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QUEENS COLLEGE - WATKINS GALLERY "Five Women for Women" an exhibition of fine art to benefit the American Cancer Society. The show will run October 19 from 6-9pm for a wine & cheese reception, and on October 20 from 10am-5pm. For more information call 704-366-1525.

QUEEN'S GALLERY & ART CENTER 1212 The Plaza. On display October 19-November 28: a showing of oil portraits, still lifes and drawings by Charles Gilbert. The opening reception is October 19 from 6-9pm. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday from 10am-6pm and Saturday from 10am-2pm. For more information call 704-372-2993.

SHAIN FINE ART 601 Providence Rd. October 19-27: "Fall Open House" featuring works by Michael J. Lynch, Robert L. Marshall, and Kim Schuessler. For more information call 704-334-7744 or visit online at www.shainart.com.

SIMHON-SCHELL GALLERY 360 N. Caswell Rd. Rotating exhibit of 19th and 20th Century paintings, prints and sculpture; Furniture and decorations of the Arts and Crafts period; tribal rugs and textiles, etc. Hours: 10am-5pm. For more information call 704-377-2520.

SOUTHEASTERN CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART 750 Marguerite Dr., Winston-Salem. October 20-January 13: "Half Past Autumn - the Art of Gordon Parks." Permanent exhibitions: Dupes by James Carl and Pumpkins by John Ruppert. For more information call 336-725-1904 or visit on the web at www.secca.org.

SPRATT BURROUGHS GALLERY 19 N. Congress St., York SC. On display through November 24: "An Evolution of Color, Shape & Texture" featuring the works of Lynda Lea Bonkemeyer and Thomas Thielemann. Regular gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday from 10am-5pm and otherwise by appointment. For more information call 803-628-2600.

TRYON CENTER FOR VISUAL ART 721 N. Tryon St. Ongoing through December 30: "Crafting Identity - Studio Craft and Contemporary Art". Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm and Sunday 1-4pm. For more information call 704-332-5535 or visit online at www.tryoncenter.org.

UNC CHARLOTTE GALLERIES Rowe Arts/Cone Center, 9201 University Blvd. Ongoing through November 2: "The Artist and the Baseball Card". Also ongoing through November 2: Rod MacKillop Paintings. For more info call 714-687-3315.

WATERWORKS VISUAL ARTS CENTER One Water St. Salisbury. Ongoing through November 25: "Elemental" the works of Robert Lyon, Richard Siegel, Charles Tefft, and Lisa Young. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, 10am-4pm on Saturday, and 1-4pm on Sunday. For more information call 704-636-1882 or visit on the web at www.waterworks.org.

WINTHROP UNIVERSITY GALLERIES Rock Hill. Through October 28: "Portraits & Personnages: Selected Works from the Collection de l'Art Brut's Nueve Invention." Also, "Let Go-OF the Work: Language and Photography by Chris Sullivan. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm, Sunday 1-4:30pm. For more information call the gallery at 803-323-2493.

YORK COUNTY MUSEUM 4621 Mount Gallant Road, Rock Hill, SC. Through December 31: "Southern Visions Competition Winners". Through February 10: "Recover, Re-Imagine, Re-Adapt: Creative Recycling from Africa." For more details and directions call 803-329-2121.

MUSIC

CANTATA SINGERS OF CHARLOTTE will present Gabriel Faure's "Requiem" at Myers Park Baptist Church, October 21 at 6:30pm. The singers will be joined by members of the Charlotte Symphony and Brightstar Music Festival. The performance will raise money for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. For more information call 704-334-7232.

CAROLINA PRO MUSICA will present "The Medieval Muse" featuring the Red Book of Montserrat, music of Hildegard of Bingen and the Pilgrimages. The concert of medieval music for voices and instruments will be held October 20 at 8:15pm at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 1510 E. 7th St. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for students and seniors. For more information call 704-334-3468 or visit on the web at www.carolinapromusica.org.

CAROLINA VOICES will present a concert on October 20 at 7pm with Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble & Impromptu at Dilworth United Methodist Church, 605 East Blvd. Tickets are $10. For more information call 704-374-1564 or visit www.carolinavoices.org.

CHAMBER MUSIC AT QUEENS will present Hesperus, a concert of American music from the arrival of the Pilgrims through the founding of the Republic on October 20 at 8pm in Dana Auditorium on the campus of Queens College. Tickets are $20. There will be a pre-concert lecture at 7:15pm. For more information call 704-337-2213.

CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY will present "A Hero's Life" on October 26-27 featuring pianist Stephen Hough. The show starts at 8pm both evenings in the Belk Theatre of the Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $15-$55. For more information call 704-972-2000 or visit online at www.charlottesymphony.org.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE CHORALE & CHAMBER SINGERS present their Fall Choral Concert on October 24 at 8pm. The concert will be held in Dana Auditorium on the campus of Queen's College. For more information call 704-337-2213.

THE QUINTESSENTIAL NOTE at the Vault, every Tuesday evening from 8pm-midnight, featuring open-mic Poetics of the NCog poets, live music, and special guest artists. Every first and third Tuesday includes a headlining band and feature performance artist ­ every second and fourth Tuesday is the all-open-mic poetry review. Cover $10 first and third Tuesdays, $7 second and fourth Tuesdays. For more info, call 704-347-4924.