Community Calendar

Shop for original works by local Native American artists and hear more from the artists themselves at USC Lancaster's Native American Studies Center, beginning Saturday, July 19!

These mini pop-up art sales offer original works by Native American artists, perfect for gifts or your personal art collection! Meet the artists and shop their creations from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the following Saturdays this year:

· July 19
· Aug. 16
· Sept. 20
· Oct. 18
· Nov. 15
· Jan. 17
· Feb. 21
· March 21
· April 18

Admission is free and open to the public.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Got Soul Festival Returns to Charlotte: Where Music, Culture, and Community Give Back
An Outdoor Festival Set for April 18, 2026, at The Mint Museum Randolph
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —The Got Soul Festival will take place Saturday, April 18, 2026, on the green at The Mint Museum Randolph, offering an elevated, adults-only experience centered on soulful music and meaningful giving.
Bring your own food and lawn chairs or choose from one of the curated food and beverage experiences, creating a relaxed and enjoyable outdoor setting.
The outdoor festival will run from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and will benefit local nonprofit organizations that support children and families in need. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Freedom Within Walls, Do Greater Charlotte, and Families Forward.
Expect select retail vendors and a vibrant atmosphere designed for adults who appreciate great music and community connection.
This year’s Got Soul Festival will feature live performances by:
Grammy Award-Winning Artist Quinn (of Blackstreet) with The Jukebox Band
The Harvey Band
The event will be emceed by WBTV Anchors Shevaun Bryan and Dalfred Jones.
Event Details:
When: Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: The Mint Museum Randolph (rain or shine)
Cost: Tickets start at $100 on sale now
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.CLTGotSoul.com.
The Got Soul Festival is hosted by the South Charlotte Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., continuing its commitment to service, leadership, and community impact.
For Questions or Booking Contact:
PR@CLTGotSoul.Com

The Medium explores psychological tension and supernatural intrigue, with the incomparable Denyce Graves starring and making her directorial debut.

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.

Enjoy Yoga on the beautiful rooftop/rooftop floor of the Gantt!
It's always a great time for Yoga on the Rooftop. Join us Sundays at 12:30 pm for Yoga with SJ. Sajeedah Jones will lead you through a creative vinyasa flow – a sequence of poses linked to your breath – featuring hands-on assists and upbeat music. Bring a mat or beach towel. The class is designed for students of all levels, all shapes, all sizes, and all ages and will leave you energized, inspired, and ready to take on your week.

Enjoy the one-hour workout and mindfulness practice and then treat yourself to a self-guided tour of our galleries.

The Lake Norman Orchestra is delighted to return to First Presbyterian Church in Sallisbury, NC to perform a concert with a wide variety of music. Pianist Teresa de Frietas will headline George Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue." Selections include “The Magnificent Seven,” “Highlights from ‘Wicked,’” “Latin Celebration,” “What’s Up With the Symphony,” and “Berceuse & Finale from ‘Firebird.’” The orchestra’s chamber strings and woodwind quintet will also be featured.
Experience the unique musical presentation by The Lake Norman Orchestra!

The Medium explores psychological tension and supernatural intrigue, with the incomparable Denyce Graves starring and making her directorial debut.

Artist Talk: April 25, 2-3 pm
Workshop: April 30, 6-8 pm

Through the Ether is a group of mixed media works deeply influenced by and connected to film editing. April collects and stores unrelated images from different modalities and mediums—3D modeling, photographs, paintings, advertisements. She removes the color, texture, and context from which they originate. These elements form a visual depository or footage bin, from which she uses the montage process to construct a new landscape independent of their source. This reconstruction process resembles building a scene in a film. However, it creates an emotional landscape unto itself, devoid of the requirements of narrative and story—nullifying the necessity of a beginning, a middle, and an end.

About April Simmons: April received her BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in film. She worked as an experimental non-narrative filmmaker and as a film editor for both nonfiction and fiction films. Her films have screened at the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center (Views), Anthology Film Archives in New York, the Rotterdam Film Festival, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) in Chicago, among others. April taught film production, theory, and history at the university level for nearly two decades. She began working in digital photo collage and mixed media in 2022. Her work has been shown at The Galleries at Cabarrus Arts Council (“Liminal”) and at The Mint Museum (“Coined in the South”) in Uptown Charlotte.

Midland's own Dawn Anthony leads an exciting ensemble of the region's top musicians in a vibrant celebration of Motown's legacy and founder Berry Gordy Jr. This engaging show invites you to sing, dance, and experience the timeless hits that made Hitsville USA legendary.

Artist Talk: April 25, 2-3 pm
Workshop: April 30, 6-8 pm

Through the Ether is a group of mixed media works deeply influenced by and connected to film editing. April collects and stores unrelated images from different modalities and mediums—3D modeling, photographs, paintings, advertisements. She removes the color, texture, and context from which they originate. These elements form a visual depository or footage bin, from which she uses the montage process to construct a new landscape independent of their source. This reconstruction process resembles building a scene in a film. However, it creates an emotional landscape unto itself, devoid of the requirements of narrative and story—nullifying the necessity of a beginning, a middle, and an end.

About April Simmons: April received her BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in film. She worked as an experimental non-narrative filmmaker and as a film editor for both nonfiction and fiction films. Her films have screened at the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center (Views), Anthology Film Archives in New York, the Rotterdam Film Festival, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) in Chicago, among others. April taught film production, theory, and history at the university level for nearly two decades. She began working in digital photo collage and mixed media in 2022. Her work has been shown at The Galleries at Cabarrus Arts Council (“Liminal”) and at The Mint Museum (“Coined in the South”) in Uptown Charlotte.