Search results for

Grab a craft beer and kick back with the Charlotte Symphony at On Tap! Entering its sixth season, this popular series features a more intimate orchestra experience with classical and contemporary tunes from a diverse range of composers - all within the laid-back environment of a neighborhood brewery. March 22 Program Alex Wilborn, principal trumpet Jonathan Kaplan, trumpet Byron Johns, horn Thomas Burge, trombone Scott Hartman, principal bass trombone J.S. BACH My Spirit Be Joyful MAURER 3 Pieces EWALD Brass Quintet No. 2 BEIBL Ave Maria ENRIQUE CRESPO Vals Peruano BOZZA Sonatine for Brass Quintet, II. Andante ma non troppo MEACHAM Salute to Glenn Miller Note: This concert is general admission with limited seating available on a first come, first served basis. Feel free to bring blankets or lawn chairs. On Tap concerts are special events with limited ticket availability.

Everybody's very favorite little elephant comes to life in The Story of Babar. This popular children's story is eloquently set to music by Francis Poulenc. Christopher James Lees, conductor About the Family Series: These one-hour concerts engage all the senses and make learning about the orchestra fun! Perfect for kids ages 4-9.

“Who’s the Real Ambassador?” So sang Louis Armstrong, in a performance of Dave Brubeck’s composition, The Real Ambassador (1961). Is it the political diplomat, sent overseas to ease political tensions? Or is it the cultural ambassador, sent overseas to perform and win the hearts of dignitaries and the public? This four week class focuses on jazz ambassadors, beginning with Cold War ambassadors Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, and Benny Goodman. Part of a series of virtual workshops taught by Dr. Kelsey Klotz, this month, during Jazz Appreciation Month, we explore what made a useful representative of American democracy. Dr. Kelsey Klotz is a lecturer in UNC Charlotte’s Department of Music. In 2016, with a PhD in musicology. As an educator, Dr. Klotz teaches critical listening as a method for musical analysis and encountering perspectives different from one’s own. Her approach to the confluence of music and history offers a deep dive into the focal topic, relating that to influences of and to the societal environment of the time, and implications to today. Special Thanks to our program sponsors: Infusion Fund , North Carolina Arts Council, Knight Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Charlotte Woman’s Club, and Akers Foundation

The mission of the Charlotte Kid's Fest is to expand educational & entertainment options for the children and their families in the Charlotte area.Our fun festival, all activities are free thanks to our lead sponsors UNC Charlotte & University City PartnersThe festival will consist of six main areas.Create Zone will focus on interactive activities such as crafts creation area and workshops. Presented by WalmartDance Zone will be the place to boogie down all day with the Chick-fil-A University Place cows and your favorite Marvel heroesDiscover Zone will host interactive performing arts experiences from dance to live music performances.Learn zone will offer interactive science activities along with other fun educational experiences. Presented by Duke EnergyPlay Zone will focus on outdoor and healthy activities from sports, games and contest. Presented by the Atrium Health FoundationGo Zone is set to feature BIG construction and emergency vehicles.Charlotte's favorite food trucks will be onsite too. See the full list of participants at CharlotteKidsFest.orgParking will be free. Plus, you can take the light rail to the JW Clay stationThis event benefits the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation. 

June 21-October 22, 2022 (Tuesday-Saturday) FREE ADMISSION The Kings Mountain Historical Museum is proud to announce a new exhibit coming this summer. The exhibit was created in conjunction with The Dover Library’s University Archives at Gardner Webb University and The Earl Scruggs Center. Bound by Faith: The Bibles of Cleveland County offers visitors a look at some of the Bibles that were owned by Cleveland County residents and some of the interesting ways in which they were used in the secular world of the 19th and 20th centuries. This exhibit features several Bibles which include The O. Max Gardner Inaugural Bible, The O.M. Mull Inaugural Bible, a 1648 Field Bible, and many others. In addition to this collection, we are pulling several Bibles, Hymnals, and other items from our own collections to add to the story. Generous Support for Bound by Faith: The Bibles of Cleveland County provided by The O. Max Gardner Foundation. Special thanks to the Gardner-Webb Visual Arts Department and The Earl Scruggs Center.

Four amazing bands gather at Devil's Logic for a day of jazz, great food, and the cleanest, crushable beer! Presented by Postle Global Solutions and Patt Mostle, BREWJAZZ features four jazz groups from CLT. Alongside live music, BREWJAZZ will host a Brewhouse Market (1pm-5pm), local artists, live painting, Patt Attack Horn Squad, delicious bites from The Hangar, and more! While this is a free event, we will be collecting money for JazzArts Charlotte. JazzArts Charlotte is an organization designed to foster the jazz community in The Queen City one student at a time. One way that this will be accomplished is that one dollar from every select BREWJAZZ pint will be donated back to the organization. Location: Devil's Logic Brewing Time: 1-6PM Music Schedule: 2pm: Ron Brendle 4TET 3pm: JazzArts Allstars 4pm: JS3 5pm: Conn/Davis Duo BREWJAZZ is proudly sponsored by Charlotte is Creative, Armada Skateshop, 7 Level Home, Devil's Logic Brewing, Deely and Laws of Compass Realty, Ron Everhart Criminal Defense, Mark Andrews, and Postle Global Solutions. https://www.facebook.com/events/1607912399572476

Thriving in the Midst of Uncertainty! Ladies of Charlotte, mark your calendars and invite a friend to Thriving in the Midst of Uncertainty Half Day Retreat on Saturday, April 30th from 9-12pm. What does it mean to Thrive? It means to prosper and flourish; as women, in supporting both our personal needs and the needs of others, “thriving” often feels out of reach! When things are uncertain, trusting God to fulfill his promise is an act of faith. Cost is $25. Snacks and materials provided. Childcare is available upon request.

South End's main street, Camden Road, is transforming into an outdoor living room, where you can hang out, discover new food, play games, listen to music, and get creative as if you were in your own living room. (You don't even have to change out of your sweatpants.) Dance like a fool, work on a puzzle, get takeout, shop the great retail; the possibilities are endless at Camden Commons presented by Lowe's. Come hang out at Camden Commons on: -Sunday, April 24- 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. -Saturday, May 14 - 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. -Sunday, June 26 - 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. LEARN MORE: https://southendclt.org/events/camden-commons

Bring your ax, step on the Stage Door Theater stage and match your skills with Charlotte’s jazz musician community. In the great tradition of jazz, this is how the music is born. Jazz music and it’s most pivotal innovations were born out of jam sessions. Jazz is a communal music, where musicians incorporate call and response, and bounce ideas off of each other. This is the essence of jazz music. Everyone is invited. Join in the experience. Charlotte SHOUT! is an aspirational multi-week festival designed to showcase our community by celebrating Charlotte's creativity and innovation through art, music, food, and ideas. Located primarily in Uptown Charlotte, SHOUT! will feature exceptionally curated programming from around the corner and around the world. Learn more about #SHOUT events April 1-17: https://www.charlotteshout.com/

JazzArts Charlotte’s virtual series presents the funky hypnotic sounds of Cannoli. Malcolm Charles, a frequent jazz drummer in the JAZZ ROOM, brings his breadth of artistry to this trio, in the role of leader, keys, and vocalist. Cannoli’s funky jazz sound was influenced by Parliament-Funkadelic, Herbie Hancock, and J Dilla. Featuring: Malcolm Charles, band leader, piano & vocals Jaylen Robinson, guitar Jesse Williams, drums Cannoli dropped their first single September 2021. More recently, Malcolm Charles recorded a tiny desk submission. Tune in to Keep Jazz A-Live-Streaming to hear local jazz musicians live, straight to your living room via Facebook Live & YouTube Live.

American Harp Society's Charlotte Chapter presents Beste Toparlak, Gold Medalist of the Medallion International Artist Competition in 2018, in recital. In this free program, spanning Romantic, Twentieth Century and Contemporary periods, Toparlak shares beautiful waltzes and intriguing works from French, Polish, Italian, and Dutch composers.

The Charlotte Pride Band (CPB), under the artistic direction of John Stanley Ross, presents “Spring Fling 2022, World Premiere”. This special concert features the world premiere of an exciting work, “A Place We Call Home”, by Terrell Cordice. CPB commissioned the piece in 2019. Additionally, the event has not one, but two guest soloists! Sam Sparrow, clarinetist with the Charlotte Symphony, will perform “Solo de Concours” with CPB. In addition, CPB welcomes Zoe Tarrant, the winner of the band's first ever Youth Soloist competition. She is a student at the Northwest School of the Arts. In addition to the premiere, the band will perform works by a diverse array of composers including Travis Cross, Johannes Brahms, Cedric Adderley, Rossano Galante, Omar Thomas, Ed Huckeby, and Andre Messager. The concert is Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 5pm at Park Road Church, 3900 Park Road. Tickets start at $20 and are available at www.charlotteprideband.org/tickets.

Join us for the first annual Pigs & Pearls fundraiser on Sunday, April 3rd from 2–6PM! We’ve teamed up with BuildOn to travel to Nicaragua to build a school that will ensure the community’s access to quality education. Pigs & Pearls will have pulled pork, oysters, plenty of fixins, live music, a silent auction, 50/50 raffle and more! Tickets are $35 and will include a plate of pork, 3 oysters and sides. All ticket funds and tickets will go directly to Goodyear Giving fundraising.

The US Veterans Hall of Fame, it’s corporate partners and Emerald Lake Golf Club, will be hosting their first Annual “Shine The Light” Golf Fundraising Event during Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 28, 2022. *Shotgun starts are at 8am and 12:30pm respectively. This event will highlight the mental health and day-to-day needs of our nation’s veterans. Partner organizations, such as America’s VetDogs, will be highlighted to show community outreaches that support our veterans. There will also be a country music concert, by music artist Caleb Wolfe, beginning at 6:00PM at the Emerald Lake Golf Clubhouse. The concert will have an adjoining Silent Auction and casual social hour. The US Veterans Hall of Fame is a national project to be built in the Charlotte Metro region: to include a state of the art, historic archives building, a permanent structure veterans village and a national resource center. For more information about the organization please visit: www.USVetsHallofFame.org . Golf outing *registration is now open and able to be registered for by clicking on the “Golf Fundraiser” tab. Corporate and hole sponsorship opportunities are still available. *Registration is limited to the first 220 golfers and will close when this number is reached. The general public is welcome to register.

JazzArts Charlotte presents its student jazz ambassadors – the JazzArts Youth All-Stars return to the Victoria Yards stage for a special Saturday afternoon performance. This group of exceptional high school musicians will perform original compositions along with their interpretations of your favorite jazz standards, as part of a full day of jazz across uptown, for 2022 Charlotte Shout!

JazzArts Charlotte presents 2022 NEA Jazz Master, New Orleans cultural torchbearer, and saxophonist Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr., for a FREE jazz youth student workshop, in conjunction with his JAZZ ROOM weekend performances. As a part of our Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) program offerings, JazzArts Charlotte welcomes music students from the Charlotte area and beyond to learn from one of today’s most legendary jazz music educators. All skill levels and instruments are welcome. Donald Harrison: A master of every era of jazz, soul, funk, and classical music, Donald Harrison Jr has created three influential styles of jazz: nouveau swing, a modern second-line, and quantum jazz. Awarded the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy, Donald Harrison Jr. is recognized as Big Chief of Congo Square in Afro-New Orleans culture, sharing that unique New Orleans jazz with the world, and mentoring artists as diverse as The Notorious Big, Jonathon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, and Esperanza Spaulding. "The real work you do will shine through like the sun on a clear day." - Donald Harrison https://donaldharrison.com/ COVID Policy: At this time, masks are optional in the VAPA Center. Thank you to the program sponsors and supporters, who each bring jazz alive in Charlotte: Infusion Fund, Knight Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, North Carolina Arts Council, and O's Place Jazz.

South End's main street, Camden Road, is transforming into an outdoor living room, where you can hang out, discover new food, play games, listen to music, and get creative as if you were in your own living room. (You don't even have to change out of your sweatpants.) Dance like a fool, work on a puzzle, get takeout, shop the great retail; the possibilities are endless at Camden Commons presented by Lowe's. Come hang out at Camden Commons on: -Sunday, April 24- 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. -Saturday, May 14 - 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. -Sunday, June 26 - 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. LEARN MORE: https://southendclt.org/events/camden-commons

Are you an adult who already speaks French but would like to be able to practice and meet other people interested in speaking French and French culture? Join us on the 4th Thursday of each month at for our French Conversation Group! *This program is geared towards adults 18 and older. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by adult.

Join us and make a bracelet to use for meditation. Mantra meditation helps you focus, concentrate, and feel more calm. *Call the library at 704-664-2927 or register online at https://mooresvillenc.evanced.info/signup/calendar to reserve your spot.

Come to the library and make a yarn wreath for your home. *Call the library at 704-664-2927 or register online at https://mooresvillenc.evanced.info/signup/calendar to reserve your spot.