Your guide to Friday’s entertainment in Charlotte
Comedy
Rich Guzzi Hypnosis Show
8 and 10:15 p.m. (also 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday). The Comedy Zone, 900 NC Music Factory Blvd. $15-$19. www.cltcomedyzone.com.
He’s a standup comic, a master hypnotist and a motivational speaker, all rolled into one. “Some people who come to the show think I have handpicked the volunteers beforehand,” he said in a 2014 interview with SouthFlorida.com. “So they come back the next night and see another group of volunteers. And then on the third night, they end up doing it themselves.”
Visual Art
‘Venturing Out of the Heart of Darkness’
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, 551 S. Tryon St. $5. 704-547-3700.
This is your last chance to see the exhibit that “examines the long-standing impact of colonialism on prevailing societal attitudes that define black culture in America.”
Music
‘That’s a Take!’
8 p.m. (also 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday). Duke Energy Theatre, Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. $15-20. blumenthalarts.org.
Carolina Voices’ Impromptu ensemble offers a concert of film-related music, from “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” (“The Big Chill”) to “Glory” (“Selma”).
This story was originally published June 26, 2015 at 2:02 PM with the headline "Your guide to Friday’s entertainment in Charlotte."