Thursday, March 11... By Anita overcash Davidson Community Players takes a trip back in time to 1964 and the early days of the civil rights movement with its latest production, Violet. Based on Doris Betts' short story, The Ugliest Pilgrim, the play -- with a book and lyrics by Brian Crawley and music by Jeanine Tesori -- revolves around a scarred girl named Violet. After deciding to leave North Carolina and head toward Oklahoma in hopes of meeting a famed TV evangelist and become enlightened, Violet

Friday, March 12... By Anita overcash Indie singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco is the type of artist who does things her way. Of course, that means big issues in the world of record labels, so rather than sign and be bound to contract (and conflict), she started her own label, Righteous Babe in the early '90s. Since then her albums (and she's got a lot of them!) have flowed steadily, creeping up the charts and drawing a rabid fan base devoted to her independent, eclectic craftmanship of sounds.

Saturday, March 13... By Matt Brunson A year after collaborating on the immortal Some Like It Hot, writer-director-producer Billy Wilder, co-writer I.A.L. Diamond and star Jack Lemmon re-teamed for 1960's The Apartment, another screen gem that attained classic status in about as much time as it takes to comb one's hair. Yet such instant accolades were nothing more than a work of art receiving its proper due, and even 50 years later, this brilliant comedy has lost none of its luster. Lemmon stars as C.C. Baxter,

Sunday, March 14... By Carlton Hargro Shameless self-promotion time: Jasiatic -- the local photographer who maintains Creative Loafing's portrait blog, Who Shot Ya? (Find it at Clclt.com/arts) -- is mounting her own art exhibition. The show, also called Who Shot Ya?, showcases her best snapshots of Charlotte's funkiest denizens. And, for a small fee, Jasiatic will also be on hand snapping portraits of people on the spot. So, come through to check out what's on display -- and then display yourself. Free admission. 6 p.m. Crave,