The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art is screening a documentary about child prodigy Marla Olmstead this week.

My Kid Could Paint That is a story about a 4-year-old whose artwork has been compared to Pollock and Kandinsky.

Olmstead has already sold more than $300,000 worth of paintings and was featured in The New York Times, National Public Radio and the British Broadcasting Corporation. Her paintings typically sell for around $25,000.

Bechtler president and CEO John Boyer is set to lead a discussion following the film.

Museum-goers can catch the screening at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, located at 420 South Tryon Street in Charlotte, Monday May 13, at 6 p.m.

Admission is free for members, and $9 for non-members. A cash bar is available.

For more information on the screening, call 704-353-9200.

Charlotte's Jazz Arts Initiative is kicking off a live jazz series this week.

The Jazz Room features some of Charlotte's most gifted musicians, recreating the music of jazz masters like Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, and Billie Holiday.

For the series opener, jazz pianist Chad Lawson plays the music of Bill Evans.

Winner of 2 Album of the Year awards for his solo piano recordings, Lawson has been featured on Bob Edwards Weekend Edition and has toured with Julio Iglesias.

Attendees can enjoy a casual and intimate setting with tables and a full bar, reminiscent of the classic jazz rooms of yesteryear.

Music lovers can catch the performance at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's Stage Door Theater, located at 130 North Tryon Street in Charlotte, Tuesday April 16, at 6 p.m.

Admission is $10.

M. Jo Shirley was appointed principal at Irwin Academic Center at the April 9 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education meeting.

Shirley began her career in 1998 as a teacher at Pontiac Elementary School in Columbia, S.C., where she taught fifth grade. In 2004, she became an assistant principal at Killian Elementary School in Columbia. In 2009, Shirley became principal of Port Royal Elementary in Port Royal, S.C., and she is currently principal at Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary in Beaufort, S.C.

She is a graduate of the University of California with a degree in psychology. She also holds master’s degrees in business administration, teaching and administration from the University of South Carolina.

Shirley will begin her new position July 1. David LeGrand, current principal at Irwin Academic Center, will become manager of talent acquisition in the CMS Human Resources department in June.