Cool stuff to do in Charlotte this weekend

‘Leviathan’

Not to be confused with the truly awful 1989 monster movie starring Peter “RoboCop” Weller, this Russian drama about a bitter land dispute in a secluded Russian township is very, very good. Observer movie critic Lawrence Toppman gave it an “A” rating, and if you don’t want to take his word for it: “Leviathan” was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of 2014.

Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The Celtic-centric parade kicks off at 11 a.m. at Tryon and Ninth streets, while the sipping of Smithwick’s and the gulping of Guinness will probably start a little earlier and definitely won’t stop till a lot later.

Chris Brown

The R&B singer was supposed to be here Feb. 9, but there was one problem. Er, actually, more like about 200. But now that he’s completed his community service hours – linked to his 2009 assault case involving ex-girlfriend Rihanna – he is free to raise the roof at the Hornets’ home.

‘Peter Pan’ x 2

Charlotte Ballet’s “Peter Pan” will be performed at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St. $25-$90. www.charlotteballet.org.

Northwest School of the Arts’ presentation of the Broadway musical version of “Peter Pan” will be performed at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Halton Theater, 1206 Elizabeth Ave. $15-$20. tix.cpcc.edu.

(Bonus fairy tale: Kenneth Branagh’s live-action “Cinderella” is in theaters now (and is reportedly really good – an “A” from Toppman.)

‘The Royals’

This new drama – about a fictional British Royal family set in modern-day London – stars Elizabeth Hurley as the queen. Liz turns 50 in June. I can’t believe it, either ...

This story was originally published March 12, 2015 at 11:12 AM with the headline "Cool stuff to do in Charlotte this weekend."