Jeff Daniels Concert

On Thursday, October 28, 2010, at 7:30pm, I attended “An Evening with Jeff Daniels,” at The McGlohon Theater in Charlotte, NC.  The McGlohon Theater is a quaint small theater, which is an intimate setting. Daniels actually prefers performing at clubs and smaller intimate venues, instead of the bigger music halls. He values the intimacy between himself and the audience.

Jeff Daniels is an actor, singer, and songwriter. He calls himself “Another white boy with the blues”. Daniels is a fantastic storyteller and performer.  

His songs are anecdotes of life events, from his movie career to the fear of riding in the car with a teenager driver with a learner’s permit. Daniels poked fun at himself and of his less critically acclaimed movies. "Have we got any 'Dumb and Dumber' fans out there?" Daniels asked at one point, with many in the crowd hooting and applauding in response. "Well, I know what that says about me, and I apologize for what it says about you."

He performed humorous songs such as “Have a Good Life” and “The Dirty Harry Blues”. To a more serious and tender song such as “Grandfather’s Hat” single from his latest album titled Grandfather’s Hat.

Daniels gave a great performance which earned a standing ovation.

Carolina BalloonFest_October 23, 2010

The Carolina BalloonFest is held every year in October at the Statesville Regional Airport. The festival brings in more that 50 Hot Air Balloons. On Saturday evening, they have all of the Hot Air Balloons Glow at the same time. There is food, live entertainment, wine tasting, market place, and a kids zone.

Check out the website for more information:
http://www.carolinaballoonfest.com/index.html

 

Richard Marx Concert

I bought tickets to see Richard Marx in concert as a birthday present from me-to-me.  The concert was held at The McGlohon Theater on October 9, 2010. The concert felt like it was a segment from VH1 Storytellers. He sang all of his hit songs, as well as songs that he has written and produced with other artists.

So You Think You Can Dance - 10_02_10

Sandra Lee

I had the pleasure of photographing Sandra Lee's cooking segment at the Southern Women's Show in Charlotte on September 17, 2010.  I had complete access to go backstage and on stage.

WOW JAM 2008

WOW JAM was created by Stephen and Linda Tavani as a way spreading God's word in the needy areas of our city. They provide meals, giveways, bags groceries, hair cuts, shoes, bike repairs, and much much more. Their purpose is to: "Their purpose is to build the Kingdom of God through the local church. They want to bring the church to the streets and the streets back into the church. The streets are not just a geographical location but a state of the heart. When a person is broken, hopeless, and full of despair they are in the street – even if they live in a mansion."

http://www.wowjam.com/index.html