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A crowded car, 100 miles, three newly orphaned siblings, a chatty stranger, and a whopper of a family secret make for an extraordinarily uncomfortable road trip.

Join Three Bone Theatre for their upcoming production of the inclusive Andy and the Orphans by Lindsey Ferrentino. This show is the first on or off-Broadway production to feature a lead actor with Down syndrome. An extraordinary cast of Charlotte actors are joined by Eddie Barbanell, who originated the role of Andy in the off-Broadway production at The Roundabout Theatre. Eddie is appearing with special permission from Actor’s Equity Association.

Directed by Danielle Melendez, you don't want to miss the show that Hollywood Reporter called “A play that boasts a rich, aching humanity…[featuring] enough hilarious one-liners to fuel a Neil Simon comedy.”

All performances held at The Arts Factory, 1545 W Trade Street.
February 10-25
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m.
This show contains adult language and themes, including trauma to disabled persons, recommended for ages 16+

Join us, December 10th-20th, 12pm-7pm, as we collect toys and tech for kids! Help us bring smiles and joy to many families this Christmas.
Address:
227 W Fourth St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

Celebrate the holidays Warhol-style with the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art during our Wednesday Night Live "WARHOLidays" Party on Wednesday, December 14. In conjunction with the exhibition Pop to Now: Warhol and His Legacy, this program is dedicated to Andy Warhol's affinity for the holidays and his fondness for creating works as holiday gifts for friends and colleagues. During the 1950s when he worked as a commercial designer, Warhol made hundreds of personal Christmas drawings and greeting card graphics for clients, most notably Tiffany & Co. Enjoy making your very own Warhol-inspired holiday craft, listen to holiday music as you sip on a festive cranberry holiday mule, or challenge your loved ones to a scavenger hunt throughout the galleries. Everyone is invited to this ultimate holiday celebration full of enchantment, cheer, and culture!

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.

Poetry slam performance and competition in collaboration with Blumenthal Performing Arts, produced by Bluz Rogers.

Instagram: @bluzbluzbluz @slamcharlotte

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.

Spend the third day of Kwanzaa at Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture in the spirit of Ujima [oo-jee-mah], or collective work and responsibility, to build and maintain our community together. Learn about the seven principles of Kwanzaa and tour the galleries to view our current exhibitions (link in bio), participate in a facilitated discussion, then create Kwanzaa themed arts & crafts.

@hbganttcenter

About Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday which celebrates family, community, and culture. Celebrated annually from December 26 thru January 1, Kwanzaa is celebrated by over 20 million people worldwide. Kwanzaa seeks to enforce a connectedness to African cultural identity, provide a focal point for the gathering of African peoples, and to reflect upon the Nguzo Saba, or the seven principles. People of all religious faiths and backgrounds practice Kwanzaa. As Maya Angelou explains in the film The Black Candle, "It is a time when we gather in the spirit of family and community, to celebrate life, love, unity, and hope."

The first Kwanzaa celebration was held on Dec. 26, 1966 in Los Angles California. Established by Dr. Maulana Karenga in the midst of the Black Freedom Movement, it was conceived and established to reaffirm and restore our rootedness in African culture and serve as a regular communal celebration to reaffirm and reinforce the bonds between us as a people. Kwanzaa began here in the United States, but its roots reach back to African harvest festivities called First Fruits Celebrations.

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.

There has been a murder at Granville Manor. Who did it? Audiences are invited to help solve the crime at our first-ever Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre presented by Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts and the Town of Indian Trail.

Ticket price include dinner and a live performance of 'A Weekend in the Country', a quintessential “Who-Dunnit” murder mystery that tells the story of a peaceful weekend getaway hosted by a well-respected gentleman by the name Lord Granville. Or so we think. It’s all festive revelry until his invited group of unsavory characters begins to disappear one by one!

Dinner will be served over intermission as you are invited to “vote” on who you think committed the crime! When the meal concludes, we’ll return our attention to the show just in time to reveal “who did it”! Bring your friends and secure your seats at the dinner table soon, participation is limited.

This Event Happens on the following Dates:
Jan 20, 2023, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Jan 21, 2023, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Jan 22, 2023, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Tracy K. Smith is the author of four books of poetry: “The Body's Question” (2003), which won the Cave Canem prize for the best first book by an African-American poet; “Duende” (2007), winner of the James Laughlin Award and the Essense Literary Award; “Life on Mars” (2011), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; and “Wade in the Water” (2018). In 2014 she was awarded the Academy of American Poets fellowship. She has also written a memoir, “Ordinary Light” (2015), which was a finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction. In June 2017, Smith was named U.S. poet laureate.

Her 2012 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for the book of poems, “Life on Mars,” draws upon the genre of science fiction in considering who we humans are and what the vast universe holds for us. In poems of political urgency, tenderness, elegy and wit, Smith conjures version upon version of the future, imagines the afterlife and contemplates life here on earth in our institutions, cities, houses and hearts. “Life on Mars” was a “New York Times” Notable Book, a “New York Times” Book Review Editors’ Choice, and a “New Yorker,” “Library Journal” and “Publishers Weekly” Best Book of the Year.

She wrote the libretto for an opera titled “Castor and Patience.” Rooted in a conflict over historically black-owned land, the work is a collaboration with composer Gregory Spears. Originally set to premiere in July 2020 with the Cincinnati Opera, the work has been postponed to the 2022 Summer Festival. Smith teaches at Harvard University, where she is a professor of English and of African and African American Studies and the Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.

Howard Bryant is a prolific baseball writer on a variety of topics affecting the game. His most celebrated works include “Full Dissidence: Notes From an Uneven Playing Field,” “The Heritage: Black Athletes”, “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron,” “Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball” and “Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston.”

He is a two-time Casey Award winner (“Shut Out,” 2003, “The Last Hero,” 2011) for best baseball book of the year, and a 2003 finalist for the Society for American Baseball Research Seymour Medal. “The Heritage” was the recipient of the 2019 Nonfiction Award from the American Library Association’s Black Caucus and the Harry Shaw and Katrina Hazard Donald Award for Outstanding Work in African American Studies awarded by the Popular Culture Association.

He has been senior writer for ESPN since 2007 and has served as the sports correspondent for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday” since 2006. In 2017, he served as the guest editor for the “Best American Sports Writing” anthology.

Previously, Bryant worked at “The Washington Post,” “Boston Herald,” “The Record” (Hackensack, N.J.), the “The Mercury News” and the “Oakland Tribune.”

He has won numerous awards, was a finalist for the National Magazine Award in 2016 and 2018, both for commentary, and earned the 2016 Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. In addition, Bryant has appeared in several documentaries, including “Baseball: The Tenth Inning and Jackie Robinson,” both directed by Ken Burns, and “Major League Legends: Hank Aaron,” produced by the Smithsonian and Major League Baseball.

Roses are red, violets are blue, free photos on the Rail Trail for your sweetie and you!

Have your photo taken by a professional photographer at the Confetti Hearts Mural, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Here's what you need to know 👇

❤️ Get your photo taken for free by local photographer Collin Mairena at the Confetti Hearts Mural from 11am-2pm on Saturday, February 11. You'll be able to access your photos online here after the event.

❤️ The Confetti Hearts Mural by Evelyn Henson is located in the Design Center, next to Petit Philippe.

❤️ Expect live music from local musicians throughout the event

❤️ The first 100 people at the event can receive a free flower from Bookout Blooms

❤️ The Valentine's Day photoshoot on the Rail Trail is presented by the Rail Trail and U.S. Bank


BONUS: Join Professor Anne Low with ArtWalks CLT and AxlRox for a one hour and 15-minute guided lovers-themed art tour, which ends at the Confetti Hearts Mural at 1:15pm!

An elite group of Charlotte’s top musicians have banded together to perform an evening of classic Progressive Rock for the benefit of Make-A-Wish Foundation. Imagine a single concert of songs by Dream Theater, ELP, Frank Zappa, Kansas, Kate Bush, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, Rush, Steely Dan and more!

Make-A-Wish grants thousands of unique wishes each year for children with critical illnesses. It's truly amazing what wishes can do. A wish renews hope, uplifts spirits and encourages the belief in the impossible.

Join us for The Big Game on Sunday, 2/12/23, and help us do some good for Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in the process! Here’s what you can expect for the day:

- Reserve your table for the game for up to 8 guests (call the brewery or email events@divinebarrel.com)
- Tailgating Games Tournaments
- Head Brewer, Ben Dolphens, grilling burgers & dogs for donations
- Purchase SB Squares for charity
- Offering buckets of lager
- Purchase a case of beer receive 10% off + 4 koozies
- Raffle for signed cleats & gloves from Carolina Panthers Center, Bradley Bozeman

We’re asking for cash donations and canned food donations for Second Harvest. If you’re able to donate for a plate of food, SB Squares, or just to be kind, you’ll be entered into the raffle for Bradley Bozeman’s signed cleats & gloves. All proceeds from grilling, SB Squares and the raffle will be donated to Second Harvest!

February is Heart Month, and we're so excited to partnered with our friends at The HEARTest Yard again for an awesome pop up market surrounding the release of our amazing collab, Here Wit Heart, with Free Range Brewing as well! The fun goes down on Friday, 2/17/23, from 4-9pm! Carolina Smash Truck will be on-site serving dinner! Here's who's popping up with us:

The HEARTest Yard
Kendra Scott
Camp LUCK
LifeShare Carolinas
Tiff's Treats

A portion of sales from vendors will be donated directly to The HEARTest Yard, and we'll even have a button for you to donate as well when you check out!

The Independent Picture House, Charlotte’s only non-profit community cinema, is proud to announce its first annual Black Film Series, which will take place during February's Black History Month. The series will be presented in partnership with three screening partners who helped shape the programming of films: the "Classic Black Film Series", the "CineOdyssey Film Festival" and the "Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists". Throughout the series, eight featured movies will be shown. There will also be at least one "talk back" event each week, where a community leader, educator or media will lead a discussion
with the audience about one of the films shown.

Sunday, February 26, 2023
2:00 P.M. Q&A With Rhiannon Giddens
Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center

The Davidson College Concert Series and C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series are proud to welcome acclaimed musician Rhiannon Giddens to the Duke Family Performance Hall. A MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, Giddens co-founded the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops. She most recently won a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album for "They're Calling Me Home," which she made with multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi. Giddens is now a two-time winner and eight-time Grammy nominee for her work as a soloist and collaborator.

Tickets are free of charge and prioritized for current Davidson College students, faculty, and staff. Below is the schedule and details of the release of tickets.

Current Davidson College students, faculty, and staff
-Tuesday, January 17th
-Must claim their ticket at the Union Box Office by showing their CatCard.
Davidson College Friends of the Arts and the American Musicological Society
-Thursday, January 19th
-You will receive specific instructions via email on how to claim your ticket.
Alumni and general public
-Wednesday, February 15th
-Visit davidson.edu/tickets (Etix charges an online convenience fee), call 704-894-2135, or visit the Union Box Office in-person on the third floor of the Knobloch Campus Center Monday-Friday between 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
This concert is part of the "Many Musics of America" series in conjunction with the American Musicological Society's Southeast Chapter and is possible through our sponsors the C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series, the Bacca Foundation Visiting Scholar and Artist Program, and the American Musicological Society.

Under the direction of Patrick Brown, the Davidson College Jazz Ensemble performs their first concert of the spring semester featuring Grammy award winning baritone saxophonist, Lauren Sevian. Co-director of the all-female collective “Lioness,“ Sevian can also be heard regularly with the Mingus Big Band and has performed with countless other groups such as Steely Dan, Veronica Swift, the Dizzy Gillespie all-star big band, Christian McBride’s Big Band, Robin Eubanks Big Band, and the legendary Count Basie Orchestra.
Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Breabach is a fascinating new generation Celtic band from Scotland. The great highlight of the quintet is the use of two bagpipers who double on flute, working beside fiddle and guitar. The resulting sound is highly rhythmic and energetic, and totally unique.

For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Free for Davidson students, but tickets are required.

In his fifth year as horn instructor, Andrew Fierova is presenting an evening of lush and beautiful horn music including Arnold Cooke's Nocturnes with soprano Jacquelyn Culpepper and pianist Cynthia Lawing. Featuring works from the past and present, this performance will be a horn lover’s delight!

Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Davidson College Artist Associate in Piano William Fried performs Rzewski’s epic variations The People United Will Never Be Defeated! and miniatures by Fauré and Ligeti.

Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Dr. Marcus R. Pyle leads the DCSO in a performance of Saint-Saëns’s Symphony No. 3, featuring organist Tomasz Robak. The concert also includes selections from two rarely performed operas--L'amant anonyme by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and the stirring and passionate "Intermezzo" from Franz Schmidt's opera, Notre Dame.

Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Trio Gaia, winners of the 2022 WDAV Young Chamber Musicians Competition and current Ensemble-in-Residence at the New England Conservatory, return to Davidson College for a rousing performance of classical works. The program will include Beethoven’s first Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Weinberg’s Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello, and more!