STYLE: Artist Marvin Espy
He waited three decades before he chose to chase his artistic dream
Arts + Culture
Why You Should Pay Attention to Ticket Fee Add-Ons—And How to Avoid Them
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…
Months After Announcing New Role at the Bechtler, John Boyer Resigns from Museum
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…
The Best Books By Charlotte Authors in 2019
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,…
Christmas Shows to See in Charlotte: 2019
Concerts, stage productions, and more
Before DaBaby Was a Hip-Hop Superstar, He Created This 2015 Carolina Panthers Theme
Charlotte rapper to appear on SNL on Dec. 7
As Charlotte Changes, Painter David French Captures Adored—And Demolished—Landmarks
'It can be kind of hard on your heart sometimes,' the improbable archivist says
U.S. National Whitewater Center Unveils Massive Installation, Skating Rink
Artist Meredith Connelly on crafting LIGHTS
5 Things to Know: The New Asheville Art Museum
The institution is back on Thursday (Nov. 14)
Charlotte's Anna Rae Haller Nabs Role in 'Frozen' on Broadway
Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School student Anna Rae Haller has stepped into the role of Young Elsa in the Broadway version of Disney’s Frozen. The popular stage production, which debuted in New York City last year, is based off of…
Arts Groups Look Ahead After Tax Hike Rejected
Hue House, ASC React
Streaming Films, TV Shows Shot in Charlotte: November 2019
Options on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu
The Story of Black Mountain College—and a Look at Its Continuing Legacy
From 1933 to 1957, a small experimental college in the mountains of North Carolina changed the course of American education and modern art.
Louis C.K. Performing in Charlotte on Sunday and Monday
Louis C.K. has announced a tour, and he's coming to Charlotte, nearly two years after the New York Times story with sexual misconduct allegations to which the comedian admitted guilt. C.K. is performing at Comedy Zone on Sunday and Monday.…
Dolemite & Me
The Charlotte Film Society this week screened “Dolemite Is My Name,” a movie about the making of a technically horrendous 1975 blaxploitation film with which I have developed a perhaps unhealthy preoccupation.
Amid Tax Hike Debate, Hue House Announces Next Move
In September, we broke the news about Hue House, the new Charlotte arts agency offering creative, marketing, consultancy, and event services to help companies, cultural organizations, and governmental bodies “accurately and organically engage creatives and artists of color and diversity”…
REVIEW: Clare Rojas Offers Painted Melodies at SOCO Gallery
A look at the multidisciplinary artist’s second show at the Myers Park space
Book Spotlight: Joe Posnanski’s 'The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini'
EARLY IN The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini (October 22, Avid Reader Press), Charlotte-based writer Joe Posnanski runs down all the ways the culture won’t let Houdini die. People to this day make films about him, name software programs…
Get Inked by World-Famous Tattoo Artists at This Charlotte Festival
In partnership with United Ink Productions.
Q&A: Rodney Stringfellow on the Making of 'Manhood'
FILM COMMUNITIES in Charlotte and beyond are taking notice of Rodney Stringfellow’s edgy new film, Manhood. Although the 57-year-old screenwriter’s credentials center on children’s television—including two Emmy nominations for his work on Nick Jr.’s The Backyardians—his 11-minute drama, which he…
A New Kind of Showcase For Bank of America Stadium
In its 23-year history, Bank of America Stadium has hosted two concerts. Billy Joel will be the third in April 2020—and the Panthers say he’ll be the third of many.
Inside New Creative Agency Hue House
A GROUP OF CHARLOTTEANS have created a new creative agency to offer funding and resources to the city’s cultural community. Hue House, as announced in a new video below, is comprised of David J. Butler (a member of the 2018…
Fall Arts Preview: 2019
Our Can't-Miss List for the Season
PERSPECTIVE: With Arts Tax, an Opportunity for Change
One of our 2018 Charlotteans of the Year on the future of the cultural sector
Q&A: Artist and Muralist Tommie Robinson
His long career primed the city for a new wave of color
Tom Hanchett Becomes Library’s First ‘Historian-In-Residence’
The Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room at the main Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library is a prized archival collection that isn’t well-known by the public. The library hopes Tom Hanchett can change that.
Canvas Tattoo Talks Business of Body Art
NoDa spot opened in 2017
5 Things to Know: Tony DiTerlizzi’s New Exhibition at the Mint Museum
‘Never Abandon Imagination: The Fantastical Art of Tony DiTerlizzi,’ which opens Saturday at the Mint Museum Randolph, includes more than 150 works by the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator.
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Just as Billy Graham shared the Gospel in every Crusade sermon, George Beverly Shea and Cliff Barrows—and many other team members—faithfully presented the Good News of Jesus Christ in song. Come discover the incredible ways the Lord used their efforts—and their music—to open hearts around the world. •Read inspiring stories and personal memories from Billy Graham, George Bev Shea, Cliff...
Running January 10th to February 1st 2020, the Warehouse will present what critics are hailing as a” guilty pleasure “ ( New York Times ). A spite-filled comedy about women scorned in Minnesota and the really, really nice gangsters— Norwegian hit men—they hire to whack their ex-boyfriends. Olive is a transplant from Texas and Betty is a transplant from Kentucky,...
Looking to experience some of the best food in the Charlotte area? Enjoy Dilworth Tasting Room’s three-course prix fixe dinner menu in this year’s Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week. Offered from Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 26 and priced at only $35 per person, the menu offers a variety of tasty dishes from appetizers to dessert. FIRST COURSE Charcuterie...
Bring more joy and laughter into your life while learning the skills of comedy pros. Charlotte Comedy Theater is the founding improv theater of Charlotte, created by 25 year Chicago improv veteran, Keli Semelsberger (trained by Amy Poehler and Del Close). Every Thurs for 6 weeks in three levels, with performance opportunities after completing our program.$250 per 6 wks. Reserve...
Don’t hibernate-celebrate! Join us for the fun side of winter with events like the Polar Bear Plunge, WinterFeast, WinterPaws Dog Show, WinterFashion Show, ice carving, Winter Beer Garden and more. Many events are free, some ticketed.
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