Jun 27 Thursday
The EQUALibrium Awards Gala will honor Charlotte area residents who have made outstanding contributions and impact in advancing issues of race and equity within our community.
The event will highlight the stories and achievements of these remarkable individuals who have devoted themselves to fostering inclusivity, dismantling systemic barriers and promoting equity and equality in our region.
The evening will feature engaging speakers, captivating performances and an awards ceremony that recognizes the honorees.
EVENT DETAILS:
Learn more about the 2024 EQUALibrium Awards Gala.
We have sponsorship opportunities available. If you or your business would like to show your support for WFAE and the EQUALibrium Awards, email underwriting@wfae.org or call 704-604-7316.
Apr 26 Friday
One of Dr. Christopher Moore’s (University of South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology) major interests as an archaeologist has been to understand how the earliest Paleoamericans lived and interacted with megafauna species. Just how implicated should humans be in the extinction of these ice age animals? In a new study, Moore and his colleagues used a forensic technique more commonly used to identify blood on objects at crime scenes to investigate this question.
To attend via Zoom, register via this link: bit.ly/3NV8yXJ
Apr 27 Saturday
Purchase your advance tickets for the 30th annual Gardeners' Garden Tour.
The tour features private area gardens as well as open visitation both days at Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary, SEED Wildlife & Children's Garden, and the Elizabeth Lawrence House & Garden. Be inspired!
Title Sponsor Blackhawk Garden Center
Garden Tour Hours: Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
This event happens rain or shine, and tickets are non-refundable. Proceeds benefit Wing Haven’s gardens and programs.
Apr 28 Sunday
Apr 29 Monday
Carolina Pro Musica presents A Global Experience – music from 1250 to present day featuring popular music from Europe, the Americas and the Far East. The program is part of GEMS (Gaston Early Music Series) and features songs and dances that were popular throughout entire regions in the past. Many were secular works but were reworded for use in sacred situations. Instruments (recorders, harp. psaltery, harpsichord, percussion) and voices, Free admission. www.carolinapromusica.org. Sponsored by the NC Arts Council, Gaston Arts Council, Gaston Community Foundation. Arts at the Abbey.
May 03 Friday
Scholars and historians will examine historical memories of South Carolina's tri-racial past during the “Just Sharing: Building Community Through Stories of Our Past” panel discussion, featuring:
• “Memorializing and Memory: Slavery, Civil War, Jim Crow,” presented by Dr. Vernon Burton, Clemson University• “The Legacy of Violence in South Carolina,” presented by Dr. Jennifer Gunter, University of South Carolina• “Memories of Indigenous Removal and Dispossession,” presented by Dr. Evan Nooe, USC Lancaster
A reception will follow the discussion, which is free and open to the public.
“Just Sharing” is sponsored by South Carolina Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities’ “United We Stand: Connecting through Culture” initiative, combating hate-based violence through cultural engagement.
May 24 Friday
“Rich from the Sea: Florida Native Americans’ Indigenous Wrecking in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries”Dr. Peter J. Ferdinando, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The Native Americans of Florida’s east coast exploited the resources of the Atlantic Ocean for centuries before European contact. Following the arrival of Europeans, they employed those same maritime skills to acquire shipwrecked goods, castaway peoples, and even parts of the shattered ships that washed ashore. They then modified and used such materials, and also traded them with other indigenous peoples, the Spaniards of St. Augustine, and passing European ships. Through Indigenous wrecking, these coastal peoples both resisted and participated in an emerging Atlantic World.
Attend by registering at https://bit.ly/48ky80q