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RevueSeptember 2010
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10/01/10Freshly MintedStarting Friday at 5:00 p.m. the new Mint Museum Uptown is opening its doors for the first time, and they're holding a 24-hour community event to celebrate. Revue is giving you the highlights worth checking out at the inaugural event. Posted at 08:33 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/29/10Mint and MeshuggenehRevue rounds up your best bets for the weekend. Posted at 01:10 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/28/10A Whole New SeasonChildren's Theatre of Charlotte opens with Disney's Aladdin Posted at 11:29 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/24/10Q & A with Kim RicheyRevue talks with folk musician Kim Richey about writing songs for other artists, playing for (two!) presidents, and some of the inspiration behind her new album, Wreck Your Wheels. Posted at 05:53 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/23/10Race for the CureSaturday, October 2nd is the Charlotte's 14th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure; last year, the event raised over $1 million and brought 20,000 people uptown. Posted at 11:21 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/22/10Revue's Weekend PicksIt's that time of week again. Revue's got the hook up for Charlotte's best weekend activities. Posted at 01:16 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/20/10Elie Wiesel at the Knight TheaterNobel Laureate Elie Wiesel will appear at the Knight Theater as part of the Echo Foundation's release of its new documentary film, In The Footsteps of Elie Wiesel. Posted at 01:56 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/17/10Q&A with Chip DeckerThe director of the Actor's Theatre of Charlotte's season premiere, The 39 Steps, gives Revue a behind-the-scenes look at the new comedy. Posted at 10:01 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/15/10Revue's Top Picks
Bored Charlotteans: what are you doing, just sitting there, surfing the web? Yeah, we're talking to you. Don't you realize you have tickets to buy and plans to make? Now, straighten up, get a pen and a phone, and start making arrangements for one (or all) of Revue's Top Weekend Picks. We'll be honest: Revue just had too much trouble deciding what the best bets for this weekend were (no one should ever have to decide between Lady Gaga and Holy Ghost Tent Revival), so you get a bonus pick! Here they are: The 39 StepsActors Theatre of Charlotte is making their season debut with this British story of seduction and espionage. The turn-of-the-century thriller... Read more » Posted at 02:39 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/14/10Book signing and discussion with Monique TruongThe best-selling author will lead a discussion of her latest novel, Bitter In The Mouth, at SouthPark Mall's Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Posted at 11:42 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/13/10An abstract additionThis past Friday, the Bechtler unveiled its first special exhibit, School of Paris: European Abstraction in Post World War II. Here's Revue's take on the new exhibit. Posted at 01:40 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/10/10Q & A with PalefaceThe indie rock old-timer tells Revue about NYC in the 1990s, jamming with Beck in the subway, and what the story is with the new album. Posted at 11:44 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/09/10This little piggy went to Uptown...Time Warner Cable Blues & BBQ is firing up grills and tapping kegs tomorrow. We've got your itinerary for enjoying the two-day food & music extravaganza. Posted at 12:38 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/08/10Weekend Top PicksRevue finds the best events in town to check out this weekend. Posted at 12:42 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/04/10Q & A with Byron BaldwinRevue interviews Byron Baldwin, guest curator for The Light Factory's new "Steve Perille: Unfiltered" exhibit. Posted at 10:47 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/02/10Arts & LeisureRevue finds three artistic attractions to add color to your Labor Day weekend. Posted at 12:24 PM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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Since the late 1980s, Page Leggett has been dragging her friends all over the county to hear this little-known folk singer or see that experimental theater troupe. She appreciates mainstream culture, too, but she thrives on discovering artists most people haven't heard of yet. The Charlotte native and Wake Forest alum is excited to share her discoveries with Charlotte magazine readers. The movie blogger is also an art collector who's as likely to procure a painting at a flea market as she is at a fine art gallery. She believes Madonna got it right when she sang, "Beauty's where you find it." So are art and culture.
