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Presented by Epoch Tribe, The Men Inside is a live, on-stage production that tells the stories of the paths of Black men who have become change-makers in their community. The 2023 show was presented by Epoch Tribe in partnership with the Levine Museum of the New South, the Harvey B. Gantt Center and Smithsonian S.I.T.E.S.

Originally inspired by the 2023 exhibition, Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth., the heart of the show is rooted in deeply personal stories and open-hearted truths of Black men. It's a full-on display of their emotional and interpersonal journeys, as well as a beautiful and bold theatrical exploration of the hearts and minds of Black men through the lens of their life narratives. Through the stories of a few, we see connections to many.

Musical Theater Solo

Mandy Gonzalez possesses one of the most powerful and versatile contemporary voices of our time. She notably starred as Angelica in the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton”. She is best known for her emotional portrayal of Nina Rosario in the Tony Award winning, Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway musical “In the Heights”, a role she originally created. She has also starred as Elphaba in the Broadway production of “Wicked”, blowing the roof off the theatre each night. Mandy joins Cain Center for the Arts for our First Anniversary Party – a black-tie optional celebration with a stationed meal and performance.



Ticket price includes dinner stations, open bar and concert.

Voted “Best Dance Troupe” by Queen City Nerve, Baran Dance is thrilled to present BIG MOVES: BIG IDEAS! Inspired by suggestions for new contemporary dance works from the Charlotte community, BIG MOVES: BIG IDEAS features eclectic, innovative choreography and performances by Baran Dance company artists and interns. As the culminating concert of our crowdsourced season, this truly Charlotte-made production is not to be missed!

VIP ticket includes pre-show reception one hour before performance with complimentary appetizers, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages.

Saturday, June 7th
VIP reception 7pm / Performance 8pm

Sunday, June 8th
VIP reception 5pm / Performance 6pm

Join us for a yearly tradition! The Encore Studio dancers perform their unique story of The Nutcracker through ballet, tap, jazz, acro, and clogging! This production also includes narraration to prompt the storyline for our youngest audience members.

Doors open 30 min prior for charcuterie and tea service.
Groups purchasing tickets separately but wanting to sit together must email sarahlankford@encorecenter.net prior to arrival to be seated together
Tickets are non-refundable
If your dancer is a Mouse/Soldier/Sweets Dancer please purchase for the correct shows. The SoPi dancers of these characters perform Friday evening and Sat 10am. The Cameron dancers in these roles perform Sat at 2pm and 5pm

Survival is at the heart of August Wilson’s King Hedley II—a powerful story of a man fighting to rebuild his life amid poverty, violence, and the lasting impact of incarceration.

BNS Productions, in partnership with Levine Museum, invites the community to experience selected scenes from the play followed by a community conversation with representatives from Freedom Fighting Missionaries and the Center for Community Transitions. Together, artists and community leaders will explore how best to support formally incarcerated individuals as they establish their place in community, and how the idea of second chances resonate beyond the stage and into real lives.

This community conversation uses storytelling as a bridge to dialogue, offering space to reflect, learn, and connect around justice, resilience, and the paths forward for individuals and families impacted by incarceration.

House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., called the CEOs of four oil companies to appear and answer questions about climate change. She said the companies have spread misinformation for decades.

Produced in 1994 by NPR and the Smithsonian Institution, Wade in the Water is a 26-part documentary series detailing the history of American gospel music and its impact on soul, jazz and R&B.

In this poem, "Kingfisher," Chris McCabe recalls a bird watching trip, and an attempt to see a rare bird — the vivid blue kingfisher — that he long dreamed of seeing.

Dr. Linda Peeno has spent two decades fighting a health insurance industry she was once a part of. Giants such as Humana say the industry has greatly improved patient care. But Peeno says after Michael Moore's Sicko opened, she was once again swamped with e-mails of insurance horror stories.

The R&B superstar assembled some frequent collaborators — including Skrillex — for a six-song quarantine concert.

Best known for hard-hitting hip-hop beats, the Nigeria-raised, L.A.-based production duo uses its debut album to showcase its ability to flip the script — again and again and again.

The Gallery Reception will take place September 11th 6-8pm.



Under the Influence is the most recent exhibition of Kirsten Stolle’s research-driven practice. Pivoted at the intersections of art, science, and culture, her work examines the global influence of chemical companies on our food system. Delving into propaganda and greenwashing, Stolle appropriates corporate advertising strategies and aesthetics, highlighting the contradiction between public image and facts. Her recent projects have looked into agribusiness disinformation, chemical company marketing campaigns, and the historical ties between Bayer-Monsanto and chemical warfare.



Kirsten Stolle is an Asheville-based artist working in collage, text-based images, and installation. She is a Pollock-Krasner Grant recipient and her work is in the collections of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, San Jose Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, and Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Solo exhibitions include NOME (Berlin), Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, and Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. Group exhibitions include Balzer Projects (Switzerland), Central Museum of Textiles (Poland), Fridman Gallery (NYC), the Mint Museum, North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Weatherspoon Museum of Art. Her work has been published in Harper’s, The Atlantic, Photograph, Topic, Poetry. She has been awarded residencies at the Bogliasco Foundation, Ucross Foundation, Millay Arts, Blue Mountain Center, Willapa Bay AiR, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Marble House Project, and Ballinglen Arts Foundation.



This exhibition is on display July 16- October 17.

After a decade of unbridled innovation, 2019 felt like a tightening of the reins in hip-hop, delivering stellar albums where artists rapped with back-to-basics clarity and precision.

SZA's CTRL is here, a resolutely confident and skillful R&B album that explores the notions of control and honesty. Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar and Isaiah Rashad guest.

Premiere: Inglewood's best-kept secret waxes poetic about a stagnant love that may or may not be worth saving.

Screening of "Remember Yesterday" at the Independent Picture House. Writer/Director J.R. Rodriguez will be in attendance and hold an audience Q&A after the screening.

There are many Broadway musicals that don’t hit the road, or even get a revival, because they’re too expensive unless you do them in concert — and one Charlotte theater company specializes in that. We hear about Queen City Concerts' next production: "Sunset Boulevard."

Satirists Kluger and Slavin come up with a line of movie merchandising for the older Star Wars fans. Since the franchise is now over 25 years old, the veteran fans don't need action figures, they need Depends.

The Seattle musician and their hard-hitting band fuse rock, soul, hip-hop, pop and R&B for songs that teem with insights about identity, injustice and power.