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June 26-August 14 Free arts and crafts activities are offered at AC Moore on Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m.

Third Tuesday Jazz Arts Initiative launched a monthly live jazz session, the Jazz Room at Stage Door Theater. The monthly series will take place every third Tuesday at 6 p.m. You’ll find a laid back and intimate environment with tables and a full bar like that of an old school jazz room. Tickets are $10. Where: Uptown, 5th and College […]

June 29 – October 12 As described the by The Center, “The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey – Where Art and History Intersect offers an inspirational journey through five centuries of African-American history, culture and heritage.” This is a collection of art and artifacts from the Bernard and Shirley Kinsey family. The pieces […]

July 13 Respect the Mic Poetry Writing Workshop The Respect Da Mic Poetry Slam Team will complete a poetry writing and performing workshop for writers and aspiring writers from Noon – 1 p.m. This event is for all ages and free! Details. Respect the Mic Slam Team Performance Poets will come from across the city […]

May 24: Update! The little guy arrived last month. He’s healthy and I am well. I’m sleepwalking though so traffic is still slow on this site. Hope you’re staying busy and cultured throughout the QC! December 13: My apologies to all who visit my site and social media pages on Facebook and Twitter. You’ve likely […]

May-September Concert’s on the Green is a concert series on the first and third Sunday of the month in downtown Davidson. The set up takes place on the Village Green, located on Main Street and Concord Road. Get cozy on the grass or bring your own tent as large as 10′ x 10′ so long […]

First Sat. & Sun. Bank of America/Merrill Lynch offers free admission to participating museums on the first Saturday and Sunday of each month. Those in Charlotte include: The Mint Museum Uptown and Randolph, The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts & Culture and Levine Museum of the New South. […]

First Fridays Behailu Academy delivers yet another artistic, skill-oriented and straight up fun opportunity for Charlotte teens. They’ve teamed up with Charlotte Comedy Theater to offer a Teen Comedy Improv Class and a family oriented Comedy Improv Show on the first Friday of every month at Behailu Academy. The improv class takes place from 4-6:30 […]

“Developing classical musicians for future generations” is the effort of the Charlotte Symphony through their youth orchestras. Giving youth an opportunity to perform and witness peer performers will open the eyes, talent and interest of young ones in the area. Concerts are once a month and cost $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors. […]

The Light Factory is offering a variety of great summer camps for youth in digital photography, stop-motion animation and filmmaking.  Classes are one to two weeks and camps are separated into 3rd-5th,  6th-8th and 9th-12th grades. The amazingly cool titles include:  Photo Scientist, Fashion Photography, Holga & Toy Cameras,  “Guerrilla” Filmmaking and two week long […]