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Created by leading voices from around the world, the Knight Theater Series brings together an evening of movement that speaks beyond words. The program features the return of Crystal Pite’s Solo Echo, a quietly stirring reflection on love, loss, and acceptance, expressed through intimate, emotionally resonant choreography. Artistic Director Alejandro Cerrudo, born in Spain and shaped by global influences, returns to the studio to create his second new work for the Company, offering another window into his distinctive artistic voice. A third work, Cerrudo’s Silent Ghost, completes the evening.

Fall down the rabbit hole into a new Alice in Wonderland, a dance creation for audiences of all ages, from children to adults alike. Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s timeless tale, this reimagining by Alba Castillo and Bryan Arias transforms Wonderland into a vivid journey where imagination and movement exist side by side. Through inventive choreography, the characters, rhythms and emotions of Alice’s world are brought to life in physical expression, allowing the story to unfold seamlessly without words. Accompanied by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Alice in Wonderland invites audiences to discover curiosity, wonder, and transformation in every step!

FLIP offers a glimpse into a world shaped by fresh perspectives and bold ideas. Featuring all new works created by the artists of Charlotte Ballet, this program highlights our dancers not only as performers, but as collaborators in the creative process, bringing original visions and new movement languages to life. Each piece reflects a unique creative perspective, united by technical excellence, curiosity, and a spirit of exploration. Intimate, inventive, and alive with possibility, FLIP invites audiences to step into a space where discovery leads the way and something yet to be discovered is waiting to unfold.

Improve your bike handling skills with guided practice in turning, shifting, scanning, and riding confidently.

Join the Charlotte DOT for a hands-on session focused on building confidence and improving your bike handling skills.

Participants will practice techniques for scanning behind them while riding, maneuvering around obstacles, shifting gears efficiently, and maintaining control in a variety of riding situations. Through guided drills and exercises, you'll develop skills that can help you ride more comfortably and confidently.

This class is suitable for anyone looking to strengthen their bike handling abilities, whether you're new to riding on the street or simply want to sharpen your skills. Helmet is required.

Learn how to use tools to help plan safer, more comfortable routes for biking around Charlotte!

Join the Charlotte DOT for an interactive and informative session all about route planning on your bike. This class will teach you how to plan bike-friendly trips using maps, apps, and local tips.

You’ll learn how to use tools to find low-stress streets, bike infrastructure, and key connections so you can ride with more confidence.

We’ll wrap up with a short group ride to put what you’ve learned into practice! Helmet is required.

Step Inside the Game.

Video game music is some of the most cinematic, emotionally powerful music being written today, and Game On! places you front and center. The music. The story. The battles!

This immersive concert brings audiences inside iconic game worlds through sweeping choral sound and projected gameplay and cinematic capture. These scores aren’t background music, they are the emotional engine behind epic stories, impossible odds, chosen families, and final battles.

The music is bold and instantly recognizable: driving rhythms, soaring themes, and moments of breathtaking intensity that rival the great film scores. Paired with striking visuals, you become part of the action, surrounding by sound, story, and momentum.

This isn’t music you just listen to. It’s music you enter.

Practice carrying groceries and everyday items by bike using racks, bags, and straps during a guided shopping trip.

Join the Charlotte DOT for a hands-on class focused on carrying groceries and everyday items by bike.

You'll learn how to safely transport cargo using racks, bags, straps, and other equipment, with tips for balancing loads and riding comfortably. Participants will practice loading a variety of items before taking a group ride to a nearby grocery store, where each attendee will receive an allowance to purchase items to carry back by bike.

We will have bags, straps, and other materials for practice, but participants are encouraged to bring any gear they currently use for carrying items on their bike. If you have a rack or other cargo equipment, bring it along! Helmet is required.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today... to rock with you!"

Our Adult-Only Science After Dark is turning up the volume with an epic night celebrating two music legends!

Experience the unforgettable hits of Michael Jackson and Prince like never before as dazzling laser lights fill the planetarium dome. Sing along to your favorite songs while enjoying an immersive visual experience that's sure to bring back memories and keep you dancing in your seat.

Whether you're moonwalking through the classics or partying like it's 1999, this is one Science After Dark event you won't want to miss!

🎭🎵🎨 Put your arts knowledge center stage and show off your talent at the mic!


Join us for our first Youth Arts Trivia Night at Middle James Brewing in Pineville, presented by Charlotte Center for the Arts! This family-friendly event invites middle and high school students and their families to put their arts knowledge to the test through three exciting rounds of trivia: Arts, Music, and Movies & More.


🎨 Three rounds of trivia with different question types
🎤 Open mic after trivia
🍺 Local beer selection and food for purchase


Start the night by teaming up for musical theatre–themed trivia made just for kids—packed with songs, shows, and characters they love. Then, take the mic! Our open mic, which was a huge hit at the Youth Arts Festival, returns due to popular demand. Sing a favorite show tune, perform a scene, share a monologue, or surprise us with your own creative twist.


Come celebrate creativity, connect with other arts lovers, and enjoy an evening of friendly competition and inspiring performances! Food and drink will be available for purchase throughout the evening. No need to register—just show up!


ABOUT CHARLOTTE CENTER FOR THE ARTS:
Charlotte Center for the Arts is addressing South Charlotte’s lack of arts infrastructure by developing a Community Arts Hub and a future 100,000 sq. ft. building and campus with performance, studio, and gathering spaces, ensuring equitable access to the arts for a rapidly growing region.

Together, we are creating an accessible and affordable hub that fosters performance, exhibition, and education, breaking down barriers for artists and audiences while building a vibrant, collaborative arts community that positions South Charlotte as a premier cultural destination. For more info visit: https://www.artscenterclt.org

Some stories are larger than life. Based on the beloved novel by Daniel Wallace and the film directed by Tim Burton, Big Fish is a whimsical musical filled with colorful characters and magical adventure. It tells the tale of Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman with an incredible imagination and a thirst for adventure. His larger-than-life stories enchant everyone—except his son, Will. As Will prepares to become a father, he sets out to uncover the truth behind his father’s stories. Filled with humor, magic, and a soaring score, Big Fish is a joyful celebration of love, family, and the stories we pass down.

Presented by Theatre Charlotte's Student Theatre Guild

PERFORMANCE DATES
Friday, July 10, 2026 at 7:30PM
Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 7:30PM
Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 2:30PM
Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 7:30PM
Friday, July 17, 2026 at 7:30PM
Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 2:30PM

Emmy and SAG-nominated actor, comedian, and author Kevin Nealon is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live, and has received critical acclaim for his role in the Showtime series Weeds. Kevin most recently starred on the CBS-TV comedy series Man With A Plan, produces and hosts digital series Hiking with Kevin, and tours his stand-up globally.

His extensive film career includes projects such as Anger Management, Eight Crazy Nights, The Wedding Singer, Happy Gilmore, Just Go With It, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Joe Dirt, Daddy Day Care, Roxanne, and Grandma's Boy.

Tickets on sale August 10 @ 12pm

Adult: $23 - $58
Youth: $13

*Above prices include $3 facility fee
*PLUS additional 6.75% NC sales tax
*All persons must have a ticket, including infants

Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra is a seven-piece acoustic band from Oslo, Norway, that has captured hearts in both Norway and the US with its unique blend of bluegrass and Nordic folk - a style often dubbed "Nordicana." Featuring fiddle, dobro, banjo, mandolin, guitar, and even an accordion alongside four-part harmonies, the group delivers a fresh take on American roots music wrapped in a finely tuned folk sound.

Fronted by Rebekka Nilsson - winner for the 2022 IBMA Momentum "Vocalist of the Year" award - Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra combines original songs, classic tunes, and timeless covers into an energetic and soulful repertoire.

Tickets on sale August 10 @ 12pm

Adult: $18 - $48
Youth: $13

*Above prices include $3 facility fee
*PLUS additional 6.75% NC sales tax
*All persons must have a ticket, including infants

Light up the holidays with the Western Piedmont Symphony's Holiday Spectacular, led by Maestro Matthew Troy and featuring audience favorite Matt Sickles on electric guitar, performing classic Christmas songs, seasonal movie music, and an electrifying array of family-favorites and holiday hits. The annual Holiday Spectacular concert has become one of the region's favorite holiday traditions, bringing together families, friends, and the community for a night of seasonal wonder and festive music.

Tickets on sale August 10 @ 12pm

Adult: $38 - $78
Youth: $13

VIP Pre-Show Reception - 5:30pm / Season Pass Required for Entry

*Above prices include $3 facility fee
*PLUS additional 6.75% NC sales tax
*All persons must have a ticket, including infants

The Simon & Garfunkel Story is touring North America again this year! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, featuring a full live band performing all the hits including 'Mrs. Robinson', 'Cecilia', "Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'Homeward Bound' and many more.

"Fantastic" - Elaine Paige, BBC Radio and "Authentic and Exciting" - The Stage

The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the '60's to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous "The Concert in Central Park" reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance.

Tickets on sale August 10, 2026 @ 12pm

Adult: $38 - $78
Youth: $13

*Above admission prices include $3 facility fee
*PLUS additional 6.75% NC sales tax
*All persons must have a ticket, including infants

Showcasing thirteen iconic musical themes from Clint Eastwood's films, Eastwood by Eastwood is led by the highly respected American jazz bassist and composer Kyle Eastwood, Clint's son.

Highlighting themes from Eastwood films such as Gran Torino, Letters from Iwo Jima, Bridges of Madison County, Changeling, and Flags of our Fathers, the project has solidified Kyle's place as a highly respected musician and composer.

Tickets on sale August 10 @ 12pm

Adult: $18 - $48
Youth: $13

Photo by: Jerome Bonnet

*Above prices include $3 facility fee
*PLUS additional 6.75% NC sales tax
*All persons must have a ticket, including infants

Take a Rock 'n' Roll rollercoaster ride through one of the most explosive and influential musical styles of the 20th Century in PIANOMANIA! - Jared Freiburg's high-energy celebration of the 1950s.

Featuring music made famous by the most prolific piano entertainers from that era (including Little Richard, Ray Charles, and more) as well as many of the artists who influenced them and were influenced BY them (Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Hank Williams, and even Billy Joel), this show has electrified audiences worldwide by showcasing Jared's incredible virtuosity on a cavalcade of rock-and-roll, blues, jazz, and country hits.

Jared's love for this music was cemented performing the role of Jerry Lee Lewis in multiple productions of the Tony Award-winning Broadway megahit MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, and his pedigree can be summed up most easily by the 'Wild One' himself: "I am humbled and grateful to be honored this way. God bless you, Jared, and KEEP ROCKIN'!

Tickets on sale August 10 @ 12pm

Adult: $18 - $48
Youth: $13

*Above prices include $3 facility fee
*PLUS 6.75% NC Sales Tax
*All persons must have a ticket, including infants

The High Country Farm Tour will be held in Watauga County on Saturday, September 12th, from 10 am to 4 pm and features six unique farms. Get a behind-the-scenes look at each farm during a guided tour. Each farm will feature products for sale in addition to the tour experience. Expect to find flowers, crafts, self-care products, vegetables, and a variety of meats. Don’t forget your cooler!

Upon purchase, you will receive a digital map with all farm addresses for you to plan your day. Each ticket covers one carload of attendees. Please print your ticket to show at each farm or save your digital copy.

Tickets are $35 until September 4th; beginning September 5th prices will go up to $45.


You’re also invited to join us on Friday, September 11th, from 6 pm to 8 pm in downtown Boone at locally-owned Betty’s Biscuits for a meet and greet with the farmers, Biscuits, and Bubbly! Tickets are $20, and include a glass of champagne, hibiscus tea, and tasty biscuit sliders! You can add on this experience after purchasing your farm tour tickets!

Be sure to enjoy a fabulous brunch on Saturday & Sunday morning. Some locally-owned brunch spots are Vidalia, Boone Bagelry, Melanie’s Food Fantasy, AND you can always go back to Betty’s Biscuits. View all Brunch Spots in Boone here!

If you want to stay at a farm in the area, check out Hipcamp for available campsites, cabins, or other fun lodging options!

Tucked away on the edge of Clemson University’s campus are the remains of the Cherokee town of Esseneca and Fort Rutledge. Most people passing by the old monument near the site are unaware of the history. On August 1, 1776, a small battle occurred at Esseneca between the South Carolina militia and British/Cherokee force. Following the skirmish, the militia destroyed the town and built Fort Rutledge. The fort played an important role in the American Revolution serving as a staging area for patriot expeditions. It also served as a mechanism of settler colonialism, further displacing the Cherokee from their home. The British "destroyed" the fort in 1780, and nature buried what was left over the centuries. This history is little remembered. In 2021, Clemson faculty and students partnered with the National Park Service and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to unearth what was left of the fort. This research led to new and unexpected discoveries that are changing our understanding of the region’s history.

Presented in person and virtually. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/4fTPXtS

Calling All Performers: Crown Charlotte's Talent Virtual Auditions Open July 15!

Do you sing, dance, play an instrument, perform spoken word, make people laugh, amaze audiences with magic, or have a unique talent to share? Crown Charlotte's Talent is searching for talented performers of all ages to compete in one of the Charlotte area's most exciting talent showcases.

The competition welcomes both individual performers and groups, with talent categories including vocal performance, dance, instrumental music, bands and musical groups, spoken word, poetry, comedy, magic and illusion, cultural and heritage performances, variety acts, and specialty talents.

The virtual audition window will be open from July 15 through August 5. Performers selected through the audition process will advance to the preliminary round where you compete against other contestants to fundraise the most for Charlotte Center for the Arts. The top 20 fundraisers will move on to the live Crown Charlotte's Talent Finale on September 18, where finalists will take the stage for an unforgettable showcase of Charlotte-area talent.

Whether you're an experienced performer or stepping into the spotlight for the first time, Crown Charlotte's Talent is your chance to share your passion with the community and compete for top honors, while advancing Charlotte Center for the Arts' mission to create more venues and opportunities for artists and patrons in Charlotte.

Learn more about the competition, audition requirements, and deadlines at https://www.artscenterclt.org/crown-2026

Also, keep an eye on our website and social media channels for details regarding a special one-day in-person audition opportunity for performers who may prefer to audition live!


ABOUT CHARLOTTE CENTER FOR THE ARTS:
Charlotte Center for the Arts is addressing South Charlotte’s lack of arts infrastructure by developing a Community Arts Hub and a future 100,000 sq. ft. building and campus with performance, studio, and gathering spaces, ensuring equitable access to the arts for a rapidly growing region.

Together, we are creating an accessible and affordable hub that fosters performance, exhibition, and education, breaking down barriers for artists and audiences while building a vibrant, collaborative arts community that positions South Charlotte as a premier cultural destination. For more info visit: https://www.artscenterclt.org

Join Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for an evening of guided meditation and practical wisdom for navigating stress, anxiety, and burnout. Open to the public and accessible to complete beginners.