Blumenthal Performing Arts

The "Intrude" installation is back in Charlotte and bigger than it was when it first debuted in the Queen City in 2019. There are 12 large, inflatable bunnies that light up at night near First Ward Park through Oct. 12, and one of them is more than 35 feet tall.

The popular Immersive Van Gogh exhibit at Camp North End was closed Thursday and Friday because of a power outage and flooding caused by heavy thunderstorms in the Charlotte area Wednesday night.

Charlotte’s artist-in-residence program at the Immersive Van Gogh exhibition is triple the size of similar programs staged in other cities for the national touring show. That’s thanks, in part, to how well Charlotte ticket sales have gone. But it’s also because Bree Stallings, Blumenthal Performing Arts' director of artistic experiences, simply asked.

Full paintings and pieces of works by the famous 19th-century Dutch impressionist Vincent Van Gogh come to life and are broadcast on the walls and floor of a 500,000-cubic-feet space at Camp North End, set to classical and contemporary music in a show that lasts about 30 minutes.

On tap this weekend in Charlotte: A wine festival, a special showing of a classic '80s film, a Sistine Chapel exhibit, live jazz and a film series that features a tribute to the history of the city's Brooklyn neighborhood. We talk about all that and more.

"Immersive Van Gogh" is headed to Camp North End in June. It's the Southeast premiere of the exhibit — but one of an increasing number of similar events across the country.

When Blumenthal Performing Arts announced its 2021-22 PNC Broadway Lights Series shows last week, there was still one big question that lingered: How? How are they actually going to put on these Broadway shows during a pandemic?

The coronavirus pandemic left artists, performers and restaurateurs reeling. Between that and the social justice protests that overtook the U.S. after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, creatives were finding new ways to reach audiences and make an impact. In fact, there were too many stories to tell in our arts and entertainment newsletter. Here are a few of the ones that stuck out the most to us.

Blumenthal Performing Arts is hoping amateur gumshoes in Charlotte might help solve a theft of $500 million worth of art during its first COVID-19-friendly performance, “Art Heist.”

Local performers and arts organizations in Charlotte are in a tough spot. Ticket sales have ground to a halt and performances have been canceled, and many…