Entertainment Report

Saturday will be a day at the beach in Kings Mountain, as the town plays host to its annual BeachBlast event.

The event, in its ninth year, is a tribute to shag and beach music and will feature performances by Crimson Rose, Billy Scott and the Prophets and Ricky Godfried.

And, to enhance the festival's beach feel, tons of sand will be hauled in to form "the biggest sandpile in Cleveland County," according to city special events director Ellis Noell.

There will be plenty of family-friendly activites at the event, including a watermelon-eating contest, water balloon battles, a Teenie Weenie Bikini contest for children six years old and younger, a children's splash area at the new Rotary Splash Pad and the popular giant beach ball release.

The free event is from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Gazebo at Patriots Park on Railroad Avenue in downtown Kings Mountain.

ART SHOW IN KM

"Art Jewels" Nature inspired art of Jewel P. Elliott is on exhibit through July 27 at the Kings Mountain Art Center, 301 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain.

Elliott will exhibit her paintings and collages. Nature and the landscape are key elements in her art, sometimes including dried and pressed wildflowers from her garden at her rural Lawndale home, or scenes taken from her travels.

Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays- Fridays, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment.

For more information, call 704-739-5585 or 704-739-2056, www.southernartssociety.org.