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

Join us at The Casey, for a night of good food and fun. Guests will enjoy small bites and decadent desserts prepared by award-winning local chefs, have the opportunity to bid on fabulous auction items and celebrate with live music. It’s time to come together as a community of Good Cookies.

To date, Cookies for Kids' Cancer has funded more than 140 research grants which have made a direct impact on kids' lives. All proceeds of the evening will go towards our mission of funding research for new, improved and less toxic treatments for pediatric cancer research.

Embark on a fascinating journey through the skies and cosmos in the interactive aerospace exhibition Above and Beyond!

Above and Beyond celebrates the incredible innovations that have shaped flight – from the earliest dreams of the Wright brothers to today’s space exploration and tomorrow’s cutting-edge aviation technologies.

Explore the frontiers of air and space travel through immersive simulations, hands-on design challenges and dynamic storytelling that brings the history and future of aerospace to life. The journey begins in a wraparound immersive theater, then expands into five themed galleries featuring dozens of interactive stations.

My Breast Friend's Wedding is a women's networking and fundraising event benefiting The Go Jen Go Foundation, a local Charlotte non-profit which provides direct financial assistance to those in our area facing breast cancer. Wedding attire (any type) is encouraged; let's fill the room with brides on a mission to raise money for this local cause. Tickets and sponsorships starting at $250 are available. The event includes a silent auction, wedding cake, champagne, wedding favors, dancing, a bouquet toss, and more.

Safe Passage is excited to present "It Takes a Community" Domestic Violence Fundraiser, an event to raise awareness and funds to support our domestic violence programs. Join members of our community on October 23rd at the beautiful McBryde Hall, Winthrop University for an evening of amazing food & drinks, transformative information, live and silent auctions, and an entertaining game of heads and tails!

On October 23, Southern Charm’s Shep Rose & Austen Kroll will host Carolina Charm — a one-night-only, Bravo-inspired event in Charlotte benefiting a life-changing cause.

This high-energy girls’ night out will feature signature cocktails, VIP lounges, interactive brand activations, and a live auction, all to directly support fertility preservation programs for children fighting rare cancers at both MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital and Atrium Health Levine Children’s.

Partnerships are now available. A limited number of individual tickets and group table packages will go on sale in August.

Embark on a fascinating journey through the skies and cosmos in the interactive aerospace exhibition Above and Beyond!

Above and Beyond celebrates the incredible innovations that have shaped flight – from the earliest dreams of the Wright brothers to today’s space exploration and tomorrow’s cutting-edge aviation technologies.

Explore the frontiers of air and space travel through immersive simulations, hands-on design challenges and dynamic storytelling that brings the history and future of aerospace to life. The journey begins in a wraparound immersive theater, then expands into five themed galleries featuring dozens of interactive stations.

"Building from Consultation to Collaboration in SC Archaeology"
Dr. Nina Schreiner, Associate Director and NAGPRA Coordinator, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

In decades past, archaeologists often studied Indigenous material culture without input from descendant communities. This insular approach to research both undervalued Indigenous perspectives and reinforced retentionist, or anti-repatriation, philosophies of collections care. Today, collaborative methods are gaining momentum among archaeologists to address the historical exclusion of community voices. Alongside community partners, SCIAA is building an institutional collaborative approach using the principles of government-to-government consultation as a starting place.

Presented in person and virtually. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/3IFRk0M

Three Levels of Adult Halloween Entertainment in Charlotte

Start your Halloween activities right in the middle of Uptown Charlotte.

Join us for Charlotte’s most anticipated adult Halloween party at the Museum on Friday, October 24, 2025. The annual Boneyard Bash transforms all three floors into an immersive 21+ Halloween experience.

Why hop between bars when you can enjoy a themed cocktail lounge, eerie science exhibits, and dark arts demonstrations all under one roof?

An Unforgettable Halloween Event in Charlotte
Explore the mysterious side of science while sipping carefully crafted cocktails at this exclusive 21+ event.

Come in your most creative costume or as you are – either way, you’ll discover interactive experiences, themed bars, and supernatural surprises throughout the Museum. This isn’t your typical Charlotte bar crawl; it’s a fully immersive Halloween adventure.

Costume Contest: Compete for prizes in our legendary costume contest. From spine-tingling to spectacularly creative, we celebrate all things bold and bizarre at this Charlotte Halloween party.

The Charlotte Civic Orchestra performs the world premiere of Symphony No.1 by Charlotte composer Sean Michael Smith - a powerful and inspiring new work celebrating the human spirit.