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BrightFire Music & Arts Festival Music, Art, Fire, Dance, Nature - A beyond-imagination celebration of Life. At BrightFire, enjoy and indulge in new local art and craftsmanship at the Night Market. Grab a bite to eat at one of the delicious food trucks, kick back at the Midnight Mulligan beer garden, make a flower crown, learn to dance at the maypole, play games in the field while listening to concerts with mesmerizing fire performances, and rendezvous at the fairy village for a tea party. All ages welcome! Surround yourself in an imaginative artistic experience during the sunset fire-lighting show, premiering a new innovative music and dance piece by Anne Harris, Fred Dunlap, & THE MARK dance company. Activities: Mainstage Concerts + 5 intimate acoustic stages Night Market (Art Show, Crafts, Designer, Innovation, Silent Auction) Food Trucks, Craft Snacks, Beverages Pilates (optional class @4:30 & 5:30) Midnight Mulligan Beer Garden Flower Crown Station - make your own! Dance! Fire Science, History, & Safety Gardening (demonstrations, starter kits) Field Games (Potions and Pixels) Silent Auction (benefits Safe Alliance, donate). Lineup: Anne Harris (Blues/American Roots) Tuatha Dea (Appalachian Rock) Space Ballet (Trip-Hop Opera) Master Kie & Your Neighborhood Orchestra Hey Richard & Several Others Schedule: 4:00 - Gates open to Night Market, 5 Acoustic Stages, Silent Auction, Activities, Games, Garden Social, etc. 4:30 & 5:30 (optional) 2x 30-minute Pilates class 6:00 - Mainstage performances 8:10 - Sunset Fire-Lighting Ceremony 8:30 -10p: Mainstage performances The festival is an innovative artist-led, community-based interpretation of the essence of Beltane. In Celtic tradition, Beltane marked the end of a cold, dark, life-and-death winter and the beginning of renewed life and summer. It is associated with fire, nature, renewed life and growth, joyful celebrations, and an important time in agricultural and pastoral life. Initially, herdsmen in Scotland, Ireland, and Man, would lead their cattle between bonfires to cleanse and prevent disease before entering into the new summer pastures. Ancient communities celebrated this changing season by playing music and dancing near the fires. They would extinguish their home hearths and relight them from the communal Beltane fires as a unifying practice. BrightFire Festival is a celebration of Life. A production by Charlotte New Music in partnership with Historic Rural Hill, & THE MARK dance company. Silent Auction sales benefit Safe Alliance.

Join Sustain Charlotte for a FREE board game night at Divine Barrel Brewing in NoDa! They will have games with transportation and building themes like Ticket to Ride, Monopoly Builder, and Megacity Oceania.

They'll provide light snacks and you are welcome to bring food or order from a nearby restaurant. There will be a food truck. Whether you come alone or with friends and family, everyone is warmly welcomed. Come meet other locals who are interested in sustainability while having some low-key competitive (or cooperative) fun! You're welcome to bring the whole family and we'll have games for kids, too.

No knowledge of how to play the games is required. We'll learn together. Feel free to bring your own games, too! Look for our Sustain Charlotte table cloth when you arrive.

Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. will host her annual State of the District address to provide updates on how key legislative initiatives will impact residents of Congressional district NC-12. There will be two separate events – one for residents of Cabarrus County and one for residents of Mecklenburg County. Registration is required and questions can be submitted in advance by completing the registration form at www.adams.house.gov. Both events are open to the press and will be followed by press conferences. Time permitting, reporters may seek 1:1 interviews with Rep. Adams by contacting our Press Secretary Greg Nasif at the contact information above.

Join us Saturday, November 1st for the fifth annual Drop Dead 5K presented by AvidXchange!

Lace up for a one-of-a-kind race through history! The Drop Dead 5K returns this fall with our unique course winding through the peaceful, scenic paths of Charlotte’s Historic Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery. Covering 70+ acres, this resting place is home to some of the city’s most notable names.

In addition to the 5K, the event features a food truck, DJ, an award ceremony, and a guided tour after the race. BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR! At 10 a.m., join us for our third 1 Mile Kids Fun Run! This is FREE for kids (registration is required) and includes a fun run finisher medal.

Barry Corbin has appeared in hundreds of movies and TV shows over the past 40 years. Fans remember him early on in Urban Cowboy, Lonesome Dove and Northern Exposure. His career is still going strong with roles in recent years on The Ranch, Yellowstone, Tulsa Kings and he's in the new Martin Scoresese movie Killers of the Flower Moon.

For "An Evening with Barry Corbin" the skillful storyteller has put together a presentation, which is a celebration of his personal and professional life. It includes photos from some of his most cherished moments on set and off. The show's second act will allow the audience to participate in a moderated Q&A. Afterwards, Barry will stay around for a meet and greet to sign and take photos.

*Photo by LeAnn Mueller

With the class of young Temptations, moves like the Jackson 5, and the energy of Bruno Mars....Everyone’s going Uptown!!!

From New York City, the epicenter of contemporary Pop and Soul, Uptown is a group of men who combine the smooth stylings of R&B with the fresh hits of today. The perfect mix of BrunoMars caliber stage presence with the vocals of Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. You’ve never seen anything like Uptown!

Each member of the collective is a soloist, bringing a unique flavor of performance that will have any crowd on their feet dancing and singing along. Regardless of the genre or era of music, The Uptown Show exudes freshness and fun in a way that everyone will enjoy

In the face of rising COVID-19 cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California, San Francisco, offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead.

NPR's Shannon Bond talks with Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, known as "the Hendrix of the Sahara," about his new album.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018Education is making headlines around the country as school safety becomes a key issue. That’s certainly a topic of conversation here,…

Wednesday, August 16, 2017A new state law benefits solar energy but also places a moratorium on wind energy. We get an update on that and on other…

Last year, South Carolina had the highest rate of deaths due to domestic violence in the country. The state has consistently placed in the top 10…

Is your child a 'trophy kid?' Do they receive participation awards just for showing up? Our guest today says 'you're doing it wrong.' In their bestselling…

Thursday, Jan. 4, 20182017 was great for stocks and hiring. Will this economic rise continue in 2018? What effect will we see from the new tax cuts? Mike…

Friday, March 23, 2018Some North Carolina politicians are linked to the Facebook data scandal. A new report labels Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools the most…

Tuesday, May 7, 2019The winner of WFAE's Queen City PodQuest has been crowned. Mike Collins sits down with two members of the winning team, and Joni…

Mike Collins looks at the year that was in Charlotte and the region in 2021 with our Local News Roundup reporters.

We hear from UNC Charlotte Chancellor Sharon Gaber. She took over at a time of COVID-19 chaos. With that behind her, she shares her vision for the school.

Scams are out there all year but don’t let scammers ruin your holidays as they try to steal your money, merchandise and more. Some tips on how to spot them and protect yourself.

It’s our monthly conversation with Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles fresh from her election victory to a third term in office. We get some post-election thoughts on her priorities for this new, but shortened, term.

From the insurrection on Jan. 6 to a rise in political violence, many experts consider this a moment of crisis for American democracy. But one historian argues the country has faced similar challenges before, and those lessons can shed light on how to build a stronger, more vibrant democracy than ever before.