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Mark O'Connor, Grammy award winning artist and fiddling champion, will perform two of his works with the Youth Orchestras of Charlotte. The YOC and Maggie O'Connor (on fiddle and vocals) will join him for a World Premiere of an arrangement of Stevie Wonder's song Love's in Need. The YOC will also join the two fiddlers for Mark's Strings and Threads Suite, a celebration of American fiddle music arranged for orchestra. In addition, the YOC will offer a program of American music, including works by Aaron Copland, John Williams, Leonard Bernstein, and William Grant Still.

With the biggest captive audience of his career, Lamar's performance conjures a medley of hits that spans his 15-year discography, and featured R&B star SZA as a special guest.

Mecklenburg County Commissioners are requesting more information about the 287(g) program, which allows the sheriff’s office to partner with Immigration…

Republican party officials in Mecklenburg County have chosen a former Huntersville commissioner to replace Representative Charles Jeter on the ballot in…

Trotter was a Black newspaper editor in the early 20th century who advocated for civil rights by organizing mass protests. Historian Kerri Greenidge tells his story in her new book.

The other night, at dinner with a bunch of friends, we were talking politics, because these days it’s impossible to get through five minutes of any…

President Biden met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House, discussing North Korea's nuclear program, China and COVID-19 vaccines.

Israel strikes Iran killing two top military leaders, Democratic Sen. Padilla removed from DHS secretary Kristi Noem's press conference, Congress moves to eliminate federal funding for public media.

Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Serena Williams' performance and veteran St. Louis Cardinals player Albert Pujols closing in on 700 career home runs.

It’s been three months since U.S. Customs and Border Protection descended on Charlotte. Operation “Charlotte’s Web” brought fear, confusion and disruption to the city, especially to the immigrant community. There are still many unknowns about that operation despite attempts by politicians at all levels asking for transparency and accountability. We get an update on those attempts and examine the economic, legal and cultural fallout.

It is a time of chaos for the great city of Rome. The Republic has been torn for years by civil war, and for decades before that by the corruption and decadence of its ruling elites. A measure of order has finally been restored by the hand of Rome’s greatest general, Julius Caesar, who has been granted extraordinary power by the Senate to end the crisis and preserve the Republic. Through a series of emergency laws, Caesar appears on the verge of finally restoring peace to the fractured nation.
Recommended for ages 14+.

William Burns gives his first sit-down interview since assuming the post as CIA head. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks him about his priorities as well as the origins of Havana Syndrome and COVID-19.

Hurt, who died March 13, won an Oscar for his performance as a drag queen sharing a prison cell with a political dissident in the 1985 film Kiss of the Spider Woman. Originally broadcast in 2010.

A crowd of up to 250 people protested outside a CMPD office in north Charlotte on Friday evening, eventually breaking windows until police fired tear gas…

The Departments of Dance and Music present Nouveau Now, a program of stunning choreography and live music performances at the gloriously restored 1927 Carolina Theatre in uptown Charlotte.



Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Martha Graham Dance Company, the program will feature Adorations, Reimagined, a beautiful Graham work reconstructed by dance professor Kim Jones. Delia Neil’s painterly Ode to Alphonse Mucha will immerse dancers and the audience in lush Art Nouveau, with music by Debussy and Ravel performed by the University Chamber Orchestra. Tamara Williams’s jazz choreography will embody the fervor of Duke Ellington's "Praise God and Dance," played live by the UNC Charlotte Jazz Ensemble. Ashley L. Tate will bring Nouveau Now to a powerful close with a fusion of contemporary, jazz and hip hop movement set to an electro-soul and alternative rock soundtrack.



Ticket Prices:

UNC Charlotte Student $16.05
Senior or Military $22.20
UNC Charlotte Faculty/ Alumni $28.40
Standard Admission $32.64

Students from the studios of Cynthia Lawing and William Fried look to captivate the audience during Wildcat Weekend in Tyler-Tallman Hall for a program of solo and collaborative works.
Free and open to the public.

Students from the studios of Cynthia Lawing and William Fried aim to captivate the audience in Tyler-Tallman Hall with a program featuring solo and collaborative works.
Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
Free and open to the public.

Head to the Hall and experience racing excitement from start to finish with over 50 interactives. View 18 historic cars on Glory Road, celebrate NASCAR inductees in the Hall of Honor and experience what it takes to be a NASCAR driver at the Pit Crew Challenge or iRacing simulators. Also, don't miss your photo op with Disney·Pixar's Lightning McQueen, on display now. Catch Champ the Cheetah as he makes special appearances on Saturday and Sunday from 1-3 p.m. Fine print: Kids Go Free offer valid October 29-31. Adult general admission ticket purchase required (youth ages 4-12; no charge for 3 and under). Use promo code SPOOKY to purchase your tickets online at nascarhall.com/kids. Offer valid online only.

The Department of Dance presents the 2023 Fall Dance concert, with choreography by dance faculty Associate Professor Kim Jones, Associate Professor Tamara Williams, Associate Professor Delia Neil, and Professor of Dance E.E. Balcos.

Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.