SPECIAL EVENTS

LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY—5555 Concord Pkwy. S., Concord. For more info: 1-800-455-FANS.
Apr. 3-6: Food Lion AutoFair
Apr. 18-19: Circle K Colossal 100

WICKED—Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence Blvd. Apr. 9-20. For more info: 704-372-1000.

KEITH URBAN AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD—Apr. 18 at Bobcats Arena, 333 E. Trade St. For more info: 704-688-9000. Apr. 19 at RBC Center, 1400 Edwards Mill Rd., Raleigh. For more info: 919-861-2300.

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS—U.S. National Whitewater Center, 820 Hawfield Rd. Apr. 25-27. For more info: 704-391-3900.

QUEEN’S CUP STEEPLECHASE—Mineral Springs, NC. For more info: 704-843-7070.
Apr. 26:Spectator contest, raffles, terrier races, & numerous thoroughbred horseraces.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND—Bobcats Arena, 333 E. Trade St. Apr. 27. For more info: 704-688-9000.

MUSEUMS & ATTRACTIONS

MINT MUSEUM OF ART—2730 Randolph Rd. For more info: 704-337-2000.
Thru Apr. 20: Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur
Thru Aug. 17: The Brilliant Period of American Cut Glass

CHIMNEY ROCK PARK—Hwy. 64/74A, Chimney Rock. For more info: 800-277-9611.
Apr. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27: Everyday is Earth Day Guided Hikes
Apr. 26: 4th Annual Bark in the Park, “Gorge-Us with Wildflowers” Guided Hike

HISTORIC LATTA PLANTATION—5225 Sample Rd., Huntersville. For more info: 704-875-2312.
Apr. 5-6: Civil War Reenactment
Apr. 19: Discover Latta Plantation
Apr. 26: Backcountry Carolina Day

NORTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM—411 S. Salisbury Ave., Spencer. For more info: 704-363-2889.
Apr. 12: Tractors & Trains; Antique Tractor Show
Apr. 19: Studebaker Car Show
Apr. 26-27: Rail Days

MUSEUM OF YORK COUNTY—4621 Mt. Gallant Rd., Rock Hill, SC. For more info: 803-329-2121.
Apr. 26:Earth Day Birthday
Thru Jan. 4, 09:River Docs: a year-long documentation project inspired by the Catawba River

DISCOVERY PLACE—301 N. Tryon St. For more info: 704-372-6261.
Thru Apr. 17: IMAX film: Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Thru Apr. 30: Rockwell’s America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell
Thru May 1: IMAX film: Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

CHARLOTTE MUSEUM OF HISTORY—3500 Shamrock Dr. For more info: 704-568-1774.
Thru Jul. 27: ToyTime: Larger-Than-Life Folk Toys

LEVINE MUSEUM OF THE NEW SOUTH—200 E. 7th St. For more info: 704-333-1887.
Thru May 25: Comic Stripped
Thru May 30: In Mixed Company
Permanent Exhibit: Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers

MINT MUSEUM OF CRAFT + DESIGN—220 N. Tryon St. For more info: 704-337-2000.
Thru Jul. 20:Masters of Disguise

HISTORICAL CENTER OF YORK COUNTY AT McCELVEY CENTER—212 E. Jefferson St., York, SC. For more info: 803-684-3948.
Apr. 5: Ancestors and Archives: Colonial Indian Slavery
Apr. 19: McCelvey Showcase Series Concert: The Piano Man

GASTON COUNTY MUSEUM—131 W. Main St., Dallas. For more info: 704-922-7681, ext. 2.
Thru Apr. 12: Eggstravaganza

CAROLINA RAPTOR CENTER—6000 Sample Rd., Huntersville. For info: 704-875-6521.
Apr. 19: Earth Day Celebration

HISTORIC ROSEDALE PLANTATION—3427 N. Tryon St. For more info: 704-335-0325.
Apr. 19:Heirloom Plants Program

THEATER

BOOTH PLAYHOUSE—130 N. Tryon St. For more info: 704-372-1000.
Apr. 1-6:The Male Intellect: The 2nd Coming
Apr. 8-13:Late Nite Catechism

OVENS AUDITORIUM—2700 E. Independence Blvd. For more info: 704-372-1000.
Apr. 2-3: My Little Pony Live!
Apr. 4: Jerry Seinfeld
Apr. 25: Johnny Mathis
Apr. 26: Lisa Lampanelli Live

NARROWAY THEATRE & CONFERENCE CENTER—3327 Highway 51, Carowinds Blvd., Fort