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DSTCLT invited the public to join us for our annual CommuniTEA, a unique paint‑and‑sip experience featuring Kenyan tea, designed to raise awareness about the importance of educating young girls.

Guests will be introduced to all seven international initiatives, with a special spotlight on I Can Fly International in Kenya.

Join us for an engaging community conversation on Women, Leadership, and Feminism. This 90-minute event will feature a dynamic panel of scholars, nonprofit leaders, and community members who will explore the impact of gender, identity, and feminist frameworks on leadership both in Charlotte and the wider Southern region.

The program will include a thought-provoking panel discussion, an audience Q&A session, and opportunities for facilitated small-group reflection. This is a unique chance to share your insights, ask questions, and engage with others in a meaningful dialogue about the role of women in leadership today.

We invite you to be part of this important conversation and contribute to shaping the future of leadership in our community. Don’t miss out—mark your calendars!

Survival is at the heart of August Wilson’s King Hedley II—a powerful story of a man fighting to rebuild his life amid poverty, violence, and the lasting impact of incarceration.

BNS Productions, in partnership with Levine Museum, invites the community to experience selected scenes from the play followed by a community conversation with representatives from Freedom Fighting Missionaries and the Center for Community Transitions. Together, artists and community leaders will explore how best to support formally incarcerated individuals as they establish their place in community, and how the idea of second chances resonate beyond the stage and into real lives.

This community conversation uses storytelling as a bridge to dialogue, offering space to reflect, learn, and connect around justice, resilience, and the paths forward for individuals and families impacted by incarceration.

Join us for an interactive first look at our new museum, where you’ll move through eight stations designed to share early design concepts, gather your feedback, and surface new ideas as we work toward a shared vision for our future home. This is an opportunity to reflect and dream with us and build a museum for community involvement and meaningful impact.

You’re invited to drop in and explore between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.

Event Highlights

Discover Early Design Concepts:

Be among the first to preview the vision from our architectural partners, Pickard Chilton. Get a hands-on look at what’s next!



Engage with Us:

Connect directly with museum staff and architects to discuss how our new space can best serve the Charlotte community.



Share Your Ideas:

Participate in interactive stations focused on exhibitions, programming, education, and community spaces. Your input will help us understand community priorities to ultimately shape a museum that reflects collective needs and aspirations.



Family-Friendly:

We welcome families and will have a special youth activity station for children.



This is a unique opportunity to provide feedback to a key cultural institution while plans are still being refined. Whether you’re a longtime supporter of the museum or experiencing it for the first time, your input is crucial to shaping our next chapter. Light refreshments and snacks will be served. Admission is free, but registration is required. Parking is free!

Don’t miss this chance to explore the vision for Levine Museum of the New South and tell us what excites you and what you hope to see, as we move forward into our next chapter!

Dig In! Little Explorers is designed especially for curious minds ages 0-5 and is a playful and engaging early learning program that introduces young children to the wonders of history through storytelling, music, hands-on activities, and imaginative play.


Activities include:

Storytime

Sensory stations

And more!


Perfect for families looking to connect, learn, make new memories together. Admission is free!

Get ready for a day of empowering and informative workshops at the BOS Youth Symposium.

The Beta Omicron Sigma Youth Symposium is a 1-day program consisting of a series of workshops designed to address issues and opportunities related to STEAM, Health/Wellness, Social Action/Justice, Education and Career Planning, Financial Literacy; and Culture.

Free for Youth 12-18

Make waves this Spring with a brand new addition to our 2026 Race Series - Splash Dash!

5K participants run through the neon green of early spring blooms on our trail system with lakefront views and the most picturesque start and finish line in the The Village at Stowe.

NEW! 5K + .5 Mile Kayak Racers will take part in the first ever amphibious race at Stowe! Our amphibians will start out on the 5K course and at about the halfway point, they will veer off course to a beach on Lake Wylie where kayaks will be waiting. Racers will transition to kayak and paddle the loop around Boy Scout Island on Lake Wylie before landing back on the beach. Once on dry land they will finish the 5K course. Don't worry! Competitors will use kayaks, paddles and PFD's provided by Stowe. If you plan to participate, you must read the 5K + Paddle Amphibious Race Info page before registering.

Kids Sprint participants will run the Big Pond Loop! Kids will go all out for a quarter mile sprint around an 8-foot-wide crushed concrete loop. The best part?!?! The loop is visible from The Trailhead Store so parents can give their kiddos a little freedom and cheer them on the entire time if they choose!

The Department of Music presents a Faculty & Friends concert, showcasing the department's voice faculty, with pianist Claudio Olivera. Sequina DuBose Winston, Brian Arreola , Susan Gouthro, Monica Hunter, and Christina Pier will perform a program of arias, songs, and song cycles, including Richard Strauss's profoundly moving Four Last Songs and the evocative Mirabai Songs by John Hairston, featuring dance professor Kaustavi Sarkar.



This concert is free for everyone!

Atrium Health’s Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute’s Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant team will be hosting an annual 5K run/walk to support our heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support patients. This special event not only brings the community together, but also helps raise crucial funds for heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support patients who face financial barriers to their treatments. Your participation will contribute directly to our patient needs fund to purchase essential medications, medical equipment, and even the costs of daily necessities—such as electricity that powers their heart pumps.

Every dollar raised goes directly to providing financial assistance to patients in need, ensuring they can continue their journey toward better health and quality of life. We’ll also celebrate and honor heart transplant and VAD recipients at the event, many of whom will be walking or running alongside you.

Join Elsa, Anna, and friends in the live musical spectacle based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film.

In the beautiful mountainous kingdom of Arendelle, Princesses Anna and Elsa grow up sheltered inside their castle, isolated from the world and increasingly distant from each other. When Elsa is crowned queen, the magical powers she’s desperately tried to conceal from her sister take control, and she flees into the mountains. As a ferocious winter descends on Arendelle, Anna sets off on an epic journey to find Elsa and bring her home – with the help of hardworking ice harvester Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven, and a happy-go-lucky snowman named Olaf. Can Anna and her team of new friends convince Elsa to return home? Will Elsa let it go?

Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love.

Show Dates and Times:
Sat, Mar 28: 11 AM & 3 PM
Sun, Mar 29: 10:30 AM & 4 PM
Sat, Apr 4: 11 AM & 4 PM
Sun, Apr 5: 1 & 6 PM
Sat, Apr 11: 11 AM & 4 PM
Sun, Apr 12: 1 & 6 PM
Sat, Apr 18: 11 AM & 4 PM
Sun, Apr 19: 1 & 6 PM
Sat, Apr 25: 11 AM & 4 PM
Sun, Apr 26: 1 & 6 PM

ASL-Interpreted Show: Sat, Apr 4 at 4 PM
Sensory-Friendly Performance: Sun, Mar 26 at 6 PM

One of the chapter's longest running and most cherished programs returns - our 62nd annual Cotillion, free and open to the community!
Below are more details:
Halton Arena on UNC Charlotte campus
▲Talented, young women in their senior year of high school are presented in a formal, elegant event .
▲This year's theme is - A Masquerade of Dreams.
▲ #DSTCLT is pleased to continue this FREE long standing tradition.
▲ Formal or semi formal attire is requested, in celebration of bright, young women.
We hope you can join us as we celebrate our Queens and her Court!

Billie Holiday's unique vocal approach and advanced sense of rhythm made her one of the most important and influential vocalists in American History. Her relentless fight to be treated as an equal - as a musician, a female, and an African-American - made her one of the most important American figures in the 20th century. Join us as we detail how she developed her unique vocal style and how she blazed a trail for women and African-Americans that would pave the way for future generations.

The purpose of the showcase is to expand our mission by increasing visibility, strengthening
community engagement, and growing our outreach through local artists.

Our Mission is:
To actively promote and educate individuals on a variety of economic and health topics including mental health. Our goal is to help develop through our film, arts & science programs educational content that can be used throughout life.

We will showcase short films from local filmmakers and have 1 speaker on Breast Cancer and another speaker about Mental Health. We have vendor opportunities available (limited spots) and light refreshments.

Join WFAE and climate experts, community leaders and advocates for the third annual Carolinas Climate Summit. The summit encompasses a day-long series of sessions exploring the impact of climate change in the Carolinas and how people at every level are addressing it.

The day-long event will include opening and lunch keynotes, panel discussions and networking opportunities to engage with stakeholders from across the region.

Join WFAE and climate experts, community leaders and advocates to explore the impact of climate change in the Carolinas and how people at every level are addressing it.

Learn more about the 2026 Carolinas Climate Summit.

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Associate Sponsors:
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Mazda of South Charlotte
Wake Forest University - Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative
ASU Arts Engagement and Cultural Resources
Sierra Club Foundation

Central Piedmont Theatre Presents...
"Once upon a time, there was an ogre named Shrek...." Thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who goes on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her own rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and several other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. And his name is Shrek!

SHOW TIMES
24 Apr 7:30pm
25 Apr 7:30pm
26 Apr 2:30pm
30 Apr 7:30pm
1 May 7:30pm
2 May 7:30pm
3 May 2:30pm

Savor Spring at Waverly Wine Walk

Celebrate the season at Savor Spring at Waverly, an evening of wine, shopping, and exclusive offers from your favorite boutiques.

Guests will sip wine, explore participating shops, and enjoy special discounts, promotions, and swag along the way. Best of all, all ticket proceeds will benefit Girls on the Run of Greater Charlotte.

Your ticket includes:
* A swag bag
* Wine pours at participating boutiques
* Exclusive shopping specials throughout the event

Participating boutiques and offers include:

Athleta (closes at 7:30 PM)
* 10% off

Urbane South
* 20% off all regular priced merchandise*
* 40% off select Ella Stein items
* Brighton gift with purchase
*Excludes eNewton, Brighton, and Ella Stein

Ivy & Leo
* 20% off regular priced merchandise

fab'rik
* 20% off one regular priced item
* $10 jewelry
* $20 red marked sale styles

Mainstream Boutique
* 20% off full price purchase
* Free scarf with purchase

Scout & Molly's
* 20% off regular priced merchandise*
*Excludes Spanx

Tickets:
Early Bird: $20 (limited quantity available)
Regular Admission: $30


Join us for a fun evening of shopping, wine, and springtime style while supporting a great cause.

Mint to Be reimagines the feminine body as a living canvas where softness, power, fashion and storytelling converge.

Presented by Professor P and inspired by the Met Gala theme of Costume Art, Mint to Be reimagines the feminine body as a living canvas: soft yet powerful, adorned yet unbound, expressive in every form.

This immersive exhibit and event celebrate femininity as both art and narrative, where self-adornment becomes storytelling, and softness transforms into strength.

Guests will have access to various existing Mint Museum exhibitions, experience the Feminine Form exhibit, featuring original interpretations by local artists, centering voices from marginalized communities, alongside a dynamic runway competition, interactive activations, and moments that blur the boundaries between fashion, identity, and art.

More than an event, Mint to Be is a love letter to the feminine form; layered, intentional, and unapologetically seen.



Dress Code: Feminine Body as Costume Art
Come adorned as living art. Interpret femininity, softness, strength, and self-expression through fashion, texture, and storytelling. Sculptural, layered, artistic, and intentional looks are encouraged.

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6 PM: Doors Open, Mint Steps Media Experience, The Feminine Form + Mint Exhibit Access
8 PM: The Feminine Body as Costume Art Runway Competition
9 PM: Museum Party + VIP Terrace Access

Throughout the Night
-Whimsical Portraits by Sancho Smalls
-The Feminine Form exhibition curated by Professor P, Luvly Moon, Arko, King Carla, Davita Galloway, and Shekinah Williams.
Special Exhibit Collaborators: ArtPop Street Gallery, Gabi Richmond & Kimberly Powell.
-Sounds by: Dammit Wesley & friends
Sponsored by Advancial, High West, Mi Campo, and Ruffino
In partnership with the Mint Museum, a704Party, ArtPop Street Gallery, and the Certified Wino

Photography & Media
This event will be documented through photography and film. By attending, guests acknowledge and grant permission for their image and likeness to be captured and used by the organizers for future editorial, promotional, marketing, and related materials across print and digital platforms.

Explore the Matter That Shapes Our World and Beyond

Experience the science of solids, liquids, and gas! Don’t miss the mesmerizing behavior of non-Newtonian fluids in action!

Planetarium Show Schedule for the event includes:

• 11:00 AM – Molecularium: Riding Snowflakes

• 2:30 PM – Molecularium: Riding Snowflakes

• 3:30 PM – The Incredible Sun



Special Guest Speaker:

Explore the unknown and expand your cosmic perspective with Appalachian State University’s Elise Weaver. Journey into the latest discoveries in cosmology as we unravel one of science’s greatest mysteries, dark matter and dark energy. Though they make up the vast majority of our universe, they remain largely invisible and unexplained. Discover the evidence behind their existence, how they shape the structure and fate of the cosmos, and what scientists are uncovering about their true nature.


All special activities are included with Science Center admission.

Welcome to the streets of 1950s New York City--where gamblers chase luck, missionaries chase souls, and love shows up when you least expect it.

Guys and Dolls is one of Broadway‘s most beloved musicals, packed with unforgettable songs like "Luck be a Lady," "Sit Down, You’re Rockin' the Boat," and "A Bushel and a Peck."

Our cast is made up of local performers who bring extraordinary talent, energy and heart to the stage. You’ll hear powerhouse vocals, see dazzling dance numbers, and laugh all night long.

This year we are excited to announce that our Saturday 7:30 PM performance will have an ASL interpreter and designated seating. We’ll see you at the theater!

May 14-16, 2026
605 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

TreesCharlotte invites you to this FREE, family-friendly celebration packed with trees, art, music, and hands-on fun. Celebrate Earth Month and National Arbor Day with tree-themed crafts, DJ, free tree seedlings, arboriculture activities, and an eco-market featuring local, environmentally focused nonprofits and businesses.