How much do you know about reproductive rights?

Join keynote speaker and Emmy award-winning actress Heather Tom, co-founder of Daytime for Planned Parenthood and women’s rights advocate, for a lunchtime dialogue about reproductive rights with a panel of local experts.

Registration starts at 11:15, event starts at 12:00. Please call, email or visit our Facebook page in advance for registration.

When: Tuesday, February 16
Where: Charlotte Convention Center
Details: 704.569.9870, ext. 6541

Sponsored by Skirt! 

Tonight, support the Palmetto Health Medically Fragile Children’s Program at Gala of the Stars with the Columbia Classical Ballet. Tickets: 803.251.2222.

Celebrate the season with a glamorous Holiday Tea at Charlotte’s new Ritz-Carlton (201 East Trade Street). Call 704.547.2244 to reserve a seat.

Enjoy a spin on the holiday classics at A Rockapella Holiday—five guys, holiday songs, no instruments! For tickets, visit www.blumenthalcenter.org.

Make the holidays cheery for victims of domestic violence when you dance the night away at the Jingle Bell Ball, benefiting United Family Services’ domestic violence shelter. Visit www.jinglebellball.com for tickets and info.

Make a handcrafted holiday gift at Ciel Gallery, which is hosting a mosaic workshop today. Visit www.cielcharlotte.com for details.

Take the stage at the new Knight Theater’s open house; the official ceremony begins at 10am, followed by activities including karaoke on stage and tours of the theater. Info: www.blumenthalcenter.org/knight.

North Carolina Piedmont Orchid Society
Annual Orchid Show

One of mother nature’s most captivating, complex and numerous flower genera will be on full display when the North Carolina Piedmont Orchid Society presents its 2010 Annual Show, “Orchids in the Trees” at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden.

Hundreds of rare varieties from the intriguing bulbophyllums to the colorful cattleyas will be on display during the annual showcase that runs from Friday January 15 through Sunday January 17.  The show will be open 12-5pm Friday and 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
6500 South New Hope Road
Belmont, NC 28012
P: (704) 825-4490 | F: (704) 829-1240

The hilarious Reduced Shakespeare Company’s The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) opens tonight, featuring all 37 of the Bard’s plays in 97 minutes. Call 704.372.1000 for tickets and showtimes.

Calling all fashionistas: SouthPark Mall kicks off Simon Fashion Now, a series of fashion shows, tonight with a silent auction to benefit Dress for Success. For details, call 704.364.4411 or visit www.southpark.com.

Get festive at the Autumn Arts Festival at Mooresville Town Square. Mooresvilletownsquare.com

Mark thy calendar for the Carolina Renaissance Festival, through November 22, featuring outdoor theatre, arts and crafts, jousts, and more. For details, visit royalfaires.com/carolina.

Opening tonight from 6-9pm, Providence Gallery presents Elements, an exhibition of landscapes by Kathy Buist, Beverly Ford Evans, Clarkson Jones and Ann Roads. For details, visit providencegallery.net.

Don’t miss Saffire the Uppity Blues Women, described as “post feminist traditional blues, sung and played with gorgeous abandon,” by the New York Times. Tonight’s show starts at 8pm. Call 704.372.1000 for tickets.