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The Grammy Award winning Passion for Bach and Coltrane pairs Imani Winds, the poet A.B. Spellman, Harlem Quartet, and a jazz piano trio to synthesize classical and jazz styles, highlighting the gifts of all the performers onstage. Inspired by and featuring Spellman’s poetry, Passion interweaves orated poems with music, in a manner inspired by J.S. Bach’s Passion settings. Jeff Scott selected one masterwork by each composer — Bach’s Goldberg Variations and John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme — and used each as source material to construct a mosaic tapestry around the drama and imagery in Spellman's text. Pensive, ethereal moments are punctuated by Bach, while the tone for moody, dark passages is set by Coltrane's work. Winner of the 2024 Grammy for Best Classical Compendium Album.

David Gura speaks with journalists Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague about their new book "The Steal: The Attempt to Overturn the 2020 Election and the People Who Stopped It."

Friday, June 15th, 2018On the local news roundup, we're live from the Heroes Convention in Uptown Charlotte! Mike Collins and our roundtable of reporters…

Northwest School of the Arts hosts the Westside Arts Festival March 18, 2023
The Underground, QC Family Tree, and Northwest School of the Arts are teaming up to create a collaborative visual arts event
Charlotte, NC— 3/2/2023 — In an effort to embrace diverse emerging artists and establish greater visibility within the Beatties Ford Corridor, NWSA is partnering with local organizations to bring a vibrant arts experience to the heart of Beatties Ford Rd. The state-of-the-art theater and gallery space is opening its doors for the community (free admission/parking) to get a sneak peek at NWSA's Spring Showcase and get a dose of some of Charlotte's emerging talent.
Local Emerging Artists
QC Family Tree has helped identify some artists with connections to the West Side to come display work in the NWSA Theater. We are excited to host guest artists: Tara Levy, La'Porscha Smith, Simone Atkins, Morgan Osburn, Melanee Marshall, Bunny Gregory, Hoan Rahlan, Katrina Cherry, Helms Jarrell, Little Muse Studio, and Amani Bostic-Arrington. They will be in attendance to sell and talk about their work in addition to NWSA students with their awesome Spring Showcase on display in the gallery. Artist applications to exhibit (free) are still being taken https://bit.ly/3ZOh4eT. This is a wonderful way to connect the students with the community and the talent that lives and operates in the vicinity.
Northwest is a CMS Magnet School that provides specialized arts instruction for students in grades 6-12 is situated between the Washington Heights and Lincolns Heights neighborhoods of Beatties Ford Rd. QC Family Tree is a neighborhood-based community organization, rooted in the Enderly Park neighborhood of West Charlotte, NC, working at the intersection of faith, culture, and social change. The Underground Mobile Art Studio brings the arts to youth in underserved communities for free.

Supported by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, Haleh Liza Gafori has created a cross-media performance piece based on her acclaimed book "Gold," featuring translations of poems by Rumi. Her performance will weave translations, original text, and musical compositions sung in Persian and English.

Don't miss out! Here's what you'll experience:
- a pre-event catered reception,
- Haleh's uplifting presentation,
- Q&A, connection & conversation,
- book signing and post-event mixing & mingling.

Reception: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Program: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

About Haleh Liza Gafori:
Haleh Liza Gafori is a translator, vocalist, poet, and composer born in NYC of Persian descent. Her acclaimed book, Gold (New York Review Books Classics/Penguin Random House, 2022), features her translations of poems by Rumi, the 13th century sage and mystic. Gafori’s work has been published by Columbia University Press, Harvard Review, Literary Hub, Hyperallergic, The Marginalian, and elsewhere. She has presented lectures, workshops, and performance pieces at universities and festivals across the country and abroad, including Stanford University, Swarthmore College, Lincoln Center, the New York Public Library, and Bradford Literary Fest.

About the Charlotte Ideas Festival:
The Charlotte Ideas Festival is a multi-day exploration of today’s pressing ideas and issues through the lens of the humanities. This year’s conversation-packed events feature a range of thinkers, innovators and community members engaged in connection and conversation. A program of The Charlotte Center for the Humanities & Civic Imagination (The Charlotte Center), the Charlotte Ideas Festival is part of the three-week Charlotte SHOUT! festival celebrating Food, Art, Music, and Ideas.

You’re invited to kick off the Charlotte Ideas Festival with a special evening with David Pogue.

Don't miss out! Here's what you'll experience:
- a pre-event catered reception,
- David's enlightening presentation,
- Q&A, connection & conversation,
- book signing and post-event mixing & mingling.

Reception: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Program: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

From autonomous vehicles and delivery drones to unmanned grocery stores, we’ve seen a rise of people-replacing technologies within the last few years. As these changes continue, it’s time to start thinking about the post-robot, post-AI world. In this talk, New York Times bestselling author and futurist David Pogue explores where we are on the road to automated employees, preparing audiences practically and emotionally for the very near future.

About David Pogue:
David Pogue is a full-time correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning who covers the technology, science, and language beat. He’s a six-time Emmy winner for his stories, a New York Times bestselling author, a five-time TED speaker, host of 20 NOVA science specials on PBS, and creator/host of the CBS News/Simon & Schuster podcast Unsung Science.

About the Charlotte Ideas Festival:
The Charlotte Ideas Festival is a multi-day exploration of today’s pressing ideas and issues through the lens of the humanities. This year’s conversation-packed events feature a range of thinkers, innovators and community members engaged in connection and conversation. A program of The Charlotte Center for the Humanities & Civic Imagination (The Charlotte Center), the Charlotte Ideas Festival is part of the three-week Charlotte SHOUT! festival celebrating Food, Art, Music, and Ideas.

The NoDa Bizarre Returns August 2nd with Art, Music, Makers & More! A one-day festival reviving the creative spirit of NoDa’s All Arts Market!

The NoDa Bizarre is back—and bolder than ever! On Saturday, August 2nd, from noon to 8 PM, the lawn of the Johnston YMCA will come alive with creativity, community, and culture. Presented by the NoDa Neighborhood and Business Association’s (NoDa NBA) NoDaRioty committee, this all-arts festival is a modern revival of the beloved All Arts Marketthat once defined the neighborhood’s creative heartbeat.

This year’s Bizarre features an open-air artist market with 75+ local vendors, live music,
interactive art, and more. Enjoy performances by Maggie Lowe, Greg Steinfeld, and Ellie
Morgan as you browse handmade goods, original art, and curious creations from Charlotte’s
most inventive makers.

This year visitors will also enjoy the talents of ten youth artists, from ages 6-18 that will be participating!

In partnership with Charlotte Studio Artists, the festival will feature a silent auction showcasing
donated pieces from 10+ local artists, giving attendees a chance to take home unique works
while supporting the local arts community.

Come hungry—Chutney Cat, King of Pops, and VJ’s Chicken Inasal will be on site serving up bold flavors, sweet treats, and street food favorites to keep you energized all day.

Cool off with nonalcoholic handmade sodas and seltzers from Divine Barrel Brewing, crafted just for the occasion.

As you explore the market, don’t miss the raffle featuring free prizes from 15+ local NoDa
businesses—a fun and easy way to support the neighborhood and win something unique.

Admission is FREE and open to all. For more information, visit noda.org/nodabizarre

You're invited! Join us and our new friends at Hearts United for Good (HUG) at our final 2024 Charity of the Month event!
Hearts United for Good is dedicated to addressing and identifying gaps and needs within Mecklenburg County and its often overlooked and marginalized populations.
On Tuesday, December 17 from 6-9pm, come out to the brewery and meet the HUG organization and their resident DJ Bethany as she spins some groovy tunes. There will be a food truck, a raffle with some huge prizes and a clothing drive you can participate in!
Clothing drive details:
•Drop off any new or gently-worn cold-weather items (coats, hats, gloves, scarves, blankets, etc.) to the brewery beginning December 1st through the 17th.
•In return, donators will receive a $5 Pilot Brewing gift card AND a raffle ticket to use at the December 17th Chug for HUG charity event!
•The raffle winner(s) will be announced at the Chug for HUG charity event on December 17th (winner does not have to be present to win) and take home an amazing prize!
Raffle/prizes details:
•Purchase a raffle ticket(s) (or donate to the clothing drive to receive a raffle ticket for free) to win some amazing prizes such as a HUG/Pilot Brewing swag gift basket, a 55” TV, an electric scooter, a DJ package and MORE!
•We will call the raffle winner(s) during the Chug for HUG charity event on December 17th (winner does not have to be present to win)
Proceeds from the raffle and $1 from every featured charity drink sold will be directly donated to HUG:
•Tart Hearts: A sour ale conditioned on pomegranates. 4.9%
•Cranberry Paloma: Tequila, cranberry & grapefruit, splash of soda
•Watermelon Lemonade (N/A): Zero-proof Amethyst watermelon/lime, sour mix & dash of grenadine
We hope to see you there!
Cheers!

This captivating program weaves together the timeless beauty of string quartet music, performed by the Poiesis Quartet, with the powerful poetry of Junious Ward, the Poet Laureate of Charlotte. Blending old and new compositions with world premiere poetry, it creates an immersive experience where sound, space, and language intertwine. Through the harmony of light, melody, and verse, this performance invites you to discover new ways of experiencing the beauty of nature through music.
The Poiesis Quartet is one of the hottest young chamber ensembles in the US, recently winning the pinnacle of chamber music competitions, the Fischoff Competition. Constantly commissioning, performing, touring, and recording, these young musicians bring pure energy and vitality to the stage.
Known for his honest, conversational, and raw style exploring identity, place, history, and more, Junious "Jay" Ward is the 2022 Poet Laureate of Charlotte and an in-demand speaker and educator across the US. His spoken word performances have garnered awards and recognition by many organizations. He is a National Slam champion (2018), an Individual World Poetry Slam champion (2019), author of Sing Me A Lesser Wound (Bull City Press 2020) and Composition (Button Poetry 2023). Jay currently serves as Charlotte's inaugural Poet Laureate and is a 2023 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow. Ward has attended Breadloaf Writers Conference, Callaloo, The Watering Hole and Tin House Winter Workshop. His work can be found in Columbia Journal, Four Way Review, DIAGRAM, Diode Poetry Journal and elsewhere.
You’ll enjoy an intimate concert, up close to the performers, in our warm and welcoming space under a canopy of lights. Light refreshments and parking are always complementary! Doors open at 6:30 for a pre-concert reception.

🎬Community Impact Film Series: Environment
📅Saturday, April 12, 2025
⏰8:30am-8pm
🆓FREE event
🌍Charlotte’s largest annual Earth Day celebration brings together community members to celebrate our environment, engage families with fun educational activities, foster lifelong connections with nature, and connect attendees with environmentally conscious organizations and businesses from the Charlotte area.
🌏Charlotte Earth Day is open to all members of the community, including children and their families, young adults, educators, and everyone passionate about sustainability.
🌎The event will feature dozens of exhibitors representing Charlotte-based organizations and businesses.
📜Schedule of events:
🚗☕8:00am – 11:00am: EV Cars & Coffee at "Eighty Eights"
✨10:00am – 5:30pm: Exhibitors Fair
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦11:00am – 12:30pm: PBS NC – Rootle Roadster Program
The Rootle Roadster Tour is one of the ways PBS brings its mission to educate, engage, and inspire individuals to life by traveling to communities across North Carolina to provide families with PBS KIDS resources and Playful Learning opportunities.
As part of the April 12 event, PBS NC will join as a community partner to provide a fun, family-friendly event featuring hands-on activities, interactive learning stations, and PBS KIDS-themed experiences. This program will empower families in the Charlotte community with tools to support children’s development. 👶👧
🌊1:00pm: Coastal Carolina University Theatre Presentation
🐳2:00pm: “Mission BLUE” with talkback panel.
This award winning film inspires action to explore and protect the oceans.
📖4:00pm: "Protectors of The Endangered" Clip and Presentation
♻️6:00pm: "Wasted! The Story of Food Waste" with Talkback
🥙🚛11am – 5pm - Carolina Farm Trust Food Truck

Florida is at the center of the fight over abortion. As the state faces new restrictions and a November ballot question on abortion rights, Democrats see potential where they haven't in years.

"In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights," Trump's lawyers wrote in the court filings.

Pam Hemphill, a Jan. 6 rioter who served her sentence for her role in the insurrection, offers her views on Trump's indictment in connection with attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with co-directors Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss about their new documentary War Game, which considers dangerous possibilities after the 2024 presidential election.

Hamas says it has agreed to Israel's request to speed up release of Israeli hostages, including two men held around a decade. The bodies of members of a young family are among those it will hand over.

Pipelines conveying natural gas in Washington, D.C., are old and wearing out, with approximately four leaks per mile, a recent scientific survey of the pipes suggests. Researchers say the average amount of methane lost to leaks in Washington seems to be more than twice the national average for cities.

Six Chinese men survived the sinking of the Titanic. Their stories were lost to history until the documentary The Six showed how their lives were shaped by America's restrictive immigration policies.

Her parents, brother and cousin were killed in the collision, but the girl was found walking barefoot on the tracks. She's being cared for by grandparents after receiving three stitches in her head.

In many places, the 6-foot guidance was interpreted as requiring schools to operate on part-time schedules in order to reduce class sizes. A 3-foot rule would allow many more schools to reopen fully.

As districts like Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools look for ways to close student achievement gaps, they are trying to make sure that each student has access…