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Celebrate the opening of the installation "Buscando la Sirena" by artist Jackie Milad with free museum admission, food trucks, live music from the Mike Strauss Band, a cash bar on the front terrace (weather permitting).

In honor of Emotional Wellness Month, three local artists will also be onsite offering mindful painting exercises.

At 3 p.m., Milad will join Jen Sudul Edwards, chief curator and curator of contemporary art, for an artist talk about her inspiration and process.

Presented by Principal Foundation.

“A MILLENNIAL SHAKING UP THE JAZZ WORLD”, ~ Vanity Fair
One of the most versatile musicians on the jazz scene today, trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg and her quartet make their JAZZ ROOM debut. This award-winning Canadian-born “Trumpeter, Singer, Songwriter, Instigator” is best known for her unique compositions, blending many influences, from soulful classics to country to modern jazz.

Dubbed “the shining hope of hot jazz” by the NY Times, Bria Skonberg is a trailblazing trumpeter, vocalist and songwriter who has been a featured artist at hundreds of festivals and stages the world over, including New Orleans Jazz & Heritage, Kobe, Monterey, Breda, Newport and Montreal Jazz Festivals.
Described as “one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” (Wall Street Journal), Bria has performed with Jon Batiste, Wycliffe Gordon, Stephane Wrembel, Steven Bernstein and U2.

She has been at the forefront of a revival of classic American music as both a performer and educator, programming concerts and workshops for students. A 3X Juno Award Nominee, Bria’s debut LP on Sony Masterworks won for Best Jazz Vocal Album and made the Top 5 on Billboard jazz charts. Bria has recorded on over 25 albums and recently released her sixth studio solo album “Nothing Never Happens.” A 6x Downbeat Rising Star, further accolades include the Jazz at Lincoln Center Swing Award, Best Vocal and Best Trumpet from Hot House Jazz Magazine and Outstanding Jazz Artist at the Bistro Awards. She brings her own signature sounds of fiery trumpet playing, smoky vocals and storytelling together with adventurous concoctions of classic and new.

Friday, November 17, 2023, 6:00-7:30, 8:15-9:45pm
Saturday, November 18, 2023, 7:00-8:30pm, 9:15-10:45pm

The JAZZ ROOM provides a casual and intimate setting with tables and a full bar, reminiscent of the classic jazz rooms of yesteryear. Thank you to our JAZZ ROOM contributors: Bank of America, South Arts, Knight Foundation, Arts & Science Council, North Carolina Arts Council, Alice L Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Infusion Fund.

Reception begins at 6 p.m.

For millennia, female authors, printers, and songwriters have shared their beliefs and devotional practices within their domestic and religious networks. Even Protestant women have a long history of making significant religious contributions, according to Amanda C. Pipkin, Ph.D. To illustrate the power of these efforts, Pipkin recounts the story of six Dutch women who were vitally important to the development of the Reformed Church, a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century predecessor of other reformed faiths based on the teachings of Jean Calvin, such as Presbyterianism. Her book reveals that a substantial number of early modern women did, in fact, drive reform and revival movements thus providing an early foundation for women’s ministry in today’s reformed Churches. Although many collectors, archivists, and librarians in the intervening centuries have not valued women’s creative works—so much so that most of the women’s texts featured in this book now survive in a single copy—Pipkin presents ample evidence that women’s devotional books were best-sellers, printed in many editions, and widely read. This long tradition laid a firm foundation for women leaders in Presbyterian Churches in Charlotte and beyond.


Amanda C. Pipkin, Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her book, “Dissenting Daughters: Reformed Women in the Dutch Republic, 1572-1725,” published by Oxford University Press, has received the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender’s national 2022 Best Book Award. This first book-length study of women within the Dutch Reformed Church reveals the vital contributions women made to the spread and practice of the Reformed faith. This includes women’s work as editors and authors as this blog post shows. Dr. Pipkin also wrote ”Rape in the Republic, 1609-1725: Formulating Dutch Identity” (Brill, 2013), highlighting the significance of sex and gender in the construction of Dutch identity in pamphlets, plays, poems, and advice manuals, and co-edited “Women and Gender in the Early Modern Low Countries, 1500-1750” (Brill, 2019) (available in open access). While earning a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University, she volunteered in Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta, and later she earned a master’s degree at the University of Leiden, and a Ph.D. from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Make Clayworks part of your holiday! Join us Friday, December 1, 6-9pm and Saturday, December 2, 10am-3pm, to meet more than 25 Clayworks artists, tour our studios, and purchase a variety of functional and sculptural pieces perfect for the gifting season.

Presented in partnership with the Latin American Coalition, save the date for our annual Festival Día de los Muertos celebration! It will take place on Saturday, November 4th. Day of the Dead is a local, intimate recreation of the Mexican Day of the Dead tradition. This colorful and vibrant event will be held at Camp North End and features traditional foods, folkloric arts and crafts, community altars, traditional dances, and fun activities for children. This free, family-day celebration is educational and engaging for all ages.

Veterans Day Concert with Blue Monday in support of Tunnel to Towers

Join us for a rocking Veteran's Day concert with the ultimate non-stop nostalgic 80's & 90's party band, Blue Monday! This in-person event will be held at Blackfinn & Ballantyne Village, where we'll come together to honor and celebrate our brave veterans and Support Tunnel to Towers.

Get ready for a night filled with incredible music, high energy, and unforgettable performances. Let's show our support for the Tunnel to Towers foundation and the heroes it assists. Don't miss out on this incredible event - mark your calendars and come join us for a night of music and gratitude!

Since 9/11, Tunnel to Towers has helped America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially-adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. We are also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and helping America to Never Forget September 11, 2001.

Secure your VIP or Super VIP passes for an exclusive pre-show experience featuring exquisite appetizers, craft beer, wine & cocktails, and a private performance by the renowned Carolina Country Music Festival artist, Greg Parrish.

No refunds | Event is rain or shine

Beginning with Lacrosse, a game that the Haudenosaunee first introduced generations ago, Native American athletes have long been present in the world of sports. Many people may have heard the names Billy Mills, the Oglala Lakota gold medalist in track and field or Jim Thorpe, Sac and Fox, who was a professional football and baseball player as well as a gold-winning Olympic medalist. But many people may not realize that many sports athletes in the past century have been professional athletes in the NHL, NFL. NBA, PGA, Professional Lacrosse, the Olympics, the Super Bowl and much more.

Join the discussion with author, journalist and public speaker, Vincent Schilling who is Akwesasne Mohawk and founder and editor of the popular Native News site, Native Viewpoint. Vincent’s history in the field of Native American sports includes his work as a former sports editor for ICT, formerly known as Indian Country Today, as well as the author of the book, “Native Athletes in Action.”

To attend via Zoom, register via this link: bit.ly/3Pq9CE5

Join authors CECILIA MÁRQUEZ and SARAH MCNAMARA to discuss their books Making the Latino South: A History of Racial Formation and Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South. Engaging and informative, the conversation with Cecilia and Sarah will focus on the stories and experiences they’ve gathered of Latinx people in the United States South.

Bring your team of four or less and your best detective skills for an outdoor scavenger hunt in downtown Southern Pines, hosted by the cast of the upcoming Encore Center production, Playing Dead: A Murder Mystery. Your hunt will begin at The Encore Center and take you to local businesses throughout downtown Southern Pines where you will find clues and solve riddles. The first 3 teams to finish will receive a prize! Proceeds benefit our non-profit theatre company's 2023-2024 season. Thank you for all of your support!

Arts at the Abbey presents Baroque Beginnings
Carolina Pro Musica shares an all-Italian music program featuring important early 18th-century composers. These musicians worked in major Italian cities and charted the paths
for the Baroque. The concert will include works by little-known composers like Dario Castello, and
Domenico Sarri, as well as Corelli, Marcello, Veracini and Bononcini. Carolina Pro Musica presents a
diverse program of cantatas and trio sonatas. All these creative composers opened the way for the high baroque.

The finalists of the 30th Annual Varmints, Vermin, & Vanities Beauty Pageant have looks that kill and are willing to do just about anything to take the small-town title--but does that include...murder? Join us to see who is crowned queen and who is taken away in cuffs.

Audience members will have a chance to question the finalists and make a guess before all is revealed at the end of the show! Put on your detective hat and join us for one of the strangest murder mysteries you’ve ever seen!

All tickets include a delicious meal from The Marketplace that features an 3-course meal and drink. The menu is as follow:
- Hand-tossed Salad w/ Paris Dressing
- Rolls w/ Homemade Herb Butter
- Baked Ziti and Chicken Alfredo both made from scratch
- Lemonade Pie
- Drink of Choice
* Please let us know in advance of any dietary restrictions as the meals are catered and cannot be altered the day of. *
** Tickets must be purchased a week in advance so food can be ordered.**

Carolina Pro Musica opens Season 46 with a program of 18th-century music entitled The Amorous Baroque. It features works by composers who introduced society to the Baroque period, the style with tension and emotion. Vocal works include three cantatas with instruments by Marcello, Sarri, and Bononcini. Instrumental works by Castello, Veracini, Marcello, and Corelli add to the variety of the program. Henry Trexler, double bass, joins the ensemble of flutes, recorders, harpsichord, and viola da gamba.

"Move to Live, Migrate to Survive" will take you on a journey through a dynamic blend of contemporary styles, expressing emotions and stories in a way that only dance can. True to our global mission, the evening will include a diverse program of performers and choreographers from around the world: Masha Maddux (Ukraine), Kaustavi Sarkar (India), Dominique Willis (Bermuda), Pablo Francisco Ruvalcaba (Mexico), Daniel Fetecua (Colombia), Shamou (Iran), and US artists Tamara Williams, Blakeley White-McGuire, Alyce Vallejo, E.E. Balcos, Kim Jones and apprentice Lorraina Boyette.

This event celebrates human expression through movement, and it is not to be missed! Whether you are a long-time admirer of dance or new to the art form, “Move to Live, Migrate to Survive" promises to engage and captivate audiences of all backgrounds.

Join us in celebrating the power of modern dance and the boundless creativity of our performers. Your attendance will undoubtedly add to the vibrancy and energy of the event, making it an unforgettable night for all. Movement Migration is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and our generous donors, We thank you!

Photo Credit: Jeff Cravotta | Performers: Blakeley White-McGuire & Kaustavi Sarkar

ROBERT ROBINSON
Human Rights Activist & Advocate for Safe and Affordable Housing
Robert Robinson is a human rights activist who connects local experiences to global concerns. His drive to organize has grown out of personal experience, and he has dedicated his life to advancing the notion that every person has a human right to safe and affordable housing. Robinson works with social movements around the world, including the Movement of People affected by Dams and the Landless Worker’s Movement in Brazil; the Street Medicine Institute in India; and the Shackdweller’s movement (Abahlali baseMjondolo) in South Africa. In the United States, Robinson is a member of the Campaign to Restore National Housing Rights, which is a policy and research organization supported by the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative. He is also a member of the Land and Housing Action Group of the Take Back the Land national movement and a member of the US Human Rights Network. Robinson was chosen to be New York City chairperson for the official visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing and, in 2023, he received the Romero Human Rights Award for his work.

Robinson will narrate his experiences for students during his residency in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences during the week of November 6. He is also offering a public lecture “Enforcing Human Rights: From the Local to the Global” on campus Tuesday afternoon.

Sponsored by The Anabel Aliaga-Buchenau Witness in Residence Initiative, with generous donations from the community and the Dean’s Office of the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences

Confronting public fatigue towards homelessness, demonstrating that it can be solved, and inspires action to tackle homelessness neighborhood by neighborhood.
The Independent Picture Houses’s (IPH) Community Impact Film Series sparks dialogue and builds bridges between people and organizations through the power of film.
On Saturday, November 11, from 10am – 2pm, join IPH for our free November event focused on homelessness. This will include:
10 -11 am: A Resource Fair in the Charlotte Art League Gallery Space. Organizations at the Resource Fair will include A Roof Above, Samaritan House, United Way of Greater Charlotte, Project Outpour, Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region, and Pivot Point Transitional Housing. The 7-piece Queens City Jazz Band will perform in the theater. Representatives from A Roof Above will instruct guests on making sandwiches for their residents. Coffee and treats will be available.
11 am – 12:30 pm: A screening of Susanne Suffredin’s @home followed by a talkback session. This discussion will be moderated by Liz Clasen-Kelly (CEO of A Roof Above) and include Susanne Suffredin (director of “@home”), Mark Horvath (subject of “@home”), Rodney Tucker (Executive Director of Samaritan House), and Laura Yates Clark (President & CEO of United Way of Greater Charlotte).
12:30 – 2 pm: A 3-piece version of the Queen City Jazz Band will perform in the Gallery Space while the Resource Fair continues. Beverages and treats will be available.

Get ready to feast on some outrageous Mac-N-Cheese and enjoy local craft beer, all while supporting a great cause! Each ticket will get you access to UNLIMITED MAC & CHEESE SAMPLES from our region's top chefs as they compete to win the title of Charlotte's Best Mac & Cheese, plus UNLIMITED BEER SAMPLES from over 15 local breweries.

Come out and celebrate Halloween with games and activities including a costume contest, pumpkin carving, music, food and MORE!

Our organization, LiveLung, is hosting our annual survivorship celebration in which we are celebrating those impacted by lung cancer, the world’s number one cancer killer. Our annual celebration will highlight the patients, caregivers, clinicians, and industry partners around the world with visitors coming from the far corners of the USA.

This event is held on November 11, National Lung Cancer Screening Day, and commemorates National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In addition to the in-person event, we have a trip raffle that will be announced the night of the event as well as an online auction for several wonderful items that will be available for viewing in-person at the celebration.

Details about the event can be found in the attached press release with tickets available at gala.livelung.org.

We would love to invite the community and your readers to join us. I’ve attached a short press release for immediate distribution. If you have questions or would like an interview, I’ll be happy to set something up or you can reach out to or LiveLung founder and lung cancer survivor, Dusty Donaldson directly at 336.302.7714 or dusty@dustyjoy.org and we’ll be happy to connect.

Join us December 9th for our FIFTH annual Pajamas All Day 5K /10K - Snow Day Edition benefiting the Move For Jenn Foundation! Roll out of bed and bring the whole family for a fun-filled morning of moving and snowy surprises. Dreaming of building a snowman? Drooling over snow ice cream? Ready to throw snowballs? We're bringing all of your favorite and most magical snow day memories to Charlotte on Saturday, December 9!

The event will have a DJ, sponsor and vendor expo with lots of fun giveaways, food vendors, children's fun run and endless activities for the kiddos, a petting zoo, adoptable animals, adult beverages like our signature Hops on One Leg ® NE IPA, raffles and more!

Masterworks: Other Worlds
Featured Artist: Wu Man, pipa

Experience music like no other with the Silk Road Ensemble’s Wu Man, the world’s foremost pipa artist, performing the cinematic Concerto No. 2 for Pipa and Orchestra by Zhao Jiping. Also featured on the opening Masterworks program: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Suite and the triumphant Pines of Rome by Respighi.

Program:

Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Overture

Zhao Jiping Concerto No. 2 for Pipa and Orchestra

Wu Man, pipa

— INTERMISSION —

Respighi Pines of Rome



About the Artist:

Recognized as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and leading ambassador of Chinese music, Wu Man has carved out a career as a soloist, educator, and composer giving her lute-like instrument—which has a history of over 2,000 years in China—a new role in both traditional and contemporary music. Through numerous concert tours she has premiered hundreds of new works for the pipa, while spearheading multimedia projects to both preserve and create awareness of China’s ancient musical traditions. Her adventurous spirit and virtuosity have led to collaborations across artistic disciplines, allowing her to reach wider audiences as she works to cross cultural and musical borders. Her efforts were recognized when she was named Musical America’s 2013 “Instrumentalist of the Year,” marking the first time this prestigious award has been bestowed on a player of a non-Western instrument, and in 2021 when she received an honorary Doctorate of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music and an Honorary University Fellowship from Hong Kong Baptist University.