Ballerina Alessandra Ball James delighted audiences in a staggering 750 performances over 15 seasons with Charlotte Ballet, including her repeated role as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. Aside from watching her command the stage, you might know her…
In Partnership with Tryon Palace Located along the picturesque Trent River in historic downtown New Bern, Tryon Palace awaits. Tryon Palace was completed in 1770 and served as North Carolina’s first permanent capital as well as the home to the…
In Partnership with Charlotte Center City Partners With social distancing putting a damper on being social, Charlotteans are looking for ways to get out of the house and enjoy their city safely. If you've missed the bright lights of Uptown…
See what the pair behind LigoranoReese has been up to
This past Sunday, artist Matt Alvis, who goes by the nom de brosse “Stencil Spray,” took about four hours to co-paint a mural of Dizzy Gillespie on the East 36th Street side of The Evening Muse, the NoDa music club.…
12 clubs issue public call for COVID relief dollars
It's still possible to safely enjoy some of autumn's beloved activities
Options on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu
A decade after he died of bone cancer, Joe Restaino lives on through the annual event and critical medical advancements
Concert arrives on August 29
The internationally recognized figure talks about his work—including the piece that started it all
A Q&A with Todd DeShields Smith, who takes over in September
In Partnership with SurfShark Looking for something to watch while being stuck in the house? Netflix continues to deliver original content for everyone. From drama to comedy, you won’t think about going to the movies, because everything needed is right…
His works appear inside Levine Children's, CaroMont Regional Medical Center, and other places across the region
Holly Keogh talks her practice, Atrium partnership
Owner Lauren Harkey on what the move to Railyard Southend means for the consultancy-gallery
Scott and Seth Avett came out of Cabarrus County two decades ago with songs, talent, heart, friends, impeccable timing, a manager who promoted them with an evangelist’s zeal, and an urge to pour their bonfire energy into the vessel of tradition—the driving fiddles-and-banjos folk sound of Piedmont North Carolina. This is their story, told by the people who know them best.
Anastasia, Sturgill Simpson, and more than 40 other ways to celebrate the arts this spring
A look inside the city's new home for the genre
After attending Tuesday evening’s Celine Dion concert in Charlotte, our writer reflects on the singer’s impact on his life.
He waited three decades before he chose to chase his artistic dream
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED in seeing the musical Come From Away from the cheap seats at Belk Theater next month, you’ll have to secure a $25 ticket that will cost you more than $25. CarolinaTix, Blumenthal Performing Arts’ ticketing service, adds a…
In October, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art announced that President and CEO John Boyer would be stepping down from the role. Upon finding a successor, Boyer would become “president emeritus,” a position that Charlotte Observer reported would "boost fundraising efforts…
CHARLOTTE HAS NEVER BEEN A PARTICULARLY LITERARY CITY. Carson McCullers wrote a few chapters of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter from a Dilworth apartment in the late 1930s, then departed for New York less than a year later. More recently,…
Concerts, stage productions, and more
Charlotte rapper to appear on SNL on Dec. 7
'It can be kind of hard on your heart sometimes,' the improbable archivist says
Artist Meredith Connelly on crafting LIGHTS
