Here's a look at what's happening around the region over the next 10 days:

“Summertime and the livin’s easy,” so goes the song. Unfortunately reality TV is here and, uh, it ain’t easy. The lack of imagination that these shows exhibit is on the level of a corporate presentation given by someone who has already turned in their two-week notice.

Last summer, someone pulled a kayak out of the Congaree River at the landing on the West Columbia Riverwalk. The boat was so full of rocky shoals spider lily plants that they spilled over the sides as the paddler made his way up the steps.

Terry Roueche says everyone is born with as much talent as they’re going to get in life. Skill, he says, improves with age and practice.

Saturday night’s double bill with Echo Code and Luna’s Lament at Bogey’s Bistro in Charlotte has an extra buzz factor. This show heralds the return of Luna’s Lament guitarist Kim ”Kimniption” Karnes, who underwent surgery for breast cancer earlier this month.

This column offers a sampling of dining experiences in the area. It is not intended as a review of the restaurant other than to provide the reader with one diner's experience.

A recent article by The Associated Press stated that TV viewership for the major four networks is down by nine percent year over year. Many blame the writers’ strike for this drop since it created a drought of new TV shows during the critical winter viewing months. On the other hand, maybe there’s another reason for this drop. Network TV sucks.

Members of the York County Ballet will literally take to the skies this weekend, during their first production of the beloved children’s fantasy, “Peter Pan.”

Bang Camaro — rolling live tonight into The Visulite Theatre in Charlotte is more than a bunch of guys in a group. It’s a grand slam band of epic proportions. Using “the more, the merrier” method, this Boston-based, five-piece musical menagerie has 20 lead singers.

This column offers a sampling of dining experiences in the area. It is not intended as a review of the restaurant other than to provide the reader with one diner's experience.