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The goal of this community canvassing event is to engage Mecklenburg County Precinct 25, while also honoring the life and works of Lucrecia R. Moore, beloved sister, friend and champion of social action. This event is open to the public and sponsored by the Charlotte Alumnae Chapter Social Action Committee.
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 9:23 A.M.
THE DELTA CENTER
5408 Beatties Ford Rd
Charlotte, NC 28216
***Following the rally, attendees will vote at the Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library. Canvassing will also occur in Precinct 25 on Saturday, August 30, 2025 from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Delta Center (see address above). For questions, contact socialaction@charlottedst.org. ***

“Buttons, Bone Handles, and Brick: Contextualizing USC’s Histories Within the 19th Century Atlantic World"
Dr. Kelly Goldberg, Clinical Associate Professor, Director of the USC Public Heritage Lab

The nineteenth century transatlantic slave trade had significant social, political, and economic ramifications for coastal West African environments, and caused reverberations throughout the Atlantic world. Within this environment the University of South Carolina, established in 1801, joined the political landscape as an active participant in global slave trade economies. This talk discusses results from excavations in coastal Guinea and USC's campus as case studies to investigate 19th and 20th century sites throughout the Atlantic world, looking at the ways in which material culture, architectural remains, documentary records, and oral historical accounts are used to interpret the complex social dynamics and multiregional origins of a globally oriented African Diaspora.

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

"Building from Consultation to Collaboration in SC Archaeology"
Dr. Nina Schreiner, Associate Director and NAGPRA Coordinator, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

In decades past, archaeologists often studied Indigenous material culture without input from descendant communities. This insular approach to research both undervalued Indigenous perspectives and reinforced retentionist, or anti-repatriation, philosophies of collections care. Today, collaborative methods are gaining momentum among archaeologists to address the historical exclusion of community voices. Alongside community partners, SCIAA is building an institutional collaborative approach using the principles of government-to-government consultation as a starting place.

Presented in person and virtually. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/3IFRk0M

Alohomora! Unlock the Magic of Science during a special evening at The Schiele Museum of Natural History. Join us in your best wizarding robes as you discover spellbinding demonstrations, enchanted potions, and mystical creatures. Don't miss spells classes, wand-making workshops, magical vendors, a costume contest, and MORE. Witches and wizards of all ages are welcome!

October 8 · 1pm - October 11 · 11:30pm EDT
Confluence is the must-attend annual gathering for music professionals, artists, and industry leaders across the Carolinas and the Southeast. Whether you’re shaping the business of music, innovating behind the scenes, or creating the soundtrack of tomorrow, this is where the region’s music community comes together to share ideas, make connections, and drive the industry forward.

How to Experience Confluence:
All-Access Pass: Includes access to Confluence Kickoff Party, all conference sessions, all mini summits, two nights of live music, opportunity for one-on-one mentoring (subject to availability), the Confluence Block Party, and Confluence SongFest, plus a Confluence welcome tote. All-Access Pass does not include workshops. See schedule for details.

Confluence+ Pass: Includes everything in the All-Access Pass PLUS, free access to all workshops (min. of three, $25 value each), a Confluence+ Swag Bag with exclusive merch, complimentary drinks at the Kickoff Party (21+), and first access to one-on-one mentoring slots. Plus surprises to come!

Music Pass: On sale soon. Includes access to two nights of live music Oct 9 and 10, the Confluence Block Party Oct 10, and Confluence SongFest the afternoon of Oct 11. Venues include Evening Muse, Neighborhood Theatre, Snug Harbor, Petra’s, and The Union at Station West.

Conference Pass. On sale soon. Includes access to all conference sessions, all mini summits, opportunity for one-on-one mentoring (subject to availability), plus a Confluence welcome tote. Does not include workshops. See schedule for details.

SCHEDULE : confluencecarolinas.com

LOCATION: The conference will take place at Union at Station West, a premiere special event venue with an industrial chic vibe just to the west of Uptown. An award-winning bakery, popular coffee shop, and new co-working facility are also located on site. Parking is free and convenient. Live music will happen in iconic indie venues Evening Muse, Neighborhood Theatre, Petra’s, and Snug Harbor. Music venues will be walkable both nights.

WHO SHOULD COME? Confluence is for those who want to build a better future in music—for themselves, for their company, for Charlotte, for the Carolinas, for the industry. Confluence is for the doers and the dreamers, the problem-solvers and the future-makers. Members of the Confluence community make real connections, gain fresh insights, learn new tools and strategies, and leave inspired.

In 2024, 200+ music industry executives, music startup founders, emerging and established talent, nonprofit leaders, media, and government leaders from across the Carolinas and beyond attended the conference. At night, 1000+ attended showcases in independent venues across the city. 93% of attendees said they were Satisfied to Extremely Satisfied with their experience, and 93% were Very to Extremely Likely to attend again.

ABOUT CONFLUENCE: Confluence is powered by Music Everywhere CLT, a nonprofit initiative to develop Charlotte's music scene and economy with support from Charlotte Center City Partners, a nonprofit missioned with the vibrancy of Charlotte's urban core.

GOOD TO KNOW:

Select music venues are 21+
Conference is 18+
Coming from out of town? Check out our hotel partners here
No refunds

Save the date! CSC is hosting a block party in celebration of 50 years dedicated to science, fun, and discovery! Enjoy a day of exhibit exploration and fun activities for all! On Saturday, September 27th from 10 AM – 4 PM, at the SALT Block!
Enjoy FREE activities outside on the lawn and explore CSC and inside events for free with the purchase of admission!

Caitlin Schroering, Ph.D., discusses some of the global urgencies created by water privatization and other forms of water grabbing by showing how people have come together to fight for control of their water. Using examples such as communities in Pittsburgh, PA and Brazil's Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens (MAB) she explores how activists and movements engage with and learn from each other. Water is at the heart of the book, but it is as much about political economy, collective struggle, and popular organization as it is about water. │chess.charlotte.edu
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 5:15 with a reception at 4:15; J. Murrey Atkins Library, Halton Reading Room

Breast Cancer Fundraiser to provide supply bags to cancer patients & the elderly.
We will have food entertainment & fun dedicated to my late mother, Dorothy Hall.

Participate in the important questions of our time. The Forum is a conversation and speaker series that brings people together to explore challenges and opportunities that affect human flourishing through the lens of the humanities and civic imagination.

You’re invited to the November 18, 2025 gathering of The Forum featuring Heather Berlin.


Heather Berlin unlocks the secrets of attention, perception, and human wellbeing, and shows how these human traits are key to the future digital economy. Her fascinating talk explores the brain basis of consciousness, dynamic unconscious processes, and creativity - and how we can make better decisions and get the most out of our brains.

Berlin is a neuroscientist, clinical psychologist, and associate clinical professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She explores the neural basis of impulsive and compulsive psychiatric and neurological conditions with the goal of developing novel treatments. Berlin hosts the new Nova series “Your Brain.” She received her doctorate from the University of Oxford, and Master of Public
Health from Harvard University, and trained in clinical neuropsychology at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Neurological Surgery.

Connect. Consider. Ignite. Doors open at 6:00 to mix and mingle. The program runs from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM including time for conversation, connections, and Q&A.

The Forum has a three-part structure:

• First third: Participants connect in small break-out groups prompted by a question;

• Middle third: Participants consider a presentation by a guest speaker that ends with a question posed to the audience;

• Final third: Participants discuss the question, igniting new ideas and possibilities.

THE HUMANITIES | Languages | Literature | History | Philosophy | Religion | And More

Event ticket is $40. This is an in-person event with limited seating.

Location: Mint Museum Uptown

About The Charlotte Center

The Charlotte Center is a community forum and civic action catalyst that invites curious people into meaningful connection and problem-solving informed by deep consideration of the human experience. Our mission is to help people and communities flourish. 

The Charlotte Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. We are supported by individual donors, grants, sponsorships, and revenue from our programs. We invite you to join us.

Voices From The Past AFTER DARK and Ghost Hunting in Historic Elmwood Cemetery.
Historic Elmwood Cemetery opened in 1853. More than 45,000 Charlotte citizens rest in peace under a canopy of colorful fall foliage - or maybe not. Restless souls whose lives ended in terrible tragedies, valiant soldiers who died in battles, as well as a life taken at the hands of another. These are the stories that couldn't be told during our April event will now be shared by our talented storytellers. In the dark shadows of night, take a guided Candlelight Tour into the dark side of Charlotte’s history.
This is an adult Halloween event. True Crime stories and tragic life experiences may be why these souls are haunted. The Charlotte Area Paranormal Society, with its ghost-hunting equipment, will help you to communicate with the restless "spirits" of Pinewood.

The Wailin’ Jennys are Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody and Heather Masse. Three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound.

Starting as a happy accident of solo singer/songwriters getting together for a one-time-only performance at a tiny guitar shop in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Wailin’ Jennys have grown into one of today’s most beloved international folk acts.

Founding members Moody and Mehta along with New York-based Masse continue to create some of the most exciting music on the folk-roots scene, stepping up their musical game with each critically lauded recording, and thrilling audiences with their renowned live performances. Don’t miss this exclusive Charlotte concert featuring new songs plus their most requested fan favorites.

Tusk is the number one Tribute to Fleetwood Mac in the world, bar none.

No fancy tricks, no tracks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note for note renditions that no other Fleetwood Mac tribute on the touring scene today can come close to duplicating.

Tusk covers all the great hits of Fleetwood Mac, which has featured the talents of Mick Fleetwood, Christine and John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and others over the years. The five seasoned, well-respected musicians comprising Tusk have been making music together in various combinations and styles, in original outfits and in cover bands, for over twenty-five years. Authentic-sounding and always respectful, Tusk leaves no stone unturned in replicating the sounds of one of the world’s best-loved, top-selling bands.

The world’s preeminent guitar duo, Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad celebrate 60 years of setting the standard for innovation, ingenuity, and expression with the classical guitar.

Their near telepathic ensemble playing and deep musicality led to celebrated performances with artists like Yo-Yo Ma, Dave Brubeck, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, James Taylor, Dawn Upshaw, and others. Their programs embrace a myriad of musical styles, periods, and cultures including folk, jazz, Latin, and transcriptions of the greatest works from the Baroque music canon by Bach, Rameau, and Scarlatti. Winners of Latin GRAMMY and GRAMMY awards, the Guitar Foundation of America awarded these brothers with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Held in conjunction with the 2025 South Carolina Humanities Festival, join South Carolina Humanities Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Gunter at the Native American Studies Center for this community conversation to strengthen connections, unleash creativity, and foster prosperity.

The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.

To reserve your spot, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-third-place-a-humanities-happy-hour-tickets-1712013591739?aff=oddtdtcreator

Padma Shri Hariharan Live in Concert: A Night of Bollywood Entertainment in Kannapolis
LMT SEVA and Nachbaliye Dance Academy are proud to present the legendary playback, bhajan, and ghazal vocalist, Padma Shri Hariharan, live in concert.

Date and Time: Saturday, November 9th
Location: The Kannapolis Performing Arts Center (KPAC)

Prepare for three hours of non-stop entertainment featuring one of Indian cinema’s foremost playback singers, whose extensive repertoire spans over 15,000 songs in more than 10 languages. The evening will also showcase top Bollywood singers, dancers, and musicians.  

Hariharan, a two-time National Award winner and recipient of the Padma Shri (India's fourth-highest civilian award), is renowned as a leading ghazal artist and a pioneer of Indian fusion music, notably as half of the famed duo Colonial Cousins.  

Don't miss this opportunity to experience a true musical icon!

Classic Jazz Piano
A rising star of the jazz piano tradition and JazzArts Academy alum, Luther Allison is known for his soulful lyrical touch and dynamic modern swing. Having performed with luminaries including Samara Joy, Rodney Whitaker, and Etienne Charles, this Grammy-winning artist brings his acclaimed quartet to the JAZZ ROOM for an unforgettable “Homecoming” weekend.

Luther S. Allison is a Charlotte-born pianist, drummer, composer, and educator recognized for his blues-based, gospel-inspired approach rooted in bebop and soul. A graduate of the University of Tennessee and Michigan State University, he has toured internationally with artists including Samara Joy, Jazzmeia Horn, Rodney Whitaker, and The Baylor Project. His debut album I Owe It All To You on Posi-Tone Records earned 4.5 stars from Downbeat, which praised his artistry as “a pianist who seems to have no weak points.” Allison has performed at premier venues and festivals worldwide, composed for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Wynton Marsalis’ commission, and is a proud Yamaha artist.

The JAZZ ROOM provides a casual and intimate setting with tables and a full bar, reminiscent of the classic jazz rooms of yesteryear.

Thank you to our JAZZ ROOM contributors: Bank of America, South Arts, Knight Foundation, Arts & Science Council, North Carolina Arts Council, Alice L Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Infusion Fund.

Picture this: you're in line to see a couple perform two days before Valentine's Day, and their tour is called the Never Gonna Let You Go Tour. How romantic do you think this night's gonna get? Drew and Ellie Holcomb come to Knight Theatre on Thursday, February 12th. They're bringing all of their folk beats to the stage with that hint of worship music that could take this night to an entirely different level.

CHAIS Fall Symposium: Humanities and Social Science Perspectives on AI
The Center for Professional & Applied Ethics is hosting “Humanities and Social Science Perspectives on AI.” The annual symposium offers an afternoon of presentations in the Cone Center, relating to public opinion on AI safety, job impact and governance, as well as themes relating to misinformation online, Human-AI interaction, and the Zombie Legal Subject! From there, take a short walk over to Atkins Library for the Phillips Lecture, all part of the first day of AI Week in the Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences.│ethics.charlotte.edu
Oct. 20 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Cone Center, Room 210B; Register; Learn More at https://campusevents.charlotte.edu/event/Symposium-CHAIS; This event has been rescheduled from Friday to Monday, due to a weekday sporting event on campus.

Do you want to be a journalist? That's great news considering we are now in one of the fastest growing media ages of all time and journalistic services are needed now more than ever. But how do you do it? In this event, you will hear from Vincent Schilling, a successful journalist who has worked freelance, as an associate editor, arts and entertainment editor, sports editor, veterans editor, Rotten Tomatoes critic, and has contributed to A+E Networks/History.com, the Smithsonian, NBC, NPR and much more. If you are interested in working successfully in the world of media and journalism, be sure to attend.

Presented in person and virtually as part of the 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/48IPMho

The Department of Music presents the UNC Charlotte Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Will Campbell and the Jazz Combo, under the direction of Troy Conn.

The 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.