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It's an evening of inspiration and laughter! Let's explore what makes us proud of ourselves and each other, and what we can do to make the world better for those who are having a hard time fitting in. We'll feature songs like Shalom by Dan Forrest, Proud by Heather Small (from the TV show Queer as Folk), A Patch of Light by Jacob Narverud, and Does the World Say? by Kyle Pederson. Your pride will swell a little, too!

Join Sustain Charlotte for a FREE board game night at Divine Barrel Brewing in NoDa! We will have games with transportation and building themes like Ticket to Ride, Monopoly Builder, and Megacity Oceania.
We'll provide light snacks. Food will also be available on-site from the fantastic food truck Strudelteig. Whether you come alone or with friends and family, everyone is warmly welcomed. Come meet other locals who are interested in sustainability while having some low-key competitive (or cooperative) fun!
No knowledge of how to play the games is required. We'll learn together. Feel free to bring your own games, too!

OneBand is back on Wednesday, 6/14/23, starting at 6:30pm with our friends at Charlotte is Creative & JamBox! Come enjoy this amazing community concert filled with some of Charlotte's dopest musicians as they perform a 3-song set! We'll also have some special performers along the way, and Strudelteig will be on-site serving dinner!

This is an opportunity to learn more about Ranked Choice Voting and how to bring it to North Carolina.

This introduction is for anyone and everyone who is curious about what Ranked Choice Voting is. It will include an explanation of RCV and its benefits as well as descriptions of the various opportunities for support and/or volunteering.

Join us in person [or virtually on Zoom]. Bring your friends and meet the team!

Better Ballot NC is 100% volunteer-run, non-profit, non-partisan organization. We are everyday residents of North Carolina. Just like you, we have families, jobs, and a passion for improving our democracy. Come check us out.

Join us the second Saturday of each month from 10:00am-2:00pm. Resident artists will be present and working in their studios. They will be available for questions and observation. This event is free and everyone is welcome.

For the first time ever, join the small ensembles of the Gay Men's Chorus of Charlotte (7th Son), the Women's Chorus of Charlotte (Vox Dominae), and our newest ensemble, Spite & Malice, join forces to present the most fun, most engaging music we have. You'll be delighted, enraptured, and amazed that all that sound comes out of these small ensembles!

Show off your style and personality in this collage workshop led by artist Shane Manier. In this art workshop, participants will create a collage with fabric, patterned paper, magazine and paint markers to represent their unique style. Bring the whole family for a fun day at the Gantt! Family First is presented by Novant Health.

When children are engaged in the performing arts, they experience multiple positive benefits that will serve them throughout their lives. Summer camp at Matthews Playhouse promises a variety of creative and challenging experiences for youth. With themed camps for ages 4–18 years old, children participate in full or half-day camps during the months of June, July, and August and each session culminates with a special on-stage demonstration for friends and family.


Matthews Playhouse welcomes children of all backgrounds and skill levels in the performing arts. The summer camp staff is made up of professional actors, directors, musicians, choreographers, theatre educators and former School of Theatre students who are back to pass along what they have learned to the next generation. Each instructor and camp counselor is trained to ensure that each child enjoys a summer camp experience that is safe, enriching, and fun. Parents or guardians interested in registering their children should go to https://www.matthewsplayhouse.com/mphsummercamp23 to learn more about the program and sign up.


For more information about the fees, payment options, and other details, please visit their website. Interested families may also contact a staff member at Matthews Playhouse by calling (704) 846-8343 or email contact@matthewsplayhouse.com.

This event happens daily on Jun 12, 2023 to Aug 18, 2023 at 9:00am to 4:00pm.

UNCHAMBERED, the rising classical-crossover ensemble is going on TOUR in North Carolina this June! Come experience a performance like no other where timeless classics and today's hits collide, forming a work of art like never heard of before! UNCHAMBERED seeks to glorify God and bring joy to others by bridging the worlds of old and new music through a new lens. Consisting of strings, percussion, guitar, piano, and synthesizer, the group brings a genre-transcending take on instrumental music. In their effort to better the community and refresh the souls of others, UNCHAMBERED has become proud partners with the Restored Souls Foundation.

When you think you have Herd it all, comes the Laughingstock Agricultural Dad Joke Competition. On Sunday, June 18th, for Father’s Day, the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market will be hosting a free comedic joke off. Anyone over the age of 18 who thinks they have the best agriculturally related Dad Jokes is welcome to enter. We are looking for comedi-hens who can tell clean one liners filled with udder nonsense that are a-moo-sing and outstanding in the field of agricultural comedy. Competitors will be telling their best Dad Jokes for a variety of prizes, including a Weber Grill. If you know someone who can tell a knee slapper like no other, sign them up for this free event. Call the market office at 704-357-1269 and ask for Amie Newsome, the Market Manager, to register. The corn-niess will start at 11 a.m. Make sure to bring your own chair and get comfortable for the hay-larious wisequacks. It is going to be legen-dairy!

We couldn’t be more excited for our 2nd Level Up Drag Brunch with Charlotte Gaymers Network & DKO Entertainment! The next Level Up Drag Brunch is taking place on Sunday, 6/25/23, from 11am-1pm! Enjoy the high-energy performances by 6 incredible performers as they dazzle the crowd! Bodega Food Wagon will also be on-site serving during the event!

Richard and Leah Rothstein are touring the nation with a release of Richard’s second book, following The Color of Law, titled Just Action. They’ll touch down in Charlotte on June 12th with an open discussion and forum.

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2022 Pride Crawl was a huge success and we were able to donate $22,653 to the Trevor Project! This year, we are donating locally. 20% of all event Proceeds will be going to Time Out Youth
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To support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth by offering vital programs, fostering unconditional acceptance, and creating safe spaces for self-expression through leadership, community support and advocacy.
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🍻 1-2 Complimentary Drinks Or Shots!
🥤 Crawl With US Stadium Party Cup! (First 100 Check Ins)
💃 Free Cover To Our Drag Show! ($15 Without Ticket)
🍸 Exclusive Drink Specials!
😋 Food Specials At Partner Venues!
🏰 Waived Cover At All Venues ($5-$15 at Some Venues Without Ticket)
📸 Professional Photographers!
🔥 Awesome After Party!
🌆 Access To Our Crawl Map!
🌈Custom Pride Badge With Vouchers
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Founded in 2002 by a group of five coral aquaculturists, Sustainable Reef soon evolved to include expositions for the reef industry. It began its first venture with ReefSMART in 2009, and the TRF Swaps that are now held tri-annually. In 2023 we are excited to add The Aquatic Expo in Charlotte, NC's first large-scale two-day expo.



Our current objective is to offer a connection between aquaculturists, breeders and home reefers for pest free corals and healthy fish. We believe it is possible to have a beautiful reef aquarium while having low or zero impact on wild reefs. We can help you do it at our events focused on aquaculture, both with our speakers and exhibitors.

We Gathered Vendors and Manufacturers from all over the country!

Opening today - 🎬 IT AIN’T OVER. The real tale of "the most overlooked superstar in the history of baseball" - YOGI BERRA!

Not only was he renowned for his baseball skills, but also for his unforgettable quotes that have become a lasting part of his legacy - the iconic YOGISMS. And as he so eloquently stated: “I never said most of the things I said.” - Can you complete ten of his most famous quotes. The answers can be found at the end of the gallery.

Share your favourite Yogism with us in the comments below.

If you are eager to learn more about Yogi Berra, don't miss our talkback tonight at 7pm with Tim Funk, Larry Toppman, Stan Olson & Mark West.

Tim Funk is an award-winning reporter at Charlotte Observer for 35 years.
Lawrence Toppman wrote about culture for 40 years for The Charlotte News and Charlotte Observer.
Before his retirement, Stan Olson was a 40-year sportswriting veteran of the Charlotte News and Charlotte Observer. Mark West is a former chair of the English department at UNC Charlotte and will talk more about the famous Yogisms!

Use code OVER to get Buy 1 Get 1 FREE for tonight's show & talkback.

Join Sustain Charlotte for a FREE board game night at Divine Barrel Brewing in NoDa! We will have games with transportation and building themes like Ticket to Ride, Monopoly Builder, and Megacity Oceania.

We’ll provide light snacks and you are welcome to bring food or order from a nearby restaurant. There will be a food truck. Whether you come alone or with friends and family, everyone is warmly welcomed. Come meet other locals who are interested in sustainability while having some low-key competitive (or cooperative) fun! You’re welcome to bring the whole family and we’ll have games for kids, too. No knowledge of how to play the games is required. We’ll learn together. Feel free to bring your own games, too!

Look for our Sustain Charlotte table cloth when you arrive.

For the Struggle, Inc. will hold its 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 17th from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Senior drive between Dr. Webber Ave and LaSalle Street- in front of West Charlotte High School. For the Struggle, Inc. has partnered with several nonprofit organizations in the Charlotte community to organize this grand celebration on Charlotte’s historically black corridor. The celebration will include special accommodations and seating for senior citizens, kids games, face painting, jumping houses, a game truck, tens of vendors, live performances and appearances from Hugo of the Charlotte Hornets! Free admission also includes free prizes and giveaways for people who register for the event on Eventbrite. Registration is free!

It’s back! Join One Voice Chorus for another year of great music and gut-busting laughter at our biggest fundraiser of the year, Match Game: Queer Icons.

Featuring comedian Shaine Laine as our emcee and our Match Game panel of drag performers featuring Onya Nerves and members of DKO entertainment. This musical variety-show style performance is sure to delight you with memorable classics that celebrate queer music icons like Madonna, Elton John Queen, and the Indigo Girls, and even more recent hits from Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X, and Lizzo - just to name a few!

Don’t miss this audience-favorite when it returns to the Charlotte Ballet this June. We can’t wait to take the stage and we hope to see you there!

One Voice Chorus of Charlotte is a registered 501c3 nonprofit choral organization dedicated to showcasing the diversity and artistry of the LGBTQIA+ community, and to dispelling misperceptions of our community’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual people through education, leadership, and outreach. To learn more, please visit our website at OneVoiceChorus.com.

Queer Icons is rated NC-17. While no youth will be turned away due to their age, parental discretion is advised.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, roughly two in five people who are in jail or prison have a history of mental illness. This is twice the prevalence of mental illness within the overall adult population.

"Fractured: A Public Conversation Chapter One" explores how the lack of psychiatric beds and prolonged waiting periods for treatments can delay court proceedings for months or even years.

This event is in conjunction with our series "Fractured." It's produced in collaboration with FRONTLINE, the PBS series. "Fractured" looks at how North Carolina's mental health and criminal justice systems fail the mentally ill.

Don't miss your chance to learn more about the effects incarceration can have on those with mental health conditions.

Seating is limited.

Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts will produce the blockbuster Broadway hit, Hello, Dolly! July 14-30, 2023. The beloved Tony Award winning musical transports audiences to the late nineteenth-century Yonkers, NY with captivating performances and unforgettable musical numbers accompanied by live musicians and dazzling choreography worthy of any Broadway stage. 
Hello, Dolly! has been widely praised by critics since its original Broadway debut and has received numerous awards over the years, including ten Tony Awards for the original production and additional awards for subsequent revivals. NBC New York describes Hello, Dolly! “as blissful an escape as anyone could want” while Variety describes the show as “the quintessential Broadway musical, the kind of audience-pleaser that will never go out of fashion.”  
The production features a talented cast of regional actors led by Lisa Smith Bradley as Dolly Gallagher Levi, a widow who decides to rejoin life by marrying the rich and curmudgeonly Horace Vandergelder played by local actor, Matthew Corbett. Matthews Playhouse founder and Executive Advisor, June Bayless is directing with acclaimed choreographer Ron Chisholm. 
'Hello, Dolly!'
Who: Directed by June Bayless. Choreography by Ron Chisholm and Music Direction by Ellen Robison. Book by Michael Stewart, based on "The Matchmaker," by Thornton Wilder. Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.
When: Opening July 14, 2023 - 7:30 p.m. on Fri., 2:00 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. through July 30th. There is a Pay-What-You-Can Performance benefitting Matthews Help Center at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 27th. 
Where: Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts ●100 East McDowell Street ● Matthews, NC
Tickets: $18-$26, visit www.matthewsplayhouse.com/hello-dolly for tickets.
Happens on the following Dates:
Jul 14, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT
Jul 15, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Jul 15, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT
Jul 16, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Jul 21, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT
Jul 22, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Jul 22, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT
Jul 23, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Jul 28, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT
Jul 29, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Jul 29, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT
Jul 30, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT