Search results for

The Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center is thrilled to announce the return of their 3rd Annual International Circus & Dance Celebration (ICDC). This spectacular event promises an unforgettable experience with mesmerizing performances, engaging workshops, and delectable international cuisine. This year's lineup features Hula dance, Belly dance, Capoeira, German Wheel,Juggling, Chinese Handkerchief Dancing, and Indian Classical Dance.
Your ticket to ICDC grants you exclusive access to immersive workshops conducted by world class instructors, a mesmerizing live show featuring top-tier talent, and a delectable selection of small bites representing the diverse flavors of the featured countries.
"We are excited to showcase the incredible diversity of circus and dance forms from different parts of the world. ICDC is not just an event; it's a celebration of cultures and a fusion of art," said Caroline Calouche, CC&DC Director.

Tickets | $15 general admission | $10 4-6 yr olds | $5 current students | FREE under 4 | Group Rates (8+) $10

On June 12th, iconic rock climber Sasha DiGiulian will be hosting an advanced screening of her highly anticipated documentary, “Here to Climb” launching on MAX on June 18th, at Charlotte’s U.S. National Whitewater Center.  

The screening is outdoors at the Whitewater Center and attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or towel to sit and enjoy “Here to Climb.” Attendance to the screening is free. (Parking at the Whitewater Center is $6.)

About the movie: In a traditionally male dominated sport, a world champion climber struggles to find her place. Through her journey she discovers what real success means to her. Rising from child prodigy to dominant competitive sport climber, Sasha DiGiulian makes her mark by taking her talents to the biggest walls on the planet with a series of bold first female ascents. As a polarizing outsider, she encounters pushback and criticism from her peers who question her motivations.  After enduring multiple mental and physical setbacks, Sasha learns the value of partnership and community, while carving her own unique path to the top.

The budget doesn’t have a property tax increase, though it does include increases for fees such as storm water services. Charlotte will raise its minimum pay for full-time employees to $24 an hour, as well as providing additional raises for police and fire department employees.

Some people think competition is an art. Others believe it's a skill. A new book suggests it might be neither — and that there is a science behind winning. Host Michel Martin speaks with authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman about Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing.

A Russian named Grigory Perelman, is credited with helping solve a famous 100-year-old math problem. Both the problem and the man who solved it are a bit of a puzzle.

Top stories include: President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will meet for their first debate tonight; the U.S. Border Patrol releases the name of the agent slain yesterday at the U.S. Mexican border.

This week, country star Ella Langley and rapper Don Toliver hit career milestones on the pop charts.

The rapper's eighth album scored his best-selling debut week ever, but the raw numbers don't tell the whole story of its success. Meanwhile, Shaboozey returns to the top of the songs chart.

The latest album by Korean pop group Stray Kids debuted at the top of this week's Billboard 200 chart, and another K-pop sensation, Jimin from BTS, landed at No. 2. Shaboozey keeps the week's top song.

The program has slid back into its former losing state as the 14-year run of David Cutcliffe fizzled in the final two seasons.

At any given point in 2009, World Cafe host David Dye's Top 10 list would inevitably look different. So consider this a snapshot — and otherwise subject to change at any time. Some picks won't be new to most readers, but others qualify as left-field musical discoveries.

An incredibly strong pool of artists entered this year's Tiny Desk Contest. And though there's just one winner, there were so many more entries our judges loved.

It’s Time Out for Sports on WFAE. It's March and that usually means March Madness with college basketball, NBA playoffs, baseball spring training and so…

It's harder to afford homeownership than it's been in decades as a steep run-up in both prices during the pandemic and more recently interest rates hit buyers from both sides.

Violinist and conductor Joshua Bell is going to be joining Lance Bass and a Shark Tank judge in Atlantic City. (And one of the country's foremost classical music critics is a preliminary rounds judge.) Is there a classical music/beauty pageant axis we just didn't know about?

Organized pressure groups, not individual parents, are leading the fight to remove books from shelves, according to a new report from the American Library Association.

The U.N.'s top court is expected to issue an order Friday on Israel’s offensive in Gaza, potentially ordering Israel to halt the operation. The case was brought by South Africa.

Kickstarter, the crowd-funding site that pairs indie-minded entrepreneurs with online investors, funded more than 18,000 projects in 2012, according to its end-of-year analysis. The site says more than 2.2 million people pledged nearly $320 million, with 17 projects raising more than $1 million.

Janelle Jones is the first Black woman to serve as chief economist at the Labor Department. She says helping marginalized groups boosts the entire economy.

Also: The sentencing phase will open in the Charleston church shooting trial; two credit reporting agencies are fined millions for deceptive practices; and Charles Manson is reportedly hospitalized.