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Entertainment

Your guide to Saturday’s entertainment in Charlotte

Music

Barry Manilow

8 p.m. Time Warner Cable Arena, 333 E. Trade St. $19.75-$129.75. www.ticketmaster.com.

The 71-year-old easy-listening king brings the ’70s back to the arena with songs like “Mandy” and “Copacabana (At the Copa)” as part of his “One Last Time Tour.” With saxophonist Dave Koz.

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‘The Wrecking Crew’

7 p.m. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road. $5-$10. www.charlottefilmsociety.org.

This new documentary tells the story of the unsung studio musicians who produced the “West Coast Sound” of the 1960s and ’70s, Their flair and musicianship helped drive No. 1 hits from the Beach Boys to Frank Sinatra to Glen Campbell to many more A-listers. Charlotte’s John Tosco, founder of the Tosco Music Party, will perform at 7 p.m. and speak after the 7:30 p.m. movie.


Music

Chris Botti

8 p.m. Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St. $20-$94.50. www.blumenthalarts.org.

The jazz-pop trumpeter, now 52, has played with a range of artists as wide as anyone working in the business today. He brings his band to Charlotte as part of a tour that has gone on for the better part of a decade.


Running

Warrior Dash

Waves go off every 15 minutes from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Historic Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville. $90. www.warriordash.com.

The 3-mile course will challenge athletes to navigate a dozen obstacles, from using ropes to climb over walls to crawling through mud pits. All participants get a warrior “helmet” (more like a big, fuzzy hat) and a medal.

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