The Mint Museum Randolph is presenting a demonstration by well-known Charlotte artist Miriam Durkin this week.

Visitors can watch Durkin show how she starts and ends her famous portrait paintings.

Durkin is currently exploring how gestural lines, mixed with realistic classically-drawn passages, create an energetic figure that is both interpretive and honors the classical tradition.

Art lovers can catch the demonstration at the Mint Museum Randolph, located at 2730 Randolph Road in Charlotte, Wednesday February 27, at 7 p.m.

Admission is free and open to all ages.

For more information on the demonstration, call 704-337-2000.

The Charlotte Folk Society Gathering is presenting a concert featuring virtuoso Scottish fiddler Jamie Laval, one of the premier Celtic violinists on the international music scene today.

Jamie has been known to create rapt audiences with his intensely passionate performances of traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Quebec, rendered with hints of classical refinement and ethnic music from around the world.

Joining him on the stage are piper E. J. Jones and guitarist David Brown.

Concert-goers can catch the show at the Great Aunt Stella Center, located at 926 Elizabeth Avenue in Charlotte, Friday February 8, from 7:30 p.m. until 10 p.m.

Admission is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.

For more information on the concert, call 704-563-7080.

CHARLOTTE, NC - UniverSoul Circus has created a big top thrill-ride infused with an unparalleled global mix of circus artistry, music, dance and style – all inspired by reflections of the world around US.

The UniverSoul Circus 2012 production, entitled “US,” features Shaolin Kung Fu acrobats from China, bone-breaking contortionists with hop-hop flair from Guinea, and hilarious acrobatic comedy from South Africa.

The Circus will take place November 13 through the 18 at the Freedom Mart parking lot in Charlotte.  

“At UniverSoul Circus, we’re one big happy family – and that includes our fans,” said Founder and President Cedric Walker. “Without you, there is no US. This year’s production titled simply, yet profoundly, “US” – includes 14 outstanding acts from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas – all coming together to create an unforgettable global experience. ”