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Museums

Charlotte Museum of History/Hezekiah Alexander Homesite & American Freedom Bell Heirloom Quilts. Continues through March 30. Highways & Byways of Our State. Continues through June. Soldier's Stories: War in the First Person. Continues through Sept. 30, 2004. Regular Museum admission. 3500 Shamrock Dr., Between Eastway and Sharon Amity. 704-568-1774.

Gaston County Museum of Art & History Carolinas Textile Exhibit- The Ties That Bind. Tue.-Sun. 131 W. Main St., Dallas. 704-852-6025.

Levine Museum of the New South Cotton Fields to Sky Scrapers. Tue.-Sun.
New South, Old South, Somewhere in Between. Continues through Aug. 7. Pen and Ink Politics: Thomas Nast's Reconstruction-era Cartoons and African American Equality. Continues through Sept. 29. Row Upon Row: Sea Grass Baskets of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Continues through Apr. 20. 200 E. 7th St. 704-333-1887.

Mint Museum of Art Burlon Craig and His Legacy. Continues through Oct. 19. Distant Vistas: Images of Europe from the Mint Museum of Art Collection. Feb. 27-June 1.
Edward Hopper: The Paris Years. Feb. 27-June 1. A Salute to Fashion Legend Bill Blass. Continues through April 13. 2730 Randolph Rd. 704-337-2000 or 704-333-MINT.

Mint Museum of Craft & Design The Artful Teapot. Jan. 31- May 30, 2004. Coming of Age. Tue.-Sun. Continues through April 6. Currents In Craft. Ongoing exhibit. Tue.-Sun. Point of View: Public and Private Collecting Part II. March 15-July 27. Tradition & Change: 19th and 20th Century Craft At The Mint. Ongoing exhibit. Tue.-Sun. 220 N. Tryon St. 704-337-2009.

Museum of York County All About Cats. Continues through Sept. 14, 2003. Illustrator Vernon Grant: A Century of American Whimsy. Continues through Oct. 5, 2003. Student Art Competition 2003. This exhibit will be held in the auditorium. March 18-April 20. Virtue Leads and Grace Reveals: Embroideries and Education in Antebellum South Carolina. Over 20 samplers from the Carolina Piedmont dating from the early to mid-19th century. March 8-July 20. 4621 Mount Gallant Rd., Rock Hill. 803-329-2121.

North Carolina Museum of History Flashback to the 60s. Continues through Sept. 28, 2003. 5 E. Edenton St., Raleigh. 919-715-0200.

Weatherspoon Art Museum Georgia O'Keeffe from Southern Collections. March 2-April 27. Seeing & Believing: The Art of Nancy Burson. Continues through May 4. Spring Garden & Tate Streets, Greensboro.

Spoken Word

Club Myxx Organik Funk. Hip-Hop, Spoken Word open mic. Featured artists and the hip-hop/neo-soul sounds of DJ Fuzz. Sundays, 9 p.m. $3 members, $5 non-members. 3110 S. Tryon St. 704-623-0058.

Mert's Heart and Soul Uptown Saturday Nite. Musical performances, spoken word artists, poets and an open mic contest. Every second and last Saturday of the month. $7 cover. 214 N. College St. 704-623-0058.

Southend Performing Arts Center BareBones Poetry Project. SPAC will feature regional authors reading selections of their poetry, short stories and performance poetry. People who would be interested in reading may submit samples of their work to Bare Bones Poetry Project, c/o BBTG, or to jdavrin@email.uncc.edu. Third Tuesday of every month, 8 p.m. 201 Rampart St. 704-332-5300.

Swing 1000 Rhythm Theory Tuesdays. Enjoy open mic poetry, music, and dancing. Doors open at 6pm. Poetry begins at 7:30pm. Tuesdays. Free before 7:15pm. 1000 Central Ave. 704-334-4443.

Tea Rex Teahouse Poetry Open Mic w/ Jonathan Rice. Fri., March 7, 7:30 p.m. 2102 South Blvd. 704-595-9526.

Visulite Theatre WordPhoria. Featured reader, Chuck Sullivan. Wed., March 19, 7:30 p.m. $5 cover waived if you call and pre-schedule. 1615 Elizabeth Ave. 704-566-6566.

Theater: Openings

All About Eve Guest Director Jimmy Chrismon helms this stage version of the popular catfight film about betrayal and show business. March 19 is Pay-What-You-Can Night. March 13-15, 8 p.m. $15 adults, $12 students. Off-Tryon Theatre, 3143 Cullman Ave. 704-375-2826.

Animal Crackers This play is the basis for the Marx Brother's second film. Presented by the Yorkville Players. Written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. March 13-15, 8 p.m.; March 21-22, 8 p.m.; March 23, 3 p.m. $10. McCelvey Center, York, 212 E. Jefferson St., York. 803-628-5025.

Catfish Moon This short comedy will be presented as part of a dinner theatre production at the Shaw Smith 900 Room in the Knobloch Campus Center. The play will be presented without a dinner on March 6. Produced by the Davidson Community Players. March 6: $15 general admission, $13 seniors. March 7 & 8: $35 with dinner at 6pm, play at 8pm. Davidson College, Davidson. 704-892-7953.

David's Redhaired Death The play deals with mature themes concerning the power of death on our lives. March 7-8, 7:30 p.m. $3 per person. Independence High School Auditorium, 1967 Patriot Drive. 704-343-6900.