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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.

Celebrate the Season of Creativity and Giving!
Fall is in the air, and so is the spirit of community at Central Steel Creek Presbyterian Church! We are thrilled to invite you to our 2nd Annual Fall Makers Market. Come explore a vibrant showcase of local artisans and crafters, each with one-of-a-kind goods you won't find anywhere else.
While you browse for that perfect gift, savor the taste of homemade food served with a smile by our church's fellowship team. Feeling lucky? Be sure to enter our raffle for a chance to take home some incredible prizes!
Best of all, your support helps our community thrive. All proceeds from this joyful event will directly benefit the church's Dare to Care program, making a real difference for our neighbors in need. Come for the crafts, stay for the community!

The Bhagavad Gita teaches us that real happiness lies within, not outside. Learn how to go within and be independent of the external world.

Watch Sunandaji online explain Bhagavad Gita chapter 10, "The Yoga of Supreme Manifestation," from September 07 - 11, 2025. Register for free at VedantaUSA.org

Dig In! Little Explorers is designed especially for curious minds ages 0-5 and is a playful and engaging early learning program that introduces young children to the wonders of history through storytelling, music, hands-on activities, and imaginative play.

In this session we’ll explore the storytelling, language, games, and crafts of the Catawba people.

Levine Museum of the New South is proud to partner with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library to discuss the current climate of teaching history. This conversation encourages educators, students, and community members to engage in meaningful dialogue about the significance of understanding and teaching history today, highlighting how history influences the present and shapes our vision for the future.

Together, we will explore how stories of the past are chosen, challenged, and carried forward—both in classrooms and in public life. Educators and students will share their experiences navigating, shifting expectations, diverse perspectives, and the everyday realities of teaching and learning in a rapidly changing world. This is a space for reflection, inquiry, and connection—for anyone who cares about how history lives in us and around us.

Dig In! Little Explorers is designed especially for curious minds ages 0-5 and is a playful and engaging early learning program that introduces young children to the wonders of history through storytelling, music, hands-on activities, and imaginative play.

Come dressed in your costume and enjoy hands-on Halloween activities.

Join us for the All Pro Dad Experience on Friday, October 10, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Bank of America stadium. This one-day event is packed with fun and practical parenting tips.

Families will enjoy interactive stations, including football drills, touchdown dances, pride moments, the Sam’s Club Dad Zone, and the ever-popular tickle tackle station. Inspiring speakers will also share real-life fatherhood advice to help strengthen family bonds. Tickets are $35 per family. Space is limited, so register today at: https://allprodad.com/charlotte-all-pro-dad-experience/

No school? No problem! Turn September 23 into a day of adventure, creativity, and storytelling at Levine Museum’s Young Historians Academy—where young learners become history-makers. This dynamic day camp offers 1st through 3rd graders a unique opportunity to step into the past and experience history in hands-on, engaging ways.

Designed for curious minds, the program blends education with exploration through interactive activities, creative projects, and collaborative play. Each camp is rooted in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Art, English Language Arts, and Social Studies, and also supports Social Emotional Learning Competencies.

The Catawba Culture day camp will spotlight the Catawba people’s vital role in North Carolina history, exploring their storytelling traditions, language, games, crafts, and more.

Camp registration is $70 per student and includes 4 hours of attendance, all activity supplies, and special takeaways. Drop-off begins at 8:45 am and pick-up is at 1:00 pm. Snack time is at 11:00 am. Please send your child with peanut-free snacks and a water bottle.

Let your little learner step into the shoes of an archaeologist! In this hands-on session, children will explore the basics of archaeology through:

Sensory Dig Bin – Search for “artifacts” like plastic animals, shells, and coins buried in sand or rice.

Brush It Off – Use paintbrushes to gently uncover hidden objects, just like real archaeologists!

Match the Pieces – Reassemble simple “broken” pottery puzzles and learn how archaeologists put history back together.

Book Nook – Cozy up with picture books about archaeology, buried treasure, and underground adventures that spark curiosity and inspire little explorers to discover the world around them.

Your ticket includes all program activities and museum admission. Stick around after the program and enjoy exhibits, our historic grounds, and more!

About Past & Play

Past & Play: A Little Learners Series invites toddlers and preschoolers (ages 2–4) and their grown-ups to explore history through storytelling, songs, movement, and hands-on fun. This program is part of the Past & Play series — join us again on March 28 and June 13 for more playful adventures!

Encore Center presents The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe on September 19th, 20th, 26th, and 27th. That master of imaginative enchantment, C.S. Lewis, has created a unique world and he invites children to walk into it and enjoy both surprise and adventure. An old house in rural England becomes the home base for four children who wander into an incredible country through an old wardrobe and help the country return to summer. In the incredible Narnia, they make friends with the frightened forest people who have almost given up hope for the return of good King Aslan, their true ruler. When Aslan was there, it was always summer. There is a great battle to see whether this magical country will remain under a wintry spell or will, once again, know freedom and summer under good King Aslan. A charming play about courage and the love of freedom. Tickets are non-refundable.

Charlotte has been lauded as an outdoor-friendly city where over 900,000 people have access to parkland on more than 22,500 acres across Mecklenburg County. Come learn from Fushcia-Ann Hoover, Ph.D., about the history of our local, state and national parks, the Congressional Acts that protect them (and their limitations), and the statute that created the National Park Service. Find out, too, what it means to have public personnel steward the protection and maintenance of public lands. Federal museum curator Phil Varela will join via Zoom. ┃chess.charlotte.edu
September 16, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.; Popp Martin Student Union, Room 200; Register; Join the mailing list!
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is a federal observance, facilitated by the College.

Stock up on pottery from more than 50 of North Carolina’s top ceramic artists (including over 30 from Western North Carolina) at Potters Market at the Mint. Come see high-quality ceramic work in one location, interact with the makers, explore the galleries of Mint Museum Randolph, and enjoy live music, pottery demos, a beer garden and local food vendors. Visit pottersmarketatthemint.com for ticket and event information.

The Mecklenburg County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers are holding a fall plant. Available for sale will be native plants, perennials, bulbs and vegetables, all ready for fall planting. Knowledgeable master gardener volunteers will be on site all day. Come get started on your fall garden and ask your gardening questions. Plant related kids activities will be provided to keep them having fun while parents shop. All profits go to fund and support educational programming and activities by Master Gardener Volunteers.

An intimate, unplugged-style tribute from Charlotte’s own ÚltimaNota, celebrating iconic women of Latin music.

Sing along to beloved anthems by Celia Cruz, Selena, Gloria Estefan, Thalía, Shakira, Karol G, and more!

Featuring the voices of:
Ana Lucia Divins
Brenda Nova
Gaby Marcano
La Brava
Wanda Lopez
Led by guitarist Tony Arreaza, ÚltimaNota fuses Latin rhythms with pop, funk, and blues — creating a one-of-a-kind musical experience.

The evening will include personal stories from the featured vocalists about their journeys as women in music, along with heartfelt renditions of songs we all know and love.

Drinks will be available for purchase.