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JazzArts Charlotte welcomes Grammy-winning Clarinetist Evan Christopher, as we explore the flare of New Orleans jazz in a small group workshop setting. 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.
FREE. Registration required.
A frequent instructor at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz Academy, Evan Christopher constantly runs clinics, visits schools, and gives master classes and private lessons as he continues to be an outspoken advocate for the preservation of early New Orleans jazz. Christopher is a dedicated musician and scholar, and specializes in playing the Albert system clarinet which is not often heard outside authentic New Orleans music.
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, O’s Place Jazz, Ford Foundation, and Alice L Walton Foundation.

The Charlotte Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference is an event hosted and sponsored by UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science and Lowe's, prior to our full-day Analytics Frontiers Conference. It will be held at the UNC Charlotte Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The conference aims to inspire, educate, and engage current and future data scientists in the Carolinas, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field by providing training, networking, and mentoring opportunities. A career fair will also take place during lunch and the evening reception!

The Analytics Frontiers Conference is the largest data science conference in the region, attracting more than 500 thought leaders, scientists, and business executives from different industries and academia.

The Analytics Frontiers Conference, sponsored by UNC Charlotte, will feature tracks in Explainable AI, Ethics in AI, The Future of AI, AI Adoption, Natural Language Processing, Industry Case Studies and more.

Join us for a preview of Nerdy Night Out: The Shark Appreciation Show (Jan. 28) featuring one of the Queen City's favorite comedy troupes, Now are the Foxes!
Now Are the Foxes Improv Comedy (queencitycomedy.com)

Wednesday Night Live, presented by Bank of America, includes free admission to the museums (Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, and the Mint Museum) from 5 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday, as well as live entertainment or programming at one of the five participating institutions each week. For more information about Wednesday Night Live and to view the current schedule, please visit www.wednesdaynightliveclt.com or follow them @WedNightLiveCLT on Facebook and Instagram.

This New Year, the Bechtler partners with BLKMRKT! Join us on January 11 for a fireside chat about local art with local artists. BlkMrktClt is a Gallery & Studio space based in Charlotte that works with local photographers and artists of color, offering them a safe, creative space to create their work.

About BlkMrktClt
BlkMrktClt is a Gallery & Studio space based in Charlotte, NC who works with local photographers and artists of color offering them a safe creative space to work in.

@blkmrktclt

Wednesday Night Live, presented by Bank of America, includes free admission to the museums (Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, and the Mint Museum) from 5 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday, as well as live entertainment or programming at one of the five participating institutions each week. For more information about Wednesday Night Live and to view the current schedule, please visit www.wednesdaynightliveclt.com or follow them @WedNightLiveCLT on Facebook and Instagram.

Our community concert series, OneBand, is back! Join our friends at Charlotte is Creative, as well as local musicians who will perform a fun 3-song set they've practiced once! It's a wonderful opportunity to mingle, enjoy some amazing live music, craft beer, feel the creative juices flowing, and our friends at StrudelTeig will be on-site serving yummy German cuisine!

Speaker: Ellen Mary, Author and Garden Influencer

Learn to transform your outdoor space into a flourishing, vibrant garden with this fail-safe guide.

Gardening expert Ellen Mary takes you through every step of gardening, from the basics of understanding your space and decoding plant labels, to common pests and how to keep your plants alive once they're in the ground.

Registration includes live presentation (either in-person or virtually) and Q&A session. A recording of the program will be available after the presentation.

Thank you to our 2023 Lecture Series Sponsors!
Title Sponsor: Blackhawk Garden Center
Silver Sponsors: Bartlett Tree Experts and Peaceful Ponds
Bronze Sponsors: Atlantic Landscape Supplies, C. DeWitt Foard and Co. and Living Color Gardens

Speaker: Anne Spafford - Professor of Landscape Design, Department of Horticulture Science, NC State University

Residential gardens can play a huge role in providing much needed habitat, food and water supplies, and nesting places for pollinators. No garden is too small to make a difference. With over 40 million acres of lawn in the United States alone, there is ample opportunity to make room for pollinator habitat. While there is much concern for the plight of pollinators, many homeowners are unaware or unsure how they can help, and are perhaps concerned about the landscape aesthetics of a pollinator habitat.

Registration includes live presentation (either in-person or virtually) and Q&A session. A recording of the program will be available after the presentation.

Thank you to our 2023 Lecture Series Sponsors!
Title Sponsor: Blackhawk Garden Center
Silver Sponsors: Bartlett Tree Experts and Peaceful Ponds
Bronze Sponsors: Atlantic Landscape Supplies, C. DeWitt Foard and Co. and Living Color Gardens

Speaker: Jenny Rose Carey - Science writer, speaker

In this increasingly hectic world, take time for yourself in a flower garden where you will discover the beauty and peace to be found in growing flowers.

Learn how designing your own flower garden not only benefits us, but also how they are vital for pollinators and birds.

Registration includes live presentation (either in-person or virtually) and Q&A session. A recording of the program will be available after the presentation.

Thank you to our 2023 Lecture Series Sponsors!
Title Sponsor: Blackhawk Garden Center
Silver Sponsors: Bartlett Tree Experts and Peaceful Ponds
Bronze Sponsors: Atlantic Landscape Supplies, C. DeWitt Foard and Co. and Living Color Gardens

Speaker: Curtis Smalling, Director of Conservation, Audubon North Carolina

In this look at the full life cycle of our bird neighbors, we will gain a better understanding of our feathered friends and how we can help them be more successful including the use of native plants and other simple actions you can take.

Registration includes live virtual presentation and Q&A session. A recording of the program will be available after the presentation.

Thank you to our 2023 Lecture Series Sponsors!
Title Sponsor: Blackhawk Garden Center
Silver Sponsors: Bartlett Tree Experts and Peaceful Ponds
Bronze Sponsors: Atlantic Landscape Supplies, C. DeWitt Foard and Co. and Living Color Gardens

Speaker: Curtis Smalling - Director of Conservation, Audubon North Carolina

Maybe you think you can identify most common bird species, but what about their nests? Curtis Smalling, Audubon NC’s Director of Bird Conservation for North Carolina, offers a closer look at those amazing (and some not-so-amazing) structures that birds create, and all of the reasons why they do it.

Registration includes live virtual presentation and Q&A session. A recording of the program will be available after the presentation.

Thank you to our 2023 Lecture Series Sponsors!
Title Sponsor: Blackhawk Garden Center
Silver Sponsors: Bartlett Tree Experts and Peaceful Ponds
Bronze Sponsors: Atlantic Landscape Supplies, C. DeWitt Foard and Co. and Living Color Gardens

Speaker: Christina Larson, Owner of Guilford Garden Center

Formal? Or Fun & Funky? - Christina will cover dozens of examples of creative designs for kitchen gardens. Whether your space is an expansive suburban lot or a compact urban balcony, you're sure to be inspired. Attendees will take home example designs and recipes.

Registration includes live presentation (either in-person or virtually) and Q&A session. A recording of the program will be available after the presentation.

Thank you to our 2023 Lecture Series Sponsors!
Title Sponsor: Blackhawk Garden Center
Silver Sponsors: Bartlett Tree Experts and Peaceful Ponds
Bronze Sponsors: Atlantic Landscape Supplies, C. DeWitt Foard and Co. and Living Color Gardens

Speaker: Michael Sheek - Garden Curator, Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary

Come learn about the variety of Camellias that thrive in the Southeast. Learn tips and tricks on how to pick, plant and prune your Camellias in order to enjoy those beautiful blooms all season long. This program will include a 45 min lecture and a walk in Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary to discuss the myriad of Camellias featured in the garden.

Registration includes in-person presentation, Q&A session and garden admission.

Thank you to our 2023 Lecture Series Sponsors!
Title Sponsor: Blackhawk Garden Center
Silver Sponsors: Bartlett Tree Experts and Peaceful Ponds
Bronze Sponsors: Atlantic Landscape Supplies, C. DeWitt Foard and Co. and Living Color Gardens

Speaker: Teri Speight, proprietor of Cottage in the Court

The garden is more than simply a place of beauty; it is the elixir of happiness we need in trying times. Some view the garden as a place where weeds are pulled and trees are trimmed. Allow me to share a few of the benefits we can receive from the garden to sustain our mental health as well as our physical well being. Using the appreciation of the senses, the garden is just the medicine we need.

Registration includes live presentation (either in-person or virtually) and Q&A session. This program will not be recorded.

Thank you to our 2023 Lecture Series Sponsors!
Title Sponsor: Blackhawk Garden Center
Silver Sponsors: Bartlett Tree Experts and Peaceful Ponds
Bronze Sponsors: Atlantic Landscape Supplies, C. DeWitt Foard and Co. and Living Color Gardens

The Charlotte Concert Band will present its annual Holiday Concert on December 17, 2022 at 4 PM at Christ Lutheran Church (Sanctuary) (4519 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226). Come help us celebrate the season at this beautiful and spacious venue with familiar musical favorites that the whole family will recognize.

Highlights include selections from the acclaimed holiday original motion picture, “The Polar Express”! On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery and the spirit of Christmas. A Holiday classic!

This isn’t your typical “Jingle Bell” Christmas. We’ll sneak a peek at the “Reindeer Gallop” and figure out how Santa delivers all those packages in one night and even drop in on “Christmas with Mozart” and see how the maestro may have celebrated the holiday. Great music and great fun!

Join us & The Bozeman Foundation on Friday, 12/16/22, from 4-7pm for a special can release & charity drive! Panthers starting Center, Bradley Bozeman, & his amazing wife, Nikki, collaborated with us on an Amber Lager called B Squared, and we're asking you to donate gas gift cards for CLT's underserved community this holiday season. Transportation isn't always the easiest. Let's help our fellow Charlotteans who could use a hand during the holiday season!
Anyone who brings in gas a card will automatically be entered to win this sick joint raffle prize: Signed & game worn cleats/gloves, and a special VIP Brewery Tour package for up to 8 guests! For every $5 donated, you will get 1 entry into the raffle!
The first 25 guests to purchase 4-packs of B Squared will have an autographed can included. Also, anyone who donates can enjoy 20oz mugs of B Squared for just $4! Nikki & Bradley will be hanging out all afternoon, so come out and do some good for your community! Egg Roll Company will be on-site serving from 5-9pm.

“Rice Culture in South Carolina, Past and Present," presented by Amanda McNulty, Producer/Host of SCETV’s “Making It Grow”

Rice culture shaped the society and health of freed and enslaved South Carolinians. Today, breeding has brought back the original "Carolina Gold" rice which at one time gave SC the highest per capita income in the world; further crosses have introduced even more choices based on the historic standouts.

To attend via Zoom, register via this link: bit.ly/3EThCa6

"Finding the Grimkes in Charleston: Using Feminist Historiographic and Archival Research Methods to Build Public Memory"
Dr. Amy Gerald, USC Lancaster Assistant Professor of English

Sarah and Angelina Grimke were influential 19th-century abolitionist agents and women’s rights activists. Yet in their hometown of Charleston, there is almost no public mention of them. How do you find evidence of people who have been erased from their community? Join us to hear about Dr. Gerald’s journey to help recover the Grimke Sisters in South Carolina.

To attend via Zoom, register via this link: bit.ly/3UD5Pn7

Rail Trail Lights is back from February 3-19! The Rail Trail will celebrate local art with 6 never-before-seen interactive light installations. Attendees can stroll down the Rail Trail enjoying one-of-a-kind art, with opportunities to take the perfect photo, grab a bite to eat, explore the South End neighborhood, and do it all again the next day.

The Creative Hand opening recpetion will be held on Friday, February 3rd from 5pm-7pm. The show will inculde works by Wen Redmond and Thomas Thielemann.