and make remarks. Cornelius Town Hall, Catawba Avenue.
Reynolds Lecture: An Evening with Award-Winning Journalist Chris Hedges
7:30 PM – 9 pm | Feb. 20. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-prize winning former foreign correspondent for The New York Times. He spent two decades covering conflicts in Latin America, the Middle East Africa and the Balkans. He was the Middle East Bureau Chief for The New York Times and during the war in the former Yugoslavia was the paper’s Balkan Bureau Chief. Hedges will present a lecture entitled “War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning,” followed by a moderated Q&A and book signing. Admission is free, but tickets are required: Union Box Office or 704-894-2135. Knobloch Campus Center, Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College.
Thursday, Feb. 20 – Sunday, March 9
Sacred Spaces Volume 1: The Minutes
See website for schedule. A dark comedy about the agony and ecstasy of small-town government. Good intentions collide with malicious inertia when an upstart young councilman returns from a brief leave of absence. Missing the minutes from the previous meeting, he senses the other council members—from shy civil servants to buffoonish politicians to senile elder statesmen—are hiding something awful about what transpired. In hilarious and unsettling fashion, The Minutes shows how fictional towns like Big Cherry and real towns like Davidson wrestle with uncomfortable task of recording their own histories. $12-$25. Recommended for ages 15-plus. Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour St., Davidson.
Friday, Feb. 21
Broadway in Love
Doors 6:30 pm doors, 7:30 pm show | Feb. 21. Discover the laughter, thrills and chills of Broadway’s greatest songs as shared by real-life Broadway married couple, Libby Servais (Glinda from “Wicked”) and Stephan Stubbins (“Mary Poppins”). Featuring songs from “The Sound of Music,” “My Fair Lady,” “Phantom of the Opera” and more. Tickets start at $35. Cain Center for the Arts, Catawba Avenue.
Tony Trischka
Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam, A Tribute to Earl Scruggs, with Special Guest, Woody Platt
7:30 pm | Feb. 21. Tony Trischka honors the music of Earl Scruggs, pioneer of the three-finger banjo style and one of the most important musicians in bluegrass. Tickets $20-$61. Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts & Civic Engagement, Queens University of Charlotte, 2319 Wellesley Ave., Charlotte 28274.
Saturday, Feb. 22
Big Day at the Lake Beach Bash
6-9:30 pm | Feb. 22. Whether you’re a beer enthusiast, a music lover or ooking for a great time to give to a great cause, grab your friends, put on your captain’s cap and get ready to experience a night filled with good vibes. Live music, live auction, raffle/silent auction, wine and bourbon pulls, Tickets suggested. Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Carolina. Lost Worlds Brewing, 19700-D One Norman Blvd., Cornelius.
Jazz Legacy Project presents Billie Holliday – God Bless the Child
6:30 pm doors, 7:30 pm show | Feb. 22. Billie Holiday’s unique vocal approach and advanced sense of rhythm made her one of the most important and influential vocalists in American history. Her relentless fight to be treated as an equal – as a musician, a female and an African-American – made her one of the most important American figures in the 20th century. See how she developed her unique vocal style and how she blazed a trail for women and African-Americans that would pave the way for future generations. Featuring a multimedia experience of live music, narration, images and video footage. Tickets start at $30. Cain Center for the Arts, Catawba Avenue.
4-5:30 pm | Feb. 22. Performances, speakers, artwork and more. This free, public Cornelius Parks & Recreation Department event is offered in collaboration with the Smithville CommUNITY Coalition and Cain Center for the Arts. Cain Center for the Arts, 21348 Catawba Ave.
HEARTSongs ‘25: Poetry of Freedom
2-5 pm | Feb. 22. A celebration of poetry past and present with a local twist. An afternoon filled with poetry, history, art, music and nature. In keeping with tradition, the fourth annual HEARTSongs spotlights the life and work of 19th-century enslaved poet George Moses Horton and his fascinating connection to the Torrance family of Huntersville’s Cedar Grove. Award-winning actor, playwright, and director Michael D. Connor will share Horton’s life story through a dramatic reading. This event also celebrates contemporary poetry, and Charlotte’s own Bluz is the featured poet for this event. Free; tickets required. Historic Cedar Grove and Hugh Torance House and Store, 8229 Gilead Rd., Huntersville.
Davidson College Jazz Ensemble: Steven Feifke & Bijon Watson
7:30 – 9 pm | Feb. 22. The Davidson College Jazz Ensemble performs the music of pianist/composer, Steven Feifke, featuring trumpeter Bijon Waston. Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson are co-leaders of The Generation Gap Orchestra, a seventeen-member jazz ensemble who recently won a GRAMMY for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album at the 2023 GRAMMYs. $17.50. For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Knobloch Campus Center DFPH-Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College.
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