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Coppélia is a fun, family-friendly ballet featuring student dancers from across the Charlotte area alongside professional artists from around the world. This lighthearted story follows Swanilda and Frantz as their curiosity leads them into the workshop of the quirky inventor Dr. Coppélius—and a playful adventure unfolds. With lively dancing, colorful characters, and a family-friendly ticket price, this classic delight is perfect for audiences of all ages.

Saturday, March 7 at 11am and 4pm
Sunday, March 8 at 2pm

This therapist-led group is designed for individuals navigating the emotional challenges that can follow childbirth, including symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum anxiety (PPA). The group provides a supportive space to share experiences, develop coping strategies, and reduce isolation through connection with others facing similar struggles.

Who This Group Is For:

Mothers (or birthing parents) within 6 months postpartum.

Structure & Approach:

- Weekly 90-minute sessions (group runs for 10 weeks)
- Closed group format
- Facilitated by a licensed mental health professional
- Blend of psychoeducation, group discussion, and skills practice
- Optional journaling or between-session reflection prompts
- Snacks and prizes for participation

On Saturday, March 28, 2026, Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center will host its 7th annual Communication Counts 5k timed race, fun run (untimed), and kids dash at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte. We will also be bringing back our virtual race option. These events raise critical funds that provide access to superior speech-language and hearing services that empower and transform lives to anyone in need in our community.

Timed 5k participants will receive a timing bib for official race results, race t-shirt, and finisher medal. Fun Run participants will also complete the 5k course but will not be timed, helping CSHC reduce event costs. Fun Run participants will receive a t-shirt and finisher medal while supplies last. If you’d like an official race time, be sure to register for the 5k!

Enjoy Yoga on the beautiful rooftop/rooftop floor of the Gantt!
It's always a great time for Yoga on the Rooftop. Join us Sundays at 12:30 pm for Yoga with SJ. Sajeedah Jones will lead you through a creative vinyasa flow – a sequence of poses linked to your breath – featuring hands-on assists and upbeat music. Bring a mat or beach towel. The class is designed for students of all levels, all shapes, all sizes, and all ages and will leave you energized, inspired, and ready to take on your week.

Enjoy the one-hour workout and mindfulness practice and then treat yourself to a self-guided tour of our galleries.

This interactive workshop will guide families through a historical inquiry into African American family traditions. Families will work together to craft children’s books that commemorate important events. They will also be invited to take family photos, which will be used to design family tree trading cards and photo albums. To preserve family recipes, participants can also create family recipe cards to pass down for generations to come! The traditions we develop will preserve our past as we continue to define ourselves and shape our future. Participants will also find themselves connected to a community of other like-minded families striving to ensure that their cultural family traditions continue to pay homage and evolve.

MLK Day 2026: Instruments for Change celebrates the enduring connection between the arts and activism, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in the civil rights movement. This year’s theme highlights how creative expression—music, performance, and visual art—has long served as a powerful force for social change.

Central to the celebration is our Jazz Greats: Classic Photographs from the Bank of America Collection exhibition, featuring 33 black-and-white photographs that capture the brilliance and cultural impact of jazz legends from the 1920s to the 1980s. Their stories remind us that jazz, like the civil rights movement itself, is rooted in resilience, innovation, and the pursuit of freedom.

Throughout the day, visitors can engage in hands-on crafts, screen-printing with MacFly Fresh, enjoy story time sessions introducing children to jazz, or experience screenings including Our Friend, Martin and Rustin. Three panel discussions will bring together visionary artists and thinkers to discuss how contemporary creative practices continue to advance justice as it relates to the current social political climate of Charlotte & beyond. Live performances—including a dance production by JOYEMOVEMENT—and workshops like community journaling with Strokes of Freedom offer opportunities for creative participation and reflection.

Through these programs, Instruments for Change invites our community to experience how the arts continue to inspire action, strengthen connection, and shape a more just future. All are welcome to join us for a day of creativity, conversation, and celebration at the Gantt.

Join us in Jazz Greats: Classic Photographs from the Bank of America Collection for a performance with The Charles Craig Trio.
The Charles Craig Trio is comprised of Ron Brendle, bassist, Tim Scott Jr., drummer, and Charles Craig, pianist. The Charles Craig Trio is known to deliver a dynamic and authentic jazz sound with his manager, Annette Craig, often stating “These are some of the finest Jazz Kings of the Queen City!” The set list includes jazz tunes by Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, & more.

The ties that bind – and sometimes smother – are explored with uproarious results in this heartwarming comedy about growing up and growing old. Every Sunday, Nick crosses the river to New Jersey and has dinner with both sets of his Italian-American grandparents. When he announces a dream job that will move him to Seattle, his grandparents spring into action! Determined to keep him close, they devise a series of shameless schemes and hilarious shenanigans that will have you roaring in your seat while reminding you of the wonderful zaniness that is family. A warm-hearted, boisterously funny, and touching story about intergenerational relationships, deep familial love, and the inevitable little heartbreaks that occur as time passes and children grow.

Step into the transcendent world of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, a spiritual and sonic landmark of the choral repertoire, performed by the Charlotte Master Chorale.

Free parking is available in First UMC’s parking garage located at 163 W. Ninth Street between Tryon and Church Streets.

Step into the transcendent world of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, a spiritual and sonic landmark of the choral repertoire, performed by the Charlotte Master Chorale.

Free parking is available along the two main roads that intersect in front of the church (Main Street and Concord Road), in public lots behind the row of businesses on Main Street, further down Concord Road in lots on the Davidson College campus, by the public library; and on Lorimer Road.

“The Dark Side of Women’s History: How Female Serial Killers Defy the Narrative”
Deborah Rowell, USC Lancaster Instructor of Criminal Justice, Ph.D. Candidate

Women account for one in six serial killers in the United States, yet their presence in history is often minimized or misunderstood. While Aileen Wuornos is frequently cited as the first female serial killer, she stands near the end of a lineage that stretches all the way back to Agrippina the Younger of ancient Rome — a lineage scholars argue women may be uniquely equipped to conceal. Because society struggles to imagine men to be capable of such evil, let alone women, female serial killers have operated in ways that defy expectations and evade detection for centuries.

Presented in person and virtually. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/3XYCWF9

The purpose of the Health/Career Fair is to increase health awareness through education and prevention in the Charlotte Community as well as assist those in attending graduate school and pursuing their career. This event is open to the Charlotte community as we are asking all of those constituents who are involved with Johnson C. Smith University to come and attend this event.

German-Greek Concert pianist Danae Doerken February 16, 2026 8:00 PM Abbey Basilica, Belmont, NC

East -West: Music of Chopin, Liszt, Bartok, da Falla, Schubert, Kalomiris, and Grieg
Danae Doerken belongs to the elite of a new generation of internationally sought-after artists and captivates audiences and musicians alike.

Free Admission
Donations accepted

Social Venture Partners Charlotte invites the community to SEED20 OnStage 2026, an evening of storytelling, innovation, and connection that brings Charlotte’s social impact ecosystem to life. The live pitch event will take place Tuesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at the Parr Center Theater at Central Piedmont, welcoming all community members, philanthropists, and business leaders for a high-energy night of ideas and inspiration.
SEED20 OnStage spotlights ten nonprofit organizations as they compete for cash prizes by delivering compelling three-minute pitches. Audience members play an active role—voting for who will be awarded cash prizes and engaging directly with nonprofit leaders—while gaining a front-row view of the solutions shaping Charlotte’s future.
What to Expect at SEED20 OnStage 2026:
• Ten bold nonprofit pitches addressing critical challenges across Charlotte
• Audience voting for the Wells Fargo People’s Choice Grand Prize
• Cash and in-kind awards to help organizations grow their impact
• A post-event reception for in-person ticket holders to connect with nonprofit leaders and fellow supporters
Post-Event Reception:
Theater ticket holders are invited to a post-event reception, where you can interact with the nonprofit participants, learn more about their missions, and explore opportunities for support and engagement.
For those who are unable to join us in person, a livestream option will be available.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of an evening filled with inspiration, innovation, and community impact.

The Voices that Shape Foster Care: Stories from the In-Between
Coffee for a Cause is back for a second year!
Join us for this panel discussion, where you will hear from individuals with lived experience across the foster care continuum, sharing honest reflections on the moments between crisis and stability. Panelists will explore how relationships, support, and community shape the journeys of children and families—and invite us to listen more closely to what often goes unseen in foster care. Join us as we grow our community of foster care advocates.

Bring a friend! We hope to see you there.
Hosted at Project 658 with coffee from Neighborhood Coffee Roasters.

Calling all amateur astronomers! BOBFEST is a FREE in-person event open to any, and all, who have an interest in astronomy. This is the 34th Annual BOBFEST! BOBFEST is a place for regional astronomers to gather and share in their mutual love for the stars and beyond. Find your niche interest and attend a table talk or swap equipment at the marketplace. BOBFEST is held in the Main Arts and Science Building (2nd Floor) on the SALT Block hosted by the Catawba Science Center and planned by the Catawba Valley Astronomy Club

Step back 66 million years and journey through the final chapter of the age of dinosaurs in Dinosaur Evolution—a thrilling immersive experience that brings the Cretaceous world to life. Witness feathered raptors on the hunt, armored giants defending their turf, and the mighty T. rex at the top of the food chain. But even these perfectly evolved creatures couldn’t escape Earth’s most devastating extinction event. Stunning visuals and cutting-edge science reveal how evolution shaped the dinosaurs—and how birds, their modern-day descendants, continue their legacy. It's a prehistoric adventure that will inspire the next generation of paleontologists and conservationists alike.

DINOSAUR! has made their way back to CSC! Get ready to come face-to-face with jaw-dropping fossils, thrilling prehistoric discoveries, and hands-on Jurassic fun for explorers of all ages.

The ROAR of prehistoric fun is her, don’t miss it!

Blast off into an exciting evening of discovery with planetary astronomer Pranvera Hyseni! A Ph.D. candidate at UC Santa Cruz, Hyseni’s research focuses on understanding on the formation histories of asteroids, comets, and meteorites through spectroscopy analysis — and she even has an asteroid named after her!

Ms. Hyseni brought science to her community by establishing the nonprofit organization Astronomy Outreach of Kosovo in 2015. She is the founder of the Kosovo’s first observatory and planetarium, featuring a Celestron C14 Edge HD telescope, the largest telescope in the Republic of Kosovo. Pranvera’s research achievements extend to her discovery of a Main Belt asteroid, 2020 SS13, by using data provided by PAN-STARRS in collaboration with the International Asteroid Search Collaboration.

Ms. Hyseni’s dedication to advancing science education, outreach, and astronomical research marks her as a notable figure in the scientific community. Highly regarded for her expertise, she is in high demand at universities and international astronomy conferences worldwide. As a testament to her profound impact, she serves as the Official Brand Ambassador for Celestron, inspiring countless individuals with the wonders of the universe.

Join us for an inspiring conversation that celebrates the women whose presence alone shifts rooms, moves minds, and ignites change. The Power of Presence invites you into a space where confidence, authenticity, and purpose take center stage—where leadership is felt before it is spoken. In a time when Black women are navigating unprecedented challenges and visibility gaps, this session honors the power of how we show up, stand firm, and lead with intention. Come be reminded that your presence is not optional—it is influential, necessary, and transformative.