Calendar of events
Thursday, May 15, 2008T&D Region
* May 15, 22 and 29 -- Lunch in The Terrace Garden. Noon. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. $6.50 per person. Reservations required. 803-536-4074.
* May 15 -- Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center subgrant deadline for projects starting in July, August and September. 803-536-4074.
* May 17-18 -- Maize Days Festival. Santee.
* May 17 -- Spring sweep of the lower Edisto River. 9 a.m. Colleton State Park, Canadys. hsb0255@bellsouth.net.
* May 18 -- Taste of Santee. 12:30-3:30 p.m. Santee.
* May 18 -- The Árpád Darázs Singers in concert. 4 p.m. Stringer Chapel, The Oaks. Free.
* May 22 -- "For His Glory" book signing by author Lena Ayer Kittrell. 4-6 p.m. Lusty Gallery, Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. Books available for $15. 803-534-7491 or 803-536-4074.
* May 22-25 -- Sixth annual Lone Star Bluegrass and Country Music Hoedown. Lone Star Barbecue and Mercantile, Santee. 803-515-3938 or 803-854-2000.
* May 24 -- "Daddy Who?" 7 p.m. Martin Luther King Auditorium, South Carolina State University. $20 and $25. Tickets available at Christian Books & Gifts (803-531-0410) or Malik's (803-533-0789).
* June -- Adult Pottery Class. 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. Instructed by Jeri Burdick. $95. Limited to eight students. 803-536-4074.
* June 9-13 -- Sculpy Clay Bead Making and Line Dancing. 10 a.m.-noon. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. First through eighth grades. Instructed by Jo Wyrosdick and Laura Snipes, respectively. $30 and $35. 803-536-4074.
* June 13-22 -- "Jesus Christ Superstar." 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. BlueBird Theatre, downtown Orangeburg. Presented by the Orangeburg Part-Time Players. $17 and $15. 803-536-9821 or 803-536-5454.
* June 16-20 -- Learn to Knit with Norma Sells. 10 a.m.-noon. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. Limited supplies required. Minimum age 9 years. $30 and $35. 803-536-4074.
* June 16-20; June 23-27 -- Learn to Sew with Jean Hawks. 10 a.m.-noon. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. Minimum age 9 years. Sewing machine required. $30 and $35. 803-536-4074.
* July 14-18 -- Square Dancing and Wire Sculpture. 10 a.m.-noon. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. First through eighth grades. Instructed by David and Louise McCall and Dr. Tolulupe Filani, respectively. 803-536-4074.
* July 21-25 -- Acrylic Painting and Hand-Built Pottery. 10 a.m.-noon. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. First through eighth grades. Instructed by Elsie Lewis Fogle and Janet Kozachek, respectively. 803-536-4074.
* July 28-Aug. 1 -- African-American Folk Art Painting. 1:30-2:30 p.m. for first through fourth grades; 3-4 p.m. for fifth through eighth grades. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. Instructed by Helen Stewart. 803-536-4074.
* August -- Children's paintings on display. Lusty Gallery, Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. Reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5. 803-536-4074.
* Aug. 1-2 -- Orangeburg Idol. 803-531-6186.
* Starlight Quilting Club -- 7 p.m. First, third Tuesdays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-534-7116.
* Hooten-Black House open. Bamberg. Wednesdays, noon-2 p.m.; Thursdays, 4-6 p.m.; Saturdays 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
* Wood carving. 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-536-4074.
* Orangeburg Line Dancers. Thursdays. Beginner classes 7-8 p.m.; advanced classes 8-9 p.m. The Avon Center, 491 Broughton St. Free. 803-536-4470.
* Gotta Minute Amateur Hour Television Program auditions. Thursday nights. Gotta Minute Coffee Shop is looking for praise dancers, singers, groups, gospel rappers, steppers, musicians and ministers. 803-531-0708.
* Lusty Gallery exhibit -- 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 8:30 a.m.-noon Fridays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-536-4074.
Columbia
* May 15, 22 and 29 -- Rhythm and Blooms. $5 and $7. 803-779-8717 or www.riverbanks.org.
* May 16 -- Contemporaries annual Black and White Ball. 7 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* May 17 -- Stuffed with Hugs: Your Gift. Your Choice. 10 a.m. Build-A-Bear, Columbiana Centre. 803-749-4844.
* Through May 18 -- "Paper Pleasures: Highlights from the Collection." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* May 20 -- Moonlight Cemetery Tours. 8-9:30 p.m. Elmwood Cemetery. $10, $5 and $3. 803-252-7742 or www.HistoricColumbia.org.
* May 22 -- Bert Goolsby, author of "Harpers' Joy," to speak at the S.C. Center for the Book. Noon-1 p.m. S.C. State Library Administrative Building. Free.
* May 25 -- Palmetto Concert Band. 4 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Free. 803-777-4278.
* May 26 -- Memorial Day/Heritage Day Celebration. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Hopkins. www.harrietbarberhouse.org.
* May 30 -- The Sound of Rio. 8 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $12, $10, $7 and $5. 803-343-2208 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Through May 31 -- "Downbeat in South Carolina: Legends of Jazz: The Art of James Denmark." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.
* June 4-Oct. 26 -- "Constantine Manos: The Greek Portfolio." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Through June 8 -- "Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* June 8-14 -- The Southeastern Piano Festival. 803-576-5763 or sepf.music.sc.edu.
* June 13-22 -- "Disney's Aladdin Junior." Village Square Theatre, Lexington. 803-359-1436.
* June 16 -- Pearl Jam. Colonial Center. www.thecolonialcenter.com.
* June 22-28 -- Carolina Summer Music Conservatory. 803-576-5893.
* June 22-27 -- USC Band Camp. 803-777-4278.
* July 7 -- Conscious Pregnancy and Kundalini Yoga for Everyone. 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., respectively. Yoga and Wellness Center of Columbia. 803-765-2159.
* July 7-18 -- Opera at USC Summer Camp. 803-777-0058 or www.music.sc.edu/ea/Opera/index.html.
* July 7-10 -- USC String Project Summer Camp. 803-777-9568.
* Through July 19 -- "Barbecue Joints & The Good Old Folks Who Own Them." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* Through July 20 -- "Found Heaven: The Lowcountry of Alfred Heber Hutty." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Through Aug. 23 -- "By the Sea ... The Beautiful Sea." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* Through Aug. 23 -- "The Dresses of Florestine Kinchen: A Tribute to Helen Hill." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* Through Sept. 7 -- State Museum 20th Anniversary Juried Art Exhibition. South Carolina State Museum.
* Through Jan. 25, 2009 -- "TET: Military Victory, Political Defeat." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4921 or www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org.
* Ongoing -- "Dinosaurs" exhibit. South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.
* Ongoing -- "Fragile Forms: Contemporary Glass from the Sonia and Isaac Luski Collection." BB&T Gallery, Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Ongoing -- "Space exploration." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.
* Ongoing -- "A More Convenient Season: Civil Rights in South Carolina, 1948-1968." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.
* Saturdays -- Fiddle classes. 11 a.m. Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia. 803-796-6477.
* Taylor's Music and Dance Studio Performance. 6-9 p.m. Fridays, Elizabeth's Restaurant, 224 O'Neil Court. 803-561-0816.
Charleston
* May 17 -- "Congressman Robert Smalls: A Patriot's Journey from Slavery to Capitol Hill" documentary premiere. 2 p.m. American Theater. $5. 843-216-0442.
* May 17 -- Rockin' by the Cooper River. 1 p.m. Riverfront Park, North Charleston. $5. 843-552-9910 or www.girlscoutsesc.org.
* May 23-June 8 -- 2008 Spoleto Festival USA. 843-579-3100 or www.spoletousa.org.
* May 24 -- Swamp Things. 1-2 p.m. Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. Free. 843-899-5200.
* June 12 -- Story Time and Crafts. 10 a.m.-noon. Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. $5. Children ages 3-5 with an adult. 843-899-5200.
* June 21 -- Searching for your Roots -- Genealogy Workshop. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. Mature teens and adults. 843-899-5200.
* Ongoing -- Weekend ballroom dancing. Including swing, waltz, salsa, fox trot, cha-cha and others. 8 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Creative Spark Center for the Arts, 757 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. $7. 843-881-3780 or www.creativespark.org.
* Ongoing -- "Art in the South: The Charleston Perspective." Gibbs Museum of Art. 843-722-2706.
* Ongoing -- The Have Nots! Comedy Improv. Theatre 99, 30 Cumberland St. 843-853-6687.
Other events
* May 16-17 -- Jazz at the Center. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* May 16, 23, 30; June 6, 13 -- Owl Prowls. 8 p.m. in March; 8:30 p.m. in April, May, June. Congaree National Park, Hopkins. 803-776-4396 or www.nps.gov/cong.
* May 16-17 -- Sevierville's Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass. 1-888-889-7415 or www.BloominBBQ.com.
* May 16-17 -- Spider Saloff. The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head. $15. 843-842-8620 or www.thejazzcorner.com.
* May 17 -- Cheraw Garden Tour. 12:30-5:30 p.m. Cheraw. $17.50 and $20. $10 carriage rides. 843-537-2821.
* May 17-Sept. 14 -- "Coming Home: Selections from the Schoen Collection." Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C.
* May 17 -- Museum Day 2008. 9 a.m.-noon. Horry County Museum, Conway. Free. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
* May 17-Sept. 14 -- "Quiet Spirit, Skillful Hand: The Graphic Work of Clare Leighton." Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C.
* May 17 -- Rick Alviti, Tribute to Elvis. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $30. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* May 17-18 -- Sculpture in the South. Summerville.
* May 23-24 -- Lynn Roberts. The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head. $15. 843-842-8620 or www.thejazzcorner.com.
* May 23 -- "Trainwreck -- My Life as an Idiot" screening. 8 p.m. Johnson Theatre, Winthrop University, Rock Hill. Free.
* Through May 24 -- "Bus Stop." 7 p.m. dinner; 8 p.m. show. Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Fort Gordon, Ga. $20-$36. www.fortgordon.com/theatre.htm.
* May 24-26 -- Freedom Aloft Weekend. Heritage Park, Simpsonville. www.freedomweekend.org.
* May 24 -- Joyfest '08. Paladium Amphitheatre, Carowinds, Charlotte, N.C. $19.99-$44.99. 704-522-6500 or www.ticketmaster.com.
* May 24 -- Meet-the-artist discussion with Pearl Fryar and "A Man Named Pearl" screening. 7:30 p.m. Johnson Theatre, Winthrop University, Rock Hill. Free.
* May 24-July 31 -- "Summertime ... And the Livin' is Easy" art show. Fish or Cut Bait Gallery, Edisto Island.
* May 25 -- Caroline Herring. 2 p.m. Morris Museum of Art Auditorium, Augusta. Free. www.themorris.org.
* May 25 -- Palmetto Concert Band Memorial Day concert. 4 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Free. 803-777-4106.
*Through May 25 -- "Something to Look Forward To: Abstract Art by 22 Distinguished Americans of African Descent." Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 25. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-724-7501 or www.themorris.org.
* Through May 25 -- "White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman." Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, N.C.
* May 30-31 -- Plum Hollow Blue Grass Festival. Campobello.
* May 30 and 31; June 7 -- "Victoria and Frederick for President." 8 p.m. Johnson Theatre, Winthrop University, Rock Hill. $10 and $15. 803-323-4014.
* June 4 -- "Discretion." 8 p.m. Johnson Studio Theatre, Winthrop University, Rock Hill. $8 and $10. 803-323-4014.
* June 5-6 -- "God's Man in Texas." 8 p.m. Johnson Studio Theatre, Winthrop University, Rock Hill. $8 and $10. 803-323-4014.
* Through June 5 -- "Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience." Discovery Place, Charlotte, N.C. $11 and $9. 1-800-935-0553 or www.discoveryplace.org.
* June 7 -- A Carolina Jubilee. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $25. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* June 7, 14 and 28 -- Adult Artist Workshop: Drawing Exploration. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. $65 and $85. 706-828-3865.
* June 7-Nov. 30 -- "Possibilities: Rising Stars of Contemporary Craft in North Carolina." Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, N.C.
* Through June 10 -- Camden Art Association Honors Show. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* Through June 19 -- 20th annual Undergrad Juried Show. Rutledge Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.
* June 21 -- Mrs. South Carolina Pageant. Newberry Opera House. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* June 21 -- Searching for your Roots -- Genealogy Workshop. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. 843-899-5200 or www.oldsanteecanalpark.org.
* Through June 27 -- Spring 2008 Main Street Marketplace. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays. Columbia. Free.
* Through July 6 -- "Vantage Point VII Jiha Moon." Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C.
* Through July 13 -- "A. Aubrey Bodine: Baltimore Pictorialist." Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. www.themorris.org.
* Through July 20 -- "Masters of Disguise." Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, N.C.
* Through Aug. 17 -- "The Brilliant Period of American Cut Glass." Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C.
* Through Sept. 1 -- "DINOSAURS Alive!" IMAX Theatre, Charlotte, N.C. $8 and $7. 1-800-935-0553 or www.discoveryplace.org.
* Through Nov. 2 -- "A Scene in America: A Contemporary Look at the Black Male Image." Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C.
* Jan. 20, 2009 -- Celine Dion. 8 p.m. RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C. $49.50, $75, $110 and $150. 919-834-4000, www.ticketmaster.com or www.aeglive.com.
* Ongoing -- Preschool Time. 10 a.m. Horry County Museum. Tuesdays. Free and open to children ages 5 and under. 843-915-5320.
* Ongoing -- "The Nature of Craft And The Penland Experience." Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte. $6. 704-337-2000.
* Ongoing -- "The Work of Elizabeth Belser Fuller." South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson. 864-656-3405 or www.clemson.edu/scbg.
Advance tickets
(Ticketmaster tickets are sold at Publix and other outlets, by phone at 803-783-2222 and on-line at ticketmaster.com.)
* May 30 -- American Fight League presents Fight Night in Atlanta -- "BulletProof." Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* May 30 -- Guy Clark. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta.
* May 30 -- Jaheim with Angie Stone and Sisqo & Dru Hill. Atlanta Civic Center.
* May 30 -- Oconee Performing Arts Society presents the Oak Ridge Boys. Harbor Club Polo Arena, Greensboro, Ga.
* May 31 -- "Over the Rhine." Variety Playhouse, Atlanta.
* June 1 -- Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. Cricket Arena, Charlotte, N.C.
* June 4 -- Jeff Dunham. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, Atlanta.
* June 5 -- Jimmy Buffett. Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta.
* June 6 -- The Journey Home. Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Stockbridge, Ga.
* June 7 -- Margaret Cho. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.
* June 7 -- NWA Wrestling. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* June 7 -- ZZ Top. Chastain Park Amphitheatre Peter Conlon Presents, Atlanta.
* June 10 -- "Mama Mia!" Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* June 10 -- Poison the Well. Masquerade, Atlanta.
* June 10 -- Stevie Nicks. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.
* June 11 -- Hayden. Five Spot, Atlanta.
* June 11 -- Steely Dan. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. Alpharetta, Ga.
* June 11 -- Tim McGraw. Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta.
* June 12 -- Zappa Plays Zappa. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta.
* June 13 -- Rachelle Ferrell. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.
* June 13 -- The Brilliant Inventions. Red Light Cafe, Atlanta.
* June 14 -- Hot 107.9 presents Birthday Bash 13. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* June 14 -- Lalah Hathaway. Atlanta Civic Center.
* June 14 -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C.
* June 14 -- Sonfest. Carowinds Paladium, Charlotte, N.C.
* June 16 -- True Colors: Cyndi Lauper, The B-52s, and very special guests. Chastain Park Amphitheatre Peter Conlon Presents, Atlanta.
* June 16 -- Voodoo Glow Skulls. Masquerade, Atlanta.
* June 17 -- Spill Canvas. Masquerade, Atlanta.
* June 20 -- Chrisette Michele and Raheem Devaughn. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.
* June 20 -- Less Than Jake. Masquerade, Atlanta.
* June 20 -- Toby Keith. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, N.C.
* June 21 -- AARP presents Songs of Soul & Inspiration. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* June 21 -- Godz of War. Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C.
* June 21 -- Jeremy Camp with special guests Avalon & Jaci Velasquez. Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C.
* June 21 -- Moe. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.
* June 22 -- Rancid. Masquerade, Atlanta.
* June 22 -- Rooney. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta.
* June 24 -- Eddie Izzard. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.
* June 24 -- Melissa Etheridge. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, N.C.
* June 24 -- Toadies. Masquerade, Atlanta.
* June 25 -- Jonny Lang. Center Stage Theatre, Atlanta.
* June 27 -- Jeff Dunham. Township Auditorium, Columbia.
* June 27-28 -- Vortex Music Festival. Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C.
* June 28 -- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: An Evening of Beethoven. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.
* July 1 -- Dave Matthews Band. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* July 1 -- Donna Summer. Chastain Park Amphitheatre Peter Conlon Presents, Atlanta.
* July 2 -- Peter Murphy. Center Stage Theatre, Atlanta.
* July 5 -- Crue Fest featuring Motley Crue, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, SIXX:A.M. and Trapt. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* July 7 -- Dave Matthews Band. Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta.
* July 9 -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.
* July 9 -- Vans Warped Tour. Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta.
* July 10 -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Chastain Park Amphitheatre Peter Conlon Presents, Atlanta.
* July 11 -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* July 12 -- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: "All Tchaikovsky," with Robert McDuffie. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.
* July 13 -- Kenny Chesney and LeAnn Rimes: The Poets & Pirates Tour. Turner Field, Atlanta.
* July 14 -- Sonfest. Carowinds Paladium, Charlotte, N.C.
* July 14 -- Vans Warped Tour. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* July 15 -- "The Color Purple." Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* July 18 -- Brad Paisley. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* July 18 -- NBAF presents Legends Celebration: An Evening with Gladys Knight. Atlanta Civic Center.
* July 20 -- Foreigner and Bryan Adams. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.
* July 20 -- Rush. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, N.C.
* July 22 -- Rush. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.
* July 24 -- 311 and Snoop Dogg with special guest Fiction Plane. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* July 26 -- 2008 Bele Chere Festival: Travis Tritt and Steve Azar. Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C.
* July 26 -- RX Bandits. Masquerade, Atlanta.
* July 27 -- Mark Knopfler. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, N.C.
* July 27 -- Poison: Live, Raw & Uncut Summer Tour 2008. Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta.
* July 28 -- Counting Crows and Maroon 5 with special guest Sara Bareilles. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* July 28 -- Wolf Parade. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta.
* July 29 -- Mark Knopfler. Chastain Park Amphitheatre Peter Conlon Presents, Atlanta.
* July 29 -- Jonas Brothers and Avril Lavigne. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* July 30 -- Projekt Revolution 2008. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* July 31 -- George Michael. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* Aug. 2 -- Indigo Bluegrass Festival featuring Rhonda Vincent & the Rage. Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.
* Aug. 2 -- Journey with Heart and Cheap Trick. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* Aug. 2 -- Return to Forever. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.
* Aug. 3 -- Rascal Flatts. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, N.C.
* Aug. 5 -- Kathy Griffin. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* Aug. 8 -- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Evening of Romance with Farrick Ohlssohn. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.
* Aug. 12 -- Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Slipknot. Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta.
* Aug. 13 -- Jack Johnson. Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta.
* Aug. 15 -- "High School Musical." Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* Aug. 17 -- Boston: Styx. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.
* Aug. 17 -- Stone Temple Pilots. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.
* Aug. 20 -- Jonas Brothers. Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta.
* Aug. 27 -- Rod Stewart. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.
* Sept. 5 -- Bill Gaither and Friends. Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C.
* Sept. 12 -- Tyler Perry's "The Marriage Counselor." Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* Sept. 20 -- Jim Gaffigan. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.
* Nov. 8 -- Celtic Thunder. Cricket Arena, Charlotte, N.C.
* Nov. 14 -- Celtic Thunder. Bi-Lo Center, Greenville.
* Nov. 15 -- Steve Harvey. Township Auditorium, Columbia.
* Nov. 20 -- Vince Gill. Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg.
* Dec. 5 -- Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker." Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, N.C.
* Jan. 20, 2009 -- Celine Dion. RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C.
