Music
Keiko Matsui
8 p.m. Dale F. Halton Theatre at CPCC, 1206 Elizabeth Ave. $30-$49. 704-330-6534.
The Japanese pianist – who has been making music for a quarter-century, including CDs that raised funds for the National Marrow Donor Program and the United Nations World Food Programme – performs as part of CPCC’s Carolina Jazz Concert Series.
Running
Charlotte Rambln’ Rose Women’s Half Marathon & 5 Mile Run
7:40 a.m. (half marathon) and 8 a.m. (5 mile run). Memorial Stadium, 310 N. Kings Drive. $75 for the half marathon, $35 for the 5 mile run ($90 and $45 on race day). www.ramblinroseevents.com.
The event is “designed specifically for women to celebrate their empowerment,” although men are welcome to register and run as escorts.
Visual Art
Piedmont Pottery Festival
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Historic Brattonsville, 1444 State Road S-46-165, McConnells, S.C. $6 (discounts for seniors and kids). www.chmuseums.org.
Twenty-one of the best traditional potters from the Carolinas will have booths set up. A variety of traditional wheel-thrown and hand-built functional and decorative works in clay will be for sale; potters will discuss their works and give demonstrations.














