Entertainment

Fireworks and fun for the Fourth of July

Get out there and pursue your right to holiday happiness – which in true American style means crowds, hot dogs and fireworks. Here are our picks for four fun things to do on the Fourth.

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Catch debut of Machine Theatre

By Lawrence Toppman | Theater Critic | 2:30PM

What to do when the summer sun is burning down, and you're burning to create drama that doesn't have any ready outlet in Charlotte? Design a new theatrical machine.

Michael Jackson's will names mother, children as beneficiaries

July 1, 2009

Jackson's 7-year-old will, filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, gives his entire estate to a family trust and names his 79-year-old mother Katherine and his children as the beneficiaries.

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Guitar slingers hit Charlotte

Texan rock trio ZZ Top is guesting on Aerosmith's “Guitar Hero Tour,” which stops at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Thursday. Both bands boast legendary guitarists – Joe Perry of Aerosmith and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.