Your guide to Friday’s entertainment in Charlotte
Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. (also 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday). Time Warner Cable Arena, 333 E. Trade St., $20 and up. www.ringling.com
High-wire acts, strongmen, BMX trick riders, trampoline daredevils, contortionists, a human cannonball, bungee skydivers and more.
Music
Knight Sounds: Sinfonica
Noon ($12) and 7:30 p.m. ($29). Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St. www.charlottesymphony.org.
Join music director Christopher Warren-Green and the Charlotte Symphony on a journey through the works of popular Latin American and Spanish composers. Ivan Toth Depena will create an on-stage, responsive, interactive light installation inspired by the music.
Ballet
Charlotte Ballet’s Innovative Works
7:30 p.m., also Saturday at 7:30 p.m. $25-$65. www.charlotteballet.org. Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance, 701 N. Tryon St.
An intimate performance in the 200-seat theater with varied choreography showcasing new works by Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Mark Diamond, David Ingram, Sasha Janes and Dwight Rhoden. Coffee, dessert and conversation with dancers afterward.
Nightlife
Open Mic Night
7:30 p.m. Free. www.blumenthalarts.org. McGlohon Theater, 345 N. College St.
Open to spectators and performers ranging from instrumentalists, singers, dancers, storytellers, poets, jugglers, magicians and others.
This story was originally published January 28, 2016 at 4:02 PM with the headline "Your guide to Friday’s entertainment in Charlotte."