Things to do Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013
Open mic
JOHN INGHRAM'S JAZZ JAM: 10 p.m. Cover $5. The Empty Glass, 410 Elizabeth St. Call 304-345-3914 or visit www.emptyglass.com.
OPEN MIC: 8 p.m. Free. With Marshall Petty and Friends. Upstairs Lounge at Little India, 1604 Washington St. E. Call 304-720-3616.
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BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION: 4 p.m., Davis Fine Arts Building at West Virginia State University. The program is sponsored by the Brothers of Xi Alpha and Theta Psi chapters of Omega Psi Phi and will include Capital High School show choir; Horace Mann Middle School show choir; Partners of African-American Churches Communities Closing the Gap After School; and Poetry by Dr. Jenelle Nicole Robinson. An African-American Art Exhibit by Dr. R. Charles Byers also will be featured.
KANAWHA TRAIL CLUB HIKE: 1:30 p.m., Plymouth Rock. Meet at 1:30 p.m. to carpool from Ohio and Randolph streets. Regroup at Amherst/Plymouth in Bancroft. The hike is approximately 3 miles on a moderate trail with one long hill.
ALBAN ARTS CENTER AUDITIONS: 2 to 5 p.m., The Alban Arts Center, 65 Olde Main St., St. Albans. Auditions are held for Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy "A Delicate Balance." Roles are available for four women (mid-30s to mid-60s) and two men (mid-40s to mid-60s). No prepared monologue is required; script selections will be available for cold readings. Patrick Felton directs. Production dates are April 26-28 and May 3-5. Call 304-721-8896 or visit www.albanartscenter.com.
STAGE COMPANY AUDITIONS: 7 p.m., at the Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St. Charleston Stage Company will hold auditions for the ensemble monologue show "Love, Loss and What I Wore." Cast size is flexible, and roles are available for women of all ages. The comedy is by Nora and Delia Ephron, adapted from Ilene Beckerman's book of the same name. It's a compilation of tales about clothing and the memories and events they stir. Production dates are April 4-6 and 11-13. Call 304-343-5272 or visit www.charlestonstagecompany.com.
CANNED FOOD DRIVE: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ashton Place and Riverwalk Plaza Kroger locations. Sponsored by The University of Charleston Enactus team to benefit Union Mission. The canned food drive is held in conjunction with the Campbell's Soup "Let's Can Hunger" national campaign. To learn more about Enactus, visit: www.enactus.org. For information, contact Scott Castleman: 304-421-2057 or Briana Cicero-Johns: 304-642-3401.
Music
DRUM CIRCLE: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Some instruments available, but people are encouraged to bring their own drums. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd. W. Call 304-881-7037.
FOOTMAD OLD-TIME JAM SESSION: 2 to 4:30 pm. Free. Acoustic old-time jam session with Paul Gartner. Join the jam or just listen as traditional tunes are shared. All levels welcome. Sponsored by FOOTMAD. FireSide Grille, W.Va. 34, Hurricane. Call 304-415-3668
THE FULL MOON BOYS: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Part of the KCPL Sunday Jams series. Children's area, Charleston Public Library, 123 Capitol St. Call 304-343-4646 or visit www.kanawhalibrary.org.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MALE CHORUS: 3 p.m. Free. West Virginia Tech Ballroom, WVU Tech. Call 304-442-3131.
Stage/theater
"AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS": 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15, $25 and $35. Presented by The Walnut Street Theater. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
"SLEUTH": 2 p.m. Adults $16, children and students $10. Cat-and-mouse mystery. Presented by Kanawha Players. KP Theater, 309 Beauregard St. Call 304-343-7529 or visit www.kanawhaplayers.org.
Open mic
JOHN INGHRAM'S JAZZ JAM: 10 p.m. Cover $5. The Empty Glass, 410 Elizabeth St. Call 304-345-3914 or visit www.emptyglass.com.
OPEN MIC: 8 p.m. Free. With Marshall Petty and Friends. Upstairs Lounge at Little India, 1604 Washington St. E. Call 304-720-3616.
Etc.
BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION: 4 p.m., Davis Fine Arts Building at West Virginia State University. The program is sponsored by the Brothers of Xi Alpha and Theta Psi chapters of Omega Psi Phi and will include Capital High School show choir; Horace Mann Middle School show choir; Partners of African-American Churches Communities Closing the Gap After School; and Poetry by Dr. Jenelle Nicole Robinson. An African-American Art Exhibit by Dr. R. Charles Byers also will be featured.
KANAWHA TRAIL CLUB HIKE: 1:30 p.m., Plymouth Rock. Meet at 1:30 p.m. to carpool from Ohio and Randolph streets. Regroup at Amherst/Plymouth in Bancroft. The hike is approximately 3 miles on a moderate trail with one long hill.
ALBAN ARTS CENTER AUDITIONS: 2 to 5 p.m., The Alban Arts Center, 65 Olde Main St., St. Albans. Auditions are held for Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy "A Delicate Balance." Roles are available for four women (mid-30s to mid-60s) and two men (mid-40s to mid-60s). No prepared monologue is required; script selections will be available for cold readings. Patrick Felton directs. Production dates are April 26-28 and May 3-5. Call 304-721-8896 or visit www.albanartscenter.com.
STAGE COMPANY AUDITIONS: 7 p.m., at the Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St. Charleston Stage Company will hold auditions for the ensemble monologue show "Love, Loss and What I Wore." Cast size is flexible, and roles are available for women of all ages. The comedy is by Nora and Delia Ephron, adapted from Ilene Beckerman's book of the same name. It's a compilation of tales about clothing and the memories and events they stir. Production dates are April 4-6 and 11-13. Call 304-343-5272 or visit www.charlestonstagecompany.com.
CANNED FOOD DRIVE: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ashton Place and Riverwalk Plaza Kroger locations. Sponsored by The University of Charleston Enactus team to benefit Union Mission. The canned food drive is held in conjunction with the Campbell's Soup "Let's Can Hunger" national campaign. To learn more about Enactus, visit: www.enactus.org. For information, contact Scott Castleman: 304-421-2057 or Briana Cicero-Johns: 304-642-3401.
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