Archive - Charlotte, NC

11/06/08

Weekend Ahead: November 6-9

BE SEEN
Mingle with local artists and hipsters, enjoy a glass of wine, and take in this ridiculously nice late fall weather at the NoDa Gallery Crawl on Friday night. Held every first and third Friday each month, these evenings give you the chance to experience the sights and sounds of Historic North Charlotte’s Arts District. This Friday make sure to check out the free...

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10/30/08

Weekend Ahead: October 31- November 2

PLAY THE GAME/ BOOST JENN’S EGO
Closing weekend of CLUE: The Musical at the Matthews Playhouse
This weekend is your last chance to catch Miss Scarlet, Mr. Green, Col. Mustard and the rest of the Technicolor crew camping it up in Matthews. Tickets are buy one get one free on Halloween night. Tickets for both performances can be purchased online at:

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10/23/08

Weekend Ahead: October 24-26

This weekend's activities can essentially be grouped into two sections: Halloween and Fashion. Interestingly enough, these are two of our favorite things. It's going to be a good weekend.

MAKE THE TRADE
Banana Republic and Goodwill have teamed up for BR's 30% promotion to benefit Goodwill's Job training program. Take your gently worn sweaters and coats to Banana...

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10/16/08

Weekend Ahead: October 17-19

GET YOUR 15 MINUTES
Casting Call for CW show.
We know plenty of adults who would deny that they watch anything on The CW, but we also know they are lying. We on the other hand, proudly admit our addiction to the teen-scene network. Specifically, Sarah devours the frothy fashion Gossip Girl and Jenn is devoted to the steamy melodrama on One Tree Hill....

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10/09/08

Weekend Ahead: October 10-12

GET OUT
Pull on your favorite fall sweater and hop on the light rail to head to Atherton Mill in South End for JazztoberFest, a FREE all-day jazz festival featuring artists including Ziad Group, Uncommon Jazz, Noel Freidline Group. The festival lasts from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. And did we mention it’s FREE?

SHOP
Phillip Lim’s experimental...

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10/02/08

The Weekend Ahead: October 3-5

TRAVEL BACK IN TIME
Theme party to celebrate Andy Warhol exhibit at the Mint Museum
Shhh, don't tell anyone but sometimes we stay home Friday nights and practice giving ourselves big dramatic doe-eyes JUST IN CASE we ever get the opportunity to throw on a mod dress and some knee high boots and live out our Edie Sedgewick fantasy (though we prefer to call...

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09/25/08

Weekend Ahead: September 26-28

DRINK
Ring in the fall with Charlotte’s version of Munich’s famous Oktoberfest. With samples from more than 300 beers and bands like Sons of Ralph and Polka Dots, it’s no surprise that the festival, which goes from 2 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Memorial Stadium, has actually already sold out. If you can track down a ticket, there’s more information online at

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09/18/08

Weekend Ahead: September 18-21

What we think everyone should be doing this weekend.

PLAY
Festival in the Park at Freedom Park
This event, which has been around since 1964, is so jam-packed full of stuff it is literally impossible that you won’t be able to find something to amuse, feed, or entertain every single member of your family. There are carnival rides, magicians, clowns, pony rides, and arts and crafts, there is live music, dance...

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09/11/08

Weekend Ahead: September 12-14

What we think everyone should be doing this weekend.

RELAX
The weather is beautiful (or at least it is supposed to be this weekend) and the Sunset Jazz festival is free, so there’s no reason not to pull out that "end of summer" sundress, get out in the sunshine, and enjoy listening to jazz artists including Sweet Dreams and Michael Porter at Symphony Park at...

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09/04/08

Weekend Ahead: Sept 5-7

EAT
Oh Yiasou Greek Festival, how we adore you. Let us count the ways: there’s the gyros and the lamb, and the souvlaki, and the spanikopita, and, of course, the baklava. Ohhh the baklava. It doesn’t matter what you wear to this annual festival, just make sure it’s loose fitting so you can leave room for several helpings of the delicious Greek cuisine that gets served up for four days...

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