Charlotte magazine - April 2012 April 1, 2012 Magazine Staff FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Violins of Hope Opens in Charlotte 21st Annual Checkered Ball and Auction Art with Heart benefitting United Family Services Valentine Serenade benefitting the Choir Singers at St. Peters Local Flavor: Restaurants Local Flavor: Farmers Markets Local Flavor: Farms Local Flavor: Food Trucks Local Flavor: Charlotte Breweries Play by Play: Charlotte Knights’ Not-So-Excellent Uptown Adventure From the Editor: Leadership Happens Occupy Charlotte: Us Versus I Extra, Extra! Virgin Olive Oil Shop Talk with LaVonndra Johnson Surrealism and Beyond Exhibit Opening at the Mint Museum Be Prepared During April Showers Leading Man: Tony Zeiss Sensoria: This Modest Literary Festival Is More Than Words A Legacy of Friendship: Hans Bechtler’s Birthday Book Drinks with Leslie Schlernitzauer Trend Alert: Stripes Malabar Brings Paella—and Style—to Uptown Mini Meditators: Yoga for Kids Quick Study with Ericka Ellis-Stewart 1 2 →