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Curious about improv? Each week Queen City Comedy offers a fun, "learn through laughing" approach to building improv skills! Each Saturday, we’ll explore a key improv principle through simple games and exercises, while you build confidence and creativity. Whether you have improv experience and want to build new skills, or you are new and ready to learn — just bring yourself and a willingness to laugh and play!

Are you ready to be dazzled by the incredible drag performers at our next Level Up Drag Brunch on Sunday, 10/29/23, starting at 11am? Get your tickets today to this high-energy party today by hitting the link below! Guests can enjoy a delicious Bodega Food Wagon brunch beginning at 11am, a carafe of mimosas, and then watch these queens and kings mesmerize you with a fun show starting at 12pm! Don't forget your $1 bills either!

Our sixth annual inclusive Thanksgiving dinner keeps the same mission: Spread love and food to our underserved members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Queen City Nerve and Brian DuBois are partnering with Resident Culture Brewing to host a free dinner on Thanksgiving day for anyone in search of community care. Unfortunately, members of the LGBTQIA+ community are often excluded from family functions during the holidays and we work together to offer a safe space for enjoyment.

The Davidson College choirs, orchestra, Appalachian Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble collaborate with Dance Davidson to bring you your festive holiday favorites and more. Tickets go quickly, so be sure to invite your family, friends, and neighbors!
For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Free for Davidson students, but tickets are required

The Davidson College choirs, orchestra, Appalachian Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble collaborate with Dance Davidson to bring you your festive holiday favorites and more. Tickets go quickly, so be sure to invite your family, friends, and neighbors!
For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Free for Davidson students, but tickets are required

Guy Raz is the host, co-creator, and editorial director of three NPR programs, including two of its most popular ones: TED Radio Hour and How I Built This.Both shows are heard by more than 14 million people each month around the world. He is also the creator and co-host of NPR's first-ever podcast for kids, Wow In The World.

Millions are preparing to fill out their NCAA tournament brackets, pondering deep questions such as, "Can Kentucky really run the table?" and "Which No. 5 seed will beat a No. 12 in the first round?"

Last year was the warmest on record — again. One study has found that, within 50 years, the planet could experience a greater temperature increase than in the last 6,000 years. In places, going outside for a few hours would result in death even for the fittest humans. Meanwhile, we are experiencing stronger storms, longer droughts, floods and fires. What does all this portend for our state?

A recent NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found nearly 6-in-10 voters say President Trump's top priority should be lowering prices. That concern is being expressed loudly in the swing state of Wisconsin.

Wednesday, September 26, 2018A change in refugee policy by the Trump Administration will heavily impact Charlotte and North Carolina. We look at why we…

Tuesday, July 9, 2019You may be planning a vacation this summer, but politics is not.The onslaught of summertime politics includes the candidate filing…

Wednesday, April 10, 2019Mike sits down this hour with the man who thinks so much about energy use and efficiency, he’s been called one of the Top 100…

Minor League Baseball’s big game is coming to Charlotte. The league announced Tuesday that BB&T Ballpark will host the 2014 Triple-A National Championship…

Florida A&M will be without 20 ineligible players and down to only eight available offensive linemen when it plays at North Carolina on Saturday night.

More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Gerry Yandel, executive editor of The Virgin lslands Daily News, about what life is like for those living on the islands more than a month after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

The Gulf Livestock 1 reportedly capsized in heavy seas near the island of Amami Oshima just as a typhoon was passing through the area. Only one crew member is known to have survived.

The Mecklenburg County COVID-19 Renewal and Recovery Task Force will hold a virtual town hall on Thursday, April 8, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. The entire community is invited to join this free event. The purpose of the event is to bring awareness to the damaging effect COVID-19 has had on the struggle for food security in Mecklenburg County, while highlighting the relief efforts that are underway. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from key field experts, ask questions, and learn about the various resources that are available to County residents. Panelists for the event include: • Tina Postel, Executive Director of Loaves and Fishes • Nicole Banahene, Director of Partner Relations at NC MedAssist • Jane Shutt, Executive Director of Pineville Neighbors Place • Guy Cousins, President of the Board of Directors at the Three Sisters Market. • Jordan Brooks-Adams, Executive Director of the West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition The town hall will be moderated by Kevin Kendrick, Co-Chair of the Community and Economic Development Committee of the COVID-19 Task Force. To register for this WebEx event, please visit: https://meck.co/3vVOYQF This is the third installment in a series of town halls the COVID-19 Task Force plans to host to raise awareness on COVID-19’s impact on our community and the relief efforts that are in progress. The next community town hall will focus on COVID-19’s impact on educators and highlight the resources available to community stakeholders. Media Contact: Kay Tembo, Community Relations Coordinator, 704-975-5042, Kay.Tembo@MeckNC.gov

This training is being offered through ZOOM and will be virtual. Deadline: Registration for this course will be closed on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 to allow time for completion of the self-guided portion of MHFA. Once registered for MHFA Adult virtual training you will receive specific instructions on how to complete the REQUIRED 2-hour, online, self-directed course pre-work. NOTE: The 2-hour pre-work MUST be completed 72 hours prior to the 6.5 hour Instructor-led portion or you will not be able to take the second portion of the course on March 2, 2021. (Pre-work completion deadline is 02/25/2021) INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSE: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSE TIMEFRAME: 9:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M. Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance abuse challenges. This course is delivered by certified Mental Health First Aid USA instructors on the MHA staff. Sessions will be held virtually through ZOOM. NOTE: A minimum of eight (8) registrants required for each course. Courses with fewer than 8 registered participants 48 hours prior to course date will be cancelled. Registrants will be notified by email of any class cancellation. For more information, contact Ericka Ellis-Stewart via email at eellis-stewart@mhacentralcarolinas.org or by teleCell Phone 704-365-3454 ext.230 or Kevin Markle via email at kmarkle@mhacentralcarolinas.org or by teleCell Phone at 704-365-3454 ext. 225. Mental Health First Aid is a free course, thanks to generous 2020-2021 funding from the Mecklenburg County ABC Board and the Mecklenburg County Community Services Grant. Save lives and build stronger communities. Join Mental Health First Aiders across the USA.

This training is being offered through ZOOM and will be virtual. Deadline: Registration for this course will be closed on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 to allow time for completion of the self-guided portion of MHFA. Once registered for MHFA Youth virtual training you will receive specific instructions on how to complete the REQUIRED 2-hour, online, self-directed course pre-work. NOTE: The 2-hour pre-work MUST be completed 72 hours prior to the 6.5 hour Instructor-led portion or you will not be able to take the second portion of the course on March 23, 2021. (Pre-work completion deadline is 03/19/2021) INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSE: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSE TIMEFRAME: 9:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M. Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance abuse challenges. This course is delivered by certified Mental Health First Aid USA instructors on the MHA staff. Sessions will be held virtually through ZOOM. NOTE: A minimum of eight (8) registrants required for each course. Courses with fewer than 8 registered participants 48 hours prior to course date will be cancelled. Registrants will be notified by email of any class cancellation. For more information, contact Ericka Ellis-Stewart via email at eellis-stewart@mhacentralcarolinas.org or by teleCell Phone 704-365-3454 ext.230 or Kevin Markle via email at kmarkle@mhacentralcarolinas.org or by teleCell Phone at 704-365-3454 ext. 225. Mental Health First Aid is a free course, thanks to generous 2020-2021 funding from the Mecklenburg County ABC Board and the Mecklenburg County Community Services Grant. Save lives and build stronger communities. Join Mental Health First Aiders across the USA.