Weekend In Entertainment

Opera Carolina’s production of George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” opens Sunday. New Orleans jazz comes to the Queen City. Plus, the North Carolina Pinball Championship is being held Saturday.

This weekend’s entertainment options include a costumed bar crawl through NoDa, a wine Sip & See at Real African Art Gallery and recording artist Rhonda Thomas at Central Piedmont.

WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn talks with Queen City Nerve's Ryan Pitkin about weekend highlights including Tommy Davidson at the Comedy Zone, Kannapolis’s own Kameron Marlowe and a musical based on Alanis Morisette’s iconic '90s album “Jagged Little Pill” comes to the Belk Theater.

Halloween is nearly upon us, which means there’s both frightening and strictly entertaining events celebrating the height of spooky season. QCity Metro’s Bethany Lane joined WFAE’s “All Things Considered” host Gwendolyn Glenn to talk about the top picks for what to do in the latest Weekend in Entertainment segment.

In this edition of Weekend in Entertainment, WFAE’s “All Things Considered” host Gwendolyn Glenn talks to QCity Metro’s Katrina Louis about some of the highlights – including a Grammy-nominated band, a one-woman show and a new exhibit at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture.

There’s Jazz at Victoria Yards in uptown, Petra’s in Plaza Midwood is hosting one of the godfathers of hip-hop and spoken word poetry, and two well-known comedians are in town this weekend, as well.

BLKTECHCLT will debut its inaugural AfroFuturism event, there’s the QC Fest on Beatties Ford Road, and on stage, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom will open Saturday at the Duke Energy Theater at Spirit Square.

This weekend's list of "Unforgettable" entertainment options includes a tribute concert to both Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole along with the Panthers' Fan Fest, the Harlem Globetrotters, the Charlotte African-American Festival and a vinyl art workshop.

This weekend, international pianist Keiko Matsui will be in town. There's a Party in the Park at the Mint Museum and Novant Health is holding its Welcome Back Fest with a special performance from Charlotte native and Grammy Award winner Anthony Hamilton.

If you're a Beatles fan, this weekend will be your version of heaven in Charlotte. FabFest will feature not only a Beatles tribute band, but a daylong celebration of everyone's favorite foursome. This weekend also features an art show about bubbles and the opening of a Biblical story told on stage.