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Come join us as we host Adrienne Nirdé, Director of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission, for a historical discussion of how people in North Carolina experienced Juneteenth.

Hear about the current projects and programs the Commission is working on and learn about the resources they offer to North Carolina residents.

Admission is FREE and all ages are welcome!

Join us for the inaugural Wedgewood Film Festival on June 9th at the Independent Picture House! This year's festival shines a light on "Palestine: 100 Years of Struggle," showcasing a selection of five powerful films that delve into the rich and complex history of Palestine over the past century.

Immerse yourself in stories of resilience, resistance, and hope as we explore the Palestinian experience through the eyes of talented filmmakers. Each film offers a unique perspective on the struggles and triumphs of the Palestinian people, providing a profound understanding of their enduring quest for justice and peace.
Don't miss this opportunity to engage with thought-provoking cinema, participate in lively discussions, and connect with a community passionate about global human rights and cultural understanding.

Join the Sisterhood Against Sexual Assault for Our Annual Follow the Flock 5k & 1-Mile Fun Run Fundraiser!

Ivy Hall Foundation presents Juneteenth Jazz Fest in partnership with Omega Iota Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Join us outdoors on the lawn of the Ivy Hall Foundation to immerse yourself in an afternoon of vibrant live music featuring the acclaimed group A SIGN OF THE TIMES of the Carolinas alongside the soulful melodies of the KLMX Band, and Kevin Jones. Radio personality Marvin Ross will be the MC. Bring your lawn chairs for maximum comfort and enjoyment!
But that's not all! Indulge your taste buds with culinary delights from A PINCH OF SOUL and shop local vendors. Don't miss out on this extraordinary music, culture, and community celebration. We can't wait to see you there! Tell a friend and bring a friend!

While hiding from bullies in his school’s attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

Join us on Saturday, June 8th at 10:30 am for a special screening of “The NeverEnding Story.” This event will serve as a substitute for our usual monthly cartoons and is free to attend. Enjoy some cookies and milk while immersing yourself in this timeless classic!

Join us at The Independent Picture House to celebrate 2 Years of opening our doors with an evening of outdoor games, music, raffles, trivia, sidewalk chalk decorating, delicious food truck catering in addition to free refreshments, and a FREE screening of "HUGO" at 7:30 PM.

Join us for a special evening with Mark himself, Greg Sestero – star of THE ROOM and the New York Times best-selling author of the Oscar-nominated THE DISASTER ARTIST! The evening will include a special 21st-anniversary screening of THE ROOM featuring live commentary over the film by Greg!

You’ll find yourself saying “what a story Mark!” time and time again, as he’s not keeping any of his stupid comments in his pocket on this night.

Plus a meet-and-greet with Greg after the show…and maybe even a bonus birthday surprise or two for the 21st anniversary?!

Don’t be chip-chip-chip-chip-cheep-cheep…get your tickets before they’re here and gone like Claudette’s breast cancer.

The Brewer’s Ball brings the area’s top breweries together for an evening to offer their signature craft beer in an intimate and exclusive setting. Brewer’s Ball guests will visit each station to enjoy tastings while networking with neighbors!

Join us for a fun event that brings the area’s top breweries, food trucks, and entertainment together to support affordable housing and supportive services for Charlotte’s homeless neighbors!

All are invited to come out and run/walk the runway. There will even be a Kid’s 1 Mile run on the runway as well. This is an opportunity to bring hundreds of runners, walkers, and families on an actual runway to help raise funds for our youth aspiring to become pilots through the David Griffin Aviation Foundation.

Proceeds will benefit a shelter-to-housing program for working families experiencing homelessness. Their mission is to empower working families experiencing homelessness achieve life-long self-sufficiency through shelter, housing, supportive services, and advocacy.

The Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room and The Charlotte Museum of History Present: An Evening with Tommy Tomlinson
Tommy Tomlinson, one of Charlotte’s favorite writers, will talk about his new book Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show as well as his lengthy writing career which has taken him down many paths. Famed for his open account of his life, The Elephant in the Room, a memoir about being overweight in America. Tommy is also the host of the podcast SouthBound in partnership with WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR station. He has written for numerous publications, including Esquire, ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Garden & Gun, and many others. Tommy spent twenty-three years as a reporter and local columnist for The Charlotte Observer, where he was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in commentary.

A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances - this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!

Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.

Additional performances are Sat 6/22 at 2pm & 6:30pm and Sun 6/23 at 2pm & 6:30pm!

Join us at the University City Juneteenth Art Fest on June 19th from 4-8pm at the Shoppes at University Place Lakefront! Celebrate freedom, culture, and creativity with musical performances, live artists, dancers, fashion, vendors, games, giveaways, and free interactive activities for all ages. Experience the rich heritage of African American culture and don’t miss this free, fun-filled event to celebrate freedom!

We. Together, we are. But exactly what we are is complex and nuanced. Join us in our quest toward a common identity, a common struggle toward freedom, a common destiny. Whatever your journey, you’ll find others to share the load.

To guide us on this journey, we have roadmaps provided by composers like Ysaye Barnwell (We Are and Ella’s Song) and Jason Robert Brown (Sanctuary). We’ve also got Fleetwood Mac (Landslide) and Sister Sledge (We Are Family). You won’t be able to help stop tapping your toes and singing along!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 14, 2024, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. for the Summer Fest at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market. What is a Summer Fest, you might ask? Summer Fest is NCDA&CS’ take on celebrating all things local. The variety of N.C. produce is as bright as confetti… and that’s worth celebrating. Corn, watermelon, tomatoes, peaches, you name it!

There will be free watermelon slices, free peach samples, free tomato sandwiches and free corn recipe cards. The variety of summer produce harvested in North Carolina is abundant.

The Summer Fest has something for the whole family! There will be blueberry coloring pages and potato stamps for the kids. Remember this amazing event and time spent with family and friends by taking a selfie at our selfie booth.

We are also turning up the heat during the Summer Fest with NCDA&CS and Master Blend Family Farms’ Ron Simmons. Simmons will be doing cooking demos using local meat and produce. Learn how to grill wagyu burgers, beef tips and barbecue sliders with this experienced pitmaster.

N.C. agritourism, and our amazing commodities will all be represented during the Summer Fest. Come out to learn more about what our awesome and abundant state produces, sample the flavors of summer and learn how to grill like a boss.

While at the market, visit the local vendors to purchase products to test your new skills on the grill. The Charlotte Regional Farmers Market vendors are on the grounds Wednesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Remember to keep local products on your grill this summer!

Celebrate the 34th Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Anniversary at "Access Charlotte: Disability Resource Showcase", a vibrant resource fair highlighting Charlotte-based organizations dedicated to advocacy and independent living.

Explore independent living services, tour the Assistive Technology Center, and learn how local organizations are continuing to advocate for the rights and freedoms of disabled citizens. Meet and greet with the disabled community, network with advocates, and enter our raffle giveaway!

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate the spirit of the ADA. Let's make a big showing for disability inclusion and independence!

Repair Cafés are free meeting places and they’re all about repairing things (together). At a Repair Café event you’ll find tools and materials to help you make any repairs you need. On clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, bicycles, crockery, appliances, toys, et cetera. You’ll also find expert volunteers, with repair skills in all kinds of fields.

Visitors bring their broken items from home. Together with the specialists they start troubleshooting and repairing the item in the Repair Café. If you have nothing to repair, you could lend a hand with someone else’s repair job.

There are over 2,500 Repair Cafés worldwide, however the Charlotte group just started this year. We have partnered with the Innovation Barn and hold our events there between 1 and 4pm on Certain Saturdays. If we find enough interest we plan on running these every other month.


Additionally, here are some links to articles and videos about Repair Cafes:

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/repair-caf-aims-empower-us-give-our-broken-things-second-life/QC77J5A7P5D3XLEDF4LTMTNMO4/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Charlotte/comments/1ahwl0i/share_your_repair_skills_at_repair_caf%C3%A9_charlotte/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMPVZ0vUGuc

https://triangleonthecheap.com/repair-cafe-can-help-fix-stuff-free/

https://www.charlotteonthecheap.com/repair-cafe/

https://www.facebook.com/repaircafeCLT

www.RepaircafeNC.Org/Charlotte

This summer you can meet T. Rex’s bigger, badder cousin, Giganotosaurus, along with 15 other incredible dinosaurs, but only at Discovery Place Science. Ultimate Dinosaurs: A New Breed of Beast will introduce you to dinosaurs that evolved in isolation in South America, Africa and Madagascar--breeds that are unfamiliar with most North Americans...until now!The exhibition opens June 21 and is only in Charlotte for a limited time. Get your tickets before they become extinct!

Presented by Epoch Tribe, The Men Inside is a live, on-stage production that tells the stories of the paths of Black men who have become change-makers in their community. The 2023 show was presented by Epoch Tribe in partnership with the Levine Museum of the New South, the Harvey B. Gantt Center and Smithsonian S.I.T.E.S.

Originally inspired by the 2023 exhibition, Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth., the heart of the show is rooted in deeply personal stories and open-hearted truths of Black men. It's a full-on display of their emotional and interpersonal journeys, as well as a beautiful and bold theatrical exploration of the hearts and minds of Black men through the lens of their life narratives. Through the stories of a few, we see connections to many.

Caritas A Cappella Ensemble (Cathy Youngblood, artistic director) and the Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble (JoVan Adams, conductor) join forces to present non-idiomatic choral music of Black composers – works that are not necessarily associated with Afro-American culture (jazz, R&B, or spirituals).

Composers featured will be James Furman, Nathaniel Dett, Adolphus Hailstork, Rosephanye Powell, Marques L.A. Garrett, Undine Smith, Moses Hogan, Sedrick Dent, Evelyn Simpson Cureton, and Dr. Joel Thompson’s 2014 cantata, Seven Last Words of the Unarmed. The concert culminates in a rousing performance of Richard Smallwood’s Anthem of Praise.

Music will be enhanced by the digital artwork of artist Zaire McPhearson. The program will be available on CD or by download by the end of summer 2023.

HEHLEHLOOYUH: A Celebration of Choral Music by Black Composers, will be presented on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at First United Methodist Church of Charlotte, beginning at 4:00pm. General admission $25, Students $5.
Our nonprofit partner is Brownicity, a local organization offering eye-opening, anti-racism education through customized courses and events with individuals, churches, schools and companies.

This project was made possible, in part, with funding from ASC, and the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.