Boston Brass The brass quintet will perform a mixed program of mainly 20th century works, including works by Shostakovich, Ginastera, Liszt, Basie and Ellington. Wed., Sept. 17, 3 p.m. Free. Rowe Recital Hall, UNCC. 704-687-2472.

Concert on the Green The Davidson College Jazz Ensemble will present an outdoor concert on the Village Green at the corner of Main Street and Concord Road. Bring picnics and lawn chairs. Sun., Sept. 21, 6 p.m. Free. Davidson College. 704-894-2357.

Early Music Alive! An introduction to Early Music with Carolina Pro Musica & friends. A part of Charlotte Shout. www.carolinapromusica.org. Sat., Sept. 13, 8:15 p.m. $15 regular admission, $7.50 for students and seniors. St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 1510 E. 7th St. 704-334-3468.

Ensemble Vita Nova 17th and 18th century music featuring Barbara Blaker Krumdieck, baroque cello and accompaniment. Part of Charlotte Shout. www.belmontabbeycollege.edu. Mon., Sept. 15, 8 p.m. Donations suggested. Belmont Abbey Basilica, 100 Belmont-Mount Holly Rd., Belmont. 704-334-3468.

Monk on Monk T.S. Monk is a world-renowned jazz musician in his own right. A reception will immediately follow the show. Fri., Sept. 19, 8 p.m. Tickets are $10-$20. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, Davidson. 704-894-2135.

Sir James Galway Galway, supreme interpreter of the classical repertoire for flute, is one of the most sought-after artists. He is featured in Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 2, as well as Brahm's Third Symphony and Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis. Christof Perick conducting. September 12-13, 8pm. $20-$75. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-972-2000.

Symphony on the Square A favorite fall mainstay of the Charlotte's Symphony's Season is the free Symphony on the Square concert held annually at the corner of Trade and Tryon Streets. Bring lunch and enjoy the Symphony. Wed., Sept. 17, 12 p.m. 704-972-2000.

Two-Piano Recital Cynthia Lawing and Gloria Cook in performance in the Tyler-Tallman Recital Hall. Thu., Sept. 11, 8 p.m. Free. Sloan Music Center, Davidson College, Davidson. 704-894-2357.

Comedy

Bayou Kitchen Extreme Improv. Live improvised comedy created from your suggestions. Visit www.extremeimprov.com for more information. Call for reservations. Fridays: Long Form Fridays, scenes and monologues from a single audience suggestion, $5; Saturdays: improv comedy with audience suggestions, Rated R, $10. 8pm both nights. 1958 E 7th St. 1-866-467-7681.

Central Ave Playhouse Psychotic Pooch. Live Sketch Comedy and improv. Material is NC-17, seating is limited. Call for reservations. Fri., Sat., 11 p.m. $10. 1118 Clement Ave. 704-502-8423.

The Comedy Zone Mark Klein. Appearing live. September 10-13, call for details. Mathis Madness. With Mark Mathis, from TV's Fox Edge. Sundays. 516 N. College St., Visit www.thecomedyzone.net. 704-348-4242.

Dance

Red Hot 'N' Bluegrass Featuring Alvin Ailey's The River, Nicolo Fonte's Brave!, and Mark Godden's Double Blind w/ live bluegrass music from the NC band Greasy Beans. September 18-20. Thursday 7:30pm. Friday-Saturday 8pm. $10-$55. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-348-5800.

Museums

Charlotte Museum of History/Hezekiah Alexander Homesite The Faces of Our State. Photographic exhibit showcasing 70 years of North Carolina people as seen in Our State: North Carolina magazine. Through June 2004. Soldier's Stories: War in the First Person. Continues through Sept. 30, 2004. 3500 Shamrock Dr. 704-568-1774.

Discovery Place Danger Rangers Hollywood Fundraiser. The launch of the Danger Rangers exhibit. Part of Charlotte Shout. Sat., Sept. 20, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Mix & Max: Omnimax after hours. The program is aimed at anyone looking for something different on Friday night. Live music, Omnimax films, food and cash bar. Third Friday of every month. $10 members $12 (non-members). Omnimax. Now showing: Top Speed and Coral Reef Adventure. Call or visit website for times, www.discoveryplace.org. 301 N. Tryon St. 704-372-6261.

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. Pen and Ink Politics: Thomas Nast's Reconstruction-era Cartoons and African American Equality. Continues through Sept. 29. A Portion of the People: 300 Years of Southern Jewish Life. An Exhibition that recognizes the distinctive heritage of Jewish culture in the South. Opening Reception on Sep 13 includes proclamation by Mayor Pat McCrory declaring Sept. 14 "Carolina Jewish Heritage Day." Tickets are $40 for museum members and $50 for non-members. Exhibit runs Sept. 14 through Nov. 30. Uptown History Walking Tour. This one-hour tour starts and ends at the Museum. Parking is available in 7th Street Station next to the Museum. Reservations are recommended as space is limited. Fri., Sept. 12, 5:30 p.m. $4 for museum members; $6 for non-members. 200 E. 7th St. 704-333-1887.

Mint Museum of Art All Aglow. An exhibition featuring 300 years of candlesticks on display. Through February 15, 2004. Burlon Craig and His Legacy. Continues through Oct. 19. Fashions of the Crinoline Era: 1840-1865. Eight mid 19th century crinoline fashions, featuring wide hoop skirts, from the museum's costume collection are currently on display. Through May 2004. Vantage Point 1. Julie Moos: Friends and Enemies, featuring portraits of couples who are either best friends or worst enemies and places them against a non-descript background. Exhibit through Dec. 7. 2730 Randolph Rd. 704-337-2000.

Mint Museum of Craft & Design American Quilt Classics 1800 - 1980: The Charles and Fleur Bresler Collection. Features white work, indigo resist and block-printed chintz from the late 18th and early 19th centuries; applique, stenciled, mosaic template-pieced and album quilts from the mid-1800s; log cabin, crazy and charm quilts from the late 19th century and more. Through Jan. 4, 2004. Currents In Craft. Ongoing exhibit. Tue.-Sun. Sculptural Radiance: The Jewelry & Objects of Linda MacNeil. A fusion of glass and gold, featuring 25 works. Through November 23. 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 Eye to Eye: Photography by Kim Wolhuter. Sept. 4-Dec. 14. Illustrator Vernon Grant: A Century of American Whimsy. Continues through Oct. 5, 2003. Piecing a Quilt of Life: World Connections. Exhibit runs Sept. 6 through Apr. 25. $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for students. 4621 Mount Gallant Rd., Rock Hill. 803-329-2121.

Spoken Word

Jackson's Java Poetry Open Mic. Hosted by Jonathan Rice. Thu., Sept. 11, 8 p.m. 8544 University City Blvd. 704-595-0526.

Mert's Heart and Soul Uptown Saturday Nite. Featuring the area's most talented singers, rappers, and poets. Sign up for the Open Mic Showcase. Details: www.motifentertainment.com. Every second and last Saturday of the month at 10pm-until. $7 cover. 214 N. College St. 704-593-0114.

Southend Performing Arts Center BareBones Poetry Project. SPAC will feature regional authors reading selections of their poetry, short stories and performance poetry. Third Tuesday of every month, 8 p.m. 201 Rampart St. 704-332-5300.

Theater: Openings

Always...Patsy Cline The play gives the audience a chance to see Patsy really "let her hair down." Sept. 12-13, 18-19, 25-27 at 8pm. Sept. 21, 28 at 2:30pm. $10. Hickory Community Theatre, 30 Third St. NW, Hickory. 828-327-3855.

The Commedia Cinderella A twist on the classic story and performed by the Tarradiddle Players. Performances: Sept. 12 at 7:30pm; Sept. 13 at 1pm; Sept. 14 at 2pm & 4pm; Sept. 19 at 7:30pm; Sept. 20 at 1pm; Sept. 21 at 2pm & 4 pm. Center $12, side $10. Children's Theatre of Charlotte, 1017 E. Morehead St. 704-376-5745.

Evita Directed by Billy Ensley, choreographed by Linda Booth. The internationally acclaimed musical about the fabulous myth of Eva, wife of Argentine dictator Juan Peron. Sept. 11-13, 18-21, 25-28. Thu-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2:30pm. Tickets $22 Fri and Sat evenings, $17 on Thu and Sun. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Rd. 704-376-3777.

Finer Noble Gases Victory Pictures & C.A.S.T. (Carolina Actors Studio Theatre) opens the second show of its season with Adam Rapp's acclaimed, Finer Noble Gases. Call for reservations and info. This play contains adult content. Performances: Sept. 10 - Sept. 27, Wed-Sat at 8pm. $15. Central Ave Playhouse, 1118 Clement Ave. 704-455-8542.

Romeo and Juliet A Chickspeare event - Romeo and Juliet as you've never seen them: a ten-gallon hat, bad wigs, some really bad "opera" and more. Sept. 18 at the Wine Basket; Sept. 26 at the Southend Performing Arts Center, 201 Rampart St. Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 26, 8 p.m. Free performances, donations accepted. Wine Basket, 830 Lamar Ave. 704-344-4546.

Sylvia A.R. Gurney's delightful comedy about love, relationships and inter-species dating. Directed by Glen T. Griffin. Reservations are suggested. Sept. 18-20; Sept. 24-27, Oct. 2-4. 8pm. Sept. 24 is Pay What You Can Night. Off-Tryon Theatre, 3143 Cullman Ave. 704-375-2826.

Theater: Ongoing

Pump Boys and Dinettes Presented by Charlotte Repertory Theater. Directed by Michael Bush. Grass-roots musical about life and love by the roadside. Opening night Sept. 11. Runs Wednesday-Thursday 7:30pm, Friday-Saturday 8pm, Sunday 2pm. Through Oct. 12. $24-$38. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-348-5800.

The Underpants Play by Steve Martin, presented by the BareBones Theatre Group. Through Sept. 21. Show times are 8pm Thu-Sat, with a 3pm matinee on the final Sunday of the run. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $12 for students/seniors. Southend Performing Arts Center, 201 Rampart St. 704-332-5300.

Visual Arts: Openings

Christa Faut Gallery Veronica's Veils. Solo exhibition of acrylic paintings by Herb Jackson. Opening reception Sept. 26, 6:30-8:30pm. Runs Sept. 22 through Nov. 17. Gallery hours Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm. 19818 N. Cove Rd., Cornelius. 704-892-5312.

Great Aunt Stella Center Carrie Mae Weems. An artist whose photographs and installations document experiences of African Americans, Africans and women. Thu., Sept. 18, 7 p.m. Tickets: $7 for the public, $3 for students, and free for members. 926 Elizabeth Ave. 704-944-6000.

Hart-Witzen Gallery Call for Artists. Accepting submissions for Grand Opening Homecoming Gala. Bring works to new gallery on Sept. 19 from 6 - 9pm & Sept. 20 from Noon - 4pm. Call for details. 136 E. 36 St. 704-334-1177.

McColl Center for Visual Art Film Installation. Great Balls of Fire by Leon Grodski. Film will be shown Sept. 11 continually from 8:45am - 6pm. No charge. Open House: Fall 2003 Artists-in-Residence. First look at this Themed Exhibition. Opening reception Oct. 3, 6-8pm. Exhibit runs Sept. 19 through Nov. 23. Gallery hours: 11am - 4pm, Tues-Sat. 721 N. Tryon St. 704-332-5535.

Urban Ministry Center Art Works 945. A collaborative art project involving Charlotte's Homeless and the greater community. Features a reception and silent auction of Outsider Art. Sept. 13, 5-8pm. 945 N. College St. 704-563-1697.

Wachovia Atrium Flat-Depth. New works and limited edition prints by Paul Rousso. Sept. 12, 6-10 p.m.; Sept. 13, 6-10 p.m. 704-543-1030.

Visual Arts: Ongoing

Afro-American Cultural Center Blues In & Out and Bull Durham Festival Retrospective. Through Dec. 8. 401 N. Myers St. 704-374-1565.

Art Bar Michael A. Balbi. A 78-year old native of Wilmington, DE, Balbi now resides at Lake View Living Center in Pineville, NC. Sept. 4-Oct. 1. 1501 B. South Tryon St. 704-277-0802.

Bank of America Plaza Maker versus Material. A two-location exhibit. Also on display at the First Citizens Building, 128 S. Tryon St. Continues through Nov. 21. 101 South Tryon Street. 704-373-1464.

Belk Visual Arts Center Douglas Houchens: The Primary Impulse. Features paintings and drawings by Davidson College Professor Emeritus. Exhibit runs Aug. 28 through Oct. 8. Gallery hours are Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm and on weekends, noon-4pm. 704-894-2519.

Blue Pony Gallery & Press Specimens. Mixed media light boxes and assemblages of Mikel Robinson. Also works by Kim Stimpson. Through Oct. 11. 3202A N. Davidson St. 704-334-9390.

Center of the Earth Gallery Ocean. An exhibition of new paintings by Jacob Cooley. Openings: Sept. 5 and Sept. 19. Sept. 5 through Oct. 31. www.centeroftheearth.com. 3204 N Davidson St. 704-375-5756.

Charlotte Art League Unleashed - An Open Art Extravaganza. League members displaying talents through many styles and all mediums. Through October. 1517 Camden Rd. 704-376-2787.

Clay on Camden Linda Dalton. Featuring functional and decorative works in clay. Exhibit runs Sept. 5 through Sept. 30. 1510 Camden Rd. 704-790-2326.

CPCC Art Gallery Jeff Pender. An exhibition of new ceramic works, entitled "Another World." Opening reception Sept. 12, 5-7:30pm. Runs Sept. 8 through Oct. 13. P.O. Box 35009. 704-330-2722.

Crazy Jane's Local Artists. Works by Ellyn Bernstein, Mike Watson and Rod Wriner. Pottery by Ann Hamilton. Mon.-Sat. 1817 Hawkins Street. 704-332-5454.

Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Ra'ed Al-Rawi. Exhibit Runs through Sept. 13. 710 West Trade St. 704-332-5548.

Das Maultier Art Gallery Store/Gallery. Art and design shop located in NODA with affordable art for novice to the serious collector. In the Colony. 3472 N. Davidson St. 704-333-0277.

ElderArt Gallery Leonel Matheu. Exhibit titled "Orientations," by Cuban-born Matheu, an internationally known artist whose symbolic work conveys clear anxiety. Exhibit runs Sept. 3 through Sept. 30. 1427 S. Blvd. 704-370-6337.

The Gallery at Carillon Convergence. Presents the work of five women artists offering a wide variety of recent paintings and sculpture. Exhibit runs through September 29. 227 W. Trade St. 704-334-8840.

Green Rice Designs & Studio A working artist studio and gallery. Visit during business hours or gallery crawls. To display artwork in the gallery: $35/month (1-2 pieces - dependent on size). www.green-rice.com. 510 E. 35th St. 704-344-0300.

Hidell Brooks Gallery Arless Day - Defining Collage: Awareness, Beauty & Creativity. The emphasis of the exhibit is detailed interiors which are full of plants, books and paintings. Through Nov. 1. 1910 S. Blvd. Suite 130. 704-334-7302.

Hodges Taylor Gallery Raymond Chorneau. New Monoprints - seductive and allusive images with a highly sophisticated palette. Exhibit runs August through Nov. 1. Mark Flowers, David Hooker. Mixed media narrative paintings and ceramic sculpture. www.hodgestaylor.com. Through Nov. 1. 401 N. Tryon St. 704-334-3799.

Jerald Melberg Gallery Stephen Glaesner. Exhibit of woodwork. Through Oct. 18. 3900 Colony Rd. 704-365-3000.

Joie Lassiter Gallery Mike Lavine. Through the transformation of sawdust Mike Lavine explores humanity's relationship with nature. Through Sept. 30. 525 North Tryon Street, Suite 140. 704-373-1464.

The Light Factory Women in Photojournalism. Member's Portfolio - William Toland: From the series, Grampa. Exhibit runs through Oct. 11. Spirit Square, Knight Gallery, 345 N. College St. 704-333-9755.

Merrill-Jennings Galleries Group Show. Features sixteen gallery artists. Through September. 463 S. Main St., Davidson. 704-895-1213.

Pope's Gallery King Family Pottery Show. Features enclosed articles and photos. Through Sept. 30. 1035 Providence Rd. 704-342-1774.

Redsky Gallery Spotlight on New Artists. Features transcendent evocations in oil of Provence, as well as glass works. Exhibit runs through October 15. www.redskygallery.com. 4705 Savings Pl., Suite 108. 704-552-5200.

Rowe Arts Galleries, UNCC "FACLT-RT". The Bi-Annual Art faculty exhibition. At Rowe Arts Main Gallery. Sept. 4-26. Sept. 4-28. Rowe Arts Building. 704-687-2473.

Sanctuary Art Studio & Galleries Destination To Be Determined Upon Arrival. A group show featuring paintings and mixed-media art. Sept. 5-Oct. 1. Painted Driftwood Creations. Rusk Masterton collects driftwood and transforms them with paint. Through Oct. 1. 3440 North Davidson St. 704-877-2692.

Shain Gallery Chas Fagan. A Yale grad, nationally known for his portrait work, landscapes and sculptures. Exhibit runs through September. 601-B Providence Rd. 704-334-7744.

The Art Preserve Jan Kinslowe. Landscapes and atmospheric abstracts. Exhibit runs throughout September. 3200 A North Davidson. 704-358-8882.

The Green Art on the Green. From 10am-3pm every Saturday morning during September, local artists will set up an art show. Bring a picnic and enjoy. Saturdays. Continues through Sept. 27. 400 South Tryon Street. 704-332-9583.

W.D.O. Karen Karnes. Widely regarded as the "grandmother of American ceramics." Exhibit runs through Oct. 11. Hearst Plaza Suite No. 1, 214 North Tryon St. 704-333-9123.