Community Calendar

NAME OF EVENT: 2025 Civics 101 Program (LWVCM)

WHEN: Wednesdays from 6 to 8:30 pm from February 19, 2025 through April 2, 2025

WHERE: Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center 600 E. 4th Street, Charlotte NC 28202

WHAT
Civics 101, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Charlotte Mecklenburg (LWVCM), offers a comprehensive look into the structures of city, county and state governance for Charlotte.
Seven-evening sessions, one-evening-per week, can be attended either in-person or online. Panelist include elected officials, administrators and media representatives.
Price: $50 Adults, Free for Students
For information and registration, visit: https://goleaguego.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=355841&module_id=525173

Free live music, food trucks and drinks, and hands-on art experiences are coming to Symphony Park six times this spring at SouthPark After 5, a weekly free entertainment and happy hour series happening every Thursday from April 17-May 22, 2025.

SEE THE LINEUP:

APRIL 17:
🎵 Southside Station
🎨 Free face painting 

APRIL 24:
🎵 The Breakfast Club
🎨 Free community mural

MAY 1:
🎵 The Voltage Brothers
🎨 Free flowers to the first 1000 attendees

MAY 8:
🎵 Bourbon Sons
🎨 Free face painting

MAY 15:
🎵 On the Border and Landslide
🎨 Free photobooth

MAY 22:
🎵 Gump Fiction
🎨 Free children's music activities 

In conjunction with See Lancaster’s annual Red Rose Festival, shop for pottery, jewelry, baskets, beadwork, and more one-of-a-kind artwork from Native American artists around the region!
This event is free and open to the public!

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Rho Psi Omega Chapter here in Charlotte NC is excited to share information on our upcoming program during Mental Health Awareness Month!

This year we would like to focus on our “Strong Friends” out there, those who take the time to care for, take care of and provide for someone who is unable to do so for themselves.

If you are a caregiver or work with caregivers, we encourage you to attend our Caregiver Resources Event On May 17th, 2025 from 10a-12n. Our Goal is to help connect caregivers and their loved ones to the amazing resources we have available in the Charlotte community that can make your caregiving responsibilities easier.

Register to attend as a caregiver:
https://rhopsiomega.wildapricot.org/event-6151844

If you or your company provides resources for our city’s caregivers and would like to share your resources at our event feel free to contact Lorrie Miller @ LMiller@rhopsiomega.org or Programs@rhopsiomega.org.

Tosco Music presents Viva La Música CLT! on Saturday, May 17 at 2:00 PM at University City Library! FREE
A celebration of Charlotte's diverse musical talents!

Featuring:
The AV Trio
Eduardo de Rosamaria duo
Chinobay
Reinaldo Brahn duo

Viva La Música CLT! bridges cultures through music with shows across Charlotte featuring musicians from various backgrounds and genres. The event is *FREE*, so bring your family and friends! You won't want to miss this multicultural music experience for all ages.

Mental Health Matters 5K race, kids run, and post race festival to create awareness while finding hope in solidarity. We hope that whatever you may be dealing with, that running is one of the things that helps you get through the challenging days and that you have the community to support you when you need it.
We all go through times that can challenge our mental health.
Let's normalize that with more visibility and presence within our community as we continue to amplify the conversation surrounding mental health and build a brighter future.
Post race party/festival with delicious food trucks, vendors, petting zoo, and more!

Free live music, food trucks and drinks, and hands-on art experiences are coming to Symphony Park six times this spring at SouthPark After 5, a weekly free entertainment and happy hour series happening every Thursday from April 17-May 22, 2025.

SEE THE LINEUP:

APRIL 17:
🎵 Southside Station
🎨 Free face painting 

APRIL 24:
🎵 The Breakfast Club
🎨 Free community mural

MAY 1:
🎵 The Voltage Brothers
🎨 Free flowers to the first 1000 attendees

MAY 8:
🎵 Bourbon Sons
🎨 Free face painting

MAY 15:
🎵 On the Border and Landslide
🎨 Free photobooth

MAY 22:
🎵 Gump Fiction
🎨 Free children's music activities 

NAME OF EVENT: 2025 Civics 101 Program (LWVCM)

WHEN: Wednesdays from 6 to 8:30 pm from February 19, 2025 through April 2, 2025

WHERE: Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center 600 E. 4th Street, Charlotte NC 28202

WHAT
Civics 101, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Charlotte Mecklenburg (LWVCM), offers a comprehensive look into the structures of city, county and state governance for Charlotte.
Seven-evening sessions, one-evening-per week, can be attended either in-person or online. Panelist include elected officials, administrators and media representatives.
Price: $50 Adults, Free for Students
For information and registration, visit: https://goleaguego.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=355841&module_id=525173

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is in the vanguard of his generation’s advancement of music and the related arts. Leader of the Emmet Cohen Trio and creator of the Masters Legacy Series, Cohen is an internationally acclaimed jazz artist, a dedicated educator, the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards, and a finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition. Cohen brings his trio to The JAZZ ROOM for an evening that honors the past while reimagining the future of swing. Two shows a night, May 30 & 31.

Join the Charlotte Chamber Choir for Music From the Heartland: American Music by American Composers, a concert showcasing the vibrant and varied tapestry of our nation’s choral heritage. From the haunting purity of Shaker tunes to the soulful depth of spirituals and folk hymns, this program spans centuries of musical tradition and innovation in the land we call home.

Stirring harmonies and toe-tapping rhythms drive this heartfelt tribute to our musical roots, honoring the voices of our past while celebrating the creativity of today.

Though tickets are not required to attend, donations are graciously accepted for this free event. Contributions to the Charlotte Chamber Choir can be made on Venmo at @charlottechamberchoir (venmo.com/charlottechamberchoir).

Two performances:

Saturday, May 31 @ 3:30 PM
South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church
8601 Bryant Farms Road
Charlotte, NC 28277

Sunday, June 1 @ 3:30 PM
Davidson College Presbyterian Church
100 North Main Street
Davidson, NC 28036