SOTAC's Top Weekend Picks!
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01.28.10 - 01.31.10
SOTAC's Hot Picks for the Weekend
Events
 Biloxi Blues
This is the continuing saga of Eugene Morris Jerome, Neil Simon's alter ego, whom we last met in "Brighton Beach Memoirs." Eugene, a young army recruit during World War II, is going through his basic training, learning about life at boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1943. Jotting down his memoirs, Eugene and five other assorted enlisted men suffer under a hard-nosed D.I., endure the "mess" served up in mess hall and join together to become adults, with hilarious results.
When: Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m.
Where: Theatre Charlotte - 501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC
More Info: www.theatrecharlotte.org
Joyce Scott
 McColl Center for Visual Art will be featuring the work of Baltimore artist, Joyce Scott, in a contemporary craft exhibition. Scott's work challenges boundaries by dealing with difficult social subjects and the artist's role in contemporary society.
When: Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
Where: The McColl Center - 721 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC
More Info: www.mccollcenter.org
 The Found Footage Festival
The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event that showcases footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters across the country. Video is narrated live by FFF creators Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher, whose comedy credits include The Onion, Late Show with David Letterman, and The Colbert Report.
When: Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 8:00 p.m.
Where: Knight Gallery - 345 North College St., Charlotte, NC
More Info: www.lightfactory.org
A Night of Films and Music
Featuring a series of shorts by award-winning Brooklyn-based filmmaker David Finkelstein and local filmmaker Ross Wilbanks as well as new music by local musician Bo White. David Finkelstein is an award-winning performer and director. He is currently the Artistic Director of the Lake Ivan Performance Group in Brooklyn NY. David's work is a unique layering of improvised theatrical performance, original music, and three-dimensional computer animation which encompasses a tremendous range of emotions, textures, and ideas. These ingredients are skillfully choreographed into a spectacle which is entertaining, illuminating, and emotionally resonant.
When: Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 8:00 p.m.
Where: Pura Vida's Gypsy Lounge - 1521 Central Ave. Charlotte, NC
More Info: www.puravidaart.com
 Explore History!
Come hear from librarian Thomas Cole and learn about Charlotte in the Great Depression. How did Charlotteans of the 1930s deal with sudden economic contraction and a prolonged depression? As businesses failed and personal fortunes were wiped out, the people of Mecklenburg County nevertheless organized themselves to address the crisis and to plan for future growth.
When: Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 3:00 p.m.
Where: The Duke Mansion - 400 Hermitage Rd, Charlotte, NC
More Info: www.museumofthenewsouth.org
Haiti Earthquake Benefit Concert 
Charlotte Department of Theatre are hosting a benefit concert to help the victims of the earthquake. The event will take place in the Anne R. Belk Theater, a 320 seat venue, in Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts on the UNC Charlotte campus. All proceeds are to be donated to American Red Cross. Performing: Jeremy Current, Bright Young Things, Jessica Drake, The Natural History, Matrimony, The Activity, Chris Kincaid, e-s guthrie, Sarah DeShields and Amy Scheide.
When: Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 5:00 p.m.
Where: Anne R. Belk TheatreRobinson Hall for the Performing Arts, UNCC 9201 University City Blvd.
More Info: www.sco.uncc.edu/robinsonhallplayers or call 704-615-1421
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