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FREE YOUTH ADMISSION This summer, kids go free at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. 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. Use promo code SUMMER and purchase your tickets online. Select your visit date (August 6-22) on the dropdown. Adult general admission ticket purchase required (youth ages 4-12; no charge for 3 and under). Offer valid online only, August 6-22. Up to four complimentary youth tickets per paid adult admission.

The Lake Norman Orchestra proudly presents a free concert at the beautiful St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson, NC. Since 2002, the 35-member full orchestra has been providing quality music and opportunities for community member musicians to perform. Their conductor, Mr. Samuel A. Kyzer, leads the "all volunteer" group in performing a wide variety of music including classical favorites, pop favorites, and music from film and theater. Selections to be performed at this event include:
“William Tell Overture” by Rossini
“Flute Concerto in D major” by J.C. Bach
“Armed Forces Salute” by Bob Lowden
“Motown Medley”
Mrs. Stephanie Holly is our vocal soloist on three selections and Mrs. Karen Franks will be our soloist on the Flute concerto.

If one could imagine a Grand Ol’ Opry for Black Musicians, it would be The Black Opry Revue, a collective of many Black musicians who share a kinship with some form of country music. Our Black Opry Revue will feature three musicians: Julie Williams, a Duke alumna with a degree in public policy who is following her singer/songwriting passion in Nashville; Joe West, who has been heard by countless thousands of travelers to and through the Nashville International Airport, and Mel Washington, currently living in Charleston but formerly from Nashville. All three are deeply gifted artists who will give us many of their original compositions.

The beloved holiday song “Frosty the Snowman” has inspired a brand-new story by Catherine Bush with original music by Mandy Williams. A young orphan named Billy discovers magic in a stolen hat. When he places the hat on a snowman’s head, the snowman comes to life! But can Frosty the Snowman help Billy find his real family in time for Christmas? Join Billy and Frosty as they embark on a New York City adventure filled with thrills and chills, and the discovery that the real magic of the holidays is love. The show is filled with songs and dances that you’ll remember long after you leave the theatre.

Learn more at: https://twusa.org/shows-artists/past-shows/frosty/

The beloved holiday song “Frosty the Snowman” has inspired a brand-new story by Catherine Bush with original music by Mandy Williams. A young orphan named Billy discovers magic in a stolen hat. When he places the hat on a snowman’s head, the snowman comes to life! But can Frosty the Snowman help Billy find his real family in time for Christmas? Join Billy and Frosty as they embark on a New York City adventure filled with thrills and chills, and the discovery that the real magic of the holidays is love. The show is filled with songs and dances that you’ll remember long after you leave the theatre.

Learn more at: https://twusa.org/shows-artists/past-shows/frosty/

The final Personally Speaking series event of the year explores how down-on-their-luck messiahs and wandering poets in the sixteenth-century Afghan highlands challenge us to rethink what we know about Afghanistan, the history of Islam, and our relationship to the past and to language. Using research from the recently published Singing with the Mountains: The Language of God in the Afghan Highlands, William E. B. Sherman explores a remarkable Muslim movement known as the Roshaniyya—or the ‘illuminated ones’—who believed not only in following the word of God, but in making their own words divine and revelatory. │religiousstudies@charlotte.edu


5:15 p.m. with a reception at 4:15 p.m.

The former Sesame Street writer is working with the NYPD to create a small pilot program on gun violence at an elementary school in East Harlem.

Dogs have a long history in the White House. New York Times critic A.O. Scott explains why almost every Commander in Chief has had a furry companion by their side.

In Huntersville, a new commission that is studying charter schools and other educational options held its first meeting Monday night.The 11-member…

Updated at 5:55 p.m. - Another town wants in on the bill that would allow the south Mecklenburg towns of Matthews and Mint Hill to create their own…

ATC Host Linda Wertheimer talks with a group of suburban women from Ohio about the presidential candidates -- George W. Bush and Al Gore. These middle class working women with children are considered a key part of the so-called swing vote. They also reside in a crucial state -- Ohio -- which remains up-for-grabs. The group includes: Gina Cronin, Anne Stevenson, Jennifer Lang and Kristi Gallup. The four ladies remain on the fence about whom to vote for -- as they find both candidates attractive for different reasons.

Health and Equity in the Historic West End Green District: Benefits of Community-Led Green Infrastructure
Speaker: Daisha Williams, Environmental Justice Manager, Clean AIRE NC

Like many cities in North Carolina, Charlotte harbors a deep, well-documented economic and racial divide. As a result, Historic West End (HWE) residents live in a “crescent” around the center city affected by aging housing stock, high energy burdens, proximity to major roads and industry, elevated rates of illness, and other factors leading to the community being especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution and climate change.
To address these challenges, the HWE Green District is a partnership between Clean AIRE NC and residents with the shared goal of developing and implementing initiatives designed to reduce air pollution, improve health, and address climate-related challenges. In this session Environmental Justice Manager, Daisha Williams will discuss the challenges and benefits of building a healthy, empowered, and climate-resilient community.
This session will be presented live online. Registrants will receive the link to join on the day of the program.

It’s magic hour in the New Mexico desert as an exhausted film crew races against the setting sun to shoot their blockbuster (but artsy) action movie, which takes place on an arctic (Styrofoam) ice floe, and features an ecoterrorist plotting a bombing mission to save all of humankind (supposedly). As the clock ticks and the desert sun beats down on the not-so-frozen landscape, personalities clash, artistic vision meets Hollywood demands, and the gap between fiction and science grows wider than ever. A dark but hilarious “play in six takes,” CONTINUITY interrogates the role of storytelling in a world on the brink of actual environmental crisis. Featuring Becca Worthington, Jennifer Adams, Renee Welsh-Noel, William Reilly, Alex Aguilar, Dan Grogan, and Caroline Magee. Design team: Evan Kinsley, Nathaniel Gillespie, Colin Harden, Tim Beany, and Hazel Doherty.

KIDS GO FREE January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021 Now (as of announce date) through January 31, Kids go free at the NASCAR Hall of Fame has been extended with a paying adult admission. 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. And don’t miss your photo opp with Disney Pixar’s Lightning McQueen, on display now. Tickets may be purchased at nascarhall.com.

Envious machinations and evil intentions take hold in American Shakespeare Center’s Othello, live streaming on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7pm. The show will be shot in 3-camera cinema-quality and presented live from the stage of the Blackfriars Playhouse. Directed by celebrated ASC Artistic Director Ethan McSweeny, this stunningly relevant production of Shakespeare’s tragedy of racism and jealousy promises to bring audiences to the edge of their seats. Acclaimed actress Jessika D. Williams, who has won a cult following from her appearance on the popular television series Doctor Who, appears in the title role of Othello. Opposite Williams is veteran actor-manager John Harrell as the malevolent Iago. It’s a struggle between good and evil when these two titanic talents square off. BlkFrs LIVE offers Schaefer Center Presents audiences synchronized live viewing of ASC’s new production of Othello. The comprehensive “Virtual Tour” program is designed to make it possible for people to experience the joy of Shakespeare in performance and the magic of the Blackfriars Playhouse from far away. The American Shakespeare Center’s productions are intimate in scale, yet epic in scope. The company utilizes Shakespeare’s staging conditions (universal lighting, minimal sets, character doubling, cross-gender casting, and live music) to blend Shakespeare’s stagecraft with a modern sensibility. This engaging approach to the work of Shakespeare and his contemporaries is what led the UK Telegraph to call ASC “one of the most accomplished Shakespeare companies in the United States.”

A 30-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a car last Friday riding her bicycle on The Plaza, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said Monday. Kristie Nicole Crowder was riding an electric bicycle just after 5 p.m. near the 1400 block of The Plaza, police said.

Tuesday, August 18, 2020The United States granted women the right to vote 100 years ago. We look back on the ratification of the 19th Amendment to…

Misery
Written by William Goldman
Based on the novel by Stephen King

Directed by Rod Oden

Performance Dates:
Fridays - Sundays
February 7-22, 2025
7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays
2:30pm Sunday (February 16)

SYNOPSIS
Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.

Photo & Description by Lee Street Theatre

The 2024 AMG Heritage Awards are being held this October 26, 2024 at the beautiful Dale F. Halton Theater in Charlotte, NC. with generous support by Central Piedmont Community College and our other generous sponsors.

Your hosts for the evening are music legends...
Thea Austin "Rhythm is a Dancer"
&
Skip Martin (Kool & The Gang and Dazz Band)
Visit the AMG Heritage Awards FB page for more details

Other performances include
Deniece Williams - "Lets Hear it For The Boy"
Janice Robinson - "Dreamer"
Robins S - "Show Me Love"
& More....

See event Page for more details...
This is a Formal Event - Black Tie/Gown preferred
Open to all ages
The Artists Music Guild, Inc is a Education Registered Non-Profit 501(c)3
With outreach in music for title -1 schools throughout Mecklenburg, Monroe, Matthews and other counties...