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Elena Moore is a production assistant for the NPR Politics Podcast. She also fills in as a reporter for the NewsDesk. Moore previously worked as a production assistant for Morning Edition. During the 2020 presidential campaign, she worked for the Washington Desk as an editorial assistant, doing both research and reporting. Before coming to NPR, Moore worked at NBC News. She is a graduate of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and is originally and proudly from Brooklyn, N.Y.

The British singer discusses making a staggered comeback after a career full of ups and downs and celebrating the changes in R&B.

The music is raw and her delivery brash, but Sasha Keable's effortless power and range sets the British Colombian R&B singer-songwriter apart.

Mohammad Jawed was a doctor in Corbin, Ky. His daughters remember him as a gentle, selfless man who helped COVID-19 patients, before succumbing to the disease himself.

If the voters in Louisa, Ky., had their wish, Mitt Romney would have taken the oath of office Monday. The local coal-fired power plant is due to close amid a push for cleaner-burning plants. Local residents blame Obama for the pending job losses.

In Paducah, Ky., AQS QuiltWeek is back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Tens of thousands of people are flocking there and couldn't be happier to celebrate this often overlooked artform.

Natasha Williams, a Ukrainian-born cafe owner and former actor, has gone back to her roots: She has started a Stanislavsky-inspired theater company in Lexington, Ky., called the Balagula Theatre.

The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal.

Jimi Izrael, Kevin Blackistone and Kavitha Davidson join NPR's Michel Martin for a sports-focused Barbershop. They discuss ESPN's website The Undefeated, the Louisville basketball scandal and the MLB.

Plenty of Americans consider themselves to be unaffiliated from any religious institution. Yet for some, including Perry Bacon, the pull to a community like a church remains strong.

The Hugo Awards celebrate the best in science fiction and fantasy, but this year they're fraught with controversy after a self-identified conservative coalition organized to dominate the nominations.

Former fight choreographer Sebastien de Castell's debut novel is a little heavy on the swordplay — but the story of a disgraced king's guard fighting for honor and justice packs plenty of punch.

Patrick Rothfuss' new novella is a dreamy flight of fantasy that follows a secondary character in his vast Kingkiller Chronicle: Auri, a quiet young woman living in a sprawling, secret tunnel network.

Lavie Tidhar's new alternate history imagines a world where Communists took over Germany in 1933, Fascism is on the rise in the U.K. and a down and out German PI in London dreams of world domination.

As the administration seeks to redo the North American Free Trade Agreement, the industry is watching the talks closely. Automakers say changes could drive up costs, making them less competitive.

You're invited to Markets at 11 to explore 40+ market vendors and enjoy live music, picnicking, brews, food trucks and family-friendly activities! August's Markets at 11 is a part of Ballantyne's 2021 Color the Park School Supplies Drive. Activities and partial vendor sales benefit Classroom Central, an organization with a mission to distribute school supplies to teachers in six local districts and over 100,000 students in need. Saturday, August 14 Markets at 11 Schedule 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Food trucks, vendors and Color the Park activities open. 11 a.m. | Live: Matthew Ablan 12:45 p.m. | Story Circle with local author, Joe Garrick 1 p.m. | Live: Calvin Edwards Trio 3 p.m. | Live: Laylo Browse home, specialty, fashion, beauty and health products in Ballantyne's Backyard, the area's newest community park. Grab food truck bites and beers from Olde Mecklenburg Brewery and Sycamore Brewing. Kid-friendly food options are available. Post up on your picnic blanket and get your groove on with musical artists all day long! Start your Saturday in flow at Yoga & Mimosas! Class begins at 10 a.m. and registration proceeds benefit the drive. Online registration is required. Yoga & Mimosas is located at the Kosonen Park entrance to Ballantyne's Backyard. Markets at 11 opens at 11 a.m. in Ballantyne's Backyard on the second Saturday of each month. Pack a picnic, games, sunscreen and the pups!

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Join us for the most swingin’ JAZZ ROOM Holiday Edition yet! JazzArts Charlotte presents the region’s premiere of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. Our onstage All-Star Charlotte Regional Jazz Orchestra featuring your favorite musicians will bring the swing to your holidays with Ellington’s re-imagined interpretations including “Sugar Rum Cherries”, “Peanut Brittle Brigade”, and other selections, along with a dynamic ensemble of modern jazz dancers. This jazzy spin to a timeless holiday classic is one that the whole family will enjoy!
Music directed by Ashlin Parker and dance choreographed by Lula Elzy.
The JAZZ ROOM Holiday Edition is JazzArts Charlotte’s only annual benefit, with a pre-concert dessert reception and silent auction supporting the JazzArts Academy, performance-based programs, and local musicians.
6:30 Pre-reception. 7:30 Performance.

Thanks to event sponsors Moore & Van Allen and GCG Wealth Management, for making this regional premiere full production possible.

With Blizzard, FLIP Fabrique takes you on a crazy, poetic and gentle journey in the dead of winter, and invites you to lose yourself in a moment of complete wonder. With performers at the peak of their art and outstanding visual poetry, blizzard promises to blow away everything in its path.

*This performance will have ASL interpretation.

The Analytics Frontiers Conference is the largest data science conference in the region, attracting more than 500 thought leaders, scientists, and business executives from different industries and academia.

The Analytics Frontiers Conference, sponsored by UNC Charlotte, will feature tracks in Explainable AI, Ethics in AI, The Future of AI, AI Adoption, Natural Language Processing, Industry Case Studies and more.

Frank Morris has supervised the reporters in KCUR's newsroom since 1999. In addition to his managerial duties, Morris files regularly with National Public Radio. He’s covered everything from tornadoes to tax law for the network, in stories spanning eight states. His work has won dozens of awards, including four national Public Radio News Directors awards (PRNDIs) and several regional Edward R. Murrow awards. In 2012 he was honored to be named "Journalist of the Year" by the Heart of America Press Club.