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Teeny Tiny Tales The Tarradiddle Players offer special performances for younger audiences- preschool-aged children love these simple tales which invite audience participation. Using familiar songs, stories and rhymes, they introduce children to the wonders of live theatre. Nov. 9, 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.; Nov. 10, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. Side seats, $6. Center seats are sold out. Children's Theatre of Charlotte.
Theater: Ongoing
* Dracula OTTC artistic director Glenn Griffin directs his adaptation of the classic vampire story. Featuring Creative Loafing Actress of the Year 2001, Sheila Snow Proctor as Renfield. Oct. 30 is pay-what-you-can night. Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 8 p.m. $15 adults, $12 students and seniors. Off-Tryon Theatre, 3143 Cullman Ave. 704-375-2826.
* M. Butterfly The Charlotte Repertory Theatre presents David Henry Hwang's 1988 Tony Award-winning play. In a parallel to Puccini's Madame Butterfly, it tells the story of a French diplomat and his love affair with a Chinese opera star who fulfills his fantasies of exotic sexuality. Booth Playhouse. Call or visit www.charlotte rep.org to order tickets. Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 2, 8 p.m.; Nov. 3, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 6-7, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 8-9, 8 p.m.; Nov. 10, 2 p.m. $24-31.50. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000.
The Sci-fi Political Psychodrama Weekends The show opens with one of Rod Sterling's best Twilight Zone episodes in the hospital room of "Patient 307." Next, on the mainstage is Closet Land: an author accused of inserting subliminal anti-government messages into her children's stories endures humiliation and torture for refusing to sign a false confession. Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 8 p.m.; Nov. 7-9, 8 p.m. $15. Hart-Witzen Gallery, 611 W. 5th St. 704-334-1177.
A Taste of Broadway an ongoing musical theatre revue that will combine fine food with the flavor of Broadway. Sundays, 5-9 p.m. $10 per person for show only. Food costs extra. Swing 1000, 1000 Central Ave. 704-334-4443.
Visual Arts: Openings
Art 1 Gallery Holiday Gallery. A 3-week celebration of small arts and crafts for sale by regional artists that are made available at Art 1 Gallery. Special prices and original gift ideas, artworks and greeting cards will be made available. Nov. 7- Dec. 28. Shaping Space: Perspectives in Culture. Featuring Chad Nichols and David Pollard. An opening reception will be held on Nov. 7 at 5:30pm. Holiday Gallery Opens in conjunction with Shaping Space. Booths are still available. Call for more info. Nov. 7-Dec. 31. 170 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia. 704-854-8800.
Center of the Earth Gallery Maggie Taylor: Looking Back. Taylor creates symbolic images using photography as well as computer generated imagery, often appropriating Victorian photographs. Nov. 1-Dec. 28. 3204 N Davidson St. 704-375-5756.
Charlotte Art League Encounters. A show by four of Charlotte Art League's female artists: Terry Thirion, Marilyn Dix, Han Cashion and Marianne Reuss. A reception will be held from 6-9pm on Nov. 8. Nov. 8-16. 1517 Camden Rd. 704-376-2787.
Cleveland County Fairgrounds Carolina Pottery Festival. A one-day event in Shelby, NC. Over 90 regional and local potters will exhibit and sell their creations. Local Charlotte potters includes Walter Aberson, Linda Dalton, Pamela Dolin, Corine Guseman, Karen Kammer, Mary Mason, Patsy McAlpine, Lester Morris & Ahmad Sabha, Cindi Powell, Brenda Roberts, and Gena VanDyke. Sat., Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $2. Business Highway 74, Shelby. 704-542-8869.
CPCC Art Gallery Divergence: Two Approaches to Organic Form. Jill Allen and Mary Mason. Both artists question the notion, so common in Western culture, that art and use are mutually exclusive. However, their specific sources of imagery are quite different and they have chosen artistic genre that are often thought to be diametrically opposed. A public reception will be held on Nov. 13 from 4-6pm. Nov. 8-Dec. 8. P.O. Box 35009. 704-330-6480.
Elder Art Gallery Recent Paintings and Sculptures by Wayne Trapp. Recent oil paintings, drawings and sculptures by Wayne Trapp. An opening reception will be held on Nov. 1 from 6-9pm. Nov. 1-30. 1427 S. Blvd. 704-370-6337.
Gaston County Public Library Miniature Art Show. Original miniature competition art exhibition featuring artwork by regional artists, presented by the Gaston County Art Guild. For more information on this and other current library exhibits, call Carol Reinhardt. Nov. 1-30. 1555 East Garrison Blvd, Gastonia. 704-868-2167.
Green Door Gallery November Exhibit. Local members of the Tri-State Sculptors Educational Association will present a small format collection of work. Also, "Tapestry by Tots," a collection of fabric art assemblages and hangings from local elementary art students will be displayed. A reception will be held on Nov. 8 from 6-9pm during the Gallery Crawl in Cannon Village, Kannapolis. Nov. 8-29. 221 West A St., Cannon Village, Kannapolis. 704-932-0099.
Hodges Taylor Gallery Raymond Chorneau and Tony Griffin. Two painters from North Carolina who enjoy the tactile sense of oil paint on the canvas, though the imagery of each artist stems from opposing points of view. A reception will be held on Nov. 1 from 6-8pm. Nov. 1-Dec. 28. 401 N. Tryon St. 704-334-3799.
