A two-part show about a new exhibit at The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art then a look at this year's Charlotte Jazz Fest.
The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art’s new exhibit looks at the mid-20th Century intersection of modern art and modern design featuring items that were not only artistic but functional. Revolutionary in its time, that philosophy remains influential in today’s world.
EVENT: Eames Demetrios speaks Thursday night (4/21) at 7 at Wells Fargo Auditorium.
Guests:
John Boyer, president and CEO of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
Jennifer Edwards, curator of The House That Modernism Built at the Bechtler
Eames Demetrios, author, filmmaker and director of the Eames office
The Charlotte Jazz Festival, the realization of an effort of two friends, former Mayor Anthony Foxx and musician Wynton Marsalis.
Guests
Tom Gabbard, president and CEO of Blumenthal Arts
Lonnie Davis, executive direction of Charlotte’s Jazz Arts Initiative
Lovell Bradford, Charlotte Jazz Pianist