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The Department of Music presents the UNC Charlotte Chamber.

Tickets are $8 for the general public. CoAA Faculty and staff and CoAA students are eligible for free tickets to this performance. Please log into your Niner account in the ticketing system to redeem.

The Department of Music presents the Men's Chorus in concert. Preceding their their performance, the Women's Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $8. CoAA Faculty and staff and CoAA students are eligible for free tickets to this performance. Please log into your Niner account in the ticketing system to redeem.

The Department of Music presents the University Chorale in concert, under the direction of Dr. Jason Dungee, director of choral activities.

Tickets are $8 for the general public. CoAA Faculty and staff and CoAA students are eligible for free tickets to this performance. Please log into your Niner account in the ticketing system to redeem.

Row. Honor. Remember. Join Sugar Creek Brewing Company, Crossfit Mecklenburg, and 24 Foundation to pull together for the cancer community at the 5th Annual Michelle's Mighty Mission 24,000 Meter Row. Come be part of the crew dedicated to the pain and suffering that people all over the world endure every day while fighting cancer. All are welcome, and participants must be age 8 or older to participate. Proceeds support 24 Foundation and our local cancer community.

Registration for Sustain Charlotte’s 10th annual Biketoberfest presented by City of Charlotte is now open!

The event will take place on Sunday, October 27, and this year we're celebrating ten years of pedals and progress! The route will take participants along protected bike lanes and greenways that we helped make happen over the past decade.

Our community is stronger when it is safe and convenient for everyone to ride a bike whenever and wherever they want or need to go. Through this important fundraiser, we will keep working to make that possible.

The party will begin and end at Triple C Brewing Co. Once again, there will be a longer route and shorter route to choose between. Along the route, you can stop at local businesses and get your passport stamped. The more stamps you get, the better shot you have at winning one of our many amazing raffle prizes at the afterparty!

This is Charlotte's biggest -- and most fun! -- biking events of the year.

Welcome to Catawba Foodways! Join Kassidy Plyer, Cultural Public Program Specialist for the Catawba Cultural Center, at The President James K. Polk State Historic Site for a delicious journey through the culinary traditions of the Catawba people.

Learn about the unique ingredients, cooking techniques, and cultural significance of Catawba cuisine.

The presentation is 11 a.m. - noon on Saturday, September 14. Admissions is free but donations are greatly appreciated.

Please register via the Eventbrite link.

Disney's The Lion King has captivated the imagination of audiences around the world, and now you have the opportunity to see this one-of-a-kind musical in your community. We will be bringing the African savanna to life on our stage with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and back again in this inspiring, coming-of-age tale.

The Lion King KIDS features classic songs from the Broadway musical and animated feature film, including “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” “He Lives in You,” and “Hakuna Matata.” These young performers also get the chance to learn a wide range of new theatrical skills—such as mask-making and puppetry—encouraging them to explore this beloved story with creativity and pride.

This production is performed by students ages 6-10 and rehearsed in just 5 short days! Their sheer talent, resilience, and hard work is something you don't want to miss!

Performances are Saturday 10th & 17th at 2pm & 5pm!!

Everyone's heard of William Shakespeare and read/seen the work that helped shape some of the world's most popular literature. Our Shakespeare Intensive Workshop teaches teens and adults some of the techniques that go into understanding and performing Shakespeare, such as fight choreography, iambic pentameter, beats, character work, and more. The cast will then put all that they've learned into a performance that will highlight some of Shakespeare's well-known and lesser-known works!

This production is taught, staged, and rehearsed in just 5 short days! The cast's sheer talent, resilience, and hard work is something you don't want to miss!

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Your journey starts here. She Tris Sprint Triathlon all women's events, formerly known in North Carolina as Ramblin' Rose, are designed for women of all skill levels, ages and backgrounds to experience triathlons in an encouraging environment. Join us at all our events in South Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Charlotte (Huntersville), Chapel Hill, Mount Pleasant (SC) and Summerville (SC).

Course Distance: 250 YARD SWIM – 9 MILE BIKE – 2 MILE RUN

When you sign up for a She Tris event you receive:

Complimentary training plan
Informative clinics
Group support during your training
Approachable distances (including a pool swim)
She Tris tank
Finish line photos
Finishers keepsake
Swim: Your event kicks off with a 250 yard swim in the beautiful and spacious aquatic facility of the Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatics Center. Participants will exit through the side door of the building and take a short run to the transition area. Swimmers will be self seeded according to the swim ability chart. Volunteers will be on hand to assist with lining up for the swim. You will be provided with a swim cap if you choose to wear it. After the swim, you'll experience the exhilaration of exiting the pool to the sound of cheers as you make your way to the transition area.

Bike: The bike course is a 9 mile, 1 loop course. Participants start downhill on Verhoeff Drive (proceed downhill cautiously), riders will turn right and head north on Statesville Road. The bike course then goes along Mt. Holly/Huntersville Road into the Julian Clark business park. Upon exiting the business park, athletes will ride along McCoy Road and then Hambright Road, Mt. Holly Huntersville Rd and Alexandria Rd before returning back to Statesville Road to complete the loop. Be sure to prepare yourself as you ride up the Verhoeff Drive hill, and before you know it you are back in the transition area. Yes, there are hills, but you can do this!

Run: Runners will exit the Transition Area and run up and down Verhoeff Drive (closed to traffic) as well as around the Huntersville Athletic Park. There will be an aid station positioned at Mile 1 just before your second loop. You’ll be able to cheer and high five your fellow participants on the 2 loop course.

Aquathlon- Aquathlon is simply swim and run. This is a great introduction into multisport. No worry about biking and great for daughters to participate with mom, aunt or grandma!

*triathlon, aquathlon, and relay options available.

Finish line party: Celebrate with your family and friends and take in your accomplishment!

The mission of She Tris is to create a welcoming and supportive triathlon environment for women and girls who want to complete a triathlon, regardless of their level of experience. By tackling the challenge of triathlon, we believe our participants will feel empowered to take on other challenges in life, be it personal or professional, and that the impact of She Tris will reach beyond the finish line into the lives of these women and those they influence along the way.

MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT
She Tris requires youth participants to be a minimum of 10 years of age on 12/31/24.

It's the biggest comedy show of the year! Now Are the Foxes - Charlotte's favorite improv super team - are inviting their funniest friends and pulling out all the stops to create a night of non-stop joy and laughter. It'll be the comedy show to end all comedy shows!!!!

The exhibit “What the Fire May Gift” features the pottery of the Center’s 2023 Artist-in-Resident Bill Harris, his proteges from Blue Heron Clay, Elizabeth Harris and Kent Harris, as well as his grandmother, Georgia Harris. Light refreshments provided.

Join Catawba potter and former Catawba Nation Chief William “Bill” Harris for demonstrations and a conversation about his work in the exhibit “What the Fire May Gift” in this virtual program.

To attend, please register at this link: https://bit.ly/46yYGv2

Rowe Side Gallery is pleased to host an opening reception for Role Play, a solo show by Charlotte-based artist and Department of Art & Art History alumna Kalin Devone, on view August 16 through September 24.

Devone mines for our inner child. Her chosen subjects are friends and family with whom she has reminisced about childhood experiences and waxed nostalgic about those early carefree years. Devone's careful selection of visual cues, textures, and colors are intended to trigger memories of simplistic pleasures that have been lost along our journey to adulthood. "One day we just assumed all of the seriousness and responsibility of being an adult, but where did those earlier versions of ourselves go?"

A native of Wilmington, Kalin Devone graduated from UNC Charlotte in 2015 with her BFA degree in Painting. She has made a name for herself on the local art scene by combining realism and gestural mark-making to create vibrant portraits. She has completed a number of commissioned works in collaboration with such entities as the PGA Tour, the Charlotte Hornets, Puma, BET, Modelo, Charlotte FC, and Formula 1.

Rowe Galleries host an opening reception and artist talk for How I Got Over:
Contemporary Black Southern Portraiture, A testimony of community, joy and triumph, curated by Yvonne Bynoe.

The exhibition features works by a multi-generational group of eight artists from across the American South. The artists through their diverse portraiture not only present their personal narratives, but also an understanding about how Black Southerners see themselves as both Americans and ancestral standard bearers.

Black Southerners are the genesis of the African American identity. For African Americans who don’t live in the South, most have a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent who did. Southern Black culture inhabits the specters of West African captives who influenced the food, hairstyles, language, and artifacts. It's a very rich terrain that birthed the socially conservative “Black church,” a legion of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), several American music genres, and numerous artists, such Romare Bearden, who was born in Mecklenburg County.

The Civil Rights movement was formed and led primarily by Black Southerners. Gospel legend Mahalia Jackson was a confidante to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. She performed the spiritual “How I Got Over” at the “March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom” in 1963. The exhibition takes its title from the popular hymn that exemplifies a people who for centuries have faced insurmountable barriers and triumphed by leaning on their faith in God and in themselves.

Pictured: "Migration" (2023-24) by Terrell Cooper Sorrells

The Projective Eye Gallery in The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City hosts a reception for the exhibition Land of Oz in conjunction with the city-wide CharlOz Festival.

Land of Oz brings together props, costumes, photos, and memorabilia from the celebrated theme park, creating a scene of enchantment at the end of the Yellow Brick Road. It is on view in the gallery August 22-October 18.

Located in Beech Mountain, NC, Land of Oz was designed and built in the late 1960s. It officially opened in June 1970 and quickly grew in popularity as an immersive theatrical experience, attracting an average of 450,000 guests in a single season. Unfortunately, a majority of the park was destroyed by a large fire in December 1975. During the ensuing six months, the park was rebuilt and reopened in June, adding new costumes and attractions.

But its renaissance would be short lived; due to lack of maintenance, the park would officially close in 1981. For five years, it would sit abandoned and susceptible to the mountain's harsh weather conditions and trespassing vandals. Plans were eventually made to build a gated community on the Oz site and demolition of the park's attractions began in the late 1980s. As a final celebration, the park reopened to the public for one day, drawing nearly 4,000 visitors.

The outstanding attendance caused park owners to rethink its demolition and instead limit the times the park could be open each year. The first Autumn at Oz occurred in October 1993 and continues to be a popular seasonal event for audiences around the country. In 2023, Land of Oz celebrated the 30th anniversary of its renaissance and remains a seasonal attraction for "Ozzies" everywhere.

The Department of Art & Art History hosts an opening reception for its 60th anniversary show, Generations: 60 Years – 21 Conversations. On view October 8-November 8, this exhibition celebrates 60 years of accomplishment in the visual arts, marking the start of art-based research at UNC Charlotte and honoring the oldest of the programs in the College of Arts + Architecture.

In 1964, the acclaimed North Carolina painter Maud Gatewood was hired to create a new program, and over the next decade she developed courses and hired colleagues, spearheaded the design of an arts building and its facilities, and sustained dialogue with institutions such as the Mint Museum and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Both the department and the university have grown dramatically in the intervening years, as more than 3,000 alumni have graduated from the visionary program Gatewood founded.

In recognition of this momentous milestone, we will fill the galleries of Rowe Arts with 85 works that bear witness to the past and consider what may come. Curated by Professor of Art History Jim Frakes, Generations: 60 Years – 21 Conversations draws works by alumni and current faculty of the Department of Art & Art History into thematic and visual conversation with the contributions of 21 "legacy" faculty.

The resulting generational display signifies both the passing down of knowledge from one group to the next, and also the recognitionthat new growth is made possible atop ground prepared by those who come before.

Be You Be Great is thrilled to announce two upcoming Unity in the Community Pop-Up Resource Events! Both are dedicated to bringing essential resources including a giveaway of 1,000 book bags filled with school supplies. The first Pop-Up is Saturday, August 10th, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Master Kutz located at 1610 Ashley Road, Charlotte, NC 28208. The second will be Saturday, August 17th from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Greater Temple Baptist Church located at 216 Bradford Drive in Charlotte.

These events promise to provide vital support and a fun, engaging atmosphere for all attendees. Highlights include:

Free Clothes: A wide selection of clothing available at no cost.

Free Food: Enjoy delicious meals and snacks throughout the event.

Rent Assistance: Information and resources to help with rental needs.

This initiative is a testament to a commitment to foster a supportive and inclusive community. Attendees are encouraged to come for the resources, stay for the good times, and leave with new connections and a stronger sense of community.

“This event is all about coming together as a community and supporting,” said ,Willis Draughn Jr. from "Be You Be Great.“ We want everyone to feel welcome and to leave with the resources they need and a sense of belonging.”


About Be You Be Great

Be You Be Great, believes in the power of unity and empowerment to create a harmonious society. It is more than just an organization; it's a catalyst for positive change. Founded on the principle of fostering connections and inspiring greatness in every individual, Be You Be Great is dedicated to uplifting the community while meeting physical and mental needs through impactful initiatives and holistic support.

DKMS is thrilled to invite you to the 2nd Annual Queen City Saves Lives at The Music Yard at Southbound this September! Our goal is to raise awareness and inspire the Charlotte community to join the fight against blood cancer and disorders. This special event will feature an evening of live music, mouth-watering food, refreshing drinks, thrilling raffles, and engaging activities—all aimed at supporting a life-saving cause. We hope to bring together individuals, families, and organizations to celebrate and support the strength and courage of those battling these diseases. By attending, you’ll be contributing to our mission of finding matching donors for patients in need. Let’s come together as a community, enjoy a fantastic night out, and make a real difference in the lives of those who need it most!

“Laser Beams and Old Maps: Searching Remotely for Archaeology Under Lake Wateree”
James D. Scurry, NASC Research Affiliate, and Christopher Judge, USC Lancaster Instructor of Anthropology and Archaeology

Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), is a remote sensing technology that uses laser light to measure elevations and accurately define the surface of the ground even in highly vegetated conditions. It has been used in Europe and in Central and South America to identify structures and features obscured by trees or agricultural crops. The drawdown of Lake Wateree by Duke Energy provided an excellent opportunity to employ LiDAR to locate potential earthworks, structures and other landform features obscured by the lake since the 1920s.

Presented in person and virtually. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/3LYV0t0

Join us for an evening of musical excellence!

Denver and the Mile High Orchestra is a horn-driven band based out of Nashville, TN. The band was formed by a group of friends at Belmont University in 1999. They have been entertaining audiences all over the world with their unique blend of music, fun and family-friendly entertainment. They bring joy, happiness and a sense of excitement to people of all ages anywhere they perform.