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In a recent report, Charlotte ranked 111th out of 200 top cities for music fans. But if you ask Charlotte creative leader Tim Scott Jr., who’s been the artist-in-residence at Charlotte Center City Partners and toured the world with Grammy Award-winning North Carolina group The Foreign Exchange, you’ll hear how the Queen City deserves to sit higher up on the list of music cities. He talks about it in the latest Amplifier.

About 114 million Americans were expected to hit stores Friday and another 67 million today, but a survey suggests online shopping will be a majority of holiday shoppers' priority for the first time.

The labor practices of a Mayfield, Ky., candle factory are coming under scrutiny after at least eight people died in a tornado. Some question why so many employees were there as bad weather descended.

Toys R Us has reopened just two stores after a painful bankruptcy. This Black Friday will be its first under new ownership.

Join the Charlotte Pride Band as we kick off our 2023 Performance lineup with our first concert of the new year, titled "Journey". Through the incredible vision of our Artistic Director, John Stanley Ross, and Assistant Artistic Director, O'Shae Best, "Journey" will feature triumphant, adventurous, and atmospheric arrangements that are bound to move you! We are honored to also feature Jacob Lipham, Principal Timpanist of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.
We'll be performing in CPCC's Parr Center Theater at 1201 Elizabeth Ave. in Charlotte.
Ticket Information: This is a free admission event.

Come together around the music of the Beatles - a celebration for all ages!
Experience the Charlotte tradition - over a dozen diverse acts plus singalongs. Get tix for Tosco Music Beatles Tribute on Oct. 3. Groups of 6+ save 20% using code GROUP20.
Then enjoy a full Saturday of live music on 2 stages, contests, vendors, family fun and more - FREE!
Visit fabfestcharlotte.org for details.
🗓️October 3-4
📍Knight Theater - 430 S Tryon St.
📍Parr Center - 1201 Elizabeth Ave.
📸 @fabfestcharlotte

A middle-schooler from Union County is one of America’s best spellers, and he’s a finalist in this year’s National Spelling Bee. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, remembers an iconic moment from a spelling bee he covered – and the lessons learned.

Industry says it costs about $2.7 billion to bring a cancer drug to market. But oncologists who ran the numbers put the average closer to $650 million. Drugs are priced way too high, the doctors say.

Dallas singer 4batz rose from obscurity to a breathlessly awaited debut in barely a year — but his arrival is part of a tense exchange between hip-hop and R&B more than a decade in the making.

Thursday night is a big night for Charlotte's theater scene. A live show will open to an in-person audience for the first time since March, though the…

Fourteen-year-old Anamika Veeramani of North Royalton, Ohio, spelled "stromuhr" to win the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee Friday night. The event had its moments of drama.

Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly formula supplies that meet federal standards from overseas to the U.S.

The e-cigarette maker had asked a federal appeals court to pause a ban by the Food and Drug Administration that would have required the company to immediately halt its business.

A federal jury convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography charges in his hometown of Chicago, delivering another legal blow to a singer who used to be one of the biggest R&B stars in the world.

At a time when hip-hop dominates the R&B scene, it's often easier for a rapper to achieve commercial success than a singer. Our music critic examines why that is, in his review of two new albums by R&B vocalists: Ghetto Classics by Jaheim and On the Jungle Floor by Van Hunt.

Blues and R&B singer ETTA JAMES. She was a teenager when she was discovered by bandleader/talent scout Johnny Otis, who helped her record her first single, "Dance with Me Henry." Her career took off in the sixties, until she battled a drug addiction at the end of that decade. Although JAMES mostly sang R&B, she has just released "Mystery Lady," (Private Music) on which she covers songs by her favorite jazz singer, Billie Holiday.

Location:  
The location of the event is Central Piedmont Community College’s Central Campus, and the fair will be set up on both the ground and first floors. 
The address is 1201 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204.  
Where to park:  
Free parking is available just across the street from the venue, an easy walk away in Parking Deck 3. The entrances for parking deck 3 are located off Charlottetowne Ave & 4th St.  
The venue is also conveniently located along the LYNX street car and CATS bus line.  
Where to go:
Once you exit the parking deck, you will cross the street and head into the Parr Center building. We will be in the multi-purpose room to the right of the Welcome Desk, as well as up the stairs on the first-floor level.
Colorful A-frames and smaller signage will help direct you.