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Happy NC Science Festival month celebrating Science — Everyday, Everywhere, Everyone! STEM Trek is a free family event for all ages! Explore fun STEM careers while participating in hands-on activities provided by local businesses highlighting STEM career options, plus a job fair for adults. The event is engaging for children and adults alike! This year STEM Trek will be located at the Hickory Metro Convention Center on April 16th from 3 – 6 PM! Find more NCSciFest events at www.ncsciencefestival.org.

Join us on April 25 from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for a free conference-style event dedicated to celebrating, educating, and inspiring current and prospective foster parents and the foster care provider community.

Attendees can look forward to insightful sessions on various topics aimed at empowerment. The event's goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of the foster care community while celebrating and appreciating those who choose to serve. Additionally, local organizations will be present to showcase resources and support available to the foster community, offering practical tools and guidance. Connect, learn, and be inspired! Please share this link with anyone interested in becoming a foster parent.

Breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack will be provided.

Join Mecklenburg County to discover ways to protect yourself and the seniors in your life from scammers, as well as how to safeguard older adults against fraud, abuse, and exploitation.

King of Fire, Hot Boys Chicken, Mexican Medusa and Rowdy Dogs will be serving up food with an assortment of dessert and beverage options.

Sycamore, Birdsong and Lenny Boy will have taps in the beer garden.

Kid zone will include crafts, face painting, balloon animals, a magician and giant Lego blocks by Block Party 704.

Silent Auction

Live music

More fun to be had - come and see for yourself!

Each year, the Mecklenburg Metropolitan Interfaith Network (Meck MIN) hosts one of our community's most impactful events—the annual Community Leaders Award Breakfast.

MeckMIN is an interfaith organization that strives to build bridges between individuals, houses of faith, and organizations throughout Mecklenburg County to enhance understanding and trust, promote religious literacy, and strengthen the greater community to serve the common good.

Please join us! Together, let’s celebrate diversity and promote understanding in Mecklenburg County.

This breakfast is MeckMIN's primary funding source. Tickets, sponsorships, and more info are available online.

Two original dance works:

Alexander Winder Lieberman presents "Wirelessly Transmitted Diseases", an interdisciplinary performance supported by an ASC Artist Support Grant. The piece explores surveillance culture and media addiction in the digital age, integrating choreography, immersive projection, set, and costume design. Real-time video is projected onto set pieces, creating a layered dynamic between observer and observed. Lieberman is joined by musician Ryan Persaud, who provides an original score, and fashion designer Will White, who is designing the costumes. Together, they create a provocative, sensory-rich experience that invites reflection on identity, privacy, and digital overstimulation.

Elijah Motley premieres "I'm going to say this once, one more time", a street dance-based work exploring the emotional weight of prolonged frustration. The piece investigates how frustration lives within the body and surfaces when least expected, offering a raw and expressive movement journey. Motley is joined by composer Henry Cole, whose music deepens the emotional terrain of the work.

Join Arts & Letters for a book club discussion on The Heaven &Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, a novel by James McBride, centers on the interwoven lives of Black and Jewish residents in the Chicken Hill neighborhood of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, during the 1920s and 1930s, exploring themes of community, love, and resilience in the face of adversity.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is a story you will never forget.

The deadliest hurricane in South Carolina history, the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893, struck at a pivotal moment in the political, economic, and social environment of the South. As the region teetered on the brink of Jim Crow, this devastating storm, which killed at least 1,500 South Carolinians, had wide-ranging consequences. South Carolinians vied over competing visions for recovery from the hurricane, and labor was central to these debates. Dr. Caroline Grego, Assistant Professor of History at Queens University, will explore these tensions in a talk based on her book, "Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Lowcountry South" (UNC Press, 2022).

Presented in person and virtually. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/4hUpnPr

Local high school students are designing avant-garde outfits made from at least 85% recyclable materials like cardboard, aluminum cans, newspaper, rigid foam and books. They'll model the outfits during the fashion show for a chance to win a cash prize for their school: https://meck.co/3YliLlu

OVC is 35 years young! From awkward pre-teen stage to mid-life crisis, coming out to first love, we will take an amusing musical journey through some of life’s milestone moments, as well as celebrate the history of our organization and how far we’ve come. We assure you that this show will defy gravity!

Runtime: Approximately 2 hours, including a 20-minute intermission.
Show rating: R. Parental discretion advised.
Parking: Free parking available one block away from venue in the Hal Marshall Annex Lot (720 N College St.).

Join us and Neil Peterson - a Charlotte Fire Department Firefighter and Big Wig for Carolina Breast Friends - at the brewery for a special fundraising event that includes some furry friends!
Pups, Pints & Pink will benefit Neil's fundraising efforts as a Big Wig which also supports our April Charity of the Month, Carolina Breast Friends, as a whole in their mission to provide a positive and compassionate environment where breast cancer Survivors and Thrivers can access resources, education, and fellowship at any stage of their journey.
From 2-5pm on Sunday, April 13th, enjoy:
- A Meet n Greet with Therapy Dogs (fun fact: Neil's dog Rick is a "Bark Ranger" and therapy dog!)
- Raffle/Prizes including:
•20% off a two-week training package with a trainer at the K9 Responder Academy
•A 12oz bag of Charlotte Fire Department coffee
•Pilot swag and more!
- Donation Beer Release
- Atomic Dog Food Truck for good eats!
You can also order up one of these featured drinks and $1/drink sold will be donated to CBF all month long!
•Beer release - First Class Fruits Fruited Wheat Ale: A light, refreshing American wheat ale with a subtle hop character and a clean finish that showcases fruit character from raspberry and peach purée. 5% ABV.
•Cocktail - Resilience Rose: Tito's Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Pink Lemonade
•Zero-Proof Cocktail - Pink Ribbon Refresher: Zero-Proof Amethyst Lemon-Serrano-Cucumber, sour mix, grenadine served in a pint glass topped with soda water.
See you there!

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is in the vanguard of his generation’s advancement of music and the related arts. Leader of the Emmet Cohen Trio and creator of the Masters Legacy Series, Cohen is an internationally acclaimed jazz artist, a dedicated educator, the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards, and a finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition. Cohen brings his trio to The JAZZ ROOM for an evening that honors the past while reimagining the future of swing. Two shows a night, May 30 & 31.

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK celebrates Leibovitz’s illustrious 50-year career. Her legacy is one of capturing the essence of her subjects with unparalleled intimacy and artistry. Leibovitz’s images feature a remarkable roster of artists, musicians, politicians, athletes, and other influential figures. From her early black-and-white work to her more recent, painterly conceptual portraits, the exhibition showcases the breadth and depth of her creative journey.

Visitors will enjoy the exhibition in an engaging dual format, with prints on paper complemented by cutting-edge digital displays.

This is a Weekly Recurring Event
Runs from Apr 27, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025 and happens every:
Tuesdays: 11:00am - 6:00pm Timezone: EDT
Wednesdays: 11:00am - 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
Thursdays: 11:00am - 6:00pm Timezone: EDT
Fridays: 11:00pm - 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
Saturdays: 11:00am - 6:00pm Timezone: EDT
Sundays: 1:00pm - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT

Tosco Music presents Viva La Música CLT! on Saturday, May 17 at 2:00 PM at University City Library! FREE
A celebration of Charlotte's diverse musical talents!


Featuring:
The AV Trio
Eduardo de Rosamaria duo
Chinobay
Reinaldo Brahn duo


Viva La Música CLT! bridges cultures through music with shows across Charlotte featuring musicians from various backgrounds and genres. The event is *FREE*, so bring your family and friends! You won't want to miss this multicultural music experience for all ages.

Celebrate the people who are saving Charlotte's historic places at a “Fire & Gemstones” themed evening with cocktails and entertainment including fire dancers, the JCSU International Institution of Sound drumline and a display of vintage fire trucks from the Charlotte Fire Department. The event also includes a silent auction with experiences and objects representing our region’s rich culture.

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 Women's Chorus in concert. Following their performance, the Men's Chorus will perform at 8:30 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 UNC Charlotte Symphonic Band, under director Dr. Brian Taylor.

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.

Participants will have up to eight hours to complete as many loops as they choose on a 5K trail course at Daniel Stowe Conservancy. Where someone wants to walk a single loop, test themselves for a few hours, or push into ultra territory, this event is about personal challenge and shared experiences rather than speed or competition. Inspired by the work of Human Powered Movement, this event leans into sustainable race practice while opening doors for new experiences in endurance sports. It's about trying hard things, together.

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

The tickets are $8 a piece. 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.