Le Chat Noir was the site of the Black Cat Picture Show over the weekend, and while that film viewing is over, another independent film will be shown Wednesday at the venue.
“No Ordinary Man,” the story of Billy Tipton, was co-written by Augusta native Amos Mac, who has written for shows such as the new “Gossip Girl” on HBO Max and “Y: The Last Man” on FX for Hulu.
The film focuses on Billy Tipton, a jazz musician who lived from 1914 to 1989 as a man although Tipton was born a woman. According to a 1998 article in The New York Times not even those closest to Tipton knew the secret.
The free screening will begin at 7 p.m.; doors will open at 6:30 p.m. There will be a question-and-answer session with Mac following the screening.
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An artist reception will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the City Gallery, 535 Telfair St.
The Beneath the Ruins exhibition opened Aug. 17; it highlights the “haunting works” of Randy Pace, a professor of photography at Augusta University. The exhibition will run through Sept. 28.
Bodega Cat’s EP Release Party will be from 9 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday at Southbound Smokehouse II in North Augusta.
The band’s debut EP is called “Say it with me: Bo-De-Ga.”
The Riverfront Theatre Co. will present the Augusta Broadway Singers paying tribute to the late Richard Justice in two shows this coming weekend.
The concert will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 and Aug. 27 at the North Augusta Community Center.
Each performance will feature complimentary dessert and coffee.
“TABS will dazzle you with song selections from Richard’s favorite shows and characters,” according to the Facebook event.
Tickets are $30 each and are available at rtc.ticketleap.com/rtc-presents-the-augusta-broadway-singers.
On Sept. 2, go Back to the 80s on Broad with “totally rad” artwork at the 600 Broad building. The reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
Charmain Z. Brackett is the managing editor of The Augusta Press. Reach her at charmain@theaugustapress.com
