Submitted by Melissa Howsam — Correspondent
Monday's blah, but your week doesn't have to be. So, here are some hip haunts and choice events to hit up:
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: Harper Lee's famed Finches turn 50! Scoot over to Murphey School and "scout" a storied scene of social commentary, when Burning Coal Theatre Company and Manhattan-based director Randolph Curtis Rand raise the curtain on Christopher Sergel's heartfelt and haunting telling of the inspiring and controversial Pulitzer Prize-winning tale to toast its golden anniversary. When: Sept. 23, 7:30pm, $10. Sept. 24-25, 7:30pm, $20; $15 for students, seniors (65+) and active military; student rush at curtain time $5. Buy tickets
BANNED BOOKS ONSTAGE (2ND ANNUAL): Book over to Durham County Library — salute a staged triumph in the war on words and bask in your right to read all books as a talented troupe thumbs through a catalog of clips from the challenged or banned — under the direction of Jay O'Berski and Dana Marks, and featuring a scene by Stephanie Meyer from the recent '09 addition to the challenged book list, "Twilight." The series is co-presented with The Regulator Bookshop. When: Sept. 24, 7:30pm, Main Library. Free.
BEN BAILEY: Carouse with Manhattan's most coveted cabbie, as "Cash Cab"'s wise-crackin' chauffeur drives Goodnight's' goers on a riotous, rib-tickling ride. With special guest Mike Stankiewicz. When: Sept. 23-25, 5 shows, times vary. Starting at $17.25-$99.75. Buy tickets | Goodnight's Comedy Club
JOEL LANE LECTURE: Don your best "blue coat" for a revolutionary rap at "Father of Raleigh's" restored landmark manor as history-buff James T. Cheatham lectures on "North Carolina's Role in the American Revolution." When: Sept. 23 7pm. $15 for the public, $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. More information
