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JazzArts Charlotte presents Grammy-nominated Israeli flutist Itai Kriss, for a FREE jazz workshop, in conjunction with his JAZZ ROOM weekend performances. As a way to deepen the interaction of our national jazz performing artists with the local music community, JazzArts Charlotte welcomes student musicians from the Charlotte area and beyond to learn from this world-renowned jazz innovator.
This applied workshop is open to middle and high schooler musicians, with at least a year on your instrument. All instruments are welcome – you are invited to bring it along.
Registration required.
Itai Kriss, a Grammy nominated recording artist praised by Jazzwax as “one of the most exciting new flutist-composers” on the scene, commands a variety of musical genres with an eclectic style infused with Jazz, Latin and Middle Eastern sounds. After spending the past 20 years working at the forefront of New York City’s Jazz scene while performing, recording and touring with some of the world’s top Afro-Cuban, Latin and Salsa artists, flute virtuoso Itai Kriss fuses the sounds of his native Israel with those of his adopted homelands in the Americas to create TELAVANA. His third album, Supermoon, was released in 2021.
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, Arts & Science Council and O’s Place Jazz.

According to the 2020 census, North Carolina’s Latino population grew by 40%, which was the most significant increase of any racial and ethnic group in the state.

“The Growing Influence of Latinos on the Charlotte Area” explores how this growth in the Latino population has reshaped North Carolina and the Charlotte region.

As part of Hispanic Heritage month, community representatives will discuss on Tuesday, October 11.

Confirmed panelists (subject to change):

• Rocio Gonzalez, executive director of the Women’s Business Center of Charlotte
• José Hernandez-Paris, executive director of the Latin American Coalition
• Federico Rios, assistant director of the Office of Equity, Mobility and Immigrant Integration for the city of Charlotte

Moderators:

• Mike Collins, host of “Charlotte Talks”
• Hilda Gurdian, publisher & CEO of La Noticia

This is an EQUALibrium Live event, hosted by “Charlotte Talks” and La Noticia.

Charlotte Ballet's 2022/2023 Season opens at the Knight Theater with Fall Works, October 13-15. This performance series features the return of two fan favorites and an acclaimed work never before seen in Charlotte.

1. A Picture of You Falling by Crystal Pite: Described as “an illustrated narrative, spliced across time and space through the selective filter of memory,” Charlotte Ballet brings back this work by highly sought-after Choreographer Crystal Pite. Adored by audiences last season, Charlotte Ballet is proud to perform this work again as one of the few companies in the U.S. ever to do so. With Pite's fascinating spoken word above Owen Belton's original score, this piece will leave the audience wanting more.

2. IN Cognito by Helen Pickett: Returning for the first time since its premiere in 2019, award-winning Choreographer Helen Pickett’s contemporary ballet will take you on an unforgettable journey. Inspired by the writings of North Carolina author, Tom Robbins, this work focuses on the duality of wanting, needing and not wanting nor needing to be seen. With music by the late, Oscar-nominated Johan Johannsson and Mikael Karlsson, and Pickett’s high spirits evident in the set, the return of this work created for Charlotte Ballet is sure to impress audiences while showcasing the skillful technique and artistry of our dancers.

3. Under the Lights by Christopher Stuart: Making its Charlotte premiere, we’re proud to show this story of the Man in Black. Experience Charlotte Ballet II Director Christopher Stuart’s “seamless blend of classical, modern and popular dance styles” in this tribute to the life, love and music of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. The strength of Charlotte Ballet artists, coupled with a soundtrack of your favorite cash songs performed by Sugar + the Hi-Lows, will leave you loving the music of this legend – and Charlotte Ballet – even more.

Join us for an incredible evening with the talented artists of Charlotte Ballet for our season opener! Tickets available at charlotteballet.org.

Kids In Nature Day, (KIND) is a free, hands-on nature event presented by the Charlotte Wildlife Stewards. KIND is a fun-filled adventure where kids and their families will get up close and personal with nature. They will meet animal ambassadors, learn about creek creatures, plant a pollinator seedling, hike in the woods, make crafts from objects found only in nature and more.

MIDDLE EASTERN & CARIBBEAN JAZZ

“From the Desert to the Tropics, TELAVANA bridges the musical spheres of the Middle East and
the Caribbean!”
“One of New York’s best kept secrets.” - LatinJazzNet
Grammy-nominated Israeli flutist Itai Kriss and his band Telavana bring the sounds of his native Middle East with the vibrant rhythms the Caribbean to the JAZZ ROOM. From the desert shores of Israel to the tropical beaches of Cuba, TELAVANA bridges the musical spheres of the Middle East and the Caribbean by combining Timba, Soul, North African music and Jazz to create a unique and lively mix of rhythms and textures.
They will be playing selections from their two album releases “Supermoon” (2021) and "Telavana" (2018) , as well as fresh new music to be featured on their upcoming studio recording. This performance wraps up the last week celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.


FEATURING
Itai Kriss – flute.
Wayne Tucker - trumpet
Alon Yavnai – piano.
Tamir Shmerling - bass
Dan Aran - drums
Samuel Torres – congas.
Special Guest: Amos Hoffman - oud and guitar


The JAZZ ROOM provides a casual and intimate setting with tables and a full bar, reminiscent of the classic jazz rooms of yesteryear.

The Charlotte PCRF Chapter is holding their 6th annual Gala fundraising event for the
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund on October 22nd, 2022, at the Hilton Charlotte Center City @222 East 3rd St. Charlotte NC 28202.

The PCRF is a registered non-political, non-profit, 501(c) 3 tax-exempt organization that was
established in 1991 by Steve Sosebee and other concerned people in the U.S. to address the medical and humanitarian crisis facing Palestinian youths in the Middle East and has since expanded to help suffering children from other Middle Eastern nations, based only on their medical needs. This is done by locating free medical care for children that cannot be provided locally and by flying teams of medical volunteers to the Middle East to provide care and train local health care workers. You can obtain additional information by accessing our website at www.PCRF.net. PCRF’s humanitarian work has been endorsed by many prominent figures such as former president Jimmy Carter and Reverend Desmond Tutu in addition to many others.

We are proud to be one of the most respected and active nonprofit humanitarian medical relief organizations working in the Middle East. The PCRF continues to be awarded a perfect 4-star rating with Charity Navigator, as we work to provide expert, specialized medical care for sick and injured kids in need, as well as provide urgent humanitarian aid to those impacted by war and occupation throughout the region.

We would like to invite you to our Fund-Raising Gala on Saturday, October 22nd and the opportunity to meet and hear our President and Founder Steve Sosebee talk about PCRF and the impact it has had and continues to have on so many innocent lives. We are also honored to have Dr. Mads Gilbert as our guest speaker. Dr. Gilbert is a Norwegian physician and humanitarian who has been actively involved in medical humanitarian missions to the Gaza Strip. He was lauded as a hero in Norwegian Media for his work in Gaza. This will be an inspirational evening and one you will not soon forget. Our hope and desire is to have a positive impact on the lives of children who are in great need and counting on our help.

Email: Charlotte_President@Pcrf.net
If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to learn more, please feel free to reach out. We appreciate your support and hope to work together in creating a better tomorrow!

Kind Regards,
Randa Eldarini
PCRF Chapter President
Charlotte_President@PCRF.net
(704) 458-2313

Join us on Wednesday October 12th from 4-5pm to discuss the geopolitical and economic tensions between China and Taiwan with Davidson College's Dr. Shelly Rigger, a leading expert on the topic! Discussion will be held in Seman's Lecture Hall (Room 117) in the Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center.

THE CHARLOTTE FILM FESTIVAL WAS CREATED IN 2006 TO GIVE ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING FILMMAKERS A WEEKEND FESTIVAL TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORKS FOR INDUSTRY PEERS AND AVID ENTHUSIASTS OF INDEPENDENT FILM. IN 2020, THE CHARLOTTE FILM FESTIVAL BECAME PART OF THE NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) CHARLOTTE FILM SOCIETY. OUR MISSION IS TO “DISCOVER DIFFERENT” BY
PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE FOR FILMMAKERS AND AUDIENCE
MEMBERS. THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL WILL BE THE FIRST IN OUR OWN VENUE, THE RECENTLY OPENED INDEPENDENT PICTURE HOUSE!

OneBand assembles again for another community concert in the Divine Barrel Brewing taproom! Our friends at CLT is Creative are looking for musicians to play a fun 3-song set with other local musicians! You'll get one practice session and then hit the DBB stage on Tuesday, 10/18/22! Music lovers can enjoy a short concert, community & delicious Carmela's CLT empanadas.

Join Sustain Charlotte for a FREE casual walk or bike ride (your choice!) as we explore west Charlotte's Irwin and Stewart Creek greenways. This free and family-friendly event is co-hosted by Sustain Charlotte, Partners for Parks, and the Carolina Thread Trail. Come have fun outside and learn why we're working together to advocate for an equitable — and fast — expansion of Mecklenburg County's greenway network.

You’ll have an opportunity to speak with staff and volunteers from these organizations as we discuss the importance of growing our network of greenways. We’ll begin with a short discussion, then continue with a guided walk and bike ride.

This is a family-friendly event that is suitable for people of all ages and abilities. It's 100% free, but we do ask that you register ahead of time. Hope to see you there!

Biketoberfest is an urban adventure exploring Charlotte by bike, with an option for people who want to walk as well! Biketoberfest is one of Sustain Charlotte's major fundraising events of the year and highlights the many ways you can enjoy Charlotte without driving!

Here's how it works: Biketoberfest allows participants to bike, walk and/or use public transportation throughout the city to visit curated destinations while collecting stamps in your event passport. The more stamps you collect, the greater chance you have of winning some amazing prizes at our after-party with live music, giveaways, and an exclusive collaboration beer with Triple C Brewing! Participants can also earn prizes through our peer-to-peer fundraising challenge.

Join us on October 30 for a fun day adventuring through OUR city and feel good about and supporting Sustain Charlotte's ongoing efforts as all funds further our mission of inspire choices that lead to a healthy, equitable, and vibrant community for generations to come.

Charlotte Lit welcomes Reginald Dwayne Betts for our final 4X4CLT poetry+art poster release and reading, with presenting partner Arts at Queens. Betts is an award-winning author, poet, lawyer, and outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform, whose writing interrogates and challenges our notions of justice. He transformed himself from a sixteen-year-old kid sentenced to nine years in prison to a critically acclaimed writer and graduate of the Yale Law School. He’s the author of three volumes of poetry, including his most recent, Felon. An in-demand speaker, Betts speaks about his own experiences and the role that grit, perseverance, and literature played in his success. He also lectures on mass incarceration, contemporary poetry, and the intersection of literature and advocacy. Doors open and reception begins at 5:30. Presentation and reading begins 6:30, with book signing to follow.

PLEASE NOTE: PROOF OF COVID VACCINATION WILL BE REQUIRED. Send a photo of your vaccination card to staff@charlottelit.org.

Wrap up Black Philanthropy Month 2022 with an in-person book-talk exploration of the historical roots of African American philanthropy, its power and impact today. This program will feature Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Ph.D., international award-winning author of Madam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy During Jim Crow.

This book-talk and book-signing event is organized and brought to the community by NGAAP (New Generation of African American Philanthropists) and the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture, in celebration of Black Philanthropy Month in Charlotte (#BPM2022CLT).

This program is presented by PNC Bank.

“The Pedrito Martinez Group is writing a new chapter in Cuban music history” - NPR All Things Considered.

Havana-born Latin Jazz superstar, percussionist Perdito Martinez delivers the vibrant Afro-Cuban sounds to the JAZZ ROOM Stage along with his powerhouse ensemble, performing his captivating traditional and high-energy dance worthy grooves. Martinez has performed or recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Angelique Kidjo, Chucho Valdés and James Taylor.
Founding member of the highly successful Yerba Buena, Pedrito formed Pedrito Martinez Group in 2005. He is considered the world’s first-call rumbero.
FEATURING
Pedrito Martinez
Manuel Marquez
Issac Delgado
Jose Lovell
Manuel Orza

The JAZZ ROOM provides a casual and intimate setting with tables and a full bar, reminiscent of the classic jazz rooms of yesteryear.

Join us for an evening of live music with violinist Andrew Finn Magill! A North Carolina native, Andrew Finn Magill, will provide an interactive performance and lecture on the “evolution of Irish and Scottish fiddle traditions in the Appalachian Mountains.” Participants will enjoy fascinating historical information and a toe-tapping musical performance.

Beer, wine, and seltzers will be available for purchase. Light refreshments will also be served. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Tosca is in love with the artist Mario Cavaradossi, but the head of the secret police, Baron Scarpia, is after him for political differences… and after Tosca to make her Mrs. Scarpia. A roller coaster story with thrilling music to match!

Composer George Gershwin was inspired to write Porgy and Bess while on a working vacation. His interest in synthesizing jazz with classical music was infused with the music he heard in South Carolina. Initially a commercial failure, Porgy and Bess came to be considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century and an American cultural classic, even if critics could not quite figure out how to evaluate it or decide whether it was opera or simply an ambitious Broadway musical.

A wealthy businessman falls for a “working girl” with a big heart and offers her a better life. But class differences may keep them apart. Sound familiar? That’s the plot of Pretty Woman. But long before, it was the plot of Verdi’s La traviata.

Thanks to special funding by the ASC Culture Blocks Program, Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts will present a special FREE outdoor performance of Princess Fearless, a one-act play for young people in Matthews’ Stumptown Park at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 24, 2022. The original play, based on the book, “Princess Fearless: Walking to School”, is recommended for children in grades 2-5. Local playwright Lakeetha Blakeney (also known as Keetha B.) is the author of this empowering story that follows fourth grade student Louise “Lou” Miller, a young girl who must overcome her fears of a neighborhood dog. Seating is general admission and is first come, first served.

In addition to the free outdoor performance, Matthews Playhouse will present regular ticketed performances​ of Princess Fearless on stage at the Fullwood Theatre September 23rd - October 2nd. Tickets to these performances range between $10 - $18 per person and can be purchased here.

Weekday performances for school groups will take place September 26, 27, 29, 30 at 9:30 am & 11:30 am. Financial assistance for Title 1 Schools is available from the Matthews Playhouse Sponsor-A-Student Fund. Educators may visit matthewsplayhouse.com to learn more about special field trip opportunities for their students.

Labor Day Weekend the 15th Annual Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention returns to Caldwell County, NC Featuring camping by the Yadkin River Headwaters, Storytelling, Children’s Activities, Authors, Craft & Food Vendors, Cakewalks, Saturday’s Music and Dance Competition, and a Sunday Concert welcoming back the Kruger Brothers, Jack Lawrence, The Harris Brothers and other acts. Competition registration and Ticket information is available at happyvalleyfiddlers.org