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Celebrate the season with the Academic Institute of Central Carolina on Friday, October 18, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at 7506 East Independence Blvd, Suite 127, Charlotte, NC.

Enjoy free food, games, music, and fall activities while learning about our educational services! Meet our Educational Opportunity Center staff and discover how we can help you reach your goals—whether it’s earning your GED, returning to college, exploring new careers, or getting FAFSA support.

Come for the fun, leave inspired!
Call 704-536-9007 or email eoc@academicinstitute.education
for more information.

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.

FREE PARKING AND FREE ADMISSION!! COME SHOP WITH OVER 25 JURIED FINE ART CRAFTSMEN WHO WILL SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS IN JEWELRY, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, BASKETRY, WOODEN BOWLS, GLASSWARE, PHOTOGRAPHY, POTTERY, CLOTHING AND OTHER INNOVATIVE ITEMS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. GREAT GIFT FOR YOU OR FOR GIFT GIVING!!

You're invited to come celebrate with us as we Celebrate 160 years of community, service and love with Rockwell A.M.E. Zion Church!:

A highlight is the Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 18. The festival features free food, horseback riding, music, games, line dance lessons, and community resources for a better life! Saturday's festival is part of a week-long celebration of events. See schedule, below:

Free events, open to all:

Wednesday, 10/15: Down Home Revival at 7p
Vintage Wisdom, Prayer & Praise for Today’s Journey

Friday, 10/17: Gospel Concert at 7pm
Featuring the Rockwell Reunion Mass Choir

Saturday,10/18: Community Festival, 10am-2pm
Enjoy free food, horseback riding, music, games, line dance lessons, and community resources for a better life!

Sunday (10/19): Sunday Service & Mortgage Burning Celebration
8:30am – Continental Breakfast then Sunday School
10am – Worship Service
12pm – Family Dinner
3pm – Mortgage Burning Ceremony

Location: 6101 Rockwell Church Road, Charlotte, NC 28269

The Harris YMCA Performing Dance Company proudly presents their 24th annual production of the Nutcracker Ballet. Show times:
Saturday 12/20
10:30
1:30
4:30
7:30

Sunday 12/21
1:00
4:00

For your Halloween celebration this year, spend the evening under the sea at Duke Mansion and see what adventures await. Join us as Duke Mansion becomes an underwater dream where mermaids reign and sea kings dance.

Your ticket includes everything to have a wonderful evening, including dancing, delicious food, and wonderful drinks at the incomparable Duke Mansion. Music and dancing led by 80's cover band Kids In America.

Come dressed to be at the sea, on the sea, under the sea, or in the festive attire of your choice. Your ticket for this annual fundraiser helps you preserve and protect Duke Mansion, a community treasure on the National Register of Historic Places.

Join the League of Women Voters of Charlotte Mecklenburg and WFAE for an in-person candidate forum ahead of this fall’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education election.

WFAE’s education reporter James Farrell will moderate the conversations, and the event will be livestreamed on WFAE's YouTube and Facebook pages.

• Date: October 27
• Location: WFAE Center for Civic and Community Engagement, 301 E. 7th Street
• Doors Open: 6 p.m. | Forum Begins: 7 p.m.

Space is limited. Registration will close once we reach capacity.

Getting There:
Parking: Preferred Parking lot at 219 E. 7th Street (flat lot adjacent to the Lynx Blue Line 7th Street Station); additional street parking is available near First Ward Park.

The location is accessible from the Lynx Blue Line 7th Street Station. Bike and scooter parking is available at the park.

Arrive early for the best seating. 

Cancer Support Health & Wellness Classes.

These classes are designed to improve overall health and well-being by providing engaging and informative sessions on healthy cooking, nutritional information, and general wellness. Specifically tailored for individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers, our classes will empower participants with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about their diet and lifestyle, ultimately enhancing their health and quality of life.

Additionally, we will address the impact of alcohol and substance abuse on cancer patients and survivors, offering healthy alternatives to support their journey to wellness.

Here’s why you should attend all 3 classes:

-Learn how to prepare healthy meals with Chef Dennis
-October 20th – Breakfast – Avocado and Egg Soft Wrap
-October 27th – Lunch – Baked Salmon with Spinach and Quinoa
-November 3rd – Dinner – Lemon Herb Braised Chicken Thighs with Vegetables served over Chickpea Pasta
-Improve your Nutrition knowledge from Chaside Clover, MS, RD, LDN & Community Outreach Director at Nourish Up
-October 20th – Aromatics and their benefits, including as a substance-free alternative.
-October 27th – Health benefits of salmon, spinach, and quinoa
-November 3rd – Understanding stress eating and healthy alternatives
-Enhance your mental health with Tammy Broadaway, LCMHC, LCAS Psychotherapist, Mental Health Advocate & Wellness Innovator
-October 20th – Aromatherapy for relaxation
-October 27th – Sound therapy for stress relief
-November 3rd – Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder & Holiday Stress
-Discover healthy alternatives to drugs & alcohol
-Attendees who participate in person will receive a reusable insulated grocery bag containing:
-A Health & Wellness Journal
-Ingredients to replicate the cooking demonstration for that day
-And more!
-Additionally, you’ll have a chance to win a raffle prize!

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

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.

Wax your mustache and hold onto your passport for this ingenious murder mystery from the world’s best-selling author of all time. Ten passengers board the luxurious Orient Express but after the train unexpectedly stops in isolated, snow-swept mountains, only nine of them are still alive. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Thankfully, debonair detective Hercule Poirot is on the train and on the case. Trapped in the snow with a killer still on-board, can the world’s most famous detective crack the case before the train reaches its final destination? This thrilling ride is guaranteed to keep you guessing until the end of the line.

Join us for our inaugural 5K Run/Walk & Fun Run! Participants of all ages are welcome! Register now at crosscountryforyouth.org.

Davidson College voice students from the studios of Jacquelyn Culpepper, Ilana Lubitsch, Harrison Bumgardner, Melinda Whittington, and Amanda Sesler Davis take the stage in Tyler-Tallman Hall during Wildcat Weekend for an eclectic program of vocal music.
Saturday, October 25, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
Free and open to the public.

Don your ghoulish garb and join the DCSO as we haunt the Alvarez Union Atrium with a bewitching blend of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King, and more!
Free and Open to the Public.

Join us for a meditative concert of choral works that invite stillness, comfort, and peace—an offering of music in memory of lives we carry with us. This program pays a quiet tribute to Lisa Smith, whose spirit inspired its creation, and welcomes all who seek reflection, beauty, and rest at day’s end.
Admission is free, but tickets are required. For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135.

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, We Hold These Truths explores the beauty, depth, and diversity of the American choral canon. This program reflects how composers have engaged with themes of community, resilience, and belonging, offering a rich and evolving portrait of the American experience through choral sound.
Admission is free, but tickets are required. For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135.

Students from the studios of Cynthia Lawing and William Fried aim to captivate the audience in Tyler-Tallman Hall with a program featuring solo and collaborative works.
Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
Free and open to the public.

It is probably safe to assume that there are no other musical duos who represent a synthesis of Old-time Music and Klezmer favorites - “klezgrass.” Natalya Zoe Weinstein comes from a long line of klezmer and jazz musicians, and John Cloyd Miller, the grandson of bluegrass fiddling legend Jim Shumate, comes from bluegrass royalty. They are a Davidson favorite, having first performed at a Traditional music concert in 2017, and more recently appearing as our Music Department guest artists for the 2021 Holiday Gala.
Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Free for Davidson students, but tickets are required.

Youth & Family Fishing Derby

Description: A free, family-friendly event featuring fishing lessons, arts & crafts, and volunteer opportunities for all ages. Spanish-speaking coordinator available.
Contact: Kelle Pressley 704-913-1733

Davidson College students take part in the DCSO’s annual competition for an opportunity to perform with the orchestra at their February 28, 2026, concert.
Saturday, October 18, 2025
10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
Free and open to the public.