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AN EVENING WITH ALICE RANDALL Gaining national attention with her novel The Wind Done Gone, a blistering parody of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind, Randall will speak at the Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., on October 17 at 7:30pm, as part of the 2002 Novello Festival of Reading. Tickets are $15. 704-372-1000. www.performingartsctr.org.
AN EVENING WITH BILLY COLLINS, US Poet Laureate, Collins is known for his commanding poetry readings and has won critical acclaim for his "meditative, ironic, and witty" poetry. He will appear at Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th St., on October 10 at 7:30pm, as part of the 2002 Novello Festival of Reading. Tickets are $15. 704-372-1000. www.performingartsctr.org.
FALL CHORAL CONCERT at Queens University, featuring the various choral groups from Queens University, will be presented on October 23 at 8pm. For more information call 704-337-2213.
FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES Chamber Music at St. Peter's presents Ludwig von Beethoven's String Quartet, Op. 59, #1 "Rasumovsky" at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 115 W. Seventh St., on October 1, 12pm. Free admission. Call 704-335-0009.
GATEWAY SOUTH Moving Poets' first full length production of the year features The Echo and the world premiere of Southern Tour, at Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon St., on October 9-13, 8pm. Call 704-372-100 for reservations or visit www.movingpots.com.
GLENIS REDMOND This poet will perform at Children's Theatre October 11-12. Recommended for ages 5+. Tickets: $6-$8. 704-376-5745, www.ctcharlotte.org.
GRAND VISTAS AND VIOLINS The Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra and internationally acclaimed violinist Pip Clark perform Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46," "Academic Festival," and the themes from Born Free and Schindler's List at Calvary Church on October 19, 8pm. Tickets $20. Call 704-846-2788 or visit www.charlottephilharmonic.org.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT will be presented by Moises Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theater Project. This theatrical collage retells the Matthew Shepard tragedy in Laramie, WY in 1998. It will be performed October 9-27 at Spirit Square by the Actor's Theatre of Charlotte. Tickets: $12-$18. 704-342-2251, www.actorstheatrecharlotte.org.
LEE SMITH Best-selling author will be at Park Road Books (formerly The Little Professor), October 15 at 7pm to discuss and sign copies of her new book, Last Girls. Call 704-525-9239.
LEND ME A TENOR is a hilarious look at back-stage theatrical mishaps and will be performed at Theatre Charlotte October 31 and November 1-2, 7-10, 14-17. 704-334-9128, www.theatrecharlotte.org.
M. BUTTERFLY by David Henry Hwang will be performed at the Booth Playhouse October 19-November 10. Brought to you by Charlotte Rep and Syracuse Stage. This Tony Award-winning play tells the story of a French diplomat and his love affair with a Chinese opera star. Tickets: $24-$31.50. 704-372-1000, www.charlotterep.org.
MAHLER'S MIGHTY THIRD Christof Perick conducts the Charlotte Symphony, Renee Morloc, Women of the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte, and Charlotte Children's Choir in Mahler's "Third Symphony" as part of the Classics series October 11-12 at Belk Theater at 8pm. Tickets: $14-$60. 704-972-2000, www.carolinasymphony.org.
MAMMA MIA! Currently on Broadway and touring nationally, it's ABBA's greatest hits woven into three love stories to be performed at Ovens Auditorium October 8-20. Tickets are $20-$67. 704-372-1000, www.performingartsctr.org.
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sung in Italian with projected English translations, will be presented by Opera Carolina at Belk Theater on October 17 and 19 at 8pm and October 20 at 2pm. Tickets: $34-$65. 704-372-1000, www.operacarolina.org.
MELANGE A TROIS Performance will be in Burwell Hall, Queens University, October 16, 8pm and features stories, mythology, and poetry surrounded by the sounds of classical and jazz for cello and guitar. For more information call 337-2213.
MUSIC FIT FOR THE QUEEN Carolina Voices presents a musical celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, including music from her 1952 coronation at First United Methodist Church, 501 N. Tryon St., on October 13, 3pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
A NOVELLO EVENING WITH RICK BRAGG Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for his coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing, Bragg has also written a memoir describing his journey from a harsh childhood to a nationally renowned, prize-winning journalist, All Over but the Shoutin', and will speak at the Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., on October 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15. 704-372-1000. www.performingartsctr.org.
A NOVELLO EVENING WITH NORTON JUSTER AND JULES FEIFFER Juster and Feiffer will share from their work (including The Phantom Tollbooth) in a tandem presentation of words and illustrations at Duke Family Performance Hall at Davidson College, on October 3 at 7pm. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Call 704-894-2134 to order. www.novellofestival.org.
