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We've expanded the Pineville Business Expo and are excited to announce our new location at the Belle Johnson Community Center in Pineville at Lake Park. In addition to more exhibitors, the 2nd Annual Pineville Business Expo will also have free seminars on topics ranging from improving social media and search engine optimization to growing your business. Come to discover local area businesses and all the products and services that they can offer you, all included in the price of admission.

To attend the event is only $10 per person, which includes entry to all exhibits, entry to all business seminars, and more. PLUS, with each paid attendance you get a free glass of wine or beer (age 21+). Discover new companies, products and services. Make some new connections.

We'll have food trucks outside if you want to grab some food as well.

SPECIAL BONUS: If you purchase your ticket before March 1st you will also be automatically entered in a contest to win a $100 gift card to Epic Chop House in Fort Mill. Click the Register button on the top right to purchase your ticket now.

See you at the Expo!

Named “the most important and impactful journalist" of 2020 by Poynter, Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong is a science staff writer with "The Atlantic." He was awarded journalism’s top honor, the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, for his crucial coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. He anticipated the course of virus, the complex challenges that U.S. faced and the government’s disastrous failure in its response. An accomplished speaker, Yong brings his vast scientific knowledge and engages his audiences through his insightful conversations about the pandemic, the animal kingdom, the challenges of science journalism and more.

Yong is also passionate about other areas in science. He is the best-selling author of "I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us," a groundbreaking, informative, and entertaining examination of the relationship between animals and microbes. His second book, "An Immense World," takes a comprehensive look at the fascinating sensory worlds of animals. A "New York Times" bestseller, "An Immense World" is longlisted for the PEN America 2023 Literary Award and has made many Best Books of the Year lists. In addition to "The Atlantic," his work has appeared in "National Geographic," "The New Yorker," "Wired," "Nature," "New Scientist" and "Scientific American," among others.

Free and open to the public.

Join the Charlotte Symphony for an unforgettable evening at our Annual Gala Concert featuring the "top-notch" chamber ensemble (The New York Times) that is breaking down barriers to classical music! Renowned for their extraordinary artistry and commitment to diversity, the Sphinx Virtuosi have performed with Beyoncé and Jay-Z and appeared on the 2022 GRAMMY Awards broadcast. In this one-night-only event, the ensemble and celebrated violinist Adé Williams perform with the Charlotte Symphony under the direction of Conductor Laureate Christopher Warren-Green.

The program showcases diverse voices and musical storytelling, including two world premieres: Daydreaming, an imaginative tribute to Scott Joplin by film composer and advocate Levi Taylor, and Drill by violinist-composer Curtis Stewart, who "translates stories of American self-determination to the concert stage." The evening also includes well-known works by Bernstein, Piazzolla, Joplin, and more.

Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Sphinx Virtuosi
Adé Williams, violin

JOPLIN / J. NORPOTH Overture from Treemonisha
Levi TAYLOR Daydreaming (A Fantasy on Scott Joplin) (World Premiere)
BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
Curtis STEWART Drill (World Premiere)
PIAZZOLLA Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (Summer)
Michael ABELS Delights & Dances
Arturo MARQUEZ Conga del fuego nuevo