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Tosco Music presents Viva La Música CLT! on Saturday, May 17 at 2:00 PM at University City Library! FREE
A celebration of Charlotte's diverse musical talents!


Featuring:
The AV Trio
Eduardo de Rosamaria duo
Chinobay
Reinaldo Brahn duo


Viva La Música CLT! bridges cultures through music with shows across Charlotte featuring musicians from various backgrounds and genres. The event is *FREE*, so bring your family and friends! You won't want to miss this multicultural music experience for all ages.

Also: a history of novels written entirely in dialogue; the subversiveness of Harriet the Spy.

Dr. Halide Salam continues a 40-year focus on the intersections between the biological, the ecological, and the
spiritual in art, leading her into an increasingly deeper understanding for her own position within her practice.
This exhibition will include recent paintings from Salam’s new series of paintings (TransPlace, TransLight, and
TransMigration), within which she explores her own personal growth as a Muslim immigrant in modern
America. A central focus for Dr. Salam is a poem by the 13-century Sufi poet Rumi:

I died as a mineral and became a plant,
I died as plant and rose to animal,
I died as animal and I was Man.
What should I fear?
When was I less by dying?

Dr. Halide Salam was born in West Bengal, India, but spent much of her early life in East Pakistan. She began
her studies in Chattogram, Bangladesh, but migrated to the United States in 1971 at the insistence of her
parents. She received her MA in Painting from New Mexico Highlands University and continued on to earn her
Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Texas Tech University. She later studied Sacred Geometry and Sacred Art Traditions
at the Royal College of Art, London. In 2020, Dr. Salam retired as a Professor of Art from Radford University
after 40 years of teaching. She lives and works in Blacksburg, VA.

Investigators in Rhode Island try to learn why last week's blaze spread so quickly inside a West Warwick nightclub, killing at least 97 patrons. The state attorney general wants answers from the club's owner. Among the issues: whether rock band Great White had permission for pyrotechnics. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

The imagery shows the scale of the destruction in parts of Kentucky, Arkansas and Illinois.

It's been a revolving door for police chiefs in cities across the United States. Turnover has significantly increased since 2020 as calls for police accountability intensified.

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.

NPR's Vicki Que reports that the group trying to bring the "French abortion pill" to American women is having trouble raising the money it needs. The Population Council, a non-profit group in New York, set up a private, non-profit company to market RU 486 in the United States. But the company is having trouble raising the estimated $20 million it needs, in part because the drug is so controversial.

- Daniel visits 15-year-old Zak Forrest, who just won the grand prize in a nationwide American Film Institute contest with his two-and-a-half minute film called "Saturday." Zak shot the film himself and did all the editing on his computer. TV and movie actor Tim Allen was one of the judges in the contest...Danny talks with him about the film, and about the advances in technology that make filmmaking accessible to more people.

Susan Higgins plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro

RE: THE SQUIRRELS COMING SOON TO HICKORY COMMUNITY THEATRE
Looking for a unique, funny, and thought-provoking night at the theatre? Don’t miss The Squirrels, on stage at the Firemen’s Kitchen at Hickory Community Theatre from October 18 through November 2! This dark comedy takes a wild look at the battle for survival and power in a world where even squirrels aren’t safe from conflict. With biting humor and unexpected twists, The Squirrels is sure to make you laugh, think, and maybe even squirm a little!

Please note, this production is rated R for mature themes. Get your tickets today at hickorytheatre.org or call the box office at (828) 328-2283. That’s The Squirrels, October 18 through November 2 in the Firemen’s Kitchen. You won’t want to miss this unforgettable show.

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.

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.

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.

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.