Your guide to entertainment in Charlotte in the week ahead
Theater
‘Harriet’s Return’
Tue 3.8 7 p.m. Booth Playhouse, 100 N. Tryon St. $15-$20. www.blumenthalarts.org.
Writer-actress Karen Jones-Meadows does her one-woman show about anti-slavery icon Harriet Tubman, courtesy of the Gantt Center. She plays characters ranging in age from a little girl to a woman in her 90s.
Comedy
‘Laugh for the Cure’
Thu 3.10 7:15 p.m. McGlohon Theater, Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. $65 (pre-show reception at 5:30, heavy hors d’oeuvres, cash bar) or $80 (the same plus VIP reception, free drink and goodie bag). www.blumenthalarts.org.
Bobby Collins will headline this PG-13-style show, which raises money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s fight against cancer. Live and silent auctions will be held.
Dance
‘Little Mermaid’
Fri 3.11 7:30 p.m. (also various performances through March 20). Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St. $25-$105. www.charlotteballet.org.
Mark Diamond has revived his choreography for Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about a sea creature who loves a human; this time, Charlotte Ballet has new sets and costumes.
Festival
Latta Celtic Festival
Sat 3.12 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (also March 13). Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road. $8 ($7 seniors/students, free 5 and younger). www.lattaplantation.org.
Expect live music, dance, children’s activities, historical demonstrations, arts and crafts vendors, food. A separate concert from 6-9 p.m. Saturday features five bands, costs $10 and raises money for Latta Plantation.
Music
Boyz II Men
Sat 3.12 8 p.m. Belk Theater, 100 N. Tryon St. $49.50-$94.50. www.charlottesymphony.org.
The Grammy-winning R&B harmonizers join forces with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and music director Norman Huynh for “End of the Road,” “One Sweet Day” and more.
This story was originally published March 1, 2016 at 2:16 PM with the headline "Your guide to entertainment in Charlotte in the week ahead."