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Attorney Gen. Jack Conway won't defend state laws that bar recognition of same-sex marriages. So Gov. Steve Beshear says he'll bring in outside counsel to represent the state. Both men are Democrats.

The Kitchen Sisters travel to the fire pits, churchyards, cake stands and bingo games of Owensboro, Ky., to investigate the 150-year-old communal roasting ritual known as burgoo.

Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts and the African American Playwrights Group (AAPG) are bringing the 1970’s back as the two organizations co-produce Rory D. Sheriff’s award-winning play, Speakeasy, September 22-24, 2023. Set in 1978 in Reading, PA, the play follows the story of Virgina, a young woman who decides to take control of her life by unlearning everything she was taught about how a woman should be. No sooner than deciding to dump her abusive husband’s belongings on the doorstep in trash bags, she’s presented with a foreclosure letter for back taxes on her childhood home. With more than a few reservations, she gives in to the idea of turning the house into a Speakeasy to raise money for the taxes - which is exactly when trouble ensues. Speakeasy will be performed at The Fullwood Theatre, located inside the Matthews Community Center and home to Matthews Playhouse. 
Performance Dates: September 22-24, 2023 - There will be an Q & A session with the playwright and members of the cast immediately following the 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, September 23, 2023. 
Where: 100 East McDowell Street, Matthews, NC 28105
Tickets: Tickets for Speakeasy are now on sale and range in price between $10-$19. Student, Senior and Military discounts are available. Information about the production and where to purchase tickets can be found by visiting matthewsplayhouse.com/speakeasyplay.
Happens on the following Dates:
Sep 22, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:30pm EDT
Sep 23, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Sep 23, 2023, 7:30pm to 4:00pm EDT
Sep 24, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT

About the Play
Winner! 2022 Tony Award for Best Play
Winner! 2022 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play
Winner! 2022 Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Play
Nominee! 2019 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

On a cold September morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers, and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, triggering the largest financial crisis in history.

Weaving together nearly two centuries of family history, this epic theatrical event charts the humble beginnings, outrageous successes and devastating failure of the financial institution that would ultimately bring the global economy to its knees. The Lehman Trilogy is the quintessential story of western capitalism, rendered through the lens of a single immigrant family.

The Lehman Trilogy contains some adult language and descriptions and depictions of anti-Semitism. Recommended for ages 14+.

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"True blockbuster theatre that will hold you captive until the final curtain call.”

Directed by David Winitsky
Starring Kevin Shimko, Scott Tynes-Miller, and Becca Worthington

Details
• November 3 – 18, 2023
• Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7 p.m.
• Sundays at 2 p.m.
• The show runs over 3 hours with two intermissions and will be a theatrical event, like you have never experienced.
• All shows will be at The Arts Factory at 1545 W Trade Street, Charlotte NC 28216

Don’t miss your chance to experience the greatest immersive and live art presentation in 2023. With interactive elements and a locally composed music score and sound design connecting expressions from jazz, beats, classical, and electronic. Watch the visual art come to life with live painting. This performance is inspired by the earth’s four elements and the awareness that EVERYTHING IS ENERGY. Be a part of something memorable with people you love on August 18th. Bring your friends for conversation afterwards.


The Universe Within is an extraordinary and captivating musical odyssey that transcends the boundaries of conventional compositions. The award-winning group of composer-performers takes you on a deep journey through the elements of air, water, earth, light, and ether. Artfully weaving livetronica, classical composition, jazz, lo-fi, beats, drone, and ambient music into a surround-sound immersive concert experience. A completely new and fresh artistic experience you will not want to miss!

One night only!

Sound and visuals converge through layers, waves, textures, and colors. They are joined by internationally acclaimed multi-media artist SHE Sapona, dramatically interpreting the music into visuals - mixing and applying color using pigments from around the world - performing as a member of the group.

A new original production by some of the creators of Your Neighborhood Orchestra - awarded “Best Local Show” 2022 Critic’s Pick by Queen City Nerve. All ages are welcome!

Elizabeth Kowalski (vocal/flute)
RoyalCity Lif (beat machine)
Scott McLaughlin (percussion)
John Shaughnessy (bass, synth)
Leo Wolf (synths, spatial audio processing)
Katie Kilroy (percussion/timpani)
SHE Sapona (contemporary multimedia artist)

"Wickedly entertaining…a sparkling ensemble comedy as tautly woven as one of the intricate hairdos in Jaja’s Harlem salon.” - Washington Post

Jaja's African Hair Braiding
written by Jocelyn Bioh
directed by Donna Bradby

NOMINEE- 2024 Tony Award for Best Play
NOMINEE- 2024 Drama League Outstanding Production of a Play
NOMINEE- 2024 Outer Critics Circle Outstanding New Play
New York Times Critics’ Pick
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding in Harlem is a salon full of funny, whip-smart, talented women ready to make you look and feel “nice nice.” On this particularly muggy summer day, Jaja’s rule-following daughter Marie is running the shop while her mother prepares for her courthouse, green card wedding—to a man no one seems to particularly like. Just like her mother, DREAMer Marie is trying to secure her future; high school graduation is around the corner and all she wants to do is go to college. While Marie deals with the customers' and stylists' laugh-out-loud drama, news pierces the hearts of the women of the salon, galvanizing their connections and strengthening the community they have longed to make in the United States.

Jaja's African Hair Braiding contains some adult language and content. Recommended for ages 14+.

November 8 - 24, 2024
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Runtime: 95 minutes no intermission

All performances at The Arts Factory, 1545 W Trade Street

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.

Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and the Broadway musical, Shrek The Musical Jr. reminds us that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre. When Davidson Community Players’ Connie Company takes the stage, audiences are invited into a big, bright, beautiful world where Shrek and a cast of fairy-tale misfits set out on an adventure that leads to friendship, love, and self-acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek Jr. is a playful, family-friendly production that showcases the talents of DCP’s up-and-coming young performers while sharing a powerful message for audiences of all ages.



Happens on the following Dates:
Feb 6, 2026, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Feb 7, 2026, 1:00pm to 2:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Feb 7, 2026, 4:00pm to 5:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Feb 8, 2026, 4:00pm to 5:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Feb 12, 2026, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Feb 13, 2026, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Feb 14, 2026, 1:00pm to 2:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Feb 14, 2026, 4:00pm to 5:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)

The Tea Party and other conservatives argue that Mitt Romney lost the election because he was "too moderate." And they are calling for a complete overhaul of the Republican Party. But the evolving demographics may have played a bigger role.

A key House Democrat released a plan to increase taxes on corporations and top earners to help offset some of the cost of a plan for child care, community college and many other programs.

T’was the weekend before Christmas, and that means holiday-themed events galore happening around the Queen City. There's a different version of The…

Shutdown and debt ceiling deadlines are fast approaching four days before the Alabama Senate election, and Republicans are trying to pass a tax plan by Christmas.

The holiday spirit is in the air! Bring your family out to enjoy a festive, fun-filled and COVID-safe evening at the drive-in. Enjoy Jingle Jangle, a new African-American holiday film classic, along with complimentary popcorn and snacks provided by Check To Protect. The price of admission? A free safety recall check! When you arrive, staff will check your license plate or VIN number to see if your car has any vehicle safety recalls. If so, they will let you know how easy it is to get free repairs before you hit the road this holiday season. REMINDER: This is a FREE event; however, to be guaranteed entry, upon arrival you must provide us with your license plate or VIN number so that we can assist you with checking for open recalls on your car. Your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is often located on the dash, inside the driver door, on your registration or insurance card or app.

More people are becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but do you have the persistence and finesse it sometimes takes to get an appointment for the shot? Local reaction to the killings this week in Atlanta. The legislature attempts to limit the governor's emergency powers, and local arrests in the riot at the Capitol.

The Supreme Court rules on school desegregation. By a 5-to-4 vote, the court said two schools districts — Seattle and Louisville — were too extreme in their use of race in assigning children to schools.

Christmas in the City is coming to town once again! This premier production is a stunning variety show bringing the true essence of the Christmas Season to life using various forms of creative and performing arts in a way that entertains and inspires the soul. Christmas in the City includes: music with a live band, top-notch singers, traditional and modern Christmas songs, energetic dancers, state-of-the-art media and lighting, and inspirational drama.

Join the Money Magnets Club to learn about starting a skincare business with Ms. Ayesha, founder of Beary Sensitive, and try your hand at creating your own product with skin safe ingredients! All materials will be provided. This event is intended for kids ages 5-11.

A man is in custody after a shooting in Highland Park, Ill. A judge sides with three major drug distributors in an opioid case. A probe continues into the death of a Palestinian-American journalist.

Tuesday, March 23, 2020In an age of disinformation and fake news, science is considered an antidote. But when science damages a company’s profits, there…

Louisville, Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga are the No. 1 seeds in the four regions of the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship. Now it's time to start picking your winners if you're a college basketball fan.