SPECIAL EVENTS
CENTER CITY ALIVE AFTER FIVE—301 S.Tryon
St. For more info: 704-339-0100.
May 1: Almost McGraw; Tim McGraw Tribute
May 8: Right On: America’s #1 70’s Band
May 15: General Johnson & the Chairmen of
the Board: America’s #1 Beach Band
May 22: Tuesday’s Gone and Tres Hombres;
Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top Tributes
May 29:Who’s Bad; Michael Jackson Tribute
RELAY FOR LIFE—4751 Hwy. 49, Concord.
May 3-4. For more info: 704-787-4660.
WACHOVIA CHAMPIONSHIP—Quail Hollow
Country Club, 3700 Glen Eagles Rd. Thru
May 4. For more info: 704-554-8101.
2008 CHARLOTTE WINE & FOOD WEEKEND—Various
locations throughout Charlotte. May 7-10.
For more info: 704-391-3900.
1ST ANNUAL CHARLOTTE FINE ART SHOW—Charlotte
Merchandise Mart, 2500 E. Independence Blvd.
May 10-11. For more info:
248-685-3748.
MAY RACE MANIA—Lowe’s Motor Speedway,
Hwy. 29 South, Concord. For more info:
1-800-455-FANS.
May 15: NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge
May 16: “NASCAR Day” Events; NASCAR Sprint
All-Star Challenge Qualifying
May 17: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Challenge
May 23: Rite Aid Outlaw Showdown
May 24: Carquest Auto Parts 300
May 25: Coca-Cola 600
FOOD LION SPEED STREET—Center City
Charlotte. For more info:
704-455-6814.
May 22-24: A showcase of motorsports, live
music, & more.
MUSEUMS & ATTRACTIONS
DISCOVERY PLACE—301 N. Tryon St.
For more
info:
704-372-6261.
Thru May 7:
Sea Monsters:
A Prehistoric Adventure
IMAX film
Thru Aug. 17:
Dinosaurs:
Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
Thru Sept. 1: Dinosaurs Alive! IMAX
film
MUSEUM OF YORK COUNTY—4621 Mt. Gallant
Rd., Rock Hill, SC. For more info:
803-329-2121.
Thru Jan. 4, 09: River Docs: a
year-long documentation project inspired by
the Catawba River.
THEATER
THEATRE CHARLOTTE—501 Queens Rd.
For more info: 704-376-3777.
May 1-4, 8-11, 14-18: Little Shop of
Horrors
NARROWAY THEATRE & CONFERENCE CENTER—3327
Highway 51, Carowinds Blvd., Fort Mill, SC.
For more info: 704-831-8893.
May 2, 3: Not Just Another Love Story
May 16, 23: Mystery Theatre
May 31: The Gospel According to Tennessee
CPCC THEATRE—Pease Auditorium, 1200 N.
Old Kings Dr. For more info:
704-372-1000.
May 2-4: The Miracle Worker
OVENS AUDITORIUM—2700 E. Independence
Blvd. For more info: 704-372-1000.
May 3: Latin Kings of Comedy
May 7: Bowfire
May 8: The High Kings
BOOTH PLAYHOUSE—Booth Playhouse, 130 N.
Tryon St. For more info:
704-372-1000.
May 6-18: I Am My Own Wife
May 24: 2008-The Show: Millennium
Dance
Studio Celebrates a Year of Dance
MUSIC & DANCE
TIMEWARNER CABLE ARENA—333 E. Trade St.
For more info: 704-688-9000.
May 2: Katt Williams
May 5: Glow in the Dark Tour featuring Kanye
West, Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D.
May 31: Hank Williams Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd
BELK THEATER—130 N. Tryon St.
For more info:
704-372-1000.
May 1-4: Die Fledermaus, Opera
Carolina
May 5-6: Forever Tango
May 9-10: Carmina Burana,
Oratorio Singers of Charlotte and Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra
May 11: Sheketak: Rhythm in Motion
May 15-17: Romeo and Juliet, North
Carolina Dance Theatre
May 17-18: The Little Mermaid, North
Carolina Dance Theatre
McCOLL CENTER FOR VISUAL ART—721 N.
Tryon St. For more info:
704-332-5535.
May 9-Jun. 28:
Context Light:
Sculpture by Junichiro Baba and Digital
Pigment Prints by Thom O’Connor
CHIMNEY ROCK PARK—Hwy. 64/74A, Chimney
Rock. For more info: 800-277-9611.
May 10: Lure of the Dragons - Dragon Boat
Racing
May 11: “Warbler Walk” Guided Bird Walk
May 17: Mountain Top Trek Guided Hike
NORTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM—411
S. Salisbury Ave., Spencer. For more info:
704-636-2889
May 10: Learning to Fly Aviation Program
May 17: Vintage Motorcycle Show
May 31: Go Fast, Turn Left: Voices from
Orange County Speedway
DANIEL STOWE BOTANICAL GARDEN—6500 S.
New Hope Rd., Gastonia.
For more info:
704-825-4490
May 10-11: Mother’s Day Weekend – Moms get
in free; photographer, massage therapist,
and picnic lunch available.
HISTORIC ROSEDALE PLANTATION— 3427 N.
Tryon St. For more info:
704-335-0325.
May 10: The Art of Craft: 1830
May 24: Civil War Hospital
CHARLOTTE MUSEUM OF HISTORY— 3500
Shamrock Dr. For more info:
704-568-1774.
May 17: Mecklenburg Declaration of
Independence Day
Thru Jul. 27: ToyTime:
Larger-Than-Life Folk Toys
BILTMORE ESTATE—1 Approach Rd.,
Asheville. For more info:
1-800-543-2961.
Thru May 18: Festival of Flowers
May 24-25: Sample Local Flavors at the
Winery
HISTORIC LATTA PLANTATION—5225 Sample
Rd., Huntersville. For more info:
704-875-2312.
May 24: Living History Day
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
Every Thursday: Walking tours of
Charlotte
Permanent Exhibit: Cotton Fields to
Skyscrapers
MINT MUSEUM OF CRAFT + DESIGN—220 N.
Tryon St. For more info:
704-337-2000.
Thru May 25:White Light: Glass
Compositions by Daniel Clayman
Thru Jul. 20: Masters of Disguise
MINT MUSEUM OF ART—2730 Randolph Rd.
For more info: 704-337-2000.
Thru Jul. 6:
Vantage Point
VII: Jiha Moon Turbulent Utopia
Thru Aug. 17:
The Brilliant
Period of American Cut Glass
Thru Sept. 14: The Graphic Work of Clare
Leighton
May 21-June 1: Twelve Angry Men
CRICKET ARENA—2700 E. Independence Blvd.
For more info: 704-358-7800.
May 3: Raven-Symone’s Pajama Party Concert
May 4: Skillet - Comatose Tour
VERIZONWIRELESS AMPITHEATRE— 707
Pavilion Blvd.
For more
info: 704-549-5555.
May 5: Kid Rock
May 9: Radiohead
May 16: Tim McGraw with Jason Aldean &
Halfway to Hazard
May 21: Iron Maiden
May 29: James Taylor
McGLOHON THEATRE—345 N. College St.
For more info: 704-372-1000.
May 17: Beatles Tribute Night
SPORTS
U.S. NATIONALWHITEWATER CENTER—820
Hawfield Rd.
For more
info: 704-391-3900.
May 3: Marine Corps Race
May 10-11:Women’s Weekend, Confluence Demo
Day
May 17: Whitewater Adventure Race
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL—Knights
Stadium, 2280 Deerfield Dr., Fort Mill, SC.
For
more info: 704-357-8071 ext. 2001
May 8-12: vs. Toledo
May 13-16: vs. Syracuse
May 20-21: vs. Durham
May 30-31: vs. Richmond 
