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Guest host Erik Spanberg and our roundtable of reporters look at the week's top stories, including a Charlotte City Council member's apology for comments about the 2040 plan, and new doubts about reaching herd immunity to COVID-19.

President Biden is marking the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by awarding medals to a dozen people who he said helped protect democracy that day.

Wishes need STARS like YOU! ⭐ While the world is facing extraordinary challenges, local children continue to be diagnosed with critical illnesses every single day. These kids are facing some of their hardest days but YOU can help be a light of hope! Join us for our 2021 Wish Ball on February 26th - taking place VIRTUALLY for the first time! This LIVE event will feature inspiring stories from our wish families, live and silent auctions, and opportunities to grant wishes. The pre-show will start at 6:30 PM and the program will begin promptly at 7 PM. Help us make the stars align for local wish kids! Sign up for the event for FREE at ncwishball.org and don't forget to invite your family and friends to join as well. It's going to be an inspiring and uplifting night and you are not going to want to miss it!

Enjoy an evening around the beautiful lake sampling food by University City's favorite restaurants while enjoying live music, local artists and all the wine tastings your heart desires. Participating Restaurants Boardwalk Billy's Famous Toastery Ninety's Ice Cream The Wine Vault Wild Wing Café Participating Pop Up Shops Fairwick Candles Profound Sass Originate Jewelry Tousea Body Boutique Pink Daisy Co D. Renne Beauty Bar Cierra Reign Candle Company Live Music by Falcon Heart Due to COVID safety measures there will be two sessions to select from. Session One: 6:00 - 7:30 PM Session Two: 7:30 - 9:00 PM

Come join your neighbors for National Night Out, a nationwide community-building event that promotes our public safety partnerships and provides neighborhood camaraderie to help make our community a safer, more caring place to live. This FREE, family friendly event is open to the public. Planned activities include meeting your public safety officers, touch-a-truck, safety demonstrations, educational materials, and other fun activities. National Night Out will be held Tuesday, October 4th, from 6-8pm in the Target parking lot (6350 Weddington Road). For more information about National Night Out, please visit https://natw.org . Thank you to all our participants.

World-renowned graphic artist Shepard Fairey will offer his take on the intersection of arts and civic engagement on the occasion of the installation of Fairey’s 20x60 foot custom mural on the façade of the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement at Queens University. We welcome you to view Shepard Fairey's new mural before or after the student led discussion moderated by Mike Wirth, Queens University art and design professor.

ACE Miracle Bucket Days is here! Join Blackhawk Hardware August 6-8 for this life-changing event benefitting Levine Children's Hospital. Here's how to join in on the fun: 🤛🏽 Grab a bucket! A $5 donation to Levine Children's Hospital is all it takes to score a special edition 5-gallon Miracle Bucket. 🛒 Shop! Fill your bucket like you would a shopping basket. As a way to thank you for supporting Levine Children’s, you’ll receive 20% off on everything you can fit in the bucket (some exclusions apply). 😃 SMILE because you’ve helped make a difference in the lives of kids in need!

Join artistic worlds through mixed media! 11 to 16 year-olds will learn to incorporate experimental painting, collage, and drawing in five finished works of art. By leading exercises in diverse artistic ideas, McColl Center alumna artist Sharon Dowell will guide students to synthesize multiple mediums and be inspired by artistic practices like street art, architecture, fashion, graphic design, and music.The virtual camp will meet Monday, November 30 through Friday, December 4 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. through a secure Zoom meeting, and will be moderated by McColl Center staff. All supplies and instructions for five projects over the week will be provided in an art box. Price includes delivery within Mecklenburg County.

Explore printmaking with a gelatin plate! Your 11 to 16 year-old will translate their ideas to paper using diverse techniques to roll ink, pull prints, and reveal ghost prints. Teaching tricks of the trade, Charlotte-based artist Laurie Smithwick will encourage students to experiment with resist prints and textures to make five finished works of art or creations like greeting cards and gift tags. The virtual camp will meet Monday, December 7 through Friday, December 11 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. through a secure Zoom meeting, and will be moderated by McColl Center staff. All supplies and instructions for five projects over the week will be provided in an art box. Price includes delivery within Mecklenburg County.

Transform vinyl records with collage and paint! Your 11 to 16 year-old will spin this unique, recycled canvas into five finished works of art highlighting favorite genres or musicians. While discussing favorite music with the group, Charlotte-based artist Jaianna McCants will teach the fundamentals of collage making and painting techniques and share the origins of recording music on vinyl. The virtual camp will meet Monday, December 14 through Friday, December 18 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. through a secure Zoom meeting, and will be moderated by McColl Center staff. All supplies and instructions for five projects over the week will be provided in an art box. Price includes delivery within Mecklenburg County.

Each month preschool children ages 3-6 years, will have an opportunity to create, discover and learn different concepts using the STEAM approach. There will be a fun, different topic at each session. *Registration Required* Register online or call the library at 704-664-2927 to reserve your spot. All children attending the program must be registered individually, and there is a limit of one caretaker per child. We ask that families participate in one Storytime a week. We ask that you arrive 10 minutes early to claim your registration spot. Any spots that have been unclaimed 5 minutes before the program’s start time will be given to walk-in participants. Masks are encouraged.

Garner NC artist Keiko Genka will present her acrylic on canvas art exhibition “East, West, and Beyond” at the Caldwell Arts Council May 6 – June 24, 2022. Originally from Japan, Keiko Genka creates art that is inspired by her Asian origin leading into living in the west today. “Although I now realize the beauty of simplicity and subtlety in my own culture, I still try to capture the excitement I experienced in those western books from my teenage years” The Caldwell Arts Council is open Tuesday-Friday 9am-5pm.

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto our stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar. Ages 6+ Times vary, please see website. Th, Fr, @ 7pm, Sa & Su @ 1pm & 4pm

The Mooresville Public Library Speaker Series presents best selling author Kelly Mustian, on September 22nd at 6:30 PM at the library in downtown Mooresville. Ms. Mustian is the author of the USA Today and SIBA bestselling novel The Girls in the Stilt House, which Publishers Weekly describes as a “remarkable debut” and a “nearly flawless tale of loss, perseverance, and redemption.” Her work has appeared in numerous journals and magazines, and she is a past recipient of a Blumenthal Writers Award and a Regional Artist Grant from the North Carolina Arts and Science Council. She is originally from Natchez, Mississippi, and currently lives in North Carolina.

Ski buff Sarah Witter will get $6,358 back from her hospital and insurer after a review of her bill following the NPR-Kaiser Health News story about her case.

Britain is only six weeks away from its departure from the European Union, but it's not at all clear how Britain will leave the European Union. Many things, including a deal, are not set.

Thousands of cars lined up at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday night at a massive event handing out free meals.

The former Illinois congressman reflects on confronting the "fanaticism of the hardcore" of his own party. Kinzinger served on the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol.

More than 30 million Americans have applied for unemployment in just six weeks. NPR's economics and science correspondents update on the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis.

Welcome to "Afrofuturism: Curated", an avant-garde exploration into the universe of Black speculative fiction, science, technology, art, and music. This one-day event at the iconic Little Rock Cultural Center of Charlotte seeks to converge the lines between past, present, and future through an Afrocentric lens. Join us for a day of celebration, reflection, and projection. Your future awaits.

~Key Highlights of “Afrofuturism: Curated”

Pop Up Art Gallery: Featuring paintings, cartoon drawings, and visual artists that reimagine the specter of time and space

The Art Of Easing: Vinyl record DJ set by Cairo Black

Spoken Word performance by poet Jah Smalls

Hip Hop performance by Mason Parker

Excerpts from “Unpacking: Being A Black Woman In America, An Afro Futuristic Memoir Play” by Breana Venable

Food truck featuring traditional and futuristic cuisine, showcasing our rich culinary heritage

Film Screenings: Curated selections that transport audiences to imaginative worlds, challenge conventional narratives, and highlight the impact ofAfroFuturism on cinema and storytelling.