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Carrying forward the legacy of New Orleans’ most storied jazz institution, the Preservation Hall Legacy All-Stars bring the Crescent City’s holiday spirit to the Queen City. Expect soulful carols, joyful swing, and the timeless sound of New Orleans traditional jazz in this festive holiday celebration for the whole family. This special weekend benefits our JazzArts Academy programs.
The Preservation Hall All-Stars are the premiere ensemble of the most tenured artists from the greater Preservation Hall musical collective. Each performer bears a unique connection to the earliest practitioners of jazz itself, some by bloodline but all united by the sheer power of tradition. In addition to performing at the Hall weekly and internationally throughout the year, these culture bearers continue to pass the torch to the younger generation through education and music outreach.

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.

It's back! Save the date and join us for the best fall festival anywhere around! This family-friendly, SouthPark community event includes hayrides, inflatables, carnival games, popcorn, cotton candy, the world-famous Cake Walk, a children’s costume contest, and more! BBQ plates, hot dog plates, and Kona Ice snow cones will be available for purchase.

This event is free entry and open to all!

Join in a guided sound bath that combines harmonic vocals, live instrumentation, gentle yoga, breathwork, and meditation to help you unwind and reconnect with stillness.

The program begins with light yoga and breath-centered grounding before unfolding into layers of resonant sound, intentional silence, and soothing vocal harmonies. The session concludes with a closing reflection to leave you feeling balanced, calm, and refreshed.

Advice we took, advice we ignored, and the wisdom we wish we’d heard sooner. Mama Said gathers pop, Broadway, and global favorites into a heartfelt, funny, and uplifting concert about the voices that shape us. The Women’s Chorus of Charlotte sings pep talks, tough love, and tender truths—moving from laughter to lump-in-the-throat and back again. Bring the person who gave you your best advice (or the friend who always asks for yours) and celebrate the courage to listen, choose, and love out loud.

📅 SHOW DATES & TIMES

NEWLY ADDED! Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 7:30 PM

Friday, November 7, 2025 – 7:30 PM

Saturday, November 8, 2025 – 3:00 PM

Saturday, November 8, 2025 – 7:30 PM

Galilee Center

3601 Central Avenue

Charlotte, NC 28205

Ring in the season with JOY!, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Charlotte’s signature holiday celebration. Expect a sparkling mix of stunning singing and playful hijinks you won’t find anywhere else—from the serenity of Morten Lauridsen’s Magnum Mysterium to the feel-good lift of That Christmas Morning Feelin’ (Spirited), capped by the debut of Dan Forrest’s breathtaking arrangement for men’s voices of Angels We Have Heard on High.

Equal parts heart and camp, tradition and surprise, JOY! sweeps from classical to pop and everything in between—wrapped in GMCC’s trademark warmth, wit, and wall-of-sound harmonies. Come for the sparkle, leave humming… with JOY!

Get your seats now—holiday happiness starts here!

Performance Dates:
Thursday, December 4, 2025 - 7:30 PM

Friday, December 5, 2025 – 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 6, 2025 – 3:00 PM

📍 Location:
Galilee Center
3601 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

Accessibility: The Thursday, December 4th performance at 7:30 PM will feature ASL interpretation for Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons. We’re proud to make JOY! inclusive and welcoming to all.

Charlotte, prepare to get deliciously strange. For three eerie evenings, October 23–25, the Strange Charlotte Fringe Festival will haunt the Arts Factory near Uptown with the weirdest, the wildest, and the wickedest that the city has to offer.

Comedy, theatre, music, dance, mediums, storytelling, and the indescribable collide in a glorious séance of laughter, gasps, and delightful discomfort. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill performances—they’re bold, bizarre, and utterly unclassifiable.

All events are adult content.

Ever wanted to learn the story behind the artwork in the Center’s galleries? Take a closer look at the artifacts on display? Go behind the scenes of our Special Collections? Now’s your chance!

In conjunction with USCL’s 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration, NAS Director Dr. Stephen Criswell leads a special anniversary-themed walk-through of the Center’s galleries, discussing the academic program’s history, growth, and scholarship on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Tours are free, but registration is required; limit 30 people per tour.

The Charlotte Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. in partnership with Harding University High School presents the TurnUp For College Workshop.

College prep event for high school students and parents.

Registration deadline is November 8, 2025 at 11:59 pm

Join the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, North Carolina Chapter for a wine & cheese reception and talk!

Historian Tom Hanchett offers an overview of Charlotte’s development from its Colonial beginnings to the present, emphasizing the city’s rapid early 20th-century growth as the center of the south’s textile manufacturing region. Guests will learn about neighborhood design in Myers Park by the prolific Boston-based planner John Nolen, and in Eastover by his Charlotte-based, yet regionally and nationally influential protege, Earle Sumner Draper. The lecture also highlights historic landmark homes by key Charlotte architects Louis Asbury, C.C. Hook, and Martin Boyer.

Dr. Tom Hanchett enjoys working with community groups on neighborhood histories, museum exhibitions and walking tours. Educated at Cornell, University of Chicago and UNC Chapel Hill, he is best known for his Charlotte history books Sorting Out the New South City and Affordable Housing in Charlotte. Check out his lively website HistorySouth.org for fresh perspectives on topics ranging from the South’s Rosenwald Schools to Charlotte’s international food scene today. Charlotte Magazine calls him “Charlotte’s Dr. History” and named him a Charlottean of the Year.

Tom’s books will be available for purchase at the event!

Facilitator: LuAnn Berry

Scaling doesn’t happen by accident — it starts with a plan. In this virtual session, you will identify actionable steps to grow your business with intention. Learn how to assess where you are now, define what growth looks like for your business, and create a roadmap that sets you up for sustainable success.
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This six-session series (five virtual and one in-person) is designed to help business owners reach the next stage of business growth. If you have customers, revenue, and a desire to grow — this is What’s Next!

Hosted by the Business Diversity and Inclusion division of Mecklenburg County’s Office of Economic Development.  

Disclaimer: You are participating in a public event sponsored by Mecklenburg County, where pictures will be taken. The County reserves the right to use any photograph or video taken at any event sponsored by the County to support Mecklenburg County business and services. By participating, you agree that any picture or likeness taken of you during the event may be used at the discretion of the County for that purpose.

Held in conjunction with the City of Lancaster’s Christmas in the City, the 12th Annual Winter Native American Art & Craft Festival features jewelry, quilts, baskets, Catawba pottery, and more artwork and demonstrations by established and emerging Native American artisans from around the region!

Enjoy delicious frybread from Lowcountry Frybread, available for purchase in the Center’s back parking lot (accessible from White Street). Seating is available in the Back Gallery.

Events are free and open to the public.

Electric Jazz Harp
International harp virtuoso Edmar Castañeda redefines jazz with his electrifying technique and genre-blending sound. Lauded for his collaborations with Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D’Rivera, and Béla Fleck, expect a one-of-a-kind performance that fuses Latin rhythms, jazz harmonies, and breathtaking virtuosity on the electric harp.

Colombian-born harp virtuoso Edmar Castañeda has redefined the harp’s role in jazz, blending Latin rhythms, classical influences, and improvisational brilliance into a singular sound. A Latin Grammy nominee, he has collaborated with icons including Sting, Wynton Marsalis, Béla Fleck, and Paquito D’Rivera, while also contributing to Disney’s Encanto soundtrack as performer and music consultant. Praised by NPR and The New York Times for his astonishing technique and creativity, Castañeda has captivated audiences worldwide as both composer and bandleader. His latest project, Viento Sur, showcases his World Ensemble, expanding his global musical reach.

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.

Join us for a special event celebrating the Hope Street Free Clinic (HSFC) and its expansion into Hope Street International Missions (HSIM), which is transforming lives in both Charlotte and Uganda. Learn how our volunteers and students serve communities, provide essential healthcare, and create lasting impact through local and global missions. This is an opportunity to learn more about our journey, be inspired by our work, and support us as we continue to deepen our commitment to serving those in need.

The Charlotte Chamber Choir invites you to Enchanting Echoes, an afternoon of choral music interwoven with chant, on Sunday, November 23 at Trinity Presbyterian Church.

From medieval plainchant and Renaissance masterworks to modern compositions that echo chant's flowing lines, the lasting influence of this tradition unfolds across centuries of choral repertoire. This luminous program includes music by Hildegard von Bingen, Thomas Tallis, and Ola Gjeilo, culminating with one of history's most legendary choral works: Gregorio Allegri's immortal Miserere.

Tickets are available for purchase in advance or at the door ($20 General Admission / $5 Student). Learn more and reserve yours now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enchanting-echoes-tickets-1849058266049?aff=oddtdtcreator

Award-winning singer-songwriter Ariella McManus and passionate guitar virtuoso Nicolaas
Kraster comprise the soulful duo known as ARIELLA & NICOLAAS. With inspirations like Etta
James and Amy Winehouse and stylistic influences including Al di Meola, Paco de Lucía, and
Roy Buchanan. ARIELLA & NICOLAAS captivate audiences with their rich, romantic sound.
From soulful ballads to fiery flamenco to bluesy melodies to electrifying rock, experience an
enchanting show that traverses a multitude of genres and resonates with audiences worldwide.

From Cory Howard, creator of The Campfireball reverse-storytelling show, The Dead Man is a one-of-a-kind live experience that works in collaboration with the audience to create, from thin air, a story about what it means to be alive. Interactive, yes, but introvert friendly, The Dead Man is filled with spontaneous real life stories, imaginative plot twists, and authentic human to human connection (with just a pinch of dark humor), plus a few other surprises. Part of the Charlotte Strange Fest, and paired with Joy Scott’s Gangsta Plants, this is a live performance event that literally will be like no other.

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.

The Department of Music presents the UNC Charlotte Percussion Ensemble.

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 an Orchestra concert, featuring the UNC Charlotte Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Alan Yamamoto.

The tickets are $8 a piece. 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.

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.